#mom-inara

[unch4rtedwxters]

hey everyone!!!

@queenpiranhadon wanted me to let everyone know that she's lost access to her account!

the guess is her mom changed the password and she doesn't know the new one but it could be anything really

regardless she asked me to tell all her mutuals so ye!!

moots below the cut bc holy shit kae has so many y'all

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[foxboyclit]

for the oc asks - 16 for everyone, 7 for Fae, 3 & 4 for Howl, and 8 for Iphis :p

hi space!! ty so much for the ask :D

16. Is there any memes or running jokes associated with the character, both in- and out of universe?

in universe, the Nydallas' main jokes directed at each other is just transphobia. "as a man/woman-" "you're not that you're a delusional pervert". they're the only people who can make these jokes to each other too

where's the unhhh quote "you are a crossdressing transvestite" cause that's them

out of universe, it's Iphis' Oedipus complex, which Minisstra is fine fetishizing until someone Actually mistakes him for his son

there are also jokes about her and Inara. "what is she gonna do, tell mom?" & "blorbo cps is coming for Minnie. she's gonna have to live with her sister"

Fae's in-universe running joke is "i'm too pretty and my tits are too big for [inconvenience]. out of universe ive joked them and Elistraee go back and forth when they're looking for guidance on something they should know. "i cant show you everything Faeryl" "well can you show me this one thing??"

Chen doesn't have any in-universe jokes because she's so damn miserable. unless you count her straight up lying in public arguments with Ang'dra "you shouldve thought about that before sleeping with my sister!"

out of universe i think ive said she would die in a glue trap

3. What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?

their role in the story! i first got the idea to play a spooky priest of a fringe religion with a cat. originally Howl was gonna be a cult leader and more evil leaning than they turned out to be

4. And reverse, which one of the four things did you struggle with the most?

this counts for personality i feel; i think it was incorporating their neurodivergency into their story! i knew from early on i wanted undiagnosed autism and depression to be one of their main struggles, i tweaked their signs/symptoms and timeline of episodes quite a bit through the years.

8. What is the origin of their personality? And let's be honest - how much of it is projecting?

you know this already, it's Ashenivir. i wanted to see what happened if i gave him HRT That Makes You Evil, and the answer is apparently "even worse at dealing with mommy issues and uses his post-transition confidence to ruin others"

i don't really project onto Iphis that much, i guess the biggest one would be his kinks but his whole character started out as a fun concept to be horny about. like there's stuff he's into i'd never in a million years try, that's why i write.

i guess you could argue his thick skin and superiority complex from transitioning in Menzo is another bit of projecting, but because he's been through worse both traits are more exaggerated.

send me oc asks!

[npdblythe]

Subsystem based off of seasons of the year :3

Same as always, this system is free for anyone to use or take inspiration from however theyd like, pick apart or copy exactly, have fun and be kind!

Winter! Aka vivienne/inara!

They/she/clear/star/mist/snow

Lunar witch, mom friend, fiber arts enjoyer.

Spring! Aka reverie/marisol!

She/fleur/fae/bloom/honey

Kitchen witch, energetic and positive, garden keeper.

Summer! Aka rosemary/eden!

They/wave/sun/shine/dream

Sea witch, laid back and fun, picnic haver.

Autumn! Aka cypress/west

It/he/bat/ghost/glimmer/rot

Chaos witch, quiet but silly, animal lover.

[may-bornmia]

Clingy Little Baby (series) - Bang Chan

(a/n: THIS HAS BEEN POSTED ON WATTPAD UNDER MY USERNAME may_bornmia !!)

Pairings: Bang Chan x OC (you can picture yourself, whatever makes you comfortable :))

Warnings (for the entirety of the series): littlespace, forthcoming smut, subspace, a HUGE amount of fluff, fast-paced story

CHAPTER 8: Pointing Fingers

That night, Ahyoung received a call from Seungmin. It was about midnight, she noticed, as she picked up the call, "Hello?" 

"Youngie! I missed you," came Seungmin's voice from the other end, and she giggled. 

"I missed you too!" 

"How was the day without me? Did you talk to others?" he questioned, and she was instantly reminded of his touch; the way his hands felt warm against her skin, the way his nicknames sent shivers down her spine, and the way his kiss on her knuckles made her stomach churn with anticipation. 

"Y-Yes, I kinda did..." she stammered on call, stuffing herself in a pile of blankets and clutching her teddy bear close to her chest. 

"You're stammerin- are you okay?" Seungmin was immediately concerned. 

"Of course! I am okay, Minnie." 

"You can tell me if you're struggling with anything; you know that, right?" 

Ahyoung licked her lips, deep in thought whether she should ask a question or not, but then again, it was just Seungmin. He would help. 

"Uh, Minnie... what do you do when someone has a crush on you?" 

Seungmin quieted down for a moment, and then chuckled, "Youngie, who has a crush on you?" 

"Bang Chan. The guy I told you about yesterday?" 

"Ahh, I see, I see. He always looked kinda sus to me whenever you were with me," he laughed, "But it's fine. You are a great person, and I'm glad people are realizing that. Finally!" 

Ahyoung laughed, "Come on! That's not true. But, Minnie, how do you handle people when they have a crush on you?" 

"I ignore them and continue with my day." 

"Kim Seungmin." 

"Sorry, Park Ahyoung," he chuckled, "But you can always know if you want to take things further with someone or not. You need to feel a connection with them, and if you do, then you can be with them. It's okay if you cannot, though; don't feel bad about it if you don't like him back." 

"But, Minnie," she frowned, "I felt the connection with Hyunjin, too, and you know how it ended..." 

"He was a little shit, Youngie. Don't beat yourself up for what happened with him. It was his fault." 

"I don't want to point fingers, but I..." Ahyoung sighed in despair, "I could have been better. It was my first and only relationship, so maybe I did not know the basics of-" 

"Youngie, he was forcing you to have sex with him. It's good that you left that toxic jerk anyway." 

She kept frowning, and her despair deepened when he spoke, "I just called to tell you that I took my mom to the doctor's, and she has, like, a viral fever. I'll have to take a few days off to take care of her."

"Oh, no!" she pouted, "Is everything okay?" 

"The doctor said it's seasonal, so I guess it's normal? I'll just stay at home to observe," Seungmin explained, and she nodded, even though he could not see her doing so. 

