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newgameplus · 2 years
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Tagged by @sagurus!!!! bless jade <3
Last song: Waltz Right In by matt maeson and ofc ofc OFC hozier's new ep. been listening to a Ton of the mountain goats lately especially some of the older shit like hot garden stomp but the last one i listened to was moon colony bloodbath
Last show: lmao i got out my computer to watch anime and saw this notif n got distracted, so it's gna be last night's taskmaster episode we watched w dinner- somehow we ended up watching JUST the last 2 episodes of s14 for no reason? but its fine still deeply funny show even 2 rewatch
Currently watching: w victor: darker than black and the 2nd season of the legend of vox machina! i still have to foist badlands rumble (trigun movie) upon him .... soon... eyes dot emoji. but on my own im watching game changer, katanagatari, and various random shows that ive seen go by- i just finished deaimon, and was just gonna start bocchi the rock <-guy who genuinely appreciates a good slice of life.
Currently reading: shifty eyes. yes. r- reading..i do that. jk. mairimashita! iruma-kun, san-gatsu no lion, things like that. just light stuff. fending off the naruto or bleach reread w a stick
Current obsession: my dnd guys AUGH. AUGH... ruckus tiefling rougeslinger of my dreams. when im done his character design sheet maybe ill post it. im super proud of it.
not tagging anyone 2day but if you'd like to do it as always feel free to say i tagged u <3
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canadiankazz · 2 years
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My The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 Wishlist
Because we are getting SO CLOSE now to The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2, here's my list of things I hope they have in the show. There's a LOT here, and I know it's unlikely they'll have all of it, but a girl can dream!
(In no particular order, under a cut because of spoilers.)
Grog talking to Craven Edge in the toilet.
Keyleth turning a wyvern into a chicken, causing it and its rider to fall out of the air.
Scanlan hitting on Kaylie until she attacks him and reveals she's his daughter.
Scanlan trying to remember Kaylie's mother and realizing that to him, she was just another one night stand and can only barely remember her name.
Pike getting impaled by Craven Edge. Grog realizing that he has to get rid of the sword and walking off into the woods to die as it claims its price.
Vax: Hi. I don't want to be alone tonight. Do you? Keyleth: I haven't been wanting to be alone most nights.
"Take me instead you raven bitch."
Just the whole thing of Percy accidently setting off the trap at Purvan's tomb because they didn't want to wait for Vax. Vex dying as a result, and Vax's deal with the Raven Queen to bring her back.
The temple of the Raven Queen with its pool of blood.
Victor the black powder merchant. "LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES!"
Grog vs. Kevdak, including Grog falling 50ft through the air to land the HDYWTDT on Kevdak and cutting him in two.
"You know I'm not scared of death, right? I would die by a dragon, I would die by a beholder, and I wouldn't care, as long as it was beautiful death. But don't want to die from Kevdak… not him."
"Hello, uncle. The piece of shit you wiped off your boot has come home."
Vax and Scanlan inside Umbrasyl.
Vax finally accepting the role of Champion of the Raven Queen and getting his wings. "If you have any wings to lend me, now is the time."
"YOU FLYING FUCK!"
Vex getting her broom.
"Your secret is safe with my indifference."
"I live as long as Whitestone lives."
The Rakshasa posing as Gilmore and almost killing Vax. (Complete with Scanlan jumping off a balcony to save him.)
Scanlan's Magnificent Mansion.
"I'm a MONSTAH!"
"If I could pull the blood of you from my veins and give it back, I would! I want no part of you!"
Percy: You’re going to have to amend that one name, though, just to be fair. It’s Lady Vex'ahlia. Syldor: “Lady?” Percy: Lady Vex'ahlia, Baroness of the Third House of Whitestone and Grand Mistress of the Grey Hunt. So good sir, despite your relationship with her, do watch your manners.
"Bidet!"
"Life needs things to live."
Saundor: I could give you so much. I could give you the means to protect them. Your home. Vex: What would you ask in return? Saundor: Your heart. Vex: My heart is someone else’s. 
Artagan's reveal.
"Do you spice?"
J'mon Sa Ord. Just... J'mon Sa Ord. :D
The Sandkheg's Hide
Grog asking Pike to teach him how to read.
Keyleth using Control Weather to clear a path for their airship through a storm.
What Vox Machina do to Dr. Ripley after she kills Percy.
Percy's revival and the Percy/Vex kiss. "I should have told you. It's yours."
Percy answering the door to a naked Vex, wondering if they'd like to have their "talk."
Vax getting into the tub with Percy for a talk, and Vex's reveal after. "I thought he'd never leave!"
And... if we get as far this season as Vox Machina fighting Thordak and Raishan...
"Call me 'child' ONE MORE GODDAMN TIME!"
Vax getting the killing blow on Thordak.
Grog finding the Deck of Many Things.
Raishan getting feebleminded.
Raishan: Why won't you all just stay down and die with dignity? Vex: We don't do anything with dignity!
Dead Scanlan in Grog's arms. "FIX HIM!"
Scanlan getting brought back to life, only to fight with the rest of Vox Machina, insulting them all, and leaving with Kaylie. "What was my mother's name?!"
The introduction of Taryon Darrington. "This is going to be fun, fun, fun!"
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suguruslut · 2 years
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Date night
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Gwen’s notes: can you imagine having a date with one of these men??? your HUSBAND??? fml, where they at
🐉𝒯𝒶𝓉𝓈𝓊🍳
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-there’s no telling where you’ll be going for a date night with Tatsu: it could be anything from a picnic to mini golf to wine tasting. tonight you’re going to the beach for a special fireworks show after a long week of working your ass off
-the beach is packed with kids and adults, so Tatsu keeps you close until he finds you two a more private spot away from the hustle and bustle. the night wind is cool against your bare arms, so Tatsu whips out a blanket he just happened to bring along and puts it around your shoulders
- “Can’t let my {husband/wife} get cold now, can I? What kind of a househusband lets the love of their life freeze on date night?”
-you’re only shivering for a few minutes (aided by smooshing yourself into Tatsu’s warm side) before the firework show starts, colors exploding in the sky and earning awe from the crowd gathered. children start cheering excitedly and waving their sparklers around, adding to the magical atmosphere
-even Tatsu is mesmerized by the bright lights in the dark sky, but you notice him checking on you every few seconds, just making sure you’re warm and enjoying yourself to the fullest. how could you not be?? carefree, loved, appreciated and safe. nothing showed that better than an easy going date night with Tatsu
-you wrap an arm around your husband’s waist and pull him a little closer, making him a bit flustered, though he doesn’t pull away. Tatsu pretends he’s still looking at the fireworks illuminating the sky, but he knows you can see him sneaking looks at you by the sly smile on your lips
-knowing everyone is more focused on the fireworks, you lay a kiss on his lips next time Tatsu looks down at you, getting him to smile fondly while silently congratulating himself on another date night done right
- “There’s not going to be a firework that spells my name or anything, right, Tatty?”
- “Well...not your name. Just your face.”
-you try not to vomit when thousands of bystanders are staring at your face as it sparkles in the sky and promise to get revenge on your (thoughtful) husband on the next date night
🐅𝒯𝑜𝓇𝒶𝒿𝒾𝓇𝑜🍰
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-Tora takes date nights very seriously. He arranges everything down to the exact time, makes reservations weeks in advance, checks out 5+ pages of reviews, but for all his talk, the thing you usually end up doing is something fun and lighthearted: for instance, tonight you two got dressed up to the nines just to...sing karaoke
-it was a pretty popular karaoke bar, Tora proudly holding you at his side when you walked in, downing a few drinks for some liquid courage--not that you needed it. you sang in the shower, cooking, on your way to work, whenever and wherever, and although Tora generally didn’t need alcohol to boost his confidence, he needed a few shots before launching his singing career
-Tora felt a lot better once you got onto the stage with him, smirking at how the crowd was checking both of you out as you picked a song, ready to dominate the competition (you sang karaoke for fun, but Tora had to beat whoever he was going up against. he HAD to.)
- Obviously Tora wants to sing songs from the Yakuza video game series because those karaoke songs are fucking BANGERS, which you learned after listening to Tora sing along while he played. after careful consideration, you to decide to blow the roof off by singing the duet “Pure Love in Kamarucho,” and Tora’s personal favorite, “Pride From Despair”
- “Get ready to feel the pain, Kamarucho!!!!”
- “Tora, we’re in Tokyo...”
-no one was quite expecting you two to get so passionate with your singing, forgetting you were in the presence of strangers and just singing to each other, your own private concert in which you always emerged as the victors and didn’t care if people thought your touches were “inappropriate”
-it made you happy, seeing Tora so relaxed and free from yakuza/crepe concerns...you knew how much these date nights meant to your husband, which is why you put so much effort into winning at karaoke tonight (and looking hot af to make everyone jealous, which they were, ha)
-after Tora gives a grand finale of “Pride From Despair,” headbanging and singing his lungs out, you huddle together, tightly grip his hand and excitedly wait for your final scores to pop up on the screen. you can feel Tora shake with anticipation, then erupt into frightening yells of triumph when your score is the highest, earning you two free drinks for the rest of the night
-Tora lifts you up and spins you around like a madman, endlessly praising your strong vocals and thanking you for winning him free alcohol--you can see that he’s thankful for much more than that by the way he looks at you after setting you down, glowing eyes sending a thousand more heartfelt messages silently to the love of his life
🐕ℳ𝒶𝓈𝒶🥡
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-dates with Masa, no matter how special the occasion, were always pretty casual and chill. there was a new arcade you two wanted to visit just a few blocks away, so after you returned from work, the two of you got dressed in matching casual outfits and walked hand in hand to the arcade
-even after you two were married, Masa still got nervous on dates sometimes, but he seemed completely in his element tonight, babbling about all the new games they had while you walked, making you smile at his passion. if only he could maintain that passion long enough to get a job (roasted)
-the arcade was filled with teenagers and kids, all looking surprised to see a married couple having a date night at a place that was usually reserved for children. both of you were so excited about the games that you didn’t notice, immediately running towards a multi-player knight/dragon game and dominating as a dynamic duo
-Masa gets in a fight with some punk kid over who got to try the new spaceship game first (cutting in front of you to do so), ending when you pulled him away just before the kid opened his mouth to scream for security
- “Let me at that little snot, Y/N!!! I can take him!!!”
- “I know you can, Masa. I know you can.”
- date night is a blast when you’re doing nothing but playing games, air hockey, PacMan, Mario Bros, Sinistar, pingpong ball...you kind of enjoy losing, because it either makes Masa cheer happily like an adorable child or give you a warm, encouraging smile before he gives you one of his coins to try again. who says adults have to lose their funny bone?
- there are some friendly insults and taunts thrown between rounds of Rampage using language that concerns some of the parents; you always make up with a giggling kiss, though
- “Suck on that, Masa!”
- “S-Shut up! You suck on this!”
- you couldn’t play laser tag in heels, but you compromise by using your tickets to buy Masa a sugary snack, which he shared with you, ofc. you got most of the cinnabuns, actually, Masa feeding them to you one by one and chucking the last one at some rotten kid who was making lip smacking noises in your direction
-yes, you do end up being escorted out of the arcade, but not before Masa uses the rest of his tickets to buy you a plastic princess crown! he absolutely picked out of spite to insight the fury of an 8 year old girl who beat him at air hockey. all in all, your date night at the arcade was one for the books--and you have the crown to prove it👑
                                                   🐉 🐅 🐕
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howl-fantasies · 3 years
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A/N - I needed FLUFF. Sickening fluff. So sweet my eyes would puke cotton candy, glitters and marshmallows. 🍭🍬🤯
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GOTHAM - IN A SECURED HIDEOUT - 4AM
The door closed in a muffled *thud* and a series of locks followed. She grunted a bit when she had to lift her arm to activate the last one, on the top corner of the door.
That night was absolute shit. For starters, she had to go in a hurry on a mission when Oswald messed with some mobsters in town. The brand new Godfather of the city wasn't Falcone, at all. He was impulsive, reckless, and threw a massive tantrum when he demanded her to annihilate some ex-allies of Carmine who refused to kiss the ring and tried to kill him.
"Dude, I'm not your angry killing dog you know, Vic is. I'm like a consultant here" She had told him. He didn't appreciate that much and she couldn't remember the number of "harlot" he shouted after that.
But between his fury, the harlots and a few crystal ornaments broken, she was able to understand that Victor wasn't aviable, he also had shooting to do in the opposite side of the city. He didn't even have the time to send a text, since Oswald also decided that in a sec and send him.
He was yelling so hard, Y/N admitted she had contemplated the idea of ripping off his vocal cords. But a buzz in her pocket and a quick text from Victor asking for her help on whatever Oswald was gonna ask had made her weak.
AH! Seeing her bleeding shoulder, she should have told Penguin to fuck off. The guys she was supposed to annihilate had a lot of ressources and, fuck her, called Wendell as their own assassin. The dickhead was pretty talented when he wanted to. Fortunately, she dodge just in time for his bullet to pierce said shoulder instead of her heart and succeeded to blow their hideout as well as the main foes Penguin wanted dead. The rest were nothing to worry about. And Wendell just took his fucking leave after he enjoyed piercing her freaking skin. The bastard!
Y/N grunt again and thrown her key on the black and white furniture in her hall, before walking in the kitchen where she found Victor frowning and staring at an invisible point though the window. Of course he would know that she was injured. The stalker knew everything even before she tells him.
In front of him, she could saw his dismantled guns he might just have finished to clean. Truth be told, she was indirectly angry at him too, because her deep infatuation with the man made her act like Carmine that time with Liza, like a fool.
She knew it was going to be a carnage and the non prepared assault against the mobster gave them an advantage. But Penguin wanted revenge, and he wanted it now. Fuck him. And fuck Victor too.
She didn't say anything and just opened the fridge to take a bottle of white wine, smashed it close and treat herself while still ignoring Zsasz. He knew she was mad. And he also knew how an irritable Y/N could be, so he was in high alert right now.
After all, the woman already initiated a shooting once, for some canned peaches. She could frankly be a little extreme at times... And her silences was even more dangerous.
"Do you want to talk about it?" He flatly asked still looking outside. "Vic. Not now." She instantly answered with a hollow tone. Ah. She was beyond mad. Maybe beyond furious now. A side glance in her direction showed her pouring wine in her glass again.
She was trying to ease her nerves to not snap at him and he appreciated the effort. She was also processing what happened tonight and how things went south. He could tell by the fingers drumming rhythmically on her glass.
In the tensed silence, he had to look at the floor when regular *plic* *plic* *plic* caught his ears. "You are bleeding on the floor sweetness" he sighed. Her lack of reaction and the fact that she sill was drumming without even acknowledging his voice was a good clue for him.
Again, she was zoning out. So deep into her analysis and schemes that the world could split in half just in front of her and she wouldn't even notice. He blinked and decided to move.
First, he gently took her glass and put in on the counter. Then, carefully, he turned her to look at the damages, opening her shirt swiftly. She didn't even winced when he had to pull a little on the fabric sticked on her wound.
He guided her without a word and lifted her by the waist to make her seat on counter of the bar in the middle of the kitchen. She was now looking through the window as he did a few minutes ago.
He opened the cupboard under the sink and grabbed a first aid kit, then came back in front of her, between her thighs. One look on the wound showed the bullet came out. Good. He wouldn't have to plonge his knife inside the flesh to find it. Not that he minded that much, but with her, knife play was more fun in a bed with both of them naked.
While he was stitching her shoulder and glancing regularly at her in case of discomfort, she blinked then plunge her eyes in his. She finally was back. Zsasz stopped his task to wait patiently for her to speak.
"I hate Penguin. He's a clever thing when he wants to and sometimes can be endearing. But his impulsiveness and petty personality are dangerous. And if I was 100% ok with taking a bullet for Carmine, that's not the case with him." She muttered calmly.
Victor nodded slowly. He knew what Y/N thought about Cobblepot and he was thinking the same at this very moment. Like her, he also was totally devoted to Falcone and highly respected him. But his loyalty wasn't exactly the same with Penguin.
And seeing how the new godfather didn't hesitate to send his woman on a suicide mission without considering her reasoning infuriated him greatly. He knew Y/N, he knew she had told Oswald to wait before making a move and he didn't care. He was ready to waste a great asset just to ease his nerves. And that was highly stupid, as well as unprofessional.
He continued his stitching with now a hard frown on his face, which softened a bit when he felt her cheek on his shoulders and caught her gaze before she looked at his work.
"Who shot you?" He finally asked after cutting the string and disinfecting the wound. She grunt a bit. "Head fucking hunter. He worked for the bastards and took his chance when I was focusing on two bloody giants shooting at me."
He hummed. Note to his self, put some lead in Wendell body asap. Yes it was business, but he knew the bastard also did it because his girl and him have some strong enmity between them.
"There", he said after he finished her bandage. She nodded once against his shoulder and pecked his neck while passing her arms around his torso and her legs around his waist.
It was rare for her to take the initiative to casually hug him, so he let her and even indulge her by hugging back and massaging her scalp. "It's the last time I do something like that, Victor" She warned him after a moment.
He knew what she meant. It was the last time she plunge into a dangerous mission with no chance of success just because he asked her to listen to Cobblepot. He understood and hummed a bit. He would never tell her but he currently felt guilty about it, as well as he had a strong resentment against his current boss.
When he looked at her again, his dark pools found hers, as sharp as ever, but also incredibly tired. He smirked a bit under her intense stare and raised a questioning brow.
She blink and frowned a bit before answering coldy. "I am a fool."
He kept is blank face a while, after her words. But a smirked finally started to bloom on his face and he wasn't exactly capable of stopping it.
So, to hide it as well as he could, he kissed her forehead, then leaned his head until brushing their lips. "Yeah. Me too." He whispered a bit mischievously then kiss her deeply.
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escapetodreamworld · 3 years
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Nightmares
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So I wrote this so I could sleep with a clear conscience tonight, last night i had a really really bad dream, and my dream did terrible things to Alma, so I wrote this as an I'm sorry and I decided I'd share it, tbh it's shit, it's not a real fic, just something I wrote so I could live with myself again.
Summary: Alma has a nightmare and you comfort her.
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You don't understand what woke you up, it wasn't normal the way you woke up, you lay still, trying to understand what happened, waiting to see if something makes itself known, maybe you'll hear a kid sneaking out of bed and tiptoeing through the house. You know every sound with the loop, when every gust of wind blows, so it must have been a kid doing something they aren't supposed to be doing that woke you up, that or someone made their way into the loop, but no screams or crashes come to your ears.
What you do hear is a sharp intake of breath, followed by a sob. You sit up, look at Alma confused. Wondering if the sound came from her or Olive in the next room. Your question is answered when Alma lets out sobs, her face looks strained, and she clenches her eyes tight. You're careful not to touch her, but you start trying to wake her.
"Alma, darling, wake up." You say, quietly. But Alma just turns her face into her pillow. You hear your name come out in a cry and your heart breaks "Alma, please wake up, sweetie." You say, almost in tears. It doesn't work so you touch her shoulder, the moment you do she jumps, completely getting out of bed and stare at you, shoulders tensed. 
You stay there, sitting on your knees staring at her as she stares at you. "Alma." You whisper as gently as you can, you see her shoulder loosen, Alma sits on the edge of the bed, her back to you as she puts her head in her hands. You crawl over to her, still sitting on your knees, your nightgown luckily being the shortest of your nightgowns, stopping at mid thigh. You sit there, waiting for her to calm down a bit more before you touch her.
After a few moments you hear Alma sniffle, and you can't take it, dropping on your knees in front of her, you place your hands on her knees, rubbing them, trying to sooth her. "Alma, darling, what's wrong." You say softly, worried anything you do can hurt or scare her.
Alma looks down at you, the moon shining through the window in front of you gives you just enough light, so you can see the tears on her face. You gasp slightly, having never seen Alma cry, you cover your mouth quickly after gasping, in order not to upset her. 
After you are sure you want to make another sound like that you remove your hand, placing it on her knee again, tracing patterns above her knee with your fingers. You slowly lift one hand in the air, letting Alma see it as you slowly move towards her face, Alma doesn't make a move to stop you or flinch away so you gently cup her cheek, wiping away her tears as the spill from her eyes.
Alma leans into your hand, and sighs, the tension in her body lessening. "Alms." You quietly whisper your nickname for her, she weakly acknowledges you by giving your wrist a peck, as she stares down at you. "What happened Alma?" You ask,you don't know if she'll tell you but I try anyway.
To your surprise, she starts quietly telling you, her voice so soft you almost strain to hear her. "It was Victor, it was me finding him, the hollow, eating his eyes. But then it changed, it was you and the children, dead, I couldn't protect any of you, you died without me there, you were in a pool of blood, the kids eyes were gone, but they weren't cut open like yo-" Alma starts crying, you leap up, hugging her, Alma immediately clings to you, grabbing at you gown, pulling you as close as you could get as she sobs against you.
You stay hugging her, whispering into her hair as you kiss her head. "It's okay, everyone's okay, we're okay." Alma holds on to you, but you manage to get her to lay down with you, positioning her so her head is on your chests so she can hear your heartbeat. You lightly scratch her back, letting her relax as she feels your nails graze her back. She's still fisting your gown, holding on for dear life, but you don't mind.
You start talking to her, using a soft quiet voice to sooth her. You tell her about what Claire said to you, and how Millard played a prank on you, Alma mumbles something about how Bronwyn told her about Millard's prank on you. You can hear the tiredness in her voice, so you continue talking to her about things, about how the twins, were fighting over yet another toy, it doesn't take long before Alma's asleep in your arms, you know you can't move her with waking her up so you just close your eyes and fall asleep as well.
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dreaminpetals · 4 years
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💐 COMMISSION: fem s/o's wedding with andrew (sfw & nsfw) 💐
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SFW ;;
♡ Andrew has always longed to marry somebody. Being a religious man, he's dreamed of filling a church with people who are dear to him as his beloved bride walks down the aisle.
