#whatever this has become a tag ramble. maybe the way to get my mom to apologize is to watch ladybird with her
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one in the morning i am listening to slipping through my fingers on repeat and missing my mom really badly while also feeling upset with her and i don't think this combination will ever really leave me
#i havent seen my family in months and her dad just died and now she probably has covid too#and i know she misses me and i miss her so badly but i also miss the idea of having a mom you can tell everything too#like i will never have that relationship with her!! and that hurts!!#we've both hurt each other and i've done things i'm sorry for that i haven't apologized for#but i was a fifteen year old having a mental breakdown. she was the parent#i know she didn't know how to help me and no one did and i know blaming her for that is unfair#but i have never ever gotten anything like an apology for her not even trying until the cracks were so wide they showed#she's never said 'hey sorry you had a two year long depressive episode that must have really sucked' or anything like it#and she never will because she does not take accountability or apologize for things.#but she makes jokes about how moody i was or how i never wanted to talk to her during that time and it's like.#weren't you there?? didn't you see?? didn't you know?? did you even try to understand??#i'm sorry i was a moody 15 year old i was also so completely burnt out that all my energy went towards finding any joy i could#need to go back to therapy over the summer because i literally have SO much to discuss#my mom. my grandpa. adhd. new special interests. my cello teacher. the Creep. my actual life now. the list goes on#whatever this has become a tag ramble. maybe the way to get my mom to apologize is to watch ladybird with her#(if i did that i think one of us would burst into flames)#persannal
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A/N: I know the request said the relationship between Reader and Luke is platonic, but I kinda dropped subtle hints that Luke is slightly pining for Reader... oop.
Request:Â smutty post-prison Reid being jealous. Like him just being absolutely in love with reader, like he had been since she joined the BAU but was too nervous to say anything so settled for being mega close best friends. Then when he returns from prison he finds out that her and Luke have become close friends whilst heâs been gone (its simply platonic though) and he ends up snapping and just absolutely annihilating the reader over her desk in the office after everyone else has left
Pairing: Post Prison!Spencer x Fem!Reader
Category: Smut
Content Warning: jealous!spencer, exhibition, hair pulling, degradation/praise, penetrative sex, unprotected sex, breeding kink
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Word Count: 3.9K
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It was a gradual realization on his part. Spencer was so overwhelmed with coming home, his mom and Cat to even really take notice in the shift of your attention from him to Luke Alvez.
It wasnât like you completely ignored him since his return. You were Spencerâs best friend, the title he settled on all those years ago when you all but skipped into the BAU and into his life.
And it wasnât like you didnât have other male friends. Before his leave, Derek and you had gotten along pretty well right off the bat, and Spencer never thought about it twice. If anything, he was ecstatic that two people that were so important in his life were also important to each other.
But when Spencer was stuck behind physical bars that represented every feeling for you heâs tried to keep at bay, you found comfort in Luke. He couldnât blame you for that either, especially when the first time you visited him all he could see was hurt in your eyes, and all he could do was stare back with the same expression.
The first time he noticed the shift was after everything had settled, and the groove of life, for the team at least, was back in motion. You all had decided to go out and grab a drink, and the second you agreed, Spencer was also on board. He would follow you just about anywhere if it meant the smile on your face when he said yes stayed forever.
Luke had whispered something in your ear, the music in the bar too loud for Spencer to catch what it was. It had to be hilarious by the way you threw your head back in laughter, Lukeâs eyes immediately dropping to the newly exposed skin, before nudging his shoulder with yours.Â
Spencer couldn't keep his eyes off the conversation in front of him. He should have when the grip on his glass was so hard it couldâve shattered.Â
âYou know, kid, if you talked to her, sheâd know how you feel,â Rossi had told him that night.
âThatâs exactly why I canât,â Spencer thought in his head, but merely gave Rossi a whatever, and walked away to the bathroom. He stared at himself in the mirror that night, hoping the disgust he felt for how angry he got whenever he saw you with Luke was enough to make it disappear.
It never did.
Like right now, Spencer sat at his desk, a rubber band ball being suffocated in his hand as he watched you perch yourself on top of Lukeâs desk. It was an innocent act on you part, but the way Luke leaned back in his chair, opening himself up to you, and allowed his eyes to flicker to your bare legs that were swinging back and forth softly was definitely not innocent... not in Spencerâs book anyway.
It came as no surprise to Spencer that Luke would at the very least find you attractive. You were, in every aspect. Spencer could stare at your for hours, and sometimes, he did.
He would look at the way your skirt hugged your curves in the best possible way, or he would stare at your neck when you leaned back to stretch out. He would watch the way you crossed and uncrossed your legs, a nervous habit youâve always had. Spencer would think about how soft they probably were, like silk rubbing against each other.
But now Luke was also looking at you like that while you talked about what you were going to do this weekend.Â
âIf youâre not busy, you should totally come,â you told him, obviously excited with the idea of Luke tagging along to wherever you planned on going.
âYeah, I think I can make that work,â he agreed, and when he did, you jumped up off his desk, enthusiasm practically dripping from you.
âYes! Itâll be so much fun, I promise!â And then you did the one thing Spencer silently begged you would never. You kissed Luke on the cheek before scurrying back to your desk.
Of course you would kiss him on the cheek. To you, that was a seemingly innocent and friendly action, one that Spencer had been on the receiving end of for the past 10 years.Â
But now, Luke stole his crown and was flaunting it in front of Spencerâs face like an older brother who just got an XBOX for Christmas. Okay, maybe Spencer was a tad on the dramatic side, but how could he not be when Luke all but physically railed you over his desk when his eyes unashamedly did?
There were many things Spencer could take and get back up like nothing had happened. Heâs been shot, punched, kicked, framed for murder and hell, he even stabbed himself, but none of that compared to the deep rooted anger that blossomed in his chest like a flame to gasoline when the thought of Luke touching you swarmed his brain.
Enough was enough.
âAlright, youâve all worked enough today. Please, go home and get some rest,â Emilyâs voice traveled from outside her office door to the agents that still inhabited the bullpen like a second home. Most, including Emily in its rarity, gathered their stuff to finally call it a night.
âSo, youâll text me the information?â Luke asked you as he was putting his jacket on. You had yet to move from your slouched position over whatever paperwork you insisted on finishing before leaving.Â
âYeah, definitely!â You beamed up at him before returning back to your case file immediately. Luke walked away with a little more pep in his step than usual per Spencerâs analysis.Â
âHey, Spence. Do you think you can hang back a second and look over this for me?â You asked him, catching the attention of the stumbling genius as he tried to get back to his apartment as fast as possible and deal with his... issues with you and SSA Luke Alvez.
He was going to say no, really he tried, but when he looked up to your puppy dog eyes and slight pout, how could he? Spencer knew you were giving him that face on purpose, he had told you in the past that if you were to ever give him your best puppy dog eyes, he could never refuse.
Now it was coming back to bite him in the...
âUh, yeah, sure.â Spencer made his way over to your desk that was piled high in paperwork more than anyone elseâs.
âI took a bunch of work home, and I accidentally dropped all my files and they scattered every where. So now, all the paperwork is mixed up and Emily needs these by tonight. Basically Iâm screwed, but I just wanted to make sure the arsonist in Kentu-â
âIâll help you,â Spencer interrupted your rambling once he got a grip on himself after adjusting to being so close to you. The smell of your perfume wafted into Spencerâs nose and got him drunk faster than any alcohol could ever.Â
âOh no, Spence. Donât worry I can handle this,â you immediately shut him down, but Spencer was not easy to convince, and once his mind is set to something, thereâs no changing it.
âI want to, trust me.â Spencer had started to roll his desk chair over to you. You sat there momentarily stunned for two reasons:
1. He had dropped everything to help you.
2. He wasnât affected by the close proximity of you two the same way you were, or at least knew how to hide it really well.
The buzzing of your phone on your desk pulled you from your trance as Spencer settled next to you and went to pull a new file from your overgrowing pile.Â
You picked it up to find a text from Luke, opening your phone to a picture of Roxy enjoying the toy you got her last week.
Spencer turned to you to find you smiling and letting out a breathy laugh at your phone.
âWhat?â He asked, more sarcasm dripping from his tone than expected. If you noticed, you didnât say anything.
âJust Luke and Roxy. I love that dog so much,â you said while putting your phone on silent and setting it face down. You didnât look up at Spencer, but if you did youâd find him beet red with anger, and holding the armrests of his chair a little tighter than necessary.Â
âHm,â was all he mumbled in response. This, you didnât ignore.
âIs something wrong? You really don't have to do this with me,â you fumbled over your words, worried that your clumsiness and disorganization was what was annoying Spencer.
âNo no, itâs not this. I like paperwork, actually.â You finally looked over at Spencer to find him already staring at you. His gaze bore into you like a blade to the gut, his intensity something you had never been on the receiving end of. It would be a lie if you were to say it wasnât making you nervous.
âThen what is it.â Your words were not meant to come out as a whisper, but with Spencerâs intimidation and the way it made your stomach flip, you were overwhelmed already.
âNothing, just, uh,â his confident persona was gone just as quickly as it came. âYou and Luke, huh?â
Now it makes sense. You couldnât help the small smile that etched across your features at his unknowing admission. Spencer Reid was jealous, actually jealous.
âYeah, heâs a great friend.â Your emphasis on the word friend did not go unnoticed by Spencer, but he couldnât stop himself from letting the words crawling up his throat out.
âIâm sure he thinks the same about you. The profile in this case fi-â
âWhatâs that supposed to mean?â Two can play at this game, and if it was going to end the way the two of you were unknowingly both hoping, you would have to succumb to the rules.
âHm? Oh! So youâre oblivious to the way he looks at you?â Spencer spat back, jealous intimidation turning to full anger now.
âJesus, Spencer. Of course Iâm not oblivious, but that doesnât mean I look at him like that.â At this point, you stood up from your chair, Spencerâs approach throwing you off and getting you more worked up than you cared to admit.
âBesides, I have eyes for someone else,â you mumbled quietly under your breath, but Spencer caught it. âIâm calling the night. I suggest you do the same.â
You picked up as many files you could, not wanting to reach over Spencer before turning around to make you descent home.
Before you could get far, though, Spencer grabbed your elbow and spun you back to crash into his hard chest. You gasped, not making eye contact and instead opting for staring at his lips.
âWho?â Spencer asked, also not looking up from your lips. Both of your minds swarmed with the desperation to feel each otherâs against your own.
âYou.â And that was all he needed to finally succumb to his mindâs wishes. Your lips moved together like a violin bow to a string, creating a perfectly conducted symphony of files falling from your arms and deep inhales of each other.
Spencer reached out behind you, never taking his lips off yours and pushed anything that was on your desk with a deafening crash. Pens, papers and tape now littered the bullpen floor, but you couldnât bring yourself to care when all you could feel were Spencerâs hands gripping your waist as he hoisted you up to sit you on your now clear desk.
His lips finally detached from yours, the need for oxygen getting in the way of a kiss you wish could last for eternity. They didnât go very far, Spencer attacking your neck with little nips, surely to leave incriminating bruises. Your hips started to involuntarily roll forward, searching for friction from his hardening member still constrained by his work slacks.
âSpencer, please,â you begged, needing to feel him, all of him at this moment. His lips abandoned your neck to slowly pull back and scan your body like a predator indulging in his final prey one last time before he answered.
âPlease what, Princess,â Spencer whispered, his hands moving down to grip your thighs that were attempting to squeeze together at your new pet name.
âPlease, fuck me,â you whimpered back. His deep chuckle resonated through you as he leaned closer until he was directly next to your ear, his hot breath fanning down your neck causing you to arch your back slightly.
âRight here on your desk like a little whore,â he whispered against you, his lips grazing the shell of your ear. Spencer shook his head slightly as he pulled back to grab your chin lightly with two fingers, forcing your head back.
He leaned in as close as possible to whisper against your lips one last time. âOnly for you.â
Time stopped as hands sped up in a frenzy to rip each otherâs clothes off, lips molding together like a lock and key never wanting to separate, and hips involuntarily grinding against each other in search for some friction in an overwhelming search for release.
Only when Spencer gave up on your shirt buttons and ripped the fabric apart, adding drums in the form of buttons hitting the desk and floor to the song you two collectively decided to dance to tonight, did he allow his lips to leave yours. Slowly, he nipped his way back down your neck, pushing you back softly until your body fully rolled down on the cool wood underneath you.Â
Spencerâs eyes found yours again as his hands inched behind you, silently asking for permission to break down yet another barrier between your two bodies. After a pleading whimper from you, he unclasped your bra and slowly pulled it down your arms.Â
Spencer maintained eye contact as he wrapped his mouth around your nipple, swirling his tongue around the peak before sinking his teeth in teasingly. Your back arched into him, a strangled whimper leaving your body as the heat between your thighs increased significantly.
âSpencer please hurry. I need you,â you whimpered softly, pulling his hair back from the top of his head in hopes of getting him in an area far more dire in need of attention.Â
âDo you know how long Iâve wanted this?â Spencer mumbles in between kisses inching back up your body. His hands make their way under your skirt as he continues. âI want to take my time with you, but given our circumstances,â he paused to take a look at the deserted bullpen. âIâll give you what you want, and fuck you like a whore.â
There was no other way to explain the way Spencer ripped your panties off so hard the lace snapped under his force than animalistic. He wasted no time stuffing them into his back pocket, and fully separating from you to stand straight and unbuckle his belt. Spencerâs eyes stared down at you, taking in every part of your body to file away in his brain in case he ever needs it. His once honey brown orbs were now absorbed with black, his pupils full and his eyes displaying a kind of fire only lust can fuel.
Once his belt was fully off, he smirked and folded it in his hands. Staring at the new object of his desire, he tantalizingly shook it back and forth slowly, watching the way it bounced with his movements.
âShould I gag you with this so you don't alert the whole goddamn building of how desperate you are?â Spencer looked back at you to find your cheeks a deep shade of red, partially at his degrading tone, but mostly at the idea of being gagged.
âNo, sir. I wanna feel you.â The title slipped past your lips with no control or hesitation. Your cheeks burned further as Spencerâs movements stopped, his eyes widening slightly.Â
âFuck it,â he whispered before throwing the belt on the floor and unzipping his pants with more speed than you've ever seen him move.Â
Spencer gave you zero time to even register his size before he was stepping in between your legs, lining himself up and slamming into you to the hilt with one hand, the other grabbed a fistful of your hair, pulling back hard, all while never taking his eyes off you.
You couldnât stop the loud gasp leaving your body as Spencer groaned at the feeling of you around him.
âGod, youâre so fucking tight, Princess,â he grounded out, the soft growl in his tone causing you to whimper and clench around him.
When he felt you start to squirm underneath him after adjusting to his size, Spencer started to move, setting a brutal pace immediately. Your entire body felt like it became engulfed in flames, the feeling of Spencer repeatedly hitting the sweetest spot inside you over and over with a force unmatched was too much to handle.
Tears started to well in your eyes as the soft whimpers and pleads left your lips. Spencer pulled himself from his position tucked neatly into your neck to stare down at you, never relenting on his pace.
âWhatâs wrong, Princess,â he teased, a smirk growing across his features at your tears. âIs it too much for your little cunt? What happened to the girl that begged to be fucked like a whore?â
Spencer let go of his grip on your hair to wipe the tears blackened with mascara that were running down your face.Â
âSo good, sir. Please donât stop,â you mumbled, only half coherent. The only thing you could focus on was the feeling of Spencer filling you completely. His dark eyes flickered down from your face only for a second, but when he looked back up at you, excitement joined the lust in them, a swirl of emotions destined to destroy you in the end.
Spencer grabbed one of your hands that was gripping his shoulder, nails digging into the skin and leaving marks he wished would last forever. He placed in on your stomach, and confusion filled your mind for a moment until you felt the tip of his cock hit your hand.
âYou feel that, Princess? You feel how deep I am? Iâm gonna fill you up.â Your back arched, and you finally released a loud, wanton moan at his words. Spencer didnât miss the way you clenched around him tighter at the thought. âGod, Iâm gonna fill you up with my cum, make you - fuck- carry my child. Make sure everyone knows who you belong to.â
You felt the knot in your stomach growing tighter with each word, and when Spencer lifted one of your legs into the crook of his elbow, hitting you impossibly deeper, you knew you weren't going to last much longer.
âOh G-god, Spence. I- Iâm gonna....â
âItâs okay, Princess. Iâve got you,â he groaned back, lifting two fingers to your lips before forcing them into your mouth. Instinctively, you hollowed out your cheeks and sucked on his digits. âLet go, Princess.â
All you needed was his permission before letting your orgasm rock through you, the muscles in your body seemingly losing and gaining all the tension in the world at once, your vision going white, and your mind blank except for one thought; Spencer.
Your loud moans were blocked by his fingers pushing deeper down your throat, catching them before any unwanted guests could hear.Â
Your moans started to turn to whimpers around his fingers as the overstimulation kicked in. Spencer could sense it by the way you still clung to him as tightly as possible.
âFuck thatâs it. Youâre doing so well, Princess, taking all of me,â he growled out, his hips losing their rhythm, signaling his own impending orgasm. Spencer leaned down further, pushing your leg farther up in the process, and again, hitting you deeper than imaginable.
Two more sloppy thrusts in that position, and Spencer was coming deep in you with your name and different praises being groaned in your ear. He bottomed out once more, coming to a stop buried deep, both of you trying your hardest to catch your breath.
When he started to pull out, you whimpered immediately at the feeling.
âI know, sweetheart. Iâm almost done,â Spencer whispered, caressing your cheek as he fully unsheathed himself. The abandoned weight of him on top of you, and the loss of his cock filling you up left you cold as he went to rummage through your drawers for tissues, but all you could do was stare up at the lights hanging from the ceiling, your body still slightly twitching.
When Spencer returned to you, he sat you up and kissed your forehead before reaching in between your legs to clean you up. The second the tissue hit your sensitive cunt, you winced.
Spencer looked back up at you but before he could say anything, you cut him off.
âItâs okay. Iâm okay,â you reassured him, smiling softly as you reached up to caress his cheek. Upon your approval, he went back to cleaning you up. âActually, Iâm more than okay. That was.. That was-â
âYeah,â he said, chuckling slightly and shaking his head. âI know, right?â
âMaybe we should thank Luke,â you teased him. Immediately, his smile faded and he looked up at you with an expression that can only read âSeriously?â
You let out a full laugh now, obviously still entertained with the idea that the Dr. Spencer Reid was jealous of Luke Alvez.
âIâm joking,â you said, your smile turning from one of hilarity to adoration as Spencer straightened back up to stand between your legs and wrap his arms around your waist. âAnd Spence, itâs always been you. Not Luke, not anyone else. You.â You emphasized your point by jabbing a finger into his chest.
âGood, because that would make this really awkward,â he said back. You tilted your head in confusion to which he laughed at before continuing. âDo you want to go grab dinner?â
Your cheeks blushed profusely as he asked you out as if you didnât just let him take you over your own desk at work.Â
âI would love to say yes, but I still have to finis-â When you turned around to look at the pile of paperwork you had yet to complete, it was no longer on your desk, but scattered around it. During the rush of trying to feel each other completely, the two of you failed to notice the stack of files that started this whole thing had fallen all over the bullpen floor.
âEmily is going to kill me,â you said, turning back to Spencer who was still staring at the now empty spot on your desk.
âActually, she has two reasons to kill us now.â You threw you head back in laughter, Spencer joining you at the thought of Emily finding out about the last 30 minutes. âBut seriously, you go deal with the security footage, and Iâll deal with the paperwork.â
âHmmmm...â You pretended to ponder the thought of not having to do all of that paperwork by yourself anymore. âDeal.â
âDeal,â Spencer repeated back, smiling softly before kissing you one more time.
