#the lab I’m in is watching me grow up in real time

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I love the research lab I’m in 🧪🧸

[fictioninmyblood]

I Meant That Shit

Summary: N’Jadaka gets tired of waiting for Y/N to forgive him and come home, so he decides to let Killmonger bring her back, kicking and screaming if necessary.

Warnings: 18+, noncon/con, smut, D/s themes, Entitled and pissed Erik being devious. Shouldthere be a warning for angst?

A/N: This was supposed to be short, but here we are. Enjoy my sexually starved thoughts.

A/N: Also, idk if this needs to be said, but I write for my demographic - black females. This has been my disclaimer/notice.

A/N: My work is not to be plagiarized or reposted (on any site other than this) without my explicit consent and recognition.

After his reluctant rehabilitation, there weren't many things that brought out his killer instinct anymore. However, it seemed that lately, despite all the sparring, therapy, and meditation sessions, Erik couldn’t shake the urge to knock some sense into his girl Y/N. 

A few weeks prior when she told him she needed space and couldn’t stay in Wakanda and ignore her life anymore, he said some things. She took it the wrong way and told him they were over, as if.

When she first left, Erik was sure she’d break down and FaceTime him or use the kimoyo beads he taught her to use. She was always more vocal about missing him, so he just assumed she’d break down and restart their communication. Imagine his surprise when a whole two weeks rolled by without so much as a text, call, or video chat. He was desperate for anything from her, even a verbal lashing, but by the time a month came and went, he felt like a fiend going through withdrawal.

During week six, his excitement to finally lay his eyes on Y/N was quickly cut short when he realized she was still talking to his family even though he had been getting the silent treatment. That displeasing information lit him like a powder keg when he saw another man in Y/N’s background, getting dressed no less. T’Challa dragged him from Shuri’s lab ready to bust a gasket when his babygirl asked Shuri to go into a different room and his little cousin actually listened! His whole family was against him again it would seem.

When T’Challa got him back to his room, all he did was pace. It was ten full minutes of the king warily watching his cousin stew when M’Baku walked right into the line of fire as Erik turned to beat the shit out of his cousin. T’Challa easily dodged the current threat on his life as the giant grabbed Erik’s hands in one of his, quickly disarming him and making the pouting man even more enraged. 

“You all have been talking to her this whole time?” N’Jadaka roared.

“Just Shuri and I. She made us promise to let you figure it out for yourself, but you’ve been failing miserably cousin! Absolutely clueless!” T’Challa replied.

Erik struggled against M’Baku’s vice grip to no avail.

“No shit Sherlock. I’m gonna whoop yawls asses. M’Baku let me go.”

“Not until you promise to have a conversation with your mouth instead of your hands. I am not prepared to get involved in another war between you two.”

Erik took a few deep breaths. “Fine, I’m good.”

Once M’Baku was sure there would be no immediate violence he let go.

“You better start explaining real fucking soon T,” Erik spat, pointing an accusatory finger at T’Challa.

“Okay! Okay! Y/N is struggling to accept that you actually want her around long term!” T’Challa word-vomited.

If the prince wasn’t already enraged, the king and tribal chief would’ve laid out in hysterics at how N’Jadaka’s face screwed up. “How sway! How?!”

“From what Shuri has explained and I’ve gathered in my eavesdropping is that she thinks you only want to claim her without actually growing with her. Everything is on your terms, your way, in  your time. She’s been far more  patient than most would be with you so I can’t say she’s wrong.”

Erik jumped at T’Challa, scaring him and the big gorilla chief. “I oughta beat you up for keeping your mouth shut.”

“She and Shuri threatened me within an inch of my life and they scare me more than you. Besides, according to them, you can’t keep relying on us to figure out what’s going on in your relationship and I couldn’t find a valid disagreement.”

Erik nearly did slap T’Challa at the last sentiment.

“Aye aye!” M’Baku shouted, getting between the two yet again, “He is being truthful now. That counts eh? And if I may interject, I think you’re aiming your anger at the wrong person.”

“Yeah, I guess,” Erik said, deflating under the weight of that truth, “but his ass still bout to pay me back and I know just how.”

————-

A few hours later…

“You know, when I told you that you could pay me back with The Royal Talon Fighter, I didn’t expect you to tag along.”

“Who else was going to keep an eye on our Wakandan technology or keep you from murdering anyone in the vicinity of Y/N, especially any man?”

Erik rolled his eyes and huffed. “I guess.”

“Or Y/N from killing you for just showing up jealous despite being radio silent since long before she left Wakanda.”

“Alright alright! You made your point. Damn! Just drive the fancy metal.”

—

Erik was all confidence until the second they landed in Atlanta. Yeah, Killmonger was out for blood and was ready to bring their girl back kicking and screaming if necessary, but Erik N’Jadaka Stevens? He was a nervous fucking wreck.

T’Challa and M’Baku’s words really struck a nerve and he had nothing but time to stew over them on the ride to your family’s hometown ranch. Before he met you, Killmonger made all the decisions, kept him alive and ahead of the game, whatever game he was surviving at the moment. He lived like that for well over a decade when he met you, but you didn’t bat an eyelash at his swift mood swings, his bloodthirst, or his possessiveness, often putting him in place. You handled him with love and care, showing him how to become the softer version of himself without sacrificing your boundaries too much. He was quickly realizing that he sometimes pushed too hard, took too much, neglected your requirements. It was your stern patience, however, that was enough to allow you to become the first person to get him the person instead of him the killer to come out and communicate, interact, and live rather than survive. 

You did it for him a second time around when he came out of cryo too. He hadn’t told you anything about how he would go about his goals, opting just to disappear and execute so it was a surprise of a lifetime to wake up to your beautiful Y/E/C. After getting over his initial anger over you seeing the worst of him, you were the first person he responded to or let touch him during his recovery. Even going so far as not allowing the medical staff to redress his wounds if he was awake.

Only your touch soothed him, only your voice gave him peace. You made him less of a killing machine and more human again, made him want to address the tsunami of emotions and trauma that he lugged around. He didn’t want to jeopardize your willingness to be that for him but he recognized how you were always giving all you had just to receive an inch of progress from him. If that.

Unfortunately, all of his introspection and nervousness flew right out of the truck T’Challa had them in when he saw you walking up to your personal guesthouse with a man in tow. Killmonger immediately took the reins pushing him and his feelings down into the abyss, and leaping out of the car before T’Challa could come to a complete stop with his cousin calling after him.

“Y/N!” Killmonger shouted from the end of the long-ass driveway, rage evident in his voice.

Y/N was haphazardly trying to get her drunk cousin up the stairs while nervously dropping her keys when she heard Killmonger. She’s only encountered him a few times since meeting Erik, after the first time she brought him back to himself, he did his best to keep that part from her. It didn’t always work since any repressed feeling or issue the man had was poured into his alter ego, feeding his desire to be wild and untamed in his decision-making. So she knew he was out for blood with just the sound of her name.

She got the key in just as Killmonger got to the beginning of her walkway up to the house. As quickly as she could, she pulled her cousin in, slamming and locking the door in her partner’s face, leaving the beast to bang on her door and demand entrance.

“I’m not dealing with your bulldozing tactics Kill! You can come back when Erik is ready to face his fucking feelings and have an adult conversation!”

“If you know what’s good for you and that nigga in there, you better open this ghatdamn door Y/N!” He roared in response.

Y/N’s cousin couldn’t stop laughing, no matter how much she waved him off. Getting trashed 3 nights in a row after a bad breakup and crashing with his favorite cousin after hearing how she was hiding from both the world and the love of her life as well didn’t prepare him for seeing her so out of character. One second she was fleeing from the man, the next she was big and bad from behind a locked door in all her 5’5” glory. It was comical as hell to him.

“You know you look constipated when you cuss? Like that stick in your ass is fighting every syllable.” He said, immediately dying in another fit of laughter at his analogy.

“Who the fuck is that in there with you, Y/N, and don’t fucking lie!”

“The next man. Nice to meet you. You must be the ex.” her cousin shouted out in a drunken slur to Y/N’s horror.

Yeah, she knew she wasn’t in the wrong, and there was no reason to defend herself against this man, but she knew not to press certain buttons once Kill made an appearance. Her cousin, unfortunately, had no discernment to see that he had just pressed the biggest red button Kill had when it came to her.

Y/N watched the myriad of emotions that crossed Erik’s face through the peephole, praying to every ancestor and display of the creator she could think of that this man wasn’t going to go full psycho-killer on them both. The last thing she needed was him taking several steps back in his healing just to unnecessarily add another scar, maybe 2 with how pissed he looked. 

Y/N turned back to her cousin, ready to kill him for putting her in even hotter water, only to find that nigga was sleep, leaving Y/N to deal with the consequences on her own. 

As soon as she had that thought her ears piqued, taking in how silent it had gotten. All she could hear was the crunch of gravel as T’Challa finally pulled in and got out. When she peeked outside the peephole again, she was met with a confused T’Challa looking for Erik.

A chill ran up her spine and her blood ran cold as she slowly turned to her current worst fear; Killmonger pissed as hell, staring her down with a knife to her cousin’s throat.

“Give me one good reason not to paint your brand new carpet with this nigga’s blood Y/F/N then fuck you on the new color.”

Putting her hands up in a placating manner, Y/N slowly inched towards Kill, stopping when he dug the knife just slightly deeper, exposing a thin line of blood, as her cousin slept unawares.

Donning a submissive voice as if she was talking to a wild animal, “Erik, baby calm down.”

“Don’t baby calm down me! You out here giving other niggas what’s mine? Mine Y/N!”

“That’s not–”

“Don’t tell me that’s not what’s going on when you’ve been M.I.Fucking.A. for weeks! And the first thing I see both on video chat and in person is you with some random?! I’ll murder every nigga to ever touch you, keep tryna play me.”

“Nobody’s playing you Daka, look closer, you know him. I promise I haven’t been stepping out on you.” Y/N continued on, internally rolling her eyes at the toddler temper tantrum she had to placate this nigga out of. “My stupidly in love, trying to escape his own heartache, and loves drama when drunk cousin that you have met several times was just egging you on.”

Kill looked closer to the man’s face and released the filter of rage clouding his judgment, upon closer inspection he realized they’d met at several of the many family gatherings he’d attended with Y/N/N. Slowly easing the knife from her cousin’s throat, Erik struggled to fight back tears at his behavior. He was proving he wasn’t good enough for her, he hadn’t actually changed all that much. Kill took the reins once again, unwilling to let him process his feelings of abandonment and betrayal just yet. Rushing towards Y/N, he laid the knife flat on the side of her face, taking up residence on the other side.

Biting a huge hickey along her jawline, before grasping her earlobe in between his teeth, Killmonger growled, “So if you ain’t been fucking him, who you been fucking?”

Although Y/N knew she logically had nothing to feel guilty about, how he was questioning her made her want to lie down and worship him as an apology regardless. She took a deep breath to center herself, understanding that any sign of nervousness would be taken as an omission of guilt.

Y/N ran her hands up his arms and over his shoulder blades to hold his face in her palms. He reluctantly released her earlobe to allow her to face him, naturally allowing the blade to rest against her neck ever so gently.

“N’Jadaka. Erik, baby? Look at me, I have been trying to live without you miserably for the last few weeks. I’ve only been going out since Y/C/N got here and I have to beg for breaks because I’m basically his chaperone. You believe me don’t you?”

Erik looked at her with suspicion clouding his eyes. He dropped the knife and held her throat in his hands, squeezing just tight enough to hint to either pleasure or pain, pushing her against the front door.

“Ion know. Why should I?” he asked with a raised eyebrow.

Y/N took a chance and palmed his face, caressing his cheekbone with her thumb. “Cause you know that no matter how much you stress me out, isolate yourself from me, or threaten anyone who seems to have more access to me than you, that I love your crazy ass.”

Erik squeezed a little tighter, not enough to hurt her but enough to reassert his dominance. Y/N put a hand over his, doing her best to ground herself in the feeling of his hands rather than how much she wanted to cum from the pressure of them.”

“Sorry,” Y/N squeaked out, “I love every version of you, no matter how threatening any of them may be and I physically can’t stand to have anyone else touch me the way I let you touch me.”

“Say it again.”

“I love you?”

“Nah, princess, the other part.”

“No matter how threatening-” she started, but was cut off by the growl emanating from Erik’s chest and the pulsing release and pressure of him allowing her small gasps of air. “You know what I mean Y/N, don’t test me lil mama.”

Erik held his squeeze on her neck, tilting it ever so slightly to lick the side of her face and hold her earlobe between his teeth, tugging.

Y/N couldn’t hold back the guttural moan if she tried. Just barely keeping her eyes from rolling back and donning her sweetest sub voice, she said, “I physically can’t stand to have anyone else touch me the way I let you touch me big daddy. It literally makes me nauseous.”

Erik released her ear with a wet snap against her face, “It does?”

Y/N hummed and nodded her head as best she could in her current predicament.

Killmonger covered the forgiving face Erik started to make, replacing it with one of his stern, unyielding looks. “Then why you leave me and give me the silent treatment for weeks?”

Y/N whined at the tightening of his hands, closing her eyes to savor the pleasure only he could illicit lighting her body on fire.

Erik bit her bottom lip roughly, nearly drawing blood. “That’s not an answer.”

Losing the battle against her libido and subspace, Y/N whined again.

In a faux sweet voice Erik said, “Awww, is little mama already too far gone in her head thinking about all the ways imma mark you.”

Y/N nodded again, lost in the many images she’d acquired from her sexual experiences with Erik and Kill over the years.

“Good.” And with those words, Y/N was suddenly looking at Erik’s ass and the floor as he stomped upstairs to her bedroom, kicking the door shut behind him.

He tossed her on the bed and roughly stripped her of her clothes, halter top first, bottoms and panties all in one fell swoop last, leaving her heels on.

