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You've never done me wrong Except for that one time That we don't talk about Because it doesn't matter anymore Who won the fight? I don't know We're not keeping score
It feels good to be known so well I can't hide from you like I hide from myself I remember who I am when I'm with you Your love is tough, your love is tried and true blue
#piarles#but like... really truly in the most ! way#YOUR LOVE IS TOUGH YOUR LOVE IS TRIED AND TRUE BLUE#styria 2021 u will always be famous#... if were being honest and real about it#sometimes the pavement sings
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If I had the chance // To see the northern lights // I would book the next flight // And I'd buy a jacket
But if there was ever a chance to tell you //That I think about you every single day //I don't know if I could take that chance // Or take your hand and say
You are on my mind // When I miss the snow //ou show up when I hear that song or I finally start watching that tv show // I don't know why every time // That I think of home // I can picture you standing in the cold // But I, I'm scared 'cause I don't know // If you and I are in the same boat
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Just finished Mandalorian season 2 with my parents, itâs such good reference for KenUno Mandalorian!AU I am so unwell right now
@girlwiththepapatattoo @p-riama
I deadass have nothing else to share except one quick rough sketch of Unohana in mando armor
Iâm going to start bashing my head into the wall Iâm truly alive rn; this is what I need. this AU is IT. Too personal to me, too good; finally life smiled down on me, my brain did something good for once.
Also Unohana looks a lot like Fennec Shand send tweet.
#KenUno#unoken#kenhana#Star Wars#crossover#bleach anime#retsu unohana#Mandalorian#also Iâm okay Iâm literally attempting to contain my zoomies so I donât scare my family#I need to share this because if I donât I will implode & youâll have to clean me up off the pavement#Unohana looks like she has pigtails no sheâs got her one long braid and she sweeps it over her shoulder sometimes#especially when using her jetpack - the last thing she needs is to singe off her own hair#fr yâall gotta admit me my body canât contain the excitement I feel
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@playedbetter // harry & jean!
Jean was beginning to remember how much he hated office parties. There were only two options in Precinct 41.
One. less of an party, more of a drink until most couldn't stand, which of course would loop back around until it became one again. Rarely, if ever, prompted from celebration, but rather out of shared misery. No one endured the kind of shit they saw on the regular without getting a little fucked up, and with a budget as small as theirs, alcohol was cheaper than medication. Murders, assaults, drugs. All of it bled them out until the evening when they were relinquished from the dutiful, and allowed to be the wounded. A thousand years ago, Jean was half certain that Harry by sheer force of presence spearheaded it; both in creating misery, and alleviating his own. Some of the time, most of the time, Jean would get dragged under with him. Eternally the sinking ship. Eternally anchored to the bottom. ( Eternally stupid enough to have anchored himself there... )
Two. What they were enduring now. He felt like a fucking toddler. Always the same things; families, financials, work â always the soft parts of work, the squishy parts, the parts you can bring home to your wife and tell her how your day went without flinching, without bruises, whenever you had the heart to bother cutting the fat at all. It never changed, with alcohol rarely strong enough to provoke anything interesting, and food only lasting long enough to distract you. The people he knew the terrible reality of, melted down for the sake of politeness, worse than interesting misery, worse than volume and vivaciousness and venom, because fuck â it was boring. nerve was better than nothing, but all he got was smooth questions of 'how are you' 'i hope you're doing well' 'how is work'
Jean would take burning himself at the stake if the writhing gave him something to do.
Maybe that's why he comes outside in the first place. Harry's silhouette a familiar one through the glass and against the darkening sky as evening falls into a more honest night. Maybe that's why he chooses him for company, despite that thousand years of dragging, or perhaps because of it. â was he refuge, familiar and perhaps disjointed but more sincere than apathy, or was he the stake he was burning at? Skin peeling, heat endless, something to destroy himself on. like a favor returned in a thousand little moments he'd never truly remember, he's sure, he's come to terms with.
Maybe he hasn't. The bitterness has already set, like a poison inside of him. But it's better than disinterest, better than malaise.
For a moment, as he steps out into the cooler air and the door squealing on its hinges for a half second before being lost entirely in the sound, he mistakes the pen for a cigarette. He realizes his mistake a second later, but that bitterness twists in him like a spasming organ, like if it had been that Jean had been right â nothing was different, nothing changed, it was just the same shit. Too old to grow out of it. Too old to go back.
But it wasn't, he reminds himself as he stations a little ways away from Harry â a few feet between them, maybe, a small but healthy distance that felt broader by sheer virtue of who Jean was at all, always seeming more fickle and more terrible than he was, so much bite that his teeth were all you'd see some days, nothing else. â it wasn't, as he folds a terrible bite waiting to snap away, he hasn't done anything wrong, Vicquemare. He's innocent. He's innocent. ( a burned part of him asks for how long. He doesn't have an answer. He doesn't know if he wants one. )
Strong arms brace him forward on the railing, leaning over, wearing a nice white dress-shirt he'd gone through the effort to iron that hugged his shoulders, his chest, along the muscle in his sides, down the folded up sleeves ; and perhaps he does study the traffic, studies how easy it'd be to throw Harry's balance over, for just a moment â before it's over, and he doesn't twitch.
" Why are you asking me? You could be a fucking scholar about it, 'the intricacies of the Revacholian jamboree and getting dead drunk', if you wanted to be. " he mumbles, snipping. his voice is rough, and irritated, and low. It always sounds like that. Like he's had a stick up his ass for 10 years now, and will for another 10. â but not a trap waiting to spring. Not yet. Jean was opportunistic, but he...
he tried not to be cruel. he relents.
" No, just the shitty ones, " he sighs, roughly scrubbing a hand across his face as though trying to work away 20 years of exhaustion. " McLaine got them playing fucking musical chairs, whatever it's called. It's like a kindergarten in there. "
Jean considers, briefly, the idea of taking the opportunity in the open air to smoke, but he remembers the bite marks riddling the pen, and decides against it. he might be bitter, and sarcastic, and at times venomous, but he wasn't about to torture Harry. He didn't have it in him, be it the heart or the nerve. He winds up tapping his fingers along the metal railing, glancing over at Harry, almost expectantly, depending on how you looked at it.
" That why you're out here instead of in there? I thought that'd be your scene. " he inquires, commenting without seeking to rip him apart so much as idle boredom prompting curiosity, perhaps even common ground. If nothing else, Harry was usually interesting to talk to.
#HANDS U HIM. jean is so much all of the time when it comes to harry and he can be So mean sometimes but he so so sincerely cares about harry#like. god. every conversation w Harry? an internal battle#because being angry for the injustices of a past he Cant remember is easier than being sad and admitting that he cares about him. and god.#that he still does too. it's easier to be sharp; to question if he's cruel than to admit it to someone who hurt him who is no longer -#and equally still that person.#<-- me musing just based on their ingame dynamic but YEA i chew on them vv much#MUSE / Jean Vicquemare#ROLEPLAY / Jean Vicquemare#disco elysium //#â â to jump from anywhere & make it home : threads.#â â you sing but only the pavement listens : ic.#smoking //#alcohol //#playedbetter
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Underneath The Strobe Light
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Pairing: Mike Schmidt (2023)/AFAB Reader
Rating: Explicit
Summary: You're aware of your feelings for Mike, but you're unsure if he feels the same. A single late-night conversation changes everything. (4.2k | originally posted on ao3 | Masterlist )
Extra Notes: Posted October 29, 2023
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You know Mike, sometimes. Mainly in bits and pieces.Â
You know he has that poster of Nebraska above his bed; you know he's got a soft spot for terrible eighties cartoons. You know he likes his steak well done. Maybe it's generally useless information â but you've tucked it all away in a dear corner of your brain, in a well-worn cardboard box with his name scrawled fondly on the side in Sharpie.Â
He's been busy nowadays, especially with his awful new job at that abandoned restaurant. You've always been there if he needs someone to watch over Abby. It's a strange juxtapositionâ spending more and more time at his house, but spending less and less time actually talking to him. But you know he's exhausted, both mentally and physically.Â
You don't expect much. You don't need much. Even though Mike's always offered to actually pay you for babysitting Abby, you've always declined.Â
Howeverâ needing and wanting are two very different things.Â
And you want. So, so much.Â
Sitting here, on the couch in his living room, your mind always wanders back to him. Abby's a really nice kid, even if she's a little on the eccentric side. Whenever you're sitting with her, watching her draw or watching the television, you can't really focus on Mike. But now, with her safely put to bed ⊠There's nothing to stop you. Nothing to distract you from the empty spot next to you on the couch.Â
You blink, already bleary-eyed from the hour. There's some mediocre sitcom playing on the television. It's practically white noise, and you can feel yourself slowly but surely being lulled to sleep. The stubborn part of you wants to fight it. The tired part of you wants to just let it happen. You fumble for the remote instead, switching the channel.Â
World News Now?Â
Not bad, you think wryly, slumping back into the pillows. You liked the guy playing the accordion and singing about the news, polka-style. Hopefully they'll bring that back. Maybe large broadcasting networks actually do know their audiences.Â
Yeah, no.Â
You stifle a yawn, tugging your blanket a little tighter. The room's dark, so the only real sources of light are coming from the kitchen and the bluish glow of the television. The only sounds besides that of the T.V. are the occasional car passing by, joined by the gentle chorus of crickets. It's quiet, but not in a discomforting way.Â
It's kind of perfect. Like your own little bubble in the world. Untouchable. Not until the sun rises, anyway.Â
Your bubble suddenly pops when a car pulls into the driveway, tires crunching on the pavement, and your heart skips.Â
It couldn't be anyone else.Â
About a minute later, there's the sound of keys turning in the lock. The door swings open and then shuts behind him. Softly. He knows Abby would wake up if he slammed it. Then there's the thump of him setting down his stuffâ carelessly.Â
The couch cushions squeak a little when Mike sits down next to you. Silently. He's gotten rid of that stupid security vest.Â
"Hey," you offer.Â
"Hi," he obliges.Â
You're sure he's not really paying attention to the T.V. "How was work?"Â
It's bland small talk at best, and brutally annoying at worst. But it's the only way to move into interesting conversation territory. And he didn't just trudge past you to go flop down on his bed, so you're assuming he does want to talk. You might pretend not to know, but you're well aware of his social lifeâ or lack thereof. Everyone needs to talk, sometimes.Â
"Pretty dull." Rolling his probably stiff shoulders, he lets out a small sound of discomfort. Sheepishly, he murmurs: "I kind of ⊠I kind of just napped, to be honest."Â
"Aren't you supposed to be a security guard?" You tease. "That's a really important job, you know. You have to stop all the dangerous teenagers from breaking in and spray-painting dicks on the walls."Â
He huffs out something reminiscent of a laugh. "Honestly, the pay's too low to take it seriously."Â
"And yet ⊠"Â
"There weren't any kids, okay?" Mike shakes his head. When you turn to look at him, though, he's smiling. It's faint, but it's there. "No dangerous teenagers that I had to fight off. It was fine."Â
"Fine?"Â
"Fine."Â
You don't want to let the silence set in.Â
"Oh, yeah, we finished the leftover spaghetti earlier. For dinner. I hope that's okay."Â
"No, it's terrible," he deadpans. "I hate you."Â
"Asshole."Â
"Whatever." Mike snickers, and you bask in its gloriousness. "Yeah, it's okay. I know that I probably wouldn't have eaten it anyway. Did you, uh ⊠" He pauses for a split second. "⊠Did you like it?"Â
His tone makes you wonder, but you hastily brush it off. "Yeah, I did," you clarify, "the sauce was pretty great. Was it store-bought, or?"Â Because if it was, then where can I get it?