♡ He's only glanced at weddings, an outsider looking in. The brides and grooms having the best nights of their lives made his heart feel fuzzy. Nobody would ever dare to wed him, but the idea was certainly a pleasant one. It helped him sleep. It comforted him when he needed it most. He wanted to look down at his hands and see a ring that reminded him someone out there loves him.
♡ He grew up with not even a penny to his name, so he knows having a luxurious wedding would be completely out of the picture for someone like him. Until he met you.
♡ You helped him get back on his feet and the two of you worked together to save up enough money for a wedding ceremony and reception, along with a honeymoon.
♡ Most honeymoons are spent lazing by the beach, but due to his body being constantly at war with sunlight, you decided to book a trip to a lovely cabin hidden away in the woods, a private place for just the two of you.
♡ He honestly thought you'd end up getting married in Red Church, surrounded by cobwebs and broken glass, but you insisted that you two would find a way to escape the manor and you'd have a proper wedding.
♡ It took months of promises and longing, but the seal keeping everyone trapped in the manor finally snapped and let everybody escape. You took Andrew's hand that day and promised him that a brighter future was upon you.
♡ Your wedding was surprisingly inexpensive. Despite your days in the manor being long gone, many of the survivors stayed in touch with you and were more than willing to help. You don't need to hire a whole team of wedding planners with the survivors by your side.
♡ Michiko and Violetta teamed up to sew you the most gorgeous dress you had ever laid eyes on.
♡ Emma designed your bouquet and enveloped the chapel in beautiful flowers.
♡ Norton prepared your rings using the finest gems he could find.
♡ Margaretha found the most wonderful songs to play and arranged dances.
♡ Vera styled your hair and Fiona did your makeup.
♡ Victor handled the invitations and did a fantastic job. So on and so forth.
♡ You and Andrew were on good terms with almost everyone, so they were all pumped to see how your wedding would play out. It was the greatest team effort they put into anything since the escape of the manor.
♡ You two had lots of practicing to do before the actual wedding. For one, Andrew didn't know table manners. You'd have to lovingly teach him gestures like how to cut his meat and how to do a toast before even daring to eat at the reception.
♡ Dancing together in your rooms was what Andrew enjoyed the most, though. Margie planned several dance routines, so you had triple the practicing to do when it came to dancing.
♡ Andrew was surprisingly agile during fast-paced dances, he loved to twirl you in the air like in a movie and dip you so low you thought you were going to crash into the ground. Each yelp only spurred him to play with you more, drinking up your reactions and getting all giddy because it's you.
♡ As for slow dancing with Mister Kreiss? You're so lucky to say you're familiar with it. He hums along to whatever music you play in the background, and puts so much love into every step or twirl that you feel like your heart might burst. It's agony waiting to dance with him in a suit and dress rather than your pajamas.
♡ You're blown away when you see the wedding venue for the first time. It's pure white with shades of red sprinkled in, the same colours Andrew has hated about himself now repurposed to be something he'd look at fondly for the rest of his life. It was beautiful. Like him.
♡ You noticed a chair with an unfamiliar name on it. When you asked Andrew who it belonged to, he answered that it was for his late mother. She would have loved to come, he said.
♡ He doesn't take the day of the wedding very well. What do you mean he can't see you until the ceremony?! He wants to greet you, kiss you, practice some extra dance moves to be extra sure... he's grumpy while the guys of the manor dress and hype him up.
♡ "Alright, let's do this! THREE CHEERS FOR OUR MAN ANDREW!" William would cheer so loudly the girls would hear it from the other side of the church and burst out into laughter.
♡ Andrew couldn't stop his hands from shaking, though. His lifelong dreams were finally being realized. The love of his life was going to marry him tonight. Willingly. He could barely believe it.
♡ As for you? You're brimming with excitement at the idea of walking down the aisle and shooting an arrow of love straight into Andrew's heart. The girls are envious of you as they powder your face and tighten the seams of your dress.
♡ "I remember when you first met that boy," Michiko would say to you as she styled your dress, beaming at you through the mirror. "You were too shy to even speak to one another... ah, young love."
♡ It took a million checks to make sure you were ready to present yourself to everybody. Your hair, makeup, dress, veil, bouquet... everything had to be absolutely perfect. It was a bit difficult having so many girls look after you, because Tracy's idea of perfect was a little bit different than Michiko's. There was a lot of playful arguing, but you knew they just wanted this day to be flawless for you.
♡ Once the petals were strewn down the halls and the bridesmaids and groomsmen made their appearances, you finally presented yourself.
♡ It took everything in Andrew to not fall to his knees when he saw you. You were angelic, your white dress cascading down your back with a stunning hairstyle he's never seen you in before. Your bouquet was made of all your favourite flowers, and he could see the perfect shade of lipstick beneath your vail. You captured Andrew's heart as he leaned onto Luca's shoulder for support.
♡ Andrew wasn't the only one who had his breath taken away. Practically everyone was gawking at you. It made Andrew feel a little... possessive, seeing everyone's eyes on you. He was going to be marrying you. Not José, not Norton, not Victor but him.
♡ All of his negative feelings disappeared the moment you were in arms reach. He extended an arm to take your hand as you gladly obliged. When he felt the fabric of your dress against his wrist, electricity shot through his body for a second time.
♡ Being able to see Andrew up close was a dream come true. His usual matted hair was thoroughly washed and brushed, it appeared as if José had lent him a hand. His usual flower was still present even as he wore a breathtaking suit. He smelled like cologne and looked so nervous but in love... you couldn't wait to finally kiss your groom.
♡ His hands trembled as he lifted your veil to reveal your features to him. You flashed him a grin and he felt his heart explode. He danced his fingers along your cheeks until they met your shoulders, which he gave an affectionate pat before turning to the priest.
♡ He had Helena help him with his vows. He wanted to blow you away, to use words you didn't think he knew. It took him days to memorize the words of love he was going to bestow upon you. You overheard him talking to himself a few times, but never guessed they were his vows.
♡ He also has some trouble with words of affection. Andrew much prefers to hold you or do favours for you.
♡ "When I first met you, I didn't think I was worthy of love. It's still hard to believe, but... I promise to return to you every affectionate gesture you give to me. I'll love you always and forever, as my angelic wife. I want to grow old with you. I vow to protect you, adore you, and care for you as long as I'm your husband. Our hearts will always be melded together and nothing will ever change that. Thank you for saving me. I love you."
♡ His vows brought some of the survivors to tears. Most of them only knew Andrew as that really quiet guy who hid behind his girlfriend a lot, so to see him spill his heart out for you made the crowd let out a sea of "awwwh"'s.
♡ His face turned scarlet and he almost wanted to run out of the building and hide once he finished speaking. He stumbled over and mispronounced a few words, but you could tell he put his whole heart into it and he meant every word he said.
♡ When he's finally able to kiss you, Andrew dips you low and assaults your entire face with kisses, treading past your lips. He doesn't care about smudging your makeup or embarrassing you, you're finally his wife and he just wants to feel your face after waiting all day to.
♡ The cheers once you become man and wife are astounding. When you tossed the bouquet it was caught by Eli and Gertrude.
♡ Demi helped to bake an enormous cake, one that's almost as tall as you. On top were little toppers meant to look like you and Andrew that you kept as mementos.
♡ The reception was definitely more of a party than the wedding was. Antonio and Margie played music for everyone to dance along to, and a karaoke session was held as well.
♡ Andrew was a little stressed out by how much noise there was, but you reminded him everyone there loved him and he melted. He's not used to all this positive attention.
♡ Your heart burst when he extended an arm and asked you to dance. You had been practicing for so long that when you finally attended the real event, it felt like a dream.
♡ For just a few minutes, nothing existed but Andrew's arms around you and the elegant music brought to you by a live band.
♡ Once all the food is eaten and gifts are exchanged, everyone bids you farewell. The girls cry when they hug you and the guys all pat Andrew on the back, wishing him good luck for... what couples do on their wedding night.
♡ When you two finally arrive home, Andrew is exhausted. He's never been to such a crowded event before, especially one where he's the main focus.
♡ He'd need to lay his head in your lap and relax as he plays with your dress. The fabric felt so pleasing under his fingers. He was so in love with every part of you. He needed to be as close to you as possible after being kept from you, and from being in public with you. He cherished alone time like this.
♡ Once he's rested up, you'd have to unpack all your gifts! Each survivor and hunter gifted you something for your domestic life with Andrew. Matching mugs, blankets, cutlery, paintings... you were drowning in presents.
♡ It took an hour, but you finally unwrapped and stored everything away.
♡ Which leads to...
NSFW ;;
♡ You and Andrew have had sex before. Maaany times. He views it as making up for lost time, it helps with his insecurities, and he enjoys making you feel good. Andrew will do everything in his power to make sure the lovemaking on your wedding night is nothing short of magical.
♡ When you're settled at home and can't think of any more chores to do, Andrew is more anxious than he's ever been. His face is red in a furious blush and he's barely able to muster a sentence as he stands stiffly, lustful eyes on you.
♡ He knows what couples are meant to do on their wedding nights, and he's so excited to make your wishes come true, but this poor boy has no idea how to initiate things. Whenever you make love, it's because he's visibly horny but too anxious to say anything so you take care of him.
♡ You approached your husband, arms wrapping around his shoulders as you stared up into his eyes. He didn't look at you or respond to your inquiry of whether he's okay or not. The growing tent in his pants spoke for itself.
♡ Your eyes widened when you felt his erection brush against your thigh. He could tell that you felt his arousal ー because he hoisted you up bridal style and pressed an openmouthed kiss to your lips. He was going to take you, and he was going to do it right.
♡ His sudden burst of confidence lead to him carrying you to your bedroom, and he gave you another kiss before gently placing you down on the bed.
♡ Andrew wouldn't know what to do next. He wants you eat you out for hours but... your dress is in the way. And he doesn't feel like taking it off just yet. No, he wants to take his sweet time with you. It's your wedding night, after all.
♡ His solution? Dry humping. He's always adored being able to rut against you like a wild animal, and getting to do so in your elegant wedding gear has him rearing to go. He doesn't want to soil your gown, no, he just wants to do something absolutely filthy in attire that's meant to be for a ceremony all about you.
♡ He would spread your legs as far as they possibly could go in your dress. When he hikes your dress up to your lower stomach and finally sees the sweet dessert laid out just for him, he's bucking his hips into the cold air for any sense of relief.
♡ He'd press his clothed cock against your panties and see stars. His lovely wife was so close to him but so far... he wasn't sure how long he could last like this.
♡ Andrew ground against you in a frenzy, arms snaking around your back as his face nestled itself in the crook of your neck, sucking sweet little kisses onto the flesh. He groaned when he rubbed against you just right, aiming to hit the same spots over and over again.
♡ He wouldn't let your needs go unnoticed. Andrew would angle himself to rub against your clit, and he'd pay special attention to your neck as he desperately got himself off with your body.
♡ The low groan that escaped from his lips as he came into his boxers went straight to between your legs. As he rode out his high, he'd push your panties aside and finish you off with his fingers before pulling away. Something about cumming before even getting his clothes off made him growl with need. And it made him desire you even more than he already did; skin to skin this time.
♡ Andrew asked you to undress him. You felt him shudder underneath you as you removed his suit and got him out of his pants. Stripping him reminded you that beneath all the cologne and hair gel, it was still your Andrew. His scarred body yearned for yours and you were more than happy to press a chaste kiss to his chest once he was undressed, your way of telling him you loved him.
♡ Your husband would ask you to sit in his lap, right on top of his aching boner just begging to be touched, and grind against it as he undid the several seams on your back.
♡ Andrew loves mirrors. He doesn't like seeing himself in them, but you? He could watch you be undressed through a mirror all day long. He thinks his hands look good when they're unbuttoning the fabric keeping him from you.
♡ You looked so radiant that Andrew would need to fuck you in front of a mirror just to truly see you.
♡ He would take his sweet time with you, for every untied string he would thrust up to grind against your clothed pussy and nibble your shoulders. Hearing you mewl in his lap causes his hands to fumble as he undresses you. He wondered just how someone could be so cute every time a moan is pulled from your throat.
♡ Andrew felt a little dejected once your dress was ready to come off. He would miss seeing you in it.
♡ ...Those feelings didn't last long, though. The moment he laid eyes on your bare body he was surging with confidence and hunger.
♡ "You look so ravishing... my... my wife..." he muttered, mostly to himself. It appeared he was still in disbelief that you were a wedded couple. Throughout the night he'd periodically mumble to himself that you were his wife, or he'd call you Mrs Kreiss. It had a lovely ring to it.
♡ Andrew wants ー no, needs ー to taste you after being away from you for so long. He would eat you out like a man starved.
♡ Positioning his face between your thighs, Andrew licked a sloppy stripe up your pussy, stopping right below your clit. Then he'd lick back down, avoiding the place where you needed him most. Your frustrated groans earned a soft chuckle from Andrew. He wanted to draw this out... he was in a playful mood.
♡ He massaged your thighs as he teased your folds, finally pulling away to ask you the question that would be the death of you. "Tell me what you want, my... wife..." his voice dropped in volume when he reached your title. He didn't care in that moment how cheesy it sounded, this was the ultimate night to be sappy with his angel.
♡ "Enough teasing, Andrew, please... eat me out," you'd weep through gritted teeth as your husband nibbled your thighs and nodded his head in response your pleas.
♡ Now that he's gotten you riled up for him (he wants to feel needed), he's not holding back. Andrew is the king of being unintentionally rough. He'd leave your core battered from how deep his licks are and how his chin smacks against your soft flesh.
♡ The moment Andrew feels you contract and twitch around him, he's slipping a wet finger into your walls to torture you further. He won't stop his ministrations even as you cum hard around him.
♡ He's extra passionate for your wedding night which translates into him not giving you a break. He doesn't want to pull away from your pussy, he wants to keep his head burrowed between your legs for as long as he possibly can. His tongue is going to commit every inch of you to memory tonight.
♡ If you really want to make this night worth your while, tackle Andrew once you feel overwhelmed and turn the tables on him.
♡ He loves when you take control and take him by surprise. One minute he was devouring you, and the next you've pushed his back against the headrest and you're lowering your head dangerously close to his cock.
♡ He wants you to feel good even as you suck him off, so Andrew will finger you while your lips are wrapped around his dick. He'll angle himself so the palm of his hand rubs against your sensitive nub. It drives him wild how sloppy your strokes and licks are when you're on the verge of cumming.
♡ He'd prefer to cum in your mouth. It's an intimate night, he doesn't want you to be completely covered in his seed just yet. He'd rather save that for the honeymoon.
♡ Chest heaving against your back, Andrew's next move is to pull you into his lap again. Remember how much he loves mirrors? He'll seat you right on his cock and direct your face with his hands to look right into the mirror across from your bed.
♡ "My wife," he'd murmur into your shoulder before snapping his hips into yours.
♡ Having Andrew's mouth so close to your ears means you'll get to hear every gasp and purr that he emits. And he makes a lot of quiet noises he tries to hide.
♡ Andrew made sure to cup a hand around your breasts and kiss your neck & lips as well. He wants to surround you. He wants all of your senses to be overtaken by him until you can't function.
♡ He would whisper praise into your ear, telling you how beautiful you look and how good you feel around him. It's not like him to be this bold and dominant but you're loving it.
♡ Andrew asked to cum inside you that night. When he finally reached his climax, he lifted you up so he could admire the string of cum connecting the husband to his wife. He was addicted to the sight and made sure to capture it in his memories for as long as he could.
♡ After several more rounds of rough licks and hard thrusts, Andrew would want something more soft and classic with you.
♡ Gently lowering you onto the mattress, Andrew would hover over you and press a tender kiss to your lips. With one long thrust, he'd fill you right up and stay like that, your hands connecting.
♡ His thrusts would be slow and sensual, making love to you rather than just fucking you. Don't be surprised if you feel hot tears drop onto your shoulders. This is one of the most sentimental moments of Andrew's whole life.
♡ Your tongues would dance as your lips locked in an intense kiss, you can tell how desperately he's trying to last and make this feel good for you.
♡ Andrew quickly repositioned himself to hit that spot inside of you. He's committed the location to memory, and wouldn't be able to live with himself if he didn't relentlessly batter it tonight.
♡ Your sudden gasps caused his thrusts to grow frantic, his hot breath fanning onto your neck as he plowed you into the mattress.
♡ You could feel his smirk on your skin when you began to pulse around him.
♡ "Good girl..." he would purr, rubbing circles on the back of your hand as you rode out your high. Hearing your cries of pure ecstasy pushed Andrew over the edge, and he emptied himself into you. You had never felt so stuffed before.
♡ Once you've decided you had enough, Andrew's entire demeanour changes. Before, he was determined to push your limits and hear your cries, while now he's insisting that you take a bath. He feels awful that he ruined your hair and makeup, plus you're littered with hickeys and your thighs are stained with seed... he doesn't know that you wouldn't have it any other way.
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Funhouse
Sero x Reader
You and Sero havin’ a little fun at the Summer fair.
Warnings: semi-public wall sex, cunnilingus, fluff?
A/N: I’m mourning the loss of Summer and all the fun things that go along with it. I think I really miss the fair and love Hanta Sero, so...here’s smth. (18+)
The determined look on your face is heart-wrenching. With your brows drawn down, and the subtle hint of tongue peeking out of your lips as you aim your water gun at the target, it’s no surprise that Sero can’t concentrate on the task at hand. He’s already won so many other fair games—he has you, the loser, toting around that giant teddy bear (the one he plans on letting you keep) to prove it—so he thinks he might let you best him. Just this once.
When the bell goes off, crowning you as the game’s victor, you squeal and cheer, bouncing into Sero’s waiting embrace. This game is easy enough, so the prizes aren’t that big, but you’re ecstatic when you get to choose one for yourself: a little leather choker with a mock-silver flower pendant.
“That’ll look cute on you,” Sero is quick to say. He’s been taking any opportunity to compliment you—so long as it’s not creepy—to make it so his intentions are clear; although, he’s not too sure you’ve picked up on any of his hints. Yet. He doesn’t want to be too obvious or pushy, either, even if there is a carnal monster deep inside of him that demands he acts differently. If you don’t vibe with him in the way he really wants you to, he’d still like to keep you as a good friend, even if it burns him, and leaves that monster starving.
“On me?” You laugh. “Definitely! But I wanna know how it’ll look on you!”
You turn to face him, grinning mischievously, choker-necklace weapon in hand. You bite your lip and look at him expectedly. He rolls his eyes and yields, dipping down so you can reach him. You thrust the bear into his hands so you can do your worst.  
“It’s only fair,” he says as you wrap the choker around his neck. He hears when you clasp it at his nape, and fights the goosebumps that try to run down his arms. “You’re carrying my prize, after all.”
Even though you have the necklace clasped, your touch lingers, as if you’re pretending to struggle to get it on. Gentle fingers brush against his sensitive skin and Sero wonders if it’s intentional—if you know that your touch scorches him, and whether you know that you’re torturing him or not. As much fun as he’s having with you, you've got him wrapped around your little finger. He’s smitten—captivated and enslaved by that devilish glint in your eyes when you say you want to play another game—when you tell him he’s going down, and even though you haven’t beat him until now, your good mood never falters. You skip around in your summer dress, laughing about clowns or rides or lights, and Sero’s world ends where you begin.
He’d originally thought that taking you to the fair could’ve been a simple friend-date—it wouldn’t be any different if he’d invited Kirishima or Kaminari, but deep down he knows that had been a foolish gamble. Neither Denki nor Ei make his heart skip like you do. Now that the two of you are alone, he can’t ignore the spell you’ve got him under. He’s been wrong before, but this proves to be a monumental screw up.
Your bright smile lights up Sero’s world when you give him an approving look, proud of your work. The choker is snug around his neck, and you loop a finger around it, giving it a tug to test its durability.
“Pretty,” you say wryly, a charming tilt to your smile.
“I prefer devilishly handsome, but I’ll accept pretty.”
“Oho, somebody’s full of themselves.” You laugh and push on his chest, stepping away from him. “Let me make room for your giant ego.”
“Hey, now, I’ve earned my giant ego, thank you very much!” Sero pushes the bear back into your hands and tugs on its ears. “This just proves I rule this fair, and you’re nothing more than a serf in the kingdom of Hanta Sero.”
You grab his hand, lift it up, and twirl yourself underneath him, giant bear dancing with you. “Well, I’ve got spirit. And plenty more games I’m sure I can beat you at.”
“Ohoho spirit? That’s just what losers say to make themselves feel better.”
“Losers?!” You bark out, smile widening. “You sound like Bakugou!”
Sero’s mouth falls open, showing mock-indignity. “You wound me!”
“That’s just what happens when your ego inflates! A simple prick of a needle and-“ You and make a motion with your hands, miming a balloon, then blow a raspberry as you drive an imaginary needle through it. Sero blows a raspberry right back, and you use the opportunity to shove the bear in his face.
Hands free, you dance around him in search of another game you might be able to beat him at. The two of you have already gone on all the best rides, shared a funnel cake, and have blown through plenty of cash competing with each other, but it’s obvious that you’re not satisfied yet.
You eye the funhouse, and look at Sero conspiratorially. Usually that place is reserved for younger fair patrons, but now that the sun is down, and most kids have tired out due to their sugar highs, the funhouse is left ignored.
There’s that familiar glint in your eyes, and Sero knows you’re scheming something.
“What are you thinking?” Sero asks, walking towards you. He tries pushing the bear back into your arms, but you’re quick to dodge him, ducking closer to the funhouse.
“Well,” you say, roguish. Sero steps closer to you, and you bounce away, intent on leaving the bear in his arms. “I’m willing to admit that you rule the fair, if-“ you step up on the funhouse stairs, hands on the railings, blocking the path. You swing down, leveling your face with Sero’s. Your breath is cool and tauntingly sweet. He wants to taste it. He wants to taste you.
“If?” Sero prompts, swallowing thickly. He watches you lick some residual sugar off your lips, and the need to assist you with that is overbearing.
