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title: winter thaw
info: after a mission where they barely make it out alive, a fight breaks out that ends up in their shared bed
pairing: bucky barnes x fem!reader
wc: 1k
tw: suggestive content
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You and Bucky are paired on a high-risk extraction mission that goes sideways. You saved a civilian last-minute, but it nearly cost you both your lives. The ride back to the safehouse was quiet, but the air felt tense, and both you and Bucky were waiting to snap at each other as soon as you got back. Bucky’s grip on the steering wheel had gone white-knuckled. His jaw hadn’t unclenched since extraction.
You arrive at a small, government-assigned safehouse–cold, wet, and furious.
The fight begins the moment the door slams shut. Yelling at each other for not being careful enough, letting the anger get control over them, or emotions.
Tension rises quickly—yelling, pacing, sharp words, body language full of frustration, and unspoken desire.
Accusations fly. He doesn’t trust you. You think he wants control like always. You felt more and more angry by the moment, so did he.
“You could’ve gotten me killed out there!” you yelled, ripping your soaked jacket off your shoulders.
Bucky ripped off his gloves, throwing them on the counter harshly “I saved your ass.”
“You’re reckless. Controlling. You don’t trust anyone but yourself—”
Bucky stepped in close, his voice rough “You think I don’t trust you? I notice everything you do. Every risk you take. Because you’re trying to prove something.”
“And what exactly do you think I’m trying to prove, Barnes?”
“That I’m not the only one who’s scared to feel something.” he said, and she stopped for a moment, silence flooding the safehouse for the first time since they got here, not an awkward silence, a comfortable one. The words hit like a bullet to the chest. You didn’t even realize you’d stopped yelling until your voice died out.
For a second, you both thought about turning the argument physical, maybe just to get the last of the adrenaline out. But something deeper in you both decided not to. The fight was no longer about what happened in the field.
It never was.
It was about the things neither of you dared to say aloud until now.
Beneath the anger, there were two more…feelings: fear, longing. Repressed feelings that burst through almost, but got hidden beneath the surface of the fight, despite you being close one to another as you yelled.
The worst thing is that the safehouse has one bed and a threadbare couch that’s seen better days clearly. It wasn't even functioning good enough for you to sit on it, especially not to lay on it, making it hard for you to even get close to the bed knowing you have to share it.
After the fight, silence sets in. The air is thick with heat—both emotional and physical.
You both clean up, tending to bruises and minor cuts that happened during the mission, in tense silence, you keep sparing glance at him, noticing he also kept sparing glances back while he thought you weren't looking.
Eventually, Bucky sits on the bed. You’re already there. Too exhausted to argue, neither of you moves.
Close proximity ignites everything.
Your shoulder brushes his. Your breath catches.
He finally says it: he’s been scared, not angry. You don’t hate him either. You’re terrified of feeling something real after every previous “relationship” ended badly.
“You don’t get to act like you’re the only one bleeding.” he said without looking at you.
“You don’t get to act like you care now.” you replied, the tone of your voice bitter.
Bucky turned completely to you, “You think I don’t? Every time you put yourself in danger, I can’t fucking breathe.” he said.
That shut you up. His voice was rough, but cracked at the end—like it hurt to admit, making you look at him. Nervous for the first time and speechless.
“Then stop pretending you hate me.” you whispered
“I never hated you. I wanted you so bad it scared the hell out of me.”
You turned to him slowly, your knees brushing. Your breath came faster. He didn’t blink.
Your heart pounded.
You didn’t say a word. You kissed him instead.
The first kiss was desperate. Clashing. Teeth and heat. Hands pulled at zippers, fingers pushed past fabric. You clawed at each other like the storm outside had nothing on what had been building between you for months. You gasped into his mouth when his hands found skin.
He kissed like he fought—intense, precise, overwhelming.
When his metal hand slid up your spine, you shivered. Not from the cold. From the way it steadied you and set you ablaze all at once.
“Tell me to stop,” he murmured, forehead pressed to yours.
“Don’t you dare,” you whispered back, already undoing his belt.
The rest happened in flashes.
Bodies tangled in the sheets. Moans swallowed by the rain. You pressed your hips to his and he groaned, head falling back as he gave in completely. His fingers bruised your waist before soothing the marks with kisses. He kissed you like he needed to memorize the shape of your mouth, your pulse, your breath.
Every push and pull burned. Your nails raked down his back as he drove into you slow and deep, his name spilling from your lips like a prayer and a curse all at once.
“You feel like fire,” he breathed into your neck, his voice raw.
Later—after the storm inside and out had settled—you lay on your side, facing him. The air smelled like sweat and skin and rain. His arm wrapped around you, metal plates cooling slowly against your back.
"You okay?” he asked softly, brushing your hair away from your eyes.
You nodded, then paused. “Are you?”
He smiled faintly—small, but real “Getting there.”
Your fingers found his arm, that arm. You traced the seam between metal and flesh gently.
You didn’t speak much after that.
There was no need.
The way he held you said everything.
The way your legs tangled under the blanket.
The way your fingers curled into the fabric of his shirt.
The way your heartbeat finally steadied, in time with his.
Outside, the storm finally began to fade.
Inside, you drifted into sleep—warm, safe, and no longer alone.
yeahhh final one for today!
#avengers x reader#bucky barnes x reader#bucky x you#bucky barnes x you#bucky x reader#bucky barnes#bucky barnes fluff#avengers x you#james bucky buchanan barnes#james bucky barnes#james buchanan barnes#the winter soldier#the winter solider x reader#the winter solider imagine
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but when they're out on that river bank alone, what javier should be loyal to doesn't feel as confusing anymore
#also known as 'he wants so badly to run away with his boyfriend and marry him and live happily ever#after'#but his commitment to dutch and the gang breaks his heart#i want them to be happy SO BAAAD SO BAD IM GOINGN TO THROW YP#also the top right one comes w a headcanon#which is that kieran can only bathe if javier is there (and only javier) because otherwise he's too terrified of being k*lled for either bei#ng trans or just in general because he's alone#so that's why he's usually stinky#he really hates being stinky but he doesn't consider it worth dying over#anyway i love them so bad and their little fishing dates#kieran infodumps the whole time and javier feels so lucky to be alive because he knows kieran doesn't talk around anyone else near as much#if at all#javier knows 99% of the fish knowledge but he never interrupts and is always happy to listen to kieran yap about every other topic too#i need to put javi in an 'i ❤️ my autistic boyfriend' shirt#ok i'll shut up now#also i know this composition looks like total shart i'm literally the worst at doing them </3 be nice to me#rdr2#red dead redemption 2#kieran duffy#javier escuella#javieran#am i allowed to say that i own this ship#considering i literally made it LOL i feel so proud even tho it also makes me miserable that i bascially have no one to talk to abt them#image#art#hero draws sometimes
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fuck man it's so fucking frustrating how I'd probably love to clean and organize if i were ablebodied (or even just didn't have my specific conditions but still the nd traits)
I just can't be moving my head around like crazy. walking while moving my arms, reaching my arms down and immediately up, lowering my head to the ground to reach something and then standing back up, having no momentary neck support at any time, those are the worst for me. I would do any task, honestly. I just feel so fucking trash every time I do these kinds of things. standing is excruciating, moving my arms while doing it literally affects my consciousness to the point where I lose track of what I'm doing (and not in the typical adhd way).
as long as I can stay stationary, particularly partially lounging, I am capable of rational, logical thought. I can think through long term consequences, remember the basic physics of the universe, generally function like I am not an alien to this dimension.
#i literally drop things bc i forget im holdinf them#or i think that idk it wont drop ljke im a fuxking astronaut#i slam into things bc i forget i have a physical form#literally being up and movinf around makes my brain SO dissociated and im SO dizzy and my vision is wonky and i can barely focus on staying#up right#but i can do things like go for walks#its all about how much i move my arms and get up and down#so badically i seem like im faking it🫥#i can do 'fun' things but not work#not paying attention to the faxt that i dont much like the activities im doint#i do them to stay alive and make others happy#and genuinely i am incapable of what would make me happy#WHICH IS WORK#GENUINELY#my life is miserable BECAUSE i cant clean or move around#i hate feeling like i contribute nothing to the ppl i love#i hate not being organized#and i HATE not working so so so so so much#the sad fact is that i just really cant work#i have to somehow get better#even though no one knows whats wrong w me or believes im genion3ly experiencing it#i dont have seizures apparently its normal to collapse and go into spasms w ur eyes rolled back in your head.#apparently thats normal#apparently its fine to hallucinate my whole life and have fainting spells and confusion and disorientation and feel sensations as other thin#gs#thats kusy notmal and not indicitive of ANY neurological priblem#so i should shut up and go away and get some CBT about it#i jusy dont fucking know whatcyh3 fuck i am supposed to do#what am i supposed to do to be able to work
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#correction: no one hates belly more than belly hates herself in season 2#baby girl :(#in the 'found out' period#but in all seriousness belly's depression gets swept under the plot rug in the wake of all the house and repairing her relationships#her grades were dropping all year#she wasn't talking about the full extent of her feelings with anyone#not even with taylor#belly throws herself into showing up for jere and letting go of conrad#but that being the cure for fixing everything that went wrong - she's being responsible for more than she did#this is why you can't get me to hate show belly ever#i get the asian parent grading scale (i'm asian i'm allowed to make this joke)#but getting b's realistically is not mediocre#shut up steven#was she right in bringing up susannah's death as a reason to Laurel#no of course not - laurel and susannah's relationship is longer than belly has been alive#her mother's grief is going to be different and belly should understand that#but laurel doesn't show any of that to her#anyway girlie needs therapy too even with sunshine boy back in her life#it's about maintenance not fixing#also everyone read we'll be a fine line by fkevin073 on ao3#the best jelly fanfic on that site bar none for terms of a balanced look at jere and belly in relation to each other and as their own selve#and belly's self hatred#i love it#it's made me cry every time i reread it#i hope it comes back from war soon#team belly#belly conklin#oh my girl
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It's funny how the economic situation of living with your mother is the constant duality of "being moderately comfortable with your money and savings" and "wanting to tear the very skin off your face at all times"
#vent#i HAAATE living with her i HATE HER#listen man i've made bad friends and foes before but no one makes me despise being alive than being in the same room as my mom#like just BEING with her in public/private is so fucking irritating because she's just so disrespectful to me all the time and i feel like-#-a dog that is so sick of this shit and wants to bite her throat.#i keep having stress dreams where she does something completely irrational and i have to argue with her but then i wake up frustrated#all of the dreams end the same. with me getting hurt.#one is her trying to make me drink poison. i argue with her that i'm not gonna drink poison. she then argues with me that i'm spoiled.#another is a tornado comes and i warn her to go to the basement and shut the doors. she doesn't listen. i die in the tornado.#another is me shopping by myself for enjoyment. she follows me to the store despite me telling her i wanted to be alone.#every pattern is so clear and obviously reflects how i feel about her in a biased way but i legitimately despite my own family.
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((I swear I lose a little piece of my soul whenever someone says that Pe.eta was "boring". People are allowed to have their opinions, obviously, but I feel like his character is so consistently misconstrued / misread as "boring" and "useless" because people think of KINDNESS as a "boring" or "useless" trait. There's SOOOO much interesting / enticing about Pe.eta as a character that's right there out in the open, you just need to read a little more thoroughly.))
#ooc.#((just saw an old HG book trilogy review where someone talked about how they thought the books could have been good#but that they hated both Ga.le and Pe.eta and they kept talking about how boring Pe.eta is and I had to just... stop reading it#because it was legit making me mad that this person who was reviewing tons of books on their blog couldn't seem to read these books#with enough thoughtfulness to realize that Pe.eta is actually a complex character.#And that his kindness comes not just from nowhere but from a place of never wanting to put others through the abuse he's been through.#He's a good guy in SPITE of his upbringing. In spite of the way his family treated him.#His kindness is because he knows what it feels like to be on the receiving end of cruelty#and he never wants to be the kind of person who puts someone else through that.#And then there's the lack of self worth which is also because of his upbringing#and how that effects his interactions with others / his willingness to die in the arena to save Kat.niss.#I whole heartedly believe that even if someone other than Kat.niss had been in the arena with him he would have tried to keep them alive to#because that's just the kind of person he is- he doesn't think he's the kind of person who SHOULD survive this. And he's kind enough and#selfless enough to want to help someone else get through it even at the cost of his own life. He doesn't feel he has much worth going home#to. But anyone else opposite of him? He would immediately see the positives of them. The people that love them. And he'd be willing to die#to be sure that they could make it back to their loved ones.#Also don't get me started on the fact that other parts of his personality also stem from his trauma / abuse.#When he's snappy / sassy it comes from a need to speak up for himself and others in a way he hasn't always been able to at home.#The moments he seems more meek or mild mannered are a learned defense - if he stays more quiet and stands out less at home#he's less likely to get in trouble over things / get verbally and or physically abused for perceived slights / missteps.#When he's charming it's partly because he had to LEARN to be charming. It was a mask that became a part of him.#In being popular at school (as Kat.niss said he was) it was to balance the fact that he felt out of place and unwanted at home.#He needed somewhere that he felt he belonged / was wanted... so he had to become charming and even flirtatious to a degree#to ensure he was liked by his peers. It was a way of saving himself so to speak. A way of trying to fill in the gaps#of the much needed love and attention that he wasn't getting at home.#I HAVE MORE TO SAY BUT I'LL SHUT UP NOW BC THE TAGS GOT OUT OF HAND.))#((There are just so many layers to this boy that aren't super obvious necessarily in the books because we're getting things from Kat.niss's#POV... but that seem more obvious if you're paying attention to what Kat.niss gives us about#Pe.eta's backstory / home life / etc))#((If it's not clear I am in the front lines of the Pe.eta defense squad and always have been.))
