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WINGS AND EMBERS

chapter 1

Summary: You and Bradley met for the first time when accident happened on the base. Bob and Nat had emergency landing, because their plane was on fire. At the scene yours and Bradleys paths crossed for the first time and since then your relationship was full of embers, and planes.

Warnings: 18+ MDNI!! light smut involving dry humping / emergency landing of plane, plane accident involving fire / alcohol / English is not my first language

Pairing: firefighter!Y/N x Bradley Bradshaw

Word count: 7,5k

„Right engine on fire!“ Bob says into his helmet mic when he sees the smoke and flashes of red and orange from his and Phoenix’s plane.

“Bob, Phoenix, make an emergency landing right now.” the dispatcher echoes through their helmet settings. “I repeat, Bob and Phoenix come back to land.”

“I don’t know if we can make it to the runway, the plane is getting out of my control.” Phoenix managed to say before she and Bob smelled the smoke in their cockpit. “I think you should call the fire department.”

That was the last thing everyone heard before loud crash was heard at the end of the runway. Rest of the Dagger squad along with Maverick just watching from the hangar as few men ran to get Phoenix and Bob out of the plane. Preferably in two whole pieces.

Everyone held their breath for what felt like thousands of hours. The plane was fine, just this morning everyone had to do their check up on everything, they had mechanics look as well. No one expected this.

Bob and Phoenix made it out of the smoke show that was going on just a seconds before everyone heard sirens and saw two big trucks coming in the way of the plane that was crushed and too far gone.

Two big engine trucks with number 16 on their sides, blasting their sirens and firefighters already on the edge of their seats to jump out and do what they need to do.

You can do it. Don’t panic. You can do it. Don’t panic. was replaying in your head like a mantra. This was your first call since moving to San Diego and it made you sick. You became part of the station quickly, finding new friends in your colleagues, but you had yet to be on call with them. On call for a fucking navy aircraft being on fire. What a great start.

You knew how it should go, in your head. You were scared how it will be in the reality that was closer and closer as you stopped just a few metres away from the plane.

You saw one of the engines whip the flames, smoke covering the rest of the plane and people desperately trying to distinguish the fire with their fire extinguishers. It looked almost ironic. It takes one person to control the plane generally, but it takes a second to turn it around, needing dozens of people to take over the control again.

You’re not alone, Nathan has your back. You’re not alone, Nathan has your back. Another mantra you tried to calm yourself down with. Nathan is your supervisor for a period of time until everyone, including you, is sure you can handle things alone. You don’t doubt your skills or experience, even though you don’t have many, yet. But you hoped your first call would be something smaller, that you could gain confidence to do call like this, bigger and important ones.

“Y/N, I’m going to be your shadow, you’re the commanding officer for our part of the job on scene. I will step in only if it’s needed. Do you copy?”

“Copy.” oh fucking great was the first thing that you thought after this little exchange with Nathan.

You know you will be thankful for throwing you in the water like this after, but now you were scared. Scared that you won’t know what to do, what to say or maybe just pass out completely.

“Parker, Y/L/N, you two handle your things. Thompson, Collins and Brooks you get the plane from right side. Walker, Hayes and Bennett you go from left side. Miller and Lewis you handle the hoses and back up if anyone needs you. Reed, you go with Parker and Y/L/N and get someone from the base to show you where we can get water, if we ran out of ours. Does everyone copy?” The captain, John Murphy, ended his talk to the whole team and wave of “copy captain” was heard through our transmitters.

Thompson, Travis Thompson, seated in the other car showed you thumbs up from the window that was next to him. Travis and you quickly became friends when you moved to San Diego. You were assigned to one of the flats the station provided for cheap money for the fire fighters. Which was fine by you for the start, but Travis took that as his chance to offer you room in his big ass apartment. He recently broke up with his boyfriend and said he didn’t want to be alone in there, but also you living there with him would stop him from moving another boyfriend in there too soon, again. So you agreed, moving in the same day. You quickly became close and you swear it made your start at the station easier. Showing you thumbs up and mouthing ‘You got it.’ was his way of supporting you, because he could saw the look on your face.

“Okay team, let’s go.” your captain’s words put you out of your daydreaming and back on the ground of hard reality.

You put your helmet on the same moment your feet touched the ground. You looked over your shoulder at your team already in action, with Murphy’s supervision. So you motioned to Nathan and started walking towards the group of people, aviators you assumed.

“Hello, my name is Y/N Y/L/N and this is my colleague lieutenant Parker. Is anyone hurt? Who was on the plane?” you immediately started asking the right questions, finding confidence in your actions.

“I’m captain Mitchell. Two aviators were in the plane, we managed to get them out. Doctor from the base took them in his office, but we didn’t get any information since then. But they’re taken care of.” the eldest man of the group started talking to you.

“Okay captain. You should send the group of people that was trying to extinguish the fire to his office too. Anyone else needs doctor’s attention?” you asked the group, looking them one by one, searching for any signs of discomfort.

Until you met two hazel eyes and caught your attention for a second longer than everyone else’s. Man in his late 30’s you’d say, light brown hair with hint of curls in them and worry in his eyes. You two kept eye contact for what felt like hours, but sadly was just a few seconds.

When you didn’t find any signs of pain or discomfort, you continued with your instructions. “My people are doing their best to handle the situation as quickly as possible, but I will need you, captain, and your people to move somewhere else, in case the fire spreads. Let’s get you in building A3.”

Building A3 was far enough from the runway, looking like the best option for a shelter right now. You had map of the base, which you studied quickly on the way here.

“No one’s hurt, two aviators from the plain are looked at by the doctor, moving rest of the group to building A3 captain.” You spoke to your transmitter to update your captain on your actions as you started to lead the group in direction of building A3.

Everyone was quiet on the way there, still in shock. Some members of the group sat down, some couldn’t keep still as they paced from the window to the door.

You were happy about how you handled the situation so far, but didn’t want to show it too soon, in respect to the group of aviators in front of you.

Everyone kept quiet, waiting for the information from your captain. You watched the big watch on the wall move to show it’s been 30 minutes since you arrived, 20 since you entered this room. The only thing you could hear was loud stamps of the big boots the men were wearing as they continued to walk back and forth.