"Tell her to get well soon, okay?" 

"Alright. And you sleep well, alright? Goodnight." 

"Goodnight, Minnie." 

She hung up, yawning. It was way past 12 in the night, and she was supposed to be asleep an hour ago. As she was turning off her phone, a message popped up from Chan on her notification bar. 

Channie:  Heyyy baby  You awake? 

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(a/n: to be continued)

Taglist (let me know if you wanna be added!): @whyyougottadothatbro @inara-a @berryberrytan @blissfulchahn

[alix-in-july]

I'm not all that convinced that Jayne "tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot ya" Cobb is a Snake secondary. He only really lies in two situations: when he's playing a prank on Simon (which Mal, a Lion secondary, did in the pilot, so I'm not sure that counts) and when he was trying to turn in Simon and River for the money. And even then, he keeps it very basic. Time to go. The plan's changed. Any other time he tries to put on an act, he's comically bad at it. Compare that to Inara, who doesn't miss a beat when Saffron tries to seduce her.

I also think his motivations would have been delved into a lot more if the series had continued. We know he spends a lot of time caring for his guns and he visits prostitutes, which seems like possible Snake hedonism. He sends money to his mom and loves the silly hat she sent him. I think there's a possibility he's a Snake whose people are mostly offscreen.

[beakys-book-hoard]

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

While I enjoyed what I read, I was a little disappointed in this one. I really enjoyed the first book, but this one felt like a filler book in comparison. The story progresses, yes, but slowly and then all at once at the end before ending with yet another cliffhanger. I find myself being annoyed with Inara a lot. But that comes naturally with child characters being written like they're an adult, but the other characters treat them like their age. I can honestly say she's my least favorite of the main characters, though with that being said, I do still like her. The reveal wasn't really a reveal. You kind of get what's being put down long before it's actually acknowledged in the series. I do like that we finally got some information on Skediceth. I hope for some more in the last book. I didn't care for Inara's mom still being alive. Or Arren having a sudden immediate flip in his opinion/actions at the end.

[lavenderangeline]

She who holds the spirits

TW:NSFW content

Chapter 7 Horror or spice?

The atmosphere lightend as they talked a little. But still… Anna and Yamato felt so hot that it was almost dangerous being in one room together. Both leaned back as they watched the woman getting chased through the woods, howling echoes through the trees. Their minds don´t focused on the woman who almost gets ripped to shreds by the werewolf.

Anna sits on Yamatos lap, both are blushing, seemingly focused on the movie but in reality their heavy breathing betrays their intentions. The sounds of the movie giving an weird contrary to what is acutally happening as the room darkens by the dissapearing sun. The red haired woman could feel the warm breath of her teammate, partner and best friend in the crook of her neck as he began to rub her hips on his hard cock. Almost like being hypnotised watching her hips making circles on her own. Feeling how wet she was as her pussy juice sunken its way to his boxers. Realization hitting, knowing she´s so wet only because of him, he lets out a silent, yet breathy moan. “Fuck- Anna… you´re so wet.”, he breaths. She presses her hips more on his to build up the tension. “Sorry, i really can´t hold my body back when it comes to you.” Yamato is about to loose his conscious mind and just fuck her here and now if he would give in into the impulse of nature. Leaning back onto the wall he lets slide his thick fingers under Anna´s shirt, looking at her head which turns. Her pupils form into cat like eyes, slightly glowing. It has something animalic that, if Yamato would be honest to himself, turns him on. Her smirk dissapears as Tenzo begins to massage her breasts, going into straight moans and if he wouldn´t bit her in the neck she would´ve gone faster with her hips again, risking to make him cum. He learned in the last weeks that she easily gets turned on by him massaging her boobs and twisting her nipples. Not that she wasn´t already but he wanted to be in control this time. It was easy enough for her to turn things around. Even tho they had only moments of just touching each other without pulling pants down it was always clear she was in charge of him. If she stays in charge it´s so intense, a good intense but not the intense he needed right now. It was fate having mercy on them that Anna´s mom wasn´t at home that day- Tenzo made his friend squirm a little, but her tiny moans began to get louder. Such a lucky situation to be home alone.

He sucked her flesh by the crook of her neck, leaving a big red mark. Nobody is gonna know- she never wears something revealing in puplic, letting others see the sealing of the spirit who´s name once been Inara. No one will ever know that Yamato is making this woman his. It´ll stay their hot little secret. The Captain pulls up the top, right over her perky breasts, one hand wandering down to her panties. “Y- Yam… What are you doing?”, Anna breaths, gently holding his wrist. He gives her a soft kiss on the shoulder. “I want to explore your body. Is it okay if i do?”, his voice is as soft as he kissed her, alluring and warm. Making her feel safe. After short thinking she nods. “Yes, please do.” she whispers, leaning back to him, laying her head on his shoulder, giving him full excess in this position. They both feel nervous, but feeling each others embrace is calming enough to move on. Yamato scoots a litte to make it more comfortable for them, still having Anna on his lap. He looks down on her while his hand sneaks itself under her pantie, yet again feeling the wet and warm juices before sliding one finger between her labia, she wimpers, then another- the tension gets high again, Tenzo hearing how her breath gets shakey from the build up lust. Anna bites her lips and watches the movements of his hand, feeling how his strong hand being gentle with her clit, stroking down inbetween her labia, exploring her folds before really acting which already makes her melt. “You´re doing so good for me baby girl~ so nice and wet~”, his voice is low and has a certain touch to it Anna is not used to- her eyes widen a little as he said “baby girl”. She never heard him saying that. Her thinking stops as one of his fingers enter her pussy, she moans, holding onto his other hand, which starts to gently twists her nipple again. Annaisha turns her head, kissing his cheek before he begins to kiss her back on the lips, starting to move his finger inside her- knowing that she´s wet enough he lets his second finger slide in. Wimpering Anna looks at him intensely, getting lost in his eyes, wanting to say something but she can´t.

