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fullcravings · 11 months
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V/GF Coconut Caramel Brownies
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Coconut Joy Cheesecake
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morethansalad · 10 months
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Oatmeal Breakfast Brownies (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
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soundbreaking · 4 months
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Recipe for Coconut Macaroon Brownies These decadent brownies have a delicious layer of coconut sandwiched between two chocolate layers. They were requested at a political campaign, at a social party and at my fiftieth anniversary.
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retrowunderland · 8 months
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Recipe for Coconut Macaroon Brownies These decadent brownies have a delicious layer of coconut sandwiched between two chocolate layers. They were requested at a political campaign, at a social party and at my fiftieth anniversary. 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 4 cups unsweetened flaked coconut, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 cups white sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 1 cup butter softened, 4 eggs
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one-time-i-dreamt · 10 months
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Banana brownie cake
Ingredients:
6 ripe bananas
240 grams of almond or peanut butter (1 cup)
1 table spoon of coconut oil
3 drops of vanilla extract
160 grams of cocoa powder (2/3 cup)
chocolate chips and/or thinly sliced almonds as sprinkles
1. heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius/400 F
2. mix it all together in a bowl, first with a spoon to smoosh the bananas, then use a mixer for 2 minutes to get a nice, even consistency
3. put a baking sheet on a baking pan, pour the mix in
4. sprinkle chocolate chips and/or thinly sliced almonds on top before popping it in the oven for 25 minutes on 180 C or 350 F
5. wait for it to cool
Enjoy!
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kitchenwitchtingss · 8 months
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RECIPE INDEX
(This is a continuously updated quick-access list of all my uploaded recipes.)
BAKED GOODS AND SWEETS:
WITCHY SAGE BUTTER ROLLS
BAKED APPLE HAND PIES
STOP BEING SO HARD ON YOURSELF FUDGE BROWNIES 
WITCHES PUMPKIN PIE 🥧
ANGEL’S AWARD-WINNING LEMON POPPY SEED BREAD
ANGEL’S SWEET HOTCAKES
RED VELVET CAKE FOR SELF-CONFIDENCE
“LOVE YA LIKE A LOVE SONG” FUDGE
WITCHES FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
BAKLAVA
MAGICK CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
WITCHY THUMBPRINT COOKIES
SWEET CREAM BUNS
LATE WINTER BUTTER ROLLS
BRING ME POSITIVITY PECAN FRENCH TOAST BAKE
MAPLE BUTTER COOKIES
WITCH STYLE VEGAN CHAI LATTE COOKIES
PUERTO RICAN STYLE AVENA OATMEAL WITH A WITCHY TWIST
SAVORY THINGS AND DINNERS:
LUCKY LENTIL SOUP
WITCHY MUSHROOM LINGUINE
WITCHY BREADED COCONUT CHICKEN TENDERS
FEEL BETTER CHICKEN SOUP
WITCHY SAGE SKEWERS
A WITCH’S COZY BUTTERNUT WINTER SOUP
MAGICK BUTTER CHICKEN FOR GAINING BALANCE AND CONTROL
WITCHY KOREAN STYLE PORK CUTLET
HERMES HONEY BEER BATTER FISH
COTTAGE CORE MEAT PIE
NO FAKE FRIENDS WITCHES RAMEN
SWEET AND SOUR CAULIFLOWER FOR PROTECTION
WITCHES STEAK DINNER 
WITCHY TOMATO BASIL SOUP
SNACKING:
ANGEL’S SUMMER SALAD FOR HAVING A DAMN GOOD TIME
HONEY ALMOND CEREAL BARS FOR HAPPINESS
HOT COCOA TO WARM A ICY HEART POTION
EDIBLE VEGAN COOKIE DOUGH RECIPE
SABBATS:
LUGHNASADH SWEET CORNBREAD
PAN-FRIED LUGHNASADH CHICKEN
LUGHNASADH BLACKBERRY DANISHES
LUGHNASADH HARVEST SALAD
SAMHAIN SOUL CAKES
EARLY SAMHAIN PUMPKIN BREAD!
BELTANE STRAWBERRY LEMON PASSION BARS
{Updated 08/10/23}
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schr-torta · 9 months
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THE EMOTIONS I FEEL WHEN SIMON IS TRYING TO RECLAIM THE NORMALCY HE HAS LOST.
Morning breakfast were it isn’t just coffee and a plain cracker. He makes sunny side up eggs with a bit of eggshell, but he’s learning.
His experiments had too much salt. Sometimes not enough pepper. Until he got it right one rainy morning.
He rediscovers his mothers lost recipe, and he smiles. He remembers how Tommy liked his eggs a bit runny so he’ll fry some next time too.
In the military, there is a specific way to fold your clothes. It’s small, compact, easy to carry around for his missions.
But his hands, in the practice to embrace his muscle memory, had folded his underwear like how his mother taught him the first time.
He still uses the compact method during missions but the ones at his home stay square and arranged by color—like how his childhood self did.
Simon who knows it’s a Sunday morning, not because of the late morning horn of the trumpet that was always set at the base.
Now, he knows it’s Sunday because he can hear the radio program from his neighbors window— a repeated playlist through the years since his childhood— of the songs his mother used to play.
He knows he can’t sing but he subconsciously taps to the rhythm of the tune. If he can recall, it was around this time when you will knock on the Riley’s door and bring some freshly baked bread.
He remembers that time when his father was out of town for work for a month. Simon doesn’t know where but he used to wished he was away longer. It’s because that’s when you have the courage to run up his door and offer some extra food for their family.
His mother gets the brownies. His brother gets the cookies. While Simon has you and plain Pande coco or coconut bread with hot chocolate as you both did your homework on his bedroom floor.
“Stop putting crumbs on my bed,” Simon sighs, seeing you roll on his covers. But it was mainly because he doesn’t want your perfume on his sheets.
He doesn’t like it since a blush starts creeping in, then you start asking questions, and he will never acknowledge his answers.
Now, in his current apartment, he has a single potted flower which shared the same sweet scent you used to wear.
Simon accepts the answers his past self couldn’t fathom to comprehend.
He’s learning to make peace one day at a time.
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stillxnunpxidintern · 13 days
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Ace x Reader x Marco - One Piece Imagine - Werewolves are just big puppies
You had just moved into a little bungalow in a new town, after having found out that your ex had been cheating on you for over a year, and you felt like a complete idiot for not seeing sooner but now you had your new start and never had to worry about that utter fucker again.
Finding your new home had been by pure luck, you had been looking at the right time when appeared online and instantly felt drawn to the little bungalow. It had two bedroom, one of them could be your office but also works as guest room. It needed some work done, nothing major just minor things but it was your now.
Getting to live by the sea and a large national forest, made you excited to explore both.
You just finished unpacking most of your things, and things that weren't unpacked you put in the spare room for the moment and would deal with that on another day, mainly when the furniture for that room arrives and that wouldn't be for at least another couple of weeks.
Now finished for the day, you realise just how hungry you were, but you craving warm gooy freshly baked browns and with ice cream, as nothing else seemed appealing. So pulling on a large coat to cover up the state of your current clothes, then grabbed your keys and headed to closest supermarket and got all the ingredient that you needed for the brownies.
Trying to decide what ice-cream to get was the hardest part, and as you were concatenating on what one to get, you were unware that someone standing behind you till the door to the freeze open, startling you and making you eep as you look behind to see a tall guy blonde guy with glasses.
He gave you a sheepish look and apologized for startling you from your very serious ice-cream choosing, as he opened the door more and pulled out what he needed.
You told him it was fine, you should of been paying more attention, but trying to choose the right one to go with brownies you were going to make is hard, like did you want just all chocolate, did you want salted caramel or some sort berry ice-cream, there were to many.
The guy then suggested coconut ice-cream, and you pondered on that for a few second, before hearing someone yelling and turned to see a guy with black hair running toward you very fast and thought he was about to run into you but quickly came to stop right in front you.
Your heart was beating fast in your chest as you stared at guy, who was just a nose away, before the blonde scold him for being careless and potentially hurting someone. Ace, you found out was his name, pouted saying he wouldn't of ran into you, but a look from the blonde had him turning to you and apologising for nearly running into you.
The blonde put a hand on Ace shoulder and steered him away, before he said good luck on choosing the right ice-cream, as they both men disappeared from view. It took another few minutes looking at the ice-cream before deciding on a coconut & pineapple ice-cream.
Once home and brownies made, you devoured half it with ice-cream, and then collapsed on your bed absolutely knackered now that you've stopped for the day, and slept through till late morning the next day.
Over the next week between getting things done for work, and trying to sort things out that you needed for living a new area, you hadn't been able to go out and explore it. You had met an older couple who were some of your neighbours. They told you to be careful, if you went to the forest as there were wolves in there.
One morning you had been walking down the wooden porch steps and didn't notice the ice and slipped down, hitting your lower back on the ways down. Once standing up your head was suddenly feeling fuzzy, almost like it was underwater.
You knew what was coming next, so you went back up the stairs and laid down on the wooden decking of your porch, as the fuzziness got worse, knowing had you still been standing you would of blackout for a few seconds, it's happened before when your fallen down stairs and hit your back.
A few minutes passed when you hear someone calling out to you, asking if you were okay. With the fuzziness slowly leaving, you rolled your head to see who it and noticed it was dark hair man, Ace you recalled, from supermarket.
You stared at him as he got closer and crouched down in front of you, asking again if you were okay. Finding your words at last you told him that you were okay, and then sat up what momentary brought the fuzziness back but it faded quickly away.
He watched you with sharp eyes, before looking over you and asking if you were sure, telling you that he had seen you slip down the steps and then laid down on the ground.
Hearing that he had seen you fall made your cheeks goes red, as you told him that yes, you really were fine just a sore a back now. He didn't say anything and helped you stand. You thanked him for his concern but this wasn't first time and won't be the last time either most likely.
Ace advised you to get salt for your steps, as it was mostly gonna start getting a lot more icy, but then joked he was happy to come play hero on his off time, if he got to see your pretty face again.
Your face flushed at his words, but he said to get your back checked out if the pain doesn't go in a week-ish or if it start to impact your day-to-day or you start to feel numbness or tingling. You thanked him for the advice before saying he seemed a little young for a doctor but he gave a little a laugh, that for some reason made you smile, as Ace explained that he didn't have the patience to spend that long in education to become a doctor, but he did learn things from being a Firefighter and his partner who was a doctor.
Hearing him say that he was a firefighter, didn't take you by surprised as you looked him more. You actually thought that suited him, even if you didn't know anything about him.
After he was completely sure that you were fine, Ace bid you a goodbye with a salute, before giving you a grin as he then called you Little Fawn, as he made his way to his car and gave a little wave before driving off. Once he was out of sight you groaned into your hands, letting your embarrassment take over you went inside now, you were just thankful no one else saw it and now hoped you wouldn't see Ace again to save yourself from future embarrassment.
Just as Ace had said, the mornings were now getting a little more icier. A few days after the incident, you had nearly slipped again on your steps, so decided it was time to get salt for the steps, so you don't slip and break your neck, though knowing your luck you would just end up embarrassing yourself even more.
So while in town getting the rock salt you needed, you went around the shops getting some warmer clothes and new blankets, large ones that you wrapped yourself up in while on the couch. You were looking some walking boots that in the window, trying to decide if you wanted new ones now or wait till you need them.
As you were debating it, a voice caught your attention as it was filled with amusement and you cursed inwardly, but didn't pay any attention that is until they called out Little Fawn. That made you turn and glare at the dark hair man, who was now grinning at you, well until he was smack on the head by the blonde next to him.
Ace whined out the name Marco, rubbing his head as he still was looking at you, pouting now which made you grinned. Looking toward the blonde, Marco, you recognize it was the same guy that Ace was with at the supermarket when you met him.
He gave you a smile and apologized for Ace, then asked how your back was doing, as Ace had told him about what had happened. You reassured him that your back was fine now and had brought salt so you wouldn't have a repeat of it.
Ace gave you a sad smile as he called you Little Fawn and said he wanted to play hero again. You pointed your finger at him and told him to quit it, but he just grinned you before asking for your name, and then he might stop calling you Little Fawn.
Something told you that he wouldn't stop calling you that terrible nickname, but gave him your name anyway.
Just as predicted, Ace continued to call you Little Fawn, much to your annoyance and Marco tried to rein in the younger man but still nothing was stopping him.
Knowing that there was no stopping Ace, Marco offered to buy you a drink as a consolation prize, which you took him up on it. Over the the course of the next hour or so, you got to know both men, attempting to kick Ace when ever he called you Little Fawn, but he seemed to evade every kick somehow, but Marco did smack him a couple for you.
You found that Marco was a doctor, and that both of them were part of big family, as they were fostered/taken in by a man called Edward Newgate, but they called him Pops. All the children/young adults he took in became his sons and daughters, and loved each one of them dearly.
Feeling mischievous, you looked at both men and asked if they knew incest was wrong, which made both them choke on their drink causing you to laugh. Once they had stopped coughing they gave you an unamused look, but you just shrugged your shoulders before saying that they were the ones that said they were brothers.
Ace then started on a quiet little rant, which amused you more and Marco looked to he ready to call it a day, but he still looked at Ace with a soft smile, and patted the younger man hair. You asked if he was finished with a smile and he looked like he wanted to pouted but didn't say anything more.
You moved on to a different topic by asking them about the forest and if they knew what trails were best to go on. They both looked at you as they began talking about the different trails, depending on what type challenge you were after.
Another half hour went by before you said to goodbye to them and no doubt would bump into each other again. Ace got one more little fawn in as he left, you swore you would get him back somehow.
Over the coming weeks, you bumped into them quite a few times, mainly in the supermarket.
One night, when it was late and you were sitting on the couch dozing off with a movie on in the background, you jerked up as you could hear distance howls. You were surprised to be able to hear the howls you didn't think they would be this close. Soon you yawning more and headed to bed, hearing a couple of more quiet howls as you got into bed and wondered if they were chasing some sort of prey or just playing around.
The following afternoon you bumped into Ace and Marco, they both looked so worn out and like they were ready to sleep for a week. You asked if they were okay and Marco gave you a sleepy smile that their night was very busy with their siblings.
While the two of you spoke, a sleepy Ace walked behind you, wrapping his arms around you before burying his face in to your neck and sighed in contentment, as he called you little fawn then said how nice you smelt.
As you continued talking to Marco, you asked if he or Ace had heard the wolves howling the pervious night. He said that he had with smile but they didn't come close to town, so nothing to worry about.
As the two of you talked more, you brought your hand to Ace hair and began patting it and messing it up even more than it was already. While he gave annoyed huff when you did, he didn't move from his position and rubbed his head against your cheek, which you rolled your eyes at and shook your head a little.
You told Ace that's he'll have to a go to bed early or he won't able to play hero to any damsels in distress, but he just sighed then called you little fawn again.
Marco had to pry Ace of you with sweet words and kisses, as he lead younger man after saying goodbye, and you could hear Ace whining but couldn't make out what he saying to blonde.
Now that you weren't being cuddled, you realise just how warm Ace was, as you felt a little chill goes down your spine.
It was about another week before you saw either men and that was only cause you had to go to the doctors.
You were currently sitting in the little waiting area, wincing at the pain that was shooting through your left shoulder. You closed your eyes and took a deep breath to try and ignore the pain .
When the nurse told you that the doctor was ready now, you followed behind them to the doctor room and thanked them before entering the room.
