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"If nothing else gets you through. Then darling, i'll cry with you" | LN4
parings: Lando Norris x reader.
Summary: after the chaotic Brazilian GP, you know Lando is verygood at lying that he is alright and nothing can move him. But with you he can't pretend.
Now playing: "Cry with you" by Jeremy Zucker.
Word count: +1,2k.
Warnings: I think none. A few cursed words I guess and mentions of anxiety. Not a native English speaker so there could be (so many) errors. Not proofread.
Author's note: so today was the shittiest day at the office yâall! I still feel like shit but I needed to write something about this. Why is Lando so hated??? You need to check yourselves!! Donât forget to like or reblog! And follow me so we can be friends :3 (and drink mate together!)
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The Brazil GP itâs been the toughest so far. The Championship of drivers was also kind of defined. Of course Max was gonna win. He wasn't a three time world champion by luck. He is really one of the best drivers this sport has ever seen in history along with Senna, Prost, Lewis and Schumacher. But all of that indicated that your boyfriend was not gonna win the championship this year and that shuttered your heart.
You knew how hard Lando worked on that. All of the media attacked him. Social media twisting his words in a really cruel way. It was all too much noise and you perfectly knew how hard it was for him. How much anxiety he was handling and all of the pressure he was putting on himself. The pressure and illusion of the team to be back at the top after so many years decided it was gonna be Lando the one who did that. And that was a correct choice, lando was more than capable of winning the championship. But at some point it all happened so fast the pressure was descomunal.
You knew your boyfriend. You know how hard heâs worked all year. How much this all meant to him. You didnât have holidays this year because he really wanted to fight. Train. And attack. Or at least thatâs what he wanted to do.
You knew he was really good at pretending and playing it cool so people wonât ever know how much hurt his carrying. He could play the super hero indestructible for all the camaras. You wonât see him shattered right then and there. But you knew him too damn well to know he was broken. He hoped to be the winner. He dreamed about it his whole life. And this magical year was finally the one who gave him the chance to almost be it. This race was the hardest. It was luck and skills to the limit. A lot of crashes. The rain was irritating at one point. You almost didn't want to keep watching. When Lando got off track and went down to P6, you knew. He didnât reply to any message through the radio. You cried, of course you did. You were on this as much as he was in it. You cried out of frustration. This year was a rollercoaster for you. You also dreamed of the day Lando won. You wanted that to happen even more than he wanted to. He deserved it. For how hard he works. How hard he is on himself when something out of his hands happens. Or when he made a mistake. How hard was all of that on his mental health. How obsessed he could get. And how that could send him into a spiral. You knew this was the best year at the same time it was the worst one.
When you watched him walk into the garage where you were. Your heart broke. Not because he was angry or even sad. He was playing it cool like it was not a big deal at all. So you knew how much pain he was handling.
Your eyes met after he talked to his engineers and mechanics. You were so sad this weekend. So good yet forgettable.
âHeyâ he said walking to you and you just couldnât help but dropped a few tears hugging him so tightly. You were squeezing him at some point. He let you do it. And rested his head on your neck. He fought the tears in his eyes so hard in that moment.
âIâm so proud of you. You are so strong Lando. So talentedâ you said now looking at him trying to repair something with your thoughts on him but knowing it wonât change anything. But you just wanted him to know he was all of that and the greatest person alive you knew. He kissed you gently.
âI love you y/n. Thank you for always supporting meâ he said and gave you a kiss on the cheek giving you another hug. You didnât say anything but hugged him tightly. After a few seconds another person joined and by the giggles he left out, you both knew it was Oscar. You two giggled a little. It was a family hug.
After that intimate little moment, the media had to be done so you had to say goodbye for a while.
(âŚ)
After dinner with the papaya family you decided it was night in. Lando showered again because he said he had a headache. You havenât talked about how he feels yet. You didnât want to be invasive and more because this was a very sensitive topic to discuss. You knew he would eventually crack and talk to you. Like he always did.
You put on your pajamas and waited for him by just looking out the window at the city of SĂŁo Paulo. After a few minutes la do was out. You turned to look at him. He was by his luggage wearing only a towel looking for a boxer and T-shirt. You could see his whole back. He took off the towel and put the clothes on. You looked to the bed and climbed in it waiting for him. You analyzed him one more time while he got cozy on the bed with you.
âStop looking at me like that. Iâm okay babeâ he said, like reading your mind. You gave him a half smile.
âYou sure? We can talk about it babyâ you said softly and got closer to him so you could stroke his hair sweetly. He looked at you and nodded. But then his eyes were full of tears so he denied. Your heart sinks. âCome here my loveâ you said, bringing me to your chest and hugging him in a way for him to find comfort somehow. He hugged you and hid his face in your neck so you couldnât see him. âItâs okay baby. I know it was q fucking shitty day at the office. I know how much you wanted it. And you deserve it still, baby. But life is sometimes a bitch you know? I mean the alpines got the podiumâ you said trying to make him feel better. He was still crying and all you could read was he tigherter his grip. âSometimes life is a bitch to the people that don't deserve it. Amazing people who are good and so no harm but somehow get the harder life mode now and then. This makes you stronger, Lando. I know next years gonna be. You will do it. Because you can and because you want to. And that more than enough because talent you already have babeâ he moved a little under your hug. You heard him giggle a little. That makes you smile a little too.
You stoked his curls gently and kissed his forehead.
âI love you and admire you so fucking much. You deserve the world and I know you will eventually get itâ you told him now looking into his eyes holding his face between your hands. His face was wet and his eyes teary. Seeing him like this broke your heart in so Many pieces. But you knew he was gonna be okay. He was gonna be world champion one day.
âI donât know what I did to deserve you. I love youâ he said with a shaky voice and you gave him a little kiss.
âYou just did you landinhoâ you said sweetly making him smile and you gave him another million kisses.
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#f1 x reader#f1 fic#f1 imagine#f1 x female reader#f1 x you#lando norris#lando norris x reader#f1 fanfic#lando norris fluff#lando norris fanfic#lando x y/n#lando norris imagine#lando x you#lando x reader#lando norris x you
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Have we ever considered that Toto Wolff is the Oracle of fucking Delphi?
#The car is fucked#the strategy is fucked#idc that Checo isn't saying that the car is fucked#but the car is fucked#fix ur fucking car Christian#look at that you gave a perfectly good driver anxiety#Redbull racing#toto wolff#christian horner#sergio perez#checo perez#F1#Congrats to LH!
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Little Dove | Chapter 1
You sat in the fitting room, picking at your fingers, legs bobbing up and down waiting for Tigris to bring out the dress she hand sewn for the ceremony.
âTa-da!â she announced pleased with herself as she wheeled the gown out on a mannequin carved to your measurements.
You gasped in awe. It was a deep red with a provocative sweetheart neckline. The length was past the floor, sprawling out. A good excuse to use the new platform heels you bought a few weeks ago.Â
Immediately undressing, Tigris helped you step into the dress, fitting perfectly to your curves as always. The fabric was a soft crushed velvet, lined with a slippery satin that made it comfortable to move around in.
âYouâve outdone yourself this time, Tigrisâ
âIt was nothing! All I could think about was you on that stage wearing it.â
You blushed and kissed her cheek.Â
âThank you, thank you, thank you!â you exclaimed. âDo you think he will like it?â
âHeâs already seen it.â she winked. You stared at her quizzically.Â
âAnd?â
âHe wanted me to raise the neckline. I told him I would butâ
âBut you didntâ you laughed
âHe just doesnât get it. Heâll forgive me somedayâ
You watched yourself in the mirror, heart starting to race at the thought of actually winning this award.
She showed you the different hairstyles and accessories she envisioned with her dress and you let her do her magic, saying yes to almost everything she proposed due to excitement and the inability to actually think straight from the nervousness.Â
You were against 3 other candidates, 2 from the gamemaker committee and one from the presidents cabinet. You constantly ridiculed your mind with doubts, these other people had far more important jobs and positions in Panem. Plus you were the only female nominee.Â
âWhy are you so quiet all of a sudden?â She asked as she removed the last necklace option.Â
âDo you really think I can win?â
Her face immediately crossed at your silly inquiry.
âAre you joking? No women in Panem has had the balls to do what youâve done. Youâve gone out of your way to get these billionaires to donate to your campaign. You went to the districts personally to see the televisions installed. You designed the campaign ads yourself and gave dozens of speeches infronts of hundreds of people to support your initiative. You did all of that ideating and creating by yourself and made it happen. None of those other losers came close to the amount of work you put in this year to make a name for yourself. If you lose this award to one of them Iâll make their wives lives hell.â
You looked down and smiled at her outburst, grabbing her hand over your shoulder and squeezing it.Â
âI couldnât do this without you.â
There was a knock at the doorÂ
âMiss Y/L/N, your driver is here.â One of Tigrisâs assistants announced through the door.
âThatâs my cueâ you said standing up preparing to have Tigris unzip the dress off of you.Â
âTell Coriolanus I said hello.â she said flatly.Â
It was the day of the awards ceremony and you woke up to an empty bed. Coryo had mentioned he had some duties to attend before the ceremony, but you were not expecting to him to leave so early. You hadnât been very vocal about your anxiety surrounding the event that night, in fact you rarely spoke about it with him.Â
It was only spoken about once during dinner with some of Coriolanusâs old peers that he would occasionally have over. Keeping them in good spirits in case he needed their support down the road.Â
âSo did Y/N tell you about her nomination?â Clemensia asked across the table at Coriolanus, sitting at the head of the table.
His eyebrow quirked up.
âNomination for what?â
âInnovator of the year!â She cheered, tipping her wine glass at you. You politely dabbed your mouth from the spoonful of soup you just swallowed. A blush creeping up your neck to your face you sat as still as possible, not moving your eyes away from Clemmie.Â
âI nominated her.â Festus chimed in. âThe work shes done at the firm has been stupendousâ He added.Â
You finally gained the courage to look over at your boyfriend and his jaw was clenched. The room was silent before he forced a smile.Â
âThatâs lovely, congratulations Y/Nâ you smiled softly back at him and placed a hand over his. He didnt move, or acknowledge the touch, he kept his forced smile and used his other hand to raise his glass.Â
âTo Y/Nâ
âTO Y/Nâ Everyone exclaimed.Â
It was previously planned before the dinner that you would be staying at Coryoâs that night, but after dinner you wished there had been a car waiting to take you home. The silence in the apartment after the guests left was suffocating. The clinks of glasses and dishes as you and Coryo cleaned up the table were the only sounds to be heard.Â
You were wiping the counter as he starting to losen his tie and uncuff his links.Â
âWhy didnât you tell me about this award?â He asked with no emotion.Â
Without turning to face him you sighed.Â
âItâs not really that big of a deal, itâs just a nomination. I doubt Iâll even get it.â
He huffed and walked over, standing inches infront of you.Â
âTell me about it.â He looked hard at you, furrowing his brows, eyes piercing into yours.Â
âItâs one of the newer ones theyâve come up with for this years ceremony before the reapings begin. Its a way to celebrate everyone whoâs played a part, theyâre making them bigger and bigger every year.â
âYes I know about this ceremony, weâre invited to it and Iâve gone every year since University. Iâm asking you about your nomination and how you qualified.â
âI was nominated for Innovator of the year -â he interrupted âBy Festus Creedâ stating annoyed. He walked over to the fridge to get a glass of water.
âWell yes, I didnât ask him to, if thats what your thinking.â He let out a dark laugh.Â
âNo thats not what im thinking. Im thinking he did it to get under my skin. Heâs always trying to find ways to undermine me, he probably knew I wasnt nominated for anything.â He sat the cup down forcefully.
Thatâs when you realized this anger was not from you not telling him, perhaps he even knew. He didnât seem surprised when it was announced at dinner, he seemed annoyed if anything. The attention turning from him hosting his guests to them toasting to you. He was jealous.
âI was nominated for my implementation of the Hunger Games being televised in the homes of every district resident, and my hardwork at campaigning to get people to advertise and put money behind the games.â You simply stated. Turning to finish wiping off the counter and walking to the sink to rinse your hands.
âI donât think Iâm even going to win Coriolanus.â you sighed wiping your hands on a towel. âIm against 3 other strong candidates who have done much more important and serious jobs than this. Plus Iâm a woman, there has never been a female winner in any of the categories since the beginning of the games and these ceremonies. In all honesty, I think it was Festus who was trying to get under my skin and humiliate me infront of all of Panem. For me to think I even have a chance to have my name on a screen among those who have a bigger legacy in the history of our country. I just made some flyers and put up some TVs in the districts.â Tears brimmed your eyes at the reality of it all. The shame you felt from getting your hopes up.
You heard his footsteps creep behind you, quickly wiping your tears before he could see how pathetically emotional you were getting over this. He touched the back of your arm and kissed the top of your head.
âYouâre going to win.â He stated plainly, then left the room.Â
An Avox brought breakfast to your bedside as requested. Unable to get most of it down, you slowly sipped the tea as you flicked through the TV, finally settling on a kids cartoon just to have some background noise as you tried to calm your nerves before having to start tonights preparations.Â
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âI canât believe you made me come hereâ Tigris whispered, annoyed.Â
âIâm sorry he wanted us to arrive together and I couldnât convince him to get ready at my apartment.â you shrugged.Â
Tigris and her crew of makeup artists got to work, putting heat on your hair and moisturizing your face.Â
The sun was beginning to set, and you had about a full bottle of champagne down the hatch by the time they were done. Slipping on the gold strappy platform heels youâve been daydreaming about, you walked over to the full body mirror Coryo had hanging in the guest bedroom.Â
âWOWâ you exclaimed. âI canât believe you made me this prettyâ
Tigris shushed you with her hands and picked up the train of your dress to lay around you, as designed. She handed you the box of the final necklace that was decided upon before whisking her assistants and tools away.Â
âSee you at the ceremony Y/Nâ she cheered before shutting the door.Â
Taking the next few minutes of silence to admire yourself in the mirror, you were so absorbed in your own beauty that you didnât even hear the door open, or his footsteps walking toward you.Â
Only until you heard his voice did you notice his presence.Â
âNeed some help with that?â He motioned towards the jewlery box set on the stand by the mirror.Â
You nodded your head excitedly and he opened it, smirking at the large piece of jewlery.
You eyed the exquisite gold necklace, lined with small diamonds around the base.Â
âTigris has a taste for the extravagant doesnât sheâ you laughed sheepishly, not remembering it being an option she provided during your last visit.Â
âI actually picked this one out.â he whispered in your ear. He motioned for you to lift your hair, and he placed it gently against your collarbones, fingers tracing lightly around your neck as he clasped it.Â
You turned to face him, your nerves easing looking into his familiar eyes. âThank you, I love it.â
He placed a small kiss on your cheek, avoiding the lipgloss that was applied a few moments before the team left.Â
âThe car is hereâ he said standing back up straight and eyeing himself in the mirror, making sure he was in check for the event. Sweeping a hand over the side of his hair to calm a strayaway that had popped out.Â
âCoryo Iâm nervousâ you squeaked out.
He didnât react, still staring at himself in the mirror to make sure all was put together.Â
âDonât be love, youâre going to win.â
His eyes flickered over to you for a second before placing a hand on your waist.Â
âCâmon now, donât work yourself up over this. Letâs just have a good time.â
Coryo wasnât always the best at comforting your ailments, but tonight he was being particularly insensitive. Now no longer nervous, but frustrated you huffed, grabbing your purse and pulling up the train of your own dress to the car. Fiddling with your idle hands again, since he wasnt holding them, burrowing into deep thought of the morbid embarrassment you feel if you didnât win. How sad it would be for Coriolanus to be seen with someone who was a loser. Your throat tightened, letting out a sob you had been holding the whole car ride.
âPull over.â he demanded to the driver.Â
âDove, whatâs wrong?â
âI donât think I can do this, I canât bare to humiliate you like this. Can we please go home and forget this. If anyone should be winning anything its you. Im so silly to think-â
âI need you to listen to me right now. You will not humiliate me, you should be proud of yourself for being nominated. Its an honor, one that you have rightfully been nominated for. You wouldnât be here if there werent people behind those doors who didnt believe that. Please pull yourself together, for me?â He held your hand, fingers tracing the side of your face as you stared into his eyes, searching for more. You wanted him to be proud of you, to be more open. About anything.Â
âOkay.â you whispered. âIâm readyâ
âGo on.â Coryo instructed the driver. He held onto your hand until the car came to a stop again infornt of the parade of photographers outside of the building. He released your hand to step out, waving the cameras away so he could come around to your side of the car. Taking a deep breath, he opened the door and flashes blinding you slightly, making you forget where you were, what you were there for and what you were wearing. Immediately becoming self conscious, you gave a small smile to the cameras before grabbing Coryoâs hand to lift yourself from the car seat.
After regaining your composure, you put on the performance you usually gave to those outside of your close circle, a radiating confidence that had people swooning at the sight. You gave a smirk at the cameras before leaning over to give Coryo a kiss on the cheek. He rolled his eyes, only slight enough for you to see. The camera men cheered, begging for more.Â
This was what originally attracted Coriolanus to you. Your confidence and way with people. You couldn manipulate people with your smile, sarcasm and humour. People would fight for your attention in conversation, dying for you to hear what they have to say. You were such a people person it made him sick. You were also better at networking than him, which would make his blood boil if you took it too far.Â
Your flirtatious manners have gotten you into trouble a few times with him. Taking just a little too far for his liking, but he could never stay mad at you, since he knew it was all an act. All a performance. Behind closed doors your were doubtful, over thinking every interaction you had. An intense anxiety over every decision you made. On the outside you were so sure of yourself. But on the inside you were always second guessing and frightened.Â
That was the difference between you two.Â
As for Coriolanus, his confidence outside was just an expression of how he felt inside. He was more sure of himself than anyone you had ever met, which is what attracted you to him.Â
Together you were a force to be reckoned with.Â
He let you have your time with the cameras, letting them get shots of all angles of your dress and accessories.Â
âWho designed your outfit this evening Y/Nâ
âTigris Snow of course, who else?â You smiled brightly, placing your hands on your hips and winking at the camera man the question had been asked from.Â
âBut this necklace is from my lover, Coriolanus.â You gesture over to the man standing to the side. The cameras began to flash and point at him. They began shouting questions at him, except they werenât the normal questions heâs usually asked at these events.Â
Like what new laws hes proposing, or when he will run for president.Â
No.Â
Tonight they were all questions about you.Â
You tried reading his face to see what he was thinking, but just like you, Coryo put on an act for the cameras.Â
âDo you think Y/N is going to win Innovator of the year?â One shouted.
Unable to read his expression as you guys strode up the stairs, him holding onto your train for you this time, he stops and turns to look over his shoulder
âHell yes she is.â
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Im consuming too much doctor who content Im inevitably dreaming about it.. abd let tell you! Its effin stressful lol
I had a dream where the Doctor accidentally took me back to a family reunion. Im Filipino..
Sarah Jane was a sweetheart, instant favorite! Harry being a doctor was easy to get into their good graces but
Do you know how hard yet so easy to explain a over six foot wide eyed foreigner dressed for colder climate and his magic blue box to your judgemental yet most hospitable family of over a two dozen?! I swear there are way more people in it but dream brain anxiety so.
Thank god for the TARDIS translator matrix cause them being able to speak the language is massive brownie points!
Imagine how challenging it is to keep your cousins and sibs not to mess with the TARDIS or climb the poor timelord like a tree? He was great with them especially because he got cool stories and jellybabies on his arsenal. Those gremlins were mild difficulty. Titas approved but not fond of the candy strat tho.
You also got to keep a look out lest they wander at the custonary karaoke booze traps at the yard! Some of the titos managed to offer a drink or two before I could intervene. I know he is a perfectly capable adult timelord that could probably hold his drink better than any human could but he is the designated driver and those Lambanog are no joke. Harry was a lost cause tho.
Somehow my house is bigger on the inside which is cool and every single one of my family got their own rooms! (Manifesting it into reality \(á´ ÍĘá´)/) It was like a hotel almost it was giving casita aesthetic but bigger! And less sentient. The kitchen was industrial (giant woks!) And the pantry was like a cross between a hobbit's and a grocery store. It was so cool I might add it for like a mind palace or concept design or somethin.
It was a great dream. They got along with them for the most part then the conversation popped up on about 'doctor what?', 'What you mean assistants' 'howd you meet (my name)?' 'Traveling? We can barely get her out of the front door!' and I was sweatin but Sarah explained it better than Doc could without raising anymore questions like 'whats a Dalek?' .
dream brain go 'ahh i have the power to turn this into your worat nightmare! Buhahaha'
And it kinda did! Somehow in that same bigger on the inside house. Ive lost my slippers! Again! Even in my dreams I lose them to some bottom nook of a sofa never to be seen again! It was early morning and we had to go.
So the Doctor started to carry me around. In my amy pond's pajamas. (< tf?)
I DONT KNOW WHY? IT WAS SO EMBARASSING! But funny. My cousins teased me that I look like a monkey in his arms. Im offended. Im 5 foot asian woman I know we look ridiculous but monkey?! The elders said we look like his child, My mom didnt like it one bit. Bruhh. The glare she gave me was so realistic. It was a nightmare.
The man dared to take amusement of my misery. The git. He dropped me when mom looks like she's gonna hit him. Never safe with mothers.
Then at the end. When I went off to get something and the doctor had a chat with my mother... ăž(ĂĂ ) ďž
My mom has always been my spokeperson. And not in a bad way, she's my support when I struggle with phone calls or doctor's appointments. Ironic. So this wasnt anything new.
I suppose it was neccesary for full immersion but ahhhhh! I hate having such realistically vivid dreams, paired with my hyper imagination, its a rollercoaster of emotions!
They talked about our adventures and what not. Odd things I do that they noticed or to look out for. If im taking care of myself. My mother worries if It gets too much for me and them (she gets like this when talking with my friends irl. Lmao)
my dream brain went full fanfic mode(i was writing one before I fell asleep)
"- it was Brilliant! Got a good arm on her aswell youd think her reach would give her a disadvantage but shes a creative one." he said cheerily but rubs a hand on his face at the memory.
My mother frowned at that. "That child. I told her not to hit her friends, that brutish pixie."
"Oh dont worry madam. It happened once and I quite deserve it. She never harmed another being quite like so in all our time together. She's a delightful companion even at her worst.. although I do wish she's less.. quiet."
"Quiet? Oh yes she's like a ghost, noh? Gave us quite the scare anytime she could." She tells him.
Then they grew silent as they watch me run around the crowd of relatives, barefoot (idk why I cant find my shoes!)
"Is she safe with you?" She asked him suddenly. Admittedly he was dreading that question because what is safe when you travel with the doctor? (Lets face it. most of us are gonna be shit companions. I know id be useless with the running! And the fact that my brain even dared make me one. Ha!) "I know she can be a handful and I can never fully understand the life youre draggin her into but.. please promise me that you'll look after her."
"I promise to always look out for her. And for what its worth, I take this duty of care quite.. seriously."
... she nodded relieved but somberly.