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and U2 isn't even unknown or anything. Which is arguably worse.
#also to add a point#hate when young people find good music from#oh you know#20-40 years before they were born#and people who were alive then are like 'oh this song is so annoying.'#like excuse you#that you have abandoned the most beautiful of gods animals#the synthesizer#and vocal extensions#instead of autotune#and those loud ass boom reverb kick drums#like yeah yeah they're overplayed but when was the last time you listened to the instrumental version of sweet dreams (are made of this)#or you spin me right round's instrumental#1989 TV should've had the same level of fuckery going on it's not whimsical enough /j#but i'm dead serious like shut up about being alive in the 80's go listen to your love by the outfield rn#and tell me that shit isn't transcendant#'the synths are annoying'#you be quiet and go listen to Yazoo#stop playing with your food and enjoy blame it on the rain by milli vanilli#go listen to gloria by laura branigan and tell me that doesn't get you hyped#*pats my 60-80's playlist for Dirty Work and sighs like the owner of a retired racehorse* they just don't make em like this anymore
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grumpy!joel miller. - hc.
part of this au! 1 | 2 | moodboard.
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♡ grumpy!Joel that tells you to shut the hell up while you’re humming on patrol, but keeps walking slower so you’ll stay close.
♡ grumpy!Joel that complains every time you pick wildflowers on the road, then tucks one behind your ear when you’re not looking.
♡ grumpy!Joel that huffs every time you call him “cowboy,” but positions himself between you and danger without a second thought.
♡ grumpy!Joel that pretends he doesn’t care when you get a scratch, but won’t sleep until he’s checked it twenty times and kissed your forehead after.
♡ grumpy!Joel that says “you’re gonna get us both killed” when you smile at strangers, but still lets you do all the talking.
♡ grumpy!Joel that rolls his eyes when you sneak into his sleeping bag at night, but pulls you tight against his chest like you’re the only safe thing left.
♡ grumpy!Joel that tells you to quit being annoying while handing you the last piece of jerky without blinking.
♡ grumpy!Joel that acts like your teasing means nothing, but almost shoots a guy just for looking at you too long.
♡ grumpy!Joel that keeps his gun in one hand and yours in the other, grumbling about “being careful,” but never letting go.
♡ grumpy!Joel that finally calls you “baby” during a firefight, like it slipped out in panic—but won’t stop saying it after.
♡ grumpy!Joel that mutters “you drive me insane” when you laugh after almost dying, but kisses your temple like you’re the only reason he’s still fighting.
♡ grumpy!Joel that hates how soft he is with you, especially when you patch him up and call him a “big baby.”
♡ grumpy!Joel that kisses you like it’s the last time, every time, because in this world—it might be.
♡ grumpy!Joel that pushes you against a crumbling wall, panting and bloodied, just to groan, “you’re mine,” before kissing you breathless.
♡ grumpy!Joel that makes love to you in abandoned houses like you’re the only thing that survived the end of the world.
♡ grumpy!Joel that swears under his breath when you giggle during sex, only to say “keep smilin’, baby. I live for it.”
♡ grumpy!Joel that holds your face like it’s something sacred and whispers “I love you” like it might destroy him.
♡ grumpy!Joel that fucks you slow after every close call, just to feel you alive and breathing under him.
♡ grumpy!Joel that lets the whole world burn as long as you’re safe in his arms.
#joel miller#joel miller x reader#joel miller au#joel miller x you#joel miller series#joel miller fanfic#joel miller headcanon#joel miller headcanons#headcanons#pedro pascal#pedro pascal x reader#pedro pascal x you#pedro pascal fanfics#pedro pascal headcanon#pedro pascal headcanons#tlou fanfic#grumpy!joel miller x annoying!reader#jm
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Pt3 of the Danny is the 99th attempted clone Tim made of Kon. Kon learns about Danny.
Relevant info: Kon was dead closer to a year and a half in this au, and this happens a few months after his revival.
[Pt2: here] [Pt4: here]
So Tim has admittedly been putting off meeting up with the Titans. Everyone has settled back into the new normal. Too much has happened for it to look anything like before, but the other 3 Titans have been hanging out semi-regularly, and Tim turns down their invites 3 of 4 times. He knows it's starting to hurt their feelings, and he hates that.
But... he's scared to admit he's a father now. A father to a clone of one of them. He's not sure how to bring it up. Cassie never asked if he was successful, probably just assumed he failed because there isn't a third Superboy flying around. Jokes on her. Danny isn't going to be a Superboy. He's not allowed to even think about being a hero or vigilante until he's 14 at the earliest, and Tim is going to help him find his own name if he chooses that path. He won't be a Robin or Superboy. He won't live in the shadow of those legacies if Tim can help it.
None of that is relevant for the here and now, though. Tim got Jason to babysit Danny and finally agreed to a hang out with the Titans. He asked Danny for his opinion first before making his decision and got the go ahead. So, Tim is finally going to come clean.
Tim barely makes it into the tower when he's tackled by his friends.
"Tim! You're here!" Bart cheers.
"Yeah, it's good to see you guys too. Sorry I haven't been very present." Tim fidgets. "I've been busy... I also haven't been honest..."
"Tim?" Cassie sounds concerned. And Tim just can't. He extracts himself from the puppy pile. He can't make himself give eye contact. He's sure his guilt and shame are written all over his body language.
"Tim, you can tell us anything." Kon sounds super genuine. Tim takes a deep grounding breath.
"Okay, let's do this like a bandaid." Tim finally looks at them, focusing mostly on Kon. "I have a son. He's technically Kon's, too."
He gets the dubious pleasure of watching his three idiots look at his abdomen, as if he gave birth.
"Why-? Kon, we never fucked!? What the fuck guys??" He sputters, waving his hands in front of him.
"Then how-" Cassie realizes. "Oh!"
"Oh?? What do you mean??" Bart is looking between them and vibrating in confusion. Kon is just looking like a confused and concerned puppy.
"Okay, so, I may have had a breakdown with everyone dying or going missing." Tim grimaces. "And while I was fully aware that even if I succeeded, it wouldn't be Kon, I still tried to clone him. And, um, I did manage to succeed in the end."
"Fuck, Tim.." Kon starts.
"Look, I was in a really fucking dark place and needed even just a piece of good I lost." Tim hugs himself, self loathing burning him from the inside out. "Everyone was turning their back on me, I just needed something, anything, to keep going."
"Fuck, I should have helped..." Cassie bites her lip, chewing on her guilty conscious.
"It's fine. No one was listening. Don't beat yourself up over it. You were in a bad spot, too." Tim gives a humorless laugh. "Danny was my 99th attempt. And my last attempt, if I'm honest. I could feel myself breaking more with each failure. On a fucking whim, I decided to make the 99th attempt a baby instead of trying for a teenager, and it worked. I fucked up a bit, I forgot to adjust the knowledge download to that of a 1 year old, but he was alive. He's the best thing to ever happen to me. I was scared to tell you. I'm sorry-"
"Tim.." Kon cuts him off, and Tim snaps his mouth shut. "I.. I'm honestly not sure how to feel about you cloning me, but I'd like to meet him. What's his name?"
Tim rapidly blinks back tears. "Aedan Drake, he prefers being called Danny. I.. I didn't add Kent because I don't trust Clark with him or give him an El name, I wanted him to understand kryptonian language and culture first. I... I also wanted Danny to be old enough to make the decision over his name himself. I don't want him to be treated like you were. The house of El were so awful to you."
"I understand, Tim." Kon steps towards Tim, "Can.. Can I hug you?"
Tim nods and is swept into a tight hug. He feels something give emotionally, and he sobs into his shoulder. "I fucking love him so much."
"Tell me about him." Kon says softly. He can feel Bart and Cassie hoving, unsure what to do, but unwilling to leave.
"He's physically around 3 now. He loves ghosts and space and named the wolf plushy I bought him on his first day alive Wulf." There's some chuckles over that. "He's sassy and petty, but insanely sweet and tries to help out with any and all tasks. I see so much of both of us in him. Nature vs Nurture is a messy bitch. You remember what I said my start as Robin was like?"
"How you had to babysit a grown ass man and force him into better habits?" Cassie snarks.
"Karma's a funny bitch. Danny started doing the same shit to me as soon as he figured out how to walk." Tim giggles. "Anytime we weren't in danger, he'd force me to take care of injuries and to eat and sleep. And I'd do it because what kind of monster denies a baby trying to be helpful... plus he gets really stressed and depressed if he can't help."
Tim grips the back of Kon's shirt. "I don't understand how he developed my people pleaser tendencies so early on. We were stuck on LoA bases when he first started doing everything in his power to help me. I was purposely being a little shit to our "hosts" at the time. So it wasn't a surprise that he developed a Robin's need to troll, but he only saw me be nice to him."
"The LoA??" Kon asks in alarm.
"It was a rough year..." Tim scowls. "And if I see Ra's again, I'm gutting him. B's rules be damned."
"What happened?" Cassie asks, suddenly a lot closer.
"He's a creep, a pedo, and a child abuser." Kon rubs Tim's suddenly very stiff back and shoulders. "I could handle him being creepy towards me. While gross and awful to have a disgusting 300 or something year old man trying to wife me-"
"Excuse me???"
"He WHAT?"
"-I'm more pissed I couldn't protect Danny. I don't know what that piece of shit did when I couldn't take Danny with me, but Danny is linked to the pit now. He luckily doesn't have pit rage like Jason, but he can calm Jason's pit and apparently glows according to Duke." Tim sobs. "I should have killed the man when I had a chance. I don't know what he did to Danny!"
"It's not your fault, Tim." Kon hugs Tim tightly, it's almost painful. "You were in a tough spot and doing your best to keep you both alive."
"Just focus on healing and moving on." Bart says while running a hand through Tim's hair. Cassie rubs both Tim and Kon's backs as Tim gets himself under control.
"Can.. can I meet him?" Kon whispers.
"I'd love for you to meet him." Tim sniffles. "He was nervous you'd hate him for existing. I apparently passed on my stupid anxiety. I couldn't quite get him to believe me when I told him he wouldn't be who you'd be mad at if you got mad. He wants to meet you, but I accidentally made the most jaded baby in the world."
"A Super raised by a Bat is going to be terrifying." Bart giggles. "We'll have to make sure he doesn't become a supervillain."
"Meh. He's too cute. If he goes evil, all he has to do is pout and he'll instantly win." Tim jokes, wiggling out of the hug. "Want to see pictures?"
There's a very strong positive response. The next 3 hours finds Tim showing off pictures and explaining the stories behind them, his team melting at how cute his son is. Tim feels the lightest he's felt in a while. He does have to promise Bart and Cassie to bring Danny over once Kon and Danny meet one on one first.
What Tim doesn't know is Kon is absolutely obsessed with and slightly horny over this parental side of Tim. He's fully daydreaming of the 3 of them living together and being disgustingly domestic the whole time Tim is showing off Danny. Cassie can tell what Kon is thinking about and is amused.
Once Tim leaves, the Titans go to the training room and fuck up some bots because of the rage they feel on Tim and Danny's behalf. They all agree to be as petty as possible to any LoA members they come across and to murder Ra's the moment there's an opportunity to do so without the JL knowing. Tim isn't the only unhinged one on this team. That's why they work so well together.
#tim drake#batfam shenanigans#danny phantom#danny fenton#kon el kent#kon el#conner kent#cassie sandsmark#bartholomew allen#clone danny#de aged danny#dp x dc crossover#dc x dp#dpxdc#dc titans#tw attempted sa#tw murder mention#tw implied abuse#tw implied child abuse#tw mental illness#tw mental health#tw mental breakdown#tw pedophila mention#timkon
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One Bed, Two Problems

Jeongin x reader / enemies to lovers / only one bed / smut / possessive!Jeongin
**involves!!** sex, dirty talk, cursing, rough sex, Insulting / pain kink, cursing
enjoy xx (open for request)
★.•☆•.★★.•☆•.★¸.•☆•.¸★ skzstarl0ver ★⡀.•☆•.★⡀.•☆•.★¸.•☆•.¸★
You don’t remember when exactly it started — this thing between you and Jeongin.
Maybe it was that first time he rolled his eyes at something you said during a game night, or the way he’d always challenge you on the most mundane things. What movie to watch. Who made the best ramen. The right way to fold laundry. Every moment between you turned into a petty argument — but the weird part?
It never really pissed you off. It exhilarated you. You craved it.
Which is why this trip with the friend group was already risky. You didn’t need to be around Jeongin for seven straight days, sharing vans and meals and long stares across group dinners. But you never expected this.
“We have a little mix-up in the booking,” the hotel receptionist said sweetly. “Looks like… one bed in the room for you two.”
Jeongin laughed. Actually laughed. And that smug little dimple popped.
“Perfect,” he said. “Y/N snores anyway. I’ll suffer through it.”
You spun toward him. “I do not snore.”