You searched for the hazel eyes you noticed back at the hangar. But you only found the man’s back, as he was looking out of the window, hands behind his head as he didn’t know what to do with them. He was wearing his khaki uniform, but you could still see his back muscles through the material when he flexed his hands. You wanted him to turn around, just to see his eyes once again. But he didn’t.

You kept switching your gaze between the watch and Nathan. He only gave you a nod and small smile, to silently tell you that you did a good job so far.

“Fire’s out. I repeat, fire is out.” Everyone in the room turned their heads to you and Nathan when they heard your captain.

You could see the relief take over their faces.

“Can we leave this building now?” the blonde one asked you.

Instead of answering him, you talked to your captain.

“Can we dismiss the group we have with us captain? Or do you want us to take them back to the scene?” you asked.

“You can dismiss them to their captain to proceed with the situation furthermore.”

“Copy.” You said as you let your hand down from your shoulder, where your transmitter was.

“Captain Mitchell, you and your people are free to go. Thank you all for your cooperation. We hope your colleagues are okay.” you said in the direction of captain Pete Mitchell.

“Thank you for your service, you and your team. We owe you one.” The Navy captain came to shake your hand.

After that everyone left the room, only the brown-haired man with a mustache stopped by the two of you, to shake your hands too.

“No need for that, it’s our job,” You said while he held your smaller hand in his, looking at his uniform for a search of his name “Lieutenant Bradshaw.” You added with a slight smirk.

You saw the corner of his mouth raise a bit too, pink covering his cheeks as he let go of your hand.

Before Bradley completely left the room, he could hear Nathan tell you “Good job for your first time kid. Wouldn’t do it better myself.” And when he looked over his shoulder, he saw big smile on your face and Nathan giving you side hug with small ruffle of your hair. He couldn’t help the smile on his face at that sight, guessing you weren’t in this field for long, he felt what you could call proud? Even though he doesn’t know you, he knew you did a good job too.

-----

“Oh hello there, you bad ass woman.” You turned your head just to see Travis standing in the doorway of your office.

“Oh shut up Trav, I just did my job.”

“I just did my job.” He repeated after you and tried to mock your voice. “But really, I could see the worry in your eyes when we arrived there. I mean it, you did a good job.”

“Thank you.” You couldn’t help the smile on your face. You knew you did good job, but it was nice to hear it from someone else.

“I think that’s a reason to go out and celebrate!”

“And I think that it’s just your way to force me out so you could get laid and abandon me at the bar,” You were very quick to answer, remembering the last time you and Travis went out. He got laid, you got lost and had to sleep in your office on a couch, because you didn’t remember your address yet. “just like you did last time.”

“I’m never gonna hear the end of that, am I?” Trav looked at you with a frown.

“Nop.” Highlighting the p, you laughed at Travis’s face.

“Okay we can go out, but not tonight. When the shift’s over the only place I want to go is my bed. Tomorrow is okay with you?”

Before Travis could give you an answer Matt and Olivia arrived at your office door.

“What’s happening tomorrow?” Olivia asked with a spark in her eyes.

“Liv, I was just suggesting that we should go out and celebrate Y/N’s first call. You two coming?” you both knew what the answer is going to be. Liv is the biggest party animal you’ve met in your life so far and Matt is just so in love with her that he would follow her anywhere.

“Tell us place and time and we’ll be there.” Liv didn’t disappoint.

“Hard deck, 8PM tomorrow.” Trav said with yet another smirk on his face.

“Uuuh I see what you’re trying to do there Travis, we will be there.” This time Matt answered before the two of them left.

“And what exactly you are trying to do here, Travis?” it seemed like you were the only one to not understand what was going on. And because Travis can’t keep anything to himself even if his life would depend on it, he shamelessly tells you.

“Hard deck is a bar next to the beach, close to the naval base. Like very close.” He wiggled his eyebrows at you. “You don’t understand what am I trying to say?”

“No clue.”

“It’s a place that’s filled with aviators every Friday and Saturday. And actually, every other day too. But the point is, you need to get laid, so we’re going to use todays call to make an impression and I’m sure the aviators will find their way to thank you.” Travis continued before you could answer “We’re leaving the house at 7,30 be ready!”

“I don’t need to get laid!” you yelled out so he could hear you in the hallway.

You didn’t need to get laid, but Travis tried to convince you otherwise for some time now. He said you act like his grandma, you work, clean the house or go for a walk. When you two go out you never really flirt with anyone. You’re shy and you’re not the type to do a one-night stands.

But then you thought about certain aviator you met today on the call. Lieutenant Bradshaw. You would like to see his pretty face again, that’s true. But what if he has a girlfriend? Wife? He looked at least few years older than you. Does he have kids? If he does, then he probably won’t be at the Hard deck tomorrow. But what if he doesn’t?

You shake your head and the thoughts away as you start typing in your computer to finish the paperwork so you can head home to get a much needed sleep.

-----

Waking up at 11AM is not a thing you could do every day with your job, so you made sure to stay a bit longer in the comfortable bed before you got up to make yourself breakfast.

“Good morning.” Travis greeted you in a singing tone, while flipping pancakes.

“Good morning.” You shuffled around him to get yourself a glass from the cabinet. “Can I have some?”

“Only if you leave with a pilot tonight.” He looked at you, dead serious look on his face.

“I guess I’ll do my toast then.” You answered with an ironic smile.

“Of course you can have some. But only if you tell me if the aviators you met yesterday were hot, you can do that.” He knows how to make you laugh.

“Well, I didn’t talk to them, only to their captain. But they all looked hot in their uniforms. I’m not sure if any of them were you type tho.”

“I don’t have a type. I just know when I see.” Sassy answer as always.

“Of course you do. Do they wear those uniforms when they go out?” you asked.

“Y/N, do we wear uniforms when we go to Dean’s?” he looked at you like you just asked what’s 2+2.

“But our uniforms are heavy and big Travis.”

“Some of them do on a workday, when they go for a drink after work. But not when they go out on a weekend.”

“What a shame.” You sighed when a memory of certain lieutenant crossed your mind.

“You’re not telling me something.” Travis looked at you with a look.

“What?” you tried to play dumb.

