#trent brock

[beechannel27]

In this day and age, it is so important to be your own advocate in the health care system. Tune in to this insightful conversation that Trent Brock and I had on the power of advocacy.

You can listen and or watch the full episode by clicking the link below!

Trent Brock is 3X terminal cancer conqueror and international small business entrepreneur. Trent introduced, owned and operated a kettle corn manufacturing business in New Zealand over fourteen years. In early 2019, he was diagnosed with aggressive pelvic/hip cancer. The surgery left him disabled with one leg shorter than the other (Doctors told him he would never walk again - he has been in a wheelchair/crutches over five years). Then he got lung cancer and later pancreatic with a less than 5% chance to survive. Trent made drastic changes to his diet, exercise routine, mental and spiritual outlook even though five specialists told him life was over and given a year to live. In the Spring 2021 he returned to the US to have cancer treatment from his now home base Bentonville, Arkansas.

As of today, he is almost three years cancer free! Trent is currently in the middle of a three-part journey-within-the-journey surgery recently having the largest, most complex hip implant ever done in the world. He is a few months from walking.

Turning his pain into purpose, Trent is now an inspirational speaker, cancer journey/patient self-advocate ambassador and best-selling author in "Breaking the Silence: Voices of Survivors Vol 1."

Catch up with Trent at www.trentbrockcoaching.com

Feel free to leave a review/rating/comment on Spotify and let us know what you thought about today's episode!

[bravo4iscool]

masterlist overview

call of duty (simon "ghost" riley)

seal team

vikings

hunger games (cato hadley)

bridgerton

hidden glances and secret notes (benedict bridgerton x servant!fem!reader)

[kentjohnson91]

memes

[disasterfandoms]

Help Yourself First || A Seal Team Imagine

@aliceinwondwonderland asked: “Hi, i really enjoy your seal team imagines so i wanted to request something! :)

Could you write a platonic reader x seal team? Could you base it of the scene in season 3 episode 11/12 were David almost faints and they are worried about her, but then with the reader? So like the reader was roughed up during the flee and when they get to the safe house the reader does not want to take a rest, being stubborn, and then later the reader almost faints, worrying the guys and the reader allows them to look at them and rest for a bit.

I hope everything is clear and alright! :)”

A/N: Oooo a general seal team request! I have written one with all the guys in a bit! Thanks for requesting!

TW: talk of injuries, passing out, general angst, being shot at

You didn't remember anything when you woke up. You were in the back of a caravan, Metal on one side and Sonny on the other.

"Hey sunshine, welcome back!" Sonny spoke, laughing when he realized just how out of it you were.

"Where... what...?" you muttered, sitting up and feeling the immediate dizziness as you did.

"Easy," Metal said, "You got a concussion."

"What? No I'm fine," you argued, closing your eyes to focus on the pounding that felt like jackhammers in your skull.

Metal rolled his eyes, but didn't reply. He's worked with you long enough to know not to argue.

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You and the team were finally at the safe house, and were working on getting everything set up for staying there until they could be rescued.

You were getting more and more irritable by the minute, though. The boys, who are only doing it because they care, have constantly checked on you and tried to pull you away from your job.

"Enough, Clay! I'm fine!" you snapped, though when you turned around, you became extremely light-headed.

"Y/n!" you heard Clay say, but whatever else happened, you had no clue, as all you saw was darkness.

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Waking up surrounded by your team has become a major pain in your ass, you thought as you opened your eyes. This time you noticed a needle in your arm, where Trent had hooked you up to IV fluids. You went to take the needle out, and felt a hand swiftly smacking you.

"Y/N I swear to fucking christ, if you touch that needle or even think about getting up, I will tape you to the table and maybe, just maybe, remember to come get you when we're rescued," Jason threatened, smacking your hand again as you hadn't moved it away from the IV.

Huffing, you mutter, "Yes Dad."

"Good. Now rest, until Trent says you can go back to work," Jason ordered, moving to check on the others.

You grumble under your breath, until you see Trent's face. "C'mon T, I'm fine."

"You passed out, again. Y/N, stop fighting us on this," Trent spoke quietly, "Let us help you for once."

You closed your eyes, sighing as you nodded. Trent was always your soft spot on the team, he's who took you under his wing. He's like your big brother, always listening and caring for you, even teasing you on your horrific dating life. "Sorry T," you whispered finally.

"Stop apologizing," he grumbled, "You're just being an idiot."

You nodded, "Fine... but how mad is Metal?"

You smiled wildly as you heard Trent laugh, glad your attempt to make him smile worked. "You're lucky you're his superior, he would have slapped the shit out of you in the caravan," he joked, moving to recheck his supplies.

At least you know they all had your back, as annoying as they are.

[bullet-prooflove]

A quick round up of updates on the blog including new characters added to the ASK LIST and a list of fics that went out last week:

New characters were added to the ask list this week:

Rip Wheeler (Yellowstone)

Travis Wheatley (Yellowstone)

Ryan (Yellowstone)

Walker (Yellowstone)

New Fics:

Chicago Med:

Olive Branch - Dean tries to reach out after a disagreement.

Chicago PD:

You Were Beautiful  (Antonio Dawsno x Reader)

Haven:

"Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see" (Dwight Hendrickson x Reader)

Marvel:

Rough (NSFW) - Sometimes you need it a little rough from Frank.