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hi bestie! iâve had this idea for a while, but i havenât seen it. can you do like a head cannon of what miguel, robby, and eli/hawk would be like as an older brother? it can be totally based off what you think :) thank you <3
of course! sorry it took me a while but i needed to to be perfect. i also added two bonus boys at the end (hope you donât mind). little note: i wrote this with a fem reader in mind because of the mentions of periods.Â
Having the Cobra Kai boys as older brothers
miguel:
you and miguel are so close
the age difference does not affect him at all
he is very protective of you before cobra kai
but once he joins cobra kai that over protectiveness đđđ
letâs just say that this kid is bothering you
miguel definitely notices and scares them off
you act annoyed about it, but youâre highkey grateful that he did that
âmy brother is the all valley champ so back the fuck offâ
you were so excited for him at the all valley
you wore one of his cobra kai shirts and everything
miguel is so supportive of whatever extra curricular you do
karate? yes he stans, theater? you bet heâs at all your shows, dance? you know heâs bringing you some flowers, another sport? heâs at every game cheering for you
miguel knows about periods, and he has no shame in buying you tampons/pads
âhey y/n, i noticed you were running low so i got you some moreâ đ„șđ„șÂ
you wear his hoodies all the time
they are very big on you, but very comfy
you help him with sam
âi punched her in the faceâ âwhat why?â
ây/n what do you think about this?â âit looks great miguel. sam will love itâ
when he dates tory you're a little on edge about it
âmiguel, werenât you like trying to win sam back two days ago?â âi like tory nowâ âokayyâÂ
johnny loves you as much as he loves miguel
yâall hang out together
his friends are your friends and vice versa
your friends definitely think that miguel is cute but âeww thatâs my brotherâ
when miguel is in the coma you blame johnny
âhe showed mercy because of you! you did this!â
but then you cry into his chest
when miguel wakes up youâre at school
you donât find out until after school when carmen picks you up
you hug him so tight, rambling about how much you love him
âi love you too y/n now get off meâ
you canât keep up with his love life
ây/n iâm with sam againâ âwhat?âÂ
overall your bond is amazing and you couldnât ask for a better brother
robby:
you and robby both live with your mother (because we arenât basic here)
youâre the odd one out (your mom does drugs and robby sells them)
âyou got caught with molly? i thought you and sara were hooking up?â âthe drug y/nâ
when robby starts being friends with those punk kids, the two of you start to drift
you actually go to school, unlike him
âjust skip y/nâ âno robbyâ
it isnât until he gets back on track because of daniel that you two start getting close again
âiâm gonna get back on track y/n i promiseâ and you believe him
you go to the skatepark with him
he skates while you read or draw or skate (whatever youâre into tbh)
when youâre on your period robby will buy you stuff, but he doesnât like to
he feels so awkward about it
âum are these the right ones?â âyes thank youâ
robby gives the best hugs (idk why he just does)
i feel like robby is also really good at reading emotions
like he knows when youâve had a bad day at school or when youâre stressed about something
he also knows how to cheer you up :)))
âi know you did not just eat cereal with water???â âand what about it?â
when your mom comes back after being gone for days robby pulls you behind him
because he really doesnât want you to be exposed to that
you cry into robbyâs chest once she leaves
âwhy canât she just be our mom?â
when daniel asks robby to move in with him he denies
but quickly explains that he canât leave you
daniel tells robby that you can come too
âthanks for helping my brother mr.larusso, i really appreciate itâ
you definitely walk in on robby and sam making out at some point
âhey robby- oh my god iâm so sorryâ slaps hand over eyes and immediately leaves the room
when robby pushes miguel off the balcony it's the first time youâre genuinely scared of him
you visit him in jail, but it takes awhile for you to go
âiâm sorry y/nâ âi know robbyâ
you just understand each other
when robby joins cobra kai he tries to get you in too
you agree to one lesson, and know itâs not for you
you have many arguments about this
âheâs brainwashing you!â âhe knows whatâs best for me, for us!â
robby feels so betrayed when he finds out youâre staying with johnny
the two of you definitely drift after that, but you find your way back to each other, you always do
eli/hawk:
okay so before he flips the script you defend eli, no matter what
you cry with him about the bullies and definitely try to fight kyler more than once
you wear his sweaters (fight me on it)
you encourage him to do karate
when he flips the script youâre very happy for him he finally feels confident in himself and you love that for him
now the roles are reversed
hawk protects you now
no one even dares to look at you because they are scared of him
i feel like he has a tattoo for you, whether that's your name or your favorite flower idk but he gets one for you
âum wow okay weâre doing that nowâ âdo you like it or not?â âyeah but i wasnât expecting itâ
sometimes heâll let you pick his hair color âhow about purpleâ âmaybeâ đ
he definitely flirts with your friends âhello ladies!â âhi hawk!â âget out!â
youâre the only one that is allowed to call him eli
âeli i need ten dollars?â âfor what?â âa snackâ *hands over the money*
âeli can i have your sweatshirt? iâm coldâ âyeah take itâ
âi canât, me and eli are going to the movies todayâ
one day youâre sitting with him and his minions (you refuse to call them friends) at lunch
âso eliâ -one of the cobra kais âshut the fuck up! you canât call him that!â -you
hawk has a proud brother moment
anything that you do hawk is like âfuck yeah thatâs my sibling!â
his friends are not allowed to look at you, talk to you, have a crush on you, or even think about you
âwoah dude sheâs hotâ âthatâs my fucking sister! stay away from her!â
âeli whoâs your friend-â âNO!âÂ
as eli he will buy you period products but is very shy about it
as hawk he will not be caught dead in that isle of cvs
âeli i need them!â âi donât care! iâll drive you there and you can run in and get themâ
when hawk breaks demetriâs arm you don't speak to him for weeks
you confront him about his new behavior
âthis is who i am!â âno itâs not! youâre not my brother!âÂ
youâre crying and then storm off to your room
that breaks him
is highkey the start of his redemption
when heâs at the fight at the larusso house, and he sees demetri about to get his arm broken, he thinks of your words: âyou're not my brother!â
literally motivates him to fix things
you see hawk and demitri and just know that your brother is back
you hug him so tight
âyou were right y/n. iâm sorryâ âof course i was. iâm always rightâ âgee thanksâ âlove youâ Â
bonus demetri:
he is a nerd, you are a nerd
the two of you watch star wars, marvel, harry potter, etc. togetherÂ
âdaddy anakinâ âplease shut the fuck upâ
you want to punch him in the face because he is so sarcasticÂ
it gets on your nervesÂ
bust out laughing when johnny makes fun of his pi shirtÂ
âstop laughingâ âif itâs funny i'm gonna laughâ
even though youâre a nerd youâre coolÂ
like you have a lot of friends in your gradeÂ
âdemetri if i donât talk to you at the halloween party thatâs whyâ gestures to his costumeÂ
listen to his rants about how eliâs changedÂ
you try to give him advice, but it doesnât work out
so proud of him when he joins miyagi-do
âi'm glad youâre stepping out of your comfort zoneâÂ
demetri tries to get you to join miyagi-do
if you do join great more sibling bonding
if you donât join no biggie yâall are still besties
yâall go to the comic book store together
its sibling bonding time
you threaten to fight hawk after the laser tag thingÂ
âhey asshole you leave my brother alone!âÂ
you sign his cast first
you definitely write some inside joke that only the two of you understand
you see him kissing yas and do a whole đ€ź
âso you dating yas?â âidk whyâ âjust checkingâ
very obvious about your distaste for her
when him and hawk become friends again youâre very wary
âhe broke your armâ âhe apologizedâ âhe broke your arm!!!â
eventually you and hawk are on semi decent terms
âdemetri forgave you and thatâs fine but iâm still not over itâ
your relationship = the perfect mix of love and teasing Â
bonus bonus king bert đđ»:
you are older than him by like a year
but youâre still besties for lifeÂ
youâre very proud of him when he joins cobra kai
âim joining a karate dojoâ âperiod pop offâ
you always ruffle his hairÂ
cheer for him at the all valley
âyeah bert!â
but also like you canât watchÂ
when he gets eliminated you cringeÂ
heâs sad about itÂ
âi just wanted to impress youâ âim very impressed bert, you did greatâÂ
your opinion matters so much to him
heâs such a small cinnamon roll đ„șđ„ș
seeing him with the older cobra kai boys makes you soft
ây/n iâm going out with hawk and miguel can you drive me?âÂ
bert admires you a lot, like you are his hero
yâall are the best sibling duo and thatâs on period
#cobra kai#cobra kai x reader#cobra kai imagine#miguel diaz#miguel diaz x reader#miguel diaz cobra kai#hawk cobra kai#eli moskowitz#eli moskowitz x reader#hawk x reader#robby keene#robby keene x reader#robby keene cobra kai#demetri#demetri x reader#king bert#bert x reader
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My Star Wars Fix-It AUs Thus Far
(ranging from non-existent to a single outline to drabbles to ficlets to 60,000+ word WIP)
Updated as of July 2022
Read Them All âIn Orderâ Here Desktop: click this link App: check out my âmy auâ tag
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For other excellent content check out my Sideblog (gradually shifting my reblogs over here) (STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE AU MASTERLIST HERE)
NOTE:
On DESKTOP, The Bolded Link at the beginning of the description shows the au in roughly chronological order.
On MOBILE, try the (italicized link in parentheses) at the end of the description for the first post of the au, or scroll down and click on the tag of the au you want to visit.
~ ~ Full List Below The Cut ~ ~
2. Baby Shower AU (*COLLABORATIVE*) - âI feel like there should be an Au where Anakin plans a baby shower for Padme and accidentally kills palpatine in the processâ - yodacommittedwarcrimes (complete drabble)
3. Pop Star Wars AU - Time-traveler Obi-Wan becomes a secret pop star in order to save the galaxy. Crack. (Ramblings, song lists, and various drabbles)
4. Kywalkers AU - Young Anakin Skywalker, on Illum to get his very first lightsaber crystal, is shocked when An Asthmatic Sith Lord, A Princess, A Moisture Farmer, and a metric kriffload of crystals fall from the sky. (Outline)
5. Musical AU that I donât have a satisfying name or plot for yet.
6. Bewilderment AU: In which Ben tells a âjoke,â Han tells a âlieâ and now Darth Vader actually thinks Luke is his son. Wait, what do you meanâ (IV & 3/4 episodes rewritten)
7. General Confusion AU: Deaged Obi-Wan AU. 13-year old Obi-Wan Kenobi has his âfutureâ explained in the worst possible way. (outlines, memes)
8. Turtle Crossing AU - Discworld x Star Wars crossover au for which I have many unwritten thoughts, all extremely gentle. (ficlets)
9. Bad Touch AU - Anakin publicly accuses Palpatine of possibly the only crime he hasnât committed because thatâs easier to explain to the public than the sith stuff. Crack and Angst. sorry. (ficlets)
10. Deception Time AU - Vader realizes theyâve both time traveled. Obi-Wan doesnât. Vader plays along. (Outline)
11. Moeder Van Vader AU - Shmi appears to be the only one capable of controlling Anakinâs mysterious and terrifying older brother, a powerful Cyborg Sith Lord with unknown motives. (drabbles)
12. Stranded Solos AU - General Anakin Skywalker meets his grandson and son-in-law. Han shoots first. (drabbles)
13. Broken Fight AU - Old Ben and Vader, at the climax of their death star fight, are yeeted 20 years into the past. When they wake up in their younger bodies, much general and personal distress ensues. (outline and drabbles)
14. Entire Armies AU - Winner of my â200 followers iâll write an au for youâ prize. Prompt: âthe 212th, 501st, Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan travel back in time to when Obi-Wan was a child slave...â (outline/drabbles)
15. *sighs* Sith Macenjar AU - winner of my â1500 followers iâll write an au for youâ prize. Comingâcoming soon.
16. Body Swap AU - (*COLLABORATIVE*) Obi-Wan > Cody > Anakin > Padme > Obi-Wan. Confused waking up scene! Hijinks! Gender! Family! Whatever the fuck is going on with Cody in Anakinâs unholy cosmic-powered body! (stone soup fanfics/outline)
17. Sith Obi-Wan AU - Cause everyoneâs gotta have one. Time travel fix-it, in the absolute loosest possible sense. Outgrowth of 700 followers celebration. ANGST. (ficlets)
18. Obikin Crisis AU - Canon Obi-Wan and Anakin meet themselves from another timeline. Theyâre horrified to discover that their bond in this universe is NOTÂ paternal. (ficlets)
19. Lost Luke AU - Luke loses his aunt and uncle, only to find his grandmother. And...his aunt and uncle? And his DAD (And maybe his mom)?? Chaos ensues. (outline/fics/ficlets)
20. Macenjar AU -Â Inspired by this meme. (fanfic)
21. Amnesia Duo AUÂ - Obi-Wan and Anakin run-afoul of some Sith temple defensive measure and both completely lose their memory. Slapstick. (outline)
22. INFODUMP AU - Ben desperately tries to give his younger self a bunch of future knowledge as fast as possible. (outline(s))
23. Han Sonnow AU - Han is not looking forward to going through puberty again. Everyone on Kashykk is deeply concerned about Chewieâs sudden obsession with his tiny hairless pet. Shenanigans. (outlines/ficlets)
24. Rouge Handed AU - Obi-Wan Kenobi, in universe, gets suckered into playing the lead role of Christian in the hit corellian holomusical, Moulin Rouge. (oneshot)
25. Phantom of the Past AU (*COLLABORATIVE*) - Clone Wars Obi-Wan and Anakin accidentally time travel, utterly ruining the climax of the Phantom Menace. Initially conceived by @willowcrownedâ (connected ficlets)
26. Maul Again AU -Â The first time Maul died, it was on Tatooine, at the hands of a Jedi Master. Time loop inspired by Purple Days. (ficlet)
27. Suicidal Misunderstanding AU - Ben Kenobi gets high on Tatooine and inexplicably and unknowingly time travels. After taking advantage of what seems to be a very vivid hallucination, he tries to wake up. Panic ensues. Angst with a Happy Ending. (*Legit* Fanfic! (WIP) I , II , (Bonus 2.5)  III , IV , V , VI , VII , VIII , IX , X , XI , XII , XIII , (Bonus 13.5)  XIV , XV , XVI , XVII , XVIII , XIX , XX, XXI , XXII , XXIII , XXIV , XXV , XXVI , XXVII) (Edited version on AO3)
28. Sith Padme AU - Very similar to the prequels, except Padmeâs choices really make a lot of sense. Eventual Empress!Padme and Rebel!Anakin. Outgrowth of 700 followers celebration  (outline)
29. Frog Promise AUÂ -Â Jedi Master Luke Skywalker defeats an outdated droid army only to find out afterwards he is a) on Naboo somehow b) not the only Jedi around and c) several decades in the past. (outines)
30. Manda Ă Trois AU - Cody inadvertently acquires the darksaber! Polyerotic bandaging of wounds! Satine and Cody friends to political marriage to lovers! Is raw Mandalorian sexual magnetism enough to save Obi-Wan from infinite sadness?? (outline)
31. Invisible Hand Chaos AU - Din, Luke and Grogu derail the climactic fight between Anakin, Obi-Wan and Dooku on the Invisible Hand. (WIP)
33. Unrestrained AU - From this Ask - âImagine Luke and Leia ending up in the clone wars era but all of their force abilities are âwhat the actual fuck?â levels of bullshitâ (outline/drabble)
34. Porn Prophecy AU (*COLLABORATIVE*) - For nearly 700 years, Jedi High Council Members have attempted to decode the mysterious holocron. The key figures are now alive, the time of prophecy is now, and everyone has to fucking deal with that. This, but like, its an obi-wan kink-meme!!! And thereâs centuries of academic commentary!! About the porn! Crack. Really funny but only accessible in the chat between willowcrowned and I, and I donât have the energy to type it up so hopefully she does
35. Chaotic Good Luke AU â time travel au where old Luke dies and wakes up age 18 again. (rotating like a rotisserie chicken in my brain)
36. Cradlerobber AUÂ - Obi-Wan and Cody decide to wait until Cody officially turns 18. The empire falls a little faster. (complete)
37. Gift From The Force AU (*COLLABORATIVE*) - Heartwarming Anakin Mpreg vaguely deriving from an off-hand comment of @willowcrowned and expanding through the honest feels of @phoenixyfriend , @atagotiak , and various anons. (musings)
39. Naked AU - Obi-Wan inexplicably loses all his clothing. Grievous also dies but itâs largely irrelevant to the story. Shenanigans ensue. (not much)
40. Flashburn AU - Old Ben employed a desperate coping mechanism to suppress some of his worst memories. Which might not be so much of a problem if he wasnât miraculously in the past, trying to fix everything. (ficlets)
41. Just Kill Him AU -Â Just Go Kill Palpatine. Heâs Clearly a Pedophile. You Have a Laser Sword. Heâs an Old and Frail Man. This Is the Best Option. It Will Be Easy. (WIP) (also on ao3)
42. Panakin Loop AU - Anakinâs Angst fuels a Revenge of the Sith time loop. It takes...a LOT of tries to get to fix-it (concept/drabbles)
(all of the above aus are tagged âmy auâ)
You can ALSO check out:
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(my branch of the 14-year old Anakin crashes on DC Earth is under the corn boy anakin au tag)
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and my writing tag for miscellaneous things I wrote but donât know where to put
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#star wars#my au#starwars#prequels#time travel#clone wars#fix-it#masterlist#starwars au#star wars fanfiction#pop star wars au#star wars au no 5#General Confusion AU#Turtle Crossing AU#Bad Touch AU#broken fight au#Entire Armies AU#obikin crisis au#lost luke au#macenjar au#INFODUMP au#han sonnow au#chaotic good luke au#craddlerobber au#gift from the force au#star wars au no 39#Panakin Loop AU
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Oh what's that? Is it- a fic announcement? You bet it is.
Bonded
Max Phillips x Named F!Reader/OFC (Prudence Walker)
Paranormal Investigation AU
Summary: Prudence travels the country investigating paranormal claims and reports. When you get a call about a possible vampire you don't hesitate to check it out.
What you don't anticipate are things going sideways and getting yourself bound to the vampire for the foreseeable future. If you're lucky, you'll make it out of this ordeal alive.
Rating: Mature/Explicit 18+ (pls see my A/N regarding explicit content)
Warnings: it's a story based on the supernatural and a vampire so things are bound to get bloody, messy, and a bit dark at times. There will be more specific/individual warnings for each chapter, but if you don't like spooky and/or violent things this probably isn't the fic for you.
A/N: Hello there! I am super excited to announce this fic, I've been hard at work on it and to finally be sharing it with all of you is thrilling! First I want to say thanks to @castleamc for listening to me ramble and share random stuff about this fic, it has been very much appreciated, ily bestie đ
This fic is mostly born out of my love for the supernatural/paranormal. I've been fascinated by it for as long as I can remember, watching Ghost Hunters with my mom as a kid. You can quote me as having said that if money was of no object my dream job would be to travel the US/world investigating paranormal claims, whether they be spirits, cryptids, demons, aliens, or whatever else.
Writing this has more or less become my excuse to fall down internet rabbit holes where the paranormal is concerned. I've also been wanting to write a more linear fic as well as something with Max so this just seemed like a match made in heaven (is that ironic? maybe).
I went with a Named Reader/OFC, as I wanted to flesh out the character a bit more, but I'll be writing in second person so insert away if you please! I really struggled to decide if I wanted this fic to be completely reader insert or an OFC and I think this is a happy medium for me. (I'd be remiss to not shout out @wyn-n-tonic Frizzy Universe & @radiowallet Poorly Wired Circuit for giving me the confidence to write the character this wayđ)
There won't be a regular schedule for posting chapters as I'm still working my other series while I write this and I'll need to do research for (most) chapters. Life can easily get in the way of doing things like research and I don't want to make any promises I can't keep!
Regarding E rating: This fic is going to be a slow burner, so if you're expecting smut right away, I'm sorry but you won't find it here. It'll be there when it's natural for the story, not just tossed in for the sake of things (not that I think anyone else does that - I don't, I just want to make things clear here). I'm still rating it as M before that as I don't think it's suited for a general audience and I don't feel comfortable rating it lower when I know there will be sexual content in the storyline.
I'm very excited to start posting this fic and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do writing it!
Coming soon!
(In the meantime, check out the spotify playlist I made for this fic!)
Everything/Max Phillips taglist: @castleamc @sharkbait77 @librariantothejedi @janebby @spideysimpossiblegirl @roxypeanut @paperbag33 @escapades-to-rivendell  @thisshipwillsail316  @lellowberry @danidrabbles â @stevie75 @tintinn16 @doin-stuff
If you'd like to be added to the taglist for this, please fill out my taglist here or reply directly to this post! (This will help me stay organized and not miss tagging you!)
If you'd like to be removed from this taglist, no hard feelings, just let me know however is most comfortable for you đ
#max phillips x reader#max phillips x you#max phillips x f!reader#max phillips x ofc#max phillips x original female character#max phillips x prudence walker#max phillips fanfiction#max phillips fanfic#bloodsucking bastards fanfiction#max phillips au#mandocrasis fic#bonded
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The way I've been tagging whatever I wrote wrong lmao. It's season 12.
I'm skimming through the boring parts so I'll just write whatever I find amusing.
- Could this ghost lady not hide??? Like she's holding a gun as Rudra tries to open the lock. Like just hide? It's a dusty room with covers everywhere. What was her game plan? Shoot someone as the door opens đ How'd she escape then?
- I love how Gauri beat the shit out of fake man ghosts in Bareilly and Om beat the shit out of fake man ghosts in Mumbai-Lonawala road territory. #OTP4LYF #babeswhobeatghoststogetherstaytogether
- Omkara has the same reactions to finding out Gauri is the planmaker as he has to Rudy. đ Hey her plans work 4.5/5 times !
- Agent Gauri #yuh
- Violent Gauri favourite Gauri
- Um isn't that lady ghost too calm? She's like me like she just gave up under the blanket đ they put her in the chair and she's like I guess I'm sitting. 0 reluctance. 0 fighting back. And yet she was the one with the gun.....
- Gauri holding her down. Strongest bitch in the house.
- Omkara slapping Rudra in a light sibling manner is my favourite thing to laugh at. đ
Carnival time đ€Ąđđ S12E12
- Rikara scenes make any episode worthwhile. Idk whose hair I'm more jealous of atm. Maybe Gauri's because I want my hair to fall like that too !!
'baal khule rakho, zyada sudar lagti ho'
1) the truth 2) he notices her a lot đ lmao who wouldn't 3) HER LINE TO HIM IN THE REDUX
carnival ke liye late ho raha hai đ babes voh tumhare peeche chal raha hai
MY WOMAN WAS TOO STUNNED TO SPEAK. compliment her more jatadhari
- sasuma Tej is here y'all. yes Pinky fight!!!