“Yesterday you didn’t seem interested and now it’s a shame that they don’t go out in their uniforms? Did someone caught your eye yesterday?”

“I’ll tell you only if you pinky promise me, that you won’t say a word about it tonight.”

He offered you his pinky while you started talking about handsome lieutenant Bradshaw. You could only hope he will keep his mouth shut at the Hard deck later.

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“Y/N you look so good.” Liv had smile on her face while checking out your outfit.

For tonight you chose black leather shorts with black tights underneath, black top that you tucked into the shorts, high leather boots and loose leather jacket on top, if it gets cold later at night. Everyone knows your color is black, you rarely wear different colors outside of work. But your personality is nothing alike black color. You decided to curl your hair and wear decent eyeliner with red lipstick, something that’s significant for you too.

“Thank you. Are you two matching or am I drunk already?” you asked the couple infront of you with a laugh. You had pre drinks at home with Travis, but you were not drunk for sure, it was just funny to see big guy as Matt in matching outfits with his girlfriend.

“I had to beg him to wear this shirt, so you better say we look cute or I’ll kill you.” Liv said with a death stare.

“I’ll go get drinks.” You turned to leave the table before Liv could say anything else, you’re the worst liar and you’re also not fan of couple matching outfits.

At the bar you scanned the crowd while you waited for yours and Travis’s drinks. You don’t usually go to Hard Deck, you and all the firefighters have similar place like this, it’s called Dean’s bar, so you don’t recognise anyone’s faces.

Slight frown forms on your face once you realize the one person you were looking for is nowhere to be seen.

“Here you go.” The bartender get’s your attention back as she hands you two glasses with different liquors in them. Beer for Travis, white wine for you. You don’t usually go for wine on a night out, but tonight you felt like the tipsiness and confidence from the sweet wine will be appreciated. The headache tomorrow not so much though.

With a thank you, you turned around to find the table your mates were sitting at and you made your way to them.

“Beer for you my darling.” You used this nickname for Travis a lot it became an inside joke for you two.

One night at Dean’s you made Travis pretend you two were couple, because certain firefighter from different station didn’t take no for an answer so you two played a couple. You called Travis ‘darling’ like a hundred times under the fear and nerves from the man that was trying to get your attention.

The bar was getting more crowded as the night went on, you were on a third glass of wine when you heard Travis go “Is that the man you were talking about?”

And there he was. Bradley Bradshaw in his ‘night out’ outfit that caught your eye. You saw him only in a uniform, so you didn’t know what he likes to wear outside of work, but this wouldn’t be your bet if you had to place one. He was wearing blue jeans that hugged his legs in the right places, white t shirt with a Hawaiian shirt over it.

He scanned the place the same way you did at the bar earlier that night, but once he spotted his friends he made his over to them. His gaze didn’t make it to your table, so he never saw you.

He would be looking for you the same way you were looking for him, but he wouldn’t think of you choosing Hard Deck for a night out.

“It sure is.” You answered Travis as your eyes never left Bradley’s back as he made his way over to a table full of aviators.

“So what’s the plan?” Travis nudged your shoulder with his.

“The plan?”

“Yeah. I hope you didn’t plan on just staring at him the whole night.”

“Well no, but I also didn’t prepare a plan.”

You wanted to talk to him. You wanted to get to know him. You wanted to ask him about his friends, if they’re okay. But you were not the one to make the first move, you were shy.

“Good thing is he just came here, so we have time to make one.”

“I don’t need a plan Trav, this place isn’t that big, if he sees me and wants to talk, he will. I’m not making the first move, you should know that by now.”

Travis tried to argue with you, but there was no point in that. In fact, you were scared of rejection, so even with the wine in your blood the only thing you could do was stare into his back and hope he’d feel your eyes burning a hole in his back.

-----

“Look who I found.” You, Liv and Matt turned your heads towards Travis, who had a brown haired woman next to him. They both saw confusion on your faces as they started to explain who this woman is.

“This is Nat, she’s one of the pilots from the plane from the call we went on earlier this week.” Travis was never this happy to talk about a woman, but you quickly realized why it changed just now. It was his plan. His plan to get you and Bradley together tonight.

“Oh, hi! How are you feeling? I guess it wasn’t anything serious if you’re here tonight.” Matt asked her.

“I’m good, so is Bob, the other aviator. We stayed at the hospital for 24 hours, but yeah it wasn’t anything serious. But still, I wanted to say thank you, it was scary as hell.” Nat answered with a thankful smile on her face. “I told Travis that you should join us, I’m sure the guys won’t mind. And also I owe you a round of shots.”

You should see the look on Travis’s face, like a child on Christmas morning.

Before anyone could protest, Travis was dragging you all to the other side of the bar where the aviators were seated.

“Everyone, these are some of the firefighters that saved our asses, I’m sure you won’t mind them joining us.” Nat made them bring more chairs for you and the three others to sit and then started introducing everyone.

You were sure you can’t remember that many names and call signs, so you gave up at the second guy Nat pointed at.

“That’s Bradley right there, next to him is Hangman.” You looked at Bradley at the same moment he looked at you. You exchanged smiles and he gave you a little wave. You didn’t listen to Nat listing others names as you and Bradley continued looking at each other.

You didn’t know if it was the wine talking, but you felt something. You felt like if a literal spark jumped from you to Bradley. You two couldn’t help stealing glances at each other through the night. You haven’t talked to each other directly at the table, but your eyes did the job.

When you left the table to go to the bathroom, you felt Bradley’s gaze following you. That’s why you weren’t really surprised to see him waiting for you outside the bathroom.

“Oh there you are.” He said awkwardly.

You didn’t know what was the right answer to that, so you just went with simple “Hi.”

“Hi, ugh, would you maybe like to have a drink outside? I feel like there’s zero chances that we could have a conversation at that table.” Was he shy? It definitely seemed like it.

“I’d like that, yeah.”

And that’s how you ended up at the beach, sitting on a bench with another full glass of wine Bradley got you along with beer for himself.

“So, you’re new here huh?” Bradley started.

“How could you tell? Is it that obvious?”

