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heyyyyyy if u didnât notice Iâve been thinking about the tadc puppeteer au a lot haaaaaaaa
#im sorry itâs just#i canât stop thinking about it#like what if gangle doesnât just start out possessing Jax every day?#what if after the first time she just starts doing it randomly no matter what Jax does?#what if she starts threatening Jax to not ask for help?#what if the tadc crew minus Jax and gangle obvs start out thinking itâs a slightly creepy but mostly harmless way to get back at Jax?#what if they donât listen when he shows just how violated he feels cause âitâs Jax and heâs just embarrassed from getting his karmaâ#and they slowly learn how wrong they were?#what if Jax starts locking himself in his room so she canât get to him as everyone gets more concerned & gangle gets even more exited?#what if gangle lies to the tadc crew that sheâs just moving jaxâs sleeping body and not actually possessing him?#what if Jax tries to weaponize this by taking revenge on her in front of everyone so she cant posses him without revealing her secret?#what if it backfires?#what if gangle decides to take control of him anyway?#and he just removed his only security from her?#what if I cried?#puppeteer au#tadc au#tadc art#tadc fanart#anyway I hope my tags donât disappear
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bf!megumiŕ¨ŕ§
megumi being a cute lil lover boy
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who meets you through yuji, heâs ranting about his long time bestfriend that he had unfortunately lost contact with and how you had just randomly messaged him, asking to reconcile.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who notices that youâre hanging around the trio more often than not. he gets used to your presence as much as yuji and kugisaki does.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who finds himself taking a liking to you. a liking thatâs deeper than just friends.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who finds himself buying everything for you. you're hungry? heâs paying. you're sick? don't worry he's already at the store buying you medicine. you're cold? what size are you in hoodies again? you just ran out of your favorite perfume? megumi has the website open, already pressing buy now.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who outrights denies that he has a crush on you when yuji asks even though the tips of his ears are flushed. he denies it to gojo (who drove him there)when he asks even though he's in the store buying you menstruation supplies because you ran out and didn't realize until after you started."aren't friends supposed to help each other?" he responds while adding two packs of chocolate (share size) to the cart.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who begins spending more time with you outside of the trio. he enjoys your company a lot, he realizes.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who feels his heart thump wildly in his chest every time you snort or laugh at something he says.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who allows you to lay your head on his shoulder whenever the four of you watch a movie together.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who insists to yuji and kugisaki that he has to be around you at all times due to your nonexistent knowledge about curses. what if one sneaks you while you're walking home alone at night?!
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who blushes whenever you compliment him.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who pretends he hates receiving hugs but finds himself opening his arms for you whenever you initiate one.(yuji tries to hug him also and doesn't receive the same treatment).
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who willingly shares his food with you no matter what he's eating.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who shares his music playlist with you when admit that you like a specific song you heard him listening to.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who spends hours researching hello kitty lore and characters just so he can having something mutual to talk to you about.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who downloads roblox for you. (he gets upset whenever you laugh at him for being a bacon.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who lets you use his gaming pc (gojo gifted him a crazy expensive one for christmas) to play the sims 4.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who responds to your messages in seconds (if possible) whenever you text him.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who finds himself growing jealous when he sees you and yuji hug for a second too long. you guys have never hugged for that long, are you guys in some secret relationship?!
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who can't help but asks yuji if you guys are dating. yuji responds with a loud laugh, he laughs for a looooong time too. "of course not! she's someone i consider a sister." he assures him, "though, she has been talking about some guy that's been trying to get with her for weeks now." he comments mindlessly.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who uses yuji's words as motivation. he runs to your dorm and bangs on your door. the second you open it, he immediately crashes his lips onto yours.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who stammers as he confesses to you, he keeps eye contact with you as he spills out every emotion he's been feeling for you lately. he finishes his confession off by asking the big question, "can i be your boyfriend?"
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who sighs in relief when you say yes and admit that you've felt the same for him since you've first met him.
bf!megumi ŕ¨ŕ§ who silently promises to both you and himself that he'll do everything in his power to make you happy unconditionally.
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pairing: joel miller x webcam model!f!reader
genre: no outbreak AU, explicit smut, minors dni
word count: 9k
summary: Joel, only now starting to feel the impending sense of loneliness, decides to listen to Tommy and sign up on an online streaming service called Ravish.
warnings: joel is bi in this, sex toys, paddles, nipple clamps, pillow humping, self-spanking, female/male masturbation, piv, dirty talking, possesive!joel, cum eating, oral (female receiving), size kink
additional warning: alright so there is a short moment in this where reader smacks herself with a paddle that has a heart-shaped hole and gets a heart mark on her skin, I don't use any descriptions (like calling it red or pink etc) but I'm also not oblivious enough to think everyone would get a mark when getting spanked so I wanted to let you know in case that would put you off and wouldn't want to read and that's completely fine!
a/n: this definitely ended up being longer then it needed it to be bfgbfg I want to take the anon who requested this, and the rest of you who chimed in and voted on the polls. I hope you all enjoy đ oh, also a special thanks to @missredherring who gave the idea of a more in-depth reason as to why Joel likes honeysuckle flowers đ
edit!!! this has more than one part now! click here for the masterlist
Joel was lonely.Â
He hadnât really thought about it until Sarah went off to college.Â
Since the day she was born, he had one thing and one thing on his mind onlyâto give his little girl everything that he could and make her happy. The rest didnât concern him. He didnât really care about dating, he didnât have the time to think about how lonely he was. He had been on a couple of dates, all of which were initiated by Sarah as she entered her teenage years, pleading with him to go out and have a life.
But now that she was gone, studying what she always wanted to study and being happy, the emptiness began to spread like a nasty infection. Every creak and groan of the house sounded like mockery to him. He started keeping the TV open all night, most of the time falling asleep, only to wake up in the middle of the night startled by sudden shouts from a randomly playing film or show. He hated it. This wasnât how Joel imagined his golden years to be like.Â
Maybe thatâs why he decided to use the damn website. Ravish. Heâd heard it from Tommy first âwhich was an uncomfortable conversation as one could imagineâ and after that, he kept on hearing the name.Â
RavishÂ
RavishÂ
RavishÂ
It was like a shitty pop song, stuck between his teeth like toffee, impossible to get rid of. The name made a home in his brain, making its presence known whenever he was doing anything, no matter how mundane the task was.Â
Ultimately, he gave in. What was the worst that could happen?Â
Joel groans. He stares at the screen with his brows drawn tightly together, the text cursor blinking as it waits for him to type out a username. Itâs been almost ten minutes. A brief thought of asking Tommy passes through his mind but he quickly pushes the thought away and leans over the keyboard.Â
JMiller. That should be alright. He doesnât need anything fancy, and J can be any name. It can be Jack, Jacob, Jonathan, John, Jeremy. There are a bunch. Besides, Miller is a pretty common last name, so if someone asks if he's JMiller, he can just deny it. Not that anyone would. Everyone would be too busy jerking off to pretty people. The last thought anyone would have would be of him.Â
He quickly decides on his password and heâs immediately overwhelmed. There are too many things happening at once. His eyes widen, heart beating a bit too fast as he moves his mouse around. In the corner, thereâs a little pop-up begging for his attention, and on the screen, there are multiple thumbnails of women and men. When he drags his mouse over a thumbnail it starts moving and he jumps.Â
âHoly hell,â he mutters. âIâm in way over my head.âÂ
Joel gets up to pour himself a glass of whiskey. After that, he sits on the couch again and takes three deep breaths. The ice clicks together as he takes a swig, the amber liquid pleasantly burning as it goes down his throat. He looks around some more, looking for the profiles that pique his interest the most.Â
While he scrolls, he sees one of a man with the username NicolasCageFreak, which he finds odd, but the man is pleasing to the eye with soft brown curls and natural honey highlights in between. The man has a small bullet vibrator pressed against his hard length, a cock ring at the base of it. Joel presses like and saves it for later.Â
Joel has to remind himself a couple of times that the people who stream canât actually see him. The more he scrolls the more relaxed he feels. Thereâs a woman with pretty green eyes he saves for later and another man with the username CammingBravo. He has his face hidden, Joel can see the red ribbon circling the back of his head as he bends over, granting the viewers a delicious sight of his ass that has a shiny buttplug.Â
Liked! Added to your queue for later.
Until now Joel was fairly certain he was straight, sometimes heâd get the occasional same-sex dream but he figured everyone did at some point in their lives. Heâs not so sure anymore.Â
Some more scrolling and Joel starts getting restless. His cock strains against his sweatpants, aching for his rough touch. He takes a deep breath. The next live stream he sees that he likes heâll click and that will be that. Heâs starting to get worked up and, unlike NicolasCageFreak, heâs not a fan of edging himself.Â
Then he sees her. A woman wearing a delicate chain vest with rhinestones that sparkle whenever she moves. His eyes flit to the username; Honeysuckle. He loves that flower, he has many memories of picking them with Tommy and sucking the sweet nectar hidden inside. He wonders if she tastes just as sweet.Â
Not one to break a promise to himself, Joel clicks on the thumbnail. His eyes are instantly drawn to the live chat. There are so many people asking her to do something all at onceâJesus Christ. There are also a couple of them just chatting as if they were friends with her. He sees that everyone calls her Honey, which is fitting and a bit on the nose, he thinks.Â
Noticing that he has the stream muted, Joel unmutes it, a pleasant tingle running down his spine as soon as her voice comes through the speakers of his laptop.Â
âWow, Eric47 Iâm so happy you got that promotion!âÂ
âDonât worry everyone, Iâve been thinking naughty thoughts all day and Iâm ready to put on a show.âÂ
âPatience everyone.âÂ
âThank you for buying a private chat, SarahBelieves! I canât wait to be your good girl. . .âÂ
Joel is too focused on her tone, the smooth lilt of her voice, to hear the words sheâs saying. The only thing his ears pick up on is the words private and chat. He wasnât aware you could buy some extra time with the streamers. He loves thatâ
He shakes his head. Loves? Is he already planning on paying? At the thought, his cock twitches with interest, his reserve quickly crumbling to the floor.Â
Joel decides to focus on the stream first. He can decide later on if he wants a private session or not. He cups himself through the soft fabric of his sweatpants, groaning as a spike of relief shoots through him. His eyes are glued to the screen. Honeyâs hard nipples poke through the chains, her hands delicately kneading the tender mounds as she rises slightly by lifting herself onto her knees. Sheâs on a bed, wearing black panties and a matching garter. Joelâs mouth waters. The things he would do to her. . .Â
His tongue pokes from between his lips, soft tendon moving with muscle memory as he thinks of eating her sweet cunt out.Â
âToday my sweet bees,â she addresses them. âI was thinking of fucking myself with the biggest dildo Iâve got, how does that sound?âÂ
Joelâs eyes drift to the chat. Everyone seems to be cheering and asking her to show them how much she can take. Thereâs also a bunch of them calling her their favorite size queen. She chuckles.Â
âI love all dicks, in any shape or form,â she purrs. âIâm just in the mood for a bit of pain.âÂ
Pain. That captures Joelâs attention. It makes him curious about all the other things she might be into. Perhaps she enjoys getting spanked, or she would enjoy the feeling of someone dragging their nails down her pretty back. He wants to know. He wants his imaginary scenarios to be as accurate as possible.Â
Heâs about to pull out his cock when he hears her voice again.Â
âI do have one question though,â she says innocently. âShould I keep these pretty black panties on or off?â she grins into the camera, her eyes shining with mirth. âLetâs see those answers, my bees.âÂ
What do you want? Joel wants to ask. But this isnât that kind of scenario so he thinks. The answers come flying in, thereâs a fifty-fifty ratio. Joelâs mind blanks for a moment, the corners of his lips twitching. He wants her to keep them on. He likes the idea of her sliding them to the side and fucking herself deep, it feels more animalistic, more raw. He enjoys the idea of claiming someone, a curiosity he hasnât yet fully explored yet.Â
He types exactly that. His wording and grammar a bit too neat compared to the rest, but he gives Honey his answer. He wants her to keep it on. Maybe play with herself some more until the fabric is basically see-through, then she can fuck herself with the biggest cock sheâs got.Â
Joel watches intently as her eyes go over the live chat, there are so many answers coming in, he doubts sheâll see his comment. Still, he likes to believe sheâll see it.Â
Honeyâs eyes still briefly, hunger swirling in them as a canine sinks into her bottom lip. Her smile is bashful and shy, much different than the character sheâs playing. Her eyes move back to the camera. Joel watches her breasts as her chest heaves, nipples grazing against the cool metal.Â
âWell, well, JMiller. . . you certainly have a mouth on you,â she tuts and Joelâs eyes go wide. The satisfaction he feels leads to goosebumps coursing over his burning skin, being noticed. . . itâs surprisingly thrilling. âAre you new? I havenât seen your handle before.âÂ
Joel swallows, his hands shaking as he types in a quick âyeaâ, Honey smiles, âWelcome to the hive then, baby. Keep the comments up,â she sighs, cupping both her tits. âI love a man who knows how to dirty talk.âÂ
A knot forms in his throat, his skin tight. He wasnât expecting to be this affected. Now he understands why so many people enjoy live streams. They donât see you, not actually, but still, it almost fills the void. Almost. Heâs excited now, eager to type in more of his thoughts, eager to hear her answer him. Joel pulls out his cock, the waistband of his sweats hugging his thighs. He gives himself a firm tug, his spine straightening at the burn gathering in his lower stomach. It feels fucking good.Â
âSince itâs Jâs first time, and because he got me all hot and bothered, why not leave the panties on for this time?â Honey says. Joel observes the chat, there are a lot of congratulatory messages addressed to him, welcoming him. He doesnât care. âYou want to see these panties soaked, huh? You guys know how much I love making a mess.âÂ
Honey shimmies back, revealing more of her bare legs. She spreads them for the camera, the soft sound of delicate metal filling the air whenever she moves. Her fingers start to move lazily over her clothed clit, her head falls. Joel can see a subtle dark patch growing, his own hand starting to move slowly up and down his throbbing cock. A drop of precum dribbles down, easing the glide of his rough palm. She doesnât look at the chat as frequently as she did before, too focused on her pleasure. Her glossy lips part and her eyes scrunch up. Her moans are loud and breathy, signs that she lives alone.Â
Joel doesnât think as he fists himself. Normally when watching porn he would think; he would think of a scenario, or what he would be doing differently, or the things he would want to do. This is different. Heâs just watching, inhaling whatâs being given to him. He sucks a sharp breath, his hand moving faster, the side of his fist smacking against his pelvis, dark curls damp under his palm.Â
âFuck,â Honey moans, eyes peering toward the screen. Her fingers move faster, her hips grinding to meet the graze of her palm. Joel groans, his eyes rolling back into his skull. âI think Iâm going to come,â he breathes out. âShould I?âÂ
Joel doesnât bother with typing until he hears his alias.Â
âJMiller, since youâre new the decision is yours. Should I? P-Please answer,â she sounds desperate, her hips rutting the air as she presses her fingers hard against her clit. âO-Or do you want me to come on your cock?���Â
Joelâs hips stutter, filling the tightness of his fist, âFuckinâ hell.âÂ
With sticky fingers he types his answer, telling her that she should come with his cock deep inside her. Joel also adds that he wants to hear her, telling her to be loud.Â
âO-Okay,â she whines, almost tearful as she reaches to grab her dildo off-screen. Joel canât help the grin that makes its way across his face. He types again, telling her not to cry and that sheâll be coming soon enough. When he presses enter, he notices that his name is highlighted in dark orange. âYouâre kind of an asshole,â she answers playfully. âI like that.âÂ
You're the buzzing heartbeat of Honeysuckleâs live stream! You are picked by the streamer as the treasured Drone Bee, your unwavering loyalty and vibrant energy create an electrifying atmosphere. Your presence is a key ingredient in making the honey even sweeter!Â
A growl echoes in his throat when Honey shows the camera the dildo she had picked out. She wasnât kidding when she said it was her biggest. Itâs bigger than his own dick, and Joel is by no means a small man. He squeezes his cock and looks down, with a sudden need growing in his chest, he purses his lips and lets a long trail of saliva drip between his lips. He shudders when it reaches the head of his cock. He swipes his palm over it and continues to stroke himself, he wants to come.Â
He wants them to come at the same time.Â
Honey pushes the dildo in slowly, giving her viewers a clear sight of whatâs happening. The toy stretches her wide, the ache of it pulling a gasp from her pretty lips. Joel breathes heavily, his nostrils flaring as his hand speeds up.Â
Oh, how he would love to be the one fucking slowly into her, to hear those little gasps coming from her in person rather than his shitty speakers. He holds his breath. Itâs buried fully inside of her now. She slowly looks down, her eyes looking directly into the camera.Â
âI hope the view down there is good,â she says with a smirk. Joel doesnât type anything. He focuses on the way his cock drools for her, aches to be buried in her cunt. Honey pulls out the toy until itâs only the tip thatâs inside and then shoves it all in one smooth thrust. She cries out, her voice unfiltered. Joelâs stomach jumps at the sound, his pupils dilating like a wolf seeing its prey for the first time.Â
She fucks herself hard, whimpering and crying out every time she fuck herself deep. Joel sees the way the plastic surface shines with her slick, he bets she tastes fucking sweet.Â
He knows sheâs close when her thighs begin to shakeâhe also knows thanks to the live chat going completely berserk, cheering her on and telling her to squirt. Joel, despite her own release close enough that he can taste it, rolls his eyes.Â
âThis one is for you JMiller,â she whimpers and Joelâs eyes go wide, his cock pulsing in his wet fist. âHope youâre gonna fall down the edge with me, big guy.â Â
Joel doesnât realize heâs holding his breath until sheâs comingâshe does so with a loud moan, her cunt fluttering around the large cock. Her head falls back completely, giving a clear view of her heaving chest, nipples fully erect under the see-through armor.Â
His fall from grace is less pretty. He lets out a grunt, his hips fucking into his hand helplessly as come spurts from the slit, itâs almost painful. His heart beats aggressively while he tries hard to keep his focus on the screen, he doesnât want to miss anything. Joel makes a mess of himself and his surroundings, the rug underneath his socked feet stained with his release.Â
 Joelâs cock stops throbbing and with a pleased sigh, his shoulders drop.Â
âThat felt fuckinâ goood,â he groans, staring blankly at the ongoing live stream. Vaguely he notices Honey pulling the toy out, an equally fucked out expression on her face. The live chat is still going wild, he manages to lean over and type in one last sentence before going offline.Â
Good girl.Â
Joel is a weak weak man.Â
Watching Honey quickly became a routine for him. She would start streaming around the same time he would come back from work and it was the perfect way to let off some steam. Tommy had asked if he checked out Ravish, to which Joel promptly said no. He didnât need his baby brother making fun of him.Â
Besides, some primal part of him didnât want Tommy to know about Honey. Itâs an odd thought, he realizes, since sheâs enjoyed by many many people. Still, he didnât have an explanation for what he was feeling.Â
Once she had brought in a guest, and his body had immediately rejected it. He was ready to close the stream and head to the bathroom for a quick showerâhowever, he stopped when he noticed who the guest was; CammingBravo. Another streamer who had caught Joelâs attention when he was scrolling through the endless amount of entertainers for the first time. He watched Honey eat out his tight little asshole, then he watched Bravo fuck her senseless, making her soak the sheets.Â
Joel never came that hard in his life beforeâ It was exhilarating. He tipped handsomely that night and Honey mentioned how JMiller was one of her best viewers. Bravoâs smile, which was surprisingly kind, was infectious.Â
He would be lying if he said his chest didnât puff up a little.Â
And, of course, he ended up buying a private chat with her after that. He just had to. It would just be this one time, he told himself, just one hour without the live chat. Just him and her.Â
He turns on the laptop, already knowing that heâs kidding himself. Thereâs no way this will be a one-time thing. Heâs too. . . smitten to leave it with one private chat.Â
Maybe he can limit himself to once a month. That seems reasonable.Â
The familiar website of Ravish loads and he clicks on the little gray person in the corner. He finds the section thatâs titled âprivate chatsâ and clicks. Her username, Honeysuckle, pops up. On the screen, it says sheâll be with him shortly.Â
A minute later the screen goes black and her face comes into view. Sheâs wearing a pink see-through bra with strawberries on it, Honeyâs smile is bright as she looks into the camera. Â
âHi there J!â she greets him, his stomach warms at the sound of her voice. âThis is your first time doing a live chat right?âÂ
He nods absent-mindedly while typing. Honey reads his answer and gives him an empathetic look.Â
âOkay, so you donât have to show your faceâobviouslyâbut if you want you can click the tiny microphone in the corner and talk to me directly. But if thatâs also too much you can continue to type what you want me to do.âÂ
Joelâs eyebrows raise. Talk to her. . . with his actual voice? The thought both excites and sends cold fear down his spine. What would he even say? What if she doesnât like the sound of his voice?Â
âAre you there?â her voice comes through. âIs everything alright?âÂ
His fingers tense and rigid, Joel types in the questions that swirl in his head. Luckily the questions sound cheeky without any tone indicators so Honey smiles, her eyes narrowing while her lips curl seductively.Â
âYou can say anything you want, big boy,â she licks her lips. âAnd donât worry about your voice, Iâm yours for the hour. You might as well have the most shrill voice in the world, I would still tell you how sexy you sound.âÂ
You always call me that. Why? . . . Also, it doesnât make me feel any better when you say youâll tell me how good I sound regardless but I get what you mean.Â
Joel aggressively chews the smooth inside of his cheek. Honey reads his messages, a grin stretching across her beautiful face, âLetâs just say streamerâs intuition,â she winks. âAs for the other thing, I mean that you donât need to worry. I doubt you have the most shrill voice in the world.â she thinks over her words before adding. âOf course, itâs up to you. If you donât want to use voice chat thatâs completely fine.âÂ
 Joel sighs, his curser hovering over the tiny microphone. Closing his eyes, he clicks.Â
âCanâCan you hear me?âÂ
Her eyes sparkle.Â
âCrystal clear,â she answers with a wide smile. âYou sound hot.âÂ
She sounds genuinely impressed. Joel canât help but chuckle with the shake of his head. âDonât sound so surprised but thanks, I think?âÂ
âOh itâs definitely a compliment,â she says rolling her tongue. âIs there anything you want me to call you or should I just call you J?âÂ
Thereâs a brief moment where he thinks of just telling her his name but he bites his tongue at the very last moment. His heart does a little jump when he answers, âYou can call me. . . sir.âÂ
âUnderstood, sir,â she repeats, her voice dripping with lust. A shudder crawls up his spine and he has to brace himself by holding his knees. âThere is also a matter of safewords, I donât do everything as Iâm sure you donât as well. Red is for stop, yellow is for slow down and green is for go. I think thatâs the simplest one but if you want to use a different word Iâm okay with that.âÂ
Joel blinks before answering, âUh, yeah sounds good.âÂ
âAlso the website doesnât allow screen recordingsâwhich I appreciateâ so you canât film these sessions in any way. Iâm just letting you know because no one reads the terms of service and one client was very unhappy when he got a cease and desist.â
âI. . . okay, I wouldnât even think of it.âÂ
She smiles and Joelâs heart feels a bit lighter, âGood,â with the rules established, a sense of relaxation washed over both of them. âSo, do you have anything planned for me?âÂ
Joel clears his throat as a warning and her eyes glimmer with amusement.Â
âSorry,â she breathes heavily. âDid you have anything planned for me, sir?âÂ
âWould you laugh if I said no?âÂ
âSir, I would never laugh at you,â she pouts, brows turning upward. Momentarily she looks off screen and when her eyes find the lens again she smiles giddily. âWould you want me to show you the toys I think youâll like?âÂ
Joel smiles at how genuinely excited she sounds, itâs hard to remind himself that this is all an act and that this is her job. He wants this to be real. He wants her to actually be excited to show him all the things she wants him to use.Â
âSure thing, sweetheart,â he answers not missing the way her lips part with a soft gasp. âShow me what you got.âÂ
Honey shows him a handful of her toys. She has a lot. Dildos of various sizes, vibrators, nipple clamps, kegel balls, anal plugs, anal beads, floggers, collars, paddles. . . she might as well have an entire sex shop in her room. Joel takes mental notes of all of them to use during their next sessions. Â
âAnything that you like, sir?âÂ
âThe paddle,â he murmurs, feeling a bit flustered now that theyâre actually getting into it. âThe one with the heart-shaped hole and. . . the nipple clampsââÂ
âThe heart-shaped ones?âÂ
Joel swallows thickly, âYâYeah.âÂ
âNo need to be shy, sir,â she grins. âItâs only you and me.â Honey picks out the toys Joel requested and raises an eyebrow while her gaze searches the pile. âSo, no dildos? Or vibrators?âÂ
âI . . . had somethinâ else in mind, if thatâs alright.âÂ
âOhhhh, a mystery,â she purrs, winking into the camera. âI love it, sir.âÂ
Honey is slow to rid herself of her bra, sliding one arm out and then the other before moving both hands to the back to unclasp herself free of the dainty fabric. Her chest nears the camera, giving him a full view of her fully erect nipples. Joelâs breathing grows heavier by the second. He can feel his cock stiffen, pleasure stirring in his gut. He quickly kicks off his shorts, leaving himself bare on the couch as he watches her secure the clamps over each nipple. She lets out a tiny sigh of bliss, pulling her arms back and planting her palms firmly against the mattress, she shows her newly decorated nipples.Â
Joel groans and wraps his hand around his cock. She does a little wiggle, the soft sound of bells making his cock twitch.Â
âAre you touching yourself, sir?âÂ
âYea.âÂ
âGood, I want to hear you get off,â she quickly adds. âSir.âÂ
âYouâre gonna be the death of me, sweet thing,â his eyes flutter closed as his fist moves down, and he opens them back up after giving himself a firm squeeze. âTurn around,â he grunts. âAnd donât forget the paddle.âÂ
She does as sheâs told, which in return gives Joel an immense sense of control and satisfaction. Precome drips down his length, he uses it to lube himself further, paying extra attention to be loud for her. Just like she wanted.Â
His eyes follow the movement of the paddle, she drags it over the right cheek of her ass, caressing her skin. Her panties disappear between the crease of her gorgeous ass, leaving little to the imagination. âIs this okay, sir?â she asks, her voice thick. âAm I being a good girl?âÂ
Goosebumps rise over his skin. Heâd called her, wrote to her, good girl after every streamâhis smirk is laced with something dark when he realizes that she mustâve enjoyed it.Â
âYouâre being very good,â he answers. âNow hit yourself with it, I want to see a heart tattooed on that pretty flesh of yours.âÂ
âSouthern man into branding, why am I not surprised?â she purrs and lifts her ass closer the camera. âYou like seeing your pretty girl all marked up by her owner?âÂ
Fuck.Â
âDonât get full of yourself,â he orders, adding a bit more venomous tone to his voice. Honey stills, and briefly Joel worries heâd overstep. He stops breathing, not wanting to miss even the smallest hint of the safeword.Â
But then she shudders, hitting herself lightly with the paddle. âHowâs this, sir?â she says, her lilt indicating that sheâs highly aware it isnât enough.Â
âHarder.âÂ
She spanks herself harder, her body jolting. Joel can hear the bells. He circles the head of his cock with the pad of his thumb, groaning as he makes himself more comfortable on the couch.Â
âSweetheart, I donât think youâre listeninâ,â he inhales slowly, enjoying the way her muscles tense. âI want to see those hearts on your skin. I thought this was supposed to be a show.âÂ
âY-Yes, sir.âÂ
He loves how breathy her voice has gotten. Heat licks the base of his spine, his cock begging for release.Â
She raises the paddle, smacking her plump meat much harder than before. Her asscheek ripples and Joel can finally see a faint trace of a shape. But itâs not clear enough to be a decent heart. âAgain,â he orders.Â
It takes about six to nine times before the heart takes shape on her skin. Sheâs whimpering, tremors moving up and down her body as she fights the urge to collapse. She loves seeing his mark there, she mightâve placed herself, but it was his doing and he revels in it.Â
âGood,â he says, swallowing thickly. âGood fuckinâ girl. Lookinâ so pretty for me.âÂ
âS-Sir,â she mutters. Joel doesnât know what to expect until her hand comes between her legs, sliding the thin line of her panties to the side. Her cunt is a sopping mess. Joel leans further towards the screen, his tongue licking the roof of his mouth. âDo you see how wet I am? P-Please, I want to comeâCan I, sir?âÂ
âFuck, âcourse you can,â his neck feels warm, burning almost. âTurn around, grab one of them pillows behind you.âÂ
âP-Pillow?âÂ
She sounds dazed, Joel almost feels bad for her, almost. âYes sweetheart, pillow,â he coos. âI want you to grind that pretty cunt against it. . . honey.âÂ
âShit, say that again.âÂ
âHoney,â he groans again, his hips thrusting into the air, burying himself deep into his fist. His voice drops further as he begins to chant, âHoney, honey, honey, honeyââÂ
She visibly clenches at that, her entire body tight with arousal. With shaky hands, she brings the pillow between her thighs, straddling the soft cushion. Her head falls back as she gives it an experimental roll of her hips, Joelâs breath catches in his throat. She looks delectable. Her hands come up to her chest and tugs at the clamps, she jumps, a wanton moan echoing from the back of her throat.Â
âYouâre so worked up arenât you?â Joel continues as she grinds herself further down, leaving a wet, darkened patch behind. Heâs preaching to the choir. His own arousal drooling over his knuckles. He closes his eyes, allowing his mouth to roam free. âStuff three fingers in your mouth, want you to choke darlinâ.âÂ
With a whine, she nods and pushes three fingers between her lips. Joel smirks, âIt ainât nearly enough but at least you can get a feelinâ of how much my cock would stretch those pretty lips, honey,â he rasps. She shudders, her hips moving wildly over the pillow. âYou love havinâ your mouth full donât you?âÂ
âYesh, sur,â she moans around her own fingers, she move acutely, and with every jerk of her hips, Joel can see her throbbing clit. Heâs teetering on the edge of his release, heat pools between his legs, his balls go tight.Â
âIâm gonna come, honey,â he groans, his tight shaking. âCome with me, show me how wet your get that pillow.âÂ
With a hint of mischief in her eyes, she loudly gulps around her fingers, giving Joel a clear few of her cunt before rolling her hips down against the smooth surface. His eyes go wide and before his brain can register the coil snapping, he spills over his hand. Heavy strings of come dripping down his hard throbbing length. He makes a choked sound as he tries to breathe in and out at the same time. Honey pulls out her fingers from her mouth and grins, her hands drop in front of her and she bounces up and down, mimicking the way she would ride him.Â
The action manages to squeeze one last rope of come from him, his lungs collapse, his body burning. She comes right after, her thighs squeezing around each side of the pillow before gushing around it. Joel can see the shine as she continues to grind her hips.Â
âShow me,â he pants, his next words quickly shifting into a growl. âShow it to me.âÂ
Licking her lips, Honey pulls the pillow from between her legs and shows it to him. His cock twitches with interest. âWanna taste you,â he says without thinking.Â
âSadly technology hasnât improved that much yet,â she answers. âBut Iâll tell you this much,â she leans in and flattens her tongue against the soaked fabric. Joelâs jaw tightens, his molars digging together painfully. She moans. âI taste sweet. Like honey.âÂ
You hate visiting home.Â
You hate the heat, the crowd, staying at a home where youâre still treated like a child when you havenât been one for a long long time. But you didn't really have a choice when your dad hurt his leg, which meant that you had to help around with the tiny bookshop your family owned. It was a miracle that it was still standing, but people did love their old, dusty bookshops. You had to admit, you enjoyed the aura of the place.