The Musketeers:

Best Kept Secret - Aramis's best kept secret.

Your Love Is All I Know - Porthos has never known a love like yours.

I Couldn't Hate Her if I Tried - Aramis can't bring himself to hate you.

NCIS:

Red Rag - Sawyer finds away to piss off Nick.

SEAL Team:

Jujube - Sonny thinks of you when he's trapped in the torpedo tube.

Hammer: You realise you can't give Brock what he wants.

SOA:

Crime Wave - David informs you that you've accidently started a crime wave with your graffiti.

Distraction (NSFW) - David distracts you from your routine.

Art School - David brings flowers to your art show.

Feminism (feat: Jax Teller) - Jax reflects on the reason he cut you loose and your new relationship with Hale.

Girl With The Crooked Smile - You have reservations when you and David step into the light for the first time.

Show Me - Things get a little heated when David picks you up.

Orbit - David will do anything to keep you out of Jax Teller's orbit.

Top Gun Maverick:

TheGeneral!Series Part Three: Choices - Beau and you discuss your choices moving forward.

Will Trent:

Trying!Series Part Four: Two Months - Will comes home to a surprise after two months undercover.

Yellowstone:

Summer (NSFW) - Ryan enjoys a moment with you in the summer sun.

Thrill of the Chase (NSFW) - Rip has always loved the thrill of the chase.

Clover - Rip comforts you.

Bronco - Travis falls in love when he sees you riding Bronco.

The Closest Thing To I Love You (NSFW) - Travis and you send the night together.

I'm Not Jealous, I Just Want Him Dead - (Travis Wheatley x Reader)

[vae1bixy]

[child-of-of-the-sunshine]

BRAVO TEAM FRIEND GROUP ROLLS

A/N: I didn’t want to leave any Bravo members out, so of these aren’t well thought out

Jason: The absolute mess it self explanatory I don’t think we need explanations here for him

Ray: the one that has there life somewhat in order

Sonny: The party animal the amount of time this man had to be picked and not to mention the ship deployment, he the party animal

Trent: Trent gives off dad of the group vibes I think it’s because he’s the medic and sometimes it seems like he’s giving a disappointed look

Brock: The one that keeps to him self but is close with the dad of the group dad and funny one/uncle, he’s also the sassy one too

Clay: The youngest of the group

Full Metal: he’s the funny one, he has great one liners and was classic until the end even in death he was still classic

Bonus for metal: he the funcle aka Fun Uncle, but will also murder your boyfriend/Girlfriend if they lay hands on you (every friend group has one and you know it) 

That is my take on Bravo and there friendship rolls

[benxnfl]

[finiteuniverse13]

SEAL Team Superpower/Umbrella Academy AU

Bravo + Metal have powers. Powers are not the norm, so they attempt (poorly) to hide them. They do not know that the others have powers.

"How don't you notice that the 6 people you're closest to have powers?"

Well, reader, it is because they are all collectively So Very Stupid. In their efforts to conceal their own powers, they render themselves Oblivious to each other's powers.

Their powers are:

Jason - Super strength Ray - Uncanny aim & holding breath indefinitely Sonny - Teleportation Trent - Speak to the dead Brock - Summon tentacled monsters Clay - Convert sound into force Metal - Mind control

Who does know about these idiots and their powers? Blackburn. The man is fucking SUFFERING. He knows exactly what's going on and is not stepping in ONLY because there is a massive betting pool with the s/o's to figure out when they all figure it out.

Trent and Metal know each other's (they're dating), but are under the impression they're the only two and it's.. guys... it's so painful to watch. Their excuses for each other are. So. Bad. It's incredible that neither have them have had the other brought in for an emergency psych checkup.

Also Brian is alive but injured (& dating Clay) because I say so and he's in a Davis role because I also say so, also very much aware of everything that is going on and is LIVING for it.

Brian has a whiteboard with a "Stupid Almost Power Reveal" tally and he's started having to erase previous tallies and just write it in 10s (eg erasing 20 marks and just adding 20 to the written score) because this is... incredible amounts of denial from truly everyone.

Does the rest of DEVGRU have powers? Maybe! Who knows? Not Bravo!! Those guys are OBLIVIOUS. The last time Clay lost his temper and yelled, everything fell off the walls and they thought that a mini-earthquake just Happened to happen at the same time. Blackburn screamed into Lisa's shoulder that night. They also drank A Lot of alcohol.

(if you've seen this on discord already... hush I have Thoughts but no motivation to write)

[andromeda--17]

Imma need the men of seal team to never shave their facial hair again, like ever, im still traumatized when i think about it

[bravo-four-seal-team]

HEY GUYS

I know I'm not around alot, I apologise, real life has been crazy! So many things have happened lately and wow I can't keep up, hopefully will be back to producing fics soon

Been attending a few conventions in Scotland as well.

But I'm looking forward to sitting down and writing things again!

[bravo4iscool]

sister

there‘s too little trent in this world, so take this🕺

i hope you like this lol.

reader is clay‘s little sister and her nickname is „missy“, it‘s no indication of her name tho :)

word count: 5k

not proof-read :)

(masterlist)

REQUESTS/ASKS OPEN!!!

