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Working Man (M) ✎ @dark-muse-iris ✎ A collection of stories where the leading man has a working class occupation

BANGmeTAN (M) An in depth look behind the scenes of adult film, starring the seven, sexy men who have captured the industry (BTS Porn Star!AU). (on-going)

You Never Shop Alone (M) A look into the love lives of seven of the mall’s best and biggest fuck boys. With all of them housed in the same vicinity, nonsense is a guarantee, but romance? … just you wait and see

Deadly Intentions (M) What do you think happens when a supernatural being’s intentions are anything but pure? Do you scream out for help, or give in to your deepest desires?

Snowball effect (M) We find our boys in very different places. Some are falling in love, someone’s just falling on their ass. Some are getting through it just fine, while another finds himself in a tight spot. All are determined to maintain their yearly tradition of meeting up at Tae’s cabin in the woods for New Year’s Eve. It’s promised to be a weekend full of debauchery, relaxation, and Jin’s delicious baked goods… so long as everyone can make it with their hearts (and pride) still intact. Seven little secrets, tangled in each other’s stories like twinkling lights on a wire, rolled up like a snowball, and wrapped up with bow; The Snowball Effect.

Kiss Land ✎ @njssi ✎ Not into kisses leading into nothing

Namjoon (RM)

Until you make it (M) ✎ @versigny ✎ It’s Christmas dinner and you didn’t want to disappoint your parents by not bringing someone...

The take home test (M) ♔ ✎ @versigny ✎ College!AU, in which your mission to deliver homework to Kim Namjoon goes very, very, wrong.

Does this look like a joke sweetheart Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part6(final) ✎ @that-loser-certain-to-be-crooked ✎ Studying late turns out to be a lot more eventful than you had originally assumed. How about taking the subway next time?

PhD (pretty huge d...) (M) ♔ ✎ @oilblotter ✎ “What is with you?! Stop leaning in so close to me!” + best friend!namjoon

Obligated (M) ✎ @underthejoon ✎ Married by obligation, weighed down by circumstance. Except for those nights when you’re both drunk, falling into bed with one another and realising you’re human. Occasionally this happens, occasionally you fuck. Until your life changes and you realise Namjoon, the very man you’re obligated to, might just be the very man that you crave.

If you would stay (M) ✎ @remembeo ✎ “Come back home.” Always. mafia!au

The Rich Man’s Crochet Club (M) ♔ ✎ @kpopfanfictrash ✎ When they were freshmen in college, Namjoon began a club with his six closest friends. The one thing they all had in common? V i r g i n s as fuck. Obviously, they couldn’t call the club the Virgins Club though and so, the Rich Man’s Crochet Club was born. Until time passes and Namjoon is the only one left. Now, the Club has one, final mission: to get Namjoon laid.

Underground king (M) ♔ ✎ @sugaxjpg ✎ Eventually you came to the realisation that, if Namjoon was the king of the underground, you were as close as he would ever get to a queen.

Something in the way (M) Pt2 ✎ @tayegi ✎ When your student debts stack up too high, you decide to apply for a position to take care of Kim Namjoon’s heat for three days…

Omertà (M) ♔ ✎ @lamourche ✎ A story about an unlikely mob boss and his mafia princess wife. This is a love story set in a brutal world.

Catnapped (M) ✎ @dreamyjoons ✎ sometimes pets know better. But you and Namjoon have never been good at accepting the truth, no matter where it comes from.

More than words (M) ✎ @ironicarmy ✎ You and Namjoon have been painfully -and blindingly- pining for each other since your teenage years, much to your friends’ chagrin. So, unbeknownst to both of you, Seokjin and the rest plan to finally make you confess during a ski trip.

Seokjin (Jin)

Golden boy (M) ✎ @kpopfanfictrash ✎ The golden boy of the porn industry, prettier than half his female co-stars. Will sue if you pull his hair. Always bothering his neighbors with pizza delivery.

All Along (M) ✎ @underthejoon ✎ It’s no surprise when you learn you’ll soon be engaged to one of the Kim brothers. What does come as a shock, is just how determined Seokjin is to make sure that person is him.

