#sshhh don't stare at them for too long it's fine

[vilksdessin]

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[foxgloves-and-inky-caps]

Behind him, there was a loud click, and something cold was pressed against his back.

"Hand over your wallet."

Ccino froze, SOUL hammering in his chest. Hot, shaky breath washed over him, rasping loudly in his ear hole.

"I said," snapped the human, jabbing the gun between his shoulder blades, "Hand. Over. Your. Wallet."

Slowly, scarcely daring to breathe, Ccino reached into his pocket with a trembling hand.

"Good." The human seemed almost unsure, their voice betraying a hint of nervousness, but the weapon they were pointing at him was very much real and dangerous. "Now -"

Their words cut off with a choked gasp, and the cool threat of gunmetal was torn from Ccino's back.

A familiar baritone came hissing through the darkness, dangerously calm, every word laced with barely-veiled threat. "Drop the gun."

Relief flooded through Ccino, and he quickly looked back to see Nightmare, one of his tentacles holding up the human by the neck, his cyan eye blazing. The human was writhing, caught in midair, their fingers scrabbling against the tentacle as they struggled to breathe. The gun fell from their hand, clattering to the ground.

Nightmare's eyelight slid to Ccino, his tone softening. "Are you alright?"

Ccino nodded, not quite trusting his voice.

Footsteps sounded above them, and a figure dropped down from the rooftops, landing in a crouch with a knife already in his hand. He quickly straightened, scanning the scene around him. "What did I miss?"

"Killer," Nightmare ordered, shoving Ccino's attacker at his second-in-command.

Killer caught the struggling human easily, locking an arm around them to hold them in place. The human took a few deep, gasping breaths, then opened their mouth to yell out, only to be silenced by the cold press of metal against their throat.

"Nuh-uh-uh," Killer purred. "Not a good idea, pal."

The human's breath quickened, a small whimper escaping their lips.

"Sshhh," Killer whispered to them, a smirk hovering on his face. "Wouldn't want me to slip, now would we?" His knife dug a little further into their skin, coaxing a few bright beads of blood from the wound.

Ccino stared at his two boyfriends, frozen in place. They were always protective of him, and he had just been held at gunpoint, but... the human looked so scared, their eyes wide, their chest heaving in short, sharp gasps as blood dripped down their neck. They were young, too, despite their dirty clothes and the weapon they'd pointed at him. Barely even an adult.

They're younger than Presso.

He managed to get the words past the dry lump in his throat. "I'm f-fine, really. Y-you don't need to..."

Killer gave him a slash of a smile, still holding the human at knifepoint. "Sorry, sugar, but this one needs to pay."

Cold, goop-covered arms enveloped Ccino, and he let Nightmare tuck his head into his shoulder. In the cool darkness, he could pretend to ignore the two simultaneous squelching noises, the panicked breaths abruptly going silent, the thump as something heavy hit the pavement. He could ignore the steady drip of a liquid he knew would be a deep, awful red.

A moment later, a warm, solid mass was at Ccino's back, rough hands running gently over his shoulders. "It's alright," Killer murmured, arms slipping around Ccino's waist. "They can't hurt you anymore."

Ccino leant back into his boyfriend's comforting warmth, Nightmare's tentacles wrapping around both of them. This was familiar. This was safe. As long as he didn't see the red, he could dismiss the damp, sticky stains soaking into his jumper beneath Nightmare's tentacles. As long as he didn't spot Killer's eyesockets, dark and empty, he could ignore the dangerous edge to his voice.

As long as he kept his eyes closed, it would all be okay

[slothspaghettiwrites]

Another good way to punish Justin for kissing those other people would be to treat him his age. You call him by his name, you don't wake him up with kisses, you don't cuddle him, you make him take care of himself (making his lunch, doing his laundry, etc), and don't give in to his crying or whining for your attention. Because only a good puppy gets to be taken care of by Mommy. 😈

—K

Yesssss oh my goodness 😩😩😩

Let's say you never call him Justin, haven't seen he showed you the notebook. He is always baby, sweetheart, puppy, honey, sweetie, but never Justin. So when he wakes up at noon on Saturday it already makes him a bit nervous, on top of the hangover. He stumbles around, calling out to you because he needs Mommy's cuddles to feel better. He is a puppy mood, needs to be babied so things get set right. He needs comforting.

"Justin you're awake good, I'm going for a swim. There's food in the fridge."

If he wasn't in shock about hearing you call him that he would have appreciated your pretty swimsuit. But as it stands, he is left in the kitchen with tears in his eyes, unsure of what he's done wrong.

So he puts on his own swim trunks, the short ones with the cactus on them that you say are your favourite, and joins you in the water. It's a bit chilly and shivers and huddles near you as you lounge on the step, soaking up some sun.