You happily smile and run into your brother's arms as soon as you see him. „I missed you big man,“ you laugh.

„Missed you too, Missy,“ Clay whispers into your hair, holding you close for another minute. „Thank you for inviting us,“ he then tells you, breaking the hug with a big smile on his face.

You grin and lightly shove his shoulder. „Of course I‘d invite you. It’s not often you have free time, you know. Besides, I don‘t want to spend Thanksgiving alone.“

When you look behind your older brother you see his team members finally approaching. They were waiting at the beginning of your driveway. They weren‘t all here today though. The team leader, Jason Hayes was with his family, as well as Ray Perry, but the others were invited to your Thanksgiving dinner.

„Hello, welcome,“ you enthusiastically greet them, waving. „Nice to finally meet you all. Clay told me much about you guys!“ You smile at them, shaking hand after hand.

They all smile at you and then one of them starts speaking. „Thanks for the invite. I‘m Sonny. I‘m surprised Blondie never told us about you,“ he tells you and you side-eye Clay before you start laughing.

„I think I need to have a talk with him regarding that matter,“ you tease. „But, let’s not talk about that! Please, come inside.“ You motion them to follow you and walk into your house. It was a little small but perfect for you. You couldn‘t imagine living somewhere else.

They follow you like a bunch of lost puppies and it‘s more than funny to you. You show them your living room and tell them to sit down. You would bring the food shortly, you say.

Clay follows you into the kitchen where you run around humming to yourself. „Are you trying to feed a whole bataillon?“ he laughs and you shriek.

„Jesus Christ!“ You place your hand over your heart. „Don‘t scare me like that!“ you scold him, jabbing your finger at him.

„I’m sorry,“ he laughs, pressing a kiss to your head. „Won‘t do it again. I just wanted to help you,“ he explains, starting to stir the gravy. „Been with these guys for too long.“

„Well, you chose to, didn‘t you?“ you ask putting the pie in the oven. „By the way,“ you look at him. „Who‘s the one with the beard?“

„We all have a beard Missy,“ Clay snorts and you roll your eyes.

„The one who didn‘t talk,“ you explain, tilting your head at your brother. „He only looked at me a bit strangely.“ You place the baking gloves on the counter and wipe a couple hair strands out of your face.

„Could be Brock or Trent. Why you wanna know?“

„He’s cute,“ you say with a shrug and Clay stops stirring. He turns around, eyes wide.

“No. No, no, no! You won’t make a move on one of my teammates!” he almost screams and you only laugh.

“Why not?”

“Because, firstly, I would work with the man fucking my sister, which is already weird enough and, secondly, you know our job,” his voice turns serious. “I don’t want you to…get your heart broken.” Clay averts his gaze, memories of his own breakup with Stella surfacing. She wasn’t able to live with the fear of losing him…

You already had him to worry about but dating another SEAL? He didn’t know if you could take that much stress and uncertainty. He wanted only the best for you.

You sign and walk towards him. “I know your job,” you confirm, gently placing your hand on his upper arm. “But does a dangerous job mean you guys are unlovable or don’t deserve it?”

You look up at him and he wants to cry. You were right but still, he didn’t want you to love one of them. Without saying anything he pulls you into his arms and keeps you close.

“Don’t…do anything you’ll regret,” he whispers and you tighten your arms around him. You never wanted to let him go. You’ve missed him too much…

“I promise,” you whisper back, a little tear escaping your eye. “Besides, I just said he’s cute. Never said I’ll make a move,” you then immediately joke, breaking the hug with a sniff.

Clay only rolls his eyes, trying to hide his smirk. “Maybe you did but I know you better.”

-

Trent sits on your couch, involved in a heavy discussion about football with Sonny. The Texan couldn’t accept the fact that he was the only hardcore football fan.

“We can watch soccer instead,” Brock retorts with a snort and immediately gains a death glare from Sonny.

„We‘re in America and in America you watch football!“ Sonny proudly exclaims, straightening his back and popping out his chest. „Besides, it‘s a long Thanksgiving tradition!“

Trent just rolls his eyes and pushes himself off the couch. He would look and ask if he could help anywhere. He’s not used to doing nothing. His hands are itching to do something.

When he‘s about to enter your kitchen he sees you and Clay breaking a hug. He decides to wait outside. You haven’t seen your brother in a long time and he wanted to give the two of you some privacy. When he‘s sure he can enter he slightly clears his throat.

You look to the door and smile when you see one of Clay‘s teammates. „Hey,“ you greet him, walking over to shake his hand. „Can I help you with anything?“, you want to know and he shakes his head.

„No, thanks. I actually wanted to ask if I can help you,“ he answers, trying his best to not look too intimidating. His height didn‘t help with that. „I‘m Trent, by the way,“ he’s careful not to stumble over his words.

He was nervous. Why was he nervous? You only were Clay’s sister. He didn’t know you. You didn‘t know him. So, why the hell was he nervous about talking to you?

„Uhm,“ you look around and totally miss the way Clay eyes his friend with a stern gaze (You didn‘t miss it). „I actually do need help, yes. These-“ you point at a couple of pots and the turkey. „-need to be set on the table.“

“Okay,” Trent slightly smiles before he looks at Clay. “You wanna help?” The younger SEAL stares at his friend for a couple seconds before he nods.

