#me the author cooking up just the worst life for this one: oh. we are cooking boys.

[sonodaten]

So I finished A Starstruck Odyssey, so obviously I had to read the comics/graphic novel, so OBVIOUSLY I had to get the script to the original play and now I am obsessed.

Anyway. Look at my Little Guy. They are having their Best Worst Life.

Re-upload because wow I goofed that first one.

[tloujm]

Part XL: Lost

Author's Notes: Sorry for the late installment. This one is on the short side but I once again was rewriting the ending of things. Also, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and first day of Hanukah.

Summary: Joel gets a bad feeling that something's happened to you and goes to investigate. Does his worst nightmare come true?

Genre: Angst

Ship: Joel Miller x Fem!Reader

Word Count: 2.7k

Joel made your favorite dinner in hopes of seducing you into a round two when you got back home from your usual walk. He was set to make dinner anyway but selfishly held out hope that you’d have at least an ounce of energy left after already having had two bouts of cardio for the day. 

In the meantime, Joel sneakily used his time alone with Ellie to try and get some information about the night before. He was still going to wait to have that formal talk tomorrow with you by his side, but figured it wouldn’t hurt to get a head start. Successfully, Joel managed to recruit Ellie into helping cook. She had an attachment to you so it wasn’t hard to convince her to set the drawing book down when he mentioned it was your favorite meal. Joel started with small talk for the first half of cooking but when it came time to set the table, he didn’t want to stall any longer.

“You know, we’ll probably start doing these more often; these…uh…family dinners. I know you’ve been in Jackson for a while now so if there’s anyone you’d ever want to invite over to hang out with and have dinner, that’s alright.” “Thanks, Joel.” Ellie offered him a smile before focusing back on the silverware.  He cleared his throat. “So, um, do you have any friends now? Not to say that you don’t…um,”. Awkwardly, he shifted the weight of one leg to the other. “It’s just I don’t see you really spending time with the other kids outside of school.” “I guess I have one good friend. The others,” She shrugged. “I mean they’re cool. I don’t talk to them as much though.” His eyebrows lifted. “Oh? Well one good friend is better than a bunch of not so good ones. Sometimes things happen in your life that end up showing you who your real friends are. Gotta do what you can to keep those people close and if they are someone you really care about, it won’t feel like work to do so and hopefully they would feel the same in return.” “Is that how you and (y/n) are? The two of you are close friends too?” Without looking up at Ellie, he offered a half smirk. “The closest.” “Closer than you and your brother?” “We’re a different kind of close. Me and Tommy were as thick as thieves growing up and—” “‘Thick as thieves’?” She scrunched up her face. “Never heard of that?” She shook her head. “It's a figure of speech. Just something some people say to mean very close. Anyway, we grew apart for a bit as teens but grew close again as adults then grew apart again for a while but now we’re good.” “What happened?” “Long story.” “I know I’m still a kid, but I can handle it. I’ve heard and seen a lot of things.” “I don’t doubt that, kiddo,” He sighed. “But if I were to tell you the whole thing, it would be too long. And maybe (y/n) should be there when I tell it; it involves her too.” “Where is she anyway?” “That,” he paused to taste test part of the meal. “Is a good question. She should be back by now; it's getting dark.” You never stayed out past sundown. His brows furrowed as he walked out the kitchen to check the charging station in the living room. “I knew I should have asked her if she remembered to take a walkie before leaving.” Ellie followed behind and noticed both walkie talkies lit up green on their charging ports.  “She’s probably on her way now. It’s still light out.” “Maybe.”

If Ellie wasn’t there, Joel wouldn’t have hesitated to put on his coat and go out looking for you. He pictured himself finding you walking down a random street that led to your house with an annoyed look on your face. He wouldn’t have cared what kind of attitude you gave him for needing to know you were ok; he was doing his job. He would take your hand, turn around and the two of you would walk back home together in peace. 

Ellie speaking up made him rethink. He didn’t want to leave her there alone. The two of you try not to leave her unsupervised because of how young she is despite knowing that she has a pretty decent amount of common sense and survival skills. He really didn’t want to leave her alone after the stunt she pulled last night. He thought about bringing Ellie along to look for you but considered her optimistic theory of you being on your way and decided to stay.

The food got cold as Joel and Ellie kept an eye on the door. The two of them made some small talk to pass the time but it was obvious that Joel was too anxious to hold a deeper conversation. He couldn’t help but feel this pit begin to form in his stomach. A growl came from Ellie’s.

Joel abruptly began wrapping up the food and putting it up. Within minutes, the two of you were walking toward Tommy and Maria’s house as it was on the way to Theresa’s at the edge of the settlement.

“Hey, Joel.” Maria greeted at the door. Turning around, she shouted. “Tommy, your brother and Ellie are here. Come on in.” Joel gently pushed Ellie forward. “I only came to see if you could watch Ellie for a while.” “I don’t need a babysitter.” She quickly butted in but just as quickly huffed and stayed quiet when Joel gave her the glare.  “What’s wrong, brother?” Tommy appeared behind his wife.  “It’s nothing. I’m going to Theresa’s to try and find (y/n).” “She didn’t tell you where she was going?” Maria asked. “She had plans to walk and hang out with her but was supposed to be home by now.” “I’ll get my stuff.” Tommy chimed up. “Nah, it's ok, Tommy. She probably lost track of time and is still up there or maybe I’ll meet her part way and find her already walking home.” “You sure?” “Yeah. I packed Ellie some food. We were about to eat dinner but were waiting on (y/n) to get back first, so she hasn’t eaten yet.”

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Joel’s eyes darted onto each person that passed him by on the walk to Theresa’s. He was hoping that he wouldn’t have to go all the way there. It worried him. Did you go into labor and, without a walkie or Theresa not having a radio, not have the means to get help? Was she so exhausted that she fell asleep and Theresa let her crash? Joel wondered if he should have trusted Ellie to stay home and man the radio just in case Theresa went to the stables to let them know she was spending the night.

So many theories ran through his mind by the time he made it up to her front door. He knocked a couple times, giving a moment to hear for a response in between. He almost went straight to barging the door in before rethinking the handle. It was unlocked. 

“(y/n)!” Joel called out. Only silence answered him back. Theresa did not pop out the corner wondering why he was yelling. There was no baby crying, disturbed from her sleep. “(y/n)!” 

Joel knew that they could just be out still walking or doing God knows what somewhere else, but he couldn’t help the bad feeling lingering in the back of his mind. He tore through the house one room at a time. After a minute, he walked into the last bedroom down the hall. The door was wide open. What he saw stopped him in his tracks. His deeply furrowed brows loosened as his eyes widened at the scene. It didn’t make sense to him. 

Joel was hardly afraid of much. If someone were to ask, he’d say he was afraid of nothing at all. To you, he’d say, just as he did before, that he was only afraid of being alone again; afraid of being without you.

“(y/n).” Your name fell from his lips in a melancholy way, his voice cracking. He rushed to your side and laid his hands on either side of your head to straighten it towards him. “(y/n), get up.” 

Sliding them down to your shoulders, he shook you gently, then increasingly aggressive. The faintest moan escaped your lips. Joel couldn’t tell if he actually heard you or not, but needed to believe it was true. He slid two fingers under the curve of your jaw to try and find a pulse. It was slow and barely there, but you were still alive; he could save you.

He stepped back, pondering what to do next. He needed to move you, take you to the infirmary, but how? His eyes locked onto the pool of blood soaking the sheets that covered the bottom half of your body. Lifting it, Joel was met with a blood bath. The metallic stench of fresh blood reached his nose. A precisely cut umbilical cord was hanging off the edge of the bed with the attached placenta still between your legs. He was careful not to slip on what formed on the floor.

Joel’s eyes hardened and his lips curled in disgust. Not at the sight of you but at what Theresa did to you; at what he realized she really was. He’d done terrible things before but it was for the survival of him and the ones he loved. This wasn’t about survival. He didn’t know why Theresa did what she’d done, but all he knew was that Theresa was now a monster in his eyes.

“C’mon, baby girl, I gotcha.” Joel untied the ropes around your wrists and gently pulled the IV drip from your arm. He had flashbacks to that night in the firefly hospital where he found himself doing the same thing. The difference was that they hadn’t operated yet and you were just under anesthesia. With a loss of blood, he didn’t want you to fall deeper into unconsciousness. “You gotta wake up for me, baby. Just open your eyes a bit for me, alright?” Gingerly, he wiggled your chin and slapped your cheeks. Your head hung limp against his palm. Joel held back tears as he knew that time was of the essence. “I gotcha…I gotcha.” He repetitiously whispered in your ear as he slid his arms under your neck and knees. 

As dusk fell upon Jackson, Joel practically sprinted with you in his arms. He wrapped the duvet around your body as he lifted you out of the bed to not only keep you body temperature from dropping further but to also protect your privacy. He could feel the warm liquid of blood drip onto the arm cradling your legs together. Not many people were out walking the path he was, but the ones who were starred. He tried not to focus on their looks of confusion and worry by keeping his eyes straight ahead. 

Jesse was up in the watch tower with his partner when he spotted Joel. He appeared distraught. Even though the angle showed nothing to confirm, Jesse could tell by how Joel held the duvet cover that there was someone inside. Immediately, Jesse put down his binoculars when he realized that Joel was heading to the infirmary. The two still weren’t on the best of terms but were civil for your sake. Whatever concerned Joel, almost always concerned you and if it concerned you, his best friend, he wanted to be supportive.

“Hold down the fort.” Jesse said to his partner before practically sliding down the ladder “Joel!” The older man showed no reaction to his own name. “Joel, is everything alright?” Jesse questioned while trying to catch up. “Not now.” Joel said through gritted teeth. “Whatever’s going on, I can help. What’s…Who’s—?” Jesse cut himself off after finally matching Joel’s pace when he caught a glimpse of your hair dangling over Joel's arm.

Jesse could hardly keep up anymore as he suddenly felt winded. “If you want to help, go get my brother and meet me at the gates.” “But—” “Now, Jesse!” Joel practically growled. 

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“Now’s not a good time, Jesse. What’s up?” Tommy greeted him at the door.  “It’s Joel and—” He tried to keep his voice calm and even. “Maria, I’m heading out.” He shouted into the house while grabbing his things. “He said to meet him at the gates.”  Tommy grabbed his jean jacket and pushed past Jesse, expecting him to catch up. “What happened?” “I saw him from the watchtower and he was carrying (Y/N).” “Thank God he found her." “Found her?” Jesse questioned. “She was supposed to be home a while ago but didn’t come back for dinner and you know Joel, he was worried sick. She was probably chatting away and lost track of time, but…wait.” Tommy stopped following Jesse. “Why’d he want us to meet him by the gate? Did he say anything else?” Jesse looked at him sorrowfully. “No. He was heading to the infirmary with (y/n) and just told me to get you and go to the gates.” “Infirmary? Damn it, boy, why didn’t you start with that? She probably went into labor at that friend’s house.” “She wasn’t in labor.”  “What do you mean ‘she wasn’t in labor’.” “She wasn’t awake. He had her wrapped in a blanket. Tommy, I saw blood.” “Fuck.” Tommy muttered. “You sure he ain’t say nothing else ‘sides meet him by the gate?” Jesse nodded his head. “We’re not going to the them gates.” “But…” Jesse began to protest as he watched Tommy walk off in the direction of the infirmary. Quickly, he followed. “What friend were you talking about before?” “Theresa, the woman we found outside our gates all muddied up with a baby in her arms a while back. You remember." “Her? I hardly ever see her around.” “(y/n) and her are friends and with her being in her last trimester and all…must’ve been complications. Why would he tell you to tell me to meet him at the gates? Makes no damn sense.”

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Tommy burst through the doors of the infirmary with Jesse on his heels. Everyone was bustling around one bed in the back. That area, he knew, was reserved for operations. He spotted his brother being pulled away by an apprentice. She was trying to calm him down and ask him questions about your medical history. 

“It’s important we know some things about (y/n). Why don’t you sit down.” She guided Joel to a chair that he only looked at in disdain. He was too pent up with worry and rage to sit. “Joel.” Tommy called. Joel’s eyes darted between the two men approaching him. The younger brother saw the apprentice plead with him through her eyes to help calm him down. “Maybe we should sit down for a moment, huh?” “I’m not sitting the fuck down until I find her.” Joel exclaimed.  “Whoa, what’s going on?” Tommy asked. “Your brother brought his wife in with acute hemorrhaging and resulting in major blood loss.” “What?” The younger brother exclaimed. “Mr. Miller,” She directed herself toward Joel. “we’re going to send some apprentices over to the scene to investigate. Is there anything you can tell me? It could save her life.” “She was hooked up to an IV and tied down to the bed when I got there. I don't know what she was giving her but what I do know is that she kidnapped my child and left (y/n) to die.” “Theresa?” Jesse spoke up.  “She took the baby?” Tommy questioned. “Trauma to the body does appear to show signs of delivery.” “That’s my wife, not a body! She's not dead! You gonna keep her alive, alright?” “We’ll do everything we can.” She hoped she sounded confident.

[cuddl3s4shur1]

Secrets Out

Letitia Wright x Pregnant Black Fem

Requested By: 🧁 Anon

Summary:You and tish have been married for a while but have been silent about it with the world. Until it was a small slip up during a interview.

Authors Note:This is my first request and grammar issues on a daily.

Warnings: To Cute, Fluff

Taglist: @tuesdaylovesu (wifey fr) @locoforshuri @letitias-fav @shuriislut @shuri-my-love @lunax0654 @adeola-the-explorer @2k7-sparkles @atssukoo @niaalove fill out the form if you want to be added

Part 1 : Did I just say that

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Backstory

You and tish have been happily together before the first black black panther.You guys dated for 3 years before the question was asked. You of course said yes because this was the girl of your dreams.

Recently you announced to y’all close friends that you have a baby on the way . You haven’t announced your Marriage or your baby on the way to the world . You just knew some people would try to bring you down .

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Present

Tish's Pov

"I don't want to leave you what if you get hurt” I say nervously. “Babe I’m going to be fine I can still move around” she says as she walks up to me .”But what if you need me to get something for you “ I say as she grabs my hand “But what if you relax me and the baby will be fine “ She says as she looks at me .”Fine but call me if anything happens” She nods and gives me a kiss on the cheek.

I really didn’t want to do this interview today because I wanted to spend time with my wife. But she always tell me it’s fine for me to go. But it makes me feel like I’m being distance.She somehow understood that it’s not my fault.

Today I had yet another interview about Wakanda forever or so I believe.It was with the other cast also so it was going to be fun.I don’t remember if this was a personal one or if was only about the movie

I make my way inside the radio station ready for the questions.”Hello I’m hear for the wakanda forever episode for the podcast. I ask making my way at the counter. “Follow me” the soft voice says.

I made into the room seeing everyone sitting close by a mic.”I guess I was late to the party “ I say with chuckle making my way to the seat . “Where going to start in 5” the podcaster says .

Y/n’s Pov

You tuned in to the podcast that tish was doing for today. You were her number one supporter I mean I am her wife at that. “So How’s your dating life if you don’t mind me asking” The host asks everyone. “I’m single at the moment” Someone says . “What about you tish” The host asks tish “You know I love my wife she’s the best-“ It became silent the silent became loud .

“Wife… Wife” the host says. You can start to hear mumbling among the cast.”Oh you should meet her really she’s so funny” dom .”I’m so happy to have her like her aura her presence she’s just like aw” you hear tish says about . You show a small smile on your face.You wish you could somehow give her a hug .

”It was this one time where we was in Miami and she tripped over the sand “ lupita says as she chuckles.The rest of the cast tells funny and cool stories about you and tish . You smile listening to the stories .

Tish’s Pov

I got a unexpected call from y/n. “Hey babe” I say making a gesture to mute my mic . “I hear what you guys are saying and I want to say I love you” I smile and the cast says “AWWWWWW” . “I can’t stand Yall” I say annoyed by them but I also laugh.

After my convo with y/n we went back to question being asked and us responding .They got on the topic of cooking . “Im alright at cooking im not the worst but im not the best either “ I say .”Didn’t you burn macaroni “ dom says . “ Why you exposing me like that” I say chuckling.

We finished the podcast and I just new that people where going to ask about my relationship. They where going to ask how long we have been dating. If where starting a family . But I was ready i was ready for the comments and questions.

Once I made it to house I was happy. “Guess who’s home” I say while walking in. “ Y/n gets up from the couch and give me a hug . She looks up at me “I love you so much” She says as she smiles and kisses me on the cheek.

“How were you and the baby “ I ask as I sit next to her . “We were fine we were listing to the podcast “She says showing a smile . “I can’t believe I slipped out and said it” I say admiring her . “It’s fine you never said my name “She says calmly. “Your right,Wanna watch a movie “ I say as I put my arm around her. “Ofc course” I put on brown sugar her favorite 2000s movie.

She fell asleep on my chest . She looked beautiful.Over all I’m happy I slipped up I can talk about her more and how cool she is.

[lulutaylorsimaginarium]

The Chain

Summary: When the guys get stuck in a situation and hunted down by a drug lord. Frankie makes a call he really doesn’t want to make to the only person that can help them

Words: 1,456

Warnings: “creator chooses not to use warnings.” If you click Keep Reading, that means you agree that you’re the right age to handle mature themes. We handle our own triggers with kindness and grace

AN: Mind any grammar mistakes even though the story has been checked. The author is dyslexic and it is the wonders of her brain.

THE CHAIN MASTERLIST

Part Twelve

Gabby woke up at three o'clock in the morning dazed and a little too out of it. She looked to the end of her bed to see a foot resting on the mattress. It took a few seconds for her brain to catch up and confirm that it was indeed someone’s leg. She looked to her left to see Santiago sleeping in a tub chair that he dragged from the corner of the room.

She squeezed his leg “Pope?”

“Mmm”

“What are you doing?”

“You were sleepwalking. Didn’t want you to fall down the stairs”

“So you’re watching me sleep?”

“From behind my eyelids, sure”

Gabby chuckled and pulled at his arm, pulling him on to the bed

“Get up here”

“Yeah?”

“We’re both adults” she whispered as he got under the covered and got comfortable “Better then the chair?”

“Oh yeah”

“How long have you been here anyhow?”

He sat up and looked over at the alarm clock over on her side of the bed.

“About two hours”

“Duddddeeee, that’s creepy” she laughed before he looked down at her and they both realized how close they were. Even in a dark room with only the moonlight streaming through the windows Santiago could see her batting her eyelids and holding her breath.

“Don’t call me dude” he chuckled “Creepy or caring?”

“Bit of both”

“Yet you let me into your bed”

“Believe or not. You are not the worst person who’s been in here”

“I’d believe it” he chuckled “You seem like the bring-the-stray-home-and-fall-in-love-with-it type”

“That’s actually scary accurate”

“Good night Ms Gabby”

“Good morning”

She heard him mutter ‘smartass’ under his breath before she fell back to sleep.

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Gabby woke up hotter than she did normally, especially since it was raining outside. She groaned softly and squeezed her eyes shut tight before giving up and gave into the idea of waking up. She was sleeping on Santiago’s shoulder with her hand over his heart. She felt him scratch her head slowly, playfully. Gabby looked up at him.

“How long have you been up?”