“I heard colleague saying something about doing a good job for your first time back at the base, so I figured you’re either new here in San Diego or you’re new to the job. But based on the fact I never saw you around makes me think the first option is the right one.” Oh boy so he was attentive person.

“You’re right, I got transferred here just two months ago. This was my first call here. I work for the crisis management, so most of the time I’m in my office, I go on calls only when I’m needed at the scene.”

“That sounds like a cool job. Also a safe one.”

“Yes, it’s safer than being firefighter. When I’m on scene I never really go into the danger, I usually go the opposite way, just like the other day at the base.” Bradley nodded at your answer, sipping his beer. The way his lips hugged the top of the beer glass caught your attention and you had to mentally smack yourself for thinking about the things it made you feel.

“And you? You’re from here or were you transferred here too?” you asked Bradley in return.

“I was sent here few years ago for a mission, stayed here since then.”

“Now you’re the one to talk about a cool job. All mystery with the mission like it’s a day to day occurrence.” That made Bradley laugh.

“It is for aviators. I’m not telling you the details, it’s boring, trust me.” Bradley’s goal wasn’t really to talk your head off with details about a mission you wouldn’t understand.

“Okay, tell me something about yourself then.”

“What would you like to know?” everything, you wanted to know everything about this man that was sitting next to you, currently looking you straight to your eyes.

“Why is you call sign Rooster?”

“Of course, that’s everyone’s favorite question.” Bradley leaned back with a laugh. “My dad was aviator too, his call sign was Goose, so I went from there.” Oh, what a good choice of question you thought, after he answered. You really made him talk about his dad in the first few minutes.

“I’m sorry I didn’t know that, I shouldn’t have ask that.” You were afraid that you opened something that he didn’t want to talk about.

“No you’re good, there’s no way you could’ve know that.” Bradley reassured you. “My turn now. I know I should not ask for woman’s age, but I feel like you’re few years younger than me, so I feel like it’s good thing to ask before something weird happens.”

That didn’t offend you, because he was right, he looked like he got few years on you.

“I’m 27, you?”

“I’m 37. Now you have a last chance to back out of this.”

“Out of what?” you teasingly asked Bradley, knowing what he meant. You both couldn’t help those little smirks forming on your faces, that just confirmed your theory from earlier that there is some spark between the two of you.

“Out of me asking you to come back tomorrow. And then maybe asking you out on a date. Who knows.”

“I think I can handle 10 years.” You were glad that the sun was set for hours now, so Bradley couldn’t see your red cheeks. You felt not only your mind, but also your body attracted to him.

You two got lost in getting to know each other until you noticed your glasses have been empty for a while now, and also the sounds from the Hard Deck becoming quitter every minute now.

“Oh shit.” You cursed when you looked at your phone. You saw missed calls from Trav, Liv and Matt. Messages asking where the hell were you and that they hope you’re not dead.

“Someone missing you?” Bradley sounded nervous, afraid that maybe he overstepped something you forgot to mention, like a boyfriend.

“My friends that I came with, I never let them know where I went. They’re going to kill me.” Bradley was hoping you didn’t see him let out the big breath he was holding in, remembering you came with a group and not a boyfriend.

You started standing up, collecting your things from the bench. For a minute he thought you’re going to run away from him, but then you turned around to face him. “So are you going to?”

“Going to…?” he repeated your question, not knowing where you were going with that.

“Are you going to ask me to come here again tomorrow, Bradley Bradshaw?”

“I am asking you, Y/N Y/L/N, will you come here again tomorrow?”

You laughed at the phrasing of the question.

“I will.” And with that you left Bradley at the bench and run inside the bar to find Travis worried sick about you.

“Please at least tell me you got laid.”

“Oh shut up Travis and take me home.” You took his hand in yours and led the way out of the bar.

-----

You knew last night that drinking wine will have consequences in the morning, but you still hated yourself when you were sitting at the cold floor in your bathroom, waiting if your stomach will either calm down or empty itself.

Last night Travis really tried to get details from you, but you found fun in the way how his face looked when you told him you’re keeping Bradley as a secret for now. You didn’t even tell him about the plans you made for tonight, because chances are that he would make Matt and Liv go out with him again.

Laying on the bathroom floor you also realized you never agreed on a time you should meet tonight and that you also never exchanged phone numbers. So you could only hope that Bradley will show up tonight.

-----

You felt like a teenager sneaking out of the house when you tried to tiptoe from your room to the door without Travis noticing. Sadly for you, Travis has eyes and ears everywhere.

“Where do you think your going young lady?” and now you really felt like your mother caught you sneaking out, when you turned to see Travis standing with hands on his hips and head tilted just a bit to the side.

“I am going on a date?” you said more like a question than a fact, because you didn’t really know what tonight meant.

“With who?”

“With Bradley.”

“Oh really?” simple mention of Bradley’s name changed Travis from your mother to your best friend really quickly.

“He asked me to come again tonight. Do you think it’s a bad idea?”

“I think it’s a great idea. Go. Leave. Now. You don’t want to be late. Don’t come back.” He literally pushed you out of the door.

You stayed loyal to your favorite color black, but chose to wear a dress tonight, with a V neck, showing your chest a little, cute ruffles on the sleeves and they ended just above your knees. You let your hair down and did your make up the same way as last night.

When you entered Hard Deck alone you felt wave of anxiety wash over you. You tried to look for Bradley, but you had no luck. You didn’t feel comfortable staying inside just by yourself, so you after you got yourself a drink you made your way over to the bench from last night.

Not even 10 minutes later you heard someone coming in your way, so with hopeful eyes that the someone is Bradley, you turned around. And there he was. His outfit the same, just different color of his Hawaiian shirt.

“I was starting to think you’re going to stood me up.” You let your thoughts out before you could think.

“Me? Never, I’m a gentleman.” Bradley stood in front of you, which made you tilt your head back, so your eyes could meet his.

Bradley’s breath got caught in his throat when he saw they way you look from his height, how your lips are just a bit parted and your eyes are looking at him with a lust.

“I got us a bottle of wine you had yesterday if that’s okay?” he said as he showed you the bottle.

You looked at your glass that had rum and coke in it, then back at the bottle in his hand and your head was back in your bathroom this morning.