“Yea, I’ll tell you where to put it.”

“Great,” Trent mumbles as he picks up the turkey and leaves the kitchen, Clay following him with one of the pots. You look after them with a smile, then a laugh when you hear how your brother instructs his friend.

You decide to head to your living room to call the other guys. „Food‘s ready,“ you smile at them, peaking your head through the door. Sonny immediately stands up and claps his hands.

„That‘s my call!“ the Texan says and Brock snorts. Then he also stands up and walks towards you.

„I hope this isn‘t too much to ask but the dog‘s still in the car and I wanted to know if I‘d be allowed to get him out?“ He lightly tilts his head and you nod, an excited grin on your face.

„Sure! You can go and get him. Clay told me much about Cerberus!“ Relief washes over Brock and he excuses himself to get Cerberus. Normally he always took him with him but he didn‘t know how you‘d react to the shepherd dog.

„I‘m surprised that he didn‘t go crazy already,“ Clay retorts, suddenly by your side. „That dog‘s his life…“

„Well, at least he‘s got someone, no? Dog or not.“ You smile at your brother before you leave him alone to sit down in your dining room. „Are you coming?“ you turn around and he nods before following you.

-

„Missy, it‘s me!“ Your head shoots up when you hear Sonny‘s voice. What was the Texan doing in your house? Not that you didn‘t want him here, you‘ve become amazing friends with Bravo Team since your Thanksgiving dinner but it was 12am, so why was Sonny here?

Your head pops out of the kitchen and you eye Sonny. „What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be at work.“

„Trent said I need to step back for a day or two. That fucker got me the wrong way during sparring,“ he explains while he stretches himself on your couch. „You have no problem with me being here, do you? I can also leave if you want me to.“ He looks up at you with a raised eyebrow.

„Oh,“ you smile. „No, you can stay. I have no problem with that.“ You turn to leave to the kitchen again then you turn around once more. „I hope you‘re fine lasagne? Clay asked me to cook it since he‘ll be around for lunch today.“

Sonny starts to grin and stand up immediately. „Did you say lasagne? Count me in Ms.Spenser!“ He follows you to the kitchen like a lost puppy and you laugh at that.

„You really want to compete with Cerberus, do you?“ Sonny only snorts at your question and sits down on one of your kitchen chairs. You laugh and shake your head. „Normally he‘s the one following me to the kitchen like he‘s a saint.“

„He ain‘t a saint,“ Sonny retorts and you grin.

„No, he‘s not. But you are?“ You turn to look at him, just fast enough to see him smirk.

„Never said I was one,“ he answers with a shrug, a full grin now working its way onto his face. „No one‘s a saint,“ he continues, stretching out his legs. „Except for you maybe. You come quite close to one.“

„Why‘s that?“ you ask, sprinkling cheese over the lasagna. You glance at him over your shoulder. He has his hands crossed in his lap and his head laid back, eyes closed. You smile at that sight. If you learned one thing about Sonny it was that he always acted all tough and untouchable but deep down he just wanted peace and calm…

„You‘re nice, you care for us, Trent has a crush on you,“ Sonny starts listing, not paying attention to the fact that he‘d just exposed his brother and you freeze. Trent had what? Surely you must‘ve misheard it. „Jason likes your muffins, Clay isn‘t bitching around that much when he was with you before.“ Sonny opens his eyes and looks at you. „You want me to continue?“

You shake your head and walk over to the oven. „No…“ you sound a bit confused, almost irritated by Sonny‘s words. „You don‘t need to praise me to the heavens, Sonny.“ you force a smile at him. „I‘m just…a normal person. Nothing special.“ You push the lasagna inside and turn the oven on.

Sonny tilts his head at you. Something he said caught you off guard, he can feel it. „Is it because I told you Jace likes your muffins? I was not supposed to tell you but-“

You turn around. „It‘s not the muffins Sonny.“

„Mhh…“ Sonny recalls everything he told you and then his eyes widen. „Oh shit! It‘s what I said about Trent, right? Oh fuck!“ He stands up. „Look, just- I don‘t know… Just because I said it doesn‘t mean it needs to be true!“

You shut him up with your gaze and for a second he just stands in your kitchen staring at you. Then realization hits him. „Oh… You want it to be true, don‘t you?“ You feel blood rush into your cheeks and avert your eyes. Sonny wouldn‘t let you hear the end of it now…

You expect the Texan to crack jokes and maybe laugh but he just looks at you. „You like him“, he then slowly puts the pieces together further and you simply nod along. „Now I own Ray 50$, damn.“

Your eyes widen and you open your mouth. „You had bets on me?“ He can‘t be serious, can he?

„Of course,“ Sonny seems so casual about it. „Ever since you brought Trent soup when he had a cold. You didn‘t even do it for Clay when he was bedridden.“ You don‘t know how to respond to that. If the team knew… did Trent know it too? Your palms start to sweat.

„Does…does he know?“ you carefully ask Sonny and he snorts. Was that a good sign now or a bad one?