However you were surprised to see Marco sitting there, even though you knew he was doctor, but he also looked surprised to see you for a second before quickly smile as he welcomed you and told you sit.
When he asked what had brought you in, you explained that you had hurt shoulder. You had been sorting out the office/guest room, and as you were coming down a ladder when you had somehow missed the last step and slipped off, which resulted in you slamming down on to your left shoulder & arm, and from then you could only lift the arm to chest height before the pain starts, and that was making getting dressed and undressed hard.
Marco listened as you explained but he then asked when it happened and you told him a couple days ago, and that got you unimpressed look from the blonde doctor, as you told him that you thought it was nothing and it would only hurt for like a day, and the only reason you were there to find out what was wrong, as the pain was starting to give you headache sometimes now.
Standing from his chair, Marco came and stood in front of you, then gently straightened out your left arm, causing you wince and close your eyes as it was kept there for moment, before he told you that he was going to start lifting your arm, to see how far it can go. When he got your arm at 25-ish degree angle, you asking him to stop, while doing your best not to cry at pain.
Slowly and gently, he lowered your arm back to chest and you felt relief as pain slowly ebbed away to a dull ache. He apologized but need to see how far it could lift. He then asked what happen to your hand.
You told him that as you fell, you cut your palm but you had cleaned and bandage it up. He asked if he could check it over and you agreed, so Marco began to unwrap your hand and examined it, telling you that you'll need a few stitches cause of the length of it.
He went and got anything he needed for the stitches, so when he came back, he applied a numbing medication over the wound. Marco made quick work of cleaning cut and doing the stitches, before rewrapped your hand.
Once that was done he turned back to your shoulder, touching and prodding it, which didn't hurt as much as lifting your arm, so after a few more test, he said he didn't think your shoulder broken and that you mostly had bruised your shoulder muscle. He advised you strongly to keep your arm in a sling so to rest your shoulder and not lift anything heavy, as well as take pain killers when needed.
As Marco was putting the sling on you, he explained that this could take up to several weeks to heal, but he didn't think it would take that long for yours to heal, maybe a week or two at most.
Once he was finished, he told you that if it got worse over the next few days then to comeback. You thanked him and gave smile, as you grabbed your bag.
The blonde returned the smiled and ten gave a little chuckle, saying Ace might be right about you being a little fawn, which made you pout before say you've never been this clumsy before, but you move here and twice your hurt yourself now cause you slipped, at least you haven't cracked your head open, that was something.
He gave you a look and asked that you didn't do that otherwise you'll have a very sad Ace and that won't help your case for being not being little fawn.
When you asked if only Ace would sad, Marco said he would be as well and would like to only see you out & about and not in here again.
You agreed with him, that you rather not be back here if you can help it, so with that you both said goodbye, knowing that you'll end up bumping in to him and Ace at some point, and know that Ace is never gonna stop calling you little fawn, when he see you.
As you were leaving his office, you didn't see the look that Marco was giving you, it was a look of affection with a little hungry in his eyes.
As predicted, when Ace saw you next (on his own this time), and after ensuring that you were okay and recovering good so far, he started teasing you and calling you little fawn even more. You wanted to hit him but contained yourself for now and would do it when both arms could hit him.
When he finished teasing you and was able to get your number, he put you in a chat with him & Marco and changed your name to Little Fawn, which you fought him on and every time you changed it, he would put back to Little Fawn.
You were ready to murder him, so sent a message to Marco, telling him to control his boyfriend somehow, Marco replied a shrug emoji and then a gif of 'we tried and failed'. When you saw the gif, for some reason the thought of Marco looking through gifs and sending it, made you laughed.
Upon hearing you, Ace gave a soft a smile and took a photo of you, then sent it to Marco, before asking what was funny and so you told him your thought, made him chuckle as well.
The two of you spent the next hour or so chatting and laughing with each other, before Ace had to leave as he was on night shift at the fire station and need to get a few more hours of sleep.
After a he gave a quick side hug and left, you went around getting a few bits and bobs, that should help out while you only had one usable arm.
Feeling the ache in your shoulder start to become more unbearable, you went into a little café to relax with a hot drink and pastry. While in there you got a message from Marco asking how your shoulder was doing.
You were honest with him, and that it was aching at the moment so you were sitting before heading home. He said to make sure to put ice on it when you got home and you sent him an 'Aye aye captain' gif.
By the time you got home, you and Marco had spent a good while talking to each other, then you started sending pineapple gifs to him, which resulted in him send fawn gifs, mostly ones of them falling over.
When you made it home, you told him you'll speak to him later, as you noticed that there was a package on floor, when you open the front and was confused by it, you hasn't ordered anything lately. Picking it up, you could tell it was book and it was addressed to you, so wondered if you had actually forgotten about ordering it.
Walking into the living-room you placed the shopping bag down on the couch, as you opened the package with a little struggle. You pulled the book out as well as a note from a close friend from your home town, saying that they got this to help keep your mind occupied as your shoulder recover.
Your friend had sent you a smutty werewolf book and you just chuckled to yourself, as you placed it down on the table, before going to grab the gel ice pack from the freezer.
You wore it for longer than normal, as you went around doing your early evening routine, putting the things you brought away and started prep what you were going to have dinner, as it was took longer than normal and wanted to eat at a reasonable time.
The following the morning when you woke up, it was cold and grey with rain hitting against the windows and the wind howling. After dragging yourself from the warm bed, then showered and put on the warmest cosiest clothes you had, then spent the day on the couch, wrapped up in a blanket, with the electric fire on.
You sent a photo to the group chat, of couple of books next to a hot steaming cup of tea, with fire on in the background. Marco sent a photo of his paperwork and with a hot drink next to it, while Ace sent a selfie of him wrapped up in bed, before going to sleep. At least you and Ace were having a cosy day, even if Ace sleeping cause of night shift.
You picked up the book your friend sent, expecting it to be terrible bad and would give you laugh, as you've read similar books to this and they were terrible.
However once you started doing it, you didn't put done until you finished as you were so absorbed, the plot was great, that had some murder thrown in, the gentle moments and "Who hurt you?!" trope which lead the smut that was well written, and cause of that you hasn't paid any attention to your phone.
When done with the book, you kept smiling to yourself over a certain scenes, as you picked up your phone to check the time, and was surprised to see that it late afternoon, and the number of notification.
You quickly answered all the messages that you had, letting them know you were alive and fine, just got a little engrossed in a book. After sending that messages out, Marco first question was if your shoulder was okay, from being in the same position for a good few hours.
Seeing his message made you smile, as Marco seemed to worry more than your mother, but told him that it was fine and if it did start to hurt you would ice on it.
You knew the moment Ace was awake as you were started getting bombarded by messages, memes and gifs from him and waited till he finished before replying to him.
After telling him about your afternoon, he teased that he had another bookworm in his life, and then asked what the book was about. You just said it was supernatural one with some murder, you were not telling them that it was smutty book, they would tease you endlessly.
It was then your turn to tease Ace, by saying that it was a good thing that he was pretty. Marco sent a laughing emoji before saying Ace talents else where, so didn't need to use his brain that much.
That sent him off ranting, before starting leaving voice messages, which made you laugh more, as you could hear the whine in his voice and just knew that he was pouting.
The rest of the evening was spent mainly teasing Ace, and waiting for his response in between whatever work he was doing at the station.
Over the next few days, certain moments from the book kept replaying in your mind. As you had been talking to both Ace and Marco more, when one favourite scene from the book, came forth and changed the two of the characters as you started to daydream.
Ace had a predatory grin, as you watched him lick his lips and as your brain turns against you, giving you filthy thoughts of just what Ace could do with his mouth. As he stepped forward getting closer, you took a step backward in another body, forgetting momentarily that Marco was here as well.
Marco soon had his hand gently around your throat with a finger under your chin, tilting your head backward so that he could stare down at you, with the same predatory grin as Ace, making you shiver as you were soon sandwich between their bodies.
A loud thud brought you back to present and could feel your face heat up as it went red, at who you had found yourself daydreaming about. You tried to think about another things but that though images were stuck in your mind.
Soon it come a losing battle, the images just wouldn't leave and you kept thinking about it, which made you smile and bite your lip. Soon you were cursing your friend for buying that book for you. It wouldn't of happened if not for that book, but it was so good and steamy, you couldn't remember another book that had made you this flustered.
God how were you going to be able to look at them the same after this.
When you did see them again after your daydream, you were having trouble trying to keep eye contact with them and a straight face even though you knew your face is red. Both men had asked if you were okay, and told them that you is like 'completely fine' with a smile, while screaming on the inside, as your daydream popped to the front of your mind.
Both knew something up, so Marco quickly slipped into doctor mode and put his hand on on your forehead to check your temperature. He then moved his hand to under your chin, tilting your head upwards so he could look in your eyes, to see if your pupils were dilated.
Your brain short-circuited as soon Marco tilted your head up, as you stared forward, daydream once again replaying. Ace started waving a hand in front of your face and calling your name, but got no response from you.
A hard pinch to your side made you jumped and kick starting you again, as you glared at both men, not knowing which one who did, as they asked what that was about, and you told them that you were taking it to grave, as your face to get redder.
They looked at you, with a quirk of their lips in amusement but didn't say anything else. You decided it was time to leave and save your from further embarrassment or possible interrogation if you stayed anymore.
You bid both men goodbye and quickly left, hoping to get home and hid yourself away from everyone, especially Ace and Marco. You berated yourself for ruining the afternoon with how you acted.
While walking away, you were completely unware of the hungry/feral look that both men were giving your retreating form, plotting to claim you as theirs.
Over the next few days, you hid away at home refusing to go out encase you bumped into them as well as ignoring all their messages and attempts to get in connect with you. Throwing yourself off somewhere height from embarrassment still had some appeal to it, even when your friend said you were being drama queen, when you told them what had happen.
You were in your little office, working on a couple things when you heard knocking on the front door. Making sure to save your work, you headed to the front door and checked the peephole to see who it was.
There standing on your porch was Ace and Marco, what did you ever do to the universe to have it hate you so much. You resisted the urge to hit your head on head, and hoped that if you didn't answer the door or make any noise, they would think you were out and leave.
You waited with bated breath for them to leave, but instead of leaving you heard Ace call you little fawn, saying they knew you were there as you weren't all that quiet. Hearing him say that you quiet scoffed, you were very quiet.
Staying quiet for a little longer, you heard a loud sigh from Marco, that you knew was deliberate and then heard Ace speak again, either you open the door or he would open the door with force so you had to the count of five.
You looked out of the peephole again as Ace begin to count slowly as he looked liked he was getting ready to break your down. You were quickly debating with yourself if he would actually to it or not, surely he was just saying that in hopes you would open, not wanting the door broken or would he actually do it.
Just before he got to five and looking ready to break the door, you open the door, poking your head out and told them to go away. You were about to close the door when a foot stop it and you swore under your breath, before again telling them that you were fine and didn't need to be checked up on.
That didn't stop them from pushing the door open and looking at you, but as annoyed as you were you still didn't met either of their eyes.
Marco asked if they could enter, as they had truly just come to check on you as they had been worried about you, despite Ace slightly more forceful actions.
Knowing that neither of them were going to leave till their curiosity had been sated, you allowed them inside and closed the front door. You told them to sit as you gesture to the couches as you sat on the one opposite them.
As you soon as you were sitting, Ace asked why you had been ignoring them. You told him that you hasn't been ignoring either of them, you've just been busying with work, and given you only had one hand currently in use, it made everything twice as long to do and you haven't needed to go out, plus you shoulder had been hurting and didn't fancy carrying anything. Did you feel bad for lying to them kind of but you weren't about give them real reason.
They both eyed you, almost as if they were trying to work out if you were telling the truth or not, but hearing that the shoulder had been hurting, Marco was asking if you had been putting ice on it and if it was currently hurting.
You wanted to stay annoyed at them both for 'invading' your space but the look Marco was giving you, worrying about you had your annoyance melt away, as you told him that you had still been icing it, though not as much as you probably should of been, and it wasn't hurting currently.
He then asked if he could examine your arm, to see how the healing was progression. You remembered the last time and the pain but nodded your head, knowing he wouldn't do anything to purposely cause you pain.
With the sling removed, you shut for the a moment as you felt the weight of your arm pull at your shoulder, with the pain starting to seep in, so taking deep breath and clenched your hand into a fist, you open your eyes and watched Marco, who did his best to be gently.
There was movement next to you and then weight on your right side as Ace hand reached down and grabbed your clenched hand, and intertwining his fingers with yours and told you to squeeze when the pain got to much, he can handle your strength.
Marco started lifting your arm up, from it being straight in front to around 20 degree was bearable but he lifted your arm further, it became more uncomfortable quickly till there was pain shooting down your arm from the shoulder, making you squeeze Ace hand hard as little whimper left your lips, with tears prickling at your eyes.
Your arm was slowly lowered back down and laid against your chest, as you were asked where your ice pack, as the sling was put back on and you felt a little more relief. You told them that the ice packs were in the bottom draw of the freezer.
When the coldness of the ice pack hit your shoulder, you felt the tension in your body release as you sagged to your right slightly, leaning against Ace, who was giving you sweet words still holding your hand, as pain and heat started to subside.
After a couple of minutes, Ace released your hand but stayed next you, nuzzles your head a little as Marco told you that another two weeks and it should hopefully be able to be straight up in air, just keep doing what you've been doing. You just nodded head at the blonde as you felt the warmth that was radiating from Ace body, made you nestled into his side.
Looking towards Marco and the expression on his face, you just knew that Ace was probably grinning at him. You pushed away from Ace for the moment and asked them if they wanted anything to drink or eat.
Both decline, saying that they had eaten before coming here and they didn't want to give you extra work, especially having just checked your shoulder. So you settled back next to Ace and basking in his warmth again.
They then asked about the other day when you left them suddenly and what caused it. You mumbled under your breath and told them once again that you would take it took your grave.
Marco raised an eyebrow at you and could feel Ace chuckling beside you, before saying he enjoyed a good challenge and was going to find out what it was, but you asked him to leave it alone please, that when Marco chimed in and said that Ace never backs down from challenge, so get ready for it.
Hearing that made you groan, and really, really hoped that he didn't find out.
Over the next hour or so as the three you talk, you curled up against Ace as you began to get tired. Ace wrapped his arm around your waist keeping you close to him.
Soon you were close falling asleep, so Ace laid you down the couch and covered you with a blanket. Marco crouched in front of you and stroked your cheek before saying to have a good nap. Ace then said to have sweet dreams then pressed a kiss into your hair and quickly rub his cheek against your, before they left quietly talking to each other about you.
Over the next two weeks things went back to normal between the three of you, but Ace had been trying to pry information from you about what you didn't want to them know but you tried pleading with him that he just drop, but that fell on deaf ears.
During that time you heard howling for the for a second time, it sounded closer that time but you didn't pay much attention to it, but the following morning you found a dead rabbit on your front steps. You went back inside and messaged both men that some animal had left you dead rabbit, and asked the best to to get rid of it.
Ace said you should turn it in to rabbit pie or stew, and you sent a very unamused selfie to him, before asking for an actual answer and Ace told you to just take it somewhere that wild life could get at it and leave it for them.
So you did just that, with a rubber glove on, you grabbed the dead rabbit and took it to an area that the wild life would be able to get at it, at least some other animals won't go hunger.
At the end of the two weeks, you were back at the doctor office, seeing Marco and how your shoulder was doing. You were so thankful to be able to hold your arm straight in the air, even if only for a few seconds before it started to get uncomfortable and then the pain started to blossom making you put your arm down.
