#v sad that since i don't play some of these real instruments that i want to use
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#sincerely working on composing music#downloading plugins n shit#unfortunately it's still hard to put what i hear in my head into a program#still don't *exactly* know what i'm doing#but#i figure that as with krita i will simply learn best by doing#and figuring out how to do what i want as it comes up#v sad that since i don't play some of these real instruments that i want to use#i lose some of the breadth of sound#the sax will be much more expressive in my head than in the DAW#unless i learn to play sax myself and record sound clips#or somehow express to a sax player what i want and pay them to record a clip#ugh#personal
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Part 2- Cave In
Series Masterlist | Part 1
Summary: After the civilized world you once knew came to an end-- the men that survived... well they just take, take, take. Growing tired of having things taken from you-- you have a hankerin' to take somethin' for yourself... and make him perfect.
content warnings: Reader (no descriptions besides having hair that can be pulled) is in a weird mindset; hears voices, talks to herself. non-con/dub-con (if you're looking for enthusiastic consent, ya wont find it here) smut, cock-warming, unprotected P in V, creampies, oral (m&f receiving), rough sex, dirty talk, pussy and peen pronouns, alcohol consumption (altered mental state). Joel wears a shock collar and other various horrible things that would keep him in check-- and he doesn't fucking like it.
Reader warning- flashbacks of readers graphic and sad past!!!
While it looks real pretty, this is a Dead Dove, Do Not Eat. If ya do and then come complaining to me that you ate a dead dove-- I'm gonna fight you. I warned you!
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Joelâs mind drifts off to the days and nights he spent teaching Ellie how to play guitarâ watching her learn, grow more confident in the way she held the instrument. Then hearing her play her first song is one of his favorite memories. He wonders what her, Dina and JJ are doing right now.Â
He wonders if Tommy and Ellie are looking for himâ Joel canât imagine they wouldnât be. Not after what they did in Seattle a couple years ago. His daughter and his younger brother would come looking for him, and eventually theyâd find him- and rescue him.
The three of them- Joel right alongside them, would kill you in the process, heâd make sure of it.Â
Thatâs all he can think aboutâ being rescued and watching you die as you wrap a second layer of duct tape around the oven mitts on his hands.Â
As much as Joel hates you, he canât deny that youâre resourceful.Â
With the shock collar still around his neck, and now, two pairs of oven mitts secured to each of his fists, Joel watches you untie his arms from the chair.Â
He is stiff, and misses the fucking sun. Joel just wants to the feel the warmth on his face- but he canât really even think about that now, heâs thinking of all the ways heâs going to fucking knock you out the minute you crawl into his lap.Â
Heâll knock the shock collar remote out of your hand, headbutt youâ a real one, heâll go right for your nose and try and break itâ then he will wrap his big strong arms around you, and squeeze until he can feel your ribs snap.
Heâs got it all planned out- until he hears the sound of more duct tape ripping, and he wonders what part of him youâre going to tape next.Â
Joel watches in horror as you tape the remote to your palm, your thumb gingerly laid across the button that would shock Joel probably into next week. You wrap the tape until Joel can barely see the remote anymore.Â
Youâre more resourceful than he thought, and thatâs terrifying. Joel is almost sixty years oldâ heâs being outsmarted by some insane woman who lives in a mall in what now is the woods outside of Jackson.Â
How did you get here? Whereâs the rest of your group or community? Joel hasnât seen a single other person since he got here, and he hasnât seen or heard you interact or say you had to go meet up with anyone since heâs been here.Â
There is no way youâre surviving out here all on your own on peanut butter, raspberries and whiskey.Â
âLet me go,â his voice croaks. âCâmon. Yâdonât really wanna do this.â Heâs pleading. He hasnât fully begged yet, not patheticallyâ which is what you must want to hear. You wanna hear Joelâ the big strong man cry and whine and beg for you to let him go.Â
You drop the roll of tape on the floor beside your feet, âGot some rules yaâ gotta follow, Mister.â You ignore Joel, taking an inched step towards him. âNumber one is yaâ donât hit. You donât hitâ I donât zap ya'. Sound fair?" You don't wait for him to reply. "Good. Glad we're on the same page.â
Joel rolls his eyes and is immediately met with an intense muscle spasm throughout the entire right side of his face, and down his neck. It spreads out over his shoulder and through part of his chest.Â
It lasts for only a split second, but it leaves Joel panting, his brow already beaded in sweat from just that short electric shock.Â
âJesus fuckinâ Christâ donât fuckinâ--" he starts to warn you with a stern tone and narrow eyesâ but heâs greeted by your wet, stare only inches from his.Â
Your mouth opens and closes once, twice⌠three times before any sound comes out. âStop makinâ me hurt you,â you whine, one single tear falling from the corner of your eye. âI really donât like hurtinâ yaâ-- I donât wanna do it, so donât give me reason to, right?âÂ
Joel glares at you while deep down inside him somewhere his heart twists slightly.Â
Awww, look itâer cryinâ. Cute lil puppy, alone, out here in the woodsâ
Joel blinks twice as you crawl into his lap, your soft, warm body pressing against his tentatively, as if you were waiting for him to start fighting you off, to start screaming and shouting at you.Â
He wants to so badly, he wants to feel his forehead connect with the bridge of your nose as hard as it canâ but itâs like you hypnotized him when you curled up on his lap.Â
âNow yaâ wrap your arms âround me,â you breathe against Joelâs neck.Â
Joel fucking sighs at the feeling, almost wishing you press your lips to the spot directly behind his ear.
Go on, move your armsâŚ
Fuck no! Something is seriously wrong with him, he needs to talk to someone besides you. He knows youâre a bad person; a good person wouldnât do something like this.Â
Joel knows that if he puts his arms around you the way you want him to, he might start squeezing, and keep squeezing regardless of the pain from the electric shock. Heâd seize up and wouldnât be able to let you go, even if he wanted.
That might not be a bad thing though, either Joel would kill you, or you would kill him. It would solve his problem either wayâ and that was fine because he didnât want to keep living like this. He couldnât.
It would drive him fucking insane. He already feels like he is going insane the way he wants to kiss your neck, and suck on the spot where your collarbone ends, and your throat begins. Â
Câmon, fuckinâ do it. Yaâ know she wants it, give it to herâ make her fuckinâ beg for it firstâŚ
Oh fuck, Joel knows that is the unstable part of his brain talkingâ and he has to shut it out.Â
You are Joelâs attacker, his fucking captorâ the one keeping him from his family, the one he worked so fucking hard to get back. He might never see them again because of you. Heâs thinking of all the ways he could hurt youâto hurt you badly, he wants to see you deadâ but all those feelings of anger and hatred flee from his brain when you press the most soft, sweetest, barely-there kiss to his jaw.Â
âThank you,â you murmur, resting your head on his shoulder. The way you sigh and melt into Joel, molding to him, has his head spinning for a whole new reason, and heâs completely fucking sober this time.Â
See big feller, ainât that hard tâjust comply.
Joel realizes only then that he has both of his arms wrapped around your waist, holding you close to him, with his cheek resting on your head.Â
She ainât tâbad, right? Smells niceân sweet, like a pretty lady.
