#sorry if i am quiet in the meantime i just hate my job and it kills my vibes LKDBDBSKDNS
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yaburnaee · 9 months ago
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galaxy stern how i love you and ache to dig in your brain
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brainddeadd · 7 months ago
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Five: The Weight of Fame and Reality
Dating Luke Hughes was everything and nothing like you expected. Moments alone with him were easy—filled with quiet conversations, stolen kisses, and Netflix marathons with takeout. But outside the safety of your little bubble, life was complicated.
The media followed Luke everywhere, and by extension, you. Social media exploded with pictures of you together: candid shots from his games, blurry photos from coffee dates, and speculative articles analyzing everything from your fashion choices to your body language.
The noise was overwhelming. For every person cheering you on, there were ten more criticizing you—saying you weren’t good enough for Luke or speculating that the relationship wouldn’t last.
“I swear I didn’t ask for this,” you mumbled one night, scrolling through the latest gossip headline: “Hughes’ Girlfriend: Cinderella or Just a Phase?”
Luke glanced over, sighing as he set down his controller. “Hey.” He gently took your phone from your hands, tossing it onto the other side of the couch. “Stop reading that crap.”
You frowned. “It’s hard to ignore.”
“I know.” He tugged you closer, wrapping an arm around your shoulders. “But none of them know us, okay? What we have—that’s real.”
You wanted to believe him, but doubt gnawed at the edges of your mind. Would this really last? Or would Luke eventually realize that he deserved someone who fit more perfectly into his world?
Cracks Begin to Show
Things got harder as the hockey season progressed. Luke’s schedule was brutal—games, practices, travel. He was exhausted all the time, and you saw him less and less.
You tried to be patient. You knew dating an NHL player meant sacrifices. But loneliness began creeping in.
One night, after Luke canceled your dinner plans for the third time that week, you found yourself staring at the unopened takeout containers on your kitchen table.
You hated how disappointed you felt. You hated even more that you were starting to doubt him.
The Fight
It finally came to a head after one of Luke’s away games. He’d promised to FaceTime you afterward, but hours passed with no word.
When he finally called, his voice was groggy and distracted. “Sorry, babe. I crashed right after the game.”
You tried to keep your frustration in check, but it spilled out anyway. “Do you even care? Because it feels like I’m not a priority anymore.”
Luke’s tired sigh crackled through the phone. “It’s not like that, and you know it.”
“Do I? Because right now, it feels like I’m always waiting for you—waiting for you to have time, waiting for you to show up.”
Silence stretched between you, thick and heavy. Then Luke’s voice dropped, frustration clear. “This is my job, okay? I can’t just drop everything.”
“And what am I supposed to do in the meantime? Just sit here and wait for you to remember I exist?”
Luke exhaled sharply. “I didn’t think this would be so hard for you.”
The words hit like a slap. “Wow,” you whispered. “Good to know what you really think.”
He immediately backtracked. “That’s not what I meant—”
“Forget it, Luke. Maybe this was a mistake.”
You hung up, your heart aching with regret even as you dropped the phone onto the bed.
Time Apart
The next few days passed in a blur of silence. Neither of you reached out, both too stubborn to apologize first.
You missed him, but the fear that maybe you weren’t enough for him lingered. What if you were just a distraction in his life—a temporary comfort during the off-season?
And yet, despite everything, part of you hoped he would fight for you.
The Gesture That Changed Everything
A few nights later, there was a knock at your door. You weren’t expecting anyone, and your heart leapt with cautious hope.
When you opened the door, there he was—Luke, standing on your doorstep with messy hair, tired eyes, and a guilty smile.
“Hey,” he said softly, shuffling awkwardly. “Can I come in?”
You crossed your arms, leaning against the doorframe. “What are you doing here?”
He scratched the back of his neck, looking genuinely sorry. “I messed up. I should’ve made more time for you. I didn’t realize how much I was asking from you.”
Your heart clenched at his words.
He stepped closer, his voice quiet but sincere. “I don’t want to lose you. I’ll figure this out—I promise. I just… I need you to be patient with me.”
Tears stung your eyes. “I’ve been trying, Luke. But it’s hard.”
He nodded, reaching for your hand. “I know. And I’ll do better. I want this. I want you.”
For a moment, neither of you said anything. Then, slowly, you stepped aside, letting him in.
A New Beginning
Luke wrapped his arms around you the moment the door closed, holding you tightly like he was afraid you might disappear.
“I love you,” he whispered into your hair, the words filling the cracks that had formed between you.
You melted into him, your heart finally at ease. “I love you too.”
This time, it felt like a promise you could believe in.
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coto524 · 1 year ago
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jesus fucking christ it's relentless huh
2024 so far has been:
utterly failing to keep on top of things. the house is a tip and im forgetting to brush my teeth again and i keep going to work in uniform i've forgotten to wash
mam has been getting on my nerves more than usual and i can't tell how much of my frustration is justified and how much is me not taking care of myself (especially with longer workdays / less sleep)
expensive. i had a root canal in january and this month i'm having a crown and in a few weeks i'm going back to cambridge for a weekend and in march i'm heading on my interrail trip
i'm looking forward to my trip in the abstract but. i need to sort out so many things in advance and i Can't. i keep thinking about the accommodation i haven't booked and the train reservations i haven't got and what i'm gonna do in each city and i just. can't get round to it. and i need to sort the house out at least somewhat before i go and i. can't
the cat managed to injure herself on thursday night so it was a trip to the emergency vet and then the daytime vet on friday and then looking after her this weekend and mam's taking her back on monday to have x-rays and it's probably fine but everything is so expensive and they said in the rare event there might be a tumour cats handle amputation very very well and. if it's something serious it's going to come down to whether we can afford to treat her or not. and i don't want to worry for no reason and i know part of it's the gabapentin but she's being so quiet and i hate it hate it hate it and i know at some point we'll have to lose her but not now not like this
people keep suggesting i'd be better in another job and recommending vacancies they've seen that they think i'd be good for and even our manager's started saying "whenever you do leave the team we'll be sorry to see you go" .. the whole world and their mother is convinced i should be striving onwards and upwards and i don't know how to tell them that i'm falling to pieces just trying to work a band 2 job averaging <30 hours a week. that it looks like i can either be employed or look after myself but apparently i can't manage both. and on my days off i don't even do anything to catch up so i don't even know if that's right.
cambridge is going to mean seeing everyone from uni and all the progress they've made and here i am. same as i ever was. and my sisters are coming over and i'm eternally grateful for the help they gave us last year but they're going to ask questions about what's happened in the meantime and i won't be able to give them any answers they'll like
this last one isn't even a major thing but. i'm lonely. the guy i was banging moved out of area and everyone who seems interesting keeps airing me and it's definitely nowhere near my top priority but it's also. really not helping my mental state
reading this all back it looks like i'm having a panic attack and. i don't think i am? i'm just so so tired. and when i stop and try and put it in words i feel stupid for not seeing the problem earlier and stupid for not dealing with it the way that everyone else seems to manage.
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wonder-galixy · 2 years ago
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~~First Maintenance~~
I guess I was wrong to assume when my next shift was. It was the next day, but it was entirely overnight. Meaning from 7 pm to 6 am. I mourn the loss of sleep- maybe I can sneak in a few naps while on the clock- it certainly sounds possible. In the meantime, while the sun is up, I have college classes to attend to… Ok, only 2 classes today, but they’ve got a mean workload!!
College classes go by in an excited haze, I got to gloat to my professor that I got a gig at Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizza-Plex, a sentence that got a surprised eyebrow raise. And now, I’m driving down the freeway to the aforementioned Pizza-Plex. There are only a few slip-ups on the road as I make my way there, but I have enough reaction time to keep myself out of trouble. Which is a blessing as I'm certain my mom would cry if anything happened. The parking lot is slowly making itself vacant, I should’ve expected as much.
I’m a little early to my shift tonight, but I thought the place would be completely empty by now, 10 minutes until close should have people running for the doors. Unless they’re at the gift shops, then it makes sense. I cross the threshold into the plaza. A few families look my way, but ultimately pay no mind as I walk further in. Glancing through my work email on my Fazwatch, it’s a short list. But a short list with 11 hours to complete it means each task is time-consuming. 
I make my way to the locker rooms, callus as I scrape my backpack against one of the walls during a sharp turn. There’s a gasp as I complete my motion, it comes from the mouth of a lady. Guess I startled her. She has long blond hair, kept in a ponytail, and wearing one of the Fazbear uniforms. 
“Oops, sorry about that. I’m not the most careful person around.” I say casually. I move past her to my locker.
“Uh-huh.” She starts off, really drawing out both syllables.
“I’m (Y/N), the new mechanic. How ‘bout you?” I ask, putting my backpack down in the locker.
“... Vanessa. I'm the head of security here.” She says while adjusting her tie.
“Are there any other employees here tonight?”
“Well… there’s Leo, but his shift ends soon, I think.” Vanessa closes her locker and walks out of the room. She’s really serious about her job, isn’t she?
I throw the uniform button-up over my shoulders and snatch the hat before rushing out of the locker room. I quickly catch up with her as she makes her way up the stairs to those ‘behind stage’ areas.
“Do you like working here?” I ask as soon as I catch up to her. She stumbles on a step before turning to me.
“How are you so quiet? Like it here?? You need to stop.” Vanessa stumbles over her words too, apparently.
“Ok, slow down. Take a second to organize your thoughts,” I say in a slower tempo, “I have no idea how I’m stealthy, it just happens sometimes. Yes, how do you like it here? I'm curious. And, finally, I will not stop.” I take my time answering her, just to give her more time to recover. But all she does is look at me with her brows creased together, it seems I get on her nerves too, not just Monty’s.
“I don’t have to like it here, it’s a job. The pay is the only good thing about this place.” She says it through clenched teeth. Is it really a pain to work here?
“If you hate it, you can go. You’re an adult, no one’s stopping you.” I trot up the final flight of stairs. Vanessa glares at me when I say that, “Unless there really is something stopping you.”
“Yeah, it’s called rent payments.”
“If you’re head of security for the Mega Pizza-Plex, you have the qualifications for any other security field.” I make my way to Rockstar Row, Vanessa follows to keep the conversation going.
“Alright, then why do you want to work here?” Vanessa asks. That’s a question she’ll regret asking.
“Because!! It’s Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza! I loved that place as a kid!” My voice echoes across the hallway again, “Though, I only went to the Pizza Place, so sad to hear it burned down. But! They’re back!! And it’s a GIANT mall!?!”
Vanessa looks at me like I’m crazy but lets me continue rambling, “And- and!! I love the FNaF horror series-”
“You know that’s a-”
“Complete fabrication from the mind of a total lunatic? I know!! But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy them, right?” I turn to look at her.
“You’re… odd.”
“Why, thank you!” My reply is automatic, it’s not until the words are out of my mouth that I notice that wasn’t Vanessa’s voice.
It was actually Roxy! I guess my yelling has gathered an audience again. She looks down at me with a look similar to Vanessa’s, that crooked-eyebrow look of ‘are you insane?’
“That reminds me! Is everyone ready for a routine maintenance check?” I turn back around to face Roxy fully. Even peering behind her to check for the other band members. She heaves out a sigh and nods.
“We’ll all head down to maintenance in our elevators. You’ll have to find your way by yourself.” She taunts.
“You can take my elevator down, if you’d like.” Freddy quickly adds after Roxy, probably trying to keep her under wraps.
“Oh- Thank you! I’d definitely get lost on my own.” I walk past Freddy, to his room, but take a second to wave bye to Vanessa, “It was nice to meetcha! Have a good night!”
Vanessa waves hesitantly, I think, I couldn’t tell out of the coroner of my eye. Freddy ushers me to his elevator and pushes the button down.
“I hope you can forgive my friends, they aren’t fond of new staff sometimes.” Freddy says, he folds his hands together.
“Nah, it’s ok. I never take those kinds of insults personally.” I look up to Mr.Fazbear, he’s in shock for a moment but then smiles in a relieved manar.
“I’m glad you’re so patient.”
The elevator stops and opens, revealing a long hallway with orange accents. Freddy guides me to the end where an automatic door stands. It opens up immediately once Freddy gets into a certain range from it. Probably a special censor coded into the door to respond to him. Simple code, but very useful.
Parts and Service, the repair bay, two names for one room. A big circular room with a cylindrical glass chamber near the center. There’s old computer equipment, a desk stacked with paper, and multiple doors for the band members. I walk down the stairs and make a b-line to the desk. Sifting through the papers. There are character profiles, blue prints, accident report logs, a basic training guide, and a blank notepad. Oh- and a cold cup of coffee.
“Ok! Who wants to go first?” I ask, my back is still turned away from everyone as they file into the room.
“How about I go first? Just as a practice run.” Freddy offers. Well, he offers it, but he’s already walking into the glass cylinder and sitting in the giant chair.
“That’s fine by me!” I say and search the table for the ‘Freddy Folder’. 
Setting up the computer for basic maintenance takes a hot second, but that’s just because the computer is ancient. I walk into the protective glass cylinder, folder in hand, and start slowly reading through the files.
“Oh- Superstar, you don’t need to be in here with me. The whole maintenance process is automated.” Freddy says gingerly, his ears wiggle in a weird way.
“Hm… nah,” I say in fake contemplation, “I wanna be here- Ok! Do I have everything? Am I forgetting something??”
I count through a mental list of possibly needed objects and ‘what if’ scenarios. I have my toolbox, I have the animatronic files, um… What if the power goes out? Are there any backup power sources?
“Are there any power generators around here? Where are they stored?” I ask and exit the cylinder. 
Everyone around looks at me with confusion, but Chica still answers, “Well, yeah. They’re stored all over the place. I think there are even some in the hallway outside.”
I walk away and grab one without a word. It takes another second for me to drag it back to the repair bay and hook it up to the thing. But I haven't turned it on just yet. It’s just sitting in a far corner hooked up to a power socket on the glass cylinder. 
“Ok, that should help. Um… what would mom say?? Well, she’d say something like ‘(Y/N)! What are you doing? You’re wearing baggy clothes, what if they get stuck on something?’” Oh- I didn’t think of that.
I take off my button-up. I was wearing it more like a jacket so it was easy to remove. Now, in just my jeans and fitted top, I enter the cylinder again. The computer starts the maintenance and repairs, but I stay in and watch the arms move and swivel around Freddy. I start reading through Freddy’s files and muttering to myself. Mostly nonsense, reading some sentences out loud, and random questions. The machine only takes a couple minutes before the computer announces its completion. I was in the middle of listing possible nick-names for Freddy, don’t know how I started talking about that.
“Oh! Awesome! Next person, please enter the cylinder!” I announce as Freddy walks out.
Chica walks up with a small bubble of excitement. I, again, searched for her folder on the table. It’s the same easy process of talking (rambling) to the air while the machine takes care of her. Chica had to stop the machine for a second, as there was something lodged in one of her joins that the machine couldn’t pick out. It was a piece of cardboard that got stuck in one of her spine bits. She lets out a flustered noise, but that was the only problem that required my involvement. Roxy has no problems whatsoever. I guess she is the best for a reason.
Monty was the last guy standing. He lets out a growl and stomps into the repair bay. I start the program and start my rambling, but Monty quickly tells me to shut up. I shrug it off, but then the lights in the room go out.
“Oh, I didn’t think the power would actually go out. This is why you need a back-up generator.” I say as I wander over to the far corner of the room.
It takes a few tugs on the generator to get it going, but it eventually roars to life. The lights in Parts n’ Service go back on a few seconds later. I walk back over to Monty and resume the maintenance. The whole room was silent, except for the wiring of the arms in the cylinder, odd considering how many robotic bodies are in here.
I peek up from the page I was reading, “Are you guys ok? If you’re worried about the power, the generator should keep it up. It’s a strong machine, assuming it’s a recent model.”
“That’s not what we’re worried about, chickpea.” Chica mutters quietly. Her eyes are locked on the big doors and windows.
“Is he here already?” Freddy asks.
Roxy is quick to respond, “I think it just entered the hallway. It’s moving slowly.”
“There’s a thing in the hallway?” I ask and walk over to check.
The place is covered in darkness, swathed in silence. While the light in Parts n’ Service leaked out into the halls outside through the windows, the light only stretched out so far. Looking, straining my eyes, I could barely see 2 dots in the darkness. They were muted, probably something far away, but also close to the ceiling. Is it something super tall? Is it attached to the ceiling? 
“(Y/N), how about you resume working on Monty? We’ll keep you safe.” Freddy puts his hand on my shoulder and gently pulls me back into the room.
“No, I wanna see. I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m not scared.” I lift his hand away, and turn back to the doorway.
The dots are inches from me.
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ifmywishescametrue · 4 years ago
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"You didn't deserve that... You deserve so much better." for buckytony pls 🤓
thank you for sending one! it got kind of out of hand lol so here's 2.2k of breaking up and making up. hope you like it!
Tony loses track of what the fight is about fairly quickly. He knows it started with what seemed like playful bickering, the kind their relationship was practically built on, but somewhere along the way the jabs turned much more pointed. Barbed wire wrapped around them, until each one was like a knife wound.
The first real cut came from him, he knows. Bucky's witty comment hit a little too close to one of his hundred insecurities, and reflex made him return it with too much sharpness. He can't blame Bucky for reacting, but they're both to blame for letting it get this out of hand. That’s not something that matters in the moment, though.
In the moment, all that matters is the careless insults and merciless words they lob back and forth. They chip away at each other and their relationship until it’s crumbling around them, but even that doesn’t matter. It becomes secondary to getting in the last word and one-upmanship, like it’s a competition for who can hurt who the most that they both desperately want to win, consequences be damned.
“You know this is why people keep leaving you,” Bucky says. “At some point it should be pretty damn obvious that it's you, not them.”
Tony laughs bitterly because the only other choice is crying. “Cause you're a real fucking prize, right? Bet people are just lining up to date a guy they're barely allowed to touch. And God forbid you ever try to do something nice for him, because it'll never actually be right.”
“Better than a guy with daddy issues so severe it'll take him two years to even tell you he loves you. Don't bother saying it in the meantime to him either, because he'll run off to hide for a week after each time.”
“Well, you know what, I'll make it easy for you, then,” Tony says, backing away to grab his jacket. “You don't have to worry about me and all my issues anymore.”
He forcefully shoves his arms into the sleeves and grabs his keys from the hook by the door. Bucky watches with a clenched jaw and doesn't try to stop him, not even when he pauses to give him the chance.
“What are you waiting for? Go ahead and run off. Prove my point.”
Tony shakes his head, an ache already forming in his chest that he ignores. “I’m not proving your point, because this isn’t running. This is breaking up with you because you’re a fucking asshole.”
He lets the door slam shut behind him and speedwalks down the hall, repeatedly pushing the elevator button. It doesn’t come quickly enough, and he flings open the door to the stairwell to rush down them. His vision blurs dangerously, and he can hardly see where he’s going, but he doesn’t slow down. The tears come freely with no around to see, until he’s out on the sidewalk and violently swipes them away with the back of his hand. He doesn’t pay attention to where he’s walking, only on getting as far away as possible.
Where he ends up shouldn’t come as a surprise to him. It’s muscle memory to come here at this point, a walk so familiar he could do it in his sleep and still manage to avoid all the cracks and uneven parts on the sidewalk on the way.
He stands outside of Shield’s Bar, neon lights coloring his face blue and pink, and he contemplates going in. It’s a Thursday, which means Clint is working the bar until midnight. Natasha will be waiting tables, and Steve will come in to replace her at ten.
All Bucky’s friends. He won’t get any of them in the breakup.
Steve will be the first to turn his back on him with his unwavering loyalty to his best friend. Clint will follow next because he hates tension and it’s the easier side to take. Natasha will be last, and she’ll claim that she loves them both and choosing sides is childish and ridiculous. But she’ll go, too, eventually. When none of her other friends will be in the same room as him, and all of their usual hangout spots become off limits. It’ll grow awkward and uncomfortable until promises to meet up turn into vague excuses and texts spaced months apart.
But where does he have to go if it isn’t here?
Rhodey’s on base in California, and Pepper moved back to New York the second her business degree was done. Staying in Boston was never the plan, not until Bucky and his found family welcomed him into their lives and made it feel like home. Where is there to go if home isn’t an option anymore?
He stands there long enough that people start to whisper as they pass by. They must think he’s lost his mind, staring blankly at a brick wall and hardly blinking, but he doesn’t hear what they say. Doesn’t hear anything but his own thoughts running in circles, going from anger to regret to shame and back again.
He wonders if Bucky’s right. If he truly is the reason it never works out. He knows he’s too insecure and emotionally unavailable. He demands too much and gives too little in return and doesn’t know how to communicate.
He used to watch his parents fight, orbiting around each other with avoidance and unspoken words until the dams broke and silence turned to screams, and he would swear that he would be better. If he was lucky enough to be in love with someone and have them love him in return, he would understand just how rare and beautiful that is and never take it for granted.