- Rikara dancing with the biggest smiles đ„șđ„șđ„ș wait I think I literally saw Kunal try to remember a step đ
Tag yourselves I'm Rudra just shimmying around.
- why did the evil waiter look straight into the camera and break the fourth wall??
- YES OM PULL YOUR WIFE BACK. Woah how many times does Om get slightly burnt through this show? Isn't this like the second time this season đ
- Veer channeling his sasta IT
- thumb rule to follow through life, if you see a clown, run in the opposite direction, always.
how is he kidnapping her so slowly and obviously in broad daylight??? what was the gameplan here
skimming because I've seen all this before but how long were Rikara there for the ointment lmaooo?! yalls bhabi got kidnapped and then unconscious in her own house for like half an hour with a man rambling next to her.
If there's one thing that's always going to be true in the IB mess, it's Svetlana being hot.
Spoiler đš
Maybe I watched too fast because he wants Anika but he also let's go of that want super fast in the next few episodes. Then it becomes all about the FAM and the lost rights. also Tia, Svet and Soumya are sisters and he's their half brother how??? considering Roop killed their dad (from what I remember) Maybe I'm remembering wrong wait đ I guess they share a dad.
E13
I know we're 12 seasons in and this never changes but I need these people to believe each other in a heartbeat after all the fuckery they've been through. she says she saw fake ghost lady again? It's true!
- Gauri saying chubby ka accident bhi abhi hona tha đđ lmaooo
- they're gonna make everyone dance again oh no. AAAAH GAURI CUTEST. her lipsyncing to the line about sacrifice. my girl đ
- yes omkar hug your wife
- how many fake wives/wives does Veer have lmao. how many plot changes does he get by episode đ€
- shivika morning kisses, Rikara absentđ
- sasuma Tej kinda called out Gauri's name sweetly. In dadi logic, aren't Pinky and Tej takkar waale ishqbaaz. She fights with him, doesn't let him win, keeps an eye out for his nonsense and they scheme evil shit. (Pinky is 7000 times better than him though and that says something but still đ) the first episode hoodwinked me for a few minutes into thinking he was Shivaay's dad and she was his mom.
- Gauri makes a costly mistake is true and she's too smart to fall for it but plot kab characters ke saath match kara hai jo aaj karega.
- Om side eyeing Tia. (Also again considering how they forgive her again in the future plots, their heat truly is reserved for their partners because, although I love Tia too so who am I to judge them)
-Defend your wife Om! Sad that it's always a set up for something much worse đđ
Tia looking in the camera too, what is with y'all making eye contact with me!?!
#ishqbaaz#rikara#tia#tia please get out of this mess#S12#watching oberois get messed with is so boring its giving dal chawal#now im hungry
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A Broken System
MASTERLIST
Summary: At her birthday celebration, Y/N is out on the town enjoying herself when she runs into a cute FBI agent who sheâd love to take home and do terrible things to. Normally, someone meeting an FBI agent at a bar wouldnât be that big of a deal. Thereâs just one, miniscule, microscopic, meager, problem... Y/N is only twenty.
tags: Large Age Difference, power imbalance, choking, Dom/sub, safe sex, vaginal penetration, dirty talk, cliffhanger.
A/N: this just made so much more sense in third person. i tried replacing it with second person, but trust me it did not work. hope you enjoy! gif by @toyboxboyâ
Pairing: Spencer Reid x Female!Reader
Rating: Explicit
Words: 5,930
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Spencer Reid never really thought he was attractive.
Probably had something to do with his perpetually messy hair, gangly stature, and his tendency to ramble on and on and on and. . .
Yeah. Like that.
Another factor definitely was the fact that he was in his 30âs and had never really had a stable relationship. Sure, heâd had relationships with a few women. Well, two women. The first being a girl heâd met in college with whom he had a brief fling. Spencer didnât really count it as a stable relationship due to the fact they barely even kissed. And the other woman, the only woman heâd ever really loved, died tragically several years ago.Â
Maeve.
Maeve was the real reason Spencer didnât like going to bars with Morgan or being set up on dates by Penelope. She was the reason that Spencer wasnât interested in anyone anymore. Who could possibly compare to Maeve?
Damn it. That was the other reason he wasnât looking to date. He knew how the mind worked and there was no doubt that if any new person came into his life, sheâd be unconsciously compared to Maeve. He couldnât put anyone through that.Â
So, Spencer Reid stayed single. Which, for him, was relatively easy. Whenever someone started to get a little too close with him, heâd blabber and spout facts until they ran off. Morgan would ask what happened and Reid would just put on a slight frown, mumbling how she had to go.Â
The charade got more effortless the more they went out. Morgan, almost always going home on the arm of some woman and Spencer content to get a cab back to his own place, have a quick efficient orgasm, and fall asleep.
He had a system. And no one was going to break it.
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Y/N hated the summertime.Â
Well, she didnât usually. Anywhere else on the planet it would be mildly enjoyable. The beach, ice cream, staying up all night. All that fun crap. In Washington D.C, however, summer was hell.
But! When one was accepted into Georgetown and their parents offered to pay FULL tuition plus housing, how can one say no?
Seriously, she wanted to know.
After two whole years in this armpit of a town, Y/N had finally gotten used to the sweltering heat that plagued the city during the summer. Whatever. She just stayed in the comfortable A.C. all day anyway.
But, the summer before her third year was almost over, and the only thing she could think about now was graduating with a major in Journalism. She didnât really like most of the courses, but itâs what she needed to do to become a full-time editor.
Living in a rent-free apartment was heaven. No roommates meant no worrying about, well, anything. The only problem was, her parents could hold it over her head every time they called. Which is why she never answered their calls.
Today, however, answering was unavoidable.
Because not only was it the day before her first class, today was her twentieth birthday.
Y/N was in the middle of getting dressed to go out with her friends when her phone vibrated from the kitchen table.
âHello?â
She tried so hard to suppress the cringe at her momâs voice.
âSweetie! How are you? Are you eating?â
âYes, mom.â
Oh boy. Strong start, mom.Â
âYou look skinny in the pictures on Facebook!â
Yeah, she was definitely going to be late.
Surprisingly, it only took five minutes to push her mom off the phone, insisting that her friends were on their way and she had to keep getting ready.Â
A sharp rap on the door saved her.
âCome on!! Itâs almost ten!â Y/Nâs friend, Mina, said, annoyed. âAll the old people leave the bars at ten and if we donât get there soon, the bouncers wonât let us in!â
Y/N didnât really understand the logic there. Hot girls always got into bars. Especially late at night. How were there not more crimes committed in clubs? Maybe sheâd find out in her first class tomorrow.
âHey!â Mina snapped her out of it, âCome on! Letâs go.â
They arrived outside a dinky little club a few minutes later. It had taken Y/N a while to get accustomed to how close everything was together in this town. Before college, she had been a small-town girl. Promise ring and everything. That, uh. That didnât last long.
Before they got in line, Mina took a long satin sash out of her purse and secured it across Y/Nâs torso.
âWhat the hellâs this?â
The sash was white with large pink flowy letters that poignantly spelled out: Birthday Bitch.
âItâs a sash.â
Three of Minaâs friends strode up, quickly exchanging hugs and wishing Y/N a happy birthday.
âI see that itâs a sash, but why am I wearing it?â
Mina confidently strode up to the bouncer, Y/N at her side, fake ID at the ready. Technically, it was the right birthdate, the year was just a little off.
âGo through. Happy Birthday,â the guy said, barely sparing the ID a glance, more focused on the huge sash. It made sense. She didnât look her age. No one would think she was only in college by taking a glance at her.
âOh, thank you.â
âLook,â Mina pulled her aside just before they entered, âthis makes every single guy in there want to buy you a drink. So, go enjoy a free Shirley Temple, on me.â
Y/N scoffed and entered the club, immediately overwhelmed by the booming of the music.
Jesus Christ. How did people not die from this? It felt like her heart was beating out of her chest.
Sure, sheâd been in a bar before. But not a real, proper club. She was pretty sure she saw some people wearing neon. Oh my god, there was a DJ.
Suppressing a laugh, she headed to the bar. At least there was a bar. There were so many people gathered around though that she couldnât get much access to the one bartender on staff.
Luckily, he spotted her sash that seemed to shine under the blacklights.
âHey, make some room for the birthday girl!âÂ
And the crowd parted like the red sea, every manâs head turned towards her, and she cautiously approached the bartender who gave her a quick wink.
âScotch. Neat.â
A dark man with a silver nose ring slid onto the stool next to her.
âItâs on me,â he addressed the bartender, staring at her the whole time. âSo. Birthday girl. How old are you turning?â
She smiled softly. The sash was working great, but now she had to come up with a way to answer his question without explicitly lying.Â
âWho wants to know?â
Maybe flirting would be distracting enough.
He smiled, glancing down for a moment, then holding out his hand. Ha. Men.
âIâm Jon.â
Ugh. She hated handshakes. But for this man, she might be able to make an exception.
âY/N.â
Five minutes later, she wished with all her heart she could take the handshake back. Y/N should have known better than to talk to a guy at a club. They were all sleazebags. But! She did manage to get a couple of drinks out of it.
âIf youâll excuse me,â she said after his fifth time mentioning Outback Steakhouse.
But before she could leave the bar discreetly, a hand wrapped around her arm, yanking her back.
âHey, whatâs the matter? I thought we were talking?â
Y/N may have been a small-town girl, but that didnât stop her from grabbing his shoulders and driving her knee up into his crotch, stomping off toward the exit.
Only when she got outside did she realize how fast her heart was beating. She leaned over, hands on her knees to catch her breath.
A soft hand on her shoulder made her snap around, grab the hand and twist it around the strangerâs back, shoving him up against the alley wall.
âIâm sorry!â the man squawked shrilly. âIâm sorry!â It wasnât Jon.
âWhat were you doing?â she demanded, not releasing him yet.
âI saw you lean over. I just wanted to see if you were ok!â
She finally drank in the manâs appearance. He was wearing a soft purple sweater vest over a grey button-down, slacks, and worn black converse on his feet.
Confident that he wasnât a threat, she released him and took a step back.
The man rubbed his elbow softly, glancing at her chest. Before she could tell him off for staring at her rack, he pointed to the sash.
âIs it your birthday?â
She looked down. Oh, heâd been looking at the sash of course. Then why did she feel ⊠disappointed?
âOh, yeah. Some guy bought me a drink and got a little, er, touchy.â
Suddenly, the manâs face went dark.
âWho is he? Where is he?â
He started to walk back into the club but she stopped him, reaching out and gently grabbing his arm.
âHey! Itâs fine. I kicked him in the crotch.â
The manâs eyes switched from anger to surprise in a flash. He flustered for a moment, before shoving his hands in his pockets and walking back into the alley.
Y/N now took a closer look at his face. He had deep, wise brown eyes, a small five-o-clock shadow gracing his jaw, and very full lips, the latter of which he was biting profusely. Aw. He was nervous. But why?
Maybe because he was in an alley with a random girl who had just been groped at a club and he didnât know what to do.
She chuckled, attempting to diffuse the tension.
âUm. I didnât get your name?â
He smiled brightly, thankful for the change in topic.
âOh! Of course, sorry. Iâm Spencer!â
And Y/N braced herself for the telltale outstretching of the hand.
But none came. He simply stood there, one hand in his pocket and the other waving at her, a dopey smile on his face.
Her face lit up.Â
âYou didnât try to shake my hand,â she muttered, awed.
The man, Spencer, got an embarrassed look on his face, nervously rubbing the back of his neck.
âSorry, I, uh. Iâm a bit of a germaphobe. But, really, everyone should be! The amount of germs passed in a handshake is staggering. They really should be abolished altogether.â
âRight! People should just bow their heads or, or, wave!â she said excitedly, gesturing to his hand. âI mean a handshake is like a hug with a part of you that comes in contact with everything! Might as well go up to someone and start making out with them.â
As she spoke, his face lit up in wonder.
âRight? Itâs crazy! But the thing is, some people actually do that! I was in that club for fifteen minutes and I swear I saw three couples leave together that definitely didnât go in together.â
âI know!â she said, starting to pace in the cramped alley. âI mean, who goes home with someone that you just met! They could be a serial killer for all you know!â
She looked at Spencer and was delighted to see a joyful expression on his face. It suddenly occurred to her that she hadnât introduced herself.
âIâm Y/N. Sorry for blabbering,â she waved, chuckling slightly.
Spencer smiled even wider.
âDonât be sorry! Usually, Iâm the one who has to apologize.â
âApologize for what?â
âBlabbering,â he said sheepishly, hands back in his pockets. When he was talking, they had been moving about wildly. It was kind of endearing.
âI donât know,â Y/N said, considering. âBlabbering is underrated. One could argue itâs the best way to learn useless information.â
âWell, Iâd agree but no information is really useless.â
Y/N held up a finger.
ââInformation is useless if it is not applied to something important or if you will forget it before you have a chance to apply it.ââ
Spencerâs mouth fell open.
âTimothy Harris?â
She nodded. âThe 4-Hour Workweek. Outdated, but still applies.â
When she noticed his expression, it nearly knocked her breath away. He was looking at her like no one ever had before. Like heâd just realized the most important thing in the universe.
Before her cowardice could catch up, she took a step forward, closing the distance between them. His face went blank, shocked by the sudden approach. He nearly gasped when she spoke.
âItâs totally ridiculous to go home with someone you just met, right?â
Spencerâs eyes widened.
âTotally.â
âWhy were you out tonight in the first place? You donât exactly seem like the club-going type.â
He smiled softly.
âI, uh, just got a promotion last week. My friend Morgan wanted to take me out to celebrate. It was either this or karaoke.â
She chuckled softly, their faces so close he must have felt her breath.
âI donât know, Iâd have liked to see your rendition of Bad Romance. Has anyone ever told you youâve got a whole Lady Gaga vibe?â
âYou should see my Beyonce.â And he did a little mime of the Single Ladies dance, sending Y/N into a fit of giggles. Without thinking â probably due to the trace amounts of alcohol in her system, not enough to be drunk, but enough to be tipsy â she reached up her arms around his shoulders, clasping them together behind his neck like a teen slow-dancing at prom.
Spencer seemed startled by the sudden physical contact. He froze, hands unmoving at his sides.
Y/N pulled her arms back, stepping away from him, discouraged and embarrassed.
âSorry,â she said, collecting herself and walking back towards the club door. âIt was nice meeting you.â
âWait!â he called before she could reenter the club. A tiny part of her let out a breath in relief. She turned around to see him with a hand outstretched toward her, frozen with the uncertainty of what to do next.
He recovered quickly, a blush visible on his cheeks in the lamplight of the alley.
âIf youâre leaving, would you, um. Could I walk you home?â
She had no idea what possessed her in that moment but just as he spoke, she walked up to Spencer, threaded her fingers through his hair, and pulled him down into a passionate kiss.
To her surprise, he responded immediately, running his arms around her waist and pulling her flush against him, eagerly returning the kiss.
His lips were so warm. He tasted very faintly of alcohol and maybe a breath mint? Y/N let herself fall into the sensation.
Suddenly, her back was pressed up against the wall of the alley, Spencerâs hands lighting a trail of fire down her body. He hesitated, pulling back briefly to make sure she was ok.
A glint in her eye, she yanked him back down, tongues clashing together in a blaze of glory. He hiked her leg up around his hips, pressing them closer together. Y/N could feel the hardness in his pants pressing into her stomach, sending a wave of heat down to her core.
She pulled back. If they went any further, she didnât know if sheâd be able to leave the alley.
Y/N tried to hide the smile on her face but it was no use. She beamed at Spencer, linking her arm through his elbow.
âLead the way. Wait, that doesnât make sense, youâre taking me home. Iâll lead the way!â
And so they walked, arm in arm down the busy D.C. streets, silently enjoying each otherâs company.
They arrived outside her apartment fifteen minutes later, Y/N clumsily unlocking the door, nervous from the thought of what was about to happen. They hadnât explicitly said anything in particular. Was he going to come in? Would she invite him?
Spencer, it seemed, was also daunted, standing awkwardly on the threshold of her place, hands buried in his pockets.
An idea sprung into Y/Nâs brain.
She approached him, wrapping her hands around his neck again only this time, his hands rested lightly on her waist.
âStill think going home with a stranger is a bad idea?â
Spencer chuckled softly, stroking the exposed skin of her waist from where her top had ridden up.
âIâm still debating it.â
âOh?â
He slid his hand around the sash, fingers hovering above her chest.
âI never asked, how old did you turn?â
She smiled. For some reason, she felt she could trust this man. The worst that could happen was he calls the cops on her for having a fake ID. She could deal with that. Destroy the evidence, bat her eyes. Easy. Besides, he looked barely of age himself. She quickly wondered what he did for a living? He did say he got a promotion.
It would be easiest to just tell him the truth.
âI donât know if I should tell you thisâŠâ
He chuckled lowly in her ear, moving his lips gently across her neck.
âI can handle it.â
She gasped at the sensation, legs clamping together.
âOfficially, itâs my twenty-third. At least, thatâs what it says on my ID. One of them.â
Spencer froze, waiting for her to go on.
Y/N quickly backtracked.
âItâs okay! Iâm twenty! Not a minor, no worries.â
But Spencer pulled away, an extremely worried look on his face despite her assurance.
âWhat?â she asked.
âYouâre underage.â
She rolled her eyes.
âYeah? Come on, by one year. What, you never had a fake ID?â
âNo!â he said shrilly, running a hand through his hair.
âSpencer, itâs ok! Itâs not like Iâm gonna get caught. I look much older and when are there cops at a place like that?â
He reached into his pocket and fished out a folded wallet. Snapping it open, Y/Nâs jaw dropped at the FBI badge with his picture in the corner.
She floundered for a moment, unable to truly comprehend what was happening.
âYouâre . . .â
âYep,â he said shortly, pocketing the badge.
âFuck.â
âYeah, thatâs pretty much my reaction too,â he said, sighing. âI should arrest you.â
Y/N took a step back, incredulous.
âArrest me?â
âYou have a fake ID. Youâre clearly drunk.â
She scoffed, crossing her arms.
âGreat idea, Spencer. Book me. Take me down to the FBI and tell them exactly what happened to lead to you finding out Iâm only twenty. Iâm sure theyâll need very specific details.â
A look of realization flitted across Spencerâs face and he buried his head in his hands, groaning.
âHow old are you anyway?!â she demanded, upset at him for being upset.
âThirty-four!â he shouted, throwing his arms up in the air.
Oh shit.
This was bad.
He was fourteen years older than her, in the FBI, and probably was seconds away from arresting her.
âThereâs no way youâre thirty-four. I mean, look at you!â
He rolled his eyes, snorting, and beginning to pace the small hallway.
âThis is exactly what I get. I meet a girl I really like for the first time in years and sheâs decades younger than me. And a criminal!â
âHey!â she said, shoving his shoulder. âNot decades. Iâm not a criminal. And how the hell do you think I feel? Iâm out trying to have fun on my birthday, some guy gropes me leading me to run into the perfect man, take him back to my apartment thinking Iâm gonna get lucky only to find out heâs a cop whoâs gonna arrest me. Best birthday ever.â
Spencer eyed her carefully.
âGet lucky?â
Y/Nâs eyes went wide. Shit. She hadnât meant to reveal that part. Even though it was pretty obvious, something about it not being said added to the excitement.
âDid you really . . . I mean were youâŠ. Um.â Spencer seemed to lose all authoritative tone suddenly, stammering nervously. It was such a 180, it shocked Y/N.Â
âWas I going to let you fuck me?â
He cringed at the bluntness but nodded sheepishly.
âYeah, Spencer. I was.â She scoffed. âHonestly, I still would. But I understand if Iâm more than you can handle,â she said coyly, trying to keep a straight face. âJust please donât arrest me, Sir.â
His expression darkened at her words. Something deep and lustful behind it. Feeling bold, she went with it.
âOr is it Agent?â she cocked her head, holding a finger to her lips in thought. âHow do I address you properly, sir?â
A small groan left Spencerâs mouth and he stepped forward, brushing a hand over her hair.
âWe shouldnât do this, Y/NâŠâ
Slowly, she backed up into her apartment, pulling him with her.
âWe shouldnât.â She gently led him to her bedroom, sitting down on the edge of the bed, him towering over her. âTo be fair, youâre the one with handcuffs.â
He groaned again, wiping a hand down his face.
âThis is a bad idea.â
But he crouched down in front of her, pressing his forehead to her exposed knee, breathing deeply.
âSpencer,â it was barely a whisper but he met her eyes instantly. She smiled gently, reaching out to him and coaxing him up from the floor so he was hovering above her, mouths inches apart. âListen, you donât have to do this if you donât want to,â she assured him. âBut I want this.â
She leaned back, pulling him with her so he was lying atop her, an obvious bulge pressing against her through their clothing.
âI want this, Spencer.â
Y/N hoped that he knew he could leave if he wanted. She didnât want to pressure him into anything. Despite the age difference, she seemed to be the one more in control.
Spencer lowered his head, sighing.
âFuck,â he moaned, lightly thrusting against her, a moan escaping her mouth at the contact.
