#sebastianxmc

[itsashree]

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[dimitrescusis]

the meeting

[slytherslyth]

The Task - OminisxMC

Third Chapter

"She's bubbling over," Sebastian said as he flipped through the pages of his book. Davina was glowering at a missing book on the library shelf. "She'll snap at any-"

"How hard is it to just have what I need?" She spat through gritted teeth.

Ominis leaned in and whispered, "I know she has been receiving an abundance of letters from her family. You didn't hear it from me."

Sebastian looked her up and down from the table. "Do you think they're like... well-like yours?"

"My father isn't particularly close to the Rosiers, so it's hard to say," Ominis said. "Marvolo was after her sister for years, though, while at Hogwarts. Apparently, she's a real piece of work—but I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of my family's mouths."

"You could start a gossip column in The Daily Prophet, you know."

"Shut up, Sebastian."

Davina had been stomping around all day. Ominis had noticed her sour mood first in Herbology when she'd left him to trim the Venomous Tentacula on his own.

"Oh, bloody hell!" She cursed from behind them. Ominis jumped at the sudden noise. He straightened the books he'd knocked with his elbow and continued with his Potions essay. Sebastian kept his head down, a smirk on his lips.

Just then, a large black owl appeared and dropped a letter right on the floor in front of Davina. She bent over and picked it up, scanned it quickly, and then threw it into the library fire. The flat paper floated from her hand to the fireplace, landing at the very corner but not quite catching. She hadn't noticed. She had already stormed off.

Sebastian grabbed the letter immediately.

"What are you doing?"

"Relax, Ominis," Sebastian said. "I'm just worried about our friend. You saw how high-strung she has been the past couple of days."

"That's her private correspondence, Sebastian. You can't." Ominis stood up and went to snatch the letter, but missed.

"I just want to know what's wrong. Then maybe we can help her or at least tread around the subject so we don't upset her further." Sebastian reasoned. Ominis sighed, as he often did when Sebastian had ideas.

"Fine. Read it."

Sebastian opened the letter.

Daughter,

It has been two entire days since I sent my last letter and you've yet to accomplish anything. Perhaps I was wrong to suspect you might finally make yourself useful. If I don't hear from you by the end of the week with good news, do not bother returning home for the holidays.

Signed,

Mother.

"That's awful," Ominis' voice was soft. It broke slightly as he recalled all the awful things his own mother had said to him.

"What do you suppose she is meant to be doing?" Sebastian asked.

"Coming from a Sacred Pureblood family, it can't be good."

Sebastian straightened up. "You have a lot of experience with this sort of thing."

"With Pureblood supremacy? Yes." Ominis rolled his eyes.

"What I mean is you can relate to her," Sebastian said. "Whatever is going on, I think you should be the one who talks to her about it. I don't want to press her, and I wouldn't understand what it's like, anyway."

Ominis couldn't disagree. She was clearly worked up, and her mother's letter was downright nasty. He closed his books and began putting them back in their places. He rolled up his homework parchment and placed it and in his bag with his quill and inkpot.

"I suppose I should find her sooner rather than later," Ominis started, "but if she isn't talking to us by supper, it's your fault."

.

It was in the Undercroft where he found her. She was sitting slumped against the stone wall, looking pathetic. Ominis could sense her despair. It filled the room and made the air feel heavy.

He allowed his wand to guide him toward her. She didn't look up, didn't acknowledge him. She just seemed finished. Ominis thought of all the letters he knew she'd received, likely from her mother. The poor girl was being hounded. Ominis crouched beside her.

"Davina," he started, "I've something to tell you."

She lulled her head up and to the side, staring at him blankly.

Ominis continued, "I owe you an apology. Sebastian does, too. We've been awfully worried about you over the past couple of days and we thought perhaps that letter you received might tell us why-"

"I burned my letter. I'm not telling you what was on it."

"The fire didn't quite catch. Sebastian grabbed it and-"

"You read my letter?!"

"Purely out of concern." She would calm down soon. He knew it. While her friendship with Sebastian was fiery, her friendship with Ominis was cool. She wouldn't escalate much further. In that, he was confident.

"I don't need your concern." She snapped. "I have enough concerns from-"

"From your family," Ominis interjected. "From your mother, in fact. I understand. I get it too from mine."

Davina took a deep breath, her shoulders shaking as she did so. "Our circumstances are entirely different."

