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Chapter 360: An Evening at the Palace
Lady Helena Reynolds entered the drawing room next to Princess Jessica, finally relaxing a bit after being so nervous at meeting the reigning monarch and his wife.
âDinner was wonderful, your royal highness,â Lady Helena said as she walked next to Princess Jessica into the lounge adjacent to the family dining room. âPlease extend my compliments to your chef. It was a true delight.â
âIâm sure Monsieur Tremont will appreciate your kind words,â Jessica replied as they sat down. âHe so rarely has the opportunity to challenge himself anymore. Growing older, Stephenâs tastes â and I must admit, my own, as well â are fairly simple, so I know he was excited to have a visitor to impress.â
âWell, he certainly did so,â Helena replied. âItâs been such a lovely evening I almost wish it wouldnât end.â
âSuch flattery,â Stephen said, smiling. âThough, I must admit, Iâve truly enjoyed myself as well. Michael has brought young ladies home before â but none have been quite as lovely as you.â
Helena dropped her gaze, nearly blushing.
âSo how are you finding life in the city?â Jessica asked. âIt must be quite a change from Hemingford.â
âIt is,â Helena replied, âthough, having spent so many years in Paris after my parents passed, Hemingford was more of an adjustment than Weston. While I enjoyed the peace and beauty, there were times it seemed a bit more bucolic than I might have preferred. At least, until Michael arrived.â
âOf course,â Stephen replied. âWhich leads me to my next question. Do you two plan on going public with your relationship?â
âStephen!â Jessica snapped as Helena dropped her gaze nervously. âThatâs none of our business!â
âIt is very much our business, my dear,â Stephen said. âIf they are serious about this relationship, going public will be a much better option than being found out by the press. Believe me, I learned that lesson with Michaelâs mother.â
âThat may be, father,â Michael said, crossly. âBut I would appreciate you allowing us to determine the next phase of our relationship. When weâre ready to go public, we will â but no amount of pressure from you or the press will push us into it.â
âSuit yourself,â Stephen said. âBut I wonât be around forever, Michael. Itâs time for you to start thinking about your future. That means a wife and a family. The monarchy requires stability, and itâs your responsibility to provide it.â
âI think weâre all getting ahead of ourselves,â Jessica said, trying to de-escalate the conversation. âMichael and Helena have only recently begun seeing one another. I think thereâs plenty of time for them to decide how they want to move forward.â
âPerhaps,â Stephen said, standing. âI apologize if Iâve overstepped. If youâll excuse me, I should turn in before I say anything more.â
âFather, you donât have to âŠ.â Michael began.
âGoodnight baroness, Michael,â Stephen said. âIâll see you upstairs, my dear.â
After Stephenâs departure, the room was silent for a moment.
âMother, what the hell is going on?â Michael asked quietly. âThis behavior is extreme â even for him.â
âIâm not sure, but I intend to find out,â Jessica said. âNow, as far as you two are concerned, I hope youâll ignore my husbandâs comments. Michael, why donât you show Helena the gardens. Theyâre actually quite lovely at night.â
CHAPTER 1 | BEGINNING OF PART 4 | PREV | NEXT
Continent of Oceana | History of Weston | History of Corwyn | History of Torenth | History of Allycia
#ts4 simblr#ts4 royalty#ts4 royal legacy#ts4 royal family#ts4 royal simblr#ts4 story#ts4 monarchy#ts4 royal story#principality of weston#Prince Stephen III of Weston#Crown Prince Michael of Weston#Princess Jessica of Weston#Lady Helena Reynolds#Baroness Wexton#Chapter 360#An Evening at the Palace#unusual behavior#oceana stories
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when true hearts lie withered and fond ones are flown, who would inhabit this bleak world alone?
#endless ocean#endless ocean blue world#oceana louvier#my art#new eo game wasnt what i was hoping for so i learned how to emulate eo2 because god. i dont htink ive ever missed a game more than eo2.#its so good to come back to it. the crusty fish models. the story. and the music. feels like coming home.#i was really struck by the first exploration of the deep sea#where celtic womans beautiful last rose of summer plays as you search the barren darkness for a long dead man#these games are so special. i forgot how much they meant to me
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At SaSaZu, Prague Czechia 22.11.2023 sima.kockova ig story 22.11.2023
#joker out#bojan cvjetiÄanin#bojan cvjeticanin#kris guĆĄtin#kris gustin#live#barve oceana#song#video#ig story#22.11.2023#flashing tw
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"I'm just a guy who loves adventure!"
Gale belongs to @son1c
Splash belongs to me!
He's here! My final boy is here at last! I spent so long on this drawing. I kinda ran away with the background and it ended up being more complicated than I thought it would be.
Introducing Splash the Hedgehog, Son of the Ocean! That's right, this version of Sonic doesn't fear water at all, unlike his main counterpart. In fact, he was raised by it. Through unknown causes, Splash was thrown into the ocean from his ship in a storm. The ocean itself took pity on him, saving his life and then raising him.
As he grew, Splash discovered the ins and outs of his connection with the ocean. (She goes by Oceana for convenience's sake and can also take the form of mobian made of water if she so chooses. She was kinda half inspired by Pandora from the Pandora AU comic created by @starrjoy ) Basically, Splash is a Waterbender/Hydrokinetic, but only because Oceana listens to him.
Splash spent his days exploring, running across the water from island to island. His speed and his water powers allow him to do that. Also, he can swim and even if he couldn't, Oceana gave him the ability to breathe underwater. Splash found himself lonely though and longed for company other than his mother and the various wildlife he'd encountered.
One day, he had a chance encounter with Dread and his crew. Splash, finally getting a chance to get his wish fulfilled, was unsure of things. This would really be his first time interacting with other people. What if he messed up? In the end, Oceana encouraged Splash to go for it and accept Dreadâs invitation to join his crew. If anything went wrong, she'd be right there to help him.
(This part of the story may change, since this is supposed to happen after Sonic Prime ends. But with the stuff that happened in the new episodes, I'm not sure if Dreadâs going to return to No Place, or if he does, if his crew will even let him come back to their new ship. We'll see.)
Oceana has an entire personality to her, which I will explain in a separate post once I've drawn her. For now, let's just say that if Oceana ever met Pandora, she'd immediately start battling her to get revenge for what she did to her version of Sonic. She's a wonderful overprotective mother. â€â€â€
If Splash ever met Gale, I imagine they'd have a lot of fun adventuring together. They both love thrills and exploring. Gale might be a little put off by Splashâs innate connection to water, which he doesn't like very much, but I'm sure they'd still get along.
#I love this boy seriously so much!!#Splash doesn't have as much in terms of story but to me he's the most interesting in terns of lore#And I also love Oceana#I can't wait to draw her!#Yes Splash has arm tatoos#No I don't know how that works with fur#Sky Queen#Sky's art#art#Traditional art#Sonic the Hedgehog#Sonic AU#Sonic Prime#Sonic Prime AU#With Great Power Comes AU#Splash#Splash the Hedgehog Son of the Ocean#Oceana#Dread#Knuckles the Dread#son1c#Gale#Gale doesnât have a 'last name' but when I look at him I think Hedgebird#crossover#Shatter-verse Sonics#No Place Sonic
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The Legend Of Oceana Cove Characters, Gacha edition lol!