Yamato notices of course. Rubs against the certain point inside of her he was just at, his smirk makes Annas cheeks flush even more, almost glowing in the darkness like her eyes- “Did you want to say something?” God this made Anna feel insane. She slightly nods, opens her mouth to speak but only lets out a moan as Yamato continues thrusting into her, beginning to also circle her clit with his thumb. “Sorry i didn´t understood what you just said~”, his cocky grin from the amusement he has over Anna while being in control makes her weak and mad at the same time. “You´re an- “, a moan coming from between her lips interrupts her sentence. Followed by whimpering as she feels how he gets the hang of it and the right pace. She gets dizzy again. “I´m listening-” The young man kisses her cheek. She answers between wimpering, pressing it out from her teeth, like a deep animalistic growl coming from inside of her, “Y- You´re a- an asshole sometimes… Y- Yamato-” Feeling his cock under her butt twitch as her growl comes out. Does he actually like that? Normally her partners there scared of it… But he makes her feel so good. She can´t hold it back. It´s like he is luring that part of her soul up towards the surface. As the young man noticed she´s close, he slowly stopped, giving her gentle thrusts with his fingers, kissing her which she eagerly responed to. Hungry kisses came from her as he pulled his fingers out. She then took her chance, turned around so her body fully faced him and Yamato couldn´t do overwise then give in… at least for now. Feeling incedibly hot, while his dick already wanted to spring out, feeling way too tight in his pants as if they´re suddenly too small. Every inch of his body craved this, craved her. This tiny glimpse he got with his finger inside of her and outside of her pussy makes him want her even more than before. Fuck- does she take the pill? Wait she already told him. Sadly she doesn´t- he knows why but for that he silently curses her. He is very careful with stuff like this but she twists his brain around so much, he would take every risk. Being on such a high he doesn´t even notice himself pulling down her panties, throwing them aside while still kissing her. She kisses from his cheek to his ear now, whispering “Let me make you feel good now~” She nestles on his pants, Yamato´s heart stays still in fear that she would just go to sit on him. Anna notices his emotion shift. She giggles, “Don´t worry, i wont get your dick into my pussy without you allowing me to~” He breaths out relived- maybe bit too loudly. Anna giggles. Embarrassed that she kinda read his mind by just his reaction makes him flustered. Tenzo watches Anna getting rid of her top. Her boobs jiggle a little making him look on them before his gaze comes up again. She places little kisses around his face, easing up his nervousness and making him smile. He then feels how she pulls up his hoodie, placing little kisses on his chest. Letting out a moan as she licks his nipple, sucks on it and massages his big bulge. Feeling now the need to cum even more than before. It´s like he hasn´t made it himself for weeks, which is kind of true… Somehow he didn´t wanted to because he was around Anna most of the time. This time he wanted to be more respectful than the first time he was around, in her bath- but having this blue balls is not coming in handy right now. He moves a little, Anna scoots back, letting him undress his hoodie. His heart pumps, feeling her little kisses on his neck, knowing Anna´s tactics are different than his, he lifts up his hip a little, helping her to slide down his pants. His red cheeks going to fill up his whole face as she looks down.

With curiosity on her eyes she looks at his fat cock. Touching his tip with her thumb before she strokes down the foreskin. His whimpers seemingly amusing her, letting Anna bite her bottom lip. At first she felt kind of intimidated by his ridiculous size but examinating it closer really wants her to feel it deep in her throat. The butterflies in her stomach giving her hot flutters by her clit and around her womb. It's hard to describe but it makes her even more hot. Leaning down, Anna grabs his shaft directing his slight cock towards her mouth. She gets a taste from the precum coming out of the tiny slit as she licks it up, showing her tounge piercing while doing so. It's salty, with an certain taste to it she can't identify. His little whimper gives Anna this dizzy feel for a second. God he sounds and tastes good-

Her gaze goes up to meet his, to her it seems like he doesn't know the difference between left and right. His dark eyes surround a fog which she never noticed on him before. Her lips slide down his big glance, beginning to suck on it while her tounge circles around the tip and her hand moves up and down on his shaft. Her other hand gripping into the skin of his thigh.

Yamato’s eyes roll back. The sensation of what she does is so good, it tingles all down his dick to his balls and stomach. He knew it's gonna feel good but never expected it even better than his fantasies. He grabs her hair, getting the impulse to shove it down her throat but he resists, enjoying the moment. As if the gods heard his plead Anna takes most of his dick in her mouth, seemingly testing how much she can take in. “ou fuck” he moans loud. She's really serious about it, gagging a bit but getting all of it into her throat. Her soft and warm throat making his thoughts getting wild. Seeing her like that, he never thought she would be so eager to please him. He helped bobbing her head up and down, every time deeper than before until it's so deep like when she was testing it out. Gagging, groans and muffled moans fill the room. The movie in the background only a fade glimpse of the reality around them.

“A-Anna…stop- I'm getting close again-”, Yamato whimpers, his dick now twitching by every movement of her. Anna directly stops, listening to the plead of her captain. She coughs a little before she licks up his shaft, kissing his tip and then looks up to him. It's now almost like she sits before him, waiting to get the next order. Yamato pulls her close by her chin, kissing her lips, getting a small taste of himself. “A nice cock you have there captain~”, her small grin makes him chuckle. “You took it very well, you always surprise me in new ways” he says between a kiss or two. She licked his lips “I can take even more, don't forget we have two options from now~”

The young woman let's our a silent squeal as Yamato pulls her close. Kissing down her neck she feels his cock between her labia, rubbing on her clit after he laid her down on her back still having Anna in his strong arms.

Then, lifting her arms over her head, pinning her down by the wrists with one of his big bear like hands. The woman squirms a little, knowing there's no way out now. He licks over her bare breast, ending by the nipple, sucking on it. Letting out some sweet moans and spreading her legs, all by herself willing to take his cock. This thought is about to drive Yamato mad. He nearly jumps up, kissing her intensely. The little tingles he had earlier are now in a uncomfortable way. The need to fill her up whole getting stronger. Anna slips her tounge into Yamato’s mouth, playing with his. Going around in circles both of them being to moan. Letting out a deep grunt by feeling his cock between her labia, beginning to slowly thrust between them. Everything gets so foggy. His brain is filled with lust, the smell of her body, the taste of it and her moans echoing through his ears. This is a new high he didn't even knew he could archive. Kissing her for a long time, feeling how swollen they are now before whispering, out of breath: “Where did you store the condoms?” Anna also has to take a breath: “In the little drawer of my nightstand.” She nods her head towards the direction of the little table to her bedsite.

