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I Will Not Ask and Neither Should You

Pairing: Simon 'Ghost' Riley x F!Reader (Jaguar) Chapters: 2/3 Notes: inspired by Hozier's Like Real People Do, Jag Backstory unlocked!!!

Part One | Part Three | AO3 | MASTERLIST Why were you digging? / What did you bury Before those hands pulled me / From the earth? I will not ask you where you came from / I will not ask and neither should you

___

You were in the kitchen getting water for the both of you when the message came in.

55.7249º N, 37.5541º E. Tuesday, 14:00. 

The +7 country code made a cold sweat break over your body. Russia. You didn’t know how the sender got your number, but if it was who you thought, they would have their ways. All you could do was stare at your phone as your heart hammered through your chest.

“Everything al’right?”

You hadn’t even noticed Simon come up behind you.

“Mmhmm,” you managed, passing him a glass of water as you set your phone screen-down on the counter. You lowered your head onto your arms, resting them on the surface to hide your face while you backed your nakedness against the colossus of a man. A raspy grunt was his response.

“Dangerous, Jag,” Simon warned, but closed the gap all the same. He kissed your shoulders and back, setting down the glass of water next to your phone. “Heart’s racin’,” he murmured against your skin as his hands smoothed down to your hips. “Can hear it from ‘ere.”

“You have that effect on me.” It wasn’t a lie—not usually. But at present, the contents of the text message were still etched into your brain. You felt like throwing up.

“Thought you needed a break, luv.”

“Changed my mind,” you tried your best to even your voice, but it still came out shaky.

Ghost’s hands stilled on your hips as he paused. “We don’t ‘ave to—” 

“Need you, Simon,” you interrupted, raising your head to look back at him while snaking his tattooed hand up and around your neck.

Dark eyes glinted in the low light, looking at the phone on the counter, then searching yours for a moment—for an out, a reason. But all they found was benediction. He tightened his grip around your throat and kissed you softly.

When your beautiful man was finally asleep, sound and unsuspecting, you hated yourself for exploiting his weaknesses. For knowing that he got sloppy around you in this domestic setting; that he slept deeper—you both did—after a few rounds. That he knew you’d get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom or refill your water.

You slipped out of the warm bed, packing as quietly as you could—shoving your life with Simon “Ghost” Riley into your black duffel. Hating yourself more as you scribbled on the back of a receipt and set it down next to his mask.

Something I have to do. 

You looked at him one last time—perhaps for the final time. His blonde hair was exposed, his ultimate layer of trust in you; you watched his scared back softly rise and fall as he slept. Numbness ran through your body at stupidity of thinking you’d finally escaped your past. Cut all the ties. That you naively thought you had built something here, too. People in your line of work never get happy endings. Your throat tightened as you slipped through the front door, locking it behind you. Your cab was already gone by the time he woke.

______

Moscow was frigid and covered in a light dusting of snow when you landed. And all those memories of a life left behind seeped back up from their well of suppression on the cab ride to the coordinates. It seemed like a lifetime ago. In a way, it was. There was a split in the road then, where you made a choice. One that lead you to San Francisco and to Kokshetau and to Leeds. One where you chose your life. 

Yet here you were, back in the cold and snow—despair growing in the pit of your stomach with each mile passed. You worried your jaguar pendant between gloved fingers.

The cab stilled in front of large bronze doors, now a dull green after centuries of oxidation.

Новодевичье кладбище: Novodevichy Cemetery.

You paid the fare and got out, duffel slung over your shoulder. There were tourists and locals alike visiting the historic cemetery. It made you even more on edge as you entered through the double doors. You were too vulnerable out here in the open. 

Checking your watch, you were thirty minutes early, giving you enough time to scope out the location. It calmed you some, passing by the beautiful tombstones and monuments of Russia’s most notable and respected citizens. Anton Chekhov, Vera Mukhina, Lyudmila Gurchenko. Pristine marble and greying stone and wet concrete. It was an odd location for a meeting but you hoped with all the people around you could let your guard down a little. You wandered through the maze of the deceased. But then you saw it: a mound of freshly laid earth and an ornate marble bust. You stopped completely. Felt your heart stuck in your throat and a flush of heat to your face. Your hands went numb as you just stared. 

Vladislava Ignatyev.

The thread that lead you to where you were now. In memory you heard the gentle clink of a tea cup and the soft rustling of a maid’s dress.

You’d make a fine spy one day, my beautiful Odette.

That your wish or mine?

Neither. It’s your nature, dear. The same way a fish takes to water or a swan flight. 

…

You can give me that look but you know I’m right. You were a caged, pretty little thing when I discovered you. And now you’ve grown majestically into your true nature. Just remember who gave you your wings when you are enjoying your freedom. My door will always be open for you…

The marble bust on the cold floor did the older woman no justice. It failed to capture her elegance and the magnitude of her character. You’d learned so much from her. Vladislava was a woman who silenced a room when she entered, through no other means than just being her. And now she was in the cold ground beneath you. Beauty and stature decaying. You wanted to cry but the tears would not come.

“It’s you…”

The gentle voice snapped you to the present again. Standing across from you was a handsome man, with blonde, wavy hair falling to frame his young face. His blue eyes took you in.

You inhaled deeply. “Dimitri.”

He smiled and you felt a tightness in your chest.

“I…I was not sure you would come.” Low chatter from the other visitors passing by filled the silence as you took each other in. His smile grew wider. “You look so different, and yet exactly how I remember you.”

“And you’ve grown,” you found yourself returning the smile slightly. Dimitri shifted on his feet, like he wanted to take your hand like he used to, but knowing that too much time had passed. You continued, “Surprised you even recognized me.”

He looked at you kindly and chuckled. “You weren’t always in ballet attire, my lisIchka. The short hair suits you though.”

You ran your gloved fingers through your choppy hair, recalling the muscle memory that had sleeked it into a taught bun countless times in the past—not a flyway in sight. Streamline. Efficient. Orderly. Your true nature. 

Dimitri stepped around the grave so that he was facing it too, the both of you staring at the bust on the floor.

“We were just kids, then, weren’t we?”

You hummed. “You more-so.” You sucked in a breath. “When did she pass?”

“Last week. A stroke. It was so sudden—she had been in perfectly good health," his voice wavered slightly. “I was the one who found her in her bed in the morning. She just looked like she was sleeping...”

The statue’s hollowed eyes stared into nothingness. You had to look away, so you looked up at Dimitri. “I owe your mother a lot. I… I’m sorry I never came back,” you paused, studying the side of his face. He must be twenty six now—a decade gone in the blink of an eye; all those memories of the two of you when you were younger filtered back. You steadied your breath. “But I had to experience the world for myself.”

The younger man turned to you. “I understand. Never could keep you caged. No one could.”

You smiled but it didn’t meet your eyes. Nostalgia was a deceiver.

Dimitri cleared his throat. “There is another reason I asked you here, though. Something I have for you. From Vladislava.”

He reached into his wool peacoat and procured a long velvet box. Hesitating, you reached for the it, staring at the plain box in your hands before opening it. 

It was the necklace that Vladislava had worn the night you first met: a massive canary diamond choker, surrounded by ornate gold and diamonds. You recalled the burning in your legs as you took your closing bow for the Vaganova Ballet Academy, peering into the crowd and seeing a glint of yellow among the blur of the audience. She’d come to you after, as you were removing all the feathers and makeup backstage. Introduced herself. You had no idea her influence at the time; you were only eighteen. But soon you were living with her. Wandering her massive estate with Dimitri. Being her eyes and ears at events with the most affluent; sometimes the most corrupt as well. Learning all you could from her as you started down a completely different path than when you first moved to Russia.

The significance of the necklace wasn’t lost on you as you stared down at the gorgeous piece. You closed the box quietly.

“I can’t take this, Dima,” you passed the box back to him, but he didn’t move. He just looked down at you, fondness in his eyes at the familiarity of his moniker. He wrapped his hands over yours.

“I'm afraid you don’t have a choice, lisIchka. It was in her will.” His hands stayed for a moment, then fell back to his side. 

You simply stared at the box. 

“You know,” he said softly, moving slightly closer to you, “there’s always a place for you here. In Moscow. At our home.”

And for a moment, the sun peaked through the grey day, alighting Dima’s golden hair. But when you looked at him, all you saw was Simon and his flat and the rain and his warmth. You gave a sad smile.

“Ah,” he said, understandingly.

You reached out and took his hand, running your gloved-thumb over his knuckles. “In another life, perhaps.”

He squeezed back. “I’ll look for you, then.”

You heart hurt at the whole situation. Vladislava was a force, now extinguished. And a childhood crush had clearly become something more. You held onto him for a while longer, then finally let go of his hand.

“Well, you must be exhausted from your travels,” Dima looked around. The oppressive sky was continuing to lighten. “To be honest I wasn’t sure you would even come, but I reserved a room for you at the Kempinski anyway. Stay as long as you need.”

You tucked the box into you jacket and looked at the younger man one last time, reaching up to touch his face. “Thank you for everything, Dima.” He leaned into your caress. “Take care of yourself.”

“And you.”

You gave a final glance at the grave, then left, not looking back. ______

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Reassembly 3

ch1 ch2

Masterpost

Peter pushed his bangs back for the billionth time. They immediately fell back in front of his eyes as he hunched over the library computer. He'd spent all day trying to get his bearings in this universe. Eventually, his stomach had gotten attention. Even with the stuff from the hotel buffet, he was so hungry it was distracting.

That had made him realize that what he needed most was money. He needed access to a steady stream of money. When he left here he could try to make the best decision possible about the little bit of cash he had, sure. But it wouldn't last long.

He had the spiteful fantasy of taking the money he needed from the LOA company that had been funding …whatever they'd done to him. An all-expenses paid kidnapping was only fair. 

But it was only a thought. Whoever they were, they were dangerous. He shouldn't provoke them or give them any clues about him. Whatever experiments they'd been doing with him must have been expensive. They probably wanted him back. He needed to know more before he risked getting their attention.

Instead, Peter started up a resume. He put his real name at the top and then stared at it in indecision. He swallowed. 

Was that a good idea? He… he didn't exist here, so it seemed fine. But maybe he should use a fake name? 

Peter strained to think of a reason to use a fake name now that he knew he didn't exist here. How could those people possibly know his name? He definitely hadn't told them. It was probably smarter to be cautious, but it was his name. The idea of losing it made him feel like throwing up.

"If I think of a reason I shouldn't use it, I can change that." Peter muttered to himself quietly enough that no one seemed to notice. He took a few minutes to search around for high schools in the area. It was so weird that Midtown didn't exist here. He felt like a fraud as he entered the information for the school he thought would have been his school district. He double checked the year (and it was so weird that it was 5 years in the past here) and back dated his graduation 3 years. Then he grimaced and made it 5 years. 

No way would anyone who saw his face believe that. But he'd need to pretend to have a university degree to get this kind of work, so it couldn't be helped. 

'People lie on their resumes all the time,' Peter told himself. He still felt like crap about it. He still… he still hadn't graduated high school, and he probably never would. 

It was fine. He knew enough that he was never going to stick out as less educated than a high school graduate.

'I'll get the college degree, though. If I really am here for a long time, I need an education.' 