He positioned her over his knee and popped her cheeks until her bottom was flushed with his favorite shade of reddish purple and warmed his hands with the heat she emanated.

By the time he was done, Y/N wanted to be a ball of tears, but could only sniffle, her voice too shy to make an appearance when Kill took the reins of their scenes like this for fear of upsetting him further.

Erik used his knee to spread her legs open far enough to see her flower drenching her thighs in her nectar for him. He took two fingers to swipe some of it onto them for him to put in his mouth and savor, groaning at how much sweeter she seemed to have gotten since last he held her.

He laid her onto the bed and got up to undress himself, slapping her already sore ass when she didn’t move a muscle.

“You know what’s up. Face down, ass up lil mama.”

Y/N groaned but slowly inched her way into position. Already feeling like jello, she barely put an arch in her back, struggling not to lay back down and pass out.

Killmonger was not happy with that. After he’d removed everything except his grills and chain he let both his palms come down on her cheeks simultaneously.

Sounding more animal than human, “If you don’t assume the position like you got some sense, I swear to the gods Y/N.”

She was still lethargic, but was eager to experience less of his painful assaults and more of the pleasurable ones that she knew were around the corner. It took all of her strength but she was able to inch herself into position, deepening her arch just the way he demanded with her arms by her side and her cheek resting against the comforter.

“Good girl.”

With how pliant she was to his commands and the evidence of how much she trusted and wanted him dripping down her thighs, it took all of his restraint not to plunge himself into her until he felt her cervix try to push him back out.

Y/N smiled faintly at the praise, humming and wiggling her ass in response.

Killmonger grasped her wrists as he knelt to get up close and personal with his pussy. He spread her lips so he could get an eyeful of her throbbing clit and blew on it, eliciting a guttural moan from Y/N, before replacing his hand back on her wrist.

“Just you wait mamas, you gonna be screaming and crying by the time I’m done with you.”

He licked her juices on both thighs, leaving hickies all over them both before he finally put his whole face in her pussy and ate. If it wasn’t for the grasp he had on her wrists, she would have collapsed immediately.

Erik was a good kisser in general, but Killmonger was a master at french kissing, especially her pussy, until she was questioning whether or not she still wanted the pleasure. Those deep soul sucking kisses always made her question her sanity.

He slurped up and suctioned her clit into his mouth like that’s where it belonged, flicking it with the tip of his tongue until she came with a silent scream, without ever releasing her tiny bud. Then he released it with a pop only to hold her lips open and spit directly onto her hole, watching his saliva drip down onto her clit. He flattened his tongue and licked like the dog he could be until she was a whining, moaning mess, tears streaming down her face just as promised. 

Once the first sound hit his ears, she couldn’t stop the noises he was pulling from her if she was mute, let alone at the mercy of his insatiable thirst for her most animalistic responses.

Kill continued his assault with his tongue, moving through her folds in a rhythm only he knew. After he’d gotten two more orgasms from her that way, Y/N alternating between screaming and crying, he latched his plush lips back around her clit, assaulting the sensitive bundle of nerves, and plunged his two most trustworthy fingers into her, immediately finding her gspot and caressing it with an incessant ‘come hither’ motion until she was squirting and creaming uncontrollably. Not willing to let go just yet he dragged it out for what seemed like forever since she briefly lost consciousness and came to, lips still parted in the O of her silent screams, with his mouth still eagerly slurping up the waterfall his fingers were responsible for. All Y/N could do was turn her head the other way to watch what she could see of him, whining and moaning.

When she could barely release any more spurts he released her, licking his hand, fingers, and forearm clean as he slowly stroked his hard as steel member. 

In the great deep of her sex haze, Y/N mumbled, “He brought dick too? How are we gonna survive dick too when he almost killed us with just his mouth and fingers.”

Erik chuckled at her ramblings, proud that he was, as usual, responsible for her senseless words.

When his precum made an appearance, he swiped it up with his thumb and rubbed it into her pussy, almost immediately replacing his thumb with the tip of his dick. Wanting to savor this moment of finally being able to reconnect with his pussy, he played with her, just like that. Rubbing the tip of his dick in both of their juices, up and down her pussy lips, circling her clit, and coming to apply just enough pressure to her desperately clenching hole, only to rinse and repeat. On and on he went, teasing them both until his quietly whimpering babygirl was back to guttural whines.

He knew she was right where he wanted her mentally when she started begging.

“Please big daddy, I’m so sorry. Please baba E, please baba, please. Please please please please please pleaaaaaasssssseeeeee.”

When he was good and ready, he pulled her up by her throat until she was flush against him, licked her tears from her cheek, and forced her to look him in the eyes.

“You don’t do that disappearing and silent treatment shit ever again Y/N. You hear me?”

Y/N nodded and blinked at him with a puppy eyed look that damn near melted the ice caps of his attitude, but he was quick to remind her who’s big daddy in their relationship.

“When I told you, you were mine, I meant that shit mama.”

“Yes, baba,” Y/N squeaked out.

He tongued her down with one of his sloppy french kisses and as soon as he felt her body relax in his hold, he did exactly what his body had been begging for since the second he saw her. He pushed himself into her until he felt the tip of her cervix try to push him all the way back out, savoring the fucked out look she wore as her body spasmed with the unexpected orgasm, he held them there letting her ride it out. 

In this moment he was grateful for the years of curated discipline since the way her pussy clamped onto him almost triggered his own mind numbing orgasm. Although he successfully staved off his nut, he couldn’t stop the way all of his fight was knocked right out of him.  Finally rid of the aggression that his Killmonger personality oozed, Erik was able to finally take in his queen, his Y/N, in all her sex hazed glory.

When she finally came down from her high he started moving, giving her slow and deep strokes as he showered her face and neck with kisses, hoping his attempt at lovemaking showed her just how priceless she was to him, how desperate he’d been without her.

Kiss, “I’m sorry too mamas,” kiss “I know how much you love me and I don't understand why,” kiss, “you,” kiss, “insist,” kiss, “on pouring all of the best parts of yourself into me.” He couldn’t help but shed a tear at the relief he felt, having her in his arms again. “I promise to do better,” kiss, “to listen and pay attention more,” kiss, “to treat you like the empress you are,” kiss, “just say you’ll come home with me,” kiss, “promise you’ll take your rightful place by my side mamas,” kiss, “claim your right as my queen.”

Y/N was a moaning, whining mess, barely holding onto consciousness and shedding her favorite kind of tears, just as promised.

Erik tucked his face into her neck, struggling to keep himself from cumming too soon since her pussy was gripping him like a boa constrictor, indicating that yet another orgasm wasn’t too far.

He held himself in the deepest parts of her and put a little whine in his hips. “Please mama, come home with me.”

Just when he thought he could hold out no longer she arched into him and screamed yes over and over, overwhelmed with her orgasm, and squirted all over them both. Erik came in her almost at the exact same time, his orgasm nearly knocking him out with how it overcame him from head to toe. Both of them slumped into the bed.

—

By the time he finally started to get up, her screams had quieted back to whimpers.

Erik slowly and gently removed her heels from her feet, massaging the soles with just the right amount of pressure.

He cleaned both of them with a warm washcloth and ran the tub, placing some bubble bath soap, epsom salt, essential oils, and dried rose petals in the water. Wanting to balance out the intrusive way he barged back into her life, he lit some candles and incense as well, and placed his favorite body oil of hers on the counter.

When he came back to get her in the tub, she was silently staring into space in the same place and position he left her. After he got her to turn over and sit up, he scooped her into his arms bridal and brought her to the tub, gently placing her into the suds.

Once he saw her relax he went back to the bedroom to strip and change the sheets, wanting their transition back into the room to be seamless. When he came back into the bathroom her head was leaned against the edge of the tub, eyes closed, and tears were streaming down her face, alarming him to the fact that although he’d won the battle, he was still losing the war with treating his girl with the care she really was looking for from him.

Choking up himself, he kneeled next the tub and leaned over her face, kissing the droplets left behind.

“I’m so sorry mamas. You know that right?” His voice cracked at the end.

Although she started nodding yes, she ended up shaking her head no.

“Can you open your eyes for me please?”

Y/N shook her head no again.

“Pretty please?”

Again she shook her head no. She was too scared to look him in his eyes, anytime he touched her or they made eye contact she folded to his desires and needs, abandoning her own.

A little defeated, but determined to win all of her back, not just her body, Erik switched tactics.

“May I get into the tub with you and hold you?”

Y/N hesitated a few moments before she nodded yes. As soon as she heard the rustle of him standing back up she scooted forward allowing him to sit behind her.

Once he was seated, Erik gently pulled her into him, urging her body to use him as she did the edge of the tub. The moment she relaxed in his embrace, head lolling slightly to the left, he started kissing up and down her neck from where her ear met her face to her collarbone.

When he felt enough time had passed, he tried to get her to open up to him again.

“Lil mama?”

Y/N hummed.

“Tell me what’s on your mind please, I promise to listen.”

Y/N held up her pinky and asked, “Pinky promise?”

Erik locked his pinky with hers and brought her hand to his lips, softly talking against it, “Pinky Promise.”

She pulled her hand away, putting it back in her lap to join the other one, under the water.

Taking a deep breath she started.

“Am I a toy to be played with Daka?” Erik was ready to answer but kept silent, knowing she needed to get all of her thoughts out before he interrupted her. “To be taken out of storage to be used and then tossed aside when you’re not getting the desired result anymore?”

Rubbing the sides of her thighs and suddenly very scared, he said, “ no mamas.”

“Then why do you get to demand time and attention and energy from me, but when I ask for a sliver of honest communication, the smallest amount of all three resources you have to offer me, you shut me out? Why is it only okay for you to communicate what’s going on with you and us when you feel like it, when it's convenient? Why do I always have to beg for you to lean on me, to use me softly? Why do I have to beg you to let me hold you. Why don’t you ever just ask? Why do I have to grovel at your feet to be held by you? Why is the only time you make love to me when you’re trying to win me back? Why?” 

By the end of her list, Y/N was sobbing. Erik wrapped his arms around her body and tucked his chin in the curve of her neck and let a few tears drop himself before he answered.

“I don’t know mamas. I guess…,” he wiped the tears from his face and gulped down the rising tsunami of emotion that she so easily created with just a few sentences before he wrapped his arm back around her, “...I guess I’m just terrified.”

“Of what baby? Haven’t I been here? Haven’t I done the best to support you with all that I am, to remain honest with you and show you that I am loyal to our future?”

He kissed her shoulder and said, “you have. I just-”

Y/N pulled out of his arms to finally look him in the eye, “You just what? Aren’t my efforts to build a life with you enough?”

Erik palmed her face and gave her a deep kiss, hoping to transfer all of his emotion into it.

He put his forehead against hers and said, “I’m just so fucking terrified of losing you. To have the warmth of your love snatched away at a moment's notice. I’m terrified in a way I haven’t been in so fucking long that I just convince myself that its better to pull away and show you how unworthy I am of the full magnitude of your love.”

He pulled away and kissed her forehead, grateful she was finally looking him in the eyes again. “But this time of separation showed me I am nothing without you, just a hollow shell, no love to warm my soul and bones. Even the care and concern of my family isn’t enough to fill the abyss that’s created in your absence.”

Y/N swiped away the stray tears from his face, “that’s-”

“I know. Super intense.”

“Yes. But I was gonna say a relief to hear. You never really give me any verbal confirmation that you feel as deeply for me as I do for you unless I say I love you first.”

“I know mamas, but I promise to do better, be better, for you.”

Y/N pecked his lips. “No Baba. For you. You need to talk your feelings out loud so you can hear it too. You need to know that the only reason you’re able to love me so deeply is because you love yourself that deep, if not deeper, first. Understand?”

Erik smirked, yet again grateful that he had such a wise and loving partner who always held up the pieces of mirror he’d sworn he’d broken to pieces.

“Yea lil mama, I understand.”

“Good…,” Y/N kissed him again, deepening the kiss but teasing him slightly with how lightly she moved her lips against his. When she pulled away, she almost regretted bursting his bubble. “...cause I’m not going back with you until I’m ready.”

Erik’s face instantly fixed itself into a scowl. “But-”

Y/N held a finger to his lips. “I said when I’m ready, not never. I came home to get back to taking care of me, love me, and understanding what my needs are.”

His pout deepened.

“And I learned that I need to stop jumping when you say jump. So I go back when I feel that I’m ready, not because you showed up and demanded it of me. Okay?”

He was a little deflated, but still holding onto the hope of her eventually coming back with him.

“Okay, but I’m staying with you until you’re ready.”

“But-.” 

It was Erik’s turn to hush her with a finger. “I already know what you’re going to say and my duties will be waiting for me when we go back together. Now that you’re back in my arms I’m in no hurry to lose the privilege again.”

“You’re not!”

“You’re right, cause I’m staying.”

All Y/N could do was chuckle, understanding that she’d lost this battle and relishing in the fact that she won the war. It seemed he was finally starting to understand what she needed because although she was indeed going to complain about him having responsibilities to return to, she really did need him to stay. That abyss he had was mirrored in her heart and only time with him would close it back up.

Both satisfied that they worked through the root issue, they went back to enjoying the bath, Y/N comfortably resting her head against Erik.

When they were all pruney and the water was verging on cold, Erik stood them up to drain the tub and turned on the shower to rinse them both. After he dried them both, he quickly lotioned his body with shea butter, grabbed the body oil and guided Y/N hand in hand, back into the bedroom.

He laid her on her back first to moisturize and massage her front, kneading out all of the tension she held. When he was working his way back up from her feet, he couldn’t help but get stuck between her thighs, using his thumbs to massage circles up them until he reached her pussy again.

Y/N slightly parted her legs, letting one bend and fall open for easy access. He immediately used one hand to part her lips so he could see her clit clearly.