Yamato leans over her, opening the drawer and grabs the package he bought before he went to his last mission he just returned from. Both of them said it's better to have them there, while wanting their first time together to be spontaneously. Closing the drawer before he shifts back over her again. Murmuring a short “got them-” then giving her a kiss on the cheek, caressing her cheek with the hand he used to put her down.

She smiles, feeling the excitement in her stomach. Annaisha watches Yamato sitting up, looking on the package and reading it, his face seems to drop all expression. The young women shifts up and holding her upper body with her elbows on the mattress. “Something wrong?” Yamato hid his face behind his hands in shame, still holding the package full of condoms. “I- I bought the wrong size.” Anna chuckles. The young man looks so defeated only bc of this. “It's okay, don't worry about it.”, she smiles, sitting up and moving the hands away where he hides under. Taking the package and putting it aside. She takes his face in her hands, hovering over his lips before kissing them. They pull each other close once again. Lowering on the soft mattress and blankets. Yamato suddenly stops the kiss, looking her in the eyes and husks: “Now it seems like I have to fuck you with my raw dick-” Anna wanted to talk against it, saying that he doesn't have to but the next sentence stopped her completely. “Now be a good little whore and take it all in~” He- what? Her cheeks were on fire. Letting out a whimper from what he just said.

For a short moment Yamato thinks about that he might has too much fun playing with her, but it's just too hot having this confident woman simply melt under what he's saying. He places himself between her legs, seeing her pussy in the half dark, the flicker of the TV being the only light in the room. Yamato lifts one of her legs up on the downside of her thigh, with the other hand he directs his cock towads her wet cunt. As the head of his cock slides in, Yamato let's out a grunt, letting go of his dick and pinning her arms up again. Looking into her face to watch her reaction. He slides in further, slow- even for him painfully slow. With every inch she squirms a bit more, whimpers getting louder. Yamato yet again almost loosing his control, she feels so good. Out of his mouth escapes a hot breath. Her warm and wet walls fitting perfectly around him. Looking down for a second he can't believe that she manages to fit this monster of a dick in. Shifting down to her and with it lifting her leg to her chest. Anna being pretty flexible coming in handy at this certain moment- he feels his dick hitting her soft cervix. “oh fuck Yamato, you feel so good~”, she moans. Looking up again to check on her she seems to be totally somewhere else.

Finally he starts moving. His hips clashing into hers. Not holding back anymore he gets faster, cursing between his teeth while praising the woman under him. The clapping on their bodies filled the room, followed by their loud moans. They lost themselves completely into each other. Yamato placed two fingers on her clit, circling it and seeing how Anna's back arched in sensation. Finally having her hands free she pulled Yamato close by his hair and kissing him without taking breaths. He responds her kisses just as intense as she intended them. Feeling as her walls begin to suck his dick in, he puts more pressure on her clit, still circling it in a consistent speed. Anna's kisses began to get sloppy, she was close. At least he assumed she was.

Anna felt herself getting close. The coil in her womb was about to explode. Her eyes rolled back, not knowing if she can handle this amount on sensation in her body. He was so deep inside of her, stretched and filled her cunt out completely. Feeling as he slaps his dick into her harder, basically impaling her with a deep growl. Before she even knew what was about to happen next she cums, sucking Yamato’s dick in, her walls pulsating around it. She sees stars. Every tension in her body flows out and Anna's mind goes completely blank. Her limbs feel like pudding as his hand is now placed over her womb, to tuck her in place. She twitches with every hard thrust he makes. Whimpering while holding onto the orgasm.

Tenzo positions her leg over his broad shoulder. To him it feels like her pussy wants to milk him dry. He shifts back to hold his balance then getting a tight grip on her hips. Thrusts getting sloppy. It seems like her pussy doesn't stop sucking him in. Within a second and a last heavy thrust onto her cervix Yamato cums inside of her. His hot cum filling her out and overflows although he's inside of her. The wave of the orgasm washes everything away. Making him feel like he's on a cloud. The young man places Anna's legs around his hips, placing sloppy kisses between her breasts. Her fingers brush through his hair, letting him look up. Seeing the soft smile on her lips gives him butterflies. With flushed cheeks he gently kisses her and he asks himself if this is what being with a goddess is like.

Without noticing the movie already being in it's credits, they slowly got into a more daisy sex round. Gently placing kisses, sweet touches and saying silent praises. Yamato using both of the cum and juices as lube while mildly thrusting into Anna's pussy, hitting her sweetspot. By the credit scene he paints her insides white again.

“You already came so much- it kinda surprises me that you spurt into me again. It's really hot~” Anna's low chuckle made his high even better. “You just feel so good, how could I resist?”, his voice is husk, still flowing out like honey, smooth and golden. After final kisses they turn off the TV, cleaning themselves up and cuddling into each other under the blanket. Feeling their naked skin warming each other.

Tiredly Annaisha asks, now barelybeing able to keep her eyes open : “Are you sure you're okay that we did it without a condom?” Being worried that he feels uncomfortable that they did it. For her…well- it hits her kink but that doesn't mean her partner should go with it just bc she likes it. She watches, closing her eyes here and there, fighting against her body to fall asleep. Her friend thinks for a second. “If I wouldn't have been okay with it or going to regret it later I never would have done it anyway. No worries pudding.”, his smile was so sweet that she couldn't resist to kiss him, snuggling even closer.

The next morning Anna got up early, letting Yamato sleep and going to the apothecary. The little bell rang as she walked out, holding a little package in her hand. She reads it again. “Morning-after pill.” Letting out a sigh she wants to slide it into her pocket as she hears someone saying her name. “Oh, good morning Annaisha. It's pretty early for you isn't it.”, the suspicion in their voice catches Anna off guard. Looking up she hides the little box behind her. “Kakashi! Good morning to you too!” She sees him fixing his headband. Oh for everything that is holy to her. She'll kick his butt if he used his sharingan to see what she has in her hands. The tall man standing in front of her smiles under his mask, in one of his hands he holds is book, he seems to re-read the series in order this time. “The apothecary? Are you unwell?”, he sounds worried. Surprised and curious she looks up at him with big eyes. “Oh, No worries. Just stocking up my meds.” she lies. “I'm glad to hear that! Hope to see you tomorrow for Narutos training. The kiddo seems to miss you. You weren't around the last days so we assumed you're sick.” Anna gasps a little, “God I'm so sorry! I totally forgot to tell you that in my free days I'm watching over the shop!”