"Mommy," he grabs your hand. "Mommy, please?"

"Justin, you're an adult now, you do what you want."

Oh how he would cry. You're toeing a fine line with Justin's abandonment issues, but you don't punish him for too long. After dinner, when he does all dishes with out you asking, you take pity on him.

"Justin, can you come here please?"

And he runs to you, kneels right at your feet and stares at you with those soft puppy eyes. He doesn't nuzzle into your thighs like he wants, doesn't touch, he sits still like a good puppy.

"No, puppy, come sit on Mommy's lap."

He cries, crawls up into your lap and wraps himself around you all while you are softly cooing at him. You wipe away his tears as he apologizes. This neediest he's probably ever been, gripping you so tight you struggle to breathe a bit.

"sshhh, shh, baby, Mommy's here, you're okay now. We need to talk about what you did last night, then all will be forgiven. Mommy promises, then we can cuddle all night, baby."

[barnesandrogersfanfics]

Out Of The Blue - Part 2

Pairing: Chris Evans x Reader

Word Count: 900+

Summary: Reader has some exciting news to share with her longtime boyfriend Chris but what happens when he beats her to it with some news of his own?

A/N - So im thinking one more part and an epilogue.... we’ll see where it goes!

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I drove for hours not really knowing where i was going, Chris had been blowing my phone up so i switched it off and tossed it into the glove box.

When i finally had to pull over for gas i realised i wasn't too far out from Chelsea's house, my subconscious must have made the decision to run to my best friend in my time of need and heartbreak. Walking into the gas station i grabbed a bottle of water before going up to the checkout.

"Miss?..... excuse me miss?" I looked up seeing the cashier waiting for me to answer her question.

"Sorry... what did you say?"

"Cash or card?"

"Erm, card please" i shook my head and fished my card out quickly handing it over.

"Is everything okay hon? You kinda spaced out there for a second" the older woman asked looking slightly concerned as she processed my payment.

"Tough day i guess" i mumbled shrugging my shoulder.

"Maybe you shouldn't be driving right now, there's a motel across the street" she pointed casually in the direction of the small motel i already passed.

"Thanks but i've only got like another hours drive. Im fine" i forced a small smile while putting my card back in my purse and taking the bottle of water.

"Have a nice day" i said quickly before turning and heading back to my car.

When Chelsea opened the door and saw me standing there, to say she looked surprised was an understatement.

"Y/N?.... what's wrong?" She asked wrapping her oversized cardigan around herself. I felt myself literally fall into her arms as i sobbed.

"Oh my god.... whats happened? Sweetie talk to me...." she asked holding me tighter as if trying to keep me together.

"He.... he's been seeing someone else!"

"What!?!" Her eyes went wide in shock, that was the last thing she was expecting to hear me say. Chris had always put me above anything, i was his world!.... or at least i used to be.

"He came home tonight and told me.... how could he do this to me Chels? I thought we were happy!"

"That sorry son of a bitch..... sshhh i got you now" she tried her best to sooth me as she led us into her living room and pulled me down to sit on the sofa with her.

"Did you tell him about the pregnancy?"

"That was my parting gift to him! god, Chels thats not how i imagined telling the man i love that we're finally having a baby. We were trying for so long...... i was so happy, i had planned a nice dinner....." i wiped tears from my face as I shook my head in disbelief "this just came of out of nowhere! He blindsided me with it..... we hadn't even been fighting or anything, he hadn't been distant.... i don't understand"

"I'll kill him, i swear to god...." Chelsea was saying as her husband Alex walked in.

"Chels, everything okay?" He asked before spotting me "Y/N, hey.... whats happened?"

"Babe can you give us a minute...."

"Its fine Chels, he deserves to know. I mean i did show up at your house unannounced at..." i looked at my watch and saw how late it was "shit! Its nearly midnight! Im so sorry you guys, i didn't realise how late it was...."

"Its not a problem at all. You're always welcome here" Alex smiled "but whats going on? Im worried now seeing you like this...."

"Chris just told me he's been cheating on me....." i said staring at a spot on the floor, i didn't want to see the pity on their faces.

"Are you fucking kidding me....!" Was Alex's reply, i just shook my head and chuckled sadly.

"Thats not even it..... i just found out I'm pregnant too. I was going to tell him tonight when he got home from work but turns out he had some news of his own"

"Y/N..... sweetheart I'm so sorry" Alex said dropping to his knees in front of me and pulling me into a hug. Alex was like a brother to me, we knew each other long before he got with Chelsea.

"We're here for you, for anything you need"

"Thanks Al, right now i just need to borrow you're spare bedroom"

"Its yours, as long as you need".

I woke up the next morning to childish whispers and laughing.

"wake her up!" I heard Nora whisper to her twin sister Mollie.