Your mom had asked you to bring over two coffees before coming in, she opened up shop early which you were grateful for. Now that you were home, you didnât have the luxury to do as many private calls as you wanted to. You still streamed late at night, keeping silent, your audience didnât mind. They thoroughly enjoyed the whispering and the âwe canât be caughtâ act. You only indulged in one private session, a session that you couldnât bare letting go of.Â
JMiller.Â
You thought a lot about what his real name might be. Jacob, Jeff, Jeremy. . . none of them felt right. It was disappointing because you wanted to scream his name when you had your hand between your legs. But since you couldnât decide on a name, you whimpered a string of sirs over and over again.Â
You eagerly counted down the hours until you could finally spend time with him. This was a funny thought on its own because you boasted about how professional you were. You kept things clear, not allowing for any miscommunication orâpotentiallyâfeelings. But there was just something about him that got your entire body yearning to hear his southern drawl. Maybe it was the nostalgia of it all. You did grow up in Austin after all. But still. It was odd how excited you got before going online.Â
You briefly mentioned you were going back home, you didnât tell him where, obviously, but you did tell him that there could be scheduling issues. He understood.Â
Of course he did, he was perfect.Â
Pulling yourself away from your thoughts, you impatiently drum your foot against the clean marble floors. This line is insane. You let out a groan, sending your mother a quick text that it might take you a while. A second later your phone buzzes with a thumbs-up emoji from her. You sigh again as you shove the phone down your back pocket, you hate waiting, it gets you anxious and even though you donât have a boss that will yell at you, you donât enjoy being late.Â
Then, as if he popped out of the concrete like a weed, a man pushes himself between you and the other person that was waiting in line in front of you.Â
Your heart races, your eyebrows knitting together, no way in hell are you going to allow someone to cut in line.Â
âHey,â you call out. The man ignores you and you tap his shoulder, he turns sharply, his eyes glaring daggers. âYou canât cut in line,â you say defensively. âYou need to move to the back of the line.âÂ
âLook lady I donât know what youâre talkinâ about I was always here.âÂ
âUmmmm, no you werenât,â your chest heaves, heat rising to your cheeks. You donât like confrontationâyouâd do it, but youâd hate it. Your legs are already shaking slightly. âIâve been staring at the pink paint stain on that guyâs shoulder for about half an hour so I know what Iâm talking about.âÂ
He rolls his eyes, an ugly snarl taking shape, âJust leave it. I ainât gonna budge. I have places to be.âÂ
âAnd the rest of us donât?â you snort, eyebrows raised. He shrugs, makes a face, and turns his back to you once again. It takes you everything not to stomp your foot like an angry bull.Â
Youâve had enough. Youâre tired of the assholes of the word, you donât care if youâre not allowed into the coffee shop ever again. Puffing up your chest, you open your mouth wide, ready to give this rude stranger a piece of your unfiltered mind.Â
âYou know whatââÂ
âIs that any way to treat a lady, moonshine?â Â
You turn towards the source of the voice. Itâs a man youâve never seen before. Heâs rugged looking, the salt and pepper in his beard endearing. He has a deep crease between his brows, his brown eyes dark as he stares down at the rude stranger. You take in the sight of his broad shoulders, thick neckâyour heart does a little flip. You donât know why but youâre drawn to the man, he has a nice voice.Â
The man, however, isnât as pleased as you.Â
âWhatâs it to you? She your girlfriend?âÂ
Youâre not but you kinda wish you were.Â
âGet in the back of the line, I saw you cut in front of her.âÂ
The tension in the air is thick enough that you can cut it with a knife. You hold your breath, your lungs starting to burn as electricity crackles between the two men. Finally the asshole caves and sighs, going to the back of the line. You let out the breath youâve been holding, your shoulders sagging with relief right after.Â
âThank you,â you say, your gaze finding the kind strangers. âI was right about to blow my lid before you stepped in.âÂ
He doesnât answer and just continues to stare at you. Worry builds in your spine. Why isnât he saying anything? His softened gaze flits across your face, taking in every detail before looking away. He pushes his hands down his pockets, looking almost boyish with the way he drops his gaze to the floor.Â
âDonât mention it,â he mutters.Â
You raise an eyebrow. His voice still sounds familiar. Your curiosity getting the better of you, you shove the thoughts of familiarity into the back of your head and grace him with a wide smile. He blushes profusely, eyes slightly going wide, he takes a sharp inhale.Â
âHow about I pay for your coffee. . . or whatever youâre buying?â you ask.Â
âYou donât haveââÂ
âI insist!â you chirp, glad that the line is finally moving. You extend your hand with enthusiasm, which he accepts a bit tentatively. Your smile never wavering, you tell him your name and an emotion akin to guilt washes over his eyes. He releases your hand, lips a tight, frigid line. âIs something wrong?â you ask. âYou donât like the name?âÂ
âNâNo, it ainât that,â he shifts from one leg to the other. You nearly look down, curious to see how tightly his jeans hug his muscular thighs. âIâm. . . Joel.âÂ
The world around you falls into a complete silence. Joel. Joel. Something electric and searing shoots up your spine, your lashes fluttering. Your heart starts beating a mile a minute but youâre not sure why. The only thing you do know is that this is a significant moment. An important moment.Â
Your rake your brain for answers.Â
Why?Â
Why is it important? What piece are you missing to complete the puzzle?Â
His lips break into a soft smile, he gestures towards the counter with his head. âWeâre up.âÂ
âO-Oh, yeah,â you swallow, barely able to pull your gaze away from him. âSorry.âÂ
You tell the kind barista your order and she writes it down on both your cups happily. The two of you move away from the line to wait for your drinks; a black coffee for your mom, a caramel macchiato for you, and an iced quad espresso for Joel. You raise an eyebrow.Â
âI have a long day cominâ,â he says with a small smile. âAnd I didnât do much sleepinâ last night.âÂ
Your mind immediately flashes you memories of last night. Legs spread wide with two dildos stretching you, JMiller really enjoys it when you test your limits. Your pulse pounding in your skull, you look down. âDonât I know it.âÂ
âYou had a late night too?â thereâs a teasing lilt to his tone. Your stomach churns and you sink your teeth into your bottom lip. It looks like heâs about to say something else but the barista calls your name and both of you head towards the counter. He takes his death juice with a grateful smile, his demeanor more relaxed compared to when you introduced yourself.
âThank you, honey. I appreciate it.âÂ
Oh shit.Â
Shit shit shit shit.Â
It is him.Â
JMillerâJ stands for Joel.Â
Fuck.Â
âYou. . .â you begin, panic raising in your voice. âYouâre. . .âÂ
He nods, âI think we both know why I didnât sleep much last night,â he extends his hand again. âHuge fan by the way. Youâre great and this is awkward as hell.âÂ
âIt is,â you whisper. Still, you take his hand. âIt is.âÂ
âYouâve never had someone come up to you on the street before?â he asks, curious. âI would assume you get recognized a lot.âÂ
âNot as much as you would think,â a cruel, humorless burst of laughter drops from your lips. âPeople donât exactly want their partners to know theyâre watching me. But if theyâre alone yeah. . . sometimes theyâll say hi.âÂ
Or theyâll ask inappropriate questions and be weird about it but he doesnât have to know that.Â
Now that heâs mentioned you bumping into others, youâre not sure why it felt like the end of the world before. You feel embarrassed, flustered even, two emotions that a client shouldnât be making you feel.Â
âWell,â he breaks the silence, moving his jaw as he opens the door for you. âThanks for the coffee.âÂ
âTechnically you bought it.âÂ
âRight. . .âÂ
The two of you are out in the street now, staring at each other, contemplating what to say. He scratches the back of his head, then his fingers move to rub at his jaw. Arousal gathers between your thighs, itâs not your fault, now that you know that itâs him, your body acts accordingly.Â
âAre we still on for tomorrow?âÂ
You still for a moment before answering, âYeah.âÂ
He turns and leaves, you do the same, only in the opposite direction.Â
After learning your name, Joel completely abandoned his rule of you calling him 'sir', making you moan his actual name as frequently as he could. His name stuck to your tongue. It might as well have been tattooed under your bottom lip. He was possessive in the way he asked, in some instances even begging for you to say itâand you fucking loved it. You loved this sick claim he had towards you now that you two had officially met. You loved how much more eager he was to see you make a sticky mess between your thighs. You love how cock dumb he made you feel without actually being there to fuck you himself.Â
He even started doing his version of online aftercare. Mostly he would just talk, tell you about every-day things as you came down from your high. Or he would murmur a song. You never asked if he was a musician, he had a nice voice.Â
Itâs the beginning of the session and youâre getting ready. He says he enjoys watching the preparation you do for him so you decided to start streaming five minutes earlier, allowing him to watch. You really need him today. You had a rough day with an order mix-up, and your mom isnât the best at dealing with mishaps. He clears his throat, which draws your attention to him.Â
âIs something wrong?â you ask.Â
âNo no, everythinâ is fine, sweetheart. I just. . .â he sighs. âI want to ask somethinâ.âÂ
âAsk away.âÂ
âCan weâWould you want toââ he groans in frustration and you start grinning. His frustrated pout is adorable. All you want to do is smooth the crease between his brows with your thumb and give him a kiss.Â
âJoel Miller,â you tease, not missing the way his breath catches in your throat. âAre you asking me out on a date?âÂ
Oh god, you hope your intuition is right. If it isnât this call is about to get really awkward.Â
He flushes, eyes dropping as he nods.Â
âIs that okay?âÂ
This is highly unprofessional, âMore than okay. Iâd love to go on a date with you.âÂ
His grin is infectious.Â
âGood,â he lets out a breath then settles back against the couch. âNow show me those pretty tits, honey.âÂ
You canât believe youâre actually in JMillerâs, aka Joelâs, home.Â
The date had gone better than you expected. He was kind, charming, and chivalrous which were all qualities you havenât seen for a while. Ever since you started streaming you hadnât been on many dates and frankly, after a while, you purposefully avoided them. It just felt like asking for drama that you had no intention of dealing with. But Joel wasnât like that. He could be blunt, a bit grumpy, yet also kind. He had taken you to one of his favorite pubs. Beers accompanied by the best jalapeno poppers you ever had equated to one of the finest dates youâve ever had.Â
He was a contractor, had a daughter in college, and a younger brother. His mother and father had passed a long time ago and ever since Sarah left, heâd been feeling lonely. Heâd admitted shyly that that was the reason why he signed up on Ravish. He wanted company.Â
You found it incredibly charming.Â
As soon as Joel closes the door behind you two, you fall into each otherâs arms. He kisses you with fervor, tongue slipping between your lips as he breathes you in at the same time. You feel him everywhere. Large hands squeezing your hips, waist, breastsâitâs intoxicating. You moan wantonly into his mouth, your lids falling when he sucks your tongue into his mouth. He tastes like beer and youâre pretty sure you do too.Â
Joel pushes you up against the wall, knocking the air from your lungs while you continue to chase his lips with an insatiable need. You canât bear to be separated from him, not even for a second. He drags his lips down your neck, mouthing at your jugular, sharp teeth nipping the sensitive flesh. Your hips jerk to meet his and with a growl, he pins you back to the wall.Â
âDonât,â he grunts. âIâve been waitinâ so long for this honey, so fuckinâ long.âÂ
Your lips curl, a challenge lingering in your eyes, âShow me then, big boy. Show me how bad you want to fuck your slut.âÂ
âFuck,â he hisses, gripping your chin harshly and pulling you in for another kiss. Your teeth clink together, he pulls back just as quick, the muscle in his jaw twitches. âFuck,â he breathes out again. âYou have quite the mouth on you, darlinâ.âÂ
You have no recollection of how the two of you clamored upstairs, stripping one another in a lustful haze. The time you realize youâre naked is when you feel the cool air of the room caressing your burning skin, he leaves a trail of open-mouthed kisses down between your breasts, fingers eagerly working your nipples as he forces you to walk back until your back of your knees hit the bed and you fall.Â
Not wanting to give in so easily, you wrap your fingers around his heavy cock. It juts angrily between his legs, answering your touch by drooling all over your palm, slickening your movements. You jerk him until heâs fully hard, his breathing heavy as he rolls his hips to meet the tightness of your fist. He sinks his teeth into your neck, the pain that blossoms coaxes a moan from you, your own wetness growing between your legs.Â
âI knew youâd be fucking big,â you whisper, tongue toying with his earlobe. âSo hugeâmakes me wonder if I can take it. . .âÂ
âIâve seen you take bigger,â he groans, hips stuttering. A whimper drops from your lips, you want him, you want to feel him inside, want to feel his come dripping out later. You feel thick fingers spreading your soaked folds, he drags down a middle finger between them, licking himself into your mouth as he draws circles around your aching clit. âSo wet for me,â he rasps. âGonna make a mess in you, honey.âÂ
You gasp, âP-Please.âÂ
He lines himself against your entrance, teasing you, stretching you subtly with the bulbous head of his cock. Your head falls back and your back arches into him. He draws a hard nipple between his lips, closing them as he sucks. Heat rushes all over your body, arousal thick on your tongue. You clutch the sheets. He smiles as he pushes in, filling you inch by inch with a lax jaw and a dazed gaze.Â
He stops and waits for you to adjust to him. Joelâs forehead drops against yours, dampness growing between the skin. You feel his breath fanning your face, so warm. Thereâs a hint of pain, the type that makes you flutter around him. He feels it too. The way you tighten against him, your body begging for more. He obliges. Pushing further and further until his hips are flushed against yours. His jaw is clenched tight, his breathing heavy.Â
âFuck you feel so good,â he presses fleeting kisses all over your face. Itâs ticklish and if all your senses wasnât narrowed in between your legs, you wouldâve giggled.Â
Your body jerks as he pulls back, the pleasure you feel is instant and overwhelming. Youâve missed the feeling of actual flesh inside of you. Joel snaps his hips forward, locking your breath in your throat, with a moment of desperation you wrap your arms around him and pull him closer. He fucks you in earnest. Every thrust desperate. Every thrust needy. He seems lost in you, whimpers, groans and grunts trembling in his throat and chest. You spread your legs wider, wanting more of him, wanting your cunt to take the shape of his cock.Â
âHarderââ you cry out. âTake itâTake what you wantââÂ
Your arms fall limp, his body moving up and towering over yours. Joel grips your thighs tight before lifting them, he jackhammers into you, tugging and pulling at you like a brand new fucktoy. He splits you in half. The force of his movements making you scream. You donât miss the way he grins wildly, dangerously. Something dark and haunting washing over his face.Â
Your eyes grow wide, your heart beating in your throat, making it hard to swallow. It happens all at once, you clench around him, arousal pouring between your legs in a way it never had before. The look, the cock, the man behind it allâeverything combined pushing your mind into the deep stages of want and need. Your eyes roll back, your hands coming up to pinch your tight, tingling nipples. You sob his name, your voice hoarse as you beg him for more and more and moreâ
âW-Wait, darlinâ if you squeeze me like that Iâllâ!âÂ
A series of curses drops wildly and unintelligently from his lips. You feel him. The heat of his seed filling you to the brim, his cock throbs and twitches, spurting into you again and again. Your lips break into a satisfied smile. Instinctively, Joel pushes deeper, shoving your combined slick even deeper.Â
âShit,â he says catching his breath. âI-Iâm so fuckinâ sorry. I usually last. . . longer than that. IââÂ
You shush him and cup his cheek. Youâre so pliant right now, floating happily in the air. You let out a sigh before willing your lips to move. Has talking always been this taxing?Â
âItâs okay Joel,â you slur your words, smiling lazily. âI take it as a compliment, that felt fucking good.âÂ
âYeah?â he sounds so innocent and hopeful that you canât suppress your giggle. His eyes twinkle under the dimmed light. âWell, Iâm glad you felt good, sweetheart but Iâm not done yet.âÂ
Your breath hitches when he pulls out, your brows furrow as a chill settles between your legs. You wanted him to stay inside longer. But youâre pleasantly surprised when he slides down your body, kissing every patch of skin before settling between your legs.Â
âLetâs see if youâre as sweet as youâve been tellinâ me.âÂ
He kisses your cunt, lips moving in tandem with your wet folds. He drags his tongue up between them, curling it as he takes himself into his mouth, tasting both of you at one. You go limp at the pressure of his tongue, your walls fluttering and squeezing for more. With a groan, he shoves his fingers, the wet sound makes your toes curl into the mattress. Itâs like torture, a very pleasurable torture. You gasp when he pulls you flush against his face, the bridge of his nose bumping against your clit as he licks you clean.Â
Your build up is spontaneous. You feel it coming, the taste of your orgasm at the tip of your tongue. Joel curls his fingers, sucking your clit between his lips and gently nipping at it. You hips chases his mouth, his mustache chafing the tender skin. Your hands come to each side of his head, threading your trembling fingers through the soft locks, his fingers brush against an especially sensitive spot and you tug at his hair. His throat shakes with a groan. His eyes closing.Â
âDo it again,â he mutters. And you do. He starts moaning into your cunt, his hips, despite just spilling inside of you, rutting against the bed. Your nails bite into his scalp and he flicks his tongue over the sensitive bundle of nerves.Â
The tension coiling in you finally snaps, your entire body locking up as you gush into his mouth. He gulps you down loudly, fingers still moving deep inside you. Your throat is dry as ou shout his name, hips stuttering helplessly, he pins you down with both hands, moving his head up and down as the fat strokes of his tongue becomes more wild.Â
When heâs finally done feasting, he pulls away with a wet mouth.Â
âWow,â you murmur, curling into him when he lays beside you. âThat was. . . wow.âÂ
âYou really had low expectations, huh?âÂ
âNot low,â you grin. âBut not that high either.âÂ
âWell,â he says, guiding you so youâll lay on his chest. âIâm glad to prove you wrong.âÂ
You smile, heart fluttering.Â
âMe too.âÂ
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"i could treat her way better than you!"
in which some boy tries to confess to you, his girlfriend ft. alhaitham & wanderer (there's clear favoritism here) -fluff, not proofread
ALHAITHAM
no matter how many books this man has opened, he himself has always been a closed one. he never lets anyone know his true feelings or thoughts, so much so that people wonder if he even has them. he's cold, unsympathetic, withdrawn, any red flag adjective that is in the dictionary.
so how on earth is someone romantically linked to the acting grand sage? because of this, there are many onlookers who always want some sort of exclusive sneak peek into you guy's relationship.
some believe you've blackmailed him, others think alhaitham is conducting a psychological study on romance, you personally believe it's because no one else would be able to withstand his snarky remarks and he's aware of it.
these hypotheses are what leads you here, standing in front of one of your random classmates as he tries his best to hide his embarrassment behind his brazen grin.
"i would treat you right," he proudly announces, a crowd slowly starting to gather.
you can hear whispers surrounding you people are starting to stare down at the both of you from the upstairs railing.
"wow the acting grand sage isn't paying enough attention to her."
"he probably would be way more loving"
"honestly, would alhaitham even care?"
that last one couldn't possibly be the farthest from the truth.
alhaitham, even if he never admitted it, was stuck to you like those annoying tiny stickers that are just randomly on fruit. you just find him on you without even realizing it.
"let me take you on one date! that's it! and then you can decide if you want me or him!" the boy take your silence as invitation to continue his case. "i promise you'll have a fun time."
and before you can even answer him, kaveh and alhaitham finally enter the court, their bodies just barely peeking between the gaps of the crowd.
"heh, alhaitham, your girl is getting confessed to!" kaveh giggles while nudging the latter. "are you just gonna let him have her?"
suddenly the group opens space for the two of them, giving alhaitham more time to investigate his surroundings. his eyes meet yours first, the usual bore and tiredness greeting you. the whispers are now hushed as everyone anticipates his response, but he says absolutely nothing.
"look acting grand sage," the boy starts again, and you find it hard to not roll your eyes. "sure, you're great at your scribing and grand sage-ing, but a girlfriend isn't a job, its a duty that i definitely could fulfill better than you."
kaveh is now roaring with laughter, a stark contrast from alhaitham's unchanging face. you're now anticipating his response now, wondering if he would finally publicly claim you as his and only his or if he would just not entertain the conversation and leave you to deal with it, like always.
"look, just do whatever you want. i'd prefer to not waste my time and energy entertaining whatever this is." exactly what you anticipated, you can't help but smirk at your perfect prediction.
the silence was loud, almost overbearing as you watch some drop their jaws at his audacity. it even takes the boy aback, shocked that he would so easily give you away.