“Sure, baby. Whatever gets you through the night.”
You could’ve punched him right there. Instead, you grabbed the key and stormed off.
Now it’s 12:37 a.m. and you're lying as close to the edge of the bed as humanly possible, gripping your phone like it’s a lifeline.
Jeongin is on the other side — same position. Same tension. Same awareness.
Every rustle of the sheets feels like an earthquake.
You toss onto your back and exhale sharply. “Can you stop moving?”
“I’m not moving.”
“You’re breathing loud.”
“It’s called being alive, princess.”
You groan, covering your face with your arm. “I hate this.”
He chuckles under his breath, voice low and far too hot in the dark. “No you don’t.”
You peek at him. “Excuse me?”
“You love fighting with me,” he says lazily, one arm tucked behind his head. “You’d be bored if I stopped.”
You roll your eyes. “Trust me, I dream of silence.”
He hums. “Do you dream of me too?”
That silences you.
For a full beat, neither of you says a word.
“…You wish,” you finally murmur.
But it comes out too soft. Too shaky. And he hears it.
He shifts, and you feel the bed dip as he turns onto his side to face you.
“You know what I think?” he whispers.
You don’t answer. You don’t breathe.
“I think you hate me because you can’t stand how badly you want me.”
Your chest tightens. Your heart is racing, hammering. You can’t look at him.
“Don’t flatter yourself.”
“Oh, baby,” he murmurs, voice brushing the shell of your ear, “if I was flattering myself, you’d be begging already.”
You turn, ready to throw another insult, but the words die the second you meet his eyes.
God. His face is so close. Lips parted. Eyes darker than you’ve ever seen them. That cocky confidence is still there, but it’s coated with something else now.
Desire.
Raw and real and hungry.
“You want me to shut up?” he whispers.
You swallow hard.
“Then make me.”
You don’t know who moves first — maybe both of you. Maybe the universe finally snapped and said enough — but your lips crash like a storm.
It’s not sweet. It’s heat. Tongues, teeth, years of teasing and tension unraveling all at once. His hands tangle in your hair, your fingers clutch his hoodie like you need something to anchor you. Every kiss is a battle and a surrender all at once.
When you break apart, breathless, his forehead presses to yours.
“I knew it,” he whispers.
“You’re so cocky,” you pant.
“You like it.”
You kiss him again just to shut him up. This time slower. More desperate. You feel his hand slide under your shirt, warm against your skin, and your breath catches.
“I should hate you,” you whisper.
He smirks against your throat. “You do.”
“But I want you.”
“I know.”
You don’t remember who yanked whose shirt off first.
All you know is that one second you were clawing at each other’s clothes like animals, and the next he had you pinned to the mattress, body heavy over yours, lips swollen from kissing you stupid.
“You gonna whine the whole time?” he growls, dragging his mouth along your jaw.
You squirm beneath him. “Depends. You gonna fuck like you argue?”
His smirk is pure sin. “You want me to be nice?”
“God, no.”
He grins — but it’s feral now. Dangerous.
“Good,” he mutters, “because I don’t do nice with brats like you.”
His hand wraps around your throat — not tight, just enough to make you freeze. To make your breath hitch.
“Always mouthing off,” he says, eyes locked on yours. “Always so fucking annoying. You need to be put in your place.”
And then his mouth is on yours again, biting, claiming, owning.
You gasp as he flips you over, chest to the bed now, his weight pressing you down. You feel his teeth scrape your shoulder, and you moan — loud, shameless.
“You like that?” he whispers, fingers sliding between your legs. “Didn’t think a stuck-up princess like you could be so wet for someone she ‘hates.’”
“I do hate you,” you breathe.
He laughs against your skin, nipping your ear.
“Liar.”
You feel him rutting against your ass, hard through his boxers, and you push back just to feel him groan.
“Look at you,” he murmurs. “So desperate. So cocky all day, and now you’re just begging for it.”
You try to turn your head but he grabs a fistful of your hair, yanking it back — just enough to make you moan again.
“Say it,” he growls.
You shiver. “Say what?”
“That you want me. That you need me.”
You grit your teeth. “Never.”
He laughs again — dark and low and absolutely wrecking you.
“Fine,” he mutters, lining himself up behind you. “I’ll fuck the truth out of you.”
And when he thrusts in, hard and deep, your brain short-circuits.
You cry out into the pillow, hands clawing at the sheets. He doesn't give you time to adjust — and you don’t want it. You want it raw. You want it rough. You want him.
Every thrust knocks the air out of your lungs. He leans down, chest to your back, one hand tangled in your hair, the other gripping your hip like he’s scared you’ll vanish.
“You take me so well,” he growls. “Bet you’ve thought about this every night after we argued, huh? Bet you played with yourself thinking about how good I’d fuck you.”
You moan, helpless.
“Oh my god—”
“What was that?” he taunts. “No more snarky comebacks now?”
He reaches down, fingers circling your clit while he keeps thrusting. You arch like a live wire, crying out for him. Your entire body trembles.
“You close already, baby?” he whispers in your ear. “I’m not even close to done.”
You choke on a moan, tears pricking your eyes.
“Fuck, Jeongin—!”
“Say it,” he demands again, voice sharp.
Your pride is barely holding on — but your body? Your body is screaming for him.
“I need you,” you finally cry. “F-fuck—please—Jeongin—”
He groans at that, slamming into you harder, relentless. You’re so close it’s painful.
“God, look at you,” he breathes, watching your body quake beneath him. “My bratty little problem. So fucking perfect like this.”
His hand grabs your jaw, turning your face toward him just enough so he can kiss you while you fall apart.
And when you do, it’s earth-shattering.
You moan his name like a prayer, like a curse, and he follows with a low growl of your name, burying himself deep, shaking against you as he loses control.
The room is filled with panting, sweat, tangled sheets, and the aftershock of a storm you both saw coming — but still couldn’t prepare for.
You're still catching your breath when he pulls out, breath heavy, hand sliding slowly down your back. You're both slick with sweat, clothes tossed somewhere across the room, and your thighs are still trembling.
You don’t speak — you can’t. Your brain is fogged with pleasure and chaos and something dangerous that tastes a lot like need.
Jeongin lies beside you, propped on one elbow, staring. His skin is flushed, hair a mess, lips red from kissing — and biting.
“Didn’t think you’d actually say it,” he says finally, voice rough.
You blink at him.
“Say what?”
“That you needed me.”
You scoff, rolling to your side, back to him. “Shut up.”
He smirks — you can hear it.
“You’re such a brat.”
You’re about to shoot back something petty — “At least I��m not obsessed with me.” — but then he’s grabbing your waist, flipping you effortlessly onto your back.
You yelp. “Jeongin—!”
“I’m not done with you,” he growls.
Your breath catches. Your legs fall open without permission.
“You came so pretty for me,” he mutters, dragging his fingers down your inner thigh. “But I want to see you fall apart again. I wanna see how messy I can make you.”
You swallow hard. “Again?”
“Oh, baby,” he murmurs, “you started this.”
And then he’s kissing you again — deeper this time. Less anger, more claiming. Like he needs to remind you who you just begged for.
His tongue slides into your mouth as his fingers slip between your legs — still so sensitive, so soaked — and you whimper instantly.
“Still wet for me?” he teases.
“I hate you,” you breathe.
He smiles darkly. “No you don’t.”
Two fingers push in deep. Your back arches. You gasp.
“You love this,” he says, voice like gravel. “Love being split open by the guy you pretend to hate.”
He leans in, mouth brushing your ear.
“You like when I treat you like a toy, don’t you?”
You whine.
“You like it when I ruin you.”
You don’t answer — can’t — because his mouth is moving lower now, trailing kisses down your chest, nipping a path along your ribs, licking the sensitive spot just beneath your breast.
Then lower.
And lower.
And you already know what’s coming.
But when his tongue touches you — slow, deliberate, possessive — your hips jerk off the bed.
“Fuck—Jeongin—!”
His hands grip your thighs tight, holding you in place.
“Don’t run,” he murmurs. “You’re not going anywhere.”
He eats you like he’s starving — like he’s addicted. Like every moan out of your mouth makes him harder.
And god, he’s relentless.
He flattens his tongue, circles your clit, then sucks — and you almost scream.
“Jeongin—oh my god—”
Your fingers knot in his hair, pulling — but he just groans into you, the vibration making your vision blur.
“You’re gonna come again,” he growls. “Right on my face. Like the needy little problem you are.”
You do. Harder than the first time. Writhing, sobbing, wrecked.
But before you can even come down, he’s crawling back up, lips shiny, eyes dark.
“You’re not done,” he says.
You blink. “I—”
He kisses you, slow and filthy. “I’m not done.”
You feel him line up again, and this time, he doesn’t ease in. He slams into you in one long stroke, and your mouth drops open in a silent moan.
“Jeongin—please—”
“Yeah?” he pants. “What do you want?”
“You—fuck—you—harder—”
He grabs your wrists, pins them above your head, and starts pounding.
The bed creaks.
Your cries echo.
And Jeongin just keeps going.
“Mine,” he grits. “You’re mine tonight. Say it.”
You sob, body barely holding on.
“*Yours—*fuck—I’m yours—”
“Good fucking girl.”
And that’s when you snap.
You fall apart beneath him — again — tighter, messier, more ruined than before. He curses, stutters a breath, and follows, hips jerking, burying himself deep.
You both collapse in silence.
Breathless.
Shaking.
Destroyed.
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You wake up to the worst sound imaginable.
Knocking. Loud. Rapid. Too damn early.
“Rise and shine, lovebirds!” Chan’s voice calls from the hallway, sing-songy and unforgiving.
Jeongin groans from behind you, burying his face between your shoulder blades. “I hate him.”
You whisper, “He doesn’t know—right?”
“Not unless you screamed really loud.”
You punch his arm. He just laughs.
But panic is very real now. You sit up, immediately clutching the blanket to your chest.
“Jeongin. What if someone heard us? What if they know?”
He props himself up on one elbow, messy hair, lips swollen, the faintest bite mark still on his neck.
“Then let them.”
You gape at him. “What happened to keeping it lowkey?!”
He grins, stretching. “You’re the one who said ‘Jeongin, harder, please—’”
“JEONGIN.” You throw a pillow at his face, shrieking.
He catches it, laughing as he drags you back into the sheets.
“I’m kidding. Relax,” he murmurs, pressing a soft kiss behind your ear. “We’re cool.”
Spoiler alert: You are NOT cool.
20 Minutes Later — Downstairs at Breakfast
You walk into the hotel café like you’ve never sinned a day in your life.
You are showered, dressed, dead-eyed, and pretending like Jeongin didn’t have you folded in half against a headboard exactly eight hours ago.
But the second you slide into the booth with the rest of the group, all conversation stops.
Chan stares at you.
Felix blinks.
Hyunjin looks between you and Jeongin like he’s watching a reality show finale.
“So,” Minho says, sipping his coffee, eyes sharp. “Sleep well?”
You almost choke on your orange juice.
Jeongin clears his throat and starts buttering a croissant like it’s a weapon.
“Fine,” you mutter. “Normal. Totally average.”
Seungmin raises a brow. “Right. Because totally average sleep ends with you wearing his hoodie to breakfast.”
You glance down. Shit.
Jeongin looks up with the fakest innocence you’ve ever seen. “Oops.”
Felix leans in, chin resting on his hands. “You guys were fighting so much yesterday. But now you’re all…” he gestures vaguely between you, “glowy.”
“Did you guys…” Hyunjin pauses. “Work out your tension?”
Minho: “With communication? Or—”
Jeongin: “—Body language.”
You whip your head around. “OH MY GOD.”
The entire table bursts into screaming laughter.
“You guys totally fucked!” Chan yells, slapping the table. “I knew it!”
“I heard moaning,” Hyunjin gasps.
“I thought someone was being murdered,” Seungmin adds casually.
You hide your face in your hands. “I am never showing my face again.”
But then you feel it — Jeongin’s hand slipping under the table, resting on your thigh. Quiet. Comforting. Yours.
And you peek at him. He’s smiling down at his plate, cheeks a little red, but eyes only on you.
He squeezes your leg gently.
And suddenly?
The shame melts away.
Because this isn’t just about last night anymore.
This is about what’s next. (pt.2??)
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ok possessive reader au x breeding kink…but instead of simon being obsessed with claiming you like that its reader
cw: breeding kink, possessive!reader, lots of dirty talk, dominant reader..
You barely made it through the door before you were on him. Simon had just locked it behind you when you turned around, grabbed his face in both hands, and kissed him like you’d been starving all night. And maybe you had.
Because the entire evening had been one long test of your patience—girls giving him looks, eyes dragging over him like he wasn’t standing next to you with your hand already on his thigh.
And the worst part? He didn’t even notice. He just smiled that shy smile of his, the one that made your insides twist, and kept talking to your group of friends like the other girls didn’t want to eat him alive.
You hated it. You hated how good he looked when he wasn’t even trying. You hated how polite he was, because it only made them want him more. But more than anything, you hated that you couldn’t blame them.
“You have no fucking idea,” you murmured between kisses, your voice breathless, “how bad I wanted to drag you out of there the second that girl started eye-fucking you across the damn table.”