Itâs so hard to hate you and want you dead when your soft, sleepy breaths flits across the skin on his neck.Â
âI have more moviesââÂ
âAnything besides the princess movies- please,â Joel sighs, not removing his cheek from your head. âI canât do the princess movies again, anything elseâŚâ
âDo you like Batman?â The action of you lifting your head off his shoulder is the only reason he pulls away from you. âThe cartoons?âÂ
Joel snorts, and nods his head at you. âI doâ me ân Tomââ Joel stops himself from sharing too much with you for no reason whatsoever, his eyes dropping to your bare thighs.Â
It makes his mouth water when he looks at them, even though theyâre bruised to hell, with fresh cuts and old scars adorning your supple, and kissable looking skin.Â
He can feel you looking at him, waiting for him to finish what he was about to tell you. His eyes flash up to yours when you question him.Â
âWhoâs Tom? Whattaâbout him?âÂ
Joel can see your desperation in your face and eyesâthey're wide, still slightly wet with the tears from zapping him moments ago. You must want to know so badly, and he decides to use it to his advantage.Â
âGet me some meatâ anythingâ nâ Iâll tell yaâ.â Joel canât help but smirk to himself because this is going to work.Â
Your eyes light up, and you lean in real close- the tip of your nose pressed against his. âPromise?âÂ
Joel nods, his eyes locked on to yours, âPromise.âÂ
Giveâer a lil kiss.Â
Joel leans forward to do it, but you pull back with your brows furrowed and a scowl on your face.Â
âNo. Yaâ punched me last time yaâ did that.â You whisper at him, still frowning.Â
âSorry fâthat-â Joel starts but you donât let him finish.Â
Your head shakes from side to side quickly, eyes still wideâ untrusting, but desperate for something, heâs seen that look before so many times in so many different sets of eyes. After you scramble out of his lap, finding your footing on the floor beside the chair, you look down at him, still frowning.Â
âSorry donât mean nothinâ- not out here it donât.â
Sâokay, Sug. Youâll be fineâ Mister-manâs gonna be real thankful.Â
âWell he fuckinâ better! I hate gettinâ shot at, I hate havinâ tâfuckin run real fast- I hate that the place is almost three fuckinâ hours awaââ Your eyes fall onto the horizon where the sun is starting to rise just over the mountains in the distance. âAinât even get any fuckinâ sleepââ
Oh Sug, itâll be worth it, heâs gonâ tell youâ
Lies. Heâs going to tell you lies, and for what!? You almost got shotâ
âI know I almost got shotâ You donât think that I know I almost got shot!?â Youâre nearly shouting in the woods. âNow both of yous be fuckinâ quietâ mâtired, and I twisted my fuckinâ ankleââ
And itâs the truth, you did twist your ankle when crossing the stream about a mile back, and thankfully the raiders had stopped following you a while ago, but with all the adrenaline it was easy to keep running. That was, until you slipped on those stupid fucking rocks.
It takes you thirty more minutes to get home, and by the time you do everything hurts, and you just want to go to sleep. Your ankle throbs with every tender step you take.
Taking a deep breath, you plaster on a smile and push open the door. "Honey, I'm home," you call out in a sing-song voice, trying to mask all your exhaustion and this fucking pain that wonât quit.
Misterâs already watching for you as you make your way slowly down the stairs. His eyes narrow as his eyes mill across your frame.
You don't look great. Disheveled, torn clothes, scrapes on your hands and knees from when you fell.
"What happened tâya?"
Oh heâs worried âboutchya! Let him help you, honey.
You wave off his question with a limp hand. "Never mind me,â you toss your backpack on the table, the bottles of whiskey clank around inside noisily as you sit down in the metal chair beside Joelâs recliner. âGotchâyer meat you wanted to fuckinâ bad.â You say, rolling your eyes.
Mister-man looks you up and down. "Y'look like hell," he says, his eyes tracing over the scratches on your arms and legs.
You ignore his words and his wandering eyes and open up your backpack. âI got jerky,â you pull out two large containers of dried meat and set them on the table. â-got bread ân more peanut butterâ they had jam this time.â
âWho is âtheyâ?â Joel asks, his eyes never leaving you even as his arms and wrists begin to twist gently under the restraints.
Embarrassment floods you, it takes over everything that you are, just like it did when you told him you had been watching him for a while. You know what you did was bad, and you shouldn't be stealing or killing-- but you're only doing it for him!
You look at him, with a hollow feeling in your chest that you can't quite place. "Theyâs just... people," you say quietly. "They don't matter none."
Joel tilts his head, studying you so intently that makes you want to squirm. "Yaâ hurtinâ?" he asks, voice rough like sandpaper grating your ear canal.
âWho is Tom?â You avoid all questions about you, and any issues you have because why burden Mister-man? You're not his problem, you want to give him a worry, burden free life here in the mall with you and Puddin'.
Mister watches you very carefully as you pull a slice of jerky out of the container, heâs practically drooling when you place it as his lips. He groans as he begins to chew, and immediately takes another bite before heâs even swallowed the first.
He doesnât answerâ not even after the entire piece of jerky is gone, so you withhold the next piece.
âWho. Is. Tom?â You shift closer to him and wince when your ankle brushes against the leg of the chair.
"Tom... Tommy is my brother." His voice⌠there's something almost tender in his tone when he says his brother's name.
It feels like someone it clenching your heart in their fist, and theyâre fucking squeezing.
"You're my fucking sister!" His voice is so hoarse, raw and desperate. It doesn't even sound like him anymore. "Don'tâ please, don't fucking do it, I'm sorry-" "You told me sorrys don't mean nothing anymoreâ not out here they don't!" You shout back at him, the gun in your hand trembles right along with the rest of your body. "You were supposed to t-take c-care of me! You p-promised mom and dad," you sob, your thumb pulls the hammer of the revolver back and your index finger squeezes the trigger. "Hey, HEY!" He holds both of his hands up, a weak attempt to shield himself from whatever is about to happen. Shoot him, kid. He deserves it after what he put you through. He let those guysâ The gun just goes off, you don't even feel yourself pull the trigger. All you see is a fine, red mist explodes from his forehead and the back of his skullâ and then everything is quiet, everything is calm. Good job, Sugar. I'm so fucking proud of you.
That was the first time you ever heard the light voice, the sweet voice that says nice things to you.
And m'gonna be here for ya' forever, Sug.
âI know,â you sigh.
Mister blinks at you, âYou know Tommy?â
You blink back at him, âNo?â
The silence stretches between you, thick and heavy like the evening air at the end of the summer. Joel watches you, his eyes darting between your face and the jerky still in your hand. âOkayâŚâ
âDid Tommy like Batman?â If Tommy likes or liked Batman or anything about that universe at all, heâs an okay guy in your book.
âHe likes Superman,â Joel chuckles when he delivers the news. âIâm the one who likes Batman.â
You audibly gasp, âYou like the comics and the cartoons?â
Joel's lips twitch at the corners, almost forming what looks like a smile. "Used to read 'em with Tommy when we was kids. " His eyes fill with sadness.
You lean forward, tilting your head to the side in curiosity. "Whyâre yâsad?" you whisper, the pain in your ankle momentarily forgotten.
"I ainât sad," Mister-man is gruff. "Tommy and I used to collect comics, argued about who was cooler. Obviously Batman, 'cause he ain't got no superpowers. Just pure skill. Tommy thought Superman was better."
���Both of âem suckâ I just like Harley Quinn,â you nod.
You were going to say more but the very faint sound of clicking ticks in your ears. Itâs far enough away that you can get upstairs and drop the metal gate that locks the store up nice and tight.
Itâs never fun, and you donât like having to do itâ but thankfully you just made a haul, so youâll be good for a couple day.
You just hope Puddinâ is okay. Ya' saw him yesterday, but he didn't sleep in the big bed with ya' like he normally would.
âHarââ Mister-man starts, oblivious to the terrors that are lurking just above your head.
âShhhhhh,â you hold your finger up to your mouth and furrow your eyebrows at him. âStay quiet ân Iâll give yaâ some more jerky, okay?â You whisper almost silently.
He nods and stays quiet because he knows how scary those fucking things are, and he probably doesnât want to be tied to a chair if one every came around.
Standing up feels like a pack of sparklersâ like the ones they used to have at the 4th of July parties when you were a kid, before all thisâ it feels like those, popping and sizzling up your leg. You have to bite back a moan as your body leans against the table for support. The table skids across the floor noisily as you hold yourself up on it and it makes your blood run cold.
You have to get up those stairs and drop that gate, Sug. Mister is countinâ on youâŚ
Itâs like time freezes and all you can picture is poor Mister getting torn apart.
You hesitate listening intently. The clicking grows louder, a sickening, bone-chilling sound that echoes through the abandoned mall. Your twisted ankle throbs, but adrenaline starts pumping through your veins.
âGotta move, sweetheart.â He must have heard the clicking this time too. Joelâs whispering voice is even and calm even though your chest feels like it could cave in on itself, your ribs feel like they could explode inward towards your lungs like sending shattered bone fragments hurdling towards your delicate, soft insides. âYâcan do it. I know it hurtsââ
The metal gate. Everything around you goes silent, and the only thing you can hear is the sound the gate makes when it closes and locks into the floor. You have to get to the metal gate.
You clutch the railing with a white knuckle grip and pull yourself up the stairs two at a time, biting almost completely through your bottom lip, grunting with each painful step.
The clicking is clearer, and closer now that youâre on the same level as the infected, and you can tell there is more than one, and theyâre moving fast.
