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Please more buff aang I'm thirsty 🏃🏽♀️🏃🏽♀️
well i hope these will quench ya....
i had wayyyy more fun with this than i should have had. i was giggling and kicking my feet nonny, it's my first time doing quenching drawings like that. i'm not that great with manly muscles so i'm sorry for the messyness and mistakes. thank you sm for this ask my dear thirsty anon! also sorry if the kataang wasn't that you expected but in this house we serve kataang at every chance
#aang#atla#avatar: the last airbender#buff aangie for the girls#and boys#and everyone more#kataang#katara#just figured aang must wake up with is hair trying to grow out sometimes#my first drawing is absolutely wrong ofc aang meditates or does yoga BEFORE breakfast#but i wanted to draw him sleepy#and then yoga with sifu sweetie#the sweetie thing is just so ridiculous i now officially love it#now for the last one i got serious ok#i love to draw powerful avatar shenanigans aang#i know he's learned to not be in angry destructive avatar state but it doesn't mean it wouldn't happen eventually#he's mad and crying because he's heard of capitalism#i know aang i know#avatar the last airbender#anon request#to all other anons who have requested me stuff.....i'm sorry. i don't normally do requests this one just got to me#i am also learning to be more comfortable with posting sketches#gurin illustrates atla
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This Week in BL - lots, just LOTS
I thought I would be pretty lean reporting for Oct 2023 but then (for reasons relayed here) the weeklies got saved by a drunk avenging hacker in a hotel room.
Oct 2023 Wk 1
Except I still can't watch IFYLITA, because I use my other computer for it.
Gotta say though, watching tese mostly all in one day (for travel reasons) is beyond even my BL superpowers. I did my best tho.
Ongoing Series - Thai
Dangerous Romance (Fri YT) ep 8 of 12 - Sailom, sweetie, Kang is never sleeping alone again. It wasn't really translated, but Kang's way of speaking in that opening stinger was VERY cutsie. Also the gay sheets have made another appearance. I do have to say that "rich kid problems" is not my favorite story arc, but I still think this is a great Thai BL.
Naughty Babe (Sat YT) ep 6 of 8 - I love that they are finally talking to each other but Yi’s whole personality is shifting. Honestly, this pair is great at kissing and casual touches, but the friendships are the best thing about this franchise. Also Mr Chenne remains my fav character. But where did Diao's baby superhero team come from? And why? This show is very confusing... It’s also not very good.
My Universe (Sun iQIYI) You Are My Soulmate ep 7 - This was the one of the series I was looking forward to the most, because silly, pretty, and v BL. It is, in fact all those things and nothing more. So I'm enjoying it, of course.
Absolute Zero (Thai Weds iQIYI) ep 2 of 12 - I like it, but it feels like it's gonna be so sad. I'm having Promise and Dew the movie flashbacks. Plus 12 eps seems too long for this narrative thread. I am worried.
Venus in the Sky (Tues iQIYI) 6 of 10 eps - This show is so slow it's hardly worth the bandwidth, but we attained "baby is a floppy drunk" and thus a finger bite frustration scene, which was nice.
Only Friends (Sat YT) ep 9 of 10 (not a BL but I'm watching it anyway) - Ray is so mean to Sand. The not-a-thing with Sand & Nick was cute. I’ve had several experiences like that. All my queer friendship groups tend to be incestuous, but sometimes they're just too much of a sibling and trying to sleep with them is the most unsexy thing in the universe. To be fair, I’ve also been in Ton’s position (this ep). Jojo sure makes queer shizz. But also, Ton must have a magic rod with everyone wanting a repeat. (I'm so glad they put Neo in this role, no one else at GMMTV could play him as complex or sympathetic.)
Ongoing Series - Not Thai
You Are Mine (Taiwan Fri Viki) eps 5 of 10 - now officially known by me as "I'm too sunshine for this seme" where our boss is being hella obvious but our cinnamon roll is just too ooey-gooey to notice. Al.though, baby boy, he takes you home, sleeps on top of you, feeds you cookies (IN HIS BED) and keeps you in his space? Surely even this sunshine is catching a few rays of truth?
Gaga's *unintelligible gay murmuring* is my favorite caption EVER.
Also the name of my new ASMR YT channel.
Bon Appetit (Korea Weds iQIYI) 3-4 of 8 - ah gay panic, also what is Korea's obsession with 7 year separations? Is it only true love if you wait 7 years? Dohoon is SUCH a flirt, it's kinda great! Also, since it's Korea, we got us a bit of a love triangle with 2 hyung romances, so I (of course) am torn. Either way Dohoon is going down. I do love how much time we are spending with the food in this drama, finally one that lives up to its name. On an entirely different note, Korean camping is the most bizare thing to me. It's SO damn civilized. There will be NO DIRT. They pack blow torches. And full dinner sets. Every time I see it in a drama, I'm amused.
My Personal Weatherman AKA Taikan Yoho (Japan Sat Gaga) ep 7 of 8 - OMG these 2 are so in love with each other, and so ridiculous about it. They're tiny idiots but I love them.
If It’s With You AKA Even If I Fall In Love With You AKA Kimi to nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo’ (Japan Gaga) ep 1 of 5 - from MBS a live action adaptation of Kubota Maru’s manga ‘君となら恋をしてみても. Amane has stopped loving people due to trauma until he meets Ryuji. At first Amane just wants to play with Ryuji but… feelings.
I like the odd Japanese mature-childishness in this one. Plus a broken sunshine who is out in a kind of aggresive way and an instinctive caring seme. What's not to love? Well, it's Japan I'm sure it will surprise me one way or another.
Mr Cinderella 2 (Vietnam Sat YT) ep 3 of ? - the cray cray step brother quazi incest is a bit much for me. Why does VBL just suddenly get so unhinged like this?
Kiseki: Dear to Me (Taiwan Tues Viki & iQIYI) ep 9 of 13(?) - resumes next week
It's Airing But...
I Feel You Linger in the Air (Fri grey) ep 8 of 12 - I will try to watch 8-12 and do a series review when I get back in November but... not sure I will be able to. Fingers crossed.
Love in Translation (Sat iQIYI) ep 8fin - I will complete and drop a review in Nov.
What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 1 of 10 - 4th installment in this series (1st series, 1 special, 1 movie prior) about a lawyer who lives with his boyfriend, a hairdresser, and cooks for him. I find thie series more fun to binge, som I'm waiting until it completes its run.
I Cannot Reach You AKA I Can't Reach You AKA Kimi ni wa Todokanai (Japan Tues Netflix-Japan & ????) - in classic JBL fashion, I Cannot Reach You could not be reached.
Can I Buy Your Love From A Vending Machine? AKA Sono Koi, Jihanki de Kaemasu ka? (Japan cinema release in-country only) - This one is a movie from Japan so in customary fashion who tf knows when (or if) it will get international distribution. Salaryman Ayumu Koiwai just can't tear his eyes away from the strong, muscular man as he checks on the stocks of the vending machine in his office.
In case you missed it?
Crazy Handsome Rich (Sun Gaga) Apparently ended its run I DNFed this at ep 3. So no review from me.
My Beautiful Man: Eternal AKA Utsukushii Kare Eternal (Japan movie Viki & Gaga) - Play it again Sam, only I'm kinda tired of this song. I was v dramatic tho. And it's always nice to be reminded JBL can kiss when it puts its mind to it. 8/10
Next Week Looks Like This
Upcoming October BL
10/31 SHADOW (Thai VIU ????) - this is a horror BL featuring ghosts and other paranormal elements in a high school setting. I'm not wild about Thai horror (or horror at all, but if it must be done in BL let Japan do it). It features Singto (who did paranormal BL He's Coming to Me) opposite Fluke N (who's done a couple horror's before). Also Fiat. Dan suffers from sleep paralysis, and in his dreams he sees a shadow that suffocates him. It gets worse when he transfers schools.
10/? Bump Up Project AKA Bump Up Business (Korea ????) - BL staring OnlyOneOf that released(??) as a movie in July but is now being recut and reissued as a series. Stars NineMill and from Idol Romance bulled as a love story between a trainee who is about to debut and a celebrity from the same agency (based on a webtoon). OnlyOneOf have been auditioning for this since Libido IMHO. You can watch me chronicle their BL MV work in this post. Idol Romance will do sad but can do good kisses (Wish You, Nobleman Ryu, Once Again, Kissable Lips, Poongduck 304, Tasty Florida, Tinted With You) but I don't think we will get any in this. After that OmegaX Shoulder bullshizz buisness I am very wary of this show.
2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED).
THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS
I've seen this Chinese drama like... no wait... okay it's like EVERY Chinese drama ever.
(both Mr Cinderella 2)
I only got to watch this scene and the bath, but bot were pretty darn good! I Feel You Linger in the Air
There's only one bed but they slept together on the floor anyway. One of BL's oddest tropes.
I do love a finger bite. (both Venus in the Sky)
Good advice
(Naughty Babe)
(Last week)
#this week in bl#bl updates#bl reviews#My Beautiful Man Eternal Review#currently airing bl#new bl#utsukushii kare#bl 2023#Thai BL#Taiwanese BL#Korean BL#Japanese BL#live action yaoi#I Feel You Linger in the Air#Mr Cinderella 2
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Glee-cap: Episode 4x14--I Do
I'm watching Glee for the first time, and writing recaps of my episode reactions (I'm also watching it a second time through with my sister, and I'll provide those recaps too). Here's my reaction recap for I Do
We start off strong--Finn and Rachel. Together! (Know that I am a Finchel shipper, before we go any farther)
Aaaaaand Rachel giving Finn terrible advice. Please stop.
Also, I do love Finn's 'not everything is about you'. I love Rachel, but she needed to hear that
Yesss Emma!! I love how confident she's gotten. Stressy, but a lot more confident
"I hope it's Britney again." Never change, Brittany, never change
Cory Monteith's facial expressions are perfect. Especially the 'internally screaming' one.
Emma knows exactly how to communicate with Artie. To a vaguely concerning degree.
Marley is so cute, especially with Jake. Her smile is so sweet, and I totally believe they are In Love
Jake is a sweetie too
Ryder is so level-headed, and I love him as well. Also yes, call out Puck dating a sophomore (as much as I like Puck, I don't like that subplot whatsoever)
Shoutout to the ridiculous outfit that looks like the lovechild of Kurt and Mike's fashion sense that Puck is wearing in the flashback
The bro-ship between Ryder and Jake is amazing. Ryder's acting is so bad. The tuxedos are everything
Jake and Marley's musical chemistry is *chef's kiss*
Not gonna lie, that bouquet was gorgeous
Yesss, Mercedes!! I love her!
And Sue is officially hilarious. "What, this old thing? It's an exact replica of your wedding dress."
and we're back with the random cracks about Finn's weight. The dude's insecure, and everyone needs to back off him
Aside from the aforementioned fat-shaming, every word out of Sue's mouth is gold. Not whatsoever helpful for poor Emma, but comedy gold
And Jayma Mays shows off hitherto unsuspected talents with Getting Married Today, as does Amber Riley. I haven't loved any of Emma's songs before this point but goshdarn it, Jayma knocks this out of the park.
Emma's freaking out, meanwhile Sue is just eating, and I love it.
Brad is the organist. Guy cannot catch a break.
Shout out to Becky, the world's most angry looking flower girl. Also shout-out to Kurt's reaction.
The doors open and...SUE. Gosh, I love her sometimes. And the organ crashing to a halt is hilarious.
Will and Sue's faces straight afterwards are delightful
Brittany mouthing that Sue 'looks so good' as she walks down the aisle at someone else's wedding. Never change, Brittany.
Jane Lynch hit comedy out of the ballpark in this episode. Everything Sue does here is hilarious
Finn now has himself in deep trouble
I am, at my heart, a Samcedes shipper, but I can't lie, he and Britts are pretty cute
Marley looks so pretty in that darkish pink.
I am vaguely frustrated that my hunch that Ryder has been having all of Jake's ideas all this time was correct, but I do still appreciate that they're bros, rather than, you know, fighting.
Jake and Ryder: Most Reasonable Dudes in the Glee-verse
Kurt's dance moves always make me laugh. I also love that Blaine looks so intense while he sings, and meanwhile Kurt's shimmying around and making Big facial expressions
Yes, Artie!!! For all his faults, Artie is really good at standing up for himself (no pun intended)
Sam and Brittany are so unhinged together /affectionate
Lots of people find Tina OOC in S4, but ever since The Power Of Madonna she's been given to occasional outbursts where she never gives her outburstee enough context to know what they've done
The comic timing on 'Did you vapo-rape my ex-boyfriend' is so perfect.
Did my eyes deceive me, or was Sam also lining up to catch the bouquet too?
Finn is my favourite character but occasionally he takes this particular tone with Rachel, and I Don't Like It
Whoa, Finn gets poetic and metaphorical. Guess being a teacher did make him smarter
Rachel missing the point is always hilarious.
I love Finn, and I love Finchel, but he's being just a tad presumptuous and condescending here, and I wish he'd express these same sentiments in a different way
Okay, what's with almost every couple heading upstairs. I kind of hoped that Marley would set some boundaries for Jake to respect (I mean, I'm not saying she has to, I'm saying that it would have been nice to see what would actually have happened if Ryder had been right, and how Jake would respond)
And that's how you know that I'm writing this as I watch, because I got what I wanted. Jake is so chill about it, even after getting his hopes up, and I'm glad he's not letting Marley apologise
Ah the glorious love between Brody and Rachel where they're constantly lying and being unfaithful. Love it /heavy sarcasm
Tina's dress is so cute
RYDER! You have been being so great the last few episodes now you ruin it!!
Artie's French accent is so cute
Their final song is really good, even if the dancing makes them all look completely insane
I also appreciate that their final-episode songs are starting to look a lot more low-budget and like real school performances than they used to
It's way too soon for Rachel to actually know if she's pregnant--unless there was supposed to be a timelapse in that song, but okay then.
#garnet's gleecaps#that's what I'll call this series#(I pick Garnet bc I don't have a Tumblr nickname#and she's my profile pic so#glee#rachel berry#finn hudson#will Schuester#emma pillsbury#kurt hummel#blaine anderson#tina cohen chang#Marley rose#jake puckerman#Ryder Lynn#artie Abrams#finchel#brittany s pierce#sam evans#mercedes jones
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austrian grand prix ✩ 02.07.2023
AAAAND WE ENTER AUSTRIA!!! one of the bestest races of this whole season. my goodness gracious. around this time i was really getting into the flow of formula one, watching races, writing, editing, etc‼️‼️‼️💕💕 just having a ton of fun!! austria is a special one though, for many reasons, which i will list below 💌✨🌷
officially summer!! the sun is shining down on my face, life is pretty good - despite the heat ☀️💥 i was liking life!! also done with uni, which hehe, helped a lot LMAO i loved how i could spend all my time now focussing on my hyperfixation YAY 🥺🥰🥰 maybe one day i'll get to do that again...
this weekend was a very special weekend for me, as we had a wedding as well (IT WAS SO CUTE), which meant i would be missing sprint + a part of sprint quali... was i a bit upset? a little, but to be honest, i didn't mind much - i wasn't too scared. i found out later that the guy getting married is also a HUGE f1 fan so now we text while watching 🥺🥺🥺🥺💕💕💕 f1 is genuinely one of the best things that has ever happened in my social lifejfdhgjhdfg 😭😭😭
qualifying was fun to watch!! i remember being a little stressed for a chole (charles pole), but max managed to get pole anyway 💕‼️💥 my sweetie... btw the fucking track limits were so funny. it felt kind of like a nightmare or a fever dream: one second ur driver was doing well, the second they were out even after qualifying section had ended... it was quite ridiculous 😵😵😵💥💥 the fia was crazy for that one OMG. ALSO!!!!! CHARLES WINK AFTER!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
i watched the sprint shootout in my car on the way to the wedding (i was obviously not driving)... lewis out in sq1 and nico in p4 were the highlights for sure hehe... 🌷💌✨✨ other than that it was nice being able to watch it with my brother in the car on his fuckass phone 😁😁
i think the sprint has the funniest story. the sprint started DURING the ceremony so obviously we couldn't watch, but alcohol 🍷 was handed out during the ceremony, and afterwards me, my brother and a couple of friends were hanging out around a table. i asked my dear brother to pull up the stream (intoxicated), he did - i saw max leading with a FUCKING 21 SECOND GAP in a SPRINT‼️‼️‼️😵😵😵😵 i literally cheered and then drank a whole lot more. god bless you max. thank you. 🥺🥰✨🙏🌷 i got very very drunk that evening - but my brother got more drunk sooo.. 😁😁😁
the race was so fucking awesome oh my god 💥💥💥🥰🥰🥰 quite genuinely obsessed with this one!! nurturing a giant hangover, me and my dad on the couch, with da tv on... me praying for a good race... 🙏🙏 and we got an AMAZING race 🥺🥺🥺✨ to start with: lewis snitching will forever be hilarious to me i'm sorry ITS SO FUNNY!!! him complaining so much that toto has to confirm that yes, they know the car is bad (OK P2 IN THE WCC.) 😭😭😭😭 so fucking funny. god bless jzhgfhsdgfs‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ but of course... my favorite part... or least favorite part. FUCK. ASS. PIT. STOP. i remember so vividly watching, turning to my dad after max asked for fastest lap, and saying: "oh wouldn't it be hilarious if max went for a pit stop now LOL i mean... he has the gap tee hee ha ha." I WAS KIDDING. I WAS FUCKING KIDDING. two seconds later. what do i see on my fuckass tv. box. box. i think i died. i started yelling so hard that my dad had to tell me to calm down JDSFJHDGS 😭😭😭😭 i physically almost threw up at the pit stop like it was almost so joever... but then it wasn't... LOL. max, you scare me sometimes. i love you. 💌🌷💕💕💕
✩ song of the race: daydreaming - harry styles
i just like this song okay... and i sure was daydreaming - and listening to this song a lot 🥰
✩ extra: a small photodump
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Gift Exchanging Day
A/N: This was written as a Secret Santa gift for someone on Instagram. I hope you like it! Merry Christmas!
✨My Masterlist✨
Warnings: Cursing, Suggestive Jokes (if you squint) Pairing: Leviathan x GN!MC Words: 2578
Buying Christmas gifts shouldn’t be this hard! Especially when it’s for someone you know very well! That’s what you’re thinking right about now. It wasn’t actually hard to pick something out for Levi, not at all. You know his taste in anime, games, and clothes like the back of your hand at this point. And yet…
Every single time you find a deal online for something he’d like, he fucking beats you to it! The bastard! It’s ridiculous. You see a sale on the official Ruri-chan website and rush over to check it out. Within thirty seconds, Levi is sending you a screenshot like “OMG Check this out!!’ And it’s a pic of his cart crammed full of items!
There’s an awesome deal on video games? Oh, it doesn’t matter because this snake bitch has fucking bought like fifteen games from three websites in four minutes! Literally, so fast you can’t keep up with what he has and what he doesn’t. So why buy him a physical copy if he’s already got the download code in his email?
This has been happening since you brought up Christmas— er, Gift Exchanging Day, as Lucifer had renamed the holiday. And it’s frustrating. You love Levi a lot, but his online shopping prowess is on your last fucking nerve. You toy with shutting off the WIFI for a few minutes, to give yourself the advantage, but that wouldn’t last long.
Everyone else was relatively simple to shop for. Even Mammon, who compulsively shops online, was a breeze. (This of course was due in part to Goldie being in time out, which the second born cries to you about every chance he gets.) Currently, there are six gifts wrapped under the tiny Christmas tree you managed to shove in the corner of your room.
You glance over at them, then continue scrolling through an article online entitled ‘Christmas Presents for Everyone in Your Life.’ The problem is that the website doesn’t understand the situation. You know what to get! He just keeps beating you to it!
You scroll past #32 on the list with a scoff.
Then #33 hits you in the face.
33. Something homemade. Anything made by hand is sure to be special to them!
“He can’t buy something handmade!” you say, nearly dropping your phone on your face in excitement.
But then, you realize, you don’t know what to make! You groan before starting a search for DIY ideas relating to anime and gaming. What would he appreciate?
“Ughhh. I could hand make something for everyone else in this house. Hell, if it was Beel I needed a gift for, I’d make him a few dozen cookies. But what the hell do you make for an anime nerd?” you wonder aloud.
“Just buy him a new manga. He loves that shit,” says a voice from the doorway. You chuck your pillow towards the sound, which Mammon bats back into your bed. “Chill out, it’s just me, human.”
“What do you want, Mam? I’m busy.”
The Avatar gives you a look. “I… You asked me to come help you find something for Levi. So, I’m here. Stop acting dumb or I’m gonna starting chargin’ ya for my time.” He says, dropping into your bed.
“I can’t afford your prices, I’m afraid.” you answer.
“True. So… you’re having a problem with Levi’s gift… What’d ya get for me?” he asks with a grin and shiny eyes.
“I’m not telling, asshole. You’ll find out when you open it.”
He pouts, “fine. You’re no fun, but fine. Really though, just get him something from an anime, he’ll love it.”
“I know! But, everything I pick, he’s already got.” you sigh in frustration. “And it’s not like I can say ‘hey, sweetie, can you stop buying things so I can get you something decent?’ That’s stupid.”
Mammon considers it for a moment, “huh… Just give him money?”
“It’s not for you, Mammon.” you point out.
He shrugs.
Then he thinks of something, “or get him one of them… them things. Uh…”
You give him a look, “real helpful.”
Mammon glares back, “damn it. I’m trying to remember the word he used the other day!” He snaps. A few seconds pass and he snaps his fingers, “a commission. Find some artist with nothing better to do and get them to draw something for him.”
“An art commission?”
“Yeah, yeah, whatever it’s called,” Mammon replies with a wave of his hand.
“You’re a genius Mammon!” you shout, throwing your arms around him. He yelps, flushing up to his ears, before shoving you aside.