In order:
Princess Lia
Princess Lia (Human)
Calypso
Calypso (Human)
Isabel
Isabel (Human)
Isabel (Pre-Curse)
Captain Rose
#the legend of Oceana cove#my ocs#my story#my writing#Lia TLOOC#TLOOC#calypso tlooc#Isabel tlooc#rose tlooc
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DCA Headcanons: Interactions with Ever After High Characters (Part 1)
Banner art of Sophie colored by @/au-ni-ro
Greetings everyone! It pretty much is no secret to any of you that Iâm a huge fan of Ever After High and this is something Iâve been wanting to do for⊠a very long time: The DCA Characters interacting with the characters of Ever After High!
After seeing a lot and I mean A LOT of EAH x TWST art and stories (more for the former), I thought to myself: What if DCA and EAH interact? Oh wait⊠And⊠you know, weâre now here.
Important Note: Iâm going to be pairing the characters based on their personalities and interests, NOT the same fairytale character. So weâre not going to have Evonie interact with Apple, Ella interact with Ashlynn (see below), yada yada you get the gist
More Detailed Example: Weâre not going to have Ella interact with Ashlynn because while they have the same fairytale, their respective interests donât match. Ashlynn is fond of nature and shoes (more towards the former) while Ella is fond of fashion.
Anyway, letâs begin with Evonie, Ella, Allison, Briar and Cerule
Click here for information on the dorm leaders
Evonie Apfel đ
For Evonie, I debated on either Raven or Darling, and I felt the former fit better, weâll return with Darling later down the line. While Evonieâs outer motif is a soldier, thereâs another side to her: i.e Her Masked Maiden idol persona and this is where Raven comes in. Iâd imagine that Raven would be wandering DCA only to find Evonie singing rock music and Raven startling her by complementing her performance. Evonie in shock would obviously beg Raven not to tell anyone, and Raven promises not to say a word. In fact, Iâd feel that Raven would suggest they do a collab, Feathered Mirror (Raven Queen ft. The Masked Maiden).
Ella Glaciel đ
Ella was unsurprisingly and hilariously very easy for me: Pair her up with Farrah. Reason why? Easy! Both have an affinity for fashion. Heck, maybe Ella and Farrah could make a gorgeous ballgown or two!
Allison Liddel đ°
I debated on any of the Wonderlandians for Allison, but I figured Kitty would be the best choice, since both are mischief makers and both in a way are rebellious, somewhat. Allison refuses to act like a proper lady while Kitty refuses to obey the rules of destiny. I could definitely see them forming a prank duo (or trio if you include Che'nya) and you know what that means, more babysitting for EvonieâŠ
Briar Auroria đč
Finding a match for Briar, that isnât Briar Beauty was arguably very difficult, since no one in EAH to my knowledge were victims of negligence and Brairâs interests include tapestry weaving, feeding animals and taking strolls, the latter two being associated with nature. So for that, Iâd pair her up with Ashlynn, a fellow nature lover. Iâd see them taking various nature walks, picking flowers and feeding animals
Cerule Oceana đ
This was initially very difficult for me since the only EAH characters with ties to water or the sea were Duchess and Meeshell respectively, but neitherâs interests or personalities match that of Ceruleâs (Side note: They waited till the very end to FINALLY give EAH a mermaid doll?! Thatâs bullshit!). Sure, we know that Meeshell is fond of singing and that sheâs shy, but that honestly doesnât match with Cerule. Iâd pair her up with Alistair (Note: All of these interactions are platonic, for Ceruleâs preferences in a partner: click here) since both are curious about the world around them.
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merfolk id pack!
includes names, 1stpp, 2ndpp, 3rdpp, genders, alterhuman flags, & other terms!
names:
Abyssal, Alkali, Allur, Bay, Brim, Brine, Brooks, Cecaelia, Cloud, Coastal, Coral/Coralie, Cordelia, Delilah, Dooriya, Flood, Gale, Irv, Jubilee, Lake, Mari/Maris/Marina/Marine, Maritime, Mere, Merrick, Misty, Oceana, Pollyanna, Riverine/Riviera, Seashore, Seaside, Seawater, Serena, Shore, Siren/Syren/Syrin, Storm, Summer, Sylph, Thalassa, Themis, Tide, Whirlwind, & Windstorm
1stpp: (xi/xe/xy/xine/xyself)
abyi/abye/aby/abyine/abyself, ba/be/bay/bane or bine/bayself, bri/bre/bry/brim/bryself, bro/brook/bry/bron/bryself, clo/cloud/cly/clone/clyself, coa/coast/coy/coan/coyself, cor/coral/coray/corine/corself, flo/flood/flooy/floine or floodine/flooyself, la/lake/lay/laine/layself, mari/marine/mary/marine/maryself, mer/me/mery/merine/meryself, oc/ocean/oceany/ocine/oceanyself, ri/rive/rivery/rine or riverine/riveryself, sea/se/seay/seaine/seayself, shor/shore/shory/shorine/shoryself, si/siren/sireny/sine/sirenyself, storm/storme/story/stormine/storyself, thalassic/thalassi/thalassy/thalassine/thalassyself, ti/tide/tidy/tine or tidine/tidyself, whi/whirl/whirly/whine or whirline/whiryself, & wi/wind/windy/wine or windine/windyself
2ndpp: (xou/xour/xours/xourself)
abyss/abyr/abyrs/abyrself, bay/bayr/bayrs/bayrself, brim/br/brs/brself, brook/br/brs/brself, cloud/clour/clours/clourself, coast/coar/coars/coarself, coral/cor/cors/coralself, lake/lakr/lakrs/lakrself, marine/mar/mars/marself, maritime/mar/mars/marself, me/mer/mers/merself, ocean/ocear/ocears/ocearself, rive/river/rivers/riverself, sea/sear/sears/searself, sea/seashore/seashores/seashoreself, seaside/seasir/seasirs/seasirself, sea/seawater/seawaters/seawaterself, sho/shore/shores/shoreself, siren/sir/sirs/sirself, sto/storms/storms/stormself, thalassic/thalassir/thalassirs/thalassirself, tide/tider/tiders/tiderself, whirlwind/whirl/whirls/whirlself, whi/whirl/whirls/whirl, wind/wir/wirs/wirself, & wind/windstorm/windstorms/windstormself
3rdpp: (xe/xim)
aby/abyss, bay/bays, brim/brims, brook/brooks, cloud/clouds, coast/coasts, coral/corals, flood/floods, lake/lakes, marine/marines, maritime/maritimes, mari/times, mer/mers, ocean/oceans, river/rivers, sea/seas, seashore/seashores, sea/shores, seaside/seasides, sea/sides, seawater/seawaters, sea/waters, shore/shores, siren/sirens, storm/storms, thalassic/thalassics, tide/tides, whirlwind/whirlwinds, whirl/winds, whirl/whirls, wind/winds, windstorm/windstorms, & wind/storms
genders: (all terms are links)
merfolk, mereic, mermaidcore, sirenish, merlikic, merblood/merfolkblood, sirenblood, mermonster, sirenmonster, autimeric/autimerfolkic, autisirenic, merplayful, merpuplayful, merplaymate, mergender, phosirenial, merive, gendermerpup, & merenvic
alterhuman flags: (all terms are links)
mermaid constelic, siren, merfolk alterproxy, siren alterproxy, mer/merfolk linosus, & mermaid kin
other terms: (all terms are links)
merfolk 4 siren/siren 4 merfolk, queer mer, mer privawor, siren privawor, merforial, mercollector/merhoarder, merspesque, miscemer/miscemerfolk, merchronal, sirenvior, mervior/merfolkvior, merinurvesi, aldermermic, merane attraction, & mermare attraction
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Here's Bojan reading out and answering my question about Barve Oceana x SSOL đđ„čđ«¶
"In Barve Oceana you tell a story about the protagonist whose dreams are too loud and too big for this tiny town.