Peter deliberately picked an innocuous university to claim for his fake Bachelors in Computer Science. It took a while to find a place with a sufficiently not-prestigious program but enough graduates for him to have been lost in the crowd. He'd have to redo the resume with the real degree later. 

Oh. Wait. Peter went back up and deleted his name. That was his reason to use a fake name for this work. 

He was going to get a real degree in his own name. This resume was just to make some money, not to establish an identity. He watched the cursor blink for a while, trying to think of a name. It needed to be something that he could remember. Ned Leeds? It would make him too sad. Same for Tony Stark. But…

Peter slowly typed out James Barnes and huffed a laugh through his nose. 

He'd recently escaped unethical scientists and found himself lost in a new world where he had no friends or family. It seemed appropriate. 

"Hey," grumbled the mental Bucky Barnes that Peter's subconscious had apparently generated for some reason. "You little shit." 

That was fine. Peter ignored the rising evidence of a mental breakdown and finished falsifying a resume. He used it to apply for several contract jobs in web design. He took a deep breath to counteract the urge to make a joke with someone, anyone, about how it was funny for Spiderman to get into web design.

Man. He was lonely. 

There was no point in hanging around the library longer. The sun had set and it was close to closing time, 6:00 pm. He couldn't check anything out, not without an ID, and he wasn't going to get any emails back immediately.

Peter shuffled out and walked at random down the street. The sound of cars and pedestrians and crosswalks soothed his hindbrain. 

He used the time to think. To plan. 

He needed to refresh what he knew. The library would be a great start. He'd come early tomorrow and read some computer science books. That aside, he also needed to start working on a long term identity and getting into university. 

'I'm going to want a scholarship. If I can do that, I won't have to work too much.' 

The trouble with that was that Peter couldn't go to any random school. He needed to be somewhere with a significant budget for the sciences. If he was going to get home, he needed access to some serious technology. 

'That's a big ask. Why would a prestigious school offer full scholarships?' 

He felt defeated before he even started. But it was worth asking. That was the kind of question that the librarians wouldn't be suspicious of at all. He was actually in the right age group to look into college admissions. 

'Okay. I need an ID. Birth certificate? That's the first ID anyone gets.' 

Well. Time to see if the city administration buildings were where he remembered. How hard could it be to break in, print a birth certificate, and backdate and file it? He was Spiderman. 

…And Spiderman really shouldn't be using his super powers for crime. What would Aunt May think? Peter grimaced and rubbed at his face with both hands.  

Was it really that bad? 'I'm not stealing anything or hurting anyone,' he defended himself. 'I'm doing what I need in order to survive.'

The part that he felt worst about was lying about his education. But he had the skillset and qualifications, he just couldn't explain his internship to a genius that didn't exist here and extracurriculars at a school this universe didn't have. 

'That's barely even a crime,' Peter thought. 'Breaking and entering isn't great, but I'm just fixing my own paperwork. I really was born. So it's not a fake ID.' 

With that logic ironed out, Peter made his way to the vital records office. The building looked like he remembered, thankfully. 

So. He shoved his hands deeper into his pockets and walked around the block to see the building from all sides. 

It didn't exactly look super secure. It was an old brick faced building with a lonely camera angled down the stairs of the main entry. There was a metal detector visible from outside, and he knew from experience that there were maybe 3 security officers on the first floor.

'That's easy to get around if I enter from a higher floor. They'll probably have a security team in at night but they won't expect that. If they do a walk through, I'll hear them coming up the stairs or elevator.'

It seemed doable. Sort of.

'I need to know what birth certificates from my birth year looked like, I guess? And if the ones from today look the same. Or maybe I don't need to worry about it, as long as I enter my information digitally. I doubt they keep a paper copy for every birth. The building isn't even big enough. And you can get a copy printed whenever you need one, so… it being new-looking shouldn't be a problem.'

Okay. Alright, he could do this. He could do some paperwork. 

It wasn't nearly late enough for that kind of crime, though. Peter shoved his hands in his pockets and decided to spend a little of his money on food. 

Long term, getting pre-made food with limited finances was a terrible decision. He knew he should be getting like, beans and rice. But for now he went into a bodega and got the cheapest thing that he thought would make a dent in his hunger– a microwave burrito and a cola. Calories were good, right? He wolfed it down outside the store and ducked back in to throw away the trash immediately. 

It still wasn't late enough. 

He walked around the city for hours, waiting for an idea to hit him. There had to be a great solution. If he could only think of it, there was going to be something that he could do that would fix all his problems. His throat was hot and tight and his eyes were burning. He didn't cry.

God, he was tired. He eventually gave up. He was so tired and he had no idea where he was going to sleep but he really needed to because he was exhausted -

"Stop. Stop spiraling," he told himself. He sniffled. Aw, no, he wasn't catching a cold, was he? Crap. He hoped not. 

He didn't know what time it was, but it felt late enough. He made his way back to the vital statistics office to record his own birth.

Weirdly for a plan devised by Peter, it went smoothly. He entered from a 4th floor window without setting off any alarms. He found and powered on a computer in the right office (thanks for the labels!) and looked up a few birth certificates before he felt confident. He entered his data into the system and printed a copy before powering everything down. 

He was out the window within ten minutes of entering the building. 

Okay. That was step one. Birth certificate accomplished. "Congratulations, it's a boy," Peter muttered to himself. He patted at the bag to hear the reassuring crinkle of paper inside. Okay, that was great! It was progress. He felt better already.

What was next? 

…A driver's license. No one actually went around with a copy of their birth certificate to show when someone asked for ID. He needed a driver's license. 

He walked to the DMV and pulled off basically the same heist. The nerve wracking part was turning on the lights to take the photo. His stomach twisted and he was absolutely certain that someone was going to come and see why the lights were on. 

No one came. He backdated his license to the appropriate year and printed one typed up information for James Tony Barnes, saying that he was 22. Then he altered the birth year back once more to say he was almost 18.

Nobody in their right mind was going to look at his 15-year-old face and think he was 22. They'd just think he had a fake license. Which he did, so he needed them to think the fake license was real. He let out a deep breath and victoriously hit print.

It returned an error message.

…It wouldn’t print. Why?

He scanned until he found the field he’d messed up. Peter stared at it.

It was the social security number. He’d typed up his real one out of force of habit. It had been flagged as a mistake because it already belonged to someone in the system. 

Caught by a morbid curiosity, he looked up who it belonged to. It was a girl, actually, younger than him.

He wanted to cry. It was such a silly thing to cry over! He wasn’t emotionally attached to his social security number– it was just a string of data. But he sniffled. He wiped something away from his eyes that he didn’t think about. Don’t think about it. He wasn’t in a safe place to think about it yet.

It took a few minutes to calm himself. He erased everything he’d done, turned off the computer, and left the way that he’d come.

He couldn’t get the license yet. He needed to get a social security number first. That probably meant that he needed to do some research. Did the office of vital statistics issue them? It didn’t seem right, since each state had to be coordinated. Surely there was some kind of national office that handled all of it.

For lack of anything else to do, his feet took him back to the library. He was so tired that his eyes were aching. 

Peter looked at the opening hours. He licked his teeth. He thought about it. 

It opened at 10am. It was.. it was… 

He decided to risk powering on the evil janitor's phone. It was 11 pm. That was plenty of time for him to sneak a nap on the couch in the quiet space.

"I'm not hurting anyone," Peter said aloud. It was very quiet. He spidered his way up the back wall of the library, pried open a window, and guiltily stretched out on one of the sofas. He set an alarm for 8am. That was definitely earlier than staff would come in, right? Pretty sure. 

He slept like the dead. But specifically, like the restless dead- his spider sense woke him up. Peter had no idea what time it was or why he was awake. He blindly grabbed his bag and the phone and leapt back out the window. He was shutting it when the light turned on inside.

He blinked blearily at the sunlight. He checked the phone.

7:21 am. Wow. Okay. Library workers were diligent. Maybe they had to dust all the books or something. He powered the phone off, and wondered how long the battery would last. He didn't have the charger for it. 

Well. It seemed like a good time to go to a different hotel from yesterday and check out the buffet. 

The hotel he went to had a less exciting buffet. There were a couple kinds of sliced bread and packets of margarine and jelly, as well as coffee, water, milk, and two types of juice. Still, it was free food, so he smiled at the clerk like he belonged there. This time he took a lot less food. Like, a lot less. He didn't want to clear out too much of their stuff. 

Two pieces of jellied toast, a water, an orange juice and a coffee later (blegh, it was burnt), Peter was back outside and at loose ends. 

He didn't want to turn the phone on to check the time. He guessed it was maybe around 8am. He had a couple hours until the library opened up again. 

Well. He sniffled his clothes experimentally.

He should work on that. This outfit wasn't smelly yet, but it would get there. He needed a change of clothes.

He took everything he owned to a rooftop and spread out his work kit. That was a rather grand way to say "three pilfered sewing kits." 

The scissors that came with them were absolutely tiny. Peter picked one up and marveled at it. It wasn't going to cut fabric, no way. It would cut thread and that was it. 

But woven fabric always tore along the seam line, right? Peter took out his dumpster shirts and found the one with the worst damage- the red shirt. He picked a spot and tore with his hands. 

It tore a straight line.

"Yessss," he cheered. He muscled through the seam and then went back to make another tear a little bit above the other one, so that he was basically holding a crop top, a bottom part, and a two inch strip from the middle that was unusable because the scissor cut had been jagged. He wound that up and put it in his bag because he didn't know what else to do with it. 

Now he felt nostalgic, so he took out the blue shirt and did the same thing. The cut hadn't been in exactly the same spot, so the shirt with the blue top and red bottom strip was going to be a little longer than the other shirt. But that was fine, right? 

He pinned the majority red shirt together using the pins from all 3 packages and painstakingly threaded a needle with the dark blue thread. Then he got to work. 

It wasn't hard, honestly. It was more meditative than anything else. He was mostly done when he had the feeling he was being watched. Peter lifted his head and looked down. Then around. Finally, he looked up. "You fly," he said, impressed. "That's cool." 

The flying teenager cocked his head at Peter and floated down. It was- honestly, it was kinda creepy and uncanny. Flying shouldn't be silent. There should be, like- an engine running or wings flapping. 

He tried to keep the unease off his face. This wasn't his universe. He'd look like a weirdo if he acted surprised about it. He tried to look normal. 

"What are you doing?" The guy asked.

Cool, he must be pulling it off.

Peter lifted his sewing project and turned it to show off the seam where red met blue in a neat line. "Customizing my wardrobe," he said, like a freaking dork would. If he said it confidently enough it would sound cooler, right? He eyed up the other teenager. He had spikes on the shoulders of his leather jacket. "I guess you do that too. You uh…. You do that yourself?" 

The guy touched the studs on his leather jacket self consciously. "No, I bought it this way." He leaned in. "I didn't know you could do that." He seemed impressed. 

Peter flushed, discomfited as he tied off the knit and cut his needle free. This guy was way too cool looking to talk to Peter like that. "Yeah, you can do anything to your stuff," he said. Wow, so eloquent. He cleared his throat and tried to look busy turning the shirt inside out to show how it looked. Luckily it had turned out well. "I like your piercings." And the fade was cool too. Wow, no one at Midtown looked like that. Even their jocks were actually nerds. And this guy was a jock for real. He was huge and handsome. 