"Yup," he replies, popping the 'p'. "Great stuff, for something that's canned. But I always add a little more garlic powder, too."Â
"Oh, really?"Â
Mike hums an affirmation. "It's like magic, I'm telling you. Doesn't even take a lot to add flavor."Â
"That's cool." You rustle with your blanket again, adjusting it more out of habit than anything else. That, and it's kind of cold. "I'll try and remember it for later."Â
He's almost cheeky when he speaks.Â
"It's life-changing."Â
You can't help but snort. "You sound like an addict."Â
Incredulously, he glances at you. "To what? Garlic powder?"Â
"Pretty much, yeah."Â
"I can't believe that you'd say that." He slowly shakes his head, for the second time in the span of roughly a minute. "Especially as someone who's experienced it firsthandâ"Â
"âyou're the one talking about how life-changing it isâ"Â
"âyou can't possibly ignore the irresistible savoriness of garlic powder."Â
You look at one another for a moment. The sheer absurdity of the situation sets in all at once. And, well. He starts giggling, and you can't hold it in, either. How could you? Even though he looks at least part zombie, his eyes are still very much alive. Despite the blatant awkwardness and lingering shyness that always follows him around, he's still got a very contagious laugh. Â
After you both calm down, he lets out a long sigh.Â
"It's getting really late."Â
You cling to what little stubbornness remains. "Yeah?"Â
"Are you gonna head home?"Â
Again, there's something there. Despite his nonchalant attitude, it's almost likeâÂ
âbut you're probably overthinking. Wouldn't be anything new. He has to get some rest, and so do you. The drowsiness repeatedly threatening to tug your eyelids closed is a testament to that. Normally, you'd just pass out on the couch or something, and take off early in the morning; before Mike and Abby wake up. But now, it's different. Now, you actually have to make a choice before your sleepy body makes it for you.Â
"Um." You rub your eyes again. "I mean. I could, if it's bothering youâ"Â
"It's not."Â
He interrupts you so quickly that it catches you off-guard. It seemingly catches him off-guard, too, judging by the way he promptly averts his gaze and pretends to care about the guy on the television going on about some sort of plumber strike in the city.Â
"Oh." You need a second to process. "Oh, okay. Well, in that case ⊠I don't really think that it'd be safe for me to drive right now." You laugh, a little too airily for it to be completely genuine. "I'd probably fall asleep at the wheel or something." At least that's the truth. "I'll just take the couch. As usual."Â
"Okay," he says. He's back to murmuring.Â
"And I'll be gone before you eat breakfast." Subconsciously, you're fiddling with the slightly frayed edges of the blanket. It's well-loved. "As usual."Â
You think you hear him suck in a breath, seconds before:Â
"Why don't you stay?"Â Â
Your own breath stutters in your chest.Â
"... what?" Is all you can manage, without horrifically humiliating yourself.Â
"I mean," he rushes to correct himself, "you come by sometimes because you want to spend time with Abbyâ she likes you a lot, you know, sometimes I think she likes you more than she likes me . I thinkâ" He's properly nervous now, his knee bouncing up and down. But he's already continuing before you can get a word in. "I think she'd like you to be here in the morning. And you don't accept pay, anyway. You justâ won't."Â
His nervousness is spreading to you. "Hey, Iâ"Â
"Why are you here, anyway?"Â
The question sounds like it's been a long time coming. He's demanding you now, brow furrowed and eyes sparking with emotion. "Is it out of pity? Do you feel sorry for me? Do you feel sorry for Abby? Because if you do, thenâ then you can justâ"Â
"It's not!" You exclaim.Â
Immediately, you realize that there's a sleeping girl not too far away, and shamefully lower your voice.Â
"... It's not, I promise. I justâ" It takes a little while for you to gather the right words, and when you do, you don't drop your gaze from him. All of his previous frustration is all but gone, replaced by a slightly wide-eyed expression that's making your heart ache a little. "I genuinely really like spending time with Abby, okay? She's really sweet, and creative, and just a really great kid. And Iâ"Â
You stop yourself.Â
"And you what?" Mike asks, gently.Â
Might as well, huh?Â
"And I really like spending time with you, too," you admit, finally unable to meet his eyes and focusing on your lap instead.Â
There's an incredibly tense beat, in which you swear your life flashes before your eyes.Â
Then:Â
He's barely audible when he speaks. His knee has stopped bouncing, but he's playing with his thumbs. Clearly, your confessionâ vague as it wasâ resonated with him, in some way. You hope he understands what you meant, because you couldn't possibly put it all into words in a way that would make sense.Â
"Feeling's mutual," he mutters.Â
Your head almost snaps up at that. Maybe you had expected it, deep downâ you're not oblivious, duhâ but it's one thing to have a hunch, and another to have that hunch proven. And out loud, no less.Â
"Yeah?" You dare to ask.Â
Slowly, he looks up. He meets your eyes.Â
"Yeah," he repeats breathlessly, like the wind's been knocked out of him.Â
You let your blanket fall from your shoulders, and it slides all the way onto the floor.Â
You reach out.Â
He lets you lace your fingers through his.Â
Mike's palm is sort of clammyâ and he's shaking a littleâ but he still squeezes your hand. On instinct, you guess. It still makes you smile. He doesn't return it, but his lips are parted a little, and you really, really like that. More than you probably should. You like a lot of things about him more than you probably should.Â
You scooch a little closer, and he doesn't move away. You let your gaze drop back down to his lips again, making your intentions clear. Still, you don't know if it's clear enough. You lean in, just barely.Â
"... Can I?"Â
His reply is almost instantaneous.Â
"Please."Â Â
You swallow all of the witty quips you could make, and kiss him instead.Â
He's very tentative at first. Like he hasn't done this for a while. But you ease him into itâ and before long, he's got one hand on the back of your neck, the other somewhere near your waist. He tastes like coffee and something else you can't really put your finger on. It doesn't really matter, though. Because you are kissing him, damnit!Â
His eyes are still shut when you partâ with a soft smack â but they flutter open after a second. You're not sure if you're supposed to say something meaningful. Luckily, he leans in instead, and your thoughts are immediately transported elsewhere.Â
You kiss like this for a while. It's really nice, and you know he needs it. So do you.Â
Howeverâ when you start losing track of time, lost in the moment, he makes a noise.Â
It's quiet, definitely. But it's nothing like the little hums and sighs he's been making so far. It makes you shift closer, pressing more insistently into him. And he responds, enthusiastically wrapping his arms around you, closing the little distance between your bodies that there was. You can practically feel his heart jackrabbiting in his chest when you slip your tongue past his already kiss-swollen lips.Â
He moans. Â
You indulge yourself. For a little longer. And Mike chases you when you part.Â
"We shouldn't do this in the living room," you whisper, nearly panting. "The couch is a littleâ"Â
"Okay," he whispers back, already sounding wrecked. "Okay."Â
You've been in his room before. You've sat on his bedâ you've even laid on it before. But you've never straddled him on it before. It's a position that makes your head spin a little, and you occupy yourself with kissing him again. His hands fit perfectly on your hips, but they don't stay there for long, tragicallyâ they trail upwards, up your waist, to your back. To your shoulders, and then back down again. It's as if he just can't get enough. You can't either. You need more.Â
So, you tug at his shirt. He gets the message right awayâ hands scrambling to pull it up and over his head. He's still rather slim, but with a slight softness, mostly located in his midsection. There's a light dusting of dark hair on his chest, as well as the provocative happy trail leading down from his navel. You drag your eyes downward, admiring him, and then decide that you're wearing too much clothing. Your top comes off, dropped onto the floor near his.Â
Mike takes more time to admire you when your torso is completely bare. His hands are warm on your bare skin, and slightly rough. Like before, he's hesitant at first, but when you encourage himâ either literally or with physical indicationsâ he grows bolder. His stubble scratches gently against you when his lips find your collarbone.Â
You squirm a little, not even realizing itâ and you feel him. Simultaneously, you both gasp. He's not fully there, but he's at least half-hardâ and it can't be comfortable in those jeans.Â
"Should Iâ"Â
"Yeahâ"Â
With steady fingers, you unbutton his fly, and then unzip him. It's a little awkward when he shimmies out of the jeans, and when you wriggle out of your bottomsâ you both snicker a little, but he's back to comfortably breathless when you settle back onto his lap. Under normal circumstances, you would tease him again. And yet, you can't bring yourself to. Not right now, at least.Â
All you want to do is keep going.Â
You roll your hips, testing the waters. His breath audibly hitches, and his hands fly up to settle back on your hips. He looks up at you, eyes already half-liddedâ and they close when you grind down again. And again. His lips are clumsier this time when you kiss him, but he still reciprocates all the same. The sensation of him directly underneath you like this is intoxicating. You can feel every little twitch and every little jolt.Â
"Fuck," he breathes, long and drawn-out, " God, I canâ I can see the spot on yourâ"Â
"Yeah?" You encourage, grinding down again, drinking in his answering groan. "You like that?"Â
  "Yes â"Â
"You want me to take 'em off?"Â
Mike's pupils are blown wide, even though his eyes are already dark as is in the dimness of the room. He nods, once, then twice. "Yes," he murmurs. "Please," he adds, for good measure.Â
He stares openly when you get off him, just enough to peel off your last remaining layer of clothing. And when you sit back down, well. It's obvious that you'll have to give him a second. "Can I," he says, finally, "can I touch you?" The way he's looking up at you again is just so sweet, so needy, that you consider saying no. Your throbbing core quickly shuts that idea down.Â
"Go on," you encourage.Â
He helps you move so he has easier access, andâ Â
His fingertips find your slit, already wet for him.
"Look what you did to me,"Â you murmur.Â
He visibly flushesâ and then carefully works one finger into your slick heat. The feeling, combined with his thumb brushing against your clitâ it's relief that you've needed this entire time, and you can't help but let a quiet sound escape your lips. It's apparently enough incentive for him to quicken his pace a little. Deliberately, he continues massaging your sensitive nub in a firm but easy pattern as he gently pushes a second finger inside you.Â
Mike may be out of practice, but evidently, he still knows what he's doing. He peppers kisses up and down your neck, some more open-mouthed than others. Crooking his fingers, he maintains his diligent rhythm. A thought floats through your mind, unbiddenâ he must have strong hands, if he's been able to keep up like thisâ  Â
Two becomes three, and you're spreading your thighs a little wider for him. He's still transfixed, but speeds up at your urging, breath hot against the divot between your neck and shoulder. You chance a glance down, and you can see the visible outline of him through his boxers. You did that to him. He's desperateâ for you.Â
"Mike," you gasp, "nnhâ"Â
"Yeah, c'mon," he mouths, against your neck, "c'monâ" He's not letting up in the slightest, and when you tell him to, he speeds up again. He needs to see you cum just as much as you need to feel it. Your needs and wants are rapidly blending into one. You squeeze your eyes shut, but open them to look at him. His dark curls are a mess, his hand working tirelessly between your legs.Â
  "Mike â"Â
He says your name in return, like he's the one in the vulnerable position.Â
"Mike , 'm gonnaâ 'm gonnaâ" Â
"Please," his breaths are ragged, debauched, "cum, please, c'mon, lemme see itâ"Â
"Oh â"Â
The tension snaps, and you spasm around his fingers. Your hips twitch, and you moan, your mouth falling open as you ride out your orgasm. You're risingâ falling â molten honey pooling in your core, before flowing throughout your body. And Mike keeps going throughout it all, letting you enjoy the sensations until you're fully satisfied.Â
Nearly boneless, you sag backward. His fingers, soaked with your glistening release, slip out of your cunt with a wet noise. He doesn't waste any time in bringing them up into his mouth, cleaning them off with his tongueâ at the taste of you, he groans, even though it's muffled. Your mind takes a moment to catch up again with the world, but another thought manifests itselfâ how would he react, if you let him use his mouth on you? How would his head look between your thighs? He would be noisy, wouldn't he? Enthusiastic, pliant, andâ
Your desire, although it waned for a short minute, comes back tenfold. But you take one look down again andâ you can do that later. Right now, you want him inside you.Â
Mike lets you tug him down for another kiss. He lets you feel the worn fabric on his thighs, almost playfully. When you palm him through themâ he hisses through his teeth, hypersensitive even though you've barely touched him yet. You're going to fix that, though. Hooking your thumbs into the waistband of his boxers, you tug them down.Â
You were right. He's desperate. As soon as his overheated skin meets the cool air, he lets out another quiet hiss. And when you take him in handâÂ
"Mmh â" A firm stroke from base to tip, and you've already got him. He's average in length, but a little girthy. You know he'll be perfect. There's a little drop at the head of his cock, and you resist the urge to lick it off, focusing instead on warming him up a little. He whispers your name, once, when you pump up and down, twisting your wrist.Â
"Got a condom?" You ask, stilling for a second. His eyes snap to you.Â
"Oh my God, " he quickly mutters under his breath, before raising his volume, "uh, yeah, I think so. Lemmeâ" And he's already scrambling off the bed, opening the drawers of his nightstand with speed, but somehow simultaneously managing not to make much noise. He rifles through them, but soon emerges victoriously with what he was looking for. It's a little funny, how he doesn't waste any time in ripping it open and tossing the garbage into the mostly-overfull pail near his bed. Hastily, he rolls on the condom. You think he's expecting you to lay back or get up on your hands and knees so he can fuck you like thatâ you wouldn't be entirely opposed to itâ but that's not what you want right now.Â
You place your hands on his chest and push him back down so he's sitting against the headboard. He goes without complaint, even shifting when he understands what you want to do. He's flushed almost down to his neck.Â
When you sink down on him in a smooth slide, still slick from earlier, you both moan. He sounds strainedâ he's biting his lower lip, squirming until he finally bottoms out. You have to take a moment to catch your breath, too; the fullness is just how you imagined, but it's so, so much, especially because of your lingering sensitivity.Â
"I'm notâ" He audibly swallows, hands tightening on your waist when you move just a little, "oh, fuck, I'm not gonnaâ I'm not gonna last long." He's babbling a little. "You're tight, fuck."Â
You rock back and forth, once, and it's enough to force a choked noise from his throat. You watch his face, observing every little twitch, the clenching of his jaw. You can't hesitate for much longer, thoughâ so you begin lifting yourself and dropping yourself down on his cock. Just in little movements at first, so you can get used to the feeling. His eyes squeeze shutâÂ
"Look at me," you demand, and he does. He doesn't try and thrust up into you when you really start to move. Up and down, up and down, with lewd plaps that accompany your sounds; his gruntsâ you swear you hear him whimper . His eyelashes flutter open and closed, as he struggles to follow your command, wanting to be good. For you. Even though you can see his thighs flexing as he holds everything back. You ride him for all you're worth.Â
True to his words, you can tell when he gets close. Maybe he's been on edge this entire time. You thread your fingers through his hairâ he buries his face into the crook of your neck, maybe out of embarrassment. You can feel how flushed he is, a thin sheen of sweat covering both of your bodies. Your muscles are aching, but you're determined to make him cum. You're determined to do this for him.Â
He says your name, but it's more of a whine. "Please â I'm gonnaâ I can't â " Â
"Go on," you pant, "you can. Don't hold back." Your arms are wrapped around his neck, now, holding him tight; just like his arms around your waist. The contact is almost too much, but somehow it's still not enough, despite him being inside you. "Go on," you repeat, after he whines again, the sound sending white-hot heat straight to your core. "Cum."Â
Mike twitches, and you can feel him pulseâ the sound he lets out is high-pitched, muffled into your skin. You slow your movementsâ the aftershocks of his orgasm last longer than yours. It might've been a little while for you, but it had definitely been longer for him.Â
He doesn't let go, even after his breathing's slowed down.Â
Gently, you pull his head back so you can look at him. He looks up at you with slightly wet eyes. The kisses you press to his cheeks and forehead make him scrunch up his face.Â
"Hey," he rasps, "I gotta throw out the condom. Hang on."Â
"Yeah, okay."Â
When he slips out of you, you both sigh a little. With unsteady fingers, he ties up the condom before chucking it into the pail.Â
The sheets are cool on your skin when he pulls them over you both. The room reeks of sex, but both of you are too exhausted to care. When you turn to lay on your side, he's behind you, throwing an arm over your waist. Tugging you closer. Almost absentmindedly, there's a kiss pressed to the back of your head.Â
"Thank you," he mumbles.Â
You stare at the far wall, unable to close your eyes just yet.Â
"For what?"Â
"Forâ" A pause. "For everything, I guess."Â
The awkwardness is back. But you let it in. You smile.Â
"You're welcome."Â
He doesn't respond, but shuffles nearer, chest pressed up against your back. It's not long before you're both fast asleep.Â
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The Music Room
Another 10th Doctor x reader drabble. Requests are appreciated. You can also find this on my Ao3. Reader is gn and plays guitar. Enjoy!!
You had always been the TARDIS's favourite companion. Every-so-often, the spaceship would make a whirring noise in your presence, and if the Doctor was around he would smile and tell you: "she says you're the best person I've ever brought on board". It always made you chuckle and stroke the control panel in an attempt to return the flattery, which made the Time Lord either sarcastically ask if you two wanted to be alone, or look at you quietly with a gleam in his eye before suddenly announcing your next adventure.
As if that wasn't enough to make you see that the TARDIS had a weak spot for you, she would always find ways of comforting you when something was wrong; before you could even sigh with exasperation, you'd be distracted from your troubles by a familiar smell of blackberry pie, or by your favourite song playing faintly on a radio somewhere, or by a book dropping next to you on the cold pavement from god-knows-where.