“If you can catch me in under two minutes.” You swing away, always so close, yet unobtainable. For a moment your dress flutters up, and he catches a glimpse of your blue, cotton panties. He felt bad when he saw them earlier while you climbed out of a ride, but now he kinda thinks you want him to see them. The organ inside Sero’s chest thuds at the challenge, and his carnal monster roars in agreement.
“I’ll only need a minute,” he whispers as you lean forward again, eyes darkened with allure. There’s no way you don’t know you’re teasing him now. The look on your face is borderline devious.
“You’ll have to do it with the bear, in under a minute, then. If you can’t catch me before the time is up, you have to carry him for the rest of the night.”
“And when I do catch you in under a minute?” Sero asks, fully aware that he’s being overconfident. It only makes sense, since he’s gotta throw his giant ego around tonight.
“You’ll earn my utmost respect—maybe a prize, too, if the ruler of the fair knows how to ask for it.” The grin you offer him is potent—a blow that taunts the urge to wrap his arms around you and steal the dare away from your lips. “I’ll even call you King Sero, or my liege—whatever gets your blood pumpin’.”
“What kinda prize?” Sero rasps, as you toy with the choker around his neck. You pull on it, yanking him closer. He can smell your shampoo while your lips press against the shell of his ear. It’s as if you’re going to whisper a secret, but instead, you move to kiss his cheek.
“It’s a secret,” you whisper-laugh, once again leaning away and backing up the stairs. Again, he catches your dress swaying up, and he knows he needs to catch you. “Gimme a ten second head start.”
Cheeks burning, Sero takes a step up the stairs. “No way.”
“Five seconds!” You call, giddily rushing through the first part of the funhouse. You disappear through a thrum of inflatable clowns, and Sero’s chest aches with the partial promise of your secret prize.
“No way!” He yells, taking off after you. He’s immediately bombarded with bright colors of yellows, reds, and purples—clowns hitting him in the face, and your answering giggles. He uses the giant bear as a sort of shield to push through the plastic crowd, only to find himself in a new room, full of dozens of you, and dozens of him.
Sero bonks his head on a mirror and sees about ten of you, clutching your stomach in delight while he tries to make it through the maze. You tease him with a song, matching the tune of the carnival music echoing through the funhouse, and he follows the sound of your pretty voice, extending his hands out to make sure not to hit his head again. He knows he’s almost out when all of your reflections disappear, along with your song.
The next room is just a long hall with a trampoline. You’re nowhere to be seen, so Sero doesn’t even spare a second to jump around like he normally would. He charges forward, only to hear you laughing from somewhere behind him. He turns to see a little divot in the wall—a room he wouldn’t be able to see from from the angle he first entered. Through the hidden doorway, Sero finds himself in a room lit up with pink and red lights. The carnival music is louder here than any other place due to the speaker drilled into the wall. The room is empty, besides the pair of blue cotton panties on the floor, and you with your back and hands pressed against the farthest wall.
“You found mee,” you sing with a flirty lilt in your voice. There’s a strain in Sero’s jeans from knowing that you’re standing there, stark underneath that summer dress, waiting for him.
Sero drops the bear and walks towards you. “In under a minute?”
You bite your lip and shake your head. “I was hoping you’d be counting, big guy.”
“I was—definitely.” Sero experimentally presses both of his hands into your sides. You hum and shift your hips so your pelvic bone presses against the bulge in his pants. Longing lodges in Sero’s throat while your arms move around his neck.
“So did you win?”
Sero’s laugh is forced through his tight windpipes. You’re playing with the hairs in the back of his head, practically begging him to kiss you. He knows you’re waiting for him to make a move, but if he’s being honest—
“Well, y’know, I hit my head on a glass pane, and had to start over—“
“Pffft! You’re such a dork!” You move your hands to his chest. He catches them, and slides them behind you, against the wall. Your breath catches when he drops his head down to yours.
“You like it,” he whispers as he grazes his nose against yours, right before your lips touch. His hovers over yours for only a moment—a couple seconds to really feel your anticipation, until he’s on you, and everything is right.
Your kiss is soft and tastes like funnel cake—potent and addictive. He slides his hands back down to your neck and cups your jaw, pulling you into a deeper kiss. His tongue pushes between your two soft pillows, tasting you, savoring your heady flavor. As satisfying as it is to finally kiss you, he knows it’s not enough. He pulls away only to trail more kisses down the hollow of your neck. “What was my prize again?”
Your answering laugh is breathy, as if you’re not expecting it. You clasp on to Sero’s shirt while he runs a hand up your thigh, lifting your dress. His kisses travel lower and lower, from your chest, to your stomach, until he’s on his knees, hands on your pert ass, and the light material of your dress shrouds him. This way, he can see your beautiful body, from the curve of your breasts, to the soft tuft of hair at your pubic bone. He tongue toys with your entrance, enjoying the little shudder you give him right before he sucks on your clit.
“Ohh,” you sigh, lifting your leg over his shoulder. “I thought you were supposed to get a prize.”
“Mhmm,” he groans into you, noting the way your body shakes with the vibration of his voice. He gives your sensitive flesh little kitten licks, while he slides two digits into your rousing heat. You moan, loud enough to be heard over the music, and Sero loves it. He wants to hear more of it—to know just how good he can make you feel.
While he traces circles around your clit, his fingers curl inside of you, pushing against the soft pads of your inner walls, coaxing out your pleasure. When your back arches, he props you up so now both of your legs are around his shoulders, and he’s holding you up with his own strength, and the supporting wall. He moans whenever you do, knowing when he’s got you, and wanting to enhance all the sensations he’s making you feel.
He picks up the pace, lapping at you until your voice breaks and you contract over his fingers. The sounds you make are far too pretty to end so soon, so even when he knows you’re at your peak, he doesn’t stop until you’re panting obscenities, and your legs quiver around him.
When you’re finally done twitching, Sero eases your legs off of his shoulders, only to have you stumble and fall back. Before you can catch yourself on the wall, Sero wraps an arm around your waist, catching you against his body.
“My god, Sero.” You breathe, kneading your fingers into his shirt. You pull on it, peeking at his deep v-line, and bite your lip.
He smirks in I-know-you-want-me.
“So, about my prize?” Sero prompts with a raise of a brow, the carnal monster’s tail wagging. “Thought you were gonna call my my liege or somethin’.”
“Oh? Is that all you want?” You begin undoing his belt-buckle, caging him in with a seductive stare. Zippers drop and you treacherous fingers move into his jeans, cupping him through his boxers like you already own it. In a way, you do—Sero’s been a fucking simp for you since day one—but you don’t have to know that. Not when the ball is in his court. “I thought you’d like something a little more than that, but-“
With the power of all the gods that have cursed Sero’s name, you remove your hand from his pants. There’s a pounding ache, both in his chest, and his seriously angry erection, and he no longer thinks and just does. Rather, that carnal monster completely takes over. He’s grabbing you—anywhere he can get his hands on. He trips over himself trying to get more of you—he needs to grab your curves, he needs to know what makes you gasp, he needs to feel you everywhere. You’re pushed back up against the wall, legs up, beautifully wet core exposed. He loses his pants, and you, sweet, hot, and slick, are sliding onto his cock.
“Ohhhh, fuck,” Sero murmurs at the same time your mouth falls open, taking in his length.your legs curl around his hips and he can tell by your warbling pleas that he’s stretching you. That only goads him into pulling out and slamming back into you.
You yip, head thrown back in surprised bliss and Sero has to curse again, because shit, he always thought that you’d feel good, but he never anticipated how well you’d hug him. It’s like you’re made for him, and he genuinely has to stop himself from saying something dumb like thank you, and instead continue his thrusting.
“God, Sero, y-you’re-“ You’re panting, brows furrowed, clinging onto him for dear life as he grooves against you with a delightfully hip-tingling pace- “s-so deep!”
“Tell me it feels good, baby,” Sero grunts through his teeth. “Tell me you like this cock.”
“Yessssero, you feel s-so—aaahhh-“ You’re cut off when Sero assaults your neck, licking your soft skin, before sinking his teeth into you. You mewl, and he feels you tighten around his dick. He groans, low and animalistic, sucking on you harshly, knowing he’ll leave a mark, and reveling in the fact that it’ll look so pretty on you. “You look so hot with that stupid fucking choker. I-! God, I’ve been wanting to do this all night!”
“Hah!” He can’t help but laugh. Even when he’s so far gone, and you feel like that, wrapped around his cock, snug and intoxicating, you’re still so fucking cute. Not just hot—you’re such a dork, it’s no wonder you make him crazy. He meaningfully wraps an arm around your waist to draw you in closer, chuckling against your skin, thinking about all the cute shit you’ve done today.
“Hhharder.” Your voice is laced with need while you knot a fist in Sero’s hair, snapping him back into this fantastic fucking moment. He’s not sure if you want him to bite you harder or fuck you harder, but he sure as well is gonna find out. “Please, Sero! More! More!”
He grunts and slaps his palms to each of your ass cheeks, gripping desperately as he pulls you deeper onto him, fucking you faster. You’re practically bouncing on his dick by the time he finds a nice, albeit furious, rhythm, wailing in ecstasy. You’re hissing the word, “yes,” over and over, and he can feel himself start to lose control.
He lets one of your legs touch the ground, so he has a free hand to rub at your swollen clit. His tongue finds yours, and your moans mute out by his sloppy, eager kiss. His fingers draw quick circles around you, while he slows his pace, feeling for that peak.
“You gonna come for me, babe?” Sero seethes against your lips. “Squeeze my cock with your hot little cunt? That’s all I really want for my prize, y’know. Think you can do that for me?”
“Just a little more.” You breath shakes as your nails dig into his arms. “Don’t stop fucking me, Sero. I need you.”
Sero grinds his hips into yours, his tip pushing up against that sweet, velvety cushion inside of you. “Like this, hon?”
“Y-yeah, that-! Just like that! I’m-!” He feels it then. You surge, pussy spasming  around him. You make a sort of long whimpering sound and melt into him, clutching the lapels of his shirt, and pulling him into a kiss. He finds himself quickly growing addicted to the taste of your lips, and it distracts him from his own oncoming orgasm. It’s too late for him to pull out, so he chokes on a groan, and let's go. He spills himself into you, coating your fluttering walls with white, hot seed.
“Oh, fuck.” He laughs breathlessly. He holds you still, but he can already feel himself spilling out of you. “That wasn’t supposed to happen.”
“No?!” You ask, half-incredulous, half-amused.
He’s happy to see you’re in good spirits, but when you moan a tiny bit when he pulls out, his half-erect dick does a little jerk. Inwardly, Sero scolds that carnal monster, and quickly uses your briefs to clean up the mess. He peeks at you apologetically, then pockets your soiled panties.
“That’s kinda pervy,” you say, coy, but your smile is as bright as ever.
“I mean, if you wanna carry around cum-covered underwear, be my guest.” He moves to grab them again, but instead, you lace your fingers with his.
“No, no! You did good!”
Sero lifts a brow. “Just good?” That carnal monster huffs. “If you’d like to go again, just be to sure-“
“No, that was something else!” You chuckle, grin widening. “Like, wow. We should’ve started doing that months ago. Who knew all I had to do to get you to fuck me was drop my panties to the floor?”
Sero snickers. “If I knew you wanted me to fuck you, you could waggle a finger at me, and I’d come a-running.”
“That so?” You let go of his hand, and bounce back to the room’s entrance. You cast a look over a shoulder at him, do a little beckoning motion with your finger, and disappear.
The carnal monster barks at his feet to get a move on. Sero makes a mental note to bring you to the fair every chance he gets. He takes off, chasing you through the funhouse, following the sound of your beautiful laughter.
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saphirered · 3 years
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Every Second Counts
A little Mollymauk x acrobat!reader that’s been floating around my head. I hope it turned out well. 
You’d been with the circus for a while. You’re part of the family. You are the prime example of agility over strength in appearance but that doesn’t take away from the fact you have muscle control some may ever only dream of. While you are less of a contortionist you’re still very flexible. You could say you’re more of an acrobat. Your circus family is also aware you have an affinity for being sticky-fingered. Your light and quick movement has helped you lighten the pockets of individuals many times before. You have the face of a talker. Attractive as your tongue is quick and you are not afraid to put that charm to good use. All these traits gained you the interest and undivided attention of Mollymauk Tealeaf. 
The man knows little shame and doesn’t hold back when he’s actually telling the truth. He was never shy to make his attraction to you clear but never put pressure on you or have expectations. If you liked him, then you did, and if not so be it. If you told him you liked him, great, if not, that’s fine. If you wanted him not to be affectionate towards you, hug you, sit close to you, pull you into his lap or sit down in yours, he won’t. Molly is aware there’s a difference between pushing the line and crossing a boundary. He’s respectful of those hard boundaries and won’t cross them. 
You’d catch Molly sitting in the audience section of the tent while you were rehearsing for the night when he wasn’t on duty for something. When he was, and Gustav would find him he’d be scolded and told to go back to work, many things to be done before the shows. You’d blow him a kiss when Gustav would threaten to get Yasha or Bo to drag him out, a threat the man would make good on and therefor Molly had to leave one way or another. He’d prefer to leave with his dignity somewhat intact. 
Whenever he could, he’d enlist you to go into town with him to attract an audience for the show. If you had other things to do priorly, they’d somehow already been done or someone else would be doing them by the time you were ready to do them. You had to compliment Mollymauk’s efforts just to spend more time with you. Trickery, bribery and other methods of persuasion were not out of the question to reach this goal. You had to compliment his efforts. 
You never minded any of these things as you enjoyed spending time with Molly. The only hindrance standing in your way had always been your responsibilities and him changing them so they would align, had to be a blessing. Whenever he was successful persuading Orna, one of the most difficult to persuade to switch with, he’d pick you up and spin you around proclaiming proudly he had done it again. 
Your relationship is very organic and in the moment. You’d say you’re in a relationship but neither of you would say you’re boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, partners, friends with benefits or anything alike. You’re you and he’s him. You care about each other, love each other, you spend time together, hug, cuddle and kiss. You’re affectionate, sleep in the same spaces, and sleep together. You do all the stuff couples would do but neither of you ever cared to define your relationship. You’re you and he’s him and that’s all that mattered. This arrangement works for both of you and neither of you feel the need to define or change it.
You’re practicing as the tent is being set up by the heavy lifters. Camp is already sorted so you found yourself with some free time you put to use to warm up a bit. Using one of the smaller tall poles secured you climb up onto the top. You stand on one leg the other parallel to the ground, jump and switch legs, one leg up straight into the air moving your body down until your palms touch the pole. You move your balancing leg up as well and shift the weight to your arms, kicking legs forward, backward and repeat one-handed. You switch to balancing on your lower arms and keep going through the motions to warm up. You hear a whistle. 
“While I’d hate to interrupt, Gustav says you’re with me, dear.” The familiar lavender tiefling smiles looking up at you. You sit down one leg over the other and smile back at him.
“Oh really? Gustav said so? How much did that cost you?” You say innocently. 
“Only three days of dishes and I washing Desmond’s costume after closing night.” Well, at least that wasn’t the worst. 
“Did Gustav tell you I’m free until tonight or did he forget to mention that.” Your smile changes into a grin as Mollymauk frowns.
“That bastard…” You hear him whisper under his breath at the realisation he got roped into cleaning duty for nothing. 
“Come on, let me make good on your deal.” You wrap your legs around the pole and lean backwards. Molly lifts his hands above his head high enough for you to grab them. You hold on and release the pole balancing solely on his hands as he takes a few steps back before you flip over and land on your feet on facing Molly. 
“Thank you. Shall we?” You kiss his cheek grabbing his arm and pulling him along towards the town. 
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You’d been informed the town houses some dirty rich folks and it’s noticeable by the fine silks and flashy jewellery. Good reason to have increased the ticket price for the shows. Molly and you go around talking to groups and individuals alike, handing out flyers and persuading them to come see the show. You managed to get some excited folks to come see the show but for some more hardheaded individuals you had to throw your charm into the ring. A husky voice, fake interest, a touch of the arm and a bat of the eyelashes got you very far. 
One rather grumpy individual took a bit more to persuade and neither of you were willing to put in the effort after the good round you’d already had. But you did catch a flashy ruby ring and golden bracelet. With their attitude you found yourself justified to relieve them of these possessions during your pitch, for their own good of course. Only later the mention of that person’s name confirmed them to be an entitled asshole day and night, justifying your actions even more in your mind. Molly knew you took something on your little field trip but didn’t know what and you intended to keep it that way.
The night after the show Molly is cleaning dishes with the water from a nearby stream. You make your way over inspecting the stack of clean bowls, plates and cups.
“Came to see my good work?” He scrubs another bowl, checking it and putting it with the pile. 
“No. Desmond told me some of them want a second round after all so they need their dishes back. Mollymauk groans, takes the towel and throws it at you. You catch it before it hits you. 
“Rude! I’m just kidding, well half kidding. I managed to persuade them to leave the leftovers for breakfast tomorrow to spare you more dishes.” You take a bowl from the stacked clean dishes and begin drying it. Molly bumps his hip into yours. 
“If I didn’t know any better I’d say you’re the real devil between the two of us.” Molly hands you the next dish stealing a kiss. 
“Oh shush. You know I’m a saint.” 
“A saint of thievery, deception and trickery.” He points an accusatory finger at you and you slap it away.
“But a saint no less.” You counter grabbing the pointing finger. Molly pulls you closer and kisses your hand giving you one of his trademark charming looks.
“Are you going to tell me what you took earlier today?” He leans in close placing one hand on your hip and swaying slightly in a dancing motion. You deliberate for a second before you hold his chin between your fingers until he’s millimetres away from your face.
“Back to the dishes Mollymauk.” The demeanour drops and you the victor of this little game between the two of you as you take a step back, pick up the cloth once more and continue drying the dishes. The accusatory finger returns and pokes your side.
“Hey, it was a team effort so I have a claim to fifty percent of what you got!” You innocently continue your job, or well, Molly’s job.
“Whatever you say, darling Mollymauk.” You grin as he flicks water at you. 
“You are infuriating.” He exclaims as you finish the dishes and return them to their place.
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The next few days consisted of Mollymauk continuously bringing up ‘his share’ of the find but you played along innocently talking around in circles. You had plans and when they’re completed you’ll share them but for now, a secret they will remain. He had tried going through your things when unpacking some things for you, something not done secretly but you humoured him and let him try anyway. Coming to the conclusion it wasn’t among your things and definitely not on your person, or he’d definitely have known, he tried to interrogate you to see if you had given it to someone else to hold onto. Gustav, Yasha, Kylre, and even little Toya told him anything. The downside of your little family; they lie for their own if they have to and are experts at keeping their mouths shut. 
You’re going off into town to check on your project. Sneaking away was successful with the help of Yasha keeping Molly busy for the day to the point where he couldn’t get out of it. You’d make sure to pick her up some flowers on the way as a thanks. 
Next stop; the jeweller. You had melted down the gold and taken the ruby out of its setting but you didn’t have the tools to cast anything let alone make moulds so you had to outsource. Luckily the jeweller was more than happy to help you fashion what you wanted made for a generous price, one you were willing to pay to get what you want. Today you got to pick it up. It came out exactly how you had hoped it would. Paying and thanking the jeweller you picked up some flowers and gathered some from the road on your way back. 
Back at the camp you saw Yasha and Molly sitting together while he played with his cards. You approach them handing Yasha the bought bouquet and gathered one.
“Thank you for keeping him busy for a bit, Yasha.” 
“No problem. Thank you for the flowers. They’re very pretty.” She gets up, picks up her sword and goes off to see what else needs to be done leaving the two of you alone. 
“So I have to do dishes for 3 days and clean Desmond’s costume and you get away with a bouquet and some wildflowers? You sure you’re not the one with the devil’s tongue, love?” You give him a wink. 
“I’m off to practice. Can you behave and entertain yourself for the next hour or so?” 
“Of course I can but I make no promises that I will. Have fun.” You kiss his cheek walk backwards and give a little wave as you go towards the big tent to practice your set for the show. 
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Warm up went well, your usual set too but the new one you’re working on is still a bit tricky to figure out. You don’t fall or anything and your moves are on point but it’s still lacking a sense of consistency and fluidity. You’d have to blame your thoughts being elsewhere. You try for the so-many-eth time you’ve lost count. Cartwheel flip centre stage, pointe landing, bow, aerial flip forward. Good. Entrance on point. Reach stage left, stage right, pirouette pointe spins, silk ropes lower, wrap arm, and up. 
You continue your routine, twisting and turning, dropping and climbing using the silk ropes, swinging around, performing intricate and impossible moves for eyes of the untrained individual. When you’re practically upside down in a split towards the end of your time you watch Mollymauk enter the tent and plop down. You continue your routine regardless making brief eye contact with him. He claps whenever you finish a set like the audience would. 
Final move you drop down from the top of the aerial silks but stop just before you hit the ground. You vault back up until your feet touch the ground and take a bow ending your set. Molly claps again and you’re about to climb up when he rushes over so you halt. 
“So have you decided yet? When I’ll get my share? I’ve been wanting to buy something but am short on coin. I could really use it.” He tries to persuade as you step up close to him. 
“Patience dear. When you’re ready I’ll give you your share.” You give him a light peck that he turns into a deeper kiss. Deciding to use this opportunity you stealthily begin wrapping the silk around his waist. You break the kiss and stroke his cheek. 
“I think I’m ready. Isn’t that worth something?” You laugh at his attempt. You know he isn’t really interested in the gold. His own curiosity is just getting the better of him and making him antsy so this whole thing is more of a game to him than anything else and he still thinks he can be the victor. Little does he know… At the minimum this could be considered a draw, at the most, your win. 
You begin taking steps backward away from him towards the stage entrance of the tent. He steps along with you. At least he does until the silks hold him back. You laugh as Molly looks confused for a second until he realises what you did. 
“Very funny love.” You reach into your pocket producing a couple of gold coins and hold them up in front of him just out of reach. 
“Are you, love? You seem to be a little tied up.” You tease watching him untangle himself. Once he does a comes for you reaching for the gold. You side step out of the way. 