“Yeah! ‘Course I am! But that’s beside the point. You better find someone fast. It’ll take them a while to draw it, right?”
Your eyes widen when you check the date on your phone, “oh shit, that’s true.”
Mammon nods. “Alright, I’m gonna go shake all those boxes now,” he says, standing up off the bed.
“Don’t you fucking dare!”
–
Well, Mammon was right, every artist you find on Instagram, Tumblr, and everywhere in between would be a few weeks at least. But finally, finally, you find someone who isn’t as busy.
You message them for details, then describe what you want: you and Levi, in an anime style, dressed as Henry and the Lord of Shadows from TSL. Being from the Human Realm, the artist isn’t familiar with TSL, but you provide plenty of shots from the movies, plus a few references of the two of you.
And, two weeks later, when you check your email, it’s perfect! Absolutely perfect! You’re so excited to give it to him, you can’t stand it. Luckily, there’s less than a week till Christmas, so you won’t have to keep the secret long.
–
Four days.
Four days left till Gift Exchanging Day and Levi’s been dicking around all month buying things for himself.
And nothing for you.
He’s starting to panic. He’s been at his desk for two hours, looking for something good enough for you. His phone keeps making noise, his mobile games alerting him that he’s being neglectful. Levi grabs his phone and turns the sound off, chucking it towards the bathtub.
Then he turns back to his computer, continuing his quest. He’s so engrossed in this mission that he barely hears the door start to open.
“Levi!” you sing as you enter the room.
Levi quickly closes all tabs before spinning around, “MC! You can’t just wander in here like that!”
Your eyes widen and your face goes a little red, “I… I’m so sorry. I didn’t know you were… busy.” you say, glancing behind him at the screens.
He turns his head, then realizes what you’re thinking.
“THAT’S NOT WHAT I WAS DOING!” he shouts.
“Oh, okay.”
“You don’t believe me.” he panics. Holy shit, he could clip through the floor and die in embarrassment.
“No, no. I do. It was just kinda…” you trail off.
“I was shopping for Christmas presents for you,” he admits.
You exhale, relieved that you hadn’t caught him doing something else. Something much more… awkward. When you don’t reply, he continues.
“I wouldn’t do that in the middle of the afternoon! Not without locking the door at least,” he mutters. Then, when he realizes what he’s just said, his face is on fire. “I MEAN,” he coughs, “what did you need, MC?” he asks, looking at the ground.
You laugh softly at your boyfriend’s antics, “Levi, it’s fine. I believe you, really. I’ve actually had a pretty hard time finding you something too.”
He raises a brow, “really?”
“Yeah, but it’s all good now.” you smile, knowing you’ve got the perfect gift tucked away in your room.
“That’s not fair. I’m struggling here,” he whines.
You laugh and move towards him, closing your arms around his shoulders. “Levi, you know me. You could get me a pair of socks with a bow on them and I’d swoon. I’ll let you get back to what you were doing,” you say, wiggling your eyebrows before pecking his cheek.
He flusters again, his cheeks burning, “that’s still not what I was doing!” he shouts as you leave the room.
He’ll just have to keep looking. There’s no way he’s going to let you down with some dumb normie gift! NEVER! He pauses for a second.
For all the bad things about Mammon, the bastard is good at giving gifts. As the Avatar of Greed, he can see these things a little more clearly. What someone wants. Material things, that is.
“I’m going to regret this,” Levi says to himself as he goes to find his phone.
–
A few moments later, there’s a knock on the door.
“Password,” Levi says.
He’s met with a huff, followed by, “I’m charging two hundred Grimm a minute for my services. Open the damn door!”
Levi quickly gets up to let his older brother into the room. As he strolls inside, Mammon checks his phone, “it’s now 4:35. If I’m here over an hour, it’s three hundred.”
“Shut up! Come on. I’ve got to find something for MC!” Levi drags Mammon to the computer and shows him the top ten things (yes ten) that he’d been thinking about.
Mammon scrolls through them all, a displeased expression the entire time. “Levi�� why do you think MC needs that?”
“Uh, I don’t know. It seemed nice?” is what Levi has to say.
Mammon groans, stretching out after being bent over the desk, “damn Levi. You know you’ve only got one decent place to sit in here? I’m charging you for my back pain too.”
A lightbulb goes on over Levi’s head. He’s got it!
“Okay, okay, you helped, now get out.” Levi says, pushing his brother towards the door.
“Wh- Hey!” Mammon protests. Levi gets him out the door and a few seconds later his phone vibrates on the desk.
Mammon: You owe me 3600 Grimm.
Levi rolls his eyes, setting his phone back down before starting a new search in a completely different direction.
–
Finally, the day arrives! After breakfast, everyone wanders into the living room to exchange presents. You’re pleasantly surprised, it turns out to be much less hectic than you thought it’d be. Besides everyone trying to decide who opens what first, that is.
You, knowing that if you picked one to open first, everyone would start arguing, hand Mammon his gift. His face lights up and he tears through the paper to find a nice, new wallet. He beams, then you tell him to check inside, where he finds Goldie.
Lucifer is miffed that you’d gotten the credit card from his room, but it’s a special day! So, he lets it happen.
Mammon gives you a pair of sunglasses, nearly identical to his own, but the lenses are your favorite color. Lucifer gives Asmo a lighted desk mirror. Belphie gives Beel a gift card to his favorite fast food place. Asmo gives Satan an old book about the history of makeup. Beel gives Levi a plushie of a cheeseburger with anime eyes.
All in all, everyone had actually gotten each other nice things! Even Satan got Lucifer a nice, new fountain pen, which surprised everyone. (That is, until it squirted ink on the first born’s sweater. Cue Lucifer threatening to cancel Gift Day for eternity. Thanks Satan, indeed.)
Anyway, when it comes time to give Levi his present, you’re feeling a bit nervous. Since you didn’t want to just… tell him to check his email for Christmas, you’d printed it out and stuck it in a simple picture frame. You’d have loved to have gotten it made into a poster for his room, but it was impossible with the amount of time you had.
And it was very obviously a picture frame, you could tell through the wrapping paper.
When you reach for it, Asmo pipes up, “ooohh, did you get him a boudoir photo?” he asks with a raised brow. “If so, I’d better get one too!” he sings.
You sigh, “Asmo.”
The Avatar of Lust merely blows you a kiss. You roll your eyes and hand Levi his gift. He looks confused, clearly expecting something else. But, once he gets it open, his eyes go wide. And he beams.
“THIS IS US?!”
“Ooh, naughty.” Asmo remarks.
All the brothers are confused, except for Mammon. And Belphegor, who’d been asleep. He merely pops one eye open for a second before snuggling back against the sofa, cuddling the new blanket you’d given him.
Levi turns the photo around to show it off to his brothers. They’re not nearly as impressed, but Lucifer comments on the art style. Asmo is disappointed to say the least.
“Wait. Is that the two of you as TSL characters?” Beel asks, munching on a handful of peppermints. You nod to him and he smiles.
“I love it, MC. It’s amazing!” Levi says, still admiring it.
“I wish I’d had time to get it blown up into a poster, but… I didn’t,” you say.
His mouth drops open, “I’ll look into it!” He hugs you, initiating physical contact, something he usually avoids. You hug him back tightly, ready to accept this moment as his gift.
“Ok, ok, okay. That’s enough huggin’! What’d you get them?” Mammon demands.
Levi clears his throat and stands up, confidently walking behind the couch, which is confusing to everyone. He starts to push a HUGE box around to the middle of the room. Your eyes widen, suddenly you feel ridiculous for giving him something so small.
“Henry,” he says, offering you his hand. You take it and stand up off the sofa. He gestures to the box, with a flourish. You give him a look, then start to tear the paper— how he wrapped this by himself you’ll never know. But, eventually, when the paper’s off, the box is revealed.
It’s a gaming chair, just like the one he has for himself, in a different color scheme.
“Now you’ve got your own spot in my— In my room,” he says, suddenly shy.
“Wait? What. Really? But, Levi, these are really expensive!” you protest, in disbelief.
“It’s Chr—”
Lucifer cuts him off by clearing his throat.
“It’s Gift Exchanging Day. And I already bought it, so you’re, you’re just stuck with it!” he says with a nod of his head.
You smile and give him another hug, once again Mammon groans. Accompanied this time by Asmodeus.
“Uh, guys, you’ve been hugging for a long time,” Asmo points out, “it’s making me uncomfortable.”
The entire room burst into chaos. Ah, this is what you expected. Someone has started a balled-up-wrapping-paper fight. And Belphie has once again woken up, just in time to get pelted in the face. You start to laugh, still holding onto Levi.
This day couldn’t have gone more perfectly. Ever in a million years. You love your idiot demons and especially your boyfriend.
(While everyone is distracted, the two of you drag the box up to Levi’s room and start to put the chair together, which proves to be a bit harder than it looks, but you manage. It’s much better than the beanbag chair you’d been using and the two of you start to play one of the dozens of games Levi’s bought in the past few weeks.
Oh, and in a few days, there’s a new addition to Levi’s wall. And it’s revealed that Mammon had influenced both of you with gift ideas.)
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Moral of the story
A/N I took inspiration from the song Moral of the story by Ashe and Niall Horan please enjoy :)
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I sat down in the large immaculately clean and organised office. File cabinets adorned the walls and folders were neatly placed on the shelf behind the desk. No one knew I was here. I mean what would they say if they found out? Everyone would hate and ridicule me, my career would be over. I had freshly turned 24 years old and I was sat in a lawyers office staring at a woman who didn’t look much older than me. Her hair in a neat bun and a widely expensive suit adorning her slim figure. She finished up what she was typing on her computer before turning in her chair and finally making eye contact with me.
“Its lovely to meet you in person” she smiled at me warmly as she clasped her hands together on the desk. “You too, I never thought I’d be in such a position but here we are” I awkwardly smiled at her, my hands were clammy and my heart was beating at a speed that I’m sure was unhealthy. “Well after reviewing your case I’ve come up with some documents” she said turning behind her and grabbing a folder that said ‘LEWIS 2021’ on it. I hadn’t even noticed my last name on the folder until now, too distracted by my anxiety. She opened the folder and handed me some papers. I never in my life thought I’d be staring down at divorce papers. “So if you gave a quick look, everything is in there, all of the details, what you both will get from the divorce considering there was no prenuptial agreement. All I need is for you both to sign at the back of the booklet and we can start the official process” she explained leaning back in her seat giving me a sad smile.
I skimmed through the words, a mass amount of legal jargon that I would never understand. “Thank you so much for this” I said raising my eyes and meeting those of my lawyer. “No problem sweetie, just email my assistant to book an appointment when all is filled out” she smiled back at me before looking at her computer again. After exchanging goodbyes I left her office and made my way back to my shared apartment with my soon to be ex-husband.
I opened the door and instantly heard shouting meaning he was either streaming or filming a video. I placed my bag on the floor and hung up my jacket before boiling the kettle. i snuggled onto my usual spot on the sofa with my tea before scrolling through twitter. I was still having amazing feedback from the video I posted yesterday and everyone seemed to buy my facade of happiness and a blissful life. I heard the office door click before seeing it swing open and seeing my husband walk down the hallway smiling at me as he spotted my crumpled form on the sofa.
“Hey where have you been?” He said as he opened the fridge rummaging around for a snack. “I had a meeting” I said smiling over my cup of tea before taking a sip. “Exciting, what was it about?” Harry pressed on, making my smile disappear as he sat next to me. I unfolded my legs and placed my tea on the coffee table. “Well that’s what I needed to talk to you about” I sighed as I stood up and picked up my bag, sitting back down with it on my lap, rummaging around for the papers. I turned my body so that I was facing Harry and his face was filled with confusion. “I, well, I’ve been thinking about this for well about a year now” I said before pulling out the papers and handing them to him.
I pulled my legs into my chest as I watch Harrys face merge from confusion to anger to sadness, reading the cover page and subsequently flipping through the rest of them, skimming every page as if I had just rammed a dagger into his back. “W-why?” He said looking up at me with tears in his eyes. I just bit my lip and fiddled with my hands not giving him an answer. “Why Y/N” Harry said more firmly this time, a stray tear rolling down his face. “I love you so much Harry but we rushed things, we’re still so young and there’s so many things I want to do and see and I need know how to do it alone” I said biting my lip at the end. “So you just wanna go and fuck who you want? That’s what you’re saying” Harry said slight anger in his voice. “No that’s not it at all, I just need to experience life on my own, we only get one chance and as much as I love you I need a break and I need to just go and not have worry about anyone or anything. I know its selfish but we both need this, and you know it” I almost pleaded with him. He just sat there staring at me. “We have dinner with the boys, anniversary is this week, we need to leave” is all he said before he trudged off into the bedroom. I wiped away my stray tear before making my way slowly behind Harry o change into a more appropriate outfit. After 20 minutes of awkward silence and shuffling around to get ready I made my way back to the living room, grabbing my jacket and waiting by the door for Harry to re-emerge.
The car ride was painful. He couldn’t even look at me and I couldn’t bare the silence, but what do you say to your husband who you just served divorce papers to? Its not like I didn’t love Harry any more, I still did, a lot, but we are the definition of young and dumb. We had gone to vegas when we were 18 and thought it would be so funny to get married, cause hell to it. So we had the traditional shitty fake church and I was in a white dress I had found, harry in swim shorts, Simon and JJ were my bridesmaids and josh gave me away and the next thing we know we are legally married. It was great to start with, the fans lapped it up, our friends thought it was amazing and we lived in the moment and the quiet bliss it bought us. We were so in love, but it wasn’t real love, well I don’t think it was real love I don’t actually know what love is. We had only been dating for a year before our big stunt and now after years of not knowing what I truly wanted the cracks are starting to show.
We got to the restaurant and I left the taxi as Harry paid. I waited for him near the entrance of the establishment, we were late, as per usual so I’m sure everyone was already inside meaning we need to put on our happy act for everyone. “C’mon” Harry mumbled still not looking at me before extending his hand for me and leading us into the restaurant. As predicted all of the boys and their girlfriends were there, the last two seats left were between Ethan and Freya. I put on the sweetest smile as we approached the table and everyone cheered seeing us finally arrive. “About time I wanna order” Ethan said jokingly greeting us. “Sorry, busy day” I smiled, I mean it wasn’t a lie, they didn’t know what I was busy doing. My comments just got a chorus of ‘oos’ and teases about our sex life. As soon as we sat I gulped down the glass of wine that had been poured for me. “Hey slow down, we have all night to celebrate” Freya giggled at me which I just responded to with a nod and a forced smile. No one seemed to notice that Harry and I were miserable, we were good at hiding it. We knew how to put on PR faces even around our circle of closest friends.
The mains were just being cleared away when I had noticed I had drank an entire bottle of wine to myself already, my sadness being drowned out and replaced by the numbness of alcohol. I looked around the table and everyone was in idle conversation with one an other, perfect for me to signal for another bottle without being noticed. Harry still wasn’t even looking at me and any time someone tried to make conversation with the two of us he quickly diverted to another subject. With the addition of alcohol it was getting harder and harder to hide my expression. the waiter came and placed down two bottles of wine between Harry and I, at least that’s something we have in common. “So Y/N busy day? What have you been up too?” Talia asked from across the table with a mischievous smirk, diverting everyones attention to Harry and I. I took another gulp of wine. “Yh Y/N what have you been up to today” Harry finally said turning towards me, venom dripping from his words. I fiddled with the stem of my wine glass as I debated what I was going to say next. “I don’t think this is the appropriate place or time for this” I said through gritted teeth spinning to finally lock eyes with my husband. “Why not? You love to spring things out the blue” he spat back at me. “Oh like you didn’t see this coming? You truly are blind” I huffed downing my drink. “At least when I surprise you, its always something nice” Harry took another jab at me. Everyone was silent watching this back and forth between the two of us. “Ok guys calm down what’s up?” Simon said being a voice of reason between the two of us. I looked around the table and the mix of worried and awkward expressions was embarrassing and I was just wishing for myself to disappear. “Go on Y/N tell them, tell them right now or I will” Harry whispered to me through gritted teeth, his eyes burning holes into the side of my head. I just gritted my teeth as tears pricked at the corners of my eyes before I turned to look at the table, my eyes skimming over everyone before I locked eyes with Harry again. “I’m filing for divorce, there I said it” I spat at him, causing everyone to look shocked. I just took it all in as I let a tear run down my cheek and I broke my gaze from Harry. The silence that eclipsed our table lasted a life time as our friends were processing what I had just said. I couldn’t bare to look at any one. I don’t think anyone knew quite what to say. I bit my lip as the waiter brought over the bill and broke the silence.
The silence continued as the bill was passed round. Then laughter erupted at the table. I spun to look at Harry. “I bet you love this, you always need the attention don’t you? Thank you so much for ruining something that was meant to be special.” All I could do was shake my head. I got up quickly causing my chair to slam on the floor and the rest of the restaurant to stare at me. “I shall be gone by the time you get back” I spat before turning around and taking a few steps before halting. “Oh and sign those papers soon, I never want to see you again” that last line made my voice crack and the tears start pouring. it was only mid evening so hailing a taxi was easy. The ride however was painful. As soon as I was in the apartment the tears wouldn’t stop. I grabbed my suitcase and just threw in whatever I could see through my blurred vision. I stumbled out the door and took one last look at my apartment before slamming the door and walking away. it won’t be the last time but it sure did feel gratifying.
I made my way to the first hotel I could think of, it was a little boujee but I needed the pick me up. I know I bought this upon myself but if not now then when? I collapsed on the bed and finally looked at my phone. It was blowing up with my friends worried about my whereabouts but also social media. A video of our argument from the restaurant had already made its rounds and it just made me cry myself to sleep.
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The One After Rowan Says Aelin
The Court - Throne of Glass x FRIENDS - Fic Series
S5, E1 : The court deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic slip-up.
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Warnings: Language, Mentions of Sex
7038 words
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“Repeat after me,” instructed the minister, standing before the bride and groom. “I, Rowan…”
“I, Rowan,” the silver-haired man repeated.
“Take thee, Lyria…”
“Take thee, Aelin…”
Shocked gasps spread through the chapel as it took Rowan a moment to realize his mistake. Eyes flying wide, he gripped Lyria’s hand tighter who was staring at him in disbelief.
“Lyria. Lyria.” Rowan emphasized with a forced chuckle.
Stunned, the minister leaned toward Lyria before asking hesitantly, “Shall I go on?”
From her seat a few aisles back, Aelin gaped as she listened to Rowan. He said her name. Her name.
It had to mean something, right? A groom doesn’t just same the wrong name during his wedding for no reason, right? Did he still want her? Love her? Like she loved him?
“He,” Aelin stuttered, leaning forward to whispering the ear of the woman sitting in front of her, “he said Aelin, right? Do you think I should go up there?” The woman didn’t pay her any attention, focused on the scene at the head of the chapel.
The minister was still waiting on Lyria to respond as she tried not to meet the eyes of people looking on with surprise and pity.
“Yes, yes, do go on.” She decided, forcing a calm expression over her humiliation and anger.
The minister nodded and announced, “I think we’d better start again. Rowan, repeat after me. I, Rowan…”
Rowan cleared his throat and said, “I, Rowan,”
“Take thee, Ly-ri-a” the minister dragged out the woman’s name as if speaking to a child.
Rowan shot an exasperated glare at the officiant but looked down at the brunette and repeated, “Take thee, Lyria.” She glared at him and forced another chuckle from his lips as he turned towards the guests and joked, “Like there’d be anybody else.”
Even Aelin cringed at the horrible attempt at humor, but it was no match for the way Lyria was glaring daggers at him.
“As my lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, till death parts us.” The minister continued.
“As my lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, until death parts us.” Rowan leaned in closer, “Really, I do. Lyria.”
People were still muttering as the minister asked for the rings.
“Lyria, place this ring on Rowan’s finger as a symbol of your bond everlasting.”
Rowan flinched as she jammed the ring forcefully onto his finger.
“Rowan, place this ring in Lyria’s hand as a symbol of the love that encircles you forever.”
“Happy to.” He chirped and gave her the ring.
Aelin, and everyone else, watched what seemed to be a train wreck unfolding as the minister declared, “Rowan and Lyria have made their declarations and it gives me great pleasure to declare them husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.”
People visibly winced as Rowan bent to kiss Lyria and she turned away from him only allowing him to brush his lips against her cheek. She escaped down the aisle, refusing to grab Rowan’s outstretched hand.
Aelin thought she heard Lyria mutter Just keep smiling to Rowan as they passed by.
Fenrys was standing next to Lorcan near the other bridesmaids and groomsmen. He nudged the taller man in the ribs and quipped, “Well, that went well.”
Lorcan glared down at the blond and rolled his eyes, “It could’ve been worse,” he suggested sarcastically, “he could’ve stabbed her.”
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Aelin stood with Elide, Lorcan, and Fenrys in the lobby of the reception hall as they watched Rowan try to coax Lyria out of the bathroom she’d locked herself in. They could hear her shouting at him through the door.
“You’ve ruined everything!” she called out, furiously, “This is a nightmare! My friends and family are out there! How can I face them? How can you do this me?”
The group cringed as other guests look toward the scene.
Fenrys watched them a moment before asking, “No matter what happens with Rowan and Lyria, we still get cake right?”
Lorcan snorted as Rowan tried to open the door again, “All right Lyr, you take your time sweetie. I’ll be right out here.” He plastered a fake cheerful smile on as he noticed his friends watching him with pity, “She just fixing her makeup.”
“I hate you!” Lyria screamed through the door.
“And, I love you!” he called.
Rowan walked back towards his friends. Fenrys, trying to lighten the mood, teased “Man, bad time to say the wrong name, huh?” He wiggled his eyebrows even as Rowan fixed him with an incredulous glare.