"alhaitham!" kaveh starts scolding, "what is wrong with you? are you crazy? do you eve-"
"i meant," alhaitham interrupts after clearing his throat. you can see the annoyance start settling in and patience running thin. "you can try, but i can easily conclude that your efforts will remain fruitless."
"excuse me?" the boy scoffs, a weak attempt at hiding his embarrassment.
"she would never fall for someone as inadequate and desperate as you."
after one more quick glance, flashing you just a glint of his mischievousness, he's off. cape and hair all dramatically swishing to follow his swift footsteps. your feet move before you can even think, instantly trying to catch up to his long strides as everyone watches your lovestruck eyes only follow him.
as everyone, including kaveh, watches you two disappear around the corner in shock, alhaitham can't help but roll his eyes as he feels you linking his arms with his. he knows damn well he would never let you leave and let someone else see that stupid little grin on your face.
he's arrogant, maybe a little more possessive then he let's on and extremely rude, but was he ever wrong?
WANDERER
scaramouche always loves a good a tussle, even if it was against your wishes. you've seen him physically fight off people twice his size, spit his venomous insults to anyone who would even try to whisper within his hemisphere, but never in your life did you think you would have to watch him bicker with a six year old and specifically, about you.
"y/n is princess and you're garbage!" the short boy exclaims as aggressively as his young voice could allow. "i'm making her my girlfriend!
"oh could you now?" your boyfriend scoffs back. "i'd like to see you try."
"watch me!" he scowls and scurries up to you. he pulls out flowers from behind his back and hands them to you as he announces, "i picked these for you because they are pretty just like you!"
"aw thank you!" you graciously accept the flowers, slightly smirking over at the older boy. "you know, scara has never picked me flowers before."
"ha!" the kid laughs at him, sticking his tongue out. "see? y/n is going to fall in love with me."
scaramouche is visibly upset now, watching you entertain the boy and poke his small unnecessarily adorable button nose. he knows your teasing him and it angers him more.
"well i'll have you know!" scaramouche crosses his arm across his chest, puffing in pride with his chin up refusing to look at the two of you. "y/n likes men who are taller then her."
"just wait for me y/n! i'm already half his height and im still growing, unlike that old man!"
"old? i'm not old! you're the one who's too young for her to begin with!" he looks down at the boy with a menacing glare.
"i'll be the same age as her soon!" the boy stands his ground, the boyish confidence radiating from him
"you don't even know her!" how could you possibly be in love with her!?"
"i do know her! she's a princess!"
you can tell your hot headed boyfriend was starting to run out of comebacks. it's hard to fight a kid's reason and logic and scara was already lacking in patience as is. as much as you love seeing the ever so cold and rude scaramouche all worked up and jealous, you kneel down to the younger one, finally ceasing all agruements.
"i'm sorry kid, i really appreciate the flowers, but you're going to be waiting eons for me." you pat his head, offering a gentle a smile. "don't worry, as long as you give them your hand picked flowers, i promise any girl will fall for you."
"and if you fall girls that don't already have a boyfriend," scara annoyingly butts in.
once the boy leaves, not before exchanging tongue spits at scaremouche one more time, you feel two arms wrap around your waist from behind.
"do you actually like handpicked flowers?" he mumbles into your shoulder, his warm ears just barely brushing against your neck
"yea" you hummed, picking at the sweet petals as you try to suppress your giggles for his sake. "only if they're from this slightly taller, much more angry dude who wears a hat twice his size."
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LOVER'S ROCK [h.o.o. characters in love]
percy jackson
memorizes your fast-food/gas station order. even if you didnât ask, percyâs still gonna get you a lil something from wherever he goes. he has a shoe box that holds every single thing youâve ever given him. may or may not still have the receipt from the restaurant after your first date. listens to the music you recommend him. usually, percyâs very opinionated about the music he listens to but he always gives yours a try. embarasses himself solely to see you laugh. yes, the time he dropped his ice cream cone into the hudson was on purpose.
annabeth chase
waits for you to watch the latest episode of your favorite show. annabeth will wait for you no matter what, even if it pains her to not know whether or not her favorite character just died. eases up around you. she appreciates not having to be completely on guard all the time. paints your nails for you. annabeth always finds it funny when she sees your non-dominant hand perfectly manicured while your dominant hand looks as if you did it blindfolded.
jason grace
annotates his favorite books for you to read. when itâs the occasional romance novel, jason writes âus <3â in the margin everytime the love interests do anything remotely romantic. gifts you a necklace with his initial. he smiles everytime he sees it resting against your chest. jasonâs phone is entirely made up of you. his lockscreen, his home screen, his widgetsâŚeverything is you. jason randomly gives you massages. if youâre working on some school assignment heâd come up behind you and start massaging your neck and shoulders, getting out the knots you didnât even know you had.
piper mclean
allows you to bypass her dnd. most of the time, piperâs on dnd so she made it so that only your notifications could bypass it. she does the chores you hate the most. even if she hates it just as much, sheâll do it just to see you happy. piper loves making those cheesy couple videos with you on tiktok. every day sheâll tell you how you two are basically tiktok famous?? piper only listens to you when it comes to fashion advice. yeah, sheâll acknowledge what others have to say about her outfits, but she truly only cares about what you think.Â
leo valdez
loves you to the point of invention. you canât even count the amount of gadgets leoâs made for you. he also comes home with little knicknacks made from spare parts of his projects. flowers made of metal scraps >> regular flowers. lets down his guard for you. leo doesnât feel the need to keep up his happy, humorous persona when heâs with you. he lets you take whatever side of the bed you want. even if leo likes to sleep against the wall, heâll let you because he knows it makes you happy.
hazel levesque
buys matching couple outfits. you two have your own pinterest board dedicated to your matching outfits. takes care of your hair. considering her own hair, hazel knows a lot about hair care. date nights where she oils your hair and washes it for you over anything else. ties your bows for you. she laughs when you finish tying the bow in your hair only to realize that the loops and tails are different sizes. wears matching jewelry. you two have lockets with photos from your first date.Â
frank zhang
never the first one to let go from hugs. frank can and will stand there and hug you for the entire day if you want to. ties your shoes for you. whenever he notices your shoes are untied he entirely stops what heâs doing and drops to the floor, propping your foot on his knee to tie it. always gives you his food. even if you had said you didnât want any, frank still shares some with you.
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ok but Can you image the total shit show itâd be if reader somehow rizzed up BOTH Andrew and Ashley?? đ¨ literally preying. Like imagine reader is not necessarily popular, but they definetly are one of the most attractive people in the class if not the most
Andrew Graves x Reader x Ashley Graves
TW: Some nasty cat fights between the Graves siblings, everyone has a potty mouth, mentions of unaliving eachother, not proofread, reader just wanted a cookie.
âĽď¸Notes: This was actually so fun to write. I always love writing arguments between my two favorite assholes and watching it burn from there. Enjoy this messy headcannon and sorry it took so long<3.âĽď¸
Someone call the police, ain't no one coming out of this alive.
First, we gotta start with how you rizzed up the siblings. Starting with Andrew,
I can already see that to get through Andrew's heart, you gotta be funny.
Yes I know that this brooding son of a bitch is dressed in only dark colors, but he values some humor and I feel like the way through his heart is that.
You were in class chatting with a classmate near Andrew's desk when the classmate brought up your history teacher. Uptight, strict, and a prick, you said, "If he berates me anymore for my red pen, his head will go so far up his ass he'll find his own bullshit."
Unexpectedly, both of you heard a snort. Searching for the source, you saw Andrew covering his mouth with his hand, horrified by the sound he had just made.
You smiled at him and brushed off the snort to the classmate, "I think we're hearing things."
That truly made his heart flutter.
He had started sitting closer to you after that. Whenever he got ready in the mornings for school, an extra step in his routine was to hope that you were coming too.
"Hey Andrew," you walked by Andrew's desk.
"Y -Y/N! Hi..." Andrew mentally cussed himself our for the stutter.
It was dumb...really dumb.
But it made Andrew smile and feel giddy when he walked home.
I feel like Andrew would be very tame when it came to his feelings for the reader.
He'd blush when you're around and check in with you to make sure you're okay. He'd be too embarrassed to actually ask you out, but he would definitely try to find excuses to hang around you.
Now, the only natural explanation for Ashley's involvement with you would be that she saw her brother with a dumbass grin one day and HAD to investigate.
So, how did you rizz up Ashley?
Well, it's simple, really,
She went to your house to get a clear look at you and saw you dancing through the window,
You were fun and disgustingly too kind.
("Idiot")
But somehow, that fun energy intrigued Ashley. You would smile at her randomly when she corssed the street. You had no idea who she was, and yet that smile irked Ashley (in a somehow pleasant way).
"Hey guys!" She cheerfully entered the classroom doorway, a spring in her step.
Andrew turned to look at the voice and immediately felt a muscle in his forehead twitch. "Great," he thought, "another one of Ashley's ploys so that she can harass any woman out of my life."
You, of course, were baffled at seeing this girl suddenly love up on you, but judging by Andrew's murderous smile towards her, you figured they were related somehow.
But instead of Ashley being an ass towards the reader, she began to cling to their arm.
This began a looooong sequence of events where it would go one of the following ways,
You'd go to a spot around town, invite one of the Graves siblings, and no matter how secluded, isolated, unknown, or illegal said spot was, the other Graves sibling would find and join you.
This definitely opens the possibility of more intense sibling fights.
I say intense, but it's more like,
"SAY HER NAME ONE MORE TIME ASHLEY AND I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!"
"DO IT ANDY, DO IT, I DARE YOU. WHAT WOULD MY Y/N THINK ABOUT A MURDERER, YOU FUCKFACE!"
The fights would get so loud that the neighbors would call the police
By the time the police came to knock at the door, Ashley was pulling Andrew's hair and trying to put him in the washing machine, while Andrew was clawing at Ashley's face and trying to smack her head against said machine.
When Andrew (and for some reason) Ashley came to school, you were startled by how banged up both of them became. Still, when you asked about it, all they did was brush you off (and stomp on each other's toes when you weren't looking).
While they did loath each other for trying to steal Y/N from one another, they never doubted the protection they felt they owed to Y/N.
Some random classmate decided to hit on you and make you verryyyy uncomfy. When you recounted the tale to Andrew, he refused to leave you alone for weeks, constantly fantasizing about bashing the guys face in.
ASHLEY ON THE OTHER HAND would absolutely demolish any shithead who tried hitting on you. "They needed to be punished!" Is the last thing she said, and the last time you ever saw that classmate.
Was it risky? Yes. Did Andrew scold her for it? Yes. Did either one of them regret it? Hell no.
Overall, the entire relationship is a complete shit show. And even if you begged them to play nice, they'd still fight over you.
"Ashley, can you help me? I can't reach that cookie jar."
Ashley sprung up from her seat. "Sure thing, N/M~" But just as Ashley was going to reach for the jar, Andrew pushed her into a pile of trash bags in the kitchen and proceeded to grab the jar for you.
"Here you go, Y/N," Andrew smiled at you while you panicked on who to check in with first.
Suddenly, from the pile of trashbags came, "Andrew, you ass!"
Fight or flight kicked in, and you immediately bolted out of their kitchen. Having remembered plenty of their fights, you decided that for today, you were perfect content with just going home. That was enough Graves for today...
"ASS-KISSER!"
"BROWN-NOSER!"
Yeah, that was plenty of Graves for today.
Thank you for the ask!<3
#andrew graves#andy graves#the coffin of andy and leyley#x reader#andrew graves x reader#andy graves x reader#ashley graves#headcanons#y/n#ashley graves x reader#leyley graves x reader#leyley graves#reader insert#not proofread#readers bring me chocolate milk pls#i need it#sorry this took so long#poly? if you look at it close enough#they try to kill eachother#dem kids swear up and down#no word count#900 words or smth
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IIDA WITH A PREGNANT WIFE đđžđđžđđž
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Some time ago you were talking amongst your girl friends, gathering around and chatting about whatever topic came up. First it was how you husbands/boyfriends were, then it was work, then it was something you'd seen online, and then ochako randomly surprised everyone with some news.
"I'm pregnant!"
Dramatic gasps coming from around the table, all the girls squeal and congratulate ochako in mushed together tones, you were so happy for your friend! She was starting a new chapter of her life with the love of her life and you thought that was truly amazing!
Sooner or later it had you zoning out in front of the love of your life, he was speaking to you about something that had instantly slipped your mind. You were just blankly looking at him, his biceps, his pretty face, the way his jawline was so sharp, and how thick his neck was. You wanted to litter marks all over him leaving no inch left un painted.
He soon instantly realized you weren't paying attention, his words falling into deaf ears. Tenya hummed in disapproval. He couldn't believe you were zoning out like this!! He put his hands into his hips and looked at you with a look that made you absentmindedly bite your lip. He could be so sassy yet not even notice it.
The way you bit your lip and your pupils looked blown wide instantly made him see something hiding behind you, he swallowed hardly and fixed his clothes clearing his throat then moving to sit next to you on your couch. Your eyes follow, you look at him and blink a couple of times before slowly coming back to reality.
Tenya grabs your hands and held them in his larger ones, he created a warmth in between both of your hands. It was so comfortable and loving, the way he looked at you with those beautiful eyes, ones that swallowed you whole with just a glance, he could tell a story without even speaking. He was just so beautiful without even trying it was enviable.
"my love.. is something the matter? You seem to be spacing out quite a lot these days. I'm getting quite worried. Are you sick or feeling under the weather in some way? Is there anything, anything at all that I can do to satisfy you?"
Tenya went on and on trying to find a quick solution to an unknown problem. He turned his head to the side like a lost puppy and that only made you whimper lowly. He heard it and was quite concerned he just didn't know what to do. He sighed beginning to speak again before you quickly shut him down.
"i want to have a baby."
"I- what."
His face was serious and his eyes were wide. Had you just said what he thought you did. Your saddened yet turned on face never changed, you looked at him with pouty blown wide eyes that only ever made him love you more. He was speechless, truly he was.
"Iâ a- a baby? With me? Really.."
Tenya stumbled out, tenya loved his job and he loved you just as much. The thought of you wanting to have a child, a family with him was nothing less than a dream. It was something he had thought about and hoped to talk to you about. He wanted a legacy sure, but most importantly he wanted to see you waddle around his house full and swollen with his seed. His kid, growing inside of you like he planted it to do.
The thought of him putting his child inside of you made him feel filthy. The fact he thought of you like this, all pregnant and aching for him made him feel so so disgusting. He felt like a pig, but God he just wanted to get you pregnant, and now that he knows you want it he just doesn't know how to control the feelings burbling inside.
After getting you pregnant his main priority was assuring that you took off of work immediately. He wanted you resting at all times, he didn't want you to move not even if you absolutely had to. He wanted to do everything for you.
Tenya was so glad he could see you like this, you were pregnant with his child. The next Iida would have your DNA glowing through it. That just felt so right to him. But the thought of it was also so dirty. He couldn't help but to think about how the two of you made your little child growing bigger inside of you each and every day.
He would hold you tightly and tell you how excited he was while rubbing your tummy, tenya is a big strong guy he can carry you every where if need be. Of course it isn't because you would never have him do that but just the fact that he would makes your heart flutter.
Tenya loves the fact that every time your tummy gets bigger you have trouble bending down, like putting on socks or your shoes or even your underwear. You groan in frustration anger growing inside of you as you try to put your flats on, you hated wearing anything other than them as other shoes began to get rather uncomfortable. Tenya simply chuckled at you getting all angry over nothing, he walked over to you and bent down putting your shoes on for you while you hold onto the wall for support. You thank him with a giggle and go on about your day.
Being on your feet is a pain in the ass, it's bad on your back and it's just tiring. You've noticed that you've gotten more and more tired as the days go by, you hated not being proactive sometimes and your feelings for alot of things have just been heightened. You get angry quicker, more emotional it's just a lot for you sometimes it's quite overwhelming.
Your lovely and caring husband tenya notices and he hears you. He heard how you hate being pregnant, he understands how tiring and annoying it is so when you complain to him how your back hurts or how your feet are aching he's quick to lie you down and rub your feet or gently apply cold oil onto your back and massage into your skin. His large warm hands tracing up and down your back gliding across your shoulders and wrapping around the back of your neck before sliding back down your back. Tenya whispers sweet things into your ears like how proud of you he is, how strong and smart and perfect you are for him, how he can't wait for you to be the mother of his child and how he can't wait to meet your child. It all gets to you and makes you tear up which eventually leads to you down right so being in his arms.
You love looking at your ultrasound pictures. Seeing your little child that the two of you made just sit inside of you makes you so happy. The thought of being a mom scares you, and the fact you're going to have to push out a whole kid sooner or later fucking terrifies you, but tenya is always there to make you feel so much better and so strong.
Tenya is such a king, he lays his head on your stomach and the baby kicks him in the head. He scoffs with a huge smile on his face, matching the surprised and happy face you make. You both look at each other then back down to your tummy in union it makes him laugh loudly while he lies his head back onto your tummy. You laugh as well and he can feel the way you tummy moves up and down as you do.
He feeds all of your cravings with no questions asked. No hesitation no back talk, he's just up and at em. Tenya is so quick to ask you if you need anything, absolutely anything before he lies down next to you. Sometimes it's so hard to want to get up when he lies down into his comforting slot beside you. The warmth that created in between the two of you just soothes him and lulls him off to sleep.
Everytime tenya tells you in some way shape or form how much he loves you and how proud of you he is. He tells you how he can't wait to meet his child and how he can't wait to see you give birth. Everything scares you, the thought of being a mom, being a new mom, and having to push a kid out. But having tenya by your side telling you how strong and empowering you are just seems to give you confidence as if you could conquer the world.
AN: this was fun to write, I havent really been in the mood to do much but writing this madr me feel better.
I'm gonna start writing for haikyuu soon so feel free to request HQ cuties gang âźď¸âźď¸
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The Hashira And how I think they will act as parents (PT 1?)
Rengoku/ Giyuu/ Sanemi/ x GN Reader (modern au)
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Synopsis: Basically what the title says, this is just a little brain rot, may or may not be trash. Just me talking about how I think they would be as parents, how many kids they would want, etc
Authors note: This was kinda hard because I've never written nor read any works of Giyuu so he might not be written too well :')
Note: NOT PROOF READ
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𧥠I see him wanting many children, not too many of course but quite a few! Maybe two like him and his brother, Senjuro. Or maybe even three or four, five if you will let him!
𧥠He wants to be a better father to his children than what his dad turned out to be after his mom passed away. Has nearly sworn off drinking when his first child was born because he didn't want to risk anything , poor thing :(
𧥠However you guys plan on having children doesn't really matter,he doesn't care of they aren't biologically his or not, he will love them!!
𧥠I see him having more sons than daughters, he wants to raise them up right to become good, decent men! And if he has a daughter he will teach his son's to protect her, even though he knows she will be more than capable to take care of herself. If they want to be demon slayers that's even better!
𧥠He tries his absolute best not to be too loud when he is holding his first baby, you have never seen him whisper the way he did when he held his first born.
𧥠Loves hearing his children play! And if he isn't busy he will join in and play along! Usually their games consist of Rengoku chasing them. Maybe he is a demon and they are demon slayers trying to fight him off, it's an adorable sight!
𧥠If he sees you playing with his children he will just sit back and watch for a little. Seeing his love playing with his children brings him so much warmth in his heart
𧥠You could say it sets his heart ablaze (insert laugh track)
𧥠He has a little bit of trouble saying no to his little kiddos. But he knows where to draw the line (some what atleast)
đ§ĄWill randomly send you pictures of him and the kids (he does it shirtless when they're babies. Says they need skin to skin contact). Usually consists of both of them smiling, or watching TV or reading a book or Rengoku nibbling their cheeks.
đ§Ą" Sweetheart! Look at our little sun flower! He's so focussed on the story book you got! And look! Whenever we get to the page talking about parents, he starts to laugh! *Chuckle* it seems he loves his parent as much as I do. Like father like sonâ huh?"
𧥠It's canon that Rengoku is half deaf and that is why he speaks so loudly, so I imagine his kids definitely gained a habit of yelling naturally when talking like their dad.
đ§ĄPrefers to be called 'Papa' by his kids. I'm not sure why I just see it.
đ§ĄHis genes are strong. STRONG. All your kids (if biological) look exactly like him. Hair, eyes, smile and all. He finds it hilarious and will always mock you about it.
đ§ĄIs there to EVERY game or concert, and if the school needs a chaperone he's your guy! Mom's love him, teachers love him, kids love him, even dad's love him. Who wouldn't?
𧥠As much as I praise him, like everyone he isn't perfect. Like I said, he has trouble saying no. But I also imagine that as much as he tries not to be like his dad, is how much he wants you to be like his mom, because he remembers her as such an amazing mother. So there is a bit of comparing but don't worry, he loves you for you!
𧥠Another thing about him being half deaf: hes off like a light when he's asleep. Baby is crying? Sucks to suck because 60 percent of the time he will sleep through it. But when he hears he will be the first one to check on your little one.
đ§ĄRengoku definitely will feel very hurt the first time his kid gets embarrassed of him. Like when they go through that "YOURE EMBARRASSING ME DAD!!" phase. Like, he will get so insecure and will feel like they don't love him anymore
𧥠"Sweetheart, do I talk too loud when I'm around their friends? Or do I make weird jokes? I thought saying "rizz" was cool??" Is what he will ask In the dead of night, and you will have to comfort him
đ§ĄI imagine that Rengoku would love taking you and his kids camping and will make it a yearly tradition, even though it ends up a catastrophe every year.
đ§ĄOver all a 9/10, amazing dad, had his flaws but honestly who doesn't?
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đŤ He is okay with any amount of children you're comfortable with. He'd preferably want not too many, but also more than one, so two is a good number
đŤ Poor thing, the first time you told him you were pregnant he was completely emotionless for like two minutes, just staring at the ground. You were so scared but before you could speak he took your hand tightly and started sobbing. He was so happy he was gonna be the father of your baby :(
đŤ And if you told him you wanted to adopt he'd agree, showing support when you made the decision. But the moment he sees the child you're gonna adopt he feels tears stream down his face.
đŤ When he holds your baby for the first time, no matter how many babies you have he will never be use to holding them for the first time. He will be so gentle, whispering to them. He looks a little awkward but it's okay he's trying.
đŤ Faints the first time he sees a diaper. Why does it look like that? Why does it smell like that?! How do you put it on?! He was the youngest so he had no clue how to do this, but he'd learn for you and your baby.
đŤ "Darling! Darling! Please take the baby now!! Heâ he needs to be changed please!"
đŤ"Giyuu I am at work what do you want me to do?!" -you guys when being new parents probably
đŤHe's a very quick learner though so you won't have to worry. Soon he's working with the baby without breaking a sweat! You could even say he's a natural
đŤ He still can't handle things like puke and poops though. That's for sure, unfortunately.
đŤ When your kid is older he will definitely be at all the games, shows, recitals, whatever. But he isn't gonna be cheering loudly, he honestly justs blends into the crowd. But the moment your bundle of joy gets of stage he is congratulating them profusely.
đŤ Takes so many pictures of you and your baby. Has so many pictures, and sends it to all of his friend's (so like 3 people)
đŤ Doesn't embarrass your kids often, hes too rserved. But if a child even talks wrong to his baby, he will not hesitate to go up to them and give them a stern talking to, which may be a little embarrassing.
đŤIf your kid likes to singâ He WILL sing along and take videos. But God forbid you take a video of him singing, he will chase you for your phone. He's a terrible singer, but he will do anything for your baby.
đŤ Will respect his kids boundaries. If they don't wanna hug in public, sure..he was the same at some point. He will feel a little hurt and go to you for reassuring, but he knows it's just a teenage thing.
đŤ Once tried to sound cool Infront of his kids friends but ended up looking kinda lame. TERRIBLE DAD JOKES AHEAD!!
đŤTried making a dad joke with his kids friends, all of them stayed silent, so did he. The table was silent until one of them decided to change the subject. Giyuu has never known peace since.
đŤ Is a very light sleeper, some say he doesn't sleep so if his baby cries, he is the first to go and check on them.
đŤ He makes sure not to sound to negative about himself around his kids. He doesn't want them to end up with a mindset like his.
đŤ Do kids love him? Do parents love him? Do teachers love him? Nyeeehhhh. Quite frankly they forget he exists. He doesn't stand out, but atleast that means he doesn't do anything wrong.
đŤhe has some flaws in his parenting unfortunately. You'd expect him to be stern, responsible parent but honestly he will let his kids get away with anything to 'help his chances of them liking him'.
đŤ Also something that isn't entirely his fault is that he is unintentionally emotionally distant as his kids get older. Like, he won't know how to comfort that well. But he will try his best. Nothing but the best for his kids.
đŤ Overall 8.5/10. Great dad, not extraordinary but still pretty amazing
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đą The moment you announce that you're pregnant he is crying and becoming a little frantic. The most stressed out of the three despite his usual nonchalant demeanour.
đą He is making sure that you are taken care of, making sure everything is ready for the pregnancy months before
đąIf you guys are adopting he is alot less frantic but still very on edge. Making sure the bedroom is ready. Making sure everything is baby proofed.
đą But the moment the baby enters your lives it's like all that stress melts away in the blink of an eye. When he takes the baby into his arms and holds it against his open chest he is whispering sweet nothings into the kids ear.
đą Like Giyuu, he can't handle poop or vomit. Especially vomit. The first time your baby threw up on him was on his chest, and unfortunately since he keeps his chest own it slid down to his stomach
đą He shrieked. Genuinely shrieked.
đą "HOLY SHIâ SHHHH....." he is trying his best not to swear Infront of your kid. He doesn't want to be remembered by your baby as an angry man.he can't. He refuses to let that happen.
