#was listening to 2085 and remembered I wanted to post this

[justcoal]

OKAY. So since it’s been over a year since the Maybe Man album was released and I’ve been listening to it recently, I need to talk about it. It is BY FAR my favorite AJR album and I have all the love in the world for it. I love that it almost feels like a love letter to life and the act of discovering yourself. As someone young who doesn’t have any idea where their life is going, I appreciate it. It makes me feel better about not having a good idea of who I am and reminds me that life isn’t a race.

[vxperorchist]

Genshin boys with an S/o who has a dog!

Xiao, Kazuha, Childe, Scaramouche and Albedo x Gn! reader

Theme: Fluff, crack, Who knows!

Word count:2085

Warnings: Cursing, mention of the dog dying in Childe and Scaramouches part 🐱✋

This is not proof read I apologize for any mistakes 😭

Little note by me: This is my apology for not posting for like a year but I'm back! I don't know if any of my old followers remember me but I have like 75 of you and I love you all so hopefully y'all remember me! Anyways I hope you enjoy! 🤩

Xiao

Xiao with a dog is definitely interesting. Before y'all started dating, you owned a dog you loved very dearly. You really didn't know how Xiao would react to it, but you were not giving the dog up.

"Mm. A dog, did you rescue it from the inn?" Xiao stared at you blankly with the look of "Get that shit out of here please and thanks" After a cough from you, you worked up the words of; "Well, I wanted you to meet my dog ____(Whatever you want the dog's name to be)" "Oh? It's yours. I was not aware you had one." He looked at the dog, and then back at you. His face eased up a bit. "Well, the inn allows pets, and I was wondering how you would feel if it started staying with us?" "That's fine. Are you sure it won't be affected by my adeptal energy?" He said dryly. "I don't think it will, but we will find out!" You smiled and walked closer to him. You intertwined your hands and thanked him. He let out a soft smile. "(Dog's name) is a really good dog, You'll love them!" He nodded his head in response, squeezing your hand tighter as the dog watched the two of you.

ANYWAYS. Flash forward a couple months after he accepted the dog, he takes full responsibility over the dog? Your dog? Naw mf it's his now 😈. With you going out on missions, you both took the time to train it to protect you, listen to many commands, stay by your side, and the dog has a very excellent sense of smell. If Xiao isn't there to protect you for a bit, he knows the damn dog will do his job. With that being said you're still his and he is not leaving you alone. He comes to like the dog a lot. Except for when the thing takes up the bed. When you're curled up In bed after a long day, he is looking forward to being with you and watching you sleep peacefully. However the damn furry thing is always next to you. He definitely feels a slight feeling of jealousy.

Kazuha

Kazuha is incredibly fond of pets, they had cats and dogs come and go off the ship all the time. Some of the crew mates even owned birds. When you brought up the topic you had a dog and wanted to bring it on the ship, he wasn't affected by it at all.

"Hey Kazuha?" You alerted your boyfriend who was writing. "What's the matter my dear?" His little names for you always made your heart skip a beat. This little fucker knows what he is doing. "Do you think Beidou will have any issues with me bringing my dog along with us on the ship?" He put his pen down and looked up at you, he made eye contact with you. "I don't believe she would have any issue. I remember you bringing up your dog before. You should ask her, personally I think your dog would be good company." He smiled and kept eye contact with you. Kazuha never broke eye contact. You would always have to.

After you got Beidous permission, (She was happy to bring your dog on board) The dog quickly met everyone, and started living with you and Kazuha in your room on the ship. The crew loved your dog, they gave it treats and made sure it was fed well. Kazuha wasn't bothered to take it on walks whenever he had the chance. It didn't have to be on a leash and it would follow Kazuha around. He liked the dog and its company, he also enjoyed how happy the dog made you!

Childe

Childe actually owned a dog when he was younger, before he joined the fatui. Nowadays he has no time for one. He can't keep the thing in the palace, and he is always busy with work and killing. How could a dog be of any benefit to him? He really does like dogs, but he didn't have the time or the effort to own one.