In a similar occasion, returning in the TARDIS after almost dying as usual, the ship's hallway lighting threw you off a bit. You were just trying to reach your room, only wanting to collapse on the bed, but it was almost as if she didn't want you to, leading you in a different direction. The blinking light bulbs guided you until reaching a door; it looked exactly the same as all the others, so at first you couldn't understand what made it so special that the TARDIS wanted you to find it. As soon as you saw what was inside, however, everything else slipped off your mind.
It was a room full of instruments. There was a huge piano between some marble columns, resting on a glass pedestal; a drum set occupied a nearby corner; and, shifting your vision, you were greeted by the biggest guitar and bass collection you had ever laid eyes on. Every last one of them looked like it had been taken straight out of your dreams and into that room.
Since then, you had found yourself visiting that paradise every time you had the chance. You already knew how to play a guitar, so you usually handled those, shifting between different models. There were brands you had heard of and brands you didn't recognise, and they came in every possible colour imaginable. You were fond of all of them, especially the more extravagant ones with unusual shapes.
The Doctor was aware of how you spent most of your time on the TARDIS, and didn't have anything against it. You wouldn't lock the door or anything, so everytime the Time Lord wanted to check up on you, you'd let him. Sometimes he'd linger in the room, sit down on the floor while you attempted to read a music sheet, or he would suggest you played something so he could sing it. The Doctor wasn't very fond of or very good at singing, but it gave him an excuse to stay with you a little longer, and that was enough for him. On very rare occasions, he would also ask you to tutor him. Of course, he had picked up many guitars in his 900+ years of life, and knew perfectly well how to play, but again, he wanted to spend time with you without admitting it was for no reason other than his fondness of you. Honestly, his hearts melted every time your fingers stroke those strings, making him helplessly realize that he couldn't get away, and that he didn't want to. Therefore, he obliged to his feelings, staying by your side as long as possible. And you were more than okay with it.
With time, your bond grew stronger, making you question your feelings again and again. The music room kept almost all of your attention on each other, so to avoid feeling helpless your ritual started to take place in complete silence. Aside from monosyllabic replies to monosyllabic questions, you and the Doctor didn't talk as much as before, but it went without acknowledging, growing on you both. That habit came to a halt when the TARDIS made the first move instead of either of her passengers, tired of the mutual pining and determined to fill the silence that had grown inside the room. After all, it was a music room. It wasn't meant to be quiet.
She made sure it didn't go silent ever again by doing the only thing she could, which was locking both of you in. As soon as you realized the door wouldn't open, it startled you.
"What if there's something wrong with the TARDIS, Doctor?" you worried, while he tried to get the door open with his sonic.
The alien sighed. "The only thing wrong here is her attitude," he mumbled, "she's doing this deliberately. Let us out!"
You were confused. "How do you know? Why would she do that?"
The Doctor stopped in his tracks, putting one index finger on your lips, shushing you, and the other on his own. The TARDIS was speaking to him. A few expressions made their way onto his face, substituting each other and, once the spaceship's whirrs quieted down, shifting into a frown. The first thing he did was thank the stars that you couldn't understand the TARDIS. The second thing he did was curse everything because you didn't understand the TARDIS and he had to tell you everything himself.
"What happened? What did she say?" you whispered, his finger still on your lips. He removed it quickly and took one good look at your unaware expression.
The Doctor acknowledged the knot in his stomach and looked away, unable to keep eye contact with you. You were gorgeous to him, too gorgeous to ignore. It would've made him stutter, and he hated stuttering.
"There may or may not be something you need to know" he started.
"About what?"
"About..." about how much I want to kiss you, the Doctor thought. "...about me."
You raised an eyebrow. "And what about the TARDIS?"
"She locked us in here because she's giving me no choice but to tell you."
"Tell me what?"
"The thing. About me. The thing you don't know."
"Yes, I know that. But what is it, then?"
It was one of the very rare times when the Doctor genuinely did not know what words to use, which was worrying considering how much the Doctor liked words. He got out of life threatening situations with words. He also got into those same life threatening situations with words. He liked words, he really did. He also liked you. Considering he liked both you and words, the realization of not knowing what words to use with you was like a slap on the cheek. Specifically, it was exactly like one of those slaps only mothers gave him. Specifically his companions' mothers. He remembered Martha Jones and her mother. He also remembered Donna, but not her mother, because it was Donna herself who slapped him a couple times. Maybe more that a couple. She would've probably slapped him now. "Tell them, you twat!" she would've shouted. It would have been very effective. It would've certainly got him to say something, anything, even "ouch", which would've been better than standing completely still like he was doing now. A slap, that's what he needed. "I'm a genius", he thought. Then he slapped himself.
"Doctor!" you exclaimed.
"Sorry," he apologized, "I needed that. Sorry."
You took his hands in yours. "Are you alright? Is it something bad? Do you have to tell me something bad?"
"No. Well, it depends."
You kept looking in his eyes, insistent and a bit curious.
The Doctor held his breath. "Look, the thing is I'm usually good with words. What I'm not good at is speeches. I hate speeches. Especially heat-felt speeches. I like listening to speeches, but I don't like when they come from my mouth, because before they get to my mouth they go through my brain, and my brain is too messy to actually figure out a speech without screwing it up and changing the subject too many times. And now I have to give you a speech."
You smiled, a bit amused. "And, in a few words, what is this speech about?"
"Uhm. Well. I can think of a couple things." The Doctor looked away.
"Such as?"
"Such as the fact that I want to kiss you. And go out with you."
You smiled, surprised. "On a date?"
"Yeah, sure. I just need to figure out the speech first."
"The speech to ask me out on a date?"
"Yes. I just need a second."
"Go right ahead. I'll wait."
He smiled. "Thanks."
The Doctor spent more than a second with his thinking face on. Then, he realized what he just said, and looked at you with his eyebrows raised and his lips parting without making a sound. You laughed, hugging him. It didn't take long to hug you back.
"I'll go on a date with you, Doctor" you said, kissing him on the cheek and causing him to blush. "However many dates you want."
"No speech needed?" he asked, smirking.
"No speech needed" you replied.
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k. nobara x fem!reader | two pretty best friends??
synopsis: nobara is nothing short of drop-dead gorgeous. you're really gay and super in love even though you think her affection toward you is merely platonic. but then an encounter during the sister school goodwill event makes you discover that you're also super oblivious.
seriously, how do you simultaneously keep those two up?!
word count: ~2.7k, tws: not really anything besides (noritoshi) kamo trying to hit on you??? it makes sense when you read it lol ('tw kamo' LMAO), reader throws shade (?) on mai and noritoshi, reader is called a âlittle mouseâ but more because of demeanour rather than,,, her figure,,,
you meet kugisaki nobara for the first time in the concrete jungle of tokyo. there, she looks like magic in a person, pure magazine model material: dyed brown hair cut girlishly short, wild and frayed at its ends like a paintbrush that had accompanied its owner for years; eyes the hue of a saccharine sweet milk chocolate bar; her back straight and confident, bold and all in place, as if she is where she should be and she knows this. the pinnacle of beauty, this girl is, perfect picture on the cover of vogue.Â
sheâs got skin that looks milky, silky; loved and kissed with her own tender, painstaking care, it seems. thereâs a little bump on itâ a blemish that goes unnoticed by the boys, covered by concealer, but it just makes her all the more beautiful.Â
youâre barely able to talk to her. your brain goes blank as if itâs short-circuited, stricken and frozen in place. she opens her mouth and a melody sings mellifluously like a restaurant cabaret from an old record in your grandparentsâ house.Â
sheâs magic.Â
the second time you meet her, she drags you out shopping and you follow her like a magnet, not even bothering to make a begrudging reply. youâre hauled along by the collar, almost, and you let her.Â
âIâm so glad that Iâm not the only girl, honestly,â she states as the two of you walk along the pavement, âI canât imagine having to handle those two all on my own, they mustâve been insufferable! actually, how did you deal with those idiots?âÂ
you have no idea how, actually. but the boys, savants in some ways yet complete imbeciles in others (oh they really could be bumbling idiots sometimes)â would never understand or comprehend this, any of this. no being of the male species would; they wouldnât notice the way her eyes catch the light, her irises bursting into a kaleidoscope of colour, or the way she sits so confident of herself, position relaxed and powerful and self-assured. they wouldnât have the mind to see these things, all right in front of them, and appreciate these traits, admire them.Â
your words are almost caught in your throat; your reply comes out mangled and weak like asphyxiated fish from an iron net. âIâ I donât know, honestly,â you stutter, âI just, um, avoided them⊠but I guess it seems that theyâre really close to each other already.âÂ
â...hey, you okay?â she asks, grabbing hold of your hand. your heart stops and nearly flatlines, heat pooling up in your cheeks. the summer air feels hot. yet it swelters you even more as she inches closer to you, her breathâ mint mouthwash and grape-flavoured, mouth-cooling gumâ nearly burning literal assaults on your skin. âno need to be shy. I mean, the two of us have got to stick together, you know!âÂ
âIâmâ Iâm okay, thanks. sorry.âÂ
she pulls herself away, and the little circle you have around you misses her in her absence, almost whining as you remind yourself that if she were to get any closer to you in proximity, you could possibly faint, or things could get much worse.Â
âbut seriously, if youâre a shy person, donât let people pick on you or intimidate you!â she rolls up her sleeves, an impish yet valiant smile on her face, âIâll beat them up if they do!âÂ
the third time you meet her, sheâs teaching you a better way to do your makeup. something simpler, she says, a trick she learned online, something meant to mimic the stuff of movie stars and their picture-perfect, freshly-kissed lips.Â
you donât know how itâs gotten to this, though: your knees bent on the sofa as her legs are split on your lap (it looks less erotic than it sounds, youâre sure, but it still makes your brain feel like itâs being waved and wrung all over like a raggedy piece of cloth). she straddles your sides this way, snug between your lap and your stomach.Â
âthen youâre supposed to just dab it all around like this,â she continues, the blistering heat in your head spreading through your body pervasively as she presses her thumb to your lips, catching your breath in your throat. she places her hand on the side of your face, her fingers caressing your jawline and her thumb resting on your cheek, so close to your eyes that you can see it in your peripheral vision as you stare up at her, rendered a complete and utter mess.Â
âcome on, donât be shy. stay still!âÂ
âsorry, kugisakiâŠâÂ
âhey,â she stops, her eyes boring into yours, unassuming and free of any sort of malintent, âdonât be so polite. you prostrate yourself too much, especially around me. seriously, donât say sorry for everything, and just call me nobara, okay? weâve got to help each other outâ weâre both the girls of the group, the better half and all that. and weâre most of the only girls in this school. the ratio is crazy. so weâve got to stick together and stuff, be comfortable with each other. no more apologies or self-doubts!âÂ
every bit of contact her skin has with yours lays a blooming garden of goosebumps on your skin, from your cheek, sliding all the way down to your shoulder.Â
how could you act normal about this?