“Thanks, Fen,” Rowan muttered as he clipped Fenrys on the back of the head. Then Rowan sighed and looked around at the depressing reception hall and tried to put on a happy face that came across as more of a grimace. “People should be dancing; this is a party!” Rowan whirled back towards Fenrys and urged, “Come on Fen, dance!”
Fenrys looked around at the empty dancefloor and his friends waiting patiently as he tried to dance in the music-less space for a moment before giving up and walking away.
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Across the room, Lyria’s mother answered her ringing phone.
“Yes? Who is this?”
“Uh, hello, this is Rowan Whitethorn’s personal physician, Dr. Shifter.”
In New York, Lysandra cringed at the obviously fake accent she was attempting but pushed forward. After making Fenrys keep his phone on during the wedding ceremony and hearing Rowan’s horrible fumble, she was trying to help them fix the situation. To her and Aedion’s disappointment, they couldn’t attend the wedding due to Lysandra’s pregnancy; she was due any day now and was instructed not to fly. So, she’d have to help with damage control from across the pond.
“Who?” the older woman asked.
“Yes,” Lysandra insisted, deepening the ridiculous accent, “I’ve discovered Rowan forgot to take his…” she trailed off and Aedion prompted brain medicine, “brain medicine.” She winced at how horrible of an excuse that was, “uh, now without it, uh, in the brain of Rowan, uh women’s names are interchangeable, through…through no fault of his own.”
Lyria’s mother sighed, exasperated, “Oh my Gods, Lysandra.”
Lysandra winced again, her fake accent was as horrible as she thought.
“No, not Lysandra, Dr. Shifter.” Lysandra insisted and then exclaimed, “Oh no! You have it, too!”
The next thing Lysandra heard was the dial tone as the woman hung up.
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Elide stood by the buffet table, filling her plate when she felt Lorcan come up next to her.
“Hey,” He said in a low voice.
She glanced up at him to find him already looking at her, “Hi.”
He looked apologetic, almost nervous, in a way he normally wasn’t, and rubbed the back of his neck. “Wow, uh, I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but, I know we had plans to meet up tonight and,” he stumbled over his words again as they both flashed back to the night before.
Lorcan opened the door to his hotel room to see Elide standing there.
“Hey, El, what’s up?” he stepped aside to let her in. Lorcan watched as she looked around the room, identical to her own, he was sure, and turn to face him.
He blamed it on the jetlag and the craziness of the day, but he couldn’t stop himself from admiring her. She was beautiful, and intelligent, and funny. She was also one of his best friends. Normally, he pushed down any feelings that weren’t ‘best friend’ feelings—feelings that made him want to throw caution to the wind and kiss her.
“Hey,” she said, looking at him through her lashes. “Is Fenrys here?”
Lorcan shook his head and saw relief flash across her face as he said, “Last time I saw him, he was heading out the door with that one bride’s maid and a bucket of strawberries.”
Elide raised a brow and snorted. “Sounds about right.”
He hummed in agreement, “You okay? You’re not still thinking about what that idiot told you, are you?”
That idiot being the stumbling, drunk man who’d bumped into Elide, spilled half his drink on her, looked at her and then her dress that she adored, and declared the stain an improvement, before walking away and leaving her to replay the insult in her head.
She snorted again, but it lacked any amusement. “What? You mean the jibe about how I looked better covered in scotch?” she sighed and looked away, “Whatever. I was obviously wrong about this dress.”
She looked down, but he grunted his disagreement, making her glance back up.
“What?” She questioned, confused at the look he was giving her.
“Ignore him,” Lorcan insisted, “I mean, you were the most beautiful person in the room tonight.” He told her, immediately wishing he hadn’t said that because that didn’t sound like a ‘best friend’ feeling.
But, instead of looking at him weirdly, she stepped closer and her eyes were…hopeful?
“Really?”
He cleared his throat but closed the distance between them, “Are you kidding? You’re the most beautiful woman in most rooms.”
Elide surged forward and kissed him.
It was perfect, it was Elide, it was—
“Whoa,” Lorcan pulled back and stared at her in disbelief, “What’s going on? You and I just kissed! You and I are kissing?” his brain couldn’t catch up.
“Well, not anymore.” She mumbled.
He searched her face, “How drunk are you?”
She offered him a smile, “Drunk enough to know that I want to do this. Not so drunk that you should feel guilty about taking advantage.”
Even through her quip, he could see the sincerity, and something else, something he couldn’t pinpoint, in her eyes.
“That’s the perfect amount!”
Then their lips connected again, and hands were moving, and suddenly they were on the bed.
Elide leaned back and Lorcan hovered over her as she broke away and said, “You know what’s weird?”
“What?” Lorcan trailed kisses down her neck and she shivered.
“This doesn’t feel weird.” She breathed.
He removed his mouth from her skin and looked into her face. She was right, this didn’t feel weird. It felt right.
Grinning, they both leaned back in and enjoyed a very satisfying night.
The next morning, Elide woke up in a hotel room with a large, warm body pressed against her. She smiled, thinking about what she and Lorcan did. And did. And did. Turning in his arms, she found he was already awake and watching her.
“Good morning” she yawned
He smirked, “G’morning.”
They spent who-knows-how-long lazily kissing until a loud knock sounded at the door.
Panicking, Elide’s wide eyes met Lorcan’s and she ducked beneath the covers just as Rowan barged into the room.
“I’m getting married today!” she heard from her position tucked into Lorcan’s side, the blankets soon becoming suffocating.
Lorcan’s hand snuck under the cover to rest in her hair as he slumped down in the bed, trying to make it less obvious that Elide was there. “Morning, Whitethorn.”
Elide heard Rowan close the door as he left and she popped back up, her hair in complete disarray, as she glanced at a now smirking Lorcan “Do you think he knew I was here?”
She’d left to get ready for the ceremony soon after that. Just before she needed to get to her seat, Lorcan casually found her and pulled her aside. Clearing this throat, he said, “What we did last night was...” he trailed off, not knowing what to say.
“Stupid.” She offered.
“Totally stupid.” He agreed, nodding.
“What were we thinking?” She asked, fixing the sleeve of her dress.
They lapsed into silence a moment, neither looking at the other, before Lorcan asked, “I’m coming over tonight though, right?”
“Oh yeah, definitely.” Elide confirmed and subtly winked as she walked to her seat.
Lorcan kept talking, drawing them both back into the present, “I’m kind of worried about what it might do to our friendship.”
Elide sighed, “I know,” She glanced around and asked him worriedly, “How could we have let this happen?”
She didn’t regret the previous night, if anything, it was the fact that she didn’t regret it that alarmed her. She valued her friendship with Lorcan so much and hoped that whatever this was didn’t mess that up. Even though they both seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves, a fact she was reminded of as he added, “Seven times.”
She allowed a smirk and she saw it mirrored on his own mouth.
“Well, you know, we were away…” She tried to justify.
Lorcan nodded eagerly, “In a foreign, romantic country…”
Elide hummed in agreement, “I blame London.”
“London,” Lorcan grunted disapprovingly.
They looked at each other for a long moment before Elide said, “So um, while we’re still in London,” Elide watched as Lorcan raised a brow, waiting for her to continue, “I mean, we can keep doing it right?”
Lorcan suppressed a grin. “Well, I don’t see that we have a choice. But, when we’re back home, we don’t do it.”
Elide nodded, though part of her didn’t want to think that far ahead, “Only here.”
Lorcan stepped closer to her, towering over her shorter frame, “You know, I saw a wine cellar downstairs—”
“I’ll meet you there in two minutes.”
Elide didn’t miss the wide smirk he flashed her before he disappeared around the corner.
She counted to one hundred and was just about to follow Lorcan out when Aelin rushed up to her side.
“El, I have to ask you something,” Aelin said desperately.
As much as Elide loved Aelin and wanted to help her, she knew Lorcan would be in the wine cellar now waiting for her to join him.
“Now?”
Aelin didn’t catch the impatience in Elide’s question. “El, Rowan said my name up there. I mean, come on, I can’t just pretend that didn’t happen, can I?”
“Oh, I don’t know.” This was definitely a conversation she wished they were having any other time.
Aelin urged Elide for advice, “Elide, what should I do?”
“Just, uh, do the right thing.”
“What?” Aelin asked, clearly upset Elide wasn’t giving her her full attention.
Normally, Elide would be offering advice and suggestions, making sure Aelin didn’t do something too insane, but at the moment she couldn’t keep her mind from wandering back to the night before and the feel of Lorcan’s hands on her, as she babbled, “Toe the line, thread the needle, Think outside the box!”
Elide tried slipping away but Aelin stopped her again, “Whoa, wait,” Aelin sighed, “I think I’m just going to talk to Rowan about what he thinks it meant.”
Elide halted and turned back towards her friend. “Aelin, wait” the blonde met her eyes, and Elide said regretfully, “No, he’s married. Married. If you don’t realize that, I can’t help you.”
Aelin closed her eyes and nodded, “Okay, you’re right,” as Aelin opened her eyes Elide offered a small, sad smile. Her smile dropped as Aelin whipped around and finished, “You’re right, you can’t help me.”
Elide rolled her eyes but finally left to find the wine cellar. She wandered for a little while before she found the cellar, but no Lorcan.
Making her way back to the reception hall, she saw him back at the refreshment table.
“Where were you?” she hissed, “We were supposed to meet in the cellar.”
“Forget it, that’s off.” He told her under his breath.
“Why?” Elide asked incredulously
Almost as if he heard her question, Lyria’s very drunk father wandered into the hall and slurred loudly, “The next tour of the wine cellar will plan in two…in two minutes.”
Elide cringed and shared a nod with Lorcan as Fenrys walked up to them with a large steak on his plate.
“Fen,” Elide demanded, “what are you doing? You promised Lysandra you wouldn’t eat meat until she had the baby!”
Lysandra, ever the animal lover, had been a vegetarian for as long as Elide had known the woman. To Lysandra’s horror, one of her pregnancy cravings was meat, and as much as she tried, she couldn’t help but give in. After an almost meltdown, Fenrys offered to abstain from eating meat for the duration of her pregnancy so that she could and, as Lysandra’s argument, no additional animals would be harmed. When Elide tried to question why Fenrys was doing this and not, say, Aedion, Aedion cut her off before Lysandra could hear the suggestion.
Fenrys looked between Elide and his steak, “Well, I figured we’re in another country, so it doesn’t count.”
Elide met Lorcan’s eyes and they shared a secret grin
“That’s true,” she conceded.
“The man’s got a point,” Lorcan agreed.
***
Aelin found Rowan hovering outside the bathroom door.
“Hey,” she said gently.
He startled but offered her a small, strained smile, “Hi.”
“Sorry things aren’t working out so well.” Aelin winced, unable to think of anything better to say.
Rowan shook his head and forced a laugh, “Oh no! It could be better,” he nodded and then looked towards her anxiously and asked, “but’s going to be okay, right?”
Aelin hated this. She hated having to stand here with the man she was desperately in love with and reassure him that his marriage to another woman would be alright. And as much as she honestly doubted it—because what woman wants to hear her fiancé say another woman’s name at the alter—Rowan was first, and foremost, her friend.
“Oh yeah!” She said as cheerfully as she could manage, “Of course, I mean, she’d gonna get over this, you know?” Aelin hoped not but refrained from saying that given Rowan’s dejected face. “I mean, so you said my name, you probably just said it because you saw me there. If you’d have seen a hawk in the window, you would’ve said, ‘I take thee, hawk.’
She internally cringed but Rowan nodded, reassuring himself.
Aelin went on, “You know it didn’t mean anything, it was just a mistake.” She pressed closer and allowed a sliver of hope to show in her eyes as she asked again, hoping he would disagree with her, “It didn’t mean anything, right?”
After a second’s hesitation that she may have just imagined, Rowan’s brows furrowed and he insisted, “No! No, of course, it didn’t mean anything.” He glanced towards the door then back to Aelin. “I mean, I can understand why Lyria would think it meant something, you know, because…because it’s you…” he trailed off and Aelin briefly saw highlights of their relationship flash before her eyes.
The museum dates, the love confessions, the times with their friends. She saw them break apart and mend back together. She saw a new friendship bloom, and her own feelings of love resurface even as he found happiness somewhere else.
She cleared her throat, bringing herself back to the moment, “Right.”
Stepping closer to the closed door, Rowan yelled “It didn’t! It didn’t mean anything!”
Aelin was prevented from saying something stupid as Fenrys approached and told Rowan, “Rowan, hey man, the band’s ready outside for your first dance with Lyria,” Fen trailed off as Rowan glared at him.
“Oh, oh, the band’s ready?” Rowan asked with fake interest. “Well, I—we have to do what the band says,” he whirled on Fenrys and shouted, “I don’t care about the stupid band!”
Fenrys shot Rowan an annoyed glace and wiped his face, “You spit on me, man.”
Rowan muttered a sorry before Fenrys asked, “Lyria is kind of taking a long time, huh?”
A memory surfaced in Aelin’s mind and she laughed, “You know, when I locked myself in the bathroom at my wedding,” she paused as the horrid image of Arobynn appeared but faded away as she looked back at Rowan, “it was because I was trying to pop the window out of its frame.”
The guys chuckled at the thought of Aelin maneuvering an outrageous wedding dress through a window.
“Had to get the hell out of there, you know?” she chuckled, too, before all three of them abruptly stopped and whipped their heads around to the bathroom door.
Oh shit.
“Lyria!” Rowan banged on the door, “Lyria, I’m coming in.”
Rowan threw the door open and he, Fenrys, and Aelin took in the empty bathroom, open window, and curtain flying in the wind.
“Well, look at that,” Aelin observed, “same thing.”
***
Elide and Lorcan escaped the reception hall amidst the chaos of a missing Lyria. They hastily made it to Elide’s room, hands clasped the entire way as Lorcan pulled her down the hall.
Laughing, she opened the door, fully ready to haul Lorcan towards the bed, but froze as she caught sight of Aelin sitting on her bed.
“Oh my Gods, Aelin! Hi.” Elide yelped, feeling Lorcan stumble into her as he froze, too.
He cleared his throat, “Oh, hey Aelin.” The fake calm tone he used to mask his irritation sounded too high for his ears, enough so that Aelin raised a brow at him before shaking her head and dismissing him.
Aelin didn’t wait for either of them to say another word as she exclaimed, “Rowan said my name. Okay?” She moved to sit on the edge of the bed with a slightly frantic look in her eye. “My name. Rowan said my name up there, that obviously means that he still loves me!”
Aelin looked back and forth between Elide and Lorcan desperately hoping one of them would validate what she said, but they stared at her in silence. She rolled her eyes and huffed a breath, “Fine, don’t believe me. I know I’m right.” She pointed a finger at the pair before running a hand through her hair, “Do you guys want to go downstairs and get a drink?”
At her inquisitive stare Lorcan said, “Yes, we do,” and as Elide shot him a look, he added, “But, we have to change first.”
Elide nodded vigorously, “Yes, I want to change. Why don’t you go down and get us a table?”
Aelin looked at her weirdly, but nodded as Elide told her, “We’ll be down in ten minutes.”
Lorcan subtly squeezed her shoulders and corrected, “twenty minutes.”
Lorcan didn’t miss the quick, approving look Elide shot him, or the subtle wink that Aelin was too preoccupied to notice.
The blonde hummed in agreement and grabbed her bag, “Okay, sure.”
Just as Aelin was about to leave, the phone at the bedside table started ringing. Answering, she asked, “Hello?”
Lorcan stifled an irritated groan.
“Oh Lys!” Aelin faced Elide and Lorcan as she settled down into the bed, “It’s Lysandra.”
“Great,” Elide mumbled and forced a smile as Lorcan didn’t hold back his next annoyed grunt.
Ignoring Aelin’s conversation and taking advantage of her distraction, Lorcan leaned down to say into Elide’s ear, “Hey, why don’t we go change in my room?”
She turned towards him with her brows furrowed, “But my clothes are—” her brows shot up as she caught the dark gleam in his eye, “Oh.”
At her answering smirk, he grabbed her hand and pulled her from the room.
***
Once Lorcan made sure Fenrys wasn’t in their shared room, he pulled Elide inside and locked the door.
His hands gripped her hips, pulling her towards him as her hand found its place in the collar of his shirt before wrapping around his neck and pulling him for a searing kiss.
Lorcan wound a hand in her hair and pulled back enough to look at her in her dress, “El, you look—”
She smirked, but said, “No time for that,” and went back to trying to get his shirt off. Their hands roamed each other’s bodies hungrily until a loud knock sounded at the door.
They pulled away as Fenrys’ voice called out, “Hey, dude,” Lorcan closed his eyes and released a slow breath, trying to reign in his fraying temper, “let me in. I’ve got a girl out here!”
Lorcan swore as he heard giggling from the hallway, and glanced at Elide whose hair was now fluffed from where his hands had run through it, and her dress that was scrunched at her hip.
“Well, I’ve got a girl in here.”
Fenrys scoffed, “No you don’t, I just saw you go in there with Elide.”
Elide huffed and Lorcan said through gritted teeth, “Well, we’re…we’re hanging out in here.”
“Look,” Fenrys insisted again, “Which one of us is gonna be having sex in there, me or you?”
It took all of Lorcan’s willpower not to reach through the door at throttle Fenrys as he growled menacingly, “I guess I’d have to say you.”
***
Realizing that neither of their rooms were going to grant them any privacy, Elide and Lorcan went to the one place they knew wouldn’t be occupied tonight.
The honeymoon suite.
“Do you really think this is okay?” Elide asked. As much as she wanted to rip Lorcan’s clothes off and climb on top of him, she suddenly felt guilty about using Rowan and Lyria’s suite. Not that they would be using it.
As if hearing her thoughts, Lorcan muttered, “Well, Rowan and Lyria aren’t gonna use it.”
“I know, I just—” she bit her lip and looked around, “I don’t know if I feel right about this.”
Lorcan stopped trying to remove the excruciating number of throw pillows and walked towards elide. “El, El, El,” he murmured, grabbing her face in his hands, “this is the honeymoon suite.”
“Exactly.” She retorted.
He rolled his eyes, “This room expects sex.” He chuckled at her raised brow but said, “The room would be disappointed if it didn’t get sex. All of the other honeymoon suites would think it was a loser.”
She snorted, “You’re an idiot.” The insult did have any of her usually bite.
He grinned, “Maybe, but I’m an idiot you want to fuck. And now we have an unoccupied room.”
Elide rolled her eyes but grinned back, “Okay.”
“Okay.”
They’d just reached the bed when the door flew open and Lorcan barely contained a long string of curses.
“Lyria?” Rowan called, his eyes scanning the room.
Elide shot Lorcan a look and asked Rowan, “You haven’t found her?”
Rowan groaned, “No, I’ve looked everywhere!”
Lorcan, very helpfully, responded, “Well, you couldn’t have looked everywhere or else you would’ve found her!”
Elide almost pitied Lorcan for being on the end of Rowan’s glare.
“I think you should keep looking,” she suggested, drawing Rowan’s attention back.
“Yeah,” Lorcan nodded, “for about thirty minutes.”
“Or forty-five,” she quickly suggested.
Lorcan’s eyes flashed to hers and a wicked gleam shown there as he said to Rowan, without taking his eyes off her, “in forty-five minutes you could find her a few times.”
Elide grinned but quickly schooled her features as Rowan turned back in her direction.
“No,” Rowan insisted, sitting down heavily on the bed, “For all I know, she’s trying to find me but couldn’t because I kept moving around. No, from now on, I’m staying in one place. Right here.”
Elide nodded, “Well, it’s getting late.” She shot a look at Lorcan and he quickly followed her to the door.
“Yeah,” he added, “we’re gonna go.”
“Actually, do you guys mind staying here for a while?” Rowan asked, looking pitiful and so unlike his usual self.
“We have to get up early and catch that plane for New York,” Lorcan argued.
Rowan sighed, “Yeah, that’s fine.”
Elide stared at Rowan a moment and had an internal battle with herself. Should she be a good friend and support Rowan when he’s upset and hurting…or should she escape and have the best sex of her life.
Groaning at her apparent conscious, she glanced at Lorcan and tried to convey that they weren’t about to skip out now. He sighed heavily but nodded almost imperceptibly.
“But,” he said through gritted teeth, “we’ll stay here with you.”
Rowan visibly brightened. “Thanks, guys. I really appreciate this.”
***
They stayed like that for hours, Rowan eventually falling asleep across both Lorcan and Elide, keeping them in place and awake despite their exhaustion, desire, and exasperation.
Lorcan groaned and dragged a hand down his face, “We have to leave for New York in an hour.”
Elide sighed, “I know,” she glanced at Lorcan and then at the doors to the suite. “I’ve been eyeing those doors; they look pretty soundproof, don’t you think?” she asked hopefully.
Lorcan winced, “We can’t do that that’s insane. I mean ‘A’ he could wake up,” his eyes flicked down to Rowan who was totally passed out, then back to her, “and ‘B’ you know, let’s go for it.”
She grinned and they both tried to carefully remove themselves from Rowan until a knock pounded and Rowan shot up and stumbled off them.
“Lyr? Lyria?” He asked, still half asleep, “Lyria?” Rowan ran out of the room and through the suite to fling the door open. It wasn’t Lyria, just her parents.
Her mother leveled a look at Rowan, “No, You can forget about Lyria, she’s not with us. We’ve come to get her things”
“Wait,” Rowan stammered, “where—where is she?”
“She in hiding,” her father answered, “She’s utterly humiliated. She doesn’t want to see you ever again.”
“Hey, you guys, check this out, a whole cart was just left—" Aelin sauntered in with tiny bottles of hair products in her hands but froze as she looked between Rowan, Lyria’s parents, Elide, and Lorcan.
“Goodbye, Whitethorn.” Lyria’s father said
“Hold on!” Rowan insisted, stopping the parents from leaving, “Look, your daughter and I are supposed to leave tonight for our honeymoon, now you,” he took another breath, “you tell her that I’m gonna be at that airport and I hope that she’ll be there too.”