It had been a long day, your ginger boyfriend had a lot of debt collection, and you wouldn't be surprised if he killed a few people. Perks of dating a harbinger? You knew what he wanted after a long day, and that was either a long hug followed by a nap, or to come home and do something dumb with you. It was getting late, and you decided to walk over to your old house where your dog was. You lived with Childe, and in your old house. You hadn't told your boyfriend about your pet yet, and thought you should just keep it out of the way. You heard footsteps around the house you were located in. You drew your sword and we're ready to kill a bitch. Dating a fatui harbinger came with a lot of consequences, including being attacked and a target of many people. You heard the door swing open, you kicked the person to the ground and had a sword at the flesh of their neck. Guess who it is!! Tartaglia, the one and only! You have him pinned to the floor, about to stab him. With love of course. "OH! Ajax by the gods, what the hell were you thinking." "Well I was thinking I could come into my girlfriend's house without my spine being snapped in half and nearly being stabbed but this is fine you know?" You laughed awkwardly and got off of him. You and him both were surprised at how you knocked this tall bitch to the floor in one clean kick. "Damn, nice kick" He laughed and kissed your forehead, holding his back with a grunt. "Sorry about that, I mean you taught me to do this, don't blame me." "Yeah, I suppose so. However I did not teach you that one hell of a kick." He was going to be nagging you about the kick for ages. Claiming you broke his spine. In the middle of your conversation, your dog growled at the unfamiliar ginger you were kissing and laughing with. "Oh, a dog!" Your boyfriend said excitedly. "That would be my dog dummy." "YOU HAVE A DOG??" He was so happy.

You guys kept the dog, if he was by himself he wouldn't be able to take care of it, however he had you and he loved the dog. He was keeping the damn thing. It has come across many near death experiences but that's alright! It's still living under you and the idiots love and protection!

Scaramouche

To be completely honest, Scaramouche barely knew what a dog was. He didn't really get out of the palace, and if he did he was in inazuma for short amounts of time. He was incredibly familiar with kitsunes and foxes though. He wouldn't care for them, but he would see people feeding them and caring for them all the time. He didn't like having any more responsibility than he already had.

"Hey Scara?" "What is it?" He asked blankly. "I have a small inquiry for you." He looked up from the dresser he was standing at. "What would you think about living with a dog?" He coughed and then looked at you in disgust. He walked over to the chair you were sitting in and leaned over it, not touching you, but it was a small sign of affection when he was close to you. "I don't have any damn time for the thing, I mean you might but it would be difficult." He was being surprisingly nice on the matter. "Aren't they like taking care of kitsunes?" "I think so." You replied. He shrugged his shoulders and kept talking. "It requires a lot of time I don't have, it would probably be killed within days anyways." You coughed awkwardly. He knew something was up. "Well you see-" He rolled his eyes and let you continue. "I own a dog, and I was wondering if it could move In with us? I'm able to take care of it and I don't think it would get in your way." He touched your hair for a moment and then backed away. "I don't really care, it's not my responsibility and if it dies it won't be on me." You nodded and left the house to go retrieve your dog. He grabbed your wrist and spun you around. He kissed your forehead and walked with you. He's a flirt when he wants to be.

After y'all got the dog, things went on per usual, however the Scaramouche grew on the dog and the dog started loving on him. After he got home from work, the dog would wag its tail and want to play with Scaramouche. If you and Scaramouche where to go outside for a walk, Scaramouche would play with the dog for a bit, throwing sticks and balls for it. (Did he try to poison the dog? Yes.) The dog was like a child. He didn't like children. But he respected the dog on how protective it was over you and him sometimes. How it growled and backed up onto you in a protective order if something moved in bushes. He liked that in the dog.

Albedo

Albedo was incredibly fond of dogs. Klee loved them, and they were all around mondstadt. Animals in general were all around mondstadt. He didn't mind animals at all, they didn't bother him. There weren't many animals up in dragonspine to bother him too, so he didn't care too much. He knew how to care for dogs, as Klee had tried to raise one before.