Easier said than done. Harder to face the fact that sometimes his words sound exactly like his father’s once did and sometimes he feels like his mother when he quietly lets himself be walked on and overlooked. The worst of both of them is tangled up inside of him, and it always kills whatever he touches.
Natasha finds him there eventually. She opens the door roughly, with intention that falters momentarily before she asks, “Do you plan on coming in at some point or are you staying out here all night?”
“I should probably go,” he says, quietly enough that it’s nearly lost to the wind.
Natasha watches him for a long moment, then steps out of the doorway to take his hand. She leads him over to an empty booth and slides into the opposite side.
“Aren’t you supposed to be working?”
She shrugs, “Steve will be here in a few minutes. No one’s going to die if they have to wait for their beer.”
Silence stretches on, and he stares down at his hands on the table. It’s warmer inside the bar, and he doesn’t realize that the cold has turned his fingers numb until they begin to unthaw.
“People coming in here were talking about some guy loitering outside. Some were saying he looked sad, some said lost. A few less optimistic people voted for strung out on drugs, but I think it’s safe to rule that one out now. Same with lost, seeing as you’ve been here a thousand times. That leaves sad, which means you had a fight with Bucky, and you didn’t come in, which means you think it’s your fault. Am I right so far?”
Tony nods, hanging his head low, and she continues to ask, “Do you want to talk about it or drink about it?”
“We broke up,” Tony mumbles. “I did it.”
She takes a long breath, and her hand is warm when it slips back into his. “Are you planning on fixing it?”
“Not sure it’s fixable. I said some things, he said some things. Can’t really take any of it back now.”
“People say things they don’t mean all the time. Doesn’t make it unforgivable.”
He shrugs like his heart isn’t broken. “Maybe it’s better off this way.”
Natasha sighs, “Tony.”
“What?”
“Go home.”
“Pretty sure I don’t have one of those anymore.”
“Of course you do,” she says softly. “I promise you that he wants you to come back.”
Tony shakes his head. “You weren’t there, Nat. You don’t know what happened.”
“I don’t have to know what happened to know that he wants you to come home. If he feels even half as terrible as you look, he wants you. Just because you broke up doesn’t mean it’s over. It’s only over if you don’t go back.”
Tony bites his lip to keep it from quivering, and he asks, “What if you’re wrong? What if he doesn’t want to see me?”
“Well, it can’t exactly make things worse, can it?”
He huffs a humorless laugh, “I guess not.”
Natasha slides out of the booth, putting a hand on his shoulder. “Go home before he comes out looking for you, and text me in the morning to tell me I was right.”
She walks away, greeting Steve as he comes in, and Tony lingers there for another minute before getting up. He waves to them both on his way out and tries not to think about what she’ll tell Steve about his reason for being there.
The walk back to his and Bucky’s apartment seems quicker than the walk away from it, and Tony resents it for not giving him more time.
He takes the stairs again and hesitates outside the door, what ifs overwhelming his mind. What if he walks in and all of his things are packed up for him? What if Bucky isn’t even there or all of his belongings are gone instead? What if he can’t fix it and this is where it really ends? He doesn’t know if he could recover from that.
Turning the key in the lock, he opens the door slowly and holds his breath in trepidation.
Nothing looks different. No packed boxes, no smashed picture frames, no sign that anything ever went wrong.
Bucky is on the couch, curled into the corner with his legs held tight to his chest, and he doesn’t seem to notice that he isn’t alone anymore. It’s painfully quiet, and the single light that was on before isn’t enough now that it's grown darker outside, but he hasn’t turned any others on.
“I’m sorry,” Tony says into the silence. It’s as good a place as any to start. “You didn't deserve that. Any of it. The whole stupid thing. You deserve so much better. I should be better at this, but I’ve done a real shit job of it lately, I think. Maybe not even lately. Maybe I’ve been a terrible boyfriend the whole time, and in that case you should probably tell me to go and not come back, but I’d like to think there were at least moments where I was sort of okay, and I’d like to try to be more than just okay if you’ll let me.”
Bucky stares at him, lips parted and red-rimmed eyes unblinking. “What the hell are you talking about?”
Tony freezes, unsure of how to answer that, and Bucky unfolds himself to walk over and stand in front of him.
“You broke up with me,” Bucky says.
“Yes, but I -”
“No,” he interrupts. “You broke up with me.”
Tony frowns in confusion and slowly says again, “Yes.”
“That means I do the grovelling here, because I fucked it up. I beg for the second chance, because I crossed the line so far that you left. And I did it on purpose, too, because I had a shit day so I pushed until you pushed back,” Bucky explains. “And apparently I did such a good job being horrible to you that you think it’s your fault.”
Tony tries to process that, but it’s taking some time to work through. A complete turn around on his thoughts that almost makes him dizzy.
“Why did you have a shit day? What happened?”
“Is that really what you’re focusing on in all of that?” Bucky shakes his head in disbelief and runs a hand through his hair. “God, it’s you that deserves better. That’s what I’m telling you here. You were right to leave, and I should be the one telling you I’m sorry.”
“You had a bad day and took it out on me. How many times have I done the same to you? You never once left.”
“Doesn’t make it right.”
“No,” Tony agrees. He reaches for one of Bucky’s hands, because he needs the contact and has a feeling that Bucky does too. “But it doesn’t mean it’s not worth working on. I meant what I said about wanting to be better for you.”
Bucky nods, looking down at their joined hands. “I want to be better for you, too. How do we do that?”
“A lot of talking about our feelings, probably.”
Bucky pulls a face. “God, that sounds terrible.”
Tony laughs, taking his other hand to pull him in closer, “Yeah, it does, but we’ll get better at it eventually.”
“Can we start tomorrow?” Bucky asks. He leans down to rest his forehead against Tony’s. “I’d really like to just hold you tonight.”
“Yeah, baby,” Tony murmurs. “Hold me tonight. It’ll be better in the morning.”
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fanficshiddles · 4 years ago
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Tear You To Pieces, Chapter 5
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The day after their first date, Kelly was in the lab doing some computer work while Bruce and Tony were doing some more higher tech jobs.
Loki came strutting in and grinned when he saw Kelly working on her own at a table. He walked over to her and slipped his arm around her, giving her side a squeeze that made her jump slightly. Her cheeks turned red when he whispered in her ear. ‘Good morning, sweetheart.’ And he kissed her on the cheek before taking a seat next to her.
‘Morning, Loki.’ She beamed happily. ‘Uhm, are we not supposed to be careful still, with the others around?’ She asked quietly.
Loki nodded. ‘We are. But those two imbeciles over there aren’t paying us any attention right now. They tend not to care what I’m doing, providing it’s not trying to take over the world again.’ He teased.
‘Good point.’ She smiled and nodded.
‘Did you get a good sleep last night after our date?’ Loki asked.
‘I did, thank you.’ Kelly said quickly, trying to forget about the rather vivid dream she had last night. ‘Did you?’
‘I most certainly did.’ He purred.
Loki got dragged into helping Tony and Bruce, much to all their annoyances. Kelly disappeared briefly to get something to drink from the kitchen, she made everyone some tea and brought it back to the lab.
‘Ah thank you, pet. You’re such a star.’ Loki smiled and kissed the top of her head as no one was looking.
‘Do you want anything else?’ She asked chirpily.
Loki saw his opportunity to test out his theory. ‘Would you mind nipping to the library and grabbing me a book that I left on the little table between the sofa and the window please? There’s a few things in there that might come in handy for what we’re working on.’
‘Sure!’ Kelly rushed off to get it for him.
The God smirked as he sipped his tea, waiting for her to come back. While he was waiting, he pretended to fiddle about with a reactor that he was supposed to be helping the others fix. But he didn’t overly care if it worked or not in the end.
He didn’t need to wait long before Kelly was back with the book. ‘Is it this one?’ She asked as she handed it over to him.
‘Ahh, good girl. Perfect, this is the one. Thank you.’ Loki smiled widely.
‘You’re welcome!’ She squeaked out higher than she had meant to as her face went bright red, she quickly averted her eyes away from him and stepped backwards. Her stomach was twirling and her heart racing at hearing him say those two words especially. ‘I… gotta go… See you later.’ She said quickly and darted out of the lab.
Loki smirked to himself as she left.
‘Hey, reindeer games. What are you smirking at? What have you done? Did you scare Kelly away?’ Tony called on Loki from across the room.
Loki scowled at Tony and said nothing as he carried on with what he was doing. He was certainly going to enjoy killing him the most once he had his powers back.
Over the following month, Loki took Kelly out on a date every other day. They kissed each time, making Kelly feel like she was on cloud nine. She was falling hard and fast for Loki, like she had feared she would. But he was so charming and such a gentleman, she didn’t see a problem.
Loki often used her weakness on her, by asking her to do minimal things. In return he would praise her, using those two words that would have her all flustered within a second. She always tried to be near him, almost to the point of clingy. Not that he minded, he had her exactly where he wanted her.
She was like a little puppy obsessed with its master. She did anything and everything he asked of her without hesitation.
They still kept quiet about the fact that Loki was courting her. The others did notice that they talked a lot and were often near each other, but they knew that Kelly was the only one that was civil and nice towards him, so it wasn’t overly suspicious for them.
‘When do you think we can tell people about… us?’ Kelly asked him when they were spending some time together in the library.
They were on the sofa by the fireplace, Loki had his arm around her and she was snuggled into him while he was reading. She loved his voice, hearing him read anything was so soothing.
‘I think we should still wait a while, pet. Especially as there is a big mission coming up in a few weeks’ time. Everyone is a little, stressed about it.’ Loki said as he rubbed her arm softly, making her arm tingle under his touch like her body did every time he touched her.
She still couldn’t believe that Loki was dating her.
‘Big mission?’ She queried, turning to look at him slightly.
Loki nodded, then his eyes went wide. ‘Oh dear… I wasn’t supposed to tell you that, it’s classified.’ He cringed.
‘I won’t tell anyone, don’t worry. I promise.’ She said quickly, making Loki smile.
‘I know you won’t, you’re my good girl.’ He purred and leaned in to steal a kiss from her as her body trembled slightly from what he said, the usual flush creeping up her neck too.
He grinned and ran the tips of his fingers down her neck, enjoying the way the goosebumps rose up on her skin under his touch. ‘I know you have a praise kink, don’t you, darling?’
Kelly’s eyes widened and she pulled back slightly, looking startled at him calling her out on it. ‘I… I uhm…’
‘It’s nothing to be embarrassed about, pet. If anything, it’s very endearing how much you want to please me.’ He growled low and moved in to kiss her again, making her sigh against his lips.
His hands started sliding down her body and slipped inside her blouse. But when he attempted to remove it, she put her hand on his arm and stopped him.
‘Loki… I…’
‘Sorry, pet… Am I going too fast?’ He asked, frowning.
‘No… It’s just me… I do want to go further, I just. Well, I’m still a virgin. And I don’t think I’m quite ready, not yet. Please, don’t hate me for it.’ She said worriedly.
Loki cupped her face in both hands and smiled softly at her, then pressed his forehead against hers. ‘Don’t worry, pet. I could never hate you. I adore you, and I will wait as long as you need. There is no rush from me.’ He assured her, making her heart flutter.
‘Thank you, Loki.’ She whispered, smiling widely.
‘No need to thank me, darling.’ He kissed her forehead gently.
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Loki snarled angrily as he slammed his bedroom door shut. He stormed across to his bed, his clothing disappeared from his body as he swiftly lay down. He gripped his hard cock and started jerking off rapidly.
‘That pathetic mortal quim, keeping herself from me. How dare she!’ He spat as he roughly pumped himself to the thought of plundering into her virgin cunt.
The image of her beneath him, submissive and pliant as he fucked her flashed before his eyes. Knowing how tight she was simply around his finger… He started grunting as he quickened his pace even more, squeezing his cock as tight as he could to replicate what she might feel like.
But as he came, spurting over his stomach, it was not as satisfying as he knew she would be.
Any mortal should be honoured that he, a God, wanted to sleep with them, a lesser being. Especially one that has a crush on him. He was getting more and more impatient each day with the godforsaken mortals. He had at least thought getting Kelly wrapped around his little finger would’ve brought him some pleasure in the meantime… but no. The little bitch was holding out on him.
And he was furious.
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vminity21 · 4 years ago
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Recompense | myg
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Pairing: student!yoongi x student!reader, college!au f2l
Word Count: 2,925
Genre: angst, fluff
Warning(s): language, mention of death of a relative; Rated: pg 13
Summary: Underneath the tough exterior is truly grief, yet Yoongi is unable to execute it well until he discovers that you relate to him more than he realized. Sometimes learning that you are not alone is the best form of healing.
Credits to: @suhdays​ for making such a beautiful cover!! And thank you @cyberkryptonitecupcake​ for making the request! I really hope you like it!
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Rain clouds encompass campus as easily as entering the end of a thread into a needle. At least, that’s the analogy you groggily come up with and you are sticking with it. Compiling your textbooks into your backpack, you trace your steps in finding your dorm key and with a brief look in the mirror, you inhale and exhale slowly. You can do this today. You are smart. You have great hair. You will not annoy Yoongi for the millionth time in two days.  It has taken a lot over the years to give yourself positive affirmations to start your day as your mother always taught you to do so, but when she had passed, you went a very long time without encouraging yourself at all.
But that’s the secret you keep. With no social media for anyone to discreetly look at of you, you bury the heartbreak as best as you can because overall you know that your mother is proud of you. She would want you to stay positive; she would want you to smile not only for you but for the sake of others. Stepping onto the sidewalk, you put in your airpods with an upbeat tune as you saunter to class. You were partnered for a project with Min Yoongi, and one thing you have learned is that he is not your biggest fan for reasons you are uncertain. Maybe it has to do with how much you antagonize him with your charms? Maybe it has to do with the irresistible way you cut letters out of construction paper. Who even knows? But…. He does have a cute bu-
The brief collide of a large shoulder astonishes you as you jolt to remove an airpod, “Hobi, are you insane?” You stifle a large smile as he scrunches his nose at you.
“Saw the perfect opportunity and I took it.”
“Well, good for you. How are you and Monnie holding up? This project is intense.”
“Firstly, I better confess before she calls me out. She’s done all the work. Secondly, is it the project? Or the partner?”
Flashing your best friend with a warning look, you keep the subject away from Yoongi. “Of course, your girlfriend has done all the work! What is the point of a boyfriend if he is completely useless!”
“Excuse me, Heathen. I’ve come up with some of the facts that we have to present so I have put in a smidge of my time.” He shakes his head, ruffling his strands from his laughing eyes.
“You better be glad she loves you. I’d washi tape your eyes closed. And then superglue wiggle eyes in your hair.”
“I’d also give him a mullet and replace his eyebrows with pipe cleaners. Hello guys,” Monnie joins from the library as all of you continue to class.
“And what makes you think I wouldn’t fight back?” Hoseok muses while laying a steady hand upon his beloved tendrils in preparation to protect.
“I have my ways, peasant.”
Feigning to be nervous, Hoseok’s gaze flickers between you and Monnie. “I don’t know what kind of vile thoughts are festering within your skulls, but I do not want any part of it. But, to return your question because I have human decency unlike you stale croutons, how is the project going with Yoongry?”
“Hobi, how many times do I have to tell you that he’s not angry, he’s just… I don’t know difficult.”
“Seems angry to me, ow!” Hoseok rubs his side from where Monnie jabbed him with her elbow upon entering the classroom.
“Sh! He’s right over there,” Monnie whispers in warning. Yoongi is leaned in his chair with arms crossed, his intimidating gaze observes the room while his tousled, black hair reveals his forehead. As much as you hate to admit this, you are very attracted to him- especially when his eyes move to find you. Shit! Smiling in his direction as happily as you can muster, he briefly rolls his eyes in response before returning his gaze to the front where you happen to make a quick trip to the professor.
“Um, Professor Namjoon, how are you doing?”
“Ah! My straight A student, I am wonderful, how are you?”
“I am doing great, Professor, just wanted to let you know that I read over the articles you suggested for the project! Super helpful!” You gleam.
Yoongi eyes you as you continue your conversation with Professor Namjoon. One thing he has picked up on is how much you like to people please which is something he has never fully understood about the human population in general. Nobody should have to go out of their way just to make someone happy if they do not want to, but then again, it’s hard for him to express his emotions especially after his mother passed away before the semester even started.
“Good morning!” Your chirpy voice resonates with the intention of making Yoongi smile, but instead he murmurs his greetings in response.
“You studied over Furosemide last night, haven’t you? That’s one of the major heart medications used in the veterinary field.”
“I sure did. You studied up on pimobendan as well, correct?” The project is based on medications for congestive heart failure and the importance of why they are needed along with the explanation of what happens within the heart when it is functioning abnormally. ‘Lucky, I got stuck doing a project on the prostate,’ Hoseok’s whine echoes in the forefront of your brain.
After a few seconds, you can’t seem to refrain from taking Yoongi’s presence in. He really grew up to be so handsome. The thin curve of his chin, his button nose, his soft, umber eyes and the way he gels his hair in place, even the scent of him is alluring.
“Staring at me isn’t going to get the job done,” he mumbles, slipping the rolled poster behind him to unravel upon the desk.
“Looking at you?” You jump, frantically moving to gather the materials needed to decorate the project. “I’d rather look at a pin cushion.”
“It probably would appreciate it if you didn’t stare at it either.”
Squinting your eyes at him, your mouth open and shuts multiple times without a subtle comeback. “What is with you? You know I’m not going to cower until you smile, right?”
Shoulders tensing, Yoongi peers at you, “Can you take anything seriously for at least one second?”
“If taking this project would help boost my immune system, sure, why not.”
“You’re impossible.”
“And you need a dose of sunshine. Hoseok has a contagious smile, why don’t I introduce?”
You are unaware of the grip you have on the chair beside you, trying everything you can to maintain your happy façade no matter how much you are tempted to let it crumble. How was your mom so good at handling people like this? There has to be something deeper tormenting him to resonate so much hatred to whatever it is he is clinging to.
“I would prefer to be introduced to a tree. Now if you’ll so kindly hand me the stencil sheet, I will begin formulating words to define the jobs of the atriums versus the ventricles before tracing the letters.”
“I’ll leave you to it then. In the meantime, I’m going to grab a coffee, I’ll be right back.” Shuffling to retrieve your wallet, you are sure Professor Namjoon wouldn’t notice the few minutes that you would be gone and for what it’s worth, you need a moment to relax. What happened to make him so cold? Unbeknownst to you, a picture of your mother swoops to the ground to land at the tip of Yoongi’s shoe. Eyebrows scrunching, he bends to pick up the picture to see a woman whose smile matches yours, but not only that, there is a familiarity about her as if he has seen her before.
“Miss Jeon?” Memories swarm his mind of his childhood where an exuberant joy was in the air mingled with the smell of chocolate chip cookies. A little girl chased him around the backyard while giggles reverberated throughout the atmosphere. Miss Jeon would call out for you guys when the treats were ready and would always make sure Yoongi had everything he needed when he would come to visit. But that little girl who was his best friend as a child happened to be none other than you. How had he not recognized you? Another memory resurfaces, one of his own mother sharing laughter with yours. They had been friends, too.
From what is written on the back of the portrait, it is revealed that your mother is no longer on earth right beside you the same as his mother left this world so soon. Tears gather in his eyes as the shame overwhelms his chest in all entirety. Who was he to judge you based on your happiness? If you could lose someone who obviously meant the world to you and can still maintain your kindness, then why can’t he?
Bustling of the other students is loud enough to not focus in on the man whose world has seemed to halt. Swallowing roughly, he tries steadying the picture with his quivering hands as a tear drips off his cheek. His mother would be disappointed in how he coped with his anger and today was the day he would need to make a change. And he will. When you return, the Styrofoam cup warm in your palm, you set it onto the table, “Alright, now that I’ve retreated for a few minutes, I would hope your top tier attitude has-”
Quieting immediately, you take in a trail of tears resting on Yoongi’s face. Eyebrows furrowing, you are so surprised that words do not exist in this very moment. Why is he crying? Did you say something wrong?
“I’m sorry,” he whispers through the trembling of his chin, “I’m so sorry.”
“Yoongi, what’s?” Eyes trailing to his hands, you gasp at the realization that he is holding the picture of your mother that you carry with you everywhere you go. Before you can even verbalize anything, Yoongi hands you the picture without a word and exits the classroom while you stand there in silence.
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Days pass and you haven’t seen nor have heard from Yoongi. Running your hands over your face, you’re leaned over your desk with nothing but the days events cycling heavily on your brain. Any form of homework has not been touched, and Professor Namjoon seemed to fully understand the circumstances of why you needed to leave class early. Collecting the materials as well as the posterboard, Hoseok and Monnie had helped you carry everything back to your dorm and offered to stay with you for the evening, but you declined. LenLen, your roommate happens to be with her boyfriend, Jimin which saves time for you to cry.
You miss your mother more than anything in this world, and she is the first person you would have called if she had been alive. How did you miss the picture falling out of your backpack when you grabbed your wallet? Deep down you always knew who Min Yoongi was, he was your ‘soulmate’ when the pair of you were children. Your mothers would always joke about a future of grandchildren with the absolute assurance that you and Yoongi were destined to be husband and wife. Unfortunately, you and your mother had to relocate for her job opportunity and you never saw Yoongi again until you recognized him the beginning of this semester.