My Type (M) ✎ @floralseokjin ✎ you take the college nerd’s virginity

Revenge is a Dish Best Served... Hot? (M) ✎ @tayegi ✎ When your roommate keeps you up late at night with her noisy rendezvous with male overnight guests, you and Seokjin team up to plot your revenge… How? With a taste of her own medicine, of course.

Heat (M) ✎ @thewanderingalias ✎ He was there when you needed him most, and now, he needs you.

Like this? (M) ✎ @jeonshome ✎ your neighbour, Seokjin, teaches you exactly how he likes to be touched.

Pink (M) ✎ @tayegi ✎ Seokjin has been holding himself back

Roomie (M) ✎ @hobibliophile ✎ When you first moved in with Jin, you thought you had hit the roommate jackpot. Turns out, living in the same apartment with this gorgeous man is a lot harder than you thought it’d be. He didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did you. It’s just this pesky thing called sexual tension.

Yoongi (Suga)

Mixtape (M) ✎ @jungblue ✎ Two mystery students from your college run the podcast dubbed ‘mixtape.’ It’s become a sort of phenomenon around campus, listened to by almost everyone. In their most recent episode they discussed various study methods… One of them being oh so tempting.

Buzz(M) 2(M) 3(M) ✎ @floralseokjin ✎ in which you’re unsure if you’ve ever received an orgasm and when you finally pluck up the courage to use the vibrator you bought that one day on a whim, Yoongi barges through the door…

Breakfast in Bed (M) ✎ @joonbird ✎ Min Yoongi, a grumpy Ikea employee, is wondering who you are and why exactly you’re sleeping in the display bed at his Ikea.

Love is for the birds baby! (M) ✎ @mininky ✎ You refuse to believe in love. It’s a concept created by big corporations like hallmark to get sad saps like you to buy their shit. But it’s all fake. You’re convinced of that at least until a series of events with a certain tattoo artist who you loved to hate makes you question everything you’ve ever known

Conversations (M) ✎ @im-too-old-for-bts ✎ It’s Yoongi’s birthday and you hadn’t thought you’d get an invitation to his party, let alone find yourself spending most of the night terrified and clinging hopelessly to him. Not that you’re complaining or anything…. But oddly enough, Yoongi doesn’t seem to be complaining either…

Late Bloomer (M) ✎ @tayegi ✎ You were always just a few years behind everyone else, but it was never a big deal. werewolf!au

Play thing (M) ✎ @minnpd ✎ The guy working at the sex shop wasn’t being very subtle

Exitus Acta Probat (M) ✎ @bang-tan-bitches ✎ “All you need to know is that my name is Yoongi and you’re mine now.”

The Devil Skates on Thin Ice ✎ @vankoya ✎ The number one rule of Korea National Sport University is to never allow their elite figure skater and the captain of the ice hockey team be in the same room. Or in their case, on the same ice rink. They are infamously known for riling each other up in any way possible, and for having a mysterious history that even their closest friends know nothing about.

Taehyang (V)

Insomnia (M) ✎ @oppamansae ✎ “you have to be quiet, the others are around”

Dichotomy (M) ✎ @kpopfanfictrash ✎ You hate him. He hates you. It’s a fine line though, isn’t it – between love and hate? (Arranged Marriage!AU)

Nerves (M) ✎ @tayegi ✎ In a lab experiment gone horribly wrong your nervous system is merged with Kim Taehyang

Bibliothèque (M) ✎ @joonbird ✎ You are the very top of your college cohort, an A grade student on the fast track to a life of success. You know the answers to everything, or at leased you think you do. That is until you meet quirky genius Kim Taehyung.

Guilty Pleasure (M) ✎ @jungkxook ✎ Notorious pranker Kim Taehyung is adored by all, but all he really wants is your attention.

Buzzed (M) PT2 ✎ @junqkook ✎ maybe ordering a vibrator and letting your best friend open your mail wasn’t such a great idea.

Come play (M) ✎ @littlemeowmeowschimmy ✎ Taehyung wondered if you wanted to play with him…

The Holi-Date (M) ✎ @kpopfanfictrash ✎ When your ex-boyfriend becomes engaged to his new girlfriend at your annual Holiday party, you admittedly are not in the best place. Which explains why you down six shots of alcohol, enthusiastically drop it low on the dance floor and – oh, yeah – tell everyone you are also dating someone. The only problem? You are obviously not. Good thing your neighbor happens to be cute and in need of a ride to work every morning.