Albedo was working in his lab when you quietly came through the door. Timaeus and Sucrose were in mondstadt handling business, leaving Albedo alone with you. He appreciated the alone time. You waited for him to finish up with his project and waited patiently on the chair. Once he was done he turned around and smiled in your direction, happy to see you. He walked over to you and placed a quick kiss on your lips. "Is everything alright?" He asked, genuinely concerned. The poor boy always thinks something is wrong. "No, everything is fine. I wanted to check in on you." You smiled holding his face. "I do have a question though." He raised his eyebrows, and nodded his head allowing you to proceed with your question. "Sooo, how would you feel about having a dog, specifically my dog, housed with us?" He tilted his head, as you let go of his face and thought to himself for a moment. "I suppose having a dog wouldn't be awful, but we are both busy and away from mondstadt a lot. Would we be able to house a dog here?" "I'm sure we could Bedo, we have basically everything we need here. The dog is really well behaved, so it won't get in your way. It can sleep in our room when we spend the nights here, it should be fine." He smiled and nodded. "That's fine by me, and should be fine by the others, we can go retrieve the dog over the weekend. I'm sure Klee will love to see it." You stood up and kissed him once more. "Thank you." You whispered.

Over the weekend, you snatched the dog and Klee FELL IN LOVE 👏👏. SHE LOVED IT. It was now Albedos dog as well, so it was her dog too! Albedo promised her to bring the dog down from the mountain everytime you guys returned. Back at the mountain the dog loved Albedo (Who wouldn't?) It would love Albedo, and walk with him outside all the time. After a while, Albedo would allow it into the lab, the dog would take naps in the corner while Albedo worked, and he really enjoyed the company when you weren't there.

[knittingknerdy]

Business Partners- Part 1

Prompt/Summary: Your business partner invites himself to your sister’s wedding

Pairing/Characters: Tony Stark x Reader, Natasha, Clint, Coulson, Sam, Steve, Bucky, Scott.  Everybody

Warnings: cursing, drinking, reader is going to be a bit of an idiot later on.  You should work on your communication skills.  ;)

Word Count: 2085

Author’s Note:  I am cutting this down to the wire. But this is my submission for @bionic-buckyb 5000 follower celebration!!!!  I claimed the fake dating AU.  As of posting this, the end isn’t finished.  So I plan on eating pizza at home and try to get it done by the deadline.  (I’m going to come back and tag people)

You sigh before pushing open the door to your office.  If you could call it an office.  You were the assistant to Steve Rogers, one half of the Stark Rogers technology corporation.  Tony Stark oversaw the research and development, while Steve Rogers took those creations and implemented their use.  They were a great team up until a few months ago.

 Steve was on an extended leave of absence.  Steve’s friend, James Barnes, was sick.  Very sick.  And they were both in Wakanda while James was being treated.  You smiled remembering Steve’s face during your last video conference.  He had said that Bucky (an adorable nickname for Barnes) seemed to finally be responding to the treatment.  The look on Steve’s face was the happiest you’d seen him in months.  Even before they left.  

 So Steve’s office sat empty unless you needed something out of it, but you still continued to work from your desk outside of his office.  It felt a bit strange, like holding vigil, but you had stayed even when they offered you a different office.  Before you could sit at the desk, your phone rang.  The caller being the main reason for choosing not to leave.  

 “Thank you for calling Stark Rogers Technology, Mr. Roger’s office.  How may I help you?”  The greeting was automatic at this point, coming out in a rush.  

 “You know it’s me calling and yet every morning you answer like that.”  

 “I like to remind you I actually work here.  I’m not just here to listen to you babble about your latest horrific dating story.”  

 “Ok, but you laughed so hard you cried at the last one.  You can’t enjoy the stories and then insist you don’t want to hear them.”  He paused.  “Why are you answering the phone anyway?  Where is your assistant?”

 “I am the assistant, I don’t need an assistant.  I’m perfectly capable of answering the phone.  And, well, she isn’t here yet.”  

 “Hmmm, that’s odd.  Barton recommended her and Coulson agreed.  Maybe I’ll have to talk with them.”  

 His musing was interrupted by Natasha bursting through the door.  “I’m so sorry I’m late.  Mr. Stark texted me to deliver his coffee and the line was awful and then my card wouldn’t work on the door.  It won’t happen again.”  

 You smiled at her before answering Tony.  “Mr. Stark, you can’t complain that my assistant is late when she was in your office with your coffee.  Which I know you don’t need because I rode up on the elevator with your assistant who had your order.  And quit messing with her passcard access.  Some of us have bosses who expect us to get work done.”  You hung up the phone when all you could hear was his laughing on the other end.  “I’m sorry about that Natasha.  I can’t promise he’ll stop, but it’s honestly good natured.  I can have someone from HR stop by if you’d like to talk to them.”  

