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I just⊠this is perfect. I am obsessed with fourth age headcannons and theories. The interpersonal relationships and friendships between these characters are so special. I absolutely love Imagining how they would evolve and how their kids would interact.
I want to add a few ideas your post gave me:
Faramir Took would love to learn and expand his knowledge like his father and namesake alike, but he would also be the spiciest lionhearted hobbit - just like his father. There would be no foe too big for him, and he would train with the Rangers of Ithilien and the Knights of Gondor to hone his swordsmanship. Watching his son learn to fight would remind Pippin of learning from Boromir in Eriador. Later that night, Pippin would sit Faramir down and tell him all about his namesakeâs brother and how Boromir saved his fatherâs life. Faramir would have heard this story many times before, but he would listen to it all again in rapt attention.
Elboron eagerly shares all his latest findings and pieces of knowledge with his dear friend from the time they are children - whether in person or in letters. Faramir looks forward to these exchanges more than almost anything even when itâs the most mundane of facts or theories that hold little interest for him. Elboronâs excitement is infectious. (I am simply ignoring the fact that it would take at minimum 3ish months to travel from The Shire to Ithilien, which would make it a six month process to get a response to a letter)
Both Elboron and Faramir would be treasured advisors to the other - Elboron leaning on Faramir when unsure if a situation calls for military action and needing reassurance that it is the correct decision, and Faramir leaning upon Elboron to temper his more impulsive nature.
The two fathers love nothing more than watching their boys play together and learn from each other. They sit together and reminisce on their younger and wilder days. Some days they one of them will get a far off look in their eyes and wonder aloud what Boromirâs children would be like. The other would sigh and say âwould that he could share in these moments with us.â âHe lives in us, and then in them, my friend,â the other would answer. For a long while they would both fall silent and gaze out towards the Falls of Rauros and Amon Hen.
Aragorn and Eldarion make a point to watch over all the children of Faramir and Pippin, promising them both to keep them out of trouble and keep them safe when their fathers pass, serving as a god father and older brother respectively. The task is a challenge, but they mostly succeed. Faramir takes to calling Aragorn Strider even when not appropriate, just as Pippin did. Elboron, while as quiet natured and scholarly as his father, also inherited his father's keen perception and ability to read people. With it, he inherited Faramirâs propensity for mischief and teasing - we saw Faramir in Ithilien with Frodo and Sam, he likes to mess with people. Rarely does it get him trouble, but every once in a while it lands him in a tight spot when he's a little to on the nose with his teasing or calls out the wrong noble for ill intent with no concrete proof other than vibes.
I have spent too much time thinking about these characters. I refuse to acknowledge how far apart they live, and I absolutely insist that they spend any time they can with each other even with canon distances.
Anyways, these were a blast to contemplate. Thank you for the inspiration!
Hey you know how Pippin and Diamond had a son and they named him Faramir? And then they introduced him to his namesake and he immediately gained the biggest uncle ever? And how Faramir and Elboron would pal around together and became close lifelong friends? And how Faramir and Elboron both took after their fathers, in that Elboron became a gentle scholar who helped restore lasting peace between Gondor and Harad and Faramir became the fightingest Thain Tuckborough had produced in generations and carried his father's sword and was known for leading the defense of the Evendim Road in the goblin skirmishes following the restoration of AnnĂșminas? Okay so only the first line is actually canon but the rest is also canon
#lotr#lord of the rings#peregrin took#pippin#elboron#faramir#Faramir took#fourth age#lotr headcanons#tolkein#tolkienverse
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Love Me Harder
Hi guys :)
Still working on my WIP! This is a request I got here, so I hope the person asking for it will be happy with what I wrote :)
I'm sorry for the delay by the way.
But please enjoy â„
TW : Head injury, concussion, jealousy, angst with happy ending.
Leah and you have been a couple for almost two years now, even if you managed to get it hidden for now. You always had something for the girl to be honest, but when you met Leah, she was already with Jordan and you werenât really a couple breaker. Sure, it hurts sometimes to see her happy with someone else, but at least she was happy and thatâs all that matters for you.
You tried to forget her by sleeping around or having a girlfriend yourself, but nothing really worked. You usually dated people away from the football world, not wanting to mix your professional life with your private life. It happened that you slept with other players though, but never in your team or with them being friends with one of your friends.
With that state of mind, it was hard to find someone to sleep with, but at least you were out of trouble.
Well, thatâs what you thought until today.
Leah and you arenât playing for the same team, she was born at Arsenal while you travel a lot during your career. You started in Manchester City, then you went to Lyon, then to Bayern and since last season you have been back in Manchester City. You like it here and it was easier to live your relationship with Leah that way.
You are together when you are playing for your national team though, you have been the number one goalkeeper of the team for years now. Leah is back from her injury and is now back in national camp too.
Sarina knows that you are together, like all your teammates. The only people who donât know are the public. You are friends with a lot of Lionesses, so when you are spotted with Leah and some of your friends, no one really puts two and two together. Meado tease you a lot about it, but in reality, you arenât fan of PDA anyway and so is Leah. Maybe not like you are with your friends, but itâs another discussion.
Back to today, you are playing against Italy for the qualification of the next international championship. After your World Cup and the fact that you werenât qualified for the Olympics Games, all your team wants to show that you are still here and deserve to win the Euro back in 2022.
You were doing the pitch inspection, casually talking with Lucy and LJ when you heard someone calling your name. Leah, as always, wasnât far away from you with Keira and Georgia.
âY/N?â
You turn without really thinking in the direction of the voice, just to be faced with a girl that you actually slept with several months ago. To be honest, it was just before you got in a relationship with Leah. You hate to admit it, but you kind of ghost that poor girl after that, way too happy to finally be with the girl you were in love with.
âOh, hi Milenaâ you say nervously.
You even have forgotten that sheâs in fact from Italy and you will be facing her today. You can see Lucy exchanging an intrigued look with LJ next to you while the girl keeps walking in your direction.
âIâm happy to see youâ she says when sheâs in front of you.
You donât have time to answer before she hugs you and your arms automatically surround her waist to give her back her embrace. If your arms very quickly drop from her body, one of her hands stays in your arm.
You probably never have been so uncomfortable during the rest of your life. You can feel Leah burning gaze on your back.
âHow are you? I think we haven't talked for like two yearsâ she laughs.
âOh, uh. Iâm good thanksâ you mumble.
âYou look good indeedâ she smirks.
You deal very badly with cringe, to be honest. So, you are particularly relieved when Lucy passes her arm around your shoulders before talking.
âWe have to go back insideâ Lucy says, nodding towards the locker room.
In fact, when you look around, you realise that almost all your teammates are already inside. That excuse is perfect after all. You mumble a âSee you laterâ before letting Lucy take you out of the pitch.
Lucy and LJ manage to wait to be out of your exâs ear before bursting into laughter. You suppose you must be grateful to them for that.
âWhat was that?â Lauren asks while Lucy is still laughing like crazy.
âNothingâ you roll your eyes.
âShe doesnât look like nothingâ Lucy smirks when she can breathe again.
âBe careful with what you say, or Ona will receive a strange text from me, explaining how you find other girls not nothingâ you frown.
She suddenly shuts up, her face becoming way more serious. It makes you smile. You never saw Lucy so whipped for a girl before. But you know that your friends deserve an explanation. You sigh softly before starting your explanation.
âItâs a girl I slept with before Leah kissed me at that party, and we got together. I was still in the process of forgetting her. I met that girl before the Euro and well⊠You knowâ you shrug. âBut then after the semi-finales we got together with Leah, after that she hurt her ACL and I kind of totally forgot that girl.â
LJ hums after your explanation, nodding softly. You can see that your explanation makes sense for both of them which is great because itïżœïżœïżœs nothing but the truth.
âLeah was boilingâ Lucy informs you.
You grimace at this. You were pretty sure that she would react that way. You never realise how Leah can be jealous before being with her. You like it actually, fond of the way she wants to be sure that you are hers and no one can take you away from her.
But here and now arenât exactly the right place to show her that she is your only one.
You are nervous when you enter the changing room, looking for your girlfriend. You finally see her sitting in Georgiaâs cubby. Her eyes are burning when she crosses your gaze after you enter the locker room.
Lucy goes sit on her cubby, just next to yours, while LJ goes on hers too. You want to talk to Leah, but Georgiaâs non-verbal language makes you think that you better not approach Leah for now.
That girl is really scary when she wants to.
Keiraâs gaze is softer and itâs what makes you walk in their direction. Lucy was right, Leah seems furious.
âCan we talk?â you ask softly when you reach them.
âNoâ Georgia answers harshly.
âGeorgiaâ Keira sighs.
âLeah?â you try again, trying to cross your girlfriendâs gaze. âPlease?â
She sighs and throws the towel she was holding in the cubby while standing up. She doesnât answer really, but you follow her anyway when she walks to leave the room. You donât really know where you are going at first, until she turns to enter in a closet.
âWhat do you want to talk about?â Leah asks harshly just after you close the door.
You are a little bit taken aback. You know what you want to talk about of course, but you donât know how to start. You are sure that if you say that you know sheâs jealous, she will deny it and that it will be the end of the conversation. This is not what you want.
âI just wanted to know if you are okayâ you tentatively say.
âWhy wouldnât I be?â
She has now her arms crossed and her famous frown on her face. You know how hard it would be to have something from this conversation.
âBecause you seem angryâ
Leah snorts and looks at the handle of the door. She putted her hands on her hips now and is shaking her head.
âAm I supposed to be happy when my girlfriend is getting flirted with by someone else?â
âNo, that is why I wanted to talk to you too. I justâŠâ
âDo you know her?â Leah cuts you.
This time her eyes are deep inside yours and you know that you canât lie to her. It wasnât something you wanted to do anyway, but with her eyes scanning your soul, it would have been impossible.
âI⊠We slept together some time agoâ you finally sigh.
âWhen?â
âJust before the Eurosâ
You know that Leah knows perfectly that your first kiss happened after the semi-finals against Sweden and the happiness of the victory. You were the first shocked when she kissed you after some naughty dancing, but you kissed her back and the rest of the night probably made her understand very much how much you were fancying her already.
Itâs even stronger now, of course.
But Leah is looking at you like sheâs going to kill you.
âDonât look at me like that, Le. I didn't know that several weeks later you would kiss me. I didnât know you were interested in me at this point.â
You try to take her hand with yours, but she takes it away from you, before opening the door again.
âWell you can go back fucking her in that caseâ
âLeah!â
She slams the door, almost pinning your fingers inside. When you manage to get outside too, Leah isnât here anymore. You decide to go back to the training room and try to talk to her again, but when you arrive, Sarina is right behind you, asking you to go training.
You arenât really concentrating during the training to be honest; you keep looking at Leah, but she doesnât. She doesnât even share a look with you when you are right behind her at the beginning of the game.
You really hope that a win will ease her mood and help you to reconcile with Leah. You turn when you feel a tap on your shoulder, turning your bigger frame towards Keira. She just smiles at you, and you nod only. You are too nervous to smile, but you are glad to know that you have at least one of Leahâs friends on your side. You are sure that Leah explained everything to them.
You take a deep breath when itâs time to go on the pitch, trying to focus on the game. The national anthems help you and you keep a straight face when you check all the Italian players, even Milena.
You do your usual check with Lucy too, looking for good luck before starting the game. England is supposed to be the favourites, but Italy is fighting with all their strength. Your forwards manage to have good opportunities, but without being able to score for now.
After the first half, no one scored, and you had to use some of your best moves to avoid taking a goal or two.
You just nod when Sarina congratulates you in the locker room. Leah is still not looking at you, as if you werenât even here. It creates a strange feeling in your throat. You are happy that Lucy is just next to you, even if sheâs not talking, your friendâs presence is good for you.
When the game starts again, you realise with anxiety that Milena and her other teammates change their side, meaning that Leah is the one marking Milena from now.
But Leah manages to take the upper hand on Milena every single time, using with ability her slide tackles. You are happy when Alessia finally manages to score around the seventy minutes.
Five minutes later, Sarina made all the different changes she was planning to, leaving Lucy and Leah in the defence but changing Millie and Maya in the same move. You donât have a lot of time to get used to that though, because soon Italy won a corner, and you have to focus again on the game.
You canât really explain what happened. Your eyes were on the ball when the Italian player shot it in the middle of the surface. But the knock you received on your head suddenly makes everything dizzy and you fall on the ground without really realising it.
There is a wheezing and everything else sounds like you were underwater. You feel hands on you, someone slapping your cheek, two fingers looking for your pulse in your neck.
You donât know if itâs because itâs Leah or if itâs because sheâs screaming right above your head, but you hear her distinctly shout
âDonât fucking touch her! Let her breathe!â
And the panic in her voice finally makes you open your eyes. Itâs the same feeling when you are sleepy, and Leah wakes you after you fall asleep in front of a movie to go to bed. Your eyes are heavy, the light is too bright too. You wince and close your eyes almost as soon as you open them, pressing your hand on your head.
âY/N? Hey Baby, can you hear me?â
Leahâs voice is softer than you ever heard it, and you groan for only an answer. Your head is pounding.
âCan you roll on your back?â
You recognize the voice of one of the people from the medical team. You groan once more and roll on the ground, lying now on your back. You warily open your eyes, thankful that someone is hiding the lights of the pitch with their frame. You frown softly when you realise that itâs Milena
âIâm sorry Y/N, I wasnât looking where I was going andâŠâ
âItâs okayâ Leah cuts her harshly. âShe needs to get looked at; can you leave?â
You perfectly see the staff member smile at each other before turning their attention to you again.
They ask you several questions, make you sit, look at their fingers and look at a light too. Itâs not an enjoyable experience to be honest, it hurts, and you have trouble staying focused.
âI think itâs a concussionâ one of them finally says. âIt would be better for you to get out of the pitch.â
âNoâ you frown. âSarina made all the substitutions already. I canât leave.â
âOf course you canâ Leah interjects. âNo one would blame you. Itâs safer like thâ â
âLeah. Iâm playing.â
Her light blue eyes went right into your eyes. You donât look away, Leah might be stubborn, but you are too when you really want something. And you want to play, you want to prove to her that she can count on you no matter what. You know you have hurt her and maybe bummed after your revelation earlier. You want to take amend of that.
When she opens her mouth to answer, you look at the medical staff.
âAm I allowed to play?â
They hesitate for several seconds, looking at you silently.
âIf I let you play, you have to swear that if you donât feel good, or dizzy, or tired, you will stop the game and get out of the pitch. Can we make this deal?â
You nod and he nods back, before helping you to get up. You take some water from the bottle he gave you, splashing some of it on your face too. You feel tired to be honest and the lights are killing you. But you are determined to end this game.
âY/N.â
You turn in Leahâs direction and itâs easy to see the concern in her eyes. You smile softly at her while your teammates and the opposite team are coming back on the pitch.
âIâll be fine, Leahâ
She sighs and you feel her gaze on you when you go back to the goal. You donât see her or hear her turning to the players around her, telling them not to let anyone come near your goal.
They manage to do it greatly to be honest, and you are glad for it. You have to make some intervention, like grabbing the ball in the air for example. Jumping was fine, but the shock when you fall on the ground is harsh.
When the whistle of the referee finally sounds, signalling the end of the game, you are more relieved than ever. Closing your eyes, you let your tired body sliding along one of the two posts on your goal.
âYouâre alright mate?â
You donât open your eyes but nod at Lucyâs question, feeling her hand on your shoulder without seeing it.
âDo you need help to get up?â
âPleaseâ you mumble.
She makes you stand as easily as you were a 5-year-old child, making you smile softly. You thank Maya with gratefulness when she gives you your things waiting behind the goal and slowly make your way to the locker room.
You look around to see where Leah is, which isnât missed by Beth who is walking on your other side.
âSheâs answering some questions for the TVâ the blonde informs you.
You groan and drink more water, still walking. Pretty slowly, you must admit. But you feel dizzy, and you sigh internally when you see Milena running in your direction.
âHeyâ she says, with her Italian accent. âLook, I'm very sorry. How are you feeling?â
âIâll be okay, donât worryâ you answer with a soft smile. âIâll need some rest tonight and maybe tomorrow, but other than that itâs okay.â
You watch her bite her lips, like if sheâs thinking about something to say. And how to say it. You really hope that she wonât ask you out now, because you donât have the energy to deal with it right now.
âCan I write to you tomorrow? To know how you are feeling. I really feel very guiltyâ
You were going to answer something, but you were interrupted by an arm sneaking around your waist and a body suddenly pressed against yours.
âShe will post an update on her Instagram tomorrow. And donât worry for her, sheâs between great handsâ Leah says, before looking at you. âAre you okay to leave, Babe?â
You repress a smile and take a small breath.
âYeah, letâs go. See youâ
You give a smile to Milena, who you feel sorry for. You know that she never meant to hurt you, but Leah seems to take her for the only responsible of the accident.
âYou know that I wasnât looking either?â you mumble to Leah.
âIt doesnât matter. Sarina told me we can leave now; the staff asked for a taxi so we donât have to wait on anyone. Would you like to shower in your hotel room rather than here?â
âSounds goodâ you mumble again.
In a record time, Leah manages to take all your things and put them in your two bags, change herself in a training suit and help you to do the same. You are starting to feel tired and dozens in the cab on Leahâs shoulder.
âBaby you have to wake up. I canât carry you in your roomâ Leah whispers when you are in front of the hotel, gently kissing your temple.
Usually, you love the fact that you are higher than Leah. You love how she easily fits in your arms, how you can hold her and feel like you are protecting her from everything and everyone.
But right now, you really would love for her to be able to carry you.
She does a bit though, holding you firmly against her while you are going to the lift and then to your room. You let yourself fall on the bed when you arrive inside your room, letting Leah deal with your bags and everything else.
âCome on Baby, we have to wash the game out of you. Then you can go in bed until the staff members come againâ
âI just want to sleepâ you groan.
âI know. But you will feel better.â
You do feel better, Leah is right. She helps you to take your shower, affectionately dry you with a towel after, help you to put fresh pajamas on and then even brush your teeth and your hair.
She then takes a quick shower too and itâs with wet hair and in one of your t-shirts that she opens the door of your room for the staff. The t-shirt easily covers her smaller frame, the tissue going until her knees.
They make some more tests on you, asking several questions to Leah too. You have trouble staying focused, but only because you are very tired. You donât hear them leaving, opening your eyes again when you feel the bed move when Leah crawls on it.
âAre you sure youâre not in pain?â
You hum, snuggling against her warm body. They gave you some morphine earlier anyway. Leah lets you do it and you sigh happily when she starts to stroke your neck with her fingers.
âIâm sorry for the way I reacted because of your exâ
Leahâs whisper takes you by surprise. You probably almost never heard Leah saying that she was sorry for something so serious. Opening your eyes again, you search hers.
âIâm sorry for the way you learned itâ you whisper back. âBut it has nothing to do with you. It was before knowing you could be in any way interested in me. I was still in my âForgetting Leahâ eraâ
Leah chuckles and you smile hearing that sound. You close your eyes again, the tiredness being more and more hard to fight against.
âIâm glad you never managed to get over meâ Leah says after some silence, playing with your hair.
âI will never be able to get over youâ
You feel like your voice is low and your words arenât very well articulated, but Leah seems to understand very easily what you are saying.
âI was hoping toâ Leah mumbles too. âNow sleep, you little menace.â
You groan softly once again, making Leah smile. You happily let her kiss your face several times, finishing with your lips. You manage to whisper that you love her and it seems to you that Leah say it back, but you are not really sure. Because you are already asleep then.