“I was actually going for a cocktail tonight, after I spent the whole morning in my bathroom, but I guess wine it is.” As you finished the drink in your hand.

“Oh sorry I should’ve asked first, I can get you something else then.”

“No Bradley, I’ll take the wine, it’s okay.” You actually find it nice that he brought something he knew you liked, so what if it you spend another morning with your head in the toilet bowl.

“Are you sure? I can go back and-“

“Bradley shut up and open the bottle.” You ordered him with a laugh.

Bradley did exactly as you said, pouring in your glass first and then in his.

“So, do you have different shirt for every day of the year?” you hid your smile behind the glass.

“Very funny. Just wait until you fall in love with them.” And how you will look in them, he thought. He could picture it very clearly, you spending the night at his place and then in the morning walking around his kitchen in nothing but his Hawaiian shirt.

“We will see, I’m not sure about that though. Your turn.”

“We’re doing it again? Is it like 20 questions game or something?”

“No, it’s called getting to know each other.”

“We can do that without taking turns in asking questions.”

“But it’s fun. Just ask me something, anything.” And Bradley thought about it for a minute. He had things he wanted to ask you, but didn’t know what’s appropriate and what’s not.

“Do you have any siblings?” he asked.

“Two younger brothers. You?”

“No, I’m only child.” You two then shared a look for a moment, probably picturing each other’s families. “Your turn.”

“Do you like it here in San Diego? Can you picture settling down here?” you didn’t want to sound pushy or something, but if his answer would be no, you’d like to know that now. You like San Diego and don’t plan on moving away soon, if ever.

“Yeah I do, that’s why I asked to get a permanent position here. I wanted to settle down and this place felt right so I’m glad everything worked out.” You two then shared another look, probably picturing each other’s future in San Diego.

“My turn.” Bradley said, “Do you believe in aliens?” you shot him ‘are you serious?’ look.

“How does one answer this question?” you asked back.

“I think simple yes or no will do.” Bradley said with a serious look on his face, but you could see right behind it.

“Yes, I think we’re not the only existence in the space.” You gave him your answer, “but I have to fill my glass if you’re going to ask me questions like this.”

You moved a bit closer to him, reaching for the bottle of wine he was holding. When your fingers touched his you felt wave of heat go through your body. You shot him a look, not sure if he felt it too, but by the way he was looking at you, he did.

He took your glass and poured wine into it for you, handing it back to you, your fingers touched again. You felt the mood shift a bit.

“My turn.” You broke the silence, your voice deeper and quieter now. “How many relationships you had?”

“3, all of them lasted between 2 to 3 years. You?”

“Only one, lasted for three years.”

“Why did you break up?” Bradley asked.

“We both felt like we outgrew each other and wanted to try new things, so no bad blood.”

“New things?”

“Yes. It was first relationship for both of us, it was lot of firsts for me, for him too. So we agreed we taught each other what we were supposed to and that it was time to move on. We were more friends than partners in the end. It made sense to end it.”

“Uhm.” Bradley just nodded, his hand moving dangerously close to your body. He hesitated for a few seconds, before he asked another question. “Is he the only person you were intimate with?”

He moved his fingers across your neck, touching you there gently.

“Oh so we skipped the part about what was my dog’s name or what’s my favorite movie?” it was supposed to be a joke, but Bradley seemed very interested in your answer. “No.”

One word, but he got his answer.

“How many then?”

“Isn’t it my turn now?” you asked even though you knew this wasn’t a game anymore. Bradley hooked his hand around your knee and shifted you closer to him. You were now just a few inches from each other, you felt his breath on your skin.

“You’re right. Ask me.” He didn’t mind you didn’t answer him, instead he leaned his face closer to yours, looking into your eyes searching for a permission. When you nodded your head, he lowered his mouth to your jaw while keeping his hand on your knee still.

You really wanted to ask him something, but your mind went blank. All you could feel was his burning skin on your knee and his lips slowly moving from your jaw to your neck.

“Huh?” you felt his mustache on your skin and his nose poking into your neck, encouraging you to ask your question.

“I don’t-“ you let out a noise very close to a moan when Bradley lightly sucked at the skin under you ear, “I don’t have anymore questions.”

You didn’t even realized it, but your fingers were wrapped arounds Bradley’s hand that was on your knee, giving him all the signs he needed to continue.

He gave you small gentle kisses from your ear to you cheek slowly, but then he stopped right before your lips. He wanted you to do it, to kiss him first.

Everything felt like in a slow motion, as you took his cheek in your other hand and felt his scars against your skin. You stroke your thumb across his lips before pulling him into you.

You started with innocent kisses, slow, but passionate.

“Wait,” you parted your lips from Bradley’s as you looked around, “someone can see us from the bar.”

“I have my car in the parking lot, if you’d feel more comfortable there. Or we can stop and I’ll get you home, whatever you want.” Bradley really wanted to take you on the backseat of his Bronco, but he also felt like this could be more than one night stand, so was okay with just kissing for tonight.

“Your car.” Simple answer that made Bradley stood up, take your hand in his bigger one and lead the way.

He opened the passenger door for you and then seated himself behind the wheel.

“You’re not driving us anywhere, right?” panic took over you for a minute.

“Of course not.” Silence took over the car after that.

You two were looking at each other, studying each other’s faces.

“Come here.” Bradley said as he lean over to your seat to cup your face in both of his hands and connected your lips once again.

You put your hands over his as you opened your mouth a bit, giving Bradley access to deepen the kiss.

One of his big hands slid down your body, stopping at your knee as he lifted you a bit. You took the hint and helped him move you over to his seat right onto his lap.

He positioned his seat so you both were more comfortable. You didn’t waist any time and leaned down to return the neck kisses. He let out satisfied breath and moved his hands to your hips. When he squeezed them in his hands, it made you move in a way that reminded you both just how little fabric is between you.

You smirked against his neck and moved your lips back to his just before you rolled your hips again.

“Baby,” you felt his hands slide lower to grab your ass to stop you from moving again. “don’t.”

“Or what?” you rocked your hips against his firm grip, you being the one holding a moan in now.

“You’re a tease huh?”

You didn’t give him an answer, instead you started moving your hips in a rhythm. Your dress rolled up, so now it was only your panties separating you from his jeans covered bulge.