"She was so small.. she have always been compared to anyone" I heard her say to him. "And she would look at trees and the sky with such a far away look that youd see she's not with you anymore but lost in her mind."
"I agree. Shes very much the same even now. But shes more capable than you give her credit for."
This is where I came back dressed and shoed up. I got scolded for not wearing my good clothes and all that mom stuff. But after that and lots of food to go, me, sarah and the doctor got in the tardis and went off to another adventure!
My alarm went off tho before anything else happened. I cant really remember much of the wackier stuff that happened but yeah. The moment i woke up from it I decided Im gonna post this here to be part of my dream journal im making. Or a reference for a one shot idk.
It was odd but delightful that it was the Fourth Doctor when I have only seen clips and compilations of him. It made me want to watch his era.
Thats about it really. Hope you all have wonderful dreams!
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Ch. 43- Always at My Side
A glaring ray of sunlight struck Kobeni's eyes as she exited the hospital, her long awaited discharge finally coming to pass. She squinted and held her hand up to the sky as her vision slowly adjusted to the world around her, vibrant cloudless blue replacing the muted green she'd grown all too accustomed to. The persistent hum of neon too was gone, lost in a haze of discordant sounds as people rushed through the busy streets around her, what on any other day would serve as a source of anxiety presented a pleasant change of pace, the girl eager to return to her own life. From behind a gentle press into the small of her back, she felt Makima's supportive hand give her a gentle brush.
"I got us a ride home, I didn't want you to have to take the train"
She pointed to the awaiting car parked on the side of the road, one of the public safety cars she'd seen parked near the office but never gotten the chance to drive around in.
"O-oh... um... i-is that okay?"
Her apprehension was met with an encouraging nod from Makima who proceeded to escort her to the vehicle, helping the girl into her seat before making her way around and entering from the other side. Makima gave the driver a wordless nod and he began on his course, presumably discussed beforehand. Kobeni breathed a relaxed sigh as she leaned back into her seat, relieved to finally have somewhere to relax that wasn't a sterile hospital bed. After a moment she felt the soft brush of Makima's hair against her cheek as the woman nuzzled her head against Kobeni's side. She seemed as eager to enjoy the girl's presence as Kobeni was to finally get out of that place, and the desire to bask in each other's love was mutual. Kobeni slid her fingers in between Makima's and held her hand as the pair soundlessly lingering in their own little world, until the car came to a halt. Kobeni looked out the window with a look of reserved confusion, her view filled with unfamiliar landmarks far away from the part of town her apartment resided in.
"I figured you might want some real food after getting out of the hospital, we can head straight home if you'd prefer though"
Makima spoke with an assured but open tone, trying as hard as she could not to pressure the girl into either answer.
"N-no! I'd... I'd love some real food..."
Kobeni's thoughts drifted, her palette had grown far more demanding since she'd started going out with Makima, which made the bland hospital food she'd had to endure all the worse. She reminisced about all the things she wanted to have during her stay, the places she wanted to visit from before, favorite spots she'd gone to with Makima, and the woman's own home cooking, losing herself in her own imagination until the growl of her stomach snapped her out of it.
"It sounds like it"
Makima giggled as Kobeni pursed her lips, the blush on her cheeks betraying her embarrassment.
"Stay there, I'll help you out"
The redhead slid from her side and quickly dashed over, helping Kobeni from her seat. The two walked to the nearby dessert shop as the cloying smell of sugary delights filled the air.
"So many options... I'm not sure what to get"
The girl stared at the rows of pastries arrayed before her, her eyes lost in the saccharine sea of baked goods and treats.
"Hmmmm..."
Makima pushed her thumb into her cheek and let out a pondersome hum.
"How about this, pick two you think look good, you can have half of mine, and I'll take half of yours"
Kobeni pondered for a moment, narrowing down the options to things she thought they'd both enjoy, finding the process much easier than sifting through the whole bunch. She returned a reassured smile and pointed out her two, the pair then making their way to a nearby table to enjoy their food.
"This is so tasty..."
She indulged every bite as the flavors danced on her tongue, the slight bitter notes from the chocolate cutting through the rich pastry, the flaky crust perfectly complementing the soft and creamy filling, losing herself in the feeling of her taste buds blooming again like cherry blossoms after a long winter. It wasn't until she'd absorbed the full range that the dessert had to offer that she noticed she'd eaten most of it.
"Ah! I'm sorry! I-I got carried away..."
Makima too seemed to snap back to reality, having been entranced simply watching the girl enjoy herself.
"That's perfectly alright, do you still want half of mine?"
She poked her fingers together, not disguising her desire so much as highlighting that it came with a helping of guilt on her part.
"W-well... but, you won't get to taste any of mine"
Makima leaned over as Kobeni's head was still tilted towards the table, pressing her tongue against the girl's cheek and slowly dragging her way across a wayward bit of pastry still left after the girl's indulgence. She pressed their lips together, holding a protected kiss until Kobeni's eyes softened, pulling away and licking her fingers.
"Pretty good"
She pushed her plate towards Kobeni as the girl recovered, having hardly taken more than a few absentminded bites from her own dessert. She leaned into her hand and watched calmly for another moment when Kobeni seemed more present.
"There's a few things I was hoping we could discuss, if that's alright with you"
The girl lifted her head and nodded, trusting Makima enough not to wind herself into anxious knots at such words.
"You can't go back to work until your leg is healed up, so we won't get to see each other as much"
Kobeni plummeted her head, trying to hide her displeasure with an understanding nod. She knew in the back of her mind this was a likely outcome, but the discomfort had caused her to avert her mind from such thoughts in the meanwhile.
"Would you be interested in staying with me until that point?"
She jumped, nearly stumbling out of her seat before catching herself on the lip of the table.
"L-like... m-m-move... i-in with you?"
Kobeni stammered with a mix of anxious anticipation.
"Until your leg is healed up at least"
Makima's tone helped bring her down from the peak of her excitement and moderate her reply. Even if it was temporary it felt like a big step, and for the first time since waking up in the hospital bed she felt thankful for her injuries.
"I-I wouldn't want to impose..."
She mumbled sheepishly, half hoping to have her words go unheard lest they actually manifest a world in which Makima rescinds her offer.
"You wouldn't be, but I understand it's a big decision, so if you want to sleep on it go ahead-"
Makima hardly finished her sentence when the girl delivered her reply.
"A-actually... I think I would like that... very much"
The woman did her best to maintain her serious demeanor as the creak of a content smile wormed it's way to the corners of her lips. Formality was a language she'd been taught, another one of the many faces she wore to face the world as it suited her, her love for Kobeni was something she'd learned all on her own, something strong enough to pierce through even the most ingrained behaviors.
"We'll head over to your apartment and pick up some of your things then"
She breathed a sigh of relief, lingering in this moment of content simplicity, observing the calm smile on Kobeni's face before continuing with her words.
"There's something else too"
The girl's bubbly grin faded into another braced look of angst.
"Kobeni, about your job... you joined public safety because your parents made you, right?"
She looked down again, uncomfortable memories she still wasn't ready to confront staring back at her.
"Is this something you want to keep doing?"
Kobeni paused, her mind seeming to fill with a dozen thoughts and more, enough to take her from whatever she was ruminating on and into a more contemplative state.
"I... I'm not sure... I wanted to go to college but... m-my family couldn't afford to send me so..."
She pondered but the answers she grasped at were nothing more than half sprouted seedlings, discarded so long ago she'd forgotten they were ever there.
"I guess... I never really thought that much about what I wanted to do"
Her face soured, wishing to clear her mind of these pondersome anxieties that clawed like anxious butterflies in her stomach, as Makima's hand reached out to hold hers.
"Well, whatever you decide you want to do, it's your choice, I'll support you all the way"
The warmth of the woman's grasp felt like a blooming flower, it's warmth taking root and acting like a guiding beacon for Kobeni to anchor herself to.
"I'll... need to think about it... but..."
She reached out and pulled Makima's hands to herself, pressing her lips to the redhead's fingers, gliding her thumbs across her digits and planting a gentle kiss on them.
"Whatever happens, I know I'll want you to be there with me"
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Beautiful Mistakes- Chapter Six
The ride was mainly silent, she put on her favorite songs and felt the wind in her hair, she felt like herself, like she didn't have to worry anymore, but the best part? JJ was in the driver's seat, occasionally glancing over at her.Â
She put on 'Spingsteen' by Eric Church and moved to the middle seat, turning down the radio so it was playing softly in the background,Â
" Did you mean it?" she asked and looked up at him, "mean what?" he asked and glanced at her for a moment,Â
" that this is our first official date.." he could hear the insecurity in her voice and gently grabbed her hand,
"of course I meant it Rue" he said and she nodded, twisting the rings around on his fingers, an anxiety habit.Â
She knew by the end of the day he'd regret this, she wasn't as pretty as Sage, hell Sage could've given him the life he deserved,
Ruby was lucky enough to be able to buy groceries sometimes, this couldn't work, he'd be miserable and they'd always be struggling.Â
Her gaze went down to their interlocked hands, they fit perfectly like they were made for each other,Â
this was all she'd ever dreamed of and god did she want it, but did he?
Was she enough for JJ? She hadn't realized they were parked until he squeezed her hand, snapping her out of her thoughts, he offered her a warm smile and she practically melted.Â
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Well lunch went fine at least, she nudged her shoulder against his as they walked out of The Wreck, " I can't believe she actually gave you her number" she said with a laugh,
" I can't help that i'm good looking" he said and she playfully rolled her eyes before getting in the truck.
They drove around for a bit until something caught Ruby's eye, Stop the truck" she said and hopped out as soon as she did, she ran inside the small shop and whispered something to the cashier, turning to JJ and giving a sly grin,Â
"uh oh, what did you do?" JJ asked and she laughed, " Nothin" Ruby said and grinned as the cashier came back with a ring box.Â
She opened the box and pulled out his ring first, a black band with marbled blue and black in the center, she slipped it on his right middle finger and smiled,
" how did you afford this?" he asked, " I was saving up for another tattoo" she said simply, he smiled and grabbed her ring,Â
a black band with a black heart in the middle, two sapphires one on each side of the heart,
he slipped it on her left middle finger and gazed into her eyes, " perfect fit.." he said and she smiled, leaning up and kissing his cheek.Â
Ruby paid for the rings and they walked back to her truck, " where to next?" JJ asked, "hm.. Wanna just drive around until we find something?" Ruby said and he nodded,Â
" good idea" he said and smiled as she laid her head on his shoulder.Â
Maybe the stars had aligned, maybe he did feel the way she did, she looked over and gazed up at him,Â
JJ Maybank was hers and she never wanted that to change.Â
#jj maybank#ruby routledge#john b routledge#pope heyward#kiara carrera#sarah cameron#rafe cameron#jj maybank smut#obx fic#obx#outer banks
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PINK â GOJO SATORU
tags: SFW, GN reader, mutual pining, fluff and flirting, friends to possible lovers, implied that reader works at jujutsu high, requited unrequited love, hopeful ending
wc: 2k
âYou?â
Satoru stands against the wall opposite you, shoulders relaxed and hands tucked into his pant pockets, suit jacket hooked casually through his arm. He looks handsome, he always does, but it wasnât who youâd been expecting to pick you up.
After your date had started to go downhill youâd texted Shoko for assistance in getting out of there, and sheâd quickly reassured you of your impending ride home.
She couldâve been a little more specific.
âAnd here I thought Iâd saved you,â he drawls, a bemused smile pulling at his lips. Youâre sure that had he not been wearing his blindfold, youâd see his eyebrows raised too. He rocks forward onto the balls of his feet, leaning closer into your space.
âNot even a thank you?â
âThank you, Satoru,â you say with a roll of your eyes, stepping forward into the hallway and closing the stage door behind you before starting toward the exit, âis there any particular reason that Shoko isnât here?â
âNo. I just so happened to overhear and volunteered,â he replies easily, rolling the tension out of his shoulders as his mouth curves wider into a grin.
âOut of the goodness of your heart, Iâm sureâ. All theatrics, you think. Deep down a proud part of you didnât want to admit that you were relieved, and another felt defensive over his apparent need to save you from situations that you could handle perfectly well on your own. But it was easy to fall back into the familiar act, the back and forth bickering, the forced annoyance.
It was something youâd both wordlessly agreed to keep up. The daily teasing distracted the students from their own anxieties, it was familiar and gave stability, and admittedly it was fun.
It also meant you neednât confront your own feelings about him.
You pause to undo the latch to the firedoor, having sneaked around back to avoid your date, only to have the heat of his looming body blanket you at your back. Both arms come to rest upon the door either side of your head, his lips ghosting along the shell of your ear.
âMaybe. Or maybe I just wanted to see you all dressed up,â he murmurs, âis that so hard for you to believe?â
With bated breath you push the door open, running from his soft laughter where he stands beneath the frame, the cold night air an immediate shock against the heat flushing through your body.
âJust hurry up and get me home before I freeze,â you hastily throw over your shoulder, arms wrapped tight to your chest as you speed toward his car. It wasnât hard to find, big enough for a man of his stature and just as striking.
âDonât be like that,â he says, all melody and the intonations of a smile clear in his voice. Continuing your quick stride forward, you feel the muscles in the swell of your cheeks lift, and youâre grateful for the chance to smile where he cannot see it.
As you approach the passenger side of his car and hear the click of the door unlocking, both grateful and disappointed that he didnât rush to open it for you. âAlright,â he huffs as he drops all his weight into the driver's seat, notably a few centimetres back in comparison to your own to accommodate his long legs. You pull the belt across your torso, clicking it into place.
âJust wait and Iâll tell you my addressââ
âAlready know it,â he interrupts under his breath as you speak, reaching up to hook his fingers into the fabric of his blindfold and pulling it down, other hand reaching toward your belt buckle and jostling it. You feel yourself stutter, flustered by the subtle consideration.
âYou know my home addressââ
âMy plan was to quickly get you out of there because you were uncomfortable,â he assents as the gentle hum of the car starts, followed by the soft scuffing of gravel beneath the tires, âShoko texted it to me on the way overâ.
âI guess that makes sense,â you mumble apologetically. A minute of comfortable silence passes, and he again reaches toward the console to press one of the buttons. Then you begin to feel your seat warm up beneath your thighs.
The streets pass and along with them the street lamps, casting moving shadows across his face. Still, the light seems to gather in his eyes, warmth pooling in his expression. âSo, what happened? Whatâre you so sour about?â he speaks again, the heel of his hand propped lazily atop the steering wheel.
You tilt your head toward the window, chewing the inside of your cheek, breathing through the throng of vines in your chest. Emotions were so physical, you thought â as real as any physiological wound could be. Guilt is heady, bitterness is sharp, it stings in your sinuses and it tightens your throat.
You were upset because nothing was working. Because it hadnât been the man you wanted sitting across from you. Because even though you had been there to distract yourself from him, Satoru had shown up anyway.
âIâm not sour,â you mutter petulantly, entirely unconvincing. Satoru hums, a deep and amused rumble in his throat, and points toward the glove compartment by your knees.
âTake a look in there,â he says, âmight be something to sweeten you upâ.
With a suspicious glance, you reach forward and hook your fingers into the handle, feeling it pop unlocked once you pull. Inside is a small clear bag of what appears to be hard candy, nestled beside some documents and a phone charger.
Given the magnitude of his sweet tooth, youâd almost expected there to be more; a mountain of sweets spilling comically out into the space between your legs. Youâre quickly drawn to your favourite flavour, the plastic wrapper crinkling loudly, your nose wrinkling at the sound.
There are some strawberry and yoghurt flavoured ones, small creamy coloured ovals decorated with pink swirls and soft in the middle, but not many. Youâd seen him sucking on these ones a fair few times in the staff room, holding them between his wet lips and cursing whenever they slipped out into his lap. If you werenât already aware of his affinity for chapstick you mightâve assumed that was why his mouth was always pink.
Rolling it between the pad of your finger and thumb, you hold it out for him to take. Neither the hand on the wheel or the one shaped around the gear stick moves, instead he leans and indicates playfully for you to feed it to him.
âWhat are you, a child?â you awkwardly clear the dryness in your throat, âeat it yourselfâ.
Unperturbed, he shifts the car into fourth gear before plucking the candy from your fingers, lips parting to place it on his tongue.
âCanât blame a guy for trying,â he murmurs, cheek hollowing as he sucks with the corner of his mouth curved into a barely there smile, âyou wonât get anything if you donât askâ.
Reaching in to take another of the strawberry and yoghurt, avoiding his sidelong glance as you sit it on your own tongue, the taste bursting along your palate. You could understand why he enjoyed them, the flavours intermingled well together.
âHe kept speaking over me,â you confess, the words slightly obstructed by the sweet nestled by your gums, âand he was overly critical of the staff about the food. It was embarrassingâ.
You hear him click his tongue, your eyes catching on the movement of his finger tapping restlessly against the wheel. âYou know you can do far better than that,â he tells you, âclearly he didnât, though. Otherwise he wouldnât have taken you to that restaurantâ.
âWhatâs wrong with it?â you ask indignantly, teeth beginning to sink into the soft middle of the candy. Satoruâs tongue swipes across his lower lip, pink, finally finished with his own and savouring the taste.
âCome on,â he bemoans with emphasis, âthey donât serve anything you like there. Even I know thatâ.
Huh. Well that had been⌠true, for the most part. But it wasnât something you were going to make complaints about, and itâd been easy to request certain things be taken out of the food. You could live with little things like that.
The night is much clearer than usual, considering the constant light pollution emitting from the city. Itâs beautiful, and a bit romantic, to see the far off stars flickering back at you. You keep your gaze locked on them as you ask, âif youâre such an expert, where would you have taken me?â
He hums a short, playful song under his breath, adjusting the rear view mirror in your peripheral, âwouldnât you like to know?â
The aggravation that twists into your expression is difficult to miss, and it makes him laugh, the sound loosening the knots of frustration. Itâs becoming exceedingly hard to navigate how he makes you feel, a constant push and pull of mild irritation and affection, made worse by the fact that he seemed to enjoy eliciting reactions out of you.
You couldnât help but wonder what it was he was hoping to gain â what he wanted from you. Sometimes his hunger for your attention felt insatiable. Paired then with his continuous critique of the way others treated you, and of how you treated yourself, it was hard to dampen the kindling of hope in your chest.
You pluck out another sweet from the bag, arm extending across the space between you and pulling back again when he lifts a hand to take it from your grasp.
His eyes flicker from the winding road back to you, brows drawn together, his mouth jutted into a pout. Pink. You lean towards him, fingers grazing the soft plush of his lips where you press the sweet into the seam, indulging him. He blinks, and they part for you.
He appears to be fighting off a grin, jaw shifting with hollowed cheeks as he suckles. âKnew you liked me,â he says.
âThe jury is still out on that one,â you murmur fondly, turning to lean back against the window, glass cool against your warm skin. The car turns into your street, beginning to slow and pull up to the curb. Disappointment blooms.
You feel for your keys as the engine cuts off, looping your fingers through the rings, other hand pulling the door handle to step out. Satoru is uncharacteristically quiet.
âThank you again for⌠saving me,â you recite his earlier words, hoping it will clear the unsettling silence. He watches you awkwardly linger with distinct fondness, crossing his arms against the steering wheel and leaning his cheek atop them.
âHappy to,â he replies, âonly sorry I was the one taking you home tonightâ.
You snort. âHe wouldnât have been seeing my place tonight, regardless of whether or not it went wellâ.
He processes it, nods slowly from behind stray white bangs, and exhales a soft âgoodâ.
Your fingers tighten around the jagged edges of your keys and you feel your pulse quicken, it ebbs through your body like the wing of a hummingbird.
âYouâre not coming in either,â you mutter, amusement pulling at the corner of your mouth with the realisation that he was waiting for something. For you.
âWouldnât dream of it,â he mirrors your smile, shallow crinkles forming by his eyes. You lick your lips, he follows the motion and you taste the strawberry. You wonder if heâd taste like that too.
âNight, Satoru,â you breathe. He repeats it. You feel his stare heavily on your back as you walk towards your door, glancing over your shoulder one last time to catch a glimpse of him, cheek still leant comfortably against his forearms. His hand lifts to give you a limp wave, and you feel stupidly giddy at the gesture.
He doesnât drive away until you are in the house, and you watch through the curtains as he pulls away. Perhaps things were not as unrequited as youâd once thought.
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Disaster qualification ( A Portimao story ) { Daniel Ricciardo x reader }
You were searching for your best friend Daniel in the paddock and garage of Mclaren, but he was nowhere to be found, you even asked a mechanic and some journalist. It wasn't his kind to leave like that and he wasn't answering his phone, but after that terrible qualification where he didn't pass through Q1, you weren't surprised. He needed a break, he was feeling pressure and anxious and you never saw him like that before, of course he knew that he needed time to adapt his driving style adn himself to his new car to make it one ,but he was starting to feel depressed as it wasn't going as fast as he thought. That's a thing you like in Daniel, he will always have that competitive side in him even after 10 years doing the job. His determination was always there, but he needed things to go as he planned otherwise he was starting to doubt himself and everything was starting to go downhill. You knew that he needed just a little push, a little sign that he was doing something good and he was evolving or going in the right way, it was a matter of time but he was so stubborn and impatient.
After more than an hour of searching for him you find his engineer who told you that he was quiet the whole debrief and just mumbled a quick " I'm going back to the hotel ". So that's where he was, back in the hotel, probably at the gym hitting the frustration away on some punching ball perhaps. His engineer asked you if you wanted to take the ride to go back to the hotel with them since he left you all alone in the paddock. You couldn't believe he let you there, even Michael. You needed to have a talk with him too after you find Daniel and scold him as well.
Arriving in the hotel lobby you ask at the front desk where the gym was and they show you the direction, but when you enter it, no trace of Daniel or MIchael, well there must be only one place he could be and you were heading to eat now. You knock on his bedroom door, once, twice and one last time before remembering that he actually gave you one spare key if you needed anything, you didn't really know why he did but right now you were glad he did as you opened the door. It was dark, all the countain were close and only an ambiance light was on, and then you find him, sitting on the floor, only wearing a long shirt and his boxers, the rest of his clothes messy on the floor. He didn't even look up when he heard someone coming in, perfectly knowing it was you, plus he was to focus on his big tub of ice cream that was already halfway through eaten. You silently sit next to him, your head laying on the edge of the bed, watching the ceiling. You didn't have to wait long for him to offer you his spoon for you to take some of his vanilla ice cream. Vanilla ... so cliche yet you knew that when he was feeling down it was always the one it would choose because it was a safe choice. You took the spoon and dug it in the melted ice cream before bringing it to your lips, where he finally looked at you.
" Are you here to scold me or to witness my misery ? " he asks you, almost lost in his mind as his eyes focus on your lips where some vanilla fell down the spoon, he licked his own lips as he was waiting for you to answer.
" I don't know, I was going to kick your ass for forgetting me at the track then ice cream came into the party so I guess you already know what I think of what you did, right ? " You were now going to sit straight in front of him.
" I fucked up ... " he was defeated, like he lost hope and belief in him and it never happened to him before, maybe once or twice in his career but not recently, not when everyone including him knows how great of a driver he is. It's like your heart broke at the sight of him like this.
