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Tiffany and Carrie are searching Pam's room for something she confiscated from them while she's out, when they come upon a... curious contraption.
Carrie: ... Hey Tiffany... what is this?
Tiffany: What- oh... well...
Tiffany: ... Remember that time Chucky was in my room, and- you came to my rescue?
Carrie: *Thinking oh god that was embarrassing and going 50 shades of red* I thought he was doing something awful to you...
Tiffany: Yeah. But it was just... awfully nice?
Carrie: *... nods*
Tiffany: Well. *Holds up the object Carrie was curious about, a vibrator* This does the same job, but without the need for Chucky.
Carrie: ... oh!-
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Put It In, Coach
Rating: EXPLICIT 18+ MDNI
Pairing: Joel Miller x f! Reader
Word count: 3.4k
Summary: you are an 18 year old high school senior on the cheerleading team, and Joel is the beloved and successful football coach. He helps you with some stretching after practice.
Warnings: SMUT!! The girthiest age gap (18 & 56), consensual but extremely unethical sexual relationship, pervert Joel, power imbalance, dubcon (due to said power imbalance) but I assure you reader is of legal age and enthusiastically consents. piv, oral (m receiving) fingering, dirty talk, semi-innocent reader, blackmail, creampie, twist ending, possibly dark Joel.
A word from the author: This is a repost! Listen, I know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. That is fine. Please don’t feel obligated to interact with this fic even if we are friends. It will be fine. I am posting this without making eye contact with anyone.
What is more important in a small Texas town than the high school football team?
Nothing, if you asked most anyone, including of course, head Lions football coach, Joel Miller- Coach Miller, that is. He had lead the team to numerous state titles, securing donations to the football program and filled display cases with trophies and framed team photos. Several former players had even gone on to play in the NFL.
Yeah, Coach Miller is a big deal.
You feel lucky when during your senior year the cheerleading team has to share practice space with the football team. Honored when Coach Miller helps your squad with conditioning. While the football team runs drills, he’s monitoring your time on the treadmill, checking your form during lunges, and helping you really lean into your stretches. He’s so helpful and encouraging. “That’s it, girls, get those knees up! Hustle!” He yelled as he watched you run by in your little shorts and sports bra. The one you took to wearing when you knew he might see.
Coach Miller knew a thing or two about cheerleading too, and he helped your coach to develop a cheer routine. You always blushed when his rough, steadying hands gripped your bare legs or circled your waist to help direct you. You saw how the other girls exchanged looks, but
Coach Miller had experience, he obviously knew enough about cheer. He knew what got crowds excited and lifted team morale. You beamed when he clapped and tucked his clipboard under his arm as you balanced on your teammates shoulders, one knee lifted high, both arms aloft, Pom-poms rustling in the hot Texas breeze. You felt butterflies that fluttered from your stomach down to your throbbing pussy. “Atta girl. You got it!” He praised.
The fawning newspaper articles never mentioned how handsome Coach Miller is. He’s probably in his fifties but you didn’t care. The other girls rolled their eyes, called him an old man. You liked the gray in his hair and beard. You liked the way his body was still so broad and strong, even if his belly was a little softer than it used to be. You liked the way his forearm flexed as he lifted the whistle to blow and get everyone’s attention. “Alright, boys go hit the showers, girls you stay and finish stretching.” Your cheer coach was busy with Megan and Lindsay and Tiffany, so you did your best to go through the regimen on your own.
You stood and twisted at your waist, first to one side, then the other. You spread your legs wide and bent deep to touch your toes, keeping your spine loose. You wanted him to see. “Ugh. He’s watching us.” You heard behind you. “He’s such a creep. He’s like a hundred years old.” “Yeah and you remember what happened with Monica. Nobody’s going to say shit to him.” You listened to the other girls talking, and tried to ignore them. Of course there were rumors about Coach that passed though the girls at school. They were probably just mad that he wasn’t giving them the time of day.
It was easy to forget the other girls and their hateful gossip when you saw that handsome man across the field. You stood and dabbed your shoulder. You winced and rubbed it, drawing the attention of Coach Miller. He jogged over, the muscles of his thighs rippling under his khaki shorts, belly rounding slightly under his royal blue polo shirt, and whistle bouncing as he made his way to you. “What’s ’a matter, sweetheart?” Care and concern painted his dark features, furrowing his brow. “It’s just my shoulder, Coach. I don’t know, it just is pretty sore.” You pouted up at him, giving him your best helpless face. He hummed and nodded. “You girls go on and get cleaned up, we’re done for today. I’ll let your coach know. I gotta deal with this.” He gestured to you, and you bowed your head sheepishly. The rest of the girls scoffed and muttered as they gathered their bags, shooting you looks of disdain and perhaps pity. Good riddance to them.
“Thank you Coach.” You said softly, bashfully. “C’mon, I got an ice pack in my office. Can’t let our rising star get hurt, can we?” You relished his attention. The hallways leading to his office were dark and empty, at 5:30 on a Friday, everyone had gone home. Once inside his office you sat on his desk, cluttered with papers and Gatorade bottles. You swung your legs and leaned back on your palms, letting the hem of your top ride up to expose a sliver of your belly. You hoped he would notice the way it was snug against your breasts. His office smelled like sweat and Lysol, but photos and framed newspaper clippings covered the walls. You used your phone to cover the framed photo on his desk of him and his wife and kid.
When Coach Miller returned with the ice pack, he found you innocently playing with the hem of your short cheer skirt. He hesitated, taking in your long, bare legs, smooth and pretty. He followed the line of them up to where they disappeared under that damn skirt, he wondered what he might find if he flipped it up. Wondered if you had on those little white panties he had seen once when you were practicing cartwheels with the other girls. He wasn’t stupid man. He knew that some of you young girls had little crushes on him. He'd be a liar if he said it didn’t stroke his ego or that he hadn’t jerked off more than a few times behind his locked office door. He would never, ever admit to a few consensual dalliances with a few girls. Always over 18, but always so young and beautiful and eager to please. Was it wrong? When they wanted him? Joel preferred to think of it as a perk of the job.
“Where’s it hurtin’, honey?” Coach Miller asked, his voice much more tender than he ever used with the boys on his football team.
“My shoulder, coach. It’s sore.” He made a sympathetic sound and slowly, carefully began to run his big hands over your arms. “Can you hold ‘em up for me? Good girl.” You held your arms out to the side and he palpated your shoulders, stepped back to look you over, checking for you didn’t know what. It didn’t matter. Your shoulder didn’t really hurt.
Joel frowned. “What is it coach? Is it bad? Your voice was small and wavering.
“No, darlin’ it’s just that I can’t get a good feel for your rotator cuff cause your shirt’s in the way.”
“Oh..”
“Well, here’s the thing, you know we got that big game comin’ up and your coach won’t let ya cheer if you’re hurt. Really would be best if I could just check it out. If nothin’s wrong we ain’t gotta worry your coach over it.” He winked at you conspiratorially.
“What if I just…I could just take this off.” You tried to sound casual. Like it was the most normal thing for an eighteen year old to be topless in a room alone with a 56 year old woodshop teacher/football coach.
“That’s what the boys all do, sugar. Ain’t a big deal, but I don’t want to make ya uncomfortable. I can just go get your coach and she can check ya out.”
There was no way you wanted your coach thinking you were injured. Not when you were gunning for a cheerleading scholarship. Missing any games now was out of the question.
“We don’t need to bother her, Coach Miller. I trust you.”
Joel nodded. “Alright, I’ll tell ya what- I’ll give ya a towel to cover up with. How’s that?”
“Sounds good, Coach. Just, could you help me unzip?” You gave him a little smile over your shoulder and held your hair out of the way for him to drag the zipper down.
Joel stifled a groan when he realized you didn't have a bra on under your little top. His cock was already beginning to swell in his shorts. You shrugged off the blue and yellow top of your uniform and clutched the tiny towel he handed you to your chest. “Is this good, Coach Miller?”
“Yeah that’s good. Real good. Arms straight up, now. Gotta check your rotator cuff.”
You did as he asked, and the towel slipped to your lap and he rubbed and squeezed at your shoulders, peeking over to catch a glimpse of your bare tits. They were so pretty, your hard little nipples making his mouth water.
“Good news. I don’t think it’s anything serious. A little massage and rest is probably all ya need. Couple ibuprofen.”
You thanked him, half heartedly bringing the towel to cover your chest again.
“Just one thing though, I noticed there’s not a current physical on file for you. You know, they take that stuff real serious. I know you’ve been workin’ real hard all year, I think you’ve got real potential and I’d hate for you to throw that away over a little form. If you want, I can give ya a quick check and it’ll be our little secret.”
“Gosh, Coach. You’d really do that for me?”
You knew damn well your physical was on file. You had taken it to the office yourself. It was something you’d been doing every year since you started playing sports in junior high.
“Yeah, won’t take but a minute. Don’t want ya getting in any trouble.”
You sighed gratefully. “Thanks Coach Miller. You’re a lifesaver.”
“Go on and hop up on my desk and I’ll make this quick and easy.”
He moved your arms one at a time, feeling for proper movement. He had you step on a scale and measured your height and weight, commenting that you were “full grown.” He had you bend forward and touch your toes, sliding his fingertips up the length of your spine to check for scoliosis, but taking the opportunity to admire the way your skirt rode up to expose just a bit of your panties, just barely brushing his hard cock over your ass. “Oops!” You dropped the towel, dramatically covering your tits with your hands, squeezing them together.
Joel looked at the form he was half-assing and scribbled on it, before sitting it aside and clearing his throat. “You uh, you do your regular self exams?”
“Self exams?” you blinked at him innocently, hiding the smirk that threatened to break through.
“Breast exams, sweetheart. Gotta make sure everything is like it’s supposed to be. Real important to check. Maybe I better show you how. Why don’t you lay down there and put your arms over your head for me?”
You did as he asked, lying back on his desk and didn’t bother hiding your lustful stare and he slid both hands up your rib cage to cup the underside of your breasts. He squeezed gently, kneading the supple flesh. “You’re doing great, baby.” You whined as he worked his way around your nipples, watching intently as they hardened. “Almost done.” He pinched at your nipples, making you squirm, he pulled gently, and rubbed them under his thumbs before squeezing your tits once more. “I think that’ll do.”
But he didn’t take his hands from you. He ran them over your chest, down your sternum, over your belly to the band of your skirt. He gripped your hips through the rough fabric, forgetting himself, or dropping the act. Either way, he found himself staring at the wet spot on your exposed panties. You bent your knees and rested your heels on the edge of Coach Miller’s desk. “Let’s see if he can resist this!” You’d thought, delighted with the way your plan was working.
Joel had his fair share of girls throwing themselves at him over the years, but you certainly took the cake. In half an hour you’d gone from a shy school girl to a sex starved slut right on his desk. It had been so easy, maybe too easy. Give you a little attention, some praise you weren’t getting at home, some touches like he knew the dumbass boys on his team weren’t going to learn about for another eight to ten years. Joel loved it when his plans worked.
“Something you need, baby?”
“Mhm. My backs kinda stiff. Maybe you could help stretch me. Get me loosened up.”
“This help?” Joel placed his hands on your knees and pushed them up, gently rolling your lower spine as he stood between your legs.he lowered them, letting your covered pussy brush against his rock hard cock, then repeated the motion, pushing your knees a little further each time.
“Feels so good, Coach.” You breathed, hands gripping the sides of his desk.
“Gonna open your hips up, you’re bein’ such a good girl.” He pushed again, letting your knees fall to the side, spreading you wide open. You could feel the way your panties clung wetly to your aching pussy, rendered nearly transparent by the slick that started seeping from you the minute you entered Coach Miller’s office.
Joel couldn’t play this dumb game with you anymore. He squeezed your plush thighs and pushed them down, dragging his thumb over the soaked gusset of your underwear. “I think ya got a bigger problem than a stiff back. Looks like you’re really hurtin’ right here. How long has this pussy been needin taking care of?”
Finally! “All day, Coach. I really need help to make it feel better.”
Joel’s finger slipped under the fabric to slide over your puffy lips.
“I got some other massages and stretches that’ll make this all better. Do you want that?”
“Yes, please! Please Coach.” You nearly shouted at him. If he didn’t do something soon you’d have to try to climb on top of him and just take what you needed. It’s not like you couldn’t see how hard his cock had been since the minute you got your tits out. He was a creep and everybody knew it, but he was too handsome to resist and if his bulging erection was any indication, well…
“Gotta get these panties off.” You lifted your hips for him to slide them off, then stretched your legs and demonstrated your flexibility by pulling your ankles down and holding your legs wide open for him. “Goddamn. Look at this. You do want this, don’t ya? Got so damn wet on my desk from just gettin your tits touched. Are all the girls on your team so slutty?” He marveled at how wet you were, slipping his fingers from your entrance up and around your clit, tapping your pussy firmly with the flat of his hand and groaning at the sticky slapping sounds.
His index finger teased at your opening while his thumb rubbed over your clit. Flames licked at your belly. “Just slutty for you, Coach. Need a real man.”
“Yeah? You need a real man?” He emphasized his words by sinking two thick fingers into you, “I’ll show ya what a real man can do for you, but you ain’t ever gonna be happy with a boy again.” He pumped his fingers into you and to your shock, dripped spit directly from his mouth to your clit. The slip made the sensation even more intense, and you squeezed his fingers as your orgasm crested. “Good, huh? Well, we ain’t done. I got a little more stretching for this tight little cunt.” You’d never heard anyone talk so crudely. You loved it. “Fuck yes, Coach, please. Please!”
Joel’s eyes snapped up from where he was watching his fingers disappear into your pussy. “Watch your language.” You whined and bucked your hips, eager for what you hoped was coming next. Joel worked a third finger into your pussy, the stretch stung and radiated, but faded into a pleasant feeling of fullness you’d never experienced before. Not with your inexperienced conquests.
Satisfied that he’d prepared you well enough, Joel hastily unbuckled his belt and let his shorts fall to the floor, weighed down by his wallet and keys. You watched as he tugged his turgid member, the biggest you’d ever seen. “C’mere. Get on your knees a minute. I know you know how to do that.”
“You want me to suck your cock, Coach Miller?”
He huffed at you, amused at your innocent act.
“Open your mouth.” You opened wide and took him deep, gasping and bobbing your head over his tip, hollowing your cheeks. You looked up at him and took him as deep as possible, relishing in the look of devastation that washed over him as you gagged and drooled.
Joel muttered something you didn’t hear before he pulled you off his cock by your hair. “Bend over the desk. Come on.” You did as he asked, and he slicked his cock with your abundant arousal, slapping the head on your ass a couple times, then held the base of his cock in one hand, and gripped your hip with the other. Slow and steady he pushed into you, taking his time until he was fully sheathed, hips flush against your ass. He waited there, leaning his forehead against your back and reaching under you to grab your tit.
“So fucking tight. Tightest pussy I think I ever felt. You’re not a virgin are you?” You shook your head. You weren’t a virgin. He was your third. He was your biggest and best. It would be hard to top him, you mused until he dragged his length out of you and slammed back in with more force. He did that a few times- pull out slow, slammin hard. Slow, hard, slow, hard. Then he switched it up, pushing your knee up into the desk he favored slow, deep strokes so he could watch how your pussy gripped him and sucked him back in, wetting his cock with your slick, so wet it dripped down to his balls.
He smacked your ass, leaving handprints on the unblemished flesh. “Fuck yeah, baby. Just like that. Taking this cock so good. Feel ya squeezing me so tight. Cock hungry little slut making me fuck her. Fuckin beggin for this dick.” He gritted filth through clenched teeth. You reached down to rub your clit, and let your hand wander further, feeling where your bodies joined, stretching your fingers to catch his balls as he pounded mercilessly into you. He smacked your ass hard, then reached up to hold your shoulders and his movements became uneven. “Coach, please! Please, come in my little pussy!” You’d heard that in porn and thought it sounded good.
Joel’s eyes squeezed shut tight as he let go, filling you with rope after rope of cum. You moaned, feeling him pulsing deep inside.
There was no kiss afterward. No hugging, no cuddling. Joel handed you the little towel to clean up with, Carter he watched his spend drip out of your wrecked pussy and onto the fabric of your skirt. He wished he had a picture of it. You wiped away what you could and put your shirt back on, your panties had disappeared and at 6:15 there was no time to look for them now. Coach Miller promised he would find them for you. You gathered your phone and backpack. He squeezed your shoulder as he walked you out to the main hallway and cleared his throat. “You know, if anyone found out about this, it could ruin your shot at any kind of scholarship. You might not even get into college at all. Now, I know you young girls make mistakes and I’m not going to tell anyone as long as you keep up your grades and your practice. If I hear about ya being a slut, though, I’ll have to inform the principal for your own good. Don’t make me do something we would both regret, sweetheart. Ya understand?”
“Yes, Coach. I understand.”
Joel breathed a sigh of relief. He had seven years until he could retire. He wasn’t sure how many more pretty little seniors would come sniffing around, but he thought maybe he should try to stop giving in to every doe eyed little slut that came along. Oughta try other ways of keeping his dick wet.
On Monday Joel was at his desk, drinking coffee, making out a supply request form for his woodshop lesson plan when his phone chimed. A message from an unknown number had sent an attachment. He squinted at the screen, and froze in horror when he saw his own face looking back at him, he was perfectly framed in the shot, a still from a video, and there you were, smiling at the camera underneath him. The message that followed was short. “See you after practice, Coach.”