Happy with how your shoulder was currently, Marco suggested using the sling in the evening for another week or two, just to give your shoulder a little rest from the day and gave you couple of stretches to do.
With having the okay to use your left arm normally now, you messaged Ace and Marco, asking if they wanted to come over for a dinner, to which they both happily agreed, though Marco did warn you that Ace had a black hole for a stomach.
Taking Marco words to heart about black hole that was Aces stomach, you made a large pot of beef stew with dumpling, as well as a couple of dishes that were roasted vegetables.
When the evening arrived for them having dinner at your, you got to see just how much Ace ate made and you were so glad with how much you made for dinner, plus Marco seemed to have a large appetite as well, but at least you knew that there wouldn't be anything left and made washing up easier.
With meal finished and dishes collected, you went to start washing up, but an arm pulled you away and told you sit at the table, as both men began to wash and dry, even when you told them that they were guests and didn't need to do that.
*They both ignored your complaint before asking where everything went once it was dried and you directed them where everything went. You went back into the livingroom, where they both sat together on one couch and you other, before putting your sling on and resting your arm.
Your fireplace cracking in the background as the three of you spoke through the evening, till it was late and both of them called it a night. You were standing with both men stood on your porch talking for a couple of more minutes, before both of them thanked you again for dinner and got a kiss on both cheek, making your cheeks goes red. Ace once again then rubbed his cheek again your before shooed him away with a smile
You leaned against the door frame smiling and saying bye to them, waving to till the car was out of sight, and closed the door, unware of a pair of eyes watching from darkness.
A few days later while looking at the weather for the up coming days, you saw that was there was a going to a warm sunny day and then asked Marco and Ace, if they waned to join you for the hike that day but unfortunately they declined as they were busy with prior commitments otherwise they would of.
You asked them what were some of the good hiking trails to go on and which one had more scenic spots along it. Soon both of them were squabbling with each other over the best place to hike. You just chuckled at the text and audio messages they were sending each other.
Eventually they both came to a decision on what the trail would be best, for this time of year, even if day was gonna be sunny and warm. You thanked them both for their help and promised to send lots of photos to them.
Ace told you be careful while hiking but he was always ready to come and rescue his little fawn, if you sent an SOS out. You asked Marco to smack his boytoy when he saw him and Marco just sent a thumb up.
The day of the hike had you up early, packing your bag with food, drinks and other things that will and could be needed, it something happened when you were out. After a good hearty breakfast you got in your car and drove the place that the guys mentioned.
Once you arrived at the spot, you got and ready yourself, then took your first selfie of the day and sent off, with the caption "Running away and joining the wolves", both of them had sent gifs of laughing floor, before Ace sent a message saying run free little fawn.
Around mid-morning you got a message from Marco asking if everything okay. Slightly confused you sent him a selfie in front of a bunch of heather and said that everything was fine, and why he asked.
He just said that something felt off and knowing you were off hiking and with a shoulder that had just recovered, so he wanted to check in on you. You reassured him that you were fine and shoulder wasn't hurting.
While you were out enjoying your hike and taking selfie & photos, both Marco and Ace were fighting against their instincts as they could feel something was wrong and wanted to rush to you.
It was around mid-afternoon when you stopped to have a quick snack break in a little clearing, taking another selfie and sending it to the group chat, unware of what was lurking in the background of it.
With the snack break over, you decided now would be a good time head back down now, so it wouldn't be dark by the time you got to bottom. On the walk back, you couldn't help but fell like your being watched, before every time you looked around to see what animal it could be but there was nothing to see so you went on again.
As you were passing by a thick part of trees and bushes, something swiftly slammed in to you, sending you flying to other side of the path. Hitting the ground with a thud and rolling a few times, as pain spread through your body from the impact.
Your vision for blurred accompany with a ringing in your head, that took a few seconds to clear and allow you to think clearly again. As you rolled on to your knees, your eyes widen at the sight of a large black wolf in front of you, mouth open and missing a few teeth from what you could see as it stepped close to you.
Terror coursed through your body, as you tried to put space between you and the wolf. You looked around trying to find something that you could use as weapon but there nothing near you big enough to use.
The wolf stared at you before it started woofing, it sounded strange, almost like it was laughing at you. The strange woofing did turn in laugher, as you watched the wolf turn into a large naked dark skin man with black bushy hair and missing teeth.
Frozen in place at what you just witness, your brain was trying to comprehend what you just seen as you stared at the man still wide eyed. He laughed again at you, stepping closer and tried to touch you but your body reacted and recoiled away from him, not wanting to be touched by this man.
Everything in you was screaming to run but you knew that running was pointless, especially knowing that he could turn into a wolf. He began talking about something but you weren't paying attention as you were trying to formulate a plan on how to get away.
He soon noticed you weren't paying attention, so he crouched down and grabbed your face, harshly squeezing your cheeks and called you little fawn. Upon hearing the nickname made stare in terror, as the fear in your vein amped up, as you wondered how the hell he knew that.
Seeing your expression made him laugh, as he called both Ace and Marco idiots, as neither of them never once noticed him hanging around, and it was prefect cause now he would get his payback on them by taking away their little human mate permanently .
You were trying to make sense of everything he just said, but the things that blaring at you that was taking your focus was the "payback", "take away" and "permanently", did he really plan to kill you just to get back them.
His hand moved from your cheeks and wrapped it around your throat, easily lifting you in air as he squeezed your neck tighter and breathing becoming harder. He grinned sadistically at you tightening his hand even more before saying how he was going to enjoy retelling both Ace and Marco how he snubbed you out with his bare hand.
You clawed at his hand and wrist, but it did nothing to him so kicked out, which made him laughed, that someone as weak you couldn't even hope could hurt him. As he tighten his hand again, your vision began to darken around the edge as you fought to stay focus on the man in front but your consciousness started to fade.
Then suddenly you were thrown again to ground and rolled a few times, as the ability to breath again came rushing back, as you were now sucking in as much air in as possible before you began coughing with tears rolling down your cheeks.
Looking up, there was now two more wolves, one was a light tan wolf and another black wolf. It was in this moment you were sure this was how you were going to die, by wolves attack, so you closed your eyes waiting for the pain.
When it didn't come, you opened your eyes and saw the tan wolf was in front of you, baring it teeth and growling, while the other black wolf was snapping it teeth at the man, who quickly shifted back in to wolf again.
The two black wolves began attacking each other and trying to get at each other throat. Watching the the two wolves fights, you couldn't see which one was the man as they sort blended together as they fought. There was a brief pause in the fighting and that was all that was needed as one of the black wolves, the man you assumed, came rushing forward snarling.
The tan wolf was now standing at full height and slammed into the black wolf, cause him to be thrown to the ground then the tan wolf pounced, pinning the wolf down as they got their jaws around the neck of the black wolf and bit down.
While that was happening, the other black wolf had came in front of you, blocking your view of the fight, rubbing their body up against you as loud snapped was heard followed by a thud and the sound of something being dragged away.
The tan wolf soon returned to you and with both of them in front of you now, you wondered if they were going to attack you now, now that the bigger threat was out of the way.
What you weren't expecting however was for both wolves to rub there faces against your and gave little whines, before moving away and stood a couple of meters in front of you.
In a just few moment, where once stood two wolves, now stood two recognisable figures, naked as the day they were born. Your eyes did wonder all over them, face turning red before you stared at their chest, while your brain was trying to make sense of everything that had happen within the last 10 minutes.
Both men watched you with a careful eye, waiting for the screaming/freaking out to happen. However it never came as you just stared at them as you got so lost in your thoughts over this. Not getting a reaction from you made Marco crouch in front you and gently cupped your face, as he called your name.
You blinked at him for a few seconds as you slowly realised that he was in front of you, and still very naked, making it hard to keep your eyes on his chest/face and not to look lower cause damn these men were fine. You asked them to go put clothes but you noticed how raspy voice was as well as the pain in your throat was when you spoke.
Marco frowned and then growled a little as he saw the hand mark that was around your throat, but told you that unfortunately they didn't have any as they get shredded when transform.
Ace was back in wolf form as he came and laid down next you, just as Marco told you that they would take you back to the car, as it would be quicker and then later on, they'll come over, dressed this time, and answer any questions you want to ask.
You were manhandled by the blonde, on to Ace's back and told to lean down and keep a firm grip on the black fur. Said black wolf stood up once you were gripping his fur and then watched as Marco turned back in to the tan wolf.
The trip back was indeed quicker and quiet, so when back at your car, you slid off Ace back on your to feet, what felt so unsteady now that you standing up, feeling both wolves rubbed themselves against you oddly enough made you feel more at ease, but they soon heading off back to in forest.
You were in a kind of hazy on the drive back home, but questions were starting to form as you sat in the car before heading inside. When you made it inside you started pulling your clothes off and dropping them on the floor as you headed to the bathroom, where while sitting under the shower, with the hot water hitting your sore body, you thought over some of the things that man had said.
An hour after getting out of the shower, you were sitting on the couch staring off into the fire place, when a knock on the front door told you that both men had arrived. Taking a deep breath you readied yourself and went open the door, to find them fully clothed and with a bag of hot food, from the smell of it.
While the three of you ate, there was little small chatter between yous, as they were waiting for question and still kind of waiting for you to freak out, even just a little, and you were trying to find the courage to speak first.
Once you were finished, you went into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of alcohol for some liquid courage. You also pulled your sling on, as your shoulder was starting hurt from being thrown to the ground twice, which they homed in on.
Settling down on the couch, you open the bottle and took a long swig of the content and then asked the obvious question of what were they, your voice raspy and kind of quiet.
They explained that they werewolves but they weren't how media portrayed they, sure there were some like that but they weren't like that. They were apart of large pack, it's why they had many siblings, cause Pops was head of the pack, took in anyone that needed/wanted a home, pack or both.
They talked about their transforms in to a wolf, and do it when they wanted apart from on the full moon when they always transform and they let theirs wolves take over full for the night but they were still kind of aware of what is happening.
You listened to everything that they told, taking a few more sips from the bottle, as you soaked in the all information that they were telling you.
When they finished explaining, you asked who the man was that decided to attack you. Ace began telling you that his name was Teach but started going by Blackbeard after being kicked from the pack. Before you could asked why he was kicked out, Marco answered that Teach had tried to kill one of their other siblings, so he was kicked from the pack and banish from pack land.
You then asked why he came after you, you didn't do anything to him and both of them had a sheepish/slightly guilty look on their face before saying that they, as two commanders of the pack, made sure that he was caught and sentenced to his banishment, ensuring he left the packs territory which was big, due to the size of the pack, and with how close you have gotten to them and being human, you were an easy target.
Okay that made some sense to you, but it made you wonder just how long had that man been watching you, given you've been living here like two and half months, and thinking about that made you realised just how close you had become to them, over that short time.
Remembering something that Teach said, you asked them what he had he meant when he said you were their little human mate. You watched as they both froze for a moment before turning to each other and similarly had a silent conversion.
You watched them both, waiting for them to finished their conversation and give you an answer. After a few more moment of silence they turned back to you and both of them seemed to be trying to find the best way to answer that.
Marco started off saying that it meant you were their, as much as they were yours. That your very being calls to them and their wolves, like a large flashing neon light. They were constantly trying to rein in their wolves, who wanted to around you at all times.
Then Ace chimed in and told you, that you were their one, their missing piece and they both wanted you so much, but only if that what you wanted, they weren't gonna force this on you, if it wasn't something you wanted.
Hearing that confession confused you, how could they possible be so sure of that, but also at the same time apart of you sort of understood. You thought about the past two and half months and how much time you've spent with them and that when you realise just how much you liked being around them, how safe and content they made you feel when they were around, knowing that they will come to your rescue when it was need, like that afternoon.
That made your heart skip a beat, as you're hit with realisation that you were falling for them, and that kind of terrified you with how your last relationship ended but you were also excited to find out.
You asked what they wanted to do going forward, now that you knew the truth about them and your connection? bond? to them.
They wanted to court you, take you out on dates and romantic gateways, go on days out or spending it inside doing nothing, then spend the nights wrapped around each other and they wanted to take you to met their family.
Again only if that is you wanted, they would be happy with friendship if that all you wanted, they just want to keep you in their lives.
Everything they had said made your heart flutter, as the thought of having dates and days out with them, then spending nights wrapped up in them, made you want it all and more.
There was a couple of moment of quiet before you asked them, where they would take you for a first date, then you explained how you felt, what you felt for them and how you want what they were offering. You tell them about your last relationship and while you were sure they wouldn't do that to you, that lingering thought was still there.
Before you even finished speaking, you were being pulled on Marco lap, his arms wrapped around you and buried his face in your neck, as he breathed in your scent.
Meanwhile Ace sat in front of you, head resting on your leg as he looked up at you, and promised that they would never cheat, as now they have you everyone else lost their appeal, you were the only one they had eyes for.
The rest of the night both Ace and Marco reiterate how they wanted you, and teasingly say that they were being good and keeping their hands to themselves for now. They also talked about the dates they wanted to take you on.
When the day finally caught up to you, you ended up falling asleep against Marco, and not wanting to wake you or let you go, both of them moved around so they could both be on the couch with you and get some sleep.
Waking in the morning, you felt refreshed and went to stretch but found yourself unable to move. Opening your eyes you found yourself still wrapped up in Marco arm, albeit in a different position and Ace at the other end.
You were amazed that both of them some how fitted on your couch, and looked at Ace for a few second, he looked peaceful even though you were sure that it wasn't comfortable for him.
With some wriggling, you managed to escape Marco hold and stretch out once standing up, hearing a couple of pops before heading into the kitchen.
With the kettle boiling away, you grabbed a few cups and filled one with coffee and the other two with tea, then added the boiling and let them sit while you rummaged through the cupboard and fridge trying to decide what to make for breakfast.
In the end you went with bacon rolls and scumbled eggs as it was the easiest and doesn't need much effort to do. Cutting the rolls open and placed them on the little kitchen island. As you started cooking you could hear shuffling in background and before long a pair of arms wrapped around your wrist with a face buried in your neck, breathing your scent in.
You could tell it was Ace as there was no facial hair that you could feel, and pointed him to where the tea was on the side, along with milk and sugar. A quiet mummer came from him before releasing you.
More footsteps came into the kitchen and you turned to the blonde, giving him a smile before saying that coffee was ready for him. Your voice was quiet and you felt discomfort when you spoke. Marco gave you a look but thanked you, as you turned your attention back to the bacon till it was done and placed it on the kitchen island, then turned your attention to making the scramble eggs.
That only took a few minutes, then placed it on a plate and let both of them eat, as you grabbed yourself a roll, and put the bacon and scramble egg in, before watching Ace inhale the rest of the food.
You winced when you swallowed your first bite, and grabbed your tea tp help the rest of the bite down. You managed a to finished the roll, even though it hurt every time you swallowed, whether it be food or drink.
Once breakfast was all gone, Ace went around cleaning and washing up the plates and everything that was used, while Marco took you back to living-room and sat you on the couch. He checked your neck first, eyes hardening and glaring at the handprint that began to show now, then pressed gently on it, making your groan in discomfort, before asking you to just swallowed a few time, and each time you winced.
He told you that it seem like their no permanent damaged but it would take at least a week to heal, but depending on how much damaged Teach did when he tried to strangle you, it probably gonna hurt more before it started getting better, but if you start having respiratory problems, to seek medical help immediately.