“A little while”

She moved up the bed but not quite off Santiago, he noticed. Boy, did he notice. Just like he noticed the smell of her body wash, her shampoo, her weight on his and the way her voice was raspier in the morning. He had never been more awake in all his life.

“Why didn’t you wake me up?”

“You’re dead on your feet, Kid”

“I’m okay. I promise”

“You have to sleep today”

“No, I have to cook you guys breakfast and I have to double check that the storm shelter is waterproof because if that money gets wet. We’re fucked. Then I have to think about dinner. Then….”

He cut her off by kissing her quickly. Gabby gasped surprised as he rolled her on her back not breaking that kiss for a second.

All the times he had thought about kissing her. Santiago imagined it would have been a tug of war. A fight for domination. They fought about everything else, why would this be any different?

But it was different.

Maybe it was because she was tired. Maybe it was because it was the morning but she gave him total control and he took it.

Days, weeks, even years of fighting one another. Annoying one another and this was what it came down too.

He felt her hands on his back before either of them realized he had put both her hands over her head and that’s the way they stayed for god knew how long and that’s the way that she thought they would stay until he stopped and rested his forehead on hers before pulling back slightly before attacking her neck

“I can’t do this worrying about the knuckleheads hearing us downstairs”

“I’m really not that loud”

Santiago looked up at her and playfully raised his eyebrow

“That sounds like a challenge”

“Take it any way you want but its true”

He kissed her throat one last time before moving beside her “Raincheck”

“That’s what they all say” she teased before getting out from the covers and making her way around the room.  

“Trust me, I mean it”

She changed her top to a cotton razorback and pulled her unbrushed hair into a messy bun before looking back at him in the mirror

“What?”

“Just enjoying the view”

She pulled an old pair of jeans on before jumping up and down to get them up over her butt and zipping them up.

“Take a picture why don’t cha” she said throwing a sock at him. Only because that was the only thing she could grab to throw at him

“Don’t need too. Memory of an elephant”

He watched her spray perfume into the air and twirled around in it over dramatically just because he was watching. Gabby reached for the door handle before looking back at him

“Get out of my bed”

“Make me”

“Do you need a few minutes?” she teased “Do you need some unsexy thoughts?”

“That would be great”

“You’re grandparents fucking”

“Ugh”

He listened to her laugh down the hallway.

As she made her way down the stairs she found Frankie and Benny in her kitchen.

“What are you guys doing?”

“HEY!!!” the both yelled back

Frankie met her at the foot of the stairs with a hot cup of coffee and a cuddle.

“We’re cooking you breakfast” Benny called out happily “Or we’re trying too”

“We’ll clean when we’re done” Frankie whispered to her when she saw the state of the kitchen

“Thank you” she whispered back

“Go sit at the table”

She sat on the side facing the kitchen because there was nothing like breakfast and a show. She sat with her knees to her chest smirking over her coffee cup watching the muppet show.

Santiago made his way down the stairs a short time later and didn’t get the same treatment as she had. He had to get his own coffee.

“What’s happening ladies?”

“You wanna help out, jack ass?” Benny shot back

“Sure. I’ve worked up an appetite”

She rolled her eyes and shook her head to herself. Two of the guys didn’t understand why, but one did.

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Frankie sat on the porch with his coat buttoned up and collar popped. He watched as Santiago and Gabby ran out of the storm shelter and back to the house. There had been a feel in the place today that hadn’t been there the day before. He had his suspicions but it wasn’t until this moment that he knew it was true.

Gabby went straight into the house and Santiago stayed when he saw the look on Frankie’s face

“What?”

“You two slept together”

“No, Frank we didn’t”

“Bullshit. I heard you go into her room last night. I heard you walking around”

“She’s been sleepwalking”

Frankie sat forward in his seat with his hand balled up resting on his forehead

“Since when?”

“As far as I know. Guyana”

“God damn it, Pope”

“She made me promise not to say anything”

“Since when do you two keep each others secrets?”

 As if she knew they were talking about her, Gabby appeared on the porch. She looked at Frankie confused

“What?”

“You’ve been sleeping walking?”

She looked over at Santiago wide eyed “Duuuuuudddde”

“Don’t call me dude”

“Gabriella, answer me”

“Did you just use your dad voice on me?”

“Gabby!!”

“Ugh” she sighed “It’s not a big deal”

“Don’t give me that shit. I was there the last time this happened, Gabby”

“Baby” she said softly, which oddly sparked a fire in Santiago that had never been there before the countless times he had heard Gabby call Frankie that.

“How long?”

“The farm, I think”

“Was it the club? The cop? What?”

“Frank, you have to calm down” Santiago told him

“You’re regressing. I knew I shouldn’t called you”

“Baby, I’m not regressing. I’m stressed. We’ve all been running on adrenaline and hope for days now. I’ve been in an office for so long that my body doesn’t know how to deal with it anymore. A few days of down time here and some actual sleep. I’ll be back to my annoying self. Okay?”

“Gabby”

“Trust me, Frankie. I’m okay” she chuckled not quite believing it but needing him too.

Frankie nodded his head, gave her a hug and walked back inside. Santiago sidled up to Gabby wrapping his arm around her waist

“You know what is a good stress relief?”

“I have an idea, yes”

“For your health and all”

“Storm shelter?”

“Yep”

They both took off down the stairs and across the grass before making sure the shelter door was locked once they were inside.

[jaykayfictions]

My high-school worst enemy|Jimin ff part 8.

Summary: Park Jimin was a jerk and you hated him your entire time in high school, but what happens when he isn't the asshole he appears to be?

genre: angst and fluff, enemies to lovers au.

warnings: lots and lots of swearing, a bit of violence and bullying, and lots of crying. mc is very angry in this chapter, sexual innuendos (was only one scene & Jimin wasn’t the one.)

author's note: it's long, I'm sorry 😔. No hate to the idols I use in this chapter.

disclaimer: any offensive thing said about an idol is just for the fan fic, pls don't take it to heart. Any photos I post aren't mine, credit to owners.

You

Hey Jimin

Jimin😏

Hey

You

Can u ask u abt something?

Jimin😏

Yeah?

You

promise u'll tell me the truth.

Jimin😏

I promise.

You

🧐

Jimin😏

I'm serious.

You

y did u like my Instagram post when we weren't friends?

Jimin😏

Bcs I never saw u smile like that b4.

U looked happy

and also 'cause I don't see my elder siblings often.

You

you have elder siblings?!😲😦

Jimin😏

well yeah.

You

and also 'cause I don't see my elder siblings often.

what abt Rosé?

Jimin😏

apart from her.

You

Oh well umm if u need advice

hit me up ok?

Jimin😏

sure

thanks by the way.

You

wait I have another question.

Jimin😏

go on

You

who taught u hw to cook?

Jimin😏

the Ahjumma u saw the other day.

You

really?🤯

Jimin😏

I'll tell u the details in a few years time.

You

Jimin!😤😠

Jimin😏

kidding

tell u later

You

Ok

bye 👋

Jimin😏

bye

see u at school.

It's been two months since you've been friends with Jimin and the boys and they were the best two months ever. You hanged out a lot. Played mario cart with Jin nagging about how much you and the boys made him suffer just because you all tried to distract him, causing him to lose his game. Your female friends such as Lisa and Rosé tagged along a few times, but the fight that unleashed between the two was not a pretty sight. Rosé got mad at Lisa for hiding her relationship and Lisa was mad at Rosé because she hid her relation to Jimin. Saying they were hypocrites was honestly the truth. From anger to frustration and then they both broke down, crying like bipolar bitches. And then some crazy shit along the line. You really questioned how the hell they were your friends.

The argument didn't last long though. Fortunately they resolved their issues and were stuck to each other like glue. The events that happened were crazy. You had not smiled, laughed or felt that happy since the basketball event. Jungkook's teasing about you and Jimin being a couple was still there, but you didn't care. This was until the boys joined in as well like it was some kind of trend on Twitter, the fuck?

The group chat😎

Kookie🐰

#Y/Nmin

Jin😘

They look so cute together, I'm not gonna lie.

Joonie🤓

they just need to know that they like eachother.

Hobi 😃

seriously, they're giving me young couple vibes.

You

can u guys pls stop?

Jin😘

Just stating the obvious.

Kookie🐰

seriously, they're giving me young couple vibes

or maybe even high school sweethearts.

Tae😁

fr

You

or maybe even high school sweethearts

stfu we are not that for fuck's sake!

Jimin tell them to stop!

Tae😁

see, u're running to ur lover boy❤️

#Y/Nmin 4 life!

Jimin😏

stfu bro😒

Yoongi 😎

imma be honest

u guys r gonna wed in the future

I can see it.

You

even u too?!

Kookie 🐰

#Y/Nmin 4 life

Jin😘

#Y/Nmin 4 life

Jimin😏

r u seriously snubbing us?

Hobi 😃

'us'?

already announcing ur relationship I see.

And messages like these would go on and on on the groupchat and it was slightly annoying, but you would be lying if you said u hated it or that you didn't feel flustered. You've become very close with them so quickly that they almost knew you like Jungkook did. ''Yoongi doesn't befriend just anyone and you managed to do that after having lunch with him, which means he likes you or has a soft spot for you, not in a romantic way though, don't get me wrong.'' Jin had said, reminding you of the time Jungkook said the same about Jimin. Did you perhaps like him? You liked him as a friend not more than that right? Or that was what you thought.

The last party you all went to is what you'll never forget. You were so excited and the boys had convinced you to attend even though you were reluctant to go you agreed, but you had never been to a party before, apart from birthday celebrations and family reunions. But you had never gone to a high school fuck or fratboy party before and that made you nervous. You had texted Jungkook to ask about the outfit you would wear but he wasn't that useful.

Kookie🐰

You

Hi

Kookie 🐰

What do you need?

you never text me.....

unless you need something🤨

You

I need ur help

idk what outfit to wear

Kookie 🐰

I knew it!

send me ur best options and I'll choose.

You

ok

Kookie 🐰

just wear any one u'll look good 2 be honest.

You

that's not helping

imma just ask the boys.

You decided to ask from the group chat since he wasn't helping matters.

The group chat 😎

You

idk what to wear guys.

Jin 😘

you literally slay a plain hoodie and miniskirt on a normal day at school.

I'm sure u'll look good in anything.

Hobi 😃

true.

Tae 😁

fr.

Yoongi 😎

you literally slay a plain hoodie and miniskirt on a normal day at school.

Keeping tabs on what she wears I see 🧐

Jin 😘

It’s called being observant🙄

Yoongi 😎

whatever you say perv

Jin 😘

HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!🔥🤬

Yoongi 😎

I didn’t technically say it but ok

Jin 😘

you’re so annoying

Kookie 🐰

I'm sure u'll look good in anything

same thing I told her.

You

u didn't say that u liar

Joonie 🤓

just wear something casual

the party's nothing fancy.

You

Ok thanks guys ☺️

u definitely helped more than Kookie.

Kookie 🐰

What!

I literally said the same thing!

and don't call me Kookie!

U know I hate it!

You

Bye👋

Gotta go get ready.

Kookie 🐰

Oh wow

u're just gonna avoid me now huh?

You ended up wearing the jacket and shorts with some boots since Joonie had said it was a casual hangout.

These are the boots by the way.

When you got to the party, you just had a bad feeling about the night, but Jimin reassured you and you decided to get a drink. Bear in mind that all they had were energy drinks and non-alcoholic fruit wine due to it being illegal for a bunch of seventeen year olds to be drinking. But the food was damn good. You were currently laughing at Joonie's crazy story of how Jimin's one night stand thought he was dating her and went berserk when she caught him in the girls' bathroom, getting his dick sucked by another girl. Apparently she beat the shit out of her and told Jimin she was breaking up with him, saying that he had no right to ghost her and still have the audacity to cheat on her after their first night together. Jimin told her off calmly, she got embarrassed and ran away crying. Sad life. Could never be you. You felt bad for her though. You couldn't blame her for falling for someone who only viewed her as a hook-up. Jimin was a dick. You don't know what you would have done if that happened to you.

While you were laughing you spotted a figure that caused your smile to drop and your muscles to stiffen. Oh shit. You saw him. You thought you'll never see him again after the stupid stunt you pulled. Gosh, this was going to be embarrassing. Jimin must have noticed how tense you were and how your mood suddenly changed. "You okay?" He asked softly. "Oh, uh, yeah, I- I'm fine, I just need some fresh air." You stammered, finding it hard to speak due to your eyes welling up with tears. "You're definitely not okay, let's go." He offered you his hand, which you gladly took, thanking him for getting you out of the cramped chair as he lead you to the balcony. On your way there the person you tried escaping appeared. Fuck. Luck was not on your side today. Now you wished you just stayed home.

"Ah. Y/N, it's been a while don't you think?" He grinned, looking like a fucking idiot. "Hey." You barely managed to mutter while faking a smile you knew was extremely stiff. "Never thought I would see you at these kind of parties." He smirked, what a cocky bastard. "Me neither, especially after what happened." Heat rose to your cheeks at the thought of your foolish mistake. Jimin looked confused and you could tell that he was wondering how you knew him. "Ah yes, about that, I just wanted to tell you that I'm open now, I mean..." He licked his lips, shamelessly eyeing you up and down not even trying to hide the fact that he was checking you out. "now that you look so fucking hot, you'll look pretty while sitting on my cock." His smirk widened.

Disgusted. Absolutely disgusted...and stupid. That was how you felt, before frustration and anger flooded your veins.The heck? After two fucking years?! Did he really see you as a whore that he'll go to when he felt aroused? Was this how little he thought of you? Did he really view your feelings as trash? Of course it was the sex, you scoffed internally. Your hands were shaking in rage and your eyes burned with fury, but before you could react Jimin snapped. "You fucking bastard! How dare you say that to her!" He shouted, voice filled with anger. "Jimin." You warned, putting a hand on his chest. "I can handle this." You looked away from him to face the stupid, ugly he-goat, who seemed unfazed by Jimin's outrage.

How the hell was this who you had a crush on before? How pathetic. Curse your past self. "You cum eating, stupid motherfucking, self centered, ill-mannered man whore. How dare you fucking use my feelings against me, take advantage of me, ghost me and come back offering sex? You fucking bitch...'' Angry tears spilled from your eyes. You never knew he was this heartless. "I don't even know what I saw in you, I fucking blame myself for having a dumb crush on you! And you fucking think you can tell me this shit to my face after ghosting me for two years?! Fuck you Wonho! Fuck. You." You screamed, not caring about the attention you were drawing from the people at the party.

Jimin held you back but you broke away from his grip before giving Wonho a slap in the face. Yes, you slapped him. Hard. Very hard. So hard that the imprint of your hand was shown on his cheek. It still wasn't enough, it didn't sum up to the amount of pain he put you through. Jimin had taken you away from the party and told the boys that you needed some space.

He held your hands in his as you walked down the road.

"Are you okay now?'' He whispered softly. "I'm fine." You nodded. "Umm do you mind telling me what happened between you and that Wonho guy? You don't have to if you don't want to." He asked hesitantly before panicking. "Nah it's fine." You sniffled. "I was fifteen years and I was going to this sports academy during the summer holidays, that was where I met Wonho. He was quite nice and charming, a contrast to what he is now. We instantly clicked, got talking, became friends, that kinda stuff. I don't know when or how the hell it happened, but I somehow had a crush on him. He was just too good to be true, you know? The perfect boyfriend material and I just couldn't stop myself. It was hard to distance myself from him, but even when I did I still couldn't stop crushing on him. I told Jungkook about it and he said I would only know his feelings for me if I told him. So I gathered the courage to tell him and I did." Your lips quivered and tears threatened to spill again. "Hey it's fine, you don't have to continue". He ushered softly giving you a sympathetic smile. "But I want to."

You inhaled sharply before speaking again. "I told him and you know what he said?" You asked before scoffing. "He said he'll think about it and that he needed time. But it was a lie, I believed it of course, I was still naive back then. He dated many girls and flaunted them in front of me and my stupid self still waited for his answer. He used me, took advantage of the fact that I liked him because he knew I wouldn't say no. Why? Because he knew I was trying to please him." You paused before gulping. "I kept being his puppet, hoping he'll eventually date me. How could he? I mean look at me." You laughed but it wasn't humorous, your voice becoming bitter. "Don't say that." Jimin scolded, but you ignored him and continued speaking.

"This cycle continued, until I overheard his conversation with his friends. He was using me all along. He never liked me, talkless of wanting to be my friend, only approached me 'cause of a bet. He decided to use me instead of dumping me straight up and that I wasn't even his type. That I was..... too ugly to date him. After what I heard, I cried so hard that my mom got worried and had to consult a therapist. I didn't open up. But what really broke me was the fact that he started dating a girl called Seulgi the day I confessed. I felt so stupid. I should've seen it coming. It hurts when you fall for the wrong person. Jimin..." You say turning to look at him with a sad smile. "I'm not the tough girl people say I am or make me out to be, I'm just a pathetic loser, scared of showing emotions and vulnerability. Sometimes I wish I never met him." You sigh, finally meeting his gaze.

He had a broody expression and his jaw was clenched. Tight. Like really tight that you wondered how his teeth weren't broken yet. "Don't say that about yourself Y/N. It's okay to be vulnerable, if you can't show it to others, at least show that side of you to me. Look I know we aren't that close due to us starting off on the wrong foot and it's not my place to tell you this but, he was a dick and an ignorant fool that gave no thought about your feelings." You smiled at the way he was failing miserably at masking his anger and irritation towards Wonho, but your insecurities had the best of you.

"Look Jimin, I am not worth it, stop trying to sugarcoat it or sweet talk me out of it, even you said that I was way too ugly to be your type." You weren't lying though, it was the truth and those were his words. You were surprised to see his jaw clench tighter, how are his teeth not compressed yet? Didn't it hurt? "Look, I don't know why I said that or what I was trying to prove back then. I was young, naive and stupid, okay? But fuck you're beautiful, you're pretty and it hurts to think that my words made you feel like that, I didn't mean to make you feel insecure, I'm sorry." He apologized, angry at himself for not realizing how harsh his words were, but your smile caused his lips to curl upwards. You were damn too cute to be mad around.

He would never tell you this but he thought you were prettiest girl he'd ever met, apart from Rosé of course. "I can understand how you feel though. But if he can't accept you the way you are then he should fuck off. You should feel free to laugh because Wonho is full of shit. You deserve better." "I do." You both keep walking down the road in silence before a question you've been wanting to ask slips out.

"What about you? Why don't you do relationships?" You were very curious about why he only had one night stands and hookups, instead of records of girlfriends and side chicks, but you didn't want to seem like you were prying. So you assumed he wasn't ready for commitment and enjoyed sleeping around. Jimin looked surprised, clearly not expecting your question.

"Are you sure you wanna know?" "If I wasn't sure I wouldn't have asked." You rebutted. "Feisty, are we?" He smiled, amused by your growl before sighing softly. "Her name was Yeji." He started off. "Who? Your girlfriend?" You gaped. It felt like someone just told you Santa Claus actually bought your last Christmas present. Jimin had a girlfriend. There were a lot of things you didn't know about him. He always appeared to be transparent and very open, turns out that there are certain things he keeps to himself.