" You know that didn't mean anything, you will be better tomorrow, I know you know it too." You tried to reassure him, putting your hands on his knees, searching for his gaze, but you felt it didn't really work this time.
" No, look at the reality, I still can't do anything in this car, I don't know why, that's not them it's me and I'm scared I won't be able to deliver what I promised them" Yes you definitely never saw him like that, the team wasn't really putting pressure on him, they knew he needed time and everyone one else, if there were someone to blame here, that would be the media here, you were sure of it, Daniel isn't someone to give up, even when it hurts, he take the punch and fight back silently if he needs to, showing everyone the flame he had in him the next day. The flame wasn't here right now, you were searching for it as he finally locked eyes with you, but it was nowhere to be found. How will you be able to bring it back ?
" Daniel ... look at me " you took the ice cream tub away from his hands to put it as far on the floor as possible. Your hands find his face directly after that, taking his cheeks in your palm to force him to face you.
" You are Daniel Ricciardo, you are not done at all and you will get up and do better tomorrow, this qualification didn't mean anything even your team isn't mad about it, Daniel don't start to listen to the media again, you know they are just trying to write on blank paper because they don't have better story to feed themselves with. You are better than this and you need to believe in yourself the same way I believe in you, otherwise you might just quit then and we both know you are not a quitter. " This long motivational sentence felt more like a declaration to your friend and by the way his eyes showed a bit of sparkle, you knew you had reached him there. His eyes were focused on yours and you felt they were piercing your soul making you suddenly feel very shy, your own cheeks blushing. You didn't let go of Daniel's face, blown away by how handsome he was in this moment, so vulnerable under your touch. The new emotion you were discovering of him was drawing new lines on his beautiful face, making him even more mesmerizing. Your fingers were caressing his skin like he was the most precious thing in the world. These tired lines make him slightly older than he was but you find it charming. His eyes shut at the touch and he let a long breath he has been holding for long leave his chest. Your index finds his eyelid, touching and examining every little detail of your best friend. You never did that before with him, with anyone else for that matter and it felt so intimate yet you couldn't stop and the most important thing was that you didn't want to anyway.
His hands find yours, placing them on top of it and taking them in as he opens back his eyes, his lips brushing your fingers to kiss them as what you find to be a thankful gesture.
" You always know what to say to me, no matter what you are always here for me even when I am trying to push you away far to not hurt you " His sincerity knocked you, was he thinking that he was hurting you ?
" You didn't hurt me Daniel, what hurt me is seeing you like this and not being able to do much to make you feel better, I want to do so much for you, that might sound selfish, but just to be able to see that beautiful smile of you, I would do anything " You were entering a dangerous category here and you didn't know if it was something a friend would say in normal term. The last phrase piqued his curiosity and you saw it had his eyes change radically.
" Anything ? " Your hands were still locked in his, he was caressing your skin with his thumb until the pressure felt more firm and he brought you closer to him, making you lose balance and almost fell on his chest. It was dangerous and you like it, you never thought of him this way but the possibility of something more with him just smash open a door in your brain. You didn't know if you should let everything go as it comes or stop it right now before it's too late. Your brain couldn't think at all, not like your pounding heart in your chest.
" anything ... yes " He didn't have the time to act before you close the gap between you two and catch his lips. It was just a peck but that was enough for him to freeze, not moving an inch before he realised what was happening.
That's where his lips react on their own and kiss you back, deepening the kiss, releasing all the passion he didn't know he had for you. The texture of your lips throwing him off the edge, the vanilla taste of the ice cream still on your lips. He let go of your hands to catch your thighs, making you uncross them to straddle him and being even more close to his body. Your hands find their perfect place on the back of his neck and head, playing with the dark curls of his hair. You feel like time has stopped and all the anxiety was leaving Daniel's body, you were like a medicine to him. Healing him from all his worries, nothing matters in this instant, not the race tomorrow or the qualification that he had today or even the consequences of it, just you ... only you. It took you all the courage in you to break the kiss and make him look at you, because he didn't know why you stopped it since it was feeling so good and so right.
" Daniel ... " The words were stuck in your throat, you didn't even remember what you wanted to say as his eyes laid on you, if you didn't know him better you would have said that he was very adorable, but no he was doing his puppy face with his swallowed lips from the kiss. .You know exactly what he was trying to do and it's not the change of dynamics in your relationship that will erase his behavior when he wants something. He wanted you to write on his face, he could even try to hide it and he didn't want to, that's why his hands were now finding their way sneakily under your shirt, like you wouldn't notice.
" You need to rest, we have all the time to continue << this >> another time, but it's late and you need to rest " You were poking his chest, making him giggle. If he was asking you if you wanted to continue this, you weren't sure that you would be capable of saying no, but he gladly asked something else.
" Then, stay with me, sleep in my bed tonight, just tonight ... I don't want to be alone " Puppy eyes ... again and your heart melts ... again. How were you able to resist him before ? Since your lips touch his it was impossible now, your brain wasn't thinking and your body couldn't be in total control around him.
" Okay I will stay ... if you promise me to behave '' He lifts his hands up in the air looking like an innocent baby, mimicking with his fingers an invisible zip on his lips.
You both got in bed, you borrowed one of his shirts and decided to only wear it with your panty. You fell asleep easily in each other's arms,but it's later in the night when you turn that you felt Daniel spooning behind you, grabbing one of your breasts with one hand, the other one grabbing you by the waist to get closer. His breath in your neck, sensing your scent before leaving some butterflies to kiss. He was definitely awake and was now lifting your shirt to feel your skin. You were in a state where you weren't awake but aware of what was happening. You tried your best to hide the smile that was forming on your face but it was impossible when your new lover was making it very clear he wanted you. Slightly opening your eyes, it was still dark outside which could only mean it was too early to wake up and that you should both sleep again, especially him since he had to race tomorrow and he couldn't lose sleep even if you both wanted to explore each other's bodies for the remainder of the night. You hummed a quick moan before turning to face him, you could barely see his figure in the dark but you could imagine how he was hungrily watching you. Touching his lips with your fingers you feel his teeth biting his down lips. He was definitely leaning toward your touch like he never had someone come in physical contact with him tenderly.
" Daniel ..." was the only thing your tired voice could say before the breath you were holding released itself. " You have the race tomorrow ", you poke his chest with your finger, trying to distance yourself from his warm embrace.
" I don't care, what matters to me now is you ", he caresses your cheeks from the palm of his head before letting it hang on the side of your neck. One movement toward him and your lips would meet again.
" You don't think about the race because you are tired, and that's exactly why I've made you promise to behave", you whispered that last part, thankful the dark was hiding your cheeks burning at the idea of him and you. After what felt like an eternity, but just a couple of seconds in real silence you heard him lick his lips and he moved away from you, putting a physical distance between your two bodies like an act of resistance from him.
" You're right ... ", it wasn't sadness or disappointment in his voice, more like his inner voice of reason making an apparition in his blurry thought,blind by lust until now.
" Trust me I want you just as much, I've just find you, we are finally on the same page, and I promise you that I am fighting just as much as you right now not to touch you and have you only for me ", you rambled and he shush you just as quick as your word coming out of your mouth.
A sigh came out of his mouth and you felt him sniffing his body on the back, his eyes looking at the nonexistent ceiling in the dark. He searches your hand to tranglying your fingers together and keeps the contact between you. You soon after did the same and you were now two idiots looking at nothing, your eyes not finding anything to focus on and they shut themselves to rest.
You fell asleep like this, side by side, holding hands, frustrated to not have given to the pulsion you both had.
The brightness of the room was what woke you, it was hard to open your eyes and when you did, the light and the tiredness of your eyes blinded your vision, a tear forming on the corner of one eye was soon to be wrapped away by a finger. His finger, he was awake, sitting on the side of the bed, already ready to leave for the paddock.
" Hello beautiful ", he said and his voice could be compared to that of an angel. " I've got to run for debrief but you can stay in a bit longer if you want, I ordered breakfast for you it shouldn't be long to arrive ", he was so careful, you hadn't really clarified the relation between the two of you, but was the word couple needed when he was already being so perfect ? You knew it wasn't an act for your new dynamics because he was already like that before. He kissed you on the cheek and stood up, you were already missing him and he wasn't even gone yet.
" mmh, give me an hour and I will join you ", your sleepy voice made him smile so bright that it was competing with the sun to know which one will warm your heart the most.
" See you there ", was the last thing he said before he disappeared in the hallway, closing the door behind him.
That day he end up p9 which was a huge work from him and the team after the knock out in q1 from yesterday. You felt proud of him even if he wasn't feeling the car like his own yet. You Saw him briefly after the race, when he offered you a hug and a small kiss on the lips, a kiss that felt like a thank you for always being there for him and putting his needs before yours. Thank you for being the best friend he needed, the ears who listen to his complain and the voice of reason in his head. The person that will make him feel better no matter how down he feel. You both didn't needed words to express how last night change everything in your relationship but not so much in your friendship. You were evolving together and it was only the beginning of something beautiful that didn't need an end. A book you start reading but never end because there is no end. The only end you knew so far was the promising end of the day. He took time to whisper in your ears before leaving for his post-race interview.
Yes it was definitely an end you were looking forward to indeed.
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Hey so it saids that you do requests can I request a oneshot from death note were the reader was helping Light but accidentally messes up and lets some ďżźevidence slip out to add to Lâs theory about him being Kira and in order to earn Lights forgiveness for what has happened she has to prove to him why she deserves it? ďżźcan it be nsfw?
âAccidents,â Light x Reader
Summary: helping Light with the death note and accidentally letting something slip up which only makes L look more closely at Light.
Warnings: some smut towards the end
Light x Fem!Reader
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It was a minor mistake that you made, you just wanted to help Light out as best as you could and you couldnât believe how careless you were to even leave a piece of evidence behind.
L was quick to discover the evidence, the fact that you left something so precious out- it only fueled Lâs theory that Light is Kira.
The anxiety you had on the way home as you sat in the car beside Light. It was dead silent, he didnât speak or even look at you but you knew he was angry. He had to be.
He stayed in his endless amount of thoughts, regretting even letting you do anything with the notebook or even do anything at all that involved Kira. That was his mistake for trusting you with such a big thing that was important to him.
You sighed under your breath, Ryuk laughing to himself inside the backseat of the car but you couldnât really tell him to shut up or else the driver would just look at you funny.
All you did was give him a dirty look, his laugh only increasing which irritated both you and Light. This was all such a big mess, you wanted to cry for being so stupid.
And once the both of you walked inside of your small apartment, you let the tears stream down your face continuously while you sat on the couch. Light still didnât bother to look your way and it made you even more upset.
âIâm sorry, I know it was careless of me.â You spoke up first, making his eyes finally turn to look at you and he chuckled under his breath.
âI canât believe I gave you an easy task to do and you still managed to fuck it up.â His tone was cold, making it hurt even more and make you feel ten times more guilty.
âGive her a break, Light. Sheâs not like you.â Ryuk jumped in, at least he was noticing how upset you are about this whole thing.
âStay out of it. We couldâve gotten caught.â He glared at the both of you, angry and annoyed about the fact that L just added another piece of key evidence to his theory.
âIâll make it up to you, I promise. Just tell me what to do!â
âYouâve done enough, Y/N.â He scoffed, his feet walking out of the living room and left you alone with the giant demon.
The both of you looked at each other, Ryuk was a pain at times but he was much more gentle with you than Light was. He could tell just how stressed out and upset you are, he could tell it was an honest mistake and youâll do anything to make it up to Light- he just knows Light is too idiotic and selfish to realize that.
âIâll help you with getting L off his tail for a while.â He managed to say, not wanting to, not wanting to really help but if he didnât- heâll just have to deal with you crying over and over again and that was draining enough for him.
Ryuk didnât want to admit he had taken quite a liking to you and thought you were much more brighter than Light but he also didnât want to admit that he didnât want to listen to Lightâs whining and complaining about the evidence slipping.
So he had agreed to help. A few days later he had helped you do something small but enough to turn the attention away from him and as you struggled all day, breaking your back to do this for your boyfriend, you couldnât help but sigh loudly when you entered the small apartment you owned.
Surprisingly Light was there, looking over the computer screen and when he heard your sighing, his eyes had glanced up at you then back down at the laptop. He was still somewhat upset, he would even give you the silent treatment sometimes during the last few days and only spoke to you when he needed something.
Your eyes had landed on him, walking over after kicking off your shoes and setting your bag on the table. You flopped down beside him, glancing over his shoulder to see what he was looking at- news articles.
âCan you talk to me please?â You mumbled, your words making him turn his head to look down at you.
âHow many times do I have to apologize about it, Light?â You brought up, meeting his gaze and he just sat there and stared down at you, a soft sigh leaving his lips.
âMessed up a lot of things for me. Heâs now a few steps closer.â He shook his head, his hand reaching down to rest on your leg.
âIâve been putting stuff together to throw in his way to slow him down and itâs been working, heâs looking into someone else for now.â You told him your little thing youâve been doing to somewhat help him.
You couldnât help but feel guilty the entire time. You didnât want to see the fact Light acts selfish and somewhat toxic when it comes to the Kira thing because you were too dedicated to him and too focused on making him stay happy and stay happy with you.
And the way those words had slipped from your lips, making his eyes light up and his eyebrows raise. He wanted to believe that you actually did something to help him and he did when you had explained more into detail what you did.
âLetâs see how long that will last.â He mumbled, turning his head away and his eyes back on the screen before him.
âI just want to make it up to you, Light.â You lean over, resting your chin on his shoulder and gave him a small pout.
âOh yeah?â
âYes, always.â You responded, his eyes moving to burn into yours and the small smirk on his lips had given him more ideas.
You had caught on pretty quickly, it wasnât hard to catch onto Lightâs hints when he would throw them your way. You stared up at his eyes, you would do anything for him, you were blinded by love and definitely love sick.
He was everything you wanted and more.
You leaned up, brushing your lips against his before he had leaned forward to close the gap between you both, moving your lips in sync and feeling his soft hand reach down to caress your cheek. You had been craving his soft touches and some affection from him for days while he had been mad at you from that incident.
You never wanted Light to be mad at you so when he does end up angry, all it does is make you sad and try to find ways to make it up to him and make him happy again.
The sudden tug had made you snap back in reality as he pulled you on top of his lap, making you straddle his waist while he leaned back against the couch cushions. Your lips molded perfectly with his, the way you had felt your stomach explode with butterflies was nothing but amazing.
He was quick to take over the dominant role, slipping his tongue inside of your mouth and explored the area while soft breaths and whines had left your lips and muffled against his. Light had moved his hands down to grab a hold of your throat but soon moved further to slide his hand up the skirt you were wearing.
He always loved the skirts you wore, especially when it gave him easy access to you in moments like these. His fingertips had brushed along your soft skin of your upper thigh and teasingly ran just one fingertip over your panties where you had just been aching for him.
âDo you even deserve to be touched after what you did?â He mumbled against your mouth, pulling back to get a good look at your flushed face and you slowly nodded.
âI donât know.. you kinda fucked things up for Kira.â He trailed off, making you lean forward and pepper kisses along his jawline and down to his neck.
You knew exactly where his weak spot was, making his heart pound in his chest and his knees grow weak at the way you sucked and licked over his sweet spot like it was nothing but he knew you were only doing it to make him further his actions and take off your clothes.
âPlease, Light.â Your eyes had moved up to connect with his while your small hands had slid down his chest and stomach, soon hovering over the tent in his pants and gently palmed him.
You had heard a grunt leave his lips and soon his dark eyes had met yours, a sinister smirk on his face as he grabbed a hold of your throat again, leaning forward as his lips brushed against yours.
âI expect you to be ready on the bed by the time I get up there.â
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Didnât know whether to go full in on the smut or not butđ¤Š
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Starry nights and heavy guitars
Summary: Logan gets dragged out to a late night drive by his boyfriends.
Tw: cursing, let me know if I need to add anything else
Ships: analodemus (logan X all the dark sides)
Genre: collage au
Alt prompt 1: music/dance/art (prompt by @pridewrite2021)
Logan was hunched over his desk, re-reading the same line from his text book over and over. The information just didn't seem to want to stick. He glanced over at his clock. 12:08 am. Yeah, he'd definitely done enough studying for one night. Just as he went to pack his stuff away, as if on que, the very loud sound of a car horn made him jump out of his seat. He held a hand to his heart as he tried to catch his breath, rolling his eyes when the deafening sound continued, slowly giving him a headache.
He rose from his chair and drew his curtains, ready to scream at whatever moron is making that god awful noise so late at night, only to stop just before he could speak.
"Hey Logan!" Remus called from his shitty truck, immediately stopping the honking. Their other boyfriends, Janus and Virgil stood outside the truck, just by the door sipping on what looked like energy drinks.
"Sorry Logan, we tried to call you first but you wouldn't pick up." Virgil called.
"Yeah I turned my phone off because I was revising. Wait-why didn't you just knock on my door?!" The awkward glances the 3 men exchanged told Logan that they hadn't even considered that an option. Logan loved his boyfriends but God could they be idiots some times.
"Hang on, I'm coming down!" Logan called before pulling on his NASA hoodie and running down the stairs of his apartment, meeting the three outside.
âWhat are you all doing here?â He asked. âDo you know how late it is?â
âSays the man who was apparently still up studying.â Janus said, eyebrow raised and arms crossed. âWhat have I told you about taking care of yourself?â
âYes, yes, I know. I just lost track of time. Anyway, that doesnât answer my question.â Logan said, folding his arms, mirroring Janus.
âRemus is on an energy high so we ended up getting dragged into it.â Virgil said, taking a sip of his energy drink and slouching against the car.
âCome on Logan!â Remus said, shaking the door of the truck. âI wanna drive out into the middle of nowhere and blast music way to loud and it isnât as fun without you!â
âAs tempting as that sounds.â Logan said, sarcastically. âI have exams I need to prepare for.â
âIt wouldnât kill you to take a break for a while.â Janus said. âJust 5 minutes of fun. Thatâs all weâre asking for here.â
Logan glanced between his boyfriends, Remus giving him his best puppy dog eyes and Janus and Virgil looking hopeful. He sighed heavily. There was no use arguing this. âAlright, fine.â He said, rolling his eyes.
âYay!â Remus cheered, clapping his hands like a performing seal. Virgil grabbed Logan and dragged him into the back of the truck, sitting next to him. Janus shoved Remus out of the drivers seat, all of them having agreed a long time ago that Remus shouldnât be allowed behind a wheel.
As they stared to drive Remus tossed Logan another energy drink. He stared at the drink for a moment before eyeing his boyfriend suspiciously.
âRelax, we payed for them.â Janus chuckled.
âOnly because I made you pay for them!â Virgil said, tone teasing.
âI have no idea what you mean.â Janus said, mock offended. âI am a perfectly honourable, law abiding member of society.â He drawled. Virgil couldnât help but smirk.
âYouâre such a spoil sport, Virgie.â Remus said, tone teasing, before beginning to play with the radio.
âWell excuse me if I donât want us to get arrested!â
âYou donât get arrested if you do it right.â Janus commented. Logan couldnât help but smile to himself and took a sip of the drink. He could tell already it was going to be a long night, it was probably a good idea to give himself an energy boost.
Remus continued to press random buttons on the radio until the truck was flooded with the sound of heavy guitars and someone screaming into the mic. It wasnât a song Logan personally recognised, Remus definitely did.
âI love this song!â Remus yelled, turning up the music so loud Logan thought he might go deaf. Remus rolled down his window and stuck his head out, the wind making his brown hair impossibly messier. He cheered and sang the lyrics at the top of his lungs. The other three couldnât help but laugh at his antics, Virgil and Janus joining in singing parts of it.
A few songs like that played, Logan recognising a few of them from his boyfriends playing them in the past. Eventually, Janus drove them into a field with no streetlights anywhere near them. Logan stared out the window, admiring the sky, each star shining so clearly. Despite the loud music, everything felt strangely calm and peaceful.
The truck came to a stop and Remus immediately hopped out, everyone else following after him. He took a swig of what was originally Janusâ drink, climbing onto the top of the truck and yelling:
âIâm never gonna die!â Before they all burst out laughing.
Virgil then plugged in his phone and started to play the playlist heâd made for all of them a while ago, mixing the different genres they all liked. Metal, pop punk, punk rock, rap, indie, and the odd pop song.
As each song played they all badly yelled the lyrics at the top of their lungs, Remus and Janus dragging Virgil into dancing with them. Logan sat on the grass by the truck and admired his boyfriends. They each looked so alive as they danced and sang, seemingly not a care in the world. Remusâ wavy hair flying freely, unkept and unbound like the man himself. Hair Logan had ran his fingers through countless times to either calm him down or when Remus had lay his head on Loganâs lap as they talked about strange science facts. Janusâ eyes reflected the starâs above them all beautifully. Those same eyes that always looked at him with genuine concern when Logan wasnât taking care of himself and always gave Janus away when he was trying to hide his emotions or get away with something. Virgils pale skin shone like the moonlight. He clearly hadnât had time to apply his usual eyeshadow before being dragged out by the others, leaving his small freckles along his nose exposed. A feature that Virgil always said he hated but Logan had always adored. Each of the men were so beautiful in such different ways. Logan couldnât help but melt as he gazed at them.
This liveliness had always been something heâd admired about his boyfriends. Even Virgil, who had struggled with social anxiety for most of his life, seemed to be so free in moments like these. The guitars playing in the background and no one to watch him other than the people he trusted most and the stars above them.
Virgil was finally able to escape the grip of their boyfriends and he took a seat next to Logan, resting his head agains his shoulder.
âSaw you staring, you simp.â Virgil teased. âWhat are you thinking about?â He asked, huddling into his hoodie and holding onto Loganâs hands for some warmth.
