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#yes i know it's november i'm still catching up SHUT UP
ellaa-writes · 9 months
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konig and the reader are roommates; best friends with a slight attraction to each other. reader decides to go out clubbing with some girlfriends, showing off her tight dress to konig before leaving— which ultimately arouses him hardly ;))
konig let’s his dick get the best of him and goes through the readers pantie drawer (#pantiekink) and goes back to his room, jerking himself off to the reader’s panties.. and boom reader comes back early and catches him.
(show your post about writers block, though you could execute this idea perfectly)
So sorry this took so long to write. This ask was sent back in November. I got a little carried away while writing this. Love this prompt so much! Thank you for sending it in and hope you enjoy :) (not proofread) PART 2
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After a long week of writing essays, listening while your professors drone on and on and spending every waking second studying or working your part time job. Simply to say you were beat and exhausted. Wanting nothing more than to stay in, catch up on some z's and possible a few episodes of your new favourite show.
But atlas you received a last minute text from your BFF.
I'm picking you up at 8, better look cute.
Throwing yourself back on your bed, letting out a loud huff. Knowing damn well you won't be able to say no to her. A soft knock against the frame of the door brought your attention back to reality.
He was tall, brooding and all to yummy, as your friends say. Your roommate König stood in the doorway, taking up all the space. His head reaching right to the top of the frame.
"Hey, didn't here you come in." you said sitting up. You kicked your shoes off and began typing back your response.
"Got plans?" he inquired. Leaning into the frame, crossing his over his chest. Making every muscle tighten and bulge just how you like it.
"Hmm, Kate's dragging me to some bar most likely." you replied to him. "I better get ready now, knowing her she'll show up early." it wasn't a surprise that your friend group loved to show up at your place. They all loved to sit around and ogle your roommate.
After answering an ad in the university student paper, you found yourself being shown around a decently sized 2 bedroom apartment only a block away from campus. It was too good to be true and too good to pass up. The landlord explaining that the first room was already rented out. You didn't mind sharing with a male, he seemed more than tidy. And you needed away from the awful university dorm rooms.
First meeting König, that was one for the books. After hauling your belongings up the 3 flights of stairs. Of course the elevator would break the day your were moving in. Struggling to get the key in the door, only to be greeted by a 6'7 and 270 lbs man standing bare cheated in the kitchen. You damn nearly fell over. Needing a moment to catch your breath.
Kate went on and on for weeks about him. Telling you if you didn't make a move she will. You had to remind her she had a long term boyfriend and you were seeing someone at the time, which soon fizzled out.
"I don't understand why you never say no to her." he tried to rationalize. You pushed passed him on your way to the shared bathroom.
"It's better today yes than listen to her complain." you told him back. Shutting the door before he could say anymore.
You took a quick shower, making sure to shave every nook and cranny. Layering yourself in body butter and making sure to spritz extra perfume. You choose to leave your hair straight, and simple makeup.
Tapping your foot against the aged wood floor, having a hard time decided between a short tight black dress or to go more casual in shorts and a cute top.
"Go with the dress." König voice reached you from your door. Startling you out of your thought, causing you to drop the dress onto the floor. König walked right in, bending down to the floor and retrieving the skimpy black dress. Still on his knees he held it up for you to grab, his head was so close to your core which was now pulsing with desire. You cheeks were flushed as you snatched it out of his grasp.
"Thanks.." you said hesitantly, turning away from him. He left you in silence, closing the door on his way out. You pulled out matching pair of lace lingerie, the ones you buried deep in your dresser. A gift from Kate, you've never worn them so todays that day you do.
You took a deep breath before stepping out into the shared common area, König's attention was on the football (American soccer) game. The click of your heels drawing his attention away. You stood their, twirling your fingers around. Shrinking under his lustful gaze. König cleared his throat, adjusting himself in his pants.
"How do I look?" you asked bashfully, the heat of your blush rising up from chest and across your face. "You look...." he was lost for words, the way the dress hugged every curve. "You look beautiful." he stood from his seat, the fabric over his crotch pulling tight against his throbbing cock. He knew he shouldn't be having these thoughts about you.
But he couldn't help himself. From the moment he set eyes on you, he was entranced.
"Give me a little spin." he commanded. Taking two long strides, taking your hand into his and giving you a little twirl. The giggle that came out of your mouth went straight to his cock.
Bzzz BZZZZZZ
The apartment buzzer rang through the space, pulling yourself away you rushed to the com system. "I'll be right down." you yelled through it. Hearing a mixture of garble coming from the other end.
"I'll probably be home late, if not I might crash at Kate's. I'll try not to wake you." the words rushed out of you as you ran around grabbing the last minute items before shuffling out the door.
König didn't get a goodbye in, or a have fun. The pit of jealously boiling up in his stomach stopped him. He watched from the livingroom as you bundled into Kate's car, watching the tail lights disappear down the street. He turned his attention back to his football game. But he couldn't focus, the ache of his cock kept plaguing his thoughts.
Usually he reserved himself to either his or the shower. But he couldn't help himself, pulling out his throbbing cock. It was already hard as a rock, the tip angry and leaking just a bit. The first few strokes had him holding his breath. He needed more, abandoning his spot on the couch, dick exposed to the air. He found himself in your room. It was smaller than his, everything was messily thrown around. He made his way right to your panties drawer, digging in the back to find the black lace panties you hid.
He came back empty handed, the thought of you wearing them under the dress had his cock leaking down the front of his pants, making a mess. He settled on a satin pair, purple in color with a small rose in the front.
Seating himself back on the couch, panties wrapped tight around his member. Stroking himself with you panties, using his knuckles to muffle out his wonton moans. He was too focused on the duty at hand. He didn't hear the door unlocking and the soft click of your heals.
You walked down the hall towards the shared living area, seeing König still on the couch. Pulling the straps of your heels off you let the loudly clank to the floor. You were a little iratated but also thankful that the night didn't go as planned.
König's head shot around, eyes wide in horror to seeing you standing behind him. If you didn't know better, it was like you caught him in the middle of something. The closer you got, you understood why.
Konig had your favourite pair of panties in his fist. His leaking tip poking out the top, as fast as it happened he through a pillow over his lap to block your view.
Stumbling backwards you rushed out some apologies. Babbling on about giving him some space.
König didn't want space at all, he wanted you. His hungry eyes watching has the hem of your dress rose up your thighs, just about exposing you ass. He stood quickly, following you into your room.
"I'm so sorry." you kept repeating. The heat of the embrassment flushed on your face. König stood there, cock out as he tried to get you to look at him.
"OMG!" you screamed, quickly averting your eyes. "Doll look at me." he tried to get you to face him but you couldn't. "Can you please put it away at least." he found your question amusing. "Why? Does it scare you?" he asked back. You scoffed at him, but deep down it did just a little.
Yes you've seen a handful of cocks before but none of them compared to König's.
"No." you said quietly.
"Why don't you touch it a bit, it won't bite." he took a small step towards you. Your stained panties still in his hand.
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LMFAO ok he got a little pervy at the end. I kinda want to make a part two now.
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(part 6 of November Paramedic; part 5 is here and the AO3 version is here.)
"... and the biggest problem is that I like him. I really like him! I haven't liked anyone this much since fucking high school, and that's not comparable because I never got close to those guys. Just hopeless pining from afar."
Eddie takes a step back from the dresser. The clothes in the top drawer are in disarray, and after rummaging through them twice he must accept the shirt he seeks isn't among them.
"I admit, at first it was primarily physical," he says, slamming the drawer shut and yanking open the middle drawer to search it again. This time he pulls out the incorrect items and tosses them on the floor. "He's the guardian of my spank bank – of course I wanted to sleep with him. I would've been fine with that happening once and then never seeing him again. There's nothing wrong with that. Right?"
He turns to Gareth, who's lying in an uncomfortable-looking position on Eddie's unmade bed, spinning a pencil between his fingers like it's a drumstick. Though grimacing in disgust at the spank bank-mention, he nods. Eddie nods too, punctuating their mutual agreement.
"Right. But then I just had to go and get to know him, and he just had to be the perfect man, and I had to… ugh. Catch feelings."
The middle drawer is an equally lost cause. He moves on to the bottom drawer for the second time. He knows the shirt is there and he will find it.
"So, the good news is that I'm pretty sure I'm going to snag the guy. The worst news is that I have to tell him all my secrets, or else our relationship will be built on lies. And I- ah-hah!"
Rising from his ocean of fabric, he holds the shirt aloft in triumph before donning it. It's wrinkled from having been balled up in a corner, but that's okay. The creases add to the aesthetic.
Awesome. He's washed, brushed, dressed, and he's still got – he glances at the clock – five minutes before he's supposed to leave. Some of his nerves cool at the certainty of, if nothing else, at least he won't be late.
"Where was I?"
"You have to tell him all your secrets," Gareth says.
"Yeah. I have to tell the truth without it sounding like the creepiest thing ever. Emphasize the flattering angles. Be clever about it." Yeah. Yeah! He can totally do that. Sighing, he drags both hands down his face. "I'll need to strategize. I'm going to put distance between us while I plan my next move."
"Uh huh," Gareth says, dropping the pencil and sitting up. "But, Eddie-"
"No!" Eddie foresaw Gareth disliking the 'distance' part of it all. If he had his way, Steve and Eddie would be married already, just so Gareth could rub his essential matchmaking into Eddie's face during his best man speech. "I don't want to hear your counterarguments. It's what I'll do and I don't care what you think."
"Right, yeah, sure, that's not it," Gareth says. "It's just that curious minds would like to enquire why, if you're distancing yourself, you're 1. going to see him today, and 2. wearing your seduction shirt?"
Eddie's gaze dips to his chest, and the aforementioned shirt. It's just a normal shirt! A black and yellow Anthrax shirt, to be precise. Sure, he cut up the sides and the neck because it was too small, but that's irrelevant. It's not that revealing, just airier. His clavicles are visible but you can barely see any of his torso in it, unless he bends over and the front piece sags. But he's not going to bend over today, because his jeans are too tight for that to be safe. He glares at Gareth.
"This isn't my 'seduction shirt'."
"Yes, it is."
"I don't have a seduction shirt!"
"You do. It's that one. You only wear it when you want to show off to someone."
"You're creepy for noticing that," Eddie says, crossing his arms over his chest.
Gareth leans forward with a shark-like grin. "Oh, so you admit it?"
"No! It's not a seduction shirt!"
"All right, a 'manwhore shirt', then. Listen-"
"Oh, fuck you."
Eddie flounces out of the bedroom and through the living room, gathering keys and wallet on the way. Gareth follows.
"Listen. I'm not against you going out to see him-"
"I'm not seeing him, it's a group outing-"
"-pulling back now is stupid-"
"-that Max invited me to-"
"-and I think you should go all out and get your man. So I'm all for this. It's exactly what I would do."
Eddie pivots; Gareth almost crashes into him.
"Well," Eddie says, wearing a barbed smile. "I suppose that is how I know it's a bad idea."
Then he leaves for the hallway to put on his shoes. He tries simply shoving his feet into them, but the knot is too tight and he must untie them. Gareth leans on one shoulder against the hallway wall.
"Oh, ouch," he says. "You're grouchy today. Is it because I, while sloshed may I add, gave you an excellent opportunity to get your dick wet and you still returned home unfucked? You had Steve and his pouty lips and one size too small clothes on a silver platter. You were like a towel draped around him after a really intense workout, man. He looked willing to wipe the sweat off his junk with you and you still failed. That's sad."
Eddie, shoe dangling from his fingers by the laces and face schooled into new-sketchbook-bought-to-combat-art-block levels of blank, allows himself one raised but carefully unimpressed eyebrow.
"Are you finished?" he asks.
"Hm. Yeah, I think so."
"You're never beating the 'wanting to fuck Steve' allegations after this."
Gareth shrugs. "I mean, if he had a sister…"
"Jesus Christ."
Shoes mostly on, Eddie continues storming out of the apartment. He'd have slammed the door behind him if he didn't need to lock it after Gareth. He compromises by chucking the keys at Gareth and letting him lock the door (and slam it, if he so wishes).
Max is waiting for him on the front steps, skateboard by her feet and one earbud in; she pulls it out when Eddie passes her and pushes off the steps. She's dressy again today: dark jeans and a crimson shirt left unbuttoned and tied over a black camisole. And heeled boots! No more than an inch, but it's a big deal considering Eddie's never seen her in anything other than sneakers before. He's not under the delusion that it's his business to tell her what clothes to wear, but it's nice seeing her like this. Also, her being spruced up means his outfit won't be under as much scrutiny. He appreciates her for that.
Scrutinizing him, Max smirks as she says, "You're showing skin today. Nice."
Never mind, she is detestable.
"It's his seduction shirt," Gareth stage whispers, both hands circling his mouth.
Max scrunches her nose. "What's with him and seduction?"
"I think he just likes how the word sounds."
"It's not a fucking seduction shirt. Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Eddie stomps over to his car. "We're leaving now!"
Max jogs to catch up while Gareth laughingly waves them off and tells them to have fun on their dates.
He's wrong, though. There'll be nothing datelike about this outing, and Eddie's determined to make it so. However, in the end, it seems like he won't have to. Two minutes in and it's as unromantic as it'll ever be.
Why? Well.
"Okay," Robin says, flinging a lined notebook and a pen onto the diner table. "It's settled: Nancy, Jonathan, and El will all be home during July. And Argyle and the boys have their plane tickets?"
Because they're planning a mass reunion. The plat du jour may be delicious, but nothing beats the taste of vindication!
"Yeah," Steve says through a half-chewed bite of pulled pork. It should be gross, but it's not. Neither is his tongue darting out to lap the BBQ sauce from his bottom lip. Eddie takes a big enough gulp of his pop to drown himself; Steve rubs his back through the coughing fit. Having a mere thin layer of fabric between him and Steve's big hand doesn't really help, but Eddie will be the last person to admit that.
(Okay, so maybe Gareth had a minuscule point in this counteracting the 'distancing', but shhhhh… Eddie won't tell if you won't.)
"And Erica has permission to come over?" Robin asks after scribbling check marks next to most of the names.
"Uh huh," Lucas says. His mouth is also full, with fried chicken, but he has the decency to cover his mouth with a napkin as he speaks.
"Great. So, about the accommodations. You have space for the boys?"
Lucas nods. "My housemates will be home for the summer and they're fine with me having people over as long as we stay out of their rooms."
"Where will everyone sleep if the bedrooms are off-limits?" Steve asks, reaching for his glass. His arm, tee-shirt sleeve folded up and leaving the whoooooole bicep free to view, brushes against Eddie's and leaves a trail of fire in its wake. Thank God he wasn't drinking this time.
"There's a couch, Sammy has a futon we can borrow, and I've an air mattress," Lucas says, counting on his fingers. "We'll have a weeks-long sleepover in the living room."
"The boys are accounted for." Robin checks three of the names a second time. She points her pen at Max. "You will have El and Erica at your place?"
"Yeah," Max says, nibbling on an onion ring in an unusually ladylike manner. As if to counteract the daintiness, she's slumped in her seat, one foot on the upholstery and head resting against Lucas' arm. She narrows her icy blues at Eddie. "Remember that you'll have to be quiet. There'll be virgin ears on the other side of the wall."
"You're not a virgin?" Steve says over Eddie's indignant sputtering that he's not that loud, the walls aren't that thin, and exactly what has she been hearing anyway?!
Max ignores Eddie to roll her eyes at Steve. "I'm talking about Erica. Pretty sure she's still a virgin."
Steve's expression clouds over. "She better be."
Robin scoffs. "Seriously? She's sixteen."
"So?"
"So! You were slutting it up at sixteen!"
"Now, hold on." Steve shakes his finger at her. "I was with Nancy then, and we were monogamous."
"Oh, excuse me," Robin says in a phony voice. "You were slutting it up at fifteen."
"That's different!"
"Why? Because she's a girl?"
"Because it was a mistake, and I don't want her repeating it!"
They're both glaring, leaning so far toward each other over the table it looks like they're either about to kiss or duke it out. Eddie doesn't know which option is less appetizing. In their corner, Max and Lucas share a squirmy look that can only be interpreted as 'mom and dad are fighting.
Then Robin withdraws with a curt nod. Steve relaxes next to Eddie. Crisis averted, it seems. Still…
"I wish I'd been slutting it up at sixteen," Eddie says, mock-mournful, because nothing evaporates tension like a well-placed joke. It works, too; both Steve and Robin huff a chuckle.
"Tell me about it," Lucas says. Max straightens up to stare at him; he flounders. "Uh, tell me about it because I've never experienced the feeling and don't know what it's like."
Max shakes her head, but re-settles against him. And she doesn't shrug him off when his arm slips an inch closer to wrapping around her shoulders, so he's forgiven.
"Anyway," Robin says, tapping her lists. "That leaves Nancy, Jonathan, and Argyle. If we" – she waves the pen between her and Steve – "share a bed that leaves one bed and the sofa for the others, but it'll be cramped."
"That's why Eddie is here," Max says.
As if on command, everyone's head snaps to Eddie. He clicks his tongue.
"Exploited for lodging purposes. I should have known."
Robin frowns, contemplative. "Put someone with Eddie?"
"Yeah." Max smiles and, oh. He sees what she's doing now. "Like Steve. Then there are four in your apartment, and you two in Eddie's. You're good enough friends by now to make it work."
How nefarious. Is this a coincidence, or are she and Gareth in cahoots? Do they conspire behind his back? How dare they concoct plots to improve his life against his will!
"Max," Steve sighs, "volunteering Eddie's home like this is rude."
"He doesn't mind."
The worst thing is, it's true. He wouldn't mind. Not only would he give his skimpy shirt off his back for these people. Not only is he getting queasy green at the thought of Steve sharing close quarters with his badass and apparently Pulitzer-worthy ex, his equally badass friend whom he used to co-big brother with, and a guy who's a tall, dark California hunk with hair longer and silkier than Eddie could ever hope to achieve. Not only that, but also? Just sharing a living space with Steve 'November Paramedic' Harrington?
A dream come true.
Eddie's couch is fine to lounge on for a couple of hours, but not to sleep on a whole night. But they could share his bed. And they'd have breakfast together. Exist in each other's space. He'd find out what Steve does in his spare time. What his favorite song is, if he showers in the mornings or the evenings, how he dresses when he wants to be comfy.
It'd be amazing… and it'd completely fuck with his plan to distance himself. Honestly, he can imagine two scenarios: him falling even harder and proposing marriage and permanent cohabitation within a week, or Steve unearthing the calendar by accident, calling Eddie a stalker creep, and leaving forever. He'll have to reveal himself before that.
"Uh," he says. "We can figure it out. It's a while until they'll be here, right?"
Steve smiles softly at him; Eddie's heart gallops around his ribcage, thudding so fiercely he can feel it in his mouth, and, fuck, he's blushing down to his exposed collarbones. He might propose now. Do any of his rings fit Steve? Their hands aren't the same size.
"Yeah," Steve says. "We'll find a solution."
After lunch they drive to a nearby park, to aid their digestion with a promenade (Steve's suggestion, of course). Reminded by Robin, Eddie brings up D&D to Lucas – they discuss possible campaigns while Steve and Robin spectate. Max, her boots exchanged for Nikes, skates circles around them. Every so often she'll ride close enough to call them dorks, but mostly she keeps a wide berth, alternating between zigzags and jumps and waving like a queen when they whoop and holler at her.
And then it happens.
She's ahead of them, having reached a stone staircase. Leaping onto the railing, she slides along it like a pro. But halfway she loses her balance and falls. Slamming against the stone, she then tumbles the last steps.
They freeze, a collective breath rushing out of their lungs.
Steve reacts first, speedwalking toward Max, still on the ground. Robin is babbling that she's probably fine, that she eats shit all the time and takes it like a champ.
Max rises on wobbly legs. She stumbles, sinks back into a heap.
Steve sprints.
In an eyeblink he's reached her, skidding to a stop and dropping to his knees in front of her. By the time everyone's joined them, he's examining every inch of her by prodding and poking, even as she mutters that she's fine. She's not, though. Her clothes are dusty, her hair has come loose from her ponytail, there are scrapes on her jaw and hands, and the left knee of her jeans is torn open, bright red glistening where pale skin should be. Lucas sits behind Max, hands hovering over her shoulders. Wanting to soothe but not quite daring.
At last, after an eon has passed, Steve puffs in relief.
"No need for emergency care. Knee might be sprained," he gestures to the bloody, bruised thing, "but that should be the worst of it."
"Told you," Max mumbles, picking dirt from her palm.
Steve frowns.
"You know, this could've been prevented if you wore knee pads."
"Oh, really?" she says, mockingly exaggerated.
"Yes. And a helmet."
Max pushes out her bottom lip; it leaks more sarcasm than her leg does blood. "I thought my head was fine?"
"This time! But might not have been!" Steve exclaims.
"But it was!" she snaps, matching his volume.
"Guys, please…" Lucas says quietly; they ignore him.
"I just think you should know better by now," Steve says. "I mean, you've done this for how many years? How many times have you seen others get fucked up? How many times have I told you-"
"Oh. My. God. I get it. You think I'm irresponsible. You don't have to talk to me like I'm stupid, or a child. I'm not."
"Oh, yeah? Maybe you should back that up with your actions."
"Fuck you!"
They're both screaming now. Lucas is sitting with his head in his hands. Robin has wrapped her arms around herself and is swaying to and fro in discomfort. The tension in the air is thick enough to taste. Eddie doesn't know what to say or do.
"Come on!" Steve barks. "I need to wrap your knee"
He reaches for her; she finches away and kicks at him with her good leg.
"Don't touch me! I'll walk on my own."
"You'll exacerbate your injury. I'm carrying you to my car."
"Like hell you are!"
"Max…"
"I refuse care!" She bares her teeth at him like a rabid dog. "Leave me alone!"
Steve glowers at her. His chest is heaving and his body is drawn taut, rigid with cold fury. He shoots up and marches off without another word, leaving awkwardness in his wake.
Max gets to her feet slowly, winces slipping past her clenched teeth. Lucas touches her elbow to help, but she violently shrugs him off and limps away.
Sighing, Lucas pats Eddie's back.
"C'mon, man. She'll get more pissed if we try to match her pace."
So they walk ahead, sometimes glancing back at Max and Robin, the only one allowed near her, apparently. Even then she keeps a five-foot gap between her and the human firecracker.
Steve's already by the car, with a thunderous expression and a first aid kit in hand. When Max finally arrives, he yanks open the passenger seat door for her. She sits, he cleans her wounds, and not one word is uttered. Once finished, he slams the kit shut and storms off again, stopping by a fountain some 50 yards away, hands on his hips and back toward them.
Max, face somehow even sourer, curls up in the passager seat with her arms tightly crossed. Gliding down the BMW's polished side, Lucas takes a seat right beneath her.
Robin tugs at Eddie's wrist.
"Come," she whispers. "Let's give them space."
She brings them to a bench where everyone is within their view but out of their hearing. She collapses on the wooden seat like a potato sack.
"I hate when it gets like this," she says. "Don't you?"
"Yeah." He sits beside her. "Does it happen often?"
"Not anymore. But back when the kids were actual kids, sheesh. They were easier with us than with their parents, but still. Hormones and rebellious phases. Not that we were much better. We thought we were so adult." She rolls her eyes.
"Have you known them as long as Steve?"
"No, I joined the gang a year or two late. At first, I only hung out with Steve and the occasional child, when they deigned to stick around. I'm closest with Dustin, the MIT wunderkind, and Erica, Lucas' sister, the one still stuck at home. You'll love both of them – they're so savage."
Eddie nods, worrying his lower lip. At the car, Max’s hand has slipped down for Lucas to hold, but they still seem not to be speaking. Steve is stubbornly staring at the fountain like it'll reveal all of life's secrets if he's patient enough.
"You know after our gig?" Eddie asks. "When you raced ahead and we walked and talked? We talked a lot. Overshared, really."
Robin nods. "As you do."
"Steve told me about something important that happened at your old job? He wouldn't say what, because it's about you and it's private. But I'm curious, so… ?"
She sighs while grinning fondly. "He made it sound bigger than it is. All right. So we worked this shitty summer job at a mall ice cream parlor. The uniforms were hideous. We actually had to film a local commercial for it?"
"Oh my God."
"Yeah. I think it's still circulating – I'll ask around for it. Steve will never forgive me for showing it, but it has to be seen. Anyway, it was a summer job that continued into fall. That November, it all came to an end when the mall caught on fire."
"No!" he gasps, already invested.
"Yes!" she says, waving her hands, growing theatrical. "In the middle of the day! Rush hour! There was a stampede; we were trapped in the parlor for ages. By the time we got out of the shop, the fire had spread. Smoke everywhere! I inhaled so much I passed out. Steve carried me outside and gave me CPR."
He blinks at her, jaw slack. "Holy shit. Jesus Christ."
"Yeah. I'd have died if not for him."
She shrugs as if it's nothing, merely a fun little anecdote from yesteryear. Perhaps, to her, it is. Eddie shakes his head in disbelief.
"Why didn't he tell me this? He talked about his dad being a shithead, but not this?"
"Yeah… I don't know. When it's about him, he'll happily overshare. But when it's someone else it's all 'it's not my story to tell, I need permission'. Unless he hates them – he's sooo gossipy about people he doesn't like," she says, giggling a beat before sobering again. "Anyway, I'm telling you now that it was him saving my life and keeping me alive until the actual professionals showed up with the oxygen mask."
"Wow," Eddie breathes out. He gazes over at Steve's rugged form. "He's amazing."
Robin nudges him with her elbow. "He likes you, you know."
He likes him. He likes Eddie. He likes Eddie. Eddie kind of already figured. But hearing it from Steve's best friend is still…
"Yeah," he says, ducking his head and pulling ringlets of hair in front of his face. "Not sure I'm good enough for him."
"Oh come on. Isn't that for him to decide?"
"He doesn't know yet… what I'm capable of."
"Are you kidding me?" Grabbing him by the shoulder, she forcibly turns him to look at her. "Listen: I'm judgmental and I'm not afraid to admit it. When we first met, I took one look and thought I had you pinned down. 'Check out this guy. Leather and tattoos and black black black. So hardcore and gothic-'"
"I'm not goth-"
"'-he probably thinks he's soooo tortured'. And then you turned out to be a geeky-sweet bundle of sunshine. Well done, proving me wrong. And now you're doing this?" She gently smacks his chest. "Hitting me with all your self-loathing? Get over yourself! It's not like he's perfect either. Look at him!" She points at Steve. "He's sulking!"
A fit of giggles bubbles from Eddie's throat. It's true – he is sulking. No matter how impressive or resolute he's looking, that's what he's doing. It's so ridiculous and adorable.
"Whatever you're capable of," Robin says once the laughter abates, "you deserve to be happy. He deserves it."
She sends Steve a long look of pure love. It tells Eddie everything he'd ever need to know about her, he's sure.
"Also," she continues. "I'm getting seriously sick of the pining. I know, I should be kinder because Steve endured years of me desponding over various girls, but I can't stand this."
Eddie emits a triumphant noise. "I knew it. Only a lesbian dresses like that."
Robin's chin dips to her suspenders and tartan tie. She raises her brows at him.
"You wish you had my drip."
He would have replied if he hadn't caught movement in the corner of his eye.
Max is leaving the car. Eddie observes with bated breath as she slowly hobbles over to Steve. When reaching him, he spins to face her but makes no effort to step closer. She says something. He nods, sternness carved into his features.
For a moment, they're still.
Then she sways toward him; his arms envelop her, pulling her into a full-body hug. She tucks herself under his chin while he caresses her hair.
Eddie breathes out.
"They're fine."
"'Course they are," Robin says. "Don't you fight like this with your family?"
"Yeah." Eddie chuckles. By the fountain, Steve seems to be coaxing Max into letting him give her a piggyback ride. "Guess I do."