Dick on the go (M) ✎ @jeonggukingdom-archive ✎ It was all shits and giggles when you and Taehyung were desperate seniors in High School, having no idea what to do with your lives, wondering if you’d ever find a decent job or even graduate in the first place. It is not so funny anymore when you come home from the big city to enjoy your vacation time and you find his sex-shop right in front of the house you grew up in when you were a kid.

Marshmallows and Report Cards (M) ❀ ✎ @taetaewonderland ✎ You can’t stop thinking about one of your students father.

Jung kook

Laundry day (M) ♔ ✎ @jinjikook ✎ jeongguk always pioneered one household chore: laundry. now why he had such an affinity for it, you had no idea. that is, until you come home and he lost track of time, causing you to stumble upon him in the midst of something strange and yet altogether intriguing.

Stuffed Pumpkin (M) ✎ @floralseokjin ✎ Hooking up with the guy you’re neutral towards isn’t how you expected your night to go, especially dressed as a pumpkin…

Ruin the friendship (M) Part2 (M ✎ @kpopfanfictrash ✎ your drunk ass best friend keeps calling you to take care of him and it wouldn’t be so awful, if it weren’t for The Feelings. (best friends to lovers!AU)

...And action (M) ✎ @prolixitae ✎ jungkook likes to film illegal stunts around the globe for his dedicated audience. because of you, his right-hand navigator, he gets to travel to beautiful places he’s only ever seen in textbooks. but in the wake of a mishap involving poisonous shrubbery, now’s a perfect time for him to confess his undying love for more than just videography. or, “I know you’re my best friend but I’ve wanted to kiss you since the day we met” au

Starboy (M) ✎ @sugaxjpg ✎ Jeon Jungkook was, above anything else, the type you should not get involved with. He was the guy who slept around; the guy who was gone before you woke up; who left a path of broken hearts and missed calls wherever he went. He was right in just about every wrong way. That being said, maybe the bet you made with your friend could be the best thing that happened to you in a long time, and even enough to break the chain of misfortune that circled your party nights — after all, it was all just a simple, four-part plan to make Jungkook beg for you. What could possibly go wrong?

The millionaire and his lover (M) ✎ @gukyi ✎ over the course of your lifelong friendship with jungkook, you can’t say that you’ve ever had the greatest ideas, and a fake relationship with the boy you’ve been in love with for years is no exception.

The push (M) ✎ @underthejoon ✎ Jungkook needed the push to tell you his feelings

Steamy (M) PT2 PT3 PT4 ✎ @jungkookiebus ✎ You’re roommates with your older brother, Jimin, who is having some of his friends over and he’s strictly forbade you from hanging out with them; he has a feeling you like one of his friends and he’s avoiding having your presence in the home. Unfortunately for him and good for you, that person in question accidentally walks in on you in your bath.

Fast and definitely furious (M) ✎ @parkmuse ✎ Car sex looks so much easier in the movies

Caught me (M) ✎ @jeonshome ✎ You hate your temporary roommate, Jungkook and it doesn’t help that he’s been catching you at the most inconvenient of times.

Mark me (M) ✎ @littlemeowmeowschimmy ✎ Jungkooks’ excuses were getting too much. You needed answers, and you needed them now

Howling for You (M) ✎ @fortunexkookie ✎ The way your Little Red Riding Hood costume lured over a fuckboy in a half-assed werewolf costume was a little cliche, but god damn was he beautiful. He promised he had plenty of big things to show you, and you took him up on the offer, not realizing that you might’ve bitten off more than you could chew

Monogamy Monologues (M) ✎ @kpopfanfictrash ✎ The year? Some point after college. The occasion? Namjoon is getting married and the Rich Man’s Crochet Club has convened once again. Somewhere between the drinks and the laughter, everyone has the same realization: Jungkook has never been in a serious relationship. In the name of all that is holy (Overwatch and booze), the club’s mission is revived. Now though, their goal is much more perilous. Now, they aim to find Jeon Jungkook a girlfriend.

Banana milk (M) ✎ @kimnjss ✎ sent to the grocery store in the middle of the day, you’d never believe who you ran into in the milk aisle.