That seemed to be the last straw.
He sat up, ripping his sweater vest off along with his button-down, quickly moving back over her, lips latching to her neck and chest.
Oh thank god. She wasnât sure if sheâd have been able to stand it if heâd left. But from the way he was touching her, hands moving up and down her sides, gently pulling her skirt down, looking up at her every now and then to make sure it was alright, he wasnât going anywhere.
She just spurred him on, stripping off her top and bra, now only wearing her panties.
Spencer groaned at the sight, a hand reaching up, hovering over her breast. She arched her back up into his hand, letting out a gasp as he started to fondle her.Â
God, his hands were huge. And nimble. Oh, so nimble.
She reached for his belt, quickly unbuckling it and tossing it across the room, pushing his pants down faster than possible.
He groaned again, a magical sound, reaching a hand down to stroke her through her panties, coaxing a gasp from her beautiful lips.
In a flash, Spencer had pulled down her panties and buried his head between her legs.
Y/N gasped, hand flying to the back of his head, edging him on.
He slipped two fingers into her, his tongue flicking against her clit wildly, making her writhe and moan on the bed, gasping his name.
âSpencer, Spencer.â It took all the resolve she had to pull his head away from her. âI need you to fuck me.â
Spencer looked at her, trying to read her expression.
âY/N . . . are you sure?â
Rather than answer, she yanked him up, crashing their mouths together, one hand quickly pushing down his boxers, his erection springing free.
Good god.
Wow.
How the hell was she supposed to fit that inside her?
She looked up at him, impressed, only to see a slight blush on his cheeks.
âWell,â she said, kicking off the panties pooled around her ankles, laid bare underneath the stranger on top of her. âThis night gets better by the second.â
His size was a little daunting, but the thought of him slowly filling her up, probably not being able to fit all the way in, only added to her desire.
He dipped his head down, stealing a quick yet passionate kiss.
âDo you have . . ?â
âYeah, in the drawer.â
He reached over, grabbed a condom, and rolled it on. It looked extremely tight on him. Y/N unconsciously licked her lips. Spencer chuckled.
âMaybe next time. I need to be inside you.â
And with that, he flung her legs around his hips, positioning his cock at her entrance, slowly running it up and down, moistening the condom with her juices.
God. The feeling of him being so close and yet so far was almost enough to push her over the edge right there. He had been a god with his tongue and she was desperate for more friction.
Reaching down, she lightly circled her clit, moaning at the instant pleasure.
Before she could enjoy it much, hands gripped her wrists, pinning them above her on the bed, Spencer staring at her with a dark look.
âIf you wanna touch yourself, you have to ask permission. Understood?â
Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck.
Words escaped her so she settled for a small nod.
âUse your words.â
His tone was so commanding the word left her mouth the moment he finished speaking.
âYes.â
He lightly placed his hand around her neck, not applying any pressure, just hovering.
âYes, what?â
Fuck. She wondered if it was possible to come just from being talked to.
âYes, sir.â
And with that, he slid inside her, slowly filling her up with his length, moaning roughly at the sensation.
Y/Nâs eyes snapped open, watching as Spencerâs face tightened, jawline even sharper, and a dark look in his eye. He carefully applied a bit more pressure to her throat, quickly releasing his hand afterward.
They were both still as she adjusted to the size of him inside her.
âIs this ok?â his voice sounded so different than it had a moment ago. He had shifted back to the geeky guy sheâd met in the alley.
She nodded gently at him, running a hand over his cheek in a way that was surely far too personal for a one night stand.Â
âMy safeword is apple.â
He froze for a moment, shocked. Apparently she was kinkier than heâd expected.Â
Tired of not being fucked by this man, she dug her heels into his back, directing him to move.
He did without hesitation, groaning at the sensation of slowly pulling out and thrusting back in.Â
The feeling overwhelmed both of them, a litany of curses and moans falling from their mouths. Spencerâs hand moved back to her throat, squeezing much harder now that he knew what to listen for if she wanted to stop.
The sound of her moaning was enough to make him come right there and then. That, with the feeling of her around him and the fact that his hand was around her throat, totally in control.
âFuck, youâre so fucking tight.â
Oh my god, where was this coming from? Her nails scraped down his back, leaving a trail of marks.
âYou like feeling me fuck you?â he wrapped a hand around her leg, pulling it higher to try to hit the magical spot inside of her. âYou like when I wrap my hand around your pretty little neck? Showing you how in control I am of you.â
She nodded ecstatically, legs tightening around him. She was definitely close to coming.
âWhat were you thinking? Going to a bar when youâre underage. Then leading a stranger to your home, intending to let him fuck you silly. Finding out Iâm ages older than you and still practically begging me to bend you over and pound you till you canât see straight. Is the age difference what gets you off, Y/N?â
At the sound of her name, she let out a raucous moan, no doubt waking up the other tenants of the building.
Spencer smiled, drilling harder and tightening his grip on her throat.
âOh, you like it when I say your name? You like when I shove my big cock in you and moan your name in your ear?â
She practically screamed as his hand started to circle her clit, the stimulation practically knocking the air out of her.
He was hitting her g-spot with every thrust, pushing her closer and closer to the edge. She was so close. She just neededâŠ.
âYou gonna come for me, Y/N?â he punctuated it with a particularly hard thrust, feeling her begin to clench around him, orgasm washing over her.
Her walls tightening around his cock was enough to send him barreling over the edge, grunting as he thrust in her four more times before feeling his balls tighten up and spill his seed deep inside her.
âFuck,â he grunted, using his forearms to stay above her, both of them completely out of breath.
Slowly, he pulled out with a sigh, discarding the condom in the trash by her bed.
Y/N was seeing stars. This man had just given her her first penetrative orgasm. And, possibly the best sex sheâd ever had.
âFuckâ, was right.
Spencer flopped down next to her, still naked, trying to catch his breath.
Y/N turned to him, placing a hand on his chest.
It was strange. Even though theyâd just had some of the best sex Y/N had ever had, she didnât even know this man. And yet, somehow, she felt like she did. Did that happen a lot once you had sex with someone?
Her eyes refocused from where theyâd been staring off into space to see a concerned Spencer looking at her.
âWhat?â she asked.
He studied her for another moment before speaking.
âYou were biting your lip.â
A blush crept up her cheek.
âYeah sorry. Helps me think.â
He let out a sharp breath, a sort of soft laugh.
âWhat?â she asked.
âNothing,â he said as he retrieved his underwear, slipping them back on and starting to button up his shirt.
Oh. Was he going to leave? Of course he was! Thatâs all this was, anyway. A one night stand. You had sex. That was the point.
Then why did it feel like hell?
âYou okay?â
Her thoughts had drifted into space again. Spencer had laid back down, now on his side facing her, holding her hand, looking at her intensely. His gaze was practically burning.
âYeah.â
âI, uh, I donât normally do . . . that.â
She chuckled. It was rather obvious he wasnât the hookup type. Despite the dirty things that had come from his mouth.
âMe either.â
He softly stroked her cheek.Â
âAre you going to stay?â she blurted.
His face fell.
âOh, no I wasnât going to impose if you-â
âNO! I mean,â she took a breath. âI want you to . . . I mean, if you want . . . I'd . . . Iâd like you to stay. If you want?â
God. She sounded like a teenager asking their crush to prom. This was no stuttering sophomore she could kick in the crotch if he said no. He was a man. Although, he did tend to stutter. Maybe it wasnât all that different.
He lit up, a wide smile brightening his features and he began to stroke her hand.
âIâd like that too.â
Wondering if it was possible for cheeks to sprain from smiling, she pulled up the covers, cuddling up against him, falling asleep almost immediately.
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BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Ugh. The stupid alarm. She had been right in the middle of a wonderful dream involving Spencerâs hands and her bruised throat.
What time was it anyway?
The red clock radio proudly displayed: 7:00.
Right, it was the first day of classes. Maybe sheâd just ditch and stay in with Spencer. He had been so warm she was sure he had a sun where a heart should be. College didnât matter anyway, right? Ugh.
A shiver ran through her. She reached out for Spencer, only to find the cold other half of the bed.
Sitting up in bed, she stared at the empty spot.
Had he really walked out on her in the middle of the night? NoâŠ. No? Fuck. How could she be so stupid. Of course he didnât want to-
Oh, heâd left a note.
In a fast yet tidy scrawl, Spencer had left the following message on a little notecard.
Good morning! I am truly sorry to walk out like this, but I have a class at 7:30 and I have to stop by my place and get ready. Iâll be back at the bar tonight, 10:30. Iâd love to see you there.
-Spencer. X
Her heart melted into an ocean at the sentiment behind each individual letter. The man sheâd just had a dirty one night stand with wanted to see her again.
Wait, heâd said a class? He hadnât told her he was a student! To be fair, neither had she. Thatâs another thing they had in common apparently. It made sense why he didnât tell her. A lot of people were ashamed of going back to college later in life. She thought that was ridiculous. Good for him.
Maybe she could look him up in the student registry. Actually, he may not even go to Georgetown. There were plenty of colleges nearby. She couldnât have looked him up anyway. She didnât even know his last name.
It was probably a good thing he left, because she, too, had a class at 7:30.
It only took her twenty minutes to shower, get dressed, and walk the very short distance to campus.
She arrived in the lecture hall with exactly one minute to spare, finding a seat next to a brightly dressed redhead holding a fuzzy pen.
âHi! Iâm Allie.â
âY/N,â she said, suppressing the cringe as Allie reached out to shake her hand.
âNice to meet you! Whatâs your major?â
Oh god. The inevitable college question.
âJournalism. You?â
âEnglish,â she said, rolling her eyes. âSuper boring I know, but it lets me take fun classes like this one. Why are you taking this class?â
âOh, um. It looked fun, I guess. My dad was a lawyer and he kind of piqued my interest in the criminal justice system.â
Allie sighed.
âThank god. You know half the girls are here just because the Professor is a hottie,â she said with air quotes, rolling her eyes again.
âReally?â Y/N asked, glancing around at the seats noticing the vast majority of the population were women. âWait, I thought Ms. Merklins was the teacher? Did something change?â
âYou didnât get the email? It just went out the other day, Ms. Merklins had to retire. Something about a club foot. Anyway, the new teacher is supposedly super overqualified. Plus, heâs cute.â
âHuh.â
âYep. I talked to this one girl in the hall, she actually said sheâd sleep with him! Can you imagine?â
Y/N laughed.
âNooooo. I cannot and I donât want to. Iâm just here to learn, I promise.â
âSame here. Although, if I start getting Câs, all bets are off.â
Y/N laughed and politely chatted with Allie while they waited.
The Professorâs office door swung open and Y/N reached into her bag to get her laptop.
âHello, class.â
âHello,â the class echoed.
âWelcome to Criminology. I am Professor Reid and I-.â
Y/N looked up over her screen as he stopped talking, making sudden eye-contact with the Professor.
She froze in her seat, blood running cold.
No way. No fucking way.
Spencer?
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Anon wrote: Hello mbti-notes, How do you do? Hope you're having a good time in your vacation!
I'm a 25F (unhealthy, level 1) INFJ, and my mother (late 40s) is ISFJ. I- have some issues myself and it's affecting my relationships. I currently stay away from socializing and bottling up my issues and problems. If it gets bad I cry alone in the bathroom dealing with mixed feelings of love and resentment.
I don't know how to start but I recently realized my mother has toxic traits and this causes some inner conflict. I understand she has went through a lot in life (so did my dad, still typing him)...but I want her to realize she too is flawed, not just us. There are various times she hurt me with words and during some of those incidents, we end up fighting and I say things in anger that hurt her. She believes she is never in the wrong and adapts the victim mentality. Whenever I try to reason with her, she doesn't admit her faults and immediately brings up things I did in the past. She actually repeats whatever we say in a taunting manner out of spite. As I write this, I am realizing this sounds ridiculous.
While growing up, she hated me being close to my dad and manipulated me using the victim mentality, so she succeeded in making me dislike my father in childhood. One time when we fought, I told her, "now I understand why dad doesn't bother to clear up things with you! You never listen and twist words!" She took this as betrayal and thinks I'm completely on dad's side, who hurt her. I did not dismiss her pain. I want her to understand all of us are messed up and we need to work on ourselves and fix things.
I fear that as she grows old, she'll grow more stubborn and become narcissistic. I fear that I would become like her in the future after getting married and act like her to my children and spouse in the future. My parents themselves are unhealthy due to having grown up in unhealthy and toxic environments themselves, and their parents were bounded by toxic traditions like patriarchal misogynistic practices. I am afraid of this cycle continuing, the cycle of unhealthy parents hurting their children and they grow up like that too. What should I do? How do I make my parents realize we all need help and need to improve ourselves?
I know first and foremost I should be improving myself, but I am also worried about them. I am not saying I am perfect, I also have some toxic traits but I watch myself when interacting with others. There are so many I's and reeks of narcissism, need to stop that. Also realized that I'm probably having a problem with my parent's toxic traits, maybe it's my high standards not letting me accept these flaws. They took great pains to raise me and my sibling, but it also hurts me to see them like this, I just want them to be happy and be in harmony. Apologies for this rambling, it's hard to put them in order since English is not my first language.
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The main problem is that neither you nor your mom is capable of healthy relationship boundaries. When two people don't set, respect, and enforce proper boundaries, they easily end up in a vicious cycle of conflict, even when they love each other. Why? In a close relationship, two people know exactly what buttons to push and how to bait each other into conflict. Why bait each other into conflict? When there is a serious underlying problem and/or traumatic wounding in the relationship that remains unresolved, the two parties will rehash the problem or replay the trauma over and over again, in an unconscious attempt to achieve resolution or feel a sense of closure.
Unfortunately, resolution or closure rarely happens, because during the conflict, the pain is never truly heard or addressed. The cycle of conflict then gradually escalates, as both parties get more aggressive in wanting to be heard and validated. Each person uses the conflict to act out their unresolved ego dramas and traumas. You both claim to be victims and you use each other to reinforce the victim narrative. While it might be true that you are both victims in some form, it is unproductive to keep accusing each other of being the enemy or victimizer. Nobody will ever "win" this conflict because nobody is really listening to the pain that is being expressed. The blame game destroys the good will required to reach mutual understanding.
A repetitive cycle of conflict continues because BOTH parties are putting energy into it and perpetuating it. Oftentimes, one major contributing factor to the original problem/trauma was poor communication skills or hurtful communication habits. Until at least one of the two parties improves their ability to listen and communicate maturely, there is nothing to stop the cycle of conflict, short of severing the relationship for good.
Your mom has "toxic traits" that created a toxic environment for you growing up. You acknowledge that you have similarly toxic traits and want to address them. Good. You're an adult now. An important part of growing up is becoming independent and taking personal responsibility for the trajectory of your life. You make the decisions as an adult, so your problems are in your hands. Her problems are hers to handle. Your process of healing should not require anything from your mom or even blaming your mom.
The fact that you want her to admit fault, accompany you, or work on herself means that you are violating her boundary. You want her to change, when she isn't ready or doesn't want to. You use criticism to pressure her and that causes her pain. Her maltreatment of you during conflict is an expression of the pain that you're causing her. Similarly, the way that you mistreat her is the manifestation of the pain she has caused you in the past. The longer the pain remains unresolved, the more likely it is that the hurt turns into anger, then rage, then spite...
You don't like the ways in which she tries to manipulate you to be who/what she wants you to be. That's fair. But you're not fully recognizing that you're doing the same thing to her. You're essentially saying that you won't be able to grow up and move on with your life until she becomes the mom that you want her to be. In a way, you're holding the both of you hostage. It doesn't matter if you believe that you're being altruistic and it's "for her own good" - she believes exactly the same thing when she tries to change you. Trying to change her, against her will, amounts to an attack on her being. If you're not able to love someone as they are, you're in no position to help them. If you're not able to communicate with someone without causing hurt to yourself or them, you're in no position to help them. "Helping" is about supporting people in their efforts, not about constantly pressuring them to live up to your standards.
You are too emotionally entangled with her. You want her validation, her support, her empathy, her cooperation, her confession, her atonement, etc. It sounds like none of that is forthcoming, nor is it even necessary. As long as you can't face the reality of who your mom is and keep expecting her to be different, YOU are choosing to keep yourself tied to her and her toxic ways. Yes, everyone needs social support in life, but as an adult, you should no longer need a "mom".
To become independent, you need to draw your own personal boundary in life and work within it to heal your personality problems. When you become a capable boundary setter and carve out your own space in the world, you know to rest and recuperate within its bounds and you know to keep people out when they don't respect its bounds. If you need help or support with your healing, she is obviously not the right choice, is she? She is not capable of entering your boundary without the conflict arising again, is she? There's nothing wrong with needing help/support, but you are not going to find much success by seeking it from the least qualified of sources.
Children aren't born knowing how to conduct healthy and mature relationships, so they can't be expected to understand boundaries when no one taught them. However, as an adult, it is your responsibility to address that knowledge deficit, if you hope to break past patterns and have healthy relationships. Do you understand what a boundary is, how to set one, and how to enforce one? It's about respecting your own being, respecting the being of others, and learning how to mingle with people without allowing hurt or violation. I suggest that you work with a therapist who specializes in relationships and boundary setting. Judging by the nature of your disagreements with her, you need to work on your communication skills and conflict resolution skills too. See the related tags and book suggestions on the resources page.
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LIKE MAGIC
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SHOW: Teen wolf
CHAPTER FOUR: Poetic
EPISODE: 3x02 âchos risingâ part three
later that night, Kaitlin sat in Derek's place with Stiles and Peter. She had insisted they would need her and her magic but the older alpha protested, saying they needed her to keep her strength In case something goes wrong. She didn't get that logic at all but just agreed. In her short time of knowing the Hale, she's come to one agreement with herself, don't question his ways.
She now lay across a couch, staring out the window Stiles was stood at. Her eyes went to him occasionally, thoughts ran through her head of him, he was still the same sarcastic spaz even after everything he has been through, she respected him for that. She had always respected the pale boy, losing your mom at such a young age was bound to affect you, and it did. She had seen it happen and was there for him through it. She just wished she had been there for him and Scott when they were going through the things they did, the kanima, peter, she glanced at said alpha, well... beta now I guess.
Something about him was familiar to Kaitlin, of course she could see auras and could tell what type of person you were, but something about peters aura felt odd to her. She couldn't place her finger on it. But it was there.
"I can't take waiting around like this, ya know, it's nerve-wracking, my nerves are wracked, severely wracked, wracked" he complained, bringing Kaitlin back from her thoughts, she eyes him curiously
"wrecked" she corrects him, he turns to look at the redhead, a confused expression on his face
"What?"
She moves to look at him better, hanging upside down slightly on the chair.
"It's pronounced nerve-wrecking" she continues, stiles face scrunches up, shaking his head
"No, it's not"
"Stiles, literally no one says wracked" she states, stiles looks at the girl for a second before sucking in a big breath
"That is not the point, Kaitlin!" He explains, waving his hands around, his sudden outburst causes Kaitlin to raise her eyebrows, though she wasn't quite dazed by his skittish behavior "my nerves are wracked or wrecked or whatever you wanna freaking call it"
"Wrecked"Â Kaitlin interrupts him, muttering, which he ignores and continues
"The point is that I can't stick waiting around like this" he finishes
"I could beat you unconscious and wake you when it's over" peter speaks from across the room where he sat opposite Kaitlin on a couch of his own
Stiles sighs, walking around the table with a hand on his chin
"You think Erica's dead?" He questions which spark concern inside Kaitlin, while she didn't know the girl personally, she vaguely remembered her from her childhood and didn't want the blonde getting hurt
"You think I care?" Stiles ignores peters words continuing
"It's just, I don't understand the bank though? Why not chain them up in some underground lair or something, their an alpha pack, right? so shouldn't they have a lair?" Stiles rambles, Kaitlin looks at the boy dumbfounded, she chooses to remain quiet.
"Their werewolves, not bond villains" peter states, not looking at stiles
"Wait a sec, wait a sec! Maybe their living there, you know?" Kaitlin's ears perk up, she eyes the boy questionably, not moving from her place on the couch
"Maybe the bank vault reminds them of their little wolf dens!" He exaggerates, Kaitlin sighs, the little spark of hope in her mind gone.
"Wolf dens?" Peter looks at Kaitlin who shrugs, stiles turns back around
"Yeah wolf dens, where do you live?" He questions the older hale who's Demeter doesn't falter, he keeps a straight face when talking to stiles
"In an underground network of caves hidden deep in the woods"
Kaitlin's snorts, holding back a laugh as she waits for stiles reaction, Peter keeps his face blank, trying as hard as he can to make the pale boy believe him
"Woah really?" Stiles beams
"No, you idiot, I live in an apartment downtown" Peter laughs, his hands folded in front of him
"Okay, fine, still that just proves that there's something up with the bank, and why wait around for the full moon, huh?" Kaitlin rolls her eyes
"Stiles why doesn't it matter, maybe they think it's poetic and maybe their poor and can't afford an apartment" she states, waving her hands around, she turns to sit up straight, her back becoming strained from the position she was in
"They've already had three full moons to be poetic, Katie"
"And here you've only had one full hour to be so annoying.." Peter complains, resting his head back on the couch and closing his eyes. He had grown tired of stiles rambling on and wondered if the girl in the room would mind if he killed him-
He stops, opening his eyes abruptly and staring at the ceiling, the two teens eyes him curiously "no go-ahead finish what you were saying, I'm annoying...what were you gonna say there?"