Not realizing that she holds the package with the pill inside between her hands in front of her while bowing in apologies. Kakashi places his hand on her head, ruffling her hair. “It's okay. I understand.” “Thanks Kakashi…” As she fixes her hair he walks away, reading hs book. “See you tomorrow little pumpkin!”

Leting her gaze follow him a little down the street she has to take a deep breath in and out. Releaved he didn't ask her more… noticing now the pill in her hand her heart drops into her pants. “I…holded it basically in front of him-” She wanted to fade away in shame.

[littlethingwithfeathers]

I admit... I just love these...

1. Are you named after anyone?

Storytime.

So I was supposed to be named after both my grandmothers. But one of my grandmothers was like “Don’t name her after me! She’ll sound like an old lady and she’ll hate it!” So my mom said “FINE! If she’s born on your birthday, we won’t name her after you.”

That would put me at two weeks late...

I’m named after the Allman Brothers Song “Sweet Melissa.”

2. When was the last time you cried? Earlier this week. I cry when I get frustrated so it’s a pretty regular thing unfortunately. Big feelings, good or bad, come straight out of my eyeballs.

3. Do you have kids? Nope. Not human ones anyway. Never had a desire to have kids, and I’ve always felt like that’s something you should do with your whole everything.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? More than I should.

5. What sports do you play/have played? I never did sports. I attended a basketball camp for about a day and a half before I decided that there was entirely too much yelling. My physical activity of choice was dance and marching band. And eventually hiking.

6. What's the first thing you notice about people? Usually their tone of voice.

7. What's your eye color? green

8. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings. of those two. As far as movies go, my preference is for things like spy flicks, heists, action movies, and sometimes a good spooky story (think Sixth Sense and not The Ring).

9. Any special talents? I’m a really good cook. Like not a chef or anything, but like... I can make soup out of anything. I can feed a crowd on a budget. And I’m pretty good at it. I’m also very good at being calm in an emergency. I think it’s actually an anxiety thing... I’m anxious all the time so I’m used to dealing with it and thinking through it.

10. Where were you born? Skipping, sorry.

11. What are your hobbies? Cooking, video games (usually things like Stardew Valley, Darkest Dungeon... more indie stuff than Triple A), crocheting, Magic the Gathering, gardening, and sometimes writing.

12. Do you have pets? I have two cats! Kaylee and Inara. They’re useless and adorable.

13. How tall are you? 5'9"

14. Favorite subject in school? It really depended on the teacher... But I guess it would be history or literature, but I had teachers that made it me hate it desperately. But if I was going to go back to college for a class of my choosing it would probably be philosop

15. Dream job? Honestly... I don’t know anymore. And I’m okay with that. I had a career in theatre for about ten years that I just recently left behind because the industry is acutely toxic locally. (it’s toxic everywhere... but the local scene has its own brand). Right now... honestly I’m enjoying being a homeowner. Like... that’s my job. I keep our house running. And... maybe I’ll get bored with that. And when I do I’ll find something else to do, but until then, I’ll enjoy my little garden and my kitchen and playing video games and doing laundry... honestly I enjoy laundry day more than I enjoyed my old job at the point I quit.  So... yeah. Dunno at this point. Cause I like my life.

I was tagged by @serenitynerd! Mwah, lovely! And I tag... whoever wants to do this. And @hawthorneox, who now must complete due to honor or some shit.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, January 13th

Joyce's hospital room. Joyce has a hand mirror and is looking at her reflection. There's a large bandage on her head. JOYCE: I don't know, Buffy. I think I'll look like I have a cat on my head. We see Buffy holding a wig. BUFFY: But a very well-groomed cat. JOYCE: I think maybe I'll ... stick with a scarf. BUFFY: Come on, wigs are fun. We can get you a whole bunch of different ones. You know, you can be, like, Sixties Mom, Action Mom... (wiggles her hips, suggestively) French Maid Mom... JOYCE: (smiles) I must be getting better, 'cause you're making fun of me.

~~Into the Woods~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Weekly Drabbles #69 — Vengeance Ain’t Justice by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

What if Glory had won? by FPBarbieri (Buffy & Glory, G)

scorch marks by CallMeVampy (Giles/Jenny, E)

A Hell of his Own by Pinkperson (Buffy/Angel, T)

You, Me by zombiesam (Buffy/Giles, T)

Take Me Home Tonight by all choseny (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Poet At The Door (or: Not Writ In The Stars), Chapter 10 by Eyeballs_to_Entrails (Spike/Drusilla, M)

Flavor of the Week, Chapter 8 by Alittleauthor (Giles/Inara, multiple crossovers, G)

Closer Enemies, Chapter 8 (complete!) by fatalfae (Buffy/Angel, E)

Buffy the Tenno, Chapter 35 by DarkPhoenixLady (Buffy/OC, T)

Under the Water, Chapter 26 by dwinchester (Gage, M)

Ecstasy: A Sexy Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fan-fic Fantasy, Chapter 3 by TheUnbrokenSpell (Spike/Drusilla, Spike/Willow, M)

If I Died In Your Arms (Third Chances), Chapter 2 by Ruby_Red_Stained_Glass (Angel/Darla, not rated)

Sisters, the adventures of Sam and Buffy Carter - Year 1, Chapter 6 by FPBarbieri (Buffy, Stargate and Marvel crossover, G)

what I should have done, part two by Agent Lokitty on Tumblr (Giles/reader, not rated)

the family you need, part 11 by Agent Lokitty (Goles/reader, not rated)

the family you need, part 12 by Agent Lokitty (Giles/reader, not rated)

the family you need, part 13 by Agent Lokitty (Giles/reader, not rated)

A Waxy Gent Chuckled Over My Fab Jazzy Quips, Chapter 13 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Three Little Words, Chapter 7 by Maxineeden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Afterburn, Chapter 4 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Something Lost Something Found, Chapter 5 by Safire (Buffy/Spike, R)

The Prodigal Boyfriend, Chapter 6 by myrabeth (Buffy/Spike, 18+)

An odd Couple of grumpy old Brits, Chapter 10 by Julikobold (Buffy/Spike, G)

Love Lives Here, Chapter 8 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Pack My Box with Five Dozen Liquor Jugs, Chapter 13 by honeygirl51885 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Heaven Sent, Chapter 1 by sunalso (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