The guy got real close, looking at Peter's bi-colored shirt.

Peter squirmed. The scrutiny was enough to make him feel paranoid about it being in Spiderman's colors. But this guy didn't know about him. Right? No way, there was no way. He stuffed it in his bag and tried not to look sweaty and suspicious. No underage vigilantes here. Just two normal guys on a 35th story rooftop. 

"Teach me." 

His head flew up at that imperious demand. "Teach you what exactly?" Peter was too surprised to moderate his tone. It came out too high, too nerdy. "Like- sewing in general,  or- your jacket? Do you wanna customize your jacket more?" Oh, man, he was nervous enough that he couldn't speak straight. So embarrassing. Peter forced himself to smile and waited for the reaction with a cringe. This felt like the moment before he got put in a locker.

Man, this dude had intense blue eyes. And he was holding so still. Was he even breathing? "I want more metal in my jacket," he decided. "And- could we make part of it mesh?" 

Peter was mostly just glad the guy had started breathing again.

'Mixing leather and mesh doesn't seem structurally sound. Plus, isn't leather meant to be kind of protective?'

…"If you pay for supplies, we can try," Peter said, because this might as well happen, and now he knew someone. Now he knew a normal human being from this universe who he could lean on for cues. He latched on- metaphorically. In reality, he just started packing up his supplies and hoped the guy didn't recognize them as hotel kits. Peter was used to the mortification of being poor, but this was a bit much even for him.

"Yeah, I have Luther's credit card." The guy whipped one out of nowhere and flipped it between his fingers at a dizzying pace. He slapped on a lazy grin and watched Peter intently as he did his weird little dexterity trick.

That was what broke his nerves. That? That was the kind of thing that Ned did in his practical magic phase. 

'Is he trying to be cool?' Peter wondered, incredulous. 'He's trying way too hard. He's not actually that cool. I mean, he's definitely cooler than me, but it's not as bad as I thought.'

Awesome. Peter could work with that. He relaxed tremendously. He was just gonna think of this guy as a really muscular Ned. He was pretty sure that Ned would still hang out with Peter even if he'd gotten that tall and strong after puberty, so it was probably a fair comparison.

"That's great," he said, pretending he knew who Luther was. The guy's stepdad or something, probably. Why else would he have a credit card from someone he called by their name? "You wanna go now?" He paused. "I'm Peter, by the way." 

The other boy's hand was weirdly warm and firm when he reached out for a handshake (what? Teenagers shake hands here?. That was so uncool and he'd never have guessed it). "Kon." He flashed his perfect teeth again. "Yeah, let's go. Wanna walk or fly?" 

Peter shrugged. "Whichever is cool," he said. He hoped Kon didn't expect him to be able to fly. If he needed to he could like, parkour, and pretend that was just his preference. 

"Flying it is!" Peter yelped and just barely aborted a dodge as Kon cheerfully grabbed him in a bridal carry and swooped out into the open air. 

Kon and Peter, both wrong at the arts and crafts store: "I have successfully befriended a normal guy in my age group. I can copy him surreptitiously to learn to blend in better, as long as he doesn't learn that I'm not a cool guy like him."

[tlmt01]

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Operating out of Cheshire, Click Consult is a multi-award-winning SEO agency known for its innovative and results-oriented approach. Their services encompass everything from technical SEO and content marketing to outreach and digital PR. Click Consult's proprietary tools and methodologies enable them to deliver customized solutions that drive traffic and conversions. Their client roster includes well-known brands, reflecting their ability to handle high-profile projects with finesse.

  Search Laboratory

Leeds-based Search Laboratory combines technical prowess with creative content strategies to boost online visibility. Their holistic approach to SEO covers on-page and off-page optimization, international SEO, and data analysis. Search Laboratory's multilingual capabilities make them an excellent choice for businesses looking to expand their reach globally. They prioritize transparency and collaboration, ensuring that clients are always informed and involved in the SEO process.

Verve Search

Verve Search, located in London, seo company uk stands out for its award-winning content marketing and creative campaigns. Their unique blend of SEO and digital PR helps businesses earn high-quality backlinks and gain significant media coverage. Verve Search's campaigns are not only SEO-friendly but also highly engaging, often going viral and generating substantial buzz. This agency is perfect for brands looking to make a big splash online.

Rise at Seven

Rise at Seven is a creative SEO agency that has rapidly gained recognition for its bold and innovative campaigns. With offices in Sheffield and London, they focus on integrating SEO with creative content and social media strategies. Rise at Seven's team is known for pushing boundaries and delivering exceptional results through unconventional tactics. Their client-centric approach ensures that each campaign is unique and tailored to the brand's voice and goals.

Why Choose a UK-Based SEO Agency?

The UK's SEO landscape is rich with talent and innovation, offering businesses access to some of the best minds in the industry. UK-based SEO agencies are adept at understanding the local market dynamics and search behaviors, making them particularly effective for businesses targeting UK audiences. Additionally, these agencies are well-versed in the latest SEO trends and algorithm updates, ensuring that their strategies are always ahead of the curve.

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Cheapest Universities in UK for International Students | Global Edge

Apply to cheap universities in London. Learn more about cheapest universities in UK for international students. Apply to universities in London cheap in tuition fees.The modern age of hyper-globalisation has created new opportunities for everyone. However, the competition is fiercer across all domains, including education. Completing higher education from a reputed international university makes one eligible for well-paid employment opportunities. The United Kingdom is home to numerous top-ranked international universities, including the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. This makes it a popular education hub for international students. However, it’s tough to find universities in London cheap.Let’s be honest. A higher education degree from well-recognised universities can cost a fortune. Many deserving students might not have the financial backing to enrol in a program of their choice. However, some reputed universities offer quality education to international students within their budgets. You can easily find cheap universities in London and other cities in England. It’s important to take recommendations from study abroad consultants before applying for an international university. Let’s take a quick look into the most affordable universities in the UK for international students.Founded in 1839, the University of Chester is a public university in Chester city of England. It was initially established as a training college for teachers. However, later it got the recognition of a university. Some of the most popular programmes offered at this university include Undergraduate, Postgraduate, MA Social Work, MBA, MA Art Therapy, and MSc Psychiatry. This university is among the cheapest universities in UK for international students.The Leeds Beckett University is a public university based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1824 and was formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University. It is among the most affordable universities in the UK for international students. It is known for offering evergreen educational programmes like Foundation, Undergraduate/Bachelors (most subjects), and Postgraduate/Masters (most subjects). This is undoubtedly among the cheapest universities in the UK for international students that provide full-time PhD, MRes and MPhil programmes. If you are confused about the right course, it’s better to take guidance from study abroad consultants.Staffordshire University is a well-known public research university located in the Staffordshire County of England. It offers a wide range of courses for both international and native students. The science programmes provided at Staffordshire University have been ranked in UK’s top 10 list, time and again. It has also been frequently recognised among the UK’s top 100 universities. If you are trying to find a good balance between educational quality and fees, Staffordshire University is the right choice. Taking advice from study abroad consultants before enrolling in a programme is crucial. Let’s take a quick look at the popular programmes and their tuition fees for international students.Located in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Teesside University is a reputed public university in England that offers affordable programmes for international students. You will be surprised to learn that Teesside University earned the ‘University of the Year’ by the Times Higher Education. Availing of the international scholarship offered by Teesside University can save students worth £1500 annually. This makes it one of the cheapest universities in UK for international students. It is best to take advice from a study abroad consultant to learn how you can get scholarships.If you are searching for cheap universities in London that offer quality research education, the London Metropolitan University is the real deal. This university was established in 2002 after a merger between the University of North London and the London Guildhall University. The courses and curriculum are highly pragmatic and emphasise workplace skills and professional development. It’s hard to find universities in London cheap that offers good quality education.

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An Overview of Digital Marketing Services in the UK

An Overview of Digital Marketing Services in the UK

Companies often combine conventional and digital marketing techniques in their strategies. Businesses across the UK have experienced a remarkable profit increase because of its professional SEO services, PPC management services and profile defenders services.

A digital marketing company is a firm that deals exclusively in marketing to consumers through digital channels. Social media marketing services in UK create and launch campaigns for corporate clients through social media, pay-per-click advertising, videos, and websites, among others.

Digital marketing also involves some of the same principles as traditional marketing and is often considered a new way for companies to approach consumers and understand their behaviour. Companies often combine conventional and digital marketing techniques in their strategies. Businesses across the UK have experienced a remarkable profit increase because of its professional SEO services, PPC management services and profile defenders services.

Market Size of Digital Marketing Agency in the UK

Every digital marketing agency UK already has a size of $15.4 bn in 2022. Also, this market size will increase up to 18.2% in 2022. Every digital marketing agency in Birmingham, Bristol and other cities in the UK has seen a considerable rise in their businesses.

How to Perform Effective Digital Marketing Practices?

If your Google searches in the UK are filled with the best digital marketing agency near me, then you are at the right place for your research. Digital marketing consists of many factors that include:

Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Digital marketing agency, Leeds, and every other SEO company in the UK ensures to increase online traffic by improving the website ranking on SERP.

Content Marketing: It involves creating unique content to generate traffic and conversions from targeted audiences by answering their questions and addressing their queries.

Search Engine Marketing (SEM): Marketing a business using paid advertisements on the search engine result page.

Pay-Per-Click (PPC): Pay-per-click advertising agencies use this service where the advertiser only pays for the ads when a person clicks on them. The UK PPC agency has used this ideally.

Email Marketing: Every Social media marketing agency, UK use this platform to show their products, sales, and updates to customers on their email lists.

How Digital Marketing is Effective for Small Businesses?

With the best digital marketing agency, small business can also experience the perks of becoming large and successful. Every digital marketing agency in Leeds, Manchester and other cities in the UK focuses on multiple aspects to let small businesses also grow and compete well. Some of those aspects are –

Branding – Digital marketing company Manchester focuses on the way a company is heard, seen or felt among its users as an important growth aspect.

Content and Design – Every Birmingham and Liverpool digital marketing agency find content strategies, text, design, page layout, etc. important to keep customers hooked.  

Web and SEO Services – Bristol digital marketing agency focuses on having a professional website that represents your business and makes it rank high on the SERP.

Social Media and Digital Marketing – Every digital marketing agency in Liverpool believes that having a good social presence is the best way to brand building. “Strategic planning and effective execution will make you stand out from the crowd,” said a leading digital marketing agency Nottingham.

What Do You Understand by an Online Reputation Management Company?

Online Reputation Management (ORM) is all about monitoring and improving the reputation of a business, person or product online. Social media marketing agency London highlights the importance of ORM for every business.

It is the best medium for a reputation defender. Profile defenders improve the feedback quality for your brand and enhance brand visibility.

ORM helps the local SEO agency in London to boost the site’s SEO ranking.

Taking the help of companies specialized to repair online reputation helps increase sales and attract potential customers.

Providing good content is a major aspect of online reputation management. Profile defenders ensure to eliminate the negative content online with positive words.

Every company whether B2C or B2B often has Google searches filled with online reputation.com, profile defenders.com or companies providing online reputation management UK, etc. As people are largely dependent on online reviews for making any purchases of products or services, therefore it is important to have good profile defenders. Online reputation management services through a dedicated ORM agency are necessary to tackle your business’ growth obstacles.

