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sylphwriter · 2 years ago
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The songs you mentioned in your SI fic were good ones, do you have any recommendation for songs like them?
Oh wow! Gotta think back hard to remember what songs I put in...
I feel like I can't say my taste in music is quite the same as back then, but there's probably still overlap with what I listen to most now.
I still listen to the bands Nightwish and Poets of the Fall. More of the latter than the former, Poets suits a workplace better while putting on a Nightwish album at work can be a bit out of place. A band I got really into in the past few years is The Crane Wives. "The Moon Will Sing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwhec-xnWfY "Hollow Moon" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWIQtdFqUv8
Back in the day a reader recommended Of Monsters and Men to me and I've collected a few favorites from their work as well, they can be hit or miss for me sometimes but somehow I still haven't gotten around into checking out all of their music so there could be more gems I've missed. "King and Lionheart" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76a_LNIYwE "Wolves Without Teeth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAI5GSyXMjA
Amarante is good for stuff that can be very calming for me, and will just end up singing along with. Also had songs I privately imagined would be the themes for FTaBV anime openings or such. "Light in the Darkness" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0P4HEh7RI "Home" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BjgmmbSLtY
Recently stumbled into Shawn James' music, and it hit me hard. In no small part because it instantly reminded me of stuff I was working on in my original story's plot or it would just slap me with a new idea for it. "Thief and the Moon" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFZGt6bMAXA "Curse of the Fold" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJrgpLvhYmk
Besides this there's just so many game soundtracks in my music library, literally designed to just be put on in the background while you focus on other stuff. Octopath Traveler, Unraveled 2, Genshin Impact, Hades, many many covers or songs inspired by The Legend of Zelda games. This is already becoming a pretty chunky answer and that's with me (mostly) restraining myself from going on about all the things these songs remind me of or inspire me for.
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deascheck · 4 years ago
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Not that Big a Deal
Prompt: "Cas it's not that big of a deal... It's just, you know, my life,"
Summary: Castiel accompanies the reader for the first time as she goes about her day to day activities. 
Word Count: 1448
Warnings: fluff, blood, death
A/N: This is a request I received a LONG time ago…. turning into my second posted fic. *Hides behind hands* Be nice! Comments and reblogs always appreciated!
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“Y/N, I need to see you… It’s been too long,” said Cas. You knew he was pining, though he would never admit to such a thing. Castiel was your boyfriend of a year, having started dating after you’d been hunting with the Winchesters for a couple months.
You groaned and rubbed your eyes tiredly. Shifting the phone to the table, you press the speakerphone button. “Cas, you know I want to see you.. But I’m almost always on a case. Try to understand…” you trailed off as you realized you didn’t really know how to explain the chaos that ran your life. The life of a hunter was not one that could be explained easily, even though he should know that. 
Before, you’d been with the Winchester brothers, so you had been able to split the work between the three of you. Now, however, “you were starting to get weaned”, as they put it. You had to admit, he might not understand the life of a solo hunter, since he was used to the Winchesters being a hunting team.
Cas’s voice perked up through the speaker. “Y/N, I have an idea. Why don’t I accompany you for a day? Things are quiet enough in heaven that I could take a day and not be missed too much. I can see you working a case as a solo hunter!” As he finished, your eyebrows went up as you contemplated. 
Nodding to yourself, you responded with growing excitement, “Let’s do it! What day do you want to come visit?” 
“How about tomorrow?”
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**Bleep bleep bleep**
“Shut up!” You slapped your alarm angrily as your dream faded from memory. Just as you were about to put your pillow over your head, you remembered. Cas was coming today! You sat bolt upright in bed, panicked. Cas couldn’t see you until you were absolutely perfect! For once, you were going to have to put yourself completely together. Make-up beyond eyeliner and mascara, a decent outfit, shower, hair done - maybe in a braid, etc. Letting your head drop forward on your chest, you moaned softly. “It’s so much effort…” you complained quietly.
“Good morning, beautiful,” said a familiar, deep, slightly raspy voice. 
Your head shot up, all goals of cuteness forgotten. “CAS!” you squealed. Scrambling onto your knees, you launched yourself at him. 
He caught you in a tight hug, his face buried into your hair. “Sorry I came early. I just couldn’t wait to see you. It’s been so long.” Cas’s voice was muffled as he spoke quietly into your neck. 
“It’s ok. I’m so happy to see you, Cas,” you replied, trying not to tear up. The two of you had not seen each other since you’d started being able to hunt on your own, over three months ago.
Pulling back slightly, you smiled up at him and said, “Let’s get the day started, shall we?”
Thirty minutes later, you were dressed in your usual gear- a plaid button down, boyfriend jeans, and combat boots. Your hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and you had the typical amount of eyeliner and mascara. You’d decided to say fuck it, and dress as you would any other day. After all, Cas wanted to see a day in your life.
Castiel sat down at the table as you pulled your phone out and called Dean. His eyes widened as you piled books and files in front of him. Dean answered, and you briefly updated him on what you’d discovered about the vampire you were hunting. He gave you some pointers and then hung up, wishing you luck.
The morning was comprised of going through files of victims and witnesses, and books on vampires. This was your first solo vampire hunt, so you were going to make sure you did your homework. Cas sat quietly, reading with you, offering observations and opinions as he felt they would be relevant. 
Around lunch time, it was time to grab a bite at the local diner, and then go interview the family members of the victims, followed up by a visit to the morgue. All visits went without a hitch, and you were grateful Cas was there. His support was calming you significantly. You couldn’t quite tell what he was thinking, but you hoped that being with you was enlightening.
That evening, you had enough leads to be able to do a stake-out outside the bar that the vampire seemed to select his girls from. You had a vague description of the guy, and you knew he went for slightly curvy brunettes. 
As you sat in your truck, watching the bar with Cas, you reached over and grabbed his hand. Catching his eye, you said softly, “I’m really glad we got to spend today together, Cas.” He smiled at you as you continued, “I’m sorry if you were bored at all. Some of what we did was kind of tedious, but it’s vital to any case.” 
Cas cut in before you could keep talking. “Y/N, I’m grateful I could get to see you in action. I’m proud of you.” He raised your interwoven fingers and kissed the back of your hand. You blushed and mumbled, “Thanks, Cas.”
You glanced out the window and noticed a rather attractive, though sketchy guy, leaving the bar with a curvy brunette. You sat up straight and let go of Cas’s hand. You waited a moment, your hand on the door handle. 
The guy, Lucas, led the girl down an alley. With that, you grabbed your machete and barreled out of the truck. This was your favorite part. You’d turned out to be a gifted runner and fighter- something you hadn’t known before you started training with the Winchesters. Now you could show off to Cas. You rounded the corner of the alley and saw the girl about to take something from a syringe. 
“Hey! HEY! Drop the syringe!” you yelled. Lucas turned, surprised. He saw your machete and his eyes narrowed. Growling, his fangs descended and he gripped the girl by her neck. He dragged her in front of him and backed away. Suddenly, Cas appeared in front of him and yanked the girl away from Lucas. You took the opportunity and attacked. It was clearly not Lucas’s first encounter with a hunter, you realized, as he ducked around the blade and landed some swift punches to your gut. As soon as he pulled his arm back, Lucas whipped out a knife of his own. 
As you doubled over wheezing, you swung a massive uppercut and contacted just below his chin. His head rocked back and he stumbled backwards. The two of you circled each other, throwing punches and taking swings with your blades. An unlucky thrust of his knife contacted your forearm that left a deep, oozing cut. You growled in pain and anger, and swung at him. Lucas sidestepped the attack and managed to leave another deep cut, this time trailing from your collarbone to your third rib. As you felt the white hot pain, you decided you’d had enough. You doubled your attack, and with a vicious sweep of your arm, you got through his guard and sliced his head from his shoulders. The head rolled away from the lifeless body as the blood spilled steadily from the gaping neck.
Panting, you looked around for Cas and saw him a few yards away, looking white and anxious. As you walked past Lucas’s body, you wiped the blade on his shirt. Cas looked you up and down, his face drawn tight with concern. 
“Y/N… Are you ok?” 
You stopped in front of him and gave him a small smile. “Just dandy, Cas.” Castiel reached out and put two fingers over the cut on your arm and two over the cut on your chest. You felt a wonderful warmth seep through your body, and you watched, awed, as the wounds closed. 
“Y/N, I don’t want you doing this.. It’s too dangerous- you could be killed!” The worry laced through Cas’s voice, and your heart melted a little at how much he cared.
“Really, Cas it's not that big of a deal... It's just, you know, my life. It’s the life of a hunter.” You stepped forward and hugged him. “I was trained by the Winchesters.. Do you really think I would hunt by myself if they didn’t think I could handle it?”
Cas chuckled and shook his head. “You are right. And I would kill them myself if they let you take a case you couldn’t handle.”
Tilting your head upwards, he gazed into your eyes. “I love you, Y/N.”
“I love you too, Castiel.”
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unholyobsessions · 4 years ago
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Sunset Coffee
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Pairing: Julie x Luke
Description: Julie develops a crush on the cute barista, little does she know he feels the same way
Warnings: none i think
Word Count: 3.5k
Prompt for jatp week Day 2: Write an AU. Modern AU / Coffee Shop AU @jatp-week​
The bell above the door dings as Julie pushes it open. The smell of freshly brewed coffee fills her nostrils and she scrunches her face. She dislikes coffee, always has, too bitter for her taste, but she loves hot chocolate. Her mom used to make it for her at least twice a week and for a year after her mom’s passing, she made it her goal to find a coffee shop that made it as good as her mom did.
Sunset Coffee is a small shop in the corner of a small suburban neighborhood. It’s hidden behind the façade of a one story home, the only evidence of its existence being the small sign by the front lawn and on the door and the amazing yelp reviews left by their devoted customers.
Julie discovered it by accident. She was riding her bike around aimlessly through the city when she had the sudden urge to use the bathroom. Deciding to knock on the friendliest looking house, she was surprised to see the sign by the door. She went in carefully, not wanting to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere created by the music playing softly in the background, and a number of college-looking students on their laptops or with textbooks opened around them. She went up to the island at the corner of the room, being used as a makeshift counter, and asked the barista on the other side if she could use their bathroom. The girl, looking no older than nineteen, smiled and pointed her in the correct direction.
Julie smiled back and rushed to the empty hallway, opening the door and walking in to do her business. She decides to stick around, going back to the counter and asking the question she has asked at dozens of other coffee shops.
“Do you sell hot chocolate?” The smile she receives in return answers her question. She stands by the counter as she waits for her drink, allowing her eyes to drift over the room. The walls are covered with different types of hand writing. Quotes from books, movies, or tv shows. Jokes, phone numbers, emails, and instagram handles. Theres a basket by the door, she notes, filled to the brim with different color markers, encouraging people to express themselves.
She receives her drink and she takes it, handing her the exact amount of change. She decides to explore the rest of the rooms, intrigued with the nice shop. The next room has couches instead of chairs and the walls are painted with chalk paint. There’s drawings, to-do lists, and so much more written on the walls. She smiles and takes the first sip of her drink. As soon as the liquid hit her tongue, she knows that she will never get a hot chocolate from anywhere else. It’s not quite the same as her mom’s but the difference is what makes it so good.
There’s a hint of cinnamon hidden behind the rich taste of chocolate and Julie finds herself closing her eyes, savoring the moment. She continues exploring, keeping a grasp of the mug. There is a total of four rooms. The entry one, the chalk one, one with bright red booths, mimicking an 80s looking diner, complete with a jukebox in the corner, and the last one that has normal black tables with gold accented walls. There are autographed picture frames of famous people who Julie assumes have visited the coffee shop hanging on the walls.
After finishing the drink, Julie places the mug in the sink by the corner meant for all used mugs and glasses. She bids goodbye to the barista and leaves, making note of the address and promising herself to be back soon. She went back two days later and has been there almost everyday. She goes after school, to do either her homework or work on some songs.
She looks up from her phone, ready to greet Flynn, who she became fast friends with and no longer has to even ask what she’s having, already having the drink prepped since seeing her pull up. She is however met by a male voice, welcoming her into the shop. Julie’s head snaps up to meet his eyes and she freezes. She doesn’t think she’s ever seen anyone as attractive as the man standing before her. She clears her throat and continues walking forward, already pulling out her wallet from her backpack. She hands him the exact amount needed as she always does and he merely raises an eyebrow.
“Umm what are you having?”
Julie gapes at him, feeling stupid for her actions. “Oh! Right. A hot chocolate please. Sorry, Flynn already knows what I order so it’s a force of habit.” The man chuckles and presses a few buttons on the cash register, taking the money from her and handing her the receipt a few seconds later.
“No worries, I normally work mornings but Flynn called in sick so I offered to come in today.” He walks back to make her drink and Julie stands awkwardly by, gripping the straps of her backpack. He turns back and hands her the cup with a smile. “So with Flynn knowing your drink I’m guessing you’re a regular?” He asks, hoping to start a conversation with the pretty girl.
“Yeah,” Julie looks down for a second. “I’m Julie.” She would have offered her hand for a handshake but considering her grip on the mug, she decides it’s a bad idea.
“I’m Luke.” He slightly bites his lip and Julie has to try her best not to swoon over him. She nods her head and takes a step back going to sit in one of the empty tables. She normally opts for the couches in the chalk room but for some reason (certainly not the attractive barista) she decides to stay in the front room today.
Luke Patterson’s parents have owned Sunset Coffee since he can remember. The quaint little house on a suburban street owned by his grandparents was left to his family after their passing. The decision to remodel came after his dad lost his job, and the extra house in his name left room for ideas. He remembers sitting with his parents at the kitchen table as they decided what to do with it and his small, seven-year-old voice, speaking his opinion.
“We can sell coffee!”
Of course Luke didn’t drink coffee, but he hears the compliments given to his father’s coffee every time they have company over. To him it’s just a bitter drink he had once but from what he’s seen and heard, it’s seen as a necessity by adults.
His parents were a bit skeptical at first but the idea grew on them and they got to work. His mother designed the rooms, taking inspiration from the internet and his father took care of the menu, trying different concoctions that would often be served with dinner, decaf for young Luke of course.
Once it opened, it took a while for people to notice the hidden gem but once they did, everyone loved it. Although not known by many, those who come once normally decide to keep coming, loving the atmosphere it holds.
He started working there when he turned sixteen. At first he took the afternoon shift since he was still in high school, but after graduating he much preferred working mornings, since that left all of his afternoon free to practice with his band.
He’s known his bandmates all of his life. Living next door to Bobby made them friends by default and when they started first grade, they were introduced to both Alex and Reggie and the four have been inseparable ever since. They formed Sunset Curve freshmen year, naming themselves after their designated hangout spot.
They’re always hanging around when Luke has a shift, which is why it is not surprising when they burst through the door of the coffee shop as he is distracted, staring at Julie. The yell of his name breaks his trance and he rolls his eyes at the sight that greets him.
Reggie is draped over Bobby’s back, eyes drooping shut, probably from staying up all night writing his beloved country songs. Alex is smiling lovingly down at his phone and Luke makes a mental note of to tease him about that later.
They make their way to Luke and he tells them to go wait for his shift to be over in the diner room and then they could discuss their next gig. He tries his best to usher them away quickly, knowing that he will find it easier to work up the nerve to talk to Julie without them in the same room. They eye him suspiciously but ultimately ignore his strange attitude, walking away and down the hallway.
As this happens, Julie is opening her laptop and slipping on her earphones, her Spotify is opened to her ‘You Can Do It’ playlist and she hopes that this will encourage her to actually write her Common App essay. She is consistently drinking from the mug, finishing her hot chocolate sooner than expected.
After his friends finally decide to leave him alone he looks back to the pretty girl, lost in the her own little word. He is shocked to find the empty mug already placed on the table, and he is sure he has never seen anyone drink a hot chocolate that fast. He makes the quick decision to make her another one because by the way she has settled into her seat, it looks like she is going to be here for a while.
A few minutes later, Julie is startled when Luke picks up the empty cup and places new warm beverage, complete with whipped cream on the top, in front of her. She slips off one earbud and turns to him.
“Oh I didn’t order another one,” which as she thinks back, is a pretty stupid thing to say because of course he knows that she didn’t order another one, considering the fact that she has not moved from her spot.
“I know, it’s on the house,” he smiles at her and Julie swears it’s like looking at the rising sun. So bright, but beautifully enchanting that it makes it impossible to look away.
“Thank you,” she says, slightly embarrassed because she doesn’t know if he’s flirting or if he is just being considerate.
Of course Luke is flirting with her, and he hopes to God it’s working. He wants to ask for her number, but as he spots her laptop and sees the screen he suddenly deflates. There is a list of prestigious colleges open next to her google doc filled with essay prompts. He however, barely graduated and is not even in community college as he waits for his band to make it big. He has never been insecure about his decisions, and is actually extremely proud of what the band has accomplished, but as he stands before this beautiful and obviously intelligent girl, he suddenly feels as if his accomplishments are not good enough.
So instead of asking her out as he originally planned to, he walks away. He continues to stare at her though, and if he starts asking Flynn to switch shifts with him more often then it’s merely a coincidence.
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It takes a month of endless pining for his friends to finally attempt to knock some sense into him.
It’s the eighteenth time that Luke has asked Flynn to change shifts with him in order to see Julie and speak to her for a few minutes. Flynn definitely knows what’s going on, and knows full well that Luke’s crush is reciprocated because of her many late night phone calls with Julie. She, of course, doesn’t say anything, simply agreeing to take the morning shift, and sending a quick text to Julie telling her that her knight in shining armor will be working that day. This text normally leads to Julie clearing her schedule and going to the coffee shop if she wasn’t planning to already.
Their interactions normally go as follows:
Julie smiles. Luke smiles back. Luke makes the drink, and gives her a compliment. “I like your jacket.” Julie will blush and avert her eyes, speaking a soft “Thank you” before taking the drink and paying. If she’s feeling confident (normally caused by a good score on a test that day) she’ll compliment him back. “I like your t-shirt” which normally translates to ‘I listen to that band as well.’ Luke will grin and then Julie will walk away.
It drives them both crazy because this is how they actually want their interactions to go:
Julie smiles. Luke smiles back. Luke makes the drink and gives her a compliment. “You look beautiful today.” Julie thanks him and compliments him back with a teasing smile. “You don’t look too bad yourself.” She takes the drink and pays but before she can walk away Luke stops her. “Do you maybe want to go out sometime?” Julie internally screams but keeps her cool on the outside, not wanting to seem desperate. “Yes, definitely.” They look away bashfully and Julie takes the seat closest to the counter, keeping conversation with Luke for the rest of his shift.
It never happens and it annoys all the regulars who have picked up on their feelings for each other.
Today, Julie finds herself receiving a text from Flynn which is why she is now pedaling in the direction of Sunset Coffee. There is a nice, light wind that rustles her hair as she bikes across the city. She stops in front of her favorite place, kicking down the stand and placing the bike behind the fence. She smiles at Luke, who, as per usual, sends her a grin and a wave from behind the counter.
Alex, Reggie, and Bobby, sit on the table closest to Luke, sending him teasing smiles that cause him to blush. He turns to make Julie’s regular hot chocolate as she takes out the exact change from her wallet. They all eye the exchange, wondering if today will finally be the day one of them makes a move. They are disappointed to see the two exchange nothing more than shy smiles and thank you before Julie walks away and into another room.
Luke turns back to his friends, ready to continue their conversation about the gig on Saturday to find them all glaring at him. He quickly raises his hands up in defense, rushing out a “What?”
“You’re an idiot,” Alex says. Which is followed by “Agreed” and “I second that” by both Reggie and Bobby respectively.
“You’ve been in love with her since the second you laid eyes on her. Even Reggie noticed and he is as oblivious as it gets,” Alex continues. Reggie points his finger in agreement, seemingly ignoring the dig at him.
Luke looks down at his feet, already embarrassed out how glaringly obvious he is. “It’s just,” he pauses and his friends wait patiently for him to gather his thoughts. “She’s too good for me. I mean she’s applying to universities right now and not just any random colleges, she’s going for the good ones, Ivys, UCs, that’s more than I ever did. I almost failed out of high school. I’m a knock-off Luke Hemmings doing nothing with his life.”
Insecure is not a trait anyone would normally use to describe Luke. Cocky, passionate, attractive? Sure, but never insecure. They’re all even more surprised at his reasons for not asking a girl out. He normally uses the band as a way to attract people to him, he’s never hidden it in shame.
“Luke you are literally one of the most talented people I have ever met,” Bobby starts. “Just because you crave success in something other than academics it doesn’t make you a failure. If she doesn’t realize how insanely amazing you are then she’s not the one and that’s that.” Luke looks up at him and he’s extremely glad that today is a slow day and the shop is basically empty because he’s almost sure he’s about to cry.
“Go ask her out man,” Reggie says.
“And if she says no then you can just go back to working mornings,” Alex offers. Luke throws a dirty dishrag at him and they all laugh. Luke then takes a deep breath and starts making another hot chocolate to take to Julie, almost sure that she is probably already done with hers.
He holds the drink carefully in his hands and makes his way down the hallway, finding her in the chalk wall room. She’s holding a pencil tight in her head and her eyes are closed. She’s tapping her foot at an even beat before suddenly stopping and writing something down. Her open laptop with a half done essay sits abandoned next to her.
Luke taps her shoulder, startling her out of her daze. She smiles up at him and it only widens once she sees the mug he’s carrying.
“I figured you might want another one,” he shrugs his shoulders as she takes it gratefully.
“You know, you don’t have to keep giving me free drinks,” she says before taking a long sip of the warm beverage.
Luke scratches the back of his neck gives himself a mental pep talk, taking a deep breath before speaking. “Well, if I’m being honest, I keep doing it trying to work up the courage to ask you out.” He fiddles with the apron tied around his waist and looks at her, trying to decipher what she’s thinking.
Julie doesn’t know what she’s thinking. The guy she has been simping over for a month just said he wants to ask her out, she focuses her energy on swallowing the sip she already had in her mouth without choking before looking up at him. She gets a sudden wave of confidence (she aced her calculus test) and she opens her mouth to speak. “And have you? Built up the courage I mean.”
She sends him a dazzling smile and Luke is sure that he is about to faint but he manages to keep his composure. “I sure hope so,” he mumbles under his breath before saying, “Julie will you like to go on a date with me?”
“I would love to.” They smile at each other before they both look away, suddenly bashful. “How about Saturday?” Julie suggests.
“Actually my band and I have a gig on Saturday,” Luke says slightly embarrassed but then he remembers what Bobby said and stands up straighter. “Actually, will you like to go? To the gig. It’s nothing big really, it’s in this club but it’s supposed to be really packed on Saturdays so we’re hoping it will be good exposure.”
Julie’s eyes widen in surprise, cursing Flynn for not telling her that Luke is in a band because it suddenly made him a hundred times more attractive. “Yes! Oh my gosh I would love to go. I love music, I’m actually applying to be a music major.” Now it’s Luke’s turn to be surprised.
“You play?” He sits down in front of her, his job suddenly forgotten, but he’s confident that one of the guys will take over if a customer comes in. They’ve seen him make orders enough times to know how to do it.
Julie nods. “The piano, my mom taught me when I was young and I fell in love with it. I don’t know what I want to do with it though so I’m hoping to double major in music and something else.”
Luke quickly realizes that his insecurities were completely misplaced. “That’s really cool. I play guitar and I’m the lead singer. Not that I’m bragging!” He is quick to defend himself, not wanting to seem overly confident and Julie giggles.
“When did you start playing?”
“My parents bought me an acoustic guitar when I was six, hoping that it would make me stop running around the house so much. They never expected their son to refuse to go to college to pursue his rock band though.” Luke shrugs at the end, his parents are supportive of him, they weren’t for a while but they came around and go to a lot of his gigs.
“I think it’s really admirable,” Julie says. Luke raises his eyebrows, a silent request for her to elaborate. “To be so passionate about something, to know what you want to do with that passion, and pursuing it no matter what.”
Luke knows he is blushing and is about to say something when Alex, Reggie, and Bobby, pop their heads into the room.
“Did you do it?”  “Did she say yes?” “Did you choke?” Are all questions his best friends ask. Luke sighs and shakes his head and Julie does her best to bite back a laugh.
“I did do it. She’s coming to the show on Saturday.” His friends cheer and Julie is unable to contain her laughter.
The guys all rush into the room and introduce themselves to Julie keeping her company as Luke goes back to work.
. . .
Julie goes to their show on Saturday, and every single one of their shows after that. And her decision to accept UCLA’s offer in April was definitely not influenced by her relationship with the cute barista.