Truth or dare (M) ❀ ✎ @deliriousscenarios ✎ Junkook find out you’re a virgin and wont drop it.

Mission Impossible (M) ❀ ✎ @hobiwonder ✎ When you find out that your groupmate is whoring it up on tinder instead of handing in his part of the project, you go on a mission to teach him a lesson. And maybe get him to finish his part.

Hoseok (J-Hope)

Climbing (M) ✎ @im-too-old-for-bts ✎ An embarrassing moment from your past comes back to haunt you in the form of one of your cousin’s neighbours, Jung Hoseok.

Playing house Part2 Part3 Part4(M) Part5 Part6 Part7 Part8(M) ✎ @mak-baes ✎ it’s not like you’re hard pressed for cash, but there is that spring break trip you need to save up for, so why not grab your best friend and pretend to be a couple for some research study? what could possibly go wrong? (Finished)

Burn In Hell (She Said) (M) ✎ @floralseokjin ✎ Hoseok’s taste is singular. That is his sexual taste. Singular only for humans. Being the lord of the underworld (his title… Seokjin wouldn’t be so happy), means his needs get taken care of instantly. Humans litter the place, soulless and trapped there for eternity. But then you rock up, in all your demoness glory (no title needed), and suddenly he wants a taste of his own medicine. Devil meets devil. Only you don’t fall to your knees so willingly…

Hot rod (M) ✎ @kinktae ✎ a 1950′s inspired fic where greaser hoseok can’t keep his eyes, or hands, off the new waitress at his and his boys’ favorite diner.

Just Practice (M) ✎ @lamourche ✎ The second time you hook up with Jung Hoseok, he doesn't remember the first time. You're surprised. It was only a few weeks ago, and you were in a broom closet. That has to be different, right? (Well, not really, you'll learn.)

Photographs (you’re taking now)(M) ❀ ✎ @bangtan-sonyeondanope ✎ Snapshots taken from her life, her child’s, his life and his child’s. From happiness to grief, the path that took two broken pieces to form one bigger, kind-of-whole picture.

Jimin

Snap Decision (M) ✎ @noona-la-la-la ✎ A chance meeting with a stranger at a bar helps you recover from a bad break up.

Locked in love (M) ✎ @parkmuse ✎ Getting locked in the mall on Christmas eve isn’t ideal, but getting locked in the mall with your brothers best friend that you haven’t seen in a while? Well, it might have been alright if you didn’t have feelings for him.

Syndicate (M) ✎ @jungkookiebus ✎ Your husband is the biggest arms dealer in Korea. It’s the night of the President’s Ball and a pre-planned hit on top government officials while Jimin is separated from you. Using what Jimin taught you, you successfully escape the resort and make it home to an empty house. It’s not too long after that a panicked Jimin finds you at home and shows you just how thankful he is that you’re safe.

The Fuckening (M) ✎ @underthejoon ✎ Jimin falls for the cute girl in his class. One who’s just as big of a tease as he is.

Star Light, Star Bright (M) ✎ @readyplayerhobi ✎ Life has not gone exactly how Park Jimin imagined, and yet he can’t possibly imagine his life any different to what it is now. After six hard and stressful years, he’s now the happy owner of a degree along with being the proud dad of his little girl. But what happens when he meets you and his life is tipped upside down once more?

Physical (M) ✎ @ppersonna ✎ you cant seem to escape the sexy fitness instructor that seemingly is everywhere you turn. it’s enough to make you irrational.

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leatherlaceandblades · 6 years ago

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About the Muse

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NAME OF YOUR MUSE: 0174ES, Embersong, Moka, Ember

ONE PICTURE YOU LIKE BEST OF YOUR MUSE:

TWO HEADCANONS YOU HAVE FOR YOUR MUSE:

Ember has a natural ability with music. She can hear a tune once and have it memorized; likewise, she can hear a person’s voice and imitate that as well, only lacking their personality to shine through it, though if she does know the person well enough, she can get in close proximity to mannerisms.

She has a habit of smiling in situations most would deem it inappropriate or strange. This is from her handler, Vivian, who had told her that smiling when people don’t expect it often throws them off guard or makes them more aggressive and their decisions more likely to be faulty or nervous. It also serves to keep her temper down.