What is Google Ads?

Google Ads is one of the greatest paid marketing services provided by Google to let companies advertise their products and services on SERP, Gmail and other sites under the Google Ads program.

If you are looking for a Google Ads specialist or the best Google Ads agency near me, then you have landed on the right page. Google Ads works like an auction where advertisers compete for the top position of their ad.

Every online advertising agency provides Google ads services, which are a part of the pay per click management services. Here, when people click on your ad they land on a particular product or service page and advertisers have to pay per click for getting users on their website.

Importance of Google Ads Management Services

Google PPC agency Derby, Bristol and other such cities in the UK highlight the importance of PPC in improving ROI. Bristol PPC agency has listed out the advantages of using pay per click management service.

Cost Control – Google ads management agency Derby focuses on how you can control your budget on PPC. You can choose your expenditure per ad, per month or even per day.

Target Your Ads – PPC services UK majorly involve ad targeting, where you can set your specified audience and show them only the relevant ads with the help of proper keywords, set location, frequency and devices.

Track Every Activity – Every pay per click company or Google ads agency Derby, London, or anywhere in the UK prefers Google ads over any other paid advertising as it allows you to track every activity related to clicks, purchases, downloads, etc.

Monitor Campaigns and Accounts – PPC agency Manchester, London, etc. feel at ease with Google ads, as it allows them to manage their multiple Google ad accounts from a single location.

Building Brand Awareness – Even the best PPC company Manchester, Kent or any other place in the UK suggest that Google ads not just drive traffic to your website, but also help in building brand awareness. Even if people don’t click on your ad, they get to know about your brand name and services, which is also a major part of PPC services. Manchester and London digital marketing company has benefitted a lot from this service.

Why Look for a Social Media Marketing Company in UK?

More than 70% of marketers believe that social media marketing services UK is an effective way to boost your brand awareness, attract new customers and increase sales. Having a good social media presence is a valuable investment in all aspects of your business.

Becoming a victim of social media murders is quite common for those who don’t hire a good social media marketing agency. London, Manchester, Warwickshire and other cities in the UK have witnessed an upsurge in their businesses with effective handling of their social platforms. If your searches are related to the best social media marketing agency near me, then you have landed on the right page, as SkyTrust is the one for you.

Digital Marketing VS Social Media Marketing

Many people often use the terms digital marketing and social media marketing interchangeably, but according to the best digital marketing agency London, SMM is just a small part of the vast concept of digital marketing.    

Various internet marketing channels like SEO, SMM, PPC, email marketing, e-commerce optimization, etc. are all taken care of by every digital marketing company UK. On the other hand, social media marketing services in UK leverage various social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.

“Social media marketing provides faster and better campaign results than any other form of digital marketing, however, it alone is not enough,” said the leading digital marketing company in London.

Types of SEO Services

SEO is the best way to improve your website’s ranking on SERP. “The higher the website’s ranking, the greater the chances of effective traffic conversions,” said the UK’s SEO company for small businesses. There are different types of SEO services. Some of them are –

Technical SEO – Every technical SEO agency in the UK focuses on having expertise in the codes with which the website is developed. The less the coding, the more the chances of website optimization. Every SEO agency, London knows that code efficiency, website speed, mobile responsiveness and HTTPS are some of the factors that impact a website’s ranking.

On-Page SEO – Page titles, Meta descriptions, heading and on-page content are some of the elements that can affect the ranking of a website. The best SEO Company UK focuses on having valuable and relevant content, an appealing layout and rich media to improve visitor engagement.    

Off-Page SEO – Rossendale SEO agency considers off-page SEO as an important element to increase the authority of a website and Google’s interpretation of website ranking order. Social media and backlinks are some of the common elements.

Organic SEO – If your searches are filled with the best digital marketing company near me or an affordable SEO agency near me for proper organic SEO services or any other kind, then SkyTrust IT Solutions is the best place to be. It improves ranking within the organic search results.

Local SEO – SEO agency Manchester, Rosendale, and Birmingham offer great local SEO services. London businesses of different industries like restaurants, local shops, electricians, etc. have also benefitted from this. Optimizing for local rankings focuses on being found within the local area.   

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Identifying UK’s top digital marketing agency in 2023

Identifying UK’s top digital marketing agency in 2023

Finding it challenging to know where to begin your search for a digital marketing agency UK? Rest assured that you are not alone in feeling this way in searching for a good digital marketing agency near me. It is anticipated that by 2023, over 100,000 companies in the UK will use digital marketing services. There’s no shortage of digital marketing agency London, so choosing one might be difficult.

Determining your company’s demands and selecting the digital marketing agency in Birmingham that can best deliver on those needs is the key to finding UK’s top digital marketing agency. How can you tell which advertising firms know what they are doing as opposed to those whose expertise is solely in making a good pitch?

The UK is home to a large number of digital marketing firms. One distinct form of agency among them is the one that provides profile defenders services, while others have money and privileges. What does it say about your company if your digital marketing agency in Bristol is more concerned with bringing you out to lunch than selling to you? A lot, I am afraid.

A reliable SEO agency (business) Rossendale is possible

Digital marketing services Hertfordshire advertising claim to have the key to online success. It is no secret that digital marketing has a negative reputation for lack of openness. As such, it’s crucial and tough to identify a reputable Leeds digital marketing agency.

At SkyTrust, we give potential clients data and digital solutions for their businesses. From there, they assess if the relationship is suitable for them. We deal with 25% of companies who ask for SEO marketing services Rossendale, Liverpool, London, Birmingham, etc. Not because we are exclusive but because only some firms will need our services.

The market size of a UK digital marketing company

Digital marketing agency UK already has a size of $15.4 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to $18.2 billion in 2023. Every digital marketing agency in Liverpool, Bristol, Nottingham, and other cities in the UK has seen a considerable rise in their businesses.

How to perform essential digital marketing practices?

If your Google searches in the UK are filled with the best digital marketing company near me, then you are at the right place for your research. An effective digital marketing practice consists of the following factors: –

Search engine optimization (SEO): – Digital marketing agency Nottingham and every other digital marketing company in UK ensures to increase online traffic by improving the website ranking on SERP.

Content marketing: – It involves creating unique content to generate traffic and conversions from targeted audiences by answering their questions and addressing their queries.

Search engine marketing (SEM): – Marketing a unique business using paid advertisements on the search engine result page.

Pay-Per-Click (PPC):- Pay-per-click advertising agencies use this service where the advertiser only pays for the ads when a person clicks on them. The digital marketing services Hertfordshire has used this ideally.

Email marketing: – Every digital marketing agency London (UK) uses this platform to show their products, sales, and updates to customers on their email lists.

How is digital marketing effective for small businesses?

With the best digital marketing agency, small businesses can also experience the perks of becoming prominent and successful. Every digital marketing agency in Leeds, Manchester, and other cities in the UK focuses on multiple aspects to let small businesses grow and compete well. Some of those aspects are: –

Branding: – Digital marketing agency Nottingham focuses on how a company is heard, seen, or felt among its users as an essential growth aspect.

Content and design: – Every digital marketing agency UK finds content strategies, text, design, page layout, etc., essential to keep customers hooked.

Web and SEO Services: – Just like others in the UK,Leeds digital marketing agency focuses on having a professional website that represents your business and makes it rank high on SERP.

Social Media and digital marketing:- Every digital marketing agency in Liverpool believes that having a good social presence is the best way to brand building. “Strategic planning and effective execution will make you stand out from the crowd,” said Birmingham digital marketing agency.

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Your roof is constantly being exposed to the elements, so it is amazing that it lasts as long as it does. However, no roof lasts forever. Eventually, you are going to have to replace or repair your roof. When this happens, arm yourself with the information in this article so you can have the job done right.

When selecting roofers, verify their insurance coverage. Insurance is a sign of a reliable contractor. This insurance will also cover costs in the event of an accident.

If you have a leak and are going on your roof to search for it, bring a hose with you. You can spray the hose in order to find out where the leak is coming from. However, do not do this in the winter, as the water from the hose could cause ice.

When a storm blows through your area, beware of roofers who knock on your door. They often follow a storm and offer their services to everyone on the block, then they put up a cheap, inadequate roof while taking all the money your insurer will offer on your claim, ripping you off.

When looking for a roofing contractor to hire, the Better Business Bureau can be an invaluable resource. What you want to look for are contractors that maintain an "A+" rating. The Better Business Bureau can be searched online, or you can contact a local office. You'll also be able to see any complaints filed, and how the contractor resolved those complaints.

Never try to repair your roof while the weather conditions are hazardous. Your roof can wait until the storm clears, and you should be more concerned about your safety than the state of your roof. The storm could cause additional damage anyhow, so there really is not much use in trying fix it until it all ends.

If you've paid attention, you've learned something about putting that new roof on your home. Everything you can find out before making those important decisions is so important when it comes to getting the right roof for your family's home. Remember everything you've learned so that you can do it right.

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Quiet Music: Diminuendo (Chapter Nine)

In collaboration with @bethanysnow

One step forward and two steps back. Oblivion and doubt pair beautifully with a night out. An orange velvet dress. Jealousy and if it meant the same thing ends up in nights alone.

Content | Fluff, bit of angst

Pairing | fem!Reader x Damiano

Word Count | 3367

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Damiano had decided that waking up in Y/n’s arms was the best feeling in the world. He would have stayed there forever too - enjoying her warmth, her arms wrapped around him, legs entangled, studying her adorable sleeping face. If only it hadn’t been for her alarm roughly waking her up and causing them to start the day ahead. Alas, work called. In a whirlwind, bags were packed, everyone was stumbling into the bus, and they were on the road before they knew it. Leeds wasn’t much of a distance, and they all seemed to be rather thankful for it - spending so much time in cramped quarters was getting old, fast.

Yesterday was a lot, a lot of things to process, a lot of things to think about. Y/n was involved with all of it to some extent, if he thought about it now. Damiano had made up his mind that he was going to try to make Y/n's days easier. Actually start acting like he was her boyfriend. He could see she was wearing herself down. It wasn’t going to happen under his watch.

Plus, the more time he managed to free up for her, the more she’d be able to spend with him. Alone.

The first item on his agenda for the day was breakfast - well, brunch really, at this point. As sick as they were all getting of the tour bus, he was immensely thankful for the little kitchenette and fully-stocked cupboards, courtesy of Y/n. A quick search confirmed he had all he would need - eggs, cheese, some random vegetables thrown in, perfect. Quickly ushering Y/n away as she lurked around the corner into the main area, a look on her face that was somewhere between strict and confused, he closed the door to the little hang out spot at the end of the bus and went to work. The surprise was part of the deal, after all.

***

Y/n was in the middle of her transcription work for university when the sliding door opened. She wouldn’t have paid it any attention either, trying to stay focused on the task at hand, if it hadn’t been for the insanely delicious smell suddenly filling the room. Looking up, Damiano stood in front of her, plate in hand, and the proudest smile on his face.

“Do I need to be concerned?” She asked, slight crease in her brows as she studied him.

“About my cooking? Hopefully not!” With a gesture much greater than necessary, he laid out the plate next to her laptop, holding out a fork. “A frittata for the lady!”