„That fucker is as oblivious as Cerb when Brock tells him they‘re going swimming but instead he drags him to the vet.“ You blink at Sonny, not sure what to do with that answer. Sonny sighs. „Long story short, he doesn’t know. He doesn’t even think there's a possibility of you liking him back. That man is so head over heels over you that he tries to find even the slightest excuse to show up at your front door.“

„He…does?“ you’re still surprised by the fact that Trent apparently also likes you. You didn‘t know how to process all this.

„Of course,“ Sonny laughs. „Matter of fact, I‘m 100% sure he’s trying to convince Clay right now to let him come with him. Man‘s desperate to see you.“

You want to answer but then you think for a second. Why was Sonny telling you all this? Why was he breaking Trent‘s trust like that? This wasn‘t normal for Sonny…

„Why are you doing this Sonny?“ You then decide to ask. „Why are you telling me all this? Aren‘t you…betraying Trent right now?“

-

It‘s 11, maybe 11:30pm when you leave work and the cold wind collides with your face. You shiver and pull your jacket faster around you. You should‘ve taken your fucking car instead of walking to work this afternoon. You curse yourself as you quicken your steps and look around almost paranoid.

With Clay being your brother you always were very aware of what was happening around you. Clay made sure to teach you what he thought was necessary for you to know, that included the observation of everything around you and you’ve never been more thankful for it. It made you feel a tad more safe, especially now that you were walking around alone at night.

When you hear footsteps getting close to you you fish for your phone, never being more happy to have Clay on speed dial. You press your phone to your ear, your eyes glancing behind your shoulder. There was someone…

You decide to walk another way back home. One where you walk through the more populated areas of the town. While you try to keep an eye on your surroundings you wait for Clay to pick up. When he doesn‘t you suppress a curse and dial the next number. Sonny.

He would pick up, no? He is always on his phone anyway. But Sonny doesn’t pick up. You try to reach Clay again, then Sonny. They don’t answer.

“Fuck,” you breathe out, glancing behind you again. Whoever was walking behind you was surely following you. You’ve been taking other turns for the third time in a row now and they were still behind you.

You squint at your phone and take a deep breath. Without thinking twice about it you dial Trent’s number. You’re afraid you’ll break your phone with the grip you’re having on it but you try to keep calm. Clay prepared you for situations like this. Kinda.

“Trent? It’s me. Am I interrupting something?” you let out a relieved breath when he answers. “Could you do me a favor?” you’re even more relieved when he immediately answers with a yes. “I’m on my way back home from work and there’s someone follow-“ you can’t even finish your sentence before you hear him get up and grab his keys.

He asks you where you are and you quickly send him your live location. He promises you he’ll be there as fast as he can and your legs nearly give out from the sudden reassurance. You thank him over and over, quickening your steps once again.

“I’ll be there in 15,” you hear Trent say and you visibly relax. “Stay where you are, try to find a crowd or something close to that. I’m gonna stay in the line,” he explains and you nod, telling him you’ll do the best you can.

Your eyes scan the buildings surrounding you and then fall onto a small 24/7 shop. There surely was someone who could keep you company while Trent arrives, right?

“There’s a uh store,” you carefully say, your feet walking yourself over there almost by themselves. As expected Trent tells you to enter and look out for someone.

A small ‘ding’ signals you entering the store and you immediately start to hide between the shelves. And you were right to do so because only seconds later the bell rings again. You take a deep breath and grab one of the baking mixtures to look busy.

Then you call Trent’s name again. “I’m pretty sure they followed me into the store,” you quietly say, trying to glance around as unsuspiciously as possible. You pause for a second, the grip around the baking mix tightening. “Please tell me you’re here soon…”

“5 minutes,” he tells you, flooring the throttle of his truck. “5 minutes, then I’m there.” His grip on the steering wheel turns his knuckles white and he needs to keep himself calm more than ever.

On the battlefield he never was that nervous. His brothers could take care of themselves but you… You couldn’t.

Yes, Clay probably taught you basic self defense, he thinks but still. He could protect you better than you ever could…

When he arrives at your location he doesn’t bother properly parking his truck. He jumps out and tries to calmly walk towards the store but it‘s like his feet are itching.

He raises his phone, looking at the still ongoing call. „I‘m here,“ he tells you and then he opens the door. You‘re in his arms before he can even blink.

He stumbles two steps backwards before he can wrap his arms around you. „It‘s okay, it‘s okay,“ he says, his hand finding its way to the back of your head, keeping you close to him. „You’re not alone anymore.“

„God, that man was creepy,“ you breathlessly laugh, breaking the hug. You immediately miss the warmth Trent generated and heavily blush. „I‘m sorry for calling you so out of the blue-“ you want to apologize but he’s raising his hand to stop you.

„No, none of that. You can call me whenever you need. I‘m always there for you,“ he explains, looking you deep in the eyes. „Now, did you see the man? Do you know who he is?“

Trent‘s eyes narrow and the sparkling got replaced by a dangerous look. You shiver and swallow. You turn so you stand beside Trent and then you nod into the direction of a man. „That‘s him,“ you say. „He‘s been following me for at least three blocks.“

Trent looks at the man, then at you. „My truck‘s outside. Gimme three minutes and I‘ll join you there. I don‘t want you to witness this.“ He looks at you again and you nod.

„Okay. I‘ll go and wait…outside.“ You turn your back to Trent and leave, adrenaline pumping through your veins. You knew what he was gonna do. He‘ll nicely confront the man and probably calmly tell him to fuck off.