đą You know he is stressed. Very very stressed. He doesn't want to be like his dad, his abusive father that he could only remember beating him and his siblings. He wants to be better, he needs to be better. But this worry leads to him having many sleepless nights where you would comfort him, telling him that he will never be his father.
đą When your kid gets older he will definitely take part in any little games they want to play. And he gets a kick out of it when he's the villain, because trust me when I say he is a phenomenal villain for his kids
đą Speaking of "kids", he wants more than one, definitely. Atleast three, but if that's too much for you he won't mind at all! He is a Girl Dad⢠, nothing will convince me otherwise.
đą If he has a kid that looks exactly like him then he will be very careful. His baby is the most pretty, handsome thing in the whole universe, so how can he nitpick his appearance when he knows he has the eyes, nose and hair of his baby?
đą Lets his kid trace his scars, wether it be with their fingers or with markers. It gives him a sense of purpose.
đą Will he be a chaperone? Hell no. He hates any kid that isn't his. Will he host birthday parties? Hell yes, if it's his kids. But don't expect him to make small talk with parents.
đą If his kid shows romantic interest in Giyuus child he will actually combust. He doesn't want to be overbearing but if Giyuus 'spawn' goes near his angel he wil be throwing hands (with Giyuu).
đą Speaking of which, when your kid has a crush he will try not to be mad and sad at the same time
đą "Oh? Someone has caught the eye of daddy's angel? Well that's... Nice. Who is this kid? Is he nice? What's his name? What does he say? Do you know his parents? You know daddy will always love you the most"
đą Gets (very) defensive of his kids. If he's at a parent teacher meeting and the teacher dares to say something like "your child is too (this)" or your child is too (that)" he will get very upset. But he knows when he's child is truly the problem and will sternly check them.
đą Takes pictures of your kid doing the dumbest things in the dumbest angles. Have you seen that one pic of a guy standing on a babies shoulders captioned "on baby"? That is what hed send.
đą "Hey, babe. Look at our little mochi. Our baby is just the cutest thing aliveđâ¤ď¸" and it's a picture of your baby from that one angle from the top of its head making it look dumb.
đą I imagine Sanemi has a sweet tooth, meaning he has a stash of sweets somewhere and of course he will share with his babies! But only one or two, anymore and he'll start to get a bit cranky.
đą He gives his kids punishments like the naughty corner đ and will make them stay there for 10 minutes before taking them to their room and calmly telling them where they went wrong.
đągoes it his kids games/events and cheers LOUDLY. Almost rivals Rengoku. He is yelling, cheering, even swearing but each time it gets to that level he is kicked out.
đą Sanemi has quite a few flaws to his parenting. He has a bit of a temper, and although he keeps it in check it's hard to do so when he just came back from work. He will apologize many many times if he gets too upset
đą overall 8.5/ 10. He's a good parent, and he tries his best
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Thanks for reading. Reblogs are appreciated. MIGHT make a part two with Tengen, Iguro and Gyomei
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Why Jeckole is the best class of 09 shipp:
remember that is okay for you to shipp any other shipp, thats just my personal opinion!
so lets start on the first game, where no matter what decision Nicole makes, she always ends up meeting Jecka. Literally in any route we take, we end up talking to her. Like a "we meet in every universe". But thats just a lil detail.
In the same game, theres a route where Nicole takes her own life. A few moments before, we get to see Jecka inviting her to spend time with her and Nicole refuses, sadly. Jecka then gets mad because Nicole always do stuff with ppl she doesnt like, but when its someone she does like, she blows off.
Then, Jecka makes Nicole choose between her or her fake friends. She has a little conflict about choosing if she loves Jecka more than she hates being stalked. Mind you that she said loves more than hate, so she does loves Jecka.
Their discussion ends and later, we see Nicole offing herself. This one is so sad, because after that, we receive a message from Jecka saying: Miss you, im sorry.
And its cool to notice that the only number Nicole saved on her phone is Jeckas, since all the others are from unknown contacts.
Also, the disappointment in Nicoles face after arguing with Jecka.
Now we go to the re-up where we have the best and probably their most significant moment: Nicole getting a full month of detention so Jecka can smoke alone again.
In this route, we choose to "socially sacrifice" Jecka by leaving her alone with Nicoles weird brother. Jecka gets really mad with her and stops talking to Nicole. A time after, we get to see a scene where Jecka is being annoyed by one of the perv teachers while she smokes outside. Meanwhile, Nicole gets randomly violent with Jeffrey in front of that teacher, getting in trouble. Jecka asks what did Jeffrey do and she simply responds with: "Nothing." Then Jecka asks why she did that and Nicole answer is a little vague, but still clear: "You can smoke by yourself again, right?"
Jecka claims that that was the nicest thing someone ever did to her.
So yeah, this was the first (and probably, the only one) time that we get to see Nicole doing something that does not benefit her at all. In fact, it gets her in real trouble. And she knew that, but she did it on purpose only to make it up for Jecka.
So that only means that the care she has for Jecka is big enough to make a sociopath sacrifice herself for someone.
And thats why i think theyre the best shipp in the whole game, the fact that Jecka is the only one who can make Nicole sad, the only one who can make Nicole get in trouble for and the only one who cared when she died.
THATS IT FELLAS I HOPE YOU ENJOYED!
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What about Ellie taking readers first kiss?!?đ¤ very nervous reader?? anxious somewhat but also super excitedd
Frostbite - (ellie williams x reader)
Hi anon!! i did it a little differently from your request, i hope you don't mind. I could not stop writing this, i might make a part 2 to this... I hope you enjoy <333
Pairing: ellie x fem!reader
requests are open! send me your silly thoughts
Warning: none
Summary: in which you shared a special moment with her
authors note: did i mention Christmas in this because I'm excited for December? yes.
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Jackson was covered in thick layer of snow. Everyone was wearing puffer jackets, mittens and beanies hoping that the cold air wouldn't affect them. You walked down the street seeing how people were hanging Christmas lights, and how the children stared at everything in awe. The children made snowmen, and you knew that soon the town would be buzzing with people as they started to buy gifts for their families.
As beautiful as the holidays were, you hated it. Every year you'd end up alone in your house, listening to carols being sang. You're be filled with a emptiness that you can't explain.
You missed your family every year. You'd always imagine the type of life you'd be living if the outbreak never happened.
You sat in the local garden, shivering slightly when the cool breeze blew past you.
"There you are, i was looking for you"
you turned your head to that voice.
Her voice.
Ellie Williams.
You rolled your eyes "you need to stop looking for me"
"i missed you though" she pouted
You hated when she did this.
When she'd come after you with nice words, pretending like she cared.
Maybe she did and you didn't believe her. At this point you don't know how to feel.
When Ellie first arrived in Jackson the two of you were inseparable.
"We were bound to be friends" she'd always say.
Sleepovers, makeovers, baking, watching old movies, you did everything together.
But the older the two of you grew, things became different.
You both got new friends, new interests. You used to spend every waking second of the day together, now the two of you only awkwardly said hi when you saw each other in public.
You both had reasons for the sudden distance.
You thought Ellie had outgrown your friendship. One day she'd be smiling with you, the next day she'd barley look at you.
Ellie on the other hand, was in love with you.
She suddenly became self-aware of how she looked, how she smelled, how she spoke. She didn't want to embarrass herself. The best solution to her problem (or what she thought was right) was avoiding you.
Now that she's older she has realized that damage her avoiding you caused.
Years had gone by and the two of you lived separate lives, but Ellie's feelings for you never went away. She was stuck on you.
No matter how many girls she dated, kissed or hooked up with, she knew her heart belonged to you.
The older Ellie grew, the more attractive you found her and some days you're actually glad the friendship ended.
Imagine you were best friends with the girl you loved?
Both of you assumed your feelings were one sided. Until the rumors started.
It all started when a girl randomly slapped you across the face saying that Ellie moaned your name while they were doing the deed.
She's been avoiding you but she's moaning your name?
You weren't sure if you should feel flattened or disturbed.
You'd hear more stories as the years went on.
"She liked you" , "She misses you" You weren't sure if this was even true. Maybe it was all just a sick joke.
Even with all the drama you missed her. The friendship. The cheesy jokes, the stupid stories. You just missed her.
You were actually happy when Ellie slowly started coming back into your life. It went from just saying hi occasionally, to small life updates to full sleepovers.
It was just like old times.
Your heart ached for her even more, now you're getting close again. As much as you enjoyed the friendship, you couldn't help but want more.
You noticed her lingering touches, the small glances.
Maybe you were being delusional? Maybe you were reading into it?
You could feel a connection, but does she feel it too?
Maybe the rumors weren't true.
"You saw me earlier els, you cant miss me"
"I just love spending time with you"
fuck, how many girls has she said this to?
"i want to-" she went silent, not finishing her sentence.
She seemed nervous.
From the corner of your eye you see her moving closer to you, her arm wrapping around your shoulders.
You shiver at the close contact.
"Why are you so close?" You ask in a whisper
"I'm keeping you warm"
It was winter and its really fucking cold but suddenly you were hot. You were almost sweating because of the close proximity.
This is closest she's been in years.
Ellie leaned closer towards you, so close you could feel her breathe on your cheek. Your heart races, you felt comfortable in her presence, you palms felt clammy.
You were nervous.
Why does she make you nervous?
"Can i kiss you?" Ellie suddenly asked.
Without hesitation you said yes.
Before your lips crashed into hers, your body turned hot, your breathing came out in short breaths. You turned to her and and her hand gently touched your cheek, you leaned in first.
Since when are you bold? Were you really this desperate?
As soon as your lips made contact, you felt butterflies explode in your stomach. She pulled you closer by the waist and you grabbed her face bringing her closer than she already was.
Your heart was beating so fucking fast, you assumed she could probably feel it.
"Your lips are...cold" you softly chuckle as your fingers brushed against your lips.
Did this just happen?
You were suddenly hyperaware of your surroundings.
Did you breath smell ok? Did you kiss ok?
Fuck now you were really nervous.
Ellie didn't respond and there was a comfortable silence between the two of you.
Ellie spoke up eventually "I've always wanted to do that"
You stayed silent blushing at her words.
"Do you want to come back to... my place so we can talk about us.... and i know you hate being alone during the holidays so can we perhaps... i don't know... go?"
"Yeah... I'd like that"
<3
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So this just happened to me but I found out my bf doesnât have my contacts saved with any kind of emoji or cute nickname. Maybe a suggestion for a Drabble? Feel like a child writing this but idk how this has me so bummed and sad
Pairing:Â Jaehyun x You
Genre:Â fluff, romance
Word Count:Â 1.1k
Summary:Â As you find out that Jaehyun doesn't have your contact saved on his phone under a cute nick name, you start comparing your relationship to others. After all, that must mean you're not special to him - right?
A/N:Â I hope everything went well for you, dear! My bf always says, âI donât know, you have to tell me!â - so just tell him! Because men are simple but their partners' feelings matter to them, even if they seem childish to you đ
âUnder which name did your boyfriend save you on his phone? You know that?â
You looked at your best friend who tilted her head as though in deep thoughts. For a moment, you hoped she wouldnât know, wouldnât care, and that you were overdramatic after all like you had feared all along, but almost instantly, she replied,
âWhen we started dating, he had me saved as âmy girlâ without any kind of emoji. When we officially decided to get together, he saved my contact as âbabyâ with a pink heart, and it remained like this until now.â
Your best friend wasnât the first one who you had asked and whose answer was almost identical to your other taken friends you had questioned about this topic: Their boyfriends all had them saved on their phones with either a cute nickname, some meaningful emoji or both.
Your own boyfriend had you saved on his phone under your government name.Â
You usually never looked at his screen as there were always so many things going on with different people from his group, from his management and from people in the industry in general, so it was always buzzing anyway.Â
But when a week ago you had been lying next to him, sending him pictures from the activity you had done together shortly before, your name popped up in his chat history.
Your full name.
You had been bummed, and he had happily continued on as if he hadnât minded you seeing this, as if this was the most normal thing in the world and didnât make you feel less special among all his other contacts - and there were a lot for an idol.
After all, even when you didnât have as many connections as him, you had your boyfriend saved as,
âYuno-yaâ with a pink heart.
It wasnât the most romantic nickname as you werenât calling each other pet names at all, but still cute and emphasized his contact to filter his name out of all other people.
Now, hearing all the other boyfriends having your female friends saved as something special, it made you feel even sadder as if the entire thing hadnât been bothering you for a week already.Â
âUnder which name has your boyfriend your contact saved on his phone?â your best friend questioned back.
You sighed out loud.
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âI donât like it when you make that face,â Jaehyun immediately said to you instead of a greeting when you came over to his house later that day. âAnd you have randomly started making it the last time we met. Iâve been worrying all week, but on the phone you always say everything is fine when itâs clearly not. Tell me now, did I do something wrong?â
You bit into your bottom lip. You felt that now was the chance, now or never before it would eat you up from the inside and you would never be able to let go of it. âUnder which name do you have me saved on your phone?â
Jaehyun widened his eyes, completely blindsided by this unexpected silly question, apparently. âPardon?â
âMy contact,â you described it better for him. âUnder which name can you find me in your contacts?â
He confusedly proceeded to speak out your full government name.
âExactly!â you called him out.
âI donât understand.â
âYou have me saved in your contacts under my full name!â
âWell⌠isnât that your full name? Under what name should I save you then? Should I make one up orâŚâ He shook his head. âI donât know whatâs going on! Whatâs the problem here?â
You folded your arms in front of your chest. The longer you went on to explain this situation to a very oblivious Jaehyun, the sillier you started to feel. Were you exaggerating? But none of your friends had said so and claimed your feelings were valid.
Suddenly, your voice was very low when you poured out your feelings to him as there was no turning back anymore. âMy friendâs boyfriends have them all saved on their phones under some cute nickname. Or with a cute emoji at least. I also have you saved as Yuno-ya with a heart. It makes the other person feel special and makes the contact stand out from everyone else. It gives you a little surge of excitement whenever that personâs name pops up. As you have me saved with my full government name⌠it makes me think if you see me as everyone else and Iâm not that special to you.â
Your breakout followed a few moments of silence in which you kept your gaze locked to the ground as you were now kind of too embarrassed to face Jaehyun. Hearing these words⌠you felt so childish.
The pat you felt on the top of your head only shortly later convinced you of the opposite though. When you lifted your head, Jaehyun wasnât laughing and he didnât look like he wanted to make fun of you or didnât understand your feelings at all.
âIâm sorry,â he said with genuine concern. âI⌠didnât know. I have everyone saved on my phone with their full government name as there are just so many people that it really gives me a hard time to separate them all or even remember who they are. Even the members arenât an exception, only my parents. It was just a habit I followed when we exchanged contacts and I was never bothered enough to change it. If I had known it was this important to you, I would have done it right away.â
Was it really this simple? Some men like your boyfriend just didnât know, were totally unaware of such things and you simply needed to tell them to change whatever bothered you, no matter how silly and childish it might sound?
He was a perfect partner for you and you couldnât believe you let such a futile thing question his feelings for an entire week.
Jaehyun smiled at you and pulled out his phone. âDonât ever think again that youâre not special to me and I never feel excitement rushing through me whenever your name pops up on my phone. Your chat is pinned at the very top and your number saved as favorites. Among everyone I regularly keep in contact with, even if I donât answer for hours, I always answer you first. I always recognize your picture, no matter how many times you change it. Upon first glance, I always recognize itâs you. My beautiful girl.â
He gave you a kiss on the cheek and then proceeded to type something into his phone with a wide grin, obviously changing your name name.
âWhat did you save my contact under now?â you asked and wanted to catch a glimpse, but Jaehyun quickly pulled his phone away from you.
âText me now and youâll see.â
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lia and harry's story (two)
summary: harry is a bartender and lia lives right across the street. rating: +18 || warnings: mental health (anxiety) and smut (here and there) word count: 15,7k
(ONE)
Harry never texted her.Â
Of course he didnât. And it wasnât as if Lia actually expected him to, but then why did he even bother asking for her number in the first place? Why pretend he wanted to talk to her? Why pretend there was the slight chance they would ever interact again?
Lia tightened the grip around her grocery bag and sighed. Her mind was about to explode. It really was. She was too tired, and not even the fact that it was already Friday and the weekend was ahead of her was enough to cheer her up.Â
There was just too much going on. She couldnât stop thinking, so she hadnât been sleeping very well.Â
After Harry had left her apartment, Lia had locked the door and leaned her back against it. And then sheâd closed her eyes and recalled everything that had just happened â from Harry running after her, to him looking one last time over his shoulder and waving one final goodbye before walking down the stairs.
Their interaction had started for the wrong reasons, but it had been too good to be true, and not at all a fantasy of her mind.Â
Harry standing in her living room had been real. His words, his stare, his smile. The sound of his laughter. The way he had cared about apologizing to herâŚÂ
It had all been real, it had all actually happened.Â
And it had stirred a new feeling of excitement in the pit of her stomach. It had made her walk to the kitchen with a massive grin on her face, then giggle to herself while preparing things for the next day.Â
Then of course, as minutes went by, everything she had just spent weeks promising herself she wouldnât do anymore, happened all over again.Â
She wasnât proud of it. She tried to stop herself, but she couldnât. No matter how innocent his actions had been, they were enough to fuel her with endless ideas and possibilities of how that night couldâve ended instead. And although she felt terribly embarrassed to admit, for more than one second sheâd allowed herself to truly entertain those thoughts.
She imagined a conversation where she had been interesting and fun enough to captivate him. Or to fascinate him, just as much as he had fascinated her. She imagined her acting confident enough to seduce him, confident enough to flirt with him. She imagined Harry reciprocating the feeling. And a moment where, instead of leaving to go back to work, Harry ended up touching her freely and thoroughly. She imagined him hugging her, kissing her. Making her feel everything she so desperately wanted to feel. She so desperately needed to feel.
By the time she was lying in bed in silence and staring through the window, reality had hit her again: inviting Harry inside of her apartment had been a terrible, terrible idea.
Sheâd just gone from wondering what being around him would look and be like, to actually knowing it. And no matter how great she could be feeling right then and there, at the end of the day it would only complicate things. She knew that. It would only make everything worse.Â
At the same time, as ashamed as Lia felt of her imagination, the truth is that Harryâs real words werenât helping her, either â like when he mentioned he owed her a drink, or when he asked for her number.Â
Those very real words werenât easy to get rid of. They echoed inside Liaâs mind constantly, ruining all of her attempts of never thinking about him again. They kept her company in the mornings while getting ready for work, then at lunch and in between classes, and also all over the afternoons. They popped up again, randomly, as she jumped off the bus and waved a timid goodbye to the very well-known driver, and again later at night when she took a shower, ordered takeaway and went to bed once again.
During the weekend, because she needed a distraction, once again sheâd taken a train back to her parents. And it helped her, mostly because it meant also getting to see her brother and sister-in-law. Something she enjoyed. Something she always thought she should do more often, anyway.
But then it was Monday, and she was back into the real world. Going from her apartment to work. And from work to her apartment.Â
By Friday, after almost getting no sleep all week and paying no attention to anything but work, she wasnât only ashamed and embarrassedâshe was also sad and frustrated at how lame and uneventful her life was.
She was tired of living inside of her imagination, and angry at only watching others reaching their dreams and happiness. She was mad for not being able to let things go, and she was bored of the way she handled things.Â
And, above it all, she was longing for someone who could take all her loneliness away.
It was a mix of emotions that she could only express by huffing and grumbling to herself as she stood in front of her building, one hand inside of her stupid gigantic bag while she frowned and blindly searched for her keys.
She had only left the house to go to the grocery store, so why did she even take that thing bag with her? And why was there always so much stuff inside it?Â
She was so distracted and so madly annoyed at herself and her life, that she didnât hear the bam when Harry closed the door of his car; nor the beep beep when he pressed the alarm and locked it; nor the pitter-patter when he got closer to her building. She also didnât notice when he stopped by the first step, nor when he leaned his side against the railing and crossed his arms on his chest, nor when he watched her with an amused smirk on his face.
âNeed some help there?â
Lia jumped and turned around, and the gasp that left her mouth was muffled by the crash of her bag hitting the ground, right next to her feet.
âShit.â Harry ran up the steps in a blink of an eye, then squatted in front of her.Â
Lia tucked her chin and looked down, letting her arms hang loosely by her sides and watching as he gathered the few objects that had fallen from her bag and threw them back inside.
He was wearing her favorite t-shirt â again. The old tight fabric perfectly outlining the muscles on his back and shoulders as he moved his arms here and there.Â
His voice was a soft murmur in the back of her ringing ears, and she only noticed he was actually saying something when he placed one elbow on his bent knee and looked up at her with a frown on his face.Â
âSorry.â Lia shook her head and took a step back. âWâwhat?â
âI was just apologizing.â He stood up, pulling her bag along with him by the thick strap. âDidnât mean to scare you.â
Lia tightened her fingers around the single grocery bag she was holding, gripping at it as if her sanity depended on that frozen pizza sheâd just bought for dinner.
âRight.â She nodded slowly, then licked her chapped lips. âItâs fine, yeah. You didnât scare me.â
Harry half-snorted, half-scoffed. âI sure did, love. Is everything alright?â
Lia slumped her shoulders, and a lough sigh escaped through her lips and nose. She closed her eyes and scratched her forehead, then told him the exact same lie sheâd been telling every single person whoâd asked that same question in the last couple days.
âYeah⌠Everythingâs fine. Long week at work, thatâs all.â
Harry hummed, and when she opened her eyes again, she found him leaning his lower back against the railing of her building.Â
He looked at her curiously, green eyes staring at her as if he could see a different answer written all over her face.Â
It was unsettling, but also oddly comforting at the same time.Â
âHavenât seen you at the bar anymore,â he finally said.
Lia looked around the street, watching the few people walking by.Â
She didnât know how to answer him. She didnât know what to say. It wasnât even a question, to begin with. He didnât see her at the bar, because she didnât go to the bar. Period. It seemed obvious, and boring.Â
Was there anything else she could say instead? Something that would be more⌠Interesting?Â
âHey.â Harry circled her wrist with one hand, then gently squeezed.
Lia looked back at him, only to be met with the beautiful sight of a closed-mouth smile, a dimple, and wrinkles around his eyes.Â
âYou sure youâre ok?â He let his arm fall back to his side. âYou look tired.â
Lia shifted on her feet and looked down, pulling her hair over one shoulder. She used her fingers to brush through her locks and put down some of her untamed strands. Then, as she rubbed under her nose with the side of one finger, she took her occupied hand to pull the hem of her sweater down.
âI look like a mess, I know,â she mumbled, shrugging one shoulder. âI guess⌠I havenât been sleeping that much.â
Or at all.
âThat sucks.â
The tone of his voice carried his sentiment, and she fed her curiosity by glancing at him. Once again, she met his green, caring and concentrated eyes, and for a moment she was convinced the entire world had stopped just for them.
There was a curl threatening to fall onto his forehead, and a very obvious stubble around his soft mouth â covering his chin, the sides of his face and the mole on the left side of his bottom lip.
The smoothness of his facial hair drew even more attention to his unprompted dimples, and the boyish breeze around him clashed with the intensity pouring out from his broad shoulders, sharped jaw and thick neck.
He stood so unconcerned in front of her, casually leaning against the cold iron that led to the front door of her building and holding the strap of her bag with both hands as it hung in between his parted legs andâÂ
âOh my God!â Lia gasped. Shit. She straightened her back and took a step closer to him, stretching her arm to clasp her fingers around the strap of her bag. ââM so sorry. Youâve been holding this and I just⌠I didnât⌠Iâm sorry. Iâm so sorry.â
Shaking her head, Lia pulled one side of the strap towards her chest, expecting Harry to easily let it go.Â
Harry tugged back, though, yanking her forward and in between his legs.
A yelp left her throat as she stumbled on her feet, her hand flying up along with the grocery bag to hold herself on his chest.
Harryâs free hand landed on her waist, keeping her in place while his other hand remained attached to the strap of her bag, just like hers.
âJust to be clear,â Harry murmured, sinking his fern green eyes into her dark brown ones. âI never said you look like a mess.â
Lia pressed her lips together and breathed out through her nose, then drifted her eyes down and between them.Â
Her hand was still on his chest, and a tingling swept up through the back of her neck and across her face â she had just shoved a grocery bag into Harryâs chest. A grocery bag, with a frozen pizza in it.Â
And he didnât seem at least one bit bothered by it.
âItâs not what I meant, either, yâknow,â he added. âWhen I said you look tired.â
Lia swallowed the nervousness down, ignoring the way her cheeks were burning.Â
(Or, well, maybe actually trying to ignore the way her entire body was burning.)
âWhat⌠Uh⌠What did you mean, then?â
Harry shrugged, slightly digging his fingers into her waist. The way he held her, so firmly and yet so casually, made her heart skip a couple of beats. It was hard to pay attention to what was happening whilst also being hyper-aware of everything she was feeling, and an overwhelming emotion she couldnât name spread all over her chest.Â
âJust that I can tell youâre not doing ok.â
Oh.Â
Lia frowned.Â
Was thatâŚÂ
Was that supposed to make her feel better?Â
Harry let her waist go and reached for her hand, covering her hold around her bag. âMay I?â
She answered by loosening the grip on the strap, and his response was just as instant â he slid his fingers under her palm and held her firmly, meanwhile lowered the item to the floor with his other hand and slowly dropped it between his feet.Â
âI can also tell you could use a good night of sleep⌠Or maybe two,â he added. He took his new free fingers to his chest, removing the grocery bag from her other hand and putting it on the floor, too. âProbably could use some loosening up. Have some fun. Laugh a little.â
âRight,â she whispered, if only to stop him from listing everything that was wrong with her life. Or everything that could be better. Or everything that was missing. âThatâŚâ She cleared her throat. âWas that supposed to make me feel better? Because⌠I mean⌠None of that sounds good, yâknow?â
Harryâs lips twitched up.Â
âYes, I knowâŚâ He nodded. He took his hand up to her face, brushing her skin while putting her hair away and locking it behind her ear. âSorry. Promise itâs coming from a place of worry, though. Thatâs all.â
Her chest tightened, and her stomach swirled.
