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(some)Primarch Incorrect Quotes
Angron: I wasn't hurt that badly. The doctor said all my bleeding was internal, that's where the blood's supposed to be!
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Magnus: I hate to disagree with you, but- Lorgar: Please, you love to disagree with me. It's your favorite thing to do.
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Lorgar: Thatâs a crazy idea. Insane. It doesnât make sense. Angron: Youâll do it? Lorgar: Of course.
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Horus: I want to kiss you. Sanguinius, not paying attention: What? Horus: I said if you die, I wont miss you.
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Sanguinius: The saying âit is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permissionâ no longer applies to Horus.
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Fulgrim: Hey, about that love letter you sent me- Ferrus: *blushes* What are your thoughts? Fulgrim: The fourth sentence- Ferrus: Yeah, thatâs where I got really emotional and I- Fulgrim: Itâs âyouâreâ not âyourâ.
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Vulkan: Oh, fiddlesticks! That really ruffles my feathers! Perturabo: Please, just say fuck.
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Angron: There is no i in happyness⊠Perturabo: There is if you fucking spell it right.
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Perturabo, at Starbucks: Can I get a venti vanilla latte with um, seven espresso shots. Angron, in line behind them: Jesus Christ, just do cocaine.
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Jaghatai Khan: What the hell is wrong with you? Perturabo: I have this weird self-esteem issue where I hate myself but still think Iâm better than everyone else.
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Vulkan: we could make a boys club! Corvus: I'm non-binary. Vulkan: Vulkan: Anti-girls club.
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Lion: Sometimes, I donât realize an event was traumatic until I tell it as a funny story and notice everyone is staring at me weird.
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Konrad, working at McDonald's: Sorry sir, we don't serve a McFuck here, so either you throw that one slice of pickle out or we're gonna have a McProblem.
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Konrad: ...This is one of those moments where it doesn't really matter what I have to say, isn't it?
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Perturabo: If anyone needs me, then fuck off.
#mostly chaos#listen I'm nothing if not predictable#angron#magnus the red#lorgar aurelian#horus lupercal#sanguinius#fulgrim#ferrus manus#vulkan#perturabo#jaghatai khan#corvus corax#the lion#konrad curze
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New JQL Music!
So two new jqls dropped today and we already have 3 songs available.
When It Rains, It Pours - Opening Theme Song
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When It Rains, It Pours - Ending Theme Song
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Call Me by No-Name - Opening Theme Song
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#call me by no name#ăłăŒă«ăăŒă»ăă€ă»ăăŒăăŒă #futtara doshaburi#when it rains it pours#ă”ăŁăăă©ăăă¶ă#japanese bl japanese gl#ql ost#rose listens#Youtube#the ending song for the gl has not been released yet#I already love them all obviously#but the first that grabbed me was the end song from futtara#I'm nothing if not predictable
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đ¶âšwhen u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (positivity is cool)đ¶âš
hello jess beloved !! (also hello m @rustinged beloved, i tried to save your ask as a draft and it got deleted -_- i'm so sorry)
anyway here are 5 songs that i like listening to in no particular order <3 they're from my "on repeat" playlist which is why they're downloaded :)





#i tried to get some variety and i feel like these songs are very me while also being on my on repeat bc it means i've listened to them a lot#not pictured here is 'guess (feat billie eilish)' and 'heyday' bc i'm nothing if not predictable <3#today i've been listening to a lot of gorillaz and baha men and prince royce so idk what to tell you#anyway please everybody listen to 'la quebradora' it'll change your life. yes i found it in that one video of the girl bumping puppies too#young to notice they're alive together. no that doesn't matter <3#asks#a post
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Thinking of one of those two fanfics that rewired my brain this last summer once again. Thinking of the sunrises
#People go on about the Beethoven thing but the Beethoven thing was lowkey corny and very predictable#Now the description of those two sunrises? The one at the very beginning and the very end?#The beautiful one at the beginning feeling like nothing and the second ordinary one feeling like the most beautiful thing ever?#The impact that had on me is on par with few literary classics#That alongside the description of the six eyes that got me thinking 'god I hope he dies at this point that would be a kindness'#(and both things the sunrises and the description are basically the same thing) did unspeakable things to me#I didn't really know what the hell six eyes was or anything but the very basics of who Gojo was#I had to keep looking up who the hell were the characters I was reading about#But in a way I was already bound to be let down by JJK after those sunrises. Even the first one#The scene in which Gojo almost kills himself trying to exorcise a nothing curse with the pain anger frustration and desperation#of what he had been and was no more fueling him moved me to the bones and I didn't even know he was All That in canon#Maybe I should reread the fic now#I wonder what I'd think of some of this stuff now#But I'm lowkey afraid I won't like it as much haha After all I never truly liked fanfic much and have never been much of a fanfic reader#I wonder if the not knowing the characters and themes played a role in my enjoyment#On the other hand now knowing what Gojo and the six eyes were or his nothing dynamic with Megumi#I appreciate in hindsight why the writer made some choices and that's cool#Same with the other fic about hunger. I loved Geto and then I didn't in the actual canon writing#but wow do I now understand why the writer of that fanfic made some of those writing choices when it came to his character and behaviour#So interesting#Anyway... I was listening to Inkpot Gods and thought of that one sunrise fics again. I don't know#This song always reminds me of a few parts of that story#I suspect it has changed forever how I see the colour blue too#Of little things is life made#And I say this mesmerised by the little things. The little things are everything truly. I wish I loved them enough to love life more#I don't know how I manage to be such a little things lover and not be a life enjoyers at all. But that's beyond the point. Anyway...#I talk too much
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Tagged by the lovely @oliviassunrise thank you my dear â€ïž
I am not a spotify girlie so here are snips of apple music's dollar store equivalent - top songs heavily influenced by Gracie's new album that I've been loving đ
go here for spotify (and here for apple music) and post your last month top artists, top genres and top tracks!
tagging anyone who sees this and wants to do it!
#taylor always reigns because I am nothing if not predictable#I'm also not convinced of the accuracy of this replay because it said I only listened to 2 albums last month which I know is not correct#so idk how it counts anything#but the top artists are pretty much what I would have expected#wish it went all the way to 10 tho how lame#music#personal
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Tagged by @suzteel, thanks Suz!
Rules: Post your lockscreen/wallpaper, your last song and a photo of an animal/something cute.



Tagging @loveliesblood @wisteria-daydreamer @mightymightygnomepriest @xpi-x-elx and whoever else wants to play â€ïž
#act surprised about the lockscreen pls#as if I wouldn't still be obsessed with the gorgeous art I got from the BB event#I'm nothing if not predictable#I've also become obsessed with Adam's songs lately for no reason#I've been listening all of them around 30+ times a day - each day a different one lol#I tend to listen to music like that lately it's weird#anyway LOOK AT THE KITTY#it's not mine a friend of my mum has her#Her name is Cookie and she's the cutest#she even likes me!! Cats don't seem to like me#I hope that doesn't say anything about me heh#4am ramblings - my favourite#*shyly retreats to her cave*#ask game#yu speaks
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*à©â©â§âË friends forever
summary: a beaded competition for yuu's affections type of post: drabbles characters: all students additional info: platonic or romantic, gender neutral reader, reader is yuu, based on an ask I got a while ago, fluffy, predictable sappy ending
Word travels fast at Night Raven College.
Gossip, secrets, whispers exchanged in the darkened halls, from student to professor, to professor to ghost, to student again.
The Ramshackle Prefect was beaming, bright as the dawn itself on Monday morning, a string of blue plastic beads on one arm. They seldom smiled so much, and for good reason- but Monday, they were glowing, holding out their wrist, and telling anyone who would listen about the gift their "best friend" had given them. It was an enthralling sight.
Deuce Spade, the poor, sweet boy, had become patient zero.
Word travels faster at Night Raven College when it's about the Prefect.
Deuce Spade had claimed title of best friend with a string and sixteen translucent plastic beads, something that made Ace Trappola itch. He didn't care! He didn't! Of course, he stayed up all night, trying and failing and trying again, to tie the tiny knot on a black-and-red beaded bracelet. But that didn't mean he cared!
It's on your arm, right above Deuce's, on Tuesday.
"Thank you, Ace!" you had smiled, announcing it to the entire unbirthday party. "You really are my best friend!"
Ace looked over his shoulder to smugly grin at his dormmates. "Aww, this old thing? It's nothing, just thought your wrist looked a little lonely with only one,"
It was a rather strange sight: the housewarden of Heartslabyul, his scepter and crown set to the side, his back hunched as he strung black, red, and gold beads over his desk that night. Riddle Rosehearts marched over to you first thing in the morning, set his bracelet in your waiting palm, and marched away, his face redder than his hair.
Trey Clover had forgotten all about homework, promising Deuce two week's worth of dish duty in exchange for beads and string. Forest green and black. He was too shy to give it to you himself, and left it at your doorstep in a basket of tea leaves and leftover tart. It smells of vanilla.
Cater Diamond made sure to snap a pic of his bracelet on your arm, black, red, and orange beads, with his and your initials right next to each other. "#BFFs #besties"
His Magicam story was viewed over 6,000 times.
...Mostly by the same people, over and over.
Ruggie Bucchi had a different take on the situation. See, he didn't have the kinda cash to spend on beads and string and fancy charms, and so you wore a striking dandelion crown to your classes on Thursday morning.
Jack Howl braided you a simple, brown-stringed band to wear on your wrist or ankle or wherever you liked it. You had told him you loved it, rumor said.
Then, all came to a halt.
Word spread that Leona Kingscholar had tried gifting you an expensive, golden-beaded bracelet from his home, (one that would haven taken up half your forearm), and you had refused it. You couldn't possibly accept such a nice gift, you said.
You would, as it seemed, only accept handmade friendship bracelets.
Kalim al-Asim kept Jamil Viper up all night, weaving and unweaving, beading and unbeading, doing and redoing and redoing again, until he had perfected your friendship bracelet in all colors of the rainbow. Little did he know that Jamil had already given you one that afternoon. It smelled of spices, giving away the fact that he had made it in between cooking meals.
Azul Ashengrotto told his staff he was taking a morning off to study, went to the beach, and collected shells in every shape and color. He strung them on black fishing line, and smiled as he gave them to you, free of charge. "Just something to remember me by when I'm away," he said, his face redder than it felt.
Floyd Leech had started one, but became bored of the tedious beading after ten minutes and decided to dedicate his next basketball win to you instead. Jade Leech finished it, and, while his brother was distracted, lined the teal-and-black striped beads with mushroom-shaped charms.
Vil Schoenheit never half-asses anything, friendship bracelet or not. He would do most anything to hear those sweet words of thanks on your lips (not that he'd admit it), even if that means taking hours out of his busy schedule to dye white yarn in wine and weave it with his gilded initials and red, bejeweled hearts. He likes seeing himself on you.
Rook Hunt, ever the nonconformist, fashions you a necklace out of broken bow strings and an arrowhead from his favorite quiver. He puts it on you himself, his fingers brushing against your throat and lingering on the back of your neck for a moment too long, as if enjoying the feeling of your heartbeat.
But Epel Felmier outdoes them all.
For on Friday morning, you come to class with a bracelet of lavender-painted wooden beads, his initials carved into the soft oak, and he comes in wearing the same bracelet, but with yours.
How had no one thought to make a matching one for themselves???
Idia Shroud 3D prints a bracelet in your favorite color, and Ortho Shroud engraves the flat surface with your favorite characters... they make two more for themselves, as if in a sort of secret club. It gives Idia quite the thrill to think about, though he'd never say it.
Sebek Zigvolt hmphs at the idea of showing such loyalty to a mere human, until Silver and Lilia Vanrouge return from an early morning stroll with baskets of acorns, flowers, and pine nuts for bracelet-making. Sebek and Silver both make theirs in earthy wooden tones and shimmering shades of rose and violet. Lilia sneaks in a few animal teeth and bone fragments. For good luck.
Malleus Draconia, tedious as it is, spends his Sunday morning spinning his own string, and lining it with beads, tiny in his hands, and small pieces of smooth glass and stone from Ramshackle. He gifts it to you with a blessing, a promise of your eternal friendship, in this world and the next.
By the end of the week, your arms are heavy with beads, shells, stone, nuts, flowers, and charms, covered from wrist to elbow. You can't move without sounding like a wind chime, jingling and clinking with each step.
Your friends eagerly await your praises, not-so-subtly asking which bracelet is your favorite, or, frankly, who is your best friend?
You promise an answer soon.
Thus, on Monday morning, you arrive with only one bracelet.
Sloppily made, in soft blues and grays, with the cut-out logo of a tuna can label stuck to your wrist, and a smiling Grim holding the hand beneath it.