Rowan ran a frustrated hand through his hair, making the ends stick up, and explained, “Yeah, I said Aelin’s name, but it didn’t mean anything, okay?”
Aelin tried her best not to let her shattering heart show on her face as she slumped into a seat at the back of the room.
He continued, “She’s just a friend and that’s all!”
She knew Rowan wasn’t trying to hurt her, Hellas, he had no idea that she was still in love with him—he was just trying to get his wife back. Gods. His wife. How could Aelin be so stupid?
She felt Elide and Lorcan sink into the chairs next to her and Elide’s subtle, comforting hand on her back.
“She’s just afraid,” Rowan kept saying, “Now just tell Lyria that I love her and that I can’t imagine spending my life with anyone else. Please, promise me that you’ll tell her that.”
Aelin blocked out any other conversation.
***
Elide was tired. She was exhausted from staying up all night having to deal with distressed grooms, interrupting friends, and runaway brides—if she was being honest, Elide wasn’t all that upset over the last one. She kind of hated that Rowan married Lyria, she’d never gotten a good vibe from the woman, not to mention everything that was still between Rowan and Aelin…
Sitting next to Lorcan on their flight home, she leaned in close to rest her shoulder against his arm and smiled a bit as he turned towards her.
“You know,” she said, “maybe it’s best that we never got to do it again.”
He made a noise of agreement even if she could’ve sworn she saw disappointment in his eyes.
“Yeah, it makes that one ti—night special, I guess” He almost said time but corrected himself because they did it way more times than just fucking once. A smirk played at his lips as realized, “Technically, El, we are still over international waters.”
Her eyes lit up and she grinned as she maneuvered out of her seat and told him, “I’m gonna go to the bathroom, maybe I’ll see you there?” She asked coyly. Elide had taken half a step before turning back with a worried glance at him, “Airplane bathrooms are tiny, are you going to fit?”
Lorcan leaned back and smirked fully, “I’ll fit.”
She scoffed at the way his eyes darkened—it was obvious he wasn’t talking about the bathroom—but walked back there anyway.
He leaned over to watch her walk away and caught her sly wink as she slipped into the bathroom, before facing forward and coming face to face with Fenrys who’d taken Elide’s seat the moment she was gone.
“Gods,” Lorcan jumped, “what?”
“Can I ask you something?” Fenrys asked, oblivious to the growing anger emanating for Lorcan at another instance of being interrupted from his time with Elide.
“No,” Lorcan grunted and was about to get up when Fenrys grabbed his arm and dove into a conversation that Lorcan entirely blocked out.
He wasn’t sure how long he sat there desperately wanting to meet Elide but being trapped in a mindless one-sided conversation, his only reprieve being the small liquor bottles he’d charged to Fenrys’ ticket.
Fenrys suddenly stopped talking as he glanced over Lorcan’s shoulder. Turning, Lorcan winced as he met the livid eyes of Elide
“Elide,” Fenrys commented, “wow, you’ve been in the bathroom for like a half-hour.”
Elide’s eyes narrowed further and Lorcan tried to look apologetic as she bit out, “I. Know.”
***
When Elide, Lorcan, and Fenrys arrived back at their building Lysandra and Aedion were waiting for them in Elide’s apartment.
After the hellos and hugs, Lysandra stepped back and narrowed her at Fenrys.
“You ate meat!” She accused.
Then she turned towards Lorcan and Elide who watched her with wide eyes, “You had sex!”
They sputtered, “No we didn’t!”
Lysandra scoffed at Lorcan, “I know you didn’t, you have the personality of a shoe, who would want to hook up with you?” She gestured at Elide, “I was talking about Elide.”
Elide forced a laugh, “What? Lysandra, I did not have sex.” Elide brushed off the claim as Aedion gave her a funny look.
Lysandra shook her head and sighed, “This pregnancy is throwing me all off.”
Lysandra and Aedion said their goodbyes, and then Fenrys walked across the hall to his own apartment, leaving Lorcan and Elide standing in Elide’s kitchen.
“Well, we certainly are alone.” Elide said, unnecessarily.
Lorcan nodded, “Yeah, uh, good thing we have that, ‘Not in New York’ rule.”
She hummed noncommittally.
“Listen, I uh,” Elide tried to put her scrambling thoughts into words, “I just—that night meant a lot to me, I guess I’m just trying to say thanks.”
Lorcan cleared his throat and stepped closer to her, “Oh, yeah, you know,” She looked up as he stumbled over his words, “that night meant a lot to me too.”
They stared at each other for another long moment before Lorcan nodded at the door and said, “All right, I gotta go unpack.”
“Okay.”
“Bye.”
“Bye.” She watched him leave and waited to hear the door across the hall open, but the click of the door handle never came.
Lorcan stalked back in and slammed her door behind him.
“I’m still on London time, does that count?” He asked wildly
Elide was already flinging herself at him, “That counts!”
Then she wrapped her legs around his hips as he lifted her and carried her into her bedroom.
***
Aelin was making another lap around the airport, hoping to hear some updates about her flight. In her mad dash to show up at Rowan and Lyria’s wedding, she had bought the first ticket she could to London and hadn’t worried about her return flight. She didn’t think it would be such a struggle to fly home.
“Aelin!” A deep, familiar voice called out.
She stopped and turned to see Rowan sitting alone in an almost deserted waiting area.
“Rowan, hi.”
He stood up and met her halfway, his face scrunched in confusion “What are you, uh what are you doing here?”
“Oh, well,” she adjusted her bag on her shoulder and flashed him a smile, “I’ve been on standby for a flight home for hours. I’ve become very familiar with the airline staff.”
He nodded
“So,” she glanced around, “no sign of Lyria, huh?
“Not yet.” Rowan shook his head.
“What time are you supposed to leave?”
As if on cue, the speakers crackled as an announcement called, “This is the last call for Flight 1066 to Athens. The last call.”
Rowan made a face and answered her, “Pretty soon I guess.”
Despite her feelings about Lyria, the very last thing Aelin wanted was to see Rowan so dejected and heartbroken.
“I’m sorry,” she said as gently as she could.
He sighed and sat back down as Aelin took the seat across from him
“I just, I don’t understand,” He scrubbed his face with his hands, “I mean, how can she do this? You know, am I… am I like a complete idiot for thinking that she’d actually show up?”
“No, you’re not an idiot, Rowan. You’re a guy very much in love.” Aelin sighed.
He snorted, “Same difference”
She cracked a smile and he matched it.
The voice over the speaker rang out again, “All ticketed passengers for Flight 1066 to Athens should now be on board.”
“I get it!” Rowan snapped at the invisible voice, then sighed again, “Well, that’s that.”
Aelin couldn’t watch this anymore. “No, you know what, I think you should go.”
“What?”
His face snapped up and Aelin looked into his earnest, pine green eyes as she told him, “Yeah,” she nodded, “I think you should go, by yourself, get some distance, clear your head, I think it’d be really good.”
He looked skeptical but Aelin thought she saw an ounce of relief. “I don’t—I don’t know.”
He looked at the gate attendant still at the check-in desk and Aelin knew he wanted to.
“Come on Rowan, I think it would be really good for you,” She urged, hoping the trip would make him feel better and he would come back seeming more like himself—like the Rowan she knew.
He was nodding, trying to convince himself, “Yeah,” he eventually said, “I can do that.”
“Yeah!” Aelin agreed, trying to hype him up.
Rowan grabbed his bag and looked back at her, still frustrated, “I can’t even believe her,” he chanced another glance around the terminal as if Lyria would materialize in front of him, “No, you know what, I am, I’m going to go.”
“Good!”
“Yeah, why not?”
“Right!”
“Right.” Rowan took another step before turning to face her once more, “Thanks, Aelin.”
She smiled at him, glad that he was getting some of his happiness back that had abandoned him the previous day.
“Okay,” she said again and opened her arms to give him a hug he enthusiastically returned. “I’ll see you back at home if I ever get a flight out of here,” she huffed and began to turn away.
“Well...no, never mind.” Rowan shook his head, dismissing whatever he was about to say.
Aelin tilted her head, she scrunched her brows in confusion as he gave her a sheepish grin, “What?”
Rowan looked between her and the gate attendant, “Why don’t you come?” at her shocked silence he plowed on, “I—I have two tickets,” he waved them in front of him, still wearing that boyish smile she loved so much, “Why not?”
“Oh, I don’t know,” she trailed off. Aelin wanted nothing more than to say yes, but Rowan was offering her the second ticket on his honeymoon trip for gods’ sake. But as she kept looking into his hopeful face, she felt her resolve and guilt crumbling. “Really?”
“Yeah. Yeah, it’ll be great,” he insisted, handing her one of the tickets. “You can lay on the beach and read, and I can cry over my failed marriage,” he chuckled, “See? Already making jokes.” the smile he forced was more of a grimace.
“Rowan, I—”
“No, really,” Rowan stepped up to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. She tried not to lose focus as she felt his warmth sink into her. “Please, Aelin,” he said, looking more vulnerable than she’d seen him all weekend. “Gods, I could use a friend right now, and you’re one of the best.”
“Wow,” Aelin took a breath. She could accept. She could go to Greece with Rowan for a week and support him and enjoy herself. “Okay. Uh, yeah, yes! Yes, I can do that.”
“Really?” his smile widened and so did hers.
“Really.”
They walked to the gate attendant and handed her their tickets. After a disapproving glare for their timing, she opened the door and waved them through.
Rowan readjusted his bag and paused, “Oh, wait, I forgot my jacket. You go on, I’ll be right there.”
Aelin flashed him a happy smile and nodded, walking onto the plane.
Rowan quickly jogged back where he’d been sitting, picked up his jacket, straightened, and met the eyes of his runaway bride.
“Lyria.” he breathed.
She looked between him and the gate looking distraught and Rowan realized that she must have seen Aelin go onto the plane. His eyes flared, understanding that Lyria must have thought everything with he and Aelin had been intentional. And it wasn’t. It wasn’t...right?
She scoffed and made to turn away, but he stammered, “Oh no, no, no, no! No!, Lyria!” He frantically looked between Lyria’s retreating figure and the gate that Aelin had walked through to the plane where she was waiting for him.
Cursing every god he knew, he chased through the airport after his wife.
***
Aelin enjoyed first class. She didn’t fly it often, but when she really wanted to treat herself, she would. This flight was no different than she remembered. She settled into the seat, keeping the window spot open for Rowan, and ordered them both a drink from the flight attendant. She figured they could both use one after this insane weekend.
Glancing out the window, Aelin noticed that the airport appeared to be moving.
She jolted in her seat. The airport wasn’t moving. She was. The plane was.
The plane was leaving, and Rowan wasn’t on it.
“Oh, my Gods,” Aelin muttered in disbelief as she sat on a plane departing for what should’ve been Rowan and Lyria’s honeymoon. “Oh, my Gods.”
*****
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"Thanks for Marrying Me" Jungkook x You
"Drive safe, okay?" your mom says, pulling you into one more, bone-crushing hug. "I think the roads are kind of busy tonight."
"Okay, okay," you agree, laughing to yourself a little. It didn't seem to matter that you were now officially a grown, married woman: your mom was giving you the same talk you'd gotten since you first got your license. "Don't worry, momma. We'll be fine."
She pulled back, squeezing the tops of your arms as she looked at you with teary eyes. "I love you, sweetie. Congratulations. It was a beautiful day."
The new weight on your left ring finger takes you back to early that afternoon and you smile. "It was a great day. Thanks to you and dad and everyone else who made it so perfect!" You give her another hug. "You guys drive safe, too!"
She smiles tolerantly and nods, climbing into the car and rolling down the window so your dad could say his goodbyes. You waited until they had left the parking lot before turning back to the only remaining people at the reception hall: your brand-new husband and his six brothers.
Jimin and Taehyung are goofing off, dancing around each other in a contest to see who could be the most annoying. Yoongi catches your eye and shakes his head a little.
You grin. "How on earth do you guys have so much energy still??"
Jimin cackles. "We didn't have to do anything today!"
"We got fed delicious food, drank a little, danced a lot," Hoseok summarized. "It was a perfect day for us!"
You automatically caught your husband's eye. He gave you a quick wink.
Namjoon was nodding. "We just got to enjoy you guys," he agreed.
"And dress up all fancy," Jin added, straightening the lapel of his ridiculously expensive suit.
On his next pass around Jimin, Taehyung accidentally bumps into your husband, and just like that, you see his energy meter hit empty.
"Okay." Crossing the circle to reach you, Jungkook slips his arm around your waist. "I think it's time for us to go." He turns to kiss your cheek, making a show of worrying over you. "My beautiful bride is exhausted."
Immediately, the 95s stop messing around. "Of course," Taehyung says seriously. "It's your wedding night. You guys should get some rest."
"...Right," says Namjoon, as the others snicker to themselves, knowing full-well that Tae had said that in earnest. "Anyway, we better go."
You're still giggling at Yoongi's bemused reaction to Taehyung's comment when Jin catches you in a hug. "Congratulations," he says seriously. "We're all really happy for you both."
You smile. "Thanks for everything. Drive back safe, okay?" Apparently you don't even need a full 24 hours before morphing into your mother.
Jungkook literally has to shut the car door in Taehyung's face, but finally, the two of you are alone. Wrapping your arms around his waist, you look up at him in concern. "You okay, babyboy?"
He smiles absentmindedly at his favorite nickname, but doesn't really answer the question. You understand.
Reaching up to kiss him, you say, "Let's go."
He helps you into the car, closes the door gently behind you, and as he crosses to get to his side, you can't help but grin. He was yours now, officially. You still couldn't understand how you'd gotten so lucky.
When he joins you in the car, you reach for his hand immediately. "I love you."
"I love you, too, darling," he responds, bring your hand up to his lips. He releases a heavy gust of breath; now that the two of you were alone, you see him start to unwind, decompressing after the social pressures of the day. Grinning a little, he adds: "Thanks for marrying me."
You snort-laugh, but squeeze his hand as you say, "Anytime."
He's smiling now, too, as he releases your hand to turn on the car.
"It was a long day," you go on, leaning back against the seat. "So many people came, which was really nice."
He raises an eyebrow but doesn't really agree.
You smile. "But you know the best thing? Now I get you to myself for 2 whole weeks. Just you and me, no commitments, no crowds, no dancing brothers..."
He laughs at this, and you can actually see the battery start to charge again. "That sounds amazing," he says honestly, twisting in his seat to give you another kiss. "You and me, forever." When you nod happily, he winks at you. "Ready to go?"
"With you? Of course!"
It doesn't surprise you at all that, instead of taking the exit that would lead you guys back home, he keeps going. You drive in relative quiet, your hand in his, watching as the freeway signs fly past. When he does finally choose an exit, you realized you were right: he was taking you to your favorite place, Our Place you guys called it. The spot where the two of you had spent so much time together, star-gazing, talking, listening to music, kissing. After the hectic drain of the day, you knew that what your new-husband needed most right now was a little alone time with you.
When he parks the car, he turns to look at you, a wordless question on his face.
You lean over and kiss him. "Great idea, babyboy."
His expression blossoms into that perfect, happy-bunny grin and he turns off the car. "Thank you," he says quietly, before throwing his door open and practically running to open yours for you.
Once you're both out, he gingerly helps you settle on the hood of the car, then climbs up next to you. You snuggle against him immediately and he presses a long kiss to your forehead.
The two of you sit in silence for a good 10 minutes, relishing being alone together, tangled up and blissfully happy. The night sky is bright and full of stars, and you grin as you feel him absently playing with the ring on your finger.
Sensing your grin, he kisses the side of your head and murmurs, "A perfect ending to a perfect day."
You can't help but agree.
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Sexytime?
Pairing: Jake Jensen x Fem!Reader
Words: 2097
Summary: You and Jensen are stuck doing surveillance and Jake gets bored. Also, he tries some dirty talk for the first time!
Warnings: Fluff, explicit language, explicit sexual content (unprotected vaginal sex), SMUT, 18+ ONLY!!
A/N: This ended up being kind of precious, but I’m ok with that. I just love this giant nerd so much! Join my taglist here if you want! (Side note, I know that Brother Rapp comes after Sex Machine on the James Brown album but that would’ve been like 15 minutes of dancing I had to write)
“Oh my god, I’m so bored.”
You shot a glare at Jake as you set up the surveillance equipment. He had draped himself over the table in your loft dramatically as you did your work.
“We’ve been here for literally a half an hour. Are you going to whine the whole time?” You loved the guy but weren’t looking forward to spending the next 12 hours with his ass if he was going to be a little bitch the whole time. You bent down to test the camera angles as he sighed heavily.
“I can’t believe you don’t even have a TV. What are we going to do this whole time?”
“I dunno, maybe our jobs?” You were barely paying attention as you made adjustments to the scopes.
“Nah.” He jumped off the table and stretched. “You’ve gotta have something to do here. I’m gonna look around.”
You just shook your head at him as he started wandering around aimlessly, still fiddling with the equipment to make sure you were covering all the exits.
“Ooh, what’s up here?” He started to climb the ladder to the second level. This was his first time at your place, and he was curious. “Shit.”
You grinned to yourself as you settled back in your chair, eyes on the monitor. He must’ve found the weapons cache.
“Oho, is this a rocket launcher?!”
You gave a laugh as you glanced up at him. “Sure is, baby. Maybe put it down though, you’re pointing it at your face.”
“Oh, fuck. Whoops.” He placed the launcher down gingerly as he scoped the rest of the landing. “That’s it? A refrigerator, a bed, and a shit-ton of explosives?” He started to work his way back down the ladder. “Kinda boring. Oh, what’s this?”
“Fuck.” You muttered to yourself as you considered what his new discovery might be.
“Look at this record collection!” He sounded stupid giddy. “Marvin Gay, Roxy Music, so much Led Zeppelin. Y/N, are you secretly cool?”
“I don’t think it’s a secret.” You teased back at him, smiling in spite of yourself.
“Oh, yesss!” You heard him start up the record player and all of a sudden James Brown was yelling over the speakers as the Sex Machine album started.
“Oh my god.” You rolled your eyes at him. “Turn that down, do you want the mark to know we’re up here?”
“C’mon, you know you wanna dance with me.” He had one of those ridiculous grins on his face as he slid across the floor into your field of view, rolling his hips and shoulders to the music.
“We’re supposed to be surveilling, Jake.”
“You just spent 45 minutes setting up all that equipment, you’re telling me the cameras can’t take over for just a bit?”
You bit your lip as you watched him dancing around your kitchen like a goofball. God he was such a perfect idiot. “Fine, but you tell anyone about this and I’ll stab you.”
“Ooh, don’t tease me, sweetheart.”
You rose out of your chair to join him, gliding across the floor easily, leading with your hips as your feet slid along to the rhythm. Your upper body rolled smoothly to the music, following the motion set by your hips.
“Fuck, you’re a really good dancer.” Jensen was giving you an appreciative look as you kicked your feet in a signature James Brown style.
“You seem surprised, Jake.” You laughed lightly at him.
“I mean, I kinda am. No offense, but you’ve usually got a stick up your ass.”
“Ouch.” You placed a hand to your chest in a mock wounded gesture. “This is nothing though.”
“Really, you’ve got more moves up your sleeve?”
“Yeah, watch this.”
You winked at him before spinning fast and lowering yourself into a split, then rising up as you brought your legs back together. He broke out into hysterical laughter.
“Ok, fine. You’ve officially shocked me.”
“Ooh, I’m full of surprises honey.” You slid closer to him as the song shifted to ‘Bewildered’, pressing your body into his.
“What happened to doing our jobs?” He teased as you started kissing his neck.
“You got me all worked up now sweetheart.” You murmured against his throat.
“Oh, fuck. I hate to do this but…” He pointed at the monitor.
The mark was getting into a black SUV in the middle of a group of motorcycles, getting ready to head out.
“Shit!” You hissed, scrambling over to the radio to call it in to Aisha and the rest of the team. “they’re on the move!”
“Fuck, did you get a chance to tag their ride?” Aisha asked over the comms.
“Yeah, did that first thing.”
“Ok, keep an eye on us while we tail them.”
“You got it.”
“Sooo….” Jake murmured behind you. “Should we pick this up later, or….?”
You just waved a hand behind you to shush him as you went over everything with Aisha. He gave a heavy sigh and went to make himself a sandwich. Maybe you had some books laying around somewhere.
It was three hours later when you finally signed off the comms. You stood up and stretched out, wondering where your puppy had gotten to.
You found him passed out on the couch, glasses askew and a sandwich crust resting on his chest as he softly snored, your copy of ‘Dune’ laying open next to him on the couch. You shook your head as you returned the book to the shelf and tossed the rest of his sandwich in the trash. You slipped Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ album onto the record player and crawled into his lap.
“Fuck.” He jolted awake when you started nibbling at his ear lobe. “What time is it?”
“It’s 8 PM, dumbass.” You whispered into his neck. “You slept through the whole op.”
“What?” He was still out of it. “What about the surveillance?”
“Well,” you murmured, slipping your hands under his Petunias tee and running your palms up his torso. “There was a firefight, and it seems the mark is no longer an issue.”
“Ok.” His brain was almost caught up now. “So, sexytime?”
You lifted his glasses off his nose and gave him a low chuckle as you set them on the coffee table. “Yeah, baby, sexytime.”
He gave you one of his stupid grins as he sat up and wrapped his arms around you, his hands kneading into your hips as he ground his growing erection into your mound. You drew his shirt over his head as you gyrated against him, moaning as your cunt clenched around nothing, a fresh rush of arousal soaking through your panties and leggings.
Jake ran his hands up your back and tugged the shoulders of your cami down over your arms until your tits were exposed. He nuzzled himself between your breasts, brushing his lips against your skin softly as you arched into his mouth.
He moved his mouth to your nipple and elicited a groan as he swirled his tongue around your sensitive bud, bringing up one hand to palm at the opposite breast.