âIâI meanâŚâ Lia licked her lips. âNo need to worry. Iâll be fine. Itâs nothing.â
âHmmâŚâ He let his arm fall on his lap, but his other hand kept holding hers, thumb moving in circles and gently brushing her skin. âIs there anything I can do? Iâm here if you need any help.â
Lia furrowed her brows. âLike what?âÂ
âI donât knowâŚâ Harry shrugged. âWhatever you need. Or want.â
An awkward laugh left Liaâs mouth, and she shook her head.Â
If Harry knew what was keeping her awake at night, he wouldnât be offering that.
âItâs fine. Thank you.â
âOk,â he murmured. âWhat about tonight, then? Any plans?â
âWell⌠I just bought myself a frozen pizza, soâŚâ
âHmmm.â Harry smiled. âYummyâŚâ
Lia bit her lip. The low and teasing tone of his voice made her skin tingle.
âAnd what about after dinner?âÂ
âWhatâWhat about it?â
âAny chance youâll come over to the bar? I still owe you a drink, remember?â
She brushed the tips of her fingers on his t-shirt, drawing random patterns before slowly pulling her arm away from him.
âI... I donât think so. Sorry. I just... Iâm really tired, and I donât think being around too many people will help⌠Itâs just⌠I donât know⌠I guess⌠A lot of information? If that makes sense? Sorry, I donât know how to explain it andâ"
âHey,â he called, squeezing her hand. âI get it. Makes perfect sense.â
âIt does?â
âYeah. Of course. The bar can get really loud and crowded⌠Not fun at all if all you want is to relax.â
âYeahâŚâ Lia blinked. Again and again. âThatâs⌠Yeah. Thank you.â
He tilted his head. âWhy are you thanking me?â
âI donât know⌠For understanding? I guess? Not a lot of people do that.â
Harry rolled his eyes. âThatâs âcause people suck.â
Lia snorted, and chuckled. She dropped her head, covering her mouth while her shoulders moved up and down.Â
Hopefully, even though he was standing extremely close to her, Harry wouldnât see the way her entire face scrunched up when she laughed. It wasnât a very pretty sight to see.Â
âLia?â
She cleared her throat, shaking her head twice before taking a deep breath in and lifting up her chin.Â
âYeah?â
Their eyes found each other, and Lia immediately froze.Â
Harry wasnât laughing, and he wasnât smiling. But he wasnât mad, either. He held her stare with an inquisitive look, and it was so intense that it made her gulp down, unsettled by the hint of something flashing through themâsomething she was afraid to name, but wasnât so hard to guess.Â
âIâm glad you called me an asshole.â
She raised her eyebrows, and her voice was barely a whisper when she asked, âYou are?â
âMhm.â Harry nodded. âI really am.â
âWâwhy?â
He slid his tongue between his lips, getting them wet. They glistened under the sunset shades that surrounded them, and Lia stared at their slow movements as he spoke. âIt brought us here, didnât it?â
Shutting her mouth, Lia blinked blankly at him.
âI mean, of course I wish I hadnât made you feel like that in the first place, but still⌠Iâm glad you called me out for it.â
âYeah I donât⌠Usually do that, yâknow? Thatâs why I freaked out and⌠Why I was so embarrassed about it. I guess Iâm just⌠Iâm just not brave enough to speak up. I donât know.â
âIf you donât mind, Iâll respectfully disagree with that. You seem a lot braver than most people I know.â
Lia looked down, not able to hold back a smile.Â
âI thinkâŚâ she murmured. âI think I should go. Itâs getting late.â
âIs it? Huh⌠Could stay here for hours.âÂ
Heat flushed up her neck, then spread all over her face.Â
âDonât you have to work tonight?â
âOh, ooook then.â Harry laughed and stood up, straightening his body and causing her to stumble backwards. âGotcha. Message received. Iâm leaving now.â
âWhat? No!â Lia shook her head. âWhat message? I wasnâtâI just⌠Itâs Friday, so I know it gets busier at the bar and⌠I wasnât⌠Yâknow⌠I didnât mean⌠I justâ"Â
âHey, heyâŚâ Harry squeezed her hand, pulling her to step closer and into him again. âI know. Iâm just teasing you, love. Itâs fine.â
âUgh⌠I really suck at this.âÂ
âYou donât.â
âOf course I do.â
âYou donât, and I mean it. If anything, I think it makes you even more interesting.âÂ
They stared at each other.Â
Stared at each other.Â
And stared at each other.Â
They stared and stared, until the trembling inside Liaâs belly felt too much and she looked away.
Harry cleared his throat.
âOk⌠Iâll let you go now, since itâs getting late and youâve got a frozen pizza to cookâŚâ he teased, happiness lingering in his voice. âBut Iâll see you around, tho, right?â
âY-yeah, sure⌠IâIâll see you around.âÂ
Lia nodded, forcing her smile to stay longer even though the idea of saying goodbye to him only brought sadness to her chest.Â
What the hell was happening?
And how long would it take until she saw him again?
â â â â âÂ
Pam was on the phone with her mom and Jim had just walked in the office when Liaâs phone buzzed on the couch, next to her thigh.Â
Howâs pizza? Keeping you company?
Lia furrowed her brows, checking twice that the texts had been sent by an unknown number. And then her heart skipped a beat, and her hands began to sweat.
The idea of Harry reaching out was just as exciting and joyful as scary and unbelievable. To be fair, she couldnât imagine who else it could be, but she also was too afraid to just assume. What if someone was pranking her? What if he was pranking her?
Her phone buzzed again.
This is Harry, btw.Â
âShit,â Lia murmured.Â
She sat upright and pulled the blanket off from her lap, then grabbed her phone with her trembling and nervous hands.
It took her at least five minutes to come up with a calm and collected answer. Â
still in the oven hi harry:)
Heat spread through her cheeks.Â
She was so lame. So boring.Â
Why was Harry even texting her?!
Her phone buzzed again.
Hii :) Thatâs a shame You shouldâve found yourself better company
Lia stared at her phone and bit her lip.Â
The opportunity was there, right in front of her. In a fantasy world, she wouldâve pointed out how he shouldâve kept her company instead. Or maybe she would have invited him to be that better company.Â
Both options ran through her mind. Both options tinkled on her fingers. And yet, it was Liaâs world she lived in, so she settled for the safest words to say.Â
it was the best thing I could find at the grocery store
Opposite from her, he didnât take a second to reply. As if he didnât even need to think before he spoke.
Hmmm Maybe next time you should try somewhere else, then
She read his text once, and twice. For a moment, an empty feeling in the pit of the stomach turned into nausea, but then her mind seemed to act on its own. Disconnecting from the rest of her body as it directed her fingers to type again.
I might⌠do you have any recommendations?
The three dots on Harryâs side of the conversation came up quickly, then they flashed for a while. And then, they disappeared.Â
Lia swallowed hard, watching the screen for another minute or two just to make sure that no more answers would come through. When they didnât, her stomach clenched, and the nausea became hard to ignore. So she put her phone away and stared back at the TV, pulling her knees to her chest and pretending to pay attention while she kept checking through the corner of her eyes. Then wincing every time she thought about her last text to him. Or how she never got a reply.Â
Not then, not ten minutes later, and not even half an hour later.Â
No matter how much she checked her phone, or how many times she peeked at the screen for a new notification, Harryâs answer was nowhere to be seen.
â â â â âÂ
Half a pizza and three episodes of The Office later, a loud knock on her door had Lia jumping on her seat. She paused the show with a frown, then waited to see if something else would happen.Â
Maybe she could get away with pretending she wasnât home. Maybe whoever was on the other side would give up and move on to the next door.
But thenâŚ
Another knock. And another one.Â
And Lia finally got on her feet â because what if something bad had happened? What if someone was hurt?Â
Another knock on the door.Â
âJust a second!â she yelled, walking as fast as she could with her slippery purple socks.
She rubbed the tip of her nose and took a deep breath, then turned the key around and stepped aside to revealâŚÂ
Harry?
Lia jerked her head back, chin slightly going down while she blinked at the tall figure standing in front of her. Â
âGood evening, miss,â he said with a thick British accent and overly-polite voice. A proud smirk matched the twinkle in his eyes, and it only got deeper when he raised one hand and showed off a glass. âDid you order a mojito?â
.
.
.
Lia just⌠Stopped functioning? Or her mind went completely blank. And then, after a moment, her body reacted unconsciously, all at onceâher arms fell to her sides, her mouth fell open, and her eyes widened.Â
Maybe only a second passed until Harry chuckled and spoke again. Or maybe a minute, or maybe an hour. It would be hard to tell, and she wasnât even paying attention to that. It didnât really matter.Â
âSurprised?â he asked.
Lia blinked once. Then twice. Then a couple of more times.Â
âIâŚâ
Dizzy, she shook her head and closed her mouth, swallowing the awkwardness down and darting her tongue between her lips.Â
âI meanâŚâ She pulled each side of her cardigan with one hand and crossed her arms on top of her belly, covering the old white loose tank top she had at some point of her life turned into pajamas. âYes? Yâyes! Of course! What are you doing here?â
Harry shrugged. âI brought you a mojito.â
Lia glanced at Harryâs hand, then at his face, then back at his hand. The glass looked minuscule while wrapped inside his long fingers, but it was there. It was actually there.
âBut I donât⌠I didnât âŚâ
She furrowed her brows, and slowly dragged her attention back to his eyes.
What the hell was happening?!
âI know.â
âI donât get it.â
âI brought you a mojito.â
âWhy?â
Harry shrugged.
âBecause I wanted to cheer you up.â
âBut why?â
Amusement crossed Harryâs face. He tilted his head to the side, and his lips twitched into a smile.Â
âSorry,â Lia said. âI justâŚâ
She glanced at the glass in his hand. Green leaves, ice cubes and lime wedges. Her stomach fluttered, and she tightened the grip around her own body.Â
It truly was a mojito. A mojito.Â
Out of all the things he couldâve surprised her with, thatâs what he had chosen?
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath in, then slowly released the air out of her body. It was embarrassing to have to do that in front of him, but it was the only way she knew to be effective and get rid of the tension off her shoulders. It was what she did all the time â breathe, sigh, breathe again. Calm down her desperate heart.Â
âSorry.â She blinked, then focused back on his green stare. âI just honestly donât know how to react⌠I mean⌠I wasnât expecting this. At all.â
His face softened, and he shrugged one shoulder.Â
âNo need to react,â Harry said, putting his free hand inside of his pocket and stretching his other arm towards her. âJust take it inside with you. Drink it. Give it to your plants. Flush it away. Whatever you want. Iâll never know.â
Lia chuckled.Â
She unclasped her arms calmly, lifting one of them to wrap her fingers around the glass. They inevitably brushed Harryâs skin, and her breath sped up, matching her already racing heart.Â
âThank you,â she said, holding his stare as she pulled the drink closer to her body. âOf course Iâll drink it.â
He smiled into her eyes, and Lia glanced down to the mojito.Â
âDid you make it?â
At that, Harry scoffed. ââCourse I did. Why? Shouldâve I asked Rohan?â
Lia furrowed her brows.
âWhat? No.â She shook her head. âThatâs not⌠He never gets it how I like it.â
There was a pause, then a soft chuckle left Harryâs mouth.Â
âOh my God.â Lia widened her eyes, then raised her chin to stare back at him. Harry was laughing silently at the floor. âPlease donât tell him I said that.â
âI wonât.â
âI mean, itâs not that I donât think heâs good⌠Shit. Not him⌠The mojitos⌠I mean⌠His mojitos are good⌠Itâs just⌠Heâs not⌠I donât⌠Heâsâ"
âHey.â Harry placed his hand on her shoulder, and Lia pressed her lips together. He wasnât laughing anymore, and his eyes soothed her. âI wonât say a word, I promise.â
Lia sighed.
âThanks.â
Harry let her go, shoving his now-mojito-free hand inside of his other pocket and curling his lips up.
âHope youâll like mine, tho.â
âI⌠I will. Yeah.â
I always do, she wished she could add.Â
Making sure the words wouldnât slip out of her mouth, she lifted the glass up to her lips and took a timid sip out of it.Â
Almost immediately, heat radiated down her throat and through her chest. So she closed her eyes and took a second and longer sip, focusing on properly tasting it this time.Â
The flavors were all easy to recognizeâthe mint, the lime, the club soda, and the rum. When she swallowed, she pressed her lips together in a smile, unintentionally humming at the sweetness and freshness.Â
It was⌠Delicious. The perfect balance between all ingredients, including the amount of sugar and ice.Â
Harry cleared his throat, and Lia batted her lashes to focus her sight on him once again.
He watched her with a grin on his face, and her heart skipped a beat.
âGood?â
âYeah,â Lia whispered. âReally good. Delicious, actually.â
Harry grinned even wider, and Lia found herself smiling, too.Â
âThank you,â she said.
âOf course. Maybe next time you can get some mojitos instead of pizza. Iâm sure theyâll enjoy keeping you company.âÂ
Butterflies batted their wings in her belly, and a rush of adrenaline bolted through her veins.Â
âTâthey?â
Harry shrugged. âYeah⌠Yâknow⌠The mojitos⌠MeâŚâÂ
Lia shuffled on her feet, wiggling her toes inside her purple socks.Â
âI was going to tell you that earlier, by the way,â he added, saving her from the embarrassment of letting him know she had no idea how to answer that. âBut things got crazy at the bar and I had to put my phone down so⌠Sorry.âÂ
âThatâsâThatâs fine. Donât worry about it.â She cleared her throat, then tightened the grip of her fingers around the glass. âDo you⌠Uh⌠Do you have to go? Or⌠Maybe⌠I donât know⌠I mean⌠Would you⌠Would you like to come in?â
Harry tilted his head and, just like earlier, his eyes twinkled with something. Something different, though. Playfulness, maybe? Or amusement?Â
Mischief, perhaps?Â
Lia wasnât sure, but whatever it was, it didnât make her uncomfortable, nor embarrassed.Â
âWould love to, really. But I gotta go back to work⌠Iâm sure my break ended a while ago.â
âOh⌠Yâyeah, right. Of course. Sorry.â
Harry chuckled. âDonât be. Iâd rather stay here with you, to be honest.â
Feeling herself about to smile again, Lia looked down at the drink in her hand and bit her lip.Â
âUh⌠And what⌠What time do you finish work, then?â
âTonight?â
âMhm.â
Harry took a tiny step forward, and Lia held her breath.Â
âWell⌠We close the bar at two.â
âRight.â
The last t left her mouth and echoed in the hallway, and Lia watched Harryâs feet get closer and closer as he walked forward, stopping only when he was right in front of her.Â
He took a hand out of his pocket and lifted his arm, then placed his fingers under her chin and forced her to look up at him again.Â
The butterflies seemed to abandon her belly and fly all over her body, because every inch and every corner inside her tingled and fluttered.Â
Harry wasnât smiling anymore. The playfulness on his face had been replaced by determination, but his eyes were still soft and gentle when staring inside hers.Â
âAny chance youâll still be awake by then?â
âMâmaybe? I mean, I could be.â
âYou could, huh?â
Lia shrugged, then nodded.
The smirk grew easily on his lips.Â
âYou sure? Itâs gonna be late⌠I donât wanna bother you.â
Liaâs heart pounded inside her chest. So loudly she was afraid even Harry could hear it.Â
Truthfully speaking, there was absolutely no way Lia would ever stay awake so late just to meet someone.Â
However this wasnât just someone, was it? It was Harry.Â
Harry.
The guy she had been secretly dreaming about for almost a year now.Â
Would she be able to forgive herself if she didnât try?
Of course she wouldnât.Â
So Lia silently and slightly nodded again.Â
âHmmâŚâ He brushed his thumb up and down her jaw. âIn that case⌠How do you feel about watching a movie?â
Lia licked her lips, and swallowed. âHere?â
âMhmm.â
âAfter your shift?â
Harry nodded.Â
âIâYeah. Okay. Iâd like that.â
âYeah?â
âYeah.â
âWill you stay awake for me, then?â
âMhmm⌠Iâll⌠Iâll be awake.â
âGood.â He moved his thumb up and down again, then slid his hand to her neck and held her for a moment before he dropped his arm back to his side. âSee you in a couple hours, then.â
â â â â âÂ
At 2:17am, Lia buzzed Harry in.Â
She waited for him in the hallway, leaning against the doorframe with her arms crossed under her chest. Her insides blazed with anticipation, and the sweating of her hands was getting hard to controlâand even harder to hide.Â
Everything was silent. Quiet. Empty. The perfect scenario for her to get lost inside her mind and start doubting every decision sheâd ever made leading to that exact moment in time.Â
Shit.
Lia looked down at her feet and tapped her heel on the floor.Â
She couldnât start spiraling. Not right then. Not when she was about to see the guy she had fantasized about for so long. Not when she was about to watch a movie with the guy she had crushed on for so long. Not when she was finally getting attention from the guy she had silently dreamed about for so long.Â
She couldnât. She really couldnât.
And yetâŚÂ
She shouldâve put on something more flattering to see him... Shouldnât she?Â
She didnât want him to notice she had showered, shaved, and changed her underwear just to see him, so she had put on the same outfit heâd had seen earlierâthe same gray loose pants and basic white tank top, and even the same beige cardigan and purple socks. Which was also the same outfit she had slept on the night before, and that she was planning to wear to bed again that night.
Shit.
What was wrong with her?
Why couldnât she have tried a little bit harder?
Desperation sparked and unrolled inside her, but then the sound of Harryâs feet reached her ears, loud and clear â walking up the stairs, a floor or two below. And that was enough to absorb all of her attention. To make her forget all about everything and look up.Â
Look up and just wait for him.Â
Wait to see him.
Those minutes it took for him to get to her floor were the worst. And the longest. Harry took his time, climbing step by step. And the anticipation inside Liaâs body seemed to increase a hundred times.Â
By the time she finally saw him, her heart was racing, and her belly quivering.Â
Harry looked handsome. Like earlier, and like he always did.Â
He was wearing all black, though, something she hadnât noticed earlier, when heâd brought her the mojito. Wasnât he wearing her favorite t-shirt when theyâd met outside?Â
His curls were messier than before, too. His cheeks were flushed, and there was a glimmer of sweat peeking from the back of his neck.Â
He seemed tired, and it made sense that he was.
Guilt flared all over her.Â
Friday nights at the bar were busy. Anyone could imagine that. And Lia not only could have figured that all by herself, but she had also seen it happening right in front of her eyes at least once or twice.Â
What kind of person made plans at 2am on a Friday?Â
Or, well, technically, on a Saturday⌠But stillâŚÂ
Was that even normal?Â
Was it a thing?Â
Was she out of her mind?
Harry looked up before reaching the last flight of steps.Â
As soon as he met her eyes, he curled his lips slightly up.
âHii,â he murmured.Â
Lia bit her lip.Â
Despite everything, there he was. Casually walking under the yellow lights of her hallway, as if that was exactly where he was supposed to be. Stopping by her door with certainty, as if he had been on the exact same spot hundreds of times before. And looking at her with softness and tranquility, as if she was the only cure for his exhaustion.
Lia liked that. She didnât know what was happening or why, but she liked that.Â
She liked that a lot.Â
âHi,â she murmured back, offering him a soft smile. âCome on in.âÂ
She gestured behind her, determined to offer her couch if only for him to sleep for as long as he needed to.
âThanks.â
Harry walked past her with a polite smile on his face, stopping by the door to take his shoes off and then moving towards the couch.Â
Meanwhile, Lia shut the door, turned the key around, and locked them inside.
And thenâŚÂ
Her heart skipped a beat, and her stomach twirled.Â
It was just the two of them.Â
Lia and Harry. Harry and Lia. And no one else.
She hugged herself with her cardigan and breathed in, then out. When she turned around, it was just in time to see Harry drop his weight on the middle of her couch.Â
Thankfully, he didnât need an invitation to make himself at home. He put the fluffy blanket next to him and scooched backwards, squaring his shoulders against the dark pillows and spreading his legs slightly open. Next, he sighed, dropped his neck, and rested the back of his head on the edge of the couch.Â
And then, he tilted his chin to the side, and finally faced her.Â
His strong eye contact captured her, and a shiver ran over her skin.Â
Harry curled his mouth into another smile.
âSo, did you enjoy your mojito?â
Tightening her arms under her chest, Lia looked at her feet and nodded.Â
âYâyeah⌠I⌠It was really good. Thank you.â
ââCourse. Anyââ A yawn got in the way of his answer, and Lia darted her eyes up.Â
Harry faced the ceiling now. His eyes were shut and his mouth was wide open. His chest went up, up, up. And then he exhaled, loudly, and his chest went back down at the same time he slowly closed his mouth.Â
Lia pressed her lips together and covered half of her face with one hand, stifling her own yawn.Â
âShit.â He chuckled, shaking his head briefly then looking back at her. âSorry. Long night at the bar.â
She shook her head and dropped her hand on top of her other arm.
ââS fine. Donât apologize. I shouldnât haveâŚâ
âWhat?â
âI donât know. Iâm feeling kinda guilty, to be honest.âÂ
âGuilty? Why?â
Lia shrugged.Â
âFor making you come here after work? I meanâŚâ She looked at the TV on the wall across from him, and then at her feet. âItâs so late⌠I get it if youâre tired. I shouldâve thought about that."
There was a pause.Â
A beat.Â
Maybe two.Â
Or maybe three.Â
Or maybe none.
It didnât matter. The silent air wasnât heavy around them.
Eventually, she gathered enough courage to lift her head and look at him again. It wasnât necessarily a surprise to find Harry already staring, but it still made her chest tighten.Â
So she bit her lip.Â
And Harry blinked. Several times.Â
Then, he cleared his throat.
âYou know I wanted to come here, right?â he asked. âI thought I was being obvious, but I donât mind saying it. Like, I was the one who suggested this, so if anything Iâm the one who feels like a dickhead for making you stay up so late.â
An amusedâyet smallâsmile grew on Liaâs face.Â
âI didnât mind.â She shrugged. âI wanted to wait.â
Harry smiled, too.Â
âAnd I wanted to see you. So thatâs settled.â
Warmth filled Liaâs chest, and her body tingled. Unable to hold herself from stupidly smiling, she pursed her lips tightly, then bit the insides of her bottom lip. The feeling took over her brain, though, and without any warning, happiness erupted out of her mouth in the form of soft and genuine giggles.Â
âSorry,â she said, taking a hand up to her face and covering her lips.Â
Harry sighed.Â
âCâmon now,â he said, patting the cushion next to him. âYouâre too far away.â
It was hard to contain the butterflies and nerves, but she still found a way to move her legs and shortened the distance between them. She uncrossed her arms to put her hair behind her ears, looking at the floor and being careful to not step on his feet or trip on his ankles as she made her way past his knees.Â
His head followed her movements along with his eyes, turning from one side to the other.Â
When she sat next to him and lifted her chin, she glanced directly at his eyes.
Harry was already beaming at her.
âHi,â he murmured.
Excitement fluttered deep in the pit of her stomach, and Lia smiled.Â
âHi,â she murmured back. âI love mojitos.â
Harry chuckled, moving his head and closing his eyes to the ceiling.Â
Damnit.Â
Turning slightly to see him better, Lia observed him with adoration. It felt impossible not to. He was captivating. There was something truthfully genuine about him. A simplicity surrounding his eyes, wrinkling his skin in a boyish way. Even tired, and even after a long shift, a glowing energy surrounded him. And it was mesmerizing.Â
He was mesmerizing.Â
âYou do, yeah,â he said, still smiling, and tilting his head to face her again. âIâve noticed.â
âReally?â
âMhmm.â
âI⌠ThatâsâŚâ
Lia blinked. Actually, she didnât know what to say, so she furrowed her brows and shut her mouth.Â
What did he mean by that?Â
Had he noticed how much she loved mojitos in general, or how much she loved his mojitos?
And what else he had noticed about her?
Had he noticed how deeply into him she was?
How much she stared at him?
How much she daydreamed about him?
âI shouldâve asked you on a proper date, yâknow?â Harry said. A playful smile grew on his face, and his tone came out teasingly. âTake you out somewhere nice⌠On normal hours⌠After at least taking a showerâŚâ
He sounded calm, as if that was the most natural thing he could say to her.Â
Liaâs chest, on the other hand, kept moving up and down quickly, as if her heart and lungs had completely forgotten how they were supposed to function to keep her alive.Â
âAâa⌠A dâdate?â she barely managed to ask.
âWell, yeah.â Harry dragged his eyes off hers, only to watch himself raise his arm and reach for a lock of her hair. âA date feels more⌠I donât know⌠GentlemanâŚly?â
He chuckled â tiredly, but honestly.Â
âIs that even a word?â he asked, twirling her hair around his finger. âAnywayâŚâ
He stopped moving, yet didnât pull his hand away. Meeting her gaze again, uncertainty flashed through his eyes, but soon was covered with the comfort of his smile. âI should have, but⌠I guess I just didnât want to wait. So this late night thing just kinda happened, yâknow?âÂ
Lia swallowed.Â
âYâyeah⌠I know.âÂ
He placed his hand on her neck, resting four fingers on the side of her throat while his thumb stroked up and down her jaw and cheek.Â
âYou have a beautiful smile, by the way,â Harry suddenly pointed out. Â
âWâwhat?â
âI wanted to tell you earlier, butâŚâ He shrugged. âYou hide everytime you smile or laugh, and itâs just... I donât know. Itâs beautiful to see you smiling. Thatâs all.â
Liaâs neck burned, blood rushed through her cheeks, and the cardigan she was wearing turned out to be too much for her now boiling body. Thoughts swirled so quickly that it was hard to catch them. Her mind raced, and it yelled. It yelled so loudly that it became silent, and everything went blankâas if her brain had finally given up on her.