It is funny how life works sometimes, as if an invisible string tied him to you in all aspects of life. Alas, he did not remember you, hence why you had been so lenient with his annoyance directed at you. You wanted to believe that he would wake up, and because he was so stand offish, you couldn’t find the bravery to confront him nor confess that he was your friend at one point in life. Instead, you bottled it up. When you called your brother to give an update a few days ago, he relayed the news regarding Yoongi’s mother which all made sense as to why Yoongi was so distant; your heart shattered for him as tears pooled. How could you possibly ever bring up a subject as devastating as that? But you wanted Yoongi to know that he is not alone. You are mourning as he is. If only he would realize who you are-
A soft knock on the door jolts you from your palms while sparks dance along your vision before clearing up. Confused due to not expecting anyone, you carefully step to the door, cracking it open to realize that Yoongi of all humans is standing with a bouquet of roses in his grip. “Yoongi?” You take in a sharp breath, “How did you find my dorm? I don’t remember-”
“I met Hoseok,” he says softly, “You were right, his smile is… definitely contagious but rather mischievous for lack of a better term. He told me where to go.”
Giggling, not only at his accurate description of Jung Hoseok, but also out of uncertainty because you have no idea how to truly react. Is it odd that you are very happy that Yoongi is here? Gaze flitting to the roses, you are in awe of how beautiful they are against the dark shade of his trench coat. “They’re beautiful.” You say, “How did you know I loved roses?”
A gentle smirk graces his lips, the closest to a smile you have ever seen, and you have never felt your heart pitter patter the way it just did. “I remember always seeing them in a vase when my mother and I would visit.” His fingers stir along the plastic cover around the stems, “Really, I am so sorry. You did not deserve to be treated that way. I was wrong to take my frustrations out on you. Not that this is an excuse but, my mother-”
Reaching your fingers to lightly press to the back of his hand, he stops as his eyes widen. “Why don’t you come in?” You whisper, and straight way he enters, following you to a sofa set off to the side. “My brother told me about your mother. Yoongi, I am so sorry about that. She was the sweetest woman. My mom always missed her after we moved.”
“And mine always missed your mother,” you take the roses and swiftly prepare a vase of water to settle them in, decorating the kitchen counter with the beauty of the red petals. “I think… I think I just blocked out that time in my life because I hated that you weren’t there with me anymore.”
Your heart skips a beat. Did Yoongi eventually remember everything after all? “I was heartbroken, too.” Turning to lean your back against the counter, you cross your arms to try to bring some comfort to the anxious feeling beneath your chest. The pain of the losses will never go away, but the man across the room will end up being the bloom of happiness that you will need, and you will be his solace- the one person who will remind him that he is not alone. He has you. “I don’t want to hear another apology, okay?”
His mouth falls open, “But-”
“Nay, you shan’t.”
“Really though, how will I ever repay you for my actions? I should have never forgotten about you.”
Arms still crossed, you gradually near him as he stands to his feet, your eyes connect with his, “All I want you to know is that you are not alone. Sure, you may not have known who I was majority of the semester, but at least you know now.” When his gaze, filled with guilt, strays, you move your head to regain his focus. “Yoongi, really, you remember me now. So, lets try to live life the way our mothers would want us to.” Your voice breaks, knowing how proud they must be of the pair of you reconciling and reuniting after years of being apart. “Besides, we have a lot to learn, and a project to finish, so whaddya say?”
For the first time in years, you get to see it, the gummy smile glowing from his face as he shakes his head at you. “Must I be reminded of that wretched thing? I’d prefer to shave my eyebrows.”
“You have a sense of humor?” You tease lightheartedly as you nudge his shoulder with your knuckles. “I knew you had it in you!” Chuckling, he reaches for your frame to pull into a tight embrace, you immediately relax into his mold while you breathe in the crisp scent of his cologne. “Goodness, you smell like a dream. If our moms were correct about our future, I am not going to be disappointed!” For once, the pair of you feel complete even if sorrow will awake from time to time- as Yoongi squeezes you tighter, you bury into the crook of his neck, pressing a small kiss to his warm skin. “We better make an A+.”
Pulling away slightly, to rest his forehead upon yours, he is still smiling, “Following up with some extra credit.”
“Agreed,” you beam, letting his warmth encompass you to its full extent, when you almost lose balance due to him shifting his feet, he catches you.
“I’m so-”
“Gah!” Your fingers brush his lips, “What did I tell you?”
“No more apologies.”
“No more apologies.”
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imagine-loki · 4 years ago
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Tear You To Pieces, Chapter 5
TITLE: Tear You To Pieces CHAPTER NO./ONE SHOT: Chapter 5 AUTHOR: fanficshiddles ORIGINAL IMAGINE: Imagine Loki was sent to make up for his deeds by helping out The Avengers at the tower. Everyone thinks he’s changed, but he is just biding his time. He manipulates and uses someone who works there, who has a crush on him, to get exactly what he wants.  RATING: M
WARNINGS FOR THIS FIC: DARK LOKI, RAPE/NON-CON, MANIPULATION, MURDER, VIOLENCE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, KIDNAPPING
The day after their first date, Kelly was in the lab doing some computer work while Bruce and Tony were doing some more higher tech jobs.
Loki came strutting in and grinned when he saw Kelly working on her own at a table. He walked over to her and slipped his arm around her, giving her side a squeeze that made her jump slightly. Her cheeks turned red when he whispered in her ear. ‘Good morning, sweetheart.’ And he kissed her on the cheek before taking a seat next to her.
‘Morning, Loki.’ She beamed happily. ‘Uhm, are we not supposed to be careful still, with the others around?’ She asked quietly.
Loki nodded. ‘We are. But those two imbeciles over there aren’t paying us any attention right now. They tend not to care what I’m doing, providing it’s not trying to take over the world again.’ He teased.
‘Good point.’ She smiled and nodded.
‘Did you get a good sleep last night after our date?’ Loki asked.
‘I did, thank you.’ Kelly said quickly, trying to forget about the rather vivid dream she had last night. ‘Did you?’
‘I most certainly did.’ He purred.
Loki got dragged into helping Tony and Bruce, much to all their annoyances. Kelly disappeared briefly to get something to drink from the kitchen, she made everyone some tea and brought it back to the lab.
‘Ah thank you, pet. You’re such a star.’ Loki smiled and kissed the top of her head as no one was looking.
‘Do you want anything else?’ She asked chirpily.
Loki saw his opportunity to test out his theory. ‘Would you mind nipping to the library and grabbing me a book that I left on the little table between the sofa and the window please? There’s a few things in there that might come in handy for what we’re working on.’
‘Sure!’ Kelly rushed off to get it for him.
The God smirked as he sipped his tea, waiting for her to come back. While he was waiting, he pretended to fiddle about with a reactor that he was supposed to be helping the others fix. But he didn’t overly care if it worked or not in the end.
He didn’t need to wait long before Kelly was back with the book. ‘Is it this one?’ She asked as she handed it over to him.
‘Ahh, good girl. Perfect, this is the one. Thank you.’ Loki smiled widely.
‘You’re welcome!’ She squeaked out higher than she had meant to as her face went bright red, she quickly averted her eyes away from him and stepped backwards. Her stomach was twirling and her heart racing at hearing him say those two words especially. ‘I… gotta go… See you later.’ She said quickly and darted out of the lab.
Loki smirked to himself as she left.
‘Hey, reindeer games. What are you smirking at? What have you done? Did you scare Kelly away?’ Tony called on Loki from across the room.
Loki scowled at Tony and said nothing as he carried on with what he was doing. He was certainly going to enjoy killing him the most once he had his powers back.
Over the following month, Loki took Kelly out on a date every other day. They kissed each time, making Kelly feel like she was on cloud nine. She was falling hard and fast for Loki, like she had feared she would. But he was so charming and such a gentleman, she didn’t see a problem.
Loki often used her weakness on her, by asking her to do minimal things. In return he would praise her, using those two words that would have her all flustered within a second. She always tried to be near him, almost to the point of clingy. Not that he minded, he had her exactly where he wanted her.
She was like a little puppy obsessed with its master. She did anything and everything he asked of her without hesitation.
They still kept quiet about the fact that Loki was courting her. The others did notice that they talked a lot and were often near each other, but they knew that Kelly was the only one that was civil and nice towards him, so it wasn’t overly suspicious for them.
‘When do you think we can tell people about… us?’ Kelly asked him when they were spending some time together in the library.
They were on the sofa by the fireplace, Loki had his arm around her and she was snuggled into him while he was reading. She loved his voice, hearing him read anything was so soothing.
‘I think we should still wait a while, pet. Especially as there is a big mission coming up in a few weeks’ time. Everyone is a little, stressed about it.’ Loki said as he rubbed her arm softly, making her arm tingle under his touch like her body did every time he touched her.
She still couldn’t believe that Loki was dating her.
‘Big mission?’ She queried, turning to look at him slightly.
Loki nodded, then his eyes went wide. ‘Oh dear… I wasn’t supposed to tell you that, it’s classified.’ He cringed.
‘I won’t tell anyone, don’t worry. I promise.’ She said quickly, making Loki smile.
‘I know you won’t, you’re my good girl.’ He purred and leaned in to steal a kiss from her as her body trembled slightly from what he said, the usual flush creeping up her neck too.
He grinned and ran the tips of his fingers down her neck, enjoying the way the goosebumps rose up on her skin under his touch. ‘I know you have a praise kink, don’t you, darling?’
Kelly’s eyes widened and she pulled back slightly, looking startled at him calling her out on it. ‘I… I uhm…’
‘It’s nothing to be embarrassed about, pet. If anything, it’s very endearing how much you want to please me.’ He growled low and moved in to kiss her again, making her sigh against his lips.
His hands started sliding down her body and slipped inside her blouse. But when he attempted to remove it, she put her hand on his arm and stopped him.
‘Loki… I…’
‘Sorry, pet… Am I going too fast?’ He asked, frowning.
‘No… It’s just me… I do want to go further, I just. Well, I’m still a virgin. And I don’t think I’m quite ready, not yet. Please, don’t hate me for it.’ She said worriedly.
Loki cupped her face in both hands and smiled softly at her, then pressed his forehead against hers. ‘Don’t worry, pet. I could never hate you. I adore you, and I will wait as long as you need. There is no rush from me.’ He assured her, making her heart flutter.
‘Thank you, Loki.’ She whispered, smiling widely.
‘No need to thank me, darling.’ He kissed her forehead gently.
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Loki snarled angrily as he slammed his bedroom door shut. He stormed across to his bed, his clothing disappeared from his body as he swiftly lay down. He gripped his hard cock and started jerking off rapidly.
‘That pathetic mortal quim, keeping herself from me. How dare she!’ He spat as he roughly pumped himself to the thought of plundering into her virgin cunt.
The image of her beneath him, submissive and pliant as he fucked her flashed before his eyes. Knowing how tight she was simply around his finger… He started grunting as he quickened his pace even more, squeezing his cock as tight as he could to replicate what she might feel like.
But as he came, spurting over his stomach, it was not as satisfying as he knew she would be.
Any mortal should be honoured that he, a God, wanted to sleep with them, a lesser being. Especially one that has a crush on him. He was getting more and more impatient each day with the godforsaken mortals. He had at least thought getting Kelly wrapped around his little finger would’ve brought him some pleasure in the meantime… but no. The little bitch was holding out on him.
And he was furious.
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mudhorn-djarin19 · 4 years ago
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The Unexpected - (Agent Whiskey x f!reader)
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Summary: After you and Jack have a break up you realize you are pregnant with is child. What now? (Came to me cause we know Jack lost his child and sweetheart canonically. He loved them and deff seems like he would still want a wife/kids someday. So what if he finally gets it... but :X) Rating: Teen Warnings: unplanned pregnancy, mentions of abortion, and language Masterlist Join my tag list via here! You sigh as you make your way to Champs office with papers in hand. You didn’t want to have to transfer partners but it was necessary. You couldn’t work with Jack now that you had broken up. The two of you ended on fairly decent terms but there was still awkwardness and tension there. Approaching Champ’s door you knock waiting for his response. Once given confirmation you enter and sit in one of the big leather chairs in front of his desk.
“What can I do for you today Agent Sangria?” He says with a smile.
You place the papers on his desk and slide them his way. “I’m putting in a partner change request. Agent Whiskey and I as you know where an item and we are no longer. It would be awkward to continue to work with him.” Champ takes the papers with a frown. Looking over them he sighs. “Well I hate to see that my two best agents won’t be working together anymore but I understand. I will transfer you to work with Tequila from now on if that’s okay with you.” You nod, giving confirmation that Tequila was fine. You sign the papers needed for confirmation of partner change and thank Champ for his understanding. Heading out of his office you bump into no other than Agent Whiskey himself.
“Oh sorry da-... sorry.” He says, moving to the side to let you by.
“It’s fine.” You say quickly and continue on your way down to the cafeteria to meet Ginger for lunch. Not continuing the conversation much longer.
You make your way into the cafeteria, grabbing some food and then finding Ginger at a table in the far back corner. “Hey.” She says with a lighthearted smile. “Doing okay?” “Yeah. I’m managing.” You sigh. “I just put in my transfer request with Champ. Thankfully he understood and I’ll be working with Tequila from now on.” Ginger gently rubs your back, knowing your sadness. “I know it makes you sad. The breakup, having to do all this but things will be okay. Tequila’s at least a good agent. He’s nice and funny.” She says.
“Yeah I know he is. I am glad to be getting partnered with him.” You sigh. “I just hate this. If Jack and I didn’t get into the stupid argument about life I wouldn’t be here right now.” “Want to talk about it?” Ginger frowns. She knew you broke up last month but hadn’t heard the full story yet. 
“Jack and I got into an argument over the stupidest thing. I was discussing the next steps for us. Like moving in together, possibly marriage and even kids at some point far down the line. But he got all tense and acted like he didn’t want that. It hurt. I thought he loved me… I mean we were together for 2 and a half years.” You sigh, keeping your tears in check. “I wanted to create a picture perfect life with him.” 
“I’m sorry hun. You’ll find someone who wants to do that with you I am sure. He’ll realize his mistakes then.” She comforts. “I know I will but it’s going to be a while. There’s too much pain there. I’m still in love with him. It hurt to call it quits but I had to.” You say.
Ginger continues to console you throughout your meal, ensuring you all will be good within time. The next week goes by with ease until one morning you wake up feeling sick. You run to the toilet and throw up. You groan fearing you have come down with a stomach bug until it hits you… your period hasn’t come in over a month. “Shit shit shit.” You swear pacing around your bathroom in fear. You work at calming yourself down. Thankfully it was your day off from work so you could take the day to go get some tests and relax. Once you ate and got to feeling a bit better you ran to the nearby store and bought 4 different tests. You sigh and pee on them all as told. Placing them all on the counter when finished you set the timer for the designated wait time. It feels like ages until the timer goes off. You whine at the thought of looking at them but know you have to. You slowly walk over and look at them and see that all 4 have 2 lines clear as the day showing. Tears immediately fill your eyes as you drop down onto the floor. Clutching your chest you sob realizing you are pregnant with none other than Jack’s child. Sure you knew it was a risk when you had unprotected sex but you never figured it would have happened with you being on the pill. It must have gotten messed up somehow. You continue to sob trying to rack your mind around what is happening. What do you do? Do you keep it? Of course you do, you thought. You always wanted kids. Do you tell Jack? If you did, would he be mad? And if you don’t would he notice and figure out it’s his or assume it’s someone else's and you were cheating on him. You groan and pick up your phone, calling Ginger. 
“Hello? It’s your day off shouldn’t you be-” She says but stops when she hears your sobs. “What’s going on? What’s wrong?” “Ginger I…” You gulp. “Ginger I’m pregnant. I don’t know what to do.” “Woah holy shit…  Okay first off. Do you know whose it is?” She asks, already figuring the answer but wanting to confirm.
“Yes of course. It’s Jack’s. Who else's would it be?” You groan. “What do I do? I’m scared to tell him but I don’t know how to hide it from him. I want to keep it though.” She is silent for a minute minus her humming while she thinks. “Well he’s going to find out at some point. But in the meantime, we can see about maybe transferring you to be a tech agent. You definitely don’t want to be on the field if you are carrying a baby. Plus if you’re a tech agent you won’t have to be around Jack much.” She assures.
“Y-yeah. I guess that could work. Shit. I hate to make Champ put in another change for me. But surely he’ll understand. Poor Tequila though now he has to yet again find a new partner.” You frown. “He’ll be fine. Don’t stress. Champ will surely understand. Give him a call today to get it in motion while you're out. I got to get back to work now but if you need anything else don’t hesitate to call me. I’m here for you.” She says before saying her goodbyes and hanging up.
You sigh and immediately call Champ once hang up from your call with Ginger.
“Hey Champ, I hate to do this but I need to put in another transfer.” You sigh.
“Is everything okay? I thought you said working with Tequila would be okay.” She says.
“No no it is. It’s just… I can’t do field work for a while.” You gulp. “I just discovered a few minutes ago that I’m pregnant.” “O-Oh. Well…” Champ says unsure what to say. “Understandable. I can transfer you to tech agent or medical for the time being. Whichever you prefer.” “I’d like to be tech agent. I- It’s obviously Jack’s and  don’t want him to find out about this quiet yet. Not after what went down between us. He won’t be around me much if at all if I am assigned there.” You say.
“Okay. I will put in your paperwork today and you can start work in tech tomorrow first thing.” He states. “If you need anything else or any help you know where to reach me.” He says before ending the call.
Three months passed since you discovered you were pregnant making you now at four months and you were definitely starting to show some. You were enjoying your job change as a tech agent but wouldn’t lie about missing the action and being able to travel as an agent. Ginger had been kind and helped you out with anything you needed. Such as helping you shop for some supplies, going to doctors appointments for support and just being there for you emotionally through it all. She was truly the bestest friend you could ever ask for. By now practically everyone who you worked with closely knew you were pregnant but thankfully no one said anything to Jack, and you were still able to avoid him. You only had a few more months to push through and they were surely going to be the roughest but you’d manage. You still worried about what you’d do if Jack found out but that was a problem for that day.
Another two months passed and you were very much showing now at six months. It was hard to hide it and the pain was getting stronger. The baby was kicking a lot now. The day was going fine as you went over some reports from Tequila’s last mission you did tech for him until Ginger swore under her breath and hopped up from her seat.
“What’s going on?” You asked, turning in your chair to face her. She was heading towards the door when she stopped and looked at you. “I need to go to medical. We have an incoming emergency from the mission I was just working on.” You looked at her and processed what she was saying until you finally remembered that her last mission she teched on was Jack’s. “Wh-what happened?” “Hun, stay here and relax. I am sure he’s okay. I will explain later.” She says, quickly escaping. You frowned and looked down at your shaking hands. It may have been months since you two had broken up but your love for him was still there and you were worried he was seriously injured. What if he was? Would he recover? You worked at relaxing your mind. Ginger will tell you everything soon you assure yourself. You sigh and turn yourself back to your report to try and focus your mind.
A few hours passed when Ginger finally returned. “He’s okay. He’s tired and sore, got a few stitches and bandages but he’s alive. If you’d want to go see him you can.”
You thanked her and made your way down to the medical wing. You sighed and rubbed your belly, knowing now that you were going to see him he’d notice and you’d have to explain. The elevator dinged and you stepped off into the medical facility. You checked with the main nurse on what room Jack was in before heading that way.  You gently knocked on the door before entering and sitting down on the chair next to his bed. He was asleep, probably from medication that Ginger had given him. You reached out and gently grabbed a hold of his hand. That small gesture must have woken him because his light snores stopped and he slowly turned his head to look at you. “Hey. What’re you doing here?” He questions, voice raspy. He coughs then, explaining why his voice is like that.
“Hey. Um Ginger told me you got hurt on the mission. I just wanted to come and see if you were okay.” You said, still holding his hand.
“Oh.” He coughs. “Yeah I’m okay. She fixed me up. Just got caught in some crossfire. Got a few shots in me but all good now.” You nod and lightly smile. You hold his gaze for a bit until he works at sitting himself up. When he does he looks down and sees your belly. His gaze turns from soft to dark then, a glare across his eyes.
“I see you move on fast.” He grumbles.
“I haven’t… It’s-” You start to say.
“Oh? So then what?” He glares at you.
“No Jack.” You sigh. “I-it’s yours.” His glare softens as his eyes widen, mouth opening slightly. “I-I… what?” “It’s yours Jack. There’s no one else's it could be. You’re the only person I have been with in years. I realized not long after we broke up.” You frown and look down. “It’s why I transferred from being an agent. For the safety of us both.” Jack’s eyes are still wide as he takes this all in. “Why did you keep this from me?” He frowns.