#twisted wonderland x reader#twst x reader#deuce spade x reader#ace trappola x reader#riddle rosehearts x reader#trey clover x reader#cater diamond x reader#ruggie bucchi x reader#jack howl x reader#leona kingscholar x reader#kalim al asim x reader#jamil viper x reader#azul ashengrotto x reader#floyd leech x reader#jade leech x reader#vil schoenheit x reader#rook hunt x reader#epel felmier x reader#idia shroud x reader#sebek zigvolt x reader#silver vanrouge x reader#silver x reader#lilia vanrouge x reader#malleus draconia x reader
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is it wrong that i blame darden, casey, and severide? i honestly feel like they all contributed o dardens death in some way.
i mean, it's your opinion. i'm not saying none of them made a mistake or the wrong call, i just don't really think it's fair in such a situation like that to place the blame on anyone.
#anon#answered#chicago fire#listen i'm not a firefighter i've never had to run into a burning building so i can't say đ#plus idk i just think as humans we can't really predict the elements anyways#like... you know what i'm saying?????#idk idk i just think it's kinda irrelevant considering he died in the opening scene of the pilot#and with as long as the shows gone on i'm gonna guess his character has likely fizzled out and is nothing but an afterthought by now#no sense in dwelling on it
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This idea sort of burst out of me like Alien so it's unedited. There will probably be more.
In short, Cas picks up on the fact that Danny is pregnant at a Wayne Gala and have the right idea but the wrong context.
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Danny was barely holding it together and really he had been for a long time. It had sort of been fun and games at first when he became a hero. Sure his accident had hurt like hell but he'd sort of repressed that and for real? Lunch Lady? Box Ghost? Even Skulker was sort of a joke and he hasn't actually felt threatened. Sneaking around behind his parents backs and sneaking out with his friends had been fun. It had all felt like a game at first, and then somewhere in there things had gotten very real.
He'd known he couldn't count on his family to protect him but they couldn't even see Vlad was a threat. And he felt like he had lost the last of his innocence when he saw the clone Vlad had made of him melt. He hasn't been in time, he had panicked and he had only managed to save a couple by taking them into his own body to shield their still forming cores. Ellie and... should Danny name the other one or would he name himself when he was ready?
He kept touching his stomach over where he could feel the little balls of his mirror children hovering just below his own core. He was so tired all the time as they relied on his energy, he was eating more then ever and he knew his family was worried. He didn't think he could hide this and he couldn't predict when they would emerge. What if they did in front of his parents? They definitely wouldn't react well. And Vlad kept trying to use this against Danny. Promising to look after him and the babies if he was really insisting on carrying them, as if Danny could rip those tiny 'lives' out of himself now.
And no matter how many times he tried to tell his parents that Vlad was bad news, that he creeped Danny out and made him feel unsafe they wouldn't listen! Dad didn't even hear him and mom made sympathetic noises and then told him to bear with it for Jack's sake because he didn't have many friends.
So of course when Vlad had asked if 'Daniel' could accompany him to a gala in Gotham his father had agreed! Even his mother had agreed when Vlad promised it would be educational and safe! And here Danny was, hanging on by a fucking thread in a suit that felt uncomfortably tight around his middle, having just escaped being paraded around as Vlad heir like a particularly expensive watch. He was behind the snack table having piled a plate as high as he could and scarfing it down before Vlad could find him again and scold him for being rude. He hadn't noticed yet that a family of dark haired socialites kept giving him worried looks. A young woman with dark eyes signing frantically to a man with blue eyes and a dimpled frown.
It was the man who slid up carefully next to Danny trying not to startle since he seemed to have genuine food aggression.
"Yeesh kid you seem like you're starving! All those fancy Hors d'oeuvres are fun but not very cooling and I feel like I'd be a poor host if I didn't offer you something more filling! If you'll come me to the kitchen I'm sure our family butler would be happy to whip something up for you?" The man said with an inviting some that did nothing to sooth the way Danny's hackles raised instinctively.
He was about to say no on reflex when he spotted Vlad heading towards them with an expression like a thunder cloud. Danny's back went ridged and the other man followed his gaze with a frown. "You know what ya that sounds great let's go now!" Danny said dropping his half full plate on a nearby tray and dragged the stranger away with him as Vlad shouted after him.
"Daniel come back this instant! Unhand mister Wayne! Daniel this is unacceptable!"
'Mr. Wayne' took over leading them and spirited Danny through a back door as a bubbly blonde intercepted Vlad and a small woman slid in behind them like a shadow.
"So, Danial I assume?" The man asked, amusement crinkling around his eyes as Danny grimaced.
"Mr. Wayne I assume?" Danny returned, unaware of the way one arm was protectively wrapped around his stomach, but the girl noticed. It was Dicks turn to grimace.
"Okay ya, I go by Dick. What about you?"
"Danny," he said not reacting to the name, he'd heard far stranger. "And what about you?" He asked Cas, startling Dick a little because she was doing her 'shadow thing' and not many people would have noticed her.
"That's Cas, she has a hard time talking sometimes," Dick explained as Cas materialized and gave Danny a reassuring smile and wave.
The teen harrumphed but he did follow them down to the kitchen where Alfred was drinking a cup of tea, staying well clear of the foolishness upstairs. "Ah, hello young masters," Alfred he said, glancing between the three with a raised brow. Though the two who knew him could see the way his expression softened when Danny shrunk in on himself. "What can I do for you?"
"Hey Alfred do we have any leftovers from dinner or something filling we can whip up fast? Danny here is too hungry for just the fancy font for upstairs." Dick asked cheerfully.
Alfred raised his eyebrows again and looked at Cas who was standing behind Danny. Glancing at Danny to make sure he wasn't looking she grimaced then touched her stomach and mimed holding an infant.
Alfred's expression turned stormy for just a moment then smoothed. "Of course we do, Why don't you make our guest comfortable and I'll see what I can do. Do you have any allergies young man?" Alfred asked and Danny shook his head mutely.
"You're the best Alfie!" Dick said, hovering a hand over Danny's shoulder rather then actually touching him as he leas him towards the comfortable breakfast nook.
The boy seemed tight lipped and gaunt, his eyes flicking around them as if he expected a threat to pop up at any time. Dick slipped into the booth across from him. Trying to think of the best way to ask this kid how... why, and who hurt him.
Cas has stayed in the kitchen, but not for long. She came to them with a tray of mugs moments later and slipped into the booth next to Danny. Gently she took his hands and pressed the warm mug unto them. He blinked and focused of it, as if on autopilot he lifted it to his lips, Cas keeping a hand on his elbow to steady him as he drank.
The warm comforting drink, and hand on his arm, presence by his side as Cas slid imperceptibly closet and closer till she was pressed against Danny's shoulder, felt like they were taking him apart from the inside. Thawing out the cold numbness he shielded himself behind. Half way through his tea he glanced up, at the worried blue eyes so like Jazz, so worried and warm.
He put down the mug suddenly as a sob shook his body. Cas wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close, cooing comforting wordless little sounds as she let him bury his face into her chest and just sob heaving, exhausting outbursts of repressed emotion.
"Are the babies okay?" She asked and he froze, his breath catching in his throat. She clicked her tongue and rocked him gently. "Okay, okay, not in trouble," she promised.
"They- I don't know, they were so weak, Iâm trying, but I don't know if I can keep them alive." Danny sobbed lifting his hands to cover his face.
"The stress can't be helping," Dick pointed out, climbing across the table like it was nothing to sit next to them and rub Danny's back. Danny gave a little hiccupping hysterical laugh. "Do you have support, or like, do you know your options?" He asked awkwardly.
"I'm not getting rid of my babies! I don't care if the man who made them is an obsessive creep who drugged me! I love them they're MINE!" The feral protectiveness seemed to startle Dick even as Cas continued to make soothing sounds.
"Your choice, only yours," she promised. "Have help?"
Danny sniffled and shook his head. "Safe?" Another shake of the head.
"The man who... did this?" Dick asked as delicately as he could. Another hysterical laugh.
"I've tried! I've tried to tell my parents he's a creep, he's dangerous but they don't listen! My dad thinks he hung the fucking stars, mom says he's harmless. They don't believe me! I-I can't tell them about the babies. They'd make me get rid of them or worse! I can't." Danny sobbed and Cas soothed.
"Okay, okay, you don't have to." She promised. "You stay with us, you and babies safe, never have to see him again."
"Ya right. Wait, your serious? What" Danny asked, pulling back and looking at her with wide bloodshot eyes.
"She's very serious young master," Alfred said as he approached making Danny jump. there was a hard set to the old man's jaw and steal in his eyes that left no room for questions as he set a plate of eggs, sausage, and fruit in front of Danny. "Master Bruce has a foster license and is a mandatory reporter. I'm sure once he hears even a fraction of this he will insist you stay. I will prepare a room for you. Am I to assume the man who's shouting demanding your return upstairs is the source of this distress?"
Danny swallowed and nodded, Alfred nodded back and paused to rest a gloved hand gently on Danny's hair before walking away briskly.
"Eat," Cas said, nudging him gently to let go of her. "As much as you want. Still hungry? We raid Tim's secret cereal stash."
"Gasp! You know where it is? You've been holding out on me?!" Dick demanded with exaggerated betrayal and as the two started to banter Danny ate. He was glad of the distraction, of not having the attention on him as he devoured the healthy, and nutritious meal the butler had made for him. It had been a while since he'd had a good home cooked meal, it made his core feel warm and he could feel the two little echoes as his hummed.
The babies were happy too, he didn't believe these people could keep him safe from Vlad really, but this was nice. Maybe he would let them try, get a few more good meals, a respite, and maybe... maybe his parents would finally notice that something was wrong and actually stand up for him?
That was probably wishful thinking but he could hope right? there was no harm in that.
Part 2
#fanfiction#danny phantom#dc x dp#angst#misunderstanding#the bats think Danny is normal pregnant not incubating cores#Vlad is a creep#stalker Vlad#vlad plasmius#dick grayson#cassandra cain#feedback and comments welcome#for some reason it won't let me add a title#I wouldn't really know what to call it anyway
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Moon Starves Sun (FULL VERSION)
Dark!Gojo Satoru x reader
Word Count: 5.8k
Part one: Sun Eats Moon
Part two: Earth Kills Moon
(Warnings: forced relationship, implied nsfw content, implied noncon/dubcon, dark content, implied baby trapping)
When Satoru's close like this, he can hear your heartbeat.Â
It's been a while. Ten years. An entire decade. Everything about this is different, yet so familiar. He feels like he's finally reached the shores, feeling the warm sands underneath his feet. Like he's been given his favorite food after being starved for years. Everything melts. Everything except for you.Â
He'd like to stay like this forever, listening to your rabbit heartbeat, feeling your soft skin, but for your sake, he pulls himself off you. Lying on a wooden desk probably isn't that comfortable.Â
Your eyes are shut. Your breathing is shallow. You're so pretty like this under the moonlight. Your clothes are barely hanging onto your body. He can see every mark he's left on you. Part of him wants to make more, but he'll let you off the hook for now. He's nice like that.Â
"Still with me?"Â
Your eyes flutter open. You don't respond, but at least you're not crying anymore. He can work with that.Â
"C'mon, pretty girl," he says, voice soft, "let's piece you back together."Â
The belt left lines on your wrists. He'll kiss them better later. For now, Satoru collects your clothes and heels from the floor, placing them on the desk. He helps you reclasp your bra, runs his fingers on your arms when you finish buttoning your blouse. It's a quiet affair. Every so often, he'd catch your eyes. You don't let yourself linger for long. Satoru finds that a little cute.Â
You say nothing when he wraps an arm around your waist, guiding you out of his office. Maybe you're still dazed, still gathering yourself back up, because you don't struggle as much as he predicted. You try to leave his grip when the two of you reach the lobby. He's quick to stop you.Â
"Where, do you think you're goin'?" He grips your wrist when you take a step away.Â
You look at him, eyes shimmering like water.Â
You swallow. "My apartment. IâI need to go backâ"Â
He clicks his tongue, bringing you back in.Â
"We can get your stuff later." He tells you with a grin. "let's just go home, tonight. I'm exhausted."Â
You open your mouth. Satoru waits. You say nothing, and he thinks you're starting to get it.Â
The moon is a dusky red tonight. Satoru thinks it's an ugly color.Â
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If Satoru could describe you in one word, it would be: predicatable.Â
Normal, boring, a speck in the crowdânone of these are bad things. Just like how much of the universe is nothing, you're an empty void, too. Not everyone can be like him. From the minute he was born, Satoru was destined for greatnessâa prodigy, heir to a millionaire conglomerate, the Sun itself. His life isn't written on his forehead for everyone to read.Â
You are the exact opposite. Completely unassuming. He practically knows everything about you without even having to ask.Â
Like how Satoru can instantly tell you've never been over to a boy's room before.Â
You've probably never even been in a relationship before him, either. Even before he managed to corral you into his arms, you were always so annoying about the other things like school and friends. Though, you don't really have much of the latter anymore. His fault, Suguru never fails to remind him.Â
He watches as your eyes linger over his shelf: the numerous trophies and awards. You're still standing meekly in the corner, still garbed in your school uniform, clutching your backpack. He has to roll his eyes at how obviously you're trying not to look at him.Â
"What're you waitin' for?" He finally asks. You jump, eyes flitting over to find him before you find the floor. He resists the urge to roll his eyes again.