"Perhaps," he said. "Perhaps not. I cannot know if you don't tell me."

"It's stupid," she mumbled. "You couldn't possibly relate."

"Try me." He sat beside her and pressed his back against the stone. She took another shuddery breath.

"My mother has decided I am to marry as soon as I graduate from Hogwarts."

Ominis sniggered through his nose. "We have more in common than I thought."

"What do you mean?" She looked at him now, properly.

"My eldest brother announced his engagement over the holidays. Of course, in true Gaunt fashion, he proposed to our cousin." He wrinkled his nose. "My father has decided if Marvolo is to take his position as heir, the rest of us need to marry up and get out. So I've been told to find a nice Pureblood girl-"

"To betroth yourself to," Davina finished. "One who fits whatever criteria they have given, one to bring pride to the family name..."

"Y-yes," Ominis faltered. Realization dawned on him. Perhaps he wouldn't need Anne's help after all.

"My family stopped liking me when I failed to get a Hogwarts letter," Davina opened up. "I wasn't invited to anything. I wasn't spoken about. I wasn't spoken to." Her voice broke. "I was told over the holidays that I need to find a good husband. One from a Sacred family so they can get rid of me while bringing pride to the family. I-"

"I can help you." He interrupted her. Her cheeks flushed a brilliant red.

"O-Ominis... I can't-"

"I'm not proposing marriage, Davina," he clarified quickly, his own blush spreading across his cheeks. "I'm proposing a scheme."

"You sound like Sebastian."

"Spending too much time with him does have that effect." His blush began to fade. "No, my idea was to pretend. We can both write to our parents and tell them we have paired up. I'm a Gaunt. You're a Rosier. They won't contest it."

Davina was no fool. She had thought of this idea from the moment the order had left her mother's mouth. But to hear him offer in earnest...

"I cannot ask this of you."

"You aren't asking anything of me. I'm offering." He said. "Besides, it's only a matter of time before my family turns up the pressure."

Davina thought of how he had spent the holidays with the Gaunts, much to his disgust. She could only imagine what he had to endure. "Okay," she said. "Let's do it."

See the rest of the story over on Wattpad. The Task by Slytherslyth here 

[titansnacks]

Confessions of a chaotic, toxic, and pure love.

song: piano version of vampire- olivia rodrigo

quote from Gothikana by Runyx

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[ivorymagpie]

So I posted an extra chapter with my OC faces generated through AI. I’ve been having loads of fun with it so I figured it would be fun to do! Click the link to check them out :)

[mihyori]

The Devil is upon us - Sebastian Sallow - Kapitel 4 - Das Legendäre Trio wieder vereint (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1319506525-the-devil-is-upon-us-sebastian-sallow-kapitel-4?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=Mihyori&wp_originator=lX2rNFaD5Aa1qXbIjrewxWPLvwB9PDv%2FsSXHqzeXxKvgXjP5aO0vuUtgr5zMzFPhEonOXA25y58rGmaTE2M%2FvWOXnkKHsn1E14wrz7UjEyEZzH%2BbGnXBzpq01YlH1TEc Es ist das siebte Jahr in Hogwarts angebrochen und Elizabeth Holmes, wie Sebastian Sallow reden nur noch das geringste miteinander. Sebastian wollte trotz allem was passiert war, nicht aufhören nach Heilung für Anne zu suchen und begann Elizabeth Vorwürfe zu machen. So geschah es, das beide getrennte Wege gingen - bis jetzt! Denn nun ist eine neue Bedrohung in Hogwarts aufgetaucht und beide sind gezwungen ein letztes Mal zusammenzuarbeiten. Dabei flammt nicht nur ihre Freundschaft nochmal auf, sondern auch Gefühle, die beide füreinander hegten und nie füreinander vergessen hatten.// SPOILERWARNUNG: Geschichte spielt nach den Ereignissen im Spiel: Hogwarts Legacy// SebastianxOC//Fluff, Lemon, Smut, Romance, Action, Fantasy.

[rednite-dork]

I've been thinking of SebastianXMC children for a whole day so I couldn't help myself and decided to draw them 💕

Meet the Sallow kids!