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â„ïŸă»ă happy birthday
synopsis: it's a known fact that zoro can't stand his birthday... but when you finally discover the date, you can't help putting together something special
cw: nsfw (male & fem receiving), spanking, dirty talk, zoro's a little rough, some leather, some comfort, maybe a little ooc zoro but who gives a shit, reader + nami = trouble, usopp's a real og, reader can see visions, reader has black angel wings, both aren't really pertinent to the story but they're described, etc.
a/n: happy thanksgiving!
"Ladies, I need your assistance," you stated, plainly, approaching your two best friendsâwho were lounging on the deck chairsâand plopping yourself down next to them.
This was beyond urgent.
"Of course, (y/n)," Nami nodded, dropping her magazine in her lap and glancing up at you with an inviting smile. "What's up?"
"Is everything alright?" Robin asked, slightly concerned.
"Everything's... fine," you nodded, unconvincingly, actively trying to think up a way to explain. "I just... I did a thing... and learned something I probably shouldn't have... about Zoro."
'Huh?'
"About Zoro?" she raised a brow, now even more intrigued.
"Did he hurt you? Or say something stupid again?" Nami's gaze turned sharp, the woman sitting up rigidly in her seat, ready to go to war. "If he did, I swear, I'll wring his muscly-ass neck!"
"No, no! Not that," you quickly assured, shaking your head. "It's something from his past... from before he met me."
"What happened?" Robin asked, shutting her book, now fully invested. "From the start, if you don't mind."
You nodded, looking down at your lap and recalling the events of the last hour.
"I was doing my daily meditation on the roof of the crow's nest, y'know, like I always do, when I was suddenly hit with a vision," you started. "Now, it didn't come as harshly as the others typically do, so I assumed that it was going to be about something trivial. But that changed when a young Zoro suddenly came into view."
The women sat quietly, listening intently as they took in each word.
"He was training, super aggressively, mind you, when all of a sudden this group of kids comes running up to him asking when he was going to stop."
Crossing one leg over the other, you playfully rolled your eyes.
"Of course, Zoro being Zoro, said he wasn't gonna finish any time soon, but, and get this, the kids say But you're gonna miss your birthday party!"
Nami and Robin gasped, eyes widening slightly.
It was common knowledge that the swordsman wasn't very fond of birthdaysâor rather his birthday, specifically.
Whenever asked about it, he often dodged the question, or just ignored it altogether, not bothering with Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper's chaotic antics in trying to get him to spill the beans.
Even you were unsuccessful, the man managing to smoothly redirect the conversation with the rough timbre of his voice, knowing it distracted you easily, along with other physical means.
Eventually, you gave up hope, seeing as you didn't even have a clue as to what season the day fell in.
But now... you had a date.
And it was today.
"I know he hates it, but I can't just sit on this," you whined, slumping in the chair. "Before, it wasn't like I could do anything because I didn't know when. But now that I do, I can't in clear conscience do nothing for his birthday..."
"I'm not sure," Robin sighed, quizzically. "There might be a reason why he doesn't celebrate. Maybe something bad happened and caused him to hate the day."
"Or maybe he's just being his typical, difficult self?" Nami scoffed, rolling her eyes before turning to you. "I think it's sweet that you wanna do something nice for him. And I know exactly what you need to do in order to make this the best day of his life!"
Confused, you watched as she leaned over, reaching under her chair and grabbing a book bound with rich, wine-colored leather, the image of a muscular man with extremely long hair and billowing shirt on the cover.
"A book?" you raised a brow. "Zoro's... not really a reader. Especially not something like this."
"No, silly. What's inside the book."
"Paper?"
"Romance."
With an exasperated sigh, she flipped through a couple pages, eyes lighting up when she found the page she was looking for.
"This novel is like a playbook on how to seduce a man," she happily handed it over, allowing you to skim over the text. "Follow that scene to the letter, and you'll have him counting down the minutes until his next birthday. I guarantee it."
"Are you sure?" your nose scrunched slightly at the cheesiness, confused as to why the author kept on mentioning the love interest's rippling pectorals. "This isn't really my style..."
"Trust me!" she grinned, giving you a soft pat on the back. "It's foolproof."
Glancing toward Robin for confirmation, she could only shrug, resting her hands in her lap.
"You know Zoro the best... Do what you think suits both you and him," she advised. "Even if that means trying something new."
Closing the book, your eyes found their way to the cover, your mouth fighting off the urge to stick out its tongue at the sight of the man's chiseled smolder.
He looked more like a girl than you...
"I'll take your word for it."
"(y/n)?" Zoro called, knocking on the door to the women's quarters before carefully pushing it open, slightly frustrated to find that you were, once again, not there.
Well, at least that eliminates the cabin...
Letting out a heavy sigh, he turned around, opting to shift his search toward the deck.
'Where the hell did she run off to?'
It was late, and the swordsman had been searching for the past twenty minutes, having already been through the kitchen, the dining room, the sick bay, the aquarium, the library, and the workrooms, with still no trace of you.
This, of course, was very odd considering you were usually within arms reach of him, the two of you seeming to just naturally float around each other, even as you did your daily routines.
Not only that, but also the fact that he hadn't seen you all day, seeing as Usopp dragged all the men along on a Boys Day Out.
Though, Zoro didn't understand why he felt the need to worry so much.
He knew a million times over that you were a strong and capable woman, and that if anything were to happen, you could more than adequately hold your own.
But for some odd reason, reminding himself of this fact wasn't subduing the concern spiking in his chest.
'Dammit...'
He had to find you and kill this feeling before he could think any deeper into it.
"(y/n)!" he called, looking around as he walked out on deck. "(y/n)!"
When he was no response, he simply tried again, not planning on stopping until you revealed yourself.
"Will you shut up?!" Nami groaned from her spot from one of the lounge chairs, brows furrowed as she looked up from her maps. "You sound like a lost little puppy."
Zoro rolled his eyes at her theatrics, turning to face her.
"Where's (y/n)?" he asked, curtly.
"She's in the crow's nest," the navigator stated, simply, turning her attention back to the papers strewn over her lap. "Said something about waiting for you... though I'm sure you're too busy ruining the peaceful atmosphere."
Sassily, she flipped one of the parchments over, lazily skimming over its contents.
"Mosshead..."
The man scoffed, expression turning sour at the obvious jab.
"If you'd told me where she was sooner, I wouldn't have shouted!"
"If you'd asked me where she was sooner, I would've told you!"
"Whatever!"
He turned away in a huff, walking over to the ladder and grabbing onto the cool metal.
"Good luck!" Nami called, cheekily, waving as he left. "You're gonna need it!"
"The hell?" he grumbled, starting his trek to the crow's nest, muttering to himself in confusion as he approached the top.
He would never understand her...
Hoisting himself up on the balcony, his brow quirked at the soft hum of music coming from the other side of the wall.
'Music?'
Confused, he listened closer, slowly beginning to make out the sound of a saxophone, which was playing over a smooth jazz background.
You never listened to music when you worked out, much less the sultry nonsense flowing through his ears.
And even though he could hear that, he had yet to hear you grunt out a rep, or rack a weight.
What the hell was going on with everyone today?
Curiosity piqued, he opened the door, eyes widening and heart dropping to his ass at the sight that met him on the other side.
Somehow, the crow's nest had been turned into some sort of makeshift love den, the lights dimmed and the mat area lined with lush pillows and fur blankets, candles illuminating the surrounding area and incense filling the room with a light haze, which smelled of sandalwood and jasmine.
And there, in the middle of it all, sat an angel...
Zoro's breath hitched, eyes widening slightly as he caught sight of your naked form.
You were laying on your side, delicious curves on display in the smallest, tightest leather corset he'd ever seen, your tits practically spilling out the top.
Your hair, freshly washed, cascaded beautifully down your side, framing your face and slightly shading your eyes in a way that gave his hand an itch to tug it.
Not to mention your newly-lotioned skin glowing in the soft candlelight, making you look so smooth and soft and primed for grabbing.
And your dark wings only added to the appeal.
The soft music seemed to be coming from a small transponder snail in the corner, its eyes turned toward the wall in hopes of protecting its innocence from the events to come.
"(y/n)..." he started, both confused and painfully aroused, as he shut the door behind himself, locking it. "What're you doing?"
You faltered, an awkward expression settling on your face.
"Being... sexy?"
Zoro paused a moment, waiting to see if you'd change your answer, before breaking into a small fit of chuckles.
Instantly, your face flushed, embarrassment beginning to sink in.
You knew this was stupid!
"Don't laugh, you ass! I was trying to surprise you!" you whined, abruptly sitting up, crossing your arms over your chest.
"You found out it was my birthday today, didn't you?" he cut to the chase, stalking forward. "And then Nami put you up to this?"
The dots were all connecting.
Usopp keeping him off the ship.
You going missing.
Nami's odd comment.
You were trying to seduce him as a birthday present.
Not that he was complaining...
Your lip jutted out in a slight pout, your eyes avoiding all contact with the man as he moved closer.
"I know you don't like celebrating your birthday, but Nami gave me some book that was supposed to explain exactly what men want... and I figured you still deserved something nice..." you limply explained, turning away from him. "But, in hindsight, it was stupid..."
Sitting down in front of you, his pointer and thumb came up to hold your chin, turning you to face him, where you were met with a soft kiss on your forehead.
"It was sweet," he corrected, thumb smoothing over the skin of your cheek. "Even if you look anything but sweet right now... I can tell you put a lot of effort into this."
You perked up at the last part, turning to him eagerly, eyes glinting with hope.
"Really?" you asked, sounding surprised, your expression downright adorable.
Suddenly, the music, the clothes, and the absolutely tantalizing scent of you began to work their magic on him.
All of his thoughts and reason faded into thin air as he stared at your gorgeous, doe eyes.
"Really," he confirmed, voice low and wanting.
And you could only let out a tiny gasp before he grabbed you by the back of the neck and pressed his lips against yours.
The kiss wasn't soft or careful.
The kiss was rough; hungry; slow as he drew moans and gasps out of you.
He kissed you like he hadn't done so in ages, and you were starting to believe he hadn't.
His lips were soft, the taste of sake and mint on his tongue.
You let his hand move along your back and ass, roughly squeezing the flesh and making you moan.
Taking advantage over your open mouth, he slid his tongue alongside your bottom lip before slipping it inside in your mouth.
He grunted hungrily as your tongue began to swirl with his, swapping spit and exchanging breath.
The act made your pussy clench impatiently behind the leather, wanting to be touched and treated.
By him.
Zoro then pulled away enough to speak, eyes hooded and dark.
"Where'd you get this little number from?" he murmured hotly against your lips, calloused hands coming up to roughly knead your hips, feeling up the fabric under his fingertips. "Tell me."
One of his hands snuck down to squeeze your ass, and you let him, biting back a whimper in the process.
"W-Went into town," you softly stuttered. "Bought the outfit the girl was wearing in the book."
He started to line kisses all over your jaw, hungrily moving down to your neck; your collarbone; and your naked shoulders.
"Fuck," he growled into your skin. "Too damn good to be true."
His hands roamed up and down your sides, squeezing and fondling.
"Been wantin' your fine ass since I walked in here..."
"You like itâ?" The rest of your question doesn't leave your lips as he grabbed you by your hips and pulled you toward him, so close that air couldn't even move between you.
Your bodies were pressed flushed against each other, so close that you can feel the painfully hard bulge in his robe.
He was turned on by you.
He was really turned on by you.
That fact made you delirious.
His lips pressed against yours again, kissing them so much that your mouth was beginning to turn raw.
He began to settle himself among the pillows and blankets, never breaking the kiss, before plopping down on the nearest, largest cushion.
Then, he gripped your hips and coaxed you onto his lap, forcing you to straddle him.
Instinctively, you ground down into his hardening member, enlisting a groan from deep within his throat.
The sound traveled straight to your core.
You wanted more.
"I want you, Zoro," you sultrily whispered in a sudden burst of confidence, manicured hands gliding over his strong shoulders. "Please... I don't think I can wait."
To show how serious you were, your hands came up to undo the laces on your back, freeing your chest for him to see.
The shock in his steel gray eyes is replaced with sheer hunger when he caught a full view of your perfect tits, sitting there just waiting to be touched.
"You little minx..." he chuckled, amused. "Lemme get a feel of you first."
You bit your lip as he leaned forward, laying you down against the brown, furry blanket before prying your legs open.
And there he got a good look of your sobbing wet pussy, the crotch of your leather suit having been cut out.
Eyes widening at the sight, he looked almost pained.
You were going to be the death of him.
"Christ, (y/n)..." he hissed, leaning down to get a better look, gaping at your sex. "You tryin' t'kill me?"
His eyes flicked up to yours, hands still on your thighs.
'Okay?' his eyes asked.
Wordlessly, you nodded, unable to speak.
But that wasn't gonna slide.
Slowly, he began to brush his fingers up and down your wet slit, paying close attention to your reaction.
"Words, pretty," he growled. "Gimme words."
"Yes!" you moaned, toes curling at the feeling of his fingers on your cunt. "Please, Zo'... please touch me."
He gave you a wolfish grin at your pitiful whines, but didn't keep you waiting.
Swooping down, he captured your clit in his mouth, suckling and eating your pussy like a starving man.
He was relentless with his tongue slashed, flicks and long licks up and down your slit.
And you loved it.
Your hips writhed and whined against his mouth, trying to get him closer.
Your pussy pushed past his soft lips, which drew mindless shapes and nonsense words across your needy core.
"You're so wet," he mumbled into your pussy. "Doin' all this in your little suit turns you on that much, pretty?"
You moaned in response, unable to form words, especially when he reached one hand up to play with your breast.
And it only got better when Zoro began to tease your entrance with his middle finger, dipping the tip in and out of your wet pussy.
"You want this?" he asked, voice nothing but a low growl.
You nodded vigorusly, pulling a laugh from the man's lips.
"So needy," he teased as he began to slowly slid his finger inside of you. "S'been a while since we fooled around... Have I not been takin' care of this pussy?"
"Yâ!" you gasped, eyes blown wide as you felt your pussy stretch around three, thick fingers.
He aimed up to brush against your clit as he slid his fingers in and out of you, while also leaning down to suck on it, sending waves of pleasure crashing through you.
You could feel yourself quickly beginning to reach your peak.
'No! Not like this!'
"Wait, Zoro!" you whined, writhing against him. "Not yet!"
He immediately ceased his movement and pulled away from you, glaring confusingly.
"'Scuse me?" he asked, not sounding happy with your protest.
You nearly laughed at his reaction.
"It's your birthday," you explained. "I'm 'sposed to be the one making you feel good. So lay down."
Zoro still looked pissed he couldn't make you cum, but listened anyway.
He laid down, mouth and chin glistening from your juices, and you moved to sit on top of him.
Slowly, you began to kiss and suck your essence off of his mouth, earning low groans from him
Your hands slid down to his broad chest and you gripped his robe.
"Off please?" you asked, peering up at him through your lashes.
You don't have to ask twice.
In a flash, he tugged his arms out his sleeves, pushing his robe and haramaki down to leave him in just his boxers.
You took a moment to admire his beautiful bodyâso hard and defined with muscle and scars, his lower stomach sinewy with green hair.
He was so, so gorgeous.
Slowly, you glided your hands up and down his hard body, admiring his well-defined pecs and abs.
"You're perfect," you whispered before leaning in to peck his scars, running your lips softly over each.
The low moans and mmms Zoro let slide out his mouth were delicious to you.
They only heighten your arousal, along with the music still playing in the background.
You never pictured yourself getting off on a scene like this, but you supposed it took the right person to bring the freak out of you.
Smoothly, you began to kiss down his hardened stomach until you came down to his boxers, which were already hanging low on his hips.
"Fuck, baby," he hummed, watching you work.
His lips were parted and his eyes were hooded, completely entranced by you.
Finally ridding him of his underwear, you began to think you bit off more than you could chewâor suck, ratherâwhen you get a look at his cock for the first time in weeks.
Lately, between your training schedules and antics with the crew, the two of you had barely had a moment to yourselves.
But you never thought you'd forget how well-endowed he was, dick thick and curved slightly to the left, green hair curling around his stomach and pubic area.
"Hasn't been that long, has it?" he chuckled, teasingly, raising a brow. "You havin' second thoughts?"
"No..." you scoffed, cheeks puffed.
Not wanting to disappoint him, you opened your mouth and slowly began to slide his dick against your tongue.
"There we go," he cooed, relaxing into the blanket. "Good girl... take it all in."
You followed his instruction, your jaw and mouth stretching to accommodate his size.
"Mmm-hmm," you hummed around his cock, he vibrations causing him to moan.
You relished the sounds, wanting more, so you began to move your head back and forth, taking his cock in and out your throat.
You gagged and spat all along his dick, causing saliva to drip down his balls and your chin, making your blowjob extra sloppy.
And Zoro was eating up every second.
He tossed his head back as his eyes rolled in the back of his head, giving you sight that you took a mental snapshot of for a rainy day.
He was so, so sexy.
And to be able to make him feel good gave you the motivation to fight against your aching jaw and burning throat as you continued to fuck him with your throat.
"Doin' so good, baby," he grunted, rolling his hips into your mouth. "So good for me..."
But to your surprise, he suddenly pulled his cock out your mouth.
"But if I'm gonna cum, it's either gonna be on that pretty ass or those pretty' tits ."
You smirked, sitting up and lacing your hand with his, "How about inside?" you purred.
You'd already gotten the hook-ups from Chopper, though embarrassing, and were stocked full of necessary precautions.
And, of course, that was all you needed to say to get Zoro to smash his lips hungrily against yours.
"This gift jus' keeps gettin' better and better," he cheekily growled against your mouth, flipping you both over and laying you down on the brown fur. "Now choose how I'm doin' you before I do it for you."
Not wasting any time, you laid down on your stomach, presenting your ass and dripping pussy for him as you moved a pillow under your hips.
You then looked back at him, only to find him sitting there and stroking himself to the sight of you.
"Like this," you whispered, breathlessly. "Fuck me just like this, Zo'."
Zoro was going fucking feral behind you, and it took everything in his being not to shove his entire length in side you as he began to move closer.
"God, look at you... stainin' the cushions," he sighed as he began to rub your pussy with his cock. "Sittin' nice and pretty just for me..."
Starting out, he went in slow, taking his sweet time to allow you to get used to him.
As soon as his tip entered you, your jaw dropped and your eyes blew wide from the stretch.
No one could ever compare to how warm and solid Zoro felt snuggled up in your pussy.
No one.
You were so glad you had the fur of the blanket to grip at he took a hold of your hips and bottomed out inside of you.
"F-Fuck, Zoro!" you whined, burying your face in the pillows.
He began to bump his hips against yours a little faster now, the sound of skin slapping filling the air as his heavy balls hit your clit.
"C'mon, now, pretty," he huffed. "Y'said you were my present, yeah? Be a good girl and take me then. Make me proud."
He moved to fuck you harder, taking a handful of your ass before giving it a harsh slap.
The feeling was just too much.
He was so deep.
Your eyes were seeing stars, ones that far surpassed the ones lining the night sky.
You had no chance to comprehend anything, too busy taking Zoro's fat cock as he fucked you into oblivion in your little leather, corset.
"Feels good, don't it?" he grunted in your ear.
One of his hands moved to smack your ass again, a wanton moan ripping from your throat.
"Bet you've dreamed about this," he growled at you. "Bet you couldn't wait until I got home tonight."
He leaned down toward you, his lips grazing your ear.
"Bet you've been waiting to get split on my dick for so long."
"Gods, Zoro, yes!" you screamed out to the heavens, fisting the blanket for dear life as he fucked you harder.
You'd never felt like this before; so gone.
Your eyes are closed and your mind is blank, only able to thing of the man towering above you, turned dumb by the waves of pleasure washing over you.
The pleasure was just too good, and you could feel it beginning to build in your core.
"M'gonna cum!" you practically sobbed, your head thrown back. "Zoro!"