It's not like you two haven't done shit before. You sucked him off twice now, and he's finger fucked you against the bleachers. You should really stop being such a prude.Â
"C'mere, pretty girl."Â
You comply, dropping your bag, making your way to the bed. When you look at him from beneath your lashes, warily expectant, Satoru feels a thrill rushing through his body.Â
He's always been impatient. It's in his nature to take. He nips at your mouth, eager to taste your soul from your soft lips. Soft. Everything about you is so softâMalleable beneath his fingers.Â
Satoru didn't explicitly say what his plan was, but you aren't stupid. He can tell you know what's about to happen when you stiffen in his hold, turn to stone within his grip. He would've allowed it if you hadn't gripped onto his shirt, pulling yourself away from his feasting.Â
"Satoru?" You whisper, still leaning away. "The door...?"Â
Annoyed, he glances over. His room is open. It shouldn't really matter.Â
"It's fine." Satoru tells you. "No one's here." No one's ever here.Â
You still look panicked, hands gripping his shirt. Satoru finds that adorably pathetic. How helpless you are. How that's all because of him.
He's sure to make a big show of it. Satoru gives a dramatic sigh, slumps his shoulders, but eventually pushes himself off the mattress to push at the door. He even clicks it shut. He's too nice, sometimes.Â
"Happy?" You nod, you don't look very relaxed but your shoulders have dropped a bit.Â
Satoru doesn't feel too guilty pushing you down, not when you're already in his bed. He isn't known for his patience. He tastes your skin, leaving marks when he can: teeth bites. He pushes you down down down down so he can sink his teeth into your flesh.
You're asleep and under the covers by the time he's done. The moon's out too. Satoru watches it, largely unimpressed. It's so tiny, a sliver of glowing white.Â
And then you shift, turning ever so slightly, enough to catch his attention. He should probably kick you out and send you home. That's what he usually does. When he gets into bed with you, draping his arms around your limp body, he convinces himself it's because he's tired and waking you up would be too much of an effort.Â
He lets himself enjoy your warmth; it's nothing like the cold glow of the moon.Â
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Sometimes, even Gojo Satoru wonders if he's dreaming.Â
Sometimes, life is too perfect for him to realize it is real. Everything falls perfectly in place, fitting together like those jigsaw puzzles his caretakers used to distract him with halfheartedly.Â
You're in his kitchen, chopping vegetables.Â
It had already been a few weeks, but he still wasn't used to this. You, being in his home, in his kitchen, in his bed. Satoru thinks he's masking it well, but his mind is still reeling, it's a difficult adjustment.Â
Not a bad one.Â
It's like he's been drowning for years and he can suddenly breathe when he sees your toothbrush next to his. It's like he's been stabbed and waking up to your sleeping face is the aloe. It's like he's been suffering through a blizzard, and you cooking in his kitchen, humming a song he doesn't know, is the warm sunny day.Â
Things have changed since he brought you home. His home doesn't feel incomplete anymore. As though the apartment itself has agreed that this is where you belong. There are more clothes in his closet, more shoes by the door. The space is ever so slightly less empty and it fills him with tangible relief. He can cook a meal, but it's still nice coming home to something warm already made.Â
It makes Satoru wonder what things could have been like, had it not been taken away from him.Â
You flinch when he wraps his hands around your waist, nestling into the space in your shoulder. You hadn't heard him come in, apparently. Regardless, you don't linger, fingers hesitating before resuming your task. He finds this part of you adorable. Ignoring the thing that makes your heart race, as though he'll just fade away into the shadows.Â
It's his ego that makes him slink into your warm skin, making sure you know he isn't going anywhere.Â
"Smells good," he says.Â
You nod, pushing away the bell peppers in favor of the onions. Unlike him, you acclimated extremely well. It'd taken nothing to lightly push you to add more and more stuff from your apartment to his. You quietly moved from one setting to another. He remembered this trait of yours from high school. Go with the flow.Â
Though, perhaps, it was less out of genuine apathy. Satoru doesn't have to say what will happen to you if you refuse him. He doesn't have to throw lectures about his family and the influence he has on you. He likes that you aren't stupidly brave. He likes that you're meeker, quieter. You pick your battles.Â
But he thinks he'd like to see you crack, just one more time.Â
"Hey," he says, "let's go out for dinner tomorrow night. There's this restaurant just out of town that has great shrimp cutlet."Â
He expects you to nod, like you always do whenever he decides to do something impulsive and meaningless. Instead, you bite your lip.Â
"I can't." You mutter after a minute of silence. "I have work. Mr. Higuruma just closed a deal andâand I think I'll be coming home later and later this week."Â
Home. It's enough to make his heart flutter. It's the first time you've called the apartment that. Your words almost make him forget about the second thing you said.
Higuruma. The lawyer guy with dead eyes. Satoru remembers him. He always looked at Satoru like he was a child, too stupid to do anything. He never liked how the guy looked at you. Besides, he was way too old for you, never mind that you were taken. You were always taken.
"Oh, right." Satoru gives an exaggerated sigh, fully leaning on you. "Work. What a shame."Â
You nod, clearly thinking the conversation is done with. Satoru wasn't so charitable.Â
"Y'know, you don't really have to work. Not anymore, pretty girl." His grip on your waist tightens ever so slightly as he pulls you towards his chest. Your hands freeze. The knife glints in your fingers.Â
"I make plenty of money. You should just stay home. That way, you don't have to work shitty hours."Â
You stiffen underneath his fingertips. He's disappointed when your skin turns frigid. When he peeks over your shoulder, intent to look at your face, there's a nervous smile twitching on your lips.Â
"I don't think that's a good idea..." you trail off hesitantly.Â
"Hm?" He tilts his head with faux confusion. "Why not?"Â
The knife moves up and down, as though you can't decide whether to place it back on the cutting board. Satoru realizes it's your way of fidgeting.Â
"It...it would just be unprofessional to leave when everything is so hectic." You finally decide on.Â
Satoru scoffs. "So? Who cares. I'm sure everything will work itself out. Just rely on me, pretty girl."Â
You don't like the answer, but you don't make a comment on it. Satoru just watches you rotate the knife in your hands. He wonders if you want to use it on him. Slice at his neck, leave him out to bleed on the pretty tile floor. Cut straight through his heart, ending it quickly.Â
Or would you like to carve out his eye and keep it as a souvenir? He thinks he'd happily let you. It sounds romantic.
You don't do anything. Instead, you pull back your shoulders as if you're physically ready for war.Â
"'Toru," you say gently, softly, and it works in his eyes, "I...can't let you support me like this. It's not right. It's not like we're married or anything." You laugh, like it's a joke. Satoru doesn't cave.Â
"I mean, not yet." Satoru rocks you back and forth in his hold. "But gimme' some time to shop for a ring, okay? It needs to be perfect for my perfect girl."Â
You follow his movements. He can see your mouth twitch out of the corner of his eye. Your eyes get glassy.Â
He knows he's terrible, but he really wants you to crack.Â
"You're right, Satoru." You say, "I'll put in my two weeks tomorrow." He grins in delight.Â
"That's a great idea, baby." Satoru kisses you on the cheek.
Right, you pick your battles.Â
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Satoru tells you he loves you, and you're gone, not even three days later.Â
He breaks and shatters into pieces he'll never be able to put back. Each day without you is torture. He feels like a corpse, just going through the motions. His clothes feel looser. His skin doesn't feel like his own anymore. Every time he looks in the mirror, he sees someone he barely even recognizes.Â
It's like you left with his heart.Â
No, you ran away with his soul.Â
One day, you were Satoru's, safely tucked underneath his arm...the next, you just weren't.Â
His parents don't acknowledge it beyond casual disgust. Every time Suguru talks to him, Satoru can barely comprehend it. Days pass by. Everything reminds him of you. His bed feels emptier; he hates it when he reaches out to the space you used to take up and finds it cold. Your locker remains untouched. Nothing is ever the same.Â
Satoru tries looking for you, but you're untraceable. No social media, no friends left to tell where you went, not even your fucking parents know where you are.Â
You left him.Â
You left him to rot.Â
Denial comes first. It can't be. You wouldn't. You wouldn't fucking dare. Anger seeps in the next. For weeks, Satoru can only imagine what he'll do when he finds you. He'll break your legs this time. He'll squeeze your neck so hard that your head pops. He'll kill you over and over again until your corpse is begging to be forgiven. And he won't ever stop, because you're Satoru's.Â
That doesn't stay for long. He feels himself get weaker day by day. Food tastes like dirt on his tongue. Any of his earlier vices are gone.Â
He misses you.Â
Why wouldn't he? You were his everything.Â
Like all things, it passes. You aren't there to fuel the flames, so the fire wanes in his chest. The ache in his heart gets smaller and smaller. Things keep him busy. College. Then, his new position in the office.Â
Ten years pass. Heâs forgotten what you look like. But he remembers parts. Every so often, he sees a flicker of you within someone else. Your eyes are on another womanâs face. Your lips on a girl's smile. It irritates him to no end. Itâs even worse when he starts seeking them out, keeping those parts of them for just the night.Â
Sometimes, if he closes his eyes, he can still hear your voiceâwhat he thinks is your voiceâsoft, needy Toru Toru Toru.Â
âGojo, sir?âÂ
He blinks. Ijichi stands in front of him. Satoru looks down at the meticulously crafted pages.Â
âMr. Higuruma needed you to sign this,â Ijichi lifts a paper filled with bureaucratic bullshit he pays other people to understand.