THREE THINGS THAT YOUR MUSE LIKES DOING IN THEIR FREE TIME:

Write music. It calms her down and empties her mind of things that are bothering her. Her work space is often cluttered with sheets and sheets of paper and ink.

Catnap in the sun. Outside or inside by an open window, the combination of fresh air and natural warmth is amazingly relaxing.

Combat practice. Though she often prefers to seek out a partner that she is allowed to ‘play’ with, she will also wander off on her own and seek out big scary monsters or even go through just the motions with her own shadow for balance and muscle movement memory.

SEVEN PEOPLE THAT YOUR MUSE LOVES/LIKES:

Vingt: Sibling subject 271, technically a disposal unit, but one of her best friends and one she considers a brother-in-arms as a combat. Despite his outward cranky and harsh demeanor, she found herself quickly attached to him as a confidant and partner in crime, promising she would help him prove to Father - to everyone - that he far more than they think.

Lillium pyr Sylvanius(Mother): The alltime caregiver to Ember and her siblings, Ember loves her for all the work she has done for everyone, and continues to do to better their lives and be seen as more than just test subjects.

Oni De’phor: Subject 0168LS, Oni is something that Ember has never encountered before: A faulty runaway unit that has not only managed to survive, but thrive. He is also a lot of what she wants: Happy, free, and seen as a genuine person and friend to many people outside of the Garlean empire.

Glace Silencieuse: Subject 0178FB, Glace is, on the outside, everything his assigned alias says: Frosty and cutting. He is very loyal however; something she can admire, as well as very protective and loving to their siblings even if their methods of protecting them have branched off from one another.

076: Another fellow unit that had a unfortunate accident that required the whole of her face to be reconstructive of metal plating and vocals a specialized box that has left the Miqo’te with much of her communication in clicks and whistles and other various sounds. Ember adores the gentle, flighty unit, having spent a lot of time with her making various sounds back and forth to create their own music.

Anata Arcadia: A very new Sister, 0248, Ember took to her almost right away. She is a very straight forward and playful sort, rough and tumble and not afraid to get rough when she needs to.

Titor mal Jaraba: A stuttering shy sort of person, Ember was very much not sure what to make of him. Him also being formally a scientist from another branch of Subjects also had her weary, but after working with him along with Vingt, she had developed a sort of distant affection that developed in to a deeper fondness the more time they spent together.

TWO THINGS YOUR MUSE REGRETS:

Losing faith in most of the scientists on the Colossus Project

Willfully remaining ignorant of so much in the outside world beyond Garlemald.

A PHOBIA YOUR MUSE HAS:

Not being strong enough or having the power to protect those around her.

Tagged by @winterdeepelegy

Tagging: @onidephor @voidfirenate @anataerindottir and all the others that would want to do it! ( I love reading these things)

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asktheseawitch · 7 years ago

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Headcanon: Whitebeard

Weird Head-canons Meme: Open

@my-muses-in-opGive me a character and I’ll tell you my headcanon for: Whitebeard

What they smell like: Brisk. It must be the herbal blend he washes with. It’s pleasant and drowns out the scent of sterilized surfaces and potent medications. How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): The captain sleeps mostly vertical, such as in a chair. It helps prevent excessive drainage into the lungs plus it troubles him less when Marcel comes with his early morning medication. Schedule wise, he does ok for the first couple hours but struggles until the next dosage of medication (that he’ll argue about taking anyways). For the rest of the day he catnaps when time allows. What music they enjoy: Depends on his mood, probably something light and in the background. Though, he won’t deny that he gets a kick over cheery music that gets his boys up and dancing. How much time they spend getting ready every morning: Longer than he would prefer, with how much Marcel and him squabble (it’s a good thing Marcel too is a big man), but he passes the time by taking briefing from Marco as Marcel does his thing. Their favorite thing to collect: Family Members, apparentlyLeft or right-handed: We’ve seen him be right handed but I get the feeling he’s actually a bit ambidextrous. Religion (if any): Not necessarily in a “higher power” but most certainly he believes in the freedom that the sea brings to men Favorite sport: When he was a bit more spry, wrestling. There was only a handful of times in his entire life he lost. Favorite touristy thing to do when traveling (museums, local food, sightseeing, etc): Certainly trying the local specialties (Food, alcohol, festivals) Favorite kind of weather: Sunny but with some sparse clouds A weird/obscure fear they have: Falling. Not from tall heights but just in general. It would never harm him (physically but he’s be embarrassed) but, with his size, he could easily hurt a child of his. Especially as he grew older, he was extra cautious of where he stepped. The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: Do I really need to say it? (Any “Test Your Strength” game)

#weird headcanon meme #Ft.Whitebeard

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fatallybeloved-blog · 7 years ago

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SEND “ ✿ ” FOR 2 HEADCANONS FOR OUR MUSES’ RELATIONSHIP.

