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sea-of-machines · 10 months ago
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JCS 2000 ALBUM LISTENING (thoughts)
Disclaimer: the only Jesus Christ Superstar I've ever heard before this is the original concept album.
Heaven on their minds: wow, the mixing sucks. Also Judas' voice is odd, sounds a bit weak.
What's the buzz? Strange thing, mystifying: damn, Jesus has a soft voice. I think I kinda like it. Otherwise the track feels somehow hurried and odd paced.
Everything's alright: the mixing is so horrible it's almost making me a hater. Also, the way the singing is flowing with the music feels weird compared to the original concept album (not just on this song but the other's as well).
Hosanna: hmm, this one feels a bit more pleasant to listen to. Whoever plays Caiaphas sounds kinda bussing.
Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem: even the instrumental is poorly mixed. I like the choir singing. Simon has a nice voice too. As far, I feel like they casted the main trio (Jesus, Judas, Mary) a bit poorly but the rest quite well. The mixing is too “cinematic” aka some bits are just too silent.
Pilate's dream: too fucking silent. Singer sounds like mom said that we have opera at home. 
The temple: this has some of my favourite lines for Jesus. It was very promising until we got there. Jesus wasn't upset enough. Should've screamed more angrily. (Oh boy, what will Gethsemane be with this…) Also, the end part of the song began too quietly once again, but it got better. Seriously, Jesus’ singer lacks aggression. He is great but it's lacking.
I don't know how to love him: honestly, at this point I'm probably just a hater, but they played it too safe with Mary. 
Damn, they just skipped songs??? Where's Damned for all time / Blood money??? (This made me realise that there's songs missing from the beginning as well.)
The last supper: was the original this long as well? This feels oddly long. The Jesus & Judas argument is cool, except angry Jesus reminds me of the video where a man was screaming at yellow paint. Choir singing slaps though. Splendid.
Gethsemane: Oh no. The beginning is horrible. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PACING OF THE SINGING??????? I want to scream into a cardboard tube. The emotion is put in the wrong places. Sounds extremely hilarious. Man screams at yellow paint again. I feel like this was too pretentious and therefore failed to be the great masterpiece it should be.
King Herod's song: hell nahh what is this goofy ahh shit 💀💀💀 I never want to hear this again.
Could we start again, please?: What's this? I've never heard this song in my life. They decided to add this instead of the banger songs they cut out??? (Ok apparently this was in the og movie. I haven't seen it so I didn't know, but this track is lame.)
Judas’ death: promising start, nice amount of drama, but that's about it. The rest is meh. Honestly, I regret uninstalling subway surfers because this is boring.
Trial before Pilate: “so the king is once again my guest” but you cut out the part where he was his guest for the first time lol. I have to admit that Jesus’ vocals are pretty neat in this (rare). Also the mixing seems to have gotten a bit better as we're reaching the end, or maybe I've just gotten used to it…
Superstar: the intro goes hard. Vocals are surprisingly good for this album too.
Crucifixion: DJHSGSDHSHSGZ omg lollll what the fuck this is just so fucking miserable 😭
John nineteen: forty-one: it's an instrumental, they can't fuck it up, right?
I want back the 1 h 19 min I just wasted from my life.
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muirmarie · 1 year ago
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god i really want to sign up for a bad things happen bingo card and just like. write the messed up whump and h/c that my freaky (derogatory) little heart really wants lmaoooo, i haven't written h/c for the sake of h/c (aka without, like, turning it into a Fic) in so so so long, but also i have enough on my plate with ye olde trying to build a consistent writing habit with my mcspirk bingo card - which is more about writing stories for me lmao, and not just, like, me leaning over my keyboard in a dimly lit room rubbing my grubby little hands together as i hurt someone (leonard mccoy) and then let the people who love them kiss their forehead and comfort them.
but oh i was looking at the list of the prompts, and i was like, yeah, yeah i do actually want to let my h/c freak flag fly lmaoooooo
i know it's not a good idea because i do not want to let myself get overwhelmed and/or in over my head! but also. also. also. i still have le ongoing problem of wanting to turn everything into a capital-f Fic instead of just dashing off nonsense, like i'll dash off nonsense all day here lmaoooo, but when it comes to a story i want to??? this sounds so pretentious. i always want to write something??? Good???? i don't mean good writing or whateve,r i mean like a??? meaningful story??? (ugh so pretentious) (and to be clear i'm NOT saying i'm succeeding - only attempting!!!)
and the siren call of writing 1k about a cardboard cutout bad guy that has a knife to mccoy's throat while mccoy backtalks and kirk tries to bargain and mccoy is trying to hide the fact that he's already been stabbed in the side and spock has to carry him back once kirk shoots the bad guy??? listen. listen.
but also i do know myself and would i be Content with dashing off 1k nonsense or would i. still. the meaning. would i still the meaning. that's the question. the meaning. would i still.
am i looking at my neighbor's yard like wow that grass looks so green and takes no upkeep (probably), do i still want mccoy with a knife at his throat and jim's desperate eyes and steady voice and spock's steady eyes and the imperceptible tremble in his hands as he picks mccoy up from where he fell (absolutely)
i mean i could just get a card! it doesn't mean i have to write anything! (that's the devil speaking)
(the devil looks so hot tho)
(the devil's got them baby blues)
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valkyriellis · 1 year ago
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Your art is super satisfying to look at. The way you simplify form into shape and chisel details into life (especially the face and folds) is very 'crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.' I especially admire the different values—The almost black graphite lines and shadows are my favorite haha.
How long have you been studying art? What do you think of and prioritize when drawing a picture? Is there anything you find especially challenging to draw?
(Sorry for the rant your art is just like super cool to me.)
Wow, thank you so much!! I love the way you described it haha, and I love these questions! They're some real thinkers... Sorry in advance for my response-rant because you really got me reflecting on some things lol
I've been drawing since I could pick up a pencil, but taking art seriously through classes and commissions and all that started at about 11/12 years old. (I'm 23) I honestly don't know what anybody saw in my art at that age but I can certainly say the few that encouraged me that early are the reason I'm still at it today!
I mean this in the least pretentious way possible, but I've noticed that when I draw I kind of enter like a "trance" state and barely even realize what I'm doing until it's over. I can't say that I'm thinking, focusing, or prioritizing anything, really! When I do start a piece with the explicit goal of *practicing* however, the focus/priorities change depending on what I'm trying to improve. It's probably obvious looking at my art, but I love the look of sharp angles and heavy contrast. My fav part of drawing is the delicate balancing of values. If that's helpful at all
For what I find to be challenging in art- two things. Inorganic shapes, and color. Starting with color, it's not enjoyable for me to use color in art and I therefore find it difficult to use effectively. It goes beyond just my art actually! I don't hate ALL color by any means, but I just truly do not identify with it. Clothes, accessories, home decor, the personalization of my phone case and the home screens of all my devices are all in grayscale, but I'm totally into it my partner wears the rainbow, for example. I could dig into why I think this is, but it'd all be theory. I am well aware of the power color holds in the perception and final product when it comes to art and sometimes wish I could harness that, but it's like it causes me psychic damage to use it lmao. And with inorganic shapes idk it's like a whole different ballpark to me. Buildings and cars are hell lol but flowers trees animals and people rock! You probably won't ever see me draw the former it's genuinely embarrassing haha.
Oh, and backgrounds. Fuck backgrounds all my homies hate backgrounds.
That was a LOT of yapping... Thanks for the questions and I hope I didn't bore you!!
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setting-in-a-honeymoon · 2 years ago
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Informally tagged by @earlgreytea68 when she did this game and encouraged people to steal it, so, here I am, being a little thief, to procrastinate :3
What is your absolute all-time favorite idea you've ever had?
Hmm maybe the idea that became Look at You and Smile. It's just soft and fluffy and fun, you know? Idk though, I've got a lot of fic ideas in my notes app/on my to-do list that might be strong contenders, like my Trojan War au and the conspiracy theorist radio fic.
What is your favorite part of being a writer? Which parts could you take or leave?
Um. Can I say writing for both?
I love the process of writing but also it is the bane of my existence, you know? When it goes as planned, awesome, but when it doesn't and I kind of want to tear my hair out, not awesome. And editing is fantastic, I highly recommend it, but it's also pain! Not gonna lie!
I will also say, I think it's frustrating when you try to get feedback from people and most of it amounts to they don't get your work. That might come off as pretentious, but I say this because last semester I was in a short story workshop, and some of the revision suggestions I got were really helpful, but some of the questions people had, especially about specific details I know I made clear in the story, made me want to roll my eyes and be like, "Did you even read it?"
What is your greatest motivation to write/create?
Probably just creating the content that I want to see, and hoping other people will get as much joy out of it as I do. :)
What do you wish you knew when you first started out writing?
I don't really know? I think that any knowledge I have now, younger me wouldn't really know what to do with, you know? And uh. Thinking about that young adult Percy Jackson and the Olympians-esque novel I started writing in late elementary/early middle school. There's a lot of advice I could've given her. I would not know where to start. But I think it's probably better that I wrote the way I did and it's evolved into how I write now, so. Yeah, I don't know.
What is your favorite story you've written to completion? Link it if you'd like and can!
Right now, it's Look at You and Smile, mainly because the Tiny Dancer scene in that fic had been living in my head for so long, and I was so so happy when I typed it out and it came out exactly how I imagined it in my head. It made me feel like I'd been touched by the muses lmao. It was also really rewarding to finally write a fic I'd been tossing around in my head for (checks journals to make sure I have the date right) three years.
What is your favorite out of the box quote?
I'm gonna cheat a little bit and include two. First, from Don't Dare Stop:
But. They must’ve been working longer than Patrick thought, because it’s the beginning of golden hour, everything around them a little bit softer and fuzzier as the sun just barely starts to sink on the horizon. It’s enchanting the way a warm shower after a long day is, mundane and comforting. 
Patrick looks at Pete. Soft. Fuzzy. Enchanting.
And also, this one, from one of the later chapter in Guided to You:
“No, I mean it.” He takes Patrick’s hand and intertwines their fingers. “There’s no one else I’d rather spend eternity with. If the afterlife weren’t real and reincarnation was what next, I’d want to be reborn with you every time.”
Which of your characters would you say has the most controversial mindset? Why do you say so and how do you personally feel about their ideals?
Probably Gerard in Head All Tangled Up, but that feels like a cop out, cause the way I wrote him is completely based on Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie that fic is based on, Stranger than Fiction (which I highly recommend, if you haven't seen it). Other than that, I don't think any of my characters have really had controversial mindsets.
If you, when you first started writing, met you now, what would younger you think?
Probably first, "Wow, no novels?" And then, "What? Fanfiction? About who? That band that wrote 'Alone Together?'"
I tag @revolvingresidency @carbonbased000 @ybcpatrick @inquisitiveheretic @shark-myths @pyrchance @realdreams @toorational
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dayxero · 4 months ago
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Alright..... first let's start this off right... before I get super ultraviolet pretentious out this mug....
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Now fair warning cuz this will get a little Ranty so TL:DR. Fair warning
Ok with that outta the way, good fucking God, is this the absolute shit! Ugh! Got a little too damn excited reading this and the last few ones. Been waiting and would rather post here on patreon because it seems more trafficked here but.... wow. While melled42 definitely is in my Top 3 favorite artists in this fandom for their art style and character focus. This shit hits me in all the right areas that gets me Ace Ventura levels of excited when reading it. I love how, despite the want of sex, violence and gore, the characters feel real and grounded, a layered just enough so you can understand their growth and struggle while also presenting realistic responses that fit within their characters, given what we know and this, is a nice combination. Cheese aside, I completely adore this because it represents a truth about people that most don't want to accept and saying it might piss people off but I'm gonna;
We Love Selfishly
Each and every single one of us, wants to imagine the idea that our love is boundless, endless, all encompassing and pure. That we love to make other people happy but honestly, that's false or at least, a half truth at best. Most of us who can feel romantic and sexual love, instinctively, despite our natural urges in an attempt to present our love in altruistic manners, deep down inside are seeking some form of validation, comfort, and acceptance from an external force. We see someone, who we only want to see us. Want us. Love us. To have and obtain something and someone that is ours and only ours that will never walk away and will always prioritize us. It is a selfish desire to seek such a form of love from others, to give ourselves meaning, value and purpose and honestly, that's perfectly fine! Its normal. Its probably the reason why so many people love Tsunderes and Yanderes despite the exaggerated extremes portrayed in media. We want someone that will only show us their truest, deepest and most vulnerable sides to their personalty. Gain access to a part of that person no other living person will ever be able to scratch. We want to feel needed, loved and wanted by someone who'd refuse to let us go, even in the face of possible better options, be it looks, personality, or hobbies. For someone to see the significance of who we are, even when we ourselves can't, and this grounded, instinctive trait has probably (in my most biased opinion) has been shown by Mel the best.
The way these two show fear at the concept of expressing their sense of vulnerability to each other, yet the refusal to accept a life where they can't be their absolute and truest selves with one another is fucking peak! For the first time (from my interpretation) Ewen is making a real choice to ve vulnerable, taking something they actually want for themselves, even if they themselves don't fully understand their own desires. They cling to the one person who gave their existence value, who focused solely on them and only them and for a time, could truly understand who and what they were, despite the clear bad blood between them. It shows how loving selfishly can lead to so many negative thoughts of doubt, worthlessness, insecurity (Which is ok for any and all genders to have) which can eat away at someone's mental health. Yet despite this, its the honest statement and open conversation that will ultimately save them from creating that connection with someone they want based on lies or worse, breaking the bond they wanted for so long due to their own preconceived notions on the subject.
These two are like everyone, desires, happiness, insecurities and fears. So many conflicting layers without a true proper understanding of who they are. So many of us are broken in ways we don't want to admit, but still desire to take the shards of our souls, combine them with another's and create a Stained-Glass Mural that will express the beauty of what we are and I fucking love how Ewen and Narinder truly represent this concept both physically through their actions and psychologically through their development. I wish so many other artists here would take from Melled when comes to this. Not just be willing to show a character has fears, but allow their characters to be OPENLY vulnerable with each other. To revel in pain and angst can be fun but is ultimately empty in the face of actual progressive growth and development.
