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wernerherzogs Ā· 4 months ago
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buck and eddie's red, hot, infidelity summer!
boys, when my baby found me by nondz (pinkjook) @hunybody (wip, emotional infidelity)
Three months later, things are mostly back to normal.
And then there's an accident.
something touched me (like a knife-blade) by kithmet @kithmet (emotional infidelity)
Eddie self-implodes. Christopher, seeking refuge, flees to Buckā€”whose priorities amount to, in varying order: take in the kid, get Eddie toĀ talkĀ to him, and keep the three of them afloat in the process. (Oh, and Tommyā€™s there too. He thinks.)
baby did a bad bad thing by Wildehack (tyleet) @wildehacked
This is just the worst idea, right, classic Buckley, a grade-A fuckup, a five-alarm fire, a pin pulled out of a grenade and tossed into Buckā€™s life, and heā€™s so stupid that heā€™s on his knees and moaning for it.
we can act a fool by detectivemeer @buick118
ā€œYouā€™re my best friend. Iā€™d do anything for you. For both of you.ā€ Buckā€™s eyes are stupid Hollywood blue and even in the dim light they glare electric. Intensified by Buckā€™s hushed, fevered sincerity. ā€œYou know that.ā€
you and tequila make me crazy by cranberrymoons @cranberrymoons (emotional infidelity)
His arm is still draped over Eddieā€™s shoulders, hand still holding the other side of his head, and he shifts so that his fingers push up into the hair at the back of his neck, thumb slotting up against his ear.
closer than my hands have been by cranberrymoons @cranberrymoons (emotional infidelity)
Eddie never feels easy.
Tommy feels easy, but Eddie ā€“ he doesnā€™t.
yes god don't speak by detectivemeer @buick118
ā€œYouā€™re staring.ā€
ā€œWhat.ā€ Eddie says. ā€œNo Iā€™m not.ā€Ā 
i didn't even know that i was cold by teaspoon @standback
The first time is mostly an accident.
in the sun or in the shade by detectivemeer @buick118
ā€œYeahā€”yeah, okay. I mean, most of the stuff is the same?ā€ Buck scruffs a hand through his hair, sliding back into his chair, long legs arrowing outward. ā€œLike, obviously ass-play, stuff like that, thatā€™s not new.ā€
We're Running With Our Eyes Closed by semperama @semperama
Buck shows up at exactly the wrong time to tell Eddie about what happened with Lucy.
nothing wrong with me loving you by cranberrymoons @cranberrymoons
Heā€™s not thinking about it. Heā€™s not. Heā€™s definitely not.
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rosyblooom Ā· 7 months ago
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not so perfect strangers | ln4 smau
PAIRING: lando norris x private fem!reader SUMMARY: after getting completely splashed by a passing car, y/n throws all 'stranger danger' warnings out the window and hitches a ride home.
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[ caption: OMFG THIS CAR JUST SPLASHED ME NOW I'M SOAKEDšŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ couldn't even see the driver ughh ]
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[ caption: it's been almost 1 hr and i still look like a wet ratšŸ™ƒ soo guess who's hitching a ride? (if i don't update within 2 hrs CALL THE POLICE PLS) ]
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[ caption: no need to worry anymore, your girl made it back homešŸ™‚ā€ā†•ļø ]
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yourusername "stranger danger" but not this one !! šŸ™‚ā€ā†•ļø
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yourfriend girl what- is this who I think it is???
yourusername šŸ¤­šŸ¤­
yourbestfriend UHM DINNER TOOO????
yourusername messaging u rn girlyšŸƒā€ā™€ļøšŸƒā€ā™€ļø
landonorris Again soon?šŸ‘€
yourusername again tmrw? landonorris Again tomorrow. yourbestfriend what. the. fuck.
yourfriend pretty girl <33
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[ caption 1: mixing friend groups >>> ] [ caption 2: another day, another slay šŸ™‚ā€ā†•ļø ]
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A couple days later...
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[ caption 1: lol ] [ caption 2: bye ]
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[ caption 1: this is awkward ahaha... how about we all just forget about my silly goofy little story FOREVER AGO pretty pleasešŸ˜ ]
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story replies:
yourbestfriend "he's dead to me"šŸ¤”šŸ¤”
yourusername pfft tomato tomato right ahaha šŸ˜
yourfriend folding after only 5 days is clown shit lmfao
yourfriend LMAOOO where did all that energy go??
yourusername new phone who disšŸ˜€
yourfriend Y/N STAND TF UP OMFG???
yourusername b-but pretty flowersšŸ„ŗ yourfriend a lost cause I see...
yourfriend I spy with my little eye a whole damn circus!
yourfriend so real tbh
yourusername i knew you'd get me babe šŸ™‚ā€ā†•ļø
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[ caption: STOP EATING ME UP IN THE REPLIES OMFG?? PLS FRIENDS I'M JUST A GIRLLL ]
A few months later...
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f1gossipofficial According to this picture sent to us by a fan in China, it seems Lando Norris has brought Y/N along with him for the upcoming Grand Prix.
The duo has been the subject of rumours and sightings together for a while now. Could this weekend finally mark the debut of a new wag?
They certainly appear close in the photo! šŸ‘€
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username just fell to my knees in walmartšŸ§Žā€ā™‚ļø
username aw that picture is so cuteee i already love them together <33
username i feel like she's stuck up tbh cause i've been requesting to follow her for almost a month now and nothing. like girl you're not that important pleasešŸ˜’
username uhmm...you're a weirdo username lmaooo how about you go live your life then if she isn't that important whatšŸ’€
username I saw them too!! I asked for a pic with lando and she was super sweet and took it for us :)
username aw that makes me happy to hear username she did the same for me in monaco šŸ«¶
username she gives bad vibes...
username y'all say that about everyone omg stfu
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[ caption 1: entering my lucky charm era hmm?šŸ‘€ ] [ caption 2: AHHH P2 OMFG!!!! SO PROUD OF U LAN ā¤ļø ā¤ļø (you're welcome also šŸ˜Œ) ]
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username rip lando's single era šŸ˜žšŸ’”
username crying and throwing up fr
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username day 593 of begging you to make your insta publicšŸ„¹ username with the way y'all treated Luisa I doubt that will happen username who tf is y'all?šŸ¤Ø
username P2 LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO
username ik everyone's been hating but I actually like that y/n's super private bc it shows she's with him for the right reasons :)
username right she seems genuine šŸ«¶
username so proud of you lando šŸ§”šŸ§”
username LAST PIC SHOULD BE MEEE
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goldsainz Ā· 7 months ago
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ā THATā€™S THAT ME, ESPRESSO āž
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MASTERLIST!
pairing . . . charles leclerc x reader
ā—¦āˆ˜ļ½”ļ¾Ÿ. request . . . ā€œhii !!! i love the new sabrina carpenter song (esspresso) and was wonderimg if you could do a smau with charles x reader based off it !!ā€
ā—¦āˆ˜ļ½”ļ¾Ÿ. summary . . . the internet canā€™t believe you two know each other, let alone fancy the other.
ā—¦āˆ˜ļ½”ļ¾Ÿ. note . . . back from my fic making slump!!! i hope yall like this because i actually had fun writing this sooooā€¦ happy reading everyone šŸ’™ (also pls donā€™t ask for pt2 because i donā€™t usually make them or enjoy doing so)
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yourusername you can keep thinking about me every night even more because espresso is out everywhere now!!!! ā˜•ļøšŸ¤Ž
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ynfan1 MOTHER IS MOTHERING
ynfan2 canā€™t wait for ynchella
ā¤· ynfan3 oh sheā€™s gonna eat everyone uppp
charlesfan1 what is charles doing herešŸ¤Ø
ynfan4 if y/n was my gf best believe iā€™d never stop thinking about her
charlesfan2 charles likingā€¦ i have a theory but i fear iā€™ll get bashed for it
charlesfan3 charles is so real for being a y/n fan
ā¤· ynfan5 whoā€™s charles???
ā¤· charlesfan3 f1 driver! and apparently likes y/n cause he liked this and doesnā€™t even follow heršŸ˜­
ynfan6 this song SLAPS
ynfan7 she just releases banger after banger after banger!!!
charlesfan4 bye why did charles like this
ynfan8 huge HUGE slay
charlesfan5 charles i get you sweetie
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charles_leclerc updated their instagram stories!
charlesfan21 responded to your story!
charlesfan21 BYEEEE THIS IS SO UNSERIOUS
charlesfan22 responded to your story!
charlesfan22 youā€™re not slick this song is obviously about you!!!!!!
ynfan21 responded to your story!
ynfan21 spreading the y/n agenda iktr šŸ˜Œ
charlesfan23 responded to your story!
charlesfan23 that performance had you SHOOK
ynfan22 responded to your story!
ynfan22 i just KNOW it was you she was smiling at
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ynupdates y/n at bleachersā€™ coachella set with f1 driver, charles leclerc!
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ynupdates guys i was so chill in the caption but i can assure you i am freaking out toošŸ˜­
ā¤· ynupdates WTF IS HAPPENING ACTUALLY
ynfan33 my brain cannot comprehend this
charlesfan31 nah this canā€™t be real
charlesfan32 oh im so sick
charlesfan33 he shot his shot and SCORED
ā¤· ynfan34 how did he bag my womannnšŸ˜©
ā¤· charlesfan34 thatā€™s HIS woman now iā€™m afraid
ynfan35 they could be so cute together
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yourusername coachella weekend one youā€™ll forever be in my heart šŸ©¶ thank you to everyone who made this possible and to everyone who came to see me, you made this experience even more incredible!!!! canā€™t wait for next weekenddd
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charles_leclerc Amazing perfomance šŸ˜Šā¤ļø
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ā¤· charlesfan41 boy if you donā€™t get off the floorā€¦
ā¤· ynfan41 oh you are down BAD too
ynfan42 she slayed so hard
ynfan43 shouldā€™ve headlined tbh
charlesfan42 charles you better spill your secrets
ā¤· charlesfan43 we need pierregasly to tell us the tea
ynfan44 nobody is doing it like her
ynfan45 babes what are you doing with that vroom vroom guy
charlesfan44 WE ARE IN SHAMBLES SOMEONE DO SOMETHING
ynfan46 did i just lose my wife
ā¤· charlesfan45 just lost my husband tooā€¦
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doromoni Ā· 6 months ago
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Off Track Pace | MV1 , ?
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Ships Max Verstappen x presenter! Reader , ? x presenter! Reader , Platonic! Charles Leclerc x presenter! Reader
Genre : Fluff , Angst
Sub tags : mutual pinning , She fell too early , He fell too late,
Summary : A new f1 presenter and journalist has entered the paddock and she brings chaos along the way. And as competition looms , will the current Champion be as fast outside the track?
Face claim: Sofia Wylie
A/N : Iā€™m so sorry luvs! Iā€™m working on updating Clash of Champions , i promise ~ itā€™s my uniā€™s finals exams so I gotta focus on that firstā€¦ so hereā€™s a peace offering.
Part 2.
Media day, usually on a Thursday ā€” a day that most Formula 1 drivers dread. A day where cameras followed their every move, interviews with journalists that twisted their every word and silly PR stunts forced on them by their teams. It used to be just all racing and winning podiums, but modern Formula 1 is all about media politics and sponsorships.
If you were to ask any driver on the grid if they were given the chance not to do PR, they would say yes to skipping it. But not everything about media day is horrendous.
Not when a new motorsports journalist joins the paddock that was an absolute sweetheart and delight to have around. A natural on the job ā€” she always made sure that every driver that she interviewed was comfortable and enjoying their time with her and the segment.
the.Y/N
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the.Y/N first day on the job? . iā€™m not nervous, you are! (She said literally shaking)
skysportsf1 Welcome to the team Y/N! ā¤ļø
the.Y/N thank you kind employers. šŸ¤
lissiemackintosh Babe!! Itā€™s finally official. Congratulations!
the.Y/N Thanks to you Babe!! I swear I wouldā€™ve been lost without you šŸ˜­
User1 who is she?
the.Y/N literally no one
User2 Ohhhh a new commentator? šŸ¤”
User3 maybe sheā€™s a journalist?
scuderriaferrari the kids had fun. They want their clay statues on display!
User2 Clay statues?? Hello?? Wut?
User3 Same question, Clay statues??
the.Y/N wait and see šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø , the interview would drop tomorrow? Maybe~
User4 Its her first day and she literally had an interview with Charles and Carlos in Ferrari???
the.Y/N well no , the first interview was with Lewis Hamilton ā€¦ so. šŸ¤­
User5 WHAT?? Ok , queen slay!
User4 damnn , imagine being new to your field and already interviewing the big guys.
mclaren Do us next please šŸ™‹ā€ā™‚ļø
redbullracing get in line!
the.Y/N gotta stop by Aston first , sorry besties.
User6 OK WHAT IS HAPPENING, ms. Y/N who are your connections šŸ˜­ i want in.
User7 why are all the teams here??
Y/N L/N was the F1 presenter and journalist who put drivers willingly out of their comfort zones and made them try something new. You genuinely loved what you do and you were passionate about it. You never showed partiality among the drivers, you treated everyone with the same attitude ā€” this earned the respect of all drivers on the grid.
You were quickly becoming a paddock favorite. The fans enjoyed the content you put out and the drivers looked forward to your interview when they saw your name on their schedule.
Interviewing with you usually meant cheat meals and unusual activities that you thought they would like.
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the.Y/N maybe bowling isnā€™t the best idea. @charles_leclerc you suck, ngl. New vid out on Monday at the sky sports channelšŸ¤
charles_leclerc i hate you ā¤ļø
the.Y/N no you donā€™t šŸ˜Œ
charles_leclerc no, i donā€™t
User1 I love their dynamic so much!! I need more of the Paddock siblings pleaseee
User2 I canā€™t wait for more of Y/N bullying Charles into weird things and Ferrari doing nothing about itšŸ¤£
landonorris but why is charles in a cowboy costume?
the.Y/N i dunno? He just showed up in that šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø
charles_leclerc You told me we were riding horses and you wanted me to wear smth cowboy!!
the.Y/N oh yeah! Lmao
landonorris should i feel bad?
the.Y/N Nope. Heā€™s happy either way. Arenā€™t you @charles_leclerc?