Selina totally found out about Victor not using mice as test subjects before Nora did, but she kept the secret for him for she’ll know how much it would hurt Nora.

Selina somehow manages to sneak her cats into the hospital while Nora is there. [but come on, it’s Selina] Since cats purring helps one to breath, lower blood pressure, she figured why not let her feline friends help her mom Nora out. [Besides, seeing little kittens pop out of Selina’s jacket always brighten Nora’s day]

Nora totally helped Selina get ready for a date or two with Bruce before. [and instead of Bruce buying the clothes for Selina, he kind of just let Nora catnap Selina and allow her to get Selina all dolled up]

#streetrashed

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mellowsmuses · 10 months ago

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🌙"Liar! Liar! Liar!"

#ic #test muse: catnap #poppy playtime #smiling critters #catnap

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mellowsmuses · 7 months ago

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🌙 Catnap looked dumbfounded on Dogday He is curious why Dogday finds him cute. He did like the pet pets though.

@mellowsmuses Cartoon-sized CatNap crawls over to DogDay and tilts his head at him purring.

"Awww.... Looks at you little thing! Hello little guy!!"

DogDay smiles, crouching down to pet the small CatNap.

"You're so cute!"

#ic #test muse: catnap #dogday

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rose-of-pollux · 8 years ago

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The Deadly Admirer Affair (MFU fic), part 3/10

Title: The Deadly Admirer Affair Rating: PG13 (for action/danger) Chapter summary: Illya wakes up but can’t provide any useful information about his attacker; the others reach dead ends, as well.

If you prefer reading on FFN, you can read it here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12338876/3/ If you prefer reading on AO3, you can read it here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/9472766/chapters/21779225

Act III: Questions but No Answers

Illya had been keeping his eyes closed even after waking up some time later. He did a mental check now, trying to get his bearings.

What happened…? he asked himself. He winced as he moved and felt the pain flare up in his side—where he had been wounded. …I was shot…!

His breathing suddenly quickened as the memories from the night before returned, but he was soon aware of a gentle hand on his face.

“Hey,” he heard Napoleon say, softly. “It’s okay. You’re safe. I’m here.”

Napoleon’s words were punctuated by soft murowrs, and Illya relaxed, realizing that both his partner and their cat had obviously been looking after him while he slept.

Illya opened his eyes now, seeing that it was clearly daytime, but Napoleon had closed the blinds to allow Illya to sleep some more.

Illya looked up at Napoleon with a wan smile.

“After our last mission, I should have been the one looking after you,” he mumbled. “Napoleon…”

“Don’t think about that,” his partner said, gripping Illya’s hand. “I’m fine. But how are you?”

“As good as I can be for being shot at,” Illya said. He sighed. “I suppose you wish to know what happened?”

“That would be good.”

“Alas, I cannot say much,” Illya sighed. “I had just gotten the bagels and had been taking a shortcut through the alley to get to the nearest subway entrance to come back here. I admit, my mind was… elsewhere, and I was not as vigilant as I should have been. Whoever it was took me completely by surprise.”

“Do you have any description of your attacker?”

Illya shook his head.

“It happened so quickly, and the lighting in the alley was dim,” he said. “And the attacker spoke to me in a harsh whisper; the voice was well-masked.”

“The attacker spoke to you? What did they say?”

“Nothing much. Taunted me for not seeing it coming, and…” Illya trailed off, shuddering.

“Illya?” Napoleon asked, softly.

“They said they wanted me to bleed out—die a slow death.”

Napoleon swore under his breath.

“Napoleon, please… I am fine now. …I hope you did not worry too much.”

“Well, I breathed easier when you started snoring a few hours ago; that was when Baba Yaga took a catnap, too.”

“I do not snore.”