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[Reviews & Recaps]

Mothman's Buffy Rewatch: Season 2, Episodes 12 and 13 "Bad Eggs" and "Surprise" by mothmans-wedding-photographer

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Podcast: Villains S6 E20 (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast) by Lisa M. Lilly

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fuffy really has everything by antlerslayer

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It’s canon that Giles and Jenny use the same coffee mug by mycatismyfriend

one of the reasons I really wish Spike never got his soul back by the-crooked-library

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fuffy thoughts by annieofhearts

Thoughts about faith/cordelia by annieofhearts

how I think each Buffy character feels about cilantro by tana-draws

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Buffy being kicked out of her house continued by multiple posters

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Giles should have been the primary face of the First by Ecstatic_Speaker7473

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When was it established [Buffy and Spike] would have a relationship by katywell

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[ghostt0wns]

(Kristin Kreuk) [THE MISCHIEVOUS]. Please welcome [ROXANNE WU (SHE/HER)] to Huntsville, WV. They are a [38]-year-old [VISITOR] who lives in [TOWN]. You may see them around working as an [UNEMPLOYED RICH PERSON]. Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive. 

BASICS

NAME: roxanne wu

BIRTH DATE: November 11

GENDER: female

PRONOUNS: she/her

ORIENTATION: pan

OCCUPATION: being hot

BIRTHPLACE: chongqing, china

FAMILY: mother (status unknown), father (status unknown)

APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: kristin kreuk

EYE COLOR: green/blue

HAIR: brown

HEIGHT: 5′4″

TATTOOS: n/a

SCARS/BIRTH MARKS: n/a

PERSONALITY

ZODIAC: aries

MBTI: estj

ENNEAGRAM: 8w7

ALIGNMENT: chaotic neutral

TEMPERAMENT: tba

ELEMENT: fire

ASSOCIATED CHARACTERS: inara serra (firefly), jasmine (aladdin), margaery tyrell (game of thrones)

AESTHETIC: white jasmine flowers, the silence of snowfall after bedtime, stiletto heels, impulsive decisions

TW: death, murder, parental manipulation Roxanne has known wealth and status since her birth in Chongqing, China. When she was 12, the Wu family moved to California, expanding their business to the United States. She was a top student, with glowing reports from all of her teachers. Her extracurriculars were packed, and she presented the perfect picture of a successful daughter.

When she was 17, plans of being the perfect daughter screeched to a halt because she met Danny Nguyen. They say the first love is the most intense, and that was true for her. He wasn't a bad influence, per se, but her parents didn't approve. He didn't have the right status for her to date him, and they forbid a relationship with him. That didn't stop her from sneaking off to see him in secret though.

Secrets don't always stay secret. When her parents found out that she'd been defying them and seeing Danny in secret they didn't confront her. Her parents simply hired someone to eliminate him from the equation. Roxanne was unaware, and from her point of view she lost her everything to a breaking and entering that went wrong. She had to take a year off of college because her grief interfered with her studies. All the time her parents played the caring card, comforting her and saying they would support her decision so long as she went back when she was ready.

Eventually she swore off of love, and returned to the only thing that made sense in her life anymore: school and being the ideal daughter. She finished college, going immediately to law school where she doubled down and worked even harder. She worked as a lawyer for her parents company and had a cushy life. Things were like that for a while. She had a series of flings, but never settled down into something serious.

A month ago, while sorting through old financial documents, Roxanne found the payment for the hit man her parents had ordered on Danny. After digging some more she put the pieces together and was horrified. How could they have done something so reprehensible? Without saying anything to them, Roxanne packed everything up in a uHaul, hitching her car to the back and started driving. She took large amounts of cash out of her account so that they wouldn't be able to find her through credit cards and she just... drove. She didn't have a destination in mind, just away, so she headed towards the east coast.

Three weeks ago, Roxanne found herself in Huntsville. She's glad she was driving the moving truck, a small comfort now that she's trapped within the paradox. At least her parents probably won't track her down here. She's been running, and now there's nowhere to run. To be honest, she's no longer sure what to do with herself.

top 5 theme songs:

Roxanne - Arizona Zervas YES MOM (I'm the one to beat) - Tessa Violet Fuyunohanashi (Given) - Madds Buckley Why Do I - Set it Off ft. Hatsune Miku The Magic - Lola Blanc

[acourtcfmuses]

❔ pretty sure we’ve sent this to each other before but still

send ❔ and i’ll list a couple muses that i’d like to throw at yours!

Bold is your muse, then a list of my muses I'd like to write against yours!

Buckle up lol

Nesta Archeron - Cassian, Feyre, Gwyn, Emerie, Elain Elain Archeron - Feyre, Nuala, Helion Feyre Archeron - Cassian, Azriel, Viviane, Elain, Jurian Morrigan - Emerie, Fawn, Alpin, Kerne (oc brother) Emerie - Gwyn, Fawn, Jarek Lucien Vanserra - Elain, Helion, Oriane (OC younger sister), Fawn (OC aunt), Jurian Gwyneth Berdara - Eularia, Rhea (semi-oc mom), Azriel Daemon Targaryen - Yennefer, Violet, Calix Alicent Hightower - Cassian, Azriel, Alyx, Xaden Harwin Strong - Feyre, Zion Helaena Targaryen - Elain, Jaskier, Liam, Willow Rosenberg - Rebekah Buffy Summers - Elijah Gil Legume - Harriet, Sammy, Damian Evie Grimhilde - Mal, Ben, Derek, Jonathan D. Audrey Rose Reine - Ben, Piotr, Kris, Fleur F. Ben Florian Au Roi - Mal, Evie, Olwen, Piotr Mal Bertha Draconis - Anthony T., Ben, Evie Aimee White - Derek, Calder, Fleur F. Ruby, Chesney Harry Potter - Hermione, Blaise, Charlie, Fleur D. Ginny Weasley - Angus, Charlie, Hermione, Blaise Ron Weasley - Charlie, Hermione, Blaise, Fleur D. Draco Malfoy - Hermione, Blaise Lily Evans - Sirius, Peter, Marlene River Tam - Ed, Kelly, Shepard, Garrus, Tali Inara - Ed, Kelly, Shepard, Garrus, TaliPrince Charming/David Nolan - Emma, Hook, Neal Evil Queen/Regina Mills - Emma, Hook, Neal, Maleficent Baelfire/Neal Cassidy - Emma, Hook, Harriet Henry Mills - Emma, Hook, Neal, Harriet Lily Page - Maleficent, Emma Will Turner - Elizabeth Annie Cresta - Finnick, Peeta Johanna Mason- Finnick, Peeta Peeta Mellark - Finnick Stefan Salvatore - Caroline, Rebekah, Klaus, Elijah Bonnie Bennett - Caroline, Rebekah, Klaus, Elijah Liz Forbes - Caroline Tauriel - Kili Renesmee “Carlie” Cullen - Emmett, Carlisle Bella Swan-Cullen - Emmett, Carlisle, Jacob Edward Cullen - Emmett, Carlisle, Jaco Emmett Cullen - Carlisle Rosalie Hale - Emmett