When Marco had finished his examining you, Ace had re-joined and saw staring at your throat and the looked on his face would of made you nearly pity Teach a tiny bit, cause if bastard wasn't dead already, you were sure he would be wishing for death if Ace got his hands on him.
The guys spent another hour with you before the both had to leave, as they had to report to Pops about the yesterday and deal with corpse, so would be busy for a few hours but you wanted they would come around in the evening again.
You very much would like to see them again, only if they were up to it once they had finished with their responsibilities. They told you that they would be back then and will let you know when they're leaving\\\.
While standing at the front door, both men kept eyeing your lips especially when you run your tongue over them and that was enough for them, as Marco step closer and cupped your cheek before saying they were going to kiss you, so say something now if you didn't want them to.
All you said was please, and that was it, Marco lips were on yours and was left breathless when he released you, he was smiling at you as Ace stood in front of you and lent forward, whispering that Marco also still left him breathless him as well, before claiming your lips and thoroughly kissing you.
When Ace moved away, your pupils were blown and quickly covered your face with a hand, knowing it was going red and shooed them away, as they just laughed saying that you'll have to get used, as they were going to see how red they could make you go.
The rest of the morning and afternoon was spent doing some cleaning and laundry, changing your bedding just encase Ace and Marco did spend the night, as you refuse to sleep on the couch again. All three of you should be able fit on the bed, even though you were sure Marco would end up with cold feet, but that was his fault for being so tall.
You had just sat down with a cup of tea when you got a message saying that they be over soon. Knowing that they would be here soon, you turned the fire place on to make the living-room warm and cosy, mainly for yourself as both men were always warms.
When opening the door for them, you barely got to say anything before being swept into a pair of arms and spun around a couple of times before your face was peppered with kisses. When released from the younger mans arms you were met with a kiss on the cheek, turning to look at blonde man and welcomed him back.
The rest of the evening was spent getting to know each other, you getting teased by them both as you told a childhood story. Learning that Ace was a feral child didn't surprise you and chuckled as he told you about his two other brother, which made you coo at at him and pitch his cheek.
It was decided that until the bruising on your throat started to fade, going out on date would wait, as you didn't have any turtleneck and even then it wouldn't be covered up completely. You were more than happy to have more intimate dates at home and not worry about going red and covering your face.
At some point during the evening, you asked them what it was that finally made them stop fighting against their wolves and come after you. They answered that It had been the last selfie you sent them and they noticed Teach in the background.
Hearing that made you look at that selfie, cause you never remember seeing anything in the background. Looking at the photo you didn't see anything out of place, until Ace enlarge the image and there was two small black ragged triangles that had bits missing, and they both knew though ears well.
You asked how the hell had they even noticed that, the ears were so hidden in the background. They sheepishly admit they had zoomed in on all the photos you sent, in an attempt to try to quell their worry and wolves that you fine and nothing was wrong.
Upon seeing the ears they had shifted so quick and destroyed their clothes, that they had startled a lot of their siblings, as they didn't have time to waste in getting to you, which was proven right.
Thanking them again and called them good boys while giving their heads pets, which resulted in them blushing which made you laughed, and before you knew it Ace arms were round holding you in place as Marco decided that tickling was a suitable punishment for you.
You were kicking and squirming trying to get away form them, pleading through shrieks and tears, until you told them you needed breath, which stopped the tickling and when you were finally able to breath, you eyes free of tears.
Ace let you up as he then began teasing you, pitching your cheeks and calling you little fawn with a little coo. You slapped his hand away and told him you would get him back, so he better watch out before sticking your tongue.
Marco chuckled next to you and then said if you weren't careful, your tongue wouldn't be your any more. You looked at them both, noticing the matching look they had and instantly covered your face, asking them to stop doing this to you, as you were gonna end up permanently red in the face.
They laughed, saying you'll have to get used it cause they don't plan on stopping, then reminded you that they were going to see how red they could make you. Hearing that you wondered this was a curse or a blessing now.
It was closer to midnight, with both you and Ace starting to fall sleep against each other, so Marco decided it was bedtime for you, as well as he and Ace should be getting home. You groaned with a tiny whine mixed in when he said that. Marco just chuckled and said that both he and Ace had work in the morning, so unfortunately had to go home, but promised that on the following weekend, they would stay over depending on Ace shift at the station.
You understand why but that doesn't mean you didn't pout it, but then gave him a sleepy smile at possible promise of them staying over next weekend.
Ace yawned and stretched as he was herded out, he did look very cute while sleepy. They both gave you a kiss, one on the side of your head and another on the forehead, you then told them to let you know when they get home, watching them leaving quietly.
After getting ready for bed and scrolling on your phone for a little while, you got a messages in the group chat. Upon opening it you laughed at the image, Ace face down in the middle of the bed seemly asleep. You told Marco good luck and hopefully he'll get some of the bed back, and wished him a goodnight.
Over the next week, the bruise on your neck had blossomed in to a lovely shade of purple and slowly green was seeping in, as it began to heal. By the following weekend the purple was mostly gone and was green with yellow. Your throat did hurt more on Monday and Tuesday, like Marco said it would, that swallowing anything hurt, but at least by the weekend you could swallow again with little pain.
Thankfully Ace shift patterns worked out that he had the weekend off, so you were looking forward to spending the weekend with both men.
Between finishing your work and waiting for the guys to arrive, you changed the bedding and then your clothes for something more comfortable.
When they arrived, you were greeted with smiles and kisses before they were checking your neck, which you rolled your eyes at, but let them fuss anyway. The evening was spent eating, dinking and talking. Both you and Marco teased Ace about his sleeping position from the photo, saying how neither of you would fit on the bed with him star-fishing.
He tried to defend himself by saying how tired he was, but ended up pouting when neither of you would listen and made some joking comments before cooing at him and gave kisses to cheer him up, which it did.
When it was time to retire for the night, as soon as you were getting up you found yourself being thrown over a shoulder, making you laugh telling Ace to put you down but was just patted on the bottom and asked for the bedroom.
You told him where the room was as you looked at Marco, but he shrugged his shoulders and gave you a smile, as followed behind you to the bedroom, with both their overnights bags. When in the bedroom, you were tossed on the bed, which made you squeak as you bounced.
Both of them looked at you like a piece meat, but you quickly pulled yourself up and told them to behave but they just a sheepish smile and said they would for now at least.
That was the best you were going to get for the moment, and grabbed your pyjamas that just a t-shirt and shorts and went to the bathroom changed and do nightly routine. Coming back into the room they were shirtless and just wearing pyjama bottoms. You stared at both bare chest, how could you not when they were on show.
They cough and said that their eyes were that up here, but you said that their chest were here and were pretty to look at, while gesturing to their chests. Both of them made a noise and said if you wanted them to behave themselves you need play fair. You looked at them with the most innocent express you could give, before getting into bed.
Neither of them said anything but they did eye you up before they joining you on the bed. With you in the middle while Marco was behind you and Ace was in front you. Marco had an arm around you pulling against him, while Ace buried his face into your neck and had his hands on you.
Both you and Marco spoke quietly for awhile, with Ace making the occasional grunt or hum as input before falling asleep. Not long after Ace, both you of settle down as well.
Waking in the morning, you kicked the covers off as you were roasting between these two men who ran hotter due to their wolfieness, but even with that it was the best sleep you've had in such a long time. Though you did think that you might need to invest in a good fan, so you could cuddle properly and not melt.
Feeling more awake, the need to use the bathroom came more urgent and tried wiggle free but the arm round you tighten as a little growl came out as a nose pressed in to the back of your neck. You plead with Marco that you need the bathroom and then would come back to cuddle again.
It took a couple of minutes and a little bit more pleading to finally make it out of bed. Once finished you came back to find Ace and Marco cuddling, and you stopped yourself from making a noise as you grabbed your phone to take a photo of them. Just as you got your phone, you were grabbed and pulled over, into the middle again and cuddle by them both.
While you didn't get a photo of them two being cute together this time, you did somehow manage to get a selfie of the three you. With you smile at camera while both Ace and Marco were nuzzling both sides of your neck.
The cuddle session lasted for a while, before Marco properly woke up as he kissed your cheek and said good morning, then ruffled Aces hair who groaned and buried his face into between the pillow and your neck.
The rest of the morning was laid back once you were all out of bed, though Ace did need a bit more persuading to get out, but the promise of food is what won him over.
Music playing softly, while you need to go something quickly on your work laptop, leaving both men in the living-room which lead Ace to looking around your bookcase to see what what kind of books you were in to.
Once finished on the the laptop you came back to the living-room, noticing that Ace was grinning a little to much for your liking and had a book in his hand. It took a couple of seconds but your eyes widen at that what book he had and watched his smirked get bigger as he read aloud a small part.
The noise you made had Marco appearing from the kitchen, as they were both watching you. You managed to catch Ace off guard when you grabbed his chin and kissed him. Then once the book was in your hand you pushed him down couch and quickly moved to the other side of the room.
His eyes were quickly on you, narrowing as he realised you played him and then stepped toward you, but you then took a step backward. Every time he moved, you moved in an opposite movement, so you ended up circling around the furniture till you were near Marco and used him as shield, as he wasn't not taking sides in this playful confrontation.
Ace watched as you hid behind blonde, and gave you a feral grin before calling you by a new nickname, Little Bunny. The way he said it made you swallowed as you took a step back from Marco, and quickly round the dining table, adding more space to evade Ace.
You knew Ace was just playing, as he could easily get you and you knew that, but you were anything it was stubborn and weren't going to give up that easily. You noticed his dark hungry look and wondered if you could make it to the back door before he grab you, and that was a chance you were going to take.
When there was an opening you ran for the back door with Ace quickly following behind, so with the book still in hand you threw it at him and to give yourself a few extra precious seconds. You manage to get the door open and outside, just as Ace as was about to grab you, you closed the door on his face.
You only had a couple of seconds to get as far from the door as you could, trying to keep a large gap between you both. From the corner of your eye you could see Marco at the window watching and when Ace stepped outside, he called you Little Bunny again before telling you run, as he was acting faster now and kept blocking off the places you were planning to go.
From all the running you were gonna have to take a shower once this was over. You were breathing heavy while Ace was completely fine, still giving you a toothy smile with a dark hungry look still in his eyes.
While getting your breath back, you kept looking around trying to look for the best route and keeping eye on Ace as he got closer. With not much of an opening you tried to faked going left to the back door and then quickly changed to go right for more space.
That plan however didn't work, just when you thought you got by him, you were grabbed and pulled against him, as he called you little bunny and said got ya. You quickly found yourself on the grass with Ace straddling you and pinning your arms above you with one hand, as he used the other hand to cup your face and claimed your mouth with his.
The kissing quickly turned heated and every time you tried to free your hands, he would growl lowly. You breathlessly called his name which made him look at you and grinned at your current state, then lent down, leaving a love bite on your neck before standing up and pulling you up with ease, giving you quick kiss before going back inside.
Walking back inside you were given a glass of water by Marco, who was just smiling at you. You took it happily and drunk most of it, before setting it down and turned to blonde, placing your head on his chest. You felt his chest rumbled as he chuckled as he wrapped his arms around you, lifted you on to the countertop and placed his chin on top of your head.
It was a quiet moment between you both before Marco asked if was gonna get the same treat as Ace, which you made a noise at and heard more chuckling. Lifting your head up and saw that he had a similar look in his eyes as Ace, just not as dark.
It took only a moment but his lips were on your, claiming your mouth as his own just like Ace had done. As it got more heated you made a little noise, which earn you a pleased growl in response. You pulled away as you had been left breathless again by Marco. So as you got your breathing back under control, Marco left his own love bite on the opposite side to Aces one.
Stepping away from you, Marco admired his handy work before suggesting you shower as you smelled, which made you gasp offended at and pinched him, that just made him laugh as you got off the counter, and went to take shower.
After showering and drying off, you looked at the new marks that they had both gracefully bestowed upon you. These two men were going to kill you, you were sure about that. You toyed with the idea of putting a turtle neck but you were sure they pull it off, so that could admire their marks.
When you come back in to the room, Ace was laying on his back with his head in Marco lap and had that damn book in his hand again. Walking over to them, you went to grab the book again but this time was met with resistant as Ace pulled you down on top him, head resting against his chest as he began to read aloud.
You groaned and begged him to stop, as you tried a few more times to grab the book back from him, but failed each time and just buried your face in to his chest, hoping to block it out. When he got to the first sex scene in the book you were debating letting him read it or trying to stop him.
Biting down on his chest was how you tried to stop him but all Ace did was laugh and tells you, that you'll have to bite harder if you want to actually hurt him, then he started reading aloud the scene. Knowing you weren't winning this, you groaned again and dropping your head back against his chest, as imagery of the scene started playing in your mind, except it was Ace in place of one of the male leads.
He was playing dirty and knew it, as he kept reading aloud one of his hands was wondering all over you, squeezing different part of you which got little noises from you, making Ace chuckle every time as he was loving every noise you made.
From listening to Ace read and feeling the rhythm of his chest going up and down, you eventually end up in a drowsy state not all that aware when Ace had stopped reading aloud and was talking quietly to Marco, with music still playing in the background.
Feeling a hand caressing your hair, you gave a hum as you lift your head up and see that both men are giving you an amused smile and cooed at you a little, as you sat up yawn and wiping your face, as you asked what they had been talking about.
Marco told you, that you would have to wait till tomorrow to find that out but it should be a fun day. You wanted to ask them questions about it but would just wait and see what had planned.
As the afternoon turned into the evening, the three of you had put a few movies on and ordered take-out for dinner. You and Ace talking about how stupid the lead was sometimes, rushing in without thinking, which made Marco chime in, that Ace should be taking his own advice, which made the younger man pout.
Then you all started playing smash or pass with other movies, leaning a couple of things about each other, teasing one another about each other choses and trying defending it. Sometimes there was no defence other than that the character was hot, regardless of morals.
It was passed midnight when you all called it for the night and retired back to your room. Getting ready and into bed went quicker, as you were getting used to seeing their bare chests. This time Marco was put in the middle while you and Ace cuddled into his side. At least it made escaping easier if you needed to use the bathroom in the morning.
At some point during the night you did end up laying on top of Marco.
In the morning both Ace and Marco were up before you, and by the time you were washed and dressed, there was tea and food waiting for you. You joked that you could get to used to being treated like royalty, if it meant getting a hot breakfast made for you on a occasion.
When it was time to leave you grabbed a bag along with your keys, money and phone, as you were herded into Ace's 4x4. You did ask if his driving matched his personality, which made him gasp at the accusation, but Marco reassured you that he was a very good driver, even if he did a little road ragey, but that was normally when he was passagener.
Ace muttered about it being pick on Ace day apparently, which made both you and Marco laugh before you asked where they were taking you but they said to hold on, you've waited this long so what's a little longer.
When arriving at the mystery location, you saw that it was large funfair and grinned at them, you haven't been to one since you were a child. You asked them the most important question, of who was going to win you the biggest stuff toy, which seemed to ignite some rivalry, as both them said at the same time, that they would win you the biggest soft toy, which made both look at each other and place their own bet on who win.
This was gonna be an absolute win for you, but you were happy to go home with any sort soft toy that they won, not that you were going to them that now, not while they seem so determined to win the biggest one they could.
The afternoon was spent going on rides, trying the different food that was sold, which Ace enjoy, and then wondered around for a bit, looking at the different games, trying to decide what one to play.
In the end they chose to play the game where you have to throw darts at balloons. They were playing for a while as they were trying to win the biggest soft toy they could, trying to distract each other but by the time they finished, their little bet however ended in a draw.