âsee?â she asks, holding a mirror up to your face when sheâs completed it. âyou look beautiful! woah, Iâm so good at this, honestly. it makes you feel pretty, right?âÂ
youâd never be as beautiful as her. for a long time, youâd thought youâd never be beautiful at all.Â
but for once, you do. even if you wonât ever compare to herâ and you guess nobody else ever could as wellâ itâs the way she says it, that gleam in her eye as she flashes you a grin while you marvel at how your face looks when itâs âdolled upâ. you feel like youâre in a painting. like youâd been loved enough to be put in one.Â
so you smile back at her, your teeth bare after years of covering your face in pictures and dreading when you couldnât. she makes you believe that you could be beautiful. maybe thatâs what real beauty is. thatâs why she herself is beauty beyond compare. âyeah.â if you think about it and believe it enough, then you could embody it. like this, people would want you because you think they would. like this, you could be knockout because you think you could. youâd always known that her confidence factored into her beauty.Â
âif you want, I could teach you how to put more makeup. itâs not that you need it to look âprettyâ, but it would help you show others how you want to feel pretty. the reason why this looks good on you is because I did it to make your features stand out a little: see? youâve got these gorgeous lips, so I made them look like that,â she highlights, âoh, yeahâ want me to take a picture?âÂ
âyou like kugisaki?â fushiguro asks.Â
you remain silent.Â
he rubs at his temples. âoh my goodness, you do. youâre in love with her.âÂ
ââŠnot like you would understand,â you retort under your breath. he hears you anyway.Â
âsheâs so beautiful,â you start, sighing, âand so kind and confident. like she can walk into something and know exactly what she needs. sheâs put together like that. and she does things with purpose. she doesnât wander aimlessly or fight without a goal. sheâs so good at makeup and fashion and resourceful when it comes to playing by her skills on the field, and sheâs so outgoing and welcoming with people who she can get along well with, and sheâs so warmâ
âoh, I canât stress it enough, fushiguro. Iâ sheâs literally perfect. I like her so much, I-I feel like Iâm on a cloud or something. every day feels like that.âÂ
âyouâre down bad.âÂ
âI know,â you choke out pathetically.Â
âbut Iâm pretty sure she already thinks the two of you are dating.âÂ
ââŠwait, what?!â
this happens, wellâ around the fiftieth time you meet her:Â
sports festival preparations have been as lively as bubbles in soda pop lately, and youâre sitting down next to her, knees bent on the pavement, mourning a classmate you barely knew and the fact that he could have been a lifelong friend had he not been snuffed out prematurely. as you take another swig of your drinkâ green tea in the can so that she can have it too if the coca colaâs making her teeth have that weird, fuzzy, plaque formation-indicating feeling like alwaysâ she places her hand on yours.Â
the heat on your cheeks, the barely formed but nearly forming sweat on your body. that stuff isnât going to go away, ever. youâre pretty sure of that. even with a thousand indirect kisses from sharing food and even warming up to having her lying back flushed to your lap, itâs never going to go away. each time she looks at you, your gaze is transfixed on hers, your voice nearly comes out mangled, and you feel heat blossoming on the back of your balmy neck.Â
âyeah?â you ask.Â
âyou know, [name], I love you. a lot. like, youâre really special to me,â she smiles warmly, a faint hint of red on her cheeks, just like the rose in her nameâ though that could just be your imagination.Â
â...I love you too.âÂ
âheh,â she giggles, an impish, graceful, secure sound, like a kiss to your ears, your favourite song playing on the car radio in a memory from several years ago, âIâm glad!âÂ
itâs wonderful.Â
your worst fears are never confirmed, but there are definitely things that give way to them.Â
youâre quite sure that nobara herself isnât like thatâ she does talk about having a boyfriend, but she doesnât actually want to date a boy, youâre sure. the closest thing to a crush that youâve ever seen her having is her admiration for makiâ and you understand that.Â
you respect maki: sheâs impeccably smart, strong, and everything in between. yet her existence begets a small worry. if nobara crushes on maki and they end up together, what would be of you?Â
the only thing youâd be certain of was that youâd keep loving nobara. youâd just want her to be happy, after allâ all your tears and mourning for time spent on purposeless yearning, just to see that grin on your face. that would be worth it, a fair trade.Â
but this is how youâre proven wrong, and you fall deeper in love with nobara after that.Â
before the sister school goodwill event starts, the six of you (plus yuujiâ youâd hate to admit it but seeing him again nearly made you break down in tears) have been given the opportunity to meet the kyoto students and welcome them. it goes about as well as youâd expected it to beâ at least the physical portion of the fights and conflicts hadnât already begun there.Â
after having met them, youâre sure that half of them are out for blood here. theyâre an eccentric crowd, but not just eccentric, per seâ borderline terrifying. youâll be sure to avoid them throughout and just focus on the plan.Â
which is why you nearly sprint in the other direction like a deer from wolves when you see kamo noritoshi and zenin mai approaching you.Â
and zenin mai has a stunning face. even if it canât compare to nobara or her sisterâs, sheâs got a charm to her, a glint in her eye that youâre sure somebody else will appreciate someday. (just not you.) kamo is just there, his eyes closed for some reason even though youâre sure he must be fully capable of keeping them wide open, and his hair in an awful haircut that you fail to understand the appeal of. probably something traditional that his clan wanted.Â
âoh?â mai says, a lilt in her tone. youâre going to get bullied, right? your stomach lurches forward and you nearly keel over, faintingâ an all too familiar feeling. the popular people in school used to do that, especially the rude athletic boys. she would probably be popular among them, had she been born into a normal life. âwhat a little mouse. she seems like a doormat.âÂ
âzenin, teasing our competitors is unbecoming of members from our lineages,â he admonishes before mai groans. âshouldnât you be with the other tokyo students?â kamo asks.Â
why couldnât you have just had to meet todo? heâd say that you had wonderful taste in women, youâre sure. why the girl with family issues and the guy with family issues and an atrocious haircut?Â
âI, umâ I got lost. but I donât know if theyâre going to have me anyway, I mean yuujiâs stronger than me so now Iâm just going to be the weakest member there. anyway, um, nice chat, Iâve got to go, bye-byeââ Â
âno,â kamo denies, âitadori yuuji besmirches the title of âjujutsu sorcererâ.âÂ
âand the title of weakling goes to maki, not you, Iâm pretty sure,â mai says, âbut youâre an adorable little thing. whatâs your nameâ something-something, [name], am I correct?âÂ
what were they doing, completing their sentences like that? did they practise their lines in the morning, staring in the mirror and repeating them over and over? they sound like people whoâd be mentioned in the local family restaurant comedianâs showsâ no, not even their shows, theyâre not entertaining enough to be in their shows. theyâd just barely be mentioned in passing in the bits so that five audience members could get an extra laugh theyâd eventually forget about.Â
âmakiâs really strong, though,â you refute, trying to keep your mind calm âand yuuji, too. itâs hard fighting with them because nobody can ever beat them down, really.âÂ
âdurability does not equate to power,â kamo claims. well, and then thereâs someone like him, with neither. âand be confident of your own abilities. I can sense your cursed energy from here. itâs impressive,â he remarks.Â
â...I appreciate the thought, but really, I have to go nowââÂ
âoh, stay for a while, wonât you?â mai asks, inching closer to you like a large ant from the corner of a room. how were insects always so good at slipping into houses and mentally impaired when it came to exiting them?Â
kamo joins her, gripping your wrist. youâll have to sanitise your hand and double-wash your sleeve now, especially after what you said (youâd be fine if mai was doing it, but why kamo? kamo of all people?)Â
âah, and this may seem rather spontaneous, but youâre rather beautiful.â really, it only sounds as good as it usually does if nobara is the one saying it. it feels like his words are assaulting your ears. âgood luck.âÂ
âcome on, donât let her go yetââÂ
â[name]! you okay?âÂ
itâs nobara. thank goodness, itâs nobara.Â
âwhat the hell do you two think youâre doing to my girlfriend?!âÂ
girlfriend?!Â
âoh, nothing,â mai goes, âjust playing with her a little. sheâs a doll. you picked well!âÂ
the only thing she can play with is her fucking audacity.Â
âughâ letâs go, [name]! donât care about these people!â she pulls you along by the wrist.Â
âI shouldâve made sure you were okay,â she says as the two of you walk to the tokyo studentsâ gathering point. âI was worried! youâve got to stick to us next time.âÂ
âsorry⊠but they really didnât do anything. but, um⊠I think kamo tried to hit on meâŠ?âÂ
âewâ with that haircut? hate it when twos go looking for tens.âÂ
âbut umâŠâ you hesitate, âabout what you said, am I really⊠your girlfriend?âÂ
âhuh?â she pulls back, âI thought weâd been dating for almost a month!âÂ
âwait, whatâ?!âÂ
âI even told you I loved you! we literally sleep on each othersâ laps!âÂ
âI couldnât tell if that was platonic or romantic or not! I mean, I donât mean that I donât want to date you, I just meant that I didnât knowââÂ
âokay,â she exhales, âsince we both need things to be clear. want to be my girlfriend?âÂ
âlike, a girlfriend-girlfriend? like, going out on dates and stuff and umâŠâÂ
âyeah, a girlfriend-girlfriend. we can go out on dates and do even more than that, maybe,â she greens cheekily.Â
âwoah⊠I meanâ itâs a dream, IââÂ
âso itâs a yes?âÂ
âyeahââÂ
she kisses you and it effectively shuts you up. her lips taste like a latte from the fancy coffee shop the two of you had visited two days before. to think that sheâd seen it as a date, while youâd thought the whole thing was just another outing between âfriendsâ...Â
itâs the best feeling ever.Â
this is going to flop too lmao but back at it w the low-quality posts but
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Enter Sandman
Rafe Cameron x fem alternative reader!
After being hired by Rafe Cameron to be Wheezies music teacher, he asks you to give him his own lesson.
Hi so this is kinda short and I lowkey wanna burn it. And is it self inserted? Yes. But thatâs fine. Anyway. Warnings! Oral! Male receiving! Daddy kink! Unprotected sex and praise requested by @gri959 I hope you like it baby!!! Dividers by @xxbimbobunnyxx and barely proofread please be nice to me Iâm sensitive.
Getting the email that Rafe Cameron hired you to be Wheezies music instructor truly was the last thing you expected Monday morning after opening your computer. You scoffed and had half a mind to reject the offer. Youâd known each other through high school and he was an asshole to you. Made fun of your pogue status, style and your role in the band you were in. Youâd even slapped him across the face one morning when heâd really pissed you off.
But you were both adults now. And the pay wasnât something you could afford to say no to. Wheezie was requesting singing and guitar lessons. You worked for a company that sent you to Kooks homes for hour sessions. Sometimes two if they doubled the offer. You were scheduled today at four to go to his house.
It gave a list of her experience in the email and it wasnât much. Sheâd briefly been in choir before her fathers death completely changed her schooling. You honestly felt sorry for her. First the loss of her father and now she was apparently living with Rafe.
You sighed and went to your music room where you kept special instruments and books for students. You selected a small electric acoustic guitar, one with a smaller body and thinner neck to accommodate her size. It was smooth to the touch as you gently picked up the case as you slung the bag filled with beginner books across your body and made your way out of the door of your apartment.
The house was even larger than youâd imagined when you arrived and parked in the driveway. You swallowed to give your dry mouth moisture as your boots crunched the pavement as you walked the path to the front porch.
You square your shoulders and ring the door bell.
Wheezie answered and gave you a grin. Her eyes brightened as she swept them over your instrument and she ushered you inside. âYouâre right on time!â
âYeah! I try to be.â You smiled at her as she walked you to the living room, the large space immaculately clean. You felt nervous to sit down in fear youâd mess up a pillow or something.
The first twenty minutes you established goals, genre, her vocal type and finally a lesson plan. She was a willing student and picked up on the first round of exercises rather quickly. A spark of excitement went through you as you adjusted her fingers on the neck of the guitar, she wasnât quite strong enough to make a lot of noise on the strings but it wasnât bad.
âYou can stop watching us, weirdo.â She says and breaks your concentration as you tune your guitar again and your head snaps to the right.
Rafe was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, his expression intrigued as he studied your hands holding the neck and body as you absentmindedly strummed. âOh, hey.â You forced a polite smile and he nodded.
You stand and gently place the instrument on the stand. You walk over to him, listening as Wheezie hums her exercise and attempts a power chord. âThank you for hiring me. I was surprised to see the email.â
He shrugs with a little eye roll. âYeah, well youâre good. I remember you playing back in high school.â You snort and cross your arms.
âYeah? I remember you being an asshole to me.â You remark and he gives you a half smirk.
âHow can I make it up to you? Wanna teach me a couple things? You can show me how to play Enter Sandman. Isnât that what your band played at the competition?â
âAnd won.â You smiled and he chuckled. âYou serious about me teaching you something?â
âSure. I mean Iâm going to have to hear it for months arenât I? Might as well fuck around a little.â You bristle at the flippant wave of his hand before nodding. âWe can go in here.â He gestures with his head before walking to the other room.
âHang tight, okay?â You tell Wheezie who gives you a half hearted mhm.
You follow him after grabbing your guitar, trailing after his tall body as he meanders to the kitchen and sits down at the table. âWhat? You donât want Wheezie to hear you?â You raise your eyebrows.
âSheâs fine. Are you afraid to be alone with me or something?â Rafe challenges and goosebumps rise on your arms.
âNo. Of course not. I just donât know why youâd want to hide your poor attempt at playing a secret.â You snort and he scoffs.
âYou think Iâll be terrible? My own teacher, doubting me? Iâm hurt, baby.â He places a hand on his heart and your own flutters at the nickname before you clear your throat.
âWell, letâs get started.â
He takes the guitar and places it across his lap. Rafe runs his fingers along the strings, testing them as his rings squeak against them. You move to settle in the seat next to him before he bends his hand awkwardly, his wrist shifting and you quickly stop him.
âNo, no, see if you do that, itâs going to hurt overtime. What you want to do is relax your wrist,â you step behind him and lean down, adjusting his hold. Your mouth inches away from his ear. âOkayâŠthatâs better. Good job,â You mutter and you notice a patch of his skin heating.
Rafe moves in his chair, his legs spreading wider and you place your fingers on top of his. âPerfect. Thatâs great. Just keep the pressure there. Donât strain your arm.â
âMmm, sounds like you enjoy telling me what to do, huh?â He quips and you pause. You go to move around him but he catches your arm. âNo, keep going. I like hearing you boss me around.â He winks.
You roll your eyes before settling behind him again, your chin rests on the back of the chair as you strum with him. Rafeâs hand strength allowed him to make more noise with the strings but you noticed his lap. The way his body shifted. He was fucking hard. And thatâs when you had an idea.
âYou knowâŠI think we should make sure youâre really paying attention.â He half turns at your words.
âYeah? Howâs that?â
You shrug and trail a finger along his shoulder and arm before you sink to the floor in front of him with a smile.
âPlay exactly what I showed you. And try not to mess up.â You tell him as your hands find his belt, you undo it and tug his pants down. You palm him in the middle of his boxers, feeling his cock against your hand and he inhaled sharply, hitting the wrong note.
âRafe. Try again.â You pull down his underwear to his mid thigh, his heavy dick slapping against his thigh and you moan at the sight of precum leaking from the tip. âIf you donât fuck up, Iâll let you cum.â You order him and swipe your tongue along the vein before dragging it out. You spit on your hand and find his balls, massaging them as you kitten lick his tip.
You take him between your lips, his soft skin against yours as you dig your nails into his thighs and he huffs out a breath but he plays the correct chord. You take more of him down your throat, your tongue working the underside of his cock as you start to move your head around and he hits an incorrect one. You start to pull back a little but he quickly corrects it. âMmmm,â you moan as he hits the back of your throat.
âNot-fucking-fair.â He hisses as he continues to shakily strum as you gag around him before sloppily pulling off him, arousal pooling out of your mouth and your core tightening from his dark gaze on your face.
âWho said I play fair?â You challenged with a smirk and he growls before setting the guitar down on the floor, reaching forward to haul you on his lip.
âYou wanna fucking play a game? Fine. But donât forget whoâs in charge here, baby girl.â Rafe slaps your ass and lowers you down on his cock, your covered cunt soaked as you grind down on him, your hips moving in a slow rocking motion. His hand moves to cup your neck.
âDirty girl. Wanting to ride my dick with someone in the other room? Making yourself my own little fuck toy.â He squeezes your throat a little tighter as your hands settle on his shoulders, gripping tight as he slides your panties to the side and sinks you down on his cock.
His shaft fills you to the brim as you settle onto him, throwing your head back as you jerk your pelvis and take him more, your lips finding the crook of his neck and you suck his skin, making sure to leave a little bite mark.
âFuck-â he exhales and his fingers find your hair, pulling tightly. âGonna make you spill with my cum. You gonna take it like a good girl? Take daddyâs cum in that sweet pussy?â
You whimper against him as he guides you while you bounce, his grip sliding to your tits and he gives them a gentle squeeze, testing the waters before your climax approaches while he pinches your nipples. Your cum gives him extra slick as he jolts harder, his own release spilling into you and ropes of cum fill your insides.
It drips out of your cunt and onto his lap. You both tremble as he holds you close, brushing a few stray hairs out of your face. âSo. How did I do for our first lesson, baby girl?â He smirks with a half laugh.
You shake your head and climb off, adjusting your fumbled clothes. âNot bad.â You look him in the eye and cast a glance over your shoulder. âBut I need to get back to your sister.â
âYeah. You will. And then youâll come back to me. I really wanna test how good of a teacher you are. I already forgot all the shit you showed me. I think I need a reminder.â
As you walk away, you realize something. Your panties are gone and you half turn to see him pocketing them with a wicked grin.
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I love your headcanons!!! Do you think that with Fawcett being a time bubble and magical influence and when new technology is introduced to the city that it changes? Like the engineers study magic as well due to the proximity to the Rock of Eternity? I'd imagine like perpetual motion machines do exist and parts of the plumbing system are fantastical magic animals. Like the old telephone wires are autonomous snake-like entities that Marvel has to untangle sometimes. (They do get tangled up). It's all very surreal and dream logic stuff.
I would love to see what's under the hoods of their cars. Do they run on pixie dust or dragon tears? Are there small sprites keeping it all together?