“Thanks, you’re an absolute babe. Mind putting the fork next to it for now? I’ll have some while I work.”

“Nuh-uh!” He tutted, quickly grabbing onto the laptop and closing it. “Very unhealthy behaviour. No working while you eat.”

“What’s this, doctor’s orders?” She laughed, somewhere between amused and maybe a little annoyed.

“Damiano’s orders! Now dig in and enjoy.”

Y/n watched as Damiano sauntered away, still holding her laptop in his hands. She shook her head to herself, admitting defeat as she took the fork and the plate. She wasn’t quite sure what had gotten into the singer, but so far, she wasn’t complaining. Not with a dish this delicious.

***

“What are you so excited about?”

Victoria had thrown herself onto the little seat next to Y/n, who, after brunch, had moved back to her usual spot in the middle of the bus. There was barely enough space for two people on the bench, but neither of them seemed to terribly mind. Tour did that to you, Damiano realised.

“Just press.”

“That’s a new one,” Ethan threw in, contemplative look on his face. “You usually cannot wait for us to be done.”

“Well, that’s because we don’t usually do press at Leeds castle,” Y/n explained with the brightest smile. Damiano couldn’t help but mirror her expression. He wasn’t generally too keen on more interviews, more photoshoots, more new people with varying degrees of professionalism, but her enthusiasm was hard to ignore.

A brief look outside the window presented Damiano with a sign telling him Leeds was but a few miles away at this point. He was glad for the relatively short bus ride. And for the way Y/n was now launching into a whole spiel about the castle, castles in general, and everything concerned with medieval times. From something about Catherine of Aragon to the renovated stables now housing an ice cream shop. He would never stop being impressed by her. Her knowledge. Her sense of beauty for so many things in the world. The way she loved to share all of it with the people around her. He was so distracted by her, he only realised they had stopped and people started leaving the tour bus, when Thomas gave him a harsh slap on the shoulder on his way out.

“Come on, loverboy, time to work. Maybe you can make her your queen afterwards.”

The castle wasn’t anywhere in sight when the bus stopped. Instead, they were greeted by lush hills, trees with low branches and flowers all around. The group was swiftly escorted to a bright red tram taking them to where they needed to go. Y/n had stopped her monologue a while ago, now purely focused on capturing her surroundings with her phone. Her wide-eyed fascination and adoration for the location was starting to rub off. For once, jokes and teasing were kept to a minimum, as all of them commented on the beautiful landscape in awe.

Soon the place around them started to change; first, a river and soon, an entire lake came into view. The sandstone building stood tall in the middle of the water, as swans chased the tram going into the open roundabout. A man who stood at the front of the main doors, dressed business casual, introduced himself as the castle's lead conservator and that he would be giving them the tour - or rather, lead them to their shooting location.

Walking in, the group was smacked in the face with history. Large beige columns and portraits of past rulers followed them into the main hall. The windows were framed by red curtains, pulled back to let in the light. The biggest intrusion in the room was the fact that it had been turned into a photoshoot. Large fabric covered lights and fixtures, and racks of outfit choices were being moved into place. A man at the far end was standing on a box giving orders to the crew. Seeing the band walk in he grinned, going over to their manager to start the process. The band knew what to do at this point, routine setting in as they followed the MUA who was currently waving them over.

Y/n fell back into her own routine, searching out a place to sit and work. Yet, as the three other band members obediently did their part, Damiano stole himself away, just for a second, he told himself, to check up on her.

“What are you working on?” Damiano asked, leaning over her shoulder to look at the laptop in her hands.

“Oh nothing important, can I get you anything? Need a snack, some water? I got a memo of where they are keeping stuff, so I can run if you need me to.”

Y/n didn’t even look away from what she was doing as she replied. Damiano raised a brow and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, burying his face into the crook of her neck, inhaling her scent. Just a little bit of comfort, a small feeling of home, before he had to go back to his job.

“I could help you, you know? Like, do you need anything, amore mio?”. He felt a chuckle run through her body. Yet, she still didn’t move. No proper reaction to the bodily contact, no affirmation or even acknowledgement from her side.

“No, Dami, I get you things, remember? That’s literally what they hired me for.” She briefly patted his arm, but it didn’t seem affectionate in the way he was craving.. “Come on, go get your face done so you can be a pretty boy for the camera. You’re going to get both of us in trouble with the make-up artists otherwise.”

He didn’t miss the way she shrugged him off. He had to fight the urge to roll his eyes as he walked over to the make-up artist, but the last thing he wanted was the others noticing his mood, or worse even, the rejection he felt. It was probably silly, but it hurt nonetheless. He wasn’t used to it. For the past four years, and probably even before that, people had all but fought to get the chance to go out with him. Most of them were dying to make it official, enjoying the arm candy that was the singer of a rock band. Normally, it was his call to take it slow, keep things private.

He was well aware that there was a lot at stake. There would be discussions on social media, paparazzi photos taken, articles written about them. But for once, he wanted it all. He didn’t care about anyone else’s opinion. He just wanted her all to himself and he was willing to let the rest of the world know.

Through the mirror, Damiano studied her. She was deep in thought, obviously concentrating on whatever she was doing, and all he could think about was kissing the little creases on her face, the wrinkles on her forehead from staring so hard down her laptop screen. What if she didn’t want the same? They had agreed on taking it slow. But they had barely agreed on what they were. Was this exclusive? Could he call himself her boyfriend? Say he was taken?

Y/n’s face seemed to light up as her phone rang. Damiano couldn’t help but notice it was her private one, not the work phone she usually used. Family maybe? Her best friend again? She answered immediately, the smile he was wishing he could have put on her face so wide it looked like her face was going to explode from happiness. She easily jumped up, laptop discarded on the chair, and with a giggle, she jogged off, quickly leaving the set, phone already against her ear. The uneasy feeling in his stomach wouldn’t settle.

***

“Danni, my love, it’s so good to hear from you!” Y/n beamed down the phone as she hid herself away in a quiet corner. Taking a private phone call on set was one thing, disturbing everyone with a conversation quiet another.

“Well how could I not after getting a message that my very favourite dance partner happens to be in the same city as me!”

She couldn’t hold the giggle in. This felt comfortable, a wave of nostalgia washing over her, and she found herself falling right back into the way they had always worked. It didn’t matter they barely talked anymore, both of them too busy with their own lives - her with university and work, him still coming out on top at all dance competitions - their bond was strong as ever.

“The good news is I’m indeed in Leeds. The bad one is it’s only for one night because we’re heading to Scotland tomorrow.”

“More than enough time to take you out dancing tonight! When are you free?”

“I should probably supervise the gig before I go,” Y/n admitted. She would love a night off, but the workaholic in her was not something she could easily turn off. She was well aware that she would not be able to relax until she had made sure the band was safely on stage, in their outfits and make-up, everything set up perfectly. “But I could set you up with guestlist if you want to have a look at the band before we go?”

“Free gig tickets and seeing you? Sign me right up!”

“I’ll make sure your name is on the list,” she giggled. “See you tonight, my love!”

When Y/n walked back on set, her mood had improved considerably. As much as she had grown to love the band, nothing would beat reconnecting with someone who knew you inside out in all your ups and downs the way Danni did.

***

Once back at the hotel.

Damiano couldn’t stop staring. When he had suggested she should knick some dark lipstick from Victoria, the kind that would make her lips look absolutely irresistible, he had sort of hoped it would be for his own benefit. Still, he could get used to this view. But then she had paired it with a shiny, velvety orange dress that exposed her legs. Wearing the boots from Amsterdam she stood straighter, taller. Before leaving informed them all that she would be leaving after the first couple of songs to go dancing, and Damiano felt like a puppy that had been dropped off at the pound.

The way she sashayed around the backstage area shouldn’t have bothered him so much, but her dress seemed to accentuate her every movement. He wanted to grab her, spin her around, feel her body against his, kiss her stupid, but none of this was for him. She was going out with Danni, lovely Danni, gorgeous Danni and he couldn’t stop thinking about the way they had danced together, the chemistry between them that had been so obvious even through the screen of her laptop.

“I can do two songs.”

Damiano looked up from whatever spot he had been fixating on when he heard her voice. She was in a friendly spat with Thomas, who was apparently trying to get her to stay longer than intended.

“You’ve got to stay until Coraline at least! It’s your favourite,” Thomas almost whined from his spot on the couch, fiddling with the hem of her dress as he looked up at her with puppy dog eyes. There wasn’t anything inherently flirty about the scene, but Damiano’s head once again went into overdrive. He was dying to touch her that way, tease her, play with her. Instead he was sitting in the corner with a scowl on his face.

“That’s like six songs in, Thomas!”

“So you don’t want to show your friend your favourite song?”

Something flickered across her face, just for a second. Damiano couldn’t help remembering the way she had talked about the song before, the way it was so close to her heart. The way it reminded her of times past and how she had gotten over it. Maybe it wasn’t something to relive, not with him, not with Danni. Maybe that was something just between the five of them. He hoped so. He wanted that little piece of her that was just them, just the band and her, not outsiders. He knew it was a stupid think to thing.

“Stop nagging me and get ready to go on stage. All of you!” She raised her voice now, looking across the room. “Your five minute call is going to come any second now, get ready!”

Everyone was quick to disperse, grabbing instruments and drum sticks as they made their way to the stage. Damiano wasn’t sure why he lingered, until Y/n’s eyes fell upon him for what felt like the first time that night. Now alone, she walked over to him, a smile on her face. She softly grabbed his face, pulling him towards her, leaving the softest kiss on his lips, obviously careful not to transfer any of her lipstick. Waiting a moment there just holding his face.

“Go out and kill ‘em, pretty boy.”

He did his best.

He did his best throughout Zitti e Buoni, throughout the nagging feeling of missing her presence backstage as she instead stood in the crowd with her friend. Watching the way she hugged him. He didn’t want to be jealous, he didn’t want to be that guy. But there was something in the way they interacted, a familiarity that he hadn’t achieved with her yet, and it sent his thoughts spiraling. He wondered if he would ever get to that level with her. If she would ever trust him, look at him the way she did at Danni. If he would ever get her the way the other man seemed to.

They left before Coraline and Damiano proceeded to play the angriest show he ever did. Lividi sui gomiti fully took everything out of him that he had, but he didn’t allow himself to collapse until they reached the hotel. The others were congratulating him, and themselves on a good show, one of the best maybe, but he knew Victoria could see right through him. The way she looked at him was enough.

For a moment, standing in the hallway, Damiano found himself staring at the door to Y/n’s room. He knew she wasn’t going to be there, but he longed to be inside nonetheless. Surrounded by everything that made her her, the way her scent immediately seemed to cling to every place she went, the way she organised her things, the way it was simply so uniquely Y/n. But she wasn’t there and he didn’t have a key and he had no idea when she’d be back, so his room would have to do.

Yet, lying in bed after a shower and the bare minimum of his nighttime routine, he found himself listening for any sound coming from the room next to him. Waiting for her to return. Waiting to know if he’d accompany her, spending the night laughing and talking and catching up. Waiting for her to fall into bed, her face in that perfectly relaxed state only he got to see when he woke up next to her. But sleep took him before a single noise reached his ears.