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Wake up brain strikes again, I'm thinking this playfulness would be Ler!Sapnap and lee!George. "If you can catch me, I'll tickle you" reverse chase! The lee chases the ler around and if the ler is caught then the lee gets any kind of tickles they want
okay, FIRST of all, I just wanna say that this has been sitting in my inbox since probably the last week of november/first week of december,,,,,, and for that, i am sorry, I really wish it didn't take this long to answer, BUT. better late than never, or whatever wise people say
second of all, I went... a liiiiiitle bit overboard with this one, but I feel like the length makes uo for the wait, possibly? that's for you to decide
but THIRD of all, YES SLEEPY YES YES ABSOLUTELY YES
im thinking is something along the lines of this:
george is in a pretty severe lee mood, but he flat out Refuses to admit it, so he finds sap in the movie room and starts provoking and bothering him to try and get him to retaliate and wreck him
sap catches on pretty quickly (it doesn't take long for him to figure out, he knows george's tells like the back of his own hand, plus hes not exactly subtle) and goes "okay. I know what you want, so I'm gonna make you a deal. I'm gonna run around the house, and if you can catch me, I'll tickle you in ANY way you want. deal?" pretty much exactly like you said!!
and obviously, george denies AGGRESSIVELY at first, and his cheeks turn pink at the PROSPECT of being lee and wanting tickles, because how DARE sapnap accuse him of something like that!! he is NOT lee, he does NOT want tickles, sapnap can shut his MOUTH, thank you very much—
.....but eventually, after sap is just Staring at him in silence waiting for him to crack, he giggles a little and goes "wh- uh... you- you said any kind I want?" and sap just goes "mhm :) anything you want. does that mean you're in?" and george just nods, very slowly, and sapnap goes "awesome! seeya, slowpoke!" and skitters his nails over George's tummy before SPRINTING out of the room and leaving George to squirm and sputter out a protest and scramble to run after him as he darts out of the movie room they were sitting in
and honestly I feel like George would like... kinda get lost in the game a tiny bit? not fully, he is still Extremely hooked on the idea of getting his tickles, but it would kinda slip his mind what exactly would happen when he catches sap, simply because he gets so lost in the act of actually chasing and catching him
so, when he manages to skip the top step of the staircase and grab sapnap's arm, successfully pushing him against the doorframe of george's own bedroom, he just giggles his heart out because he won!! he caught sap!! he did it!!!
until sapnap goes "okay!! you caught me, georgie, good job!!! how do you want your tickles?" and hes just like "oh 😳 right 😳 that's what's happening....."
and he would just keep giggling in that little flustered and squeaky way he always does as he squirms where he's standing, and he's like "I, uh... I didn't really– I haven't really thought about it yet..." and sap reaches forward and puts his hands on George's waist and goes "That's okay :) I can wait :) i have time"
and george's brain nearly short circuits, and he realizes he has to actually come up with something and then actually ASK for it out loud before sap does it, because sap can't read his mind!! but eventually he's able to get out "can you– do you think– can you maybe, like..." as he tries to ask for what he wants but gets caught up in his own brain
but, to take a break from the teasing and be a lil sweetheart for a bit, i feel like sap would hug him as he stutters through his words to encourage him as well :( he pulls George in by his waist, wraps his arms around him, presses his cheek to George's collarbone, holds him close and goes "anything you want, anything my gogy asks for, okay? whatever comes to mind"
and after some more whines and stutters and broken giggles and other noises, george works up the courage he needs to say “so, y-you know that... that claw thing you do to my– uh… like, my ribs? yeah i… i-id like that" and then he follows it up with "and- and maybe also, if you want, just like... some raspberries maybe? a few, or something like that"
and sapnap would pull back from the hug, smirk at george, and suddenly drop down to his knees and push george's shirt up to blow the BIGGEST raspberry on his tummy, and george is so caught off guard that he squeals and nearly crumbles right then and there
so sap does a few more until one well-placed raspberry right above his hipbone makes him go a little limp, and then suddenly sapnap lifts him up over his shoulder and brings him over to the bed, plops him on it, and straddles him to suddenly do little jellyfish and claws scratchies on his ribs :)
and george is just so giddy and giggly and happy and squirmy and wiggly the whole time!!! because!!! this is exactly what he asked for!!! sapnap KNOWS exactly what he likes!!! it's playful its fun it tickles its GOOD!!
and his little tickly hands are shaking around, going a mile a minute, and his smile is so big and he's already breathless from the running and the raspberries and the laughter and being thrown around so much and!!!!! he's just. so HAPPY!!! and sapnap thinks he's so god damn cute too, and he just can't stop tickling, and he knows george doesn't want it to stop either, so they're both just giggling together while george squirms underneath sap and glances up at him with the biggest, sweetest, tear-filled heart eyes sapnap has ever seen in his life when he's not squeezing them shut or shaking his head through his laughter :((( he's just the cutest little angel isn't he :(
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Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly
story: Midnight Rain wc: 3.3k after jennifer falls and cuts her arm open, she tries to hide it from steve the next day as she attempts to help nancy search for barbara, only meeting jonathan and discussing the figure they saw in steve's backyard.
[a/n: all characters, plot, etc. are not mine. The only thing I own is my original character. credit to for the gif.]
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{ November 9, 1983 }
The next morning, Jennifer wakes to her alarm clock blaring beside her. She pounds the clock before sitting up. Jennifer rubs her eyes as she feels the sleep taking over, noticing the large bandage on her arm. She remembered what happened the night before. She glances at the opposite side of the her bed, Phoebe sluggishly awakes, looking over at Jennifer.
They get out of bed, Jennifer quickly walks into the restroom to touch up her makeup and hair, then threw on some deodorant and slid on something comfortable. She offers Wilhelmina something to wear as she takes it, abruptly changes. The blonde does her hygiene as the two females exit Jennifer's bedroom.
Looking at the time on the clock in the kitchen, Jennifer knew she was late to school. Wilhelmina left on her own, getting in her olive green pick-up truck. Grabbing something to eat on the way, she shoves it in her bag before sliding her shoes on. She steps out the door, locking it behind her. She gets in her best friend's vehicle and closes the door. Jennifer puts her backpack on her lap as Wilhelmina starts the engine, driving down the empty road and towards Hawkins High School. Parking in an empty spot, Jennifer steps out of the vehicle and into the high school -- towards her locker. She opens it before unzipping her backpack to pull out her books before putting them in her locker.
Suddenly, Steve strides up to Jennifer, startling her in the process.
"Jesus," She curses under her breath.
"Hey, there." He grins.
"Hi, Steve." Jennifer flashed a fake smile back. "Why aren't you with Nancy? I thought you two are a thing now." 
"She left before I woke up. And, yeah, I think so; we’re together now. It's nice, honestly. And Nancy's super sweet, so this is gonna be good."
"Yeah," She agrees, forcing back tears.
Jennifer slides her bag in her locker as well then closes it as she looks toward Steve, holding his gaze. He steps back as Jennifer rolls up her sleeves revealing the bandage on her arm, but tries to hide it. She fails to do so and Steve notices, glancing down as he softens. 
"Shit," Jennifer curses.
"Are you okay?" He asks.
"Yeah, I--I'm fine, just had a little accident on the way home."
"What... what happened?"
"I... fell and cut my arm up on the fencing in your backyard because the lights cut out unexpectedly." She explains in the most basic way.
"I'm sorry. I should have taken you home myself, instead of sleeping with Nancy. Or had Tommy and Carol take you home"
"Steve, I was fine then, and I'm fine now. It wasn't a lot of blood."
"Jen, your sleeve was soaked with blood... You looked as if you were attacked." Wilhelmina comments from a distance.
She steps up to Jennifer and Steve, smiling at her.
Jennifer glares at her best friend. "Bille,"
"Jennifer, i didn't know that. You know you could have come to me for help."
"I said I'm fine. Now, I need to go. Goodbye."
Phoebe leaves as Jennifer does the same, catching up to the blonde.
"So, why was Steve at your locker? I thought he was sleeping with your friend."
"They did sleep together. He told me— well, mentioned it. Steve was checking on me, saying that he should have taken me home instead me walking. And apparently, he and Nancy are dating now. God, everytime I think about it, or mention it I feel sick."
"You're jealous."
"What? No I'm not." Jennifer quickly defends herself.
"Yes, you are. You are, like, so jealous of Nancy. I still don't see what you see in him."
"Lots of things, Pheebs. Did you not know, I've been crushing on him since we were in the 6th grade."
"I know. You wouldn’t shut up about him being your lap partner in science back in 8th grade."
“He asked me for help on a problem he didn’t comprehend.” 
“I’m having trouble comprehending what you’re telling me.”
Jennifer gives her friend a look of annoyance as Phoebe sticks out her tongue at her. She rolls her eyes right when the bell rings. Jennifer says goodbye to each other before she walks into her first period class.
——
Walking into the lunchroom, she grabs the tray of flagrant food. Jennifer never thought of actually having lunch at the school since she always ditched and dragged Phoebe to Palace Arcade every once in a while.
But now, since Phoebe actually works at the arcade, they couldn't ditch anymore so Jennifer was lost in the large cafeteria. Steve raises his hand, catching her attention as she saunters toward the table where Carol and Tommy are sitting, including Nancy. 
"...That's why science doesn't make any damn sense to me."
"No, I swear." She begins, speaking on a new topic. "Look at this, It's totally frostbite." Her leg sits on the table as Jennifer makes a face. 
"It's a heated pool," Tommy manages to speak as his voice is muffled by the applesauce. 
"If it's not frostbite, then what is it?" 
"Ugh, I don't know what it is, it's disgusting! Get it off the table. We're eating here." Steve comments.
Tommy acts as if he's gonna scoop it up in his spoon as Jennifer, Nancy, Carol and Steve stare at him in disgust. They finally acknowledge her presence. Steve greets her as well as Nancy. Jennifer greets them back but continues on, not paying any attention to the thing making her jealous.
"Hey, Tommy." Nancy speaks. "When you left, did you see Barb?"
"What"
"Barbra. She's not here today."
"I seriously have no idea who you're talking about." Tommy snickers as Carol giggles. 
"Come on, don't be an ass, man. Did you... Did you see her leave last night or not?" Steve questions, defending Nancy.
"No, she was gone when we left."
"Probably couldn't stand listening to all that moaning between Steve and Nancy."  
Carol begins moaning, imitating Nancy the night before as Tommy chuckles looking towards Steve. Jennifer rolls her eyes, trying not to throw up in her spot.
"Oh, Steve! Oh, Steve! Oh, Steve!"
"Oh, Steve..." Tommy adds.  
Jennifer looks away and sighs in annoyance as Nancy pinches the bridge of her nose, feeling embarrassed as Steve chuckles lightly before looking over at his girlfriend, ignoring his annoying ass friends. He turns to Nancy.
"Listen... I'm sure she's fine. She's probably just... she's probably skipping or something."
Nancy takes his word. 
"Yeah. Yeah, probably." 
Barely touching her food, Nancy glances over towards the entrance of the cafeteria. Jennifer follows her gaze and notices Jonathan. He looks over in Jennifer’s direction as she tries to get herself to smile but can’t, knowing that this is a hard time for him. She looks back at her food, watching as Tommy and Carol play around with Steve, sharing food they don't want and exchanging a conversation. Jennifer pretends to be happy for the couple, but deep down she wants to throw up and curl into a ball and sob. However, she decides to keep her head high and not care about them or the things that bother Jennifer most.
——
Later, Jennifer walks out of Hawkins High School, seeing Nancy at a payphone at the school. She doesn't want to, but eavesdrops anyway. She overheard Nancy mention Barb and last night, but unable to get an idea as to who Nancy is talking to. Ignoring her words, Jennifer walks towards Steve as she greets them. She knew that she'll have to face Carol and Tommy as they, too, are standing opposite of Steve's BMW. Jennifer greets them as well before furrowing her brows at a red haired chick standing there too. She walks up to her.  
"Hi, uh, I don't think we've met."
"I'm Nicole.” She says in an arrogant tone.
"Jennifer,"
"Nice to meet you," She smiles before changing her expression to a more serious one. 
 She watches as Jonathan stalks by, likely heading towards his car. But he gets stopped by Steve.
"Hey, man."
"What's going on?" He asks, feeling nervous almost immediately.
Jennifer shuffled her stance, but stiffened up. 
"Nicole here was, uh, telling us about your work." Steve said, stepping forward.
"We've heard great things." Carol added, smacking her gum.
"Yeah, sounds cool." 
"And we'd just love to take a look. You know, connoisseurs of art."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Jonathan attempted to walk past the group, but Tommy grabbed the bag from his grip. "Please, give me my bag."
Tommy handed the bag to Steve as the lanky male stood, unharmed and shaking. Jennifer almost knew there was something hiding in the bag but can't interfere because it'll piss Steve and his friends off.
"Oh, wow, man. He is totally trembling. He must really have something to hide." 
Steve reached inside the bag, pulling out some freshly developed photos.
"Here we go. Ah, here we go." He examined the photos. 
Jennifer stayed rigid, staring at the little group. She didn't even want to see whatever photos he had taken last night.
"Yeah, this isn't creepy at all." Carol said in disgust, holding two more photos.
"I was looking for my brother."
"No." Steve says. "No, this is called stalking. Mmm-hmm."
Just then Nancy walked up. 
"What's going on?" She asks.
"This creep was spying on us last night." Carol explained.
Nancy looked confused as ever. 
"He probably was gonna save this one forever, Nancy.." She trails off, looking at the confused brunette.
Nancy walks over and grabs the photo from Carol’s hand, looking over the photo. She looks up and at Steve then shifts her gaze towards Jonathan. He looks her way, nervous. Steve clicks his tongue.
"See, you can tell that he knows it was wrong, but... man, that's the thing about perverts... it's hardwired into 'em." He says, fixing the other male's collar on his shirt. "You know, they just can't help themselves."
Steve begins ripping the photo to shreds, basically throwing the shreds of film in Jonathan’s face. 
"So... we'll just have to take away his toy." Steve grinned, pulling Jonathan's camera from the bag. 
Jennifer turned to face Steve, who was holding his camera. She glared at him.
"No, please, not the camera." Jonathan pleaded, stepping forward. Nicole and Carol giggled and 
Nancy stood still. Jennifer stood there as well, not being able to move as if her feet were superglued to the ground. Steve shook his head as Tommy placed a hand on Jonathan's chest, holding him back.
"No, no. Wait, wait. Tommy. It's okay. Here you go, man." 
Steve reached out and went to hand Jonathan his camera. Tommy stepped aside. Jennifer lets out a breath she didn't realize she was holding. The tall, lanky male reached out to grab his stolen object when Steve let it go. The camera tumbled towards the ground with a crack. Nancy's mouth opened as Nicole, Carol, Steve, and Tommy laughed.
"Come on, let's go." Steve said, walking away as he simultaneously grabs Nancy's hand. Tommy and Carol followed as Nicole walked away. 
Jennifer walked towards him and tried helping clean up the pieces as Jonathan stood there in his tracks, defeated. She grabs the torn up photo of Nancy from earlier and shoves it in her bag. She tries to go after Jonathan to help collect the broken pieces of his camera, but Steve calls out for her. 
"Jennifer! Let's go!" Steve shouted.
Jennifer retreated towards his voice, mouthing an ‘I’m sorry’ to Jonathan.
——
Steve sat against the wall of lockers as he tied his shoe, Jennifer sat next to him. Nancy leaned against the same wall of lockers. Tommy sits across and in front of them as his girlfriend's head is laid against his thigh. 
"So, I told Mr. Mundy... 'The solution of ten plus Y equals blow me.'" She says, Tommy laughs.
"Bull, if you did that, you'd be in detention right now."  
"Saturday," She responds. 
Steve gently rubs Nancy's leg.
"I bet Mr. Mundy's still a virgin." 
"Oh, he's so a virgin!" 
"Maybe you should blow him, Carol. Help your grades a bit." Tommy jokes, chuckling. 
Nancy saunters off as Jennifer gets up and follows after her, shouldering her backpack. 
"Woah! Nancy, where are you going?" 
"Home. I need some time to think, you know, after... last night." She lies, turning away. 
“Nance,” 
“Leave me be, Jennifer. Please, let me think.” 
Nancy pushes open the double doors and exits as the sun blinds Jennifer. She looks back at Steve and his friends before facing the shut doors. She follows after Nancy.
——
Following behind, Jennifer manages to catch up to her as she startles at her presence. Nancy then rolls her eyes before continuing on. She watches as Nancy stalks up to Barb's car, peering from the side as she looks around the interior. Standing up straight, Jennifer walks towards the driver’s side of the vehicle. 
"What are you doing?" Jennifer asks, furrowing her brows.
Nancy ignores her and looks around, calling out Barbra’s name.
"Barb? Barb!"
At Steve's house, the two girls enter through the gate that leads to the heated pool. Jennifer clears her throat, getting Nancy's attention as she can tell she's annoyed. 
"Are you okay with me dating Steve? I noticed that you seem to like him. If you want to date Steve, I'll break up with him."
"It's fine, Nancy. Really. You can date him. I am not interested in him." Jennifer lies through her teeth.
"Okay,”
Nancy calls out Barb's name again then hears a rustling in the bushes. Trailing after it, she walks behind the cluttered bushes and investigates, calling out Barbra's name again. Out of nowhere, something or someone scurries across the yard, catching Jennifer and Nancy off guard as it freaks the two of them out. They hear growling, turning to run away when Nancy trips and falls. Jennifer helps her onto her feet as she runs away and out of Steve's backyard, closing the gate behind them. Arriving at the Wheeler home, Jennifer unknowingly follows Nancy inside as she can tell she's on the verge of tears. 
"Hey! You're home early! How was the game?" Mrs. Wheeler asks from another room, walking toward the front entrance.
She looks at her daughter and Jennifer standing by the stairs.
"Nancy? Jennifer? What's the matter?" 
"It's Barb," Nancy begins through tears. "I think... something happened. Something terrible."
Knowing that it’s personal, Jennifer decides to leave the Wheeler residence. Closing the front door behind her, she stands on the porch wondering if she should go home. Instead, Jennifer spots her brother, his two friends and El on their bikes. She rushes over to them. She goes along with them. To protect them. To stop whoever comes their way, so the kids don’t get abducted as well. Jennifer was also upset at the fact that they went out when she specifically told them not to because of safety reasons. Jennifer felt like going home, and being alone in her room to figure out her feelings for Steve wondering if she even wants to be friends with him or Nancy.
Nightfall approaches Hawkins as she continues to follow the boys and Eleven through the field. Crickets chirp around them and the breeze flows through her hair. The leaves beneath her feet crunch with every step she takes. Suddenly Eleven stops the boys and Jennifer at Will’s house. 
“Here,” She says. 
“Yeah, this is where Will lives.” 
“Hiding,” 
“No, no, this is where he lives. He’s from here, understand?” 
Lucas and Dustin drop their bikes and walk toward the two other children. Jennifer stood behind them, arms crossed. She wonders how she ended up with the kids. At least she was the “adult” here and not alone. 
“What are we doing here?” Lucas asks.
“She said he’s hiding here.” 
“Um… no!”
“I swear, if we walked all the way out here for nothing—”
“That’s exactly what we did. I told you she didn’t know what the hell she was talking about!”
Mike looks back at El who appears frightened. 
“Why did you bring us here?”
“I–I..” El stammers.
“Mike, don’t waste your time with her.
The dark haired boy looks back at Lucas. 
“Well, what do you wanna do then?”
“Call the cops, like we should have done yesterday.”
“We are not calling the cops!” 
The boys continue arguing as Henderson siblings get distracted by the heep of first responders approach then fly past the Byers’ residence. 
“Guys!” Dustin calls out as everyone looks in that direction.
“Will…”
The boys scramble to their bikes. El hitches a ride from Mike as Jennifer does the same but with Dustin, following after the police cars and ambulance. They ride through the path and take a slight turn before approaching the quarry. Jennifer hops off the bike before Dustin could stop. She walks toward the fire engine and peers around the vehicle, watching the bright red and blue lights flash in the night sky, wondering if the boys should see the destruction. Suddenly, first responders pull a body out of the water as tears cloud her vision. 
“It’s not Will. It can’t be.” Jennifer whispers to herself.
The officers push the body to the shallow end, bringing it up on a basket like tourniquet as she looks down at the boys. Jennifer bites her lip to muffle her sobs. 
“It’s Will. It’s really Will.” Lucas says.
Jennifer, including the kids, stare in disbelief and continue watching before turning away. She could tell that they did not want this night to end in the way it did. She felt so bad and wiped the stray tear off her face. El follows behind Mike. 
“Mike…” She begins.
He smacks her hand away as sadness and anger takes over.  
“Mike”? “Mike,” what? You were supposed to help us find him alive. You said he was alive! Why did you lie to us? What’s wrong with you? What is wrong with you? 
“Mike,” El whispered. 
Jennifer leaned against the fire engine, watching the situation unfold in front of your eyes. 
“What?” He asks, looking for an answer from El as she stays silent.
He turns and runs toward his bike. Lucas has tears streaming down his face along with Dustin and Jennifer. 
“Mike, come on. Don’t do this, man. Mike.” 
“Where are you going? Mike!”
Mike grabs his bike, turning the wheel around before he runs off with it. He hops on and gets settled on the seat as his friends call out to him. Jennifer even calls out to him as well, but it does no good. The frustration and sadness takes over the three young children and her. She begins to go after the dark haired male but stops, only watching from a distance.
——
After getting El back to Mike’s and Lucas back to his home, Jennifer and Dustin make it home themselves. Jennifer steps into the house as tears begin streaming down her cheeks as her mother finds her daughter. She saw the sadness in her face before Jennifer embraced her. She sobs into her mom's shoulder.
“They... they found his body.” 
“Who’s body, Jenny?”
“Will’s.” 
Jennifer’s mom stayed silent as she felt her mom stiffen up at her daughters words. She pulls away and looks her child in the eyes. The two females take a seat on the couch in the living room. 
“Does Dusty know?” Her mom asls
“Yes, he does.” 
“He ran into his bedroom when you both arrived, but I'll talk to him tonight and see hows he's doing.” 
Jennifer nods, wiping a tear of her cheek.
“I just can’t imagine how his mom feels.” Jennifer mentions.
“Oh, honey.” 
Claudia has tears forming in her eyes before bringing Jennifer back into her embrace but soon pull away from each other after a few minutes. Getting herself together, Jennifer rises before walking into her bedroom so she can change and try to get a good night’s sleep. Falling under the covers, she tries to get herself to fall into a slumber, but she stays in her spot awake for the next few hours due to her sobs as she muffles them with her hand.
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RED VALLEY: WHILE YOU WERE HYPERSLEEPING‘Part Three’
[transcript]
SCENE 1
GORDON IS IN THE MESS ROOM, PLAYING HIMSELF AT POOL. MUSIC PLAYING FROM THE JUKEBOX IN THE DISTANCE. HE LEAVES THE TAPE ROLLING A LITTLE WHILE.
GORDON: Hello. It's umm… day 13. I'm in the mess. I am playing myself at pool and winning. Oh… I fixed the jukebox. Just another easy fix by Gordon Porlock...Warden of the Valley.
HITS A SHOT. POCKETS IT.
GORDON: Ahh… Boom. Warden of the Valley. That deserves a badge. Hey Blue, that deserves a badge, right?
BLUE SKY: I didn't quite catch that.
GORDON: That's what she says when I deserve a badge.
TAKES ANOTHER SHOT.
CUT.
GORDON: I thought I better take some of these duties seriously. The caretaking duties I mean. I remembered what the manager of the Overlook Hotel said to Jack Nicholson. Not the bit about the guy who went crazy and murdered his family, the boring stuff about going around the hotel and warming different parts of it, making sure the pipes don't freeze. So I've done that. I've systematically gone through all the radiators, and checked all the light switches, and most of them work, and when I find one that doesn't, I make a little note of it, and then I remember I have no idea what to do about any of that stuff so I just shut the door to that room and don't go in there again.
CUT TO GORDON IN THE TOILET AND READING A BIRD BOOK.
GORDON: I'm reading more too. The pink footed goose, or Anser Brachyrhynchus, doesn't breed in the UK but, probably Iceland or Greenland, and is just wintering here. Anyway, if they're going to shit on me every day, I thought I should at least be able to address them by their full scientific names.
HE GETS UP AND FLUSHES.CUT TO: GORDON WASHING UP IN THE FARMHOUSE. IN THE BACKGROUND AN ANCIENT RECORDING OF A CHRISTMAS CHOIR.
GORDON: Well I've really come to love this farmhouse. It's so peaceful. There's a.. a record player and lots of old Christmas records. And it's November so seems appropriate. Hey Blue, tell me something interesting about Christmas.
BLUE SKY: Hi Gordon, did you know that not only did Oliver Cromwell ban Christmas pudding and mince pies in the 17th century, the law was never officially rescinded, so technically it's still illegal to eat them.
GORDON: Awesome.
CUT TO: GORDON IN THE CORRIDOR UPSTAIRS IN THE BASE, MOVING BOXES.
GORDON: So, a lot of the archiving I think is just literally moving boxes of tapes. I mean, sure, I'll need to go through them some time, but there's no rush.
SUDDENLY A PHONE STARTS RINGING, SOME DISTANCE AWAY. GORDON STOPS IN HIS TRACKS.
GORDON: What the hell is that?
BEAT AS HE THINKS.
GORDON: Hmm.
BLUE SKY: The phone is ringing.
GORDON: I mean I'm really busy, with these-
BEAT. THE RINGING IS INCESSANT.
BLUE SKY: The phone is ringing.
GORDON: For God's sake.
BLUE SKY: The phone is ringing.
HE PICKS IT UP. SOMEONE IS EATING ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE.
GORDON: Hello?
CLIVE: Alright sugartits.
GORDON: Clive? Oh… Um., Bryony isn't here right now…
CLIVE: I know. Just wanted to check in on you.
GORDON: Oh er… Normally Grace or Pam would do a check in-
CLIVE: I know that too Gordon. Cos they work for me. Like you do.
GORDON: Of course, yeah, sure.
CLIVE: So how are you, Gordon?
GORDON: Oh, I'm great. Yeah… Great.
CLIVE: You doing what we're paying you to do, right?
GORDON: What do you mean?
CLIVE: Bryony asked you to look after the place and sort out the archives, didn't she? You know, the archives of the work we do at Red Valley. The world-changing, potentially limitlessly lucrative work that, frankly, is the only reason that gloomy little shithole hasn't been flattened by a giant Monty Python foot.
GORDON: Yes, yes, I'm on it.
CLIVE: You're on it.
GORDON: I'm on it.
CLIVE: You're sure you're on it? You're not just playing yourself at pool and listening to power ballads on the jukebox you repaired?
GORDON SCOFFS IN EMBARRASSED CONFUSION.
CLIVE: You know a Blue Sky unit is a microphone as well as a virtual assistant right?
BLUE SKY: Hello.
GORDON: I, uh. I did not know that actually.
HE PUTS HIS HAND OVER THE SPEAKER AND HISSES TO THE BLUE SKY UNIT.
GORDON: I thought we were friends!
CLIVE: I mean. It's kind of...I've already turned up on your doorstep once before after spying on you...
BLUE SKY: I found this on Friends. Friends is a situation comedy-
GORDON: Oh, don't even get me started on that.
CLIVE: What are you doing, Gordon?
GORDON: Oh er… Nothing, nothing, I'm just...I'm here.
CLIVE: That's just it. You see, I need you to do more than just be there, Gordon. I need you to work through those archives, mate. In fact- that's not even true. I don't give a liquid shit about the archives actually, I just need you to get everything on Warren Godby looking ship fucking shape. Because he's the ticket. For me, for you, for everything. If I find out you've been leaning back enjoying that ex-rental copy of Passion of the Christ, we're going to have a problem.
GORDON: I'll get on it, Clive. Right away.
CLIVE: Adda boy. Off you trot then.
GORDON: Yeah. Oh, Clive?
CLIVE: What?
GORDON: There's no one...else, around here, is there?
CLIVE: What do you mean?
GORDON: No one else around, any neighbours? Or Overhead people, who might want to visit, you know, in the middle of the night, then change their mind and drive away?
CLIVE SIGHS.
CLIVE: I don't give a shit if you're haunted by local sprites or some Highland bumpkin is plucking up the courage to invite you to the next caber tossing festival, keep your eyes on the cryonically preserved prize.
CLIVE HANGS UP.
PAUSE.
BLUE SKY: Is there anything I can help you with, Gordon?
GORDON: You and me are done professionally.
CUT.
MUSIC BREAK.
CUT TO: WARREN TURNS ON THE RECORDER AND PUTS IT DOWN. HE IS EXTREMELY OUT OF BREATH.
WARREN: Hi. Warren Godby here. Just got… back from a run. 8 o'clock in the morning, already done a run. Haven't even had breakfast. All 6 of us, along with umm…what’s his name Doctor umm… Doctor Mister Motivator. I don’t know. Do you know what, I started this too soon, give me a minute.
CUT.
GORDON: Blue Sky, save the project.
BLUE SKY: Remember you can call me Blue?
GORDON: We're not on first name terms anymore, Ms Sky.
BLUE SKY: Project saved. Would you like to play the next recording?
GORDON: Have you checked it already for my muted words and phrases?
BLUE SKY: There are no mentions of specific crimes or details relating to the sentence of Godby, Warren.
GORDON: Okay, go ahead.
THE NEXT RECORDING.
WARREN: Hello, hi. So I don't need to be so sycophantic. Apparently, there are no bonus points for obsequious behaviour or indeed, brown nosing, as Dr Halbech calls it, of any kind.
WARREN: Now that I'm in my little bedroom, and I've got my three minutes, erm… I do have a few thoughts about the induction day, you know that I could share. This is clearly a second hand induction pack. The main clue is the massive cock and balls that have been doodled over the contents page. Unless that’s your new Overhead watermark or something.
WARREN PULLS THE BLURB FROM HIS INDUCTION PACK.
WARREN: Right let's look at this. 'Congratulations from everyone at Overhead Industries! Here at Red Valley, our state of the art facility, you're about to join our team of expert clinicians and researchers, supported by our humm…caring, dedicated and highly qualified hospitality team that will make this experience closer to a rural retreat than a scientific study!'
WARREN: I take issue with the term 'state of the art', I suppose. My expectations for Red Valley were quite high. Er… I knewit was a laboratory underneath a military station in the wilderness, so of course I imagined, not unreasonably I think, Area 51 from Independence Day. White lab coats, stuttering science nerds played by Star Trek actors, maybe something like that crossed with the Dolph Lundgren training montage from Rocky IV, I don't know.Now, disappointment I can handle. I'm used to that. But I guess I was expecting, as a minimum, the kind of security that one might find in a highly guarded penal institution, like the one I just left, because, at the end of the day, all the new guests are hardened, violent convicted criminals after all. So when, at the end of today's induction session, Harry Reed decides to brain Stephens over the head with a fucking metal chair for making eye contact with him, I was somewhat surprised when absolutely fucking nothing happened, apart from Stephens being dragged by the feet out of the room leaving behind an oil slick of blood coming out of his head and Harry staring at us all with a look that could cut diamonds while folding and unfolding his arms every 3 seconds like a fucking maniac, which is exactly what he is.