Marco chose a big blue bird with yellow-gold embroidery over it, while Ace chose a big wolf that had some red embroidery that looks like fire.
Ace was looking at the bird Marco won and then at his wolf, before turning to you and pouting, giving a little whine about wanting to beating Marco and then mumbled not wanting to laundry.
Chuckling to yourself then gave him little kisses and told him that they were both the same size, so it was draw, so that should save him from doing the laundry you giggled lightly.
You loved both soft toys and were carrying them around, grinning the whole time. At least you had something to cuddle now when it was just you in the bed. Another hour or so was spent looking around to see if there was anything any of you wanted to do.
Upon seeing the Ferris wheel, you suggest one more ride on it, as it was going to start getting dark soon, so would get to see the sunset while it went round, both of them were happy for one last ride.
Getting to see the sunset was the best end to the date, as soon you were home and being thoroughly kissed senseless by both men with some wandering hands, before they left you to head home.
That night while laying in bed with both soft toys laying on either side you, you take a photo and sent it to the guys, saying you had new bedfellows for though lonely nights. Ace called you needy and Marco said to be patience, but you just sent back a emoji with the tongue sticking out.
It was the middle of the week and the bruising around your neck had finally gone. So when you told them both, Ace replied with that he couldn't wait to sink his teeth into your neck and leave marks all over you, while Marco was just glad that traitor mark is no longer on you.
Later on in the evening, you noticed that neither of them had been answering you, which stuck you as odd but didn't think to much of it as they were probably just busy. You were just watching some tv, when you heard the howling in distance, it did make you jump a little but getting up from the couch you peeked your head between the curtains and looked up at the night sky to see the full moon.
At least that explained why they weren't replying, so settling back on couch and you started to look at apps that tracked the moon cycles, so you could bekept update as either of them told you;.
Over the next two and half weeks you managed to go on a few date during the time and one weekend Ace had night shift, so you spent it with Marco mostly but you did get to see Ace when he came by for a couple of hours before heading to station. You kind of felt bad that you were keeping Marco yourself and Ace was home at alone during the day.
Ace just laughed and told you that he had had Marco for a good while, so can spare letting you have a him for a couple of night when he was on night shift, as long as he got the same one on one treatment at some point.
The weekend before the next full moon, they took you on a hike with them, promising that no wolves would attack you this time well unless it was the two of them attacking you and they had matching wolfish grins when it was said.
So they took you on their favourite hiking trail, the first part of the hike you noticed that they both seem to be more energized, as well as getting more touchy, maybe even a little possessive as their touches became grabs, as they were soon grabbing different parts of you and pulling you close, so that they could kiss you and leave marks over your shoulders and neck.
By midday you arrived at a large flat area that had lots of trees, that looked like it would be a place for wolves to run together. There was a small spot that had a break in the trees that allowed for sunlight to come through and there were also a few benches.
Your stomach decided that now was the time for lunch, and having a short break was good, rest the legs now as you were sure that tomorrow they were gonna protest any movement.
After eating you wondered around the area looking at the trees and flowers, as two sets of eyes were stalking your every movement. While looking around you found some big branches and a thought popped to mind, as a mischievous smile spread across your lips.
Picking up the branch off the ground, you gave a whistle and turned towards both men, waving the branch at them before asking if they were good boys and wanted to play fetch.
In hindsight that was not the best idea, as both of them were stalking toward you with a glint of something dangerous in their eyes, so you dropped the branch and took a step backwards not expecting this predatory reaction from them.
When Ace was in front of you he held your chin in between his thumb and index finger, making sure you were looking at him as he called you Little Bunny, what made gulp as you remembered the last time he called you that.
You looked to Marco hoping for some help, but he was giving you the same look, so you knew that you were on your own against these two men, you were so doomed.
Ace then lent down, mouth against your ear and told you that you had 10 second. Before you could say anything, he started counting down slowly and you looked to Marco with wide pleading eyes, but all he did was tell you to run Little Bunny.
And run you did.
You knew you were going to lose, even if they were normal they would still be stronger and faster than you but as they were not normal and could turn into wolves when they pleased, there was no hope for you but you were still going to give it your all, even if they were going on easy on you, cause you knew they could catch you in like 10 seconds if they wanted.
While running you did end up tripping over some roots and hitting ground hard, as a fuck escaped your lips. You could hear them chuckling in the background as Ace called you little fawn. You promptly told them to fuck off, as you stood up and check yourself before resuming running.
You were unsure of how long you had been running for but you had a stitch in your side. You pressed your back against a tree as you tried to get your breathing under control.
The breaking of twigs came from the left of you, making you peak around the tree but saw nothing, so turning back round you gave a screech and punched out in defence.
Ace laughed as he caught your fist and gripped it, using it to pull you against him, as he still had that predatory grin on his lips, as he looking between you and behind you, as another body stepped behind you, making you turn your head to look behind and saw Marco with same predatory grin as well.
Turning to look back at Ace, and Marco placed his hand under your chin, tilting your head backwards so that he could stare down at you. Knowing that they matching looks made you shiver, now that you were sandwich between them both.
With you being in the middle, their hands were wondering all over your body, before getting under your the clothes and touching your bare skins, squeezing and caressing it, which got little pleased noises from you.
Ace picked you up and you wrapped your legs around his waist, as his hands rested on your ass, squeezing it as Marco pressed more into you back, as they both started on your neck leaving kissing and marks over all it.
You put a hand on both their shoulders to steady yourself, regardless being held up by the two bodies. Between the attention of their hands and mouths, your little noise turned into soft moans, as you grabbed Marco and kissed him, tongues fighting for dominance, before you broke away to breath for a moment before turning to Ace and kissing him, again tongues fighting to win.
A hand worked it way in between your thighs, as long fingers began to tease you, making you moan that Ace gladly swallowed as your mouths were still in a heated battle with each other.
A promise of continuing this later was made as the heat simmered down, till it was just soft kisses and sweet word as you were carried back to the bench and plopped down, as you were given your water bottle and some snacks. As you were drinking Ace nearly made you choke on the water, as he called you Little Bunny.
You felt Marco hand patting your back, as he sharply called the younger man name, as you stared at him wide eyed, worried you might have to run again. A sheepish smile graced his lips as he apologised and didn't mean to choke you, at least not like that.
He asked if you were going to try the fetch trick on them again, and honestly you probably would, as getting chased and caught by them was trilling now you had a moment to think about, though Little Bunny was defiantly being only used for those moments.
The rest of the hike went on mostly uneventful, occasionally getting pulled in close by either of them and kissed till you breathless, and then let you go and continued walking on leaving you to catch up.
By the time the hike was finished and were in the car heading back to your for the rest of the evening. You were looking forward to sitting the couch, feet up in-between your own personal heaters. That however went out the window cause once home and dinner eaten, you were promptly picked up by Marco and carried to the bedroom, with Ace grinning at you as they did promised the were going to continue the fun.
The following morning, at least you thought it was, as you woke up between two very warm and naked bodies, you found that your body delightfully sore as pervious night came rushing back.
These two had put all your exes to shame as well as your imagination, you never expected that they would both be so talented with making you come undone so easily, and learnt how needy they both could make you.
You some how managed to wiggle out from between them, without waking them and made your way to bathroom, to shower and see how marked your body was, cause you were pretty sure you were covered in bite marks and hickeys.
The hot water hitting your body felt wonderful as it soothed your aching muscles, as you stood under the spray for a while before washing and getting rid of all the grime and sweat. When finished and wrapped up in a towel, you entered the bedroom to find both of them were asleep, with Ace snoring away softly.
Once dried off and dressed, you spotted Marco shirt discard and pulled over your top before grabbing your phone and heading to the kitchen, knowing that the smell of food cooking would arouse them.
While breakfast cooking away and kettle having just boiled, you heard footsteps coming toward the kitchen, so you turned around to greet two very sleepy men.
It only took a few seconds for them to realise you were wearing Marco shirt, which had them staring you with dark hunger eyes, as a low growl came from them both, as they came up and trapped you against the counters.
Their hands were wondering over you and as they tried to kiss you, you put a hand over their mouths, making them growl into your palms. You firmly told them no and put those thoughts from their mind, as you would like walk normally.
Hearing that, both men narrowed their eyes at you but moved away from you, no longer keeping you trapped against the counters you, so you were able to finish cooking breakfast with them watching you, clenching their hands to stop from grabbing you and trying to ravish you.
Once breakfast served and eaten, as you went to gather up the plates, Ace pulled you on his lap letting him buried his face in your neck and arms wrapped around your waist. He murmured that you smell so good, with Marco scent from his shirt interwining with your own scent.
You looked to Marco for help but he just gave you a grin and lent back in the chair, watching the two of you as you tried to get out of the hold, but that meant Ace tighten his gripped and growl a no, so you sigh in defeat and leaned backward against Ace, which made him happy.
While sitting the table, Marco told you that their pack wanted to met you, well Pops did as well as some of the other commanders. That was not what you were expecting, you knew it would happen at some point but it would be awhile before meeting any of the pack. If they wanted to met you, then you were happy to go met them, so asked when this would happen and got told in about 2-3 weeks, as they had to talk to the other first.
Knowing that you were going to meet their family soon, you began asking for more information about their Pops and many siblings. They started telling you stories about Pops and then some of their siblings they were closer too.
So the afternoon was spent with lots of laughter as more stories came from them and yourself. You were looking forward to talking to some of their siblings to get some stories of them.
When it was time to them to leave for home, they giving you more marks and kissing you thoroughly until you completely breathless again. You quickly shooed them away, saving your poor lungs from becoming breathless again.
The following week and weekend after the full moon was calmer, as both Marco and Ace just wanted nap and cuddle with you over the weekend. You were informed that Pops wanted to meet you the following the weekend, which was fine with you.
You had also given them a copy of your house keys, so that they could come over when they wanted and didn't need to wait on you to open the door now.
The week leading up to meeting Marco and Ace family turned into one of the most stressful weeks you have ever dealt with. Monday had started off like normal but Tuesday was when the issues started at work, and you had been trying to fix it from home.
However over the next three day the issue wasn't fixed, no matter what was done on your end even though it should of been and you were ready to bang your head against wall. You've barely been able to talk to Marco and Ace, though you did let them know what was happening. They reminded you to eat and sleep, which you didn't get much of, as you were so focus on fixing the issue.
As the issues hadn't been fixed, it meant you actually had to go into the main office, which was 3 hours away but with rush hour traffic on a Friday, it could take 4 hours. So 6 hours, possible 8 hour, round trip on a Friday was not some you wanted to do but unfortunately had to.
So Friday morning you had left at 5.30am and made it to the main office just before 9am and spent the next 6 hours fixing the problem and then spent another hour making sure that everything was fixed and that this issues shouldn't happen again.
After everything was done, you were ready to go home but you needed food first, as you had hardly eaten thing and also called your wolves. They both thankfully answer and were free to speak, so while getting food you to speak to them and did a little ranting as well.
Just when you thought the stress of the day was over the universe said sike and was truly testing you now, as you unfortunately ran into your cheating ex while getting your food. They also couldn't take the hint that you wanted nothing to with them, given you were still on the phone.
Wanting nothing more than to eat your food in peace and get home as quickly as you could. So you span around on your heel and looked at your ex before telling them to get lost, you absolutely have no interest in "catching up" as they put, as you have two wonderful partners who far excessed them in every way, and told them that you were so glad they cheated, as it showed you just how much of a loser they truly were and allowed you to finally find actual love, something they'll never know.
With that said, you headed to your car with your ex shouting obscenities at you but you tuned them out and went back to talking the guys, while stuffing some chips in your mouth and talking. Marco joked that you've spent to much time with Ace, if you're talking with your mouth full.
Ace muttered something about filling your mouth with something that wasn't food, making you choke and cough. When you weren't choking on chips anymore, you told them that you were heading home and would let them know when you were home in like 3-4 hours. They told you travel safety and that they love you.
Hearing them say they loved you, made you smile as it was the first time hearing it, and you told them that you loved them as well and would talk soon.
You did get stuck in rush hour traffic, so it was closer to 9pm when you made it home and just wanted to collapse on your bed, hell even the couch would do for the moment.
Walking into your home, you noticed that there was a low light coming from the living-room, something that shouldn't be there. So walking into the room, you saw that the coffee table had been moved off to the side, and in it 's place on the floor were pillows and blankets, as well as two wolves.
You stared at them for a few second, wondering how they manged to fit in the living-room before thinking 'fuck it' and kicked off your shoes, then threw your coat and bag on the couch, before laying down in between them.
Pulling a blanket over you, you laid on your back and stared up at them, raising your hands up to their face and sunk your fingers into their fur then thanked the. It didn't take long before you fell asleep, tucked in between two very warm wolves.
Marco and Ace curling around you more as they both watched you sleep. They had been worried about you when you had mentioned what was happening at work, and while they did remind you to eat and sleep, they knew you weren't. So when you called them yesterday and heard just how tired you were, they planned to do something and decided that their wolves were good for cuddling with.
Woking the following morning you found yourself in bed and without wolves. You wondered if you had dreamt cuddling with the wolves as you were still in yesterday clothes. Looking at the clock you saw that it was nearly lunch and your stomach was making itself known that it wanted food.
So shuffling from bedroom to living, you saw that the coffee table was still off to the side, so it wasn't a dream and before you could wonder where either Marco or Ace, you heard your someone called your name followed by hearing sleeping beauty awake.
You weren't sure who was the closest but you just put your head on their chest and closed your eyes, As you felt a hand on the back of your head while another hand was stroking your back and felt yourself sag as the tension in your body left.
The hand on your head moved to under your chin, lifting your head up, which made you open your eyes and stare up at your dark hair lover.
Ace smiled at you as he pulled you into the kitchen where the food and Marco were waiting. Sitting you down at the kitchen island, there a drink waiting for you as lunch was just being finished.
They both got a good look at you, even after more than 12 hours of sleep, you still looked like you could sleep for another 12 hours. Marco kept pushing food in front of you and telling you to eat it all.
Ace asked if you still wanted to meet the family, they would understand if you decided not to after this week, as it was going to be a mad house like normal. You told them that you would be fine after a shower as you yawned, then began to eat what was placed in front of you.
They looked at you but didn't say anything, if you still wanted to go then they weren't going to stop you, but they would send a memo to the family to take it easy with you this time.
It felt like they kept putting food on your plate until they were happy that you eaten enough. So when you were finished with lunch, you went to shower and get ready for later. While the shower did help a little, you had an impromptu 20 minute nap, while still wrapped up in towel till a knock woke you up and saw Marco looking at you.
He come over to you and lent down, stroking your cheek and letting you know again that it was fine if you didn't want to meet the family this week, if you would rather sleep more. You told him no you'll be fine, making the blonde sigh and called you stubborn with a smile and then said to get dress and come nap with them, till it was time to leave.
After a little while, you were finally dressed and re-joined the men in the living-room, who smiled at you as Ace open his arms to you. You happily snuggled into him and placed your feet in Marco laps, who began rubbing them and then work his hands up your legs.
While you didn't nap again, you did close your eyes and listening to Marco and Ace, adding your own thoughts at times.
When it was time to leave, you were feeling more wake and excited to meeting the family, though you probably will be forgetting a few names with how big their family was.
You were awestruck seeing a large white estate house standing out with the forest behind it, and it surround on both sides by lots smaller house but they were still pretty big from what you could see. The positioning of the houses with the estate house in the middle, it kind of looked like a horseshoe.