âShit, shit, shit, shit, shit,â you hiss as you limp towards the entrance of the store.
As you reach it, you can see the seven infected closing in fast. Your sweet, sweet Puddinâ is hauling ass towards youâ the infected right on his little, scaly tail.
âCâmon Pud,â you whine, dropping the gate down for just enough room for him to run through, and possibly let one of the infected in if you werenât quick enough closing it behind him.. âCâmon Puddinâ!â
Itâs like your words spur him on and his little legs kick into overdrive. He slips under the metal gate just as the infected slam into it, throwing you off your balance. Youâre thrown back at least three feet, and watch in horror as the gate starts to rise on its own.
Move kiddo, come on! Get your ass up and fucking shut that gate!
Your body screams in protest as you scramble across the floor, your twisted ankle sending sharp bolts of pain through your leg.
Puddin' is playing dead right behind you, but you don't have time to think about him right now. He's safe and inside, that's all that matters. The gate keeps rising, inch by torturous inch, and the infected are pushing against it with stupid inhuman strength!
"No, no, no," you mutter, pushing through the pain. The clicking grows louder, more frenzied, as the first infected begins to squeeze its misshapen head underneath the rising gate.
Pulling the knife from your belt in one hand, you bring it down into the skull of the infected trying to slip through, and with the other, your fingers grapple for a hold on the handle of the metal grate.
The infected skull cracks open with a sickeningly wet crunch, dark blood and gray matter splattering across the floor.
Your hand finally grips the smooth metal tightly, even though now your palm is nearly dripping with sweat, and with a grunt that feels like it's being stolen right out of your lungs, you pull down with all the strength you have left inside of you.
The gate comes down with a crash that echoes throughout the mall, the infected on the other side of the gate screech and squeal loudly. Some of them stick their arms through the slots, and their skin peels back like overripe fruit, claws scraping desperately for any piece of you they can reach.
You don't even want to think about how grotesque they are, you flip the lock that secures the gate to the floor as their fingers grapple and scratch deep into your skin. It clicks into place and you finally exhale, not realizing you had been holding your breath.
So fuckinâ proud of you, Sug. Knew you could do it.
The shrieking cries of the infected fill the otherwise silent mall and the confined space youâre now trapped in. You can't help but glance back toward Puddin'âthe little white and gray furball who is still playing dead.
âSâokay, weâre safe,â you sigh, letting yourself rest on your elbows and then on your back completely. You stare at the ceiling, and wonder how long the infected will stick around.
The sounds coming from right above Joel has his heart racing, and heâs trying to free himself from his restraints harder and more desperate than ever before.
With a roar of determination, uncaring of the dangers above him, he jerks one arm up and then down. Itâs not enough; he can still feel them biting into his skin painfully, creating new rope burns.
âCâmon, câmon!â he grunts as time stretches into an eternity. The picture of you being shredded by gnawing and gnashing teeth makes his stomach churn.
Just as that thought creeps in, he hears a metallic rattling, but the wailing of the infected are still clear as day.
The clang of metal echoes again, and for a moment, he thinks maybe you did it. Maybe youâve locked them out. Maybe you just signed yours and his death certificates and locked some of them in the store.
He tries to twist his wrists again, then again, but each movement sends sharp, stinging pain surging up his forearms. âFuck!â He exclaims loudly.
Sheâs up there, fightinâ them off all aloneâ
"I know, dammit.â His jaw is tense and he focuses all of his energy on trying to loosen the ropes enough, or rub them against the metal fame to fray it enough so he can snap them. The strain builds in his muscles, and he can feel the ropes biting deeper, but he canât stopâ the feeling inside him brings him right back to the hospital in Salt Lake when he was looking for Ellie.
He thought he had felt helpless then, he thought he had felt helpless when that girl and her group of friends had trapped him and Tommy in that cabinâ but now he knows the true definition of despair. Tied to a chair, listening to you getting torn apart right above him, and then heâll have to watch those infected come to tear his throat out.
The door to the basement opens slowly, and Joelâs heart almost stops beating completely. Bile rises in his throat at the uneven steps that start down the wooden steps. Itâs a slow, clumsy sound accompanied by grunts and pained whimpers.
When your boots come into his line of sight, he exhales loudly. The sight of you, safe and still breathing sends a warmth through Joelâs spine that spreads into the rest of his body and heâs not sure why.
Awe shit, sheâs hurtinâ real bad.
Joel fucking knows, he can see it with his own two eyes. Youâre limping, worse than you were went you bolted upstairs and now youâre covered in fresh wounds, and blood trickles down your left forearm, wrist and fingertips, leaving little droplets in your wake. Your cradling something dead and furry in your right arm.
âYaâ get bit?â Joelâs skin prickles as he asks, trying to get a better look at your arm, straining to see in the dim light.
âNaw,â you grunt at him, sitting in the chair you had been sitting in before you had run upstairs. âJust got scratched.â
Joel eyes you, unsure if he can believe you while you extend your left arm and show him the deep gouging scratches carved into your flesh. âSâbad,â Joel murmurs as you press your arm against your dirty jeans. He flinches at the sight, and turns his arms under the ropes.
Whatâchya wanna do? Hit her or help her?
Both? Joel synchronously wants to do both. He wants to lay you down on the mattress across the room and tend to your wounds. He wants to wash the blood of your skin, and wrap you upâ watch your eyes glisten and sparkle as he cares for you. And then Joel would beat your face bloody, and bludgeon your chest in until it caved.
âMâfine,â you offer weakly. âAinât the worst thatâs ever happened tâme.â
Somewhere deep inside of Joel twists painfully when the inflection in your tone tells him you think thatâs true.
âHowâs your ankle?â Joel doesnât bother looking, he knows itâs bad by the way you limped down the stairs.
âSaid mâfine,â you grumble, setting the dead animal down on the table very gently next to the shock collar remote.
âWhatâs that? Fresh meat finallyââ
Joel doesnât even see it coming, your hand moves so fast and the next thing he knows he is being zapped into silence.
âAinât fuckinâ fresh meat- you donât ever speak about Puddinâ that way, yaâ hear me?â You zap Joel the entire time youâre speaking, and he can barely hear you over the screaming between his ears. Itâs deafening and blinding, and making him feel fucking stupid.
âFine fine.â Joel grits out through a jaw clenched so tight he might actually break his teeth.
You flick the remote off and toss it on the table as if itâs too hot to touch any longer. The buzzing in Joel's ears fades slightly, leaving only the thudding of his heart and the rasp of his breathing.
âI fuckinâ hate hurtinâ you,â you sob softly, wrapping your arms around what appears to be an opossum. You pull it closer to you, and nuzzle your face against his fur.
Joel recoils at the sight, but watches as the dead animal comes to life, and gives your cheek a gentle lick. âThatâs your pet?â He asks, disbelief dripping off his tongue.
You donât look at him, or even really acknowledge that you heard himâ you just continue to snuggle the animal and cry quietly.
Joel doesnât really know what to do, he wants to comfort you in a weird way, but he still wants to see you dead? But the thought you dying also scares him a little?
Itâs âcause you wanna be the one snuggled up next tâher. Jealous of an opossumâ
No the fuck he doesnât! Joel does not want to snuggle up to you, he doesnât want to feel your warm body pressed against hisâ
Even though sheâd fit perfect right next to yaâ. Picture it, yaâ gotâchya arms âround her ân you got your legs all wrapped in hersâŚ
The sight of you, vulnerable and fragile with that small, stupid animal, tugs at his heart in ways he hasnât experienced in years. He shakes his head violently, as if he could actually dislodge the thoughts spinning in his mind. âYouâre fuckin' crazy,â he mutters to himself under his breath.
Your chair scrapes across the floor as you turn quickly to the right so you can face him. Your jaw ticks and one of your eyes twitch. âI ainât fuckinâ crazyâ stop sayinâ that.â You whisper to him. âWhy yaâ beinâ so mean? I jusâ saved your lifeâŚâ Your face twists up like you might start crying again, and your eyes now are still wet with the tears you had been crying moments ago.
âSaved my life?â Joel scoffs through clenched teeth, the remnants of your electric assault still tingling faintly in his fingers and toes. âThatâs what yâthink you did for me?â He can feel his resolve faltering as the fat, wet tears begin to roll down your cheek, but he forces himself to stay angry. It feels saferâ it feels better that way. âMore like puttinâ me through hell, darlinâ.â
He doesnât even mean for the word darlinâ to come out of his mouth, he wasnât even thinking it, at leastâ he doesnât remember wanting to cal you darlinâ.