User2 NOT THE LMAO . Y/N thank you being you
User3 Y/N giving us Cowboy Charles , yes maā€™am
User3 JUST DATE ALREADY!
the.Y/N EW. No
charles_leclerc Ok , the ew was unnecessary. But same. No thanks :)) iā€™m not dating my sister .
User4 Charles call y/n his sister šŸ„ŗ
However, No matter how much you tried to keep things professional by being just a driver: journalist, something your boss commented during a quick meeting because fans kept shipping you with every driver. What you found weird is that most drivers you see as older brothers and some even uncles (donā€™t tell Nando). Plus most of them had girlfriends!
Nevertheless, your relationship with them seems to always end up with them hanging around your office at Sky, whenever they are free. Even the older drivers like Nando, Lewis and even Nico and Kevin use your office as an escape from the chaos of their motorhomes.
You didnā€™t mind hosting the older drivers in your room, as they were usually tame and kept to themselves as they read the books on your shelves in peace. They usually plop themselves down your couch and place the oversized plush you always bring on their lap. They always brought you snacks, so you looked forward to the times when their heads popped in your door and asked if they could come in.
But when the younger drivers visit your office? And if they came in groups ā€” which they usually do. Oh boy, it was either a clusterfuck of them stealing snacks from your secret stash or your office becoming a den for hot gossip in the paddock usually led by the one and only Charles Leclerc.
Case in point. You now have Charles, Carlos, Max and to your surprise Checo in your office. The older Spanish-speaking driver was a rare visitor, but a welcome one nonetheless.
But considering the topic in discussion, you understood the presence of the two Red Bull drivers.
You were in the middle of typing away on your laptop when suddenly they barged in with ice cream tubs and spoons at hand then found a spot to sit and made themselves comfortable.
ā€œIs Newey leaving Red Bull?ā€ Charles asked Max and Checo, as he scooped a bite from his ice cream.
ā€œWe have no clue! Christian is saying nothing to us. Nothingā€ Max exclaimed exasperated as Checo nodded in agreement.
ā€œSo Adrian Newey is moving to Ferrari?ā€ You questioned as you pointed your spoon at Charles
ā€œY/N, I love you like a sister and I know that youā€™re incredibly smart, but sometimes you are stupid. Weā€™re clueless in Ferrari, hence my question ā€
You threw your wooden spoon at the Monaco-born Ferrari driver. Which he easily avoided thanks to his fast reflexes. Freaking f1 reflexes!
ā€œ I wasn't the person who got named for being stupidā€” HEY! Max give that back!! You don't even like salted caramelā€ You were trying to rebut Charlesā€™ insult but were distracted when Max took your ice cream for himself.
Max just shrugged and placed his half-consumed chocolate brownie fudge ice cream in your hands ā€” his spoon still in it. You didnā€™t complain further as you took his spoon and took a bite yourself. Yum! Brownie fudge is your favorite.
ā€œDude, what is even going on inside Red Bull? What was Horner under investigation for?ā€ Carlos pressed on, trying to find answers. You were curious yourself
ā€œEveryone is being weird. Theyā€™re keeping things from us. ā€œ Checo added. You knew that they were truly left in the dark because if they knew they wouldā€™ve spilled instantly. NDAs be damned.
ā€œEvery interview, people keep asking if we know something! one more journalist and I swear Iā€™ll run them over with my car! I hate each one of themā€ Max grumbled to himself.
You coughed. You knew that you were an exception but you couldnā€™t help but mess around with your friends.
ā€œDonā€™t even, Y/N. You know you donā€™t count. ā€œ Max waved you off.
ā€œWow! Thank you for that babe. Way to make a girl feel specialā€ you said jokingly to the Dutch driver, as you winked dramatically. To which he only rolled his eyes ā€” making you and the rest of the drivers laugh.
Max was immune to your flirting, unfortunately. It sucked especially when you had a tiny ā€¦. Ok big ā€¦ HUGE crush on the 3 time world champion.
Max to you was like an Older brotherā€™s best friend ā€” Where you were the little sister crushing on him and you didnā€™t have a chance. You knew that like the other drivers, he just saw you as a little sister. But still you couldnā€™t help but fall the star driver of Red Bull.
Everything started when you brought your niece to the paddock because your sister had an emergency. You were scheduled to interview Checo in the RB motorhome and your niece was starting to feel fussy and you were slightly panicking on what to doā€” when Max suddenly came to your rescue and took your niece out to ice cream.
You admit you found Max attractive even beforeā€” like so damn attractive, but that was itā€” nothing more. But when you found Max carrying your niece in his arms as they played inside his garage, you knew that you were a goner to the charms of Max Verstappen.
You have been pinning for Max for a year now. You wished that you had the confidence and courage to just confess. But the fear of rejection freighted you, so you settled to just keep your friendship with the devastatingly handsome Red Bull champion.
As time went on, and nothing but friendship between you and Max developed ā€” Youā€™ve come to terms with the process of letting go of your feelings. Even when youā€™ve already met his mom and sister, hung out in his yacht and spent nights over his place when movie nights with Charles and his girlfriend went too late. You knew not to think anything of it.
And you were right to think nothing of it. Because not a week later, rumors had spread all over the paddock that Kelly Piquet had set her eyes on Max. You didnā€™t believe it at first, but when you saw with your own two eyes them engaged talking happily in his garage. The sparkle in Maxā€™s eyes had solidified your will to move on.
A few weeks had passed and Kellyā€™s presence was constant in the paddock. Everyone had speculated that she had become Maxā€™s girlfriend. But no one was sure, not even you ā€” Max had been silent about it.
You tried to be happy for them you did. But you canā€™t blame yourself for wishing that it was you instead. Even to this day, you are still trying to forget and bury your feelings for Max.
ā€œY/N? Y/N? Oi Y/Nā€ You suddenly were startled out of your thoughts. You forgot that you were still with the drivers in your office.
ā€œWhat? Sorry, I just remembered something. What did you say?ā€ You asked Charles as he was the one who called you.
ā€œI asked if you had an interview todayā€ Upon hearing the words of the Monegasque, your eyes grew wide as you remembered that you did have a job to do and you were indeed almost late.
ā€œSHIT! I DO Iā€™m late! ā€œ You suddenly sprang up from your seat and quickly gathered the things you needed ā€” while the 4 drivers looked at you with amusement.
ā€œWhoā€™s scheduled for you today, Y/N?ā€ Max had also sat up from his seat and gave you an opened bottle of water.
You received the bottle from Max. You didnā€™t have to thank the driver ā€” just one look from you and he knew.
The other drivers looked amongst themselves as they saw your exchange with Max. Everyone had a knowing look on their faces.
ā€œI'm going to Mclaren today! I have the whole day with Lando. ā€œ You said as you closed your once abandoned laptop and placed it in your bag ā€” the one Max gave you on your birthday.
ā€œWhat have you planned for Lando, Y/N?ā€ Checo asked curiously. He still remembered his interview where you both made bracelets and stuffed toys for his daughters ā€” his daughters loved it and went to sleep with it every single day.
ā€œOh! Iā€™m taking Lando to a rage room, then drive-thru for food.ā€ You explained happily to the older Mexican driver.
ā€œWhich part of that is the interview?ā€ Charles had interjected
ā€œWhile we eat the food in the parking lot, duh,ā€ You said as if they shouldā€™ve already known. Well, they should by now.
ā€œYou know Y/N, Lando likes you right? ā€ Carlos had suddenly dropped a bomb on you. You didnā€™t expect it at all.
ā€œWhat?ā€ Max had suddenly said ā€” catching all of you off guard. You didnā€™t understand, why Max had reacted so suddenly. But you pushed that aside for now as you continued to stuff everything you need in the bag
ā€œWhat do you mean, Lando likes me?ā€ You asked Carlos, with your eyebrows scrunched together.
ā€œHe likes you. Like you know? Take you out on dates and all thatā€ Carlos replied as he gauged your reaction.
ā€œOhhhh, thatā€™s cute! how did you even know about it, Carlosā€ you asked not taking any of it seriously.
ā€œCute?ā€ You heard Max muttered under his breath.
ā€œHe told me. I wonā€™t spoil anything else. Iā€™m not even supposed to say that he likes you, but oh well.ā€ Carlos shrugged as he finished off his ice cream.
ā€œWhat do you think about Lando?ā€ Charles suddenly asked you. The Ferrari driver leaned forward
ā€œWill you date him if he asks you ?ā€ Checo then joined the conversation.
ā€œ You should say yes, I mean you two are the same-ā€œ Charles had suddenly grown excited.
ā€œOk whoa, calm down dads. He hasnā€™t asked anything yet! ā€œ you exclaimed
ā€œBut will you say yes if he asked?ā€ Max then asked you, his eyes piercing your soul. After all of the other questions, Max was the one to Catch you off guard.
ā€œUh yes, I guess? I mean, why not? Lando is fun And he is single right ā€¦ ā€ You were panicking so you said yes, even when you knew that you werenā€™t ready for anything like that since you still held feelings for Max.
ā€œ YES! I thought that you-ā€œ Charles wasn't able to finish his sentence when you cut him off.
ā€œOK, bye guys! See you later. I need to go!ā€ And just like that you were gone, leaving the four drivers in your office ā€” not letting them question you further.
ā€œI swear, that kid is weird.ā€ Charles shakes his head from side to side at your actions.
ā€œLando likes Y/N?ā€ Max had asked again just to make sure that he had heard the Spaniard correctly.
ā€œ Lando is a good kid. Theyā€™ll make a good couple, no?ā€ Checo asked no one in particular, as Max was not moving from where you left him.
ā€œWait, waitā€¦ since when did Lando like Y/N?ā€ Max asked confused, looking green with jealousy. Fingers tingling as they clenched on itself
ā€œWell he was interested in Y/N since the beginning but he backed off since everyone thought that you two had a thingā€ Carlos explained as he stood up and went to raid your snack stash.
ā€œYeah, but now youā€™re with the daughter of Piquet. whatā€™s her name again? KELLY! yes, kelly. So Lando is taking his shotā€ Charles added
ā€œYou knew? Charles, you knew about Lando?ā€ Max was aghast at the knowledge that was just receiving now.
ā€œWell yeah? I was the one to encourage him to ask Y/N out. ā€ Charles shrugged nonchalantly. He knew about your feelings for the Red Bull driver, but he also saw how hurt you were when Max started seeing Kelly out of nowhere. Charles wanted to help his friends ā€” specially the ones that he grew to love like his own sibling in any way that he could. Plus it was time for Y/N to have fun, and Lando Norris is exactly that.
ā€œWhy didnā€™t anyone tell me?ā€ Max was conflicted. His emotions growing uncontrollably by the second.
ā€œ Mate, we havenā€™t seen you for how many weeks! You were always out with your new girlfriend. Even Y/N had no contact with you ā€œ Carlos explained to Max.
silence filled the room, when suddenly pings of notifications sounded all over the rooms.
And Charles couldnā€™t help but whistle.
ā€œWell he sure does move pastā€ he had added.
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As Max looked at his phone. Your Ig story flashed. His heart had started to hurt and the feeling of a pit in his stomach grew. it was as if someone punched him right in the gut.
And another notification ping had popped . And it only made Maxā€™s stomach churn even further.
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raven-at-the-writing-desk Ā· 3 months ago
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august 2024 episode of octavinelle + 4koma update
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You know the drill by now!
Spoilers for the 4koma and the Episode of Octavinelle chapter 12 below the cut. As a reminder, the Episode of Savanaclaw wonā€™t be updating again until winter.
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šŸ«µ THERE THEY AREā€¦
THE SMOOTH CRIMINALSā€¦
The poses in this opening page are so good; Leona sat all lax like a boss who knows whoā€™s large and in charge, Ruggie leaning against the chair and swinging the keys to the vault around on one fingerā€¦ The posing perfectly captures their personalities and roles in relationship to one another.
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Once again, Azul makes many fantastically desperate and despair-filled expressions this installment šŸ˜­
Falling to his knees???? Laying flat on the floor??? Man is UNMATCHED when it comes to theatrics.
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I like this shot of Azul and Leonaā€™s gazes lining up; it really helps give you the sense of two rivals sizing each other up.
(Side note: you can also tell how much painstaking detail the artists went through to include their eye makeup in these close-ups. Hats off to them for the extra effort, it looks great!)
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ā€¦ WHY DiD THEY hAvFTA mAkE HIM So smUGHERE šŸ’€
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damn i wish i was that stack of contracts
ā€¦ I mean what
sorry
Sorry
SORRY
I got distracted there, what were we talking about again????
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AYO they always make Leona casting Kingā€™s Roar look so darn cool in the manga šŸ˜­
My favorite panel in this sequence has to be the one with the text bubbles. He looks so nonchalant and a little stern as he speaks the chantā€¦ The shadows on his face add a lot to the atmosphere of it!
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This chapter is the part where Leona gets to sanding Azulā€™s hard work away! Look at how beautifully drawn Azulā€™s reaction is āœØ
The particle-y effect of the contracts melting into sand is nice šŸ˜Œ It feeds Azulā€™s tearsā€¦ Tasty mealā€¦
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MOU YADA IN MANGA FORM IS PEAK
lmao Azul for real threw a tantrum, flailing his limbs and everything šŸ¤” Love that even Leona and Ruggie have NO idea how they should respond to this.
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Oh no, here comes the OBā€¦
The anguish Azulā€™s experiencing is really coming through. Heā€™s sweating so much and his entire face is so. Erā€¦ for lack of a better term, twisted.
I think seeing the blot leaking out from each of them helps to illustrate that theyā€™re truly being overwhelmed and consumed by their own inner darkness. Itā€™s sad to see šŸ˜”
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We cut back to Yuuta and co. squaring off against the twins!