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Understand this is only half my thoughts at best and I could keep going but I think I need to lay down cuz I'm a little too damn excited. Remember these are my own personal opinionated thoughts so if anyone disagrees, feel free. But for me; Easily Top 3 artists in Cult of the Lamb hands down.
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Narilamb comic "Truth" 3/4 (page 1) (page2)
ROD au masterpost
Bit of a TW on this one at the top
This was a lot of work but I like how it turned out, and its fun doing more horror stuff
next page wip and wips of the rest is up on patr30n
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thearchivistsjournal · 1 year ago
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Scattered Pages: Day 511,
Mists are out this morning.  It’s got me thinking again about the idea of intentionally staying up through the night so that I can use the Catacombs flashbacks to try to translate the cathedral chanting.  With the way those dreams have changed since going under the black lake, I want to think that I’ll be able to handle it better now.  
The harder part will likely be convincing the others that it’s not a terrible idea.  I know how against it Lin was before.  
*******
It looks like we’re in for another lunar eclipse tonight.  The mists have stayed low to the ground all day.  
Lin and Maiko have shown up to check on me.  I’m told Cass had wanted to come too, but Lin and Vernon talked her out of it.  They didn’t explicitly say why, but I gather that it’s because they don’t want her to see me like I was during the last eclipse (if that even happens again).  Funny, I don’t remember telling anyone else about that night, but maybe I did and forgot about it.  Not that it would matter if I didn’t, seeing as how Maiko definitely did when I disappeared.  Not that I blame her.  I would have done the same in her position.  Probably would have wanted her to while in my own position even, had I been lucid at the time.  
The point is, they’re here with me now out of concern for my wellbeing.  Worried that when the moon goes red I’m going to go running off into the woods to join the sprites and never come back.  Not that they said that in so many words, but the implication was clear enough.  Or maybe I’m projecting again.  It’s a possibility that’s been on my mind ever since I realized the mists were staying low this morning.  
Is it wrong that I almost hope something like that will happen?  Not that extreme of course, but just a taste of it.  Now that I put it to paper, that outlook is a little concerning.  Mostly I think it’s because I haven’t had an encounter with the nature sprite since it brought me back from the pool.  I never thought I’d say this, but I miss it.  Just when I felt like I’d finally really accepted it as a permanent part of my life was the last time I saw it.  
I should talk to someone about those feelings.  Try to work through them instead of letting them fester.  Probably Pat.  I’m not sure the others would be able to really understand without worry for me clouding their comprehension.  Okay, wow, that sounds self-centered and pretentious.  And ungrateful.  
I really am happy that Lin and Maiko are here right now.  Here, on the porch late at night waiting for a moon that doesn’t seem to want to turn red after all.  At this rate it’ll be nearly morning by the time the eclipse starts.  And that’s assuming we haven’t all somehow misinterpreted the weather and this isn’t just regular ordinary condensation spread across the yard.  We’ve been waiting out here long enough for conversational small talk to run its course.  Hence this writing.
All those musing aside, it’s actually been a pleasant day today.  The usual rainy season market day activities of rest and laundry, but now with company.  I’ve been missing that, what with Maiko spending the days off from helping me teach with Lin.  That and the fresh fish.  But mostly the company.  It’s been cute seeing how they’ve rubbed off on one another.  And probably rubbed off on me too, if I’m being honest.
I’m rambling now.  Probably best that we all just call it a night while there’s still any kind of sleep to be had.
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vowel-in-thug · 7 years ago
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Hi! I don't know if you do this kind of thing, but I love how you use tone and atmosphere in your fic. Is there advice you could share on the topic or could you maybe talk about your process? If not, cool and have a great day either way!
😍😍😍
Oh gosh this is such a kind question, and even though I’m shy and self-conscious as fuck, I actually love talking about the writing process. So thanks for giving me something to muse on while stuck on the train!!!
So, basically. A long, long time ago, I had aspirations to be a screenwriter. I love movies, and I wanted to write them. But once I started studying ~*~the craft~*~ I realized it wasn’t for me. I feel like now, when I write dialogue, everything moves too FAST, and I’m pretty sure it stems from this brief period of my teenage years. Scripts and plays, as everyone knows, are mostly dialogue, and I wanted to show ALL of it. So I switched back to story writing.
Because tone, and especially atmosphere, are all about describing the world around you. Describing the motions of the people, the air quality, the weird bodily aches, the unexplained sounds - what you choose to describe affects the character’s mood and vice versa. I can’t function in a world of just dialogue. I need to control all of it. Maybe I would have made a better director, but we’ll never know.
But atmosphere is what I make the reader notice, and tone is how I make the character notice it. I guess they’re pretty similar. But you can describe a haunted house objectively and create a genuine atmosphere of a haunted place. But whether or not what you describe frightens or excites or annoys your character, that will affect what she sees and feels about the atmosphere you want to create.
Like for instance: right now, I’m feeling kind of anxious. And I could say that, and it might mean something to you, if you’ve experienced any anxiety, but it might not. I could tell you it’s because I’m broke as shit and I have too many things to pay for before I get paid next week, but again, I can only guess if you, the reader, understands.
But right now, I’m riding the Brooklyn bound F train on a Saturday afternoon, and people keep piling into my car. I’m wedged in a two-seat next to a woman in a hot pink dress, who is writing something in a tiny notebook. I keep trying to read it because I’m nosey, but it’s all scratched out and written in some kind of code, and she’s just crossing things out on every page, or going back through it to read the things she can’t read. My nose itches. To my left, a man stands against the door and he’s too close to me. All I see is a black shape in my peripheral that keeps making me pause and start every time the train jerks to the right and he tips towards me. My scalp itches. The air in the car is barely working and it’s humid out, and it just feels like that ozone-smelling, plastic-y stale air from the subway station is being pumped in every time the doors open. My thigh ITCHES. More people just came in the car, including a sleeping baby in a stroller, completely oblivious to the strangers crowded around her, the sweat dampening her hair. People stand in every spot around me like trees in a dense forest. The taste of cold pizza I had for lunch three hours ago won’t dislodge itself from my tongue, no matter how much water I drink. The train conductor keeps talking through the speakers, but it’s an old car and his voice is muddled and I can’t hear him over the chatty teenager girls whose carefree, high-pitched accents make them sound like they’re speaking another language, even though it’s only English, and my feet are sweating because I thought it might rain today but it hasn’t, it’s just gray and hot and my goddamn hair behind my left ear won’t stop itching, and I still have 8 more stops to go.
And I’m feeling anxious.
I don’t actually think you need to go through the five senses in every paragraph, but branch out from just SEEING or FEELING things. And you don’t need long paragraph breaks of description, either. I make fun of Mary Shelley alot, even though she a Main Bitch, because sometimes you’ve just got to cut those three chapters, describing the might of God’s nature because your readers just want to know about the monster, okay? Long paragraphs are good for proving a point, but short, quick, invasive sentences also prove a different kind of point.
I’m still itchy, but the subway car is much emptier now.
When I think of tone and atmosphere, I just think that means realism. Even the things I write where I try to really emphasize a different, abnormal atmosphere (the sequel to “i”, the cowboy au), the more you give people to imagine, the easier it is to capture your intended mood. When I say realism, it doesn’t mean “realistic” but rather real to the people in the story, which in turn makes things feel realer to the reader.
TLDR i’m almost home and I’m probably gonna write some more, but my process i guess is to try and make everything realer to the people in the story, and if it feels real to THEM, the reader will believe.
And that, my friends, is how I increase my wordcounts ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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multi-kpop-fanfics · 2 years ago
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tw: drug use (weed), high sex, unprotected sex, 5some, oral sex (male rec), handjob, frat!AU, sub!fem!reader, someone is possessive👀
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imagine getting high with your best friends/frat boys in their dorms, everyone smoking their own blunt, the smoke filling the room.
everyone, except wonwoo who's the only one who seems to actually hate smoking weed, but loves hanging out with his frat mates and you. especially you.
it's probably the weed talking, but to say you've pictured yourself fucking the men in front of you would be a total understatement. and the worst part? they've been harboring the same feelings as well.
mingyu is the bolder one, trying to shift the topic towards that way ("god I'd soooo fuck a girl who listens to chase atlantic"), making the rest of the guys chuckle, mocking him about how he'd fuck any girl he talks to - which isn't a complete lie.
"Oh, I love Chase Atlantic!", you chirp when you hear the name of your fave band. "Wait, seriously?", Seungcheol raises an eyebrow while snuffing out his blunt. "Yeah, I've seen her playlist", Vernon chimes in, puffing out some smoke, "I've listened to her playlist - she got some real good songs in there", he smirks and sends a playful wink towards you, making you giggle.
"You may have listened to her playlist, but you haven't fucked to it, so....", Wonwoo's deep voice cuts through the conversation, his confession making everyone fall silent.
A string of "what the fuck?" and "what's going on?" are heard from the other three men, but your expression has turned impish, almost hungry.
"Guys, it was just one time", you laugh, "But a memorable one", Wonwoo retorts, "Well duh", you respond, snuffing out your own blunt in the process.
"Wow, talk about pretentious, acting like a gamer nerd who doesn't smoke and barely drinks but you're sneaking behind us to hook up", Mingyu laughs in his high stupor, "You're bold, I'll give you that, Wonwoo", Seungcheol scoffs, making the man with the round glasses smirk even more.
"Gentlemen, you could always try it now, no need to be so jealous", you moan on purpose, "Besides, y'all are too hot to not be fucked at the same time", you spread your legs in front of the men, their mouths gaping wide at the sight of your flimsy shorts and bare legs.
"Fuck it, I'm in", is what they all say.
It's not long before your clothes are gone, thrown somewhere in the room, along with their clothes, lewd, wet noises echoing in the four walls.
You're on your knees, your hands stroking Vernon and Mingyu respectively, Seungcheol's cock fucking your mouth, his hand buried in your hair to keep your head in place.
"Fuck, even her hand feels so good", Mingyu moans, his own hand clasping over yours to jerk him off faster. "Should try her mouth", Seungcheol groans, "So wet and warm, god, that tongue is insane", he bucks his hips forward when you run your tongue on the underside of his thick shaft, making you moan in return.
"Bet her pussy is fucking heaven", Vernon curses out, "If only someone wasn't a possessive asshole".
Wonwoo merely chuckles, his cock ramming your insides right underneath you, your knees touching the floor, on each side of his hips. "Consider yourselves lucky for getting the chance to cum by her", his expression turns stern, hands gripping your waist tight enough to make it bruise.
"Because there won't be a next time".
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consistentsquash · 1 year ago
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Snape is so whumpable. Plotter whump, pantser whump. Anything works! Probably why Snape fics have this range of characterization for him and the types of whumps he gets.
I didn't talk names because I didn't want anybody to feel excluded. It's a huge fandom and my reading time now is just parking lots and lunchbreaks. So this is totally subjective and doesn't mean anything about the fics I did not read. YMMV.
The big ones where they definitely feel seriously, seriously plotted are Acid + Sinick's fics which are consistently in the longfic zone and always have brilliant, clear plots. Also +1 on Femme's fics. Their Snarry Dystopian Political AU is really organized on plot/pacing. Love that fic. But the method sounds ultra hardcore like Crossfit or something. Good for them for mastering it and also good for me as a reader! Also get a similar vibe from pir8fancier's fics.
I am still reading The Curse of Anteros. Danni's longfic vibe definitely is giving meticulous plotter to me :D With like mini breaks of indulgence :D :D Obviously Danni can correct me. Fics by Squibstress also feel this way to me. Like it's meticulously plotted/outlined/planned but with some gaps for indulgence. You probably don't have ships/fandoms with hollycomb. But they are also in this zone I feel. Also ripeteeth! DementorDelta's fic also gives that vibe.
Also I am thinking about the Fanfic Maverick Podcasts. When Danni talks about her fics she has a lot of attention to detail about the process itself and she can actually articulate it! Which is ultra impressive! Meanwhile you talked about The White Road and I really got into The Waste Land and also 2xed my Snape feels but I don't really feel you were that clear about your process :D Sorry. Danni does it better <3
Delphi is probably the most intentional writer I have read in Snape fandom. It's not just the plot. Reading their fics it feels to me like they really know the world they want to build/why/how. After reading the behind the scenes notes for Remember Me from Cheetham Hill I am just wow. I also feel I can trust them with a canon rewrite. Their Snape/OMC fic, The Lych Yew Gambit, is essentially a canon rewrite but the coolest version ever <3 I almost chose Fantastic Beasts for the abandoned/WIP slot in hprecfest but I didn't really want to do that because their fic notes/comments give the feeling they are planning more and their writing definitely feels like it's got so much intention/deliberation going on behind the scenes.
Kelly Chambliss is intensely plotter I feel! Scioscribe also feels really intentional plotter type in their writing. But of course they don't normally go for the longfic longfic zone.
One of my fav Eldritcher memories is during Frabjous. They made me listen to like a dozen classical music snippets with lots of white noise breaks. It was like visiting the optometrist. This one or that one, this one or that one :D Of course I picked the most dramatic whumpable one. Which turned out to be something from Parsifal by Wagner. Eldritcher really doesn't like Wagner musically but they wrote a variation of that Parsifal snippet for Frabjous. I feel I made a great choice after I read the fic :D My Snape whump vibe match radar is awesome! :D But it was pretty interesting to me how they did derivative fan music just like derivative fanart/fanfiction. They genuinely seem to love doing that and their passion generally transfers into their fics but I can definitely see why it can feel weird/pretentious to some folks because maybe it just feels like a different leftbrain/rightbrain ratio. Personally I love it once I get into the fic but these things are subjective.
One of the writers I really find kind of hard to categorize is Rinsbane. They have some fics like Teatray which give real pantser vibes but a lot of their long fics have sharp plotter vibes.
Tryfanstone's fic definitely feels the opposite of plotter for me. I love their works for a lot of reasons but also because of that vibe.