Iâve actually never really thought about this but here are some ideas! I think they would study magic when getting engineering degrees cause Iâm pretty sure theyâd just think of it as apart of engineering maybe. Like for example, when building houses theyâd make fairy doors in certain places. I also think that instead of Lightbulbs for street lamps they hire fairies every night to make themselves light up. They get payed in pretty stones. Detectives can hire ghosts to help solve crimes. I think their cars run on either, but theyâd be higher quality gas so most people would use normal gas. I also think there would be lawyers who work specifically with cases about fae. Thereâs gonna be lawyers to get that first born back. People might use magical herbs in everyday cooking too. Like someone might get a dried leaf called mystic petals because when ground up, they taste similar to sugar. (The plant makes hair, skin, and eye color more vibrant) One of the teachers at an elementary school is a Lich that has nothing better to do but teach. Or a Centaur works as a PE teacher. I also think that Fawcett could be so affected by magic that the buildings and sidewalks could be sentient. Like a little kidâs about to trip on a crack and the pavement moves the crack out of the way. Or someone whoâs vandalizing a building gets hit in the face when the building pushes a brick out. Certain roads seal up their potholes, and maybe Billy is running down an alley being chased or something and the alley walls close up behind him cutting his pursuers off. The flowers grow all year around in a certain part of a city, it could be hot all the time in another, it could snow frequently in another, and trees could start turning orange and letting leaves fall in another because of the presence of spring, summer, fall, and winter fairies who split Fawcett up into small kingdoms. Billy oversees their diplomatic affairs. You find Santa at the grocery store buying cookie mix because âitâs cheaper here than at the North Poleâ. The Spirit of Halloween would start pestering people in beginning of September to put up their Halloween decorations. The Easter Bunny would be a local attraction to go see, as it would be in a meadow every Easter making eggs and giving them to other bunnies to go hide. Thereâd be tones of restaurants in Fawcett with from from multiple creatures. You can go to a small place on 45th, where you can order from fairies who make sandwiches and soups using traditional fairy recipes and herbs. Or a small stand ran by orcs who sell Owlbear on a stick and roasted Blood Hawk legs. There could be a pair of yetis who sell snow cones using snow from the Himalayas. They have human flavors like grape, and yeti flavors using fruits grown from their tribes. When zombies crawl out of their grave, thereâs insurance for both the damage to the coffins and the ruined grave and for people who get bitten. Doctors tweaked the polio vaccine for zombification. Wind elementals help people they favor when they fall. Water elementals help move snow from roads. Earth elementals help with construction. Fire elementals help melt down metals for jewelry stores and factories. Harpies sing for crowds. Gelatinous Cubes can be used as lubricants for machinery and extremely strong glues. I also think the rock messed with time. There are dinosaurs displayed at the zoo. Certain buildings look like theyâre from different eras. Gothic architecture, favored by vampires. Victorian architecture. Neoclassical architecture. Also there are wyvern. Though theyâre all the size of vultures. Theyâd have multiple different scale colors which have been made into jewelry or bags. Animal rights activists heavily protested that, and did the same thing they would do to mink coats in the 90âs to the dragon scale items. They threw paint on them. Mimics have exterminators to sniff them out. Shapeshifters wear certain tags while in magical form so they wonât get flagged for animal patrol. Thereâs also a bunch of other races such as lamia, gorgons, lizard people, homuncules, and goblins.
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Dearie~
Alastor x Singer! Reader
Summary: Why the Radio Demon left and what happened to his lovely girlfriend
Trigger Warnings: Violence, gore, blood, injury, manipulation, emotional distress
Word Count: 1350
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The day you appeared in Hell, literally nothing changed. Everyone was still dealing in souls, threatening others, and everything worked as it had.
However, your life had turned upside down, quite literally. Minding your business, walking to work, you were killed in a robbery gone wrong. Then an instant later you were in Hell, your soul judged without mercy.
You scratched your neck where you remembered the knife sliding across, and took in your surroundings from your seat on the concrete pavement.
Everything was red and the people walking around barely resemble people anymore. Some were openly fighting, drawing weapons in the street. Others were, less than discreetly, doing drug deals. Some even had their teeth bared, and were ripping flesh off of decaying corpses.
Inhaling deeply, you continued your stride through the crimson streets of Hell, mirroring the casual walk you'd taken on Earth just moments before.
As you passed by a store, your reflection in the glass revealed the haunting beauty of Hell's transformation â the scar on your neck, the flapper-esque dress, and the crimson-hooved heels, each detail etched in infernal elegance. A huge coat with a fluffy fur collar and wrist cuffs. In your hair a single red feather.
It was a departure from your usual stage outfit but somehow it felt right in every single way possible.
With large eyes and a massive fur coat, you resembled a doe, the details carefully chosen to accentuate this striking similarity in the infernal surroundings.
With each step through the demonic streets, you couldn't shake the innate grace and vulnerability that now adorned you â reminiscent of a doe navigating the perilous woods.
As the crimson night descended, you graced the stage of an infernal club, your voice weaving sweet melodies and your body moving to the haunting rhythm, a living echo of your former life.
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This went on for quite some time until your manager said they had someone you would want to meet. They wrung their wrists leaving you in an empty room.
In an instant a shadow turned into a smiling man with a microphone as a cane.
As his clawed fingers extended to meet yours, he greeted, "Hello, Miss, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I've been a fan of your performances for quite some time."
His voice sounded like it was straight out of the radio you used to listen to as a kid with your mother. You stood from your seat and met his hand with your pristine gloved ones.
"Likewise"
This marked the inception of a perfect union, and the palpable electricity between you and Alastor sparked a connection that transcended the realms of Hell and Earth.
Later that week you quit your job at the club and began singing on his radio show. Sometimes a couple songs a day and others you would sing for hours into the microphone, and Alastor, as you would come to know him, kept you busy. Meetings and lunches were a daily occurance. Running around the Pride Ring with him might just have been the highlight of your afterlife.
Soon the talk of the town was Alastor and his new "girlfriend". The Overlord who took Hell by storm was now bringing a new face into his empire, despite many listeners not knowing what they looked like.
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"Lucifer, Rosie, I can't believe you would bring that up"
"What dear, it was just lovely when we heard your voice for the first time"
"Yeah and I cried after because I was so afraid everyone hated the performance"
"Everyone loved you dear not to mention the encore! Cannibal Town has never heard cheers so loud"
Alastor stormed into the Emporium where you and Rosie were enjoying cups of tea.
"Hello Rosie, Dearie, may I sit"
You gestured to the open seat next to you and he sat down, smile never faltering.
"What's wrong darling" You tentatively put your hand over his clawed one.
"Vox asked me to take part in his atrocious video service to aid him in acquiring new viewers" His smile darkened as he said this. "He wanted to use us for his monetary gain"
"We just won't do it then darling, it has always been us against the world, has it not", Your eyelashes batted against your cheeks and a calming hum emanated from your throat.
Finally, his fingers intertwined with yours, a subtle relaxation spreading across his stern features as a small, genuine smile tugged at the corners of his lips
"We were just about to talk about Susan and her latest stunt" Rosie said, attempting to lighten the mood, and successfully Alastor's mind was off of Vox.
~~~
Still time passed and Vox could not seem to let the rejection go.
"So Sugar how's about a deal" Vox caught up to you after leaving Cannibal Town with the Venison that Alastor asked you to grab for dinner that night.
"Vox, neither him nor I will be taking a deal from you, and I would appreciate it if you stopped asking" Your pace quickened but he sped up to match you.
"But Doll think of the good things we could do together" The TV stood in front of you and grabbed your shoulders to keep you in place.
"I would suggest removing your hands before I remove them myself" Alastor appeared behind me, and Vox immediately let go and started his defense.
You just kept walking as the two started to argue in the streets.
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Alastor paced the studio in the minutes after the broadcast ended. Finally you had enough of it.
"Alastor, what is the matter"
The deer in the headlights look would have made you chuckle in any other scenario. He stopped pacing and looked into your eyes.
"Vox has had the thought that he only needs one of us to make a success story for him"
Your brows scrunched and reached out to him.
"Darling we always have been a package deal"
"Yes, Dearie, but it seems that Vox will turn to violence in his child-like way of solving problems"
You embraced Alastor and inhaled his scent. A metallic musky scent that you have related to him the moment you were in a room alone together.
"I promise we will find a way to win, Darling"
"We shall, mon cherie"
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Things got worse and worse from there. The two competitors just kept fighting and ruining the other's broadcasts. With the tension rising, something had to break.
A fight that left everyone with bruises and cuts, was finally over with Vox towering above you. The Vees stood victorious surrounding you and Alastor.
Vox made a deal with you, after the gruesome fight between the TV Demon and Alastor. For just two small things he would let the Radio Demon live and walk away. Just that Alastor had to leave town and that you stayed with Vox and became something of a co-host.
This was the deal. Everything you worked for had led to this moment. Alastor was on the ground bleeding heavily with Vox's new friends towering over him ready to end him with specially made angelic weapons.
As Valentino's blade pierced through Alastor's side, the Radio Demon didn't even flinch, his gaze fixed on you, the anchor in his tumultuous world. He tried to crawl closer to your spot on the ground. Vox's sinister smile loomed over you, and as you exhaled the breath you'd been holding, the realization settled in â he had won. Vox had you both right where he wanted you.
"Yes, Vox, just release him" A cold, blue flame materialized, casting an eerie glow on the contract before you. Your hands trembled as you reluctantly etched your signature at the bottom, sealing a fate you never anticipated. With the curly writing set in stone, your soul belonged to the Vees.
"Perfect, quite a lovely signature beautiful, I can't wait to see your pretty face light up all the screens in this city" Alastor tried to reach for you just as Vox zapped you into V-Tower.
"Wait just let me say good-bye"
Vox just chuckled.
"Sorry Babe, not in the contract"
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'til the breath returns
â hobie brown x gn!reader (dissociation comfort)
summary: It's hard to stay in your own body sometimes. At least Hobie's right there with you.
warnings: v self-indulgent (so may not be a very accurate depiction of dissociation erm...), dissociation / derealisation / depersonalisation (those terms are distinct but just in case :p), anxious behaviour, hurt/comfort-ish, hobie is trying his best? (he's not ur therapist but it's okay) & not proofread
word count: 1.9k
a/n: been struggling to get out of a dp/dr funk recently so. here we are! no gif lemme keep this one on the down-low fr đ img is of camden town from pinterest
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"Hello? Hello...?"
The muscles in your shoulders tightened at the sound of the voice, obscurely louder than anything else around you â around you being the market, that was. Just how long had you been here?
You felt a burning ache in your eyes as you looked around, taking in the blur around you before meeting the expression of the man in front of you. The owner of the food truck, of course. He had an impatient look on his face, but it was too much detail to be anxious about.
"Sorry, uh..." you offered quietly, cut off by another loud voice behind you.
"Just hurry up and pay, mate! We haven't got all day!"
Your jaw tensed, crunching uncomfortably as you fumbled for something in your pockets. Trying to find cash of some sort, the world became still again, and you could barely register what they were saying before you put whatever you could find on the window sill of the truck.
Something that sounded unpleasant, another shout, maybe, followed behind you as you walked out into the open pavements of the market. Your hands felt funny, breath dry and head heavy and so light at the same time. It felt like you were floating, but also sinking so deep under water you were moving slow motion against the thick water. It was somewhat comforting, that image.
Maybe you should just sit down, let yourself fall backwards and sink. Maybe you'd wake up in bed, and fully be able to open your own eyes again. When was the last time you could do that? When was the last time you woke up? This morning, surely. It seemed so far away; maybe you should walk home, find home â it was somewhere near here. Where were you walking?
Why was the ground getting so close to your faceâ
"Hey, hey! Oi!"
Before your weight could fall forward anymore, you felt a hand move around your stomach. Tongue stinging too, you realise you'd bitten it. The urgent touch became more gentle, as the haste wore off and you were helped to your feet. You tried to pick up the sounds to form a "thank you", but all you could do was stare strangely as you met a face you could just about recognise.
"Don't mean to scare you, darling."
It was your boyfriend, is what you told yourself. Hobie.
"Didn't get your change..." He held out the coins in his hand, some of which were probably already yours . "And you're trippin' over yourself."
It would sound too weird if you tried to laugh, so you didn't bother.
"My bad, just out of it." Right, is what he must've thought.
"Been out of it for a while, huh?" He taps your cheek twice, bringing your attention to him. You hadn't realised you'd been staring dead straight into his chest â not anywhere near his face. "Your patty's all squashed, love."
His fingers moved gently between yours, prying the poor warm paper from your hand. The patty you had bought had started to singe the tips of your fingers, and the tips of your fingers had already broken apart the bread of the patty.
You didn't have much will to complain, but the corners of Hobie's mouth turned down in a frown. He took your hand, the pad of histhumb brushing the lingering heat off of your fingers
"What's going on? You hungry? Tired? Upset...?" All you could give him was a useless shrug â it'd probably be easier to fix if you could describe it; if only. "Hm..."
The back of his hand was cold against your forehead. Or maybe you were cold; he never really got cold after all.
"You wanna go home?"
"Hm?" you murmured, Hobie observing you. You weren't supposed to go home; you'd get over it. Fresh air and a walk was supposed to help, anyway â not like it was. "Thought you wanted to stay."
"We can always come back another time. You don't look like you're enjoying yourself."
His hand moved to your shoulder, brushing his lips over your forehead. It was definitely you that was cold.
"I think you should have my patty, too," he added, placing his in your hand.
Arm moving fully around your shoulder, the two of you started to walk back.
"It'll be warm out, soon," Hobie comments, as if trying to be inconspicuous. He pulls you closer to mams for a lady walking her dogs: little white lap dogs that turned their heads to look at you, or maybe Hobie. You tried to remember if the last time you saw them was today or last week.
"Ah, yeah..." you said, realising he was waiting for you to say something â something of more substance, probably.
"Sure bloody hope so," he continued, something like humour in his voice. "Been freezing my bum off for the past month."
Your steps felt big against the ground, like the ground was pushing back up, and you were going to float away if Hobie let you go. All you could do was just hope he didn't.
"It better not rain, though. I'll go mad if it does. Nothing's good in the rain, 'specially not food. Meant to have a street party soon."
Remembering the patty in your hand, you took a bite before Hobie had to remind you. It was veg â not beef like he'd usually have. In fact, he complained about the veg usually. Still, today, he'd wanted a veg patty. You held onto that fact like it was the first thing you'd ever been told, as you walked together.
As he continued talking, you had reached the riverside. It looked onwards to the canal, the water coloured by the orange sun. Everything always looked so different on the way back; the air was still, and it was evening by now.
"Mine or yours?" Hobie asks, as you reach the by-street.