Erik leaned down to softly kiss her clit a few times before he pulled away and used the thumb on his other hand to rub slow circles. He admired her form as he brought her to orgasm leisurely. 

He went back to massaging her thighs until she returned from the heights of her pleasure.

His voice was more gruff than he wanted when he told her, “turn over.”

She easily compiled and continued his massage, paying extra attention to her sore ass.

When Y/N was 2 more seconds away from sleep and he was satisfied with his work he urged her under the covers and joined her. She tried to grab his hardened member to return the favor but he grabbed up her hands, kissing them to soften the blow.

“No, I needed to show you how softly I can treat you, I don’t need to cum right now. Sleep.”

Y/N pouted and whined, wanting to feel him connected to her again.

She lifted her leg over his as they faced each other and inched as close as she could with her hands in his, feeling his dick graze her pussy lips.

Putting a little more base in his voice, “Ay! What I just say lil mama?”

She whined out, “I don’t care, I just need to feel you in me Baba.”

Erik grunted. 

Y/N donned her best puppy dog pout and begged with her words and body, wiggling in his hold and being able to feel the lightest brush of his hot skin. “Pleeeeeeaaaaassssseeee?”

“Fine, but careful what you asked for…” he said, sheathing himself in one stroke and stilled her hips before she could start moving. “...you just might get it.”

He released her hands and tongued her down, palming her face.

“Sleep Y/N.”

“But,” she said, her face scrunching in confusion.

“You can keep me warm, but that’s it for now, okay?”

She started to whine again but was cut short when he wrapped the hand palming her face around her throat.

“Sleep mamas. You’re going to need all of your energy in the morning.”

She wasn’t necessarily happy, but she also wasn’t necessarily dissatisfied. She did get her wish after all.

“Ok.”

Y/N tucked her head under his chin and started to drift before she sleepily said, “thank you for showing me how much you care Baba E. I’m really happy you’re here.”

Erik kissed her forehead and squeezed his arms a little tighter around her.

“Thank you for letting me.”

He was answered with her cute snores and let the sound lull him into the best sleep he’d had in too long of a while.

[inuiiwonderland]

Twisted captivity

Chapter 1

Twst third years x fem reader

A/n: here is the first chapter of my new series “twisted captivity” !! Again this is a yandere series so it will have some dark themes! Also, the first couple chapters will be more on the short side since It has been a while since I wrote anything and also because of my major writers block and motivation for writing. So I’m taking baby steps rn lol. But I genuinely wanna write this since it’s been on my mind for MONTHS! So enough about my rambling I really hope you guys enjoy this!

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You walked down the long hallway as Crowley explained to you the rules and things you would be in charge of.

“Since your father told me you’re a researcher, you will be in charge of writing down every detail and interaction you have with the mers and also help us understand more about them and their biology!”

You simply nodded, still not believing that he has REAL mermaids and mermen’s in his care.

“You will also be in charge of feeding them, cleaning and taking care of their tanks! Though do be careful, some of them can be very wary and may attack when they feel threatened!”

“Ah that’s…good to know”

“Great! Now it’s time for you to come meet them so follow me” You followed him as he led you down a long hallway before walking through a double door which led you to a giant lab. In there you can see a big window as people rush in all sorts of directions.

“This is our lab! Here we run all our experiments and test” Your eyes grow wide as you see a couple of people roll in a big cart with an equally large tank which has a mermaid inside.

The poor thing was thrashing around in the tank as she clawed on the glass. The tank must have been made with really strong glass since it didn’t crack or break by how hard the poor thing was banging on it. The cart was rolled to another room, which you did NOT want to know about.

“Don’t worry she’ll be fine”

Something tells you she wouldn’t….

“Come follow me! I’ll show you the less aggressive ones first”

Okay now you were slowly starting to regret this

Maybe you should’ve stayed home and made yourself a good meal as you watched your favorite show. But no, you decided to show up instead.

What if this is all illegal? What if the government or whoever doesn’t even know such a thing exists?! Or maybe Crowley is working for the government?!

As you begin to panic, you accidentally bump into said man as he comes to a stop.

“Sor-“

“We’re here!” You step aside and you stare in awe as you are met with a beautiful sight.

The place looked absolutely gorgeous. It definitely didn’t look like it belonged in a research facility.

The place had a huge waterfall along with some beautiful trees and huge rocks and caves. You noticed a bridge in the center of it all and it had beautiful long vines surrounding it.

This definitely looked like it came from a fairy tale

“Welcome to the heartslabyul enclosure!” He says with a big smile.

“This place is so…”

“Amazing right? I’m glad you think so because I spent millions on this place!”

“Hey Crowley!” You both turned around to see a man with black and white hair. The man looked annoyed as he glared down at Crowley.

“Ah! Crewel! Nice seeing you here today, say why are you here?” The man scowled.

“I work here you idiot”

“Hey now that’s not a good way to talk to your boss! I have a new worker here with me and you can’t make it seem like calling me an idiot is okay!” Crowley says as crewel turns to look at you.

“You should still run while you have the chance” He says which causes Crowley to gasp.

You just awkwardly laugh as crewel and Crowley continue to bicker back and forth. You step away from the two as you decide to explore the area a bit more.

You walk down the bridge and to a small path that leads you to another beautiful part of the area. As you continued exploring, you didn’t notice the pair of eyes that peeked from under one of the lily pads.

Red eyes followed you as you continued to walk down the path.

Weird….never seen her around before

He watches you like a hawk before quickly ducking down as you turn around.

You eye the water curiously

“Weird….could’ve sworn I heard something” As you were about to walk a little closer towards the water, the sound of your name being called made you stop. You look up to see Crowley waving at you from the bridge.

“Come! I have more things to discuss with you in my office!” You just nodded but before you left, you looked back at the water one last time before walking away and to where crowley was.

As you leave, the boy slowly comes back up with curious eyes.

She looks nice….

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Again sorry for such a short chapter😓 but as I said, baby steps!

Taglist: @ruisann @roseapov @0ffth3rec0rd @anunholyabomination

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Also! Reader will have more like a mother/older sister relationship with the 1st and 2nd years! I will explain more as the story goes:)

[tinfoil-jones]

Gravity Falls: For Your Own Good, Ch. 12

Summary: A few years after moving to Gravity Falls and having his lab built, Stanford Pines happens upon his estranged twin brother, Stanley. He mentally prepared himself to be suffocated by his brothers neediness all over again - what he wasn't prepared for was Stanley walking right past him like he didn't even notice him.

Rating: M for language, violence, and adult implications

Preface: Dialogue only, but some actions will be annotated for clarity. Cross-Posted on AO3 Here

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CH.12 

“Are you working on another one of your ‘conceptual’ death ray schematics, Fiddleford?”

“I didn’t have the easiest time with Psych as a subject because of its abstract nature, I thought that if I could connect it to something more tangible maybe I could understand it better.”

“So you made a psychology gun?”

“Conceptually, think of it more as a memory gun. Most of our memories are stored in our hippocampus and temporal lobe - if I could create a device that interacted exclusively with those structures, and only for memories…”

“You could restore them?”

“Right now I’m focusing on the opposite - destruction.”

“What, Fiddleford, we’re-.”

“Don’t blow a gasket. I’m not intending to erase any more of your brother's memories. This is reverse-engineering, in a way. If I can understand how memories can be suppressed in the first place, I could perhaps understand how to bring them back.”

“Okay…”

“I know, in your own emotionally constipated way, you’re just worried about him. I’d be worried about my family too if any of them up and forgot everything. But I promise you, I’m not trying to harm either of ya’ll.”

“I trust you.”

“I’m glad to hear that, I know it ain’t easy for you.”

“Any breakthroughs during your sessions?”

“I can only possibly isolate an event happening about a year ago, but he can’t specify what type of event it was. He may have been suffocating in some way? All he could say was that he couldn’t breathe.”

“...”

“Stanford, do not go into your own head about this. What happened- whatever happened, it wasn't your fault.”

“Yes… I suppose you are right, old friend.”

“In fact, I had a question about y'all's upbringing.”

“What about it?”

“Did you two share a room growing up?”

“Yes, our home was very small because our family was low income. We shared a room until he was- until he left. Why?”

“I checked your security feed and noticed something peculiar about his sleeping pattern.”

“Were you really watching my brother sl-.”

“Don’t you start now. I sped the footage up. You spend an awful lot of time down there, right?”

“Of course, it is my laboratory after all.”

“And he sleeps a bit, you’ve noticed? Quite soundly?”

“It is not that different from when we were younger.”

“Here’s the interesting bit. The other times he sleeps - when you aren’t in the lab, he doesn’t get high quality or quantity of sleep.”

“What do you mean?”

“I expected this - he’s been in unsafe, unstable environments for the past decade. He has difficulty falling and staying asleep; he wakes up frequently throughout the night, and when he is asleep he looks like he has nightmares, because he tosses and turns, and panics himself awake sometimes.”

“I didn’t know that…”

“Of course you wouldn’t. If he falls asleep while you happen to be in the lab, it doesn’t happen. At first, I wondered if being alone put him out of ease. But one night I was down there running a few tests, and he was still waking up hyperventilating every other hour.”

“I do not understand what you’re trying to tell me.”

“Stanford, what I find most interesting about this; he does not sugarcoat that you abducted him. He has stated multiple times that he believes you are out of your mind, and that your ‘real twin’ is dead and you can’t accept that. But in spite of these things that he says, in spite of all of that; in his most vulnerable, inoffensive state, he subconsciously associates you with safety. Stan says you’re just a stranger to him, but he feels completely safe and at ease with you.”

“...”

“It may seem like we’re hitting a lot of brick walls with him, because ya’ll are just as stubborn as each other. But he remembers you, just not with his waking mind.”

“...I need to write this down in my journal.”

“I know you’re just burying your face into that thing to hide your tears.”

“I believe I have gotten ink into my eyes."

“O’ course you did.”

To be continued…

[yellowwithalisp]

Can you do a hobie x scene reader and they make a kandi bracelet or something for him and he refuses to take it off

( HOBIE IS BACK! HEHEHE! Trying to get all my ask done! - yellow 💛🌻) "And, when was the las' time you gotten any sleep?"

Hobie asked as he walked over to the right side of me, leaning against the wall as I typed away on my computer.

"… I took a nap today. I'm fine."

I said as my typing quickened, I didn't even look up at him as I quickly typed away. All the lights in my room were off except for the light coming from a computer. My cat was resting on my bed as he looked up at us, letting out a small meow. Hobie looked at the cat for a moment before looking back at me. A worried look on his face as my eyes didn't leave the computer screen.

"… Wha' happened a' the lab really messed with you didn'' i'?"

I stopped typing for just a moment as silence filled the room. The rain hitting against the window grew louder.

"… My father did this Strings…"

I said as I pushed my chair back a bit and turned to face him.

"My father- was the one who green light The Sentinel Project, who hates mutants, and now. His own daughter is a mutant- and I don't know how to tell him that! Because the moment I do I know, that he's going to hate me! And now, I just found out that he's also made a drink that is poisonous to mutants!!"

I tossed my hands up into the air before I put them back into my lap turning my head away to face my computer screen again before I looked over at Hobie.

"I don't know if I can't stop him Strings…"

"Hey, hey - whoa, whoa, whoa," Hobie interrupted. "Listen, i know a couple things abou' complicated relationships with your ol' man."

Hobie took a deep breath, placing his hand on my shoulder.

"Look, we've all go' our problems, and you've gone through some things." Hobie said, taking a seat across from me.

"Bu' you're forgetting one importan' thing. You've go' us. You've go' me. And all the x-men tha' are rooting for you."

He paused for a moment, taking in the storm outside.

"And you've go' your powers. Yeah, i know some people are scared of you. Bu' that's because they don'' know you. They don'' know the real you."

"Hobie, he's going to hurt people… Lots of people! And I don't know how to stop him!"

I held up my hands in front of me. "If I ask to go to Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, he'll find out- and I don't know what he'll do to me…"

"And tha' brings us righ' back to tha' importan' thing i keep mentioning."

Hobie leaned forward, resting his chin on one hand.

"I' doesn'' matter wha' your old man thinks. And i' damn sure doesn'' matter how many people hate you."

Hobie leaned back and put his hands behind his head, as if trying to convince me through his sheer level of confidence alone.

"Because no matter what, no matter where, i'm going to be righ' there. For you."

I watched him before looking back at my computer, Hobie did the same. It was playing the Daily Bugle on it. J Jonah Jameson was talking about this world's spider-man, universe 11052.

"… Part of me wants to ask to run away and go live in your world Hobie.“

I said softly as my eyes didn’t leave the computer screen. Hobie raised an eyebrow.

"You can’' jus' go missing. Your father would notice." He leaned in a little closer, speaking in a quieter tone.

“And you said i' yourself, your powers aren’' controlled yet, if you try to teleport, who knows where you’ll wind up. If you go missing and you don’' show up again…” Hobie’s mind started to trail off in dark places. Hobie paused for a moment, his expression growing stern.

"I could tell you to jus' try and hide i' from your dad. Tha' you should be careful and never use your powers in public."

He watched the video with me for a moment as he took in the scene. A new wave of guilt set in for him.

"Bu' i’m no' going to say tha'. Because even if you could pretend to be normal, i know tha' inside, you wouldn'' feel normal… I' would only be a matter of time before i' comessy ou'. And then, your dad’s going to find ou'."

As we continued to watch J Jonah Jameson, the sound of thunder rolled in. And then, rain started to pummel the window. It was getting late at night. I listened to him but shook my head.

“He hates mutants, I hear him talk about it all the time- he says if he could get rid of them for good he would!”

I said as my voice quivered, tears started to form in my eyes as my hands trembled.

"Hey." Hobie sighed. Hobie crouched down a bit so we'd be at eye level.