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last updated feb 23, 2024
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headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : domesticity with atsumu — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : ex!atsumu seeing you're engaged to oikawa — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : how atsumu says i love you — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : atsumu and you having "non-dates" — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : atsumu's green flags — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : dating atsumu — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : dad!atsumu — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : mastermind inspired — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : atsumu randomly showing you his camera roll — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : in a world of boys, he's a gentleman — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : atsumu as a college interviewer tiktoker — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : husband atsumu using ur purse — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : you're the first person atsumu wants to tell anything to — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : the miya divide — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : girl dad atsumu — ( sfw )
multipart afterglow — ( nsfw ) finding out that his hot supermodel girlfriend is dumping him for some baseball player? that sucks. finding out via her red carpet debut with her new man as her plus one? sucks a bit more. having this happen to him the same day he just lost the last game of the season? yeah, it’s starting to feel like the universe has it out for him at this point, right? but atsumu miya is nothing if not petty, childish, and immature. he’ll get back at her. after all, there’s a secret dating app created by publicists and agents that pair up perfect matches for brightening up any celebrity’s public image. all atsumu has to do is pay a pretty sum of money to convince the media (and mainly his ex) that atsumu miya is still on top of the world and living his best life with the best (albeit, fake) girlfriend ever. unfortunately for him, his perfect match just so happens to be you — his first girlfriend, his highschool sweetheart turned sour, and the first girl who ever broke his heart. you know what they say: when it rains, it pours.
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one shots & drabbles customer satisfaction — ( nsfw ) you go above and beyond for your customers...
headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : engaged to oikawa when atsumu's your ex (yikes) — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : ex husband!oikawa still in love with you — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : ice skating au — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : royal au — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : learning about the tradition of giving the first slice of cake to who you love the most — ( sfw )
multipart forever golden — ( nsfw ) everything is going fine: you just graduated with your first degree, you get to work alongside your older brother for the 2021 olympics, and you think now might be the perfect time to finally jumpstart your dating life (atsumu miya certainly seems cute...). there's no time for you to think about torn acls, shattered dreams, and the fact that this was never your original goal in life. and there's certainly no time for you to worry about tooru oikawa, the boy who practically grew up in your house now turned into the man who poses as your team's fiercest competitor. you definitely don't have the free time to remember how he's the first boy who ever had (and subsequently broke) your heart. or that the two of you went from practically joined at the hip to total strangers for the past four years. you don't even bother wondering why he suddenly wants to repair the broken bond between you two, and you totally don't give in to him (except for the times that you do... which is almost all the time). yeah. everything is going fine.
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headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : how kiyoomi says i love you — ( sfw )
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headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : kags' act of service — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : tobio craves your attention — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : vampire hunter!reader x vampire!kags — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : he responds to all your texts individually — ( sfw )
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headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : domesticity with suna — ( sfw )
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headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : marriage of convenience with ushi — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : underground fighter ushi — ( sfw )
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headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : fake dating au — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : business school academic rivals to lovers — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : kuroo tweet — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : dad!kuroo is the best — ( sfw ) ✩✮ : single!mom reader x kuroo office romance — ( sfw )
multipart get him back! — ( nsfw ) so, in an attempt to get back at your ex - who posted a sex tape of himself cheating on you with your best friend - you decide that you’re going to upload your own film, and it’s going to be even hotter than theirs. you don’t anticipate your class’s teaching assistant being your co-star, especially considering that he’s the one who took your virginity, and after all was said and done, you ran out on him. but there’s no running from him now, especially whenever your tape does better than expected. now, you’re one of the hottest up and coming content creators on the platform, and the cash is too good to let this opportunity go to waste. what starts as a petty revenge scheme results in a lucrative business partnership with three simple rules: profits are split 50/50, all videos remain faceless, and this newfound partnership means absolutely nothing. just because you two fuck on a daily basis does not mean you’re friends, and you’re certainly not lovers. then again, things hardly ever are that simple.
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one shots & drabbles paper rings — ( sfw ) shinsuke kita is a creature of habit.
headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : influencer!reader x kita — ( sfw )
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one shots & drabbles xoxo — ( nsfw ) just thinking about recreating the infamous maison margiela kiss button-down shirt for your boyfriend osamu
headcanons & concepts ✩✮ : the miya divide — ( sfw )
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one shots & drabbles everything's blurry but you — ( sfw ) barely in your baby twenties, and you think life is so over for you. then, while at rock bottom, you run into futakuchi, and realize that 1) he’s kinda pathetic, and 2) someone else’s pathetic-ness totally distracts you from your own. so, guess you two are in it together.
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Darling, thank you for the AMAZING writing for my last request. <3 I am here with…HAMILTON! Here’s the prompt: 5+1: 5 times Lewis calls Y/N by a pet name and one time Y/N finds one for Lewis. I definitely think Lewis would shower his words of endearment and I am imagining a shy, blushing Y/N? Perhaps Y/N wants to find the perfect word/nickname to call her special person. Let your creativity run wild! I leave the rest up to you because I love your writings (obviously). Have fun!
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Lissie note… I am so glad you like my stuff<3 Thank you for this request!!! I’ve never really written anything like it before, but it’s an interesting prompt and I’m willing to give it a try!
Things to note
This is set in the 2020 season
Lewis and reader have been dating for a year and a half before that
Reader is an accountant
Tiffany appreciation
Pairing: Lewis Hamilton x Fem!Reader
Warnings: Tiniest bit of angst. Blink and you might miss it
Word Count: 4.2k+
Playlist recommendations: 𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟💗, 𝐋𝐇𝟒���
Taglist: @drugged-kitkat, @allwaysalleyway
You were walking home from your 9 to 5 job the day you met him. He’d been exploring the city he was to race in that coming weekend. With your face buried in your phone, aggressively replying to unanswered emails— you accidentally sealed your fate with the asphalt, tripping and falling onto the road. Luckily, it wasn’t an active one. He’d seen you scramble to scrape all your things together and rushed over to help you. Never had you seen such generosity from anyone before. You were used to people minding their own business if you fell or if you dropped something.
“You didn’t have to,” you’d said. He had a number of things in his arms that had spilled out of your bag… including feminine products. He hadn’t seemed to care though. He’d happily helped you load your things back to where they’d belonged.
“Of course I did.” You had managed to collect yourself before falling into conversation with him.
“You’re not from here, are you? I know most people in this town…” He was a new face. Not somebody who you’d seen before.
“Guilty as charged. I’m here for work.”
“What do you do?” It was forward and he had been taken aback but ultimately came up with something to string you along to.
“I’m an engineer… of sorts. You?” ‘Engineer’ made sense to you, as his style was very out there and the designer watches were more than your yearly salary.
“I’m just an accountant.” In stark contrast to him, you had on a white blouse and a grayscale checkered pencil skirt. Your ordinary uniform. Freedom was something you had to give up when you came in for work.
“I see… you work near here?” He had just been following you, not really paying any attention to where your feet had been taking you.
“Yeah, I do. About five minutes from here. Is your workplace near here or are you working from your house or hotel?” Your intention hadn’t been to pry, but the genuine curiosity drove you to ask him anyway.
“I guess it’s near? I can’t really say… if I’m being honest.” That was obviously not the best answer. He had every opportunity to tell you a white lie, but he slipped up somehow. Did it even matter though? He wasn’t going to see you again… was he?
Days turned into weeks. He had given you his number after getting you home safely that day. You hadn’t been in contact with him until he finally sent you a simple text: “Hey, it’s Lewis.” It had sent you spiralling. You hadn’t been sure whether to pursue the connection or let it slip. For better or worse though, you had replied with a short quip. Not intricate enough to suggest something, but not doing a full swing in the other direction either.
It was, however, enough to spark something between the two of you. A blossoming bud that turned into a bountiful garden. That was you and Lewis Hamilton.
1. Trophy wife
The two of you had been dating for a few years. He eventually cracked, and told you about his actual job on the second date. Though his true identity was a Google search away, it came as a shock to you. Never had you ever believed him to be famous. He was so down-to-earth and humble.
Over the course of your years of dating, he had tried to make you quit your job. Mostly because he wanted to support you, but also because he wanted to spend more time with you. Every waking moment he wanted to spend in your presence. You refused and turned down every offer he gave you. Dating a celebrity was already more than enough for you to handle. You wanted normalcy in your life. Even if that came in the shape of hell sent bosses who cared very little about your well-being.
“You know I can cover you. If that won’t sell you, then Roscoe must. You could take care of him whilst I’m gone.” It was another day of his notorious begging for him to take care of you. It was a sweet sentiment, but even living with him was too much.
“I’m already taking care of him. Lewis, you can’t just make me a trophy wife. That’s not who I am. I want to work,” you said begrudgingly and seated yourself by the kitchen island.
“Trophy wife? Please. You will never be some sort of arm candy for me to show off. I love you. I just want you to take a rest, love.” Lewis decided to deploy a deadly weapon. The pet name. If there was one weakness you had— it was whenever he referred to you with a pet name. It made you all weak in the knees and your feet would feel like jelly. Forget about cloud nine, you were swimming in warmth.
“That’s not fair, Lew. You can’t just do that to me.” You scrunched your nose at him and checked your phone for incoming notifications from your workplace text chain. Or so you thought it looked like. In reality, you were hiding your face from him. It was redder than the apple in the fruit bowl on the kitchen counter.
“Hmm, you know, I’m not so sure what you mean by that, my love.” Oh, how you wished he would stop. It was hard to resist giving in. Especially when he paired it with such a precious smile. Who’d be able to peel their eyes from that?!
“Look, we aren’t talking about this right now. I’ll be on my way now,” you scoffed and left, leaving your lover with the last laugh. Once again, you let him have his victory.
2. Flatscreen
A few months passed before he tried his luck again. With a new offer. Lewis tried to reason with you, but just like always— you simply would not have it.
“No. Never in a million years,” you snapped and closed the fridge a little too aggressively, remembering to mutter a quiet “sorry”. The Brit even got up early that morning to make you breakfast in bed— just for good measure. If you were in a great mood, surely you’d be more agreeable. Yet… he was utterly wrong. You were headstrong and did not agree one bit.
“You need it, sweets.” Again with the pet names. That was the final nail in the coffin for his begging.
“You can’t just expect me to splurge on a flatscreen simply to watch you race on more pixels! I can watch you perfectly fine on our current TV, thank you very much.” You poured him a glass of orange juice and scooped some protein powder in it as well. He drank it all in one go.
“Splurge? You won’t need to. I’ll buy it for you, okay?” He crossed his arms confidently and made sure to smirk like he always did whenever he tried to prove something.
“Okay? What do you mean ‘okay’?! You will not buy me a brand new flatscreen, Lewis.” Your face was flushed and your frustration was only piling up.
“You can’t tempt me with those things you call me. That won’t work.” Who were you kidding? You lived for his little pet names and those brief moments he’d hold you in his arms while the two of you stared into the early morning view.
“Whatever you say, sugar.” Oh, how you wish you threw the juice in his face instead of offering it to him.
3. Restaurant
You were standing next to Tiffany in the Mercedes garage. Both of you were wearing large headphones whilst watching the screens showing your boyfriends. It was hard not to make noise whenever Lewis overtook someone, but you were just able to contain yourself.
Tiffany was surprisingly calm and collected, but wasn’t afraid to groan and sigh if Valterri slipped up. You weren’t the type to show much of anything unless it regarded Lewis. It was something that you’d grown up with. A habit of sorts.
“How long have you been with Lewis by now?” Tiffany asked with a slight tug of her lip.
“A few years now… I don’t think we’ll ever get tired of each other.” You said that as if he didn’t bug you with his endless blabbering about wanting to spoil you and give you every black card he owned.
“That is just too sweet! I can only wish that Valterri and I will last as long. I certainly love him.” In a way, you envied her position. She was a professional athlete, much like her partner, whilst you were stuck counting numbers behind a desk all day. She was gorgeous too… it was as if a strike of adoration hit you whenever she passed you in the paddock.
“Yeah… Lewis is something else.” You watched him speed past the camera on the screen. A smile spread across your face, knowing he was doing his best.
Lewis managed to secure a pole position, giving you a kiss as he saw you in the crowd with all of the Mercedes crew. Your heart swelled at the amount of attention he gave you rather than his engineers. Especially knowing he was dead serious about his career and his coworkers.
The podium celebration was magnificent. He sprayed the champagne as if he’d won the lottery. Butterflies formed in your stomach at his pure glee. He was adorable.
There was an after-party, but Lewis had other plans in mind. He wanted to take you out for the night. Even though you didn’t mind partying, there was something in him that held him back from letting you do so. It felt morally wrong of him to drag you along to his work retreats.
“You’re really not going to tell me where we’re going?” Your face was pressed up against the car window. His hand was on your thigh, gently caressing it. You could almost feel yourself dozing off.
“You’ll see when we get there, honey.” That one was fairly new. It felt more domestic too. That was probably why your cheeks were hotter than an iron.
“You’re crazy,” you said with a chuckle.
“Crazy about you.”
“No.”
“Okay, I’ll admit that was pretty lame.”
“Yeah, it was.” The two of you had a small laugh about it before turning some music on. The two of you had made a shared playlist. One that consisted mainly of your favourites. Since you had far too many, they outnumbered your boyfriend’s.
The ride was long, but the destination made it worth it. He’d driven you to a cliffside restaurant. It was quaint and cosy and had balcony seats. You could see the ocean and its waves cascading onto each other in a synchronized manner. It was beautiful. Lewis was a romantic. Not exactly what someone would expect at first glance, but he truly cared deeply for you and your needs. It was almost impossible to say no to him.
“Lewis… Thank you for this.”
“No, honey, thank you. I won today because you were here with me. It’s the first race you’ve come to in a while now.” The man was perfect.
“Yeah, and I’m sorry I haven’t been able to attend that many. My job won’t allow me and—”
“Hey- no- none of that. Stop making yourself the guilty party here. You’re doing what you love and you should not be worrying about me. I see you whenever I’m home and that’s enough for me.” Your fingers interlocked with his as he leaned in to peck your lips. The support he gave you couldn’t amount to anything you’d ever received from anyone. Even your own family.
“Thank you.”
“Anything for you.”
4. Bath
You were dead. Completely drained from your job. It felt like your body was that of a gigantic slug. You couldn’t move a single limb. Your brain had already checked out, so you were pretty much stuck. Being too tired to move, you decided to take a rest on the couch that you’d collapsed onto upon entering your shared home.
Your boss was a nightmare. He overworked everyone to the bone, and if you happened to pass into overtime, he refused to pay you for your extra hours. Was it fair? No. Was there anything you could do about it? Also no. You had to endure him for as long as possible. At least until you could find yourself a different company to work at. Quitting had been on your mind for some time, but with Lewis travelling all the time— you felt that you couldn’t just stay home all day. You still wanted to occupy yourself with a job.
The faint sound of Roscoe’s pattering paws could be heard inching closer. You didn’t mind looking after him. He was the sweetest and didn’t require much of you.
“I’ll take you out in 5,” you mumbled somewhat incoherently to the dog. He had politely plopped himself in front of the couch, staring at you with those adorable eyes. Your hand reached out to scratch him, as it would give you more time to stall and relax.
The more you contemplated whether or not to quit, the more you started leaning towards a self-destructive mindset. You wanted to work. You had to. It didn’t feel right for you to leech off of your boyfriend. That was simply not an option for you.
“I’m home!” You heard a strong voice boom throughout the house. It was Lewis, who had been out for most of the day. He was usually stuck in a billion meetings and was often hard to reach. You didn’t care about that though. You were just proud of him for working so hard. It made you feel guilty for not working nearly as hard as him.
“Hey, there you are. You don’t look well, are you ill?” He crouched down next to Roscoe to meet your face. Your eyes were closed due to the weight of your eyelids, but you lightly shook your head.
“I’m just really tired. Sorry, I didn’t take Roscoe out for his evening walk… I’m a bad dog mum.” Lewis chuckled lightly at the term you used to describe yourself. ‘Dog mum’.
“No need to worry about that. Your well-being comes first. How about I draw you a bath? I’ll take Roscoe out whilst you soak up some relaxing aromas.” If there was a ‘Boyfriend of the Year’ award, surely Lewis would win. He cared about the little things. The things you hadn’t even thought about.
“Thanks, Lew… you’re too good to me.”
“Nonsense. You deserve to be treated like royalty.” He stroked your cheek, causing your lips to tug upwards.
“I’ve been thinking about quitting.” You announced it out of the blue, but Lewis seemed unphased. Your eyes finally had some strength to stay open, so you looked straight into his. A mix of elation and calmness. That was your Lewis.
“That’s great. You shouldn’t work with a boss who doesn’t appreciate your efforts. Trust me, I would know. I’m lucky to have Toto, but I can’t even imagine working with some of the other team principals.” You knew about Williams’ fall from grace after the daughter of the former team principal stepped in.
“I don’t know though… I don’t want to stay home all day long and do nothing. I have to work, you know?” You had to face the music. There was no way you could quit and still be able to work. Accounting wasn’t special in Monaco. You were likely not someone a lot of companies were looking for.
“It doesn’t matter to me. I can take care of you, angel.”He really deployed your kryptonite. The name made your heart flutter as if the two of you were back in your honeymoon phase. It wasn’t fair.
“That’s a dirty trick, Lew. I’m not going to quit until I find a job I can replace my current one with. I’m sorry. It may not matter to you, but it matters to me.” Lewis got up and stretched before walking towards one of the many bathrooms,
“I’ll prepare a bath for you.”
5. New job
It had been a few months since you last brought up your work situation to Lewis. You had decided to continue until you’d eventually short-circuit. All that mattered was that you were a working girlfriend instead of a stay-at-home one. You didn’t have anything against that lifestyle in particular. It just wasn’t for you.
This day was special. You were cooking a vegan curry when Lewis came out of the shower to help you chop vegetables. It was a celebratory dish, as you had just been fired. Apparently, you had been doing ‘the bare minimum’ and that simply wasn’t good enough. Under normal circumstances, it would’ve been devastating to be fired, but you were elated. It sure as hell was better than quitting.
“What’s got you in such a giddy mood?” Lewis came up behind you and hugged your waist. Your body leaned into his and it was as if you were floating on clouds. Fluffy clouds of love.
“I was fired.” He pulled away from you and got the cutting board out.
“This is great news! We should eat out tomorrow to celebrate.” He started chopping up some potatoes to dump in the pot.
“I was thinking this could be a celebration. Just you, me, and Roscoe. We could throw on a good movie and all.” Lewis didn’t oppose that idea. He smiled and nodded, continuing his feat with the veggies.
Then it hit you. You’d be jobless. You hadn’t found a job to replace the old one with. A pang of guilt hit you like a freight train. You somehow managed to overlook the fact all day. Your breathing became hard and heavy. You had to take a break.