"I'm sorry, you can continue. I won't cut you off next time, I promise." You sheepishly apologized, feeling bad for interrupting him when he patiently listened to you. "She was my classmate and I had a massive crush on her, due to my bad boy character I guess she did like me back or that was just what I thought. We started dating and I chose to be the best boyfriend ever. I blocked my flings and stopped flirting with other girls. She melted my ice and my cold demeanor, I was so whipped for her back then." He chucked but it was from bitterness not happiness.

"But after six months she broke up with me, it was over text. She said I was too clingy and she hated my lovey dovey act and shit. She expected me to be a possessive dumbass, but all I did was to trust her. I was broken, completely destroyed and it fucking hurt to breathe, but the boys were there for me and helped me with my emotional baggage." He smiled sadly. "I decided to get over her by fucking other girls. The typical fuck till you forget type of shit. I just don't want to go for a girl only for her to leave me like Yeji. When I choose to be committed and serious, I give it my all. But what's the point when all they do is leave? I definitely don't want my efforts wasted. Never heard from her ever since and I want it that way. Just hope she doesn't approach me at school."

His voice was oozing in nothing but hurt. You could relate but Yeji was a bitch. For a ladies' man or let's say womanizer to change for you and you throw that opportunity away just because you wanted him to be 'possessive'? That's so fucking messed up. She was a delusional bimbo. The heck? And to say that it wasn't face to face is crazy. How shitty of her. If Wonho did that for you, you would thank God everyday for your existence on Earth.

"Look, not all girls are like Yeji, and she's a dick for leaving you for such a stupid reason. I mean you're handsome, talented, nice, you're quite the catch, and she threw all that away just because she wanted a guy straight from a Wattpad fiction. She's bullshit, you really deserve someone better." You frowned, anger evident in your voice at the stupidity of Yeji. You never liked her but this just worsened your distaste for her.

"Oh really?"He cocked his brow. "Well, yes but don't let it get to your head." You mumbled, pointing an accusing finger at him. "Thanks for the compliment." He smirked cockily. "Do you wanna get some food?" You asked before your stomach confirmed this by rumbling, causing you to flush in embarrassment while Jimin laughed boisterously. "You ate a whole plate of dessert! And you're still hungry?" He was definitely exaggerating. You ate just a little, it wasn't even close to what you normally ate. "It was just a little." You pouted. "Three slices of cake and half a bowl of ice cream is not little." He stated as a matter of factly causing you to whine. If you didn't cut him off he'd probably talk about the amount of food you ate talkless of the dessert.

"Stop teasing me, I'm hungry!" You huffed, but you couldn't be mad at him for long when he bought you your favorite sandwich from Subway. You enjoyed Jimin's company more than the party. Maybe meeting Wonho wasn't exactly a bad thing. You could finally let go.

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The bell had rung and everyone was rushing home or talking with their friends. On your way to your gymnastics session, you were pulled to the empty corner Yeon Seo had previously tried to bully you. Why were girls so goddamn obsessed with this location? Before you could say a word Yeji appeared and you just knew this wasn't going to end well, especially after what Jimin had told you.

"Why the fuck are you trying to steal Jimin away from me huh?Haven't you heard the news? He's mine okay? You bitch have become too close to him, didn't you hate him?" You scoffed. The audacity. How dare she stand in front of you and act like you're a threat to her after what she did? Claiming someone that doesn't even talk to you anymore as yours is crazy. Some people need to get checked in a mental hospital. From the look of things Yeji's one of them.

"Coming from you, weren't you the one who said he wasn't 'possessive enough', huh? You left him and he's moved on, accept it and stop being a bitter bitch about it." You snapped, angry at her hypocrisy. Who the hell did she think she was? "If you have an issue, go meet him and stop being a coward." You spat, your anger fueling every passing second.

You saw a hint of shock and fear in her eyes before it swiftly changed to anger as they narrowed into slits. "How dare you fucking say that to me?!" She screamed, while her minions pinned you to the wall. "You and your fucking family are mistakes, what a waste of oxygen. First you lie about Taehyun being your brother, then you act all cute around Jungkook, now you're stealing my Jimin?!"

That was it.

You were angry before, but after what she just said,

You were livid.

They could call you crazy, you wouldn't care,

Because all you could see was RED.

You felt like an angry bull. You went beserk.

Was this bitch listening to herself?

You hated when people brought your family into matters and she of all people had no fucking right to say that.

"You don't get to say shit!" You growled, pushing her foolish minions off you. "You have no damn right to say shit about my family, you hear me?! Because they show me love a million times more than your fucking mother. If you dare come near me I will rip you apart with my bear hands. You fucking bastard."

"Such a motherfucking coward. If you have a fucking problem with me being close to Jimin, why don't you go to him to sort it? Because I am not the fucking problem. You can't even face me alone that you had to bring these two fools to do your dirty work. You lost the privilege to call him yours the moment you sent that text telling him you were done. So don't act like I did something wrong." You scoffed. "And you have the guts to look at me in the face and act all possessive when you know goddamn well you left him. Stop being goddamn insecure. You are the one to blame, so fucking face reality and accept that you've lost him forever, instead of bullying his so called 'close female friend'!!!"

You screamed. Loud. To the extent that your throat hurt, while you gritted your teeth. Yet your anger was not relinquished. She raised her hand to hit you but you didn't flinch or blink; you didn't move an inch. You wanted her to do it so you could have an excuse to rip her hair off her head. But you felt nothing. You weren't the violent type but she was pissing you off. You saw her anger slowly morph into fear and her hand was still in the air, restricted by a firm grip of another person.

"Don't vent your frustration on her, you know damn well it was your fault we broke up and you dare come back after how long to bully her? Why not face me instead? Gosh, you disgust me." He scoffed with a scowl. "You heard her, now scram." His voice dropping in octaves, even you felt shivers crawling up your spine. The girls didn't think twice before running off. Such weaklings.

To say Jimin was shocked was not enough to describe his surprise. Yes he saw you angry the day you encountered Wonho, but you weren't this livid. Your eyes were sharp, red, and boiling with anger; they could cut through thin ice. Your fists were shaking in rage as curled them so tight that your knuckles were white. It was almost as if you were restraining yourself from punching someone. Your lips were twitching constantly and your body was trembling. He'd never seen you this mad before, even when he used to pick on you. You had a darkside, he was thankful that you never showed it to him.

His lips formed a frown at your state. What did Yeji say to you to cause this? Why the hell did she think of doing that? It was hard to calm you down and he honestly couldn't believe you could laugh so hard at his joke after how frustrated you looked. Damn, Jin was damn right about your duality. The fact that you didn't sulk amazed him. How the hell were you so cheerful? He would be a very terrible liar if he said your smile didn't make him happy. He sometimes envied how you managed to stay bubbly and gleeful, even when there was nothing to smile about. He had tried and it never worked.

He promised himself to always protect and be there for you. You were like an innocent puppy too precious for this bullshit school life. Jungkook was right. He really had bad taste in women. Because why the fuck will he go for a snake like Yeji? Come to think of it, Yeji was really flat, her ass was not stareable, and she hated leaving her face bare or natural. Thank God he didn't fuck her yet. He sounds so foolish. When last has he even fucked a girl? Been ages. He really isn't interested.

It's been two days since your encounter with Yeji and even though your mind has been spiraling at the thought of what she'll do next, they were lots of other things you were concerned about. The days of the week flew fast and today was no different. School was already over and you were packing up your stuff; you expected Jungkook to wait at the door for you since you both went to the same sports academy and he usually dropped you off at cheer practice sometimes, but you were met with the sight of Ms. Lee repositioning her glasses over the bridge of her nose.

She crossed her arms and cleared her throat. "Miss Y/N, my office,now." She said curtly, leaving no room for arguments. Was this about your beef with Yeji? Was she really that petty? Oh no, history's gonna repeat itself. Curse Yeon Seo and Yeji. Those two foul-mouthed dorks were nothing but annoying. As you took a seat in her office, you wondered why her expression was so stoic. How do teachers manage to look like AI generated news reporters for eight hours everyday? Surely their lips must hurt from frowning.

"I know you're wondering why why you're here, so I'll go straight to the point." She cleared her throat once again. "Your Maths grades are declining and you have regressed a lot in your academics." "What does that mean?" You questioned, thanking God that it wasn't about the fights you had with those two witches. "You'll have to stop cheerleading for a while." She casually said with a neutral expression. How could she be so calm about this? "What?! Why?! How?!" Why now? Your school life was becoming a mess. First it was Yeon Seo's stupid stunt then it was you bumping into Wonho, and then the Yeji problem, now this? Seems like the only luck you have is bad luck.

Cheerleading was your life and if you weren't going to do it for a while it meant that you also had to stop gymnastics. "You'll continue when your grades begin to improve." Her face still as blank as a sheet of paper. Was she even human? Because she acts more like a robot. Anger, stress and frustration from the past few days started building up again and you bit your bottom lip to stop yourself from sobbing. Not in front of her at least.

"I don't need maths to be a cheerleader or gymnast!" You snarled angrily. Your anger was becoming too much these days. You have never been mad like this before, these days everything seemed to irritate you. Maybe hormones? You weren't sure if they were the cause. "You are a cheerleader and has that helped you with your maths grades?" She rebutted a bit annoyed. That got you speechless. "I don't want to-" "You're dismissed young lady." She waved you off, focusing on her monitor. Sometimes she was scarier than the principal, you truly wondered how her kids coped.

Walking out of her office, you looked down the hallway and saw that it was empty. At this time everyone would already be home while you're here instead of cheer practice. The thought brought tears back to your eyes. You sat on the floor, in front of a locker with your legs crossed to your chest and your arms crossed around them as you rested your head on your knees. You finally gave way for the tears and let them trickle down your cheeks as you let out a sob.

Why was every bad thing happening to you? You loved cheerleading and you were passionate about it. It was your dream to become a gymnast in the future. Why the fuck did Maths have to be compulsory? You hated it because it was hard and complicated, with stupid topics like algebra and indexes. Who on earth is gonna teach you the basics without getting annoyed at your slow pace? How the hell are you gonna be good at Maths in a short time period? You knew for a fact that the quicker you improve the quicker you start cheerleading, but who the fuck is gonna help you with that?

You kept sobbing until you felt a pair of headphones being put on your ears, it was playing soft music, which sort of calmed you down. Your shoulders were trembling, your lips were quivering, your eyes were glossy with tears, your cheeks were wet and stained with the salty water spilling from your eyes and your hair was extremely rough. Gosh, you looked so ugly when you cried. You looked up and saw the one person that has been there for you these past few weeks.

"Hey, what's wrong?umm are the headphones helping? My mom always said music helps in calming people down." He spoke softly, bending down to your level. "I hate school, I hate the teachers, I hate my grades, I hate Maths, I just hate my life! Fuck everything!" You exclaimed, more tears trickling down your cheeks.

To say Jimin was shocked was below an understatement. You always appeared to be strong headed, he's never seen you in such a vulnerable state before. He had seen you cry, yes, but those were angry tears; you looked sad and broken that he wished he could take all the pain away. He masked his surprise and wiped the tears off your cheeks. You told him what had happened and he wanted to help. "How about I tutor you for Maths, yeah?" He softly asked, cupping your cheeks between his two hands, forcing you to look at him.

He pulled you to stand on your feet and wrapped his arms around you and hugged you tight, placing his chin above your head. "Hey, it's okay." He whispered reassuringly. He'd never been this close to you before, he'd never even hugged you before. He wasn't a fan of skinship but when it came to you it was different. A good kind of different. He swears he feels butterflies in his stomach; he just hoped you couldn't hear how fast his heart was beating. He hated to see you cry and he wanted to be the reason you smiled again.

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JeonJK07__💪🐰

bro's so whipped ❤

Jin_WWH😍

Fr ❤

Vbts🐻

#Y/Nmin! ❤

Y/N_ate_that😝

Not this again! ❤

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I bet on a hundred bucks that these two are gonna date. ❤

They're just so adorable 🤩!

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I'm definitely paying up. ❤

Vbts🐻

Make that two hundred hobi. ❤

I will gladly pay.

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You're gonna be rich soon Hobi, cause I can already picture them together. ❤

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Lovebirds ❤

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Not you too yoongi! ❤

your username is so weird.

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Don't try changing the subject ❤

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Y'all just get out of my comment section. ❤

Hey guys, sorry for the late update school work was in the way. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Sorry about the poor editing of Instagram i don't have Instagram photos to use.

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears—To Love Someone

Chapter 3 of ?: Ore Request

Pairing: March x Non-Binary Farmer (Ari)

Words: 4693

Warnings: language, the author does not understand blacksmithing, nasty eggs

Summary: Mistria is in a dire state after the earthquake hit. Adeline has invited a new adventurer to town to help out. March knows they won't last. Adventurers never last in Mistria. He can't wait to see Ari fail.

Chapter Summary: March places his first request and Ari responds.

(No beta, we die like Dragonsworn.)

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“ANTONIO!” Ari jolted awake in a cold sweat. So, another night, another dream reliving the worst moment of their life. When would it end?

They rolled to the side of the bed and planted their feet on the cool floor. Reaching their arms over their head for a stretch, they let out a long yawn. Nothing like another fitful night of sleep. Time to start the day.

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Ari strolled to the inn at a leisurely pace. The cabin that Adeline had graciously lent them didn’t have a kitchen. No kitchen meant nothing to cook with. Not that they really knew how to cook in the first place. Sure, they’d started to learn in the guild. Antonio had taught them a lot. So had Otter. But it was never more than a few simple meals. Nothing extravagant. The guild didn’t do extravagant. They were simply there to help others. Nothing more, nothing less.

Ari had stopped by Celine’s on the way to the inn just to drop in and say hello. It was practically a morning routine at this point. Celine was always so kind to them. One night, on the first week Ari had been in Mistria, Celine had invited them to sit outside on her porch and enjoy the setting sun. They’d talked for hours, way into the evening. Ari found a fellow book lover and floriculturist in Celine. Her knowledge of flowers and plants was vast, far exceeding their own. But, they guessed she had studied floriculture as a passion and not as a requirement. How many nights did Ari spend awake late into the wee hours of the morning, studying genetics and learning the genus and species names of flowers, just to please their mother? Too many.

After bidding farewell to Celine, Ari walked up the stairs that led to Mistira. They liked Mistira. It was nothing like the capital. No rush, no constant noise, and no getting lost in the crowd. Here, everyone knew them. Knew each other. Ari enjoyed that. The air was cooler and fresher, the greens of the plants more vibrant than anything they had ever seen. They knew now why mother had always sourced flowers from outside the capital’s fields. Things just grew better away from the city.

They continued on the path, thinking about what to get for breakfast as they opened the door to the inn. Reina greeted them with a warm smile as they entered.

“Good morning, Ari! What can I get you this morning? Same as yesterday?” Reina rubbed a plate with a rag, drying it the best she could.

“Actually, could I get some scrambled eggs with a little sugar on top?” Ari felt silly for asking for such a thing, but they wanted to be reminded of home this morning.

“Sugar?” Reina asked, clearly confused by the request. Nevertheless, she put down the plate and walked over to the stove, grabbing two eggs on her way. 

Ari sat down at the barstool closest to her. “Oh, um,” They let out a small laugh. “It’s something my guild master, Otter, taught me. Protein in the morning with a bit of sweetness makes the day much better.”

“Oh my gosh, that is such a cute saying!” The sound of sizzling filled the air as Reina cracked the eggs and let them fall into the pan.

Air smiled. “Otter’s great. He really didn’t want to see me go, but he knew this job would be a good fit for me. He wants me to get out and gain some experience on my own for a bit.”

Reina briefly looked over her shoulder from the stove. “What is life in the guild like?”

“Well,” Ari started, “Hard sometimes.” They breathed out a fond sigh, remembering all the little nuances they had to learn as a new guild member. “I joined when I was seventeen. After I had been kicked out of my parent's house. I didn’t have anywhere else to turn, so I joined the first guild that would take me. Otter was so gracious to take someone like me in. Someone with no street experience whatsoever. He provided a warm bed, hot meals, and the chance to earn some Tesserae. I’ll be forever grateful to him.”

“I’m sorry if I am being intrusive, and you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to. But why were you kicked out of your parent’s home?”

“Oh no, don’t worry Reina, it’s totally fine.” Ari took a breath. “They didn’t agree with me being non-binary. Said that I was no child of theirs, being ‘confused’ about my gender and all. They called me sick in the head. And that was that.”

“Oh my gosh, that’s terrible, Ari! I’m so sorry!” Reina plated the eggs and brought the plate over to Ari. Dropping it on the counter, she rushed over and hugged Ari. “No one should be treated like that!”

“Awe, thanks Reina, I appreciate it.” And they really did. They hadn’t been hugged like that in a long time. The guild was full of guys, stubborn about showing any sort of mild affection. They never got hugs from anyone but Antonio and Otter. They leaned into the hug until Reina broke away.

“Let me get the sugar.” Reina picked up the plate and walked to the front of the bar. Grabbing the sugar shaker, she brought it over and sprinkled a little sugar over the eggs. “Is that good?”

“A little more, please. I like them extra sweet.”

Reina laughed. “You’re so weird, Ari!” She set the plate down in front of them.

Ari giggled with her, “You’d be surprised at how often I get that!”

“Have you been on a lot of fun adventures? I’d imagine the life of an adventurer is so exciting!”

“Yes and no. Sure, I’ve had fun ones. Like I once helped Baroness Amina by chasing her escaped cat all over the capital! My partner, Antonio, got so scratched up in the end, he was so mad!”

Ari chuckled at the recollection, seeing Antonio’s face red with rage, steam practically rising from his ears. ‘Fuck this cat!’ he’d yelled as he held it in the air. ‘I am never taking a job like this again!’ Ari had laughed so hard that day, probably the hardest they’d ever laughed. Antonio earned a kiss from them after that, for being brave in the face of ‘great’ adversity. Slowly, Ari shook the bittersweet thought from their head. 

“You have a partner?” Reina’s eyes sparkled with curiosity.

“Oh, um.” Ari paused, not sure how much they wanted to explain about Antonio. “Yes, he was my guild partner. We ran jobs together as a pair.”

“Oh, guild members really do that?”

“Well, Otter made me do it!” They laughed. “He’s never trusted me out on my own until now. And for good reason. This is my first solo job ever.”

“REALLY?!” Reina leaned forward over the bar slightly, totally interested.

“Yeah. I hope I’m not disappointing.” Ari twirled a strand of their hair in their fingers.

“What?! No! With all the help you’ve been providing? You could never! We’re so grateful to have you here!”

“I’m so grateful to be here! I’m learning so much!” Ari smiled. They really were glad to be here.

“Well, good morning, Ari!” Hemlock walked down the stairs behind the bar. “Eggs this morning?”

“With sugar!” Reina exclaimed.

“What? Is that what they eat in the capital nowadays?” Hemlock reached the bottom of the stairs and walked over with an amused expression.

“Nah,” Ari beamed. “Special request.”

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March hammered away on his latest order, a shield that was to be put on display in one of the capital museums. Just another annoying piece that was going to go unused. There had been a surprising lack of Ari this morning, and that made his smug heart sing. Maybe they had finally left Mistria after all. The steady ‘clang clang clang’ of his hammer helped March stay focused, his thoughts off Ari, its loud strike sending thundering waves of sound cracking through the air. He stopped to wipe the sweat off his brow, the forge a roaring heat that kept him roasting at all times. Only, when he stopped…

‘Clang clang clang’ echoed through the air.