***

The boots might have been a bad idea, Y/n realised as she stumbled down the hallway of the hotel, but it wasn't like it mattered now. She wasn't quite sure what time it was, only that midnight had definitely passed. She had said goodbye to Danni at the last bar he had dragged her to, promising to meet up again soon and meet his boyfriend, promising to let less time pass until they would go dancing again.

Fumbling with the keycard, she let herself into the room, happy to remember that she had taken care of most of the packing already. But the room seemed empty, especially after spending the previous night in Damiano's arms. Once again, she checked her phone, seeing the message she had sent to him hours ago, asking if he'd gotten back to the hotel alright. But nothing else, nothing but two blue checkmarks telling her he'd definitely read it.

With a heavy sigh, she let herself fall onto her bed. She was aware that she still needed to change, take off her make-up, brush her teeth, but right now she simply needed to lie back and try not to worry. It didn't work. Some quick typing later, she had composed a message to Victoria.

"How was the gig? Get back alright?"

It only took a minute for her phone to light up with an answer.

"Don't pretend like you actually want to know about anything but how Dami is doing LOL."

Y/n let out a dry chuckle. Of course Victoria, out of all of them, would see right through her.

"Well, he isn't answering my text and it's my job to know if everyone is alright," she texted back.

"Suuuuuure. Anyway. He's not been in the best mood. Think he was a little jealous of the way you dressed up for your friend."

Staring at the ceiling, Y/n tried to relive the evening before she left. Damiano's little glances, but the lack of happiness in his eyes. How he seemed to be aware of her at all times, yet keeping his distance. Even the kiss goodbye was grey and bland in her memory. Fuck. Quickly grabbing her phone again, she sent another text to Vic.

"Want to help with an idea I have?"

***

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[whatdoesshedotothem]

Wednesday 5 August 1835

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no kiss very fine morning F68° at 9 breakfast at 10 ½ - kind note from Lady Stuart de R- begging me to go to her between 12 and 1 - lucky that Lady Stuart and Lady Vere were just arrived from Richmond park and would be delighted to see me - A- and I sat talking over the breakfast table - had post horses to the carriage and off at 1 - Lady Stuart de R- alone - ½ hours tête-a-tête - talk about V-‘s leaving Lady S- neither party seemed to have known the value of each to each other - all V-‘s doing - not an economical plan for her, and Lady S- did not know what to do for a companion  V- talked too much of poverty when confined at the Lodge  had it to herself   but wanted Lady Stuart to pay her Vere board wages for the gardener   Lady S- thought this not right for V- had the use of the garden and the gardener milked  and V- had the milk  shabby of Vere  she said too  that when Lady S- went over it made a great difference in her Vere’s  weekly bills so that at last Lady S- took fowls and meat with her   poor Vere thought I it’s like her but I merely said it was a great pity   Lady Stuart de R- wished I was at liberty - should like to meet me in Italy - Charlotte and Mr Canning to be married the end of this month and going to Highcliffe - to have it to themselves - the Stuart the R-s would like going to Italy - if it could be managed to leave Miss Hyriott with old Lady S- thought it would do very well - yes! said if it can be managed - said I was afraid I could not leave my aunt or should be delighted to go to Italy - went in to luncheon - introduced to Mr Canning - a nice good-looking young man - apparently (according to countenance) more amiable than talented? Lady Sarah Saville came in - shook hands –

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asked where I was, and on hearing that I was in Dover street asked me to call - home at 2 ¼ - John dined in ¼ hour and at 2 ¼ out again - A- sat in the carriage 35 minutes while I paid my visit to Lady S- and V- at Whitehall - they had heard of me from Lady Stuart de R- (very glad to see me) Lady S- looking better than I expected but seemed very feeble - V- looking thin but well - saw both her children Anne-Louisa and little Donald 4 months old - very nice children - Lady Stuart de R- had made me promise  to dine with her to meet Lady S- and V- had consulted me about the sale of Lord Hardwickes’ books - Lady H- would pick out what she wanted and sell the rest - I against it - said she would not get near their value - she has sold the house (3 St. James’s square) furnished taking nothing out but plate and china, magnificently furnished - for £20,000 to the Duke of Leeds - the executors Lords Eastnor and Caledon (Lady H- herself one of the executors) advised this tho’ the house worth £25000 - I said it was certainly sold very cheap - on the subject of the books mentioned Mr. George Stockley 13 Bolingbroke place Walworth road and Thorpe 38 Bedford street covent garden - so from Whitehall drove off in search of Stokley - not at home , but has a shop 44 Holywell street near Temple bar, and might be there - there we went - a little narrow street just wide enough for the carriage - a b.g. place - the man not there - gone to White chapel - a boy asked me to leave my name - declined this and drove off - home at 5 50 - dressed all but having my hair done - dinner at 6 ¼ took a little that A- might not have a désagrément of dining seule - finished dressing - at Lady Stuart de R-‘s at 7 35 - nobody in the room but Mr Canning and another gentleman - Lady Stuart de R- introduced as Lord Caledon gentlemanly pleasant person enough - 8 before we dined - Lady S- de R-, Lady Stuart, Lady V. Cameron and myself and Lord C- Mr. Canning and Lord S. de R- our party - Lord C- took out Lady S- Lord S. de R- Lady VC- Mr. C- Charlotte Stuart and Lady S- de R- and I walked out together and I sat on the left of Lord S- de R- with V- on my left - my Lord very agreeable - I mentioned my Swiss model and want of a treasury order to get the package passed unopened from here to H-x Lord S- bade me write him a note that he could act upon and said me he would get me an order - very good of him - very nice dinner - pleasant dinner and evening - the ladies going to a small party at Lady Gordon’s at 10 ½ - I staid to take  one cup of tea, and got home at 10 20 having ordered the carriage at 9 ½ and it had waited - found A- with the tea-things still in the room - had fresh tea made, and sat up talking till 11 ¾ - very fine day -F71° at 12 35 tonight in my dressing room -  my cousin came before my fist dinner but took no notice of him till on going to bed speaking of wines Lord S- de R- said the Spanish wine pronounced Seeges (i.e. exactly like sieges military operations) was most valuable - hardly to be got - must be sixty years old before it was drinkable - this was the wine Lady S- de R- was to have inquired after when we were in the South of France in 1830 - but she never made out the name (Lord S-‘s handwriting not the most legible) and we could not hear of the wine

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[robronfic]

80+ robron fics to celebrate fic writer appreciation day!

thank you to every single one of you who write for our much loved ship! you’re all incredible and we appreciate you every single day! here’s some of our favourites over the years: 

aus:

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asking the moon to stay by bugmadoo/@josephtate

(all his life prince robert had known that one day he would have to follow in his father's footsteps and become king of emmerdale. what he never expected was that he would have a secret love affair with the court's mechanic aaron dingle. royalty au. complete. 32k.)

we'll always have the moon by notforonesecond/@notforonesecond

(while working through his deployment for the british army, aaron dingle unsuspectingly meets the love of his life at a bar one night in the form of robert sugden. navigating through war, love, heartbreak, and tears they build their relationship, communicating through handwritten letters. cut after they've built a life and a family together, is aaron willing to sacrifice it all for his country? army au. complete. 87k.)

the hardest science by jentacular

(robert sugden has had aaron livesy erased from his memory. please never mention their relationship to him again.thank you. fantasy au. complete. 230k.)

cause we're lovers, and that is a fact by dinglesugdendinglesugden/@prettyboysugden

(the 1980's- a time of music, love and pride. robert and aaron have to hide their relationship, but will something tear them apart? 80′s au. complete. 17k.)

from the moment we touched by lovesnarf/@snarfettelove​

(needing to let off some steam after a stressful day at work, robert (a ruthless businessman) picks up a prostitute on his way back to his penthouse apartment. but one night with aaron isn’t enough and robert’s got a hell of a week coming up; he offers aaron the opportunity of a lifetime - stay (and get paid) for the whole week. aaron can’t resist, and robert’s pretty fit after all, so he agrees to the deal. they just aren’t supposed to let feelings get in the way of their ‘arrangement’. pretty woman au. complete. 42k.)

fickle fortune by robron_til_the_end/@robron-til-the-end

(robert sugden moves back to emmerdale after ten years away, now rich and famous. he wants to reconnect with his sister and his home, but finds himself hung up on a certain mechanic instead. fame au. complete. 90k.)

sounds of silence by some_mad_lunge/@some-mad-lunge

(DCI robert sugden has spent the better part of a year chasing a serial killer he cannot identify. PI aaron dingle has just cracked a 15 year cold case and is fighting his instant fame. thrown together, they form a partnership that leads thlm closer to finally solving the mystery. and to each other. police au. complete. 33k.)

you really got me bad by escapingreality51/@escapingreality51

(robert loses his job and is forced to get a roommate. however, when aaron dingle rocks up on his doorstep, robert's ability to say no quickly disappears. roomates au. complete. 12k.)

the primary colours by littlelooneyluna/@littlelooneyluna

(robert’s job is to track down a fugitive, becoming a school teacher in the process just so happens to be the case this time around. police au. complete. 143k.)

the journey by tenpercentbatteryremaining

(aaron and robert meet on the eurostar from paris to london. and then again on the train from london to leeds. and then again on the bus from leeds to emmerdale. and then finally... alternative meeting au. complete. 7k.)

i'm so glad it was you by supercali/@nooneelsecomesclose17

(aaron’s morning routine is pretty set in stone. get up, make a brew and sit on the windowsill overlooking hotten high street, while checking his phone for messages. his day was always better when there was one waiting for him. he couldn’t tap the screen fast enough when he saw the icon, sipping at his tea while he waited for the app to decide if it would load or not. finally it opens and he sets his mug down beside him. you’ve got mail au. complete. 16k.)

take my sins by sugdensquad

(robert is an ambitious businessman, an insomniac… and lonely. aaron is a desperate, broken young man… who is also a prostitute. when they crash into each other - literally - one night, their lives are sent spiralling. but they both have baggage, and the past has a funny way of showing up at the worst possible moments. Will they manage to cling to each other, or be torn apart for good? prostituation au. complete. 311k.)

finding home by dirtylittlegreasemonkey/@memorieswarm

(it's the end of 2010. almost a year before, after a long relationship with victoria sugden, aaron came out. their relationship had dissolved into an awkward state and then she discovered his internet history and everything made sense. his acceptance of it, after much confusion, anger and upset, was aided by the support of her and best friend adam. aaron's starting to think about the future and his sexuality but victoria is driving everyone crazy with her excitement of one thing - her brother robert is returning home after more than five years away. when robert crosses paths with aaron, the attraction and antagonism is immediate, but it's not long before aaron finds out robert's biggest secret and that might just change everything between them. teenage au. complete. 58k.)

southpaw by hissingmiseries/@turnerkanes

(an au where aaron's a southpaw boxer who gets dragged into the world of illegal backstreet fights, all gloves and testosterone, where he meets a collection of fellow boxers, a ruthless trainer, an anxious medic and a pretty little businessman. sports au. complete. 40k.)