Meanwhile, in Sunny Side of London, you sing about a place where everyone is free as a dove, free to be themselves.
Would you say that the protagonist of Barve Oceana has finally found the place where the rainbow ends and where the pearls are in seashells and not on necklaces?"
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let me drown || chapter III - bradleyâs summer part III
Summary:Â People aren't always what they seem.
Warnings: Allusions to smut, jealousy, swearing, angst, cheating, drinking
Word Count:Â 6.3k
Pairings: Bradley Bradshaw x OC
Authors Note: Itâs here. Enjoy. Minors DNI. Each chapter will be labelled with warnings individually.
Thank you to my amazing beta @writercoleâ, this fic wouldnât be what it is without you. I love you.
Virginia, Oceana Naval Air Station, Summer 2018
Bradley slammed on the brakes a bit harder than necessary, knuckles white from gripping the steering wheel too tight. Thea was quiet in the passenger seat, playing with the hem of her jean shorts as he sat in silence in the driveway.Â
Dinner had been tense, to say the least. Bradleyâs mood had only gotten worse as Athena continued to pester them. At first she had taken an interest in Thea, asking her all sorts of questions. It was innocent enough but Bradley knew there was nothing innocent about his WSO. He had kept quiet though, hand resting on Theaâs knee as she answered Athenaâs rapid questions.
Bob and Hangman had seemed oblivious to the tension at first, eager to catch up since they last saw each other. Bradley hated how well they seemed to get along. Like Hangman and Bob were actual friends. It felt wrong. Hangman wasnât a friendly guy and Bob should know that. Especially if they spent months together on a carrier. He couldnât exactly put his thumb on why it bothered him so much, but it did.
Hangman and Bob eventually ran out of things to talk about and turned their attention to Thea. To his dismay, his girlfriend and Hangman got along like two peas in a pod. Bradley hated it. He hated how Hangman made her laugh, trading life stories like theyâve known each other for more than an hour. And he hated the way Hangman looked at her. He shouldnât be looking at her at all. Thea was taken. She was Bradleyâs girlfriend and Hangman had the audacity to flirt with her when Bradley was sitting right next to them.
Bob hadnât interfered, smiling and sharing anecdotes from his and Hangmanâs time together. Bradley hated that too. Nobody had seemed to care that Bradley wasnât really a part of the conversation. Nobody except Athena. She spared him the occasional glance, something vicious dancing across her features each time he caught her watching.Â
When Athena then veered into more intimate details of his and Theaâs relationship, Bradley slammed a fist on the table and told her to stay out of it. His outburst startled the occupants of the table, as well as several other patrons of the restaurant. He had excused himself to the bathroom for a chance to calm down. He hoped that Athena would keep her mouth shut while he was gone.Â
There had been a tentative knock on the door, Thea was hovering outside the door, worry etched onto her face. He stepped out of the bathroom, refusing to meet her eyes.Â
âAre you okay?â She asked as he closed the bathroom door behind him, not bothering to answer her as he tugged her into his arms, burying his face in her hair. âBradley, please, whatâs wrong?â
âCan we just go home?â He had asked instead of answering Theaâs questions. He wanted to go home, wrap Thea up in his arms and never let go. She sweetly told him to head for the car while she said goodbye, never the one to push.Â
The drive home had been quiet, Bradleyâs anger still rushing through him. Thea shifted uncomfortably the entire way, opening and closing her mouth several times but never saying anything.Â
She exited the car and Bradley wondered for a split second if he should go back to base but Thea called out his name, stopping in the doorway. âAre you sleeping in the car tonight or what?â
He followed her into the bedroom and they got ready for bed in silence. At least she wanted him here. Thea was already in bed when he exited the bathroom, phone pressed to her ear.Â
âYeah okay. Tell them sorry for cutting dinner short. âKay, I will. I love you, goodnight.â The term of endearment threw him for a loop until he realised she was probably talking to Bob. He got under the covers, desperately wishing he could just pull her into his arms.Â
âAre you going to tell me whatâs going on?â Thea kept her eyes trained on the ceiling, fingers fidgeting on top of the duvet. Bradley doesnât know exactly whatâs going on so he settled for the one thing he did know.Â
âI didnât like the way he looked at you.â Itâs childish and he knows it but itâs also true.
Thea frowned, turning onto her side to study his face. âWhat do you mean?â Bradley isnât going to insult her by asking how she could have missed the obvious.
âHangman. He looked at you.â Bradleyâs tongue darted out to wet his lips, taking a deep breath. He could see Theaâs hand moving in the corner of his eye and when she made contact with his naked skin, he sucked in another breath.
âBabe, we were talking. Of course he was looking at me. Would have been quite rude not to.â She poked his side, trying to lighten the mood.Â
âHe didnât need to look at you like that,â He whispered.Â
Thea inched closer. âLike what Brad?â Her lips pressed against his bicep, ghosting over his skin.
âLike he wanted you.â
Thea barked out a laugh, coughing when she realised he was serious and didn't find the whole thing amusing. âOh honey. He was being polite. Thatâs all. And even if he did look at me like that, it doesnât matter. All I want is you.â Thea crawled on top of him, kissing his nose when she settled on his chest. When he didnât answer, she continued to press kisses to his face, tongue darting out to trace his bottom lip.
Flipping them over was easy and Thea gasped his name when he pressed her into the mattress. He lets his hands roam, enjoying the way she shuddered when his fingers traced along the waistband of her underwear. Her touch faltered as his hand skimmed over her shirt clad stomach, their foreheads pressed together.Â
âPlease.â He whispered against the hollow of her throat, lips finding her skin. He pulled back to look into her eyes, repeating his plea. Itâs a cheap shot but he could try. She hesitated and Brad decided to throw caution to the wind as he pressed his hips closer.Â
âThea. Please, I want you. Say you want me too. Say youâre mine.â He begged. Tell me you belong to me. Tell me you donât want anyone else. Tell me I am the only one. Tell me you donât want him.
 âI love you, Thea.â He tried again, leaning back slightly. An uncomfortable tightness grew in his chest, very much unlike the tightness of his boxers. Her silence sent him into a downward spiral of doubt and insecurities, hands reaching inside his chest and squeezing his heart.Â
âBrad. Bradley. Look at me.â As if she could sense his panic, Thea reached up to frame his face, thumbs stroking his cheeks. âPromise me this isnât because of what happened tonight. Promise me what youâre saying is how you really feel.â
âOf course itâs real.â Itâs also so Athena would leave him alone but Thea didnât need to know that. She didnât need to know about the bet. But he did love her, so much he thinks thereâs no room for him to feel anything else than this overwhelming need to constantly be with her.Â
âI love you, too, Bradley.â He didn't need to hear more, reaching down to press their lips together. Thea reached blindly for the light, the room descending into darkness as he slowly pulled the shirt over her head.Â
âIâm yours Bradley. I want you.â
âNice of you to skip out on the bill, dickhead.â Was Athenaâs way of joining the conversation he and Bob currently was involved in. The bar was packed with people, nothing new for a Friday night but Bradley had hoped to avoid Athena tonight. Even if he had made good on the bet, Bradley had hoped a single text would suffice and then everything could go back to normal.Â
He was nursing his fourth beer when his backseater joined him and Theaâs brother at the bar.