“Bradley” you moaned his name into his open mouth, before you started kissing him again.

You knew you were going to reach orgasm if you don’t stop doing what you’re doing, but neither of you seemed to mind.

“Just like that baby.” What happened to his ‘don’t?’, the truth is you didn’t mind. All you could think about was how to not lose the rhythm of moving your hips and how his hands felt on your skin.

One of his hand stayed on your ass, encouraging you to keep moving, the other one was grabbing your neck, keeping your mouth on his.

You felt how wet you were when Bradley’s hand moved between your legs to put your panties to the side and remove one more layer of clothes to help you get your high.

“So wet and I didn’t have to move a finger.” And he was right. All it took was few kisses and light touches and your pantie were wet. You let out another moan, this time a bit louder.

His hand then moved from between your legs to grip your boob over the clothes. You were wearing a bra, but you felt his thumb stroking your nipple, which sent another wave of pleasure to your body.

“Bradley I-“ you couldn’t even finish the sentence. You were out of breath from all the movement and from the feeling in your lover tummy.

“I know, baby, keep moving.” His words did as much as his touch to you.

All it took for your orgasm to take over your body was few more rolls of your hips and Bradley’s words of encouragement.

“Fuck!” you moaned as you slowed the movement of your hips to ride yourself through the high and let your head against Bradley’s shoulder.

Bradley kept giving you small kisses on the neck while waiting for you to come back from the pleasure.

But then you realize that it was only you who reached the orgasm and wave of embarrassment took over your body. Not only that, but you just dry humped a man you saw for the third time in his car in a parking lot.

“I’m embarrassed now.” You mumbled into his shoulder.

“Why?” Bradley let out a laugh at your sudden shyness.

“I didn’t plan on tonight ending like this. Now I look like horny teenager that couldn’t hold it in and that cares only about her own pleasure.”

“Look at me,” Bradley gently lifted your head from his shoulder “I don’t think you’re horny teenager who can’t keep it in her pants, I think that was one of the hottest things I ever experienced. Okay?” he felt the need to assure you of that, because it was true. Bradley loves receiving pleasure, but he also loves giving it. And seeing what he does to you and your body with little to no effort makes him crazy for what you will do when he’ll be the one in charge.

“Okay.” You kissed him on the lips. You were still a bit sensitive, but you expected him to want to continue, so you slid your hands down his chest and started unbuckling his belt.

“Wait,” he stopped your hands “as much as I’d love to move this to my place and continue, not tonight hm?”

“Why?” he must’ve seen the look in your eyes, hence why he started reassuring you once more.

“I think you’re fucking sexy okay, you should see yourself now. Lipstick smudged all over your face and messy hair just from dry humping me in the car. I’d love to see how you look after more, but let me take you on a proper date first yeah?”

You bit your lip to stop yourself from smiling like an idiot. This ridiculously attractive man is asking you out on a date first, when he has you in his lap, you asking him to take you to his place for sex. What a dream.

“Okay.”

Being the gentleman he is, he called you a cab and made sure to tell the driver to stop at your house first and wait until you got inside.

You exchanged numbers and he promised to text you details for the date as soon as he makes a plan for the date.

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“You had sex!” Travis jumped from the couch when he saw your ‘after sex’ face, he knew.

“Oh god Travis, you scared me.”

“That’s what you get when you go out without me, traitor.” He sent a scoff in your direction “But I want all the details, everything.”

“Okay. I didn’t have sex, that’s everything. Good night.” You send him a kiss goodbye as you made your way towards your room, mentally preparing for the interview you’re going to get in the morning over a cup of coffee.

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Young super heroes

Since I already made a list of characters for the X-Kids, might as well make one for other Young super-heroes groups. In my universe, Earth-18104, things are almost the same as the original universe, this includes the heroes, but I changed some things based on their ages to fit in my universe and make more sense.

This is list main goal is just to help me keep track of everyone’s ages while I write :P Here is the list of students of the Xavier's Intitute.

• The Power Pack.

The first group of young superheroes, outside the X-Men, was the Power Pack, the siblings Alex (12), Julie (10), Jack (8) and Kate Power (6). In 2009, while their parents were trying a new efficient source of power, the Anti-Matter Engine, the siblings encountered an alien that claimed that his some planet was destroyed by the same energy source their parents had found. Before his death, the alien passed his abilities to the children.

After that, the Power Siblings became the Power Pack and went on different adventures as superheroes, while their parents remained clueless about their powers for the next years. The original members were just Alex as Zero-G, Julie as Lightspeed, Jack as Counterweight and Kate as Energizer.

In 2016, with the opening of the Future Foundation, Reed Richards’ new group of heroes, the Power Siblings split to different teams. Alex (19), Jack (15) and Kate (12) joined Richards and his “students”, while Julie (17) went along with the Runaways.

In 2022, since the original Power Pack were all adults at this point, a new team was formed by Valeria Richards (15) as Brainstorm, Lunella Lafayette (11) and Devil Dinosaur, Jo-Venn and N’Kalla Grimm (11); and Jack Powers (25) and Franklin Richards (18) as their mentors.

*Franklin Richards is older than his comic counterpart. The Infinity Gaulent Arc also happened in this universe and last six years, between 2004-2006. Franklin was one of the people turned into dust by Thanos, so he is also younger than he should be. N’Kalla and Jo-Venn are Ben Grimm and Alicia Reis adopted children.

• The Runaways.

In 2012, a group of teenagers, children of a group of super villains known as The Pride, discovered their parents’ evil plans and decided to escape together and frame their parents of murder. The “team” was formed by:

• Alex Wilder (16), the leader, a big fan of superheroes.

• Nico Minoru (16), whose parents were dark wizards. She then became the holder of the Staff of One.

• Karolina Dean (16), whose parents were aliens exiled from their home planet, so she had her powers suppressed by a special bracelet.

• Chase Stein (17), the “brawn” of the team, who later gained the telepathic link to Old Lace, Gertrude’s dinosaur.

• Gertrude Yorkes (16), a smart and cynical girl, whose parents were time travellers and had genetically engineered a dinosaur, Old Lace, to share a telepathic link to her.