You stand beside his truck, already climbing in since it‘s still running and you can already see yourself patching up his bloody knuckles later. You sigh when you think about that. Sometimes you thought that he was just chasing trouble…

-

„Why are you looking at me like that?“ you mumble into your pillow, your eyes heavy with sleep.

„You’re pretty,“ Trent says and you can hear the smile in his voice. You quietly laugh and rub your eyes. Then you sit up in your bed and look at him. He sits on the floor, his back popped up against a wall.

„How long‘ve you been watching me?“ you want to know, smiling at him. He accompanied you home after the incident the night before and he refused to leave…

You offered him your couch, your bed even but he declined. So, he probably was awake the whole night, making sure you’re safe.

“I woke up about two hours ago,” he lies, placing his arms on his bent legs. “I made breakfast,” he then tells you, standing up with a low grunt. “Get ready, then we can eat.” He smiles before he leaves your room.

You quickly stand up and throw on some clothes before you rush to the bathroom to get ready. On the other side of your flat stood Trent in your kitchen, asking himself if he was going crazy.

He couldn’t think straight whenever he was with you and damn, it was showing. Telling you you look pretty while you just woke up? Watching you sleep in the first place? What the hell was he going through?

He wasn’t unfamiliar with being in love, that’s what brought him his two ex wives… So, he really wasn’t new to it but why was he acting so weird with you now? It shouldn’t be weird, no?

“You made all this?” your voice pulls him out of his thoughts and he looks at you. Fuck, you were even more beautiful now… How was he supposed to look past that and just…be normal?

„I did, yeah,“ he smiles, hiding his fidgeting hands behind his back. You grin up at him, the crinkles around your eyes showing and he just feels like he’s falling in love with you all over again.

„You didn‘t have to,“ you laugh, crossing your arms in front of your body. „This is- You didn‘t need to-“ you want to finish your sentence but Trent interrupts you. He gently leads you towards your table and pulls back a chair for you.

„I wanted to,“ he simply says. „Besides I already got the call that I need to leave soon, so I just wanted to make you happy before I and the team vanish for god knows how long again.“ He sits down opposite to you and fills your and his glass with orange juice.

„Will Clay pick you up?“ you ask, taking a sip of your orange juice. Trent shakes his head saying something about Clay not being allowed to know he was here and that Sonny wouldn‘t let him hear the end of it if he found out that he spent the night at yours.

You only laugh at that and continue to eat your breakfast. „I can drive you?“ you then suggest but he kindly denies.

„I can drive on my own Missy, don‘t worry. Besides, don’t you have to work today?“ Trent chews on his bread roll, curiously eying you but you just shake your head. You wouldn‘t need to work the next three days.

-

Your lungs sting as you run into the ER. You look around, panic in your eyes, your body shaking.

“Ma’am? Can we help you?” a young nurse asks, clearly worried. “Is everything okay?” She gently places a hand on your arm and your head snaps towards her.

“Clay Spenser. Where is he?” you rasp out, eyes teary. “I’ve been told he’s here.” Your voice breaks and the first tears run down your cheeks.

The nurse nods along and carefully leads you down a hallway. “I’m afraid we can’t help you but my colleague can surely tell you which room he is.” She smiles at you and you want to smile back but you just…can’t.

After half an hour of asking around you’re finally led to your brother’s room, your throat dry. You didn‘t know anything about his condition. Everything they told you was that he was being treated in the hospital.

„One of his friends is also in there,“ you’re informed as you come to a hold in front of the room. „We can ask him to leave at any moment though since he does not count as family.“

You only smile at the nurse. „No need for that. I…know him.“ You didn‘t know who of Bravo was with your brother right now but nevertheless you knew him. And besides, this team was family. They maybe didn‘t share the same DNA but the same blood was adorning their hands.

When the nurse was sure you were fine on your own she left you at the door, a comforting hand on your shoulder before she walked away. You stare at the door, taking a deep breath and opening it with trembling hands.

You pushed it open, your breath hitching when you notice all the monitors scattered around the room and the endless beeping of said machines.

You can see someone move and walk towards you in the corner of your eye. You know who it is when he lays his arms around you, pulling you into his embrace.

Trent doesn’t say a word while you cry, only holding you close and keeping a hand comfortingly on your back. He felt a bit helpless right now, not really knowing what to do but all you needed was just him holding you…

„Thank you for staying with him,“ you whisper after a couple moments, sniffing and breaking the hug. You want to wipe away your tears, feeling embarrassed for losing control like that but he gently wraps his hands around your wrists, pulling them away from your face.

You’re confused for a moment but then he pulls out a tissue and carefully starts to wipe away your tears. You feel like you could start to cry all over again.

„Thank you,“ you sniff again but he just shakes his head.

„You don‘t need to thank me.“ Then he pulls you into his arms again, planting a kiss on your head. „You both are family.“ Trent breaks the hug and cups your face with gentle hands.

„I know you’re scared for him right now,“ Trent glances into the direction of the bed where Clay was laying. „But he’s stable. He‘s pulling through. He’s a strong one.“

Your hand reaches out to place it over his, pulling them from your face and holding them in yours. You say nothing, only holding his hands and working up the courage to finally look at your brother.