I wanted to point out and comment on these parts with Jack. Heā€™s not a character that I usually pay much attention to, but I gotta commend him for fighting back so hard and trying to shield the picture even when heā€™s clearly got no chance of winning. Jack bearing his fangs at Floyd with pupils contractedā€¦ šŸ«¶ Very good and loyal pupper! I get the Jack appeal now, lol
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I LOVE THIS
It reminds me of the similar Azul-Leona framing earlier in the chapter, though with a different context. I like that this shows how the twins are in sync and coming to the same terrible conclusion.
Not long after, they rush to Azulā€™s sideā€”which makes me think that these two worry for his wellbeing šŸ˜­ THEY DONmT SAY IT OUT LOUD BUT THEY CARE
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Oh yeah, here it comesā€¦ OB Azul has arrived!! šŸ‘€
I MEAN YEAH itā€™s not good for his health, but Iā€™m so hyped for the battle and flashbacks to his childhood! Baby!Azul shall NOT escape our sightā€¦
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The 4koma this month centers on Jack, Vargas, and others (Jade, Kalim, Deuce) talking about using transformation magic for racing.
dhejeveiwhwuow I would say more, but I actually didnā€™t find this 4koma that remarkable. Itā€™s a generally the boys chatting about animals and their different activities they excel at.
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Sometimes you just need your brother || Pt.2
Summary: After finding comfort in her brotherā€™s place, it just seems too good to be true when her father knocks the doorā€¦.
Makayla Verstappen (OC) x f1 grid
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Makayla had fallen asleep with her head rested on Maxā€™s chest. Max didnā€™t notice until he looked down and seen his little sister asleep.
The 3 other drivers were still at his apartment, Kelly and Penelope were due to come back any moment and thatā€™s when Daniel, Charles and Lando would leave.
ā€œI canā€™t believe he actually kicked her out.ā€ Max said as the 3 of them looked up at him. ā€œItā€™s awful, I really donā€™t understand himā€ Daniel said.
ā€œSheā€™s only 16 like,ā€ Lando added. ā€œDoes he know sheā€™s here?ā€ Charles asked. ā€œProbably, she can only go either me or Vicā€ Max told him.ā€œYou think heā€™s going to try and take her back?ā€ Lando asked.
ā€œIā€™m not letting him, I know how heā€™s been treating her and Iā€™m not letting her go through that anymoreā€ Max added as the door opened.
ā€œMaxie!ā€ Penelope exclaimed as she made her way towards him but stopped when she noticed Makayla there. ā€œWhatā€™s KayKay doing here?ā€ Penelope asked.
ā€œIā€™ll tell you everything later okay? Just keep the noise down as sheā€™s asleepā€ Max said as she nodded before running back to Kelly.
ā€œWe better be going, message any of us Max to update us. Remember we are here to help, Mack is like a sister to us as wellā€ Daniel said.
Max moved his sisterā€˜s head in his chest and onto a pillow before he walked to the door with his 3 fellow drivers. ā€œThanks guys, means a lotā€ Max said before bidding goodbye to them.
ā€œIs she okay?ā€ Kelly asked referring to Makayla. ā€œDad kicked her out, she used all her savings to get a flight over hereā€ Max said. ā€œHe kicked her out? Who would that?!ā€ Kelly replied.
ā€œHim apparently, you okay with her staying with us for awhile? I know P loves her anywaysā€ Max asked. ā€œYou donā€™t need to ask, sheā€™s your sister and I know P loves her tooā€ Kelly said with a smile.
ā€œThank youā€ Max added.
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Makayla had woken up to see that she had fallen asleep on the sofa. ā€œHey sleepyheadā€ Max joked seeing his sister finally awake. ā€œShut up, I was triedā€ Makayla mumbled.
ā€œIs KayKay awake?!ā€ Penelope shouted and when she seen the girl awake she ran and jumped on the sofa with her. ā€œHey P!ā€ Makayla said as she tickled the young girl.
ā€œKayKay! Stop!!ā€ Penelope giggled as she tried to get out of her grip. Kelly sat down by Max, the two had smiles on their faces seeing the two girls together.
ā€œHey Kel, sorry didnā€™t see you thereā€ Makayla said. ā€œItā€™s alright, happy to see you smiling Mackā€ Kelly replied with a smile. ā€œMummy! Can Kay take me to the beach?ā€ Penelope asked.
Makayla gave her older brother a certain look, that he knew he couldnā€™t say no to. ā€œI hate when you do that look, just be careful you two okay? Be back before itā€™s gets darkā€ Max told them as Penelope cheered and ran to get her coat.
ā€œYou sure youā€™re okay with this?ā€ Makayla asked, mainly directing the question to Kelly. ā€œMack, you I trust you with P. How many times have you watched her before this?ā€ Kelly said.
ā€œJust making double sure. Thank you, we wonā€™t be long!ā€ Makayla said as she got ready for the couple watched the two girls leave the apartment.
ā€œI hate how heā€™s made her think she isnā€™t allowed to do or go anywhere..ā€ Max mumbled. ā€œSheā€™ll be alright, Mack is a strong girl. We just need to make sure he stays away from her and not try and take her backā€ Kelly said.
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user16 Aww so cute!
user19 I adore their relationship!!šŸ„°
user93 So cuteeeee
kellypiquet She loves you so muchšŸ’—
makaylaverstappen I love her morešŸ’—
user72 Awhhh!
user99 P loves Mack so muchšŸ„¹
user13 šŸ’—šŸ’—šŸ’—
user4 Adore them so much!!šŸ„¹šŸ’—
maxverstappen1 She likes u more than me!
makaylaverstappen well obviouslyšŸ˜Œ
maxverstappen1 šŸ™„
user63 lol MaxšŸ¤£
user02 Max and Makayla >>
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Makayla and Penelope made their way back to the apartment, the young girl ran to her mother while Makayla followed behind her after taking her shoes and coat off.
ā€œI want KayKay to take me to bed!ā€ She heard Penelope said as she entered the room. ā€œIā€™ll do it Kel, cā€™mon P! Letā€™s finish that book off we were reading!ā€ Makayla said as Penelope jumped in her arms as she carried her to her room.
Max and Kelly smiled at the pair before quietly following them and stood by the door watching the both girls. Makayla finished reading before kissing Penelopeā€™s forehead and leaving to door to be greeted by the couple.
ā€œWatching us were you?ā€ Makayla joked as the three made their way back to the living room. ā€œYou are so good with her, she adores youā€ Kelly said. ā€œI love herā€ Makayla replied with a smile.
The three of them started to watch a bit of TV, Makayla was on her phone a few times before it was starting to get late and they was about to make their way to bed, but there was a knock on the door..
ā€œMakayla! I know youā€™re in there, you better come here before I phone the police!ā€ They heard Jos shout.
The girl looked at her older brother with fear on her face, how was she going to get out of this? Kelly came over and pulled her into a hug, before Max started to make his way towards the door.
ā€œMakayla, get here now!ā€ Jos shouted.
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rachi-roo Ā· 7 days ago
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!!!ATTENTION TICKLE ARTISTS!!!
I want to get the sfw tickle community back to life!!! So, me and @rand0m-s1nner have come up with a game for us to play! An event I'm calling-
"Pass-the-Lee!"
This is just going to be a fun, silly, fluffy little game to get people talking and interacting more! More info + poll below! šŸ’• If you are interested, make sure to give me a follow so you don't miss any updates or the admission poll!!!
UPDATE: The lee selection process is now under way! Pop on over here to vote for one of the suggested characters that we will all be getting!!!
How it works:
A list of everyone participating will be posted, this will be the order of who gets the lee next!
Whoever is at the top of the list will start, drawing the first installment of our lee getting got!
When they're finished, they post their image and send a second to the next person.
This second image can show you dropping the lee to the next ler in the list, the aftermath if you will. I'll show examples below ^^
The next person on the list, who is sent the aftermath image, then answers with their instalment of the tickling! This continues until we reach the bottom of the list, and our poor little lee is all tuckered out. šŸ˜ŒšŸ¤Œ
Think of it like a boop booth, but we pass around the lee instead of one person doing the whole thing!
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Rules for the content of the drawing!
SFW ONLY! No nudity, no extreme bondage (Basic wrist pinning, tying only)
For the first game, there will be no extreme tickling! Keep it light, keep it fluffy!!!
You do not have to tickle the lee at all! If you want to give them a break, you can. If you want them to jave a snack, go ahead.
Make sure you incorporate the aftermath you are sent into your instalment! I.e if you are sent an ask and the lee is for example, holding a pillow, try and draw them with that item around. If the ask shows the lee with a specific item of clothing missing, make sure to draw them as is. You can always cloth them again when it's your turn to send the ask!
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I think that covers how things will work. There won't be a super strict time limit, I want this to be chill and fun! However! If you do choose to join in, please be considerate of the next person in the list! Don't leave em hanging!!! šŸ’• Anyone can join! All levels of art progress welcome!!
Please reblog, even if you don't want to join in, others might! šŸ˜ŠšŸ’• Take care friendos!!!!
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yue-chan077 Ā· 11 days ago
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(#HonkaiStarRail )
Kid forms are now canonā€¼ļøšŸ¦ššŸ¤ āœØ
[except caelus cause he's baby to start with šŸƒšŸƒšŸƒāœØ]
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So heya ! I absolutely cannot get over the fact that after Kakavasha ? we now have a baby Boothill šŸ˜¤āœØ (scream with me nation šŸ—£ļøšŸ—£ļøšŸ—£ļø)
he's one cool boy and meanwhile aven is such a sweetie pie when he was a kid šŸ˜­šŸ„ŗāœØ
ofc we wouldn't leave little caelus behind šŸƒāœØ is he baby or is he chibi? šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”
and my one day HSR crew as baby is now complete what more can I ask EHE šŸ˜ŒāœØāœØ(PS: I'm not pertaining any ship , this is just purely because I use Caelus in the gameāœØ)
to those who haven't read the comic yet do check them out! ~ follow these for the future updates! šŸƒšŸƒšŸƒ
[ #OneDayonHSRwithYue #OneDayonHSR ]
I had fun drawing this šŸƒāœØšŸ’™ I'm very happy to be able to share this with you all ! āœØ
that's all for now-- I'm glad I had this stocked up I gotta go sleep now for real quick šŸ¤øāœØ
(PLEASE DO NOT REPOST USE PRINT TRACE MY ARTWORK || AI IS PROHIBITED | DO NOT REMOVE MY SIGNATURE WHEN REPOSTING)
#YueArt
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fallstaticexit Ā· 10 months ago
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Part One - Fall šŸ¹ Chapter One Adie - Previous // Next Author's Note Below the Cut
Hello Readers :) I hope you all don't mind the longer posts! Each update will likely contain anywhere from 15-25 scenes. One of the things I didn't care for with Fallen Angel is breaking up the scenes and then having anywhere from 4-6 posts for one part but now it'll be more like 2-3 posts instead. This way we get a better visual flow, IMO. Please feel free to send me feedback via inbox or right in the comments! šŸ˜ŒāœØ
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ellesthots Ā· 1 month ago
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Fateful Beginnings
XXXIV. ā€œthe affliction of pityā€
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parts: previous / next
plot: Bruce is forced to look in the mirror after the next morningā€™s antics with you.
pairing: battinson!bruce wayne x fem!reader
cw: 18+, bickering, hurt/comfort, splash of angst
words: 7k
a/n: more Alfred in this chapter !! letā€™s goooo !! more of a few things šŸ˜Œ pretty significant chapter, might I say šŸ’¬ setting some seedsā€¦
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As you rolled over in bed the next morning, everything felt normal. Until you remembered you were in his clothes, in his house, and youā€™d hugged.
And the gun to your head. That too.
You checked your phone, at a measly eight percent. There were two missed calls from Dr. Crane. You sat up in a rush and called him back, worried something might have changed. He picked up on the last ring this time, a shift that caused a wash of anxiety to run through you.
ā€œMs. Y/N.ā€
ā€œIā€™m sorry I missed your call.ā€
ā€œAs am I. How was Mr. Wayne last night?ā€
Shit. In the bustle of the evening, youā€™d forgotten. You lowered your voice. ā€œFine. We were able to touch base, and everything seems to be going well.ā€ You stammered along. ā€œI didnā€™t see any of the side effects you mentioned, either.ā€
ā€œWhen will you see him again?ā€ His tone was terse. Evidently he didnā€™t like when you didnā€™t answer.
ā€œToday, actually.ā€ You hoped he wouldnā€™t ask why. He didnā€™t.
ā€œI donā€™t need to remind you of the stakes. I anticipate another update tonight or tomorrow.ā€ The line clicked off. You wished you hadnā€™t taken the call first-thing, and struggled to shake it off as you walked down to get more Tylenol. You wondered if this much acetaminophen was good for you, but figured this much pain wasnā€™t, either.
Thankfully you didnā€™t have to dig for the Tylenol, or a glass, because they both sat at the counter beside the fridge. Your head hurt less, but your leg was positively throbbing. Bruce wasnā€™t in the kitchen, which you were grateful for. Last nightā€™s memory was rapidly sinking into you with an anchor weight, particularly how youā€™d offset your conversation until some time this morning. You didnā€™t feel nearly as uninhibited now, and didnā€™t know if youā€™d be able to bring anything up.
You grabbed a protein shake and walked up the first stairwell. You held in a gasp when Alfred appeared, dressed immaculately as ever, as if he got a lovely full nightā€™s rest. Part of you suspected he heard your shrieking cries, but he didnā€™t give it away if he did. ā€œMorning, Miss. Would you like breakfast?ā€
You held the shake up. ā€œI can just have this, thanks.ā€
ā€œItā€™s no issue. Iā€™ll be making some for myself and the boy. Come down in ten minutes.ā€ He waved dismissively at your ā€˜mealā€™ and headed downstairs. You wondered what the hell he could make with only a few veggies, chicken, and ice cream. Maybe he had a secret butler lair with anything Rapunzel could ever want.