âOh, nothing.â He sighed, watching as Remus and Janus began to slow dance to a pop rock song that began to play. âJust listening to the music.â
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call me babydoll | reader x chan
a/n: ahhhhh holy holy heck this chapter is SO DAMN EXCITING hehehe I had sosososo much writing and doing all the research!! please let me know if there is anything factual/cultural that I need to fix! I tried the best I could although I most def am not an expert in Egyptian culture so I appreciate it a lot :) hehe i hope ya have fun reading this chapter teehee oh! also I love hearing what you thought of it too! :DÂ
FourÂ
Pairing: self insert, female reader x bang chanÂ
Genre: action, mystery and suspense, fluff, smut, angstÂ
Tags: (of this part)Â bodyguard au, secret agent au, royal au, moderndayprince!chan, secretagent!reader, secretagent!jeongin, secretagent!jisung, collegestudent!seungmin, royal!minho, skz side characters, adventure and mystery, action and peril, plot driven, running out of time, slow-ish burn, growing feelings, sexual tension, explicit language, several mentions of food and alcohol as well as getting tipsy/drunk that good, good making out, suggestive themes
CWs: mentions of guns, mentions of knives, themes of jealousy (expressed by the reader)Â
Word count: 7.5k
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ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVEÂ
âWell, weâre in Cairo alright.âÂ
Two tugged the amazed young stow-away-student, Seungmin, by the hand of his backpack to keep him from running into one of the palm tree planters decorating the terminal. The young man had nearly slept the whole flight due to the length as well as the exasperation that he had just been through. While his eyes were still darkened from his nap, his glossy pupils still wondered all around him.Â
âI take it back. Iâm so glad that I almost died so I could end up here with you guys.âÂ
Jeongin slapped him from the backside of his head. âNever be thankful for almost dying. Life is a lot more fucking fragile than you think. This isnât just some joyride--âÂ
â--Ease up F.â You interrupted your partner as you shouldered your bag. The kid had already been through enough already: he didnât need accosting on top of it all.Â
The dashing prince sighed out and stretched his arms. âAhhhh Cairo. Itâs been a while; too long actually.âÂ
The airport was humid: the kind of sticky warmth that dripped down your neck in a matter of seconds to then get caught above your lip. It wasnât much help to the anxiety that already had seeped into your veins. The closer you got to a gun the more comfortable you would be. You and the other two guards created a formation around the prince with two in the front and the other in the flank. While each of you were dressed in regular street clothes, your responsibility of his detail still hung over your head with a severe air.Â
Chan threw his arm over the young student with an obscene grin. His hair had become a little disheveled from the plane seat and his hoodie, but he didnât appear to mind. Seeing him so normal was somewhat of an odd change to your previous unbreakable impression of him.Â
âSeungmin my friend, youâve never lived until youâve been to Cairo. Iâve never seen another place so enriched in history in my whole life...it puts my kingdom to shame. Itâs almost like...you can just feel the time here: hundreds of thousands of years...beauty, art, food, industry...Iâve got a thing or two to learn.âÂ
Seungmin nodded at the princeâs grandiose gestures in the terminal with an enamored smile. âI canât wait to see it!âÂ
Your partner put a firm hand on the princeâs back to guide him to the baggage claim. âWe wonât be here for long, so, donât get too excited. Weâve come here for one reason and we shouldnât dally otherwise.âÂ
The young boy appeared to frown, and Two bit his lip with a little chuckle. âWay to crush the kids dreams F.âÂ
âYou know the mission, J.â Jeongin gritted his teeth with the words. âEverything is set, there will be a car waiting for us in the garage, and at the hotel weâll have anything we need.âÂ
Prince Chan lulled his head back with heels clicking on the flooring. Rogue strands of his hair hung over his sunglasses where he threw a look back at you while pulling them down.Â
âDonât forget our little deal Bee? Weâll have time for a little pleasure.âÂ
The white haired agent rolled his eyes with gusto then adjusted the royalâs glasses over his face. âWeâve still got to be careful, you Highness. We never know where they could have eyes.âÂ
âI know where Iâve got mine...â He turned back once more to throw his cockiness in your general direction.Â
âListen to F, your Highness...if you want to live.âÂ
âOooo. Feisty as ever, Bee. I love it when you bite back.â Chan turned to his new pet, Seungmin, âSheâs really something isnât she?â
The young man nodded, but not necessarily because he agreed, but it just seemed like it better to agree with a prince than to disagree with him.Â
The air appeared to turn even thicker in the summery and arid city and your group approached the parking lot half shaded. Outside of the cement lot, iridescent waves of heat wiggled on the horizon, and further, the astonishing urban sprawl of Cairo, and just over it, the stretch of the Nile and Giza. Palms and other varieties of plants spotted the landscape and above it all, a perfectly crystal blue sky streaked with thin clouds. Had the circumstances been different, you really would have wished to have been there for pleasure.Â
âThis one. Right here.â Jeongin announced upon spotting the black armored sedan. It wasnât the most inconspicuous vehicle, but you were prioritizing safety over aesthetics. Your partner touched his index fingerprint to the car doorâs invisible panel, and it flashed blue just as the lock had at the safehouse with the ticking clock insignia.Â
Two whipped his head around to make one last check of the surroundings before taking off his sunglasses and reddened eye. âGet in. Both of you.â He urged the prince and the student. He popped the drivers side open to find a different pair of glasses in the storage compartment: gold framed aviators.Â
âHuh,â He said happily while putting them on. âThis is more my style.â He rummaged around a bit more to find a new pair of black framed glasses there too. âFox! Think fast!â He threw them over to your partner who sighed out with relief.Â
âThank god.âÂ
The trunk opened with a mechanical sounding creek, and you lifted up the trunk bed to find your whole arsenal: Heckler & Koch MP5â˛s submachines, Remington 870 shotguns, and Glocks complete with thigh holsters. Among the pile of metal, various knives and other weapons were held in foam holders.Â
âTheyâve got knives back there?â Two asked while pulling the rearview mirror to see.Â
âOh yeah. What? You more of a knife guy?â You teased while looping your thigh holster over your cargo pants. It fit just right.Â
The illusive man popped his gum with a shiny smile. ââDonât ever have to reload them...thatâs what Iâm saying.âÂ
âThank you Carroll.â Jeongin sighed upon seeing the thick laptop among the weapons. âFinally I can do some real work. That kidâs damn Chromebook was killing me. I nearly short circuited it trying to connect to our network.âÂ
âYou what?!â Seungmin was suddenly much more interested.Â
âDont worry yourself too much, its still fine.âÂ
âAre there cameras in here?â You quickly asked your partner.Â
âAgency shouldâve fried them a long time ago. Why?âÂ
From the trunk bed you sized up the Glock to feel its weight and how cool it settled into your sweating hand. You unloaded the magazine to see that it had already been filled.Â
âCarroll. She really is too kind to us.â You slid the magazine back in then, pulled back the slider to lock it once more, catching Chanâs adoring glance.Â
âSomething interesting pretty boy?âÂ
The prince appeared to shiver a little, but brushed it off sighing, âOh, nothing.âÂ
ââââââââââ˛âââââââââ
Either it was Carroll or the King, but someone had spared no expense on the young prince. The sun set upon the sparking Nile where you had arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza.Â
Anything for His Royal Highness The Prince.Â
The towering and gleaming building was a sight to behold in and of itself. It was nestled right into the riverside anchored with several leisurely sailboats bopping in the evening breeze. As day crept into night, the city grew with a swell of lights washing as far as you could see. Extensive bridges and roadways glowed with headlights and every building appeared to be illuminated along with more boats strolling down the river in a rainbow of colors and music.Â
The prince craned his head as close to the window as he could and rubbed together his hands excitedly. He looked from you to your partners, finally making a disapproving scoff.Â
âCome on. Youâre not just a little excited to be here?âÂ
âWeâre here on business, how many times do we have to explain?â Jeongin typed away at his computer from the front seat.Â
âBee?â He looked back to you with a hopeful little glint to his eye.Â
âLike Fox said...tomorrow is our appointment with White Rabbit, then weâre on the first flight back home for you.âÂ
The young prince frowned, but this quickly faded once he had seen the golden brass doors to the magnificent hotel. Seeing the state that the four of you were in, it was a bit comical that you had rolled up to a place such as this. Immediately a valet and bellhop jogged up to the car wearing perfectly pressed uniforms and spotless shined shoes. Little did they know you had no belongings to your name...the rest was waiting in your suite: the royal kind.Â
Seungmin cranked his neck to take in the scale of the building in all of itâs regal glory and let out an airy laugh his with his backpack straps snapped tight.Â
âHoly shit.â He exclaimed with a giant smileÂ
Two rose a âno thank youâ hand to the valet, and asked him where the garage was in perfect Arabic. The gesture surprised you...as many things did with that man. Jeongin gave a little nod in appreciation to the bellhop and expressed with his own broken version of Arabic that you group had no luggage. The young man was confused, but still gladly took the bills that Jeongin had slipped into his hand for the inconvenience.Â
âWeâre staying here?â Seungmin wondered while he followed you in.Â
âWhen you travel with The Prince, it comes with some perks.â Chan tore off his glasses with a particularly prideful grin.Â
âI feel like I need to pay for just...breathing in here.âÂ
Indeed, it was a luxurious and grand place. The atrium was patterned with various plush lounge chairs and benches and the path was made of emerald green marble tiles with swirling designs of beige loops. Thick, round columns also supported the ceilings in the lobby, and crystal glass chandeliers sparkled. On several tables, massive floral arrangements had been freshly placed, and you wondered how much the hotel must've paid for them to look that good just to have them replaced the next day.Â
A couple formalities were exchanged with the worker at the front desk, and soon the keycards to the royal suite were placed into your hands. Seungmin held his piece of plastic as if it were a gold bar in his hands whereas Chan shoved it right into his front pocket.Â
âEverything that we should need should be up in the room.â You told the group who were too distracted to hear what you had just said.Â
Just before you had entered the elevator, a tug at your sleeve stopped you in your tracks. Jeongin pulled you back, nodding at Two to go with the others up first.Â
âRemember what we talked about before?â He muttered in the hollow and stone corridor. âAbout the prince?âÂ
âI need to stay beside him?âÂ
Your partner nodded with a furrowing brow. âWeâre out in the open here, itâs a big city...anyone could be watching us. No distractions, no messing around, no anything. We see White Rabbit and we leave. Hell, Iâm even inclined to make sure he doesnât leave the room...âÂ
âJeongin...â You squeezed your partnerâs shoulder which felt stringy and tense under your fingertips. âI got it. Trust me. He wonât leave my sight. I promise.âÂ
â..Okay.â He said with a nervous brush to his hair, then he pressed the elevator button with his knuckle.Â
âYou...okay?âÂ
The young man appeared to snap out of a trance. âWhat? ...Yeah. Why wouldnât I be? Iâm keeping it together fine. Itâs just...thereâs a lot riding on this mission. I donât...âÂ
The gold and reflective elevator dinged to the ground floor.Â
âWe canât disappoint Carroll with this one. Thereâs too much riding on it...I canât disappoint Carroll.â   Â
You invited your partner into the marbled and mirrored interior of the small space.Â
âDonât worry, we wonât.â
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 Even without the help of his royal helpers, Chan managed to clean himself up nice...provided, only the finest clothes had been sent for him to wear. While they werenât the usual designer labels that he was used to, it was clear that they had been picked out from the finest markets and boutiques in the area. Chan, as he always was, was a prince to the full extent of the word. After a shower and some perfume to his chest, he was the same man that you had been introduced to.Â
A loose linen shirt swayed from his frame with little regard for the usage of buttons. He wore slacks that had been pressed made of a kind of fabric that you had never seen before, but looked airy and comfortable. As always, there was a small assortment of shoes for him to choose from as well. He picked brown leather loafers, then tucked up his sleeves to reveal his arms; scratched as they were, but still strong and spiderwebbed with thick veins.Â
Arrangements had been made for you to share one of the bedrooms with him--as much as you had fought it at first. Chan was thrilled with the idea, and gladly let you settle into his room with your small assortment of sidepieces and modest set of clothes by regulation of The Agency. While it had mostly been denim button downs and several kinds of functional trousers, they had sent an evening gown.Â
The silky white fabric was not unlike the dress that had worn for the gala, but it appeared to be even more sultry once you held it to your frame. The thin spaghetti straps barely held to your shoulders and the back dipped nearly halfway down your back.Â
Knowing the man that you had an appointment with, you figured the dress would make it just a little bit easier to talk to him. Along with it, there was a matching set of diamond earrings and a necklace that glinted with the same sheen of the sea.Â
âYouâll look gorgeous in that.â Chan said while slipping on a wristwatch. âIâm sure that it will suit you perfectly.âÂ
The wooden bedside nightstand creaked when you put your holster and Glock in with a matching matte black knife. You had to be careful with that one, as it had nearly cut your finger upon inspection earlier.    Â
âHm. I think the both of us know that youâd prefer it on these lovely marble floors rather than on me. Correct?âÂ
The confident prince strode across the room in the dim lighting of a couple lamps with stained glass shades. Outside of the balcony attached to your room, the sheer curtains blew in the night air and distorted the city lights across the river. Further, Cairo Tower surged with a pink light wrapping around the length were the cylinder pierced the sky.Â
âMaybe.â He tutted, then crinkled the king-sized bed where he sat. The princeâs disposition was alluring, there was no denying. He tiled his head to inspect you further, jaw clenching with a sharp angle and a testing glare to his brown pupils. The man smiled slightly while rubbing his index and ring finger down the sleeve of your considerably less scratchy blouse.Â
âI hope that during our time here Bee, Iâll get to know you a little better. Iâm...really looking forward to our drink later. I made reservations for us.âÂ
âReservations? When did you do that?âÂ
âOh. When you were showering.â He smirked at his sneaky plans unbeknownst to you.Â
âIf you think that Iâm letting you go anywhere else besides this hotel--âÂ
â--Bee?â The young royal grew quieter, softer, careful even. His hand cascaded from your arm down to your waist where he tentatively went to grab at your hip and squeeze lightly there.Â
While your first reaction was to swat him away, your second crept up on you unexpectedly, and swelled with a kind of confused euphoria feeling the pressure of him on your body. You let his hand linger there, thumb pressed into your hipbone.Â
âYou donât need that dress to be beautiful.âÂ
His words snapped you back; sickly sweet, and sticky in your chest. You cast his hand off of you.Â
âYouâre crossing the line, your Highness. Donât...donât touch me again.âÂ
The royal sighed as he rose, then inspected his face in the sizeable mirror. Each of his cuts and scars had been skillfully covered with makeup the best he could manage. Â
âBee, Iâd cross multiple lines for you. I thought you knew?â  Â
âTHIS BED IS FUCKINâ AMAZING!!â Seungmin called from the opposite of the suite.Â
The prince smiled, then followed you to the door.Â
âIâve already got enough on my hands, your Highness. I ask that you not distract me.âÂ
âDistract you?âÂ
As soon as you had said it, regret bit at the tips of your ears. You couldnât meet his teasing glances, but rather slid one of your more discrete sidepieces into your crossbody bag--as if guns as such could be such a thing.Â
âI-I...Iâll sleep on the couch.â You then resolved out loud, however the prince chuckled at your sudden break.Â
âAs you wish Bee.âÂ
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âI think that this is the best meal that Iâve ever eaten in my entire life!!âÂ
Seungmin kicked his legs under the table to the embarrassed glances of both Jeongin and Chan. Before you, the prince had ordered a variety of both cold and hot mezzah dishes with a couple main entrees for you to share. While he was the only one to drink, he indulged in the most expensive wine that the hotel had to offer. Granted, everything would be paid for in cash from The Agency, however the Prince swore up and down that anyone could order anything that they wanted and that The Agency would be paid back in full. You and your partners ate modestly, however the young student didnât hold back. As the boy shoved his face, it appeared to make the prince happy to see him eating so well.Â
You were still an odd group, and garnered curious glances from other restaurant guests. While they were only glances in passing, they still didnât make you feel any better. You had already drawn enough attention to yourself with you being an odd mix of foreigners who each held themselves differently. You could sense that you partner felt it too while he sipped at his seasonal soup with eyes up to scan the room as he did so.Â
Chan threw his arm behind your chair to take in the rest of the room: perfectly decorated with jade green chandeliers and perfectly symmetrical wallpaper and furnishings. It was as if he felt somehow content with your strange little group; like he was the ringleader of it all or some king of the round table. For a moment, he paused to watch the way that the boats passed by on the river from the window nearest to him and sighed. Knowing him, he was probably enjoying running for his life in this way.Â
Two cleared his throat and unbuttoned his fashionable suit jacket as the waiters came to clear the table for dessert.Â
âSo. What are the specs for tomorrow?âÂ
Jeongin fiddled with his glasses, then dabbed away at the corners of his mouth. âHeâs invited us to come around 11pm. He wants us to dress up too--as Iâm sure youâve all seen the clothes that have been provided for us. He apparently loves his formalities, but, anything to make him feel more comfortable I suppose. His men will meet us in the front and take us to him, then we try our best not to fuck it up.â
â--Which we wonât.â You soothed your partner.Â
Seungmin perked up, âIâm coming too?âÂ
âHow else are we going to look after ya, kid?â Two ruffled up the young manâs hair.Â
âW-wait. Didnât you say that itâs a club? Will they even let me in? Iâm not like, 21 yet? I mean, I will be in a couple months--âÂ
â--Ahhh youâre so cute.â Chan beamed. âIf youâre rolling with us that doesnât matter.âÂ
Seungmin blushed and played with the condensation of his water glass. âOh.âÂ
Your partner shifted in his seat. âSpeaking of. Considering that youâre âone of usâ now. We need to discuss something important with you. Your identity.â He looked over to you to finish the rest of the speech that had been pushed off for just a bit too long.Â
âYour name...is your most valuable asset. Itâs the only thing about yourself that you can keep for yourself. No one else should know it besides you...and, well, us. If they know your name, they know your family, they know where you live, where you go to school, even that girl that you had a crush on in the fourth grade. Got it?âÂ
Seungmin gulped dry with blown out eyes. âI-I think that I understand.âÂ
âWhat do you want us to call you from now on?âÂ
He paused, considering towards the ceiling. âWell...if youâre B, and heâs F...and heâs J...I could be S? Simple enough right?âÂ
âS it is then.âÂ
The waiters arrived with every dessert possible: chocolate cake, Crème Brule, fruit cheesecake garnished with mint, as well as traditional desserts like Om Ali and Mehalabiya--a type of milk pudding dressed with delicate, pink, edible flowers.Â
Seungmin--now dubbed S--made happy little eating sounds while he tried a little bit of everything.Â
âThank you.â You finally spoke to the prince, who now smelled strongly of Lotus and Jasmine.Â
âDonât worry about it. I donât mind treating my friends.âÂ
The word hung in the air, and you didnât quite know what to do with it.Â
Friends.Â
âWhere is this reservation that you mentioned?âÂ
He took a swing from his crystal glass with finesse. âHm. Thatâs for me to know and you to find out.âÂ
âJeongin told me that I need to keep an eye on you, you know that? It would be best if we didnât leave the hotel at all--âÂ
â--But what would be the fun in that?â The prince nearly pouted.Â
From the others side of the table, Two in his aviators brushed off his lap before standing. âIâm going to get some sleep, if thatâs alright with you? Iâm feeling pretty jetlagged and I want to be prepared for tomorrow. Excuse me.âÂ
The slender man bowed to you at the table, then even deeper to the prince.Â
âWhat was that about?â Jeongin muttered while he poked at the thin caramel layer of his French dessert.Â
âActually, I think I want to head to bed too, Iâm stuffed.â Seungmin rubbed his belly in his contentment. âAlso...I think I might have homework due...heh. I donât know...Iâve got to figure out all these all these time differences and stuff.â He pushed in his chair then gave the prince a deep bow. âThank you, your Highness.âÂ
âMy pleasure.â Chan said with a tiny bow back. âRest up, kid.âÂ
With the empty holes at the table, the silence was deafening.Â
âAnd then there were three.â Jeongin yawned. âBee? Wanna do some laps in the morning? I saw that they had a pool? Wanna see if you can beat my record...again?âÂ
âPsh. I was coming off that biochemical cocktail the last time we tired. You had an advantage.âÂ
âThen youâll beat me? Hm! I look forward to that.â Your adorable partner flashed the first smile that youâd seen in a couple days. You missed it, you realized.Â
âSleep tight Bee. Goodnight your Highness.âÂ
âThank you Fox.â The prince mirrored his warm smile.Â
Knives and forks clinked on china in the dining room, and music softly payed the soundtrack of the evening. A low hum filled the space where the tourists and patrons chatted among themselves. It was peaceful and normal amidst everything that had been pricking your skin and plaguing worry over your mind. The prince merely sighed, sparking eyes reflecting the candles dying out on the table.Â
âAnd now itâs just the two of us.âÂ
âSeems like it.âÂ
âCan I whisk you away now?âÂ
âWhisk? Who said that I would allow any whisking?âÂ
âCome on...Bee. Just this one time? I promise to be on my best behavior.âÂ
You laughed out incredulously at the comment. âYou out of all people canât promise something like that.âÂ
âI guess youâre right about that. But...still, I wonât try to make a scene or anything.âÂ
The royal placed his napkin on the table with his knife and fork respectfully tilted off the edge of his plate.Â
âFollow me?âÂ
Chan held out his hand. It was pink with heat and scraped a little from the glass that had pierced the fragile flesh. In some way, you had felt a twinge of guilt seeing the small injury knowing that you couldnât have protected him well enough then. You allowed him to lace your fingers with yours, and felt the rough cuts of his scars in your palm.Â
You had promised to yourself that he would never know such pain again.Â
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âAnnnd...this is it!âÂ
You had taken all of twenty paces outside of the hotel when Chan gestured with open arms to the riverfront. Just at the riverbank, a steamboat was anchored with open doors for hotel guests to enter. The massive, multideck, white steamboat shone like the moon peaking at the oceanâs horizon. Each of the semi-circle windows were lined with white lights and from the inside, the delightful sound of laugher and live music spilled out to the glossy water of the Nile.Â
âW-what is this?âÂ
âWellâŚitâs a dinner cruise but I just signed us up for the bar part. Are you...surprised? I thought that it must be pretty safe considering that weâre on the water and no one can drive up and shoot at us.âÂ
âI mean...itâs a bit closed off, but nothing that I canât handle.âÂ
The prince held out his arm for you to lead the way, then took your hand to help you watch your step down the stairs. Chan provided his name to the conductor in elegant sounding Arabic, leaving you shocked.Â
âY-you speak Arabic too?âÂ
Chan chuckled once more, taking your hand in his to bring you down the creaking wood deck with swinging with lanterns above your heads.Â
âAs a royal and diplomat, itâs best for me to know how to communicate if I might need to.âÂ
âI must say your Highness, I am definitely impressed.âÂ
âWhat? You thought I was just another pretty face?â The charming prince escorted you to a room within the steamboat that was lined with red velvet carpets and small bar tables with tea candles and water lilies floating in a shallow dish. He pulled out your chair before his own, then settled with hands folded in his lap. âIâm trained in hand-to-hand too, although I could use a refresher; that was so long ago, back when I went to school.âÂ
âHand-to-hand? Well! You really are full of surprises.âÂ
The prince appeared smug and faintly amused by the compliment as he crossed his legs under the table and leaned in with his dizzying floral scent.Â
The waitress appeared and Chan flexed his language skills once more while he ordered a Hemmingway Daiquiri for himself and a French 75 for you. Somewhere off in the distance or perhaps a different part of the boat, louder and more excitable music played along with the echoing claps of those who listened along. Here, it was much quieter, and the loud sound was replaced with a jazz song that you had heard before--likely from your more formative years.Â
âItâs a beautiful night.â Chan began, âThank you for agreeing to do this with me. I know that Iâve been a bit forward, but, I appreciate you entertaining me.âÂ
âIf I had said no, what wouldâve happened then?âÂ
âWell, maybe I wouldâve dropped it, but...knowing you...I donât think that I wouldâve given up easily.âÂ
The waitress returned with the drinks on a silver platter: his grapefruit pink and yours the color of a lemon drop.Â
The royal rose his glass for you to clink with yours, âTo...adventures.âÂ
âTo adventures.âÂ
With a resounding sound, the glasses met, and you watched the way that the shimmering liquid ripped across the princeâs nose.Â
The two of you sat for several moments more, saying nothing, but sipping and soaking in the night breeze and the humidity that made your whole body feel blanketed with a sense of calm. You had felt this way before back at the safe house, and it snuck up on you once more. Simply exisiting with the prince provided you with a sense of solace that had long since faded from your life. The sense of responsibility that you felt for the man was noticeable, but you couldnât help but notice how he provided for you the same sense of safety that you did for him.Â
Perhaps it was the loneliness of the job and the solitude that came along with it. Was that you craved to be touched? Listened to? Admired? You had distanced yourself from irrational things such as love and other feelings of attachment. In your line of work, people died often, and you had to move on just as fast as their lives had been taken from them. You supposed that you had become unfeeling at this point...but this prince, so full of himself and focused on the material...there was something about him that reminded you how to feel.Â
âBee? What are you thinking about?â He asked carefully.Â
âOh...nothing.âÂ
âYou looked kind of lost here.âÂ
âWas I?âÂ
âYou okay?âÂ
âYeah...yeah. Iâm fine. Maybe the drink is just...getting to me.âÂ
âJust one drink?â Chan giggled a bit, âI didnât take you for being a lightweight Bee. I thought that they gave you like, drinking lessons or something back at that agency of yours.âÂ
âIâm fine. I shouldnât have more than one drink anyway.âÂ
The prince nodded, understanding. âSo, what will you tell me about yourself? Is there anything that youâre allowed to tell me? Or...will you always be this mysterious, beautiful, enigma?âÂ
âMe? Enigmatic? Ha! Hardly.âÂ
âWell? What then?â The prince sucked at the lime garnishing his glass. âSince I donât have the pleasure of knowing your real name, Iâd love it if you could tell me something.âÂ
Over the stereo, the muted trumpet played along with the twang of thick upright bass strings,
âI suppose I could tell you how...â Chan leaned in, âI didnât want to join The Agency. At first.âÂ
âOh? Whyâs that?âÂ
âIt felt like a bit of a last resort and anything that is a last resort is something that canât come easy.âÂ
Chan titled his head as if to say, Iâm listening.Â
âLife...fucking sucks sometimes. Sometimes...youâre left...living with your sleazy uncle with a letter addressed to you post mortem telling you to carry on the family name if you want to feel some connection to the parents that you never knew.âÂ
The royal cast his eyes down, âI-Iâm so sorry.âÂ
âThe Agency has been everything Iâve known since I was a teenager. This life...itâs everything. I think in a way I feel obligated to it...since it was what took my parents from me...I owe it to them to do a job that they spent so much energy on so that it wasnât in vain.âÂ
You stopped, realizing the weight of your words in the air and how they cut like the blade of the knife that you kept tucked in your waistband sheathed in a leather cover. Once the sharp metal was taken from itâs confines, there was nothing to protect those from the damage it could do.Â
âBee...I donât know what to say besides Iâm sorry. Thatâs terrible. I canât imagine what it must be like to loose your parents and have been thrown into this life...no one deserves that.âÂ
âIts okay.â You sighed. âI did it to myself. Now, itâs of no concern. I can take care of my own, and I have a new family. I try not to look back.âÂ
As he had done numerous times before that night, Chanâs hand reached out for yours under the table, brushing up against the white cloth.Â
âI canât say how much I appreciate you enough for what you do; risking your life for me...I owe you everything Bee.â The prince softened, rubbing his thumb against the back of your hand.Â
The chug of the steamboat hissed softly behind you in that back bar room, and just through the windows, you could see the stars dotting the sky just as they did in any corner of the world. They were a reminder that while some things changed, others didnât.Â
The echo of footsteps on the deck clicked, causing you to turn a careful glance back to the direction of the sound. The man who entered was dressed in a casual cotton button up and navy slacks. On the white of his breast, he wore a pin holding the symbol of a crest.