Simon blinked, already flushed, his hands gripping your waist as you pressed him back toward the couch. “Didn’t notice anyone,” he said, almost apologetically, and you believed him—he never did. He was so unaware of his own effect, so painfully oblivious to how good he looked in that black button-down, sleeves rolled up, his tattoos peeking out..
“I know,” you said, pushing him down to sit. “That’s what makes it worse.”
He let you guide him without a fight, wide-eyed and already a little breathless, watching you like you were something wild. You were—especially now, especially after seeing too many women look at what was yours like they had a chance.
You climbed into his lap, straddling him, and he sucked in a sharp breath the moment you settled against the bulge in his jeans. His hands found your hips, his grip firm like he needed to ground himself.
“My pretty boy, all mine,” you whispered, leaning in close, and dragging your lips down the side of his neck. “All of you. Every inch. You know that, right?”
Simon groaned, his eyes fluttering shut. “Of course I’m yours, love. Always.”
“Damn right,” you growled, grinding down on him just enough to make him hiss. “And I’m gonna remind you. I’m not stopping ‘til you cum in me.”
His hands tightened on your hips, his whole body tensing under you, but he didn’t say a word. He just looked up at you like he was already unraveling and you hadn’t even gotten his jeans off yet.
“Gonna ride you, baby,” you murmured, rolling your hips slow, teasing, watching his eyes glaze over. “Gonna make you feel so good. Gonna take every drop from you.”
Simon cursed under his breath, eyes locked on yours, his jaw clenched like he was already trying not to lose it too fast. You could feel him twitching under you, hard and throbbing through the denim, and it made you grin.
“Not gonna stop,” you whispered, dragging your fingers through his hair, tugging just enough to make him moan. “Not until you fill me up. You want that, don’t you? Want me to keep you deep inside me ‘til I’m dripping with you?”
His breath stuttered, and he nodded, fucking helpless already. “Yeah. Yeah, I want that.”
You leaned in close, lips brushing his ear. “Then be a good boy and let me have you.”
You didn’t give him a chance to say anything else—you were already undoing his jeans, already dragging the zipper down slowly just to feel the way he squirmed beneath you.
Simon was panting, flushed deep red from his neck to his ears, his hips twitching up into your hands like he couldn’t help himself. He was so sensitive like this, so reactive when you took control, and you could tell he was trying so fucking hard to keep it together for you.
But you didn’t want him to keep it together.
You wanted to break him.
“God, look at you,” you breathed, wrapping your fingers around him as you pulled him free, already hard, already leaking. “So fucking hard for me and I haven’t even taken my panties off yet. Is this what does it for you, baby? Me taking what’s mine?”
Simon groaned and you felt his cock throb in your hand like it agreed with everything you were saying. He looked up at you with that wrecked expression you loved, lips parted, brows drawn tight like he was already overwhelmed, and you hadn’t even started riding him yet.
“Love…” he whispered, barely holding back. “Fuck, you’re gonna kill me.”
You just smirked, shifting your hips as you pushed your panties to the side and lined yourself up. “Nah,” you said, voice low and smug, “I’m just gonna ruin you.”
And then you sank down onto him, slowly, watching the way his whole body trembled underneath you as you took every inch.
“Oh my—fuck,” Simon gasped, eyes rolling back, hands grabbing at your hips like he didn’t know what to do with himself. “You—shit—you feel so good, baby, fuck—”
You moaned at the stretch, at the way he filled you so deep, like your body was made just for him. And it was. No one else had ever fit like this. No one else had ever made you feel so full, so fucking wanted, and you weren’t shy about letting him know.
“You like that?” you whispered, rocking your hips, already starting to move. “You like when I take you like this? Make you mine all over again?”
He nodded, nearly speechless, his mouth hanging open as you rode him slow at first, grinding your hips with purpose, dragging every movement out just to make him feel it. You leaned in close, your lips brushing his, and you said it again.
“Mine.”
He whimpered. Actually whimpered. And that was all the encouragement you needed.
You sped up, fucking down onto him harder, your nails digging into his shoulders as the sound of skin slapping filled the room, filthy and loud and perfect.
“Gonna cum in me,” you said, and it wasn’t a question. “You’re gonna fucking cum inside me, baby. I’m not getting off this cock ‘til I feel you fill me up.”
Simon was gone—eyes half-lidded, breath ragged, moaning your name like a prayer.
“Say it,” you demanded, slamming your hips down hard enough to make the couch creak. “Tell me who you belong to.”
“You,” he choked out, voice wrecked. “You, baby—fuck, I’m yours—yours—”
“Damn right you are,” you growled, bouncing on him faster now, the pressure building with every movement. “Every inch of you. Every drop. Mine.”
His hands flew to your waist, desperate now, holding you tight as he bucked up into you, chasing that high.
“Cum in me,” you whispered, right against his lips. “Do it, Simon. Fill me up. I want to feel it dripping out of me, want to know it’s yours, want to keep you in me all fucking night.”
He broke with a cry—loud and raw, his whole body tensing as he spilled deep inside you, hips jerking up uncontrollably as he held you down against him. The moment you felt him give in, so helplessly yours, it dragged you right over the edge too.
You came with a strangled moan, nails digging into his shoulders, clenching around him so hard it made him curse under his breath, gasping your name and holding onto you like he never wanted to let go.
And even when it was over, when you finally stilled and let him catch his breath, you leaned in and whispered against his flushed, damp skin— “No one else gets to have this, Simon—not your moans, not your cock, not your fucking cum. Only me. Always me.”
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i love these two so muchh
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Mel is alive, but at what cost
Mel was nearly killed TWICE, her mother began being a struggle, she'd been thrown aside and trying her best to stop her, her boyfriend is not doing well, neither is anyone else (can't blame them) and the fact that she hadn't cried or spoke much about this situation to anyone a single time?? She IS upset about every single thing, yet she stays strong and enduring every bit of torture. The most she did was tell Jayce that Ambessa put her palm on the table, and let him know that she is going to push for hextech. That's it, nothing remotely related to her feelings.
The fact that she was constantly looking at Caitlyn, being able to understand her grief and knew she was in pain?? Mel knows this feeling. She'd went through it.
And in the end SHE has to pay the price of her mothers incompetence.
The intro is very much foreshadowing, we know the hands represent black rose/LeBlanc.

This is what happens in act one, she gets kidnapped by them. The lyrics do correspond to the characters as well (not just Mel, everyone.)
"Tell you you're the greatest" plays as a petal of the black rose floats down the screen, I think it adds significance to the power this organization holds, possibly the Medardas greatest foe.
"But once you turn, they hate us" both Ambessa and Mel were present in this line, I think its foreshadowing for when Ambessa switches up for whatever reason and goes against both Piltover AND Zaun. And Mel WILL go through change as well, a change that could hurt her relationship with others, and receive interest from others too.
"They hate us" could be read individually too, I feel like its a sort of "realization" ?? Perhaps Ambessa WASN'T the one that switched up, maybe Piltover switched up on them, and maybe Mel JUST got out of wherever she's taken to, and saw the mess Ambessa had done to her city??

I think this represents ACT TWO.
The hands pull away and it sort of looks like Mel is fighting back, a "get away from me" type of scream. you know what this reminds me of??

Don't mind me just pushing my Jinx/powder-Mel parallel agenda


Here is when i think Mel truly learns about LeBlanc/BR, she curiously and slowly goes to grab the rose, she learns about the history between her Mother and them, Kinos death, and most of all, learns about HERSELF. The lyrics speak otherwise.
"Pray away, I swear
I'll never be a saint, no way"
This feels like a parallel to caitlyn of sorts if that makes sense. Caitlyn had done everything to try and stop the council from attacking the Undercity, she kept her mouth shut when Jayce asked about Jinxs grenade, she was willing to protect Vi and the undercity, but how many times has she been tossed around? She'd been burned, exploded, kidnapped (god knows what happened during that time) and hit in the face by the same person, her MOTHER died because of the same person. She has every right to go insane. And she is hunting ONE person, which is Jinx. Although she is harming the people around her along the way.
What if Mel goes through a similar situation? Her mother pushed for war in her city, she dragged the enemy along with her even if she didn't mean to, she manipulated everyone around her INCLUDING Jayce, she LITERALLY got Mel hurt from the chembarons attack and killed so many people during a MEMORIAL to get her hextech weapons, Elora is most likely DEAD, not to mention whatever happened in the past between them. And the thing is, this will NEVER end throughout the entire season.
And what if she learns what she is? That she's 'blessed' by Kindred? The fact that the wolf is quite literally in her blood?
I feel like the "ill never be a saint, no way" also sort of indicates Mel will realize she'll never be able to push for peace and mercy like she always hoped for no matter what, and she comes to accept that as much as it hurts. But not like how ambessa accepted the wolf, but she sort of realizes she needs to push a little violence, towards nobody but the one and only, Ambessa "fine, if you want me to be like you, I guess I'll be like you towards YOU." Type of acceptance.
I think its also related to Mels new outfit too, she's dressed like her mother, in red and all of that. I will still stand by the idea that she has plans to decieve, but she will do something she doesn't want to do.
Mel was left with no choice, that lyric sounds like realization, acceptance, but also like a plea at the same time, an "I'll never be who I wanted to be" because in the end, she's still a Medarda, she's still her mothers daughter, she still has violence in her veins, she will never not suffer from the weight her name holds, and she will never escape it either, its like a shadow.
The Characters won't be themselves at their core this season. And those vital parts of their characters that represent them are no longer there in the intro, they all have given up what makes them, THEM design wise. (e.g.) Vi without her tattoo, Viktor hiding his identity with the mask. And the thing is, they did that to themselves because they do self-harm, they're changing themselves because THEY want to, they're forcing themselves to do that, they think they're undeserving and they're erasing their past selves.
But Mel? Mel doesn't have her gold accessories, Jewelry, or her Armor, she'd been stripped bare and hidden away because of the brutality of her name. She pays the price her mother brought to HER city. She's forced to change herself against her will, because nobody is giving her a chance to push for her ideals.
This entire theory never ends, and with all of this? I kinda do see Mel actually committing Matricide, it lifts the "Ambessa will die" theory further.
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Jealousy in the Switch
trafalgar law x fem!reader
you and sanji keep bickering so law swap your bodies but this just makes everything worse, especially for his feelings
tags: jealousy, body swap with sanji, annoying sanji
word count: 2.9k
masterlist || ko-fi
It all starts because you and Sanji won’t shut up.
Dressrosa is a warzone—Doflamingo is still alive, everything is on fire, and Law is this close to snapping.
And yet, instead of staying focused, you and Sanji are locked in a full-blown shouting match.
"Sanji, I’m not a damsel in distress!" you yell, hands on your hips.
"You're not running off into danger alone!" Sanji retorts, jabbing a finger at you.
"They need backup!"
"They need you to not get killed!"
Law’s headache triples.
"Both of you—shut up."
You don’t.
Sanji steps closer "You're being reckless—"
"I'm being helpful!"
"Room."
Your stomach drops.
"Shambles."
The world twists. Your vision blurs, your whole body feels wrong.
And then—
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
That’s your voice... but you didn’t say it.
You turn toward the sound, only to see… yourself.
Sanji—inside your body—is clutching his new arms, eyes wide.
Which means...
You whip your head down.
Black suit. Long legs. A cigarette in your mouth.
Oh... Oh no.
Law doesn’t even look up "Problem solved."
Sanji-you hyperventilates "Nononononono—WHAT DO YOU MEAN PROBLEM SOLVED?!"
"You were annoying me."
Sanji-you gasps and looks down at his *new* chest. His—your—eyes go huge.
And then — BOOM!
His nose explodes with blood.
Law stares.
You, inside Sanji’s body, shriek "WHY ARE YOU BLEEDING?!"
Sanji-you collapses on the ground, twitching "I—I—this body—it’s—" His eyes sparkle. He grabs your face with both hands, trembling.
"I’m… I’m beautiful."
Law watches in horror as Sanji—you melts into the pavement, swooning over himself.
"My skin is so soft…" He rubs your hands up and down your own arms, practically whimpering.
"STOP TOUCHING ME." You grab him by the collar—Sanji in your body—and shake him "GET A GRIP, COOK!"
Sanji-you beams "Oh, my dear, delicate hands! What a treasure you are—"
"I SWEAR TO GOD."
Law hates this.
Sanji-you sits up, dazed "My legs… so smooth. My waist—so elegant—" He grasps your sides, twirling like he’s been blessed by the heavens.
Law’s jaw clenches.
Sanji, in your body, is fawning over himself and Law wants to strangle him.
At first, it’s even a bit bearable.
Sanji spends most of his time adjusting your clothes, fixing your hair, checking his reflection. Every time he accidentally touches his own chest, not used to it he screams, nosebleeds, and collapses again.
Meanwhile, you—in Sanji’s body—are having the time of your life.
"Damn, I feel so strong..." you say, rolling out your new shoulders, punching the air and then eyeing a wall to punch.
Sanji-you gasps in horror "DON’T BREAK MY BODY! MY HANDS ARE TOO IMPORTANT! OKAY? USE THE LEGS IF YOU REALLY HAVE TO!!"
You grin, throwing a casual punch at a wall—it cracks.
Sanji-you shrieks "STOP THAT! YOU’LL RUIN ME!"
Law almost smirks. But then.
Then it gets worse.
Sanji—you starts flirting with literally anyone.
At first, it’s harmless prank he's doing at you. He compliments himself in reflective surfaces and swoons at his own voice.