„How did it happen?“ you ask, your voice almost being stuck in your throat.

„That’s…classified. I‘m sorry,“ Trent says in a quiet voice. „But, he’s got a couple of broken ribs, his lungs have seen better days and the fingers of his right hand are broken.“

Fresh tears gather in your eyes as you listen to Trent, letting go of him with trembling hands and walking towards Clay. „I told him that his job would demand its tribute sooner or later. He didn‘t listen…“ You sniff, carefully sitting down at the edge of the bed. „He never listens to me…“

-

“I thought you’d kill me as soon as I wake up,” Clay breathlessly laughs while you take a look at his bandages. He was currently laying on your couch, letting himself be treated by you.

“I would’ve,” you mumble. “If it weren’t for Trent.” You reach for the bandage tape and rip off a piece to place it over his arm brace so the bandage would stay in place.

Clay looks at you, tilting his head. “You like him, don’t you?” he then carefully asks and you halt for a second.

“What if I do?” you return the question, avoiding his gaze and fumbling with the tape in your hands.

You can feel your brother looking at you anyway, his eyes burning into your head. “I’d probably try and beat him up.”

“You would fail.”

“I know.” His hand reaches for yours and you finally look up. “I know what I told you when you first met them and…I still mean it but I can’t control who you love.” Clay pauses for a second, his gaze softening. “If you love him then so it be… Besides, he also has a thing for you but I think you know that already.” Clay starts to chuckle at the end of his sentence, his thumb carefully stroking the back of your hand.

“Guard your heart Missy. Don’t give it to the next best asshole.”

“Are you saying your friend is an asshole?” Your eyes widen with surprise.

“That’s not what I said!” Clay immediately shakes his head. “He’s a good guy—I know that for sure—but there are dudes who aren’t as amazing as lovely Trent. I’m asking you to be careful about them.”

You slightly smile before you sigh and stand up. “I don’t think you have to worry about me Clay. I’ll be fine as long as you don’t decide to run into a grenade anytime soon again.”

“I didn’t do it on purpose,” he grumbles, rolling his eyes in a joking manner. “Sonny said the path was clear.”

-

“You think he’s okay with this?” Trent carefully asks as he intertwines his fingers with yours.

“I don’t care what he thinks,” you reply, leaning against him, looking down at your hands. “I’m a grown up. I can do what I want.”

Trent chuckles, glancing at you with a gentle smile. “Do I need to expect the big-brother-talk?” He then wants to know. He needed to know what he needed to prepare for when he saw Clay again.

“More of a big-brother-beating,” you snort with a laugh. “I told him he’d lose and he knows it too but he wants to try anyway.”

“I promise I won’t be too hard on him,” Trent laughs, pressing a kiss to your head. “He’s still not cleared to operate so I need to look after him anyway.”

You don’t reply to that, only enjoying the moment, finally in Trent’s arms, without having to worry about anything in the world. You knew that sooner or later you’d be confronted by his job and its bad sides but right now you didn’t care about that.

You were with him and that was wall what you needed right now.

[disasterfandoms]

Seal Team CODA || Boarding Party

A/n: This is episode 3 of the CODA series for the Trent and Full Metal series on AO3! I'm excited to be posting these characters again and writing for them! ALso this is the first time i'm introducing Elijah, Brock's boyfriend and an OC me and @bravo-four-seal-team created!

TW: pregnancy, cliff hanger at the end.

BEFORE THE OP:

“I’m pregnant,” Amelia spoke, looking over at Trent, who was getting ready for work. 

“What?” Trent asked, assuming her didn’t hear her correctly. 

Amelia looked at him directly in the eyes, standing up and walking to her. “I’m pregnant,” she repeated, swallowing down the fears she felt, trying to see how he felt. 

“Oh…” Trent spoke barely above a whisper, processing what he was being told. “Are you okay?”

Amelia nodded, puzzled by the question. “I’m fine…” she trailed off, trying to figure out how he felt about it. 

He nodded, kissing her cheek. “I got to go, I’m running late. I’ll call you as soon as I get off, and we can pick up where we left off?”

Amelia nodded, “alright,” she forced a smiled, kissing his cheek. “I love you,.”

“I love you too,” he whispered, kissing her gently before immediately grabbing everything he needed for work, leaving to go to his truck, trying not to panic on the way to base. 

Amelia watched as he left, visibly deflating. That didn’t go how she hoped, but it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. 

——————

“Trent,” Brock called out, shaking his head when the man was zoned out, focused on cleaning his gun after having an intense session on the range. When he tapped his shoulder, though, Brock didn’t expect the man to jump like he had been tazed. 

“Sorry,” Trent sighed, realizing it was just Brock. 

“You good?” He asked, analyzing his friend, who seemed on edge. 

“Yeah, yeah I’m good,” Trent mumbled, although his mind was anywhere other than the base. 

“Yeah sure,” Brock shrugged, not really believing his friend. “Having nightmares again?”

He sighed, shaking his head. “No, nightmares are fine. Just some… family stuff.”

Brock nodded, “Alright well, can’t let it distract you, brother.”

Trent waved him off, moving to start another session at the range, when their phones went off. Sighing, he packed up and headed inside, awaiting another mission. 