âLee Minho?â Chan gasped.Â
âYour Highness!â The handsome man bowed immediately with a startled little smile.Â
The friendly prince stood immediately upon seeing the other royal to shake his hand. âWhat a coincidence that we meet again!âÂ
Lee Minho shied with a polite smile while fiddling with his hair that looked to be masterfully styled. âMust be...fated. Or something like that.âÂ
âAre you alright? Last I saw you was at the shooting at the gala. Iâm so glad to see that youâre safe. You didnât get injured I hope?âÂ
This close, Lee Minho had oddly cat-like eyes that were as intense as they were alluring. He was just as you had remembered him to be--put together and polished like a true royal, dastardly handsome with all the right curves to his body, and just enough mystery to him to pique the interest of anyone who had sensed his air--just as the prince had.Â
âWhat are you doing in Cairo?â Chan asked, gesturing for the stranger to pull up a chair.Â
Lee Minho swatted away the question with an annoyed cringe. âRoyal stuff, you know how it goes. Everyone is always trying to poke their noses in places where they shouldnât be...unless theyâre looking to get themselves killed. That's why they send me. Iâm dispensable.âÂ
âOh, Iâd hardly say that.âÂ
In seconds the princeâs entire body had shifted towards the direction of the other man, and hung onto each of his words as if they were a siren song.Â
âWhen youâre not as high up in the ranks as you are your Highness, royalty starts to feel more like servitude than a legitimate position.âÂ
âSo, where are you poking your nose?âÂ
Lee Minhoâs eyes nervously flicked to you, and Chan realized that he had skipped right over introductions.Â
âOh! Iâm sorry, I didnât introduce the two of you. Minho, this is Bee, my--âÂ
â--Iâm a member of his detail.â You spoke for him. âItâs a pleasure to meet you formally Lee Minho. I recall seeing you at the gala.âÂ
Minho bowed slightly, âItâs a pleasure to meet you too.âÂ
It was obvious that you had made the man uncomfortable, just as you had liked it to be. While you could see what the prince had seen in him, you had the disposition to be much less trusting than his Highness.Â
âWhich royals are employing you? Iâd love to know! Itâs always exciting for me to learn about who is plotting what. The royal drama keeps me really entertained.âÂ
Minho sat up straighter, then waved a hand for the waitress to come scuttling over.Â
âSome of my family members. You wouldnât know them, weâre all dreadfully insignificant to be honest. They heard all this business about those men with the red crests and theyâre starting to get scared. After they targeted...you, theyâre wondering which royal family might be next...if any. Iâm here to find out who they are, their whereabouts, anything else.âÂ
âWow! Thatâs actually what we--â
â--And where are you planning on getting this information if I may ask?â You hushed the princeâs loose lips as quickly as you could.Â
Minho leaned in over the flickering candle to lower his tone, âI heard that thereâs an informant here in the city who might now something about this group. Theyâve been popping up on national news too as of late. Iâm looking to talk to him tomorrow evening. Luckily, I was able to make an appointment but it was no small feat. I had to bribe him to high hell to get him to speak with me.âÂ
âHm. Sounds familiar.â You mumbled.Â
Chanâs eyes widened, then he looked back to you to ask for permission. You gave him a nod.
âIt seems like weâre here for a common purpose my friend.â The prince leaned in to bridge the gap between them, his hand notably reaching to rest on the other manâs thigh below the tableâs surface. âWeâre seeking similar information and I think we might be speaking of the same informant.âÂ
âBut your Highness, isnât it dangerous it you to do something like this?âÂ
âNot when Iâve got her around.â Chan threw a sly grin to you across the table. âIâm well protected. And you? Whereâs your detail?âÂ
âIâm afraid that Iâm out here alone. Like I said, when youâre as low in the ranks as I am...âÂ
âWhat? Thatâs terrible!! They arenât even protecting their own? Bee!!âÂ
âYes, your Highness?â You already knew where this was going.Â
âLetâs bring Minho along with us tomorrow! We know that thereâs safety in numbers--âÂ
âYour Highness, in case you havenât noticed, our hands are already a bit full...â
âI can fend for myself.â Lee Minho suddenly piped. âTravelling alone, Iâve picked up a few things about protecting myself. You donât have to protect me, but, I appreciate the offer.âÂ
âNonsense! You should come with us! I would feel more comfortable if you did rather than went by yourself.âÂ
Lee Minho gave the royal a smile in his thanks, it was pure and a little adorable you had considered...but that was likely the champagne going to your head.Â
âReally? I appreciate it, your Highness.âÂ
While you were distanced, you nearly couldâve sworn that the prince had squeezed the otherâs leg reassuringly, and you were willing to bet he had rubbed it with his thumb too just as he had done to you.Â
After long, the waitress returned with Lee Minhoâs drink, and the two men chatted like old college buddies while you slipped away at your drink in an attempt to make it last as long as you could. While Chan did try to engage you in conversation, it would never last for long until he would become puppy-eyed over the stranger again. In the end, you wondered if the tipsy prince wouldâve also confessed to this man if he had one too many drinks.Â
The table bumped with their jovial and restless legs, and you could only imagine what wandering hands sought to discover.Â
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The hotel was quiet save for the click of heels on the marble floors from ladies who had just gotten off the steamboat and clung to their husbands in their drunken stupor. They cackled in the empty and golden lobby, then pressed hasty kisses into the stuttering mouths of their husbands whoâs mouths then smeared with hot pick lipstick. Chan giggled at the sight while he tripped over his own feet too.Â
âAhhhh. Being in love is so cute.â He adored them once you had entered the elevator.Â
âYouâre not going to throw up on me, are you?âÂ
The prince hiccupped, then shook his head. âUnlike you I know how to hold my liquor. Iâm fine. Just a bit sleepy I think. Must be the jet lag.âÂ
The tones for each floor beeped in the compartment, and Chan lulled his head back and forth.Â
âSo. Lee Minho huh?â You said, not even able to help yourself. The alcohol had brought you a bit of an edge...so you thought.Â
âLee. Minho.â He sighed out dreamily. âWhat do you think of him?âÂ
âI think I canât trust anyone as long as I havenât ran at least three background checks on them.âÂ
âAwww, Bee, youâre so thoughtful of me.âÂ
In the empty hallway, the prince with squinting eyes leaned against the doorframe to the royal suite, reaching out to brush up against your blouse once more. You let him, excusing his drunken state. After he did so, his eyes hazed over with something much different, while he looked exhausted, it was laced with something else: something much more longing.Â
âBee...fuck, I really want to kiss you again.âÂ
âHm. Thatâs ripe coming from you who was just viciously flirting with Lee Minho.âÂ
You could see his head spinning in his dilated pupils. âWhat?âÂ
The door clicked open and you less than gracefully lead the prince through the dark to your shared bedroom.Â
âB-Bee, what are you talking about?âÂ
You scoffed, âIâm not blind, you know.âÂ
âA-are you...jealous?âÂ
âW-what? Fuck no. Iâm just...you canât just...toss people around thinking that theyâll all bend to you.âÂ
Chan sat at the edge of the bed and rubbed at his temples when you turned one of the lamps on.Â
âI-I was doing that?âÂ
You tore a pillow from the bed as well as the throw blanket at the end. âIâm sleeping on the couch. Good evening, your Highness.âÂ
âWait! Bee!â The young prince stumbled after you, stubbing his toe against the bedpost in the process. âAh-FUCK!â He grunted.Â
âWhat?â You growled back to him, half shrouded in the darkness of the suite living room.Â
The royal stumbled out, eyes blank and backlit from the bedroom. While you couldnât see him fully, you later could assume that there was something in him terribly torn and ripped in that moment that made little sense to him, as it did to you to.Â
Arms reached out, bodies softly illuminated by the lights of the city, and the prince leaned himself fully into you, pressing bitter tasting lips to yours with a heat and desire that only seemed amplified the breather he had gotten. While he tasted of lime and grapefruits, with a twinge of alcohol. He was just as addictive as any vice. You wanted to feel him. As infuriating as he was, and oblivious, your abhorrence to him was just as strong as your attraction.Â
âMm, Bee--â He moaned directly into your mouth while shuffling both of you back to the bedroom.Â
The princeâs trembling breath floated from his mouth to yours where he used both of his large hands to pull your face closer to his. You knew that in some way, there must have been something ingenuine about the whole scenario, but you didnât care too much, not when kissing him felt like something. Maybe he had kissed you out of pity, or because he really had wanted to kiss you. You broke for seconds before both of your tangled limbs hit the bed.Â
âBefore...you said that you wouldnât kiss me.âÂ
âI didnât make any promises...but, how come...you said that you wouldnât hesitate...? But you kissed ba--âÂ
You silenced the princeâs words with your own heated kisses that made little sense, only that kissing him as such felt good. You straddled the man while his hungry fingers traced all the way down your back. The princeâs hips sunk into the cushiony mattress, and you screwed him down even harder into it with your own heated hips grinding into him with as much pressure as you could muster.Â
âThis is what you want, right?â You pulled at his lip with your teeth to hear him groan from it.Â
âIs it...what you want?â Chan got out between more kisses.Â
You could blame it on loneliness or lack of touch all that you wanted, but it wasnât even close.Â
âWait. Wait.â Chan suddenly interjected.Â
âWhat? What is it?âÂ
The prince looked up at you, that haze in his eyes now fading to something much different that wasnât covered in the lust that he held before.Â
âBee...I-I donât know if I want it to happen this way. It feels...itâs not...âÂ
âNot what?âÂ
He brushed his hand upward now to caress your face, lingering on the side of the peach fuzz on your cheek. âYou deserve better than whatever the hell this is.âÂ
âOh, so when I finally want to fuck you, youâre saying it isnât right?âÂ
âIâm saying, Iâm drunk, itâs late, clearly thereâs something thatâs upsetting you, and I want to know what it is before we do anything else. Tell me, whatâs wrong?â
It mightâve been Lee fucking Minho, or it mightâve been something else much stickier for you to admit, but seeing the prince like this, it was too much. He was gorgeous under you, practically angelic looking.Â
âI-Iâm...complicating things.â You whispered out, and the prince softened even further.Â
âThatâs what it is? Bee, I told that you donât have to worry about--âÂ
â--Yes. Yes I do...your Highness. I-I canât feel...âÂ
âBee--letâs just talk about--âÂ
The prince mightâve said more, but his words faded into murmurs once you closed his door behind you, then crawled onto the couch in Jeongin and Seungminâs room, locking their door too.Â
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Harrison Osterfield - A Happy Day (& A Puppy)
A/N & WC - I don't know Haz, nor do I claim to; this is a work of fiction. 3.2k
Warnings - Mentions of a dog rescue centre and poorly dogs, slight anxiety, copious amounts of fluff.
Summary - Today is the day you and Haz get a puppy. It's the next big step in your relationship, and despite your anxieties, you know it's a happy day.
YOUR HEART FILLS WITH GLEE at the prospect of the day. You and your boyfriend, Harrison, have been together for a long time now, by âyoung peopleâ standards, and have recently taken the giant step of moving in together. Only, after you lived in a flat with various different people for a long time, and after he spent so long in a house with three other blokes (where you also spent a substantial share of your time earlier in the relationship, much to your dismay,) itâs quiet with just the two of you. And not the good quiet, though sometimes itâs nice and peaceful. Youâre just both so accustomed to the constant bustle of people. And the only comprisable solution you could come up with, save for moving back in with Hazâs old housemates? Get a dog.
Obviously you want to, you love dogs, but itâs also a bridge to your future.
âAre you ready to go sweetheart?â Haz shouts from the doorway, rustling with his coat, while youâre still in the bedroom.
âDo we have to?â you beg.
âYeah we do. You want this dog, donât you?â
âOf course I do... itâs the rest Iâm anxious about.â
See, youâve been conversing with a shelter home for some weeks now, ever since they got an influx of puppies. A big litter of little blighters, separated from their mother and left to die on the side of the road in a damp cardboard box. Thankfully, and by some kind of God-given miracle, they all survived, and many have already been adopted, but your little treasure? You were the only takers. Not that youâre complaining, obviously.
Haz appears in the doorway, his own pea coat fitted to his form perfectly, tailored and tan to suit his complexion. He holds yours out to you and edges closer to your shared bed, made and done up by him.
âI know, baby, but itâs gonna be okay, yeah?â
âYeah.â You loose a sigh. âIs there any way we can go in the back way?â
Your own puppy eyes convince him and he kisses you. âIâll see what I can do. If not, just close your eyes and Iâll lead the way.â
Shelters upset you immensely. How anyone could hurt a dog or abandon it is beyond you, theyâre the most precious things ever and need to be protected and adored at all costs. You knew you wanted a rescue dog from the get go, but youâd never be able to bring yourself to actually scour shelters to look for a dog. You just hope this one likes you, or else Haz is gonna have to do it all himself. You canât face the pleading faces and the imploring eyes and the sadness around the whole place. If you could, youâd buy them all, give them a good, loving home, but you canât, and that harsh reality leaves a pit in your stomach and a hole in your heart.
âDonât cry darling.â he coos, kissing your tears away with tender brushes of his lips.
You hadnât even realised you were crying. How emotional can you be? Today is supposed to be happy, but youâre breaking at the first hurdle. To make the pressures worse, you know that, if you donât take this little bean, itâll be put down.
âCome on, itâs a happy day,â he prompts once he realises youâre no longer crying. He stands, shrugs your coat onto you, and pulls you to standing, wrapping his arms around your torso as he sways. âWeâre getting a puppy!â
His sheer excitement in his voice brings joy to you too, any doubt being left behind as you sway with hum, holding him close. Youâre getting a puppy.
A little more pep is in your step once you stand up, ensuring your hands are adjoined the whole time. Concealing your nerves with excitement is a solid step, so you paint on a happier face than before and clutch him close as you tug him to the front door.
âWeâre really doing it, weâre getting a puppy,â you say.
He nods, keying the door open, âThat we are. Think weâre ready?â
You almost howl laughing. In many ways, yes. Youâre mature people in a committed relationship, youâre both incredibly responsible in all the ways that matter, and know when you need to take the next step or hold back. Getting a puppy is a huge leap, though. But youâve thought about it, planned for it, prayed for it to work, so thereâs no reason you shouldnât be ready, but it feels like a giant step. In the right direction. Thatâs all that matters; that, and the fact youâll love this puppy endlessly.
âYâknow what? Yes. Weâve worked for this.â
âThat we have, darling.â
Reaching the car, he places a kiss to the crown of your head. âConserve your energy, honey. How about I drive?â
âOkay,â you answer, pecking Haz on the lips after he opens your door for you and hovers at your height until you answer him. âThat means I can cuddle it on the way home.â
âItâs not an âitâ, remember?â he chides, but the excitement is evident in his tone and the sparkle in his eyes, âwe gave it a name.â
âBixby, and heâs a boy, I know. How long is the drive?â
You fasten your seatbelt, smiling at him as he limbers into the drivers side. Heâs attuned to your subtle mood shifts now, and realises that youâre slipping more from anxiety into anticipation, and he needs to work to keep you there, soothe you so that you donât cry at the shelter. Heâs a gem is Harrison, and you know heâll be a brilliant dog-dad. Itâs a huge part of why youâve lasted so long together. The second you saw him with Monty, you knew he was a keeper.
After strapping his own seatbelt and manoeuvring the car into gear, he reaches over and curls his fingers around your thigh, pulling on that invisible connection between you, tugging you to look at him.
When you do, he spies that your current happiness isnât all itâs cracked up to be, but is in part a façade. Haz loves you, but youâre the damn most sensitive soul heâs ever come across, especially when it comes to animals. The main reason the two of you got your own place was because living with people you werenât close to took a real toll on you, as it did himâno matter how reluctant he is to admit it, the forced intimacy of it all, so this puppy is a big step to comfort you both and help you settle down to this new walk of life.
Of course the delight is there, of course youâre happy, but your slight snags and worries are visible to him too. âLove you, baby,â he whispers, leaning over to lock your lips together, applying a certain pressure, sucking on your lower lip gently as his hold on your thigh increases.
Once he pulls away, he sees the true you, calm gracing all of your beautiful features so nicely, happiness in your eyes and a wry smile on your lips, no overt anticipation of any kind.
âYou can choose the music, yeah?â is all he says, offering you the twitch of a smirk before heâs locking the key into the ignition and youâre off.
You nod, whether he sees it or not, and plug your phone into the radio, allowing yours and Hazâs playlist to stream through the speakers, the melodies wrapping you in their embrace the whole journey.
One thing Haz has learnt through his time with you is that his touch grounds you. No matter what it is, as long as heâs touching you, youâre okay, your breathing regulated, your nervous habits quieted. And though youâve never outwardly confessed it, his comfort has helped you more times than youâd ever care to admit aloud. He knows this, but no one else needs to.
Once you park up, Harrison leans over to kiss you again, more gently this time. âIâm gonna ask if thereâs a way we can get you around the back, okay? Donât want you getting upset on such a happy day.â
âThanks babe.â
You peck his lips, but tug away almost instantly, afraid if you donât, youâll be here a while. He smiles, and shuts the door behind him, tapping on your window and pulling a silly face as he passes your side of the car. You wait patiently, scribbling down a list off the top of your head of things to buy for the pup. Basket, bowls, toys, mat, brush, collar, lead⌠youâve already got a lot of Montyâs old things, puppy baskets he outgrew, his old crate and such like, but youâre adamant that Bixby needs a basket in every room of your place⌠just in case.
âHey dreamer,â Hazâs voice snaps you from your reverie, that cute nickname he uses when you drift off into your own little world easing a smile onto your face. âHeâs waiting for us, you can come in now.â
You draw your lip between your teeth, and peek over your shoulder to the little puppy holder in the back one last time, filled with a blanket and a cuddly toy. Completely unnecessary, since you plan on holding him, but Haz thought itâd be a good idea nonetheless.
He holds your hand as you tread out of the car, and the whole way into the building, and youâre glad to find a member of staff waiting to greet you with a warm handshake by the back door, happily guiding you inside to the office, more than likely. And there he is, with his big floppy ears and his droopy eyes, sitting on the chair inquisitively, looking like the prince of the palace.
âOh my God, heâs gorgeous!â you cry, and with little reluctance, you tug away from Haz, bounding over to the puppy.
You know how startled they can get, so you ensure to stop at a safe distance, tentatively holding out your hand for the pupper to let his black nose sniffle at you, before his long pink tongue laps out and licks your hand heartily, a doggy smile breaking across his face as he pants.
âHe likes me. Haz, look, he likes me!â
He chuckles, âI can see that, sweetheart.â
You firstly pat at the chestnut-dappled white fur between his ears, stroking his silken fur, before moving down his body, scruffing a little at the rolls of fat there, completely natural for a basset hound-mix. His paws are huge, though, for such a tiny dog, especially considering his stumpy legs.
âOkay, should we settle down and talk about paperwork?â says the kind lady, a completely rhetorical question.
âCome on baby, if we want Bixby to come home with us, we need to fill these forms in, yeah?â
âYeah babe.â you nod, and glance at the only remaining available chair. âWell, Bixby, it looks like Iâll just have to pick you up. How about that?â you coo.
His tiny tail wags enthusiastically, and he slobbers another kiss to your hand, so you cautiously scoop him up and settle him on your lap once youâve sat down.
