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#'Airplane snaps' the fic
ranger-kellyn · 21 days
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oh it's over for y'all i did it. i cracked the code. i FINALLY. after all these years of making them my favorite accessory pairing, i FINALLY>>> have an idea for a full airplaneshipping fic where they are the main focus
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sunflower-lilac42 · 4 months
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✧ 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 || luke hughes♔
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album & song: 1989 ; welcome to new york (taylor's version)
summary: y/n comes to visit her boyfriend and they venture around new york when she surprises him with some news
pairings: luke hughes x reader ; jack hughes x platonic!reader (minor)
warnings: airplanes/airport (very minor), crowded spaces, fluffy
notes: hey guys, I'm back! this was really fun to write but I did end up cutting out the second verse because I didn't really know what to write for that part. anyways, I loved how this turned out and i'm so excited to share it with you so I hope you guys enjoy it as well. let me know what I should write next for this series however I think I'm either gonna write a fic that doesn't pertain to any event or celebration or one for my 150 celly next. hope you guys had a good holiday and I will see you all in the next one! by the way, you guys can pick where you are oging to school but to make it easy I just picked somewhere (that being Hofstra becuase they really want me so I picked them in spirit). add yourself to the taglist ➺ taglist!
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'Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you Welcome to New York, welcome to New York Welcome to New York, it's been waitin' for you Welcome to New York, welcome to New York'
It had been a month since the two had last seen each other. They had been lucky enough that their schedules overlapped this year. For Thanksgiving break, Luke had a game the day it started in Detriot so she drove there to see him, spending some of Thursday with him before he had to head back to Jersey. For Winter Break, the day after exams ended Luke had a game in Columbus so once again she drove down to see him before leaving for Jersey with him to spend her break with as they had a homestand till Christmas (and maybe for a while after…)
Luke wrapped an arm around y/n, sitting on an airplane because they knew they wouldn’t hear the end of it if Luke went with the team. He leaned over and kissed her head, “Welcome to New York, babe.”
Y/n looked over at him and smiled, “I can’t tell if you’re trying to make a Taylor Swift reference and are mocking me,” she showed him her phone which had ‘Welcome to New York’ showing that it was playing on it. “Or if you’re being serious and are just saying it.”
Luke shrugged, “Maybe both?”
She laughed and hit him playfully, snuggling into his side as they landed. 
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'Walkin' through a crowd, the village is aglow Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats Everybody here wanted somethin' more Searchin' for a sound we hadn't heard before'
Y/n had begged her boyfriend to go walking in the city across the river to look at their Christmas lights. It didn’t take long for him to say yes as he was pulling on his shoes grabbing the keys from the table and yelling goodbye to Jack who still sat curled up in his room. 
The two walked hand in hand as they strolled through Rockefeller Center, looking at the tree, “We should’ve brought skates.”
Luke gave her a look, “I play professional hockey for a living, you think I don’t carry skates in my car?”
“Lukey, I was joking. You skate for a living, don’t you ever want a break.” She pulled him past the rink, heading towards a hot chocolate stand, rubbing her hands together. 
He grabbed her hands and held them between his own, “No.”
She rolled her eyes and Luke let go of her hands for a brief moment to pay for the hot chocolate before placing one back in hers. They continued to walk around the city, y/n pointing out things in amazement and Luke watching her with a dazed look on his face. 
“Look, that one kind of looks like you’re looking through a kaleidoscope.” He didn’t respond as he had spaced out looking at her smile, “Luke. Hey!”
“What?” He snapped out of it and looked down at her, his eyes readjusting and focusing on her eyes, “I’ve been talking to you for the past two minutes and you have not said a word.”
“Oh, sorry.”
“It’s okay, are you okay?”
He nodded but she knew that wasn’t the case, something was bothering him, “Seriously, Luke. What’s wrong?”
“Do you ever,” He paused before restarting, “Do you ever wish we could be together?”
“What do you mean? We are together.”
“I meant like all the time. Like you were there when I came home from roadies, or you were at all of the home games when you could be. Or you were there when I woke up every morning.” Luke sounded sad as he spoke.
“Of course, I do, Luke. And you know that.” She wanted to say what she wanted but it wasn’t the right time, “Just give it a little bit and everything will work out, okay? I promise.”
He nodded but still had an unsure look on his face. She reached up and kissed him, wrapping her arms around his neck and he retaliated with his arms around her torso. To keep his spirits high, she allowed them to head to the rink and rent some skates, which they could’ve spent hours on but only stayed for an hour before heading to get something to eat, picking up something for Jack for when they got home. 
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'Like any great love, it keeps you guessing Like any real love, it's ever-changing Like any true love, it drives you crazy But you know you wouldn't change anything, anything, anything'
It was the eighth of January and y/n knew that Luke would start getting suspicious. None of her bags were packed, most of her belongings were strewn about in Luke’s room, and she hadn’t made an effort to start packing them either. She also hadn’t told him when her flight back to Michigan was which was odd because Luke would’ve dropped everything to take her to the airport, especially with their upcoming road trip.
The Devils had a four-game break before they had to head to Tampa on Thursday, they had just played the Canucks and everything seemed to slow down for a minute. Luke came into his room seeing his girlfriend sitting on his bed with her legs crossed under her and staring out the window, “What’s up?”
She snapped her head over and looked at him, “Do you want to go out for dinner?”
Luke shrugged, “Not really. I’m kind of tired.”
Y/n sighed and redirected her gaze to the window again. Luke sat behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, “Do you want to go out for dinner?”
She nodded, “I kind of wanted to talk to you about something.”
“And we need to go out to dinner to do that?”
Y/n rolled her eyes, “I just thought it would be nice to.”
The boy agreed finally, the two sitting there in silence before watching their show on y/n’s laptop. They watched Supernatural as they waited for a good time to start getting ready. They got through 6 episodes before they finally decided to get ready. 
Luke drove to the restaurant and they made small talk along the way, talking about Luke’s upcoming games and y/n deflecting any questions her boyfriend brought up about school. They walked into the restaurant, got a table for two, and looked over the menu. 
After their waiter brought their appetizer and took their main course order, y/n looked at Luke seriously, “So, I need to talk to you about something.”
“If you’re breaking up with me this is a very cruel way to do it.” Luke drew his hand away from hers and held it in his lap, nervous about what was to come of the conversation.
“Luke, I’m not breaking up with, quite the opposite actually.”
Luke tilted his head in confusion, his spirit raising slightly at her words. She reached her hand out once more and he gladly took it, tightening his hand a little once hers was in his grasp again. 
“You know how at the beginning of the break you asked me if I ever wished we could be together all the time?” He nodded his head, not connecting any dots, “And you know how I said it would all work out someday?”
Once again he nodded and she fidgeted nervously, “Well dreams are about to become a reality.”
“What?”
“I didn't want to tell you at the beginning of the break in case something went wrong but I’m transferring to Hofstra, which is only an hour away from East Rutherford.”
Luke’s gaze widened at the news, “You’re what?”
“Yeah, and Jack has been helping me find an apartment for us that’s halfway between here and the campus so we both wouldn’t have to commute that far. He also kind of helped me already paid for it so I hope you like it because if you didn’t that would be embarrassing but you not even being on board with this whole plan would be horrible because I already kind of drove myself crazy doing this. Of course, you’re not a fan of this plan, you’re just starting your rookie season and this must be a lot, this changes everything. Ugh, what am I doing chasing after-”
Luke kissed her in order to get her to stop talking. She grunted at the impact but kissed back before pulling away and looking at him, “I’m sorry.”
“Y/n/n, take a breather.”
Y/n took a breath in and let it out slowly, eyes wandering around in an effort not to make any eye contact with her boyfriend. 
“Of course, I want to move in with you. It just took me off guard.” He smiled at her and she smiled back. 
“How long have you been planning this?”
“Since the first week of school.”
Luke looked at her with a wide-eyed gaze, “Are you serious?”
She nodded, tears coming to her eyes, “It was really hard that first week, I wasn’t able to see you every day which was a huge change. It got worse during hockey season because they all had practice and besides the girls, I didn’t really have anyone to hang out with. I mean, the guys always reminded me of you and how you guys would always hang out. And then it would remind me of the time I first met them.”
“I think they liked you more than I did, which wasn’t possible but they acted like it was.”
“Ethan was so excited.” The two chuckled at the memory before locking eyes once again, “I started looking at Universities that weren’t too far from here because I didn’t want you to have to commute that far.”
“If you wanted to go to somewhere two hours from here I would’ve done the drive if it meant I could live with you.”
“Trust me, I know, Jack said the same thing when we were talking about it, which is why I didn’t tell you.”
“When did you have time to find an apartment?”
“Well I asked Jack about it in late September and early October and he was able to start looking at places for me, which also probably explains some of the days where you guys had off days and he was gone for a while. He facetimed me when he thought it was something I would really like. And then that one day when I said I wanted to go shopping for you but I didn’t want to go alone? Yeah, the two of us went out to look at our apartment.”
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“So are you two looking for this apartment together?” The realtor asked as they stood at the entryway to the apartment.
“No, no, no definitely not. He’s my boyfriend’s brother. I’m surprising him.”
The realtor nodded her head and opened the door. They spent a little time walking through the apartment, y/n planning out where everything would go in her head as they peeked through the rooms. She smiled at the space when they circled back to the living room.
“I really like this one, I think it could be it. Jack?”
Jack nodded his head in agreement, “I like it, I think Luke would too.”
They finished talking to the realtor, going over the costs and the other essential things. They walked out of the apartment complex, heading towards Jack’s car where they got in and y/n made him crank the heat up. 
“Do you think he’ll actually want to move in with me?”
“Of course he will y/n/n. I haven’t been able to go a day without him bringing you up in conversation. I love you, but it gets annoying.”
She laughs but nerves are still evident on her face, “Hey, listen.” Jack turns his body to face his, in his words ‘future-sister-in-law’, “I can promise you, without a doubt, that my brother would be over the fucking moon if you offered to move in with him. He wouldn’t care where it was, or what it looked like, as long as you were happy and he got to live with you. That man is in love with you and anyone can see it.”
She nodded her head, “Thanks, Jack.”
“Come on, what are future-brother-in-laws for?”
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“Our apartment?”
She nodded, “Jack paid half and I paid the other because I certainly wasn’t going to let your brother pay for our apartment, my pride wouldn’t be able to handle it. If it was Quinn, maybe, but definitely not Jack.”
He laughed at the thought, “You know how to keep me on my toes. But I wouldn't change it for the world.”
“I try my hardest.”
“So, when can we move in?”
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'It's a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore The lights are so bright, but they never blind me, me'
Instead of the depressing music Luke and y/n would be listening to right now, they were listening to their productive music, moving boxes from the truck to their new apartment. When they finished, y/n started to unpack the things for the kitchen, dancing to ‘Welcome to New York’. 
Luke came barrelling in from their new bedroom, sliding on the wood in his stocks, “Hey!”
She turned around and looked at him, plates in hand, “What’s up, Lukey?”
“We should go shopping for new furniture. I mean we have like nothing in this place.”
He was right, the only pieces of furniture they had were an old couch from y/n’s parents, a mattress that they had blown up as they waited for their new one to get here, and a TV that sat in their room. She nodded her head, “Let me put these last plates away and we can go.”
Luke jumped up on the island and looked at her, listening to the music, “Isn’t this like, your thirteenth time listening to this song?”
“So what? It’s a good song. Are you hating on Taylor Swift, Luke Warren Hughes?” 
The boy held up his hands in surrender, a somewhat scarred look on his face, “No. Of course not.”
“Good.”
The two went out shopping, stopping for food on the way back. When they got back it was late at night, the bright lights of New York City streaming into their apartment window. They sat on some cushions they had gotten in the living room, their new TV not yet on a mantle as neither of them wanted to build it yet. 