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abraxos-is-toothless · 4 years ago
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Home for Christmas
This is my fic for the @aftgexchange winter round for @andreil-minyasten
I had so much fun writing this and I really hope this lives up to what you wanted! I actually had an idea for a part 2 to this from another bit of your prompts. If you want me to write that for you, feel free to message and ask, I’ll be quite happy to do so:)
Enjoy!!<3
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December 22nd
“What the hell do you mean that you aren’t going to be here for christmas, Andrew?”
Neil was beyond, angry. He was pissed. Their holiday plans had been decided back in November. Andrew would come to Neil in Boston from New York and they’d host Aaron, Katelyn from the twenty fourth before they’d meet Nicky, Erik- who were spending Christmas with Eric’s family in Germany -and the rest of the foxes down in South Carolina to spend New Years with Wymack and Abby.
But apparently, that was all going to shit, now.
“I’ve tried Neil, but flights are delayed and there’s a storm coming in. I don’t know if I’ll make it, the Mas definitely won’t.” Now he was beyond consoling.
“If you had come two days ago like you said you would, this wouldn’t be a problem. We haven’t seen each other since September.” He missed his partner, missed soft touches when they’d reach for one another in the night, he missed laying his head in Andrew’s lap while the other man read one of his newest books. Overall, he just missed Andrew.
“How many times do I have to tell you that it was Kevin’s fault I couldn’t come out when I had planned?” Neil scoffed.
“What Kevin wants has never stopped you before. Whatever, Andrew, I’m going to bed.” He ignored Andrew’s reply, hanging up and flinging his phone onto his bedside table. He was so tired of everything. Neil carried out his nighttime routine quite aggressively, flinging back the duvet with force, ignoring the constant buzzing of his phone. Tonight, the bed felt uncomfortable, lumpy and cold, so awfully cold. It had been three years of this, of the long distance, scheduling time to see each other, of having to be without one another for the majority of the year after spending four years attached at the hip while they were at PSU. The two of them, being how stubborn they both were, had sworn that the distance wouldn’t be an issue. Neil had to play with the Bobcats for two years minimum, considering it was the best contract he could get straight out of college and the closest to Andrew’s team.
Everything was great at first, wonderful even, they saw each other on as many weekends as they could, called and texted every day, and Skyped at least twice a week. But then shit went down hill. Practice built up and up if the team’s performance declined, promotions and photo shoots and team signings started taking up their free time. It was shit, they knew it was shit but, what could they do? He hated this, he hated everything about it.
His sleep that night was fitful and restless, and he was wide awake when the sun rose the next morning, yellow and orange rays of light hitting the empty spot beside him.
December 24th
Neil hadn’t spoken to Andrew since he abruptly ended their phone call two nights ago. There were several missed calls from the blonde on his phone, and many unread texts. He saw them as they came through, sometimes just his name, sometimes they asked if he was alright and ‘why won’t you pick up the fucking phone, Abram?’
Every part of him wanted to, fucking god, did he want to, but he had no idea what his brain would spout from his lips. He was terrified that the anger, the hurt of the separation, would come back full force and he’d say something awful that he’d most likely regret. That was his personal default when he was mad, finding exactly what to say that would hurt and hurt hard. So, no, he didn’t pick up the phone, he just left it alone and listened to the odd buzz as it vibrated against the kitchen counter. It was almost 8:30pm and Neil was making, or hoped to be making, cinnamon sugar cookies that would with any luck, still be warm and not burnt by the time Aaron and Katelyn arrived. They were apparently Kate’s latest pregnancy craving and he wanted for her to have them on hand so Aaron wouldn’t have to leave at some ungodly hour to get store bought ones.
There was flour everywhere and he was pretty sure there was some cinnamon on his forehead somehow, on top of that, he’d used more bowls than were actually needed for the ingredients the recipe called for but he wasn’t exactly surprised. Anything to do with cooking or baking was Andrew’s area of expertise: Neil just liked to watch, a giddy smile on his face whenever his partner whispered ‘staring’ without even looking at him. Shaking his head before he started to wallow in his own self pity, the timer to the first batch went off just as the buzzer to the apartment did. Quickly pulling out the baking tray, he placed it on the side, barely taking note of how the shapes he cut out now resembled blobs as he rushed to the door and pressed the button for the speaker. “Hello?”
“Neil! It’s Kate, Aaron is just sorting the bags and told me to come up first.” He smiled despite his somber mood for the past week.
“Come on up, I’ll buzz you in. Do you want me to wait outside the elevator for you?”
“No, no, I’ll be fine!” He agreed and let her in, wiping his hands before propping his front door open and waiting for her anyway. Before long, he was greeted with an eye rolling Katelyn, but there was a grin on her lips nonetheless. “You’re nearly as bad as my husband, I’m surprised he even let me come up on my own, but thank you.” She said, as he held out his elbow for her to take. She had begun to waddle a little now with how big she had gotten. Neil supposed that having twins made the whole process a little different.
He helped her settle into the armchair in the living room and asked, “can I get you a drink?”
“Water would be great, thanks. Also, is that cinnamon I smell?” He felt his cheeks go hot and knew he was blushing.
“You mentioned at one point on the phone that cinnamon cookies are your newest craving and so I made some for you. They’re still warm if you’d like a few?” Katelyn nodded excitedly, murmuring how grateful she was at the thoughtful gesture and he hurried off, placing a few questionable looking snowmen and coming back into the other room just as the buzzer went off again. He left the pregnant woman to devour her food and admire his sparkly Christmas tree and went to let Aaron in. When the elevator opened up on his floor once again, he was met with a ruffled Minyard twin who was surrounded by bags.
“What the hell do you bring with you?”
“Shut your mouth and help me carry this shit, would you?” Neil kept his mouth shut and hefted a couple of bags into his arms. Most went into the spare room where the couple would be sleeping and then Aaron unloaded a big bag of presents to sit underneath the tree while he went back to put more cookies in the oven, and to load a few more onto Katelyn’s now empty plate. When he came back and sat himself on the couch, Aaron seemed out of breath, hugging as he lay on the wood floor.
“I’ll ask again, how much did you bring?” The woman stuffing her face giggled as her husband giggled and replied;
“We have your presents and Andrew’s presents from us, mine and Aaron’s that we’ve gotten each other, and we brought all the gifts for when we see the others next week. Also our clothes and my hospital bag even though I have about two and a half months left.” He nodded, though he was confused on the amount of clothes. They only lived an hour away from him and could go back for more clothes before they headed to South Carolina. Neil was about to mention just that when Aaron interrupted.
“Where is my brother anyway?” Ah yes, he’d forgotten to mention that. He let his face go blank as he told them what had happened. That Andrew kept pushing it back until he couldn’t come, that they’d argued and that they weren’t currently speaking. Katelyn had something akin to pity on her face and Aaron looked as though he was angry on behalf of Neil. “What the fuck? He’s seriously going to miss Christmas with his family, with you?”
“Looks like it.”
“But since when has what Kevin wanted ever mattered to him? Unless it benefitted his own needs of course.” It was weird slowly becoming friends with Aaron and seeing that occasionally, they could be on the same wavelength and agree with each other. It was a little bit dangerous, in his opinion.
“That’s what I said.”
“Is he still going to come to Palmetto next week.” He didn’t know what to say, because Andrew could still turn up at Abby’s despite not being here now. He also hadn’t spoken to him, so he hadn’t got the chance to ask. Neil stayed quiet. Aaron looked like he was about to press for more when Kate suggested that they watch a movie together and started setting up the tv without waiting for either of them to reply. Twenty minutes into the movie, Katelyn had picked A Christmas Carol because it was a classic, Neil got the final batch of cookies from the oven and cleared down the kitchen for tomorrow. Another ten minutes after that, Katelyn disappeared to put on pyjamas and Aaron grabbed him and Neil a beer from the fridge. By ten o’clock they were debating on watching one more film or going to bed when the apartment door opened and closed loudly.
The three of them half jumped out of their seats, turning violently to see Andrew Minyard standing in the doorway, and Neil’s breath caught in his throat. He was bundled up in a thick black coat, the collar pulled up around his neck, and his black knitted bobble hat Neil had brought him last year was pulled down over his ears that he just knew would still be adorably pink at the tips. One of his hands was tucked into his pocket and the other held a large duffel bag.
“Well well, look at what the cat finally dragged in.” Both Neil and Andrew glared at Aaron, who only rolled his eyes in response to their annoyance. Turning back to Andrew he gave him one last once over before standing slowly.
“Why don’t you go and sort yourself out,” he pointed to the bedroom where their en-suite was, “I’ll be in there in a minute.” Andrew gave a curt nod in confirmation and disappeared down the hall, bedroom door shutting softly. Katelyn was speaking to him, saying that she and Aaron were going to head to bed, kissing him on the cheek and pulling her husband along. Neil’s first instinct was to run to the bedroom, wrap his partner up in his arms, kiss him until they were breathless and then never let him go again but he was still mad at him. So, he cleared the few empty cans from the coffee table, and took Kate’s dirty glass and plate to the kitchen and dumped them in the sink. He locked the door and the windows out of habit and switched off all of the lights and slowly walked to his bedroom where he knew Andrew was waiting.
When he reached the door, he froze with his hand on the handle, closing his eyes and breathing deeply several times before he forced himself to step inside. As he suspected. Andrew was now in a pair of grey sweats and, he noticed with some satisfaction, one of Neil’s long sleeve cotton shirts. This one was a navy blue and Andrew had never looked more beautiful than he didn’t now, in soft clothes, hair ruffled and his nose and cheeks still a little pink from the cold air outside. He tugged on his withering self control and stopped himself from climbing over the other man and just holding him. His mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out. Taking that as a cue to start first, Andrew spoke, though Neil never expected for those words to ever come out of his partner’s mouth. “I lied to you.”
“What?” The blonde looked down at his hands, sighed, and then stood, walking and walking until he was a mere few steps away from Neil. Before, before there would be no need for that distance, because they’d healed and grown together and barely used ’yes or no’ unless it was a bad day or they were trying new things. Fuck long distance relationships.
“I lied. Kevin was never the one to keep me back in New York the first time, and there was no storm coming in to stop me from coming this time.” He couldn’t breathe, he couldn’t fucking breathe.
“What the fuck? How could you lie, you swore you’d never lie to me. Why didn't you want to come, and why turn up at the last minute?” Andrew did step into his space then, on hand gripping his hip and the other linking their pinkie fingers together.
“Because there was something I was trying to sort out but those god damn stickball coaches are a pain in my ass.” Neil blinked, and then blinked a couple more times, before he was led to the bed where Andrew let go of him to dig out a stack of papers from his duffel bag and handed them into his scarred hands. “Merry Christmas, Junkie.” Okay, now he really was confused as he stared at the item in his hands with a furrowed brow. His anger was still there, but dying out slowly. He flicked through page after page eyes widening and mouth dropping open before he looked back at Andrew whose lips were quirking at his dumbfounded expression.
“You’re serious? You join the Bobcats when the new season starts?” His lover nodded.
“I’m tired. I’m tired of being away from you, of all the fighting. I’ve been working with your coach and mine to trade me with your goalkeeper, Angie. They hated it at first but I got there in the end. That’s why I’m so late, they were still hesitant about signing the damn forms.”
“So you started yet another fight with me?” In one swift movement there were hands on his cheeks and words were being breathed against his lips, sending pleasant, incredibly missed shivers down his spine as he wrapped his arms around Andrew’s waist.
“Not my finest moment, but I was trying to surprise you. Clearly, I’m not very good at it.” Neil chuckled wetly, and pressed their foreheads together.
“This is really happening?” He whispered gently.
“Yeah. I’ve still got to move all my stuff out here and things like that, but it’s real, Abram.”
“Then kiss me, you asshole, and make me forget your very bad surprise.” Andrew laughed then too, walking him backwards and pushing him down onto the bed, straddling his waist. They kissed for what seemed like hours, wrapped up and lost in one another. When they finally pulled apart, his lips felt tingly and his breathing came in pants.
That night, he fell asleep to warm sheets, a soft body behind him and cradled in a strong pair of arms. Despite the rocky start, Neil thought this might have been his best Christmas yet.
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I really hoped you liked it and if you do want that part two, I’ll be more than willing. I’m actually quite happy with the idea:)
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toloveawarlord · 4 years ago
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The Jack of My Heart (Ch.1)
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Pairing: Joanna Clemence x Edgar Bright
Tagging: @plumpblueberry​ @thetwinkims​ @youreawizardharr​ @starry-starry-night24
A/N: I finally have a solid story planned for genderbent Jonah series! Edgar and Joanna are already in a relationship at the start of this story. Cooper Aldrich is the Ten of Hearts, a new oc that resides in this universe!
Enjoy! Merry Christmas!
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“Good morning, my Queen.”
Most in headquarters would still be sleeping soundly in their beds, the day not ready to begin for them. The sun was not above the horizon, only soft hues of red and orange brushed along the navy sky signaled the coming day. Joanna removed one last book from the shelf for reference, amber irises flickering over to catch a glimpse of him, widening in surprise at how close he’d become.
Ever so silent.
She took a step back only to hit the wall, caged in as he leaned his arm against the hall above her head. “You didn’t sleep well last night. I do hope it wasn’t on my account,” Edgar teased, brushing a mint strand away from her face. Not many would notice the tiredness on her otherwise perfect features, but the Jack had spent more time than most studying her.
“Don’t flatter yourself, Edgar. I had a lot of work to complete.” What a ridiculous notion. 
Why would it matter to her that he’d been away on family business the whole of yesterday and failed to return until an hour ago? She’d only happened to be passing by the window when she’d spotted him coming through the front gate. Of course, she wouldn’t tell him even if she had missed him a minuscule amount.
The Queen of Hearts wouldn’t waste her precious time on something so trivial.
“Oh? What work?” Jade irises focused on the curve of her pink lips, parting and then pressing together in irritation. He didn’t need her to admit it. He knew that she completed all her work in a timely manner, as expected of a Clemence. 
It was oh so adorable when she denied her feelings so adamantly.
“You see, I have a theory that you missed me so terribly that it affected your sleep.”
Her nose turned upward. “A fantasy. I’ve no such feelings. In fact, I’d rather you’d be away today as well, as I’ve much to complete and having you begging for my attention-- what are you doing?” Amber eyes were drawn down to where Edgar had sunk to one knee.
He took her hand, placing a kiss to her knuckles before meeting her gaze. “Would you like it if I begged? I surely don’t mind showering my lovely Queen in affection.” He teased as easily as he breathed, but it always worked in his favor.
Joanna bit on her lip as he turned his head to pepper kisses on her thigh over the fabric. His fingers laced with hers, no resistance, or complaints. He could expertly undo her like no one else could.
But their relationship was still very much a secret. Only a handful of those in the army were privy to that information.
The door handle clicked, signaling new arrivals. A small spark of anxiety rose in her chest. Even after she called his name, Edgar only egged her on with a hum of a response and another kiss to her stomach where he’d managed to tug her pink button up out of her waistband.
It was clearly his fault. Utterly, entirely his fault.
Her boot connected with his shoulder, shoving him off balance and onto the floor. Not hard enough to actually harm him, although with the giddy grin on his lips, Joanna imagined he might enjoy it. He must be alright if he could look at her like that.
Like he was daring her to come down there with him, to give into her desire to kiss him until she had no air left and feel his skin against hers.
But the door was shoved open as Joanna managed to shove her shirt back into her pants. It would be suspicious to attempt to throw on her army jacket, so she refrained from reaching for it. Her shoulders relaxed at the sight of Zero and Cooper assisting a half-awake Kyle into the office for the morning meeting.
“This is not your personal quarters,” Joanna fussed as Kyle lazed across the couch, one arm over his eyes and the knuckles of his other hand brushing the floor as he groaned. Amber eyes shifted to the Ten of Hearts staring at her with a curious expression. “Do you need something, Aldrich?”
Cooper crossed his arms, head tilting to the side. “I’m simply trying to remember if I’ve ever attended a meeting with you not in full uniform.” His gaze flickered to his superior on the other side of the desk, but Edgar shrugged his shoulders as if he’d no idea.
Joanna took her jacket off the back of the chair and slid her arms into it. “It’s not any of your concern. Wipe that ridiculous dumbstruck expression off your face before King Lancelot arrives.” She smoothed out the jacket with both hands.
The only noise that filled the quiet space was Kyle’s constant moaning and groaning as he rubbed his temples. All four standing officers straightened when Lancelot entered the room. He took a seat at the desk before speaking. “You are all aware of the letters we received both last week and yesterday. Reports.”
“Well, according to my informant in Black Territory, the Black Army also received similar letters a year back, and they had three cases of arson varying in severity before the guy went underground,” Cooper started, bypassing his superiors to speak first. 
It mattered little, so Joanna let it go this time.
“Black Territory was probably a testing ground, but an entire year is a long waiting period for someone who caused so much damage,” Zero continued. Most arsonists accelerated, growing bolder with their targets.
Lancelot nodded in grim agreement. It was unlikely that this person simply stopped causing fires. He could not allow someone so dangerous to roam free within his country. “The decoded letter left us with a location, did it not?”
“Yes, and with permission, I’d like to go investigate it personally. The message was much too easily deciphered, and I believe there could be something of value to be found there,” Joanna said. It would be careless to simply send a soldier.
Cooper didn’t hold back his loud, resigned sigh. “Respectfully, my Queen, it’s clearly a trap.” He’d mapped out the coordinates to find an old sawmill in the countryside. Going there would be doing what this psychopath wanted. “My suggestion would be to wait it out.”
“Wouldn’t we be risking angering him by not showing up at his first location? Arsonists are known for being narcissists,” Zero said.
“They also like to watch their handiwork. This first letter is taunt to see if we are listening. It’s worth going, and I also don’t remember asking for your opinion, Ten.” Her voice sharper than her blade. He had a tendency to speak however he felt, regardless of his rank.
The tension in the room became thick. Amber irises narrowed; the Queen of Hearts annoyed at the defiant expression on Cooper’s features. Two opposite plans clashing into each other.
Lancelot turned to the third highest ranking officer, who hadn’t said a word. “You’ve been oddly quiet.” Most of the time, it meant he was up to no good, but for important matters, it simply meant Edgar was analyzing all the information.
“I’m in agreement with Joanna. It’s undoubtedly valuable to see what is so special about the sawmill.” The Jack was more than intrigued. Whoever this person was, they might cure his boredom for a while.
The King folded his hands together, regarding his officers with absolute authority. “We cannot risk the lives of our citizens. I want this solved as swiftly as possible. Joanna will be in charge of the investigation; you will all report directly to the Queen. Dismissed.”
With his final words, the four officers vacated the office, leaving the sleeping Kyle behind. When the door closed with a thud, only then did Cooper speak again. He did not approve of this plan at all. “You should reconsider. It’s the wrong move.”
“As opposed to what you proposed? Do you really think that ignoring a narcissist is going to bode well for our citizens? We can’t predict how they will respond if we don’t go. I, for one, am not willing to risk a town burning to the ground because you were too frightened to go to the given location,” Joanna snapped in return. The two clashed often but never to this degree.
Cooper looked as though he would draw his sword and challenge her to duel at any moment. Anger swelled up inside him. “You might be my superior, but you aren’t always right, Queen.” Golden irises brimmed with aggravation. This mistake might cost them their second highest in command, and that would reflect badly on the army. But he refrained from arguing more, instead taking a deep breath. “Don’t be reckless.”
And he stalked off in the other direction, needing to cool down before he trained his squad.
“Well, that was certainly heated,” Edgar commented. He never inserted himself unless absolutely needed, especially when it came to Joanna. There were plenty of rumors about the two, saying that their relationship might cloud their judgment.
Joanna brushed her hand through her mint hair, irritation etched into her features. She hadn’t the time to deal with Cooper’s little tantrum. “Zero, I want a list of all the suspicious fires in Red Territory and Central Quarter mapped out by the time I return.”
With a salute and confirmation, Zero left the two as well.
Silence hung in the hallway. Cooper made plenty of valid points, of that she was sure. It didn’t, however, change the truth of the matter. This was not a random location. It had to mean something to the arsonist. The Queen had far too many questions and not nearly enough answers.
It wasn’t until a pair of jade irises were peering into her amber ones, gloved hands holding her face, that Joanna heard Edgar speaking to her.
“I was asking if you would like to-”
“Come with me.”
The Jack of Hearts quieted at her sudden command. Whatever she meant, his answer remains the same, but he’d wait until she’d elaborated. Her porcelain cheeks now tinted with pink. He wanted to kiss her so badly, making her oh so flustered.
“What I mean is, it would be irresponsible to go alone, and another set of eyes would be a little helpful.” Her gaze flickered around, unable to settle. She shouldn’t have blurted that out, as he would tease her endlessly about it. “Not that I need you specifically--”
Edgar grinned, thoroughly enjoying the panic as she tried to cover up what she’d said. But it was too late. “The two of us, alone, on a mission? I would be honored to join you, my queen. Then I can kiss you whenever I like without the constant worry that someone might see.” His lips brushed against hers, but ultimately denied a true kiss.
“This isn’t permission to do as you please! We’ll be working.”
“Of course, but...” Edgar bent to whisper in her ear, hot breath sending a shiver down her spine. He continued to wind up tightly, patient enough to wait until she released all that pent up desire. His voice low, speaking solely to her. “Once we’re finished with all the day’s work and retire to our private room in a small, hidden inn, I promise I’ll bring out that naughty side of yours.”
Joanna lost the ability to focus on anything other than the sound of his voice echoing in her head, repeating the same words over and over, like a sexy broken record. It became too much for her to bear. She shoved him away, turning her back to him as he snickered.
She couldn’t admit it, but she was looking forward to seeing if he’d deliver on that promise.
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wiypt-writes · 4 years ago
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Ch49: An Old Friend
Intro: After five years of more or less domestic bliss, Katie’s fear that their peace will be one day shattered comes to fruition as a man they long thought dead appears at the compound. Warnings: Bad Langauge. Smut (NSFW, 18+)
Pairing: Steve Rogers x OFC Katie Stark
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May 2023
“Emmy this room is an utter disgrace!” Steve said exasperatedly as he looked around at the various items of clothing scattered around her bedroom. DVDs lay on the floor, out of the cases instead of the designated rack, the bed was unmade and various school books were tossed onto the rug instead of at her desk.
“Chill Dad.” she mumbled as she sat cross legged, tapping at her tablet, music blaring from her stereo. “Chill?” he shot her a look “Seriously, we spent a fortune doing this room up last month. Get it tidied.” “Yeah, yeah.” He grit his teeth, jaw twitching with annoyance before, after a moment’s deliberation, he crossed the room and turned off her music.
“Hey I was listening to that.”                                  
“Well now you can listen to me.” He stood cross armed looking down at her. “I mean it Emily, get this sorted now, or you can forget going to Philadelphia with Brooke.”
“But, it’s all organised, we leave first thing in the morning!” Steve glared down at her. “It can be unorganised.”
“Fine.” she groaned, “I’ll do it.” “Thank you.” he said, sarcastically before he left the room, shutting the door behind him. He made his way downstairs to the kitchen where Katie was prepping lunch, Jamie sat in a chair at the table on a booster seat, colouring in an activity book.
“Look Daddy!” he pointed to his picture. Steve leant over, one arm on the back of the chair and glanced down at the elephant he had coloured in purple.
“A purple elephant.” he nodded “Creative.”
“Like in Dumbo!”
“Of course.” Steve smiled, Jamie’s Disney film of the moment. It was one Steve could remember seeing at the theatre before he joined the army. It still creeped him out slightly, the scene with all the drunk elephants. So much so he was convinced the animator had been on some kind of mad drug fuelled trip when he drew it. He ruffled his son’s hair and then moved over to where Katie was slicing up a cucumber for the salad, reaching round to steal a piece as he dropped a kiss to her cheek.
“She tidying it?” Katie asked, her eyes not moving from her task.
“Only because I threatened to stop her going to Philly.” he snorted, leaning on the counter and looking at his wife. He reached into the salad bowl to snatch a piece of pepper and Katie slapped his hand. He grinned as she looked at him.
“Bet that went down well.” “Don’t care.” he shrugged. “Her attitude stinks.”
“She’s a teenage girl, Steve” Katie said with a smile “That’s not the point.” “Honey, just, oh I dunno, shut the door if the mess bothers you that much.”
He sighed, and rubbed at his temple “I’m surprised the door even opens with the amount of crap on the floor.” Katie gave a little chuckle before she looked at him “Can you get me the dressing out of the fridge?”