âFirst of all, we need to remind you that Bixby is the... runt of the litter, and has more significant health issues than other puppies of his breed, requiring more care, including a limp and slight hearing loss in one ear, and he is small for his breed.â
âWe know,â you and Harrison answer simultaneously, his one hand occupied with stroking Bixby also.
Heâs dealt with business thus far, bringing Bixby blankets from the house to get him used to your scent, meeting him and meeting with the managers, filling out your application forms, making visits to the shelter. It was actually quite a miracle that you were allowed to get a puppy from here, since you both work, but due to Harrisonâs schedule as an actor with press and such, he works from and near home a lot, and whenever heâs working away, despite your own job requirements, youâre able to work from home to hold the fort down. So it worked out okay. And with the compromise, they said you met the necessary guidelines to qualify for adoption with one of you almost always at home.
âAnd he costs ÂŁ250, but heâs already been vaccinated and microchipped.â she says. You both nod; youâve already discussed donating a hearty amount to the shelter to keep it afloat, and because Bixby should be worth a damn lot more.
For the rest of the meeting, you zone out rather a lot, only paying attention when you have to sign papers or a cheque, the rest of the time tickling and fussing your new bundle of joy, already so relaxed within your lap. The time seems to whizz by, as before you know it, youâre clambering back into the car, a towel sat over your lap, and Bixby licking happily at your cheeks.
âYou know, I showed him a picture of you,â Haz says, smiling wistfully, âthe first time I came to visit him. I told him you were my wife and his mumââ he trails off, and darts his eyes to yours, realising what he just blurted out with a dry mouth and knitted brows. âBaby, I didnât meanââ
âYou want to marry me?â you ask, your voice barely more than a broken whisper.
âOf course I do, sweetheart. One day youâre gonna be my wife, and Bixby can be the ring bearer, and everything will work out the way it should, and you wonât be sad anymore.â
âWhat makes you think Iâm sad, babe?â
He raises his thumb to your cheek, capturing a tear before it falls. Again. Heâs been stuck doing this a lot.
âPoint taken, but for once these are happy tears. Iâm just overly sensitive with⌠everything, but I promise Iâm not sad.â Never with Haz, you think. You look down at the puppy, now half asleep, contentedly wagging his tail at a leisurely pace atop your thighs. âThis is a happy day, isnât it?â
âSo happy, y/n. I love you, you know that, donât you?â
âOf course I do. I love you too, so much.â
He smiles, and slowly pulls out of the parking spot, ensuring to drive extra carefully, avoiding even the smallest of potholes on your journey. You keep one eye firmly on Bixby the whole time, but let the other roam your gorgeous boyfriend; the breadth of his shoulders, the veins in his hands, the intricate details in his blue orbsâŚ
âStop staring,â he whispers, âI canât focus when youâre looking so pretty.â
You feel yourself flush, and turn your attention back to Bixby wholly, listening to your music as you quietly say, âIâm sorry.â
He says nothing more, but holds your hand over the gear stick the rest of the way.
*
You get a lot of attention in the pet store, carrying around a half asleep puppy with floppy ears the size of your entire face, meaning that your supposedly swift visit is elongated, but you survive, and are packed into the car shortly with everything you needed and more. A few people wanted to take a picture of Bixby, actually, having never seen a puppy basset hound in real life. You let them, leisurely trailing after Harrison as he got everything on your list, only purchasing if it passed Bixbyâs sniff test.
Arriving home for the first time as a three is what makes everything seem so real, your heart overflowing with joy as you get out of the car, and walk to your door, and unlock itâŚ
The first patter of paws on your wooden floor lets you know that this is home now, for all of you, as a family. That much is intrinsic.
âWe did it. We got a puppy,â you say to Harrison, placing your hand over his chest where his heart steadily beats at a slightly faster pace.
âAnd weâre going to love him with everything we have.â he responds, kissing you softly, meaningfully, letting only love fill your embrace.
The skitter of Bixbyâs claws coming towards you soon brings you back, though, and you begin to introduce him around the house, never once letting go of Hazâs hand. You show him the living room, where a blanket is already laid out on a sofa cushion for him to join you, and then the kitchen where his food bowls and water are, as well as his exit to the garden, and then to your bedroom, where the fluffiest basket youâve ever seen sits in the corner, covered with swathes of blankets and scattered with toys. Treats already cover the floor all over your home, puppy training pads laid out just in case, and a hook by the front door with a blue lead dangling off it, as well as a tiny coat. OnlyâŚ
âI didnât buy this.â you say, spinning to face Haz, Bixby gnawing at his socks, rolling around at your feet.
You point towards the sturdy hook, embellished, engraved with two words. âBixby Osterfield.â
âNo, I did. I thought it was a nice surprise for you.â
He answers you as though itâs the most blatant thing in the universe. And really, it is something relatively small, but so thoughtful at the same time, so you open your arms wide, and nuzzle into him.
âThank you, Haz. For everything. For this, for today, for loving me, for buying me Chinese takeout tonight.â
A laugh rips from him, his face breaking out into a wide smile, raising one hand to clutch at his chest while the other still securely encircles your waist.
âYouâre more than welcome, babe. Iâll always love you. But I'm knackered.â
âOh my God, same,â you breathe, slumping a little into him as you tickle the dog with your toes. âWho knew playing with a puppy would be so tiring?â
A low chuckle resonates from him, but he just holds you tighter, bending down to pick Bixby up as you trail over to the sofa, Hazâs footsteps silent on the glossy parquet floor of your home.
*
It doesnât take long for you to get settled down, contentment filling you both, alongside ample Chinese food servings, and a fair amount of exhaustion too. Bixby has been with you the whole time, and while Haz sat down first, tugging you into his lap, legs spread wide as he lounged against the cushions a moment later, he ensured to position himself accurately on the âLâ shape of your sofa, so you could both reach the tiny snoozing puppy who curled into your side without a second thought.
âIâm glad we got a puppy,â you whisper into the darkness.
Night has come, the day having slipped away, and the movie you had playing is close to rolling its credits. You didnât close your curtains but instead decided to watch the sun set and the star sparkle in the onyx sky, a stark contrast of beautiful silver, the light mirroring that that Bixby has brought into your lives.
âI am too, babe,â he replies, his nose burying into the juncture of your neck and shoulder, gently kissing your exposed skin, âhow about we just settle here tonight?â
âHmm, good plan,â is all you can muster, already feeling the tug of sleep, one hand on Bixbyâs soft silken fur, the other holding Hazâs hand.
This is it, you think to yourself as you drift off, this is your family. Haz and Bixby, both of them snuggling into you, keeping you tethered, bringing you sheer joy. A happy day. All because you got a puppy.
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I Love You - Owen Joyner x Reader (16+)
Request: Owen x reader smut where theyâre just super giggly and just all fluffy
Word Count: 1288 words
Summary: The best moments in life are free. Spending time with your boyfriend Owen definitely proved thatÂ
Warnings: brief mention of divorce, fluffy/giggly make out, swearing, implied s*x
A/N: okay so this isnt actually smut, its kinda just a fluffy giggly make out session with implied smut but yeah hopefully you guys arenât disappointed by this sorry it took so long (and that its so shit lol), anxiety is truly a bitch but iâm determined to get past this for you guys also i was listening to âi was made for loving youâ by tori kelly and ed sheeran while writing this so if you wanna listen to that youâre more than welcome to but you donât need toÂ
Growing up you never wanted to fall in love. Your parents had broken up when you were only young and your mother always made sure to remind you how horrible men were and how you never needed one in your life.Â
And you always believed her. That was until you met Owen.Â
You first met Owen when you were 16, on holidays with your mum, your older sisters, your mumâs best friend and her best friendâs kids. Your mum and her best friend decided to go on a cruise together to reminisce on the days before they had kids, and of course that meant they didnât want anything to do with you, your sisters or the other kids once you set foot on the boat.Â
Your sisters were âtoo oldâ to spend time with you, instead opting to lie half naked near the pool to attract boys. And the kids of your mumâs best friend were too young, all going off to the kids club.Â
You had woken up that morning, the first proper morning of the 14 day cruise, and decided to explore the boat, and eventually you found yourself on an observation deck at the front of the boat. There was a small table with two chairs, one of the chairs occupied by a blonde boy who looked to be around your age.Â
âDo you mind if I sit?â You had asked him. He had looked up at you with a big grin and nodded, and you sat, introduced yourself and spent several hours there together watching for dolphins.Â
The two of you hit it off, spending every waking moment of the entire two weeks of the cruise together before tearily separating at the cruise terminal, with him going back to Oklahoma and you going back to Tennessee.Â
After the cruise you stayed in contact with Owen, occasionally visiting each other when you had the chance but mostly keeping in contact via ridiculously long facetime sessions and phone calls, and texts 24/7.Â
Eventually you found yourself falling for the boy you had met on the cruise and he felt the same, the two of you beginning a long distance relationship.Â
The two of you discussed running away together, getting your own place where you could just live your lives together without the distraction of your families. But these plans were ruined when the world shut down in a global pandemic.Â
Then one day you had just had enough, packing as much as you could into your car and escaping your broken family in favour of the almost 11 hour drive to Norman, Oklahoma where you moved in with Owen and his family, happy to finally be with your boyfriend full time.Â
âCan we go for a drive?â Owen questioned you one Sunday afternoon, the two of you laying on the grass in his backyard, staring up at a clear blue sky. You turned your head towards Owen.Â
âWhere would we go?â You questioned. He shrugged.Â
âNowhere? Just drive around for a bit.â He suggested, already standing up and holding his hands out for you to take. You took them, standing up next to him.Â
âSounds good.â You agreed, following him through the house and out to his car.Â
âCan I pick the music?â You questioned once you were buckled into the passengers side. Owen grinned at you.Â
âAlways.â He said, offering you his phone. You took it and unlocked it easily, his passcode being your birthday, and you opened up his Spotify as Owen started the car.Â
âLove songs?â You asked. He nodded and you clicked the playlist, the opening notes of Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden coming out of the speakers.Â
âWant coffee?â Owen suggested, pulling out of the driveway.Â
âOoh yeah coffee sounds amazing.â You agreed. As you drove you smiled softly, glancing over at the boy in the drivers seat just wondering how you got so lucky.Â
Almost an hour and a half later you and Owen arrived home, having tired of driving around Norman, your coffee well and truly finished.Â
âIs anyone home?â Owen called as he unlocked the front door, holding it open for you to walk in before following you.Â
No response. Owen grinned.Â
âWhole place to ourselves.â He said, raising an eyebrow.
You took a step closer to him and he wrapped his arms around your waist, pulling you flush against him.
âAbout time we got some alone time.â You whispered, and he grinned, leaning down to connect your lips.
Tugging you by your shirtďżź he pulled you down the hallway to his room, lips never disconnecting. He kicked open his door and you couldnât help but giggle against his lips.
âWhat?â He asked with a grin, pulling away from you. You shut the door behind you and turned back to Owen, smiling softly.
âJust you being extra.â You replied, and he laughed.
âOnly for you.â He teased, pulling you over to the bed.
You sat down on his bed, and he sat next to you, soft smiles on both of your faces.
âGuess what?â You said, reaching out to play with his long, blonde hair. He lent into your touch.
âYouâre mad and Iâm not?â He teased, and you giggled.
âNo!â You exclaimed. Owen gasped playfully.
âThen what?â He matched your tone perfectly.
âI love you.â You told him. He smiled, kissing you gently.
âI love you too.â He replied. You grinned.Â
âBut I love you more.â You retaliated. He shook his head.Â
âUh no? I love you the most.â He pulled a face.Â
âWell I love you most-est.â You bit back with a grin.
âI love you to the moon and saturn.â He replied. You paused.
âNice Taylor Swift reference.â You praised. He smiled softly.
âI really do love you Y/N.â He said, his tone much more serious.
âI love you too Owen.â You told him, your tone matching his.Â
He pushed you backwards onto the bed and climbed on top of you, connecting your lips again. You tangled your fingers through his hair, tugging slightly causing Owen to moan into your mouth.Â
Kissing Owen was like a drug. No matter how much you got you always wanted more. His lips were made to fit with yours, and you would be forever grateful that you found him.Â
Your tongues tangled together, and when he finally pulled away you were panting, trying to catch your breath.Â
Owenâs lips grazed your neck gently as he left a trail of soft kisses along it. You giggled at the tickling feeling that it created, and Owen pulled away, a confused look on his face.Â
âWhat?â He questioned.Â
âTickles.â You said simply. He smiled cheekily.Â
âOh yeah? Wanna know what else tickles?â He asked, and before you could answer his fingers were attacking your sides, causing you to squirm and laugh under him.Â
âStop!â You squealed. Owen laughed.Â
âYou were the one who brought up tickling.â He said, shaking his head as he continued to tickle you.Â
âI didnât mean for you to tickle me though.â You managed to say through laughs.Â
âWhat was that, sorry? You need to stop laughing so I can understand you.â Owen teased.Â
âOwen!â You exclaimed. âStop or Iâll pee on you.âÂ
âYou wouldnât.â He froze.Â
You took a deep breath, pushing him off you.Â
âYouâre such an idiot.â You said after a moment. Owen grinned, moving closer.Â
âBut Iâm your idiot, right?â He questioned, batting his eyelashes at you.Â
âUnfortunately.â You fake sighed.
âFuck you.â Owen gasped. You gave him a cheeky grin.Â
âWould you please?â You replied, and his eyes lit up, pushing you back down onto the bed and showing you once and for all how much he really loved you.Â
#owen joyner#owen patrick joyner#owen joyner x reader#julie and the phantoms#reader insert#fluffy kinda
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Perfect To Me [Maxwell Lord x Reader]
Author's note: This is so self indulgent. I've been having a bad night and this just, kinda happened. I have a really bad relationship with my body image n stuff and so writing this sorta helped me vent out my feelings. Maxwell is like my fave character and I love him so much so ofcourseeee I wrote it with him. Anyways I want you to know that your favourite character loves you so much even when you feel like you're not worth it or in the moments you don't love yourself. I mean it, they love you.
Warnings: body dysmorphia, disordered thinking of a self conscious reader. And also. A little self conscious Maxwell.
Word count: 2.2k
Rating: PG-13
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You hated it. You hated everything about it. You didn't understand, when you had tried it on in the store just a few hours ago, you loved it. It fit you beautifully. But now, it wasn't the same. It was like something had drastically changed but you couldn't place your finger on what exactly it was.Â
"Honey we're going to be late!" you heard Maxwell call from downstairs. Anxiety filled your body knowing that you had to be at the gala inâ you checked the timeâ twenty minutes. "The carpool is waiting!" he called again. You could hear the stress in his voice. He hated being late, especially for events.
"Just a minute!" you shouted back but the words left your lips as a croak, breaking at the end. You scrunched your nose up in disdain and hoped that Maxwell hadn't heard the change in your voice.
You couldn't do this; your blood running cold as you stared at yourself in the mirror. You wanted to rip the dress off, climb under the blankets of your enormous bed and cry. You looked disgusting, embarassing⌠you didn't look like someone who should be dating Maxwell Lord. Tears pricked your eyes as you imagined the way everyone would be looking at you if you attended the gala wearing that monstrosity. You believed that the dress would be beautiful on every single other person; just not you.
You didn't know what to do. Quickly, you ran to your walk in closet and angrily began to pull out all the dresses that had been neatly organised and hung up. They fell in messy pools on the floor. You wanted to scream in anger, desperately trying to find a dress you could quickly change into. The anxiety only got worse when you could hear Maxwell downstairs making small talk with his driver. You knew they were waiting for you in the lobby. You didn't have time.
You picked up a red number that you had wore last year at the Christmas office party. You tried to weigh up if it would be appropriate for tonight's events, holding it against your body. You threw it to one side, screaming in frustration when you decided it probably wouldn't fit you anymore. You couldn't go. You'd embarrass yourself, and you'd embarrass Maxwell, and his company.Â
You clutched onto the edges of your dresser, knuckles turning white as you forced yourself to look at your appearance in the mirror. The kohl black eyeliner was smudged from your tears and your foundation had begun to separate from the anxious sweat you had broken into. He would just have to leave without you.
"I'll go check on her," you heard Maxwell tell the driver. "I'm sure she's just deciding on a pair of shoes." you thought his voice sounded apologetic. You imagined him marching into your shared bedroom, angry that you were taking so long. You imagined his face burning with red rage when he saw you sitting on the edge of his bed, a complete and utter mess. Maybe you deserved it. You heard his footsteps get louder and louder as he went up the stairs and you figured there wasn't anything you could do now. Thoughts raced your mind as you wondered how you could possibly explain this to him.
"Sweetheart, I know what you say about being fashionably late butââ Maxwell stopped and froze up when he entered the bedroom, his eyes blinking between you and the pile of your dresses on the floor. You watched him, feeling ashamed, as his appearance turned from confused to concerned.
He slowly walked further into the bedroom, looking around. He glanced over all your cosmetics and hair products that were scattered across the dresser and examined the mountain pile of clothes on the floor, trailing from the closet to where you were sitting. He moved the red dress you had considered from the bed and sat next to you in silence.
Maxwell turned to face you, but you couldn't bring yourself to look at him. He placed a finger under your chin and turned your head so he could get a good look of your face. He swiped his thumb under your eye, trying to clean up your messy eyeliner, and cupped your cheek. The familiar coolness of his rings pressed against your skin eased you slightly, but you still felt an anxiety. He eventually spoke.
"Darling⌠what happened?" his voice was gentle and cautious. You tried to swallow the lump that had formed in your throat and looked down at the carpeted floor. You didn't answer him. He waited a few moments, and then he said your name.
"I made a mess." you gulped, looking around the bedroom. His gaze followed your eyes and he sighed.
"I can see that," he shrugged. "But I mean⌠you've been crying?" You nodded, feeling your cheeks heat up in shame. "Why?" he asked.
You sniffed. You could think of a thousand excuses less embarrassing than the truth. But he was your boyfriend, and this was a big problem in your life. You figured that he should know what was really going on with you. It was still scary. He was Maxwell Lordâ feared by everyone. And there was a reason for that. While he had shown you nothing but love and care during the course of the relationship, you imagined the worst. You imagined him laughing at you or belittling you. Something you've had to deal with from plenty of people before. You rubbed your sore and glossy eyes before taking a deep breath.
"I hate the way this dress looks on me." you said, and Maxwell frowned, crinkles forming in between your eyebrows.
"I don't understand." there was an air of bewilderment in his voice, like he couldn't comprehend what you were telling him. It was a simple fact to you, but your opinion seemed lost on him.
Feeling frustrated, you stood up and flattened the dress down, standing before him. His jaw dropped slightly and his eyes widened as he drunk in the sight of you. The dress fit your body perfectly. He could swear that it was made for you and only you.
"If I go to the gala dressed like this, I'll embarrass you," you sniffed, scrunching up your face in disgust and immediately feeling even more self conscious as you stood in front of your boyfriend. "People will state, and laugh. They will write about me in the tabloids and-"
"Write about how beautiful you look in that dress? Damn sure." Maxwell mumbled, reaching out and taking your hand. "You're wrong. You're so wrong." he pulled you close to him and settled his hands on your waist as he continued to admire you.
"Please don't touch me," you shook your head, pushing his hands away from you. "I feel disgusting. I look disgusting. I am disgusting. Max⌠you should know that this isn't just a one off thing. I feel like this often, and I don't know why."
"You were obsessed with the dress when you tried it on for me earlier." Maxwell raised an eyebrow, brushing his lower lip with his finger as he processed what was going on.
"I know. I loved it. But now? I hate it. I'm sorry, you probably think this is so stupid."
Maxwell stood up and shook his head quickly. "No! No. Don't apologise. Don't ever apologise, okay? You're not stupid. I understand. I understand completely."Â
"No, you don't." you sighed, holding your face in your palms. Maxwell stiffened up and shuffled uncomfortably. You pulled your face away from your hands and pulled on his wrist, reading the time on his gold wristwatch. "Max, just go. This is your big event and you don't want to be late."Â
"No." he told you, loosening his bowtie and shuffling out of his suit jacket. He threw it to the floor, amongst the pile of your dresses. He kicked off his Armani shoes and folded his arms over his chest.
"If this is you being stubborn because you're upset with me for not getting dressedâŚ" you trailed off and Maxwell looked at you. He looked hurt that you had made such a suggestion.
"You really don't think I understand how you feel?" He quizzed, and you didn't reply. He was confident, he exuded charm and charisma. He was a television star, he had done speeches in the White House and spoken to the most influential people in the world. You looked at him, waiting for him to continue. He stuck a finger into his belly. "I hate this."
You gulped. "Your tummy?"
He nodded. "I never used to have a tummy⌠when I was younger, I mean," he revealed, although it meant nothing to you. "But in recent years, you know. I drink a little more, have more steak dinners and don't exercise. SoâŚ"
"You're in great shape," you spluttered in disbelief. "And I love your tummy."
"Wouldn't you rather I had an eight pack?" he asked and the thought made you burst into a fit of giggles. The smile he made when he saw that he had made you laugh was unmatched.
"No, not at all!" you chuckled, nudging him playfully.
"So, I do understand," he told you. "I say I hate my tummy, you say you love it. You say you hate the way that dress fits you, and I say it's the most beautiful thing I've seen you in. Although, I think you get more beautiful everyday," he blushed and you beamed at his kind words. It was rare Maxwell would tell you something like that. "I wish you could see yourself the way I saw you. But your feelings? I'm so glad you told me. We can get through it together. I promise." he reached back to hold your hand and gave you a comforting squeeze.
"I still don't want to go to the gala." you bit your lip and he nodded understandably.
Maxwell leaned over to the phone that was on his bedside table and called down to the lobby where his driver was waiting for you both. He cleared his throat. "Yes, it's Maxwell. Take the night off. Myself and Y/N have decided we will not be attending the gala tonight."
"But sir-" the driver began and Maxwell abruptly cut him off.
"Do I pay you to question me? Hurry along now." He said before putting the phone back down on the hook. He sighed before turning back to you and smiling.
"What- what do you mean you're not attending the gala? Max, it's your gala. You have to go."Â
"You think I could stand schmoozing with those slimy CEOs without you by my side? I couldn't be productive knowing that my beautiful girlfriend was at home, alone, probably watching some sad movie when her boyfriend should be with her and comforting her."
Your eyes were bright and your lips curled into a grin at his sentiment. You swung your hands around him and cuddled him tight, taking in the scent of his luxury fragrance and resting your head into his soft shirt. "I love you Maxie." you whispered, and he slung an arm around you, pushing you further into his lap.
"I love you too darling," he confessed, pressing a kiss onto the top of your head. "Cmon, let's get you out of your dress and into some cozy pyjamas."
You smiled, tugging on the collar of his shirt and pulling him into another kiss, this time on the lips. It was soft and brisk yet passionate. He pulled away slowly and you took in his dark lust blown eyes. "I wanna wear your shirt," you whined, beginning to unbutton it.
"Okay." he replied simply, leaning back and letting you pull his white button up shirt from his body.
"I love your tummy." you reminded him and he smiled, crinkles forming in the corners of his eyes and a dimple in the left of his cheek.