“Why would I tell you? I figured you’d be angry or something. We broke up because we couldn’t agree on our future, remember? I wanted to create a future with you. Like this but, you acted as if you didn’t want such a thing and it hurt me. I knew from the moment I found out I was keeping it, I’ve always wanted kids of my own and I finally have one. I won’t ask you to be in the picture or pay for child support if you don’t want to.” Jack’s frown deepens and he shifts to sit on the edge of the bed, reaching a hand out to touch your belly. “Sugar, I am so sorry. I should have explained myself better months ago but, I just didn’t know how. I was scared. I still am, but I want this.” You looked at him confused.
“I want a future with you sugar. I want to marry you someday, have a little family and such. It’s all I ever wanted too. I am just scared to lose it all again after what happened in my past. It took me by surprise. I wasn’t sure how to react. I am so so sorry for not explaining myself sooner.” He states.
You lift your hand up to place over his on your belly. “So…” You start to say.
He nods. “Darlin’ I never wanted us to call it quits. I want you and only you. Well, I want you and this new bundle of joy we have now.” He smiles lightly.
Tears start to fill your eyes as you listen to his words. “I-I’m sorry. For getting so mad, not letting you explain and calling it off. I’m really sorry. I’ve spent the last few months feeling miserable. I missed you… I never stopped loving you.” You sob.
Jack leans forward and wraps his arms around you, pulling you as close to him as he can. “It’s okay. I am sorry too. I’m not going anywhere now though. I am staying right here with you and this little one. Okay?” You nod. “Yes, please. I want you to stay and be with us.” “I will. I promise.” He kisses your forehead. “Now, what are we having?” “A little girl. She’s due in 3 months.” You smile.
Jack’s eyes light up. “Did you pick a name for her yet?”
You shake your head. “No. I wanted you to pick it honestly.”
He hums in thought. “What about Elizabeth? It was my mother’s name.”
“I love it.” You smile.
3 months later when the baby finally came Jack was there through it all as he promised. You smiled at your now fiance. He had popped the question to you finally not too long ago and you both were finally living together. You smiled at each other as you handed him the baby. Tears fell from both of your eyes as you were both happy and where you wanted to be in life. Together with each other.
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twomoonstwosuns · 4 years ago
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at first sight [bonus chapter]
back to you [series masterlist]
pairing: professor!poe dameron x reader
warning: none? language?
word count: 2.5k
a/n: well im sorry this took so long to get up...we are struggling hard right now. and if you are too, know you're not alone and we’ll get through this <3 stay tuned for this same chapter but from poe’s POV
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New year, new me. You told yourself the same thing at the beginning of each school year. 
Although it was usually just said on New Year’s Eve in preparations for the brand new year, you felt it applied to starting a new semester as well: new classes, new teachers, new schedule, new routine. It was also the beginning of your senior year of college, your last first day of school ever. So in a way, you were preparing for something new. You’d graduate before you knew it and then adulthood would creep up on you. 
But you could hardly wait to see what the next two semesters would bring you in the meantime. 
You made sure to leave your apartment early to stop at your favorite coffee stand in the student center. Waving at your friend Qi’Ra behind the counter, you got yourself in line and replied to your mom and sister’s happy first day texts. 
“I knew I’d find you here.”
The familiar voice of your best friend Karé made you smile and you squealed quietly as you hugged her. She had spent the night with her boyfriend Snap after being out of town the last week before school, so you hadn’t seen her after you moved in.
“I’ve missed you! How was your vacation?”
“Awesome as usual. Weather was amazing, we spent everyday out on the water. Snap’s sunburn is finally starting to heal.”
“God yeah, you sent me that picture of his back…that looked awful.”
She nodded. “He was all ‘oh, there’s lots of clouds in the sky, it’s not going to be that bad’ and now I get to hold this over him for the rest of his life.”
You laughed as she rolled her eyes as you finally got to the counter. Qi’Ra already knew your order by heart and, like the first day of every new semester, she gave you your drink free of charge. She whipped it up right away, handing it to you with the promise of getting together soon. You and Karé walked outside, the bright sunshine making your drink sweat and the both wish you didn’t have to spend the next couple hours stuck inside. 
“So, how’s the stuff with your dad going?”
You shrugged. “If I had spoken to him at all since he walked out, I’d have something to tell you.”
Karé’s shoulders slumped. “No…seriously?”
You sighed and nodded as you stirred your drink.
“Not one word. I told you my uncle came by a few days after he left to tell us he was okay?” Karé nodded. “A couple of weeks went by and the next thing I know, he’s filing for divorce. But he hasn’t actually talked to Tallie and I.”
“Y/N, I’m so sorry…”
You sighed heavily and shook your head. “It’s whatever. Nothing I can do. Haven’t talked to him since and he abandoned us for his secretary so I don’t plan on talking to him at all.”
Karé nodded slowly and reached over and squeezed your arm and you gave her a small smile of appreciation.
“Anyway…what class are you off to first?”
“My advanced math class.” You made a face and she chuckled. “Yeah, you’re not jealous at all, are you?”
“Not even a little bit.”
“What about you?”
“Oh, I get to start out my day with my half semester class…three hours, twice a week, tons of homework.”
“Fun. Who’s your professor?”
You grabbed your phone from your pocket, bringing up your schedule and looking at the details.
“Uhhh, Dameron. Heard of him?”
“I think he’s one of the newer teachers here.”
“Well, hopefully he’s good.” You took a sip of your drink and checked the time on your phone. “Guess I’ll go find out.”
“See you later, then.”
Karé gave you a quick hug and you walked in opposite directions. You walked to the building of your classroom and though you were grateful for the air conditioning, you hoped that since it was the first day you’d be let out early. The sun was out, flowers were still blooming along the sidewalks despite the late season. Fall semester was always the one you dreaded the most…stuck inside staring at four blank walls during your favorite kind of weather. 
The classroom was on the third level, which meant minimal traffic in the halls and big windows that showed a great view of campus. The blinds were open, allowing sunlight to flood into the room and making it that much more welcoming. A few students were already seated and the professor nowhere in sight but his stuff at his desk. You made your way into the room, not finding a friend yet, and walked to a seat right around the middle of the room. You took your things out and waited and scrolled through three different social media apps as more students trickled in. Your name was called and you looked up and saw a girl you worked with the previous semester and smiled as she sat down next to you. At least you kind of knew one person in the class. 
“Alright, let’s get started.”
One glance up at the source of the voice was not enough as you practically did a double take. Your professor was an extremely handsome man. Dark hair sat on top of his head in a mess of curls that laid just between styled and unruly. You could see from your seat that his eyes were dark…brown, maybe. He was young; you guessed that he couldn’t be more than thirty-five. As he came around from behind his desk, you took notice of the way his dark blue jeans fit snugly around   big thighs. His sleeves were pushed up to show off tan forearms and as he leaned back against his desk, he crossed his arms in front of his broad chest.
“Good morning, everyone.” Three simple words grabbed the attention of every girl in class. “I’m Professor Dameron. I hope you all had a great summer. I don’t know about some of you, but I am very excited to get this semester going.”
There was some polite laughter. He was using a light, friendly tone of voice, making sure his very first impression on people wouldn’t wasn’t a bad one. 
“Subject-wise, this is one of my favorite classes to teach. The only way I could get this class in this year was to teach it in half the amount of time as a normal class. I’m warning you now, this is going to be a busy class. We are fitting about fifteen weeks worth of stuff into seven weeks. Attendance is going to be very, very important.” 
Some of the students visibly gulped, others nodded slowly as the realization of how much work would have to go into this class started to sink in. “Don’t worry, I will have lots of resources to help you guys. Um, just an example…I will make all of the lectures and slides available on the portal after class, including any key notes from the textbook and discussions that come up during class. That being said, you still need to attend class. I’ll go over more of this when we go through the syllabus.”
You admired him as he spoke. The hint of smile on his face showed his excitement for the class and the new semester. His voice was smooth like honey and you were sure you could listen to him spout off the most boring stuff in the world and not tire of it.
“First things first…attendance.” He turned to grab his clipboard and you and the girl next to you both checked out his ass. “In lied of just calling your names, we’re going to do an icebreaker.”
The collection of heavy sighs made him chuckle lightly. “I know, I know…they’re not always fun and you’ll probably do a whole bunch more after today. Personally, I like to get to know my students. We’ll be spending a lot of time together this semester and the more comfortable you feel talking to me, the more open you’ll be to telling me what you need to help you succeed in this class. So, let’s do it and get it over with. Tell me your name, something fun you did over the summer, your favorite type of music and…what do you think? Favorite color? Favorite animal? “Let’s do favorite animal.”
Glancing around, you saw people look anywhere but at their teacher, hoping they wouldn’t catch his eye and make them go first. 
“Alright, come on guys, you’re acting like I’m going to pull your teeth out. I’ll go first. My name is Poe, this summer I visited my dad in Colorado where I grew up and saw friends that live on both coasts. I’m a big fan of classic rock but catch me jamming to a pop song every now and then…” That got some laughs from the class and he laughed with them. “Seriously, anything by the Weeknd.”
“The Weeknd has a lot of songs about sex,” the girl next to you whispered and you nearly choked as you took a sip out of your water bottle. 
“And my favorite animal is a dog. Alright, let’s start in the back.”
One by one students introduced themselves. He asked questions about their summer jobs and their summer vacations, genuinely interested in the details and making them feel comfortable talking to him. A couple of people named weird animals as their favorite, such as lizards and dinosaurs, that spurred further discussions and got the class completely off track. It was all fun and games until you got to your row and you counted how many people were before you and practiced what you would say in your head.
“Okay, um, I’m Y/N…” Poe looked at the attendance list, finding your name and marking you down in attendance. “I didn’t do anything super special over the summer, just worked my two jobs and went to the cabin with friends and family. I like pretty much any kind of music, as long as it’s got a good beat I don’t really care what genre it is…though I am a sucker for pop music sometimes. And my favorite animal is an elephant.”
Poe cracked a smile and you let out a quiet sigh of relief as the girl next to you introduced herself. As social as you were, you still hated speaking in front of a classroom full of people. 
“Okay, see? That wasn’t so bad.” Poe teased as the last person finished speaking. A few people laughed and you smiled. Almost an hour into class and you already knew this would be one of the classes you’d look forward to the most. “Let’s start going over the syllabus. I’ll have you pass these down and I’ll bring it up on the screen here…”
He handed a stack of papers to a student in the front row and they started passing them down. Poe went back around his desk and connected his laptop to the projector. The desktop image of a Corgi laying in the grass with a toy appeared and you along with half the girls in the class let out not subtle aww’s.
“That’s my dog, Beebs.” Poe smiled sheepishly when he noticed the screen had popped up.
“How old is he?” One of the girls from the back asked. 
“He’s probably three, three and a half…I rescued him as a puppy so I’m not too sure.”
More aww’s filled the room as he brought the syllabus up onto the screen. You grabbed one when it reached you and passed it along and a quick glance through the five pages showed the class schedule and detailed expectations. When everyone had a copy, he started going over it, talking about the schedule in extreme detail and laying out what a typical class day would look like.
Poe finished up the syllabus and gave you a fifteen minute break before diving into the first chapter. His teaching style was the dream, the way that every teacher should teach: not too fast, not too slow, answering every single question before moving on, and making sure everyone was keeping up. 
Despite it being a three hour class, you no longer dreaded it…you knew that Poe would do as much as he could to help you all succeed. 
“Alright, homework for Thursday: chapter two, print out the study guide and start working on it. We’ll finish our chapter one discussion then as well. You’re good to go.”
You gathered up your things, shoving them into your backpack and checking the time to see you had just enough to grab something to eat before your next class. You had just reached the top of the stairs when you realized you hadn’t put your water bottle into your backpack. Letting out an annoyed groan, you doubled back up the stairs towards your classroom. You snuck in past a couple of students that were just leaving and beelined for your desk, making Poe look up at you.
“Sorry, forgot my water bottle.”
You found it tucked under your seat and grabbed it, giving him a small smile as you passed to head back out the door. 
“Why elephant?”
Looking back at him, you saw an easy smile on his face. “Sorry?”
“You said your favorite animal was an elephant. Usually it’s household pets or animals that live in the forest…or apparently lizards and t-rex’s. Why elephant?”
You shrugged with a nervous smile. “I, um…I don’t know. I just think they’re beautiful and strong and they roll around in the mud and water and act like such babies…baby elephants actually suck on their trunks like babies suck on their fingers—“
“Do they?” You blushed hard, feeling like you just made a fool of yourself. “So you don’t just think they’re cute…you’re practically an expert on them?”
His tone wasn’t teasing like you expected, but instead curious at the knowledge you shared. 
“No, I actually saw that on one of those random Facebook videos.”
A heartfelt laugh erupted from his chest and you laughed with him. 
“I know what you’re talking about,” he said as he continued packing up his bag. “They’re those videos that are on random pages you liked years ago or from a news source…I’ve actually found some good recipes from them.”
“So you know. Random but good information.”
He nodded and you felt your phone buzz in your hand. You looked down at it and saw a message and noticed the time. 
“I should go, um I have class…I’ll see you around, Mr. Dameron.”
You gave him a small wave and internally cringed at yourself as you headed towards the door, the flush of embarrassment in your face.
It was going to be an interesting semester. 
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we-arethenewheroes · 4 years ago
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I Hate Bullies part1
Stray Kids Felix Imagine
bully!felix x reader
Synopsis : you just got a scholarship (thanks to your amazing grades and talent at handball) and just got transferred to one of the most prestigious high school in Seoul Korea : Inchang Highschool. But of course, life couldn't be so wonderful. (ft enhypen, theboyz, clc and more)
>> Part2 Part3
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"The score is 17-17 right now, if we mark, we win, if we don't, they win."
"B-but we have only 1 min left ! Coach, it's impossible !"
"Y/N, do you think you can do it ?"
All eyes turn on you as the coach calls your name. You look at her, straight in the eyes.
"Of course I can."
You hear the high pitch noise of the whistle, signaling to the teams to go back to the field.
Okay, we have the ball, and we've been playing safe so... i just need to...
You look around a little, and as soon as the ball touches your palm, you sprint to the goal, throwing the ball to your teamate who already ran to the other side. The opponents gets it back be you quickly stop the action and get the ball back.
20 second
You get back on your feet and run to the goal again, sprinting and dribbling as fast as you can, you face three other girls trying to stop you, quickly blocked by your teamates.
5 second
You get to the zone, jump and throw the ball. You close your eyes and hear the whistle, ending the game, Then the whole stadium cheering on your side, as your teamates run to you.
"Y/N Oh my god you did it !"
You open your eyes back open to see the ball in the goal, as your opponent goes to shake your hand. You turn to see your coach talking to two inspectors, locking eyes with you, signaling you to join them.
"I must say, you impressed me today Miss L/N"
"You turned around the game and saved your team. You truly have a potential"
"That's why we want you to be part of our handball program, the Hope Pole. It's a girl's scholarship only, it can get you to great universities, and even get you to the national handball team."
"In the meantime, you'll get to study to Inchang High, looking at your grades, you will fit right in. You're actually the first one to get this scholarship, we don't usually go to other schools, but we give it a chance, and we were not disappointed."
You look at the inspectors, shocked of the news.
I did it... I finally got my scholarship...
Your coach looks at you.
"I already talked to your uncle about it, and he wanted the decision to be fully yours. So what do you say ? You're in ?"
She smiles at you.
"Of course I'm in ! Where do I sign !"
You're new trophy in hand, as well as your scholarship papers, you finally get home.
Home sweet home
"Uncle ! I'm home !"
"DON'T GO IN THE KITCHEN !"
This, is my uncle, Kim Jisub.
He's very fun to be around, a great dad to his son and I, and a real, real, loser. He's been trying to be a chef for over 5 years now, with no results.
"Oh my god what did you do..."
"He tried to do some flambé noodles or whatever, didn't really work as you can see"
And this is my cousin, Kim Junho, he's 8 and just starting to get sassy, too sassy actually. He's my uncle's one and only son. His wife dies giving birth to Junho, so for my uncle, his son is very precious to him.
"Uncle ! You can't just burn stuff in the kitchen like that, at leats do it outside, I don't know! Now the only pan we had left is ruined"
"Yessss I'm sorry Y/N, I'll do a few extra shifts at work and I'll buy ten pans, I promise!"
You sigh, seriously...
"Well... Maybe you won't have to do extra shifts...."
"No way.... Don't tell me...."
Your uncle looks at you with big eyes
"You got a job ??"
You sigh again, more annoyed this time.
"No ! iI got my scholarship you idiot !"
Your uncle's eyes get even bigger
"Oh my god- well first of all, don't call me idiot- and Oh My God ! Y/N congrats!"
Your uncle smiles at you and hugs you, congratulating you on your scholarship.
"Hum, am I gonna benefit from your 'scholarship' ?"
You turn to your cousin,
"Well, yes? Probably ?"
"Then, congrats Y/N, I knew you could do it."
He outs on a fake smile, but you know he is actually happy for you. This little brat, I swear
You sitting at the kitchen counter, as your uncle tries to save the burnt pan, while your cousin is in his room.
"So, what's in this scholarship exactly?"
"Well, first, I get to be in the Seoul Girls Team training program, I get to study at Inchang High, AND, I have a big fat check every month to pay for 'school supplies, books and clothes', but we all know here that we just gonna buy some new furniture and pay the rent."
"Oh noo, come one Y/N, you earned it, you do whatever you want with it."
Your uncle goes to clean the burnt pan.
".... How much is it?"
"1 000 000won a month." (~1000$)
Your uncle stop his action and goes quiet for a moment, then turns to you.
"say what now ?"
"You heard it well, Jisub."
Your uncle turns back to the pan, then looks at you, then look at the pan. He picks it up from the sink, goes to the trash can and put the pan in it.
"Uuuh ??? Excuse me sir, you can't just give up like that-"
"Y/N, with 1 000 000won a month, we can pay and the rent, and water, and the gaz, and the electricity, and 20 pans, heck, we can buy new forks and knives, new beddinds- new BEDS"
"Don't go to far"
"You get the point !"
"Yes, I get it. I'll give you the money so you'll be able to pay for everything and don't have to worry about extra shifts."
"Y/N..."
"I knoew your dream is to have your own restaurant, well now you can save your job's money to buy one, and we won't have to worry about money ever again!"
Your uncle looks at you and sits next to you. He sigh.
"I know I'm not the best parent ever, amd can't keep a job to save my life, I forget your birthday, or can't nake it to graduations, but I try my best, to keep you and Junho safe."
You look at your uncle, letting him talk.
"I promised your parents and grandparents to keep you feed and warm, no matter the cost, and I will keep doing that. But this scholarship- this money, you earned it yourself. You accomplished what I couldn't accomplish. This money is yours, keep it. Buy clothes and makeup, video games, new handball outfits- whatever you want to have, have it. Live your teen years. You shouldn't worry about money, you should worry about grades and boys. You'll have plenty of time to worry about money, but this time is not now. Over my dead my body."
You look at your uncle, his eyes tearing, probably sad that he made you worry about money too, also sad talking about your parents.
"Don't worry uncle, I will. I promise."
You smile at your uncle and hug him.
"I hate to see you guys grow up"
"Ookay that's enough sads for today, I'm gonna take a shower"
You get on your feet and head to the shower.
"A few years back I used to shower you ! You were just a little baby!-"
Inchang High, one of the most prestigious school in Seoul, in this school it's just rich kids, sons and daughters of CEO, conglomerates, lawyers, surgeons, heck even politicians. And here I am, daughter of deceased parents, adopted by her jobless uncle. Wow, impressive.
You look at your new school for a few seconds then make your way into the building. You look around and search for the teacher's office. You knock at the open door and get the attention of two professors.
"Ah ! You must be L/N Y/N right? Come over here."
You approach a tall men, pretty young, wearing round black glasses. You stand next to him
"I'm Mr. Choi, your homeroom teacher, and English teacher. Are you excited for your first day?" He asks, smiling at you.
"Yeah, kinda nervous but very excited."
"Don't be, the students are nice, and seeing your excellent grades, you'll get used to this school in no time."
Mr.Choi turns to his well organized and neat desk and get a few books and papers from a drawer.
"Come on, I'll get you to your class, it's the 1-4"
You then follow your teacher out of the office, and into the corridors. He talks to you about the school's history and building but you can't seem to focus.
You look around, seeing all those rich kids. They all look so neat and clean, they all have expensive shoes and bags, jeweleries, immaculate white button ups, well ironed skirts, their uniform all looks so nicely fited. Next to them, I just look like a homeless men, like a fly in the soup..
"Ans here is your class, not everyone is here yet, you can take a sit next to the window, at the 5th row, the class president is at the front row doing some homework, is name is Heeseung, if you need anything you can just ask him, now I gotta go, but I'll see you around, okay?"
You nod at your teacher and bow to him goodbye as he leaves. You take a deep breath before entering the class, you try to look as presentable and open the glass door.
From the outside you could only see the front row, but as you sneak your head inside, you see that every single one of your classmates are already in class, as they turn to you, all going completely silent at the new arrival.