âI said I was sorry. And we did pay you back.â Bradley muttered, rolling his eyes. Athena waved down the bartender, asking for a beer, eyeing Bradley up and down.Â
Bob smiled politely when she joined them, munching on a few peanuts. âIsnât Hangman here? We were talking about going to the golf course before dinner ended.â He angled the cup of peanuts towards her, a silent offer.Â
âNo, heâs meeting someone tonight I think.â There it was again, the white hot jealousy igniting within him every time they mentioned Seresin. Everything about the man infuriated Bradley. His friendship with Bob, the very obvious way he looked at Thea.Â
âWell, Iâll see him tomorrow. You up for some golf Rooster?â Bobâs invitation was genuine but Bradley could think of a hundred other things to do before meeting Hangman again. He swallowed a mouthful of beer before answering.
âSorry, but Iâve got some solo simulations to run.â There was no need to mention that heâd never played a single game of golf in his life, except on Wii. He detested the sport, there wasnât anything remotely fun about it.
Bob smiled brightly, so like Theaâs smile. âYeah, Thea mentioned that earlier when we spoke. Sorry man, totally forgot.â
Bob downed the last of his water before bidding them goodnight, citing that he and Seresin planned to meet up early the next day.Â
Athena pounced the moment he was gone, turning towards Bradley with a wicked glint in her eye. âSo? Tomorrowâs the deadline, Bradshaw. Sealed the deal yet? If not, we could always call Jake. Heâd be down to fuck her in a second, sheâs all heâs talked about since dinner.â As always, she pushed the right buttons and Bradley forced himself to let go of his bottle before he broke it.Â
âFuck him. I saw the way he was looking at her. Sheâs mine. Tell him to back to fuck off,â Bradley paused, letting out a heavy breath. âI did it. So you can back off now.âÂ
âNice. Honestly, I didn't think you had it in you chicken. Iâm proud. Next roundâs on me.â Athena smacked his arm, looking way too pleased. Bradley had a feeling she wasnât going to behave any different. Before he could say something, Orca and Spot showed up, nodding their hellos.
âWhat is this I hear about you buying Simons? What did we miss?âÂ
âBet Bradshaw here free drinks forever if he fucked lil Floyd within three weeks.â Bradley choked on his beer, patting his own chest to get rid of the fluid in his throat. He turned to Athena, anger coursing through his veins. What the fuck was she doing?
âHey look at that, big man Bradshaw. Good for you. Was she any good? She looks like sheâs good.â Orca nudged his side, filthy smile in place, his blue eyes shining with interest. Bradley had every intention of walking away from the conversation but Athena clucked quietly under her breath, making crude gestures with her hands.Â
Spot grimaced, looking around the packed bar. âTone it down man. What if Floyd hears? Donât think he would appreciate listening to how Bradshaw railed his little sister.â He ended his sentence with a laugh, proudly accepting the high five from both Athena and Orca.Â
âCome on Rooster, share. Sheâs a pretty thing, isnât she? Sheâs like a damn princess, all happy and shit.â Athena mocked, waving down the bartender for another round. Bradley sighed audibly, taking another gulp of his beer.Â
Orca and Spot laughed in tandem, making kissy faces at him. âBradshaw, donât go all shy on us now.â
âMaybe she was terrible. Fuck chicken, is that it? It was bad, wasnât it? Fuck, I knew I should have let Hangman loose. You should have seen them at dinner. There were fumes coming out of this one's ears.â Athena patted Bradley on the arm. All three of them were laughing now, trading insults.Â
Bradley wasnât drunk but he had consumed enough beers to have his judgement clouded. And when Athena once again mentioned Hangman, and his very obvious attraction to Bradleyâs girlfriend, he had enough.Â
âFuck you, Athena. Hangman isnât coming anywhere near my girl, ever. And for your information, I fucked her until she cried. So shut the fuck up.â
Orca thumped him on the back, hooting wildly. âHell yeah Rooster. Good man!â For a split second, pride filled Bradley and he joined in the laughter, reaching for another beer.Â
âGuess I misjudged you then, Bradshaw. As promised, Iâll back off.â
âDamn right you will,â he spat. âAnd no mention of any of this to anyone else, you understand? Any of you. I will make sure youâre all grounded.â
âGrounded for what?â Bob asked as he appeared over Bradleyâs shoulder.Â
All eyes turned to Bradshaw as he squeezed his eyes shut for a second before turning to his girlfriendâs brother. âNothing.â
There was a look on Bobâs face that said he knew more than he was letting on but Bradshaw was too impaired to begin to interpret it correctly. âMhmm,â Bob hummed as he turned to the rest of the group. âIâm gonna head out. Behave, donât make me come back to pick up any of you drunks.â
The group bid goodbye to the WSO and turned back to Bradshaw, the looks on their faces begging for details. Unfortunately for him, he was just drunk enough to give them what they wanted.
When Bradley woke the next morning, Theaâs side of the bed was empty and his head was killing him. Rolling over slowly, he spotted a glass of water and Advil on the nightstand, a note laying next to them.
Babe,
Golfing with Bob this morning, didnât want to wake you. You came back pretty late last night. Drink plenty of water, thereâs food in the fridge.
I love you, Thea
Guilt coursed through him as he remembered last night and how he had bragged about their sex life with the rest of his squadron. It was a private matter and he felt threatened enough by Athena to spill details that weren't his to share. Bile rose in the back of his throat and he threw off the covers before sprinting to the bathroom, emptying the contents of his stomach into the toilet.Â
He heaved until there was nothing left, disgust and shame mixing with the hangover, filling his entire body. How could he have felt even a tiny bit proud last night as he shared the most intimate details of his and Theaâs relationship? How could he once again let Athena influence him? Each time he tried to step away, Athena was there, shoving another drink in his hand, mocking him quietly, out of earshot of the others.Â
Part of him had wanted to tell her how Thea was a thousand times better than Athena could ever hope to be, how he had never had what he and Thea shared while Athena and he fooled around. The other part wanted her to leave him alone, as promised.Â
Bradley sat back against the bathtub, head in his hands. He only had himself to blame for this. If he was lucky enough, his squad would keep their mouths shut and word would never get back to Bob about last night. Heâd rather avoid a fist to the face. And either way, Bob was playing golf with Hangman today, so he wouldnât be around the guys anyway.
Bradley frowned, swallowing thickly as he sluggishly moved back to the bedroom, reaching for Theaâs note. âGolfing with Bob this morningâ stared back at him, the nauseous pit in his stomach making itself known again.Â
If Thea was off with Bob this morning, it also meant she was hanging out with Hangman. Bradley crumpled the note in his hand, trying to calm his anger bubbling to the surface.Â
After Bradley had explicitly told Thea that Hangman wanted her, looked at her, even though she was with Bradley, she had gone off to spend the day with him. Without telling Bradley about it. She had deliberately kept it from him. Before he had left for the bar last night, he asked about her plans and Thea had just told him she was going to stay at home and catch up on chores.