March’s face screwed up in confusion. He stared dumbfounded at the hammer resting against the anvil. He wasn’t stupid. He wasn’t. There was nothing like his hammer in town, nothing that could match the sound. But this sound came from The Narrows, a little less metallic than the strikes against the anvil. He was sure of it. If he had the time, if he wasn’t so backed up on orders, he would have gone to check it out. But…he stared at the shield on his anvil, slowly cooling. He couldn’t justify it. Maybe someone would know something at the inn later tonight.

March went back to work on the shield, the rhythmic noise pounding out most of his thoughts before he dwelled too long. He got lost in his craft, drawing and shaping the shield. He moved it from the hot end of the anvil to the cold and back again, refining its shape.

“March!” Olric approached from The Narrows at a brisk pace. “Errol reopened the mines!” March stuttered, his strike missing its mark as he slammed the hammer down on the very edge of the shield, causing it to bend.

“Shit!”

“Sorry,” Olric winced as he reached March.

“Not your fault.” March grabbed his tongs and placed the shield back in the forge. It would need to heat back up for him to hammer that curve back out. More time added to the order, great.

“Is that the one for the museum?”

“Yeah.” March paused. “You said the mines are back open? What the fuck has Errol opening them back up?” Just last week he vehemently protested when asked by Eiland. He’d overheard the conversation at the inn that night. March walked over to stoke the flames of the forge.

“Ari!” Olric’s voice dripped with overzealous joy.

“ What?! ” The poker slipped into the fire further than March anticipated as he missed the log he intended to hit. He quickly pulled his hand back to keep from getting burned.

“Yeah! Errol promised Ari and Eiland that if the town’s rank got back to stone, he would open the mines back up! Not commercially, but just so that Ari could explore and get ore and such. I think I might ask them to try and find Errol’s old pickaxe. I bet he would like that.”

How. How did Ari of all people get Errol to open the mines back up? Just what was happening to Mistria? It was like everyone fawned at their feet. Not him though. He could see right through their bullshit. They were only doing this for the money. When they got what they wanted, they would be gone. Just like everyone else.

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‘My ore shipment is running late, and my lazy brother won’t go into the “condemned, super spooky mine” for me, so someone else has to do it! Bring me 3 pieces of copper ore! Or don’t! Whatever!’

March had gotten up extra early to post the request to the board in the cover of the dark. He didn’t want anyone to see him of all people posting the request. Sure, everyone posted requests, but not him. He didn’t need the help. Well, at least until now. It was true that his shipment was running late. Balor had told him that his source had fallen through and he had to find a new one. ‘It might take a few days.’ March had sighed at the comment but accepted that this was happening. Again.

Balor’s supply lines were constantly changing. No one supplier could offer a secure supply of ore. It irked March. Before the mine had closed, he’d had an overabundance of ore, rarely running out. He only recalled it nearly happening once or twice in all his years of smithing. The one he remembered specifically was when all the workers caught a respiratory bug from one of the commuting workers from the nearby town of Galssop. Orlic had coughed for days and eventually, March caught the bug too. It put him behind on three days worth of work. And with the late ore delivery from the mine, he’d run just shy of being completely out of ore. He didn’t want to think about what would happen if he did. Only now…now he was running dangerously low. If he didn’t get the three pieces of copper ore, he wouldn’t be able to complete his current order on time.

He distracted himself from the looming deadline by working on other projects in the meantime, bumping the rush order out of its place in line. ‘Come on, Ari,” he thought, ‘hurry up!’ He knew they checked the board every morning and took almost all of the requests. But would they take his?

Ore didn’t take long to mine if you went deep enough in the mines. He wasn’t even asking for ingots. He could do that himself. Just ore. How long did it take for that stupid adventurer to go dig for it? If it took past tomorrow, he figured he’d just have to go do it himself with one of the spare pickaxes in the shop. He could sharpen it back after he used it to make it look like it hadn’t been used. And he’d been in the mines before the earthquake. They weren’t too hard to navigate.

March worked late into the night, as usual, his hammer sounding out every hit long after the sun had set. He’d never heard any complaints from anyone in town though, thank god. He didn’t want to think about what would happen if he didn’t have the extra evening hours to work on his orders.

As he paused to take a sip of the water he always kept next to the forge, he swore he heard a scraping sound from the west. Turning to look at the path to The Narrows, it looked like there was a shadowy figure emerging from the dark. He squinted, trying to get a better look. The dark form seemed to limp down the hill, off the worn cobblestone roads of the city. Just who in the world was that? And what were they dragging behind them? The scraping grew softer as the figure faded away into the depths of the blanket of night. March stared confused, puzzled look on his face. What had he just seen?

He let out a breath and looked between the forge and the project on the anvil. It could wait. It was way too late and in all honesty, that had creeped him out a bit. Taking the bucket of water resting by the forge, he tossed it on the open fire, extinguishing it completely with one throw. He headed inside.

Olric, hearing the door to the smithy shut and lock, popped his head out of his room. “Done for the night, bro?

“Yeah. Ran out of the ore I needed,” March lied.

“Aw, damn. Maybe tomorrow request it on the board. I know Ari would be happy to help! They said were excited to go down in the mine.”

Ha, who in the right mind would be excited to go down into mine and collect rocks? Well, aside from Olric. Ari really was pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes. They weren’t here to help. They were just here to collect a paycheck and be on their way. Pathetic.

“Well,” Olric yawned, “early day tomorrow. It’s going to be a nice morning according to Juniper. Gonna get a head start on my run. Cardio can’t be skipped!”

“Good night.” March waved his hand at his brother as he went to his room.

“Sleep well, little bro!”

March shut his door and prepared for sleep, letting it take him as soon as it came.

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“What the–YOU completed my request?”

Ari stood in front of March, rooting around in their bag. He had just got the forge up to temperature when they had strolled up, glistening smile plastered over their face. “Yeah! I went down in the mine yesterday. Wasn’t too hard to find!”

March stood, shocked that they had actually done it. Ari looked rough. Cuts, bruises, and welts covered their arms. What even had they done down there to get so beat up? Maybe farming was actually taking its toll on them. He hadn’t seen them in a few days after all.

“Aha! Here they are!” Ari held out three copper ore to him. They were still caked in dirt but they were free from any major chunks of rock. Heat rose with him, and he swore his eye twitched. They’d completed his request. It had barely taken them longer than a day. How the fuck–?

“Fine,” he huffed, “let’s go get your reward…” How irksome.

They followed him into the shop as he went to the counter and took out the owed Tesserae. “There!” Thrusting it into their hands, he headed to the door of the shop, forge waiting for the first piece of metal to be thrown in.

“Thanks, March!” Their voice was way too cheery for his liking.

“Now scram, I have work to do.” He pushed the door open and walked outside. The bell on the door jingled a moment later as he reached the forge.

There was a beat of silence as he placed the metal into the fire before a voice cut through the soothing roar of the flames. “It’s good to hear you back at work, March! I guess that means someone completed your request?”

“Lady Adeline!” He moved from the furnace toward Adeline. How did she know? Well, knowing her, she monitored all requests on the board. Great. “Uh…yes, it does.”

“Happy to help out!” Ari stood by Adeline with that dumb smile again.

“Oh, how wonderful!” Adeline said as she turned toward the adventurer. “Thank you, Ari!”

“Thank you, Ari,” March parroted, the words bitter as they flowed out of his mouth. Heat burned at his cheeks while he forced an exaggerated frown.

“Oh!” Adeline spun on March. “I have an idea! As an extra reward, why don’t you give Ari a quick lesson in blacksmithing? Doesn’t that sound like fun?”

March wanted to gape. He wanted to rage, to yell, ‘like hell it does!’ Seriously, teaching them his craft? They’d never get it. They were just an adventurer, capital scum. But could he even say no to Adeline? He doubted it. She had helped out immensely in trying to secure materials for the town. And a dumb, willing body to help. Even if that had been her worst move.

“...Sure,” he sighed. This was taking up his work time. He glanced at the piece in the forge. It would take a while to get to temperature. Taking the new ore from his pile, he brushed them off placed them in the forge along with his one remaining ore. “Blacksmithing is a craft that takes time, skill, and good materials.” he started. “With enough practice, anyone can become a passable blacksmith.” And it was true. It wasn’t hard to learn for those who had the capacity to learn. He doubted Ari did though. “But a true artisan like myself can take it a step further and infuse metal with new power! “You,” he turned to eye Ari who looked absolutely content to be standing there and listening, stupid expression all over their face, “you’re not ready for that.”

He turned back to the forge, gathering his tongs and copper ingot mold before taking the now molten metal out and pouring it into the mold. “Come back later tonight once it’s cooled and you can have it.” The words flew out of his mouth before he could stop them. Anger burned in him at his snap decision. Was he seriously giving away an ingot that he needed? Seriously?!

“Really?” Ari’s eyes sparkled with delight. His stomach flipped for some unknown reason.

“You’re giving it to Ari? How generous, March!” Adeline clapped her hands once in excitement.

“I– Y-yeah! Sure! Why not!” March tensed, the burning back in his cheeks in force. And this time, he swore his ears were heating up too. What a fucking joke.

“What did I tell you, Ari? He’s a big softy, really. I’m sure he’ll be happy to lend you this forge whenever you want to work on your blacksmithing.”

Ari laughed. Laughed! “That sounds great!”

What was this? Was his forge now community property? Like hell if it was. And him, a softy? Yeah right.

“I…I…” March stuttered. He tried to calm himself. They wouldn’t use the forge, he knew they wouldn’t. What, a person from the capital willingly getting their hands dirty? Ha. But then, Ari had been down in the mines, hadn’t they? Fresh anger rose within him. “Fine! I have other work to take care of!”

He stormed off in the direction of the shop. He paused on his path, just for a second, and leaned down to whisper something in Ari’s ear. March poured all the bitterness within him into the words. “Don’t get it my way.” With that, he turned and walked into the smithy.

He watched as Adeline and Ari stood outside the shop, talking and laughing with gusto. Fucking adventurer.

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March awoke to the sound of hammering from outside. He blinked as he stared at the ceiling, confused. Olric didn’t tell him that he would be out so early at the forge this morning. He got up and got dressed in his half-asleep state, tugging his headband firmly around his forehead as he exited his room. Time for another day of work.

He stepped out of the smithy and let the morning rays of sunlight warm his back. Judging by where the shadows lay on the ground, it was a bit later than he normally got up. Ah, right. Last night came back to him. He’d gotten piss drunk at the inn last night for his birthday. They’s celebrated a day early this year, allowing time for everyone to set up for the Spring Festival on the 17th. Regardless, it had been a nice way to end the evening. But, he’d overslept this morning after staying out late. It wasn’t too bad though. He was caught up on orders, after all. He had the time.

“Olric,” March called as he rounded the corner of the building. “What order are you wo-” March paused. There, at the forge, stood Ari. “What the hell?” He blinked, making sure he was seeing things right. “Ari?”

“Oh, hi March!” Ari hit the hot metal once more before leaning the hammer against the anvil. “Sorry, am I in your way? I’m almost done!”

“The hell are you doing?”

“I’m making a shovel! I figured it would be cheaper if I made one with some of my leftover ore. I…well, a lot of my money goes to seeds, so I don’t have much to spare. And I’m about ready to expand my field, so…shovel!” Ari grinned at him excitedly. They held up the shovel head with the tongs, proudly showing it off.

It…wasn’t half bad. How had they done it? He didn’t teach them how to forge a shovel yesterday. Where did they get the knowledge from? Olric? No, Olric sucked at shovels.

Ari dipped the shovel in the cooling oil. “I hope you don’t mind I used the forge. Yours is nice, by the way! Bigger than any I have ever used.”

“Y-you’ve used a forge before?” No way. There was no fucking way this dipshit had used a forge before.

“Yes!” Ari pulled their hair down from their ponytail, shaking it out with their hand. “My father is a jeweler. His pieces are well-known throughout the capital. I learned a bit growing up. Mostly, I just worked on small rings and bracelets. Nothing major.”

Nothing major? The delicacy and precision it took to create such things took a skilled hand! Who in the world was Ari? A father with a hand in capital jewelry? They couldn’t have come from a poor family. Somehow, that angered him every more. A rich adventurer, coming to his town for what, renown? It had to be. If they had money back home, why would they have come to Mistira of all places? Just to put their name on things? Pathetic. 

“Oh, right!” Ari walked over to him, taking off their backpack and digging through it as they walked. “Olric told me it was your birthday today. And Ryis told me you like chocolate, so here! Happy birthday!” A wrapped chocolate bar was thrust in his direction. It was one that he didn’t recognize. Maybe it was from the capital?

March stared at it and blinked, all his emotions erased and taken over by a sudden confusion. A chocolate bar…for him…for his birthday…from this stranger?

“Do you not like it?” Ari cocked their head. “Did I get it wrong?”

‘Did I get it wrong?’ What the fuck? How had Ari finessed this information out of Olric and Ryis? Well, Olric he knew. Olric loved to share his knowledge of people. But Ryis? Ari had to have asked. There was no way Ryis would up and volunteer the information. So, Ari had asked about him. His stomach flipped, the feeling sending a wave of uneasiness through him.

“Did Olric put you up to this?” He narrowed his eyes at them.

“What? No! I asked him when your birthday was.” Ari looked a little taken aback.

March sighed and snatched the chocolate bar from their hand, opening it and taking a bite. If they wanted a show, he’d put one on for them. He’d spit it out and claim that it was horrible.

But…“Oh.” He paused, letting the rich sweetness settle over his tongue. Shit. “This is…not bad.” There went his plan.

Ari smiled brightly. “Right? It’s my favorite one! Too bad Holt and Nora don’t sell it here.”

March almost missed it. For just a millisecond, Ari frowned. A genuine frown. So, they did have another emotion other than their default bubbly one. They seemed so genuinely pleased all the time, it almost thrilled him that they could be miserable too. March took another bite of the chocolate, processing this new information.

“Well,” Ari looked back to the forge. “Let me get this shovel out of your way. It should be cool now and I know you have work to do.”

That was the understatement of the season.

Ari went over and grabbed the tongs, pulling the shovel head out of the oil. They washed it down with the water next to the forge and gently dried it with one of his spare towels. Ari folded the towel neatly after they were done and looked around the forge.

“Where would you like this,” Ari asked, glancing over their shoulder.

March pointed to a spot right of the forge. They set the towel down and turned back around to face him, smile even brighter than normal.

“Thanks so much for letting me use the forge!” Ari bent down and opened their backpack,  shoving the shovel head in with a little bit of difficulty. He saw them mouthing words to themself as they pushed it this way and that, face stiff with concentration. After taking out a radish of all things, they managed to get it in, a satisfactory smirk filling their face. 

‘Huh,’ March thought. It seemed that Ari had more than one dimension. Not that he cared. They’d be gone by the end of Spring, he knew it.

“I better take this to Hayden,” Ari muttered as they stood back up and situated their backpack. “I bet he’ll have a use for it. Maybe Henrietta will like it!” They turned back toward March with a pleasant grin. “Bye March, have a good day!” Ari waved as they walked off toward the path to The Narrows.

March took the final bite of his chocolate bar. Ari was not growing on him.

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Author's Note:

Hello! Shimmer here! Dual POV engaged! Finally, some of Ari’s backstory. I’m excited to share more! My fingers hurt from all the typing! Thanks for bearing with me through those first two chapters, I know they might have been a bit of a slog. I'm bad with first chapters, oof. Thanks for reading! <3

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Professor Rice | Chapter 1

Summary: It is Veronica’s last year at uni. After partying maybe a bit too much the previous one, she wants to be focused and not struggle again. Especially not when to finish her major, she will be needed the credits from one of her most hated subjets: Science. But because that wasn’t enough already, her professor happens to be one of the most handsome men she has ever seen. Professor Rice.

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"What are you looking at..." Madisson stopped mid-sentence to look at the door. "Oh my sweet baby Jesus!"

"Can he be my lab partner? I promise to be good" I laughed.

"Babe, that's not a classmate. That's our professor."

The professor... that's our professor. I'm screwed!

Author’s note: This story is a very special one, because I didn’t write it, a friend of mine did. It was my birthday present from her a couple of years ago, and that’s why the main character was named after me 😁 She got inspired because when we saw the photo of Declan that I’m using on this chapter’s header, I told her that with the glasses he looked like an university teacher 😅

If you’ve read any of my other stories, you’ll probably notice that our writing style is a bit different, but I hope you still enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you for reading! 💜

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Masterlist

Veronica's POV

On my first day back at uni, I woke up feeling like an anxious mess. I was in need of one of Jo's pep talks.

After I showered and got dressed, I went into the kitchen to find my best friend cooking my favourite breakfast: banana pancakes with chocolate chips. I don't deserve her.

"Good morning, gorgeous. I made you some breakfast" Jo said while placing my plate and my cup of tea in front of me.

"Have I ever told you that you are my favourite person in the whole wide world?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Jo said, rolling her eyes. But I could see a little smirk on her face. Josephine knew this was the only way to get me to eat something before class on my first day, so she woke up extra early to get everything ready.

"You ready for this, V? I know you worry too much, but this year you have fewer classes and it shouldn't be as stressful as last year, ok?"

"I guess... I do have some classes that I can't keep avoiding. Like Science. Ugh, I hate Science" I groaned. Why do I have to take more Science classes?

"Veronica, don't be silly. I'm great at Science, I'll help you out if you need it." Of course, Jo to the rescue.

"I know. I just don't want a repeat of last year".

The end of my second year in Uni was a rollercoaster. I might have enjoyed my party time a bit too much, and when it was time to catch up on everything that I had to study... well, saying that it wasn't fun was an understatement.

Jo and I spent multiple nights awake studying, and I managed to get good enough grades to keep my scholarship. I’d liked to think I've learnt from those mistakes. But Jo and I had already been invited to three parties, and we still haven't found a way to say no.

"Veronica!" Jo screamed.

"What?" I said, covering my ears. She knew I didn't like loud noises so early in the morning.

"Stop daydreaming, peach. We need to go. Oh God! You've barely eaten." She immediately grabbed a napkin and put two more pancakes on it. "You can eat this on the way to your first class. Have fun. Love you!"

"Yes, mum. Bye, mum." I couldn't help but tease her as I left to go to hell. I mean, today's classes.

These next 9 months are going to be the worst of my life...

Two classes down, two to go. And it was finally time for the worst of them: Science. I knew I had to get these credits from this Science class to finish my major, but I also knew I didn't have to be excited about it.

My least favourite part of first days was teachers making a big deal out of everything. As if university wasn't overwhelming enough. They felt the need to talk about every single detail of everything we'll be doing for the next few months, and I always left feeling just a bit dumber than before that class started.

As I made my way to my seat, I saw Maddison was already there. Maddie and I were good friends but had never been in a class together. She was also very good at Science, so being next to her in this class sounded even better than it normally would.

"Hi Maddie" I said while sitting next to her.

"Hi Nica! We finally get to be together in a class. Only took us three years" she laughed.