Oh my god they're all looking at me waht do I-
"You must be Y/N," you turn to the voice, "I'm Heeseung, the class president." He stands up,
"Mr.Choi told you about me ?..."
"No" you look at him, quite confused "The principal came to the class lasy friday to tell us you'd be here." Oh boy
"Yeah" you turn to the other voice in the class, this time a girl. "We missed half of our math class because of it."
"O-oh hum well, I-" I'm sweating wdid-
"We should thanks you for that hahhaa" the tension get down immediately as your classmates giggles at the student's comments
"Yeah, the teacher was so pissed, we were supposed to have a test but we couldn't do it"
It's actually goind better than I expected...
Yo see the same girl approaching you "I'm Eunbin, and this is Chanhee, my best friend"
She points at a shy guy with blond hair. You wave at him and he wave back at you.
Heeseung, still standing next to you clears his throat
"Do you know where you have to sit ?"
"Oh, hum yeah, Mr.Choi said I had to sit at the 5th row, next to the window."
Heeseung looks at EunBin, who looks at Chanhee, who looks back at Heeseung. They all seem very... Scared ?
"Wha-what's up guys..?? Is something wrong ?"
Heeseung looks at you "Maybe we should ask the teacher to change your sit or-"
Then, a girl with one of her friend pushes Eunbin to the side to get a look at you. She's scans you from head to toe, cleary judging you.
"Hum, excuse me? Who are you and why are looking at me like I just ran over you dog ?"
"Where did you get those shoes ?"
"Uuhh the store ? Where do you buy shoes, dumbass"
The girl looks at you dead in the eyes "Do you know who I am?"
"well, no, that's why I asked, 'Who are you', or do you not understand ?"
Eunbin holds back her laugh.
"I am the daughter of the-"
"I don't care, actually. What do you want ?"
Even Heeseung can't seem to keep a straight face, turning his back at the girl a little.
"Hu- well- How dare you-"
"Oh my goooood what. do. you. want. Let's get this over with please."
The girl stutters a bit, she clearly didn't expect for you to respond like that.
If she thought that I'd be impressed or scared then she's wrong.
"Look, if you're here to be intimidating, it's not working, okay ? You got here because your the daughter of some conglomerate men, I got here thanks to my talent and hard work, so you're not scaring me."
The girl humphs and turnd on her heels, get out of the room.
"Oh my god, Y/N, you have some balls wtf" Eunbin says, looking at you with her to thumbs up. "You were really cool just now." She looks at Heeseung "She'll do just fine with Lee Felix"
"Lee Felix? Who's that ?" You look at Heeseung.
"He's... Humm your class neighbor !"
"And also a bully." It's the first thing Chanhee ever says to you.
"A bully ? Seriously ? I'm next to a bully? Damn I HATE bullies.."
Chanhee stands up and stans before you. "If you could shut him down like you did with the other girl, I think you could do a lot of good in this class, heck even the school"
You look at Chanhee, "Don't worry, I won't let him bully anyone under my sight, that's for sure."
As you finish talking, you hear the bell ring, and the teacher coming in the room. You take a sit. He's not here yet-
As you think of it, you hear the back door sliding open, seeing a tall guy with black hair, looking at his phone, followed by two other guys talking to each other. The two guys takes sit next to the door as the other guy sit next to you. I assume he's Lee Felix..
You try to not pay much attention to him and concentrate on the lesson.
You can feel the ray of the sunrise shining on your the left side of your face, the warm feeling giving you chills down your back.
You then hear a low voice "You're blocking the light." Lee Felix...
You sigh, not even giving him a look. "Not my problem."
Felix sighs, clearly annoyed at your response. "Who the fuck even are you-" he says as he turns to you, but as his eyes gets to you, he's amazed. It's like seeing an angel...
He's never seen a beauty like your yours, as the sun hugs your features so prefectly, you hair falling on your shoulders, the concentrated look on your face. Everything he sees is perfect.
I found an angel..
A/N: hope you liked it ! Follow me to know the story, part 2 coming very soon !!!! (Class 1-4 is nothing serioussss it's just because my class is the 104 so yeah)
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luci-in-trenchcoats · 5 years ago
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Won’t You Stay (Part 11)
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Summary: The reader has a very long day but knowing Jensen is there for her helps her through it...
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Pairing: Jensen x Director!reader
Word Count: 5,000ish
Warnings: language, angst, implied past domestic abuse, implied body issues
A/N: Please enjoy!
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You hated to admit it but you felt better with a few more hours of sleep in you and Jensen drove the two of you into work, everything already going from the looks of it.
“Y/N,” said Mark as you walked onto the lot with Jensen. “Morning Jensen. Hey so we got your dad’s call. We pushed everything back an hour and cut the budget meeting. How’s your grandpa doing?”
“Uh, better,” you said, forcing a smile.
“Ethan said there was a family emergency and you were trying to come in. Family comes first kid, remember that,” said Mark. “We’ll work an hour late today. It’s not a big deal.”
“I will remember that,” you said, Jensen shrugging as he headed towards his trailer. “How are we doing on set up?”
“Almost done. Your dad said he should be here soon,” he said. “I did debrief this morning with the crew so we’re pretty close to being ready to film, maybe thirty minutes so the boys can do a quick wardrobe change and eat breakfast in the hair and make up chairs.”
“Sounds good. I’ll meet you on set in a few,” you said. You grabbed some coffee from craft services and a quick plate of eggs, finding yourself on the sound stage and fixing a few things before you were getting tapped on the shoulder.
“Playing hooky this morning?” teased your dad quietly. You shook your head. “Yeah, that’s what Jensen said. Here.”
He held out a small card to you and you shut your eyes.
“Dad-”
“Talk to someone about Logan. Jensen is concerned even if he doesn’t know what it’s about and I have a feeling you’ll give in to him one way or the other,” he said.
“I can’t go to your therapist,” you mumbled.
“It’s a whole practice. Dr. Miller has a son who is practicing now. Maybe you’d want to talk to him. Just go once. Maybe once is all you need. Trust me. It’s not as hard if you get some guidance,” he said.
“I’ll think about it,” you said. “I’m not promising to go.”
“It’s all I ask. Also, I may round up Logan with Jensen and we can beat the shit out of him together. I really like the new boyfriend by the way,” he said.
“Dad. I don’t need anyone to defend my honor. Also, grandpa’s alright, right?” you asked.
“Of course. I learned that one from him. Don’t tell grandma. Or mom,” he said. You smiled and nodded. “Alright boss. Put us to work.”
“Jensen, could you try that again with a little more…” you said a few hours later, resting your cheek in your palm. “What’s the word I’m looking for?”
“Menacing?” he asked.
“Yeah. Scare the shit out of Molly. You okay with trying that Bri?” you asked.
“Yeah, sure thing,” she said, giving a thumbs up. It was her first day on the set and you could tell she was nervous. More than nervous. You’d had to give her a pep talk to even get out in front of the camera.
“She’s a bit fresh,” mumbled AJ, your first AD. “We don’t even have anything usable.”
“Give her a chance,” you said.
“I could do a better job,” he mumbled. “And I haven’t acted since third grade. She only had the job because she was dating that Gil guy.”
“Dude. I get it,” you said. “Reset! Action!”
“Who are you?” growled Jensen, grabbing Bri by the arms and throwing her back against a wall. “Who!”
She stared at him a little too long and you sighed, Jensen cocking his head.
“Bri, your line,” he said. 
“Fucks sake,” you mumbled. “AJ I am this close to putting you in a wig.”
“Sorry,” said Bri as Jensen walked back to his mark.
“Reset! Action!” you shouted.
“Who are you?” said Jensen, doing the same movements and pushing Bri back. “Who?”
“Molly,” she said, as if she were introducing herself at a freaking pep rally. 
“Someone up there help us,” groaned AJ beside you.
“Stop,” you called, Jensen giving you a look when you wandered onto set. “Bri, not so excited and happy. Jensen is scaring the shit out of you. Act like the shit is being scared out of you.”
“Okay but when Gil was doing this, this scene wasn’t in there,” she said.
“The scene was always there,” you said, doing your best to keep a friendly face. “It doesn’t matter. Watch me. Jensen, I’ll do Molly’s lines, you just act.”
“Got it,” he said, Molly going off to the side.
“AJ, call it for me,” you said.
“Action!” he said.
“Who are you?” growled Jensen, moving you back against the wall. “Who?”
“Molly,” you grit out, nearly kneeing him before he acted like it hit its mark and he bent over. You went past him, pushing on his shoulder and stealing the gun tucked away in the back of his pants. He panted as he righted himself and you pointed the gun at him. “Your turn.”
“Brad.”
“Try again,” you said, cocking the gun. He was quiet and you narrowed your eyes, jumping when you felt a hand over your mouth and the other knock the gun away.
“Don’t let pretty girls get the better of you,” said your dad. You breathed hard under the hand, nearly breaking out of the hold before Jensen picked up the gun and you were pinned back.
“So, Molly,” said Jensen, pointing the gun at you. “Tell me how you knew James or I will pull the trigger. Now.”
Your dad moved his hand away and you stared at Jensen, taking a deep breath. 
“Talk,” said your dad.
“I don’t think-“ you said, Jensen grabbing your throat lightly but surely making his grip seem something fierce. You whimpered and he smiled.
“I think we said talk. Now.”
“Cut!” said AJ. Both their hands fell away and you glanced over to behind the cameras.
“Something like that Bri. Be afraid but sassy. You know, be...” you said, walking out and throwing up your hands. “Where the fuck did she go?”
“I’ll go find her,” said AJ.
“Well hurry. Not like she’s in every scene today,” you mumbled. You ran your hands over your face, Jensen coming over and rubbing your shoulders.
“You’re really good,” said Jensen. “You ever act?”
“Not since she did drama club in high school,” said your dad. “She was tree number three. I was so proud.”
“You’re an ass,” you said, giving him a smile. “And I can’t act. I know this story is all. Also where is my actor?”
“Hey so,” said AJ, walking back on set. “Bri kinda decided to quit since she can’t work with Gil anymore.”
“Fuck,” you groaned, throwing your head back. “So we need a new actress yesterday. Great.”
“Y/N,” said your dad. He waved you to follow him and he went back behind the monitors. “Run back that last take we did with Y/N standing in.”
“Why?” you asked. 
“Just watch,” he said. You sat back in your chair and pulled on your headphones, a few people crowding around to watch the replay.
“How many scenes is Molly in?” asked AJ.
“Twenty something. She’s only set to film the next three weeks. We could-“ said Mark.
“We definitely could,” said AJ. “Let’s call up to casting.”
“Whoa, last I checked, I’m in charge and can someone explain what is going on?” you asked.
“They want you to play Molly, sweetie,” said your dad. You went wide eyed and shook your head.
“I can’t act!” you said.
“You were damn good,” said AJ. “You and Jensen especially.”
“Everyone slow down,” you said. “I am not an actor. Call casting, now, and see about who didn’t make the cut the first time. In the meantime, everyone is going to calm down, we are going to go film a few montage shots of Lyle and Hale so we don’t lose the time and I need Mark to handle directing for a few hours. Everyone got that?”
“Alright. You’re the boss,” said AJ, he and Mark taking off.
“Y/N,” said your dad, catching your arm before you could leave. “You could do this. I’m serious.”
“Dad. How am I supposed to direct if I’m in it? I’ll find some girls, bring them in for test reads during lunch and one of them will be a fit. I guarantee it.”
“How’s Jensen’s chemistry read going?” you asked three hours later with a mouth full of a chicken salad wrap.
“Oh. Lovely,” said your dad. You glanced at a monitor, Jensen and the girl seeming to have a heated argument even if you couldn’t hear it. “Casting brought down his ex so this is going very maturely.”
“Jensen,” you said, speaking into a headset. “Please come over to the monitor tent.”
You groaned as you ripped the headset off. He must have sprinted with how quickly he turned up.
“I am not working with her,” said Jensen to the team reviewing the footage, an angry look on his face. “I’m not.”
“She’s available,” said AJ. “Right age. She’s a little stiff but we can work on that.”
“I’m not a good enough actor to pretend I can stand to be in the same room as her let alone play a love interest,” he said.
“Well you’re gonna have to suck it up. She’s the best fit we got right now,” said Mark. Jensen threw his head back and sighed.
“Give me and Jensen ten,” you said, grabbing his hand and leading him outside. “You really can’t work with your ex?”
“That’s the one that said the stuff on TV,” he said quietly.
“I get that you’re mad but something else happened there,” you said.
“It did,” he said. You stared at him and nodded.
“Okay then,” you said as you headed back to the tent.
“What’s that mean?” he asked.
“It means that my next few weeks around here are going to be even more of a nightmare,” you said with a smile. “I’ll do it but only because it’s you.”
“Y/N. You don’t have to-“
“I want to. This goes both ways, Ackles,” you said. “I got this.”
“Y/N,” growled your dad late that night. “Stop checking every take. These guys have been doing this for years. Delegate a little.”
“Someone’s cranky,” you shot back as you went back to your mark. “I’m supposed to direct.”
“Always has to be a little perfectionist,” he mumbled. You glared at him before you glanced over to Mark.
“Call it,” you said.
“Action!”
“I still don’t trust her,” said your dad, looking over to Jensen behind you.
“Hale-“ said Jensen before he was cut off.
“She lied about James already. Who knows what else she’s lying about. For all we know, she killed him.”
“I didn’t kill your kid, you idiot,” you said. Your dad leered down at you and you swallowed, stepping back into Jensen’s chest.
“Repeat that,” he said. You stared and he grabbed your jacket collar. “Fine. Let’s go.”
He yanked hard and you tripped, more than a little pissed with how he was dragging you away.
“Hale, stop. What are you gonna do to her? Do what you did with me?” asked Jensen. Your dad froze and you could feel how quiet the studio was, so still you could hear yourself panting. “I thought you weren’t doing that shit anymore.”
“Don’t go soft, kid. She’s just a girl.”
“I was just a boy,” said Jensen. “She had the chance to run and she didn’t. I think that’s telling us something but you’re too thick headed to see it.”
“I ain’t running a daycare,” he said, shoving you aside and getting in Jensen’s face. 
“Come on Molly,” said Jensen as he grabbed your hand. You started to let him lead you to the door when you froze. “Molly, come on. I’ll get you somewhere safe.”
“I don’t know anyone named James,” you said over your shoulder. “I just know there’s a guy after me.”
“James get killed cause of you?” asked your dad. You shook your head. “Talk.”
“I saw a murder,” you said. “I have been running ever since. It’s all I know.”
“Last thing I need is another stray,” said your dad, bumping into you hard as he left the room.
“Hale. Hale!” called Jensen.
“Stay away Lyle if you know what’s good for you.”
“Cut!” said Mark. “We get it?”
“I’m good,” you said. “Wrap it for the day.”
“You did a good job, kiddo,” said your dad as he came back on set.
“I’m gonna ruin it,” you said, running your hands over your face. “What am I doing?”
“Pretty damn well for your first day,” said your dad as he rubbed your shoulders. You dropped your hands and saw Jensen nod back at him. “I’ll leave you in good hands.”
“Night dad,” you said.
“Night, sweetie. Have Jensen drive you home,” he said. “If you don’t mind that is.”
“I was probably going to crash at her place anyways,” said Jensen. Your dad blinked and Jensen just stared at him. “You know, as a friend.”
“I don’t want to know,” he said as he shook his head. “Night, Y/N.”
“Goodnight,” you said, covering your face. “Is he gone?”
“Yeah,” chuckled Jensen. “He’s gone. Come on, let’s take you home. You had a long day.”
“I’m exhausted,” you said as you plopped down on your bed close to eleven, Jensen ditching a bag with some of his clothes by your closet door.
“You need to eat some dinner,” said Jensen. You could hear him out in your kitchen and you shut your eyes, Jensen suddenly there and pushing on your shoulder. “Girl, you need to go grocery shopping. You ain’t got nothing but spinach and some dressing in there.”
“New diet,” you yawned as you shut your eyes again.
“I’m ordering us chinese,” he said. “Then we’re having that little chat and adding why you don’t need to go on a diet to that list.”
“Can we do it tomorrow?” you groaned.
“Nope,” he said. He lay back on the bed and ordered some food, turning to you when he hung up. “So.”
“What’s wrong with eating healthy?” you asked.
“Nothing, honey,” he said softly. “But you don’t need a diet.”
“Maybe not but it’s my choice,” you said.
“We’ll table that conversation for the moment,” he said. “Let’s talk about the whole incident this morning.”
“What about it?” you mumbled. You rolled to your side, Jensen resting a hand on your waist and rolling you back towards him.
“Why are you so mean to yourself? You’re so kind to everyone but you,” he said. 
“I don’t know,” you said quietly.
“Yes you do,” he said. 
“Cause I don’t deserve to be nice,” you said. He stared at you and he squeezed his eyes shut.
“You are so, so wrong,” he said. “You gotta be good to you, Y/N. You gotta take care of yourself. If you don’t, how can you take care of everything else?”
“I’m not good enough though,” you said.
“Can you try something for me?” he asked.
“What?”
“What do you like about yourself?” he asked.
“I guess my eyes are alright,” you said. He placed a hand on your cheek and smiled.
“I like your eyes too,” he said. “Was that so hard?”
“A little,” you whispered. He smiled and kissed you gently, bumping his nose against yours.
“Then we gotta practice everyday,” he said. “Okay?”
“You’re a good guy,” you said.
“Not really. You’re just not supposed to be an asshole,” he said.
“Jens. I know the difference. You’re a good guy,” you said. He stared at you, playing with the end of your hair. “I know you want to know why I’m...or what happened with Logan.”
“I do. But it’s not as important as you knowing that you more than deserve to be kind to yourself,” he said. “The other stuff can come later.”
“Okay,” you said, shutting your eyes. “I’ll try for you.”
“Try for you too,” he said.
“Alright. For both of us,” you said. He kissed the tip of your nose and you burrowed in closer to him, Jensen laying an arm over your waist. 
“Try to eat enough and get enough sleep too, huh?” he said.
“Alright,” you mumbled. “Can I go to bed now?”
“You still need dinner, silly,” he said. You could feel the rumble of his chest as he laughed and you sighed. “Real soon though. You can sleep in until eight tomorrow.”
“I have to learn a stunt,” you said. “I think.”
“You have to learn to delegate to your crew, especially the next few weeks,” said Jensen. “We get up at eight, go in, you can tag up with your team, learn your stunt and we’ll be rolling by 11.”
“I’m too tired to argue so fine, you win,” you said.
“Music to my ears. You did a really good job today. You should consider acting more,” he said.
“I wrote the story. It’s the only reason I even remotely know what I’m doing,” you said.
“No, you got talent,” he said. “Write, direct and act? Triple threat.”
“Whatever you say, Ackles,” you hummed.
“Y/N.”
You forced your eyes open, Jensen smiling back at you.
“I’m serious. Take the compliment,” he said. 
“Compliment taken,” you said. He was quiet but gave you a kiss on your forehead that made you smile.
“I started reading your other book today during a break. You should think about publishing those other stories of yours,” he said.
“Why? They aren’t all that good,” you said.
“They are really good, honey. People would love to read your other work. Why’d you put the Lyle Sullivan story out on your blog at first?” he asked.
“I knew people liked the character,” you said. 
“Maybe people will like Forest and Andi too. You don’t know unless you try and we’re on that whole try kick so…” he said. You rolled your eyes but gave him a smile. 
“When I am done with the movie, I will take a look and maybe publish one of those other ones,” you said. “Any other demands?”
“I’ll take a hug now that you mention it,” he said. You chuckled and moved your arm around his back. “Ah. Thank you, honey.”
“Thank you, fanboy,” you said. You pecked a kiss on his cheek and he gave a soft smile, his fingers playing with a few pieces of your hair again. “You okay?”
“Earlier with Erica...you didn’t have to do that, go and take her place. I could have sucked it up,” he said.
“You would have been miserable. Perks of dating the boss,” you said, Jensen not cracking a smile. “I got the vibe it wasn’t a good breakup either. I think that her talking about your sex life was just the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
“It was. I don’t really want to talk about it. Not right now at least,” he said.
“You don’t ever have to. If it goes for me, it goes for you,” you said. His lip twitched up and he nodded. “So I’ve never done a stunt before. What’s it like?”
“It’s not hard. Everyone will make sure you’re safe and everyone involved in it is. Your dad and me have the big fight scenes to deal with so you won’t have to worry about choreography to learn,” he said. “I don’t know how your dad does it to be honest.”
“Does what?” you asked.
“He seems perfect. He’s good at his job, he prioritizes his family, he doesn’t screw up takes and also has advice for when I’m about to freak out over something,” he said.
“The world wants to adore him so that is what it sees. But you know it’s not all perfect. He has more pain inside him than I think even I know,” you said. You took a deep breath and Jensen gave you a quick smile.
“I’ll never tell anyone what you told me about his depression. I know how to keep a secret,” he said.
“I wouldn’t have told you if I didn’t trust you to know,” you said. “I know it’s weird but you’re my dad’s friend too.”