He pushed himself off the counter and opened the fridge “Caesar or Ranch?”
“Caesar.” she said after a moment “Oh, and the cooked chicken please.” Grabbing them he turned back to Katie and passed her the items, chewing the inside of his cheek. “Do you think I was too strict?”
Katie placed the knife down and looked at him “Stevie, stop second guessing yourself.” she said, reaching up to run a hand down his cheek “You’re a great dad. All I’m saying is it’s not out of the ordinary for her to have an attitude. She’s fifteen. I was a nightmare at that age, as I’m sure Tony will delight in telling you.”
“Speaking of your brother, what time is he expecting us?” “Oh he’s coming to pick Jamie up.” Katie said “They’re in town anyway so said he’ll swing by a bit later this afternoon. I just hope Emmy does as you told her.” “Huh?”
“Because if she doesn’t you’ve just flushed our night alone down the lav.” Steve let out a groan, he hadn’t thought about that.
A little while later Katie called Emmy down for lunch. She appeared in the kitchen with a scowl and Katie saw Steve bristle slightly so she decided to get in there first and back him up.
“Straighten your face young lady.” She ordered sternly “Your dad’s right. That room is an absolute heap.” Emmy sighed and reached over for a warm pitta bread, piling her plate with the salad before she took a deep breath.
“Sorry.” she said gently “I’ll tidy it, I promise.” Steve looked at Katie who gave him a wink as they began to eat.
“Emmy I colourded you a picture.” Jamie pointed to the book which was to his right, out of the way of his plate.
Emmy smiled, and looked at it “Aww dude that’s awesome. Is it to pin up on my board?”
He nodded and she bopped his nose gently, smiling back.
“I staying at Moo’s tonight?” Jamie asked.
“Yeah.” Katie looked at her son, as he picked up a piece of the pitta bread she had sliced into smaller strips for him “Is that ok?” He nodded “Uncle Nee gives me juice pops. The red ones are my bestest.” “I thought you liked the blue ones?” Steve asked, swallowing his food. “Because they’re the same colour as Cap’s Suit?”
“Red ones better.” Jamie said, nodding. “Like Iron Man.”
Steve looked at Katie who was biting her lip, trying not to laugh at the look of utter indignation on his face.
“This is good Mom.” Emmy nodded at the food on her plate. “Better than the incinerated breakfast dad gave us.” Steve half-heartedly glared at his daughter “I burnt one egg.”
“One too many.” she quipped, and Katie grinned, reaching over for the jug of water. Steve beat her to it and poured her a glass, sliding it over to her before he did the same for Emmy, Jamie already had his in a cup by his plate. 
“Thanks.” Katie smiled at him before she turned to Emmy “Hey, did you get your grade back for your Essay last week?”
“Oh, yeah, I got an A.” she shrugged.
“Emmy that’s great.” Steve nodded at her, smiling.
“Yeah well don’t get used to it. I don’t think I’ll get one again. I may have upset my tutor.”
“Why?” Katie frowned “What did you do.”
“Well, he’s assigned us a book that is totes inappropriate.”
“What book?” Katie interrupted to ask
“The Colour Purple” she said “I mean it’s good but…”
“Yeah, that is kinda heavy…” Katie frowned, having read the book herself “What’s the angle?” “Race, gender, and bigotry in the early twentieth century. ”she shrugged “I would have thought To Kill A Mockingbird would have been better but when I voiced my opinion Mr Tozer didn’t like it.”
“So what did you say to upset him?” Steve arched his brow.
“Exactly that. And then he told me it was his way or the highway. Don’t worry, I refrained from calling him Hitler.“
“I guess we should be pleased then…” Steve snorted. She flashed him a grin and went back to eating.
The family made chatter for the rest of their lunch until Jamie poked at his mom’s arm.
“Yes sweetie?” “I done now. Fankoo” he grinned, plate completely cleared.
“Ok honey” she ruffled his hair “Cake?” he asked hopefully.
“What do you say?” Steve said gently as he looked at him
“Please.”
“Do you think about anything but food?” Emmy looked at the small boy.
“You know he doesn’t.” Katie sighed. “He takes after your father in that respect.” “That’s not all I think about.” Steve grinned, as he raised a suggestive eyebrow at his wife over his glass of water.
“Yeah well, thankfully he is way too young for that.” Katie winked as she stood up to get the fruit cake she had made the day before to cut everyone a slice. As she did she had to bite back the smirk as Emmy sighed at Steve’s blatant sexual reference.
“Gross.”
Emmy did tidy her room, so she was dropped off at the coffee shop early evening with her bag which Steve was sure contained more clothes than she needed for the four nights she was away. He made a comment to that effect and the fifteen year old just rolled her eyes and explained she needed two outfits a day,  just in case. Just in case of what, Steve had no idea and he wasn’t sure he really wanted to know if truth be told. He made small talk with Jennifer over a coffee for a while, instructed his daughter to behave and loudly told Jennifer that if she was any trouble to pack her home straight away. Brooke rolled her eyes but gave him a hug goodbye anyway as he left.  By the time he had gotten home, Jamie had already been picked up leaving the two parents alone. Steve had been planning to take Katie out, but when he suggested it she shook her head and pulled a magnum of Champagne out of the fridge and held it up.
“I got a better idea.” she grinned “Hot tub party and take out.” “Champagne, pizza, you in a swimsuit.” Steve grinned, pulling her to him “I’m sold.”
To Steve, their evening felt like one of the many nights they had spent at the Compound in their tub outside. Needless to say there wasn’t much relaxing done in the hour they were in there, quite the opposite if truth be told. Hands and lips were all over the place, pawing at skin and kisses being exchanged with avaricious force. By the time they’d called for pizza Katie was feeling thoroughly defiled as she sat on the sofa, wearing one of Steve’s button downs and tore into a large slice of pepperoni as if she hadn’t eaten for a week. Steve grinned, tucking her damp hair behind her ear and dropped a kiss to the side of her head. They settled down to watch a film, but Katie was flat out before it was even ten minutes in and she didn’t even stir bar to murmur something to him when he carried her up to their room.
Steve woke the next morning, wrapped around Katie, her warm body pressed to his chest, one arm under her neck, the other draped over her waist. He sighed in contentment, it was bliss, knowing there was nothing to get up for. No constantly hungry three year old to feed, no lunches to make, no school runs, no meetings until later, nothing. Snuggling into her closer, the arm that wasn’t trapped underneath her swept her hair away from her face, before his lips gently skated over her jaw and down the side of her neck, and as her eyelids fluttered his large, gentle hand trailed down the curve of her hip and slid between her legs and caressing the inside of her thigh. Katie took a deep breath before releasing it with a shiver shifting automatically, still half asleep, spreading her legs a little wider. She rolled her head over her shoulder, blinking and she was met with those blue eyes she loved so much, the owner wearing a devilish smirk.
“Morning.” He rasped voice low with sleep and utter desire.
“Good morning.” she grinned biting her lip, as his hand moved back up over her stomach to her breasts, underneath the shirt she was wearing and he began to tease her softly, causing her to moan as he rolled a nipple between his fingers, the sensation burning in her stomach once more. She rolled onto her back and he settled between her legs, her arms winding around his neck as he captured her lips with his, soft and slow before he pulled back to peel his shirt off her body, tossing it down the side of the bed. He turned his gaze downwards, eyeing up her blue lacy panties before he groaned and lowered himself over her again, kissing her and sliding his tongue along hers. Katie wrapped her legs around his hips, grinding against him to get any friction that she could. His hands trailed down her sides and under her back, fingers gently grabbing at the waistband of the lace before he broke the kiss and unhooked her legs from around his waist. He gently pulled her underwear down, shimmying under the covers as he removed the garment and then kissed up her right leg, his lips hot as he made his way from her ankle up to her inner thigh, pushing her legs open wider.
His actions were controlled, slow. There was no rush after all. His mouth and tongue gently worked her to distraction, flicking at her clit over and over. She was a writhing mess within minutes, her hand fisted in his hair, the other grasping at the sheets, the noises flowing freely because they didn’t have to be quiet. Her fingers tightened on his scalp and she gave a cry of his name as her hips bucked upwards, her legs tensing slightly before they flattened against the bed, her breathing heavy and ragged. With a smirk at how easy he could undo her, he moved back up the bed, one hand pushing his pants down. Without a word he lined himself up with her, letting out a loud groan she slid a hand between them, stroking him before guiding him inside. He moved slowly, deliberately, until every inch of him was sheathed by her. Katie’s eyes rolled back as he stretched her, her groan loud as he laced his fingers into hers. Steve let out a shaky moan as he moved his pelvis slowly, pushing back against her hands. Every thrust was deep, slow, measured, his mouth moving from hers to her jaw, neck, collar bone.
The house was quiet, nothing but the sound of soft cries and kisses could be heard as Steve continued his trusts, whilst his wife whimpered into his ear, and he let go of her hands to bring one of her legs up round his hip. She let out a cry at the change of angle as he picked up the pace slightly, but not much, until Katie’s nails raked down his back as her pleasure rose. The sensation made him shudder and he doubled his efforts, her hands sliding down, grabbing at his flexing ass, urging him on and as always he was happy to oblige.
“Shit, Stevie,” the cry of his name as the lights went off before her eyes turned into a complete babble which died in her throat as she tightened and pulsed around, her body shaking with pleasure.
“God, Doll.” he was right behind her as he came with a low moan, his hips thrusting until he was completely spent, his head buried in the side of his wife’s neck.
Katie tipped her head back in satisfaction, sighing softly as Steve pushed himself up slightly. He gently ran his nose up her throat, taking her bottom lip between his and he let out another satisfied sigh of his own. He loved his kids, beyond anything but man he enjoyed being able to take his goddamned time making love to his wife without the patter of little feet across the hall meaning they were about to be interrupted. “Baby,” he said softly, his lips gently smoothing the skin underneath her ear “Hmmm?” She asked, her hands creeping into his hair as her head rolled to the side, eyes still closed in pure bliss. “Look at me Kitten.” She obliged, and emerald green met ocean blue as she held her husband’s gaze. He gave her a soft smile, and she reciprocated, the affection on his face blatantly evident. “I love you,” he said, as she reached up and gently brushed the longer strands of his hair back over his forehead, “more than you can ever know”
“Will that still be the case when I’m old, grey and wrinkly but you still look like you’re straight out of GQ magazine?”
He looked at her, this wasn’t the first time she had mentioned that. He shook his head and sighed softly, unable to do anything but repeat what he told her the last time she’d raised the issue.
“I told you baby girl.” he said, giving her lips a quick peck “It’s me and you till the end of the line.”
After a lazy breakfast, Katie headed off to collect Jamie from Tony’s and Steve made his way into Manhattan for the two support groups of the afternoon. The first one was always the busiest and it took a little longer this week as they had a few new faces. This didn’t surprise Steve, people were still five years later coming to terms with opening up about their heartache or problems, but the core of the group were always welcoming. He had an hours break before the second, slightly quieter group so he took a walk. Their air was damp and there was a gloomy fog descending over the city, making it darker than it would normally be for the time of day, but it wasn’t cold. He grabbed a coffee from the shop round the corner and headed back to start the second meeting.
The meetings always followed the same format. There was ten or so minutes of everyone arriving, grabbing refreshments, saying hello and then they would form the usual circle and Steve would start the discussions with a chat about something he’d done or seen that week that was positive, something he’d done or seen that week that wasn’t so positive, and then invite other people to comment and do the same, gently coaxing them into opening up.
“So, I went on a date the other day.” The man named David sighed. “First time in five years. I didn’t know what to talk about.”
“What did you talk about?” Steve pressed gently, patient as ever.
“Same old crap, you know? How things have changed. My job. His job. How much we miss the Mets”  David paused taking a breath “Then things got quiet. He cried as were serving the salads.”
“What about you?” Another man, Ian, asked hopefully.
“I cried,” David trailed off, “Just before dessert,” There was a slight pause, “But I’m seeing him again tomorrow, so…”
Steve gave a small smile “That’s great. You did the hardest part. You took the jump, you didn’t know where you were gonna come down. And that’s it, it’s those little, brave baby steps we gotta take, you know, to try and find purpose.” He paused and looked around the group, biting the inside of his cheek, “I went into the ice in forty-five right after I met the first woman I’d ever loved. Woke up seventy years later and met the love of my life. She gave me hope, she gave me a purpose, a reason to keep going in the crazy new world I’d found myself in.” He paused again and looked around at the attentive faces assembled in a circle “You gotta move on. The world is in our hands. It’s left to us guys. We gotta do something with it. Otherwise, Thanos should have killed all of us.”
Steve let the meeting roll for a little longer, everyone discussing what he had said before it came to a natural end and with a glance up he saw Katie and Jamie pushing open the door, Katie holding a huge Tupperware box full of brownies.
“Looks like you’re all in luck!” Steve said, nodding towards his wife as Jamie ran across to his father who smiled and swept him up into arms and planted a kiss onto his head before replacing him on the floor. He looked over at Katie and she smiled back, placing the box of treats down on the table. She often did this, popped into a few of his sessions over the week with some form of snack for them all when she had time, her way of helping out, and Steve loved her for it. 
Over the next ten minutes or so, various people drifted over to the side of the room, greeting Katie and grabbing a brownie. She gave David a hug and cheekily told him to behave on his next date as Steve wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her forehead in greeting as they waved the man away.
“How long where you at the door?” Steve looked at her.
“Long enough.” She told him, knowing instantly why he was asking.
“I meant it.” he turned to look at her. “Every word you know.”
“I know, and for the record you’re the love of my life too.” she grinned “My husband, my baby daddy…” 
Steve smiled and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. 
“Gross” Jamie said, sticking his fingers in his mouth.
There was a pause before Steve grabbed Jamie and launched into a tickle attack until the boy was screeching and running from his dad who chased him round the hall. Katie watched her boys as Jamie feinted left and Steve let him get away, before the little boy dived under a table and out the other side of it, cackling in a way so much like his father did.
“Don’t think that’s gonna save you, pal.” Steve said, easily vaulting the table and picking Jamie up, throwing him over his shoulder, patting his backside once with a large hand.
“Momma, help!” Jamie’s voice was punctuated with laughter and in a bid to help her son, Katie strode forward and her hands went straight to Steve’s side from behind, and she began to tickle him.
“Oh sh-stop it!” Steve cackled, his ridiculously ticklish nature was always his downfall. He let Jamie down as Katie continued her attack and he spun round, grabbing her and spinning her round, crossing her arms across my chest, pinning her back to his front as he dropped his mouth to her ear.
“You’re gonna pay for that later.” “Promises, promises Captain.”
****
There was a presence to Katie’s right and she felt the soft weight of a hand against her cheek. It was too small to belong to her man, but the perfect size and weight to belong to her boy.
“James,” a soft, deep voice whispered, warning in the tone, “this is the second time I’ve told you and there won’t be a third. Leave your ma alone. She’s sleeping.”
Katie sighed and stretched. “It’s okay, I’m awake”  
Jamie giggled and surged forward giving her a peck before falling back onto his father’s pillow, "Morning Momma!”
“Good morning sweetie.” she yawned rolling onto her side, dislodging Lucky who had been asleep with his leg resting on the back of her legs.  As ever Jamie had his stuffed Cap bear with him, along with God knows how many other toys all which adorned Steve’s side of their enormous bed.
“Morning, baby.” Steve bent over from behind her, pecking her cheek too.
“Hey.” she smiled, rolling her head to catch his lips, noticing his bare, damp chest from the shower. “What time is it?”
“Little past seven.” he said gently “Somebody…” he glanced at Jamie “was awake at half Five.” “Not sleepy daddy.” “Really, I didn’t notice.” Steve replied, sardonically. Katie chuckled as Jamie frowned, the sarcasm utterly lost at him.
“Momma, we hided in the fort.”
Katie snorted. Steve and Jamie had made a blanket fort in Jamie’s room last night in which they had hidden in for their bed time stories. Jamie had insisted they left it up, and considering it wasn’t in the way Katie had been happy to oblige. Steve, who had gotten a lot better with dealing with the mess Jamie left around over the years had resisted the urge to fold away the blankets and his wife had pulled him out of the room when the pair of them had popped in to check on Jamie before he could change his mind.
“Mighty fine Fort it is too.” Steve ruffled his son’s hair.
“What time are your meetings today?” Katie asked, looking at Steve. His groups ran at different times during the week. This way, it made sure that there was a day or night everyone could attend at least 1 session a week.
“Last one finishes at four today. Why you ask?”
“Well, I thought seeing as we didn’t see Nat at the weekend we should pop in.” “Auntie Nat-Nat, yay!” Jamie clapped his hands “Maybe she can come see my fort.” “You should tell her about it.” Steve nodded, before his attention turned to Katie “Might convince her to leave the compound.” “Yeah, maybe.” she sighed.
“What do you fancy for breakfast?” Steve asked.
“I can bake some cinnamon rolls if you want?” “You don’t have to do that.” “I know.” she smiled “But they’re already made so just need to go in to the oven and I also I know someone…” she looked at Jamie, “is going to ask for pancakes and he isn’t having them 3 days on the run.” “Waffles?” Jamie said, hopefully.
“No.” Katie shook her head “Cinnamon rolls or cereal, your choice.”
“Can I have both?” he asked.
“You two will eat me out of house and home.” Katie rolled her eyes “Yes, if you want both you can have both.”
“Cool man.” Jamie nodded, in a way that was so like Emmy like it made Steve turn back to face his wife from where he had ben stood at the dresser pulling out his clothes, a smirk on his face. The pair of them watched as their son announced he was going to get dressed and dropped onto the floor, heading out into the hallway back to his own room, Lucky following.
Katie watched as Steve pulled on a pair of sweats and she cocked her head to one side.
“Did you seriously call me Jamie’s Ma before?”
Steve grinned “Sorry.” “Makes me sound like I’m ninety” she snorted.
“Try actually being ninety.” he said, and Katie laughed as he started to crawl over her in the bed, pushing her back gently.
“Hate to break it to you Captain Badass but you’re actually hundred and five.”
“Thanks for the reminder.” he muttered gently, his lips on hers. She happily melted into them, her hands straying up and down his bare chest, before she pulled away knowing that if they carried on she’d be wanting a lot more.
“Stop it.” she mumbled, biting her lip.
“What?” he asked, cheekily.
“This.” she pouted.
“I only wanted a kiss.” he looked at her, eyebrow raised “You have a dirty mind.” “Years of being with you.” she said simply and he laughed, standing up. As he headed across the room Katie couldn’t resist one last quip. “Nice ass…daddy” Steve turned round, a wicked grin on his face as he held his arms out at either side of him, as he walked backwards for a few steps. “It’s all yours baby Momma.” he said, before turning round and heading out to help Jamie get dressed.
The rest of Katie’s day was pretty much the same as it always was. She dropped Jamie in at the day-care and headed up to her office, for her 15 minute start up meeting with Soraya to go over her diary for the day, which was pretty clear for once. She spent most of her time sifting through the mountain of emails and responding to the ones she needed to. After a quick chat with Emmy at lunchtime, the girl enthusiastically telling her all about how her and Brooked had run up the Rocky steps and were eating so much Philly cheesesteak, Katie headed up to the boardroom for the Monthly Financial Review. Escaping at little after 3, she picked Jamie up, headed to the store to grab something she could make at the compound for them all and once Steve was home they set off towards the compound.
Steve drove easily down the highway, one hand on the steering wheel, the other laying on the arm rest in between the front seats, whilst next to him Katie hummed along to the John Legend playlist that was playing. Steve eased the Audi onto the bridge which would take them out of Manhattan and frowned gently as he noticed that the cars ahead were all coming to a halt. As Steve slowed the car down, Katie too narrowed her eyes as people started getting out of their cars and heading to the side of the bridge, pointing.
“Wait here.” Steve said, climbing out of the car, Captain mode engaged.
“What’s going on?” Jamie asked.
“Daddy’s gone to see.” Katie said. She watched Steve approach the side of the bridge and speak to the nearest man before looking down. His mouth dropped opened and he turned, jogging back to the car.
“You’re not gonna believe this…” he shook his head as Katie climbed out.
“What…”
“Come see.” he opened the back door of the car and unstrapped Jamie from his seat. Picking him up in his arms, he made his way to the side of the bridge, wife by his side and he pointed downwards.
Katie felt herself gasp at the sight- a small pod of whales leisurely making their way through the Hudson River.
“Wow.” Katie whispered.
“What are they?” Jamie asked
“Whales.” Steve replied, “Humpbacks, I think.”
Steve tried to keep the smile on his face genuine, but he hated it when Jamie saw something out of place in the new world that he was born into which would have been perfectly normal in the world that they once knew. Whilst a pod of whales in the Hudson was an astounding sight for sure, and would have been unheard of even before the Snap, the fact that it was Jamie’s first time ever seeing a whale made him slightly sad. They had been a pretty common sight around the ocean waters in and around the bays leading out into the North Atlantic until Thanos had killed half of them.
Jamie giggled and pointed out that the biggest whale was being followed closely by a slightly smaller one, and then an even smaller one after and then a tiny one.
“Daddy, Momma, Emmy and Jamie.” He said, smiling at Steve who chuckled, as he smoothed Jamie’s hair back.
“Come on Kiddo, let’s go see Auntie Nat” When they arrived at the Avengers compound, the sun was beginning to set. Steve drove round to the rear entrance and the gate creaked open as the scanners recognised the car. He parked the car in their old designated spot before he collected the bag of ingredients from the trunk that Katie had bought to make dinner with. Together the three of them headed inside, Friday welcoming them all as they made their way towards the living area, and they could hear Natasha closing up a meeting, she was talking to Rhodey.
“Nat,” Rhodey’s voice was almost pleading but Nat cut him off
“Please.” She begged.
Katie had a feeling she knew what she was talking about, or rather who. She glanced at Steve as they rounded the last corner to the large meeting-slash-living room and it was then that Katie could hear Natasha trying to stifle her cries. At that point Jamie ran in and jumped onto his aunt’s lap hugging her tightly.
“Don’t be sad Auntie Nat-Nat.” He said, and Natasha took a deep breath and leaned her head against her nephew’s with her eyes closed hugging him back.
Steve leaned against the bookshelf for a moment as Katie walked into the room, taking the bag of ingredients off Steve as she took in the sight of Natasha’s dinner of a peanut butter sandwich, resting on top of the table.
“You know, I’d offer to cook you dinner, but you seem miserable enough.” Steve opened, looking down at her with a smile,
“So I’m gonna do it instead.” Katie said, holding up the bag she’d brought. dropping it onto the table. “Chicken stew, dumplings and chocolate cake for after.”
Natasha looked at them, a smile playing on her face as Katie sat down across from her, “You guys here just to feed me?”
“And to see a friend.” Steve shot back.
Natasha leaned back into her chair, Jamie still on her lap. “Clearly, your friend is fine.”
“Bull.” Katie said, leaning back and eyeing her. She avoided her gaze and the room fell silent.
“You know we saw a pod of whales as we were coming over the bridge.” Steve broke the silence, changing the subject.
“In the Hudson?” Natasha asked, raising her head slightly sounding impressed.
Jamie perked up.
“There was a Jamie whale and a daddy whale and a momma whale and an Emmy one!” Jamie gushed.
Nat smiled “I haven’t seen whales in the Hudson ever, even before.”
"Well, there’s fewer ships, cleaner water.” Steve shrugged
Natasha sighed looking up at the ceiling, “You know if you are about to tell me to look on the bright side, umm, I’m about to hit you in the head with a peanut butter sandwich.”
“Sammich?” Jamie looked up hopefully and Natasha tore off half of one side before passing it to him.
“Sorry.” Steve sighed pushing himself off from the bookshelf, his jacket slung over his arm, “Force of habit.”
He tossed his keys onto the table, dropping his jacket over the back of a chair before sitting down next to his wife, glancing at Jamie who was now eating a small piece of the sandwich, then at Natasha. The woman looked tired, pale and such a far cry from the stoic, well-groomed Natasha Romanoff he had first known. But then again, they were all a far cry from the people they had once been.
“You know, I keep telling everybody they should move on. And forget what happened.” Steve crossed his arms as he leaned back in his chair. “And some do. But not us.”
“If I move on, who does this?” Natasha asked simply with a shrug.
Katie sighed “Maybe it doesn’t need to be done.”
Both Steve and her thought Natasha was on to a hiding for nothing. The Avengers were over.