But then—he starts hitting on people as you and Law watches his own personal hell unfold.
The breaking point comes when Sanji—you sidles up to Zoro, he knows your close to him, that he's your closest friend in the crew. Sanji can't miss on this opportunity.
Law watches as your body—possessed by Sanji—leans against Zoro’s shoulder.
Zoro barely glances at him "What do you want?"
Sanji-you twirls a lock of your hair "Oh, nothing~"
Law’s eye twitches.
Zoro frowns, clueless about the body swap "The hell’s wrong with you today?"
Sanji-you giggles. Actually giggles.
"Zoro~" Sanji—you practically purrs, pressing closer while eyeing you with a diabolic smirk "Have I ever told you how… handsome you are?"
Zoro freezes.
Law chokes.
You, in Sanji’s body, start wheezing.
Sanji-you bats his lashes "So rugged. So strong. Those arms…~"
Zoro looks deeply disturbed "Are you having a stroke?"
"Only a stroke of love."
Sanji—you trails a hand down Zoro’s arm, sighing dreamily.
Law feels something deep, primal, and violent ignite inside him.
Zoro yanks his arm away "You’re being too weird todey, stop it."
Sanji—you gasps, hand on his heart "Oh, Zoro, how cruel—!"
Law is going to kill him.
You, inside Sanji’s body, are losing it "PFFFT—Sanji, STOP—"
Zoro turns to you-Sanji with a confused frown "who?"
Sanji-you ignores you, still clutching his chest "Rejection… while I was in her body! My beauty is wasted on you!"
Law snaps.
"Room."
Sanji-you blinks "Wait, hold on—"
"Shambles."
Your stomach lurches and just like that, everything shifts back.
You stumble, in your real body again.
Sanji grabs looks at his hands, sobbing in relief "Oh, my beautiful hands, I missed you—!"
You stretch your arms "THANK GOD."
Zoro glares "I don't know what that was, but if you ever do it again, I’m killing you."
Sanji sniffles, clutching his own shoulders "That was the worst rejection of my life."
Law doesn’t say anything, because now, he has a problem.
A real problem.
The fact that switching you back means he just admitted he couldn’t handle it.
That watching Sanji in your body —flirt as you—made him want to rip someone’s throat out.
That he was jealous.
And now?
You and Sanji know.
The aftermath of the switch doesn’t settle as smoothly as Law might’ve hoped.
It’s awkward, and frustrating, and now, Law’s beginning to realize—he’s in way deeper than he ever thought.
You, back in your body, try to ignore the little fluttering discomfort in your chest. Maybe it’s just because you saw Sanji like that in your body. It was... weird. Unsettling.
Law stands a few feet away, arms crossed, his jaw still tense. He says nothing as the group begins to move on. You can feel his eyes occasionally drifting toward you. And maybe it’s your imagination, but his glare seems to sharpen whenever Sanji gets too close to you.
You glance at him.
The guy is still sulking.
"Quit glaring like that" you say, crossing your arms "You did it. I didn’t ask for this."
"Just focus on the mission." His voice is clipped, clearly irritable "And don't fl—"
Don’t flirt?
You cock an eyebrow at him "Don’t flirt with who? Sanji? Zoro?"
Law’s eyes flicker, but he doesn’t respond. He just keeps walking, gripping his sword hilt tightly.
But you catch the slight tension in his shoulders. You wonder if he’s feeling something.
Sanji, as usual, seems completely oblivious to how much Law is suffering. He’s back to his flirtatious self but now, it’s getting more out of hand.
"Y/N~" Sanji calls your name, almost sweetly, with that infuriating grin plastered on his face. He sidles up beside you, running a hand through your hair "I miss you, you know?"
You can see Law’s eye twitch, though he’s trying to hide it.
Sanji’s flirtation continues unabated. You’re almost certain it’s his way of messing with Law now—perhaps even pushing his buttons on purpose. He gives you a sideways look and adds "I think we should grab a drink tonight. You, me, and my own handsome body~"
You groan, pinching the bridge of your nose "Why do you have to be like this now?!"
Sanji leans in, a few inches from you face "Well, darling, I saw how you kept looking at my body when you where in it, no?"
Your eye catches Law’s from the corner of your vision.
His expression is frozen—but the tightness in his jaw is unmistakable. His eyes flicker, but they never leave you. He watches intently, his gaze turning more stormy the more Sanji leans into you.
"You're just as bad as he is," you snap, shaking off Sanji’s arm "Seriously, cut it out."
Sanji smirks "Oh beliece me, I know what I'm doing, you should just play along and see" his eyes shift toward Law, noticing the tense energy in the air "Oh? What’s wrong, Trafalgar Law? You look like you're about to bite someone's head off."
"Focus." Law’s voice is icy, his words clipped. He doesn't even look at Sanji "We’re almost at the rendezvous point."
But it’s too late.
Sanji suddenly gets a brilliant idea. He winks and steps in front of you "You know, I think Captain Law might have a thing for you. Did you see the way he looked at you earlier? And the way he swapped us back to our bodies right when I...You were flirting with Mosshead?"
You feel your face flush, but you quickly mask it with a sassy smirk "Sanji, are you trying to start something, again?"
Sanji chuckles "Maybe. I think Captain Law's just a little too shy to admit his feelings. What do you think, Y/N?"
You are just about done with the teasing. Law, however, looks like he’s about to murder someone.
"I’m not shy" Law says, cutting into the conversation with a sharp tone. His eyes narrow, and the tension in his expression is enough to send a chill down your spine. You dare glance up at him.
His eyes lock onto yours for a moment, and then—he grinds his teeth. He quickly averts his gaze, clearly embarrassed by the situation but not wanting to admit it.
Sanji, however, is enjoying every second of this.
"See? I told you!" he says, practically singing in triumph "He’s just too cool to say it, but we all know it. Come on, Surgeon, why don’t you just admit it already? You’re jealous."
Jealous?
You can see Law’s irritation growing, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword with such force you think it might snap "Don’t talk about things you don’t understand."
"Oh, I think I understand perfectly" Sanji teases. He steps closer to you again, placing a hand on your shoulder and sending a look over his shoulder at Law "Maybe I can just take her out for a proper dinner then."
And that’s when you feel it—the crushing weight of Law’s jealousy.
He glares at Sanji’s hand on your shoulder like he wants to tear it off, and you notice his eyes seem to follow every single move Sanji makes around you. Every touch, every smile.
It makes you… uncomfortable?
Or maybe it’s just the fact that Law doesn’t hide his feelings well—at least, not this time.
"You’re annoying, Sanji," you mutter.
"I know," he replies smugly "But you like it." He leans in and whispers "Admit it. You like the attention."
You can’t help the laugh that escapes you "You really don’t quit, huh?"
You feel a presence behind you, and before you can turn around, Law steps in, looking like he’s ready to throw Sanji into the nearest wall.
But then, to your surprise, he doesn’t.
He just stares at Sanji with an intensity that makes you swallow nervously "I’m not jealous, Sanji. Just stay away from her."
Sanji smirks, crossing his arms, fully aware of what’s going on "Aww, I see, Surgeon. So you do care. How sweet."
You blink, still trying to wrap your mind around what just happened. Did Law just admit something without saying it out loud?
Law says nothing more, but his gaze locks onto yours again, sharper than ever. He clenches his fists, clearly at his breaking point.
"Focus on the mission" he orders again, and this time, his voice holds a faint edge of something almost like embarrassment mixed with irritation.
And as much as you want to ignore it, you can’t help but feel something shift. Maybe it’s because you did notice the tension between you and Law—something you didn’t want to admit. Or maybe it’s just the constant teasing from Sanji that’s making you realize that Law’s feelings are right there, in plain sight.
But neither of you say anything.
You both just walk on, with the strange weight of unsaid words hanging between you.
Sanji, on the other hand, sings quietly under his breath, clearly having the time of his life.
You can feel his frustration rolling off of him in waves, his movements stiff, his usual scowl even darker than normal. Meanwhile, Sanji is practically glowing with satisfaction, walking beside you with an insufferable grin.
Zoro, who has been watching in mild confusion, finally speaks up.
"The hell is wrong with you three?"
Sanji throws an arm over your shoulder, smirking "Nothing, nothing. Just enjoying the fresh air, right, Y/N-chwan?"
Law glares daggers at the cook’s hand.
You sigh, shrugging Sanji off before Law actually explodes "Let’s just get back already. I feel like I’ve lost a whole year of my life today."
Sanji grins but relents, walking ahead. Zoro eyes the two of you for another second before shrugging and following behind, but Law stays beside you.
You don’t say anything at first. Neither does he. But the tension between you is impossible to ignore.
Finally, you risk a glance at him "You okay?"
Law’s jaw tightens "I’m fine."
You hum, unconvinced "You sure? Because you look like you’re five seconds away from committing a murder."
Law exhales slowly, pinching the bridge of his nose "I should have left you both like that."
You snort "Oh, please. You hated every second of it."
Law stiffens slightly but doesn’t respond.
A teasing thought crosses your mind before you can stop it.
"Wait…" You smirk, nudging him with your elbow "You weren’t jealous of Sanji in my body, were you?"
Law stops walking.
Your smirk falters slightly as he turns his head toward you, golden eyes locking onto yours with an unreadable intensity.
For a second, neither of you speak. The air between you suddenly feels heavier.
Then, finally, Law scoffs "You’re insufferable," he mutters, shaking his head as he continues walking.
But you don’t miss the way his ears turn just a little bit pink.
And for some reason that makes your heart beat just a little faster.
Sanji, who supassed you long enough, is waiting at the camp when you and Law arrive, arms crossed, smirk still in place.
"Oh? Took you two long enough" His grin widens as he scans the both of you "Did I miss anything interesting?"
Law ignores him completely, moving to the other side of the camp like he wants to be as far away from this conversation as possible.
You roll your eyes "Nothing you'd enjoy."
Sanji chuckles "Oh, I doubt that." Then, with a mischievous glint in his eye, he leans in slightly "But listen, Y/N… If Law keeps dragging his feet, you know I’m always here, right?"
You blink "Huh?"
Sanji winks.
Law, from across the camp, slams something down a little harder than necessary.
Sanji grins wider "Oh yeah. He’s done for."
And honestly? You’re starting to think he’s right.
The camp settles down for the night, but Law is still clearly brooding.
You pretend not to notice at first. It’s actually kind of funny, watching him sulk on the far end of the camp while Sanji keeps throwing you knowing looks.
Zoro, thankfully, stays out of it. He’s already asleep, arms crossed, snoring lightly by a tree.
Sanji, however, is not done.
"So, Y/N," he starts casually, way too loud on purpose "What kind of man do you like?"
Law, who had been sitting with his back turned, freezes.
You glare at Sanji "Really? All this time you were never interested in such things"
Sanji just grins "What? It’s an innocent question!" He leans in "Tall? Strong? A little broody, maybe? Medical expertise a plus?"
You kick him in the shin.
"Ow—!" Sanji staggers back, but he’s laughing.
Law stands up abruptly.
"We leave at sunrise" he announces, voice clipped. Then he turns sharply on his heel and walks off toward his tent.
Sanji whistles lowly "Oof. I think I struck a nerve."
You sigh, running a hand through your hair "I swear, Sanji, you are the worst."
But part of you wonders if Law’s reaction means exactly what Sanji thinks it does.
Later that night, when the fire has burned low and most of the camp is asleep, you hear footsteps behind you.
You glance up—and freeze.
Law is standing there, arms crossed, gaze unreadable.
You sit up slightly "Couldn’t sleep?"
He doesn’t answer right away. Then, after a long pause, he sighs.
"You and Sanji..." he mutters "You enjoy making my life hell, don’t you?"
You smirk "It’s a bonus, yeah."
Law huffs, shaking his head. Then, after another pause, he says—so quietly you almost miss it—
"I didn’t like it."
Your breath catches slightly "...What?"
He looks away "The switch. I didn’t like it."
You blink. That’s… honestly a more direct confession than you expected "Well, yeah, I figured, but you did it yourself so—"
"Not because of the chaos," he cuts in, finally meeting your eyes "Because of him. Because of the way he—" Law exhales sharply, running a hand through his hair "I didn’t like seeing you and him. Like that."
Oh.
Oh.
Your heart skips a beat.
Law seems to realize what he’s admitting, because he quickly looks away again, shifting awkwardly "Forget it," he mutters "It’s late."
He turns to leave—but before he can take a step, you grab his wrist.
"Wait."
Law stiffens. Slowly, hesitantly, he turns back toward you.
You swallow, pulse racing, but you manage a small smile.
"You could’ve just said you were jealous, you know."
His face flames.
"I—I wasn’t—"
You tilt your head "No?"
Law glares at you, but it’s not as sharp as usual. If anything, he almost looks—flustered.
You squeeze his wrist gently before letting go "Next time, just say something," you murmur "Might save you a headache."
Law doesn’t move.
For a long moment, he just stares at you, something unreadable flickering in his golden eyes. Then, finally, he mutters under his breath—
"Idiot."
But the way his fingers linger near yours before he pulls away tells you everything you need to know.
And as he disappears into his tent, you realize—
Sanji was absolutely right.