Why did Suguru take off now?Â
âSure sure,â Satoru says, âIâll get it done.âÂ
Ijichi shifts nervously. âWell, itâd be best to finish it right now, Sir. His paralegal is just about to leave the building.âÂ
Oh, right. The lawyerâs assistant. Gojo could never get a good look at that person, but the assistant resembled a shaking deer to him at most times. Heâs not even sure if theyâve ever talked to each other, but he always found the other a bit odd. Big eyes. A shaky expression.Â
It was a little annoying to look at.Â
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Some executive was throwing an office gala, and since he is Gojo Satoru, he needed to come along.Â
And since you are Satoru's, you're dragged along too.Â
Honestly, the only upside to this is you and that new dress he bought you. A velvet turquoise dress that he can't take his eyes off of. The gold jewelry draped across your neck makes you even more delectable. But his favorite part of the outfit is the shimmering diamond ring.Â
The ceremony hadn't been anything extravagant. He'd just booked out one of his favorite restaurants, ordering lobster and sweet wine. He remembered hearing his heartbeat when he bent down on one knee, opening the elegant ringbox, like an oyster revealing its pearl. Looking back, he didn't know why he was so nervous: it's not like you'd say no.Â
"What do you think of it?" He asked when you were back in his bed, bare from everything except that glistening ring.Â
"It's pretty." You spoke, perfectly nestled in his chest.Â
He feels in his heart when he hugs you, a small kiss in your hair. You say something, but he can't hear it; he is too preoccupied with feeling you in his arms. It's still so new, even after all these weeks. It's the anxiety, knowing at any second you could leave and he'd be nothing. He won't allow that, he can't.Â
"I thought about something else, y'know?" He speaks quietly in your hair. "Ropes, chains, maybe. I could keep you here, forever. Butâbut then I realized how sad you'd get. I couldn't go through with it."Â
You give no reaction. When he tilts your chin up to get a better look at you, your eyes are glassy.Â
"You get that, right?"Â
You nod. He's really too nice, sometimes.Â
He spends the entire evening with you, tucked away in a corner, away from prying eyes. Just because he has to be there doesn't mean he has to be sociable. Every time someone walks up to him and you, a drink in one hand, he resists the urge to bite their head off, feigning politeness. He complains about their lack of decorum to you multiple times throughout the night, his head resting on your shoulder. You pliantly sit there, listening and nodding.Â
About ten minutes after the last board member left, someone else walks up. By then, Satoru's patience has mostly declined. He peers over with disdain before he can really process who he's seeing.Â
"Suguru!" He waves over.Â
You stiffen, and Satoru remembers you haven't seen him in ten years.Â
Suguru walks over with an easy smile on his face. He's nicely tanned, and Satoru is reminded of the pictures he sent over of the Maldives. Maybe that's where the honeymoon should be.Â
"Had fun slacking?" Satoru asks with a grin; Suguru shrugs.Â
When his eyes meet yours, he feigns delighted surprise. Suguru speaks your name with practiced shock. It's imperfect, only Satoru can see the amusement dripping from his fangs.Â
"Long time, no see!" Effortlessly, Suguru corrals you into a hug. You follow, giving into the cold touch of affection before pulling away back to him.Â
"Hello, Geto." You say when you're rightfully by his side again. "It's nice to see you again."Â
Suguru laughs, light and airy. "You as well!" He looks at your hands, tilts his head. "Oh? Congratulations, you two! When's the date?"Â
"Eh, we'll figure that out later." Satoru gives a quick kiss on your cheek. "Everything happened so fast, y'know? Us reuniting and everything: It feels like fate." Suguru's eyes flash. "Let's not rush this. We'll take our time."Â
Suguru nods along thoughtfully. He's looking right at you, and you stare right back. Not used to feeling left out, Satoru is quick to intervene.Â
The conversation is light, two long-time friends reuniting after a long spell. You stay quiet like decor, settling into Satoru's side. Suguru doesn't acknowledge you after that.Â
"We gotta' go. It's getting late." He eventually says, tugging you along.Â
Suguru gives a pleasant smile. "Of course, of course. We should catch up sometime." He directs this at you. You give a strained smile before Satoru leads you off.Â
"Suguru." The man turns. Satoru grins.Â
"I loved my gift. Thanks, man."Â
Suguru's smile is catlike.Â
"You kids have fun." He calls out right when Satoru's dragging you away all over again.Â
You're silent. Not in the way you usually are, pliant and cute. You're thinking. He gives you a nudge.Â
"What's goin' on in that pretty head of yours?"Â
You shake your head. "Nothing." And then you say, "He's changed."Â
From your view, Satoru supposed that's true, but reallyâ
"Nah." Gojo shakes his head. "He's just dropped his act."Â
Satoru's hand was wrapped around your waist when you two ran into him. You hadn't noticed him yet, eyes fixed on the floor. The lawyer hadn't changed since the last time Satoru saw him. That dead expression, those creepy eyes. Higuruma's eyes flit over your figure, before he finds Satoru's.Â
He stares. Satoru stares right back. Something gives, and the lawyer calls out your name.Â
"How are you?" His tone is cool, and this is another reason why Satoru can't stand him. The guy has no tells. He's just a talking robot.Â
Unlike you, fidgeting by his side, practically vibrating with nerves.Â
"I'm fine, sir." Your smile gets more painful to look at by the second.Â
Your voice earns you a tired smile, a mild pinch of humor. Higuruma shakes his head, waving you off.Â
"No need for formalities. We aren't at work." His smile drops just a bit, as he watches you for a bit more, eyes flickering to your hand. "I was...surprised when I saw the announcement. I didn't know you and Mr. Gojo were involved."Â
Satoru grins, making himself known like a shark in the water. His grip on you tightens.Â
"Oh, you didn't tell your boss 'bout us, baby?" He looks down at you with cruel mirth, pinching your cheek. You wilt. "We go way backâhighschool sweethearts. Lost contact for a couple years. It's actually thanks to you we were able to find each other again. We'll send you the invites." He presses a kiss to your hairline.Â
Higuruma hums at that. Satoru expected jealousy in his eyes; he's even more upset when he finds none.Â
"I'll be sure to save the date."Â
Then he shuts Satoru down completely.Â
"I heard about your resignation. It's sad to see you go," Higuruma says.Â
You nod, but you don't look at him. "Satoru and I talked about it, and we decided it's best if I focused on other things."Â
"Very, very busy, this one nowadays." Satoru interrupts. "Between wedding plannin' and all that."
"Is that so?" Higuruma says dismissively, "in any case, you already knew this, but I've begun preparations to start a new firm." He reaches into his wallet, pulling out a card. "I always thought you were good at what you do. If you ever want to get back into the industry, call me."Â
You take the laminate slip with a quiet thank you. Satoru feels blue turn into red.Â
When Higuruma slips into the party, Satoru tightens his grip on you a little harsher than necessary. He's dragging you through the halls. Behind him, he can hear you stumbling over your heels, begging him to slow down. He knows he should care, but he doesn't. That damn lawyer. Those dead eyes. Mocking him.Â
"Did you fuck him?" He asks when his anger has reached a high enough peak that he presses you against the wall.Â
Your eyes are wild, flitting back and forth. He'd your expression a little cute if he wasn't feeling like a furnace, at the moment.Â
"No. Iâwe never." You say. "Mr. Higuruma was my boss. Andâand he's marriedâ"Â
"Really? 'cause you're precious 'Mr. Higuruma' was eyeing you up and down like he's already seen what's underneath."Â
"'Toru." You plead. "Let'sâlet's just talk about this at home. Please? Let's just go home." Home. You said that word again. If he were a better man, he'd melt, but he's not.Â
"Shut up." He spits out. "Hike up your dress."Â
You stare at him. Then, you try to smile, like he's making a shitty joke. It wavers on your lips.Â
"It's...we're still in public." You whisper and it's so cute you think he'd actually care about that. "Weâwe can't...we shouldn'tâ"Â
"Baby." His voice drops, as he licks at your neck. "Pull up your dress, get rid of those panties. Otherwise, I'm just gonna take it off myself."Â
He doesn't need to explain anything further. You already get what he's saying. Right now, Satoru doesn't care if you leave this building with your clothes intact.Â
He thinks the worst part is that he knows he's being unreasonable. He's backing you into a corner where you'll have no choice but to surrender, and he knows that, but he keeps thinking about those man's eyes and how he looked at you and it was just all so much.Â
He'll apologize to you later, with flowers and shiny gold earrings. He'd give you the world; just be good for him now.Â
He just needs his fix. So just be good for him now.
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When Satoru discovers it's been you all along, he feels like an idiot.Â
In a pathetic way of defending himself, he convinces himself there's no way he could have recognized you. You're so different compared to your high-school self. 18-years old, fresh-eyed, naive. The you now is all grown up: a mature voice, a new hairstyle, clothes he'd never even think you'd wear.Â
It also didn't help that he couldn't even see your face since you turned away every time he looked at you.Â
Embarrassing. He's just glad Suguru wasn't here to call his blunder.Â
He thought about it a lot. He spent an hour in his office, pacing around, doing nothing but thinking and thinking and thinking. Part of him wants to corner you already. He can already feel your rabbit heartbeat on his fingertips, the look you always had in your eyes when he was right in front of you. Part of him wants to ruin your life the same way you ruined his. He wants to tear you apart, piece by piece. Leave you in tattered pieces.Â
But he can't do that. Satoru still loves you.Â
You left him a hollow shell. Broken. Tainted. There are pieces of him he still can't find. He should hurt you. He's hurt other people for doing less. But they weren't you. Even after all those years, he's never quite stopped loving you.Â
But he wants to sate his bloodlust, just a tiny bit.Â
His perfect opportunity comes where he, the lawyer, and you are all sitting in one of the waiting rooms. The lawyers explaining something, possibly about the ongoing case. Satoru doesn't really care. Besides, this is what Ijichi's here for.Â
He waits until everyone is quiet. You're unassuming. By then, your shoulders have lowered, like you think you've gotten away with itÂ
"Hey," he says, "do we know each other?"Â
The other two don't bother, but you stop completely. The pen in your grip shakes. Satoru resists the urge to laugh.Â
You timidly glance up like you're still delusional enough to think there's a fifth person he's talking to. Satoru has always been told his eyes are like two suns: bright and intense. He lowers his glasses. You wilt under the solar flares.Â
"Hm?" He prods, enjoying the way you shrivel. "Have we?"Â
You swallow, glassy eyes flicking from side to side. Finally, you clear your throat.Â
"No." You mutter, voice barely a whisper. "I don't think we have."Â
"Are you sure?" To intensify the magnifying glass, he leans closer, like he's examining you. "'cause you look really familiar."Â
To his delight, you chew on your bottom lip. He can imagine biting it until it's bloody and raw. He stops just when you're about to shatter completely. Breaking you too soon would take the fun out of it.Â
"Oh, wait. I don't think that was you." He relents, pulling back and he can see the relief ooze over your face. "I think I got you mixed up with someone who interviewed here a couple months ago. My bad. Maybe you have one of those faces."Â
You nod, eager to take the out.Â
"Yes," you quickly say, "one of those faces."Â
How adorable. You haven't changed since high school.Â
He's usually not this obvious, but Suguru isn't here to berate him about it and it's not like anyone else will get on his ass. The women he brings in are his usuals: tall models with full lips and perfect bodies. Satoru parades them around like expensive jewelry. He wants to see you seethe in envy, stew in it. He wants you to see what you abandoned.Â
But you don't do any of that. You just sit there, like the dutiful little workbee you are, right by your boss's side.
And then, you give one of them your jacket. Satoru can't stand it wrapped around her waist like she fucking owns itâown you. She wears it so flagrantly, like any token from you shouldn't be worshipped and coveted. He hates it. He hates it.Â
"I've never done this in an office before." She squeals when she shuts the door behind her. "So, how do youâ"Â
"Get out."Â
The girl pauses. What was her name again? Satou was too pissed to give a single shit.Â
"Um, what?"Â
"What, you deaf or something?" He waves her off as if he weren't seething. "Get out."Â
"Oh," she says, blinks, and then she takes a step back.Â
"Wait." Satoru stops her.Â
"Take that off." He points to your jacket. She does it with zero complaints. When he tells her to drop it on the chair, she follows that too. Reluctant expectation. Kind of like you. Maybe that's why he was initially invested in her.Â
He only takes the fabric after she's gone. It's soft underneath his fingertips. Nothing designer, but good quality. When you're finally underneath him again, he'll buy you better clothes, all the jackets you want.Â
He needs you. He can't wait anymore.Â
He needs you, whether you want him or not.Â
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Satoru wakes up to something crashing.Â
It's faint, obviously coming from the bathroom. Not the best way to be woken up. He remembers the first few nights he brought you home. He'd hear you crying in your sleep, choking on tiny sobs. It was the sweetest little thing, like a whimpering puppy.Â
These noises are a little more concerning.Â
He yawns, sliding out of bed. You didn't bother locking the door. You didn't even close it all the way, either. A sliver of light comes from the crack before he pushes it open.Â
"Baby?" He calls. You don't answer.Â
You had knocked over a caddy. Toothbrushes, hairclips, soap dispensers, perfume bottles were scattered all over the floor. You're curled up in the corner of the bathroom, huddled right next to the tub. You seem physically okay, no blood, no bruising, but he can't see your face. And you're shivering.Â
Satoru's about to call out to you, when he steps on something. He looks down at the tiles.Â
A positive pregnancy test.Â
"I'm not keeping it." Your voice is hoarse, like you've been crying for hours. "I'm not keeping it."Â
"Pretty girl." He coos, trying his best to keep the glee out of his voice and failing. "Let's not worry 'bout that, right now. C'mon, let's get you off the floor." He reaches for your hand. You smack it away. It stung.Â
When you look at him, eyes bloodshot and brimming with angry tears, Satoru's heart skips a beat. He feels like he just trapped a wild animal, making it pace in a corner. Any wrong move could result in his hand getting bit off. It's scary.Â
He's finally cracked you.Â
"Fuck you." Your voice shakes and wobbles, but it's loud and you're clear. "Fuck you. You're a sick, twisted man-child. You ruined everything. You ruined my entire life andâand now youâ"Â
You're cut off by his giggling. It sounds psychotic even to his ears. He's beyond caring. You flinch when lifts your face up, forcing you to look into his eyes. He's smiling so hard it hurts.Â
"Yeah, I did that. I ruined you. I ruined your entire fucking life. For me." He stresses, squeezing your face so hard you try to pull away. "But I had to. Youâyou wouldn't be here if I didn't." He sighs, pressing your body to his. "I need you."
You're both huddled on the bathroom floor, captive and lover. He's clutching you to his chest, smiling, nestling his face in your hair. You don't say anything for a while.Â
"I'm not keeping it." You whisper. "I'm not. I wouldn't stand it if it ended up like you."Â
It's spiteful. You're still in that phase where you think your venom can hurt him, as though he'd see your blows as anything but blessings. Satoru thinks to his own childhood. Where he was given everything, lathered in gold and silver. Yet, the house was always cold. But you were always so warm.Â
"That won't happen." He tells you. "'cause you're here."Â
Your anger has dwindled to smoke. Maybe you've finally realized how crazy he was for you.Â
"Please let me go." It's not a beg. It's not even a request.Â
"I can't," he honestly says.Â
"You won't." You correct him.Â
He smiles in your hair.Â
"No baby," he says, "I can't."Â
If you ran away again, if you escaped his claws, he'd probably die. Drop dead, rot on the floor. He needs you. Even more than he needs food, water, and oxygen. You won't understand that. You've never been in love before.Â
You don't fight him. If anything, you sink into his hold. He's there to catch you, heart soaring. You lean into his chestÂ
"I hate you." You whisper. His heart beats a little faster. It's probably the first time you've ever been so honest with him.Â
God, he loves you.Â
"I hope our baby has your eyes," he says.Â
"I hope our baby looks exactly like you."Â
You say nothing, but when he leans down to kiss you, you finally kiss back. You're cracked, and your essence is ready to be molded in his image, just like he's always wanted you to be.Â
If Satoru is the Sun, then you must certainly be his universe, the plane in which he rests, because there would be no existence for him if not for you.Â
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What are they like in bed
Author: Maybe obscenity, I'm not writing for the first time, but I clearly have little experience, so I apologize in advance đ

âą Despite his formidable appearance and strength, he knows how to control himself. He is not one of those who act thoughtlessly - he studies her reactions, remembers what makes her freeze and what - relax. But if he is provoked, patience can quickly run out and then he becomes much more assertive, leaving her no opportunity to dictate the pace.