“Woah woah woah, what’s wrong?” You saw Lewis with the kitchen knife and apron. His image was getting blurry from tears you simply couldn’t hold back.
“I thought we were celebrating? What’s going on? Are you okay?” He put down the knife, undid his apron, and pulled you out of the kitchen. Luckily nothing was boiling.
“I just… I’m jobless,” you sniffled through your tears. The salty liquid coated your lips, and you could taste the despair. You slowly sank down onto the floor with him following suit.
“Well, that was the point,” said Lewis. You found it oddly comforting, but guilt still clung to every part of you. Like poison, you didn’t have the antidote for.
“I don’t want to burden you like that.” You were able to speak clearer after Lewis rubbed your back for support.
“You could never be a burden to me, okay? You are the reason I’m still standing here today with win after win. You motivate me to keep being strong and keep aiming for higher heights. How could you ever be a burden to me?” His words were like a warm hug. Your tensed muscles relaxed a little bit.
“I don’t know… I’ve never not worked before. I don’t exactly come from wealth,” you sighed. As much as it was about burdening your boyfriend— it was about your own values. Coming from what most would consider ‘middle class’, you always had to work harder than your peers. Monaco didn’t have time to wait around for you, so you always tried so desperately to catch up. It felt embarrassing. Your home country was just as forward and busy. There was never time for you. Working hard was a lifestyle that you had to pull off.
“Do you think I came from wealth? I didn’t. I worked my ass off to get here, and now that I have the means to spoil you. I want you to feel that you can take a rest, okay?” His reasoning was flawed to you. There was something about it that just couldn’t sway you.
“Lewis, I can’t be your trophy wife. I can’t.” You shook your head and swallowed hard.
“You won’t be. Think of this as your new job. You’ll have the responsibility to take care of Roscoe and keep the house clean and habitable. Is that not considered work?” There was no other offer on the table and there was no other option. The only way for you was that.
“Basically a housewife.”
“Darling, please.” Your stomach did cartwheels and the butterflies tumbled around in there.
“It’s okay. I’ll just have to make do,” you sighed and rested your face in your hands.
“Hey, at least you’ll be able to come to more of my races— if not all.” Wow, what a consolation… but he wasn’t exactly wrong.
“You know what? I have to make a call. I’ll be right back.” Lewis got up and made his way to the guest room for privacy. Meanwhile, you stared into the white ceiling. You felt so tiny. As if you were just a small speck of dust. An inconvenience. Muffled sounds were coming from the room Lewis had gone into. You could tell that it was about his job. Something that you already missed. Your boss was terrible, but at least you had something to do every day. At least he let you have 10-minute lunch breaks. Which, in retrospect, was far from enough time.
It took a while, but Lewis finally came back. His face looked as if he couldn’t contain himself. He seemed excited?
“Guess what.” He crouched down to meet your eyes.
“What?”
“You have a job.” He smiled and reached for your hand, helping you stand by supporting your waist.
“No need to rub in my new position as a housewife. I get it, Lew.”
“No. I pulled a few strings, and you’re going to be in the accounting department on my team.” Your eyes flew open in shock.
“What? Wait what?!”
“You get to work from home too, so it’s sort of like a compromise. You’ll be able to come to my races and you’ll be working like any other person. Your pay is higher than your last job too.” It was all too much, but you couldn’t turn it down after he’d just done something so grand for you. It’d be rude.
“Lewis, I genuinely don’t even know what to say. I mean, this is just amazing.” Your tears were all dried up on your face, and your eyes were gorgeous from them.
“You didn’t have to do this for me, you know?”
“I’ve told you so many times now; that I would do anything for you, darling.” Lewis was truly out of this world. His generosity and humbleness were his character. That was him. That was all yours.
+1. Handsome
The time had come for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to commence. Lewis was in the running position to bring home yet another championship. He had been dominating all season, so there wasn’t really a question of whether or not he’d win. That fate was sealed. It was just a matter of if he could snatch the last win of the season. You certainly didn’t doubt his skills paired with his car. He was basically unstoppable.
“You did great in the qualifying sessions, I’m sure you’ll do great now. You’re starting from pole position. You’ve got this in the bag, I’d say so.” You smiled as he got into his race suit.
“I have no doubts. I’ve got my lucky charm with me.” He looked at you with a silly smile plastered onto his face. Cute.
“I believe in you, handsome,” you cooed and winked at him before walking away, leaving him with the effects of having been called a pet name, when he’s usually the one to get the fun out of you. He felt his chest tighten and tingle. Perhaps the race would be in his favour after that one.
You were seated next to Tiffany again. The two of you were too focused on the race to have an actual conversation. You were completely immersed in your boyfriend, hoping that he’d not only win but also stay safe. You were convinced he wouldn’t do anything reckless though. That wasn’t like him.
He didn’t win, but at the very least he scored a podium finish. You were still proud of him. He was the 2020 world champion.
The crowd surge towards the podium stand nearly crushed you several times, but you were able to get in front of everyone else to receive a heartwarming kiss from your lover.
“You did so well out there, baby, I’m so proud!” His heart nearly stopped when you called him that. You pulled him in for a hug, before letting the engineers embrace him. The smile on his face was immaculate, and you couldn’t wait for the ceremony where he’d rightfully receive his trophy. You had been to the same ceremony a year prior, but something felt much more special about this year. Both you and Lewis had grown so much over the span of it, it didn’t feel real, but at the same time— you couldn’t remember how it felt before.
Safe to say, you were definitely going to stick around for a long time. Losing his lucky charm would be detrimental after all.
𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻…
𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚!
𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩! (𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙙𝙢𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧(𝙨) 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚(𝙨) 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣.)
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Nature of the Human Soul (Book 1) Chapter Six
Platonic! Hazbin Hotel x Teen! Reader
Father Figure! Alastor x Teen! Reader
Chapter Six: Memories of Life and Death
Summary: Everyone says the wrong thing, and (Y/N)'s mental health pays the price.
(Y/N) closed their eyes and put their hands over their ears as Angel’s show-and-tell video played. It was, of course, nothing short of one of his acting scenes with more of him than (Y/N) ever wanted or needed to see.
“Ya know, this performance won me a ‘Sex-x-x-i’ award,” said Angel proudly.
“It’s, uh, very…honest?” Charlie averted her face.
“Ew,” said Vaggie. “Okay, enough of that! Angel, what the fuck?”
“What? You said it was Show n’ Tell day!” said Angel. “I’m showin’ you my best film, and I’m tellin’ you that it scored me a win over that bitch, Tiffany Titfucker.”
“Ya know, that’s not a very convincing interrogation scene,” said Husk from the bar as he cleaned glasses.
“Alright, dickhead, what makes you think you have any right to insult my work to my fuckin’ face?” said Angel.
“You’re really gonna sit there and act like these scripts ain’t hot garbage?” said Husk, raising a brow.
“Fuck you,” said Angel. “This is classy art!” He pointed at the screen on an incredibly inappropriate scene.
Pentious covered his eyes with his head flaps, and Niffty grinned happily as she watched.
“That’s bullshit,” said Husk. “You get drunk and bitch about them all the time. Everyone likes to bitch to the bartender. I know everything about you and these motherfuckers at this point.” Angel rolled his eyes, and Husk decided to make a point. “That one.” He pointed at Pentious. “That one is an insecure buffoon whose lonely ass watches you idiots sleep. Princess is a bleeding heart who wants to solve everyone else’s problems ‘cept her own.”
“What? No, I—Pfft, no, no,” denied Charlie nervously.
Husk just continued on to Vaggie. “This one judges everyone and everything because she hates herself.”
“Aargh!” Vaggie hated how accurate it was.
“That one.” Husk moved on to (Y/N), whose flowers flinched nervously. “Is sick and tired of being thought of as some innocent kid by everyone here and might go crazy if anyone tries to put that role onto them.”
(Y/N) smiled sheepishly. Unfortunately, they really did feel like that.
“And Niffty.” Husk made a face. “You don’t even wanna know what her deal is.”
Angel cackled. “You weren’t kidding. Haha, wow! Kitten’s got claws! Meow~” He grabbed Husk’s face teasingly.
“And you!” Husk pushed Angel back. “Don’t get me started. I see right through you and all this bullshit and how fake you are.”
“Oh, me? Fake?” challenged Angel. “Wow. I had no idea. Guess that’s why I’m an actor. Dumbass. And—” His phone went off, and Angel’s face fell before he grabbed it. “Hold that thought.” He walked a few paces away. “Hello? Uh, yeah, I’m-I’m…” His entire attitude had changed, growing nervous and hesitant, completely unlike the usual Angel Dust the hotel dealt with. “No, no, I just, I—No, I’m not, but, uh, yeah…I’ll be right there.”
He turned off his phone and looked back at the group. (Y/N) furrowed their brow in concern as they saw a familiarly fake smile spread across his face. They had worn that smile themself. It had weighed more than a thousand tons on their shoulders.
“Well, uh, looks like Val needs me for an, uh, emergency shoot,” said Angel, trying to seem excited and eager.
“Uhuh, sure,” said Husk, seeing through it.
“You know what?” snapped Angel. “Fuck you! I don’t give a shit what a drunk ass bartender thinks a’ me! So why don’t you just crawl back to whatever cave you came out of, porn critic.” He gave Husk the middle finger and walked towards the door.
“Angel, you can’t leave yet!” said Charlie. “We haven’t finished our exercises for the day.”
“I’m sure you’ll manage without me,” said Angel.
I don’t think he can say no to Valentino, thought (Y/N), frowning.
They knew Angel had a contract with Valentino, and they saw the exhaustion in him whenever he returned to the hotel. They knew that if he could, Angel would rest more often. But he couldn’t. And (Y/N) really wished they could do something about it. After all, if there was one thing they despised more than anything else in this whole Hell and Heaven and Earth and everything, it was those that took advantage of others. The very thought summoned a murderous rage (Y/N).
They knew what it felt like to be used and abused.
The roses on (Y/N)’s head quivered and wilted as they felt themself on the verge of really, truly remembering (reliving) what they had gone through in life, and (Y/N)’s chest tightened.
“There isn’t much time left for the hotel to prove itself,” said Charlie, her words drawing (Y/N) out of their mind successfully.
“Dollface, it’s my job,” said Angel forcefully. “I know you want to fix everything, but unless you can fix my boss, there’s nothing you can do.” He slammed the door shut and was gone.
“Uuuuugh, why is this so haaaard?” groaned Charlie, curling up in front of the door. “What am I doing wrong?”
“I don’t think Valentino wants Angel to be redeemed, even if it’s possible,” said (Y/N), frowning.
“But I do,” said Charlie. “And I really believe in him! But he always has to go to work and can never really commit…What do I do?”
“Well, I mean, you’re the princess of Hell,” said Vaggie.
“So?” said Charlie.
“So, you don’t really use the power that comes with that, which I love about you, but maybe you can…I don’t know, command a little more authority?” suggested Vaggie, smiling encouragingly.
“But that’s so mean!” said Charlie.
“I don’t know much about the Vees, but I’m sure they’d deserve it,” said (Y/N), and Husk nodded in firm agreement.
“It’s not mean, exactly,” said Vaggie, trying to get through to Charlie in a way she’d understand. “It’s, uh, aggressive kindness!”
Wow. (Y/N) and Husk looked at each other, unimpressed by that “persuasion.”
“Okay!” Charlie brightened, apparently having been convinced by the idea of “aggressive kindness.” “I could be so aggressively kind to Angel’s boss that I convince to let Angel spend more time at the hotel!”
“Sure, whatever gets you there, babe,” said Vaggie, smiling at Charlie as she walked out the door happily.
“Is killing Overlords not on the table?” murmured (Y/N).
“No,” said Husk. “At least, not for you.”
“Fine, fine. I’ll do it another time,” said (Y/N).
Husk shrugged. “As long as you know you’ll win, go for it.” He didn’t care if Valentino got what was coming to him.
“Do not encourage them to kill people!” said Vaggie.
“It’s not people. It would be Valentino,” said Husk, and (Y/N) nodded in agreement.
Vaggie sighed, but she couldn’t disagree.
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When Angel returned, (Y/N)’s anger returned full force. He was clearly exhausted and uncomfortable, and whatever he had to film, it was long and, possibly (likely), painful.
“Eugh, I need a drink,” said Angel, slumping across the bar counter. “The hardest you can make.”
“Hm. You look like shit,” said Husk, putting a glass down and pouring a drink.
Angel straightened and put on his overconfident act. “Pfft. Not possible. Just a long shoot, nothin’ new.”
“Are you alright, Angel?” asked (Y/N), frowning.
“Of course!” said Angel, but he quickly chugged the drink Husk had made him. He slammed the glass down. “I said a strong one.”
“Excuse me,” scoffed Husk. “Didn’t realize this was a ‘drinking to forget’ kind of night.”
“Oh, I forgot. You’re the wise old bartender who’s seen it all!” Angel spoke confidently, but the look on his face was clearly not. “Get the fuck over yourself and pour me a real drink.”
“Look, if you got a problem, you’re not going to find the solution at the bottom of a bottle,” said Husk. “I should know, I’ve been looking there a long time.”
“Oh, sure, and where should I look, huh?” said Angel, scoffing. He wiggled his eyebrows. “In your bedroom, maybe? Under the covers? Maybe we can go and look together.”
“Angel, we’re actually worried,” said (Y/N), walking over. “We want to make sure you’re okay and take care of yourself.”
“I’m fine,” snapped Angel. “I don’t need any help.”
“Cut the act,” said Husk. “We can both see through it. You’re just lying to yourself and being fake.”
“Call me a fake one more time, motherfuckers!” Angel snapped, leaning forward towards (Y/N) and Husk angrily.
“Angel—” began (Y/N), reaching out slightly.
“Just leave me alone!” snapped Angel. He slapped their hand away. “Ya know what?! Ya’re all fucking lucky to be talkin’ to me! And you—” he glared at Husk “—would be lucky to fuck me! Ya know how much I’m worth?!” He was clearly spiraling. “Ya know how many people would kill to have Angel Dust come onto them?! Fuck you!” He spun on (Y/N), who flinched back. “And you! Just leave me alone! Stop trying the nice act on me! Acting like you’re innocent and nice when you’re just as much a sinner as us! Just fucking stop!”
(Y/N) flinched back as Angel stormed out. Their chest constricted, and they were overwhelmed as words from their past came to the surface. (Y/N) stumbled back even as Vaggie came around the corner. They could vaguely hear Vaggie asking Husk what had happened, but everything was faraway, like (Y/N) was underwater.
(Y/N) pulled away from the group, and as the edges of their vision blurred, they stumbled away, farther into the hotel.
Away. Need to get away.
(Y/N) collapsed in a darkened corner of the hotel.
“Don’t act innocent. You’re a filthy sinner, and if you don’t start obeying me, you’re going straight to Hell.”
(Y/N) curled up, putting their hands around their knees. Unbidden, roses and briars bloomed around them, creating a protective barrier that couldn’t hide (Y/N) from the words echoing in their mind.
“I saw you in Church. You weren’t paying attention. Can’t you do anything right? Do you want to burn for all eternity?”
(Y/N) squeezed their eyes shut and put their hands over their ears, but nothing could block out their memories.
“You’ve brought this on yourself. You refuse to atone for your sins, so I must deliver you from yourself.”
(Y/N) flinched, and phantom pain blossomed on their back.
“You are a sinner! You bring sin into this household! You must atone!”
(Y/N) curled farther in on themself.
I’m fine. I’m free. None of them can hurt me again. I’m fine. I’m fine. I’m fine.
“I’m fine. They can’t hurt me. I won. I won. I won.”
“Sinner. Filthy. Dirty.”
“No, no, no, you were the filthy one. You hurt me.” (Y/N) murmured. “They hurt me, and I punished them.”
“Wrong. Mistake. Abomination.”
“I did the right thing. I did the right thing. I did the right thing.”
“You have to atone.”
“Can’t hurt me. Can’t hurt me. Can’t hurt me.”
(Y/N) tried to breathe as their entire body ran hot, lungs too tight, the air too stuffy.
And then something cool wrapped around them. (Y/N) tensed, but they were too exhausted to open their eyes, too scared to see the people they were so desperately trying to block out. So they just let the comforting temperature wrap around them, settling around them. It stilled their thoughts, delivering them from their own mental hell.
(Y/N) let out a tired breath and held themself tightly. Whatever was settling around them felt like no enemy, and (Y/N) would take any bit of comfort they could find.
They had never gotten any before.
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Alastor lurked within the shadows of the hotel, gazing over (Y/N)’s small, protective barrier. He loomed above, perfectly able to act as he wished, ready as ever to drive fear into all. Instead, Alastor let the shadows rise and settle around (Y/N)’s shoulders. Their breathing calmed, and Alastor pulled back farther into the shadows, satisfied.
He could’ve frightened them. He could’ve driven them farther into their own madness. He could’ve pushed them and their magic to the brink to see if they had the strength to survive.
But Alastor hadn’t. He’d heard the same words he’d spoken to himself so, so long ago. And he’d done what, perhaps, a different, faint version of himself would have wanted.
Perhaps (Y/N) and he were not as different as he assumed.
Instantly, Alastor retreated into the shadows. He would prefer to think over that new realization on his own. It presented quite a few considerations Alastor had so far avoided in his life.
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Much, much later in the evening, (Y/N) braved a return to the lobby to attempt to steal a drink before retreating to their room again.
“Hey, kid?”
(Y/N) froze and turned. Angel was standing across from them, rubbing his arm nervously.
“Oh. Uh, hi.”
“Listen, kid.” Angel stepped forward. “I’m, uh, I’m sorry. For earlier. I shouldn’t’ve said what I did. I was being stupid. You’re a good kid. And even if you’re in Hell, you’re betta than most of the sinners in the Hellhole.”
“It’s okay,” said (Y/N), shifting uneasily. “You weren’t feeling well. I’m sorry for pushing.”
“You, uh, cared,” said Angel. “It was nice of you. So thanks.”
“You’re welcome.”
Angel smiled slightly. “Are we okay?”