“Au contraire; who would know better than me?” Napoleon asked.

Illya smiled in spite of himself, and then he sobered.

“I still don’t know what the attacker was after. I seem to remember Mandy saying last night that the reports were still intact.”

“They were,” Napoleon said. “Whoever it was stole a piece of my bagel. And before you ask if it was someone hungry who took it from you, they only took one piece of my bagel; they left yours and the rest of mine alone.”

“…What.” Illya’s tone of voice wasn’t even questioning; it was flat disbelief.

“We were just as puzzled, believe me.”

“It sounds as though someone shot me and then took the piece of bagel just to taunt me,” Illya muttered.

“That was my thought—sounds like the kind of thing THRUSH would do,” Napoleon said. “April and Mark have been out looking for clues; hopefully, they’ll be able to find something so we can find out which feathered fiend did it.”

Illya sighed.

“And how long am I to be stuck here in this purgatory of Medical?”

Napoleon grinned; if Illya was complaining about being in Medical, then he was most definitely on the mend.

“Can’t help you there—though I’ll do my best to convince the staff that you’ll be best recuperating at home. Maybe I’ll tell them that I’ll rest, too, if they let you go home… We can malinger together.”

“I thought you said you were fine,” Illya said, suddenly concerned.

“I am,” Napoleon assured him, now pulling a cart with a covered tray beside Illya’s bed. “It was Mr. Waverly who thinks I need to rest. Personally, I’ve never felt better. And I bet you’ll feel much better if you get something to eat. You want lunch?”

“Don’t you mean breakfast?”

“No, I mean lunch,” Napoleon said, showing Illya his watch.

Illya’s eyes widened.

“I slept in until two in the afternoon!?”

“Well, you did just spend half the night getting shot at and then going under the knife,” Napoleon reminded him.

Illya grumbled and complained under his breath some more, and it was music to Napoleon’s ears as he uncovered the tray of food.

The sight of the food did slightly improve Illya’s mood, and he began to eat, pausing as Baba Yaga meowed and started staring at his tray very intently.

“…I think she wants you to share,” Napoleon mused.

Illya shook his head in amusement, but caved in and gave Baba Yaga part of his filet of sole, which she happily accepted.

“She has me wrapped around her paw, and she knows it,” he sighed.

“You’re just a great dad to her.”

“So are you.”

“Yes, but you’re the one who spoils her,” Napoleon teased.

Their conversation was soon halted by a knock on the recovery ward door. Napoleon momentarily panicked as Illya indicated Baba Yaga; Napoleon quickly scooped up the cat in his suitjacket to hide her from view, who protested as she dropped her piece of fish because of the sudden movement.

“Come in!” he called. “Oh, it’s you guys?”

He put Baba Yaga back down to reclaim the fish as April and Mark entered, followed by Mandy and George. Illya greeted them.

“How are you feeling?” April asked.

“Much better,” the Russian assured her. “Now, perhaps, you can tell me something about my attacker?”

“Sorry, Chum,” Mark said, sympathetically. “Whoever it is knows a lot about how to cover one’s tracks. There wasn’t a shred of evidence at the site or on either the papers or the bagels.”

“They must have worn gloves and shoe covers,” April said. “There were no footprints, either.”

“After they checked the reports and the envelope for fingerprints, I went over them and even had two people from the cryptology department go over them in English and Portuguese,” Mandy said, shaking her head. “There were no codes or any sort of hidden messages in those reports.”

“And I haven’t had a chance to test the bagels yet,” George said. “Someone’s already using the lab’s analysis equipment; I have to wait until they’re done. But the fingerprint check came up empty, and all the preliminary tests show that, so far, the bagels are just regular, ordinary, edible bagels without any adulteration or secrets.”

“And Illya didn’t get a good look at his attacker, either. Great; so we’ve all hit nothing but dead ends,” Napoleon sighed.

There were a couple of sheepish apologies all around him, and Napoleon managed a wan smile.

“It’s alright,” he said. “You’re all doing your best, and I appreciate it. Whoever did this knew what they were doing to avoid being identified. But we’re still going to find out who did it.”

“Anything in particular you want us to do now?” April asked.