“Try again.” 
“Missed me.” 
“Almost.”
“Oops.” 
You speak through giggles as tries again and again to get the coins but you’re much faster. Having run enough circles you climb up the rope just out of his reach hanging upside down, the coins just inches from his finger tips. 
“We have got to stop meeting like this Mr. Tealeaf. Imagine what people might think.” You gasp sticking out your tongue.
“You and I both know neither of us care what people might think. Now you’ve had your fun. I concede. You win. I admit my defeat.” You take the coins back and put them in the pouch and allow yourself to slide down and right way up again in a split between the two silks. You reach into a different pocket and hold your hands behind your back.
“I said I conceded didn’t I. Or would you prefer me to beg at your feet too?” He jokes as you take your sweet time. 
“You don’t sound opposed.” You blow him a kiss. 
“Never.” He stands close enough for you to lean a hand on his shoulder. 
“Close your eyes Molly. I have a surprise for you.” Molly closes his eyes but you see him peak so you flick his nose. This time he closes his eyes proper. You take out the trinket you had made from the bracelet and ring; a beaded gold chain with a rayed sun and ruby centre stone, and begin attaching it to the other jewellery around his horns. You give him a kiss to signal he can open his eyes. 
“What did you-“ You flick at the new addition to his collection. 
“A little gift. I thought you’d prefer it over the coin. Though if you need the coin you can borrow mine.” Molly inspects the sun and recognises the ruby cut. 
“You little-. Have I ever told you how much I love you?” He peppers you with kisses as you lower yourself out of your split and to the floor. 
“Many times but I don’t mind being reminded of it.” You give him a smug smile as he pulls you in a deep kiss. 
“I love you.”
“Love you too.”
When you pull apart Mollymauk places another kiss to the top of your head and you lean your head against his shoulder living in the moment. You stand in each other’s embrace for what feels like an eternity, yet still an eternity too short. Every second is as valuable as the next so you bathe in each moment you get. You’re you and he’s him and that’s all you’ll ever need. 
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redqueen-hypothesis · 4 years
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one dance ➳ victor (mlqc)
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➳ PAIRING: reader x victor li (mlqc)
➳ WORD COUNT: 1912
➳ GENRE: fluff
➳ SYNOPSIS: you and victor finally get a break.
➳ REMARKS: inspired by this, @sunshinejihyun​ i hope this was okay!
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“But, Mommy, I want to go with you too!”
“No, you can’t, darling.” You turn around in the middle of blowing your hair dry to smile at your daughter, who’s pouting at the doorway of your dressing room. Running up to you, she throws herself into your lap, her little hands wrapped tightly around your waist. “But why! Why, why, why! Why are you and Daddy going out without me?”
You laugh at your daughter’s teary eyes and pinch her nose lightly. Victor’s always spoiled her rotten, really. “Because Daddy and I want some alone time together.” You tell her patiently, and her face scrunches up in a pout. “Besides, we’ll be dropping you off with Uncle Kiro,” her expression immediately brightens and you have to hold back your amusement, “so can you give us some time off?”
She puffs up her cheeks, but you can already see the way her eyes are shining at the mention of her celebrity uncle. “Uncle Kiro?” She repeats, and you nod. “Yes, Uncle Kiro. He wants to bring you to his studio so you can see how he made his newest album, you wanted to see that, didn’t you?”
Her bottom lip quivers. “Well... I suppose I could go with Uncle Kiro for one evening...” She turns back to stare at you with those big grey eyes, the exact same shade as Victor’s. “But next time, you have to bring me out with you! Deal?”
You hum in agreement, holding out your pinky. “Promise.”
Satisfied after having made her ‘contract’, your daughter rushes out of the room to look for her father instead. Shaking your head in amusement, you turn to your wardrobe, looking through the outfits inside for a suitable fit. Over the years you’ve been together, Victor has gifted you with many beautiful things, and you’ve never really been left in want. Your smile is affectionate as you look at the dresses you have in the closet. 
That one was a gift from your last anniversary, that velvet dress just because he said he thought of you when he saw it, the one beaded with pearls because it matched your eyes...
Your hands rest on the last hanger in the closet, and you lift it out in surprise. Red silk unfurls, sliding out smoothly and the little crystals lining the hem catch the light of your dressing room. You haven’t seen this for a long while.
This was the dress that Victor had bought you when you had attended that dance gala all those years ago, even before the two of you had started dating. You’d kept the dress away after wearing it only once, terrified to ruin it in case Victor would ask for recompense somehow. Your thumb runs over the gemstone sitting on your left ring finger, a slight smile touching your lips in amusement at the thought. It’s really been that long, hasn’t it?
Standing up, you hold the dress to your body as you look at yourself in the mirror thoughtfully. 
Can you still fit into it?
The answer is yes, although the dress is a little more snug on you than you remember, it’s only to be expected. You slip on the shoulder straps and curl your hair lightly, humming pleasantly to yourself. When you look at yourself in the mirror to apply your lipstick, a wave of nostalgia washes over you gently - suddenly, it feels like you’re in your twenties again, nervously hoping that you remember all the dance steps that Victor had been drilling into you for the past week, that you won’t trip on your heels and your partner won’t show you up.
He had, eventually, but Victor had been there to save the day with grace, taking the place of your dance partner with ease. By the end of the night, you weren’t even upset that your original partner hadn’t come; you clearly got something far better in return.
You pause in applying your lipstick for a moment to giggle at the thought. You never would have thought back then that Victor could so romantic.
You’re just finishing up your outfit when there’s a low knock on the door. “Dear?” You turn around to see Victor standing at the door in a tasteful black suit, a bouquet of red roses in hand. His hair is slicked back, grey eyes relaxed as they run over your form. You catch a small quirk at the corner of his mouth when his gaze settles on the dress you’re wearing.
“I haven’t seen that dress for a while.”
You laugh as Victor crosses the room to place the bouquet in your arms, their pleasant scent enveloping you. “A while would be an understatement. I think it’s been years since I’ve taken it out, but it’s surprisingly still in good condition.” You tell him, and Victor places a chaste kiss on the back of your hand. It’s been years since you’ve been married, but the silent, steadfast love with which Victor has treated you with has never waned. “How’s our daughter?”
“Kiro came to pick her up a few minutes ago, she was so excited that she didn’t even bother saying goodbye.” Victor shakes his head and you have to stifle your laughter behind your palm. “Well, I suppose that just makes things easier for us.” He holds out a hand, and there’s the barest hint of a smile on his lips. “Shall we?”
You smile brightly and take it, his fingers warm in yours. “Let’s go.”
The restaurant he brings you to is empty of patrons except for the two of you, a single table set up in the middle of the hall decorated with flickering candles and scattered roses. As usual, Victor has spared no expense, you muse to yourself.
Dinner is a pleasant affair, as it always is, while you and Victor chat over the food. He’s been busy recently, handling matters about the LFG’s expansion in several more sectors and maintaining their position as the top financial group in the city. Similarly, you’ve been caught up with work and keeping your youngest daughter occupied, leaving the two of you little or no time at all to enjoy each other’s company.
Tonight is a nice change of pace, although your conversation somehow keeps coming back to the family.
“Our daughter mentioned wanting to marry her Uncle Kiro when she grows up.” You mention suddenly when you reach for your glass of wine, your lips creased into a smile as you take a sip. Victor’s eyes instantly narrow. “What should I tell her?”
“First of all, the age gap is too big.” Victor answers crisply, setting his fork and knife down on the plate. You glance at him in amusement, you had only meant it as a joke, but Victor seems to be taking this very seriously. He’s always been overprotective of his little girl, after all. “He won’t be able to relate well to her.”
“We’re six years apart.” You point out, entertained, but Victor shakes his head. “We’re different.” He stresses, and a small snort escapes you. “And besides, I don’t want her to have a live a life constantly hounded by the paparazzi because her husband is famous. It’s difficult being in the spotlight all the time. As a pop singer, there must be many other women fighting for his attention too. Our daughter deserves someone who loves her wholeheartedly-” You lean forward to put your finger on his lips.
"I was just joking.” You say, and Victor lets out a sigh of relief. “Really, Victor, you’re saying all of this as if you aren’t famous either.” Amusement tugs at the corner of your mouth. “Why, have you been recently tempted by other women fighting for your attention?”
“Don’t be a dummy.” Victor shakes his head, although his eyes soften when he looks at you. One of his hands reaches across the table to take yours, lifting it so that the diamond on your left hand glimmers in the candlelight. “I made a vow to one woman, and I won’t break it for the rest of my life. Why would I be tempted when I have you?”
You smile at him. “I know.”
Behind you, the live quartet starts up another song, familiar notes of the violin drifting through the air and you perk up in delight. “Oh, Victor, remember this song?”
Victor pauses for a moment, before the line of his mouth softens. “Of course. how could I? The number of times you stepped on my feet dancing to this song...”
“Shush! You’re ruining the mood.” You scold, but slip out of your chair and hold out your hand to your husband, a smile dancing on your face. He looks up at you, head tilted to the side. “Shall we dance?”
Victor lets out a small laugh, rising to his feet and taking your hand. “Let’s see if you haven’t forgotten how to dance to this song.” He teases lightly, placing one hand on your waist and weaving the fingers of the other with yours. “For the sake of my toes, I hope you do.”
“I definitely won’t let CEO Victor down.” You tell him, and Victor’s eyes crinkle in amusement at the old nickname. At the next stanza, the two of you start moving to the song, your feet finding the rhythm and moving along with him in the dance. All of a sudden, you’re at the gala once again, watching a younger Victor approach you with an unreadable expression on his face as he offers to dance with you, the low voice in your ear telling you just how many times you’ve stepped on his feet which you now know was an attempt to take the edge off your nerves. “See, I’ve improved, haven’t I?”
Victor twirls you around and you move smoothly in response, raising your arm and allowing your skirt to flare out in a perfect circle. He catches you and steps into the beat once more.
“I don’t think you could have gotten much worse than how you were back then, dear. It was quite the haphazard effort trying to get you ready.” He says, but you can hear the amusement in his voice, the slight lift of the corner of his mouth. “But, well, I suppose that you did alright that night, considering you only had a few days to get ready.” His voice is soft. “It was quite the impressive effort to behold.”
You smile as you look up at Victor, the way the candlelight casts the features of his face into shadow and light. Although Victor has matured both inside out over the last few years you’ve been together, his heart has never changed one bit; strong, unyielding and protective. You rest your cheek on his chest with a hum when the song dies down, and his hands come up to embrace you. “What’s the matter? Feeling unwell?”
You shake your head, then with a smile, hold your pinky up to him.
“Stay with me for the rest of our lives?”
Victor arches a brow, but he chuckles slightly. “I can do better than that.” Taking your hand in his, he presses it against his chest and kisses you on the mouth, his other hand cupping your jaw gently. When he pulls away, he rests his forehead against yours, his breath warm on your cheeks.
“Forever sounds like a far better deal, don’t you think?”
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honey-dewey · 4 years
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Game Night
Pairing: Frankie ‘Catfish’ Morales/Reader
Word Count: 1,722
Warnings: none
Permanent Taglist: @phoenixhalliwell
It’s game night in the Morales household. The boys and you all sit down with drinks and snacks and decide to play one of the most friendship ruining games on the planet. Who will win the cutthroat game of monopoly?
“Babe, can you get the door?” You shouted, hearing Frankie shuffle around the living room. “The boys are here!”
Frankie eagerly bounded to the door, almost falling on his face on the slippery wooden floors. He quickly righted himself and pulled the door open, embracing Benny, Will, and Santiago in one go. 
“Boys!” You said cheerily as they entered the house. “C’mon! I made dip, and there’s drinks in the fridge, and there’s also a secret dessert.” 
“If you weren’t married, I would get on one knee, here and now,” Benny said, pulling you into a hug. “You are the best!” 
You laughed. “Yeah? Let’s see how that holds up. I distinctly remember cleaning my carpets for a week after our last game night.” 
“Excuse you!” Will called from the living room. “Benny called me a dumb whore for charging him money! I couldn’t let that slide!” 
Laughing, you cleared away the coasters and remotes from the living room table, leaving it blank for tonight’s game. 
Frankie grabbed a box from the supply closet and set it down on the living room coffee table. The box in question was beat up and held together with packing tape, but the name of the game was still legible. Monopoly. 
“Are we playing teams?” Frankie asked as you all gathered around the table, you setting the snacks down and going out to grab beers for the boys. 
“If we are, I call Frankie!” You shouted from the kitchen. 
Will snorted. “You’re married. Of course you’ll be a team. Benny?” 
Benny fist-bumped his brother. “Hell yeah!” 
“And me?” Santiago said, amusement making his voice light. 
“Pope,” Frankie said. “Every time we play, you kick all our asses. You don’t need a team.” 
Santiago snorted. “Sounds fair,” he said. “Although, I would appreciate a partner to teach my secrets to.” 
You rolled your eyes playfully. Ever since you and Frankie had gotten married, Santiago had been bugging you for a baby. You had no idea why he wanted you to have one so bad, but he did. 
“Pope, if I do end up pregnant, I promise you’ll be the second person I tell,” you said, leaning towards the table and grabbing your favorite piece. The horse and rider. “Right after my husband.” 
Santiago grabbed his piece, the battleship, and smiled. “Of course.” 
Benny and Will took their piece, the cannon, and you all set the pieces down. 
“Who’s rolling first?” Frankie asked, grabbing the dice and holding them out. 
Will rolled for his team first, getting a solid 8. Santiago went next, rolling a 10. 
“Good luck,” you said to Frankie, leaning on his shoulder as he rolled the dice. A quick count of the dots gave you an 11. 
“Fuck yeah!” Frankie said happily, scooping up the dice again. “We get to go first.” 
Nothing much happened for your first go around of the board. Everyone knew the strategy of ‘wait to see how the game would play out’ and that had led to plenty of long monopoly games. You and Frankie agreed on the light blue and pink properties, and managed to buy Vermont and Virginia in two turns. You also, after a quick discussion, bought Illinois when you landed on it, knowing that the reds and the yellows were Santiago’s strategy. 
Another go around of the board, and the strategies began to emerge. You and Frankie got two railroads and another two properties in your target area, and it seemed that Will and Benny were too busy trying to outsmart Santiago that they didn’t even realize you and Frankie were very slowly taking over half the board. Santiago, in true Santiago fashion, kept his strategy as hidden as possible, buying properties from the entire board instead of focusing on one area. By the time you’d all passed Go again, tension was still, surprisingly, low. 
That changed quickly. You and Frankie bought what was affectionately referred to as ‘the slums’ but was actually just the two brown properties with a lucky roll of snake eyes, and through a well timed chance card, Will and Benny ended up in jail, both agreeing that it was complete bullshit while Santiago laughed. 
“Houses?” Frankie murmured in your ear as he added the second brown card to your stack. 
You glanced at what Santiago had and what the brothers had. “Wait. Santi’s trying to edge us off those orange properties, but give it another go around. He’s got that last blue one, Connecticut, but we’ve got Illinois, which he needs. And I’ve got no clue what Will and Benny are doing.” 
Frankie nodded, taking the dice and rolling again, getting you two the last pink property. 
“I’m gonna go grab more food, anyone want anything?” You asked, standing and looking around. 
“Another drink?” Benny asked, holding up his empty beer bottle. 
You took it, scanning the table for anything else you could recycle. “Of course,” you said. “How about I bring out the prize tonight, hm?” 
The boys cheered. Monopoly wasn’t a game where you often congratulated the winner. In fact, half the time Frankie managed to beat everyone, you jokingly refused to kiss him. But tonight, you wanted to up the stakes. 
Grabbing another beer for Benny, you balanced a covered pie tin with your other hand and walked back into the living room, where Frankie was happily arranging what had been collected in Free Parking. 
“Boys!” You announced happily. “Tonight’s victor will be awarded the grand prize of,” you pulled the tin foil off the pie tin. “A homemade cherry pie.” 
Immediately, everyone went wild. You laughed, covering the pie back up and setting it down on the kitchen counter. “Shall we keep playing?” 
The game continued, a few more go arounds of the board securing the final few properties. You and Frankie had almost every property you wanted, along with three of the four railroads. 
“Uh, guys,” Benny said finally after you charged him for a railroad. “Team lovebirds are destroying us right now. How’d we let that happen? How did no one notice?”
You laughed, grabbing the dice and rolling them. “I guess we’ll be keeping that pie.” 
“Not if I can help it!” Santiago held up the final light blue card. “Suck it!” 
“Mhm, we’ve got that last red one,” you pointed out, moving your piece and reluctantly handing Benny and Will some money. “Whenever you’re ready to trade, we’ll be here.” 
Will whistled, pushing the dice towards Santiago. “Dude, that’s rough.” 
Santiago leaned forward. “Nah. I want that damn pie.” 
Not long after that, Benny and Will went bankrupt, much to their disappointment. However, it meant they could man the bank and they wouldn’t be caught in the crossfire that would become your game. 
The game continued to drag on, neither you nor Santiago willing to back down. Money was exchanged, Will and Benny’s properties were bought, and houses were built. 
By the time anything interesting happened, you and Frankie had a solid chokehold on half the board. It was a war of attrition, a simple back and forth of the money. And then, by some miracle, you rolled the dice and landed on free parking. 
It was a crushing blow for poor Santiago. Suddenly, you and Frankie were up by almost five thousand dollars, able to afford a bunch of houses and, very slowly, you were able to drive Santiago to bankruptcy. 
“Damn!” He yelled, realizing he was done. “Good game, damn I cannot believe I lost.” 
You grinned, standing. “Pack all of this up. I’ll go cut the pie.” 
While the boys cleaned, you got five plates, putting a slice of pie on each one. Using old waiting skills and going very slowly, you carried all five plates out. 
“Jeez babe!” Frankie said, jumping up to help you. “Gimme some of those! You could’ve asked for help.” 
“I had it,” you reassured, sitting on the couch and sinking your fork into the pie. “Fuck, that is beautiful.” 
For the rest of the night, you and the boys ate, drank, and pulled out a deck of Uno cards to keep the fun going. Of course, Benny kicked all your asses, but he was the only one who ever actually strategized Uno. Everyone else enjoyed tipsy fun, laughing when someone got screwed and groaning when someone won. 
Eventually, some time well past midnight, you sent everyone to bed, or the couch in Santiago’s case. That included Frankie, who pulled you into your shared bedroom and grinned. “Babe, I got a question.” 
“Fire away.” 
Frankie came up behind you, putting his hands against your belly. “When are we gonna tell them?” 
“Tomorrow,” you murmured, resting your hands overtop Frankie’s. “I wanna watch Santi spit coffee out his nose.” 
Chuckling, Frankie led you to bed. “You’re evil.” 
The next morning, you gave each of the boys a coffee cup, smiling as you received sleepy murmurs. 
“Hey Benny,” you called, opening the fridge and peering into it. “You got any use for a perfectly good bottle of wine?” 
“Uh, why?” Benny asked, looking up from his mug. 
You shrugged. “Frankie’s not a wine guy and I can’t drink it.” 
“Yes you can,” Will said. “You drank a whole bottle with Benny last month.” 
“Bitch, I wasn’t pregnant last month.” 
As you’d guessed last night, Santiago choked on his coffee, coughing so violently that Frankie had to thump him on the back a few times. “What?” He yelled when he was finally able to talk again. 
“I’m pregnant,” you said, as if it were the most casual thing in the world. “Surprise. You’re all gonna be uncles.” 
Santiago fist pumped the air. “Hell yeah! I get a monopoly partner!” 
You laughed, doubling over the counter. “That’s what you’re focusing on?” 
“I have my priorities,” Santiago said with a smile. 
Benny stood, looking you up and down. “Can I touch? Please?” 
You shrugged, gesturing him closer. “Nothing to touch yet, but yeah.” 
Benny’s hand was warm on your belly, and he grinned at the expanse of exposed skin. “Hey,” he said directly to the baby. “I’m your uncle Benny.” 
“Ben,” you said, raising an eyebrow. “You’re talking to a month old bean.” 
But now Will was beside you, and so was Santi, and there was Frankie behind you. Surrounded by your boys, you grinned. “I love this family.”
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    The beer was flowing, and the weed was rolled back at John B.'s place. Music played from Pope's phone while everyone giggled and joked around. Kenzie was cuddled into JJ's side as they lay in the hammock, laughing at John B.'s poor attempt at balancing on one foot while drinking a beer. He was drunk as a skunk tonight.
    JJ sets one foot on the ground and gently pushes the pair back and first as the group party around them. One hand holds his beer while the other arm is wrapped around McKenzie comfortingly. She makes grabby hands towards the joint hanging from JJ's lips. "Use your words, Princess," JJ teases, grabbing the jay in his beer hand and out of her reach.
    "JJ, please?" Kenzie whines, reaching for the roll again, her face coming closer to JJ's. JJ relents and places the weed to her lips gently. They maintain eye contact while she takes a drag. The humidity seems to suffocate Kenzie as she blows out the smoke, watching as JJ's eyes trail down to her lips. It felt like she was breathing through a plastic straw, hard and borderline painful, as the party slowly fades away around them. Her sole focus was on JJ next to her.
    His perfect blue eyes were rimmed with red, and his pupils were blown from the drugs that the gang passed back and forth. Kenzie's head was underwater as she continues to stare at JJ's face. She already knew every curve, freckle, and acne scar, but it felt like the first time all over again.
    "Hey, love birds," John B. calls, pulling the teens out of their staring contest. Kenzie snaps her head to look at the smirking boy. "Get a room."
    "What do you want, Routledge?" Kenzie snaps, adjusting so she's not entirely curled up into JJ's chest. John B. smiles knowingly and shrugs.
    "Wanted to annoy you," He laughs with a shrug. Kenzie sighs and clammers off the hammock the best she could in her state. "Oh fuck," John B. laughs again and stumbles away into the grass. Kenzie knows she's too drunk to chase after him, so she flips him the bird and turns on her heel to go inside.