You turned to walk up the second set of stairs when a sleepy voice halted you. ā€œHowā€™d you sleep?ā€
You didnā€™t look at him, forcing your eyes to remain forward. Anxious butterflies swarmed in your stomach at the memory of him, on the brink of passing out, holding you while you sobbed. Your throat tightened, shy. ā€œFine.ā€
ā€œWant to talk while Alfred cooks?ā€
You didnā€™t, but that gave you a time constraint. Alfred would save you from whatever awkward, embarrassing territory you and him might venture into. You still didnā€™t face him. ā€œOkay.ā€
ā€œWhere do you want to go?ā€
ā€œWhere is there?ā€
ā€œThe study, your room, mine. Anywhere.ā€
Your cheeks reddened at how genuine he still seemed. Youā€™d fully expected him to act like last night never happened. You didnā€™t want to go in either of the bedrooms, and you eyed the old manā€™s study just up the stairs. You gestured to it, and heard him follow close behind.
The room was exactly as you remembered it; a thick wood table with a seat behind and in front. There was a decent-sized rug by a fireplace with some newspapers scattered around it. You cringed thinking about sitting across from him so officially, so you went to sit on the floor. He followed your lead, sitting a few feet away, closest to the papers. You fiddled with the unopened drink in your hand, moving its weight from palm to palm.
ā€œHowā€™s your pain?ā€
You sighed, an embarrassed grin exploiting your cheeks. ā€œAn attentive host.ā€
He waited, and you glanced up at him for the first time since youā€™d hugged. He had the same pants, and a different shirt. You inhaled so quickly you almost coughed. ā€œIā€™m sorry about last night,ā€
ā€œDonā€™t be.ā€
ā€œIā€™m serious. It was weird and awkward of me,ā€
ā€œI donā€™t think so.ā€
ā€œYou donā€™t have to do this.ā€ You shook your head loosely, biting your lip. His eyes focused there a moment before flitting down.
ā€œI want to help.ā€
You squeezed your eyes shut, tears beginning to well. You were frustrated and self-conscious of how much strain youā€™d put on him. ā€œYouā€™ve been nothing but helpful.ā€
Bruce was quiet, watching you try to force back tears and channel your energy into one of his protein shakes. He didnā€™t know how helpful heā€™d be perceived when, after breakfast, heā€™d have to have another talk with you, essentially demanding that youā€™re never seen in the city again. He pondered how manipulative it was not to disclose that prior to asking you to open up, which clammed him from speaking.
The room felt staticky, like if you reached into the air, the tip of your fingers might spark. You figured he was being quiet so you had space to speak. The skeptical part of you wanted to tie your lips closed, ranting about how he didnā€™t want to give this to you, he felt he had to. The sensitive side yearned for someone to hear your pain, and he was being persistent about it. It was blood-curdlingly difficult, but you took the first stepā€”chucking the words out of you while forcing your anxieties to the back.
ā€œIā€™m just lonely.ā€ You stared down at your hands, setting down the drink so you could wring them. ā€œI thought coming here for school would give me community.ā€ Your voice was shaky but you tried not to think about it, throwing the words out as quickly as they formed. ā€œIt made it all worse. I had this fantasy that the size of the city would energize me, but itā€™s just spitting me out.ā€ Tears sprung to your eyes, forcing you to pause, rubbing your eyes hard. ā€œSorry.ā€
He could feel the desolation oozing off of you. Every time you apologized made him more indignant. ā€œIā€™m not judging.ā€ You glanced at him as you removed your hands from accosting your delicate corneas, and he nodded for you to continue.
The combination of his attentive presence and kind reassurance made the tears pass the floodgates. The words were coming quicker now, less inhibited. ā€œBeing home isnā€™t fun either, my momā€™s cancer is just, they donā€™t want to talk about it.ā€ Frustration bled. ā€œTheyā€™re acting like everything is fine, like nothing is different. I donā€™t like being around them and I hate being away.ā€ Your throat was constricting as you held back full-bodied sobs.
Anger was beginning to creep in, your face contorting into a glare. You still werenā€™t looking at him, looking off to the side, unfocused. ā€œI had this friend group back home but they donā€™t give a shit about me. I donā€™t know if they ever did. I have Mar here, but she just parties all the time, and she didnā€™t even, she didnā€™t even ask how I was before she left yesterday.ā€ You could hardly believe it hadnā€™t been twenty four hours yet. You could hardly believe how whiny you were acting.
The devastation and anger was riling you up, making the words spill out before you even comprehended them. ā€œAnd I fucking hate that Iā€™m even saying all of this right now. The gun, the fucking, the interview, you breaking down in that fucking alley wouldnā€™t have even happened if I werenā€™t meddling!ā€ You were beginning to pant.
ā€œHey,ā€
You didnā€™t hear him, and started shaking, breathing so fast you could hyperventilate. Your thighs were starting to become a receptacle for your tears. ā€œI thought he was gonna kill me, Iā€™ve never seen a gun that close; I yelled at you and, kicked you out and, and, youā€™re tied up and,ā€
His hand on your knee made you shriek, slapping your palms to your cheeks as you folded over, wailing. ā€œEveryoneā€™s gonna die, everyone around me,ā€ you gasped between every word, which rapidly devolved into trying to catch your breath in painful puffs.
He was melting like butter. ā€œItā€™s okay.ā€
ā€œIā€™m sorry, Iā€™m sorry, Iā€™m sorry,ā€
ā€œLook at me.ā€
You wanted to say no, but you didnā€™t want to further inconvenience him. Meeting his concentrated gaze filled you with cavernous shame, your eyes stuttering down to his chin in subtle avoidance.
ā€œStop apologizing.ā€
Another lump jumped to your throat.
ā€œCan I hug you?ā€
You nodded, relief pooling in your stomach at his request. You wanted another hug from him even if you werenā€™t losing your mind. ā€œPlease.ā€
This was foreign to him, but it was the only thing he could think to do. He wrapped his arms around you again, and it felt just as desperate, just as necessary, even for him. You didnā€™t cry as much as when he hugged you the night before, seemingly getting a lot of it out beforehand, and he struggled not to stiffen when your breathing began to even out, and your sniffles waned. Quickly. Very quickly. Your shaking slowed until the only movement was your breathing. That ā€˜pleaseā€™ stuck to him like velcro.
It was extremely disorienting. Heā€™d experienced people clinging to him in the suit, looking at the cowl with a frantic desire to be soothed, but never just as him. Not once. He didnā€™t know he could calm someone like this as Bruce.
You pulled out of the hug and sniffed, getting up to leave. You almost apologized. ā€œI need to blow my nose.ā€
Alone in the study, he was worried heā€™d panic. The way youā€™d said it, it seemed not like youā€™d wanted a hug, but that youā€™d wanted a hug from him. ā€˜Pleaseā€™ like youā€™d wanted one already but wouldnā€™t ask. ā€˜Pleaseā€™ with your eyebrows knitting with neediness, ā€˜pleaseā€™ cutting through the tears and shame even when his words didnā€™t make a dent.
He sat in a haze of dismay as disappointment crowded him at your departure. This wasnā€™t good.
He stood up to leave, mentally rehearsing a ā€˜need to shower before breakfastā€™ shout as he walked past the hallway bath, but youā€™d already come back.
Both of you wanted to hug again, but neither said so.
ā€œSetting the table.ā€ Alfredā€™s voice floated from downstairs. It almost sounded like he was whistling.
Bruce walked past, but you caught his elbow. ā€œThanks.ā€
Your lashes were still clumped together from crying. Your eyes were puffy and red. His hand twitched to wipe the tears still lingering on your cheekbone, but he cringed instead. ā€œDonā€™t thank me.ā€ He hurried down the stairs and hastily shut the door to his room.
Doing your best to ignore the tinge of frustration coating his tone, you met Alfred in the kitchen. The scent of a fresh omelet wafted from the stove out to the foyer. He had three table settings in the same fashion as last time, and you sat at your place with your hands tucked in your lap. Alfred was whistling, a jazzy sort of tune, as he scooped up the first one and walked toward you. ā€œSame ingredients as your last visit. No peaches.ā€
Visit. What a kind way to dress it up. You thanked him as you took the plate, suddenly struck by a hazy memory of Bruce tilting your chin up to drink Benadryl. You swore you could feel his finger there now. You swallowed.
You werenā€™t in love with eggs by any means, but Alfred made them look salivating. It was plated to perfection, intimidating you nearly into not wanting to eat it. When he walked over with a pitcher of orange juice, you wondered where theyā€™d come fromā€”until you noticed an empty bag of orange netting sitting across the kitchen in the pantry. A few rinds were discarded near the stove, and you hurried to pour some for yourself. Bruce was woken up every morning with fresh squeezed juice? Or at least had the option?
The coolness of the juice was everything you needed, a balm to your hot throat. A satisfied chuckle came from the stove as you reached to pour a second glass. ā€œSumo citrus. Out of season, but still quite stunning.ā€
ā€œIā€™ll drink you out of house and home.ā€
Alfred finished dishing up, and pulled out his chair before frowning. You followed his eyes to Bruceā€™s empty seat. After the short pause, he wiped his hands. ā€œAh, well. Weā€™ll get started without him.ā€ His cheery demeanor was infiltrated by a short grimace, undoubtedly perturbed by Bruceā€™s absence. ā€œIf you fancy any salt, pepper, let me know.ā€
Heā€™d seasoned it spectacularly, and you told him so after your first few bites. Your stomach felt like an empty pit, realizing you hadnā€™t eaten more than the odd granola bar in days. You finished quickly, leaving little space for conversation, and he gestured to the stove. ā€œWould you like more? I made an extra.ā€
You nodded, and he took your plate with a wink. ā€œFinally I have someone who enjoys my cooking.ā€
ā€œItā€™s stellar, really.ā€ You eyed the orange juice, now with only a third of the pitcher remaining. You ate the second omelet, surprisingly just as warm as the first. Alfred had just finished his, taking a sip of his juice.
ā€œThank you. I needed that.ā€ Your eyes trailed across the table to the glaringly empty seat, feeling dejected. He probably hadnā€™t come because youā€™d been too much, gone too far. Not only had you pushed the boundaries, youā€™d obliterated them. Why had you agreed to hug him again? Why had you let yourself lose control in front of him, again?
Youā€™d forgotten how perceptive his butler was, too. He set his utensils in the middle of the plate, untucking his napkin from his lap. ā€œI apologize for his behavior, Miss. Itā€™s truly abhorrent.ā€
You shook your head so fast you saw stars. ā€œNo, itā€™s fine. Heā€™s had a long day, and night,ā€
ā€œSo have you.ā€ He gathered both of your plates and disposed of them in the sink. He rested his hip against the counter, tucking one hand into his pant pocket, the other grabbing the cane resting nearby. He sighed. ā€œFeel free to have the rest of the juice, a shame for it to go to waste.ā€
He looked tired. Not as tired as the last time you came, but nonetheless. You obliged, already feeling the pressure on your bladder. You mustā€™ve had half a gallon of this stuff.
Alfredā€™s head cocked toward the foyer. Bruce appeared not a moment later, his expression distant and cold. He slid into his seat and dug in without comment, not looking at either of you.
You set your glass down, your stomach flipping. You had half a mind he had simply taken too long in the shower, and tried his best to hurry, but no. In the same outfit, same dry hair, like heā€™d just been ignoring you.
Out of the corner of your eye you noticed Alfred glance up to the ceiling before tossing a dish rag over his shoulder, getting to work at the sink. You stood to join him, but he waved you off. ā€œAppreciate it, Miss; you need to recuperate. Iā€™ll manage.ā€
You stood there between the table and the sink, the already dim energy in the room withering further with every second Bruce remained unspeaking. You blinked a few times, unnerved and upset, walking quickly out of the room. You ducked around the corner, hoping they thought you gone. A few moments later, Alfred spoke.
ā€œBruce.ā€
ā€œDonā€™t want to hear it.ā€ They were both speaking hushedly, though Bruce was admittedly not trying as hard to muddle his volume.
Alfredā€™s tone was the coldest youā€™d ever heard it. ā€œIā€™ve never been more embarrassed.ā€
Bruce didnā€™t respond, only scraped the fork against the plate as he likely hurried his meal.
ā€œSheā€™s been in a terrible situation,ā€
ā€œI said I donā€™t want to hear it.ā€ His tone was back to that very first night; back to the hallway at City Hall when youā€™d blackmailed him. That same haughty, defensive, biting timbre.
ā€œIā€™m telling you regardless.ā€ The sink stopped. ā€œI fear youā€™ve become too desensitized for your own good.ā€
More scraping.
Alfred sighed, his tone gentling. ā€œI know the last week has been difficult,ā€
Bruce pushed his seat out. ā€œGoing to talk to her.ā€
You tiptoed further into the corner, cloaking yourself in shadow.
ā€œWhat about?ā€
ā€œGetting her to leave.ā€
Youā€™d never before heard Alfred scoff, but now you had. It was freakily uncharacteristic. ā€œYouā€™re better than that, Bruce. Do not.ā€
ā€œOr what?ā€ Bruceā€™s tone was mocking, the chair making a final thud into the table. You bit your cheek to abate the rising anxiety. Of course he wanted you gone. Of course you were nothing more than a nuisance. Rage nipped at your skin thinking about how heā€™d led you on, thinking that he might have cared.
Before Alfred could reply, Bruce emerged into the foyer, and immediately caught on to your presence. You glared at him, feeling tears smart your lashline again. His face fell with his shoulders and you huffed past him. ā€œY/N,ā€
ā€œIā€™m grabbing my phone and youā€™re taking me home.ā€ You were already halfway up the stairs, but he was catching up.
ā€œStop,ā€
You pressed on, breaking into a run up the second set.
He grabbed your wrist and you yanked it back, barely catching your balance. You whipped around, chest heaving, eyes wild. ā€œSorry for overstaying my welcome.ā€
You spun around and ran to your room, trying to slam the door but his foot stopped it. Tears streamed down your cheeks in silent fury. You grabbed your dress, shoes, and phone. ā€œI wonā€™t bother you at City Hall, donā€™t worry.ā€
ā€œItā€™s for your safety.ā€ His stepping into the room crowded it. He sounded exasperated. ā€œYou need to leave Gotham. Immediately.ā€
ā€œYou donā€™t get to boss me around.ā€
He scoffed. ā€œLess than a week and youā€™ve already been threatened.ā€
ā€œAnd heā€™s in jail whether I leave or not.ā€ No longer giving a shit, you shimmied off the sweats and yanked off his shirt, leaving you in your bra and underwear. He averted his eyes and stared at the wall, audibly scowling. You threw them at him and they hit his shoulder. You wrangled your dress back on, still damp and awfully smelly. You sat on the edge of the bed, pulling on your loafers.