"Dress off, shirt on." He told you and you nodded, getting up from the bed and getting changed. Maxwell unbuttoned his belt and pulled down his tailored pants, throwing them to the floor. He took off his socks and clambered under the bed sheets, his arms out, waiting for you to join him. "I love seeing you wear my shirt." he told you as you curled up into him.
You hummed in contentment as he played with your hair. He said your name, in an almost questioning tone.
"Yes?" you replied.Â
"No matter what, you'll always be perfect to me."
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pairing: Harry Styles x Reader
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Things were going amazingly for the two love birds.Â
Harry had been excelling at his job, it seemed everyday Y/Nâs father was giving him praises. Y/N had felt secure enough to return her focus on her boutique, expanding the store online and even dabbling in designing some of her own clothes. The anniversary of her fatherâs company was coming up, the big 50th, and as usual she knew to expect a special event to be planned where all of his most coveted employees, partners, clients, and investors would be invited to attend. Food, drinks, live music, the whole lot. It was the talk of the year. Y/N also knew that this meant that Harry would be meeting her mother far sooner than she had hoped. The pair had been together for about 3 months now, stable and in the groove so it seemed right, but she knew how her mother could be. How unpleasant she was especially when it came to things that Y/N loved doing.
âBabe? you sure this is alright?â Harry called over to her general direction. Y/N had bought him some Gucci suitâ well, called up her friend who worked the head and asked for one? Giving them Harry's photo and measurements. It was a black with a silky pattern and he didnât know much about it other than the designer and he liked it. âI feel like I look expensive. Kind of like a prick.â He smiled. âLove it though.â He had her hands going through his hair before and he missed the feeling. Y/N was much more relaxed with him. Calmer. Soothed. Like a different person and not as anxious or on edge. When they had gone away to Paris it was similar, but here at their home, she was on edge. Especially today. âOi, my love. Where did you go?â He peeked out to her bedroom from the en suite, seeing the room empty, before he heard the heels clicking down the hall.
âIâm here, baby! One second!â Y/N came walking back, just having finished slipping on her dress, she just needed to get a few extra things. Accessories for herself and for Harry to complete the look. As promised, she had gotten him a Rolex, a small congratulations for moving up in the company, but also because she felt like he deserved it for being so incredible. A wide smile spread across her face when she saw him, admiring him in the sleek suit that hugged his body just perfectly. âMmm I think you look perfect.â Y/N cooed, walking closer to him and gently playing with the lapels of his jacket. He had learned well from her, the top buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned only slightly and it definitely gave him that youthful expensive look. Y/N hooked her finger in his necklaces and tugged him closer to her, pressing a sweet kiss to his lips. Thank god for liquid lipstick, not that she cared about him having lipstick stains on his lips. âGive me your wrist. Close your eyes.â She spoke, pecking his lips in between each sentence.
Harry was so lucky. He was reminded every time he saw his woman butâ there was that blank in his head that wondered just how the fuck he had been able to resist this woman for so long. She was perfect for him. In all aspects.Â
âHm?â He pouted when she pulled away, her immaculate lipstick that matched her dress perfectly not budging at all. It was amazing. Some feminine magic he didnât know about. âA surprise?â He raised a brow, not sure what it was. But, the man complied, closing his eyes when he felt a cold metal on his wrist. At first he thought she was being kinky but it wasnât a handcuff. It was... a bracelet? A watch? Too heavy just for jewelry. When she told him to open, he nearly passed out. A fucking Rolex. The cheapest he had seen being 4 grand. But he knew this one was leaps and bounds more expensive considering the fact it was gold. âY/N...â Harry breathed, eyes wide. âBaby... What is this?â
âCongratulations, my love.â Y/N cooed, pressing another kiss to his lips. âOn the promotion, on making waves... Every businessman deserves a good watch... can tell a lot about a man by his watch. I wanted the best man I know to have the best watch.â She blushed and gave a squeeze to the hand she held. âDo you like it?â She asked sweetly, a bit shy because she knew she went a bit overboard with gifts but she felt like it was the least she could do. Y/N knew that all this money her family had went nowhere and she would rather spend it on him, someone who deserved it, than let it set collecting dust. Y/N knew once he took over the company that heâd be donating all the money he didnât have use for. âI know you donât necessarily like me spending lots of money on gifts, but... youâll have this watch forever and ever and you can pass it down and everything and it will always remind you of your successes and humble beginnings and your hard work.â
âYeahâ I wanted to yell at you for spending so much but I know itâs cause... your heart is there.â He sighed, looking it over. His Y/N. His sweet, lovely, beauty. So generous and thoughtful. Pulling her in, a sweet kiss was given to her lips, repeated a few times. âThank you. Youâre the best.â She was one of the best things, if not the best thing to happen to him. âTrust me. I adore you. And I adore this watch. But if you buy me something ten grand again, I will spank your little ass until itâs bruised.â He brought a hand down for a warning spank and smirked when she squealed. âI love it. Wow.... now. How about we get going?â He smoothed the hair from her face. âPrecious girl. Youâre so lovely. I canât wait to show off that youâre mine.â At work he didnât let her bet too touchy. But outside of work, he had gotten a bit too happy with it!
Y/N was happy to hear that he liked the watch, she would happily take a spanking for spending loads of money on him. He definitely deserved it. Itâs a good thing he didnât know how much all of these clothes cost either. What he didnât know wouldnât hurt him though. She had her driver come pick the two of them up, thankfully, Oliver was with Niall for tonight so he wouldnât have to be alone for god knows how long. These things usually dragged on for hours but as long as the two of them made it to at least midnight, theyâd be fine. Besides, Y/N was sure she could manage to sneak them away somewhere.Â
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When they arrived at the hotel, Y/N hooked her arm in his and put on her best resting bitch face. Everyone there knew who she was of course, but it was Harryâs first time attending. He looked incredible and she could feel the eyes on him. She couldnât help but smirk to herself, knowing she had a catch. Harry was perfect.Â
âRelax.â Harry kissed her cheek. Oh, how he wished she could be her bubbly and happy self here. âItâs alright. I can feel your nerves from here, my love. Iâm here.â He cupped the side of her face with his free hand, kissing her forehead too. It was amazing to see her other persona pop up, incredible even. She was so easy to speak to people with this mask on and fake laughed at things while he observed and talked every so often. He would linger at her side and pull her in, kiss the side of her head or whisper funny things that came to mind. She was slowly relaxing but never enough.
âStyles, my boy!â Y/Nâs fatherâs voice called from behind. âPrincess, you look beautiful.â He complimented before turning to look at Harry. âLove seeing you two together.â As much as Y/N wanted to believe he meant that in a genuine way, she knew he really just liked the fact that his favorite employee was dating his daughter, that his legacy and company was in good hands.Â
Y/N instantly stiffened up, hating that she didnât even get a chance to brief or warn Harry about her mother. She knew Iâd her father was there she wouldnât be far behind. Keeping up this illusion that they actually loved one another. The all too familiar clicking of heels coming her way informed her that that moment was coming even sooner than she hoped. Y/N certainly didnât have a great relationship with her mother and no matter how old she was she still felt her anxiety spike whenever she was around. Be it the comments she made on her life choices or how she looked, she always managed to spoil her mood.Â
âY/N?â Her mother asked with a raised brow, looking between her and Harry with a look of surprise. âIs this your boyfriend your father has been raving about?â She spoke in a tone only Y/N could read as sarcasm. The look on her face gave it away to others though.Â
âYes, he is. Harry, this is my mother. Mother, this is my boyfriend, Harry.â
Harry held her to him. She had tensed up next to him and he felt it as she got upset. She tried not to show it.Â
âNice to meet you, maâam.â He extended a hand to greet her. He was prepared slightly for the grimace when she took his hand, shaking it weakly. Oh, great. âYouâve raised a lovely young woman. I enjoy her company very much.â He complimented, trying to make this pleasantâ but he knew Y/N wasnât the fondest of her mother and he was prepared for something to go wrong. Anything. He was concerned.Â
âDear, this is Harry. Heâs been treating Y/N very well and a very good worker.â Her father tried to soften the blow of what was going to come.
âCharmed.â Her mother answered in her usual snobby tone. The woman was never impressed by anyone or anything really. No amount of money could buy this woman happiness or passion. She was bitter. For what reason? No one was sure. âJust how well can he treat her if she bought everything heâs wearing?â Her mother countered, very much able to sniff out her daughter's sense of fashion. She was aware that her husband never hired anyone with money, no, people with money always had motives. He always hired potential.Â
The comment made Y/Nâs blood boil. She felt like she was seeing red. Y/N finally felt like she had a positive influence on her life, felt like someone was making her into a better version of herself and her mother had to step in and invalidate it.Â
âHe treats me so well that I struggle to walk most days...you must have forgotten how that feels, yeah?â The words flew out of her mouth before she could even think. She just needed to get something out even if it wasnât the most appropriate thing to say to her mother. Then again, she wouldnât take disrespect from anyone.
Harry closed his eyes at her comment. Jesus Christ, Y/N. He wasnât taking her motherâs comments seriously but she had blurted out a very obvious innuendo about the fact Harry fucked her so good she was wobbly, the first time meeting her mother.Â
âBaby...â He chuckled, squeezing her sides. âIs money more important than how your daughter is treated, maâam?â He said it a bit loudly, knowing her husband was looking more amused than anything. He wouldnât get in trouble for this. âWhile Iâm saving money for our future and showering her in more affection and love then anyone else with a hundred million in their bank accounts ever would, I am happy. I think your daughter is very happy with me. She buys me things and I buy her things. Our relationship isnât transactional, maâam. It never will be either.â
The older woman looked them both up and down, taking a sip of her champagne and letting out a sigh. âItâs not about the money, itâs about our reputation...â She answered and let out a sigh. âThen again, sheâs never been good at making choices that represent our family well.â She rolled her eyes.Â
Y/N didnât even have a chance to say a word before her father moved his arm in between the two. âIt was actually my idea, dear... Harry is the closest thing to a son I have and he will be the next in line when I step down... regardless if he is with our daughter or not.â He stated calmly, âPlease, do not bring this nonsense into tonightâs celebration.âÂ
Y/N was left speechless at her fatherâs statement. The entire interaction further proved her beliefs that she wasnât really an important member of the family. She was merely there. Her father so calmly defended Harry, said heâd have the job regardless of Y/N being in the picture or not. It was like a shot to her stomach.Â
âWell what a shame that is.â Her mother sighed, looking around the room to find someone else to talk to before excusing herself and leaving the group all together.
âExcuse us, sir.â Harry gently took Y/Nâs arm and led her out to the back patio, knowing she felt upset. He could just... feel it. The energy of the room wasnât helping her and the fact people had been looking. Weaving through people, he gave professional smiles with little nods before he got to the doors, taking notice of some of the people out there and walking towards the empty side. It was a time that he knew her well enough to know she needed some alone time to recharge. Most of all, she needed a hug.Â
Y/N was stunned, her face stone cold as the two of them walked out onto the balcony for some fresh air. She couldnât bring herself to cry about her parents again, couldnât bring herself to cry in front of all these people. It was just a kick to the stomach really, the one this she had been prepared for but was hoping to avoid.Â
Harry gripped her waist and held the back of her head to his chest, sighing when he felt her rest herself against him. His back was taking the blow so no one could see her being vulnerable.Â
âMy baby.â He soothed, petting her hair. âYou alright? Not the best interaction hm?â Her hair smelled so good and he focused solely on her, not focusing on any possible business opportunities. She was his priority. âIâm sorry I got loud with her. I didnât mean to but I donât want her to speak about our relationship like that.â Harry muttered. âI wonât let people disrespect you or us like that.â
ââs not your fault, Harry...â Y/N spoke softly, âno need to apologize, you did everything right.â Y/N added and allowed herself to close her eyes and relax into him. âI didnât want you to meet her...â She said in a quiet whisper, âShe has a way of getting into your head⌠I didnât want her to... to make you feel like I wasnât proud of you or that Iâm not proud to show you off...â Y/N didnât really care what her mother said at this point, she knew she was wrong. It was the way her father defended Harry first that really made her upset. âDo you believe me now?â She asked quietly, pulling back to look at him with worry in her eyes. Y/N had told him about how her parents didnât care about her as long as they had their money and reputation.
âBaby...â Harryâs heart broke. âIâve believed you since you told me. I always believed you. I donât know how they could feel that way but...â He smoothed his thumb over her face. âMy darling girl. You always have me on your side.â It was nearly impossible for him to comprehend why either of them cared so much more about money and reputation than they did about the happiness and well being of their daughter but he wouldnât stand for it. He wouldnât ever let anyone make any children of his feel that way. âShe isnât going to get into my head at all. Iâm happy with you. I know who I am. Youâve made me feel so much more secure in that. Not the job, but just how it is. We need each other.â He pressed a kiss to her nose. âYouâre what I want to have and who I want to be with. No one can convince me otherwise. I want you. Youâre my sweet girl. My angel. My baby. Yeah? No matter what shit she says or tries, Iâm not going anywhere. She canât change my mind.â Thumbs rubbed soothing circles into the girls skin, Harryâs eyes soft. âSheâs probably going to have very, very limited time with our children though. Even supervised.â
Our children.Â
Y/N felt her heart flutter. Harry had said it to her before, sure, but to hear him say it so confidently again and to know he was thinking about it? Well, it just made everything feel better. Restored her confidence though it hadnât faltered much like it usually did.Â
âFunny how you think sheâs even going to get to meet our children.â Y/N mumbled, looking up at him with her brows furrowed and nose scrunched. It wasnât nearly as intimidating as she thought it was but his fond little laugh was worth the attempt. âI love you.â She told him again, her voice gentle and sweet. Y/N had saved saying it for moments like these and though he still hadnât said it back to her, she didnât mind the wait. âSo much.â Harry was truly her rock. Had he not been here, had he not been the way he was, Y/N would have reacted much differently and would likely be making a scene. She had gotten so much better. âBut the company is yours regardless... you heard it straight from the horse's mouth.â Y/N said to him with a small smile, âHow does that make you feel?â She asked and moved her hands up to play with the unbuttoned portion of his shirt.
âI love you even more, my sweet girl.â Harry pulled her in for a few sweetened kisses to make her smile a bit more than she had. He did love her, the girl was so lovely. He would risk it all for her, every bit. âIt feels nice that the company is mine, but Iâd choose you before I chose it.â That's the truth. For a long time at the beginning he was trying to focus on that but she had brought him so much happiness, so much self love for himself and he was head over heels for the woman.Â
âYou love me?â She asked, needing to pause for a moment to make sure she heard him right. Y/N was over the moon. Sure, they might have had a very unpleasant conversation with her mother, but that didnât change how Harry felt about her. That was all the support and love she needed. Y/N wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned up to press a sweet, passionate kiss against his lips. For years she was convinced she needed to be someone else to be loved, for a few months she thought maybe she needed to be someone else for Harry to love her. That wasnât true at all. He loved her. And she loved him.Â
âYes. I love you very much. Do you want to go home, my lovely? Can drink some champagne on the car ride back and go back. Cuddle a bit....â Harry knew that champagne made her frisky. Harry mainly wanted to get her out of the same place as her mother and wanted to be selfish with his time with her.
âYou sure you donât want to stay?â Y/N asked sweetly, âJust for a little longer.. we just got here. Go mingle a bit, Iâll behave. I promise Iâm fine.â Y/N cooed, pushing a few pieces of hair away from his eyes. âLets go inside yeah? Weâll stay for a little and then we can go back..â
âBut... what if I want to go home?â Harry murmured, cupping her cheek again so he could kiss her again. Not having gotten enough beforehand. He wanted to kiss. And kiss, and kiss, and then spread her open and fuck. He had so much love for this woman right now. It was growing every day but he was hit hard with it. âJust want to be alone with you and remind you how much I utterly adore you and your every bit.â He nibbled her bottom lip lovingly, pulling back. Their sex life was erratic. Some weeks just having cuddles but others being full on fuck fests. Right now, he wanted an even mix. âCâmon. Want to be close to you.â He slid a hand down her body to rest on her ass. âYouâll give me that, yeah?âÂ
Oh.Â
Harry wasnât usually this forward, it was often Y/N who wanted to love up on him and have him completely and utterly ruin her. Not Harry who was pleading for them to leave an event that could be important for work. Oh how the tables have turned. This was a welcomed change though.Â
âIs that so?â Y/N murmured truly surprised by the way he was acting, but she was going along with it. She wanted to see what could come of tonight. âOf course Iâll give that to you, baby, Iâm justââ She bit her lip when his hand squeezed her ass tighter. âOkay, alright!â Y/N giggled, leaning up to press another kiss to his lips. âLetâs go.â She decided theyâd slip away unnoticed. No one would really look for them. The cars were already waiting out front and Y/N made sure she snatched a bottle of champagne for them to take in the car with them.
Harry felt like the kitten who had gotten the creamâ even though he hadnât quite yet. He had gotten her to leave, was touchy and finally got her in the car where they finished the bottle of champagne quickly. He pulled her closer to him, feeling like a needy puppy with the way he nuzzled at her neck. A hand slid up the slit of her dress and touched the softness of her inner thighs, purring at the heat of them.Â
âHavenât told you how much I love this dress.â He muttered against her neck. âSâso lovely. But I want to get you out of it.â He was only slightly buzzed but he felt even more in love right now. âWant to see somethinâ like this on you when youâre pregnant. Mmmâ fuck, thatâll look so gorgeous. Canât wait for that.â He had a bit of him that hadnât realized how much he had a bit of a breeding kink until she showed up. The idea of filling her and letting the cum catch in her, claiming her in that most primal way? It was godly. âWhen are you gonna let me, pet?â
Y/N was definitely feeling the champagne because his comment caught her off guard for a moment. She remembered when he first told her about this kink of his, how he wanted to put a baby in her and just... pretend that that was the goal. How he had a thing for knowing he could get her pregnant. She had been on birth control for a while and theyâd been having sex without protection for a while. There was really nothing to fear. All she had to do was give in, let that primal instinct take over and let him live this fantasy that quite frankly, turned her on. The way he wanted to be a father of her child, the way he wanted to see her stomach swell with life. It was hot.Â
âWanna put a baby in me?â Her glossy eyes looked at him, a loopy smile on her face as his fingers pressed against her skin.
âMmmm. Yeah, so bad.â Harry rubbed his face against her. âSooo fuckinâ bad, bunny. Just want to stuff you up full, over nâ over again and make you hold it in. Even thoâ it looks so pretty drippinâ out. Love cleaning it with my tongue but I want it to catch.â He sighed. He thinks perhaps itâs a mix of the alcohol buzz and the way he felt like maybe she truly needed to see his desire for him that set him free. He really wanted her to be able to see that he was so into her, he never wanted to leave. Ever. Add in the fact she just made him unbelievably horny. âWanna get it all stuffed in that little tummy of yours, yeah? Just... wreck you nâ make you cry from his good it is, then keep fillinâ you up.â He muttered. âJusâ wanna get inside cause Iâm so hard. Want to fuck. Get back inside my pussy.â He always referred to her cunt as his own, and he knew she liked it even if she didnât tell him that.
âDaddy..â A whimper left Y/Nâs mouth at his words, her whole body heating up with a sudden burning desire to be at her home and in a car with the partition up. Goosebumps spread across her skin as he continued to speak, lips brushing against her sensitive neck making her squirm. Between the alcohol and hormones, she wasnât sure how much longer she could take it. She dared to look out the window, seeing that they were only a few blocks away from her place. Thank god they werenât driving all the way to Brooklyn, she wouldâve had him fuck her right in this car. Y/N moved her hand to rub over his hard cock, giving it a slight squeeze. âWhatâs gotten into you, daddy?â Y/N smirked, her voice coming out much darker. âWeâre almost there... then you can take me upstairs and do whatever you want. Anything.â She hummed, knowing that whenever they were in this mood something kinky always went down.
âHavenât been in you in too long. Iâm so... I want it.â Harry grunted against her neck. âJusâ wanna be inside of you. Youâre all hot and slick. I know it.â He moved his hand up and startled her, groaning against her skin as he felt his suspicions become reality. âMmmâ Yep. Knew youâd be wet for me.â He smirked to himself, placing his fingers on her pussy. He didnât move them yet but kept hold of it. âSâall mine. Let me touch it whenever I want to just do this. Want to make you go crazy with how good it feels.â He muttered, kissing her jaw and finding her ear to talk into. The vibrations of his dark voice tingling against her, making her shudder. âDaddyâs hot little cunt. And youâre such an eager slut for it. Already slick for my cock. Gonna have a hard time keeping still when I lick your pussy up and get you cleaned up. Plus... have a bit of dessert.â He felt her shiver as he pressed his finger tighter against her.
Y/N inhaled sharply, feeling his fingers press against the place she needed him most. It had in fact been a while, a few days. Itâs not long by most peopleâs standards, but for them? It had definitely been a while.Â
âFuck, pleaseââ Y/N bit down on her lip as the car had come to a haunt. âThank you!â She called today the driver, hesitantly pushing Harry to get out of the car as she followed with the empty bottle of champagne. Y/N threw it out in the trash can in the lobby, hoping her dress still sat correctly on her body after Harry had a proper feel in the car. Seeing him all drunk and disheveled, nice suit and hair a mess was the hottest fucking thing sheâd ever seen. She swore it. Seeing that loopy smile and his hungry eyes on her was making her forget why they even went out in the first place. Y/N stumbled into the elevator with him and hit the button for the top floor, looking at him from over her shoulder. âWhat?â She giggled.
Harry grabbed her and pressed her front against the wall of the elevator, ankle hooking hers and knocking her legs open. Immediately his fingers found her cunt, sinking two inside of her. The shocked gasp and moan mix make him smirk, fingers moving in and out of her pussy.Â
âCouldnât wait to feel it. Missed my pussy so fucking much.â He smeared his mouth over her jaw biting down gently. âFucks sake, sometimes I think you forget that it belongs to me. Sâdaddyâs pussy. Think you need a proper reminder of that today.â He bit down on her ear this time, moving his fingers harder into her pussy, the slick little squelch of his fingers filling the enclosed space. She was squirming in his arms and making these noisesâ fuck. âKeep making those little mewls. Such a dirty kitten. Letting your daddy finger fuck you in the elevator.â
It was all so sudden. Y/N really thought heâd at least wait till they got inside, but before she knew it she was pressed up against the cool wall of the elevator, her heart racing. Harry really wasnât playing tonight and Y/N surely wouldnât underestimate him again.Â
âFuck meâ daddy, ah!â She whimpered out, cunt clenching against his fingers while they moved inside her. Her head fell back on to his shoulder, the feeling of him biting at her jaw and smearing kisses against her skin sending her wildest thoughts over the edge. ââS your pussy daddy! Fuckâ yours, all yours!â She pleaded, feeling herself shiver at the sound of her own slickness against his hands. Y/N had never been quiet and Harry was well aware of that, hitting all the right spots inside of her that would make her go crazy for him. âPleaseâ please!â She begged, âfeels so good! Donât stop!â Y/N begged, knowing she could easily cum just from how insanely turned on she was.