They watched whatever game was on at the time, Luke commentating most of the time on actual technical things as y/n just yelled when someone she knew, or liked, did something stupid. When the game was over, the two yawned simultaneously, cleaning up their garbage and making their way to the room. 
Laying in bed the two looked at each other, the lights from outside still coming in through the window, “This is so surreal.”
“Hmm?” Y/n’s gaze moved from their hands that were intertwined to his face, “Being with you, in our apartment, in our own, well bed for now.”
She agreed with him with a subtle nod, “You know, I’d always get annoyed when I was at my dorm and the lights from outside would come through the curtain, but now that it doesn’t really bother me.”
Despite the heat in the room, y/n moved closer to Luke as she was still cold. Luke wrapped his arms around her, placing her head on his chest, “And why’s that?”
“Because you’re here.”
“You’re so cringy.”
“But you love it.”
“I do. And I love you.”
She looked up, “I love you too.”
Placing a kiss to her lips and then on the top of her head, Luke adjusted his arms so the one wouldn’t fall asleep but he was still able to hold her, finding it almost impossible but didn’t really care in the moment.
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katiexpunk · 6 months
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Reporting for Duty | Pairing AirMarshal!Javier Peña & Fem!Reader
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Summary:  You're a flight attendant. You need to be fucked, and that much becomes all the more obvious when a hot, flirty Air Marshal named Javier shows up to fly your leg with you. That's it. That's the fic.
Rating: 18+ Minors DNI Word count: ~6.2K Warnings: Airplanes, reference to a gun/badge/uniformed authority, pet names, unprotected p in v sex, pining/flirting, fingering, oral (m and f receiving), bathroom sex, airplane sex, size kink, creampie, references to the "bend and snap" from Legally Blonde lol, some fluff at the end. Also image above of the flight attendant is for graphic purposes only, there are no physical descriptions of reader apart from clothing. Authors Note: This is a purely self-indulgent fic that I wrote ON A PLANE. Literally, full brightness down on my screen, hoping to god people weren't reading this filth as they walked past me. And to the woman next to me catching glances at my screen, reading your little romance novel, this one is you. Also, the seat I assigned Javier was the seat I was in. As @sydneyinacoma put it ~ when life imitates art ~ ya know? Enjoy.x
Horny airplane sex below the cut.
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There wasn’t always an Air Marshal on your flight, but when there was, you knew the routine like the back of your hand. 
It was drilled into your head in training, to always know where the armed passengers are in the event of an emergency. 
They would be brought down the gateway by a gate agent before the flight in order to show their badge to the crew and share their seat number.
They would introduce themselves, share the necessary information, and then get back off the plane to join the other passengers in the general boarding process. 
After your last leg, while the plane is being cleaned, and there is still plenty of time before the next flight, you keep yourself busy in the front of the plane, waiting patiently to meet the Marshal you had heard from the pilot who would be joining on this leg. 
You didn’t expect to lose your breath as the man stepped onto the plane. 
He’s tall, tan, and well-built with dark brown hair dusting his forehead and a well-trimmed mustache. He dressed casually, unassuming like they were all supposed to be, but you nearly feel your knees buckle as you study his simple t-shirt, his tight jeans; and the black jacket that’s pulled taught over his shoulders.
He had to conceal his weapon, but God, you want to pull his jacket off to see where he’s stashed it. You suspect it might be in the waistband of his jeans on his back.
As your eyes travel down his form, your mouth goes dry and you stare – probably less than discreetly – at the front of his jeans.
Oh.
It was only when he walked past you that you realized you hadn’t blinked since he stepped onto the plane.
He went into the cockpit to meet with the pilots doing their pre-flight paperwork. 
You shake your head slightly, taking yourself out of your daze. What was that?
You try to ignore the fluttery feelings in your stomach as you wait for him to come back out. Why are you so flustered, you think to yourself, hoping that you appear normal to the rest of the flight crew.
You spend the next few minutes anxious, chewing your lip, playing with your hair, attempting to look like you’re taking inventory of the soft drinks. But you’re not, you’re too busy internally chastising yourself for acting like an idiot, for not even greeting him, just eye fucking him. 
You walk to the back of the plane, trying to conjure up more time to compose yourself before he comes out to make his additional rounds of introduction. 
He finally comes out of the cockpit and starts to say hello to the rest of the crew, shaking hands and engaging in light conversation with your fellow attendants up ahead. 
He walks down the aisle of the plane, his frame so broad he has to slightly angle his body to make himself fit. You feel your palms get sweaty as you watch him near closer. 
You wipe your hand on your uniform as he extends his out to you.
“Javier Peña,” he says gruffly, giving you a firm handshake. His hands are so much bigger than yours and his dark eyes seem to bore right into you. 
“I suspect this flight will be business as normal, but let me know if you see anything unusual.”
Besides a ridiculously hot Air Marshal? 
You realize you’re still holding onto his hand, and you awkwardly drop it, cringing as you try to laugh it off. 
“Oh! Of course! Yeah, sure – no problem! I will definitely let you know if someone catches my eye. Uh – something, I mean,” you say. 
He looks at you curiously and you wonder if he can hear the sound of your rapid heartbeat. 
“Right. Thank you,” he says, finishing the statement off with your name. 
Hearing your name come out of his mouth nearly knocks the wind out of you. 
“Wait, how did you…?” you question, realizing you never gave him your name.
He raises a brow and glances down at your jacket before making eye contact. “It’s on your name tag.”
“Oh!” You flush as you look down at the small, golden rectangle pinned to her lapel that has your first name engraved clearly in black, uppercase lettering. Name tag. Obviously. “Right…”
He places both hands on his hips and looks at you with amusement.  “Well, thanks again. I’ll be in 37D,” he says, giving you a little wink that you barely register before he’s turned around and heading back down the aisle. 
You feel lightheaded as he moves on, the musky scent of his cologne lingers around you. 
One of your co-workers walks up behind you and shakes her head with a big smile, obviously noticing your fluster from the interaction. 
“Hey, don’t worry about him,” she says.
“What?” you respond, her voice snapping you out of your stupor. 
“I’ve flown with this guy a few times – he can be a bit intense, but pretty fun once you get him to loosen up. No need to be nervous,” she says. 
“Oh, um, I’m not…uh, thank you,” you say, not very convincingly. 
You give her a weak smile and head up to the front of the plane to welcome the passengers beginning to file into their seats. 
When you first started this job, the thought of anyone on board having a firearm did frighten you a bit, but you’ve been doing this job for a while now and it doesn’t bother you anymore. 
X X X X
Everything moves like clockwork, but you feel antsy as the passengers board the plane. You put on your biggest smile and welcome them aboard like you normally do, but you’re waiting for Javier to board. You know it’s lame, but you really just want to see him again. Stupid considering you’ll have six hours in the air with him. 
Of course, he would board when his section when called, just like everyone else, so he’ll be among the final few to file in.  
You greet each passenger with the other flight attendants, a fake smile plastered on your face. Usually, you love your job and your smiles are normally genuine, except for when you have a difficult passenger, but you’re growing impatient. 
It was rare to get eye candy like this on a flight. 
Sometimes there was a guy who you and the other flight attendants would giggle about and argue about whose turn it was to go down the aisle, but never one like this.
Javier has such intense eyes and strong shoulders and you imagine he would so easily be able to lift you against a wall and –
“Hi!” you say a bit too eager as he finally comes on board. You feel your entire body go warm as you attempt to silence your intrusive thoughts. 
“Enjoy your flight, sir,” you say.  
You almost missed it.
The corner of his lips lifts up in a small smile before he turns his head with a quick “thanks” and walks down the aisle.
You didn’t realize, but you bit your lip as you watched him walk away. You could’ve watched that for hours, but instead, you go through your routine as the stragglers make their way onto the plane. You do your final crosschecks and close the plane doors. 
You begin to run through the safety instructions. People never pay attention; whether it was their first flight or their hundredth, most people just glare at their devices as you and your colleagues walk them through the procedures, clicking the unattached seatbelt above their head or pretending to fake blow into the flotation vest. 
People rarely ever pay attention, but you feel a pair of dark eyes trained on you as you continue your demonstrations. 
He has flown hundreds, if not thousands, of times – that’s his job. He was probably just trying to blend in and make it look like he was paying attention. 
You catch his gaze and he gives you another half-smile, and you nearly forget the last step of the safety demo.
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Time creeps by. By the time the plane takes off, reaches elevation, and the seatbelt lights are turned off, you feel like you want to jump out of your skin.  God, what is wrong with you? 
You hadn’t felt this level of frustration in a long time. 
Maybe it was his eyes or the way he smiled at you. 
Maybe it was the fact he stretched his arms above his head as you wrapped up the demonstration, revealing a little skin on his tummy, and you practically forgot your own name. 
Maybe it was the fact that it was going to be a long flight, and you would have to go down the aisle multiple times. 
Maybe it’s because you haven’t been properly fucked in well over six months, since your last, rather disappointing, hook-up on a layover. 
It’s probably everything.
You look at the thin watch on your wrist, and it’s time to offer the first round of drinks to the passengers. You try to remain calm as you walk down the aisle, politely addressing everyone and handing them their requested drinks. 
Almost to Javier’s seat, you catch his gaze and see him scanning the aircraft until they land on you. 
Did his face just soften or are you just imagining things? 
You feel your pulse quicken as you approach him. 
You turn to the row across from him first, feeling his eyes on your backside as you hand them their sodas. 
When you turn back to him, you freeze, forgetting how to form proper sentences. 
“Hey,” he says, voice cool and nonchalant, like he didn’t just send off a chorus of butterflies inside you.
“Thirsty?”
What the fuck. That’s definitely not what you’re supposed to say, nor what you had intended to. 
“I’m okay, thank you,” the older woman next to him in a pink sweater responds before she puts her earbuds back in and turns her attention to a game of Merge Mansion on her iPad.
You close her eyes in total humiliation before gathering the courage to look back down at him.
“And – and you?” you ask, trying to keep your voice calm. 
His mouth quirks up in a smile. Fuck. 
“Am I what, sweetheart?” he says, a flash darting across his eyes, not really questioning, just wanting to fluster you some more. 
He knows. He must know. It was his literal job to be observant and you’re about as transparent as fucking cling wrap. 
“Are you thirsty, sir?” you ask, again. 
“Maybe. What do you recommend?” he asks. 
You feel your heart pounding against your ribs. 
“I like water,” you blurt. 
Stupid, so fucking stupid. Who says water?
He tries to conceal a laugh and says, “Water would be great, thanks.” You curse yourself for what feels like the millionth time this flight as you pour him a blue plastic cup of lukewarm water. He watches you with an amused grin on his face. 
You could hand him his drink and awkwardly walk away, or you could get even. 
You choose the latter.  After handing him the drink, you pull your hand back and accidentally knock over a cup on your drink cart. 
“Oops, clumsy me,” you say, and he glances at the cup on the ground before bringing his gaze back up to your face. 
You give him your best five-star customer service smile before turning around to pick it up. You hold onto the cart and lean over, slowly reaching toward the floor. 
Your uniform was modest and consisted of the same top for each attendant, but women could choose to wear either pants or a skirt. 
You’re glad you decided on the skirt. 
As you grab for the cup, you look back, and the way Javier is openly staring at your ass makes you think he agrees with the skirt verdict. 
His eyes flicker to yours, and he immediately looks away, a clear blush spreading across his face as he stares at his interlaced hands. 
Oh, so he is embarrassed now? Good.
You rise with the cup in hand. You smile at him once more before moving on to the rows behind him. 
He turns around. As you’re grabbing the next set of drinks off the cart, you glance out of the corner of your eye. There’s no doubt in your mind – Mr. Impossibly Hot Air Marshal is definitely checking you out. 
You feel giddy; his job literally involves stealth, but he seems to forget that as you turn your head the slightest bit to meet his eye. He quickly faces forward as if he wasn’t just obviously caught. 