——————

Amelia was busy at her apartment, stress cleaning away the thoughts swirling in her mind. 

What if he didn’t want this baby? What if he never wanted kids in the first place? 

She should have seen that coming, to be honest. Look at Metal, he swears up and down he never wanted a wife or a family, that it messed up his laser focus on the mission, on his brothers. 

The thought of losing her boyfriend caused a tear to fall, though she quickly wiped away as she continued to scrub the tile flooring. She couldn’t think about that, she needed to focus on the baby, and her life, and how it would forever be changed in just 8 months. 

————-

Brock walked into his apartment, waiting for his boyfriend’s dog, Axel, to come get him. Sighing as he realized that Elijah and Axel were on patrol. 

He wrote a note for his boyfriend and sat it on the counter.  He then looked around the apartment, scanning to make sure his hidden gift was still in place, as long as everything else. 

He was getting anxious over his plan for their anniversary, in a few days. He had everything set up, from the speech to the moment he wanted to enact his plan. 

He sighed, heading back out the door, going to grab pizza before he was inevitably called back. 

—————

After the OP:

Trent stumbled into his front door, exhaustion seeping through his pores. He was practically half asleep on the way home, the OP wiping out any energy he had. 

He put his bag down in the entryway, rubbing his face when he saw Ashley sitting in the living room. “Hey kid,” he murmured, moving to sit beside her, “You Alright?”

“Yeah, shittin’ rainbows and unicorns,” she grumbled sarcastically, taking a drink of the beer she had grabbed. 

“Should get some sleep,” he murmured, taking the beer from her and taking a sip. 

“So should you,” she spoke quietly. “Your girlfriend stopped by.”

“Amelia, yeah,” Trent murmured, rubbing his eyes. “She okay?”

Ashley shrugged, “How should I know? She dropped off something on the counter, waved to me, and left.”

Trent frowned, standing up and moving to the letter. Opening it, his eyes grew wide as he read the contents. 

He grabbed his phone and sent a text to her, telling him to call her. 

“No. I’ll see you in a day or two, Trent. I love you.” She replied, tears streaming down her face.

[bullet-prooflove]

A quick round up of updates on the blog including new characters added to the ASK LIST and a list of fics that went out last week.

New Characters:

Colter Shaw (Tracker)

New Fics:

The Bear:

Bitch - Richie sees red when he finds a note on your car.

Blue Bloods:

Joe Fucking Hill - You're there for Joe when he has a crisis of identity.

Cobra Kai:

Distance - Terry and you struggle with emotional distance as the embezzlement case continues.

Twenty Four Hours - You come home from your trip to spend 24 hours with your husband.

Haven:

Good Company - Duke and you discover the truth about your ability.

Mayans:

Underneath The Stars (NSFW) - Bottles spends one last night with you.

NCIS - Sydney:

Point Break - JD and you clear the air after your resignation.

SEAL Team:

Duty Calls - You and Brock discuss starting a family in between tours.

Supernatural:

Feral (NSFW) - Dean gets feral when he sees you with another man.

SWAT:

Inevitable - You and Rocker finally step into the light.

Tracker:

Stay (NSFW) - Colter can never ask for you to stay.

Will Trent:

What Happens Undercover - You and Will don't talk about what happens undercover, until it hits you in the face.

Yellowstone:

Rattle Snake - Travis struggles with his failing health.

A Special Place - You say goodbye to Lee one last time.

[vae1bixy]

[letmeapologise]

❝ 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟑 𝐧 𝟐𝟒 ❞

ೀ.ᐟ⭒๋࣭ ⭑ 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢'𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 *ೃ༄

⋆ ｡ ˚ ⋆ 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐞 ੈ✩‧₊˚

❝ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 ? ❞ ↷ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧'𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 !

౨ৎ 𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟑 ⌇ 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐣𝐤 ❝ 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟑 ⌇ 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐤 𝐬𝐳𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐳𝐥𝐚𝐢 ❝ 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫. 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐯 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟑 ⌇ 𝐤𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞 ❝ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐢𝐯 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐝 ❝ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐢𝐭 ? ❞

౨ৎ 𝐯 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 ❝ 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐯𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 ❝ 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰 𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐯𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 ❝ 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐰 𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 ! ❞

.ೃ 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐰𝐨 ✰ ´ˎ˗

❝ 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 '𝐧' 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 ! ❞ ↷ 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 !

౨ৎ 𝐯𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫 ❝ 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧. 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 '𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.' 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐲 ❝ 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐮, 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐮 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬' 𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 ❝ 𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤. 𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 ? ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 ❝ 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫. 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬. 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧 ❝ 𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲. 𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐧-𝐡𝐨 ❝ 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐢𝐯 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 ❝ 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 ! ❞

ೀ.ᐟ⭒๋࣭ ⭑ 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 *ೃ༄

❝ 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 ! ❞ ↷ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐧 '𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬' !

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐯 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐣 ❝ 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫. 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐯𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 ❝ 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠. 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐯𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 ❝ 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐮 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐯𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 ❝ 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐬𝐨 𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮 ? ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 ❝ 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭. 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 ! ❞

౨ৎ 𝐱𝐱 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐤 ❝ 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 ! ❞

𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐱𝐱𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐢𝐯 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐯 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐯𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐯𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐯𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐢𝐱 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐱 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒 ⌇ 𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐢 𝐨𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟒

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