âSorry,â Harry said, dropping his hand and shaking his head. He shifted on the couch, then. Straightening his back, he turned sideways and fully faced her, then folded the leg that was closest to her body up on the couch and squeezed his ankle underneath his other knee. âBet you didnât think I could get this soppy, huh?âÂ
Harry joked and chuckled. Â
Lia blinked a couple of times. He was trying to lighten up the conversation, she could tell, but there was no way she would just laugh. She didnât want to.Â
So she shifted on the couch and mimicked his previous movements, turning around to fully face him and folding her closest leg to him under the other.Â
And that was all it needed for their legs to touch.Â
âThank you.â
A slow smile grew on Harryâs face, causing Liaâs mouth to curl up as well.Â
He raised his arm and placed it on top and along the backrest, invading not only all of her senses, but also her physical space.Â
Lia looked down and between them, watching the way their thighs were pressed against each other. Watching the way so many of her dreams were slightly coming true.Â
That is, until Harry spoke again.Â
âLetâs talk about Rohan,â he said, and Lia jolted her head up.
She scrunched her face up in confusion, opening and closing her mouth a couple of times before she was able to slowly breathe out one single word: âWhat?â
âRohan, from the bar.â
âFrom theââ Lia shook her head, and the tone of her voice suddenly catched up with her emotions. âOf course I know who Rohan is! But whatâYouâWhy would we even talk about him?!â
Harry shrugged, a playful and amused smirk crossing his face. âBecause you two seem close⌠Have fun togetherâŚâ
Lia gasped, her mouth falling open as one incredulous and single laugh bursted out from her chest.
âWe barelyâ We just talk!â
Harry nodded. âI know.â
âSo?â Lia scoffed discreetly, the sound getting caught on her throat. âThatâs hardly having fun.â
âHmm⌠Well, I donât know. I just thought something wouldâve happened between you two by now. Thatâs all.â
Lia flinched her chin back, eyebrows raising while she batted her eyelashes in disbelief.Â
âThatâsâAgain, what?!â
Harry shrugged, his expression getting serious as he looked away from her.Â
âHeâs clearly into you,â he said. âYou know that, câmon. Thought you fancied him, too. Thatâs all.â Another shrug, and then, âDonât you?â
âOh myâŚâ Lia whispered.
She furrowed her brows and dropped her chin down, once again looking at their thighs.Â
âI canât believe this. Why⌠Why would you think that? Thatâs so⌠I mean, where did you get that stupid idea from? And why would you even bring it up right now?â
Her shoulders fell. And her body relaxed.
Damn. It felt so good to just say whatever was going through her head. At least for once.
âSo⌠You donât?âÂ
Lia breathed in, and raised her chin.Â
Harry was looking at her again, but he kept narrowing his eyes, as if he was ready to call her out for lying.Â
He wasnât teasing her.Â
Harry was actually doubting it.Â
He was actually after an answer.Â
Lia blinked. Multiple times. And then more laughter bursted out from deep inside her.Â
âOh my God, Harry! No! Of course not!â
âYou say it like itâs supposed to be obvious!â
Harry laughed, tooâalthough from the way his voice wavered, it seemed more like nervous laughter. Or maybe a questioning one. Or a suspicious one.Â
Either way, it wasnât actually joyful. It didnât feel like it, at least.Â
So Lia pressed her lips together, then took another deep breath in.Â
Honestly, where was he coming from?Â
Had she ever done anything that could lead him to believe that? Because she was convinced she hadnât. In fact, all along she had been afraid Harry would find out how attracted to him she was. Not to Rohan.
âWell⌠Yeah.â Lia shrugged. âI donât know, but to me it is pretty obvious⌠I mean⌠Why would I even be here if I fancied him?â
âHuh.â Harry raised his eyebrows.Â
He blinked once, and then squinted, focusing on her eyes as though he was trying to find the secret answer for an unasked question written deep inside them.
That whole interaction was too weird. And not at all what Lia was expecting for that nightâor any other night, for that matter. Â
âI justâŚâ she said, then paused for a moment to gather her thoughts. Pressing her lips together, she batted her eyelashes and looked towards the back of the couch, targeting the wall. She sighed, and tried again. "I donât⌠I donât get why you thought I⌠That I wanted⌠But you didnât notice that IâYâknow⌠That I⌠Ugh!"Â
Shaking her head, Lia took her hand to rub her forehead and chuckled. No matter how much she wanted to tell him, she couldnât do it. She really couldnât.Â
They were having such a great nightâŚ
What if she ruined everything?Â
What if she told him how much she fancied him and he decided to leave?Â
What if she decided to be open and honest about her feelings for him, and he turned her down?Â
She wouldnât be able to talk to him again. She wouldnât be able to look at him again. And she would never be able to get over the humiliation.Â
So she couldnât risk it. She just couldnât.Â
âHey,â Harry said, placing his hand on top of hers.Â
Immediately, Lia loosened up. She relaxed the grip of her fingers, dropped her shoulders, and looked down at her lap.Â
And then, she frowned.Â
Apparently, sheâd been gripping at her own hands, tightly squeezing them while completely unaware of it. Her muscles were sore, and there were small prints on the places where the tips of her fingers had sunk on her own skin.Â
âLiaâŚâ Harry sneaked his fingertips underneath her palm, breaking her hands apart. âWhatâs going on? What were you going to say?â
âUh⌠Noânothing.â Staring at their now connected hands, Lia shook her head. âNothing, yeah. Forget about it.â
âOh, câmon!â His voice was cheerful, almost playful. âSay it⌠Please?â
âI wasnât going to say anything. Really.â
He kept his thumb on the back of her hand, gently and slowly caressing her skin.Â
And Lia focused on that. She watched the way he moved up and down. She absorbed how soft yet rought the brush of his finger felt. She appreciated how warm, large, and strong his hold felt.Â
âLiaâŚâÂ
Harry tugged her hand, pulling it off from her lap and holding it against his chest.Â
The movement caused Lia to lean forward, and she looked at him.Â
Harryâs intense green eyes were truly, really hypnotizing.Â
She licked her lips, then softened her voice. âJust⌠Let it go⌠Please?â
Harry flickered his eyes between hers, and he studied her in silence for a moment.Â
Instead of making her uncomfortable, though, it gave her enough time to focus some more on physical things. Like how he kept holding her hand firmly inside his. Secure. Fully enveloping it while clutching her palm against the middle of his chest.Â
Lia was almost sure she could feel his heart beating against his ribcage, and the fabric of his t-shirt was right under her skin.Â
Without dragging her eyes away from his, she moved her own thumb up and down, too. It was a subtle and cautious movement, but enough to brush and feel the texture under the pad of her finger.Â
Harry curved one side of his mouth up, and gave her palm a little squeeze.Â
âFine. Iâll forget about it.â
He lifted his free hand to his hair and pushed the short curls out of the way, then dropped his arm next to Liaâs shoulder.Â
After a moment of patient and quiet staring, he added, âYouâre not awkward, you know? Or boring. And itâs not true that people donât want to be friends with you.âÂ
Lia pressed her lips together, straightened her back, and shifted backwards.Â
RightâŚÂ
They were back to that, then.Â
It was nice of him to say that, sure it was, but she didnât agree with his words. In fact, she couldnât even believe he truly meant them. Not when, up until then, he had never cared about getting to know her.Â
On the other hand, she also wasnât expecting him to throw her own words back at her, especially because weeks had already gone by since that embarrassing night.
Her chest tightened, and she took a deep breath in.Â
God. She really didnât want to think about that night, but there was a weight in her stomach, a heaviness she didnât know how to get rid off, so she still found the strength to open up her mouth and say, âYou never wanted to, tho, did you?â
Harry widened his eyes, and Lia looked down.Â
She focused on their still touching hands, then brushed off the weight of her words with a shrug. âI mean, itâs fine. Iâm just saying.â
A couple of seconds passed without any answer, so Lia peeked at him through the corner of her eyes.
Harry was staring at where his other hand was, near her shoulder â with narrowed eyes, pursed lips and furrowed brows. He seemed lost inside his thoughts, and Lia rolled her lips into her mouth.
She hadnât been wrong for pointing that out, right? It wasnât like she wanted to, but more like she had to. More like she needed to. Because it was the truth, and it was what he had made her feel and believe all along, wasnât it?
The fact that he had apologized to her didnât erase the fact that he had made her snap in the first place. Right?
Or was she supposed to completely forget about that?Â
Harry sighed, and Lia blinked. She relaxed her jaw, darting her tongue through her lips as she focused on him again.
âThatâsâŚâ He paused, eyeing his thumb as he grazed it over her shoulder, on top of her cardigan. âIt wasnât like that. Iâm just⌠Iâm not good with people. Thatâs all.â
.
..
âŚÂ
What?Â
Lia was glad he wasnât looking at her face, because she couldnât help but frown.Â
âYes, you are,â she said, wandering her eyes around his distressed expression. âIâve seen you with Rohan, and youâre good with him. You joke a lot, and you laugh, you offer your help when he needs it⌠And with Sage, I mean⌠Iâve only seen you around her a couple of times, but⌠You seemed to get along with her really quickly, soâŚâ
The corner of Harryâs mouth turned up very slightly, only enough for her to notice it. Just like she noticed the way the muscles of his face relaxed, making all wrinkles disappear.Â
He tilted his head, and met her gaze.Â
Narrowing his eyes, he asked in a low and amused murmur, âHow do you know that, huh? Have you been watching me?â
Shit.
âI⌠I meanâŚâ Shit. Shit. Shit. âI think IâŚâ Well, there was no point in denying it anymore, was there? âI have, yes. Yeah.â
Harry dropped their hands on his lap, then moved his thumb up and down, stroking the back of her hand.Â
âYou have, huh?â
Lia shrugged. âYeahâŚâ
âHmm⌠I never noticed.â
With another shrug, Lia looked away.Â
She wouldnât answer that.
She already knew heâd never paid any attention to her, so of course he wouldnât have noticed the way she watched him. The way she daydreamed about him.Â
There was no need to point that out, though.
âStill,â Harry added, âRohan is probably just an exception.â
âRight⌠And Sage?â
âJust another exception.â
Lia snorted. And chuckled.
Shaking her head, she closed her eyes for a moment.Â
She needed to organize her thoughts and memories, because she knew that wasnât the truth. Sheâd watched him for long enough to know that he was a joyful and caring person, but she didnât know if that was something she should let him know, or not.
When she opened her eyes again, she met his calm and gentle stare. She bit her lip and leaned her side against the pillows, resting her shoulder under his stretched arm.
Harry kept moving his thumb gently on the back of her hand. Simply watching her.Â
He didnât seem bothered by the time it took her to answer, nor seemed to be about to rush her.Â
It was different from what she was used to. Coming from him, sure, but in general, too. And it caused the words to simply roll out of her mouth.Â
âI just⌠Iâve seen you around people, and⌠I donât knowâŚI used to see you with that girl⌠Well, that woman, yâknow? And you always seemed so gentle to her⌠I mean, a gentleman, really, and Iââ
Harry shifted, suddenly and abruptly. He withdrew his arm from the couch and looked away from her, then rubbed his finger under his nose.Â
Lia pressed her lips together, stopping herself from talking even further.Â
Sheâd said something wrong, hadnât she?
She totally had.Â
Of course she had.Â
She looked down at her lap, biting the inside of her bottom lip.Â
Harry was still holding her, but he had stopped brushing his thumb on the back of her hand.Â
And she didnât want him to stop. She really didnât.Â
âIâm⌠Iâm sorry. Iââ Shit. âI shouldnât have said that⌠That was just⌠I didnâtâ I meanââ
Shit.Â
What was she supposed to say now?
She had gone too far.Â
She knew that.
She knew she had entered a touchy subject.
Of course she had.
Honestly⌠What was wrong with her? Why would she even bring that woman up? Why would she bring someone Harry used to date up into their conversation? Why would sheâOh shit. What if⌠Wait, were they still together? Were they still a couple? The idea hadnât crossed her mind⌠She hadnât seen her at the bar anymore, so sheâd just assumed andâ Shit.Â
She looked up at him.Â
âAre you⌠You and that woman⌠Do you still⌠Are you twoâŚâÂ
âIâm single, if thatâs what youâre asking.â
âOh. Okay. So⌠Is it over? Between you two?â
Harry nodded.Â
âItâs over, yeah. Look, I donât⌠We havenât seen each other for a couple of months now and⌠Yeah, itâs over. Iâm not going back to that.â
Lia sighed through her nose. Emptying her lungs all at once.Â
At least, when he spoke, he kept his eyes on her. And Lia knew he was being honest, she recognized the struggle to let something out of your mind.Â
She didnât mean to pry, though. All she needed to know was if Harry was cheating on someone or not. And if he wasnât, then that was enough for her. Itâs not like she was planning on telling him about her own ex-boyfriend, or the few horrible one night stands she had before moving to that building. She wasnât ready to share that much, so⌠Yeah, Lia understood him.
âItâs fine.â She curled her mouth up, wanting to go back to playful smiles and soft touches. âWe donât have to talk about it. Honestly. I just wanted to know if you were⌠You know, cheating or something.â
As soon as the last words left her mouth, Lia saw Harry flinch. His eyes darted to their laps and his shoulders tensed, and it was very obvious that she had hit a nerve there. Another nerve.Â
It didnât seem like something that made him angry, though. He didnât look like someone who was about to yell or get into a fight. He looked⌠Sad? Ashamed? He looked like someone who really needed a hug. And that made Liaâs heart drop.
Had Harryâs heart been broken, just like hers?
Even worse, had Harryâs trust been broken, just like hers?
âIâm really sorry, Harry. I just⌠I meant⌠God. I keep messing it up, but⌠I swear in the end all I wanted to say is that Iâve seen you around other people, and that I always thought you seemed to be really nice⌠And like⌠A fun person to be around, yâknow? Like, you seemed really sweet, and⌠I donât know. Sorry. Iâm really sorry.â
Harry took his free hand to cover his mouth and cough, clearing his throat.Â
âDonât worry about it. Sheâs just⌠Sheâs a complicated story and I wasnât expecting this to come up so⌠Bad reaction on my side. Sorry.â
Lia sighed.
âI shouldâve just⌠All I meant is that you seem good with people. Thatâs all.â
âYeah, wellâŚâ Harry shrugged. âI donât know about that. It takes a lot of effort, I think.â
His voice sounded lower and deeper, and Lia recognized the vulnerability in it. It felt as if he was confessing something to her, as if he was sharing a hidden part of him with her.Â
Lia also recognized the struggle he had just described, and how real the statement was â interacting with people truly took a lot of effort for her, too. To the point where most of the time she chose to not interact at all.Â
âYeah,â she said, so soft it felt almost like a whisper, âI know what you mean.â
Harry peeked at her from the corner of his eyes, pulling his lips into a thankful smile, then looked away again. He didnât say anything else. He didnât place his arm by her shoulder anymore, and he also didnât brush his thumb against her knuckles anymore. He just seemed lost inside his mind.Â
It was easy to tell, because Lia also recognized what that looked like. What that felt like.
Apparently, the table had turned between them, and she felt the urge to make him feel betterâjust like he had made her feel better earlier that day.
Did Harry feel as lonely as she felt?
Gulping down, Lia looked at their still connected hands. His entire body language had changed, but he hadnât let go of her, he hadnât stopped touching her.Â
Her lips turned up into a smile, and she bit her lip.Â
Tightening her hand around his, she squeezed his fingers. She watched as she moved her own thumb up and down on the back of his hand â brushing slowly, from his wrist and up to his knuckle.Â
Silence engulfed them comfortably, all while she steadily moved her thumb up and down.Â
Up and down.Â
Up and down.
Up⌠And downâŚ
UpâŚÂ
And downâŚ
His skin was warm and smooth under her fingertip. And the idea of pressing a kiss to his cross tattoo kept flying through her mind.
So she took a deep breath, then blinked a couple of times â because no matter how tempting it was, there was absolutely no way she was ever going to take the risk.Â
âI knew your name from the first day, yâknow?â Harry said.
Lia drew her eyebrows together, and lifted her head to look at him.Â
âWhat?â
Harry shrugged, then curled the corner of his mouth up. âThat day⌠When you said I never cared to know your name? That wasnât true. I just never asked because I didnât need to⌠I asked Rohan to ask you.â
Lia dropped her mouth open and widened her eyes.Â
When she spoke, though, her voice was barely a shocked whisper, âNo you didnât.â
Harry chuckled, shaking his head and looking away for a moment. His smile was big to the point of showing off his teeth, and his eyes were practically fully closed, creating wrinkles around them.Â
His reaction was so genuineâŚÂ
And apparently contagious, too, because before Lia could prevent it, her lips had already turned up into a foolish, big, and stupid grin as well.Â
âI did, yeah. HoweverâŚâ He looked back at her. âI gotta be honest with you⌠That wouldnât have happened if Iâd known you two would end up fancying each other.â
âOh my God!â Lia dropped her head back with a groan. Again? Really?! âHarry⌠CâmonâŚâ
âWhat?â He laughed.Â
Lia looked down and back at him, trying her best to hide the annoyance out of her face â although she could feel it in her body as she breathed out and loudly through her nose.Â
âWe donât fancy each other.â
âMhm. You sure?â
âYes, Iâm sure.âÂ
âArenât you his favorite customer, tho?âÂ
She rolled her eyes.Â
âI donât know, but he definitely isnât my favoââ
Shit.Â
Harry tilted his head, then lifted his lips up in a smirk.Â
âHe isnât what? Your favorite?â
Lia snorted, then tried to pull her hand away from his.
Harry didnât let her, though.
âWhoâs your favorite, then?â
âThis is⌠This is just⌠Itâs just ridiculous, yâknow?â Â
Harry hummed.Â
âMaybe. I donât know. For whatâs worth, I still think he fancies you, butâŚâ
With a dramatic pause, he leaned forward, as if he was about to make the most important point of the night, or as if he was about to share the deepest secret of their lives.
Lia swallowed.Â
He was so close. He hadnât shaved in a while, because his stubble had gotten longer around his mouth and along his cheeks. It looked messy, almost kind of dirty, but also extremely sexy on him.
And his lipsâŚÂ
Oh God⌠Harryâs lips were so⌠Attractive. They looked soft, smooth, and gentle. They werenât the biggest or plumpest sheâd ever seen, but she had certainly never wanted to kiss someoneâs lips so badly like she wanted to kiss his.Â
âIâm happy to know you donât fancy him,â Harry said, his voice a tone or two lower than before.
And the way they movedâŚÂ
âYou are?â she murmured.
âMhmmâŚâ
What would it feel like to kiss him?
What would it feel like to taste his lips?
Because she wanted to.
So badâŚÂ
She wanted to taste his lips.Â
She wanted to touch his face.Â
She wanted to feel his scruff under her skin.Â
What if she did?Â
What if she extended her arm and brushed her fingers against his cheek? Over his facial hair?Â
Would it be soft?Â
Would it be scratchy?
âHey there,â Harry said, grabbing her chin between his thumb and forefinger. His touch was both rough and delicate, holding her into place and drawing her attention back to his eyes while still being careful not to hurt her. âYou seem distracted.â
Her skin tingled, and her heart hammered in her chest.Â
Shit.
The smirk on his face and the tone of his voice were enough to let her know heâd seen her staring at his lips.Â
And Lia didnâtâShit.Â
She was supposed to say something.
She knew she was supposed to say something.Â
But every fiber of her body quivered with nervousness, and all words got stuck in her throat.Â
And the way he kept looking at herâŚÂ
Fuck.Â
Looking at her with those patient and soft green eyesâŚÂ
As if he had all the time in the world to stare at herâŚÂ
Or as if he had all the time in the world to wait for a proper reactionâŚ
Shit.Â
Liaâs brain was frozen.Â
She had been physically attracted to him for such a long time, always watching from far away and never able to see him up close. To really see himâŚÂ
And he was being so nice to herâŚÂ
So, so niceâŚÂ
Beyond what she couldâve ever imagined he would beâŚÂ
She didnât want to misinterpret his intentions, though⌠Or get her hopes upâŚÂ
She didnât want to overstepâŚÂ
And yetâŚÂ
How could she even misinterpret his intentions, when he was right there, acting like that?Â
Looking at her like that?Â
Oh God.Â
Liaâs breath quickened, just like her heartbeat.Â
She wanted him. So much. She truly wanted him.Â
Her chest tightened so hard that it was almost painful, like she needed to release the tension somehow or she would explode. She could feel it bobbing up and down in double quick time, just like she could feel her pulse throbbing not only against her ribcage, but also inside her throat and her stomach. And all over her legs. And right into her⌠Fuck.Â
She clenched the muscles of her thighs, and swiftly shifted on the couch.Â
âLiaâŚâ
She needed a distraction.Â
She needed to divert her mind from how much she wanted him. And she needed to pay attention to something that wasnât his intense eyes burning into hers.Â
She needed to say something.Â
âLia, heyâŚâ
Anything.Â
Câmon.
Just say something.
LiaâŚÂ
Say it.
Say it!Â
âI always wanted to see your tattoos!â she blurted, although a little bit louder than she intended to. âJustâŚâ She cleared her throat. âYâknow⌠Up close.â
There was a pause. A loud and meaningful pause, as a heartbeat coming back to life.Â
She swallowed hard.Â
And then Harryâs expression softened, and his mouth turned into a smile.Â
A smile that genuinely lighted up his face.Â
A smile so sincere and spontaneous that it slowly caused Lia to smile, too.Â
So they both stared at each other, and smiled at each other.Â
Widely, openly, and simply.
âYeah?â he asked.
Well⌠That worked out just fine, didnât it?
She nodded.Â
âMhmmâŚâ
Harry went back to his previous position, letting her chin go and casually placing his elbow on the backrest of the couch. Then, without dropping the hold of her hand, he stretched his left arm and offered it to her. âYou can look at them now, if you want.â
âReally?â
He brushed his thumb up and down the back of her hand and nodded.
âOf course. All yours.â
Lia nibbled her bottom lip and, without giving him any other answer, slid her gaze from his eyes to his lips, then directly to the sleek lines of his arm.Â
Scanning the black ink covering most of the skin, she didnât waste any more time before taking her free hand to his left wrist. As soon as she touched him, her fingertips tickled. She slid her tongue between her lips and outlined his anchor tattoo with delicacy, dancing with the tip of her index on top of his tender and smooth skin.Â
Next, she moved on to some very tiny tattoos, brushing each one while she tried to make sense of them. There didnât seem to be a connection between the different drawings or words, but they somehow still fit together.Â
Reaching the side of his forearm, she traced a mermaid, then leaned forward when she couldnât see the entire silhouette.Â
With a deep breath, she moved her soft touch upwards, reaching his rose tattoo.Â
That one seemed older, as if the ink had faded already.Â
She could still see it perfectly, though.Â
Drawing her index finger over the stem, she traced it from the bottom and up to the petals, then back half-way down to follow the path to the two leaves.
She took her time with that one, tracing it so carefully and so attentively that it felt bigger than it looked.Â
She was enjoying the moment. Too much, to be honest. It felt intimate⌠Better than she couldâve ever imagined.Â
Her fingertips went from tingling to burning, and when she noticed that their deep and slow breaths were the only sound echoing inside her living room, her stomach bubbled.Â
Light-headed, it took her a while to finish. She wanted to give equal attention to each one of the petals, but she also didnât want to ever stop touching him. She wanted to get even closer, and she wanted to get to know him even more.Â
Would other parts of him feel the same?Â
Would he ever let her explore his entire body like that? With the same discretion and delicacy?Â
Would he ever let her admire and adore every inch of him?
Would he ever let her know every part of his life?
Lia was almost getting to his elbow, finishing his rose, when Harry shivered under her touch. She paused her movements and looked up, meeting his determined and fervent stare.Â
He was breathing steadily through his parted lips, and he seemed flushed.Â
Liaâs heartbeat sped up again, and she bit back a smile â was he enjoying all of it as much as she was?Â
Shit.Â
She hoped he was.Â
He was so pretty.Â
And she wanted him. She really wanted him.Â
She felt ridiculous, but she couldnât help it. She just did â she wanted him.Â
She really-fucking wanted him.Â
She wanted to hug him tightly, she wanted to lay on his chest, and she wanted to tangle their legs together. She wanted to snuggle on his lap, press her nose under his jaw, and smell the curve of his neck. She wanted to visit every corner of his body, kiss every spot along the journey, and taste every flavor of his soul.Â
And it was scary, because she couldnât remember ever wanting someone that much.Â
She couldnât remember a time in her life when her entire body had ached to touch someone. To kiss someone.Â
She had never felt that desire burning up through her veins, tingling down her toes, blazing up her fingers.Â
She had never experienced an overpowering feeling like that.Â
To want someone like that. To need someone like that. To desire someone like that.
Like she wanted him. Like she needed him. Like she desired him.
So bad.
So, so bad.
ShitâŚÂ
She bit her lip.Â
What was she supposed to do with all those feelings?
She grazed her fingers over the hem of his sleeve, then kept her hand on his arm, wrapping it around where the fabric ended and his bare skin began.
âWhereâŚâ Lia murmured, almost out of breath. âWhere do they end?â
Harry blinked, then cleared his throat.Â
His voice was also barely a whisper when he answered, âMy tattoos?â
âMhm.â
âItâs hard to say.â
âOhâŚâ She glanced to where her hand was, then bit her lip. âOkayâŚâ
She didnât want to get her hopes too high up, but it seemed like Harry was just as affected as she was. The atmosphere and the interaction between them had turned into something different. Something exciting. She had no doubts about it. She knew she wasnât the only one feeling something. She knew he would say yes to whatever she asked.