[atv-migrated]

what if inara's mom made the poison that killed myrcella??? hmm

what if inara helped?? HMMMMN

[victoriacreeklabradoodles]

It’s already been a week. Seven more and I’ll be old enough to follow you home. Ask my mom if she’ll let you take me to live with you. (Inara) (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpc8eZjLLql/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jedimasterbailey]

Hey, I just wanted to point out something I realized the other day.

So we all know Luminara's name pretty much means 'glowing', right? Well her last name is Unduli, which sounds and looks a lot like the word Unduly. The definition for 'unduly' is "to an unwarranted degree; inordinately."

Conclusion?

George Lucas literally named a Jedi "So, this lady is on the light side. Like really in the light. Like why the heck does she have so much light?"

Thought you would enjoy.

😍 so this is the greatest thing to wake up to ever!💚 I did enjoy that thoroughly and please send me more info on my favorite Mirialans if you come across more because I’m forever thirsty for it.

And now everyone gets to (once again) endure my long winded rant on how much I love this woman…sorry not sorry 😁

I always knew Luminara’s name was next level beautiful with the meaning but this new information just kicks it up an extra notch 🥰 It is truly surprising how George named the Mirialans such precious names (“Glowing Light” and “Peace”….I mean come on does it get any better than that?!) only for them to get absolutely crucified in the canon story for no reason.

The meaning of both of Luminara’s names are just so perfect for her because she truly lives up to them. She, like Obi-Wan, are so deeply rooted in the light that it’s intoxicating. In the few times we see her, Luminara deals with the hardships thrown her way with such grace. She’s always thinking of others before herself (going as far as being more than willing to sacrifice herself to zombie bugs on Geonosis and face Ventress away from Ahsoka for everyone’s safety). The dark side could not touch Luminara if it tried. She always chooses the light because even in Imperial custody (which as we’ve seen in comics and games like Fallen Order, that’s a life of constant torture and pain), she never broke. Luminara died a hero, standing by her morals and Jedi beliefs until the very end, again much like Obi-Wan did when Vader struck him down.

Also by the way other characters look at her/act around her (namely Barriss, Ahsoka, and Anakin), it’s clear her goodness is infectious. Even Kanan remembers Luminara in a very positive light and immediately felt she’d be the better teacher for Ezra. Like why would Kanan want that for Ezra if she was anything but a kind and loving person?

The woman must glow like a candle within the Force because it’s so apparent in her facial expressions and voice that Luminara just radiates with warmth. Just look how smiley and soft everyone is around her! 👇🏻

Like Barriss’s whole face just lights up when Luminara is addressing her. It’s a “Yes Master, I will not let you down” expression. Clearly she is proud to be at her shoulder because I see nothing but love, admiration, and respect in that girl’s eyes💚💙

Look how excited Ahsoka is hearing what Luminara has to say (even though it was Barriss that was mentioning her accomplishment). Ahsoka is happy to have received a compliment from her that she’s even looking back at Anakin with glee on her face. It’s such a “did you hear what she said about me Master? She approves what I did!” face on top her gratitude for Anakin’s faith in her. Their previous solo mission together showed how much Ahsoka held Luminara in a high regard (like her adversity to Luminara fighting Ventress alone and her constantly checking to see if she’s overstepped any boundaries). It is evident between Ahsoka’s behavior around Luminara that she cares deeply about what the Jedi Master thinks of her.

And then there’s Anakin. The hero with no fear, the most powerful Jedi Knight of his generation, possibly ever, looks and speaks to Luminara with admiration in his eye. He is almost always complimenting her and obviously trusted her to watch over her Padawan in the past. Anakin also feels comfortable to joke and smile around her. You don’t really see Anakin being soft like that around other Masters besides Obi-Wan.

Even the way she addresses the Clones and other beings like the little robot in “Cloak of Darkness” is just so lovely. Luminara has the biggest heart and a soft spot a mile wide and yet people still wanna believe she’s the exact opposite.

In conclusion, Luminara is indeed a very luminous being, the exact kind Yoda was referring to when explaining the Force to Luke years later. She’s as close to an Angel as you can get in the Star Wars universe (as are many of the other women in that universe). Plus she’s Barriss’s mother and need I say more? 🥰

Also side note, I don’t trust anyone that can’t appreciate how precious her face is like just look at her! They had no right to make her so breathtaking! 💚

(Notice how two of them are expressions makes towards Barriss? You know…the Padawan she does in fact love very much?)

Luminara stans, feel free to add on as we must continue to spread the Luminara love in this fandom that’s just straight up unfair.

[jaytodd1129]

Anyone notice how in the last episode when River dissasociates and picks up a loaded gun without meaning to

Kaylee and Simon are frantically trying to get her to drop it and questioning her about where she got it from

Inara is trying to get them to calm down so River can calm down

And Malcolm is running down the stairs towards River, and he says "River, sweetheart, you want nothing to do with that. Put it down."

He calls her "sweetheart".

Then when he is finally able to get close enough to snatch the gun away, the first thing he does is reassure her that he's not angry, that he just wants her to let go of the gun.

If this is not the epitome of Malcolm Reynolds, certified Space Dad™ behaviour, I don't know what is.

[allsassnoclass]

i present to you a snippet of a Firefly au that i’ll never write!

for those who know the show, this takes place after Shindig.

For those who don’t know the show, Ashton is the captain of a space ship that regularly engages in illegal activities such as smuggling.  Luke is a prostitute/escort who rents out a shuttle on the ship.