ā€œIt could happen again. Youā€™re a target now.ā€
ā€œIā€™m not leaving.ā€
He side-eyed you, checking if you were clothed. He loathed that he knew the color of your underwear now. ā€œAnd Iā€™m not cleaning you off the sidewalk.ā€
ā€œBruce Wayne would never have to do such custodial work.ā€ Your tone was dripping in sarcasm and mockery, forcing him to grit his teeth. You were riling him up, you both knew it. You were riling each other, teetering on the precipice of words better left unsaid.
He stepped fully into the room, shutting the door behind him. You glared at it. ā€œYou were going to leave last week.ā€
You finished fighting with the heel of your shoe, finally able to rush past him. He stepped in front of the door and your heart lurched into your mouth, eyes flashing. ā€œYou are not blocking me.ā€
He hesitated before stepping aside. When you put your hand on the doorknob he did too. ā€œIf this is because of last Thursday,ā€
ā€œYou donā€™t want it, I get it.ā€ You jerked the door open, the phone falling out of your hand. You both stooped to reach it at the same time, your hands colliding once more. His hand tightened atop yours, forcing you to look at him. You ripped the phone away and swung the door open, leaving into the hall. He followed you out, draining the last bit of resolve you had.
ā€œIs it a sin to make sure youā€™re alright?ā€ You bit back the last half of what you wanted to say: ā€˜I already see how Alfredā€™s being punished for itā€™.
Bruce glared at you. ā€œI donā€™t need babysitting.ā€
ā€œItā€™s not just you.ā€
ā€œNone of it should be.ā€
ā€œI wanna see where this election goes.ā€
ā€œDonā€™t lie to me.ā€
You bristled, hard. ā€œI do. I want to report on it.ā€
He rolled his eyes. ā€œYou expect me to believe that? In a city you hate?ā€
ā€œI hate the culture. Which I could influence.ā€ You made the mistake of wincing down toward your thigh, and he stepped closer.
ā€œI want to help you.ā€
You glowered at him, unappreciative of his indecisiveness. Did he want to help you, or hide away in his room to try and forget you existed? ā€œWouldā€™ve been helpful to show up to breakfast.ā€
Bruce groaned. You had a physical reaction to the sound.
You hated it more than most things, more than you hated humid hundred degree days and men catcallingā€”but even when he was angry, and distant, and weird, you wanted to stay in his orbit. You needed to, or Dr. Crane would have your headā€¦ and maybe his. ā€œIā€™m the only one outside of this place who knows. I can be a tool.ā€
ā€œI have enough tools.ā€ He hated the piece of him that wanted to give in. He hated how his voice lost its edge the closer you got to the stairs.
You were also excruciatingly aware of how close you were to the exit, and how much you didnā€™t want to take it. Squeezing your eyes shut and imagining the Bruce that cried into your palm was the only way to cool your temper. His hugs lingered not too far behindā€¦ if they were even real. The only thing that actually moved the words past your teeth was remembering how deeply you regretted being cold to him at your apartment. ā€œI want you to have someone to go to. And I want someone to go to.ā€
Your candor surprised both of you.
ā€œItā€™s not worth throwing your life away.ā€
The wear of this argument wasnā€™t sitting right in your chest, and it forced your expectations lower. You shifted quickly back to the matter at hand. ā€œIā€™m staying in Gotham, at least for now, whether you want to acknowledge me or not.ā€ You didnā€™t need to be on good terms to keep an eye on him. Heā€™d still come to City Hall meetings, and youā€™d be able to give some updates to Dr. Crane until he was out of the woods. It would only be a few more weeks. And you would enjoy getting to hear the cityā€™s voice, trying your hand with more interviews.
You turned and set off downstairs. ā€œWhatā€™ll it be this time? Packing me in the trunk?ā€
He barely registered what you said, his eyes fixed on your back as you descended the steps. ā€˜Iā€™m just lonelyā€™.
He grabbed his keys and walked to the garage with you, instructing you to lie flat again. ā€œIā€™ll drop you off a few blocks away.ā€
Staring at the black ceiling of Bruceā€™s car while you bumped through back alleys and cobbled streets was, to put it lightly, depressing. You were starting to get used to the pain, utilizing it to distract from your whiplash disappointment and deep-seeded fear about being home alone tonight. At some point you must have closed your eyes and been lulled asleep, because his voice startled you into sitting up.
ā€œJust a few blocks south. Closest I could get.ā€
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When he noticed youā€™d fallen asleep, he drove around a few more miles so you wouldnā€™t be disturbed. He only started winding back in the direction of your apartment when he heard you begin to whimper. His hands had tightened on the wheel, his teeth gritting, as they so often did around you. He thought heā€™d mastered letting Alfredā€™s disappointment seep like guilt through his skin, but he couldnā€™t stop the thought he might be misrepresenting you.
Selfishly, heā€™d been centering himself in your distress, when in actualityā€¦ your life was bigger than that. You had parents to worry about. Friends to be disappointed with. A burgeoning journalism career to dive into, to which the corners of the internet were behaving like piranhas. A gun to your head, and an empty apartment in a city that genuinely seemed hell-bent on hurting you. Spitting you out, as you so eloquently put it.
Maybe he was pitying you, now.
The Moore was not-so-conveniently located on one of the main streets of town, forcing him back into a side alley between an old pharmacy and a deli that wasnā€™t open half the time. In the early days heā€™d stow the Batmobile here. The brick hadnā€™t changed much, a few new potholes. Wasnā€™t frequented enough to be as decimated as the roadway. He parked here when heā€™d visited you those few times.
He woke you, and while you roused, pulled your recorder and notebook out of the passenger glovebox. Heā€™d circled back to Millerā€™s car on the way to your friendā€™s before the police got to it. He just hoped you didnā€™t make too big a deal out of his remembering.
Thankfully, you didnā€™t. You looked a bit surprised, but took it without comment. You looked disheveled, tired, pained. The passenger door swung open after he told you which direction to walk.
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ā€œCan your friend stay with you?ā€
Youā€™d nearly shut the door on him before he spoke. Too tired to lead with irritation, you gave him a lackluster response. ā€œItā€™s Friday. Sheā€™ll be out clubbing.ā€
You hesitated before shutting the door, wanting to thank him, but too hurt to commit. You fought not to think about how his laser eyes were focused on your back as you walked away. Struggled not to recall the weight of him.
Walking around Gotham in midday was like walking around an entirely different environment. Late morning to mid-afternoon was the only time kids were seen, and only with older siblings or adult family members. You couldnā€™t imagine growing up here. How it might harden a person.
It was a massive triumph pushing open your apartment door while holding a feeling bordering on terror that someone was waiting to jump you. You rushed in and shut the door like when youā€™d watched something scary as a kid. When the anxiety got too high, and you were positively certain a demon was rushing behind you to beat you to your bed.
In a blink youā€™d shoved a chair under the handle. Once in your room you walked its perimeter, checking all corners of the bath, under the bed, and resigned to shoving the couch in front of the door. A hazard if there was an emergency, but you couldnā€™t prioritize anything else right now.
You went to get water at the sink, feeling like a paranoid freak inspecting the jenga at your entryway. Once a-fucking-gain your thoughts wandered to the cityā€™s prince; how silly did he think you? All this over one gun? I take fifty billion a night. A dark streak of violence ran through him, one that wasnā€™t evident in his arms, or gazing into his sleepy puppy eyesā€¦ You slammed the rest of the water, almost choking on it.
If you thought too long, you would break down, so you drew up an imaginary list of tasks to keep yourself tethered, trying to ignore how the water was beginning to sour the more you smelled the cityā€™s backwash on your clothes. First: shower. Second: nap.
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It was a Herculean effort not pressing DOWN when the elevator doors opened. Alfred was sitting across from it in the kitchen, his hands clasped together on the table. His gaze was focused precisely at eye-level, like heā€™d been a statue primed for Bruceā€™s arrival. ā€œI want to talk with you.ā€
He looked at the ground, stepping out. ā€œIā€™m going upstairs.ā€
ā€œNo, Bruce.ā€ His tone was deadly serious, with a shaky undercurrent. Bruce conceded, as he so often did once Alfred got to this point. He didnā€™t come closer, only stepping out enough for the elevator doors to close, making up the difference by stepping to the side.
ā€œIā€™m disappointed in you. Deeply.ā€
Bruce stared at the ground. He figured heā€™d have something to say to him about your leaving, like he had any idea what he was talking about.
Seemingly sensing his frustration, Alfredā€™s tone softened. ā€œSeems to me you both could use a friend.ā€
ā€œLook where it got you.ā€ With a shrug of his shoulder, he gestured to where Alfred was sitting. It was evident by the way Alfredā€™s face fell, and his strict tone, he was referring to Riddlerā€™s blowing up the top of Wayne Tower.
He didnā€™t miss a beat with his curt response. ā€œLook at where itā€™s gotten you.ā€
Bruce slowly glanced up, struggling to see the full features of his face in the unlit kitchen, but still managed to meet his eye, sensing plenty more where that came from.
ā€œDory and I are getting older. If you keep following this path,ā€
ā€œAlfred, stop.ā€
ā€œIā€™m afraid youā€™ll end up entirely alone.ā€
The roomā€™s ensuing silence chewed at that word, alone. Bruce wondered how he could slip past the man without escalating things. He knew he wouldnā€™t be let off without responding. He knew these situations all too well. ā€œSo I should risk someoneā€™s life, for what? Temporary company?
ā€œPeople come and go, thatā€™s how life works.ā€
Bruce stepped forward, trying to work up the courage to storm past. The fuel wasnā€™t entirely there yet. ā€œIā€™m not speeding up the process.ā€ No matter how many times he explained this to him, he never got it. He never understood he was doing what he had to do, and thatā€”
ā€œThe least you can do is be kind to her.ā€
Alfred was slipping under his skin again. ā€œI am.ā€
The butlerā€™s voice raised slightly. ā€œBy leaving her alone?ā€
ā€œItā€™s for her safety.ā€ He took another step, tempting a getaway.
ā€œOr for yours?ā€
Bruce blinked hard. The old man never failed to tie a rocket to his shoes, and he propelled himself across the kitchen and nearly made it halfway before he spoke again.
ā€œDonā€™t think I forgot what you said that night.ā€ Alfred shifted in his seat, the boy now a few feet closer. He knew he was losing him, his hairpin trigger temper always half pressed when he spoke. Sometimes he felt like Bruce was waiting for him to give up with his fingers crossed behind his back.
ā€œYear after year youā€™ve denied my every demand for your safety. Every time youā€™ve struck it down, as if each night youā€™re out planting flowers.ā€
Bruce looked everywhere but the tableā€™s vicinity. ā€œI donā€™t know what point you think youā€™re making.ā€ He cloaked his words in as much snarl as he could, hoping he would get the hint and stop where he stood, before stuffing the air with more life lessons.
ā€œYet, after my accident, I noticed you changed the suit. You began coming home earlier.ā€ Alfred stood up, and Bruce stepped back. He leaned on the cane, taking off his glasses with the other hand. ā€œYou know what you do is dangerous.ā€
He let out a brittle, taunting laugh. ā€œThatā€™s what Iā€˜m saying.ā€ Maybe he was finally getting the point. Maybe he would finally stop wasting his time and keep his projective, sentimental thoughts to himself instead of dragging them both down with it.
ā€œNot in that way, Bruce.ā€
Sometimes Bruce wished Alfred could read his mind, hear all the things he wanted to say but kept hidden. Right now it was a lot of grumbles, some pointed accusations, but nothing unfurled on his tongue. Instead, his body reacted, quickening his heartbeat and narrowing his eyes.
ā€œI think it goes both ways.ā€ Alfred set his glasses on the table. ā€œI believe youā€™re afraid if you let someone close, youā€™ll put them in the same position you once were.ā€
Heat bloomed in Bruceā€™s throat, and he tried to storm out of the room and escape the clouds weighing down the ceiling, but Alfred tossed another hook into his arm near the doorframe.
ā€œAnd if you were honest with yourself, truly faced what you endure each and every night, it would feel like looking down the barrel all over again.ā€
Bruce couldā€™ve screamed. He wanted to. He couldā€™ve done a lot of things, but his mind was fuzzy. All his tired body did was tremble. All his mouth did was bite his cheek. Say the most benign version of the dialogue swarming inside. ā€œYou donā€™t know what I think.ā€ As soon as he said it, he knew it was a bluff. He felt the tips of his fingers go cold.
ā€œItā€™s far easier to disregard your life when you have no one to answer to.ā€
ā€œIā€™m answering to you, arenā€™t I?ā€
Alfred paused, his voice lowering and slowing. ā€œI often think you wish you didnā€™t have to.ā€
He locked eyes with him in an instant, Bruce having a visceral reaction to what he was insinuating. Did Alfred really think he didnā€™t care about him? Was his behavior being represented that poorly? His body filled with blue and purple emotions, his stomach tightening, face heating. The bruise fronted as defiance. ā€œIā€™m doing what I need to. Iā€”ā€
Alfredā€™s voice was bored, frayed. ā€œā€˜Have a dutyā€™. Yes, boy.ā€
Bruce bristled, hard, and visibly so. Alfred caught it, and felt a desire to rescue him, looking decidedly dejected. After the last week, however, he knew he couldnā€™t let things slide as he used to. The path he was on was destructive, and walking away wasnā€™t going to change anything. ā€œYou also have a duty to yourself.ā€
Bruce shook his head, his vision blurring slightly. ā€œI donā€™t care about that.ā€
Alfred hesitated to go this route usually, and reserved it only for occasions supremely deservingā€”this was one of those times, though he was concerned how it would go over. Bruce was standing a few feet from him, between the fridge and the kitchenā€™s entry, his eyes darting across the ground like his head was swarming with thoughts. ā€œYour parents would want you to be happy. Are you happy?ā€
As expected, Bruce responded with silence. Silence that cut Alfredā€™s heart in two. He knew he wasnā€™t. He hadnā€™t seen a genuine smile from him, or a full-bellied laugh for that matter, in decades. It might have even been since that night. The boy held so much pain, and kept so isolated. He gulped back tears.