“He is kinda awesome,” said Jensen. You chuckled and he ran his thumb under your eye. “You know, you are too damn attractive for your own good.”
“I’m sleep deprived and had a near mental breakdown multiple times today,” you said.
“Like I said, hot damn woman,” he said, a little drawl in his words.
“Okay, cow poke,” you laughed. “What’s with the accent?”
“Accent? I’m from Texas,” he said. 
“Really?” you said as you sat up suddenly. “My dad’s from Waco. It’s where the rest of our family is.”
“Dallas,” he said with a big smile. “You ever live there?”
“Sometimes in the summer we would stay at my grandparents house. Now we have like a vacation house there for visiting. It’s really up and coming there now. You totally make more sense now if you’re from Texas. I’ve met a few southern gentlemen before,” you said.
“I think I went to Waco for a sleepaway camp once when I was a kid,” he said, his face turning pink. “I mean a baseball camp thing.”
“Why would I care if you went to a sleepaway camp?” you asked as you cocked your head. He sat up and stared at you, shrugging.
“Someone teased me about it once,” he said quietly as he shook his head. “It’s fine.”
“I used to go to a lot of camps,” you said. “My dad wanted me to grow up like we were some middle class suburban family. Not every kid has a freaking bodyguard with them though.”
“Brody, yeah, he seemed super cool,” said Jensen. “You grew up with him?”
“Yeah. Once my dad did Batman when I was about four, things kind of exploded. Some woman tried to kidnap me at the grocery store once. He flipped his shit and then I basically wasn’t allowed to go anywhere without him for a few years.”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah. I think the chick was super obsessed or something. He was so leery of women after that. I’m surprised he ever found my mom to be honest,” you said. 
“She doesn’t act right?” he said.
“No. She’s an elementary school teacher,” you said. “He met her when he was late picking me up from school once. She tore him out a new one,” you said. “He said at some point when she was telling him how irresponsible he was for leaving a ten year old waiting outside all by herself that he fell in love.”
“Sounds about right,” he said. “Was she your teacher?”
“No, it wasn’t that cliche. She was new that year. She was nice,” you said. “I mean, she really made him happy. Still does.”
“I can’t imagine growing up like that. My dad does mostly commercials or voice over work. Some years were better than others but he was never big or recognized really.”
“You’re about to be just like my dad, Jensen,” you said. “The movie is going to change your life. It’ll change your family’s life.”
“Good thing I already found my girl then, hm?” he teased. “I won’t have to worry about that part.”
“You may end up needing your own Brody,” you said.
“Alright. If it happens, it happens. No use in stressing over something I can’t control,” he said. “Hey, plus then I wouldn’t need to worry about you either.”
“You don’t have to worry about me, Jensen. I’m a big girl,” you said.
“Sorry, can’t help it. Sucks for you,” he chuckled. “Do me one small favor from now on.”
“Needy little thing tonight aren’t you,” you said as you smirked. “What is it?”
“When you’re working late and I’m not around, have security walk you to your car for me?” he asked. You nodded and he relaxed, shutting his eyes. His stomach growled and you giggled, putting a hand on it. He grabbed your wrist quickly and pushed your hand away before he got up from the bed fast.
“Sorry,” you mumbled.
“Just don’t…” he said before he rubbed the back of his neck. “I get insecure about myself too.”
“Sorry. You’re so fit and healthy though,” you said.
“Don’t say that,” he said. 
“Alright,” you said softly. He took a deep breath and he looked past you with a wince. “Food will be here soon.”
He nodded and bit his bottom lip. He almost left the room but instead walked back near the bed, glancing down at the floor.
“My old girlfriend...she kinda told me I needed to get shredded to get bigger roles and stuff. I tried, I did, but I could only get to a certain point and-”
“Jensen,” you said, standing on top of the bed and looking down at him. “You are attractive. I like what I see, I do. It’s not why I like you though.”
“I have a stomach,” he said.
“Most people do,” you said. “It’d probably suck if you didn’t. It’s kinda important after all.”
“Y/N, you know what I mean.”
“Yeah, I do,” you said as you hopped off the bed. You rested a hand on his stomach again and smiled. “If we’re gonna have rules for me about being nicer to myself, you’re gonna have those same rules and that starts with you knowing that you are perfectly healthy. Got that? Even Lyle Sullivan doesn’t have six pack abs and he’s a dreamboat like you.”
He smirked and you knew he felt better, your intercom buzzer going off at the front of the apartment. 
“I’ll get it,” he said. You went with him out to the kitchen, Jensen slipping on his sneakers and going down to the lobby for a minute, returning with a massive bag. “I ordered you some leftovers for tomorrow too.”
“You are really nailing this boyfriend thing so far,” you said as you took a seat at the counter.
“Fake it til you make it,” he said, pulling out a container and setting it down.
Ten minutes later you were both stuffed from shoveling food in your bellies and Jensen was tucking the remainder of the food in your fridge.
“Hey, Jens,” you said as you slowly made your way back into the bedroom.
“Mhm,” he hummed, going over to his bag to pick out some clothes to change into.
“You can talk to me about stuff too,” you said. He smiled and gave a slight nod. “Get your butt in bed, Ackles. I want a cuddle after today.”
“I could do with one of those,” he yawned. You went to your closet and changed into a pair of shorts, staring at your shirts for a moment before you felt fabric hit your head. You shook it off and glanced down, a short sleeve men’s band shirt in your hand. Turning your head you saw Jensen smirk before he went out of view. You pulled his shirt on, stepping out to the bedroom. Jensen grabbed a blanket from the corner and had a pillow in his hand.
“What are you doing?” you asked.
“Bed?” he said, pointing out your bedroom door.
“Jensen. You’re not sleeping on my couch,” you said. “It’s not like we’ve never shared a bed before.”
“I don’t want to assume anything,” he said.
“Assume you can sleep in bed,” you said with a smile. You walked to your side and got under the covers, head hitting the pillow as Jensen got in the other side. You rolled closer and heard him laugh.
“Goodnight, Y/N,” he whispered, giving you a chaste kiss. “Sleep good, honey.”
“Goodnight, Jensen,” you mumbled, out like a light before you could even feel him put his arm around you.
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Fic: Watching in the Shadows
A/N: I’ve had difficulty bringing myself to write anything since October. I had some personal issues to work through regarding my anxiety and life. I’m still trying to work through it right now but I managed to cobble this together over the past month. This isn’t my best work and I’ve probably done something like this before (another fic that was a post-ep of FTF), but I at least managed to write something. Sorry. If you've gotten this far, thanks again for taking the time to look it over.
Also, no beta. Is AO3 more your thing, you can read this here
Tagging @today-in-fic @improlificinsarcasm @suitablyaggrieved @baronessblixen
The nightmares had started shortly after Mulder’s one-in-a-million successful rescue and their daring seascape from Antarctica. Somehow, they had made it with some minor scrapes, bruising, and some frostbite. They came back to D.C. and it was questionable whether they still had jobs or not. The x-files had been burnt in a flash of lost hopes and dreams. Only the ashes were left, smeared by the boots of the notorious Them.
After their latest jaunt in Arizona chasing more would be aliens exploding from human chests and poor Gibson Praise, Scully wondered if God was trying to take a cue from James Cameron. That ended roughly too. In addition to the nightmares she refused to acknowledge, the added insecurity of Diana Fowley was like a harbinger of the future.
Scully twisted in bed, her cotton sheets coiling around her like a python. It was suffocating. She was in that weird twilight of waking and still traipsing through a dream. Those that said you didn’t dream of color were wrong. She remembered flashes of being locked in that tube with that thing shoved down her throat. The cold that had eaten into her bones and down to her core, making her feel brittle. She remembered seeing those gelatinous bodies in Texas and remembered her fear. That would be her. That would be her fate.
Of course, she wouldn’t tell Mulder. Why would he believe her anyway? His thoughts were up in the clouds trying to get their work back. Scully finally woke up gasping. Her hand clutched her chest to feel her racing heart, mentally calming herself that nothing had exploded out of her chest. Her fingers touched the tiny gold cross and she squeezed it so hard so it would be indented in her finger pads.
“I’m alive,” she whispered to the shadows in the room. “I’m alive.”
The fragments of memory were still there, just like something you couldn’t see out from the corner of your eye but you knew it was there. She glanced at the alarm clock. 4:01 am. It was a Saturday so she would not have gone to work. She could afford to sleep. But was she going to?
During the past six years, she did not get nightmares. Not normally anyway. There were a few after Pfaster and then with her cancer. Without ignoring the science...damn her own words. She turned out the bedside lamp and got out of bed. Without really thinking (it was still night in her opinion), she went to her kitchen and filled her teapot. As she tried to decide what tea to drink, she heard a light knocking on her door.
There would only be one person who would knock on her door this early (or late).
Scully opened it without ceremony, replying, “The last time you came to my door, you were drunk and dragged me across the country. It’s Saturday and I’m not going anywhere.”
He looked tired, worse than usual. The bags under his eyes indicated something much worse. He read her unspoken question. “I haven’t slept in over 24 hours, Scully. I’m not planning on anything. I just didn’t know where else to go.”
He knew what just to say to pull at her heartstrings. She took his hand and pulled him into her apartment, locking the door behind her. “I can’t either.”
“Nightmares?”
The word was effortless, showing just how well he knew her. “Something like that. I was about to make tea. Do you want some?”
“Do you have anything stronger?”
“How about we settle in the middle? A hot toddy? You can stay here in the meantime.”
“What? You’re not going to kick out self-deprecating and self-pitying Spooky Mulder?”
“Of course not,” she said. “Is that even a question?”
She selected two bags of Chai tea with two mugs. She went to another cupboard and stood on her tiptoes, trying to reach a rarely used bottle. In three easy strides, Mulder was behind her. “The rum?”
She nodded and felt him press behind her, easily getting the bottle. “Grog?”
She chuckled. “Not quite. Hot toddy. I think it might be better for helping get us back to sleep.”
“A sleepover?”
“A sleepover,” she chuckled. This is how she liked her Mulder and she felt those insecure thoughts replaced with a warmth that she had come to know. “Maybe I’ll let you even play twister.”
“Scully,” he chuckled.
“Go make yourself comfortable. I’ll be there in a second.”
She heard him kick off his shoes and take off his leather jacket, indicating he had no plans to leave anytime soon. Scully was fine with this. He flipped on her television, keeping the volume low. She laughed when she saw James Cameron’s ‘Alien’ come on and Mulder looked at her funny. “What?”
“I...it’ll sound stupid…” She shook her head. “Never mind.”
“Tell me,” he encouraged.
“I’ve had trouble sleeping since Antarctica.” She nodded towards the television. “My nightmares. I wonder if James Cameron is playing a role. I keep seeing myself back on that ship. And after...the face-hugger.” She motioned to her chest. “Bursting out in all the bloody glory.”
“But it didn’t, Scully. It didn’t.”
“Still doesn’t stop the nightmares.” She first added generous amounts of the spiced rum and then the Chai tea. “I was awake and aware when I was in that tube. Not all the time but I was awake. I remember. I remember the coldness...” She shook her head and her voice faded.
Mulder nodded gently. “I get the impression that you don’t want me to talk about the subject.”
“I don’t want to fight, Mulder. I don’t want to fight about the report, the work, or Fowley right now. I’m tired.” She rubbed her eyes. “Nor do I want to scold you on what happened in the Bermuda Triangle. We both know how stupid that was.”
Mulder was quiet. “I do trust your judgment, I do trust you. Without you...I probably would have been stuck in 1939 with no way home.”
“Mulder.”
“I do trust you,” he repeated, with more certainty. “More than anything.”
Scully nodded, satisfied with his response. She took the two mugs and walked them over. “So,” she said, “you had to pick Alien after I told you God is consulting with James Cameron?”
“Run of the luck. Do you want me to change it?”
“No, no. It’s fine.”
Mulder sipped the hot toddy, his eyebrows arching in surprise. “You didn’t go light.”
“No, but it works well together. Don’t you agree?”
“Very good.”
“So, Scully, since we’re having a sleepover, wanna play truth or dare?”
“Excuse me?”
“Truth or dare?” He smirked.
She was tired. Maybe her brain wasn’t working correctly. Maybe the lack of sleep had something to do with it. She decided to indulge him this time. “Truth.”
“Okay,” he paused. “What was your nightmare about?”
“Very smooth and not at all obvious.” He shrugged, sipped the hot beverage, and watched her. She sighed. “What could have been if you had not gotten to me in time when they took me.” She recognized that look and she hated it. “Stop profiling me.”
“I’m not.” He looked almost insulted. “I was just hoping to hear more. But it’s your turn. Truth or dare?”
“Truth. Ask your question, Scully so we both can get it over it.”
The sharpness in his voice took her off guard. “What are you talking about?”
“What are you talking about?”
“I asked you first.”
“Truth. No. Fact. I do love you.”
“I…” She felt panic rise in her chest. No. No, no, no. “Mulder…” He held his hand up and she grabbed it, shooing it away. This was getting out of hand. “Not like this. Quit messing with me, Mulder.”
She got up quickly and downed the scalding liquid. She winced. “I’m not.”
“It’s not funny,” she said again in warning. “Stop messing with me. This entire game is stupid. Why did I even let you talk me into this?”
Scully remembered how her mom used to force Melissa to include Scully in her sleepovers. Even though there were only two years between her and Missy, Scully always felt like the odd one out. Nerdy Dana who always had her nose buried in a science book. Why don’t you marry Einstein they would tease. As much as she loved her sister, that game left nothing but bitter memories for her.
Mulder frowned, surprised by her sudden reaction. He didn’t know why the words fumbled out of his mouth the way they did. But now that it had happened, he couldn’t see a reason why not. He watched her set the forgotten drink on the kitchen table and pace.
“Scully.”
“Why did you come here? Why did you come here, Mulder?” She wrapped her arms around herself. Maybe she was caught in the throes of another nightmare. “Answer me!”
“Do you want me to leave, Scully?” He asked. “If that’s what you want, I have no problem doing that.”
“I didn’t say that. Stop twisting my words.”
“Then come back here and sit down.”
After a moment’s hesitation, she bit her lip and nodded. She sat at the opposite end of the couch. Mulder suddenly felt the dynamic shift between them and it was like a game of chess. “For the record, I do not feel comfortable about this.”
“Noted. Now, what did you dream about?”
“The first time I was abducted, there was some trauma there. Bits and pieces. But this time was different. I dream that I die. You don’t come. That thing explodes out of me like those crime scene photos. I performed the autopsy on that body and saw what happened. That was going to become me.
“And I die to expect during all this, I am alive and I feel every sensation. I don’t know what is worse: knowing that I almost died from the virus or the chip in my neck.” Scully found herself confessing fears that she had managed to repress for the past year. “Ruskin Dam. Skyline Mountain. The cancer. And now this same Earth-based virus that we also found in Gibson Praise. What do you think it means, Mulder? It terrifies me.”
Mulder fumbled over her words in his mind. Where does he even begin? “I came here because I didn’t know where else to go. The bar…” He snorted with displeasure. “After what happened in Dallas, I was devastated. After almost losing you, well, let’s just say I got my priorities straight.”
“Priorities.”
What the hell was going on between them? “What are we doing here, Mulder?”
“What do you mean?”
“This. You come over at 4 am. Make me confess my soul.”
“It is Saturday so it’s not like we have to work.”
“We may not even have jobs.”
He held up a finger. “Prohibition period, remember? We do have jobs. We just to get to do background checks and chase shit around the country.”
“I don’t see what’s so great about it.”
“I have you. You’re still here with me. She wasn’t.”
“She?”
“Diana.”
Scully frowned at the mere mention of the name. “I still don’t see why you trust her or what you see.”
“She was there when I found the x-files. But who is here now, where she could still have a promising career in medicine despite the fact most of her patients are dead?”
“Except for one.”
Mulder smiled. “You’re still here. After all this, after all that we’ve been through. You’re the one I trust the most.” He sighed and sipped the hot toddy. “I still trust her because how could I not, Scully? But she’s not the one I went to at four am.”
She remembered going to him at the reflection pool at twilight, taking his hand, a wordless promise to each other. “Touché.” She relaxed. “Look, I’m sure you didn’t mean that…”
“I did.”
Shit. “Let’s put a pin in that thought,” she said quickly. Mulder sat his mug on her coffee table. “Coaster.”
He grabbed two and slid them across her oak coffee table. “Why is it so hard to wrap your mind around it?”
“Well,” she began, struggling to find her voice. “There’s different types of love. You love me like a friend, a sister, a comrade…”
“And then are is also the type between…”
He said this as she was trying to put her mug on the table but, uncharacteristically, the mug fumbled, spilling all over the table. “Shit.” The hot tea burned her hands and Mulder was already rushing back into her kitchen, grabbing towels and the ice pack. “Mulder…”
“I got it.”
He quickly cleaned up the mess and Scully took the extra towels. She wiped the mess off her hands and frowned at the red swelling starting on her knuckles. Mulder wrapped the ice pack in another towel and took her hands. “Mulder.”
“I gotcha, Scully.”
“Mulder, I’m fine.”
“Will you just let me?” The sharpness of his voice silenced her as he took her hands gently and held the ice pack against it. “I know you want to be this badass FBI agent…”
“Want to?”
“I know you are a big, badass FBI agent. Just let me for once?”
“Fine.”
They sat in silence as Mulder held the ice pack over the top of her hands. She cleared her throat. “I meant what I said, Scully. I do love you.”
She scoffed. “I’m sure.”
“You aren’t a replacement.”
Scully shook her head, refusing to believe him. “You always do this.”
“Do what?”
“Twist words.” She tried to pull her hands away from him without success. “Mulder, let me go.”
She felt Mulder squeeze her fingers tighter. “No.” He was staring at her. Those goddamn— “Look at me, Scully.”
Why did she feel tears in her eyes? Her eyes did feel dry from lack of sleep. “No.”
“Why not?”
“I’m sick of the lies.” She rested her chin on her chest. “I’m tired of the smoke and shadows. For once, I just want someone to tell me the truth and mean it.”
Mulder sighed. She winced hearing it. “What do you want me to do, Scully?”
“Tell me the truth.” She looked
“I am.” He removed the ice pack and kissed her knuckles. “I love you. You aren’t a replacement. Nothing could replace you.”
“Then what am I to you?”
“You’re Scully.” He looked at her as if that was even a question. “When it came to Samantha, I was able to live with it. I have for 27 years. But when I lost you on Skyline mountain…” Mulder put the ice pack back on her knuckles. “I couldn’t...I didn’t know what to do. I was filled with such rage. I almost killed Duane Barry. The months during your absence, I didn’t do so well.”
Scully watched him. “You rarely talk about it.”
“Because there isn’t too much to say. I took a couple of profiling cases. Coming back to the basement office—it didn’t feel the same. It wasn’t the same.” He nodded to the small gold cross on her neck. “I wore your cross when you were gone.”
She remained quiet.
He snorted derision and looked down at their hands. “It’s stupid. There was a point, right after you came back, that X wanted me to just take a plane ticket and leave you and forget everything. You. The x-files. The shadowy men without names. Everything.” He adjusted the ice pack. “And maybe, at one time I would, but not when it came to you.”
“Do you know why seeing run off with Agent Fowley hurt me?”
“Why?”
“It’s our work,” she specified, emphasizing the word ‘our.’ “She comes out of the woodwork and, all of the sudden, I take the backseat on this. I thought it was my science that kept you honest, Mulder.”
“Your science does,” he quickly caught himself, “quit twisting my words.”
“I’m not. My hands are fine, Mulder.”
“I guess they are.” He pulled back the ice and Scully flexed her numb hands. “Do you want another cup of tea?”
“Yes, please.”
“I left you with Gibson because I know he would be safer with you rather than Diana.”
“Yet, I still lost him.”
“No. He was at the nuclear facility. I have a hunch he is safe.” Mulder looked over his shoulder. “How generous, Special Agent Doctor?”
“Shut up. Make it a generous one.”
Mulder smiled and called, “Did you know I was a bartender for a couple of months in Oxford?” Scully’s mind was trying to reel with everything that was happening. But she forced her insecurities into the backseat and let Mulder take the lead. He frowned “If I were just here for something else, we’d be halfway across the country right now.”
“I don’t know if that is a good or bad thing, Mulder.” Scully watched the tv, flinching at a particularly gory scene with a face hugger. “Do you have nightmares?”
“Hm?” Mulder shrugged with his back to her. “Sometimes. That’s one of the reasons why I don’t sleep.”
Scully was quiet as Mulder returned to her with a new mug of hot Chai tea. She took it and sipped the mug. “Good. Thank you.”
“And for the record, Scully, the nightmares aren’t just of Samantha. It’s you too.”
She closed her eyes, annoyed with this vein of conversation. “Is that why you decided to profess your undying love?”
“I thought it was a good moment. But that’s not all of it.” Mulder rejoined her on the couch. “Are you ready to talk about that?”
“I still think you’re full of shit.”
He laughed and sipped his hot toddy. “That’s why my eyes are brown.”
“Hazel.”
“I’m only half full of shit then.”