FWIW I definitely didnt think you are flailing on The Afterlight. It felt like you found the perfect "base" casefic for building your passionate darkfic tower. But not saying no to iddy Snape bleeding on the furniture :D You whump him so perfectly and I love <3
(This sounds mysterious and a wee bit pretentious, but it’s also just purely, fannishly impulsive: the desire to write a scene in which Snape’s bleeding out and Harry’s holding his hand, and there are Feelings thronging the air, but like, this is not the right moment, plus nobody’s able to be even slightly articulate for obvious reasons. I just wanted to whump Snape and then wade around in all that desperation and old-school anguish, plus the panic and self-recrimination and back-pedaling that comes from the fallout and Harry freaking out about Snape basically taking a bullet for him. But the image - the image was Snape lying in the dark on a sofa in Spinner’s End, bloody and unconscious while Harry crouched on the cushion beside him pleading with him not to die. Very standard fannish fare.)
Ooh! Want! This really really reminds me of the scene in And Mine the Gall in the infirmary between Harry and Albus Severus for some reason. Esp He goes back to consuming Harry with his eyes. Harry lets him, returning the look, glad of it, his heart aching with relief. Obviously that fic is not a Snarry Snarry but I feel the whump/desperation/panic/everything just destroyed me in that scene like the layers and also like a mirror of the waking up that didn't happen in the Shack.
Your vision doesn't really sound pretentious but it definitely sounds mysterious. Pretentious is a really complicated word :D It's usually just one person's earnestness feeling like pretentiousness to somebody else I feel. At least in fanfic setting. Obviously some things are just pretentious but at that point they also feel less curious/more rigid?
You said Waterloo so I have to go there. The new Napoleon movie doesn't go anywhere interesting but I feel one thing I felt was that Ridley Scott the director was in bad pantser mode. He didn't really indulge in the things he found lovable and kind of indulged on the things he hated which really comes across to an audience and it didn't work. Another movie I saw recently was Saltburn. Also serious pantser vibes. But the director, Emerald Fennell, definitely indulged on the stuff she was iddy about and it shows! I feel those movies are easier to watch/love because somehow the creator's passion also reaches the audience? I feel it's the same with fic for me as a reader. When the author's passion feels iddy/curious/genuine/earnest I love the pantser fics <3
With the visual comes sound. The characters’ voices, for one. Rain, fire crackling, the sound of choking, the messy noises of an isolated sexual encounter. Music, if it’s part of the fic. I don’t smell things (figuratively speaking) until I’m in the act of writing the scene, and fragrances arise from hyperfixating on whatever emotional or sensual impact I’m trying to convey. Tactile experiences are similar. Do I want to describe the nap of the rug they’re lying on? Maybe. Or the uncomfortable quality of cold rain dripping down one’s neck.
This is actually making a lot of sense! Because when reading your fics I often get the impression you left some sensory things out deliberately but I didn't really know you were this deliberate about selecting which ones are working for the scene you want. This makes a lot of sense esp with what you have talked about your editing pattern.
Trope and AU writers also feel great at plots. I don't normally read those but I feel fics with complicated stuff like soulmates, timetravel, crossovers generally feel like they were written by more plotter types. Of course the ultra plotter types are in those casefic fandoms like Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Who/Broadchurch. Also the canon rewrite authors. They are just superhuman plotter folks <3 Probably also Supernatural/X files type monster of the week fandoms but I don't really go there.
When the pandemic was going on I got to read a lot of new authors. I feel most of them started out self indulgent panster vibes but then maybe they started taking it more seriously and got into plotter vibe. Over time I feel most of them kind of found their groove/balance/what worked for them based on their readers and their writing taste. But it was pretty cool to see the progression as a reader! I feel a lot of that depending on the fandom/subfandom/ship/the core group of other writers they were close to. Of course headcanons can get around because of group/discord servers but I feel it's also true sometimes for the plotter/pantser thing maybe because they do writing sprints together or something.
I saw the movie Leon the Professional with a friend. I love the dirtybadhotwrong destruction/devotion of the dynamic between Leon and Mathilda. My friend got super interested in the AU scenario where the mafia boss hired Mathilda and she became a hitman. My friend had a total outline of this what if AU plotted out. It was super impressive. Meanwhile I was just vibing with the feels and I didn't really understand why this alternate scenario was super interesting. So maybe the readers/audience also have different tastes between plotter vibes and pantser vibes :D
But also what I want from plotter and pantser fics are kind of different. Like for pantser fics to work for me I need some match with things that are funny/sensual/emotional/interesting for me. Plotter fics have a good structure/outline so I dont really feel like I need a 100% match with my vibe to love the fic. But tbh most of the time for fanfic I am here as a pantser reader wanting the indulgence vibes :D
Really happy you are not planning a year by year canon rewrite. I don't trust you to write my MVPs like Lupin and Hagrid for example :D :D <3 Just kidding. If you actually go for that rewrite I am going to have a great time reccing it on the main hpfic subs. They are so going to scream and faint :D :D :D It will be like Halloween everyday! :D
Most of my fav longfic authors are pantsers not plotters :D Starting to realize when I am creating recs for the hprecfest. These fics are Feel and Vibe fics. Where are we going? Some idea about ending but nobody knows the actual route. Maybe the next chapter knows. But we are going to get there. Meanwhile we can feel with the characters and have fun. We dont have a plan but we definitely have a feeling :D
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swirlysmile · 3 years ago
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sooo i have this prompt if you like it: hangman x reader, she's a pilot too but jake finds out she forgot how to ride a bicycle (not like it just happened to me heheheh🥴), you can decide how it goes from there
honestly such a mood. i grew up in utah, hills galore so learning to ride a bike was so hard 🥲 thanks for the request, anon!
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“You’re kidding me,” He says. His eyebrows are furrowed, tone dead serious. It would be a little bit threatening if it wasn’t coming from Hangman of all people. 
You’d insulted him, bruised his ego, far too many times to be intimidated by anything he does. 
“I wish I was,” You groan into the palm of your hands. You’re sitting with Hangman in the corner of the bar, and that beer you’re nursing looks far more appetizing than the conversation placed in front of you. 
“I didn’t even know that was possible.” He snickers, almost as if he’s ridiculing you. 
“Yeah, neither did I.” 
“How’d you even find out?” 
You wince, taking another long sip of your beer. Then, you stand to show him the gnarly scab forming on your mid thigh. 
“Fell.” 
He can’t hold back the hearty laugh that erupts from his throat, and any other time you would have been at least a little proud to make him laugh. 
“Don’t laugh, it’s embarrassing.”
“Exactly.” 
You sigh and take your seat again, glaring at him out of the corner of your eye. He’s still laughing at you, the pretentious dickhead. 
“If only I could have been there.” 
“You can ask Rooster. He’s got all of the inside details. It’s too upsetting for me to talk about,” You say, wiping fake tears. He laughs again, and it’s definitely an attractive sound. 
“I could teach you?” He asks, almost a little nervous. It sure snaps you out of your stupor. 
“You say that as if I don’t know how.”
“Yes, because someone who knows how to ride a bike falls in two seconds.” He’s taking another sip of beer and you’re tempted to get up and leave the Hard Deck.
“More like one and a half.” 
Somehow, he convinces you though. You’re sitting on a bike, sweaty hands gripping the handlebars. Both of your feet are on the ground because, fuck that. You’re not toppling over again. 
Your breathing is a little heavy, and Hangman is trying to “coax you out into the light,” as he’d say. Really though, he’s just torturing you.
“Remind me why I promised to let you do this?”
“I paid for all your beer. Now get going, sweetheart.” He grins, giving you a gentle nudge. You’re lucky that you are rooted to the driveway, or you would have fallen again.
“Are you trying to kill me!?” You shout, accusatory tone in tow. He’s shrugging it off, as if to say maybe I am. 
“I’ll be right there to catch you if you fall, darling.” 
“Yeah, because that’s so reassuring Hangman.” 
He knows you’re using his callsign as an insult, but honestly he couldn’t care less. He was just hoping to see an entertaining crash, make some flirty remark, and then have you go on your way. 
He finally manages to persuade you to go. His driveway is on a bit of a slant, so you're going downhill. 
He can’t help himself from laughing when you fall, but he “caught” you. You’re thinking that this is the most reliable Hangman has ever been. 
“That’s it, I’m a lost cause. I’ll never ride again.” 
“Try again, you’ll get it soon, gorgeous.” 
You scoff because, wow. He is laying it on thick, but also because he has too much faith in a girl who forgot how to ride a bike. 
You tell him as much, and he laughs, again. 
Then he has the bright idea of moving to the street. It’s a little bit flatter, probably easier to start on. 
“I’m right here. Good luck.” he calls.
He gives you, or the bike moreso, a little push the second you lift your feet to the pedals, and you’re praying you won’t fall down. 
You’re sure that if you could, without fear of being run over by any passing cars, you’d have your eyes closed. 
Then, in a split second, he’s running up to you to celebrate.
“You did it, you actually did it!” He says, helping you off the bike in a more graceful way. You can’t help but give him a hug.
“We should probably get out of the middle of the road.” You mumble into his shoulder.
“Yeah, probably.” but instead of going to move to the driveway, he moves to give you a kiss. 
“Good job, sunshine.” 
the devil works fast but swirly works faster 😉
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absolutepokemontrash · 4 years ago
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The Brothers With an MC That’s Only Soft for Them
So, cute Headcanons are my kryptonite! Please enjoy, my fluff loving brethren!
Lucifer
We at Stupid Headcanons inc. recommend that MC does not inflate this bastard’s ego further, but if they choose to…
Lucifer, the morning star, a high ranking demon, does not need MC’s affection… that was a lie he C R A V E S it.
This pairing is actually quite complimentary, Lucifer is only soft for MC, MC is only soft for Lucifer, perfectly balanced.
MC shouldn’t expect Lucifer to be too reciprocal to their affections in public until they’re both neck deep into the relationship, but in private, hoo boy.
The “good job!”s, the hugs, the quick pecks on the cheek, all of it just made Lucifer practically melt. He adores all the affection, and it’s all for him.
Finally, someone in this house appreciates him…
“Lucifer, try not to overwork yourself, if you need anything, just ask, okay?” “Thank you, MC.” “Hey MC! I need help, pass me the remote.” “YOU CAN WALK OFF A CLIFF BELPHIE! Love you, Lucifer.”
And to be honest, some of the roasts are funny, but MC, dearest, please dial down the sass near Lord Diavolo.
Mammon
Of course MC’s favourite is the Great Mammon! Heh, who else would it be? Not that he needs this human’s affection or anything!
…screw it, please MC, give him more head pats.
Hand holding, hugs, resting his head on MC’s lap… Mammon’s really living the life.
In public Mammon is constantly trying to get MC to shower him in praise and affection in his own weird tsundere kind of way. It’s good thing MC is always willing to give their demon all the love they have.
It just makes him so happy that all of MC’s affection belongs to him, it makes his greedy little heart sing.
MC’s love and care tragically does not save him from being caught for his shenanigans, but MC, stone cold bitch that they are, will always do something bad to get strung up next to him.
“MC, what’re ya doin’ here?” “Oh you know babe, just hanging around.”
Nothing makes him smile more than when they stick up for him, to MC, he isn’t scummy trash, he’s the great Mammon! Their super amazing guardian! He does what he can to live up to MC’s image of him!
Since Mammon’s super supportive of his human, he’ll always provide reaction sound affects whenever MC delivers a verbal smack down.
Levi
MC likes him? Must be a joke. Who’d like a gross Otaku like him…?
The human exchange student apparently.
They’d listen with a look of pure adoration on their face whenever Levi would ramble about his favourite anime, they’d help him organize his figurines, they’d play video games with him…
Man… MC’s really playing the long con here on this practical joke.
When Levi isn’t drowning in self doubt, he absolutely loves how sweet and gentle MC is around him, a side only he gets to see… *swoon*
A cold mean character that’s only soft for their love interest??? That’s one of Levi’s top five favourite romantic tropes!
Levi’s often taking notes on MC’s snappy remarks so he can sass people while he streams, he’s not too good at it, so he just streams with MC present. His viewership goes up whenever exponentially whenever MC says anything.
“Someone in the chat just said I must be insanely lonely-” “There’s no way in hell you’re lonelier than that guy at night. His bed ranks number one in the top ten loneliest places ever.”
Satan
At first, Satan took more of an analytical interest in MC’s attitude, they’re either suicidally impulsive or very confident in their ability to run from danger if they think they can sass demons and get away unscathed.
Once the two connect and MC goes soft for him, it’s game over. Satan’s weakness is cute things, and nothing is cuter to him than his usually mean MC raining affection and compliments down upon him!
Satan finally has a leg up on Lucifer! The human adores him and isn’t afraid to talk back to that pretentious motherfucker-
MC sits in Satan’s lap and the two read together, they smuggle cats into the house, they lay in bed together plotting the downfall of their enemies… just normal couple things.
Sometimes MC just sits next to him and makes a particularly nasty quip at someone else, then give him a big ol kiss on the cheek.
It just makes him oh so happy…
“Honey, I brought you tea!” “Ah, thank you MC.” “I took it from Lucifer’s private stash of relaxing tea :D” “You really are my soulmate, aren’t you?”
Asmo
Gasp! MC’s so mean! Do it more!
Asmo, sassy god he is, appreciates a good snide remark or twelve, so he’s always got a front row seat to MC’s shennaniganery.
Before the pact, he was back in the peanut gallery with Satan wondering when MC’s words would come back to bite them, but after the pact, nothing’s touching the human. Their sass is completely consequence-less as long as Asmo’s around!
These two are a match made in hell, literally. Asmo and MC get to be so in sync that they manage to make each other’s insults better by working together.
“I’d give you the name of a few surgery places but I don’t think they implant brains into unlucky people like yourself.” “They might be able to implant a better personality though~.”
Asmo’s fully willing to flaunt his relationship in public. Sort of in a “look at us! MC’s only nice to me! Eat shit losers!” kind of way.