Now she was off, meeting the one man Bradley had warned her off from. How could she? Maybe it had been her plan all along. Maybe Bob wasnât even there, maybe it was just an excuse so she could meet Seresin alone.Â
Thea had told Bradley she loved him four nights prior but if she could lie about this, who knew if what she had told him that night was true? He was spiralling, mind going over every possible scenario. How Hangman probably had his hands on what was his right this second, how Thea had lied to him.Â
The ping of his phone interrupted his train of thought, alerting him to a new message. Scrambling, he pushed off the floor only to see Athenaâs name flashing across the screen. Itâs a picture attached in the text message and Bradley felt like vomiting again. In the picture, clearly taken from a distance, Thea is laughing, head thrown back and her hand on Hangmanâs arm, matching smile on his face. Bob is there too but Bradley canât tear his eyes from how sheâs touching him.Â
Another message pops up beneath the picture. âLookinâ cosy, donât they?â appears first and the three dots indicate that Athena is still typing. Fury fills his veins as she sends another picture, this time of Hangman and Thea getting into the same car, Hangmanâs hand on her wrist.Â
Bradley threw the phone across the room, watching the screen crack as it hit the wall. His heart pounded against his ribcage, blood rushing to his head as he tried to control his breathing.Â
Somewhere he could hear the front door opening, Thea calling his name. Was she checking to see if the condo was empty? Was Hangman waiting in the car? Did she bring him here, thinking Bradley had already gone back to base.
âBrad?â He looked up to see Thea hovering in the doorway, concern written all over her face. âBabe, you look awful. Have you eaten?â She moved towards him but stopped short when Bradley stumbled to his feet, fire burning in his veins.Â
âIs he here?â He spat, nostrils flaring as he stared her down. He wouldnât let her lie to him anymore.Â
Thea looked genuinely confused. âIs who here? Bob dropped me off but he couldnât stay. Didnât you see my note?â
âOh I saw plenty!â Bradley laughed harshly. He moved then, bending down to grab his phone. The screen was cracked in three places but it miraculously still worked. He punched in the code, Theaâs birthday, opening his messages. The picture of her and Hangman getting into a car together lit up the screen.Â
âThis! I saw this. What the fuck is going on? Why were you with him?â He showed the phone in her face, the pictures that Athena sent him on the display. Bradley watched her face closely as she studied the phone, brows furrowing.
âBabe, I told you. Bob invited me for a round of golf and Jake was there too. Apparently theyâve played together before and me and Bob always used to play back home. Bobby said he invited you too. He said you declined.â
Bradley snorted. âYeah, and you obviously found that particular opportunity very good. A whole fucking day, alone with him!â Tired of being cooped up in the bedroom, he shoved past Thea and headed for the kitchen.Â
âAn opportunity? Brad, that doesnât even make sense. And Bob was there too? I donât understand why you hate Jake so much. Heâs been nothing but kind.â Her footsteps alerted him that he was being followed.Â
Bradley spun on his heel, making Thea smack right into him. âHE HAD HIS HANDS ON YOU!â The force of his voice made Thea take a step back, eyes wide. Bradley watched as confusion crossed her face, mouth opening and closing. She was stalling for time. To come up with yet another lie.
Brad swore, jaw clenching. âI saw you two. You let him touch you. Youâre mine and you let him touch you!â
Thea blinked, lower lip quivering. âBabe, what are you talking about?â He fumbled for the phone again, showing her the other photo Athena sent.
âBrad.. where did you even get this? Look, he was joking about something, okay? I donât understand why youâre so upset. We played and then we had lunch. Bobby drove me home afterwards.â
Sheâs lying. If she had sounded guilty, Bradley might have had believed her but all she did was sound confused. Probably to throw him off.
âStop, just stop! Just admit you clearly came along just so you could see him. Tell me, did you plan this? When I went to the bathroom during dinner maybe, hm? Did you plan to meet up with him, and then let me fuck you the same night? You feel good now, when youâve had us both?â He couldnât stop, not now. Bradley needed to know the truth. The tears on Theaâs face might have hurt less if he wasnât so angry, so filled with disgust and jealousy.Â
âHad you both? Bradley, thereâs nothing between Jake and me. I love you. There isnât anyone else.â She cried. Her tears did nothing to stop him.Â
âSTOP LYING TO ME! JUST ADMIT YOU FUCKED HIM!â Bradley slammed his hand down on the counter, rattling the items on there. Thea shied away instantly, backing up until her body hit the wall. Bradley didnât care, continuing his rant. âWas he good? Better than me? ANSWER!âÂ
Thea pressed closer against the wall, sobs catching in her throat. âPlease stop. Brad, please.â When he stayed quiet, Thea took a deep breath and straightened up.Â
âLook at me Bradley. Look at me. I donât understand why you would think thereâs anything between Jake and me. Iâm with you. Okay? Iâm right here. I love you. So please, just stop, just -â.Â
âSHUT UP!â Bradley grabbed the nearest item, hurling it towards the wall. He realised his mistake a moment too late as the glass crashed into the wall, Theaâs hand flying up to cover her mouth. The fear in her eyes was evident and Bradley immediately backtracked. He tried to apologise, moving towards her at the same time.
âDonât.â Thea held out a hand, stopping him in his tracks.Â
Bradleyâs hands shook as he tried to reach for her but she moved away, further from him. âI said donât.âÂ
He tried to say her name but Thea only shook her head, tears still streaming down her face. âI think you should go. You need to cool down.â
Her voice is quiet, barely above a whisper but Bradley heard her. The anger was still burning and he scoffed, reaching for his keys. âSure. Iâll go. Donât forget to text Seresin that Iâm gone so he can swoop in.âÂ
He turned on his heels, collecting his phone and jacket on his way out. Thea moved, asking him to stop it and just calm down. But he knows heâll do something heâs going to regret, so Bradley opts for slamming the door behind him, rattling the windows. Â
He pulled out of the driveway, knuckles white as he tried to control his breathing. He arrived at Parlor Bar before his mind caught up and for a moment he sat in silence in the car. He should go back, get on his knees and apologise. Wrap her up in his arms and never let go. But Seresinâs hand on her stays in the front of his mind and with that, Bradley made up his mind. He needed a drink.Â
âWell, if it ainât Bradshaw. Whatâs got you down?â Athena mocked as she joined him at the bar. Bradley is already 5 beers in and not interested in entertaining her. Theaâs betrayal still stings and he downed the rest of his beer, signalling the bartender for another. Athena ordered a beer as well, leaning back in her seat. He didnât answer her so his WSO made her own conclusions. âAw, did you and the princess have a fight?âÂ
Bradley swivelled around on his stool, beer spilling from the glass. âFuck off. Leave me alone. This is all your fault.â
Athena snorted, taking a sip of her beer. âI fail to see how it is. I delivered on my end. You fucked lil Floyd, and I backed off. If thereâs a problem in paradise, Iâm pretty sure itâs your fault, Rooster.â
âYou did this. You forced me into accepting the bet.â Rooster argued, anger bubbling over. The bartender backed away after sliding an Old Fashioned in front of him and Bradley swept it down with one gulp.Â
"FORCED you?" Athena scoffed, a mirthless laugh following. "Bradshaw I didn't force you to do anything. Everything you did was on your own. Did I taunt you? Yeah. But you're a fucking Navy pilot, jackass. You should be above that. Guess they were wrong about you too."