You make your way back down the aisle, walking past his aisle seat, and you feel something brush against your calf.
You turn around to see Javier pulling his hand back to himself. 
His eyes meet yours. You feel goosebumps erupt over your entire body. 
You give him a shy smile, not your over-the-top flight attendant one, and he returns it in full.
A while later, as you bring the food cart through the aisle, you’re still nervous, but slightly less so knowing you’re messing with him too. 
And fuck if it’s not exciting. 
You keep your friendly demeanor up until you get to his row. 
You look at the woman next to him, she’s switched from her iPad to some thick romance novel with a toned and chiseled man on the cover, and you smile before asking if she wants some pretzels or anything for purchase. The woman shakes her head and quickly buries her face back into her pages. 
You then look at Javier and he glances up at you curiously. 
“Hungry?” you ask, lowering your voice in a flirty tone, the question laced with suggestion. With the engines of the plane, you feel safe knowing that only he could hear you. 
“Starving,” he says, dropping his hand so his fingertips brush your leg discreetly. 
X X X X
You don’t have a ton of opportunities to make your way back to his seat, but you take every chance you get. You even found yourself disappointed when another attendant offered to go out to collect the trash. 
You stand at the divider between first and economy class and grin as you see his face. He’s far away, but you can tell he’s disappointed too. 
The hours pass and each time you go to the back of the plane, you both seem to get more daring. 
You were suddenly clumsier than usual, dropping things by him. You make sure not to crouch as you pick them up, emulating your best “bend and snap” from Legally Blonde. 
Javier’s hand reaches higher, even gently squeezing your thigh at one point. 
He’d hit the call light, and ask for tiny things, another cup of water, a pen, headphones even, although he already has his own. 
Anytime you handed him something, your fingers brushed. 
You can’t take it anymore – you feel like you’re going to explode, the irony is not lost on you it’s a result of the Air Marshal. 
You look out the window of the plane, and the sky is turning orange from the setting sun and full of fluffy clouds. Naughty thoughts plague your brain.
His hands are so big. When he squeezed your thigh, you wished his hands were under your skirt.
You think about how badly you just want to rip off his jacket and feel the muscles you know are hiding under the sleeves. 
If it were just you two on the plane, you’re sure you would already have your skirt hiked up on your waist, grinding him for all he’s worth. 
But you’re at work. 
He’s at work. 
And though you’re in public, the thought of him leaves you positively soaked.
Utterly annoyed and beyond sexually frustrated, you excuse yourself to the bathroom in the back of the plane, close to his seat. 
You try to fix the problem yourself, making quick circles on your clit in a desperate attempt to cum, but you don’t make any progress. You quickly give up and sigh, leaning your head against the wall. 
The tiny bathroom is not doing anything to help you get off, no matter how turned on you are. 
Unless…
An idea floods your brain. 
Fuck, you’d be so fired if you were caught. He’d be fired. If he was even interested, that is.
But it’s worth a shot.
You quickly clean yourself up, straighten yourself out in the mirror, and go back out.
X X X X
The flight only had another two hours or so left, and the overhead light would soon be turned off. You and your fellow attendants are set to bring out the last round of water.
You casually stroll down the aisle, smiling and nodding, thinking of nothing other than getting to Javier. 
When you make it to his row, the woman next to him is asleep; the spine of her book is cracked open, the pages facing down in her lap, fully revealing the cover title Dangerous Connections. 
Without asking, you pour him a cup of water. As you hand it to him, you tilt the cup a tiny bit, and a few drops of water land on his lap.
It was only a tiny spill, but you make sure to give your most convincing fake gasp. 
“I am so sorry – here!” you say, handing him the cup before grabbing a few cocktail napkins, pressing them to his thigh, dangerously close to his cock.
Javier freezes. 
“How clumsy of me,” you continue, pretending like you didn’t notice the way his breath hitched at your touch, how his stomach tightened. 
“I hope I didn’t get you too wet,” you say, pulling back, fingers gently brushing against his now-growing bulge. 
Water splashes on the floor as Javier clenches the flimsy plastic cup in his fist, his eyes dark as he gazes up to your face. 
You grin and bend over to clean the bit of water on the floor, and when you look back at him, he has his eyes shut. His jaw is clenched and his breathing is undeniably shallow. 
“I’m very sorry about that, sir,” you say, bending closer to him. 
Javier opens his eyes and tries to say something, but he stays silent. 
“If there’s anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to ask,” you say, the statement once again laced with suggestion. 
He shifts in his seat, and you don’t miss the way he pulls on his jeans, trying to adjust the thick denim to accommodate for the growing lack of space. 
You stand up and pour another glass, taking the moment to let out a shuddering breath. You weren’t sure where all of your boldness was coming from, but you’re proud of yourself. 
You like making him sweat. 
You lean down to him once more and hand him the cup, speaking into his ear, 
“This airline strives to make sure that all of your needs are satisfied, sir.” 
You hear him audibly gulp, and you stand back up, smiling as you walk away. 
X X X X
The sky is now pitch-black, the overhead lights are off, and most of the passengers are asleep.
Now or never.
You psych yourself up to go back to him, but you’re dying.
You’re lightheaded as you bring out the last trash bag, you wonder if you might need an oxygen mask. 
You look up as you make your way down and even in the dim light, you can see his face – his eyes are dark and hungry, and they follow your every movement. 
No, you definitely just need him.
Since most people are asleep, you’re able to move through the aisle much quicker, and soon enough you are once again by Javier, smiling as you hold open the trash bag. 
The screen of the sleeping woman was lit up with the map showing the plane’s progress across the country, and the colors light up Javier’s face as he throws out the napkins, one by one, prolonging your presence.
“I really am sorry about earlier,” you say, not actually sorry, and he damn well knows it.
He doesn’t throw out the last napkin, he simply sticks it in his pocket.
“You’ve been a really good passenger,” you say, suddenly nervous again, realizing what you’re about to offer. 
“Have I now?” He looks unsure, but questioning, like he can’t tell what you’re about to say. 
“I was wondering if…” you trail off. 
He was looking at you in that way and you feel your stomach flip.
“Never mind, I’m sorry, you’re probably busy, so I’ll just – ”
You close the bag and turn to leave, but Javier grabs your wrist, his grab on you gentle but firm.
He whispers your name. It’s the first time he’d said it since the flight started, and you wonder if he can feel your pulse quicken under his grip.  
He doesn’t say anything else, just raises a single brow in a signal to go on. 
You sigh and he lets go of your wrist. 
You bite your lip and play with the bag in your hands. “Since I got – um – accidentally spilled water on you earlier and just because you’ve been a wonderful passenger this evening…”, you look at him and give him a smile. “I was wondering if you would let me personally introduce you to the mile-high club.”
His smile grows throughout your confession and before you let nerves get the better of you and decide to ditch the whole idea, you lean down and whisper, “Bathroom; three minutes.” 
Without letting him respond, you turn on your heels and walk back to the front of the plane. You excuse yourself to the bathroom again and take a deep breath, opening the curtain, and walking straight to the back of the plane. 
The people in the rows behind Javier were luckily all asleep, and you keep your eyes on the bathroom door, not daring to look at him as you pass.
You quickly open the door and slip inside, leaning against the door as it shuts. 
You have three minutes, if not less by now. 
You look at your reflection in the mirror and adjust your hair. You pace around the small space, chewing your lip in anticipation. 
What do you think you’re even doing? This is a bad idea, he’s probably not going to even come. 
But before your mind can convince you to back out, the door slides open. 
Javier steps inside the bathroom and closes the door quickly behind him. 
The rush of the engines seems especially loud in this bathroom, but you’re glad for that. He seems even larger in the small confines of the room, and you realize you’re holding your breath as he engages the lock behind him. 
You lean against the sink and he crosses the small space to you. His arms bracket your body, his hands gripping the counter on both sides behind you. You trail your hands up his chest, finally feeling the thickness of the muscle under his clothing. 
Your knees buckle as he grabs your waist and pulls himself against you, your faces inches apart for seconds before he finally closes the distance as you revel in his solid form.  
He tastes so good and almost immediately, you shove your tongue into his mouth – you’re needy and frustrated and very tired of waiting.
The kiss is sloppy and desperate, but so hot as you tangle your fingers in his hair, moaning as he bites your lip, his mustache tickling the delicate skin on your face.  
You feel something hard bump into your thigh and grin.
“Is that a gun in your pants?” you ask, panting into his mouth, or are you just happy to see me?” 
“Gun,” he torts.
“…oh, you say. 
“But this,” Javier says as he positions his hips and pushes his quickly stiffening erection against your thigh, “is all you.”
You practically squeal in excitement and crash your lips back to his, sighing as his hands trail down your waist and he grabs your ass in a tight squeeze. 
He kisses down your jaw and nips at her earlobe, all hot breath and lust, the sensation causes you to scratch your nails against his scalp, holding onto his shoulder for dear life. 
“I’ve been half-hard this entire fucking flight,” he grows into your ear, grinding his hips against yours. 
You feel your entire body heat up as you shove him against the opposite wall and slide your hands under his jacket, pushing the garment off his shoulders.
It crumples to the floor and you grip his now free biceps, grinning before kissing him again, hot and heavy.
“Then let me take care of that for you,” you say against his lips and you hear him groan. 
You give him one last kiss before pulling away and slowly dropping to your knees in the cramped space. 
“Wait,” he says. 
You pause, your brow furrowed, wondering if he was going to ask you to stop. 
He reaches by his side, unholsters his gun, and sets on the little ledge next to the sink.
You didn’t want to admit it, but knowing he is the only person with any real authority on this plane turns you on. 
“Sorry, go on sweetheart,” he asserts. 
You go back to the job at hand, popping open the button on his jeans before dragging the zipper down, moving rather slowly, enjoying how fidgety Javier is.
You grab the waistband of his boxers and jeans, pulling them down all together in one movement.  
You could tell he was big when you felt him pressed up against you, but holy fuck.
Your thighs clench in anticipation, your panties growing more soaked by the second. You can’t wait anymore. You take his length in your hand and slowly move your hands up and down.
Javier nearly slams his head back into the wall and you see him bite his lip, stifling a groan.  
You bring one hand down to cup his balls and the other teases up the side of his shaft, thumb ghosting over the red and weeping head.
A bead of precum forms at the tip, and you dart your tongue out to lick it. 
Even over the roaring engines, you hear his sighs, and a rough “fuck, baby.”
You trace your tongue under the underside of his cock, before giving the tip a kiss.
Javier’s fists intertwine with your hair, slightly tugging on it as he reflexively thrusts forward. You firmly grip his hips and hold them in place as you take him into your mouth. His hands remain fisted in your hair as you bob up and down on his cock, relaxing your jaw to take him as far as you could, bringing your hands back down to do the rest. 
You suck and suck, and suck, working him through moans, until you decide to pull back with a satisfying pop. Seeing him rock-hard, and the taste of his skin has you soaking for him. You need him to fuck you. 
You stand up and Javier cups the back of your head, pulling you in for a deep kiss. 
“God, you’re incredible,” he mumbles against your lips.
“Do you have a thing for flight attendants, Marshal Peña?” You tease, already fighting with the material of your skirt so you can pull it up around your waist. 
You know your job was a turn-on for a lot of guys, and the humor of an air marshal having a kink for it wasn’t lost on you. 
“Do you have a thing for Air Marshals, Ms. “oops sorry about that,” he says, grabbing your skirt and hiking it up, before pushing you up against the sink and hiking your thigh up his side.
You angle your hips and feel his fingers curl around the cotton material of your underwear, and he drags them off in one swoop. 
For a quick second, you wish you’d worn something sexier, but clearly, it doesn’t matter because they’re ruined anyway.  
Javier’s mouth is at your throat, and his large fingers make their way to your core, where you need him the most before he drags them through the slick coating of your folds, one eventually slipping inside your wet and waiting hole. 