"No! Mom and dad said to let her sleep!"

"But i want her to wake up now!"

I cracked an eye open and was welcomed by huge smiles.

"Im awake"

"Auntie Y/N!" They said loudly and run over diving onto the bed with me. I pulled them both into a big hug planting kisses on their heads.

"I've missed you girls" i smiled, a real smile i might add! These girls never failed to cheer me up.

"My god you've gotten so big!"

"We're gonna be 6 soon!" Mollie replied holding up six of her little fingers.

"No way!!" I gasped making them both laugh.

"What did i tell you girls?" Chelsea appeared in the doorway crossing her arms over her chest.

"Its fine, i had to get up anyway".

While we were all sat having breakfast there was a knock at the front door, Alex got up and went to answer it as he was expecting a delivery. After a few quiet moments I heard an all the too familiar raised voice.

"I need to see her!"

Chris..... how the fuck did he know i was here?!

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[twinkleallnight]

Marshmallow

(Part-4) Frozen thoughts

Book: The Royal Romance

Pairing: Liam x MC, Drake x ??

For previous chapters: catch up here

Thank you @bbrandy2002 for pre reading.

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Frozen thoughts---

There is no going back. I have lost Livy. I am listless as I lumber around the lawns when my phone buzzes. It is Liam. I take the call.

“Yes Liam?”

“Hey, can u distract the Big B?”, he says in a hushed tone over the phone. He is referring to Bastein, the head guard.

“Where are you?”

“In my room. And he is right outside my door. Can you please come over?” he whispers.

“ On my way.”

Bastein, chief of guards, holds a special place in our lives. He was my father’s close friend for most of his life though half his age. But after losing my father, he has been that fatherly figure in my life. Since king Constantine keeps busy in stately affairs, Bastein has been there for Liam and Leo too. As much as he loves us all he makes sure to keep all of his brats--us--in check. Bastein has taken care of the former prince Leo, who had a very risqué lifestyle and always found Liam as very easy one to deal with.

Liam has always been the golden boy. The most well-mannered, obedient and disciplined of us all. He still agrees with Bastein's suggestions. What surprises me is why Liam needs to get rid of him? I sprint towards his room and I am greeted by Bastein’s stiff figure standing in front of Liam’s door. He nods and allows me to enter.

As soon as I see Liam, all the memories from few hours back, come rushing in. He has a mischievous smile on his face, which fades when our eyes meet.

“What’s wrong?”, he voices his concern. I sit down on the couch with a heavy heart, placing my head down in my hands. “Is this the same thing that was bothering you earlier at the lawn party too.” I nod. He sits besides me, a hand on my shoulder. “ Can I help?”

“Yes, it’s Livy.” I gather myself and fill him with all the details.

He is remorseful about what happened. When I finish, he speaks,“ I am sorry. It’s my fault. I should have at least called her. But,” he claps on my shoulder, “ I will make this right. I will make it up to her. Please relax. I promise you.” I gradually calm down after his persistence.

“How are things coming along with the social season and the suitors?”, I ask after some time. I see the playful smile return on his face.

“ Yes, about that...We need to be somewhere right now if you can help me.” He grins.

A look at my wristwatch and it dawns on me, “Oh! I am sorry! I totally forgot. Riley’s Cronut sneak out!”

“Sshhh! Quiet! That man out there has keen ears” Liam says in a muted tone.

“ Okay! Okay!”, I say softly. “ So what’s the plan?”

“ If I move out from the main door, he will surely follow me.”

“So, where do you want to make a getaway from?” I ask him, puzzled.

“From the window?” He looks at me, quite unsure.

“Crown prince of Cordonia wants to sneak out through a window to be with his girlfriend,” I chuckle.

“Oh yes, go on and mock me. Yes, I want... no, I will sneak out to be with her. Now stop giggling like a lass and come over here and help me! Once I am out of here, you walk out of the main door, pretending you are leaving me back in the room so that Bastein doesn’t suspect anything.”

“Sounds good.”

I help him out the window. He lands on the bush down with a thud and an ah and a ooh! I control my laughter and turn back to get out. I make small talk with Bastein appearing normal and then head out to the lawns. Riley, Max and Hana are all busy plucking thorns from all over Liam’s clothes.

“You good there?” I ask, amused.

“Yes, except that I landed on a rose bush full of thorns!” He stares at me.

“ Well, you need to pay the price to sneak out.”

After the clean-up, we walk to Maxwell's SUV and hop in. I take the driver's seat while Liam sits with Riley in the back seat and Hana on Riley’s other side. We get down at a pastry shop near the beach.