Bradley stood suddenly, the stool rocking on its legs before clattering to the floor. "You fucking bitch. You can't handle the attention not being on you for three seconds and I'm the one who should be above it?"Â
Athena chuckled again, a mischief flashing in her eyes before she bit her lip and closed the distance between them. "You think I'm jealous of her? You think Iâm jealous of your unicorn princess? You think I didn't have attention? Bradley, I've even had your attention this whole time."
"You fucking liar," Bradley spat. The room was spinning slightly, the amounts of alcohol heâs downed in rapid succession making itself known. Â
"Maybe," she smirked as her hands settled on his hips before one hand skimmed his waistline and down his zipper. "Or maybe you're trying to lie to yourself."
Bradley hadn't even realised his cock had hardened in his pants while he was fuming at his coworker. Neediness overtook him at that point, fueled by the alcohol coursing through his veins, nearly enough to have him seeing double. Flashes of Hangman touching Thea in his mind, touching his girlfriend, was enough. He crashed his lips to Athenaâs and pressed his length further into her hand. "Your room. Now. Fucking whore."
Waking up hungover two days in a row hadnât been Bradleyâs plans for the weekend, yet he awoke feeling like heâd been trampled by a herd of elephants, throat drier than the Sahara Desert. Trying desperately to fight the nausea, Bradley rolled out of bed while shielding his eyes from the bright life, trying to navigate his way to the bathroom.Â
His head was pounding and he didn't remember how he even got home. After the fight, he hadnât believed Thea would even let him inside the house, nevermind back into her bed. Regret flowed through his body and the pit in his stomach grew. A movement from the corner of his eyes caught his attention and he thanked every God there was for Thea letting him back inside.Â
He stumbled into the dresser, cursing as his foot caught on the bottom of it. There shouldnât be a dresser there, Thea had hers by the entrance, not the door to the bathroom. Bradley stopped in his endeavour to reach the bathroom and rubbed his eyes, looking around the room.Â
A flash of panic went through him as Bradley realised this was not Theaâs bedroom. The silhouette of the body buried beneath the blankets moved, only to reveal the last person Bradley wanted to see. Athena.
His heartbeat accelerated, bile rising in his throat as he spotted his clothes strewn across the room, Athenaâs naked body among the sheets. Pieces of the night before flashed before his eyes.Â
âNo no no,â Bradley whispered, something foul and ugly building within him, âFuck!â
He reached down to collect his clothes, trying to escape before she woke but the nausea wouldn't let him. Bradley sank to the floor, back against the wall as he tried to desperately stop the tears. His phone is buzzed in the pocket of the jeans, the cracked screen lightning up with Theaâs name. The bile returned again and Bradley scrambled to his feet and rushed into the bathroom before emptying his stomach over the toilet. After heaving what alcohol was left in his system, Bradley struggled to his feet, hands grasped at the sink.
What the fuck was he going to do?
âGood morning sunshine. You look like youâve had better days.â Athena appeared in the doorway. He felt sick as he looked at her. More memories of last night popped up, his hands on her body, her mouth on his skin. He coughed violently, his throat still dry despite emptying the contents of his stomach moments before.Â
His face twisted. âWhat time is it?âÂ
âCloser to lunch. Thanks for last night by the way. Nice to know the unicorn princess hadnât turned you into a saint.â Bradley couldnât stop the tears from falling when she mentioned Thea.Â
His heartbreak turned into anger when Athena laughed. âOh, does the prince need a tissue, hm?â
âFuck you.â He fumed, turning on shaking legs to look at her. Athena grinned, tongue darting out to wet her lips.Â
âYou already did, if you donât remember. I honestly thought it would prove to be a challenge to get you into bed, but you went oh so easily. Now, tell me. Who is better? Me or your little girlfriend?âÂ
Bradley bit back his response as her words reached him. Get into bed?
âYou planned this.â
Athena scoffed, leaning against the doorframe. âI wouldnât say that it was a plan. Youâve always been so easy to manipulate, Bradshaw. I just had to press the right buttons. I did think you would change after meeting her but it seems like youâre just the same,â she pauses for a second, taking in his reaction, âhonestly, I just wanted to see if I could.â
Bradley opened his mouth but words failed him. Athena took two steps, invading his personal space but his feet refused to move, frozen to the spot.
She patted his cheek. âThank you for your service, Lieutenant. You can see yourself out.âÂ
He had hoped Thea wouldnât be home when he finally made his way over to her place, but luck wasnât on his side.Â
âBrad, oh good, youâre back. Listen, I feel awful about what happened. I need you to know that nothing is going on between Jake and me. Okay? Iâm with you and I love you. Thereâs no one else. Heâs just a friend. And he didnât do anything remotely close to flirting with me. Bob was there the entire time, you can ask him. Just.. please, I donât want us to fight.âÂ
Thea kept rambling and he felt sick to his stomach. âThea, babe.. I am so sorry.âÂ
She paused for a moment. âThank you. I understand that you were angry but your words really hurt me. I donât understand why you donât trust me.â The sadness in her voice brought a wave of anguish. Bradley knew he needed to tell her, but how could he when she was trying to fix his mess?
âI do trust you.â Is the only thing he can say. He does trust her. His own insecurities are at fault here, his own stupidity and inability to deal with his emotions.Â
âOkay, good. Uh, you kind of stink. Sorry. Why donât you take a shower and Iâll make some food and we can talk more.â Thea is already moving around the kitchen, pulling out various ingredients from the pantry.Â
âIâm so sorry.â He says again, not knowing what else to say.
âAnd I forgive you babe. I just want this to be over, okay?â Thea mixed the eggs into the pancake batter, eyes trained on the stove.
Bradley swallowed thickly. âI made a mistake.â
Thea slowed her movements. âWhat do you mean?â
 Bradley bit his bottom lip, sniffling quietly.Â
âAfter you told me to get out yesterday, I went for a drink. At Parlor Bar. You told me to calm down, so I went for a beer. I thought it would help.âÂ
Thea pushed the batter to the side. âOkay. Like I said, I can smell it on you. Itâs fine Brad.â
âNo itâs not. Itâs everything but fine!â Bradley wailed, rising to his full height. His heart plummeted to his stomach as Theaâs face fell.Â
âWhatâs going on?â
Bradley hiccuped, wiping away the tears with the back of his hand. âAthena showed up. At the bar. She figured out that we fought. Uh, I had a lot to drink. I was still angry, and jealous. God, I was so jealous. Heâs everything Iâm not, you know? And seeing you two together just bugged me, I-â
âBradley.â His name falling from her lips stopped him in his tracks. Itâs cold and harsh.Â
Thea choked up, hurt painted across her face. âWhat did you do?â
âIâm so sorry.â
Sheâs quiet for a long time, long enough to make him fidget uncomfortably.
âDid you sleep with her? Did you fuck her?â In the short time theyâve been together, Bradley has never heard her speak like this. He keeps quiet, his eyes trained on the floor.