It isn’t all vanity and insults, MC always finds a way to make Asmo feel better whenever he’s feeling down. MC makes sure to tell Asmo as often as possible that they love him for more than just his looks, and it makes the Avatar of Lust swoon.
Just as long as MC never turns their razor sharp wit on Asmo, he’s their cheerleader forever.
Beel
Good choice, MC.
Despite his resting bitch face, Beel’s a big softie, everyone knows that, and as the Simpsons said, ‘the strong must protect the sweet’.
Well… MC isn’t as strong as Beel, but they will verbally eviscerate anyone who even dares insinuate anything not nice about their precious gigantic cinnamon roll!
“Listen up bitches! Not you Beel, we’re all glad you’re here.” “^_^” “Y’ALL ARE IN DEEP SHIT.”
Beel loves how affectionate MC is! Doesn’t matter if it’s in public or private, he and MC are almost always at least holding hands.
MC always has emergency snacks on them, they never get upset when Beel eats everything in the house, they just smile and hand over whatever food they have on them and help fix the problem.
Beel is probably one of the only characters who would try and get MC to branch out and be nicer to everyone and not just him. Whether this works depends on MC.
Belphie
Does he deserve this? No. Did he almost start crying when MC began to show him genuine care and affection? Yes. Does he nearly die of laughter every time MC snaps at someone? Yes.
Belphie’s not sure why MC decided that they were going to love him of all demons… but they just… understand him.
They listened patiently and offered a shoulder to cry on, even after he hurt them… their understanding, their compassion, just wow. Belphie really lucked out.
MC lets him nap, fluffs his pillows, reminds him to wash his pillow cases and comforter, gets him sushi, like geez… what a simp… *sniffle*
In return, Belphie offers cuddles. Cuddles and quality time together. For the first time in how many millennia Belphie is going to get off his ass and do something for someone if they ask.
It’s a miracle.
Belphie isn’t one for flaunting a relationship but… he may just let some people know that this super mean human likes him the most by giving his human a quick kiss.
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drarrily-we-row-along · 4 years ago
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Day 52: Tattoos
When he left the Wizarding World, Harry hadn't thought too much about what would happen to Draco Malfoy after he testified for him at his trial.
If pressed, he probably would have assumed that Malfoy would have continued in his father's footsteps. He would have imagined well tailored suits and robes, long blonde hair, the same aristocratic nose tipped in the air.
So, perhaps his jaw all but hitting the floor when he saw the other man for the first time in five years was understandable.
And it wasn't the fact that he was walking into the muggle bar that Harry worked at that shocked him, it was the fact that Malfoy had trimmed his hair short on the sides and left the top long; it was that he'd dyed it hot pink.
It was the fact that his left arm had a muggle tattoo covering the dark mark that had once been there with beautiful, bright flowers; new life coming out of death. It was the dragon tattoo peaking out of the collar of his shirt, that Harry guessed, was shaped around his namesake constellation.
It was the loose, black v-neck, muggle t-shirt tucked into skinny jeans that were cuffed just above his ankles. And the three earrings in the cartilage at the top of his right ear.
It was that he looked nothing like the stiff, tidy, pretentious twat that Harry would have envisioned him growing into and it made Harry wonder what else he was wrong about.
Malfoy caught sight of him a few second later and literally froze in place.
"What can I get you?" Harry asked, giving him a little smile.
"Sorry," Malfoy said, cocking his head uncertainly, "You look like someone I used to know."
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And that was fair, too, Harry supposed. He didn't look anything like the scrawny, desperate teen he'd been the last time Malfoy saw him, either. Harry had grown a good six inches since then, his shoulders had filled out, he'd grown his hair long because the curls were less messy that way, he'd grown a beard that he kept short and tidy, and he had a few tattoos of his own. "You look like someone I used to know, too," he replied, "But you can't possibly be the same person that I thought I knew and I'm sure that I'm not quite what you thought either." He tilted his head at Malfoy, "What can I get you?" he repeated.
"What would you recommend?" Malfoy asked as he slid into a bar stool with a touch more caution than Harry liked.
"Do you like sweet drinks?" he asked, "I have this cotton candy drink that we make with cranberry juice and raspberry vodka," then he added, "And cotton candy, obviously."
"That would definitely be something I've never tried before," Malfoy replied with a little smile.
"Done." While Harry was making the drink he said, "So what brings you so far from home?"
Malfoy cocked his head, "I left home ages ago," he said. "Disowned, as a matter of fact."
Harry frowned as he reached under the bar to fetch the cotton candy, "What? Why?"
Harry saw him lift one shoulder casually before having to stick his head into the cupboard below to reach the bag of cotton candy in the back, "Apparently, Malfoys are allowed to make all sorts of mistakes and commit all sorts of atrocities, but being gay was just one step too far for them."
Harry bashed the back of his head against the bar in his haste to stand up, "Wait, you're-?" he started before registering just how badly that had hurt, "Ouch, fuck," he said, rubbing the back of his skull.
"Here," Malfoy murmured, holding out his hand, "Let me."
Harry leaned over and Malfoy gently cupped the back of his head and murmured something under his breath. A moment later a warm, tingly feeling suffused Harry's head and all of the pain disappeared.
"Wow," Harry said, rubbing the back of his skull again and feeling for any tender spots, "That was amazing."
Malfoy shrugged and Harry went back to working on the drink. "I was training to be a healer," he confessed softly so no one would overhear, "But then I had one too many people refuse to let me help them because of-" he broke off and shook his head, "Well you know."
"I'm sorry that happened to you," Harry said with a frown as he slid the drink across the bar. He was about to say more when Ben, one of his regulars, came up to the bar for a refill, "Hold that thought," he said, making his way over to get him another bourbon.
"This," Malfoy said, pointing to the drink Harry had made him when he returned a few minutes later, "Is actually quite tasty, Potter."
He laughed, "No need for the tone of surprise, this has been my job for nearly five years now. And you can call me, Harry," he added.
The corner of Draco's mouth tilted up, "Oh I can, can I?"
Harry nodded, "And I think I'll be calling you Draco."
"Bold of you," he said but he was smiling so Harry didn't take him too seriously.
"Gryffindor," he replied, pointing to himself with a wink. "So tell me about yourself, Draco," he said.
And to his surprise and utter delight, Draco did. He sat at the bar, sipping that martini before switching over to lemonade, all evening, telling Harry about his life and asking questions about Harry in turn.
One things led to another and by the time Harry was getting ready to leave, Harry was really not ready for the night to end.
"Can I walk you home?" Draco asked, apparently he wasn't ready for it to end either.
Harry smiled at him and nodded toward his house, they set off down the street talking about nothing. He only lived a few blocks away and they found themselves standing at the bottom of Harry's steps all too soon.
"Will you punch me if I kiss you?" Draco asked him.
Harry shook his head with a smile he couldn't quite hide, and leaned forward to meet Draco halfway. The moment their lips met, Harry's veins felt like they'd been set on fire. He reached out and clasped the fabric of Draco's t-shirt in his hands and pulled him forward, crashing their bodies together.
"Come inside," Harry begged against Draco's lips.
Draco pulled back, brow furrowed slightly, "You want this? With me?"
"Godric, yes," he groaned. "Please."
The other man gave him a breathless little smile and Harry dragged him up the stairs and straight to the bedroom.
Afterward, Harry got up to order them some pizza and when he returned, Draco was laid on his back on the bed, his pink hair fanned out across the pillow, Harry couldn't help but think that his body looked more gorgeous than any work of art he'd ever seen. And Harry sat up beside him admire him better, "I thought this one was your constellation," he murmured triumphantly, stroking his fingers over the dragon that curled over his collarbone and up his neck.
"Well spotted," Draco said, a smile in his voice.
He brushed his fingers over the snitch on Draco's chest, "I've got one of these, too," he murmured, leaning a bit so Draco can see the snitch he has on his own hip.
"Yes, I noticed," Draco replied, giving him a little smirk, "What does it say under it?"
"I open at the close," Harry said.
Draco hummed, "You'll have to tell me the story sometime."
"I'd like that," Harry told him, surprised to find that it was true since he'd never wanted to talk to anyone about the war. He trailed his fingers over the flower that had been tattooed over Draco's heart. "For your mum?" he asked.
He gave him a sad smile and nodded, "The black narcissus."
"These are for my parents," he told him, pointing to the antlers adorned with lilies along his collarbones.
"What are these ones?" he asked, trailing his fingers over the Marauder's map style footprints on his bicep and shoulder.
"These," he said, twisting to show Draco that they wrapped around his shoulder and onto his back, "are names of the people who have held me up, some of them still living, and others who live on in me." He grinned at him, "I'll show you the map they're modeled after the next time I have it out."
"Do you have any others?"
"Yeah," Harry said, collapsing onto his back so he could show Draco his ankle, "Deathly Hallows on my ankle."
Draco's fingers brushed lightly over his skin and Harry's spine tingled pleasantly.
"Do you have others?" he echoed
He nodded and rolled over onto his stomach and Harry had to hold back a gasp, "Beautiful," he whispered, trailing his fingers lightly over the wings covering Draco's shoulder blades.
"They're to remind me that I am free. I made my choice to fly instead of staying shackled."
"They're beautiful," Harry repeated.
Draco reached back and pointed to his neck and Harry's eyes followed to a compass. "To remind me that I choose the direction of my life from here on out."
"I love that," Harry replied, flopping back down on the bed next to Draco. "I'm planning my next one."
"Oh?" Draco asked, turning his head to the side and resting it on his forearms so he could look at Harry.
Harry nodded, "A constellation as well, Sirius, and wolfsbane incorporated somehow."
"Are all of yours for people, then?"
"Yeah," he replied, about to say more when the doorbell rang. "That'll be the pizza. Do you want to eat in here or in the kitchen?" he asked as he stood up and started looking for a pair of pants to put on to answer the door
"I should go-"
"Draco," he said, leaning in and stealing another kiss, "Stay. Please."
"For how long?" Draco asked.
The doorbell rang again and Harry stumbled into his boxers, "For as long as you want. Stay forever if you like."
And he was surprised to find that he was only half joking.
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starchild--27 · 2 years ago
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i was tagged by @artemiss-moonchild and @heartcravings in two different spotify-centric tag games - so i'll just morph them~ i am also high on finishing a book right now, so yeah, it's gonna be long and full of words i have to vomit out now because my brain is buzzing xDD
shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first 10 tracks,
Brand New City by Mitski ~ probably my favourite song of hers, i feel all of her music and lyrics very very much but this song...just hits different i dunno, i guess it is the closest thing i have to describe this restlessness i get sometimes
blue by keshi ~ every single word in this songs gets me and i am kinda giddy bc i bought tickets to his concert as a christmas present for my sister and me, hehe, i'm looking forward to that already ^^
Where We by Ryu Ji Hyun & Kim Kyung Hee ~ part of the OST of the drama Rain Or Shine / Just Between Lovers, it's on netflix, lee gangdu is my poor little meow-meow, i cried buckets and got wayyy more invested in this drama than i anticipated xD
I Don't Even Mind by Chen ~ it's my favourite track of his 3rd album, i like how his voice blends with the instrumental, i love how his voice is so clear, how it kinda floats over the tumbles of the guitar, it's like fog over a little creek
I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace ~ i stumbled over that one by chance not even a month ago, i knew the band existed and what their sound was like but never listened to their songs, so that one is the only one i know and what can i say...a girl feels conflicting feelings sometimes xD
Nothin' by EXO-SC / Chanyeol ~ i am really fascinated by this song because it has so many layers of sound, there is just so much going on on that track, like it sounds calm and spherical and like you are floating through a dark night, but you are driven by an invisible force, by thoughts and voices and echos. this song makes me fearless, it lifts me up when i am on the ground, it grounds me when my head tries desperately to fly away from my body, it was my no. 1 song in my spotify wrapped xD
Charmer by Stray Kids ~ ok this one is less deep xD it's just a cool, very vibey song, it really got me back into Stray Kids this year and wow it seems very unreal rn that Oddinary was a 2022 release o_o
Lithium by Nirvana ~ a classic, some would say. i can play it on the electric guitar so that's cool 👀✨️ to me this song is probably even more "nirvana" as Smells Like Teen Spirit - i dunno it captured their sound really well and i might sound very pretentious now but it is such a Kurt song, i don't know how to descibe it differently xDD
Words as Weapons by Seether ~ and sometimes a girl feels a very stubborn anger against the world and some people who have deep cuts. listening to this song is cathartic.
Universe by EXO ~ doesn't your heart just open up when they sing "I'll search the universe..."?? because to me it always feels like that, like something bright is opening up my heart, ready to search along with them (it's the way the melody just keeps rising, flying across the nightsky on that long high note)
then list 10 songs you really like, each by a different artist.
New Thing by Zico feat. Homies ~ this song... is just really, really cool. so cool. ahh. i love listening to it, it's always over way too soon xD
saudade, saudade by Maro ~ my Eurovision favourite this year, haha, their whole stage presence was so whimsical, they remained my favorites from start to finish. i just listened to the song a lot afterwards. the soft desperation in it is just everything, really.
505 by Arctic Monkeys ~ screaming crying throwing up about everything in this song. the musical built up, the breakdown, the lyrics - just ahhh everything about this song makes me go feral, especially the breakdown. i think i rarely show as much of myself to other people as i do when 505 comes on and i'm screaming "but i crumble compeltely when you cry"
Slump by Stray Kids ~ sad bop in three languages, made by the one and only Han Jisung who gave the sinking feeling you get when you realize you are somehow falling behind depsite your best efforts a sound. musical genius (but also are u ok bro?). anyway, i can do all the rap parts (in english because i am a chicken when it comes to korean let alone japanese and i really don't want to mispronounce stuff) in this song and i don't think it sounds cringy when i do it so that's what i've been up to musically these days xDD
RED by Survive Said The Prophet ~ the lyrics in this one are so great! it has such a raw power once it breaks loose, it reminds me of thunderstorms and a stadium full of people not minding the rain because the live music is just so good and everything fits, lights flashing and bass guitar and drums messing with your gut. it's full of so many different feelings that you sometimes can't tell apart but they make you want to move and run and run until your body hurts more than your heart.