“Fuck, Jake.” You whispered, screwing your eyes shut and bringing up a hand to the back of his head as you drove your hips into him, desperate for friction. “God, I need it.”
“Yeah, sweetheart?” He whispered against your chest. “You need my big fucking cock? You gonna take it like a good girl?”
You couldn’t help it, you laughed. Those words coming out of your sweet puppy were just too much and you broke down into a fit of giggles.
“Aww, c’mon.” He was pouting now. “I just wanted to try something new.”
“I’m sorry, sweetie.” You fell back on the couch, trying to catch your breath “You just caught me off guard. I’ll be a good girl for you.”
You scooted yourself down on the couch until you could dip your hands into his sweats, biting your lip as you drew out his cock, biting your lip as wrapped your hands around him.
“Mmm, I need this cock so bad. My pussy is so fucking wet for you.” You ran your thumb through the precum at his tip at the same time you shoved your hand down your panties, moaning as you drew your fingers through your sopping folds until you found your clit.
“Fuck, baby. Ok.” He tore off your panties and lined himself up. “Uh, you want this cock, you better ask me real nice. Is this ok?”
You grinned and nodded to him. “Please, Jake, fuck me with that massive dick?”
“Shit, don’t need to ask twice.” He muttered as he nudged his tip between your folds, slowly pressing into you. You let out a whine as he sheathed himself in you, digging your fingers into the couch cushions. “Yeah, you like that don’t you? Like feeling my big cock splitting you open. God, you’re so fucking tight. Look at this pussy gripping me so good.”
His hips were driving into you hard, his cock dragging against your g-spot with each thrust. You met each of his thrusts with your own, whining as he pounded into you. You brought your fingers down to your clit, drawing circles around it desperately before Jake wrenched your hand away.
“Nice try, sweetheart, but I’m the only one who gets to make you cum tonight.” He licked his fingers before pressing them to your tiny bundle of nerves, making you scream.
“Fuck, Jake! Don’t stop!” You felt your pleasure gathering in the pit of your stomach as you writhed underneath him. “God, I’m cumming!”
“That’s right baby, cream all over my cock.”
The coil snapped and you wailed as every muscle in your abdomen knotted before releasing in quivering bliss. You felt your spend gushing over your thighs around Jake’s dick as you came down, his hips still plunging into you relentlessly.
“I’m gonna flip you over beautiful. I wanna watch this ass bounce while I make you scream.”
You whined when he pulled out, but then he flipped you over like it was nothing and drove back into you, knocking the breath out of your lungs. He slapped your ass hard before gripping one hip to draw you back into him over and over. He wrapped his other hand in your hair and wrenched your head back, making your eyes roll back into your head as he pounded into you.
“God, you’re fucking perfect. I swear this body was made for me.” He murmured as he picked up the pace even more, and you felt your pussy clench around him at his praise as you felt another orgasm starting to build. “You can cum again, pretty girl. I wanna feel this cunt strangle my cock.”
“Ffuuck.” You groaned as another orgasm ripped through you. You body rolling underneath Jake as aftershocks shook your core and left you breathless.
“Shit, gonna fill you up, baby. You ready to take all my cum, beautiful?”
“Yes, please.” You moaned against the couch cushions, still feeling the aftereffects of your previous orgasm.
He hissed through his teeth as you felt his cock twitch inside you, then his hot spend was coating your velvety walls, eliciting another groan from deep in your chest.
Jake stilled his hips and collapsed on top of you, suffocating you in his body heat as you felt his cock softening. You hummed with pleasure as he buried his face in your hair.
“Was that ok, Y/N?” Your boy was so fucking considerate and sweet, he made your teeth hurt.
“That was more than ok, Jensen.” You mumbled against the couch cushions as he pulled out of you and started to roll you over.
“Yeah, I wasn’t too mean?”
“Jakey, baby, you weren’t mean at all. You’re still my sweet puppy.” You gave him a massive grin as you drew your face up to his and gave him a soft, slow kiss.
He gave you a grin of his own when you pulled away and started to lay back on the couch, cradling his head between your breasts.
“Good.” He muttered against your skin. “Cause I have some other things I was hoping to try.”
“Really baby? What else did you wanna try out?” You ran your fingers lightly over his spine as the two of you lay there, starting to doze off.
“Mmm, what do you think about roleplay?” You could feel his eyelashes fluttering against your skin as he started to fall asleep.
You just gave him a light laugh as you slipped into a daze yourself. “Ooh, that sounds like fun.”
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S/O Loses Memory and Quirk
Todoroki, Bakugou, and Kirishima HCs
Genre: Angst
Warnings: Language, violence, mentions of stab wounds and blood, a panic attack, spoiler for Bakugou’s hero name, sad bois
A/N: So I had two requests that mentioned these three with this concept and I just finished all of them and I’m so proud that I wanted to post these ones before the other two for Denki and All Might were finished but I’ll get those out as soon as possible. I cried writing Bakugou’s, so... there’s that HAHA please enjoy!
Here’s the first one with Shinsou, Aizawa, Hawks, and Dabi!
Todoroki Shouto | Shouto
Shouto knows you’re a strong woman and that he doesn’t need to constantly be there to protect you
But he does prefer to be there if something bad is happening
The only problem is that you two went to two different agencies after graduating
And in doing so were on opposite sides of the city
Now he always knew when something was happening on your hero route because I mean
He actually needs to in case something bad happens since it’s his JOB
But he also just really wants to be there for you if you really need it
There hasn’t been a time like that, though
So imagine his utter shock and genuine fear when that time came
He was told to go to where you were patrolling because you’d been attacked and wound up in the hospital
You know the scene with the flame tear? Yeah that but times ten
He goes on patrol like a good little hero
But boy oh BOY did he just want to go to the hospital
You’d never lost a fight before
Not even against him
Your quirk was literally the most powerful quirk he’s ever seen and I mean like, yeah, sure, he might be biased but STILL you were really powerful
So what kind of villain could hurt you so bad you had to go to the hospital???
Luckily, he only had an hour left of patrolling
And as soon as that hour was up
Mans bolted
He was OFF
He ran into that hospital
And he politely asked where your room was
Because although he’s PANICKING he still is a little socially awkward sweetie and he doesn’t wanna be a dick to anyone and be labeled similar to his father no no NO
But as soon as he got the number he was sprinting man
He was so worried
All patrol he was quieter than usual
And he was ridiculously anxious the whole time
His palms were sweaty
He felt like he could throw up at any second
And right now
He thought his heart was about to beat out of his chest
He carefully opens the door
You might be sleeping, he has to be considerate
And sure enough he sees your unconscious form laying in a hospital bed
It looked like you had some broken bones, and multiple bruises and cuts which means someone must have beat the shit out of you
Lovely
That’s what he needed to see
Definitely
Mans doesn’t show emotion that much
But when it comes to you and since it was just you and him in the room
He broke down crying
He couldn’t help it
He grabbed your hand
And just sat there crying
Poor guy can’t lose you
You were the best thing that ever happened to him 🥺
You showed him that it was okay to feel things and express those things and let people in
He let you in and he couldn’t let you go now
He was a genuine mess for the next couple of weeks
Because you weren’t waking up
He went against what Midoriya said and asked around about what happened to you
And what he heard was horrific
Apparently the villain snuck up on you
And hit you in a few different places
And then you fell down
And then you couldn’t access your quirk
And that’s why you were in the hospital
He didn’t want to think about the part that happened after you were virtually defenseless
Around his friends he was spacier than usual
He wasn’t really retaining information
And his agency let him take more days off than usual because they knew he was Going Through It
And luckily on one of those days you woke up
He was next to you as per usual
Holding your hand
Playing with your fingers like he always does when he gets anxious
He missed being able to do that in social situations
Or when you two were cuddling at night and he was thinking about something that was stressing him out and he would start to fiddle with your hand and you would ask him what’s wrong
He missed you
So when he felt your hand start to move by itself
He basically gave himself whiplash with how fast he looked from your hand to your face
Sure enough
Your eyes were open
And you were looking at him
“(Y/n)…”
He whispered your name as not to scare you
You could have a concussion or mild amnesia
He has already considered everything that could be wrong with you
Because he overthinks a lot
And he was nervous about this
And there was one thing he had in the back of his mind
That would probably be the worst case scenario
And much to his fears
That was confirmed to be what was going on almost immediately
“Todoroki?”
He just stares for a moment
You hadn’t called him Todoroki since… well, a long time now
Probably back in your UA days
The two of you began dating in your second year though so
It’s been a while
“You look… older..?”
He clears his throat
Nodding
“Yes. Well… I am 20 years old now. I would hope I look older.”
“Wait, what?”
Oh shit.
He just confused you.
Damnit, Shouto.
“Uhh… well, um. You see…”
“Todoroki what is going on? And why are you holding my hand like that?”
He freezes
He was still playing with your fingers
And it wasn’t that you didn’t want him to
You were just genuinely confused
He knew that
“Before I say anything else that could be detrimental to your mental health, maybe you should ring your nurse.”
You do as he says
And the nurses and a doctor come rushing into your room
They do some evaluations
And sure enough
Your memory has been completely wiped
As has the access to the portion of your brain that allows you to control your quirk
The doctor explains to Todoroki that he’s unsure of how this happened
Bu Todoroki knows it has to be that villain
Whatever that villain did did this to you
And Todoroki isn’t one to show emotions
But boy oh BOY was he riled up right now
He lowkey accidentally caught something on fire
And then to fix it lowkey on purpose just turned it into a block of ice
Even though Endeavor is the worst man on the planet
Mans is persistent on shit that’s for sure
And that’s like
The only trait Shouto got from that literal dumpster fire of a father
And he wasn’t about to let the piece of shit that hurt you get away with it
Of course, when it comes to you as a person he’s very patient
Very understanding
Respects boundaries
But he will not REST
Until the motherfucker who did this to you gets caught by him
And he will find them.
Bakugou Katsuki | DynaMight
OH BOY HERE WE GO
So Bakugou was already very protective over you
I mean that’s expected though
It’s
It’s literally Bakugou
So mans has tabs on you at all times
You don’t know how he does it tbh
He jokes
Yes, Bakugou can joke
He jokes about having a sixth sense when it comes to you
He just gets this feeling about you
If you’re sad? He knows
Happy? He knows
In danger? MANS KNOWS
And I guess he also has a GPS built into his brain???
He just
He knows
Probably because he cares extremely deeply about you
Like really fucking deeply
You’re the best thing that has ever happened to him
Ever since high school
First day
When you weren’t intimidated by him
There was just something special about you
And even though it took until after graduation and you almost DYING on a mission for him to finally accept that he can FEEL THINGS
He officially asked you to be his girlfriend
I say officially because, well
Y’all have basically been dating since like
Second year of high school
Even though it wasn’t official
It was obvious
He was whipped
He still is
He’s known you for five years
You’ve been officially dating for two of those years
You were unofficially dating for four
You were the most important thing in his life
You even surpassed becoming the number one hero somehow
Though he will NEVER admit that
EVER
It took him a while to realize it
But the thought of living without you?
Scared him more than any villain ever could
And that is why
Mans is all dressed up
Lookin nice
Took a day off of patrol at his agency because tonight is a special night
Of course, you don’t know anything
As it should be
He didn’t tell a soul that he was planning on proposing tonight
Okay… maybe that is a lie
He told Kirishima when he got blackout drunk with the boys one night
Long story, don’t ask how it happened, even the boys don’t know
And Kirishima then proceeded to tell everyone of his other friends
So they all knew
But they also all knew to keep it a FUCKING SECRET unless they wanted blown up
But boy oh boy they were excited to see the pictures and the ring and the everything
But I digress
Bakugou is in the house the two of you purchased a while back
It was very much off the damn grid
For ~safety~
And he’s very much just messing with how he looks
He has to look perfect because he knows you’re about to
And he can’t be proposing to you unless he’s on your level
When suddenly
He gets a
Feeling
But it isn’t the warm feeling he gets when you’re happy
Or the doopy one he gets when you’re sad
Or the wave of exhaustion he feels when you’re tired
Or the tingly feeling he gets when you’re mad
No
It’s the feeling where his spine tenses
And his blood goes cold
And his heart drops to the floor
The one he only felt one other time
The time you almost died
He was out of that house so fast
He didn’t even care if he looked all nice
You were in danger
He blasted his way through the city
Saying he was frantic is an understatement
He was FERAL
He got to where you were just in time to see you get slammed into the concrete by some piece of shit villain
You were unconscious
And you weren’t moving
He saw red
He didn’t even remember blasting over to the villain and punching them in the face
But he did that
And he did it HARD
Of course the villain was like OH FUCK
THIS IS THE NUMBER TWO HERO
I DIDN’T THINK HE’D ACTUALLY GET HERE THIS FAST
Because obviously the villain knew who you were
That’s why you were targeted
Breaking Bakugou’s spirit is needed if villains want to become more fearful and powerful
The villain starts sprinting away
And before Bakugou can catch them
He hears an ambulance siren
He suddenly forgets all about the villain because he whips around to see you getting loaded onto a gurney
Paramedics are doing everything they can to keep you alive at this point
He’s horrified to say the least
You’re the love of his life
The last time he saw you like this is when he accepted it
Seeing you like this again just makes him realize it even deeper somehow
He runs to the ambulance
But the paramedics tell him he needs to go to the hospital separately because you’re badly injured and they need to perform some procedures on the way to the hospital to keep you alive
He doesn’t even realize he’s crying until his eyes start to sting
He wants to tell the paramedics to fuck off
Don’t they realize this is supposed to be one of the best days of yours and his lives?
But he can’t
Because before he can
They’re gone
He chases after you though
He needs to be by your side right now
He needs to know that you will be okay
He needs you to be okay
So imagine how nerve-wracking it is for him to learn that you were in surgery
He waited in the waiting room all day long
This incident happened around one in the afternoon
and it was now one in the morning
He was just sitting in the hospital waiting room
Looking down at the little box in his hand
Crying
Which is a sight for anyone who sees him
The ring he bought for you is the only thing he can focus on
He doesn’t even notice the non-stop buzzing in his pocket coming from his and your friends wondering if the two of you are okay because the footage of the fight cut out right before Bakugou punched the villain
They all thought you were both hurt pretty badly
I mean after your quirk was seemingly taken from you…
The only thing that snaps him out of his trance
Is when the doctor comes out and says his name
His head snaps up so fast
He approaches the doctor just as fast
He knows he should expect the worst
But he can’t help but keep repeating that you’re okay
That everything will be fine because you are okay
They fixed you up
You’ll come home all happy
He’ll propose to you in the living room at this point
Today will be fixed
Instead
He hears that although you’re stable
You have what appears to be brain damage
“What kind of fucking brain damage?”
“She has severe amnesia which means that-”
“How severe?”
“Well… according to her brain scan and the fact that she said the year was two and a half years ago, I’m afraid it’s significantly severe.”
Two and a half years
Two and a half years?!
He just stares at the doctor
If you think it’s two and a half years ago
That means he hasn’t asked you out yet
That means in your mind
You’re still in high school
About to graduate
This cannot be happening
There is not way this is happening
“Can I see her?”
His voice sounds foreign to him
The doctor nods
Leading him to your room
He puts the ring back in his pocket out of instinct
And when he enters your room
He wants nothing more than for you to yell something like PSYCH
GOT YOU BLASTY BITCH
HAHAHA
But he’s just met with a your mouth opening wide and eye getting big
“Bakugou?! You’re so dressed up!”
Bakugou
Why didn’t he let you call him Katsuki sooner
Why didn’t he ask you out before two years ago
Why wasn’t he there to save you
“W-Woah… Bakugou, you don’t have to cry this isn’t my first hospital stay… wait, when did you get an undercut?”
He just walks towards you
“You also look… older… is this seriously what you look like when you clean up?”
He watches as your expression falters for a moment
“Wait… are you like… going on a date or something?”
Good to know you still have feelings for him at least
He just nods
And you try to hide the disappointment on your face
“Oh… well, you better tell me all about it when we get back to the dorms.”
Your fake enthusiasm is killing him
What killing him even more though is that the doctors didn’t tell you what was going on
So he’ll tell you instead
“Actually,”
Damnit
His voice is wavering
This is new for him
He clears his throat
“I’m not… I’m not going on a date anymore. I had one but… things didn’t turn out as planned.”
“Oh?”
He almost smiles at the sudden mood shift you had
How can you still be perky like that sitting in a hospital bed
“Yeah… because, um. It was a date with you…”
“…Oh…?”
“You got hurt pretty bad, angel…”
He explains everything to you
Well
As much as he can
And he also finds out about your quirk
And how it’s just
Gone
You have to stay in the hospital tonight for further testing tomorrow
And you insist that he goes home
But he says it isn’t home if you’re not there
He stays in the chair right next to your bed
Watching you as you sleep
He knows you believe him
He knows that you have feeling for him
But he’s broken, truly
Not only was he not your hero today
He didn’t save you
He doesn’t know if you’ll ever remember any of those years with him
Any of your firsts
And that makes him ache
He pulls out your ring again
And just looks at it
The only light in the room is the moonlight peaking in through the window
And in that moment
He swears to himself
And to you
That the villain who did this
Is going to pay
Kirishima Eijirou | Red Riot
Eijirou has always been your rock
Figuratively and literally
He’s there for you through everything
And I mean everything
The two of you have been next door neighbors since you were kids
And he literally always had a crush on you
Of course the feelings were mutual
But neither you nor shark boy knew that
Until y’all got to high school
And Bakugou was very
Annoyed
About the two of you pining for each other
Mina was beyond annoyed
She went to middle school with you two
So when Bakugou finally just
Screamed at the two of you to just shut the fuck up with the flirting and date already
Mina deadass jumped out of her seat at lunch and screamed thank you at the top of her lungs
Of course the two of you were as red as his hair
Which, yes
You did help him pick out the exact shade and helped dye as well
His hands were stained red because he accidentally only bought one pair of gloves and it wouldn’t have been manly to make you help without gloves on
But I digress
The two of you started dating shortly after that
And when I tell you that you were the couple everyone would look at and be all “awwwww”
I MEAN IT
And y’all are just in high school
Granted, it’s your final year and the two of you are both interning and are already confirmed to become sidekicks and Fatgum’s Agency
So y’all do be a little mature
But still
You started dating freshman year
And you’re going strong still
Of course
And words cannot describe how relieved he is that the two of you are at the same agency
Because if anything ever went bad he would be there to save you
And you would be there to save him
But literally nothing could prepare him for what was about to happen to you
It was a normal patrol
The two of you were together
Talking about graduation next week
And how the two of you were excited to move out of the dorms and into the apartment you had picked
And how you would finally be able to adopt the little mutt that the two of you love from the shelter
When out of no where
A villain popped down off of a building
Right behind you
And did something weird to you
They hit you meticulously and in specific places
Before Kirishima could even process what was going on
You were on the ground
Of course
You raised an arm
Ready to fight and use your quirk
But nothing happened
You tried again
Nothing
You and Kirishima make eye contact and he can feel the fear radiating off of you
Now he was worried
Very worried
But you knew how to fight
And he was there, too
So this wouldn’t end too bad
UNTIL THERE WAS A FUCKING EXPLOSION IN THE BUILDING THE VILLAIN JUST POPPED OUT OF
You were already back on your feet
Ready to fight this motherfucker
“Go help the people inside, Red Riot. I can handle this one.”
“But-”
“GO!”
He goes
Reluctantly
But he does know you can hold your own
Even if that villain temporarily blocked your quirk
He hardens
Turning his headpiece into a filtering mask (a great addition he thought of so he could run into burning buildings while hardened to save people and not take damage to his lungs in the process)
And luckily
There were only three people inside
So he grabs them and runs out
Easy
And he’s expecting to be met with you handcuffing the bad guy
But instead
He’s met with you getting the life beat out of you
Literally
You’re on the ground
The villain pulled out swords while he was gone
And it was obvious you were down and weren’t gettingup
But the villain just wasn’t letting up
Kirishima’s legs work before his brain
He runs over to the villain and lands a punch to their face
Which causes them to stumble backwards
Before they throw the swords at a random citizen who is observing
He immediately runs to the citizen, deflecting the swords
But the villain ran off in the mean time
Like they disappeared without a trace
But honestly
Even if they were still there
Kirishima would have run to you regardless
He immediately kneels down
“(Y/n)?! (Y/n), can you hear me?!”
He ditched the hero names this time
You weren’t responding
You were out cold
He starts panicking
Like
Full on hyperventilating
You looked bad
You were pierced by the villains swords in your side
Blood was everywhere
Your breathing was shallow
Regardless of the genuine panic attack he was going through right now
He somehow managed to control his breathing so you wouldn’t bleed out on the ground
He needed to help you
He picks you up
Instantly starting to sprint to the ambulances beginning to pull up
As soon as the paramedics see the state you’re in they get you off of him
And speed off to the hospital
Kirishima is left alone
Staring at his hands
Which were dyed red with your blood
All he could see was your face laughing at him because he forgot to get two pairs of gloves the first time you helped him dye his hair
…He didn’t like red all that much right now
After what feels like hours
But was really like two minutes
Tamaki shows up
Because he heard there was something going on
And as soon as he sees Kirishima on the ground and sobbing
He knows something bad has happened to you
He quickly gets him out of there
And back to the agency
Where Kirishima accidentally sees a replay of the fight on television
And he sees that you were fighting the villain just fine
But they were so nimble and fast
And all they did was hit the nape of your neck and then the side of your temple
And you collapsed
Tamaki turned the television off before the full fight was shown
But the damage was done
Kirishima was back on the ground
Tamaki tries to comfort him
But Kirishima is out of commission
“I couldn’t save her, Tamaki! I wasn’t there!”