"I'm going to say wha' i jus' said again. He migh' say tha'. He migh' even hate the though' of a mutan' in his family. Bu' he doesn'' hate you."

Hobie tapped my knee.

"He's your dad. Like you said. And i know i' migh' be hard for you to believe, bu' he wonts what's bes' for you. And if he can'' accep' you for who you are, that's no' your faul'."

I turned away from him as I wiped the tears away from my face. Hobie put his hands on either side of my shoulders.

"He can’' hate mutants forever… because you’ll show him how good mutants actually are. They aren’' the monsters he thinks they are… you’re no' the monster he thinks you are."

"What if he doesn’t want anything to do with me..?"

"If i' comessy down to it- wha' would you choose? would you rather stay a' home and keep your powers secret, and risk him destroying your life? or would you take a chance and talk to him abou' going to Xavier School?"

Hobie paused for a moment. Trying to find the right words to say.

"Because if that's wha' i' comessy down to, then you need to make tha' call. Bu' remember, no matter wha' happens… It's no' your faul'. All you're trying to do is help him understand."

Hobie took a breath before standing up. "You still go' the stuff for a kandi bracelet?"

I blinked as I turned in my chair more to face him.

"Yeah… Why?"

He smiled as he put his hands in his pockets. "Let’s ge' your mind off of this for now."

He said as he walked passed my bed, giving the cat a few headpaps before pulling out my box that had my beads in it.

"We’ll both make one. Tha' woy, you’ll still have me around when i’m no' here."

He said as he pulled out two guitar strings out of his pocket.

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"So, that's who that’s from?"

Miles asked as Hobie crossed his legs over each other as he looked at the bracelet on his arm.

"Yeah, her nickname for me is strings so she has tha' on i'. And mine has power on i' for her powers."

Miles's eyes shifted away for just a moment.

"So… what happened to her?"

Hobie’s eyes closed as he took a deep breath. "Talk with her dad didn’' go well, so i helped her ge' her things and moved her to Xavier School where-" Hobie pointed to Miles. "She is now an X-Men."

He said as Miles looked down at his bracelet. "I hear she kisses her’s before going on a mission."

"And do you do that with yours?"

Gwein piped in as Hobie smirked, moving his hands behind his head.

"Na, I kiss the real thing."

[click4rainy]

A challenge// Kukui x M!Reader smut shot

As requested @princeasimdiya12 :)

For my request, can you write a oneshot featuring kukui and a male reader with chastity and public nudity please? In the fic, the reader challenges Kukui to venture across town to reach a specific dating spot while naked and with his cock caged. If he makes it without being exposed or causing a scene, then he'll be uncaged and rewarded. But if he causes a scandal, he'll be kept caged longer. What do you think?

A/N: “I think I can try my best. I hope you enjoy. This was definitely a fun one to do,thank you for the request.

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Requested!!! Kukui x M!reader

One shot

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It was a normal night in Alola, and you were hanging out with the professor as per usual, in his lab.

Sitting on the comfy green couch, watching whatever documentary Kukui had turned on. You found yourself growing bored within each minute passing you by.

Kukui had come out of the kitchen with a bowl of popcorn, approaching the couch and plopping down, right next to you.

“Somebody looks like they’re having a blast…” Kukui would smirk as he places the popcorn bowl onto the table

“I’m so bored��.” You say, groaning. Contrary to his statement. “We’ve been binging these boring documentaries all day…”

Kukui shakes his head, chuckling lightly while placing his hand on your knee.

“Well, if you’re so bored Y/N, then…why not come up with something better than binging these…’boring’ documentaries, hm?”

He asked in a slightly sarcastic tone, assuming you were just having your usual “I’m bored spiels”

If only he knew you would take him up with that ‘offer’.

“Oh, I’ve got something in mind…”

You say smirking at him, grabbing the remote and pausing the tv, slowly crawling over to the handsome man, causing him to freeze slightly, and clear his throat.

“I have a small challenge for you professor~ one that I think you can’t pass up…”

You bite your lower lip in anticipation for his response

“Challenge…? Well, you know I’m always up for a challenge, sweetheart.”

He smiled warmly as he cups your face, brushing your cheek with his thumb. You smile at this, giving him a devious grin.

Feigning innocence, you tap your chin with your index finger a few times before speaking. “I bet you won’t walk to our date spot, Kala’e bay… being caged up…”

Kukuis eyes widened slightly in surprise before he smiled, grabbing your hips and pulling you onto his lap. “You’re a naughty little thing aren’t you…? Fine. Challenge accepted, it’s gonna be a piece of ca-“

“Nude.” You say, cutting him off from his sentence.

“Nude…? You mean—“

“Mhmm, you know? Make it a real challenge? Anyone can walk around being caged, but nude as well? That’s a true challenge, don’t you think?”

You ask with your gaze flickering to his lap, then back to his eyes

“Y/N… that’s…definitely a challenge….a risky one at that.”

“Mhmmm….”

Kukui looked at your hopeful face, considering the consequences, if something were to go wrong with this game you’ve so graciously chosen, he could get into—you could get into a lot of trouble.

“Y/N… I don’t know…”

You tilt your head in question before suddenly getting an idea. You lean in slowly and begin kissing his neck, causing a small gasp to escape his lips. You nip and suck at his nape, before leaving a small love bite on it. Knowing he would melt easily with this simple gesture.

“Oh come on, you’re no fun~”

“F-fine. Fine. What are the rules then…? If you’re even serious, that is.”

“Oh trust me Kukui, I’m very serious.” You smile as you separate from his neck. “The rules are actually really simple. Don’t cause a scene, and you get rewarded. Do cause a scene, and I’ll extend your little…prison sentence.”

“Do I get to wear my lab coat at least…?”

“We’ll see…”

You say with a mischievous grin

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Kukui is standing naked in front of you. Looking down at you while you’re wearing his lab coat, you prepare his cock for its rightful place. You smile up at him lovingly, as you gently place the cold, metal ring around his cock, lifting his balls one at a time into it in the process, securing them in place, the ring was flushed against his tan complexion. then sheathing his shaft perfectly, you connect it to the ring, and pin it in place, while securing it with the padlock, a satisfying click is heard.

“Is that good?” You ask genuinely, looking up at his flustered expression. “Mhmm…” he replies softly. “Great.” You said back, giving his thighs a firm smack before standing up. “Let’s get going then.”

He nods, blush still dusting his cheeks as he walks behind you, out the door and into the cold air of the dead night. The street lights lit up the road up ahead. With a smile, you take Kukuis hand and begin to guide him up the sandy path, directing him to the dimly lit road. “See? It’s not that hard is it?” You ask, teasingly as he averts his gaze and tries to hold his composure.

“L-let’s just get this going…I don’t wanna get—“

“Caught? Alright, alright. We can go.” You giggle a bit, amused by his reaction. You two begin to walk the pavement, moonlight was shining down upon you two, and it was over all comfortable weather.

As you two continue walking, pedestrians would pass by, causing your heart to beat in excitement, you would shield Kukui slightly in attempt to have any attention drawn towards yourself, and not him. Seemingly invisible, the group of people didn’t notice the naked man walking around nude. Nor did they notice you.

“Y-Y/N… you should hand me my coat….” Kukui asks nervously.

“Hmm…no not yet. It doesn’t seem like they noticed…does it?”

“No- but—“

“But nothing… let’s keep going, it’s at least another ten minutes before we get there, if we stand here contemplating we’ll definitely be deer in headlights, now won’t we professor?”

You inquired firmly. Waiting for his response.

“R-right…” Kukui could feel his cock twitch with excitement as you spoke to him with assertiveness. Already he was aching for release the more the stakes were amped, the more excited he got.

“Well then, let’s continue.” You say, as you two begin walking again, hand in hand. The wind breezed in your skin, and you looked over to your lover, smiling and proud that he’s accepted this challenge.

Soon enough, the two of you make it to MeleMele Meadow, entering it, there were two men minding their business, backs turned to you, as you led Kukui to the small cave ahead, that would eventually lead you to Kala’e Bay.You told Kukui to crawl through the passage. For some reason though, he hesitated. Almost refusing to get on his hands and knees in order to fit through.

“Just go—or your gonna get us cau—“

You were cut off from your urging when one of the men from earlier began approaching. Your heart drops as you come to immediately regret even fathoming such an idea as this one. You push Kukui down into the flowers, covering the majority of his self, as you take a step over him, shielding him slightly as the gentlemen approached you, casually asking…

“We’re new here, just wondering if you perhaps knew the way to Hea Hea city?” He inquired, seemingly unaware of kukuis presence.

You quickly regain your composure, noticing that Kukui hadn’t been seen.

“O-oh, Hea Hea city? That’s gonna be an island over—Akala island to be exact…”

You stumble over your words slightly, as you feel the adrenaline pumping through your veins from the possibility of being caught.

The men walk away, with each other , seemingly satisfied with the answer you gave them, before exiting the meadows. As they leave, you turn around looking down at Kukui, who was lying on his stomach in the flowers.

“What. The. Hell…? You almost got us caught—“

You push him through the enternece, not even bothering to scold him any further while doing so. And soon crawl in behind, following him into the cave.

“Just what was that Kukui? You make it seem like you want to get caught…” you say with a smirk, while grabbing his wrist, helping him up from the ground. “What were the rules?” You ask him firmly.

“If I made a scene…”

“If you made a scene you’d stay caged. Isn’t that right?” You finish for him. “Now I have to go ahead and keep your poor cock right where it’s at…hmmm…?” You ask him teasingly, walking him into the cave wall, his back pressed against it as you did so.

“Turn around.”

“W-what…?”

“Don’t make me ask twice Kukui.”

He nodded, biting his lip slightly as he turned his back to you. You grab his shoulders and bend him over, his ass pressing against your already hard cock through your pants.

“You feel that don’t you, professor?”

“Y-y/n….” He stammered, as you pressed his face against the mineral covered wall.

“You already know what’s going to happen, sugar. Gotta teach you a lesson” You groan as you release your cock from the confinements of its fabric. Springing out, you smack it onto his exposed ass. Teasing his entrance with the head of your cock for a moment, before licking your fingertips and bringing them down to his hole. Circling it, gently making sure he was properly lubed up before you pressed your middle and ring fingers into him. Relishing in the feeling of him wrapping around them as you did so. A moan escaped his lips and you quickly smacked his ass in response.

“Hey now, you be quiet,take my cock like a good boy, and I’ll be sure to reward you if you come through~ you got that?”

“Mhmm…”

Kukui would softly hum, understanding the situation at hand.

With that, you grabbed the tip of your cock and pressed it against his now slick entrance, pushing slowly into him, feeling every inch of him wrapping around you as you begin to pick up pace

“F-fuck… you’re doing so good Kukui….” You grunt as you slam your hips into his.

“And don’t you even think about cumming, or the cage stays on for the rest of the week, you got that professor?” You speak firmly as you share another smack to his ass.

“Can you at least unlock—” Kukui would attempt to beg for release but was quickly met with

Another harsh smack to his ass, as you relentlessly fuck him into oblivion. “Don’t make me regret being so nice to you, love.”

“Do I make myself clear?”

You inquired just as harshly, as your hand was smacking his ass.

“oh- f-fuck…” “Y-yes Y/N….”

Kukui would whimper in response.

“Good boy.” You simply state as you continue your ruthless efforts in your coital work.

“You’re so tight, as always Kukui.”

You would pull him closer to your body, now pressing his chest up against the earths wall, pinning his wrists to each side of his head as you kept pace perfectly.

“I- I feel close, y/n….”

“You better control it, Kukui. You spat out, as you smacked his ass once again. “Or you can kiss your cocks freedom goodbye.”

You begin reaching your peak after saying this to him, clapping skin against his. “You take it so well, professor. Such an amazing cock sleeve for me, mmmmhh~”

Sloppily fucking into him, you would occasionally elicit a moan from your lover. Digging your nails into his wrists feeling a wave of arousal wash all over your form, from the sounds Kukui was making, you began to etch closer to your climax.

With one final thrust you pulled out quickly, stringing your sticky, warm seed all over the professors back. A moan leaving your lips as you finish yourself off.

“Mmhh, come here….” You say, turning him around, kissing him passionately against the wall.

“You did so good, and look… you managed not to cum. Just like I told you, hm?… What a good boy~”

You praise him, before using the sleeve of the lab coat you had on to clean up what you could off of him.

“Now… let’s get going, we’re almost there.”

You remind as you put your self away, buttoning up your pants. You take his hand and begin leading him through the cave, down to the exit l, that eventually would lead you to Kala’e Bay.

The moment you two finally reached your date spot, you smile, looking at the ocean, which was calm. And it seemed like nobody was here to bother you. A sense of pride washes over you. The way you managed to get the professor out of his comfort zone, especially like this…it was exciting and new. And the feeling you felt right now, definitely couldn’t be replicated. Not in a million years.

“Now… look at this view…”

You announce, a smug smile forming on your lips, Looking Kukui up and down.

“Y/N…”

“Oh stop, I’m just teasing, plus the hardest part is over now isn’t it? You did wonderfully with holding yourself together back there…”

You trail your hand down his bare chest, to his caged cock, which was throbbing within its confinements, begging for release.

“Y/N…please~”

Kukui whimpers, unable to take any more of your ruthless teasing.

“Please what…? Hm?”

You inquired, knowing you were edging him beyond his usual limits.

“P-please…I need you~ i- I want—

“You want me to free your poor, entrapped cock?” You cut off his sentence, smiling at his pathetic little expression.

“Well… I guess since you did such a good job in the cave back there… I can reward you for being such a good, obedient little fuck toy for me.”

You grin, as you press him against the outskirts of the rocks that formed the cave, his back once again feeling the familiarity of the earth pressing against him. A shiver went down Kukuis back as his eyes never left your lowering form. You smoothly sit on your knees, admiring his pulsating cock through the metal bars that entrapped him.