Star Walkin' by Lil Nas X ~ this song is also so full of energy but a totally different kind. it's stellar, it's bright, it's almost delirious, it's testing out how fast you can run before you fall over your own feet, it's chasing the feeling of your stomach dropping when you go a little too high on the swings. it sounds really weird, but my first instinct when this song comes on is not to blink, not one second, because i could miss something at this racing pace. the verses are just floating in space, looking around, taking it all in, whereas the chorus is pure acceleration until the point where there is no more "faster", feeling it might hit anytime now but it just doesn't xD
Forgive Me by BoA ~ it's her recent comeback and i've never really gave her music a listen but i saw the teaser pics being absolutely my vibe so i checked it out and really liked it! there is nothing more to it haha. it reminds me a little of what i also would have loved to see Seulgi do on her solo album but it's not that big - both harmonize perfectly with their respective tracks.
Hurdle by Suho ~ he made theeeeee summer bop with this song, really. gosh, the way i freaked when i first heard this song xDD i took little notes about the Grey Suit album in my notebook back then so i know for a fact i was immediately obsessed with the funky bass line and the voice distortion and how dancable this song is.
Serenity by Xiumin ~ i've said it before and i'll say it again: this song is an early spring sunrise, when you woke up oddly early snd you go outside to catch the first glimpses of sunlight and the dew still hanging on the grass wets the hem of your pants, tickles your skin, the cold wetness seeping through your shoes but then the first rays of light hit your skin and the air is fresh and clear and everything feels better and new, like you have healed a little, like you can keep going with a new burst of energy now. this is how this song sounds like to me, i get that mental image everytime, dark greens and bright blues and even brighter white and yellow hues.
Checkmate by TheBoyz ~ again nothing all to deep besides the fact that this song is a total banger and i just go insaneeee over the whispering and member who-ever-it-is saying "you're never satisfied". my sister likes TheBoyz and she played it once or twice and that's how i know this song xD
list the first 10 songs played from my spotify wrapped/apple replay when shuffled!
Francis Forever by Mitski ~ this one somehow very quietly became my chanyeol-enlistment-song. it's all about missing someone, needing someone/depending on someone's presence, not in a full on desperate way (a little desperate maybe-) but in a way that is just like what the first lines say "I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do with myself now that your not here" kinda like you still need time to figure out how to handle things in the absence of something that has been very present before. it really got to me while Chanyeol was away (yk sorta-away because you really cannot get that man off a stage xD but the feeling has always been different than before) - in the end i think it's a lot about adapting after a change in the way somebody is present in your life.
Daechwita by Agust D ~ i am not the biggest BTS fan on the plant (thank god) but i have a sort of soft spot for their rap line because they simply are really good at what they do, especially yoongi. and daechwita, what can i say, simply a total vibe. i remember how i had this song and Lay's Lit right after on repeat a lot that year, they somehow belong to the same universe xDD Daechwita is all about speed and power and hot rage, Lit is all albout precision and force and a very cold attitude of supremacy - both have this very untouchable and dangerous vibe. they are neighboring kingdoms maybe, very peaceful with each other btw. they just come to destroy them haters xD
Raining by Chanyeol ~ this song it just a biiig loong sigh. it's taking a deep breath and exhaling loudly. the dark heavy piano really is like black paint in an artwork, it really gives the song that heavy atmosphere. then the sax soli are almost complaining, it's whining, it's telling you its story of misery with the heaviest sighs. this also reflects in Chanyeol's vocals, he also has this hint of exhaustion there, this song is just so dramatically done with everything, it just yk wants to have a drink and end this unfortunate day xD on some days i think this might be the best song of the The Box OST because they caught this very moody atmosphere so so well and it's not often done like that in populat music, i suppose (look i probably sound like i know what i am talking about but i really do not- xD)
GOTTASADAE by BewhY ~ again, nothing deep. my bestie sent me the song and was like "!!!! here listen !!!" and i was like "omg!!!!!!!" and then it was on repeat xDD
This Is How I Disappear by My Chemical Romance ~ so here is the thing, i knew about them for a long time but i never had this kind of "emo phase" in my teenage years but when they had their revival tour or whatever this year a lot of people i follow online suddenly were obsessing over them again, and when i like people a lot and they get invested in something, then i want to check that out too. so i listened to their entire discography in one weekend (coincidentally, the exact weekend they played in germany xDD) and This Is How I Disappear was the winner of the little favourite MCR song race i had in my head xD so yeah, i dig their music, especially this song. once again, very cathartic to listen/dance/sing to.
Snow (Hey Oh) by Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ i really like that i got this one on random! because it's the first RHCP song i actively remember hearing, probably in the radio and i was just really obsessed with it (in a way a child can be obsessed with a song it doesn't understand xD) and that just kind of lingered around and i eventually looked up the chords so i could play it on the guitar when i was 13 i think, leading to my dad showing my Californiacation and Under The Bridge and that's when i got more and more into their music in general. another weird fun fact: because i practiced the lyrics very hard back then i can now recite them in absolute inhuman speed, everytime i do it it annoys people to no end but i think it's fun xD
Shutdown by Moonbyul feat. Seori ~ (un)official sapphic anthem, let's gooo. this song is so so sexy in a very soft and casual and relaxed way. i love how their voices harmonize, i love how the melody flows, how you're just drawn into the song from start to finish. this song it somebody touching you very softly, very gently at your most secret, sensitive places. this song is knowing how to have the exact same effect on the other. it's dancing together with the smallest most minimal moves, bodies pressing impossibly close together. i just get this warm, seductive, soft, comfy, sexy feeling from this song.
Free Fall by Øzi ~ i am ascending every time i listen to this song, really. the chorus comes in like the ground beneath your feet rumbling and breaking apart, falling through the cracks. which might sound like a contradiction to what i said in the phrase before. but falling and flying are very easily confused when it's dark and you can't see the bottom. one of my favourite love letter songs <3
Tire Swing by Kimya Dawson ~ the simplicity of this song is so charming, really. it's nothing big, the melody sounds like a children's song but the lyrics tell the tale of the complicated matter that is really liking someone who is just so different from you that it's actually kinda impossible for things to work out well, at least not with anyone hurt. it's part of the soundtrack for the movie Juno (which i really like) and while the teenage romance is only a secondary part of the plot, i think this song was an amazing pick to explain the relationship between these two teenagers that lead very different lives and have to figure out how loving each other works. it's such an easy song and then again it is absolutely not.
Nothing Else Matters by Metallica ~ my dad once told me that metal musicians make the best love songs and then showed me Nothing Else Matteds as proof and, really, i could only believe him after that. i think, this song has had a huge huge influence on what i expect from a romantic relationship. it really shaped my understanding of romantic love to the point where i said (at 13 or 14) in my diary that if i ever got married it would be to this song, and i am still kind of in awe with this thought because that song remains to be very significant to me. how it's about always being together in a way, about sincerity of feelings, about trust, about getting to know the other better day by day and at some point getting to know yourself better through the other, how it's about sharing things openly, about living a life together, about having a companion like that who shows you the world you thought you knew in another light. it's about the enrichment you experience by having a romantic partner, that goes beyong anything sexual which is so often immediately associated with romantic love. and that just really left a lasting impression on me, so it's a fave ever since.
ok. this was long. and very uncalled for lol i am sorry for oversharing like that sometimes i'm just really in touch with how exactly music makes me feel and maybe i'm a little sloppy and a little too much in writing long paragraphs about it oops- ^^'
anywayyy i tag @kafkascupcake @byuns-coco @his-mochi-cheeks @cxsmicmyeon @nvwu @joon-rkive @simplypearing @xuoux @whisperingdoves if you guys wanna (feel free to pick the part you wanna do or simply ignore this tho, i am fully aware that this is a lot of time consuming text, so i won't mind at all xDD)
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rebeccccccaaa · 4 years ago
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ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ
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ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ (𝟷𝟾+)
ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛᴇᴅ: (ANON) Soft romantic Valentine’s Day sex with Peter, bonus points if it’s their first time.. or maybe their first Valentine’s Day being married 🥺🥺🥺🥺 (since it’s way past v-day, i did like a tony’s gala/charity party thing hope that’s ok)
ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs: smut 18+, super fluffy and silly smut, virginsssss
Tw: harassment/sexual assault
ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ’s ɴᴏᴛᴇs: hey bug I’m still trying to get used to the whole writer thing it’s still a pretty new concept but thank you for being so patient with me! I tried to make this a realistic when it comes to first time sex as possible, it pretty awkward and goofy, a little sudden, but i think it’s pretty cute
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Peter couldn’t take his eyes off of you. You moved so gracefully between the bodies of rich chatty folk. Now that you both were adults it was mandatory according to Tony that you guys had to attend these things. Peter wished he could go back to when you two would watch Star Wars and play video games up in your room during these boring parties.
“Dude, you gotta just grow a pair and ask her on a date,” Sam interrupted.
“Come on man. It’s not that easy,” he argued.
“Yeah it is; you just go up to her and say, ‘Hey I think you’re hot, I’m in love with you, Let’s fuck’,” Sam joked.
“Hey, no. They’re virgins. They don’t ‘fuck’,” Nat said amusingly. 
“What! No- I- uh,” Peter stammered over his words heavily as Nat, Sam, Bucky and Steve laughed around him; not at him of course, well maybe Sam. 
“Hey man it’s ok,” Steve reassured.
“Yeah, Steve is still a virgin,” Bucky joked, making Steve push him unamused.
“Seriously though, it’s ok having not done anything. Virginity and purity culture is gross and weird and way too fetishized nowadays. You do it when you feel comfortable and with someone you completely trust; and remember just like everything else, practice makes perfect,” Nat winked at Peter, making him blush. 
Peter thought about it and honestly he trusted you the most with his life. It wasn’t a secret that Peter really liked you; well apparently it was a secret to you. He was so in love with you but he was positive you didn’t feel the same way. You were so beautiful there was no way in your right mind that you’d even look in his direction.
You were talking with some douche at the bar. Peter hated how close he was standing to you. He didn’t think he deserved someone as special as you but he certainly knew that someone like that guy didn’t deserve even your attention let alone a conversation. Although looking at it, it seems like you’re just listening and he’s yapping away.
“You’re like one of the hottest bitches I’ve ever met,” the guy slurred.
You’ve been stuck with this guy for the past twenty minutes. Every time you think you could slip away he tugged your arm and pulled you back in. this guy was drunk off his ass and every slurred word went through one ear and out the other. 
“I need to use the restroom, excuse me,” you tried to leave.
“That’s not gonna work on me princess, come here,” he grabbed your waist and you moved your hands between your bodies.
“Hey, what the hell?” Peter said, noticing the commotion between you and that guy.
The guys looked over and saw that you were clearly uncomfortable and none of them were having it. Peter especially was fuming. This guy's hands were all over you and he knows you didn’t let him. His face buried uncomfortably in your neck and your face held a fearful look. Peter stomped through the crowd to help you.
“Hey man, get your hands off of her,” Peter said sternly. 
“Oh, ho, ho. Cute,” the guy mocked.
“Lay off kid. Help a brother out,” he slurred.
“Peter,” you whispered desperately.
“She doesn’t seem interested, so back off,” Peter pushed him. 
“I’m not gonna tell you again, kid. Leave us alone, sometimes women might not say what they want but they always want it,” he growled disgustingly. Peter looked at you and saw nothing but terror and fright; there was no way in hell he was leaving you.
“Hey, man. We’re gonna give you ten seconds to get the fuck out here,” Nat said intimidatingly; but with a man’s misogynistic ego that big he surprisingly didn’t back down.
“Now,” Steve’s voice boomed loudly towering over him.
“What are you gonna about it?” he mocked.
Bucky wasn’t having it either and grabbed his collared-shirt with his metal and dragged him towards the exit. 
“If I ever see your ugly ass face again, I’ll kill you,” Bucky’s voice shook the man and he scurried away.
You looked at Peter and hugged him tightly softly crying into his shoulder. He held you tightly and whispered softly in your ear soothing you. You couldn’t get rid of him and you didn’t want to think about what could��ve happened if Peter and the rest of the guys didn’t help you.
“Sorry, for the ruckus,” you whispered, noticing the people watching confusedly at you guys.
“Don’t be, guy was a total piece of shit. Are you ok?”
“Can we just leave?” you asked him.
“Of course,” Peter held your hand tightly and led towards the elevator.
“Hey kids, you guys ok? Steve told me what happened,” Tony asked you two.
“We’re gonna go upstairs now,” Peter told him quietly.
“Of course,” Tony said remorsefully.
“Kid?” Tony whispered to Peter, “Use protection.”
“Seriously, Mr. Stark?”
“Hey, I’m kidding. I’m kidding; take care of her will ya?”
“Your room or mine?” Peter asked you.
“Yours.”
“Can we watch a movie or something?”
“Yeah.”
Peter gave you his clothes for you to change comfortably in and you went to the bathroom to change. In the meantime Peter too changed into a tight black shirt and sweats. Suddenly he heard the door open slightly and you peeked your head out worriedly.
“Uh Pete,” you called him.
“Is everything alright?”
“The uh, the pants you gave me? They don’t fit,” you whispered shyly.
“Oh no, uh ok hold on,” Peter scurried to find another pair.
You opened the door wider tugging his shirt in holes it might cover your modesty; this was the most undressed you’ve ever been in front of a boy. Peter looked back at you frantically but definitely did a double take seeing your bare legs so exposed. 
“Sorry, I can’t seem to find anything,” he stuttered a bit.
“It’s ok, the shirt’s pretty long,” you tiptoed to the bed covering yourself with the blanket.
“Sorry about you know,” he sat with you.
“It’s ok. I just kinda wish I was more like Nat. You know then maybe I wouldn’t have been in that situation, I’d be able to kick his butt,” you chuckled. But Peter didn’t.
“Hey, you weren’t in that situation because you weren’t physically strong, it was because that guy was the scum of the earth.”
“Thanks, Pete,” you placed your hand on top of his; Peter’s stomach flipped when you did. 