For the first time, she couldnât even question it. She just knew it.Â
Harry sighed. It was enough to get her attention back, but he still moved his free hand back to her chin, once again encouraging her to stare into his eyes.Â
âYouâre just soâŚâ
âWâwhat?â
âBeautiful.â
Liaâs stomach swirled.Â
Tightening the grip on her chin and slightly pinching her skin, Harry used the tip of his thumb to touch her lips, caressing them with a stroke that went from one side to the other. He went back and forth a couple of times, then stopped precisely on top of her cupidâs bow. When he pressed his finger down, and into her closed mouth, time stopped around them.Â
Lia watched him breathlessly through glossy eyes, whilst Harry immersed himself into his very own movements.Â
He brushed his other four fingers towards her neck, invading the side of her throat. Then, he slid his thumb down, and pulled her bottom lip along with it.Â
He stared at the way his fingertip glided through her warm, pink and damp flesh; getting wet from the ring of his finger to the tip of his nail.
Frozen, speechless, and out of breath, Lia lost herself in time, not even remembering what theyâd been talking about or how theyâd gotten themselves into that situation. Or how long theyâd spent in that same position, sitting on her couch.Â
As soon as his thumb reached her chin and he let go of her mouth, Harry batted his eyelashes, dragging the tip of his tongue in between his own lips and licking them.Â
And then, still hypnotized in her mouth, he asked, âCan I kiss you?âÂ
Lia nodded, because it was all she trusted she could do.
And Harry sighed, dragging his hand to the back of her neck and pulling her forward.Â
He leaned to meet her halfway, closing his eyes and pursing his lips before crushing their mouths together. His lips were cold and wet, and he didnât move them against hers, just like she didnât move hers against his. They simply remained forcefully pressed against each other, as if their mouths connecting was intense enough to freeze them both.
After a moment, Harry softened the grip on her and pulled away from her mouth.Â
The sound of their lips disconnecting echoed in her apartment, vibrating into Liaâs chest and mind. Only then she took in what had just happened, and she gasped quietly, drawing a deep, audible breath in.Â
Harry blinked.
âLia, Iâmââ
Cradling his cheeks, Lia leaned back in, closing her eyes and pressing her mouth against his once again. Their lips fit perfectly this time, molding around each other as she took his upper lip between hers and slightly sucked it into her mouth. Without rushing, she darted her tongue over his flesh and savored him, finally getting a taste of what sheâd been craving for so long.Â
Her belly fluttered as her body reacted to the minty, juicy, and warm sensation. Something she could only describe as delicious, addictive, and magnetic.Â
With a gentle bite, she pulled away and blinked, letting his lip slide slowly through her teeth as she created some distance between them. When she looked at him, she found him frozen in place with closed eyes and parted lips, breathing out small puffs of air that made Lia ache for his mouth all over again.Â
âWhat?â she whispered, brushing her thumbs over his cheeks. âWhat were you going to say?â
Harry fluttered his eyelashes open, but only for half a second, immediately shaking his head and going back in for a new kiss. He didnât hold back, then, nor wasted any more time, sliding his palm down her spine and crossing both of his arms around her waist whilst dipping his tongue between her lips and searching for hers.Â
And Lia gave in just as quickly and just as desperately, granting him free access as she met his tongue with her own and moved along with his body, putting both of her legs up and kneeling on the couch.Â
There was a new sense of urgency between them. Their mouths moved in perfect sync, meeting over and over again for desperate kisses that erased all of her doubts and paused all of her thoughts.
His mouth was tender, and yet hungry for her. He explored her with the same curiosity, desire and need she explored him, tugging her closer whilst shifting to get closer as well.Â
Her belly bubbled and swirled. Sweat dripped down her neck, and a wave of annoyance quivered through her. It was too good to be true, and yet it still wasnât enough. She wanted more. She needed more.Â
So she pulled away and broke the kiss, straightening up and moving her arms to take her damn-freaking-useless cardigan off.Â
Everything happened so fast that she barely acknowledged Harryâs help, or the way he smiled at her reaction. All she noticed was how he dropped the item on the floor and didnât miss a beat before launching himself onto her neck, spreading open-mouthed kisses while sneaking his hands under her tank-top and pressing his palms onto her back.Â
Following his pace, Lia threaded her fingers through his hair and closed her eyes, relishing on his actions. Harry shifted backwards, and without even once breaking them apart, he squared his shoulders with the back of the couch and pulled Lia along, guiding her to climb on top of him.Â
Lia held herself onto him and kneeled on the cushion, swinging one leg over his lap before easing her weight down and landing on his thighs. It was all he needed to be able to taste her skin with the same urgency heâd tasted her mouth. Burying his nose, parting his lips and poking his tongue out. Sinking his fingertips into her sides while shifting the brush of his scruff up to her jaw, then further down to her ear.
And then a soft, unexpected moan vibrated in the back of her throat, and Harry stopped moving.
âDamn,â he breathed into her neck, then dragged his mouth up and back to hers. âCâmere.â
He kissed her eagerly and passionately, taking his hands up to the back of her head and getting his fingers tangled with her hair. Then pulling her closer and right onto his lap.
The new pressure between her legs spurred another moan from Liaâs chest, which was quickly muffled by their twined, impatient tongues. And by the way Harry sighed into her mouth.Â
He untangled his fingers from her hair and wandered both of his hands through her back, tracing roughly all of her curves before landing on her bum. He spread his hand open and gave her ass a rough squeeze, then directed her to adjust on top of him and roll just the tiniest bit on his length.Â
The new friction was enough to smudge her wetness over him, and a delicious throb and shudder shot through her body. She moaned louder this time, and a low and guttural sound rasped in the back of Harryâs throat.
âKeep going,â he mumbled. âYeah?â
With a nod, Lia placed her arms around his neck, turning her building emotions into a desperate hug before unashamedly rolling her hips once, twice, and thrice.Â
Shit.Â
Knowing he was getting hard was hot, but being able to feel him getting hard as she pleasured herself on it was on a whole other level. It turned every sensation into flames, and it made everything inside her combust.Â
And apparently it made Harry go feral as well. Wandering his hands all over her body, capturing every inch of her. Squeezing her waist, exploring her chest, grasping her thighs, sliding to her bum and clinging to it while scooching down on the couch and guiding her to keep rocking back and forth.
Harry was in charge, there was no doubt of that. He guided their kisses skillfully â with a mix of hunger, lusciousness and softness. He moved vehemently, devouring her tenderly and yet with no mercy at all. He tasted fresh, and sweet, and powerful. Pulling away for half a second only to tilt his head to the opposite side and start all over again. Â
Lia had never been kissed like that, and she already knew she would never be kissed like that again. The way he grabbed her â so tightly â and the hungry sounds in the back of his throat â so manly â made her body ache for more. Pleasure pulsed through every single one of her veins, and everything burned. Burned. And burned.
Dropping her hands down his chest, Lia tugged at the fabric of his t-shirt and helped him get rid of it. Just as easily and hurriedly as theyâd gotten rid of her cardigan. And then Harry dropped both hands to the hem of her top and tugged it up, too.Â
âOff?â
Lia nodded and lifted her arms, and soon the item was thrown somewhere she couldnât see and Harryâs mouth was attached to her breast. And also his hand. With every single one of his fingers digging into her.
She sighed, and perhaps she even quietly moaned, too.Â
It was just so unexpected and so⌠Good.Â
So, so good.Â
The way he sucked her in and flicked his tongue â up and down, side to side. The way he sank his teeth, meanwhile squeezed his hand around the other one. The way he pinched. Teased. Played with it. With them. With her.
âOh God,â escaped through her mouth, and Lia bit her lip. Embarrassment quickly spread through her face, so she pressed her cheek on the top of his head and looked away. Hiding from him.
Harry let go of her with a pop and one last flick of his tongue, then crossed his arms around her back. He kissed her chest, and her shoulder, and her neck. Trailing a wet path all the way to her ear.
âYou sound really nice,â he murmured. âAnd Iâm so turned on right now⌠But I donât⌠I donât have a condom with me.â
Lia pulled away from the position she was in and shook her head.Â
She couldnât even remember the last time sheâd bought a condom.Â
âMe neither.â
She leaned in, searching for his lips and kissing him again.Â
Harry kissed her back, until he twisted his fingers around her hair and yanked her away from his mouth.Â
âWe canâtâŚâ he breathed out. âWe canât keep going without a condom.â
Lia blinked and looked at him.Â
Harry sat underneath her. His lips were wet and swollen from so much kissing. His hair was disheveled and untamed. And his t-shirt was nowhere to be seen.
âIâI know, butâŚâ
She slid her palms down his chest â his solid, warm, hairy chest.Â
God, she was so, so needy. She couldnât stop now. She didnât want to stop now. She was so lost in pleasure. So lost in how he looked. How he tasted. How he sounded. How he smelled. So lost in how he made her feel, and so incredibly aware of how her deepest dreams were finally â finally â coming true. Of how much she wanted him.Â
So, so lost, and so, so aware, that funnily enough she didnât even notice when she closed her eyes and leaned her forehead against his, then held onto his neck and resumed the rolling of her hips â back and forth, back and forth.
âCanât we justâŚâ Lia murmured, then stopped to bite her lip and hum.Â
âJesus Christ.â He crossed his arms around her back and kissed her. âWe can. Yeah. We sure can.âÂ
He squeezed his hands around her, constantly guiding her to keep grinding on him, and soon the entire living room was filled with their urgency. And the urgency between them was filled with pure determination. And their determination was made of hurried breathings, dizzy groans, and hot moans. And everything became so intense and so greedy that it suddenly became extremely uncoordinated, and Lia couldnât focus on kissing him anymore, and she had absolutely no idea what she was doing with her hands anymore.Â
Harry mustâve sensed her, because he was quick to crawl one hand up her spine and place it on the back of her head, entangling his fingers with her hair and keeping her face close to his. At the same time, he kept his other arm firm and secure around her waist, and made sure she wouldnât break their closeness, nor stop the back and forth of her hips.Â
Dizzy, Lia hummed another moan. She rested her forehead against his, smudging their noses together while they breathed from each otherâs mouths. She blinked, and through blurry eyes watched Harryâs eyebrows pulled together, and his eyelids shut tightly. He kept his lips parted while he panted, breathlessly just like her, and then he tightened his hold on her, scooched even further down the couch, and thrusted his hips up, meeting the rolling of her hips.
His hardness stroked exactly where Lia needed him the most, and her entire body jolted.Â
With a moan, she placed her hands on the back of the couch to hold herself and closed her eyes, concentrating on how incredibly good he felt between her legs.Â
âFuck,â Harryâs husky voice grunted, his hot breath hitting her mouth and cheek. âThatâs⌠Thatâs it. Câmon.â
Lia felt him vibrating all over her body, and electricity blasted her senses.Â
It was maddening, and agonizing.Â
It was addictive, and satisfying.Â
Harryâs body kept stroking and rubbing the right place between her legs, the one she needed for the bubble of tension and pleasure to grow. It spread to her lower back, her belly, her chest, her core. It caused Lia to squeeze her eyes, to furrow her brows, and to tremble. It prompted her to move faster. And also to straighten up a little, shoving her chest onto Harryâs face as she moved her hips to find the constant pressure on that exact wonderful spot she needed to finally explode.Â
As soon as she found the position she was looking for, she grasped onto the couch and focused on pressing down â pressing down, down, and down, while rolling more, more, and more.Â
âFucks sake youâre so hot,â he breathed out, digging his hands into her thighs and his lips all above and around her breasts. He thrusted up to meet her again, gripping and squeezing as she lost the strength and coordination of her body. âDonât stop. Câmon.â
âOh myââÂ
Letting her mouth fall open, Lia cried a gasped moan into the top of his head. A mix between shock, euphoria, and need.Â
She shut her eyes tightly and shivered, squeezing his waist between her thighs and falling onto him while every single one of her muscles contracted and relaxed all at once.Â
Frantic.Â
Shattering.Â
Fiery.
Pleasure rippled through her. It waved all over â from her belly, to her cheeks, to her toes.Â
Everything went dark as the thrill and the fizz took over every inch of her. She didnât want to stop, but she couldnât help it. It had been a while since sheâd been with someone, and even longer since sheâd had an orgasm while being with someone, so it made sense that her feelings were so intense. Or that her exhausted body couldnât handle the sensitivity.Â
So she nuzzled on his neck and embraced the bliss, catching up her breath while he guided her to ride out the high with slow and gentle touches.
But then, Harry cursed.Â
He shifted slightly underneath her, grunted, cursed again, and then apologized.Â
Lia opened her eyes slowly, blinking a couple of times to focus on her surroundings. Harryâs neck was all she could see, though. Pretty, smooth, sweaty skin of his neck. The urge to kiss him was instant, so she licked her lips, snuggled closer, and pressed her mouth to the side of his throat.Â
Harry squeezed her hips and thrusted up, his covered length sliding onto Liaâs front.Â
âFuck. ShitâSorry.â He chuckled, saying the same words for what felt like the hundredth time. âSorry, sorry, sorry.â
âSâokayâŚâ Lia murmured, sliding her hands from his shoulders to his chest. Her lips brushed his skin as they moved, and she took the opportunity to kiss it again, and again.Â
âIâm just⌠Iâm really hard right nowâŚâ he confessed the obvious, dropping his head back and grunting to the ceiling. âShit.â
He shifted again. As if trying to get away from the friction. Or maybe searching to get some more of it.Â
Lia hummed, slithering her fingers further down his upper body while she scooched backwards on his thighs.Â
As soon as she reached his high-waisted pants, Harry jolted. He circled her wrists with one hand and squeezed her hip with the other, warning with a chuckle. âLiaâŚâ
He never stopped her, though. So she brushed her nose up and down his neck, and drifted her fingers smoothly along the black fabric. Â
âWhat?â she whispered, then pressed a kiss right under his ear. âWant me to stop?â
âFuck no.â
Lia smiled.
Turning her hand upside down, she covered his bulge and stroked him over his pants. Once, and twice.Â
At that, Harry moaned.
The sound was so husky, so low and so manly, and yet so vulnerable and so weak at the same time, that it prompted her to repeat the movement. Again. And again.Â
Even through the fabric of clothes, he felt amazing under her palmâlong, thick, and firm.Â
Lia could only imagine what he would look like, or even taste like. And so she asked, repeating the same question heâd breathed out earlier, âOff?â
Harry barely nodded once before he was already shifting and unbuttoning his pants, and he didnât even have time to pull his briefs down before Liaâs hand was already working on him. Each time with more strength and confidence. Over and over. Licking her palm to make it easier. Better. Brushing around his tip. Twisting here and there. Squeezing and gripping as she moved up and down.
âHoly shit.â He bucked his hips forward, then covered her hand with his, panting heavily while guiding her touch.Â
Lia hummed. Parting her lips, she pressed her mouth to his jaw, then slid her tongue to taste the scratchiness of his facial hair.
He moaned again, and then he took his free hand up, ranking his fingers through her hair and yanking her head away from where he couldnât see her.Â
âKiss me,â he murmured, directing her face to his and drawing her in to get exactly what he wanted.
Liaâs response was immediate, losing herself with his mind-numbing, sloppy, and harsh mouth. Kissing the hell out of him while he writhed and struggled beneath her. Going along with the urgent pace of his hand and swallowing each one of his raspy curses and low rumbled moans. Whimpering along when he drove their connected hands from his base to his head, and then back to his base. Or when he squeezed her hand so they could squeeze himself together, or when he stroked further down and managed to focus on other sensitive parts of him.Â
The way he tasted, the way he smelled, the way he sounded, the way he felt. Watching him, listening to him, and helping him as he crumbled beneath her with pure and raw pleasure. Everything was so powerful that she wouldnât be surprised if it ended up leading her into another orgasm.Â
And then every muscle of his body tensed as he pulsed one last time and growled with pleasure.Â
Lia broke the kiss and pulled away, keeping the pace of her hand and watching the way his mouth fell open, how he furrowed his brows while shutting his eyelids tightly, and how he shuddered underneath her touch. And just like that, the mess was all over her, and him.
The sight was so intense and intimate, that it filled her heart with emotion. So Lia took her free hand to his face, cradled his cheek, and kissed him again. Capturing his bottom lip between hers, sucking it into her mouth, and pouring him with affection.
Harry hummed, closing his mouth around her upper one while slowly coming down from his own high.Â
He sounded content, and relaxed. And a happy smile bursted out from Liaâs chest, inevitably breaking their kiss.Â
Smiling as well, Harry leaned in to peck her mouth one more time and pulled away, collapsing onto the couch.
âHoly shitâŚâ he chuckled, breathlessly and quietly. Only for them to hear. âJust⌠Just so you know⌠Tomorrow morning Iâm going out⌠And getting us some bloody fucking condoms, ok?âÂ
THREE
#harry styles fanfic#harry styles au#this is it for now#there's only so much i can embarrass myself without caring too much about it hehe
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Sitting on the couch, watching a thriller movie she knew to well, and constantly rewatched just 'for the plot'.
Misa's concentration had been whisked away, when she heard a knock on the door.
It was late, and she didn't plan on getting it at all, until she heard your voice.
"Misa?"
That caught her attention immediately.
Opening the door she had found you standing there, with a bag hanging from your shoulder. Eyes bloodshot.
"Y/n, what are you doing here?"
If you didn't look the way you did right now- with eyes puffy, tear stained face and entirely disheveled - maybe, just maybe she would have considered not letting you inside the apartment.
Besides being teammates, you were friends, in a complicated way. But this whatever it was- had been torn apart by your recent relationship.
It had been strained, especially these last couple weeks, after you two had a nasty argument, over the fact that she didn't like your boyfriend.
For the last six months she had tolerated the guy. She didn't like him from the beginning.
In part because she resented the fact that she wasn't the one taking you home at the end of the night.
But also, he seemed really shady.
First he started showing up everywhere you were, uninvitedly. Which she brushed off, noticing the way your eyes twinkled when you looked at him.
But then he slowly pulled you away from your friends.
You no longer hanged hang out, outside of training.
Despise wasn't a strong enough word to describe how Misa felt towards him.
"Can I?" you said snapping her out of her thoughts. She nodded rapidly, taking a step to the side, letting you pass.
Misa watched you with hawk eyes, placing your bag down, looking at the tv, trying to lighten up the situation, with a comment.
"This movie again?"
"I like the plot."
"You mean the leading actress?" you said with a small dry laugh.
"We are not changing subjects." she knew you. "What happened?"
"Uhm we just had a fight, don't worry. Normal couple stuff. Can I stay on your couch for the night?"
"Normal couple stuff? We barely talk this days, and you randomly show up at my apartment in the middle of the night? And asks me to not worry about it?" taking a deep breath. "No can't do."
"I'm sorry. This was a bad idea. I'm going to Sofie's."
"No!" she said getting in your way before you could leave. "Just, please tell me what's going on." her face softening. No matter what had happened she would always care.
"You were right."
"About?"
"Him!" you said sitting down at the edge of the couch. "He's a fucking self centered piece of garbage! Can you believe he was trying to manipulate me into leaving football? He wants a stay at home wife that doesn't travel around all the time."
"How long has this been going on?"
"Maybe a month or two,"
"Two?" her tone intensified.
"Since our argument. I started to reflect on what you said. When he brought up the idea of letting go of my job, I went over the edge."
She moved to sit next to you, placing a hand on your knee reassuringly.
"When he found out how close we were, he tried to make you the bad guy.
And I was so desperate..." she hadn't seen you like this in a long time. "But as he became more rigid and demanding, I realized maybe this wasn't good for me at all.
I tried breaking up with him."
now looking into her eyes, your vision blurry again.
"Tried?"
"He got out of control, I was quick to grab some of my stuff and get out."
"If he laid as much as a finger on you-"
"He didn't!"
"He could have! And I wouldn't be there to protect you!" she got up, angry at herself unfairly. Wiping her palms on her sweats.
"Misa, you can't protect me from everything."
"I can try." eyes glossy.
You immediately got up to hug her, taking in her scent you didn't know you had missed it so terribly.
Reaching to give the taller girl a kiss on the cheek, that was a more like the corner of her lips. It was normal between the two of you.
"If I had listened to you, none of this would have happened. I put myself in this situation."
"I shouldn't have let you pull away so easily." she said moving a strain of your messy hair out of your face. "Are you really going to sleep on the couch?"
"If you want me to."
"Ay, no seas tonta." letting out a slight laugh. "By the way, all your stuff is still on the top two drawers." she said following you to her bedroom.
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You woke up with her soft breathing on the back of your neck. How you had missed this. You were now used to waking up to an empty spot next to you, this reminded how much you loved cuddling.
Glad that there was no training today, you turned facing her and went back into deep slumber.
The loud noise of your phone ringing nonstop in the living room had shaken both of you awake. You decided to go check it or at least turn it off.
Seeing his contact on the screen made you scoff.
"He's unbelievable." throwing your phone on the bed. When the phone had started to buzz once again, the goalkeeper was quick to pick it up.
"Diga."
"I want to talk to my girlfriend. Why do you have her phone?"
"Where else did you think she would go after running away from you?"
"Misa!" you whispered yelled standing close to the door.
"I can hear her voice, can you just pass the damn phone?"
"The only person you will talk to from now on, is me."
"This doesn't concern you."
"I beg to differ." and that was her final words before cutting the conversation off.
"Thank you. But you don't need to burden yourself with this."
"Come here." she said from where she was sitting on the bed.
You walked to stand in front of her as she placed her hands on your hips, looking up to you with her beautiful chocolate eyes.
"You know why I sleep on the side closest to the door, when you're sleeping over?"
You nodded, reciting the words she'd always say "If anyone breaks in, they have to go through you first."
"Exactly. You told him you don't want anything to do with him. And now he's going to have to go through me, if he wants to get to you ÂżVale?"
You nodded taking her into your arms as she hugged your torso. She managed to pull you back to bed, joining the warm covers.
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"Mierda!" you hissed, looking through your bag.
"ÂżQuĂŠ pasa?" she asked from the doorway holding a cup of cafe con leche for you.
"I forgot my computer's charger."
"Use mine for now, do you want to go get the rest of your stuff?"
"No, but also it might be the best if I do."
"After breakfast then?" and you only nodded in agreement.
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"Okay." she said parking the car, ready to open the door. "Stay here."
"Is that a question or?" you teased her.
"Sorry, I just-"
"Relax, I really don't want to face him." you were thankful for her protective nature, although Misa felt like it could be a bit much at times, you had never felt that way. "But please don't physically hurt him."
"Trust me." she said with a kind smile, getting out of the car.
She would honor her words, but to say she didn't want to punch some sense into him would be a lie. Although that probably would do nothing. If having you by his side didn't make him want to be a better man, she was sure nothing in the world would.
She knocked twice on the door.
"I knew you would come aroun-" he said opening the door, shutting up and gulping at the sight of the intimidating woman on the other side.
"I'm here to get her things." she stood tall, like she did often, arms crossed and face scowling.
He had the audacity to take a step into the hallway, looking both ways, desperate to see if you were there too.
"She sent me."
"Right." he said turning to get a box that was sitting by the door. "Couldn't wait to take my place, huh?"
She had never rolled her eyes so far back, bitting the inside of her cheek then letting a laugh out.
"Still trying to make me the bad guy, huh?" Misa said dryly taking the box from his hands, not waiting for another word and returning to the car.
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[[and then I met you || ch 22]]
Series: Daredevil || Pairing: Matt Murdock x Fem!Reader || Rating: Explicit
Summary:
A one-night stand years ago gave you a daughter and you are now able to put a name to her father â Matthew Murdock. Everything is about to change again as you navigate trying to integrate your life with that of the handsome and charming blind lawyerâs and Matt realizes he needs to not only protect his new family from Hell's Kitchen, but from the world.
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It takes you a little over an hour to get Minnie to go down for bed. Tomorrow is her birthday party and to say she is excited is an understatement. She was practically jumping off the walls and it took three different books, a bottle, and two lullabies to finally get her to drift off. You are thankful when she doesnât sit up again and call for you after five minutes, because you have a lot to do.Â
You need to clean up the apartment and decorate, you need to prepare pancake batter for a princess style breakfast, you need to finish wrapping presents, and you need to set up the couch for Matt. He will be coming by after his Patrol so he can stay the night and Minnie can wake up to the surprise of him being there, which is the perfect way to start her celebratory weekend.
But before any of that, you need to go take a shower so you can have a proper breakdown.Â
When you were younger, you believed crying was a sign of weakness. Your parents had treated it as such, always dismissive if you cried. The reason had never mattered - shedding tears was pointless and for children, so you had learned to bottle everything up and push it all down until the act of crying physically hurt you. Only very recently did you accept that crying is healthy.Â
You still hate doing it, though, and the only way you have found to balance your shame and your need for that emotional release is to treat it like another task you need to accomplish.Â
You triple check your daughter is truly asleep before you close the door to the bathroom and start the water. You keep yourself composed as you strip and only once you are under the spray do you let the tears start to fall.Â
So much has happened in such a short time and your anxiety has been through the roof.Â
The first bill for your hospital stay arrived today and you have been too scared to open it. You are terrified to go back into medical debt - giving birth in the United States had drained a lot of your savings and you have built it back up. You know there are all sorts of hidden fees, and you are going to need to do so much work contacting the various billing offices to try to get prices down.Â
It isnât even like you are fully recovered from being in the hospital in the first place. You only just finished your antibiotics last week and your ear still randomly throbs or rings.Â
But honestly, you donât know if that is from being sick or almost having your head bashed in.Â
You thought you would be okay after the attack. You thought Minnie would be the one with problems - having nightmares and jumping at shadows - but after the first day of making sure you were okay, sheâs been fine. You havenât been.Â
Youâve been plagued with nightmares about hands around your neck. Youâve been jumping at shadows when you leave the apartment.Â
You keep constantly checking your locks and you debate ordering pepper spray.Â
You donât know what to do.
You arenât okay.Â
You donât feel safe.Â
The only time you have felt secure is when Matt was there to hold you and remembering such only signals your brain to send a new wave of tears.Â
He confuses you in a way no one else ever has.Â
You have never met anyone who cares so much before. It is overwhelming how much he loves Hellâs Kitchen - enough so to become a vigilante to protect it - and it is overwhelming how much he loves Minnie. You thought only you could love her that much.