But the moment it slips out, he watches your expression change. You wipe at the tears staining your cheeks, smearing dirt and blood across your face. A flicker of something warm and soft ignites in your eyes, like sunlight breaking through dark clouds. âDarlinââŚâ you echo him, a fractured smile threatening to bloom despite the pain etched across your features.
Joelâs heart sinks, and also bursts with pride all at the same time. You are in fact insane, but he made you stop crying.
Lookâit that, sheâs almost smilinâ now.
That warmth spreads through him again, against his willâagainst all logical reason. âI didnât mean it,â he mutters, not really sure if he did mean it or not. Yet the sight of you still clinging to that opossum, caressing him carefully as he nibbles gently on one of your fingers. The sight draws him in deeper than he would like to admit, but he just wants to clean you up, wrap you in bandages and then let you fall asleep on his lap.
âDidnât⌠mean it?â You repeat the words like you donât understand them, and your smile falters just a bit as you study his face, searching for truth. âLiar,â you smirk at him.
There is a warmth in your crazy eyes that makes Joel want to sink as far into the chair as he possibly can, he wishes he could disappear but he doesnât. He says, watching you like heâs frozen in place. âNah, sâjust the shock talkinâ,â he whispers and nods his head to one side like there would be a video replaying the who ordeal that happened only moments ago. He wishes there was so he could watch it happen over and over, so he could build up the walls around him, keep you the fuck out of his head.
âYeahâŚâ There is a distance to your tone, like youâre not really there anymore, and you drop your gaze to the opossum nestled in your arms. âYaâ made me do that though,â you whisper, eyes flicking up to him quicklyâ theyâre darker, a little scary and Joel wishes he could hide inside his own skin.
âMade you?â Joelâs voice rises, anger flaring throughout him like a wildfire in a forest of dead, dry trees. It spreads fast before Joel can control himself.âYâthink I made you do that? You are a crazy fuckinâ bitââ
You zap him again with a jolt that sends white hot sparks crawling up his spine, and sucks the air right out of his lungs.
âShut up, shut up, shut up!â you scream and clutch the opossum tighter.
Joel watches as it goes back to playing dead in your arms. Heâs about to shout back at you, start a screaming war and hope those infected break through that gate upstairs and kill both of youâ but then you whisper something quietly, and Joel almost doesnât catch it.
âIâm not gunna fuckinâ do that, stop tellinâ me tâkill him.â
Joelâs blood runs cold like ice⌠who the fuck are you talking to? Or about?
âAre you still hungry?â Your voice is soft, almost sweet now. âI can get you more jerky⌠I got lots of whiskeyââ you say, the fierce anger from moments ago melting away, replaced by a manic eagerness to please him. You reach for your bag again, your arm still bleeding badlyâ but youâre unfazed by it, or at least doing a good job pretending it doesnât bother you.
You pull out a glass jar.
âAre those coffee beans?â Joel can barely believe his eyes. His mouth starts to salivate immediately.
You wrinkle your nose at him and shrug your shoulders. âDunnoâ they look like some kinda beanâ smell all burnt up to shit though,â your nose stays scrunched up as you begin digging around in your bag again.
âLemme smell,â he can barely contain his excitement as he watches you unscrew the lid to the mason jar. There is a hesitation in your movements when you go to hold the jar under his nose, like youâre trying to figure out his game, the trap heâs set. Your eyes scan all around him, face and body unmoving. âI jusâ wanna smell itâ Iâll tell you if itâs coffee or not,â heâs as close to begging for something as heâs ever gotten.
âYou like coffee?â You sound so curious, and gingerly place the mouth of the jar under his nose. He takes in a deep inhale and the wonderful, deep and rich aroma of coffee fills his nostrils.
Joel groans loudly, and for a long time as the scent permeates his sinuses, he can almost taste it on his tongue for a fleeting moment.
âTake that as a yes,â you giggle and let him breathe in the smell a little longer. âHow do I make it for yaâ?â You ask, pulling the jar away and screwing the lid on tight.
âGotta grind those beans up real fineâ then let it brew in some hot water.â Joel explains, watching as you dig around in your bag for more of your loot. "They make special pots for itâ percolators."
"Percolators?" You parrot him, tilting your head to one sideâ
Cute lil puppy.
You fucking are, Joel hates to admit it to himself but even all covered in blood, and muckâ looking like you've been to hell and clawed your way back out by the skin of your teethâ your eyes are bright and alert, watching him intently.
"Yeah, keeps the coffee grounds out of your waterâ" he starts, but you cut him off.
"So you put those crushed up beans⌠in the water⌠to just not want them in the water at the end of it all?" You hold up the coffee beans and look at them incredulously, your eyes squinted and narrowed on the glass jar with one eyebrow cocked up slightly.
Joel can't stop the corners of his mouth from turning up at your expression, your face still dirty and tear stained. "Never had coffee before?"
You shake your head at him, and continue rifling through your bag.
The opossum on the table comes alive again now that you're calm and quiet, he pops his little head up and this is when Joel notices the small teal and pink collar around his furry neck. As you pull the rest of the things out of your pack, the little critter starts to lick and clean your wounds.
It makes Joel grimace at the sight of the wild animal trying to help you, take care of you, but againâ it tugs at a place inside of him he hasn't dared venture in years.
You're in the small bathroom just off the main room cleaning up in the sink you filled with water from a jug you brought down yesterday. âYaâ wanna sleep on the bed tânight?â You nod to the mattress pushed up against the wall across the room.
What the fuck?
Mister-man looks just as shocked as the dark voice in your head sounds. âYaâ gonâ let me sleep comfortably- take these fuckinâ ropes off me?â His voice is bitter and bites at you, makes you furrow your brows at him.
Sug, heâs been tied up for a while nowâ
For good fucking reason, heâs going to kill her the minute she unties him.
Heâs got the dang collar on now, heâs gonna listen to her.
What happens when she falls asleep? Huh? Sheâs been up going on almost eighteen hoursâ
How dâya know how many hours itâs been? She donât have a watch or a clock!! You donât know what the fuck youâre talkinâ âbout.
Sheâs going to fall asleep and the minute she doesâ heâs going to strangle her.
The image of Mister-man with his hands around your throat makes you do two thingsâ it makes your stomach flip, and it makes your cunt clench.
What the fuck was that?
She likes the idea of Mister-man chokinâ her a lil, dontâchya Sugar?
The heat rises from your chest and up your neck, behind your cheeks. You kinda do want Mister to choke you a little, but not with the intention to kill you!
âWhatâre you fuckinâ smirkinâ âbout over there?â Mister snaps at you.
When you look at yourself in the mirror, you are smirking and just standing in front of the sink frozen in place. You swallow hard, trying to ignore the images of Misterâs big, strong hands around your neck. âNothinâ,â you lie to him, which makes you feel badâ but you canât tell him thatâs what you were thinking about.
Tell him, see what he saysâŚ
Will you shut the fuck upâ
âI figure you can sleep there ân Iâll sleep in the chair tânightâ still gonâ have to tie you up, but least you can lay downâŚâ
Thatâs not really what you want. You want his arms wrapped around you, and your legs all messed up in his. You wanna feel his warm breath on the top of your head because thatâs gotta be the best way to fall asleep, feeling someone elseâs warm body, feeling their heart beating inside their chest.
Letâs yaâ know theyâre really there- ainât a dream or something youâre imagininâ.
âWhy the hell dâya want me all comfy fâanyway, huh?â he asks, suspicion laced in his tone, but a hint of curiosity glimmers behind his dark brown eyes.
You shake your head and go back to cleaning your arm so you can bandage it. âNo, Iâm jusâ tryinâ tâbe nice. Figurâd you could stretch out if yaâ wanted.â
He watches you, that suspicion still etched into the lines of his face, but the curiosity is unmistakable, swelling in the way his brow furrows deeper and his lips twist just slightly. âWhy yaâ tryinâ to be nice?â
âI dunno⌠donât want you hatinâ me no moreââ
Stop it right now! Shut the fucking door and stop talking to him.