You bite into his shoulder to muffle your moan and grind against his digits as he works to add a second finger, skillfully stroking and curling them inside you. 
He pulls his fingers out and you whine at the loss, but then he brings them to his mouth, sucking your slick from his fingers.
“I told you I was hungry,” he says, both hands now massaging your thighs. “Think you can help me with that?” 
You whimper as you nod, the back of your head hitting the mirror as he kneels into position, trailing soft kisses up your inner thigh.  
“Javier, fuck, please,” you beg. 
He slides one hand up your body and you take a few of his fingers into your mouth, stifling your loud moans as he licks a trail up your center, his tongue darting in and out of you, lapping at you like you’re his final meal.
Your hands card through his hair as you suck on his fingers, pulling hard with your teeth as his tongue works against you, his nose ghosting your clit. 
He removes his fingers from your mouth and returns the length of them back inside you, and moves his tongue up to your throbbing clit. 
You’re so close, but before you can come, he pulls back, wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, and grins up at you. 
You grip his shoulders, trying to pull him up, but Javier stands up and suddenly tucks his hands under your thighs, picks you up, and pushes you back against the first wall.
You were right – he had no problem lifting you as you wrapped your legs around his waist, panting as you feel the tip of his hard cock teasing your slick entrance.
“Oh God – Javi-”
The rest of his name is cut off as he lowers you onto his length and you nearly cry out from the stretch of him, but you nuzzle into his neck to keep quiet.
Holy shit; he feels better than you imagined as you slide down fully on his wet thickness, taking him in fully, moaning as he nips at your throat. 
“Javi – Javier,” you moan into his ear, begging him to move, to just take you.
He starts slowly as he positions you in his arms, then picks up his pace, grunting as he begins to pound into you. 
“Gonna fucking wreck you,” he says through a moan, “ugh, so fucking tight, Cariño.” 
The pet name causes your walls to clench harder around him. 
You are both already so close to the edge, your crawl to the cliff of your orgasm turns into a sprint as he fucks you against the wall. 
You bite his neck, whimpering into his ear, and beg for him to fuck you harder; faster. 
He obeys, your skirt and jacket riding up against the grainy surface of the wall as you try to find something to hold on to – his hair or shoulders – but all you can focus on is how hot he feels, how well he fills you, and how this is undoubtedly the best fuck you’ve ever had. 
“fuck – sh-should I pull out?” he asks, his brow furrowed. 
“N-no – I’m on-” you gasp as he tilts his hips, continuing to thrust into you at a new, perfect angle. “The pill,” you finish, bringing a hand down to your center to touch yourself. You can tell Javier is nearly there, just holding back for you to come first.
“I’m-” He pants, bouncing you against him to let you finish first.
“Javier,” you moan, your head falling back against the wall as waves of pleasure course through you, your vision going white, hooking your ankles behind his back as you ride him out. Your orgasm builds in waves and continues to wash over you as Javier buries himself within you. His groans are soon to follow, and he lets hot ropes of cum fill you up, still with a bruising grip on your thighs. 
You breathe together, your chests falling and rising rapidly as you look into each other’s relaxed, sedated eyes.
“What the hell was that?” Javier asks, that ridiculously attractive smile on his face.
You shrug lazily against the wall and grin down at him. “I don’t know – I guess I have a thing for air marshals,” you say, and wink at him. 
Javier laughs as he gently pulls out and then places you back on the floor, your legs still shaking; he places a hand on your hip to steady you. 
“You know, you make it impossible for a guy to do his job around here,” Javier says, grabbing his jacket off the floor and tucking himself back into his jeans. “You weren’t exactly making things easy for me, either,” you smile as you start to collect toilet paper in order to clean up the cum dripping down your thighs. 
“What was I supposed to do? Not follow you? I’m pretty sure that would make me the biggest idiot on the planet,” he says. You can’t help but to kiss him again. It’s soft, and the warmth of it extends down to your feet. 
You’re both silent as you finish cleaning yourselves up. Once you look like you hadn’t just fucked each other's brains out in the airplane bathroom. 
“Okay,” you say, turning back around from adjusting yourself in the mirror. “I think I should go out first, then you wait a few minutes, then come out after me.”
“Good idea,” he confirms. 
You’re about to unlock the door when he calls out to you. 
“Wait...”
You turn around and his lips are on yours, giving you one last lingering kiss before you leave. 
You smile as you slip out the door. 
X X X X
The cabin looks just as you left it, and anyone who was awake was turned away from you.
You take a deep breath and make your way down the aisle, worried someone might be able to read your mind.
You feel better as you peek through the curtains and watch Javier sneak out of the bathroom. 
You couldn’t stop the giggle that left your throat and you sighed as you stepped away from the curtain.
X X X X
Soon after, the pilot’s voice comes over the speaker to announce your descent. The overhead light comes back on as people wake up slowly and you and your fellow attendants walk down the aisles, instructing people to put on their seatbelts or push their tray tables up.
You avoid going to the back because you don’t know what to say. Now that it was over – would you talk again? Would you even see each other again? Not likely.
Would he just pass you on the way out without even saying goodbye?
No, that didn’t seem like something he would do.
Maybe it was only meant to be a one-time thing, but you don’t want it to be. As you and the other attendants buckle into your jump seats for landing, you chew on your lip and dread the next 20 minutes.
The plane lands and taxis to the assigned gate. The seatbelt sign clicks off with a chime, and eager passengers fill the aisle and grab their luggage, slowly beginning to make their way off the plane. 
Like with boarding, you are distracted, spending most of your time trying to look over people’s heads to find Javier’s, but you can’t see anything.
Finally, after what felt like forever, the line began to thin and the last few people stepped off the plane.
Javier was last.
The other attendants make their way to the back of the plane to begin picking up a few things, but you stay behind, awkwardly looking around as Javier comes up to you. 
“Uh…” he begins.
“Um...”
You both grin at each other, not sure what to say.
“I want to say goodbye,” Javier says. 
“Goodbye,” you say quietly, realizing how sad you feel.
To your surprise, he leans over, gives you a kiss on the cheek, and slides something into your palm.
He steps off the plane, and you watch him turn down the jet bridge and disappear. 
You look down at your hand and see a wrinkled, folded napkin.
You smile as you remember he saved one. 
You open the napkin and see a phone number written in blocky letters. 
Under the number was a message. 
See you at the club next time, Cariño. 
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Until Forever -P.G
The long awaited second part of "SINCE FOREVER" is here now! HOPE YOU LIKE THIS, FEEDBACK IS APPREACIATED!
Read part 3 here!
Songs I listened to: Me, Myself and I - 5SOS, Lie To Me - 5SOS, Forever - Lewis Capaldi, Bruises - Lewis Capaldi, I Love You - Little Mix, Nobody Like You - Little Mix, Only You - Little Mix, What I Put You Through - Conor Maynard, Over Again - One Direction, De Marzo a Junio - Gonza Silva, All In - Here at Last, Airplanes - B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams, Impossible - Shontelle, Diamonds - Rihanna, Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood, Yellow - Coldplay, Too Good At Goodbyes - Sam Smith and Sin Señal - Quevedo.
Warnings: Angst, the long lenght this fic has is killing☠️... Part 3?
Summary: You are moving on from your mistake meanwhile Pablo is realizing his own.
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January, 2023
It has been four months since that day. Four months which you haven’t seen Pablo. Four months of misery for you. And also for him.
When you left his apartment that day, a sickening feeling got into his stomach and it didn’t go away with anything he tried, his hands were shaking and his mind was running wild. He couldn’t concentrate on anything besides you, your confession, your sad expression and your leaving.
He knew that you asked him for time. But he couldn’t give that to you. He wanted you to know he still had you present in his life and hoping that you had him on yours too. And you sadly did.
You were absolutely a wreck for the first month. Not going outside unless it was for grocery shopping and Uni. Until the second month arrived.
Pedri, who had been your personal cheerleader, picked you up one day, got you a nice outfit and made you get in it, for you to go out with him in a friendly date where Ansu and Balde, joined you and ate everything they normally couldn’t or wouldn’t, because of their diet, but they decided than seeing you happy and like your old self was worth some calories more.
He even made you change Gavi’s contact name on your phone, to help your process get quicker and made you forget about his constant texting.
From that moment on, you started going out, you missed having a good time with the people you loved, with your friends and family, and not necessarily accompanied of Pedri, you went out with your girl friends, you Uni group, groups from other degrees at your Uni that you were close with. You were back.
Of course, you missed him. Terribly. Often at nights, you would scroll down on his messages and see what updates he has been giving you
Pablo Páez Ansu fell on his butt today, you would’ve laughed your ass off
Pablo Páez I made a happy salad *Photo* I hope you’re doing good, I’ve been better…
Pablo Páez Xavi keeps asking for you to tie my shoelaces, he keeps saying I don’t know how to do them
Pablo Páez Practice went well
Pablo Páez I just ate a kilo of bananas.  I won’t die, right?
Pablo Páez It’ll sound impressive but I just won Pedri on FIFA. Your gaming lessons paid off Now, I have to try and win you. He told me you were doing fine and I’m glad. I can’t wait for us to reconnect again
Pablo Páez De Jong said he missed having you around on practice I agreeded with him
Pablo Páez Pedri just ate his banana from the bottom to the top, you’re gonna kill him?
And many more of those but still, you choosed not to reply any of them, only really “talking” to him when the World Cup started, when he scored his first goal during it and when they lost against Morocco also you had texted him on Christmas and New Years.
Other times? You were ghosting him.
It was hell for him.
The first month of you doing that, for Pablo it was horrible. He couldn’t concentrate at practices; he messed up great plays, the passes weren’t precise, at games he was angrier and aggressive than usual, he wanted desperately for you to talk to him, Pedri tried to talk him out of it but the youngster snapped at his best male friend.  Only to come back to him a few minutes later apologizing.
Pablo thought that with time he could get over it, but no. Four months after and you were still on his mind and the anxious feeling was bigger and bigger on his chest.
He started to realize something, he felt awful, destroyed, sad and was mad at himself, he cried and cried to sleep that day for being too stupid and idiot to realize it
Yes, during WC, he had mastered a way of concentrating at practices and games but you were still on his mind. Always.
He was extremely angry, disappointed and sad to hear that you wouldn’t be there with him at his first WC, but still understood, already imagining the rest of his performances where you would be there cheering on for him and only him, the loudest as you have always have done.
In your defense, you did try your best but Uni got up to you and you weren’t done by the time it started, you couldn’t leave Spain even if you tried your best.
But, you haven’t properly seen each other since that day. And it was the first time you were going to. In Arabia Saudi for La Supercopa España, the Clásico. Barcelona vs. Madrid.
Pedri had invited you to come and you being a culer and the greatest friend, didn’t waste any time and asked permission from your parents to fly with the González.
“Is Samuel coming too?” Pedri asked with a cheeky smile
“¡Cállate!” He laughed seeing you blush
Samuel, is one of the guys that attends to your Uni but he’s doing a different degree than yours. During the last weeks of November and the first’s ones of December he had been asking you to hang out alone and you accepted. You definitely liked him.
He was cute, really cute and pretty. He had light green eye color, he was one head taller than you, blonde wavy haired and he had the most beautiful dimples at both sides of his smile; he was careful, paid attention to your needs, to whatever you were saying and remembered the smallest things you said randomly, he was funny and he never failed to amaze you.
But still, he wasn’t Pablo.
“Pedri, no lo sé” You had said
“This is your chance. It’s not like you might end up married to him anyway! Or you will… Who knows? Don't take it as a rebound kind-of thing. But maybe you can forget about Pablo, reconnect your friendship and at the same time have a lovely relationship with a guy who’s clearly into you”
And that’s how you started dating Samuel. And that’s also how you got into the present day.
“But you know he will” You spoke
“Gotta start making up the whole ‘Older-brother’ talk thing”
“Please, don’t scare him away. He’s really nice, I like him” You immediately said making Pedri laugh out loud while shaking his head a little. When a message pulled up in your screen.