âAnswer the fucking question, Bradley! Did you sleep with her?â Theaâs voice shook, the trembling of her voice breaking his heart in the process.Â
âYes.âÂ
Thea laughed, the betrayal swimming in her eyes. âSo after you accused me of sleeping with Jake, after you asked me if I felt good about something I hadnât even done, you decided that the best course of action was to fuck your ex?â
Bradley leapt from his place against the kitchen counter. âI was wrong, okay?â He paused, swallowing hard. âSweetheart, listen, it didnât mean anything. She didnât mean anything. It was a mistake. I was drunk, and I was angry and -â He fumbled for the right words, trying to fix the mess he had created.Â
âI TRUSTED YOU! I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING BRADLEY! One fight and you run back into her arms?â Thea dipped her head back as she sniffled and tried to stop the tears. His heart broke as she cried, taking a step back as he approached.Â
âSweetheartâŠ-â Bradley tried to reach for Thea but she pushed him away.Â
âDonât touch me. Donât you dare touch me after youâve been with her.â Her hands trembled, with anger or betrayal, Bradley didnât know. All he knew was that she slipped further from him with each second. He had to make amends.Â
âDid it mean so little to you?â Thea whispered. âDid I?â
âNo. Youâre everything. I love you.â Bradley didnât know what else to say at this point. At first, he thought that maybe she would forgive him but after her reaction, he knew that itâs over.Â
Thea laughed through her tears. Theyâre standing on opposite sides of the kitchen but the distance between them feels bigger. âIf that was true, you wouldnât have slept with her. You donât do this to someone you love.â
Bradleyâs chin meets his chest, head hanging low. âIâm sorry. If I could take it back, I would.âÂ
âStop saying youâre sorry. It wonât fix this.â
âWhat can I do? Please, tell me what to do.â He pleaded, trying to round the island but stayed back as she shied away from him. âPlease.â
She huffed at his words. âYou canât do anything, Brad. Itâs already done.âÂ
âThena, honey, pleaseâŠ-âÂ
She looked up, hands balling into fists by her sides. The hurt in Theaâs eyes slowly burned into anger, her mouth twisting in disbelief and fury. âWhat did you just call me?â Fuck.Â
âBabe..-â
âWeâre done.â Thea spat, face twisted in pain. There was an odd calmness in her voice and Bradley hated it. He wished she would scream at him. It would have felt better.
âYou know, Iâve given you every part of myself. All of me. I trusted you. And in return, youâve broken all those parts,â Thea whispered. Bradley cried, wishing desperately that he could turn back the time.Â
âGet out. This,â she pointed back and forth between them, âIs over.âÂ
Bradley looked at himself in the mirror. His eyes were red and puffy. He looked as hollow as he felt. His image mocked him, a cruel smile twisted on his face.Â
His fist made contact with the glass before he could think about it. Blood mixed with glass crashed to the floor but it was only a dull ache compared to agony in his heart. It was overwhelming and he needed to feel something, anything else. With a swipe of his arm, he shoved the objects in his desk to the ground. He watched as they broke but it didnât make him feel any better.Â
All he could think of was Theaâs face. The tears on her face, her anger and the betrayal he had committed. The damage was done, there was nothing he could do to fix this.
Bradleyâs hands shook as he reached for his phone. He knocked over the bottle of Jack that sat on his nightstand but paid it little attention.Â
With trembling fingers he punched in a number he hadnât called in years. As he waited, he both wished for the person on the other end to pick up and not pick up. He didnât even know if this was the right number anymore.Â
âHello? Captain Mitchell speaking.â
Bradley let out a sob. Heâd almost forgotten what Pete sounded like. He swallowed hard before answering.Â
âItâs me. Itâs Bradley. Iâve fucked up, I need your help.â
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hiiiii guyuyysss
if i can convince my school to let me use Wattpad again then im gonna continue the Foreign Parasite AU story :33
also, I AM BACK!!!!! :D
hi :3
priorities list (in no particular order):
Oceana [My second Minecraft mod]
Poll results drawings [i have been too busy to draw them.]
Art requests [When people give me them, PLEASE I NEED ART REQUESTS I'M OUT OF IDEAS đđ I HAVE AN ENTIRE POST ABOUT IT LINKED ON MY PINNED]
Finding my sanity /j
Drawing old characters
Swimming
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anyways im sure you guys are happy im back :3
you'll get more scrumptious art to eat and maybe stories to read
do i remember anything else i needed to do? nope, feel free to remind me tho
SEEYA SOON >:3
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I know it's been quite some time, but I was wondering whether anyone was still interested in seeing the continuation of my Oceana stories? It's a lot of work, so if not, I'll move on -- but if so, I'll consider starting back up again as we get into the holidays. Thanks!
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15 (my lucky number!!!) with hangster
cruel summer - taylor swift i don't want to keep secrets just to keep you
people look at rooster and hangman and assume a lot of things.
first, they assume that the two of them are some of the best pilots the navy has to offer. this one's pretty much right on the money, and has been since the two of them first started circling each other during flight training.
the second thing people assume is that they hate each other. this one's mostly untrue, at least from hangman's perspective. sure, at the beginning, there was a good deal of animosity building between the two of them. but, over the years, jake's come to see their relationship as more one of friendly ribbing, of pushing each other to be better.
because rooster knows jake in a way no one else ever will, understands him intuitively in the air, and can anticipate this moves on the ground. and jake knows bradley just the same. they're not stationed together often, and they're never on the same squadron, but they gravitate towards each other like magnets. an inescapable pull that bounces them against one another.
the third thing people assume is that there's a lot of unresolved sexual tension between the two of them.
this one's outright false. maybe it used to be true, for the first few years of their acquaintance. hell, it was probably true all the way up until this summer, when they finally fell into bed together, fueled by the impossible to ignore attraction crackling between them and the unbearable heat of summertime in Lemoore. now, that tension is resolved. or, resolved as it can be, because every time rooster slips out of his bed, jake can feel the need start to mount in his bones, under his skin. like an addiction he can't kick.
it started casually. in a way, it still is casual. nights spent burning off the residual adrenaline and making up for nearly a decade of tension boiling between the two of them. it's not jake's fault that the tension never seems to go away.
the fourth thing people assume is that between the two of them, it's jake with the commitment issues.
this one isn't only false, but the opposite is true. maybe, once upon a time, jake would've flinched away from something consequential, something real and true. but now, when he spends his nights watching the steady way bradley's chest rises and falls, jake finds he wants that more than he ever has before.
he's pretty sure rooster would rather get his hand stuck in a rotary blade than do anything of consequence, though. their relationship exists in the cover of night, hidden from prying eyes and curious friends. jake hasn't even told javy, sworn to secrecy by rooster. it makes him feel almost dirty, like he's not someone bradley would ever want to be associated with.
jake tries not to think about it too much. he has bradley for now, and that's enough. they'll ride out this deployment together for as long as it lasts.
it turns out, that's a lot less time than jake thought they had.
"so, i'll see you tomorrow?" he asks, trying to keep the hope out of his voice as bradley slides out of jake's bed.
"i leave for oceana tomorrow," bradley says casually, pulling his pants up.
jake feels something akin to a stone drop in his stomach. "i didn't know you got reassigned." why didn't you tell me? sits at the back of his throat, unsaid.
rooster shrugs. "didn't seem like a big deal. i mean, it's not like we're going steady or anything." rooster shoots jake a smirk, and it curdles in jake's belly.
because yeah, technically, they weren't going steady or exclusive or anything like that. but jake hasn't slept with anyone else since bradley first crawled into his bed, that heady day in june. and he knows more about bradley than he's ever known about any of his relationships, the story behind every scar, how he snorts when he laughs hard enough, the way his knee always feels sore when it's going to rain. in turn, he's shown parts of himself to rooster that he's never shown anyone before, except maybe javy.
but yeah. they're not dating. and bradley's just made it very clear that that was never the plan.