Scully snorted into her drink. “I honestly don’t know what to believe.”
“I want to believe,” Mulder teased in a fake E.T. voice. She snickered playfully and slapped his thighs. “See? Made you smile. Careful. It might stay that way, Scully.”
“Shut up.”
“Okay,” he said. He checked his watch. “It is almost 4:30 am, Agent Scully. Your guest is intoxicated. What are you going to do?”
“I thought we were having a sleepover?”
“Did I say that?”
“You’re words, not mine.”
“At least take off your shoes.”
She heard Mulder kick them off and he grabbed the remote. He changed the tv to the Sports Channel. After seeing raise a questioning eyebrow, he shrugged. “So, do you watch Sports Center or a movie to fall asleep to?”
“What happened to Truth or Dare?”
“Okay, truth, or dare?”
“Dare,” she said.
“I dare you to have a sleepover on your couch.” That eyebrow. “Just...whatever we are, Scully.”
After a few moments of hesitation, she nodded. Scully felt him squeeze her hands and smile. She stood still like a painting. He smiled at her and she forced herself to return it. Mulder unwound her like a knotted piece of string and lounged himself. Despite their height differences and oppositeness, they still were made for each other. Scully found herself curling up next to him as he grabbed the remote and changing it to a 4 am playing of ‘Mystery Science Theatre 3000.’ Mulder grabbed a knitted, over large Afghan from the back of her couch to tuck around them.
“What does this say to you, Agent Mulder?”
“I love you,” he whispered. He said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “And I tell you without hesitation.”
Scully was quiet. “Why did you come here again?”
“There’s nowhere else where I would rather be.”
“Good enough for now.”
Scully quickly ran through possible scenarios. What did she have to lose? Everything. “This won’t change anything.”
“What do you mean?”
“I don’t want to lose us,” she replied cautiously.
“This will change nothing. If not, only for the better.”
She wisely chose not to say anything. She tried to relax but she shook her head. She pushed away towards the other end of the couch. There was a visible look of hurt on his face. “It’s not you,” she replied quickly.
“Yeah, I’ve heard it before. It’s me.”
“For once, it’s is me, Mulder. I can’t...I can’t get past my insecurities.”
“What insecurities?”
She ghosted him a smile. “The hallway? Either we have really bad timing or bees don’t like us.”
“Or?”
“You mentioned it earlier. I don’t want to be a replacement for Samantha or her…”
“Her?” It took a moment for Mulder to recognize what she was telling him. “Why do you say that?”
“I overheard what you said to Arizona. She’s staying on the x-files because it’s the best way to represent your interests. Before that, when we still had the office, I caught you all holding hands. She seemed so excited about something. That is when I called you. I told you I was driving back. I was just sitting in the car in the garage outside.”
“Watching in the shadows?” Mulder sighed. “Scully…”
“I feel like I’ve been on the outside a lot lately.” She sipped her hot toddy, the alcohol burning in the back of her throat. “So I can’t help but feel somewhat insecure. Just talking about it…” She snorted into her mug of tea. “It’s taking a lot.”
“I can understand that.”
“Do you?”
He hesitated. “I...like to think so.” Mulder leaned forward. “I know things have been tough. Honestly, I’m surprised you’re still here.”
She titled her head in question. “What do you mean?”
“I thought that you have left. Maybe try to go back to Quantico or quit the FBI all together.”
“I almost did that night when they told me Salt Lake City. But you’re my partner, Mulder. It’s as simple as that.”
He took her free hand and entwined their fingers. “And for that, I am grateful for that of every moment of every day. Do you want to know the difference between you and her?”
“Our heights?”
Mulder snorted in muted laughter. “I guess, physically, but where it counts, you tower above her.”
She arched a skeptical eyebrow.
“She left me. No warning or note. Just up and left. I haven’t been in contact with her since she left. She wouldn’t have chased me like you have or been thrown in contempt of Congress for lying to save my ass.” Scully smiled as she looked down. “She wouldn’t have thrown everything out the window to deal with her crazy partner. You are so much more than she was, or is, Scully.” He brushed her hair out of her face. “And I have never loved anyone more than I love you. Truth. I meant what I said in that hospital. I love you.”
“You really overcomplicate things.”
Mulder shrugged and grinned. “So, Scully, where does this leave us?”
The insecurities raged inside her and she averted her gaze. “I’ve had nightmares about this too,” she said softly.
“Why does it always feel like we are watching from the shadows?” He asked her softly. “Especially in our nightmares? We feel like we don’t have control?”
“I don’t know. I thought you were supposed to be the psychologist?”
“It was rhetorical.”
“I know.” She sighed and looked at the tv for a distraction. “After all we’ve been through, Mulder…”
“What about it?”
“I do love you.” She said as quickly exhaled so it came out in a jumble of words. Scully doubted he had heard her. But his playful grin suggested otherwise. “You heard it?”
“Ears like a fox.”
Mulder bent forward again to kiss her again, forgoing all shyness. She felt him bring her closer, snaking his arms around her. He sighed audibly before she returned it with much gusto. Senses alight for both of them, Scully managed to be the level headed one between them both. “Mulder,” she breathed. “I hardly think this is the place?”
He pulled back and blinked in confusion. His senses were drunk off her that it was heard from him to make sense. “What?”
“I don’t think the couch Is the best place for this.”
“Why?”
He was only now capable of single-word answers and questions. She smiled. She felt lighter. The nightmares that had plagued the back of her mind for months now seemed like a distant memory. “Just because.”
It seemed like she was incapable of speaking too. She pushed the Afgan aside and got to her feet. The cups were forgotten and Mulder clicked off the television. Words failed them but their unspoken communication did otherwise. He took her hand and squeezed. “Are you certain?”
“No,” she admitted truthfully, “but I know what I feel. I’ve learned to trust my instincts.”
Mulder smiled. She led him to her bedroom. She kept the lamp near her bed on and he looked at her tossed sheets. He exhaled, letting out a heavy sigh. “I wish you would have told me sooner.”
“What would you have done, Mulder?”
“Acted sooner.”
“Well, you’re here now, right?”
“Of course. You haven’t kicked me out yet.”
“I’m not planning to.”
Scully took his hands and pulled him closer. She felt emboldened and the room felt hotter than it was. He smiled. “So…” She grabbed him by the scruff of his t-shirt and pulled him downwards. Mulder’s spine protested but he didn’t care. Let Scully take the lead. His arms reached downwards to bring her closer. Suddenly, she felt frozen. Just a second ago she had felt so confident. Now, she was unsure. “What’s wrong?”
“Are you certain about this?” Her voice was soft but the lingering hesitation could be heard. “About this thing between us?”
“Yes, I’m more certain than anything else.”
“Okay.” There was another pause. “So...how do we do this?”
“We just do,” he laughed.
She shook her head and said, “Isn’t this better than a stakeout, watching in the shadows for some would-be informant, and then finding out it was a waste of time.”
“Scully, are you proposing role-playing?”
“No. It’s just…” She laughed despite herself. “I never imagined this.”
“Are you certain you want to go through with this? You don’t have to if you’re…”
“No, I want this.”
Mulder kissed her softly at first but deepened it. He walked her backward to her bed until she bumped up against it. Mulder smiled as pushed her to sit down. “It’s, uh, been a while.”
“Same.”
He sat next to her and laughed. “I expected this to be different.”
“What do you mean?”
“We’re going to do this, aren’t we? I expected it to be a bit more...fevered? And look at us, like two scared virgins.”
Scully laughed. “So, Mulder, do you want me to take the lead?”
He rolled his eyes. “Or we can just go back to watching TV. I’m sorry. I guess it’s the sleep deprivation talking.”
“We aren’t watching TV. I thought we were having a sleepover. At some point, we do have to sleep.” She got to her knees and pushed him onto his back. “Besides, Mulder, we’ve come this far. When have we ever done anything halfway?”
“What have you done with Dana Scully?”
“Invasion of the body snatchers?”
Scully felt her courage return. She swung her leg over his hip and straddled him. “Now, correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t remember this being a part of a sleepover.”
“Well, it’s a thing between partners, right?”
She slid lower, squeezing her thighs in the process. He grunted in response. “Right. I’m not complaining by the way. I was just stating.”
She hummed. She was alight was all new sensations. Mulder let his hands drop to her waist. “I like those pajamas by the way. It’s not silk for once.”
“Cotton.”
“Huh.”
“My mom says…”
He couldn’t take it anymore. “I don’t care what your mother said.”
His long arms twisted around her and pulled her down. She braced herself, sticking her hands out on either side of his head to brace the impact. She collided into an Earth-shattering kiss. Stranger thing how time and physics worked. She sighed happily as her tongue delved into his mouth. This was good. “This is wonderful,” she whispered between breaths.
“Do you know what makes this better?”
“What?”
“Give me some control?” She paused. “Do you trust me, Scully?
“Yes.”
He smiled. “You know that you’re the only one I trust, right?”
“Do you?”
Instead of answering her, he skillfully changed their positions so she was laying on her back and he was laying on her side. His left hand carefully undid the button down her pajama top. She breathed sharply at the first contact of his fingertips caressing the swell of her breast. “I do.” He watched her thoughtfully. “You see, before you...I had a few partners. They came and went. It was like they wanted nothing to do with me. But you...you challenged me, you made me better. I can’t place the exact moment but it may have been laughing with you in that graveyard in Oregon at five o’clock in the morning.”
She hissed at his touches. “That was nearly six years ago.”
“So, I like a slow burn. I have never felt this way about anyone except you.” She laughed but she bit her lips to keep herself from crying out. “What?”
“Nothing.”
“Do your nightmares involve this, Scully?”
“I don’t let myself indulge in such fantasies.”
“Why not?”
He was growing bolder with his explorations. She sighed and closed her eyes. “Lately, with everything, I don’t know.”
“What do you say we change that?”
He bent down to kiss her again and pushed up on her top. He wasn’t rushing nor did she mean his slow advances. Soon, she found herself growing restless. “Mulder?”
“Hmmm?”
“Enough of this. Let’s finish this.”
This is not how neither one of them imagined things. Scully had it imagined it fast and quick after the turmoil from a case. Mulder, on the other hand, imagined it slow after one night of verbally sparing with one another. Who needed guidance when you had your better half?
The lamp remained on. There was no hiding from this. Six years of tension resolved.
The clothes were peeled artfully like it was nothing new. She laughed between their kisses. “At least I don’t have to save you this time.”
He suckled her hungrily. “You already did. A long time ago.”
Mulder reached to turn out the light on her nightstand and Scully grabbed his wrist, stopping him. “No, leave it on.”
The first time was always awkward. They both remembered being told that my friends when they were teenagers. “I expected this to be different,” he admitted.
“Mulder, shut up.”
“This has got to be a sleepover for the record books.”
At the clock turned 5:00 and the red numbers faded against the lamplight, Mulder continued. Clothes were shed, and they crawled beneath the covers. The fire ignited and fears were extinguished. Gone was the cold that plagued the nightmares and shadows that kept them in hiding. Their bodies entwined, just as their souls had been for years.
Their ecstasy came to a crescendo as Scully felt her last orgasm leave her and Mulder followed soon after. He was laughing as he rolled off to the side and she grinned like a fool. He started to laugh too and any tension that remained fade as she came down from her high.
“Well, I certainly don’t remember sleepovers being like that,” he remarked.
Scully could hear the fatigue in his voice, finally evident from someone who had not slept in over 24 hours. She smiled goofily and nodded toward the window. “The sun is coming up.”
“How can you tell?”
“It’s summer and during that time, the sun comes through the window sometimes. It’s been so long. I can’t remember the last time I stayed in bed this late.”
“We haven’t been here that late.” He yawned and pulled her closer. “Where are you going?”
“Give me a sec.”
She reached to turn out the light and moved to get out of bed. “Where do you think you’re going? And why did you turn out the light?”
“Because, Mulder, this is supposed to be a sleepover,” she said, “and we need to sleep.”
“And based on what scientific evidence?”
“I’m a doctor.”
He watched her jog nude across the bedroom in the dark shadows to open up the blinds slightly to let in the morning light. She rushed back to bed. “Oh, your cold,” he complained.
“Knock it off.”
Scully reclaimed her spot next to him. They both turned beneath the covers to face the newly opened blinds as the early morning light began to shine through. “No more shadows, Scully.”
“No more shadows.”
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cqlfic · 3 years ago
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Hi I have a difficult request and I admit it! I read a fic, I think it was mpreg and Wei Ying had a daughter I just remember he and Lan Zhan went to Lan Qiren's house so he could meet her and the kid starts crying, Wei Ying is trying to calm her down when LQ comes and get her and she quiets and keep holding her and WY calls him baby thief? Omg I just remember this scene and when they're leaving WY goes in the backseat with the baby, help?
Okay I sent an ask about the mpreg wangxian with a specific scene about Lan Qiren and Wei Ying's baby, and through sheer force of hate I found the fic!!! It's called OMEGA GRAD STUDENT GETS PREGNANT: YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, sorry to bother
THIS IS VERY FUNNY TO ME?? the summary is amazing thank you for bringing this to my attention
OMEGA GRAD STUDENT GETS PREGNANT: YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
link to AO3 AUTHOR: attackofthezee E, 21500 words, 3/3
RELATIONSHIPS: Lan Wangji / Wei Wuxian
SUMMARY:
"...until it’s weeks later and he’s peeing on a stick at 3 am because holy shit, what the fuck. And then he attempts to not cry into the phone and the dude who knocked him up is like ‘I really don’t care what you do about it’ and ‘It’s probably not even mine’ and slut shames the omega. That, Jiang Cheng, is how someone gets fucking pregnant.” He finishes, removing his hand from Jiang Cheng’s mouth only to jab a finger at him.
Jiang Cheng looks like he wants to self immolate and/or possibly murder someone.
In the meantime, their waitress has arrived and looks like she wants to quit her job and run away to live in the woods. Wei Ying relates.
“Well then,” The waitress starts, clapping her hands together and very visibly pretending like the entire restaurant didn’t just witness what happened, “Can I get you guys anything to start? Drinks? Appetizers?” Wei Ying is leaving her such a big tip.
Or, sometimes you get knocked up and then fall in love with the super hot Lan boy who swoops in to save your ass.
background relationships, minor lan huan | lan xichen/meng yao | jin guangyao, minor jiang yanli/jin zixuan, past wei ying/unnamed character, mpreg, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, omega wei ying | wei wuxian, alpha lan zhan | lan wangji, graduate school, unplanned pregnancy, san francisco bay area, pining, falling in love, kid fic, fluff, sometimes a family is a man his baby the man who’s helping him raise his baby and all their friends, minor jiang cheng | jiang wanyin/nie huaisang
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yumichanhamano · 4 years ago
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Gift fic for Nike
Hello @maskedremnant ! I am your gifter for @mdzsgiftexchange :) Apologies for the delay! Had some issues on my end and I’m not very active on tumblr anymore.
Here is your gift :D It’s around 2.7k cause I couldn’t hit the 3k mark :( Hope that’s okay! If you provide me with your ao3 handle, I could post it there and gift it to you :) Please check on "keep reading” for the fic! :D
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“Lan Zhan!” The man let out a sigh as he finished his sentence he was typing when the couch dipped under Wei Ying’s weight. There was a pleasant warmth pressed against his side as Wei Ying looked at his screen. “Oops, am I bothering you? You’re usually in your room if you’re doing your work.”
Lan Zhan was used to working in a quiet environment. He used to stay in his room most often, leaving only to use other facilities in the apartment. However, since meeting Wei Ying, many things in his life has started to change. He spent more time outside of his room after dinner. He used to only go outside if necessary or for exercise reasons, but now he frequented restaurants and cafés with Wei Ying.
He still stayed inside of his room, his place of solace, when he needed to focus.
However, there was still time before the deadline for the report so Lan Zhan indulged in spending more time with Wei Ying instead. Compared to working on his report, he preferred to watch Wei Ying pace around the living room instead.
He found that his roommate often mumbling to himself when he’s inspired or deep in thought. Just a second ago, Wei Ying was trying to find a source of inspiration for his art projects before he sat down beside Lan Zhan.
“No,” Lan Zhan said. Wei Ying smiled and Lan Zhan resisted the urge to smile back.
“Sooooooooo,” Wei Ying started in the way that he had a request but he’s unsure of how to ask, “we’ve been roommates for a while…”
Lan Zhan lamented that with all the time they spent together, they were still nothing more than roommates. He nodded in response.
“Well, you also know how I love to post pictures of myself and send them to my friends.” Lan Zhan too has been subjected to Wei Ying’s surprise selfies but he doesn’t tell Wei Ying that he had been saving them in a private folder on his laptop. “What I’m trying to say is that one of my friends saw you in the background and I was joking that we were dating. Now they’re convinced that I found a boyfriend, didn’t tell them, and I either get the choice of them marching into our apartment or we meet up with them.”
Lan Zhan blinked at Wei Ying, closed his laptop and placed it on the coffee table before something happened to it.
His heart was racing at the mere thought of dating Wei Ying.
The most logical thing to say was “tell them the truth”, but Lan Zhan can’t bring himself to say it when he had a chance to have what he always wanted. Even if it was not real.
“When do they want to meet?” he said instead, choosing indulge in his desires. If this was the closest, he’ll get to getting what he wants, he will take the chance. Wei Ying, completely unaware of Lan Zhan’s inner struggles, hugged him and called him the best. If Wei Ying knew the truth, Lan Zhan wasn’t sure that he would say that anymore.
 On the day they were going to meet with Wei Ying’s friends, Lan Zhan made sure to dress up nicely. He wanted to leave a good impression them, even if their relationship wasn’t real yet. Lan Zhan will simply have to work harder to make it a reality. It felt like a dream far away, but he can only hope.
Wei Ying, as always, was whining that Lan Zhan always looked effortlessly good. What he didn’t know is that Lan Zhan always put effort into his appearance for Wei Ying. He was not a slob, but he dressed cleanly normally. But since Wei Ying complimented his outfit choice once, Lan Zhan wanted to continue to impress Wei Ying. It was natural to want to impress your crush.
Wei Ying had his hands stuffed in his pockets as they walked towards the restaurant they were meeting up in. But once the sign was visible, Wei Ying suddenly clung to Lan Zhan’s arm without any warnings and Lan Zhan felt like his heart was going to stop.
“Is this okay?” Wei Ying asked with a nervous smile.
‘More than okay,’ was Lan Zhan’s first thought that he had to bat away. Lan Zhan hated Wei Ying’s zero regard for personal space at first. It was a point of contention when Wei Ying first moved in. Eventually, Lan Zhan grew from being tolerant to not minding the small touches between them.
It was not the first time Wei Ying attached himself to Lan Zhan, but it was the first time they done such a thing in a public space. However, in this moment, they were a couple and this was normal for couples.
“Mm.” Lan Zhan was too caught up in his own racing thoughts that he didn’t notice the way Wei Ying snuggled closer with the permission or the small content smile.
They walked into the restaurant together, Wei Ying comfortably leaning on Lan Wangji’s side as they gave the name of reservation to the waitress. Lan Zhan noticed the way Wei Ying started loosening and tightening his hold on Lan Zhan’s sleeve. It was cute to see him nervous, but Lan Zhan was no better.
There was little comfort he could provide so Lan Zhan patted Wei Ying’s hands with his free one. Wei Ying looked at him in surprise before smiling fondly.
Lan Zhan wanted to tell him not to worry when he heard someone shouting Wei Ying’s name.
The moment was broken and Wei Ying turned to the source of the sound. He waved at his friends with one hand while pulling Lan Zhan with him with the other hand.
There were five people at the table, all watching them as they approached, and Lan Zhan unfortunately recognized one of them.
“Wei-xiong,” Nie Huaisang smiled slyly. Lan Zhan had a poor feeling that their lie was seen through already. Their older brothers were close friends and talked often, so Nie Huaisang had to know about Lan Zhan’s roommate. The only key thing is that he didn’t know if Nie Huaisang knew that Wei Ying was the roommate. Oddly enough, he didn’t recall Wei Ying mentioning Nie Huaisang in any conversations before either. “I never knew you two were dating.”
Wei Ying stiffened at his side and forced himself to relax as he smiled at Nie Huaisang, “Lan Zhan never mentioned about you either.”
“Our brothers are friends. We’re not that close actually. Enough of that for now, come,” Nie Huaisang said as he waved his hand, “Why are you two still standing there? Sit, sit.”
“So, this is the rumoured boyfriend,” Wen Qing said as she watched Lan Zhan like a hawk. “I was imagining someone… not him.”
“What do you mean? Lan Zhan is great,” Wei Ying pouted.
“I meant that he’s too good for you.”
“Hey!”
“It’s great to finally meet you,” Jiang Yanli said, as one of the nicer people in the group and broke up Wen Qing and Wei Ying before the argument escalated. “I hope you don’t mind us being a little nosy about you. I’ve never seen him so secretive and evasive about something before.”
Lan Zhan simply nodded in acknowledgement and kept that information in the back of his mind to ask Wei Ying later.