    The humidity was getting to be too much, causing her to grow hot and red in the face. Kenzie stumbles through the house, her head fuzzy with the mix of weed and alcohol. Her body felt like it was floating, making it harder to remain upright as she gets into the spare bedroom.
    Soft sheets surround Kenzie as she falls face-first onto the bed. She was either highly crossfaded, or these sheets were the softest thing she's ever felt before. It was most likely the former as she remembers the countless nights complaining about the scratch. JJ walks in quietly to find Kenzie rubbing her face into the duvet.
    "Having fun there?" He asks, scaring Kenzie. She squeaks and looks at him before bursting out laughing. JJ chuckles along, shaking his head at his faded friend.
    "These sheets are so fuckin' soft. Come feel," Kenzie commands, scooting to the side so JJ could lay next to her. He plops down, causing Kenzie to bounce with him for a second. They both giggle uncontrollably while they slide their faces across the sheets.
    The teens stop and look at each other, laying on their stomachs, with shining smiles. "Want to know something about me?" Kenzie asks JJ. The drugs and alcohol making her feel bolder than she usually was. Added to the fact that JJ makes her feel safe to admit anything. He nods and watches as Kenzie's face changes from drunken delight to something more serious. "My dad's not my dad." She confesses voice mumbled from her squished cheek as she shrugs her shoulders.
    JJ stares at her with eyebrows pulled together and hooded eyes. He was high out of his mind. "What?" He asks, confused at her confession.
    "Victor isn't my biological dad. My mom cheated on him and told him I was his until I was about five months old. The only reason he found out was that along with the divorce papers were parental rights termination papers. Signed by her and my biological father, who she chose over my dad," Kenzie explains with another shrug while she continues to look at JJ.
    "So why do you call him dad?" JJ asks. He knew it was insensitive the minute it came out of his mouth, but he couldn't stop himself from asking it. The weed was to blame on JJ not having a filter.
    "Because he raised me by himself for sixteen years. He'll always be my dad, biological or not." JJ nods and slings a drunken arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him in an effort to comfort her.
    "Want to know a secret?" JJ asks, feeling awkward that she shared something so deep and he could say nothing. His eyes slowly close. As soon as he stopped moving, a wave of fatigue washed over him. Kenzie begins to feel the same tiredness, closing her eyes as well as she hums for him to continue. "I think I like you," JJ confesses.
    "I like you too, J," Kenzie whispers, mishearing him in her fucked-up state. She thought he meant he liked her as a friend. He's said it multiple times before.
    "No, Ken," JJ tries again, opening his eyes to see her squinted ones staring back. "Like, like like you. Like kiss your face and bring you ice cream on your bad days, like you." Kenzie stares at him in shock. He had to be out of his mind to say those things to her.
    Maybe JJ was just feeling confident like Kenzie was when she told him her secret. These could be his real feelings, and he finally admitted them. But then again, why would he like someone like Kenzie? She wasn't anything special compared to the usual girls he went for. She was average compared to the skinny blondes he usually hooked up with.
    "I think I like you too," Kenzie admits, the words coming out of her mouth surprising her. Did she really mean them? She thought about kissing him all the time, but she always thought it was curiosity and nothing more. The love songs playing in her head would always bring up pictures of JJ with them. Was she just telling JJ what he wanted to hear, or did she mean them?
    JJ smiles and nuzzles his head into the sheets again, closing his eyes slowly. "Cool," He mumbles, rubbing her back gently. The soft-touch lulls Kenzie to sleep quickly, the slurred words hanging in the air around them and playing parts in her dreams.
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JL Fic Recs: Angst With Happy Ending Pt. 3
Hey all!!
OKAY, so... I somehow LOST the original ask that this list was supposed to attach to, so I’m going to just offer it as a standalone list, because I need it posted for another ask I have, LOL.
So, for whoever asked about 2 months ago for Angst with a Happy Ending, this one is for you, LOL. I’m sorry, I have no idea why your post disappeared from my drafts. Enjoy, all, a rare List Without an Ask :). ENJOY!! And as usual, add your faves! <3
ANGST WITH HAPPY ENDING Pt 3
See also:
Angst With a Happy Ending
Angst With a Happy Ending Pt. 2
Angsty Fluff
A Room of One's Own by whitchry9 (K+, 2,174 w., 5 Ch. || S2 Timeline, Hurt/Comfort, Supernatural, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Coma, John Whump, Worried Sherlock, POV John, Angst, Friendship/Bromance, Hospital) – When a severe head injury lands John in a coma, somehow he ends up in Sherlock's mind palace. It's actually pretty nice there, and John is entertaining the notion of staying there, rather than returning to his broken body. But Sherlock isn't taking it as well, and John can feel him breaking around him.
To the Nines by suitesamba (M, 2,724 w., 1 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Magical Realism, Pining, Angst, John Whump, Time Travel, Fortunes, Time Jumps) – John skips forward in time, and Sherlock reads the signs that point to nine. John knows he’ll eventually be with Sherlock, but the waiting is nearly impossible, and his body is a lot more than transport. A foray into magical realism where all the canon events occur, and a hell of a lot more.
Reversed by whitchry9 (K+, 3,072 w., 6 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Medical Anomolies, John Gets Shot) – The man pointed his gun at John's chest, right at his heart, and shot.' Wherein John is shot, and Sherlock is the one panicking.
Bridges by sussexbound (M, 6,602 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TLD / S4 Fix It, Love Confessions, Mending Relationships, Moving Back In, Pining Sherlock, POV Sherlock, Past Abuse, Shaving) – The silence between them is deafening, interrupted only by the hum of the traffic outside, and the soft click-clunk of the plastic cups Rosie is playing with on the floor beside them. It is the first time they have been alone together, since Sherlock’s birthday. It’s only been two days, but it feels huge, important, like there is a precarious bridge stretched out before them both that they need to at least attempt to traverse.
London Gods by a_different_equation (E, 11,092 w., 5 Ch. || American Gods Fusion || Magical Realism, Sex Magic, True Love, PTSD John, First Kiss/Time, Marathon Sex, Sensuality, Genie Sherlock, Human John, Internalized Homophobia, Star-Crossed Lovers, Soul Mates) – Sherlock Holmes is a jinn who does not grant wishes. However, when Dr. John H. Watson, recently returned from the war in Afghanistan, gets into his cab by "accident", it might not even need magic to grant both men their deepest wish: love.
The Hand You're Dealt by Lady Sam Mallory (T, 12,092 w., 1 Ch. || Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Light Violence, BAMF John, Doctor John, Injury, Friendship) – Sherlock, John and several others are trapped in a building when an explosion disrupts the crime scene they are working.
Kintsugi by distantstarlight (E, 14,772 w., 1 Ch. || Post S4, Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Regret / Remorse, Loneliness, Separation, Drug Use, Healing, Protective John, Sad Sherlock, Dev. Rel., Complicated Relationships, Love, Angst With Happy Ending, Sherlock is Called Freak, John’s Penance, Voyeurism, Doctor/Caretaker John, Guilty John, Detox, Fingering, Love Confessions, Cuddling, Slight Non-Con Turns Enthusiastic Consent, Virgin Sherlock) – Sherlock Holmes becomes estranged from the man he had once considered his best friend after John lets him down horribly in public. It seems that the world's only consulting detective will be on his own once again...or will he?
The Burning of the Leaves by blueink3 (M, 15,915 w., 3 Ch. || Post S4, Angst, Reichenbach, Parentlock, Past Jolto, Idiot John, Sherlock’s a Mess, Puppies, Fluff, Possessive / Jealous Sherlock, Pining Sherlock, Sherlock POV, Matchmaker Sholto, Melancholic Feelings, Emotional Sherlock, Domesticity, Love Confessions in the Rain, Kissing in the Rain, Pet Names, Panic Attack) – After the events of series 4, Major Sholto invites John and Sherlock to lunch one day. It nearly proves to be too much for their tenuous relationship as the past haunts the present, putting the future that Sherlock so desperately wants at risk.
The Palmyra Atoll by elwinglyre (E, 16,609 w., 3 Ch. || TSo3 Divergence / Episode Fix-It, Stockholm Syndrome, Kidnapped John Watson, John Whump, Evil Mary, Angst, Cuddling & Snuggling, Toplock, Limited 3rd John POV) – As John's preparing for the wedding, Sherlock is preparing to have his heart broken, and Mary is prepared to do the unthinkable. Intervention required. Enter Sherlock. Set before Sign of Three with a far different outcome. John is drugged, kidnapped, and left on an island, but not just any old island.
Wonderful, Etcetera. by VictoryCandescence (T, 16,955 w., 3 Ch. || Wonderful Life AU || Alternate Timelines, Brotherhood, Homophobia, Suicidal Ideations, Mentions of Drug Use, Friendship, Different TRF, Sherlock’s Past, Victor Trevor is Past Boyfriend, Depression, Hallucination?, Love Confessions, Christmas, First Kiss) – Sherlock thinks everyone would be better off if he had never existed, including and especially himself. When he finds himself in a world in which his wish has been granted, he begins to think perhaps even he could be wrong – but it takes an unlikely chaperone to make him not only observe, but understand.
I Think I've Come A Long Long Way To Sit Before You Here Today by ArwenKenobi (T, 18,251 w., 3 Ch. || Grief/Mourning, Passage of Time, Major Character Death, Alternating POV, Sherlock Whump, Pining Sherlock, Hospitalization, Coma, Revenge Murders, Hallucinations, Love Confessions, Brutal Accident, Mystrade, Ghost John) – One year after John is killed Sherlock starts to wonder whether John has actually gone anywhere.
Permanent Fixture by vitruvianwatson (E, 18,836 w., 9 Ch || Post-S4, Parentlock, Slow Build, Friends to Lovers, They’re Good Parents, Blushing Sherlock, First Kiss/Time, Explicit Consent, Sexual Content, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, Big Feelings, Crying, First Kiss, Fluff, Anxious Sherlock, Inexperienced Sherlock, Emotional Communication, Love Confessions) – Now, as Rosie sat curled up against Sherlock’s side, John watched and wondered exactly how he had ended up here. Domesticity had never suited him before, not at any point in his life. His disastrous marriage had been proof of that. But somehow, here in the warmth and safety of 221B Baker Street, here with Sherlock Holmes reading medical jargon to his daughter, Sherlock’s bony feet nudging against his leg, John couldn’t imagine anyplace that would make him happier.
Silhouettes by allonsys_girl (E, 28,585 w., 7 Ch. || Canon Compliant, POV John, Heavy Drinking, Sad/Depressed John, Grief/Mourning, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Reunion, Foot Jobs, Blow Jobs, Infidelity, Cheating, Drug Use/Abuse, Anal, Switchlock, Rimming, Parentlock) – Sherlock and John find comfort in each other's arms, but as ever with these two, it's not your typical relationship. It's fluffy at the beginning, gets deeply angsty in the middle, gets porny at the end.
A Home for Us by sussexbound (M, 30,581 w., 12 Ch. || Scars, Bedsharing, Grief, Doctor John, Hurt/Comfort, Post-TRF, Implied/Referenced Torture, Sherlock POV, Pining Sherlock, Suicidal Ideation, Heavy Emotions, Clingy Sherlock, Hallucinations, Disassociation, Emotional Turmoil) – He has been on the road for two years, and he is exhausted. He’s almost accepted that he will never see London (John) again—almost. But then there are nights like tonight, where he is weak, and all he can think of is the warmth of the flat they once shared, the crackle of the fire in the hearth, the teasing smile playing at the corner of John’s lips, the boxes of half-eaten Chinese takeaway balanced precariously in their laps. He aches at the memory of it, at the realisation that it is something he may never experience again.
The Winter Garden by Callie4180 (T, 31,213 w., 13 Ch. || Post-S4, Retirement, Christmas, Slow Burn, Grown-Up Rosie, Parenthood, Rosie’s Cat, Angst with Happy Ending, Holidays, Beekeeping, Magical Realism, Sherlock POV, Sherlock’s Violin, Future Fic, Sussex, Honey, Magical Healing Honey, Love Confessions, Sherlock’s Scar, First Kiss, Touching) – As Sherlock nears the end of his career, he's given the gift of a cottage in Sussex. The honey from the beehives out back is amazing.Almost...magical.
Only To Be With You by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John (M, 40,768 w., 4 Ch. || Black Mirror / Future AU || Character Death, Future Technology, Sickness/Cancer/Illness, Heavy Angst with Happy Ending, First Person POV John, Pining John, Heart-Wrenching Angst) – I tell myself that next time I’ll come near this same place again. Wait around for the mysterious stranger in his coat to dash past me, hot on the heels of a new criminal in black. I think this all the way back to my Exit, planning where I’ll wait and what I’ll say when I see him. Scheming on how to get his name. It’s only once I reach the Exit Point door that I realize two hours and forty-five minutes have passed, and I realize that this won’t be the last time I Visit. It won’t be the last time at all.
Inscrutable to the Last by DiscordantWords (M, 48,842 w., 6 Ch. || Post-TRF, Alternate S3, John’s Blog/S3 is a Story By John, Divorce, Marital Difficulties, John is a Mess, Emotional Reunion, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Grief / Mourning, Pining John, First Kiss, Adorably Clueless Sherlock, Nostalgia, Love Confessions, Eventual Happy Ending) – He wasn't Sherlock, he couldn't work miracles. All he'd ever been able to do was write about them.
Anchor Point by trickybonmot (E, 49,856 w., 80 Ch. || Truman Show AU || Psychological Drama, Suspense, Slow Burn, Dark Characters / Fic, Alternating First/Third Person, Protective John, Anxious/Worried Sherlock, Tender Moments, Love Confessions, Hand/Blow Jobs, Cuddling, Jealous John, First Kiss/Time) – The world tunes in nightly for Sherlock, the ultimate in reality TV: Sherlock Holmes, a real person with a legendary name, unknowingly lives out his life in a staged setting contrived by his brother. Things get complicated when a retired army doctor joins the show to play the part of Sherlock's closest friend. This fic borrows its concept from the 1998 film, the Truman Show. However, you don't need to have any knowledge of the movie to enjoy this story.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by SilentAuror (E, 50,635 w., 1 Ch. || Post-S4/S4 Divergence, Case Fic, For a Case / Reverse Fake-Relationship, Conferences, Marriage Equality, Travelling / New York, Pride, Homophobia, Bottomlock, Marriage Proposal, John POV, Sexuality, Love Confessions, Emotional Love Making, Public Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Passionate Kissing, Needy/Clingy Sherlock, Virgin Sherlock, Touching / Hand Holding, Bed Sharing, Little Spoon Sherlock, Intense Orgasms) – John and Sherlock go to New York to attend a conference run by the National Defence of Traditional Marriage Coalition in order to investigate the potential bombing of the annual Manhattan Pride parade. As the conference unfolds, John finds himself repulsed by the toxic ideology being presented, which becomes relevent to his own unacknowledged issues and his friendship with Sherlock...
Gold Rush by ShirleyCarlton (E, 71,783 w., 17 Ch. || Post S3 / No Mary, Friends to Lovers, Mentions of Past Sexual Abuse, First Kiss, Case Fic, Slow Burn, Alternating POV, Switchlock, Angst with Happy Ending, Marriage Proposal, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Abduction, Anxious/Insecure Sherlock, Miscommunication, Emotional Lovemaking) – John has divorced Mary and pops round to 221B one evening to find Sherlock in the middle of a case. As Sherlock tries to find the identity of a young woman’s stalker, John realises he can no longer deny his feelings for Sherlock – which then, to their befuddlement, turn out to be mutual. Shy kisses and tentative embraces ensue. But will Sherlock be able to cast off a shadow from his past that he thinks might prevent John from wanting to stay?
Repairing the Broken Things by BakerTumblings (M, 75,252 w., 15 Ch. || S4 Compliant, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Medical Trauma, Hospitals, Big Brother Mycroft, Misunderstandings, Realizations, Severe Accident, John Whump, Pneumonia, Medical Procedures, Bed Sharing, First Time, Healing, Happy Ending) – "I'm calling today to notify you that there's been an accident."
Points by lifeonmars (E, 53,791 w., 42 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || HLV Rewrite / Canon Divergence, Married Life, Pregnancy / Baby Watson, Drinking to Cope, Boxing / Fisticuffs, Clueless John, Angst, Minor Medical Drama, Tattoos, Christmas, First Kiss/Time, Eventual Happy Ending, Love Confessions, Doctor John, Sexuality Crisis, Slow Burn, Case Fic, Drugging, Blow/Hand Job, Emotional Love Making, Parenthood, Passage of Time) – What if His Last Vow never happened? This fic picks up a few months after John and Mary's wedding, in an alternate universe where Magnussen doesn't exist, but Mary is still pregnant. Life continues -- just in a different direction. And slowly, Sherlock and John find their way to each other.
Lunar Landscapes by J_Baillier (M, 57,046 w., 21 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || S3/TAB Fix-It, Slow Burn Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Confessions, Drugs, Pain, Medical, Injury, Sherlock Whump, Mental Health Issues, Panic Attacks, Romance, Secrets, Tragedy, Trauma, BAMF John, Doctor!John, Drug Addict Sherlock, Injured Sherlock, Grieving John, Idiots In Love,  Protective John, POV John Watson, PTSD Sherlock, Sherlock is a Mess, Medical Realism) – An accident forces John to face the fact that Sherlock's downward spiral had started long before his flight to exile even left the tarmac.
Hell Sent, Heaven Bound by ConsultingHound (M, 64,381 w, 16 Ch. || Angels / Demons AU ||  Fallen Angel Sherlock / Angel Cop John, Alternate First Meeting, Slow Burn, Case Fic, John & Lestrade are Friends Before Sherlock, BAMF John, Mind Palace John, Friends to Lovers, John in Denial, Sherlock Picks Out John’s Clothing, Clubbing / Dancing, Mildly Jealous John, Awkwardness, Kidnapping, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Sacrifice, Worried / Anxious Sherlock, Angst with Happy Ending, Immortal to Mortal) – Ex-War healer and current angelic guard John Watson is not having the best day. He overslept, he’s underpaid, and now there’s someone tagging the Council’s building walls. However things may be about to get interesting: there’s an unusual stranger hanging around (the definition of tall, dark, and handsome), a literal underground cult is brewing, and rumblings are coming from hell. Can he keep his neighbourhood safe, how and why is he being connected to all this, and who the hell is Sherlock Holmes?
White Knight by DiscordantWords (M, 69,840 w., 13 Ch. || S4 Compliant/Post S4, Marriage For a Case, Jealous John, Pining John, Janine / Sherlock Fake Relationship, Serial Killers, Case Fic, Undercover as a Couple, Weddings, John is a Mess, Misunderstandings, Wedding Planning, Jealousy, Drunkenness, Love Confessions, Angst with Happy Ending) – Green. The word green was used to convey a great many things. Illness. Envy. Inexperience. Standing there amidst Janine's chattering bridesmaids, watching Sherlock furrow his brow and study fabric swatches, watching him smile and simper and flirt, John thought it a remarkably apt colour choice. Because he felt quite sick to his stomach, he feared the source of said sickness might very well be jealousy, and he had absolutely no idea at all what to do about it. Or: Sherlock needs to fake a relationship for a case. He doesn't ask John.
Just To Hold You Close by sussexbound (E, 70,841 w., 18 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting, Sherlock POV, ASD Sherlock, PTSD John, Demisexual Sherlock, Bisexual John, Cuddling/Snuggling, Platonic Cuddling, Enthusiastic Consent, Bed Sharing, Love Confessions, First Kiss/Time, Sexual Tension, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Cuddle Negotiations, For a Case Until It Isn’t, Hair Petting, Sexual Negotiation, Anxiety, Trust Issues, Slow Burn, Panic Attacks, Frottage, Hand/Blow Jobs, Referenced Self Harm / Abuse / Suicidal Ideation, First Kiss/Time, Anal) – When a woman is murdered and the last person to see her alive is recently invalided army vet turned reluctant (and prickly) professional cuddler, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes is pulled into a world of intimacy and intrigue he never could have imagined. John is a conundrum and mystery: frank yet reserved, tender yet angry, open yet afraid. Sherlock is instantly drawn into his orbit, and begins to feel and desire things he never has before.
The Monument of Memory by J_Baillier (M, 79,663 w., 14 Ch. || Post S4 Fix It Fic / S4 is Canon, Angst, Family Drama, Guilt, Case Fic, John Loves Sherlock, Complicated Feelings, Mentalism / Hypnosis, Murder, Grieving John, Sherlock is a Bit Not Good, Team Work, Trust Issues, BAMF John, Psychological Trauma, Protective John, Autistic-Spectrum Sherlock, Parentlock, John POV) –  A genius traumatised by a past he's only beginning to recall. The psychopath sister that time forgot. A missing woman and a mentalist who may or may not be a murderer. And, in the middle of it all, stands John Watson.
Thermocline by J_Baillier (M, 83,557 w., 14 Ch. || Scuba Diving AU || Adventure, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Marine Archaeology, Asexual Sherlock, Horny John, Relationship Drama, Technical/Scuba/Wreck Diving, Slow Burn, Underwater /  Medical Peril, Doctor John, Hurt Sherlock, Anxious Sherlock, John POV, Protective John, Body Appreciation) – John "Five Oceans" Watson — technical dive instructor, dive accident analyst and weapon of mass seduction — meets recluse professor of maritime archaeology Holmes. As they head out to a remote archipelago off the coast of Guatemala to study and film its shipwrecks for a documentary, will sparks fly or fizzle out?
Kintsukuroi by sussexbound (E, 91,823 w., 20 Ch. || S4 Compliant / Post-TLD, Grief / Mourning, PTSD, Internalized Homophobia, Therapy, Past Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Nightmares, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Depression, Anxiety, Bed Sharing, Love Confessions, Cuddling, Suicidal Ideation, Masturbation, Minor Character Death, Sexting, Frottage, Inexperienced Sherlock, Rimming / Anal / BJ’s, Emotional Turmoil, Finding Each Other) – “I love you.” Sherlock sees the words hit John with almost physical force. He reels back a little, jaw twitching and eyes filling. “I love you,” he repeats, a little softer, a little more gentle, as earnest as he possibly can. Because they’ve been teetering on the brink of this thing for years, and it had become painfully obvious over the last few months that they were at a tipping point. This had to happen. Now it has. Now they can see where they end up. The tears in John’s eyes spill over, and he wipes at them angrily. “Do you even know what that means?”  