Maddison always called me Nica. Apparently, there was a singing contest she watched as a kid with her mum, who is from Spain, and her favourite contestant's nickname was Nika. So she couldn't help but call me Nica. It was cute, to be honest.

"So," Madisson started, "have you heard about the new professor?"

"New professor? What do you mean?"

"Well, there was this two hundred-year-old man who has been teaching this class since before dinosaurs went extinct, but he finally retired and we are supposed to be getting a new professor who is a hottie. At least according to some classmates of mine that had him in their first class today." Madisson, of course, started to wiggle her eyebrows while telling me the story.

"A hot professor?" I laughed. "Not in this class, please. I struggle with concentrating enough as it is."

"Oh, c'mon. A bit of eye candy never hurt nobody."

The class was about to start when the most beautiful man I've ever seen in my life walked through the door.

"What are you looking at..." Madisson stopped mid-sentence to look at the door. "Oh my sweet baby Jesus!"

"Can he be my lab partner? I promise to be good" I laughed.

"Babe, that's not a classmate. That's our professor."

The professor... that's our professor. I'm screwed!

Declan's POV

Why is teaching a class in front of one hundred students more daunting than being in front of thirty thousand people at a football pitch?

"Hello class. I'm Professor Rice, and I'll be teaching this course now that Professor Richards has retired. Now, I don't want to overwhelm you on the first day talking about everything you're supposed to do in the next few months, but I do want to talk about how I plan on organizing these first weeks of classes. So pay attention, I don't like repeating myself".

Did that sound confident? I bet they can all see how much I'm sweating underneath this suit. Why did I wear a suit in August? God! I'm a mess.

"So, next week we'll do a small test." I could hear complaints already. "Relax, this won't count for your final grades. I just want to know how to organize the study groups and to check who might need more help. My office is always open for anyone who has questions, ok?"

I then wrote all the topics that will be covered on the test on the board. My handwriting was worse than usual because I was trying not to show how nervous I was.

All for nothing, because the day had been going really well so far. All the students in the first two classes seemed excited to have a younger teacher in their class. Even a couple of girls asked me where my office was. I didn't expect that.

You can do this, Declan. You can do this!

"So, any questions?" I asked, and then saw a couple of hands being raised.

Once I answered the questions, I kept on explaining how the course was going to work. It's not that I didn't want to be a harsh teacher, but I was in their place only a couple of years ago and I felt like I got how they felt better than a sixty-year-old professor could.

Also, I really wanted them to like me. The footballer in me craved that praise and love. It's not easy retiring when you are eighteen while your best friend goes onto winning all the trophies. But hey, this was a good job, and I would make the best out of it.

While the students left the class, I noticed many of them staring at me. Including a cute redhead who blushed when our eyes met. Wait, why was I thinking about one of my students as cute? I had actually noticed her during class, she kept on frowning at most of the things I said. And she was constantly asking her friend questions. Why didn't she ask me those questions? And why did I care so much?

I looked down at my backpack and started to pack all my things.

I need to talk to Mason.

[thatlittledandere]

So thoughts on the other trolls?

This is too broad a question I've got to condense like crazy

Aradia: The two panels where she looks up at the sky because Sollux is outside, a delighted smile that turns into confused disbelief when she notices something Wrong with him, are like my brain's screensaver now.

Tavros:

My son who I would die for who has done nothing wrong ever in his life on purpose and deserves nothing but love and kindness and good things like candy and puppies and a hug oh God my baby

Sollux: Anxiety haver. Worst typing quirk.

Karkat: I GET WHY PEOPLE ARE SO CRAZY ABOUT HIM. I GET IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE SHOUTING WAS FUNNY BUT WOAH YEAH HE'S COMPLEX? HE'S LIKE. PRETTY INTELLIGENT EMOTIONALLY? HE'S LIKE ACTUALLY DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB? WOW color me impressed.

Nepeta: Kitty cat go nya :3 Kitty cat have a shipping chart :3 Kitty cat hold her own against self-imposed authority :3 Kitty cat slaughter livestock in cold blood :3

Kanaya: Lesbian just trying to make sense of it all. Just trying to keep it together. Autistic as well. 💚

Terezi: FUCK Vriska Terezi is the one who put me through a rollercoaster. Tricking John into dying didn't make a good first impression tbh (though I guess it had to happen. Or something.) But her chats with Dave are a highlight I adore their friendship. Kindred spirits.

Vriska: Intellectually, I support women's wrongs and stan mean girls and evil women. Vriska is a fascinating character!! Emotionally though. I hate her and constantly wish she would die more and often and painfully. Didn't even feel bad when she was freaking out when Tavros couldn't pull the trigger. Bitch

Equius: DUDE'S A RIOT. HE'S RIDICULOUS. I LOVE HIM AND HIS STUPID KINK. HILARIOUS. I am SO emotionally unprepared for whatever srs bznz might be in stock for him haha

Gamzee: I was SO emotionally unprepared for whatever srs bznz is going on with him haha

Eridan: We went over this last night I just woke up and think I'm going to go listen to that song again something is cooking inside my dumb little brain and I need to stir.

Feferi: :( Sorry I'm unfair. She's cute and nice I guess (I love how excitable she is!) BUT she represents MY zodiac sign so. I feel a little let down she didn't make a stronger first impression on me ;( And now my image of her is forever tainted by slight disappointment that is in no way Hussie's fault. ��

[weebsinstash]

“Ann Veritas”

“Brad Lunaris”

Those names lmao 💀

No but deadass some of these stories have me ready to just start straight up mocking them in homestuck syntax because it genuinely feels like the author didn't take 5 seconds to start reading things out-loud to doublecheck how stupid it sounds

"My name is ISABELLA and I am an OMEGA of the HOWLERS PACK. I am only FIFTEEN YEARS OLD and it was been OVER 20 HOURS since I have slept, I have been WORKING ALL DAY to cook and clean for the pack, ALL BY MYSELF. My skin is just SO PALE and I'm just SO THIN that I am EASILY ONE OF THE UGLIEST GIRLS IN THE PACK. Every day I am BEATEN UP, sometimes for NO REASON, but I do not mind, because TODAY is my 16TH BIRTHDAY and it is the day I am supposed to meet MY FATED MATE."

Like genuinely I think if you were to ask me the worst story I've read, it would be hard to tell you because some of them are either excessively cheesy, the narrators mispronounce words, the grammar is awful, or the plot is just BAD. Like I feel like Back & Better is probably up near the top for the worst one just because of the entire premise "yeah you were bullied until the point you literally attempted suicide but your mate is your bully and he as well as two other men all force their mate bond on you which is basically rape and you fall in love with all 3 of them and for some reason they're notoriously famous Doms despite being seniors in high school which sounds like it should be illegal actually"

Like im just going to bitch about that again. I don't really consider myself a slut shamer moreso, if you have certain attitudes around sex, that's a red flag for me, and sorry, being 18 year olds who are notorious Doms at actual sex clubs? At 18? I think my genuine first reaction would be "were you molested or something, this is genuinely very gross and bizarre". Like no offense that gives me "I need you to get tested before I so much as swap spit with you" energy.

Actually this reminds me of a concept I've been playing with off and on. So imagine we have Reader who is either a late bloomer werewolf or a human, but either way was not raised in a pack, knows nothing about wolves, and during a road trip or vacation or something you bump into the Alpha of a pack and it's like, oh hey, he's actually like, really powerful and strong and not exactly ancient by werewolf standards but like maybe he's even a couple hundred years old. And he's been waiting for his precious mate this entire time and its you and he already adores you more than life itself 🥺

And imagine he's kind of this quiet hardened leader, dedicated and wise but by no means like old or incompetent. He's the leader of a strong pack, despite never meeting his mate. And for some of these audiobooks, there's a concept where the strength of the Alpha is the strength of the pack itself, and well... imagine if it is by no means unusual that you're walking around, trying to see what could potentially be your new home, and every so often you notice, "hey there's actually a decent number of pregnant women in this community" and you find out that, because the Alpha didn't have his mate for all these years, one of the ways he was bolstering pack strength and numbers was by breeding with females from his pack, not even out of love either, just procreation for strong future pups

Like "hello fated mate who I love ever so dearly, you don't mind that I've slept with most of the women in this pack at some point right? You've met several of my children already but that's OK because you and I will be having plenty of pups" like actually no thank you sir, fated mate or not I would kill myself before living in, like, essentially a village where my husband has slept and fathered children with most of the unmated women above a certain ranking, like. No lmao? Like imagine you're still trying to get to know him and a woman comes up in tears and just slaps him, "so now that you've found your mate you're just going to abandon me and our children?! I LOVE YOU, you bastard!" Like i think that'd put him in a bad light so fucking fast

Imagine if that Alpha Luna mate bond/strength of the Alpha and Luna is the packs strength bullshit is so strong that you're literally not when hooking up with the Alpha yet havent so much as pecked him on the cheek and several mated wolves have suddenly become pregnant after years of trying, like, the pack literally blessed by your presence, they're all so happy, they want you to stay, and of course this is when you find out you absolutely hate a ton of how werewolves live

Like lmao I was brainstorming ideas and I actually accidentally made myself shaking angry at the concept of like, imagine if you've been trying to get to know the pack and the Alpha while gently correcting people "hey don't call me Luna I'm new here and you know, who knows if I'm even staying" and at some point you find out the. Um. Extremely questionable ways they raise their children. You see a bunch of kids violently bullying one of the weaker and smaller children for being an Omega. You see children having to run self defense drills to be able to protect themselves and their pack but treated like trash if they underperformed. Imagine you see a higher ranked wolf just wailing on a kid during a training fight to the point it becomes a beating with the adult genuinely hurting the child as a punishment for failure and you go to tell the Alpha and he's like "yeah thats normal? Our kind can't afford weakness"

The fated day comes when you see a teenager have a smart mouth with your supposed-to-be future husband and challenging his authority and your beloved mate just raises a hand and backhands this kid as easy as breathing air and starts off on a tirade about how it isn't the child's place to question the authority of his Alpha, that hes expected to obey amd nothing more. Imagine the pack's shock when you stroll up to the strongest member of their community, "if strength and violence is how you solve all of your problems, what do you think of this" before slapping him as hard as you can if not beginning to try and fight him outright before someone else has to pry you off because he doesn't even defend himself from you

The Alpha standing there while you start ranting in his face about "is this supposed to be strength? Hitting children? Picking on those weaker than you? Am I supposed to be impressed you're an adult man who can't control his temper and responds with violence? Am I supposed to want to live in a community where people think this is ok?"

Like imagine being the Alpha and you're in the middle of disciplining some disrespectful pup, asserting your authority like you always have, after all you're the main protector and leader of this pack and it's important your authority is revered, and all of a sudden you can sense your mate and you look over and she's just got a hand clenching the shirt over her stomach with tears spilling down her face while she looks at you like you're an absolute monster and you realize with horror that she just made the decision that she's never going to have children with you, let alone let you be her husband

Like imagine you're just bawling your eyes out trying to go back to the room where you have your things because you're IMMEDIATELY convinced to leave, you can't be here, you can't get pregnant here, you can't bring a child into this, let alone with a man who thinks this is ok in a community that supports this, and you're trying to gather all your clothes together while absolutely sobbing because, this was supposed to mean EVERYTHING! this was supposed to be YOUR SOUL MATE. And it's ruined! And the Alpha is just listening to you pour your heart out and (try) to reject him and you've got your little bag of clothes in your hand and you go to leave and he's just there in the doorway and just. Steps out into the hall and, click! Locks you in.

Like all I'm thinking of is how in The Silent Alpha the Moon Goddess mentions fixing people up when she thinks they balance each other out so it's "her plan" for you to mellow him out a bit while he's your strong protector (since you're just so Emotional and Weak UWU) and it just leads to you basically getting worn down until you're practically just a possession of his, having your own small authority as pack Luna but you're mostly just "oh his sweet little precious mate you're so small and cute 😍 " and God forbid if you're a human and you refuse to let him turn you, he'll probably just do it anyways, unless he likes the idea of you staying human or like, werewolfism isn't contagious in this story. Who knows maybe you'll even get extra super unlucky and Moon Goddess will give you some sort of magical power that the werewolves have extra reason to want to keep you for ;)

[faint-kitten]

I'll tell you when I knew we were cooked and I hated the rich.

There was a show called "Comedians in Cars getting coffee" and it was at the height of covid when i couldn't afford shit. It's Jerry Seinfeld in an expensive car, and his comedian buddies showing up, while they go get a cup of coffee and like, Jim Carrey, Ellen Degeneres and all these rich comedians crying about how hard their lives are and gasing each other up, while driving around and living in Oppulance I'd never afford, and I was like... I know they aren't billionaires, they're not the worst. Okay, like they're all problematic in some way, but they're millionaires not billionaire CEO types, right? But I remember that was it. That was the tipping point. That's when Faint was like: Fucking hell people are struggling to eat and netflix is like: here have the comedians doing some fucking Hunger Games ass shit right in front of you while you starve, and here's a billion ads for hello fresh, and better help, and vacations you'll never afford, and cars you'll never afford, and house insurance you'll never fucking need, because you'll never own a home. Then, every streaming service started to charge more and more money, and then they were like "Oh you can pay the price you can't afford (3 dollars more) and watch ads, OR pay this price you DEFINITELY can't afford, and not get ads ever again." And that was sort of it? That's when I like stopped. I don't eat out because everythings like 20-30 bucks just for a meal. I don't go to the movies bc I can't afford them. I don't have any streaming services bc I can't afford them so I just DON'T HAVE TV. I sit around looking for a job, running out of money, playing fortnite or apex, and waiting for the days I can drink. Like...we're meant to be more than this? Like what the fuck are we doing? How the fuck did I suddenly need 22 dollars to live a life I could afford on 15 an hour 8 years ago? And in the middle of all of that, I was losing weight these last 2 years and suddenly discovered a lump right under my nipple where breast cancer is supposed to form.

And I suddenly realized, this was fucking it. I either died, or went into debt for the rest of my life. The fuck kind of choice is that, and then people still come out and act like the new Assassin's creed fucking matters. I need glasses. I need car insurance. I need new Vehicle registration. I need new car tires. I need a new job. I'm burning through my retirement, and meanwhile there are people who will never ever worry about this basic shit because they "worked hard for it." Let me tell you a secret. I used to work in injection Molding at my old job. I was hired in over the woman they interviewed, bc it was a boys club. All boy managers, and all boy employees in positions of authority. They didn't like her. So they picked my stupid ass. We got trained up, but what we did? We could literally have taught half of the glitches and fixes to the operators. It wasn't THAT technical. But we gate kept it, and justified our bigger paychecks and sitting around, saying we'd "earned it" and "you wouldn't understand. it's too technical." It was bullshit. I realized later we were bullshitting them, trying to make it seem hard, bc we realized our jobs were bullshit and easily replaced. Anyone could do what we did. There was no reason for them to make 9 dollars less than us, but we justified all these special perks and sitting around when nothing was going on as "We earned this. We deserve it." It was horseshit then. It's fucking horseshit when rich cunts say it. When life gets good, when you finally crawl out of that shitty pit, captialism literally wants you to be terrified of going back, to the point you HELP keep your fellow workers down, instead of standing together. There's no fucking reason for this many people to be fucking poor. No one should have to risk jail stealing things just to get something to eat. McDonalds shouldn't fucking be a treat for people making 20 dollars an hour. It was kind of the moment I was like: This is bullshit? Why can't we just fucking live? Like I don't care what job I work, as long as I can afford my life and I find it challenging. This was kind of all over the place, but it's a crock is my point. It's all a crock.

[sunghoons-mole]

telling enha you’re pregnant

GENRE // enhypen hyung line x afab!reader 

WARNINGS // reader and enha are NOT married, unplanned pregnancy, this shit is SO CHEESY WITH A SIDE OF EXTRA CHEESE i may have cringed a little writing it but also cried, lots of fluff

FROM THE AUTHOR // i’ve always found it absolutely adorable when i see videos of women telling their partners that they’re pregnant - wouldn't enha be so cute about it... :’)

enjoy! :)

“Heeseung?”

You poked your head around the doorframe, excitement bubbling in your chest. Heeseung sat in his gaming chair, headphones on, staring intensely at the screen. “Get him, Jake- OH COME ON.” He slapped his hand to his forehead, glancing over at you. “Hey, love.” 

He muted his mic and took one side of his headphones off. “I heard you taking a shower when I got home, so I was just gaming with the guys for a bit. But we can hang if you want, I can get off for a while-”

“Hee, I need to talk to you.” You stepped into the room and grabbed his hands, trying to pull him up. 

A concerned look spread over his face, but he quickly unmuted himself and said “I’ll be right back. Start the next round without me.”

Once he had set his headphones on the desk, he followed you out of the office and into your bathroom. He noticed it was still warm and steamy from your shower, and as concerned as he was about how you were acting, the warmth and the smell of your shampoo calmed him. 

“I know we haven’t really discussed this, and I’m worried, but I’m also really excited and I think we can figure it out. We’ll probably have to turn the office into a room, but its not like we use it that mu-”

Heeseung grabbed your hands that were frantically waving as you spoke quickly, trying to get your thoughts out as fast as possible. “Y/N. What are you talking about?”

You blushed and looked down at the bathroom counter. His eyes followed. There, on the sink, was a pregnancy test.

And it was positive. 

His eyes widened and his face turned red as his eyes met yours, letting go of your hands and putting his over his mouth.  “Y/N.”

“Hee, we’re gonna have a baby. And I’m scared. And I know you’re scared, but we can figure it out. Okay?” You smiled at him. It was the truth, you were terrified. But you were also beside yourself with excitement. You hoped he was too. 

He put his face in his hands and turned away, pacing. Your heart sank as you watched, assuming the worst. Heeseung didn't want a baby with you. You had ruined his plans, changed the course of his whole life forever. You didn’t know what to say to make it better. The room was spinning, and you felt as if you might fall over. 

He turned to face you, eyes soaked with tears and - smiled.

Then he giggled and pulled you into a hug, holding the back of your head with his hand and breathing in the smell of your freshly washed hair. His sniffles were loud in your ear, but you were too relieved to care. You squeezed him back, your own tears threatening to make their escape. 

“I’m scared, but I’m not that scared. We’ve got this.” He pulled away and held you by the shoulders, looking into your eyes. “You’re going to be the best mother, Y/N. I can’t wait to see it.”

He kneeled then, grabbing your hips and planting a kiss on your stomach. You were barely showing, but now that you both knew, it felt as though they were already a part of your family, a part of you. “As for you, little one, I’ve decided to give you my office. I’ll even sell my PC if I have to.”

You laughed, knowing that was unlikely, but the statement was cute enough for you not to care.

He put a hand to your belly, and looked up at you, eyes sparkling. “It’s us now.”

“Jay?”

The sizzling of whatever Jay was busy working on in the kitchen was loud enough for him to miss it the first time. But the second time you spoke his name, he turned around quickly, spatula in hand. “Hey. Dinner’s almost done, I promise.” He turned back to his cooking, then added “I know how hungry you get,” with a chuckle. 

You rolled your eyes, and tried to focus on what you had to say, but the food smelled delicious, and you realized just how hungry you actually were. You decided to wait until after dinner to break the news. 

Keeping quiet was very difficult. You ended up tuning him out for most of the meal because you were busy fantasizing about how he would react. 