The man let out a deep, rumbling chuckle, slightly hiking up his leg to get a better angle.
"Me, too," he grunted. "Want you to take it."
He pressed his lips to your ear, leaning down so his dick hit that spot that had you seeing the entire universe behind your eyes.
"Fuckin' cum for me, pretty," he demanded. "Let me know how good I'm makin' you feel."
And you do.
Moans and gasps leave your lips like a chorus as that coil in your stomach finally snapped.
You unraveled, cumming all over Zoro's dick.
"Oh, my Gods!" you screamed, voice reaching the high heavens.
Your eyes spilled tears of ecstasy as he talked you through it, telling you how good of a girl you were as he stroked your outer thighs.
"Gonna cum, too," he grunted, hips snapping aganist your ass again and again as he chased his high. "You gonna take all of it, baby, hm?"
"Y-Yes!" you choked out, tossing your ass back to meet his thrusts, wanting to make him feel good, too.
He gripped your hips for dear life and came deep inside you with husky, loud moan that made your stomach leap and your pussy clench around his pulsing cock.
You took every ounce he had to offer, not once pulling away.
You could feel it coating your walls, filling you up to the point where you curled your toes and gasped at the feeling coursing through your body.
Finally, Zoro's hips began to slow until he finally came to a stop, pulling out of you with a soft groan.
But he wasn't done.
Still hard, he slid his head over your lower back and ass, coating your skin in his cum.
"So you smell like me," he grunted. "No other man'll even try."
You let out a weak, spent moan as your hips finally dropped, Zoro finally releasing his hold on you as he flopped to your side.
Grabbing you, he pulled your body into him, allowing you to snuggle into his side as he grabbed the blanket, wrapping you both in its warmth.
With the adrenaline now wearing off, and you so limp in his grasp, he began to worry, glancing down at you with a hint of concern
"You alright?" he carefully asked, slightly nudging you. "I didn't hurt you, did I?"
You slowly shook your head, still in a daze.
"That was amazing," you sighed, pressing further into his warm side. "Best I ever had..."
A proud smile stretched across Zoro's face, chest puffing slightly at the praise.
"So... did this make your birthday a little better?" you nervously asked, wrapping your arms around his neck.
Grinning, he gave you two kisses on your cheek, nuzzling his nose into the crook of your jaw.
"It did," he hummed contently. "By a hell of a lot more than a little."
Yes!
Internally, you gave yourself a huge high five, insanely proud that Mission: Mosshead was a success.
And now, you believed you deserved some snuggles in return.
"Cuddle with me?" you cooed, looking up at him through your lashes.
Zoro chuckled, rolling his eyes at you.
"Such a baby," he teased, securely wrapping his muscled arms around you, squeezing. "You're lucky I like you."
"Just like?"
"You know what I mean."
"I think I wanna hear you say it."
"I think I wanna take a nap."
"Zoro..."
"(y/n)..."
"Happy birthday."
"I love you."
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All Of Your Pieces (3 - The Neighbor)
Chapter Summary: Agnes sees the perfect opportunity to stir up some trouble while Wanda deals with her jealousy toward your work assistant, Geraldine. Pairing: Wanda Maximoff x Female Reader Chapter word count: 2.8k+ | Chapter Tags/Warnings: None
A/N: I really have nothing to say except that I enjoyed writing Agatha in this chapter // More author's notes here.
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The team has been at a standstill, figuring out whoâs behind this, or how to communicate with anyone trapped inside the town. Every drone they've sent in morphs into something entirely different, thwarting their efforts to gather any useful intel. The people sent underground to scout a safe route through have gone dark, their communication cut off. No one else volunteered to attempt approaching the perimeter after that.
The broadcasts they've been tracking are erratic, cutting out for hours with no warning, making it hard to keep a consistent eye on the town's odd behaviors. But it's during one of these quiet periods when something clicks in Darcy's mind.
âI think I have something,â Darcy blurts out to Jimmy. Theyâve been scraping the bottom of the barrel, running out of faces to identify from the snippets of life in Westview they caught on screen.Â
âYeah?â Jimmy gives her a tired look, only half-listening. He can't remember the last time he managed more than an hour of uninterrupted sleep. Even if he could find the time to rest, the bizarre situation they're in won't let his mind relax.Â
Darcy sighs and leads him outside the tent.
âSo, youâve seen that radio on Wandaâs kitchen counter, right?â
Jimmy only nods.
Darcy continues, âThe next time sheâs washing dishes, or whateverâwhich by my countâhappens about once an episode, barf, weâll shoot a signal to that little guy.â She leads him to a set of computers set up behind a pickup truck. Jimmy doesnât understand whatâs going on with these systems, but heâs hoping Darcy really is onto something.
âThis transmitter will mimic the frequency of the broadcast,â she pauses to catch her breath in the cold and to give him time to catch up with her science. âAnd if my theory is right, it will allow us to speak to her.â
She cuts off any chance for Jimmy to comment and assures him, âThis is definitely going to work.â
â
The annual Westview Harvest Festival is in full swing. The town square is packed with booths overflowing with baked goods and fresh fall produce. A small stage is set up for the local band playing tunes from the 70s, while kids dart around in all directions, their faces painted with fanciful designs. Billy and Tommy are with their preschool teachers, who are keeping them and other children their age occupied with arts and crafts that involve tumbleweedsâa material no one seems to think is entirely safe for five-year-olds to play with.
In hindsight, itâs the ideal setting for introductions and mingling. However, everyone here already knows each otherâeveryone, that is, except for Wanda. She makes an effort to blend in, but apart from a few interactions with the planning committee, which werenât particularly fruitful, she often remains secluded at home. This makes you, the only one in the household who heads out daily for work, the more socially connected of the two. Itâs both amusing and slightly anxiety-inducing to watch you interact with the townsfolk who are essentially strangers to you and to Wanda, if only you knew. You and Wanda never had the opportunity to live a normal life, to settle in a typical city, surrounded by neighbors who could have become integral to the life you might have built together.Â
Seeing you interact with these people, sheâs realizing itâs harder than she thought to share you with others. Or maybe sheâs just as selfish as sheâs always been, never really outgrowing it. When you were both part of the Avengers, it was like living in a bubble, surrounded by only a few familiar faces every day. Now, outside that controlled environment, itâs challenging her expectations and stirring up feelings she thought she had under control.
It becomes particularly tough when she sees Geraldine heading towards you, sporting that perpetual, dazzling smile full of perfect white teeth. Wanda's fingers curl into a fist, tiny wisps of red energy leaking from them. You quickly cover her hand with yours, and the effect is immediateâshe relaxes slightly, letting you intertwine your fingers with hers, anchoring herself by your side where she feels secure.
âIt's so nice to see you outside of the office, just being one of us for a change,â Geraldine says, though she seems to be wearing the same uniform as at work. Not that you're judging, but it does make you wonder why she hasn't changed.
âDefinitely beats being stuck behind a desk,â you reply, your attention briefly wandering. Only then do you notice that Wanda has subtly withdrawn her hand from yours, now exploring a booth with homemade apple cider. You hadn't even noticed the exact moment she let go.
âHello, Wanda!â Geraldine greets her warmly.Â
Wanda musters a tight-lipped smile thatâs convincing enough, as Geraldine appears quite taken with it. Just then, Geraldine spots Agnes standing a little away from the crowd, lingering behind Wanda with a look that borders on suspicion or disdain.Â
Geraldine steps up to her while Wanda continues to busy herself with whatever else is being showcased in the booth. âHi, I'm Geraldine. Isnât this a wonderful evening?â She extends her hand to Agnes.
Agnes eyes the offered hand but doesnât accept it. Instead, she sizes up Geraldine with a quick once-over and nods, foregoing any introductions. Geraldine's smile falters briefly, but she quickly shakes off the slight, tossing a brisk, âSee you around, Y/N!â over her shoulder as she heads back to her table.
You wave back and let out a sigh, relieved that youâve just sidestepped what could have been the most awkward moment of your life. Wandaâs jealousy towards Geraldine seems more serious than youâd realized. You know Wanda can be possessive; it's just been a long time since it's manifested this way. But then, it's also been a while since you've both been in a crowd of strangers like this. SinceâŠ
Since when, exactly?
âY/N, honey?â Wandaâs voice snaps you out of your fog.
You blink. âHm?â
âIâm thirsty.â
Just like that, youâve forgotten about your lapse of memory, replaced by a desire to tend to your wife's needs.
âIâll get us some refreshments. What would you like?â you ask.
âJust some water, please.â
âWater here, too,â Agnes calls out, unsolicited.Â
You suppress the urge to roll your eyes. It's great that Wanda's making friends in the neighborhood, but did it really have to be Agnes OâConnor? Ever since you and Wanda moved into this quiet suburb, Agnes has made it her personal mission to be involved in every aspect of your lives. You canât shake the feeling that thereâs more to it than the apparent nosiness of your neighbor.
As you head over to get the drinks, Agnes sidles up to Wanda, her eyes gleaming with an opportunity to stir some pot.Â
âGeraldine seems quite taken with your wife.â
Itâs not like Wanda doesnât know what Agnesâs doing, but she finds herself nodding in agreement anyway. Your new assistant does appear smitten with you, and while Wanda gets the appealâyou are, undeniably, crush-worthyâshe can't say she's thrilled about it.
âY/N is her boss,â Wanda murmurs, more to herself than to Agnes.
âOh, honey,â Agnes laughs condescendingly. âDo you even go to the movies? That's how the steamiest affairs start, you know.â
Wanda bristles at the sound of that endearment from someone other than you. But she keeps herself togetherâbarely.Â
âI trust her,â Wanda forces out.
As you're getting drinks, Geraldine joins you, picking up a soda herself. She lets out a light laugh at a joke from the bartender, and you find yourself chuckling too, oblivious to the piercing look your wife is drilling into your back.
Meanwhile, Agnes sees her opening and swoops in, linking her arm through Wanda's with a bit more force than necessary.Â
âOf course, you trust her, dear,â she murmurs right by Wanda's ear. âBut do you trust her?â She points subtly with her chin towards Geraldine, her lips pursed. âYou know what they say, keep your friends close, and your enemies closerâŠâ
Wanda's shoulders tense, her entire frame stiffening. As you return with the drinks, Agnes steps away, leaving Wanda visibly shaken, like sheâs teetering on the edge of a panic attack.
âEverything okay?â you ask, handing her a drink. You've noticed before how Wanda's demeanor changes around Agnes; sheâs clearly a source of stress for her. Itâs going to be a difficult conversation, but it might be time to tell Wanda what you really think about the neighbor.
Wanda takes the water you offer, her fingers trembling slightly as she does. For a moment, she appears distant, disengaged, as if her mind is elsewhere. Then, with a sudden shift, she flashes you one of those smiles that sends a shiver down your spine.
âI'm fine,â she declares, a little too brightly. Then, seemingly out of the blue, she asks, âIs Geraldine here with someone?â
You stop short, realizing you really don't know much about Geraldine beyond work. âI didnât see her with anyone,â you say.
Wanda nods thoughtfully. Her next suggestion catches you by surprise.Â
âMaybe you should invite her over to our table.â
Did you hear that correctly? Had Wanda just done a complete 180 regarding your assistant and was now interested in getting to know her? You shoot a suspicious glance at Agnes. Had she said something to Wanda to change her mind?
âAre you sure?â you ask, puzzled by her abrupt change of heart.
âI am,â Wanda affirms. âIt might be nice to make a new friend.â
â
Back at the response camp, Darcy and Jimmy are huddled around the small, grainy television, waiting for the moment Wandaâs in her kitchen so they can send a message through her radio device. However, the usual domestic scenes are conspicuously absent, replaced by static and sporadic cuts to the ongoing Harvest Festival.
âCome on, come on,â Darcy mutters under her breath, shoving her glasses back up her nose. They've been slipping a lot lately, probably because she's been hunching over her work more than usual these past few days.
âIt's this festival,â Jimmy says, squinting at the screen. âI think the whole town's out there tonight. I donât think weâre going to get the chance.â
Their attempts to contact anyone inside the Hex are dwindling, and Hayward's interest leans more towards studying the energy barrier encasing the town rather than resolving the anomaly itself. His latest directive to launch another drone into the barrier feels like a brute force attempt to crack the problem. Jimmy thinks itâs a waste of timeâand resources.
âYeah, and you know whatâs worse?â Darcy grumbles. âI have a bad feeling about Agnes. Every time she's around, things just seem to... escalate.â
As they watch, the screen cuts to a shot of Agnes at the festival, linking arms with Wanda, whispering something that makes Wandaâs expression tighten. âSee, what did I tell you?â Darcy exclaims, pointing at the screen. âWhoâs this Agnes again in real life?â she asks.
Jimmy swivels in his chair, his gaze sweeping across the expansive pinboard filled with photos of Westview residents. Agnesâs face is not among them.Â
âNo idea,â he says flatly. He had already run a search in the database, but it came back empty.
âSo, we've identified Y/N, Monica, and Agnes as outsiders in Westview,â Darcy explains, tallying them off on her fingers.Â
âThatâs correct,â Jimmy confirms.
âAnd then thereâs Wandaâs sons. But again⊠we havenât seen any other children in the show besides the twins.â
Jimmy thinks about it for a while. It had never really occurred to him before. âMaybe theyâre bound to show up at some point?â
âSmells fishy to me,â Darcy huffs. Her thoughts circle back to Agnes. âHow do you think Agnes ended up here?â she asks, their list of unanswered questions growing daily.
Jimmy shrugs. âShe couldâve just been visiting.â
Darcy considers it. It's a possibility, but somehow, it doesn't feel quite rightâtoo simple, too convenient for someone as vibrant and prickly as the character Agnes portrays.
â
It's as if Wanda's animosity toward Geraldine just magically went away.Â
Theyâve been chatting for almost an hour. Initially, Wanda made sure to include you in the conversation, but as time passed, she and Geraldine started connecting over topics that didnât involve you as much. Feeling somewhat left out but also at ease that the problem between your wife and your secretary has apparently resolved itself, you decide to check out the festival booths.
This is where Agnes finds the perfect opportunity to get you alone. She starts her approachâto your surprise and discomfortâby acknowledging the elephant in the room.
âI know you donât like me very much,â she says with a knowing smile. âMaybe we can change that tonight?â
You eye her with suspicion, easily seeing through her blatant attempts to flirt her way into your good graces.
âHow exactly are we going to do that?â you ask, crossing your arms in front of you.
Agnes simply laughs off the cool reception youâve given her. If anything, she revels in it.Â
âBy getting to know each other, obviously,â she says.
âRight.â
She takes your elbow, and you swear she can feel you recoil at her closeness, yet she doesnât seem to care. She urges you forward, dictating the pace. Her grip is unexpectedly firm, as if to say you have no choice but to listenâlike leaving isn't an option.
With you literally in her grasp, Agnes sets her plans into motion. âSo, how did you and Wanda meet?â she asks.
You deliver the narrative precisely as it plays out in your memory, exactly as Wanda implanted it in your mind. âWe grew up next to each other. Best friends since we were kids.âÂ
âHow cute,â she says, in that smooth, supercilious tone that usually makes your skin crawl. But this time, with the memories of Wanda filling your head, you hardly notice.
âYeah, I remember when I first saw her,â you continue, gazing into the distance as if the scene you speak of is right there before your eyes. âIt was almost Halloween, and my mom had baked a pumpkin pie to welcome them to the neighborhood. She sent me to deliver it. Wanda answered the door.â
âLove at first sight?â
âMore like the opposite,â you say, throwing Agnes a good-natured smile, something youâve never done before. âShe couldnât stand me, and I felt the same way.â
âSounds familiar, doesnât it?â Agnes drawls before accompanying it with a short chuckle. âWho knows? Maybe thereâs hope for us yet. You might end up not hating me so much after all.â
âMaybeâŠâ you say, the smile reaching your eyes this time.
âGood, good,â Agnes says. âI canât think of anything more romantic than growing up with the person youâll be with for the rest of your life. Almost like itâs⊠sketched out, no?â
You nod at her, not sure where sheâs going with this, but you appreciate the sentiment. You consider yourself lucky to have known Wanda most of your life.Â
âSo, you've lived in Westview your whole life?â Agnes asks.
âYes,â you nod without hesitation.
âAnd you've only ever been to Westview?â
âNo, of course not,â you laugh, ready to list off places you've been, but suddenly, you can't name any. The cities and trips that should come easily to your tongue just... don't materialize.
Not a single one.
Agnes watches you struggle with a blank expression. A second later, she begins throwing out suggestions, as if trying to help.Â
âCanada?"Â
You shake your head.Â
âCalifornia?âÂ
Another shake.
âNew York?â
No. This time, your eyes sting with the frustration of trying to pull something from the haze, realizing thereâs nothing there.Â
Have you really never been anywhere but Westview?
âEastview, maybe?â she offers with a bit of sarcasm as she names the town next door.
âIââ
âHow strange,â Agnes muses, driving home the final nail in the coffin of your crumbling peace.
You jerk your arm away from her grip and take a few instinctive steps back. âI need to pick up the twins,â you blurt out, seizing the first excuse that comes to mind. âWe should be heading out soon.â
Without waiting for her reply, you start walking away, driven by a sudden, intense need to be with your boys, with Wanda. To hold them close, to find some stability. Because right now, youâre petrified by a fear you cannot name.Â
âI heard Australiaâs amazing this time of year!â Agnes calls after you.
The idea of not having been anywhere but Westviewâitâs possible, right? Some people spend their entire lives in one place. But if this feelingâthe one that's been gnawing at you latelyâis real, if the world outside of Westview is truly non-existent, then what does that say about your life here?
What does it say about you?
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Love Is A Science | Percy Jackson x Reader
Summary: You and Percy have always been best friends you just needed a little push for you to become more.
Word Count: 1.1k
Author Note: Did I write this in the car to eat dry turkey and complain to my family about what tariffs mean, yes. Did I get car sick from writing this also, yes. Not proofread. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Feel free to leave any requests.Â
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You and Percy had been friends ever since he came to Camp Half-Blood. You both were always next to each other; if you werenât, you were talking about them somehow. Every camper could see that both of you were meant to be together. The teasing and questioning were endless. The Aphrodite cabin had a blast creating different scenarios and challenging each other on who could get you two together first. For years the both of you had been denying any claims that you were anything more than friends. Both of you believing that you were just really good friends, companions in battle.Â
But after the battle in Manhattan, things started to change, both of you becoming more aware of each other's presence, not wanting to be more than an arm's reach away from each other at all times. Something deeper had started to grow after all these years, something unspoken.
That's where you find yourself, both silently staring into the fire crackling on the beach. Youâre wrapped in Percyâs arms, your back pressed against his chest. Before the battle, if anyone had asked, it would have been simply cuddling nothing more, than just a way for two friends to stay warm. However, now if you were asked the same question, you werenât sure what you would say. It was different now, you didnât just want to be around Percy anymore, you needed to be around him. You needed to know that he was safe, that you werenât going to lose him. The possibility of losing Percy opened up feelings you had no idea you had for the son of Posideon.Â
You wanted to kiss him, to be held by him, for him to fight every battle with coming home to you as his only goal. You were hopelessly and undoubtedly in love with Percy Jackson. The only trouble was that you had no idea how to bring the topic up to him. You had spent years denying the claims that you were lovers, was it possible for him to have the same change of heart as you?Â
The fire crackled loudly filling any awkward silence. You knew you only had so much time to confess your feelings before curfew, if you didnât do it today you knew you would talk yourself out of it every day to come.Â
âPercy?â You call out not taking your eyes off of the flames.
Percy, who is usually quick with his words, had been unusually quiet this whole time. Usually, he would be humming a song, or bouncing his knee to create any sort of noise. Today he looked completely lost in his thoughts.Â
âPercy?â
âA daughter of Aphrodite asked me out today,â Percy said looking down to look at you.