"right," jake says coldly, keeping his voice level. "well, don't die, i guess."
rooster snorts. "what warm wishes; i'll try my best. same to you."
he gives jake a mock salute and then leaves, slamming the door shut on the way out. it's here, in his messy sheets, the smell of rooster's cologne lingering in the air, that jake realizes the terrible truth: he's in love with bradley bradshaw.
#thanks for the prompt!!!#top gun fanfiction#top gun maverick#jake hangman seresin#hangster#bradley rooster bradshaw#prompts
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( đŹ ) . . . â ELEANOR SAGE PARKER, better known as SAGE, is a korean-american artist under BIGHIT ENTERTAINMENT. she's the first member announced of OCEANA, as a LEADER, LEAD VOCALIST & SUB RAPPER.
in the group's story line, she is the oldest and FIRST PRINCESS in the kingdom of oceana.
( â ) . . . â BASICS !
BIRTH NAME : eleanor sage parker
KOREAN NAME : han seulgi ( hangul: íìŹêž° )
NICKNAMES : gigi, park, ele, green, sagie
BIRTHDAY : 8 june, 2000
BIRTH PLACE : colomar, france
ZODIAC SIGN : gemini
NATIONALITY : french
ETHNICITY : korean
FAMILY : mother and father, one older brother,( 1997 ), one younger brother ( 2004 )
LANGUAGES : korean (native), english (100%), french (85%), japanese (75%)
( đ ) . . . â BODY !
HEIGHT : 167 cm (5â5âł)
BLOOD TYPE : O+
BODY MODIFICATION : earlobe piercings on both ears, three tattoos on her arms.
FACE CLAIM : roh yoonseo ( actress )
( đŠ ) . . . â PERSONALITY !
STRENGTHS : kind, empathetic, compassionate, intelligent
FLAWS : perfectionist, stubborn, impatient, overthinking, self doubt
( đȘž ) . . . â MEMBER'S INFO. !
STAGE NAME : SAGE
AGENCIES : bighit Entertainment ( 2015 - now )
TRAINING PERIOD : 2 years and 6 months
GROUP : ĂCEANA ( 2017 - now )
POSITION(S) : leader, lead dancer, sub rapper, sub vocalist
INDIVIDUAL FANDOM : garden(s)
REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI : đŹ
( đŠ ) . . . â MISC. TRIVIA !
since sage is the oldest of the five, she naturally tends to act as a motherly figure to the other girls. She often checks on the members to see how they're doing and takes care of them when things are well.
she is known to have a strong intuition and often times, her gut feeling and her intuition turns out to be true.
sage is also a great actor. she made her acting debut in the Korean drama our blues as a character and captured the hearts of many. she has also since then acted in a Korean movie named 20th century girl as the second female lead and in the kdrama crash course in romance as the main female lead's daughter.
she is the type of person who would drop anything and everything for the people she loves. she is said to be one of the many social butterflies in the kpop industry as her friends list is too long.
originally born in the picturesque town of colomar, the parker-han family has moved a several of times and sage has lived in a lot of places that she hopes to visit one day. currently her family lives in the Scottish highlands living a peaceful life with sage in Seoul.
true to her name, eleanor is a true nature lover. she tries to be in nature as much as possible and it's quite easy to spot her on a walk outside on the days where she doesn't have any schedule.
eleanor is also known for her creative ability and her beautiful paintings. after much pressure from fans, she has a seperate instagram page just for her art. rumours say that she and hyunjin of straykids talk for hours long about art.
when oceana did live in the dorms, she used to have a seperate room whereas the other members shared it with eachother. this was the outcome of a intense game of rock paper scissors. the groups go-to decision maker is the said game. now all the five girls live in their own in their apartments but are within 30min distance within eachother.
© layout heavily inspired by @hvurglass 's, @saesvns and @n-vrld 's aesthetic, all the rights goes to mona and matty !! âĄâĄ
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Next NSFW Request Stream will be on February 10th! 1pm-4pm CDT (time conversions in plain text below the cut)
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Some series I've been drawing a lot of lately: FE3H, FEA, Hades, honorable mention to Brassius/Hassel
Some series I used to draw a lot of: Persona (1-4), Pokemon (especially RSE/ORAS & XY), Bravely Default, Free!, Yowamushi Pedal
Some series I don't draw enough of: Disco Elysium, Ace Attorney, The Artist Formerly Known as Harvest Moon (Story of Seasons), the Locked Tomb trilogy
Stuff I love whether I know the characters of not: BDSM, threesomes/foursomes/moresomes, monsters, oviposition, yearning, first times, last times, emotionally constipated idiots
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EUROPE & AFRICA
Western 6pm | Central 7pm | Eastern 8pm | Moscow 9pm
RUSSIA & ASIA
Dubai 10pm | Islamabad 11pm | Dhaka MIDNIGHT* | Jakarta 1am*
EAST ASIA & OCEANA
Taiwan 3am* | Tokyo 4am* | Brisbane 5am* | Melbourne 6am*
* Times marked with asterisks fall on Sunday, February 11th.
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Land/Beech, Day 86, Part 1
Elizabeth's career in the SCIA has got off to a good start.
Dayton spent a lot of this day fishing - he just got a silver badge and now he wants a gold one too.
I forgot who Oceana's talking to here.
That doesn't seem like the most convenient place for a story, Elizabeth.
I don't know what this is about! Sadie's always been a bit abrupt, I guess, so maybe this animosity is the result of a bad conversation or a prank gone wrong.
Family dinner!
#Widespot#Day 86#Scot Land#Sadie Land#Elizabeth Land#Dayton Beech#Selma Beech#Lois Beech#Leila Beech#Oceana Beech
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Excerpt from this New York Times story:
Theyâre a familiar sight in Amazon packages: The plastic air pillows designed to keep products safe in transit, but that also end up in landfills by the billions.
Now, under pressure from environmentalists to cut down on its use of plastic packaging, the worldâs largest online retailer is close to replacing all of its puffy plastic pillows with recycled paper filler.
Amazon says the move will avoid the use of almost 15 billion air pillows a year in North America. It is the Seattle-based retail giantâs âlargest plastic packaging reduction effortâ to date, the retail giant said in a news release on Thursday.
Itâs just one way companies are responding to an outcry from people and environmental groups over retailersâ use of plastic packaging, particularly as online shopping continues to surge.
Oceana, the ocean conservancy group that has long sparred with Amazon over its plastic use, called the move âwelcome news for the oceans and the companyâs customers.â But it called for further reductions in single-use packaging, like the padded plastic envelopes that Amazon continues to use.
The pillows are made from plastic film, which scientists have found is the most common form of plastic litter in the sea and seabed close to the shore. Plastic film can be deadly to wildlife including sea turtles and sea birds. And unlike paper alternatives, plastic film generally canât be composted or recycled in curbside programs.
A recent report by Oceana found that protective packaging like air pillows made up more than one-third of global e-commerce packaging by weight.
Thursdayâs announcement covers the United States, Amazonâs largest market, as well as Canada, and Mexico, which together account for more than 70 percent of the retailerâs global sales. Amazon has already replaced about 95 percent of its plastic pillows with paper in those markets, it said, and is working toward fully removing them from use by the end of the year.
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