âWhy would I ever stop hatin' you?â His voice is low, almost a whisper. Mister-man hones in his gaze on you like a hawk. âYou think beinâ nice tâme is gonna make me forget that yaâ tied me up down here?â
You shrug lightly as you wrap a bandage around your arm, feeling the warmth of blood already seeping through the fabric.
Donât listen to him, Sugar. He donât mean it.
Sounds like he fuckinâ means it.
âIâm not trying to hurt you,â you say softly, finally meeting his stare head-on. âI just wanna feel normal againâŚâ
Shut. The. Fuck. Up.
Yeah Sug, keep that to yaâself.
You feel ashamed, real shame, uncomfortable for sharing too much, and now the voices are agreeing with each other? Thatâs never a good sign. Youâve done something wrong.
âNormal?â He chuckles, but it feels malicious. âAinât nothinâ fuckinâ normal about this, sweetheart.â
âStop sayinâ that if you donât fuckinâ mean it!â
His laughter dies down, leaving an awkward silence between you. The room feels smaller, somehow and it feels like Mister-man is right on top of you with judging eyes. âI do mean it,â he replies, softer now but still sharp and angry. âYâthink itâs normal tâbe tied up in the basement by someââ
âSome what?â You interrupt him as the anger rises to meet the shame and hold its hand.
Mister stares at you, face unchanging when he speaks. âSome. Crazy. Fuckinâ. Bitch.â He enunciates every word. âWhat is this? Some fuckinâ fairy tale to you? One of your stupid princess movies, huh?â
âTheyâre not stupid,â you snap back, your voice rising in defiance. âAnd Iâm not crazy. I justâŚâ
âJust what?â he presses, his tone challenging. âWhat do you want from me?â
Donât fucking say it.
âI jusâ want yaâ tâlike me,â you whisper- feeling small and insignificant. âWant yaâ tânot hurt me again,â you point to your still slightly blackened eye.
His studies you like youâre a problem that he canât solveâ the muscles in his jaw flex, and he pinches his brow together tightly. âYaâ want me tâlike you?â He echoes softly, he says the words like they might unleash an evil into the room.
You nod, feeling like youâre frozen and on fire all at the same time, it makes your stomach churn like you might be sick. The way heâs staring at you make you feel naked and exposed.
âWhy?â he asks suddenly, breaking through the silence and makes you flinch.
âYouâre handsome,â you let the words slip out of your mouth before you can stop them.
He shifts in the chair like you made him uncomfortable, confusion weaving its way into the creases of his hardened and in fact, beautiful face.
âHandsome?â he repeats the word like it's a foreign language, like itâs something he hasnât heard in ages.
âI sure think so,â you nod again.
Your face is so hot it feels like itâs being held to flames.
Well, this is the most youâve talked to anyone in a real long time, Sug⌠itâll get easier.
You could just stop talking completely and go to sleep. Youâre delirious.
No she ainât. Mister-man is handsome, and she wantâs him inside her again real bad.
Your walls clench around absolutely nothing at the thought of his thick, throbbing length plunging inside of you, stretching you to fit around him perfectly. The idea of it happening again makes you dizzy and you canât help but bite your lip, your face somehow grows hotter than you thought possible.
The look Mister gives you- the half smirk, one raised eyebrow makes you think he can read your mind.âHandsome,â he snorts softly, eyes never leaving you, but now they trail down the curves of your body. âYou trynna âsit in my lapâ again, sweetheart?â The words come out of his mouth slow like molasses, and that country twang he has sends a shock right to your core.
âMaybe,â you say, voice trembling slightly but unwavering, âmaybe if you wanted to, I would.â
His face softens slightly, the anger and suspicion melting away like snow in the sun. He raises an eyebrow, a small smile playing on his lips. "Why would I want that, honey?" he asks, his voice teasing slightly.
âYou seemed to want it the other night,â you limp out of the bathroom and sit down in the metal chair beside his recliner.
âI was real drunk,â Mister explains, but his demeanor has changed, he looks relaxed, heâs resting his head on the back of the chair, looking at you through hooded eyes. âYaâ took advantage of me,â he growls softly, but beckons you over with a nod of his head.
âYaâ told me tâdo itâŚâ you snap. âI ainât take nothinâ. Advantage- I ainât-- what? You asked me tâdo it!â
He sure fuckinâ did ask you! How dare he say that bullshit assâ
I hate to admit it, but⌠heâs rightâ
The last thing you ever wanted to do was take something from Mister-man that he didnât want you to take! Itâs the worst feeling in the world- being held down and forced intoâ
Shhhhh, Sugar. Itâs alright, sâall over now. It was just a misunderstanding.
âI ainât m-mean tâdo that,â you say weakly through the lump forming in your throat. âI thought yaâ wanted me tâdo itâ thatâs why yaâ punched me?â
His eyes widen slightly, âI didnât punch yaâ for that.â
"Then why did yaâ punch me?" Your voice cracks slightly as tears begin welling up in your eyes again; embarrassment filling every cell within your body once more.
âI was gonna tryân leave. Go homeââ
âYaâ lied tâme⌠said youâd stay,â you whimper, wiping the tears before they can fall.
âPlease stop cryinââŚâ Mister-man's voice is surprisingly gentle as he speaks, and you feel your heart squeeze in response.
You sniffle, trying to regain your composure. "I wouldnât have done it if you didnât ask me first," you mumble, wiping your nose on the back of your sleeve.
"Why not?" Joel asks softly.Â
Look'it that, ya went'n made her cry! For what!? She's just trynna be nice t'ya! Jus' like she said. She wants a lil boyfriend, someone t'snuggle up with at night-- like a normal person!
There isn't anything fucking normal about you, not at all.Â
âI ainât like stuff gettinâ taken from me,â you admit quietly, turning your gaze away from him.
Joel narrowed his eyes, sitting up a bit straighter in his recliner, the leather creaking underneath his weight. "Whatâya mean by that?"
âLets get ready for bed, âkay?â You ignore his question and stand up, wincing when you put any weight on your ankle. You hold the remote in your mouth gingerly as you begin untying him from the chair.
****
Joel watches you from the mattress in the corner. You have his hands still bound up in the oven mitts, and now youâve tossed a rope over a pipe in the ceiling and tied up his elbows so he can move and lay down. Stretch out if he wants to, but he canât walk more than five or six feet in either directionâ and the pipes secured tighter than he had been hoping it would be.
Joel can hear you reading the Batman comic books to yourself and that opossum you keep calling Puddinâ, but you havenât looked or spoken to him since you tied him up an hour or so ago. Just left him with two things: a plastic bottle of water and metal flask with whiskey in it. He was silently thankful when you twisted the lids off without him having to ask.
He knows struck a nerve with his question, but he didnât really expect you to shut him out completely. He takes a swig from the plastic water bottle.
Yaâ want that sad lil puppy tâcome over here, dontâchya?â
He does, oddly enough. You being crazy was better than you giving him the cold shoulder, like he wasn't even there.
He wonders if you read to that stupid animal every night, and if you snuggle with him in the bed you sleep in upstairs. He wonders if you have to drink yourself to sleep every night with how many bottles of whiskey you brought back.
His mind just continues to race.
****
Joel canât sleep. He thought for sure the minute he put his head down, heâd drift off and sleep better than he has since you tied him up down here, heâs got a blanket and a pillow now but they do nothing to comfort him into closing his eyes.
Call her over, see if sheâll come snuggle up next to you.
âHey,â Joel whispers into the completely dark room.
âWhat?â You whisper back to him from the void.
âCâmereâ it ainât fair yaâ gotta sleep in that chair. I know sâuncomfortable.â What the fuck is he doing? Heâs not going to willingly allow you into his space, is he?
âMâfine,â you murmur back to him. âGo tâsleep.â
âCanât sleepâ come sit in my lap again,â Joel smirks to himself because fuck, what he would do to feel your warm cunt enveloping him like you were made strictly for him, and him alone. It makes his cock twitch just thinking about it.
Joel holds his breath, waiting for you to respond. Then, finally, you murmur back, your voice barely more than a whisper, âWhy would I do that?â
ââCause Iâm handsomeâŚâ Joel teases you, listening to the way the chair creaks as you shift on it. He wishes so badly he could see you. âI know yaâ wanna feel good, I wanna feel good too.â
âYâjust wanna punch me again, tryân escapeââ
âWhere would I go? Them infected are still up there, I ainât gettinâ outta here anytime soon,â heâs being honest. He had thought about it, but the idea of having to share a room with your dead bodyâ even if he moved you upstairs, the idea of having to wait around with your corpse until the infected cleared out gave him a bad feeling.