Shocked was the only way you could describe what you felt right now. Your heart started to race and your head started to spin, were you too late?
âW-what did you say?âÂ
Percy sighed before saying âI told her I would think about it.â
More dread filled your body. âDo you like her?â
âWell no, but there is no harm in just one date right?â
Your head was still spinning but your heartbeat started to slow back down, you still had time.Â
âDo you like anyone?â You asked.
âThere is this one girl, but I don't think she is interested.â
Your heart broke at that moment, you had waited too long. You could have had him years ago but now that you are about to lose him you have never wanted him more. Pain fills your body, and you find it more difficult to breathe.Â
âShe would be dumb not to be interested in you, Percy.â You say tears filling your eyes.
âY/n are you okay, did I do something?â
âNo, it's what I did,â You say tears strolling down your face.
âWhat did you do?â
âI didnât tell you how much I love you and now itâs too late.âÂ
You stand up wiping your tears, needing to separate yourself from Percy. Percy soon follows but keeps his distance.
âY/n?â
âI should have told you so much sooner, but we both needed time to heal after the battle and I was worried you wouldnât feel the same way,â You ramble off walking back and forth.
âY/N,â Percy yells.
Your head swings to look at him, tears still streaming down your face. Percy steps closer taking your hands in his. Both of you keep eye contact the whole time as he allows you time to calm down.
âI love you tooâ
âYou what?â
âThe girl I was talking about was you, I love you.âÂ
âThis isnât funny seafoam, you canât joke about this, Iâm barely holding myself together right now.â
âIâm not joking, in Manhattan, all I could keep thinking about was that I was terrified I was going to die before being able to kiss you.â
For what felt like an eternity you were finally able to breathe. The pain washed away into a feeling of overwhelming joy.
âKiss me,â You say.
âWhat?â
âKiss me, do you not want to anymore?â
âNO,â Percy yells.
Percy quickly takes you into his arms and presses his lips against yours. Your eyes quickly shut, wrapping your arms around Percyâs neck. It was everything you imagined and more, you could have stayed in the position for hours. That was until the sound of a horn being blown in the distance alerting you both that curfew was in a few minutes.Â
âI donât want to let you go,â Percy said nuzzling himself into your neck.
âThen donât.
Percy looks at you in a confused way, when you finally explain it to him.Â
âYouâre all alone in your cabin, sneak me in.â
âYou are brilliant,â Percy says giving you a light peck.
Percy quickly put out the fire that was still burning beside you, before taking your hand and rushing off of the beach and into cabin number three. You both leave grinning and completely absorbed in each other. Completely not noticing the daughter of Aphrodite and Athena hiding behind the bushes.
âTold you all they needed was a little push to figure out what they were missing out on,â Annabeth said.
âYou are a genius and about to be the richest person in camp, weâve been betting on them for the last four years,â Drew says walking back towards the Aphrodite cabin.
âWhat can I say love is a science, after all, let me know if you need any lessons.â
âDonât push it, brainiac.â
#percy jackson x reader#percy jackson#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo fandom#percy jackson imagine
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always you â john b x reader
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summary: you and john b have been friends for years, but when kiara carrera comes along, things become different.
author's note: hi guys ! this is my very first piece of work i've posted here and i really hope you enjoy it ⥠if you did, please consider giving this a like, reblog, or comment ! feel free to give me a follow if you'd like to see more âĄ
you were just eight years old when you first met john b. he had scraped knees and an untamed mop of hair, but his smile was infectiousâ like how the sun shone through your curtains on a summer morning, or when you listened to a song for the first time and would have it on repeat constantly. and before you knew it, you were spending every single day together. the two of you inseparable, running wild, dreaming up adventures, and sharing secrets that you swore would never leave the walls of the chateau.
for years, it was you and himâ two kids hand in hand, against the world. at least, it felt that way.
but then kiara carrera came along. she was cool, easy going, and fit into the group so effortlessly that you couldnât really blame john b for wanting to hang out with her. at first, it didnât bother youâ after all, kie was great. but slowly, you noticed the dynamic start to shift.
the days where it was just you and john b became fewer and farther between. instead of running off to hide up in the treehouse in your backyard for hours, or lay smushed up together on the hammock at the chateau while you stared at the stars to talk about everything and nothing, he was suddenly too busy. too preoccupied. with kiara.Â
at first, you tried to convince yourself it didnât matter. john b was allowed to have other friends. but as days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months, the sting of being phased out by your best friend since childhood was too much to ignore.
one night, after another gathering around a fire where you felt like a shadow in your own group; constantly being talked over or ignored completely, you decided youâd had enough.
you didnât exactly know what you were going to sayâ there were too many things running through your mind that you were positive it was all going to turn into a bunch of word vomit when youâd eventually face him. or youâd end up freezing. there was no in between unfortunately.Â
so when you finally approached the chateau, you found john b sitting on the porch, sipping on a beer as he gazed out at the stars. the glow of the moonlight highlighted the familiar curve of his jaw, and those messy curls you had ruffled a thousand times before.
âcan we talk?â you ask, skipping the introductions and small talk. that would just make this worse, you thought. you stepped up onto the creaky wood, arms crossed over your chest, almost in a way to hold yourself together.Â
he turned to you, surprised. almost like he had forgotten you existedâ surprised to see you here, where you had been day after day, and night after night, during your years of being friends. it wasnât unusual at all for you to show up unannounced, but right now, with that look on his face, apparently it was unusual.Â
âyeah, of course,â he nodded, motioning for you to sit down on the tattered, old couch on the porch. sitting down beside him, you folded your arms around your knees. for a moment, the silence stretched between you, awkwardness and the sound of cicadas filling the void.
âwhat happened to us?â you broke the silence, voice barely above a whisper but still steady as you turn your head to look at him. he hadnât changed much all these yearsâ still had that stupid boyish charm that seemed to get him out of trouble, and those same, soft eyes.Â
you felt him stiffen besides you, and you almost scoffed. âwhat do you mean?â he asks, his tone matching yours.
âyou know what i mean,â you sigh, the hurt youâd been bottling up spilling into your words. âit used to be you and me. we spent every day together. and then all of a sudden kie came along, and itâs like⊠i donât exist anymore.â
his brows furrowed, and you saw the guilt flash across his face. âthatâs not true.â you could pinpoint his defensive tone from a mile awayâ the same tone he would use when he got in trouble for something he did do, but always tried to claim he didnât.Â
âisnât it?â you laugh bitterly, shaking your head a little. âcome on, john b. you barely talk to me anymore. if i didnât come looking for you, i donât even think you would have noticed i wasnât around.â
âthatâs not fair.â
âneither is feeling like i lost my best friend.â
the crack in your voice mustâve struck something inside him because you watched as his defences crumbled. he set his beer down, running a hand through his already messy curls as he sighed deeply.
âit wasnât supposed to be like this,â he spoke, his voice quiet.
âthen why was it?â you pressed, eyes still trained on him.
he hesitated for a moment, his eyes darting away before they finally met yours again. âbecause i screwed up.â
your brows furrowed, and you could feel your heart pounding in your chest.
âIt wasnât supposed to be like this,â he said quietly.
john b exhaled shakily. âi started⊠feeling things i wasnât supposed to feel. about you. and i thought if i got closer to kie, it wouldâ i donât know, distract me or something. make it go away.â he laughed bitterly, shaking his head. âbut it didnât. it just made everything worse because i couldnât stop thinking about you.âÂ
your breath caught in your throat as you stared at him, the weight of his confession settling over you like a blanket. âso, what? you just pushed me away instead of telling me the truth?â
âi didnât want to ruin what we had.â his voice cracked, and for the first time, you saw the fear in his eyes. âyouâre my best friend, and if you didnât feel the same wayâ i canât lose you, (y/n). i thought maybe if i kept my distance, it would hurt less.âÂ
you swallowed the lump in your throat, emotions churning in your stomach. anger, hurt, but underneath it all, a flicker of something you had buried a long time ago.Â
âjohn bââ
âiâm sorry,â he cut you off, voice barely above a whisper. âi didnât mean to hurt you. i justâ i didnât know what else to do.â
you searched his face, the boy youâd known for many years looking at you like he was afraid you might disappear. that you might run away and never speak to him again.Â
âyouâre an idiot,â you laughed softly, shaking your head.Â
he looked startled, blinking in confusion. âwhat?â
âall this time, you were scared of ruining our friendship, and you didnât even think to ask how i felt.â
âhow you felt?â he repeated, brow furrowing. the pure confusion over his features made you want to laugh, but instead you just rolled your eyes.Â
âi liked you too, john b. i still do.â
his eyes widened slightly, hope flickering in them like the fireflies dancing in the yard. âyou do?â
âyeah,â you admitted, your voice softening. âbut youâre going to have to make up for being a complete idiot about it.â
a slow, disbelieving grin spread across his face. âi think i can manage that.âÂ
before you could get another word out, he leaned in, hand brushing against yours as he closed the distance. the kiss was tentative at first, a question in the way his lips moved against yours. but when you didnât pull away, you felt as he deepened the kiss, like he was trying to make up for all that time heâd wasted worrying.Â
when you finally broke apart, he let out a breathless chuckle, resting his forehead against yours.Â
âiâm never phasing you out again,â he promised.
âoh so you were phasing me out?â you tease, resulting in several pokes to your side by the curly haired male in protest.
âokayâ okay! but seriously. you better not,â you said, a small smile pulling at your lips.
and just like that, it was you and john b again. always had been. always would be.
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Hiatus? More like, the perfect time to share all the buddie fics Iâve been setting my laptop on fire with. Hereâs a list of my faves with a summary for each!
The Rookie MistakeâŠ.. Buck has a one night stand. Out of all the girls in Los Angeles, he picked Athena's Rookie. And somehow, Eddie is the one yelling about it.
Open Door PolicyâŠ.. If anyone at the 118 needs to work through difficult feelings, Bobby listens to their troubles. Buck and Eddie test his patience.
Confessions (and one or two sins)âŠâŠ Eddie did cheat on Marisol. Just not with Kim.
Shoot Your (Hot) ShotâŠâŠ.. After Tommy breaks up with him, Buck has some one-night stands. His crush on his straight best friend has nothing to do with it.
Tommyâs In the AirâŠâŠ Eddie hates seeing Buck and Tommy together. Thereâs only one logical conclusion. He has feelings for Tommy, too. Chim bangs his head against the wall.
Masks (and how to take them off)âŠ.. itâs Halloween. Buck and Tommy do a couples costume. Eddie handles it about as well as youâd expect.
Wanna Be YoursâŠâŠâŠ. The universe is screaming but Buck doesnât want to hear it. Not if it means risking the best friend heâs ever had. And Eddie isnât helping anything by taking his shirt off.
#911 abc#911 season 8#buddie#buddie fic rec#evan buckley#eddie diaz#howard han#chimney#911 s8#911 chimney#911 buck#buck x eddie#evan buck buckely#ao3
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The Best Kind of Trouble - part 1
Supergirl. Lena Luthor x Reader! Kara Danvers. Alex Danvers.
Word Count: 3645.
The other part is coming soon.
Ever since you met Lena, the two of you have had a knack for stumbling into the strangest situations together. Itâs almost like the universe has a sense of humor at your expense. But every time it happens, you find yourself quietly asking: How did we get here?
Take the first time you met her. It was Alexâs birthday, and sheâd dragged everyone out to a bar she swore was âlow-key and chillâ, but turned out to be neither. You exchanged a soft hey with Lena when Kara introduced you, your eyes flickering up just long enough to clock how ridiculously stunning she was before quickly looking away. She was nice, but that was it.Â
And yet, by the end of the night, you found yourself sitting on her lap.
It wasnât like youâd planned it, obviously. Everyone was too wasted to drive, and when you were all cramming into the car, someone pointed out there werenât enough seats for everyone to sit properly. As the smallest person in the group, the solution seemed obvious to themâif not to you. Not Alexâs lap, because her girlfriend might have something to say about that. Not Karaâs, because sheâd called shotgun before anyone could argue. And not Niaâs, because Brainy would enjoy less than someone splitting an atom incorrectly.
So there you were, perched awkwardly on Lenaâs thighs as the car lurched into motion. Her hand rested on the edge of the seat, close enough that you could feel the warmth of her skin through your jeans. It was fine. A bit uncomfortable, sure. And definitely weird. But fine. At least until Kelly hit a pothole, and your body jolted against hers, leaving you both a little too aware of how close you actually were.
The second time you meet, itâs just you and Lenaâstuck in an elevator at the DEO. The system glitches mid-maintenance, and before you can process whatâs happening, the elevator groans to a stop. You and Lena exchange wide-eyed glances.
âAt least weâre not free-falling,â Lena quips, though the sheen of sweat on her brow betrays her ease.
You press the emergency call button. After a pause, Alexâs voice cracks through the speaker. âWhatâs up?â she asks casually, like it isnât a full-blown crisis.
âWeâre stuck,â Lena steps closer to the panel, her voice calm but sharp. âCare to fix that before this turns into a sauna?â
âOh, yeah,â Alex replies, like she just remembered. âTech says itâs a quick fix. A few minutes, tops.â
Lena arches a skeptical brow at the speaker. âA few minutes,â she repeats, unimpressed.
âPromise,â Alexâs smirk is practically audible. âTry not to kill each other.â
The line clicks off, leaving silence. You sigh and lean against the wall. A few minutes stretch into twenty. The air thick, hot, and stifling, makes Lena shrug off her blazer, folding it neatly as she leans back against the opposite wall.
âYou should lose the jacket,â she suggests casually, adjusting the collar of her blouse.
You hesitate but eventually give in. The all-black uniform feels unbearable, and you pull it off, revealing a thin, sweat-soaked white tank top beneathâand yes, youâre aware itâs completely see-through. Lenaâs gaze lingers a second too long, a faint smile tugging at her lips.
âWhat?â you ask, your voice tighter than youâd like.
âNothing,â she murmurs, her tone softer. âYouâre just really flushed. You alright?â
âReally hot circumstances, you know,â you reply quickly, and the instant the words leave your mouth, you regret them. The double meaning isnât lost on her, and her smile deepens.
âDo tell.â Her gaze flicks back to the floor a beat too late.
Alexâs voice breaks in, unprompted. âSorry, guys. A few more minutes. But hey, silver liningâyouâve got each other!â
Lena closes her eyes briefly, her fingers gripping the panelâs edge. âWonderful. Thanks, Alex.â
Lena mutters, the words like a half-hearted attempt at dismissal. Her gaze lingers on you a second too long, and thereâs a flicker of something in her eyesâa warmth that doesnât quite match the cool distance sheâs trying to keep.
âAnytime,â Alex chirps, clearly ignoring the sarcasm, before the line clicks dead.
Lena moves back to the wallâcloser this time. Her arm brushes yours, the touch fleeting but enough to send a shiver down your spine despite the oppressive heat.
She starts a soft conversation to pass the time, but every glance she steals, every movement she makes, feels like static in the air. Her hand brushes yours again, and this time neither of you pulls away.
The air between you shifts. You meet her gaze, and Lena meets yours, her eyes darker and deeper than youâve ever seen. For a heartbeat, itâs just her. Just the heat of her gaze.
Then the elevator jolts, snapping the moment like a rubber band. Lena straightens her blouse, retrieves her blazer, and slips back into her usual composure like armor.
âWell,â her lips curl into a faint smile, âletâs not make a habit of only meeting in these weird situations.â
You nod, following her out into the cool hallway, but the memory of her gaze lingersâalong with the heat that has nothing to do with the elevator.
And then, it does become a habit.
Thereâs the storm during a game night at Karaâs apartment. The power goes out, and everyone splits up to search for flashlights. Somehow, you and Lena end up fumbling in the same closet, searching for batteries. Itâs pitch black, the kind of darkness that muffles everything, even the sound of your own breath.
Your hands brushâonce, then againâand you freeze. The silence between you feels deafening, and just as your breath catches, Lena breaks it with a low, teasing murmur. âShould I be worried you keep trying to hold my hand?â
Itâs playful. Too playful. But the words hang in the air like an open challenge, and you canât quite laugh the way you want to. Instead, your breath stops, and that awkward sound you make isnât nearly enough to push the tension away.
It only makes it worse. You can feel the charge between you, an electric hum that shivers down your spine. It wraps around your chest, your pulse racing with it. Then, just as the moment is about to consume you, the lights flicker back on. The sudden brightness stings your eyes, and itâs like the world has slapped you back into reality.
You blink, disoriented, standing there in the small closet, the air between you still heavy and thick. Too close. Youâre too close.
âLook at us,â Lena whispers, breath hot on your face. âStuck together somewhere small and hot.â Her words roll out slowly, like sheâs savoring them. âIt agrees with you.â
The words settle on your skin like a flame, and your throat goes dry, your chest tight. You stay frozen in place, unable to form the words that might undo whatever she just implied. She steps out of the closet, leaving you standing there, the heat of her words still burning into your skin.
Small and hot. Was she talking about you?
Of course, youâre roped into helping Nia move into Brainyâs new place. The apartment is a disaster zoneâboxes everywhere, and Brainyâs color-coded system only makes things worse. The real issue? The couch. An L-shaped monstrosity that refuses to budge no matter what you do.
Alex is running late, Kara has a Supergirl emergency, and Brainy has to leave too. So now itâs a five-person job being executed by you.
Just as youâre about to lose your mind, Lena breezes in, taking in the chaos. âWhat on Earth are you doing?â
âFighting for my life,â you say, sweat dripping.
She steps closer, looking annoyingly perfect in her blouse and jeans. âIt looks like youâre losing.â
âGlad you could join us. Came to judge, or help?â
âYou know I love watching people fail,â Lena smirks, crouching by the couch. âHave you tried taking the legs off?â
âThe legs?â You narrow your eyes. âThatâs your solution?â
âItâs called problem-solving,â she says, inspecting the bolts with an infuriatingly calm precision. âYou should try it sometime.â
You grab the screwdriver. âFine. Letâs see if your genius plan works.â
It works. Because Lena is a genius. An annoyingly pretty, rich, flirty genius. But it works at the expense of her being so close to you, you canât think straightâpun intended. Her perfume is maddeningly pleasant, and her eyes are provocatively distracting. It works at the expense of your sanity.
âYouâre blushing,â she teases.
âNo, Iâm sweating,â you snap, looking away.
When the move is over, Alex strolls in with a six-pack, pretending she didnât miss all the hard work. You're annoyed, but then Lena leans in beside you, her shoulder brushing yours. âWe work well together, donât you think?â
And somehow, youâre not mad anymore.
Once again, you're dragged into something you have no business being a part of. Kara needed help with a DEO tech project, and as you step into the lab, it hits youâyouâre the only uniformed officer here. The other two? Alex and Lena. Of course.
âKara? Why am I here?â you ask, already suspicious.
âWe need the brightest minds for this!â Kara beams.
You arch an eyebrow. âYeah? Then why am I here?â
Lena chuckles softly, her gaze sweeping over you with a hint of mischief. âCome on, Y/N. Youâre smarter than you think.â
It takes you a second to process the unexpected compliment. You snort, trying to play it off. âIf you say so.â
Before you can protest further, Alexâs phone buzzes, and her face shifts into full-on mission mode. âCrisis. Gotta go.â
âWait, youâre leaving us?â Unbelievable. Somehow, youâre always the one stuck with Lena. And, annoyingly, it secretly thrills you.
âWe trust you two,â Kara says with a reassuring pat on your arm before she and Alex rush out the door.
Lena shrugs, her smirk firmly in place. âLooks like itâs just us.â
Great. Just you, Lena, and whatever tension has been simmering between you lately. You try to focus on the device in front of youâsome kind of world-saving gadget Kara swore needed attentionâbut itâs nearly impossible with Lena standing so close.