rumours by imaginentertain/@beautifulhigh

(robert is a divinus, or a “div” if you’re feeling particularly cruel. people who are functionally immortal: they can die through severe accidents or illnesses, or something immediate. people with the ability to heal, to understand a person better than they know themselves, and who are rumoured to love so deeply that they will literally love you forever. robert hasn’t told anyone who he is, only telling aaron after the car crash and their engagement, giving him the choice about whether he wants to live his life with a man who won’t ever grow old, who isn’t anything close to normal and secure. not all the rumours are good ones though, and for every high there’s a low. immortal au. complete. 105k.)

unsinkable by sweetly_disposed

(aaron dingle is all alone in the world. with all his possessions strapped to his back and no family, money, or job prospects to speak of, he is lost, searching for something new, somewhere to call his own. robert sugden has it all: the money, the job, the fiancée, the bright future set out ahead of him, and yet he is stuck, confined to his class with his father breathing down his neck. fate steers them together, entwining their paths en route to a brand new world. titanic au. complete. 25k.)

and might had fallen to sands and fire by matan4il/@matan4il

(aaron is a hebrew gladiator whose daily routine of training and fighting is changed by the arrival of a unit of roman soldiers. historical au. complete. 44k.)

one last night on this earth (can you teach me how the heart works?) by dingletragedy/@dingletragedy

(the thing is, robert is bloody gorgeous and aaron is, well, he’s aaron. with one final overview of robert's face, aaron sighs loudly and locks his phone, leaving robert’s profile just sitting there, waiting for someone else to take the chance aaron just threw away. tinder au. complete. 22k.)

reiteration by otherworldliness

(robert sugden falls asleep in august 2017 as a broken man rapidly loosing everything he loves. he awakes in august 2014 with more knowledge and hindsight than any man should, but more importantly - hope. time travel au. complete. 69k.)

inevitable by raelee514/@raelee514

(robert and aaron have a deal. It's simple. it's casual. their sure adding fake dating for christmas won't complicate anything. fake dating au. complete. 25k.)

need you now by turquoiseterrier/@turquoiseterrier

(the night aaron lashed out and hit sandra was the night his stepmother left, taking her daughter with her and leaving aaron alone with the increasingly abusive gordon. years later, with aaron feeling trapped and desolate, gordon hires a local decorator to spruce the house up ready for sale could the blond painter be aaron's light in the darkness? alternative meeting au. complete 101k.)

from dales to islands by whataboutsugden

(robert sugden has been on the island for 3 weeks and is happy in his couple, but when new boy aaron dingle enters the villa with his best friend adam, he finds himself conflicted and has to decide what, and who it is, he really wants. love island au. complete. 42k.)

met a boy in a bar, went to his hotel room by diary

(aaron and robert meet in a bar. alternative meeting. complete. 36k.)

this new sun by veryveryverytemporarily/@veryveryverytemporarily

(aaron is a celtic warrior who finds robertus jacobus, a roman legionary, still hanging onto life after battle. he takes him back to his clan’s village and nurses him until he’s well again. when feelings develop between the two men, will they be able to stay together, and if not now, when? period au. complete. 27k.)

the man for the job by montecarlos/@robin-frijns

(robert sugden has just become prime minister. it falls to agent aaron dingle to make sure he doesn't cause too much trouble. bodyguard au. complete. 18k.)

jungle love by sugden_in_a_beanie/@sugdeninabeanie

(the boys in the jungle. i’m a celebrity au. complete. 34k.)

~ wip ~

white blank page by their_dark_materials/@rustandruin

(aaron’s a semi-closeted music journalist for a regional newspaper. robert is the newly hired out-and-proud sex and relationship columnist he hates. but when they’re forced to work together, aaron realises that irritation quickly turns into attraction. can he overcome his past and find the strength to choose his future? co-workers au. wip. 99+k.)

put a bullet in me by toxica939/@vcktoxica

(“you don't look like a science geek,” the guy – robert – calls out, moving across the room. he's as graceful as the girls are and lightening quick. aaron's spent his life getting ribbed on by army boys and putting bullets through anything with eyes like this kid. a lifetime of fronting. he's not gonna turn into some little pussy now just because his knee's shot. “you don't talk like you were made in a test tube,” he shoots back. zombie apocolypse au. wip. 43+k.)

this time imperfect by lifeinabubbleIblew/@jonny-versace

(two lifelong best friends come to terms with their changing relationship, unaware they're soon to be torn apart. teenages au. wip. 7k+)

i’ll love you always by danielle97

(after aaron wakes up from a car accident, robert finds that there are some gaps in his fiancés memory… mainly that he can’t remember anything about robert or their life together. au. wip. 125+k)

game, set and match by hauntedbydesign

(aaron dingle and robert sugden are both british tennis players desperately looking to kickstart their troubled careers by competing in the next grand slam on the calendar - wimbledon. but can they find the success they crave on the grass courts of sw19, when their worlds collide and attraction is thrown into the mix? tennis au. wip. 70k+)

oneshots:

ticket to anywhere by perksofbeingaiko/@strongboyfriends

(sixteen years old is dull in ways that movies and television never want to admit, and every minute felt like a countdown until he could escape. But life didn’t work like that. at least, not for robert. aaron couldn’t possibly be the one to change that. could he? teenager au. onehsot. 42k.)

safe in your hands by wafflesofdoom/@capseycartwright

(robert sugden arrives home to emmerdale in a whirlwind of magic and arrogance, determined to become head of the sugden family. aaron doesn't exactly expect robert to make him feel the way he does from the moment he arrives, curious, and excited - and magicial.after years of letting his magic go dormant and unused, aaron is swept up in the wonderful world of robert the great and powerful. (magic au. one shot. 14k)

oh, you're so precious, you're a fucking delinquent by robbosugden/@calhighway

(aaron is a reckless delinquent who always turns to his best friend of four years whenever he gets himself into trouble. teenagers au. oneshot. 3k.)

sunflower seeds by littlelooneyluna/@littlelooneyluna

(liv is seb’s babysitter, when work gets in the way aaron is forced to step in and save the day, then he falls hard. alterative meeting au. oneshot. 20k.)

a different language by thisissirius/@sapphicsugden

(“he can’t hear you,” vic says, touching aaron’s arm. aaron frowns. “what?” “robert,” she says, gesturing at the blond standing by the bar. "he’s deaf, and he doesn’t wear his hearing aid.” deaf au. oneshot. 6k.)

nine facts by thesnowyswan/@thesnowyswan​

(aaron loses his memory and this is his journey of (re)discovery. amnesia au. oneshot. 5k.)

cider and mince pies by sugdenlovesdingle/@sugdenlovesdingle

(as far as christmas traditions go, robert and aaron make their own. teenagers au. oneshot. 3k.)

double shot vanilla latte by wafflesofdoom/@capseycartwright​

(robert had owned the grind for over two years now, buying himself a coffee shop out of his divorce settlement and turning it into one of leeds’ busiest cafes. but he’d never had a customer quite like aaron. coffee shop au. oneshot. 8k.)

two night stand by imgoingcrazy/@robertisbisexual

(aaron’s been single for months and, after a bad night out, is convinced by his friends that a no strings one night stand is exactly what he needs. only casual sex is a lot harder than aaron remembers - especially when your date is a prick - and when forces conspire against him aaron finds himself trapped with robert a second night. alternative meeting au. oneshot. 26k.)

constellations by withoutwords/@thefancyspin

(robert had always stayed with them on his summer holidays, inseparable. friends to lovers au. oneshot. 3k.)

so at ease in the midnight sky by aarobron/@aarobron

(aaron finds the dingle's travelling circus at 16, just after he runs away from gordon, and spends his days helping out with odd jobs. what he doesn't expect to find is a best friend in the shape of vic's older brother, robert. they grow closer, as a double act on the trapeze and as friends, but he keeps his feelings quiet until gordon shows up and flips everything they know upside down. circus au. oneshot. 53k.)

teen idle by astoria

(robert sugden is beautiful, popular at school and always seems to have a girl on his arm. so why is he getting closer to aaron dingle? high school au. oneshot. 5k.)

december came, something changed. by vicbartons/@vicbartons

(to aaron, setting his best friend up with the girl of his dreams had seemed like a worthy enough cause to team up with his least favourite co-worker for. and how hard could it really be to hijack the office secret santa? but then again, when had one of robert sugden's schemes ever worked out the way he planned? co-workers au. oneshot. 13k.)

maneuver one into place by murderousdeer/@robertjacobsugdens

(robert helped lawrence build a legitimate business empire from the ashes of his criminal enterprises. that is, until robert made one tiny, irrelevant mistake and the whites kicked him to the curb. planning his revenge, robert went in the only place where he could assemble a team to get back what was rightfully his. he wasn’t expecting old feelings and wounds to resurface quite so strongly. especially not when it came to his master thief, aaron dingle. ocean's 11 au. oneshot. 57k.)

what is watered, grows by laramie

(a gentle story about being happy with what you have even when you want more, and then getting more and being happy with that too. gardener au. onehsot. 11k.)

faculty lounge by illgetmerope/@illgetmerope

(aaron and robert meet over coffee and tea in the faculty lounge. a story of their romance through chats and mugs. teachers au. oneshot. 4k.)

baby, it's cold outside by small_bump/@victoriasugden

(anything can happen on christmas eve, even a mircale. robert's kind of banking on it. alternative meeting au. oneshot. 6k.)

trouble by design by saltyplaydough/@spamela-hamderson

(aaron's yorkshire's most unprofessional cop and robert's a criminal in love. police/criminals au. oneshot. 1k.)

the first by zoeteniets/@iwillsendapostcard

(first dates au where aaron and robert are paired together on the programme. reality show au. oneshot. 3k.)

canon / canon divergent:

~ multi-chapter ~

iceberg by miss_whimsy/@misswhimsy​

(robert attends counselling to try to help with his depression and guilt. canon divergent. complete. 18k.)

birthdays and surprises by daily_scenarios/@susieskinner93

(since he's been told that seb was miserably the whole day on his birthday, robert thought of a plan to reunite his two favorite people in the world....via video call. canon. complete. 2k.)

can't you see my love? by loveislove87/@scottt190

(robert and aaron are starting to drift apart, losing focus on what's truly important, when an accident threatens to challenge them and maybe remind them both of what matters. canon divergent. complete. 13k.)

i wonder by thisdamndesire/@thisdamndesire

(hazel is back in the uk and is working as an art teacher in london. she needs to be active on facebook for the first time and curiosity gets the better of her. canon divergent. complete. 10k.)

whenever i let my guard down by whiplash

(in the aftermath of the accident, aaron’s surprised to find that he’s the strong one. or, aaron might be the one who’s a bit broken, but robert’s the one who actually breaks down. canon. complete. 4k.)

a little too soon by dirtylittlegreasemonkey9384

(they're together. they're happy. all is well, except it isn't, because aaron still wakes up in the night with terrifying flashbacks of that night at the lodge, no matter how much he wishes he didn't. canon divergent. complete. 25k.)

a foil character's tale by itfeeislikehome/@bigemmerdalefan

(alex and mike witness robert and aaron's relationship in all it's wonderous glory. canon divergent. complete. 2k.)  