“My, my… look at this…”

You suggest, as you gently place your hands onto his entrapped shaft, tapping your nails on the metal, making small tink sounds in the process. Kissing the tip of the cold, steele of the cage, you look up at him, noticing his flustered face, and lust filled eyes, you decide to give the man what he deserves.

But before you do that, you smile wickedly as you bring your lips to the tip of the chastity, licking and teasing his head through the bars.

“Oh-Y/N~” Kukui would moan as you gently flicked your tongue, teasingly against his cock tip. Licking up and down his forced in place length, causing jolts of excitement to course through his entire body, he tilts his head back in pleasure.

Cupping his balls, as you swirled your tongue, another moan would escape your lovers mouth.

With a smirk, you lick down to his testes, feeling his heartbeat through them as you did so. Not missing a beat with them as you continue your journey with your mouth.

A shaky breath would leave Kukuis lips as he gently placed a hand on your head.

“Y/N…please~…”

Kukui almost cried out, begging you to already release him from this torment.

“Okay, okay…patience professor, patience.”

Slowly, reaching into your pocket, you pull out the tiny key, that’s made for exactly one purpose.

Bringing it up to his confined member, you gently stick the key into the padlock of the sheath, hearing a satisfying click as you unlock it, undoing the pins that held him in place. As you take his cock out of its cage, he immediately is hard, with no problem, pre cum dripping onto the sand below, pulsating with anticipation.

“Wow…tell me you want this without telling me you want this, am I right?”

You chuckle a bit, half joking as you admire his length, before looking back up at his face, which was contorted in edged pleasure. You finally give in, taking his pleading expression to heart. You lower your head, closing in as you finally begin. You take your hand and pump his shaft a couple times before bringing your lips close to his pulsating member.

it's mostly just the sensation of your breath. But you smile, able to sense his cock twitching. Once you reach the head, you slide your soft lips over it, just the tip ,gently sucking it further, swirling your tongue around it. Enjoying the sweet and salty taste of his pre cum.

While doing this, you can hear his breath catch in his throat as you continue.

“Oh~ Y/N…” he moans out in pleasure as you begin to bob your head up and down onto his cock. Taking in every inch of his length, letting him hit the back of your throat as you push further and further, lips touching the cold, metal ring that was still around his balls.

Kukui grabs the back of your head and pushes you more into his cock, savoring the feeling that he’d been thinking about since this whole ordeal began. Slurping sounds begin to be heard as you keep your pace up, along with the occasional ‘pop’ sound from releasing him completely to give him playful eye contact, before going back at it.

You would occasionally croak as he hit the back of your throat, causing vibrations to run through the professors body, involuntarily bucking his hips and he pushed your head more aggressively onto his length.

“Oh- fuck, Y/N… I- I’m close…”

Without further notice, you keep your pace the same as you etch to milk his orgasm, looking up into his eyes as you put in your efforts

His body trembles slightly as his grip on your head tightens, forcing you to bob quicker. “Y/N…I-im gonna—“

Before he could even finish his sentence, webs of semen went shooting into your mouth and down your throat, you take a moment,swallowing his load into your mouth, savoring the taste, and being sure to clean every last drop that maybe escaped your mouth.

“Mmmm.” You hum to him, in content. Wiping the corner of your mouth with your thumb, licking any traces of his ejaculation up.

Kukui was a shuddering mess, panting from the moment as he was still riding off the high from his release.

Standing up, kissing his lips, making sure he would be able to taste himself off your your tongue, you smile against the kiss, tucking a strand of Kukuis hair behind his ear.

“You did so good~” You say, before pecking his cheek.

“T-thank you Y/N…” he says, shivering a bit as the late night breeze picks up.

“Of course, professor~”

You replied with a smile, kneeling back down, taking his cock into your hand, and slipping it back into the sheath of the chastity cage, locking it back in place, you put the key back into your pocket and take off the lab coat, handing it to Kukui.

“Now, let’s get you back home sweetheart.”

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[aita-blorbos]

AITA for supposedly “mocking” a new employee at my workplace?

I (Adult M) have spent years working for the Scientific Research Community. It has been an extremely profitable job for me and has ensured financial security for me and my family. Some people have told me that I’m difficult to work with for a number of reasons. I’ve been rethinking one certain situation that happened not too long ago.

There was a new employee (I think around 18-19M???) whose name was Timmis. We were in a chemical reaction lab and I simply asked him to pass me the ammonia oxide. Now, keep in mind that Timmis and I didn’t talk much before this. He acted all offended that I called him by his own name and asked me to call him Timmy. I thought this was ridiculous. I personally think that Timmy is a nickname for little boys, and that Timmis should just grow up and go by his real name. He had just finished high school and it was time for him to be a man.

I guess my tone of voice was a little harsh because Timmis kept trying to argue with me. It was a little amusing to watch him get so mad over the name that was literally printed on his nametag. He kept getting angry and telling me to stop mocking him and practically begging me to call him Timmy. I do admit that I went a little overboard with it, but I feel like it served as a good opportunity for him to stop being so sensitive. A few days later, he quit his job and I worry that it’s my fault, AITA?

[rinwritesfics]

Hanahaki

Plot: Omega convinces Crosshair he is coming down ill because he’s falling for you.

Warnings: Brief mention of worrying about getting sick, no actual illness.

Word Count: 900

Author’s Note: A silly little idea I had ages ago. Happy Valentine's Day!

It had crept up on him slowly. The realization, that is. He hadn’t figured it out right away because he thought you were an outsider, but when he saw you getting along with his siblings, he started noticing the interactions. Then, he started to notice how kindly you treated him. It was especially due to how you treated him. Before he knew it, you had become a constant in his waking hours – and in his dreams. He had begun to enjoy it. He had… no, he couldn’t admit it to himself.

Here you were on Pabu, just being yourself, and he was too focused on your eyes to commit to memory some of the things you were saying. The way the mid-morning sun made your irises shine, the little crinkles each time you smiled…. Eventually, the conversation was over, and you bid him and his sister goodbye.

Crosshair watched as you walked away, then turned back around. Omega got a grin on her face, one that was full of mischief, and he narrowed his eyes.

“What?” he asked gruffly.

“Crosshair,” said Omega, and her grin vanished in an instant. “Have you ever heard of Hanahaki Disease?”

Crosshair looked at Omega with boredom, but the confusion in his brow wasn’t completely hidden. Finally, he said, “No.”

Omega sat up straighter, worry suddenly in her eyes. She said, “It’s where you start to cough up flowers from unrequited love and you end up dying unless your love is requited.”

Brief panic flashed in his eyes before he leaned more against the Marauder’s outer hull. “That’s not real.”

Omega’s brow furrowed. “But it is. I saw it. I watched a young clone return from the battlefield coughing up flowers and dying in Nala Se’s lab after he fell in love on his first deployment. He died slowly and in excruciating pain.”

Hunter called over to her and she left his side to go see Hunter.

Crosshair furrowed his brows. It wasn’t real. There was no way plants – let alone flowers – could grow in your body. But she had been so earnest about it. And she was a child who had been in a scientist’s lab all her life. So, maybe her words had some merit to them, after all.

A couple days later, you walked past him and he felt an ache in his chest and a churn in his stomach. His eyes widened and he darted away.

He shook the discomforts off, not bothering to pay them any mind.

But then, it came. The tickle in the back of his throat. Panic surged before he started to cough and he turned tail and ran further, coughing once, twice, then a third time before he stopped running. He coughed again and again before he had cleared the tickle.

Maybe Omega was right…? No, she couldn’t be right. Even though his love was likely unrequited. After all, he wasn’t the type people would be willing to be in love with for the long run. It was impossible for anything like Hanahaki to happen. Right?

“Crosshair?” you asked, coming up behind him. He whipped around, unable to hide the panic or the tears in his eyes, either from the coughing or the panic. “Crosshair, what’s going on?”

He had to say it. It was going to kill him if Omega was correct. He had to say it.

“I love you, okay?! And I’m terrified because I’m coming down with what Omega calls Hanahaki Disease!”

Heat rose in his chest and panic squeezed at his throat. It was out there, and he couldn’t take it back.

Your face flashed between many emotions before you snorted. He scowled, his panic turning to horror as you began to giggle.

“Hanahaki? Crosshair, are you sure she said Hanahaki?!”

Frustration rose in him at your callous disregard for his life. “Yes! Why are you laughing at me?!”

You bit your lower lip, a small smile still on your lips. “I’m sorry, let me explain. She lied to you.”

He froze. “What do you mean?”

“Hanahaki is fictional. It’s a very specific romance trope, and does not exist. You aren’t going to violently vomit flowers.”

He let that sink in, the panic beginning to settle and embarrassment and shame starting to rise. His cheeks burned and tears began to form. He had fallen for it after all. He needed to leave. “Excuse me.”

“Wait, wait!” You grabbed his wrist.

“No! I’ve been afraid I’ll fall victim of some mysterious ailment just because I’m in love with you, and now I find it doesn’t exist and I’ve been foolish!” He pulled his wrist away from you and spun on his heel.

“No, I love you, too, Crosshair! Don’t go!”

He stopped again and that tiny spark of hope in his heart surged. “You do?”

You tugged him toward you by his wrist, and he looked at you. The hope in your eyes, soft smile on your lips… it was true.

“I do,” you said softly. “And despite my sadness you didn’t have a choice in when you admitted your feelings, I’m still happy we can be open with each other about it, now.”

A small smile formed on his lips and he stepped closer. He could see it, now. He could be with you. Touch you, hold you, kiss you. He loved you. And you loved him back. Everything was right, now.

Taglist (open!): @trixie2023

[kata-sans]

Raising Stripe

Chapter6

Kenny yawned as he dragged the trash bins to the curb. He had to stay late last night to clean up the mess in his private lab. The dumb guinea pig had ruined six months of research. He hoped to never see that rodent again. If he never saw another guinea pig it would be too soon.

With the bins placed safely on the curb, Kenny turned to return to the lab. He stopped at the sound of screeching tires. Kenny barely had a chance to turn around before his face collided with a fist.

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“If you're gonna keep greeting me with a punch to the face, I'm gonna limit your visits.” Kenny tried to lighten the mood as he held an ice pack to his right eye.

“Shut the wisecrack McCormick, you caused this mess and you need to fix it, now!” Craig snarled impatiently. He looked like he was itching to throttle the lab assistant. Kenny decided it was best not to push his buttons further.

“GAH! STRIPE SETTLE DOWN!” Everyone's attention shifted to the real issue on hand. Tweek was currently holding a baby as if it were a ticking bomb. The baby in question didn't seem to appreciate his caretaker's grip and kept squirming.

Kenny set the ice pack down and approached Tweek. The baby in Tweek's arms noticed him and immediately reacted. The baby tightened his grip on Tweek and attempted to growl at him. Kenny snorted at the baby's clear disdain for him.

“Well if I didn't know better, I would think you were truly Craig's kid. Let me guess, you didn't escape the mess you caused in my lab without spilling some on yourself.”

Stripe gurgled with indignation. He didn't like how the blonde strang man was talking to him in a mocking tone.

Kenny reached out to take the baby into his arms. He ignored his screech in protest as he led the couple to his private lab. He strapped the baby on a table and performed a physical exam.

Tweek and Craig watched from the side as Kenny poked and prodded the infant. Their faces expressed their concern and impatience as the blonde scientist made notes and checked an X-ray of the baby. After thirty minutes Craig's patience expired and he exploded, “Well!....”

Kenny looked up from his microscope and answered, “Well what?”

“Can you fix it or not!” Craig boomed.

“Look man, your guinea pig destroyed six months of research. I have no way of knowing what all he got into when he trashed my lab. The goal of my research is to grow human organs for transplant patients, but your guinea pig didn't just grow extra body parts.” He pulled out the X-ray images to show the couple. “If you look closely, you can see all the organs in his body are fully human. His blood work came back and his DNA has mutated to match human DNA.”

Kenny watched as Tweek and Craig's faces dropped in despair. He said as he continued his speech, “ Listen guys I’m not saying it's impossible, but it definitely won't be easy. It's gonna take me a lot of time to figure it out but if you trust me I will do my best to fix things.”

Craig and Tweek seemed more relieved after hearing Kenny's assurance. They squeezed each other's hand in support and looked towards the baby still strapped to the table. The baby was clearly uncomfortable and communicated it through screeching.

Kenny scribbled his phone number on a piece of paper as he spoke, “Okay, I've got all the data I need to get started on a solution. You guys can go home. If you notice anything unusual, report it to me immediately so I can examine him…”

“WAIT!” Tweek interrupted, “What are you talking about, isn't Stripe staying here?”

Kenny gave him a dead stare. “Dude I can't watch him while I'm working on a solution to this problem. Last time he stayed here he ruined 6 months of work. Besides, if the professor catches wind of this he’ll revoke my access to the labs and I'll never fix your guinea pig. You two are gonna have to take him home with you if you want me to work on this.”

Tweek looked at Craig with apprehension. They were not prepared to care for a baby. It was never in their plans to care for anything other than a guinea pig.

Kenny could sense their fear and decided to keep talking, “I can see you guys might need some help, luckily I know a guy that can get you everything you need. I'll send him a message and explain the whole situation. Although you may want to stop at a store on your way home, cause Stripe just made a mess of my table.”

The couple turned in horror to see the naked infant peeing on the table.

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Ch7

[ohjustkreat]

Closing The Distance

A Shuri x Riri Fanfic

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A/N: Well hello!!!! Chapter 20 is finally here. 20 chapters and almost a year later, I truly have no words. Thank you to everyone that has read this story. I’m beyond grateful.