"Mine, if you come with me."
"I ain't gonna leave you behind, or nothin'."
He cracks a smile, and you reach for his hand time time as you took the turn to your home. There were shops that passed by, but you didn't pay enough attention to figure out what they were.
And you weren't sure when you ended up in bed, probably after making conversation for a bit and changing, because you were now in your own bed, arms and legs and Hobie's chest encasing you in a relaxed hug. You were wearing a shirt that fit weirdly on you. It was likely his â the one shirt he had without lint on it. His head wasn't entirely on your shoulder, but he was close enough to press a kiss to your temple â it left a warm, tingling feeling, as did the rest of his weight against you.
"Is there something wrong specifically?" he asks, voice a quiet, smooth vibration next to you.
"Dunno, I just... feel weird. Mentally, I mean," you admit, turning your head to lean it against his. "I think this is helping, though."
"Yeah? You want me to do anything else?" You just wanted to keep yourself awake; you wanted to keep hearing his voice.
"Want to hear you talk more."
"As long as you talk as well." Your quiet sigh was audible enough to him, it seemed. "C'mon love, you've gotta talk, or you'll be stuck up there forever."
With your demeanor seeming to give up with you, he pressed another kiss to your face, near the corner of your mouth this time. It usually got a smile out of you, but you didn't know if you had the energy to. He lingered there, still.
"How about we start with right now?" he muttered, hand on your shoulder. "You gonna tell me about those new decorations in your room? Or all those new clothes in your closet? Or how your bathroom doesn't have the nice-tasting toothpaste anymore?"
"Hobie... What the hell..." You frowned. And then the smallest laugh escaped out of you, because you frowned, and then he laughed, because it was all he really needed.
"I'm serious, though. Let's start from the top?"
"Like... from when I was born?" That got a laugh out of him, thankfully. Your smile, though little, didn't seem to disappear just yet.
"Well, if you want," he replied, pulling his arms tighter around your sides. "I was thinking more like, this morning?"
This morning... A little worry creeped inside your stomach as you came to face how little you could really recount right now. The light brush of Hobie's thumb against your cheek kept you at bay, however, and you took in a deep breath.
"Well, today... we went to the market together," you started, taking his hand from your shoulder and holding it in your own. You toyed idly with his fingers, thumb brushing over his rings as your mind fell into blankness again.
"And it rained all morning," Hobie said, after a beat of silence, fingers gently squeezing yours.
"And... this little kid slipped in the mud," you murmured.
"Ah, he did. Rough, weren't it?"
"Mhm," you replied, and at the silence, you tried to continue. "Poor thing. His dad looked horrified."
The quiet chuckle against your back made your words seem somewhat more trustworthy, and you finally decided to just let yourself speak, about anything that came to mind.
"...And then we went to look at clothes. None of them were your size."
"Couldn't believe it..." Hobie commented, murmuring.
"And then we... got lost for a bit. Ended up in this shop that sold china."
"Oh yeah, there were those funny bird-lookin' ones."
"And then we walked around for a bit..."
Truthfully, he wasn't sure if it was actually helping or not, but at the very least, that fuzzy look in your eyes that scared him a bit had eased
"And now we're home," you concluded, and he kissed the side of your head as if to confirm.
"Yep. Where are we?" The question was pretty straightforward, but you took the chance to answer regardless.
"In my room... On my bed." The mattress creaked just a little as you readjusted your position, moving closer against him. "And I'm still with you."
"Uh-huh. Still here."
"It's getting dark out, though." Looking out at the dimming sky through your window, you took another breath in, not as deep as you would've liked.
"I can stay," Hobie reassured. His voice gave no reason for you to doubt it.
"Could you?"
"A hundred percent. Not a second I don't wanna spend with you."
Hobie brushed his nose against yours, before pressing a momentary kiss to your lips.
"Look," he started, voice low and soft, slightly more serious. "I'm not exactly sure how to help, but whatever you need, I'll be here."
Turning to face him again, you returned his kiss, holding it a little longer to feel the warmth of his lips against yours. Hobie held you like you were the world, and everything in it; if you didn't need to, at least you wanted to.
"Can we just keep talking?" Your voice sounded different, but not strange â a bit less tense, more certain.
"We can talk about anything you want; we've got all night."
You narrowed your eyes in thought for a moment, and he looked at you as if he already knew what you were thinking.
"...Could you scratch my back too?"
Hobie grinned, and so warmly â so easily. You felt a smile tug at your lips too, breath sinking back into your chest and the ever-present weight starting to lift from your body.
"Yeah, sweetheart â of course. Want me to switch the light off?"
You decided to nod, saving your words for when you finally laid in the darkness, curled up against him. Murmuring soft, yet sure words between each other, his fingers grazed your back in a gentle back-and-forth, and as your voice faded, he pressed another kiss to your forehead, pulling you further into him and the covers.
Breath quiet and even, you inevitably drifted into sleep. His hand was still on your back, feeling each breath of yours as it came and went, like the shore lapping against the land. And he'd breathe right with you, even when you couldn't hear him â even if he'd have to do it all over again tomorrow.
Always, he promised himself, and you. Always, until your breath returned â until you returned.
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If you rewrite your life, may I still play a part? // In the next one, will you find me
I'll be the boy with the pink carnation // Pinned to my lapel, who looks like hell and asks for help //And if you do, I'll know it's you
I can't imagine you without the same smile in your eyes //There is something about you that I will always recognize //And if you don't remember, I will try to remind you //Of the hummingbirds, you know the ones
(I know the ones)
#LIKE.#sometimes the pavement sings#pierre/charles#literally excruciating just like this whole song#itâs also the divorce au that is so sad I only think about it when im *#anyways!#Spotify
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Shell of an engine, unexplained Burst to fire engulfed in flames Breathing exhaust, a heatwave mirage Nothing to lose 'til everything's really gone
Biting a chain, free like a lame Oh, can you be healed? Scratch my knees on the gravel Say it's all part of the deal Covered in scars a canyon deep It's not like what I thought it'd be
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Lance knows he talks way too fucking much.
He started talking at seven months old. He never stopped. It was his older brother Marco, he thinks, who first called him Motormouth, but honestly he doesnât remember. Heâs been called that and Lancito Lorito longer than he can remember.
He loved the nickname, when he was little. His brothers or sisters or cousins or parents would groan, playfully, when they saw the look in his eyes, but always indulged his constant lectures and ideas and rambling. Motormouth meant you talk a lot but I like to listen. Motormouth meant I know you enough to have a trait I associate with you. Motormouth meant fondness and teasing and care. He loved that name.
When he was seven years old, one of his friends tugged her older sister over to where Lance was colouring with sidewalk chalk on the pavement.
âLook,â sheâd said, gesturing to Lance but not talking to him. Lance had looked up from his chalk and smiled at her, opening his mouth to say hello but was interrupted by the subtle elbow sheâs jammed into her sisterâs side, and her muttered, âWatch this.â
âHey, Motormouth,â sheâd said, and Lance grinned, feeling something warm bloom in his stomach at her use of the nickname, oblivious to the choked-back laughter of the sister. âWhat was that thing you were talking about earlier? About the comet?â
If at all possible, Lance had brightened further, dropping the chalk and dusting off his hands as heâd launched into an explanation about the comet heâd been tracking with his dad. It was supposed to be visible for the first time in thousands of years that month, and heâd been buzzing with excitement about it. He talked about it to everyone who even appeared like they were maybe going to ask him about it. Heâs rambled about it to the cashier at the grocery store the evening before.
âJust look at him,â his friendâs sister had said, something almost like awe in her voice, but not quite. Lance faltered, trailing off mid-sentence. âYou were right. Heâs like a wind-up toy.â
âMo-tor-mouth,â his friend had said, in a distinct, sing-songy voice. âI told you I could make him do it on command.â
The girls burst into giggles. Lance had looked around, hesitantly, and found a number of his classmates giggling to themselves, at him or not he didnât know, but he did know that he felt, distinctly, like he was in a zoo, and his friend was not his friend but a keeper whoâd brought spectators to observe him and his freakish oddness.
Motormouth had felt, for the first time, like the insult he didnât know it had always been. He felt trapped.
Heâs grown since then. Heâs no longer seven years old and oblivious to the fact that some people are quietly cruel. He knows the warning signs, now, of when someone is mocking him, of when heâs being treated like a pet, like an amusing little weirdo to cart around and show off. He knows the difference now between amusement and endearment.
But that feeling, that realization. The brick-to-the-face understanding that he was wrong about how other people cared about him the whole time he loved them.
He has never been able to un-know that.
âââ
He and Keith have a system. Lance starts work earlier, and is home earlier too, so he makes dinner for them. Keith cleans up after, crawling into bed next to a half-asleep Lance if they eat late enough. Sometimes, though, Keith gets home early, finished a repair faster than heâd anticipated, and decides he wants to make them supper for a change. Today Lance sits on the counter, kicking his legs and eating half the vegetables Keith has cut, grinning every time Keith lets him get away with it.
ââŠAnd there was this one woman who came on the trails today, babe, I swear to God, sheâs the same nightmare lady you had to deal with a couple months ago. You remember that?â
Keith hums, hiking up one shoulder.
âThe cooking oil lady. Who threw her babyâs rattle at your head because you told her you couldnât put canola oil in her engine to make things cheaper.â
Keith snorts. âOh, that nightmare.â
âYeah!â Lance says, muffled by the four slices of bell pepper heâs shoved in his mouth at once. Keith stares flatly at him and smacks his hand, but the corner of his mouth twitches, and he walks over to the fridge to grab a new pepper without a word of admonishment. Loser.
Lance doesnât say anything for a moment, following a new, bell-pepper related thought, and startled slightly when Keith clears his throat slightly and prompts, âYou met cooking oil lady?â
âOh yeah! On the trails today. We had to shut down one of them because Selena â remember the red wolf I told you about? The one who sings the loudest in her pack and has the reddest fur? I named her Selena after the singer, yeah, you remember â had her cubs the other day! So sheâs super duper extra protective of the whole area, basically, and so is the rest of the pack, so humans going near their area is going to freak them out and thatâs not fair to anybody. Hey, did you know red wolves are monogamous? Most wolf species are but red wolves especially show a really strong family unit. Itâs really cute, actually, Selena her mate always go on wolf dates and stuff and terrorize the park-goers ââ
âTrail,â Keith redirects gently, turning off the burner and scooping their food into two plates. He grabs them both, flicking Lanceâs hand away, and sets them at the kitchen island, arranging the plates so theyâre sat next to each other instead of across.
âRight, trail,â Lance says. As soon as he sits down and starts to eat, one of Keithâs hands comes to rest on his thigh, palm curving around the inner flesh and fingertips resting gently on the ankle tucked under it. He moves his thumb back and forth slowly, not to instigate, just to touch. Lance leans against him without even thinking about it.
âSo. Trial closed. Not even that busy of a trail, honestly. One of the least popular ones. But this lady shows up, stroller in camo and packed to the nines like a fuckin, tactical mom, or something, and starts just hauling ass down the trail, breezing past the closed sign. And Iâm like.â He points his fork in Keithâs direction, so he can Get The Vibe. His boyfriend smiles into his stir fry. âI mean, I didnât want to be the one to handle her. But no one else did, either, and let me tell you she was hauling fucking ass down that trail, and I didnât want her to actually disturb Selena or anything, so I had be like maâam. Please. The sign very clearly says closed. And she ignored me, so I just stopped in front of her, and then she started screaming at me! All about how she has been to this trail all the time and sheâs a loyal park-goer and itâs a public park, as if that means anything. I seriously thought she was never going to stop.â
He hears the irony as soon as he says it. I thought she was never going to stop. Heâs like a wind-up toy. He manages to stop himself from tensing, barely, diverting into something like a twitch. Heâs aware suddenly that he has been talking nonstop from essentially the second he walked in the front door and was delighted to find Keithâs boots already at the door, hear the quiet clanking of him in the kitchen. He canât even remember if heâd bothered saying hello, or if heâd just launched right into whatever word salad was on his mind. God, did he even start with a full sentence? He does that sometimes, he just starts from the middle of his own thoughts like anyone would have any idea what heâs talking about, heâs honestly just kind of obsessed with the sound of his own voice, he thinks, he must be, because he just never stops, does he â
âI hope I die first.â
Lance blinks. He looks over at his boyfriend, wondering if he spaced out long enough that his brain just made something the fuck up to get him back on track (wouldnât be the first time).
ââŠPardon?â
Keith continues to eat, unbothered, casual. Heâs not even feigning casualness, either â he tends to half-lid his eyes when heâs pretending something doesnât bother him. Heâs completely at ease, right now, hand still warm and heavy on Lanceâs thigh.
âSometimes I just think about how thereâs a possibility that youâll die before me, I guess.â He turns to Lance, finally, smiling sheepishly. âSorry. That was emo. I justâŠyou go silent, sometimes, and Iâm worried Iâll have to miss every time you spoke.â
Lance doesnât know what to say. For once, his revving engines are completely silent. He sits there, frozen, staring almost blankly at his plate. Keith is humming quietly to himself, something ridiculous and made-up. Theyâre still in each otherâs spaces, the two of them, and so Lance knows Keith feels it when he shudders, slightly, as a lump grows in his throat, as he desperately blinks away the tears in his eyes.
Keith turns his head slightly to press a kiss to Lanceâs hair. He holds his face there, lips pressed to Lanceâs skin, soft exhales blowing strands of Lanceâs curls.
âWhatâs wrong, Motormouth?â Keith murmurs. The concern is evident in his voice, and maybe some panic, too, like heâs worried heâs the reason Lance is upset.
Lance smiles. A tear escapes from the corner of his eye an burns a trail down his cheek. He wipes it, quickly, swiping a hand across his face before resting it on the hand that Keith still holds on his leg. Keith flips his hand palm-side up so he can interlock their fingers together. If he feels the wetness of the wiped tears, he doesnât say anything, only their squeezes their hands together three times in quick succession.
There is no mistaking the fondness bleeding from Keithâs voice. There is no mistaking amusement for endearment, here.
Lance can be annoying. He knows he can. And he no doubt has moments where he annoys Keith, even. But heâs not seven, anymore. He knows to watch for the signs. And for whatever he canât catch â heâll just have to trust.