WARREN: I think there are literally only 3 people working here. And there are six of us. That is bananas. This is going to end like Straw fucking Dogs. Goodnight.
CUT.
GORDON: Right. Well then.
BLUE SKY: There is a short addendum.
GORDON: Oh. Er… Go ahead.
PLAYS.
WARREN: Quick update. Little group meeting just now to inform us that Stephens and Reed are leaving the programme. Infact, they've apparently already left. Which is weird, cos there's only one way in or out of this valley and no one’s come or gone all day. So that's definitely not disconcerting whatsoever. I'm going to go and stare at the ceiling for the rest of the night. Bye.
CUT.
FOOTSTEPS ALONG THE CORRIDOR IN THE LOWER LEVEL, REACHING A DOOR. GORDON OPENS IT AND WALKS INTO A ROOM- THE CRYO SUITE. EVENTUALLY HE REACHES HIS DESTINATION.
GORDON: Evening Warren.
GORDON PLACES HIS RECORDER ON THE METALLIC CRYO POD.
GORDON: Apologies I haven't been down to see you much. You look well. I can't actually see you. I thought they would've put windows in a cryopod. So people could see you floating about. But, I guess it's nice to have privacy, isn't it?
PAUSE.
GORDON: I've been struggling Warren. With what's going on here. The truth is I have to make a choice. To be a friend to you or not. I'm going to keep listening to your tapes. But I'm not going to find out what you did. I'd like to say it's because I'm respecting your privacy, but the truth is I recognise the guys on these recordings. He doesn't sound too different to me. He's scared, he's lonely, he hates exercise. Look… maybe you're not who I think you are. But given the company we keep, you might still be the least awful person I currently work with. So, let’s be friends. I'll be back tomorrow. And maybe I’ll bring Top Trumps or something.
END.
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Try me out sometime: House of 1000 Corpses AU
Title: Try me out sometime
Wordcount: 4450
Summary: Manon finds her footing a little - although bullying by Otis continues :). Selena is welcomed into the Firefly house <3. Blinky belongs to @immortal-velociraptor, Selena belongs to @vincent-sinclair-deserved-better.
Warnings: masturbation, canon-typical violence.
Dividers by firefly-graphics and thyming.
Enjoy!! I really hope you like this and I did it all justice;; I'm still a bit nervous but I'm really getting better about writing your OCs <3. For this, I feel that I'm slowly coming into my writing style, which is somewhat impressionist and a little fragmented at times. I tried formatting it in a way that made it easier to read, let me know if that worked. I haven't had this much fun writing in ages :)).
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Another day, November was truly setting in with grey skies and colder weather. The mood dampened inside the home, and even the usually cheerful Blinky seemed less energetic. I was new here, and I still felt new, adjusting was tough, but Otis was right. Moping around won’t help a thing. So, I asked Mrs. Firefly and Baby if we could have a special movie night. All that was left, was finding Blink themselves. It was already after dinner. Chores were done, and each time I passed a mirror I was struck by the white bandage Blinky insisted I keep around the small wound from the intruder. It barely hurt, through, it was more the shock of it all. It was more that the blood stain was still vaguely visible, but that may just be my imagination.    
As if to shake me from my worries, a pretty puff of hair entered my vision.
“Hey Blinky,” I said, catching their attention. They turned around. Today they wore their hair in just one puff, but still took some time to adorn it with cute hair clips. “Mrs. Firefly asked if we wanted to see a movie with her tonight.”
“Sounds fun.” They said. Despite their facial expressions often remaining neutral, they were easy to read by now. “Is Baby joining?”
“Yes, they’re out getting popcorn for it now.”
“Is Otis coming?”
I raised my eyebrows. “No.” I said, a little too quickly.
They shrugged and almost went on their way again.
“Also, Blink,” I said. They looked up at me, and my heart squeezed in guilt. “I’m sorry about being foolish. It won’t happen again.” I waved my hand around. They nodded.
“It’s okay. I’m just glad you’re smiling again.” Their eyes crinkled as they smiled. Perhaps all is not bad in this house, especially not when I feel this lucky to have met Blinky and to get to know them better each day.
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“I’m home!” yelled Baby from downstairs. The door slammed shut behind her. “Blinks, where are you? We won’t start without you!”
Blinky, excited, called dibs on the spot in the middle of the couch. Shoulder to shoulder with Baby, legs covered with the old plaid blanket. A bowl of popcorn in their lap, having a little game with Baby of slapping each other’s hands away.
“You need any help in the kitchen?” asked Mrs. Firefly, on her way to the living room, grabbing the plated chocolates.
“No, go ahead and press start, I’ll get the drinks,” I said over my shoulder as I reached for the glasses in the cupboard. Excitement buzzed inside me, fizzling like the cola that I poured into the glasses. A rare treat. I couldn’t wait to hear Blinky’s reaction when they noticed we would be watching their favourite film: American Mary.
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When headed to bed, Blinky took my hand and swung it back and forth all the way to the bathroom to brush our teeth. They weren’t the only ones who were happy, as my cheeks almost hurt from smiling that much. We crawled into bed after, and in the dark, I stared at their resting form. They would wait for me to fall asleep and then find another place to sleep, as they usually did, but then, in the silence, in a warm bed – I realised Otis was right. I knew it before, probably, in the way you understand someone may be right, but then, I felt it like an ache in my entire body. Maybe I would never see my friends again or leave this house, but there is enough reason to give staying here a try. It’s nice to be needed.
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Morning in the kitchen. Bleak sun shone through the windows. The heating hadn’t yet come on and I hugged my cardigan tighter around me. In about an hour the rest of the family will wake. Despite normally enjoying getting an early start, I didn’t start breakfast. Instead I rested my head on my arms, the wool scratchy against my cheek, and closed my eyes. Exhaling deeply, letting the stress of what was to come- the kettle’s hiss turned into a scream. Hurriedly I got up to turn off the heat. Good thing I grabbed more tea when Otis took me to the store. A delightfully fragrant Earl Grey. As I poured the hot water into the tea pot, I looked out the window. The fields around the house were shrouded in a thin layer of fog that seemed to move and reshape itself the more you looked at it. I averted my gaze. The sound of the pot filling up with water only punctuated the silence.
A silence that was rudely broken by the person I very specifically did not want to see early in the morning. “Morning princess.”
“Morning Otis,” I acknowledged. “What’s got you up this early?”
He shrugged and leaned his arms on the back of one of the kitchen chairs. “Has Blink been sleeping?”
“Not really. I hold them each night, but I know they slip out of bed as soon as I fall asleep.”
Otis groaned and ran his hand over his face. “Looks like we have to take more serious measures.”
“Want some tea?” I asked, already standing up to get a second mug. He took it, his larger hand easily fitting around it. I sat back down and warmed my hands on my own steaming mug.
“Are you still using my toothbrush?” he asked then, staring into the cup in front of him. When I was still in his room as little more than a toy, he’d allow me to eat, use the restroom, basic things like that; which included using his toothbrush.
“No, RJ got my stuff back from the car, so I have my own again.”
He nodded. “I thought so. No more lipstick marks on the handle.” He chuckled.
Even I smiled, it was truly some messy beginnings that we all had. It was silent again. The chair scraped over the floorboards when Otis pulled it back and sat down. To give my hands something to fidget with – still nervous in his company, I played with the hair ribbon Blinky gave me. Perhaps I could do my hair up like the older women used to do, the way my mother taught me. I undid the braid, hands not needing the brain to comb the strands apart with care. The waves from wearing the braid overnight stayed in, helped by the greasiness of my hair at this point in the week. It wasn’t always easy to find a quiet moment to have a longer shower and wash it properly.
Otis reached over the table and to play with a strand of hair, while I did the other side in a braid, to make two in total. I swat his hand away, but he grabbed the my hand, his other pinching my hair between thumb and pointer finger. He let go of my hand, thinking his message clear, and coiling the waves around his finger.
“Our conversations never go anywhere,” I said, voice neutral yet wistful.
“Except when we discuss art.” His usual smug edge was not present as he replied. Was he genuine then? Doubtful. “Come find me later today, I’m working on another project with that man who broke in the house.”
Otis was satisfied with messing with my hair and retracted his hand to take a gulp of tea. He seemed unusually contemplative today. Perhaps it was because Blinky was still not entirely back to their cheerful self, or perhaps he worried as much as I did about them. My first plait was finished. It will hold until I find a second piece of ribbon in Blinky’s room. I hadn’t entirely given up on making each of the family members grow fond of me, or at least used to me in such a way that they would notice when I’d be gone. “Sure, I’ll stop by.”
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Tiny sought me out while I was dusting the tops of the shelves. Before he gave me the note he had written, he took the feather duster and did the ceiling and the top of the cabinet I was straining to reach, balancing on top of a short stool.
“Thank you, that’s so sweet of you,” I said, stepping down, and looking at the paper he pressed into my hands. It read: ‘need help with laundry’.
I looked up at him, “I’ll finish this room, then I’ll come to the basement. That ok?”
He nodded, but held the duster tight as I tried taking it from him. When I grabbed the cloth to dust the lower shelves, he worked alongside to clean the spots I couldn’t reach. Together we returned to the basement, where the air was always stale.
I opened a window first, despite the cold. It would warm up fast enough as the boiler is down here too. Tiny pointed to the bed, it was neatly made, standing bashfully in the corner furthest away from me.
“Clean sheets?” I asked. He nodded, turning his head away. When I pulled the duvet back, it was clear why. It came away with a soft sticky sound. White crusty stains littered the sheets. A slam of the door echoed through the basement as Tiny exited the basement. Poor guy, so ashamed of completely natural things. Undoing the buttons at the bottom of the duvet cover, I stripped it, and stripped the bed cover. For good measure, the pillow case too, folding the stains to the inside so I wouldn’t touch it and throwing it in the laundry basket.
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As the washing machine turned on, I sank down in front of it, leaning my back against the wall, staring at the water filling the compartment, the repetitive movements and the soft thumping noise of the clothes tumbling over and over. It had been more than a month since I last did what Tiny did. Ah, there was no way to be shy about it. More than a month since I last touched myself with the intent to invoke pleasure. I hadn’t needed it to get to sleep as some other times. Of course I’d noticed, especially around that time in the middle of the menstrual cycle, but the thought of doing it in this house was unfitting. Surely the others did – they lived here. They were safe here. As for me; I would stay vigilant. Pleasure is secondary. If there was one thing I learned from the Protestant work ethic I was raised on, it was this. With a big sigh, I pulled myself up and left the washing to do itself.
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Otis leaned against the door frame of his room, arms crossed, when I passed by him to get clean sheets for Tiny’s bed.
“Where were you? I thought I told you to come find me,” he tapped his fingers against his arm impatiently.
I pushed a stray strand of hair back behind my ear and looked him in the eye, eyebrow raised. “If you wanted me to meet you at two twenty-five on the dot, you should have said so.”
He pushed himself off from doorway to let me through, and closed the door behind me. “Where were you off to anyway, hm?”
“You ask that as if I leave this house.” Otis’ room looked a little different. The piles of junk were cleared away from the second bed and its position in the room had been adjusted. He said he was going to do it, but still it was a surprise he followed through. There was still a decent layer of grime on it, but progress is progress. Not that I’d want to sleep in the same room as him. Blinky seemed less picky about where they slept, but I preferred Blinky’s room above all. Their bed was comfortable, and it was a comfort to be surrounded by things that reminded me of them.
Otis stepped threateningly close, grabbed me by the shoulders, and made me walk until I stood in front of the hidden portion of his room, which was covered with a curtain. He kept some tools there, both art and torture related, and perhaps a wardrobe, but I’ve never been back there before.
“Stay,” he said, and drew the curtain to the side. He made something similar before, out of one of the people I came to the house with. My stomach churned at the sight of it. A human body, deconstructed – no: reconstructed. Remade into something half-human, half… creature? It seemingly had hooves and its head was gone.
Pushing down the nausea, I swallowed my pride and good sense like I did many times before when I was still in the chair, and said: “Once again, your use of texture is phenomenal, and the concept behind it is staggeringly original. Despite him not having a face, there is a very clear mood you’ve created. There isn’t an artwork of yours that does not manage to surprise the viewer with you attention to detail.” It felt more like repeating whatever I’d read in the art columns of the newspaper. At least I didn’t have to praise a Rothko. And despite the grim and disgusting nature of his material, he was really skilled as an artist. His control of the material showed as much. It was a mixed feeling to see such talent put to use on such macabre art, but even Van Gogh, known for bright sunflowers and vibrant blue skies, painted skeletons and dead crabs in his time.
He nodded, his smug grin replacing his earlier frown.
“What you did with the ribs is very interesting,” I tried, as he gestured for me to keep going. “Where did you get the hooves? Or did you make those too?”
“Made them with the leather of some old shoes.” His pride sounded in his voice.
“Cool. Blinky’d also like to see what you did with him, I mean, what was left of him, after she uhh-”
“Bashed his head in?” and he sounded even more proud when he spoke of them. I nodded. “They did real well.”
“Really saved my skin, yes,” I said, tight lipped, pulling on the bandage.
“Was the wound that bad?” Otis asked, standing close enough to take up my entire vision. He pushed my hand away to see the spot my skin was nicked properly.
“No, it’s just a scratch,” I said. “Blinky insisted on me keeping it on this morning, but I don’t like it. It’s a reminder of what happened.”
He gave the bandage a tug and peeked at what was underneath. “It’s fine, you didn’t even need stitches. You’ve had worse, yeah? You’re good.”
Something about his tone was off. It was too human, too much of a shift in mood from how proud he just was about his gross artwork.
I pushed his hand away. “That’s not what I mean. I’m worried more about Blink. They seemed very upset. We had a movie night yesterday so I hope it’s a bit better now, but still.”
He nodded.
“Thanks for showing me your new project. I’ll let them know to go see it if I run into them,” I said, making way to the door. “I need to finish some chores. See you at dinner. I put the stuff out to make burgers today.”
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The rest of the day was uneventful. Tiny got a clean bed, we had great burgers – veggie for Blink and me, I slept in Blinky’s room but they vanished shortly after dinner. The next few days were also fine. Normal, if a word like that could be used when there was always so much happening in that house. Baby and Blinky banded together to teach me how to do eyeliner. Baby seemed to like it when I dressed up, or perhaps she thought it made me less boring. It was a good time to hang out, it felt like vignette of a previous, easier life. RJ was a menace and hid some of his flannels behind the hamper, but that had no consequences yet. The small things I did to keep myself sane.
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Then, I laid in bed at night, having heard the others go to bed, the lights turn off, and Blink was off sleeping in some strange place or doing some crafts – I thought of Tiny’s stained linens and my lack of pleasure since I went on this trip around the USA. Baby probably has a drawer full of toys somewhere. As for Otis, it’s not difficult to imagine him getting off to sadistic torture. Ah, gross, really didn’t wanna think of him. I shifted beneath the sheet. The silence was deafening. There actually was a throbbing between my legs, neglected, wanting, greedy. With a hand that was uncomfortably cold, I pulled up my nightgown and slid it over my cotton panties. Cold. Nevertheless, the nerves were sensitive enough to do as they always did. I pressed a little harder, breath growing shallow. I am a human being, I reminded myself, and I deserve to feel good. As it felt better and more familiar, and my hand was warmed, I pushed my panties to the side, to feel-
The door slammed open, a stripe of light illuminating the bed were I laid, legs sprawled open. As though burned, finger covered in slick, I pulled my hand away and shifted til I laid on my side.
“Where is-” As if it couldn’t get any worse. As if I could ever have a chance of living this down, it had to be the worst person in the family to open that stupid door. He laughed tauntingly. “You were touching yourself.” The realisation was audible in his voice, but this quickly changed to amusement. “Oh, you naughty minx. Who would have thought; you, prim and proper Doe Eyes, touching herself in the dark like a sinner. Well, don’t stop on my account.”
There was no fathomable response to his words. My face and chest burned in shame and the tremble of my bottom lip did enough to let me know that speaking would only make the situation more pathetic for me. Otis sauntered over to the bed, to which I cocooned myself into a ball as tight as I possibly could. The mattress dipped as he leaned on his knee. A hand pet my arm, fingers like a spider, walking up and down on the duvet, following the line down to my but and down my legs, which was easy as I laid entirely curled up with my back to him.
“Ah, don’t tell me you’re ashamed, are you?” he chuckled. When I remained silent and frozen, he seemed to lose interest. “You haven’t seen Blinky by any chance?” he asked then, with a sigh that sounded like a tired parent after the family pet got out again.
“No,” I croaked. “Not seen them since dinner.”
Otis kneaded my bum through the fabric, with another quiet chuckle, and straightened back up. “Well, enjoy, missy. Don’t let me keep you from your nightly… activities.”
The smug smirk sounded through his words, I didn’t even have to see his stupid face and still it chased me into my restless dreams.
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The day after went a little different. I slept in quite late, no one bothered me. It seemed he hadn’t told anyone else about it, which was something at least. I avoided everyone. There was a commotion too, but no one told me a thing, so I hid in the bathroom and took a long, hot shower. The worst of it all was, that I didn’t want to be ashamed. I knew it was a normal human thing to do, there’s nothing wrong with it or me. Yet, it felt terribly to have him walk in during such a vulnerable moment. For him to know something so private felt strange – even when realising that he probably satisfied his own urges in some way too, as did enough other people. Strangers, the cashier at the grocery store, the bookstore owner back home, the bassist of my favourite band… Humans, all of them. Complex humans.
The commotion came to a head late in the evening, as we had visitors. Eventually there was one left. A young woman, with hair and skin as white as a sheet. She was shy and withdrawn and was left to her own devices as the evening progressed. She came with a group of nuns, who met their maker earlier than they were planning, unsurprisingly. That must’ve been why it was so easy to avoid everyone the whole day.
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Every family member stood in the hall outside the bedrooms, except Tiny, who was in the basement. They argued about what to do with the new visitor, some of them still covered in sticky half-dried blood. They were going to keep her. I didn’t want to think about what it meant about the family, or what it meant for me – to have to share Blinky’s affection and protection, and it was undeniable the girl had been through unimaginable things. I felt for her. They all said their piece, about how it could go.
“She can sleep on the couch,” said RJ.
“I’ll find her a blanket or something,” added Mrs. Firefly. “And a pillow.”
“Blinky, what do you say? Technically there’s space in my room,” said Baby, who’s eyes lit up as they did whenever something exciting was happening.
I gathered my courage to speak up, waiting until it felt like it was my turn. “What if Blinky sleeps in Baby’s room, and I find another mattress so she can have the room to herself? She seems so shy, I think it’s best to let her rest without any interference for a bit.” The family probably knew they could be quite a lot.
“This is not a bad idea. I’m worried about her,” added Blinky. “She’s very overwhelmed. Some time alone will do her good.”
Baby nodded towards Blinky, almost looking proud of them. Otis slung his bloodied arm over my shoulder, pulling me close and pressing a wet kiss to the top of my head.
“Atta girl, y’know there’s a bed just for you here,” he grinned, pointing over his shoulder to his room. I ducked underneath his arm.
“Take a shower first, you smell like death.”
Mrs. Firefly and Spaulding shared a look, “You kids got it all figured out. Goodnight, then.”
That was their cue to leave, and RJ uttered a similar goodbye before heading his own way too. The poor girl… This family of strangers and she’s already been through hell, only to end up here.
As I went downstairs, I heard Blinky, Otis and Baby talking. Blinky said something about using the new sheets, and Baby chatted about the fun she and Blink would have as this was just like a sleepover.
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“Hey,” I said softly as I entered the living room, the young woman still sitting on the edge of the chair. “We have a spare room for you. I got you a change of clothes, and a towel. There’s spare ones in the bathroom, you can use whatever’s there. And you can eat all you want. Not the orange juice, though.”
They didn’t respond and avoided my eyes. I kneeled by her, careful not to touch in case it could overwhelm her.
“My name’s Manon, but some call me Doe Eyes. What’s your name?”
To that they replied, “Selena.”
“That’s wonderful. You wanna come up so I can show you the room?”
She followed when I did. It felt strange to act as a host in a house that was not my own. The neat pile of clothes (Baby’s) and the towel and washcloth sat on the bed. “If there’s anything you need, I’m in that room with Otis, Baby and Blinky are in there. The bathroom is the second door on the left. Sleep well. We won’t wake you so you can sleep in.”
I left her standing in the dark in the middle of the room, clutching her arm, looking lost. Took two steps outside, but went back to flick on the light on the nightstand, with a last nod of acknowledgement.
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The bag I kept my clothes in I moved to Otis’ room before going down, and I picked out my least revealing nightgown, a soft pink with a ribbon in the front. Taking off my socks last, I crawled into the spare bed, a book already next to the pillow. The sheets were indeed different from the red ones before. Crisp with newness, a white that made me think it wasn’t going to remain that nicely white for long in this room. Otis was still washing up in his adjoined bathroom, coming out with only a towel on his hips. I was grateful to the low lighting, and pretended to be immersed in the book I’d just flipped open.
Otis stretched, yawning. “What a night, what a night, huh, Doe Eyes?”
“Sure is,” I responded, pointedly not looking at the trail of white hair from his belly button to somewhere underneath the towel. Instead of going to his own bed, he of course had to bully me some more, so he kneeled down at the side of my bed, leaning his elbows next to the pillow. Uncomfortably close, and I finally met his eyes.
“Y’know what always gets me in a good mood?”
“Torture?”
“Mhm, very good. And judging by your mood, you didn’t get off last night.” Dared to wiggle his finger at me. Somehow he sounded less mean than normal, he must really have enjoyed the killing.
My expression must’ve said it all, he just grinned.
“Well, missy,” he stood up and ruffled my hair like he could’ve done to a kid, “if you need a lil’ extra help, I’m right over there, for the whole night.” “Goodnight,” I just said, when he reached his own bed, to signal that the conversation was over. I tried reading, but it was frustrating to find my mind drifting to all softs of terrible things. If the Firefly’s kept new people around this often, what would that mean for me? If Blinky liked Selena better… But it’s not like she chose to come here, chose to have this hell of a family happen to her. My head hurt. Just when things started to be a little easier, it gets all complicated again. I snapped my book closed. Nothing to be done about it but sleep and wait for things to unfold. Otis was already snoring, so I flicked out the reading light and repeated those thoughts until I fell asleep.
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Chapter Three | Holly, Jolly
story: Midnight Rain wc: 3.3k after jennifer falls and cuts her arm open, she tries to hide it from steve the next day as she attempts to help nancy search for barbara, only meeting jonathan and discussing the figure they saw in steve's backyard.
[a/n: all characters, plot, etc. are not mine. The only thing I own is my original character. credit to gif owner.]
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{ November 9, 1983 }
The next morning, Jennifer wakes to her alarm clock blaring beside her. She pounds the clock before sitting up. Jennifer rubs her eyes as she feels the sleep taking over, noticing the large bandage on her arm. She remembered what happened the night before. She glances at the opposite side of the her bed, Phoebe sluggishly awakes, looking over at Jennifer.
They get out of bed, Jennifer quickly walks into the restroom to touch up her makeup and hair, then threw on some deodorant and slid on something comfortable. She offers Phoebe something to wear as she takes it, abruptly changes. The blonde does her hygiene as the two females exit Jennifer's bedroom.
Looking at the time on the clock in the kitchen, Jennifer knew she was late to school. Phoebe left on her own, getting in her blue car. Grabbing something to eat on the way, she shoves it in her bag before sliding her shoes. She steps out the door, locking it behind her. She gets in her best friend's vehicle and closes the door. Jennifer puts her backpack on her lap as Phoebe starts the engine, driving down the empty road and towards Hawkins High School. Parking in an empty spot, Jennifer steps out of the vehicle and into the high school -- towards her locker. She opens it before unzipping her backpack to pull out her books before putting them in her locker.
Suddenly, Steve strides up to Jennifer, startling her in the process.
"Jesus," She curses under her breath.
"Hey, there." He grins.
"Hi, Steve." Jennifer smiled. "Why aren't you with Nancy? I thought you two are a thing now." 
"She left before I woke up. Yeah, we’re together now. It's nice, honestly. And Nancy's super sweet, so this is gonna be good."
"Yeah," She agrees, forcing back tears.
Jennifer slides her bag in her locker as well then closes it as she looks toward Steve, holding his gaze. He steps back as Jennifer rolls up her sleeves revealing the bandage on her arm, but tries to hide it. She fails to do so and Steve notices, glancing down as he softens. 
"Shit," Jennifer curses.
"Are you okay?" He asks.
"I--I'm fine, just had a little accident on the way home."
"What... what happened?"
"I... fell and cut my arm up on the fencing in your backyard because the lights cut out unexpectedly." She explains in the most basic way.
"I'm sorry. I should have taken you home myself, instead of sleeping with Nancy. Or had Tommy and Carol take you home"
"Steve, I was then, I'm fine now. It wasn't a lot of blood."
"Jen, your sleeve was soaked with blood... You looked as if you were attacked." Phoebe comments from a distance.
She steps up to Jennifer and Steve, smiling at her.
"Jennifer, really? i didn't know that. You know you could have come to me for help."
"I said I'm fine. Now, I need to go. Goodbye."
Phoebe leaves as Jennifer does the same, catching up to the blonde.
"So, why was Steve at your locker? I thought he was sleeping with your friend."
"They did sleep together. He told me— well, mentioned it. Steve was checking on me, saying that he should have taken me home instead me walking. And apparently, he and Nancy are dating now. God, everytime I think about it, or mention it I feel sick."
"You're jealous."
"What? No I'm not." Jennifer quickly defends herself.
"Yes, you are. You are, like, so jealous of Nancy. I still don't see what you see in him."
"Lots of things, Pheebs. Did you not know, I've been crushing on him since we were in the 6th grade."
"I know. You wouldn’t shut up about him being your lap partner in science back in 8th grade."
“He asked me for help on a problem he didn’t comprehend.” 
“I’m having trouble comprehending what you’re telling me.”
Jennifer gives her friend a look of annoyance as Phoebe sticks out her tongue at her. She rolls her eyes right when the bell rings. Jennifer says goodbye to each other before she walks into her first period class.
——
Walking into the lunchroom, she grabs the tray of flagrant food. Jennifer never thought of actually having lunch at the school since she always ditched and dragged Phoebe to Palace Arcade every once in a while.
But now, since Phoebe actually works at the arcade, they couldn't ditch anymore so Jennifer was lost in the large cafeteria. Steve raises his hand, catching her attention as she saunters toward the table where Carol and Tommy are sitting, including Nancy. 
"...That's why science doesn't make any damn sense to me."
"No, I swear." She begins, speaking on a new topic. "Look at this, It's totally frostbite." Her leg sits on the table as Jennifer makes a face. 
"It's a heated pool," Tommy manages to speak as his voice is muffled by the applesauce. 
"If it's not frostbite, then what is it?" 
"Ugh, I don't know what it is, it's disgusting! Get it off the table. We're eating here." Steve comments.
Tommy acts as if he's gonna scoop it up in his spoon as Jennifer, Nancy, Carol and Steve stare at him in disgust. They finally acknowledge her presence. Steve greets her as well as Nancy. Jennifer greets them back but continues on, not paying any attention to the thing making her jealous.
"Hey, Tommy." Nancy speaks. "When you left, did you see Barb?"
"What"
"Barbra. She's not here today."
"I seriously have no idea who you're talking about." Tommy snickers as Carol giggles. 
"Come on, don't be an ass, man. Did you... Did you see her leave last night or not?" Steve questions, defending Nancy.
"No, she was gone when we left."
"Probably couldn't stand listening to all that moaning between Steve and Nancy."  
Carol begins moaning, imitating Nancy the night before as Tommy chuckles looking towards Steve. Jennifer rolls her eyes, trying not to throw up in her spot.
"Oh, Steve! Oh, Steve! Oh, Steve!"
"Oh, Steve..." Tommy adds.  
Jennifer looks away and sighs in annoyance as Nancy pinches the bridge of her nose, feeling embarrassed as Steve chuckles lightly before looking over at his girlfriend, ignoring his annoying ass friends. He turns to Nancy.
"Listen... I'm sure she's fine. She's probably just... she's probably skipping or something."
Nancy takes his word. 
"Yeah. Yeah, probably." 
Barely touching her food, Nancy glances over towards the entrance of the cafeteria. Jennifer follows her gaze and notices Jonathan. He looks over in Jennifer’s direction as she tries to get herself to smile but can’t, knowing that this is a hard time for him. She looks back at her food, watching as Tommy and Carol play around with Steve, sharing food they don't want and exchanging a conversation. Jennifer pretends to be happy for the couple, but deep down she wants to throw up and curl into a ball and sob. However, she decides to keep her head high and not care about them or the things that bother Jennifer most.