âFantastic,â you mutter under your breath. âJust me and the world-saving gadget.â
Lena leans in, her shoulder brushing yours ever so slightly, her voice dropping to a maddeningly low pitch. âYouâve got a brilliant mind, and Iâm a genius. Weâre good together.â
The double meaning in her words isnât lost on you. Your throat tightens, your pulse kicking up. You grin despite yourself, hoping to keep things light. âFlattery? Is that how you survive the workday?â
Her smile lingers, warmer this time. âMaybe. But I mean it.â
The air between you shiftsâheavier now, charged. Every glance, every brush of her hand sends your focus spinning. And then, as if the universe wants to make things even more difficult, Lena stretches, her shirt lifting just enough to reveal a sliver of a tattoo. Your mouth goes dry.
âEverything okay?â she asks, turning her head just enough to catch you staring.
You force a laugh, trying to sound normal. âYeah. Totally fine.â
Her eyes narrow, amusement dancing in their depths. âAre you sure? Youâre looking a little⊠flushed.â
You shouldâve seen it comingâthe teasing, the way her words seem to coil around you, the brush of her fingers against your arm. You shouldâve expected it, but youâre thrown every time.
âHot,â you blurt out, feeling like an idiot. âThe room. Itâs just... so hot.â
She leans in, impossibly close now, her breath brushing against your skin as she whispers, âYou do tend to run hot a lot, donât you?â
Your brain short-circuits. The world narrows to just herâthe warmth of her proximity, the scent of her perfume, the way her voice feels like itâs wrapping around your chest and pulling tight. You canât breathe, canât think, canât move.
When you donât respond, she pulls back with a soft exhale, her gaze lingering. âMaybe we should take a break,â she suggests, her voice quieter now, almost hesitant.
You nod too quickly, practically bolting for the air vent. Sitting on the floor directly beneath it, you try to calm your racing heart. But of course, Lena follows, settling beside youâclose enough to make you question if sheâs doing it on purpose.
âYou look tired,â she says after a beat.
âIâm fine,â you lie, closing your eyes like that might drown out the scent of her perfume or the way sheâs completely invaded your space. âJust need a minute.â
And somehow, the next thing you know, youâre waking up with your cheek pressed to her shoulder. Her scent is intoxicating, her warmth like a trap you donât want to escape. Your heart stutters as you jerk away. âOh my God. Iâm sorry. I didnât mean toââ
âRelax, darling.â Her smirk is maddening, her tone teasing but impossibly soft. âI told youâyou were tired.â
Your face burns. âYeah, but I didnât mean toââ
âItâs fine.â Her grin doesnât falter, her eyes dancing with something that makes your stomach flip. âI didnât mind.â
Before you can say anything else, Kara and Alex return, their voices pulling you back to reality. You scramble to your feet, putting as much space as possible between you and Lena. But as the lab hums back to life, her warmth lingers on your skin, and her knowing smile burns in your mind, refusing to fade.
Then again youâve somehow ended up in the thick of feelings you can't even comprehend.
âDirector Danvers?â You press the comm into your ear, the usual buzz of activity humming in the background. âIâm in position for the lookout.â You scan the area once more, making sure no oneâs watching. âAnd it seems Iâm the only one here.â
âGreat. Supergirlâs on her way with backup,â comes Alexâs voice over the comm, calm but urgent. âJust sit tight and take pictures if you see someone entering the place. We need proof this is a Cadmus lair.â
âCopy that. Iâll stay put.â
The place theyâve stationed you at is⊠unexpected. You thought secret lairs were supposed to be hidden, not right on the water like some kind of expensive real estate. The view is gorgeousâwide, endless blue stretching out to meet the horizon, the water sparkling in the late afternoon light. It almost feels too peaceful for the task at hand.
Minutes later, you hear the faint sound of a familiar whoosh, and Supergirl lands beside you, Lena tucked gently in her arms. As she sets Lena down, Kara gives you a brief smile. âOkay, Iâll leave you two here for a minute. Iâll be back to pick you up before we break in. Lena, use the watch if you need me.â
Lena gives her a small nod, her eyes lingering on Kara for just a moment before she turns to you. âWeâll keep a lookout, boss.â She tries to be casual, but there's an edge of uncertainty in her voice.
Kara winks before she takes off, leaving you alone with Lena. You know itâs time to talk. Youâve been avoiding herâafter that last time you saw her, when you fell asleep on her shoulder, things have been weirder. But now, standing next to her, so close, you canât keep pretending like it doesnât matter. You have to break the silence.
âHey,â you say, your voice is a little softer than you meant. She glances at you, her expression unreadable for a beat before she offers you a tight smile.
Lena takes a seat next to you, her gaze shifting toward the lair. âLooks like something my mother would do,â she says, voice steady but with a hint of something else you canât quite place. âHave a secret lair in plain sight. With a view like that.â
She gestures toward the building, but itâs clear her attention is more on you than the lair. You catch her glance, and for a moment, youâre not sure if itâs just the light or if her eyes are a little softer than usual.
âIt is gorgeous,â you agree, your voice barely above a whisper. Youâre not sure if youâre still talking about the view. Itâs hard to focus on anything else with her so closeâso close that you can feel the warmth from her body.
Lena shifts a little, and her leg brushes against yours. The contact is light, but it makes your heart stutter. She doesnât pull away. Neither do you.
The two of you stay silent for a beat, the tension hanging in the air like a storm ready to break. You wonder if she feels it tooâthe quiet, invisible thread between you. Her hand, resting casually on the edge of the bench, inches closer to yours. Youâre acutely aware of the soft sound of her breath, the way her shoulder brushes yours when she shifts.
For a moment, it feels like the world has narrowed down to just the two of you, and everything elseâthe lair, the missionâfades into the background. Itâs just Lena, and you, and the air between you thatâs thick with unspoken words.
And then you realizeâyouâve been holding your breath.
You blink, coming out of your dream-like state, and press the comm in your ear. "Director, we're about to lose daylight soon." You glance at the sky, watching the soft pink hues spread across the horizon. "Should we move?"
âNo, stay put. Supergirlâs following Lillianâs car as we speak. She might be approaching the lair.â
âCopy that.â You bite your lip, still feeling the weight of the moment, and glance back at Lena. âYouâre okay? With... all of this? The whole situation with your mom?â
âOh, yeah. I know what the Luthors are capable of,â she says with a quiet resolve. Her eyes stay fixed on the lair, but you catch the flicker of something deeper behind her words. âIâm just glad weâre here to help.â
You nod, agreeing with her sentiment, but there's something unspoken hanging in the air between you two.
âThe sunâs setting soon,â you say, fidgeting with the small flashlight in your hand. âI have this, but I donât think we can use it without giving away our position.â
âDonât worry about it,â Lena replies, her voice light, trying to brush off the tension. âIâm not scared of the dark. Unless⊠you are.â
You raise an eyebrow, giving her a playful side-eye. âPlease. Iâm an agent of a secret organization. There are very few things Iâm scared of.â
Lena leans in, her gaze intense yet teasing, and her lips curl into a mischievous smile. âOh? Do tell.â she whispers, as if the question is more of an invitation than anything else.
Her proximity makes your heart skip a beat. The warm air between you feels electric, charged with an unspoken challenge. For a moment, you forget about the mission, your mind drifting away, caught in the rhythm of her words, the softness of her breath.
You almost want to tell her that you are scaredâscared of this, right here. Scared of how close youâve gotten, of how something so smallâa glance, a smile, a shared silenceâfeels like itâs pulling you in, deeper and deeper. Scared of where it might lead, or worse, scared that it might not lead anywhere at all.
The words hang in your throat, heavy and unspoken.
Instead, you shrug, your smile a little too soft as you watch her, feeling the warmth in your chest. âYou know, there are just some things even secret agents canât prepare for. Like... how distracting a pretty face can be.â
Lena studies you, her gaze softening as she leans in just a little, her eyes flicking between your lips and your eyes. Sheâs so close now, and the air between you is thick with something unspoken, charged with a tension that feels almost electric. Your heart races and everything else fades away.
Then, just as you think sheâs about to close the gap, her lips brush against yoursâthe softest, most fleeting contact. It sends a jolt through you, a rush of warmth that leaves you breathless, like time itself has stilled for a heartbeat.
But before you can even fully process it, Supergirlâs voice crackles through the comm, âGuys, she took a detour. I think youâre in the wrong place.â
The sudden interruption shatters the moment, and you both pull back quickly, your breath shaky, your pulse still thrumming in your ears. Lenaâs gaze flits away from you, disappointment settling heavily in the air, though neither of you says a word.
âWhat should we do?â you ask into the comm, trying to steady your voice.
âI'll follow through. We have more agents here. You two head back to the DEO. Weâll see you soon.â
You glance back at Lena, a flicker of disappointment in your eyes. âBack to business as usual, then?â
Lena meets your gaze, her expression soft and sincere, but thereâs a wistful edge to her voice. âI hope not.â
The flirtation between you two, once subtle, quickly intensifies. The soft touches, the lingering glances, evolve into something rawâunspoken, but palpable. It feels magnetic, inevitable, like you're helplessly swept into something you canât escape. You can't not flirt back, can't not lean into the charged moments between you.
Thereâs something heady in the way she looks at you, in the tension you both refuse to acknowledge. Itâs like standing on the edge of something deeper, something that makes your heart race and your thoughts scatter. You canât name it, but itâs undeniable, humming in the silence. The air around you crackles, thick with something everyone else seems to notice, too.
And thatâs why you keep ending up in situations like this. Over and over, like youâre addicted to the chaos of it all. To the way she pulls you into these intoxicating, strange moments. And now, you're left wondering if itâs the situation you craveâor just her.
Whatever it is, you need more of it.
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Eternal Flame (8) - City Lights
Jenna Ortega x Female Reader
Summary: For her itâs a passion, for you itâs an accident. And as she continues shining brighter and brighter with each role you are left mesmerized, drawn to her flame and cherishing every time she lets herself be vulnerable with you.
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-So when I touch that sky, will the ladder break? And who will be there on my fall from grace?-
You managed to dry your hair a lot easier and quicker than you thought you would, but you still remained in the bathroom, trying to calm your nerves down. This was it. You were at Jenna's house, you've sort of met her family, or at least a part of it, and you made things a bit awkward. Which was not what you wanted to do, and the last thing you wished for right now was to make things even more awkward. Your wishes meant nothing, however, because the way you would be meeting them now would be doing exactly that. It would be bizarre, absolutely ridiculous, because you wouldn't be coming in from the outside, you would be coming from upstairs, where just to make it even more awkward, their bedrooms were, down to the living room.
If you weren't so nervous it probably would have crossed your mind that it looked like Jenna had brought her lover over to her home in the middle of the night. And now that lover was coming down to meet her family after a long night together.
Damn rain.
Embarrassment and awkward meetings aside, the pain was also getting a bit uncomfortable, so you reached into your bag and downed two pills to help you with the pain. âOK, I can do this,â you whispered, and took several deep breaths, just to buy yourself a bit more time. Finally, you plucked up the courage and went back to Jenna's room to see her hastily folding her shirts. She was chewing on her lower lip, and you figured she was even more embarrassed than you. You weren't lying to her, you really did find this endearing and it really wasn't as messy as she thought it was.
Jenna looked up when she heard the doors closing, you probably should have knocked, but in your defense she left the doors opened. She looked you over, pretty much checking you out as you wore the light gray shirt that belonged to her father. It was a bit big for you, since as strong as you were you had more of a lean build than a bulky one, but it would do.
âYou look nervous,â she pointed out and walked up to you, but there was no denying that both of you were feeling like that.
You just shrugged, hoping to play it cool, more for your own sake than any other reason. âI'm not really used to meeting the family,â you admitted, having no troubles in expressing how you felt about this. You wanted to meet them, you were eager to do so, but there definitely was some sort of nervousness about the entire ordeal. After all, you did have feelings for Jenna.
Jenna smiled and slowly, rather gently, caressed your cheek. âTheyâll love you, just like-â and she paused, catching herself before she could finish that sentence but you could see it in the startled expression on her face and the way her hand froze. If anyone asked you, you wouldnât be able to say what exactly happened, but you were overcome with feelings and in that moment you just pulled her in holding her tightly and actually lifting her up. Jenna, though for a moment startled by the display affection, quickly hugged you back, squeezing you tightly around your shoulders and neck. She took a deep breath as she buried her face in the crook of your neck. â-like I do,â she finished that sentence and kissed your cheek. âAnd I really, really do love you a lot,â she whispered her voice shaky, the tone of it trembling and betraying the slight insecurity she felt.
âI love you too. Jenna, you mean so much to me,â you couldn't even begin to describe everything she meant to you. Even if you found the words that could describe your feelings, you couldn't tell her without telling her about the fights. And at that moment, as you felt both the warmth of her presence, and the pain from the bruises, you came to a startling realization. You trembled for a moment, almost overcome by the sense of clarity that you suddenly got. You were almost ready to just give it all up, to push through and quit fighting, to end the cycle and find a way, any way you could, to actually feel worthy of loving her.
âY/N,â your name fell from her lips, and you were fairly certain no one had ever nor will anyone ever speak your name as sweetly as she did.
âJenna what's taking so long? Oh shit, sorry,â the two of you were suddenly interrupted by Jennaâs younger sister, Aliyah, coming in and you quickly separated.
Jenna cleared her throat as she tried to calm her rapidly beating heart down and gestured toward Aliyah. âThis is my younger sister, Aliyah,â she then gestured at you while slightly glaring at her sister. âAliyah, this is Y/N,â she introduced the two of you each other since you were already in the same room. Might as well get one introduction out of the way.
You quickly offered Aliyah your hands and she shook. âIt's nice to meet you,â you said and she nodded, an amused smile spreading on her face as she looked from you to Jenna.
âGuess I don't get a hug, do I?â she teased, and with the way Jenna looked down and slapped her forehead you just knew this wasnât going to be the only teasing you and Jenna were going to get. âReeree, I told you to warn me if you needed a room to yourself,â oh, this was the absolute disaster, she was even more direct about it than Enrique. She might even be able to give Barbara a run for her money, and she was what? Sixteen? You shivered at the thought of all the teasing you and Jenna might have to endure when she gets older, or in the even worst case scenario, she ends up teaming up with Barbara.
âThatâs not what was going on!â Jenna cried out and just as Aliyah was about to open her mouth again Jenna grabbed your hand and pulled you out. âNot a single word, we are going down so Y/N can meet everyone else!â Jenna put a stop to whatever Aliyah was going to say and you let Jenna pull you along as Aliyah laughed behind the two of you.
Yeah, this was happening, you were about to meet the family.
~X~
Fire. That's exactly how Jenna would describe what was going on between the two of you. Even now, though she could no longer feel your hands around her, she still felt like her skin was burning, yearning for the same sensation she got when you held her. The same sensation she was trying to invoke by holding your hand right now, but it just wasn't enough. She wanted more, she wanted that warmth to be surrounding her again, to feel it consuming her from the inside. It was both a physical and an emotional need, and they were both fulfilled at the same time when she felt your touch. And it felt so damn good, so addictive.
She glanced back at you, noticing the way your eyes were focusing on your hands, locked together as you walked just a bit behind her, and she wondered what you were thinking. You felt this too, didnât you? Jenna found herself wondered if the two of you would have kissed if only you were given a few extra minutes, because she certainly felt like she was ready for that step.
You lifted her up so easily. And the way you held her, she couldn't even describe it properly. The closest description she could come up with was that you held her like you had nothing more precious in your life than her. And it almost frightened her with how intense and raw it was, how genuine and vulnerable you could be. Not to mention how you responded to her own vulnerability not by making her feel ashamed for acting like that but by supporting her through it and letting her see that you were perfectly fine with her being vulnerable.
And she wanted it almost desperately. She wanted to feel all of that with you, to feel all of those emotions, only unrestrained by this friendship, because as raw and intense as it was there was this restraint put on it all by the label you both put on your relationship. And she could no longer avoid accepting that she wanted that restraint gone.
Jenna knew, she one hundred percent knew, that if circumstances were any different, if you were alone, at her place in LA or at your place, and if that happened there that she wouldnât just kiss you. No, she would have done so much more, letting you do whatever you wanted to do to her. She swallowed the lump in her throat, forcing her mind out of the gutter.
And to try and keep those thoughts at bay, because she wouldnât be a hormonal teenager right now, she went and looked back at you. Because of course that would help push those thoughts away.
As she led you down the stairs, she caught you taking her childhood home in, looking at the photos her parents hung on the walls. There were many of them, after all they were a big family, and the photos showed that. There were photos of her, her siblings and her parents, as well as her nephews and even some of her extended family. Her mom loved keeping the memories through the photos and Jenna wished she could get into that habit as well. Every special occasion was accompanied with the photo, and she wondered how your own parents house was. Were there photos of you while you were filming Logan or maybe when you finished high school or maybe other things like that? Or maybe your parents were more of a âkeeping things in memoryâ kind of couple, instead of hanging everything on the walls and keeping the physical reminders of those times.
Jenna wanted to meet them. To see for herself the kind of people that raised you and made you the way you were right now. With how loving you were they must have done something right. In a way, and perhaps she just noticed it today, you treated every moment with people you loved like it could be the last one. And not in the negative way. It was just that when you cared for someone and could also relax all of your attention was on that someone.
And that realization brought those desires right back to the front of her mind. How deeply and passionately would you love someone if you treated friends like that? Jenna wondered what you were thinking right now, she wondered if you wanted her as much as she wanted you. Somehow a thought crossed your mind that you wanted her even more. And it made that warmth from the spreading through her like a flame that would never extinguished.
When the two of you reached the bottom of the stairs and stepped back into the living room, she saw the table was set, with her dad already sitting there at the head of the table, while her mom and Markus were watching a football game. It was like her family was creating a sort of a bubble around them, hoping to have a moment of normalcy before your presence sort of shattered it into pieces. After all, they all probably saw right through her and by now knew this wasn't just her inviting friends over.
Jenna cleared her throat and the bubble the family was happily in burst as they all turned to look at you and Jenna.
âUh, hello, againâ you said and raised your hand to wave slightly. That nervous grin on your face was honestly more than a little endearing to Jenna. She found this a bit more shy and reserved side of you to be a surprise, if she was honest. You've always had this air of confidence and âI can do anythingâ kind of attitude, but here you were, meeting her family and acting a bit like a dork, which was something she could definitely enjoy seeing more often.
Jennaâs mom was the first to get up, seeing as she met you briefly. It was clear all of you were trying to ignore that you came back from upstairs and how it looked. âY/N, itâs good to see you again,â she came up to you and surprisingly pulled you into a brief hug. You returned it, but Jenna could see you were genuinely surprised by this greeting.
âJenna canât shut up about you,â Jennaâs sister, Aliyah, chimed in behind you. Oh, right, she came downstairs with the two of you, and now she was going to turn Jenna's day from very, very pleasurable to potentially âThe Teasing from Hell - Part 2: The Return of Enriqueâs Discipleâ.
It was one hell of a miracle that he wasnât here as well, since he promised heâd be here to watch the show and tease her. Not that it mattered. Aliyah was here to fill in for him. Why couldnât Aliyah be her natural shy self instead of relishing in the opportunity to tease her?
âI can!â Jenna quickly retorted and turned away from you. She did not deny that she was talking about you though, she just couldnât deny it, or, honestly, shut up about you. She's been talking about you meeting her family ever since she plucked up the courage to tell then you were coming, and she would be the first to admit it was a bit annoying.
âSure you can, Jenna,â Markus teased her and just like that her younger brother came up to you and greeted you, and all that was left was her dad.