ā€œWhat Iā€™m doing is more important than that.ā€
Against his better judgment, he folded. Bruce never liked to see him cry, going stiff and static. He didnā€™t do it often, but worried about burdening the boy so soon. So he sighed, shifting the subject. ā€œIf you donā€™t check on Y/N tonight, I will.ā€ He pulled his phone out of his pocket and set it near his glasses, moving his hand up to massage his temple.
ā€œShe doesnā€™t want pity.ā€
He held back another sigh, his voice barely louder than a whisper. ā€œCare and pity are not the same, Bruce.ā€
Alfred left first, not wanting to chance the boyā€™s tender conscience with any more guilt at having left preemptively. It wasnā€™t unusual for these conversations to end with Bruce coming into his room later that night with a thinly veiled olive branch.
Once in the confines of his room, Bruce nearly missed the edge of the bed, fighting off disorienting swells of emotion that left no energy for proprioception. Possibly more than he ever had, he wanted to curse Alfred out. Run into his study and tell him he had no idea what he was talking about. But his body was telling him otherwise. Telling him he was right. He was isolating. It was obscenely dangerous. He didnā€™t want to look at it.
Care versus pity. Every face from his childhood stuck to the back of his retinas. The pouting, downturned faces at the funeral. The ā€˜gentleā€™, rather condescending tone that echoed off the tower walls for years, until people stopped caring. Until he stopped trying. Until he stopped visiting his parentā€™s room and bolted the lock.
He squeezed his eyes shut tight and clenched his core, subtly rocking back and forth, juxtaposing the two scenes, a task which felt like drowningā€”whatever happened last night and this morning, and absolutely everything heā€™d ever experienced from everyone else.
One felt warm. Uncomfortably so, but nevertheless comforting. The other was distant, and cold.
He tried to avoid it again, unclenching his stomach and stripping as he walked toward his bathroom. He turned the shower to scalding, and stepped in, hoping it would soothe his aching muscles to sleep, maybe beam Alfredā€™s confrontation out of his brain.
One felt like a balm, or a salve. The other felt like it carved him out deeper, eviscerating his insides. One told him it would be okay, and the other said heā€™d never be the same again. Their eyes gutted him. Told him his parents were gone, slaughtered, murdered. He ran some shampoo through his hair.
He lathered his body while it sat, feeling every pass over scar and scab. He loathed being in his body. Being aware of the injuries painting his skin. The drain in his bones. He was usually adept at avoiding it. Grinding until he passed out the instant his head hit the pillow. Sleeping in until it was time to suit up. Time to plan. To think about anyone elseā€™s problems besides his own.
A bubble of soap slipped in his eye, and he flinched.
He suddenly felt like crying.
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Pulling on your own sweatpants and a baggy hoodie was a luxury as you prepped to visit Raiā€™s. Frustrated at your screaming stomach that wouldnā€™t let you simply sleep the rest of your life away, you popped a small-dose edible so it would kick in after youā€™d come back and finished eating, letting you have a semblance of peace the rest of the evening. At the very least it would lower the risk of you screaming into your pillow all night.
Same walk, same street, same people, same sky. The constant ebbs of injury had colored you blue. A leaf startled you on its crunch, the sudden movement and barely-tempered shout causing the parents and children to slink away from you on the sidewalk. You kept your head down the rest of the route.
Rai was helping another customer when you arrived, but he gave you a small wave. You never liked to crowd people, especially the older customers that came in who lived in the historic buildings nearby. They treated Raiā€™s like a full-on grocery, sometimes bringing their own cart to fill. This lady, with her wispy gray hair and thick red sweater was one of those patrons.
You pulled a sweet tea from the drinks, and an orange soda. Rai was chattering away with the lady, who had ostensibly selected one of everything in the store. You reveled in having less time to spend in your apartment, and wandered to the chip aisle while you waited for your turn at the counter. Your fingers traipsed through rows of Ruffles and Lays, when you felt a buzz in your pocket.
Alfred.
Jesus, fuck. You raced to set the drinks down, your heart pounding. Youā€™d left him in another state again. Too harsh, too unforgiving, fuck! ā€œHello? Alfred?ā€
ā€œHey.ā€
Bruce answered, and a concoction of relief and bitterness settled on you like a blanket of snow. ā€œHeyā€¦?ā€ Your fingers tightened around the phone.
ā€œI was wondering,ā€ he drew a sharp intake of breath. ā€œIf you wanted to watch a movie or something.ā€
Shit, how out of sorts was he? ā€œLike tonight?ā€
ā€œLike tonight. I could go to your place, or,ā€
ā€œMineā€™s fine. Iā€™ll bring the TV by the couch.ā€ You were buzzing. You couldnā€™t very well decline, or what might he get up to? Was this his way of asking for help? You also couldnā€™t very well ignore the twinge of relief that having company would bring, even if it was his. Or the single atom in your body that preferred it to be him.
ā€œWant me to bring anything?ā€
Your eyes flickered to the deli. ā€œIā€™m good.ā€
ā€œHalf an hour work?ā€
ā€œYeah. See you then.ā€
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Bruce hung up, heaving a deep breath. He flopped onto his back on his bed, Alfredā€™s phone falling out of his hand near his pillow. He felt better now. And worse. A little bit of everything.
What does someone wear to watch a movie?
After a few minutes he strolled to his closet, and thumbed a hole in his only clean pair of jeans. Hmm.
Dior. Prada. The sound of metal hangers sliding on a metal rod. Gucci. Dolce & Gabbana. He eyed the black jeans again, and the matching pair of trodden Converse in the corner. He pulled them on and grabbed the least distressed tee from his dresserā€¦ they were all worn thin.
It didnā€™t matter. Did it? No.
He grabbed his keys and headed for the basement. Heā€™d have to leave through Wayne Terminal, take the beater car, drift. He passed Alfred on the stairs, noting the fresh outfit and shoes. ā€œGoing out?ā€
Bruce nodded, not saying anything until he turned into the kitchen and was fully out of view. ā€œChecking on her.ā€
Alfred grinned with the sound of the elevatorā€™s descent.
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mrjoeshiesty9 Ā· 1 year ago
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G i r l d a dĀ  // INSTA AU
Summary ; just Joe being a girl dad and y/n just loving Joe
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Y/u/n It was exactly 3 years ago when we found it about baby j. We didnā€™t know how we were gonna do it all. We just graduated from LSU and you just got drafted to the NFL. And at the moment you told me, ā€œYouā€™ll never have to do this alone, Iā€™ll be with you every step of the way.ā€ Iā€™ve never felt more assured and love than that moment. Thank you for being the best partner and the best dad to our little girl. šŸ¤
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joeyb_9 and Iā€™ll be with you until we grown old and our hair turns gray.šŸ¤ ā†³ y/u/n I love you šŸ¤ ā†³ lahjay10_ and weā€™re all waiting for you to finally get her the ring. Not Super Bowl ring, engagement ring. Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  ā†³ y/u/n mar!!!!!! I cannot with you šŸ¤£ bengals we love this family šŸ§”šŸ–¤ yourmom canā€™t wait to see you all this weekend šŸ¤ Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  ā†³ can't wait mama! šŸ¤ mamaburrow on the other hand I was so excited when you first told me! šŸ„° ā†³ y/u/n thank you for always having my back mama šŸ˜˜ user9283 y/n calling joes mom mama is the cutest thing ever šŸ˜ user9182 this family is family goals.
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joeyb_9 my life, my girls, my loves.šŸ¤
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Y/u/n who are you and what have you done to my Joey. šŸ˜Æ ā†³ y/u/n baby j and I love you so much šŸ¤šŸ¤šŸ¤ ā†³ lahjay10_ @y/u/n did you post this? Canā€™t be JoeĀ  ā†³ sam_hubbard_ @joeyb_9 what did you eat? ā†³ joeyb_9 šŸ™„šŸ™„šŸ™„ thanks for ruining my post guys Bengals this family>>> šŸ§”šŸ–¤ mamaburrow I love you all! šŸ¤ Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  ā†³ joeyb_9 we love you mamašŸ¤ User90283 why are you all so cute!!! User0283 why canā€™t I have this?!?!?!šŸ˜­šŸ˜­
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Y/u/n the best dad award goes to
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lahjay10_ never seen Joe like this before itā€™s crayyyyy sam_hubbard_ daddy joeyyyyy ā†³ y/u/n šŸ˜ User8273 CUTENESS OVERLAOD! User9238 why is this family just the cutest thing ever! User92873 I want this!! //silently cries// User923 GOALSSSSS
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Y/u/n last post of the day, look at my baby daddy šŸ„µ
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Joeyb_9 really? @y/u/n really? šŸ¤Ø ā†³ y/u/n what? Itā€™s true, you looking fineeeee šŸ„µ ā†³ user9238 agree ā†³ user9384 agre ā†³user9384 definitely agree ā†³ y/u/n see Bengals Joe Shiesty everyone šŸ˜Ž Yoursister how long were you looking at his picture for?Ā  ā†³ y/u/n not long enough
lahjay10_ @y/u/n your inner college girl is coming out again ā†³ y/u/n it never came out šŸ˜Œ User927398 gotta count on y/n to give us more Joe picsĀ  User9232 Iā€™mā€¦.deadā€¦.. User9283 Joe in shorts. Joe in bucket hat. Joe in glasses. Thatā€™s it!
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a/n; another update! hope you guys like this! :)
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goldsainz Ā· 9 months ago
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ā MATCHING TATTOOS āž
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SERIES MASTERLIST!
MASTERLIST!
pairing . . . mick schumacher x reader
ā—¦āˆ˜ļ½”ļ¾Ÿ. summary . . . you and mick decide whatā€™s the best way to forever remember the other.
ā—¦āˆ˜ļ½”ļ¾Ÿ. note . . . this is short but quality over quantity, right? also the first week of this series is donešŸ¤Æ honestly crazy that iā€™ve pulled this off and i hope i can continue posting without missing a day!
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yourusername and mickschumacher updated their instagram stories!
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mickschumacher Got matching tattoos for Valentineā€™s Day! Second pic is her contemplating her decision after having them done šŸ™ƒ
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yourusername theyā€™re beautiful tattoos!
ā¤· mickschumacher Iā€™m never paying attention to one of your crazy ideas again
ā¤· yourusername oh come on, these ones are masterpieces compared to the ones i suggested first
ā¤· mickschumacher The first ones were atrocious.
ā¤· yourusername ā˜¹ļøā˜¹ļøā˜¹ļø
mickfan1 we want the first tattoo idea reveal!!!
mickfan2 awww that is so cute
mickfan3 at least itā€™s not something theyā€™ll regret
ynfan1 bye better than me and my exā€™s initial
ā¤· mickfan4 girl why would you do thatšŸ˜­
ā¤· ynfan1 dumb and in love
mickfan5 honestly itā€™s not that bad
ynfan2 okay so iā€™m getting a heart tattoo now too
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yourusername our matching tattoos + his reaction to the first idea i sent him
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mickschumacher Iā€™d say my reaction was pretty justified
ā¤· yourusername the tattoo was great, donā€™t know why the long face šŸ¤Ø
ā¤· mickschumacher You know exactly why it is
ynfan21 we need to know what the first tattoo idea was!!!
ynfan22 the more i look at the tattoo the more i want one
mickfan21 HIS FACE OMGšŸ˜­
mickfan22 i just know the tattoo was horrible
ynfan23 i need a bf to do this
ā¤· mickfan23 theyā€™re setting trends without even knowing!!!!
ynfan24 y/n slayed with this idea
ynfan25 forget valentine dinners, we want valentine tattoos nowšŸ˜Œ
ynfan26
mickfan24 sign here if you want the first tattoo idea reveal
ā¤· ynfan27 āœļøāœļøāœļø
ā¤· mickfan25 āœšŸ½āœšŸ½āœšŸ½
ā¤· mickfan26 āœšŸ¼
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yourusername updated their instagram stories!
mickschumacher responded to your story!
mickschumacher That is NOT what that tattoo stands for
yourusername i donā€™t appreciate your dirty mind
mickschumacher šŸ˜
ynfan31 responded to your story!
ynfan41 Y/N WTFFFFFšŸ˜­
ynfan32 responded to your story!
ynfan32 iā€™m crying why was this even an option
mickfan31 responded to your story!
mickfan31 iā€™d love to know what corinaā€™s reaction wouldā€™ve been like
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covetyou Ā· 4 months ago
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šŸ¤­ reader is def borrowing condoms from Dieter (she spent so long debating with herself but she also really wanted Frankies dick). But would Dee be curious and follow to see who she's with? šŸ‘€ Maybe try to invite himself to join, or hang out outside the trailer? šŸ„µšŸ’¦
Would this morally dubious clown follow someone to watch 'em do the nasty? I think we all know the answer here šŸ˜Œ
ao3 ā‹† main masterlist ā‹† series masterlist
pairing: Frankie Morales x fat contortionist f!reader (x Dieter Bravo) rating: Explicit (18+ only!) warnings: voyerism, jealousy, bi Dieter, protected PIV, recreational drug use/reference, Max Phillips makes another cameo word count: 1.2k summary: When the trailer's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'.
A/N: Dieter's POV. takes place after for one night only and fools just wanna have fun.
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Bravo had evaded Max by the skin of his teeth - no sooner had his trailer door shut behind him, running around the back pulling his pants over his dick and balls, and Max was there in the clearing, shouting bloody murder for him before pounding on the door. Before any more inaccurate accusations and threats to his life could be made, Bravo the Clown had snuck away into the night, seething.