“You know, I used to have nothing. And then I got this- this job. This family.” Nat smiled sadly and looked down at Jamie before she looked back up, the tears evident in her eyes. “And I was better because of it. And even though they’re gone, I’m still trying to be better.“
"I think we all need to get a life,” Steve joked and Natasha forced a smile nodding to him.
“You did.” At her words, Steve gave a smile. She was right, he had. Katie and he had been extremely lucky over the last five years, but that didn’t stop them thinking about the people that hadn’t, and the friends they had lost.
Katie reached for the bag she had placed on the table. “I’ll go start dinner.” she said, standing up when a small, holographic screen popped up in front of Natasha indicating she had a notification of sorts. She flicked it to the side, bringing the video feed to life behind Steve who looked over his shoulder as the video began playing.
“Oh, hi, hi! Is anyone home? This is, uh, Scott Lang. We met a few years ago, at the airport, in Germany. I was small, then I got real big.”
Katie left the bag where it was and whipped round, to see Scott on the screen, stood in front of his van. Besides her Steve stood from his seat, unable to believe what he was seeing. This was impossible, he was snapped…
“Is this an old message?” Katie asked, not taking her eyes off the screen.
“Ant-Man! I know you remember Ant-Man.”
Natasha’s reaction was much like Steve’s, confused awe as she sat up, breathing deeply “It’s the front gate.”
“I really need to talk to you guys!” Scott continued to yell his voice becoming desperate.
The three of us remained frozen for a moment, absolutely lost for words before Jamie broke the silence.
“Who’s that?” he asked, jumping down from Nat’s lap. “An old friend.” Steve said after a pause, turning to Natasha who was fishing in a drawer for the key to the main gate. No one used it anymore, anyone visiting used the rear entrance, the main one having been padlocked shut for years. She found the key and tossed it to him and he caught it expertly before heading off to go meet Scott.
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creative claims verification — superstar
summary: lyrical, composition & production claims for superstar warnings: none wc: 1880
when he steps into the studio inside bc — it feels like he’s in a state of limbo. nobody tells him frequency doesn’t relay to assimilation, and bc no longer feels like a home (despite how many hours he’s invested into the damn building). fuck it, he thinks. home is a piece where his body lays, imprints itself against the sofa and the chair. how his fingers rub the print raw of the keyboard, and how the grease of late-night eats come to smear against the mouse.
and if he’s had to guess the time he’s spent — it’s countless. an unlimited amount of hours ranging from the -ings of working on songs never released. yet, the cacophony brings resolve when nothing else speaks and jarred notes become a safe haven of comfort when he’s left alone in late hour spouts. 
when his body shoves past the doors, head down and shoulders curved, he’s met with nothing more than the hellos of an empty room. the lights flicker on, and the computer monitor untouched. his personal space, pristine from the night before by the way the piles of clothes topple upon the corner of the room (laundry, he’ll do eventually), and the barren toothbrush sitting in the pocket of his desk (he’ll use it later tonight).
it comes piece by piece by the time he sits himself on the desk, fingers pressing the button on for the monitor to come to light. he’ll use ableton today in lieu of what logic gives when the groan of his voice becomes reminiscent of nothing more than a heavy sigh of another recording.
make this album a good one, it’s your only time.
another heavy sigh, and he wonders what it’s like to press rewind. not fast-forward nor the resume of the tides of life. it’s the full-on riptide, and he’s left lost at sea where the tempest storms drown him whole. perhaps then, life would be kinder — but that sort of wishful thinking’s left for when his hands already click away to a barren file and the other’s pounding away on a keyboard with no thought in mind.
call it an effect that comes off the tails of weeks on end finishing up a song. the drawl in his voice, the deep baritone husk enough to give proof he’s irrational at best. built up motivation plucked by inspiration from the track done prior — he tries it again. gives it another go, something similar but blandly different. 
it all starts with the staccatos of a piano, the way they toss and jump illuminating the grin he has all goofy and lop-sided across his face (an effect of no sleep? or an effect of music itself? he couldn’t tell you.) the cacophony of the chords bring him back to the elementary days of picking up music the first time, his eyes crinkling the way they curve higher — still, to the third person view, it livens up to something somber.
the way the chords play a childhood book, and it’s a mere cry for help out in the open of an empty studio. he wonders how he can transpose it as the salve for the wounds gaping open — the harrowing feeling of loneliness now ripping stitch by stitch. and his only remedy? making the track flair with each and every embellishment of high-tone happiness, mimicking a circus imagery he crafts in his head. with the horns brought back, and the low-end percussion that adds with the ad-libs of snapping fingers. {it’s here he decides, the grand piano won’t do. he wants an electric key, borderline organ playing).
he saves it as a file — help.wav. 
but there’s no one to reach out, when he puts his hand forth. nobody to shuttle his woes in the gentle pats, swaying back — fuck. when was he ever in the seat of consolation paired with desperation? there’s a heavy sigh that escapes his mouth, when he runs back to the pen and paper. the eye of the beholder, and he positions himself in the role of the talker. weaponry in a stagnant pen and paper becoming the sole therapist to house his woes.
no talk back, no judgements. the pen and paper listen when he forces the unease ripping away from his chest, and for a second — he thinks he can breathe. feels his lungs cuff up with air. surprise, he doesn’t pant. doesn’t get startled. doesn’t slip out of his skin when he thinks of the first word that comes to his mind — superstar. 
the public paints knight as superstars, shining bright as the nation’s pick sitting pretty for the variable amount of years. (nobody ever tells you how lonely the top is. not when you’re surrounded by the bodies that become the walls to echo the voice you barely manage to sneak out when time calls). he writes down the things the public perception follows — a big house, a super car, money. honor. the limelight blinding his eyes to where it leaves him untouchable, ha. funny and incredulous, he doesn’t buy into it. 
self-made, he taunts it further by the time he closes his eyes and pictures his own house they gawk at. the art curated in expensive taste, the aid of his managers and the bodies that never frequent it. seoul forest becoming his own little garden and now, the song shifts in subject when it becomes a boast of his own hard earning works. 
it’s all money made from the years in knight. all the money funneled into the art that transforms his house into a galleria, and the richard mille watch that sits on his wrist. he laughs at how the ten year old learning the same chords would’ve billowed with stomach-hugging laughter at the sight of twenty-seven year old him living large, sitting on top. becoming the people on tv rather than the side shuffle of his father’s shadow. 
(he writes all of this down. again and again. each one engraving its mark deep into the persona he’s been filled to become). 
rap, hip hop. it all falls short when the stereotypes formulate the standard opinion: bad boys boasting about money. it’s a hopeless stereotype when he’s always five steps short of becoming whatever he’d imagine himself to be. 
it’s pointless to keep up a lie. so, he tells the truth. writes down the sadness that plagues him, and the melancholy that clings when he’s sitting alone in the studio — a part of his heart empty, far stretched away to where material goods do harm than good.
he asks for help.
“i need somebody.” 
the words feel uplifting, freeing by the time they meet the empty air. all tongue-tied and flustered, it’s the heat that rises again to flush out his cheeks. he writes it over and over, calls out for the help he won’t be met with tonight.
loneliness always a full-time burden.
and when another day brings freedom with recordings out of the way, no worry for knight behind the end of his i don’t give a fuck attitude, he ceases his comfort. comes to his own apartment, sitting down in the studio where the hard drive opens back to the state of disorder.
for that, he gives himself the benefit of the doubt — the feelings of home and comfort when he’s lounged out in a pair of sweats and the hoodie that wafts home. five pm, the leftovers in the fridge from the night before (he’ll eat that later, two am he bets.)
shit always go south, and by the time his phone rings and it’s another manager with another call — it’s the expectations coming to fill their predecessor: an early morning schedule the next day. gyujeong tosses the phone over his back — an aim straight to the sofa sitting pretty behind him, and he groans heavily back into the pillow that’s heard the brunt of his woes. 
he wants to forget about it all. forget about it even if it’s just for a brief moment, and this all becomes some fucked up reverie he’s lost in. five minutes of solace, and he’ll take it for the hours of wary shoulders tossing and turning at night. (he remembers how to forget, plugs in his hard drive and pulls up help.wav). 
the track plays with the recording he managed to finish the night — the effects of an all-nighter, and therapy in momentary bliss. he laughs, a pointed look tapered towards the empty screen as the demo takes over the silence. repeat, listen again. do it five more times, and he yanks away the beanie as his spine curves over the desk with fingers brushing past his lips. he knows what he sees. what he wants to salvage inside moments of sheer desperation where it’s the music that speaks louder than the voice that’s dwindled down in the past few years. 
no punches tonight, just the clicks that compose the song into frame. his voice sounds breathy when it plays, he picks that up on the second verse, easily. 
it’s bound to be a long night when he’s busy tuning his voice into something polished, less breathy. less gritty and rough when he wants the lyrics to speak to the masses that won’t read between the lines. it’s a reckoning all while a shame that he lays passive, using the music to speak on his behalf where his voice won’t raise higher. 
and by the time his head bobs, and it sounds more coherent. smoother, and flexible with the flow of his original intentions, there’s something that still lacks: desperation. there’s no urge to pull the spotlight back onto him, just the five seconds of a voice in hopes someone reaches their hands out — all warm and soft against the cracked dryness of his own. 
empathy, everyone says when you lack it, you’ll figure out the gaping void (they were right).
right inside each and every notion, and he bends over silently with his eyes on his screen and fingers edging to his temple, scratching then tapping. impatience flows back in when he files through the corner of his desk for a dusty mic that adds the hint to what he’s wanting: ad-libs.
it’s in the chorus where he wants to shout — call out for help. from anyone, for anyone. i need somebody becomes repeated, followed through when ‘anyone’ falls in his own voice in a multitude of different ways. soft, then harsh. loud and boisterous, passive and meek. what leaves the screen is nothing more than fifteen different ways for “anybody.” and “hello?”
he picks his favorite ones, the ones that breed desperation in the subtle movement of his voice. index finger and thumb against his chin, he taps patiently against the sides when satisfaction comes from a full picture. whole and somber with how the playback comes: belts of the music inside cheery chords, the addition of the horns then trumpets. fine-tuned by the base — then, it’s the lyrics that become the second hit, the punch that any sixth sense can pick up. hollowed out loneliness, and it’s a cry for help no longer seizing greatness nor the confines of things he’s collected over the years. 
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xwaywardhuntress · 6 years ago
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You’re Not From This World (Part Six)
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Summary: Imagine the boys get sent to an alternate reality again without you, which leaves you stuck with the Winchester look-alikes, Jensen Ackles, and Jared Padalecki.
Pairing: Dean Winchester x reader, Jensen Ackles x alternate world!reader
Warnings: Both worlds POV
Words: 2500+
Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural. This is fanfiction only. Please do not redistribute my writings on other sites, horrible or not. Thanks!
Part One, Two, Three, Four, Five
“So your first name on your birth certificate is…?” Dean questioned, more for verbal confirmation.
“It’s Y/N…”
“Wow, I was not – I was not expecting that.” Dean chuckled.
“To be honest, the character’s name is what caught my attention in the first place. I haven’t really told anyone, except for Jensen, but I think he forgot…” Cat took another bite. “You’ve probably noticed that I act awkwardly around you. And yes, it is because you look exactly like him.”
Dean played it off poorly, “No, not at all. We’re technically strangers to each other anyways.”
She smiled, aware that the older Winchester was trying to be nice about it. “I feel like we could be more acquaintances than strangers.” She commented with a smirk. “I’d say I know enough about you from the show that we wouldn’t be entire strangers.”
“Fair point.” Dean agreed. “Not sure if I know enough about you to say the same. The only thing I know now is that you have the same first name as Y/N.”
“Touche.” Cat chuckled. “What do you want to know?”
“Alright, why do you feel awkward around this Jensen guy?” He asked, a bit hesitant at first.
Cat sighed, “I had a feeling that question would be asked eventually. To keep the story short. I fell for him and I don’t know how to act around him anymore. When I first started on Supernatural, you could say we were two peas in a pod, but then I realized how I felt and it just..”
“…it made you overthink about everything?” Dean assumed the end of her sentence.
She looked up, a bit surprised. “Yeah, that’s right.”
Dean smiled at her, “As quoted by someone pretty smart…” He looked over at his sleeping brother. “Just tell him how you feel. Now I can’t confirm he’ll return the same feelings. He’d be stupid not too, in my opinion. But if he does, at least you didn’t waste years of pining over him or sleeping with other people when you could’ve been with him.”
“Someone got wiser.” Cat commented, finishing her Nutella sandwich.
“I also had a nagging brother but it was her that really made me realize how stupid I was all those years. Now, I can’t imagine my life without her.” He smiled at the thought of Y/N.  
“You two are goals.” Cat yawned. “I think it’s time to go to bed for me. Tomorrow…err in a few hours now, we’ll figure out a way to get you and Sam back to your world. Everything will be okay.” She smiled at him as she got up and then headed to the other queen bed that was empty.
Dean nodded his head and then went back to his sofa bed. Cat definitely shared the positivity that his Y/N had. He could only wonder how similar Jensen was to him as he drifted off to sleep.
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Waking up to noises coming from the bunker entrance area, you stretched out in your shared bed with Dean. You weren’t used to how roomy the bed was with only a single person. Reaching out to check your phone for the time, it read almost 7am. Normally, you would’ve slept in longer but right now, you were technically working a case. You got up and changed into a t-shirt with flannel and some ripped jeans, as you shoved your phone into your butt pocket. Heading out into the war table room, you spotted Jared already up and researching.
Before you could ask where Jensen was, he appeared beside you, holding out a cup of coffee. “Coffee with sugar?” He asked.
You rose an eyebrow, taking the mug. “How did you know that?”
“Lucky guess.” Jensen smiled as he returned back to his seat across from Jared in front of a pile of books.
You followed him to the table where the boys sat at.
“Cat takes her coffee the same way. I took my chances and based it off of that.” The older actor admitted.
“Oh. I was about to say you two have grown quite accustomed here in the bunker. It’s almost like your actually Dean and Sam. It’s kind of creepy.” You shared, taking a sip of your coffee.
“We’re just doing what we would be acting out, except we’re actually doing it.” Jared stated.
Jensen looked at his friend with a did-you-hear-yourself look.
The tall actor shrugged in his chair. “What? It makes sense to me and she understood. Right Y/N?” He asked rhetorically as he continued. “Oh! I talked to Cas earlier. He said Remph might take a while longer to recover. Apparently, he didn’t just send Dean and Sam to another world, he also sent back the witch’s victims back to the worlds they came from too. Apparently, that’s what drained Remph’s energy yesterday. Also, there might’ve been something else, but I think that was the gist of it.”
You sighed, “Great. So Cas – ”
“Yes, Y/N?” The angel appeared beside you.
You almost spilled your coffee from his sudden appearance. “Cas, what have Dean and I said about popping up out of nowhere?! And you couldn’t just walk through the bunker to come here instead?”
“Sorry, I heard my name spoken twice and thought it was urgent.” Cas responded. The angel wouldn’t admit it, but watching over Remph wasn’t the greatest.
“Well since you’re here. What’s the ETA for the angel’s recovery to be able to get Dean and Sam back and these two back to their home?”
Cas’s eyebrows creased together. “I’m not sure. Traveling through different universes takes a huge amount of energy without using spells or other means.”
“It’s never easy for us, is it?” You muttered, more to yourself.
“What about Rowena?” Jared asked casually.
Jensen had an idea of where his friend was going with his question as he spoke hesitantly, “I don’t know man. Usually, in the show, she only helps if she gets something in return.”
“I have also been unable to locate her lately. I believe she must be using some kind of spell from the grimoire to hide.” The angel chimed in.
The boys continued chatting, debating if they should reach out to Rowena and if they did, how would they contact her.
You knew from the moment Jared brought up Rowena that Dean would’ve said no right away. However, desperate times called for desperate measures. To make the choice easier for everyone, you actually had a way to contact Rowena. You set your cup of coffee on the table and pulled out your phone from your back pocket. “Guys…” You spoke aloud, but the boys were too busy in the discussion. This time you cleared your throat. “Boys! I have a way to contact Rowena.”
All the boys looked over at you as you held your phone up.
“I have a number I can try calling. She gave it to me a while back and told me not to tell Dean and Sam. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to keep it, just in case.” You confessed.
“If you think it’s the right move, I trust you Y/N.” Jensen shared. Jared agreed.
It surprised you a bit to have both boys have that much confidence in you. If it were the Winchesters, Sam was usually the one to back you up most of the time. Dean’s need to keep you safe played a huge role in decisions from time to time, which would lead to you two arguing. However, 70% of the time the team still ended up going with your idea.
Castiel looked skeptical. “Y/N…Dean wouldn’t  – “
“I know, Cas. But he’s not here right now.” You stated as you searched through your contacts and pressed the call button.
The phone rang a couple of times before a Scottish accent answered. “Hello, dearie. And what do I owe for this pleasantly nice unexpected call?”
You sighed. “I need your help.” You admitted. Just get straight to the point and get it over with. You thought to yourself.
“Oh my. The Y/N in need of my help? How could I say no?” Rowena teased.
You couldn’t help but roll your eyes. “Rowena.” You answered sternly.
“Alright dear, enough of the games. Is it just you or the poor boys too?” The redhead asked nonchalantly.
You looked over at Jensen and Jared. “Me…” Turning to face away from staring eyes, you walked over to Castiel. “…but it concerns Dean and Sam too.”
“What sort of trouble have you and the boys brewed up this time?”
Y/n went on to explain the situation of the Winchesters being switched with alternate versions of themselves, keeping out certain details such as the angel that was currently resting in one of the bunker rooms. When asked what happened to the witch that Rowena acted ignorantly but was curious about, you shared you killed her. Rowena never mentioned the angel, to which you were glad you didn’t mention him either.
“I may be able to help. I may recall a particular spell that could create portals to other realities. However, the ingredients are…” Rowena paused for a moment on the phone. “…interesting.”
“What ingredients do we need exactly?” Y/N asked.
“Oh, a fruit from the tree of life, the seal of Solomon, the blood of a most holy man, and an arch angel’s grace.” The witch listed.
“That’s great, I have no idea where to get any of those items without researching.” You shared, knowing that those items all sounded like they would be difficult to find, especially an arch angel’s grace.
There was silence on the phone for a moment before Rowena let out a breath of air. “Bullocks!” Rowena expressed aloud.
You stayed silent on the phone, waiting to see what the witch’s outburst was about.
“You’re lucky I like you more than the Winchesters, dear. I know of someone who was collecting those items. I don’t know why, but I suppose if you take care of her, then that is one less wee witch in the world to worry about.” The redhead shared.
“One witch, to take care of? That doesn’t sound too hard. How does this benefit you?” You asked cautiously.
“Just make sure to tell your loverboy that I helped you get him back. This should make up for my part in the witch’s actions.” Rowena finally admitted. She continued to give an address, which you wrote down next to Cas.
Before hanging up, Rowena shared she would head to the bunker while you went to gather the ingredients. She also warned you, “Be careful not to mention that you just killed her daughter. A mother’s wrath is something you want to avoid, dear.” And then she hung up.
Of course, it would be Remi’s mother that you had to get the ingredients from.
The boys were looking at you as they didn’t quite understand what happened in the conversation. Before they could ask, you spoke up first. “I’m going out for a while. There’s another witch that I need to go collect ingredients from. Rowena should be here in a couple of hours.”
“We can go with you.” Jared offered.
“No, you two are staying here with Cas.” You looked from the actors to the angel.
Immediately, Jensen and Jared were opposed to staying. They both wanted to help as they felt slightly responsible for bringing up Rowena in the first place.
“Whatever favor she asked of you, we should help. We brought her up.” Jensen tried arguing.
“This time she didn’t ask for anything. And I think it’s because she knows we know she helped Remi. I also think she might be a bit worried that Dean will want to go after her when he gets back. So, her doing this as a favor to us is basically for her own survival purposes. Look, witches aren’t the biggest fans of the Winchesters. Once they spot you two, you guys will be targets. I can’t watch out for myself and you two.” You explained.
Castiel was about to suggest that he should come instead, when you continued speaking, “Cas, you need to keep an eye on Remph. You may need to hide his presence once Rowena shows up as well.”
“I don’t like this.” Jensen stated, which reminded you a lot of Dean.
You smiled at him, “It’ll be a piece of cake. I’ll be back before you guys know it.” With that said, you left to go pack your things. Then you took your car and drove off by yourself.
The boys knew how capable you were to take care of yourself, but they were still worried. It seemed too easy of an errand to collect ingredients for a spell. Not to mention with Rowena involved, who knew what kind of witch she had sent you off too.
As if thinking the same thing, Castiel appeared before the boys dangling the keys to the Impala. “Just watch from a distance. I agree with Y/N that you two shouldn’t be front lined against another witch. However, I’m aware Dean will be upset that we let her go alone. Call me if anything happens.” The angel handed them a piece of paper with an address, “This was the address I saw Y/N write down earlier.”
The boys thanked Cas as they left to pack a few of the Winchester’s belongings in a duffel. They had some sort of idea of what to bring based on what they did when they were acting.
Reaching Baby, Jensen and Jared couldn’t help but admire her. Despite riding in the car before with Y/N driving, being able to drive it now was awesome.
Jensen drove out of habit in the show. The two did get a lost, which added unnecessary road trip time, but eventually, they reached their destination, or so they assumed. Pulling up near the address, they parked a fair distance under a tree.
“Is that the house?” Jared asked.
“I think so. Did you look it up on google maps street view?” Jensen replied.
“Uhh, I did not. Was I suppose too?”
“How else are we going to know if we’re at the right address?” Jensen questioned looking over at his friend.
“I mean the dot on the navigation aligns with the spot of that house?”
Jensen sighed, “We’re pretty bad at this in real life.”
Jared countered his friend’s statement. “Hey! In the show, we don’t act out google mapping the location using street view! How were we suppose to know?”
A laugh appeared beside Jared’s open window. Both of the boys looked in the direction of where the laugh came from.
It was you.
You had just finished your reconnaissance task of walking around the neighborhood during the day and scouting. As you were leaving to head back to your motel that was walking distance from the neighborhood, that’s when you spotted Baby. The very recognizable 1967 Chevy Impala.
Bending over by the open window, you greeted the boys. “If it isn’t Scooby and Shaggy…” You teased.
Both of the boys looked embarrassed that they were caught.
“Hey Y/N…what are you doing here? We were just going on a drive, getting some well needed fresh air and...” Jared started lying, very poorly.
“Cas sent you, didn’t he?” You interrupted, getting straight to the point.
“Yes and no.” Jensen was quick to answer. “Look, we were all worried about you going alone, so we thought we’d just check up on you and Cas may have let us.” He shrugged as if he didn’t just throw Castiel under the bus.
You sighed as you straightened your back and then made your way to the back seat. “I had a feeling this would happen. Alright, let’s head to my motel and talk about this there.”
Part Seven
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glitterdreamsz · 6 years ago
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A Penny For Your Thoughts (part 5)
BoRhap!Roger x reader
Summary: The Reader and Roger have been a couple since they were sixteen. But what would happen to their relationship now that Roger’s dream of being a rock star is becoming reality? A/N: I made you wait way too long and i’m really sorry for that. I only hope that this chapter was worth the wait. let me know what you think about it! Warnings: grammar mistakes (english isn’t my first language) mention of sex Words: 3.2k+
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March - September 1974
You moved back to your shared flat with Roger after that night at the Rainbow. You would be lying, though, if you told that things were easy. It took Roger a long time to gain your trust again but he tried hard to win you back. There wasn’t a single day where he didn’t think about how to show you that he still loved you more than anyone else and you were the only one in his life. The first night was the worst, you both missed each other and you thought that you could get over on the fact that he cheated on you, but you couldn’t be more wrong. When you stepped in your flat you were all over him, kissing him, holding him, afraid that you could lose him again. You quickly made your way to the bed but, as Roger made love to you there was only one thing in your mind: he having sex with other girls. You tried to delete those thoughts from your mind but you just couldn’t. When he was moving back and forth over you, you had to close your eyes because all you could see was he doing the same thing with a groupie. When your fingertips pressed on his biceps you wondered if they did the same. And when his hands ran up your back you questioned if he touche those girls like he used to do with you. When you finished Roger opened his arms for you to cuddle like you usually did, it was your aftercare but you sat up “I’m going to take a shower” you said softly. “Want me to join you?” Roger asked looking at you walking away from the bed. “I’d rather do it alone” You never turned off his offer of showering together, it was actually your favourite intimate time with him. But not that night. You needed that shower to wash away all those feelings and all those thoughts. The water stream hit your skin as you were sat on the shower floor, your knees against your chest and you couldn’t help but cry. Sobs coming out from your mouth and Roger heard every single one of them, his heart broke and he was the only one to blame.