"what are the walls made of?" He sits up, looking at stiles, who furrows his brow, looking around the room
"What? Uh... I don't know like, wood and brick or..." Peter stands from his seat moving over to the blueprints, Kaitlin glances at stiles before following
"I think he means the vault, stiles" she states, gaining his attention, he nods making his way over to the table
"Yeah, the walls what are they made out of, where would it say that?" The three gather around the blueprints, Peter flicking through the pages
He stops at one page, glancing around looking for it
"Doesn't say anything, where would it say the materials, the type of stone?" He turns to look at the two teens beside him
"Oh, hang on" stiles turns and rummages through a bag, pulling out a bunch of paper and placing it in front of peter quickly
"Here, it's gotta be in there"
Peter places down the papers and begins flicking through them, skimming through the words looking for the type of stone
Peter sighs after a few pages, growing impatient before stiles stops him from turning the page
"There, that's it" he points to the materials on the page
When Kaitlin sees the material the walls of the vault were made out of her heart stops
"Hecatolite." Peter quietly mutters
"Is that awful? It sounds awful" stiles keeps his eyes on the paper, glancing up once at peter
"Call Scott, Stiles." Kaitlin states to the boy when she doesn't see peter move
"Why?" He moves to pull out his phone
"They're gonna rip each other apart" she explains, stiles clicks on Scott's name and places the phone to his ear
"They're gonna kill Derek and Scott" peter finally says, looking up from the paper, Stiles looks at Kaitlin with worry, her mirroring his expression
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Scott and Derek had succeeded in infiltrating the hidden bank vault, Kaitlin watched as Stiles frantically explained the problem over the phone. the brunette worried for her friends.
"look, Scott, you gotta get out of there. the walls of the vault are made of a mineral called hecatolite. it scatters the moonlight" the pale boy explained over the phone, Peter stood close to the pair of teens and the phone which was now on loudspeaker
"what does that mean?" Scott questions through the phone
"look it keeps the moonlight out, okay? they haven't felt the full moon in months." Stiles shouts down the phone
"think of it like the gladiators in the roman colosseum. they used to starve the lions for three days, making them more vicious, more out of control. Deucalion has kept them from shifting for three months, three full moons" peter added, Kaitlin's heart raced in her chest.
"Guess they were really going for the poetic theme" the ginger added, earning a slightly annoyed hiss from Stiles, she sheepishly smiles at the boy
"Scott they're gonna be stronger..." Stiles starts, before peter buts in again "more savage, more bloodthirsty. Scott, they're the lions, they're the starved lions and you and Derek just stepped into the colosseum"
Kaitlin zoned out slightly, mentally cursing herself for letting Derek convince her not to go, Scott talked to Derek, explaining the problem to him. after the line is silent for too long Stiles calls to Scott before the sound of growling is heard, Kaitlin's heart takes a jump
"Scott? scott! Are you hearing this?" the line goes dead
"Scott?!"
hello! sorry for the unexpected break. iâm gonna try get more chapters up for here but itâs hard! hope you enjoyed
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Guilt and Consequences Pt3
Okay, so I am still working on my other stories I just havenât been able to get much down. Iâm working a crap ton of overtime at the moment and Iâm just fried when I get home. Iâd say hopefully Iâll be more productive on the weekends but right now Iâm working Saturdays and and Sundays are becoming catch up on sleep days. So sorry for the delays, but Iâll try to get back into a headspace where I donât just want to pass out whenever Iâm not at work. Oh and I think I got everyone tagged who asked but let me know if I didnât or you want to be added.
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The silence stretched on and Lila could only sit there. She knew the others were likely staring at her. Wondering what sheâd done to make her mother react like that. She just wished she had an answer for them. Even before everything with the schools theyâd never been close. Her mother pretty much only talked to her to tell her what she needed to improve. As the atmosphere became more and more uncomfortable Lila finally broke the silence.
âSo⊠would you consider that a yes or a no?â More silence before M. Dupain cleared his throat.
âMarinette why donât you go with Lila to pack an overnight bag? Weâll get dinner and some treats started. Is there anything you canât eat or something youâd like to have?â It took her a moment to realize that last part was aimed at her. When she managed to look up his expression matched the gentle tone of his voice and she just got even more confused.
âNo sir. Iâm not picky.â Her mother rarely made it home to eat with her and even then it was always take out. Sheâd gotten used to left overs or eating whatever random things were in the house.
âMake sure to pack all your medications as well.â Madam Chengâs voice sounded a little strange but when Lila managed to look up at her she wasnât glaring and she didnât look annoyed. She was definitely more stiff than sheâd been before though.
âItâs okay if you donât want me here anymore. I get it. Even offering is more than most people would have done in your situation.â She still had no idea why they did either. After everything that had happened to their daughter because of her they should be throwing her out, at the very least. The womanâs expression turned to one of motherly concern and it honestly made her more nervous. She couldnât remember the last time someone had aimed that kind of look at her.
âYouâre welcome here, anytime you need somewhere to go, as long as you stop all this lying. There are better ways to deal with your problems.â Lila could only hang her head and mumble another apology. While she agreed that the lying in this situation wasnât a good idea, it normally didnât backfire like this and she had tried other things first. Maybe it was different for other people. She heard the woman let out a frustrated sigh. âYou two go on, weâve got to finish closing up the bakery before we start on dinner.â She let Marinette pull her out of her seat and down the stairs. She was still too busy trying to understand what was happening to even consider arguing.
âDid your mom really put you on medication just to keep you in school?â She glanced at Marinette. There was no accusation in the question. More like she just couldnât understand how someone could do something like that.
âYes but I donât take it. Well, except one of the anxiety meds every once in a while when I canât sleep. As she said on the phone, she thinks I should be responsible for myself so she just assumes Iâm actually taking them.â She hadnât understood at first why her mother would work so hard to get the meds and then not bother to monitor their use. Sheâd come to the conclusion it was so that when the school finally called about her âbehavioralâ issues she would have a paper trail to be able to sell them on the fact that Lila was just sick and needed special accommodations. That or she really didnât think Lila would disobey her on this.
When they got to the apartment building Lila wasnât really paying attention. She heard something that sounded like a cough but kept walking towards the elevator until Marinette tugged on her sleeve. When she looked over at the other girl Marinette motioned to the side and Lila saw three rather annoyed looking staff members.
âGuests have to be signed in.â She blinked at the woman who spoke, not really processing the words.
âIâm sorry, what?â The woman just rolled her eyes.
âThis is a high security building Mlle. Rossi. All guests have to be signed in.â Oh, right. She vaguely remembered something about that from when theyâd first moved in. She just had never actually brought someone home before.
âSorry, I forgot. Umm⊠how exactly do I do that?â The woman just looked exasperated now, but the man behind the desk offered a smile and motioned them over. There was a clipboard on the desk and he handed her a pen.
âYou just need to put your name, apartment number, and your guests name.â He pointed to each column in turn . She filled them out as he asked and handed the pen back. âThank you Mlle. Rossi, have a nice day.â
âThank you, you as well.â She could still see the disapproving look on the womanâs face as they continued to the elevator and couldnât help but wonder how she still had a job if this was how she normally treated tennants. Personally she couldnât remember any of the staff and didnât really interact with them. Generally once she was in the building it was a habit to keep her head down and get to her room as quickly as possible. Sheâd found that the less interaction she had with people the fewer things her mother had to lecture her about. Her social interactions were always lacking in some way and she could never be certain what her mother would latch onto.
When they entered the apartment Lila noticed Marinette frowning as she looked around. She couldnât really blame her after seeing her house. The apartment was clean bordering on sterile due to the service her mother had come in daily. There werenât any personal touches either. No pictures, no nicknacks, nothing that said people actually lived here. She didnât really think about it. It had been this way as long as she could remember.
âYour place is niceâŠâ Lila actually grinned as she watched Marinette try to come up with something good to say about it. âLotâs of natural light.â Lila let out a snort of amusement. The girl was the essence of cheerful and that was all she could come up with. It was a bit sad really.
âMy roomâs this way.â When they entered Marinette perked up immediately. Lila could only assume it was due to all the pictures on the walls since it was the only real difference between here and the rest of the house.
âWow, these are amazing! Do you collect them?â
âTheyâre not that good. Just pictures Iâve taken to remember where Iâve been.â She liked taking pictures, especially of nature. She found it soothing and having something to look back on made her feel a little less disconnected. Marinette was staring at her in what looked like awe.
âYou took all these?â Lila just nodded. âThese are amazing! Iâve seen professional photographers whose work doesnât look this good.â Even knowing Marinette was just being nice, Lila couldnât help but bask in the complement for a moment. But only for a moment.
âSo what exactly should I be packing? Iâve never done the whole sleepover thing before.â Suddenly Marinette was looking at her like sheâd kicked a puppy and she couldnât figure out why.
âYouâve never had a sleepover? Ever?â Lila just shook her head. Wasnât that what sheâd just said? âOh my gosh! We have so much to make up for. Obscene amounts of junk food and games and movies and makeovers and ghost stories and-â She just kept going. Lila had no idea what she was rambling about and it didnât answer her question at all. Marinette finally paused to take a breath and she was able to break in.
âOkay, but what should I actually pack?â Marinette paused to think it over. The expression on her face seemed far too serious for such a common question.
âYour most comfy pajamas, whatever you want to wear tomorrow, and a toothbrush. Iâll take care of everything else.â Well that sounded slightly ominous. Regardless, she packed what she was told along with all her medications. Dumping those in the bag got a strange look from Marinette, but she wasnât certain why. Maybe it was just how many there were. In less than ten minutes they were back out on the street, headed towards the bakery.
âLila!â
âShit.â She said the word under her breath as she looked behind her. Of course it would be Alya. Theyâd been on the street less than five minutes, only her luck could be that bad. She tried to use her body to block Marinette but she wasnât quick enough. Alyaâs expresion turned sour as she tried to reach around Lila.
âI thought we made it clear that we wouldnât tolerate you bullying Lila anymore!â Lila grabbed the girls wrist before she could grab or slap Marinette. That stunned her enough to let Marinette get some space.
âYou touch her again Iâll break the offending appendage.â Lila didnât recognize her own voice in that deep threatening tone, but Alya just rolled her eyes.
âThis is why we didnât tell you what we were doing. Youâre too nice and let people like her get away with anything.â She wanted so badly to just slap some sense into the girl but honestly she didnât think it would work.
âIâm not nice, and youâll find out exactly how not nice if you donât stop harassing Marinette.â
âBut if we donât do something sheâll just keep bullying you!â Lila could only sigh. How many times was she going to have to have this conversation.
âMarinette is not now, nor has she ever bullied me. Which I already told you.â Alya let out a patient sigh, like she was explaining something simple to a small child. Yeah, someone was going to get hit before this conversation was over.
âSheâs constantly calling you a liar and trying to turn everyone against you. Why would she do that?â Yep, the kindergarten teacher tone was definitely a good way to piss her off. Lila, of course, defaulted to sarcasm.
âOh gee, I donât know maybe because I was lying?â Alya looked like she was about to argue but Lila just kept going. âIf you had bothered to look up literally anything I said you would know that.â
âAn absence of proof is not proof of absence.â It took a minute for the words to penetrate as Lila was just getting even more annoyed by Alyaâs self righteous tone but when they did she had to stop herself from lunging at her.
âAre you saying that you looked up my claims, found absolutely no proof and still took my word over Marinetteâs?â Her voice was soft, more because her throat felt like it was closed in rage than anything else.
âThere wasnât any proof that you were lying either.â Alyaâs smug tone finally snapped something inside her.
âHave you lost your damn mind?! Jagged stone has said in multiple interviews that he doesnât even like cats. And in what universe would my motherâs PR team not have it in the news that I do charity work? Sheâs a public figure Alya, anything that can make her look good would have press releases for days. That in and of itself proves that I was lying.â The girl seemed to ponder this for a moment before she sent a glare to Marinette.
âWhat did you threaten her with to make her agree with you?â Â Knowing that sheâd been right about who Alya would blame for this was a small consolation.
âLila you need to calm down.â Marinetteâs voice was soft, soothing even but she was in no mood to pay attention.
âI will not calm down! This wanna be reporter couldnât find the truth if she fell into a river of it. You should consider a career in fiction by the way since anyone with journalistic integrity will simply laugh you out the door.â Alya was still glaring at Marinette, like all this was her fault. What was wrong with people? Marinette actually grabbed her arms and forced Lila to face her.
âPlease. You really need to calm down. Just breathe with me okay? You donât want to get Akumatized again.â Those words acted like ice water. Yes, this was beyond stupid, but it wasnât worth that. She calmed her breathing as Marinette asked but made sure to keep a line of sight on Alya as well. There was no telling what someone like her would do at this point.
âWe should head back to your house, your parents will start to worry.â She had no idea if that was true or not but she hoped it would get Alya to back off. Pretty much everyone agreed that Marinetteâs parents were great people, but they were also scared shitless at the thought of pissing them off. After their talk earlier she understood why. It did the trick too. Alya mumbled something about finding out what kind of dirt Marinette had on her so Lila could stop pretending sheâd been lying as she left at a brisk walk. Sheâd read about willful ignorance but sheâd never expected to encounter it to this degree. She was starting to hope it did have something to do with Hawkmoth, but considering some of the things people were willing to believe she wasnât very optimistic.
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Country boy, I love you AU
Whatâs up, iâm back on my bullshit with this self indulgent country boy!Willie and city boy!Alex au. The new tag is country boy I love you au because I finally came up with a name. Since I donât really write I wanted to write out some head canons for this au as I pump out more drawings. Put under the cut for anyone who doesnât want to read all my ramblings.
Willie
Last name is Thomson, lives with his family on a big farm, has an older brother and a younger sister, plus his cousin Flynn lives with him!
Absolutely loves animals and getting up early. My boy is up crowing with the Roosters.
Can cook and bake like a god, predominantly works in the bakery in the back of his parentâs market. You have to try his homemade donuts, theyâre to die for.
His parents are Renee and Allen, his sister is Fivel, his brother Matthew. Yâall already know Flynn
Absolutely loves horses!!! Had a horse boy phase, probably still in it.
His parents and trainer try to get him to do horse shows but heâd much rather go on trail rides all day
His formal trainer is Caleb Covington, who wishes heâd use his skills for much more than just running around the woods and pretending to be Merida from Brave.
Absolute best friends with Reggie and Julie, who heâs known all of his life. Reggie works as a stable keep and Julie works at the market with him.
Flynn and him are tight-knit, and tease each other about their respective crushes on some cute but definitely out of place people on the farm.
Friendly as hell but super energetic a lot of the time, can take some time to get use to him.
Carries around stim toys for him and Reggie in his bag, even sometimes puts them in saddle bags when they go out for rides.
Assigned to help out Alex, a new boy to town who just needed a job and didnât expect this.
Alex
Lives with Carrie and Trevor Wilson, Carrie being his cousin, since coming out to his parents didnât go so well
Trevor decides to move out to the countryside to find some new inspiration for his music and get out of the stuffy city life.
Trevor becomes friends with Ray (cough cough) and Alex is introduced to his daughter Julie
They hit it off and when Alex mentions needing a job, Julie recommends him to the Thomsons.
Shows up to his first day of work in a nice shirt plus his fanny pack, along with some nice jeans he had patched and painted with Carrie.
Willie is enamored but is like, what the hell are you wearing? As Willie stands there in beat up overalls and a very loose flannel button up.Â
Alex is not amused, going through mud and hay and all this gunk to work with animals.
Low key terrified of the horses at first, the only animal he trusts is Willieâs beloved sheep dog, named Hot Dog for some reason???
Thinks Willie is hot way too energetic and kind of hates him at first.
Rants to Carrie, think Draco ranting about Harry to his dad, âYou wonât believe what he made me do today!!! I almost slipped and ended up pig food! And He had the audacity to look so good in messy braids and overalls covered in filth!â
Low-key wishes he had a job in the market instead but is slowly coming around.
Does have one cow that he absolutely loves
Does absolutely 100% not have a crush on Willie shut the fuck up Carrie.
Julie
Absolute sweetheart and a half, we know this
Lives with her dad and brother in a nice house not too far from Willieâs, they grew up together and him and Flynn are her absolute best friends
Reggie sheâs meant a few times but doesnât really have a lot of time to check out the stables, he seems really nice though.
Works mostly in the bakery part with Willie, she can frost a cupcake like nobodyâs business.
Absolutely adores music and she organizes a quarterly concert on the farm where anyone can sign up and help raise funds for cancer awareness (Started after her mom died)
One day a newcomer shows up and his name is Luke
She thinks he is absolutely obnoxious at first, wayyyy too flirty and wayyy too full of himself
Once he catches sight of her though he makes it his mission to go to the farmerâs market as much as possible without seeming to creepy
And maybe, maybe Julieâs starting to think heâs funny
No heâs not cute shut up Alex!!!
Reggie
Horse trainer and stable hand for the Thomsons
Willie loves going on long trail rides with him, they really get each other
Absolutely loves his job and the friends heâs made at the barn
Very common for him to stay with Willie when his parents are fighting
The first one to make friends with Alex on the farm (After Julie), they bond over a shared love of many 90s bands and he helps him come around to the horses
Thinks watching him and Willie in the beginning stages is absolutely hilarious
Takes Alex shopping for some actual appropriate clothing
Gets crushes really really easily, probably has had one on everybody on the farm at some point.
Absolutely loves Julieâs quarterly concerts and always plays the same song-Home is where my horse is
Sometimes on really busy days heâll help out Willie and Julie in the market
Met Luke at the same concert Julie did and is now very happy to play matchmaker
He loves love!!!
Is trying to teach Luke horseback riding but itâs not going so well
May or may not be the reason the sheep dog is named Hot Dog
Luke
Lives with his friend, Nick, since he ran away from his parents.Â
Has dedicated himself to music, and found out about a concert that a local farm did
There he meets Julie and Reggie and he loves them both
Makes it his mission to try and court the lovable but sassy Julie with Reggie as his wingman
Meets Alex and they bond over being into music and a little less country oriented than everyone else.
Though Alex will tell him off if heâs holding up business
Constantly gets snuck onto the farm by Reggie
First to notice the insane tension between Willie and Alex
Flynn
Lives with Willie since her parents travel a lot
Loves the farm but not as much as Willie, sheâs not as big into the animals
Always performs with Julie at the concerts
Works in the market but in the produce section
Does hijack the speakers to play modern music
Meets Alexâs sister(?), she thinks Carrie is his sister at first.
Everyone thinks they hate each other but Willie, who realizes Flynn has a big crush on Carrie and tries to get her a job
Flynn will absolutely not admit her crush thoughÂ
Is very intrigued by whatever Luke and Julie have going on and teams up with Reggie to make it a thing
No one expects it but Reggie and her make a bomb ass team
Theyâre pretty close but they donât hang out as often as they should
Carrie
Absolutely hates this move, even more than Alex
Goes to the farm with him a few times and almost cried when one of her dresses got ruined because a certain worker smashed into her with crates of produce
Though she couldnât cry because the beautiful girl who smashed into her and was talking a mile a minute had absolutely enamored her.
Alex thinks it is hilarious since itâs finally reversed and sheâs not teasing him about his crushes
Carrie is determined to get this girl to like her, but isnât quite sure how.Â
Finds an in when she becomes friends with Julie and Julie knows right away whatâs going on between her two friends
Just a lot of oblivious gay pining
#jatp#reggie jatp#reggie peters#luke jatp#luke patterson#alex jatp#alex mercer#julie jatp#julie molina#willie jatp#flynn jatp#carrie jatp#carrie wilson#willex fic#what's carrie and flynn's ship name?#juke#jukebox#potential luke x reggie x julie#not sure on who to ship reggie with yet#willex#headcanons#jatp headcanons#julie and the himbos#julie and the phantoms#ray molina#trevor wilson#may or may not ship them#I'm gay i'm sorry#country boy i love you au
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Cliche but can I request flower shop owner Marinette with gang boi Jason?
Dear sweet Anon, you have no idea how weak I am for cliche tropes. I took some liberties here seeing as Red Hood is already a sorta gang leader and just used that! I hope you like my rambly headcanons! I had so many ideas for this au that I really had to try to hold back.
Ground Zero
1) Thereâs a flower shop right on the edge of Jasonâs territory thatâs essentially become an urban legend.
No one is actually sure how exactly itâs still standing, it borders two rival gangs, Red Robinâs usual patrol route, and Jasonâs terf. There have been at least three gang wars raging on the same street, yet still Miraculous stands as the one neutral spot in all of Gotham. Itâs a cute shop, donât get Jason wrong, but the only miraculous thing about it is that no one has even tried to claim it.
He brings it up once, the keyword once. Because the shop has stood as neutral ground for at least a century, and no one wants to be the one to break that streak. The shop is also cursed apparently, or at least protected by some malevolent force. The building lost a shingle once in the â80s to a member of the False Facers, and the very next day saw Gotham PD hauling in at least two-thirds of the Black Maskâs operation.