The man came out of the dining room and looked you over, studying you, And Jenna herself got nervous imagining how you must have felt under his gaze. He was a cop, after all, and worst of all Jenna wasn't sure exactly what he was looking for. She just noticed he focused on your hand, and not the left hand she was holding, but rather on your right hand, and your knuckles in particular. Jenna couldn't quite figure it out, but he frowned for a moment. âYou do lots of martial arts, don't you?â he asked, and Jenna couldnât figure out how looking at your fist told him that, and sure, he heard about it from Jenna, but it looked like he would have figured it out from looking at your fist.
âYes, I've been practicing different martial arts for several years now. Since I was roughly thirteen,â you replied casually, and her dad nodded. Frankly, she wasn't sure what else he was expecting.
âWelcome, Y/N, nice to meet you,â after what felt like eternity he went and offered his hand to you, and you accepted it.
âItâs nice meeting you all,â you said, now sounding a lot more confident than before and she breathed out a small sigh of relief because this was more along the lines of what she expected from you.
âCome on you two, letâs eat,â her mom told the two of you, and while still holding hands Jenna and you followed the rest of her family to the table. Just like before you went and pulled the chair out for her, now feeling a lot more in your element, as you pretty much, and very likely now that she thought about it, ignored the stares of her family and just focused on doing what you did the best. Making Jenna feel seen, cared for, and accepted.
âThanks,â this time she had to hold from tugging you down so you could hug her again and instead just patted you on the back of your hand as you pushed her chair in.
âAnytime,â you said and sat down on the chair to her left.
~X~
The lunch was, in one word, amazing. Natalie was an incredible cook, both when it came to variety and the taste, making a wide array of Mexican food as well as several other dishes. You honestly werenât even sure where to start as Jenna put the food on your plate. Natalie and Aliyah were sitting on the other side of the table, while Markus sat to your left and Edward sat at the head of the table, on Jennaâs right side.
âThanks, Jen,â you thanked her before you all started eating, you missed the smile on Natalieâs face at the nickname you kept using.
âCould you pass me the hot sauce?â she asked pointing at the sauce close to you. By the looks of it, you both slipped right back into the old habits from the set of Scream.
âSure,â you handed it to her, and then put it back where it was when she poured it over her tacos. She definitely loved spicy food, and you were still amazed with how well she could handle hot food.
âThe food is amazing, Natalie,â you complimented as you swallowed the first bite of your own taco. It was good that Jenna told you in advance her mom was the one who prepared the food.
âThanks, Y/N,â Natalie nodded and smiled at the compliment.
âTold you, you have competition,â Jenna pointed out. âToo bad I couldnât save a single piece of that cake for you.â
âI donât know, this is a tough act to follow,â and you were being honest, you could cook, but this was truly something. âBut, challenge accepted, I need to have all of you over for a dinner sooner or later,â and you would actually put extra effort into that dinner. Cooking wouldnât be an issue, the main trouble would be how you could handle finding enough space for all of them, because your apartment definitely wasn't fit for a huge family. Well, you would figure something out when the time comes.
âCount me in, I need to see if Jenna was exaggerating,â Aliyah promised you and you grinned a bit when Jenna groaned and lowered her head. âI'm telling you, she just keeps yapping on and on about you! I wasn't kidding when I said I told her to tell me if she needed the room to herself,â you shrunk a bit in your seat because of Aliyahâs words. Both the fact that Jenna talked about you so much and the implications of the second part making you feel more than a bit embarrassed.
âI don't need the room to myself!â Jenna exclaimed, blushing like crazy when she said that, and you closed your eyes. Yet, even with your eyes closed you could see it coming from a mile away, that was just the interlude into the real tease.
âConsidering what I caught the two of you doing, I'm not so sure,â there. There it was. And the silence that followed those words was deafening, and you could feel Jenna's parents looking right at you.
âYou should probably run,â Jennaâs brother, Markus told you and your eyes widened as you looked at him and he just nodded. âIt was good meeting you,â he wasnât even joking! Jenna had dry humor, but this guy was just being serious!
âWe were just hugging!â Jenna cried out, hoping to prevent the potential harm that could fall upon you and you nodded as quickly as you could. Now that you were thinking about it, well that wasn't really going in your favor either, because you spent hours with Jenna alone and somehow you were still hugging. Could it have been nothing? Absolutely! It could have been just a friendly display of affection between friends. Yet the circumstances weren't in your favor, and you found yourself staring blankly at Aliyah.
âWhat have I ever done to you?â you mouthed and she just shrugged. You were met with us sorry not sorry look in her eyes.
âRight, that happened,â Natalie turned back to her plate hoping to lower the tensions and the blood pressure of her husband, and then she looked at you again. âSo, Y/N, can you tell us a bit about your family?â
Someone please bring the teasing back.
You froze for a moment, nearly dropping the fork in your hand. âSure, sure,â your voice cracked as you were suddenly put on a spot. âYeah, of course. I am an only child,â you could feel Jennaâs eyes on you, you could feel everyoneâs attention on you, even more so with that initial reaction, and you looked at Jenna, partly to calm down and in the process catching the genuinely surprised look in her eyes. She clearly didn't expect you to freeze like that, and you definitely didn't blame her. You didn't think she could even begin to imagine that your parents were no longer alive.
âAnd your parents? What do they do?â Edward asked, raising an eyebrow but brushing the reaction off as just you being surprised.
âMom was a pilot and dad worked in cybersecurity,â you replied, voice hoarse as you answered. Back when you were growing up both those jobs, and your parents as well, looked like heroes in your eyes. You looked up to them, always wanting to make them proud, they looked like they were flawless when you were a child. And they made sure you never noticed or suffered because of tension and problems in their marriage, they kept you as protected from those issues as they possibly could. Maybe that was part of the reason why you felt so inadequate and useless when they were gone and you couldnât do anything, because they created this image of always having answers and solutions, and when it was your turn to do the same you failed.
The bite Jenna took of her salad went and got stuck in her throat and you quickly patted her on the back, which luckily helped. âSorry. I should have⊠Fuck, I feel horrible now,â she lowered her head, ashamed and all you felt now was guilt over making her feel like this. She caught it, they all caught it, the fact that you spoke in past tense, combined with the fact that you never mentioned them to Jenna, and how you reacted to the question. There was no doubt about it in anyoneâs mind.
âI'm sorry, let's not make this awkward. It was,â you paused, putting your emotions back under control, not letting a single hint of weakness slip through the cracks. âThere was an accident and they,â you looked down, forcing those feelings further down, forcing the normality without this conversation back upon you all. âYeah, it's been a while, Iâm fine now,â you tried brushing it off, and fixing the situation. âJenna told me you've been incredibly supportive of her ever since she was starting out and now of course. I've actually been really curious to know about it,â you tried to get her family to talk about something else and luckily given the nature of the topic that was just breached it looked like everyone was really eager to make things less awkward.
Jenna actually took your hand and squeezed it and she leaned closer to you, letting your shoulders touch and it was like the weight fell from your shoulders and you could once again breathe. No one said a single word about it, not the single teasing remark even though it was in plain sight and you appreciated it, smiling gently at her to show it to her.
~X~
The guilt was absolutely wrecking her from the inside, and she thought back to all of those times she wished she could meet your parents. And sure, you never told her your parents were dead, and there was no way she could have known but at the same time she also felt that she really should have figured out something wasn't completely right. And she noticed it, but she kept trying to come up with different explanation. You came back and only Barbara was in your apartment? You didnât live with your parents. You forgot about Thanksgiving? Maybe you had a bad relationship with your parents, or they simply didnât celebrate it. Yet it never crossed her mind that they were taken away from you in what you described as an accident.
How old were you? You said itâs been a while. Were you as old as she was now? Younger? She glanced at Aliyah and Markus, wondering how they would take losing their parents right now? Jenna herself knew she would fall apart if she suddenly lost them, and she probably wouldnât be able to pick up the pieces any time soon. And sheâd still have her siblings left! You were an only child, suddenly left without parents!
You were completely honest when you said you didn't want to make things awkward and you did everything humanly possible to get the mood up again and make her family feel no guilt over bringing your parents up. And she barely held back her tears at that. As she realized that whether consciously or unconsciously you felt like there was something wrong with sharing this and still feeling hurt over it, and that you needed to fix it.
And in that single moment of realization Jenna understood she was helpless. For so many reasons, and she couldnât even turn to her parents for help. After all, her family wasn't exactly the best with handling emotions, especially since you were basically a stranger they only heard about from her. And the worst thing was that she couldnât help you either. She watched you falling apart on the inside, cracking and trying to pull all the pieces back together like someone just shattered you. All the while she couldnât do anything and was only reminded of the time she had her panic attack.
You came in and helped her, calmed her down, saved her from those feelings and understood exactly what she needed. Now here she was, seeing you were in pain and completely unable to figure out a way to help you, to make you hurt less. And that feeling only got worse by the realization that you were putting the feelings of her and her family over your own, trying to reset things for their sake. Touching you like this wasnât enough, this minimal contact did nothing but reveal to her how you were trembling, the slight tremors of your body barely noticeable to those watching you, but she felt it against her.
She had to do something. âExcuse us for a moment,â she quickly got up and you looked at her, startled, as she pulled you to the hall, figuring out it would give you more privacy than the living room that wasnât even entirely separated from the dining room and the kitchen.
âJenna,â you began, and she didnât even need to hear you out, she knew youâd tell her you were fine, so, instead of letting you utter that lie she just pulled you down until your face was buried in her neck.
âI donât know what to do,â she admitted, only knowing that losing her loved ones was her greatest fear, but not having any idea how to take it that next step further and relate to such a heavy loss. âDonât hide it from me, please,â she pleaded, her fingers digging into your hair, her lips right next to your ear. âPlease, Y/N,â she whispered, no longer even trying to hold her tears back.
And instead of opening up, instead of letting her help you, you brushed her tears away and hugged her. âIâm fine,â you told her, you lied, you werenât ready to say it, but she could feel the tension in your body lessening just a bit. âIâm fine,â who exactly were you trying to convince? âIâm so sorry, Jenna,â you were so close to telling her something, she could tell, but at the same time deep down she knew this wouldnât get her anywhere.
Yet you still fell to your knees, and Jenna followed you down, trying her best to hold you up, to keep you from crumbling. âI couldnât. I had no other choice, I was desperate,â you gasped for air, and she found herself rubbing soft circles in your back, trying to mimic what you did to calm her down.
âIâm with you, Iâve got you,â she whispered, and brushed her thumb along your cheek, thinking sheâd brush a tear off, yet there were no tears. âYou have me,â and perhaps that lack of tears, the grief cocooned in some impenetrable armor, broke and hurt her the most. You wanted to fall apart in her arms, to let it all out, and you just didnât know how. âY/N,â she cried your name out and your breath hitched as you desperately held onto her.
âI canât stop. Donât deserve to stop,â you werenât making sense, and she felt fear creeping into her heart. What couldnât you stop? Why did she feel like she was losing you to whatever it was, to whatever you thought you didnât deserve to stop? âNeed it. I failed. Couldnât continue, couldnât- I- Itâs not- I should have,â it wasnât making sense.
âPlease donât, please just stop,â she pleaded, blurting those words out without realizing what they would mean to you, breaking with every word you spoke. Feeling a pain so visceral it was pushing her to her limits and it almost felt like she was physically hurting. She wanted you to stop, to take a breath and tell her everything properly, to open up and not just crack in random places. And you just shut your mouth. âHey, hey wait, not like that,â she cried for you, only now realizing you thought she asked you to stop talking entirely. âY/N, no, donât. Talk to me,â it was too late, she lost the chance. The cracks sealed up and you just pushed it all down.
She felt you pulling away from her, and she pulled you back in, holding you there with all of her strength, almost clinging to you and keeping you in place with her entire weight. âI didnât mean that, I didnât mean that,â but your breathing was once again steady and calm.
âLetâs just go back, your family is waiting,â you whispered, pulling her up to her feet and despite her efforts pulling away and smiling at her. âThanks for trying,â you said and leaned back against the wall, and she shook her head, hugging you and burying her face in your chest, barely caring that her tears would be visible on the light gray shirt.
âThis isnât how I wanted things to go,â she wanted to help you, yet she failed. She didnât have the right words, didnât know how to reach you.
âI know,â you rubbed her back, calming her down when it was supposed to be the other way around. You were forcing yourself to be strong for her. Letting her cry her heart out for you.
âPlease, I canât lose you. Couldnât take it and it felt like I was losing you,â she missed the way your eyes widened at those words. âDonât want this with anyone else but you,â she wasnât even sure what âthisâ was, she just felt it so deep inside her heart. âI want all of you, Y/N,â and she wanted to give you all of her.
âIâll fix it,â she nearly missed the words you whispered, almost too quietly, despite how close Jenna was to you. She certainly missed the look of absolute resolve in your eyes. Either way, for one hopeful moment she thought you had started talking again, but you didnât say a single word after that. No. You just let her silently cry until her tears ran out, until your touch filled her with warmth once more, and only then you separated, and you wiped the tears from her cheeks. âCome on, foodâs getting cold,â this time you were the one guiding her back to her family, putting on the mask of confidence and acting like what you went through didnât come out.
So, Jenna would act like it as well, pretending in front of her family that pulling you away from them had a purpose, that it did something good for you, instead of just making you feel like you had to suppress your feelings around her. She would do it, and she wasnât even sure why. Maybe it was to help her family and prevent them from feeling guilty, maybe there was some other reason, at this point it hardly mattered.
You all seemed to just pretend that single minute at the table never happened.
And Jenna wasnât sure if she should feel grateful or even more worried for you.
For now she could do nothing but look at you, observe you as you began talking to her family as if nothing happened, and bit by bit she began believing the illusion as well.
As the lunch ended Jenna watched you, almost mesmerized as you talked to her mom about the different foods and recipes. Her heart beat faster as she noticed how you focused on learning which food Jenna loved the most, picking up even more secrets and information that you didn't get to learn while you were on set together. This, you with her family, was something she could easily get used to. There was a slightly selfish part of her that hoped that's maybe one day would consider her family your own family and that it would at least slightly fill the void of loss youâve been feeling for so long. Maybe that would be the thing to help you through the grief. Maybe she just wasnât enough on her own.
"Are you kidding me?" your eyes widened, and you turned to Jenna. It was like the cracks never showed up, and you were perfectly fine. "You got apples three times?" you asked incredulously after her mom told you about the misfortune she had when she was doing ads. It wasnât just your effort to cover up the cracks. It was her family as well, consciously making an effort not to help you with what you were feeling, but to cover it up, unsure what to do if it came up again.
Jenna swallowed the lump in her throat, tears once again threatening to fall as this realization hit her as well. Her family couldnât fill that void, not without a huge effort on both sides, and while she knew her family loved her and that they would love you, she knew they wouldnât have the time to put that kind of effort in. And while you were doing your absolute best to reset things back to how they were before they all found out your parents were dead Jenna was once more struggling to do her part.
She was an actress, and right now she needed to play a role with you, to fake it until it turned to reality. So, so half blacked-out, pretending she was just acting. She frowned at the memory. She despised apples now. "Yeah, I think I'd rather starve than eat them ever again. I can't even look at them without feeling angry," she finished with a laugh, a bit forced but it worked, it did the job.
You joined her and leaned back a bit, your smile looking a lot lighter and easier than her own. "Good thing I never got the urge to make an apple pie," you may have said that, but Jenna could see you cataloguing her hatred toward apples for later. Somehow she also believed that you would make even an apple pie taste good.
"As long as you make it just make it spicy and vegetarian and Jenna will love it," Aliyah seemed to be dead set on embarrassing her. She even patted you on the back a few times as she went to put away her plate. This time Jenna let it slide because it genuinely made you smile, and that was all she cared about right now, that you were actually fine and not just forcing yourself to be happy.
"And you have to learn how to make guac," Markus just added fuel to the fire. And you just added another information to wherever you were filing the information you were getting. Even if she would much rather make guac for you herself. More than a few times, and preferably often, many, many times, just for the two of you.
"I need to make urnebes salad for you," you said directly to her. "Red bell peppers, chili peppers, cheese, it's a nice, spicy salad," that definitely sounded like something she would like, and she absolutely wanted you to make things for her. Wanted to experience so much with you, try new foods, try new things in general with you, and having you in her life as much as possible.
"I'm going to hold you to that," Jenna told you and you just grinned.
âOkay, how about we all go outside and take a group selfie?â her mom suggested taking Jenna by surprise. You did what you intended, you got everything back on track, even when you were the one that the most affected by all of this. That should have made her relax but it just made her heart clench painfully at that thought.
So, she focused on what was going on instead of on what she was feeling. Her mom definitely loved taking photos, keeping the memories of good times lasting longer and documenting anything she deemed important or worthy of a photo. So, maybe she shouldnât have been as surprised, but it still felt a bit unexpected, and she hoped you didnât mind. Looking at your face she didnât notice any changes, or discomfort.
Granted, you just showed her you absolutely could mask any pain you felt in pretty much an instant. This seemed genuine though, this really seemed like you didnât mind taking a photo with her family.
So, you followed after her into the backyard where the two of you and her family got ready for her mom to take the photo. What she didnât expect was for you to suddenly mess up her hair just as her mom took the selfie.
Apparently, you were actually back to normal, and the grin on your face proved it to her.
âOh my,â her mom chuckled, and Jenna saw her hair was covering most of her face on the photo.
âY/N,â she spoke calmly, but you already began running, and fine, if that was how you were going to act, then she could play that game too. âItâs fine, I promise!â she exclaimed as she began chasing you, you were laughing and it truly was fine but as long as you were laughing then she was going to keep chasing after you. Just to listen to your laughter for a bit more, because after what happened in the hall, she needed this. She needed you to laugh with her, to tease her, to make her flustered and blush, and make her heart beat wildly inside her chest.
âThen why are you chasing me?â you laughed and Jenna found herself grinning as well, especially when she heard her family holding back their own laughs. This was what she wanted, seeing you like this, free from that tension from before.
She didnât see this side of you on the set, the childish, silly side that somehow ended up relaxing her even more. âBecause youâre running!â it made no sense, but she truly didnât care. For some reason you got tired a bit quicker than she expected you would, and she smirked speeding up and catching you from behind, hugging you tightly. âGot you,â she laughed and leaned her forehead against your back as she caught her breath.
âYeah, you got me,â you sounded so genuine, and she could have sworn there was a double meaning to those words. She just didnât understand it yet.
She wanted to tell you more, but the words got stuck in her throat and despite spending over half an hour thinking about it she suddenly wasn't sure she even had the right words to say to you. âYou have me,â she spoke, hoping against hope that those three worlds would convey everything she felt. That they would be enough for you to know that she was with you completely, no matter what happened, no matter what the future brought. She needed you to know that you had her on your side and that you could turn to her at any moment for anything.
âYou have me too,â you replied and relief flooded her heart. You understood and then you turned around and she was sure you would hug her back. Jenna looked you in the eyes, expecting a hug, only to be met by a mischievous look on your face as you went and booped her on the nose. âLetâs go back before your parents kill me,â you joked and she rolled her eyes, letting you go and walking slightly ahead of you.
âThey wouldnât,â she denied it as the two of you began heading back toward the house. Her family was already back inside, clearly giving the two of you a moment.
âYou think? Your dad is a cop and in his eyes, Iâm trying to seduce his baby girl,â you whisper shouted just loud enough for her to hear and she burst out laughing.
âGuess you'll have to set your sight on another girl then, won't you,â even as she joked back she had to admit there was a hint of jealousy in her voice at the mere thought of you with another girl.
Then, as if you sensed just how much power your touch had over her, you pulled her back and into your arms. And Jenna gasped as she felt your left hand on the small of her back, keeping her body pressed right against yours. And the look in your eyes? Jenna found herself melting at the intensity and raw emotion in your gaze. âI canât,â you didnât need to say another word. You made your message very, very clear.