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Later, Jennifer walks out of Hawkins High School, seeing Nancy at a payphone at the school. She doesn't want to, but eavesdrops anyway. She overheard Nancy mention Barb and last night, but unable to get an idea as to who Nancy is talking to. Ignoring her words, Jennifer walks towards Steve as she greets them. She knew that she'll have to face Carol and Tommy as they, too, are standing opposite of Steve's BMW. Jennifer greets them as well before furrowing her brows at a red haired chick standing there too. She walks up to her.  
"Hi, uh, I don't think we've met."
"I'm Nicole.” She says in an arrogant tone.
"Jennifer,"
"Nice to meet you," She smiles before changing her expression to a more serious one. 
 She watches as Jonathan stalks by, likely heading towards his car. But he gets stopped by Steve.
"Hey, man."
"What's going on?" He asks, feeling nervous almost immediately.
Jennifer shuffled her stance, but stiffened up. 
"Nicole here was, uh, telling us about your work." Steve said, stepping forward.
"We've heard great things." Carol added, smacking her gum.
"Yeah, sounds cool." 
"And we'd just love to take a look. You know, connoisseurs of art."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Jonathan attempted to walk past the group, but Tommy grabbed the bag from his grip. "Please, give me my bag."
Tommy handed the bag to Steve as the lanky male stood, unharmed and shaking. Jennifer almost knew there was something hiding in the bag but can't interfere because it'll piss Steve and his friends off.
"Oh, wow, man. He is totally trembling. He must really have something to hide." 
Steve reached inside the bag, pulling out some freshly developed photos.
"Here we go. Ah, here we go." He examined the photos. 
Jennifer stayed rigid, staring at the little group. She didn't even want to see whatever photos he had taken last night.
"Yeah, this isn't creepy at all." Carol said in disgust, holding two more photos.
"I was looking for my brother."
"No." Steve says. "No, this is called stalking. Mmm-hmm."
Just then Nancy walked up. 
"What's going on?" She asks.
"This creep was spying on us last night." Carol explained.
Nancy looked confused as ever. 
"He probably was gonna save this one forever, Nancy.." She trails off, looking at the confused brunette.
Nancy walks over and grabs the photo from Carol’s hand, looking over the photo. She looks up and at Steve then shifts her gaze towards Jonathan. He looks her way, nervous. Steve clicks his tongue.
"See, you can tell that he knows it was wrong, but... man, that's the thing about perverts... it's hardwired into 'em." He says, fixing the other male's collar on his shirt. "You know, they just can't help themselves."
Steve begins ripping the photo to shreds, basically throwing the shreds of film in Jonathan’s face. 
"So... we'll just have to take away his toy." Steve grinned, pulling Jonathan's camera from the bag. 
Jennifer turned to face Steve, who was holding his camera. She glared at him.
"No, please, not the camera." Jonathan pleaded, stepping forward. Nicole and Carol giggled and 
Nancy stood still. Jennifer stood there as well, not being able to move as if her feet were superglued to the ground. Steve shook his head as Tommy placed a hand on Jonathan's chest, holding him back.
"No, no. Wait, wait. Tommy. It's okay. Here you go, man." 
Steve reached out and went to hand Jonathan his camera. Tommy stepped aside. Jennifer lets out a breath she didn't realize she was holding. The tall, lanky male reached out to grab his stolen object when Steve let it go. The camera tumbled towards the ground with a crack. Nancy's mouth opened as Nicole, Carol, Steve, and Tommy laughed.
"Come on, let's go." Steve said, walking away as he simultaneously grabs Nancy's hand. Tommy and Carol followed as Nicole walked away. 
Jennifer walked towards him and tried helping clean up the pieces as Jonathan stood there in his tracks, defeated. She grabs the torn up photo of Nancy from earlier and shoves it in her bag. She tries to go after Jonathan to help collect the broken pieces of his camera, but Steve calls out for her. 
"Jennifer! Let's go!" Steve shouted.
Jennifer retreated towards his voice, mouthing an ‘I’m sorry’ to Jonathan.
——
Steve sat against the wall of lockers as he tied his shoe, Jennifer sat next to him. Nancy leaned against the same wall of lockers. Tommy sits across and in front of them as his girlfriend's head is laid against his thigh. 
"So, I told Mr. Mundy... 'The solution of ten plus Y equals blow me.'" She says, Tommy laughs.
"Bull, if you did that, you'd be in detention right now."  
"Saturday," She responds. 
Steve gently rubs Nancy's leg.
"I bet Mr. Mundy's still a virgin." 
"Oh, he's so a virgin!" 
"Maybe you should blow him, Carol. Help your grades a bit." Tommy jokes, chuckling. 
Nancy saunters off as Jennifer gets up and follows after her, shouldering her backpack. 
"Woah! Nancy, where are you going?" 
"Home. I need some time to think, you know, after... last night." She lies, turning away. 
“Nance,” 
“Leave me be, Jennifer. Please, let me think.” 
Nancy pushes open the double doors and exits as the sun blinds Jennifer. She looks back at Steve and his friends before facing the shut doors. She follows after Nancy.
——
Following behind, Jennifer manages to catch up to her as she startles at her presence. Nancy then rolls her eyes before continuing on. She watches as Nancy stalks up to Barb's car, peering from the side as she looks around the interior. Standing up straight, Jennifer walks towards the driver’s side of the vehicle. 
"What are you doing?" Jennifer asks, furrowing her brows.
Nancy ignores her and looks around, calling out Barbra’s name.
"Barb? Barb!"
At Steve's house, the two girls enter through the gate that leads to the heated pool. Jennifer clears her throat, getting Nancy's attention as she can tell she's annoyed. 
"Are you okay with me dating Steve? I noticed that you seem to like him. If you want to date Steve, I'll break up with him."
"It's fine, Nancy. Really. You can date him. I am not interested in him." Jennifer lies through her teeth.
"Okay,”
Nancy calls out Barb's name again then hears a rustling in the bushes. Trailing after it, she walks behind the cluttered bushes and investigates, calling out Barbra's name again. Out of nowhere, something or someone scurries across the yard, catching Jennifer and Nancy off guard as it freaks the two of them out. They hear growling, turning to run away when Nancy trips and falls. Jennifer helps her onto her feet as she runs away and out of Steve's backyard, closing the gate behind them. Arriving at the Wheeler home, Jennifer unknowingly follows Nancy inside as she can tell she's on the verge of tears. 
"Hey! You're home early! How was the game?" Mrs. Wheeler asks from another room, walking toward the front entrance.
She looks at her daughter and Jennifer standing by the stairs.
"Nancy? Jennifer? What's the matter?" 
"It's Barb," Nancy begins through tears. "I think... something happened. Something terrible."
Knowing that it’s personal, Jennifer decides to leave the Wheeler residence. Closing the front door behind her, she stands on the porch wondering if she should go home. Instead, Jennifer spots her brother, his two friends and El on their bikes. She rushes over to them. She goes along with them. To protect them. To stop whoever comes their way, so the kids don’t get abducted as well. Jennifer was also upset at the fact that they went out when she specifically told them not to because of safety reasons. Jennifer felt like going home, and being alone in her room to figure out her feelings for Steve wondering if she even wants to be friends with him or Nancy.
Nightfall approaches Hawkins as she continues to follow the boys and Eleven through the field. Crickets chirp around them and the breeze flows through her hair. The leaves beneath her feet crunch with every step she takes. Suddenly Eleven stops the boys and Jennifer at Will’s house. 
“Here,” She says. 
“Yeah, this is where Will lives.” 
“Hiding,” 
“No, no, this is where he lives. He’s from here, understand?” 
Lucas and Dustin drop their bikes and walk toward the two other children. Jennifer stood behind them, arms crossed. She wonders how she ended up with the kids. At least she was the “adult” here and not alone. 
“What are we doing here?” Lucas asks.
“She said he’s hiding here.” 
“Um… no!”
“I swear, if we walked all the way out here for nothing—”
“That’s exactly what we did. I told you she didn’t know what the hell she was talking about!”
Mike looks back at El who appears frightened. 
“Why did you bring us here?”
“I–I..” El stammers.
“Mike, don’t waste your time with her.
The dark haired boy looks back at Lucas. 
“Well, what do you wanna do then?”
“Call the cops, like we should have done yesterday.”
“We are not calling the cops!” 
The boys continue arguing as Henderson siblings get distracted by the heep of first responders approach then fly past the Byers’ residence. 
“Guys!” Dustin calls out as everyone looks in that direction.
“Will…”
The boys scramble to their bikes. El hitches a ride from Mike as Jennifer does the same but with Dustin, following after the police cars and ambulance. They ride through the path and take a slight turn before approaching the quarry. Jennifer hops off the bike before Dustin could stop. She walks toward the fire engine and peers around the vehicle, watching the bright red and blue lights flash in the night sky, wondering if the boys should see the destruction. Suddenly, first responders pull a body out of the water as tears cloud her vision. 
“It’s not Will. It can’t be.” Jennifer whispers to herself.
The officers push the body to the shallow end, bringing it up on a basket like tourniquet as she looks down at the boys. Jennifer bites her lip to muffle her sobs. 
“It’s Will. It’s really Will.” Lucas says.
Jennifer, including the kids, stare in disbelief and continue watching before turning away. She could tell that they did not want this night to end in the way it did. She felt so bad and wiped the stray tear off her face. El follows behind Mike. 
“Mike…” She begins.
He smacks her hand away as sadness and anger takes over.  
“Mike”? “Mike,” what? You were supposed to help us find him alive. You said he was alive! Why did you lie to us? What’s wrong with you? What is wrong with you? 
“Mike,” El whispered. 
Jennifer leaned against the fire engine, watching the situation unfold in front of your eyes. 
“What?” He asks, looking for an answer from El as she stays silent.
He turns and runs toward his bike. Lucas has tears streaming down his face along with Dustin and Jennifer. 
“Mike, come on. Don’t do this, man. Mike.” 
“Where are you going? Mike!”
Mike grabs his bike, turning the wheel around before he runs off with it. He hops on and gets settled on the seat as his friends call out to him. Jennifer even calls out to him as well, but it does no good. The frustration and sadness takes over the three young children and her. She begins to go after the dark haired male but stops, only watching from a distance.
——
After getting El back to Mike’s and Lucas back to his home, Jennifer and Dustin make it home themselves. Jennifer steps into the house as tears begin streaming down her cheeks as her mother finds her daughter. She saw the sadness in her face before Jennifer embraced her. She sobs into her mom's shoulder.
“They... they found his body.” 
“Who’s body, Jenny?”
“Will’s.” 
Jennifer’s mom stayed silent as she felt her mom stiffen up at her daughters words. She pulls away and looks her child in the eyes. The two females take a seat on the couch in the living room. 
“Does Dusty know?” Her mom asls
“Yes, he does.” 
“He ran into his bedroom when you both arrived, but I'll talk to him tonight and see hows he's doing.” 
Jennifer nods, wiping a tear of her cheek.
“I just can’t imagine how his mom feels.” Jennifer mentions.
“Oh, honey.” 
Claudia has tears forming in her eyes before bringing Jennifer back into her embrace but soon pull away from each other after a few minutes. Getting herself together, Jennifer rises before walking into her bedroom so she can change and try to get a good night’s sleep. Falling under the covers, she tries to get herself to fall into a slumber, but she stays in her spot awake for the next few hours due to her sobs as she muffles them with her hand.
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I posted 360 times in 2022
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I tagged 144 of my posts in 2022
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#clanny [is it okay if i use that nickname?] you're going to single handedly drag me back into my markiplier phase [i already fell back in]
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
I did NOT expect this game to overtake my brain. It did back when the original game came out, then again.
Yes I rhymed that on purpose XD.
...Is it weird I'm emotionally attached to the puppets? [Except Mortimer. Once again, the canon version is getting set on fire <3]
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#4
Shitpost
I'm gonna throw Mortimer Handee in a woodchipper.
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if anyone wants to talk or just yell about Hello Puppets & Hello Puppets: Midnight Show because THE HYPERFIXATION IS EATING MY BRAIN, Here are my other socials [I have others but these are the ones I use]
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CW/TW: Abuse
Okay, but this?? It's been stuck in my mind since I heard the tapes for the first time and I just need to:
"Nick: This is wrong, she- [A loud SMACK, it sounds like he's either whimpering or trying to catch his breath although the subtitles don't mention it] Why did you just hit me!?
Mortimer: Do you EVER shut that hole in your head?! You know what, I've decided Nick will suffer Riley's punishment instead."
Can't be assed to type the rest out ujhygtfr, the first time I heard this I, naturally, went, MORTIMER WTF? Then I realized something else. Daisy and Riley are still in the room, personally I believe that although he redirected his anger to once again using Nick as a punching bag, that it was a threat to them aswell. That he could [and would] badly hurt them too.
Does this make sense? I just have far too many thoughts about a game about cursed muppets.
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My #1 post of 2022
Daisy: HYDRATE OR DIE-DRATE! Daisy: *aggressively throws water bottles* Riley: Uh... what's up with her? Bella: She's trying to yell mental health and wellbeing into us. Daisy: I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU! Nick, crying: It's working.
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Okay, I have to: 33. “Tear off the mask. Your face is glorious.” for ineffable husbands
(Read at AO3)
It was in Egypt that he encountered Crawly again. The floodwas millennia in the past and the return of Prince Moses from his desert exilewas still several years in the future (not that Aziraphale could foretell thefuture, but the schedule Head Office had provided him had been very detailed),and he found the demon in a tavern in Thebes, looking rather miserable.
But the yellow eyes lit up at the sight of a familiar face.“Buy you a drink?”
“Oh, thanks awfully,” said Aziraphale, beforecommon sense could assert itself, and gladly drank the wine the serving girlbrought him. “It’s so dreadfully dry and sandy in this country at thistime of year, it makes one so very thirsty.”
“Nngh,” Crawly agreed. “And it’s about theget more dreadful.”
Aziraphale frowned. “Oh?”
“Mhmm. I’m here to oversee a demonic plague of somesort. Something new from R&D. Beastly thing. Fevers, boils, pustulentsores…”
“You don’t seem happy about it. I thought your lot wentin for suffering.”
“We do… as a rule.” Crawly sighed and reachedfor the pitcher. “I don’t think I’m quite cut out for the plague-spreaderrole, though.”
“No… no, from what I’ve seen of you, on the whole,you don’t seem to be a very good demon.”
“Thank you – oh, wait, you didn’t mean that as acompliment.” Crawly’s face fell. “I think I do a decent job.”
“You do! I didn’t meant to imply – I mean, you don’tever seem to enjoy…” Aziraphale made anawkward gesture. “Demon-ing.”
“Oh, sometimes I do. When it’s just winding humans upand letting them go, that’s fun. They’ve got much better imaginations that Helldoes – I take notes and send all sorts of memos downstairs with suggestions,and then I get commendations for them. And you can’t tell me that taking creditfor someone else’s work isn’t evil.”
“It certainly is,” said Aziraphale, wanting tohumour him.
“But indiscriminate mayhem and agony and death… well,I need to be in a proper mood for that. And it wouldn’t involve kids.”
Aziraphale drank his wine thoughtfully. “I suppose youcould always… not spread the plague.”
Crawly looked at him in surprise, and then grinned.“Trying to tempt me into good behavior, angel?”
“No, tempting is your job. I just makesuggestions.”
“And you’re suggesting that I be completelyinsubordinate.”
“Well… yes…”
Crawly leaned back precariously on his stool, smiling andeyeing Aziraphale with something that looked almost like fondness. “I’mfairly sure Hell would notice if this plague just didn’t happen. And thennothing pleasant would happen to me. But thanks forthe suggestion, all the same.”
“You don’t have to do this,” said Aziraphalequietly. “You could—”
“I could what?” The smile vanished. “Stand upto my bosses, say ‘This is wrong!’ and end up being torn limb from limb for thenext ten thousand years? No thanks. I’m not that broken up about some humans dying. In ten years, there’ll be five times as manythat died, and history won’t even remember there was a plague in the firstplace.”
“But you’ll remember. And so will I.”
Crawley leaned forward, thumping the stool softly on theclay floor of the tavern. “Listen to me, Aziraphale: I can’t be betterthan I am for your sake. I’m a demon.”
“Why would it have to be for my sake? Why couldn’t itbe for your own?”
“That sounds suspiciously like repentance. But I’ve gotnothing to repent. No ways to mend. This is who and what I am – you won’t findanything else underneath.”
“I wonder, though,” Aziraphale said, blithelyignoring Crawly’s groan. “About who still lies under that demonic mask youwear.”
“…Mask, what mask? This, uh… this is my face.”
“It’s a metaphor.”
“And what’s that when it’s at home, some kind ofinsult?”
“No, it’s a dramatic device – look, all I mean is – theangel you were, the face and form that God gave you,must still be there.” He was astonished at how hopeful he sounded, eventhough he knew that was he was saying was ridiculous. And yet… “You cantear off this mask, Crawly. Your face is still perfect.”
Crawly looked at him steadily. “God took back the facethey gave me, Aziraphale. What you see is all I’ve got left.” He rose andtossed a few coins on the table. “Thanks for the company. I’ve got torun… plague starts at sunset in three days.”
Aziraphale slumped on his stool and set to work finishingoff the rest of the jug of wine.
It wasn’t until he could see the bottom that he realizedwhat Crawly had done.
Three days after their meeting, at sunset, the demon-drivenplague struck Thebes. But it struck at a city entirely and mysteriously devoidof people.
“My orders were to infect the city of Thebes,” explained Crawly blandly, when he next encountered Aziraphale,“not the people of Thebes. S’ not my fault ifHead Office isn’t keeping track of population movements.”
“No, quite,” said Aziraphale happily.
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right call | j. jaehyun
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g: angst, fluff | p: jaehyun x f. reader | wc: 953 (i got carried away with olivia rodrigo keeps crying in my ears) | tw: none
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“You have one saved message. To hear the saved message, press one.”
The automated voicemail message echoed in your small apartment for the nth time today as you stared at your own reflection on the glass window.
“First message. November 15, 2020, 23:08.”
Snow is falling down in stillness, covering the treetops beautifully. No wind is present to disturb the calmness of the snowfall. It's beautiful, but there's something about it that puts weight on your shoulder and a wound in your heart.
A beep was heard. The voicemail is playing but the air is silent on the other line only to be broken with a clearing throat of someone you haven't heard for years.
“H-hey. It's me.” A pause. “Jaehyun.”
As if you heard it for the first time, your eyelids shut automatically, mentally grabbing everything you can catch in those four words.
“I have no idea if this is still your number. I thought I could give you a call but it went to voicemail. ”
It has been three years since you've last seen or spoken with him. The last recollection you've had of him was the tale of the bittersweet end of your broken relationship.
“I know I should let you be. It's been three years and I know you're already happy.” No, you're not. At least not as much when you were with him. “And this is so selfish of me, but I miss you.”
Warm salty tears reflected the pain you’ve bottled up all these years. Pain that you never blame on him. Pain that no one is responsible for. Pain that is caused by an untimely meeting of two destined people.
“I am never great with emotions. Our breakup hurt like a bitch but when I'm reminded that we sacrificed what we had to reach our dreams, I always force myself to put on a smile.”
Two young hearts full of enthusiasm to fulfill their ambitions, that's who you are. A companion to each other during challenging times. A family when one of you is feeling down. A friend when one needed comfort.
“I still think it's the right decision to make at that time. I heard you're now a resident in the hospital you've always dreamed of working in, congratulations. I’m very proud of you.” He paused, an audible sniff was heard. “Last week I was promoted to a senior advisor in our firm. I am happy and I feel accomplished... but there is something missing.”
Yes, there is something- nay, there is someone missing. Opening your eyes with fresh tears rolling down your cheeks, you look out of the window. The winter morning is beautiful but cold. Like you. A woman with so much love to give without the man you wanted to give it to.
“There's not a day that goes by that I didn't think of you. Every day for three years is a struggle for me. It's always ‘should I call her? maybe not’” His voice cracked. “But today I gave in. I had to call you and there is no regret in that.”
Jaehyun is crying.
Three words that don't fit together. His whimpering on the other line clenched your heart, dropping your stomach down to your feet. Unknowingly, you're mimicking his loud and desperate cries.
“I love you. I still do. And I know I always will. I am tired of pretending that I have moved on because I have not. Our timing wasn’t right, our goals didn't match, our paths were separated like a fork on a road.”
The emptiness you've been feeling is slowly filling back up. He loves you. Recounting all the nights you've wished to hear that and now you're finally hearing it. At this point, you have no idea of the emotions you’re feeling. You’re happy, but you mourn for the lost time.
“And now I couldn't help but wonder if we can try it out again. They say love is sweeter the second time around and I hold onto that promise. If you still have the slightest love left for me, I am more than grateful to grab that chance and work it out with you if you allow me to.”
As if he could see you, you nodded your head and mumbled ‘yes’ in between your sobs. If he only knew how much love you have to offer him if he only knew that you yearn for him as much as he does for you.
“I love you with all my heart and I'm ready to put everything in line, but this time, I'm betting on the odds of you. Please Y/N. Whatever your decision is, give me a call. I will be waiting.”
The call ended and the room went mute. After listening to it countless times you've finally come to a decision. The world went black and white and there's only one right thing to do.
With shaking hands, a well-made mind and a hopeful heart you dialled a very familiar number and wasted no time to hit the lonely green button at the bottom of the screen.
One phone call is the only thing that's keeping two hearts from being together. A phone call that will forever change your lives.
Ringing...
One ring. It only took Jaehyun one ring to pick up.
“Hello?” A skeptic voice with a slight hint of hope is heard. “Y/N?"
Still in tears, the sides of your lips perked up naturally, no more pretentious smiles to fool everyone but yourself.
“Hi, Jaehyun.��
Two separated hearts are back to one. Two lost souls found their way back to each other with more meaningful and deeper love that will never be sacrificed ever again.
Alas. The happiness you and Jaehyun kept from yourselves are given back with one right call.
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fun fact: i got this idea when my insurance agent left me a voicemail saying "i missed you" (as in like i didn't call you in time) and my lonely ass thought someone misses me 🥲 pls i think need help
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Midnight Quidditch Games | Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry Potter x Gryffindor!Reader (written with a female reader in mind, though the gender is not stated)
Wordcount: 3800 words
Warnings: none, just fluff and friends-to-lovers
Summary: Fred and George come up with the idea of hosting illegal Quidditch Games for all four houses every Friday night. Harry convinces Reader to play with him and they end up on the same broom.
a/n: No Voldemort Au, set in Harry's fifth year. English is not my native language, so there might be spelling/grammar mistakes. (Based on a headcanon by @/ murphcooper on tumblr)
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Friday was my favourite day of the week, and there were two reasons for that: One, it was the start of the weekend, and two, we played Quidditch.
Up until fifth year, the most I had to do with the popular wizarding sport was cheering at the official school games for the Gryffindor team and attending the Quidditch World Cup in 1994. Then Fred and George came up with a very illegal, yet very exciting and fun idea, which was to host unofficial Quidditch games in the middle of the night that any student could attend. Whether it were First Years who could barely fly, or simple people that never made it onto their house's team, anyone was welcome.
The twins had planned it the first two months of their sixth year together with Quidditch fans from the other houses and had created lists for every common room, which wouldn't be readable by the teachers or Filch.
“It's illegal! What if something happens? What if someone gets hurt, how do you want to explain that to Dumbledore, or worse, to Professor McGonagall,” Hermione argued as soon as Fred and George had prompted their idea to us one Sunday evening.
“I'm disappointed. Do you really think we would work that sloppy?”, Fred asked.
“The house elves are in,” George explained. “Which means free food and free healthcare, all in one!”
“Awesome,” Ron said, and he should be proven right.
The only rules to attend were the duty to remain silent and to come in your pyjamas, just for the sake of it. Gryffindors and Ravenclaws would be playing against Hufflepuffs and Slytherins, Lee Jordan would be commenting as always and because Madam Hooch wasn't available, Hermione would be our judge. This was decided unanimously.
The first two games had occurred at the end of November, and they had been a complete mess. We had to raise the number of players on each team so everyone who wanted to play fit in, which led to three Keepers, six Chasers, four Beaters and two Seekers for each house. Furthermore, there had been a dozen of first years who couldn't fly yet and who had to be taught by voluntaries.
Those first two Friday nights I had spent with Lee, Hermione, Luna and Dobby on the commentary stand, cheering and eating chocolate biscuits. Once in a while, I had thrown a biscuit in the air for Harry to catch.
Because of the bone-chilling cold and pitch-black darkness brought by the Scottish winter, Fred and George had invented glass bulbs which carried bright orange, warm fire and hovered over the Quidditch pitch.
With the first Friday of December approaching, the excitement grew bigger and it was basically the only topic during every meal. Now that the rules and positions had set and the First Years could fly, we were awaiting the first serious game – as serious as playing Quidditch in pyjamas with Hermione as a judge could be.
“You have to play, too,” Harry said to me during lunch on Friday. My friends had tried all week to persuade me to play instead of only keeping Hermione company, while I had constantly declined.
“Yes, come on,” Ron agreed. “We know you can fly, you played with us this summer.”
“No, no way.” I shook my head and pulled the pumpkin juice jug closer.
“Why not?”, Harry asked, covering my glass with his hand. I raised my eyebrows, but he only grinned, which made my stomach tingle. But I glossed over the unwanted feeling and shoved his hand away.
“Because all positions are filled. And besides that, I would be a terrible Chaser,” I answered. “Or a terrible anything, really.”
“You could play as a Seeker,” Hermione suggested and poured herself a drink. “You're good at noticing details.”
“But Harry and that boy from third year are playing as Gryffindor Seeker,” I reminded her, cutting my toast in half.
“You could fly with Harry,” She said plainly. I stared at her with wide eyes. I should had known the moment I had told Hermione about my not-so-tiny crush on Harry that it had been a bad idea. Now she did what I should had expected: Trying to set me up with him.
“No, I – no.”
“But I wouldn’t mind,” Harry said. “And if you don't like it, I can drop you off at the stands again. Come on Y/N, say yes.” He nudged my shoulder, looking at me with sweetest puppy eyes. I couldn't say no to him, he knew that. I sighed.
“Fine.”
A content smile lit up on his face. “Brilliant.”
Around half past nine, we made our way out of the castle and down to the Quidditch pitch. Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred and George, as well as a dozen other Gryffindor students had their brooms shouldered, following me and Hermione through the dimly lit corridors.
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good,” I whispered, tapping the Marauders Map, which soon revealed Hogwarts’ grounds, ink lines flowing over the parchment. Filch was strolling around in his office, and so was Snape. McGonagall’s ink dot hovered in the East tower of the Fourth Floor. “Everything’s clear, but keep quiet,” I informed the others.
Hermione linked her arms with me.
“How are you?”, She asked, a knowing smile on her lips.
“Shut up. What was that at lunch?”
“Oh, come on, I just said what you were thinking. Everybody knows you have a thing for each other,” She said, and I quickly turned to make sure Harry was still talking to Dean and Ginny. Hermione chuckled. “I made a bet with Ginny that you will kiss after catching the Snitch together,” She added.
I swirled back around. “You what?”
“But Ginny thinks you'll snog in a broom closet afterwards.”
Before I could reply anything, Harry had caught up with us.
“What are you two whispering about?”, He asked, leaning closer so I could smell his deodorant.
“Nothing,” I said and was glad that the darkness hid my tinted cheeks. Hermione let herself fall back, leaving Harry and me alone at the front of the group.
“You're a terrible liar,” He said.
“Says you. Remember last year when we had detention with Snape –”
Harry wrapped his left arm around my shoulders, pulling me unintentionally closer, and placed his hand over my mouth to stop me from talking any further.
“You promised you'd take that to the grave.”
I grinned and pulled his hand away, though his arm stayed around me.
We made it out of the castle without any inconveniences, thanks to Peeves, who – on orders from the twins – created some chaos in the trophy room and distracted McGonagall.
We were the first to reach the pitch, and Harry unlocked the door under the stands with the key on the necklace around his neck, which led to the changing rooms and the spare brooms. Fred and George had stored the fire bulbs under a loose floorboard and were now freeing them so they could fly over the pitch. Hermione directed her wand towards the sky, sending out a Muffliato Charm, then winked at me and climbed up to the commentary stand with Lee.
In the meantime, the other houses arrived; the Hufflepuffs were followed by a tiny body of house elves carrying fast food on tablets over their heads. They spread over the stands, consorting with the students watching the game and providing them with hot meals and drinks.
“Welcome back everyone!”, Lee's voice echoed over the pitch and the crowd cheered. “And also welcome to everyone new here who wants to play or just likes to break the rules.”
“Hello from me too. We have some new players I want to introduce,” Hermione continued. “Marina Florence playing Keeper for Slytherpuff, Arthur Mitchell deputizing for Gryffinclaw’s Chaser Demelza Robbins, who is currently stationed in the hospital wing, and Y/N playing Seeker for Gryffinclaw together with Harry Potter.”
“That's ridiculous! Since when are we playing in pairs?!”, Draco yelled out of the crowd of Slytherin players.
“Since I'm making the rules, you daft idiot!”, Hermione called back, and laughing echoed over the field. Ron's language was clearly leaving a mark on her. “Now get on your brooms, everyone!”
“Make sure you don't slip off your broom in those silk pyjamas, Malfoy, ” Fred snickered loudly, and Draco held up his middle finger.