âą His hands, accustomed to weapons, can be surprisingly careful. He does not allow himself to be abrupt, unless she herself wants it. But if the day turned out to be difficult, he can be more demanding, not giving her a break until he is sure that she completely belongs to him at this moment.
âą He doesn't say too much, but his glances, quiet exhalations, restrained breathing say more than any words. However, in particularly sensual moments his voice becomes low, hoarse, almost velvety. And if he says something, it will be something short, but incredibly chilling to the point of goosebumps.
âą Quick sex is not his thing. If he surrenders to sensations, then completely. There is nothing more important at this moment. Sometimes he demands the same from her - that she be here, only with him, only for him.
âą Even after everything, he stays close. He does not leave, does not turn away, does not leave her alone. He will cover her, press her closer, run his hand through her hair. This is not just a habit - it is an instinct. Even in such moments, he continues to protect her, even if there is no danger.

âą As a scientist, he is used to analyzing everything, and this also applies to his beloved. He studies her reactions, remembers every little thing that makes her sigh or tense up, and uses it in the future. On the surface, he may seem reserved and unperturbed, but once they are alone, this restraint disappears. An amazing combination of unhurried confidence and deeply hidden fire awakens in him.
âą Calm, deep, with light mocking notes, he can bring to trembling with just a couple of phrases. Sometimes he says something barely audible, almost in a whisper, to make her listen more attentively.
âą Anaxa is not one of those who will simply follow the standard script. He loves to tease, provoke, test her patience, just to see how she will react. In moments of intimacy, this turns into a game of control and testing boundaries.
âą He does not tolerate chaos, preferring that everything go as he has planned. In bed, too, he takes the lead, dictating the rhythm and the atmosphere, making her feel that he is in complete control of the process.
âą Like a true scientist, he enjoys studying, reactions, nuances. Sometimes he deliberately slows down the pace, just to observe her emotions and test how far he can go before she loses patience.
âą In everyday life, he may seem cold and reasonable, but when alone with her, he combines gentleness and control in such a way that it is difficult for her to predict what will happen next. Sometimes he will be affectionate and caring, and sometimes - almost mercilessly teasing, testing the limits of her patience.
âą Although he will not say it out loud, he gets special pleasure if after a night with him she falls asleep with a slight smile on her face, completely exhausted. And at such moments, looking at her, he allows himself a rare warm smile, knowing that it is his merit.

âą Phainon always pays attention to the emotions of his beloved. If she is tired, he will be gentle, slow, allowing her to completely relax. If he feels that she wants something bolder, he only smiles slightly and plays along. In moments of strong desire, he can unexpectedly show imperiousness, but always remains attentive to her reaction.
âą For him, physical contact is not just desire, but a way to express love. He often touches her even outside the bedroom: lightly runs his fingers along her wrist, hugs her waist, straightens her hair. In more intimate moments, this is expressed even more strongly. He slowly studies her body, allowing her to get used to his touch, and always leaves kisses where her skin is especially sensitive.
âą Phainon is in no hurry, but if he feels that she completely trusts him, he can take control into his own hands. At such moments, his voice becomes hoarse, and his movements become more confident. He is not prone to abrupt gestures, but his confidence makes everything that happens especially sensual.
âą For him, her satisfaction is more important than his own. He watches her reactions, notices the smallest details. He likes to see how she reacts to his touch, and he will not stop until he achieves the desired result.
âą After all this, he does not just turn away or fall asleep. He always stays close, covers her, presses her to himself, runs his fingers over her skin, memorizing every curve. Sometimes he whispers something in the Amphoraean language - perhaps words of affection or promises that he himself does not realize.
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âIâm nervous, man,â Eddie confessed, finding it easier to talk now that Steveâs heavy gaze wasnât on him. âSo nervous. Like⊠Iâve never done this before. Hook ups I understand, sex is easy, but romance? Whatâs a guy like me supposed to do with that? â
Steve had dropped hands from his face and had relaxed into Eddieâs side, pressed there together on the mattress, shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip. His eyes were closed and he looked deep in thought. Eddie waited, watching him curiously out of the corner of his eye, wondering what advice he would give. What came next out of Steveâs mouth was nothing that Eddie had been expecting. âIf it were me, if I were the guy, Eds, I know what I would do if I were the one lucky enough to take you out on a date,â he began softly, voice like velvet. Eddie wanted to wrap himself up in the sound, feel it drag all along his body, live there forever. âFirst, Iâd pick you up,â Steve continued, weaving his words like a spell. âIs whatshisname picking you up or are you meeting him?â âMeeting him.â âHmm,â Steve hummed, the corners of his lips pulling down in displeasure. âThatâs his first mistake. I would pick you up, would want to make you feel special. Meet you at your door, walk you to the car. Take care of you. Bring you a little gift â flowers maybe, to make you laugh, candy because youâre sweet.â âChocolate?â Eddie asked, perking up. He loved candy. âYouâre so predictable.â âSweeTarts, a whole bag of âem,â Steve countered, smile tugging at his lips in the most delicious way, a smile that only Eddie got to see. âBecause youâre not that sweet, Munson.â Eddie laughed, delighted. This sweet and sour, this push and pull, this ability of Steveâs to meet Eddie right where he was and give as good as he got lit up some part of his brain that no one else could touch, and it was frighteningly addicting. He wanted more, always more. âAnd then, Steve?â âWhatâs the date tonight, dinner and a movie you said? And you say Iâm predictable. Ok. Iâd take you to a place I knew well for dinner, something older, more established and out of the way so we wouldnât be fighting the crowd. Someplace dark, with tight little corner booths, perfect for close talking, and closer sitting. You and me, pressed up together in the flickering candlelight, reading from the same menu. Iâd order you a cocktail, an old fashioned â sweet, because I know you like it, and whiskey because it always warms you up, makes your face flush the prettiest pink.â âOh,â Eddie breathed, his pulse picking up in the strangest way, laughter fading from his lips.
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Two Victors, One Closet II
pairings: finnick odair x reader
summary: it's the 70th hunger games victor party and somehow, finnick manage to convince you with his stupid deal.
warnings: finnick being a lil shit, usual hunger games, mentions of death and blood
word count: 4.5k
author's note: ask and u shall receive! i'm thinking of making this into a mini series but idk
part one
Itâs another Capitol partyâloud, garish, and painfully predictable. The air is thick with artificial scents, laughter that doesnât quite reach the eyes, and the clinking of glasses filled with glittering drinks. The people here are draped in some twisted imitation of District 4 fashionâocean-inspired, but exaggerated to the point of absurdity. Flowing fabrics mimic the movement of waves, bodices are studded with pearls and seashells, and someone even had the audacity to wear a shimmering shark tail. You caught a glimpse of it earlier, just as you were picking through some poor excuse for District 4 delicacies. The sight was ridiculous enough to make you pause, but you chalked it up to a trick of the light and moved on.
The newest victor is Annie Crestaâyou think thatâs her name. You didnât bother to check again after your tributes were slaughtered at the hands of her partner. As soon as the cannon sounded, sealing their fate, you turned off the screen and went home. Their screams had already burrowed deep into your skull, breaking through walls you thought were impenetrable.
You were sure they would make it. You had done everything right this time, every lesson tailored to the arenaâs secrets. You got wind of the dam that would break midway through the Games and planned accordingly. You pulled strings, demanded swimming training, and drilled them relentlessly until they could navigate a flood with their eyes closed. How do you know that skill so well? Thatâs a secret you donât share.
Finnick caught on quickly. He always does. He didnât ask outright, just gave you that knowing look before offering his help. On one conditionâhis tributes got the same training. You agreed, of course. You even went a step further, teaching Marcus, his male tribute, a few hand-to-hand combat tricks.
And then he used those very tricks against your tributes. Killed them with techniques you had burned into their bones. The betrayal of it gnawed at you, but what ate you alive was the way Marcus died. Drowned, unable to swim through the flood. The very skill that should have saved himâwould have saved him if he'd actually listenedâbecame his downfall.
You should have felt guilty. You should have mourned him, the way you mourned your own tributes. But when you heard how he died, you felt nothing but relief.
You click your tongue the moment you spot the familiar Capitol coupleâCecilia and Felix, striding toward you with their usual air of forced familiarity. No matter how many times you've brushed them off, ignored their greetings, or given them the coldest of stares, they always come back. Like flies to a corpse.
At this point, youâve stopped trying. Youâre too drained to care, too weighed down by exhaustion to put up a fight. The sleepless nights have piled onto your shoulders, pressing down until even standing upright feels like an effort.
âItâs a shame none of your tributes made it,â Cecilia chirps, voice light as if discussing the weather. Sheâs smiling. Smiling. You learned her name recently, when your escort wouldnât shut up about some designer and their latest collection. Two of the featured models wereâof courseâthis couple.
Felix, her husband, nods in agreement. âI heard you went out of your way this time. I am very sorry for your loss,â he says smoothly, reaching out to pat your shoulder. His gloved hand lands gently, but the touch burns. Itâs mocking.
Your body tenses instantly, throat tightening. The phantom sounds of your tributesâ screams claw at the back of your mind, but you push them down. Your hands ball into fists at your sides, nails digging into your palms.
You force yourself to swallow, then clear your throat. A small, polite smile stretches across your lipsâperfect, practiced, empty. âThanks.â
The word is flat, dry, hollow. It doesnât match the sweetness of your expression, but you donât care. Let them figure it out. Let them stand there, picking apart the mismatch, trying to decide whether or not to pry further. Youâre done with this conversation before it even begins.
Everything feels artificial. The lights, the music, the laughter, the meaningless conversations. You just want to go home and hope the sun never shines on you again.
Felixâs hand finally lifts from your shoulder, but his presence lingers like a stain. He and Cecilia donât move on, donât take the hint. Instead, they exchange a glance before launching into whatever pressing Capitol affair has them so invested tonight.
âI heard President Snow is hosting a private gathering next week,â Cecilia hums, taking a sip of her glittering drink. The liquid glows under the chandelier light, swirling like molten gold. âVery exclusive. Only the most influential guests are invited.â
Felix nods, feigning casual disinterest, but his chest is puffed slightly. âNaturally, weâll be attending.â
Their voices blend into the background almost instantly. Muffled, meaningless, unimportant. The words reach your ears, but they donât stick. They slide off, fading into the constant hum of Capitol chatter, the clinking of glasses, the laughter that isnât real.
Because suddenly, everywhere you look, theyâre there.
At the buffet table, a girl reaches for a platter of oysters, her sleeve sliding up to reveal a delicate wrist. Too thin. Too familiar. Your chest tightens. Itâs the same kind of wrist your tribute had, small and bony, barely strong enough to hold a weapon but fastâso, so fast yet not fast enough to evade an attack from behind.
To your left, a young man throws his head back in laughter, his golden curls catching the light. The same golden curls that were matted with blood when the cannon fired.
Your breath hitches. Your grip tightens around your glass.
The marble floor beneath your feet tilts, just slightly, but enough to make you dizzy. Itâs like the world is shifting, bending, pulling you somewhere you donât want to go.
Cecilia keeps talking, oblivious. âAnd have you seen the latest trend? Surgical gills! The idea is simply revolutionary.â
A woman nearby brushes past, her perfume suffocating. The scentâsaltwater and something sharp, metallicâcopper?âhits you like a fist to the ribs. It drags you back, plunges you under.
You see your tributeâs faceâeyes blown wide, mouth gasping for air that will never come. You remember the way she clawed at her throat, the way her hands, small and trembling, reached for help that wasnât there.
You blink rapidly, forcing the image away. Your throat is too tight. Your vision is too blurry.
A gentle laugh flutters through the air. A girl passes by, no older than fifteen. The same age your tribute was. She smiles, bright and careless, utterly safe in the Capitolâs embrace. She will go home tonight, climb into bed, and wake up tomorrow alive.
Your tribute did not.
Something inside you cracks.
ââdonât you think?â
You snap back to reality. Cecilia is looking at you expectantly, waiting for a response. Felix raises an eyebrow, like he already knows you werenât listening.
You swallow. Your drink sloshes in your glass from how hard youâre gripping it. âI⊠yeah.â
Whatever the question was, the answer doesnât matter. Nothing does.