#one piece#one piece x y/n#one piece x you#one piece x reader#one piece law#one piece fanfiction#one piece fanfic#trafalgar law#trafalgar one piece#trafalgar op#trafalgar law x reader#law x reader#law x you#trafalgar law x y/n#trafalgar law x you#law x y/n#enemies to lovers#law enemies to lovers#one piece enemies to lovers#one piece fluff#one piece headcanons#one piece fic#one piece scenarios#one piece x yn#law fluff#law fic#law scenarios#law x yn#trafalgar law fluff#trafalgar law headcanons
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My favorite parts of the Odyssey (and things I took note of while reading):
Telemachus not understanding Penelope’s grief over Odysseus
Telemachus being So Done with the Suitors
Athena calling Odysseus her “old friend” twice while in disguise.
Athena disguising herself exclusively as Odysseus’ friends when appearing to Telemachus.
Athena’s utter disdain for Calypso. (It’s really funny, actually. She does just seem to hate her.)
Nestor (WHY IS THIS BITCH STILL ALIVE HE WAS OLD DURING THE TROJAN WAR AND ITS BEEN TEN FUCKING YEARS.)
Nestor being asked for news of Odysseus and admitting he doesn’t know anything, then immediately going on a rant about his own journey home.
Nestor having EVEN MORE SONS. WTF. WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM.
Nestor saying he’s never seen a god more openly fond of anyone than Athena is of Odysseus.
SERIOUSLY HOW OLD IS NESTOR???? ITS SAID HES RULED FOR THREE GENERATIONS.
Menelaus going to Egypt and getting even more rich right after Troy, while Agamemnon was murdered in his own house.
Everyone bursting into tears over dinner when talking about Odysseus
Menelaus disguising himself as a seal.
The seal skins that they used for said disguise smelled so bad the goddess who was helping him put ambrosia under his nose
The old man of the sea saying he shouldn’t tell Menelaus who got home alright and then proceeding to tell him every little detail.
The first time we see Odysseus, he’s on Calypso’s island crying “as usual.”
The return of “What are you talking about?” Still laughing my ass off about this btw.
Nausica seeing a dirty, scruffy, naked man (he was wearing a branch but that doesn’t count) come out of a bush and getting annoyed at her maidens for being afraid.
Athena making Odysseus look young and hot to the maidens and Nausica. I don’t know why. She really didn’t have to.
Athena making Odysseus invisible but not telling him, so when he goes up to the phaeacian queen and Athena makes him visible again everyone is confused about where this random, scruffy, homeless looking man came from.
Seriously. They were eating dinner and then suddenly a guy was just there.
King Alcinous wonders if Odysseus is a god, and Odysseus is very confused about why he would think this.
One guess why he would think this.
Alcinous, after knowing Odysseus for like. A few hours. Asks him to stay and marry his daughter. He doesn’t even know his name.
Hermes telling Odysseus that he has to be careful or Circe will “unman” him
The men transforming back from pigs and being younger and hotter than before. Again. Why.
Them getting really emotional and crying with thanks for Odysseus saving them (seriously everyone is crying all the time. They all cried earlier too)
The sight is so pathetic that Circe, the notorious man hating goddess, takes pity and invites the whole crew to her palace.
Eurylochus spreading doubt and immediately folding at the expression on Odysseus’ face
Circe getting annoyed with all the crying and basically telling Odysseus to tell them to shut up.
Elpenor. Need I say more?
Oh my god they’re all crying again.
Ajax being a sore loser
Elpenor got a funeral!!! Yay!!!
EX-FUCKING-CUSE ME???!!!!??? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE CATTLE MADE NOISE WHILE THEY WERE BEING COOKED????? IMAGINE YOUR STEAK JUST MOOS AT YOU. THATS NIGHTMARE FUEL.
Odysseus falling asleep immediately after getting onto the Phaeacian ship. What a mood.
Odysseus condemning liars while actively lying to Eumaeus.
Odysseus condemning liars while actively lying to Eumaeus and immediately after making up a story in which he meets himself.
Odysseus pounding on his chest and yelling at his heart to stop beating so fast.
His heart listens.
Theoclymenus immediately getting Murder Vibes from Telemachus and Odysseus and deciding to nope out
Telemachus defending Penelope from the suitors by saying her praises. I thought it was actually really sweet, because a majority of the time he was kind of rude to her. Shows he really did care and didn’t want to force her into anything against her will, despite the way he sometimes talked to her.
Odysseus stringing his bow and shooting through the axes (iconic)
Odysseus IMMEDIATELY AFTER stripping. He shoots Antinous naked. Everything out there. Telemachus must have wished he didn’t have eyes.
Penelope and Telemachus’ arcs (swapping viewpoints on Odysseus’ possible return.)
Athena holding off dawn so that Odysseus and Penelope could have lots of sex.
Odysseus and Penelope’s entire reunion
ODYSSEUS TREATING THEIR STRUGGLES AS EQUAL. YES.
ODYSSEUS TREATING PENELOPE AS HIS EQUAL WHEN EVERYONE ELSE UNDERESTIMATES HER.
Odysseus visiting his father and instead of telling him who he is immediately he decides to play a silly little game.
And by that I mean he makes up a random story on the spot when he doesn’t recognize him.
Laertes, used to the antics, doesn’t question this.
When Athena stops the fighting between the suitors families and Odysseus, and the suitor’s families begin to retreat, Odysseus chases them.
Zeus sends a lightning bolt to tell him to stop.
#the odyssey#odyssey#odysseus#telemachus#laertes#the suitors#penelope#penelope of ithaca#athena#nestor#nestor of pylos#menelaus#tagamemnon#these posts are really fun to make#irefy’s lit. notes#irefy’s classic lit. notes
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. ✦ .R U Mine? FWB Ellie x Reader. ✦
Content: JACKSON ELLIE X FEM! READER, Alcohol consumption, friends with benefits, mentions of casual sex, some angst, Cat is Ellie's ex-girlfriend in this fic, making out in the rain, nipple play (r! receiving), fingering (r! receiving), scissoring, happy ending this is definitely an emotional roller coaster though, set in TLOU universe in which reader and Ellie are young adults, Joel is still alive and mentioned, Jesse and Dina are in a relationship in this, I know the pic is Seattle Ellie but this is still set in Jackson.
Word Count: 6.5k
A/N: I know I literally just said I'd be releasing this in a week, get tricked. (I spent hours editing to finish this but it was so worth it)
Description: Ellie has always been bad with emotions. Dina tells you that what seems like everyday at this point. Still, you can't help but notice the way she leaves the morning after your nights together. You can feel the tension in the way she pretends like nothing happens during patrol together. Just when you think you finally have the situation figured out, it blows up in your face.
"How drunk are you?" Dina's voice echoes in your head, making you turn away from your current view and back onto the current conversation.
"Uhhhhhh…..however drunk you want me to be?” You giggle at Dina’s failed attempt to stifle a laugh.
“You are so doomed tomorrow..don’t you have patrol with Jesse?! And I thought you were gonna try to go talk to Ellie and make things less awkward..” Dina looks at you more sternly now.
You groan. “It’s not like it’ll even fuckin’ matter, she’ll just ignore me like she always does. Like she’s doing right now.”
You know that was a bit over dramatic, but it’s not untrue. Ellie and you have been seeing each other - no, fucking, for the past few months. Every single time you’re in public together, she mostly acts weird towards you, feigning disinterest. The act she puts on is hard to believe when she’s between your legs making you cum your brains out the next day. It’s not like you don’t understand the difference between love and lust. You absolutely understand it, especially in a place like Jackson where getting attached to someone can be riskful. However, Ellie is never a quick fuck-and-leave. Not only is the sex amazing, but she tells you things in the voice she limits for only you to hear, and things she says never make you wonder if she means them. Her actions, however, have you lost.
Ellie was a friend before all of this. She was no childhood friend who grew up with you but simply someone who you connected to well, and well was an understatement. You know almost everything about her, from her favorite rations to bring on long supply runs to her shower routine. Now, the two of you are really at a limbo; the patrols since the first hook-up have all been awkward, with Ellie being extremely quiet or overly nice, which may seem like a good thing but once again you know Ellie. She has never been the type to keep her mouth shut and clean. The crude jokes and sarcasm are your favorite pieces of her personality, and you just assumed at first that it was just her getting used to the dynamic. However, as time continues, it is still just as weird, and the two of you are hooking up just as often.
Currently, you’re wasted to no ends at a party in Jackson you wish you didn’t even go to. Of course, Ellie’s here joking around with Jesse in the far left of the backyard like nothing is weird between the two of you. Again, it may be dramatic, but you just hate the fact that you have to keep it all a secret from everyone. (You told Dina as soon as it happened, but that’s because you can’t keep secrets from your best friend!) You know that from the beginning, it was always supposed to be sex and a friendship. Both of you didn’t want a ton of commitment, but that changed overtime as the hook-ups started to last longer and the aftercare went from sitting in bed together to holding each other like lovers do. Dina warned you that Ellie isn’t good with her feelings, but it causes bitterness within you when she kisses the top of your head the other night then refuses to even say hi to you at a party.
You sigh, turning your attention back away from Ellie once more and onto Dina, who is trying her best to lecture you on why you should just talk to Ellie instead of letting the situation get so awkward, but you’re not really hearing her. You’re not typically a melancholic drunk, but Ellie really has a knack for bringing that side out of you, especially when she’s halfway across the yard talking Jesse’s head off and refusing to make eye-contact. Every time she laughs, it stabs at your heart. Not because she’s happy, but because you want to be the one to cause that feeling in her. You want to be the reason she smiles and giggles, you want to hear all of the swear words she wants to say and the stupid jokes she likes to come up with. You honestly miss her, and you know it’s stupid that you even fell for her, but you hope that someday things will at least be normal once more. Not that you wanna lose the sex, though.
Dina drags you over to the mentioned group and forces her boyfriend Jesse to escort you home. You don’t argue back. You’re too sad to argue and it’s embarrassing to be on the verge of tears as Ellie’s silence next to is continued.
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You can’t help but think of Ellie, even when you’re all snug in your bed and half-conscious. It’s the memory of her face as you walked away and how she glanced over to you but never spoke up. She would have made your day so much better with a simple ‘hello.’ It’s not her fault, you tell yourself. It was never ever her fault but yours. Still, you feel so bitter wondering where it all went wrong for you.
Usually, you never experienced such a level of attachment to one person. It’s not like love was new and you were far from a virgin when you and Ellie first hooked up, but something about her is engraved in your head and you just can’t escape it. You picture the button-like curve of her nose and the way light reddens her hair, a color that is almost impossible to make out in the confines of the indoors. Sometimes, you wonder if Ellie was born to be part of nature. She smells so Earthly and the way she moves, converse padding through grass, it’s like when you see someone practicing a hobby meant for them: you just know it’s meant to be that way. You used to love going on patrol with her for that reason, to be able to see her so comfortably scavenging and on Shimmer’s back. Now, it’s stiff and awkward, and the sense of fate that you feel when seeing her do what she is so naturally good at is challenged by her distance.
Deep within your thoughts, you’re pulled out by a creak and the sound of your window opening. You quickly sit up, attempting to dry your tears with your sleeve when you see Ellie clumsily diving into your bedroom. Usually in the circumstance of being angry with someone, you know that you would tell them to fuck off. Ellie, however, cannot be told that. Her charm on you is far too wrapped around you like vines to concrete and so you laugh even through the tears.
“Your window is fuckin’ narrow, you know.”
“I wouldn’t know. I use the front door.” Despite the snark in your words, your voice cracks slightly as you sniffle and try to hold back the hot tears.
Ellie sighs, and you can tell she is holding back. You hate this, the way conversation still flows at little points in time before continuing onto becoming nothing but awkward, stiff silence. Ellie surprises you and moves quickly to sit on your bed near you, pulling you into her arms.
You know you shouldn’t crumble, but you do. Her embrace is so warm despite the fact that tomorrow it’ll be non-existent, and so you cling onto her while you still can. Your tears dribble down your cheeks and onto her shirt where the material grows damp. She only holds you tight, not making any further moves. Somehow, that is worse than the latter. The idea that this is what the relationship (if you can even call it that) has become is so emotionally involved, now there is no doubt that there is more, but there won’t be in the morning.
You grieve the moment for what it could’ve been and fall asleep in Ellie’s arms as she coos you so softly, whispering sweet reassurances, only taking your tears as drunken sadness and not for what it was - her own doing.
When you were once a young girl, you found comfort in the sound of clocks. The rhythmic tick, tick, tick lulled you to sleep. Now, you awake to the same ticking coming from the round clock mounted on your wall by a nail behind it. The familiar sunlight is plastering the bed in patterns much like time itself, telling you that the day is ahead of you and that you cannot sleep it off for much longer. Of course, Ellie’s presence is lacking. She left before you woke up. It hurts more than the other times that you opened your eyes to see that the girl you slept with the night before had left you, because she held you so dearly the previous night in a way that is always more than friendly or sexual. The inbetween of that must be hard for her to differentiate.
You arrive at the East gates around 8 am, and Jesse is there waiting for you with a polite smile on his face.
“Hey. You ready to head out?”
“Yeah, sorry if I’m running a bit late.”
Jesse lets out a small laugh at that. “I won’t hold you to it. You were pretty hammered last night.”
You avoid his teasing gaze, knowing full-well his words ring true. You were embarrassingly drunk last night, and you probably said some things to him that you don’t even remember now, but he definitely does.