Hazel Sallow

the firstborn

sorted into Slytherin

is a perfect mix of her parents and also somehow looks a lot like Anne??? 🤔

Being the eldest child she has adopted the leaderlike role among her siblings - which might or might not make her quite bossy in the eyes of her siblings

is quite adventurous but that trait is often repressed as she often gets a duty to look after her younger siblings

Samuel Sallow

the second child

sorted into Ravenclaw

looks very similar to Sebastian that makes you do a double-take when you meet him, but is a lot more collected and calmer than his father was in the younger years.

loves to read, always with a book

has a sassy edge to him, but doesn't show it often

Peter Sallow

the third child

the genetic oddball

when he was born, his hair was red like his mother's but as he grew into a toddler, his hair turned blonde (much to his mother's disappointment). And to make things even weirder, as he grew older, his hair gradually started to turn to brown most of his other family members owned.

gets into trouble - without his consent 😤

he's the embodiment of "why is it when something happens, it's always you?" "believe me professor, I've been asking myself the same question my whole life"

sorted into Gryffindor

Mabel Sallow

the youngest of the bunch

and the gremlin of the four

she's the apple of her mother's eye, possessing all the features from her side of the family (just don't tell MC Mabel's hair turns chestnut brown as she grows older--)

knows she can get away with almost anything, and abuses this fact 😈

sorted into Slytherin (naturally)

[niabridges]

This might be my first-ever Sebastianxmc fanart, and I was never a huge fan of it, hated it, never posted it. But, as this Tumblr is all about documenting my memories in the fandom, and since my iPad is out of commission (😭), here's a blast from the past of my early attempts at drawing Seb, struggling with his hair etc..

[gingerlegacy07]

My Hogwarts Legacy Masterlist

Welcome to my blog! I've been writing for over a year now for this fandom and I finally decided to make a list of my written fanfiction.

Keep in mind I mostly write SebastianxReader, SebastianxMC, PoppyxOminis and GarrethxMC, but there will be some other relationships too.

All of these stories are also found on Wattpad.

My Chaptered Stories* *Be aware that SFW means there's no (explicit) smut in it, but there will be angst, torture, loss, etc. Please make sure to read the tags if you consider reading.

"Shadows of Love" series, containing:

"In the Shadow of Sixth year" SFW The Premise: "After all that has happened in fifth year, you have a lot of things to process. Not having heard anything from Sebastian is making you anxious to start your sixth year at Hogwarts.

Meanwhile there seems to be a new organization of poachers forming in the Highlands and Poppy Sweeting is trying to get to the bottom of it, but family ties could make it a lot more dangerous and difficult for her than expected.

Ominis Gaunt keeps receiving letters from his father and Anne Sallows condition seems to improve a little bit. Will something in Feldcroft finally shed some light on her curse?"

"In the Shadow of Summer" SFW Follow the group as they camp out for a week in the Forest of Dean. Sebastian opens up to you about his inner turmoil. Natty and Garreth act suspiciously like a married couple. Anne's is getting pretty close with a certain Slytherin girl and Ominis doesn't seem happy about that. Can Poppy comfort him?

"In the Sadow of Seventh year" SFW Between juggling going after the Golden Grounds, making time for Sebastian, helping Ominis stand up against his family, helping Poppy overcome her fears and figuring out who this mysterious wizard is that seems to be solely after you, will you be able to pass your N.E.W.T.s?

"Love me like you do" NSFW You and Sebastian's first time together. "Touch me like you do" NSFW Poppy and Ominis' first time together.

This series' main couple is SebastianxReader (written in second person, NO use of y/n) and PoppyxOminis are a big side couple. Besides those some smaller couples like GarrethxNatty and AnnexNerida are thrown in as well.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Potion of Life" SFW Currently my ongoing fic featuring GarrethxMC as a main couple. My MC Tessa Emilia Cole (Ravenclaw) to be exact. Written in first person and will have the occasional chapter from Garreth's POV. If you've read a lot of HL fanfiction, you might recognize a few of my friends' MC's that I included in this story!

The Premise: Tessa's final year at Hogwarts should only be filled with studying and pining after Garreth Weasley, but as the year proceeds, it becomes clear someone is out to get her. Whoever it is; they seem to be very skilled with potions. With the help of Garreth and her friends, will she be able to discover who is after her and defeat them?

Join her on the journey of falling in love with a friend, brewing potions and discovering what she wants in life after Hogwarts!