Slowly, the huge crowd of players on the pitch flew up into the air, positioning themselves on the right spots. I turned to Harry, who climbed on his broom. That was the part I had avoided to think about all afternoon: How would we fly on that thing together?
My heart drummed so loudly against my ribcage it was a miracle he couldn't hear it. We were friends, I reminded myself. And I would not ruin this friendship for the sake of some stupid feelings.
“Come on, Y/N,” Harry said, stretching out his hand. I grabbed it, and he helped me to climb onto his Firebolt, so that I was sitting in front of him. His fingers gripped around the broom stick, not very far from where I had placed my hands.
“You alright?”, He asked and I nodded.
“Brilliant,” I said, and he chuckled. He then wrapped his left arm around my waist before he kicked us off the ground and the Firebolt shot through the cold night air. My back got pressed against his chest, his knees squeezing my thighs, and out of shock, I held onto his arm around me.
I hadn't flown since last summer, and even then it had only been on Ron's old broomstick a few feet above the earth. This here was the complete opposite: Harry's Firebolt was a hundred times faster, and it barely took us three seconds to be the ones flying the highest over the stadium.
“I got you, everything's fine,” Harry said somewhere close to my ear as he had noticed my hand clenched around his arm, and a warm shiver ran down my spin. I looked down on the Quidditch pitch.
“It never looks that high when I’m down there,” I said.
“Are you afraid of heights?”, He asked, but I shook my head.
“No.” Not with you. I could feel his heart beating against my back and absently stroked over his hand on my waist, until Hermione's voice ripped me out of my thoughts.
“Okay, I want a fair game and no injuries, is that clear? And show some respect to the youngest players! Now ready, steady, GO!” With a wave of her wand, the trunk with the Quidditch balls snapped open and the Quaffle flew high into the air, followed by two Bludgers. For a short moment, I saw the Golden Snitch, then it rushed off into the darkness.
“So, what do we do now? Any secret strategies?”, I asked.
“No,” Harry answered, placing his chin on my shoulder. “We just wait and watch.”
A tingling warmth spread through my body at the subtle touch. Gently, Harry steered the broom around the pitch, while the others beneath us played.
“Katie wins the Quaffle – passes to Montgomery – Rick close to score, come on – YES, Gryffinclaw scores 10 points!”, Lee bellowed and loud applause erupted. “And Slytherpuff in possession – Blaise with the Quaffle – Josephine Gordon from Hufflepuff takes over, excellent Chaser that girl, and rather attractive – OW, I'm just stating facts!”
Hermione had smacked Lee on the back of his head.
“Anyways, Blaise in possession once again – now First Year Conan Ivory – Smith overtakes – and he scores. Ron, look at the Quaffle, not at Hermione – OW! – But Gryffinclaw still leads – Ginny overtakes – fights off some Slytherins – hey, careful Harry, Bludger coming your way –”
Harry quickly leaned over me and the Firebolt dropped a few meters, dodging the Bludger rushing over our heads. George (or Fred?) darted after the ball, calling a quick “Watch it, lovebirds!” at us, and hit the Bludger towards a Slytherin Chaser.
The other twin was close behind, shouting “Less snogging, more seeking!”
“Shut it!”, I yelled. For Merlin's sake, did everyone knew about my crush? Was it really that obvious for everyone except Harry? Not that I wanted him to find out – he would be embarrassed, he didn't think of us as anything other than friends.
Harry's arm slipped from my waist and he cleared his throat, but a broomstick did not provide much space, wherefore his chest was still pressed against my back and I could feel his rather fast heartbeat.
“Do you, uhm... want me to drop you off?”, He asked.
“Oh. Uh, no,” I said, trying to turn so I could face him, “I like it, but if you want to –”
“No! No, I just thought...” Harry’s eyes danced over my face like they had never before and we were quite close.
“ – Applebee has the Quaffle - and that's a score! Sixty to sixty!”, Lee called, and Hermione blew her silver whistle. I ripped my eyes off of Harry and looked down to the commentary stand. “Now, we’re gonna have a short break, because Dobby thinks you're gonna starve otherwise. All the first and second years are asked to go back to their dorms, because it's almost midnight – don't complain to me –”
Harry carefully steered his Firebolt back to the ground where he landed near Ron and Ginny. I climbed off and was glad to be spared an awkward conversation, because Ginny grabbed my arm and pulled me to the side of the pitch. The sudden loss of Harry's warm chest made me shiver.
“Now, have you ever thought about making out in a broom closet?”, She asked, a mischievous grin on her reddened face. I rolled my eyes at her.
“Hermione told me about the bet, so don't even try! No one's gonna make out in a broom closet,” I said.
“Except you and Harry,” Ginny replied. I opened my mouth to talk back, but was interrupted.
“What’s going on with you and Harry?” Cho had caught up to us, snatching a plate with fish and chips from a tablet an house elf carried through the crowd. “I have watched you, it's adorable, honestly.”
“First off, there's nothing to be adorable,” I said and stole a fry from her plate, “and second, you are supposed to watch the Snitch, not us.”
“So is Harry, but he only has eyes for you.” Cho smiled and tapped my nose with her finger. Ginny giggled and ate a piece of fried fish. In the same moment, Hermione breathlessly jogged up to us.
“What – were – you – waiting – for?”, She panted. I furrowed my brows.
“Huh?” Hermione sighed and shook her head.
“You were this close to kiss him, why didn't you do anything?”
“Is my love life this much more interesting the Quidditch game?!”
All three girls answered “Yes” in union.
“But he doesn't feel the same way for me!”, I argued. “We are friends –”
Ginny grabbed me by the shoulders and turned me around. “Do friends look at each other that way? I don’t think so.”
Harry stood a few feet away with Ron, Seamus and Dean, though he seemed not to listen to their conversations and instead stared over at us. At me. When he realised he had been caught, he waved shyly and almost spilled his pumpkin juice. I waved back at him before turning to the girls again, all of whom were looking temporising at me.
“Oh, I – I don't know. Even if you're right, I can't just kiss him out of nowhere on his broom.”
“No, you gotta snog him in a broom closet so I get my Galleon,” Ginny said smugly, and Hermione nudged her with her elbow and looked at her watch, before blowing her whistle again.
“Everyone back on their positions, break's over!” Then Hermione shot me a serious look. “Get the boy, we're all done of you pining over one another. Ron can get the other boys to crash somewhere else, if you need the dorm.”
“Hermione!”, I gasped, but she was already rushing back to the commentary stand.
“Good luck,” Cho said, and Ginny winked. I glared at them before making my way over to where the Gryffindor boys stood. I saw how Ron said something to Harry, patted his shoulder and flew off.
Harry turned to me, smiling. His hair was even messier than usual due to the wind, and he had put on a black hoodie over his pyjamas. He looked cute and hot at the same time, and I couldn't quite believe that he was supposed to like me back.
“Do you want to – or?”, He asked.
“Yeah,” I smiled and he got on his Firebolt, making space in front of him for me.
“Good. I mean –” He cleared his throat as I climbed on his broom. The next second, we were high up in the air, his chest against my back again.
“Okay, guys, game's on again! Go!”, Hermione shouted and waved her wand at the Quaffle, which flew upwards and was caught by Ginny instantly.
“And we're back – Katie passes the Quaffle to Valentina – She flawlessly dodges a Bludger – Back to Peters, almost made it onto the Ravenclaw team – and he scores! SEVENTY TO SIXTY.”
I took a deep breath and leaned back against Harry, watching the game unfold. He propped his chin back onto my right shoulder, like an unspoken routine.
“I think I'm gonna play again next Friday,” I said out of the blue.
“Really?”, He asked, sounding surprised. I smiled. The crowd underneath us cheered.
“Yes. If you save me a place on your broomstick.” I turned to look at him, and he smiled brightly at me. We were as close as earlier, maybe even closer. I held my breath, until I noticed something small and golden buzzing through the air behind Harry, illuminated by one of the fire bulbs.
“There!” I pointed at the Golden Snitch, and Harry's head spun around to assure himself.
“Do you trust me?”, He asked.
“Of course,” I replied. Instantly, his hand was back around my waist and he yanked the Firebolt around.
“ – Seamus throws the Quaffle to Dean – Dean passes Nott – and he scores! NINTHY TO EIGHTY FOR GRYFFINCLAW! And Potter seems to have spotted the Snitch, Draco, Cedric and Cho close behind – Come on, show them what that Firebolt can do!”, Lee's voice roared from somewhere deep down, but my eyes were glued onto the Snitch: It whirred through the ice cold December air and up to the left ring of the Slytherpuff team.
Malfoy had almost caught up to us; even though the Firebolt was the fastest broomstick on the market, it was obviously slower when carrying two people instead of one.
The Snitch twirled around the pole, then dropped down and headed for the floor. Harry followed, and now we where almost vertically flying downwards. Because of the sudden shift of direction, I swore loudly and clenched my hands tighter around the broom.
“I won't let you fall, I promise,” Harry called over air rushing past us.
“I know, but a warning would have been nice!”, I yelled back, and he chuckled.
The weight of two people on one broomstick also meant that we got dragged downwards way faster, which meant we were outdistancing Malfoy. The Golden Snitch took a sharp right turn and now buzzed two meters above the ground to the other side of the pitch.
“You have to catch it!”, Harry yelled.
“WHAT? No, I can't –”
“Yes, you can! I have to steer!” And hold you. But he did not say that. I swore under my breath and carefully loosened one hand from the broomstick, stretching it forward. The Snitch was inches away from my fingertips and I pushed myself up, Harry's grip around my mid tightening. The silver wings touched my fingers, I stretched my arm further and in the same moment my hands clasped around the tiny, golden ball, we fell forward.
“ – And that doesn't look – Oh, Potter and Y/L/N are on the ground. I can't really see, if someone caught the Snitch –”
As one tangled mess, we landed on the frozen lawn, rolling over one another and stopping with Harry half on top of me. My whole body ached and I would definitely get bruises from the fall, but that was something I could worry about later. I caught the Snitch!
“Shit, sorry, fuck. Y/N, are you alright?” Harry's face hovered over me, a bloody scratch on his cheek. I grinned happily and held up the golden ball.
“Yeah, more than alright.”
“Y/N caught the Snitch! TWOHUNDRED AND FORTY TO EIGHTY! Gryffinclaw wins!”, Lee bellowed and the crowd cheered and applauded loudly. Harry held out one hand to help me up, and I took it.
“I'm sorry, I know I promised, but I couldn't hold you any longer and –”
“Shut up.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him full on the lips. My hands found their way into his raven hair, and he hugged my waist, pulling me so tightly his fingers almost touched his own rips with the opposite hand. I kissed him, and he was kissing me back; it felt like someone had lit a firework in my heart, and for one marvellous moment, we were the only two people in the whole wide world.
Then the other players landed on the field, and we broke apart, catching our breaths. We were both grinning, and I felt drunk from the cold night and catching the Snitch and kissing Harry.
The raven haired boy bent down to kiss me once more, this time softer, and he intertwined our fingers before leading us over to our friends, where Ginny flicked a Galleon into Hermione's open hand.
“Took you long enough,” Ron said, who had both his and Harry's broomstick shouldered.
“Well, they got around in the end,” Cho added, leaning against Cedric, his chin propped on her head. “Sleepover at the Ravenclaw dorm?”, She added, and we all nodded in agreement.
While Fred, George and Lee collected the fire bulbs and Quidditch balls, and the house elves cleaned up the dirt with a snap of their fingers, we made our way back to the Hogwarts castle:
Ron alongside Hermione, followed by Seamus and Dean arm-in-arm, Cho with Cedric, one arm around her waist, Ginny carrying a tired Luna on her back, and lastly, Harry and me, holding hands.
“You know, I'm glad I agreed to play with you,” I said. Harry smiled.
“Yeah, me too.” He pressed a kiss on my cheek. In spite of the shivering cold, I had never felt more warm and comfortable than in this moment.
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DIWK - Chapter one: "Yes, I'm a genius"
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Word count: 10,5 K
Warnings: Cursing, but it's mostly a fluffy nerdy start to our story.  Mentions of the L.D.S.K episode (Season 1, E06) and A real Rain (Season 1, E17).
Summary: Spencer meets the BAU new member, a young S.S.A. who happens to be just as nerdy as he is. (Y/N) is excited to join her dream job finally, but she is decided to create an imaginary barrier between her personal life and her job 'cos she doesn't want to make the same mistakes her father had done.
A/N: It's happening!!! I'm so excited!! I'm sorry it's gonna be long, so I hope you enjoy the ride 💕. Let me know what you think!  
Series Masterlist
Chapter one | Chapter two | Chapter three | Chapter four | Chapter five | Chapter six | Chapter seven | Chapter eight | Chapter nine | Chapter ten | Chapter eleven | Chapter twelve | Chapter thirteen | Chapter fourteen | Chapter fifteen | 
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Spencer's point of view
I remember everything that happened the day (Y/N) first arrived at the BAU. It was Monday, November 7th, 2005. Morgan had teased me for a whole week already, as soon as Hotch told us a new member of the team had been selected.
I first saw her when she had her last interview with Aaron and Gideon. My eyes were glued to her from the moment she stepped into the bullpen, and of course, Derek saw me.
- "What caught your eye, kid?"- he asked, walking to my desk. He sat on it and cut me one of his smirks, telling me he knew something was going on. I cleared my throat, trying to turn to my pile of paperwork, going through the papers, and narrowing my eyes, pretending to read.
- "What?"- I know I couldn't fool him, but at least I tried.
- "Do you know her?"
- "Who?"- Morgan looked at me in silence. He knew I knew what he was talking about- "The... no, Hotch is talking with someone..."
I was completely flustered.
- "That I can see, do you know her?"
- "No..."- I whispered and looked over again, this time staring at the scene inside the office, trying to figure out what they were talking about.
I could see (Y/N) smiling at Hotch, and he... smiled back, which still surprises me. Our Unit Chief never smiles in the office, and somehow, (Y/N) always manages to make him grin and express tenderness. I guess that's one of the things about her I love, the way she always manages- somehow, I still don't know how- to make everybody around her happy. Especially me. I had never been as happy as I've been since I met her.
- "Hey, Hotch!"- Morgan waited until she was into the elevator to call Aaron and start asking questions- Who is she?
- "That's Supervisory Special Agent (Y/F/N) (Y/S/N) (Y/L/N), and she is going to be part of the team, starting next week."
My heart stopped. (Y/N) was gonna work with me. I was never going to have another intelligible thought or idea if she was going to be around. Of that, I was sure.
Derek turned to me with a grimace of taunt as I tried my best to look away and hide my red blushed cheeks. Damn it. I hate it when he makes me feel like a kid. He did that then, and he still manages to do it now, even when I'm already thirty years old.
- "Did you hear that, pretty boy?"- I was so glad it was just him and Hotch. I didn't want anyone else to listen to that conversation- "You are going to get many chances to talk with that pretty girl."
- "We are going to have to go through the fraternization policy then."- Hotch joked. Yes, he joked and smiled as he walked away.
I could barely talk or even look at her during her whole first day. I was so embarrassed that week 'cos I had just failed my firearm qualification, and I knew everybody was judging me. At least that's how I felt. It didn't work that Morgan welcomed me that morning with a freaking whistle. I felt like the mockery of a Supervisory Special Agent of the FBI, and of all days, (Y/N) had to arrive that morning.
We had a long briefing that day, JJ catching (Y/N) up with a few cases we were reviewing, and Hotch gave her the proper induction to the team. Penelope loved her. It was friendship at first sight.
- "I'm so happy you are here to stay! There aren't enough girls here at the BAU!"- she nearly squeaked as soon as we left the meeting room- "I want to know everything about you! We are going to be best friends. I can feel it!"- (Y/N) smiled at Garcia and nodded.
- "If you are a cat lover and a sucker for nerdy things, then I guess we are already family."
Her answer made Penelope shriek in excitement as I walked back to my desk quickly. I knew Derek wasn't going to waste the chance to embarrass me in front of her, and I needed to avoid it no matter what.
- "Considering it's your first day, and so far we haven't got a case, I say we should all have lunch together. There's a small place nearby"- Morgan smiled sweetly at (Y/N), and she nodded.
- "I'd love to."
- "Spencer here was just telling me how he wanted to know how you got to the BAU so young; he is excited not to be the team's baby anymore"- I turned to Morgan slowly. I swear he could feel the daggers from my eyes.
- "How old are you?"- she asked, and her smile left me speechless. I tried to answer, but I couldn't make any sound but an awkward stutter.
- "He's twenty-four"- Elle had to answer for me, 'cos I had literally lost all my verbal abilities- "His birthday was a few weeks ago."
- "Congratulations! I'm twenty-four too! I'm so happy I'm not the youngest! My brother teased me about it for the last couple of days and got me all freaked out."
She looked so happy to be there. When you spend day after day surrounded by the worst of humankind, you seem to enjoy and appreciate the little gentle things in life. Her excitement was one of those. It was refreshing.
- "That's..."- it was so hard to pronounce any word at that moment. I was flustered and mortified 'cos I was making a fool out of myself.
- "That's great."
That was all I managed to say. Then, I looked down at the papers on my desk, doing my best to avoid any conversation. JJ and Elle talked to her for a few more minutes before returning to their duties, and Derek tapped my back as he walked to his desk.
- "Way to go, Romeo."
- "Shut up."
We never made it for lunch that day, 'cos we were called for a case in Illinois, and I was embarrassed in front of (Y/N) for the very first time. The first of many.
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(Y/N)'s point of view
I could never forget the day I met Spencer. We were just kids. We were both twenty-four, and that was the first thing that caught everybody's attention on my first day at the BAU. We were the youngest, though he was a genius. I was an average kid who graduated high school at sixteen, got good grades at college, and got into the academy at twenty. Somehow I managed to kick ass until I got the position of my dreams in the Behavioral Analysis Unit. I felt too young and inexperienced to be there, but seeing Reid's face made me feel a little better.
Hotch introduced me to everybody: Morgan, JJ, Elle, Penelope, Gideon -the legend- and Doctor Spencer Reid. He didn't shake my hand, explaining he has a "germs thing." I waved and said I understood him because I've always had a "hug thing," so we are both on the same page.
- "I don't like people touching me if we are not close friends or family."- I explained, and he smiled right away. That smile. It lit up my days for years to come.
- "Me neither, so don't worry, I'm not gonna try to touch you"- I bit my lips as I nodded, and his cheeks turned blood red with embarrassment immediately
- "Sorry, I mean, I'm not going to do anything that might bother you, like hugging you or..."
- "Don't worry, Dr. Reid, I understood what you were trying to say"- he kept nodding and excusing himself, and I tried not to laugh. He seemed to be so nervous it was endearing.
- "You... you can call me Spencer, or Reid"- he added- "You don't need to call me doctor."
- "You can call me (Y/N)"- and he nodded again, looking like a ten years old kid.
I remember clearly that second, right away, I thought he could be my new best friend. There was something about him that made me want to get closer to him.
- "Great! Now we've got two weird kids."- Morgan quickly said, chuckling, and I frowned at his words. I wanted to give him the snarkiest answer, but I remembered it was my first day, and I was still trying to give a good impression to my new coworkers, so I just stared.
- "You know, treating them like kids won't make you look wiser."- Elle whispered, though I heard her perfectly, as Hotch called to the briefing room.
- "I'm just joking with them! Don't you get a joke?"
I thought it was rude to joke around with someone you had just met, but soon after that, I realized Derek Morgan meant no harm. He was like that. And soon, he became the older brother I never thought I was going to need at work. After all, it was my first official job, and it was a very stressful one.
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My first case was nerve-wracking. Gideon snapped in front of me, and I felt I wasn't helping at all catching the sniper. We are not supposed to use that word, but fuck it. Besides, Spencer and Hotch were kept hostage by the unsub. And Aaron had to beat the shit out of Reid to save all the hostages. Reid was so embarrassed, and I was so scared.
Scared of looking weak in front of my team. Afraid of not deserve being at the BAU.
I remember Elle brought me a coffee on the jet on our way back and said the words that resonated in my head when she left.
- "No one expects you to be perfect at what you do. We just need someone who gives the best every day."
I looked into her eyes and nodded. That was one of the few intimate conversations we had. Elle wasn't the one to open her heart and share her feelings. But she was always someone who could tell you the truth and support you when you needed it.
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- "Hey! Reid!"- I waved at him from my car as I stopped next to him outside the BAU. It was already two in the morning, and he was outside the main building waiting for a cab.
- "Hey (Y/N)."- he whispered as I rolled up the window and looked at him.
- "Do you need a ride?"
- "No... no, thank you"- he hesitated and waved- "I already called a cab."
- "Are you sure? it's gonna start raining any minute now."
And just as I predicted, a few seconds later, Spencer's glasses were covered with tiny drops of water. He smiled and took a step closer to the car, opened the door, and got in.
- "Th... thank you"- he whispered as I smiled
- "It's ok, I couldn't let you there, on your own, waiting for a cab, not after coming back from a case."
- "I'm ok..."- maybe he thought I was implying the beating he got from Aaron earlier that day, so I did my best to tell him otherwise.
- "I bet you are, but it's fucking freezing, and we are all tired. There's no way you are waiting for a cab if I can drive you over... what about your car, by the way?"
- "I'm not a fan of driving; I take the subway to work every day."
- "Really? Why not?"- I was surprised by his answer, but I was way more surprised we were talking, finally.
- "I don't know, I don't feel comfortable driving... the guys say I'm weird."
I turned to him, raising an eyebrow. He looked so nervous it made me feel bad. Maybe I had done something that had bothered him and never noticed it.
- "That's not weird"- my voice was soft, trying to calm him down. Spencer looked like a scared kitten sitting on my car's passenger seat.
- "If you don't like driving, that's ok... I don't like talking on the phone with people. It makes me anxious for no reason."- I confessed, keeping my eyes on the road. But I know he turned to me and nodded.
- "That's completely normal. It's called "telephone phobia" or "phone phobia," which refers to the irrational fear or discomfort with speaking over the phone. Psychologists believe that this condition is related to social anxiety, which causes a person to avoid situations where they will need to act. Making a call is essentially a performance, and some people dread making a mistake, freezing up, being ridiculed, or not being able to perform in front of an audience."
- "Really?"- he just nodded and kept his eyes on the road- "I didn't know it had a name! My insurance should cover it."
And he finally laughed, which made me feel he was maybe a little more relaxed around me.
- "This is me."- he announced, and I parked outside his building. It was a nice place, and conveniently, it was very close to my house.
- "Great! I live just a few blocks away. I can give you a ride to work whenever you want"- I might have sounded a little more excited than I should have, but I wanted to be friends with him. He was the closest in age with me at work, and he looked so shy and friendly. He was a magnet. Spencer Reid was calling for my friendship. I could feel it.
- "Th.. thanks"- he stuttered and nodded as he opened the door and step out of the car- "Thank you, again."
- "You are very welcome!"- I answered with a big smile. He stared at me for another second and waved before turning around, basically running into the building.
I wish I could go back in time to those days. Everything was more uncomplicated, we were getting to know each other, and everything was brand new: Reid's rambling, my bad jokes. I miss that. I miss us.
It wasn't easy to get close to Spencer. It wasn't easy to get close to the team, probably 'cos I was overthinking every single thing I did. In my first couple of weeks, I was as friendly as I have ever been and made my best to be the (Y/N) I had to be as an FBI Agent. I was making a tremendous effort to fit it. I was nervous and walking on eggshells the whole time. Every time Hotch talked to me, I was sure he would tell me I was fired. When Gideon looked at me, I was sure he thought I was the dumbest agent he had ever met. And every time I spoke at the morning briefings, I just could feel Spencer thinking I was stupid.
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- "(Y/N)! (Y/N)! I was looking for you!"- Penelope ran into me outside the lady's room and jumped on my face, making me scream- "Sorry!"
- "It's ok, you just almost killed me of a heart attack, but that's ok... I'll survive."- I joked as I kept feeling my heart jumping in my chest.
- "Sorry, I'm just excited 'cos everybody is in for a little gathering tonight at my house. I need to give you a proper welcome! You've already been here for nearly a month, and we still don't get to know much of you."
Hanging out with my coworkers outside the office was strange. Not that I didn't want to get to meet them, it's just that... they were FBI agents. Sure, so was I, but it was my first official Supervisory Special Agent job, and I was only twenty-four. There were so many of my teenage days I still wasn't ready to let go. And so much of it, I didn't want them to know.
- "Sure!"- I replied and smiled at her face lighting up. You could tell Penelope was excited to host a party at her house.
- "Great! Tonight! my place! I'll text you the address! you have to be there!"
- "I will, I swear!"
Spencer's point of view
Oh, man! The first time I actually talked to (Y/N) was on a get-together Penelope organized at her apartment a few weeks after (Y/N) joined the team. Garcia made an effort to make her feel welcome, she even invited Elle, and we all knew those two weren't incredibly close.
Derek drove Elle and me to Penelope's, and I was mortified every minute I spent in that car. He wouldn't stop teasing me, and Elle asked over and over if I had a crush on (Y/N).
- "No! I don't have a crush on her! can you knock it off?!"- I finally snapped as I got off the car outside Garcia's building.
- "Just because she is my age doesn't mean I have or should have a crush on her! she is our new colleague! so please! Stop!"
I slammed the door and walked inside. Did I make an unnecessary scene? Yes, but I couldn't handle anything better at that moment. They were driving me crazy.
- "Welcome! Welcome!"- Penelope opened the door and invited us in. (Y/N), and JJ were already there, holding a beer and laughing. I stared at the two of them and knew I wasn't going to say a word the whole evening.
Back then, I still had a small crush on JJ. We had a terrible date after Gideon gave me tickets for a football game with her favorite team. That was his way to encourage me to ask her out, which I did... but apparently, I sucked at it, 'cos she never got it was a date and invited Penelope to come along. Worst date of my life. But still, I got flustered around her, and my mind kept coming back to her from time to time.
- "So, pretty girl, why did you want to be part of the FBI?"- Morgan asked her after a while of small talk. She was sitting on Garcia's coach, next to our host and JJ. I turned to look at her from my chair, and I swear I felt Elle's eyes on me for a few seconds.
- "Do you usually call girls names?"- (Y/N) answered the questions with another question and frowned at Morgan. He just wide opened his eyes and smiled, surprised.
- "He calls everybody names."- JJ replied, chuckling
- "Hey! he calls me sweet names! Just me!"- Penelope got all jealous and possessive right away.
- "Did you know according to some studies, the reason people in relationships use pet names for their partners is that they're harking back to their own childhood experience and their first love, which usually relates to their mother"- facts came out of my mouth faster than I noticed. I didn't have a chance to stop myself.
Derek frowned right away and (Y/N) bit her lips, trying not to laugh. Elle lost that fight and let out a burst of loud laughter along with JJ.
- "Are you trying to tell me I've got mommy issues, Reid?"
- "No, no, of course not!"- my voice was agitated as I shook my head and hands frenetically. If there's one thing I never want to do is get Morgan mad. He is scary when he is crossed, and back then, we weren't as close as we are now. Let's say I was a little afraid I might say the wrong thing. I always said the wrong thing... I don't know when to stop.
- "I call people pet-names too, once I get to know them, so don't worry"- (Y/N) smiled at turned to Derek with a smile- "And to answer your question, why did I join the FBI? I guess I tried to follow dad's steps. He is chief of police here at Quantico... and my older brother is a detective at NYPD, so... I guess I never really thought about it. I knew where I wanted to be."
- "I bet they are proud"- JJ smiled at her, and I held my breath for a second. I don't know why I did it; I just remember feeling overwhelmed all of a sudden. Not because of JJ, but because I wanted to learn more about (Y/N). I wanted to know everything, but I had no idea how to ask her anything.
- "Well, my brother is very jealous since I joined the BAU"- she chuckled with a playful smile- "Now I'm dad's favorite."
She told us about her academy experience, and we all told her a little bit about ourselves. Morgan was nice enough to tell her everything about my degrees and IQ because, well, my IQ dropped to twenty when it was my turn to talk to her.
I found out she has a MA in Linguistics and was considering doing the DA, which she did. That's when I managed to speak, and we talked about our college experiences for a while.
- "Oh, no! I wasn't popular at all. When your dad is a cop, kids usually don't wanna talk to you or invite you to parties."- she explained as we stood at one side of the room. Talking to her on our own was a little bit easier than doing it with everybody else watching. I don't know why. So I took my opportunity when Derek was out getting more beer with Elle, and JJ and Garcia were in the kitchen.
- "Being fourteen and riding my bike to college didn't make me very popular either."- I confessed, and she chuckled
- "Sorry."
- "Don't be"- I smiled and looked down at my shoes- "I guess at a certain point in our lives, we have to start laughing about some of the bad things that happened to us"- her cellphone rang that second, and she looked at the screen with a small smile.
- "Sorry, I have to answer this, it's my boyfriend."
Boyfriend. I should have seen it coming.
I walked to the kitchen, defeated, and sighed. I left my empty can of Coke and looked at my friends.
- "I think I'm gonna go home."
- "What? No! It's too early, Spence!!"- JJ argued right away- "You never want to hang out with us outside work!"
- "Yeah!! Don't you want to have fun with us?"- Garcia begged and pouted. I wasn't sure I wanted to be there. I was very uncomfortable 'cos social gatherings weren't my thing (they are still not my thing anyway) until I heard her voice.