~ oneshots ~

so many nights like this by lily_rizzy

(lottie fowler was a horrible receptionist.Working the reception at the hotten spa hotel was not the career she had envisioned for herself when she had accepted her place studying business at leeds uni. by 22, she had pictured that she would already be climbing the corporate ladder to bigger (paychecks) and better things. and yet, she currently had no feet on the corporate ladder despite finishing her degree with a respectable 2:1, and was currently stuck in a career she would have shuddered at, age 18.- or the story of robert and aaron, told from the point of view of a hotel receptionist. canon. oneshot. 5k.)

ice swans and dry-cleaning by persiflager/@persiflager

(“so,” says the twat. “aaron livesy, married. never thought I’d see the day.” canon divergent. oneshot. 6k.)  

separation never suited us by wellyfullofale/@wellyfullofale​

(robert’s been away from emmerdale for almost a year, but vic has persuaded him to return for his 40th birthday party. he hasn’t seen or spoken to his husband since he left the village after convincing himself that aaron had moved on following an argument that they were both too stubborn to move past. he returns with hope that aaron might still love him the same way that he still loves aaron, but when he finds his husband is seeing someone new, is all hope now lost after a year apart? or will they find that, actually, a kind of love like theirs isn’t ever over? canon divergent. oneshot. 33k.)

daniel in the den (felled in the night) by sunsetmog

everything he felt was trapped in his chest, clamouring to get out, desperate to tear itself out from underneath his skin. or: aaron shows up on robert's doorstep in the middle of the night. canon. oneshot. 2k.)

tonight, they sleep by auselysium

(robert takes aaron to the seashore to get him away from emmerdale and the dark secrets he has confided in him. his intentions, for once, are completely noble. but then, aaron knocks on his door in the middle of the night. canon. oneshot. 1k.)

wanting makes the world go round by electrumqueen

("he slept on the sofa." or; robert sugden is a lying liar who lies. canon. oneshot. 3k.)

old wounds stitched anew by theprincessed/@theprincessed

(robert is rushed to hospital whilst out on a morning run. post-recovery, aaron makes him feel better. eventually. canon. oneshot. 6k.)

a line has time in it, your heart needs to heal by amarelavita/@luststricken

("this ‘all yours? you did this?" aaron said, as robert caught him lightly turning pages of a sketchbook, the most recent one, the one that contained a lot of himself in it. he soon reached those pages, the first one was of the back of his torso in bed from one of their many hotel escapades, he wouldn’t be able to tell which one, but robert knew. canon divergent. oneshot. 2k.)

mumble and sigh by couldaughter

(“careful,” aaron said, a fond smile on his face. “people might start thinking you’ve gone soft.” “you won’t tell anyone, will you? i’ve got an image to maintain.” canon. oneshot. 4k.)

who's this man that's holding your hand by reinacadeea/@reinacadeea

(in a not-very-distant future, robert wakes up with amnesia and like the good sister she is, victoria tries to help him remember. canon divergent. oneshot. 1k.)

he belongs to me by dvs/@dvswraatins

(robert wakes up after a three year coma just in time to ruin aaron's marriage. future canon. oneshot. 16k.)

you used to dream about fires by sophwrites/@elshopper

(sometimes you’ve got to lose people, so that they can find their way back to you. or: robert and aaron were having the best second wedding day ever, until they weren’t. canon divergent. oneshot. 7k.)

i signed it with love from me to you by sugdensrobert/@sugdenssrobert

(he had found it by accident, didn’t even know it existed. or, robert finds a piece of paper with some very special words on it. canon. oneshot. 2k.)

not for anything by dinglehorton/@thompsonconnors

(robert's not sure what he's done wrong this time in her eyes, but he's willing to bet that she's jumped to conclusions and has already begun to blame him for this whole mess. he's distracted though by the pressing need to go back to the lake and retrieve the ring so aaron has something to wake up to. so he goes, despite her pleading for him to stay with those damn eyes that look so similar to her brother's when he's upset. canon. oneshot. 3k.)

three hundred and ffity-plus by dreamember/@robertsugdn

(it’s probably why he feels so on edge as the date approaches. he’s just waiting for the other shoe to drop, for him to lose robert just like he lost jackson and ed. canon. oneshot. 6k.)

do not disturb by anythingbutplatonic/@robertssvgden

(it’s a very slow day at the office. aaron and robert find an unorthodox way of keeping themselves occupied. canon. oneshot. 1k.)

sweet dreams (are made of this) by kayceecruz/@kayceecruz​

(after a tragic accident, robert’s left in a coma. while his loved ones fight to keep him alive, robert sinks into a world of dreams. when he wakes up, he is confused about what life is real and all he wants is to have his husband by his side. canon divergent. oneshot. 24k.)

you can be found by thepackwantsthed

(instead of getting married to chrissie, robert runs away with aaron. they come back to emmerdale eight years later, with each other and a family of their own. canon divergent. oneshot. 5k.)

all over again by miss_romance_lover/@golaulau

(after an accident, aaron suffers short term memory loss. he knows robert, but he doesn't remember the happy life they've been building together. is love really enough to overcome the uncontrollable? canon divergent. oneshot. 4k.)

use our eyes, throw our hands overboard by lesfemmesdangereuse/@lesbiennesdangereuses

(it was a saturday night, liv on baby duty and aaron and robert were going to a house party. canon. oneshot. 4k.)

this heart had its beating, this heart has its bruises by storiesthatmakeus

(when aaron joins robert on a business trip to london, he learns more about his husband’s past away from emmerdale and falls even deeper in love with him as a result. canon divergent. oneshot. 7k.)

tooth and nail by craystiel

(robert fights for his place in aaron’s life, as mistrust and miscommunication dares to tear them apart. canon divergent. oneshot. 5k.)

misconceptions by itswheremydemonshide10

(five times the dingles expected the worst of robert – and the one time none of them did. canon divergent. oneshot. 5k.)

[spideyxchelle]

post ffh-fic

He heard the shouting of civilians beneath the lamp post he was perched on as his world fell apart. For all of his superhero abilities, he could not block out the array of accusations and curses of snarling New Yorkers. The city was his home. For years, he had protected his neighborhood, nearly died for it, too, and in one foul swoop Quentin Beck had planted a seed of distrust that bloomed in an instant.

His heartrate spiked violently. He felt like he might pass out.

“People will believe anything these days. You’ll see,” Beck had said, as he lay dying. He did not understand, then, what the illusion master meant. He had chalked it up to the incoherent ramblings of a dying man. He should have been more vigilant.

Everything was ruined. His entire life. His friends and family were now open season. Ned. May. MJ.

MJ.

Peter fretfully looked down in the crowd. MJ was being rustled about, as people scrambled to corner him around the lamp post, to do what he could not even guess, and he felt the odd flash of fury at his girlfriend being treated like a ragdoll. She looked petrified, but not for her own safety. Her eyes were wide and beseeching up at him.

“EDITH,” he said, calling on the AI that had, inadvertently, fired the first shot that ruined his entire life.

“Yes, Peter?” the robotic voice clicked.

“Find the safest place to hide. Now.”

Before he threw himself down into the waiting hands of angry New Yorkers, Edith chirped, “Searching for a safe place to hide.” Once his feet hit the concrete, people were grabbing at him, ripping at his new costume with their nails. He had super strength, it was true, but it still hurt. He muscled through the pain with gritted teeth as he made his way through the crowd and to MJ.

She tripped into his arms, linking her arms securely around his neck, easily, and without a word of warning, he webbed the pair of them up and out of the crowd. The growing mob shouted in displeasure, but he paid them no mind. He muffled beneath his mask, “Are you okay?”

Michelle burrowed her face in his neck, to shield herself from the wind and he suspected the embarrassment of showing her emotions, and nodded. “Are you?” she countered.

He couldn’t even begin to consider how he felt about everything that had just unceremoniously fallen to pieces. He had finally accepted the fact that he was an Avenger and the true responsibility of the charge Tony left behind. He had survived his European disaster of his trip. He had kissed the girl that he liked and, miraculously, she liked him back. He was not prepared to be an outlaw or vigilante.

He was sixteen years old, for crying out loud. He felt his breath fall him. Michelle must have felt it, too, because she held him tighter and began to whisper “It’s okay” over the whipping wind.

Peter barely succeeded in pushing aside all of his mounting anxiety and dutifully followed E.D.I.T.H’s instructions to the letter to find the safest, most secure place to hide. With MJ in his arms, he could not fall apart. Especially not hundreds of stories up in the air.  

When he landed on the rooftop of an unfamiliar, inconspicuous New York City skyscraper, he paused. “EDITH, are you sure this is the right place?” he asked.

The AI robotically replied, “Yes.” There, splashed across the door that led back down into the beast of the building, was Stark Industries logo in chipped paint. Michelle unwound herself from his embrace and tentatively crossed to the entrance. He yanked his mask off, sucking in some fresh air. “Peter,” she whispered, brushing her hand across the logo.

“I don’t know,” he replied. He had never been to this building before. It had been a secret home to the Avengers, he had never been given an invitation.

The door creaked open, like it had been unused for years and years and years, perhaps even before the blip, and the pair of them walked inside, down winding steps, but not before Michelle locked the door behind them with a heavy bolt.

The top floor was a dusty workspace surrounded on all sides by glass. Fluorescent lights flickered on. No, it was not a workspace, it was a lab. It looked like one of Tony’s labs. There were half-forgotten Iron-Man designs scattered around the room and, on the main desk in the center of the room, was one of his webshooters, cracked open like maybe Tony had been engineering it.

Then, FRIDAY sparked to life with a quiet, “Hello, Peter.”

His knees gave out. Michelle caught him around the middle as he fell and the two of them slowly found the floor. “FRIDAY,” he croaked.

“How can I help you today, sir?”

Peter could not talk, he could not even begin to wrap his brain around the events of the afternoon. The world knew his name. Peter Parker was not safe, which meant May Parker and Ned Leeds and Happy Hogan and Michelle Jones were not safe. He had made them all liabilities because he loved them.

He remembered earlier that week when Peter had posted a picture of him and MJ on Instagram. It was from the night after they returned from Europe. He had taken her to get sandwiches from Delmar and she had been wearing her broken-but-preferred-that-way necklace. After, they had gone for a quiet walk around the city and, when the night was over, she kissed him.

The picture was damning evidence of what she meant to him. He did not even want to think about how many people had already seen that picture on his Instagram. There would be no shielding her from all of his chaos.

He felt her press reassuring kisses to the side of his head.

Tears prickled at the corner of his eyes and he croaked, “I’m so sorry.”

“You didn’t do anything wrong,” she insisted.

He looked down at his open hands. He could see his red gloves and his webshooters. Symbols of everything he was, or had been. He wanted to tear his suit from his body, but he could not find the strength to stand. Peter was immobile on the floor.

“You didn’t,” MJ whispered, again. “You didn’t do anything wrong, Peter.” She turned his blank eyes toward her fierce ones. “We’ll explain. Mysterio lied. I was there. You saved us all.”

“People will believe anything these days.”

Michelle brushed her fingertips across his cheeks. Her eyes were unfathomably sad. “Peter.”

“You’ll see,” he said, mirroring Beck. “He told me, MJ. He as good as told me he was going to do this and I-I didn’t listen. I could have—” he broke off, in a hoarse sob.

“Its going to be okay,” Michelle kissed the top of his head, as he folded himself into her welcome, gentle arms.

But Michelle always told the truth, especially when it was hardest to hear. So, as she struggled to reassure the both of them that everything would be okay, even she didn’t sound like she believed it.

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