Looking out of his window at the star-studded sky with Persephone long behind them, Ashton finally feels like he can breathe.  He’s not meant for places like that planet: he’s made of celestial rock and nebula gas, and when he has to put his feet on land he prefers it to be dust and desert rather than the sparkling luxury of a place like Persephone.  Metal shouldn’t sparkle like that.  Humans weren’t meant to put their feet down for long enough to build skyscrapers and mine all of the gold in their outer villages.  The entire time at the shindig, Ashton felt like he stood out worse than a sore thumb, even though he was doing okay at blending in until he started throwing punches.

Luke belongs there, though.  Luke can fit in seamlessly with everyone in any context, from working with Michael in the engine room to sweet-talking clients up, down, and sideways, but he looked right at the party.  Ashton has seen him dressed up before--he almost always sees Luke dressed up, unless he’s wiping grease off his forehead in the engine room--but rarely does he get to see Luke pull out all of his jewelry and makeup, and never up close like he did those few moments they danced together.  The sparkling chandelier overhead highlighted both the glitter dusting Luke’s cheeks and the differences between them: Ashton with dirt under his fingernails and Luke with his straight white teeth.

In the end, Luke came back to the ship.  Ashton knows that staying with Antherton would’ve been the wrong decision, but he doesn’t know if staying on Serenity was Luke’s best choice either.  He wants it to be, but he can’t forget the way Luke positively glowed at that party, smile naturally stretching wide the entire time.

A noise behind him shakes him out of his thoughts.  Luke himself stands in the doorway.  He has his silk robe on, tied loosely around his waist, but he has soft cotton sleep-clothes on, too, fraying at the edges and with a hole in the collar.  It’s a mix between the Luke that the rest of the world gets to see and the Luke that Ashton sometimes catches glimpses of around the ship.

“Hi,” Luke says, stepping onto the bridge.  Ashton watches him approach and take a seat on the floor next to his chair.

“Hi,” he says.

“How are you feeling?” Luke asks.  “Shouldn’t you be resting?”

“I’m okay.”

Luke levels him with an unimpressed look.

“You got stabbed today.”

“I did get stabbed today.  Want to see?”  He begins to lift his shirt, wincing at the way it makes his side stretch, but Luke grabs his hand to stop him.

“I don’t need to see.  I was there.”

Ashton hums and looks back out the window.  His mind flashes back to their last private conversation under the cover of a dark sky.  He hears the way his voice cracked embarrassingly when he asked Luke not to take Antherton’s offer.  He feels the way Luke had looked at him after.

Luke takes a breath.

“For what it’s worth,” he begins, “I did appreciate your attempt to defend my honor, as misguided as it was.  I haven’t thanked you yet.”

“Of course,” Ashton says.  “It was the thing to do.”

He looks down at his hands.  One of his knuckles is busted from where he punched Antherton the second time, the one that let him put a sword to his chest and win.

“I don’t understand you,” Luke says.  He’s got an uncharacteristic edge to his voice, like he’s gearing up for a fight rather than the calm poise he always maintains otherwise.  “You call me a whore to my face all the time, but the moment someone else implies it, it’s an issue.  It’s so much of an issue that you stayed up all night learning how to use a sword rather than run when I gave you the opportunity.  You only ever seek out fights that you know you can win, but you provoked a society man at a public party and put the job at risk.  None of it makes sense.”

“He insulted you.”

“Ashton,” Luke says.

“Look.  I might not respect your profession, but he didn’t respect you.  That’s the difference.  He was parading you around like paying for you to fuck him and make him look good meant he owned you.  He didn’t see you as a person.  That’s where the line is.”

“And you do?”

“What?”

“You respect me?” Luke asks.  “I chose my job, Ashton.  I’m good at it.  I enjoy it.  If you can’t respect what I do when it’s something of my own free will, how can you say that you respect me?”

Ashton looks back out the window, something ugly and rising up in his chest, clawing at his lungs.  He doesn’t want to look that emotion in the face, but he wants to look Luke in the face even less.  He doesn’t know how to explain that the thought of other people touching Luke like that makes his skin crawl without sounding like a biggoted jerk, which is probably the issue.

He would pay anything to be with Luke except for the money he goes for.  He’ll challenge a scumbag to a duel and get a sword in his side for his troubles, but he knows that he’s just the latest in a long line of admirers, except he’s worse than all of them because he’ll never belong on a central planet and hates everything they stand for.  Luke’s life is sanctioned by the Alliance; he and Ashton have never been compatible.

There’s a reason that Luke is the only person on this ship with a legitimate job.  Sure, it comes in use, but it twists his guts up every time they have to use Luke to make it seem like they’re in league with the Alliance.

“I’m sorry,” he says.  “I respect you, Luke.”

There’s nothing else to say.  He’s not about to justify his pigtail-pulling to Luke when he doesn’t even want to do it to himself.

Luke doesn’t say anything, but he lets out a breath and pulls a knee to his chest.  Ashton thinks he might understand a little bit, anyway.  He’s always been perceptive when it comes to Ashton and the people on his ship.

They watch the sky in silence for a moment, the only sound the gentle hum of Serenity’s life-support keeping them afloat in the black.

“I wasn’t going to stay with him,” Luke says eventually.  “I had decided that even before you asked me not to.”

Ashton chances a glance at him.  With the lights of the bridge off the shadows play deeply into his face, only a few patches of skin illuminated like the stars outside want to mirror themselves on him.  A few of his curls have fallen in his eyes, and Ashton wants so badly to brush them away.

“Why not?” he asks.

Antherton offered Luke everything Ashton can’t: stability, luxury, safety, comfort, a hot shower consistently.  Luke doesn’t have any of the Alliance hangups that Ashton does, and he certainly didn’t seem to mind being at that party right up until Ashton baited his date and started swinging.  He would have that all the time if he had stayed.

Luke turns to look at him finally, wearing that small smile that he only ever pulls out on the ship, the one that makes him look young and open.

“Why would I ever leave Serenity?”

Ashton doesn’t have a response, but he knows Luke isn’t looking for one.  There isn’t one, for a question like that.  Not for Serenity.  The people who love her are always all in.

Something inside Ashton settles, gentle like the hum of the engine and Luke’s smile.

They don’t speak for the rest of the night, just sit quietly with each other, watching the stars pass by their home as they travel further and further into the black.