He wanted to show you that he could still make you happy, that he still loved you more than anyone else. He took you to places he knew you loved, he took you to nice picnics in the park.   “So you do know how to cook” you chuckled as you sat down on the blanket. “I actually got some takeaway” Roger chuckled and played with your hair as you laid your head on his legs. “Sorry about that.” “It’s fine, better than starving or getting killed by your cooking” you joked. And to the studio where he was recording some new songs with the guys. “What do you think about that?” Roger asked as he played the drums. “I like it, but shouldn’t you ask it to your bandmates?” you asked looking at him through your camera before taking a picture. “I think your opinion is more valuable.”  “Don’t say bullshit.” You say as you switched to your video camera and started to make a video of all the boys discussing the new song. And when everyone else left he called you over to his drum set, you sat on his lap and he made you play, both of you laughing for how bad you were. “I love you” he whispered as his lips left some kisses on your neck. “I love you too” you turned around facing him, that was the first time you said that after the breakup, and a heavy weight lifted from your heart. After that, that night the drumkit wasn’t the only thing that Roger banged. He came with you to art galleries. “You know, sometimes I wonder if the artist really wanted to instil some hidden meaning or he just simply felt like painting a landscape and that’s it.” He commented while looking at a painting, his chin rested on your shoulder and his arms around your waist. “Yeah, I guess that most of the time they only wanted to show how amazing the view was and that’s it” you chuckled as your hand reached for his cheek and stroke it softly. You loosened up again, you tried to build again the trust relationship you had with Roger and slowly you managed to do it. Still Roger felt like your relationship wasn’t the same, it didn’t matter how hard he tried, you weren’t the old Roger and Penny anymore. You still didn’t want to move out from your flat, you wanted to wait, to be sure before renting a new place and that made him worry. He was afraid that you didn’t want to move out because you still was doubting your relationship, that you thought you wouldn’t last long enough.  He needed your old relationship back and, one day, he knew exactly what he had to do to make you remember who you were and all the good things you had.
“I’m home” you said walking in your flat and taking your shoes off. “I’m here love” Roger’s head popped up from the couch and you couldn’t help but chuckle.  “Hello” you made your way to the couch and bent down to be at his level, you cupped his cheeks and then kissed him “I missed you” you mumbled against his lips. Between your job and Roger being at the studio, you didn’t see each other too much during that week and you found yourself missing him more than you thought you would. You were upset when, some mornings, you would wake up to an empty space next to you in bed. You felt alone when a night Roger couldn’t be at home for dinner and you had to watch tv all alone and didn’t have anyone to talk about your day. With each year passing by you came to learn that Roger was part of every small piece of your daily life and you realise that you were empty without him. For someone, it would have been seen as a lack of personality or as a way too strong attachment to a person. But you knew who you are, Roger didn’t change who you wanted to be, he was just an additional part that made yourself better. “Hard day at work?” he asked once you laid down next to him, your head on his chest as his strong arm was around your shoulders and his fingers played with your locks. “Worst” you replied looking up at him “My boss is an asshole, I can’t stand him anymore.” Your hand slid inside his shirt which had, as usual, its first buttons undone. Your fingertips drew some lines on his skin and then reached his necklaces and started to play with them. “You know, maybe I can ask if you can become Queen’s personal photographer. We always have someone who takes photos of us at any gig and now that we have serious tours and we’re earning good money from our albums I think it’s about time we get a photographer.” “Won’t you get tired of having me always around?” you chuckled “Never.” He smiled looking down at you. For a second you thought about being always with Roger would have meant, what being twenty-four hours per day with him would have been. Even though you have spent years with him you both had your own amount of hours alone and now, if you’d became his photographer you wouldn’t have to spend any time apart. Would that really be a good thing for your relationship? Well, there surely would have been a plus, you could keep an eye on him and his groupie.  “I have a surprise for you” Roger snapped you out from your thoughts. “Do you?” you grinned  “Hmmh” he nodded smiling and from the small table next to the couch he took an envelope and handed it to you. You frowned while sitting up and taking it “Did you write me a letter?”  “Just open it” Roger laughed lightly nodding towards you and encouraging you on opening his present. You slowly did as he told you and once you peeked inside you found two train tickets. Taking them out you read where the destination was “Truro” you almost whispered, a smile appearing on your face. “We haven’t spent time being only the two of us in the recent six months. We always had so much work to do and I thought it would have been nice to spend the weekend away and maybe you would have liked to go back to our old Cornwall” he explained “I’ve already talked with my mom and we can sleep at her house and of course I’ve also talked with your father and we can also stay at his place so you can spend some time with your family. I thought it would have been nicer than staying at some hotel, but if you prefer booking a room just for the two of us I can book it.”  You shook your head still smiling “It’s perfect” You sat on his lap and you kissed him deeply holding him close to you “Thank you Rog.”
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“It’s so nice to finally have you back here” Winifred, Roger’s mother, said as you were sat on the couch drinking some tea with her. “Finally it’s not me who have to travel all the way to London.” She chuckled sipping on her cup. “With Roger being a rockstar we never have so much time to make a visit here.” You explained smiling. “We hardly saw each other this week. But it’s good to finally be back home, even though it’s just for the weekend.” “Have you already seen your father?” “Yes, we paid him a visit and he told me about tonight.” “Oh yes, I hope you don’t mind that I invited him over. I thought it would have been nice to have everyone here for dinner.” “Of course I don’t mind” You said as you put your cup on the coffee table “In this way, I don’t have to run back and forth between my house and yours.” You chuckled. “Are you ladies done with all this gossiping?” Roger asked smiling as he walked into the living room. “Hope you weren’t talking about me.” “Who knows” you joked looking up at him. “Come on” he chuckled offering his hand for you. You smile taking it and get up from the couch. “So, where are we going?” you ask walking to his car. “It's a surprise” Roger smiles still not leaving your hand. When you open the car door you see some blankets on the back seats and a basket with some food. “We’re going to the beach!” You almost yelled for how excited you were. It was yours and Roger favourite place back to when you were teenagers. You always spent time there, after school, when you skipped school, when you wanted to stay alone and escape from anyone else, bringing along some wine and getting drunk. You always did your picnics there, it didn't matter whether it was spring, summer, autumn or winter. Maybe winter was the season you loved the most, you loved taking pictures of Roger as the wind messed with his hair and the tip of his nose became red because of the tip of his nose. His favourite season to go over, though, was summer. Because any time you found an abandoned spot, with no one around, you would just lay there topless and Roger would always snap a picture of you reading a box, staring at the water. And when the evening came closer you would always skinny dip in the water. “So, did order some takeaway?” You joked laying down on the blanket. “Actually I cooked something while you were still sleeping” he smirked and puffed his chest in a funny way “Well, my mom helped but still.” You couldn't help but laugh as you opened your blouse taking it off. You held yourself up on your elbows as you stood there in your bra and shorts, eyes closed facing at the sun. “I missed this place so much.” You mumbled and you felt your boyfriend’s lips tracing a line of kisses down your shoulders. “You're not going to flash me like the old eighteen you would have done?” he giggled against your flesh. “There are kids around” “Bet they've already seen a pair of tits” he bit the strap of your bra. “Not mine and they won’t see it today” you chuckled pushing his head lightly. You closed your eyes again, enjoying the music produced by the waves on the shore when you heard the sound of the click of a camera. “That’s my camera” you chuckled not opening your eyes.  “I know” Roger chuckled “But the sun just hits you in all the right spots and you look so beautiful.” “I think I just got diabetes” you giggled and laid down cuddling in his embrace. “My dad told me to stop by his shop whenever we’ve got time.” You then said as your fingers traced his exposed skin. “He’s got a new box of vinyl for us to take back home in London.” Since you could think, your father had always brought you home vinyl of new bands or new records from famous musicians, anything new that would come in his shop. That’s how you’ve always been updated in music, and when you and Roger moved to London, he didn’t fail to mail you the vinyl every week.
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You were all sat at the table of Roger’s house having dinner, talking about all the new cities you and Rog have visited, about you possibly becoming the band’s new photographer, about what’s the next country you would love to go when your father decided to bring up a topic you thought have already been clarified “So” he started putting some more food in his plate. “You’ve been together for almost ten years.” You nodded and sighed already knowing what he was about to say. “And I still don’t see any ring on your finger.” “Dad.” You hissed “I thought I already told you what I think.” “Penny, you’re not seventeen anymore. You still haven’t changed your mind?” he retorted under the silent gaze of Winifred who didn’t dare to say her opinion. “I didn’t want to get married then I won’t get married now.” You felt Roger’s hand laid on your tight as his thumb slowly stroked it through your jeans. “It’s just a stupid sign on a stupid paper.” *******
“I can’t believe he really asked about that again” you said as kept pacing back and forth in Roger’s old bedroom. “As if he didn’t know that we don’t want to get married. What was he expecting with that remark? For you to get down on your knee just right there?” you groaned putting your hands through your hair. “Are you even listening to me?” You looked at Roger who was searching for God even knows what. He started to look through the blankets you used at the beach, through the box of vinyl, he moved some bags “Found it” he then smiled widely holding a record. “Well, thank you for confirming that you weren’t listening to a single thing I was saying.” “Sorry love” he moved closer and pecked your lips. “But I had to find my last surprise.”  “Another one?” you frowned looking at him. “You could show more enthusiasm” He replied while he walked to the record player. “I hoped your father still had this one and when I found it at the shop today I just couldn’t help but buy it.” He explained while putting the vinyl on and just after that When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge started to play. Goosebumps started to form on your arms, you remember perfectly the memory linked to that song. It was in 1966, when you and Roger both were seventeen. You were working at your dad’s shop and it was almost closing time when Rog showed up to keep you company. As usual, he was looking through the records when he then walked to the deck and When a Man Loves a Woman echoed around the room. He quickly was by your side and laid his hands on your hips “Dance with me” he whispered in your ear.  “People could walk in” you chuckled trying to pull away but he held you close “No one will” he mumbled and started to slow dance laying his forehead against your temple. “I give you everything I've got, trying to hold on to your precious love, baby please don't treat me bad” he sang along as your arms were wrapped around his neck and your eyes closed, savouring the moment. “Don’t ever break my heart Penny, I love you too much.” And just like eight years ago, now you were dancing to that song, lost in his touch, in the song, in the moment. “I’m not like your mom” Roger said while holding you. “What?” you frowned looking up at him. “I’m not like her, I won’t run away from you.” You look at him not knowing why he was saying those things. “I know why you don’t want to get married. You are afraid of what your mother did and you don’t want that to happen again. But I’m keen on marrying you if you need a proof that I only want you.” “Rog” you sighed softly. “I don’t need you to put a ring on my finger. I thought you already knew it”  “Lately I feel like I should. I don’t know what I should do to prove that it’s always me, I’m still the old Roger. We are not the same anymore, we’re different and I’m scared of losing you” Your fingers playing with his hair, your eyes not leaving his ones. “I can’t tell you that everything will like before, because something changed in our relationship. But we will make through it, it’s us Roger, we went through so many shit in our lives and we will make through this too. I love you and I will never stop, that’s what matters. It doesn’t matter if we’re having a dark time, I will fight for us. Because you are the only person I want in my life.”  That’s when you felt Roger’s lips on yours making you feel all the love he had for you. You held him closer, running your fingers through his blonde locks without breaking the kiss. His hands started to unbutton your sundress as he slowly walked backwards to the end of his bed. And when you were on his lap, when his lips left kisses on your body, when he thrust into you, when your hands held his ones, when his fingertips were pressed against your back tracing invisible lines, when he kept whispering softly how much he loved you; for the first time after all those months you didn’t think about those women he had sex with. When his hands were on your skin he was touching you, when you were making love he was making love to you. After all that time it was finally only the two of you.
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nimarasnetherworld · 5 years ago
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New fanfiction : It’s the Thing with Life, No one makes it out alive.
So this idea came to me after a conversation in a Beetlejuice the musical discord server and with @blossem12. It's going to be five chapters long! I hope you'll enjoy! Don't hesitate to leave kudos and comments if you read it on Ao3 I love hearing opinions on my work!
(you can read this on Ao3 right here!)
summary :  While doing their community service in the Netherworld, Adam and Barbara finds a box of strange files. Files of people who died over two years ago. They surely didn't expect to find the file of someone they know in it. Especially since this person is still alive.
Chapter 1 : The Netherworld
Barbara hated the Netherworld. The land of the dead was always basked in that weird purple-greenish light and the fog was terrible. No wonder anyone would go back if they could. It was a chance that Adam and her had. The needed to spend only a limited amount of time each day in the strange dimension for their community service. Yes, it had been a surprise for the Maitlands too when they learned that the Netherworld had laws and that breaking some of these laws could end up in you being forced to do some community service.
Both, the couple and Beetlejuice, had been sentenced to community service for the next ten years. Of course, it technically was Beetlejuice’s fault but the dead couple had to admit that maybe they had some responsibilities in the events that occurred in the living world. Lydia had trespassed into the Netherworld. Something that living people were not supposed to do. Obviously. And of course, there was the Sandworm that ate Juno. That was probably what got them actually sentenced. Miss Argentina had told them they could be happy because it wasn’t a big sentence compare to their “crimes”. But Adam and Barbara quickly understood that it was mostly because everyone hated Juno and that they were glad to get rid of her.
So right now, Barbara and Adam were following Miss Argentine through the long corridors of the Netherworld for their next mission. They had been separated from Beetlejuice who apparently had a different mission than them. Which was both a relief and sad. Even though Beetlejuice was no longer a demon but a ghost like them, he still had immense powers that were sometimes handy in their tasks. But at the same time Beetlejuice was still a synonym of chaos which could make their task more difficult sometimes.
“Okay, so this will cover your last three hours for this week.” said the green receptionist taking a sudden left turn. The couple hurried behind her. How could she walk so fast in those heels?
Adam shivered every time a ghost passed near him. Of course, it was silly because he was a ghost himself but he couldn’t help it. The ghosts from the Netherworld seemed different. Tired by years or maybe even centuries of wandering in the dimension. Their trips to the Netherworld always reminded Adam how lucky Barbara and he were to be living with the Deetzes.
Miss Argentina stopped abruptly in front of a big red door. Adam almost bumped into her. The beauty queen turned toward them,
“This is the Netherworld’s archives. Every single file of every deceased person is in there. I want you to rearrange the files from the people who died over the last five years. Right now, they are in alphabetical order and we want them in chronological order.”
“The last five years?!” exclaimed Adam, “But more than 150 000 people die each day! It’s going to take us years!”
Beside him, Barbara nodded. Miss Argentina raised one eyebrow,
“Well good thing you’ve been sentenced to ten years then!”
And with that, she pushed the door open, letting the Maitlands in the enormous room. For a moment the couple stayed stunned in the entrance. The archives looked like a giant Library. Files covered the shelves going up against the ceiling. The room seemed to stretch to the horizon as it was impossible to see the opposite wall. They were pulled out of their thoughts by the receptionist who passed near them.
“Okay follow me instead of staying there like fishes!”
Once again, Barbara and Adam followed her until they arrived in front of the shelves containing the files of the deceased from the last five years.
“Here it is! Good luck. I’ll come back to get you in three hours.”
The beauty queen walked back from where they came from, the sound of her heels echoing around the room, followed by the sound of the door slamming shut.
Barbara sighed, “Why do we have to do this? It’s going to take so much time.”
“I know hon,” Adam wrapped an arm around her, “But at least we’re together.”
The blonde let out a small giggle at her husband’s optimism.
“Yes, we are. But I think we should get started if we don’t want to be stuck here for the next thirty years.”
So, they went to work. Taking the files one by one out the shelves and putting them by dates. The had a small debate on how to sort people who died the same day and finally agreed on putting them in alphabetical order.
“One shelf done!” exclaimed Adam happily.
“I can’t believe we only did one shelf! It seems like we’ve been doing this for five hours already! Do you think Miss Argentina forgot about us?”
When she received no response, Barbara turned to her husband, whose eyes were fixed on something she couldn’t see.
“Adam are you alright?”
“What? Oh sorry, hon, it’s just,” he moved some of the files, “I think there’s something under the shelf.”
With a frown, Barbara got on her knees, soon joined by Adam as they looked under the giant shelf.
“You’re right! It looks like a box.” Exclaimed Barbara, “Let’s get it out.”
It took them a few minutes but they finally managed to get the box out of its hiding place. Inside were several files. But they weren’t green like the one already on the shelves but red. In big bold letters the words “TO PROCESS” were stamped on the front of the box.
“Do you think they made a mistake by putting it here?” asked Adam, going through the files
“Well probably since they haven’t been processed apparently. I wonder what it means.”
Adam had suddenly stopped browsing the files. His hands clenched around one of them,
“Uh Barbara… You should see this.”
Barbara leaned over her husband’s shoulder, looking at the file in his hands.
“But… it’s not possible.” She said slowly as she read the small prints on the file.
“I don’t understand either.” Said Adam “I mean we’re living with Delia. I think we would know if she was dead. Especially since she apparently died more than two years ago!”
The file was indeed disturbing.
“Delia Schlimmer; Born: May 24, 1977; Dead: February 12, 2017.”
A picture of a smiling redhead was glued on the front page. It was unmistakably the Delia they knew. For a moment none of them said a word. Not really knowing what to do with this information.
“We should probably talk about it to Miss Argentina.” Finally said Adam.
As if she had been summoned by his words, the sounds of heels echoing suddenly filled the archives and a few minutes later, the green woman stood in front of them,
“Your three hours are up.”
Adam quickly put the file back into the box.
“Uh… We found something weird.” Began Barbara
“it’s the Netherworld, everything is weird here.” Said Argentina, rolling her eyes.
“No. We mean that we found this box,” continued Adam, gesturing to the box on the floor, “and the files in it don’t make any sense.”
This time Miss Argentina frowned, “What do you mean?”
“Well first the files are red and not green like the other and…” Barbara hesitated, “there is a file in it that says that one person we know is dead. But I’m pretty sure this person is not dead since we live with her.”
The beauty queen had paled slightly at her words.
“It’s impossible. Red files mean they haven’t been processed yet. And in the archives, all the files are processed.”
“Well apparently not these ones.” Adam regretted talking as Miss Argentina sent him a death glare. Good thing he was already dead.
She quickly took the box and immediately started walking toward the exit. Barbara and Adam stood there for a moment before running after her. Once they arrived at the reception, the couple was out of breath. Well, metaphorically. Miss Argentina put the box on her desk. She pressed a button and the door toward the Deetzes’s house opened.
“Here you go! See you on Monday!” exclaimed the green woman, clearly wanting them to go.
“But what about the…”
“I’ll tell you about it once I understand why this box was in the archives. Now shoo!”
The Maitlands didn’t question her. They went through the door, still slightly disturbed by their discovery.
They appeared back in the living room, where Delia was seating on the couch, reading a book about meditation. When she heard them coming back, she put her book aside to greet them,
“Barbara, Adam! How was your community service today?”
They looked at each other, silently agreeing on not saying anything about what they had found. They would wait for Miss Argentina’s investigation to be over before saying anything to the Deetzes.
“It was okay! We’re glad to be back!” said Barbara as lightly as she could.
Delia gave them a big smile, “Good! Beetlejuice has been back for a few minutes now. I think he went in the attic.” The life coach sat back down and went back to her book.
The Maitlands slowly made their way to the attic. Already discussing a way to evict Beetlejuice from it before he made a mess. But the files never left their thoughts as they wondered how much time Miss Argentina would need before she could give them an explanation.
Turned out they didn’t need to wait very long. Two days later, the six of them were eating dinner. Lydia was talking about her day at school to the Maitlands as Charles was talking about one of his new real-estate projects to Delia, trying not to be distracted by Beetlejuice who was floating around the room, trying to eat a spider.
They all jumped as the door to the Netherworld opened. Miss Argentina stepped out of it, a somber expression on her face and three red files under her arm.
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idabbleincrazy · 6 years ago
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Invisible Touch Ch.3
Pairing: Gabriel x reader, 
Warnings: fluffy fluff, angst, subtle hints of jealous!Gabe, some total “aww!” moments
Word count: 3091 (oh my chuck!)
A/N: ok, i have no idea what happened here! apparently, i am just the vessel for whoever has taken over this story. i am not succeeding in my attempts to regain control of the plot. i can only hope it all makes sense in the end. 
Y/f/s= your favorite shampoo
Y/h/l= your hair length
Y/h/c= your hair color
The sound of your phone’s alarm woke you up. You stretch and reach over and press the dismiss button, noting that the time now read 9:32. That’s got to be the latest you’ve slept in till in months. It’s a decidedly nice change from the usual up-at-the-crack-of-dawn routine of the hunter lifestyle. Feeling quite well-rested for once, you get out of bed and start to gather your things for a nice, long shower to start the day.
As you gather your towel, underclothes and toiletries, you notice that your favorite shampoo isn’t with the rest of your stuff. You look around the room, wondering if you moved it. After a few minutes of searching bears no result, you remember that Sam had borrowed it the other day, claiming he had run out and no one was up to going on a run that day.
You take the bath items you do have and head down the hall to Sam’s room. As you near his door, you feel that prickle at the back of your neck that you felt last night; as though someone was right behind you. You cast a quick glance but see nothing there, so you just shake it off once again. You step into Sam’s room and pause for a second, wondering where he could have placed the shampoo. You look around and notice it up on the shelf above his bed.
You set your things down on the desk by the door and head over to the shelf. You feel thankful once again that these shelves were already here when the boys found the bunker and not put in by Sam himself, enabling you to just be able to reach the bottle by standing on your toes rather than needing to drag the chair over to stand on. You get bottle of (y/f/s), gather your stuff and head out the door, when you remember that you forgot to root around for a shirt to wear before you left your room. You were down to your laundry day clothes since no one had gotten around to it in the past two weeks. Deciding you’d have better luck finding something decent in Sam’s closet than your own, you walk over and look through the seemingly endless row of plaid. After a minute of searching, you settle on one of his short-sleeved flannels in red and black.
With the shirt draped over your arm, you finally make your way to the bunker’s showers. Eager to start your day, you make quick work of your morning routine, only taking a couple extra minutes to relax as the scent of (y/f/s) mingles into the steamy air while you lather up your (y/h/l), (y/h/c). After you finish rinsing out the shampoo, you carefully walk over to the row of sinks and mirrors along the wall by the door. Before wrapping yourself in your towel, you look yourself over in the mirror. The hunter’s life has started to catch up with you already, leaving small scars on your arms and torso and one in particular on the side of your neck that lead you to keep your hair down most of the time.
You run fingers along each scar, your heart sinking further each passing second. Sure, most of the time they were barely visible, but you couldn’t help but always remember they were there. How could anyone ever want someone so damaged? Especially an archangel who, at least in your opinion, was perfect? Yeah, he may have had some character flaws; like his snarky, sassy attitude, a sweet-tooth that had no end, and a tendency not to know when a joke was going to far; but to you, that just made him seem more human.
Physically though…where to start? His hair that shone like honey in the sunlight and yet somehow looked like chocolate and caramel when he stepped into the shade. His gorgeous eyes, eyes that changed from a warm whiskey color to golden brown or hazel, depending on his mood. Arms with just the right amount of muscle, legs that were longer than you’d have thought given his vessel’s height, and a torso that had the perfect definition and toning to it; healthy and a hint of a six-pack without looking like he was trying too hard.
Of course, being an archangel, it wouldn’t have mattered which vessel he was in. He radiated a magnificence and regality that sometimes times caught you off guard and left you breathless. His Grace showed through in every movement. Every step full of thought and yet somehow fluid at the same time. At times, you’d catch yourself just staring at him as he walked across the room, trying to study every movement; you would silently admonish yourself and shake off the mesmiration you seemed to be caught up in. Even when up to his silly tricks and pranks, his face lit up with angelic beauty.
How could you even hope that someone with a beauty that existed on so many levels could ever look at you and see past the scars? It was delusional to think you stood the slightest chance of having your affections returned by a being like Gabriel. Yet, you just couldn’t let go of that small shred of hope. You clung to the hope that the way he acted around you when you were alone with him was because he just couldn’t think of a way to express himself.
Pulling yourself from your thoughts, you looked back into the mirror and steeled yourself for the day ahead. You put on Sam’s shirt and slipped into your favorite pair of comfy lounging-around pants. Casting another glance at yourself, you hesitated before deciding to put your hair up in a ponytail with the hair tie you always kept around your wrist, not caring if Gabriel ended up seeing the scar that was now visible. If he did like you, he would have to like all of you; and if not, then what did it matter anyway? Taking a deep breath, you left the bathroom and headed back to your room to put your stuff away and check your phone.