“…C-Come on, Kirishima… w-we should… go to the hospital…”
Tamaki is trying so hard to get him to calm down
But to no avail
So eventually he just drags him out and to his car
He speeds to the hospital
And Kirishima doesn’t even wait for the car to slow down to run inside
He has to wait to see you
Since you were punctured
But he was willing to wait
And wait he did
For four days
Of course after you were done with your surgery he was allowed in your room
But it was a matter of waiting for you to wake up
He was always with you
He only went home to shower
He slept at the hospital
He needed to be with you
So when you finally woke up
He cried tears of happiness for the first time in days
“(Y/n), thank god you’re awake.”
“Eiji? What happened…?”
“There was a villain attack and they knocked you out and-”
“Why don’t you look 15?”
“What?”
“You look… older… and your hair is longer.”
“…What? You were the one who encouraged me to grow it out…”
“I… I was?”
He stares at you for a moment
His happy tears turning into ones of fear
Before hitting the call nurse button and asking you a question
“(Y/n) what grade are we in?”
“We’re freshmen at UA High School.”
No.
No, no, no, no, no
Before he could answer the doctor and nurses came in the room
They started asking you a bunch of questions
To which you answered the best you could
But it was obvious that you were convinced it was two years ago
The doctors took you off to do scans of your brain
This can’t be happening
You think it’s two years ago
Two years
So much has happened within those two years
The two of you have done so much
Just
Imagine how devastated he is when he hears your memory is just gone
And your quirk with it
You were a hero
Your quirk can’t be gone
“Eiji… please don’t cry, it’ll be okay.”
“I can’t help it, pebble. I wasn’t there to save you and now… now you don’t remember everything we’ve done. And… and your quirk… you’re the best hero I know, and now…”
“Eijirou, I promise you it will be okay. As long as you’ll be with me, like you always are, I will be fine.”
He doesn’t say anything
He just looks at his hand holding yours
At least you still remember he asked you to be his girlfriend
But he is deadset on finding the villain who did this to you
“I will get you out of this.”
“Ei…”
“I will fix this. I promise you. I will save you. I need to.”
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Nannyette
Chapter 1 - New Year’s Surprise
Tim rubbed his throbbing head as he made his way to Dick’s apartment. It had been a ridiculously long night. He left the Justice League party at the Watchtower early to patrol pretty much by himself. Jason and Stephanie were on duty too but they were enjoying the night with the random revelers they found instead of actually patrolling. And that wouldn’t have been so bad except they had missed an attack which hit the Wayne Enterprises building. The culprits hadn’t gotten anything too valuable, just a few computers at the front desk, but Tim had to go in early to assess the damage, talk to the police, implement temporary protection, and start planning repairs.
All of which meant Tim hadn’t slept in quite a while, which wasn’t unusual, but this time it wasn’t for something he had fixated on. It was outside influences preventing him from sleep, which was entirely different, and caused significantly worse effects. Still, Tim didn’t regret it. He would rather be patrolling by himself and running on no sleep than in a crowd of people kissing their significant others and giving him sympathetic looks. He didn’t need the looks. He wasn’t dating right now because he didn’t want to be. He certainly wasn’t going to start dating someone just to not be alone. He was already so busy he hardly got any sleep and he hadn’t found anyone worth giving up what little sleep he got.
But right now, he just needed to drop off a few things for Dick and crash in the spare room so he could finally sleep. He made it to the door and started fishing in his pocket for the spare key. After a few seconds of searching, his entire body froze. It was hard to make out the voices but he could hear the words. “What do you think you are doing, young lady? You get back here right now and take your punishment.”
Tim dropped the bag he was carrying and focused on getting the keys as quickly as possible. He flipped through the keys, finally locating the right one with a relieved breath. He slid the key into the lock as quietly as he could and slowly turned the key to unlock the door without notifying whoever was on the other side threatening his niece.
As soon as the lock was flipped, Tim took a deep breath to prepare. He slowly turned the knob and taking a beat to prepare, he rammed into the door, flinging it open, ready to protect Mar’i. Now inside, he saw an adult figure crouched low and ready to pounce. A bit further he saw just the ends of his niece’s hair sticking up above the arm chair she was hiding behind. The figure whirled around to face him. He stifled the gasp he wanted to let out seeing her face. She was absolutely beautiful. But, that didn’t mean she wasn’t evil and trying to hurt his family, he reminded himself.
“Who the hell are you?” He demanded storming toward her.
She moved between him and the arm chair. “You’re the one who broke in here. Who are you? What do you want?” She demanded, her eyes narrowing and turning steely.
“Uncle Tim!” Mar’i called, jumping up from behind the chair. “Marinette, it’s Uncle Tim.”
“Uncle Tim?” Marinette asked with a gentle tone, keeping her steely eyes laser focused on him.
“Yeah, he’s Daddy’s brother.” Mar’i nodded bounding to give him a hug.
“Just a second, Sweetie.” Marinette caught her before she could reach him. “You know we haven’t called Daddy in a few minutes. Can you run and grab the picture you made for him so we can show him on our call?”
“Yay!” Mar’i called out running to her room.
“You never said who you were.” Tim growled out.
Marinette held up a finger, already pulling up Dick’s contact information to video call him. She hit Call and looked back up at him. “I’m Mar’i’s babysitter.”
“Hey, what’s up Marinette? Anything wrong?” Dick’s face showing up on the screen.
“For the most part. Hey, is this your brother?” She turned the screen to face Tim. “And more importantly, is it okay for him to be here?”
“Yeah, that’s Tim. He’s okay. What’s going on, Tim?” He asked a bit confused. “Why is my front door open?”
“I heard her threatening Mar’i.” Tim said coldly.
“Here it is! Is that Daddy? Daddy look! I made a picture for you.” Mar’i called running in the room with a drawing of her with her Mommy and Daddy, with Mar’i and her Mommy flying and her Daddy doing a flip with a smile on his face.
“That is beautiful, sweetie. I can’t wait to come home and put it on the wall.” Dick encouraged her proudly. His face quickly shifted to more serious expression. “Now, Mar’i, sweetie, Uncle Tim mentioned he heard Marinette threatening you. This is very important… did you do something to deserve getting threatened?”
Tim’s jaw dropped. What the hell did he just hear? Mar’i looked up at the phone with wide eyes. “Oh, she definitely did.” Marinette said with an amused tone.
“Then go get her.” Dick said, mirth filling his command.
Marinette lunged for Mar’i, who squealed in excitement and ran away laughing. Marinette laughed too and turned the phone screen back to herself. “Thanks Dick. We’ll see you in a little bit. The plan still to be here around 1?”
“Yep. That is the plan. I’ll let you know if anything changes. Thanks Marinette. And Tim?” Marinette turned the phone so it was facing him. “Close my door, please. I’ll be home in a bit if you want to talk. If you want to crash, you know where the spare room is, but good luck getting any quiet. Bye guys.”
Once Dick hung up, Tim walked slowly over to the door and closed it. He turned back to Marinette. “What just happened? What was the punishment you were supposed to administer?”
Marinette laughed disarmingly. “Tickles. I was going to tickle her.”
“Tickles, huh? That’s the punishment you use?” Tim raised an eyebrow at her, moving back closer to her again, this time approaching with considerably less hostility and more contrition.
“That’s the punishment for her transgression. There are levels. Tickles are the first.” She smiled wider at him.
“What’s next?” he asked curiously.
“Cuddles and maybe tickles.” She shrugged.
“Next?” The amusement was coming through in his voice now.
“Snuggles.”
“And then?”
“Ahh, the atomic option, num nums,” she answered playfully.
“I have no idea what that is, but that sounds terrible. People must be terrified of that punishment.” He grinned at her.
Marinette chuckled looking down. She looked back up at him through her lashes. “Oh, you know, Mar’i is a pretty good kid so I’ve only had to pull that one out a few times.”
He chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck again. “I’m sorry for bursting in and being threatening and for thinking you were going to hurt Mar’i. You seem really good with her and really sweet.” He looked down quickly, cheeks reddening as he realized what he just said.
Marinette waved him off and smiled nervously. “No, don’t apologize. You didn’t do anything wrong. I’m glad Mar’i has people willing to defend her like that. It must have sounded scary for you hearing me and not knowing the context or being able to hear my tone. I’m sorry for scaring you. I think it’s really admirable you were so protective and jumped into action right away.”
“Um, you already heard but, I’m Tim.” He gave her a charming smile and held out his hand for her.
She shook his hand giving him a brilliant smile. “I’m Marinette. It’s nice to officially meet you. Would you…” Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a weight slam into her back, thrusting her forward before the weight slid to the floor. Tim reached out immediately to grab her. He managed to get his hand behind her head and the other around her waist. Marinette wrapped her arms around his shoulders as she fell. He braced himself for the momentum, twisting as he grabbed her to relieve the force. He managed to stop them without falling, but the resulting position looked like a deep dip, his face only a few inches from hers.
Marinette looked up at him with wide eyes and red cheeks. “Thank… thank you… for that. I’m sorry.” She stuttered out, scrambling to stand up.
Tim waved her off, his cheeks turning pink as well. “It’s not your fault. If I recall correctly, there was some interference involved.” He said the last part in an exaggerated conspiratorial tone as he looked around the room. Mar’i giggled loudly from her hiding spot and poked her head up to look at them.
Marinette narrowed her eyes at her playfully. “I see you’ve chosen num nums.” Mar’i squealed again and took off running to her room. Marinette gave Tim an apologetic smile and started following her. “It was nice to meet you, Tim. I’ll try to play quietly with Mar’i so you can take that nap. I hope to see you again.”
“No, that’s… I haven’t gotten to play with Mar’i this whole year. I’d like to join you too, if you don’t mind.” He said sheepishly. “Plus, I can’t wait to find out what num nums are.”
Marinette smiled brightly at him, chuckling shyly. “I’d love it if you did.”
Chapter 2
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Midsummer: JJ Maybank
JJ x Reader
word count: around 6k
MASTERLIST
a/n: took a long time writing this and I've never done anything like this (where its y/n) so any feedback would be greatly appreciated <3
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You had never technically been to the Midsummer festival. Of course, since you were a Kook, your parents were invited and tried to make you go but every year came a new excuse. First, you had the "stomach flu." Then, there was that time you said you had "strep throat." Another time, you had a "fever." You had so many excuses for not going to Midsummer every year, you had become a pro at lying.
Only this time, you had an actual reason not to go and, out of all the times, your parents didn't believe you.
You had told them the truth. You and Rafe had just gotten into a huge argument and had technically broken up. It wasn't official or anything but you both knew it was the end. You wanted to stay home and binge watch 'New Girl' from the beginning and maybe order some food. You just wanted to indulge yourself for a moment. You had lost 170 pounds (aka Rafe) and you kinda wanted to celebrate.
Rafe loved keeping up appearances and you were just another way to do that. You were the "perfect" girl next door. You surfed, played soccer during the school year, and it helped that your parents were loaded. You and Rafe looked like a great couple on the outside, but the reality was you were both broken in one way or another. You were struggling with your mundane life, finding every day one endless loop. You were desperate to break free but didn't know how. Rafe was struggling with addiction and wouldn't admit to you that he had a problem.
Finally, you were at your breaking point. This morning, while you still had the courage, you started to talk to Rafe about getting help. You had kept this secret for him for too long and keeping it any longer wouldn't help anyone. Rafe, as you expected, flew off the handle and said the most horrible stuff. He called you a bitch, a slut, and basically every thing that could hurt a person. And you took it because that's what you always did. Then he said something that you couldn't forgive.
You're gonna die alone.
All of those words before never hurt as much as this one. You think it hurts the most because there's a possibility that it's true. You have never had an honest conversation with anyone in your life, including Rafe. You let people in, but not all the way. You were scared to get hurt, but even more scared to die alone. Rafe knew that.
So, you told him you're done and then left. No, you're here, talking to your parents and telling them you couldn't go because you had broken up with Rafe.
"I just don't understand what happened. Rafe is such a nice young man." Your mother said, going through her jewelry box to find the right earrings to match the dress that was laying across her bed.
The Midsummer party was not to start until the sun set in about three hours but your mom loved getting ready early and this party was no exception.
"I just don't want to go. Rafe is escorting me and I don't wanna put on a smile and pretend like everything's okay when it's not."
You didn't understand your mother sometimes. She was fine with letting you stay home from the party for years now as long as there was a physical reason like a cold. Now that you're telling her it's a mental reason, she could care less. You watched her by the frame of her bedroom door. She continued to look in her jewelry box and not for one second check on you.
"It's just for tonight sweetie." She smiled, but not at you.
At first you thought it was directed at you even though she wasn't looking at you. Then you realized she had found the matching earrings and that's why she was smiling. She held them up to her ears and looked in the mirror for a second.
You wondered if she remembered she had a daughter. It felt like she didn't remember sometimes.
You couldn't change her mind. You knew this now. She was picking out her jewelry and accessories now and the room for anything other than the talk of jewelry and makeup was not interesting to her. You decided to cave, not wanting to plead your case again.
So, you returned to your room and called the only person that ever listened to you. Your best friend, Sarah Cameron. She had recently met a Pogue named John B. and also didn't want to go to the Midsummer party where Topper, her soon-to-be ex boyfriend, was escorting her. She had planned to break up with Topper to be with John B. but hadn't gotten the chance yet. Although she wanted to end things with Topper, she didn't want to cause any drama and breaking up with him at the Midsummer party was definitely not a good way to avoid drama.
Sarah understood. She always did.
"Hey girlie." Sarah chimed as she answered the phone.
You instantly smiled, sitting down on your bed. "Hey."
You could basically hear the frown in Sarah's voice as she spoke. "What's wrong? Did Rafe text you?"
You hummed a no. Just hearing Sarah's voice made you feel better. "I tried to tell my mom I don't feel like going but she refuses to listen."
Sarah sighed. "I'm sorry Y/N. I'll look after you tonight. Make sure Rafe doesn't talk to you. He'll escort you to the party and then that's all you'll see from him. I promise."
You chuckled. "And who is gonna make sure Topper stays away from you as you go meet up with your new boyfriend?"
"Ah, my friend," Sarah chides. "That's where you come in. We'll help each other out tonight."
You laugh, the plan sounding ridiculous but it made enough sense to actually work. "Okay, I'll see you then."
"See you there sister." sang Sarah, hanging up the phone soon after.
After you put your phone down to charge, you decided to take a shower and start getting ready for the Midsummer party. You showered quickly, scrubbing your hair so that it wouldn't smell, as your mother says, "like the sea."
After you got out, you washed you face with a cleanser and towel dried your hair. You then brushed your teeth for the second time today and popped in a mint. You put your hair up in a bun while it was still wet so it could dry on it's own. That's when you picked out your dress. Your mom had bought it for you a week ago and it had been collecting dust in your closet ever since. You laid it out on your bed and finally got a proper look at it.
It was a yellow, spaghetti strap dress that fell to your ankles. It was made out of silk and shined even with your bedroom light. When you had tried it on, your remembered how tight it was on the bodice and how it dainty it looked on you. You did like it and it made you feel like a princess, you just wished you didn't have to wear it for the Midsummer party.
You started your makeup first. You applied a tinted moisturizer to give yourself a natural glow and then applied some concealer to lighten your under eyes. Once ever was evenly applied, you filled in your brows and brushed them back and applied some mascara. You added blush and some highlighter to give you a brighter glow. You finally finished off the look with a nude lip.
You let your hair down and it was stil damp. In an attempt to get your hair to dry faster, you got a blow dryer and dried the rest of your hair. Once it was all dry, you brushed it through once and let it stay down. It had turned out nice, the natural curls in your hair giving you the volume you needed. Why change something that already looked so good.
With your makeup and hair done, you finally got changed into your dress. Once it was own, you gave yourself a proper look in the mirror.
You did look beautiful. You had to admit, when you put effort in, you cleaned up well. Although you liked how you turned out, your heart still hurt. Not because of Rafe, but because you can't imagine doing this every year for the rest of your life. Your parents were always okay with doing the same things everyday. You weren't. You wanted to go out on adventures and experience all life had to offer. You wanted to travel by yourself. You wanted to have something different to do everyday. This mundane life you saw your parents do was not for you but you were scared if you lived any more days like this, it was going to be your future. That's what scared you the most. Not being able to get out of the bubble your parents and your life as a Kook put you in. It's one of the reasons you envied the Pogues. Sure they might not have as much money but they had adventures and didn't lead a mundane life. Everyday was different. You sometimes wished you were a Pogue.
You slipped on your heels and looked into the mirror one last time. You looked good but still couldn't smile fully. You didn't hate how you looked, you hated the person looking back.
You didn't know if that ever would change.
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Sarah always looked beautiful and you hated it. Even on days when she woke up, hung over with bed head, she just had to smile and she'd look beautiful.
When you entered Sarah's house, she was waiting for you in her bedroom. Her dad, Ward, told you where she was and you basically rushed upstairs. You hadn't seen her in two days since before she went on an adventure with John B. and you needed to know all the juicy details.
Now, as you looked at her in that perfect white dress, you didn't feel self conscious, but you certainly felt like you had to change.
"Holy hell." Sarah said as she stood up from her bed. "You look so sexy."
You rushed to her and hugged her for a moment before saying anything. "I look sexy? Look at you. You look like an angel."
Sarah laughed, grabbing your hand and squeezing it. "How are you doing?"
You shrugged. There wasn't much to say. You weren't really torn up over the situation. "I'm fine. We both knew it was coming."
Sarah laughed. "You should've seen my brother. He was totally freaking out when he called Topper."
You frowned. "Sorry. I know he's your brother."
Sarah waved her hands in the hair. "Are you kidding me? Someone needed to knock Rafe down a few pegs. I'm glad you guys are done. He doesn't deserve you."
You hugged Sarah again. She really was the most important person in your life right now. You didn't know how you got so lucky.
"Speaking of which, are Topper and Rafe here?"
Sarah sighed and nodded. "Waiting for us downstairs to escort us to the Midsummer party."
You rolled my eyes, grabbing onto Sarah's hand again. "Ugh. We can't just keep them waiting."
Sarah smirked, playing along with your sarcasm. "God forbid."
As you guys made your way downstairs, you talked. You knew you couldn't ask her all the details right now but you made sure to let her know that once you were alone, you'd pressure her to tell you all the information. You had seen John B. and his friends around OBX but had rarely talked. The only time you ever encountered each other was when you and Sarah slept on the boat overnight and John B. had come in the early morning to drop off the scuba gear. They seemed to not get along at all so you still wonder what changed.
"Just one question?" You pleaded as you and Sarah made your way to the sliding glass doors, leading you to the backyard where the party was taking place. The sun was setting now and the party would be starting any minute.
"Fine, shoot." Sarah nodded, whispering to you now since Topper and Rafe could see you and Sarah now.
"Is he a good kisser or not?" You leaned over to whisper in her ear.
"What are you beautiful ladies whispering about?" Topper asks as he approaches you and Sarah. You instantly pull away, acting very suspicious.
"How to please a woman. Not that you would know." You smirk at Topper, being very mean. For good reason though. He had made Sarah feel very bad about not sleeping with him and you were glad she had moved on. Now, hopefully Topper would too.
Topper rolled his eyes. "Hello Y/N. How are you?" You know he's only being so nice to try and impress Sarah and show her he's changed. Of course Sarah doesn't buy it.
"I'm spectacular." You gave Topper a wide smile. Maybe if you stared at him long enough, his head would explode.
"Good." Topper grumbled, looking at Sarah. "You look amazing."
Sarah frowned. "Yeah, thanks." She seemed so unenthusiastic it was almost funny.
Topper extended out his hand, ready for Sarah to take it. Sarah looked at you and tried to smile but you could see her discontent. Sarah unwilllingly reached for it and smiled again at Topper.
Here's the thing; if you have to smile so much at everyone all the time, you're probably not happy.
Just as Sarah and Topper move away, Sarah stops, tells Topper to wait one moment and turns around to you. She smiles, for real this time, and says, "To answer your question; yeah, really well."
You giggle, trying to make sure Topper does not ask too many questions. That smile that you had, though, is now replaced with a frown.
You can see him lurking near the door, finding the courage to come up to me.
God, I wished he would just leave me alone, you thought.
You decide against confronting him and instead walk to Sarah's kitchen to grab some water. The doors to Sarah's backyard can be seen if you stood in Sarah's kitchen so you can see Sarah walk out with Topper, smiling and waving. People who don't know Sarah well won't know the difference but you do. Her shoulders are slightly droopy and her smile is not as wide as it usually is.
You watch her quickly depart from Topper soon after he's escorted her around and you can see Topper stay behind, a little shocked she's gone. You don't know why he is, but that's the thing with guys like him. They never think they're the problem.
Speaking of problems, Rafe has followed you into the kitchen and is just standing there. You pretend not to see him. Maybe if you ignore him, you thought, he'll take the hint and walk away.
Of course, he doesn't and as you try to walk past him, he stops you from leaving the kitchen. He's standing in front of you. So, you move to the right and he follows, blocking you again.
"Can we talk?" He asks, reaching out for your hand.
You move my hand out of the way. "Don't touch me."
"Y/N..." He's looking at you with those puppy dog eyes and granted it would've worked at one point but not anymore.
"No." You say sternly. "This is what's gonna hapen: you're gonna escort me out and after that we'll never talk again."
Rafe frowns even harder. "I don't want that. I said things I shouldn't have but -"
"No." You cut him off. "There's no more excuses. We're done."
Rafe's brows crease together. You can tell he's pissed now. "No. You're not giving up on us."
You scoffed, his confidence misplaced. "Trust me, you gave up a long time ago." You then grab onto his elbow, surprising him a little. You could tell he was confused and so you rolled your eyes and then spoke again, "you're escorting me."
Rafe's eyes widened and quickly nodded, guiding you to the glass doors. As you walked, you felt a weight lifted. It had been a long time for you to admit this but you wer glad you guys were over. Your relationship was not aware near perfect and very toxic. The weight lifting, you realized, was definitely Rafe's link to your life.