Jay removed his apron and suggested a movie night, and when you were both seated on the couch under a blanket he turned to you, tucking your hair behind your ear. “You’ve been quiet. Something on your mind?” 

You giggled, and he looked at you, surprised. Under the blanket you reached into your pocket and grabbed the test, holding it under still. “I have some news.”

“Good news I hope?” He chuckled, and looked at where the blanket was rustling in your lap. You pulled the test out and handed it to him. His eyes widened as he stood up, turning the living room light back on. He stared at it for a moment, eyes darting from the test, to you, and back to the test. “Holy shit.”

“Is it good news?” You stood up, walking over to him. 

“Y/N. Yeah, holy shit.” He pulled you in for a hug, sighing happily. “Holy shit.”

You laughed against his shoulder, relieved that he took the news well. “I’m a little nervous to have a little Jay running around. That’s gonna be hard to handle.” 

He pulled back and pretended to be hurt, putting a hand to his chest and scoffing. “Oh please. He’ll be an angel.”

“Jake.”

Jake jumped at the sound of your voice pulling him out of his sleep. He rubbed his eyes and sat up, looking at you. “What? What's wrong?”

You grinned at his concerned expression. He had been napping on the couch after work, and you waking him suddenly was unusual. But you had exciting news to share, and it couldn’t wait.

“Nothing, love. I have to show you something.” You showed him the test that was behind your back, and he squinted at it, still waking up. “What’s that?”

You cupped his cheek in your other hand, rubbing your thumb across his cheek. “I’m pregnant, Jake.” You smiled, waiting for his reaction. 

He was still sleepy, so you gave him a moment. He was still squinting after a few moments, so you sat next to him and started rubbing his back. 

After some silence, he jumped up from the couch and stood in front of you, mouth wide open. “You’re... we...?”

You nodded, smiling. He reached for the test and you handed it to him, watching his expression switch from shock, to concentration, to excitement, and a little bit of fear. His smile was radiant as he closed the test in his fist and tackled you into a hug, both of you falling back onto the couch. Laughter filled the room as he left kisses all over your face like a happy puppy. 

He paused, smiling down at you and buried his face in your neck. “I love you. I can’t wait to start this new chap-” His eyes widened and the smile disappeared from his lips as he started to get up.

“What's wrong Jake?” You sat up too, worried. 

He ran down the hall and into the bathroom, and you stayed on the couch, waiting. You heard the sound of the sink running, and then Jake came back out into the living room and put his hands on his hips.

“You okay?” you stood up.

“You let me touch that test with my bare hands!” Jake said. “You PEED on that!”

“Sunghoon!”

Sunghoon had just walked through the door, ice skates in hand, when you pounced on him. He was tired, and wasn’t ready for it. 

“Hey, Y/N.” He was in a bit of a mood, but seeing you always made him feel a little lighter. He tried to put the mood aside for you, especially since you seemed so excited to see him. You always did, and that made him feel special. 

“I need to tell you something!” You were bouncing on your heels, holding his shoulders and smiling at him. He offered a genuine smile back. “Okay. Give me a minute to put my stuff up and change.”

After a few moments, Sunghoon emerged from your room in a hoodie and sweats, running a hand through his hair. You sat patiently on the couch, looking up at him. 

“What’s going on?” He stood in front of you, hands in his pockets.

You motioned to the coffee table between you and Sunghoon, where an object wrapped in a paper towel sat. He looked at it, then back at you, and picked it up cautiously. 

Waiting for him to unfold it felt like years, and your heart was racing. His pretty fingers pulled the paper apart until he was holding the test, looking at the positive symbol silently. 

Then he laughed.

“Okay, you got me.” He set it down on the table and shook his head. “I’ll admit it. I was a bit surprised at first. It looked so real.” He pivoted and headed for the kitchen. “You want some popcorn?” You sat there, dumbfounded. “What?”

��Popcorn.” He grabbed a bag of kernels and turned to you, holding them up. “If you want some, I’m gonna make two bags, since you always eat all of mine.” He flashed a tired smile. “Hoon, I’m pregnant.”

“Yeah, I saw,” He rolled his eyes. “Now do you want some-”

He froze, and turned to look at you, popcorn bag still in his hands. “Y/N, this isn’t funny. Your pranks are always hilarious, but this isn’t.”

You could see the muscle in his jaw flexing as he stared at you, connecting the dots in his mind. You stared back and put a hand on your belly, rubbing circles on the barely visible bump. The corner of your mouth turned up slightly.

He dropped the popcorn bag and ran his hands through his fluffy locks, pushing the hair back and exposing his forehead. “Y/N. Y/N, oh my gosh.” 

He slowly walked back to you, mouth agape. “A baby. We’re gonna...”

You began to cry then, smiling through the tears and nodding at him. He kneeled before you and used his thumb to dry your cheeks, then kissed you on the nose. “Don’t cry, Y/N. You’re gonna make me cry.” His eyes were already wet and shiny as he held your face in his hands, smiling bigger than ever. 

He kissed you long and gentle, and you held his face as he held yours, keeping your foreheads pressed together long after your lips separated. You wished you could stay in this place forever, staring into his loving eyes, but you knew you were going to have a child to raise, so you soaked it up as long as you could. 

~

thanks for reading ! with love, sunghoons-mole

[asgardwinter]

White Flag (epilogue)

summary | Step by step, day by day, you could make it work. It was your home, anyway.

Previous Part | Series Masterlist | The end! <3

pairing | Kate Bishop x Villain!Reader

warnings | language, light angst, the rest is pure domestic fluff, Lucky is a warning himself

word count | 1k

author’s note | so, we got to the end… i can’t believe it! i had the time of my life writing this series and i’m so happy y’all put up with it <3 i want to thank everyone who read it and shared it and commented, you guys gave me the motivation i needed! and also wanted to thank @haeva for making the request in the first place and giving this whole idea i love so much (you’re amazing, hun) - i hope y’all like the soft epilogue <3

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You were used to that now, waking up at Kate’s room.

The soft light combined with the feeling of her head resting on your chest and Lucky’s occasional wake up very wet kiss was what you’d call a personal heaven. It was somewhere you could stay forever without complaint — you just wouldn’t say it straight to Kate’s face.

There wasn’t a way it couldn be more perfect in your eyes.

So that day, when you woke up on your own you felt… weird. Alone. It took you five minutes to fully process the situation, too look around and find cold sheets and no dog looking excitedly at you waiting for his food.

The first instinct was to worry.

You’d know if something happened, right? What could threaten your peaceful life like that? Could it be another consequence from your previous life?

The second instinct was to assume the worst — which was kind of an extent of the first instinct.

Kate must have gone tired of it, tired of you trying and falling down sometimes. The way your hand was a bit too heavy while fighting against someone that threatened her, it was probably the reason. She had been your support for the last months and you were doing your best to be at least a bit of that to her, to be something like a shelter even if it was a slightly broken one.

And maybe it wasn’t enough.

Maybe you weren’t enough.

It all happened in the matter of minutes. You were still sitting on the bed, sleepy hazed eyes not wet with threatening tears coming from your head swirling on nonsense every second you spent there.

You decided to get up and see for yourself. And that’s exactly what you did, just hoping that the apartment wasn’t empty. Begging for you to not be alone again. You went downstairs slowly, like if you went too fast you’d scare away the perfect life you were living.

“Fuck!” Kate hissed between her teeth as she cooked something on the stove. “Oh, fuck!” She said one more time seeing you entering the kitchen. She ran around the table like her life depended on that and jumped a sleepy Lucky on the ground to get to you. “Good morning, babe! Are you feeling alright? It’s so early for you to be up.”

“Good morning…? Well, I could say the same to you.” You said, raising an eyebrow as Kate guided you out of the kitchen, leading you to the stairs you had just descended.

“But I’m an early bird, didn’t you know?” Why did she go by that strategy? It was terrible. “Me and Lucky, we’re morning pals.”

“Okay, since when…?” You were so confused, it was too early to process the whole situation but you just knew that wasn’t true.

“We’re trying a new workout routine.” The tired dog wasn’t a good back up to her argument. “Go upstairs, babe.” Kate said when you got to the edge of the staircase. “I’ll be up in a minute and…”

“Why are you trying to keep me out of the kitchen, Kate Bishop?” You asked seriously, turning around on the first step you took upwards. “What is happening?”

“Absolutely nothing, everything is fine and flowing perfectly!”

“Kate…”

Lucky started to bark in warning about something. You breathed deeply, frowning your nose at the scent of something burning on the stove. Kate’s fake relaxed expression faded in a second as she left you there and ran to the stove to check on whatever was happening.

“Oh shit!” Kate looked inside the frypan, the eggs’ colour was more near a black coal than the orange/yellow mixture she intended when she started baking them. “I can’t believe it!”

You kept looking at her and Lucky — he decided it was the best time to retire upstairs bumping slightly on your leg. It was too early to follow the chaos in the apartment, too early on a sunday for anyone.

“I…” Kate took a deep breath and sent you an apologetic smile. “I wanted to make you a special breakfast, something nice for once, but I might have a little problem with cooking meals that don’t come inside boxes.”

You stayed there looking at her, processing the words slowly. Very slowly.

But in the end a smile made its way to your lips and your eyes were teary, a fact that you give all of you to hide from her because it was too much for a simple thing like that, right? What would she think of you if you performed all that emotion because of a damn burnt breakfast she was trying to surprise you with?

The more you gave it a thought, the more your eyes flooded with the happy tears.

You walked fast to hug her — hiding your face before you did something that could embarrass yourself. Kate’s confused expression was the cutest you’ve ever seen.

“Fuck, I love you so much.” You whispered happily, not even noticing the words that left your mouth, in your heart there was just genuine happiness and love for Kate.

Her eyes widened at the declaration, she knew she had been holding hers back for some months now, afraid of you running away if she confessed that. If she was being honest with herself, love was already on the routine you built, on the looks you exchanged, on those afternoons you both spent walking at the park with Lucky.

Why say it when you already had it?

“I love you too.” Kate hugged you back tightly, smiling so wide her cheeks hurt.

Yeah, saying it was even better, it made everything seem more real.

Lucky barked one more time, licking his lips because it was so much past his breakfast time.

You both untangled yourselves from the hug, Kate pecked your lips quickly just to make the point more valid and you both put yourselves to work. She entertained Lucky while you cooked for the three of you laughing at their antics.

And there, in the kitchen that still had marks from the fire in December, you felt home.

You were home.

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[crumbledcastle28]

Chapter 1: a tug

Warnings: PTSD, sadness, depression, panic attack, mentions of violence

Author’s note: this is part one of my series called “Burning Red.” This is kind of boring because it is a set up for the main storyline, but I hope you enjoy it! Any constructive criticism and support is greatly appreciated. And if I missed a warning, please let me know!!

After everything you’ve seen, everything you’ve done, everyone you’ve hurt, it felt good to just lay low.

A mechanic on tatooine was not what you imagined, but it did the trick.

No one saw you for who you truly were, and that made you happy.

Well, except for Peli.

You came to her sick and angry and alone, and she nursed you back to health. You would be rotting in the desert if it wasn’t for her, and you felt you owed her a little something.

So, you used your “uncommon” set of abilities to help her with her mechanics in any way she needed.

This included: cooking, cleaning, repairing, negotiating, and most importantly, defending.

Peli was no dummy. She knew you had more experience in that field than she did. So she recruited you, and paid you back with whatever she had laying around. A new outfit once and a while, a warm bed, a hot dinner, and a couple of credits so you could go shopping and get out of her hair.

You couldn’t blame her. You were a hell of a lot of trouble to be around.

Constant nightmares, paranoia, and regret surrounded your aura like a fog. Any normal person wouldn’t notice, but someone like Peli could. And it pissed her off a good majority of the time.

“Stop moping and help me clean this oil off my droid,” and sentences like this one, were said pretty frequently around your place.

Was it even your place? All you did was survive. Is that enough to say you lived there instead of just survived there?

You really liked Peli. She gave you a base. A “home” of sorts, and for that you were forever indebted.

But something in you always called you back to your real home, and that scared you more than Peli’s tough love. More than you could even describe.

~~*~~

It was a pretty normal day on Tatooine. The wind howled, the sand covered everything in its wake, and the heat. You would never get used to it.

You were eating your breakfast when a ship landed on the landing pad, and you could already tell it was a doosey just by the way the left engine was sputtering.

If this ship explodes, we better get a damn good pay, you think to yourself.

The ramp starts to open and you take that as your queue to start the walk to your makeshift room. It was really a storage room, but you didn’t mind.

When you get there, you squat down to the ground behind your door and grab your apron and set of tools. You knew Peli would need some help with this ship.

You hear the ship’s ramp hit he ground and you feel it.

A tug.

Not even a tug, a lurch. It felt like a rope had been tied to your soul and pulled you back into your old self.

This was a tug you hadn’t felt in so long. So long, it almost knocks you off your feet.

I closed myself off from this, you think. I shouldn’t feel this. I don’t want to feel this.

You already feel a headache coming on from the shock and ache in your bones, so you start walking back to the landing pad to tell Peli you aren’t feeling too well.

If I get recognized, we are both dead.

You’d rather get a scolding from Peli than a scolding hot gun wound in your chest.

“Hey,” you hear Peli shout at the client, and you pick up your pace. Your heart is hammering in your chest and you feel the panic ooz through your body.

It’s been so long since you’ve felt this, but you hate how it makes you feel alive.

You finally make it to Peli and you see her speaking very loudly (she doesn’t like to use the word “yelling”) at what seems to be your client.

But this is no ordinary client. This is a Mandalorian.

A very broad Mandalorian who, no offense to Peli, could knock her out in his sleep.

You had heard legends of their kind. But worst of all, you had fought them. And damn were they good.

You hadn’t seen any since the purge. You had heard rumors of them hiding under ground, but they had always been peaceful people. You hated how they got dragged into a war.

“You damage one of my droids, you’ll pay for it,” Peli says, and you really wish she would use a more peaceful tone.

The last thing you want to do right now is fight a very impressive looking Mandalorian covered entirely in beskar while your entire body is tingling.

Is he the one who is force sensitive?

“Just keep them away from my ship” he says, and you are surprised at how well he is taking Peli’s annoyance.

“Yeah? You think that’s a good idea?” Peli responds in a tone dripping with sarcasm and you take this as your moment to try to sneak away.

This however, was unsuccessful.

“Come on y/n. Let’s take a look at his ship,” she says and the Mandalorian turns his helmet towards you.

You probably look like an absolute mess. Your chest is heaving, you are sweating, and you are not at all prepared to do any sort of repairs. You are basically in your pajamas. The Mandalorian’s gaze has you nervous enough, but this familiar feeling in your stomach has you dizzy and nauseous.

Just hold on......

You start to follow Peli to the ship while still looking at the Mandalorian. You learned very early on in your life to never take your eyes off a predator. He follows your form and you try your best to mask his incredibly strong force connection gripping your chest.

This man isn’t even trying to hide it? It’s almost as if he is reaching for me?

You make it to Peli where you finally take your eyes off of him. You can see why Peli was so mad now.

“Oof! Look at that,” she says as she scans the ship with her eyes. “You’ve got a lot of cabron scoring up top. If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were in a shoot out.”

Oh my God, he was in a shoot out.

This is really not good. This man could have been followed and you could be surrounded at this very moment. You were a skilled fighter, but those kinds of odds were almost unbeatable. Especially when you were still trying to hide your identity.

You are so tense you feel like you could snap. You still feel his eyes on you, and you are praying to whatever is out there that you can just stay alive. That’s the only thing you’re good at.

“Name’s Peli Motto. That’s y/n,” she says as she points to you with her wrench.

She did not just tell him your NAME.

“This is my operation. You’re not gonna find a better mechanic on the planet,” she says as she leaned in closer to the engine.

“Yeah, I’m gonna have to rotate that. You’ve got a fuel leak. Look at this, this is a mess. How did you even land?”

All you wanted to do was scream.

He is a MANDALORIAN who was just in a SHOOT OUT. He is probably being FOLLOWED and we could be dead because of ME.

“That’s gonna set you back,” she says.

She is concerned about MONEY right now?

Peli is a smart woman, but she was walking you into a trap. You didn’t want her blood on your hands. You didn’t need any more of that.

All of this is happening while you are still on the verge of a panic attack.

This Mandalorian is strong with the force. It is squeezing your lungs and your feet and your hands and your brain. All rational thinking is out the window. You had to get out of here before he manages to suffocate you.

God you hate this feeling. A few years ago you lived with this constantly. It became a part of you. Something you enjoyed. But now...

“I’ve got five hundred imperial credits,” the Mandalorian says.

Imperial credits. Great. How did he get his hands on those?

“That’s all you got? Well..” she says and looks back at you.

“What do you think,” she asks in a teasing tone.

You try to plead to her with your eyes. You are sweating beyond belief and your brain is about to explode.

She tightens her brows in confusion at your state, but continues to bargain.

“That should at least cover the hanger,” she says and you feel your jaw almost drop to the floor.

How can she not see it?

“I’ll get you your money,” the Mandalorian mumbles and you try to take a deep breath. Passing out in front of one of the fiercest warriors in the galaxy who may be here to kill you would rip off the last bit of pride you had left. If you are going down, you are going down with a fight.

“I’ve heard that before,” Peli responds and looks at you in a joking way. Like she was trying to coax you into laughing with her.

You try to chuckle back, but it just comes out in a low breath.

You sound insane.

“Just remember—,” the Mandalorian starts

“No droids. I heard ya,” Peli finishes.

“Why do you think I keep this girl around,” she says chuckling with a pat on your back.

You muster up the strength to smile and feel holes burning in your head from the Mandalorian’s gaze.

He really knows how to stare.

The Mandalorian leaves the hanger, and it takes everything in you not to pass out right there.

You thought with him leaving it would die down, but it’s only getting worse.

“Are you ok,” Peli asks and helps you lower yourself to the ground.

You are breathing frantically now and your hands are clutched to your chest.

“He has it,” you say and you know Peli knows what you mean.

She looks at you with wide eyes and you see the realization on her face.

“Oh my god.... he was in a shootout,” she says.

“Uh huh,” you breathe out. The desperate force connection is starting to fade and you feel your lungs fill up with air once more.

“He could have been followed! Or he could be here to—“

“Kill us,” you say. Peli hates when you finish her sentences, but there was no point in caring right now.

“Ok. Get inside. If I need you I will call for you,” she says and you nod, slowly getting to your feet.

You start to walk back to your room, with Peli’s arms guiding you, while taking deep breaths, but you freeze when you sense something else coming out of the ship and you snap your head to the ramp.

“What,” Peli says as she follows your gaze.

Your heart flutters. The force is slowly starting to ease its nasty grip on you.

If you didn’t sense the creature, you would miss it.

A little green baby, wrapped in what looked like a potato sack, was strolling down the ramp, looking directly at you.

“It’s him,” you say.

“He has it.”