Liam takes the ladies to a table while I follow Max to place our orders. As we carry our food to the table, Max makes his signature dance move with a shout-out, “Cronuts here we come!” The girls laugh and we all plunge into the delicacy. Hana, Max and Liam try them for the first time so all the comments start pouring in after the first bite.

“Do you know the recipe, Riley?” asks Hana in her smooth voice. I notice she has a soft and low tone even when we are out of court. I feel like asking her if she always speaks so softly.

“Ahaan!” nods Riley, her mouth full. She is just the opposite of Hana with her heavy commanding voice.

“Please do share with me.” Hana requests politely.

Liam perks up,“ Thank you, that means I don’t have to be punctured with thorns anymore for a sneak out.”

“Oh, Liam, I’m so sorry. I put you through this.” Riley apologizes since it was her mastermind plan to do all of this.

“Riley, I don’t mind the effort if the result is so scrumptious, not to forget the company of my friends.” Liam assures her.

Friends--with that word, I lose track of the conversation. Not all friends, I feel. Livy's forlorn face floats in front of my eyes. I start missing her again.

Absent-minded, I follow the group as they walk out of the shop.

“Bastein, We...I… How did you know?” Liam stutters. I come out of my trance and see Bastein standing tall, right at the exit point.

Riley and Hana giggle, looking at Liam fumble with his words.

“Sir, I have had the honour to train at the hands of your elder brother. I hope you can grant me that much. Liam snickers at the mention of Leo. “The king awaits in his study to talk to you about some urgent matter.”

Liam returns to his stoic self. “ Let’s go back,” he says and turns to the ladies, “ Thank you so much for this little outing. I apologise I will have to cut this short. I will see you tomorrow.”

“Max, I trust you will drive the ladies back to the palace safely. Drake, you may walk lady Hana to her quarters from there.” Liam assigns us the roles and I glare at him. He knows well I don't do well with strangers, especially a lady! I could have escorted Riley; I know her a little but Hana…! I have hardly spoken a sentence or two in these two meetings.

To worsen the situation further, Riley insists on taking the front seat and I have to share the back seat with Hana. We drive down to the palace. While I get out to walk Hana to her quarters, Riley accompanies Max to the parking lot. As he starts the SUV,Riley shrieks, “Full speed ahead!" Hana and I both giggle, then walk away.

“She is a live wire”, Hana says.

“Yeah, may be the right balance for Liam,”

I stop in my tracks realising my remark must have hurt Hana. She is a contender for the same position, after all. “I am sorry. I shouldn’t have said that.”

Hana kept treading on, “ You don’t need to apologize for something that is obvious. I can sense the heat between them. And believe me, I am perfectly fine with it.”

She sets me back on heel by saying that. “But you are officially a suitor in this social season. How is it that it doesn’t matter to you at all?”

“Grabbing the crown to be a future queen is not the only purpose for some of us. In fact, even Riley is not a crown chaser. Some people live for love!”

“Oh, you mean you have already found someone in your life.” I make my presumption.

“No. There isn’t anyone yet. But when it happens, I wish it to be as strong as what Liam and Riley share. Until then, I aim to prove my worth at working with the state affairs.”

“I understand. The royal court is not a piece of cake and Liam surely needs to build a fresh set of representatives who serve the youth.”

She smiles and turns with a twinkle in her eyes. “Thank you for walking me down. It was fascinating talking to you.” I realise we have reached her room.

“Pleasure is mine, Lady Hana. Hope to see you again soon.” I curtsy and turn on my heels.

My steps get sluggish as I cross Livy's chambers. ‘Is she awake? Is she listening? She said she can make out my footsteps. Should I wait to see if she opens the door and comes back?’ The whirlwind of thoughts push me slowly to my room and I hit the sack without changing my clothes. I drift into a deep slumber without effort, tired of the day’s events.

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Morning comes with a new hope. We are travelling to Lythikos today. The snowy north duchy of Cordonia that belongs to Duchess Olivia Nevrakis.

There is much to do before I leave. I quickly pack my bags and then make a run to the stables, instruct my assisting vet for things to be done in my absence. I rush back to my room, load my truck and drive safely to catch up right behind Max's limo. Riley is with him in there.

Liam and Livy had planned an early morning drive as she is the host and I am hoping that they have got time to talk to each other and smooth out the creases.

I can feel the chill just by the sight of the snow after almost an hour-long drive. Max and Riley have already moved inside the cosy chateau. I pull on my jacket before getting out. As I drag my bags up the entrance, I hear her. 'The Guanaco call', I always teased Livy, saying her sharp laughter sounds just like the lama and she hits back saying 'what better comparison can I expect from an animal doc?’

I spin to find her ice skating with Liam at the frozen lake. She is beaming, radiant and glowing again. I feel a surge of fresh energy watching her.

But I am staggered, I stand there, I don’t know for how long, just with my frozen thoughts.