Cecilia beams, pleased. Felix chuckles, exchanging another glance with his wife before smoothly shifting the conversation forward. They donât notice the way your hands tremble. The way your eyes dart around the room, bracing for the next ghost.
The party continues. The music plays. The Capitol sparkles. The world continues to rotate and youâre stuck in the middle of it, drowning.
âIâve been looking for you, sweetheart.â
The words pull you out of your thoughts like a hook to the ribs. You donât want to turn around. You already know who it is.
Slowly, you turn your head, and there he is. Finnick Odair.
Finnick stands just behind you, a glittering orange drink in hand, posture relaxed like he has all the time in the world. The party lights catch on his hair, styled in deliberate curls tonight, instead of its usual effortless mess. Thereâs a faint dusting of blue makeup on his eyelids, making his sea-green eyes stand out even more than they already do. He looks like something out of an old District 4 bedtime storyâa prince of the sea, dressed in ocean treasures.
His outfit only adds to it. A white dress shirt, unbuttoned just enough to show his chest. Black sleek pants. Pearls and seashells strung across his wrists, around his throat. Designed to be looked at.
Your jaw tightens, fingers curling slightly at your sides. Out of all times to approach, he chooses now? Right here, in front of everyone?
Felix and Cecilia have already turned their attention to him, entertained by the sudden shift in the conversation. Theyâre Capitol-bredâmeaning they thrive off tension, off the undercurrents of something unsaid. And thereâs plenty of it between you and Finnick.
You havenât spoken to him since that night in the common room. Since the Games ended. Since everything went to hell.
Finnick tried. He had stood there, hands on his hips, voice low and steady, trying to get through to you. He wanted to talk. Wanted to explain. As if there was anything to explain. As if any of it would bring your tributes back.
You didnât want to hear it. Couldnât.
So you walked away. And Finnick, for once, let you.
But now heâs here again, standing in front of you like the past few weeks havenât stretched between you like an open wound. His gaze flickers over your face, searching, reading, picking apart the things you donât say.
Cecilia lets out a soft laugh, tapping a manicured finger against her chin. âOh, Finnick, what a sight you are tonight,â she purrs. âI do wonder, thoughâwho exactly were you looking for?â
Finnick doesnât blink. Doesnât miss a beat when responding.
His gaze stays locked onto yours as he says, âYou.â
âNow,â Finnick shifts his gaze to the couple, effortlessly slipping into the role they expect of him. He flashes a charming smile, the kind that makes Capitol hearts flutter, as his hand slides to the small of your back. His touch is light but firm, a silent warning.
âMind if I sweep my sweetheart away tonight?â
Cecilia lets out a delighted laugh, waving a hand as if sheâs granting permission. âOh, of course! She's all yours!â
Felix nods beside her, grinning as if heâs in on some great secret. He gestures for you to go, ushering you away with Finnick, who wastes no time guiding you toward the dance floor. His hand stays steady against your back, his usual signature grin stretched across his face like this is all just a game to him.
Behind you, the couple is already whisperingâgiddy, thrilled, utterly convinced.
âOh my god, did you see that?â
âThey really are together!â
Finnick hears it too. You can tell by the way his grip tightens, just slightly, like heâs holding back a laugh.
âYou really are trouble, Odair,â you hiss, tilting your head up to glare at him.
Finnick only grins, entirely unbothered as he spins you onto the dance floor, the motion forcing you closer. His hand stays firm at your waist, the other clasping yours with practiced ease, like heâs done this a thousand times before. And he probably has. The Capitol loves their golden boy. Their charming, untouchable Victor.
But you are not one of them and right now, you do not want to be in his arms.
âTrouble?â Finnick repeats, amused, swaying the both of you in time with the elegant Capitol music. âI just saved you from the worst conversation of the night. Iâd say that makes me more of a hero, wouldnât you?â
You scoff. âYou are the last person Iâd call a hero.â
He tsks, spinning you smoothly under his arm before pulling you back in, his voice dropping to something softerâsomething that feels too familiar. âThat hurts, sweetheart. Really, I think I deserve at least a little gratitude.â
You want to snap at him. Want to pull away. But the room is watching, eyes glued to the spectacle of Finnick Odair and his supposed lover twirling across the dance floor. You can feel itâthe weight of their attention, the whispers, the way the music almost seems to slow as if accommodating for you.
So you stay. You grit your teeth, keeping your steps in sync with Finnickâs, because the alternativeâmaking a sceneâis worse.
âGratitude?â you echo bitterly, gripping his shoulder tighter than necessary. âFor what, exactly? For making me the latest Capitol headline? For dragging me into whatever mess youâve made this time?â
Finnick hums, tilting his head as if considering. His fingers press slightly against your back, guiding your next step. âMm⊠no, I was thinking more along the lines of saving you from the couple of the year's horrible attempts at sympathy.â
Your jaw clenches. Heâs not wrong, but thatâs not the point.
His expression shifts slightly, the usual playfulness in his eyes dimming just enough for you to notice. âYou looked like you needed an out,â he says, quieter this time. âSo, I gave you one.â
You stiffen, and Finnick must feel it because he exhales softly, like he already knows whatâs coming.
âYou donât get to act like you care,â you murmur, barely moving your lips as you step in time with him. âNot after what happened.â
Finnickâs grip tightensânot painfully, but enough to make his frustration clear. âYou really think I donât care?â His voice is still light, still laced with that ever-present charm, but thereâs something else beneath it now. Something sharp. âCome on. You know me better than that.â
You shake your head. âDo I?â
Finnick exhales through his nose, a faint smirk ghosting across his lips, but it doesnât quite reach his eyes. âYou really are determined to be mad at me forever, huh?â
You glare up at him. âMy tributes are dead, Finnick. Killed by yours. And you think this is something Iâll just⊠get over?â
Something flickers across his face. Guilt, maybe. Regret. You canât tell. But then he smiles, because of course he does.
âWell, if it makes you feel any better,â he says, twirling you again, his voice just as smooth as before, âmine didnât make it either.â
You stumble slightly at his words, and Finnick, ever the performer, corrects it effortlessly, making it seem like nothing more than an intentional dip.
The music swells around you, but all you can hear is the memory of cannon fire. The screams. The sound of rushing water.
Finnick pulls you upright again, his hand still steady at your back. âSee?â he murmurs. âNow we both have ghosts.â
Your brows furrow, his words throwing you off balance more than his stupid dance moves ever could. "What do you mean, 'yours didnât make it either'?" You glance around the room pointedly. "Annie Cresta is right there, alive and⊠well."
Finnick laughsânot his usual, full-bodied, Capitol-winning laugh, but a quiet, disheartened chuckle, like he finds something deeply amusing and tragic all at once. "Oh, sweetheart," he muses, spinning you again just to keep up the illusion of a perfect dance. "You think Annie made it out of those Games?"
You frown, confused. "She won, didnât she?"
Another dry chuckle. "Sure. She won." His voice is light, almost teasing, but there's something hollow underneath. "And when they pulled her out of that arena, they got⊠well. Something that looks like Annie. Something that breathes and blinks and smiles at the cameras when they tell her to. But the girl I mentored? She drowned in that flood just like yours did."
Your stomach twists uncomfortably. You've seen Annie since the Games endedâseen her standing beside Finnick, silent and distant, her expression always unreadable. But you'd assumed⊠well, you don't even know what you assumed.
Finnick must notice your expression, because he grins, the picture of effortless charm, even as his fingers tighten at your waist. "They really shouldâve let her die, you know. Wouldâve been a lot kinder."
"Finnick," you warn, heart pounding.
But he doesnât stop. "Oh, donât look at me like that," he says, tilting his head. "You think I donât know what you were thinking when you saw Marcus' cannon? When you found out he couldnât swim? I bet you were relieved."
You tense, throat tightening, but Finnick only smirks, dragging you effortlessly through another step. "Come on, you can admit it. Just between us."
"You're disgusting."
"I'm right."
You hate him. You hate how he always knows.
"Why are you telling me this?" you murmur, voice tight.
Finnick exhales, his smile dropping just a fraction. "Because you think I'm the villain here," he says, dipping you slightly, the movement forcing you closer to his face. "And I think it's only fair you knowâI'm just another casualty, same as you."
His lips quirk, just slightly. "Only difference is, I make this look good.â
You grimace. "I donât think of you as a villain, Finnick," you retort, your voice softer around the edges now.
"Then what?"
"I justâŠ" You hesitate, eyes dropping to his exposed neck, the way his pulse flickers beneath his skin. "I welcomed you and your tributes in. My tributes didnât deserve that."
Finnick lets out a small scoff, the sound barely audible over the music. "Honey, no one deserves any of this," he corrects, his grip firm as he sways you through the rhythm, leading with an effortless grace that makes the whole room believe this is nothing more than a dance. "Not even you. But we donât really have a choice here, do we?"
The lump in your throat grows tighter. The burn behind your eyes intensifies, and you can feel a sob creeping up, threatening to spill past your quivering lips. You bite down on it, hard, forcing your expression into something blank, something indifferentâbut Finnick sees through it.
He always does.
For a second, his mask slips, and there's no teasing smirk, no playful glint in his sea-green eyes. Just quiet understanding.
Without another word, he pulls you in.
Your body stiffens at first, caught off guard, but then your forehead presses against his chest, the warmth of him bleeding into your skin. The steady rise and fall of his breath grounds you, his arms solid around you as the music continues to play.
âDonât cry. Not in front of everyone,â Finnick whispers, his lips barely moving as his eyes scan the room. A few pairs are watching, their gazes hungry, dissecting your every move. The Capitol lives for thisâthe spectacle of it all.
You nod against him, focusing on the steady rhythm of his breathing, matching it with your own. No way in hell are you going to let them see the cracks in your wall. The dam threatening to break.
Finnick lets you have that moment, just long enough for you to collect yourself. And thenâbecause heâs Finnick, and he can never let a moment sit without ruining itâhe exhales dramatically, as if burdened by the weight of your existence.
"Well," he muses, voice tinged with amusement, "as much as I enjoy holding you like this, sweetheart, I have to admitâyou're a terrible dance partner."
Your eyes snap open, brow furrowing as you pull back slightly to glare up at him. "Excuse me?"
Finnick grins, looking thoroughly pleased with himself. "Donât get me wrong," he continues, voice dropping into that signature, lazy drawl. "I love a good dramatic moment. The tragic lovers, the tears, the emotional tensionâvery poetic. But youâre clinging to me like a barnacle, and itâs kind of killing my vibe."
Your face heats. Oh, you want to slap him.
"You absoluteâ"
"Ah, ah," Finnick interrupts, smoothly spinning you away before pulling you back in, his hand pressing lightly against the small of your back. "Careful, sweetheart. You wouldnât want to ruin our perfect little romance in front of our adoring audience, would you?"
Your fingers dig into his shoulder hard enough to bruise. "I hate you."
Finnick's smirk deepens. "See, now thatâs just hurtful."
You resist the urge to stomp on his foot. Barely.
"Oh, come on," he drawls, eyes twinkling with mischief. "Admit it. Iâm making you feel something. Would you rather go back to being sad, or do you want to be mad at me instead? I know which one Iâd pick."
You grit your teeth, but you donât argue, because damn him, heâs right.*
Finnick Odair, with all his ridiculous antics and unbearable smugness, has successfully pissed you off just enough to push the grief aside, if only for now.
You know why Finnick is here. Dancing with you, holding you close, spinning you around like youâre both part of some grand performance. Thereâs an edge to the way people are watchingâsomething sharper than usual. Their eyes track your every move, lips curving in whispers, anticipation practically humming in the air.
Somethingâs up. And Finnick knows exactly what it is.
Like he can read your mind, he leans in, voice dropping low enough that only you can hear. âWord got out about the closet.â
You shoot him a sharp look. âNo, it didnât.â The words come out flat, a firm rejection of the very idea. Because thereâs no way.
Finnick grins, the picture of smug amusement. âYou can keep denying it,â he says, as if he finds your resistance adorable. His arm stretches above him, effortlessly twirling you around before pulling you back in. His lips brush your ear as he speaks again, voice firm this time.
âBut the second Snow asks you about it, you tell him itâs true.â
And then, before you can protest, he dips you.
Your breath catches, body tensing as Finnick pauses mid-movement, holding you suspended in the air, his grip steady at your back. Your arms instinctively tighten around his neck, anchoring yourself.
He doesnât pull you back up. He just waits.
You narrow your eyes. âAbsolutely not, Finnick.â
Finnick rolls his eyes like he was expecting that answer, like youâre being difficult on purpose. âHoney, itâs a do-or-die. So, you either date meââ His grin widens. ââor die.â
You deadpan. âDying sounds better than dating you.â
Finnick sighs dramatically, as if youâve just wounded him in the most tragic, irreversible way. "You really know how to hurt a man, donât you, sweetheart?"
His voice is teasing, but you donât miss the undercurrent beneath itâthe way his fingers press just a little tighter against your back, the way his eyes flicker with something unreadable.