Pablo Páez Are you coming to the Supercopa España? I know we aren’t in the best terms but I would love to see my favorite girl cheering for me on a live game… It’s been a while since you’ve done that.
“What’s up?”
“Pablo’s asking me if I’m going to the Supercopa” You said showing the message to Pedri who had been playing FIFA with you for about an hour ago
Pedri shrugged his shoulders “You wanna tell him?”
“I wanna surprise him” Silence filled the room
“You know even if he tries to hide it” Pedri started “, he’s not doing fine. He misses you a lot. A whole lot” You sighed
“I miss him too” You nodded sadly “I shouldn’t have said anything”
“No. You should have and you did. Feelings are the best when they’re being let out”
“But at what cost? I ruined my friendship with him and it’s not something you can easily go at it again. It’ll take me so much time to forget about those feelings I have for Pablo, Pedri. Maybe he feels guilty, awkward, I don't know... It’ll take a lot of time of being at that level we were once. You know it. I know it. Hell, even Pablo knows it. But it’s too hard being all in one day and suddenly stop being there”
“But you will do” Pedri said putting a hand on your thigh “I fully believe you will get, both of you, your feelings straight and keep on with that beautiful friendship you both have” Pedri nodded smiling lightly “I still think he’s in love with you but hasn’t realized”
“I still don’t think he is but who cares now?” You shrugged your shoulders  
“I’m just afraid he’ll realize it when it’s too late to try anything” Your eyes moved to Pedri’s as you both stared at each other in silence
“If” You start pausing to take a deep breath “If he does have feelings for me” You said slowly “I hope he realizes them quickly” Your phone dinged once more making you part your eyes from Pedri
A light smile made its way to your face seeing Samuel’s name pop up on your screen
Samu✨💖 Walking down the street, I saw a cute puppy. It reminded me of Aladdin, hope he’s feeling better. PS: I got him some treats for tomorrow when I see him. And don’t worry, I also got you a little present, couldn’t forget about you.
You sighed watching those two names on your home screen “Because I’m really liking Samuel and it’ll be hard for Pablo if I move on”
“Hard as in?”
“As in completely erasing myself from his life for a long and indeterminate amount of time, until I’m entirely happy and healed�� Your eyes locked with Pedri’s as both of you sighed
“Do whatever you feel better doing, bonita” Pedri said slowly and in a low tone “Just know I’m gonna be here for you, always”
________
“Y/N!” Belén, Pablo’s mom said making you turn your head towards her with a smile on your face
“Belén!” You exclaimed happy to see the olderly woman approaching her to hug her tightly
“¡Que te has desaparecido, niña!” (It’s been a while, baby!) You laughed lightly
“I know” You whine “Y lo siento muchísimo. Es que he estado un poco ocupada con mis cosas en la Uni, Pablo ha estado ocupado en los entrenos y no hemos tenido mucho tiempo juntos desde hace un tiempito” (And I’m truly sorry. I’ve been so busy with College, Pablo has been busy with trainings and we haven’t spend time together in a while) You tried to come up with a little lie but you knew better
“I know that. Pablo told me what happened” You sighed a little “It must have been really hard for you, my dear”
“A lot” You whispered sadly “I just thought… For a second, he would feel the same”
“We thought so too. You acted like a couple. Pablo, Aurora and I actually thought you were already together” You smiled sadly at the thought of that “How’d you handled it?”
“Pretty bad in the first month but Pedri dragged me out of my house and I’ve slowly come back into what I was” She smiled grabbing your hand “And Pablito?”
She sighed “I think Pedri must have told you, hadn’t he?” You nodded lightly “He still isn’t taking it too well. Sometimes I catch him looking through your photos together” You sighed feeling bad for your best friend “He was way too moody during the World Cup”
“I can only imagine” You both laughed lightly “I was busy with Uni, it wasn’t a lie” You began “… But I also wasn’t ready to face him; I mean… I’m barely starting to get over him with a very few baby steps. Pedri invited me but I came here to surprise him actually, he doesn’t know I’m here, I told him I would try and do my best to come and I can sense he got angry at me. I have never missed one of his matches and to miss all these…”
“It took a toll on him” She ended as you nod lightly
“I do miss him a lot and besides everything I don’t want him to think we’re done. Because we aren’t. I just need myself time” You explained “And I wanna start making things right, he doesn’t love me” You said laughing without humor “And I’ve got to accept that even if I don’t like to. But that doesn’t mean I won’t stop being there for him. And I’m here to prove that to him. I made the mistake of falling in love with my best friend but I’m not quitting on our friendship”
Belén said nothing but hug you tightly “Pablo does love you, dear”
“Not in the way I would love him to”
“There’s no one better for him than you” You shook your head disagreeing with her
“I’m not his person, Belén” And with that you broke the hug
“He hasn’t realized”
You were tired of hearing that.
“And I don’t think he will because I’m just not it for him. I cannot force him. He may be sad at the fact I was in love with him, that he broke me unconsciously and that he might lose me as his best friend but he doesn’t see me like that”
“Y/N” She began when you felt an arm wrap around your waist, you turn around to face Samuel with two water bottles
“Me he perdido de regreso. Todo se ve azul, rojo y blanco” (I got lost on my way back. Everything is blue, red and white colors) You laugh lightly accepting the water
“Thank you so much, Samu” You kissed his cheek, right on where his dimples show making him, pull you closer to him.
“Disculpa, ¿Interrumpí algo?” (I’m sorry, I interrupted something?) He asked feeling a bit guilty
You turned to Belén who was looking at you with a light smile.
“Not at all, hijo” She said
“Samu, she’s Belén, my best friend’s mom” You introduced her taking a deep breath “Belén, he’s Samuel Carnevale, my boyfriend” You watched at how her face fell a bit but quickly covered it up
“Nice to meet you, miss”
“Igualmente cariño” (Likewise, dear) She said slowly nodding
“Y/I, want me to save you the seat?” You nod eagerly to hear Belén’s thoughts
“He looks like a nice lad” She said when he left you again, you nod
“He is” You mumble
“I’m happy you’re moving on” She said, you felt relieved to hear those words “Still a bit sad I’m not going to be your mom-in-law” She laughed lightly as you smiled without showing your teeth
“She can still marry me” You heard Aurora say from behind her mom’s back
“When’s the wedding?” You replied watching them laugh. Aurora stepped over to hug you as you hugged her back tightly
“My brother is stupid”
“Don’t say that” You defended him “It’s not his fault” You shrugged your shoulders letting go of her
“He seems like a nice guy” She looked over at Samuel who was laughing with Fernando, Pedri’s older brother
“He is” You nodded with a smile
“I hope everything works out for you, Y/I” Aurora said “And hopefully we’ll see you more around in the house. Pablo isn’t the only one who misses you”
“I’ll try, cariño” You said gripping her arm a bit “It was lovely seeing you again, we must hang out later” You say ready to go. Both of them nodded hugging you once more
And with that you walked back towards Sam and Fer, feeling all kind of emotions thanks to their words and making up something in your mind for when you see Pablo.
You couldn’t keep on with your thoughts because the game had started, the tension was feeling in the air, it was the final of La Supercopa, both teams wanted to win it and only one could be the one who raised it and proclaiming the champion title.  And you wanted so badly to be Barcelona that one
Robert had the ball on his feet, he was dribbling among the players and into the penalty section of the Madrid, when he passed the ball to Gavi who hit it and the ball went inside the net. A roar of cheers, applauses and screams were heard across the stadium, the Barcelona fans cheering in happiness as they took the lead on the board.
 Gavi grabbed his shirt and kissed it, his signature celebration, his teammates went over to him and cheered with him, Pedri high fived him and hugged him and he must have told him something because after their hug Gavi’s eyes dance across the stadium until they landed on you.
His smile grew bigger and blew you a kiss while pointing at you, he also went ahead and did your initial. You smiled clapping and cheering louder for him.
At minute 45, Robert scored once more with an assist of Gavi and in the second time at minute 69, Pedri scored with the board on 3 for them and 0 for Madrid. The final result was 1-3, meaning Barcelona had won.
The player’s family went down, you shyly made your way towards the pitch as well but feeling extremely proud for your boys.
The first one you saw was Ansu and you threw yourself at him, laughing and cheering on the win for a few seconds before you saw Balde, Araujo and Lewy, you congratulated them as well.
When you saw Pedri, he opened his arms and you ran towards him
“¡YO SABÍA QUE GANARÍAN!” (I knew you guys would win) You yelled in excitement as Pedri hugged you tightly “You did it and I’m so proud of you” You kissed his sweaty cheek several times as he rocked you both side to side “That goal was amazing, Pepi”
“Gracias, bonita. It felt amazing to score” You smiled widely
You hadn’t seen Pablo and you were having an intern battle of seeing him, congratulating him and at the same time not do it.
“You look really happy” Samuel said grabbing your hand in his as your eyes roamed around for Gavi
“I am happy. Not only my club won but also my best friends did. It feels like a dream come true” You said looking at him with a smile on when you turned your head you saw him, he was hugging his sister
“Go and say hello to him” Samuel said kissing your cheek “I’ll be next to you”
Letting go of Samuel’s hand, you walked until being two meters away from him, Belén saw you and pointed at Gavi to turn around, when he did, he was confused until his eyes were on you.
His expression fell a bit before he let a smile out, he turned around to walk but when you started walking too, he started jogging and soon running until, you doing the same and eventually you crashed into each other.
You couldn’t lie. It felt good being back in his arms. His strong arms wrapped tightly around your waist, his face into the crock of your neck, yours around his shoulder and giving light touches in his hair
“I’m sorry” He said whispering in your ear “I’m truly sorry” You shushed him
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Don’t worry about it” You shook your head “I’m here now”
“I missed you so much” He whispered once more pulling you even closer to him, at this point you were a bit arched, with him leaning onto you; with your waist touching his, torso touching his, chest touching his and heads into the others neck.
“Don’t leave me ever again” Pablo said
“I’m not” You said pulling away a little but he didn’t moved an inch “Pabs”
“No” He shook his head “I’m truly sorry, I should-” You cut him off
“Pablo, it’s okay, I’m here now” Your hand went to the sides of his head “Look at me please” You whispered and he after a few seconds obliged, pulling his forehead into yours “I’m not leaving you”
“It felt like hell not seeing you in the stands, it felt horrible not seeing you at our trainings but it felt even worse you not talking to me at all”
“Sorry” That’s all you managed to say, you caressed his dirty stained cheeks leaning up to kiss his cheek and come back pull your forehead into his. You were looking into each other’s eyes, when you felt Pablo slowly lean in
And that’s when you felt a presence and pulled away from him
Pablo looked confused, his arms still around you while yours fell from his body.
“Hey” Samuel said smiling lightly "Tremendo juego hiciste el día de hoy. ¡Felicidades!" (Such a good game you did today. Congratulations!)
“Hola” Pablo said “Amigo, disculpa, en estos momentos estoy con mi familia disfrutando, puedo darte un autógrafo más tarde, y… ¿Podrías traerme una botella de agua?” (Mate, sorry, I’m enjoying with my family right now, I can sign something for you later, also… Would you bring me a bottle of water?)
“Él no trabaja aquí, Gavi” (He doesn’t work here, Pablo) You said untangling yourself from him
“¿Ah no? Disculpa” Pablo said smiling tightly, hand reaching up to grab yours but you crossed your arms in front of your chest “And who are you?” Pablo asked mirroring your actions but giving you a look
“Samuel, this is my best friend, Pablo Páez or better known as Pablo Gavi” You announced unlinking one of your arms to pull Samuel next to you. It was Samuel’s turn “And Pablito… This is Samuel Carnevale… My boyfriend”
At the moment you said that, you could see Pablo’s face scrunching up, he was confused and his jaw clenched, just like how it did when he was angry
“What?” Pablo asked in disbelief after a few seconds
You sighed “This is my boyfriend, Samuel Carnevale” You announced once more
“Boyfriend?” You nod repeated times
Gavi's eyes danced in between Samuel and your face, he looked for any sign of you joking with him. But found none.