âNothing,â he whispers, turning his head to catch Keithâs mouth against his. âItâs just nice toâŠknow, I guess, that you love me.â
Keith hums, kissing back, reaching his free hand up to curl around Lanceâs cheek, holding him gently. âGood. Donât forget.â
âââ
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#i love this universe#this is before the one in keithâs pov btw this is a lead up moment#vld#voltron#lance#lance mcclain#keith#keith kogane#klance#established klance#autistic lance#bullying#quiet bullying#angst#langst#hurt comfort#hurt/comfort#soft keith#soft klance#whipped keith#keith just loves lance so much man#my writing#fic#longpost#the applebees universe#i like when keith doesnât say much tbh#god i could talk a million years about the way keith loves itâs about the showing!!!!!!#but sometimes lance needs to hear it and that is more important to keith!!!!!!!#god
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Fanfare for Frieren (a fan translation)
This is the English fan translation of Fanfare for Frieren (ć„é), the accompanying short novella for the opening theme of the Frieren anime, Yuusha by Yoasobi, written by Jirou Kiso with the supervision of manga writer Kanehito Yamada. The images here are from its print/digital version, which has been a bonus from the special edition of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Volume 12.
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1.
Five years after the death of Himmel the Hero.
Central Lands, the Capelle [1] Region.
A small city, commonly referred to as âMusic Cityâ, was located not far off west of the Royal Capital.
Many renowned musicians, who had established the foundation of court music, went there to study, and they each created orchestras there which continue up to this day. Day and night, orchestral and operatic performances kept theatres crowded, and these performances were well-known in the Central Lands.
The hymns that could be heard from the church also evoked such amicable ties between culture and religion. The singing voices and the performance, both tranquil and powerful, were pleasing to the ears.
Thereâs unexpected magic in places like this, huh, Frieren thought while walking through the streets with light steps.
She couldnât visit this place during her journey to defeat the Demon King, but she thought it would have been nice to have taken a detour on the beginning. The journey started from the Royal Capital to the east, she recalled with a little regret.
To that extent, the city was much of a beautiful and isolated place.
The cobblestone pavements reminded one of a flowing music score, while the radial houses reminded one of a well-organized orchestra. The entire city had this atmosphere of welcoming people, so that there was music there for people to listen to.
There might be a wealth of music-related magic in this place. She wasnât particularly knowledgeable when it comes to music, but folk magic rooted in a distinctive culture was worth collecting for that reason alone.
Following the signboards that were shaped like sheet music and musical instruments, Frieren continued walking.
Just near were an opera house and a museum adjacent to it, and the sound of some rhythm coming from somewhere.
Various sounds overlapped the whole city, however, strangely enough, there was no cacophony at all.
Suddenly, among those sounds, one of the most awkward sounds caught her ear. The timbre sounded like it was carefully walking on ice.
Apparently, a small marching band was passing by in front of the church located in the cityâs center. The boys and the girls were preparing for their practice that day, carrying brass instruments too big for their stature and with more percussion instruments than their hands could handle.
A boy wearing a red feathered military hatâor rather, was made to wear oneâhad this desperate expression as he continued blowing his horn, unconcerned about his reddening face.
Even though from a very young age, all this cityâs people had been living together with music.
The sound the boy made while carefully holding the horn, which was said to be the most difficult instrument in the world for humans to play, was not the clearest at all.
However, sometime in the future, that sound will reverberate gallantly and kindly.
Frieren felt it was a timbre suitable for the city.
Frieren continued to walk, as if the small orchestra was pushing her back.
The rustling of leaves, the gurgling water of the fountain, the happy hubbub from the cafeteria. All the sounds of nature and the noise of daily lives here and there gave the impression they were all pleasantly tuned.
It might be said she could stay in here for years while exploring the city thoroughly.
In one corner of the city, there stood an old-looking music store. Its appearance, reflecting its long age, made it stand out.
For some reason, she entered the store. It was a place she wouldnât normally stop by, but her feet were strangely drawn into it.
Beyond the storeâs creaking door, however, a strikingly different but still atmosphere hung about.
Beautifully polished wind instruments. Stringed instruments without a speck of dust. They were placed on a cramped space, lined like capillary vessels. The storeâs appearance made it feel like one could hear the breathing of the old craftsman running the store alone.
As she searched for a narrow foothold and was about to head deeper,
âYou.â A voice said. Frieren felt it was a matured voice that carefully aged over many years.
An old man, whose white hair was tied up clumsily, peeked out from the back of the store. His sleeves were still rolled up, as if he was still tending to his instruments a short while ago. She caught a glimpse of the old manâs muscles, which were well-toned for his age.
âYou⊠seemed to have lived a life unconnected to musical instruments.â
Adjusting the monocle on his eye, the old man fixed his gaze on Frieren.
âHow can you tell?â
âBecause you are a face I have not seen before. Those who love music and those who are loved by music will have visited this place sooner or later.â
The old man asserted his words with such sincere belief.
âThose who love music will immediately be obsessed with the instruments here. Those who are loved by music are people my eyes immediately recognize. So, yes, I can tell. Will you let me see your face?â
And then he beckoned her to come closer.
âMy, my, I am surprised. It seems like you are the latter.â
âWhat do you mean?â
âYour ears, the corner of your eyes, your features. You appear to be an elf.â
âI am an elf, butâŠâ
Frieren didnât immediately catch the drift of the conversation.
âI have something I want people like you to have.â
After saying, âWait for me,â the old man turned on his heel and took out a small wooden box from the back of the store and opened it. Inside was a palm-sized ocarina-like musical instrument.
The instrumentâs intricate design was obvious even to the untrained eye.
âThis is the Möglich. [2]â
âMöglich?â
âIts other name is âthe Impossibleâ [2]. Itâs an instrument said to take a hundred years to master.â
âI once heard the horn is said to be the most difficult instrument in the world for humans to play.â
Frieren replied, recalling the boy from the marching band earlier. She remembered him struggling to play.
âThat is a topic for ordinary humans. This instrument, however, was originally made by elves. You seem to be unaware of this.â
âThatâs right. I didnât know. Though itâs not strange if some elf did invent something like that.â
Frieren knew some of her own kind who spent so many years just killing time. [3]
âMy great-grandfather inherited the Möglich, and he analyzed its structure. Apparently, it is impossible to produce a sound with this instrument unless they continue infusing in a small amount of mana while maintaining a perfect equilibrium. It would take more than ten years to produce a proper sound on this instrument. Fifty years is not even enough for an experienced mage to play one tune with it.â
âReally?â Frieren replied vaguely, not making it clear whether she was interested or not.
âI heard after one hundred years of diligently studying it, the sound one can play from this instrument is unparalleled.â
In fact, the old shopkeeper spent his life trying to master it. However, it was impossible for him to master the instrument as he did not possess any magical power. He could not even make it produce a sound.
âThere is yet no one who has mastered it, much less know how to play it, so this instrument is still for sale, waiting for a buyer.â
The instrument had this eye-popping price tag. It was an amount that could already buy a house, and there was no way Frieren could afford it, not with the travelling-expenses-money she had on hand.
Of course, Frieren had no intention to buy it.
Certainly, it was rather interesting a fellow elf spent part of their long life in the form of developing this musical instrument. What kind of elf are they? Why did they give it to humans?
Most likely, she felt that this might be no more than a prank. It was an instrument that made sounds that could not be produced within the very short, fleeting lives of humans, after all.
âI am here because I want to hear the Möglichâs melodies one day. I have long sought for that timbre no words can describe. For so many years, this whole time. I eagerly awaited any who loved music or is loved by music to come here and finally fulfill my wish. It might be an impossible dream now, but I feel the guidance of the Goddess is at work that I am able to meet you, an elf.â
âIâm sorry, butâŠâ
âI have no need for your money.â
âI canât pay, then.â
âI want an elf like you to have it.â The old shopkeeper said with a strong tone.
His eyes held no arrogance on them, as if he was pushing his impossible dream onto someone else, but instead were filled with unadulterated hope.
ââŠâŠâŠâ
After some hesitation, Frieren replied.
âIf thereâs no other buyers, Iâll think about it. This should be bought by someone who should own it though.â
âI see⊠Come back. I am sure you will.â
âIâll be back. I plan on staying here for a while.â
The old man, as if to remind himself, called out to Frieren as she was about to leave.
âWhat is your name?â
âFrieren.â
âWhat a fine name. A name loved by music.â
2.
The dusk was casting its shadow over the city by the time she left the music store.
Frieren felt how the cityâs tune changed between day and night.
Unlike the bustling daytime and the soundless midnight, the comforting evening was like a soft breeze caressing her cheeks.
Letâs have dinner, Frieren thought.
During the time she traveled with Himmel and their party, Himmel always decided where they would eat. He had this exceptional ability to find out any restaurant that had what Frieren and the others wanted without them telling him what they were in the mood to eat.
How did you know? She once asked him at the dinner table.
âYou all have this way of showing what youâre thinking on your faces.â
Himmel smiled as he said this.
âHeiterâs face now has the color of a ditch.â
Eisen took a glance at the drunkard next to him.
âWhat?!â
Heiter looked back at Frieren, his face looking like an undead. He was so dead drunk he couldnât tell the difference between Eisen and Frieren.
âYou reek of booze.â
Frieren kicked him while Himmel laughed.
âFrieren, you see, I enjoy nothing more than having a meal with the four of us like this. I choose the food every one of us like as I want to make sure we all have a good time.â
She recalled wondering even then if it was the answer to her question.
She then looked at the restaurant now in front of her and thought it had the same appearance and atmosphere as the one from that time.
This restaurant, called Parlante [3], was such a calm place it was like it was not her first time entering it.
âWhat did Himmel like?â
Thinking back, Himmel always ordered his food last. It was often a different dish from theirs, or he would choose a dish that was easy to share between the four of them.
After that, he would portion out his food little by little, share that, and say, âIsnât it more fun to have a variety of dishes at once?â
They had eaten around the table in as many places as she could remember. They partook of seafood when they were in coastal towns, they ate wild greens and hunted game in campgrounds, and they particularly were fond of each regionâs local specialties.
âThe food that can only be eaten in the place youâre in becomes a shared memory with the people you went in with. Even if you forget, youâll remember again when you go there and eat the local food. Thatâs how I want to travel.â
Frieren remembered them talking about this one day, so she then called the waiter.
âIs there any dish you can only eat at this restaurant?â
Would Himmel be surprised to find out she had started thinking like that? Or would he laugh and say, âItâs written on your face,â as if he had already predicted this would happen?
The waiter flipped carefully through the menu pages.
âOur specialty is the l'oeuf omelette [4], made of ten chicken eggs. This dish has four servings, so shall I bring you a quarter of that?â
âNo, Iâll order it as it is. If I canât finish it all, Iâll have the rest on take-out.â
This dish, which was loved by well-known musicians, was bigger than expected and took up a large space on the table.
The evening for one person went on, her recalling that lively dinner table she once shared with others.
3.
It has been a month since she stayed, but she had been so distracted by the magic tool shops and the cityscapes, she wasnât able to fully explore the small city.
Every time she passed the music store, however, the old shopkeeper would enthusiastically call Frierenâs name.
It had become routine for both of them to exchange small greetings.
It wasnât particularly a trouble to Frieren, but somehow, she felt like going somewhere a bit different for today.
Not far off the city center, there was a street lined with monuments of musicians. Some were well-known, but others were unknown to Frieren.
At the end of the line, however, she found a rather out-of-place statue.
It was a bust of Himmel holding a violin. It was probably commissioned by the time he was travelling alone in neighboring countries after the Demon Kingâs defeat.
âHe was here, tooâŠâ Frieren muttered unconsciously.
His eyes were closed, but his facial expression on the chin rest conveyed such a strong will. This must be the work of a skilled craftsman. One could tell a lot of time was spent making the statue. The finish it had was unique even among the more than one hundred types of heroesâ statues.
âSo, he could play such a musical instrument.â
She muttered those words to herself, not wanting anyone else to hear, but from behind her came an unexpected response.
âItâs just as Master Himmel said.â
When Frieren turned around, she saw the speaker was an old woman. There was quite a gap between the womanâs voice, which was quite youthful, and the womanâs elderly appearance. The woman continued with a well-projected voice.
âMight you be Lady Frieren?â
ââŠâŠ?â
For a few moments, Frieren couldnât understand the words directed at her.
âWhat do you mean?â
âMaster Himmel said that when he came here before.â
The old woman, using skillful vocal acrobatics, reenacted her and Himmelâs state during that time.
âOne day in the future, a mage named Frieren will visit this city. I want to make a statue that will serve as a landmark for her.â
âA landmark? Wonât everyone just stop in front of Master Himmel instead?â
âIâm sure they will. But Iâm also sure theyâll recognize her immediately as she gazes at me.â
âIs that how it is?â
âYes, it is.â
The old woman cleared her throat once, ending her little performance. Frieren felt it was strange, given the woman was surprisingly good at imitating voices. She was then told the woman was a former star performer at a circus troupe. It was no wonder that the womanâs voice carried through strongly.
âMy apologies for the late introduction. My name is Flöte [5]. I got too excited at meeting you, Lady Frieren. This is embarrassingâŠâ
Her cheeks blushed, a complete change from moments earlier when she was still acting with different voice tones.
âI witnessed a good performance.â
âIâm glad to hear that.â
Flöte smiled like a blooming flower.
âIt seems like the statue was worth making.â
âMaster Himmel lamented the statue wasnât enough to convey his charm to the public.â
âHimmel would probably say that.â
Frieren then wiped the rust off the bronze statueâs flowy hair with a rag she carried.
âIf only there was a âspell that removes rust from bronze statuesâ, this clean-up would be easier.â
âLet me help you.â
âItâs all right. I can do it on my own. So, why did Himmel say that?â
As all the rust was wiped off and the statueâs smile returned, the old woman answered Frieren with a mysterious look on her face.
âI have a favor to ask of you, Lady Frieren.â
She said it so apologetically that Frieren got an anxious expression.
ââŠWhatâs the reward?â
âA grimoire with the âspell to record sounds in a bookâ.â
At that point, Frieren broke into a smile.
âAll right, Iâm in.â
4.
âSo, you want to dispel a spell that will not dispel until the caster dies?â
Frieren asked again, repeating the old womanâs words.
âThatâs rather difficult. Nearly impossible, even.â
 ââIâm sure Frieren will do itâ, thatâs what Master Himmel told me before.â
âThatâs absurd.â
âIâm also embarrassed to say⊠I am the caster in question.â
âIâm not getting the situation. What do you mean?â
âI ought to speak in order, then.â
 As the old woman said this, she began narrating her personal history.
Flöte was not born in the Capelle region, but in a family of mages, and her parents moved to the area as they hated the horrors of war, and there they established a magical circus troupe. She didnât originally want to join the troupe, but due to the education she received, she was able to use various magic spells back then.
One of those spells was the âspell to erase one memory until deathâ. It would be a terrible spell if abused by others, but the spell was restricted so that it can only be cast on oneself.