My Oneshots and Oneshot Collections SFW

"Cardigan" Angst, hurt/comfort, PoppyxOminis. Based on the song by Taylor Swift. "Happier" Angst, SebastianxReader. Based on the song by Olivia Rodrigo. "The Lovely Badgers" Angst, friendship, sad, Poppy's pov (third person). She reminisces her friendship with her very first human friend. "The Candy Incident" Humor, bit of crack, minor GarrethxMC, minor PoppyxOminisxSebastian. Tessa is determined to find out what this 'candy incident' the whole school is talking about, is. "You look Happier" Angst, SebastianxMC. Based on the song by Ed Sheeran. SFW/NSFW* *Meaning most chapters are SFW, but there will be some that are NSFW (tagged accordingly).

"A Hogwarts Legacy Christmas Collection" Romance, family, friendship. Cute and wholesome oneshots and one a bit more steamy one. Featured couples: SebastianxMC (two oneshots, each a different MC), PoppyxOminis, Garreth Imelda. "A Witchcraft and Wizardry Collection" Romance, couples so far are PoppyxOminis, SebastianxMC (nsfw) and GarrethxMC. Just random oneshots I wrote about random ideas I had.

NSFW "Wedding Night" NSFW, romance, PoppyxOminis. The title says it all. "Sense of Touch" NSFW, romance, OminisxMC. Ominis stays with Rose at her cottage and things get steamy. "The Best Present" NSFW, romance, friends-to-lovers, NevillexMC. It's Christmas time and Kimmi will receive the best present. "Shameless in the Astronomy Tower" NSFW, romance, SebastianxMC. Theia and Sebastian share a rather hot night high up in the Astronomy tower. "I hate (that I like) you" NSFW, enemies-to-lovers, GarrethxImelda. Imelda always hated Garreth, particularly how he makes her stomach flip. "Leander's (Un)Lucky Day" NSFW, romance, LeanderxMC. Leander is unlucky all day, until he isn't. "A Naughty Collection - Hogwarts Legacy" NSFW, romance, pairings so far are SebastianxMC, GarrethxMC. Series of smutty oneshots. "Three is the Charm - a Collection" NSFW, romance, polyamorous, SebastianxPoppyxOminis. Smutty oneshots of my favorite throuple.

Moodboards: Ominis, Poppy, Nerida, Anne, Garreth, Natty. Leah (my Hufflepuff MC) Other little things: Halloween Masquerade Ball Outfits from "In the Shadow of Seventh year" Yule Ball Outfits from "In the Shadow of Seventh year" And the ones of "you" and Poppy

Art commissions: PoppyxOminis "In the Shadow of Sixth year" (made by @kasieli)

PoppyxOminis "In the Shadow of Summer" (made by @toonedupfiction)

PoppyxOminis "In the Shadow of Seventh year" (made by @lyworth)

GarrethxMC (Tessa), inspired by "The Potion of Life" (made by @sallowskeeper)

Reblogs and comments are much appreciated

[lara-kaminari]

Masterlist ♡

Ao3: Lara_Kaminari

Sebastian Sallow:

- What he wants - +18 / Dark!Sebastian Sallow / Rape/Non-con Elements / Graphic Depictions Of Violence. ONE-SHOT.

- The serpent and his forbidden fruit - +18 / IN PROGRESS

- The benefits of the modern era - +18/ ONE-SHOT / Explicit Language / AU University / Fantasize.

Ominis Gaunt:

- Another person in the room - +18 / Light Angst / Non-Consensual Voyeurism / Semi-Public Sex / Minor SebastianxMC. ONE-SHOT.

- The decisions we make - +18 / Angst / Infidelity / Explicit Sexual Content / Explicit SebastianxMC

- The serpent and his forbidden fruit - +18 / IN PROGRESS

- Mr. Gaunt - +18 / One-shot / Explicit Sexual Content

Victor Rookwood:

- A fair exchange - +18 / Kinks / Explicit Sexual Content /Dubious Consent / Age Difference / Plot What Plot/Minor Sebastian×MC. ONE-SHOT.

- Don't worry - +18 / Gangbang / Bukkake / Dubious Consent/ Degradation / Creampie/ Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot

Lucan Brattleby:

- Eight years - +18/ Age Difference/ Forbidden Love / Teacher-Student Relationship / Alternate Universe - Student×Teacher / Older Woman×Younger Man. ONE-SHOT.