This couldn't have happened to him. You had a boyfriend? Why? Why now he realized his feelings for you? Was this a kind of sick prank? If it was he wasn't liking it and wanted it to stop now.
The emotion he felt for winning the Supercopa went away when he saw you holding hands with him.
"Really?" He asked impressed trying to put on a happy face but it looked somehow as if he was in pain
And he was. Sentimentally he was.
He felt like he could cry a river to cover the whole European continent, he felt sick, his stomach felt funny, his head felt spinning and it wasn't definitely for the excitement of winning
He felt lost
"That's-" He cut himself off, he couldn't say it was good because it wasn't good but he also couldn't say it was bad because it would hurt you even more.
You'd think he was selfish. And he truly wanted to be, but not after what happened between the two of you.
Thankfully a voice pulled him out of the situation, the three of you turning your heads to see Pedri coming over
"Buenas noches!" He said grinning from ear to ear "Sorry to interrupt anything"
Please, don't be. Pablo thought
"But we need to go so they can give us the medals and lift the trophy" Gavi nodded relieved
He had never wanted to escape from a moment with you more than he does now
However, he watched you smile and nod at him "Go ahead, Martín" You kick his leg a little "Congratulations on winning, by the way. I'm so proud of you" Pablo smiled nodding at you
You stepped forward and hugged him once more you couldn't help yourself but wanted to embrace him
"I don't plan on ruining tonight for you, but I think you know we need to talk" You whispered against his ear as he nodded tightening his hold on you, now it was his turn, he kissed your cheek repeated times making you giggle
"Stop that" You asked laughing "Go" You untangled yourself from him forcing him to leave his hold on you.
"Meet me in a hour and a half in the tunel, okay?" You nod smiling, one of Pablo's hands went up to the side of your face and pulled a stray of hair away from your face, making you freeze in the beggining but retracted a bit
Pablo's hand fell at his side as he was confused and shocked, he felt a sting hit in his chest and his breathing got a bit uneven, he took deep breaths and let out the air he was holding in. He nodded not knowing what to do, he had never felt this way around you not even when you confessed your feelings for him, so, he just walked side by side with Pedri to grab their medals
"You okay?" Pedri asked next to him as Pablo lightly shook his head
"...No" He looked over to where you were standing, in the middle of the Páez and González family.
He felt the same sting in his chest when you retracted from his touch but the sting made itself pronounced when he saw Samuel pull you into his embrace and you making yourself comfortable in the boys's arms while cheering for them.
Those should've been his arms, not some random man ones, but he had been too stubborn to realize it. And meanwhile you were happy and moving on, it was his time to watch from the sidelines and get hurt
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You were waiting for him to come out of the dressing room but it seemed like it wasn't happening any time soon. Everyone had left only the staff being present and a few of the players's family.
So you decided to walk around for a bit, you came up the tunnel finding the place where the players go out to the pitch. You walked it finding the empty stadium, it looked pretty when no one was around and you enjoyed it more this way but it looked even better with people in the stands supporting their clubes and wearing a certain color.
"I remember you being noisy" You turn around at hearing his voice "I just didn't knew how much" You smiled lightly watching Pablo walk a few steps more to join you "This is beautiful" You nod agreeing
"Yes, it is" You smiled lightly "Mostly when it's quiet"
Silence took over the two of you for a while, none of you knowing how to start
"You are looking pretty" He said randomly as you smiled lightly
"Thanks, you looking nice too"
"It felt nice seeing you up there once more" you hum pursing your lips a bit
"It felt nice being back there once more" You smiled taking a deep breath
"So... You have a boyfriend?" He asked the first thing that had came into his mind, you nod once more
"I do" You smile at the though of your blondie, he had gone to the hotel with Pedri's family much to his disagreement, he didn't wanted to leave you alone but he understood you had something serious to talk with Pablo
"Since when?"
"Since December"
Pablo nodded, looking down at his feet
"I missed you" He said
"I missed you too"
"Didn't seem like you did"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You weren't answering my texts, nor my calls and whenever I tried to go into your apartment, the security guards didn't let me in!"
"Well I told you I needed time and you accepted it"
"You ghosted me!"
"And I'm terribly sorry! I was heartbroken and I didn't precisely wanted to the see the guy who provoked it uncounsiously!"
"Were you really? Because all I could see was you from a party to another and to another! It definitely didn't look like you were heartbroken!"
"But I was and still am, Pablo!" When he heard you exclaim his first name once more, he knew he had fucked it up again. You already had called him with a nickname or one of his others names
"What did you want me to do?" You ask in between laughter "Stay at home crying? Feeling miserable because I made the biggest mistake ever? And of all of the persons in Barcelona I went ahead and fell in love with you? But still I went and did nothing to change it? And when I try you absolutely do nothing but say 'you were just from a party to another, you didn't missed me' Of fucking course I missed you!" You were laughing but in reality you were close to the verge of crying
"Hell you've been a constant person in my life for twelve years, Pablo!" You looked at him "No one has ever me stuck with me that much, besides my family of course, but you! To have you next to me 25/8 like we used to be and then out of nowhere not having you at all, also affected me! A lot! I know I provoked that and I'm sorry! I don't control the way I feel it just happened!"
"And I just wanted to let it out! Of course I was secretly hoping you'd say I'm in love with you too, but it wasn't the case and I've been dealing with it and finally made peace with that and I'm here tonight to tell you that I want my best friend back! That I'm moving on from it and that we may not end up together but I don't care about that anymore I just want you to know that I'm not giving up on our friendship, Gavi. Never. I'm back if you want me to be"
Pablo grabbed one of your arms and pulled you into him, you hugged his torso inmediately as he hugged you tighter
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" Pablo repeatedly leaving kisses in every place reachable for him, your neck, your cheek, eyelid, eyebrows, your ear, your temple, hairline, forehead, all of that without letting you go "I just missed you so much, I was having it bad and seeing you living your life as if you've never missed me broke me completely" He whispered sniffing "Of course I want you back, I love you so much, mi niña" He kissed you repeatedly as you hide your face in the crock of his neck
You didn't know but he just proclaimed his love for you, more than a friendly way, but decided against saying it out loud.
As much as it hurt him, he was the cause of the pain you've gone through these past months and now you were back into his arms and life, he wasn't going to fuck it up.
Two Weeks Later
"C'mon!" Pablo whined in the couch "I SWEAR TO GOD I WON PEDRI IN FIFA LAST TIME!"
"Maybe I was having compassion with you, Pablito" All of the presents in the room laughed as Pablo threw the control in anger to the couch
He went to the kitchen in hopes of finding a snack that could help his sour mood right now when he heard your laugh.
You were at Pedri's for a get-together. Now that you and Pablo mended things up you were spending more and more time together, the guys loving it since they had no more grumpy Pablo and a heartbroken you. And they were happy since they added one more person to your guys group. Samuel.
The guys loved him, of course the poor lad had to pass a test made by Pedri and the guys that joined him, but once that finished the guys cheered for you both and approved Samuel.
So, that meant he was also there with you in your get-togethers
It wasn't easy for Pablo now that he had discovered his true feelings for you, he always made sure to try and not look at the two of you when you were being affectionate. But it was hard, the damn fucker made you happy, your smile when you were around Samuel was three times bigger than usual and even tho Pablo loved to see that kind of smile on your pretty face, he wanted to be the one and produce it.
He couldn't help but walk over where the two of you were sitting a bit parted from the group since you had a bit of headache but didn't wanted to ruin the guys fun
You were reclined on the couch as Samuel was lying in between your legs with his face pressed into your chest, your hands were around his neck as his were around your torso, he was apparently telling you something funny to make you laugh like that.
The mood Pablo had from his mates teasing got worse when he saw you kissing Samuel. He knew he wasn't in place to reclaim something but he wanted to go there and push the guy out of your body.
Samuel's phone dinged as he sighed, if Pablo listened right he said something among the lines of "I have to go home, my little brother fell and sprained his ankle"
Pablo thanked his little brother but forgot you had to answer
"Oh god is Marcelo okay? Fucking hell, that doesn't look good. Let's go" At hearing that Pablo sighed. You were too caring, too lovely... Too perfect for this world to be true.
"Don't worry, princesa" He saw how Samuel wanted to get up but you tightened your holds on your hands and crossed your legs behind his back "Y/N" Samuel laughed
"What?" You asked smiling innocently
"This is a get-together with your friends, I don't want you to miss the fun to be in an hospital for god-knows-how-long with my screaming and annoying little brother-OW!"
"Marcelo is lovely, too bad he's only seven years old, I would've gone for him"
"You're so on" And then he heard your hysterical laughter once more and pleads for him to stop tickling you.
Pablo turned around and saw his sister standing there with crossed arms "Maldición, joder, Aurora" Pablo cursed out "You almost made me shit my pants"
"What are you doing watching Y/N and her boyfriend?"
"I wasn't watching them"
"I've been standing here like five minutes ago"
Pablo sighed "Okay... Maybe I was watching them"
"Why?" Pablo looked at his sister without saying anything as she soon gasped "No way!" She exclaimed a little too loudly
"Shhhh! Nobody knows it!" Gavi silenced her
"You're in love with Y/N?"
"Shhh!" Gavi shushed her pulling his hand up to his sister's mouth "No one knows it, so could you please be quiet about it?" Aurora nodded
"We neeed to talk" Pablo groaned grabbing his sister hand and bringing her over to Pedri's room "What the fuck is wrong with you?" She said inmediately after Pablo closed the door "She told you her feelings for you and you pushed her away!"
"Back then I didn't realized it! I started knowing right during World Cup, she didn't talked to me back then! It would have been a waste telling her and over text!"
"She called you!"
"I was confused!" Pablo exclaimed "If I had realized even before World Cup I wouldn't even have left Spain, fighting for her, but I realized in the middle of it, then when we were eliminated she sent me three texts and ghosted me once more! I fucked it up not reciprocating her feelings and to try and tell her over text: Hey, I realized I'm in love with you. Sorry for the pain I caused you back then. That would've been the worst thing ever! I've seen enough movies, TV shows and I have been with you and her for so long to know exactly what to do and what not to do!"
"When I saw her at the Supercopa I proposed myself to tell her, I wanted to kiss her when I saw her, when I held her I wanted to tell her everything and let her do whatever she wanted to and with me but then she appeared with that guy and with a light smile on, she told me 'He's my boyfriend' I wanted to die at that moment" Pablo shook his head running his fingers through his hair "I have put her through enough pain to just let that wound come back again! She seems happy with him and meanwhile he makes her happy, make her feel loved then I should be as well"
"You're going to love her from far away?" Pablo nodded with his hands on his face, he wanted to cry
"I think I lost my chance, rora"
"You haven't" Aurora said "She still loves you"
"But she's with him" Gavi looked at his sister, tears scaped from his eyes "I won't ruin that for her, I won't be the reason she's sad again" He shook his head "I will be there for her for everything and anything she needs me for, but I'm not ruining her relationship. I'll just wait for her, I'll wait"
Aurora was surprised by the determination on her younger brother, not suttering at all with his words, still, she felt proud, he knew he fucked up but also, he knew how to mend it and wait.
"Have patience, Pabs" She told him hugging her brother tightly "A lot of patience, you'll need it" Pablo nodded reciprocating the hug
"I will" He laughed
He was known for not having an ounce of patience, but he would gain the world's whole patience only for you. And he will do.
After having a moment, Gavi washed his face with water and headed down, to find no Samuel but you still laid on the sofa, he contemplated the fact of going towards the guys who probably will keep making fun of his bad FIFA skills or be with you.