- "So, what are you guys doing?"- (Y/N) walked over and stood next to me
- "Who were you talking to?"- Penelope asked right away with a wink.
- "My boyfriend"- she was joyful, I could feel the happiness in her voice- "He just wanted to know if I was ok."
- "Boyfriend?"- JJ smiled, and I could feel her eyes glance over me.
- "I need to know everything!"- and Penelope hyperventilated right away- "How long have you been dating? Are you getting married soon? Is he the love of your life?"
- "Who's getting married?"- Morgan walked in and wide opened his eyes as he questioned the room.
- "(Y/N) is getting married!!"- Penelope nearly shrieked as (Y/N) shook her head laughing.
- "I'm not getting married! Paul and I started dating just a month ago; it's nothing serious."
I took a sip of the beer Elle gave me and sighed, staring at the bottle. I made my best not to look at Derek for the rest of the night. I didn't want him to give me any sorry glance or anything that might make anyone believe something that wasn't real.
It was a fun night, after all. After my beer, we talked; I felt a little looser and managed to ask (Y/N) about herself and told her I had overheard her telling Garcia she was a sucker for all nerd things.
- "Yeah, I'm a huge nerd"- her cheeks blushed with her confession.
- "I bet you can't beat baby genius here"- Morgan chuckled and tapped in my back, making everybody laugh... at me.
- "I've got the feeling I can top him... you have no idea the kind of geek I am"- she looked straight at me- "How many Star Wars conventions have you been to this year?"
- "Just one, you?"- I raised an eyebrow and watched her chuckle.
- "Five... last two I was in make-up and custom"- I wide opened my eyes as she bit her lips nervously.
- "And Doctor Who conventions?"- I asked her, way more intrigued than I had been about her before.
- "Only two this year, the academy and school got in the way of most of my fun..."
- "Do you have a favorite doctor?"- I had to ask
- "From the new series, ten, the classic Doctor who I have to say four."
- "Tom Baker is by far my favorite doctor of the whole series."
- "But you can't overlook the fantastic job David Tennant has done! He is the one who managed to charm a whole new generation with the show!"
- "Yeah, he is excellent! but he ain't no Baker"- I loved that conversation
- "Baker's popularity is 80% because he had Sara Jane, who is by far one of the best companions the doctor has ever had. She made him human and relatable"- she had a point, but I needed to argue with her. I opened my mouth to answer, but I couldn't because Morgan's voice was louder than my thoughts.
- "Ok, geeks, you can ramble about your tv shows and nerd things some other time, now let's make a toast. To our newest member, we hope you feel welcome working with us, 'cos you are gonna see us way more than you see your boyfriend"- she chuckled at those words and nodded.
- "Thank you, guys. You have been so nice to me these couple of weeks. I've got the feeling we are gonna get along."
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- "Do you need a ride?"- (Y/N) turned to me as I grabbed my satchel, and she put on her coat.
- "Thanks, but Morgan is gonna take me home."- I whispered, scared to be alone with her again.
- "Actually, kid, I was planning to hit the club right now, it's still early, and we don't get many free nights, so..."- he looked at us and shrugged.
- "You don't mind?"- I asked her, and she gave me the warmest smile.
- "I just offered to do it, of course, I don't mind at all."
- "Thank you."
I didn't know if I wanted to kill Morgan or thank him. Either way, (Y/N) waved goodbye to everybody and walked out of Garcia's with me, after thanking everybody for the hundredth time for everything.
- "Are you tired?"- she asked me as we both sat in her car. She started it, and the music that came from the radio was so loud, I nearly covered my ears- "Sorry! Sorry! I was rocking my favorite album on my way over."
She quickly turned off the radio and gave me a guilty smile
- "It happens when you drive alone a lot."
- "Did you know listening to loud music helps you liberate stress?"- I started rambling- "There is a direct connection between your inner ear and the pleasure centers in the brain. Shortly explained, when you listen to loud music, endorphins are released, that act on the opiate receptors in our brains, they reduce pain and boost pleasure, resulting in a feeling of well-being."
If I was going to work with her, I had to find a way to talk to her. Even if that way was to ramble facts over and over again. Anything was better than silences, I guess.
- "Yeah! and it also works like a stimulant, which I needed after the week we just had..."- I chuckled, and she looked at me for a second- "By the way, I noticed you have a problem with coffee and sugar"
- "I don't have a problem with coffee!"- I felt nearly judged by her statement.
- "And sugar!"- she added and snickered
- "You know you shouldn't profile other profilers"- I made my best to make a joke, and I guess I nailed it, 'cos she chuckled.
- "That's hardly profiling, Reid! that's just watching you prepare your coffee every morning"
- "Have you been spying on me?"- I could help but to chuckle at that conversation. I was having fun.
- "No way on earth! I just happen to like to drink coffee too, which leads us to the question I wanted to ask, it's still early; Morgan was right, do you want to have a coffee or something... I'm in the mood for something sweet."
- "And you were judging me for my coffee with extra sugar!"
- "I'm not judging you! I'm just pointing out that I noticed what you are doing and wondering how many cavities you already have."
I laughed. An honest, real, pure laughter. She has always made me laugh as I've never had. Like there are no problems, no worries, no traumas. Nothing bad.
- "I have no cavities, thank you very much!"
- "Fine! and are you in the mood for a late coffee and cupcake with me?"- I stayed quiet and looked at her- Don't feel pushed to do it just because I'm giving you a drive
- "No, no, it's not that. I just don't wanna bother you"
- "If I am inviting you, Reid, it's because I want to do it, not because I'm feeling forced to do it"- she kept her eyes on the road, but her voice was so reassuring I couldn't doubt a word.
- "Wouldn't your boyfriend get mad or something?"- I whispered the question 'cos I was scared of the answer.
- "Why should he?"- she looked shocked by the questions- "If he gets jealous, then he is not the guy for me."
I cut her a short smile and nodded. Her personality was so different from mine. It was exciting to have her around.
- "I could eat a donut"- and she clapped at my answer, thrilled with the plan.
- "That's the spirit! I know just the place!"
We talked until four in the morning that night. I don't know how I managed to do it, not because I was tired, but because I was very nervous. Well, I was at the beginning, but talking with (Y/N) has always come easy to me, somehow. To the guy who was never able to speak in public or with any girl, spending three hours in a cafeteria talking, eating donuts, and drinking coffee in the middle of the night was the most significant achievement.
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(Y/N)'s point of view
- "How do you know a place open at this hour?"- Spencer asked me the very first time we were out together for coffee. It was already close to four in the morning, and I had started yawning, 'cos even with all the sugar and caffeine I had consumed that night, I was weary.
- "Sorry to break the news, doctor, but are not the only one with a sugar problem"- I licked a little frosting from my finger and grinned- "Sometimes after classes, or when I was too stressed studying, I would come here, get a coffee, a cupcake and just... do nothing for a while, just to let my brain rest I guess"
- "That makes total sense. The brain needs free time to process new information and turn it into something more permanent. Though the amount of time a mind needs to construct a durable memory probably varies from one person to the next, it also depends on the complexity of what that person is trying to learn"
- "Well, believe me, it felt like I needed two weeks to process all the information, but I only had half an hour if I was lucky"
- "Then you are already trained for this work. We don't have much time to do anything when we are on a case"
- "That's what I've seen so far... but at least you all get along. It would suck to be stuck in a team that fight egos and divisions."
- "Yeah, you are right, we are lucky to have very nice people working with us... everybody brings something different to the team"- I nodded at his words and looked down at my fingers as I tried to wipe the leftover sticky glazed with a napkin.
I had been working there for four weeks already, and I still felt like I didn't belong. Honestly, it was such hard work being there, not because they weren't a great team, but because it was more challenging than I ever imagined. Profiling and traveling all over the nation catching serial killers was... stressing, to say the least.
- "You bring a completely different point of view in every case"- he continued speaking and looked down at his cup- "And your knowledge in Linguistics adds more information to the profiles, which helps working faster and better."
I held my breath at his words. I knew he was just polite, just trying to make me feel better about my job performance these weeks.
- "I can assure you, you have been an incredible addition to the team"- he stayed quiet for a second, still just staring at his cup.
- "Thank you."
- "It's true; I'm not telling you this 'cos I think you need to hear it. I wanted you to know 'cos that's how we all feel."
I know I was blushing. I don't know how to take a compliment. Not that I get many, but it's always weird to hear someone telling you so nice things about your work.
- "Thank you, Spencer"- he finally looked at me and nodded. We stayed in silence for a few minutes. I didn't know what else to say, and he seemed to be embarrassed.
- "Thank you, actually"- he finally whispered.
- "Why? I didn't do anything"- I was confused, but he was earnest about his words.
- "Thank you, 'cos you have been very nice to me, even though I am a barely tolerable person."
- "What? Barely tolerable? What the hell are you saying?"
- "I mean, I know I drive people crazy 'cos I am always rambling and giving unnecessary facts all the time"- I narrowed my eyebrows, not getting why he was saying those things.
- "You do not do that."
- "Maybe you haven't been here long enough to realize I am always giving facts, and..."- he was honest. He actually believed people were annoyed by him. It hurt me to know that's what he thought of himself.
- "I realized that within the first three hours into the job, but I think that's amazing."
- "People would always say it's annoying."
- "Why would they say that?"
- "Because... I know they do."
- "Well, whoever says or thinks that are assholes, I like your rambling."
Reid snorted, and I hit his arm with my knuckles softly. I really felt bad he was so insecure, and most of all, he thought everybody hated him.
- "I mean it, Spencer, I wish I knew half the things you know, and if being with you means having to listen to your rambling, I think it's incredible, 'cos it gives me the chance to soak some of that knowledge."
The way he smiled, it was like his whole face lit up. He blushed, obviously embarrassed, and it also blushed me, 'cos he was gorgeous when he smiled.
- "So please, don't stop the facts, not with me"- he nodded and sipped what was left of his coffee.
After another few minutes, we left, and I drove him home. We were in a small sugar rush; we were too tired to have a full effect. I knew all I wanted was my bed and sleep the whole weekend.
- "I had a great time tonight"- I parked my car outside his building and smiled- "At Penelope's and with you"
I was so excited we had finally talked and gotten closer. I wanted to be friends with him so badly. Why? I don't know. I just knew I needed him in my life, from that minute on.
- "I had a great time too"- he smiled and held his satchel- "See you Monday"
- "Yeah! See ya!"
- "Drive safe!"
- "I will!"
I got home that night and laid on my bed, fully dressed. I barely took off my shoes and fell asleep right away. I was too tired to think, too tired even to put on my pajamas. But I wasn't too tired to remember Spencer's smile while he ate donuts. His dorky glasses, the way he gesticulated everything he said when he was excited about a subject. I was glad I had finally gotten to talk to him for once. And I couldn't wait to do it again.
Back then, Paul and I had just started dating. I wasn't in love with him, but he was a nice, funny guy I loved spending time with. I met Paul a couple of months ago at a friend's party. He was fun to be with, and we had a lot of things in common. We were both into music. He had a band, I didn't back then, but eventually got mine over time. He was like me, nothing like my friends at the BAU.
I thought that was cool, 'cos he represented a part of me I didn't want to lose working at the FBI. I was terrified I was going to lose myself in my new job. I saw how it affected dad's and my brother's life, how they were consumed by it in almost every single way. It was why my parents got divorced. It was why my brother couldn't keep a girlfriend for longer than a few months. 'Cos work was first, and their job was everything. The crazy hours, having to answer every call, no matter how busy you were. I thought it was sick how work could be your whole life. I was decided not to let it happen.
Yeah. I had no idea what I was getting into.
Soon after I joined the BAU, the nightmares began. I guess nothing prepares you to see so many people die. And nothing prepares you to kill someone, no matter if that someone is a child abuser.
I took the shoot, didn't even hesitate. It went right between his eyes. It was him or me, I know that. He was going to kill me. But still, it was hard.
Derek turned to me as I stayed still, in shock. It took me a few seconds to even breathe. I had just killed a person. It wasn't just some random thing.
- "(Y/N), are you ok?"- he landed a hand on my shoulder, and I quickly nodded.
- "Yeah, I'm ok... that was fast"- it was all I could say and turned to him. He gave me a short warm smile and wrapped an arm around me. I flinched at his touch right away and held my breath again. I don't know if he felt it, but still, he didn't let me go.
Derek has that thing when he doesn't care if you want it or no; he will give you his love and friendship when he feels you deserve it. I guess I'm lucky to call him my friend. And he really pushed that hug thing I still have.
- "Are you ok?- Spencer's voice was a sweet whisper. He sat carefully next to me in the jet and gave me a warm cup of tea- "I made you the one you like"
Of course, he had noticed my favorite brand, 'cos that's what Spencer does, he takes mental notes of everything and never, ever forgets. I wonder if that's a good thing or not. I guess it depends on what you remember.
- "Yeah, just tired"- working at the BAU, you can hide any kind of feeling behind the "I'm so tired" excuse. Mostly because we are indeed tired the whole time.
- "It was an extreme case"- I sipped my cup of tea and nodded at his words- "Do you..."
- "No, I'm ok, I don't wanna talk about it"- he bit his lips as he smiled. We both stayed quiet for a while. He read (somehow, at a relative normal peace), and I drank my tea. I couldn't concentrate on anything, so I just looked outside and tried not to think about the unsub's face and how he looked when I killed him.
- "How was your first time?"- I finally asked him, and I think my question caught him by surprise, 'cos he nearly jumped on his seat- "Not your first time in the sack, the first time you had to..."
- "No, I got it, I got it"- he was already blushing, it was adorable- "My first time was actually the first time you drove me home"
- "Really?"
- "Yeah"- he made a pause and gathered his thoughts, I guess- "I didn't really go out to the field a lot before 'cos I didn't have my firearm qualification"
And suddenly I remembered how embarrassed he was about it on my first day at the BAU. Derek made sure everybody knew about it 'cos he thought it was hilarious. And I thought he was a jerk for making fun of him.
- "And did it affect you?"- it was a stupid question. I knew Spencer was a sensitive person; of course, killing someone was going to affect him in many ways- "I mean, how did it affect you?"
- "I couldn't feel anything at first"
- "Shock?"- he nodded and sighed- "Gideon said that maybe I didn't know what I felt and that's why I thought I didn't feel a thing, but that wasn't it, it was like I was numbed inside... but then when it hits you"- he murmured- "And you can't stop thinking about it"
- "I think it hit me sooner than I thought"- I closed my eyes and sighed, but even then, I could feel those empty dead eyes staring at me.
- "Wanna know what helped me?"- Spencer's voice was velvety and soothing. It felt relaxing talking to him.
- "What?"- I whispered and turned to look at him
- "Remember two things: you did what you had to do"- I sighed at that with a small smile. It didn't sound like something I could believe at that moment.
- "And the second?"
- "A lot of kids are alive and safe because of you"
Now, that made me feel a lot better. Reid was right. I did what I had to do to help people. That guy wasn't going to stop.
- "Thanks"- I managed to give him a slight smile, and he did the same.
- "I'm here to talk if you want to"
It felt like he was really making an effort to say those words. I didn't know why it was still so hard for him to talk to me. Maybe it was still a sensitive subject for him, so I did what I do best: I joked about it.
- "Thank you... I'll try to avoid the issue as much as I can, but when I collapse under the pressure, I promise I'll come to you"- he chuckled at my answer and nodded right away.
- "Great plan."
And a few days later, I couldn't sleep anymore. I kept waking up to those eyes. I kept feeling guilty for killing a child abuser who was trying to kill me. I relived in my mind that moment over and over again.
- "Babe, come back to bed"- Paul found me sitting by the kitchen island staring at a herbal teacup at two am. It was my third insomnia night.
- "Yeah, I'll be right there"- he turned to walk back to the room but hesitated and looked at me again.
- "Do you want to talk about it?"- I shook my head, still not taking my eyes from the cup. He slowly walked to me and held my hand - "Come on, babe, everything looks worse at two am."
And he was right. Everything seemed to be worse when it came to my mind in the middle of the night. But it didn't get any better during the day either. He cuddled with me in my bed and fell asleep soon after. I just stayed there, feeling his chest moving softly with his soft breathing, thinking I had killed someone, and it wasn't going to be the last time I was going to face something like this.
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Spencer's point of you
Do you want to know something sad? I was excited we had an unsub in New York 'cos I had never been there. Back then, I didn't know my colleagues were going to tease me about it. I didn't give it too much thought. I honestly wasn't good at leaving my house when we weren't in a case. Most of my traveling had been due to work, and other than La Vegas and Pasadena, I hadn't been to many cities just to sightsee.
Why am I thinking about that right now? 'cos we were in New York the day (Y/N) gave me her first gift.
Everybody had made fun of me during dinner because I didn't know how to eat with chopsticks. JJ tried to teach me, which also caused hours of Morgan's teasing for the rest of the trip. Thankfully, they dropped the jokes when we went back to the police station to take one last look at the profile after we got a call out unsub had killed a cop this time.
But after two hours of thinking, neither of us was honestly able to give any new idea to the case. Hotch insisted we head back to the hotel to have some rest. (Y/N) was one of the last ones to leave, along with Gideon and me.
- "Stop looking at the board"- she said, standing by my side, bag in hand- "Let's go. Your big brain needs to rest."
- "I won't be able to sleep knowing I'm missing something"- I answered, not taking my eyes from the board
- "Come on"- (Y/N) playfully hit my arm- "You need your eight hours of sleep to be a fully functional genius"
- "You should try to get a full night's sleep as well"- I turned to her and watched her eyes widen- "What? Do you think I didn't notice you haven't been sleeping?"
- "No, but I thought you were going to wait until I had a mental breakdown to force me to talk about it; that was the plan, right?"
I tried not to laugh, but it was hard; she is so funny, though I knew that was a sensitive subject, it had been weeks since the incident, and it was clear (Y/N) wasn't processing everything right. If anything, her jokes were a coping mechanism to avoid talking or even thinking about what had happened.
- "We can also talk about it, just... talk"
- "I know what happens with me, Reid"- she whispered and looked around. Gideon was outside, no way near us, but still, she kept her voice low. It made me see she was scared he would hear her, 'cos she didn't want him to think she was weak.
- "I guess I just have to make peace with it. It was gonna happen, and it will happen again, it's my job, it's part of what I do, end of it."
I looked at her and nodded in silence. There was so much I wanted to tell her, but I couldn't shake the thought she was going to laugh at me.
- "Do you want to?"- I made a pause and took a deep breath. Yes, I was very nervous- "Do you want to walk back to the hotel? it's just a few blocks and maybe... fresh air can help you relax?"
I didn't mean to hesitate so much, but it was scary for me to ask her to spend time on our own. I don't know why. It wasn't just with her; it happened with everybody at that point in my life. I was sure no one wanted to spend time with me. Why would they?
- "Can we have a midnight cupcake?"- she asked and smiled. I bit my lips and pretended to give the idea a lot of thinking, though I was craving donuts ever since we didn't have time for dessert at dinner.
- "Just one, and no coffee"
- "What are you? The sleeping police?"- she teased me and led the way. We waved at Gideon and walked outside the police station.
For a rainy night, it was freezing. But I didn't care much. I was too busy looking around, it was technically my first night out in New York, and though I was just leaving work and walking back to the hotel, it was the biggest adventure I have had there so far.
For the first couple of minutes, we walked in silence. (Y/N) looked at her feet, hands stuffed in her pocket as I walked next to her, holding my umbrella for the two of us. I tried to take in everything that was going on around us. It was exciting, being there, alone. I was a twenty-four-year-old Supervisory Special Agent of the FBI, and I was excited to walk with a friend in the New York city streets. No wonder why Morgan called me "kid."
- "Did you know more than 800 languages are spoken in New York City? that makes it the most linguistically diverse city in the world"- I had to start rambling facts after a while because I guess I couldn't help it.
- "Vraiment?"- she answered, and I chuckled. Of course, Master in Linguistics.
- "Oui"- I thought we could have a whole conversation in french; it would have been fun and fascinating, but my French was very rusty, and I didn't know if she was fluent or just learned a few things.
- "When I was a kid, I dreamt about living in New York. I was obsessed with it"- she kept looking down at her feet as she spoke, and I turned to look at her for a second. She looked sad somehow, or that's what I read from her. I've always done my best not to profile profilers. It's harder than you imagine.
- "Why?"- she chuckled at her thoughts and kept her eyes on her shoes.
- "You know how they always make you feel no matter how weird you might be, you are still going to fit in New York?"
- "You are not weird"- I couldn't help but frown and look at her- "You are..."
- "I am weird, we are all weird, that's what makes us great"
I loved that thought. That's why I've never forgotten it. Lie, I can't forget. I remember everything we've said to each other because I want to, not because I have an eidetic memory.
- "But when you are in school, everybody is trying to fit it and be normal, and that wasn't me at all..."
I didn't see that coming, and I have to admit it, I loved it. I often felt I was an outsider at the BAU. Hotch, Gideon, Morgan, Elle, JJ, they all fit in everywhere we'd go. Meanwhile, everybody looked at me, wondering what the hell am I doing there. I could read it on their faces. The fact the team had to introduce me as "Doctor Spencer Reid" is a sign they are making an effort to make me look older and more experienced. Reliable, even.
- "Why would you say you are weird?"- I had to ask- "You look very normal to me, I mean it"- she raised an eyebrow and didn't say a word. She just pulled my jacket and dragged me to a coffee shop.
- "Cupcakes, Reid, you can't expect me to tell you embarrassing facts about my life without a cup of coffee and a mountain of sugar."
JJ always said I ate like a kid, too many pastries and candy, no salad. Meanwhile, (Y/N) kept pushing sugar into my body. I liked that. They were both so different. JJ treated me like I didn't know how to deal with life. (Y/N) treated me like I could help her deal with life. JJ wanted to help me grow up. I could feel (Y/N) wanted to be my friend, and I loved that. I had never felt someone longing for my company. It was always the opposite. I usually felt people were stuck with me.
For months I kept comparing the two of them in my head. JJ had such condescending manners, it sometimes made me think she might actually have feelings for me. Other times, Morgan would call her my mom, which took all the hopes from my mind.
- "What do you do in your free time, Reid?"- (Y/N) sat in front of me in a booth. Right in between us, a table with two coffees, a red velvet cupcake, and a chocolate frosted donut with sprinkles.
- "I read, study..."- I didn't give much thought to my answers- "I also write a letter to my mom every day"
- "That's so cute"- I felt how my cheeks turned blood red, and she smiled at me sweetly.
- "Thanks..."- I sipped my hot cappuccino and winced as the coffee burned my tongue, and she chuckled.
- "Slowly, doc, or are you in a hurry?"
- "Definitely not, I have no other plan, I mean, I could sleep, but I know I won't, and, and I know you won't sleep either, so"- the words left my mouth at such a fast pace, not even I got them all. (Y/N) nodded and started taking apart her cupcake, little by little.
- "That's awesome, 'cos I like hanging out with you, and I don't feel like hanging out with Elle tonight. We are sharing rooms."
- "You don't like her?"- now that was breaking news- "I thought you two got along"
- "Don't get me wrong, I like her. I just don't feel like being the version of myself I am when I'm with her"
I looked at her, not sure of where she was going. She took a piece of cake and ate it slowly.
- "You lost me"- (Y/N) sighed and ran a finger around the edge of her cup.
- "Are you really you the whole time when you are at work, Reid?"
- "Well, yes?"- I wasn't sure that was the answer she wanted, but it was the only one I had- "I don't know how to be anybody else"
That was the whole truth. That's still the truth. Maybe that's why I have never been popular. People say I have no empathy, that I can't read any social cues. If I knew how to be someone else, I would probably try to change that and be a Spencer that's entirely sympathetic and social, like everybody else. But I can't force myself to act differently.
She stared at me, and I could feel the frustration piling behind her small smile.
- "Do you want to know something weird?"- her eyes shone as she stared into mines asking the question
- "Always"
- "You are the only person at the BAU I feel I can be myself with"- she whispered and sipped her coffee again.
- "Thanks?"- I was confused- "But... you are not that different with me than you are with the rest of the team"
- "Well, I am... I don't share who I really am at work because I am afraid"
- "Why? What scares you?"- she sighed and laid back on the seat. I kept my eyes fixated on her until she furrowed her brows, staring back at me
- "Are you trying to profile me, Spencer? 'cos we are not supposed to profile each other. I'm pretty sure it was in the contract I signed"- I smiled, busted, and nodded.
- "If it makes you feel any better, you are hard to read"
- "I'm a good liar, don't tell anyone"
She was proud of her answer, and I guess she should have been. You have to be an excellent liar to catch unsubs, get in their head, play with them when you have to make them talk. I guess she was ahead of me in that area.
- "Well, If it makes you feel better, I feel more comfortable around you than most of the team"
I closed my eyes as I spoke, and I knew my voice had been so low and soft, it hadn't been surprising if she hadn't been able to hear me, but she did.
- "Is it because I don't like touching people either?"- she joked, and a small smile stretched across my lips
- "It is because you"- I stopped and rearranged my thoughts. You could tell she was eager to hear the rest of my answer, and I was making sure not to make a fool out of myself.
- "It's because it feels you don't judge me for being me"
- "That's exactly how I feel, Spencer"- her smile was so big it made mine grow bigger as well.
- "But, why can't you be you with everybody?"- (Y/N) took a big bite of her cupcake, feeling more confident about our conversation and nodding.
- "Mmm, this is so damn good, you should try it, Reid"
- "Answer the question, (Y/N)"- I ignored her random comment and asked again- "Why can't you just be you?"
- "There are two answers to that question, and both of them are real"- she finally confessed and bit her lips, playing again with a little piece of cake on the dish.
- "I'm waiting"
- "You know, for someone who said has all the night off, you are indeed in a hurry now!"- she snickered and stuck out her tongue at me.
- "Fine, here's the truth: I don't want to share my whole real me at work because I am scared people will judge me and think I'm weird and too immature for the job, but at the same time, and this is the second reason, I don't wanna show my whole me at work 'cos I am afraid I'll lose it along the way, I am worried the FBI will take that weird part of me and will turn me into an SSA."
- "You are an S.S.A., (Y/N)"
- "I know, but I'm afraid I might end up being an ASS, Reid"
Her joke made me laugh so hard, tears fell down my cheeks. And she looked pleased to see me laughing.
- "See? That's me, the girl telling weird jokes the whole time 'cos can't stand a serious "grown-up" conversation. Can you imagine this (Y/N) talking with Hotch? Seriously, Reid, can you imagine?"
- "No, I can't"- I shook my head, still chuckling, and took a bit of my donut- "But I would definitely love to."
- "Do you want to know what I do in my free time?"- my mouth was still full, so I just nodded, feeling a little guilty I hadn't asked about her when she had asked about my hobbies.
- "I ride my longboard and play bass, do you think an SAA should be doing that? Do you think Elle does it? JJ? they are the perfect fit for the role. I am that kid at the back of the class who got a stroke of luck and managed to hang out with the cool kids"
- "Am I one of the cool kids?"- I had to ask
- "Yes, Reid, why?"
- "I've never been one of the cool kids before"- she gave me a severe look and sipped her coffee.
- "Here I am, pouring my heart and soul out for you, and all you care about is being one of the popular kids. That's being a lousy friend, Reid."
She was joking, and we both chuckled, but my chest tightened at her words, and the smile on my lips grew wider. She called me her friend for the first time that night.
- "I think you are overthinking this whole thing, (Y/N)"- she sighed at my words and finished her coffee- "We are all weird, you said it yourself"
- "Some on us more than other"
- "Yes, but that's what makes us great and unique. I told you, your vision brings a whole new point of view to the profiles, and I know what it's like to feel insecure people will judge you for being too young"
- "I know, that's why I'm glad you are here"
I am sure I was blushing, and I am absolutely certain she noticed because I heard her giggle as I looked down at my empty dish and fidgeted with my cup.
- "And... are"- I stuttered and narrowed my eyes. I knew I had to stop being so nervous around her; she was my friend, she had said it herself- "Are you ready to talk about your nightmares?"
- "Are you profiling I have nightmares?"- she raised an eyebrow and questioned my question
- "I am staring at the back rings under your eyes. It's clear you haven't been sleeping and considering we both know you went through a traumatic incident, to call it that way, you are clearly going through night terrors or nightmares"
- "Did you go through the same?"
- "Yes, I did"
- "And how did you overcome it?"
- "I haven't. I just made my peace with it"- you could read the deception on her face. That wasn't the answer she was waiting for.
- "They will be more sporadically, I promise, (Y/N)"
- "That's what's scares me too"
- "What?"
- "That one day I won't have the nightmares 'cos I'll be used to seeing the darkness and horror around me."
When we left the cafeteria, it was two in the morning, and the night was freezing. It was no longer raining, and the cold wind could freeze your skin in a second. (Y/N) looked at me as I shivered and opened her bag.
- "Here, put this on"- it was a purple scarf.
- "Thank you"- I was so cold I didn't hesitate. The wool was warm, soft, and it smelled like her- "It's pretty"- I felt I had to compliment it, 'cos she was too nice with me.
- "I made it myself"- you could tell she was proud. I tightened it around my neck and continued our way back to the hotel.
I hadn't felt I could count on someone at the FBI as I did with her. She wouldn't think I'm a kid; she wouldn't be forced to hang out with me. It felt pretty good to have a friend again. Ethan had been the last one I had lost. I always lose the people I love.
