Everyone knew it, his teammates often groaning while out at bars with him, watching helplessly as another woman falls for his charm.
They all mutter under their breath as Soap’s blue eyes fall on you across the bar. Each taking bets on how long until Soap announces his departure, you hanging off his arm with a lustful look in you eyes.
What Soap doesn’t expect is for you to turn him down. A sideways glance at the blue eyed man, and a wave of your hand at his advances send Soap back to the shared table of his teammates. Metaphorical tail tucked between his legs.
Women rarely said no to him, your almost immediate dismissal of him throwing his plans of kilter. A smug smirk graces Ghost’s face as he watches his Sergeant sulk over his beer. Kyle offering a sympathetic pat on the shoulder.
Soaps blue eyes stare down at the grimy table, his beer dangling from his finger tips. The conversation flows around him as the hours tick by, eventually his teammates turn in for the night. Leaving him sitting at the table, his beer, now warm still in his hand.
It isn’t until your hand lands on his shoulder that he’s pulled from his thoughts. A small smile on your lips as you slide into one of the empty chairs next to him.
“I know who you are,” you lean in close, the sweet smell of your mixed drink on your breath.
Soap lets out a small grunt, his beer bottle hitting the table with a resounding thud. “Yeah? Who might that be?”
You lean forward more, your lips ghosting the shell of his ear as you whisper, “look a little different than the last time you saw me. I understand not recognizing me right away…” you breathe. The hair on the side of Johnnys neck stands up, a prickle of familiarity forming in his mind.
“Im kind of sad you don’t recognize me Johnny.. we had so much fun together the summer before year 11…” you lean back in your chair, arms crossed over your chest. It takes a moment for the words to connect, and suddenly Johnny’s eyes widen. His pupils dilating as he turns towards you.
“Steaming Jesus…” he mumbles, hands darting out to grab your forearms and pull you towards him. His hands snake around your waist as he lifts you from your own chair onto his lap. His lips pressing against yours, as he hauls you impossibly close.
His heart hammers wildly against his chest, his hands slightly shaky as he pulls away to study your face once more. “I thought I’d never see you again…” Johnny whispers, his forehead resting on yours.
“I told you I’d find you again…” you smile, your eyes watering as you stare into the blue eyes you never thought you’d see again.
“The last time I saw you, was at the airport.. when you told me the reason you were leaving…” his brows furrow, his hand coming to rest on the side of your face. “You’re alright… right? Not seeing a ghost am I?”
“I’m fine Johnny, Cancer free. I always told you if I made it out alive, I’d look for you. You promised me too, ya know. I hope you intend to keep it…”
“I meant it then and I mean it now… I never stopped loving you,” he pauses, looking at you for a moment tears welling in his eyes. “Did you keep it? After all this time?” He asks, head tilted slightly.
With shaky hands you reach up, clasping the chain around your neck, and pull it from your shirt. A smile spreads across his face as he looks at the plastic ring, the one he promised to replace if you crossed paths again. “Of course,” you smile.
“Thank god, because I couldn’t imagine marrying anyone but you,” Johnny laughs, his lips pressing to yours once more.
fearne stealing the ring right off ashton’s finger and ashton, seeing nothing where they expect a ring to be when showing it to everyone else, simply looking at her and saying “I missed you too. I missed you so much.“
It’s the biggest event in the town and Steven brought in everyone in Beach City to attend the wedding of both Ruby and Sapphire, but once the two tie the knot at the reception, some unexpected guests decide to crash the party, thus Steven and the Crystal Gems have to defend the planet. “Reunited” premiered on this day, 5 Years Ago.
How I thought Sabine and Ezra’s Reunion was gonna go down
(my art)
I did this storyboard last night! This is how I realistically envisioned how Ezra and Sabine’s reuniting scene to go down. Not to bash the other one but I think mine is how almost everyone would expect it to have been like
extremely short drabble … no real detailed plot just angst and reuniting with carl after spending months apart
months had passed since you had seen any of your people. spending so much time on your own had made time a little weary, to you the days all melted together and after the first few weeks you lost count. each days was filled with uncertainty and danger, but the thought that one day you might be reunited with your family - with carl - kept you going. some days were better then others, and today - although you didn’t know it quite yet - was going to be the best day you’ve had in a long time.
as you stumbled up a small dirt hill your feet had finally come into contact with bitumen. cracked and covered in dead leaves and weeds, the bitumen almost instantly warmed the soles of your feet after baking in the sun. your thin canvas shoes offered little protection between the bottom of your feet and the ground, but at you pushed yourself further towards the middle of the road you scanned your surroundings. finally out in the open but your body instinctively crouches as you see a group of people approaching a large metal sheet fence.
but it was too late, they had already heard you and now they had seen you. your hand latched onto your bowie knife as you straightened yourself up before inspecting each person of the group. then you saw him. when his head finally spun in your direction and your eyes locked with his you could have sworn time stopped.
“oh my god.” you breathed, your eyes beginning to fill with tears as you began to sprint in their direction.
every muscle in your body ached but as you ran towards each other, everything around you - the people, the geeks, the rotting world - melted away but as you and carl collided, your arms wrapping around one another, the fear of finding another meal or being eaten alive dissolved. the months apart that had been filled with fear and uncertainty - the months that were sure to haunt you in the coming years - no longer mattered, and all that mattered, was carl.
as his arms tightened around you, a groan had slipped from your lips. although it was a gesture filled with good intentions, your body ached, every little square inch of your body felt like it was broken or on fire.
“i’m sorry.” he whispered, his grip loosening as he tried to pull away only for your arms to pull him closer.
“no.” you quickly spoke, your arms wrapped tightly around his neck as you pushed yourself up onto the balls of your feet. “don’t let go.” you pleaded, nuzzling your head along side his as you absorbed his warmth and familiarity.
“okay.” he hummed, his voice laced with a worrisome tone as his hand began to run up and down your back.
“don’t ever let go.” you mumbled barely above a whisper, almost too quiet for carl to hear but when his grip tightened just the slightest you knew he had heard you.
a silence fell between the pair of you. the eeriness of the world surrounding you had gone quiet and all that mattered was carl as you clung to him. you didn’t think you were ever capable of missing someone so much.
“i miss you so much.” you spoke in a muffled whisper, your hands brushing up against carls - now incredibly grown out, but still soft and slightly curled - hair.
“i thought i lost you.” carl mumbled into the crook of your neck, now becoming aware of how much your body was shaking.
in fact he had begun to notice the slight dampness to your clothes, and as he slightly pulled his hands away from the small of your back his hands were stained a light shade of red. blood. blood? carl quickly pulled away - almost at the speed of light- to look at the rest of your body to find numerous cuts and wounds from the top of your head all the way down to your ankles. no wonder you were sore.
“jesus!” he breathed. “we need to get you help!” he insisted, gently grasping onto your shoulders.
you shook your head gently, a soft smile ghosting over your lips as a tear fell from your eye, “s’okay” you whispered. “i just need you.”
opening your arms you pulled carl close, feeling the warmth radiating from his body. “okay.” he whispered, his hand ever so slightly rubbing your back. “i’ve got you.” carl hummed.
warnings: nsfw content in some chapters. chapters have individual warnings
summary: Illumi and (Name) were childhood friends separated by fate. When they meet again, (Name) doesn’t recognize him, and Illumi is trying to forget her. Will the two reunite and fall in love, or will she be stolen away by one of her two new friends?
F.R.I.D.A. saying “I think, ms. temult, I’ve been wanting to say to you for a while that home can be many things, right? but home can be a person, too. when I think of faithful care-giver, I feel like I’m home. and I think you're going to be home soon, too.”