Guess what he decided?
"Buenas" He said with a light smile catching your attention
"Hey, señorito" You smiled putting down your phone "Everything good?" Gavi nodded "What's up?"
"The guys keep making fun of me for being bad at FIFA" You scrunched your face a little
"I don't buy the 'I beat Pedri' thing either"
"BUT I DID!" He exclaimed making you laugh
"C'mere, Gavs" You fixed your position and patted the space on the couch, he just couldn't resist you so he ended up sitting next to you "The only one who can bully you it's me, so let's just sit here for a while and watch funny Tik Tok videos and cute puppy reels" He smiled sitting next to you
"Only because you said cute puppy reels" You smirked leaning over a bit for the two of you to see properly your phone screen
After an hour and half of watching funny videos on your phone, laughing, making comments and sometimes getting sad when something emotional happened, somehow you guys ended up cuddled up into each other.
You leaned into Gavi's chest, sat in between his legs as his back rested in the arm rest, his legs streched out as yours were pulled up at your chest, his arms wrapped around your frame.
Gavi stopped for a second, hearing you laugh, he smiled looking down at you, he indeed was stupid enough for not realizing his feelings soooner.
If he had done that, you could probably be like this but with another status, he sighed lightly accepting for now the fact you were with someone else but as you leaned more into him uncounsciously, giving him a smell of the delicious TRESemmé oil elixir you put to protect your hair and that he often found himself stealing a bit from, he realized he would fight for you, always. To have you by his side and make you happy.
Gavi kissed your hair and temple a couple of times before tightening his hold on you
"Something's wrong?" You ask lightly as he shakes his head
"...Don't think so"
One thing people also known Gavi for was that he was determinated, he never stopped until he had what he wanted.
And he wanted you.
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thefreakandthehair · 9 months
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"His favorite was the one that Gianna had snapped when he’d put the camera down; he had been playing in the yard with Eddie, scooping him up and swinging him around, the sound of his laughter healing Wayne in places he’d forgotten were broken. He bent at the knees and pushed up, tossing Eddie high up in the air above him. His face had broken open, all squinty eyes and deep dimples, the laughter spilling out of him. Wayne smiled back up at him, laughing from deep in his belly, catching his nephew and swinging him around in a circle, making airplane noises; if you would have asked him, he could’ve kept doing that for hours, if only to hear how happy he could make Eddie by simply playing pretend." - The Munson Family Values, by @bayouteche
Happy birthday to my best friend who wrote this showstopper of a fic that you should all read it if you haven't already!
I can't thank @ahhrenata enough for helping me with this secret and creating such a stunning, wonderful, beautiful visual of such an incredible scene! When I say it's lived in Lexi's head (and mine) since last October, I'm not exaggerating and I'm so happy to see it come to life! You absolutely nailed it!
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saiidahyunie · 18 days
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airplane pt.2
minatozaki sana x soccerplayer!reader (remixed) || pt.2
synopsis: the world’s game is calling, but will you be able to kick off your feelings in time before sana loses her chance?
warnings: fluff ; bit of pining ; a pinch of slowburn ? ; angst if you really squint
a/n: long explanation at the end of the fic!
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the good news was way too good to be true, but you’re blanked out from all the white noise in your head to even listen in the first place. 
“i-i literally don’t know what to say…it’s happening all too fast.”
“oh! i’m not asking you to decide now. don’t shoot the messenger here.” the woman, kim sejong, who was a representative for a professional soccer team that was interested in you clarified while raising her hands up in innocence. “i’m just formally meeting with you so that we can get some potential talks going, that's all.”
sighing out of relief, you lean back into the chair between you parents, the both of them laughing while you try to hide your flushed face. 
sejong stands up from the chair, turning back to see dex, nodding to him while he nicked his head towards you. the camaraderie was mutual between all parties while she grabbed a card from her briefcase. 
“my contact information.” she hands the business card to dex.“it’s good to finally meet you and i hope we can stay in touch.” sejong says, smiling to you and your parents exchanging nods and goodbyes before being led on her way out to the front door. 
you were literally just having a normal day with some free practice and the one of many dates/hangouts already with sana just twenty minutes ago, but here you were in a state of shock as to what’s being realized in your head: the contract offers. an actual signature for a team that was interested in your talents—to dumb it down even more; you were about to go pro. 
dex comes back with his hands clasp together while your mom tries to make you snap out of your daydreaming again, shaking you while you brush her off in a slight annoyance. “well, i think that was one of the more interesting things to happen today, don't ya think?” 
“dex,” you try to gather your thoughts together, “how did you—”
“i didn’t call or ask around this time, she came to us.” 
you nod. “makes sense, never mind then.” 
“great news either way! from what i heard at rin’s camp, she already signed and sealed her deal to the interested team.
“what?” your mom exclaims in surprise, hand over her mouth while you were just left in awe with what you just heard. “she’s already signed?” 
“well, she’s the one who got the first ranking after all, so of course she’d be the go-getter between you two.” dex replies, raising a glass of water to you in a small celebration. “actually, she’s overseas right now getting the final details done and over with.” 
“but the rankings have only been out for a freaking week or so! that’s insane of her to do that i can’t believe it!”
“remember what we talked about y/n, the project we discussed about last time initially was more of a hypothesized approach, given how the teams are currently holding up in the league currently.”
dex slides a glass of water to you, mindlessly taking it to drink while both of your parents started to leave the table to get on with their responsibilities around the house. even though there were still a lot of things to consider, becoming a pro was the only thing you’ve been dedicating most of your life to. you’re still in disbelief that you’ve managed to balance everything in between, but sana’s words rang through your head like a phone alarm. 
“all of those practices and games will finally be worth it in the end.” 
“every step of the way….”
pondering, almost pensive, you shake your head from the thought of what sana would feel if you told her about your contract offers. knowing how supportive she was, you knew that her answer would always be the same as yours. even if you tried to reason with her, she’d win you over anyway—that’s just how she was with you, with her parents, everybody for that matter. 
“is there a deadline that we have to confirm by?” you ask dex, swiping the business card to see the number and signature of sejong’s finely written in ink, looking back at him while he scrolled on his phone texting a plethora of journalists, other big soccer team higher-ups, and even fellow agents trying to get rid of all the notifications on the message app. 
“well let’s not jump to conclusions now.” he laughs, putting out his hand for the business card back. “if anything, we can hold out until january to get more teams involved. keeping you here would be a crime with the amount of phone calls i get on a daily basis. be thankful that your phone isn’t much active compared to mine.” 
“should’ve thought twice before i made you my agent then.” 
“pull up your phone right now and show me your text and call history, i bet it has sana all over it.” 
you sigh again, opening up your phone before sliding it to dex’s side of the table, skimming through the texts and phone calls. he chuckles at the screen of the hours-long calls and short text messages back and forth with sana. having nothing to hide, you just lift an eyebrow with a simple smirk across your face. 
“after all these years, and you still haven’t made it past that stage.” 
(well, you’re not oblivious or deaf to what dex and your friends have been saying about you and sana for so long now.)
“i–” 
“you don’t think more than three times about signing for a team, but can’t bring yourself to confess to the girl that you’ve been crushing on since you were eight? talk about having your priorities straight y/n.” dex adds, not even leaving you a chance to even state your case. 
dex watches you hang your head in defeat of the argument, lightly tapping the table before going on with the rest of your evening doing whatever. “you staying for dinner?” 
“what’s your mom making tonight?”
“chicken adobo, one of your favorites.” 
“nice!” dex giggles, wiggling your hand while you slap his head to stop him. “but seriously though, time is short y/n, are you gonna regret not saying what you’ve been venting to me about for the past two to three years?” 
“lets not bring back that fight we had from a while back.” you quip, “are the news outlets gonna be about me in the next couple of days? ‘
“expect them to be out by tomorrow or the day after.” 
“great, i’ll worry about signing until then.” 
“still haven’t answered my question though.”
“what question?”
your mind may be clouded from all of the contract offers whirling in your head, but muscle memory is your best friend when you seamlessly belt another ball into the top corner of the open net, still impressed at the curvature of the shot.
liz, your fellow vice captain and other close friend, gives you an icy coo when you roll out another ball from the bunch next to the bag, letting it run away before stopping along the grass. “so i take it that the talks are going well?” liz asks, flatly shooting a ball across the ground into the goal. “you’ve been awfully quiet about your side of the whole thing.” 
“i like to keep that stuff private,” you say, “you know how i operate about these things.” 
“but it still doesn’t beg the question however.“ liz interjects, rolling another ball to you before you chip the ball up, dinking the crossbar by doing so. “where do you see yourself going?” 
“who knows?” you laugh out, rolling a third ball back and forth under your foot. “london, rome, japan, korea, maybe even here? it’s still a lot to ponder about.” 
you and liz both look towards the set of benches behind to the side, the sweet sound of laughter filling your ears as sana, tzuyu, and mina all share a conversation together on a break. liz sees your gaze soften towards sana while the small gust of wind blows past through you, leaving little to no motion from it while you’re blatantly staring. 
“all i’m saying is y/n,” liz sighs out, smacking you on the shoulder lightly, causing you to lose your balance. “probably too many times to count at this point, but sooner or later things are going to change drastically. you’ve gotta say something to her, and you’re too oblivious to things as it is.” 
snapping out, you give liz a dirty look knowing that it was a joke before you look back to sana, giving a long lasting daze in which she notices, waving from the bench while you simply raise your hand up in acknowledgement towards the trio. “don’t tell me she drove here too.” liz says, making you chuckle at the thought. 
“god, no.” you say. “after that one time late at night. i had to beg my mom not to give her the access code again.” 
liz kicks in another ball towards the goal, but it’s deflected wide, giving her a nod of the effort. “are you going to spend the remaining time here with sana from here on out?” 
“not today, but next time for sure if i don’t get a text from you asking to get a shooting session in.” 
the next time you saw and hung out with sana, you were helping her with baking some cookies for the sleepover party that she was invited to by momo and a few others. ingredients are scattered all across the kitchen island, utensils and plates fill up the sink, and you’re frowning at the fact that you have two handprints over your chest with sana laughing hysterically at the image. 
“you’re so cute!” sana laughs out, and you shake your head while you put your hands on her shoulders to stop her from jumping around too much. “you should’ve seen the look on your face when i put them on the apron!” 
“ha ha, sana. very funny..” you say nonchalantly, dusting off the remnants of the flour poofed on your body from your hands now that the cookies were in the oven almost done baking, so there was a little bit of extra time on your hands. “how long are you gonna be at momo’s for?” 
“probably for the weekend. why’d you ask?” 
“i thought this sleepover was planned for the rest of—never mind.” you say, taking off the apron before setting it onto the high chair behind you. “since we’re off from class for the next week or so, i thought that you guys would be more excited to spend some quality time together.” 
“well, it’s because you’re too busy with your soccer stuff to have time with us anymore.” sana pouts, a chuckle leaving your nose while you fished for your phone to change the song that was playing on the speaker that sana brought down from her room. “you’re still taking me to momo’s, right?”
“after taking my car to see me that one time, you’re strictly back to being my passenger princess.” 
sana arches her brows in question, causing you to mirror the same look from her face, the balls in her eyes capturing yours while she sets herself in front of you. seeing her like this inside these four walls does something to you on the inside, this gaze that you’ve seen for so many years now—why does it feel like it gets better every time you see her?
“y/n.” sana calls out to you, and you swear something just clicks in your brain everytime you hear it.
“yes?”
“is there…something you want to tell me?” sana asks with pleading eyes. 
you’re thrown off by the initial question. a part of you wants to say what you’ve been wanting to say for three years out of the many with sana. i like you, sana. you. i’m in love with you. always have, for the longest time. everything just seems to wash away when i see you smile. all of my worries and burdens are swept under the rug when we have moments like these. i don’t want this to end. not once, if at all. but, cowardice was always your enemy in life. so you say, 
“well, i’m still waiting to hear from dex about signing and stuff like that.” a lame answer, your second thoughts won again this time. “it’s been pretty quiet for about a day or so, but no. you look pretty with the two buns in your head.” you smile, tapping the back of sana’s hair while she accepts the compliment by smiling. 