Poachers | Ashwinders:

- Don't worry - +18 / Gangbang / Bukkake / Dubious Consent/ Degradation / Creampie/ Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot

[sav-less]

WIP Tag Game

im sorry this is AGES late, even my WIPs are stale at the moment. thank you to the lovely @myokk and @hazyange1s for the tags! your works continue to blow my mind. 🖤

here’s two snippets of the sebastianxmc war fic that i always go back and forth between writing (this is the fic with healer!imelda and soldier!poppy :))

tw: war

i haven’t flushed out a great summary so:

sebastian thinks MC (Andrea’s her name) died in the battle under hogwarts (5 yrs ago). really she’s been fighting as Rookwood’s deadliest soldier (she’s cloaked and masked at all times).

sebastian’s a leading member of the Resistance (all our favs are in here. natty, poppy, imelda, ominis, garreth, professors, etc.). he’s THEIR biggest weapon. they’ve fought each other countless times on the battlefield but seb doesn’t know that until he unmasks her :)

a lot of plot ensues. ancient magic bits. angst, resentment, memory loss, slow burn, etc.

“May 7, 1896

It’s been 264 days since Sebastian Sallow last saw the sun.

He knew it was nearby. Masked behind the bed of gray clouds that hung above him— waiting for the right moment to shine again. He didn’t really long for it, he was never much of a sunlight guy in the first place. He hated sweating and dealt with way too many pesky sunburns as a child. But he finds himself wondering, in his rare moments of freedom, why it had gone and abandoned them all together.

Maybe it knew the end of the world was near.

The end of the world— that’s what the Daily Prophet called it, before the Ministry had the paper shut down for “consistently spreading false information.” But the sun was gone, Victor Rookwood was Minister of Magic, and Sebastian was running an underground resistance army full of his former classmates.

There was nothing false about it— the fucking world was ending.

“Sallow. Briefing is at ten. Round up your team and meet in the dining hall.”

Okay, he wasn’t running the entire organization. But he sure as hell wasn’t just any ordinary soldier— he was a General, a Commander of sorts. In charge of strategic combat on and off the field. And he was damn good at it.

“Got it,” he nods dismissively at the soldier in the doorway.”

““Bloody coward—” Sebastian growls as the masked figure launches forward, blood mixing with the spit in his mouth, “— hiding behind a different mask every day. Too afraid to show the world the monster you really are? Is that it?”

They fall in with the branches and leaves, and his anger swirls into the adrenaline and he forgets for a moment that he’s bleeding. That he might die because the fighting soldier has their grip around his neck. He forgets what his mission is all together. All he knows is red fury and blinding grief. All he sees is what he’s lost.

He decides, if this is to be his last moment, he should have one last victory. A final triumph.

Through labored breaths he reaches up, fingertips wrestling for the biggest secret of all. What would Rookwood do after his precious prize was exposed? He prayed someone was nearby watching, making sure this moment was cemented in the dictator’s downfall. The moment his beloved weapon was unmasked.

Desperate hands clawed at the solid mask, tearing it away all together and tossing it away with a loud thunk.

(Time’s been warped for a while.

Minutes feeling like hours. Days feeling weeks.

It was nothing compared to this.)

This— where one second felt like eight months. But those eight months had always felt like his entire life.

Her.

Andrea.

She was here. Her body towering over his, her forearm against his throat. Her breath bouncing off the skin of his face. Big green eyes blazing into his own from above— just as vibrant and captivating as the day they met. But something was different; she was different. Sebastian sensed it immediately.

He knew her blood thirst all too well. How it became her, how it possessed her. But she was just barely getting to know it when they were sixteen. After all, they were children.

Now they were adults, and she seemed to have mastered the art of murder all by herself.

Andrea Price— his kindred spirit, the first person to ever see the real him, the only person who’s ever made him transcend feelings entirely— was Victor Rookwood’s right hand.

Sebastian couldn’t move.

“Are you quite finished yet?” She shouted in his face, sobering the moment further. How could this have happened?

“You— it’s you. You’re alive,” Sebastian exhaled shakily.

He should be relieved, he knows, but he’s feeling angrier than ever. She was supposed to be dead. He grieved her. To this very day, he mourned her. ”

[itsashree]

Taking a little nap

[dimitrescusis]

i am stuck in sebastian sallow x mc otp, help me !

[blueraineshadows]

Fire and Longing

SebastianxMc: Fluff with a pinch of spice

MC finished washing her hands and gazed at her reflection in the mirror of the girls bathroom. She remembered her first night in the castle, how nervous she had been, how eager she had been to fit in and prove herself. So much had happened since then. She wondered if she looked different. She turned her face to one side then the other, her eyes remaining fixed on her image. Her face was slimmer, her hair longer, and her eyes...they held darker secrets now, dark horrors best left unspoken, grief lurked in the depths and sometimes the darkness escaped.