Arriving at the large estate house, you noticed that there were a few people outside, seemly waiting for you three, going by the groans that they both gave. You couldn't help but chuckle as the three of you got out of the car and headed up to the front of the house.
Ace and Marco both had a hand on the your back, with Ace leaning over and telling you, who was who. The guy with the pompadour was Thatch, the dark-hair man was Izou and the shorter brown man was Haruta, you made a mental note of these three men.
You looked at both Thatch and Haruta, who both seem to be buzzing, and you weren't sure if was cause you were here or because they were waiting to tease their brothers.
Reaching the front of door, both Thatch and Haruta were grinning as they began teasing their brothers, wondering how you had the misfortune of ending up with those two dumbasses and would pray for you. Ace went for Haruta calling him a little shit and tried grabbing him, while Marco just gave Thatch a look that was unimpressed and promised payback.
Izou stepped and introduced himself to you, welcoming you before saying it was finally nice to put a face to the name. You were pulled into a hug and looked up to see it was Thach as Ace still trying to get Haruta.
You heard a low growl and looked at Marco, who was narrowing his eyes as you felt a cheek rubbing on top of your head, while Thatch said you were far too good for his brothers.
A warning growl came this time, which made Thatch release you and put his hands up in surrender as Marco pulled you into his arms, burying his face in your neck, and you saw the affectionate looks that both Thatch and Izou were giving Marco. There was a huff and you saw Ace coming back, who then stood in front of you and did the same as Marco.
They let you go after a few moment, content you smelt of them and told you it was time to met Pops. So they lead you inside the house and towards the room that he would be in.
Standing in front of a two large doors, Ace knocked on them and was told to enter. Pushing the doors open the three of you entered and you noticed a man with a large white moustache sitting at a deck, this was Edward Newgate.
When he stood up you were surprised at his height, you thought Marco was tall but you were having to crane your neck some more to look at older man when he got closer.
The two of you stared at each other, before he smiled and laughed, welcoming you to his family, told you to call him Pops, as he said he proud to finally met his sons mate and looked forward to seeing how you dealt with the chaos that was the pack.
You grinned and told him if you could handle these two and finding out they were werewolves and not running for the hills, then you were half way there to handling the chaos of the pack. That got another laugh from the man, as he turned to look at both Ace and Marco, telling them to behave this evening as their siblings are going to purposely work them up, to see them act out.
Both Ace and Marco said something under their breath, but it was too quiet for you hear but Pops heard it by his eyes twinkling with mirth. He then said that the three of you should go join the festivity as he still had some business to do before joining.
When the three of you left the office, you were shown around the different parts of the downstairs area, and asked to see their room with a glint in your eyes. They could see the glint and told you that if they took you there, you wouldn't be enjoying the party cause they wouldn't be letting you out of there.
You pout at their answer but you were here to met their family, so that was put on hold for the moment, as they lead out to the back garden, where everyone was and you could smell food being cooked.
As soon as you stepped outside, you were surround by so many people talking to you. Marco and Ace kept a hand on you as they guided you over to a picnic bench, letting you sit down before telling their sibling to give you space, you weren't going anywhere so there was plenty of time to talk to you.
Over the next few hours, you met so many of their siblings, played a couple of games with some of the younger children that were there and ate great food, but you were fighting to stay awake now as the past week was catching up with you again.
Ace and Marco had been keeping an eye on you so that when your energy started to wane, they tugged you gently back over to a bench and pulled you into one of their lap. They held you close as you kept talking to anyone that came over to you, but when you did finally sag against them it was time to get you home.
You were close to falling sleep when you were picked up and moved around, there were a lot of low murmurers around you but you just buried your face into the neck of who ever was carrying you.
Arriving back at yours, they did wake up you and herded you to the bedroom, helping undress you and in to sleepwear, before tucking you into bed and leaving you to sleep on your own for a couple of hours before joining you later on.
Over the next 8 months your relationship strengthen even more, you saw each other outside of the weekend, having dinner at least once during the week and some times twice. You got to celebrate both Marco and Ace birthdays, just the three of you and then with the whole pack, what was more wild than you thought it would be, especially Ace's as it was also the New Years party.
You got to spend more time with pack, getting to know everyone better and developed a stronger friendships with most of the commanders as they seemed to be the one that Ace and Marco were closest to do in the pack, you also got to know Whitey Bay and Tate.
Over that time you got to met Sabo and Luffy, Ace's younger brothers, who were both in different packs, but due them to being Ace's brother they were seen with the Whitebeard pack quite often.
When Marco told you that Luffy was more of a blackhole than Ace when eating, you didn't believe it until you saw him eat and wondered just how he could eat that much.
Seeing how Ace interacted with his brothers, being so much more carefree but he was also more easily embarrassed by Sabo and Luffy, with them teasing him as they told you stories of him from childhood which made Ace lunge for his brothers trying to shut them up, which ended up in them all fighting with each other.
The three of you began to consider moving into together and where the best place live would be. You learnt that not all the pack lived within the area of the estate house and smaller houses, but further out and over the town, wanting privacy.
While you didn't mind living near the pack, you also knew you didn't want to live in the pack estate, you wanted privacy from the pack and so they couldn't just showup on a whim. Both Ace and Marco agreed having lived with the pack for so long and had little to no privacy sometimes, so you suggested somewhere between current your home and the pack estate.
It took about a month of looking but a house that you all liked was found and had most of what you were all looking for. It was a large four bedroom house, one of them becoming your office, it also had a open kitchen and dinning room where you could host dinner evening, with a large back garden.
It was a good thing Ace and Marco had a lot of siblings, it made moving so much easier and quicker, which meant a whole lot less stress. Once everything was moved in, it took sometime before it was decorated with how you all wanted it.
During decorating time you noticed that Ace and Marco were being a little secretive and when you asked, they said not to worry and you'll find out in due time. You eyed them but left it alone as you would find out at some point.
Before you knew it, you had been living in the town for over year now and been in a relationship with your men for nearly 10 months. You wondered where the time went, as it really didn't feel like a year, but at the same time it felt like you've had been here longer than a year, maybe that was due to so many things had happening.
Arriving home after spending the afternoon out, treating yourself after a hectic week of work due to the time of year, and that meant people was dealing with issues and stressing out about them, but thankful these were thing you could fix without issues and nothing like last time.
Entering the house you found it quiet and still, something the house never was given there was always some sort of noise from music, talking or even Ace snoring but there nothing. You called out but got no answer so guessed they were out, so headed to the bedroom with your bag, to put them away later.
Knowing that you were alone for the moment, you messaged both Ace and Marco to find out where they were and when they would be back. So while waiting for an answer you grabbed a bottle of wine and a glass, to have a mini celebratory drink of having lived here a year.
The sudden feeling of being watched washed over you, as you spun around trying to find the source but there was nothing that could be seen and wondered it was your imagination or maybe Marco and Ace were trying go play a prank on you, it wasn't funny if they were or there was something actually out there.
You peered out of the window looking into the garden and saw nothing yet the feeling of being watched was still strong. So focused on the garden, that hearing the front door open made you jumped a little then headed to the front door and saw Marco but no Ace, so asked where Ace was.
Marco explained that he got called to the station for something but would be back later. Seeing the look on your face when hearing that he asked what was wrong. You told him that it was silly but it felt like you were being watched while in the kitchen and first thought it him and Ace trying to pull prank at first, but it was probably just your imagination you said with a little laugh.
The look on Marco face, made you wondered if you should of said anything as you went back into the kitchen, watching as Marco went into the garden and looked around but didn't see anything out there. He came back inside and pressed a kiss on your head, as you said it was just your imagination going wild for what ever reason, he hummed in response then asked what the wine was for.
You smiled and said that its been a year since you had moved to town as well as met him and Ace, so you were having a celebratory drink. Marco smiled and said it was a good thing he startled you at the supermarket just before Ace nearly running into you, you gave a soft chuckle but that was quickly cut off as Marco claimed your mouth.
As soon as the kissed started it ended and you gave a little pout at the loss of contact but was promised that he and Ace had something planned for you, so you just had to be a little more patience and when you asked when it was going to happen, Marco just said when it happens. You tried to get more details out of him but he gave nothing else away as he pulled you into the living room with the bottle of wine and three glasses.
When Ace returned home a couple of hours later, he found both you and Marco laid out on the couch with you were snoozing against Marco chest, as he was running one hand up and down your back and reading something on his phone with with other hand. You lifted your head up when you heard your name and gave your other lover a sleepy smile.
Sitting up and stretching, you pulled Ace close and kissed him then welcomed him home, before smacking him and Marco on the leg for not telling you they had gone out.
They apologised and quickly gave you kisses before you reached over for the wine and opened it, telling Ace that it had been a year since he nearly run into you at the supermarket as well as you living here a year now.
With the wine drunk, you told them that you had brought some new clothes and would give them a fashion show. So when you came down in the first new outfit, their eyes darken almost instantly and were towering over you trying to touch you but them no, as you had a few more outfits to show off.
With each new outfit you showed off, the hunger in their eyes grew as they clenched their fists tighter till you came down in the last outfit, which was the most enticing outfit, as it left very little to the imagination. You only got a couple of steps into the room, before finding yourself being picked up and carried up to bedroom.
When you asked what they were doing, Ace answered by telling you that they were going to wine and dine you first but seeing you in those outfits had derailed that plan and so they're just gonna do what they planned now by claiming you as their own, permanently marking you.
You asked them if you got a say in this, you knew what claiming meant as you had been told by some of the pack and knew once you had the marks there was no going back, permanently bonding the three of you.
Being set down on the bed they asked if you wanted them to permanently claim you as their mate, as they slowly began to peel your clothes off with their hands and lips tracing over your body, drawing little whimpers from you before turned to each other and gave you a free show as they undressed while touching and kissing each other.
As they were busy with themselves it gave you a moment to think more about it. You knew that you didn't want anyone else but these two overprotective attractive pains in your ass but it was also kind of daunting as your mind suddenly went over scenarios of what if something happen in the future and they didn't want you anymore, you knew it was silly but it was still there.
They both saw the look on your face and knew what thoughts were playing over in your mind. So they quickly had you in between them, telling you that they weren't ever going to leave you and once they permanently bond to you, you will never able to get rid of them but they only ever wanted you and that will never change and will remind you of that everyday.
They kissed you and asked if you were you ready because if you weren't they could wait till you were but hearing their words and promise made you realise that you were ready, so with a nod of your head you told them that you were ready.
Upon hearing that you were ready, they pinned you to the bed and had their way with you for hours and in different positions, while they had you moaning, begging and screaming for more before they finally bite and left their claiming marks.
Ace had left his on the on your shoulder next to your neck, so that he had easy access to it and able to show it off to everyone that that you belonged to him. Marco placed his on your waist so he could always run is fingers over the mark and grip your waist where the mark was, pulling you close to him when out together.
The following afternoon is when you finally woke, still wrapped in two set of arms, hot and sweaty from two inhumanly warm body on either side of you. Your whole body was aching and stretched as much as you could but the arms just tighten around you when you did.
You whined a little and told them that you need to move as well as wash as you sticky and sweaty. Two grunt came from them before being released. You gave them a kiss before get out of bed and once your feet were on the ground you stretched out and heard a few pops before looking at yourself in the mirror and seeing all the marks, bruises and love bites all over your body, before looking at the claim marks on your neck and waist and run your fingers over them.
While admiring your marks, there was a whistle from behind and you looked over your shoulder to see Ace was awake and leaning against the headboard with his hand in Marco hair as he looked at you proudly, as well as looking like he was ready to eat you all up again.
Knowing what was going through his mind, you rolled your eyes and went into the bathroom. Standing under the spray of the shower felt amazing, as you cleaned yourself of all the sweat and everything else from the previous night.
Coming back into the room you saw that Marco was awake and was on his phone but soon they were looking at you as you dried yourself off, avoiding hands that were trying to get you back on the bed. You somehow managed to get dressed before they finally pulled you back on to the bed with them, kissing every bit of they could.
Eventually they reluctantly let you go as they themselves went got and showered. So while they busy doing that you went down and started on food, knowing that all three of you needed a good hearty meal.
You though about maybe ordering some food and still might have to do that dinner but for now you would use whatever was in the kitchen and never thought you would be so happy to have a freeze that was stuffed full, and began to take out things that would cook quickly from frozen.
When Marco and Ace joined you in the kitchen, you were starting to take some of the food out of the oven and setting it up like a buffet on the island. Ace came up behind you and placed his lips on his mark which made you shiver, as he stole a spring roll from tray and put it in his mouth. He then sucked in air and fanned his mouth to cool the hot food, you just rolled your eyes at him and told him it was hot.
Marco chuckled next to you as his fingers tips run over his mark and kissed the side of your head, you gave a pleased hum at that. Once the food was cooked, you all sat around the island eating and talking, still being amazed at how much Ace could eat even after a year of knowing him.
They did talked about going to see Pops over the next few days to tell him that they were officially your problem now. That made you laughed before you said that you had better train them so they don't cause problems and are good boys.
You saw the look that Ace was giving you and told him no, that your body still ache from last night, and need a day to recover but he just stared at you with a grin and said he could wait before calling you Little Bunny. Hearing that nickname made you shiver as you knew what you were in for when Ace decided it was time for a chase.
The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent watching movies and eating takeaway, that did get ordered for dinner. During the evening you pampered a little as your legs and back massage, which felt amazing and help ease the soreness you still felt.
It was a couple days later when the three of you were at the estate telling Pops that Marco and Ace had officially claimed you, so they were now stuck with you. Upon hearing that you were pulled into the a bone breaking hug by Pops who was congratulating you.
Marco reminded Pops to be a little more gentle with you. The older man chuckled, letting you go and apologized if the hug was a bit strong as he forget his strength sometimes. He then bear hugged both his sons and said that this called for a party to celebrate the union.
You knew that the pack used any occasion they could to have a party, and what better reason than to have a party than two of the pack commanders finally claiming their other mate. It was decided it would be on weekend as most people would be free, and so neither you or Marco could use work as a way to leave early.
The party was bigger than you had seen so far hosted by the pack, there was so much food and alcohol. By the time the three of you retire for the night, you were being carried by Ace back to their old room, as you had been plied with so many drink by everyone and was having a hard time walking by the end.
Marco and Ace were only fairing a little better, due to their wolfy side and was harder to get drunk, but their sibling had made it their mission for evening to get them drunk.
Once in the bedroom you were thrown on the bed as the other two just flopped on top of you. The three of you ended up a pile of limbs by the time you fell asleep.
Waking the following morning you groaned as light hit your face, so you turned your face and buried it in to a chest as you felt a pounding in your head begin and swore you were never drinking around the pack again, that was being left to Marco and Ace from now on.
There was a hand stroking your hair, as started it to massage your head, which was helping the pounding for a moment. There was movement on the other side of you and you give unpleased noise as you open your eyes and turned to see Ace moving, who gave you a soft smile.
You narrowed your eyes at him as he seem unaffected by sunlight with how much he drunk last night and then turned to look blonde and saw he looked fine as well. You pouted and said that it was unfair that they were fine and you had a pounding in your head even though they drunk more than you.
Marco just smiled and stroked your hair again as Ace said it was one of the upside to being a wolf, no pounding head for the amount they had drunk but they have gotten blackout drunk before and woken with a pounding head.
It took a while before you got out of bed and that was after you had been given pain killers and water. The three of you headed down to the kitchen where you were teased by Thatch upon entering, as well as being given food.