Once you were in your room and had put away your toiletries and hung your towel up on the hook on the door to dry, you grabbed your phone of the bedside table and noticed that it was only 10 a.m. now. You decided to turn on your playlist to listen to as you headed to the kitchen to start coffee and breakfast. A bounce made its way into your step as you wound down the halls through the bunker, the music and the lingering warmth from the shower working their magic on your soul. It was amazing how much a mood could be lifted just by relaxing. This break in routine was just what you needed.
As you passed the entry to the library on your way to the kitchen, you noticed Gabriel sitting in one of the chairs, thumbing through a book and eating a jelly doughnut. You stopped and shook your head at the sight. You put your playlist on pause for the moment.
“You know, if you get the pages sticky, Sam’ll kill you, right?”
Gabriel looked up quick enough to give you second-hand whiplash and gulped audibly. A snap of his fingers later, the book was back on its shelf and the remnants of the doughnut vanished into the ether. He stood up from his awkward position in the chair and straightened his shirt longer than seemed necessary.
“Uh, hey there kiddo! Surprised you’re not still sleeping. Sam told me you needed to rest up a bit. Anyways, you know I wouldn’t harm a poor, innocent book, even to jerk Sam’s chain.” He flashed you a look you couldn’t quite place the emotion of. Anger? Pain? But neither of those made sense in the situation, so you let it go as he continued talking. “So, you feeling any better? You look…different.”
“Good different or bad different?” You asked cautiously, half-afraid of the answer.
“Um, uh, good different, of course! I meant good different. Is…is that…is that Sam’s? The shirt?” His eyes flashed again and this time you definitely detected anger there, though you weren’t sure why.
“Yeah. All my good shirts are dirty still, so I grabbed one from Sam’s room. Are you okay? I mean, you usually aren’t up for much talking. I think that’s the most you’ve said to me in a month. Don’t get me wrong, it’s better than you leaving after five minutes. It’s just different, is all.”
“Huh? Oh, yeah, I’m fine.” Gabriel said as he ran his hand through his hair and looked down at his feet. “Just wanted to check in on you, make sure you were okay. You know, you should wear your hair up more often, it suits you.”
He glanced back up at you, eyes passing briefly over the scar you hid from the world. You could feel your face beginning to flush under his gaze. You were about to speak when he suddenly interjected.
“Well, I guess since you’re okay, you don’t need me to stick around. Told Sam I wouldn’t bother you.”
“Wait!” You squeaked out before he could snap himself away. “You don’t have to go, Gabriel. I, uh, I was just about to make breakfast, and I wouldn’t mind the company. You know, if you want.” You trailed off, doubting he would take you up on the offer.
“Really?” His eyebrows arched up in surprise and he gulped again. “Uh, okay…sure.”
“Okay then, c’mon.” You turned and continued on to the kitchen, letting out a silent sigh of relief.
Gabriel’s POV
 He watched for a second as she walked back out of the library, trying to regain his usual carefree manner, before heading after her. When she had walked in to the library, he had been flabbergasted. He had heard her walking through the bunker and would soon pass by; what he wasn’t expecting was for her to look like that! He had never seen her with her hair up before. When he looked up from the book, he nearly dropped it and the doughnut, his angelic reflexes the only thing stopping him from looking like a complete fool.
Chuck, she was stunning! Hair sleeked back in a ponytail, still slightly wet from her shower. Her face radiant without the help of make-up. She always looked beautiful to him, but at that moment, standing in the doorway, she was nearly glowing. 
When he noticed that she was wearing another of Sam’s shirts, he barely contained the rage that flared up in his chest. Judging by the confused look she had given him, he may not have contained all of it. He couldn’t help himself though. Just the thought of them being that…chummy…with each other that she felt comfortable borrowing his clothes made his Grace boil. He made a mental note to keep an eye on her laundry situation. Heck, he’d do it himself, the human way, if it meant he wouldn’t have to keep seeing her wearing another guy’s clothes.
Begrudgingly though, he did have to admit that the particular shirt she had chosen this time looked quite good on her. Red and black were definitely her colors. The sleeves were short enough to show off a hint of muscle in her arms. She had left the top two buttons of the flannel undone, and when he noticed, he’d had force himself not to just keep staring at her chest. He’d been so caught up in her beauty, that he didn’t even realize he was rambling until she pointed out how talkative he was being, causing him to begin to fidget again. He hadn’t wanted to go, but was afraid that if he stayed, he would just do or say something stupid that would embarrass him further. She caught him off-guard yet again when she asked if he’d like to join her for breakfast, his wings giving a small flutter when he heard the cute squeak in her voice. He hoped that he wasn’t misreading the way she started to fumble for words and the increase of speed he heard in her heartbeat as he started to follow her to the kitchen.
Walking behind her might not have been the best idea, compared to just snapping himself there ahead of her. It gave him too much time to admire her from a closer distance than he normally dared. Though the shirt hung down to about mid-thigh, he could still make out the natural sway of her hips and the slight curve where the shirt pushed outward over her butt. He felt his Grace begin stir and quickly looked up, not wanting to agitate it further. He thought instead, about the scar he had seen on the side of her neck. It was about two inches long and an inch or so thick, one end of it trailing behind her ear. It was the first time he had noticed it and he couldn’t help but wonder what kind of monster had left such a mark. He swore to Dad that if the creature hadn’t already been taken care of, he’d kill it himself.
He pulled himself out of his dark musings as they entered the kitchen, leaning against the door frame to watch her as she made her way over to the coffee maker.
“You know, I can just snap up whatever you want, right?” He arched an eyebrow at her when she turned back to look at him.
“I know, but I like cooking. I don’t get to do it as often anymore. Even when we’re not on a hunt, you know how Dean likes to play Mr.Mom as much as possible. Besides, it’s fun and relaxing.”
She started the coffee and walked over to the fridge to get the eggs and bacon. Leaning over to look further into it, Gabriel was granted a veiw he didn’t often have the luck of seeing and had to cough to push back the groan that almost escaped his lips.
“Well, looks like I do need your help, after all. We’re out of butter and jelly. Do you mind?” She asked, straightening up and turning to look at him, head cocked questioningly.
“Sure, anything for you, milady.” He said as he snapped up the butter. “What flavor jelly does Madame prefer this fine morning?” He asked, putting on a silly accent, hoping to keep the mood light. He hoped that if he could steer clear of any awkward silences, he wouldn’t feel that usual need to leave before he lost control of himself.
“Hmm, how ‘bout you choose a flavor”, she said, smiling at his waiter-like manner. “Something unique.”
He thought for minute and snapped up an unlabeled jar, walking over from the door to hand it to her. As she reached out to take it from him, she grazed his hand for a fraction of a second, causing him to inhale sharply and he nearly dropped the jar as he tried to control his Grace yet again. The slight smell of burning ozone appeared for a second as his feathers rippled invisibly behind him.
They had never touched before. He had made a point of it in fact, worried that if he gave her even a short, friendly hug he might not be able to stop himself from crossing that line, no matter who was around. After what had just happened, it was easy to see he was right to do so. He nearly lost himself just from that slightest bit of contact. He quickly recovered himself, thankful once again for his angel reflexes.
“You okay, Gabriel?” She asked, taking the jar from him, her eyes slightly widened. “I think I shocked you. You know, static? When I touched you, I felt a small shock,” she explained upon seeing the confusion on his face.
“Oh, that. Yeah. I’m fine. It happens sometimes, you know…science,” he finished lamely, still trying to process the fact that she had felt it too. He cleared his throat and decided to change the subject. “So, now that you have what you need, what’s next? Walk me through it. Never needed to actually cook anything before.”
She set the jar down on the counter by the stove and smiled at him. “Well, I was thinking I’d make some eggs over easy, bacon and toast. Simple but still delicious. I know you don’t have to eat, but I can make you some if you’d like? There’s plenty. But first, coffee. I like to let the eggs warm up a bit before cooking them. They cook better at room temperature.”
“Here, you go sit over there,” Gabriel gestured over to the usually empty space between the wall and the island in the center of the room. He snapped up a small table and two chairs like one would see outside a cafe. “I’ll make the coffees, since you’ll be cooking. How do you take yours again?”
“Oh, surprise me. I trust your judgment.” She graced him with a beaming smile as she walked over and sat in one of the chairs as Gabriel decided to treat her to one of his favorite types of coffee.
He walked over to join her with the two mugs, setting one down in front of her and watching as she admired the whipped cream and sprinkle topped drink before taking a sip. “Well, whaddaya think? Yay r nay?”
“It’s delicious! What’s in it?” She exclaimed, not noticing the little dot of whipped cream that remained in the cleft between her nose and top lip.
“It’s one of my personal creations. Vanilla, caramel, and a dash of nutmeg.” He chuckled, handing her a napkin and tapping his lip. “I’m glad you like it. Some find it too sweet.”
She took the napkin, wiped her lip and looked away for a minute, embarrassed. “No, it’s perfect,” she said shyly not quite meeting his gaze.
Feeling one of those awkward silences starting to settle in around them, he struggled to think of something else to say. He had to keep the conversation going. Needed to keep himself distracted and not focus on how much he longed to kiss her at that moment, to taste how the vanilla and caramel mingled together on her tongue. He needed…he…he…*snap*
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Feedback highly appreciated. Not sure if i should continue on this course or make some edits and get it back to what i had originally thought it would be.
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lovecomesinattheeyes · 6 years ago
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Wrote this Modern AU a while back. Not sure if it's going to develop into anything, but for now it's a smutty one shot. It'll be on ao3 soon. Enjoy!
His dark, curly hair pools against her naked belly. His eyes are glued to the dimly lit screen emitting sounds of swords clashing. The quiet clicking of the buttons on his controller the only clue that he's moving. Her silver blonde hair is tucked behind her ears as her violet blue eyes skim the words of the book held with one hand, her other hand lightly scratching his scalp, mindlessly playing with his hair until she needs to turn a page.
Their bodies are splayed across their bed and the heavy form of Ghost is nestled against Jon's back, his cold nose pressed up to Dany's shoulder.
It was rare for them to be home the same night. Most of the time one or the other would be working late. Her shifts at the hospital were demanding and the time between the O.R. was spent checking up on patients or trying to sleep. Jon's nights at the lab were just as late. He knew they were on the verge of a breakthrough and had been pushing himself harder than ever to isolate the gene that could lead to a cure.
Tonight though they had both managed to get a night off, able to be together, even if just to be near one another as they turned their brains off and imbibed in a mindless hobby.
"Fuck!" He mutters as his screen turns red. His failure at playing the fantasy game breaks her concentration from the sentence in the suspenseful mystery novel. He hastily turns the console off, letting the screen go dark before sighing heavily. He shifts his head to look at her over his shoulder, observing her continued reading.
"Ghost, down." He says, nudging the ball of white fur until the four legged companion slinks off the mattress and into his bed on the floor next to the window. Jon shifts his body so that he can gently kiss the soft skin along her ribs.
"What are you doing?" She eyes him as he tugs at the delicate lace of her underwear.
"Nothing..." He smiles against her hip.
"Doesn't look like nothing." She narrows her eyes at him as a shiver goes up her spine.
"An experiment..." He smirks as he manages to finagle the material lower, the platinum gold smattering of hair between her legs peeking out.
"For science?" She lifts her hips just slightly, allowing him to rid her of the panties.
"Exactly..." He muses as he huffs and rolls them past the dragon tattoo on her thigh. She lets the book drop from her hand and bites her lip as she looks down at him. A warmth pools between her legs as he kisses his way back up to her core.
"Mmm, I think this is a good start, what's your hypothesis?" Her hands reach for his chin, pulling him up.
"That you're capable of having at least three orgasms in under ten minutes." Kissing her palm he bends back down and drags his nose along her slit. She moans and arches her back.
"That's a compelling theory." She gasps as he readjusts himself between her legs, hitching one over his shoulder, resting it on his back as he pushes the other off the edge of the mattress so it dangles over the side of the bed. "What are your variables?"
He hums against her and she feels the reverberations through her entire body. "I don't think I should share those with the subject." He growls as he lets his fingers slowly slide between her folds. "For it to be a controlled experiment you'll need to experience the tests first hand."
"Ooo Jon, no one talks nerdy to me like you do." He chuckles softly before focusing back on the task at hand. He spreads her slick sex as his fingers begin circling her entrance. She grips the sheets and tilts her head back into the pillow, biting her lip. Jon's tongue takes one long slow drag from his fingers up, causing her to gasp and her body to arch again.
No matter how many times he'd done this, it never got old. The first time he had they were both half drunk, having stumbled back to his dorm room after a Halloween party. She'd never known sex could be that good. Dany primarily dated selfish jocks or shy nerds. Jon was a revelation to her. He told he had only been with one girl, but between his innate curiosity, physical instincts and plenty of research on the topic of how to pleasure a woman, he had developed quite the talent for sex; one that Dany appreciated reaping the rewards of.
Currently his tongue drives all thoughts from her head though as he continues to lave and suck at the bundle of nerves. Her legs begin to shake and her gasps and moans interrupt her ragged breaths. Dany breathes his name as the first orgasm takes her, spreading through her like a wild fire, forcing her to grip his hair and roll her hips into his face.
"There's one." He smirks proudly before dipping his head back down and continuing to lick as his fingers slowly work within her.
"Mmm, fuck Jon..." She sighs as she buries her fingers in his hair and runs the heel of her foot up his back. His other hand pushes on her thigh, opening her up to him further.
Her mind wanders to the first time they met. Those stormy eyes challenging just as strongly as his sharp mind argued. Jon Snow had infuriated her with his unwillingness to concede that she was right. They had been partnered together on a project in their cellular biology class. The only problem being they both had passion for the subject and an unwavering opinion about it. Eventually they compromised and she had seen that he was right, admitting to him as much. His humble demeanor allowed her to keep her pride intact however and from that point their feelings toward each other developed.
Dany pulls at his hair sharply as his talent for feasting on her makes her lose her senses. He hisses as he looks up at her. "Woman, you're going to rip my scalp off if you keep up with that."
"Sorry," she acquiesces, loosening her grip and moving her hands back to rest on her stomach. Seemingly satisfied he dips his mouth to her once more and sucks hard on the swollen bud. It causes her body to double and she props herself up on an elbow, watching as he continues to devour her with intent. "Fuuuuck." She breathes as her body climbs higher toward release. "Don't stop..." She begs as her head rolls back and her toes curl in anticipation. Hiss muffled agreeance only exacerbates her need to release. He glances up at the goddess that has somehow chosen to be his wife writhes in pleasure.
They were 22 when they met, over halfway through their doctorate program as both had started college programs when they were 16. He'd fallen for her hard and fast, but knew that he had a responsibility to finish college, that he couldn't let this distract him from his true purpose. He was lucky then that when he breached the topic, she was in total agreement. She had an overwhelming need to prove herself.
Her background was somewhat tragic. The story of a family who had the world at their fingertips. Doctor Aerys Targaryen was one of the most sought after brain surgeons in the world until the grief took him. The death of his wife during Danaerys' birth had broken him. Followed shortly by having watched his sons die from a genetic disease that he could not fix. Rae was the oldest, strong until it hit him when he was 20. He killed himself after he was diagnosed. Vic, on the other hand didn't care that he had the gene. He lived a dangerous life. He took too many risks, and the one that got him killed was beyond stupid.
Dany fortunately did not have the green but was left motherless and with a father who was a genius, but stunted emotionally and crippled by grief. He eventually went so insane he was put in a home and Dany was shipped off to live with a man who was close to her family, a colleague of her father. He cared for Dany, harbored her and sculpted her mind. Dany had inherited her father's brilliance and, from what others said, her mother's grace. However it hadn't been the only thing she inherited. Her wealth was unimaginable, but also untouchable until the age of 28, as per the trust agreement.
She was raised with nothing but the kindness of strangers. The small amount of money received by her guardians covered the necessities. She had clawed her way out of her circumstances, applying for grants, taking out loans and working part time jobs in order to afford rent with a bunch of misfits.
Tyrion was a dwarf, incredibly smart and studying to be a lawyer. He had a quick wit and a sharp tongue, it was a good thing he chose to like Jon, because he could be a formidable person to have as against you. Missandei was incredible at languages. She was fluent in at least twelve that Jon was aware of and was currently one of the best interpreters at the U.N. Greyson or "Grey Worm" as everyone called him, was on the football team, one of the strongest and most gifted, but he was painfully shy and preferred the company of Missandei. Today they remain together, he works as head of security at the U.N.
Jon looks at the bedside clock, he's been between her legs for all of 7 minutes and she's edging toward her third climax now. Her hands are clawing at his shoulders as she's propped above him. "Don't fight it." He warns her. "I'll do the thing if I have to..." She grins wickedly at him and pushes his hair out of his eyes.
"Your experiment is going to fail, you might have to retest it all night. Bring on your variables, Jon Snow." Her voice is thick with desire and he groans against her at the sound of his name, laced with a sultry challenge. He nips at her folds causing a surprised gasp and a retraction of her hips. His digits curl into her and he strokes smoothly and circles his fingertips. A gasping breath is his reward and she grits her teeth against the wave of pleasure that threatens to take over her senses.
A nervous laugh bubbles out of her and he tears his mouth from her, lifting her leg to keep it hooked on his shoulder as he brings his hips flush to hers. He reaches down and hooks her other leg around his thigh before guiding himself to her entrance. "I'm nothing if not determined." He warns her as he inches into her warm depths. She grasps her own breast, trying desperately to find an outlet for the feel of the delicious pressure he fills her with. His fingers replace where his lips had just been and he begins to grind into her steadily.
She locks eyes with him and then glances back at the clock. "I only need to withstand for two more minutes." His eyes spark with mischief and he picks up speed.
"There is one thing working against you. I'm an expert in the field of your anatomy." His hand pins her hip where the second dragon tattoo curls around and he picks up the pace, his fingers circling her clit with more fervor. She moans loudly and her hand slams onto the mattress, her face buries into the pillow as she bites down, trying desperately and most likely in vain to fight the sensations he's driving through her.
"Fucking mother of...ah... Dany...shit!" He swears as he begins to feel the effects of their joined bodies on him as well. It drives her further toward the brink of ecstasy. She is always driven out of her mind when he loses himself like that. "Look at me." His breathy request causes her to peek up at him. The intensity of his gaze, the amount of wonder and devotion he looks at her with almost brings tears to her eyes. "I love you Daenerys Targaryen." He hardly ever uses her full name, she reserves it only for her professional life and insists everyone close to her call her the preferred "Dany". She gasps and her legs push against him, she's done preventing the orgasm from taking her, and she reaches for his hand that his wedding band rests upon, gripping him hard as she rides out her climax.
He grins down at her before he lets her leg drop back to the bed. He twists their hands together and smothers her body with his, kissing her hard as the last of her pleasure leaves her panting. "I win." He smriks before nipping at her lip.
"Really? Cause it feels a bit like I won..." She answers as she wraps her legs around his waist and pushes her hips up bringing her mouth to his ear. "I mean, who's had more orgasms?" She teases as she bites his lobe. He shivers and bucks hard into her, a grunting huff blows warm breath across her clavicle.
"Don't test me wife. I'll fuck you until you can't walk tomorrow." She moans at the thought. He'd only done that once to her before, in a fit of jealousy at having met her former boyfriend, Cal Drogo, at their ten year reunion. He was a burly guy, tall and handsome, a six pack that didn't quit and he clearly still had a thing for his old high school flame. Jon remained glued to her hip that night and when they got home, he showed her that he had Stallion pride, even if he didn't attend the same school or even cared an ounce for the mascot of her alma mater.
"Mmm, is that a promise?" She gasps as her heels dig into the hard muscles of his ass. She presses her breasts to his chest and sucks hard on the column of his throat. His chuckle devolves to a groan as he continues to roughly work his hips against hers.
“You tell me, do you have surgery tomorrow?” His purr sends a shiver up her spine and she tries her best to recall her schedule the next day.
“Mmm, I don’t believe I do.” She nips at his ear lobe and pushes her hips up to meet his thrusts.
“Well in that case...” He retracts his hips until he almost slips from her before lunging into her hard and stopping. “Turn over...” He slips from her quickly and pushes himself to his knees. He grasps his swollen and cock, covered in the slick honey and slowly works himself, coating himself. Her eyes darken as she watches but she does what he asks, biting her lip as she flips over, sticking her ass in the air and rubbing it along the knuckles of his fist as they move up and down.
“You want to fuck me like this?” She looks over her shoulder at him, pulling her hair to the side, displaying the third and final dragon tattoo that has its wings spread across the expanse of her back. She wiggles her ass tauntingly.
“I want to fuck you until you’re begging me to stop.” His cool tone sends another set of chills up her spine as he positions himself behind her, Jon pushes her knees further apart with his before he lets his fingers explore her sex. She stifles a moan as he slides his thumb into her, pinching her clit between his pointer and middle finger. His other hand continues to pump himself as he slowly circles his digits. Her muffled mewls growing in volume as she feels a familiar tension building again. “You’ll tell me if it’s too much won’t you?” He asks before he inches forward, sliding his cock between the cleft of her ass.
“Mmmm, mhmm.” She moans and pushes back against him. 
“Good girl...now...” He pulls his fingers out of her trembling cunt before he offers them to her other pair of lips. “Suck.” She opens her mouth and licks up his fingers before sheathing them in her mouth, as she does he drives himself into her hard and hisses at the depths he reaches in her body as well as the sharp sting of the teeth that dig into the flesh of his knuckles. He knows hes in for a long night with his Dragon Queen.
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deamstellarus · 7 years ago
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Stranger Things Have Happened (2/11)
Pairing: Clint Barton x Reader
Summary: You’d spent your whole life hiding your ability from the world. When you ended up in a dark alley, you never expected to be saved by Tony Stark. But when you met your soulmate, you knew it was fate.
Word Count: 4207
Warnings: None really, unless you count slight embarrassment 
Chapter 2: Awkward Encounters
          You woke up the next morning with the sun shining on your face. You were so content that the realization that you were not, in fact, in your room in your apartment didn’t occur to you until a few moments later. Then you started to panic, until you heard a voice call out.
         “Miss, your heart rate indicates that you are panicking. Please try to calm down. You are at the Avengers Tower. I have alerted the Boss that you are awake,” F.R.I.D.A.Y. said, and you suddenly remembered the previous night. Slowly, you got out of bed, your body aching but oddly feeling more refreshed than you have in months. Sliding on the slippers and pulled on a hoodie, went and brushed your teeth with the new toothbrush you found, then cracked open the bedroom door, peeking into the hallway. It was empty as you made your way into the living room, walking up to the giant windows and taking in the view of New York. You’d never seen so much of New York all at once, it was almost calming being so high up above the fast-paced city. You didn’t hear the ding of the elevator, so the following voice startled you.
         “Well good morning, Alleycat!” Tony said, taking you by surprise. You jumped, turned to see him a few feet away. “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you. Are you hungry?” You were about to respond as your stomach answered for you in what must have been the loudest growl that echoed in the room. “I’ll take that as a yes,” he laughed.
         “It would appear so,” you said, pulling at your sleeves.
         “Come along, let’s go to the kitchen and see what Cap is making for everyone.” Right. You were going to meet the Avengers today. Suddenly, you were nervous. They’re just normal people, people who just happened to be superheroes.
         He started back for the elevator but turned to see you still glued to the same spot, feeling unprepared. What if you were intruding on their home? Technically you were. What if they didn’t like you being there? He held out his hand and you hesitantly took it, following him into the elevator. He pressed a button with a big A on it, upon closer inspection you saw it was the Avengers logo. “This is the button for the Avengers common room floor. This is also where the kitchen is located. You can come down here whenever you’d like.”
         The doors opened to a truly impressive common room. There was a 70 inch TV on the wall above a fireplace, facing several large (and expensive) couches. Just like in Tony’s room, there were floor to ceiling windows on the far wall. There was a bar off to the side that looked fully stocked. To the right was a long table that looked like it was able to seat at least twelve, and beyond that was a kitchen, with what looked to be state of the art appliances. There were a few people sitting on the couches, watching the news: a man with longer brown hair, a woman with long reddish hair, and a man that looked...is he purple? You recognized the brunet man though as Sergeant James Barnes, the Winter Soldier. Seated at the breakfast counter was a man with deep, warm skin you recognized immediately as the Falcon, and the man at the stove flipping pancakes was none other than Captain America himself.