In the meantime, Wei Ying was already chattering away with his friends to bring the attention away from Lan Zhan, which he was grateful for. Lan Zhan could see why Wei Ying was such good friends with all of them. While each of them had differing personality types, they melded well overall as a group.
When the food arrived, the group kept chatting, which Lan Zhan can see why his previous attempts to keep Wei Ying from talking while eating failed.
Wei Ying was still an active participant in the ongoing conversation, but he talked less than he did before the food arrived. Although Lan Zhan was not largely successful in getting him to completely stop talking during meals, Wei Ying does keep the chatter to a minimum when they ate together.
Things went well until Wei Ying had to use the washroom.
Before he stepped away, he gave Lan Zhan a small peck on the cheek and a wide smile before running off. Lan Zhan felt like he was floating before he realized that everyone had put down their utensils and was staring at him again. Lan Zhan followed suit and placed down his utensils and suddenly got the feeling that he was in some kind of job interview.
“I’ll cut to the chase,” Jiang Cheng said, “Hurt him and I’ll break your legs.”
“What he meant to say is that we all care a lot about Wei-xiong,” Nie Huaisang added. There was a calculating glint in his eyes that Lan Zhan did not like. “He is a very dear friend to all of us here. We would hate to see him sad.”
“As do I,” Lan Zhan said. He didn’t expect to be given the shovel talk, but it was nice to know that Wei Ying’s friends cared so much about him.
“Good, we’re on the same page then,” Wen Qing said, “but if you do find yourself in a situation where you hurt him, you better start running and pray that we never find you.”
Jiang Yanli and Wen Ning were the only two that kept quiet, but their calm smiles were threatening in itself.
“Sorry, I’m back!” Wei Ying announced a moment later as he skipped back to the table. “What did I miss?”
“Not much!” Wen Ning piped up and pulled Wei Ying into a conversation about sports. It was fascinating how fast the conversation turned back to lighter topics like they hadn’t collectively threatened murder if he broke Wei Ying’s heart. But they had nothing to worry about since he wouldn’t let that happen. If it did, Lan Zhan could not live with himself.
 “Lan Zhan, are you okay?” Wei Ying asked once they arrived back at the apartment. Nie Huaisang, Wen Ning, and Wen Qing ended up taking the same bus as them and then walked down a similar route for most of the journey home. Luckily, they all lived in different complexes so they eventually parted ways.
“Yes,” Lan Zhan said. He couldn’t tell Wei Ying he thinking about all the different ways he wanted to ask if they could start dating for real, or simply confess his feelings and wait for the other to reject him.
“I hope they weren’t too much. We’ve been told that we’re a noisy bunch,” Wei Ying said, his gaze glued to the floor as he tucked a loose strand of hair behind his ear. “Is it- Would it be rude if I asked for us to continue pretending for, I don’t know, the next few months? I’ll just tell them that we tried the dating thing but didn’t work out so we’re just roommates. Or should I move out? That would make more sense, right? I can always find–”
“Wei Ying,” Lan Zhan called out, stopping the other’s anxious rambles. He too felt like his nerves were all bundled up and ready to explode into thoughtless rambles, but Lan Zhan couldn’t bare the idea of Wei Ying he completely disappeared from his life.
“Yes?” Wei Ying squeaked and looked up. Lan Zhan’s heart squeezed at the sight of his watery eyes. There were a number of things that Lan Zhan wanted to do, but he settled with enveloping Wei Ying into a hug. “L-lan Zhan?”
Lan Zhan never initiated any kind of contact between them. He was never a big fan of physical contact, but it was always Wei Ying that reached out first. Lan Zhan didn’t mind it as much when it was Wei Ying for one reason and one reason only.
“Don’t leave.”
“Huh? I- Oh,” Wei Ying said and Lan Zhan hugged him tighter. “I won’t, I won’t! You’re such a good roommate! The best even! Where else will I find someone as amazing as you and is willing to put up with me?”
Lan Zhan huffed in amusement, “Then stay forever.”
“F-Forever?” Wei Ying asked as he tried to wiggle out of Lan Zhan’s hold. It was futile and he gave up after the second try. “W-What about when you get a girlfriend? I might be shameless but I can’t third wheel forever! She might not even like me!”
“I will not get a girlfriend then,” Lan Zhan stated as if it was the logical conclusion to the dilemma.
“I- What no! That’s not what I meant!” Wei Ying struggled again but gave up just as fast. “Lan Zhan, I like you but I don’t want to get in the way.”
“Wei Ying is never in the way.”
Wei Ying stilled in his arms. “Hey Lan Zhan… Do you like being with me too?”
“Yes.”
“Really? But I’m so clingy. And I’m always bothering you and annoying you.”
“Not annoying.”
Wei Ying laughed and snuggled further into the hug. “Even when I ask you for dumb favours?”
“Not dumb.”
“So… you don’t mind if we keep fake dating?”
Lan Zhan tensed at the question. He wanted it to be real, but–
“Why lie?”
“What do you mean…?”
“You could tell them that I am your roommate,” Lan Zhan said as he held Wei Ying in his arms, unwilling to let go. He wanted to ask this at first, when Wei Ying first proposed the whole fake dating thing. But he was being selfish when he was given an opportunity to be someone important to Wei Ying, even if it was not real.
“I could have,” Wei Ying agreed.
“Then why?”
“Don’t hate me,” Wei Ying mumbled against his shoulder. Lan Zhan thought it was a silly thought. There was nothing Wei Ying could do to make him hate him, ever.
“Mm.”
“I got a little lonely. Some of them have started dating and I’m still single. And I didn’t want to date just anyone! When they asked, I thought they would take it like a joke like other things I said. I never dated before, much less was interested in anyone so I thought they would know I was joking. But before I could tell them the truth, they got worked up over it and started asking about you. And… maybe… maybe I wanted it to be real so I’m lying to myself too.”
Lan Zhan’s mind went blank as he replied, “It can be real if Wei Ying wants.”
His mind is still repeating the last part of what Wei Ying said, trying to process the words and convince himself that he heard correctly, that Wei Ying wanted to be with him too.
This time, Wei Ying pulled away successful, but Lan Zhan’s hands rested at his waist. He stared into Lan Zhan’s eyes, looking for any hint that it was a joke, a prank, or anything to insist that he simply misheard. But all he saw was a hint of a soft smile that melted Wei Ying’s heart.
“Really?” Wei Ying asked. Lan Zhan nodded. “I… I really want to kiss you.”
Lan Zhan simply leaned down and they shared their first kiss. It was nothing mind blowing or fireworks going off like how media liked it play it off. It was a little clumsy but it was also their first kiss and Lan Zhan would never trade it away for anything.
“So, we’re dating dating now? Not pretend anymore?” Wei Ying asked when they broke apart.
Lan Zhan huffed fondly and Wei Ying pouted.
“What is that supposed to mean? That was my first kiss! I was saving that for someone special. Don’t laugh.”
“I am honoured to be Wei Ying’s first,” Lan Zhan said and smiled as Wei Ying’s face turned red.
“Don’t– don’t say it like that! Lan Zhan!” Wei Ying complained when Lan Zhan couldn’t stop smiling. “I’m supposed to be the shameless one! Why are you like this? Oh no, I’ve corrupted you. Lan Zhan, we just started dating and you’re already like this. How will I survive?”
“I will help,” Lan Zhan said seriously.
“Oh Lan Zhan, you’re the one bad for my heart with your smile so cute,” Wei Ying said dramatically. “I was already in peril just living in the space with you. Now I am subjected to a whole new side of Lan Zhan. Woe is me, death is coming soon.”
“I will protect Wei Ying.”
“How…?” Wei Ying asked dubiously.
“True love’s kiss.”
“Lan Zhan!”
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collapsingintojupiter · 5 years ago
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Patton being sick and Logan having to do all his normal duties - laundry, cooking, homework help - but, needless to say, he doesn't really have a lot of experience with it. Remus and Roman as their kids, of course.
Heh, this was a fun one to write. I kept the original prompt but I’ll be honest I did tweak a few of the details, mostly because of how I personally envision this specific Logicality situation would go. 
Characters: Patton, Logan, Roman, Remus
Relationships: Logicality
Warnings: There is some chaotic 7-year old Remus content. Nothing graphic or nasty though. If you want something added here please let me know.
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“Patton, please sit down.” Logan sighed, exasperated, as Patton stubbornly tried to get up off the couch again. “Dear, you’re sick.”
“But the kids! They need breakfast! I need to make them breakfast!” Patton gasped, his face hot and flushed with the mere effort of sitting up. 
“Patton, dearest, I can make them breakfast. Don’t strain yourself.” Logan returned to his husband’s side with a glass of water, which he set down on the coffee table before helping Patton lay down again. “Now don’t get up again,” he said sternly. “Let me handle things.”
“Papa, what’s going on?” Logan turned as Roman and Remus ran into the living room, eyes going wide when they saw Patton down on the sofa, meekly sipping at his water with a straw. Logan could tell; he was too weak to argue with him any more on the matter. 
Which left only the matter of taking care of their 7-year old twin sons.  
“Roman Remus, go sit down at the table. I will be making breakfast this morning,” he told them. 
“What’s wrong with Dad?” Remus asked. 
“He is merely sick, Remus.”
“Will he get better?”
“Of course. But he needs to rest for now. In the meantime, I will be taking care of you two.”
“What about your work, Papa?” Roman asked, having already seated himself at the table. Logan smiled ever-so slightly as he led Remus to join him. 
“Don’t worry about that, Roman. I’ve already called in to let them know.”
“So we get to play with you today?” Remus asked excitedly. 
“Perhaps. But first, you have school, don’t you?” Logan chuckled a little at the two boys’ groans as he went to the cupboard, pulling out a box of Cocoa Puffs and getting the milk from the fridge. 
“Logan, are the boys--”
“You’re supposed to be resting Patton, not worrying,” Logan called. “They are simply disgruntled because they have to go to school.”
“What’s disgruntled mean?” Roman asked. 
“It means that you are dissatisfied with--”
“It means you aren’t happy that you have to go to school,” Patton interrupted. 
“Patton!”
“Sorry, dear!” Logan could hear his husband laughing on the couch. “It’s just, the boys can’t always understand your big words.”
“I’m disgruntled!” Remus proclaimed. “Can I stay home with Dad?”
“Not a chance, sport,” Patton called. “You need your education.”
“Patton, am I going to have to take you back to your room?”
“You’re gonna put Papa in timeout?” Remus asked. Logan sighed, setting the bowls, milk, and cereal on the table in front of the boys. 
“Eat your breakfast,” he ordered, “I don’t want you two to be late.”
Once the food was in front of them it wasn’t hard to keep the twins busy, and Logan set to work collecting their backpacks and homework. 
“Did you get their math books?” Patton asked as he made his way back towards the kitchen. 
“Yes, Patton.”
“And their spelling books?”
“Yes, Patton.”
“And their--”
“Patton.”
“Yes?”
“I have their homework. I have all of their homework.” Logan set the two backpacks down in the front entryway, then went to refill Patton’s water for him. His husband smiled at him when he returned. 
“Sorry dear,” he said. “It’s just I worry about--”
“I know, Patton.” Logan pressed a soft kiss to his forehead, then stood up again. “But let me worry about things today, okay? The boys will be fine.” Patton smiled again. 
“You’re doing a wonderful job,” he said. 
“I try.” Logan went back to the kitchen and saw that the twins had put their dishes in the sink, but they hadn’t put away the milk again. He sighed and did so, before going to the entryway where his sons were busy pulling on their shoes and coats. 
Well, Roman was. 
Remus was trying to make a paper airplane out of the math homework from his bag. 
“I’m gonna throw it at Mrs. Johnson today!” he told Logan when he saw him. 
“And why is that?” Logan asked with a frown. 
“She’s mean!” Remus said, and Roman nodded his agreement. 
“She always yells at us when we get math problems wrong, and she called Remus stupid once!”
“She did?”
“Yeah! I hate her!” Remus growled. “So I’m gonna throw this at her!” Logan was quiet for a long time. Then he nodded, and held out his hand. 
“Can I see that?” he asked. Remus hesitantly gave it to him, and Logan quickly set to work modifying the design. “Here,” he said after a moment, handing back the paper plane. “With the wings shaped like this, your plane will fly further and be more accurate.”
“Whoahhhhh,” Remus said in amazement, taking the plane back from Logan. “Thanks Papa!”
“Logan, what are you boys--”
“Nothing, dear.” Logan smiled at Remus and held a finger to his lips, then stood up and helped him put on his coat and backpack. 
“Patton? I’ll be back in about half an hour, okay? I’ll see what I can find for you at the store.”
“I love you Logan!”
“I love you too, dear.” Logan herded the twins out the door and into the car, where he spent the next ten minutes listening to Remus recite gross science facts to him and Roman ramble excitedly about dragons. When they got to the school parking lot the two raced each other inside, shrieking at each other the whole way. 
Logan sat there in the car for a moment after they’d gone, shaking his head slowly. 
“Where do they get all that energy?” he asked himself. 
He stopped at the grocery store on the way home, picking up ginger ale, more bread, bananas, and some medicine that would help Patton feel better. Logan hoped that he hadn’t been gone for too long when he got back--and sure enough, Patton was still sitting on the couch, watching the doorway he’d just come through.
“Dear, I do hope that you’re resting and not stressing yourself out more,” Logan mused as he set the groceries down on the counter. He filled a glass with ice and ginger ale, bringing it to Patton’s side and sitting down next to him. Patton took a sip and smiled. 
“The boys behave in the car?”
“They were the epitome of obedience and discipline,” Logan replied. Patton chuckled at that, then leaned against Logan’s chest and snuggled against him. 
“You’re nice and warm,” he said. 
“You have a fever, Patton.”
“Shhh, let me hug you.” Logan smiled fondly at his husband, then wrapped an arm around him as he absentmindedly picked up the remote to turn the TV on. It wasn’t long before Patton was fast asleep, not even halfway through the Disney movie Logan had put on for him. He watched for a little while, but before long he too was asleep. 
“Logan! Logan!” Logan jolted awake to find Patton shaking him, his curly hair a mess and his glasses askew. 
“Patton, what is the matter?” he asked, trying to compose himself as he sat up. 
“Logan, the principal just called me!” Patton yelped. “Remus is in trouble for something, and I--” Logan’s eyes widened, and he abruptly stood. 
“I’ll be back soon hun!” he shouted, bolting for the door. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of this! I love you!”
Logan didn’t wait for Patton to answer as he raced out the door and slammed it shut behind him, banishing the grogginess from his mind as he jumped into the car and started it. He gripped the steering wheel tightly as he drove back towards the school; he had no idea how he hadn’t heard the phone ringing, but what did know was exactly why Remus was in trouble. He was also pretty sure that Roman would be joining him shortly. The two hated to be apart. 
Moreover, Logan wasn’t exactly sure how he planned on explaining this to Patton when he got back. And when he was supposed to be resting too, not worrying about his sons! 
Such an idiot, Logan thought with a sigh. Course, Remus wouldn’t be in trouble with him, and he’d certainly have some words for the principal when he got there, and….oh, why did such rotten people get to be in charge of children like his? This was ridiculous. Logan let out a huff as he pulled into the parking lot, shutting the car door rather hard behind him as he marched inside. 
He made his way to the principal’s office, where he found a tired, balding man sitting behind a desk beyond the window of the secretary’s office. Remus pouted in the chair in front of him, and as Logan had predicted, Roman was sitting next to him. Those two really did do everything together. 
“Are you Mr. Sanders?” asked a voice, and Logan turned to see a small, red-haired woman sitting at another desk on his right. 
“I am,” he replied. 
“The principal’s waiting for you.”
“So I noticed.” Logan opened the door and stepped into the principal’s office, looking down at the older man with an unreadable expression.
“Ah...you are not who I was expecting…” he started to say, but Logan held his hand up. 
“My husband is sick. Is there a problem?” The principal turned red. 
“N-No, of course not. Well, I mean...I-I don’t believe we’ve met before. I’m Charles Lawrey, the boys’ principal.”
“I can read,” Logan answered. “Why is my son in trouble?”
“W-Well you see, Mr. Sanders, your son Remus threw a paper airplane at his math teacher--”
“Is this the one that called him stupid?” Logan interrupted. He saw Remus’ eyes light up at that; he gave the boy a stern look and he quickly went back to pouting. 
“I-I...what, sir?”
“I asked, is this the teacher that called my son stupid?” Logan repeated, crossing his arms and gazing sternly down at the principal. 
“I-I don’t know sir, but you see, it’s--”
“Remus, did that woman call you stupid?” Remus nodded. “Hmmm. So, Mr. Lawrey, you’re telling me that you have wasted half an hour of my time, woken up my sick husband, and disrupted the education of my children because they grew tired of having to deal with such inappropriate behavior from an adult, and not only that but from a teacher at your school?”
“Sir!” The principal spluttered. “Your children disrupted the education of the other students!”
“Then consider a more competent teacher to put in charge of my boys.” Logan turned. “Roman, Remus, let’s go.” The twins got up without a word and followed Logan out of the office, out of the school, and back to the car. 
Once they were driving again, Remus was the first to speak. He was always the first to speak. 
“I never seen anybody get mad at the principal like that before,” he said. Logan sighed. 
“I’m sorry you boys have had to put up with all of this,” he said. 
“Are we going home?” Roman asked. 
“Nope. We’re going to get ice cream.” Logan smiled at the twins’ cheers. 
He took the two into the nearest ice cream shop and let them get whatever they wanted. Remus chose a scoop of peanut butter-chocolate ice cream with lots of gummy worms on top, and Roman got strawberry with a heaping of chocolate fudge. The ice cream was enough to keep them quiet for the rest of the drive back, which Logan discovered he was more than grateful for. 
The moment the trio stepped inside the house, Patton’s voice called from the kitchen. 
“Logan, honey? Are you guys home?” The twins looked at Logan, and he motioned to the kitchen table. 
“You two get started on your homework and I’ll talk to Dad, okay?” The boys nodded. 
“Thanks Papa!” Roman said. Remus echoed him as they took their backpacks to the kitchen table, and Logan went to join his husband by the couch. Patton raised an eyebrow as he sat down, and Logan glanced aside. 
“You son was in trouble for throwing a paper airplane at his math teacher,” he explained. 
“And what did Roman do?” Patton asked. 
“I went pbththbthbhbhrbhbt at her when she tried to take him away!” Roman yelled from the kitchen table, along with a long raspberry noise for extra emphasis. 
“I see.” Patton looked at Logan. “And what did you think of Mr. Lawrey?”
“A despicable character,” Logan grumbled, crinkling his nose in disgust. “Incompetent.”
“Papa, what does despicable---”
“Remus, please let your Papa and Dad talk. I’ll be over there in a minute.”
The boys quieted down, and Patton grinned a little at Logan. “I didn’t like him either,” he said. “But hon, we can’t have the boys getting pulled out all the time. I know Mrs. Johnson is...not a pleasant person, but we can’t protect the twins from everything. They have to learn to work with other people...even the less friendly ones.” Logan frowned. 
“I know, dear, but…” he glanced back at the kitchen table. “I am also happy that our boys will stand up for themselves if they are mistreated. And as for being pulled out...one missed day won’t hurt them.”
Patton thought about it for a moment, then nodded. “Alright. Help me stand?” he asked. 
“But Patton--”
“I want to talk to our boys! No buts!” Patton held out an arm with a look of determination--Logan knew that look, and he knew his husband wasn’t going to change his mind. He took Patton’s arm and helped him up, and the two made their way to the kitchen table. 
“Remus?” Patton said. 
“Yeah Dad?” a little bit of nervousness flashed over the boy’s face, but then Patton grinned at him. 
“Did you at least hit your target?” At this, Remus beamed at him. 
“Hit her right in the nose!” he said. Patton laughed. 
“That’s my boy!” he glanced at him, then Roman. “How much homework do you two have?”
“Not much,” Roman said. “We got kicked out before the lesson was over.”
“Alright well, how about you two finish that, and then we’ll have a movie night. That sound good?”
“Yeah!” The twins nodded eagerly, and in a flash they were in a race to finish their homework. Logan helped Patton back to the couch, got him another glass of ginger ale, and went back to help the boys with their Spelling homework. Roman was right, they didn’t have much, and once that was complete the boys darted off to change into their pajamas in preparation for movie night. 
“What are we watching tonight Papa?” Remus asked, coming back rather quickly in his octopus-themed pajamas, which were backwards, and a matching blanket. Roman was quick to follow, his knight pajamas quite the contrast to his twins--and also put on properly.
“Let’s watch Frozen!” he yelped. 
“Oooh, Frozen!” Remus agreed. “I like the snow monster!”
“I like Olaf!” Roman shouted. He and Remus plopped themselves into Logan’s lap--he wouldn’t let them sit on Patton while he was sick--and Patton put on the movie for them to watch. 
“Logan?”
“Yes dear?” Logan glanced at his husband, who smiled and kissed him softly on the cheek. 
“You did a wonderful job.”
Logan smiled.
“Thank you dear.”
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