This was his night ruined.
The condoms were one thing, but this being a family friend show? Psh, his ass it was. He watched greased up men sliding against each other on the regular, and there was that married couple who practically eye fucked each other whenever they performed. Not to mention you, Sparkles, with your ass hanging out every show as you twisted and bulged and looked so damn sinful he'd had more than one back stage wank over the years. Nothing he did was any less family friendly than that and yet here he was, getting chased down by an angry mob of one simply for wanting to relax a little before a show. And maybe a bit during too.
And after, not forgetting the joint still clutched in his fingers. He'd have to find somewhere more discreet to smoke it now that he had Max hot on his ass, but first he needed a light. His was still on the floor of his trailer, because of you.
Maybe that's why he finds himself walking toward your trailer, it being your fault he's currently without a light after all. He knows you like those stupid little candles, a complete fire hazard in a place like this if you ask him - one knock and the whole polyester spectacle is going up in a cloud of sequins and smoke. It's not at all because he knows what you're doing in there, without him. Not at all. He respects you. He could absolutely, totally leave you to your privacy.
It's not his fault if he's concerned for your safety when he hears your incoherent screams from some way away. He's not going to knock of course, but it doesn't hurt to just check in through the window, does it? It's what any good friend would do. A little rocking trailer should never deter anyone from checking in on their friends.
Okay, so maybe it's rocking quite a bit by the time he gets there, sneaking under one window to get to another he knows is right by your bed. Your screaming and moaning is even louder here, right by the open window. He can hear a wet slapping noise too, and before he lets his imagination run wild, he pokes his head up to look in through the open window and straight at the spectacle in front of him.
And holy fuck, it doesn't disappoint.
You're getting absolutely rammed from behind, your thighs jiggling and shaking with each thrust from the man behind you. His face is pinched, staring right down to where he disappears into you over and over, and the rippling of your ass against his thighs. You're scrambling up and down and up again on your forearms as you try, and fail, to take the intensity of it, your voice rising an octave every time he buries himself in you, until he inevitably hits the factory reset and you make a deep, keening groan before starting all over again. Dieter knows that noise - he makes you make that noise. It's the noise you make when your toes curl and you're about to make a mess all over everything. Like right now, your toes curling over and over in a way he's never seen, because he's never seen it from this far away before.
And, fuck, this is jealousy, isn't it? That should be Dieter in there, fucking the ever living daylights out of you. Instead he's stood on the other side of the window looking in at a man that should be him, but is definitely younger and fitter than he is. Still, he doesn't see what this man has on him - messy hair, a little pooch of his belly just like Dieter, scruff on his jaw. Entirely unremarkable, if you ask -
Until that man pulls out fully, unveiling his cock before slamming it home once more.
Suddenly, he's jealous of both of you. Jealous of him for getting to fuck you - and in your trailer too. You'd only ever let him in there once, and it was maybe the most comfortable he'd ever been. And jealous of you for taking that monster of a cock that, quite frankly, should be too much for one person to take. You could take a hand (and a half, on a good day) of course, but fuck, had you never heard about sharing?
Dieter shared his condoms with you, and now you were keeping this all to yourself. What he wouldn't give to be in there, lying next to you as you got fucked to oblivion by this guy you seem to have picked straight from the crowd. He'd quiet your screams with his cock in your mouth, or let you suck on his balls while he waited his turning for a fucking. Even better, he'd lick your pretty cunt while that cock demolished your hole, just so he could taste both of you at once.
Still, the best he can do is watch the condom, his condom, on the man's cock as it slides in and out of you - the closest thing to being between the two of you he'll be - while listening to your screams as they hit a crescendo. Your tits swing beneath you, your belly rippling with the force of the fucking you're receiving. The mans fingers - the asshole - are digging into your plush hips, sinking into the fat there and holding on for dear life, likely leaving bruises that Dieter will have to see for days and try not to get hard about.
The man grunts and groans now, telling you how perfect you are and how hard he's going to come, because you're so, so, so perfect - Dieter fucking knows. He knew it first.
Then, you're coming. Shaking, and moaning, falling forward onto your mattress with your hips still held in the air, making a complete mess of your sheets in the process, screaming Frankie into the air, your trailer positively fucking rattling now as the man - fucking Frankie - finds it in himself to go even harder, battering your cervix so deliciously painfully that he knows your eyes are rolling in your head, even if he can't see them.
And it's over, and everything is still again, and the quiet feels so very loud as you sigh and giggle into fucking Frankie's mouth, and he pulls that massive cock, dripping, out of you and throws away his fucking condom.
His joint is crumpled in his hand, Bravo the Clown's search for a light fucking useless now, just as the symbol of his fucked night falls to the ground outside your trailer ready for you to find in the morning.
Family friendly his ass.
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accio-victuuri Ā· 2 months ago
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August CPNs round-up ā¤ļøšŸ’›šŸ’š
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itā€™s boboā€™s birth month! letā€™s start with this chaotic behind the scenes video šŸ«¶šŸ¼
ā€¢ the letters yb was flashed in xzs vlog
ā€¢ two people spotted in xzā€™s mountain drawing
ā€¢ a hongkong politician posts about xz and wyb being good celebrities that will help promote HK
ā€¢ 8/5 yiboā€™s day clowning part one part two - this year was too loud! the bday photo alone is enough to szd. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ part 2.5 part 3
ā€¢ yibo and xz related hot search for boboā€™s bday
THEIR VCRs for Han Hongā€™s foundation, a charity organization they both are a part of. We love them generous Kings!
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ā€¢ in the xinxiangyin live, we see an activity that they filled with things xz likes and will have something to talk about. you will notice a couple are the same as yiboā€™s. hotpot ( which i must admit is more general ), photography, fitness, tennis and films.
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you can say that these are not unique interests, but when you put them together and another person has the same one seem sus. this is something i always say, even if you donā€™t believe that they are in a romantic relationship ā€” these clues show that they have maintained that connection. no matter how many people cry about the ā€œcopyingā€ agenda, we canā€™t deny that the coincidences are too much. this is why they get along, they can adapt each otherā€™s interest. they have the same values. they are out here ticking all the boxes for a fruitful relationship <3
ā€¢ the similarity šŸ‘€šŸ‘€šŸ‘€ right is xz in ELLEā€™s feature video for XZ.
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ā€¢ QUATRE BLUE šŸ’™šŸ’™šŸ’™
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oooohhhh i love jewelry. tho iā€™m kinda on the fence about this cause boucheron is a brand that xz is promoting and it makes sense that it will be used for a magazine. he is endorsing this line of rings but has never used this blue which just happened to be something wyb before. i understand why people are going šŸ‘€ because the photos were released days after Boboā€™s bday.
ā€¢ XZā€™s Elle September issue feature clowning
ā€¢ 8/10 yibo-official bts video clue
ā€¢ yiboā€™s montbell shirt
ā€¢ bobo shows some bxg bias @ pechoin live
ā€¢ in the LINSY product launch conference, they were talking about a sofa and it had a special feature thing where you can put stuff in it & wyb mentions you can put chips. lol. that was so fast. he is not someone who likes chips, but we know one who does! iā€™d like to think that itā€™s a subconscious answer. he just thought of an important person in his life. šŸ«¶šŸ¼
ā€¢ matching high school students hair šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
ā€¢ ANTA šŸ¤ LI NING
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ā€¢ their airport fashion looking so identical šŸ‘€ we could argue all day about how this is not unique and just about anyone can do this combo.. but does anyone else do this? no. itā€™s always these two. itā€™s harder to tell them apart when they are like this, which we guess is helping them when they visit each other on set.
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the two of them doing couple wear!
ā€¢ bottled joy x tsingtao collab šŸ»
ā€¢ xzā€™s heurueh boyfriend t shirt
ā€¢ mengniu fan benefit featuring the boys
ā€¢ handprints next to each other in the Qixi Wall
ā€¢ this gif is gold!!!! pleaseeee!!!!! šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ and it even went on hot search!
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ā€¢ analysis and details of wybā€™s new song = somebody elseā€™s arms
ā€¢ wybā€™s post YH concert weibo update šŸŸ”šŸŸ”šŸŸ”
ā€¢ i talked briefly about the cpf support during the concert and i have nothing more to add. iā€™m sure i can make another post that ā€œshowsā€ how wyb appreciated the cpfs indirectly during the concert but i wonā€™t. there is no need for proofs of any kind ā€” we know the truth. šŸ˜ŒšŸ˜ŒšŸ˜Œ tho i will never be pro violence or insulting and being very mean to people in person just to prove a point. thereā€™s a whole nasty situation that happened post concert which i have no energy for and i do not condone btw.
ā€¢ their weibo 15th bday post šŸŒ™
ā€¢ the final episodes of exploring the unknown is on oct 5-6 because tencent has released the watching schedule. yes, wyb probably had a lot more input in this project but he was probably not alone in deciding when this would premiere and how the episodes are gonna line up. but iā€™m still happy with this coincidence. āœŒšŸ¼
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what we wanna know tho is what will be the episode on 10/5 cause if itā€™s him in the desert i will ā€” šŸ¤Æ! cause his photo there was the one he used for his bday, which is eerily similar to GGā€™s from last year. so yeah. we will see!
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See you all next month!!!!! šŸ’›šŸ’›šŸ’›
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b0n3s-is-gay Ā· 2 months ago
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Hello šŸ‘‹ can give cersh levi ackerman for fem reader headcanons please šŸ™ šŸ˜Š šŸ˜Œ
I assume you mean Crush, but of course :]
Levi Crushing on you Head cannons
Levi is 20 times more stricter on you than the average Cadet. He's lost so much so it would be a shame to lose you.
He keeps you close and excuses it as him just "trying to keep you from fucking up". In reality, you just bring him a sense of ease that he has neglected for the first 25 years of his life.
Assuming that you're on his squad, you get the most shit. He needs more tea, better get you to do it. Someone needs to clean his office, you get to do it. Reports need to be brought to him, you get- I think we get it by now, you get the extra shit that everyone hates.
If you're on a different squad, like the medical squad or on Hange's squad, you bet your ass that he's coming to see you once a week on the terms of "needing an update on Titans" or "He got injured while training", or Hange's favorite excuse because it forces him to make conversation, "Erwin said that you needed help with an experiment".
Post War! Levi, is different than Pre and Mid War! Levi. See, he's seen shit that would make a sane person cry or break down. So I personally believe that if you met post war, he'd be a bit more bold. Not by much, but enough to ask you out for tea.
The Vets have a betting pool over when you're gonna get together with Levi. Hange is CONVINCED that it's going to happen after a big expedition. Erwin, ever the sensible one, is nearly convinced that he'd get together with you after the war is over. Mike, the "Innocent" bastard, has already confirmed that you like Levi back and told you to get together with him on the day that he was betting on.
When Levi confesses, he does it randomly. Like before a big mission that could kill him (Spoiler alert, he didn't), he tells you that he loves you and asks you to be his girlfriend. And you do get together, none of the Veterans won the pool of bets...
Levi as a boyfriend is shy, nervous, and unsure of himself. He's scared, scarred, and bruised. A kicked puppy if you will. I don't think he'd be all big and bad like the other people think... I think loving with Levi would be soft and gentle, patient and time consuming, careful and calm. Rushing into things like relationships just isn't Levi, not at all.
Sex early on into a relationship won't happen either. Remember, both of you are busy scouts. Not to mention that his mother was a prostitute, so he doesn't want sex so soon.
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burntblueberrywaffles Ā· 7 months ago
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The Snowbaird fanfic rec list!
As usual, if anyone is interested in joining the snowbaird discord, just shoot me a dm for an invite!
Before we start, some notes:
As we all know Snowbaird is fucked up and toxic šŸ˜ŒšŸ˜Œ but there are;;; levels to it so for easy navigation I have color coded this fic rec! Blue is for fics that are less toxic (now that doesnā€™t necessarily mean thereā€™s NO toxicity but it definitely stands on the sweeter side of the Snowbaird spectrum) whereas red stand for "god these fucked up bitches šŸ˜šŸ˜" (though for me a big no no is loveless Snowbaird, so even the more toxic fics in this list they do love each other!) - Ive also added an orange category for the mid level fics/ones where I couldnā€™t quite decide where they would rank- still, do keep in mind that those rankings are based on my personal judgement (plus Iā€™m going off memory for some of the fics) so they may not be fully accurate.
Im also adding a "heavy smut" mention to some of these fic - that means the smut takes center stage in the fic and is pretty much unavoidable to properly read the story, a lot of the other fics on this list will still contain smut, but to a lesser extent/in a way where itā€™s not an integral part of the plot - remember to read the tags and curate your reading experience!
Sadly several of these are incomplete - I have added a mention of when the last update was posted as of today (april 22, 2024)!
Anyways, now that all of that is out of the way, here are the recs!
Capitol AUs
Helpless, Tender, OpenĀ byĀ perfectlystill
When his heartbeat stutters beneath her touch, when his mouth falls open, breathing heavy, Lucy Gray pops open her clutch. Sheā€™s the one pouring antidote down his throat.
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if i'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?Ā byĀ eecwritess
It had been fifteen years since Lucy Gray Baird had escaped Coriolanus Snow at the cabin in District Twelve. But now, she had been captured. Brought back to the Capitol after all these years to be punished as a Rebel. But President Snow...well, he has offered to save her. Under one condition.
Heavy smut - complete
Songbirds, Snakes, and Wedding RingsĀ byĀ celestscrystal
ā€œEven she canā€™t charm your way out of that predicament.ā€ Dr. Gaul taunted. He was losing her. He could already see the disinterest in her eyes. Highbottom had been long gone, his plans at sabotage were shattered, now he was just waiting to leave. Coriolanus had to make this work. His Lucy Gray must be kept alive. He had one final idea to convince them. It was his most dangerous idea yet. ā€œI could marry her.ā€ In which Coriolanus was never sent to district 12 and instead got away with a slap on the wrist. However, Lucy Gray would not be granted the same fate. In order to save her, Coriolanus marries her. Clashes ensue in a tale of enemies, passion, and lovers. Updates every Saturday/Sunday!