Which is probably exaggerated, right? None of the minor drug lords under Jason want to get into it. The Black Mask doesnât want to get into it. (He clams up the moment Jason tells him the shop re-opened, apparently, it had closed a year after the shingle incident)
Miraculous, as well as the parking lot it sits on, is the ground zero of Gotham. No crime goes into the lot, no crime goes out. The pots are never tipped over, no one tries to steal even a single rose from the display. No one touches the cute building, even if itâs painted an obnoxious pastel pink that stands out like a sore thumb in the Gotham night. At least, as far as everyone knowsâJason is still kinda skeptical about that. Really, itâs the perfect set up for a smuggling ring.
Tim is there sometimes as Red Robin. All the time really, at least twice a week. Jason has caught him more than once staked out with a pair of binoculars in the windows. A couple of times he even catches him helping the clerk repot plants. Which, yeah, Jasonâs met Tim a time or two, he doesn't make a habit of sticking around his family, but the kid never came off as the gardening type.
Itâs especially funny though, to see the pictures of Red Robin in a pink apron behind the counter trending on twitter.
Heâs tried to go in a handful of times, to offer the owner his protection and whatnot. But each time he tries he forgets what heâs doing before he even turns the handle. Whoever runs this place must have the best luck in the world because this shit has been happening since it was built.
Youâre a wayward gang member attempting to talk to the owner, you end up forgetting what youâre doing mid-action, and only start to remember five days later. The building is damaged, so is whatever scheme youâve been planning. Actually in the shop when you decide to talk business, nope, itâs time for the most inconvenient phone call of your life.
âWhy Dick, did you have to call me? I was so close.â
âJason, are you crying?â
âI finally made it into the door. Iâve been trying for months to get in. But no, your ass gets stuck in your suit, and suddenly itâs time to call Jason. Nope, lose my number.â
2) Apparently everyone, including the fucking demon spawn, has been to Miraculous.
They all get kind of quiet when he brings it up though, Alfred actually leaves the room. Jason may have issues with Bruce, and Dick, and Tim, and donât even get him started on Damian, but Alfredâs always been the neutral party for them. Heâs always been the one they go to, no matter what. Upsetting Alfred is a capital offense. Jason feels...shitty about it.
âAlfred used to go, and get a bouquet there every weak after you died,â Dick tells him, folding his hands together, and settling in. Tim looks uneasy, and far more awkward than usualâwhich is saying something. âHeâd get some white lilies to put on your grave. I went with him a few times, but he hasnât been back since. I think the shop reminds him of it. When you were...you know.â
âOh.â Jason really feels like an asshole.
âYeah, I canât say Iâve been back either.â Dick rubs the back of his neck like heâs admitting to something secret. âIt used to be on my patrol route, back when I was first Robin. It always used to creep me out so I'd avoid it.â
âReally, Grayson,â Damian says with the same air of condescending superiority he always has.
âHey, back in those days it was an abandoned building. The one that the witch owned! I donât know about you, but I donât fuck with witches. No thank you! I like my limbs.â
Jason might actually remember something like that, itâs hard. Like all the memories from before are hard, but he thinks back to being a kid. To growing up in a scummy neighborhood, and hearing people talk about the witching house that no one was allowed near. The one spot Squatters and Junkies, no matter how desperate, wouldnât step foot in.
âItâs not all that bad,â Tim says. âMy mom remembered when it was open the first time around. Mr. Fu was really nice, he used to let her play in the pots.â
âThat aside,â Dick says fixing Jason with a half-crazed look. âIt re-opened like a month after you died, so yeah, I went there with Alfred a lot. Like once a month a lot. The shop has this thing. You go in, and youâre instantly wrapped up in this nostalgic warm-fuzzy-reliving-my-childhood feeling. Itâs weird.â
Tim stares. âI think thatâs a you problem. I go in all the time, and yeah, the shop has a nice vibe, but itâs more like a youâre-safe-here thing.â
âYouâre both, as usual, utterly wrong.â Damian sniffs. âIf anything, the shop feels like coming home.â
The entire table turns to stare at him with wide unbelieving eyeâs. Jason can hardly believe his ears...did Damian really just say something like that. The shocked look on even Dickâs face goes a long way in saying just how much no one can believe something so well adjusted came out of the demon spawnâs mouth.
Damianâs blush is priceless, his stutterâyes itâs a stutter no matter how much he denies itâis even better. âI mean to say. It feels familiar. The shop, you walk in, even for the first time, and you feel like youâve walked through the door hundreds of times.â
Which, huh, because. âI always thought it felt like a warning. You step one foot onto the lot, and it feels like the walls themselves are daring you to start shit.â
3) Despite the hype that's built up around Jason going in, his first visitâNo, Marinette that one didnât count I literally just turned the door handleâis really anticlimactic.
It works like this, Roy asks him to pick up flowers, because Valentine's Day is today, and Kori will know what he's doing the second he tries to make up some lame excuse. Jason will never know how the man could ever be such a bad liar. As far as Kori knows, Jason is doing a typical supply run. Which, he is doing a supply run, even if the thought of cheesy romantic comedy cliches makes him sick.
All the same, Jason takes his role as best bro seriously, even though he has doubts about being able to complete this task. If his previous 52 failures are anything to go by, Miraculous hates him. There are only so many times a man can get maimed before he comes to the conclusion that the building itself has it out for him.
The hornets were what sold him. Not the bees, the hornets.
So with the air of a man who has just been sent out to war, Jason puts on this thickest jacket, his gloves, leaves his phone behindâeven if attempt 34 taught him that was a really stupid ideaâand braces himself to step inside. Maybe itâs because this is the first time Jason has gone into the flower shop for actual flowers. Maybe his luck is improving. Maybe...maybe the universe is setting him up for something even worse. Either way, itâs the first time the hair on the back of his neck doesnât stand up the moment his foot hits the floor.
The girl at the counter is cute, just around his age with the bluest eyes heâs ever seen. That says something, because Jason has met Superman. That man's eyes are literally otherworldly. But Marinetteâs, Jason has a suspicion this is the Mari Tim is always talking about, her eyes look like theyâre glowing.
Jason realizes heâs been standing in the doorway staring, way too hard, when Marinette, thatâs what her name tags says, clears her throat. With an air of confidenceâJason is a firm believer in the inherent power of bull shitting your way to successâhe walks up to the counter.
âIâm looking for a bouquet,â Her stare is piercing and Jason swears it burns all the way down to his soul. âFor Valentine's day. One with roses, and all that shit.â
Marinette huffs, and points to a depressingly empty display shelf. âYou, and just about everyone else. Did you place an order?â
âDid I place an..â Jason trails off under his breath. âPlease tell me you have something with the name Roy Harper in your registry.â
Marinette takes a moment to glance down, to ruffle through her papers. âIâm sorry, I only have one left, and its got the last name Grayson on it.â
Jason sees his life flash devastatingly fast across his eyes. It ends with him being torn to shreds by one of Royâs homemade bombs when he comes back empty-handed. There wonât even be enough of him left to throw in a Lazarus pit. Nope, heâll be sidewalk chalk.
So really he feels no guilt in fleshing his most charming smile, the one that always makes the old ladies coo, and saying. âPerfect, Iâm here to pick that one up.â
Marinette takes one look at him draped over the counter, and bursts out laughing. Today is not a good day for Jasonâs ego. âI thought you were Roy Harper.â
âNo, Iâm Dick Grayson.â The words are bitter in his mouth. âBut the bouquet is for my friend, and I wasnât sure what name he put it under.â
âOh,â Marinette says, a smirk playing across her lips. âYou think I was born yesterday. Sorry hon, but youâre not an alternative pick up, and I'll need to see some ID.â
âYou expect me to show ID for flowers?..... Really?â
âYes, I expect you to show ID when youâve given me two different names, and those flowers are worth over a hundred dollars,â Marinette bites back. âSorry, but thatâs been paid in full, and Iâm not going to lose a customer.â
âOkay,â Jason says, taking two crisp bills out of his wallet. It hurts because Roy gave him a twenty, and Jason will always be a cheap bastard at heart. Nevertheless, he likes Kori, she deserves this, even if Roy, who will be begging for mercy later, does not. He has to very consciously remove his hand after sliding them over. The urge to snatch them back is strong. âListen, I really need that fucking bouquet. I am prepared to pay you double the price Grayson paid.â
Marinette actually looks offended. âJust because everyone else in this city is okay with being bribed doesnât mean I am. You can keep your money.â
âEveryone has a price.â Jason gives her a look. âName it.â
âWell, I donât,â Marinette snaps, reaching down for her phone. âYou can take your money, and fuck off. Before I get Red Robin over here to flush you out.â
âAnd here I was, thinking this was neutral territory.â
âIt is.â Marinette stiffens. âThis place isnât under Red Robinâs protection, but heâs still my friend. I wonât hesitate to get him over here.â
âHow about this then. The bouquet for protection. I can get Red Hood to claim this place.â
âWhat part of neutral didnât you get?â Marinette asks, leaning over the counter and getting into his space. From here, just inches apart, her eyes are iridescent. Blue light toxically dripping out of a cracked glow stick. âMiraculous doesnât get involved in your shit. You all want to wage war on each other? You want to pedal drugs? You want to smuggle shit? Thatâs cool, but you keep that away from my fucking shop. Miraculous doesn't get involved, you can all kill each other outside.â
Sheâs kind of terrifying up close. If Jason wasnât convinced she would disembowel him, heâd be tempted to kiss her. Consent, however, is sexy as fuck.
Jason knows when heâs fighting a losing battle. âIs there any way. Anyway in hell, that I can get my hands on those fucking flowers?â
âYeah,â Marinette says sitting back down. âYou can call Grayson, and have him give them to you. But aside from that, Iâve seen a lot of shit. Sorry buddy, but you canât buy me or scare me into anything.â
âIâll call the sorry bastard up right now.â
âIâm not giving you his number.â
âI donât need you to give me his number, I have it rightâŠâ Jason trails off, suddenly he remembers leaving his phone behind.
4) Jason is a petty asshole who has learned that the secret to getting into the flower shop is to think flowers.
Listen, Jason had to make do with drugstore flowers, and Royâs disappointed puppy eyes for a month after being kicked out on his ass. To add insult to injury, Tim tracked him down two days later, as he was mid drug bust, to tell him to stay away from Marinette.
Okay, itâs not like he hadnât already been planning to go back, frankly, the shop is a strategic masterpiece. Half of its cred as an urban legend comes from the fact that whoever claimed it would be given an instant power-up. Itâs the One Ring to rule them all. Jason has to go back, and convince Marinette that the Red Hood is the one to ally with. He has to.
So yeah heâs going to go back anyway, but now he really wants to. Because Tim, his replacement, dared him. Maybe a bigger person would back down, what with all the external forces building up around the shop, the legend, the neutrality, the many failed attempts, Tim somehow having a vested interestâŠwell, Jason has never been the bigger person.
Not by a long shot.
The first three times he attempts to return, Marinette meets him at the door. Sheâs quick about flipping the sign from open to closed. Jason, the first time, had tried turning the handle, whatever magic makes that building hate him, makes it lock up the second the sign changes. Itâs not Marinette, Jason watched her. Her hands never touched the lock.
The first person he complains to is Roy, of course, who actually gives him the idea. Roy is a genius sometimes. So attempt four ends with him buying a single sunflower. Itâs gaudy as all hell, and also the first thing his hand touched after he spent an hour trying to get Marinetteâs attention.
She apparently will only talk to him in the brief thirty seconds she spends cashing him out. Which, yeah, thatâs fair.
And so it begins. Every day except Tuesday, the only day the shop is closed, Jason goes in, buys a single sunflower, and talks up the Red Hood.
Even if Miraculous never comes into his fold, this will all have been worth it just to have seen the look on Timâs face the first time he comes in just as Jason's buying his daily flower.
Thereâs a small hole burned into his wallet, but Kori loves sunflowers.
Jasonâs not the only regular, but heâs the most frequent, by the end of his fourth month he knows all the other regularâs sob stories, and everyone and their mother thinks he's sweet on Marinette. That may be the kind of true by this point. Heâs worn her down to where she will talk to him as he browses. Even if she also complains that, âItâs pointless. I already have your sunflower set aside.â
Month six marks a distinct turning point in their relationship. He was upgraded from General-Creep to Recurring-Menace to Okay-I-Guess-Weâre-Sorta-Friends-Now a while ago. Month six is the month he gains the title of Permanent-Fixture. Itâs marked by him walking in and Marinette forcing an apron on him.
âI told Red Robin when he started coming by, that if he was going to hang around than he needed a reason to. So if you want to hang in Miraculous youâre going to work in Miraculous.â
âUnpaid labor is illegal.â
âNo, itâs not. Itâs just called volunteering.â
5) Getting together actually takes a while.
Jason is relentless when it comes to his recruitment pitches, but he has standards for fuck's sake. No woman actually enjoys it when men flirt with them on the clock. Thereâs a whole power imbalance thing that makes him sick to his stomach.
Sure Marinette can take care of herself. Sheâs a force of nature. Jason had offered to help carry potting soil for her once. One time. That was before he saw her lift the thirty pound bag over her shoulder like an empty sack of rice. Marinette can take care of herself, she just wonât.
Jason has seen more than one scummy fuck harass her. She gets quietâŠ.she loses her confidence, and itâs just so wrong to see a person as strong as Marinette look small. Heâs not sure what about blatant flirting and bad pick up lines bothers her so much butâMarinette can never know, and theyâll never tell her that the Red Hood tracked each one of them down. Threats are beautiful things. They just make it all come together.
He is a gentleman, even after he starts working with her. While co-workers flirting with each other isnât as bad, itâs still kind of awful. The problem is that Marinette is always working, she never leaves Miraculous. Even on her off days.
So Jason, never finds the right time to ask her out himself. All the regulars already think theyâre dating. His brothers think theyâre dating. Alfred, Alfred thinks theyâre dating after walking into the shop one time since Jasonâs resurrection. Heâs thankful his brothers gave him a heads upânot. Alfred walks in to find him behind the counter with a fluffy pink apron on, even his refined British manners are tested. Jason just knows heâs laughing. He knows.
It happens like this, Jason teams up with Batman and Co. to help with a standard smuggling ring. Nothing difficult, the only reason it should have required all of them was because of the shipment size. It should have been easy. It had been easy.
That is until the Joker shows up, Jason freezes, and takes a bullet straight to the stomach.
Stomachs bleed...a lot.
He doesnât remember much of what happened after that. Stomachs also hurt a lot, and itâs hard to think coherently when youâre in excruciating pain. Jason, blacked out shortly after Dick started putting pressure on the wound. For future reference, while stopping the bleeding might be important, it hurts like fucking hell.
Marinette is the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes. Sheâs hunched over herself in the plastic chair next to his bed. Someone, probably Dick or Alfred, draped a blanket over her. She looks vastly out of place, like the room itself is sucking the life out of her. The lighting makes her skin almost translucent.
The second thing he sees is the sunflowers covering every inch of the hospital room. There must have been a couple dozen, at least. It was probably closer to a hundred if not more. Despite the pain that comes with laughing, Jason canât help himself.
His laughter alerts the nurse, who alerts his family. Apparently, theyâve all been camping out in the waiting room. Much comfier couches there. His family wakes Marinette, who turns her piercingly otherworldly eyes on him.
Marinette stays quiet through all his familyâs fussing. She stays quiet even after that. All she does is stare. Jason doesnât think sheâs actually seeing him.
âI didnât think I missed this many days,â Jason jokes, gesturing to the multitude of flowers wrapped around every available surface.
âNo, you didnât.â Marinetteâs answer is curt. Sheâs distracted, Jason really wishes he knew what she was seeing.
âNot a fan of Hospitals?â Jason tries.
Marinette blinks. The cloudy look on her face disappearing as she shakes her head. âNo, I really canât stand them.â
âMe either.â Jason feels an intense desire to continue the conversation, if only to keep Marinette from closing up again. âYou know, you didnât have to visit me.â
âI wanted to,â Marinette says. âYour brother called, and told me what happened. I came by just after you were finishing up in surgery.â
âWhat about the shop?â
Jason has been working at Miraculousâvolunteering because Marinette still doesnât pay himâfor months. Heâs invested in the place now.
"It can be closed for a few days,â Marinette says, reaching over to take his hand. Jason lets her, heâs always hated hospitals. It's gotten worse since he came back. The comfort is welcome. âThis is more important.â
Jason wants to say something, to take his shot, and ask her out. Because sheâs just as important to him, but it feels wrong so, he settles with, âYouâre a really good friend Marinette.â
He does his best to ignore the way the words choke him.
âI think,â Marinette starts, only to stop herself. Thereâs a moment of internal debate before she continues, âI think we both know weâre a little more than just friends.â
6) Jason never does claim Miraculous, it remains perfectly neutral, despite having the Bat-Family practically living out of the apartment upstairs.
âHey, do you think now that we're dating you can convince Tim to come by out of costume?â
Jason blanks. âWhat?â
âTim, do you think you can get him to stop dropping by as Red Robin so much. People are starting to think Miraculous has been claimed as part of Batmanâs terf.â
Jason does the most logical thing he can think of. He buries his face in his hands, and groans. âWhy did you have to figure it out?â
âWas IâŠnot supposed to?â
âNo, no you werenât. How did you?â
âJason, thereâs only one person you hate as much as Tim, and thatâs Red Robin. Iâve seen how you look at both of them. No one makes your eyes scream murder as much as he does. Not even Dick.â
âOh God,â Jason says wiping a hand across his face. âDoes that meanââ
âThat I know youâre the Red Hood?â Marinette asks, cutting him off. âHmm, Iâve known that for longer. Probably since you first started coming around consistently. At first, I thought you had like, the biggest boner for the guy, but then you seemed really into me and well, you talked him up way too much to either not have a crush on him or be him so, I connected the dots.â
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x Secrets of The Lake: The Company of Misery and Pain
{ Chapter 4: Slight Nsfw }
Summary: Vladimir Mastersâ family tree has always been tainted by secrets swept under the rug. From generation to generation there have been countless reasons the Mastersâ family had seemed to keep private from the public. Even to this day, Vladimir was no exception. But what was one to do when a restless spirit from the settlement years finally breaks free from restraints and demands you answer for your ancestorâs crimes? Vladimir doesnât know. However, Clockworks does.
Notes: We just having fun, rewriting some of the canon, new adventure new characters. I will apologize now for any grammar, spelling, weird sentence structuring in advance. My brain writes faster than my fingers and even when I go back through to reread it I still miss things. Sorry about that!
Word Count: 3730
P.s: the nsfw is only in the beginning but it ends in stabbing like nothing graphic. Also would anyone like to be tagged when i update?
He doesnât remember how he got here, or even where here was but it was familiar and felt like home. It was warm by the fire that lit up the room in feverish reds and oranges. He could feel his body gaining back its energy and his core being restored the longer the warmth surrounded him. In the comfortable bliss, he didnât notice the pair of arms snaking across his torso until they were wrapped around his neck. His eyes shot open but he was quickly buried in the shallow of someoneâs neck in a strong embrace. Thatâs when he felt the pressure of a body on top of his pushing down. He hadnât registered the rocking motion against his hips until he heard the broken moan in his ear. Who? It was like a siren's call that made him clasp his hands on the body atop of him. He doesnât remember how any of this started nor did he care to stop it. The pleasure he felt was intoxicating and drowned out all of his logical senses telling him to stop. He clung to her breathlessly as he felt his chest start to burn, he was now chasing this ghostly high throughout his entire body.Â
âVladâŠâ The voice called his name in desperation, begging him to continue and singing for all those to hear. Her voice was all he ever wanted to hear, yet he had never heard her like this at all. What? Nails dug into his shoulders and down his back leaving trails of red tracks and intricate designs. It stung like lashes but it fueled him even more as he shifted to bite her neck. Her cry sounded more surprised than pleasurable which worried him for some reason. Before he could pull away to ask if she was alright she pulled him in again and slammed down at just the right angle to distract him once more.Â
âFu-fiddlesticks,â He caught himself saying and pulled her down against him as close as possible. He hadnât felt this in god knows how long and he refused to allow it to fade away. Once again her nails found his back and circled around his left shoulder blade. It tickled a bit and he chuckled into her, daring to take another bite of her lovely dark skin.Â
Vlad had very much given in to this fantasy of whoever he had with him. Surely, there was no harm in enjoying a fit of passion in comfortable privacy. The hands around his neck now played in his hair combing out soft tangles. But when their hand pulled back with a few loose strands he peeked and saw how dark they were. âMy hair hasn't been that way since-â his thoughts were cut short as he felt the jerking motion of his body as the hilt of a blade buried itself inside him. Then followed a burning, searing heat pooling and dripping down before pain came from just under his left shoulder.