• Molly Hayes (11), the youngest of the group, also a fan of superheroes, who possessed super strength.

As time passed, the team lost some members and gained new, such as: the cyborg Victor Mancha; a skurll war prince named Xavin; Klara Prast, a girl coming from the past; Rufus the Cat and others.

*I thought the X-Men were weird, but the Runaways win this one.

• Young Avengers.

While the students of Academy X were facing the events after M-Day, a new group of superheroes was born. Nathaniel Richards (16) travelled back in time and ended up stuck in 2014. With so many tragedies happening in the last years, and knowing what future was coming, Nathaniel used Vision’s plan to recruit the next generation of Avengers to create the Young Avengers, looking for members that could replace the original Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

• Kate Bishop / Hawkeye II (18), was not what he was looking for initially, but with her stubbornness, she became an important member and then later the leader.

• Jonas Vision was created by Nathaniel using Vision’s old body, to assist him in his mission.

• Eli Bradley / Patriot (16), the grandson of Isaiah Bradley, the “Black Captain America”, received the original Shield and became part of the team.

• Theodore Altman / Hulkling (16), the unknown son of the Skrull princess Anelle and Mar-Vell, had the abilities to shape-shift since a young age, and decided to join the team to use his powers to be a hero. Years later, Teddy assumed the throne of the Skrulls and Kree alongside his husband, Wiccan.

• Billy Kaplan / Wiccan and Tommy Shepherd / Speed (16) are the reincarnations of Wanda Maximoff’s sons, that had been created using the magic of the Darkhold, before being erased from reality. Billy and Tommy reincarnated in different families, but kept the same appearances as the ‘originals”, as well the abilities they never manifested.

• Cassie Lang / Stinger (14), is the daughter of Ant-Man II. Since she was a child, Cassie wanted to be a hero like her father, so when she saw the opportunity to join a team of Avengers, she went along, even if she wasn't invited at first.

The Young Avengers were not accepted by the older heroes, but they continued their journey as crime fighters for years, facing different types of dangers together. In 2015, during the events of Kang’s Dinasty, they were among the many, many heroes that went to fight the tyrant, and Nataniel had to face his alternative self.

In 2016, during the Skrull Invasion, the Young Avengers helped defend New York and its civilians. They were invited by Henry Pym to join his new Avengers Academy in 2017, but mainly declined, but in the same year, the events of Young Avengers: Children's Crusade, not long after.

In 2019, the original team split up, Nathaniel (21) went to stay with the Richards/Storm in the Baxter Building and joined the Future Foundation with Jonas, Cassie (19) and Eli (21) went to Avengers Academy. While Kate (23) became leader of the West Coast Avengers, she was still part of the team with Billy, Teddy and Tommy (21). But they also had new members for the new team:

• America Chavez (18), who had the abilities of teleportation, and soon became leader of this new team.

• The reincarnation of God of Mischief, Loki and his underworld “servant” Leah, a witch.

• Noh-Varr / Marvel Boy (21), a Kree Warrior that fallen on Earth and became a hero under Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau’s tutelage.

• David Alleyne / Prodigy (20), super genius, he was a former student at Academy X, but lost his powers after M-Day.

• Aña Corazón / Araña (15), one of the many ‘spider-people’ of New York, she joined the team on her free time.

• Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl (21), a girl with the ability to communicate with squirrels, she has been trying to be a superhero since a very young age.

*I know that later Nate Richards / Iron Lad disappears and Jonas dies, but in this universe they stay. Nate is adopted by the FF and Jonas kinda becomes part of the family, and also Viv Vision is his sister too🙂

*Loki stays as a hero, he just grows normally like any kid, and him and Leah live together in New Asgard or somewhere else. In the comics, Aña and Doreen never joined the YA. Tommy and Billy also treat Viv, Vin and Jonas as siblings.

• Future Foundation.

Not really a team of superheroes, but more an agency to fund scientists and young genius that had potential, Reed Richards hoped that these individuals could plan a better future for the planet if he helped them and kept them in the right path.

In 2016, the first members of the foundation were Richards himself, Susan Storm, Peter Parker, the reformed Dr. Olivia Octavius OC, Alex Powers (19) and his younger siblings Jack (15) and Kate (12), and the android Dragon Man. The younger members were: Valeria Richards / Brainstorm (9), Franklin Richards / Power House (12), the Moloids Tong, Turg, Mik and Korr, Bentley 23 (10), the Morlocks Artie Maddicks (20) and Dorian Leech (19).

Later, new members joined the Foundation, like Leech and Artie’s old friend, Takeshi Matsuya / Wiz-Kid (16), in 2017; Hunter Creed / Rescue (13) OC in 2019; Nathaniel Richards (21) and Jonas Vision in the same year;and Lunella Lafayette (10) in 2021, with Devil Dinosaur, of course.

*The Future Foundation is not a school or something like that, it is more like a program, if you show potential for science and other things related, Richards finances your project.

*Artie and Leech are older here, since the Massacre of the Morlocks happened in 1997, them and Wiz-Kid, were victims of the Snap, so they're is six years youngers than they should be, same thing to Franklin. Hunter Creed is one of my favorite OCs, he's just there :)

• Avengers Academy.

Following Norman Osborn’s plan of forming a new team of heroes, right after Dark Reign in 2016, the Avengers decided to open a place to train children with superpowers and protect them from the world, and so prevent them from losing control and becoming villains. So Henry Pym founded the Avengers Academy, a program similar to the Initiative.

Alongside Pym and other Avengers, Alex Powers (20), Julie Powers (19), Claudette and Nicolle St. Croix (27) were also instructor for the students. In 2017, the first year of the school, the students were:

• Humberto Lopez / Reptil (16), who has the ability to turn into different reptiles.

• Jeanne Foucault / Finesse (16), has the ability to master any skill.

• Ken Mack / Mettle (17), suffered a transformation that gave him super strength and durability.

• Brandon Sharpe / Striker (17) who can manipulate and generate electricity.

• Mad Berry / Veil (17) is able to transform her body into gases.

• Jennifer Takeda / Hazmat (17), her unique biology can produce deadly substances.