(Y/N) nodded. “We are.” Angel wasn’t who (Y/N) had escaped. He was their friend.
And whoever had helped them was their friend, too.
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Out of my Control
Rhea Ripley x OC
Leah has always had her life together and is always in control. But when she meets Rhea Ripley maybe letting go sometimes isn't so bad after all.
Word count: 5936
Warnings: Cursing, Spanking, Gagging, Spit, Countdown, A little bit of angst.
Leah had a very particular routine. Every morning she would wake up at 5:00 am sharp. From 5 to 5:15 she would open the New York Times on her phone and catch up on current events. After that, she would take a shower. Cold, of course, to wake her up a bit more. She would make an English muffin lightly toasted with butter and a glass of cold brew with a splash of her favorite oat milk-based creamer. She was out the door to go to work at 7:00 to arrive at the office by 8:00.
People at work respected her. Everyone would acknowledge her and wish her a good morning or afternoon when she walked by. She always was the best dressed and everything at her desk was arranged to make her work day more efficient. Needless to say, she was in control. And she loved it that way. But in her romantic life, she wanted the opposite. She wanted to let go and have someone else make her decisions. She wanted them to pick the restaurant. Pick the time – hell, sometimes she’d even love for them to pick what she would wear. And a few months ago she found just that.
“Come on Leah, you have to come out with us.” Her friend Tiffany groaned, putting her head in Leah's lap.
“Yeah Leah, I feel like if we left you alone on another Friday night your vagina might shrivel up and fall off.” Her other friend Bri chimed in.
Bri, Leah, and Tiffany were all roommates freshman year of college and could not have been more different. Believe it or not, Leah had even been more uptight back then. She refused to hang out with them, dedicating all of her time to her studies. But one terrifying night they thought someone was breaking into their apartment.
They all hid in Bri’s room with a baseball bat until they found out it was just a raccoon who had found out how to kick open the door. Ever since that night, the girls were pretty much inseparable.
“I reallyyy don’t though. Don't you normally go to ‘The Keg’ I mean could they have come up with any better of a name?” Leah groaned pushing past Tiffany to stand up from the coach to go refill her currently empty wine glass.
“Um yeah, the bartender thinks I’m hot so we normally get free drinks,” Tiffany said, propping herself up on her elbow.
“You literally work in accounting…I know what you make, you can afford drinks.” Leah said.
“She definitely can but that does not mean she has to…also you’re deflecting! Cmon we can't let you stay in on a Friday night for the hundredth time in a row. Bri said, coming to the counter behind Leah.
“But I love my Friday night routine. Wine, my favorite snacks, my favorite shows and! My bed. You cannot find those at a bar.” Leah said.
Tiffany rested her chin on Leah’s shoulder.
“That’s the most depressing thing I have ever heard…you sound like you are eighty years old.”
“Or a depressed housewife,” Bri said.
“I’ve always been told I have an old soul,” Leah said, shaking her arm like an old lady, making them both laugh.
Tiffany moved around her jumping up to sit on the counter facing Leah.
“I’m just worried about you Leah….ever since Krista broke up with you–” Tiffany started.
“Ah ah. No Krista talk, you promised.” Leah frowned.
“And we promise we will stop feeling bad for you and not drag you out for the next six months if you just come out with us tonight,” Bri said, moving Leah's hair behind her ear.
Leah looked at both of the friends dreading her reaction. It was like all critical thoughts left her head regarding them. This is exactly what happened way too many nights in college and it always ended up with Leah picking one of them off the bathroom floor.
“UGHHHHHHH. Fine but only two drinks.” Leah said.
Tiffany and Bri squealed and jumped off the counter hugging her. “I knew you would cave! We are going to have so much fun, just like old times. BLT hitting the town again!” Tiffany said as Leah and Bri rolled their eyes.
“Girl even I might stay in if you use that awful nickname again” Bri said.
“Yeah Tif, I think that died the night after you were talking to that girl who offered you a sandwich on the sidewalk.” Leah shuddered at the memory.
“Yeah, some questionable choices were made that night.” Tiffany agreed.
“Anyway go shave…whatever your situation is down there and put on something CUTE not one of your business casual shirts,” Bri remarked.
“Yeah between the business casual attire and the ice queen attitude you give to any stranger that approaches us, you are kind of scaring the hoes,” Tiffany said.
“Nope, no guys I am serious. No girls tonight, just us. I’m not looking for another subpar one night stand with some girl named ‘Angel’ who won't call me back.” Leah said.
“A girl sets you up on one bad date and I never hear the end of it,” Bri said, making them all laugh.
Leah had had enough drama with Krista and everyone felt bad for her. If she had to go out, she at least wanted to spend time with her best friends.
“Okay fineeeeee I promise. It’s just us.” Tiffany said, extending her pinky.
“Just us.” Bri agreed putting her pinky in the mix.
“Always.” Leah smiled, sealing the deal.
Pinky promises used to mean something back in elementary school but apparently, all that went out the window as the girls had barely finished one drink and Leah went to the bathroom and came back to Tiffany with her tongue down some woman’s throat.
Leah rolled her eyes, sitting back down next to Bri.
“Damn, I thought she might make it to drink two before she ditched us. Leah said
“C'mon you know as well as me telling her she can't do something is going to make her do it that much faster,” Bri said taking a sip of her drink.
Leah sighed, thinking of how she was going to get Tiffany out of there until Bri choked on her drink.
“Woah who is THAT,” Bri said nodding past Leah.
Leah turned her head, looking at the seats further down the bar to see two women who looked impressively fit. One had long brown hair about mid-way down her back. She had on a classic pair of blue jeans and a strapless top which emphasised how impressive her back muscles were. But the other woman was who caught Leah’s attention.
She had jet-black hair in a wolfcut style. She had a few nose piercings and an eyebrow slit – immediately setting off Leah’s fuck-girl radar.
“Ah ah no that one is bad news.” Leah shook her head turning back to Bri.
“Omg so quick to judge! What makes you say that?” Bri replied.
“Um hello?? The piercings? The eyebrow slit? The tattoos? She is like the poster child for bad decisions.” Leah said, shaking her head.
“Well, what if I wanted to make some bad decisions? Bri said, wiggling her eyebrows.
“Then I would tell you to DM Jenna again, not find a new problem. I know exactly what her type is and trust me you want nothing to do with Miss Wolf Cut over there.” Leah said, sipping her drink.
“Damn, it seems like I already made a bad impression then?” Leah heard a voice from behind her.
Both Leah and Bri choked on their drink, turning around to face the woman and her friend.
“Pretty arrogant of you to assume we were talking about you,” Leah said coldly, making Bri and the woman's friend make a face.
“Arrogant or observant?” The stranger raised an eyebrow.
“Anyway me and my friend were just about to leave so excuse us,” Leah said, turning around to flag the bartender.
Leah heard the woman's friend mumble something back to her along the lines of, “Let's go sit down again” but the woman ignored her.
When the bartender returned to the group, Leah could barely get a word in before the woman with the wolf cut spoke up again.
“I'll do another whisky sour and the lady will take…a cosmo” She smirked, eyeing Leah’s glass. Leah went to protest but the bartender went straight to work.
Leah turned to complain to Bri as she saw her now chatting up the brunette with the long hair.
She sighed, accepting defeat as the woman with the tattoos sat in the barstool next to her.
“So how often do you do this? Go to some shitty dive bar and try and pick up your next victim.”
“Victim?” the woman laughed “You think I am that type?”
“I don't think so, I know so,” Leah replied shortly.
“And why is that sweetheart?” The woman asked as the bartender passed her her new drink.
“Because I’ve fallen for women like you before. You exude this confidence you walk around like anyone should be honored to have the pleasure of sleeping with you.” Leah explained.
“So you admit it, I am your type.” The woman smirked, causing Leah to roll her eyes.
The stranger laughs, finishing her drink and slamming it onto the bar.
“Well miss….” The stranger paused waiting for her name.
“Leah,”She offered.
“Well miss Leah I'll get out of your business but I…hope we run into each other again. I don’t think this was the only time we are meant to meet.” She winked at Leah before getting up, placing money on the bar, and grabbing her friend to head out.
After they left Bri scooted over to Leah again.
“So you got her number right?!” Bri said excitedly.
“In her dreams,” Leah said, taking the last swig of her drink.
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By the time April came around Leah was as busy as ever. Work really picked up and she had been running around the city like a chicken with its head cut off. Event planning was no joke. The clients could be demanding and annoying but hey – at least Leah was getting paid.
This particular day was not going her way though. She had slept through her 5 am alarm so she had to do her morning routine in twenty minutes. Once she was in the office, one of the interns spilled coffee on her. The rest of the day was meetings and clients yelling over the phone followed by more meetings. By the time Leah had put out all the fires it was pushing 9pm. She sighed as she turned off the light in her office and headed for her car.
She turned on the meditations that she did not get to practice this morning and started her commute home. It was only about 25 minutes, Garnet Valley was a small town but cutting through downtown could save Leah about five minutes and based on the downpour she would take all the time off she could get. Leah gripped the wheel tight leaning forward to see through her windshield wipers. The more it rained the louder she tuned up her mediation…which was the reason she did not hear her check engine light go off.
She continued at a slow pace until the car jerked, alarming her. She turned down her meditation a bit, finally hearing the light beep on the indicator.
“No no no” Leah started whispering to herself as her car jerked again.
She was just on the edge of downtown as she pulled over the car, making sure to jerk once more before she turned it off.
Leah waited for about three minutes before turning on the car again, the engine sputtering a few times before stalling. She repeated this two or three times before pulling out the keys.
“FUCK.” Leah shouted, laying her head on her wheel.
She let a few tears slip before she looked at her phone.
She couldn’t call Tiffany because she was out of town for work.
Bri was around but she was on a third date with a girl she really liked. And Leah would rather walk home than ruin her friend’s date.
She sighed, getting in contact with AAA to come tow her car. They said they would be there “soon” but based on her experiences in college she knew that could mean five hours right now.
She saw that there was a gas station across the street from where she stalled out, so begrudgingly she decided that is where her dinner would be.
She bundles up her thin hoodie, locked the car and ran across the street – almost slipping a few times.
As she walked in, the cashier gave her a nod and she strolled through the isles.
She grabbed a beef jerky stick, a bag of potato chips and a diet coke.
She normally would never be caught dead consuming such garbage but honsetly this day could not get any worse…
“Is that you Cosmo girl?” she heard a familiar voice say.
Leah froze in her tracks, beef stick a quarter eaten. There was no way it could be her.
As Leah turned around she was greeted with the woman's familiar figure.
She looked a bit different. Her hair was now mid back lengthand she was wearing a big t-shirt and joggers. Leah questioned how she could look so good in such plain clothes.
As the woman's eyes got big at the sight of Leah she finally caught what she looked like in one of the mirror in the corner of the store.
Leah was in a zipped up hoodie with her hood pulled up. Her hair frizzing up underneath and poking through a bit. Her jeans and blouse were soaked and her face… well if it wasn’t the rain that made her makeup run. It was her tears from the car. To complete the look with the several snacks she had in hand was mortifying.
And the woman could sense it, laughing loudly.
Leah blushed with embarrassment, going to walk past her to pay.
“Hey hey.. The stranger said gently, grabbing her arm as she passed. “I’m sorry. You just caught me by surprise with your new…look.” The woman held back a giggle.
“Ha ha laugh it up.” Leah mumbled.
“C’mon Cosmo girl.Let me pay for your snacks as an apology…you look like you need a pick-me-up.” The woman said, taking the snacks out of her hand and heading to the register.
Leah didn’t even put up a fight, she was so embarrassed. To be seen in such a vulnerable state made her uneasy. The woman snapped her out of her thoughts.
“Here you go…Leah.” The woman said handing over a bag as Leah gave a polite thank you.
The woman raised her eyebrow, perplexed by the seemingly different person standing before her than at The Keg a few months ago.
“Did you park far? I can help you out with my umbrella.” The woman said as the pair exited the convenience store.
“Kind of…my car broke down,” Leah said quietly.
“Damn, you really have had a shit day huh?” The woman said.
Leah nodded finally looking up at the woman. Her eyes were not the same as when they first met. They were not filled with mischief or lust just…saddness? Pity? And that made Leah want to run and hide.
“I called AAA. They should be here soon.” Leah said, clearing her throat and breaking eye contact again.
“So like five hours?” The woman said.
The two women looked at each other again as they burst out laughing. Leah started laughing so hard she started crying…almost sobbing. This was her low, her rock bottom, being soaked in a rainstorm after a shit day.
“Well listen I know you may not like what I am about to suggest but do you want to wait at my place? I live right there.” The woman said, pointing to a window about two blocks away.
Leah sighed, thinking of course this was a convenient way to get Leah back to the stranger's home. She had seen horror movies start…and end like this.
As soon as she opened her mouth to make a smart comment she noticed a familiar vehicle pulling up out of her peripheral.
It couldn’t be…this had to be a joke.
And yet when the woman stepped out of her car there she was. Krista. The same Krista that said that Leah was “The One”. The same Krista who said no one or nothing would ever come between them. And yet that was the same Krista who broke up with her by leaving a note and clearing out their apartment while Leah was on a business trip.
Leah’s heart sank as she could tell tears were beginning to form. She quickly turned to the woman who got her the snacks.
“Actually yes that sounds so nice. Lead the way!” Leah laughed nervously.
The woman looked at her, obviously confused by the sudden shift in demeanor from Leah. But as Leah’s gaze shifted between her and the woman pumping gas she put it together that that was not someone Leah wanted to see right now. So she obliged.
Upon entering the apartment Leah was not surprised by the decor. It was like the den of a vampire. All of the furniture was black. There were hints of purple accents on the walls and on some side tables. But it seemed very on-brand for….for this woman? It hit Leah that not only was she in a stranger's apartment, but she had no idea what her name was.
“Make yourself at home.” The woman said, taking off her boots.
“Thank you…uh..” Leah said.
The woman looked up.
“Rhea,” She replied back with a smile.
“Let me go get you a towel and a change of clothes. You're going to get sick if you stay in those.” Rhea said, passing her to go to what Leah presumed was her bathroom.
As she passed Leah got a whiff of her scent again smelling stronger from the rain as a strong emphasis of Burgemont stuck out to her.
Rhea prepared everything in the bathroom and let Leah take her time promising her she would look out for the tow truck in the meantime.
As Leah let the warm water envelope her body, she reflected on the day. She knew Krista lived in the same town. They were bound to run into each other. But catching Leah off guard was rare. It threw her into a state of vulnerability she was highly uncomfortable. I mean, it had been almost a year since their break up but Leah was always in control.
She was able to predict Krista’s every move. But now it seemed like she did not even recognize the woman anymore..or maybe she didn’t recognize herself.
Leah got out of the shower and looked at the clothes Rhea had laid out. She definitely would not typically wear any of these garments. The shirt was black with a soft white design of what she assumed was a band logo in the center. The sweatpants were admittedly comfortable but a little big. She pulled at the drawstring.
She wiped her face for a final time before heading back into the living room. Rhea sat on the window-sill watching her car as she promised.
Leah cleared her throat so as to not scare her. Rhea turned to her.
Rhea’s eyes widened with an emotion Leah could not exactly make out.
“You look...normal,” Rhea said.
“Normal?” Leah said, crossing her arms.
“Not as an insult more like ... .yourself and not some Queen of Ice ready to behead one of her subjects…or a woman buying her a drink in a bar.” Rhea laughed.
“Even Your Majesty has off moments.” Leah sighed heavily plopping down on the couch.
“So…who was the woman at the gas station,” Rhea asked, catching Leah off guard.
“I don’t see why she would be any of your business,” Leah said coming off a bit more harsh than she intended.
“C’mon, sweetheart. I bought you your fabulous dinner, let you shower, and wear my favorite sweatpants. The least you can do is give me a little backstory. “ Rhea said, moving to the opposite side of the couch from Leah.
Leah looked at her expecting a shit-eating grin but the woman looked genuinely interested.
“Did she do anything to you?” Rhea whispers, clenching her fist a little.
“NO no god no – not like that.” Leah quickly said.
“She's just an…ex. Who I didn’t want to see me like that.” Leah admitted.
Rhea sat back in relief but still questioned. “Messy breakup?”
“If you consider leaving a note saying. ‘I used to enjoy thinking about our forever but who could stand to be someone who loves their reputation more than me messy than yes, very.” Leah said, causing Rhea to wince.
“Yeah, I think that counts as messy.” Rhea agreed, earning a small smile from Leah.
“You do give off a very strong aura,” Rhea admitted. “That's why I went and flirted with you at the bar.”
“You liked the fact that I seemed to be almost… repulsed at your flirting?” Leah questioned looking at Rhea.
“I admit you were a tough shell to crack but I noticed something else underneath that cool and mean exterior,” Rhea said, motioning her hands toward Leah.
“Oh yeah and what was that?” Leah asked.
“Excitement,” Rhea smirked, causing Leah to look away from her.
“I have no idea what you mean.” Leah cleared her throat causing Rhea to laugh.
“It was only for a second but I could see the look in your eye when I ordered the drink for you. It was like you were relieved and turned on at the same time. “ Rhea said boldly.
Leah's eyes widened.
“I was NOT turned on. I hate not being in control. What if I had wanted something else? What if I wanted to switch my drink.” Leah said.
“I agree, you seem like you need to be in control of most things in your life but…” Rhea said, moving closer to Leah on the couch. “ I think sometimes you like to give other people control if they prove themselves to you.”
Leah blushed at her forwardness, standing up. Feeling uncomfortable with the ache she was starting to feel in between her legs.
“I think you like to assume a lot of things about me, Rhea,” Leah said, going to glance out of the window still– no truck in sight.
“Like what?” Rhea said, sitting back and spreading her legs a bit.
“Like the fact that I wanted more than one Cosmo at that bar or the fact that you assumed I had a history with my ex at the gas station and that you assumed if you were able to get me back to your apartment I would just go weak at the knees and beg you to take control of me.” Leah ranted pacing back and forth before stopping in front of Rhea.
Leah looked down at Rhea, her breathing getting heavier as Rhea slowly stood up from the couch towering over Leah as the two got close.