You swallow hard. âThis is a terrible plan.â
Finnick tilts his head. âYeah? Well, you got a better one?â
Your fingers tighten around the fabric of his shirt, grip firm against his shoulders as he finally pulls you upright. You barely have time to regain your balance before Finnick is leading you through another slow turn, his hand pressing just a little too smugly against your back.
âYou know,â he muses, voice low and smooth, âif you stopped fighting this so hard, we might actually be kind of convincing.â
You scoff, leveling him with a glare. âConvincing? Finnick, the only thing youâre convincing people of is that you have terrible taste.â
Finnick grins, unfazed. âThatâs rich coming from the person who got caught in a closet with me. Sounds like youâre the one with terrible taste.â
Your nostrils flare. âThat was an accident.â
âSure it was.â
You swear you could kill him. Heâs enjoying this way too much, the smug glint in his eyes practically daring you to lose your temper.
You step in a little closer, just enough to make it look intentional, enough to make it seem like youâre leaning into whatever ridiculous act heâs trying to sell to the Capitol. He doesnât pull away. If anything, he welcomes it, smirk deepening as he raises a brow.
âIf we have to sell this, Odair, letâs make one thing clear,â you whisper, voice sharp despite the fake sweetness laced into it. âYouâre the one chasing me, not the other way around.â
Finnick chuckles, tilting his head like he finds that adorable. âSweetheart, if that helps you sleep at night, Iâll let you believe it.â
Your fingers twitch at his hold, itching to punch him, but you force yourself to keep up the act. You roll your shoulders back, composing yourself as you take a slow step backâjust enough to put some distance between you.
Finnick watches you, amusement still dancing in his eyes, before leaning in one last time.
âJust remember,â he murmurs, lips dangerously close to your ear, âif Snow asks, youâve been hopelessly in love with me for months.â
You donât even hesitate. You stomp on his foot.
Finnick hisses, the grin finally slipping from his face as you yank yourself free from his hold. âI hate you.â
Finnick laughs through the pain, barely even phased as he takes a step back, adjusting the cuff of his sleeve like nothing happened. âYeah, yeah. Keep saying that, sweetheart. It only makes the act more believable.â
You donât just storm off. You march across the dance floor, teeth clenched, pulse hammering at your temples. The absolute audacity of Finnick Odair. You can still hear his laugh trailing behind you, light and amused, like heâs delighted that heâs gotten under your skin.
Heâs insufferable.
You barely make it three steps before Finnickâs voice chases after you. âCome on, donât walk away so soon. You didnât even let me dip you dramatically a second time.â
You whip around so fast he nearly collides into you. âFinnick, I swear toââ
He raises his hands in mock surrender, expression gleaming with pure mischief. âRelax, sweetheart, youâre making this way too easy for them.â He tilts his head ever so slightly toward the crowd.
You donât want to look. You really donât, but you know exactly what heâs talking about. The Capitolâs eyes are still on you, their expressions ranging from intrigue to outright glee. Some of them are whispering to each other, exchanging looks like theyâve figured something out.
Finnick sees the realization flicker across your face and smirks.
He leans in, voice dropping to that annoyingly smooth, lazy drawl. âThatâs right. We sell this, or weâre both dead.â His grin widens. âSo, if you want me to stop annoying you, then act in love.â
You inhale sharply, resisting the urge to wring his neck. Instead, you plaster on the most sickeningly sweet smile you can muster.
âYouâre right, Finnick.â Your voice is sugary and poisonous all at once, dripping with an exaggerated affection that makes his eyebrows twitch. âHow could I possibly resist you? Youâre just soâsoââ
You grab his collar, yanking him forward, just enough for your lips to hover dangerously close to his. Finnickâs breath hitches for just half a second.
Then, in the smuggest voice imaginable, he says, âSpeechless? Happens all the time.â
Your roll your eyes. âI was going to say infuriating.â
Finnick laughs. Loud, genuine, eyes gleaming with absolute delight. âOh, sweetheart,â he murmurs, placing a hand over yours, effortlessly prying your fingers from his collar, âif you think this is infuriating, just wait until I start courting you properly.â
Your stomach drops. Not because youâre flustered, obviously. Just dread. Absolute dread.
âYou wouldnât,â you whisper, already regretting this entire night.
Finnick grins, the kind that sends a chill up your spine. âTry me.â
You might actually have to kill him.
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â â Tough Work - Bang Chan â â
Pairing : Bang Chan x f Reader
Summary : Bang Chan gets his plans ruined yet again by a late notice schedule and he's pissed. His friends call his girlfriend to the rescue to calm him down before he punches his laptop.
Word count : 3.2k
Warnings/tags : a little angst at the beginning, Chan is an emotional mess, swear words, smut (ONLY 18+), sex on a desk chair, unprotected sex (don't be silly goofy y'all), use of pet name baby, baby girl.
A/n : I had some inspo (not gonna tell you eheh) + it's the holiday season so yeah why not! Let's slut the holidays awayđ€Łđđ» merry Xmas pookies đ€Also be KIND it's my first full written fic since like...august or sumn
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 When Hyunjin called you, it definitely came as a surprise. It was around five pm and you were doing absolutely nothing except chill on the couch watching a movie on your (very deserved) days off for the holidays. Until the phone suddenly rang, making you curious as you saw the name calling. Especially since you thought you heard Chan, your boyfriend, saying that they were working today.
'Hello?'
'Hey, yn, hi. Are you busy right now?' your friend's voice sounded slightly defeated as he answered, even though you could tell he was trying to play it off.
'Hyune, hi. No, I'm not, what's up? Is everything okay?' you sat straight, listening carefully.
'Yes and no. Listen, we got some late notice from the company and now Chan hyung is pissed. Like very pissed.' you frowned as he sighed, 'But mostly he's upset. And I know for a fact that the only thing that can calm him down it's you. Would you mind maybe coming over?'
You and Chan were supposed to meet at your apartment to have dinner together later, despite that you didn't even think twice before getting up and walking to your room to change quickly.
'Yes, got it. Don't worry, I'll be there in 10.'
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You didn't bother getting ready properly, with a full on makeup and hair done, or a carefully picked out outfit. Usually you'd have some decency going out, even just for meeting your friends. But right now you didn't have the time, nor the mood for it.
Hyunjin didn't give too many details, but since he mentioned a late notice schedule, you probably imagined that it would mess with your and Chan's plans for New Year's. It was not the first time that it happened unfortunately, but then again, it was his work. He couldn't truly help it, and you knew that it upset him.
You put on a gray wool oversized dress, some pantyhose, a padded jacket and a beanie, after quickly fixing your hair slightly. Then you grabbed your bag and before you knew it, you were in your car driving to the boys' dorm.
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Like you predicted, around ten minutes later you arrived and opted on sending Hyunjin a text instead of ringing the bell. He immediately came to answer the door and gave you a quick hug and a small smile.
'Changbin is not home. Me and Jisung are going out for a while, okay? Let me know when the threath has been doomed.' he joked, just as you waved to Jisung who was wrapping a big scarf around his neck. He smiled back and hugged you too.
'Thank you, yn. He wouldn't hear us out at all, so we decided to call you.' he said. You shook your head slightly as you took off the beanie.
'It's okay. I'm sorry that you guys probably also had some plans spoiled.' you responded. They both had a sweet yet quite defeated expression on as you switched places, them on the doorstep on their way out and you on your way in.
'Ah, It's alright. It's out job after all. Take your time, alright?' Hyunjin replied, and you nodded with a small smile before they closed the door behind them.
You sighed, mentally preparing to try and not look too disappointed. You were, of course, but now it wasn't about you. And besides, the last thing you would've wanted was to make Chan feel more guilty.
You made your way down the corridor to his room, which was pretty much silent. You knocked on the door gently, and just after a couple of seconds your boyfriend showed up. He was wearing a black hoodie, gray tracksuit pants and his big headphones. His face looked tired, serious and there was the slightest hint of red in his eyes.
His expression switched fast as soon as he realized it was you at the door and not one of his roommates, which had already taken turns in trying to comfort him and calm him down. He even had a small argument with Changbin, hence why he had to leave the house before they started shouting names at each other.
'Yn? What- weren't we supposed to meet later? Did I loose track of time-?' he quickly glanced down at the time on his phone, taking off the headphones with one hand and discarding them on his bed. The wallpaper being a sweet picture of you too making yout heart shrink a bit.
'Channie, hi baby. No, it's okay, you didn't. A little bird told me you needed some cheering up.' you smiled sweetly at him as you brought your hands up to stroke his arms.
He scoffed, releasing himself from your grip gently, just to walk back and plop down on his big plush desk chair.
'Which one of those fu-...ah, I don't even care. I assume that they told you, then?'Â he sighed heavily, stopping himself from curing at his friends. You walked closer, taking off your bag and jacket, placing them on the clothes hanger behind the door.
'Don't be mad. They did it because they care about you enough to not see your hair turn white from stress before your time.' you tried to lighten up the mood, but it didn't seem to work as he just proceeded to put his head down in between his hands.
Your smile fell, taking a deep breath, understanding that he really needed some time to get out his feelings first.
'Just about a late notice schedule. Nothing more, but I assume that it's for New Year's. Is that why you're so upset?' you scrunched down in frot of him, your hands placed on his knees.
He waited a few seconds before speaking, his voice low and quite monotone. 'We got two Japan schedules for the 31st and the 1st. But we have to leave on the 29th. And we'll probably not going to be back before the 2nd. Just in time for our already pre paid and organized planes to be canceled. Of fucking course.' his tone getting sharper as he spoke.
You stroked his thigh gently to comfort him, 'I'm sorry, baby. I know you were looking forward to a few days off.' you responded. He shook his head, frowning as he sat up straight.
'Fuck the days off. I can have days off all year. I was looking forward to spending at leas one fucking holiday with my girlfriend, in peace in a nice luxury cabin in the middle of damn nowhere.' he ranted angrily, before pausing for a second and giving you a quick look. 'It's me the one who should be sorry.'
'But it's not your fault, Chan. It's work, you have schedules and many times they may not be planned. That's how it works for many other jobs too, think about it.' you try to reason, once again taking his hands into your stroking them.
'It's the third time in four months. First it was your birthday, then Christmas, and now New Year's. It's starting to stress me out. Isn't it stressing you out?' he asked, frowning. You sighed.
'What do you want me to say? 'Chris this is too much, you're always busy with stuff that's out of your control so I'm leaving you'? Is that what you want to hear?' your tone slightly more stern. You weren't mad, but his constant throwing himself under the bus was bothering you. He widened his brown eyes, squeezing your hands slightly.
'No! What? Of course not. I was just-' you stood up straight, shushing him.
'Then stop with that shit. We can reschedule later. I don't give a fuck whether it is December 31st or April, or whatever. I'll be happy to spend time with my boyfriend and that's it. Okay? Stop beating yourself up about it.' your voice got warmer. He leaned forward, resting his head on your stomach and wrapping his arms around your waist to bring you close.
'Still. Im sorry that I keep disappointing you. You deserve better.' the last sentence made you snap so you pushed him back slightly, making him look up at you.
'Oi, don't say shit like that. It's not true.' the little oi clearly being his Aussie influence.
'You are better. You're the best. Don't ever say that, because it's not true. I love you.' you cradled his face in your hands. His big brown eyes looking up at you so sweetly.
'Am I though?' he said sadly. Always doubting himself, you sighed internally.
'Yes you are.' you planted a kiss on his lips, trying to lighten up the mood 'Besides, you know that I'm too honest. If you were being shitty to me I'd tell you. Well, I'd tell your friends first and then you. Just to add that bit of embarrassment.' you shrinked your eyes jokingly, finally getting a chuckle out of him.
That made you smile in return, as you kept caressing his cheeks with your thumbs. He looked up at you again, shaking his head slightly with a small smile on his face. 'What?' you said cutely.
'I love you so much. I wonder what did I do to deserve you.' you smiled sweetly at him before switching again, and clicking your tongue.
'Getting sappy here, Christopher' you released his face, about to turn around to go get your phone, just to shoot a quick message to Hyunjin reassuring that the situation was handled, but chan grabbed your hand making you turn around.
He laughed, smirking up at you slightly. 'Hey, come back here' you chuckled, letting yourself be dragged back. You were now standing in between his legs, him still sitting on his big desk chair.
'You need something?' you joked. 'Just my girl. Right here. Close to me.' your smile turned into a smirk, as your hands started to wander on his shoulders.
'I am close.' his hands came up to your waist then down to your hips, pushing you more into him, your faces close.
'Closer' you carefully straddled him, your arms around his neck.
'Enough?' he chuckled faintly, his lips grazing your neck and then whispering 'Never' into your ear, sending shivers down your spine.
'Greedy boy' you teased 'I can get even more greedy. Will you let me?' he looked back at you, the slightest hint of humor in his voice, but his eyes were telling a different story.