Vlad shot up from the bed choking back a scream of utter pain as his back still felt attacked. He was sweating and panting as he stumbled to get out of the bed and head towards the adjacent bathroom. He made it to the mirror and looked himself over. He looked exhausted, his long silver hair was a mess as it hung into what was left of his ponytail and his eyes were lifeless. What left him speechless was a small patch of hair towards the right that had now turned jet black. He fumbled with the strands mesmerized and very confused. He hadnât seen the darkness of his hair in almost 24 years, yet here it was. Vladâs head began to hurt as everything that had happened flashed across his mind. He was nearly torn apart and crumbled down to nothing, Vlad knew what it was like to be badly beaten but never to the brink of existence. He gripped onto the sink to steady himself when he felt the sudden weakness in his legs.Â
He knew he passed out which meant Danny was the one to drag him all the way back home. Vlad felt embarrassed having to think about the young hero having to do so. After a moment of finding the strength to stand on his own again, Vlad pushed off the sink and headed towards the door of the room. He much preferred to be in the comforts of his own bedroom than the guest room. At this moment, Vlad cursed himself for being a rich bastard, the halls seemed to almost go on for miles. He had thought about trying to turn into Plasmius to hurry the journey along but he knew his powers were still in recovery. He was stuck in his normal human form until otherwise. When he finally made it to his room he heard talking coming a few doors down where Danielleâs room was. Who in the world was in his house? Thatâs when it hit him he was supposed to pick up Dani from Dannyâs. Had Danny brought her home? Vlad slowly made his way towards the door and slowly pushed it open. Expecting Dani to be on her bed doing whatever she liked doing. Vlad found Danny instead looking out her window on the phone.
âYeah no, Dani has to stay with me until all this is dealt with, not that she minds it. But Vlad still hasnât woken up and itâs been three days and when he does I donât think heâs going to be in the best of moods.â Three days? He had been unconscious for three days? Vlad swore it felt like a couple of hours from the time he fainted to now. He gripped his head when it started to pound again. Danny's ghost sense flew from his mouth and he turned around. âHey, I gotta go, yeah he just woke up and the last thing I need is him dying on the floor. Talk to you later guys.â Danny hung up the phone and crossed his arms.
He gave Vlad a weak smile, âWelcome back to the land of the living, feel like shit?â
âLanguage,â was all Vlad could retort with before he pulled back out of the room and headed towards his. Danny followed but had never actually been in Vladâs bedroom before. He felt like he was invading privacy but if this was where they were going to talk, fine by him. Danny should have known it would be a mini apartment but he wasnât expecting the gothic-like interior. Sam would feel like the dark goddess she was in this room and it made him snicker. Vlad sat in an armchair in front of an unlit fireplace and slumped down to get more comfortable. Danny frowned, sympathetic to the situation, he had been there before, he took the chair next to Vlad and waited for the other to speak first.
âWhere do we even begin?â Vlad grumbled before dragging a hand down his face.
âMaybe with what Clockwork told you,â Danny answered. Vlad only nodded and forced himself to sit up straight and take a more proper position before he told Danny everything. Danny really wanted to crack a joke, tell Vlad thatâs what he gets for all the years going after his mom, mock him for breaking a heart he knew nothing about, however, Danny kept silent and only nodded along. Vlad took long pauses between his explanations and side rambles when he felt himself getting worked up. It was just a lot to take in.
âSo⊠doâya know which ancestor she might be linked to?â Danny could see it on Vladâs face the man was just as clueless as he was back at the lake.
âNo idea, like I told you my family stayed in Europe the whole time then settled in Russia. I'm a second generation American, there would be no point in my family owning a servant of African descent in the German empire then losing everything and going to Russia. None of this makes sense.â Vladâs brows knitted together and he mumbled a few curses under his breath.
âMaybe there was an ancestor that came overseas during the Mayflower or whatever and they never went back. So like now you have this distant relative that your family never kept up with and they did something bad and BAM angry ghost.â Danny could admit he was a bit dramatic with his explanation, the hands in the air waving back and forth near the end was a bit much. But he had a point, a strong point, those that went overseas tended to be forgotten by the main family if the root of the tree stayed put. Vlad had many cousins he knew nothing about simply because they lived in other European countries. This didnât feel like a distant cousin ancestor problem though, Vlad could feel that it was heavily tied to his main bloodline.
âI would agree with you, Daniel, but something tells me this is more within my family than some twice removed cousin.â Vlad looked up at the boy weakly. Danny huffed and nodded before propping his chin upon his hand. âI have access to my complete family records,â Vlad began again which made Danny perk up a bit. âI could try to trace back and see if anyone had travelled over during that time and had maybe gone back. I heavily doubt it but right now thatâs all we have.â
âBetter than nothing.â Danny tried to sound optimistic but he knew it failed. Vlad only nodded in agreement before staring off into the distance once again thinking. His thoughts were clouded between checking his family records but also the dream he had earlier. Danny felt the room become uncomfortably silent and knew it was time to leave Vlad alone.
As Danny got to his feet he scratched the back of his head and asked, âSo do you need anything? Iâve kinda been babysitting you while you've been out, but donât expect me to wear some butler outfit.â Vlad lightly chuckled and it made Danny feel a bit better.
âYou canât even tie a tie without throwing a fit, but anyways no Iâm fine, you may go, Daniel.â
âMâkay. Let me know what you find.â Danny turned ghost and shot through the floor to get to Vladâs portal so he could get back home. Vlad watched him leave then sighed before snapping his fingers for a ghost maid to appear.Â
âYes, Master?â
âSomething heavy, no ice.â Vlad gave his order and the maid was fading away to retrieve it. A drink, a drink was what he needed even if his body was still in recovery.
#đGhost Storiesđ»#vlad masters#danny phantom#my writing#self ship community#Secrets of The Lake#dp fanfic
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Puppies, ice cream, beaches and cuddles.
Who: @marleyxrcse & @evanmcintoshâ
When: Sometime mid September
What: Evan joins Marley in getting her puppy. Emo shit and feelings get involved. Ends with beach cuddles.
Notes: Tw drug use, mentions of drugs
Marley walked over to Evan's place, unannounced. She wanted to do something that she thought about for a while but decided at the last minute she wanted to do it now. Marley knocked on the front door, hoping Evan would be there and free to come with her.
Evan was sat in his bedroom about to take a second hit from his bong when he heard the knock at the door. He was already just a tad bit high and didnât bother with a shirt as he went to answer the door. He just hoped it wasnât his brother, he didnât want to deal with that. He yawned as he opened the door to find Marley standing there, cute as ever. âMarley, hey⊠â he ran a hand through his hair as he stared at the pretty girl. âWhatâs going on, sweets?â
Marley grinned as the boy opened the door, happy that he was at there. "Hi!" She felt her cheeks burning a little when she realized he wasn't wearing a shirt. "Is there someone in there? Am I bothering you?" She asked, whispering. Marley pulled out her phone and looked through her phone. "I know it's last minute but I found someone, who lives an hour away from here, and the family that was supposed to take her backed out. She will be mine if we go right now. Would you like to come with me? Please?" she asked, showing him the picture of the puppy golden retriever.Â
Evan raised a brow confused for a bit as his mind slowly caught up. âWhat? Oh, no. Iâm alone. Sorry, I uh, I just took a hit. Iâm a little high.â He over explained. Her concern was cute. âSomeone?â He asked with a chuckle. âOh like a dog.â He laughed again. âYeah, yeah. Â Come in, I just need to change.â
"Oh great. I'm glad I'm not bothering you. Sorry, I meant I found someone who had a puppy to give." She chuckled. Marley stepped into the house, "Thank you for wanting to come with me." She smiled at him. "Where's Chuck?" she asked, looking around for him.
âYou could never bother me.â He gave her a charming smile and let her into the apartment, shutting the door behind her. âOf course, babe.â He squeezed her arm gently. âHeâs in my room being lazy. Câmon.â He led her to his bedroom where Chuck laid on the bed sound asleep. The faint odor of weed filled the room, a smell Evan didnât really even notice anymore. Evan rummaged through his drawers to look for a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, not really bothering to leave the room before removing his basketball shorts leaving himself in just his boxers to change.
"I can't believe i'm going to be a new mom." Marley said, following him to his room. "Hi Chuck!" She called his name softly as she walked over to the bed. Marley reached her hand out so he could smell her before petting the door. "You're gonna have a new friend soon!" She said, excited. The girl took a seat on the bed and couldn't help but glanced at the man as he changed.
âThatâs very exciting. Iâm really happy for you.â He stepped back from where he was standing and leaned over to give Marley a kiss on the cheek. Evan then pulled his jeans on and put his shirt on before sitting next to Marley to put his shoes on. âDo you know what youâre going to name him?â He asked curiously âThank you. Iâve always wanted a dog and Iâm so happy I get to realize one of my biggest dreams.â Marleyâs lips curved into a smile as he kissed her cheek. âItâs a her and Iâm not sure yet⊠I had maybe Bailey or Skye in mind⊠Maybe i will come up with something on our way there. Weâre gonna have to stop at the pet store too. And get ice cream too.â
âThose are pretty names.â He agreed. âOh, are we now? I mean puppies and Ice cream does sound like the perfect combination.â He brushed her hair out of her face and stroked her cheek with his thumb lightly. âAlright, looks like weâre ready to go.â He turned to the small dog and leaned over to kiss his head. âSorry buddy, youâre staying here.â He gave him a few scratches before standing up and taking Marleys hand. âLead me to your car, mâlady.â
Marley leaned into his touch, âItâs gonna be a perfect day.â She said excitedly. âBye Chuck. Be a good boy.â Marley pecked the top of the dogâs head before standing up and made her way outside the house. âI didnât tell my mother yet. Letâs hope she wonât kick me out for this. I doubt she will but we never know.â She laughed. âIâve been thinking about getting my own place⊠But iâm not sure yet.â
âPerfect day?â It warmed Evan up a bit. âYou think spending time with me contributes to your perfect day?â He asks curiously. It had been a while since someone actually wanted to hang out with him. âYou should totally get your own place. Itâs awesome. But if you ever do need a place to stay, my place is always available for you.â He responded as he followed her to the car. âOf course it does!â Marley nudged him playfully before walking on the other side of the car. She sat on the driverâs seat and put on her GPS. âIt does sounds awesome but it does sounds lonely as well.â She admitted. âYouâre so sweet, thank you.â
Evan shrugged his shoulders âI mean, i prefer it. I love living alone. It means I can do anything I want, have anyone I want over. Plus, I have Chuck to keep me company. You could also just get a roommate.â He explained âThatâs what friends are for, right?â He chuckled softly
âThat is true. You can do whatever you want without bothering anyone. Iâm close to my mom and I help her a lot so I kind of feel guilty about moving out. It wouldnât be so bad if I stay in Gradian tho.â Marley explained, starting to drive. Evan gave her a sympathetic smile and placed his hand on her knee for a gentle squeeze. âI think you should do whatever you feel comfortable with. And if you ever do need space or a place to crash you can stay in my spare room.â Evan realized he didnât really know Marleys situation and pushing her to move out was selfish of him. All he could do is offer his support.
Marley moved her hand on the top of his, "I've been thinking a lot in the last two years actually. I've always wanted to move to New York City. I would love to be able to be on Broadway someday. I know it's a silly dream." She chuckled and shook her head. "I don't think I will make that big move, not soon anwyay. I don't want to leave my friends and family behind... I guess moving out and staying in town might be the best option."
Evan flipped his hand under hers and intertwined their fingers. âNew York is beautiful. I donât think thatâs silly at all.â He brought her hand up to his lips and gave it a comforting kiss. âDonât feel pressured, youâre still young. You have time.â He nodded before placing their hands back on her knee. âDo what feels best for you, not for anyone else.â
"It really is beautiful. Well from what I've seen in movies at least. I would love to go on vacation someday before I make a big decision like moving there. I know Harley lived there a bit. I might ask her if she wants to go with me and visit the city." Marley have been debating for years for that decision. She wished she could bring everyone she loved with her to New York so that way she would have everything and eveyone she loved at the same place. "I know I have to do what's best for me but family and friends are so important to me. That's what makes it so hard." She sighed. Marley smiled slightly and glanced over at him as he kissed the top of her hand. "Thank you for listening to me rambling." she laughed.
âItâs pretty similar to the movies, although a lot dirtier and it smells kinda funky but thatâs kind of what gives it its charm. You have to have bad to appreciate the good and all that.â He nods âI wouldnât mind tagging along, itâs been a while since Iâve been back in the states.â Evan let out a small sigh and settled into the seat. âOf course, Marls. Iâll always listen.â
"You've been to New York before?" She asked. "You can definitely come with us. We could bring the pups with us as well! I know New York is a dog friendly place. I know there's a lot of dog parks. Maybe when we cannot bring them with us to some places they could go to doggy daycare! They could have fun and socialize." Marley was so thrilled and happy about the thought of going to this vacation. "Oh it would be so much fun. We could also go to a Broadway show! Oh my- that would be amazing!"
Evan nods along with her excitement. It had been a while since he had felt really excited about something and It was refreshing to see someone feel that way. He wished he could feel that way again but lately it had been so difficult for him. Â âSounds like a good time, Marlz.â
"I'm sure we will have the best time over there. I've never really got out of Gradian. I've been to England a few times but that's pretty much it." Marley glanced over at him again. "What are the little things, or big things, that makes you feel happy?" She asked, her thumb stroking the back of his hand.Â
âYouâll love the states. Iâve been fortunate enough to be well traveled but I think my favorite place is back home. I miss California.â He shrugs and squeezes her hand. He hated talking about his feelings, he hated admitting how horrible he felt about himself and things around him. âLately not much.â Â He bit his lip and looked away from her, out the window to distract himself from feeling sad.
âIâm sure I will. Thereâs so many places I would like to visit around the world.â Marley smiled sadly at his words. âIâm sorry you feel that way. We can try to forget about our worries today and just enjoy the day. I think thereâs a beach nearby we could hang out there with the pup. â
Evan shook his head and pulled his hand back. âDonât worry about it. Iâm fine.â He said dryly and grimaced at his own tone of voice. He hated how irritable he could become when he was sobering up and he hated taking it out on others but sometimes he couldnât control himself. He swallowed and shook out his hands a bit, nervous that he might have upset Marley.
Marley was taken aback by his tone of voice, her hand falling on her lap. "You know, it's okay to not be okay." She said softly. "I will always worry because I care about you. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want you but I will never pressure you to do anything." She tried to reasure him in some way. "You know, most of the time I am not okay as well and I absolutely hate talking about bad things i'm feeling. I try to focus on things that brings me joy and it helps me."
âYeah, well Iâm not you, Marley. Iâm not optimistic about my shit show of life. Can we just drop it and get the puppy.â He responded irritably. He took a deep breath and fidgeted with his fingers for a moment as he got his mind together. He really didnât want to keep snapping at Marley. He didnât understand why he acted like this. He hated it, he hated himself. âIâm sorry, Iâm such a fucking asshole.â He muttered and chewed at his lip as he reached for her hand again.
Marley's heart squeezed a little at his words. She didn't added anything else, not wanting to make him feel uncomfortable. The last thing she wanted was to make him feel upset. She stayed silent, trying to let the tension go down a bit. She looked over at him as he spoke again. "No you're not..." Marley squeezed his hand gently. "I'm sorry if I made you upset, I didn't mean to."
Evan felt bad for making Marley feel guilty of something that clearly wasnât her fault. âNo, please donât apologize. You didnât do anything wrong.â He squeezed her hand and leaned over to press soft kisses to her shoulder, trying to apologize with his affection.
"Would you like to go to the beach anyway?" She asked. Marley looked over at the gps and smiled widely. "We're here!" She said excitedly. She pulled up in the driveway of this beautiful house, surrounded by fields. "This house is so beautiful. After having my Broadway career, I would love to get a house like this. Where I could raise my kids and have so many animals." She sighed. "You're coming in with me right?"Â
Evan nodded âSure, yeah. Whatever you want to do.â He agreed apologetically with a small small. âIâm sure youâll have that and more.â Evan was prepared to wait in the car, he didnât mind it at all. âOh, if you want me to, I can.â He replied as he took his seatbelt off and got out of the car, stretching his body as he waited for the girl.
âI hope I will.â Marley got out of the car and walked to the other side of it to where Evan was standing. âCome on!â She she grinned and reached out for his hand, pulled him gently towards the house with her. A gasp escaped her lips as the older lady walked out on the porch, holding the baby golden retriever who was wagging her tail. âLook at her!â She let go of this hand to take the puppy carefully into her arms. âThank you so so so much.â She said to the lady before turning around to face Evan.
Evan followed the girl and stayed back a bit once Marley rushed to the puppy. Evan had to admit how adorable the puppy was and it was nice seeing the girl so excited. He smiled to himself, his smile brightening up as the girl turned to him with the dog. âLook at you. Youâre officially a dog mom.â He chuckled softly
Marley was glad to see Evan smile after the conversation they just had. The girl nodded, âI am!â She pressed a kiss on the puppyâs head and stepped closer to the boy so he would be able to pet her if he wanted to. âI canât believe sheâs mine.â
Evan stepped closer and gave the dog a small pet before rubbing Marleyâs shoulder a little. âIâm really happy for you. Do you wanna get going now? We still need to stop by the ice cream shop. I can hold her while you say bye to the nice lady.âÂ
Marley carefully moved the puppy into Evanâs arms. Before walking back to the lady. She made sure she got the transfer of money she made before she left. Marley came back to her friend, holding a starter pack. âSheâs so nice. She gave me a small bag of food that sheâs eating right now so I can make a transition to new food and I also have a bandana and a toy!â She showed everything to him as she spoke. âDo you think you can drive so I can hold her? If you donât want or canât I totally understand.â
Evan held the small fluffy dog in his arms and rocked her gently in his arms. He enjoyed holding the dog but he knew Marley should be the one bonding with her. âThatâs awesome, hun.â He nodded as he took the supplies with his free hand and traded the dog off to the girl. âOf course, babe.â He took the keys from her as well and opened the door for her to get into the passenger side qnd closed the door once she was inside. He got back in the car and adjusted the seat for himself. âYou ready for ice cream and the beach?â
Marley traded the basket for the dog and hugged her gently into her arm. âThank you so much.â She kissed his cheek. The girl sat down in the car and reached out on the back seat for the leach and collar and putted it on. âIâm ready. Weâre ready!â
Evan knew he was forward with physical affection but it always surprised him when others were physical with him. He blushed lightly at the kiss and turned the car on to get ready to go. It wasnât long before he found a local ice cream shop and drove them to the beach. They found a nice spot and once there he took his shirt off so the girl could sit on it and not get sandy. âItâs a beautiful day today, Marls.â
Marley felt like she was in a dream. Nothing else mattered at this moment. It was like a weight as been taking off her shoulders. âYouâre sweet.â She said when he laid down his shirt for her. Marley sat down and giggled when the puppy started to roll into the sand. Â âIt really is. Iâm very happy you came with me.â
Evan got down to the puppies level in the sand qnd laid next to where she was rolling. He propped himself up on his side and rubbed the dogs belly for a little before she got up to run around on the long leash. Evan rolled onto his back to look up at the girl with a small grin, squinting his eyes at the sun. âIâm glad you wanted me to come. Iâm sorry about my mood in the car earlier.â He pouted softly.
Marley couldnât help but grinned when she looked at him interacting with the dog. The sounds of the waves, puppy and nice company. It was really the perfect day. Marley ran her fingers through his hair, looking down at him. âItâs alright, donât worry about it.â she reassured him in a soft tone.
Evan sighed softly. âAre you sure?â He asked nervously before closing his eyes. He loved the feeling of her fingers through his hair and he hummed gently as he relaxed under her touch. âYou should lay with me, the sun feels really nice.â
âYes, iâm sure. I understand. Sometimes emotions takes over.â Marley moved to lay down next to him, still holding on to the leach. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, enjoying the warmth of the sun hitting her skin.
Evan nodded and shifted his body once she laid on the sand. He wrapped his arm around her so she could lay on his chest comfortably. He kissed her head and felt small butterflies in his stomach, feeling excited with every touch. It wasnât long before the puppy had joined the two and nuzzled her way on his chest. âYou know I really like you, right?â Evan decided to comment. He wasnât really one to hide his emotions.
Marley always loved physical contacts so when she felt his arm wrapping around her, she immediately moved closer to him. She looked up at him, her head resting on his chest. âYou do?â She was surprised to hear this confession. It was hard for her to think that someone had feelings for her. Simply because she was used to be put into the friend zone. But maybe he meant it just as person.
Evan nodded. âOf course I do. Youâre gorgeous and sweet, not to mention a complete babe.â He chuckled softly. His hand caressing her lower back as he held her against his chest.
Marley felt her cheeks burning slightly, âThat the first time someone says that to me.â She couldnât help but chuckled. âYouâre saying that but youâve never seen me at my not so good days.â She said to him. She reached out with her free hand to her puppy and petted her gently.
Evan raised a brow. âI donât believe that.â He chuckled softly. âUnless all the people you hang with are too scared to say shit.â He continued to rub her back âIâm just saying what I see and what you show people. Everyone has bad days. You know this.â He sits up a bit and lays her down on the sand, hovering over her. He pushed her hair out of her face with a kind smile.
âI guess they are.â She laughed. âI know that⊠But I meant physically. Iâm sick, Ev.â Marley laid on her back and looked up at him, her blue eyes looking into his.
Evan furrowed his brows when she mentioned being physically sick. It made him think of his own issues but he didnât want to assume anything anymore. âWhat do you mean?â He asked quietly, wanting to know because he cared. âI have Lupus. Itâs an autoimmune disease. Most of the time Iâm okay but sometimes I struggles doing little things.â She explained. Marley ran her fingertips up and down his back.