Itâs âcause you donât wanna kill âer. Yaâ wanna be deep inside that tight, wet, warm perfect hole.
âFuck,â Joel mutters under his breath. His cockâs fully hard now, and itâs making a tent in the black sweatpants you put on him before bed. He rubs the oven mitt on his hand against the bulge in the fabric and groans loudly.
âWhatâre you doinâ?â You ask from your place in the chair.
âCome find out, sweetheart.â He sighs, leaning against the wall the mattress is pressed up against.
Joel listens to you limp and shuffle towards him in the dark. Your hands hesitantly touch his shins before you crawl onto the bed with him.
âTake âem out fâme, baby girl,â he leans into you now that youâre sitting next to him, pushing his nose into your hair. He inhales deeply and takes in the heady scent of your sweat lingering whatever fucking pheromones that are making him just as insane as you.
âYaâ really want this?â
Joel wraps an arm around your waist, pulling you as close as he can get. âMâsober this time,â he moan quietly into your ear when you push his mitt covered hand, away and slip your hand underneath the waistband. He bucks his hips up into your fist as you begin to stoke him.
âYouâre sâwarm,â you sigh, turning your head to face him.
Joel wastes no time catching your lips in a kiss, slipping his tongue into your mouth to taste you, savor your flavor. You taste like whiskey and strawberry jam. The smell of cheap bathroom hand soap lingers on your skin from washing up in the sink. All of it makes him feel like hes intoxicated.
âFuck, yâfeel so good,â he growls into your mouth, nipping at your bottom lip gently as you pull away. âTake these fuckinâ mitts off meââ
Your hand leaves his pants and the warmth of your body is gone from beside him. âItâs a trick?â You sound hurt in the dark, like Joelâs played some terrible prank on you and you just found out.
âNo, no, no-â heâs desperate for your touch. It felt so good, and he wasnât even thinking about trying to trick you or do anything shifty once you took the mitts off, he wanted to grip you and grope you. Plunge two or three fingers right into your wetness. âNo, mânot trynna trick youâ I just wanna touch you.â
âSâwhat you said last time,â you snap at him. He can tell youâre still close, probably still on the mattress. He shifts and tries to get closer to you but he hears your skin drag across the concrete floor.
âShit,â Joel grumbles. âI know, fuckâ I know, but I mean it this time-â
âI donât believe you.â
Of course you donât believe him! He socked you right in the eye as hard as he could the last time he didnât have at least 4 inches of padding on his fists.
âI wanna make yâfeel real good, the way yâwere makinâ me feel real good just then,â heâs inching towards the sound of you dragging yourself across the floor on his hands and knees slowly. The ropes stop him from going any further while you continue your retreat. âCâmon, babyâŚâ
âYâjust sayinâ that, donât mean itâŚâ The sound of your body shuffling away from him stops though, and he wonders if heâs got you on the hook with the pet names.
Try it again, Mister.
âPlease, honey⌠I wanna hear yâmoan Misterâs name,â he coos to you, hiding from him somewhere in the darkness.
You let out a long, slow, shaky breath before you answer. âWhat is your nameâŚâ
Heâs so fucking desperate for some sort of relief that he tells you before he can come up with a fake nameâ heâs learned the hard way about sharing his real name with strange women. âJoel.â
âJoelâŚâ You whisper back to him. âMy very own Mister-J?â You sound excited.
âMister-J?â Joel cocks his head to one side, but is pushed back onto the mattress by the force of you barreling into him.
âThatâs what Harley calls the Joker,â your straddling his waist again and without thinking twice, Joel wraps his arms around your waist and pulls you into him. His forearms brush against the bare skin of your thighs and it makes him groan softly as he pushes you down into his lap.
âYa' wanna be m'crazy girl? Like Harley Quinn?â Joel chuckles as he nudges his nose against your chin, tilting your head back to expose your neck.
You hesitate, and pull back from him slightly.
âI ainât gonâ bite you,â he promises, leaning in as much as he can so he can press his lips to the column of your throat.
âFuck,â you breathe out, sinking into him like youâre melting. âOh fuck,â it leaves your mouth as a whimper, and Joelâs cock throbs at the sound.
âLike this?â He nips at the spot where your neck meets your shoulder and you shiver in his arms. He canât hide the smile, he doesnât care to. He loves that heâs capable of making you make those sounds.
You hum an almost silent âmhmâ, and wrap your arms around his neck and thread your fingers through the curls at the nape.
Joel has so much more room to move around now that heâs unrestrained, so he rolls his hips up into yours so you can feel what he has to offer. You gasp and arch your back, pushing yourself further onto him. He moans softly, his mitts trailing down your spine and cupping your ass cheeks as best they can. He can feel the heat between your legs growing and he has a nagging thought in his head.
Lay down, let her climb right on topâ
Joel shifts and wiggles down onto the mattress so heâs flat on his back, with you still straddling his hips. âTake your lil shorts off,â Joel taps your thigh, and then lifts his hips so he can shove his sweatpants down his legs.
You donât ask any questions. You roll off of him and Joel feels your shoulder touch his as you lay down to remove your bottoms. You go to crawl back into his lap but he stops you.
âSit up here,â he grips your hips as best he can with the mitts, and tugs you up to his face.
âWhat!?â You sound distressed, âYaâ want me tâdo what?â
âTurn around, and sit down,â Joel growls up at you.
You hesitate, the uncertainty clear in your voice. "I-I don't know..."
"C'mon, darlin'," Joel coaxes, his voice low and husky. "Let me taste you. I promise âm gonna make you feel so good."
With shaky movements, you turn around and slowly lower yourself over Joel's face.
He inhales deeply, taking in your scent. "That's it," he murmurs encouragingly. "Just like that." Joel can feel the heat radiating from your core as you hover uncertainly above him. He lifts his head, nuzzling his nose against your inner thigh. "Lil lower," he nips at your supple skin.
With a soft whimper, you finally sink down onto his waiting mouth. Joel groans at the first taste of you, his tongue delving between your folds. Your sweet and tangy, a little sweaty and muskyâ itâs fucking heady and perfect. He canât get enough.
âOh fuck,â you shudder as Joel licks a stripe from your clit to your entrance, which is already dripping and Joel feels pride swell in his chest.
Without Joel having to ask, or prompt you in any way, you lean over and take his hard, aching cock in your hand. Joel nearly comes right there when he hears you spit on it noisily and palm your warm saliva around the throbbing, drooling tip.
âFuuuuck,â Joel moans approvingly before his tongue pushes into your entrance.
"Oh god, Mister," you whimper, your hand still working his cock in long, slow strokes. Then you kitten lick the tip and he has to stop himself from bucking his hips.
Joel's mind goes blank as your warm, wet mouth envelops the head of his cock. He groans against your pussy, the vibrations making you shudder above him. His tongue laps eagerly at your fold, drinking in your arousal as it flows freely.
You bob your head, taking more of his length with each downward motion. Joel's hips twitch, fighting the urge to thrust up into the heavenly heat of your mouth. Instead, he focuses on pleasuring you, sucking your clit between his lips and flicking it with his tongue.
You whimper around his cock, grinding your hips down onto his face.
Joel pulls back slightly, his breath hot against your core. "That's it, baby girl. Ride my face," he growls before diving back in, his tongue circling your clit.
You pull away, your hand replacing your mouths ministrations and rest your head on Joelâs hip as you stroke him, never faltering on giving him pleasure. âPlease d-donât stop!â You cry out, your grip tightening around his shaft as you rock your hips. Joel's mitt-covered hands grip your thighs, urging you on.
"Gonna cum for me, darlin'?" he murmurs against your slick folds. "Let me taste it."
Joel feels you tense above him, your thighs quivering as you grind down harder on his face. He doubles his efforts, lapping at your clit with quick, firm strokes of his tongue. Your hand on his cock speeds up, pumping him in time with the rocking of your hips.
"Oh god, oh fuck," you whimper, your voice muffled against his hip. "I'm gonna-- I'm--"
Your words dissolve into a high-pitched moan as you come undone. Joel groans as he feels your pussy pulse against his mouth, a fresh wave of your arousal coating his tongue.