“And am I wrong assuming that maybe you came back to my place because you knew I was exactly the person who could take care of you after such a rough day?” Rhea whispered, moving a curl behind Leah’s ear.
The pair breathed quicked as Leah looked up at Rhea as she licked her lips looking at Leah with such affection yet equal parts lust.
Leah would never be so reckless. This woman only learned her name twenty minutes ago and now she was inching closer and closer to climbing on top of this woman. How could she let go so easily?
Rhea bent down to her ear and whispered.
“All you have to do is ask princess…and I’ll take care of you,” Rhea said grabbing her hand and ghosting her lips over Leah’s neck.
Leah’s head mind was racing. There was no way she was going to fall for this woman's spell would she? And yet the only words that came out of her mouth were.
“Please…” Leah whispered. “Fuck me”
That was all Rhea needed to finally press her lips against Leah's throat.
Rhea’s hands shifted down to her hips pulling Leah’s body flush against hers causing Leah to let out a satisfied moan.
As Rhea bit her neck lightly Leah did not even think about the fact she would have a hickey to cover tomorrow just that she wanted more of this feeling. Rhea kissed Leah’s throat, sighing before pressing her lips against Leah’s.
“I thought you would never ask” Rhea smirked, moving her lips in tandem with Leah.
The kiss was so deep Leah barely noticed Rhea sitting them both on the couch as Leah straddled Rhea continuing to press into her.
Rhea moved her hands up from Leah's waist grabbing one of her breasts.
“This okay?” Rhea paused for a moment coming up for air.
Leah nodded, leaning in to kiss her again.
“Ah ah, princess I need to hear you say it. Say you want me to handle these gorgeous tits.” Rhea groaned.
Leah would typically never say such a vulgar sentence but with the pulse coming from between her legs getting stronger Leah had no problem saying it.
“Please play with my tits.”
Rhea obliged quickly, taking Leah’s shirt and throwing it haphazardly across the room.
Since Leah's Bra was soaked it was no surprise either woman when there was no bra to be found.
Leah moaned as Rhea kissed down her cheek grabbing one breast and licking a painfully slow swipe across her left nipple.
“Fuck I can barely fit them in my hands.” Rhea seemed to mumble to herself before taking one nipple in her mouth.
As Rhea sucked and licked and teased Leah’s breast she was not naive to feel Leah’s hips start to buck in search of any friction.
Rhea grinned looking up at Leah as she pulled back biting her nipple before letting it go with a gasp from Leah.
“Sorry, I would love to tease these all day but I have something else I need to take care of,” Rhea said grabbing Leah’s hips and rolling the pain so Leah was now sitting on the couch with Rhea going on her knees between Leah’s legs.
“Since the minute you stepped out here in my clothes all I could think about is how they would look on my floor.” Rhea flashed her shit-eating grin.
Leah was about to get out a witty comeback but the words quickly left her brain as Rhea began tugging on the waistband of Leah’s sweatpants making sure to kiss every inch of her exposed skin as she finally got them off discarding them amongst the pile building in the corner.
Rhea kissed up Leah’s thigh getting dangerously close to her heat as Leah’s eyes widened in anticipation. Rhea looked up at Leah panting and biting her lip down at Rhea.
Rhea paused shaking her head for a moment.
“Is something wrong? “ Leah said sitting up a bit before Rhea grabbed her hips pinning her in place.
“The opposite princess.” Rhea smiled grabbing her wrist and kissing it tenderly.
“You look like a work of art…and I can’t wait to ruin you,” Rhea said whispering the last part as she sat back on her knees, hooked her arms under Leah’s thighs, and licked a long stripe up to Leah’s clit.
Leah threw her head back as the feeling of ecstasy took over.
Leah was attracted to Rhea when they first met in the bar, whether she wanted to admit it or not. But she looked absolutely sinful right now. As her tongue continued to dance across Leah’s clit Leah began to truly observe Rhea. The way her eyes fluttered between looking up at Leah or closing them to focus on her meal. The groans she would let out when Leah started moaning in a higher pitch. But what sent her over the edge was when she moved one hand so she could massage Leah’s clit as her she flicked her tongue in and out of Leah. The way her muscles tightened as Leah reached her peak had her crying out Rhea’s name as she came on her tongue.
Rhea slowed down the pace of massaging her clit so Leah could ride out her high as Rhea got up straddling Leah. Leah finally opened her eyes in time to see Rhea slide her thumb over Leah’s lips and part them a bit.
Leah waited in anticipation as Rhea connected their lips, her tongue immediately begging for entrance. Leah tasted herself off of Rhea's tongue.
Leah tried to grab Rhea’s hips to sit her down on her lap until Rhea stopped her with a smile.
“I’m not done with you yet,” Rhea said, getting up and offering her hand to Leah as she led her to her bedroom.
Leah went from being pressed against the bedroom door to Rhea’s vanity to finally lying on her back in Rhea’s bed.
Leah watched curiously as Rhea stripped, putting on a harness. Leah bit her lip watching her back muscles flex as she bent over attaching a purple dildo to the harness before turning around.
Rhea caught Leah looking, giving her a wink before walking over and sitting on the edge as Leah crawled up to her.
“Mind getting it wet for me sweetheart?” Rhea said in a deeper town stroking Leah's curls before grabbing a fist full as Leah’s eyes widened in excitement.
Leah got on the floor between Rhea's legs as she quickly offered her a pillow to rest her knees on.
Leah was practically salivating when she grabbed the dildo with one hand spitting on the tip and letting Rhea watch it drip down.
Rhea let out a low “Fuck” as Leah started taking it in her mouth Leah batted her eyelashes up at Rhea as she tried to take it to the base.
“That's a good girl,” Rhea said as Leah slowly started bobbing her head up and down on the dildo getting it soaked in spit. Her arousal grew more and more as she imagined it inside of her.
Rhea grabbed a fist full of Leah’s curls again telling her to open as Rhea started fucking her throat.
Leah tried to open her throat as wide as possible, letting Rhea violate her. Leah looked up at Rhea while she gagged and she could have sworn that almost made her cum.
Rhea let go of Leah’s hair and helped her off her knees as she said she needed her right now telling Leah to lay ass up facing the foot of the bed
“As if you couldn’t look any more sexy – look at this ass,” Rhea said, slapping it and getting behind Leah.
Leah hissed at the sting as she felt the dildo start rubbing up and down her pussy.
Rhea teased her lining up with her entrance and pushing in just a little bit before pulling out. She did this about three more times before Leah started whining.
“Please…please,” Leah begged, apparently too quiet.
“What was that princess? You’re going to have to beg louder than that.” Rhea said repeating the same motion but a little bit deeper this time.
“Fuck Rhea please you already have me bent over,” Leah said exasperated.
Rhea went just deep enough to drive Leah crazy as she begged loudly this time.
“Oh my god Rhea please fuck me take control and make me…FUCK.” Leah almost screamed as Rhea fully slid inside her.
Rhea was stroking painfully slow at first making sure to fill her pussy up as far as she could but after a minute or so she started to pick up the pace.
Leah could not imagine how sinful the noises must have sounded to anyone who could have passed. Even on the street below Leah was sure that if it was not pouring rain her moans would have echoed down the street.
“God you look so pretty taking my cock…look at yourself,” Rhea said, grabbing Leah's hair again and making her sit up flush against her. Leah looked up to a mirror that was in front of them. And she could barely recognize herself. Her hair was a mess half in Rhea’s hands the other half sprawled outward. Her tits bounced with every stroke Rhea did and she could tell Rhea was staring hard at them. She could also see the outline of the dildo poking at her lower stomach as Rhea continued her assault.
Leah’s moans got higher again as she felt Rhea’s breast press against her pack and how hard her abs were crunching as she fucked her.
Rhea noticed, snaking a hand up Leah’s stomach to her throat.
“Are you going to cum for me again, pretty girl? Get ready to hold your breath.” Rhea grunted as Leah took a deep breath.
Rhea told her to hold her breath as she tightened her grip.
“I'm going to countdown and on 10 you’re going to let out that pretty noise again and cum for me okay?” Rhea coached her as she began to count.
“10…..9….8…” Rhea began as Leah’s thoughts were getting cloudy. All she could think about was more… more…more..
“7….6….5…..4” Rhea continued.
Leah felt like that bubble building inside her was about to explode as Rhea started rubbing Leah’s clit with her free hand.
“3….2….Cum for me princess.” Rhea encouraged her as Leah felt everything in her body tighten as she came harder than she ever thought was possible.
Rhea let go of her neck, Leah gasping for air as Rhea slowly pulled out and laid Leah down on her back.
“You were amazing….Leah.” Rhea said softly kissing Leah on the forehead. She explained she was just running to get Leah some water and a towel.
During the short time she was gone Leah started being able to form full thoughts again like “Oh my god I just had the best sex of my life with someone I do not even know more than two things about.” And Rhea could tell. When she returned and gave Leah the glass of water, she could tell the woman was embarrassed – sitting with her knees to her chest.
“Hey hey don't start doing that over-thinking thing.” Rhea interrupted her thoughts.
“I'm not- well I…I normally just don’t sleep with people when I haven't even gone out with them. I am not even sure what your favorite color is what you do for work or how you spend your free time.” Leah started after taking a sip.
“Well my favorite color is purple, I am a wrestler, and typically I prefer my alone time but there is someone I ran into tonight I am hoping I get to spend more time with.” Rhea smiled.
“Wait a wrestler?” Leah questioned before her phone started ringing.
After dealing with the phone call and explaining it was the tow truck Rhea looked a bit disappointed but she helped Leah get dressed and helped her get her shoes on.
As Leah got ready to exit the apartment she looked back at Rhea as she waved a half-hearted goodbye before Leah said.
“So is this the part where you ask me for your number or is that out of my control? “
Hi guys! I hope you liked this one it took me...so long. But I hope everyone had a good day and I can be a very steamy wind down to your day. :)
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English: Jealousy: Love Me Like You Say You Do
x: A fictional piece of writing starring Hazel and Roman and an uninvited guest that Hazel’s not a fan of
Parts: Celos: Observación ! Celos: Negación Dolorosa ! Celos: Sucia
English: Jealousy : Observation ! Jealousy: Painful Denial ! Jealousy: Dirty
Saturday
The gray clouds blanketed the sky, crying down an ever ending cycle of rain. or, at least, that’s what she remembered. She hadn’t bothered to look at the sky or the grass that sprouted the beautiful list of flowers, or the anonymous people conversing walking the streets. A rather grim start to her day, no doubt. The natural curious soul didn't seek questions today. Those direct chocolate eyes, spent most of its time admiring the smooth floors in the house, or the dark carpet in the cadillac escalade, or the shiny marble floor that reflected the chandeliers so richly.
Blur. It was all a blur. The people moved past her and just looked like motion blur. Not able to identify their faces. Maybe it was the world around her that was the problem. Or maybe it was her. She was in scrambles. Ignoring the gnawing pain in her head, her chest, her stomach. She finally pushed past her bellowing rage from last night when Tiffany called out Roman publicly. Which confused her, because she never wanted to control him, or argue with him. She never wanted to make him feel like she didn't trust him. And she wasn't even mad at him. Maybe Tiffany. Naturally, Tiffany. But more… at herself.
‘There must be something wrong with me. Is that why he stayed over there longer than usual? Why she decided to touch his arm? Did he lie about what they were talking about? Is there something that I don't know about? I thought he was being honest. I trusted him. Is it something that I'm not doing?’
She dreaded this more than anything. She dreaded that she couldn’t fully devote her attention to her clients. But she tried her best, helping the influx of high end customers, while trying her best to find the answer to the questions that clouded her judgment. What a day this was going to be.
The Cadillac rested in front of the building. 8 o clock. Like clockwork. Never late. Never too early. Just on time. There was no light in her eyes by the time that closing had come around. She was sure that her driver noticed. The fire that would be reflecting in her eyes after work was dull, and dim. And the spark that lit that fire had been nonexistent all day. Finally, she would go home. To her bed. Not to see Roman and talk about all of the customers and their annoying demands, just some sleep. She didn't even want to talk to him. Didn’t want to burden him with her fluctuating feelings. And that's exactly what she did. Stripping off everything as soon as she walked through the front door. She only bid him a small hello, before disappearing into the shower, letting the hot water and steam fill her senses. Hazel knew that Roman would try to ask questions about why she was acting this way, but she wanted to be selfish this one time. Let herself figure out what is going on, and then address him. ‘Yeah. That's what i’ll do’
Sunday
The black silk sheets wrapped around her body till morning. He was up at ungodly hours training, attending meetings, and running errands for the house that Hazel had not gotten to yet. She didn’t want to leave the mold she had made in her bed. She knew that the questions and thoughts regarding Tiffany would hit like a surge storm as soon as she got up. But she has work to do, and the bag doesn’t chase itself. ‘Just, happy thoughts. Breathe. Breathe~ Happy thoughts.’
Friday
A drive home. No special drivers, no assistants. Just her. With guilt eating away at her. She had promised him that she was going to be there. But she just… couldn’t stand being in the same place as the two of them. Whether that was beneficial to her didn’t matter right now. Truth be told, she might try something even more bold since she won't be there, or maybe she took out all of the fun because Tiffany can’t see Hazel’s face in real time when Tiffany torments Hazel. Well it’s too late now. She recognized the brick driveway she had driven over countless times. Slugging herself out of the car, through the front door, and plopping onto the bed. Not even bothering to hang her keys up or take her blouse off. Sleep. That sounded so good right now. Order some pizza, hide behind the covers and go to sleep.
She didn’t remember when everything had meshed together. She didn't even remember hopping in the shower. She barely remembered herself walking through the front door. All she was focused on was distraction. ‘Distract yourself.’ She wondered what he was doing right now. Probably backstage readying up to present himself to the masses. ‘Distract yourself.’ Would he be disappointed in her that she didn’t show up like she said? What if this was the worst day she could’ve missed? ‘Distract yourself Hazel..’ “I miss him.” ‘Hazel...’ She misses her man. her man. She should be in his arms while he waits for his cue. Wishing him good luck and showering his face in kisses. ‘Stop..’ What if Tiffany’s there? ‘Hazel this isn't good..’ Trying to take her place and give him words of affirmation with her kiss-ass tone? And she's not there to stop her. She’s able to do as she pleases. “And then she.. she,” Hazel says, snapping to her senses when she realizes that she’s talking to herself, letting her mind break piece by piece. Because of her. And because she loves him so damn much.
Monday
She tugged on the short crop top, making sure her cleavage was showcased through the top. Well, whatever the scraggly piece of clothing was. She sighs. She was going to figure it out. More provocative maybe? Tiffany’s gear always showcased her tits. No matter, she could do that too. A thin mustard crop top that tied in the front, stopping right at the bra line. With that, skinny ripped jeans that cling onto her body like water, with strappy heels. “Hello ma’am how are you doing this morning?” One of the cleaners that always greeted her on the way in. She replies before heading into her office saying, “Not great. But.. another day, another dollar.”
Friday 12:00pm
5 excruciating days of work. She was so busy that she had forgotten who Tiffany was. Or about Smackdown tonight. Client after client. Hour after hour. Customs after customs. Numb. Yeah, that was the best way to explain it. Just numb. After day two, she was on autopilot. Wake up, shower, put on another promiscuous outfit, bid her goodbyes to Roman, and spend the rest of her time at work. It really was exhausting the amount of work that she forced onto herself. With those demoralizing thoughts that seemed to get worse everyday. ‘One more customer.’ ‘Might have to skip lunch today, too many people in the shop.’ ‘Might have to do extra work at home.’
It was noon on her fifth work day. ‘God. I'm tired.’ She had been sipping on an empty coffee cup, pushing out every ounce of energy she had. And she had forgotten to bring her tupperware filled to the brim with her favorite leftovers. Wonderful. Just wonderful.
“Excuse me Ms. Hazel, Roman is here to see you.”
‘Why? Is he here?’
“Let him in,” Hazel says, sighing while tapping her forehead. A tall figure with a black hoodie and black sweatpants entered the shop carrying a gray disposable bag with a tupperware full of food in it. Roman. He never came to visit her at her job, and she honestly preferred it that way. She gets distracted way too much when he's there. He gently lays the bag on top of the glass display case, observing her lazy face upon his entry.
“You forgot your lunch this morning.” She gave him a quick smile and replied, “Thank you. I didn’t want to order anything today. You saved my ass.” Her hands reach out to him, and he leans forward. Allowing her small hands to grab his face and give him two sweet pecks on his lips.
And they thought the same thing at the same time.
‘His lips are so soft.’
‘Her lips are so soft.’
“When are you coming home?” Roman purrs, still remembering the quick but savored feeling of her lips on his. Meanwhile, she shuffles around her office, picking up stacks of paper and sitting them on her desk.
“Um, probably 11, why?”
“Is this job stressing you out?” She gave him a confused look. When has she ever complained to that extent? She loved her job. “No, of course not. It can get hectic, like many jobs, but I love mine.” He places his hands in his sweatpants pocket, watching her rampage through the first stack of papers. “You know you can have someone else help you out with all of this right? That’s what secretaries and interns are for.” Why was he so concerned for her work load? She always worked a lot. This wasn't the first time she came home late from work.
“You don’t think I can handle this?” He sighs and counters, “I know you can, but I want my woman back.”
“Sweetie, i'm right her-”
“I want you home baby. Vibrant like you used to be. You just look so tired and annoyed now. You’re so silent when you come home. You barely want to touch me when you come home. I’m not saying you can’t handle it. My baby is the best of the best. But this.” He was now behind the looming jewelry glass display case, standing in the doorway to her office and motioning to the bothersome conundrum. More like abomination of a room littered with papers in every spare corner. “This can’t be healthy for you, dear. I can’t tell you how to run your business, but I really think you should find a secretary or someone that can lighten the load for you. Please come home. You don’t need to do all of this bull shit right now. Call me selfish, I don't care. Let me take care of you. Let me ease your stress. Let me do what I do best, for you Hazel.”