Seeing them together does things to your heart you donât understand. You just want to watch them play and bond until the end of time. They smile and laugh, and it is the only time you ever feel Whole. You feel like everything is perfect when the three of you are together.Â
You donât know what to make of that. You donât trust yourself with it - youâve never felt like that before and you are scared that if you think too hard about it, youâll find a flaw and the feeling will be ruined.Â
You just want Matt to hold you while the two of you watch Minnie play and that isnât an okay fantasy for you to have. You donât have that type of relationship with him.Â
He is a naturally touchy person with a huge heart. Youâve seen him hug Karen and Foggy before and you know he has only ever wrapped his arms around you to comfort you.Â
And he wants to comfort you because you are the mother of his child. He wouldnât be around if it werenât for Minnie and that is something you need to remind yourself of.Â
Matt loves Minnie. Family is extremely important to him, and he has told you time and time again that he strives to be the best dad possible for her - so of course that means he needs to take care of you and make sure you have a positive relationship.
If you and Matt butt heads, that wouldnât be what was best for Minnie.
You need to do what is best for Minnie.
Which means you need to stop crying and get to work.Â
You wipe at your tears until they start to slow, then wash your face while still under the spray. It takes a minute or two for you to fully calm down, but once you do, it is like the tap is turned off. Crying time is over, so you stop your shower and quickly dry off so you can get dressed.
You feel better, but in a kind of dull way. It is like all the pressures in your life have been turned down to something more manageable and you know you will be able to focus on your tasks without slipping into a panic attack.Â
The apartment is not nearly as dirty as you believed it to be. You have to straighten some things up and you take the time to wipe down all the flat surfaces, but after that, you start putting things up. Thereâs a pink and yellow Happy Birthday banner and you blow up a few inflatables you found shaped like flowers and stick them to the walls. You twirl streamers together to decorate the back of the couch and the dining chairs, and your favorite piece is the pink sparkle fringe to hang over the hallway entrance. It isnât the most elaborate of set ups, but you know Minnie will love it and that is all that matters to you.Â
Once your living space is Birthday themed, you turn to the kitchen. You went shopping today to make sure you had everything needed for a spectacular breakfast. You found a recipe for extra fluffy pancakes, and it seems easy enough - it calls for letting the batter rest overnight and you particularly like that as it is one less thing to do in the morning while trying to handle a rowdy toddler.Â
It doesnât take long to get everything prepped and before you know it, it has been close to two hours since you put Minnie down to sleep and you feel it is finally safe to bring her presents out of their hidey holes to be wrapped.Â
She has grown a bit since you last bought her clothes, so you got her a nice little haul, including a new princess dress for her to wear to the zoo. It has sparkles and tulle and the dress comes with a matching crown you just know she wonât want to take off. You are extremely proud of the find.Â
You didnât just get her clothes, though. Minnie has been more and more interested in helping you cook, so you got her a little kitchen play set. It comes with pots and pans, knives, utensils, bowls, plates, and some fake food. You thought it would be fun to have her practice her skills - sheâs a pro at helping you stir and mix, and she knows how to use a butter knife to cut up fruit. You hope she enjoys pretending to wash her dishes, so you lure you into helping into that part of cooking, but you donât think anyone finds that chore fun.Â
Before you can start wrapping, you need to go through everything and remove all the tags and stickers. It is a boring activity that takes far too long, so you decide you are going to multitask while doing so. You grab your laptop and notebook and settle down among your pile of bags.
Since your talk with Matt about Daredevil, you have been in research mode. The first few nights, you read every article you could find about the Devil. You started with the reputable sources - purely focusing on news reports - and once you had a timeline of events down, you switched to opinion pieces. You quickly ended up sorting those into three categories - positive outlooks, negative outlooks, and outlooks written by Karen Page.Â
You took notes on everything - making pro and con lists on each major event and circling back to jot down questions you had. You felt insane - and frankly a little invasive - but it was how you processed things. You wanted it all laid out nicely in front of you so you could come to your own conclusions.Â
But to get to that final conclusion, you still have a lot of internet sleuthing to do, so you open up a new internet tab.
One of the most important things you want to know about Daredevil is how real people feel about him. Published articles are always biased - it is in their nature to be based purely on who produces them - but social media lets the mass in on the conversation. You learned that well after the Attack on New York.Â
You remember the majority of the news singing praise for the Avengers and how they saved the Earth - which you truly did appreciate - but no one came and spoke to the people whose lives had been ruined. Sure, they talked about how much destruction had happened and how much it would cost to rebuild, but no one had mentioned how Hellâs Kitchen and Chelsea had been almost flattened. No one cared about the low-cost homes that had been destroyed or the poor people crushed in debris - not when they could talk about the Big Bank buildings the Hulk had run through. Why talk about those genuinely affected when you could bring in a mouthpiece who was halfway across the world?
Iron Man didnât give two shits about the people whose lives he saved. If he did, heâd help them in the aftermath, and he didnât. None of the Heroes did - they started going around the world while an uncaring government was left to clean up the mess. Repairs went to the lowest bidder and many things were deemed too expensive and just left to crumble.
But only internet forums and ten second social media videos talked about that.
Matt talks so passionately about helping people in Hellâs Kitchen, so you need to know if it is real, or just all a puff piece.Â
You look first into the forums and to your surprise, there is a whole section for New York vigilantes. You resist the urge to dive into the threads about Spider-Man and the Hero of Harlem and you have to scroll to the bottom of the front page to find something about Daredevil.Â
It is CCTV footage of Daredevil chasing off what looks to be some teenagers trying to rob a pawn shop and there are a few dozen comments under it. You smile as you start to read them - the majority of it is praise for Matt, with the few negative comments being about the quality of footage.
And each thread you find about Daredevil is like that. You expected to see issues with excessive force like you saw in the opinion pieces, but there is nothing. People who you can tell are locals all comment about how he doesnât hurt kids, and his punishments reflect the severity of the crime. Muggers get a few good swats while those who commit domestic violence are given as good as they gave. It is gang members and real dangers who end up in the hospital. There are about a handful of posts giving firsthand accounts of how the Devil helped them - ranging from them being in serious danger to Matt helping a drunk woman safely get a cab.
From what you can see, the people who post in this forum like the Devil of Hellâs Kitchen and genuinely feel safer with him around. The site is a little niche, though, so you switch to a more popular platform to see if you can find different opinions and different opinions you find.
Just not the ones you expected.
There is a new picture of the Devil that has gained traction in his tag that is rather good quality - Matt is squatting on a roof, seemingly observing a street, and is framed in such a way to show off his lower half. His thighs, which you know are all muscle, are highlighted wonderfully and the angle of the photo only emphasizes his backside. His upper back and shoulders are all in shadow, but you can tell just how broad they are.Â
Twitter absolutely loves the image, and you think you have to agree with them. You can feel your cheeks heating up and you canât seem to tear your eyes away from the screen.
Matt is beyond physically attractive, and it is no wonder the internet is lusting after him. There is a litany of lewd comments from multiple people and one made by a user with a cartoon frog as their profile picture has your core twitching and you quickly hide your face in your hands.Â
âimagine him bending you over a rooftop and fucking you until all you can do is drool âĽâ
You donât want to think dirty thoughts about Matt. It makes you feel awkward and guilty but mostly they make you Want, and you desperately want to bat that away.
You very obviously have slept with him before and know what a good lover he is. You know what his skin feels like against yours and your mouth goes dry at the memory of how loudly he moaned while between your legs. His stamina is no joke, and you can only imagine it has improved since heâs started being a vigilante.Â
You have no doubt he could easily fuck someone stupid.
You tell yourself you canât think like this - you are supposed to be researching Daredevil to figure out how you feel about Matt being a vigilante - not ogling pictures of his ass and remembering your night together.Â
You gently smack your cheeks a few times and tell yourself to focus.Â
That only serves to make you more flush, so you make the executive decision that you have had enough screen time for the night and slam shut your laptop.
You have removed all the tags from the clothes, and you only have a few UPC stickers to pull off fake food, so you hurry through those so you can get to actually wrapping presents and not thinking about what you saw.
It is easy for you to get quickly lost in this new activity. Your perfectionist nature has you needing to make sure every crease is even and crisp and that each present looks picturesque, and you can't do that while distracted. Your thoughts shift from the way Mattâs breath felt against your skin to how many gifts Minnie has and how each one needs to look unique.
You know Minnie is going to tear through them like a wildfire, but it is important to you to make sure love is poured into everything.Â
You never got that as a child. Your birthdays were practical affairs and more often than not your present was to go clothes shopping, so you didnât get to unwrap things or have that grand surprise. You donât want that for Minnie. You want her to feel like an absolute princess on her special day and if that means rewrapping the same present four times to make it perfect, then that is what you will do.Â
You are finalizing bow placements on the gift bags you had to use for odd shaped items when your phone vibrates with an alert.Â
For a split second you are confused - it is rather late, and youâve muted most app notifications - but then you remember Matt is meant to be coming over.Â
You donât know how it could have slipped your mind and embarrassment burns through you.Â
How are you going to face him after staring at a picture of his ass until your brain broke?
You hesitate to check your phone, but when you do, you obviously have a text from him saying he is on his way. You groan to yourself, wondering how you can save yourself from this awkward situation?Â
Maybe you can go to bed early. You arenât at all tired - you usually are up for another few hours - but you have a long weekend ahead of you. You will need rest.
In your bed.
Where Matt will not be.Â
Because, for the first time in a while, he will be sleeping on the couch.Â
Which you still need to prepare.
You finish fussing with Minnieâs bounty of presents and set about arranging them up the Happy Birthday banner like it is a Christmas tree. You have to resist your urge to nitpick and instead turn your focus to cleaning up your mess. You hurriedly shove the pile of trash you made into a bag so you can toss it and your wrapping supplies are tucked into the back of the closet, where they will live until you need them again.Â
You do a quick once over to make sure everything is neat and birthday ready before you fetch your spare pillow and blanket.Â
You try to not feel guilty as you start making up the couch. You know it isnât the most comfortable and Matt will probably be sore after doing God knows what all night, but you canât offer him your bed again. There is no reason for him to be in your bed. As frantic as you are, you donât need any comforting.Â
You just need to stop thinking.Â
But not in that way.Â
âStop,â you hiss at yourself. âStop being a slut. Pure thoughts. Have pure thoughts.â
Scolding yourself does not work as well as you mean it to and all you can do is pour your concentration into folding and refolding the blanket. You roll it up tight first like it is a sleeping bag, then you think that is stupid, so you fold it into a triangle. You realize that is trying way too hard, so into a square it goes.Â
The knock at the door startles you and to your credit, you donât scream.Â
You do, however, bury your face into your hands again and take a deep breath. You are panicking over nothing. Everything is just fine. You are overthinking.
You mentally chant that mantra as you go to the door. You hesitate to open it, needing the extra moment to center yourself, and you are surprised you donât automatically close it again at the sight of Matt.Â
His normal daytime attire is a suit, and he wears them like a model, but you much prefer him dressed down as he is now. Heâs in a t-shirt and joggers, with a five oâclock shadow and fluffed up hair, and he looks devastatingly handsome. He looks friendly and soft, but everything is just tight enough to show off how toned he is.Â
Your body reacts exactly like it did to the picture, but this time you canât hide.Â
So, you run instead.
âCome on in,â you practically squeak out before hurrying to get out of his way. Heâs got a gym bag with him - probably to carry his clothes for tomorrow - and your entryway isnât the largest. It makes sense for you to go back to the living room.Â
âBusy night?â He asks as he closes and locks the door, and you are completely thrown by the question. You must make a confused noise, because he follows up with, âYou are out of breath, is everything okay?â
Your heart starts to beat hard in your chest and you can feel your entire body getting hot. Of course, he can tell what is going on with your body and you are nearly in full panic mode.Â
You need to get to bed and away from him.
You fail at keeping your composure by gesturing around the living room, âYeah - um - just been busy. Decorating and stuff - itâs a big day tomorrow.âÂ
âIt is,â Matt agrees, a charming and boyish smile creeping onto his lips. You tell yourself he must be excited for Minnieâs birthday and that is why he is in such a nice mood.
âHow was..how was your night?âÂ
He hums at the question, moving to set his bag down by the couch, âIt was relatively quiet. With school starting up again and the heat, the younger crowd isnât out. I made a few laps but didnât find anything worth going after.âÂ
âSo, there isnât likeâŚcrime every night?â You ask, trying to wrap your head around it all. You havenât actually asked what a Patrol consists of, so you donât know what the average one is like.
âDespite what everyone thinks, no. Thereâs a good number of nights where I just keep things tidy, but being out helps to deter people as well. Not every night is drug busts and gang wars.â
âThat is good to know.â And it is - it helps to ease your anxiety that he is out there constantly boxing people. People say New York is crime ridden, but it is not nearly as bad as it is made out to be. It is all scare tactics and sensational news - like the Satanic Panic.
Matt hums again, then tilts his head back towards where you hung the birthday banner, âThat is a lot of presents.â
His smile is still bright, and you have to duck your head and bite your lip to keep your mind in check. Your mouth, as always, is quick to quip, âIâm not telling you what is in them. Itâs a surprise.â
âA surprise, huh?â He teases, before kneeling down by his bag and unzipping it. You can see colorful wrapping paper peeking through, and you instantly wonder what sort of gift is inside.
âA surprise,â you repeat. âIt isnât any fun if everyone knows what is inside before it is opened.â
âIâll concede to that, even if it is tempting to peek.â As he says this he stands up, holding three different sized packages in his hands. They arenât as pristinely wrapped as yours, but you can tell great care went into it and you wonder if Matt did it himself.Â
âFoggy said they will come over around noon,â he says like you arenât on the verge of a crisis. âAnd Maggie was hoping we could stop by on the way to the park. I told her it would be up to you, but I know she has a few things for Minnie. Weâre probably going to need to bring that wagon you got.â
The idea of so many people coming to your apartment for a party - especially a toddlerâs birthday party - boggles your mind but your heart soars that so many people want to celebrate your daughter. You watch as he goes to add the gift pile and that confusing feeling swirls in your chest again, reminding you this is everything you ever wanted for Minnie. Matt being in your life means more people to love your daughter like she deserves.
âOkay,â you say because that is all your mind can produce. When Matt begins to stand again, you go into a panic thinking he might say something to start a conversation and blurt out, âI should get ready for bed.â
He turns to you, and you donât know what to expect, but it is not for him to look bemused. He raises his eyebrows over his glasses and lets out a huff of a laugh, âItâs a big day tomorrow. You should get your rest.â He isnât condescending or rude about it, but you can definitely hear the hint of teasing.
Your face burns as you nod and stupidly repeat, âItâs a big day.â You clear your throat to try and regain some composure and point towards the couch, âI, uh, left you out pillows and a blanket. The..uh..remote for the fan is on the coffee table. I readded the labels after Minnie tore them off.â
âThank you,â he says with full sincerity, and you cannot take any more of his charm and muscular biceps.Â
âIâm going to go to bed now,â you tell him as you start to back up towards the bedroom. You know you should tell him about the fringe covering the hallway, but you just want to flee and hide under your covers until your brain stops all of its nonsense.
âOkay.â
As you finally let yourself turn away from Matt, he says your name just loud enough for you to barely hear it. You freeze in place, but it is like your blood is boiling inside you. You breathe out his name in response.
âGood night.â
((âI love you.â))
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a/n: orz please take this offering of a chapter - my brain is not working up to standard.
Also - Tomorrow is a Big Day
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the puppy bowl. | lance stroll
summary: one simply does not wear a joe burrow jersey to the puppy bowl. or, an important fact gets left out of the super bowl party invitation
pairing; lance stroll x girlfriend!reader
warnings: miscommunication, the relationship is still fairly new , kinda gets a bit frisky in like the middle-ish, lance gets wherever the dog version of baby fever is, i talk about lance's tattoo again because its one of my favorite lance related topics.
âbrad said the guys are on their way, theyâre just stopping to get some beer. you guys want anything?â
yn shook her head, placing a large bowl of doritos on the coffee table, next to a tray lined with soft drinks. âIâm good, you guys know I donât drink anyways. but if you guys want something go ahead.â
âyou sure? not even a coffee or anything?â ella asked, leaning against the kitchen counter. âI can send brad to timâs. he wonât mind.â
âgo on then, grab me a medium white hot chocolate. has he picked up lance? I havenât heard from him all morning.â
by the tv, her other roommate, faith laughed. âheâs fine. james took his phone when he got in the truck. last I heard they were singing wonderwall in a liquor store parking lot.â
the girls had lived together for going on five years, an arrangement that had started back in college when they were randomly selected as roommates by the colleges matching system. they survived the three years of hell spent in student accommodations before faiths parents (who owned a property rental company) helped them pool their resources together and get the house together. somewhere along the line, this vaguely sports related party had become a tradition, with their boyfriends joining one by one, starting with brad.
âbe nice to him, guys. weâve only been going out for a few months, and Iâd like him to stick around.â
elle giggled. âwhat, do you think weâre going to haze him?â
she paused, thinking about what had happened to james during his first puppy bowl. âsomething like that.â
âheâll be fine! Iâm sure he can handle james and brad. theyâre harmless.â faith insisted, pulling y/n in for a hug. âI canât wait to meet him properly.â
there was a knock at the front door that was clearly intended only as a courtesy as they could hear a key turning in the lock shortly after. brad pushed the door open, marching inside with his ball cal on backwards and a six pack of budweiser in his hand.
âwhoâs ready for some sports, bitches!â
âlanguage!â elle scolded, walking around the couch to give her boyfriend a kiss. it was only a matter of time before they moved in together, but the housing market was harsh and it was more likely brad would be moving in to the rental house than elle moving out of it. âhi sexy.â
slinking in the back and helping james carry some boxes was lance. ynâs heart warmed at the sight of him. his goofy smile, fluffy hair contained in a backwards baseball cap. and was that a cincinnati bengals jersey?
âoh, sweetie, did they tell you this was a super bowl party?â she tried not to laugh as she kissed him gently. âthis is a puppy bowl party. we arenât sports people.â
a slow, horrified look spread across lances face as brad and james burst out laughing. faith rolled her eyes and smacked her boyfriend playfully in the chest, and yn did the same, reaching for a pillow on the couch.
âhey, it was brads idea!â he insisted âhurt him, not me!â
faith smiled apologetically. âI apologize for my boyfriend. hes a bit of a wanker.â
âcome on,â yn insisted, tugging lance gently in the direction of the small staircase leading to the backsplit addition. âIâve still got a few of your shirts in a drawer somewhere that if forgot to give back.â
she was acutely aware of the wolf whistling behind them, followed by a muffled apology from brad. she was also very aware that this was the first time that lance would be seeing her room.
she opened the door slowly, shyly ducking in and closing the door behind them. lance walked towards the bed, taking in the pale blue walls, the collection of postcards tacked above her desk, all the places she had been on the travels. the bookshelves lining one wall, filled with colourful spines. the double bed in the middle of the room, with itâs simple duvet and mountain of stuffed animals.
"don't mind brad and james. they can be a little overzealous when they've been drinking."
lance snickered. "i think james had already had a few by the time we got to costco. try and keep him away from the bud light if you can. get some water in him."
"so that's how you ended up singing wonderwall in the liquor store parking lot?"
she crouched in front of her dresser, opening the bottom drawer and extracting the shirt on top, a linen button down of lance's that hse had borrowed and never given back.
"you listen to frankie goes to hollywood?" lance asked, nodding towards the crates of vinyl records sitting by her desk. "i thought only people my dad's age liked them."
"funnily enough, that crate is all ones my dad didn't want any more." she laughed, tossing him the shirt. "what can i say, i'm an old soul. you've been in the car with me, you know what i listen to."
"i love your old soul." lance encouraged, tugging her closer by the belt loops. she rested her hands on his shoulders, leaning down to kiss his forehead.
"need help getting that jersey off?"
lance laughed, stretching up to kiss her. "you know i can never say no to you."
"so if i asked for oasis tickets you could make it happen?'
"do you even have to ask? i will carry you on my shoulders for the whole concert if it means i get to see your face light up when 'don't look back in anger' starts playing."
she smiled softly, kissing him again. "i love you. and it's okay if you can't say it back yet, i just want you to know how i feel."
lance kissed her again, smooth hands traveling over her thighs. "no need. i'm in love with you too. all of you. your old soul, your bright smile."
laughing, she kissed him again, harder this time, her fingers gripping and tugging at his bengals jersey. giggles got caught in clambering kisses as lance picked her up, flipping their bodies over so that he was caging her against the bed. somewhere in the movement, his baseball cap flew off, landing on the hardwood somewhere. he tugged the jersey over his head, mussing his hair and exposing his gorgeous, toned chest.
she ran her hands over his chest, and then over the tattoo on his ribcage, the delicate hebrew under her fingers.
"what does it mean? the tattoo?"
"fortune favours the bold." he said it again in hebrew, his voice soft as he caressed her face.
he leaned in to kiss her again when they were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"the pre show is starting!" faith shouted "you'd better not be getting naked in there! and if you are, use a condom! i'm too young and fabulous to be an auntie!"
they paused for a moment, staring at each other before they burst out laughing.
"come on, let's head back down. you won't want to miss this, especially if you've never seen a puppy bowl before." yn beamed, slipping out from underneath lance and passing him his shirt. "stay here tonight?"
she could have sworn she saw a blush take over his pale features. "you really want me to?"
"yeah. yeah, i do."
still smiling, the went back to the living room with rosy cheeks and intertwined hands. elle and faith were sitting next to each other on the l-shaped couch, their boyfriends on their other sides. the "L" of the couch was still available, and lance was all to eager to cuddle up with his sweet girl.
"hey, man. sorry about the super bowl thing." brad said apologetically. "we did it to james too, but we meant nothing by it. you're a great guy, welcome to the group."
"thanks man." lance grinned, reaching over to give brad a fist bump.
"guys, guys!" elle shouted. "it's starting!"
"that's him, the cocker spaniel is my guy!" james yelled, jabbing his finger at a cocker spaniel named sparkles that was trotting onto the green.
yn's heart melted as she saw the puppies take their places at the start. if she had the space (or the money) she'd adopt one of the puppies herself.
"we should get a dog." lance whispered behind her.
"babe, where is the dog going to stay? we don't even live together."
"we can coparent." he insisted. "come on, look at that dachshund with the tiny legs and big eyes. is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen?"
well, lance had a point there. the doxie, named peanut, was adorable, the way she trotted across the green, trying to tug the squishy football from the mouth of a labrador three times her size.
"one day. i promise you that. but let's get through the housing crisis first." she insisted, kissing lance softly. "let's be dog parents."
her phone buzzed by her thigh where she left it on the couch, the screen lighting up with messages to the roommate group chat.
ellie: he's a keeper! such a sweetie!
faith: keep him!!! you guys are so good together <3
she smiled to herself, resting her head against lance's chest. he curled an arm around her, pressing his lips to the side of her head.
"i love you." he whispered, running a hand up and down her arm.
"love you too." she smiled, sinking into him.
"james!" faith shouted in the background. "no more beers for you! get a goddamn glass of water!"
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Anyway have some Leo and Esperanza thoughts set in a universe where sheâs alive:
-Definitely knew Leo was bi before he told her. This kid is not able to be subtle about his crushes everÂ
-She was the first person Leo ever came out to. Just hugged him for ages and kissed his head and told him heâs perfect exactly how he is and sheâs always going to love him no matter whatÂ
-They Iris message almost daily when Leo first gets to camp. Heâs so excited when he makes his first friend and gets to introduce her to Piper. Leo and Piper met in this universe because they were the oldest out of the kids claimed right after the Titan war and arrived at camp at the same time and they just clicked immediatelyÂ
-Letâs say in this universe Gaia doesnât wake and Leo and Piper just sort of find an injured Jason on a mission by coincidence (make that âcoincidenceâ because someone (Juno) decided it was time to mend the rift between camps and having CHB nurse one of the Camp Jupiter praetors then return him to his own camp unharmed was a good starting point)
-Jason stays at CHB for a while for diplomatic reasons and they properly become friends
-Esperanza definitely side-eyes Jason when he visits them for the first time because at first glance he gives off similar vibes to some of the football player kids whoâve bullied Leo before and she is Concerned but Jason withers so fast under her gaze that she ends up concerned for a completely different reasonÂ
-Jason scrambles to try and tell her all the reasons why he thinks Leo is the most incredible person ever actually and yeah it turns out she really likes this kid (though sheâs starting to get increasingly worried about what his home life looks like if some light glaring has him this rattled)
-He loves her cooking (but not as much as Leoâs. Heâd never tell her that though)
-She doesnât push Jason to talk about his home life or family but makes it very clear that heâs free to stay over whenever he wants. Fundamental mom instinct to wrap that boy in a blanket and make him hot cocoa.
-Esperanza is Jasonâs first encounter with an adult thatâs genuinely kind and caring towards him and heâs really really shocked about it. Like worrying amounts. He needs her to like him or he Will Die actually, especially because thatâs Leoâs mom
-Esperanza definitely picks up on the vibes between Jason and Leo before Jason and Leo do. This isnât even her being especially perceptive theyâre just incredibly obvious and also idiots (I say this with affection)
-One summer Leo Iris messages his mom randomly in the middle of the day beaming but will not tell her whatâs up. For like fifteen minutes heâs just smiling and fidgeting away talking about a whole bunch of nothing at all until she grins and asks âdid you finally ask Jason outâ and Leo just looks at her gobsmacked because he has no idea how she could have possibly figured that one out
-Jason tries to learn Spanish in parts to impress her and he is So Bad At It at first. She thinks itâs really sweet and is very encouraging (unlike Leo who just makes fun of his boyfriend for his shit pronunciation)
#no idea where this AU just came from but Iâve had Esperanza related valgrace thoughts for a while and they inevitably needed to go somewhere#Like I know in my heart sheâd adore Jason because he adores Leo#Anyway. Guess who got absolutely zero studying done again today#heroes of olympus#hoo#Valgrace#jason x leo#esperanza valdez#Leo Valdez#Lost trio#Jason Grace#Leo pjo#leo x jason
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