The next year, the program received good results, so the school expanded and received new students: Aña Corazón / Araña (14), Jack Powers / Mass Master (17), Kate Powers / Energizer (15), Takeshi Matsuya / Wiz Kid (17), Joaquín Torres / Falcon II (14), Victor Alvarez / Power Man II (14), Ava Ayala / White Tiger (17), Kevin Masterson / Thunderstrike (16), Juston Seyfert / Sentinel (14), Michiko Musashi / Turbo (16), Jonhathon Gallo / Ricochet (18), Jimmy Santini / Batwing (14) and Emery Schaub / Butterball (15).

In 2019, Alani Ryan / Loa (18), Shela Sexton / Escapade (16) also joined the school, and after that, Brielle Brooks / Bloodline and Rebecca Marchand (18), in 2020, and in 2022, Norman Harold Osborn / Red Goblin (10) also joined.

• The Champions.

After their debut as superheroes, Kamala Khan, known as Ms. Marvel (17), the Nova Cadet Sam Alexander, (15), and the new Spider-Man Miles Morales (16), started to accompany the Avengers on their missions, but soon became disillusioned by their behavior, believing they were not doing enough for the people. In 2021, Kamala Khan then formed a new team and became their leader. The first members, besides the original trio, were:

• Amadeus Cho (21), a young super genius that had suffered an accident with Gamma Radiation and became the new Totally Awesome Hulk, and later was called Brawn. His twin sister Maddy Cho sometimes joined the team as support.

• Hunter Creed / Rescue (15) OC, son of the villain Sabretooth, also a genius and former student at Jean Grey School, he helped with technology and equipments.

• Viv Vision, daughter of Vision, she is a sintezoide that helped the team with technology and to keep track of different events around the world in case the Champions need to help outside the country.

• Riri Williams / Iron Heart (16), a very intelligent girl who created her own equipments based on Iron Man’s armor.

The first team also had a young version of Scott Summers that travelled from another timeline, but he soon went back to the past and his actions created a different timeline. Later the team started operating globally, and new members joined:

• Nadya Pym / Wasp (19), Henry Pym’s lost daughter that has been raised in the Red Room since birth, she was brought to New York by Janet van Dyne, joined the team and took her place as the Wasp.

• Fernanda Rodriguez / The Locust (17), a young vigilante that inherited the tittle and armor of Red Locust from her family, to protect people in need.

• Victor Alvarez / Power Man II (19), student from the Avengers Academy, he gained super strength after absorbing the life force of the 107 people who were killed in a protest against Norman Osborn.

• Joaquín Torres / Falcon II (18), also a student from the Avengers Academy, he had suffered a transformation after being kidnapped by the Son of the Serpent and gained wings, becoming a hero working under Sam Wilson’s tutelage.

• Rayshaun Lucas / Patriot II (17), Sam Wilson’s apprentice, he gained his own shield and has been training to be a hero one day.

• Qureshi Gupta / Pinpoint (14), who has the power to create portals, he became a superhero by himself back on his hometown.

• Abigail Boylen / Cloud 9 (17), a young human girl that once came in contact with an alien gas that gave her the ability to fly. At first, she was not interested in becoming a hero, but accepted being part of the team.

• Lana Baumgartner / Bombshell (19) was born with the capacity to create explosions and has been acting as a solo hero since she was young.

• Amka Aliyak / Snowguard (17), who gained the ability to turn into different animals after rescuing the Inua spirit, Sila.

At some point, Riri, the Cho twins, Nadya and Hunter helped Viv fix and reprogram her late brother Vincent Vision and bring him back, and later he became an honorary member of the team. One day, in 2023, during a mission, Viv went haywire and exploded, destroying Kamala Khan’s school and causing the authorities to pass a new Law, the Underage Superhuman Wellfire Act, that prohibited any individual under the age of 21 from acting as a superhero without supervision.

Kamala was outraged and promised that the Champions would keep fighting. Then, more members kept joining the team: Cindy Moon / Silk (23), Kareem / Red Dagger (19), Anã Corazón / Araña (18), Tiana Toomes / Starling (18), Lunella Lafayette (12) and Devil Dinosaur, Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider (19), David Alleyne / Prodigy (24), Valeria Richards / Brainstorm (16), Jo-Venn and N’Kalla Grimm (12), Sooraya Qadir / Dust (24) and Gabby Kinney / Honey Badger (13).

• Strange Academy.

In order to train new sorcerers, Doctor Stephen Strange opened his Strange Academy with the help of other powerful individuals, like Nico Minoru and Doctor Vodoo, accepting to teach any child with the abilities for mysticism and magic.

Some of the student, all with different abilities, were: the twins Iric and Alvi Brorson (15); Doyle (15), the son of the terrific Dormammu; a frost giant called Guslag (14) sent to the school by Loki; Emily Bright (15) who was born with the ability to control magic; Zoe Laveau (16), a young lady from a long lineage of female magicians; Despair (16) or Dessy, daughter of the demon S’ym; Germán Aguilar (15), who can create animal projections; Calvin Morse (14) that was later possessed by Mister Misery; and Shaylee Moonpeddle (15), a half-fairy young girl, and others.

• The Next Avengers.

Other possible future heroes, working solo or as members of these famous teams, are:

• Mayday Parker, who becomes Spider-Girl in 2024, she was born in 2009.

• Kaelynn Alexander, Sam Alexander’s sister and daughter of a Nova, born in 2009.

• Eleanor “Ellie” Camacho, Deadpool’s daughter, possible mutant who hadn’t activated her powers yet, born in 2009.

• Davey Maddox, Multiple Man’s son, born in 2009.

• Dylan Brock and Sleeper, sons of Eddie Brock, Anne Weying and Venom, born in 2011.

• Norman Harold Osborn / Red Goblin, Harry’s Osborn’s son, current student at Avengers Academy, born in 2012.

• Danielle Cage, daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones, born in 2015.

• William Nelson, Tigra’s son, born in 2016.

• Gerald Drew, Jessica Drew’s son, future hero named Black Mamba, born in 2016.

• Shogo Lee, Jubilee’s adopted son, who has the ability to turn into a dragon, born in 2019.

• Benjamin “Benny” Parker, Mayday Parker’s younger brother, born in 2019.

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