'Yes' you respondeded without a doubt. 'Go ahead. Do whatever you want. I know you need it.'Â at that point he crashed his lips to yours, immediately starting a passionate kiss. Your hands gripped his broad shoulders as his hands pressed your hips down to his crotch.
At that point your dress had already pooled around your hips, so the only thing separating you two were your pantyhose and panties, aside from his own pants. As you continued kissing and grinding, he got hard quite quickly.
One of his hands were holding you close to him while the other wandered under the dress and then straight to the hem of the pantyhose and the panties.
'Off' he mumbled in between kisses, so you carefully stood up, a little dazed from the heat of the moment and quickly discarded them both at the same time. Chan also got up to get rid of his own pants and underwear, and then reprised to kiss you.
He tried to lead you to the bed, but you stopped him 'No, I want to ride you there' you slowly pushed him back on the chair, his gaze not leaving you for a single moment.
'Fuck baby' he cursed, before widening his eyes for a moment 'Wait let me close the door-' you pushed him back again, shooting him a smirk.
'Relax, baby. Hold on' you went to close the door, turning the lock for safety, even though you knew that most likely none of the members would've stepped back into the house unless you told them to.
'Need you so bad, c'mere' he grabbed your hand, almost making you stumble into him. You chuckled, straddling him again. He wetted his fingers slightly with some spit before his hand went straight to stroke your slit. You moaned into his neck, as you kept your knees raised at his sides to allow him access.
'So wet already' he teased, making you groan and hump his hand more.
'You made me go out in the cold and interrupt a good movie. Now get to work, Christoper.' you complained, erupting a chuckle from him.
'Okay, okay.' he surrendered, I'll warm you back up real quick, baby girl' at that point he lined up his hard cock with your pussy, gathering some wetness before helping you sink down on him. You both moaned deeply, mumbling some curses.
'Fuck, Channie...so big' he hummed while kissing your neck as his hands supported the back and forth movement of your hips. You started kissing as your hips kept on going faster, then slower again, then going in circles.
After a while though, Chan seemed to notice you trying to get more stimulation to your slit, so he decided to take matter in his own hands.
'Wait, baby, hold on' he interrupted the kiss and grabbed the hem of your dress, taking it off of you and throwing it on the carpet nearby. The fact that you weren't wearing a bra was a pleseant surprise.
'No bra? Naughty girl' he smirked, making you laugh faintly. He attached his mouth to one of your nipples, sucking and licking, while he played with the other with his pointer and thumb.
'Ah-' you moaned as he grazed the nipple with his teeth lightly, 'Wait, you too' you said, this time being you to take his hoodie off. In the meantime your pussy kept grinding on his dick, a bit more lazily since your knees were kinda starting to ache a bit.
Chan seemed to remember what he wanted to do before getting distracted by your tits, so he stopped once again 'Turn around baby. Want to touch you properly' he said sweetly as he helped you change positions.
You were now sitting with your back pressed to his chest, one of his hands grabbing your breast and the other working on your clit. He was making you feel so good that your mind was starting to get a little fuzzy, your hips grinding on his cock and his fingers mindlessly.
'Yeah, just like that. So good for me, baby' he whispered into your ear, his nose pressed to the side of your head, 'Such a good fuckig girl for me' he kissed your hair, your head, your neck.
'C-Chan, baby, m' close' you whined, one of your hands covering his one on your breast, while the other was between his hair desperately holding on for dear life.
'I know baby, I know' he sped up, pounding you so quick and deep that you were seeing stars, 'Come for me, c'mon. So beautiful' he groaned.
'My beautiful, patient, amazing girl' his fingers applying some more pressure, 'Really don't deserve you' the last phrase so quiet that your fucked out mind almost didn't catch it. Almost.
'C-chan, oh my god' your back arched, moaning out his name as you came. His rythm gradually slowed down, but his thrusts were still sharp and deep.
'Come inside me, baby. Wanna feel you, need to feel you, please' you pleaded, grabbing his jaw to kiss him. He moaned into your mouth, and after a few more sharp thrusts, you felt him coming inside you.
'Yes, that's it, so good' you cooed, giving little kisses on his mouth 'Love you so much' you whispered. He smiled slightly in the kiss, hugging you tight. You moved around, getting more comfortable but still hugging each other tight and cuddling. You were left in a comfortable silence for a while.
'I heard that, you know.' you said softly, his gaze pointing down at you as his fingers still delicately caressed your arm.
'What do you mean?' he asked. You didn't look at him, concentrating on playing with his hands.
'You know exactly what I mean. Stop saying that. I mean it. I love you, and I know that you love me. There must be a reason why we're together and we work. So stop getting into your own head' your eyes locking with his. 'Promise?'
He chewed on his plump lip, definitely feeling guilty that he got scolded yet again. Naked, on his bedroom chair, after some mind blowing sex and a whole lot of feelings. In the end he sighed, nodding and planting a longing kiss on your head.
'Good. Now get me a blanket or something, I'm fucking freezing.' he laughed, bumping his head gently to yours jokingly. Then he helped you get off him and opened one of the closet's drawers and grabbed a fuzzy blanket.
'Wait for me a second, I'll get something to clean up.' he told you as he quickly put his hoodie and pants back on. You nodded as he exited the bedroom. Wrapped up in the blanket, you searched for your phone in your bag. When you found it you quickly dialed Hyunjin's number, who picked up after just a couple of rings.
'Hello?' you could hear some noise in the background, so you assumed that they were maybe in a bar or something.
'Everything's fine.' you said, sitting down to wait for Chan to come back.
'Oh, I'm glad. I knew you would make him reason' just as he said that, you clearly heard Jisung yelling 'Are you done fucking or what' with some laugh erupting.
'Oh my Gosh' you replied, embarassed while you pinched the bridge of your nose with your fingers.
'Shit! Yn, I'm so sorry about that. This motherfucker is just jealous you're getting some' he chuckled, as you heard Jisung saying something along the lines of 'Fuck you'.
'Hyunjin!' you scolded him, not being able to not laugh. They laughed.
'Sorry, sorry. We'll be back in an hour or so, bye!' and he hung up.
'You know, I would've betted on Jisung, because he's a nosy fucker.' you got startled by Chan's voice. He closed the door behind him again and scrunched down in front of you, gently helping you clean up with a warm damp towel.
'But he only talks behind people's back. Should've known it was Hyune.' he sighed. You smiled, messing with his hair.
'C'mon. You should be thankful. You started off wanting to punch a hole in the wall and now look at you'. you teased. He smirked, getting up and discarding the towel in the dirty clothes basket.
'Yeah, the power of pussy I guess' your mouth went slack, as you threw at him your previously discarded panties. He caught them, laughing hard at your outraged reaction.
'Oh so that's what I am to you, uh? Good to know, Christopher' you feigned annoyance and dramatically crossed your legs, looking away from him.
'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' he laughed, coming close to grab your had in between his hands and kissing you. 'You know It's not true. Well, not only-' you gasped in shock again as he threw his head back laughing.
'You little-'
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That's it folks! I know it was quite a rollercoaster, but hopefully decent nonetheless. Until next time <3
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So like healing isn't linear. Do you think there are times when Astarion is like "I can't do it tonight" in the middle od the deed? I do wonder what would be Drow's reaction? We know he can be overprotective. Would he, groundlessly, blame himself? I feel like in the latest chapters of ANE he made some progress with understanding Astarion.
On the other hand I feel like Astarion would be, unreasonably, angry at himself for not being able to move on and leave his past behind. "Cazador is gone, I gave myself time. Trauma, what else do you want?"
I would love to hear your opinion!
Oh yeah, absolutely there are times where he isn't feeling it. Admittedly I'm a little less interested in exploring the internal workings of healing from this kind of traumatic sexual fatigue than I am in exploring the way other people can accidentally make it about themselves, doubt your agency because of your past experiences, and continually focus on your trauma on your behalf under the guise of helping. Healing is a complex, personal experience that is practically impossible to document in a linear or clear fashion - the way other people react to it, on the other hand, is often painfully predictable.
Astarion is a grown man who wants to move on with his life. Sometimes, he probably feels overly sexual and privately needs to dwell on the guilt associated with that. Sometimes he isn't in the mood but he does it anyway for x and y reasons. Sometimes he stagnates and sometimes he tries new things that don't work, or that he regrets later. The important part is that these are decisions and "risks" he decides to take for himself. He knows that he can say no; he knows that if he says no, whatever is happening will stop. To him, that's the biggest perk about being with someone you trust - you can venture freely into the terrible and the painful and know nothing bad is actually going to happen, besides for maybe a weird-feeling type of week or a few nights of restless sleep.
Whether you think this is good or bad practice, it is what he wants to do as someone who is in a rush to enjoy things again.
DU drow is the one who is constantly concerning himself with his state of mind and his ability to make these kinds of choices. Getting into his head about whether or not Astarion feels pressured to fulfill his needs to the point where he avoids displaying any amount of sexuality around him for a time, where he himself turns Astarion's advances down not because he doesn't want to have sex - but because he doesn't trust him to make these choices in earnest. In this context, he is looking at Astarion and seeing a profoundly damaged man in need of rescue and guidance; while Astarion looks back at him wondering where this practically-weaned-yesterday doofus got the idea that he's got a radioactive dick. Once again, whether or not you believe that what Astarion is doing is healthy, the point is that DU drow has absolutely no authority in this area.
Like you pointed out, this is something that they slowly come to resolve. It will no doubt pop up as an issue again throughout their lives but the situation does improve. At the same time that Astarion will probably go through phases of dealing with his own business differently and communicate that to his partner to varying degrees of consistency or success - the important thing is that the other guy in the room stops acting like this is something he can do anything about but listen.
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reader and ellie williams dating and reader meeting joel for the first time
A/N: HELLO THERE! This is not my best work but stilllllll I wanted to post something, not proofread<3 I'm a little late sorryđ this was supposed to come out yesterday but I fell asleep on my desk and forgot to press postđđđđđŒđđŒ begging on my knees for forgiveness, I hope you enjoy<3
NAVIGATION
VERY SHORT. MORE LIKE A BLURB.
TW: DAD JOKES.
MEETING JOEL



Joel. It's just Joel. Ellie talked about him so much it's almost like you know him already, come on, how hard could it possibly-
"Are you okay?" Ellie asks, placing a hand on your shoulder while simultaneously cleaning it from the snow that had settled on your jacket as you two stood outside the porch. It's not like she wasn't at least a little nervous as well, she really wanted her two worlds to blend, and she wasn't completely sure about what Joel's reaction would be, after all, she has never brought someone like you around him before.
"Yes..." You look up at her and smile gently, trying to be brave about this "All good, should we...knock?"
Ellie nods as she keeps her arm around your waist as she walks up the porch, then her bruised and cold knuckles bump against the worn down wooden door, patiently waiting for someone to open it.
Soon enough, a bearded man cracked the door open, a smile plastered on his face as he welcomed you guys into his home. The house was warm, a record muffled by the sound of the crackling fireplace played on his old record player, the dinner table was all ready to sit down and eat whatever he had cooked, and considering the warm scent that floated through the house, it must've been something tasty. He hugs Ellie once he closes the door, and then turns back to you.
"Finally putting a face to the name!" He says, his voice doesn't sound judgmental at all and he introduces himself right after, extending his hand to shake yours.
All throughout, you can feel Ellie's eyes on you, she's probably smiling, watching you two interact and praying that everything will go the right way. Ellie knows heâs been through enough with the world falling apart, and letting someone new into his circle isnât easy, but so far, everything was going amazingly.
Just as predicted, dinner was amazing: Ellie sat right next to you while Joel stood in front of you, asking questions about you, about your relationship with Ellie. She subtly checks in with you, just a glance, or a quick touch of your hand to reassure you that sheâs there. Her thumb runs over your knuckles, soft and comforting, as if to say: âIâve got this.â Youâre still a little nervous meeting Joel, but the feeling of Ellie beside you is grounding, and he has been nothing but kid with you so far. Everything was flowing seamlessly, until...
"Hey girls, listen" he said all of a sudden as he stabbed a carrot with his fork. Ellie looked up at him curiously, her hand resting on your thigh under the table.
"Do you guys want to know my favorite animal?"
Both you and Ellie looked at each other, extremely confused. Lightly chuckling at your reaction, he continued "Before the outbreak, I remember really liking axolotls..."
At that, your and Ellie's confusion only grew wider, while on the other hand, he started grinning, and that's when Ellie realized.
A dad joke was on the way.
"I used to really like them because they were quiet animals, they didn't axolotl questions"
A moment of silence followed as you took in the joke, bursting out laughing a few seconds later, not really because the joke was funny, but more because of the proud smile on his face and Ellie's maroon flushed face.
âYouâre gonna scare her off if you keep making jokes like that.â she mumbled as her hands came up to hide her face.
Maybe, in the end, this wasn't as intimidating as it seemed...
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