- "Thank you"- we were standing outside (Y/N)'s room back at the hotel. I took off the scarf and tried to give it back to her, but she didn't let me.
- "Keep, it's a present for being my first and best BAU friend"- I felt profoundly flattered, and I'm pretty sure I giggled, blushing- "Besides, purple looks good on you"
- "It's my favorite color"- I confessed- "And I'm not saying it just to make you feel good"
- "Then you have to keep it. It was made for you even when I didn't know it"- she smiled one more time and opened the door- "Good night, Reid."
- "Good night, (Y/N)."
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“Look so good yeah, look so sweet. Baby you deserve a treat.”
pairing: sangyeon x female! reader
word count: 2.8k
genre: suggestive, fluff
theme: sangyeon’s birthday gang au
warnings: SMUT!!, profanity, alcohol
a/n: hey guys! i’m back with my long awaited sequel! this can be read as a stand alone but it does take place in the same universe as my other story addicted. again please be nice i’m still not used to writing smut. this was also edited but there could be mistakes! enjoy it! -t :D
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“Do you have anything for Sangyeons birthday? It's in two days.” Kevin asks me while we are in the Starbucks line.
“No not yet. Honestly, I was going to cook him dinner or something. He's been too busy anyways.” I answer him as we move up.
“Boring!! You have been dating for how long? You should surprise him with something he would love.” Kevin says. All of a sudden his eyes widened. “Oh my gosh I have an idea!” He yells a little too loudly.
“Kevin Moon, I swear to god... But let's hear it.” I roll my eyes at him.
“You should dr- Wait, let me order first and then I'll tell you.” Kevin snickers and walks up to the counter, with me in tow.
After getting our drinks, Kevin and I started to walk around the mall. We’re killing time before our afternoon classes, and Kevin wanted to buy a pair of shoes for himself.
“You never told me what I should do for Sang’s birthday.” I nagged Kevin.
He smirked. “You should go to his apartment the day of, send him a picture of yourself in the lingerie your about to buy and then give him the best sex of his and your life” Kevin says proudly.
My eyes widened and before I can protest, Kevin continues his idea.
“I know you guys have had a crazy sex life. Don’t try to argue, it's obvious with all the turtlenecks you wear. He has been busy with the gang, and this will forsure make him come to you. Quite literally.” Kevin explains to me before taking my hand.
“I guess? I mean, I've been really horny lately and the combination of my vibrator and sexting does nothing for me.” I say to Kevin. He laughs and drags me into Victoria’s Secret.
“Ahh, this is exciting! You're gonna pick out some sexy lingerie! I swear, you’ll get Sangyeon coming in his pants before he even gets his hands on you.”
“Shut up,” I try to say but instead, I blush hard. We proceed to walk over to the lingerie section, as I eye the mannequins on display. Maybe this isn't such a bad idea after all.
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November 4th. Sangyeons birthday.
The person looking back at me in my mirror was completely different. I had curled my hair into loose ringlets that rested on my face. I did my eyeshadow with a smokey dark colour, and left my lips bare, as it would all be removed anyways. On my body is a black lace push up bra that barely covers my breasts, with matching panties that highlight my ass. Attached to the underwear on both legs are garters that rest on my upper thighs. Pleased with how I look, I smiled at myself and prepare to leave.
I grab my overnight bag, as I probably will need it. I put on my silver heels and  black long coat, and I leave my apartment. On the way to his penthouse, I stopped at the bakery to pick up the cake I had ordered for him earlier today.
Pulling into Sangyeon’s private garage, I park my car and spot Younghoon, the lead bodyguard of the penthouse. I get out of my car and walk over to him.
“Good afternoon Ms. Y/Ln. Sangyeon isnt home.” Younghoon greets me.
“I know, thank you. I want to surprise him for his birthday!” I reply back, smiling.
“Oh okay! Well I’ll leave you to it. I’ll even stay on the garage floor for you.” He says with a hint of teasing.
I roll my eyes and laugh. “I’ll call you if anything goes wrong. Thanks Hoon, you're the best!” I flash him my best smile as he opens the elevator door for me and laughs.
When I get up to Sangyeons penthouse, I am greeted with no staff at all.
“I guess he sent his staff home today thinking he would crash at the mob house.” I think to myself.  Due to the high volume of work, Sangyeon has been staying at the TBZ house lately, which is why I never get to see him.
I reach his bedroom, and remove my long coat to hide in his closet. I prop my phone up on his night table, set up the camera to a timer, and proceed to take a risky picture of myself.
“I really hope this works.” I think to myself posing as the timer goes off. I grabbed my phone and my jaw dropped.
It was a picture of myself dressed in the black lingerie, kneeling on his bed. There in perfect HD, are my hard nipples poking through the bra, and my legs spread on my knees to reveal my pussy covered in black lace fabric connected to garders on my thighs.
It was great. I pulled up Sangyeons contact and sent him the picture.
“And now we wait.” I say out loud as I lean back into his bed.
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Forty painful minutes later, my phone vibrates next me as I lay on his bed. I roll over to check that it is a message back from Sangyeon, which I open in anticipation.
I'm coming back early, you better be on the bed when I get home. The text read. My eyes widen, and a flash of desire and giddiness shoots through my body, almost leaving me breathless with arousal. I could feel my clit starting to ache with this wave of emotion.
Before I can even remove my panties to relieve the pressure on my clit, I hear the front door to the penthouse open. I jump and rearrange myself so that I'm sitting with my legs dangling from the huge bed. I hear him drop something, and his shuffling getting closer and closer to me. I'm about to call out Sangyeon’s name when the bedroom door swings open.
There Sangyeon stands, suit jacket off and the top buttons of his shirt undone. His eyes are on fire, travelling down my body like he's about to devour me. I stare back at him frozen, as I let myself be torn apart by Sangyeon’s gaze. Finally, his eyes meet mine, and his lips curve into a smirk.
“You're a bad girl.” He whispers.
“What did I do?”  I play innocent.
“You know, how you sent me that picture while I was in a meeting just to get me riled up. Do you know the effect you have on me? I could have embarrassed myself in front of the powerful European gang.” Sangyeon growls. He starts to walk towards me slowly, every step he took making me more aroused.
Sangyeon grabs my face roughly and crashes his lips on mine. The brown haired man pushes me down onto the bed and hovers over me. He kisses me roughly, entering his tongue into my mouth when I part my lips. My hands reach up to his shirt, undoing the buttons fast to reveal his beautiful upper body. I press my hands on his abs, making him gasp into my mouth. I didn't even realize Sangyeon had taken my bra off, until his lips left mine made their way down to my bare breasts.
“Your tits are beautiful.” Sangyeon coos, bringing his mouth down. He catches my left nipple into his mouth and sucks on it softly while using his hand to fondle with my right breast. I let out a loud sigh, as he switches to the right. But when Sangyeon starts to leave open mouth kisses down my stomach, I use this chance to flip him over, making me on top.
“Y/N, baby, I'm always on top. What are you doing?” Sangyeon asks me.
“It's your birthday, let me spoil you for once.” I reply mischievously.
“Baby its okay, I dont m- fuck!” He growls as I leave an open mouth kiss above his belt.
I smirk at him as I undo his belt, and remove his pants and boxers. Sangyeons huge cock springs out, hard and angry. I pump it twice before sinking my mouth down fast.
Sangyeon hisses a string of curses and reaches to grab my hair out of my face.
“Fuck baby slow down. I still want to fuck you later.” He snarls as I moan onto his cock.
Sangyeon takes my hair and motions my head up and down on his cock. I gag when it reaches the back of my throat, tears starting to form in my eyes.
“That’s it, princess. You take my cock so well. You're doing so well, baby.”  He murmurs under his breath, loud enough for me to hear.
Sangyeon grunts loud as I feel his hot cum hit my mouth. I swallow as much as I can, and pull off to meet his eyes.
“God, those eyes. They kill me.” Sangyeon whispers as he reaches over to my face and wipes off some of his cum that got on my lips. I smiled at him, but it was not returned.
“Now I'm in control, baby. Your fun is over.” Sangyeon says quickly before kissing me. He pulls off my lips slowly, lingering there.
“I want you to take your panties off and sit on my face. Let me taste that beautiful cunt of yours.” He says against my lips. I nod my head, feeling my giddiness come back.
Sangyeon repositions himself so that he's lying against his pillows. I stand up and slowly unbuckle the garter that was holding my panties up. I turn around and remove my lace underwear slowly, my ass in Sangyeon’s face.
Before I could even think, I felt his hands on my hips. Sangyeon lifts me up and places me on his face, mouth touching my pussy. Sangyeon presses an open mouth kiss onto my clit, and starts to lick and suck it fast.
“Ah Sangyeon yes!” I moan loud as my hands grip the headboard.
I begin to ride his face, grinding on his lips.  Sangyeon slaps my ass hard, gripping my waist and I think I am seeing stars.
“Right there, yes! Fuck I’m gonna cum.” I tilt my head back and moan, speeding up the pace. He proceeds to stretch my pussy out with his fingers, and adds two inside without any warning.
This is too much for me to handle. I scream as I feel myself cum all over Sangyeon’s mouth and two fingers. He removes his fingers and kisses my clit softly. I roll off of him, and try to catch my breath.
“You taste so good always Y/N.” Sangyeon praises and runs his hand through my hair
All of a sudden. Sangyeon picks me up and walks over to the huge glass window that overlooks the city. I felt the cold glass hit my bare back, which caused me to hiss at the contact.
As I tried to turn myself around to admire the view, my back is full on slammed against the glass window. Sangyeon holds my waist and enters my pussy slowly, letting me adjust to his huge size.
“You're so goddamn tight.” I hear him whisper. I wrap my legs around his torso, making it easier for us to both adjust.
I let out a moan to let him know he bottomed out. Sangyeon removes his cock from my pussy and slams back into me fast. I scream as I feel his fingers dig into my hip bones.
His thrusts become so fast quickly and I'm helpless against him. I wrap my arms around his neck and capture his lips in a messy kiss, moaning against his mouth.
“You like that princess? Everyone seeing me fuck your tight pussy against the window? Sangyeon grunts into my ear,
I moan back, too overwhelmed to answer. He slaps my ass and presses me harder into the glass.
“Answer me, brat.” Sangyeon hisses.
“Yes Sangyeon, oh my god!” I answer him with the only words I can think of.
I can tell his orgasm is close as he pulls me to him as close as possible and thrusts into me deeply.
“FUCK!” Sangyeon yells as I feel his cum enter my pussy. He still is fucking me hard, as I feel the familar knot in my stomach.
“Sangyeon!” I scream and grip his neck as I cum.
We both fall onto the bedroom floor. Sangyeon pulls out of me and cradels my shaking body into a hug. Out of breath and overwhelmed, I feel myself start to cry.
“No baby why are you crying? You did so well. So beautiful for me, always.” Sangyeon cooes into my ear while I sob into his chest.
I look up at him. “I didn't mean to cry, that was just so amazing.” I reply softly, making him chuckle.
“Cmon, I’ll run a bath for us.” Sangyeon says as he picks me up bridal style.
We leave his bedroom and walk to the guest bathroom. A huge jacuzzi style bath rests against a glass window. Sangyeon places me gently in the tub and turns the water on. He grabs the soap and shampoo from the cupboard, placing it next to the tub. He gets in as well, and moves me so my back is against his chest. I feel him start to lather shampoo into my hair as I start to doze off.
“I hope you liked your birthday gift. I missed you a lot and wanted to do something out of the box for you.” I say tiredly to Sangyeon as he pours water over my hair.
“You're my gift everyday. I know sometimes my job gets in the way.” Sangyeon sighed. “I wish it was different, trust me. I hope you know I love you so much.” He places a kiss on the crown of my head.
“I love you too Sangyeon.” I reply to him grinning.
Sangyeon helps me stand up so he can wash my body. As I stand up, I start to grimace from the dull aches on my waist and thighs. Sangyeon notices that and frowns as he puts soap on his hands.
“I hope I didn't hurt you that much.” He says while running his hands softly over the bruise forming on my right hip.
“Don’t worry. I like the pain.” I smirk as Sangyeon rolls his eyes and laughs, making me laugh as well.
After another 10 minutes of Sangyeon and I washing each other, we both get out of the bath and change into matching white robes.
“Go wait on the balcony.” I tell Sangyeon and kiss his cheek.
When I hear him close the balcony door, I go to his kitchen to grab the small cake I got for him, as well as wine and wine glasses. I place the cake and glasses on a tray and pour the wine. I grab the candles and matches I stashed in a cupboard and light them on the cake.
When I reach the balcony, Sangyeon opens the door for me, and his face goes shocked.
“Y/N you didn't have to do that for me.” He says.
I place the tray down on the balcony table.
“Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Sangyeon. Happy birthday to you.” I sang to him grinning.
He pulls me in for a back hug as he blows out his candles. I notice the sun is setting, so I remove myself from his grasp and turn around to watch.
Sangyeon appears next to me and takes my hand.
“What did you wish for?” I ask him looking straight ahead.
“Nothing. I already have everything I need here right now.” Sangyeon turns to me and brings my hand to his lips, kissing it softly. I roll my eyes and stare back at him.
“You're such a cliche.”
“You love it.”
I kiss him with so much passion. Sangyeon grabs my waist softly and kisses back the same, as I wrap my arms around his neck. We part slowly, pecking each other a few times
That night, Sangyeon and I spoon feed each other cake until we are both full. I end up falling asleep on the balcony chair. Sangyeon brings me to his bedroom, and tucks me in.
“I had a great day with you. Goodnight Y/N sweet dreams.” Sangyeon mumbles as he presses a kiss to my temple. He climbs into bed as well and wraps me in his arms.
I dream of cake, black lace, and my dream man, Lee Sangyeon.
i hope you enjoyed! sorry if it was rushed i wanted to get it out asap hehe
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@hearts1ck my beloved
November 1st
CW: explicit; more CWs under the cut
format: one-shot
people: GeorgeNotFound
pronouns: he/him; reader has male anatomy; more specifics under the cut
edited 14 March 2021
anonymous asked
consider. okay. CONSIDER. consider masochist george. okay?? okay. okay LISTEN.
I think I have a problem with gimmicks also. because. because. ever since strawberry milk george, I. I have not stopped thinking about strawberry flavored lube. because! listen okay hear me out.
(this is absolutely 110% a response to discovering that you share a birthday with him. what of it?)
I know everyone likes pillow princess george and. that's okay. that's FINE. these are not mutually exclusive.
george looking up at you with The LookTM wearing some pink strawberry milk lingerie. not even lingerie really! just something cute like that
& him being like. "I know you love me 👉👈 but I need you to fuck me like you don't"
so I was. thinking. that brat george is the exact kind of person to say (playfully & consensually) "but I don't wanna give you head, I just wanna fuck >:(" after you've got him worked up, maybe from teasing him throughout the day, or edging him a little. but you still need some type of lube. so you go to apply the first bottle you see and he's pink when he asks you "😳 is that ... strawberry ... ?" and you're confused like ??? bro you just asked me to fuck you into next week why're you interested in the flavored lube
but. but listen. he would get so enthusiastic about it. at first it's just "maybe I can stand to eat them out just a little bit before ..." and then after you come the first time it devolves really, really quickly into the need to just. take care of you. and it stretches on until you've come three or four times, and you're still shaking, and he's just. completely gone in subspace
hmm ... george climbing up onto your lap when he's done with you, going in to give you a kiss, and he tastes like strawberry. and he ends up moaning right into your mouth because he's been so horny but so? understimulated?? that he outright jumps as soon as his dick grazes your thigh. it would only take a couple stuttery grinds before he's finishing on both of your stomachs
and he's just so cute when comes, or when he bites down on your shoulder to keep himself quiet. and it's your birthdays. so, you decide you'll give him a reason to cry. and he'll finally get put in his place! it's a win-win for both of you!!
istg every time I send you an ask I discover something new about myself. you. you have made a dreamteam simp out of me. I am but a shell of the man I once was. I think I should thank you? [👑]
hearts1ck
i say this nearly every time you send stuff in but...... by god you own my soul. all of it. this – i – first of all, the implications of masochist george losing his fucking mind when you’re rough with him? guhhhfjklgjgf. and ,..d,,f,,, ,, ,, george in pink lingerie. i. i . a... pink satin slip maybe or .... ohghfd; oh my god those. that cat panty/bra set. im ascending im losing my brain as i type this i cannot –
okay im back on earth. he’d get into that rhythm and settle like liquid while he gets to work on you, and his subspace face is so self-satisfied and nearly smug so he’s just having the time of his life,,, and he makes such a loud noise when his dick twitches against your thigh and maybe... JUST MAYBE he whimpers extra watery when you drag his hips to grind against where you’re wet and dripping/your spent cock as if he’s the one who’d get overstimulated by it. when he finally leans away, eyelids heavy, you gently fit your hand over his jaw and ask, “did you even ask? it’s one thing to come without permission, but not even caring to ask? georgie, i might just be offended,” and he whines “green”s against your neck before you even check-in
and because u made it abt both of our birthdays ,,,, spanks for each year we’ve been alive methinks ??? and then the scratch down his ass gets him hard again and he’s so embarrassed by it, ,,, , ,, ,, ,, ,, ,
also thank god you’ve joined the george boat. i’m so proud of myself for hopefully being part of the reason you got dragged over here HJFKDHSKD
#👑 anon #(my beloved) #keep #anon thoughts: george #redsick #SHAWTY WANT THE WHOLE CREW SHAWTY BAD
as soon as you said birthday spanks I decided I had to write more about this. and I was going to leave more snippets in your askbox like the fucking gremlin creature I am, but then my thoughts started. actually having structure? and then I started writing it. and I tried to do homework and write on study breaks only but. I just kept coming back to this. this is the polar opposite of writer's block. I think I'm cursed or something. so here I am rushing to finish this so that I may rest in peace!!
yes I've been writing nonstop since I sent you that ask. what of it. what the fuck of it.
when I said I discover something new about myself every time we interact, I. I'm serious. I think I might be insane or something. I'm way too sadistic. you'll see. what the fuck is this? what the fuck did I just write??
this would have done so much critical psychic damage if I had posted it on November 1st in real life, but mental illness says I can't let my horny thoughts rattle around in my brain for that long. so!! it's you guys's problem now xoxoxo
I'm not fucking proofreading this. love you though 💗
I did end up proofreading actually. oops! looks like posting at 23:00 isn't always a good idea.
November 1st
CW: explicit, anal (kind of vague), bondage (collar + leash), corruption, domspace (I think??), edging, handjob, humiliation, masochism, oral, praise, sadism, spanking, subspace, swearing. I call George a whore and a slut at least once. and also, George calls yellow at one point. this one kind of surprised me so just. Be Careful. I cannot believe I wrote this. I don't know where this came from.
format: one-shot
people: GeorgeNotFound
pronouns: he/him; I use the word "sir;" reader has male anatomy; I use the words "cock," "dick," and "head;" reader can ejaculate
dawn shines through drawn curtains, illuminating the tile floor and your robed figure reflecting off it. batter sizzles in the skillet as you flip the last pancake over. this side looks golden brown, like honeycomb or caramelized sugar. that delicious, freshly-baked fragrance mingles with scented candles. it's perfect, you smile. he's going to love it.
you lift the pancake with a spatula, stacking it on top of the others on his plate. you bring it to his seat at the table, along with the butter, the syrup, the honey, the jam…and you go to pour him a drink.
"hey baby," you greet warmly to the sleepyhead rubbing his eyes in the entryway, still clinging to a pillow. his hair's a mess, only wearing socks and a sweatshirt that reaches down past his thighs. you reckon he'd only just crawled out of bed.
"morning…" he yawns, stumbling past you to take his seat.
"milk?" you ask, he only nods. "did you sleep okay?"
he hums affirmatively. "I…can we…"
one track mind, you joke inwardly. but you don't blame him. "of course," you open the fridge.
you hear him pause. "…is it too early for that?"
"no, no!" you give him a lighthearted laugh. "I kind of expected it, to be honest…I want it, too."
he's silent under the noise of you rummaging through the fridge. "I—"
"sorry—it looks like all we have is strawberry milk. is that alright?"
"yeah…yeah, that's alright. I…actually…wanted to try something new." you shut the fridge, he's fidgeting in his seat.
"hit me with it," your expression is gentle. you pass his cup off to him, but he holds his hand over yours a little too long, looking up at you.
"fuck me like you hate me."
you don't know if it's hearing him swear, or the way he said it so calmly, or how he closed his eyes and swallowed hard before his tone could dip down into something lower. but like a match in an torrent of gasoline, suddenly you're burning up.
you only realize you're staring when he bites his lip and looks down. you start to say something, but the words don't form.
he laughs nonthreateningly, covering his mouth with the back of his hand. "is that a yes?"
you laugh with him. "I…yes, absolutely yes." you turn back around to make your own stack of pancakes. "you should eat first, though."
"what?" he teases. "will I need the energy?"
you smile. "yeah. I think you will." you can practically feel him open his mouth in protest, but he stays silent after that.
and it stays mostly silent while you cook your pancakes. you hear the clinking of his fork on his plate, but it isn't very disruptive. it sounds like he's hurrying to finish his food.
when you go back to the table with your own platter, he's already done eating. he's red down to his neck, fidgeting with the hem of his sweatshirt, looking at you expectantly. you spot a pair of tassels peeking out from under it, just below his hip bones. is that…
he pulls the hem up just a bit, holding your gaze. he smiles, apparently satisfied watching your face heat up.
"I—you should go…go get ready," you manage. he gets up before you even finish your sentence, only stopping to give you a quick kiss on the cheek.
except it isn't quick, when he slides his hand down to rest firmly on your collar, and leans in to trail kisses down your neck. "a-and leave that on," you stutter.
he pauses, just under your jaw. "leave what on?" he murmurs.
your breath catches, you shut your eyes. "whatever the fuck it is you're wearing under there."
he's hardly grazing your skin, but you can feel how hot he is next to you. it takes all of your willpower not to shiver.
he pulls back quickly, only his hand lingering. "I don't know what you're talking about." and just like that, he disappears into your bedroom.
you reach up a hand tentatively to your collar, hot to the touch. I'm in way too deep, you decide, and force yourself to take a bite of your food despite your nerves.
"that," you hiss. "that fucking outfit. that."
"oh, this?" he bites his lip, hooking his thumb in the keyhole. "this's just what I went to bed in last night."
"fuck you. we both know that isn't true."
he tugs gently on his top, pulling it a little to the side. "what's the big deal? can't I wear something special for my birthday?"
"it's special, all right," and you leave it at that, opting instead to slot between his legs where he sits waiting on the edge of the bed. you bring up a hand to cup his jaw, brushing your thumb across his cheek. you'll never get enough of the way he looks at you, like you're intoxicating.
…? you frown.
"is something…missing?" he perks up instantly at "missing."
"what…?" he chooses his words carefully.
"the collar—your collar. where is it?" you turn away to start going through your bedside table, but the way his lips quirk up into a sly smile isn't lost on you.
that's lube…that's a vibrator…where the fuck is it…? "w-what collar?" he stumbles over his words.
your mind jumps to say, the collar that came with that outfit, or I know you know what I'm talking about, but you won't give him the satisfaction. you decide to speak a little darker, only a firm "George." you hear him swallow.
"w-well," his voice is shaky, "you only told me to leave on whatever I was wearing under my shirt. and…I wasn't wearing that collar at breakfast…s-so technically…"
you stop looking immediately. you turn to take him in, legs crossed, stance confident, but expression showing uncertainty. you can see the regret on his face. "get up." he takes a shallow breath. "get up."
"I'm—"
"don't I'm sorry me," you snap. "you look for your fucking collar on your own."
he slips off the bed, looking ashamed, but starts digging through the drawer all the same. "I really am sorry," he murmurs. you take his place sitting on the bed. he finds what he's looking for rather quickly: a simple white leather collar with a bell, and a leash. he hands them off to you shyly. "um, here…"
"good boy," you praise. "kneel."
he shuts his eyes and does as he's told. you can see the bliss wash over his face just at being ordered around. his lips part a little as he lets out a heavy breath. if only I knew what this would do to him, you muse, I'd have done this ages ago.
you fasten the collar, revelling in how he shivers at the gentle sensation of cold leather hanging around his neck. you leave it a little bit loose, but still comfortable, and hook the leash in its place. he sits obediently still on his knees, looking deep in thought.
"Oh, I know what I'm gonna do to you," you bait. "how old are you today?"
"mmm. twenty-five." he looks down.
you smile, holding tight onto the leash. "I'm gonna edge you. twenty-five times."
he flinches away immediately, yet hums in pleasant surprise when the leash snaps taught. the bell jingles stiffly. "no way. that's way too much."
"I think you should've thought about that before you wore that to breakfast," you decide, tugging a little. he's caught off-guard and stumbles forward, stopping himself by leaving a clumsy pair of kisses on the inside of your thigh. the metal and leather feel refreshingly cool against your feverish skin. "we've got all day, baby."
you expect to hear some kind of protest, you're crazy. or a playful taunt, I'm better off doing this by myself. but he knits his brows and openly moans at the thought. "all day…" he repeats.
he looks up at you, almost pleading, and you can hear the resignation in his voice when he whispers "alright."
"get up here," you command. "on top of me." as he climbs up into your lap, a little too eagerly, you add, "and take your dick out."
you shrug your robe off your shoulders while he's working on his panties, and without thinking, you ask, "color?"
he stops, leaving his head poking cutely over the waistband. he looks up at you again. "…what?"
"um…color," you explain. "like, how are you doing? is this okay? I don't actually want to hurt you. uhhh…green means good, yellow means slow down, and red means stop."
he stifles a laugh. "you're such a nerd. I'm okay."
"alright." you blush a little. "we can stop whenever you need to. this is for you…" you think of something horribly unsexy to say. "…birthday boy."
now he's really laughing, with his whole body. you think the way it makes his collar jingle is cute. "oh my god. shut up. just shut up," his expression turns serious, and he drops to a whisper, "and fuck me."
that got you hot again. you pull him by the leash into a kiss, you bite his lip, you eat him up. and you grab the both of you together with your other hand, you moan in tandem. you can feel how you took him by surprise in the way he twitches under your thumb, the way he leans into you with his whole body. you part from the kiss and he leans back on his heels, panting hard, holding on to your shoulders for support. you can feel him shaking a little.
when you move your hand all the way up the first time, you squeeze both of your heads gently, and he practically falls into you. muffled in the crook of your neck, he begs, "god, do that again."
so you do. again. and again. what was a string of stuttered breaths turns into a single broken moan as you jerk the both of you off. when you think you're getting close, you let go of yourself to focus all your attention on him.
"fuck, sir," he whines—hahaha, that sir made your cock leak a little. he shut his eyes tight. "I-I-I think—I think I'm—"
just like that, you stop, and he goes slack, practically laying on you. but he doesn't grind back, or even move to touch himself. that won't last very long.
you let him come back down, knowing edging takes a lot out of you; maybe even more so than actually coming does. slowly but surely, his breathing steadies. you rub between his shoulderblades affectionately, still trying to ground yourself, too.
once you've found your voice again, you question, "are you gonna count for me?"
he makes a sound against your skin, somewhere between excitement and fear. "…o-one." you revel in how fucked-out he sounds already.
"one what?" you prod.
he seems at a loss, like he's forgotten himself, what he said. after a minute or two of pondering, he catches on. "…sir."
it's your turn to moan. your dick jumps at the honorific, still mostly untouched against your stomach. "good boy." and you dive back in. twenty-four to go.
it's noon. you're working on nineteen. and your partner's getting much more…expressive. he's started biting his hand to keep himself quiet, but he's still…
"I-I—oh fuck, I'm—fuck, I-I'm—I'm—" he whimpers through his teeth. and he yelps, whole body shaking, bell jingling incessantly, when he comes all over your hand and stomach.
you take your hand off him immediately, and this time he does try to reach down, ride through it, but you grab both his wrists to stop him. he grinds down uselessly against your thigh and your dick. although you're still hard, and only a hairline trigger away from coming yourself, it doesn't stop you from keeping this brat in line. you only bite your lip and close your eyes.
he leans his forehead against yours, moving in to give you a kiss, but you push him away.
"did you never learn how to fucking count?" you growl.
he winces. "I-I-I-I'm…I'm sorry—"
you scowl at your hand, covered in come. "here, slut," you raise it up to his lips. "clean this off for me."
he tears up a little, but takes your fingers into his mouth all the same. pretty quickly, though, he spits them back out.
"it doesn't taste good…" he complains.
"oh? oh, it doesn't?" you mock. "but it felt good, when you came without my permission, like a cheap fucking whore."
a couple of tears spill over, roll down his cheeks, yet he says nothing, only moving back in to lap his come off your hand. you can see it in his expression that he's not very happy about it, but he doesn't protest further.
"is this good enough, sir?" he asks, when it seems that he's gotten it all. it looks clean enough, you agree. you grab him by the chin, hooking your thumb in his mouth. you don't even have to tell him to suck.
"you come without my approval again, and it's over. you can go back to playing minecraft—or what-the-fuck-ever—with your friends for your birthday. do you want to sleep on the couch, Georgie?"
if he wasn't crying before, he's definitely crying now. he doesn't shake his head, but he circles your fingertip with his tongue enthusiastically, as if to say, I'll be good, I'll be good this time, looking up at you doe-eyed.