         “Look alive people, we have company,” Tony said pulling you towards the kitchen. “Something smells good, Capsicle.” Everyone stopped and looked at you, some doing a double take and you cowered a little behind Tony. When did you get to be so shy? He chuckled. “They don’t bite, Alleycat. Mostly.”
         “Speak for yourself, Stark,” Sam said winking at you. “I’m Sam Wilson.” He said to you, holding out his hand for you to shake. You accepted it and gave him your name.
         “I know who you are,” you giggled lightly. “You’re the Falcon.”
“Ha! See Tony?! What did I tell you? The people love me!” Sam said, to which Tony rolled his eyes.
         “Steve Rogers, ma’am,” Steve said, holding out his hand, and you took it, staring at him in awe. He really was as anatomically perfect as he seemed to be on TV.
         “Over there is Bucky Barnes, the previous Winter Soldier, Wanda Maximoff, also known as Scarlet Witch, and the Vision,” Tony said, gesturing to the people on the couch. You waved a little to them. “Here, take a seat and Cap will get you a plate.” He said pulling out a seat at the breakfast counter for you, then making a beeline for the coffee machine. Even though you’ve only just met him, you’re sure he relies on the caffeine after having spotted the bags under his eyes. He probably doesn’t get much sleep.
         Steve set a plate of blueberry pancakes in front of you and Sam passed you the syrup. They looked at you expectantly, so you grabbed you fork and took a bite and released a small moan. Then stopped, and looked up blushing. They laughed.
         “Sorry, it’s been a while since I’ve eaten and this is amazing,” you said after swallowing. “Thank you.”
          “It’s my pleasure, ma’am.” Steve and Tony exchanged a look. You wondered briefly if Tony had told the rest of them about you.
         “Go on and eat up, Selina Kyle. Doc wants to check your progress.” You made a face at the nickname but deciding it could be worse. Guess we’re gonna stick with the cat-theme then. You shrugged and began eating, practically inhaling the food. Under any other circumstances, you’d probably be more embarrassed but you couldn’t find it in you to feel that way at the moment. You finished your food, then thanked Steve and waved to the rest as you followed Tony a little more confidently to the elevator. Once inside he hit the button for the medical wing, then he looked over to you, taking note of your more relaxed state, calmer than you had been when he’d first seen you this morning.
         “You’ll meet Clint and Natasha tonight, Hawkeye and Black Widow, when they get back from their mission. Thor is currently in Asgard, and Bruce is most likely in the lab. Rhodey should be around here somewhere,” he said as the doors opened. He brought you back to the room you’d been in last night, where you formally met Dr. Cho. She looked you over and asked you about any pain you might have. You didn’t have much, you’d been to used to His treatment and had started ignoring the lasting pain that came with the punches. She prescribed you some pain meds just in case and sent you on your way. Afterwards, Tony brought you down to his lab.
         “This is my workshop,” he said proudly. Looking around, you couldn’t help but notice all of the versions of Iron Man suits. There must have been at least 50. The space was large, half of the area dedicated to different inventions, completed and half-done, of Tony’s, along with papers disorganized spread across the tables, knicknacks everywhere you turned, a well used coffee machine, and a couch with a pillow and blanket on it. The other half of the area was neater by far, and housed the projects of Dr. Banner, who was working on a project as we walked in. He waved and gave a small smile, you returned the wave and grinned back. Tony brought you to a stool at one of his tables and handed you a device. It looked like a phone, but sleeker than you’d ever seen.
        “It’s a Stark phone. It’s more advanced than regular phones, and has F.R.I.D.A.Y. already integrated in it. All of our numbers are programmed into it, but you can download anything you want on it. It’s yours,” he said. He looked nervous, like he wanted, no-- needed, your opinion.
         “This is really cool. Thanks, Mr. Stark.” You said smiling. If you kept this up, your cheeks were going to hurt by the end of the day. He visibly relaxed.
         “Great! Now I’m going to work on some things down here and you are more than welcome to stay with us, or you can explore the Tower if you want. F.R.I.D.A.Y. can help you if you get lost.” You nodded.
         “Thank you, Mr. Stark. I think I’ll go look around if you don’t mind,” you said getting up.
         “Please. Mr. Stark was my father. Call me Tony,” he said, gesturing toward the door.
         Once in the elevator you didn’t know where to go. An idea occurred to you. “Uhm, hello? F.R.I.D.A.Y.?”
         “Yes, Miss,” the AI responded.
“What types of things are there to do around here?”
         “There is a theater room, and a game room. There’s an indoor pool on the floor with the gym, as well as an outdoor pool with a deck for sunbathing. There’s also a library if you’d like to read.”
          It didn’t take you any time at all to respond that you’d like to go to the library level. You were shocked by the amount of books in the room, you hadn’t thought Tony Stark, technological genius would bother with having a library, much less a well-stocked one. You perused the shelves, finding an old classic and settled down in one of the over-sized chairs tucked in a corner by the window. You got comfortable, too comfortable it would seem, as that’s where Tony found you several hours later. He nudged your shoulder and you jerked awake, blinking the sleep out of your eyes.
         “That’s a good look, Sleeping Beauty,” he joked. You were confused until you felt the sleep marks for the book on your face. So you did the mature thing: you stuck your tongue out at him. He chuckled. “Get up. You haven’t had lunch yet and we don’t need Cap thinking I’m trying to turn you into me or something.” He winked.
         You followed him up to the kitchen, and Wanda was making sandwiches while Vision chopped some veggies to dip in a ranch sauce. Wanda smiled at you when you walked in, passing you a plate. You sat at the table with the rest of the superheroes. Wow, that was a weird sentence. Never before did you believe you’d be in this position. You all were eating quietly, before Bucky broke the silence.
          “So, tell us about yourself,” he said. His demeanor was intense but he had gentle eyes. The rest of the group leaned in slightly.
          “Uhm, well,” you began, not knowing really where to start. “I’m 23, I am a waitress, er was a waitress, I suppose. I had to quit that when He made me start testing.”
          “Who are you talking about, Kitten?” Tony asked. His grip on his mug had gotten a little tighter.
          “My boyfriend, er, well, ex-boyfriend now, Mason Thompson. He found out about my ability a few months ago by accident, and since then has been testing me and working with his bosses to do...I don’t know really. Last night, he took me to meet with them in person at a fancy restaurant, and were making a deal of sorts, but before they could take me, I faked having to go to the bathroom and ran out through the kitchen. I kept running until I stopped to take a breath and then hid in an alley until he left,” you said. You’d been looking at your hands during your story. You looked up then at Tony, “I guess that’s when you found me.”
          Tony nodded, eyebrows furrowed. He looked pale and the grip was so tight on his mug, his knuckles turned white and you were nervous for the mug. You supposed he had more than enough money to replace that one, or several thousand, should he want.
         “Why would they want you? What kind of testing?” Steve asked. Oh, right. They didn’t know about this.
         “I can, uh, transform into different animals, and uhm, people. When Tony found me, I was a cat.”
         If they were surprised, they hid it well. Probably comes with being a superhero, nothing is out of the ordinary when everything is.
         “Would you mind showing us?” Bucky asked, only to get elbowed by Steve, who pulled a face that you would recognize as the Captain America face. Probably had a special voice that accompanied it too. “What?” Bucky asked, rubbing his ribs.
          You shrugged before standing up.
          “You don’t have to, you know,” Tony said, putting his hand over yours, looking worried for the first time since last night. You couldn’t quite put a finger on why but you felt safe here. Maybe it was because you were in a room full of superheroes or maybe it was the compassion they’ve already shown you after only having known you for less than a day. So you nodded but stood up anyway, backing up a couple feet. You took a deep breathe and shifted into a cat, looking up at them and observing their faces. You gave them another moment and then turned into a grey wolf, walking around the table once before shifting into a snake and slithering up next to Sam, who proceeded to jump and fall out his chair. The group laughed as you morphed into Sam, taking a seat in your chair and making the face he had when you’d scared him. Bucky was laughing so hard, he was gasping for air. You shifted back to your normal self and giggled lightly, winking at Sam.
         “Oh I see how it is,” he said taking his seat again. “I’ve got my eye on you.” He pointed to his eyes then yours. You grinned back at him.
         “Well, I think I speak for everyone when I say we will keep you safe from Him,” Wanda said with a smile. The rest of them nodding in agreement, and you were grateful to have been found by this group of people.
         The topic switched off of you and as you finished your food, you were starting to feel a little out of place at the table. As if you were intruding on their space. “If you’d like, I can help you pick out clothes and have them ordered here. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to keep wearing those clothes, they look rather big on you,” Wanda said. It was like she read your mind. You nodded, thankful for something else to do.
         “Oh, before you go, your room is ready,” Tony said. “I put you on Wanda’s floor, if that’s alright.”
         “That’s perfect. Thank you,’ you said as Wanda pulled you out of the room.
         You and Wanda headed to your new room, and when you opened the door, it was similar to the guest room in the penthouse. The biggest difference was the desk that also had a laptop on it. It was perfect. Wanda grabbed the laptop and sat on the bed. You joined her and began looking for clothes that fit your style. In an hour, you had a full wardrobe picked out, ready to be delivered tomorrow morning. You looked at the price and the realization of where you really were and what that meant for you started to overwhelm you. You don’t don’t deserve all of this attention.
        “Don’t worry about the price. Tony is more than willing to spend it on you, and has more than enough money to spare,” Wanda said, sensing your worry. “It’s okay, there’s no need to feel undeserving.” But how did she--? Wanda smiled. “It’s part of my abilities. I can read minds and sense emotions, among other more...powerful...things.”
         Wanda patted your shoulder. She wanted to go out to the common room, but you told her you wanted to take a shower but you’d meet her there in a little while. She left and you took a deep breath. Maybe that was all you needed to relax and accept this new reality. After your jasmine-scented shower, you put on the fresh clothes you found in the drawers. They still dwarfed you but you felt better than you had in such a long time. You pulled a comb through your long, wet hair, slid on the slippers, and made your way to the common room.
         You found Wanda on one of the couches cuddled up next to a slightly stiff looking Vision. They must be soulmates, you think. You weren’t quite sure what to make of him yet; he doesn’t talk much. The other couches contained Steve and Sam on one, while Bucky scowled at Sam from the other. You chuckled softly as you made your way into the room. You felt their eyes on your exposed arms and crossed them, trying to hide the largest bruise on the inside of your right arm. Not quite sure where to sit, you hovered near them until Bucky patted the spot next to him, putting his arm on the back of the couch. You took a seat and fell immediately into him. Embarrassed, you sat up and scoot a little away from him, but he gently pulled you back.
        “I don’t mind, doll,” he said with a smile, and you could instantly understand why he was considered a ladies’ man before the war. You’d been to the exhibit of Captain America and the rest of the Howling Commandos, of course, but nothing had prepared you for seeing Bucky’s grin in person. You didn’t think it’d be so soon after Him that you’d feel comfortable this close to another man, but there was none of the men in this room had reacted nearly the same nor made you feel like an object since they’d seen your ability.
         You relaxed into his side and the six of you watched some made-for-TV-movies when the elevator dinged. You thought nothing of it until a loud voice called, “Hey! Who ate all my chips? Wilson!?”
         Not expecting the outburst, you morphed unconsciously, cowering next to Bucky. You felt their eyes on you, but your attention had been drawn to the new people in the room.You watched as a woman with red hair and a body that most would kill for walked into the room. Following close behind her was man who had dirty blonde hair, and a bow and a quiver of arrows strapped to his back. Black Widow and Hawkeye, the latter of whom was holding a now empty bag of barbeque chips.
         “Did you hear me?” he asked. “What are you all looking at?” He looked down to see your fluffy body on the couch. “When did we get a bunny?” He knelt down to pet you. “Well, aren’t you a pretty bunny,” he said smiling.
          The rest of the group couldn’t help but laugh, while the two assassins stood there looking confused. You, on the other hand, were mortified. Not only had you met two more Avengers in animal form, but one of them just so happened to be your soulmate. At least he said the words on your ribs. You got up and hopped out of there as fast as you could to the elevators that thankfully opened as you approached them. When you were safely hidden inside, you changed back and took deep breaths, trying to calm down. You got to your floor and crawled into bed, hiding under the covers, hoping the bed would swallow you whole.
         You don’t know how long it had been but you woke to the sound of a knock at your door and then the door opening. Tony stepped in and gently shut it behind him. He carried a tray with what looked like Chicken Parmesan.
         “Hey, kiddo. You alright?” he asked, awkwardly setting the tray on the desk. You shrugged. “I know you hadn’t planned to meet them this way, but even Legolas is kicking himself for scaring you away.”
         “It wasn’t just that,” you hesitated, not knowing if you should tell him. He waited, and you wondered if he was normally this patient or if this was new for him. “Uhm, he kinda, said my words…”
         A look passed over his face. “Oh. Huh. Did you, uh, say them back?” You could have smacked yourself. Of course you hadn’t thought to say anything back, too embarrassed in the moment. You shook your head.
         “I ran off before I could say anything. He probably thinks I’m just some stupid girl.” You fell back onto your bed, pulling a pillow over your face.
         “Alright, no more self-deprecating remarks. That’s not who you are.”
         “You don’t even really know me.” You said into the pillow. You winced, glad your face was hidden.
          He replied without missing a beat. “Hm, be that as it may, Grumpy Cat, I am a good judge of character.” With that he opened the door, but before he stepped out, he said, “Just remember, you can’t stay in here forever, nor can you hide from a master assassin.” He shut the door behind him and for the rest of the night, you contemplated what you were going to do about Clint. Your soulmate.
          By morning, you’d decided Tony was right, you couldn’t stay in your room forever, nor hide from the assassin for too long. But why rush to him when you didn’t have to, right? Damn, when had you become such a baby? I suppose a few months of living with Him would change anyone.
“Where are the Avengers currently, F.R.I.D.A.Y.?”
“Captain Rogers is in the gym with Mr. Wilson, Sergeant Barnes, and Ms. Romanov. Ms. Maximoff and Vision are in the common room. Boss is the lab with Dr. Banner. And Mr. Barton is the shooting and archery range.”
“Thank you.” Alright. Well you suppose you could go down to sit with Wanda, but you might be intruding on the soulmates’ time together so you thought against it. Maybe you could sit in and watch the rest of them train, or would that be weird? There was a knock at your door and several workers carrying boxes greeted you. You opened the first one and realized it was the clothes you and Wanda had ordered yesterday. You dug through the boxes and pulled on a pair of leggings, a sports bra, and a thin pullover. Pulling your hair into a long braid, a la Katniss, and sliding on a pair of flats, you decided to chance it.
You headed down to the gym level, only to see Clint walking toward a door leading to the locker rooms. You hid behind a pillar until he was out of sight, and then let out the breath you didn’t know you’d been holding. Maybe you should just go back? You were about to turn around when you saw something shiny out of the corner of your eye. There was a vent next to the gym entrance, the door was slightly opened. What if…? No, that would be too weird, right?
         Against your better judgement, you morphed into a cat, and quickly ran across the floor to the vent, nudging it open with your paw. You climbed inside, up and over, following the voices and grunts you could hear from what you assumed was the gym. There were several other vents leading into the gym but you chose the middle of the five. Looking through the grates, you could see Steve spotting Sam on the weight bench, while Natasha and Bucky sparred on the mats. Was she winning? She was. That’s someone you would not, could not, cross.
         As you watched them dance around the mat, you didn’t here the slight shuffling of someone coming up beside you, until they coughed to get your attention. Jumping away  as much as you can in a vent, you turned to see what...who... made the sound. Clint. Just your luck. He looked at you expectantly. You changed back into your normal self and looked just fast his face, not quite looking into his eyes.
         “So, uh, you come here often?” You offered, wincing at how stupid you sounded. His eyes widened as realization flickered across his face.
         “Actually, yes…,” he said, to which you made a mental note to ask about that later as he followed that by saying, “I don’t want you to get the wrong idea, but are you my soulmate?”
          Your mouth dried up. You closed your eyes and nodded, embarrassment flooding through you, face on fire.. You felt one of his hands cup your cheek. You opened your eyes meeting his blue-green gaze. “It’s alright to be afraid of the unknown. We don’t have to rush into anything. But I would like to get to know you. You know, I always thought I’d meet you at a bar or something,” he laughed. “I’m Clint, by the way.”
         For the second time that day, you could have smacked yourself at how awkward you are. You told him your name. His smile was easily your favorite thing about him.
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OH DEAR GOD OKAY THAT’S GREAT!!! Thank you so so much for asking, amazing Anon!!!!! :’D Here we gone, it’s gonna be long again, so it’s below the cut!! Click read more to learn more randomness about me!!! X’D [questions from here]
2.have you ever found a writer who thinks just like you? if so, who?
Not exactly like me, no. That’s the good thing about art; nothing is the same! :D
4.would you have sex with the last person you text messaged?
LMAO NO
6.how many people of the opposite sex do you fully trust?
Not many. I tend to distrust men more with physical harm and I distrust women more with emotional harm. I have… trust issues. I trust my frens and some of my family members and that’s about it. oof. ^__^”
8.who would you like to see in concert?
If I’m gonna be risking sensory overlord… Coldplay!
10.would you ever want to swim with sharks?
HELL TO THE YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD
12.what was the last thing that made you laugh?
My Dad just brushed Ria our German Shepherd and came in COVERED in fur X’D X’D
14.have any pets?
YES!! Three dogs (Ria the German Shepherd, Granger the whippet, and Maude the mutt/Pomeranian-ish), three chickens (Haymitch, Cinna, and Effie) and two ducks (Peeta and Katniss). Don’t worry, we named the poultry after Hunger Games characters to be ironic, since we have no plans to kill them and they’re spoiled AF. X’D
16.do you have piercings? How many?
I don’t! I wanted some, but… eh we’ll see. XD
18.what are you craving right now?
Intimacy. :’)
20.have you ever been cheated on?
No. And if I ever am it will absolutely destroy me. So yeah, if my future partner is reading this, please just… don’t. Break up with me first, at least.
22.do you believe in true love?
Meh. Maybe, maybe not. I don’t know. I hope it exists though!
24.do you like the snow?
I’ve never seen snow!! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT AND JUST FACE-PLANT INTO IT!!!!!!! :’D XD
26.is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby?
Kinda depends on the circumstances??? but it’s usually it is pretty cute! ^-^
28.go google a weird space fact and tell us what it is!
Six million pounds of space dust settles on the earth every year.
ummmm…. thanks, I hate it? XD
30.what color do you really want to dye your hair?
BRIGHT FUCKIN YELLOW. PIKA PIKA MOTHERFUCKER!!! >:D X’D
32.talk about your favorite bag, the one that’s been to hell and back with you and that you love to pieces.
I have this one bag that’s been with me since I was 8. It’s basically a glorified sack that creases every bit of clothing you put in it to hell and it has straps and rope ties and it’s navy blue and I love it!! :D X’D
34. what’s the weirdest place you’ve ever broken into?
My own goddamn house. Had to bust a window and everything. X’D
36.what is your opinion of socks? do you like wearing weird socks? do you sleep with socks? do you confine yourself to white sock hell? really, just talk about socks.
Okay so my Mum exclusively buys black socks. Just…. black socks that you can’t even tell apart, but I can’t wait till I can buy the most RIDICULOUSLY CUTE HECKING SOCKS ON THE PLANET. I do like wearing socks, I do not sleep with socks on, but I think they’re great!! :D XD
38.do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it!
It’s p small and it has lots of art I can actually appreciate on the walls and it’s got a low ceiling and kind of a comforting, dark-but-still-sunny den kind of vibe. The booths are actually comfortable. A lot of wood and smokey colours. There’s a slate fireplace crackling somewhere. It smells strongly of coffee and vaguely of liquorice. There’s a spot at the back that’s mostly hidden from site, the perfect place to curl up and read a book while picking on a muffin that was reasonably cheap but the size of your whole hand. Closest place to heaven on earth.
40.what was your biggest fear as a kid? is it the same today?
Not being able to breathe. Pretty much, ya.
42.think of a person. what song do you associate with them?
Sam aka myriadimagines. And this song, idk why, it just reminds me of her.
44.do you like poetry? what are some of your faves?
ASDFGHJKL ACTUALLY THIS THING THAT SAM HERSELF WROTE IS MY FAVE. I read it like a 2 years ago now and it still stuck with me and it’s so beautifully poignant I want to SCREAM. hello yes why are my friends so talented are they even REAL??????????
46.what are some of your worst habits?
I forget to eat and generally forget to take care of myself, I deny myself things I like for absolutely no reason??? I procrastinate everything, I bite my fingernails super low and also the skin around them bc I’m fuckin constantly anxious and can’t sit still, I overthink everything, I stay up way too late… honestly I could keep going, you get the point. XD
48.tell us about your pets!
OKAY SO. Ria is absolutely OBSESSED with her ball, and I mean OBSESSED to the point where she has no idea what to do with herself if you take it away and gets all anxious and whines and paces till you give it back. She constantly sheds and she does this sUpER CuTe thing where she wraps her front paw around your leg while you’re trying to walk and trips you. :))) Granger is either made of metal or a deflated pool toy and there’s no in between. She eats literally anything, including ants nests bc you know they must taste GREAT. She’s super stubborn. She gets smile wrinkles if you rub her neck. Maudie was rescue we got as a really small puppy. We only knew her mum but her dad must have been a Pomeranian bc she looks almost exactly like one. She has this thing where she bites you when you surprise her but really she’s a sweetheart. She’s mostly blind and deaf and has no idea where she is most of the time, I don’t think. XD The chickens are all idiots, the ducks are scared of me but still eat out of my hand when I offer them grapes. Haymitch likes to jump up on my back, Effie likes falling asleep on my lap, and Cinna pecks me a lot and leaves bruises but she lets me stroke her at night when she’s dozing off. :’)
50.are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub?
I think they can be funny… in small amounts. :/// Their laughs are pretty infectious, you gotta admit. XD
52.describe one of your friend’s eyes using the most abstract imagery you can think of.
Wariness and weariness and beauty and a fierce want to be loved.
54.are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones?
YEEEEESSSSSSS. An Ouroboros (either sealed or pulling away idk), a blank line of my arm so I can write how many days I’ve been without a relapse bc I need to be held accountable for my actions, a black square with colours bursting out, I also really love blackout tattoos???? I want a bird on my middle finger. :)))) And maybe a smiley face near my collar bone. The quote “what a marvel life is.” I also want the word “promise” on me somewhere, idk where. Maybe a feather somewhere too??? AHHHH SO MANY MY DUDE!!!!!! :DDDDDDDD maybe even a Southern cross but I don’t want to be one of those wankers y’know XD
56.what are some movies you think everyone should watch at least once in their lives?
Star Wars, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mulan, Into The Spiderverse. Basically just my favourites lmao. XD
58.if you were presented with two buttons, one that allows you to go 5 years into the past, the other 5 years into the future, which one would you press? why?
Neither, eesh. Maybe the past….?? Maybe…? I guess it’d be pretty funny to grab “I’m a girl!!!” Matt and shake some sense into his thick skull. X’D
60.what are some things you do when you can’t sleep?
Oh boy. Throw a ball at the wall and catch it, try to write, have a panic attack bc I should be sleeping, read, play Pokemon, listen to music, pat my dogs, possibly cry… world’s my oyster. XD
62.who is the last person you told a secret to?
My Mum.
64.what’s your favorite food?
🍕 !!!!!!!! :DDDDDD
66.three songs you were recently obsessed with.
this one - this one - this one 
68. three favourite old songs
this - this - this
70.worst possible time to get horny:
lmao when both my parents are home and I have no time to deal with ittttt… occasions like that are the only times I’m sort of grateful I can’t get a boner and give myself away. XD 
72.do you believe in soulmates?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don’t believe any relationship is “perfect”, though. There’s always gonna be difficulties.
74.who was the last person you cried in front of?
Dad. Oof.
76.is it easier to forgive or forget?
Neither. :))))))) Forget… I guess?? But really. Neither. :)
78.do you have trust issues? 
*inhale*
Y E S
80.would you go back in time if you were given the chance?
Nopeity nope nope. XD
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING, ANON!!!
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pairing— jeon jungkook x reader, friendwithbenefitsAU  genre/warnings— smut, fluff, humour words— 3, 781 ↳ CHAPTERS → CHAPTER 6
summary: ❝For someone like you who has never been in love -never being allowed that opportunity, the library is the perfect place to imagine if you were. Because let’s be honest, you fall in love with perfect strangers on public transport all the time and being in the library is no different.❞
You have failed contract law two times and it’s not because you can’t do it or because you aren’t smart enough, it’s because you’d rather do that stupid 1000 degree glowing knife thing on your own fucking foot than be an actual lawyer. You see, you were only given two choices: medicine or law and honestly, fuck being a doctor.