Hearing Thatch you wince, even after taking pain-killer, as there was still a pounding in your head and Thatch loud voice was not helping, so you shushed him which only made him laugh louder and you groaned. You felt fingers on your waist begin to stroke the claim mark which helped you relax some.
A few more hours were spent at the estate before heading home mid-afternoon. The first thing you did when home was shower with Ace and Marco joining you, so it took even longer get done but was alot more fun. Once done and in clean comfy clothes, on the couch relaxing with a movie playing.
Marco had his fingers dancing over his mark and Ace had his face bury in his your neck, nosing his mark. The contentment you felt just from them touching their marks made you almost forgot everything that weren't them currently and you were fine with that, given the big the party yesterday.
As the movie played on you tuned it out for the most part, as you began to think about what the future would hold for the three of you. They both wanted you to be out on the next full moon with them, now you that were officially mated to them, their wolves on the full moon would recognise you so you could be outside with them now.
You knew that what every happens in the future, you will all face it together, with the pack supporting you three anyway that they can, which felt amazing to know that you had so many people behind you all.
At some point you knew you had to take them back to your home town to met the family and friends. When you do, you were going to show cheat your ex, how much happier and better you are without them in your life anymore, the look on their face would be glorious to you.
Both Ace and Marco were looking at you while were off in your own world with a gleeful smile on your lips. Ace poked your side and brought you back to the present, asking what got you smiling like that and you just told them you were thinking about something and it's nothing for them to worry about.
They didn't quite believe you especially with your gleeful smile but they left it alone and let you plot whatever you were plotting, but that doesn't mean they weren't going to try and distract you.
Distract you they did as all it took was a few well placed kisses and hands, then you were only focused on them as your gleeful smile turned into one full of love, lust and hint of mischief, so you kissed them as your hands wondered over them.
That was how the last couple of hours were spent before the pervious day caught up to you. So you were carried to the bedroom, where you were robbed of your clothing and trapped in a tangle of limbs and hot bodies.
This was home, being in between both Ace and Marco knowing that you would always be safe and loved with and by them. You looked forward to each and every day you got with them, showing them just how much you loved them.
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Fudgy V/GF Brownies
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Do you have a good gluten free brownie recipe? I seem to recall you were experimenting with gluten free stuff a while ago. I have a new coworker who's allergic and I'm the self-appointed office baker, so I want to expand my repertoire into things she can eat.
Oooh, gluten-free is so hard! Especially for baking, given how important flour generally is to dessert-making.
I will say that my go-to vegan baker (Chocolate Covered Katie, I swear by her vegan chocolate chip cookies and snickerdoodles!) has a keto brownie recipe that looks promising. I'd recommend poking around her site for more ideas---while I generally like my desserts full of butter and white flour, it is a great resource and might inspire you to develop your own recipes.
I have made these coconut macaroons for an office party, and a gluten-free colleague said they were fantastic, one of the few things she could eat.
Finally, I don't know if your coworker is allergic to any gluten or if they can tolerate a certain, low amount---in which case, keto baking is having a moment and there are lots of good suggestions there.
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I heard you had a gluten free brownie recipe? I'll trade with you for another excellent brownie recipe?
*grins* it would be my pleasure!! I have been needing a new brownie recipe, not gonna lie
Disclaimer, I did not invent this recipe. We took it from a blog or Pinterest post or something, I do not know for sure
Recipe under the cut
Ingredients:
6 oz butter or 12 tablespoons cut into chunks
¼ cup dark chocolate chips
½ cup dark cocoa powder
1 cup granulated sugar (I amended the recipe here to ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup coconut sugar, but if you don't have coconut sugar, that's fine, too)
2 eggs, large
½ cup all purpose gluten free flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (optional) (aka, it's in the recipe, but I've never tried it with them added in. For some reason)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and spray an 8 x 8 pan with non-stick cooking spray (or in my case, butter it). Make sure there is no flour in your cooking spray
Put the butter and dark chocolate chips in a large microwave safe bowl and cook for one minute. Stir mixture up a bit, then microwave again for 30 seconds. (Alternatively, if you, like me, do not actually have a microwave, melt the butter over medium low heat, and when it's half or two-thirds of the way melted, add the chocolate chips, and stir until it's mixed together) Add cocoa powder and stir
At this point, everything should be melty and you can stir it up until everything's completely melted and smooth
Add all the sugar and stir well until combined
Next add each egg one at a time and stir only until incorporated. Do not overstir!
Add gluten free all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla to mixture and stir until completely mixed together. Stir in semi-sweet chocolate chips
Scrape batter with a spatula into the greased 8 by 8 pan and spread evenly spatula. Bake for 30 minutes until the top is cracked and a toothpick comes out clean
Hope you like them!!!
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carnelianmeluha · 1 year
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Hello! If you have a favorite fanfiction or write stories which have delectable descriptions of food in them, send me fic recs! Food can include baked goods, desserts, home style meals, breakfast, brunch or dinner items, anything! Bonus if the food item is an integral part of the plot or means something to the characters. I'm currently reading Sandman fics but stories from any fandom are welcome. Message me or use the ask button! And this is my Discord thread on the Mr. Sadman server.
It's been over a year since I started making Sandman recipes, and so I thought it's time to have a master list of all my posts. All my fanfic recipes are tagged #fanfiction recipes and #food in fiction and Sandman-specific posts may also be tagged #dreamling recipes. My personal food posts are tagged #my food and #non-fanfiction recipes. If I take special photos of the food with proper background, lighting, and props, I also tag them as #food photography.
Keep reading to explore my posts!
Chocolate chip muffins from coffee shop au by @cuubism
Fanfiction Recipes: The Sandman/Dreamling
The Dreamling Cookies or Biscuits part 2!
Coq au vin from Hounds by @xx-vergil-xx and Proceed by @honeyteacakes
Hot chocolate from fics by @aquilathefighter , @kydrogendragon and @tj-dragonblade
Strawberry French Toast from Nice by @kydrogendragon
Lemon Drizzle Cake, Apple Turnover, Chocolate Brownies, Caramel Tart, and Almond Croissant from (Post-it) Notes by @softest-punk
Wylmk series by @beatnikfreakiswriting
Dream's disastrous baking: Panettone, burnt Basque cheesecake, shortbread cookies, stained glass cookies, chocolate truffles
Original wylmk: Steak with Chimichurri, Asparagus, and Marcel
Spanakopita
Little histories by @moorishflower
Shakshouka with Semolina Flatbread
Full English Breakfast
A Dream for a Viscount by @seiya-starsniper
Tea cakes and bread
Such a gorgeous sight by @dsudis
Bagel with Hot Cocoa or Dreamling Midnight Snack
A man of good fortune by @softest-punk
Regency Chocolate Tart
Chef Hob Series by @gabessquishytum , @valeriianz , @valiantstarlights , @chaosheadspace
Butternut squash cavatelli pasta
Vegetable curry and Poha, Vegetable Upma, Oats Idli, Bread Halwa, and Coconut Barfi from the latest Chef Hob AU fic
Butter Chicken and Malai Kulfi
Spiced chickpeas, turmeric rice, fried paneer, vegetable curry, samosas, and garlic naan
Paneer Tikka and Mango Lassi
Small Pleasures by @honeyteacakes
Kung Pao Chicken, Pork Dumplings, and Spicy Ham Veggie Fried Rice
A Reunion in the Dreaming by @tryan-a-bex
Jello Cherry Cheesecake, Cucumber Sandwiches, Strawberries, Lemonade
Music When You Speak by @ml-nolan
Triple Whiskey Burger with Pancetta Brussels Sprouts, Cinnamon Roll Shake, Curly Fries, and... Guacamole
Picnic by @landwriter
Scones and bonus Scotch Eggs and Chicken Pinwheels
Hob Adherent Seriesby @scifrey
Cling Fast: Snowe
Caraway and Rosewater: Prince Biskets and bonus Spring Sallet
Spanakopita
Nor bid the stars farewell by @tharkuun
Lemon Curd and Bonus Strawberry Compote
Crepes with Lemon Curd, Gruyere and Green Onions, and bonus Strawberry Compote
Catching Up by @softest-punk
Chocolate-Orange Mousse served with Candied Orange Peel and Chopped Dark Chocolate
Dreamling cookies or Lavender Lemon Rosemary Shortbread cookies (the first fanfic recipe!)
Scratch a little itch by @valeriianz
Sweet Dream Tiramisu with a Caramel Surprise
Till Fate Do Us Part by @esmeriandreamer
Chocolate Cake with Lavender Buttercream Frosting
Tidings of Comfort and Joy by @xx-vergil-xx
Strawberry Tart
Social media/ Dinner and a Play by @tryan-a-bex
Chicken Mushroom Strudel
Fiction recipes
The Sandman
Sir Robert Gadlen's (Not) Venison Pasty
Supernatural
Dean's Breakfast Bacon Cheeseburgers with Honey Sriracha Aioli
Non-fanfiction recipes
Turnip curry, potatoes mashed with mustard oil, chillies, and onions, Chicken Ghee Roast, Red Lentil Fritters
Pulao with Grilled Chicken Drumsticks
Black Sesame Chicken with Black Pepper
Veggie lasagna, veggie quiche, and roasted potatoes
Succession TV show inspired 5-course dinner
Malabar Spinach
Borscht
Aloo Paratha or Potato Stuffed Flatbread
Focaccia
Steamed Mango Yogurt
Spicy Sausage and Peppers Footlong Sub
Appe, Lentils, Potato with Poppy Seeds, Paneer with Peas, Plantain Koftas, and Vermicelli Saffron Pudding
Pork Chops with Hatch Chile Salsa Verde, Truffle Mashed Potatoes, and Sunflower Seed Salad
Paneer Tikka Masala and Cauliflower Curry with Red Lentils
Chicken Marsala and Pasta with Black Truffle Butter
Other works (Dreamling)
Hello Hob art doodle
Hob's 1889 letter
Hob's regency au letter
Mountain Lodge Yankee Candle crack fic
Farmer's Market and flowers ficlet
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angelasscribbles · 1 year
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Home For Christmas
Series: American Girl
Fandom: The Royal Romance
Pairing: Riley x Liam (past)
Rating: PG
Warnings for this chapter: Language, alcohol consumption by people under 21
Word Count: 4,080
A/N: This is a complete AU, my first one that takes them out of Cordonia and makes them normal, average people.
I have no idea what this is. I went to a Christmas party and people watched a group of college-aged kids interact and I shit you not, one was named Riley. Creativity was sparked and here we are.
Fair warning, this is only a Christmas story in so far as it's set over the Christmas break. This story isn't exactly happy, merry, bright or festive. It's a lil' angsty not gonna lie.
I know I am not the first person to write Riley and Liam as high school sweethearts. Notably, @bebepac has a very adorkable version of high schooler Liam Rys. This is simply my twist on that trope and hopefully doesn't step on anyone's toes.
@choicesholidays themes "So glad we found each other" and: "If we hurry, we can still save Christmas", very loosely.
My other stuff: Master List.
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Liam checked his appearance one last time in the mirror of his childhood bedroom before bounding down the burgundy carpeted stairs two at a time and skidding to a stop at the bottom.
“Whoa, there!” His father laughed, “Where’s the fire?”
“Sorry! I’m just ready for the party!”
“Ok, son!” his father laughed as he made his way around him, “I’ll be in the kitchen helping your mother.”
The Rys house, nestled in an affluent suburb of Dallas, was draped in Christmas splendor. From the seven-foot tree in the foyer to the holly-adorned fireplace in the formal living room, the house was ready for the annual Rys Christmas party.
Held the week before Christmas, it was a four hour long come and go affair showcasing his mother Eleanor’s considerable baking skills.
“Every surface is covered in food.” She always told her guests, as they circulated through the kitchen, living, and dining rooms all spread lavishly with homemade goodies.
It was true. Every table and counter in the three rooms were covered in food, from freshly chopped fruits and veggies with dip, to baked goods like walnut fudge brownies, coconut rum balls, meringue Christmas trees, four types of fudge, peppermint bark, various assorted cookies, and her homemade Chex mix, a recipe passed on from her mother and affectionally called Texas trash.
There was a chocolate fountain that was always the hit of the party with the ten and under set.
But it wasn’t the food, or the decorations, that had Liam excited for the party.
It was the hope that his high school girlfriend might put in an appearance.
Liam joined his older brother and younger sister in the dining room that graced the front of the house. Guests had just started trickling in.
“Is Riley coming?” Leo asked.
“I…don’t know,” Liam answered honestly.
“Why the hell would she?” His sister Lena looked back and forth between them like they were stupid.
“Uh…because we’ve known her since she was in kindergarten and she always comes….” Leo answered.
“That was before our idiot brother broke her heart.”
“Hey!” Liam protested, “That’s not what happened!”
Lena leveled a skeptical stare at him as she asked, “Did you or did you not break up with her after graduation?”
“It was mutual!” he protested, “Because we were going to college on opposite sides of the country!” He was so tired of explaining his reasoning to everyone.
Their friends all seemed to think he was either an idiot or an asshole for breaking up with her at the beginning of the summer instead of the end.
But he had thought it was better to rip the Band-Aid off.
Long-distance relationships were difficult to maintain and he wanted them both to have options.
Especially Riley. He knew how much getting a scholarship to college meant to her. She was the first one in her family to go to college and she felt all the pressure that entailed.  
He had done it for her. 
“Have you talked to her since you both left for school?” Lena asked.
“No,” he admitted.
He had typed out, and deleted about a thousand text messages.
He had tried calling a couple of times.
She hadn’t answered.
The one time she had called back, he had been taking a test and missed the call.
She hadn’t left a message.
“Hey, she’s here!” Leo called over his shoulder from his spot near the window, next to the chocolate fountain.
“Really?” Liam felt his heart simultaneously rise and fall. He wiped his suddenly sweaty palms on his pants.
“Yeah, really, she just got out of Drake’s truck.”
“What?” Confusion pulled through Liam, “What are they doing together?”
“I don’t know,” Leo shrugged as he grabbed a brownie and covered it in chocolate.
Lena tilted her head to the side, “Have you talked to him since you left for college?”
“A couple of times…” the truth was that Liam had been busy with schoolwork and his own self-imposed heartbreak, so he hadn’t done the best job at keeping up with his childhood best friend.
“Have you asked him about his dating life?” Lena pressed.
Liam’s eyes widened at the implication, “You don’t think they’re together, do you?”
Leo shoved the entire brownie in his mouth as he looked out the window again, “They look pretty together to me.” He mumbled through a mouthful of brownie and chocolate sauce.
Liam leaned forward so he could see out the window.
Her body language screamed that she was nervous as she made her way up the sidewalk, side by side with Drake.
“That doesn’t mean anything,” Liam said out loud, “They live next door to each other, he just gave her a ride!”
“Whatever you say, buddy!” Leo slapped him on the back hard enough to jolt him forward, “I saw Mr. and Mrs. Nevrakis come in a minute ago, I’m going to find Liv!”
“But-“
“I think you’re on your own with this, Li.” Lena told him, “you broke it, you fix it.”
“Yeah,” he mumbled as he followed his sister to the front door, “if it’s fixable.”
Lena threw herself on Riley the moment the door opened, “Riley!”
“Hey, Lena!” Riley’s face broke into a genuine smile as she returned the younger girl’s hug, “It’s good to see you!”
“I’ve missed you!” Lena said as she stepped back and pulled Riley through the door.
“What? No hug or I missed you for me?” Drake laughed.