But, there were also other things to feel warm about. Friendships, abilities learned, a place that now felt like home after 18 months of lessons, adventures and exploring. She wouldn't trade a moment of it, good or bad. A small smile tugged at her mouth.

Returning to the common room, MC felt the familiar comfort of the room wrap around her. It was late, the windows muted with the dark waters of the black lake, a fire crackled in the hearth. It was the best time of the day to be here when most of the students were in their beds.

But not them. After dark had become an unspoken time just for them.

Sebastian was sprawled on one of the sofas near the fire, his nose buried in a book as usual, no tie and his shirt sleeves rolled to the elbows. MC tapped his feet and he barely flicked his eyes her way as he scooted them backwards, bending his legs to allow her to sit. She picked her own book back up, curling her legs under her and settled to continue reading. The crackle of the fire, the soft swish of pages turning filled the silence, and MC was perfectly content to be here with one of her favourite humans.

She slid a sideways glance towards Sebastian. His hair was ruffled as if he had been running his hands through it, she wondered if it was as soft as it looked and bit her lip as she imagined it. His long fingers held his book, fingers she knew had calluses on them from the few times he had held her own hands. She watched as his lovely brown eyes scanned the page he was reading, a crease appearing on his brow when he read something particularly interesting. She could watch him like this for hours. He was ridiculously distracting and she scolded herself for being a fluffy headed fool. They were friends.

"You're staring," he chided gently. His eyes never left the page. "You have a terrible habit of doing that you know."

MC felt warmth creep into her cheeks but a playful smirk teased her mouth. "I thought you liked it when young ladies admire you, especially when your little fan club are cheering you on at Crossed Wands."

His lips twitched but he kept his eyes on his book and flipped the page. "You're not jealous are you, MC?"

MC grinned. She loved their teasing moments and was more than ready to play. "And if I was?"

His gaze finally lifted to hers, curious. "You're not seriously jealous of some giggling 3rd years?"

She shrugged. "Were you not jealous when Garreth asked me to attend the Festival of Lights with him?"

Sebastian's eyes narrowed slightly. "That's different."

"I still haven't answered him you know, and I really ought to. Its not good manners, especially when he was such a gentleman when he asked me."

"Are you going to say yes?"

MC made a show of looking thoughtful. "He is quite handsome I suppose, and funny. He knows how to make me laugh."

"But he is a bloody Gryffindor!"

MC huffed a laugh. "What's that got to do with anything?"

"Everything," he growled. "And anyway, I don't like the way he looks at you."

"Oh, and how is that?" MC closed her book and placed it on the low table beside them. "How does he look at me?"

"Lets just say there is nothing gentlemanly about the way he eyeballs you," Sebastian grumbled. He shifted up into a sitting position facing her.

"Really? Hmm, interesting," MC said. She took a lock of hair and began to twirl it in her fingers.

Sebastian snapped his book closed. "Interesting how?"

"Well, you know," she said pretending to be shy. "A girl has needs after all..."

His gape was glorious. "You wouldn't!"

MC shrugged, a giggle bubbling up through her lips. "Of course not. At least, not on a first date."

Sebastian eyed her dangerously, discarding his book to one side. "So, what are these needs a girl has to ease so desperately?"

MC felt her heart stutter and then pick up pace as he leaned forward, elbow on his knee and his fist supporting his chin. His eyes were fixed on hers, curious and glinting with dangerous mischief. He was trying to fluster her and it was damn well starting to work. Well, she could play dangerous too. A thrill sparked through her at the thought.

"I thought a man as wise as yourself would be fully aware of such things," she said.

His eyebrows lifted playfully. "Remind me," he said softly.

Merlin, he had such a tempting mouth, full lips with the perfect curve to the top lip. Her eyes lingered there, her tongue flicking out to slide across her bottom lip. He watched the movement.

"Kisses," she blurted. "None of that back of the hand business either. Proper kisses, full of fire and longing."

His eyes gleamed. "Go on..."

MC found that her chest was struggling to get air in fast enough and she took a deeper breath, her pulse a delicate flutter in her neck. "Um, touch," she said. Her eyes sliding to look at his fingers. He followed her gaze and held his hand out in front of her, palm up. With a raised brow he whispered darkly. "Show me."