She didn’t know what it was that made her cry. Maybe it was his tone of voice. Maybe his looming concern for her health. His beautifully constructed sentences. Maybe all of it. Maybe none of it. Maybe him just being there made hot tears string down her face. He rushed to her side, standing her up and cradling her in his arms while she cried in his shirt. She muttered “I’m sorry,” into his shirt over and over and over. She felt so guilty. She didn’t know that she was hurting him. That was the last thing she wanted. She never wanted him to feel like he did anything wrong. She knew that this was a “her” problem. That was why she even began working so much in the first place. Busy herself and her mind and maybe, just maybe, she’d figure herself out that way.
He told her to stay put, while he exited the office, going to the greeter that stood at the glass doors and asked her a couple questions as she nodded understandingly. Commotion broke out, and workers started grabbing their things. The greeter rushed them out of the door and turned the dainty sign that hung on the door from the “open” side, to the “closed” side. He appeared in her office quickly, only to grab her purse, keys, and other essentials for her.
“Roman what’s going on?”
“We’re leaving.” She pointed to the multiple stacks of paper on her desk. “I-I still have wo-.”
He grabs her hand softly with all of her belongings in the other hand, leading her out of her office and pulls the door shut. “What work?” he says, smiling at her before planting a kiss on her forehead. “You’re well overdue for a Roman special.” Hazel chuckles to herself, her hand re-engulfed in his. “And what the hell is a Roman special?”
He turns around and smiles at her. “Some good food, a hot bath, a massage, some good head, and great dick.”
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It all starts with a smoke alarm
This wasn't supposed to happen like that, of course. It was supposed to happen with an ”allow me to introduce myself”, at the least. But hey, I am playing the cards I've been dealt, and since an anonymous ask on Tumblr does not allow pictures or links, this will have to do. We'll have plenty of time later.
Yesterday, I said that reading that Single Report reaped benefits. I have screen capped and summed up all the things that made me rise an eyebrow, to make things easier. Hopefully, this is going to be short: who would wax lyrical about a septic tank, after all?
I did not use my superpowers to do this, but simply the link provided by a very active Anon on several shipper blogs, in order to properly stir shite, I presume: https://corumproperty.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/HomeReport-31.pdf
Armed with my wits and a virtual highlighter, I started to carefully read the whole document. Ownership details aside - this, I discussed yesterday -, I remind you that it should give any prospective buyer a good, detailed idea of the available fittings and current condition of the house put on sale.
In Europe and elsewhere, I guess, inspections of this type are rather a dull and thorough affair. And these people did an excellent job: they checked every single nook & cranny, used binoculars to have a closer look at the roof tiles and listed it all on these papers a good researcher should read, before dropping to conclusions.
This is how we know, for example, that the inspection happened on a rainy day:
.. and that the guttering was overflowing. Does that sound like a well loved, lived-in house to you?
Thought so.
This brought a smile. And the image of a Christmas tree left near a London dustbin in June. Home, sweet home?
Like all properties, this also comes with burglar and fire alarm systems. However, apparently not much has been done, in this respect. Or at least, not recently. Not since February 2022, to be accurate: otherwise, they would have been upgraded. Yet, no such thing: it's up to the buyer to do and pay for the upgrade.
Lived-in? Certainly not after February 2022 and probably even earlier, would be my best guess. But lived-in at some point in time, most certainly.
You see, since I was on the real estate agent's webpage, I also took the virtual tour of the house. It is available to everyone, here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=AFKibrk8QiD
Now, I don't know about you, but when I visit somebody's house for the first time, I always check the bookshelves: yes, I am a shameless nerd. I am also well aware that the rest of the furniture was staged, it looked that sad, clinical way it does all over the world. Did not expect to find any books in there, to be honest. And yet, there they were.
I didn't bother with the fashion coffee table books, although I thought they were a nice nod to Ms. B's past, and totally the kind of things she might have on her credenza.
A built-in bookshelf in the basement caught my eye. That did not look staged. It looked as she might have left some of her own books in there, like an afterthought, if you want. And people's choices of books are always speaking volumes to me, about who they really are.
It did not disappoint.
More fash-un. And yeah, Tiffany & Co! I knew it!
A Tina Turner bio or memoir. Awww:
Bette Davis and some feminist literature. Her books, I am pretty sure of that:
And, to save the best for last, lo and behold, what do we have here?
Bear Grylls?
That Bear Grylls?
Hahahaha. Of course. I have all the reasons in the world to believe the music producer/PA/whatever is into masculine thrillers written by a world-renowned survivalist, haven't I?
Not a chance in hell, to be honest. I grinned like the Cheshire cat because, ladies, we do know WHOSE book is this, don't we?
Judging by its jacket, well-read. Not a prop.
Belonging to someone with a dry, wicked sense of humor who apparently also left this gem:
A Captain's Duty. At this point in time, I wasn't grinning anymore. I was laughing like an idiot, of course.
Slàinte mhath, ladies. We'll have time for a proper introduction later.
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what do you think regulus' relationship with all the skittles is like. ik he and barty are the secret thurd thing but i am extremely curious about his interactions with the twins. do he and pandora exchange resigned looks whenever rosekiller is being their Very peculiar brand of Rosekiller? and also evan and regulus. ?? i always imagined regulus (if he met the twins in his childhood) as slightly protective of them in a older sibling type of way. i think that might be from my own need to protect my friends (especially as a child). like i used to be desperate to show someone love the way my sister showed me. so yeah im absolutely bestowed with your regulus and i do wonder if you have headcanons abt his interactions with the other skittles<333
i was discussing this ask with @fernhelm socratic-seminar style and ive compiled the results for you...
regulus is a fundamentally selfish person but he's selfish on behalf of the skittles. he's folded them into his life & his care, and part of that is finding excuses for every ugly thing they could possibly do. in his eyes they (the twins, barty) fundamentally just deserve to do whatever they need to
fern said thesis of the skittles is this terry pratchett quote: "All witches are selfish, the Queen had said. But Tiffany’s Third Thoughts said: Then turn selfishness into a weapon! Make all things yours! Make other lives and dreams and hopes yours! Protect them! Save them! Bring them into the sheepfold! Walk the gale for them! Keep away the wolf! My dreams! My brother! My family! My land! My world! How dare you try to take these things, because they are mine! I have a duty!"
pandora is his best friend. he is capable of understanding her in a way that he doesn't understand the rest of them. if regulus is something cold hiding something warm, she's the inverse. part of their mutual understanding is the fact that they ultimately ended up on the same side in the war.
regulus only understands evan through pandora. they're close but not super close to me!! pandora is a warmer, brighter, more expansive version of evan & that is more accessible to reg... i think regulus fronts like he's cold & unfeeling but evan actually Is That and that fact is alienating
anything i could say about barty and regulus's friendship warrants its own post but genuinely to me they have a greg & rodrick heffley type dynamic and i stand by that
i see the skittles relationship as quiet & abiding. they are all using the friendship to self-soothe in their own ways and it makes it codependent but in a gentle sense... layers of caretaking. the weird kids who eat lunch on the picnic bench and don't seem to talk much but are never seen apart. they don't banter loudly like the marauders but they're all holding hands under the table
#a#I actually have more to say but this is getting out of hand 😭#if you wanted to send another ask i would elaborate perhaps#THE WAY ROSEKILLER GETTING TOGETHER WOULD HIT THAT FRIENDGROUP LIKE 9/11#saints speaks 🐇
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BIJOUX
FOUR. funeral POSTPONED!
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By the time you had snuck out of the emergency room and back into your office, Yujin's proposal was already tucked under Sumin's arm. It lacked the typical pink folder proposals were usually transported in, instead, it appeared Yujin had simply taken the papers hot off of the printer and shoved them into your poor assistant's hands.
"Y/N!" Sumin was always cheery and eager to be of service, but you had never seen her quite so elated to see you before. Her lip tint from that morning had worn off and she hadn't taken the time to reapply it as she usually would. She stood right in front of your office, and your eyes flicked behind her to peer through the glass walls to see Jay running around looking for... something.
"Hi, Sumin." You smiled. "Is that for me?"
Sumin nodded vigorously. "Yes, I'm so glad you're back. I don't know what anyone is doing and I'm too scared to ask. Mr. Park has made 27 phone calls in the last 15 minutes."
Taking the mess of papers from her shaking hands, you gave her a pat on the shoulder before gently pushing her to switch your positions. You hooked your hand under the door handle before giving Sumin one last apologetic smile.
"Go home early today. We'll be here for a while," You told her, "I'll pay you for your whole shift, don't worry."
With that, you pushed open the door to your office.
Jay ended a call just as the glass entrance closed behind you, tossing his phone onto the chair in front of your desk.
"Who's got you all worked up, big guy?" You asked, a teasing grin on your lips despite Jay's threatening glare.
"You."
"Woah, I just got here," You argued, letting the papers fall on the tempered glass desktop with a thud.
"Exactly, that's the problem," Jay seethed, running his hand through his freshly dyed black hair. "You should've been here half an hour ago—in fact, you should've never left!"
"Who else was gonna give those poor, sickly children their IVs, Jay?"
"Oh, I don't know, maybe the people who are literally paid to do that?!"
"Whatever." You shook off his insistence and began flipping through Yujin's write-up, skimming through each page and letting your eyes linger on the ideas that made you forever grateful for hiring her.
Jay huffed out a breath as he fell into the seat in front of you, wincing as he sat right on his phone.
"So," He began, dragging out the word until his head was sitting in his hand propped up on your desk, "What do ya' think?"
You put down the last page—there was only about five of them—and mimicked Jay's stance, leaning forward a bit to meet his eyes.
"I think," You said, "That Shin Yuna dropping out of our deal was the best thing to ever happen to us."
Jay breathed out a laugh, reaching over to ruffle your hair before taking Yujin's proposal to look over himself.
"I have to hand it to you guys, the idea is perfect," You admired, "And Yujin seems to known exactly how this should happen—I'm just concerned about actually acquiring, y'know, a model."
As the last word fell from your tongue, Jay pulled a booklet out from beneath him and slid it across to you.
Recognizing the swoop of Liz's handwriting immediately, you peeled open the hand-crafted book, the pages crinkling with passion and glue as you flipped through it.
Le Désir was a company that stuck to an image. Like Tiffany Blue or Vivienne Westwood's Orb, Le Désir was never without the company of delicate shades of pink and diamond-encrusted everything. So, as you got further and further into Liz's drawings, the lack of anything resembling Le Désir started to draw your eyebrows further together.
"She said if we were gonna get a new face, then might as well have a new look to go along with it," Jay explained, shrugging as retold what Liz had expressed through her lookbook. "Yeah, it's different, but it's still us, I'd say."
Your finger glided over a piece of noir satin that was stapled to the first page, surrounded by scribbles of pearls and dark colour swatches. Sitting in the office covered floor-to-ceiling with the antithesis of what was in front of you, something seemed off. Something seemed missing.
You closed the booklet and looked up at Jay.
"A story."
He tilted his head. "Sorry?"
"We can't just throw this at people," You elaborated, sliding the notebook towards Jay who started flipping through it as if he hadn't already examined the contents cover-to-cover. "It'll get them talking, for sure, but it'll leave them dissatisfied. We give them a new face to rave over and a new collection to go along with it, but nothing to tie them together. For all they know, we sold out to some conglomerate."
"Y/N, I love you, but please spare me another one of your monologues, I can't go through this again—"
"What I'm saying is," You interrupted, your eyes pointed at Jay who sunk a little further into his seat, "Add some lore. Like, whoever we hire as our ambassador turned Le Désir into this," You finished, your finger pressing into the title page of Liz's book that your CFO had put back down.
"This is 100 percent what you wanna do?" Jay questioned.
"We have less than two months before the roll out," You said, "We don't have time to be any less than 100 percent sure."
Jay nodded before standing up, scooping up the lookbook and proposal in one hand. "I'll get Sunoo's team to start working on a Concept Film. Are you gonna be able to find someone in time?"
"When have I ever not been able to do something?"
"Literally last week you called me to parallel park for you because you couldn't fit—"
"Okay! Get out of my office!" You exclaimed over Jay's deadpan voice, rushing around the desk to push him out of the door.
Losing the Shin Yuna deal may have been the worst thing to come from your hand, but perhaps it would lead to the greatest thing as well.
Aside from one teensy, little problem:
Who the fuck was going to be the ambassador?
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SYNOPSIS. The fashion industry is difficult, so when the CEO of Korea's finest, luxury fashion brand, Le Désir, loses the most important ambassador of her career, her life is pretty much over. That is, until she finds a face that makes her previous fumble look like a simple marketing scheme.
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How They Act On Halloween:
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Michael Myers:
• Oh, it’s Halloween and he’s very focused.
• He did promise you he would stay in with you and celebrate.
• If he’s fully comfortable around you, the mask will come off to eat the candy you got for the trick or treaters. If he isn’t fully comfortable yet, he’ll slip the candy under his mask.
• Wants to watch all the classic black and white horror movies that are playing on TV.
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Freddy Krueger:
• He wants to go into just a few people’s dreams tonight.
• He lets you pick all the movies to watch.
• Wants to be the one to hand out candy.
• Ends up eating most of the candy.
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Jason Voorhees:
• Asked you to paint on his mask so he can dress up.
• Happily tries to hand out candy but frowns under his mask any time someone is deathly afraid of him.
• Wants to watch all the comedy-horror movies.
• Patting little kids heads after he gives them candy.
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Billy Loomis:
• FUCK YEAH ITS HALLOWEEN! PARTY TIME!
• Brings out the ole Ghostface mask.
• Beer, beer, and more beer.
• “Just leave the bucket of candy outside and let the rugrats fend for themselves.”
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Stu Macher:
• “Billy is hosting the party this year, let’s go!”
• Beer… and… beer.
• “I’ll be right back!”
• Trips over the bucket of candy outside and then promptly takes it inside for himself and you to enjoy.
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Charles Lee Ray:
• “It would not be funny to paint my face as that doll.”
• Lets you do it anyway.
• Only wants to hand out chocolate, nothing fruity.
• Did let you go all out with decorations.
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Tiffany Valentine:
• She haaaaad to dress up as either Catwoman or Elvira. 🥵
• Being so sweet and nice to all the little kids who come knocking for candy.
• She’s being so sweet, it makes you smile so much.
• She has to have Bride of Frankenstein on as background noise through out the night.
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Bubba Sawyer:
• Has to hide you guys candy from Chop Top because if not, he’ll take it all.
• Happy to be watching movies with you.
• Also enjoying the pumpkin cookies you two made together.
• Yes, of course he wants to have a little dance party to Halloween music!
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Thomas Hewitt:
• Letting you show him how to make the best pumpkin cookies ever!
• Chuckling as he wiped a bit of the batter onto your nose.
• He also carved a few pumpkins with you.
• He… got a little frustrated with his first one.
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Art the Clown:
• Dragging you to Halloween store so he can get you the best costume ever!
• Wants to be the one to hand out candy (and you know why)!
• Went all out with the decor!
• Gives a big thumbs up any time he sees someone dressed as, the, Miles County Clown.
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The Creeper:
• Playing the song very loudly!
• Gets the full size candy bars to hand out because he’s awesome.
• Decorated with mostly cob webs!
• Helped you make all sorts of Halloween treats!
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Thanks for reading! My jaw hurts bc I popped it the other day so I might rest for a few hours. 🦇
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Spoilers for Fionna and Cake Finale Double Episode Post
-Alright, episode 9 started of with a scare! That nightmare really seemed real for a second, and Marshall looked like Shoko when she fell into the radioactive river....
Thank god it was a dream honestly, but the main even of this episode... The Lich begging for Golb to acknowledge his achievements, his success in ending all life on his reality, only to be denied of any form of gratification and to be stripped of his own reason and turned into a tetris block...
I really liked this bit, I think Fionna and Cake had the best moments of Lich alongside his speech in the Citadel episode. His expression, his posture, his rage alongside his struggle... How can a character so inherently impossible to kill, be absolutely finished by no more than a look from the one whom he called his scholar.
Also Simon kicked him that's funny,, poor Jerry
And Now, from the 1000+ years Ooo, we get to see Shermy and Beth again! They are vandalizing Gibbon's kingdom, that, in case you don't remember or don't know, he's the son of Charlie (Jake's daughter that played Card Wars)
I really like 1000+ years Ooo. In a way its cozy but at the same time uncanny cuz you really don't know anyone... (I mean Marcy and PB are canonically alive but still they only appear in the Come Along with Me Intro) I wish it was a miniseries itself!!! Simon got TP'd to Shermy's head and still is trying to find a crown. They went to the library which is now ruled by the paper guys, and a robot in a turtle shell? uh,,, okay?
And yeah basically the Scarab is back cuz Ellis P freed them,,, bruh.
-LAST EPISODE FFS PAWN SWAN IS CANON WOOO
Okay but in all seriousness, the episode continued F&C dealing with the Scarab, and they just threw him all the guys that he imprisoned, which shows us what we already had a feeling since he caught Kheirosiphon: the Scarab just caught outlaw, independently if they are good or bad, most of these guys are reformed and have started a new life... he's just so shitty... like, look at these little Big guy :')
Anyways, to get done with the F&C story, basically Prismo tp's the Peppermint tank, alongside with Jay, little Destiny and BABY FINN!! WHICH IS HUGE?! Finn is going to grow up in Fionna's universe, and if the series continues, we might even see a normal world grew up Finn (with grew up I mean like 15, lol) ALSO WE SEE TIFFANY
Simon's side on the other hand,,, jeez I feel like I was synced with Simon in a way that I never really acknowledged Betty's sacrifice... She really did put everything on the side to be with Simon, and for his happiness.... not that it went by unnoticed, but it bugs me to think... what if they did it differently? What if he went on the trip with Betty... I mean to be fair we have the answer... he dies to vampires a couple years after, but how was the time he spent with Betty? What did they change? How did they change and grew even if it did not last forever....
and if you think that this was the part that hit the hardest... buddy..
Yeah,,, I think Betty isn't even there anymore, this was a goodbye... It wasn't explained but I think it was implied that she is gone... That Golb is back to his normal form... i don't know if this will have repercussions in the future? Maybe reform Lich and fuse with him?! I'm just throwing random ideas at this point.