As always,

Enjoy,

Kreat

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Chapter 20

The next day, a new energy was prominent in the air. Riri was currently configuring the last few things on the prototype, or the I-SPY as Riri had come to name it. Carefully, she made the last adjustments and looked proudly over her work. After a moment she stepped back and exhaled, "Now, for the moment of truth."

Pressing one of three buttons on the small device, she saw it flash a light purple signaling it was powered on. Next, she turned on a monitor that bad been linked to the small device. Moments later, she recognized her face as it appeared on the larger monitor. Continuing her testing, Riri picked up a sleek black, remote controller. Pushing one of the switches upwards, the small device began to roll forward. Getting lost in her creation, she didn't notice Shuri who had stopped at the top of the stairs and was watching her.

"Having fun?' Shuri questioned, startling the other woman.

Riri jumped up, almost dropping the remote controller. "Oh, uh, sorry I was just testing the device. Look at this!" Riri said as her nerves calmed and excitement replaced them.

Shuri watched as the device rolled along the floor, evenetually making it's way over to her. Soon it was her face that had been plastered among the monitor.

'If you two are done here, then it would be helpful if you could offer your services." A voice sounded from the top of the lab, at the doorway, belonging to none other than Nakia.

“Greetings, while you two were busy playing with your toys, I was actually doing real work.”

“Not. A. Toy.” Riri said through gritted teeth. “This,” Riri said as she waved one hand under the device, showing it off, “is the I-SPY. Hopefully this little guy can get us a drop.”

Nakia stopped and took a moment to examine the small device from afar.

“Cute.” Nakia said as she started to descend the stairs. “Anyways, I just came across some information I thought you might want to hear.”

Her banter filled face regretfully turned to a small frown.

“Well?” Shuri questioned , eyes wide as she awaited her answer. Her questioning, being only for the sake of details. Shuri had seen the look before, numerous times actually. And all she could do is brace herself for the dreaded news that would follow.

“ I was doing some intel last night and what I found was shocking to say the least. It’s not good to say the least.” Nakia said, with a tablet now in her hands. After a few minutes of touching the screen, numerous documents started to appear above the group’s head. The holographic images showed financial documents, messages, and a plethora of other documents.

“Tell me they aren-“ Riri’s voice questioned among the growing tension.

“Yes, it seems they’ve been secretly dealing arms, specifically small amounts of vibranium to other countries without our knowledge. Knowing Shuri wouldn’t stand for such a thing, well…” Nakia’s voice trailed off as she made eye contact with Shuri, who was standing silent. From previous experience Nakia knew this wasn’t a good thing.

“Where’s M’baku? Does he know?” Shuri questioned as she began to pace her lab’s floors. The thoughts looming in her head would have pushed any other person into a stage of panic. Yet, Shuri was only fueling her rage into a plan of action. At times like this, she couldn’t afford to be selfish and fall to her emotions.

“I spoke with him briefly. He had his suspicions something else was going on that they didn’t want him to know about. From what I can tell, Shuri, they expected him to be more passive than previous rulers.” Nakia spoke carefully, trying her best not to enrage the other woman even more.

Riri approached Shuri, attempting to pull her out of the daze she was in. Placing one hand on the small of the back, she used the other to stroke the side of the taller woman’s face. Instinctively, Shuri relaxed under Riri’s touch. Her eyes fell shut as she exhaled.

“Breathe, baby. Look at me.” Riri hallowed as she coaxed Shuri back to reality.

A few moments passed until Riri saw the ever timeless sight of Shuri’s deep chestnut eyes.

Slowly she saw the flames of rage diminish to embers.

“I’m okay.” Shuri said as she pulled the smaller girl in for a short hug.

“Ahem.” Nakia fake cleared her throat. She grinned at how attached the two had come in such a short time.

At the sound, the couple were jerked out of their world and back into reality. Shuri let Riri go as she finished composing herself. Riri could almost see the wheels turning in Shuri's head. Whatever Shuri was plotting, Riri would do nothing other than support her.

"Hm, GRIOT."

"Yes, Shuri?"

"Contact M'baku, as well as the Dora Milaje and have them meet me here immediately."

"Right away, Shuri." GRIOT responded.

"The situation just went from bad to worse." Shuri looked into the distance, as the weight of her world fell back onto her shoulders.

'Shuri, what should I do?" Nakia questioned.

Shuri looked to Riri then back to Nakia before continuing, "Riri, love, can you give us a moment?"

"Of course. I'm gonna go and tinker with something." Riri muttled off as she left them to talk. She settled in front of a monitor on the far side of the room and inserted her headphones, assuring their privacy.

"Shuri, this is much worse than I thought. They sure covered their asses with this one. There's almost no way to know who they sold them to."

"I know. We need a new plan. But first, I need a list of everyone possibly working with the elders. They aren't capable enough to carry this out themselves."

"On it. I'll be back shortly. I already had a few names, but ,ah, you can never be thorough enough." Nakia turned to leave, but stopped and looked over her shoulder at Shuri. "And before you start being too hard on yourself, you couldn't have prevented this. You did not know." With that she turned and started to ascend the staircase and exited the lab.

Shuri was left grappling with herself. Fighting the parts of her that felt she could have done more. Been more aware, more in tune with what was going on in her kingdom. She would be the first to admit her recent break had been needed, but like all things her time for self reflection and healing had come met its dilemma. The sound of the doors open and a familar voice greeting Nakia pulled Shuri from her thoughts. M'baku had arrived.

'Perfect timing.' Shuri thought to herself as she watched M'baku stalk down the stairs. His mountainous figure coming closer into their view.

A grin crept upon his face before he spoke, "Little panther," M'baku began as he landed at the bottome of the stairs, "I see we have much to talk about."

"Yes, we do. One moment." Shuri excused herself before going to retrieve Riri, who appeared to be entranced in whatever technology she was working on. Shuri lighty grabbed her shoudler and was met with soft brown eyes and a slight smile.

"Hey, you guys done already?" Riri questioned as she got up and entangled herself in Shuri's arms. As much as Riri needed to feel Shuri, she knew Shuri needed it more. No matter how well she carried herself, Riri knew what Shuri really was feeling. Which was anxious and scared. But she also knew that Shuri couldn’t be forced. More so, in Riri’s mind, Shuri was a force all in herself. PpRiri knew to wait and not push Shuri; she would come to her when she was ready.

"Yes, love, we are. Come on." Shuri ushered them back towards where M'baku had settled at the large table in the center of the room.

"So, I see Nakia has shared her findings with you?" M'baku questioned.

"Yes and as you can see it is much worse than we could have ever thought." Shuri replied.

"Any idea on where to start?" Riri chimed in.

"Not really. I've sent Nakia to go and find out more about what's been going on and who all is involved. Once we have more information, all guilty parties will answer accordingly."

"And getting the vibranium and other weapons back? How are we even going to locate them?"

"Once we get more information on the buyers, we can take the known locations of everything and see what we're left with.' Shuri took this time to look up and meet M'baku's eyes, then Riri's before contiuing, "This- this won't be easy or brief."

"I'd be concerned if things were peaceful again. It was getting a little boring. If I’m not saving everyone, what is my purpose?" M'baku sarcastically let out.

"I’m sure we’d manage." Shuri shot back.

"Aht, Aht little panther, " M'baku teased, letting his native tongue linger on the nickname, "Save your energy, you did say this was not going to be a simple task."

Shuri shot a glare at M'baku as she began to protest, but not before getting interrupted.

"Okay, you two, let it go. As you both said, we have a lot of work to do. So," Riri, paused and looked between the two, "Where do we start?"

"You can start with explaining what's going on?" A voice sounded from across the room.

The group turned to meet them. There stood Aneka and Ayo, along with Naseema and Asira.

"Ah, come over and we can get you caught up." Shuri answered.

The small group made their way over to the rest. After they were informed fully on the situation, everyone prepped for the first part of the plan. Which was placing the I-SPY technology.

"So, if everyone is ready, these" Riri, holding one of the small spheres up, " will be placed in every council member's room tonight." She proceeded to hand two to each of the members of the Dora Milaje that were present. "Remember, while they can be operated remotely, you must turn them on first, inputting the password key before starting. Our team of scientists, here, will be monitoring the activity. In shifts, 24/7. Any questions?" Riri looked at the group of warriors, and not to her surprise, no questions.

"Okay, that's it for now. I'll see you all tonight." Shuri said, relieving everyone, watching as the group dispersed.

Riri waited until the room was empty and the last lab assistant had left to approach Shuri. Walking up softly behind her, she placed her hand on Shuri's back and began softly rubbing it. "Hey, you sure you okay? I feel like your mind's been everywhere lately. Even if you don't want to talk, I'm here when you're ready."

Shuri turned to face Riri, as she took her in her arms and olaced her head atop the shorter woman's. "Thank you. And I know. This is just-" Shuri let out a heavy sigh, "Way more than I was expecting."

Riri heard the tears fighting to stay behind the walls of leadership Shuri had built. "Hey, it's okay."

She coaxed as she continued to rub the small of her back.

"It's just," Shuri paused as she collected herself, "I just wish they were here. They'd know what to do."

Riri knew who they were. And it killed her that this was a problem she couldn't fix. "Babe, look at me." Riri pleaded as she pulle away from Shuri, so she could look directly at her. "You're doing everything right. They would have been so proud of you. You're honoring them the best way you know how. By fighting for their memory and their legacy, by using what they taught you."

Shuri only nodded in response, a small smile growing on her face. “I’ve been thinking.” Shuri looked up before continuing. The small smile faded. “There’s still one person I need to talk to.”

Riri’s eyebrows quirked as she waited for Shuri to continue.

“Namor.”

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S/N: Happy belated birthday TISHHHH!!

[apollafire]

Chapter One

Summary; Dr. Kate Harrison has her first day as a member of staff at Columbia. The work place she was provided with is less than stellar but the neighbors aren't so bad.

Warnings; swearing, Dean Yeager's an asshole but not present, Venkman being Venkman

Final Word Count; 1071

Columbia University 1980

“My baby sister, a doctor! And a professor! Ugh I can’t believe it.” The click of a camera shutter went off several more times, “Hold still for God sakes, I have to get one for Aunt Rose.” 

“First of all, I’m not a professor. Yet.” Kate Harrison sighed deeply, “I’m a glorified lab assistant, and I will be until Dr. McNulty either finally decides to retire or ends up dying. Damn tenure.” She muttered looking down at her shoes, “Look, Irene, I really do appreciate the ride but if I knew you had planned on taking enough pictures to fill up a magazine I wouldn’t have accepted.”

“Oh so you could’ve sat on the subway with no one to talk to and get your fancy white coat all dirty? Not on my watch.” A few more camera clicks.

“Irene, you’re going to make me late. I have to finish setting up my office.” The woman turned away to start heading towards the front door of the building.

“Okay, okay. Just remember, dinner this Saturday at mine and John’s. I know you have nothing going on so you better be there.”

“No promises.”

The basement. Dean Yeager stuck her in the basement after promising her office would be right next door to Dr. McNulty for convenience for herself and students alike. There weren’t even any damn windows and grow lamps for her plants definitely were not provided like agreed upon at the end of last semester.

“That motherfucker.” She muttered as she pushed the door open and took in her new domain, at least all her boxes seemingly made it down here unscathed. After procuring a blank sheet of notebook paper and a black marker, she wrote DR. KATHERINE HARRISON - BIOCHEMISTRY & BOTANY in big capital letters. She taped that paper to the door and shut it behind her as she got to work unpacking, figuring it was highly unlikely she was to ever actually get her name permanently painted on the frosted glass. After getting her music to a level she liked and could block out the world for a while, she got started with the desk and the metal shelves behind it. 

Unbeknownst to her, the sudden burst of music from the formerly empty room interrupted some “very important work” in the Paranormal Studies laboratory next door with which she shared a wall.

“The damn janitor must’ve brought a radio down for his smoke break.” Peter Venkman grumbled from under a magazine as he laid across an old beaten down couch, “Ray go kick him out again, will ya? I’m missing out on prime sleep time over here.” 

Ray looked up from the book he was reading with a furrowed brow, looking from where Peter lazed over to Egon to see if he could force him to go do it this time. But the man was so deep into whatever mold sample he was looking at through the microscope that it would be a while before he came up for air. He sighed deeply and rolled his chair back a few feet before getting up and making his way out to the hallway. The less muffled sound of Ozzy Osbourne’s Mr. Crowley met his ears as he walked to the next door over, raising his fist to knock loudly. He stopped as he read the paper on the door that was not there when him and the guys got in that morning. Tilting his head in slight confusion, he reached out and gently just pushed the door open slowly. 

“You know, Aleister Crowley was actually a very interesting man.” He called out after a moment of observation, seemingly startling the woman as she caught a book that had begun to fall from her hands.

“I do know, actually.” Kate spoke after regaining her composure, gesturing to the shelf that now housed all three volumes of the Collected Works of Aleister Crowley as she reached to the radio to turn it off, “I’m not a fan, but my grandparents may have been Thelemians back in the day. Real hush hush about it though.” She walked over to the stranger standing in the doorway, “I’m Kate Harrison. Sorry for the noise, I didn’t realize anyone else was banished to the basement.”

“Really? Oh wow that’s fascinating. I’m Dr. Ray Stantz.” They shared a friendly handshake and continued to speak, “My colleagues and I work next door in the Paranormal Studies lab. We thought you were Paul the janitor, he’s usually in here on his smoke breaks.”

“That explains the ash and butts everywhere, for a janitor he doesn’t really clean up after himself.” She looked down at the floor and kicked a few of the said cigarette butts aside, “Paranormal Studies you say? Sounds like a secret almost.” 

“Nope, we are fully funded by the board.” Ray put his hands on his hips proudly, “You should come by and check it out! Maybe I can convince the guys to come and help you unpack so you’re stuck in here all day.”

“That sounds like a good plan. Lead the way Dr. Stantz.” She said with a smile before following the man down the hallway.