 She looked genuinely shocked. “Um, no, thank you.  I’ve honestly had to put up with a lot worse in this line of work.  And they weren’t joking.”  She smiled finally.  “But thank you.”  

 “Great, because as much as it was a genuine offer, it was not something I wanted to deal with today.”  You groaned and ran your hand through your hair.  It was barely 8 am and it was already becoming unruly.  “Speaking of which, do you have those patent files for me?  I need to send the specs and my recommendations to Mr. Rogers.”  You looked at your watch. “In an hour.  This time difference is the worst.”  

 “Yes, right here.  Oh!  And I brought you coffee too.  It’s just black.  I didn’t know what you would want yet.  But I can grab you something else.”  

 You paused halfway around the desk after grabbing the files.  It felt strange to have someone bring you coffee.  You had never really had to do that for Steve, he made his own special blend of tea since he was a bit of a health nut.  To suddenly be in that position made everything feel a bit overwhelming.  

 “Is everything ok?” Natasha asked cautiously.  

 “Yes, sorry.  It’s all a bit surreal.  Black is fine.  I normally take it with two sugars, which I have in my desk.  And don’t feel like you need to get me coffee unless you are getting some for yourself.  And turn in the receipts.  It would be a work expense.”

 Natasha smiled and flashed a small black card. “Coulson gave me one of these.  Told me it was for expenses like that.”  

 “Of course he did.  And make sure to buy yours with that too.  Hopefully it will make up for dealing with Mr. Stark.”  

 Natasha smiled before settling at her desk.  

 __

 You worked straight through the next hour.  Pushing send on your email to Steve before your calendar notified you of your next meeting.  You gathered up a pile of folders and headed to Tony’s office.  

 You offered a small smile to Clint Barton as you opened the door and walked inside Tony’s office.  You paused for a moment before opening the door and looking back out at Clint.  “Where is Mr. Stark?”

 “He isn’t in.”  

 “Like he has a meeting or he’s gone off somewhere?” you asked, already knowing the answer.

 “The second one,” Clint answered.  

 “I’ll wait.”

 “I have no idea how long he’ll be.”  

 You hold up your files.  “I brought reading material.  I can wait.”  

 You make yourself comfortable, but you don’t make it very far in your files before your phone rings.  You look at the screen, hoping it’s Tony, but it’s actually your sister.  

 “Hey, what’s up?” you answer.  

 “Are you sitting down?”  

 “I am.  Did you finally decide to elope?”

 “Um, no.  Scott finally decided on a best man.”

 You feel your heart sink.  “Oh?”

 “It turns out Sam is going to be able to make it after all.”  The line goes quiet for a few seconds.  “Are you ok?”  

 You take a deep breath.  “Of course!”  You try to fake the cheer in your voice.  “It’s been years.”  

 You hear your sister breathe a sigh of relief.  “Oh thank goodness.  I was so worried.  I promise I’ll make this up to you.  You are the best.”  

 You force yourself to smile through her platitudes and the promise of a great time at her wedding.  When you hang up, you groan and lay your head down on Tony’s desk.  

 You didn’t notice the door opening.  “Meeting with me isn’t that bad.”  

 You sit up suddenly.  “Oh, Mr. Stark.  I didn’t hear you come in.”

 “Everything ok?”

 “My sister is getting married.”  

 “Now, I’m an only child, but I was lead to believe this sort of thing was a happy occasion.”  Tony casually leans on the front of his desk.  

 “It is.”

 “Is the guy awful?  I’m rich enough.  I’m sure I could have him killed.”

 “What? No! Scott is amazing.  It’s his best man.”  

 “Did he break your heart?”

 You looked surprised.  “Actually, yes.”  

 It was Tony’s turn to look surprised.  “Really?  You don’t seem like the type.  Your escapades are almost as legendary as mine.”  

 You scowl at Tony.  “A. That’s not true.  B.  He’s the reason why.”  You sigh.  “I will have to spend the whole wedding weekend trying to convince everyone I’m happy with my life.  Which I am.  And that I’m over Sam.  Which I also am.”