The Summer Boy by khorazir (T, 94,706 w., 6 Ch. || Post S3/Post TAB/Alternate S4, Friends to Lovers, Flashbacks, Sussex, Bullying, 1980′s Kid Sherlock, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Inexperienced Sherlock, Grief/Mourning, Pining Sherlock, Background Case Fic) – About half a year after the fateful events at Appledore, Sherlock and John embark on a private case in Sussex. For Sherlock, it’s a journey into his past, bringing up memories both happy and sad that he has locked away for almost thirty years. For John, it means coming to terms with the present – and a potential future with Sherlock. Part 1 of the The Summer Boy series
Northwest Passage by Kryptaria (E, 95,157 w., 27 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Canadian AU ||  BAMF!John, Canadian John, PTSD, Anal / Oral Sex, Rimming, Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Drug Rehab, Falling in Love, Pining Sherlock, Love Confessions, Sherlock’s Violin, Panic Attacks, Switching, Anxious / Protective Sherlock, Hugs for Comfort, Suicide Mentions, Healing Each Other) – Seven years ago, Captain John Watson of the Canadian Forces Medical Service withdrew from society, seeking a simple, isolated life in the distant northern wilderness of Canada. Though he survives from one day to the next, he doesn't truly live until someone from his dark past calls in a favor and turns his world upside-down with the introduction of Sherlock Holmes." Part 1 of Tales from the Northwest
The Adventure of the Silver Scars by tangledblue (NR [M], 142,458 w., 41 Ch. || S3 Fix-It, Post-HLV/ Post-TAB / Canon Compliant, Case Fic, No Baby, Angst, Humour, UST, Slow Burn, Angry John, Reconciliation, Not Nice Mary / Leaving Mary, Dependent Sherlock, Pining Sherlock, Caretaker John, Fist Fights, It’s An Experiment, Virgin Sherlock, Dancing, Drugging, John Whump, Pet Names, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Scars) – It’s been thirteen months since Mary shot Sherlock and John finds he’s still pissed off about it. Sherlock had thought everything was settled: John and Mary, domestic bliss. But when John turns up at Baker Street with suitcases, the world’s only consulting detective might not be prepared for the consequences. A new case. Some old scores to settle. Certain danger. Concertos, waltzes, and whisky.
Proving A Point by elldotsee & J_Baillier (E, 186,270 w., 28 Ch. || Me Before You Fusion || Medical Realism, Insecure John, Depression, Romance, Angst, POV John, Sherlock Whump, Serious Illness, Doctor John, Injury Recovery, Assisted Suicide, Sherlock’s Violin, Awkward Sexual Situations, Alcoholism, Drugs, Idiots in Love, Slow Burn, Body Image, Friends to Lovers, Hurt / Comfort, Pain, Big Brother Mycroft, Intimacy, Anxiety, PTSD, Family Issues, Psychological Trauma, John Whump, Case Fics, Loneliness, Pain) – Invalided home from Afghanistan, running out of funds and convinced that his surgical career is over, John Watson accepts a mysterious job offer to provide care and companionship for a disabled person. Little does he know how much hangs in the balance of his performance as he settles into his new life at Musgrave Court.
Against the Rest of the World by SilentAuror (E, 151,714 w., 20 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Post-TRF, Hiatus Fic, POV First Person Sherlock, Present Tense, First Kiss/Time, Big Brother Mycroft, Escaping from Capture, Soft Sherlock, Toplock, Insecurity, Infidelity, Travelling, Introspection, Pining Sherlock, Depression, Fantasies, Yearning for the Past, PTSD Sherlock, Suicidal Ideation) – Sherlock has been away from London for nine hundred and twelve days and counting, and has no idea what sort of reception to expect when he finally returns.
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[CN] Victor’s Sleepless Night Date
🍒 Warning: This post contains detailed spoilers for a date which has not been released in English servers! 🍒
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Dedicated to @pixiestick0924, who sent me my very first message on Tumblr filled with wholesome sweetness 🌹
Kiss Dates Collection: Gavin // Kiro // Lucien
The date begins with MC receiving an invitation card from Loveland TV to participate in an award ceremony at the end of the month
The card notifies her that she has won the “Best Influence Award” due to the many highly rated programs she has produced
She’s allowed to invite one person to the ceremony, so she immediately thinks of Victor
Just then, she receives a message from him, which reads: “What time are you coming down?”
MC: …it’s already 6.30pm?!
Stuffing the invitation card into my bag, I rush downstairs. Victor is standing at the bottom of the steps, his arms crossed over his chest as he watches me run over.
MC: Something special happened today. I was so excited talking to everyone that I didn’t notice the time.  
Victor: What were you all talking about?
MC: The previous program. I didn’t think it would receive such good ratings. It makes me feel like all the late nights and overtime were worth it.
I share the news with Victor happily. He seems to smile a little, and takes my hand as we walk along the path lit up by streetlamps.
Victor: Looks like high ratings have become your cardiotonic.
MC: Of course. However, there’s an even bigger piece of news!
Victor: What is it?
I carefully take out the invitation card and wave it in front of him with satisfaction-
MC: This!
Hiding the fact that she’s an award winner, MC explains that she can invite one person to the ceremony.
MC: Dear CEO of LFG, Mr Victor. I cordially invite you to attend the award ceremony as my male partner. I wonder what CEO Victor’s response would be…?
Victor: …that’s all?
MC: Yeah! You wouldn’t reject, right…?
Victor gives me a meaningful glance, then retracts it.
Victor: What do you think? I’ll pick you up then.
~
The day of the award ceremony arrives. After putting on her makeup and outfit, she carefully puts on a pair of earrings.
The brilliant blue earrings give off a crystal-like light in the palm of my hand.
She meets Victor downstairs and they travel to the venue by car.
I turn my head and see Victor sweeping a glance towards me.
Victor: Looks like the past few hours weren’t a waste.
MC: …can’t you just give me a direct compliment? Also, don’t you have anything else to say?
I deliberately lift up the hair by my ear, revealing the earring. Victor’s eyes trail to my ear lobe, and a smile surfaces within them.
Victor: Not bad.
MC: I think these earrings look nice too.
Victor: I meant that my taste is not bad.
MC: …!
Victor laughs lightly, then leans against the car seat.
Upon reaching the venue, they head to their designated resting area.
?: Nice to meet you, CEO Victor.
Right after we go through the doors, an elegant lady walks towards us. She looks to be around forty years of age, and wears an amiable smile on her face.
Victor: Good evening, Chairman Li.  
Victor tilts his jaw slightly, greeting her. From the way he addresses her, I react immediately – this is Chairman Li of the Film and Television Association!
I hurriedly straighten my posture and give her a slight bow.
MC: Nice to meet you, Chairman Li. I am MC, the…
Chairman Li: The producer of “Miracle Finder”.
Hearing Chairman Li smoothly stating my identity, my eyes widen in surprise. She smiles at me.
It’s rare to have such an opportunity to meet, so I speak.
MC: It’s still early… if it’s all right with you, could we sit and talk?
I look at Chairman Li with anticipation. Sensing my concealed anxiousness, Victor arches an eyebrow. He doesn’t say anything, and just looks at Chairman Li.
She nods.
Chairman Li: Of course.
Noticing that MC was surprised that Chairman Li could recognise her, the latter explains that she used to watch Miracle Finder as a student
She comments that the programs produced by MC are excellent
Chairman Li: You must have experienced several setbacks along this journey, right?
MC: Setbacks and difficulties are inevitable… However, meeting these thorns along the way seems to make the resulting flowers even more beautiful.
Chairman Li: Having such a mentality enables me to rest assured. Please continue working hard.
Looking at Chairman Li’s tender smile, a warmth bubbles in my heart. I nod solemnly.
Victor: She has improved quite a lot…
Victor, who has been standing silently at the side all this while, suddenly speaks. I look towards him in disbelief.
Victor: But there is still a lot of room to grow.
At an angle where Chairman Li can’t see it, I blink forcefully at Victor to signal my protest.
Looking at Victor, Chairman Li laughs lightly.
Chairman Li: Come to think of it, I was even worried CEO Victor wouldn’t accept the invitation to attend the award ceremony. I’m grateful that you could make it today.
Victor: You flatter me. It’s an honour for me as well.
Hearing their conversation, I get a shock -
Victor had already received an invitation?
Perhaps the shock on my face was apparent, as Chairman Li pauses for a moment, as if realising something.
She looks at Victor and I subtly, then reveals an intrigued expression.  
Chairman Li: I might have accidentally said the wrong thing.
Victor remains as calm as ever, resting his arms on the arm rests as he leans into the chair.
Meanwhile, my heart starts beating rapidly as I think about how I had deliberately left out the news that I am an awardee.
While Chairman Li answers a phone call, MC leans towards Victor.
MC: When did you receive the invitation? Why didn’t you tell me…
Victor tosses me a glance and responds plainly.
Victor: That isn’t important. What’s important is that I accepted your invitation.
MC: Then…
I originally wanted to ask if he knew who the awardees are. However, as I’m afraid to blow my cover, I stop the words from coming out.  
Chairman Li excuses herself to return to her resting room. MC offers to walk her there, and requests for Chairman Li to keep the fact that she is an awardee a secret
All of a sudden, two boys accidentally crash into MC and her skirt rips. Turns out those brats are Chairman Li’s children
Chairman Li offers MC a spare dress
It is a blue spaghetti strap dress, with ribbons strung from the shoulder areas. The blue skirt is reminiscent of clear, brilliant ocean waves.
MC finds the dress beautiful, but notices that it reveals her bare back.
MC: …isn’t this a little too sexy?
While Chairman Li tidies the folds around my waist, she laughs.
Chairman Li: It’s very suitable for tonight’s event. Moreover… don’t you want to give CEO Victor this unexpected surprise?
~
After saying goodbye to Chairman Li, I walk towards the resting room where Victor is.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Victor immediately turns around. In the process of putting on his suit, he halts his movements the moment he sees me.
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Victor: Why did you… change your clothes?
I bunch up my skirt, walking towards him while explaining the incident that happened just now.
Victor: I see. It’s a good thing she could resolve the issue.  
MC: Yeah, it’s fortunate that she prepared this spare dress.  
Victor has a tender look in his eyes, possibly due to the lighting in the room. He lifts his hand, preparing to put on his suit jacket.
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Without realising it, I have already reached out for his suit jacket to assist him.
As I turn to the side, Victor has a clear view of my back… I lift my head and meet his eyes, which are as dark as ink.
The light in front of the mirror is a dim yellow, descending into the turbulence within his eyes. They reflect the depth and heat in his gaze.
Noticing the way he is staring at me, I suddenly feel the temperature of the surroundings rise. My palms break out in sweat.
MC: W-what is it… do you find me exceptionally pretty today?
He retracts his gaze, and laughs lightly.
Victor: I discovered that someone has become even more thick-skinned.
In response to his words, I tug at his suit jacket to show my soundless protest.
Victor’s eyebrow twitches slightly.
Victor: Are you helping me put my clothes on, or taking them off?
Hearing this, my face involuntarily turns red. Unwilling to back down, I retort.
MC: It depends on whether you want to take them off or put them on.
I thought Victor would say that I’m being childish, but he pauses for a moment and his lips hook up into a smile.
Victor: ...dummy.
Feeling the heat on my face, I turn my head to the side and happen to see the flower display. Only then do I discover that the fresh flowers are actually blue roses. The flowers silently release an aromatic fragrance. I lean closer to take a whiff. Victor also leans over, pulling at his cuffs.
MC: Victor, do you know what blue roses represent in flower language?
Victor: What is it?
MC: In the language of flowers, blue roses represent “miracles and things that are impossible.” I once read a poem that said, “Plant some blue roses in the courtyard. Plant countless of them. Miracles will definitely come.”
I turn my head towards Victor. Dressed exceptionally formally, he stands behind the blue roses, his eyebrows arching gently.  
Victor: What are you hinting at?
Looking back at the mirror, I’m standing next to Victor, whose suit jacket has been tidied.
MC: Apart from the blue roses, I also have the blessings of this blue skirt and blue earrings… maybe there will really be an unexpected occurrence.
Using his palm, Victor holds onto the hand that I’ve hooked onto his arm. His lips curl into a nice-looking smile.
Victor: Not a bad insight. However, you can keep those “maybes”. Let’s go, it’s about time.
~
At the venue, MC sees a lot of distinguished figures, including a renowned producer. Victor encourages her to talk to him.
Victor: I need to settle some things. You can go over to talk to him. I’ll look for you later.
MC has a pleasant talk with the man.
Eventually, the host takes the stage, but Victor has not returned.
MC: Where has he gone to? If he doesn’t come back soon, he’d miss my award...
Host: The next award is the “Best Influence Award”!
The host has already begun introducing the guest who would be giving out the award. At the same time, my heart feels anxious and downcast.
With the thought that I wouldn’t be able to share my joy with Victor immediately, my anticipation dulls. Just as I try to pull myself together-
An incredibly familiar profile appears from behind the stage. His footsteps are steady, and his face is illuminated by the lights.
MC: How could this be…
My heart is throbbing in my chest. Before I have time to think, Victor is already standing in front of the microphone.
His eyes sweep across the room, and his gaze ultimately rests on me.
Victor: I’m honoured to be the guest presenter for this event. In this day and age, producers and people in the media are indispensable. They open the door for the audience – a door that reveals a wider world. The “Best Influence Award” bears testament to the certainty of the contributions by producers. This certainty is not just from the Film and Television Association, but also from the audience who have walked through this door.
On stage, Victor gives his speech without any hesitance. His deep voice and the words that he says are like the keys of a piano, ringing in my heart.
Victor: The recipient of this award…
The dazzling spotlight illuminates Victor as he stands at the center of the stage. As he pauses, I feel all the blood in my body flooding to my head.
He unfolds the card, looks at it calmly, and continues.
Victor: I have watched quite a number of programs she produced. Through her programs, I see a producer who is steadfast in her responsibilities, searches for the truth, and her tenderness towards the audience. Undeniably, her first few programs had a few flaws. However, she has grown from being naïve to becoming a benchmark. I’m thinking that she must have put in a lot of effort.
Saying this, Victor pauses for a moment. His eyes cut through the crowd and land directly on me.
Victor: MC, congratulations on your award.
When these words leave Victor’s lips, my heart is filled with both surprise and a certain stillness.
I do my best to calm my thunderous heart rate. I bunch up my skirt, straighten up, and walk towards the stage.
At the side of the stage steps, Victor smiles as he offers me his hand. With his grip, we walk towards the center of the stage.
I solemnly receive the trophy from Victor’s hands, and an indescribable emotion pours out from my heart. Clearing my throat, I lean closer to the microphone.
MC: I am incredibly grateful to the Film and Television Association for giving me this award, and also for everyone’s certainty towards me and Miracle Finder.
Different from the tens of rehearsals I did at home, the stage lights and the eyes of the audience are all on me.
MC: To be honest, this trophy is quite heavy… but it shall be the motivation for me to carry on moving forward. Even though producing this program is not an easy feat, we will never give up as long as we have one audience member who likes and looks forward to it.
I cast a quick glance at Victor, who is standing beside me, and purse my lips.
MC: Also, I’m very grateful for the guest presenter’s certainty… it’s very important to me. In sum, all of us in Miracle Finder will continue working hard!
After giving my thank-you speech, I happily raise the trophy towards the audience.
Victor smiles faintly, joining me as we face the applause of the audience.
At this moment, a sudden surge arises in my chest. I can’t help but turn towards him.
He happens to turn his head towards me at the same time. The smile in his eyes is even more striking than the spotlight.
~
After the award ceremony, I stare at Victor as he walks out from a corner.
MC: “The respected guest presenter Mr Victor”… does this mean you already knew that I won the award right from the start?
Victor’s eyes trail from me to the trophy resting at the side. His eyes hide a mildly teasing look.
MC: I wanted to give you a big surprise, but it turned out the other way round… why didn’t I hear anything about you being the guest presenter?
Victor: It just shows how poorly informed you are. LFG has always been an investor of Loveland TV, and is also the sponsor of today’s event.
MC: …work can really be confidential.
Faced with my “accusation”, Victor lifts an eyebrow.
Victor: Seems like you haven’t finished complaining in your heart earlier.
MC: …how did you know?
Victor: The thoughts of a dummy are not difficult to guess.
While he speaks, his eyebrows smoothen out. The gaze that rests on me contains an obvious warmth.
My ear suddenly feels hot, and I mutter softly.
MC: I’m not a dummy… have you seen a dummy win an award?
People spot MC and start showering her with congratulations. After a while:
MC: Huff… it feels like my smile is stuck in place, and my feet are starting to hurt from standing.
Victor is beside me, a hand in his pocket. Hearing what I said, he looks at my high heels, then places a hand on my shoulder.
Victor: Since you’re tired, don’t force yourself. There’s an open space outside. Want to take a breather?  
MC: Eh?
I follow Victor, leaving the venue through the backdoor and walking to the open space he mentioned.
I am met with a quiet courtyard bathed in moonlight. The fountain in the center reflects the moon and its silver light.
Sitting next to the Roman column surrounded by roses, I take a few breaths of fresh air.  
MC: This place is really pretty! As the guest presenter, is it really okay for you to be accompanying me outside? Do you still have any other tasks after this?
Victor: I do.
Before despondence can arise in my heart from his straightforward response, Victor continues.
Victor: Have you forgotten that I was invited to be someone’s male partner?
While speaking, he sits next to me, traces of amusement in his eyes.
I turn my head to give him a grin. The small earrings sway along with my movement, and the gemstones seem to glow. Sensing that Victor’s eyes are on this brilliant blue light, I suddenly speak up.
MC: Actually, I am a little selfish.
Victor: What?
He looks slightly confused, not understanding the meaning behind my words.
In the courtyard, the moon reveals itself from behind the clouds. I look into his deep and tender eyes, and say a little shamefully.
MC: I had a selfish reason for wearing these earrings today. You gave them to me, so I hoped they would bring me good luck, and also…
I pause, lowering my eyes.
MC: It would be as though you were on the stage with me as well. I didn’t think that…
Recalling the moment I saw Victor appearing on stage, I can almost feel my earlier frenzied heart rate.
Victor: I see. It suits your style. Always putting in effort in the strangest of places.
Victor lets out a small laugh. Even though it’s very soft, it plucks at my heart clearly.  
MC: Come to think of it… I really like how we are tonight.
For such a long time, I’ve been continually working hard and never letting any opportunities slip me by. Apart from the passion I have for the program and being a producer, it’s also because…
I wanted to stand on a stage that he had walked on, and stand at the same place he stood.
Despite my obscure words, Victor seems to have understood.
The night lights descend into his deep eyes, refracting colours. He turns to the side slightly, and takes my hand into his.
Victor: You’ve actually set a reasonable goal. Moreover, you’ve already reached it.
The night breeze tousles his originally tidy fringe, and sticks against his forehead softly.
The Victor in front of me no longer looks as cold and strict as before. He even exudes warmth. Faced with such a Victor, I can’t help but feel like joking.
MC: Actually, I was going to give this trophy to you as a surprise gift! Since you deliberately hid your identity as the guest presenter from me, I’ve decided to take back my gift.
Seeing my sly and satisfied smile, Victor also lets out a light laugh.
Victor: Your ability to find excuses is unparalleled. Who was the one who first hid the fact that she won the award?
MC: Um, this… well, if I win a global award next time, I’ll think about it!
Victor: I’ll wait and see then. I hope I wouldn’t have to wait too long.
MC: Don’t underestimate me!
Just when I think he would continue joking around, Victor suddenly tightens his grip on my hand, and closes the distance between us.
Faint music drifts from the venue – melodious and gentle. However, my entire focus is on Victor.
Victor: Since you have prepared a present, I should give you a return gift.
MC: R-return gift? There’s no need…
As his face draws closer, my voice involuntarily carries a tremor. This situation, and this familiar conversation…
In just a moment, he cups my neck, his other hand shifting to my waist.
MC: Mm-!
My bare back, which was slightly cool, is suddenly covered by a searing palm. My body trembles.
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The music from the venue continues to chant. The shadows cast by the moon above us dance amid the haze. The neon lights in the distance seem to be painted in a romantic colour.
Even so, the only thing I can see are Victor’s deep eyes.
He leans closer, rubbing the tip of his nose with mine. Then, his warm thin lips trail slowly from my forehead downwards…
Victor’s breath encases my entire body. He plants scalding kisses on every inch of my skin, making me tremble as I hold onto his cuff.
MC: V-Vic-
He swallows the remaining syllable before I can finish.
This time, his soft lips seize mine, prying my teeth apart and diving right in.
He takes my breath away. In the midst of our breathing, what surrounds the tip of my nose is the unique taste belonging only to him…
After a long while, Victor finally ends his deep and searing kiss.
I clutch onto his arm, my chest heaving as I struggle to catch my breath.
His lips once again brush my nose and cheek gently, like a dragonfly flitting across the surface of water. He looks into my eyes.
I see myself in his pupils, red-faced and misty-eyed.
Our close proximity and breathing causes every single one of his words to drift into my ears with clarity.
Victor: The future you foresee, as you said it yourself, has both flowers and thorns. Are you ready for it?
I nod subconsciously.
Victor: Me too. No matter how far you go in the future, I am prepared… to never let you go for eternity.
The fragrance of the fresh flowers permeates the air, accompanied by faint music. It makes me wish that I could etch this moment for my keeping.
My arm presses against his familiar warmth. I lean my head on his shoulder, feeling exceptionally at peace.
I will continue working hard and running forward, and he will always be by my side – becoming the deepest source of strength in my heart.