âGood to know,â her voice cracked several times in those three words and she forced herself to just very slowly step away from you because her legs weren't exactly steady right now. It wasnât a day of ups and downs with you today, it was a rollercoaster, and it was clear both of you were trying to bring things back to how they usually were by taking things up to eleven.
~X~
Two hours later you've gotten quite comfortable around Jenna's family, even though you could still see the somewhat scary that look Edward was giving you every time you and Jenna got particularly close to one another. Just another proof that the incident from lunch was mostly forgotten, and the way Jenna reacted to your admission that you couldnât find another girl told you things between the two of you would be fine as well.
There seemed to be a silent conversation between Jenna and her mother until Jenna finally groaned and got up, leaving you on your own with her family from the looks of it.
âCanât escape the dishes not even in a situation like this,â she half-jokingly complained to you and you automatically jumped to your feet. âWait, what are you doing?â she asked, laughing as she pushed you slightly, though quite frankly you were barely feeling her efforts to get you back to sit down.
âGoing to help you, of course,â you could see she was about to argue against it, and you quickly argued in favor of your plan before she do so. âI have a plane to catch very soon, let's do this one last thing together and then I can be on my way?â you tried to talk her into it and from the looks of it, it was working. Much like you, Jenna wanted to spend more time with you.
âFine, but you only get to dry the dishes,â Jenna smiled softly as you pumped your fist in celebration. Granted, the reaction, while genuine, was a bit exaggerated, but you wanted to see her smiling, she didnât smile that often since lunch. And you didnât want to leave her like this, you wanted her happy, thinking back to this day fondly. You went into the kitchen where there were plenty of dishes from today's lunch. âAre you sure I canât help you with more than just drying?â you asked and leaned on the counter next to her as she pulled out some cloth for you to dry the dishes with.
âAbsolutely,â she began wiping any of the leftovers off the dishes and putting them back into the sink and you caught yourself just watching her. She was focused on the task and was actually even humming a bit. You didn't quite recognize the song but just listening to Jenna like this was more than enough for you. There was a very comfortable silence in the room, filled with occasional glances and chuckles, as if you were in on an inside joke that no one else knew about and you couldnât even begin to describe how relieved you were because of that.
âYou're staring,â she giggled and returned the favor as she booped your nose with a soap covered finger.
And you suddenly sneezed, barely getting enough time to cover your mouth. The soap kind of made you sneeze. âI was about to say you're beautiful, but I guess it won't work after this,â you rolled your eyes, silently cursing the timing of your sneeze.
âGoof,â Jenna rolled her eyes and you just chuckled at that, happy that everything was once more completely comfortable between you.
She finally handed you a plate to dry and 10 minutes later the two of you had finished washing the dishes and you were about to go and grab your bag. As much as you enjoyed this, you would have to leave in the next 10 to 15 minutes.
âSo, this is it?â she said and you could see a question on the tip of her tongue.
âIt was a good day,â you didn't even leave yet and you already felt this sense of longing for her. You couldn't tell when would be the next time you would see her, and right then and there, in what was possibly the worst moment, right in her parentsâ kitchen, you nearly said it. You nearly told her what you were doing, because she deserved to know. You were both heading toward the point of no painless return. If this kept going even for a bit longer you would just end up hurting Jenna by keeping her in the dark. And you couldnât have that. âI-â
But before you could say anything Natalie came up to the two of you. âY/N,â she called out your name.
âYes?â you weren't sure if you were relieved or not that you were interrupted like this.
âWe've been thinking and it would really be a shame for you to go back to Denver today. You've been here for not even half a day and we have a free room,â she began and your eyes widened as you realized where this was going. âAliyah can go and sleep in Mia's room, and Jenna can take Aliyah's bed so you can sleep in Jennaâs,â you glanced at Jenna and saw the look of pure happiness spreading on her face and that just took away all of your capability to argue against Natalieâs idea.
âI,â you still turned to Jenna with a raised eyebrow. âDo you want this?â you asked her. âItâs OK if you don't want it,â you assured Jenna, but her mom just chuckled, realizing much better than you just how ridiculous that idea was.
âAnd if I want you to stay?â Jenna asked a bit cheekily.
The answer was simple. âThen I'll stay,â and so the decision was made. You would be staying the night.
âI am betting my bed will remain empty tonight!â Aliyah yelled from the living room, embarrassing both you and Jenna.
Aliyah was absolutely wrong.
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â luffy boyfriend head canons !! â
âŠ; luffy x gn! reader, fluff. purely self indulgent lol
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# sleep & cuddling
Luffy is the kind of person to love cuddling. Whether heâs the big spoon or the little spoon doesnât matter to him as long as youâre both nice and cosy.
He tends to move a lot, yet somehow always ends up clinging onto one of your limbs.
Thereâs never a night where he isnât all cosy up against you, all snores with the occasional sleep talk.
Sometimes youâd wake to bite marks all over after one of Luffyâs dreams of giant banquets.
Lose all hope of getting out of bed before heâs awake. It is not happening. Heâll have all his limbs stretched out and wrapped around you till the morning.
Or at least until the smell of breakfast wakes him.
# dates
Dates with Luffy almost always end in trouble.
Trying to have a picnic on the beach? Giant killer crabs and Sea Kings come crawling and wreck everything.
Date night at a small and cosy restaurant? The bounty hunters in town manage to find the two of you, chasing you out of town.
The only play safe is the Sunny. Sitting on the figure head is always enjoyable. When the ship is not under attack, at least.
Even with how chaotic things would get, by the time noght came the two of you would be wrapped up in each otherâs arms, as peaceful as could be.
Luffy wouldnât give up those times for the world.
# jealousy ïżŒ
Luffy isnât an inherently jealous person. Heâs pretty easy going, and tends to laugh things off. If you get asked out by someone he doesnât know he wouldnât let it bother him, brushing it off.
â I know you only like me, why would i worry?
If he knew them, however, it would likely be a slightly different story. Especially if they had went out of their way to ask you out.
He would grumble about it for hours, about how they could do that when they knew you were spoken for, and soul likely refuse to speak to them too.
He wouldnât need much to move on from it, though, seeing as, at the end of the day, youâre all his.
Being jealous of people pursuing him, however, would be hell.
Romance isnât something Luffy has ever been used to. Heck, getting together was a nightmare in on itself. But dating him was worth the trouble and more.
He couldnât tell if someone was flirting with him if they had smacked him in the face with a love letter.
This was both a blessing and a curse.
On one hand, you had nothing to worry about. Anyone who bothered to ask him out would only end up
The more pushy suitors, howeverâŠ
A well placed death glare or a little PDA worked well.
Thankfully, even though Luffy was one of the the best people ever, he didnât get many since heâs the straw hat pirateâs captain.
#⊠lawâs headcanonâs#x reader#x male reader#luffy x reader#luffy x male reader#quick somebody shoot me#luffy x female reader
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A/N: I hope everyone celebrating had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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Gratitude
Deeks dumped the boiling water from a massive stock pot into the sink, recoiling from the rush of stem billowing up towards him. When most of the water was drained, he set the pot to the side, and added several tablespoons of butter.
âRosalie, howâs it going?â he asked, joining her at the counter where she had cutting boards, bowls of ingredients, and a large platter spread out in front of her.
âThe fiambre is almost ready,â Rosa said, delicately placing folded pieces of ham atop a very colorful salad. It contained a truly impressive number of vegetables, cheese, meat and other ingredients that somehow worked together.
âIt looks fantastic.â She smiled at the compliment, offering him an olive. Deeks accepted it, chewing as he looked around the busy kitchen.
âThe potatoes are ready to mash, and Mama Deeks is basting the turkey for the last time. Do you need any help?â he asked. âI could cut some more radish roses.
âNo, I think I have everything. Thank you, though.â
âMama?â
Roberta huffed from her spot by the oven, looking over her shoulder. âMarty, you know I can cook a turkey in my sleep,â she said dismissively.
âYeah, letâs not have a repeat of that, please,â he requested.
Rosa raised an eyebrow, tilting her head at him, and he shook his head quickly mouthing, âDonât ask.â
Rosa shook her head, continuing with layering her salad. He expected that story would come up sometime tonight. The Thanksgiving theyâd eaten pizza for dinner because Roberta slept through an alarm was hardly the most scandalous story sheâd shared.
Leaving Rosa and Roberta to their devices, he walked out into the living room and right into some twins shenanigans.
âHey Kiddo, where you think youâre going?â
Caleb, in the process of pulling himself up from a chair onto the dining room table opened up and set to accommodate their guests. He jumped, spinning around with a startled look. Grabbing him under the armpits, Deeks swung him down into the floor. He turned to Sophia, who clung to one of the table legs.
âAnd what are you up to, Miss Sophie?â
She offered him a wide, innocent smile that spelled nothing but trouble.
âYeah, thatâs what I thought,â he said. Picking them both up around the waist, he deposited a kiss on each of their heads. âCâmon, letâs get some of your toys.â
Deeks had just got them set up in the front room with piles of blocks when Kensi came rushing out of the bedroom.
âCaleb, Sophia!â
âTheyâre in here, baby!â Deeks said, leaning over so she could see him around the table.
âOh, thank goodness. I left them in the bedroom while I went to the bathroom,â she explained, regarding the twins with fond exasperation. âI thought theyâd be ok for a couple minutes, but apparently someone figured out how to open the door.â
Wado,â Caleb replied with a grin.
âOf course youâd say that,â Kensi replied, and bent to kiss him. She sat down opposite Deeks, settling Sophia between her legs. âHowâs everything in the kitchen? I didnât hear any shouting.â
âEverythingâs almost ready. We should probably go check if thereâs anything else we can help with before everyone else gets here.â
âOk. Come on Sophie. Letâs make sure Grandma Deeks doesnât spike the cranberries again.â Kensi settled Sophia on her hip.
âOh, I already hid the vodka, bourbon, and scotch,â Deeks told her. He poked his head through the kitchen door, smiling at what he saw.
Roberta and Rosaâs head were bent over a saucepan. She offered a spoon of the contents to Rosa, who tasted it and tilted her head.
âHm, it might need a little more pepper.â
âYeah, you might be right, kiddo. You got good taste,â Roberta replied, giving her an approving pat on the shoulder.
âItâs a lot different than our first Thanksgiving together, isnât it?â Deeks murmured. He didnât want to interrupt the moment between the two.
âYou mean when our momâs were ready to battle it out to cook dinner?â Kensi asked wryly.
âYeah. Not to mention the three kids.â He watched Rosa and his mom for a few more moments. âIs it cheesy to say this is what Iâm thankful for?â
âMm, yeah. But I feel the same way.â Sighing contentedly, Kensi leaned her head against his.
Yeah, grateful didnât even begin to cover it.
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A/N: Based on a little research, fiambre is a common Thanksgiving/holiday dish served in Guatemalan families.
#ncis la fanfiction#marty deeks#kensi blye#densi#rosa#Roberta#densi twins#thanksgiving 2024#fluff#ejzah fanfiction
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Pick-Up
Jesse Pinkman & Ignacio "Nacho" Varga
For @narcosfandomdiscord Book of Near Misses: fanwork with two characters from the same show who have never met
Warnings: 18+, language, no plot just vibes
Word Count: 2.2k
A/N: do you ever think about the fact that these two never got to meet? because i sure do!!!!!! i feel like there is more down the line that i would like to do with these two in a different story. but for now there's this! also my first time ever writing for Jesse so đ«Ą
âYo!â Jesse banged on the safehouse door. âOpen up!â
He didnât hear anyone calling back to him, didnât hear any movement from the other side of the door at all. Letting out a deep sigh, he started to make his way around the house. All of the curtains were covering the windows, all the locks on them secured. The only car in the driveway was his own, and for a moment Jesse couldnât help but to think that maybe Mike had sent him off on some sort of wild goose chase. Punishment for whatever heâd done most recently that had annoyed him.
When he wound up back at the front door again, Jesse was about to turn around and walk off. Heâd been through enough bouts of hazing and pointless trips. What he didnât want, though, was to get into deeper trouble because he didnât do what he was supposed to. There was still always the off-chance that this was all legit.
Standing halfway between the front door and the car, Jesse took out his phone and dialed one of the four numbers that were programmed into it. Bringing the phone up to his ear, he let it ring. His shoulders slumped, head tilting back as he waited to be sent to voicemail, to a voicemail box that probably wouldnât even let him leave a message.
âWhat?â Mikeâs voice came through on the other end of the line, as unamused as he ever was.
âDid you even send me to the right place?â Jesse asked.
âDid you go to the right place?â he rebutted.
Jesse rolled his eyes, able to picture perfectly Mikeâs expression even though the two of them were miles and miles away from each other. âI think I can match a house number and a street name.â
âOkay, then, youâre in the right spot.â
âDoes your guy know Iâm coming, then? Because Iâm out here banging on the door andââ
âDid you really think that banging on the door was the best course of action? For a man thatâs currently a fugitive and on the run fromââ
âAlright, alright. So,â Jesse shrugged, âwhat, then?â
âThereâs a number in your phone that youâve never had to call before.â He paused, a meaningful silence that lasted just long enough for Jesse to put two and two together on his own. âCall it.â
Jesse opened his mouth to respond, something along the lines of, âHow was I supposed to know?â or âWhy wasnât that part of the directions?â But before he could say anything the line went dead. He huffed before navigating his way through the umpteenth flip phone that heâd had and gone through.
He hovered over the contact saved into his phone as only NV. He looked back up at the windows on the front of the house, hoping to catch some movement in the curtains and getting nothing. Finally, he hit the dial button.
When the person on the other end of the line answered, they didnât say anything. Jesse could hear the faint waves of static, but no breathing, no voice. âLook, Iâm gonna wait out here for five more minutes and then Iâm turning around and going home. Iâm only out here because Mikeââ
âMike sent you?â the man on the other end of the line finally spoke up at the sound of a familiar name.
âYeah,â Jesse said, rolling his eyes. âSent me because heâs too busy doing other shit, I guess.â He paused, waited for the man to say something else, and when he didnât, he said, âFour minutes, dude.â
Jesse waited for a response but it never came. Once more he was faced with a dead phone line and he briefly wondered if there would ever be a time in his life again when people actually gave him a response of some kind before hanging up. A simple âGot itâ or âThanksâ would work in lieu of a real goodbye, but he never seemed to get anything these days.
He stood there and continued to stare at the front of the house. He watched the windows, the curtains still not showing any kind of movement. He wasnât really close enough to hear the sounds of any scuffling around inside but he still strained an ear just in case. Another minute had almost ticked by, which never really felt like a long time until Jesse was standing aimlessly in someoneâs driveway, and the front door still hadnât opened.
Finally hitting the point where he felt like heâd either been set up for failure, or was about to fall into some sort of trap, Jesse shook his head and mumbled a quiet, âFuck this,â to himself before continuing the trek back to the car.
Just as his fingers wrapped around the handle of the car door, he caught movement out of the corner of his eye. Turning in the direction of it, he saw a man walking out from behind the house. He had a bag slung over one shoulder, and a gun clutched with both hands pointed at the ground. Jesseâs face scrunched in confusion as much at the gun as at the state of the man in general.
Mike hadnât told him much of anything about the errand that he was on, which was typical. He definitely hadnât given Jesse a description of the person that he was supposed to be transporting which, looking back on it seemed like just as much of a security measure as it was a liability but there was nothing that he was ever going to be able to do about that.
Whoever this guy was, he certainly wasnât dressed like a man on the run with the exception of the gun in his hands. He didnât fit the bill for a guy who had been hiding out in a safehouse for who knows how long. Even though his shirt was dingy and wrinkled now, Jesse could see that on a better day, it was nicer than anything that was in his own closet. The boots on his feet werenât the kind made for the types of treks they would most likely find themselves on.
There was no shortage to the number of comments that crossed Jesseâs mind to make as the man walked closer to him. The one he settled on, however, was emphasized with a perplexed look as he said, âDude, what are you doing?â
The man mirrored his expression, though there was more annoyance etched into his features than Jesseâs. âWhat?â
Jesse nodded towards the gun that he was holding. âWhat are you doing? Itâs just,â he held his hands out, gesturing to the space around the two of them, âjust us. Gonna pop your ride out of here?â
He kept both hands on the gun still, however the muscles in his arms lost a little bit of their tension. âIf youâre my ride,â he said, giving Jesse a pointed once-over as he did, âthen yeah, sorry if I donât wanna just take my chances.â
âYou think Mike would send me all the way out here just toââ
âEven if youâre not here to kill me, I donât exactly trust that youâre gonna be able to stop someone else who wants to,â he explained. He didnât want to say it, but he also wouldnât put it past Mike or anyone in their business to send someone all the way out to where he was just to get rid of him. Whoever this kid was that Mike sent didnât seem like the kind of guy heâd send for that kind of job, but he knew better now than to say things like never.
Jesse rolled his eyes. âWhatever.â Finally reaching and pulling the door open, he said, âGet in. Or donât.â
Jesse had hardly sat down in the driverâs seat before turning the car back on. He was half-expecting whoever this guy was to turn around and walk back towards the house. Jesse wouldnât have stopped him. Leaning across the console, Jesse stared out through the passenger window to see what the guy was doing, and found him doing another scan around them before finally opening the door and getting inside.
He watched the man as he set his bag on the floor between his feet. Jesse contemplated offering for him to throw it in the back seat, but the gun still being held in one of the guyâs hands was telling Jesse that the level of trust probably wasnât quite there yet.
âJesse,â he said as he shifted to reverse.
âWhat?â
Jesse looked at him before continuing on to look over his shoulder to back out of the crumbling driveway. âMy name is Jesse. This is, you know,â he put the car into drive, âthe part where you tell me who you are, what makes you so special.â
He stared at Jesse skeptically for a moment as he started off down the road. The car rattled slightly, filing what wouldâve been deafening silence otherwise. He sat and he stared until Jesse turned to give him a quick glance before locking back onto the road. âDude, itâs gonna be a long-ass drive if youâre just gonna sit there and stare at me in silence.â
He narrowed his eyes just slightly before finally saying, âNacho.â
The chuckle that Jesse let out at that was reflexive. It was far from the strangest nickname heâd heard, and given the circles that heâd found himself running in lately he should know better than to laugh. But he couldnât stop himself. He shook his head slightly as he reined in the other laughs that wanted to sneak their way out, an undeniable smirk on his face.
âNacho,â he repeated with emphasis that was only amusing to him, âright on, yo.â
Jesse sat and waited for another moment longer, wondering if Nacho was going to have anything to say in response to that. He wasnât looking for the guyâs life story, but he was wondering if Nacho was going to divulge anything about why they were in their current situation. Maybe even say how he knew Mike, or why Mike gave enough of a crap about him to have someone go out and fetch him, but didnât give so much of a crap to come out and rescue Nacho himself. Heâd settle for anything, but as Nacho settled back in his seat, gun still in his lap, Jesse knew that he wasnât going to get any information that he didnât pry or dig for.
âRight,â Jesse muttered under his breath. Not wanting to just listen to the rattling of the car on the road, and since his temporary partner didnât seem to have anything to say, Jesse reached and turned the radio on to fill the void.
Music blared from the speakers for about forty seconds before Nacho shook his head and reached forward to shut it off. Nacho scoffed at the noise, and Jesse rolled his eyes at the lack of it.
Silence persisted for another minute or two before Jesse started to improvise, drumming his hands on the steering wheel. The rhythm didnât feel familiar to Nacho, and he wondered if Jesse even had something in mind or if it was just stream of consciousness at this point. Nacho turned and looked at him as he drove and decided that there was no forethought happening there.
âTurn it back on,â Nacho finally said with a shake of his head.