-Final Opinion: This series was amazing, I'm always happy to have more Adventure Time content, it being my main artistic inspiration makes it so much more fantastic to see new characters, places and stories. It was definitely the best mini series so far. The funniest, the most interesting, and the prettiest visually. The epilogue was so heartwarming, Fionna being able to talk with Simon via sms, he's having therapy with Minerva, and PRISMO! Prismo now has the Scarab with him in the Time Room, they are going to make stories together hehe.
(also there was a frame in which prismo's head was flipped? idk if it was an error wtf)
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Love Online Chapter 33
Warnings: None.
November came and Chris and Merida spent Thanksgiving together. They spent it with her dad. The plan was to spend Christmas with his family after they got back from their honeymoon. Saying goodbye was hard for Merida. She knew she wouldn't see Chris again till their wedding. She walked with him out to his car the day after Thanksgiving.
"I'm going to miss you."
"I will miss you too babe. I will talk to you every night though like I always do."
"I know."
"Just think, the next time I see you it will be our wedding day."
"I know. I can't wait. Drive safely. Call me when your home?"
"You know I will."
"I love you."
"I love you too babe." Chris kisses her passionately, a long deep kiss. When he pulls away he has to grab Merida so she doesn't fall.
"You okay babe?" He laughs.
"Yeah wasn't expecting that."
Chris laughs. "I will talk to you tonight." He kisses her once again, just a peck this time then gets into his car and drives away. Merida watches him drive away then goes back into the house.
The next few weeks go by and then it is December the month of the wedding. Merida is getting nervous. One Friday night, it is Dec 3, she has just gotten home from work and as soon as she gets in the door her phone rings. She looks down and sees its Tiffany.
"Hey girl!"
"OMG Mer!"
"What? What's going on?"
"I think Matt is going to propose!"
"What? Why do you think that?"
"He's been acting weird lately and then today he told me he wants to take me out tomorrow, some where special and telling me I need to dress nicely."
"Wow, well I'm happy for you."
"Thanks, we will see tomorrow. But hey how are you? Your wedding is getting closer!"
"Oh my gosh Tiff, I am getting so nervous!"
"Aww it will be okay. Chris loves you, actually he adores you."
"I know he does."
"You won't see him again till the wedding will you?"
"Nope."
"But you talk to him right?"
"Yep. Every night."
"Hey I was thinking."
"Yeah?"
"How about we have a girls night before we leave for Florida? Then we can ride together."
"I love that idea! I need my best friend."
"Okay we can work out details later. I need to go. I have go into work for a bit and then get off and rest a little before I have to get ready for my date tomorrow."
"Okay girl. Talk to you later. Love ya."
"Love you too."
Merida hangs up and sets her phone on the island. Her dad walks into the kitchen.
"Hey princess. How was your day?"
"It was okay."
"Just okay?"
"Yeah I'm tired. Glad its Friday."
"Got any plans for the weekend?"
"No."
"Your not getting together with Tiffany?'
"No she has to go into work in a little bit and she will rest for a little bit then she said she has to get ready for a date tomorrow night with Matt."
"Oh. Well you and I can hang out. We can watch a movie."
"Sure, I'd love that. Let me just go get a quick shower."
"Of course. Would you like me to order a pizza?"
"Sounds good."
"I'll even get pineapple."
"Aww thanks daddy."
Merida leaves the room and heads towards the bathroom. She grabs her pjs from her drawer then heads towards the bathroom. She was just about to get in the shower when she gets a text.
Chris-hey babe! It might be a little late before I can call you. Hanging out with Scott tonight. I love you. 😘❤️
She sent back a quick reply
Merida-It's okay. I am going to hang out with my dad and watch a movie. Have fun with Scott, just call me when you can. Love you too.😘🥰
Merida got a quick shower and then headed back to the living room. Her dad was sitting on the couch.
"There you are! I was starting to wonder what happened to you."
"Sorry. Chris sent me a message just as I was just about to get in the shower."
"Is he okay?"
"Yes he was just telling me it might be later till he called me that he was hanging out with Scott."
"Oh, okay. Well the pizza should be here soon. We can pick out a movie to watch if you want."
"Okay."
Merida sat on the couch. "What are you in the mood to watch?"
"Doesn't matter. You pick."
Merida starts scrolling through the movies on Netflix. "Ooh, I've never seen this. Can we watch it?" She says stopping on Loss of a Teardrop Diamond.
"Sure. Who's in it?"
Merida looks over at her dad and smiles.
"Why are you smiling at me?"
"Chris."
"Chris? You mean Chris Evans?"
Merida nods.
"That doesn't look like him."
"It's an older one. I've never seen it. Can we watch it please?"
"Sure, why not?"
Just as Merida starts it there is a knock on the door. Her dad gets up and gets the door. He pays for the pizza then carries it into the living room. He has already gotten plates and drinks.
"Thanks daddy."
"Your welcome princess."
Merida grabs a slice and puts it on her plate. They watch the movie.
"Oh my gosh! His accent!" Merida laughs.
"I can't get over how young he looks. When was this made?"
"Uh..." Merida pulls out her phone and looks up the movie. "2009."
"Wow. He just looks so different."
"I know."
They were half way through the movie when Merida's phone rings. She looks down and sees Chris is facetiming her.
"Uh daddy can we pause this? It's Chris." "Sure princess."
Merida pauses the movie and answers.
"Hey Chris. I didn't think I would hear from you till later."
"Heeeey Babe! I missssss you."
"Chris?"
"Whaat?"
"Are you drunk?"
"Noo!"
"Bro you so are! I told you not to call her!" She hears Scott say in the back ground.
"Shhhh, I had to callll my girlll."
Merida smiles and tries to keep from laughing.
"Chris, I love you but lets hang up before you say something you might regret later. My dad is right next me and..." she looks over at her dad. He is giving her the look. "And he is giving me the look."
"The looook, uh oooooh!"
"Yeah, so I'm going to say goodnight. We can talk tomorrow."
"Babbbbe, waaaait!"
"What?"
"I loooove you sooooo much!"
"I know you do and I love you too. Goodnight Chris."
Merida ends the call.
"Princess, does he often call you like that?"
"No. He doesn't get drunk much, but daddy you don't have to worry. He's nothing like Bradly. He would never hurt me."
"I know he won't but..."
"Daddy I promise. He's funny when he gets drunk, he would never do anything to me. I promise."
"Okay. Let's get back to the movie."
Just as she started it back her phone goes off. She looks down and sees a text message.
Scott-Have you gotten anything in the mail?
Merida-uh... no what should I be getting?
Scott-I sent you something.
Merida-Where did you send it? Did you send it to my house or my dad's?
Scott-Uhhh....I don't remember
Merida-I will check tomorrow and see. I will let you know.
Scott-I just checked my email and it says it was delivered this morning. I think it was your house.
Merida-Okay I will go by tomorrow and get it. Thanks.
Scott-okay let me know when you get it.
Merida-👍
They finish the movie and Merida helps her dad clean up and put away the leftover pizza.
"Thanks for the movie daddy."
"Your welcome princess. Sleep well. I'll see you in the morning."
Her dad hugs her then she heads to her room. She brushes her teeth then climbs into bed. She plugs up her phone then lays down. Dixie jumps up on the bed and lays down next to her.
The next morning Merida wakes up and looks at her phone its 10 am. She is surprised she has not heard from Chris yet. He has normally messaged her by now. She thinks back to last night and smiles. She then remembers what Scott had told her. Her package! He said he had sent something. Merida quickly gets up, grabs her phone and throws some clothes on. She runs into the kitchen.
"Well good morning princess. Your in a hurry."
"Yeah, I have to run back to my house really quick. Scott said he said he sent me something."
"Oh. Would you like me to go with you?"
"No it's okay. I will be back soon."
Merida heads out and drives towards her house. She has just pulled into her driveway when her phone rings. She smiles when she sees the facetime call.
"Hey Chris."
"Babe, hey."
"I was starting to wonder when I would hear from you."
"Yeah, I slept in. Shit, I have a killing headache! I need to remember this is what a hangover feels like."
"I'm sorry. You did sound and look pretty drunk last night."
"Oh shit! That's right I called you."
"Chris language! And yes you did.'
"Was your dad mad? I remember you saying he was giving you a look."
"No, he was just worried."
"Worried? Why?"
"Because of Bradley. He knew what happened when Bradley drank and got drunk."
"Oh, I'm sorry babe."
"It's okay. I trust you Chris. You're nothing like him, at all. You don't scare me. Your funny when you're drunk."
"Oh is that so?" he smiles.
"Yes."
"I recall someone else being funny when they are drunk." He smiles and winks.
"Oh gosh! Well that is something you will never see again!"
"You never know."
"No, you won't. I will never let that happen again."
"If you say so babe. Where are you by the way? Looks like you are in your car."
"I am. I am at my house. Scott said he sent me something I came to get it."
"Oh. What did he send you?"
"I have no idea. I am fixing to look."
"Well go look I'm curious too."
Merida gets out of the car and goes to her mailbox and sees a small package. She goes back to her car and sits and opens it.
"Oh my gosh!"
"What is it babe?"
"He sent me the garter I told him I wanted but didn't think I would be able to find."
"Can I see?"
"Wow! Those beautiful."
"I know. I will have to thank him."
"He just left otherwise I would put him on."
"It's okay I will call him later."
"Alright babe. Well I need to go. I will talk to you later alright? I love you."
"I love you too."
Later that night Merida has just hung up with Chris and is fixing to head to bed when her phone rings. She sees its Tiffany.
"Hey girl!"
"Mer! Oh my gosh! I'm engaged! Matt proposed! I'm engaged!"
"Congraduatlations! I'm so happy for you! I can't wait to see the ring."
"I can show you when I come over. I would take a pic but my camara phone has been acting up lately."
"It's okay I'll see it when you come over. I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks. I'll talk to you tomorrow. I have to get some sleep. I work early in the morning."
"Night. Love ya."
"Night love ya too."
The next week goes by quickly, then it's the week of the wedding. Merida has taken off from work. Tiffany is coming over Monday and staying a few days. Merida, Tiffany and her dad are driving to Florida on Thursday morning early. Merida has been going through her things trying to decide what she wants to take with her. She is in her closet looking through clothes when her dad comes in.
"Princess?"
"Yes daddy?"
"When did you say Tiffany was coming?"
"Sometime today, not sure when."
"Okay. Do I need to make up the spare bed or will she stay in here with you?"
"She will probably stay in here with me. She usually does."
"Okay. How is the packing coming?"
"Its coming. I don't know what to take."
"Well don't take your whole closet. I know how you pack. You always want to take everything but the kitchen sink with you."
Merida laughs. "Oh daddy, I do not."
"You do. You always pack more bags than you need and so many books, and then you hardly touch one of them."
"I like to be prepared."
Her dad laughs. "Right. Well if you need anything holler."
"I will. Oh daddy?"
"Yes princess?"
"Who did you say was looking after Dixie while we are gone?"
"My neighbor."
"Okay."
Merida continues to pack. She is still packing when Tiffany arrives later that evening. Her dad lets her in.
"She's in the bedroom packing. She's been packing all day, well actually the last few days."
"Uh oh. I better go help."
"Yeah, other wise she will have packed her whole closet."
Tiffany laughs. She walks into the bedroom and finds Merida on the floor of her closet going through clothes.
"Mer!"
Merida jumps. "Tiff you scared me."
"Sorry. Need some help?"
"Yes! I have no idea what to take or how much to take."
Tiffany begins to help Merida sort through her clothes. Tiffany makes sure to pack the things that Merida got at her bachelorette/lingerie party. She knows Merida never would have packed them. When she sees the pjs Merida has packed she takes them out so she has no choice but to wear them. She only leaves one pair in. The thumper pair Miranda gave her.
"Finally all done! Except for the last minute things I will pack Thursday morning."
"How many books did you pack?"
"Just one."
"One? Really?"
"Well actually two. I am almost done with one of them."
"I bet you won't even open the book once! You will be too busy doing other things." Tiffany winks.
"Tiffany!" Merida says smacking her arm.
"You will."
"Let's go see if my dad needs help with dinner."
Merida heads towards the kitchen. Tiffany follows her. The next few days the girls spend hanging out. They do stay up late and talk and laugh. Then its Wednesday night. The girls don't stay up too late knowing they will be getting up early the next day and driving to Florida.
The next morning Merida's alarm goes off she climbs out of bed and gets a quick shower. She has just gotten out of the shower and is getting ready to get dressed when her phone goes off.
Chris-good morning babe. I know you are leaving soon for Florida. Safe travels. I am leaving soon myself. I can't wait to see you! I love you 😘🥰❤️
Merida smiles.
Merida-Good morning Chris. Yes I am getting ready and we will be heading out soon. Safe travels to you. I can't wait to see you. I love you too. 😘🥰
Merida finishes getting ready and has just finished putting her last few things in her toiletries bag when Tiffany walks in. Tiffany gets ready and then the girls head into the kitchen, where Merida's dad is eating some cereal and drinking coffee. The girls get a bowl of cereal and some coffee then after brushing their teeth they load the car and Merida's dad takes Dixie to the neighbors along with her bag and they are on their way.
They made a few stops along the way including stopping for lunch. They arrived in Orlando 7 hours later. It was around 2 pm.
Shawn pulls into the grand Floridian and finds a parking place.
"Wow! This is place is huge!" Tiffany says
"I know. Wait till you see the inside."
"You've been here?"
"Yes. It is where I stayed when Chris brought me."
"Oh right. I forgot. Do you think he is here yet? Didn't you say he was heading here today as well."
"Yeah and I don't know. I can find out."
"Come girls out lets go. Lets get to our room. I'm tired and want to rest."
Merida steps out of the car and pulls out her phone and is about to text Chris when she feels hands cover her eyes. She removes the hands and turns her head to see Chris.
"Chris!"
"Hey babe. God I've missed you." He says kissing her cheek and wrapping his arms around her.
She turns and faces him and wraps her arms around his waist.
"I've missed you too. When did you get here?"
"Just a few minutes ago. I was just about to take my stuff in when I saw you."
"Oh."
"I can help you with your stuff."
"Thanks."
Chris heads to the trunk where her dad his.
"Hey Shawn."
"Chris! How are you?"
"I'm good. Let me help."
He grabs Merida's bag and pulls up the handle. Tiffany walks up and grabs her duffle and throws it over her shoulder.
"I got mine. It's not heavy. I pack light." She smiles.
Chris rolls Merida's bag over to his car and grabs his bag then they all walk in together. Shawn checks in and then Chris checks in. They head to the elevator.
"So what room are you in?" Chris asks.
"34." Shawn says.
"Oh? I'm 36."
"Really? That means your not far away!" Merida exclaims.
"Nope." Chris smiles.
"Merida! Don't get any bright ideas! After tomorrow you can't see him till your wedding and your walking down the ailse." Tiffany says
"Aww but..."
"No buts! You heard me!"
Merida frowns. Chris leans towards her and whispers. "You might could sneek into my room when shes asleep."
Merida smiles but shakes her head. "We are all in the same room. There is no way I could leave and come back without them knowing." She whispers. The evlevator reaches their floor. Chris rolls Merida's suit case to her room.
"Here you are."
"Thanks."
"What are you doing for dinner?"
"Uh..." Merida looks at her dad and Tiffany. Her dad has unlocked the door and is about to head in.
"I have no idea. Daddy what are we doing for dinner?"
"I have no idea princess. Right now I just want to get some rest."
"I can message you later."
"Sure. I'll see you later. I love you."
"Okay. Love you too."
Chris leans down and kisses Merida then heads two doors down to his room. He smiles as he unlocks his door and then disappears into the room.
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Gaslight, Chapter 22/48
Rated X | Read it here on AO3
Ellicott City, MD
Don’t know how you do what you do, I’m so in love with you. It just keeps getting better.
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side, forever and ever.
Every little thing that you do, baby I’m amazed by you.
She snaps off the radio, then pulls Tiffany’s scarf off her head and tosses it onto the passenger seat. What is she supposed to do now? Where is she supposed to go? Her instincts tell her to run, but what about the children? She is the reason they’re involved in this in the first place, and guilt sinks heavily from her heart to her belly as she imagines what might happen to them now that the jig is up. Will they be discarded like trash? Will they be leveraged against her, used as pawns in an even more disturbing way? She wants to protect them, but to this point it’s her very proximity to them that has put them at risk. Though it goes against every maternal instinct in her body, she comes to the conclusion that the best thing she can do for them right now is to get as far away from them as possible.
Eyes on the road, one hand on the wheel, she digs around in her purse for her cell phone, finally pulling it free and flipping it open with her thumb. Her hands are still trembling, but she manages to dial. Lunch hour traffic means she hits every red light possible, and she can’t stop looking at the vehicles and sidewalks around her, waiting for another black suit to appear.
“Pick up, pick up, pick up,” she mumbles to herself, checking the rearview mirror obsessively.
“Dana?”
“Cal,” she says, relieved to hear his voice. “I’m on my way home, and I’m going to need to go away for a little while,” she begins, but he cuts her off.
“I’m already at home,” he says in a small, fearful voice.
“What? Why?” she asks, checking her blindspot before she switches lanes.
“I couldn’t—I just couldn’t,” he says tightly, and she realizes that he’s crying.
“Cal, I’ll be home in ten minutes, okay? Wait for me, and don’t open the door for anyone,” she says, finding confidence she didn’t realize she had within her. “Is your car in the garage?”
“Yeah,” he says in a near whisper.
“I need you to move it to the driveway so I can park in the garage, can you do that?”
“Yeah, I think so.”
“Okay, move the car, and then go inside and lock the door. I’ll be home soon.”
Twelve minutes later, she pulls into their driveway and jumps out to open the garage before parking Tiffany’s car inside it. When she enters the house, she finds it stonily silent and still.
“Cal?” she calls out, half expecting the smoking man from the hospital to appear instead.
“Over here.”
She follows the sound of his voice to the stairwell where he is sitting mid-flight, his head in his hands. She approaches slowly, sitting on the step just below him and laying her hand on top of his knee.