[egcdeath]

ways to say i love you without saying “i love you”

pairing: steve rogers x reader

summary: you and steve explore love languages

word count: 5.1k

warnings: fluff, a little angst because of miscommunications, reader & steve being idiots, good intentions but terrible delivery, mentions of other characters

author’s note: this fic has been sitting unfinished in my drafts for so long. this fic is like, ancient. this fic was almost destroyed because it was briefly in the library of alexandria. when i reopened the document with this fic, there were mold spores growing on it. (p.s. steve’s love langauge is acts of service, and the reader’s is quality time)

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Prologue

Steve was a multitasker. You knew this well. Perhaps too well.

That never seemed to bother you before, but if the man who was supposed to be taking a serene nature walk with you checked his goddamn flip phone one more time, you were completely sure that you’d lose it. 

You paused your story about your obnoxious coworkers for a moment, stopping in the middle of the gravelly trail you two were making your way down. 

“Steve, seriously, are you even listening?” you griped, ushering him towards the side of the pavement as a man on a bike flew by. 

He guffawed a bit at this, “of course I am. You just said something about…” he paused, and you gestured with your hands for him to continue. “Okay, sorry,” the blush on his face was becoming more and more apparent.

You involuntarily scoffed, rolling your eyes as you did so, “I’m glad to know that whatever you’re waiting for on there,” you gestured to his pocket, “is more important than spending quality time with your girlfriend, who, must I remind you, took time off to be here with you.”

“Nothing is more important to me than you, I’m just on call. I’m probably going to get called to go on a mission any moment now.”

“Steve!” you huffed, “you literally just got back, like, two hours ago. Can’t someone else go? Tony? Vision? Anyone?”

“I might’ve volunteered myself-“

“You’re unbelievable, Steve. Are you getting tired of me or something? You’ve been avoiding me like the plague ever since I moved in with you. If I upset you, or you’re gonna propose to me or something, can you just tell me?”

“I promise you it’s not personal at all,” he reached for your hand and gently held it. “Everything’s just been crazy. I mean, these Hydra bases have been popping up left and right. Just give me a little grace, okay? I don’t get upset with you when SHIELD starts making you work those ungodly hours.”

You opened your mouth to debate him, but surely enough, the canny and familiar ringtone of Steve’s work phone interrupted you before you could even begin. 

“Okay… Yeah. I’ll be there in thirty.”

You frowned at Steve as he spoke on the phone and shook your head disapprovingly, “unbelievable,” you muttered, storming in the direction of your home. 

——

Steve was no fool, he knew when he messed up, and he was more than willing to take responsibility for such. Now was one of those times. He knew that he should’ve been making more time for you. He was well aware that he shouldn’t have gotten defensive when you pointed this out. 

He just had no idea how to apologize.

You weren’t exactly making it easy for him either, taking much longer hours in an attempt to avoid him. While he could understand your frustrations, it became a little more difficult everyday for him to properly apologize to you in a way he felt was meaningful.

Eventually figuring to use your avoidance as a tool, Steve devised a plot to make an apology for you so considerate, so superb, that you could never be angry with him again. A plot that included a several course meal, all concocted by himself. 

He could imagine the look on your face as you came home from work, shocked, but the good kind of shock. Pleasantly surprised that your sweet boyfriend had put in such a huge amount of effort to say sorry. 

He couldn’t help but imagine the scenario: you would relax into your seat at the table after Steve pulled out the chair for you, hum in content as he poured your favorite wine. Moan happily at the taste of a homemade and rarely prepared salad dressing, before complimenting the melt-in-your-mouth entree he had spent an unknown amount of time laboring over. Finally, you’d gush over the dessert that Steve hadn’t had the chance to cook in years, tell him that he worked far too hard putting everything together, especially for a little argument. Steve would scoff, tell you you’re being too kind, and you would pull him in for a red wine and dark chocolate flavored kiss. 

The thought of you, your genuine and warm smile after a long day at work, and an even longer week worth of unspoken tension between you both, was enough to keep Steve motivated through the hours he spent preparing your meal.

He greeted you at the door like an excited puppy as soon as he heard your keys jingle. Sure, work had kept you a bit longer than he’d expected, and your food was likely a little cool by now, but he was excited to make amends. 

However, you did not seem to share the same enthusiasm as Steve. 

“Welcome home, gorgeous. Come sit,” Steve nudged you into the dining area, and you sluggishly followed, exhausted from a tiring day of training new agents.

“What’s wrong?” he inquired, pulling out a chair that you didn’t even attempt to sit down on. 

“I had a really long day. I kinda just wanna get to bed,” you shrugged before rubbing your creased temple.

Steve internally cringed at the thought of all of his hard work going to waste. For some reason, he’d not envisioned this less pleasant outcome before. “Sweetheart,” he began in a nearly whiny tone, but you weren’t in much of a mood to be persuaded.

“I’m sorry. Weird things were happening at work that I don’t care to get into now, and honestly, I’m not even that hungry,” you reached out and gave Steve’s hand a little squeeze. “But it all looks and smells so good! I Promise I’ll warm some up tomorrow for lunch.”

“I-,” he paused, “please. Maybe you could just take a few bites of everything. It took me a really long time to get everything prepped and ready.”

You frowned at the plea, feeling a bit guilty but almost… satisfied at the same time. Steve struggled to make time for you because of his work, and now he was getting a little taste of his own medicine. 

“I really am sorry. But hey, now we’re even?” you offered with a playful wink, slipping away before you gave your partner a chance to respond. You truly didn’t have the energy for a four course meal that night, let alone another argument. 

——

Wanda was silent for a moment as she sipped from a mug of coffee, watching you with a suspiciously focused look on her face. 

“Wanda?” you prompted, seemingly snapping her out of whatever trance she had found herself in. 

“Oh my God, I know exactly what you guys need,” she just about blurted, reaching across the café table to grab your hand. 

“Were you reading my mind?”

Your friend didn’t respond, but the devious smirk on her face was enough of an answer. 

“What happened to telling me before reading me?”

“You just looked like there was a lot on your mind. And absolutely no way that you’d tell me,” she shrugged nonchalantly.

“Of course I was gonna tell you! Why else would I ask my friend in a cute relationship to meet me for coffee?”

“Because you like me?”

“No, never that. I just needed advice,” the two of you shared a laugh for a moment.

“Well don’t waste your breath. When Vis and I had a rough patch, we just had to learn each other’s love languages. You’d be surprised just how much that synthezoid values those acts of services.”

“And you?”

“I’m a words of affirmation girl myself,” she shrugged. “You should find out yours, and try to figure out Steve’s. I guarantee it’ll be helpful in the long run. I can send you guys a test, if you want?”

“Oh god no, please don’t tell him that I told you about us. Actually, I didn’t even tell you! You were digging around in my brain, and I don’t appreciate that. Just do me a favor, and don’t share this with anyone, okay?” You paused dramatically, then leaned in to speak to your friend in a whisper, “but send me that test when you get the chance.”

Gift Giving

“A little reality-warping birdie told me you’ve been having some relationship problems,” Tony said teasingly once Bruce left the conference room, leaving him and Steve alone. 

Steve paused for a moment, trying to decide whether he should lie or fess up to the allegation. “How did she know?” Steve finally responded, standing up and pushing the chair he was sitting on behind him. 

Tony shrugged dismissively, “I don’t ask these kinds of things. I just hear in passing that the geriatric is having a hard time and tune in.”

Steve shook his head slightly, rolling his eyes to mask his clear embarrassment. 

“Well, is it true?”

“We’ve just been having the occasional… rift. A little more than occasionally.”

Tony nodded, fake pondering the situation, “well, I always know what I do for Pep, at least after I tell her I’m getting rid of the suit. Go buy her something nice. Really nice, like jewelry, or a purse if she’s into that kind of thing. I would say a car, but I know that Social Security check isn’t getting you too far. You know what? Put it on the company card. My treat.”

Steve wanted to scoff, turn his nose up at the offer like it was a terrible idea, but it really wasn’t. Maybe a material surprise was the way to win you back. He made a soft ‘hmph,’ noise as he mulled it over. “That’s definitely not your worst idea. Thanks,” he gave his teammate a soft smile before collecting himself and heading out of the conference room. 

His first stop after work was some local jeweler. Steve threw on a (not very) inconspicuous outfit before entering the building, where he browsed for a good hour, searching for something that he believed you’d like. After looking at more jewelry than he had ever cared to see in his life, he decided on a necklace with a thin golden chain with a decent sized diamond hanging off of it. It was a little pricier, and you’d be able to tell— but he hoped it would help the gift mean more to you. 

——

When you arrived home late that night, Steve was sitting in the living room waiting for you. It was almost daunting, the sight of him sitting alone on the couch mostly in the dark, only the television illuminating his face. He kind of reminded you of a parent waiting to confront their child who just snuck out, or a concerned friend seconds away from staging an intervention with you. 

Walking past the room, you peeked your head through the doorway, and observed the flat, small box in front of him on the coffee table. 

“Hey, Sweetheart,” he greeted, standing up so he could greet you with a hug and grabbing the little box as he did so.

“Is everything okay?” you probed, speaking into Steve’s shoulder.

“Of course. I just wanted you to know how much I love you, and that I’m sorry for not having as much time for you as I should,” he pulled away before holding the box out for you. 

You hesitantly took the box and opened it, letting out a gasp when you viewed the delicate looking gold necklace. 

You were having mixed emotions, because it was clearly beautiful and you were grateful to the gesture. But you knew that this must’ve been expensive, and that it was so unlike Steve to have done something like this. Your frugal, Great Depression era guy wasn’t exactly the most material. 

“I love it,” you gushed, admiring the jewelry. 

“Can I put it on you?” Steve asked, and received a nod in return.

Steve set the box down on the table and lifted up the necklace, bringing it up to your neck and focusing on clasping it in the back.

“Babe, how much was this?” you blurted, not even being able to filter the words before they left your mouth. 

“Hmm? That doesn’t matter,” he dismissed, then stepped away from you to admire your clavicle. 

“It just feels weird letting you spend so much on me.”

“It’s a gift, though. You’re not supposed to think about those things,” he hummed, pressing a chaste peck to your nose. 

“Steve, I got you a Nespresso for Christmas and you wouldn’t stop complaining about how expensive it was. I love it, I really do. It’s beautiful and I’ll always think of you when I wear it. I just think that maybe we should have the same standards for each other,” you stood up from your seat and sidestepped him. “I need a shower.”

Steve watched you walk off, letting your words simmer in his thoughts.

That was the last time he would take relationship advice from Tony. 

Words of Affirmation

This conclusion probably shouldn’t have taken you this long, but you were almost completely sure that this would be the love language to win Steve back over. You felt bad for some of the occurrences between the two of you lately, with sour exchanges and sweet moments that turned bitter on a whim.

In all honesty, you were concerned that Steve doubted your love for him. And if his love language really was words of affirmation, this would certainly convince him otherwise. 

You sat at your desk the night before Steve departed for a two-week mission, trying to write a nice message for him. You tapped your pen on the stock paper in deep thought as you tried to figure out the best thing to say. 

I’m sorry for arguing so much with you lately. You and everything that you do mean the world to me, even when you get on my nerves. I love you more than anything and that will never change. 

The words looked cramped and unkempt on the little note. Your handwriting got messier as you went. You groaned at it, crumpled the paper, and tossed it in your trash bin. Time to start over again.

I’m sorry for arguing with you. I love you a lot. Can you stop picking up your phone when we’re spending time together?

You groaned at the passive aggressive tone of your message. That certainly wasn’t going to get you anywhere. Straight to the bin it goes.

I love you so much so don’t die on your mission or I’ll be pretty upset. Be safe out there xx.

The tone was even more off now. You needed to think of something that would really make Steve remember you while he was gone. For a second, you considered snapping a nude with a polaroid and attaching it to the letter.

I’m sorry that things have been so bad nasty for us lately. I promise that I love you, despite our ups and downs. Nothing will ever change that. I’ll miss you more than you know while you’re gone. Make sure you call me every day, my love. 

A little cheesy, but you signed off with your name regardless, and contentedly looked at your work. The spacing looked correct, the tone wasn’t harsh, and you knew for a fact that Steve would appreciate it.

You stayed up a little later than normal, waiting for Steve to get home and change out of his ‘work clothes’ so that you could slip the note into his utility belt. 

You folded the note to a small little square and set it beside an granola bar in a pocket you’d assumed he frequently used. Content with your work, you laid back in bed until your partner slipped in bed beside you, and sleepily cuddled into you until you were both unconscious. 

—

Around two weeks had passed since Steve had seen you last, and he had decided to stop by the office and finish up paperwork before coming to see you. It had been radio silence on his end, despite the note in his clothing that clearly requested daily contact. Part of you wondered if Steve had seen it at all.

Steve had just finished signing the documents when he finally noticed it, reaching into a sparsely used part of his belt to have a quick snack. His hand landed on a folded piece of paper, and he cringed as he unfolded it, the letter becoming clearer and clearer as he did so. He wondered just how long the message had been waiting for him. 

He read your sweet words with a frown on his face, the guilt from not opening it sooner overriding the sweet feelings that he would otherwise have. He grabbed his phone and considered texting you, but abandoned that thought altogether. 

“FRIDAY, any idea where Y/N is right now?”

“I was told not to share any information about Ms. L/N, Captain Rogers.”

“Whose orders?” Steve pressed.

“Hers,” the bot quipped back. 

Steve groaned aloud. He was really in for it tonight.

Physical Touch

“Have you tried touching her more?” Thor casually queried. The water that Steve had just consumed nearly flew out of his nose, and his cheeks reddened instantly. 

“Pardon?” he asked, looking away from his friend instantly. 

“I understand that you and Y/N have been having troubles lately. Perhaps she does not feel held by you. Maybe she wants you to show her off in public, to hold her hand, hug her,” he suggested. 

Could Steve even be blamed for going there? He was having a chat with a god of fertility. Who wouldn’t think the same? 

“Stark’s gala tonight. Show the world that she’s yours, and I guarantee that she’ll love every moment of it.”

——

You were confused. Really confused.

The night began with some simple touches, hand holding as you entered the building, a casual arm around your waist as you chatted with donors and politicians you hadn’t seen in months, a playful match of footsie under the table while waiting for food. But it came to a head when Steve had decided to rest his hand on your ass and grope you in the midst of a conversation.

Now, in any other situation, you would welcome this affection. But both you and Steve had never been a fan of PDA, and this was a bit too far. 

As subtle as you could manage, you pushed his hand away, offering him a sour look as you did so. 

“Excuse us,” you told some rich old man in an artificially sweet tone before ushering Steve off to his office for a bit more privacy.

“What was that about?” you questioned, sitting down in the padded chair behind Steve’s desk, and running your fingers over your necklace in a bit of a nervous tick. 

“What do you mean?” he retorted, standing across from you at the desk and setting his hands on top of the clear table.

“Why were you groping me in front of people? That’s really... unlike you. And it made me uncomfortable.”

Steve frowned genuinely, looking down at the table in embarrassment. “I’m really sorry. For making you uncomfortable. It sounds ridiculous but I was just trying something new.”

“Apology accepted, but are you sure? You weren’t like, jealous of those guys or something? You know you’re the only hundred year old I have eyes for,” you set your hands atop of his and squeezed.

Steve chuckled at this, the flush of his cheeks only highlighted more by the laughter, “it’s just that, uh, Thor told me I should try showing you off more. Or something like that.”

“So you groped me in front of our guests? That’s silly. And a little unprofessional,” you glanced over at the cork board on his desk sitting next to his desktop, and amongst the neatly arranged scratched out to-do lists and random reminders, you couldn’t help but notice the creased paper of the note you’d left for his mission. Your chest warmed when your eyes fell upon it. 

“When did you find this thing?” you asked, pointing to the note. 

“I meant to say something, but when I found it, FRIDAY said you didn’t want to talk to me. SO I was going to bring it up when I got home, but you were still working. After that, I kinda… you know-”

“Forgot?” you finished with a hearty laugh, “It’s fine. You’re such a dork. C’mere so I can get my own groping in,” you chided, grinning to yourself when Steve wrapped his arms around you in a tight embrace. 

Acts of Service

Steve was quietly folding your laundry in your bedroom when it finally occurred to you, but when it did, it hit like a ton of bricks.

Steve’s love language was acts of service!

Things suddenly began to make sense to you, the way that he initially attempted to apologize by spending hours cooking one meal, how he consistently worked to make your life as comfortable as possible, and his great insistence to do house chores, despite you being more than capable.

Steve set down a stack of folded sweatshirts by your calf, snapping you away from your brief retrospective daze. If that really was the case, and Steve’s love language truly was acts of kindness, you had to come up with some sort of plan to communicate to him just how much you cared about him in a way that he really appreciated.

Luckily for you, you were a quick thinker. Before you even knew it, a week filled with random acts of kindness before he was off on yet another mission was quickly hatched.

——

You were up at the ass-crack of dawn. Really. Steve liked to get up earlier than the sun in order to run, or train, or whatever the hell it was that superheroes did. You were seriously regretting your decision to wake up around the same time as him in order to do some favors for him in the morning. 

By the time Steve was back from his run, his favorite coffee was brewed and cooling, and you were in the laundry room at the dryer, preparing to give Steve a warm towel after his shower.

Despite the three mugs of coffee you’d just downed, it was becoming more and more difficult to keep your eyes open. It didn’t help that your eyelids felt like they weighed fifty pounds each, and the warmth of the dryer next to you was providing you with just enough comfort to drift off.

And drift you did. In fact, half an hour later, you’d missed the frantic calling out for you from your boyfriend as he searched for you around the apartment. 

You finally awoke when he shook your shoulders, his amused voice bringing you back to consciousness. 

“What’s going on here?” Steve grinned, pushing some hair out of your face. 

“Mmm,” you began, “Iwantedtogetawarmtowel,” you slurred sleepily and incoherently.

“Even with super hearing I couldn’t decipher that. Let’s get you a mattress, okay?” Steve hoisted you up like you were nothing, and carried your half asleep body all the way up to your bedroom. 

The next thing you knew, you were buried under your favorite comforter and propped against a mountain of feathery pillows. A gentle forehead kiss and an incomprehensible sentence about calling off of work for you later, you were back in a deep sleep. 

So much for warm towels.

—

You were going to do better this time. That’s what you told yourself as you strolled through the grocery store, the same store that you hadn’t shopped in since moving in with Steve, as he preferred to do the shopping himself.

Equipped with a short paper list and sheer determination to make the trip as short and accurate as possible, you gathered all of the groceries that you believed were necessary— just enough to restock the fridge, and fill some gaps left in the cupboard. 

Your time at the store was indeed brief, as you found yourself in the checkout lane after just twenty minutes (you definitely weren’t going to brag about that to Steve later. Definitely not), and back home with just enough time to unload the groceries, and further prep yourself to go to work. 

You’d honestly forgotten about your trip to the store by the time that you arrived home, up until you found your boyfriend arm deep in your pantry, hellbent on finding… something.

“Can I help you?” you poked with a laugh, coming up beside Steve and peeking over his shoulder.

“I’m just… Did you happen to grab any protein bars while you were at the store?” he asked, pausing his search to look back at you.

“I don’t think so. Why? It’s not like you need any more protein,” you teased, squeezing a bicep to demonstrate your words.

“They’re pretty convenient when I’m out in the field. Don’t worry about it, though. I’ll just swing by the store and grab some before my mission tomorrow. Actually, I should probably go now. Y’know, before I forget,” Steve was already grabbing his car keys from the counter by the time his sentence was finished, leaving you to fight off your disappointment at your minor grocery store failure.