"bend over for me," you demand. "across my lap."
he does so immediately. he slips a little bit while he's changing positions, you hear the bell ring, and he scrambles to correct himself. he settles with his ankles crossed and his head in his hands, propping himself up on his elbows. you feel a little bad, you admit, but you won't budge; he has a safeword, you trust that he'll use it.
"let's try that again," your tone softens. "I want you to count for me, okay?"
he nods.
you pull his panties to the side, pause briefly, and bring down your hand with a satisfying smack.
"ohhhhhh—" he moans, jolting a little. "—holy shit, did you just spank me?"
your stomach drops, you go to rub him gently where you just hit him. "is that okay—?"
"it's hot, it's so hot, fuck," he shifts in your lap. "um, sorry…one."
seriously, something about hearing him swear awakens something in you, every time. you're fired up. you spank him again.
"mmm—two…" is he…? "three…"
you pause to massage his ass again, and to speak. "you're…you're hard again, aren't you?"
you didn't even spank him yet, but he lets out a moan. "fuck, I—I just. I want you. I want this. so, so much."
you wonder if this is actually the same George who was fidgeting with his pillow in the dining room this morning.
"you're so bad, getting turned on by something like this," you tease. he only moans in response.
"four—five—six—seven…" he chokes out. "it's starting to sting…"
you take a break, kneading the skin where your angry red handprint is starting to take shape.
"eight…nine…but god, it hurts so good…" he wipes his eyes with the back of his hand. "ten…"
at ten, you linger for a moment, holding a handful of his ass. "does it?"
"yes—yesyesyes," he buries his face in the pillow, and shivers. "fuck, eleven…twelve…"
you pull his panties down to his knees, and switch sides. he lifts his hips up, so I can reach him better, you guess. you don't miss the telltale glint of a butt plug, but you'll get to that later.
"thirteen—fourteen—fifteen—sixteen," he moans between slaps. he's gripping the pillowcase so hard his knuckles are white.
in this new position, the way he jumps with every hit makes his cock brush against yours just right. fuck, you're still hard from earlier. this time you're the one who whimpers.
"seventeen, eighteen," he pauses, breathless. you pull gently on his leash, he arches his back and moans, "n-nineteen." his bell jingles.
he grinds down, just for a moment, and the friction is delicious. you're a little dizzy, you think you might've thrust back. you both sigh at the feeling.
"…t-twenty…see? I-I can count…I'm a good boy…I'm good for you…aren't I?"
"you are," you murmur, but you aren't sure he hears you. "you're so good…"
"twenty-one—twenty-two…I-I feel like I haven't done anything right today…twenty-three…"
"…George…?" you hear a muffled sob.
"twenty-four…" he mumbles.
"George?" you start to get concerned. he just keeps crying. "hey…" you whisper. you gently prompt him to turn him over; the pillow's a little wet. you pull the panties off all the way, and get him out of the bra, which had a little stray come on it. you help him sit up in your lap, and pull him into a hug.
"am I really just a whore…?" he asks brokenly.
"you've been so good for me, baby. you've done everything I've asked." you wipe his tears away with your thumb. "are you okay?"
"but I—" he coughs. "—I came too soon, I came without your permission…"
you kiss his hair, and hold him to your chest. "you've been so patient. I'm proud of you."
he finally wraps his arms around you. "I-I'm sorry."
"nonsense," you reassure. "your comfort takes priority. are you okay? color?"
"I…" he searches for the words. "I dunno. yellow? I…that hurt, I think. being…degraded?"
you comb through his hair with your fingers. "I understand. thank you for telling me. I love you."
you stay like that for a minute. you grab him a snack and a drink, but for the most part, you just enjoy each other's company, tangled-up together. you don't bother putting your clothes back on.
it's later in the evening. you're straddling him, peppering his shoulders with kisses, and he's giggling underneath you. he turns over to give you a short and sweet kiss.
"baby?" he says, looking expectantly.
"what is it?" you sit back on your heels.
he hesitates. "…I wanna keep going. from earlier."
you're serious again. "are you sure you're okay?" you grab his hand, bringing it up to kiss his fingertips. "I don't want to hurt you."
"I'm alright," he assures. "I remember you promising me an all-day thing, though."
you blush, a little surprised by his forwardness. "of course. I think…I…" you laugh. "I wanna fuck you."
"yeah?" he smiles, leaning up close. "show me how much."
you hold his jaw while you kiss him, biting his bottom lip between your teeth. he tastes like the coffee and cream you made him earlier. you feel his breath hitch. he reaches up to hold your shoulders.
you pull back. "hey, blow me first."
"what? why?" he giggled.
"it's been a couple hours, I'm not hard anymore," you coax. "I thought you liked taking orders?"
he cringed. "but come tastes gross!"
you slid off him and hopped off the bed, opening the drawer. "suit yourself. you get to watch me jack off, then."
"fine by me, I think you look good when you masturbate."
"ohhh, I forget, you're too blissed-out to pay attention to how I look when you're getting fucking owned."
"I am not!"
"you are too!" he sticks his tongue out at you.
you open the lid, pouring a little on your hand, a little on your cock. it's translucent pink, seems a little fragrant. you give yourself a couple of strokes with a sigh.
he's quiet for a second, then, shyly, "um…is that…strawberry flavored…?"
you bite your lip. "I thought you weren't gonna give me head?"
"I was just curious." it's a weak lie, but you say nothing.
your eyes are shut, but you can feel him moving around a bit on the bed, you hear his bell ring a couple times. you feel a hand on your thigh, so you decide to peek. and holy shit.
your partner's made his way to the floor, on his knees between your legs, holding his leash in his mouth, his fucking mouth, what the fuck. his thumb's rubbing circles on the inside of your thigh. the half-lidded look he's giving you should be criminal.
"you—I thought you said you wouldn't…" you can't find the words. you reach out and take the leash from his mouth. you see your hand shake in front of you.
"I'm just watching…" he whispers, looking up at you, mesmerized.
you're only able to get a couple of pumps in before he's joining you, hand over yours as you get yourself off. just the extra sensation of somebody else's touch is enough to make you bite back a moan.
"fuck—!" you jolt when he licks a stripe up the underside. he mouths over the head, jerking you off on his own now. you move to grip the sheets in one hand, his leash in the other. and you come without warning. you see it end up on his hand and your stomach before you shut your eyes tight.
he's quiet while you're coming down, just helping you ride it out, giving you kisses on your thighs. when you look back down at him, he's got two of his fingertips in his mouth, licking them clean. he stands up abruptly, it startles you a little. you see his bell ring. and he grabs you by the hips and leans down to your midriff.
"…I don't think I cleaned you off all the way earlier…" he breathes, and he starts to lap up the mess of his and your come that's been on you since this afternoon.
what the fuck. why is this so hot? why is he so hot? all too soon, your spent cock twitches in interest at your lover. he cups it with a hand, smiling against your tummy. you're so sensitive it hurts. you think you mean to say something, but nothing comes out.
"hmm…?" he bites his lip. "you still want some more?" all you can do is whine. at this point, you don't know if it's in protest or invitation.
you don't get the chance to find out either, because fuck, he's really going down on you now. you don't know what the fuck he's doing with his tongue, or where his gag reflex went, but at this rate you're gonna come again.
"George—George, baby, I—slow down, I-I'm—" you plead. his leash slips out of your hand, you tip your head back.
he swallows.
the last thing you remember is coming harder than you ever have in your life. you think you held him by his hair. you might've fucked his mouth a little. he's never let you come in his mouth before…fuck…
it's nighttime now. he's riding your thigh, got one of his legs slotted between yours. the friction between his knee and your overstimulated cock feels embarrassingly good. you're so dizzy, all you can articulate is a loud moan. you don't sound at all like you remember. his bell keeps ringing and ringing and ringing as he grinds against you.
he leans down, one arm holding your hip, the other keeping himself propped up. he bites your shoulder, hard, hard enough to bruise. he comes on both of your stomachs.
"George," you beg. you're losing your voice.
"mmmmmmsir," he slurs. "fuck me."
"George, I…" you don't know what you're saying. the end of your sentence turns into a whimper.
"you need me to get you hard again? you need me to rile you up?" he turns to kiss your jaw, feeling around for your dick. "like this?"
"George," you sound urgent, until he squeezes right around the head, and you forget what you were saying. you're pretty fucking close to forgetting who you are entirely.
he sits up on top of you, grinning. "love the way you say my name, sir."
that name. all it takes is the way he says that fucking name and you're ready to go again. you flip the two of you over, so that you're towering over him instead. "you still didn't. fucking. ask me. if you could come."
he giggles, a little crazed. he hooks his arms around his knees, hugging them to his chest.. "so what? so what? you gonna fuck me 'till I behave?"
"yes," you reach down, "I think I will." and you pull out the butt plug he (probably forgot he) had in all day.
"fuck—" he sobs. you watch his dick bob. precome drips into a pool on his stomach. "—green—green—so fucking green."
you're still sensitive from coming twice—you're pretty sure he is too. you lean down to give him a kiss, you moan into each other's mouths. he tastes like strawberries and his and your come. it is a little gross, you admit. but he's so tight and so fucking cute that you can't bring yourself to care. you part, and there's a line of salvia connecting the two of you.
"wait—" you say, but it comes out like a growl. "roll over."
he gets on his hands and knees, reaching back and spreading himself open for you. fuck.
you fuck him like that, holding the leash tight, loving the way he arches his back into the bed. the bell on his collar jingles incessantly.
you spank him, one last time.
"th-that's twenty-f-five—oh, fuck, sir," he growls, clinging on to the blankets for dear life.
you pin one of his hands in place and reach down to touch him. he starts laughing again.
"mmmmmmay I please come, sir? I—fuck—I'm so close, soclosesoclose," his breath stutters, you can hear the breaks in his voice. he buries his face in the blankets.
I'm close, you think, but the words don't make it out. "you're so good—you're so fucking good—come for me—fuck, come for me."
you're a mess. there's some drying solution of come and lube on your stomach. not to mention whatever the fuck's going on with your hair. your robe is discarded haphazardly on the floor. you think you've got a hickey, but you can't remember where.
actually, you're both a mess. he's also covered in come, sweat, and lube. he's got a red ring around his neck where you pulled him by the leash a little too hard. he's just covered in bruises. he clings to your arm, still fast asleep. you both passed out pretty quickly after…whatever that was, but you got back up a couple hours later. it doesn't look like he did, though.
actually, your whole bedroom is a mess. a blanket or two ended up discarded on the floor. there's an empty bottle of edible lube somewhere around here. your kitty lingerie set, still dirty, somehow ended up hanging in the closet. the first time you woke up you were both cuddling with a butt plug that you misplaced in the heat of the moment.
you don't think you've ever seen him like that. you can't even put it into words. you've never spanked him. he's never called you sir. you've never come in his mouth. he's never…begged for you like that before. you've never been so exhausted after coming that you both just, just fainted.
you feel lightheaded, and dead tired. you know you both must have gotten back up and gone at it at least a couple more times, but it's blurry, you can't remember. all you know is your vibrator's missing, and you feel…unusually empty, like you do the morning-after getting railed a little too hard.
last night…what the fuck happened last night?
you contemplate getting up, slipping your arm out of his embrace, pulling the covers back up around him, leaving to make breakfast. you're kind of disgusting, several hours after sex without cleaning up properly. you want to get yourselves some washcloths, maybe take shower together, or run him a bath. you know he's gotta be way more sore than you are.
you catch yourself staring, lost in thought; he just looks too cute when he's very clearly roughed up, but still sleeping soundly. and with the way he wanted…the way he needed you yesterday, you don't think he would want to wake up alone.
maybe it's okay if we sleep in a little longer.
you stroke his hair and whisper, "happy birthday, baby boy."
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So we're having a s7/s8 breakdown on this fine Saturday? Good. May I interest you in theese thoughts (this whole ask might include some wild speculation, I hope you're up for it, if no, please ignore and I will crawl back to my basement, also this got SO LONG I AM ALMOST ASHAMED, but I need to exchange thoughts with someone agsfsdghf):
Amelia was the original blurry wife for Sam. I remember at the time s8 was airing the fandom wasn't really fond of her because she wasn't very special as a character, she felt kind of boring (obviously the wincest/bibro side hated her for different reasons lol) and unfortunately she was very forgettable. She was literally Just Some Woman, a blank canvas. (idk if you agree but this is what I think). But. I think she was set up to be Sam's endgame if season 8 was the last one. He gets what he wanted - out of the hunter's life, white picket fence, a wife and a dog. And it was confirmed somewhere that she was written off due to the hate she received (spn fandom being spn fadom I am leaving this without comment). So that is why I believe she was gonna be the Blurry Wife of season 8, but she was written off....
....."But hey!", you might say, "Sam was the one doing the trials in season 8! So how can she be his endgame if he was going to lock up Hell and die?". I have an answer! Sam doesn't start the trials until 8x14, four episodes after he broke up with Amelia and chose Dean in 8x10. Up until then it was agreed that Dean was going to be the one to do the trials, it was changed last minute in the show (when Sam ends up killing the hellhound in 8x14) and part of me wonders how much it might reflect the last minute change in real life. counterpoint: spn got a renewal on February 11th 2013 and 8x14 was shot November 30th - December 11th 2012 so renewal is not the case, maybe just a general change of direction for the season? idk, BUT......
.... but maybe? now I am thinking. So they make Sam break up with Amelia to get rid of her and so he can do the trials. and he is going to die. so basically once again Sam is going to die in the finale as a sacrifice (like in Swan Song) (oh I just remembered 8x23 was titled Sacrifice. NICE). And now back to Dean and everything romantic that happened that I mentioned in those tags. Let's say they keep the 'I love you' in 8x17 (I am still writing all of this under the assumption that season 8 was going to be the last one). And Cas disappears. And now guess what. He is not in 8x18. He is not in 8x19 but you know who is? NAOMI with this epic line: "And yet you haven't warded this place against us. I know. You're hoping Castiel will return to you. I admire your loyalty. I only wish he felt the same way. I know you don't want to believe it, Dean, but we're on the same side – shutting the Gates of Hell, bringing Castiel in from the cold. Take a moment. Think about what I've said." literally WHAAAAT, what were we supposed to think at this point?!?!? IF THE 'I LOVE YOU' was kept in 8x17?! can you imagine?! (also sidenote: 8x19 is a buckleming episode where they kill off Benny. epic highs and lows, etc.)
So they aren't reunited until 8x22 (i mean last seconds of 8x21 but it doesn't really matter). And Dean is angry, and hurt and we have this piece of dialogue:
CASTIEL: Dean, I can go with you. A FEW SECONDS PASS BEFORE SPEAKING AGAIN Dean. I'm sorry. DEAN: For what? CASTIEL: For everything. DEAN" Everything? Like, uh... Like ignoring us? CASTIEL: Yes. DEAN: Or like bolting off with the Angel Tablet, then losing it 'cause you didn't trust me? You didn't trust me. CASTIEL: Yes. DEAN: Yeah. Nah, that's not gonna cut it. Not this time. So you can take your little apology and you cram it up your ass. CASTIEL: Dean, I thought I was doing the right thing. DEAN: Yeah, you always do.
still with me? ok. so then Cas is sad and wants to apologize and goes out to buy Dean beer and pie but Metatron finds him and they go on their little quest together. blah blah blah, Sam and Dean catch Crowley, they are in the church, Sam in beginning the ritual on Crowley when wild Cas appears and asks Dean for help because... he needs a Cupid's Bow for Metatron to lock up Heaven. and he asks for Dean's help. I mean at this moment I think everyone would have gotten the HINT. Dean leaves Sam with Crowley to do the trial by himself (he chooses to go with Cas this is important because the last time he saw Cas he was angry at him).
And then we have that infamous bar scene where Dean might still be hurt but now he is afraid of losing Cas AGAIN due to Heaven about to be locked up and he is like "ummm are you sure? you're -- you're boarding up Heaven, and you're locking the door behind you. you did a lot of damage up there, aren't you afraid the angels might kill you?" and Cas is like stone cold "yeah they might and I am sure about doing this" :( and then they witness as two dudes fall in love in the bar. hint hint again.
quick cut to Crowley who says: "Don't we all -- you, me -- we deserve to be loved. I deserve to be loved! I just want to be loved". hint hint Love is a whole theme of this episode
AND THEN Castiel's grace ends up being the last ingredient to cast out all angels from Heaven after a nephilim and cupid's bow. And it's brushed off with a no-homo line by Metatron: "I want you to live this new life to the fullest. Find a wife. Make babies." SURE. oh to get my hands on the original first drafts of those episodes... a girl can dream.
in conclusion I wonder what the ending would be here. Dean and Cas eventually reunite and finally talk it out? one can argue: "but why Cas didn't confess back when they were having their moment in the bar? :/" well, because, as he tells us himself, (actually he says it to Kevin prior to he bar scene, but it's easy to understand that he is also talking about himself here): "There is no out. Only duty. You are a Prophet of the Lord, always and forever... ...until the day you cease to exist, and then another Prophet takes your place. Now, are you clear as to the task before you? Then do it, and let's go." (now don't think about this line and Dean's quiet: "Are you sure? Aren't you afraid?" in the bar and Castiel's "Yeah I'm sure")
so then they finally reunite, both human and they find each other and Cas is like "My grace was the special last spell ingredient because ..................." and they would address the Crypt Scene confession finally, I guess. They arrive at the Church and Sam is dead (according to what we know now (if a soul was in hell it will always end up in hell thing) maybe he went to hell. maybe it's locked up but he is the one in charge Rowena-style?). So of course Dean is a wreck but he has Cas by his side. Holding hands as they bury Sam. I don't know but I want to know SO BADLY what they had originally planned here. I would literally willingly sell my kidney to read Carver's mind.
I AM DEEPLY SORRY FOR THIS ASK I HAD TO GET THIS OUT OF MY HEAD ILY <3333333333333
okay I have NO CLUE what they meant to do or the validity of the assumptions, but this is SO interesting and I agree with all your analysis of canon, except I also don't think that Cas like. understood at all or ever thought Dean's "I love you" meant what Dean did at this point xnkslfkdkdkskd so I see your draw to him specifying duty given his probable suicide rather than stay with Dean like he wants.
I also do wonder what they were doing with Sam in s8 it's very disjointed and out of character, so your guesses are VERY interesting. Amelia like made no sense Sam made no sense or the way Sam treated Benny (which I think was set up for Sam decided to choose hunting with Dean over her and Dean about Benny, so I don't know if she was meant to be endgame ever? but I have nooo clue what they could have meant for because the plot is all over the place in s8). anyways INTERESTING. I love all your thoughts thanks for sending this ask 💞💞
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Polaroid
Han x Fem. Reader Soulmate au
Warnings - Swearing, mentions of sex, and Fluff that'll make you cry.
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Y/n's pov, November 27 2020
My mother once told me that I will know when I'm in love, she never specified what hints will cross my path... She just said I'll know.
As a young adult now, sharing an apartment with my close friend Yeji. I'm starting to become impatient with this whole game of love, why can't I just get told who is my perfect match. I'm so tired of having my hopes risen up and then crashed down onto my heart... Breaking it each time.
"Any plans today?" Yeji asked from the kitchen, making me cringe at the word plans.
I just was still recovering from a terrible break up, where I caught the supposedly love of my life slurping the life out of his assistants pussy. I won't forget the feeling of my heart completely stopping for a few seconds, as my mind told me to run and not look back.
"Yes actually, I have a date with Netflix and the leftovers in the fridge." I replied, slyly smirking as she stared at me like a worried mother.
"Well Netflix isn't going to have to wait for his turn. Because I have this guy who is really interested you and is a total sweetheart." She sighed, showing me a photo of the guy she was trying to set me up with.
"Yeah... No." I replied, beginning to retreat back to my room.
"Y/n! JISUNG TOLD ME!" Yeji announced, catching my attention from the front of my bedroom door.
"I-it's still a no Yeji." I whimpered, shutting the door harshly behind me as she sighed in defeat.
Yeji's pov
She needs to get out of this place, it's been two weeks now. All over a guy she barely even knew, I know the true reason she is hiding and she will never admit it.
Y/n is scared to see his face again, our best friend Han Jisung. The best friend that she happened to fall in love with, and moved away from after she got accepted into the university of her dreams.
They were never just best friends in anyone's eyes, not even there own. Yet they both tried to fill in the whole in their heart with other people, never realizing that all they had to do was just say three difficult words.
Y/n was in a hurry to find her perfect partner after I found mine, the man next door with the matching tattoo on his wrist. Your tattoo shows up when you are over the age of 19 and are near your soulmate, it shows up on your wrist, neck, or shoulder blade.
She didn't want to see Jisung in case that tattoo never came, they both wouldn't be able to handle the realization. But it is a part of life, and I'm not going to let my best friends live alone when they could have a chance to be in love and happy.
Han wanted to see us both while he was visiting the city, even though he knew the risk of utter devastation. That fake profile was just a set up so that she would finally meet up with Han, and she probably already knew about my plans.
I walked up to her door cautiously, gently brushing my knuckles against her door.
"Y/n... I know why you are actually upset."
Y/n pov
"Because of Han Jisung." I answered, brushing past the old childhood photos saved on my phone.
"I know that's what you were going to say Yeji, and you're right. I know I won't be able to take it if the guy I love isn't the one for me, and that all of those nights alone with him that are coded into my brain are worthless. I'm scared Yeji, I'm scared that I won't be able to think of most of my life without tearing up." I explained, as she plopped down on my bed next to me.
"You're fear will just get worse until you find out, you'll never know the result until you actually try." She replied, placing my head on her shoulder for comfort.
I let out a shaky breath as a couple tears streamed down my cheeks, she was right as usual. But I still needed at least one day to prepare myself.
"Fine, but let me rest today. I'm not going to fancy restraint with puffy eyes and bed head." I remarked, watching as a sly smile spread across her lips.
She slowly began to exit my bedroom, delighted that she finally got her way with me. Not even explaining who that fake date even was, probably just a random guy from Google. It was 11:30 at night, and all of my crying really wore the energy out of my body and mind.
So eventually sleep crossed paths with my mind and hooked up, completely losing consciousness as my memories flashed like a polaroid camera.
December 15th 2018
"I can't believe we're graduating this year, seems like we only started high school yesterday." Jisung sighed, carrying both of our bags while walking home together.
"Don't worry quokka, you'll still carry my bags for me even after high school." I teased, pinching the reddened skin of his cheeks.
"Oh very funny, and you'll still put crackers in your mouth and pretend to be a walrus." He remarked dodging the snowball that came his way.
He set my bags down on my front yard as he gathered his own army of cold fluff balls. I tackled him to the ground as we both drowned the silence in laughter, I traced my frosted mittens across his face. Gently crossing his lips as he brushed the snow chunks from my hair.
The close warmth of his breath against my face sent my heart into a frenzy, I secretly craved the closeness of him... But I never wanted to admit it in case I'd lose him.
His now glossed lips looked so kiss able, the way they pouted as he focused on my hair. And how they stretched into a warm smile that left a fuzzy feeling in my heart for years, made it only harder to stop myself from interlocking them with mine.
"I better get going bun bun. I'll see you tomorrow at school though." Jisung reassured, lightly booping my nose as he left his trail from my snowy front yard. Waving one last time to catch my attention as I was at the front door.
"Farewell loser!" He shouted, showing off that bright smile of his.
"Farewell to you as well, asshole!" I retorted, giggling as I walked into my empty house all alone.
November 28th 2020
Y/n pov
"Wake up! Time for bubble tea!" Yeji screamed, jumping on top of me as she consistently hit me with my own pillows.
"I thought we were meeting Jisung later." I sighed, looking at the red numbers of my alarm clock reading 7:30am.
"Yes we are, but I want bubble tea and to talk with you about some stuff I found out." Yeji replied, pulling me out of bed to soon push me into the washroom.
I complied to her excited energy, understanding it is pretty exciting for her.
The steaming water swallowed every inch of my skin, blocking out all of the noises outside. Only leaving me and the blank wall to stare at, droplets of water racing against each other. A flash of the mirror and sunlight clashing, sending the flash of a polaroid to my memories.
August 16th 2018
Yeji squealed as her boyfriend threw her into the pool, soon joining her in a large cannonball jump. All of his friends danced around with liquor drenching their breath, as their bodies clashed together in ways they didn't fully understand.
It wasn't my style of fun, it instead gave me a wave of fear and stress. Not recognizing any of these people, while they danced around half naked. Yeji's boyfriend decided that she had enough fun for one night, and took her home to rest.
I hurriedly gathered my belongings and rushed out the door, just as excited and horny shouts came from the pool. I was okay to walk home alone, it felt nice to be surrounded my silence for once. Even if my conscious tortured me about every bad possibility.
"Need a drive home party animal?" a familiar voice called from across the road, that voice of the man who has always had my back.
"I'd actually really like that." I replied, feeling a wave of comfort when I entered the car.
"I can tell your a bit freaked out." He sighed, throwing his bad into the backseat.
"That party was just... A lot. A lot more than I expected." I whimpered, still a bit overwhelmed from the experience.
"How about you stay at my place for the night. We'll even watch some American horror story..." Jisung suggested, even though he was shit terrified of anything remotely scary.
"I'm holding you to it quokka." I giggled, slapping his thigh teasingly.
We drove to his home as the car filled with a random playlist of songs, one landing on my favorite 'Turning Page'.
"I didn't know you liked this song." I commented, blushing softly at the tone of the song.
"I want this to be the song that represents me and my soulmate. It sounds cheesy, but it's true." He revealed, glancing my way as the car stopped in the from of his home.
The whole topic of soulmates use to be humorous to me, remembering when me and Han drew matching docks on our palms as 'our' symbol. Even taking a polaroid photo of the amazing art we drew, I still have it in my phone case.
Then it hit me, how much it would hurt to see him destined with someone other then me. That moment when he glanced back into my eyes with a shy smile, is when I admitted to myself for falling madly in love with my best friend.
November 28th 2020
I walked along the streets of our home town, hanging my mask off my chin when sipping my bubble tea.
"You know what's crazy." Yeji started, catching my focus immediately.
"I remember the moment you started crushing on Jisung. You didn't even have to tell me, I already knew." She admitted, gazing at me with only a soft warmth in her eyes.
"It was obvious by how many photos you had of him and you on your wall, and the way you looked at him as if he were your dream person." She continued, texting something on her phone that I couldn't quite see.
"Or how when he caught you staring he'd reply with 'take a picture it'll last longer'... And you always did to get revenge. I will never forget the day I saw you two as more then best friends, that was the same day when I bought you that polaroid camera for Christmas. " She replied, taking a short break as her hands nervously fidgeted with her skirt.
"That's why I want a 'thank you' later on." She mumbled, before running off and leaving me completely stunned on the bench.
"Y/n..."
September 14th 2018
"It's crazy that this is your last day here." I sighed, trying my best not to cry.
He nodded trying to smile the pain away like me, but soon caving in once his arms met my body. I nuzzled into the crook of his neck, hoping I could capture his scent one last time.
"I'll still visit. I can't cope without seeing your face, asshole." He chuckled lightly, sniffling quietly when he retracted his arms away.
He stared at my features for a few long seconds, as if he was contemplating on doing something. Jisung shook his head, smiling brightly once more as he pulled me into one last hug.
As he put his palm on the door knob, I shouted his name one last time. Running across the room towards him, he turned around immediately dropping his bangs on the ground.
He instantly knew what I was going to do, since his lips molded with mine without one ounce of hesitation. His hands lost in my hair, pulling me closer and closer until there was no space between us. Jisung's lips were so much sweeter and softer then any other kiss I've had.
The sweetness was sprinkled with the salty taste of our mixed tears. Only creating more as the kiss began to end, both of us realizing we should've told each other so much sooner.
"I love you." We both sighed at the same time, smiling sadly at the bittersweet sting in our hearts.
November 28th 2020
"Jisung..." I gasped, turning around quickly to make sure I wasn't hallucinating.
"W-wow... You've really. Wow." He stuttered, cautiously inching closer towards me.
"You too." I chuckled airily, swallowing back my tears. I missed him so much, but it hurt too much to see him at the same time.
"Y/n... I know it's been a while. But I honestly came here because I needed to see you. I still love you, and I don't care if we're soul mates or not. I'll sharpie our own symbol on us everyday if I have to." He revealed, grasping my hands between his own.
"I'm sorry that I was being so selfish." I sighed, caving into my own tears. Regretting my fears of seeing him again, feeling terrible for torturing him just as much as I tortured myself.
"We are both scared. It's not our fault, but I just want us to accept that things may not go our way. But that won't stop us from being together." He reassured, lightly brushing frosted his mitten across my features. Glossing over my lips gently, his eyes warm and gentle as they fluttered shut.
I molded into his kiss immediately, lacing my fingers through his silky hair. Soon pulling him closer to my so there was no space between us, making sure no one could try and ruin this moment for us.
His lips still were as sweet as the first time they molded into mine, and his fingertips could still make my legs give out by how gentle they were against my skin. Every emotion flashed through my mind, all my regrets, confidence, love, lust... It all flashed just like a...
"Polaroid." He gasped, tugging my palm next to his as the ink slowly traced the same picture into my palm. The picture of the camera that captured all the moments I treasured with my soulmate, the soulmate that was everything I could've asked for.
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