Your sounds, the way your hips continue to rock against his mouth as you unravel has his own release bubbling up to the surface. Joel groans deeply as his own orgasm crashes over him, his hips bucking up involuntarily as he spills into your hand. You stroke him through it, milking every last drop as he shudders beneath you.
Joel's whole body twitches as you clean him and your hand with your tongue, "Taste good," you mumble against his stomach, pressing soft kisses to the trail of hair between his cock and belly button.
Then, with shaky movements, you lift yourself off of Joel's face and turn around to face him. Even in the darkness, he can sense your uncertainty.
"C'mere," Joel murmurs, his voice rough. He reaches out, pulling you down to lay beside him. You settle against his chest, your breath warm on his neck.
âDonât kill me in my sleep, âkay?â You sigh, pressing a kiss to his pulse point.
Joel murmurs something incoherent, already on the verge of falling asleep.
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The Bribe (Uneditted and not Beta'd)
(A/N we die like every other math rock band)
Indie artists needed!!
Opener for a show!
Sign up now! (Details below)
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Once he has finished reviewing the audio, he turns to the scheduler. "Dash! I've already sent you the details, can you please slot them in second?"
"..."
"Dash? Is it my Japanese or your aidsâŚ"
The owner taps her on the shoulder.
"Dash!"
"Yes?" Dash looks up all confused.Â
"Details on phone. Slot them in second."
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It has been a busy day today, but not for Dash however. Scheduling is quite quick and easy lately, since all the bands that do play seem to just pick the schedule themselves. That means, no need to do much work. Dash has mostly been cleaning.
The real work is reviewing who's actually worth letting on the stage.Â
Now that's busy work.Â
The owner doesn't really have a standard, so almost anyone gets a chance, but sometimes there are bands who really can't even play and just wanted the money.
Anyway, it has been a few grueling hours. For the owner at least. Not that Dash could hear him mumbling and groaning disappointingly.
Ravio said that he thought it had been very interesting.
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"Uncle, there's still 30 minutes left empty in the Saturday schedule."
Legend's uncle takes a quick glance then does a little squint at him. "And?"
"...come on, do I have to spill it outâŚ"
"If you want to play, the answer is no. Tell Dash to push everything down half an hour."
Despite all attempts to convince his uncle, Legend's band still hasn't got the chance to actually play in front of the crowd. 'You guys need a little more practice- and.. something else..' His uncle said, but... Legend promised Wind that they will play as soon as possible.Â
It's a Badge of Maturity, after all.
Twilight thinks they're not "mature" enough for playing yet, but Legend will also prove him wrong. Well. Not right now. Right now he has to text their Japanese scheduler.
"Dash"
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"Can you move everyone on Saturday down half an hour? To fill in the vacant gap."
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"Actually, can I ask you something?"
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Legend pauses for a bit. An idea. He takes a deep breath.Â
"Can you put us in for the spare slot?"
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"Didn't you signed up for an opener at Apple's?" Hyrule asks, and he sits in one of the weirdest positions on the couch. His eyes are fixed on his laptop, which is also in the strangest position, with his bootlegged music program still open, along with 300 tabs.Â
"Didn't get picked." Wild shrugged, sitting equally as weird and pedals on his belly. He never says this, but he is quite happy that they didn't get picked. He feels as if he hasn't practiced enough yet, and he still forgets the songs from time to time. Besides, they have played at Apple's before. Odd hour on a less crowded day, but it went well, so they will probably get slotted next time.
"This close Rulie. This close." Warriors slaps on his own instrument to emphasize his words. Wild thinks Warriors is quite sad after failing to get the deal, but is holding himself together really well. He ego took quite a toll, after all, and Wild hopes that Warriors would let this slide quickly. He is making everyone practice twice as hard and Wild needs his breaks. If this continues, he guesses he'll pass out. Maybe then Warriors will have some mercy.
Hyrule continues to type something, eyes still haven't left his screen. "One of my friends says that he asked the scheduler directly for a slot," he says.
Wild quickly adjusts himself as he turns to Warriors. Please
"Can you tell him to help another friend out?" Warriors says jokingly. "You know, give us their number or contact?"
"You can find her at Apple's front door." Hyrule says. "But I doubt it's that easy. My friend knows the owner. You don't."
"Sounds like nepotism-" Wild mumbles.
"I've never failed at convincing people." Warriors says. "What's her name?"
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"Dash says no." Ravio translates.Â
"Someone.. um.. is in vacant slot." Dash says. "legAsea. Schedule this month is full."
Warriors punches his fist to the counter, but not hard enough to startle anyone. "This. Close!" They were this close.
"Question: Wouldn't you lose your job if your boss realizes what happened?" Four asks.
"The guy in legAsea will keep us safe." Ravio shrugs. "We don't lose much."
"Dash also says she can keep it a secret until it's too late to back out. And they will also pay us back."
Warriors sighs. If it comes to that, then two can play that game. "Dash, what if we bribe you?" Warriors says.Â
"What's the point of paying her if we're trying to get gigs for money?" Four snorts.
"No." Dash says. "UnlessâŚ"
"Yes?" Warriors leans in. "Unless?"
"Can you guys play better?"Â
"We played here once!" Warriors says. "We introduced ourselves! Remember us, the Timeline Breakers?"
"I⌠can't translate that." Ravio cuts in. "Would you transliterate it or just use the same word?"
Dash shakes her head either way. "Show me," she says, smirking and staring at Warriors dead in the eye. "Play right now."
Ravio quickly tries to stop whatever is going on. "Wait Dash no-"
"Oh, would you like an impromptu jam session?" Warriors smiles. He clearly can't say no to that! He looks over to Four, who just sorta shrugs.
"Dash says yes but I'm saying no. Don't we need permission?"
Warriors and Dash both ignored Ravio. "Four, call Wild." Warrior says. "We have an emergency."Â
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"What the Hylia are they doing?" Legend asks once he enters the livehouse.Â
"You're saying like it's not normal." Time says as he tries to step over some wires. "It's a place for music afterall." Although, he would admit that there are more wires than he'd usually like.
"Yes, but not at 4pm on a Wednesday! Does uncle know? Ravio!" Legend says as he leans inside the drinks bar. "I left for one hour."
"And they asked for 20 minutes." Ravio says as he scrambles to find the words from inside the trashcan he's hiding. "Ask Dash! I did try to stop them because I can't tell whether or not we need a permit for this!"
"I don't think you do, this place is pretty soundproof. And you guys don't open until an hour so they have plenty of time. Unless they are asking for money - Can you explain what is happening?" Time says, as he pulls Ravio out. The guy is covered fully in trash.
"Dash challenged them to impress her and since they can't play on Saturday also they're borrowing the amplifiers and"
"Alright, who are they?" Legend cuts Ravio off.
"Timelin-"
"The idiot band?"
"Now, Legend, I wouldn't call them idiot." Time chuckles.
The room echoes with the speakers screeching and everyone covering their ears.Â
"Hey, get off the stage!" Legend heckles. But Dash promptly places a finger on his mouth, whispering, "shush".
Legend mumbles something in Japanese with a murderous tone, but Dash just replies with a smile.
Legend just rolls his eyes. "We'll see."
Time taps on Dash's shoulder to get her attention. "I'm excited. I like these fellas."
"No you don't." Legend mumbles.
"WE ARE TIMELINE BREAKERS!" Wild yells without a mic. "THIS ONE'S FOR YOU DASH! ALSO, SCREW YOU LEGEND, YOUR BASSLINE SUCKS!"
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They played a song that Dash hasn't seen anyone play since 2003.
An obscured song that almost got lost through time. It still exists in Dash's playlist, but other than that, barely anyone knows this track.
Dash starts humming loudly (but badly, because this is very difficult to hum) to the music, and Warrior's face seems to light up for a second once he notices what she is doing.Â
They both nod at each other, happy at their new found kinship.
What a shame, when her tinnitus starts to flare up right that moment.Â
No, no Dash, you started this, you can't just end it now.
Besides! This is a once in a life time occurrence! How often would anyone know this, let alone play this? She can ignore it for a second.Â
Dash starts rubbing her ear as the ringing slowly gets louder. Time taps on her shoulder, points at her and gives her thumbs up, while mouthing, "Are you okay?"
Dash gives a thumbs up back. A lie. She is not okay, but she doubts it will get worse.