Harry didnât hesitate to make her cum. She came all over his hand in the elevator, a devilish grin on his face as he pressed his fingers in and curled them just so, having her drip all over the digits. He truly felt like he was going feral because he really couldnât wait. He loved his Y/N so much, he felt the tiny bit of buzz hitting him and all he wanted to do was fuck. Show her how much he meant it every time he promised forever. How he cherished her pleasures. He had swiftly picked her up and thrown her over her shoulder when theyâd gotten to her penthouse. Carrying her through the whole place to her bedroom with a dirty hand he had sucked clean and a squealing Y/N over his shoulder, he finally got to her bedroom.Â
âYouâre going to be a good girl for me. Arenât you?â Harry smirked while Y/N looked up with her innocent eyes and nodded, seeming to be in awe of his behavior. Harry hadnât exactly gone this primal before but she was wet as fuck and he was as happy as could be. Taking his tie off, he smirked down at her and held it in front of him. âWrists.â He demanded. At the rapid blinking, he gripped her throat, leaning down over her. âDonât make me ask for them again. Give me your wrists.â It was quickly after that, she was stripped and they were tied and held to the headboard. Naked and all at his mercy, Harry stalked the end of the bed with a dark gleam in his eye. âLook so pretty, my sweet girl. Innocent, if it wasnât for your drippy little cunt making a mess of those expensive sheets.... Said they were silk, didnât you?â He chuckled, unbuttoning his shirt. âWhere are the toys?â At a drunken 2 am theyâd ordered sex toys one night and a little toy chest she had gotten for them, and he wanted to play with them.Â
âDaddy!â Y/N whined, but the sharp glare he sent in return immediately sent darts of hot arousal and a bit of fear through her. âCloset....â the whisper was given as she clenched her thighs together. Harry brought the chest out and hummed as he looked through things, happily finding what he was looking for.Â
âAh!âÂ
When Harry took out the wand vibrator, it had her heart racing faster. She hadnât ever used one with someone else before. Usually she could control when she took it away and just how much she could handle at a time, but with the way Harry was acting... Y/N knew that he wasnât going to be nice about it.Â
âDaddy... please, I just want you inside.â Y/N tried, not sure she could handle all that pleasure.Â
âHm. Itâs a shame I didnât ask, isnât it?â Harry knew that she would be okay with this, because he had gently asked her colors and she had genuinely responded green. He knew her well enough and had permission beforehand. Theyâd spoken about this being something they did anyways. âNow. I can see youâre all slicked up. Already came once tonight so Iâll be nice and make sure this one is even better.â He cooed, leaning down over it and spitting right on it. The flinch had him grinning, Y/N moaning and bucking her hips at the sensation of it.Â
As soon as the vibrator was clicked on, Y/N knew she was in trouble. Still sensitive from the knee weakening orgasm from the elevator, the buzzing had her legs stiffening.Â
âOi.... keep them open.â Harry scolded. âDaddyâs been so nice to you. So sweet. And now youâre out and trying to take away my fun?â He gave a faux pout, but his voice was thick with arousal.Â
âI forgot about how much of a slut you are sometimes. Been so gentle with you lately but you really have been wanting a bit of fun.â He murmured, clicking up the setting.Â
Y/N was laying with her mouth open, breasts heaving with the way Harry moved the wand up and down. The powerful vibrations had her shaking a tiny bit and she knew she wouldnât last long. Another pitiful whine of his name had her getting a bit more pressure over her clit.Â
âShhh. Thatâs my girl. Daddyâs dirty whore, hm? Canât get enough.âÂ
Her hips were bucking up and the heat coursing through her was intense. Harryâs behavior well was fueling this intense arousal. He was all man. All.... perfect for her. She loved being admired and needed and even a little bit degraded when it came down to it, and he was giving it to her.Â
âFuck... look at you. Dripping down to your sheets and panting like a bitch in heat. All you want is cock inside your precious cunt, isnât that right?âÂ
âYes! Daddy, please. Iâll be so good. So, so good just... inside me!â Y/N pleaded, bucking her hips needily. Harry was so good to her. More generous than any other lover. More caring and loving in general but in bed, it was a whole other level.Â
âBegging... sounds so good coming from you.â Harry muttered, pressing the setting up as he leaned over her. âOne more orgasm before you can take me. I know you love being filled up. Pounded. Like when your makeup gets all messy and smeared because youâre so fucked out you canât breathe. I know that you want to be so sore in the morning that itâll be obvious that you have the best cock in your bed.â Harry has also shown off his possessive side lately. Been increasingly so. âWant everyone to know and to see that youâre well taken care of. Daddyâs princess.â He muttered, watching her face.Â
Y/N was losing it. Her stomach was hot with heat and she kept bucking her hips and grinding into the wand Harry held firm against her cunt, playing with her breasts with gentle movements of his fingers. Two types of sensations.Â
âThatâs it. I can see it.â Harry encouraged, it was obvious when she was close. âBe a good girl. Cum.âÂ
At the demand, Y/N lost it. Shaking, she let out a gasped sob as her body writhed against the sheets, a squeal of his name and holding on to the tie holding her wrists to the board, her back arched and her whole body trembled in the best way possible. She didnât even know what was happening as she felt her wrists get let go of, flopping to the bed. All she felt was herself being turned over to her stomach, propped her hips up with a pillow and thenâ fuck.Â
Harry filled her. A loud moan came from him, a pathetic whimper. Harryâs hand gathering her hair up and holding it firmly, cock buried deep inside of her for a moment before he began to go. There was no mercy with his thrusts. Hard, bed shaking, dirty. Leaning his body over her, speaking into her ear.Â
âThat's it. This is what you were made for.â He muttered into her skin. âMade to be fucked by me. Act so spoiled all the time but no one knows... you come home, my sweet little angel. Want to be so sweet to me and then a needy little bitch in bed.â He cooed, hands slipping between them. He wasnât going to last very long. âHad me all worked up all night with that sexy fucking dress, your pouty lips. I love it so much. My pretty girl. I love showing you off. I want to do it more.â He grunted as he pressed her further into the bed. âMine. Youâre all fucking mine. This pussy belongs to me. I want every fucking person to know that Iâm yours. That you are mine. No one else gets to take you. Iâm keeping you forever.â He wasnât even hesitant to say that. He loved her. His woman was the only one for him. âMine. Fuck... Iâm gonna cum soon. You got me all worked. Fuck, I needed this pussy so bad. Needed you.â He groaned into her ear as he ran sloppy circles across her clit.Â
Y/N was more than happy to take it, whining loudly as she felt him take every bit of his cock and slam it in. Truly, she felt cock drunk, eyes crossed and mouth unable to close. She was so sensitive and needy, but she had let go completely in his hold. It felt like shocks every time he pounded into her and the stream of whimpers and little noises was loud but pitiful. She needed this so bad. To be fucked out by him.
âDaddy! Daddy! Plea-â Her whines got caught in her throat as his hand grabbed at her hair and pulled her back.Â
âYeah? Begging to cum again like the good little cum slut?â Harry practically growled, âSqueeze for me, yeah⌠thatâs it⌠fuck, youâre so good, so perfect.â He knew he wouldnât last long. Her cunt felt like heaven. Nothing had ever felt better. With every thrust Harry felt like he was struggling to hold back his full power, essentially shoving his cock as deep as he could manage. Y/Nâs sweet sounds of pleasure only edged him on, his own grunts and mutters begging her to cum for him so they could share a sweet release.Â
And my god was it sweet. A series of throaty moans left the both of them, nothing but the added sound of skin slapping against skin and the slickness of their climaxes filled the room. Harry slowed the pace of his moving hips and stayed hovering above his love whilst they caught their breath.Â
âYou mean everything to me, you know that? Nobody, and I mean nobody will change that. Youâre mine, Y/N. I love you.â Harry meant it with every fiber of his being.
He was going to marry this girl.
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âTis The Damn Season | Hamish Duke
Warnings; includes angst, implications of smut (not too detailed), breakup, heart ache, sacrifice, pain, and angst again
Based of âtis the damn season by Taylor Swift
If I wanted to know who you were hanging withÂ
Whilst I was gone, I wouldâve asked you
Belgrave, home. For a while, you had thought that Hamish had served as that shelter, but the brick road broke, splitting the pair of you apart. It was as though the pair of you were ice, thawing over the time that the independent plan had been brewing.
This place, it was to be missed. It was a great step of a risk that you were to be taking, and so was the weighing of your heart. It felt as though it would be difficult to carry, it would remain with you, surely even after you crossed and exited the borders of the town.
Leaving overall, let alone him was to be exceedingly difficult, any attachment had to be released, like a bird from a cage. But birds in cages had routines, theyâd be fed, and get affection, but this one wouldnât. Heâd just be abandoned, left to fend for himself.
The man that had been the only dream that had rendered your brain at night placed the guitar into the back of your car. He knew that it, what you had, was ending.
This was the end, and alternately not the one that Hamish had been expecting. If you were leaving university behind you, in the reflection of your rear view mirror, he would be left standing, alone and broken hearted.
Itâs the kind of cold, fogs up the windshield glass
But I felt it when I passed you
âGoodbye Hamish.â It felt like a cruel lyric that would be used in a song, a line youâd harmonise on stage.
Getting into the drivers seat, you allowed yourself a first and last glance through the chilled glass, blinking away any tears that threatened to spill.
He was a good man, there were great things ahead of Hamish Duke. But none of that included you, this was his journey now, you had already made the choice of yours.
And this was the price of it, the freezing of your heart; the truest and purest love that you had ever felt. No matter, you had already paid it, and caused pain for both Hamish and yourself.
Thereâs an ache in you, put there by the ache in me
But if itâs all the same to you
Itâs the same to me
Turning the ignition on, you proceeded to drive past everything that you had ever known, all that you had love for.
The smallest distance seared a wrenching ache within your chest. It felt like a punishment for putting yourself first for once, it made you concerned, surely it shouldnât have.
The carâs slow pace had Hamish biting his lip, containing any of his avid disagreements to this. He understood your priority, respected it even, but none of that made watching you leave any easier.
If anything, it gave him an urge to turn and head to a bar or something of the sort. But he remained, his heart sinking lower as you got further from his line of sight.
It shouldnât have heart him as much as it did. It was common knowledge that first loves werenât eternal. Time would only help him accept that cruel fact, or so he thought.
So we could call it even
You could call me âbabeâ for the weekend
Hamishâs body was under bliss, he had found his solace once more. He fit perfectly upon your nude form, it felt like his soul was rebuilding itself.
But he had to remember that you were only here for the weekend, youâd soon be gone again. And he would fall apart all over, just like the first time.
âBabe.â The blonde moaned, his hands intertwining with yours, he had missed more than just pleasure from your entanglements. He had beyond missed the entirety of your being.
The name that you were keen to lap from the tip of his theoretical tongue was a misplaced comfort. It shouldnât however have the effect of such comfort, not when the pair of you were claiming to have been trying your hardest to move past what you had once been.
It was an old and tiring routine, that you were prone to returning to. The sinful actions were bad for each of your mental health, but it felt right to argue against it.
 The wisest decision would be to forget Hamish, and every notion he inclined you to feel, but it was too difficult, especially when he had you seeing orgasmic stars.
âTis the damn season, write this down
Iâm staying at my parentsâ house
âArenât you seeing any old friends from university this Christmas?â The question was poised by your mother, she was far too concerned by the fact that since your arrival you had hardly left the house.
It was even blurred by snow outside, not too much to the point where youâd have to be shovelling it from the porch, but it was enough. It was beautiful, perfect for this time in the season.
In fact, you loved the snow. But the memories that bombarded your mind from the wonderful weather had your mind rolling back to Hamish, specifically how blue his eyes appeared amongst the frosted surroundings.
The thought had you sniffling, holding in a post breakup breakdown from your motherâs eyes. She thought you were sick, demanding that you get something for âthat runny nose of yours, it could be contagiousâ.
And the road looks real good now
And it always leads to you and my hometown
The exact second that you entered your car, your hands sternly hit the steering world. Were you not allowed to follow your career through the workings of the world without punishment?
Because it sure felt that way, as though you were being a rebel in a war, however the battlefield was that of your heart. It was tearing slowly, and had been over the entirety of your hopeful escapade.
It cried regularly to be united back with Hamish, to its rightful home. It was suffering from separation anxiety from him, clouding the gaps in your brain and making them think about the tall, handsome man alone.
And the road taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you and my hometown
Every time that you were in your car, it felt like you were leaving home all over again, and Hamish would be standing by, with his upset aura, trying his hardest to keep himself together.
It was the worst feeling, knowing that exiting town was essentially the same as stabbing him in the heart. There was no feeling worse than knowing that you had hurt Hamish, you still felt more than something for him.
Whenever youâd come by of a weekend, which was every couple of months, occasionally each few, youâd take the pill of seeing him. But not too long ago, youâd realised how cruel the self invitation really was.
He had been growing used to life without you, and then youâd reappear, lounging in his bed, only to rip away from him and cause a terrible ache in his heart when youâd return to your performing duties. It was unfair, so you refused this month to allow him to know that you were back, otherwise the painful pattern would only continue, and thereâd never be an end to it.
I parked my car between the Methodist
And the school used to be ours
Belgrave university was right beside the pharmacy, it only made you feel actually sick. The memories from the school were returning, there were so many of them, it was as though they were trying to anchor you in the snow as you stepped out of your car.
Almost all of them included Hamish, he was the main attraction of the university anyways. But perhaps you had stood there reminiscing longer than you should have, because it seemed that you had drawn some unwanted attention.
Hamish. He was walking from the entrance, a sombre expression had been held upon his face until he saw you. And then his face was rivalled with hope and confusion, you hadnât informed him that you were back yet.
Heâd already expected you to be returning for the holidays, mostly for your family, however, you hadnât told him, and from the wideness of your eyes, the realisation kicked into his instinct. You had had no intention to.
But he continued to walk towards you anyways, trying his best not to smile and coo at the adorableness of your red nose.
The holidays linger like bad perfume
You can run, but only so far
The thought of making a leg for it, sprinting as far away as possible, or getting back into your car and steering away certainly crossed your mind.
This interaction was certainly not a miracle of the season, it felt like a curse, ascending from hell itself. You hadnât wanted to see him, but the universe had interfered and made a collaboration.
I escaped it too, remember how you watched me leave
But if itâs okay with you, itâs okay with me
However every time you came and left, this building confrontation had been avoided, with you packing your suitcase for the umpteenth time, zipping each of your mouths shut and hearing nothing but the sound of the wheels rolling across the concrete of your familyâs driveway.
Now, to contradict it all, the pair of you were stood upon even ground, it wasnât outside of either of your homes, it was strangely the perfect place for this. And you found your dread slightly dissipating, aware that this was always going to happen, the road had just ended.
We could call it even
You could call me âbabeâ for the weekend
He was confused as to what to say or do. This was the first instance that he had seen you again in a place other than in his sheets, it was overwhelming.
âYou havenât been answering my messages.â His tone was calm, but in it, pain was presented, his sad blue eyes also justified that aspect of his aura. âHere for another weekend?â
It came across as less pleasant than he had anticipated, he was stressed to say the least. Something happened to him, it was out of the ordinary, he had wanted to speak to someone, and the first person that had came to his mind was you.
âTis the damn season, write this down
Iâm staying at my parentsâ house
Wringing your hands at the sound of his voice, it was visible that his presence made you nervous. That wasnât what he wanted at all, he already scared himself after that sheathing of wolf fur wrapped itself around him and chose him as its vessel. His intent wasnât to make you mirror his discomfort.
And so he uncrossed his arms, putting them into his trouser pockets and tried to look as relaxed as his exterior could fathom.
âIâm staying with my parents, itâs the holidays and all. Had to come home somewhen.â
And the road not taken looks real good now
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires
But you knew, that it was all to return to him. That was the universeâs plan for you, if you ever tried to get away, itâd only force you to reconnect once again. There was no escape, and a part of you was not complaining about that.
The other however was outrageous, nothing could ever be easy, it all drifted down shore from the plan, the ultimate dream. Using your voice to sing was the goal, however here you were instead, mentally cursing and dragging the name of the planet through the darkness inhabited in your neurons.
Now Iâm missing your smile, hear me out
And the road not taken looks real good now
Right now, all you wished was to stay. His smile was inviting you to do, and so you stepped cautiously towards Hamish, hands going to his face and pressing the pads of your fingers to his cold cheeks.
Snow began to fall, but you could care less. It already felt like there was a blizzard forcing to search for shelter, and here it was, in the body of this one man. He was different from the rest, he was your road, the one you wanted to continue on, rather than drive away from.
And it always leads to you and my hometown
Sleep in half the day just for old timesâ sake
His eyes shut at the contact, it was far more passionate than the times you had seen him during your occasional visits. Donât get it mistaken, the sex was great, however it was a coping mechanism, rather than a true example of love.
There had been something missing, at first you assumed that it was the lack of labels between the two of you, however you proved yourself wrong after realising that it was the proximity that the pair of you had once had.
The loyalty, the trust, the knowledge that the two of you had traded. It had always been mutual, and so was this heartache, it wasnât fair for the pair of you to be apart, yet still suffering from more than the distance.
I wonât ask you to wait if you donât ask me to stay
So Iâll go back to L.A. and the so-called friends
There was one singular thing that Hamish desired to ask. However itâd be a two way street of cruelness if he allowed it to slip. But if he gave it permission to leave his mouth, then perhaps it would be a different story.
Everything could go back to normal, the way things had been. Except from him of course, he was forever changed, he was the house to a creature so unbelievable, yet proven real, that he could not just dispose of it. That would end in his death if he were to split from this monster within him.
But he would also die if he had to be distanced mentally from you any longer. He took one long stride of his leg, cupping the edges of your face, and clashed the two of your lips against his own. The contact was hungry, needing to swallow any last breaths that could possibly be breathed in each otherâs presence.
If he had it his way, he wouldnât break the unison against you, however he had to, otherwise he would surely have to catch your tired body, not that that would be the worst thing in the world.
âStay, donât go again.â It fell, permitting a moment of silence in the air. This required thought, but the answer could be sudden, if it were, then that would be the true response that he was seeking. It would be an instinct to remain here, with him, at your home.
Whoâll write books about me if I ever make it
And wonder about the only soul
It made a sigh tumble from the hollow of your throat, as though you were shocked by his defiance and desire. However you were not, the grand query was to come to pass sometime, it had been eventual, until now.
He had finally ripped the band aid from the soreness upon his beating chest, and done so to your own. He had opened the wound, allowing it to breathe in the surrounding air, making your own hitch as you thought of an appropriate reply.
It wasnât professional to be so swayed by his proposition, however, what about all that you wanted to accomplish? The career you were pursuing, the town of Belgrave wouldnât be so kind to permit you the reputation you were seeking.Â
âI donât know what to say.â The truth left your lips, the mind that was being stalled by all the possibilities, the two paths that were duelling for your footsteps, was suffering from total confliction. There was no easy answer, either way, you were to be giving something you loved up.
Who can tell which smiles Iâm fakinâ
And the heart I know Iâm breakinâ is my own
âHow about yes?â He was desperate to hear it, the confirmation that you would remain with him through the tough time that he was painfully living through. Your absence, albeit how it was completely your choice, did not help the situation.Â
Hamish needed someone that not only he could rely on and trust, but would help him. Somebody whom could keep him in touch with his human side, and away from the likening to alcohol that he had picked up upon now that he was legal to purchase it himself.
âOkay. Iâll stay for a little, but no promises to it being permanent.â You had been swayed by not only his engorging blue eyes, but also the pain, the pleading that echoed behind them. He was desperate for you to remain with him, and you feared for his mental health if you didnât compromise.
To leave the warmest bed Iâve ever know
We could call it even
Even though Iâm leaving
The pin had dropped, the choice had been made. The sacrifice bled out from your heart, the same red as the sheets that were currently around you. Hamish stared up at the ceiling, his hand softly stroking the skin of your shoulder.
âItâs funny, every time that we spend the weekend together like this, I tell my mum that Iâm seeing an old friend from school.â The sound of your voice pursed a smile to Hamishâs face, he huffed a small, almost wolfish laugh.
âThatâs kind of the truth, if you think about it.â He pulled you closer, placing a slow yet short kiss upon your lips, to which you reciprocated. This had been the best choice that you could have made, for not only the man nestled in the bed beside you, but also yourself.
And Iâll be yours for the weekend
âTis the damn season
We could call it even
It was both a selfish and selfless call that you had taken. One that perhaps one day, you would kick yourself for making, but right now, you held no regret to it. Hamish had been your first love, and fate had it so that he would also be your last.
âMy mum would be over the moon to know that I was with you rather than one of the girls that I took bio with.â She had forever been fond of Hamish, even before the two of you had became an item. Even your father had a likening to the young man. The pair would pleased that the two of you were still in communications.
âWhat are we now?â He asked seriously, he had reeled enough answers from you for one day, however it was another thing that he would have liked to know. He didnât merely want you to be his only over the weekend, he wanted it to return to the way it all was, before your first departure, heâd ensure that you had already taken your last ticket out of town.
You could call me âbabeâ for the weekend
âTis the damn season, write this down
âUs, I suppose. The equals to one another, as we always were.â His dimples showed at the clarity that you provided. Until he felt a pain in his back, it cracked up through his spine as he felt it begin again.
The dreaded transition, the curse was sparking to life in the worst possible moment. He needed you to be away from him, if he harmed you, then that would surely kill him. He couldnât have a mark from his own hand upon you, it would be against his will, but the blood would have still been drawn by himself.
Iâm staying at my parentsâ house
And the road not taken looks real good now
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires
Hamishâs sudden seating in bed had you frowning, your hand caressed his his shoulder, however he snarled at your touch, harshly shrugging you off from him. To say you were worried was an understatement, in the light of the afterglow, he had always been quiet and calm, but this was something you had never witnessed.Â
If you believed in anything beyond this world, perhaps youâd have suspected he was possessed by something greatly evil and controlling. But they were all tales, fiction and fairy tales that were drawn into illusions and dreams.
âAre you okay?â He wasnât, and if he didnât get space from you, then you too would be suffering. And so he spat the only thing that he could think of to get you to spook, to run far away from him.
Now Iâm missing your smile, hear me out
We could just ride around
And the road not taken looks real good now
âIâve changed my mind. Leave!â It was as though he roared the words at you, and he had you in a haste to scramble for your clothes and leave his room. This wasnât supposed to happen, none of it. But he knew that he had been too greedy, he couldnât be alive with this horrible circumstance that was inside of him and have you.Â
It may not have been fair, but it was the safest route. In the end, he had figured it out, you couldnât help him with this. He didnât want to tell you, he didnât want you to know that he was a monster.Â
You never believed in the supernatural anyways, and that was now for the best. It would make you safer, and more importantly, have faith that he was just a jerk, not some killer that hunted under the full moon.
And it always leads to you and my hometown
It always leads to you and my hometown
You had escaped from your hometown. But Hamish would always draw you back, one way or another...
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