“You act like you weren’t drinking too!”
“Oh, please. I’ve been drunk but not that drunk. You were white-girl wasted.”
That makes you laugh, but at the same time your heart clenches along with your uneasy stomach. That’s a term one freckle-faced girl is known for saying because of Joel.
“Can we just get on with patrol now?” Jesse rolls his eyes at your whiny tone and short dismal, but nods anyway and begins to signal for the guards to open up the large gates. You sigh, taking reluctant steps out of Jackson along with him. “My head’s killing me and I need to get this over with so that I can go home and nap.”
The first 30 minutes of patrol goes just as expected, the trek to the neighborhood you were assigned to clear and search through is long and boring. Jesse isn’t much of a talker when it comes to patrols, usually sticking to professionalism. That doesn’t surprise you much. While Jesse likes to drink and have a good time, he’s always taken patrol seriously. You recall countless times you’ve heard him scold other people for not taking their work seriously enough, and you partially understand. The lives of the people in Jackson all count on each other to do their jobs efficiently. Still, you know that patrol can be boring and nerves can be high. Sometimes, people just need to have a bit of humor in their lives to keep things from getting too grim. Afterall, leading an overall grim life as a patroller is no way to live. It’d tear your spirit out, starting from the inside.
However, as you reach the building, Jesse stops in his tracks. His usual disposition is broken and he turns to you with a sigh.
“Listen..” He struggles to find the words, “I just wanted to talk to you about something that I’ve noticed.”
You hope this isn’t going where you think it is. “Yeah?”
“Ellie’s one of my best friends, and I can tell something’s going on between the two of you, even if she won’t tell me.” He notices your visible discomfort at the mention of Ellie, but presses on. “I’m just warning you that she’s not good with her feelings. She can be all awkward and weird about them, but you’re a good person. I know she cares about you.”
You don’t answer immediately, a bit caught off guard by his words. Still, they resonate with you. You’ve heard this from Dina too, but you previously wondered if she was only wanting to give you a soft landing. Dina, as much as you love her, has a tendency to try to avoid hurting your feelings. Jesse is quite the opposite, and you know that what he says has meaning to it.
“Thanks, Jesse.” You give him a slight smile, and he nods.
“Just talk to her, okay? You guys are both great. You deserve better than whatever the fuck you’ve got goin’ on.”
You can’t help but laugh slightly at that despite anxiety churning through you. If Jesse sees potential, why can’t it be realistic to think that you and Ellie have a shot at being more than just friends who often have sex? Why can’t you be girlfriends?
The rest of the patrol is still half better, half worse. You’re anxious about actually talking to Ellie about your feelings and the aching from the previous night hasn’t faded. The task of taking out infected is just as dreadful because you know that in any moment, all of your current problems can become squabble compared to the issue you’d be faced with if a bite were to be imprinted into your flesh. It’d be tragic. Still, you have hope. You carry hope with you that soon, you may get to make some progress with her and get out of this weird spot. You think about that hope every moment that your knife is plunged into the rotten fungi-covered skin of another clicker.
Before, your plan was to make a bee-line for your own house and sleep off the liquor from the night before, to get some actual sleep. Now, your feet seem to lead you to the path of Ellie’s garage. You’re just ready to see her and get the difficult conversation over with so that you can finally know how she feels.
On the way, your heart races with hope and fear. Questions circle around your head like bees swarming their hive; will Ellie reciprocate your feelings? Even if she does, will she want to actually be in a relationship with you? She may not even feel the same way.. You have to stop yourself from going overboard. As you reach her little garage, you take a deep breath and mentally count the seconds in your head.
Tick, tick, tick…One, two, three..
Everything will be fine. Even if this doesn’t work out, you can at least move on from her and have closure. You can’t help but smile at the thought of no longer having to deal with awkward patrols and weird conversations. Finally, you walk towards the garage door; your steps are faster than before and charged with nerves. Your hands are shaky but your mind is determined.
You stop yourself from knocking on her door when you hear the sound of laughter.
You recognize the all-too-familiar laughter that belongs to Ellie, of course. It always makes your heart tumble into your stomach upon hearing it. However, you hear another fit of giggles beside hers that cause a clenching in your heart. Was she with another girl…?
You quickly pad towards her window, her curtains opened wide of course. From even just the side, you can see the scene inside of her room. Ellie is sitting in bed with Cat. You feel sick to your stomach at the sight of the girls so effortlessly talking, something Ellie hasn’t bothered to give you in months besides the times you’re in bed together, naked for her.
Cat is drawing on her arm and it makes you livid with jealousy. You know that she and Ellie dated before. You can’t help but wonder if this is the reason that Ellie holds back from you. Was she really still in love with her ex-girlfriend all of this time? Were you just a rebound to her?
Your heart breaks within you, and you’re more hurt than you are angry. The frustration is definitely there, though. You don’t bother to knock, storming back off to your home.
-
Ellie knew from a young age who she was. She has a foul mouth, likes nerdy things that others may insult her for, and she likes women. Her sexuality may have been a bit of a spectacle in Jackson. When she and Cat were seen holding hands when they were together, she was forced to get used to the stares thrown at them. They built her up into everything she is today. However, Ellie is nothing if not troubled.
Her emotions aren’t so easily adaptable. Her feelings feel murkier at times and clear at others, yet she cannot convey them in the ways others do. She knows that she is in love with you. She feels an emptiness when she is away from you for too long and wonders if it would be smart to let herself be so honest with you, to risk losing you after spending the rest of her days with you. She struggles to convey all of that, too; what if you find her to be overwhelming? Sex with you may be one thing, but these feelings could scare you away. She can’t lose you.
Perhaps her lack of proper conveyal pushed you further away from her grasp.
It seems that you won’t talk to her anymore. She can’t pinpoint what is causing the change, but all she knows is that it is all too real. You, for some reason, won’t volunteer to patrol with her anymore. You don’t knock on her door, even if it’s just for that one thing that has been the main foundation of your relationship for the past few months. You lack the softness in your gaze when you’re in her presence; you lack to gaze at her at all.
Something in Ellie is entirely disheartened by your sudden absence in her life. She knows that she was awkward before, but she genuinely wanted to tell you how she felt about you. She wanted to carve your name into the surface of her heart so that she can only bleed you, as if your hands don’t squeeze at the organ enough. She recalls the times that she’d take deep inhales of your hair after sex just to be filled with your scent. She thinks about the last time she got to hold you and how she left after, just because she couldn’t live with it if you rejected her in the morning.
For weeks, this avoidance continues. At first, Ellie tries to speak to you. You ignore her or brush her off with short responses every time. After a while, she begins to pull away as well. That is, until you’re walking home in the rain as the crash of thunder surrounds Jackson at all angles.
Your boots make wet pitter-patter noises as you try your best to hurry back home after a late patrol. The sky is dark, the only source of light is your own flashlight and the dim street-lights that make a path down the street. Unfortunately, your house is so far from the center of Jackson that it requires a longer journey to get home than it does for most people. You live on the outskirts, which can be good for privacy, but not so good for travel.
You wish that you had brought an umbrella with you earlier before leaving your house. Now, it doesn’t matter. All you can focus on is getting home and not being struck down in lightning. In a world filled with fungi-based zombies, you’d think that something as unique as being fried from a thunderstorm would be the least of your worries. Your steps quicken until they don’t.
You trip face-first into the gravel, your skin on fire from the sudden harsh tumble. Your clothes are covered in mud and dirty rain water, some pebbles sticking to the soaked fabric. You groan in discomfort, but you’re halted from your progress in rising when you look up to see a frantic Ellie staring down at you.
“Holy shit, are you okay?! What the hell are you doing out here, it’s raining cats and dogs..”
Usually, you’d laugh at that joke. Instead, you avoid her gaze and try to stand, wincing at the soreness from the fall and the scrape on your knee left from the sharp gravel.
“I’m fine. I just got back from patrol.” Your words are so boring and short, it makes Ellie’s heart ache. She misses how things used to be.
“You’re not gonna make it all the way back to your house like this.” She states, and you know she is right, unfortunately. Your clothes leave you feeling like a wet dog, dirty and half-way drenched. Your knee is probably bleeding, and you simply don’t want to walk all of the way home. Still, you’d rather do that than face Ellie after what you witnessed.
“I can make it, I’ve walked home before.”
Ellie scoffs at your stubborn, dry tone. “Yeah, no shit. But not like this. C’mon, just come back to the garage. You can borrow my clothes and I’ll ask Joel for a first-aid kit.”
That sounds so like Ellie to offer. You remember countless nights in her garage, some before the whole situation happened when you only played video games and let her read you comics until you were snoring on her couch. You also remember the late nights spent against her, panting as she made you cum in any way she could, only to act as if it didn’t happen the next day. The thought makes you grow bitter.
“Maybe I don’t wanna go home with you.” You state in a monotone, or at least try to. You pray that she can’t hear the break in your voice, notice how your already wet face is easily splotched with a cluster of tears.
That makes Ellie’s heart completely squeeze within her body. “But..why?”
“Why?! Because you led me on, Ellie!”
Ellie’s eyes widen at that. She didn’t expect that. “Lead you on? How..How did I lead you on? I know I was awkward, but I-”
You quickly cut her off, your voice raising with pent-up hurt. “It’s not about your stupid awkwardness! It’s about the fact that I was clearly just a rebound.”
Ellie goes silent at that. A rebound? What the hell were you talking about? A rebound for who?
“A rebound? What are fuck are you even saying right now..? I never..” Her voice trails off, she’s clearly confused; that only fuels your anger further.
“You only agreed to sleep with me because you wanted to get over Cat. Am I right, or am I right?” Your tone slides from angry to practically livid. Underneath it all is pure heart-break.
“That’s not even true! I’ve been over Cat for a couple years now and you know that. Why would I still like her after this long?”
“I saw you and her in your stupid garage, Ellie!” As you shout, lightning strikes, causing you both to flinch. You should just turn away and rush inside, rush anywhere indoors. You know that. Still, you’re too focused on all of the hurt inside of you. “I saw her drawing all over your arm and I heard your laughter. You never laughed like that for me unless we were fucking. You never smiled at me like you smile at her, or Jesse, or even Joel for fuck’s sake.” You feel sobs bubble up from your throat and the rain pouring down upon the two of you. “I just wanted you to be happy with me like how you were before. Instead of…just pretending like we were nothing at all.”
Ellie looks like she’s about to argue back, but her words best her. She instead moves to stand in front of you, and even despite the tension and distance between the two of you, you can’t help but think about how beautiful Ellie looks, her soaked bangs glued to her forehead and her clothes soaked, clinging onto her slender form. She cups your face almost hesitantly, her fingers brushing against your jaw as if she’s afraid you’ll push away. She can feel the heat of your tears in contrast to the coldness of the rain water on your wet face. She aches at the difference.
“Listen to me..please..” Her voice, so soft and intimate, makes you want to do whatever she asks. She is so gentle even as the thunder booms once more, almost making you jolt again. “Cat was only drawing on my arm because I wanted to get a new tattoo, and I’ve been well over her for years now. We might’ve dated when we were young, but all we are now is a friendship. I needed her advice on you. I wanted to know what to do, how to tell you how I feel..”
You look up at her, your voice hesitant. “And how do you feel?”
She exhales, a shaky and addictive sound. “I don’t want Cat back. I want you back..I miss you. I miss the goofy shit we used to do on patrol.” She chokes out a laugh, ironic for the speech and the nerves she’s feeling from confessing all of this to you. “I miss hearing your laughter, I miss how you smell so lovely even when you live in a fucking apocalypse. I yearn to hear you talk to me. Talk to me about anything. I miss the way you sneeze, the way you stumble over yourself like how you just did and got your damn patrol clothes all muddy.” She takes one final moment to savor your face, to memorize your features right in front of her in case you reject her final confession. “I don’t love Cat. I love you.
Her words hit you so deeply, right in the heart where you need to feel her. You don’t hesitate to lean in and Ellie almost immediately meets your lips in a bruisingly desperate kiss.
Your hands grasp at her face like she’ll disappear in any moment, fingers finding her hair and pulling at the wet, tangled strands of auburn.. She pulls you closer by the waist and her palm can feel sensations that make her believe this moment is something straight out of a dream. Dots of rain fall upon the both of you as her lips pull your bottom one in between them, making you gasp softly and part your lips. She takes full advantage, slipping her tongue into your mouth.
The two of you are now impossibly close as your mouths slide against each other so needily, so fervently. Every brush, every wet smack of your lips ignites more than just a fire between the two of you. Ellie is itching to keep you like this, but she desperately misses all of you. She wants to devour you and solidify the fact into existence that you are hers, and you won’t ever doubt her love for you.
Droplets of rain wetten the kiss further, but they do nothing to prevent the heat of your mouths enveloped, or stop the way the two of you push and pull closer to each other like magnets. The only thing that breaks the kiss is a sudden bolt of lightning rather close to your location.
Breathless, Ellie’s forehead meets your own. “We should go back to my garage.” You nod, and quickly, the two of you scamper off to Joel’s backyard in which her small place is located.
Inside, Ellie’s lips meet yours once more, thirsting and full of longing. Damp clothes are pulled off of the two of you; bodies meet each other and you can feel every inch of Ellie against every centimeter of you. Her stiff nipples graze yours, making you shiver despite the warmth of her garage.