As the doors opened, you put on a smile and stared waving. You looked around and smiled at your family and friends but you were looking for Sarah. You saw your mother, who was clapping and had a proud smile on her lips. She gave you a thumbs up but you looked away. Could she seriously be any more annoying?
Finally, you spotted Sarah near table. She was looking at you and clapping. You could tell from her facial features that she was being sarcastic. You stuck your tongue out quickly as you walked and waved and she quickly flipped you off.
Once you were done, Rafe let go of you. You turned to him and gave him a half smile.
He did not smile back. "I'm sorry."
Your smile dropped. "Are you?"
And with that, you walked away. Once you got to Sarah's table, she was already standing you give you a hug. You hugged her tightly, sighing as you did. It was finally over. You never had to speak to him again.
"How are you feeling?" Sarah asks, the boh of you sitting down at the table beside each other.
You shrugged. "Surprisingly, I'm good."
Sarah smiled. "It's cause you know it's for the best."
You nodded. You hoped so. "You want a drink?"
Sarah nodded. "Thanks so much."
You got up and went to find a waiter. There were so many around you but each one was speaking to someone and you didn't want to bother them. It took a little of a walk but you finally saw a blond boy in a waiter's suit, standing there. He seemed to be doing nothing so you approached him.
"Excuse me." You said politely, causing the blond boy to turn around. You knew who it was.
JJ Maybank. A Pogue. Specifically, one of John B.'s friends. More specifically, the guy who pulled a gun out on Topper. You were there and saw it all. He had never liked him. Although you hated Topper as much as the next sane person, he didn't deserve that.
JJ looked at you, up and down. He then smirked and crossed his arms over his shoulders. "Yes princess?"
You scoffed. "Not happening. I need a ginger ale and Sprite."
JJ scoffed back, imitating you. "A 'please sir' would help. Or do you Kooks not know how to say please?"
You glared at him. "I know how to say please to people who deserve it."
"And I don't?" JJ asked, bemused.
"No." You said coldly.
"You don't even know me."
"I know the type." You retorted.
JJ grabbed ahold of his chest, faking being wounded. "Wow, that stings Y/N."
You rolled your eyes, ignoring the fact he knew your name. "You don't need me to explain it to you?"
JJ nodded, a smirk adorning his lips. "I really do, miss."
So you did. "I've heard stories about you JJ. You pulled a gun out on Topper, use girls left and right, and get into trouble with the law for fun. Trust me, I don't wanna get to know you."
JJ frowned, maybe for real this time. "Ever heard of don't judge a book by the Kook's stories?"
You tried to suppress a laugh. "Just get me those drinks."
JJ nodded at you and then you turned away and made your way back to Sarah. To be honest, he wasn't anything like Rafe had said. Yes, you had been there the night he pulled the gun but he was completely different now. He had a personality. He was more than a meathead Pogue like Rafe had said. Maybe you should stop listening to what Rafe and try to decide for yourself who JJ was.
When you returned to you table beside Sarah, the drinks where already there. You were confused. How did he get there before you?
"Took you long enough." Sarah joked as she sipped on her drink.
"Sorry." You sat down, confused. You looked at your drink, then at Sarah. "Who brought them here?"
She shrugged. "Some girl. She said that you had told her to hurry up. What did you say?"
You looked around for JJ. Finally, when your eyes found him, he was already looking at you. He smiled and gave you a small wave before walking away.
You smiled. You wanted to tell Sarah what happened and why JJ had made such an impression on you but you didn't get a chance.
Suddenly music came from the dance floor that had been decorated for this party. You looked to the dance floor were people had stared dancing and then you looked back to Sarah.
"Can for a dance?" You extended you hand out to her.
Sarah smirked. "Of course."
And so, as the sky turned to dark, you two danced.
~
You had been consecutively dancing for about an hour and your feet ached. You were wearing heels and although you were skilled in the art of wearing heels, you were completely overwhelmed by the aching. You had to stop.
You looked to Sarah, who was holding onto both of your hands as she swayed to the music. You smirked at her. She was a terrible dancer but her confidence made her seem like the best dancer ever.
Once you stopped moving in the middle of the song, Sarah noticed almost instantly and stopped along with you. She looked at you face and instantly knew.
She frowned. "Just until the end of this song."
You sighed, easily swayed when the music was so good. You nodded, swaying to the music again. Sarah picked up where she left off and you both smiled again. The song seemed to be in the middle so you only had to wait a few minutes. You trudged along, the soles of your feet aching so badly you chewed on the inside of your cheek to distract yourself.
"Hey, if you need to stop me can -" Sarah was about to stop but she was cut off by a tap on her shoulder.
A blond boy you now knew as JJ, danced beside Sarah. "Val?"
You frowned. Maybe he thought she was someone else and you thought that was true when you saw Sarah's face, who was confused for a moment.
"JJ?" She questioned and your eyes widened.
"What do you want?" You ask defensively. You wanted to keep up the impression you were still cautious around him.
JJ looks to you and perks up a little. You do the opposite. The other side of his face is badly bruised. You hadn't seen it before because of the darkness before, but now it was all you could see. It looks like he got punched over and over again. You suspected he probably got into another stupid fight. You almost felt sorry for him. The only way to boost his ego was for him to punch someone.
"Well, hello m'lady." He said, bowing.
You took a step back, bemused. As he bowed, he extended his hand for you to take. To indulge him, you grabbed it and he then stood up straight and pulled you close. One had rested, surprisingly, respectfully on your back and the other intertwined with your hand. You looked to Sarah, who was laughing. Your hand rested on his shoulder as you tried to contain your laughter.
"Madam, who you be so kind to get a note for Sarah out of my pocket for me?" JJ asked, swaying with you to the music.
You pulled away only enough to look at him the eyes. "Can't you do that yourself?"
He smirked. "Yes but I'd have to take my hand off your back and I don't wanna do that."
You rolled your eyes, swaying with him. Although he was a tad annoying, it was a comforting type of annoying. Your past presumptions of him yelled to you in your head about the gun and the fights but you quieted them. For this moment, he was being nice and you would look the other way. Maybe you had been wrong.
You nodded to him and reached to the back pocket on his pants and pulled out a note, handing it to Sarah.
Your hand soon returned to his shoulder as he smiled. "Thanks."
"Were you flexing your ass?" You laughed, shaking your head. You were embarrassed. Never had you done that but you couldn't help but laugh. JJ was one weird guy.
"Trying to impress you." He smirked, making you laugh. He then looked to Sarah and nodded at her. She was blushing so hard, and you were about to ask her what happened but she was already running off.
You looked to JJ. "What's going on?"
JJ leaned towards your ear as you swayed. You felt his lips touch your ear and you shivered. "She's meeting JB."
You smiled at JJ as he looked back at you. "I see. Star crossed lovers."
JJ shrugged his shoulders. "Didn't see the appeal of macking with a Kook but now," JJ says, looking you up and down. "I see the appeal."
You gasped and laughed, embarrassed again. "I'll slap you, I swear."
JJ smirked. "Please do."
You rolled you eyes. The next song had already started but you continued to dance. Your feet hurt no longer. "And why shouldn't I just smack you right now?"
JJ smirked. "Because I'm about to dip you and if you slapped me, I would drop you."
You shrugged. "Good enough."
And with that, he dipped you. You leaned your head back as he did and you felt the pressure of his hands on your back. You felt so secure. You knew he'd never drop you.
Once you came back up and looked at him again, you spoke. "I'm sorry for earlier."
JJ smiled. "Are you kidding? Probably the sexiest thing that's ever happened to me."
You rolled your eyes. "Really?"
JJ shrugged, continuing to sway. You had never felt like this. It felt as if you and JJ were the only two people on his dance floor. Not even with Rafe. This feeling was new and you didn't think you'd feel it with JJ. Someone who, before today, you never would've wanted to spend time with.
"So," he started as you continued to dance. "Have I impressed you?"
Before you could answer, you were pulled apart by two hands you recognized immediately. It was Rafe. Topper was right behind him, ready to fight. But this fight wasn't fair. It was two against one. How would JJ ever stand a chance?
"Rafe -" You started but Rafe silenced you by speaking over you to JJ.
"What're you doing dancing with my girlfriend?"
"Actually ex girlfriend." You corrected, standing between Rafe and JJ. "You have no right -"
"No right?" Rafe scoffed, his glance shifting to me now. "Until three hours ago I was your boyfriend and now you're grinding against this Pogue?"
You glare at Rafe. "Get away from me."
"Oh, I will." Rafe gritted through his teeth. As he spoke, his arm went around you and he tried to grab onto JJ's collar. JJ was quicker though and dodged his grasp.
"Run!" You yelled, turning around and pushing JJ our of the way.
JJ was fast. You were in heels so you weren't exactly the fastest person at this party but even as you ran, JJ was miles ahead of you. He looked back for a second, to see where you were and stopped to wait. You were surprised.
"C'mon." He said, grabbing onto your hand as you both ran into a closet and hid.
You heard Rafe and his goons tun down the same hallway you had just run down and they missed you completely. They were such idiots that they didn't even check the closet.
As you both caught your breath in the closet, you couldn't help but smile like an idiot. You had never felt so alive and you still couldn't believe you felt like this with JJ. He was the last person you ever thought could make you feel like this.
Soon, your dumb smile made JJ smile like an idiot and soon you both were smiling at each other. No longer did you guys have to catch your breath but you both still were breathing heavily. You were chest to chest and you were sure JJ could feel your heartbeat pick up.
He looked to your lips. "Why're you smiling?"
You shrugged. "Never done this."
JJ raised his brows. "What? You never ran from your ex with a boy you just met and ended up in a closet?"
You covered your mouth as you laughed. "You have?"
JJ shrugged, obviously joking. "Yeah, like five times."
You nodded, suppressing your smile. You were afraid if you smiled too much, your happiness would be taken away too quickly. You didn't want this to end. "With your rap sheet, I believe you."
JJ gasped, grabbing his chest again and falling an injury. "Another shot. I'm starting to think you're jealous."
You scoffed. "Jealous? No."
JJ raised his brows. "No?" His hand reached up from his sides and came to the hair in front of your face. He brushed it to the side and tucked it behind your ear. "Never thought about kissing me?"
Your smile was gone and replaced with butterflies. "Nope."
"I'm hurt." JJ confessed, fake frowning.
You smirked. "Why?"
"Because," JJ whispered, leaning forward. "I've thought about kissing you ever since you spoke to me for the first time."
Your breath hitched in your throat. His face was so close, his lips even closer. All you would have to do was lean forward and your lips would definitely meet. So, with a deep breath, you leaned forward to meet JJ's lips.
The second you kissed, you felt heat move through your entire body. JJ's hands came up to cup your face as your hands rested on his chest.
Your lips were on fire. For about the millionth time since you met him, he had proved you wrong. You were so glad he did. This kiss was like your favourite song. It was a beautiful sunset on a summer night. It was everything. You never kissed anyone like this. Whether it was adrenaline or the fact that he was someone you barely knew, this kiss was passionate. Your heart felt like his hands were around it. You didn't know how to act when this kiss would come to an end.
You angled you head so that your kiss would deepen. He tasted like mints and liquor and it tasted divine. You seriously couldn't get enough.
But sadly, you had to part. You needed to take a deep breath and you couldn't when his lips were on yours. You were the first to pull away and take a breath.
Once you did, JJ was the first to speak. "Um, wow."
You nodded, wiping your mouth. Your lipstick was definitely smudged. JJ saw your struggle and moved your hand to help. Except he didn't. Once he touched your lips again, your stomach dropped and you leaned to kiss him again. He instantly closed the space and kissed you again.
God, he was addictive. You definitely got it now. Sarah was right. The way Pogue boys kissed was so different from any Kook boy. Kook boys were careful and soft but JJ was the exact opposite. He was passionate but slow and everytime your tongues touched, you felt your stomach flip.
Finally, you both pulled away again. This time he actually helped you rub away your lipstick without kissing you.
"Wow." You said this time.
JJ nodded, catching his breath. He held onto his chest dramatically once more, making you giggle. "Who the fuck are you Y/N?"
You shrugged. Then, you remembered something. "You wanted to kiss me even when I was ripping your head off?"
JJ chuckled, shaking his head. "The first time I met you was when you smiled at me at the station."
You tried to remember that. Finally, you did. You were interviewing Sheriff Peterkin for the school newspaper and that's when JJ walked into her office. He plopped himself down as you said your goodbyes to Peterkin and you hadn't spoken to him at all. He had sarcastically waved goodbye to you and you genuinely smiled. You remember feel bad for him. You barely remembered his name but you saw him around school, always pissing someone off. You wondered why he wanted to kiss you then.
So, you asked. "Why'd you want to kiss me then?"
JJ rubbed his good eye and smiled at you. There was no arrogance under this smile, it was just pure happiness. "You smiled at me like I wasn't a delinquent like everyone else. You just saw me, a regular person."
You were so surprised. You hadn't thought anything of it and never thought of that day again. Until right now. How could JJ remember that?
"I'm surprised you remembered that." You confessed, grabbing ahold of JJ's hand.
JJ smirked. "If you ever tell anyone that, I'll embarrass you."
You giggled. "How?"
"I'll tell everyone you kissed me." JJ joked, squeezing my hand.
"That's not embarrassing." You gave JJ a fake frown, suppressing a smile. "Tell them I once peed my pants in ninth grade."
JJ cackled as you said this. Scared we'd be found, you covered his mouth. "Don't."
It was too late. Someone had heard you and JJ.
Only seconds later, someone opened the closet door. You squeezed JJ's hand to brace yourselves for Rafe but instead it was another waiter. He looked disappointed but not surprised.
"You gotta get out of there." He deadpanned, making way for you to leave.
JJ exited first, you following him shortly after. After you exited, he let go of your hand and looked to you. You were standing in a hallway now and you were too busy looking out to see if Rafe and his goons were around, you didn't realize he was trying to get your attention.
"Y/N." He said, finally getting your attention. Once you looked to him, he spoke. "You wanna pretend like this never happened?"
Your heart sank. Maybe you were wrong in giving him the benefit of the doubt. You sure decided to be honest. You never wanted to go back to never knowing JJ Maybank.
You shook your head. "Do you?"
JJ smiled. "No."
You both just stood there and smiled at each other for a moment. You were just content in being together. You wondered that maybe this is how relationships were supposed to be; easy. It seemed so easy with JJ.
After a long period of silence, JJ leaned forward and kissed you once more. As you pulled away, he spoke."I should go. Don't wanna get my ass handed to me by those goons."
You laughed, shaking your head at him. "I'll see you around then?"
JJ shrugged. "Let's just say, I forgot my keys in Sarah's closet and I'll come by tomorrow at three to get them. If you're there, then I'll see you then."
You shook your head, smiling so wide. "I'll see if I can make it."
JJ nodded and then let you go, making his way farther and farther away from you. At first, you watched you as he walked but when he got to the door, leading him in the opposite direction of the party, he turned around and opened the front door of Sarah's home. Then, JJ was gone. He was gone before you could even say goodbye.
But you knew its wasn't goodbye. This was just the beginning.
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😡🤬ANGER MANAGEMENT (PART 1)🤬😡
Prompt: Y/N has the life she’s always dreamed of: a good house, a nice car, a fat paycheck, her dream job and some loving friends. Her life feels like a fairytale...but just like every fairytale she’s not safe from the villain, the problem with that? He’s not only an incredibly hot Scotsman but also a fucking pain in the ass!
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Word count: Long-ish
Pairing: Drew McIntyre x Reader
Warnings: +18 smut, clit stimulation, angst, dirty talking, cursing, name calling,(possible part 2?Idk)
Notes: I think it’s time for me to face my biggest fear: Drew McIntyre! 😂 all jokes aside, I’ve lost count of how many one shots I have written and soon after deleted about this handsome hunk. There are so many good stories of him out there that I’ve always felt like mine were actually horse shit compared to those so I’ve never had the courage to make this Scottish wet dream an official brand of my writing, but I’m looking forward to achieve new accomplishments on my writing in 2021, so here goes nothing folks! Y’all know the drill loves,sorry for misspellings,english isn’t my first language (bla bla bla),check out my other stories if you’d like to(it would make your girl here very happy 😊) and if you’re comfortable with it,please let me know what you think? Some feedback is always welcomed and appreciated ❤️You can check out my other stories typing ‘masochist writes’ on the search bar on my page and my newest story as a fixed post.Okay,now let’s get to the fun part,shall we? Hope you’ll enjoy 😉
“Oh Thank God! Just the woman I wanted to see”
I turned around to meet Becky Lynch, one of the few dear close friends I’ve made while working for the WWE as a massage therapist.
“Hey Becks! What’s up?”
“Y/N I need your help, I was doing some training with the guys when suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder and now I feel like I wanna cry”
“Oh Becky, c’mon let’s go to my office”
Once we got there I mentioned for her to sit on the massage table.
“So tell me exactly what you were doing”
“I was doing some regular weightlifting, then all of a sudden I felt this sharp pain stretch from my elbow to my shoulder”
“Ok, did you warmed up before hand?”
“Yes”
“Did you added the weights in progressively or were you in some sort of competition against Sheamus, Cesaro and McIntyre as to whom could perform a proper weightlifting faster?” I crooked my eyebrow
“Y/N! You know I would never do that” She tried to hide her shame for being caught
“Becky, I know you! I know how competitive you are and how competitive you GET when you train with Sheamus, Cesaro and the Scottish prick.”
“They started ok?! They said I was no match for them, so I had to make them swallow word by word” She said slightly angry
“Calm down” I chuckled “And I presume you won?”
“Of course I won! As if they stood a chance” She scoffed
I touched her shoulder and palmed the back of her upper arm til I reached her elbow
“And your prize for that my darling is” I looked into her eyes “Six muscular knots, probably some small damage to your elbow nerves resulting in a little trip to the physical therapists and shit ton of pain, congratulations! Are you happy now?”
“Oh no!” She whined “Y/N, please don’t send me to the physical therapists, they will eat my ass off and they’re gonna tell Hunter about this. Please Y/N, please tell me you can fix it?” She stared at me with begging eyes
“Becks” I sighed “I can undo the muscular knots but I ain’t no fairy godmother! If you have some sort of nerve damage that’s up to the physical therapists...there’s nothing I can do about that honey”
“Please Y/N give me some of the red magical relief juice you gave to Kofi” She pleads
“Red magical relief juice?” I asked confused
“Yes, Kofi said he had this horrible pain from an injury and you gave him this red magical relief juice that helped him better than any medicine! Please give that to me too!”
I laughed before answering
“Oh Kofi, Kofi... it’s not an juice, it’s a liquid... a toner. A home made medicine I learned with my grandma. Technically I’m not even allowed to use that, but I know it works, better than these crap versions of Vick’s Vapor Rub” I tossed a little small green package in the trash can.
“Can you give that to me?” She asked with her eyes full of hope
“Fine” I said and she smiles widely
“But, you have to promise me that you will stop with these stupid and senseless competitions! They could permanently damage your nerves you know?!”
“Ok I promise”
I took a small plastic bottle from the cabinet and filled up with some small amount of the toner and placed the bottle inside a small paper bag. I also gave her a little bit of my grandma’s famous ointment in a tiny tin can.
“Alright, so here’s what you’re gonna do: once you get to your hotel room, you’ll take a hot shower and before you put your clothes on, you’re gonna rub the toner from your neck to your elbow all over your shoulder and back upper arm” She nods and I proceed “Then right after you’re going to take a small amount of this ointment” I show her the little tin can “And rub it all over your shoulder, back upper arm and elbow. Right afterwards you get dress with a long sleeve shirt and go to bed. Remember that you cannot leave your skin exposed to the cold air of air conditioning, because if you do it will make your pain and damage way worse! Do you hear me?”
“Yes Ma’am”
“If in three to four days you still feel any sort of pain you’re gonna have to go to the physical therapists”
“Ok”
“Becky I’m serious”
“Okay Y/N I got it” She smiles softly
“Good, now please, don’t tell anyone about this” I shook the little bag “And tell Kofi to keep his mouth shut. I know he means well but I could get fired for this”
“My lips are sealed” She pressed her lips in a thin line
“Thank you” I chuckled “Now, go on and take 20 drops of this” I give her some Ibuprofen “And come back in 20 minutes”
“Why?” She asks confused
“Because we still have to undo those knots and it’s not gonna be the fun kind of pain my dear”
“Argh” She groans
One week later
I was finishing tidying up the massage table from the session I just had with Bayley when someone knocked on my office door
“Come on in”
“Hey Y/N” Seth Rollins said in a voice full of pain as he tried to walk towards me
“Seth are you ok? Jesus, you look like somebody just kicked your balls so hard that they went up to your throat! What happened?” I tried to hold back my laugh
“A long story involving Cesaro and Drew. Moral of the story is my back is fucked up, do you think you can help me?”
“Can you lay down here?” I patted the table
“I guess so” He made his way to it excruciatingly slow as I helped him to lay down
“Where’s the pain worst?”
“My lower back” I touched and he gasped in pain
“Do you think you could give me some of that red magical relief juice?” He whispered so only I could hear it.
Of course I wasn’t surprised about him knowing of the “magical relief juice” since he and Becky were together I figured she told him.
“Did Becky told you?”
“Only today, once she saw I was in a tremendous pain...When she was using it I pressed her to tell me who gave it to her but she didn’t wanted to say, she said it was her fairy godmother”
I couldn’t help but smile at Becky’s inside joke and loyalty. I truly love that girl.
“Sure thing Rollins, just please don’t-“
“I won’t tell anyone Y/N don’t worry! Your witchy recipe is safe with me” He chuckled “Ouch fuck, that hurts” He groaned
“Did you bring any jacket on with you?” I laugh
“Yeah Becky told me to”
“Ok, let’s get start it”
Forty minutes and a relaxed thankful Seth Rollins later. I was finishing washing my hands while Seth pulled the zipper of his jacked up. I could feel his eyes on me
“What is it Rollins?”