âOh, marls.â He really wasnât sure he knew anything about the disease and he felt bad for not knowing. âIâm sorry, honey.â He kisses her forehead. âItâs okay, Iâve learn to live with it.â Her lips curved in a slight smile. âIâm just more difficult to deal with sometimes and not everyone wants to deal with that. I donât blame them.â
Evan shook his head. âEveryone has things that are difficult to deal with it, Marley.â He shrugged âYou canât let that shit get to you. People who actually care will be there for you.â He caressed her cheek and traced her lips with his fingers. âGod, youâre fucking gorgeous.â
âI know- I knowâŠâ she sighed. âIâm not but-â she stopped. âNever mind.â Marleyâs eyes not moving away from his face, her lips curved into a small smile. âThank you.â She whispered.
Evan was confused that she stopped and didnât finish telling him what was on her mind. âBut what? You can tell me. Iâm not going to judge you.â He responded, still caressing her skin. He wanted to kiss her so bad but didnât want to be inappropriate.
Marley shook her head. âItâs nothing really. Youâre right, I shouldnât let this get to me. I just canât help it sometimes.â
âMarley.â He warned. âTell me whatâs on your mind. Maybe I can help?â He raised a brow âor maybe Iâll have to kiss it out of you.â He teased and kissed her left cheek and then went over and kissed the other before pecking down to her jawline, stopping before he got to her lips. âYou wanna tell me now?â He whispered
She laughed softly and moved a hand to the back of his neck. Without adding anything else, Marley closed the gap between them and kissed him gently. Evan kissed back with a small chuckle, not expecting her to initiate the kiss. He pulled back a few moments later with a sly smile. âYou little cheater, Iâm the one supposed to be kissing you. Now you have to tell me.â He laughed and pecked her lips again before laying on his side next to her.
âI wasnât important. I was just about to say that yes, people who care about me will be there for me. They are. But dealing with this for a short period of time versus having to deal with it most of the time is not the same.â she explained. âSee, it was just more, sort of, complaining.â She chuckled. Marley glanced over at the dog, making sure she was okay and then looked back at him. âCan we not talk about it anymore?â She asked, poking the tip of his nose playfully.Â
Evan listened to the girl, feeling bad that she felt that way. But decided not to push further in because she had asked so. âAlright.â He said softly and buried his face in her neck, lining her skin with small kisses. âSo did you decide on a name for her?â
Marley grinned and ran her fingers through his hair, tilting her head slightly to the side as she felt his lips on her skin. She loved the attention Evan was giving her. She looked over at the dog again and thought for a bit. "I think I'm gonna name her Skye." Evan wrapped his arm around her waist and laid his head on her shoulder. âSkyeâs a pretty name. I think sheâll like it.â He smiled against her skin. Heâd been so distracted with Marley and the dog that he hadnât even thought of Freddie or Milo. It was nice or at least it had been as the thoughts began to creep back. Evan sighed to himself, trying to brush it off so he wouldnât bother Marley with the annoying thoughts pestering his brain. He just wanted to be high again.
âI think so too.â Marley smiled widely and closed her eyes, enjoying the moment. She laughed softly as she felt the wet nose of Skye brushing against her exposed skin. âYouâre tickling me.â Skye waggled her tail and laid down against her. âI was right, it is the perfect day. Puppy, beach and cuddles.â She grinned.
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the zodai tag
bit of a late arrival to this fandom, but better late than never, i suppose!
1. How did you hear about the books? about a year ago, i was doing research on the zodiac for an urban fantasy project iâm working on, tales from omphalos, when i found the house ophiuchus info page on the zodiac website. unfortunately life got in the way and i forgot the series for a while, but a little while ago i remembered zodiacâs worldbuilding and got sucked right back in!
2. What is your favorite moment from the series so far? itâs hard to choose just one moment, but iâd have to say skarlet and rhoâs first meeting in black moon for how atypical it is. we know skarlet is the hypotenuse in rho and hysanâs love triangle, but she doesnât act like the stereotypical petty Other Woman at all. sheâs charismatic, sheâs genuinely fun to be around, and she has sympathetic motives and ambitions. above all, sheâs actually super nice towards rho, and doesnât let her feelings get in the way of their political collaboration. (and then thirteen rising assassinated her character. yes i am still bitter about it why do you ask)
3. Which House are you from? house leo!
4. What do you like about your House? artistry pride is something iâd really love to be a part of as an aspiring author, i have blaze and trax (both criminally underrated characters imo) as my housemates, and our zodai wield FLAMING SWORDS in battle. whatâs not to love?
5. If you had to change Houses, which House would you pick? since leo really vibes with my passion for art, this is definitely a tricky question! probably either libra (police brutality is a thing of the past with bind, and their government seems like they have their act together), scorpio (much waterworld. much ambition. much cool tech. wow), or sagittarius (diversity, democracies where the voices of the young and non-complacent can be heard, and really vibrant cities are all things i appreciate)
6. Which system would you most like to visit? capricorn, no question. the zodiax is THE single most location in the entire zodiac bar none to me - an ancient complex the size of a planet, its oldest curators having access to transportation systems most inhabitants donât even know about? an archive of humanityâs collective knowledge, so massive it has hotels and restaurants within it because leaving to sleep or eat is just so impractical? LET ME TOUR IT. LET ME UNCOVER ITS MYSTERIES I KNOW THEY EXIST (i think history is rad okay)
7. If you got to choose, which Zodiac technology would you like to have? probably...the tattoo? i donât have anywhere enough knowledge about neuroscience/engineering to design my own, but assuming that i did, iâd love to design a tattoo that can interface with my brain and with digital art software, so that i can turn whatever ideas i have in my head into artwork!
8. Which character would you want as a best friend? skarlet. sheâs six feet tall, buff as all hell, super attractive, prefers diplomacy to violence but still perfectly capable of kicking ass, and an outspoken risersâ rights activist. whatâs not to love? (though knowing the type of people i usually hang out with, iâd probably end up with like. twain or gyzer as my best friend. one can dream though)
9. Which sign would you like to date? aries, because as previously stated skarlet is awesome. (a sentiment i will continue to reiterate) failing that, either libra for their sense of justice, scorpio for their ambition and passion, or aquarius for their innovative mindset.
10. Who do you hope Rho âends up with?â (If anyone at all!) firstly, thank you for acknowledging that rho might not be interested in romance after everything sheâs been through. (aromantic rho? arho?) secondly: skarlet.
this might be a little controversial, but i feel like in some regards, rho has far more chemistry with skarlet than she has with hysan. (ms. russell. i am sorry but. i have. Issues. with âcentaur smileâ and the context surrounding it doesnât make it any better) all of their interactions are marked by a noted admiration on rhoâs part, and itâs not just merely admiration of her frankly enviable body (thereâs more than enough of that, but it feels respectful somehow, thereâs no five-page purple prosey ramblings on how the sweat glints on skarâs brow as she lifts weights, unlike with some people - sorry, mathias), but admiration of skarâs personality.
her charisma. her ambitions. her drive to fight for people whoâve been beaten down for millennia, to give a voice to the voiceless. to use violence as a last resort, not a first strike.
even at their absolute worst in thirteen rising, even when theyâre butting heads, they donât let it get in the way of doing what needs to be done. hell, skarlet even points out that she wouldnât be giving rho such a hard time if she didnât respect the hell out of rho, if she didnât think she was tough enough to take it. thereâs a sort of unspoken bond between them, a slow orbit that theyâre both caught in. at the end of the series, they part way on relatively good terms, and with the hope that maybe, just maybe, that orbit might become something more than just professional acquaintance.
also their oppositional dichotomy of cardinal fire/water signs is an awesome aesthetic that i really wish was brought up more than it was in canon :(Â
11. If you could record a Snow Globe, what would you put in it? only A snow globe? youâre not exactly giving me a lot of slack here in all seriousness, if i had to choose one moment to record in a snow globe, probably the moment i first came up with the idea for the urban fantasy project i mentioned above, tales from omphalos. iâve never been devoted as much time to or invested as much energy in a project as i have with tfo, and iâd like to keep an easily accessible record of my original vision on hand. and hey, if by some chance i manage to follow in rominaâs footsteps, get tales from omphalos professionally published, have it become a big success with a respectable fandom, iâd like to look back every once in a while, and remember how it all began.
12. If you had the chance to tell Rho anything, what advice/encouragement would you give her? - lies, especially lies of omission, are necessary a lot of the time to get ahead in politics and life in general use that being ahead to help out the people and groups you care about - don't trust the immortal child-aristocrats or expect them to behave in a way that won't inevitably screw you over - if you must play nice with them, figure out how to decrease geminiâs horrific income inequality, and see what you can do about exporting cell rejuvenation therapy to the wider zodiac - ferez is right, risers are the future and you need to acknowledge that going forward - skarlet is excellent at garnering support and bridging generational gaps, and while fernanda purecell is a bougie running dog, sheâs got her head screwed on the right way regarding politics and institutional riserphobia; together, the three of you should be able to make some headway towards making amends for past wrongs - i donât care if family heads have suffrage, matriarchal aristocracy (aristocratic matriarchy?) is NOT a democracy or a form of government that looks out for the rights of men/NB people/agender people/multigender people/intersex people/you get the idea - romance is by no means an exclusively two-player game, and skarlet has said she would be open to an arrangement; however, if you MUST insist on ignoring that polyamory is a thing, go for the six-foot risers' rights activist - iâm sorry about all the bullshit with your mom. whatever the end result was, whatever her intentions, it does not excuse the way she treated you and your dad and stanton. itâs okay to feel like shit because of what she did to you, and not being able to wall it off doesnât make you weak or anything dumb like that - youâre already far stronger than she ever was. i know how much it sucks - i was in the same situation as you once - but believe me when i say that things do get better. youâre not alone here, rho. - please you gotta fight the gender binary you live in the FUTURE you gotta do it you gotta-
BONUS QUESTION 13. How would you react if your friend became a Riser? let them know that I love and support them no matter what their house, that being the way that they are is totally valid, and that anyone who says otherwise will have to answer to my fist in their face. if theyâre unbalanced, make sure they have access to any resources they need (possibly including memory recap vlogs, definitely including medication and therapy to help out with any health issues they may develop).
#zodiac#zodiac books#wandering star#black moon#thirteen rising#romina russell#romina garber#the zodai tag#skarho#rhoses and thornes#look i stan skarlet okay
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Wonders of Ohio P.2
masterlist request guidelines jesus christ this story just flows off the fingertips
pairing: draco x muggle!reader
request: from 14 year old me
summary: instead of having a traditional senior year of high school, american y/n is roped into hosting a british exchange student who is...a bit strange.
warnings: cursing and draco being cold and sad :(
a/n: iâm doing it guys! iâm managing my time! and also i really like writing this for some reason...maybe because i can do shameless self insertion. also sorry for going on âhiatusâ and then posting...when i said âhiatusâ i really meant âiâm only going to write fics that are easy right nowâ
tags! @accio-rogers @eltanin-malfoy @geeksareuniqueÂ
word count: 2,028
music recs: alright by supergrass, killer queen from queen
The Y/L/N household wasnât tiny, but it wasnât a mansion by any definition. There was a guest bed and bath right across from Y/Nâs room and bathroom, but that was about it for visitors--no drawing room, no library, no large dining room, no parlor. Her family had hailed from a wealthier family, but after the stock market crash and subsequent policy changes, they had moved out to Ohio and settled down for a proper middle class lifestyle.
Draco Malfoy was clearly unimpressed by the spectacle, and he made his opinion entirely obvious as they moved from room to room of their home, his forest green cloak nearly sweeping the ground next to his dress shoes and his nose upturned.
âAnd this is your room,â Y/N said. She opened the door, standing by it in a desperate attempt to sell the idea. âI know itâs probably not as big as youâre used to, but you get your own bathroom, so thatâs nice.â
Draco stared at her with nothing but disgust written across his face.Â
âIâll leave you be,â said Y/N, noticing how hostile he was being. âIf you need anything, Iâm right across the hall. Donât hesitate to ask. Youâre not the first exchange student, and while Iâve never personally been one, I can understand more than youâd expect.â
He laughed at this, though there was no humor behind it. He seemed dead set on staying silent. Frustrated by his lack of response, Y/N snatched his arm and yanked him inside his room, shutting the door behind them and ignoring how violently he ripped himself away from her.
âAllow me to be honest,â she said softly, unable to meet him in the eyes. âI donât really want an exchange sibling this year. It doesnât seem like you want to be one, right?â
âYour point?â His voice was clipped and unenthused.Â
âMy point is that Iâm going to leave you completely alone unless you want to be friends, which I donât think youâre interested in at all. If you want a, uh, friend, Iâll be here for you, but Iâm not gonna push it.â
She looked at him, noting how he had backed himself into the corner, his jaw clenched tight.Â
âI have a feeling thereâs a lot that my mom isnât telling me about why youâre here, but I guess thatâs alright. Weâre happy to have you anyways. Iâm gonna go now, have a nice nap. And, I, uh, I meant what I said. About being friends if you want us to. Itâs probably lonely to be so far away from home, so if thereâs anything I can do...â Y/N swallowed, cutting her ramble short. âSee you later. Iâm gonna go out for a bit.â
He simply nodded, walking over to his bed and sitting down on it awkwardly. Y/N curiously took notice of the fact that he hadnât so much as touched a phone since they had met. But he was rich...so he had to have one.
She nodded back, exiting the door and making her way to the front door. She needed to get out.
<^>
âHe kind of seems like your type though,â Lizzy said, propping her chin up on her palm. âPlatinum blonde? Blue eyes? Broody and unapproachable?â
âLiterally stop it,â Y/N retorted, rolling up to get another handful of popcorn. âHeâs so sick of us already, I can feel it. This is just going to be a question of how long we can tolerate each other.â
âWhatever you say, girly,â she said. âWhen do we all get to meet him? Do you have to take him to orientation on Wednesday?âÂ
âYou might see him on the first day of school, or maybe you can come over before that. And, yeah, I think my mom wants me to go with him.â Y/N frowned, her nose crinkling. âWhich totally sucks. Iâm gonna have to get up early to hang around freshman.â
âThatâs fair. I could come with you, if youâd like?â
âYou donât need to do that, I can handle him,â said Y/N. âBut you should come over tomorrow, we can try and get him to go out on the town with us or something.â
âThat sounds fun, but I canât go, Iâm sorry,â said Lizzy. âTuesdays are bad for me. And plus, I have to finish the physics summer homework.â
âUgh, me too,â Y/N groaned, flopping onto Lizzyâs bed. âI never shouldâve gone in for a second year. Physics is gonna be the death of me.â
âSpeaking of death...â Lizzy leaned over to look at the clock. âI feel like it right now. I had a bad night...I was up late talking to Jonathan again, you know. Iâm really tired. Letâs plan to meet up this Thursday? Before school?â
âOooh, Jonathan.â Y/N grinned at her, wiggling her eyebrows. âI expect a full update on that later. Iâll go home then and start on physics, then.â
They finished saying their goodbyes, and Y/N stepped out into the early September night, the air still warm with the last of summer.
<^>
When she arrived home, she was immediately met by her mother, who motioned for her to come into the kitchen, a finger poised to her lips.Â
âWhat is it, Mom?â Y/N asked, keeping her voice a hushed whisper. âIs he still sleeping or something?â
âNo, I think heâs taking a shower right now. His luggage came just before you, so he told me he was going to unpack it.â Mrs. Y/L/N poured some leftover coffee into a mug, stirring half & half in the brown drink. âI just wanted to let you know something and check in. You canât tell anyone about this, alright? Not even Lizzy. Do you promise?â
âYes, of course I promise!â
âShh. Okay.â Her mother took a sip from the mug and took a seat at the cheery yellow coffee table. âI was just given more information on Dracoâs situation back home. It looks like it was much worse than we were originally told.â
âHow bad?â
âQuiet, Y/N. But, yes, very bad. His father is imprisoned in some foreign facility where no familial contact is allowed.â
Y/N gasped. âWhat?â
âAnd it doesnât look like heâs every getting out,â Mrs. Y/L/N finished, stirring her drink even though the milk was already evenly distributed. âHe doesnât seem very nice, and I suspect that thatâs an accurate depiction of his character, but promise me that youâll be nice to him. The boy has been through enough already, and thatâs only concerning the things we know.â
âIs there more, do you think?â
âI know thereâs more,â Mrs. Y/L/N answered darkly. âIâve asked questions that they refuse to answer. But his personal experience back home is none of our concern. What matters now is that we give him a good place to stay while everything else is figured out.â
Y/N, speechless, fell into the chair next to her mother and reached out for the coffee mug.
âUgh, I shouldnât let you drink this at night,â her mother chastised.Â
âYou sound like youâre talking about a dog,â Y/N said. She took a small sip, setting the cup back down and sliding it over before her mother could give her any more lip. In doing so, she caught a glimpse of movement in the doorway, just out of her line of sight. Curious, she turned her head and promptly met a pair of very stormy grey eyes.
âOh...H-hey, Draco,â Y/N greeted, plastering a smile across her face. âHow long have you, uh, been here?â Her mother lightly kicked her shin under the table.
The blonde was propped up against the doorway, his hair looking almost grey with the water it was dripping. âI was just coming down to ask for a glass of water.âÂ
âOh, of course!â Mrs. Y/L/N was on her feet before Y/N knew it, bustling towards the cabinets. âYou donât even need to ask next time. The glasses are in here, and the waterâs in the fridge...and of course thereâs Y/Nâs cabinet of tea here...â
âMom!â Y/N butted in, her cheeks flaming. âYou canât just stereotype him like that!â
âHush, you have more than enough to go between the two of you.â
âThatâs not the point!âÂ
Draco was still leaned on the door, watching the interaction like one might watch a particularly boring color of paint dry.Â
âWould you like some tea, Draco?â asked Mrs. Y/L/N.
He turned to look Y/N right in the eyes, a smirk forming across his face. âYes. Thank you for asking.â
Y/N glared at her mother and strode over to the drawer, motioning for Draco to come too. âPick whatever you want. Iâm relieved to know that my motherâs cultural insensitivity didnât offend you.â
âNow, when did I say that?â Draco drawled, towering over her as he flicked through the various packages of loose leaf teas.Â
âDraco, I offer my most heartfelt apologies if I have,â her mother said, her voice becoming more distant as she walked out of the room. âIf you two will excuse me, Iâm going to call your father to arrange his pickup at the airport tomorrow. Goodnight!â
Y/N was left to awkwardly stand next to Draco as he was preoccupied with the selections available. It felt wrong to leave him alone--he didnât even know where the kettle was kept--but at the same time, it was very uncomfortable to stand next to him in silence.
âI know about your father.â
The sentiment rushed out of her mouth before she could stop it, and the second she had done so, she knew it was a mistake. Dracoâs entire body tensed up, his hands now frozen.Â
âWhat about my father?â His voice was harsh, but the beauty of his accent was not left on Y/N.
âI mean,â she rushed out, âIâm sorry to hear what happened. I only heard that he was being held in a facility without any contact to you or your mother...and I just wanted to say that Iâm sorry that that had to happen to you.â
He frowned, plucking a bag of tea and throwing it on the counter.Â
âAnd I know that there are things that Iâll never understand,â she continued, âBut I guess I kind of get what itâs like to not have a father. Mineâs gone all the time on business. But itâs not like heâs in pris--Yeah, you know what, nevermind. I donât understand. But if you ever need someone to talk to...â
She trailed off, noticing how murderous his look was and swallowed. âYeah, uh, if you ever want someone--â
âYouâre here? I understood it the first time, thank you,â he clipped. âWhereâs your kettle?âÂ
Y/N pointed to the cabinet below the drawer. âRight below the tea, if itâs not being cleaned.â She thought she did a very good job at pretending like what he said didnât hurt.Â
Draco snatched the kettle and filled it with water before puzzling over the stove.
âDonât worry about that, itâs a little confusing for the first time,â Y/N said, darting next to him and demonstrating how to flick it on. She acted like she didnât notice him flinch at the close proximity. âAnd mugs are by the glasses, but Iâm sure you saw that..before. Uh, anyways.â
She gulped again, stepping away from him to lean nonchalantly on the table behind her. âYour parents let you get a tattoo?â Desperate to change the subject, she pointed to the tiny peek of ink on his left arm, exposed by his jumper riding up.Â
He stiffened up, and Y/N knew that she had once again made a mistake.Â
âNo. They didnât.â
âSo you just did it on your own accord? Thatâs pretty metal.â
âI donât have a tattoo,â he snapped, yanking his sleeve down. He seemed to take the time to collect himself again, drawing in a long and shaky breath. âAnd if I may be so bold to ask, can I enjoy my tea alone?â
âUh..yeah, yeah, sure. Sorry about that.â Forget that Y/N didnât know exactly what she was apologizing for (existing in her own kitchen?), she wanted to get out of that situation. âGoodnight, Draco.â
He sent her an irritated glance in return.Â
final a/n: ohhh gee i sprained my ankle really badly and now i literally canât walk so you know what that means...more fic
#draco x reader#draco malfoy#draco#draco imagine#draco x y/n#draco x oc#draco malfoy x reader#draco malfoy imagine#draco x you#draco malfoy x you#draco malfoy x oc#harry potter imagine
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