“Hey guys!” Ray grinned as he opened the door and stepped back into the lab, letting Kate come in behind him, “We have a new neighbor.” No movement or acknowledgement from either man made the woman look at Ray skeptically.

“Wow Ray, didn’t realize your colleagues were just mannequins that you positioned around the room.” She said playfully. Boom, that got their attention. The man on the couch shot up with such a speed he almost fell to the floor as he made his way over, hand outstretched and what he probably thought was an award winning smile stretched across his face.

“Pete Venkman, pleasure to meet you.” He said, shaking her hand, “Egon, get over here, Ray actually brought home a woman to meet us for once.”

“You lay it on pretty thick, don’tcha Dr. Venkman.” She responded with a small laugh. Her gaze fell to the man standing up from looking into a microscope, watching him pick up a pair of glasses and slip them on before turning in her direction.

“I’m Dr. Egon Spengler.” Just with that sentence, Kate could listen to him talk all day, “It’s a pleasure, like Venkman said.”

“Dr. Kate Harrison, and the pleasure’s all mine.” She smiled brightly.

[villain-school]

Chapter 3: Old Friends, New News

An old friend visits Proton, but she's unaware of his current situation...

(crossposted from ao3!)

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It had been a few days since Caesar joined Proton and Switch’s friend group. They had all quickly gotten acquainted with each other, and now they were hanging out at the local mall’s food court.

“So, Caesar, I gotta ask,” started Switch. “What’s it like being the son of two super-famous villains? I mean, your parents are the Rogue and Maelstrom, right? That must be insane!”

Caesar shrugged at the question. “I mean… To me, they’re just my mom and dad. Sure, we have a bit of fame and more money than a lot of people, but…other than that, I have a pretty normal home life. I guess sometimes they get a little busy, being professional villains and all, but they make time for me still.” He gestured back to Switch. “What about you? You’re…interesting, to say the least.”

Switch sat up a bit. “Oh, me? Well, both my moms are scientists, and I wanna be just like them when I grow up! They actually created me in a lab all by themselves!”

That sent a shock through both Caesar and Proton, their jaws dropping.

Proton was the first to address it. “Switch, you’re a test tube baby?!”

Switch simply giggled and winked. “Yeah! Hehe!”

Proton rubbed his neck. “I mean… I guess that checks out, now that I think about it…”

“Proton?”

A voice from behind Proton caught his attention. He swore he recognized it. Wait, could it be…?

He turned around, confirming his suspicions. Standing a little ways away was a girl about their age–she wore fairly neutral clothing, including a pair of glasses and a hijab. Proton knew exactly who this was, and he lit up visibly. “No way! Winnie?”

Winnie smiled as Proton made his way over to her, and they hugged.

“It’s so good to see you!” Proton said excitedly. “I haven’t seen you since sixth grade! How have you been?”

Winnie smiled as they stepped away from each other. “Oh, you know! Just fine. I’m in town for the weekend. I’ve missed you since you moved! How have things been with you? I heard you finally started hero school!”

Proton suddenly seemed a little awkward at that, but he played it off.

“Uh… Yeah, haha! In fact, I want you to meet a couple friends I made there!” He turned around and gestured to his friends at the table. “Winnie, this is Caesar and Switch.”

Caesar nodded to her. “Hello.”

Switch gave an enthusiastic wave. “Hidey!”

Proton was very happy to introduce his old friend. “Guys, this is Winnie! She’s my childhood best friend. She moved away when we were in sixth grade, but we’ve been talking online ever since to keep in touch.”

Winnie waved back to them. “Hi there! Proton says you’re his hero school friends? What’s it like there?”

Caesar and Switch exchanged glances, and Caesar was the first to speak up. “... Uh…”

Switch chose to hold up his finger to correct her. “Well, actually–”

“Uh, hey, Switch, weren’t you working on something cool?” Proton interrupted quickly. “Why don’t you show Winnie?” He turned to Winnie. “He’s sort of a scientist.”

Winnie seemed interested. “Oh, cool.”

Switch blinked, suddenly remembering his project. “Oh, right! Thanks for reminding me!”

… He then proceeded to pull an actual for real bomb out of his pocket. It looked pretty haphazardly thrown together with mismatched parts here and there, but it also looked very functional.

“I actually built this bomb with things I found lying around the house,” he explained. “I need to go test it out before it expires. Time to find a toilet to blow up!”

As he got up and ran off to find a restroom, everyone else watched in confusion. Proton looked more horrified than confused, though…

Winnie also looked a bit concerned. “Uh… Is he going to blow up the bathroom?”

Proton tried to save face. “Don’t worry, he’s just joking! He’s the, uh, local prankster. It’s not actually a real bomb.” He hesitated. “It’s uh…a bath bomb?”

Winnie didn’t necessarily buy that completely. “It looked pretty mechanical for a bath bomb…”

Proton grimaced a little. “He’s…creative. A-anyway, why don’t I get us some snacks? I’ll be right back!” And with that, he hurriedly made his way to another part of the food court to get something to share with everyone. Maybe he could just avoid talking about this until Winnie wanted to leave.

Winnie took this opportunity to sit down with Caesar at the table. “So, how did you and Proton meet? Do you share a hero class?”

Caesar just sighed. “Not exactly.” He decided that if Proton wasn’t going to say anything, he’d have to do it. “Winnie… I think Proton’s a little nervous to tell you what’s going on, so I guess I’ll have to be the one to break it to you.”

That only served to worry Winnie. “Why? What’s wrong with Proton?”

“Nothing’s wrong with him,” he reassured. “It’s just…he’s not actually enrolled in a hero school. In fact, it’s the opposite–he goes to a villain school. All three of us do.”

Winnie was confused by this. “Huh…? How did that happen? I swear, all he ever talked about was how he wanted to become a hero. Did something change?”

Caesar shook his head. “No, actually. He’s still planning to become a hero. For the record, so am I. We both kind of got stuck in villain school one way or another. But, trust me–he’s more determined to become a hero than anyone I’ve ever met.”

Winnie frowned just a little. “Then why would he lie about that…?”

As if on cue, Proton returned with a tray of loaded fries for the table. “I got us some cheese fries!” he announced. When he saw the look on Winnie’s face, he slowed to a stop. “Uh… Is everything okay?”

“Proton, why didn’t you tell me you were in a villain school?” Winnie asked gently. “That seems pretty important.”

Proton looked like he’d seen a ghost. Then, he sighed, deflating. “Sorry, Winnie,” he apologized. “I guess I just got nervous about what you might think.”

Winnie looked a little surprised for a moment, but then she smiled warmly. “What do you mean? You’re my best friend. Anything you do, I’ll be behind you no matter what. Plus, Caesar tells me you’re still trying to be a hero even in a school for villains. That’s amazing!”

Proton looked up from where he’d been gazing at the ground. “You think so?”

“Of course!” Winnie reassured. “Don’t ever be afraid to tell me things, okay? I got your back, even if we’re far apart!”

That made Proton smile with relief.

However, that relief was short lived, because there was suddenly a huge explosion from the restrooms off to the side. Eventually, Switch returned to their table covered in debris, giving a thumbs-up. 

“It worked awesomely!” he confirmed with satisfaction. “We should probably leave now, though.”

Proton just kind of laughed nervously at Winnie, who warily smiled back at him. Caesar just covered his face in exasperation.

–

Later at school, Switch was walking to one of his classes with a tall stack of books in his arms. He seemed to be in a hurry, but he was careful not to drop any of his haul.

Suddenly, a foot jutted out of nowhere and unfortunately tripped him, causing him to drop every single book he was holding. He fell onto the ground as well, and he sat up in confusion. It wasn’t long before he realized who had tripped him, and that it was definitely on purpose.

Above him stood Cindy Rockette, the local school bully. She was smirking down at him with her arms crossed, satisfied with the outcome of that action. Behind her stood her lackeys Lizzie Evermore and Sol Draconia, who were both giggling.

Cindy stuck up her nose at him. “Going somewhere, lab rat?”

Switch nodded. “Uh… Yeah! To class!”

Cindy rolled her eyes. “It was a rhetorical question, idiot. You’d think someone with super intelligence would know that.”

Just then, Proton suddenly stepped in to defend his friend. He looked serious. 

“Hey, back off!” he said sternly. “What’s your problem, huh?”

Cindy seemed interested to see him. “Oh, there he is–the hero kid. Come to save the day?”

Proton clenched his fists. “I’ll say it again–back off, or I won’t hesitate to shock you.”

“Oh?” Cindy lifted her head in amusement. “I’d like to see you try. C’mon, give me a little static and see what happens.”

That garnered a frown from Proton, but he decided she was giving him no other choice. This was to defend Switch!

He stuck out his hand and shot a little bit of electricity at her–it wasn’t a lot, and it was just to make her go away. However, her form was suddenly engulfed in rocks, which totally surprised Proton. She had become some sort of rock creature, and Proton’s electricity had no effect.

“Don’t you know?” she teased. “Electricity can’t hurt stone.”

“But wind can.”

Everyone looked to the side as Caesar made his entrance. He stepped between the two groups, giving Cindy and her friends a threatening look. “Stand down, or I’ll erode you away without a second thought.”

Cindy scoffed, but she returned her form back to normal. “Tch! The mighty Caesar Truth defending some nobodies? I guess you really are a loser after all.” She gestured to Proton, who was glaring. “You know Sparky here is spouting nonsense about being a hero, right? You look crazy hanging out with him.”

Caesar took in a breath, which sort of made his chest puff out. “If he’s crazy, then so am I.”

He proceeded to raise his voice just a bit so that anyone in the near vicinity would hear him. “I’m going to be a hero, too!” he announced confidently. “No matter what anyone thinks!”

Everyone around them seemed rather shocked to hear this coming from the son of Maelstrom and Rogue, but Switch and Proton only looked at him with proud smiles. Cindy didn’t really know what to make of this, but she ended up backing off finally.

“Fine,” she said lowly. “I can’t wait to see your reputation crumble to dirt.” With that, she turned and walked off with her group.

Caesar let out the breath he’d apparently been holding. He was a little nervous about what would come from his confession, but he’d made his decision, and it was final. He turned to his friends and smiled at them, and he and Proton proceeded to help Switch pick up his books.

It seemed as though a new wind was blowing through the school, and these three were the source of it.

[abbatoirablaze]

Ex Wive's Club, Chapter 22

Word Count: 1.7k

Warnings: angst, cheating, manipulation (slightly)

“Steve…what did you do?”

Steve frowned as his wife giggled over his little accident. The hair had been a mess at best, and he was regretting trying to learn about manscaping at all. 

“It wouldn’t have been so bad if your dad didn’t scare the shit out of me while I was doing it,” he grumbled, his perfectly plump bottom lip turning out to pout at his wife, “I swe-“

“Language…” she teased, placing a gentle kiss to his lips as she mocked how her husband would often tell anyone that cursed to watch their language, “you need to set the example, Captain!”

“Cami…”

“Steve…it’s not a big deal…” she shrugged as she glanced over his southern regions once more, “it’ll grow back.”

“I have no hair down there now,” Steve frowned as he looked at his smooth southern region, “I haven’t been this hairless since before I had the serum…I feel like a kid…it’s repulsive.”

“Well, I can definitely confirm that you are a man in every sense of the word…and that gorgeous thick cock of yours…that did well enough to place twins into me on our first attempt, is anything but repulsive.  You’re my sexy, virile husband, and I love every inch of you,” she smiled, pressing a passionate kiss to the super soldier’s lips.  Steve sighed against her lips, and she backed away, a frown now crossing hers when he didn’t kiss her back, “Steve?  Is everything okay?”

“Yeah…I jus-I think I’m going to go to bed after I wash the stray hairs away…I don’t feel sexy or virile right now, Cami!” he replied, backing away from her.  Cami went to reach out to him, but Steve had already retreated into the bathroom and the shower had started. 

Steve had thought about their disappointing encounter for days afterwards. 

Before, sex with Cami was amazing.  He felt like a real man.  In control.  On top of the world.  Like nothing could stop him as he took his wife in every way imaginable.  

But just a few nights ago, he felt like the fumbling virgin he was before he’d had the serum in his veins.   He felt unsure of every movement.  Self-conscious over the comments Sam and Bucky had made before he shaved. 

And it led to him not being able to get off, then giving up on the sex all together while Cami laid on her side of the bed, unsure on what to say to her normally self-assured husband. 

“Steve…”

“What?” the upset super soldier grumbled.  He felt the bed shifting, and her weight moving towards him.  He turned around in the bed and glared at her in the dark as she tried to reach out towards him.

“I-Is everything okay, Steve?” she asked sadly, “I-I mean…I know that it’s been a while since we-“

“I’m just tired, Cami.”

“O-okay…well if you want…I could…go down on you…”

Steve felt his stomach twisting in knots.  Cami reached down, her hand caressing over his thigh and edging towards his cock, but Steve gripped her hand before she could reach him, “don’t, Cami…I’m not in the mood…”

“A-are you sure everything’s alright between us?” she asked, “you’ve been off since you shaved…”

“I said it was,” he grumbled, pushing her hands away from his body, “just-just go to sleep and leave me alone…I shouldn’t have to tell you multiple times that I am not in the mood for relations…”

“I’m sorry Steve,” she sighed, sliding back to her side of the bed.  Steve watched her roll over so that she was no longer facing him, “I-I love you…”

“Goodnight Cameron.”

“Goodnight Steve…”

“Steve…”

Steve’s breath stole away in his throat. 

“How are you-“

“Where am I, Steve?” she asked curiously, her eyes wandering around the sterile lab, “W-where are we?  Why do you look-“

“Peggy…” Steve said in disbelief, her name slipping all too easily from his lips.  He looked towards Bruce who looked just as shocked as he was, “Bruce…how?”