You looked at what you now knew was an insufficiently filled pantry and pinched the bridge of your nose. You had seriously underestimated the ins and outs of shopping for a super soldier. 

Well, third time’s the charm?

—

After this week, you would never complain about waking up early again. You were now up at an absolutely ungodly hour, scrambling eggs, flipping pancakes, and spreading jam on toast for a sleeping, unsuspecting Steve.

You placed the plate on a sturdy wooden tray, poured orange juice and an extra glass of water, and set a nicely folded napkin, along with utensils, next to the items.

You hoped that the scent of bacon wafting up to your bedroom would eventually pull him out of his slumber, and seeing how bacon was the only thing left to finish cooking, you took a little break. 

A round of Candy Crush turned into two, then three, and goddamnit, why can’t you beat this fourth level! You got so wrapped up in your mobile game that you didn’t even notice when the scent from your kitchen became slightly rancid, and when you rushed over to the oven to check on your now extremely burnt bacon, the smoke detector wailed.

You grabbed a kitchen towel and waved your arms like a madwoman near the smoke detector, the shrieking eventually stopping, but not before Steve was halfway down the stairs.

“Y/N, where are you? Is everything okay?” he nearly shouted, racing down the stairs and barreling through the smoky kitchen to find you. When he reached you, he wrapped his arms around your waist and began to pull you out of the kitchen. 

“Steve, relax. Everything is okay. Except those pieces of bacon,” you rubbed your now sweaty palms on your pajama pants before breaking away from him to crack open the kitchen window. 

“Christ, what happened? And why are you up so early?”

“I was trying to make you breakfast in bed,” you admitted, rather embarrassed by the dramatic scene you’d accidentally created. “Sorry,” you muttered.

Steve wrapped his arms around you once more, this time in a reassuring bear hug that left your cheeks pressed to his chest. “Don’t be. I really appreciate this, and everything else you’ve done this week. It’s the thought that counts, right?”

“I guess,” you mumbled into his shirt. 

“Besides, everything else looks delicious. And you tried your best for me while trying something new. I think that’s really sweet of you.”

“Really?” you pried, looking up at him.

“Really,” Steve confirmed.

“Well, I think it would be really sweet of you if you went back to bed and got all cozy so I can take care of you.”

Steve chuckled softly, pressed a little kiss to your nose, then nodded, “yes ma’am.”

Quality Time

Steve had been in a bubbly mood since getting back from his mission, and for no particular reason. It wasn’t like you weren’t happy that your partner was happy, but feeling like you were out of the loop was slightly concerning.

Before you could let your thoughts run too wild, you decided to pop the question during one of your evening walks. 

“Okay Steve, what is going on with you?” you asked, veering to the side of the trail when a biker rode past you. 

“Nothing big. Nothing too important. I’m just out of service for the next three months,” Steve said casually, playing it cool. 

“What?!” you paused, your brows raising and eyes widening in surprise as you searched his face for sincerity. “You’re serious?”

“Serious as a heart attack.”

“Steve!” you gasped happily, nearly roaring out his name in excitement. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“I was going to tell you before wining and dining you, but you beat me to it. So…?”

“…So I’m happy to have you back. I may need you to negotiate some time away from work for me in the next few months, then. I don’t wanna miss this preview of stay-at-home-dad-Steve.”

“Hey, don’t push it.”

“Oh, I’m planning on pushing it.” 

Epilogue

The sun was beating down on you, but the soothing breeze that flowed past your checked blanket every so often provided a pleasant antidote to the summer heat.

You’d truly picked the best day for a picnic.

Despite spending a good amount of time with your partner, the last month and a half had truly felt like a whirlwind. You casually started looking for a forever home, found yourselves making plans for an early retirement, and you had a new, sneaking suspicion that a proposal was on the horizon.

In the midst of it all, Steve had suggested that the two of you take a midday tryst at your local park and throw yourselves a little picnic. Of course you obliged, because when your greek god of a boyfriend suggests going on a spur of the moment date, you agree.

You now watched the nearly cloudless sky with pure, unadulterated feelings of content and joy while Steve set a slice of cheese on a cracker, leaning over your body to feed you. As you opened your mouth, Steve paused abruptly at the soft vibration coming from his pocket. 

Steve resumed as if nothing had changed, popping the cracker into your open mouth and letting his phone continue to ring.

“Don’t you wanna get that?” you questioned.

“It can wait,” Steve stated nonchalantly, slipping his phone out of his pocket and pressing decline with absolutely no hesitation before tossing the device to the edge of your blanket.

You didn’t realize how long you’d been waiting to hear those three words.

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a/n: this could’ve been solved in like 20 minutes by sitting down and taking a love language quiz together

[thelittleboyfromloveactually]

The stewardess

Pt.6

Word count: 1432

Warnings: cussing, angst

Prompt: chris breaks your heart and you have to continue your life without him

Authors note: this is a shorter chapter but i wanted to draw it out. The next chapter will be the last 😭

It’s funny how quickly something so amazing can turn into the worst regret of your life. With those few words my heart shattered. My heart was broken by someone I had known for barely a week! It’s pathetic. The sounds around me seemed blurred.

“Y/n…….y/n? Y/N!” Chris yelled

I snapped back into the moment. The horrible, dreadful moment. “Yeah?”

“Do you have anything to say?” He looked into my eyes.

I looked at my feet, took a deep breath and then looked directly at him. “Yes. Fuck. You.” I turned around and walked away

“Y/n…y/n! Come on! No please just listen to me! I can explain everything” he called to me

I stopped and turned to face him “what she’s just some chick? Oh wait no I forgot that’s actually me” I laughed

“Y/n please just hear me out, please just listen to me”

“No you listen! I have had one of the best weeks of my life with you! And for what?! To be just some desperate chick who you decided to fuck out of boredom?! That’s bull shit chris! Bull shit!!! I am done! I don’t give fuck about what you have to say because I hate you! I hate you and I hate myself for falling so naively In love with you! But I’m not gonna let you hurt me like this! No, I’m not gonna be another conquest of some cocky celebrity! I suggest you tell Sam the truth, because maybe I was just some chick but you sure as hell cheated on her and she deserves to know that her BOYFRIEND is a lying son of a bitch!” I paused to take a breath “so fuck you chris!”

He looked at me, speechless. I left. I walked off the boat and into town. I wasn’t gonna deal with this. I walked along the harbor holding back my tears. There was no way he was gonna hurt me like this. I wasn’t gonna let this get to me.

The sun was beginning to set by the time I got back to the yacht. I walked slowly up the dock. When I got back RDJ and Anthony were sitting on the couch.

“Oh hey y/n! Where have you been?” Asked Anthony

“Oh i just needed some air” i smiled

“All day?” Asked RDJ

“Ik I’m” I sighed “I’m so sorry”

“Don’t worry bout it Y/N! You deserve this vacation as much as we do!” Said RDJ

“Thanks, I’ll get dinner started” I smiled and walked away

“Oh wait Y/N! It’s only the two of us tonight” said RDJ

I turned to face him “only you and Anthony?”

“Yeah, Chris had to leave, something about his girlfriend needing him for something. Oh shit also don’t tell anyone about that, they are on the DL. Uh he also left this for you” he walked over to me and handed me an envelope “he said he was sorry he had to leave”

I nodded “thank you, I’ll um, thanks” I smiled and walked into the kitchen. Of course there waiting for me was collin.

“I hate to say I told you so” he said

“Fuck off”

“Y/n I’m sorry” he began walking toward me

“Shut up collin. You don’t give a damn fuck about me.”

“Yes I do y/n! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you!”

“I don’t wanna hear it! I don’t care! Please just…just leave me alone”

He sighed “ok” he walked away

I began cooking hoping to take my mind off of this. Off of him.

I stared at it. The letter with my name on it. The letter he had written me before he left. Fuck I wanted to open it. I wanted to open it but I also didn’t care. He hurt me. There was no going back. Jesus, fine. I grabbed the letter and opened it. Why did he have good handwriting though?

Dear Y/N,

This past week I’ve fallen in love with you. I understand you are angry. I know I would be too. But I promise you that you aren’t some chick. I love you and I want you to know the truth. Samantha and I have been dating for 3 months now. The reason why RDJ invited me on this trip was because Sam and I were having a really hard time. Fighting every night. It was toxic. It is toxic. He invited me so I could get away and think. I didn’t expect to meet such an amazing, beautiful and fun person while I was away. But I did, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the time I spent with you. I wish you would forgive me but I understand if you don’t. I love you Y/N Y/L/N. Thank you for every amazing moment.

Much love,

Chris

This motherfucker. I hated myself at this moment because I wanted to forgive him. I wanted to see him again. I read the letter again and again. After I came to terms with the fact that he didn’t stay here to fight for me. Even if he did love me, he went back to her. I walked into his room. The bed had not yet been stripped. The sheets still looked as they did when we left this morning. I climbed on to the bed, i rapped myself up in the Egyptian sheets that smelled like him, and cried.

6 weeks later I turned in my resignation.

4 years later…

“Hi how can I help you?” I asked the old lady that stood in front of me.

“Hi! I was wondering if I could have one of you famous lemon tarts please?” She asked sweetly

“Yes of course! Anything else?”

“That will be all thank you” she smiled

“Alright I’ll go grab that for you”

I walked over to the glass case and pulled out one of the lemon tarts.

“Jesus it’s busy today” said my favorite employee Chanel

“Just another summer day in paris” i smiled and walked back to the register

“Here you are, you’re all set!”

“Thanks sweetheart” she said kindly

I smiled. It has been 4 years now since I quit working for RDJ. 3 since I opened le route cafe. 2 ½ since we became one of the most popular cafes in paris. I still talk to RDJ. He actually helped me find this place and get started. After I turned in my resignation I flew to Paris and got a job at another cafe. I worked there for about 7 months and then had to leave to do some…..technical difficulties. Much to my surprise the week before I quit working the yacht, I couldn’t seem to keep any food down. Little did I know that I was not only pregnant, but pregnant with the child of the man who broke my heart. I of course eventually confronted RDJ about what happened. He helped me find a job at the cafe and then once I left to raise Francesca he helped me find a suitable home and start up my own cafe. I think he kinda blamed himself for what happened. I of course blamed no one but myself. Now I was rushing around my own restaurant, laughing and enjoying every moment of life. Francesca was 3 years old now. I had to hire a nanny, alice. She takes care of Francesca while I am working. It was about time for her to be back. Speak of the devil

“Maman!” She yelled as she ran behind the counter to come and hug me.

“Hello darling!” I squatted down to give her a hug “how was your day?”

“Good” she smiled and then hugged me again

“How about you help me with cupcake tasting?” I asked her

She nodded excitedly. I went to grab one of the raspberry cupcakes we had made.

“Here you are” I handed it to her

“Merci!” She smiled

“Hey y/n” Chanel tapped me on the shoulder “there is a huge crowd outside, there’s like paparazzi”

I stood up to look out. I couldn’t see what was happening but one of my waitresses came in. "Que se passe-t-il là-bas?” What’s going on out there I asked

“il y a une célébrité, je pense que c'est un super-héros” there’s a celebrity, I think he is a super hero, she responded. Probably RDJ coming to check in on me.

“I think it’s just RDJ,” I told Chanel. Right as I spoke those words, Chris Evans walked in the door.

Pt. 7

[mrs-hollandstan]

More Than Perfect || Sam Holland

Warnings: mentions of nudity, mentions of childbirth and the complications afterwards, self-doubt, language?, babiessss, Sam just being a supportive cutie

Word Count: 1,720

Author’s Note: Hopefully you guys enjoy a little bit of dad!Sam. Lemme know :) Also, huge credit to @/marsbudge on Instagram for the picture on the right. She’s amazing in expressing her beauty and is the whole reason I created this piece. Moms/ women in general are fucking superheroes. 

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There was nothing like having a baby. You were told that once you had a little one, your life would change and you would never understand the absolute love you have for this tiny human you'd made. When you and Sam got pregnant with your daughter, he was infatuated with your naked body. The tummy and the thick thighs and the ever growing breasts. Not that you yourself particularly minded being nude around your fiancè or just in general, especially when it just so happened that in the worst weeks of your pregnancy you'd be in the middle of summer. 

When your belly popped towards the bottom, blossoming up the further you got in your pregnancy, Sam lost his mind. He loved the bump and when his hands wandered, it's often where they ended up. More than anything, Sam appreciated the changes your body went through, especially the stretch marks around your thighs, hips, and belly. The boy was obsessed. That's why his Instagram blew up with pictures of your belly, pictures from the baby shower, of the nursery, of her closet, her name board above the crib, and eventually her when she arrived in the beginning of August. 

Virginia Elizabeth was what you named her and Sam, just as much as when she was in your belly, was obsessed with her. She was constantly in his arms and he admired each one of her little features on the daily, dressing her, feeding her (if you couldn't of course), changing her, rocking her to sleep. He was an all around great father. 

Especially because of the pain and exhaustion he inevitably and guiltily felt he inflicted on you. Your bump remained for a few weeks, but what it left, Sam saw, made you slightly depressed. Your feet were still swollen, your breasts were huge but your belly was starting to sag, and the bleeding was ridiculous. You slept most of the time because of the constant milk production and late nights, but Sam didn't mind taking Virginia out into the living room and kitchen, especially if his brothers were over to see their baby girl. 

However, after about a month you'd gotten somewhat used to being a mom and feeding her late at night with Sam right there at your side, giddy smile on his face the entire time at the look of his girls. He loved introducing you as his girls and going to see family and friends with your bubbly little girl in his arms. But something that seemed to remain after all of it was the nudity in your house. 

Sam found that most times he came to find you napping, you were nude beneath the blanket. Not that he minded. Easy access to the skin of your back and belly and thighs. He actually loved the sight and hoped that when he went back to culinary school and eventually went to work as a chef in one of your local restaurants, you'd still be like that, something to look forward to when he climbed into bed with you. 

With a day off from work but not from school, Sam was off in the afternoon and back before the sun started to set, walking up the stoop with a smile on his face. Even a few hours spent away from his girls was torturous. Shouldering the door open, he drops his bag just inside, kicking his shoes off just beside it, 

"Babe?" He calls. There's no reply, a frown covering Sam's face as he walks towards the nursery. He pauses in the doorway of your bedroom when he sees you, smiling to himself. You stand just before your bed, nude with your little girl, only clad in a diaper, in your arms. Your eyes are closed as you sway from side to side, the little one whimpering softly. Walking into the room, Sam stands with his hands on his hips, 

"Look at you two." He says softly. You open your eyes slowly, glancing at him. His smile is so wide you don't know how it fits on his face. He takes a deep, breathless like breath, looking you over, "You two are so perfect." He mumbles before he walks forward again, coming to stand behind you. His hands rest over your hips, lips pressed to your temple, 

"You smell like biscuits." You murmur softly, not faltering in the swaying, even as you lean back against his chest. He chuckles softly, 

"Orange cardamom biscuits. They'd go good with your tea, I'll have to make them sometime for you." He explains softly. You nod, lips pressing against Virginia's cheek. Her little face is turned up towards the ceiling, mouth hanging open as she fights sleep. You sigh, 

"I uhh, I took a shower, put her in that little bouncy thing just outside the shower and she got fussy cause it was hot in the bathroom. So I took her out of her onesie and was holding her and I just... her skin on mine felt amazing. Like yours does. And I miss her. I miss..." Sam can see the tears in your eyes now, "I miss my baby bump and being in the hospital smelling that newborn smell and all that." You tell him. He nods, 

"Its the postpartum peach. You know it'll pass and you'll have so much fun with her when she's older. Plus... the older she gets, the closer we are to havin another one. More of that newborn smell." He reasons. The look you throw him over your shoulder makes him swallow, 

"Alright... yeah, still traumatized from her birth, got it but... you don't have to be so upset. She's still little and perfect... both my girls are, and for the next... what, year, that won't change. She'll get nice and chunky and when she changes, we'll so be ready for it. She'll get giggly and fun and you'll love it. I know you will babe." He reassures. You nod, 

"I know I just can't help it. It feels like someone else is controlling my life, my emotions. I'm sorry." 

"You don't have to apologize Y/N. Your body, your mind are going through a lot of changes. You're maturing and all that. I'm not upset about it. The crying, from you or her doesn't bother me. At least there's some need for me." He half jokes. You smile, looking down at your baby girl. He sighs, 

"I'm really likin this naked thing with you though." He mutters, kissing your shoulder as he molds your hips in his hands. You hum, 

"Sometimes I'm just too lazy to get dressed, other times it's just too hot." You reason. Sam nods, 

"I like it." 

"Oh yeah?" He nods when you glance up at him, "Maybe you should join the party then. I wanna stare at her and she likes daddy's chest." He doesn't even need you to finish the before he's stripping from the grease and oil stained shirt and pants, leaving them in a pile on the floor as you sit at the edge of the bed. You scoot to your side, letting Sam lay down before you before you lay Virginia over his chest. He mumbles incoherently down at her, kissing the top of her head as he strokes down her back. He purrs which makes her whimper, the motion further lulling her to sleep. He glances over at you when you prop your head up on your hand, 

"You're a great father Sam. You've always been an awkward little bean but... when it comes to V, you do amazing." He chuckles softly, 

"Thanks Y/N/N. You two... mean the world." He admits, rubbing up and down your baby's back softly. You sigh, brushing his unruly curls aside, 

"I'm just glad that I don't have to cook. The food you make is excellent and you like doing it and baby loves it too." He laughs again, 

"And that's all that matters is making you both happy." He murmurs. There's a silence that permeates between you for a moment before you stand, finding the thin robe you wear all the time if it genuinely is too hot to wear anything else, 

"What was this... thing you were saying about orange cardamom biscuits?" You ask with a cock of your eyebrow. He smiles wide, tip of his tongue caught between his teeth, 

"I'm starting to think ALL you use me for is food." 

"I feed your little girl from my own body like eight times a day. The LEAST you could do is make bomb fucking food Holland." He hums after a moment, eyes averted from yours and to the little girl laid across his chest. He glances back up, 

"Can we just... have a little longer of this moment? Just a pretty little family before I'm whisked away to slave over a stove." He jokes. After a moment of staring at each other, you sigh, trying to fight your smile before you near the bed again, sitting at his side, 

"Fine Samuel. But only because you're pretty." You lean in to kiss his nose, kissing your baby girl's head just below his chin, "And you too little miss. I just hope you at least get something from me for all the pain and suffering I went through getting you here." Sam reaches up to tuck hair behind your ear, 

"You're a great mumma already. I have no doubt that she'll be witty and perfectly perfect. With a mum like you she'll always know she can never disappoint us with whatever decision or life choice she makes. You'll make sure of it and that's what matters. Raising a decent fucking human being." He says with such passion in his eyes you think you'll faint. You stare at him for another moment before sighing, 

"I love you more than anything on this earth Samuel Holland. Our little family is just perfect right now." You tell him. Leaning up to kiss you, he sighs, 

"Love my girls in all of their beautiful nudity. Love skin to skin." He murmurs. You lay your head against his shoulder, watching your girl sleep. Of course pregnancy and motherhood was difficult, but your fiancè made it so much better and your baby girl was everything and more for the both of you.

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