“Peter?” you asked him.
“What?”
“You’re staring,” you smiled.
“Sorry,” he looked away shyly. 
You and Peter sat on the bed as a movie played. It was one of your favorites and you couldn’t help marvel at the best scenes; your laugh was infectious. Peter couldn’t help but ogle at you. He thought you were so beautiful and funny. He wonders why you’ve never had a boyfriend. Any guy would be so lucky to be yours; expect that fucker who put his hands on you
“Y/n?” he asked sheepishly.
“Yeah?”
“Why don’t you have a boyfriend? If you don’t want to answer it’s ok, I realize that probably sounds invasive, and-”
“It’s ok. I uh- I don’t know. I guess guys don’t like me like that? What about you, you haven’t dated since MJ.”
“I- uh, ok uh- Ok you got me there,” he laughed. 
“It’s just I asked because you’re uh, well, it’s no secret you’re very pretty, Y/n. Any guy would be so lucky to be your boyfriend,” Peter blushed.
“Thanks, Peter. I don’t know, guys are just too,” you couldn’t necessarily find the words.
“Obnoxious, irritating, rude, aggressive,” he finished making you laugh. 
“No, well, yes, but I guess the word would be… overbearing. Guys are so pretentious, you know. And not to mention they want everything but the kitchen sink in a girl. And I don’t have that. Guys don’t look at me and think, ‘Wow, she's the most beautiful girl ever. I want to date her’,” you explained with a faint chuckle. 
“I think that,” Peter blurted out.
“Well, then I wish more guys were like you, Peter,” you said smoothly. 
You and Peter both hadn’t realized the space between you two closing in. Your faces were mere inches apart and you both felt hot and flushed, yet neither one of your wanted to pull away. The sound of the movie playing in the background was drowned out for a second but now it was almost as if it was the loudest thing bursting your eardrums. 
You quickly snapped your head back to the TV breathing out a breath you didn’t know you were holding. You could see the disappointment on Peter’s face when you did out of the corner of your eye but you didn’t think it was appropriate right now. Besides, the last thing you wanted to do was kiss a boy after what happened downstairs. 
You crawled back and tucked the rest of your body under the sheets and Peter did too. You felt like your heart was going to burst out of your chest; terrified that with his heightened senses he could hear your heartbeat. 
He could; and that made his beat faster too.
You two watched the movie in silence after getting yourselves comfortable. Peter’s lights were off and a small lamp along with the bright TV was the only thing illuminating the room. It felt small but you managed. 
You felt like you couldn’t focus on the movie with Peter laying so close to you. You could practically feel his body heat radiating off of him and you wished so badly that you had the courage to tell him how much you liked him. 
You didn’t think he liked you back but after what he said about wanting to date you, you weren’t so doubtful that he felt that way too now. You finally started focusing on the movie again trying your best to not think about Peter but that didn’t help at all considering the two characters … kissing, if that’s what you want to call it.
Your eyes slightly widen seeing the man’s hand crawl up the woman’s shirt. Her gasps and moans seemed louder than you remembered. You could see Peter shifted beside you as the things on the screen became more and more heated. 
“I forgot about this scene,” you cringed at yourself.
“It’s ok, you uh, do you want to watch a different movie?”
“Sure,” you squeaked.
Peter put a new movie on but neither of you could get the images out of your heads. Without the other knowing, you both wondered what it would be like, feel like if Peter’s hands roamed your body that way. Bringing goosebumps to your skin. The way your soft gasps and moans would sound against the shell of Peter’s ear. 
You couldn’t help the wetness pooling between your thighs wondering what Peter would do first. You wondered if he’d ever been with another girl and if he did, well that didn’t sit right with you. You swallowed and unbeknownst to you Peter could sense everything. 
He knew how much your breathing quickened after. He could feel the rapid beating of your heartbeat after watching only seconds of that scene. He could smell the sweet arousal coming out of you as you softly clenched your thighs in a desperate attempt to stop the feeling. 
He shifted beside you embarrassed that he was thinking about these things with you. You would hate him if you found out. But you would really?
“Peter?”
“Yeah?”
“Can I ask you something? Promise you won’t get mad?” Oh no. You were really doing this?
“I could never get mad at you,” he said sincerely.
“Have you ever, you know, done it?” you asked shyly.
“Oh, uh no actually. MJ and I never really talked about that and we broke up before really anything happened.”
“Oh, cool.” 
There was awkward silence between you two not really knowing what was to come next. You wanted him, bad. You just got this urge suddenly to feel him, know what he sounded like. You felt a bit embarrassed and thought there was no way he was gonna want to do anything like that with you.
“Do you wanna…?” Or maybe so.
“Only if you want to.”
“Is that bad that I kinda do? Look,” Peter faced you more comfortably and closer, “I really like you. Like a lot. I know I probably shouldn’t and it’s like super inappropriate right now but I can’t help it. You’re like the most beautiful and most perfect girl I’ve ever met. And I really want to show you but I’d never do anything to hurt you or make you uncomfortable.”
“Peter, I really like you too. There’s no one I trust more than you, seriously,” you sat on your knees facing him too. You smiled at each other warmly and you started to feel warmer than before.
“Can I kiss you?” Peter whispered.
“Please.”
Peter inches closer to you and gently cupped your jaw pulling you in to kiss you. Your eyes fluttered close and butterflies erupted in your stomach. You moved your knee to move closer to him unfortunately directly on top of the remote. 
The volume turned up and startled you both, the laughter and music from the cartoon on the TV echoing in the room. You pulled back sharply, accidentally biting Peter’s lip but he didn’t seem to care all that much as he grabbed the remote and turned the TV off. 
“I’m so sorry! I think I bit your lip,” you panicked and cringed.
“It’s ok, it’s ok,” he laughed; his laugh was so charming and contagious you could help but giggle too. 
“I’m sorry,” you repeated.
“Don’t be, it was an accident,” he chuckled.
“Now where were we,” he smirked and leaned in to kiss you again. 
Your hands went through his hair and you sighed contently as his lips moved perfectly against. You kissed people before but they’ve never felt this amazing. Peter’s tongue pushed past your lips and you gladly let him in. You melted against him and he placed his hand on your back and pushed back slowly to lay your back against the bed. 
That didn’t work out because you weren’t really in a good position to lay down without moving so you tumbled to the floor making Peter gasp.
“Are you ok?” he laughed.
You head shot up from the ground with a big dopey smile on your face. You crawled back up to bed laughing.
“I’m ok, just took me by surprise,” you giggled.
“Sorry, the mood’s totally ruined now I guess,” he smiled sadly.
“Well, I still wouldn’t mind if we tried one more time,” you said timidly.
“Yeah?” you nodded.
“Ok, uh can I uh, is this ok?” Peter had you straddling his lap and your stomach fluttered with anticipation and arousal.  
“More than.”
Peter leaned up and kissed you again, his fingertips sneaking up your shirt and grazing the soft skin of your belly. Your body shudders but you wanted more. You wanted him to make you squirm and wiggle. 
Peter tugged on the hem of the shirt silently asking if he could remove it. You hesitated but eventually lifted your arms up to let him undress you. Your skin was bare in front of him and this was the first you’d ever been shirtless in front of anyone.
Your arms instinctively covered your chest in modesty but Peter grabbed your hands and smiled softly letting you know that there was nothing to hide. You swallowed hard. Nervous about the current situation. You weren’t scared, you were far from it, but it seemed no matter how many times you imagined this, how many times you went over in your head what you would do, you still felt unprepared and clueless about what to do.
“Do you want to stop?” Peter whispered.
“No, I just don’t know what to do,” you giggled.
“I uh, I can kiss you again,” he suggested, making you nod your head.
Peter captured your lips in a kiss once again, he felt like he could stay like this in your arms and you in his forever. He lifted his own shirt and you were taken by surprise considering you’ve never actually since completely shirtless. There were times when his shirt would rise with his hoodie being taken off but never fully off and it’s all of its muscle glory. 
“Peter,” you breathed out.
“Yeah?” he smirked.
You rubbed your gentle hands faintly across his torso and chest marveling at his physique. 
“I didn’t realize how uh, fit, you are,” you gasped.
“It kinda came with the bite, and training of course,” he grinned. 
“I mean look at you; you are even more beautiful than I imagined,” he said.
He leaned forward and kissed along your chest, his hands roaming over your skin. Your breathing became heavy and your hands rested awkwardly on Peter’s shoulders. 
“Relax, princess. I got you. I promise I’m gonna take really good care of you,” he laid you down again, sideways his time so you wouldn’t fall off the bed again. 
He kissed you again before trailing his lips down your throat. You bit your lip smiling basking in the feeling of Peter’s lips against your burning skin. 
“Peter, please. I need more,” you whined. 
“Like…?” he trailed.
“I’m ready. For you,” you whispered against his lips.
Peter groaned and crawled over you eagerly and opened the drawer grabbing a condom. His torso was directly over your head and you took that opportunity to treat him the same way pressing kisses to his torso. 
“Baby,” he snickered.
“What, you don’t like my kisses?” you smiled.
“I love your kisses,” he smirked.
You watched him stand up and slowly pulled his sweats and boxers down. He kept his eyes trained on you making sure he wasn’t gonna scare you or anything. He saw your face fill with fear, confusion, shock; it didn’t matter so he pulled his pants quickly back up. 
“Wait,” you shouted.
“What happened?” you were confused. You thought things were going well, you were excited and aroused when Peter pulled his pants down. The sight of his impressive member surprising you and making you wetter.
“I thought you were uncomfortable,” Peter panicked.
“No! Please Peter! I want to have sex with you so bad!” you shouted dramatically making him laugh.
“Please take your pants off again,” you crawled up to him and grabbed his neck pulling him close. 
“As you wish, baby,” he kissed you and quickly wiggled out of his pants. You took the condom in your hand and carefully tore the foil. You pulled the ring of latex out unsure of what to do next. Peter gently tilted your head up and kissed you softly before taking the condom from your hands.
“I got this, you just get ready and sit pretty for me,” his words made you shudder. You quickly sat back and practically tore off your panties, tossing them across the room. You could see the light in Peter’s eyes started to fade and you could tell he was getting nervous. 
“Hey, having second thoughts?” you asked softly.
“No, it’s just, I don't really know what I’m doing either,” he stammered.
“Well, I don’t really have anyone to compare, so,” you reassured him.
“I just don’t wanna ruin anything. What if I'm not good?” he said.
“Well, practice makes perfect. So let’s start practicing!” you cheered. 
Peter bit his lip and pumped his aching cock a few times. You settled back and opened your legs a bit and Peter settled himself in. His hands trembled as he grabbed his dick and lined it up to your entrance and your breathing quickened. 
He slid past your folds quite rapidly and you grunted. Peter noticed the discomfort and his hips pulled back too far causing his member to slip out. You giggled but Peter grunted. 
“It’s ok, it’s ok,” you pulled him close and kissed his nose. 
“Don’t freak out, baby,” you nuzzled your nose against his.
Peter kissed you softly, “You’re too good to me.”
Peter tried again and slowly passed your slicks folds. You moaned softly feeling his girth and Peter’s eyes screwed shut. He dipped his head in the crook of your neck and nibbled on the skin of your ear. You wrapped your legs around his hips pulling closer and Peter grunted.
“Fuck, Y/n. You feel so good,” he moaned.
“Peter,” you moaned.
Peter hips snapped into you rapidly and your moans got louder. His hand reached for yours and intertwined his fingers with yours. He kissed you again before his body trembled over yours. His hips suddenly stopped and he fell forward.
“Pete?” you whispered.
“I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to. You felt so good I couldn’t hold back,” Peter whined.
“It’s ok,” you giggled.
“No it’s not,” he grumbled. 
“It’s fine Pete, it was our first time. Don’t sweat it,” you smiled.
“No, sit back, princess. I promised I was gonna take care of you and I fully. Intend. On keeping that promise,” he kissed you in between words. 
You fell back and Peter trailed kisses down your front. His hands rubbed your thighs softly pressing faint kisses to the inside of them. Peter looked admirably between your thighs. He licked his lips and looked up at you almost innocently making your stomach flip at the sight.
“Fuck,” Peter whispered before licking up your slit.
“Peter,” you gasped.
He flicked his tongue over your clit and your hips jolted forward. You wiggled and moved under him gasping and whimpering his name. Peter used his strength and pressed your hips down hard as he continued to eat you out. 
Your hands flew to his hair tugging and pulling his fluffy curly hair. Your chest moved up and down hastily and sweat lined your forehead. You sat on your elbows and looked down to Peter who’s eyes were closed and his face immensely flushed, cheeks redden. 
His eyes opened and stared directly into your eyes. He came up for a second and smiled cheekily before dipping his tongue passed your entrance once again. The pressure in the pit of your stomach built up and up and up, until finally it snapped and your body arched in pleasure. 
You moaned and shrieked Peter’s name feeling ecstatic, overwhelmed with absolute pleasure. 
“Feeling good?” Peter got up wiping your cum off his chin. 
“Oh my goodness, Pete. You gotta do that again!” he laughed before kissing you.
“How was that?”
“Better than I imagined,” you cupped his face.
“I lo-” Peter stopped himself.
“I love you,” you whispered, finishing his sentence. 
“Good, because I love you too, so much,” he kissed you. Peter tucked you in his bed and crawled beside you holding you close.
“Pete?”
“Yeah?”
“Thank you,” you kissed his jaw.
“For what?”
“For the best night ever,” you ggiled.
“Anytime. Like you said, practice makes perfect.”
“Oh, yeah. I cannot wait until we practice again.”
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mandos-sluts · 4 years ago
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The Visit Part Two
This is Part Two of a three-part series
The Visit Part One
The Visit Part Three
The Mandolorian x Fem!Reader
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 3k
Warnings: Smut, dubious consent, fingering, dirty talk, alcohol consumption, hint of voyeurism, mentions of sex work
Summary: All you want to do is forget about your encounters with Din, so you go out with your friends in search of a quick hook-up to take your mind off of it. Upon seeing Din at the bar, you decide to try and give him a taste of his own medicine.