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The World is Better Now
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Peeta Mellark x Reader
Words: 2503
Summary: Nearly a year since the fall of the Capitol, the reader and Peeta have lived happily together in peace. They have helped each other through the darkest nights and the worst nightmares. Now, the reader feels a new kind of fear. 
Notes: I rewatched the Hunger games series and I forgot how adorable Peeta is. So here goes nothing. As always, let me know what you think! (So this is an AU where the reader was in the Quarter Quell, just in case anyone was confused. Katniss is just a friend in this one.)
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You thought you knew what life was like. You thought that you would die in the Games and be just another fallen Tribute. When you won, you thought you were safe. When President Snow announced that the Quarter Quell would select from a pool of Victors, your hope for a better life was gone. But then he happened. Even after everything he had been through, he still had this light. A light that you thought you had lost forever. Somehow, he brought it back. So yeah, you thought you knew what life was like. But this was so much more than that. 
“Y/N!” Peeta called from your little house on the hill as you seemingly searched the meadow for something. His voice was like a distant murmur. You weren’t sure what you were looking for, but you could feel it. Before you could think too much on it, you felt arms wrap around your middle and a puff of breath against your neck, blowing through the few strands of hair that had fallen from the hairpins you had put in that morning. You couldn’t help but jump, flinching away from the sudden contact. You turned to see your husband, clearly trying to hide the hurt in this eyes. 
“Sorry.” You muttered, feeling the shame turn your face slightly pink. Now he felt bad. You hated it when you made him feel guilty. He deserved the sun, if you only had the power to give it to him. 
“Hey,” He just smiled, quickly putting your mind at ease as he took your face in his hands. “I shouldn’t have snuck up on you. I thought you heard me calling. I’m sorry.” He placed a gentle kiss on your lips, reassuring you that he wasn’t in any way upset before taking your hand. “Come on, dinner’s ready.” 
With the exception of Katniss and Haymitch, the two of you were alone out here. You weren’t part of the new society after the fall of the Capitol. Instead, you sought refuge in the rolling fields outside what was once District 12. Due to your isolation, there was technically no legality to your marriage. In fact, the only ones there to witness your vows were Katniss, Haymitch, and even Effie, who insisted on bringing endless yards of fabric with her to help you make a dress. You exchanged rings and vows, promising to love each other through everything and to never forget what you’d been through together. You didn’t need anything official. You were his and he was yours and that’s all you could have ever hoped for.
He, of course, was far better at cooking than you were so he often made dinner. Tonight, he made fresh bread and some seared fish from the lake nearby. You hardly touched any of it, feeling your stomach twist and turn, suddenly feeling ill. Your face had grown pale and Peeta’s expression morphed with concern. 
“Are you okay?” He stood from his seat across the table to move closer, examining the sweat that now glistened across your forehead. You nodded, but you quickly pushed away from him, burying your head in the sink and losing what little you had eaten. You felt Peeta’s hand on your back, rubbing up and down your skin trying to comfort you. When you slid down against the cabinet, he sat with you, grabbing a towel to wipe your lips. 
“Sorry.” You muttered through heavy breaths. “I-I don’t know where that came from.” You stood on shaky legs, but after a moment, you felt fine again. Strange, but fine. There was nothing in the meal that would have made you sick and you hadn’t been feeling ill at all that day. Deep in your gut, you started to worry. 
-
You spent the morning wandering the woods with Katniss. It was a weekly ritual for the two of you. Some time away from the guys. You liked to think that she opened up a little more when it was just the two of you. As if you had been friends since you were little girls. Growing up in District 5, you had a much cushier life than both her and Peeta, but you’d grown accustomed to the quieter, simpler life outside the New Panem. 
“Peeta said that you were sick last night.” Katniss started, looking up into the trees. You grimaced. Of course he did. There were few secrets between the four of you since you all lived out here by yourselves. 
“Yeah, but I feel fine.” You debated whether or not you should share your fears. That your illness was anything but random. That it meant something far more frightening than an upset stomach. Katniss noticed your uneasy expression and put a hand on your shoulder. 
“What’s wrong?” You took a deep breath. You needed to tell somebody.
“I’m worried that I might be…” You couldn’t even bring yourself to say it, but she understood. Her hand slipped off your shoulder and she crossed her arms, trying to process. 
“Oh.” She just stared at you for a moment, barely even blinking. Katniss was never really one with words. You exhaled deeply and explained to her your suspicions. This wasn’t the first time you had been sick. This wasn’t even the third. On top of that, every time you looked into the meadow, you felt like something was coming. You could search and search, but you never figured out what. When you finished talking, Katniss sighed. “Follow me.” 
She took you back to her house and found a small box she had hidden in the back of her kitchen cabinet. Handing you the box, she gave you a very uncomfortable smile. You dumped a small bottle into the palm of your hand. 
“What are these?” You shook the bottle gently, hearing pills rattle around inside. 
“Effie made me promise to give them to you when you and Peeta started thinking about... you know.” She rocked back on her heels. “It’s some kind of test from the Capitol.” You gave her a look. 
“Why’d she give them to you?” 
“She didn’t want you guys to think she was pressuring you or something.” She shrugged. “And it’s not like she could give them to Haymitch.” You both chuckled, breaking up some of the awkwardness. 
“Thanks.” You stuffed the bottle into your pocket, the small item somehow making your hand feel heavy. You started to leave, but you paused. “Don’t tell him about this, okay?” Katniss gave you a crooked smile and nodded. And just like that, everything changed. 
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A day passed and you didn’t tell a soul. The test was positive. You were pregnant. In just a few short months you would be bringing life into a world that had taken so many lives from you. And that never seemed clearer than when you got letters from Annie. Sweet, loving Annie whose son would never meet his father. As Peeta read her encouraging words, all you could hear was Finnick. His laugh, his smug little jokes to cheer you up. Even though you’d only been a Victor for two years longer than Katniss and Peeta, Finnick was the one to help you adjust to the new lifestyle. He was really the closest thing you had to a brother. You winced, his laugh replaced by his dying screams in your head. 
“Love, Annie.” Peeta finished reading with a small smile and tucked the letter into the picnic basket beside him. “I’m glad she’s been able to somewhat adjust.” You nodded in agreement. You had barely said two words to him since you found out. Maybe you were afraid that you’d let it slip. Peeta had noticed your silence, but he chose not to press you. He knew that sometimes you would just let your thoughts wander without saying a word. But there was something different about the way you looked at him. 
“Peeta,” You said his name so quietly he almost didn’t hear it. You took his hand in yours, bringing it slowly up to your lips to place gentle kisses on his fingertips. You didn’t want anything to change. Peeta held your hand in between his own, his eyes shining with both admiration and concern. You had to tell him. 
“Y/N, are you sure that everything is- what, what is it?” He noticed your eyes grow wide, staring at his hand. His gaze followed yours and his breathing quickened with panic. A wasp crawled across the back of his hand, it’s bright yellow exterior providing little comfort. It wasn’t a tracker jacker, but it didn’t matter. 
“Peeta, it’s just a wasp.” You assured him, hoping he would look at you and not the insect. 
“I-I know.” He said, but his voice was shaky and his hands started to tremble slightly as he strained to keep still. You’d never actually had to encounter the mutt insects, but you knew that he had in his games. Tracker jacker venom was also what they used on him to try and distort his memories to turn him against the rebels and even you. His hand jerked away, but he only aggravated it more. He yelped as it stung him, flying away to safety. Though the pain was brief and minimal, it was the memories you feared more. 
Peeta tried to hold it back, but his mind swirled between the present and the past, mixing with all the horrors he had seen. You took his face in your hands, urging those beautiful hazel eyes to focus on you.
“Peeta, it’s okay. Look at me. It’s okay.” You pulled him close to you, his head resting on your chest, hoping that the sound of your heartbeat would calm him. It usually did, despite how rapidly it was beating now. You ran one hand up and down his back while you gently stroked his blonde hair with the other. “It’s okay.” Sitting there, holding him, you knew more than ever that you couldn’t do it. How could you bring a child into a world that had done such cruel things to such a kind person? A world that had broken him in ways you would never understand. It had broken you. 
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After his episode, Peeta decided to spend the rest of the day relaxing inside. He settled in front of his easel, using a mix of blacks and greys to replicate the storm clouds gathering overhead. In contrast, he painted the yellow flowers beneath them, their brightness only slightly dulled by the gloomy atmosphere. He looked out the window, watching you walk slowly through the patches of primrose. 
“It’s beautiful.” Katniss said from behind him. He turned and gave her a small smile. 
“I want it to remind her that there’s brightness growing out of the dark.” He’d noticed that you had had a hard time adjusting to a life of peace after the horrors that you’d all been through. Sometimes, he was sure you were still trying to escape the games in your mind. 
“She should probably get inside.” Katniss noted, looking out to the flowers, but you weren’t there anymore. “It looks like it’s going to storm.” As if on cue, a bolt of lightning shot across the sky, followed by a loud roll of thunder. There was another sound; a faint cry muffled by the closed window. 
“What was that?” Peeta slid the window up and listened closer. Another boom was followed by another scream. “Y/N.” Your names left his lips in a panic as he ran down the stairs and out into the rain. 
“Y/N!” Katniss shouted, the rain starting to pour down, pounding against the pavement. She might have been more scared than Peeta. She knew the truth. It wasn’t just you in danger anymore. Peeta’s eyes swept the trees while Katniss checked around the houses. After the loudest crash of thunder yet, the screams became words. 
“No! Finnick!” You were running through the trees, looking up at the sky where you saw the faces flash in your head. Each boom of thunder was another canon, another death. Haymitch, Annie, Katniss… Peeta. “Peeta!” You shrieked, falling to your knees in the mud. “Peeta!” 
“Y/N!” He knew those cries. You often screamed like that when you had a nightmare, clawing up at the air as if he was flying away from you. 
You curled up on the forest floor, not caring that mud covered your cheek or that the rain pelted against your back. You wrapped your arms around your stomach, wishing that you could make it go away. You knew that the next canon was for your baby. 
“No!” You couldn’t do it. You couldn’t raise a child in this never ending storm. 
“Y/N! I found her!” Peeta’s voice was barely audible over your own screaming and the rain. You flinched away from his touch as another canon sounded in your head. You felt his strong arms wrap around you and lift you up, holding you close to his chest. 
“Peeta…” You whimpered, weakly tugging at his shirt. “T-the canons.” 
“It’s okay. We’ll be home soon.” Katniss found him and he quickly took you back to the house, rain still pounding against your skin. You looked up at the sky one last time, seeing Finnick’s face once again flashing against the clouds. Peeta put you down on the sofa and wrapped as many blankets as he could around you while Katniss went to grab some dry clothes. 
“I can’t do this.” You cried, trembling violently from the cold. “Everything is so dark and cold and cruel. I can’t curse someone else to live through what we did.” 
“What do you mean?” Peeta pushed your wet hair out of your face. 
“The… baby.” He froze. 
“What?” 
“Peeta, I’m pregnant.” You felt more tears cascading down your cheeks, your hands clutching your stomach. “And I don’t want to bring a child into this place.” Despite your distress, Peeta could barely contain his smile. 
“We’re going to have a baby?” 
“Peeta… what about everything we’ve been through? Can we really condemn another person to that, let alone our child?” He put his hand on top of yours, looking deeply into your eyes. 
“Y/N, the world is better now.” He gave you a comforting smile. “We can raise our children in peace knowing that they will have a better life.” Your smile was still unsure so he pressed a gentle kiss to your lips. “I will never, ever let anything happen to them.” You lifted your hand to rest on his cheek. 
“You’re going to be a great dad.” His face lit up and he scooped you up in his arms, causing both of you to laugh. 
“And you are going to be the best mother.” He pressed his forehead to yours, letting his words sink in. Cradled in his arms you felt like nothing would ever harm you. Maybe it was possible, after all this time and through all of the fears, to be truly happy.
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“Wow,” Howard said in his lean forward in his seat taking in the manor that came into view after having followed the Twins’ points to guide the car down the proper pathway on your land. And through the drive inside the wall the car pulled up to the front door where they saw Victor in the doorway. His smile spread as Jarvis parked and him, Howard, Peggy and Daniel climbed out to look around at the Howlett Manor.
Daniel lowly muttered, “Oh ya, not after perks of the title at all.”
Victor in their walk over chuckled and said, “More for the size for the babies than anything. Our old cabin had seven bedrooms. Have to reshuffle some room for the babies.”
Daniel, “Shouldn’t the walking through the big place be contradicting to her need to rest?”
Victor, “Not really, Bunny has been pacing. The room is helpful for that.” His head nodded to the side, “Come on in she’s fixed up a snack.”
Every room along the way was detailed until Peggy smiled and crossed the spacious kitchen to give you a hug and then take a moment to take in the growth in size you had taken on since the last time you had seen her. “You look fantastic.”
“I feel like I’ve doubled in size, but we’re coming up on the end of the worst of it. Because if I grow any more they can just roll me around the place.”
Howard was next for a hug and said, “Now now, you are not being rolled anywhere. You look perfectly plump as you should.”
When he pulled back Sousa said, “Hell of a house.”
“Well it’s been in James and Victor’s family. Just finished off the major repairs and fix up jobs around the place and spent all our paint and stocked up papers for the walls.”
James smirked loading up the wheeled cart to guide everyone to the sitting room outside the kitchen to enjoy the snacks. After which another tour was to be had crossed by the path of the excited puppies and the babies in their being gathered up to head to their grandparent’s again.
Norma and Leanora, the former with a wide smile and the girl on her hip took her husband’s side for the rest of the tour as talk of the film took over and from another stop to a sitting room they got to business while Peggy and Daniel strolled with you through the Manor and out to the lake.
Daniel said, “You are sure you are fine? We can barely see the house.”
In a smirk at him as James’ hand smoothed over your lower back after you’d stepped over a known bunny hole in the tall grass you had marked with a rock. “I am perfectly fine. Go fishing daily. Helps to bring more food in for supper and helps to knock down the fish population. They’ve seemingly doubled since last summer. River must have froze over early preventing the bears time to fish later in the season.”
Daniel, “Bears? You have bears?”
You giggled and James said, “They’re not ours, but they’ve grown up on our land. They keep their space and are fairly docile when we cross in the forest.”
“I have a picture of some of the cubs we crossed by on our honeymoon. Heavier than they look but they are friendly and curious.”
Peggy said, “I thought it was key to not touch the cubs to prevent angering their Mum.”
“Normally, but they know our scents and we haven’t hunted any of the bears in years actually. We have a sort of deal with the zoo to loan out our males to help breed with their own bears when they need it. And they don’t seem too bothered when they are brought back. Or at least they tell us they aren’t.” James said and that had the confused Chief look at him making you giggle.
“James and Victor can talk to animals and trees. Helps to keep the land. Ooh,” you said lowering your gaze to a large porcupine that jumped at the sound of your approach and in its planned twist to flare out its barbs you could see its three baby porcupines who scurried across the path. With a fourth that was tangled in a small bunch of clover and wild flowers with wound up stalks who let out panicked cries at being left alone.
“Hey little guy,” the Chief watched as James’ hands clenched into fists and his iron laced claws with patchy spots of polished metal extended to be used in his crouch to slide between its now locked up legs while he panted and the plants trapping it there. In just a few careful motions the puffed up mother watched him scoop up the worried baby porcupine between both sets of claws he used like salad tongs to let the baby down a couple feet from her. Gently he released it and stepped back to your side with his claws receding and a smile that spread back across his lips. “She’ll calm down,” he said in the eager trot of the freed baby to his siblings’ sides.
Daniels said, “What was that? With your hands?”
James said, “Bone claws.” He said lifting his arm flat to show the still exposed nubs that eased back between his knuckles and bones in the back of his hand. “Though Jaqi helped to leech iron from our blood into the claws so they won’t break as easily back in the war.”
“How is that helpful?” Daniel asked.
Peggy, “Wouldn’t that make your arms heavier?”
James said, “It’s not a lot of iron, and it’s all from our own blood so there isn’t much difference beyond the fact that it took more effort for the other guys to break our bones. Not that they’d be broken very long.”
Daniel, “So you have fast healing like in the comics too?”
“Oh ya, makes war fun when you get to be shot left and right and pop right back up.” He mumbled with his voice fading off in your stroll past the grouped up porcupine family who took his murmured word as true that they could go back to berry picking when you had passed by in safety.
Peggy said, “Bunny, didn’t you have special healing as well in the comics?”
“Yes, although unlike them I turn metal after I heal.”
Daniel asked, “Actual metal?”
You nodded and raised a hand to lift the sleeve on your t shirt to show a small bruise on your shoulder you had been whacked by a trick door in your closet wardrobe that had him and Peggy tap your skin and the metal patch. “It fades to peachy again in time. Still getting used to the built in wardrobe in my closet. Some of the doors hate me.”
James said, “Vic is oiling the hinges for you now. Shouldn’t spring out anymore.”
You eased the sleeve down and you said, “So this birth should be interesting to watch unfold. But my Doctor is prepared for anything. Says the girls are healthy and it shouldn’t be too rough a birth on me outside of nerves for how many there are.”
Peggy, “They do have gas now. I have a cousin, she just gave birth and they gave her this gas that helps with the pain.”
“My Doc says that won’t work. Pain medicine dissolves in my bloodstream within seconds thanks to my healing powers,” parting their lips, “But he says he has a pair of medicines, one like laughing gas and another to make me sleep if it gets too bad. Sort of strong enough to kill a rhino medical grade pain meds.”
Daniel’s eyes shifted to James and he said, “How are you even standing right now? My brother in law just about collapsed hearing my sister might need stitches after her last birth?”
James smirked, “We’ll get through it. Can’t pass out I’m supposed to be there to hold one of the girls when they come out.”
Peggy, “You’re going to be there?”
He nodded and you said, “Victor and Eddie have been there for their daughters’ births, I was there for Teddy but they wouldn’t miss the girls since the nuns won’t be there to bar them.”
James, “As many people as Jaqi wants in the room will be there. Tons of space now for them all to do that.”
Daniel said in a turn of his head and view of the dock where Eddie was there already with fishing pole in hand, “Looks like your spot is taken.”
You grinned and said, “That’s my cousin Erik. His mom shouldn’t be far away.” You turned your head and waved to her in her stroll from an apple tree she’d gathered a group of apples to hand out to her son and your group who joined Erik on the dock to catch a couple more fish to go with his five he’d already caught.
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“You should stay the night if you like. It’s a long drive back to Alberta and can get confusing in the dark.” You said as you caught Jarvis’ eyes drop to the inked numbers tattooed into the forearms of your aunt and cousin that Howard had stolen a glimpse at as well.
Howard with a wide smile said, “Sounds like a wonderful plan. Who would turn down a night in this place?”
The Twins and Herc came in with small tarps with metal handles on bundles of chopped firewood they split between the kitchen and a couple fire log stations nearby at fireplaces. When they came back to join you all as Victor and James got to start on lunch with Edie’s help Jeff said, “I think we got enough logs to stave off the storm.”
Daniel, “Storm?”
You said, “There’s a storm rolling in the week I’m due. Just prepping, it’ll be sunny tomorrow for your drive back.”
Herc asked in his lower to sit beside you with a nudge of a foot stool to lift your feet onto, “Still restless?”
You nodded and said, “No troubles yet. Nice and calm as usual like the day before my next Hicks blows in. Should be just fine for the Berry Festival tonight.”
“Berry Festival?” Howard asked with a smile and added that for the schedule. After lunch a round of desserts were gathered up to be taken in to town that had the group was excited to follow you in to the festival the town was readying. Excited buzz came from the people who gladly met your visiting friends and helped to warmly fold them into the activities as they took turns checking in on you.
Nestled under James’ arm sweet kisses were stolen between stops at your favorite spots and snack stands before you took up your seat at the dessert for a dance raffle. Gladly exempt you remained off of your feet beside Herc and your unseen parents with Leanora napping in the pram beside you that your hand kept rolling a couple inches back and forth to help her stay asleep.
Across the way you saw Teddy and his sister asleep by their grandparents and aunts and uncles while James took up the dance the woman who won his dessert grinned through hearing the plans ahead for his brewing family. Sharp and clear in a squeeze of Herc’s hand you inhaled deeply and brought his free hand to stroke your back in his hushed guidance through yet another painful Hicks contraction. “You’re doing good. Just a couple weeks yet.”
“Easy for everyone else to say,” you said in a reach for your drink Beau moved closer to you when the wave of pain washed away. Again you stroked a hand over your belly as the girls got to squirming around to show their return to ease.
Sight of the group of your guests who took up more of the un-partnered females onto the dance floor brought out your grin to Peggy and Daniel in a timid try for a dance that showed a few pauses to avoid trouble with his cane while his body still required use of it. In all the time he had been adjusting to the new leg his posture had grown better and a few strolls across rooms were simpler without use of the cane until he had to turn or step aside. Signs that he was close to a more natural ease of motion were made clear as Peggy’s hushed suggestion had the dance simplified and had her move in closer for a slow dance that coaxed his grin wider.
From home you subtly called your camera and snapped a picture of the groups. A kiss could have been stolen yet wasn’t, not even through the beautiful sunset and firework display. But with hands still interlocked when time came to drive home again the near to blushing duo accepted their guest rooms that were side by side. Spare pajamas already in the closets were found in their sizes and the peaceful dark everyone eased into nightly rituals to coax them off to sleep.
Changed and on your way to bed again as you sat on the end of your bed with a leg curled underneath you to the sound of James changing into his pajama pants you marveled at this new magnificent room. And from the edge on planted hands you eased back farther onto the bed to tuck your legs in and close your eyes to take in the gradual changes in your body. Still without change to your hips to show signs of labor your eyes opened to another stroke of your hands underneath James’ t shirt you brushed up exposing the giant shiny bubble your stomach had grown into. “You grow more beautiful by the day.” He hummed lifting your gaze to him on his approach of the bed.
“I wish I could be more affectionate in return.”
He chuckled and lowered onto the bed to nestle up against your side with arms around you in the release of the shirt that wrinkled under his arms, with a press of his lips to your cheek he hummed sweetly, “You are more than affectionate. The greatest thing you could do to show me affection is tend to the whims of our wandering girls.”