“See if you can pick up any news on THRUSH sightings in the New York area,” Napoleon said. “If you and Mark can get a list of names, maybe we can deduce which of our suspects is most likely to have done this. …But, ah, get some rest if you need it; I know you two have been out there searching since early this morning.”

“It’s for Illya; we don’t mind,” Mark insisted.

“We want this creep captured too, Napoleon,” April agreed. “But we’ll be sure to pace ourselves.”

“Okay,” Napoleon said, with a grateful nod. “Mandy, I know you said cryptology went over those reports--”

“You want me to go over them one more time?” she asked.

“If it’s not too much trouble—compare them to the previous set of reports and see if there’s anything different. And George, as soon as that lab equipment is available, see if there is anything amiss with that bagel.”

“Right.”

“And what I said to Mark and April goes for you, too—you’ve both been busy since early this morning, too, so take as much rest as you need.”

“And we want to find out who did this, too,” Mandy said.

“So if there’s any small way we can help, we want to,” George added.

“Thank you,” Illya said, quietly. “All of you.”

The others insisted they were glad to do it, and Napoleon just smiled at him.

“See, Tovarisch, it isn’t just you and me against the world; we’ve got a whole team on our side—the very best there is!” He winked and gently touched Illya’s cheek. “If you’re feeling up to resting by yourself, I’d like to get out there and shake a few trees myself.”

“What do you have in mind?” Mark asked.

“I have it on reliable authority that Victor Marton has been setting up a new THRUSH front in Newark,” Napoleon said. “Perhaps I can cash in on his former partnership with Mr. Waverly to get some information on who was in Manhattan early this morning—or who would have enough of an axe to grind to go all the way to Manhattan just to confront Illya.”

“Good luck,” April said. “We’ll let you know over Channel D if we find anything important.”

“That goes for us, too,” George said.

Napoleon and Illya both thanked them as they headed back out, and Illya turned his attention back to his lunch.

“So…” Illya said, as he ate. “What happens if you meet with Marton, and he does not wish to divulge any information? You know how difficult he likes to be.”

“I normally don’t like to involve my Special in an argument, but I have found that it can be quite persuasive; if it means finding out who did this to you, I’ll gladly resort to that, even on Marton himself.”

Illya paused, hearing the underlying anger in his partner’s voice—a rare occurrence, and, therefore, significant.

“Napoleon…” he said, softly.

“Sleeping darts,” Napoleon promised. He paused. “Unless you’d prefer that I stay with you.”

Napoleon glanced back at him, and Illya stared into his partner’s eyes. Of course, Illya wanted him to stay; Napoleon’s presence was always the biggest comfort whenever he was shacked up in Medical. Yet he could also see the burning desire in Napoleon’s eyes to bring whoever did this to justice.

“Go on,” Illya encouraged him.

“Are you really sure? Just say the word, and I’ll stay right here.”

Illya smiled at him.

“Da, I am sure, Napoleon. I’m still rather tired; perhaps if I sleep some more, I can convince the staff to let me rest at home.” He paused. “Are the stories about our last mission still circulating?”

“…I haven’t really been around the building since you were brought in here, but I assume—and hope—that your latest misfortune has pushed those aside for now,” Napoleon said. “Look, ah… As soon as I’m back from Newark, I’ll pull rank for a bit and convince them to let you go home.”

“I would appreciate that very much.”

“I thought so,” Napoleon mused. He felt a sudden twist in his gut, as though his sixth sense was telling him that he should do that sooner rather than later. “Actually, you know what? Why don’t I do that now—drop you off at home and then go to Newark?”

“While I would appreciate that very much, as well, would it not make more sense to try to pick up a trail before it goes cold?”

Napoleon blinked.

“I guess you’ve got a point there…” he said. He smiled as Illya put the empty food tray back on the cart, and Napoleon obligingly tucked him in as he laid back down on the bed. “I’ll see you later.” He gave Baba Yaga another scratch behind the ears as she curled up again next to Illya’s wounded side and resumed purring. “And I’ll see you later, too.”

“Good luck,” Illya offered, as he closed his eyes.

“Thanks; hopefully, I’ll return with some good news.” He paused on his way out, looking back at his partner, who was resting while absently petting the cat. Once again, Napoleon pushed aside the nagging feeling that he should take Illya home now, bid him goodbye, and headed out of the recovery ward.

There was work to do.

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