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You awake feeling well-rested. The sleep helped. You don’t feel as bad as you did last night, but you still basically want to crawl under a rock and die.
You can’t focus during your combat lesson with Luke, all you can think about is how much you want to erase the prior day from existence. Sensing your anxiety and distraction, your Master cuts the lesson short.
The two of you walk side by side out of the arena and down the corridor. Your sweating, your hair is a mess, and all you have on is a sports bra and spandex. All you want to do is get back to your room and shower.
You're walking beside Luke, looking down at your feet, barely registering what he is saying to you. You bring your head up and you almost faint at the sight of Din walking toward the two of you.
Panic engulfs you and you feel like turning around and sprinting in the opposite direction, but you’re stuck, stuck walking next to Luke, watching Din stride tall and confidently closer and closer.
“Din!” Luke says cheerfully as the three of you stop in your tracks.
“Hello, it’s nice to see you two again.” Din responds in his low voice as he brings his hand out and shakes Luke’s hand. You put on the saddest fake smile and shake Din’s hand, looking anywhere but into his visor.
“How was your visit with Grogu today?” Luke asks.
“It was great, thank you.”
“Well I’m very happy to hear that.” Luke says as the three of you continue your separate ways.
Your heart breaks at Din’s indifference toward you, and it makes you want to cry. It’s truly as if nothing happened between the two of you. He didn’t get the chance to fuck you yesterday so he went out and got a sex worker, and now, your existence means nothing to him.
Ugh why was he even here? Ever since you were a child the “no attachments” concept was drilled into you. Why is Luke letting this guy visit Grogu? Whatever. You need to do something to get your mind off of the situation.
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It’s Saturday night and your friends are forcing you to go out. At first you really don’t want to; your experience last night at the cantina was horrible, and you would prefer to avoid it all together. But you sip a few drinks with dinner and have a change of heart.
Instead of dwelling on this horrible situation, you figure that you should do something to distract yourself. Going out with your friends, letting loose, and hooking up with someone else will relieve your tension and hopefully make you forget about your regrettable encounters with Din. Screw him, you shouldn’t let yourself be sad over some random guy who didn’t give a second thought to you.
You decide to pregame the night, and are already quite tipsy by the time you and your friends arrive at the cantina. You look good, like, really fuckin hot. You’re wearing a simple, short, light pink silk dress.
The cantina is not as crowded as last night, but it’s still pretty busy. Your friends grab a table and you walk up to the bar to get a drink.
“Hey, y/n, how you doin tonight?” The bartender greets you.
“Great, thanks.” You say with a soft smile, thinking about what you want to order.
The bartender shifts over and continues talking to someone on the other side of the large Twi’lek standing next to you. “But yeah, wow, that’s really cool. You must get hot wearing all that–”
Just then, the Twi’lek grabs their drinks and walks away from the bar. You turn your head to see who the bartender is talking to, and it is none other than Din Djarin, standing just a few feet away from you. You don’t freak out as much as you think you might, and you have the alcohol in your system to thank for that.
“–Hey, y/n, do you know Mando? He’s visiting the Academy up the hill.” The bartender asks.
You turn to look at Din. “Mando? What’s th– ohhh. I get it. Mando as in Mando-lorian. Clever. Kind of. I mean, not really, but….Later!” You say to the bartender as you stutter your way out of that situation.
Fuck. That was so awkward, you didn’t even order a drink. You're embarrassed, but also hurt. Din didn’t say a word to you, not even a hello. His disregard for you makes you all the more determined to find a hot guy who can distract you from that beskar-covered jerk.
You do a lap around the bar, surveying your options. You spot a tall, handsome boy in a group of guys, probably tourists. Had you not been buzzed, and had that uncomfortable situation not just transpired, you would be very reluctant to just blatantly walk up to a stranger and introduce yourself. But you really don’t care; you know you’re hot and bagging him shouldn’t be any trouble at all.
His back is to you as you make your way to him, he’s talking way too loudly with his frat-boy friends. You gently run your hand down his bicep.
“Hi.” You say sweetly.
The boy turns around and his eyes widen as he looks you over. “Hey.” He says with an eager smile.
You grab his arm and get on your tippy toes, leaning in close to his ear. “Can you buy me a drink?”
“Yeah, a-absolutely!”
You and he walk up to the bar. Din is on the other side, and you notice he’s watching you. You do your best not to look at him, still you can’t help but glance at him every so often, and when you do, his visor is patently on you.
The boy you’re with puts his hand around your waist as you order your drink. “I’ll have a spotchka, please” You tell the bartender.
“Make it a double.” The boy says as he winks at the bartender.
You put your elbows on the bar in order to push your boobs up slightly. Gazing at you, Din observes one of the silky spaghetti straps of your dress fall from your prominent collar bone down your smooth shoulder. You make a point to leave it there a while before pulling it back up.
The bartender brings you your drink and you bring the glass up to your lips. Din watches as the boy puts his hand on the bottom of your glass and tips it upward, trying to get you to drink more. You swallow as fast as you can, trying not to choke as his hand continues tilting the bottom of the cup higher and higher. Din’s fist clenches at the sight of you coughing while some of the liquid falls out of your lips as your mouth overflows with the drink; it dribbles along your throat and runs down your chest. Coughing and trying to catch your breath, you set the drink on the bar as the boy looks at you with a satisfied half smile.
What a dick move. But honestly, you don’t care that he’s a asshole trying to liquor you up, you just need to get laid. In fact, if you’re going to be fucking this pretentious kid, you’ll need to be a little drunker.
“C’mon. Finish this and then let's go dance.” He says picking the glass up and bringing it back to your lips.
You chug what’s left and then, walking behind you, the guy guides you to the dance floor with his hands on your waist. You’re a little nervous as you realize that this area of the bar is closer to where Din is sitting, allowing him an even clearer and more direct view of you. His eyes stay glued to you the entire time you move through the cantina.
The boy pulls you against him and the two of you start grinding to the beat of the music. You can feel the alcohol warm your insides and ease your apprehension. Instead of trying your best to avoid looking at Din, you decide to do the opposite, and stare directly into his visor while you dance on this guy.
His hands are all over you. They make their way from your hips to your stomach, and they dance around your tits, pulling your soft silky dress as they explore your body. His lips are against your hair and he’s mumbling things in your ear that you’re not at all paying attention to.
It’s not too long before you feel his boner poking your ass. You bite your bottom lip promiscuously as you stare into Din’s helmet, the alcohol fueling your staring contest with him. *see gif* You’re relishing in this moment— in the fact that he is watching you dance on this hot guy.
To be honest, though, you really have no idea what Din is thinking or feeling, his helmet and his laid back position don’t tell a thing about where his head is at. It’s not even clear that he’s looking at you, but you can tell he is. You can tell that his eyes are locked on your form.
“Maker you’re so fuckin hot.” The boy whispers in your ear.
Din stands there watching you; watching this guy's skinny fuckin hands roam all over your pretty figure and smooth skin. He watches his hands run down your body and tease your inner thighs, right at the hem of the dress.
Then, Din observes him flick his head up, and turns to see that he is gesturing for his friends to watch. The kid's buddies are standing at the edge of the dance floor, elbowing each other, laughing and smiling, watching the drunk hot girl grind brazenly on their friend. Din looks at the stupid boys. He could kill them all so easily.
As he’s watching them, Din notices a few of their mouths drop, and looks back at you to find the guy you’re dancing on slowly lifting up your dress, exposing your black lace underwear as he nods at his friends and smiles.
Grinding on this guy, you feel slightly discouraged as Din breaks the staring contest to look elsewhere in the room. But then you see him abruptly get up and walk toward the dance floor. You lose him in the crowd, and then feel a large hand grab your upper arm and yank you away.
You trip over your feet but Din's hold on your bicep keeps you from falling forward. He doesn’t even look back at you as he drags you through the mass of people. Most move out of his way as soon as they see him coming, and those who don’t are shoved aside. He drags you out the door into the cold, dark air. Din finally propels you upward onto your feet after he turns into the dark alley next to the cantina.
“Din! What the fuck!” You’re finally able to yell.
“That fuckin guy was lifting your dress up in front of the entire bar.” He informs you in a frustration-laced voice.
“So?”
“So, you're okay with that? He was putting on a show for his friends.”
“….whatever.” You mutter looking down at your feet as your face turns red and shame creeps into your chest. You didn’t even realize the boy was doing that; you were so focused on keeping Din’s attention.
“Pfft, okay, if you’re fine with being paraded around by scummy guys–”
“I don’t need your slut shaming, Din. And speaking of sluts, why don’t you go find yourself one?”
Din pauses for a moment and you can feel the energy around you shift. He creeps closer to you, and you instinctively step back as he closes in on you until you’re against the brick wall, unable to move.
He lowers his voice. “Speaking of sluts, you said you were only one for me. So why the fuck are you letting that guy put his hands all over you?” Din says slowly as he grabs your shoulders and pushes you against the wall.
“Get off of me.” You return, trying to shake free from his grip and push him away.
Din grabs your wrists and slams your arms into the wall by your head, and he positions his knee tightly between your legs, inhibiting your movements completely.
“What’s wrong, baby?” Din purrs in your ear. “Were you jealous seeing me with that other whore? Aww, you left too soon, pretty girl.” He says as he begins rubbing his leg against your crotch.
“N-no...but I will say that it’s very audacious for you— a guest at the Jedi compound— to bring a sex worker back to your room.”
Din scoffs. “I’m not an idiot.” He spits out. “I didn’t bring her onto the estate. She sucked me off in the bathroom and then I left.”
“Well, congratulations.” Is all you can think to say
“I imagined it was you.” Din utters as he brings his helmet just inches away from your face. “Yeah, I imagined it was you on your knees on that filthy bathroom floor, gagging with my cock down your dainty little throat.” He says as one of his hands wraps around your neck.
You let out a whimper at his words, arousal shooting straight to your pussy as he continues to drag his thigh against your crotch.
“And then today, I jerked off the second I got back to my room after running into you and Luke. I couldn’t fuckin help myself, baby. It made me so fuckin hard seeing you like that. It was so fuckin cute how nervous and shy you were. You were panting and sweating, your hair was so messy, you were barely wearing a fuckin thing. I know that’s how you would look after I fucked you.”
His words turn you on more and more, pulses of arousal twitching your cunt.
“And I know that your Master thinks you’re a good little girl, huh. He doesn’t know how much of a fuckin whore you are, he doesn’t know that you asked me to tie you up and fuck you.”
A high-pitched moan flees your mouth, prompting you to take your bottom lip between your teeth as you try to keep it together.
“Come on, pretty girl.” Din growls as his hand slides down to your waist and grasps it tightly. “I said I’d show you how Mandalorians fuck, and I’m a man of my word.”
“Th-that why you hired a sex worker last night?” You say quietly, not wanting to let him off the hook for it just yet
“I didn’t know you were gonna be there, princess. I didn’t even know if I would see you again. I was ready to toss that bitch aside as soon as I saw you, but you fuckin bolted.”
Din moves his hand that was on your throat down to your groin, bringing his knee down slightly to make room for his fingers. You gasp as you feel his gloved digits rub your wet panties around your cunt.
“Come on.” Din breathes in your ear. “You’re dripping wet. You need to get a cock in this desperate fuckin pussy.”
“Ah-I have options.” You counter, trying to hold out for a little longer.
Din scoffs. “That boy in there can’t fuck you like I can and you know it.” He says as he pushes your panties to the slide, exposing your bare, wet pussy to the cold air. Din starts circling your clit as he picks up his head to watch your expression. Your mouth falls slightly open as breathy whines fall out.
“HEY!” You hear someone yell in the distance. “Mandalorian, what the fuck are you doing with my girl!”
Your head turns to see that guy you were grinding on approaching you and Mando. Great.
Just then, Mando starts pumping two fingers in and out of your hole fast. "Ah!" You inadvertently moan out.
“Get lost, kid.” Mando says casually as his arm clearly drives up and down under your dress.
Your mouth falls wide open at the sudden stretch and pounding of your hole, and you try your best to stifle your moans as you dig your nails into Din’s arm. You regrettably make eye contact with the kid as Din conspicuously continues his brutal finger fucking.
“N-no fuck you, we– we were dancing. Who do you think you are taking her from me?” Anger and offense cover the boy's face, pride shaken at the scene in front of him.
Din lets out an annoyed sigh. “If she wanted to go with you, she would. Now get the fuck out of here. Unless you want to watch her suck my cock.”
The guy grunts and turns around to walk swiftly out of the alley.
Din’s pace slows down just a tad, and you’re able to catch your breath. He leans his helmet against the wall next to your head. “Fuck. I wanna break that kid’s neck.” He whispers.
“Ah. You should.” You purr.
Din removes his hand from your cunt and takes a small step back. “Come on, baby girl. Let’s go back to my room” He says. Din walks to the center of the alleyway and then stops.
You take a few steps toward the street. “Okay...let's go.” You say softly, noticing that Din isn’t following.
“Come here.” He says holding his arm out.
Confused, you walk into his arm and he wraps it around you tightly.
“Hold on tight, okay?” He says as he motions for you to wrap your arms around him. Why is he taking you in for this awkward side hug? He just said he wanted to leave.
“Wha–”
Just then you’re lifted into the air, grasping onto Din for dear life as he jet-packs towards the Academy.
TO BE CONTINUED
The Visit Part Three
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mypoisonedvine · 4 years ago
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Seeing Red | bodyguard!Bucky Barnes x actress!reader (part 3)
(part 1) (part 2) 
series summary: bucky used to brag that he didn’t have a celebrity crush, or really care about famous people at all, which is what made him the perfect person to start working for a celebrity like yourself.  except, of course, it’s just his luck that he’d fall for you.  
word count: 3k
chapter warnings: mention of past sexual harassment, very mature karaoke (lol), mention of pornography
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Day 63 and you still hadn’t talked about it.  He’d actually gotten to know you a lot better over the past two months, even almost confessing his feelings for you with that stupid half-asleep storybook thing he’d done way back when, but you still hadn’t talked about the night you saw him looking in the rearview mirror.