“Can I ask you something?”
“If the question is if I am a 450 year old witch then my answer is, you will never know” I whisper as I turn to face him with a smirk
He laughs before saying “Well I’m sure you are sweetheart” He winks playfully “But that’s not the question though unfortunately”
“What is it then?”
He looked at me with a sense of caution before asking
“Why do you hate Drew so much?”
“McIntyre? The Scottish prick? The shitty bearded version of Gastón from Beauty and The Beast?” I ask in disbelief
My hatred for Drew McIntyre goes way back to 5 years ago. To make a long story short he has being a pain in my ass every since I started working here. It all resumes to the bad flirting and endless fights. We’ve always fought at least 3 times a week for as long as I can remember. It’s like a weekly ritual for us, and our fights are always petty and ridiculous such as who will get in the elevator first or who will rent the last SUV car.
“Yeah...” He answers slightly embarrassed
“Well that’s simple, he’s an asshole! A smug fucker who thinks he’s the most beautiful man to ever walk the earth and that every woman alive must fall for him in all fours”
“Is there anything else beyond that?” He asks
“No! Of course not!” I lied. As if I could tell him about my deep sexual desire for the Scotsman
“Are you sure? I mean, you must agree with me that he is very beautiful” Seth answers
“I’m not saying he’s not. I have eyes, so trust me, I know he’s hot as fuck and a very handsome man but that doesn’t mean that every woman on this company wants him!” I scoffed
“Does the ‘every woman’ equals Y/N?”
“Why are you asking me this?” I asked aggressively
“Look, there’s no need for you to get all defensive ok? I’m your friend and I’m just asking this as a friend. I’m not coming for you by any means” He says with a soothing voice
“Sorry, it was just my automatic response”
“It’s okay sweetie”
“But Seth...why this question now?”
“Let’s just say that I may or may not have heard some backstage talk and I would like to know this from your own mouth instead of other people’s”
“Backstage talk? About what?” I ask angrily
His eyes widened “You know what? Let’s forget I ever men-“
“No no no Rollins you’ve started this now you will finish it!” Now I was really angry
“Fuck, I should’ve kept my mouth shut” He murmured
“But you didn’t! So spit it out”
“Ok...I’ve heard one of the girls say that the reason why you hate Drew so much is because you kinda have a hidden want for him to fuck you but since he’s ‘not interested’ you get pissed off” He whispered
“I WHAT??? WHO THE FUCK SAID THAT?”
“Y/N please keep your voice down! Somebody is gonna hear you”
“I COULD GIVE TWO FUCKS IF SOMEBODY CAN HEAR ME! Who’ve said that Seth?” I was boiling with rage
“Sweetie, I’m not gonna tell you who’ve said it because I know you will-“
I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and whispered
“If you don’t tell me who’ve said that right now Rollins I swear to God on God in heaven that I will cut your balls off and shove them down your throat!”
He gulped
“Now who’ve said that?”
“Carmella” He whispered and I smiled letting go of his collar “Y/N please don’t do anything stupid!” He said as I removed my coat
“Don’t forget to rub the toner on your back once you’re out of the shower” I patted his shoulder and made my way to the door
“Y/N where are you going? Y/N please whatever you’re thinking about doing it, just don’t ok? She’s not worth it! Y/N PLEASE!”
But his screams were now faint as I make my way down the hallway to find the blond gossiper girl.
I finally find Carmella “talking”, to Sheamus in one of the hallways.
“Oi Y/N, how’s life treating ya lass?” Sheamus smiles widely at me, making his usual greeting. At any other day it would’ve made my afternoon happier to find that amazing Irish man, but not today! I was so furious that I ignored him and went directly to Carmella
“Would you mind telling me why the fuck are you not only minding my business but also spreading rumors about me and McIntyre?”
From where I stood I saw Sheamus visibly gulp
“Hey Y/N, what do ya say about we go to tha catering grab some coffee huh?” He said urgently pleading
“So? I’m waiting for an answer” I said to her fully ignoring what he just said
“Well Y/N, from woman to woman, I think we both can agree that it’s no rumor. It’s quite visible, to not say pathetic, the way you can’t deal with rejection my dear” She batted her lashes
“And what exactly are you implying?”
“The obvious Y/N! That you want Drew in between your legs but he doesn’t! I mean, let’s face it, he’s too much of a man for you anyways! It’s not like you can handle him, because we know you can’t” She measured me from head to toe making me feel very conscious about the difference between her slim toned body and my thick one full of curves.
I know that most of the men’s in this company usually date or even have one night stands with women who were body equivalent to their own - slender and beautifully toned - , but that doesn’t mean that they didn’t saw my own curvy beauty. Hell, I even got some dinner invitations from some of the guys! Cesaro, Baron Corbin, Finn Bálor and even Seth Rollins (before he got with Becky) were some of them.
“I bet that I received more dinner invitations in a week than you in a year” I scoffed
“But not from the man you want the most right darling?” She evilly grins and I see red! Pure rage in it’s rawest form took ahold of me and I jumped towards her neck but a pair of strong arms stopped me from attacking her.
“Wow, easy now lass” He said
HIM! The cause of all this gossiping with my name, I couldn’t get even more angry even if I tried.
“Let me go McIntyre!” I roar
“Uh, enjoy it while it lasts Y/N, it’s as far as you’ll ever get anyways” Carmella chuckles
I tried to wiggle out of his arms “What the fuck did you just said bitch? I’ll feed you your own teeth you fuck-“
I couldn’t finish my sentence thanks to Drew, who lifted me off from the floor and tossed me on his shoulder, taking me to back my office.
“What are you doing? Let me go! I’m gonna punch her stupid rat’s face!”
“No you won’t”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m preventing your ass from getting fired!” He answers
I tried to release myself from him, but who was I fooling? The man is a brick wall, I couldn’t let myself go not even if I tried hard!
Once we got into my office he locked the door, placing himself in front of it and released me.
“Don’t you never, EVER, dare to manhandle me like that again! Do you hear me?” I stare at him with my eyes full of rage
“You know Y/N, all that anger is not good for you...you could have a heart attack” He chuckled
I was so mad, that tears of anger rolled down my cheeks as I cut the small distance between us and begin to punch his torso, arms or whatever I could reach
“I HATE YOU! YOU’RE THE REASON WHY I AM NOW A FUCKING BACKSTAGE GOSSIP SUBJECT! IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU’RE SO FULL OF YOURSELF AREN’T YOU HUH? SHITTY ASS GASTÓN!”
I was starting to loose my strength due to my ferocious attack, and I would be damned if I let him see that...
When suddenly everything changed, the air in the room thickened and I saw myself now pressed against the door with my hands forcefully pinned on top of my head.
“Aww, that was sweet princess” He smirks confidently
“What are you doing Drew? Let me go” I murmured
“Oh it’s Drew now huh? Why the sudden change love? What happened with ‘Scottish prick, asshole and Gastón’?” He cackled “What’s wrong princess? Not feeling so confident and in charge anymore are we?” He pouts
“You’re hurting me” I lied
“Nu uh, we both know that, that’s a lie. I know you Y/N, every inch of you so don’t you lie to me now! That’s not what pretty little girls like you do” He reprimanded me
I felt confused and slightly turned on by his whole dominant character. But still I felt the urge to fight back.
“And what do you know about me McIntyre? NOTHING! So don’t YOU dare to pretend that you do! You know nothing about who I am or my needs, so quit the act”
He laughed before saying “And that’s where you’re wrong princess” He towered over me, securing my wrists with one of his hands while the other grabbed my cheeks making my lips pout(like one would with a child) and tilted my head up to meet his blue gaze.
“You see Y/N, we’ve known each other for what? 5 years? I’ve done a lot of observing in those years... I became quite good at reading you” He leaned forward..his beard,lips and mustache brushing against my own lips
“So I know for a fact that what triggered you into fighting Carmella wasn’t what she said...But the fact that what she said is true” He searched my eyes for confirmation and when he found it he smirks in appreciation
A murmured ‘Fuck you’ came out of my lips the best way I could since he had this vicious grip on my cheeks.
“Oh Y/N, Y/N... what am I going to do with you princess?” He asks amused as he release my cheeks “I must say though... I agree with almost everything Carmella said” He vaguely added
Pure humiliation filled me, the thought of him knowing that deep down I had a thing for him which wasn’t reciprocal at all made my stomach turn. I felt the tears of humiliation start to rise to my eyes, but I wouldn’t give him the pleasure to see that he had broken me. Instead I reached for the safety of the one thing I knew I could do: fight!
“You let me go right now you fucker or I swear you will regret it!” I said as threatening as I could
“Oh my, won’t you look at that? Kitty has claws huh?” He chuckled lightly
I took advantage of his distraction and yanked my arms as fast as I could out of his grip. The action caught him by surprise, giving me the upper hand to turn around to unlock the door so I could leave. But his surprise didn’t last long as for he saw what I was about to do and pressed me against the door once more, instead now my back was the one facing him so he pressed his semi hard bulge up against my ass with my hands and face now pressed on the wooden door.
“Where do you think you are going princess? We’re not done talking just yet” He whispers in my ear, making my whole body shiver.
“As I was saying before you rudely interrupted me” His lips were glued to my ear “I almost, I said almost, agree with everything that she said..except for one thing”
“If you’re gonna say that-“
“Maybe I’ll have to buy you a ball gag, since you don’t seem to ever know when to shut up...or maybe I should choke you instead,what do you say?”
I gulped loudly
“Or even better, I should fuck your mouth..bury my cock so deep on your throat that you will have no other option but drool all over yourself” He pressed his bulge harder against my ass “, that will make you shut up! I can already imagine how gorgeous you will look with my cock shoved down your throat” He moaned “Would you like that princess? Would you like for me to show you where’s your place? Where you really belong?” He grinds his erection on my ass and the feeling makes me moan softly
“Drew...” I pleaded
“The only thing I don’t agree with Carmella” He continues his previous statement ignoring my plea “Is that I’m too much of a man for you. To be honest I think you’re the only woman in this company who can actually handle me! The only one who will love and beg to be fucked faster and rougher..” His hands let go of my wrists and roam down to cup my breasts roughly, pulling me even closer to his body
“The only one who is the perfect fit for me...who will let me use every single hole as I please” He bites my ear making me gasp for more air.
“Won’t you Y/N? Do you want me to use you like the good little whore that you are?”
My head was buzzing with excitement, I could feel the now very wet pool of desire in between my legs. To think that all of my darkest fantasies with this man were about to come true made me moan a faint ‘Yes’ to him
He grunts at my positive response while one of his big hands unbuttoned and unzipped my jeans so his hand could sink down the fabric to find my very wet core.
“Hmmm I’ve been waiting 5 years for this lass...Fuck, you already feel amazing on my hand I can’t wait to feel this pretty little pussy around my cock” He growls
“Fuck Drew, please” I whisper
“It’s Sir to you, my good little pet” He smirked “Now tell me, do you think I should fuck you right here, right now so that everyone in this company can hear me make you my fuck toy or should we head back to the hotel? What do you say pet?” He asks as his fingers firmly circles my clit making my legs shake
“W- Whatever pleases you Sir” I stuttered
“I see you’re a quick learner huh?” He chuckles amused “I say, let’s show this roster who is the only woman who can properly handle me” He says as he removed his fingers from my core and licked them clean while staring at me. I softly moan to that scene and he smiles deviously before whispering
“Strip now pet and show what a beautiful fuck toy you are for Sir”
To be continued...
Please let me know if you would like to see a part 2 🥺?
#drew mcintyre#drew galloway#drew mcintyre one shot#drew mcintyre x reader#drew mcintyre x oc#drew mcintyre fanfic#drew mcintyre smut#wwe smut#wwe imagine#wwe one shot#wwe fanfiction#masochist writes
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Domestic!AU Oikawa with the prompt "How do I look?'? Maybe he is taking wife out for date for first time in years since they had kids? I am bad in explaining...🙈
this request was absolutely adorable, thank you for your request sweetie!! i’m sorry it took so long and also because this is sort of a mess. i hope you’ll see this and enjoy it anyway! 🥺💕💕
“Oh, for the love of—” When the tiny object slipped from your fingers and landed on the floor, you cursed under your breath. This was ridiculous. You were about to run a hand through your hair —something you usually did when you were frustrated— when you remembered just how much time you’d spent trying to make it look good for tonight. Heart hammering in your chest at the thought of how you’d almost ruined it, you took a breath and tried to calm down.
Faint calls of ‘mommy’ and ‘mom’ could be heard outside your bedroom and loud footsteps echoed in the corridor. You truly loved your children, but you sometimes found yourself wishing they would let you breathe, even if only for a couple of minutes.
“What’s Tooru even doing?” you mumbled as you scanned the floor with your eyes, looking for your earring. When you finally found it, you felt a little better. You picked it up and sat down on your chair again, eyes glued on the mirror in front of you.
You’d already dropped this tiny thing twice this evening. If you dropped it one more time, you were certain you’d go out of your mind and try to do something stupid like cancel the date, no matter how important it was to Tooru and yourself.
Roughly five minutes after that, you found yourself standing before the mirror, your bag in one hand and your phone in the other.
For some reason, looking at yourself like this, you felt nervous. You didn’t even know why. No matter how often you and Tooru had the chance to go on actual dates anymore, it was obvious that you loved each other just as much as you did all those years ago, or maybe even just a little more, now that you knew each other so well. So, why were you nervous?
This feeling reminded you of the first time you two had gone out. Many things had happened since that date, many years had passed, and yet it somehow felt like it was just yesterday when you were making a move to take his hand in yours for the first time, or when he was leaning in to kiss you for the first time. This familiar feeling of nervousness reminded you of how things were back then, and how they hadn’t really changed all that much after all.
With a brief smile at your reflection and a newfound confidence, you turned around and got out of the room.
You were greeted by a pair of small hands grabbing your own.
“Mommy!” was all your daughter said before someone lifted her in the air.
“My bad. This lady is way too fast for her own good!” Hajime shook his head, but the smile on his lips and the fondness in his voice betrayed that he was probably feeling more proud than frustrated.
You couldn’t help but laugh. “Thanks Hajime, I really appreciate what you’re doing for us tonight.”
“Don’t even mention it. You know how it goes, they love me, I love them, there’s no way I’d refuse,” he paused, and you could’ve sworn you saw his eyes soften. “You look beautiful, Y/N.”
Cheeks warming up a little, you felt your smile widen. “Thank you.”
He nodded and said, “You two go have fun, okay? I’ve got this.”
Hajime was probably the most mature one out of all of you. His presence was always so warm and comforting, and he was always so reliable. Now that he had instantly agreed to watch over your children while you and Tooru were out, you thought —not for the first time— just how lucky you two were to have him.
You found Tooru in the kitchen, leaning against the counter. He was looking at something on his phone when you walked in.
“Ready to go then-” he stopped talking the moment your eyes met, and when you saw him trail his eyes over your body, you smiled.
The silence seemed to last far too long after that. Figuring he really had no intention to finish that sentence, you took a breath.
“How do I look?”
“Are you seriously…” He closed the distance between you and placed his hands on your waist. “Are you seriously asking me that?”
You resisted the urge to roll your eyes. You were about to say something back at him, when he leaned in and gave you a kiss.
“Y/N, you’re gorgeous.” He took your face in his hands and pressed your foreheads together, before coming closer for another kiss. “This relationship isn’t fair at all. How come I’m the only one aging, huh?”
You threw your head back and laughed at that. He was absolutely gorgeous, so you didn’t know where that was coming from.
“Oh shut up, you’re as handsome as ever.” You took his hand in yours and started leading him out of the kitchen. “Now come on, or we’ll be late.”
This kind of reminded you of the time when you two were still young, the time when you two went on your first date together, but you brushed off that thought as soon as it had come.
You might not have the time to ‘officially’ go on dates together anymore, but that didn’t mean anything, it didn’t mean you didn’t spend time together doing other things. The time you spent together was precious no matter what you were doing. The past was beautiful and it belonged to your past self and her only. You could only hold onto it in the form of memories.
Now it was time to make new ones.
thank you for reading sweeties!! 💗 yes i still have some requests from that prompt list aaa can you tell i was gone for so long?? 💕💕
#moon writes#haikyuu!!#hq#haikyuu x you#haikyuu x reader#haikyuu imagine#oikawa tooru#oikawa x you#oikawa x reader
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I don't think people have seen some professional, paid translations, even stuff like subtitles in streaming 😢
I'm a few days behind answering stuff but. EXACTLY THIS. I wonder, who do they think does the bulk of the translation - of manhua, of c drama subs, of...everything? A ton of the translation work we all rely on all the time in these fandoms is fan-done, and even when it's not fan-done, "professional" translators are often under paid, over worked, functioning under ridiculous deadlines, and far from actually fluent in both languages.
Example 1: I play a phone app game called Love Nikki which is from China. They rake in the cash from users, I myself have probably spent a few hundred bucks on it over the last 3-or-so years. They definitely have the money for good translation of the story part of the game...and yet the vast majority reads like it's been put through a machine translator. Like, I've ever seen instances in events where main character names are misspelled.
Example 2: Kathy Mok, hired to translate Daomu Biji, only had experience translating, like, professional manuals/industrial stuff? Which means that, even in her best effort professional translation of these fictional books, she often had no idea what she was doing? And people I know in the fandom who can actually read Chinese and have compared are routinely shocked at just what a poor job she did.
I could go on, but really, I wish people would learn a little about translations before they mouth off. I've only been in Chinese-based fandoms since late 2019, but I've been in anime fandoms since 1999, when all the professionally translated manga on the market fit on a single shelf if you could find it in a bookstore at all, and the entire system ran on video taped fansubs that we copied and traded around or bought illicitly in a NYC Chinatown basement for $5 a VHS (shout out to the Elizabeth St. Center, I still love you sweetie). And I've seen dreadful fansubs (Hecto Kenshin, anyone? Anyone? God I'm old lmao), and I've seen wonderful fansubs, and I've seen dreadful official subs (I even helped produce a few, I worked a summer as a QC intern at Central Park Media in 2001), and I've seen wonderful official subs. I've read dreadful fan translations, and wonderful fan translations, and dreadful professional translations, and wonderful fan translations.
Whatever issues there are with the Seven Seas translations (as I mentioned in the tags in my last post, I personally - as a professional editor myself - felt that TGCF especially was under-edited and could have been better) it's not because the translators were fans, and shitting on other fans is never ever going to get us where we want to be.
I personally think it's very, very important to, on the one hand, support Seven Seas in what they're doing so that we continue to get new titles, and, on the other hand, to hold them accountable so that they do better as they grow.
I wish y'all understood just how incredible and wonderful it is that our first publications come from a company that actually gives a shit what we think, wants to supply us with content, and wants to improve. I wish I could drag some of y'all back to anime fandom c. 2000 to see how *fucked* we got over and over and over by publishers who went "oh, new cash cow?", licensed something, did a terrible job because they weren't even trying, failed to make money, stopped publishing...and never gave up the license.
Things are so so so much better now than they used to be.
And yes, they can be better, and we should demand that they be better, because we deserve that! But. For all I've seen? Even with the issues I've been hearing about, esp with MDZS vol 1?
We've got it good, y'all.
We've got it so good.
#unforth rambles#I'm sorry anon#i say as i show up 3 days late and write an essay tangent#i'm just frustrated#some folks really out there demanding a boycott and shit#siiiigh
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Sam and the ladies of the Cap team cute hidden moments
(aka hcs I made out of tiny moments in the movies or me over analyzing again)
Sam + Wanda
so, when the golden trio come to the for rescue to Wanda and Vision im during the attack on them, Natasha and Steve look taken back by discovering both of them together, because of the separate teams and all.
Steve for example, looks awkward and taken back, he is also kind of disappointed in Wanda for risking her life like (and sleeping with the enemy) but then he's Steve and he's like "just get in".
then Natasha looks surprised too. she even lectures Wanda about her reckless behavior and she is genuinely surprised they could just slip under her nose. she also doesn't address Vision once.
then there's Sam, he the most neutral person out of the group, he is even familiar with Vision himself, he clings to him for most of their scenes and they're comfortable around each.
now here comes my hc, Sam knew Wanda and Vision were meeting up with each other and kept it a secret too. he probably found out by accident, heard her over the phone, or funny enough ran into them. he only asks Wanda to be careful and in exchange of him keeping her secret, she should always update him on her whereabouts, and maybe that's how they find her all of a sudden.
just imagine them going around and sneaking, Sam sometimes would ask Wanda how is Vision and maybe they have midnight talks about him or something.
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Sam + Natasha
when the gang reunite with Rhody and Bruce, there's that awkward little moment where Natasha and Bruce see each other after the whole "bye I'm going to space sweetie" ridiculousness (this ship couldn't be more out of place tbh but yeah)
now here's a reminder, this happened in Avengers : Age of Ultron. where Sam was not present with them, nor was close to Natasha in any way, so he wouldn't reasonably know there was any romance starting. maybe after he joined the Avengers officially, he would learn Bruce basically flew off to the moon and Natasha might have spelled.
but now comes the second hc, which is: Wanda and Nat were hinted at to be close, in deleted scenes and even in canon movies, I feel if she would tell Sam about Bruce, she might as well tell Wanda too, but then there's the scene when Sam says it's awkward and both Vision and Wanda are confused and intrigued to learn more about whatever drama this is.
so, I wanna believe, Sam and Natasha were both sipping beer on a rooftop in a eastern European country and talking about their love lives. Sam would tell her about Reily, and she would tease him about Steve a little. then she would tell him about Bruce and Clint and her issues in picking men. and they would bound over their heart breaks and that would be the sweetest thing ever.
#sam wilson#justsamwilson#team cap#wanda maximoff#natasha romanoff#vision#my fav trio tbh#sam would be the girls boy#and he'd always listen#pls#hc#and this is all a hc don't take things seriously and message me about it#PLEASE
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