“Say you love me again,” you plead with her so breathlessly.
She doesn’t hesitate to be truthful, not after holding back for so long. “I love you. I love you so much, it hurts.”
Her lips drag down your neck, her hands guiding your hips to walk back towards her bed. You fall onto the soft mattress and her body quickly follows yours. Each swipe of her tongue over your skin sends sparks of pink electricity through your veins and between your legs.
“I need you, Els.” You’re panting, a delirious mess and yet more content than you’ve been in a long time.
“Shh, I’ve got you. I’ll give you all of me. I’m yours now.”
Ellie’s body is smothering yours, and she has to settle further down to make contact with your tits. Her mouth is all over the soft, bumpy texture of your nipples, lapping at the hardened peaks to send little shudders through your spine. Your body craves her after so long, but you appreciate all she gives you. Her mouth takes its time on each of your nipples, her love so needy and desperate yet savoring. You grasp at her messy hair, trying to pull her up to kiss you.
When her bare weight settles back onto yours, your mouths soon meet for a slower, but just as intense kiss. You take your time to slide your tongue against hers and lick into her mouth, exploring her as if your time here would last forever. Her body involuntarily grinds against yours and though there’s not direct friction onto either of your clits, you still whimper into each other’s throats.
Ellie’s palm slides down between your humid bodies as she distracts you with her tongue swirling against yours, a delicious sensation you can’t seem to find anywhere else. Her fingers suddenly rub at your clit, making you moan into her mouth, an eager sound so easily swallowed.
This isn’t the first time she’s touched you like this, not even the second time. Still, your body reacts as if this is all new. The way she touches you is sloppy and passionate, not anything in comparison to the previous hook-ups in which she was able to make you cum but gave you what was a watered down, held back version. Now she can give you everything.
The kiss slows, but your lips lingered against each other’s. You can still lick at the taste of rain droplets on her swollen lips; you wish to rub against them so hard that they taste of nothing but your own lips.
“Inside me, please.” You beg against her lips, sending fizzles of heat throughout her own cunt and making her clench around nothing.
“Good,” she mumbles against you as she eases two fingers into your moistened hole to elicit a soft, open gasp from your lips, “wanted to feel inside your cunt again. Missed it.”
Her calloused fingers work you, stretching your walls to ease any discomfort. You don’t know what to focus on with the amount of feelings coursing through your body - the subtle curve of her breasts are visibly if you flicker down, but you can’t seem to do so as you throw your head back onto her pillow and stare up at her ceiling to try and collect yourself; the way her eyes intensely watch over the way you gnaw at your bottom lip with pleasure, biting down when she curls her digits in the most delicious way possible; her mouth painting noticeable hickeys all over your neck, an action you’d usually scold but can only grasp her face for more; the soft ‘love you’s leaving her mouth between suckling. She can’t help but remind you after all of this time.
Her fingers batter your insides repeatedly, fingertips pressing into your spongy spot until you cry her name and your nails are piercing into her skin. Each slide into your walls and the slight retreats sends waves of pure pleasure through your body, your peak being the only thing either of you can focus on. Her eyes look over your face, watch the way your breath recedes as your orgasm bleeds into your stomach and into your head. Each ripple shooting through your walls causes your walls to clamp down onto her fingers as if to hold them inside of you forever. She doesn’t stop pumping into your hole until you physically cannot withstand it any longer.
“I love you, Ellie.”
Your words, so saccharine, make her forget about her plan to cuddle with you after making you feel good. She’s now hitching up your leg and pulling hers over your thigh, slotting her neglected and slick cunt between your legs, her folds grinding against yours and causing you to mewl at the sudden sensation against your clit.
“You love me?” Ellie asks, watching as you nod your head eagerly, “bet this pussy loves me just as much,” her words so filthy make you even wetter than you thought was possible in a single night.
Ellie whines as her clit receives little sparks of friction, the swollen bud savoring each moment of contact with your cunt.
“Feels so good, h-holy fuck..” You whine, your hips bucking up into hers in small shudders of movements. The pure sloppiness of your pussies rubbing together causes the room to be filled with the sounds of squelching and strained moans, Ellie’s more breathy and yours more pitched. Her hips quiver against yours as she gets closer and close to cumming, her movements more sloppy as your wetness turns into hers, and hers yours.
“Please, please, please I’m gonna cum, I’m-” Your own orgasm washes over your body, your back rising to accommodate for the sudden intense pleasure. Soon, Ellie’s cumming with you, not hesitating to swallow up your cries with her lips sealed over yours. You can feel each sloppy hump her cunt gives yours, can feel her whines only attempt to leave her throat. All of it has you drunk off of the feeling, possibly even harder than the last orgasm. Her tongue lazily fucks your mouth as she gives a final few sloppy judders to your clit before her body gives in to the utter exhaustion and she settles on top of you.
Her body, coated in sweat and her pussy, covered in both of your juices, are completely worn out. Ellie’s head finds sanction in the crook of your neck where her breath tickles your purple-splotched skin. You wrap your arms around her, squeezing her tightly. Her leg brushes up against yours and that’s when you noticeably flinch; right, the scraped knee from earlier.
Ellie quickly pulls herself off of you to catch sight of your left knee, slightly red with dried blood and clearly tender.
“I’ll take care of that, just lay here and rest, ‘kay” You nod eagerly, wanting to get rid of the burning sensation as quickly as possible. Ellie quickly pulls on a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants before giving you a quick kiss on the forehead, her eyes taking a final glance to admire your naked body sprawled out on her bed.. all she can seem to feel now is love for you. “Stay here and I’ll be back soon.”
-
Quickly, Ellie returns to you with a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a large adhesive band-aid. Her face is rather irritated. You raise your eyebrows.
“What’s with the look?”
She sighs, muttering out, “Joel..that’s all.”
You can’t help but laugh at that. Fuck, you missed Joel. You missed watching movies with Ellie on his couch and the popcorn he’d microwave for the two of you to share. You can already tell by her face that he was pretty teasing about her scavenging through his cabinets for first-aid items looking like a hot mess. “I missed him,” you mumble quietly.
“Yeah… He missed you, too.” Ellie unscrews the lid on the alcohol and braces herself to do what she has to do.“This is gonna hurt, okay?” You nod, bracing yourself. Soon, the stinging of the alcohol hits your knee. It’s sudden and makes you wince. Seeing that look on your face makes Ellie want to stop and just hold you tightly, protect you from any harm. When the sting finally fades, you let out a soft sigh. She quickly peels the back of the band-aid off and with gentle but calloused fingers sticks the adhesive onto your scrape. She gives you a soft smile. “There. All good, now.”
You don’t hesitate to smile back, but another thought crosses your mind. “Hey, Ellie..?”
“Yeah?” Her voice is heavy with exhaustion and a noticeable, gentle affection.
“I meant it when I said I loved you.”
Ellie gives you a toothy grin, a familiar one. “And I meant it when I said it, too.”
“But..I still just don’t understand why you didn’t tell me that before, you know?”
Ellie exhales quietly and nods, understanding what you mean. “I was really nervous, okay? I’ve just lost people before,” she leans in closer to you, admiring your eyes which observe her as she speaks, brushing messy strands of hair behind your ear, “I know it’s stupid, but it really is true when you hear people say I can’t handle my feelings well. I get all weird about them and I’m like a social recluse when I have a crush for some reason. As much as I just wanted to be around you, I was scared.”
Your eyes soften slightly from her words, but curiosity takes over. “Scared of what? I wouldn’t ever hurt you, Els.”
“It’s more than just getting my heart broken by you.. I mean, I’m scared of losing you physically, too.” She admits quietly.
Ellie’s fears aren’t irrational. Everyday, people who have lovers, have friends and family are bitten or torn apart in the most gruesome ways possible. That’s always a reason to be cautious to care, but you can’t help but want to disagree with that sentiment.
“But Ellie, you can’t just be alone with the fear of losing the people you care about,” you argue softly, “if you live your life like that, you’ll never get to have all of anyone. Sometimes, you have to risk losing the person you love so that you can at least have them in every way possible, even if it’s temporary.”
“I know that, believe me. I’m so damn tired of keeping myself away from you and not fully giving you what you deserve.” Ellie leans down to plant a soft peck to your nose, making you giggle, “you deserve to be loved wholeheartedly and not like how I was doing before..so..” she sighs. “If I asked you to be mine, my girlfriend…would you say yes?”
Your eyes widen and your heart beats faster. “You really mean that?”
Ellie nods, her cheeks red from earlier activities somehow burning brighter. This time, it’s more from embarrassment and something more childish than previously.
You giggle and quickly lean up to hug her tightly. “Yes. Yes, I’ll be your girlfriend.” Ellie pulls you further in, squeezing you tightly. “You gotta promise to not hold back on me, though.”
She nods, feeling emotions pull at her chest at the feeling of your embrace, of finally having you in her arms without having to think about leaving you in the morning. “I promise.”
The rhythmatic, quiet sound of Ellie’s clock lulls you to sleep as she holds you in her arms.
Tick, tick, tick.
This time, Ellie won’t hold back from you when you wake up.
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↪ 11. Something is wrong

PREV PART trigger warning: medical + physical + emotional neglect, 'humor' filler chapter (not my best chapter), the Penguin makes an appearance, shouting, cursing main m.list series m.list
You feel suspicious, you can’t help it. Not only is Damian following you around like a chick would follow their mother, Duke has moved in but is acting strange towards your family. The tension between them higher then you have ever felt, however you’re also being followed (not that you told Duke, he would absolutely try to find whoever is following you and try to fight them. And you would like to keep him alive) to your work and back.
For example, you sneaked out of your room and now you’re walking to your work plus being followed. “You know,” you say as you turn around, stopping a street before you arrive at the restaurant. “if you want something, you can just ask. But I would prefer it if you didn’t stalk me to my work.”
When no one came out of the trees or make themselves clear to you you just sigh, adjusting your uniform to sit just right as you continue your walk. This time you saw your mysterious supervisor at the door and when you pass him you say; “I’m being followed, look up on your left.”
He says nothing, but you can see his eyes narrow and harden. You’re correct, you’re being followed, and it’s not a friend of your boss. Matter of fact, it’s someone he must hate. Because just 2 hours in your shift you’re called to the back by your supervisor, and there he is. Cobblepot, but he’s here as the Penguin. He has to be with that look in his eyes, he looks like he’s about to rip a head off and you just hope it isn’t yours.
“Mx. (Last name),” he greets you, his eyes heavy with contempt. But not for you, no never you. The person who had brought normal civilians into his establishment by being so open, by gushing over the working conditions, strengthening his front. You’re a great employee, beyond expectations, all without breaking the law. “you’re being followed by Nightwing.”
A groan leaves your mouth, you couldn’t help it. You had heard he was back in town, but to think he’s following you? Now that just pisses you off. “Why me,” you whine, making it clear that you are quite pissed. “if he doesn’t stop I’m calling the cops on him.”
Your supervisor laughs behind his hand, obviously trying to stay professional and he’s failing immensely. Then shouting is heard from the front, you frown as you look at the two. And when Cobblepot sighs and goes out there to check it out your supervisor and you follow him. You seriously hope the waitress subbing in for you wasn’t being shouted at, she’s too sweet to be yelled at, and you’ll absolutely fight whoever yells at her.
Turns out it’s Nightwing who was panicking about the fact he couldn’t see you.
And the moment he did he rushes towards you, checking you all over for any visible injuries until you smack in his hand away in shock. “What the fuck,” you curse, kicking him in the shins (which obviously did nothing, but hey A+ for effort). “don’t touch me you ass.”
“How can you be so reckless?!” Nightwing suddenly shouts, which makes you look at him like he’s crazy and the patrons to look over. Especially the villain ones. “You shouldn’t be here at all, especially in your condition!”
You roll your eyes, but then it hits you. You don’t know Nightwing, how can he know anything about you? “I’m sorry, do we know each other?” You ask, looking at him like you would at Bruce. Your eyes harsh and if looks could kill Nightwing would be six feet under. He freezes and shakes his head, which makes you scoff; “Then why the fuck are you stalking me? Aren’t you supposed to be a hero?”
Well that shut him up real quick, he’s looking at the ground and keeping a half-smile on his face as he tries to look for a way to bullshit his way out of this. “Go bother active criminals,” you say as you take in how he’s standing. “these folks are here to eat a nice meal. And you clearly got an issue with me, not them. So bother me when I am not on the clock.”
“But-”
“Uhuh,” you say, putting your finger up in front of you. Looking like a sassy English teacher that’s about to give him detention, if he didn’t feel so awkward he would absolutely love this interaction. It’s almost like sibling banter! “absolutely the fuck not, fuck off. Jesus, you remind me of someone-”
“Awh thank you,” he gushes, thinking it was positive. And he could hear the family groan in his ear.
“If (Name) finds out about our identity through this I am quitting,” Red Hood mumbles through the comms and Nightwing just ignores him.
“It’s not a good thing, he’s a dick.” you say, and you can see your boss back off with a grin. Bringing your supervisor back to the back. And the patrons are enjoying the show, as well as your co-workers. Great. “Now could you kindly leave if you’re not going to order food? Thank you~!”
NEXT PART this is absolutely a filler chapter for the next one, so yes, I tried to humor my way out of this chapter. Did it work? Not really- is it a great set up for the next part of this story? Yes (well I hope so).
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