Tonight actually reminded him of that night; this time was a premiere, for a movie you hadn’t actually been in but apparently you were supposed to go anyways?  He didn’t get it but he figured he didn’t need to.  As long as you came back alone this time, he’d be happy.
Of course, when he saw you step out to the car to leave for the venue, he was confident that would be impossible— not that you ever looked bad on a red carpet or anything, but wow… this was different.
“It’s not too slutty, is it?” you asked him nervously, spinning around to show him the back.  Don’t look at her ass don’t look at her ass don’t look at her ass—   
“Just slutty enough,” he responded with a gloved thumbs up.
“Perfect,” you smiled, and he opened the door for you to get in the back.  He took a moment to catch his breath before circling around to the driver’s side.
You actually chatted with him on the way, which was a new thing you two had started doing when he drove you.  He looked forward to your talks a lot— especially the ones where you ranted about whatever was on your mind.  You would usually apologize for rambling but he liked it; and, you were cute when you got really worked up about something, even if he thought it was kind of trivial.
As he pulled up to the red carpet, with cameras flashing and the indistinguishable yelling of reporters and fans, you shot him a look as if you didn’t want to go.
“Everything alright?” he asked.
“Oh, yeah,” you shook your head incredulously, “I just… I wish you would’ve come and seen it.”
He recalled a few weeks back when you offered him a ticket to the premiere showing, but he’d insisted on just sticking to what he knew and letting your assistant have the spare ticket.  “I’ll catch it on Netflix,” he dismissed.
“No, I mean, I wish you were coming with me,” you explained.
Was it hot in here, all of a sudden?  Because his cheeks felt warm.  “Uh, you don’t want me in there.  I always fall asleep in theaters anyways.  Just go have fun and I’ll catch you after.”
“Okay,” you nodded with an adorable little smile.
So he waited, wondering if he should’ve taken you up on it all those weeks ago, but decided he probably made the right call.  He would just embarrass you in a place like that, more than likely, and you had enough to deal with already.  He felt more useful waiting in the wings than being in the spotlight, to use a fittingly-timed theater metaphor.
It was a few hours of him killing time in the car, but he got to relax a little more since the event already had pretty good security on its own.  You’d recommended a book called Flowers for Algernon to him, even lending him your copy for the time being, and so he leaned his seat back and picked up where he’d left off from this morning.  Of course, if he had known that you’d be gone long enough for him to finish, and that the ending was going to make him cry, he probably wouldn’t have read it.  WIth his luck, it was inevitable that he’d be all but sobbing when you texted him to pull the car around.
Wiping his tears and hoping his eyes wouldn’t be too red, he tossed the book into the glovebox and started the engine.  You waved cheerily when you saw him from the entrance, and he attempted to navigate through all the other cars pulling up so he could reach you.  Thankfully, you didn’t have a new friend with you this time— or an old friend.  Jealousy crisis averted, for now.
“How was it?” he asked with a smile as you opened the door and slipped in, unable to hide how happy he was to see you.
“The premiere itself was a lot of fun, I got to see some people I hadn’t seen in ages; the movie, though?  Sort of pretentious,” you admitted as you shut the door and he got the car moving again.  “And way too long!  I could watch movies all day, but that doesn’t mean I want to watch a movie all day!”
“Fair enough,” he laughed.
“What did you do?” you asked innocently.
“I finished your book,” he frowned, trying not to think about it so he wouldn’t get emotional again.  
“Ah, I can tell you’re still a little hurt about it,” you smiled mischievously.  “Should’ve warned you about the ending.”
“No, no,” he disagreed, “it’s not a bad ending just because it’s a sad one… it was a good book.”
You’d already been smiling, but your smile undeniably changed as he watched it in the rearview mirror.  Something softer, something more sensitive.  He liked this one better.  “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
Just in time to interrupt the moment, you saw something on the passing street outside that caught your attention.
“Ooh, karaoke!” you piped up, pressing your face against the inside of the window excitedly.  “Pull over!”
He chuckled at how easily distracted you were, but did as you’d asked.  He barely found time to slow down to a stop before you were opening the door and running out, flashing your ID to get inside.
He groaned as he realized how completely unsafe it was for you to be in a bar… especially now, when you were at your most recognizable and literally still wearing what you’d had on at the premiere.  Thankfully, he managed to pull the car around and park in the closest spot he could find, jogging to join you inside the bar and hoping you hadn’t already made too much of a scene.  His hopes were dashed the moment he pushed through the door, however.
“Is she perverted like me?  Would she go down on you in a theater?” you sang along with the grungy backing track of Alanis Morrisette’s You Oughta Know; your lips were curled into a faux snarl as you stood on stage with your heels in one hand and the microphone in the other.
Bucky’s head fell into his hands, looking around to see hundreds of bar patrons, nearly all of them with their phones out filming you.
“Don’t do anything stupid,” Bucky mumbled to himself, hoping you would somehow hear it and take his advice.  Instead, you pantomimed sucking a dick with a cute little wink and everyone cheered.  “Jesus fucking Christ.”
“And I’m here, to remind you,” you continued, jumping around wildly; you looked like you were having the time of your life, honestly.  If he wasn’t so worried about you, he would’ve let himself smile seeing you so happy.
During the bridge, you stole someone’s water off their table and poured a bit on your head, slicking your hair back and shivering from the cold.  There was something about the water dripping down your face, starting to soak your clothes and make your skin glisten...
Bucky glanced around to make sure no one was looking at him before subtly adjusting his jeans.
He watched you sing the entire song, making most of the notes and definitely capturing the anger of the original song— if clearly having a lot more fun with it than most would.  The entire bar cheered when you finished, and you took a moment to take some pictures with people and meet a few fans, which he thought was sweet even if his bodyguard instincts forced him to interrupt after a moment.
“Alright, that’s enough,” he guided you away gently.
“Goodnight!” you waved goodbye to someone who was already buried in her phone and posting the photo you’d taken with her.
“Have a good time?” he asked sarcastically as the two of you began to walk out together.
“Would’ve been better if you hadn’t been glaring at me the whole time,” you smirked.
“I wasn’t glaring, I was just… watching.  You have a good voice, you know.”
You seemed surprised by the compliment.  “Oh.  Thanks.”
“And your stage presence is certainly… energetic,” he grinned.  “I bet your little charade is already trending.”
“I checked, and it is,” you giggled, showing him your phone for a moment where Twitter was open and you were the #7 topic in the United States and climbing.  “And the part where I poured that water on myself is pretty gif-able, don’t you think?”
He raised a brow as he held the back door of the bar open as you slipped back on your heels and walked past him.  “Is that why you did it?  For the reaction?”
“I did it cause it was fun,” you corrected.  “You wouldn’t know anything about that.  And the water thing was just practical, I was getting hot in this dress.”
That didn’t seem to be a problem anymore with the way you shivered in the night air as he walked you through the parking lot.  “Want my jacket?” he offered.
“No,” you frowned, but you eyed the leather with a hungry stare.  He chuckled and took it off, draping it over your shoulders anyways.  “How far is the car?” 
“Uh, a block?  Not much parking this time of night,” he explained.
“Ugh, these heels,” you groaned, “they hurt so bad.  I don’t know if I can make it.”  You began to slip them off but he stopped you.
“You can’t go barefoot out here, god knows what’s on the ground,” he shuddered; what if there was broken glass or something?
“Well, I can’t wear these,” you frowned, “and I probably shouldn’t be walking on asphalt in red bottoms anyway…”
He probably should’ve warned you before he scooped you up into his arms, but it was sort of instinct and he kinda forgot to say anything first.  You squealed a little but then went lax in his grip.
“You’re gonna carry me the whole way?” you asked incredulously.
“It’s only a block,” he shrugged, adjusting you in his arms a bit before starting the walk. 
It got quiet after that, the cool night air rustling the trees and blowing through his hair— frankly, he was a little chilly without his jacket, but it looked better on you anyhow.  The drive home was quiet, too, or at least quieter than usual, but it didn’t feel awkward, necessarily.  It didn’t feel like a lull in the conversation; it felt more like the conversation had just changed from verbal to non-verbal.  You both looked around at the city lights surrounding you on the drive, silent because there was nothing that needed to be said.  It wasn’t nervous, or tense, or anxiety-inducing like most of his interactions with you (or with anyone) could be.
It felt like time spent with an old friend.  He hadn’t known you long enough for that to be accurate, but he was happy to think of you as a new friend.  He just hoped you thought the same.
Arriving at the house, he dropped you off at the front and watched you make a mad dash for the stairs and presumably your bedroom, smiling to himself as he parked the car and came in to follow you.  He saw his jacket tossed onto the couch and your expensive shoes discarded right by the door.  Going upstairs and peeking into your room, he saw your limp form flopped onto the bed, your back exposed from the low cut of the dress.
“You’d better not get comfortable, you’ll kill me if I let you fall asleep with all that makeup on,” he frowned, leaning against the doorway.
"I couldn't fall asleep yet, anyways.  I'm wired."
“Any plans to burn off all that energy?” he pressed.
You groaned a little as you sat up, starting to unclasp all the jewelry on your wrists, around your neck, and on your ears.  “It’ll take me a while to get out of all of this— but not as long as it took me to get into it,” you laughed.  “Then I’m thinking TV and beers.”
“Beers?” he questioned, emphasizing the plural.  “You plannin’ to get toasted right before you go to sleep?”
“No, it’s plural because there’s one beer for me and one beer for you,” you explained with the slightest air of condescension, but he couldn’t really think of it as rude since it was an invitation.
“I don’t want to intrude on your chill evening,” he refuted.
“No, really, you’re not intruding!” you insisted, standing up and setting the jewelry on a nightstand before approaching him and turning to face away from him.  “Will you unzip me please?”
He stammered a little.  “I don’t… see a zipper,” he admitted with a weak voice.
“It’s on the side here, see?” you lifted your arm a bit, and pointed to it.  
Reaching out to touch your zipper was reminiscent of that old boardgame Operation: he needed to touch the zipper and only the zipper, cause if he bumped into anything else nearby, he got the feeling he’d get zapped.
His breath caught a bit as he watched more and more of your skin become exposed, the zipper ending up so low that he could just barely see the top of something lacy around your hips— and he had to stop there because anything more could induce cardiac arrest.  
“Thanks!” you piped up happily, slipping away to your closet to do the rest in private.  “Will you get the beers while I take my makeup off?” you requested through the shut door.
“Sure,’ he replied, turning to leave but realizing he should ask first: “Shiner or Pabst?” 
“Don’t patronize me,” you grumbled, and he laughed because it was a stupid question.  Trodding downstairs, he grabbed the Shiners from the fridge, stopping to check his phone only to see that it had started to automatically send him headlines pertaining to you.
‘Touch of Blood’ star gives impromptu karaoke performance at Queens dive bar!
He laughed at the picture of you onstage, even though he thought it was kind of reductive to describe you by a movie you’d been in so long ago when you had so much great new stuff coming out.  Jumping back up the stairs, beers in hand, he found you makeup-free (aside from some leftover mascara and eyeliner that hadn’t really made it all the way off) and in a robe, laying on the bed as you pointed the remote at your TV.  He thought you looked almost more beautiful like this than you did on the red carpet; of course, objectively, everybody looks better when they’ve been painted to the point of perfection, but he liked the domesticity of this.  When you were casual and relaxed like this, he could almost, almost pretend you were his girlfriend or something.  And not, you know, a global superstar and his employer.
“Beer me,” you requested as he sat down next to you, handing you a bottle and trying to ignore the thorough view of your legs he was getting in that robe.
“Anything good on?” he prompted as he watched you scroll through the channels on the guide.
“Uh, not particularly,” you frowned.  
“They’re showing a game,” he pointed out as you passed the sports channels.
“I’d rather watch this pay-per-view porn,” you rolled your eyes.
He cleared his throat but said nothing because he was confident there was no good response to that.
“Hey, I’m in this!” you beamed, changing the channel quickly.  He nearly had a heart attack until he realized you weren’t scrolling through the porn channels anymore.
He recognized the film instantly as the one of yours that he’d seen the most, for one very embarrassing and slightly sinister reason; looking down to the corner, he saw the HBO logo and realized it wasn’t going to be edited.  His palms got a little clammy but he tried not to worry about it too much.
“Oh, this girl was super nice,” you remembered as you pointed to a character on-screen.  “She had a bigger role but most of it got edited out.”
“That must be a bummer,” he imagined.
“Eh, it happens,” you shrugged.  “Beats getting fired, or recast in the sequel.”
“Have you ever been fired during filming?” he pressed, morbidly curious.
“Once,” you nodded.  “We were only a few days into it so they had no trouble finding somebody new and redoing my scenes.  Just think: I could’ve been a Bond girl if I’d slept with that producer.”
“You— what?!” he squawked.  “You got fired because you wouldn’t have sex with a film exec?”
“I got fired because of ‘creative differences,’” you explained with exaggerated air quotes, “and, unrelatedly, those creative differences surfaced the morning after I refused to get down and dirty with the EP.”
“Jesus,” he shook his head, “that’s… I hope you told someone.”
“Yeah, anonymously.  Somebody will care someday, but not yet.  He’s still too profitable, and not enough people have come forward.”
He glanced over at you, admiring your profile as you kept your eyes on the TV and took a sip of your beer.  When you turned your head and looked back at him, he realized he’d been staring a bit too long.
“What?” you asked, quirking your brow a bit. 
“What?” he repeated.
“You’re staring at me,” you frowned.
“Sorry, I was just… sorry,” he shook his head and looked back ahead.  What he found there wasn’t much less embarrassing, though: he knew all too well that this was the scene right before THE scene.  The scene he’d watched over and over until his arousal overpowered his shame.  The scene that he’d used to try to satisfy his crush on you, but it only made it worse.  The scene that had burrowed into his mind and deepened his obsession even as he fought it with everything he had…
You know, that scene.  And he was about to watch it with you.  
Bucky was completely, entirely, and supremely fucked.
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