Softly you sighed and leaned in to claim a kiss on his lips he melted into and smirked in the rest of your forehead to his afterwards, “I just keep wandering around. I don’t get it. Trips to the lake, strolls around outside, in the house, I can’t just sit and read like I used to. Even my translations are behind.”
“It’ll be over soon, my incredible Darling.” He said accenting it with another kiss on your lips that had him hunch into an awkward position to keep you from being into an awkward position at the rest of your hands onto his neck and cheek. Sweet kisses and a round of cuddling that broke for a yawn ended in his help for you into the nest of pillows he followed you to wrap around you when the lights were out to get ample rest.
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Two weeks seemed to roll by and with each day levels of exhaustion waxed and waned to the clear radio coverage on the odd storm brewing over your chunk of Canada. Now with this since a trip of a reporter Howard brought who was covering the upcoming film along with an interview for Norma through him you were confirmed to be alive still and not missing. Yet when the reporter arrived back in New York word spread and now your doomed status took a new height at this freak storm out of nowhere. Amusement from that story however faded in the latest shift of your mood. Only inside you wandered between bouts of your having to sit upright and hunched forward that you took the chance to try and translate a bit of your documents until you had to eat or go to take another nap.
Even plans of Teddy’s second birthday or tries to plan more for your first set of lessons to arrive in the mail in the next week focus was fleeting. And now daily to this evident change on the tail end of Elliot’s arrival had you checked by Herc and given promises that Elliot would help to double check your latest flawed translation. Just notice of a mistranslated word had you shoving the papers away to keep from tearing them all up as you fought off frustrated tears your parents coaxed you through in a snuggling pile and distracting stories to calm you. After a sniffle you wiped your cheek again, “I don’t get it. First my socks didn’t match now I’m mad at a word.”
“Perfectly on schedule. All from the storm, my Dazzling Queen of the Cosmos.” Your father rumbled and pressed a kiss onto your forehead guiding you to lean into his chest.
“I would get furious when I carried you,” your mother said in her own brush of a tear from your cheek, “And I broke two of our mugs. Shoving a bit of paper is not much to balk at.”
Back in the kitchen James sighed and used the can opener to open another can of baby corn, “She threw socks at me.”
Victor chuckled, “Norma prefers pillows.” James sighed and looked at his brother making him chuckle and say, “One week, Herc says we’re near the end. First the gravity change and stair trouble, now this storm is rolling in.”
“If I may?” Elliot said in his ease into the kitchen while the Twins had been readying some tea for you to go with the snacks. The brothers nodded and Elliot said, “It’s not truly a rage, or anger, it is a bout of confusion. One of the final stages, helps to irritate mothers in the end stage. We don’t truly understand the purpose yet, however it is a good sign and will pass by morning.”
James sighed and said, “She could hurl a wall at me I wouldn’t care. I know it’s not under her control right now, but she cried for such a long time at throwing socks at me.”
Victor rubbed his upper back, sighing, “Nobody wants to see her cry. I hated those waves with Norma and the same when Dawn would be lost to tears. It’ll pass and then we get to have a calmer post baby sea of hormones.”
Elliot said, “She is strong, and will pass through this brilliantly. We are all here to see her and you through it.”
James nodded and the closer he got back to your side he felt that electric wave of nerves spike at the hints that you had been upset again. Internally his mother hen switch had been flipped so much so that Teddy had taken to cuddling with him to calm the trouble the boy didn’t understand to be brewing between his aunt and uncle. All day you bounced back and forth tossed about by the whims of your hormones.
And the day after the slow ease into your seat for breakfast had Erik and the Beserkers with the ability to feel your babies and their heartbeats in heart racing stares your way. Eddie however broke the silence asking, “What are you staring at?” His eyes switching between them and you in your groggy reach for some toast to strangely bite into unbuttered.
Herc said before James could repeat the question, “The girls are turned down now.”
Dawn said, “So, she’s near to labor?”
Herc nodded, “Yes,” and his eyes scanned over you in a glance over the tray of butter James brought over you used to spread across the piece of toast you took another bite of for a more satisfying bite. “Either later today or tomorrow. When we are through eating I will give her another exam.”
Sharp inhales and squirms in your chair at the end of the meal had you helped up and guided to your bedroom where a series of checks on both blood, scans with the girdle and physical presses of your belly confirmed the unmistakable.
A clap of thunder came and as the signs showed the storm was descending you were heard muttering in the hall as you paced through a break after your first contraction, “What about the bears?”
James smirked with hold of your hand he wrapped around his arm, “The bears will be perfectly fine.”
“But the rain, and the flowers! Jeanie worked so hard on the gardens!”
Your father said on your free side, “We have a barrier to protect the gardens.”
“The house flooded before, if it keeps raining-,”
Victor said on his chair along the wall you slowly walked past, “We built up the stone drainage walls to divert rainwater. We won’t flood again. We’re prepared for the rains, Pipsqueak.”
You nodded and remained fixed in the wait for the next contraction. Slow didn’t come close to the progress of this labor. More than half a day and still by Eddie’s watch the contractions were still over an hour apart while you felt more restless than ever showing signs that something was going to happen.
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“Your Highness, how are things in England?” Victor said with another glance down the hall at Edie returning to your room with a tray of food to keep up your strength.
“Very well. However we have been warned of this storm and I simply had to check if your family was safe.”
“Oh ya, we’ve seen this storm coming and are plenty prepared for however long it takes.”
“That is very good.” The line began to go static and he was heard saying, “Well I will let you dig in and please do call us if you need anything.”
“We will, Your Highness.”
“And do give our love to Bunny,”
Victor chuckled, “I will, and we are sending you the best as well.” He managed to say before the line went dead and he hung up to go and see what else he could do to help you.
Out of the bathroom when you had been helped from a bath now in a fresh pair of pajamas and your hair twisted up into a new braid he entered your bedroom. Sight of Victor mid exhale had him grin at your mildly irritated tone saying, “Don’t tell me to breathe, tell someone else to breathe. I am breathing fine.”
“That you are, Pipsqueak.”
“Come sit down, come eat.” Your mother said ushering you to the table set up beside your armchair coated by towels that helped you to hunch forward between painful contractions as your hips and pelvis refused to separate as it should to make room for the girls who were checked hourly for progress.
Food bled into a stolen nap, one of dozens where you would tuck up in your chair only to groggily awake to the next wave of pain that only worsened the struggle of those who had been on watch as you rested. Small stolen naps only seemed to worsen things as the pain grew more intense in the shrink of those time gaps.
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One day bled into another supposed to be sunrise and while your father went to fetch some ice for you to chew on James took hold of your hands and eased them around his neck while you felt the next contraction coming on. Low and soft you squeaked out a whimper in a press of your forehead into his chest his hands rubbed your back in the mock slow dance pattern of steps to help ease this. Tired and simply aching to let this get over with your arms eased down and his hands planted again on your sides to follow behind you on the continued means to continue moving to not be stuck in one spot on a bed to suffer through this there.
“Shake,” Victor said in an offer of a glass and with ease his free arm moved out to let you take a grip on his bicep to drink a good few gulps of the shake he claimed hold of until your next lap when he would offer it to you again. Meals in one place now were out of the question and the few bathroom breaks you had were near unbearable at the pressure building in your hips. The tremble of your hands had him just about in tears and had him need a turn of his head away for a few steady breaths.
While Dawn and Norma rested the Twins watched the children in Eddie’s wing to let them be out of earshot if you did begin to get loud if things ever did pick up. And to the next loud explosion of thunder and shot of lightning across the sky the barely audible hum of the generators powering the lights were heard between the switch of records your mother was changing on the record player. Music was hoped to help calm things and give you something to focus on and even hum to as she had gotten you to do earlier in a failed try to get labor to quicken.
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Eleven chimes of the clock sounded and fresh from another bath you walked to the foot of your bed to take a pausing moment with grip of the wooden frame to breathe after having faced another contraction in your closet Eddie and Victor in the hall asked Herc, “Two days?”
Herc wet his lips and said to another wailing wind that whipped around the walls outside on the other side of the shuttered windows at the end of the hall. “It shouldn’t be long now. Half an hour apart now.”
His head turned however to your mumble to James, who looked like he was in need of being knocked out to get some sleep at his reluctance to do so since you had been unable to get more than an hour long nap for two days. “Soon as these girls get out they’re grounded till I say so.”
Into your back his head tapped a moment and his hand moved to stroke your still hardened belly. “No arguments here, Darling.”
To the next tick of the clock however your eyes opened and your head turned to your dad who walked closer, “Another pain?” Your hand extended in the well of tears in your eyes and his rose to be claimed to plant on your stomach, a move that brought Herc and the guys back into the room. “Herc,”
Herc asked in his cross of the room, “Are the girls giving a signal?”
James, “Jaqi?”
Tearfully you whispered, “Their hearts, are slowing, down.” The last word was painfully squeaked and had his breath quicken with worry.
Your father said in a cup of your cheek with his free hand, “We mentioned a sign the girls could give. They know you’re tired, too tired to keep going. They’re ready to let us get them out now.”
Herc said in the plant of his own hand on your belly to check for himself, “Jaqi we’re going to move you to the bed and get these girls out.”
Elliot from the doorway said, “I have the tea,” fresh from your kitchen with tea cup in hand he added the ground herbal medicine into and brought it over to your reach as you were moved to be lifted onto and laid back on the bed. “Slow sips and you will start to gradually go numb to prepare for this.”
You nodded and accepted the cup while Herc readied the table and lined up Victor, James and your father to take hold of the babies while Eddie climbed to settle on the bed at your side to hold you up steady and to keep hold of your hand through this. From mental warning of the birth the Twins went to fetch Norma and Dawn from their own calming break in another sitting room at their own lack of sleep. Edie and Erik readied the bathing bowl your mother brought some warm water for it in a pitcher so they could clean the girls off nearer to you for the warned moment of panic after the birth was over and your body had healed.
James was the one to ease up your shirt through a stolen press of his lips on your brow as Herc with middle finger held by his thumb gave your belly a few gentle flicks. “Can you feel this?”
“Feel what?” you asked between sips and looked his way from James’ supportive grin that came into focus in his step back. “My, um, my hand is tingling.”
Elliot said, “Ooh, that is enough then,” careflly claiming your cup to not let you drop it on yourself and Eddie eased you back to lay down so Herc could feel around your belly.
Herc said in his catch of your eye, “Just a few moments now Jaqi and your girls will be here,” he said in a muffled voice tearing you from focus of the still slowing heartbeats in your belly. Into his hand a scalpel was produced after he had added his gloves. Firm and easy a single cut was made underneath your belly that was followed by another.
Just pressure alone in place of pain came in the feel of blood pooling to Eddie’s hands folding around yours tucked up near your shoulders in his hold in his slump beside your side. All of the bleeding was fully under the control of Herc. Who kept a stop on the incision that he kept open mentally to scoop out the first girl in a section of the conjoined sack that separated and over a towel on his lap he split open causing her umbilical chord to snap free from the other two parts of the joint sack holding her sisters. In the aftermath of that splash she was laid in the towel in James’ arms with a sharp cry that split his smile out widely as tears filled his eyes. Another splash followed in her sister being eased out with chord snapped off on its own as well for teary Victor to have hold of the wriggling girl who let out a shrill cry of her own then went quieter in his step back.
“One more,” Eddie murmured beside your ear after another kiss on your temple and a third cry had the final girl nestled in her grandfather’s arms while Herc finished the steps of the procedure and let the wound meet up again to instantly seal in a spreading silver ripple of skin. Venom meanwhile in his rest above your head through your mental link caught the same static feeling for when you had neared the end of your tether.
“Um,” you managed to murmur to a ring in your ears to the shallow shift of your breath signaled the reaction you had hoped to not face. Just as when you had lost your finger the very first time and again when you had seen the new hand to replace the one you had fed Venom to see three babies being pulled out of your belly sent a wave of panic through the others when your eyes rolled back and your head slumped to the side. Above your head Venom pressed his cheek to your scalp having felt the hazy blip that was your birth. And without the wound having healed yet still he was unable to ease into your body and help you through this to be conscious for your girls and family.
“Jaqi!” James said and Herc raised a hand to sense for any internal wound he’d have missed after tearing his glove off to sense what was wrong.
Eddie couldn’t help but chuckle and said, “I think she fainted,” relaxing the others who came to sit around you at Herc’s reminder.
“Don’t go too far, have to keep the girls close,” they nodded and with his glove free hands he felt around your now fully silver belly that under your mother’s watch he folded down your waistband halfway to see the silver had spread lower. And in a shift back he eased up one of your pant legs he watched the silver spread down to a ring beneath your knees.
The line made her ask, “Is this normal?”
Herc replied, “For long labors, yes,” his hands shifted to the silver soles of your feet showing just where more of the stress of the past couple days had put on your body. “Ample meals, rest and massages should help her to recover. And we have the breast pump ready for if she is tired to nurse all three in a row after her first lessons on that.”
She nodded and asked, “How long would she be unconscious?”
Eddie, “Ten, twenty minutes. Jaqi hoped she’d not have passed out with the surgery if she had it when Herc first mentioned it.” He chuckled again seeing Norma and Dawn come over to see the girls the guys one at a time eased into the bathing bowl that was changed after each girl was clean and fixed into a diaper and a clean blanket from the pile Edie brought over. All in differing colors they were draped lovingly and as he sat down by your shoulder Erik drew attention to your belly that as the third girl was wrapped in her blanket began to shrink.
Inch by inch from your large belly as if pushed back in time from 48 weeks to your former figure now with a more toned layer of muscle visible in place of the dissolved fat and water weight absorbed back into your system. Careful presses of fingers showed proof that the muscle was healthy and had been built up to carry the weight of the three babies.
The Twins after having taken respectful pictures and filmed the baths used the body scanner to confirm the healing process when completed had you back to your original 89 pound self from after the war that had the baggy sleeping clothes and underwear you had on lay loosely over your slumbering body. To the clear need to change again Norma and Dawn went to your closet to bring out an old set of underwear and a nice set of your favorite two piece pajamas with a sleeveless buttoned silk top that would aid in nursing and being checked for progress on your healing. Your face and hands were the last to seemingly deflate and had Erik happily bring over the open jewelry box that held your original wedding ring and band laid in it to be swapped for the now oversized pair slumped sideways on your ring finger.
Twenty minutes later to the hushed question of if they could go ahead and assign the three names between the girls a deep breath from you had everyone ease in again with James, Victor and your father come to sit down at your side. From a view of the wall of shuttered windows your eyes turned to the top of Eddie’s head that had you tilt yours back to groggily grin up at him. “Hey Sis.”
Venom’s head from his neck smiled and said, “Hello, Sister.”
From them your head turned and the grin on your face fell taking notice of the lack of the giant belly that had your pulse kick up. “Darling,” James’ voice split through your moment of panic in his lean into your view with the girl he brought closer to you. “Our girls are right here.” On his knees he came closer and he moved over your legs to settle at Eddie’s bent legs and into reach of your chest over your folded arms she was eased luring focus of your loose rings on your raised hand.
“Hey, little one,” you said and turned your head in the ease of the other two closer as her curled fingers came out of the blanket to slide around your finger. All three girls cooed and shifted into your touch and gentle pecks on the tops of their heads.
Herc out of your sight said, “Just be careful on sitting up.”
Edie asked, “Are you hungry? It has been hours since you have eaten.”
“I could eat,” you said and smiles spread to that tired statement she hurried off to answer to that problem and grab the serving of stew and rolls from the kitchen in your wing. Erik at the nightstand over the girls’ heads reached for your loose rings and smiled in a shared lock of eyes and handed James your original rings he eased back onto your ring finger and sweetly kissed your lips.
“Have you settled the names yet?”
James shook his head and said, “Waiting for you. This angel was first.”
You nodded and said with a smile, “Aurora Nyx,” she answered with a coo followed by her sister to, “Belinda Rhea,” and lastly joined by, “Nova Carina.” All of the names that Herc had printed on their birth records with Pear Howlett and their title of The Honorable to the birth records and in the presentation of food Eddie helped to guide you up a bit to sit up against pillows while the girls were measured and had their hands and foot prints taken. Along that were given anklets that would grow with them that bore their initials to help differentiate between the three of them that they would be unable to be harmed by or remove.
To the other end of the room the group moved when your dirty dishes were taken so Sarah and James could help change you into your older layers which gave you a tear stirring view of the widespread bruises all over from the lower ribs to just below the knee. And when you were settled back she asked, “Did you want to try a breastfeeding lesson before you sleep? They shouldn’t be hungry but we can let you get some practice?”
You nodded and Aurora was brought over as your shirt was opened and nursing bra undone to have her guide you on your first nursing lesson, “Just ease her head, just like that,” she smiled in a nestle closer to your side as James stroked the top of your daughter’s head in the groggy droop of her silvery lilac eyes. The same shade all three had with the same white hair in tiny tufts of curls across the tops of their heads with a matching seven and a half pound weight to boast on.
When her few suckles had the infant drift off to sleep the two other girls were brought over for their own brief snacks that drifted them off to a deep sleep that by the droop of your eyes was welcome to give you a chance to be helped off the comforter they eased over you when you were redressed again. Soft and sweet she urged James to remain with you and the family would watch the babies while he nestled up with you and proudly he eased you on your side against is chest with gentle kisses given until he drifted off. Every second of his consciousness through this excruciatingly drawn out labor his only thoughts through his pain being how impossibly beautiful his wife was to have suffered so long to bring three girls into this world. Every second more beautiful than the last.
Exhausted from the process Victor took Norma to their bed to curl up around her as Eddie did the same with Dawn after Venom had seen the babies one more time and nestled his head into their foreheads wishing them a good night and promised to see them in the morning. Edie and Erik were last to head off to rest in the decided early breakfast they hoped you would rest until it was made. Just leaving the Beserker group awake to comment on the unbelievable birth process their dearest of friend had faced so adamantly to see it through no matter how long it took.
Silent relief and chimes of midnight echoed through the house to the roll of more protective thunder inside the cone of the storm channeled around your property that waned to softer drizzle over the distant town. Loud and boldly bells in the abandoned Beserker lands in Asgard woke every single creature there who knew as those within earshot of other Beserker outposts on other planets in other universes heard the message of Mother’s successful birth. Three little girls yet unknown across this planet were named throughout several Universes and Dimensions to swell pride in the chests of those who knew just how long the return and expansion of the ruling clan had been awaited.
Pt 72
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Beauty and the Hunter [Private]
Morrigan was having quite the productive nights lately, a successful date with Rosary and now another date with another equally pretty woman - or so she hopped.
As last time her husband was supportive and understanding, he helped her tie off her corset, pulling it tight as possible. Tight as was comfortable anyway. She pulled on some shorts, put on her makeup and turned to face Ash, striking a pose.
‘How do I look?’ She asked him with a smirk, blowing him a kiss.
‘You know the answer to that question, habititi,’ He said as he stopped forward to steal a kiss from her.
‘Hmm. And you want to stick around this time to keep an eye on her, hm?’ She asked him, doing up his open shirt for him.
‘Rosary I can certainly trust to not stab you in the back, but some stranger? You always had dangerous tastes,’ He said and gripped her hands when she left the top button undone.
‘Dangerous and hot people, great taste,’ Morrigan teased and pulled away to look in the mirror to give herself a once over.
Her tight metallic blue corset with it’s strings tied in a bow behind her, turning to her side it was visible and she trusted Ash’s handiwork. Her shorts barely touching the top of her thighs, just as she liked. It was spring, and mortals would always wear less than they needed in cold weather anyway. Her makeup was matching with metallic blue eyeshadow and lipstick and dark black eyeliner.
She turned to Ash, he was wearing a red shirt with the top few buttons undone, showing off some of his chest beneath. Wearing his perfectly tight jeans that clung to every curve from below his waist. She let her gaze linger on him for a second.
‘You should put on some eyeliner. You can get a fake date, can’t you?’ Morrigan asked, glancing up to his eyes.
‘I considered bringing Victor. I didn’t think groans of embarrassment would be subtle. I think a single man by himself pretending he’s waiting for a date would be better cover,’ He said before he turned to grab a blazer to put on top, now outlining his upper curves.
She had great taste in men. She had great taste in women. She was tempted to forget her date and stay home with Ash but - no, no no - she promised. And Jezebel seemed sweet, it would be fun to get some more experience in dating in the vampire world.
She extended her hand towards him.
‘Shall we be off, my big scary strong chaperone?’ She asked him with a wink.
He took her hand and gave the back of her hand a kiss and looked up at her.
‘We do have a few hours drive, we should go before we run out of time for the night. I even booked a safe room for you or us. That depends on what happens,’ He said and gripped her her properly and they walked together to the car - hand in hand.
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The hotel was nice, kindred owned. Subtle influence, an underground facility for kindred to sleep in and the above for mortals and places for both to mingle and do business.
Classy but not overly so.
The place of interest tonight was a restaurant. She arrived on time, looking around the red baroque walls with wooden trim around it.
Morrigan entered alone, and went up to the magohny pedastal, tapping on the wood lightly and as soon as she withdrew her hand a host stepped out from the main part of the restaurant to greet her.
'Hello! Welcome to the Parallax Restaurant! Do you require a seat or do you have a reservation?' The man asked her, all smiles and carefully straightening up his jacket as took a tablet out from the pedastal compartment.
'I have a reservation for 9, for Morrigan,' She said with a smile.
'Let me see here,' The man said and scrolled through his tablet, made a note and put it away.
'Come with me, Miss-?'
'Morrigan,' She said with a smile.
'Alright, Miss Morrigan. I'll show you to your table. This way,' The man said and gestured for her to follow.
Morrigan was seated in a little both, black leather seats that she rubbed against her bare legs with a nice mahagony table. She was given a menu and she held it looked through it idly while awaiting her date.
She did glance to her left after a minute, seeing Ash get seated and keep an eye on her from across the restaurant from her.
Morrigan went back to her menu, wondering when Jezebel would show up.
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