Lena rolled her eyes, “I see you all the time!”
It was true. Drake had stayed in town after graduation and enrolled in the local community college. He was working on a certification in automotive technology. He was paying for it with his job at the local bowling alley, the same one he’d had since he was sixteen.
He was good with anything mechanical, including the pin setters. It made him invaluable to the owner.
In addition to bowling, the place had a video game arcade and laser tag, making it a popular afterschool and weekend hangout.
“Riley!” Eleanor Rys swept into the room, Constantine on her heels.
Greetings and hugs were exchanged between Riley and Liam’s parents as Liam slapped Drake’s opened palm, “Good to see you, bro.”
“You too! Can’t wait to hear all your college stories! Bet they’re wilder than mine!”
“Doubt it,” Liam scoffed, “I spend my weekends in the library studying!”
“Lame. But predictable. How are we friends?”
“You just got lucky I guess.”
Drake snorted, “Yeah, I’m the lucky one, okay!”
Liam’s parents went back to the other adults and Lena joined a group of teenagers on the other side of the room.
Riley hung back with Liam as Drake headed to the hot chocolate, “You want anything, Brooks?” He asked over his shoulder.
“I’m good!” she told him as she watched him walk away before turning to Liam with open arms, “Hey.”
“Hey yourself,” he replied as he pulled her into an embrace.
His body relaxed as he held her tight against him, the familiar scent of her washing over him and flooding his senses with memories.
“You look good,” she told him as she pulled away with a hesitant smile.
“You look great,” relief swept through him that she was there, standing in his living room, smiling at him.
“Liam! Riley!” a voice called out.
“Hey, Rashad,” Liam high-fived his friend and attempted to squash his irritation at the interruption.
Riley was cornered by several more of their former classmates, effectively ending their conversation, at least for the time being.
She gave him an apologetic glance as their friends came between them.
After about half an hour, Riley sidled over to Liam and said, “We should go hang out in the rec room and play pool like we used to.”
“Yes!” Liam agreed, then in a lower voice, “I’ll go sneak some of my dad’s beer!”
“Just like old times!” The smile she gave him filled his heart with hope.
Word passed quickly among their core group of friends and they all filtered upstairs to the rec room.
Several minutes later, Liam glanced up and down the hallway before darting into the room with his ill-gotten gains.
His good mood dampened a little when he spotted Riley in the corner with Drake. She was laughing at something he said, and he was standing far too close to her for Liam’s liking.
Not that he had any right to say anything about who she stood close to. But when they broke up, he had thought that one of two things would happen.
Either one or both of them would move on, eventually, or they would find their way back to each other, after college.
But in the event that one of them moved on, he had thought it would be later down the road, and with someone new, someone that they met at college, in another state.
Not less than six months later with his best friend, her lifelong next-door neighbor.
Riley spotted him over Drake’s shoulder and waved, “Did you get it?”
“Yeah,” he forced a smile as he produced the six-pack from under his shirt.
He didn’t miss the disappointment in Drake’s eyes when she stepped away from him and headed in his direction.
Liam sat the beer down on a table and handed them out.
“Thanks,” Rashad took the proffered beer with one hand and gestured toward the pool table with the other, “Are we going to play pool now or what?”
“Sure,” Liam replied, “If Riley wants to.”
“I’ll play!” Drake answered.
Liam ignored him and turned to Riley, “You and me against Drake and Rashad?” He asked as he handed her a pool cue, “Just like old times.”
“Just like old times.” She grinned at him.
“Or we could switch it up,” Drake interjected, “Riley and me against you and Rashad.”
“No,” Liam gave him a sharp look, “this is good!”
Rashad looked back and forth between them then at Riley, “What’s happening?”
“Nothing,” Drake shrugged as he turned to grab a pool stick, “just trying to shake things up a little.”
Rashad turned his attention back to Liam who also shrugged, “Things are fine the way they’ve always been.”
“Okay…”Rashad’s gaze slid to Riley who just shook her head.
“Let’s play!” Riley said.
“I’ll break,” Rashad decided to ignore whatever weirdness was going on with his friends.
An hour passed while other friends drifted in and out of the rec room. They played pool until Rashad had to leave.
“I’m going to get some of your mom’s famous punch!” Riley told Liam.
“How?” He demanded, “It’s alcoholic!”
“I’m going to have Leo get it for me,” she smirked.
“Oh yeah, that’ll work,” Liam chuckled.
He swore his siblings both liked Riley more than they liked him.
“Make sure the cup is full so we can share,” Drake called after her as she slipped out the door.
Liam found himself alone with Drake for the first time since last summer, “So…you and Riley…what’s that about?”
“What?” Drake looked at him in surprise, “What do you mean?”
“Come on, man. I’ve known you since we were five. Something is going on with you two.”
Drake shrugged, “I mean, we’ve hung out a few times.”
“A few times? Like when?”
“I don’t know,” Drake hedged, “last summer a little and then over Thanksgiving break.”
“She came home for Thanksgiving?”
“Yeah, said she was homesick.”
“Is she…having a hard time at school?” Liam asked with concern.
“Maybe you should ask her that,” Drake responded, “I don’t speak for her.”
“Right, of course, you’re right. Sorry. It’s just still…weird…”
“Why is it weird? I thought you two broke up amicably, by mutual agreement.” Drake leaned on his pool stick as he watched Liam’s face carefully as if the answer was important.
“We did but…I don’t know, we agreed to stay friends, but I swear she avoided me all summer after that!”
“Huh.”
“What’s huh mean?”
“Nothing, man!” Drake threw a hand up in the air, “just trying to figure things out.”
“What things?”
“Who brought it up first?”
“Brought what up?”
“The idea of breaking up. Who floated it out there?”
“I did.”
Drake nodded, “So you could go off to college free and unattached, I get it.”
“No, that’s…I mean, yes but… fuck, shit, I don’t know what I mean!” Liam threw his pool stick on the table and slumped into a nearby chair.
“So, what? You regret it now?”
“Yes!...No!...Maybe, okay?” Liam dropped his head into his hands.
“Okay…” Drake tossed his stick down as well and took the seat across from Liam, “But you did break up with her so if she started seeing someone else, someone you know…would you be mad about it?”
Liam’s head snapped up, “Someone like you?”
“I didn’t say that…”
“But it’s what you meant, isn’t it?”
“I don’t know, maybe. I’m just saying-“
“You can just tell me, Drake! We’ve told each other everything since grade school!” Liam snapped.
Drake looked up at the ceiling instead of directly at Liam as he responded, “I’m interested, okay?”
“Since when?”
“Since always! I dated her before you did if you remember.”
Liam’s mouth fell open, “Are you talking about those two weeks in seventh grade?”
“Yeah.”
“You were twelve!”
“So?”
“So, that’s not really dating!”
“I took her to the sock hop.”
“Your mom drove you both to the sock hop and Riley spent the whole night dancing with Maxwell Beaumont! Then she dumped you for him!”
Drake shrugged, “Like you said, we were twelve. I forgave her for that, and Max turned out to be gay so…”
“Drake, we’ve been best friends since first fucking grade and you have never expressed a romantic interest in her before!”
“I don’t tell you everything, Li.”
Liam stared at his best friend in disbelief, “I tell you everything!”
“You didn’t tell me why you broke up with Brooks.”
“Fuck. I guess I didn’t.”
Drake pulled in a deep breath, unwilling and unable to admit that he’d been in love with her since they were four, “Look, I’m sorry, Li. It’s not like I was keeping things from you. I mean, it was just a crush when we were kids, then in high school, she dated Rashad most of freshman year, and sophomore year I was with Kiara…then she was dating you. It just never seemed like there was anything to tell.”
“I guess.”
“You’re my best friend, Li, and I don’t want to lose that…but…”
Liam’s heart sank, “But?”
“But you did break up with her, she is single, and something did happen between us last summer! I’m sorry, I thought you two were over….”
“We were…I mean we are…I mean…shit… I don’t know what I mean!” He sighed in frustration. All the reasons they broke up in the first place were still valid.
But the thought of her with someone else, anyone else, but especially Drake, stung.
The door creaked open, and Riley came back in, “Got it!” She crowed triumphantly.
Liam shook his head, “I told you he likes you best, he would have never done that for me!”
“Well, I did promise to give him all the dirt on that guy Anton that Liv’s been seeing.”
“Can you deliver on that?” Drake asked.
“I’ll do my best!” she answered with a grin.
Liv and Riley were attending the same school. Riley was a freshman while Liv was a senior, but they still saw each other and ran in some of the same circles.
“You always do,” Liam replied as he stood, “can we talk for a minute?”
“Sure…”
“Privately, I mean,” He said with a pointed look at Drake, “in my room.”
Drake suppressed a sigh as he stood up, “I’m going to find some of those sugar cookies. I’ll be downstairs when you’re done.”
Liam retrieved the last beer from the shelf where he had hidden it behind the trivial pursuit game.
Riley trailed behind him to his room, her heart pounding in her chest. Her mouth went dry as she stepped through the door into his bedroom.
A room she hadn’t stepped foot in since the day he’d broken up with her six months prior.
She blinked rapidly several times to combat the tears that welled up in her eyes at the memory.
The familiar scent of his room rushed over her as she took a seat on the edge of his bed and sat her red solo cup on the nightstand.
She glanced surreptitiously around. Everything looked exactly the same. But nothing was the same anymore.
She clenched her fists tightly in her lap as she struggled to contain her jangled nerves.
Liam sat down next to her on the bed and turned his body to face her as he fidgeted with the unopened bottle in his hand, “Ah…Drake said you came home for Thanksgiving because you were homesick. Is everything okay at school?”
She considered her words carefully before finally replying, “It’s fine. It’s just a big change, you know?”
Liam nodded. His eyes locked on the label he was pulling at on the beer bottle, “Yeah. I do.”
They sat in awkward silence for a moment then Riley asked, “Why did we break up?”
Liam nearly dropped the bottle, as his head jerked up, his eyes wide with astonishment, “What? I thought we agreed it was for the best!”
“I mean…it was your idea,” Riley replied slowly, “What was I going to say once you brought it up? No?”
Liam’s world spun, “I thought….I thought it was what you wanted! Are you telling me I was wrong?”
“Yeah. But once you brought it up, I thought it was what you wanted so….”
“But…you kept talking about how hard long-distance relationships were…did I misread that?”
“I kept bringing that up because I was stressed out and worried about what was going to happen to us, Liam! I wanted reassurance, not to break up!”
“Wow. Okay, so I totally misread that! I am…a fucking idiot, just like my sister said…”
He drew in a deep breath, working up the courage to tell her it was a mistake and he wanted her back.
Long distance was hard, but not impossible. They could do it.
He wanted to do it.
“I don’t know, Liam. Maybe you were right.”
“What?” Disappointment surged through him, “What do you mean?”
“I mean…college is a lot; you were right about that. And we’re not just in different states, we’re on opposite coasts!”
“Yeah, but we have technology! We can text, talk, facetime, all of it! Maybe I could fly out to you one weekend a month or something.”
“Until you need to study for a test on Monday, or want to go out with your new friends. Isn’t that what we’re supposed to be doing? Exploring, growing, learning about ourselves?”
Liam felt like he’d been slapped. They were the exact words he’d used to break up with her.
“Yes, but-“
“I don’t want you to start to resent me, Liam. Flying across the country once a month? Missing out on parties and study groups and all those new experiences you told me we were both going to have? And what if you meet someone new at Princeton? I don’t want to be broken up with for someone else. It’s better this way. Our friendship stays intact.” She nodded as she spoke, as if reassuring herself of the facts.
“Sounds like you’ve given this a lot of thought.”
“I have,” She assured him, “I was pretty fucked up when you dumped me but-“
“I didn’t dump you, Riley!” He protested, “I thought it was mutual! I thought-“
She reached for his hand, smiling through the tears that suddenly pooled in the corners of her eyes and trickled down her cheeks, “I know that now. And that actually makes me feel so much better about everything!”
“Is that why you avoided me all summer?”
“Yeah, I was pretty hurt but I didn’t want to give you the satisfaction of knowing it.”
“Satisfaction?” He shook his head vigorously, “Riley, I’m man enough to admit that I cried myself to sleep every night for the first two weeks!”
“Really?” She sniffled as she wiped an arm across her face.
“Really…” He scooted closer and pulled her into an embrace, “I’m so fucking sorry. I never meant to hurt you!”
“It’s okay,” she assured him as she buried her face in his chest.
It felt so comforting to be wrapped in his arms.
But college was all about pushing out of her comfort zone. Liam had been right about that.
She pulled away and wiped at her eyes, “Oh my God, it feels so good to be able to talk to you again!”
“Same!” He laughed, “I’ve missed you so fucking much!”
“Me too! I’m used to sharing everything with you!”
“Just to make sure I’m clear this time… you don’t want to get back together?”
The tears flooded her eyes again, “Part of me really does, Liam, but part of me knows you were right about all the reasons we broke up in the first place.”
“To focus on our schoolwork and make new friends?”
“It’s not just that…I have some…things I need to figure out.”
“Things like Drake Walker?” He worked hard to keep his voice even as he watched her face for her reaction.
She cut her eyes sideways at him, “Maybe, but it’s not just that either. It’s…everything.”
“You know I’m here if you ever want to talk. About anything.”
She smiled softly, “I miss our talks.”
“Me too,” he admitted, “I want us to be friends, Riley. Like we were before we dated. I mean, if we’re not going to be together, can we at least go back to being friends? I regret the distance that’s between us now. I don’t want to go back to Princeton and spend another semester not talking to you!”
“That would actually make me really happy,” She gave him a brilliant smile.
Liam hadn’t wanted to break up with her…it changed everything… and nothing.
She couldn’t turn off her feelings for Liam, but she also couldn’t take back what had happened with Drake or the feelings that had unlocked within her.
She needed time, and space, to process everything.
Liam’s phone dinged. He pulled it out and scanned the text, then looked up at Riley, “Drake wants to know if we want to meet out on the roof.”
Riley’s face lit up, “Hell fucking yeah! Talk about just like old times!”
Five minutes later the three of them climbed out of a second-story window and dropped onto the roof of the first-floor kitchen.
They climbed up the peaked roof of the living room and clambered up onto the roof of the second story.
The sound of barely suppressed giggles and quiet shushing noises drifted across the sharp stillness of the night as the lifelong friends made their way to the spot where three gables came together, giving them a place to sit as well as hiding them from the view of anyone on the ground.
Riley shivered inside her jacket as she lowered herself into sitting on the cold shingles, Liam on one side of her, Drake on the other.
Both boys scooted closer to her, and she relaxed into the shared body heat.
They all three tipped their heads back to watch the stars twinkle in the night sky hoping to catch a glimpse of some meteors from the annual Ursid shower as they streaked towards the earth, just like they’d done every year since they were twelve.
She was acutely aware of each of them as they pressed close against her on either side.
They were both intrinsic parts of the fabric of her life and always had been.
She hadn’t lost Liam; their relationship had just changed.
Her relationship with Drake had changed too, but she wasn’t sure exactly how. All the reasons she couldn’t be with Liam also applied to Drake.
There was an entire world out there waiting for them to explore and conquer.
They couldn’t set sail together, but maybe they could be a homeport for each other.  
“Hey,” she said softly, “Let’s agree that no matter what else is going on in our lives, we’re going to be right here doing this exact thing next Christmas.”
“Agreed,” Drake answered quickly.
Liam smiled in the darkness as his hand found hers and squeezed gently, “It’s a date.”
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