“Hey,” she says softly, and he sucks in a sharp breath.
“I’m all fucked up, mija,” he whimpers, followed by a wet sniff. “I’m just—I don’t know what to do.”
She moves one step up, wedging herself between his body and the bannister, and wraps her arm around his shoulders. He leans into her, and she rubs her palm up and down over his upper arm comfortingly.
“What happened?” she asks.
He sniffs and swipes his hand across his nose, composing himself.
“Everything is off,” he explains. “Nothing feels right. I couldn’t remember the PIN for my debit card to get gas, and then I got to work and I sat down at my desk and—it’s like it fell out of my head, Dana. Like it’s just gone.”
“What is?”
He sits up and looks at her. His eyes are bloodshot and swollen, his bottom lip quivering.
“Everything,” he says gravely. “I don’t know how to code. I can’t even fucking understand the code I wrote yesterday.”
“Oh,” she says, understanding.
“What’s happening to me?” he asks, and the pain in his voice makes her heart ache.
“I can only tell you what I was told, and I can’t be sure that what I was told is entirely accurate,” she says, her hand resting on his back.
“Just tell me, please,” he begs.
She looks away, running her tongue across her bottom lip as she decides how to explain it. She suddenly understands how challenging it was for Alex to relay the same information to her.
“I’m not your wife,” she says evenly. “You’re not my husband. Abby and Peter aren’t our children. This whole thing,” she says, gesturing to the house around them, “is a lie. A farce. Whoever did this to us…they went to very great lengths to make us believe that this life is ours.”
She pauses and turns to look at him, finding a somewhat vacant expression on his face. She can empathize, and knows that the questions are too numerous to even begin asking them. She has to keep talking.
“The chip in your neck contained memories. Memories of how we met, Abby and Peter’s births, your training in software engineering. Every single detail since 1992. And whatever they did to us, and whatever was in that medication, helped ensure that we wouldn’t remember what really happened. So that we’d believe it, the lie. And by removing your chip, I also removed those memories. That’s why you can’t remember how to code.”
“Or that pancakes are waffles,” he says absently.
“Right,” she confirms.
He stares off into the middle distance for a moment, allowing this new information to sink in.
“They’re not ours?” he asks, turning to look at her with a kind of disbelieving hurt on his face.
She shakes her head gently, her lips pressed together sympathetically.
“Not biologically, no. But they don’t know that. They still have their chips, and as long as they do, all they know is us,” she tells him, and he nods, looking away again.
“I don’t think I’m a good guy, Dana,” he says after a moment, and she narrows her eyes at him.
“What do you mean?”
He drops his head, staring at the carpeted step between his feet.
“They were cleaning the windows in the office and the smell of it—kind of like ammonia, maybe? It did something to me,” he says hesitantly.
“What did it do?”
“It made me remember something,” he says very quietly. He lifts his hands, forming loose fists. He moves them closer to his face and she realizes that he’s miming smoking from a pipe. “It wasn’t pot,” he says shamefully.
She sighs and moves into the space between his knees, kneeling on the step just below him. She grabs his hands, holding them in her own and looking him straight in the eye.
“Listen to me,” she says sternly. “I don’t know who you were or what you did before they did this to you, but it doesn’t matter. To me, you are Cal. You’re a good man, and a wonderful husband and father.” She feels her throat constrict and she swallows against it. She needs to be strong for him. “Whoever did this is looking for me, Cal. They came to the hospital, and it’s only a matter of time before they show up here. I’m not safe here.”
His eyes widen and his mouth falls open, but she stops him before his mind wanders too far.
“This isn’t about you,” she explains. “This is about me, and a man I used to work with. You and the kids were used to distract me, to make me believe the lie. I don’t have any reason to think they’ll harm you, unless they think they can use you to get to me.”
“What do we do?” he asks.
“I have to leave. I’m not going to tell you where I plan to go because you can’t be forced to provide information that you don’t have. I need you to take care of the kids, okay? You can call my mom for help if you need to. She has no idea any of this is happening, so just tell her that I had a work emergency or something. If anyone asks, say that you’re taking the medication, and do not tell anyone that I removed your chip, okay? Can you do that?”
He nods, but it’s lacking confidence.
“Will we see you again?” he asks hoarsely, and her chin puckers.
“I hope so,” she whispers, and he opens his arms, pulling her into a hug.
She hastily packs a bag with a few changes of clothes and basic toiletries, plus the Sam Cooke CD and the rest of the Numerol. She wishes she could take Cal’s chip for evidence or eventual analysis, but if Alex was right that it can be used to track her movements, it would be unsafe to do so. She remembers finding $800 cash stuffed into a cookie tin during her initial investigation of the house, and she takes that too. She loads her bag into Tiffany’s car and then turns back to Cal, who is standing in the doorway between the house and garage.
“Where did you get the car?” he asks, and she smiles thinly. “Never mind,” he says with a sigh, realizing that it’s the least of their worries.
They stand there for a moment, looking at one another. There’s so much she doesn’t know about him, so much he doesn’t know about himself, but he is still the person she trusts most in the world right now. The only person she trusts, really. She wishes that she didn’t have to do this alone. She suspects that he wishes the same.
“I’ll be in touch when I can,” she says, and he nods. “Give the kids big hugs and kisses for me, okay?”
His face crumples and he looks at the floor. She turns to get in the car, but then changes her mind and walks the handful of steps to where he is standing. She grabs his hand and he lifts his head, absolute agony in his eyes.
“You’re going to be okay,” she assures him, and his jaw jerks to the side.
“What about you?” he asks, his shoulder jumping.
“I hope to be,” she says, forgoing empty promises.
She pushes up onto her tiptoes and presses her lips to his cheek. Before her resolve can crumble any further, she climbs into the car and starts the ignition. Cal walks slowly alongside the driver’s side window as she backs out of the garage, and then follows her down the driveway. Before she turns the corner she takes one final glimpse in the rear view mirror at his tall, trim frame silhouetted against the backdrop of a suburban neighborhood.
It was a beautiful lie they created for her, and part of her is sad to leave it behind. But she chooses to look forward in hopes that she might be able to find her past, and the missing piece that she’s been mourning since the moment she woke up in the hospital.
He. Him.
Mulder.
She heads south, flipping the radio back on so she doesn’t feel so lonely. Her chest aches in the persistent, heavy way that only loss brings, and she hates just how familiar the sensation has become to her.
She’s worried about Cal, about the kids, about herself. She wonders if Mulder has any idea what’s happening, or if he is blissfully ignorant. She starts to think about the most effective way she can explain it to him, if she has the chance. And if she does explain it, and he doesn’t believe her, then what? Or, even worse, what if he does believe her but chooses his new life, his wife, over whatever they had and lost?
Scar tissue that I wish you saw,
Sarcastic mister know-it-all.
Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, ‘cause
With the birds I’ll share
She feels slightly lightheaded suddenly, and she blinks rapidly and shakes her head back and forth to clear it away.
With the birds I’ll share this lonely view.
With the birds I’ll share this lonely view.
She flips on the turn signal and pulls off to the side of the road, her heart racing. She feels like she might be having a panic attack.
Push me up against the wall,
Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra.
I’m fallin’ all over myself
To lick your heart and taste your health, ‘cause
It slams into her like a punch to the gut, making her head ache above her left ear. She can physically feel the synapses reaching out, connecting, pulling it up from the depths. Memories, unearthed like buried treasure.
“What are you saying?” he asks, flashing his eyes between her and the road with a haughty little smirk on his mouth.
“The song,” she answers, pointing to the radio.
“Sing it for me,” he requests, and her cheeks burn.
“I know I’m a terrible singer, Mulder, you don’t have to rub it in,” she grumbles, turning towards the window.
“I’m not making commentary on your vocal stylings, Scully, just tell me what the lyrics say,” he insists.
“With the blood that’s shed, it’s a lonely view,” she says flatly, and he chuffs a laugh. “What?”
“That is definitely not how the song goes,” he says, shaking his head. “It’s ‘with the birds I’ll share this lonely view’.”
She pauses, listening to the final chorus of the song.
“Hm,” she says.
“Hm?” he repeats. “Hm, you’re totally right, Mulder? Hm, those lyrics make a lot more sense?” he teases, reaching across the console to poke her arm with his index finger.
She turns her head sharply and gives him her very best irritated glare.
“Gloating is extremely unattractive,” she informs him, and he laughs.
“Does this mean you’re not coming over tonight?” he asks cheekily. “‘Cause I had plans for you, Scully.” He looks at her until she meets his eye, then adds, “Big plans.”
She rolls her eyes and looks out the passenger side window.
“Shut up, Mulder.”
She grips the steering wheel so tightly that her fingers go numb, her chest heaving and her heart pounding. Slowly, slowly, she returns to earth, to the shoulder of US-29-S, to the driver’s seat of Tiffany’s Escalade. As soon as the panic subsides, the tears come, running in torrents down her cheeks and keeping her stationary, unfit to operate heavy machinery in her current state. She wants more, so much more. She wants it all. She wants him.
Eventually, she feels ready to return to the road. She finds a seedy motel just outside the city that she’s confident won’t ask for ID, and lays clean-smelling towels over the top of the questionable-looking sheets before she curls up on the bed and begs for the respite of sleep. It’s early, but she’s exhausted, and feels like she needs the freshness of a new day in order to think clearly.
Tomorrow, she will return to the city she left behind against her will and try to find the torn edges of her stolen life. Tonight, she will pray that he meets her in her dreams, at least until the day she can return to his arms.
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Eurovision 2024: #29
29. ICELAND Hera Björk - "Scared of heights" 37th place
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Decade Ranking: 110/153 [Above ReDDI, below Tix]
That awkward moment you're halfway through the next update and realize you skipped over someone. 😬
Sadly, I did NOT feel it coming. 😔 Iceland is another one of those cases of "I probably could have liked them, if not for a few detrimental flaws." I mean it's Hera Björk with wine mom disco. There are worse things in life.
Unfortunately Hera suffered from not only her dated song being completely outclassed by everyone in the first semi (bad enough by itself), but also by *other* mom disco anthems from previous years and nfs, including Heaven's not that far tonight, High Heels in the Neighbourhood (lmfao) and Hera's own 2010 song. "Scared of Heights" is not an unpleasant song to listen to, but that's about as baseline as the genre gets, rly.
Combine that song with a lifeless act forever stuck with no movement and a bunch of wideshots at key moments (how did they make it look WORSE compared to SVK's already lowbudget affair?), like yeah, we know where this is headed. It's the "Unstoppable Object Collides Into An Unmovable Wall" of hopeless last placers. There's nothing that Hera could have done to avoid a red lantern, not with that song and that act working so hard to undermine her efforts.
I do have a bit of sympathy for her though. Even a suboptimal Hera Björk is still Hera fucking Björk (vocally excellent and decently charming) , and the bullshit she had to endure simply to be allowed to sing at the Tuesday show was uncalled for.
After SVK's... darksided results - which Hera won because the Anti-Pro-Palestine Icelanders thought SHE had the best chance of beating Bashar although (1) have you seen Bashar perform? Man cannot serve for his life (2) um, Sigga was right there (3) Hera's song was co-written by a Palestinian? (leave it to the Israel sympathisers to be misinformed, incoherent and smugly incorrect - defo, abso looking at YOU, J*n B*rs.) (4) GO TIFFANY!!!! INTO THE ATMOSPHERE!!! - she then had to negotiate with RÚV in order to go to Malmö (although she WON the SELECTION!!) . This as per the rules Iceland had established for SVK2024. RUV's weird decision to play for the moral high ground, but only partially. Like dudes, if you're going to be antsy about Israel being there, then don't hold SVK? and if you do hold, don't be like "WELL WE MIGHT JUST WD ANYWAY [if the wrong person [anyone but Bashar] wins]" like fuck off? Either you make a statement by INTERNALLY picking Bashar, or you don't make one at all by not including him in SVK. Pick a fucking lane.
Once she arrived in Sweden, well... Remove Iceland from this year and everything that went down still goes down in the precisely the same fashion, with the exact same placements for everyone else. The only true difference is that KAN have one fewer delegation to target with passive aggression. Whether Hera went to Eurovision or not made no difference to the contest itself which is some exponential level of irrelevance that she does not deserve to have attached to her legacy.
So all-in-all, a sour return for Hera, but the one Iceland deserved after they trashed their EXCELLENT national final for the sake of questionable priorities, and then picked the INCORRECT winner to boot ("Wild West" wasn't fantastic and (thankfully) wouldn't have won ESC, but it is a much better song than "Scared of Heights" was. ) The Icelandic shitshow was a prélude to what was to follow in Malmö. Events which, just like Hera's participation in this year, probably should have been avoided by competent leadership.
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Ghost Of You (M.B.)-Chapter 28
Friendsgiving
2021-Chicago, Illinois
A few months had passed since Angie and Michael had reversed their separation. He had moved out of Donna's house, and into Angie's new apartment. But the opposite was happening to Richie and Tiffany. Once their divorced was finalized, Richie began to spend a lot of time at his best friend's place.
Angie chopped the lettuce and dumped it into the salad bowl while Mikey answered the door. Richie and Eva walked into the apartment with wide smiles. Sophia instantly greeted her cousin as the two girls ran off to her room.
"Did you bring the-"
"Yes, I brought mashed potatoes." Richie replied to Angie. "I don't know why you're freaking out so much. It's just thanksgiving."
"It's not just thanksgiving. It's the first thanksgiving we're hosting since everything happened."
"So?"
"So, I want everything to be perfect so that we can show people that we're doing good."
"Who's all gonna be here?" Richie picked a piece of food off one of the plates.
Angie swatted his hand. "It's just Sugar, Pete, Neil, and Ted."
"That's not so bad."
"And Tiff."
"You gonna be okay with her here, man?" Mikey asked his friend.
"Yeah. I talk to her every week." He scoffed. "I'll be fine." Angie and Mikey looked at each other before turning back to Richie. "What?"
"Nothing."
"What're you not telling me?"
"Stop being paranoid." She told him. "You'll be fine. Now, would you help Mikey set the table?”
He rolled his eyes and grabbed a stack of plates. "Fine."
🤍
'Knock, knock'
"Babe, can you get the door?" Angie called. Mikey was too busy playing cards with the Faks to hear. "Can someone get it?"
"I got it." Richie got up and opened the door. "Tiff."
"Hey."
"Hey, Richie."
"Frank." His smile dropped as the couple walked into the apartment.
"Hey!" Angie grinned. She wiped her hands on a towel before hugging them both. "So glad you could make it!"
"Of course. Thanks for having us."
"I didn't know what kind of wine you liked, so I brought this one." Frank handed her a bottle of red wine, which Angie quickly hid in the cabinet.
"Thanks. We might get into that a little later."
"Ange, can I talk to you for a sec?" Richie asked.
She sighed and walked with him out into the hallway. "I know what you're gonna say."
"How could you invite Frank?"
"He's Tiff's boyfriend. It'd be weird if I didn't invite him."
"It's kinda weird that you did!"
"This is why I didn't tell you! You're being dramatic!"
"I'm being dramatic 'cause I don't wanna hang out with my exes new boyfriend?"
"Just put up with him for a few hours! You're an adult! Act like one!" She sighed. "I'm sorry. I just really want tonight to go well. So, be on your best behavior."
He huffed and ran his hands over his face. "I need a fucking drink."
"I'll sneak you a glass. Just hide it from Mikey."
"Why're we walking on eggshells around him? He's a big boy. He knows we're gonna drink."
"I know. I just really don't want anything to trigger him."
The door opened and Neil popped his head out into the hallway. "Hey, Angie?"
"Yes, sweetheart?"
"I was on the phone with Francie, and she was wondering if she could stop by?"
"Francie? Your sister, Francie?"
"Yeah."
"Francie Fak can lick my asshole, Neil."
"Yeah, that's what I thought."
Angie and Richie walked back into the apartment. Mikey was at the counter pouring a glass of wine.
"What're you doing?"
"Pouring Sugar a glass."
"How'd you know that was in there?"
"Frank told me." He handed the glass to his sister. "You want some?"
"No, I'm fine."
"Okay." He put the cork in the bottle and set it back in the cabinet.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?"
"Uh, I don't know."
"Hey, is the food ready by chance?" Pete asked. "I didn't eat all day for this."
"Yeah. Let's eat."
🤍
Almost everyone had left for the night. All of the food was gone, Sophia was out cold in her room, and the remaining family was heading out the door.
"This was amazing, Ange." Natalie hugged her friend. "You totally outdid yourself."
"Thanks, Nat."
"You kinda reminded me of DD for a second." Pete laughed. "I was actually kinda nervous."
"Do you guys want this bottle?" Angie held up the half empty bottle of wine.
"Oh, no. We're fine."
"You should really take it. I'm only gonna pour it out."
"You sure?"
"Positive."
"Okay." She took the bottle. "We'll see you guys later."
"Night, you guys." Mikey waved. He shut the door behind him and leaned against it.
"That went really well."
"Why do you do that?"
"Do what?" She began to set the dishes in the sink.
"Treat me like a child."
"I don't treat you like a child."
"You do though. You act like I can't be around alcohol without relapsing."
"That's not true." She reached for his hand.
He pulled it back and shook his head. "It is true. You hide bottles in the cabinet, or refuse or even have them in the house 'cause you don't wanna 'trigger' me."
"Baby-"
"Yeah, I heard you talking outside. It's like you don't trust me."
"Of course I trust you."
"Clearly." He scoffed. "That's why you were tryna give that bottle away to Sugar."
"She liked it, and I wasn't gonna drink it anyway."
"Just admit it. You don't think I can control myself."
She rolled her eyes and huffed. "I didn't say that."
"You don't have to, Angie. I saw the look on your face when I was pouring the wine."
"Can you blame me?"
"No. I guess I can't."
"I trust you." She walked closer to him, cupping his face. "I just want you to be okay."
He placed his hands over hers and kissed her forehead. "I'm okay. I know I'm still a little rocky sometimes, but I'm okay."
Angie sighed and forced a smile. She had tried her best to believe him, and maybe she was lying to herself, but she really did believe he was okay. For now.
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