It got worse.
Time looks over at her, very concerned. He runs off and brings Legend with him. Dash starts plugging her ears. The distorted guitar does not help right now.
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Dash resorts to text as she sits quietly.Â
"Alright, party's over." Legend says once everyone finishes putting away their instruments. "But she did say your music is awesome," he translates.
"Wait, really??" Champion's eyes practically light up. "Like, really really?" Almost as if he thought he was lying.
"I know she did!" Warriors smugly says, tugging Wild in from the shoulder. "We did well!"
Dash texts (and signs) something again, and Legend was about to reply, "Yea, I will tell them that," but he just thought of something devious. They don't need to know what she says, do they?
"What did she say?" Champion asks.
"She says she was lying, and that your music sucks." Legend says without blinking an eye.
"Oh," Champion says. Captain just mumbles, "There we go", while Smith just rolls his eyes.
Dash, clearly confused at the reaction, asks, "Why does he look so confused?"
"Trust."
"No, really, your music sucks and honestly she was thinking of not slotting you guys in for the schedule." Legend says with the most devious smile.Â
"Alright, I think we can end it here, or else someone will have a headache." Time gestures over to the scheduler. "Anyone who doesn't need to be here, see you."
"Oh, but before you leave, take this." Time hands them a letter. Looks like some sort of invitation?
"What's this Old Man?" Legend asks. He has two extras.
"That? Unless you open them, it's a secret to everybody."
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Shoutout to @toomanyhobbiesandthisisoneofthem and this instagram user: https://www.instagram.com/goddess_hylia2023 for helping me write a HoH character and @crystal-dragon-of-dreams for the HoH Dash idea!!!!
#9 verses#linkeduniverse#modern au#a song linked from nine verses#a song linked from 9 verses#linked universe#math rock#band au#lu modern au#bs x#dash is from Ancient Stone Tablets#Dash is female avatar from the game#stellaview#stellawalker#stella walker#HoH character#/im imagining they will play autobahn kidnapping by cukoo#timeline breakers
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Whatâs your favourite fluffy MacDalton headcanon?
*brain goes blank like a blue screened computer* uuuuuuhhhhhhhhh.......
Oh!
Headcanon: Mac tinkers a lot on their off days, doing stuff that would confuse even a moderate science enthusiast let alone Jack, so Jack usually just leaves him be for hours on end until he finally goes looking for him at bed time and finds Mac sprawled across whatever, dead asleep, so Jack usually picks him up bridal style and gets Mac back in bed for some proper sleep!
3 notes ⢠Posted 2021-07-26 12:31:37 GMT
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4, 18 đ
Oh thank you! I never get asks so this is a treat đ
4. A song that didn't qualify for the final but should have:
Alekseev, Forever, Belarus 2018 (it was good!! I'm sad!!!)
18. A song that qualified for the final but shouldn't have:
Uhhhh ok imma be real with you chief you probably should've led with the question about "first eurovision watched" because the answer to that is... 2019. Sort of. I got to see who won đ so my knowledge of the contest is limited to 2009, 2018, sort of 2019, 2020, and now 2021, with some random winners/straight bops thrown in from other years. All that is to say... I don't have one đ
there's no song that comes to mind that I've actively listened to that makes me think "god how did this even get here". (Though that may change for this year, stay tuned.)
Ask me about eurovision and I'll try to answer
3 notes ⢠Posted 2021-05-18 14:08:57 GMT
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Tumblr tag game
Tagged by @azurelacrima , thanks!!!!
Gender: Female
Star sign: Gemini
Height: 5'5" (just average đ
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Time: by the time I get this posted it'll probably be 6pm/18:00
Favorite Bands: Pink Floyd, Def Leppard, Foreigner, KEiiNO, Maroon V but not super hardcore, ABBA, LOONA but it's still low level, Computer Games
Solo Artists: this is a hot take but I'm putting Panic! At the Disco here cause one man does not a band make, Alexander Rybak, TSwift but not Swifty level ya know?, Katy Perry but mostly just her og classics, Elvis
Following: 1380 (a solid chunk of which probably are not active)
Followers: 441 on my main, though @rai-knightshade-art only has 51. V small blogs đ
Last Show Binged: Macgyver when I went through all of season 1 and the first few episodes of 2, like, a year ago or something. ...I don't watch tv much đ
When did I create this blog?: 2013 I think, I'm an oldie
Last thing googled: Dala Horses, cause I was decorating Dala Horse cookies and wanted to try to get the icing to look like the paint!
Why I chose this URL: it's been my internet handle since I created Rai the character in 2013, keeps everything consistent under the pseudonym
Hours of sleep: idk depends on the night. 8-10ish is the goal usually, tho?
Lucky Number: 8!
Instruments: played the flute for about 9 years but haven't picked it up in about 4, and I own a Kalimba now!
Favorite food: tortellini! Usually in a red sauce, tho I've tested it in others (red is best)
Favorite song: uhhhhh like right now? All time? From different eras? Fuck it in answering all those questions.
Childhood favorite: Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
Teen/Early College favorite: Stressed Out by Twenty Ăne Piløts
Pandemic rediscovered favorites: tie between Hey You by Pink Floyd and Europe's Skies by Alexander Rybak
Current favorite: toss up between Monument by KEiiNO and Strela Amura by Alexander Rybak, tho his new collab with Sirusho, Stay, is becoming a new fave
Dream Trip: I've got a few in mind, mainly a tour of Europe (especially the Nordics + the UK) and New Zealand
Dream Job: ideally irl I wanna be a head web designer somewhere, but if I could do anything ever I'd be, like, someone that's just paid to travel the world and experience new stuff and maybe draw it. That would be so cool
Nationality: U.S. American, specifically Kansas!
Tagging: @panchostokes @impossiblepluto @thesammykinz and anyone else who wants to give it a go!
3 notes ⢠Posted 2021-02-15 00:11:39 GMT
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Tagged by Ezra aka @thesorrowoflizards , thanks my dude! "You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. Put your favorite playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs then tag 10 people! no skipping!"
Aiight, let's see.... Probably shouldn't use the one-artist-only playlist huh? đ Let's go with my Lovecore Playlist instead:
1. Cold Hearted (Glee Cast Version)
2. Danse for TrĂŚrne (Dancing for the Trees), Alexander Rybak (lovecore includes all forms of love, actually, including friendship)
3. La Vie En Rose (Single Version), Louis Armstrong
4. You Can't Hurry Love, The Supremes
5. A Winter's Night, KEiiNO
6. Is This Love (2018 Remaster), Whitesnake
7. Once Upon a Dream (from Disney's Sleeping Beauty)
8. I'm a Believer (Soundtrack Version), Smash Mouth
9. Rainbow Connection (from The Muppet Movie)
10. Say You Won't Let Go, James Arthur
My taste is.... Eclectic, shall we say đ the unifying connector though? Lovecore đđ (and violins đť)
Tagging: @parttimetrickster , @beautiful-flutey , @lord-owlsnake , @thesammykinz , @panchostokes , @deanbennyforthewin , @telltaleclerk and anyone else who'd like to do this!
4 notes ⢠Posted 2021-02-21 15:56:26 GMT
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Tumblr Catch Up! Thanks for tagging me @mojsvijet!
Rules: answer the questions and tag the nine people you wanna catch up with!
Last Song I Listened To: technically I'm still listening to it but I've had it on loop for a bit so still counts. It's Looking My Way by Alexander Rybak and Philip Cecil
Last Film? Sonic the Hedgehog. Yes, really. It was fun! Not stellar, but it was good clean fun
Show I'm Watching: ostensibly Macgyver but I haven't actually watched a full episode since last summer soooooo none? None I don't watch tv nearly enough
Book I'm Reading: I haven't read a book in years đ
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I suck at this catch up I'm sorry
Tagging: @panchostokes @thesammykinz @dont-stop-believin-in-klaine @thesorrowoflizards @telltaleclerk @lavendersblues @thethistlegirl @impossiblepluto @deanbennyforthewin @spiritsontheroof please be marginally better at this than I am djsjfkskdkd
5 notes ⢠Posted 2021-01-10 06:55:13 GMT
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#my 2021 tumblr year in review#your tumblr year in review#this was annoying#is there a way to do this for my art blog tho?#im way more curious about that one since i actually make original posts that arent ask games on it
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