 The two of you fall silent as you finish your rant.  You shuffle the files on your lap and pull out the one you need to discuss.

 “Anyway,” you start.

 “Take me with you.”  Tony interrupts.

 “What?”

 “To the wedding.  They’ll be so distracted by me, they won’t notice you.”  

 “Well, first we need to do something about that ego of yours.  And no, that isn’t happening.  I can’t just show up to my sister’s wedding with my boss in tow.”  

 “I’m not technically your boss.”  

 “Of course you aren’t.  Which is why I call you Mr. Stark,” you snap back.

 He leans down closer to you. “No, you call me Mr. Stark because I like hearing you call me Mr. Stark.”  He bites his lower lip before smirking at you.  “It makes me all tingly.”  

 You glare at him in return.  “I will call HR.”  

 “Fine!“ Tony throws up his arms and moves around his desk to sit.  “What did you need to talk to me about?”

 “I have the files you sent.  I’m returning them with the notes Mr. Rogers and I made.”

 “So this was a meeting that could have been an email.”  

 “Also,” you draw the word out,  “We have a video conference with Mr. Rogers on Thursday.  He has made it very clear you need to be there.  No excuses.  No running off.  Please.”  

 “Of course.  I wouldn’t dream of missing it.”  Tony smiles suspiciously.  “Now, out!  Don’t you have work to do.”  

 You roll your eyes as he shoos you out of his office.  

 --

 The conference call was set for 9 pm on Thursday.  Clint was supposed to call you if Tony tried to leave the building.  And you felt bad about keeping him so late to baby sit his boss.  So far it had been silent, but you didn’t put it past Tony to sneak out.  Not that he made it a point to miss these meetings.  But it was rare Steve asked for the two of you to be there.  And Tony tends to be focused on his research and gets a bit distracted.  Lots of things distract him.  

 Which is why you were floored when he was in the conference room before you.

 “You’re here,” you say with surprise.  “Not just here, you’re early.”

 “You said this was important.”  

 “This is literally the first time you have listened to me when I’ve told you that.”

 “First time for everything.”  Tony smirks at you as the conference line begins to ring.  

 You press the button to connect and smile when you see Steve on the screen.  “Hello, Mr. Rogers.”  

 “Hi.  Thank you both for taking this call.  I have a few things to cover, so I thought we would get straight to it.”  Steve starts.  

 You nod and look at Tony.  He is sitting there smiling at you like he just got away with something.  You squint at him suspiciously but turn back to Steve.  

 “So, Bucky is doing great.  The doctors are thrilled with his progress.  But they can’t guarantee that he won’t need more treatment in the future.  Also, we love Wakanda.  We’ve made a home here.  So we’ve decided to stay.  Permanently.”  

 You try to school your face into something neutral.  While you’ve managed the past few months, it has been difficult.  Just getting an approval required nearly a full day of waiting.  

 Steve continues with a soft smile.  “Which is why I’ve decided to retire and promote you to COO, Y/N.”  

 There was no chance to keep your face neutral with that announcement.  

 “What?”  

 “It’s too difficult to keep this up.  You’ve pretty much been running my division for months now.”

 “But you make the final approvals,” you interject.

 “Completely following your recommendations.  I’ve agreed with all of your decisions.  I know I can trust you with this.”  

 You finally turn to Tony, thinking to see your shock mirrored on his face.  What you see is just an even bigger smile than the one he sported earlier.  He knew.  He knew what this meeting was about.  The bastard.  

 It finally sinks in that the both of them are waiting for an answer from  you.  “Can I have time to decide?”

 “Of course.  It’s a big decision to make on the spot.  I’d be a little disappointed if you said yes immediately.”  Steve said.

 “I wouldn’t.”

 “Tony,” Steve chastised.  “I’ll let the two of you get home.  Thank you for meeting with me.”  

 When the video call ended, you sat there trying to process what had just happened.  Steve was right.  He had agreed with all of your recommendations and suggestions.  It had started with just a few reports, but after a while, he wanted your input on everything before you sent it to him.  

 Tony spoke quietly, shaking you from your stupor.  “Why don’t you take tomorrow off?  Think about your decision.”  You nodded.  “If it helps any, I fully support this idea.”

 You’re still a bit bewildered as the two of you leave the conference room.