“I-I don’t know!” he admitted as he stared at the machine she’d walked out of, “I-the calculations must have been very off!”

“Steve?”

Steve’s eyes shot back to Peggy, and a few tears welled up in his eyes, “Peggy…you’re here.”

“Where’s here, Steve?  Why are you getting emotional?”

“Peggy what year was it?”

“It’s 1945, Steve…I was just talking to you on the radio…you were about to go down.  How are you okay right now?  You were just-“

“Peggy…it’s not 1945…”

“Where am I, Steve?”

“The future…”

“And who are you again?” Peggy asked curiously as she looked between Steve and Cami.

Cami reached beside herself and put her hand over Steve’s, “I’m Cami…his wife…”

“Oh…”

“Steve always talked very highly of you,” Cami said quickly as she tried to break the ice, “you really showed him the ropes when he became a super soldier…you believed in him when he wasn’t one too…you saw the amazing man that he was underneath everything!”

“I saw him for the man that he is!” Peggy said firmly, her eyes still on Cami’s hand which was over Steves.  Steve caught it and removed his hand from his wife’s.  Cami frowned, but Steve paid her no mind.

“You know…a lot has changed since 1945.”

“I see…”

“It’s been a few days…since you were brought here,” Cami said slowly, “now that your free from Bruce’s examinations, you might want a shower…change of clothes.  I can let you borrow some of mine for the time being.  I-“

“I doubt that your clothes would fit me…” Peggy frowned, “and they aren’t…my style.”

Cami frowned, suddenly feeling self-conscious over the way that she’d spoken, “I’m sorry.  I-I didn’t mean to come off as rude…I just figure-“

“Steve?” Peggy asked, turning her attention towards the super soldier, “What is it, exactly that I’m doing in your time?  Why am I here?”

“I don’t know,” Steve admitted nervously, “Bruce was working on something that would help with making sure the stones stayed in their rightful place…and then you showed up.”

“Stones?”

“It doesn’t matter,” Steve said with a shake of his head, “Cami is right though…we should get you settled in for the time being.  We don’t know how long it will take Bruce to get the machine fixed, or if he can even send you back.”

“Cami…you need to be nicer to Peggy…”

“Nicer?” Cami scoffed as she glared at her husband, “Peggy is the most inconsider-“

“She’s scared of our time,” Steve said quickly, cutting his wife off, “you remember how scared your dad gets with new things…how I get antsy?  Well, Peggy’s dealing with a similar thing.”

“She treats me like dirt, Steve,” Cami complained, “and she’s always finding some ass backwards way to insult me!  I don’t think the times scare her.  I think that she’s just a cu-”

“No she’s not.”

“Just the other day she said that my outfit was ‘manly,’ and that I could stand to lose a few pounds if I wanted anyone to think I was a woman.”

“She’s just not used to the way that women dress nowadays,” he said quickly, trying to pass off her insult as anything more than a cultural misunderstanding, “Cami, she-“

“She called me fat, Steve!  She called me a fat man!”

Steve frowned, “I-I’m sure you’re just reading into things too much, Cami…she wouldn’t say that.”

“She did,” Cami growled, “and I’m getting sick of her being in the house.  She doesn’t help out at all, and the girls don’t like her.”

“Did you ever think that maybe you’re projecting, and it’s really you that doesn’t like her?” he asked, “Stephanie and Jami-“

“Oh, I know that I don’t like her.”

“Cami…please.  Peggy is a part of my old timeline,” Steve sighed as he looked at his wife, “I know that you don’t like her…but she knew a part of me that even your dad doesn’t…just…try a little harder to get along wit her…please?”

“Steve…”

“Please…for me, Cami.”

“-and she’s clearly not agent material,” Peggy scoffed as she continued talking to Steve.  Steve frowned, listening to the woman he’d been in love with in the 40s talking down about Cami, “she should be at home with her children.  That’s where her real place is!”

“Peggy…”

Peggy put down her drink and looked at Steve who was standing beside her along her kitchen island, “what?  You think I’m wrong?”

“That’s my wife…”

“And she kicked me out of the house so that I had to find a place in this tower,” she scoffed, shooting him another look.  Steve sighed once again, and Peggy bit her lip, “you know what I think, Steve?”

“Hmm?” he hummed.

“I think that wife of yours was just jealous!”

“Jealous?” Steve chuckled, now finding amusement in the situation, “what would Cami be jealous of, Peggy?”

“Our relationship,” she said firmly, “I mean, I was your first love, after all, wasn’t I?”

Suddenly, Steve felt a lump rising in his throat.  Peggy eyed him down, the smallest of smiles playing on her lips.

“You know…that day when you crashed into the ice…and you promised me a dance…”

“Peggy…” Steve said quickly, cutting her off.

“No, Steve,” she answered, with a shake of her head.  Steve felt his breath hitch as she pressed herself close to him, “that was my one regret…”

“Not dancing with me?”

“Not telling you how I felt sooner,” she whispered seductively, “Steve I-I told myself that I wouldn’t get feelings for you when we were in that program together…but I did.  I loved you with all of my heart, Steve…and when I thought-“

“Peggy…please,” Steve begged, not wanting her to continue, “I-I’m married…I-“

“I love you, Steve…” she whimpered, pressing herself incredibly close to him, “that never changed…even now.  I still feel that way about you.  Can’t you see that maybe this accident was an act of whatever god is out there?  That maybe this was meant to be our time together.  That this was our shot at having what was always meant to be?”

“Peggy…”

“Tell me  you don’t feel the same, Steve?” She asked gently, “tell me that you don’t feel the same way about me and I’ll walk away…”

“I-I can’t…” he admitted sadly, his own heart breaking over the fact that he knew there was still a part of him that had been in love with her, “I can’t say that I don’t have feelings for you, Peggy…because I do.  But I’m married.  I have Cami and my daughters and-“

But Steve was cut off when Peggy’s lips came crashing into his own.

And he didn’t push her away.

Not even as she pulled him towards her bedroom.

Chapter 23

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[jessread-s]

✩🪐🌪️Review:

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review

A romantic sci-fi adventure that will make your heart race and flutter!

“Into the Churn” follows Ezren Hart as she enters her planet’s deadly and most lucrative race in hopes of saving her mother’s terraforming lab. Her partner and veteran racer Foster Sterling has reasons of his own for partaking in Belthea’s Race Royale: to uncover the truth behind the death of his former teammate. It’s a race against time to the finish line, but they can’t outrun the mysterious string of accidents befalling them or the spark that ignites between them.

Admittedly science-fiction isn’t my cup of tea because I can easily become overwhelmed by abstract concepts, but I’m so glad I decided to branch out with this book because it is just so fun! I was immediately swept up in Chow’s Casolla system from the very first page. Through Ezren’s point-of-view the reader is organically introduced to Belthean customs and traditions, including slang unique to those who inhabit the planet and the race royale. The stakes are high for both Ezren and Foster with savage and volatile storms being a part of the course they have to navigate. The added threat of other racers sabotaging their competition paired with the elements of mystery and fast pacing made it so that there was never a dull moment!

With so much on the line I also couldn’t help but root for both Ezren and Foster to be the first to finish and was desperate to see their relationship take off. This book is advertised as a slow burn and while I wouldn’t say that is the case, I really enjoyed watching their feelings for each other grow from both of their perspectives. The inclusion of the fake dating trope pushes Ezren and Foster to spend more time together as part of a publicity stunt until the line between what is pretend and what is real begins to blur. I couldn’t get enough of their chemistry!

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[amanduhcrush]

“Wait For Us” 🥺❤️

A memorial poem for my babygirl Ginny, crossing the rainbow bridge softly and sweetly today. In the presence of love. Mum and Dean. FaceTime with me. It’s okay ❤️

This is how I grieve. My babygirl isn’t in pain anymore. They came to the house. As comfy as can be. She’ll never, ever be lonely. Angel and Kaspie need her now more than ever🥺 she’s watching over me.

✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

Thinking of moments

She truly was a fighter

Simple as that,

Ginny my girl, she always had my back

Parents and hospital trips, living at home

I lost my mind and will to life, not happy at all

But she saved me, she truly did

I learned lessons from her

Like the gentleness of nudges

And how to never to hold those grudges

— not even the ones I want to keep

No matter the pain

Girl had the words to say, she was always so deep

And as I’m at a loss

And outside there’s rain

I know babygirl

Knows she’s loved just the same

Mom and dad and Meeke and friends

Her best friend Charlie, the spunky black lab

Were they dating? Who knows??

… friendship is glad ❤️

She was a cutie — actually, pretty rad

Her last walk with Charlie

And fam and friends to be .. with

Not for 10 mile hikes, like the prior days

But still in the company of love, just all the same

She used to pull me, I couldn’t keep up

Excitement abound, 17 years now

She walked me and I followed behind

And now in my heart, with walks she’ll be my guide

I’ll never forget the cuddles on beds

When she could jump up and nudge her head

And as things got harder, I used to grow sad

The time grew near, to cherish moments we had

Short of breath, and 7 teeth and a goofy tongue

So many tumors, too many to count

Trips to the vet changed the tone to sad

But I remember that last trip we had

She hung on as long as absolutely possible

I held her closer everytime I returned home

That girl changed my life & did the impossible

Now I know and feel that true love is REAL AND POSSIBLE

I can can call you a soulmate, and our life was fate

All dogs go to heaven is true I know

Her pet family awaits, the cats she’s loved

Her last car ride over the rainbow bridge

Time to be a puppy again 💗

Rest in love and peace babygirl Ginny

(Peace and love) the motto of me and dad

Know mom will be eternally and lovingly sad

Walk us home, puppy dog ❤️✨🌈

We’ll always need you 🥰💕 please wait for us 😘

[bylerficrecweek]

3 Day Pre-S4

Come Hell, High Water by naiesu https://archiveofourown.org/works/13165851/chapters/30112065 

“It’s been months, Mike,” Lucas says, staring at Mike, hard. Mike can’t remember a time he didn’t look at him that way. “Will is a cold case. You need to accept that.”

Mike is cold, and for one terrifying moment he feels the numbness wash over him. Everybody in the group is either looking at Mike, or at something that isn’t the two of them. Is that it then? Will Mike’s silenced protests be the last voice turning away from the boy that was Will Byers?

  Maybe he should.

yet the world still spins by AnxiouslyIntroverted https://archiveofourown.org/works/25883410/chapters/62895670 

What if Joyce and Hopper weren't able to find Will? What if he escaped the Demogorgan, but was left stranded in the Upside Down?

This is the story of a boy returning to a world that continued on without him.

The Evening Speaks by nbfutureboy https://archiveofourown.org/works/27992295/chapters/68563014 

Will Byers enjoys working on his assignments deep into the night… Usually to the sound of his favorite college radio show, Wheeler on the Mic. One phone call in the early hours draws him into a ridiculous bet with the host.

The Losers Party by WhelmedBirdie_319 https://archiveofourown.org/works/28536717/chapters/69930090 

Derry, Maine is not a safe place. It all started in November of 1987 when Will Byers went missing. Since then it’s like bad things only ever happen in Derry. Hawkins Lab is partly to blame. But the real thing to blame is the creature calling itself Pennywise that lives in the sewers of Derry. It wakes up every 27 and feeds on the people of Derry!

  A self indulgent crossover of Stranger Things and IT. It takes place during season 3 and during the movie. Hopefully I don’t mess this up, it’s my first time writing something like this.

Spring Break by leywritesZ https://archiveofourown.org/works/20479592/chapters/48595682 

Seven months after the Byers-Hopper family move to Michigan and start fresh. Mike visits for Spring Break.

The Art of Living Your (Second) Life by midnighteverlark https://archiveofourown.org/works/26370676/chapters/64230160 

On a frigid night in late November, college student Will Byers is thrown from his car during a car crash and lies dying by the side of the road, undiscovered by rescuers. As he lies there, he hallucinates a dark haired boy named Mike who appears out of nowhere and tries to save his life. The strange thing is, saving Will's life apparently includes drinking his blood - but Will is too bleary to question it. The next morning, Will wakes up by the side of the road with not a scratch on his body... wearing a jacket that isn't his.

The next time he sees Mike, he can't believe his eyes. And he has questions.

Lots of questions.

Primarily: what the hell did Mike turn him into?

i’m gonna wade out past the shadows by bluebears https://archiveofourown.org/works/36759685/chapters/91700260 

There were vines growing underneath his bed and no one else could see them. It sounded crazy, he’d been to enough therapy to know that. But there was no other explanation. Just last Tuesday, Dustin had climbed under there to reach his pen and when he popped back out he was completely oblivious to it. Almost as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

Series: American Heroes by catchip2 https://archiveofourown.org/series/2117145 

i will give up this fight (cause i can't make you love me if you don't) by writingismyescapefromreality https://archiveofourown.org/works/13241733/chapters/30289386 

Will can see the red string that connects him and Mike. His heart breaks as he watches his soulmate fall more and more for someone else.

I'll Never Let You Go (five words i'll never say) by AabH  https://archiveofourown.org/works/25928686/chapters/63020302 

This fic takes place over the course of a few years. It focuses on Mike, his struggles with his feelings, and his sexuality.

Both were quiet for a long time and Mike began to wonder if Will had dozed off, fallen asleep in the warm summer sun. Mike didn’t want to wake him so he just watched the trees sway overhead, trying to quiet his thoughts. He blinked when he felt Will roll over and brush against him as the smaller teen adjusted himself. He was warm, so much warmer than The Mindflayer had been in Mike’s dream. Warm and safe and well, nothing lurking beneath the surface. The Flayer was dead and Will was fine.

Mike wanted to touch him, to gain further confirmation, but he didn’t. Boys didn’t do that, touch each other for comfort or affection unless it was a quick hug or a slap on the back, even if they cared about each other.

series: losing will, and other fatalities by ciders  https://archiveofourown.org/series/1274996