Choosing law didn’t mean at all that you wanted to be a lawyer. It just meant that you had bought 5 more years of relative freedom from your menacing and controlling parents.
But freedom evidently comes at a price and for you, it was love and happiness and everything else that comes in between.
Sinking into the uncomfortable wooden seat in the public library, you liken yourself to a period stain on the underwear of academia because you have no interest in law and being a lawyer, and besides contract law, you were acing practically everything else.
“Hi sorry,” a young girl in a bright red velvet dress asks, shaking you from your thoughts. She points to the chair beside you, “Are you using this chair? My boyfriend needs a place to sit and this is the only table with free chairs.”
“Oh sure,” you smile, pushing the chair towards her. “Um, yeah no worries. Take it.”
“Thanks, just want my boyfriend to be comfortable when we study together,” she whispers, almost in a gloating way that makes you internally cringe. “You know how boyfriends get.”
“No I don’t and I didn’t ask,” You deadpan, blinking at the girl. “You can go now.”
“You’re right, you wouldn’t know.” She snorts at you, looking you up and down before rushing off with the chair. You watch her with a scowl on your face as she pushes the chair behind her boyfriends knees, kissing his cheek as he sits.
You roll your eyes and before you can curse out that couple, your phone vibrates loudly against the wooden table in front of your books.
“I swear to god if this is my mother...” you grit your teeth as you grab it, expecting it to be your mother and her callous communication regarding tonight's dinner but as you read the message, you are pleasantly surprised that it isn't.
In fact, you smile because it’s Jungkook.
Jungkook: Guess what just happened. I was leaning against a traffic pole and then felt something wet soak into my socks. It’s summer, there’s no puddles. So, I look down and you know what I see? A doG WITH ITS FUCKING HIND LEG UP, PEEING ON THE POLE AND ONTO MY LEG. I had to walk home wiTH DOG PISS ON ME!!! then I missed my ride to the harbour. The boys left on the boat half an hour ago without me and now I’m bored. Where are you? [11:02AM]
You snort as you lean back into your chair, “Idiot.”
You: Can you hang with Yoongi or something, it’s Taco Tuesday! I really can’t be bothered. [11:02AM]
It’s a lie but you’re quite content being alone today.
Jungkook: It’s Thursday idiot. Are you challenging me to find you? Also, Yoongi doesn’t have lips as soft as yours so I’m coming to find your sweet ass. [11:03AM]
You cringe. “Your ex-girlfriends may have enjoying your sweet talk but I sure as hell-
“Ssssh, you’re in a library!” a boy hisses across from you, behind his copious amount of astronomy books.
Your cheeks burn a blush as you stare at him. “What are you, the library police?”
He rolls his eyes, pointing to the sign that emphasised in all caps that your current seated position was in the quiet zone.
“Fine, damn, sorry.”
Turning back to your phone, you send Jungkook a gif of a child pointing the finger.
You: *gif* Well, from the sugar scrubs Yoongi has, I beg to differ. My professional opinion is that Yoongi does in fact have soft lips and that you should stay with him and kiss them instead [11:03AM]
Jungkook: whY SO UNHAPPY FOR??? WHAT'S HAPPENED IN YOUR WORLD??? WHY YOU GOT THE CASE OF THE GRUMPS?? HAVE YOU EATEN TODAY? [11:03AM]
You: Legit, nothing. You won't find me even if you tried, just stay home and play on your PS4 [11:04AM]
Jungkook: If I can find you in 10 minutes, will I get a prize? [11:04AM]
You: That depends on what you want and what you want is never actually good so no. Don’t know why you’d want to hang with me rn tbh I want to kill someone and that person could be you [11:04AM]
Jungkook is typing....
Jungkook: You can kill me if you want but do it with your lips lol all I want to do rn is to make out with you, can ye let your bestboi do dat? [11:05AM]
Rolling your eyes, you shake your head.
You: Why are you so annoying? Just kiss your fist, same difference [11:05AM]
Jungkook: Because you’d know all about kissing your fist haha. See you soon. Bet I can find you in less than 10 minutes, better be puckering up those precious lips of yours lol [11:05AM]
Jungkook: ?? [11:07AM]
Jungkook: ;) [11:07AM]
You ignore the rest of his messages before turning your phone off and putting it back into your pocket. He’d never be able to find you. You were certain Jungkook had never even stepped a foot into this library and he’s not about to start now. Picking up your book, you try to force yourself back into the prisons of sociology -a topic you have found interesting lately but the library and it’s once paradisiacal magic, stops you from even wanting to turn the damn page.
“Baby, don’t tickle me. I don’t want to get kicked out! I need to finish this report,” the young girl from before whispers, slapping her boyfriends hand away. “Stop it!” she squeaks when he retaliates with a hand up her dress.
The sound of her happiness pisses you off.
“Being kicked out is the last thing you should be worried about. I could kick your ass.” You whisper, slumping into your seat, letting your skirt be dragged up the cold uncomfortable wood. Who cares if people see your granny panties. “Why am I here?”
You have decided that there is something frustrating about libraries and it’s not because you spend most of your time in the one at uni but because now, it’s a place you often feel so damn lonely in that it’s no longer a pleasant escape anymore. And it’s not the learning atmosphere or the allusion that one cannot speak or make noise, to be quite frank, it’s them:
The couples.
The romantics.
The happy ones.
They ruin it.
Everyone around you has a friend or a lover (minus library police who looks content looking at the stars on his own but you aren’t about to empathize with that). Hands are being held under desks, people are cuddling together on the floor and on the couches as they read, shy smiles and earphones are being shared, heads are on shoulders, secret kisses are being exchanged.
It’s love and you hate it.
Because you aren’t in it.
You watch a girl not that much older than you sitting by the indoor spider plant against the chest of who you think might be her boyfriend. She looks happy, comfortable and beautiful but most of all, she looks in love.
You wonder what you’d look like in love if you were ever given the opportunity.
Spurred on by the passing scent of sandalwood, vetiver and cedar, you imagine yourself pressed against his chest instead of her. You’d definitely have your hand on his knee as you read or you’d be kissing his bicep every now and then, something that would affirm you as his lover to others.
You’d be a good lover maybe even better than her.
Shaking that thought out of your head, you clench your eyes closed. It’s an ugly thought and you can’t explain its origins. You’ve never been the type of person to feel insanely jealous of strangers but here you are, doing exactly that for no reason at all.
Maybe you were hungry.
Could explain why you feel so angry at everything.
Who knows.
You just feel a fervent desire to be held as you read or to have someone to just be there with you when you are so goddamn lonely that you aren’t okay, like right now when you feel like no one in this world cares.
And the intensity of this emotion makes you feel like your heart will burst when Jungkook sits opposite you suddenly out of the blue, wearing a white cotton button up shirt and blue sweats, panting like a madman.
Because he does care and he actually found you.
This big toe for thumbs idiot actually found you.
With perspiration dripping down the sides of his face, he tilts his head, a tired easy smile spreads across his face and you wonder why your heart hadn’t bled out all over your books. You can't believe he found you.
Leaning towards you, he whispers over your books. “I found you. Do I get my prize?”
“I can’t believe you found me?” you blink confusedly, “You’ve never even been in this building, how did you know which section I was in in?”
Crossing his arms over his chest, he laughs silently. “I asked reception if they had seen a grumpy and loud little shit wearing a pleated pink skirt with tomato sauce stains on it because there is no way she would’ve changed her clothes from yesterday and they pointed me to this very table.”
You roll your eyes. “Whatever.”
Leaning forward, he points excitingly. “See, what's with this shitty attitude. The sky didn’t fall on you when we spoke this morning, what's happened in the meantime. Your parents harassing you again about marriage?”
“Nothings happened, just leave me alone.”
“You could always just tell them that you plan on marrying me? That would get them off your back.” he whispers as though it were a genius idea. You imagine it, you telling your parents that you would be marrying an architect with nurses for parents. “Not too sure my parents would be keen on that but who knows. It’s your face that will get clawed, not mine.”
“So it is your parents?” he asks.
You shake your head.
But he doesn’t give in. Grabbing your arm, he shakes it as though you’ll actually tell him. “What is it Y/N?”
“Oh my god, Jungkook, I don’t want to talk about it,” you whisper harshly, pulling your arm back. “You’ll think it’s stupid and then I’ll be embarrassed and even more grumpy. Happy?”
“Of course not.”
“I’m sorry but I can’t help you with that.” you muster. "Honestly, I just want to be alone."
“Something is telling me that you're upset because you are alone. I know you. Come with me.” Scraping the legs of his chair loudly against the tiled floor, he grabs your wrist, pulling you out of your seat and dragging you through the quiet study zone and into the library aisles.
Rushing through aisles of tall wooden bookshelves, you watch his timberlands scrape against the dark blue carpet. If this was any other person, you would’ve kicked them straight up the gucci hole. But this is Jungkook and you trust him more than you trust yourself. You pass librarians restocking shelves, languid book explorers, indoor plants and many many empty aisles.
“Jungkook,” you pout, letting him drag you. “Are you taking me to the children's literature section so I can help you get a book out?”
He snorts, looking back at you. “No, of course not. I’m taking you to the horticulture section so I can deflower you.”
“Right,” the deeper you go into the library, the darker and more desolate it becomes. “You’re joking right? Because I know this is hot and a big fetish on pornhub but I can’t focus on anything but those pants right now.”
“What about my pants?”
Smiling, you whisper. “Your thighs look so muscular and your booty be poppin boy, I see you. You been working out.”
Wiggling his eyebrows, he stops to whisper in your ear. “Well, one of us has to.”
You gasp. “What the hell does that mean?”
“You’re weak is all, lucky you have me,” Jungkook smiles at you before looking left and right. “It looks like we are all clear.”
He drops his hand from yours.
“For what?” you ask.
He turns to face you with a smug grin plastered across his face.
Stepping close to you, he grabs your shoulders, pulling you into a random aisle and pushing you up against the bookshelf. Your back hits the shelf uncomfortably and you wince at the protruding corners of hard covered books against your spine.
“Fuck, Jungkook,” you whine, rubbing your back. “Be gentle will you?”
He steps close, raising his hand to caress your cheek. “Being gentle with you is impossible with a mouth like yours.” His eyes fall down to your lips. He can only guess what you might be thinking about when he watches you bite your lip.
“Jungkook?” you whisper, watching his eyes flick down to your lips. You’re so close you can see the little freckles on his chin and the scars of old acne on his cheek and then he smiles at your sudden complacency.
You close your eyes as he leans toward your face.
But he doesn’t kiss you like you think he will, he simply watches the pink rise to your cheeks as you clench your eyes impossibly tight. You look ridiculous and Jungkook doesn’t think he’ll have another opportunity to admire you so closely again, so that’s all he does.
“You look like your pushing a poo out,” he whispers, cupping your jaw, “Relax will you, why are you weird today?” You open your eyes as he relaxes against you. “You’ve been grumpy all day Y/N, what's happening with you?”
“Nothing,” Looking away from him, you take a deep breath. “I’m just ...I’m not okay and I feel lonely and I hate everyone.”
He nods in thought. “It’s okay to not be okay sometimes, I won't hold that against you.”
You look back to him in a small grin. “Thanks.”
“But I will hold it against you if you don’t tell when you aren’t okay. How do you expect me to help you or comfort you if I don't know? I’m not a mindreader.”
“Why would you comfort me? Why would you want to help me?” you ask, something passes through his face, hurt? You aren’t sure. “I mean, why would you ...I’m not important.”
“Y/N,” he holds your face tenderly, rubbing his thumb across your cheek bone. “I want to beat up the person who made you think that you weren’t important. I don’t like it when you aren’t happy, it’s just not right.”
“What?” you blush, feeling the heat of his affection boil in your chest.
“You mean alot to me you stupid egg,” he whispers, pressing his forehead to yours. “I’m here for you Y/N, you know that and you can tell me anything.”
Leaning down, he nuzzles your nose with his. You close your eyes, letting the feeling of comfort sink into your bones as you relax back into the bookshelf behind you. It hurts but you aren’t hurting alone for once, and that is nice.
Wrapping your arms around his waist, you whisper against him. “I do know,” You take a deep breath, he’s honestly the fresh air you need when everything in your world feels murky. “It’s just sometimes, I don’t even know why I’m not okay and my brain has to go and find reasons like right before you came, I was mulling over how single I am in comparison to the amount of couples there are in here.”
“Don’t be jealous of them. Men bring in their girlfriends in here so they can have a piece of mind and enjoy silence for once in their relationships. That’s probably why you saw alot of them in the quiet zone.”
You laugh in realisation. “Oh shit, you’re right. I feel a little better now.”
He smiles. “Good.”
Jungkook presses forward, rubbing his nose past yours to slide his lips over your smooth ones. It’s a soft chaste kiss but one that pulls you back down to earth from whatever rock you had launched yourself onto while you were hating the world.
Stepping closer to you, Jungkook vice pinches your chin, pulling away from your mouth to run his thumb over your bottom lip. You languidly open your eyes, staring at him as he gently latches onto your lip before letting it go.
Dropping his hand from your face, he stands back wiping his palm on his thigh. “You need to wash your face.”
Frowning, you push him away so that you can pull him into a choke hold in your arm. Squeezing around his throat, you drag him down the aisle. “Ruin the moment much! You are such a little nob you know that.”
“I have a big nob actually.” he chokes.
You laugh into his face. “The size of your penis does not matter when the size of your brain is so little. Try reading a couple books?” You poke into his temple.
“Fuck, I love it when you speak nerd to me.”
Pushing you off him and up against the bookshelf, he kisses you again. You can feel him smiling against your mouth as he pushes himself up against you, he fucking loves this, of course he does.
Wrapping your arms around his neck, you give in to this kiss. You could honestly and seriously get used to kissing him, his lips were always so soft and being held by him and surrounded by his scent was comforting. Tilting your head, you deepen the kiss, unsure if you should use tongue but immediately doing it anyway because who fucking cares.
Jungkook made a list of rules and broke most of them on the same day anyway.
Pulling away from you, Jungkook begins kissing down your neck. Brushing his palm up your thigh, he moves his hand over your stomach before slipping it under your shirt. His fingers tickle your sides before sliding up your torso, stopping just underneath the wire of your bra. Cupping over your bra, he squeezes and you marvel at how perfectly his hand fits over your breast.
Pressing open mouth kisses against your neck, you moan as softly as you can manage being in a public setting. “Jungkook, keep it PG.” Dropping your hands, you wrap them around his hips, pulling him closer by his waistband so you can slip them under his shirt and feel the soft skin of his back.
His teeth nip at your earlobe before his lips press light kisses under your ear. You shudder at the affection but your heart ricochets against your chest, maybe libraries weren’t that sad after all.
“I love that,” you mutter and he groans against you, salt on the tip of his tongue. “Feels good.”
You really do love how quickly Jungkook can move from intense to leisure as if he had all the time in the world for you that makes you slump against him, a content sigh leaving your mouth.
Pulling your hand out from his back, you check your watch over his shoulder. “I have ...a dinner tonight with my parents at 7.” you say, feeling breathless.
Pushing his hands up your waist, he opens his mouth to roll his tongue on the most sensitive parts of your skin. “Hmm, want me to come?”
You laugh. “To the dinner or in your pants?”
Nibbling on your earlobe, he whispers. “To the dinner but if you want to make me come, go ahead.”
Dropping your hands from around his neck, you slowly and comfortably dip your fingers past the waistband of his pants. “I’d love for you to come ...but you haven't met my family before and when you do ...I’m not sure if you’ll still want to be my friend.”
Pulling away from your neck, he kisses your nose. “How bad can they be?”
Putting your hand in his briefs, you palm his hardening length. Jungkook bites his lip, and you watch his eyes close languidly.
“Pretty fucking bad,” you muster, stroking his erection. “You have to look a certain way if you want to come though.”
Pressing his forehead against yours, he clenches his eyes closed as you wrap your hand around his shaft to dry jerk him. “What ...kind ...of way?”
Pushing your nose past his, you place a tender kiss against his lips. He thrusts into your hand in response. “Leather loafers, designer socks, suit pants, dresser shirt, styled hair and gucci cufflinks.”
Dropping his head onto your shoulder. You press your thumb against his leaking slit.
“Fuck,” he groans deeply. “Yeah, I can do that. I knew your family were rich. Anything else?”
“Don’t be offended by anything they say. My dad will see a weakness and exploit it. It’s what he’s good at.”
Pressing you harder against the bookshelves, he whimpers into your ear. “And ...ah ...your mother?”
“She’ll like you because you’re hot."
You look over his shoulder, left and right to check if you are alone. Pumping his shaft as quick as you can go, Jungkook digs his teeth into the soft junction between your head and your neck as he cums all over your hand and in his pants.
His heart's racing and you are kind of disturbed, reluctant to pull your hand out and deal with his sticky cum. “That was quick.”
“You jacked me quick, fuck you.”
“I didn’t say that was a bad thing, I’m happy. My wrist lives another day,” Collapsing on you, you pull your hand out. You wipe it on the back of his shirt as you cringe. “So, you actually want to meet my parents?”
He nods against you, not wanting to move. “Yes.”
You rake your fingers through his hair with your other hand, massaging his scalp. “You think you’ll be okay?”
He shivers as you drag your nails down his neck. “Probably.”
Kissing his cheek, you push him away. “I’ll give you until 6:30 to back out. Have fun walking out of here with a wet stain on your groin that makes you look like you pissed your pants.”
He sinks into the bookshelf as you pull away, watching your back as you walk down the aisle. "Feel better now?" You nod before walking out his sight. "Absolutely."
Jungkook doesn’t know what he’s just agreed to but then again, neither do you.
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The door to Dean’s room creaks open at nearly four in the morning, and he’s facing the door with his gun pointing at whoever it is within a second. He can make out the sound of a swishing trench coat, so he removes his finger from the trigger and lets the gun drop to point at the floor when Castiel flicks the lights on. Dean rubs his eyes, stashing his gun back under his pillow after putting the safety back on.
“Hey, Cas. You just get back?” Castiel nods as he sheds his trench coat and suit jacket, laying down next to Dean once the hunter moves over.
“A few minutes ago. I put the fruit in the area we agreed upon. You found the blood?” Dean yawns, nodding and pulling the blankets over both of them.
“Yeah, couple days ago.” He chuckles, shaking his head. “We got in the middle of this weird artifact war between this rich dude and the head of the Scarpatti mob. They stole the skull of Saint Peter from Malta and this priest from there came after it. Turns out he was the holy man the whole time.” Castiel hums softly beside him.
“At least you got the blood and made it home safely.” Dean hums and nods slowly, taking a moment to yawn before pressing himself against Cas’s side.
“So you found the fruit?” Cas nods, smiling softly as he cards his fingers through the hunter’s hair.
“I did. It took me a while, but yes. It’s locked safely away. So we’re halfway there.” Dean shifts, looking up at Castiel.
“You ever think this is a bad idea?” Cas raises an eyebrow.
“The spell? Are you having second thoughts?” Dean shrugs, sighing softly.
“It just seems like whenever we try to do something for ourselves, we screw it up and bring on another apocalypse. Maybe we just… shouldn’t.” Castiel hums thoughtfully.
“Perhaps.” Castiel’s hands stop in his hair, so he turns to look at the angel again. “I’ve been thinking along the same lines.” He confesses, meeting Dean’s eyes. “This spell is… risky. We don’t know much about it, and we don’t know if both Mary and Jack will be able to make it through.” Castiel sighs, resting his hand between Dean’s shoulder blades. “It would be ideal if we could get Jack to open a portal on his own and close it once they’re both back. That way we know for sure that Michael and his army can’t make it through.” Dean nods his agreement, rubbing his eyes. “Perhaps we should discuss this in the morning, with Sam, when we’ve all had our rest.” Dean nods again, closing his eyes.
“You’ll stay?” Cas smiles gently.
“Of course, Dean.”
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Sam is the first one up the next morning. It’s not entirely surprising, since he has a habit of going for morning runs when they don’t have a pending case. Dean and Cas shuffle into the kitchen once Sam is showered and halfway through making coffee.
“Sleep okay, Sammy?” Sam nods, hitting the button and watching as the coffee starts to brew.
“Yeah. Better than I have in a while.” Dean nods, grabbing a few things from the fridge and setting about making breakfast. Castiel hovers nearby, glancing at Sam once he settles at the table.
“I don’t think the spell is a good idea.” Sam’s eyes flick up to meet the angel’s, surprise written on his face.
“You… what?”
“I don’t think the spell is a good idea.” Castiel repeats, adding a small shrug at the end. “We don’t know that it will allow both Mary and Jack through, and we don’t know that we’ll be able to close it again.”
“I’m not leaving them over there, Cas.” Dean winces at the harshness of his brother’s tone.
“That’s not what he’s suggesting, Sam, come on.” Sam’s glare turns to him and he feels like shrinking.
“Then what exactly are you suggesting?” Dean rubs the back of his neck, pouring himself some coffee and sitting.
“Jack opened a portal. If we can get in contact with him, then maybe he can do it again and close it behind them. Then we won’t have to worry about Michael.” Sam rolls his eyes, leaning back in his seat and crossing his arms over his chest.
“Right, and how do you propose we get in contact with them? Kaia is dead, the dreamwalker Jack found is dead. We don’t exactly have a magical world-hopping phone lying around.” Dean sighs and runs a hand through his hair.
“Look, man, I’m not saying we abandon the spell altogether. I just… think it’d be good to consider other options.”
“Fine. Whatever.” Sam pushes his chair away from the table, storming away in a way very reminiscent of his childhood.
They eat their breakfast in silence, cleaning up the dishes afterwards. Dean motions for Castiel to follow him, and the angel doesn’t even hesitate to do so. Dean leads him to one of the untouched wings of the bunker.
“Sam and I got talking about the future the other day. Got me thinking.” Castiel raises his eyebrows, waiting for Dean to continue. “We’ve got this whole bunker here, and all the knowledge the Men of Letters collected, and right now it’s just… sitting here. We’ve got hunters out there putting themselves in danger and living out of shitty motels to save other people.” Castiel hums, nodding and pushing one of the doors open.
“Have you spoken with Sam about this?” Dean shakes his head, glancing at Castiel. If the angel didn’t know any better, he’d think the look the hunter was giving him was a shy one.
“I wanted to get your opinion first. See if you thought it was a good idea before I asked him.” Castiel smiles reassuringly.
“I think it’s a great idea. We’ve got more than enough rooms, and we’re centrally located in the U.S., it would be more than feasible to turn this into a hunter’s headquarters.” Dean nods, glancing past Castiel into the bedroom.
“It’ll be a lot of work.” Castiel hums, nodding.
“It would. I’m sure we could handle it. I have faith.” Dean smiles softly and nods, crossing his arms over his chest.
“I’ll talk to Sam about it. See if we can’t get a few of these rooms cleaned out and reach out to a few hunters.” Castiel smiles and squeezing his shoulder gently.
He gives Sam a few hours to cool down before bringing the idea to him. He agrees to it, so two weeks later they’ve found the Seal of Solomon and cleaned out six of the rooms in the other wing of the bunker. Dean reaches out to a few different hunters and invites them to the bunker, with the condition that they help clean out more rooms and organize the massive amount of artifacts in the bunker’s storage rooms. The few hunters that aren’t busy take them up on the offer, and Garth and his wife come to visit as well. They’ve got the rest of the wing cleared out in a week, and between the three of them, Garth and his wife, and the three other hunters staying with them, they’ve got a steady stream of artifacts being examined and catalogued. A couple of the hunters even speak French and Arabic, so they help translate some of the books in the bunker.
They get Mary and Jack back a month later. Turns out Kaia didn’t really die. Long story short, she helped them get in contact with Jack and he opened a portal. He and Mary made it through and it closed well before Michael and his army are anywhere near close. With Lucifer in their world, Michael doesn’t have any archangel grace aside from his own, so they feel relatively safe letting thoughts of that world go.
Six months after that, the bunker is up and running as a hunters safe haven. Sam doesn’t hunt anymore, he mostly stays behind to help out with research and make sure those staying there are comfortable. Dean and Cas hunt seamlessly as a team, and the hunting community is more competent than it’s ever been. With ideas from all over the community, they’re able to help monsters cope without hurting anyone, and keep an eye on the monsters that don’t cooperate.
Turns out, the Winchesters get to leave a good legacy after all.
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