Her gaze flew back to his eyes. "Sh-show you?"

He nodded, the curve of his mouth devastating. She almost gulped. This was a whole new level of teasing and she wondered if perhaps she had pushed a bit too far. But then her eyes dropped back to his hand, those slightly curved, outstretched fingers, and she wondered how they would feel tracing across her skin. Fire bloomed in her belly, spreading out and pooling between her thighs. Merlin, she craved it, craved his touch in a way that went far beyond their usual friendly contact. And why shouldn't she take it? They were old enough to know their own minds, and they had shared more in the 18 months they had known each other than most people shared in a whole lifetime.

Nobody knew her like Sebastian Sallow did.

But she wanted more. So, she reached out and touched her fingertips to his, sliding them delicately along the length of his fingers to trail softly over the palm of his hand. The touch was like a million sparking lights were blazing from his skin to hers. As her fingers grazed towards his wrist, his fingers clasped her hand tightly.

"That tickles," he smirked. His voice sounded a little strained. She stared at him. His pupils were dilated, golden flickers of firelight dancing in their depths.

She swallowed. "Did you not like it? I can stop."

"Don't stop," he said. "May I touch you?"

MC was sure her breaths were too loud and she tried not to tremble as she scooted a little closer towards him, hardly believing this was happening. She guided his hand towards her and placed it against her cheek. His gaze softened and her lips parted as his fingertips brushed against tendrils of hair and the shell of her ear. With agonising slowness he traced along her jaw to her chin, sliding upwards to brush against her lips. Instinct took over. She pressed her lips to his finger tips and he dragged downwards, tugging at her bottom lip, rolling it outwards. Her breathing hitched and his eyes blazed.

"Kisses full of fire and longing you say?" His voice was a husky murmur and all she could do was nod.

He closed the gap, his mouth claiming hers in a soft kiss. Her eyelids fluttered closed and she was all his. He kissed her top lip, then the bottom, sliding his tongue against it before tugging at it with his teeth. A soft moan escaped her, lips parting with burning want and his tongue swept in to find hers.

At last, she slid longing fingers into his thick, tousled hair, and it was every bit as soft as it looked. She dragged her fingers across his scalp and a small sound rumbled in his throat. The ache between her thighs flared and she tried to move even closer towards him. Sebastian was more than happy to oblige, tugging her up onto his lap, his hands gripping her hips.

It was almost overwhelming to feel this much and at such close proximity. Heart hammering, pulse racing and a burn in her loins that left her trembling with want, she shifted a little on his lap. He gasped and dragged his mouth from hers, both of them panting as they pressed their foreheads against each other.

"Forgive me," he gasped. "Forgive me if I went too far."

"No, no, Sebastian, not at all," she breathed. She took his face in her hands. "I...I was the one who teased you so. What must you think of me!"

One of her hands fluttered to her mouth, she was flustered and it was not a feeling she was used to. She had got rather carried away with herself.

Sebastian took her hand from her mouth and pressed a kiss into the palm. Her heart stuttered. "I think you are, by far, the most beautiful girl I have ever met," he said. He gazed at her, his eyes dropping to her kiss swollen lips. "Was that your first kiss?"

She nodded, blushing.

"And you let me have that honour?" He looked surprised, but his lips began to curve upwards.

She held his hand tightly, her face earnest. "Who else but you, Sebastian?"

His head titled slightly, a glint of playfulness in his eyes. "Not Weasley then?"

She smothered a giggle. "I am sure Garreth is a perfectly capable kisser, but I don't think he is the one for me."

A look of uncertainty flickered across his features, a small crease appeared between his brows. "And I am?"

Her heart squeezed. For all his swagger and sass, underneath he was much softer and vulnerable than he would ever let most people see. MC smoothed delicate fingertips across his brow and down to his jaw as if to caress his worry away. The pad of her thumb brushed his lower lip, still damp from their kiss. "You, Sebastian Sallow, are more than enough for me. If you'll have me, of course."

His grip on her tightened, tugging her even closer. His mouth was a whisper from hers, hungry. "How did I get so bloody lucky," he whispered. "I do not deserve you."

MC smiled and pressed soft kisses across his mouth. "Well, you have me, I am yours," she whispered back. "Forever."

[titansnacks]

Oh, how things changed.

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