Incomplete but is getting weekly updates! I really love this one :D
BurnĀ byĀ vvitchimage
Life in the wilderness is harsher than Lucy Gray Baird had imagined. Sick and almost dead, she's forced to return home to the only person capable of taking care of her.
vvitchimage is definitely one of my favourite Snowbaird authors so you will see more of her works down this list; the way she writes the toxicity is just chefs kiss šŸ¤Œ Heavy smut - complete
Safe and close at handĀ byĀ framboise
In which Coriolanus Snow is handsomely rewarded for his tribute winning the Games and in turn handsomely rewards his prize, Lucy Gray, herself. He's gone solemn now in the afterglow, serious. He cares for his own, Snow, she sees that with his family, and now she is one of them. Not his family, but something he owns. His prize, his ward, his girl. Is she to be his mistress then? she thinks hazily as she slips towards sleep. Is that the future for her? To escape from the viper's den into the viper's mansion? She shivers and he drags her closer, one large hand tucked around her hip. Well, she can't escape now even if she wants to, she thinks, sinking into the softness of the plush mattress, burrowing back into the heat and warmth of her jailor.
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the girl and the prizeĀ byĀ merkstave
In Lucy Grayā€™s defense, it was never supposed to go down like this anyway. She was just supposed to seduce him, to weasel herself into the snake pit that was Coriolanusā€™ bed so that heā€™d keep her around long enough for her to formulate an escape plan. Sheā€™d meet with Highbottom and heā€™d help her like he said he would after she was crowned victor and sheā€™d be back to being a faceless girl amongst the cover of the districts. She just had to say the word and the dean of Heavensbee Academy would make her disappear. Sheā€™d be back to singing in bars in no time, back to her old life on the run. That had been nine months ago. And here she was, in her wardenā€™s bed, naked and with his cum stuck to her inner thighs. +++ Lucy Gray is given to Coriolanus as his ward after the games. It's supposed to be a temporary arrangement, nothing more than means to an end. However, nothing is ever easy, especially at the hands of a Snow.
Sadly incomplete but the 4 chapters we did get are SO!!! Truly the delicious kind of toxicity šŸ¤ŒšŸ¤Œ (last updated: Jan 15, 2024)
All Of That UltraviolenceĀ byĀ ggs_29
He was well dressed in a suit that fit, hair combed back, still just as handsome as before, if not more so. A full pantry suited him well, helping him to fill out the spaces that were too thin on his figure, and building up the hard earned muscles of his peacekeeping stint. Today, he sits behind his desk in a fine dress shirt, a button undone on top, and his cuffs rolled up his muscular arms. Lucy remembers Barb Azureā€™s old tales, about a pagan creature from a time before Panem, a fallen angel; the most beautiful of them all, but so easy to succumb to the temptation of power and glory; ā€œ You can leave us now, Heavensbee.ā€ Coriolanus says, holding his gaze on her, and his eyes are dark, predatory. Fuck. ā€œOf course Mr. President; Madame Snow.ā€ Hilarius shoots her a look filled to the brim with trepidation, and suddenly, she is back there again, paralyzed with fear. A girl of six and ten whose name had just been reaped. Theyā€™d been found out.
heavy smut - complete
Peacekeeper Coryo AUs
This Little Life of OursĀ byĀ voiceinthecrowd
"I'll sing for you soon," she promises, hand threading through blonde curls. ā€œIā€™ll write you into all my songs." ā€œMaybe even write a Ballad of Coriolanus Snowā€, she whispers, gasping as her boy manages to pull her even closer. It isn't the immortality he's been looking for. It certainly isn't the marble presidential busts he tells her about when they both can't sleep; how their stony eyes would bore into the souls of passing Capitol children; a young, hungry boy in Academy rouge. But presidents die and statues crumble. Coryo might not know it yet, but itā€™s stories and songs that persist. His ancient heroes and her whispered poems. Theyā€™re all stories, and Lucy Gray is determined to give Coryo the greatest story of them all. Heā€™ll understand, one day. Sheā€™ll make it up to him, the dreams heā€™s left behind for her. He hasn't lost everything in Twelve. Lucy Gray will prove it. In which Lucy Gray stays for Coriolanus, and Coriolanus stays for Lucy Gray.
foaming at the mouth over this fic. complete
i wouldnā€™t mind the hanging, but the laying in the grave so longĀ byĀ rainfrog
Heā€™s a Peacekeeper since the beginning. And sheā€™s still that Covey girl who falls in love.
SO GOOD; this fic is 2,4k words long and NOT ONE OF THEM IS WASTED truly so many excellent lines in there šŸ’ÆšŸ’Æ - complete
Deal with the DevilĀ byĀ vvitchimage
Lucy Gray had lived in the cabin for months after her falling out with Coriolanus Snow. When spring comes, he returns to take over Hoff's place in the Peacekeepers. The day she's found, Lucy Gray has to strike a deal with the devil.
Heavy smut - incomplete but is still being updated! (last update april 18, 2024)
persimmons and soup beansĀ byĀ kayladevitoo
Coriolanus Snow moved up in the Peacekeeper ranks in District 12, becoming an officer. He shares breakfast with Lucy Gray after a night shift ā€” soup beans and a persimmon.
short and sweet - complete
Chaos and controlĀ by Anonymous
Her name was Lucy Gray Baird, and she and her group were called the Covey. Technically, they weren't from the Districts; as it turned out, they were a group of traveling musicians who got stuck in the Twelfth when inter-District travel was banned. This somehow reassured him ā€“ that she wasn't from the Districts, that he hadn't gone crazy falling for a girl from the Districts ā€“ she wasn't one of those responsible for the war. So he no longer felt guilty about his dreams, sometimes strange, sometimes blatantly indecent, in which she was always the main character. 18 years old Coriolanus Snow, an orphan, who lost his mother, his father and grandmother during the war now is a Cadet Peacekeeper in the District 12, preparing to become an officer. Here he meets the most beautiful girl in the world
This fic is not as Snowbaird centric as the rest of this list, but god is it fantastic. This Anonymous author is simply incredible šŸ’Æ - complete
Modern AUs
Free RideĀ byĀ betts
ā€œDoes Lucy Gray like you back?ā€ Tigris asked. Coriolanus hadnā€™t actually considered that. Heā€™d just assumed she didnā€™t and never would. Heā€™d grown up with anything he could ever want given to him instantly, but now everything he wanted was impossibly far out of reach. Lucy Gray was no exception. Or: Coriolanus is a full-time university student, restaurant server, administrative assistant, and on the weekends he cleans and presses gowns. Occasionally he sleeps. So he really doesn't have time to be giving the weird bartender a ride home every night. And he definitely doesn't have time to become obsessed with her.
having really enjoyed Betts' Anidala fic Lemon, I knew we were in for a treat when i recognized her in the Snowbaird tag AND I WAS RIGHT, such an amazing take on modern!coryo - complete
I'm yours to keep and I'm yours to loseĀ byĀ fkevin073
Their lips slide together, then their tongues curl and she moans, a light, heady thing, come alight with the realization that she is finally, finally home. Itā€™s tender at first, but at the sound of her moan Coriolanus grabs her chin in between his fingers and plunders her mouth harshly. As if this is a punishment. You left me, every kiss he gives her, takes from her, breathes. You left me. And Lucy Grayā€” Well. For her this isnā€™t a punishment at all. Or: Lucy Gray and Coriolanus can't seem to let each other go.
THIS IS SO!!!!! see this is the kind of ploltline I might not love in other circumstances, but THE WRITING IS SO INCREDIBLE that it just hits - complete
when the sun goes downĀ byĀ astradeluna
small-town girl lucy gray baird moves from district twelve to the capitol to attend the university to study music. this is her first time leaving home and although the prospect of starting over is terrifying, sheā€™s still excited to make the most out of the opportunity. that being said, after a shitty breakup with her shitty ex, the last thing she wants is to meet someone, but then she crosses paths with coriolanus snow, an arrogant but ambitious government major, who seems to get under her skin with ease and he brings out a part of herself that she never knew existed
incomplete and the story hadnā€™t gotten to much development in the relationship yet but GOD I still need to put this here bc THE WAY the dynamics were so perfectly transcribed to this modern setting were just chefs kiss. Forever hoping this fic will return from war and get an update šŸ™šŸ™ (last updated: Dec 20, 2023)
Other
Your Selfish WaysĀ byĀ thpsyche
Ten years since her disappearance from District 12 Lucy Gray decides itā€™s time to return, finding a shelter and a silent life. All would be well if it werenā€™t for the mysterious encounters of a man cloaked in darkness. A deal is struck, twice a month she would give up to him in return for his silence of her existence. Only one condition: sheā€™s to not ask or look at him. - For the snowbaird week 2024| Day 2 ā€“ Myth.
GOD THIS FUCKING FIC - IM FUCKING OBSESSED WITH IT;;; EROS AND PSYCHE INSPIRED AU MY BELOVED - I have reread many times;;; if you see a thumbs up crying cat pfp going insane in the comments that would be me;;;; I am not normal about this šŸ™ˆ - complete
doomsday is close at handĀ byĀ fkevin073
But on the first train of her nineteenth year, as the snows settle on the ground and ice curls in their lungs, something new comes with the train to arrive in District 12. A man by the name of Coriolanus Snow. (But Lucy Gray doesnā€™t find that out until later, of course) - Or: Coriolanus Snow arrives in District 12, and finds his very own songbird, ready to break free.
incomplete but according to @fkevin073 's tumblr it is not abandoned and she has just been busy;;; truly such a good fic I love it sm (last updated feb 14, 2024)
When I'm Pure Like a Dove, When I've Learned How to LoveĀ byĀ Realmermaid333
Lucy Gray and Coriolanus bask in sunlight by the edge of the lake, enjoying each other's presence and calming each other's fears.
Short and sweet - the kind of softness we need more of for Snowbaird šŸ„ŗšŸ„ŗšŸ„ŗ - Complete
Saving Each OtherĀ byĀ flipflop_diva
Lucy Gray had already accepted that she was going to die here in the arena, that sometime in the next few days she would meet her end. But then something else happened ā€” and now there were two of them to carry on the fight. (An AU in which Coriolanus goes to save Sejanus and doesn't escape the arena.)
complete
Silent songbirdĀ byĀ KitKatKatherine
Coriolanus Snow thought he knew everything that had happened to him these last few months. Lucy left him, he got into the academy, and Gaul was overseeing his studies. Itā€™s not until he wakes up in the hospital and experiences a rather concerning conversation that he questions everything he once thought to be solid, reason logic. Vowing to never once again help Gaul, and capital be damned, he turns his charms on his own people, and becomes their worst nightmare.
Now, this fic does get quite dark; the author gives trigger warning on specific chapters but if you would like to be warned before getting any investment in the fic, feel free to dm me for details ā¤ļø - that said, itā€™s a great fic, I thought the take on disability was lovely and the way it portrayed Coriolanus realizing how rotten the system is and redeeming himself was great; incomplete but worth a read (last updated: Jan 13, 2024)
This is Not a Love SongĀ byĀ FrostedGemstones22
Lucy Gray and Coriolanus never go to the cabin, so they never find the guns. They decide to travel together, but Lucy Gray isn't so easily fooled. Truth is; he needs her, and she needs him. Common ground has to be found somewhere. Speculation about if they traveled up to find District 13.
THIS FIC IS SO EXCELLENT and definetely the best take I have seen on a district 13 AU - incomplete but absolutely worth reading (last updated: Jan 22, 2024)
in the woods somewhereĀ byĀ OfPearlsAndSunsets
Sejanus. She must have figured out that Sejanus was the third person Coriolanus had killed. She wouldnā€™t have known the particulars, but surely she could have pieced it all together. Still, to think heā€™d kill her? After everything theyā€™d been through? He looked down at the loaded gun in his hands. Maybe he should have left it in the shed. It's as if he was hunting her. He thought about the knife and how it paled in comparison to the weapon he was carrying. What are you doing, Coriolanus?Ā Something inside of him asks, and then demands.Ā Put it down. He does.
Complete
MonsterĀ byĀ Lululemonee
Coriolanus Snow if given both a gift and a curse when he meets his tribute for the 10th Hunger Games. She changed his life in ways which he never could have imagined. She's a dream and a nightmare rolled into one. And she is keeping him with her for the ride. I am very bad at summaries. This was inspired but the music video for "Scars" by Hazey Eyes which stars Tom Blyth and is sooooo good.
Complete
Deep in the MeadowĀ byĀ vvitchimage
Lucy Gray's reunion with Coriolanus in the meadow ends with him protecting her from her jilted ex.
Heavy smut - complete
BONUS:
Two different tribute!Coryo AUs! Are they Snowbaird centered? Not at all, thereā€™s only a few crumbs if you squint BUT they slap SO HARD I truly recommend! (both are complete)
for cassius, no one weptĀ byĀ marianara_sauce
"Why don't we start from the beginning?" "Where else would we start?" She grins at him, rouge cheeks almost glowing. "Stories can start in all kinds of places. They can go in any kind of order, too. Just like songs." He watches her carefully, this relentlessly bright girl no longer in her rainbow dress. His eyes glance down to the form, blank spaces taking over most of the page. Name. District. Age. Family. It's not necessarily chronological. But her dark eyes don't look away from him, even as her grin softens. "Alright," he says. He steeples his hands together, and the chains rattle. "I'm Coriolanus Snow. District 12." (Or, the world in which Snow is a tribute instead of a mentor.)
Hail Panem by Anonymous
"Hail Panem! Those marching to their death salute you!" AU where Coriolanus Snow is a tribute from District Twelve who takes part in the Hunger Games
And that is all! There are a lot of other lovely Snowbaird fics of course but I tried focusing on my absolute favourites ā¤ļø
Do let me know if you liked the list and if youā€™re a fan of any of these fic feel free to come scream about it with me!
+ Once again noting that my DMs are wide open to anyone wanting to join the Snowbaird discord! It is genuinely an online space I love and Iā€™m always happy to meet more shippers šŸ«¶šŸ«¶
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