There were many rumors about its effectiveness, which were never true. Some people said it reminded them of the moment of death where oneâs whole life flashed before oneâs eyes, while others said it meant like being buried in eternal darkness.
In any case, it was a mysterious kind of magic.
One day, when she was 15 years old, having mastered the spell at such a young age, she then cast it upon herself.
Since then, Flöte had lost that one memory, even until now.
âIn short, I want to dispel that oblivion spell I casted upon myself.â
âWhat memory did you erase?â
âThatâs the thing: I donât know. I did erase it, after all.â
With downcast eyes, she connected her words.
âHowever, I began to wonder if I did lose something important on a whim, especially as I grew older and get closer to death. If, due to the heat of the moment, I buried that memory I shouldnât have lost with the magic spell I learned, at least, I want to remember what it is before I die. Iâm sorry, you might think of this as a selfish request.â
The old woman finally spoke in a voice appropriate for her age.
âWhen Master Himmel was in the city, I got an opportunity to tell him about it. He then told me about you, Lady Frieren. That Lady Frieren is sure to do something about it.â
Observing Frieren carefully, the old woman then appealed to her.
âPlease, will you grant my request? I want to spend the little time I have left, which will pass in the blink of an eye, without any regrets.â
The old woman spoke eloquently, but Frieren didnât reply, seemingly getting lost in her thoughts.
She walked through the city after, letting time pass, and when night came, she booked a room in a tavern.
Late at night, when the tavern earlier filled with cheerful music finally went quiet, the events of the day came to Frierenâs thoughts as she leafed through the pages of her grimoire.
5.
âThis journey must have been a blink of an eye for you,â Himmel said.
The comment came as perfectly natural as picking vegetables in the market.
âIâve almost died so many times, but now that Iâve made it here, everything feels so nostalgic.â
After the Demon Kingâs defeat, Himmel continued on as he rode the shaky carriage back to the Royal Capital.
âFrieren. I know you donât think of this as nostalgic yet, but the day will come when you remember this journey, us, and this moment. I donât know when that will be. Maybe after I die. Even so, Iâm sure youâll be able to laugh and say, âThat was a silly journey, wasnât it?ââ
âItâs too early for the serious talk! We havenât truly defeated the Demon King until we return home!â
Heiter continued to tease them while smiling.
âWell, we still have requests to fulfill.â
On his return to the Royal Capital, Himmel received many requests. He took on small tasks to help people, fixing roads, even searching for lost things.
Their current request back then was from the village undertaker, who asked them to eliminate a monster that only reacted to human corpses.
When asked for more details, the undertaker said there was a dragon blocking the only bridge that connected the village and the town. Since the dragon damaging the area only occurred when corpses were carried away, it was concluded that the dragon had the tendency to target only corpses.
It didnât respond to scarecrows, and pretending to be dead didnât work on it either. Since it only paid attention to real human corpses, Frieren guessed it might have eyes that could detect whether a person is alive or dead.
âIâll act as bait.â
Himmel spoke resolutely, as he always did.
âYou just defeated the Demon King, and you want to die here?â Eisen said. âStop being reckless!â
âEven Eisen, who doesnât die even if he was eaten by monsters, is useless this time, huh.â
âHeiter, shut up.â
Frieren looked at the two badmouthing each other and then asked.
âCanât we just borrow a corpse?â
âWe canât do that, Frieren.â
Himmel continued, as if to admonish her.
âA dead person is the image of a life lived fully. We canât recklessly put that in danger. Besides, even if Iâll be acting as bait, I wonât truly die. Frieren, you can put me in a state of suspended animation, yes?â
âA state of suspended animation?â
She once casted the âspell to encase a living creature on iceâ on a ferocious enormous fish. Himmel must have that time in mind when he said this.
âAre you sure? If I make a slight mistake, youâll truly die.â
âYou can do it, right?â
âI donât know.â
Frieren shrugged her shoulders andâŠ
âJust do it this time. Youâre capable of it, after all.â
âGo for it!â
Heiter and Eisen happily cheered.
âI donât know what will happen.â
Himmel stood on top of the bridge as Frieren took out her staff.
âFrieren. Fire at me.â
A flash of mana concentrated on the staffâs tip then enveloped Himmel. The air around froze, and Himmel quietly collapsed.
Soon after, a very large shadow appeared on the bridge. A dragon came on sight. As it circled the sky above, it went straight at Himmel, as if it had set its sights on him. Its piercing eyes and the sharp claws it brought out now loomed nearer.
Facing that, a large swing of the warrior Eisenâs axe violently exploded.
A heavy, dull sound echoed throughout the area.
White smoke and cold air blended, then wafted away as if they were thawing. One could see that Eisen was the last one standing.
Frieren then promptly used the âspell to warm up the skinâ on Himmelâs cold body.
Regaining his breath, Himmel smiled at Frieren with a reddened face.
âSee? I told you; you can do it.â
6.
Frieren snapped her grimoire shut.
âThe âspell to erase one memory until deathâ, huh.â
The next day, as the morning sun rose, the city became slowly filled with sound.
Frieren woke up on the hard floor far from her bed, and with bed hair she went to Flöteâs house.
It was to put a theory into practice. This was a drastic measure, but in Frierenâs opinion this measure would work.
âLady Frieren, good morning. Did you find out anything?â
The old womanâs voice seemed refreshed.
âYouâll have to die.â
âHuh?â
âThatâs why Iâll put you into the state of suspended animation.â
ââŠâŠâ
There was a moment of confusion from the old woman, then silence. However, after a while, she looked like she had made up her mind.
âPlease. Iâll do whatever it takes.â
As soon as she heard those words, Frieren gently raised her staff.
âLie on the bed. Iâm starting.â
âIâll do whatever it takes, indeed, but are you all right with thisâŠ?â
âIâve done it once before. I can do it.â
âIf Lady Frieren says so, then it will be all right. Please do so.â
The spell Frieren casted on the old woman enveloped the latterâs body, and for a moment her body stiffened.
Soon after, however, the old womanâs body regained movement, just like how coloring paint flowed when dissolved in water. She then wore this childlike expression, showing a trace of the young girl she once was.
âHow are you?â Frieren asked shortly after. âYou technically have died once, so your memory should be back.â
âHahaha⊠I was worried like a childâŠâ
The old woman seemed to have recovered her lost memory.
As an adolescent, she didnât want to join the magical circus troupe. Instead, she yearned for a particular musical instrument.
âThe Möglich, the instrument said to take a hundred years to masterâŠâ
She strongly yearned for it, but it was too expensive, and she could not spend a hundred years on it, so as a child, she thought she could just forget it existed.
So, she sealed that memory instead. She put the lid on that unattainable wish and began to live on reality.
âIâm glad I remembered⊠Iâll put my life on the line even if it takes years before I reached my dream, and Iâll start learning from now on.â
âI see. Then, you should have that instrument.â
As the Möglich was an instrument which used magical power to produce sound, without doubt, it would be a good match for Flöte, who was a mage.
âIâll tell the music store shopkeeper. That there is this customer who has wanted it for a long time.â
âOh, no. Are you truly sure?â
âI want someone who loves music more than me to have it, you see.â
âThank you very much. Lady Frieren, I cannot thank you enough.â
âI get rewarded anyways, soâŠâ
âYes, youâre right.â The old woman took out a grimoire from her bookshelf. âThis is the grimoire with the âspell to record sounds in a bookâ. Iâm ashamed to say I have already recorded various sounds in this bookâŠâ
Flöteâs eyes went downcast as she said this, just like when she and Frieren first met.
âIt sounds like a strange hobby, isnât it? As it was routine for me to travel to various places as part of the magical circus troupe, I had a lot of once-in-a-lifetime chance encounters, and I wanted to preserve them in some form. The local people and the sounds from nature became my source of support. Among these are the recordings of my meetings with Master Himmel.â
âThis isnât a strange hobby. Himmel would have said the same.â
Frieren said she would return the grimoire when she finished reading it, then left the room.
On the same day, Frieren went to Restaurant Parlante, which was now a completely familiar place for her, and ordered an omelette. When she went to bed with a full stomach, she then opened the grimoire the old woman gave her.
Just as Flöte said, the grimoire had sounds from various ages, places, genders of people⊠some of them were sounds from nature, some being the noise of daily lives.
âYou⊠you look familiar.â
Was this how the old music store shopkeeper sounded like when he was younger?
âIâll have the ten-egg l'oeuf omelette, please!â
The voice of a very well-known musician continued.
âThis time, Iâm thinking of starting a marching band in this city.â
âOne day in the future, a mage named Frieren will visit this city. I want to make a statue that will serve as a landmark for her.â
She heard Himmelâs voice as she turned a page. His voice was a bit different from the last time she met him, but it was still Himmelâs voice from her memories. It felt nostalgic, too.
And she realized that Flöteâs voice imitation before was a bit exaggerated.
âPlease pose quickly! Youâre just holding a violinâŠ!â
This was probably the heartbroken cry of the craftsman who made that Himmel bust.
It seemed like Flöte, as a young girl, followed her interests and recorded these sounds from the various places she went, and the chance encounters she cherished. Frieren could just imagine how she looked like during then.
ââŠâŠâŠâ
It might not be a bad idea to retrace that journey with everyone, she thought, looking at the east towards the Royal Capital.
In the end, Frieren decided to leave after staying in the city for around three months.
When she said goodbye to the music store shopkeeper, he excitedly said, âFlöte loves music and is loved by music.â He said the old woman mastered producing sounds on the Möglich at an extraordinarily fast pace, something that would have normally taken ten years.
After all, it was appropriate for those who should own it to have it.
As she was preparing herself to leave with these thoughts in mind, a marching band passed by in front of the tavern.
The boy playing the horn had grown taller in a short time, and his hat now fitted him better. His fingers holding the horn now had calluses on them, and his blowing on it sounded less labored than before.
The sound was brave and gentle, but eventually became grainy.
A celebratory fanfare sounding like a parade salute echoed on Frierenâs back as she left the city.
(END)
Translatorâs Notes:
[1] Written as ă«ăă㏠in katakana. I decided to translate it as âCapelleâ, as the word means âthe private orchestra or band of a prince or churchâ, which is a reference to the marching band in this short novel.
[2] Written as ăĄăŒăŻăȘă in katakana. In German, âmöglichâ means âpossibleâ.
[3] Written as ăă«ă©ăłă in katakana. âParlanteâ means âa piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitativeâ.
[4] In French, "l'oeuf" means "egg". In short, this word is just a fancy term for "egg omelettes".
[5] Written as ăăŹăŒă in katakana. In German, âFlöteâ means âfluteâ or âwhistleâ.
[6] Frieren was most likely thinking of Milliarde, an elf friend of hers who first appeared in Chapter 69.
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They feel as though a wire threatening to snap, and it all feels too familiar.
â the world around them thrums with a life that threatens to suffocate them. they have suffocated it in the past. perhaps this is how they recognize the pressure it places upon them. perhaps they are only feeling what it is everyone else feels under this godforsaken mountain : the weight of miles on their shoulders. the weight of magic. thick in the air, it threatens again. empty threats, but their windpipe rattles with anticipation in motion.
pacing. movement. to never stop, a future or present of paperwork endless but as is their will, such is one of their many fatal flaws, is it not? â to be so determined, to be so capable. such not to disallow failure, but rather, to disallow retreat.
they will do this. they must do this. this is who they are.
their death lies waiting for them, and they, waiting for it. eventually, they will win. how it is always an eventually.
the mountain is no longer there. it has not been in a long time. â a falsehood their mind forgoes, the threads they've lived and will live tangling on themselves, the brain not meant to contain memories to the caliber of which they know and keep and never shed â they feel slightly lightheaded with their own existence; a rattle, shiver, stop. ( you're being spoken to. answer. his voice ringing like hollow bells. )
you are in the hall. the grey wallpaper reminds you of winter. you cannot remember to which house it belongs anymore. ( toriel's, asgore's, the home they are yet to live, the home they were born in / a never-ending absolution of places of your past, places of your future, and place you are in; always leaving sooner than you expect. )
" There is, but not likeâ " not like this, not like you, not like us. " ânot with them. " is how they choose to conclude, hands running through hair, dark eyes closed. tense like a lightning rod waiting in the negative air for that positive strike. tense like a storm cloud, cotton ball, cheek bone. maybe its him they're waiting for. intuition like a signal they're tuning into, when the frequency is right. his world, the one they don't belong to, the one he's stuck in. or maybe not. the world shivers in double-vision. they can't tell if they see him at all.
" I don't want to put this onto them. " I can't put this onto them. " There are strength in numbers, but I'm the support beam, they're the tenants, right? I keep them up so they can live. I keep them... " they trail with an inhale, realization striking cold the back of their throat of how selfish that sounded; as though they needed them. they didn't. that's one of the hard parts.
" Sorry, " like trying to atone for a mistake and speed past it all at once, no less sincere in the effort regardless " I'm just a little stressed. Give it an hour. it's not your problem to deal with me. " â I'm not acting the way I should with you, the way I want you to see me, even if you've already seen too much.
@quillheel asked ; â this isnât our fight , Gaster . itâs my fight . â from Frisk to Gaster !
It cannot help the solemn expression that crosses its face at those words. They are ones that have been used far too many times. He has his.. reservations about the human - he has seen what they are capable of, both at their best and worst. But there is merit in the fact that they settled for the happier ending. It must take solace in that.
And such moral conundrums are not solved by this mentality. Feeling the need that everything rests solely on ones own shoulders can lead to a worse condition. That, and perhaps they have endured enough fighting.
"And why must that be the case? Is there not strength in numbers?"
#HI responds to this after 2934822948123 years BHGKTRB#i left this Very vague (if intentionally confusingly so-) so it could be During or After a pascifist run; up to you!!#i wrote it kinda with the idea of 'them being stressed as ambassador pascifist run and having trouble with remembering reality' but it also#-hella works with them being in new home right about to fight asgore or smth and having Big Trouble with it for obv reasons#tis up to you!!! same with if Gaster is or is not physically present!#my Frisk usually has a funky thing where they can kinda 'tune in' to the void usually for ease of interacting with Gasters + its neat#so they can sometimes hear them depending on what phase of 'atunement' they're in (essentially when we say so for the sake of plot)#but this would also 1000% work with that one verse it has iirc of it being popped out of the void in post-pasifist so?? really tis up to go#also dont be worried to dm me and we can plot!!!!!#MUSE / Frisk#ROLEPLAY / Frisk#â â to jump from anywhere & make it home : threads.#â â you sing but only the pavement listens : ic.#aethergate#unreality //#ut //#Q.
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