âWhat?â Jesse asked, looking over at the man in the passenger seat.
âThe radio.â He leaned so that his elbow was propped on the tiny ledge built into the car door. âTurn it back on,â he repeated as he propped his chin in his hand that wasnât holding onto the gun.
Jesse rolled his eyes but he did as instructed, just glad to have something aside from his own thoughts to listen to. âAlright.â With both hands back on the wheel, he still found himself tapping his thumbs against it but it wasnât audible. Eyes still trained on the road, he said, âShouldâve known that Mike wasnât sending me to pick up anyone fun.â
âIââ
âIf youâre looking for fun I think youâre looking inâŠthe worst places possible.â
The sound Jesse made next wasnât quite a chuckle, just that short, sharp exhale through his nose to prove that heâd heard and understood what Nacho was saying whether or not he agreed with it. Something about the response made it all click for him in a way, why Mike had sent Jesse out to the middle of nowhere to pick this guy up. Nacho might not have been in the divulging mood, probably wouldnât ever be based on what Jesse had seen so far, but he didnât need to know anything else to see how the web tangled itself together.
Leaning back in the driverâs seat, Jesse reached to turn the volume up two more notches before letting his hand fall onto the center console instead of back on the steering wheel. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Nacho give another shake of his head, but neither of them said anything to the other. The ends of Jesseâs mouth curled upwards as he continued on down the road, preparing for a long, quiet drive back home.
#narcovember#book of near misses#better call saul#better call saul fanfiction#bcs#bcs fanfiction#jesse pinkman#jesse pinkman fanfiction#nacho varga#nacho varga fanfiction#my writing#fanfiction#drabblesmc
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chat do we remember that one pyrite and captain flower fic i was writing last month? WELL I FINISHED IT!!!!!!!!! its like 1.4k yippeeeeee
ALSO I DREW A BIT FROM IT!!!!! /sillydram
"Oi, helmsman--"
"That's helmsman and quartermaster to you, dock worker."
"Sure, whatever--"
"But please, call me Pyrite."
Pyrite flashes the dock worker his most cunning smile. The man's easily double his age and just grimaces at him. Unperturbed, he goes to open his mouth again but Calypso knocks him upside the head as she walks down the gangplank.
"Hey." Pyrite frowns at rubs at the back of his head, dock worker all but forgotten. "Calypso--" he jumps the railing of The Undertow, not even bothering with the gangplank that's barely a foot to the right, and lands cleanly on his feet before stumbling to catch up with Calypso, whose combination of power walking and knowledge of how to move through a crowd has put him almost a quarters way down the city's crowded docks already.
Pyrite eventually catches up to them, a couple of silver richer, at the fork between the leftmost side of the docks and what seems like the beginning of the market district.
"Don't forget we're supposed to run this errand together, Calypso," Pyrite teases, brushing past her and into the market district, "you can't leave me in the dust this time."
"You'll have to walk faster, then."
Pyrite rolls his eyes and very pointedly walks directly in front of them.
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Pyrite's eyes dance from stall to stall as he and Calypso walk through the packed street, squeezing past fellow pirates, commoners, hagglers, and more dockworkers. He lags behind them a bit. Calypso's not one for window shopping, Pyrite's learnt this evening, she knows what she's getting and where and how to get it, nothing else really matters in this case. Pyrite is quite the opposite.
His gaze once again catches, this time on a colourful little stall with wooden slats as the overhang, selling flowers. They're gorgeous, and his heart aches, just a bit. Captain would like them.
He slows to almost a stop, people in a rush brushing past his shoulder, as he weighs his options in his head, finger absently tapping against the handle of his dagger at his hip.
Calypso vanishes further into the crowd up ahead. Stolen silver pieces burn a hole in his pocket. The shopkeep notices his lingering and gives him a friendly, beconning wave. Pyrite bites at the edge of his lip, glancing once, twice, between the back of Calypso's head, getting steadily further away, and the blooming flowers.
The bouquet doesn't end up costing much, maybe a gold or two, but Pyrite smiles so sweetly and says they're a gift so that it only costs all of his recently stolen silver (like all of the money to his and the ship's name wasn't stolen).
He pays happily and bids the shopkeep farewell. He holds the bouquet close to his chest as he hurries after Calypso, a warm feeling crawling its way up his throat, making his face break out into a grin that he doesn't even bother to try and smother.
Calypso's no more than a clank of a sword in the wind at this point, but Pyrite knows where they'll be easy enough. And, in fact, when he finally finds the old stone storefront in this twisting kelp forest of a town, Calypso's stepping outside, package tucked under his arm.
Her eyebrows raise as they spot the flowers and Pyrite ignores her in favour of giving a nod in greeting.
"Got the goods?"
"Yes, I have it," he says and Pyrite smiles, relieved. Calypso walks down the stone steps and follows Pyrite's lead back through the swerving streets.
"The uh... guy didn't give you any trouble did they?" Pyrite asks as they walk, not so subtly eyeing her sword over the flowers blocking half his vision.
"No, it went smoothly."
"Good! That's good." Pyrite stumbles over his words slightly as they tumble out. He pretends that they didn't.
"How come you're so jittery?"
Pyrite snorts. "I'm not jittery," he says, like a liar.
Calypso thankfully doesn't elaborate and they walk the next 30 seconds in silence.
"The Captain will love them," she says, as if it were the only option.Â
"Who said they were for Captain?"
"...I'm not even going to bother answering that."
"Rude."
They make it to the start of the market district in one piece, the bouquet only slightly jostled and Pyrite makes a sound in the back of his throat, it sounds an awful lot like he's thinking something through.Â
"Mm, wonder what that dock worker wanted."
"The one you flirted with?"
"I wasn't flirting."
"Pyrite."
He tightens his grip on the flowers in his hands, paper scrunching slightly before he catches himself. "Shut up."
"...He was probably just asking for the Captain."
"...Who?"
"The dock worker."
"Oh. Probably."
The crowd around them surges as the docks come into view, the shouts from working people drowning out whatever conversation the two of them might have, and Pyrite might normally pay attention to them, but he's a bit... distracted.
His heart tugs as he spots The Undertow, half hidden behind others sails and ships. If he squints, he can see Captain on the deck.
Nervous.Â
Why is he nervous?Â
Pyrite's known Captain for most of his life, four years together, now. Three and a half with just the two of them on The Fathom, traipsing across the seas, and now a couple of months with The Undertow and more people on their crew then Pyrite's known in his entire life, which isn't saying much, but hey, the point still stands.
They kissed, once. Both of them had vowed to never speak of it again. Captain hated it. Pyrite thought they weren't half bad for just a moment before he saw their face.
"I'll go report the package to the Captain," Calypso says, slightly more audible, as they step aboard and Pyrite nods.
"Right."
There's very few people on the top deck, just him, Atti, and Egret, with the both of them fiddling with the sails and rigging. The rest of the crew must be below deck or with Captain in their quarters, Pyrite figures, only three of them left for errands today, so the rest are treating this as down time.
He doesn't follow Calypso, instead Pyrite hovers by the railing of the ship, facing the open sea, fiddling with a pink petal with his thumb and forefinger. He shouldn't be nervous, but for some reason his heart feels like it's going to beat out of his chest and his stomach feels like it's going to explode, full of wriggling fish.
Pyrite smothers a groan in his throat and unceremoniously buries his face in the flowers. A couple of petals break off into his hair and drift away.Â
It seems dumb to say it, but Pyrite really hasn't done anything extravagant for Captain outside of buying them this bouquet. He should change that. Gift things to them more often. He thinks they'd like it.
"Pyrite?"
Pyrite jumps, nearly dropping the bouquet in his haste to look up. It's Captain, because who else if not them?
"We need to get ready to leave port," they say immediately. "The High Flags are catching on to us."
"Shit, really?"
Captain nods, face steely. "Help out with Atticus on the rigging and then get ready to steer us out of here the second Cecile is back on deck."
Pyrite nods, a little teasingly, but no less meaningful. "Roger that, Captain." Captain offers him a small, mocking scoff and he grins.
They turn away and Pyrite's about to do the same to find Atti but the bouquet that he's forgotten makes itself forefront in his mind again, stopping his hands from reaching out for the rigging.Â
"Oh." Captain turns back around, brows furrowed. "Right. H-here." Pyrite thrusts the bouquet into Captain's hands. "I bought them. They're for you."
Captain looks at the bouquet, head tilted down so he can't see their expression. Some traitorous part of him says to run. He ignores it.Â
"You... bought me flowers?" Pyrite nods.
Captain considers the flowers for a moment, fish bubble up in Pyrite's chest.
They pluck a single flower from the bouquet and reach up to tuck it behind his ear, pressing a kiss to his cheek as they do so. Freckles pop and bloom where Captain kisses him as they step away. Pyrite ears flick and his nervous smile morphs into an admittedly far more lovesick one.
"Thank you," they say, taking a step away, coat moving around them in the soft wind, dislodging a petal or two.
"Of course," he says softly.
#oc pyrite the pirate#siren sings#special thanks to echo en lee enlee for indirectly remindin me this existed like four hours ago jhfd#these guyssss. giggling and kicking my feet about them <3#not in love with the ending but fuck it starts and ends with them (metaphorically and literally i guess kdjfhs)#it was pretty much done a full ass month ago i just wrote 200 words today and it was good lmao
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He itched to run after Apollo. This was too hard not actually getting to speak to him and trying to keep up his own act. Because if he were being honest, he was scared that this could be more than they were able to see in that moment. His hand squeezed his boyfriend's tightly and he managed to smile for him. "Honestly?" He asked, his shoulders shrugging deep. There was no telling what was the right answer. But he did know they couldn't run. Together was safest for them all at the moment as far as he was concerned. "I don't think we should leave. I know that Isaac is .." He swallowed and shook his head. "He's upset just like Apollo and I can't blame either of them. I wouldn't know what to do either." He offered the smallest of smiles to him and decided to settle in against him, watching the little boy reluctantly clean up all of his things.
"I do know this." He started, shyly looking up at him from under his lashes. "I can't leave you alone with a line of credit when there's a child around." He laughed softly, winking at Theo when he showed him yet another gift Oliver had went through all the trouble to pick out for the little one. Cass brought their hands up against his lips and gently kissed each of his knuckles lightly. "I think you'd make a great dad." His voice was soft and he let their fingers rest against his lips after he'd said it, feeling the weight of it. But more so realizing that he wasn't opposed to this for them. Which scared the hell out of him.
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Isaac stood so still he wasn't entirely sure he was breathing at that moment. He'd brought that on himself and he knew it. And maybe it was a little of an exaggeration, just a little. But who would have completely acted perfectly having this thrown in their lap. Isaac knew deep down that the way Apollo felt for Cassio wasn't as it had felt to him, but how did he explain that? They'd always discussed how difficult things had been for Apollo growing up but Isaac hadn't the easiest go of it either. Being veela was hard enough, no matter the amount, but to be a male one? He'd struggled through what came easily to the women of his kind but he thought himself mostly well adjusted. Well, he had until he'd encountered the other men under this roof.
He drew in a deep breath, feeling the headache start to swell behind his eye and he'd cursed under his breath. If he didn't get this back under control and his sister showed up, they were worse for wear. Though, a woman's hand might not be the worst .. Stop. He'd exhaled and found himself staring at the door. There was no chance in hell that the pair, and the boy, hadn't heard that and so there was no point in pretending. Isaac fixed his face, wiping away the tear streaks he hadn't realized were there and he pushed open the door with his own flair. Isaac strolled into the room as if nothing had happened. Because for now, it hadn't, if he were going to do this, then the most positive mood had to be in the forefront of his mind. He'd hate himself for it later but if you had it, why not use it.
"Olive'h" He smiled and turned to Cass and nodded, "Cass. I thin' we maybe are a bi' ove'whelmed." Because that was the understatement of the century. He was careful to touch them both on their knees just so. He'd peeked over his shoulder at the little boy and smiled brightly at him. It was then he'd felt a tightness in his chest and it nearly overwhelmed him how much that little smile truly brightened his whole mood. His attention shot back to the other two and he cleared his throat. His hands started to feel warm from the contact and soon their faces began to soften and grow to almost glow. "If ya wouldn' min' jus' keepin' an eye o' him fo' jus' a momen'." Cass' cheeks were damn near red at that moment and it was then that Isaac saw, perhaps for the first time that he hadn't looked at him once in those few moments. No, his attention was solely on Oliver and he felt as if he'd been invading a private moment between them. "An' .." He started, slowly coming to stand and withdrawing his influence to a softer ray. "'m sorry i' ya heard us in there it's jus ..."
"It's okay. Maddox's aren't easy." And the two of them, Isaac and Cassio looked at each other and smiled in some sort of understanding in that moment. I nodded and excused himself to their room where he heard Apollo on the phone. He was already too late. Well ...
Isaac walked right in and closed the door behind him. He'd felt the glare from Apollo while he had the phone pressed to his ear but he advanced on him quickly. This could only work if he didn't give Apollo a chance to dodge him. His arms wrapped around the man from the back and Isaac pressed his cheek to the back of Apollo's neck. The direct contact to flesh had always been better, especially for him since his claim was less than half. "'m sorry." He whispered, those salt water streaks coming back to litter his cheeks and soak the other's shirt. He didn't care. If it meant he didn't leave, didn't go where Isaac couldn't follow then it would be worth it. And maybe he'd be mad at him after, maybe he'd not even tell him but that was something he'd have to wrestle with later.
"Please don' go." He didn't care if he could be heard but he had a sinking feeling she was already on her way. "I don' wan' ya to thin' I don' pick this i's jus' ...." He felt his breath catch and he paused, clutching Apollo tighter, his face moving until his lips brushed against the sharp angle of his hair line. "We can do this jus' don' leave." He felt his magic warming his own body and he went further, his fingertips shoving up underneath of Apollo's shirt. The contact felt like it was going to melt him but in the best way possible. "Please?"
Whether Isaac knew it or not, his words were a knife aimed directly at Apolloâs heart. Because the life he had craved since he was a child, the life he clawed and dragged his way to, was not only his- but theirs. He had thought that what he and Isaac built, the friends that turned into family was theirs, but hearing him now, Apollo realized that it wasnât theirs. It was his. He had no one to blame but himself because he assumed Isaac had wanted this, and he craved a found family the way Apollo always had. The four had spent most of their time at university and post-university together. Yeah, he had ignored the rift between Isaac and Cassio because he thought they would grow out of it, but looking at Isaac now, Apollo wasnât sure about anything anymore.Â
Apollo fought the instinct to step closer to Isaac, seeking out the familiarity and comfort his boyfriend gave him, but he knew the chances of him finding that from the other were slim. He forced himself to back away from Isaac but kept his gaze on the other man. It felt like something had fractured between them; the distance between them was so significant that Apollo feared it would swallow him whole. âI didnât call them tonight, Isaac, fuck,â He said again as if that would make a difference. âWhen this happened, I ran to you. I fucking called you. And you can stand there and say itâs never just the two of us? Everything has been the two of us,â He spat out, crossing his arms over his chest. âThis house, our life has been because you and I made it. Because I choose you, and I continue to choose you, but you have it so screwed up in your mind that I want him, and I have given you no reason to distrust me when it comes to Cassio.âÂ
He shook his head. Leaning his hip against the counter, he broke his gaze to look out the kitchen window, biting the inside of his cheek to keep himself in check. âI thought this was ours, too. I thought this was the family we chose, and maybe that was my mistake, thinking you were choosing them too; I guess it was just me the whole time.â Some leftover fucked up desperation to have a family because he hadnât grown up with a good one. How silly of him to think he could have this. Apollo inhaled sharply, looking down and rubbing at his eyes with the heel of his palm. âYeah, um,â He felt the thickness in his throat, his skin twitching with the suffocating need to run. âI think I will call her and see if sheâs available.â He kicked off the counter and walked towards the kitchen door, stopping just before it, his hand on the doorknob. âI think itâs best if IâŠâ He swallowed, the words choking in his throat, âI think Iâll take Theodore to her house and stay there while I track down Alexandria. Oliver is probably already in love with him by now, and I wouldnât want my friends to bother you in your house if they want to see him.â Apollo pushed open the door and forced himself through it. âGive me ten minutes, and Iâll get everyone out of your hair.âÂ
Apollo walked down the hall, stopping to check in on everyone in the living room. âTheodore,â He called out and was greeted with the wildest smile he had ever seen awhile Apollo was still weary of the situation, it was hard not to remain distrusting around the kid. âStart cleaning up your toys.â This was met with a groan and a soft, but weâre playing whine. Apollo glanced at Cassio; the blonde was searching his face for something, and Apollo knew he would find it. He always could, even when they were kids. âI donât want to ask again,â Apollo said, continuing past the living room and up the stairs to the bedroom. He couldnât stay there while Cassio tried to decode the emotions he was attempting, and failing, to bite back.Â
He moved swiftly through the bedroom, grabbing his phone from the nightstand and thumbing through his contacts. The call connected as he pulled a duffel bag from the closet. âMy favorite brother,â the voice purred as Apollo riffled through his dresser drawers, pulling out clothes.Â
âYour only brother. I need a favor..â __________ After Apollo had come through the living room barking orders and looking two steps away from losing his shit, Oliver had expected Isaac to leave the kitchen too. So far, he hadnât. He shared a glance with his boyfriend, raising a brow at the blond. âWhat should we do?â He whispered, leaning his head on the blondâs shoulder. Theodore started begrudgingly packing his toys back into the boxes and bags. âShould we even do anything?â He slipped his hand into Cassioâs, squeezing his fingers lightly. âMaybe we should just sneak out now and pretend we didnât witness any of this.â But he knew he couldnât leave Apollo or Isaac in such a state, especially when it was probably his fault for inviting himself over without warning. It was just Oliver loved them both so much, and now there was Theodore. âMaybe we should steal Theodore and run, raise him as own our.â He looked at the boy, then back at the kitchen door. It was still silent. âIâll follow your lead, babe. Just tell me what you think we should do.â
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I hope your day is as good as mine's turning out to be because dear lord.
#these two together are nothing but trouble#but I kinda like it#obey me oc#my oc: azra#my oc: zekhan#art by @chocofdaini on ig
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its DESTINY
#repostober#day 18 actually on time! wow#undertale#papyrus#danganronpa#dr1#kiyotaka ishimaru#yes. mashing favorite things together again#but it was meant to be#so many similarities between these two goofs#loud eccentric passionate autistic supportive of their friends always wearing the same outfit EASILY the best character in their franchise#HARDWORKING TO THE POINT OF WORKAHOLISM!!!!!!! UPLIFTING OTHERS WITHOUT ERASING OR DIMINISHING THEIR OWN GREATNESS!!!!!!#always eats the same thing (taka - rice balls toast and a banana- papyrus - DINOSAUR EGG OATMEAL NOT SPAGHETTI sorry its a pet peeve)#kindhearted and so aggressive about it genuinely believe that anyone can improve themselves and theyre both so silly and quirky all the tim#literally the only differences that i can think of are that taka would throw himself overboard if someone authoritative told him to#before they could even finish their sentence while papyrus is an anarchist arsonist who cusses and his intended jokes are actually funny#' * SIGH * ... WHAT A TROUBLED YOUNG HUMAN ... 'FUCK' ISN'T EVEN IN HIS RARE VOCABULARY ! HOW DOES HE FUNCTION UNDER THESE CONDITIONS ??#he would take taka under his wing and get him back on the straight and narrow (give him weed)#and i feel like after the three day long yell over how a skeleton is walking and talking as if that were normal he'd really look up to him#fav things about this are the way takas shirt hangs off of papyrus' rib cage cus theres nothing there but a spine#that was so fun to draw sdfhg#taka cosplaying papyrus is my gift to humanity today
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