“thank you as always, y/n. always noticing the great things about me.” 
(oh, she has no idea. or does she?) 
“anything for one of the prettiest best friends i know.”  you agree, moving a part of sana’s hair before your eyes trail down the features on her face. just like your daydreaming, you’re distracted by the curve of her smile, the way her lips are so easily contoured with the rest of her skin. the universe in those eyes that probably picture sunshine and rainbows wherever she goes. this perfect, yet calming storm that eases you, it’s scary. 
you’re also not helping your case when you have a floating hand next to sana’s head, barely touching your hair like she was some art piece. a soft smile is all you could bear to keep yourself calm while sana lightly blushed from the action, looking down to the floor when the compliment you just said finally registered in her mind. “gosh, why are you—“ 
“shh,” you stop her sentence, “look up for me real quick.” 
sana slightly looks up, her face wildly more attractive with the worry from her eyes along the flush of light pink breaking through her face when you bring your thumb across her upper lip. 
you, on the other hand, are playing the role of some guardian protecting their treasure the way your fingers curl on her chin and lips, wiping away the bit of cookie dough that sat there for too long to get you bothered. eyes relaxing up while sana’s gaze lasers through you like a knife in butter, but you have every urge to resist the notion of kissing her right here and now, to not say anything after and just play it off coolly like you always did before. 
she clutches your wrist, not wanting your hand to be pulled away from the bottom half of her face—as if she too, wants this to happen. “sana.” you murmur, the way the double syllables of her name rolls out of your lips so effortlessly, she’s gravitating towards you, the thumping in your chest overpowering the neurons in your brain like you wanted this to happen. she’s got you wrapped gently around her finger and before anything else could happen—
ding! 
reflexively, you adjust your head slightly upwards while sana falls into your chest, a place where she’s been before, and the way her hands clutch to your sweater while you’re holding her at the waist like you’ve caught her countless times, you can’t help but snort at sana’s clumsiness that she was normally known for in a few cases.
“you had cookie dough on your lips.” you say looking down slightly at the girl somewhat hugging like a sloth on a tree, patting her back to comfort while she shakes her head into the fabric, almost wanting to bury herself more into it because she too knows too that the time is short. eventually, she pulls away standing up, patting down her apron while you rub your eyes as a cover up. 
“thanks again for helping me.” sana says, cleaning her throat while you hum and nod in responde before starting to put away some of the ingredients back into the cupboards. “oh, y/n i can just do the cleaning. let me.”
“no, you should go get your bags ready. i still have to drive you to the store to get that ice cream that jihyo asked for.” you reply, continuing to put a box of baking soda into the cabinet while sana waved her hands in protest. 
“go wash up. i got this.” 
“alright, if you insist.” you say, making your way to the bathroom behind the kitchen. “go ahead and change the song on my phone if you want to.” 
sana hums, contemplating on whether she’d use this small window to see what was on your phone. it wouldn’t be any surprise, you had one game which was wordscapes that made sana burst out in laughter when you were playing it at a soccer tourney earlier this year, claiming that you were a mom with your glasses while cooling down for the next match. 
other than that, your phone just had the essential apps and social media platforms, but sana let curiosity get the best of her when she sees an article headline about your situation of where you were going to play professionally. 
the more sana read past the article title, the more she started to worry. time was short, and the clock was winding down before you eventually leave your home to embark on your journey as an athlete. sana understood how much this meant to you, but she can’t help but think that you’re being pulled away from her with the amount of rumors and coverage that you’ve been getting recently. 
she’s happy for you, but at the same time she’s hurt that her longtime best friend that she’s shared more than a third of her life with, was going to walk out on to bigger and better things. an unsaid promise that’s breaking on a thread, and even with the tap water flowing down in her hands and fingers, it feels like you were slipping through sana as well. 
“everything okay?”
sana gasps out startled, water drops stained on your clothes and hers while you chuckled at how easily scared she could get. “sorry to scare you.” you say, placing your chin along the crook of her collar bone, “you’ve been pretty quiet for a bit.”
“well—it’s, uh—“
you look over to the left of her, the screen on your phone showing an article that you’ve already read earlier after, clicking your lips and exhaling out, grabbing your phone to get a closer look to what sana read. 
“it’s just news stuff, sana.” you reassure, “i still have time left to think about everything.”
everything. sana thinks. why won’t you tell me about the good news? we don’t keep secrets from each other. not at all, not ever. so why now? 
“i tried not to read as much.” she says, hiding the lie of worry underneath.
“good, just focus on the now.” you say, patting her back before checking the finished cookie batch in the oven. “let’s go, i put your bags in the car already, so get your shoes.”
“okay. give me your extra hoodie then.”
“have you heard about the news with y/n and rin? they’re the biggest talk of the week so far!” sullyoon asks the group of girls at the end of momo’s sleepover, putting down a red five during their game of uno. sana looks up around the table, meeting eyes with the five (including her which makes six) while the light sound of music lowers in order to get a better hearing of the conversation. 
“well, i know that y/n and rin are like the best players out of everyone in the team,” jihyo says, her bright tone making sana smile at the thought of you always striving to be at your best when playing. “so i wouldn’t be surprised if they weren’t being approached by all of the sports biz fanatics.” she slaps down a red plus two, “uno!” 
the next person, maki, draws two cards from the deck, staring at her hand before putting a red seven in the middle. “i know that rin’s already made her deal official, according to the coach after practice following the exit trials.” next was momo’s turn, eating an orange slice before the color changed to blue in the game. 
sana sighs out, placing her hand flat on the table. “y/n has been keeping most of that stuff away from me.” she says, “claiming that she doesn’t want me to worry about her future and all that.” 
“you think so?” sullyoon asks, hugging sana out of sympathy.
“i don’t know,” sana replies, tensing up slightly. “we hardly keep secrets from each other, and we’re open to everything. it just feels weird.” 
“maybe,” momo interrupts, “it could be something other than the whole soccer business.” jihyo slaps momo’s arm, wincing at what she just said before bowing her head as an apology. 
“what do you mean by that?” sana asks quizzically, tilting her head towards her fellow dancing classmate. momo and jihyo both share a look with each other, unsure if it was the right call to even discuss it with the others. as sleepovers go: whatever is said during this time stays between them, so they nod in agreement. 
“well,” momo starts again. “this is kinda obvious to point out, but everyone thinks that you and y/n look good together.” 
“what?” 
“it’s true.” jihyo adds, grabbing a spoonful of the pistachio ice cream that you and sana brought for her. “it’s so obvious.” 
“guys….” sana groans out, “we’ve been over this already. y/n and i have been friends since we were little. there’s no way that she has feelings for me.” 
“you’re not out of the discussion too ya know.” maki butts in to prove the point. “i’ve seen how y/n looks at you everytime there’s games, practices, or even team dinners. she’s got the eyes for you, and they don’t lie.” 
“i–” 
“sana, you’re notorious for being more touchy with everyone here.” jihyo states, “but when you’re with y/n, you just seem even more clingy to her compared to the rest of us.” 
“but that’s how i am!” sana pouts, the argument was too great to go against. the group around the table all share a laugh while sana rolls her eyes. maki looks down at her phone, expression lighting up instantly from what she read. “oooh! we got it! let’s go!” 
“the tickets for the winter festival fair?” sullyoon asks in shock. 
“yep! jeno said that he managed to get some extra tickets for us, better to go now that way there’s nothing fishy going on.” 
the sleepover group all get up collectively to get ready, and sana can’t help but think to herself as to what just happened. pressing the bridge of her nose and sighing out to relive the slight embarrassment she almost put herself through. sana looks back on all of the moments you shared with her, the way you and her would study at the library while waiting for your mom to pick you two up from school, to when sana was scared for her life when you first got your driver's license, all of the moments of arm holding, shoulder bumping, leaning, hugging, sana mindlessly kissing you on the cheek as her way of showing appreciation, the laughs to the point where you’re gasping for air—
“do you know who else is coming?” jihyo asks, almost ready and at the front door. 
“jeno didn’t say, but i think it’s three or four more people.” 
sullyoon taps sana’s shoulder, startling her for a millisecond before catching her breath. “are you just gonna go out like that, sana?” 
“yeah,” sana says. “i’ll get my coat and bags real quick.” 
sana clutches onto her handbag while her other hand is balled up into a fist with a heat pack in the pocket. her woolen puffer jacket serving as a solid protector from the chilly outdoors while there’s sets of lights hanging over her, the sound of children laughing and games being won in and around the fair. she’s hanging near the main entrance with momo, sullyoon, and maki just waiting for jihyo to get back from her car.
“i’m so glad we’re able to go today!” sullyoon beams, “i’ve always wanted to come here as a kid!” 
“i mean, they have this every year as it is, it’s just that you’re busy with sleeping all day.” momo says, “when is jihyo coming back? we’ve been here for at least ten minutes already.” 
“she’s getting something from the car, and jeno called me to hang back so that we can all get the tickets together.” maki replies, checking her phone to see if he texted or not. she looks up, “there they are!”
sana along with the three turn their heads towards a small group of people approaching them. jihyo with her trusty small backpack behind her, along with jeno who was actually working at the gate for the parking lot before finishing up, and then there were tzuyu and mina who also tagged along. 
her eyes catch one person adjacent to tzuyu’s left side, you. 
though it hadn’t been that long, given that it was roughly about three or four days of the sleepover, sana scans your whole look that simply exemplifies a cool, hype girl similar to momo’s and mina’s hip style. your hair was neatly done, complemented by the sleek black cropped puffer jacket layered under with a simple hoodie with wide-fitted pants and cool sneakers - you made the effort to look good whenever and wherever you went, making the whole world your runway. 
the small group combines with the other waiting at the entrance, exchanges of hi’s and hugs are being shared all around and sana makes her way to you while you stood still as always, unmoved or unfazed like a stone. you greet sana with a simple, “hi.” with the same energy and tone you always had with her, smiling when she tilts her head to return the greeting. 
“didn’t expect you to come.” sana says, pulling your bottom lip out with a sad look from the first words she uttered towards you. 
“well, surprise!” you cheer, raising your hands lightly to commemorate the present moment before chuckling from embarrassment, “actually, jeno texted me if i was free and jihyo said that you guys were pretty much done with the slumber party so we just moved your bags back into my car for after.” 
“alright, is everyone here?” jihyo asks the group, being the natural leader that she is. jeno is right behind her, talking to one of his coworkers explaining the whole ticket situation to make it easier to get in and before you know it, everyone makes their way inside the festival. 
“you chilly?” you question sana, placing the outer part of your fingers across her cheek, sana starts to burn up from the sudden contact. 
“i have a heat pack,” she replies, pulling it out of her pocket before placing it against your face, feeling the fingertips grazing your cheek as the heat pack warms up your face just enough to hide the red color from breaking through. sana pulls it away soon after while you two catch up with the group up ahead. 
sana looks over again, the sight of you being lost in the bright lights with the sound of kids running and screaming happily all in her vision. sana can’t help but wonder about the endless thoughts she’s seen and heard from you after all these years of being close friends—but you’re quick to come back to earth to catch sana leering. 
“my turn to say you’re staring off into space again. ” 
sana clears her throat while you try to stifle your laugh, causing her to tap your arm and act all hurt because of it. “not funny.” 
“you said it to me! were you dozing or were you looking at the lights?” 
“shut up.” sana says, keeping her gaze locked forward while the group stops at the center of the fairgrounds. after a brief discussion of what to do, here was the plan: games and rides plus eating in between.
“you ready to have a fun day at the fair?” sana asks you, bright-eyed with excitement.
“i’ll always follow you, sana. lead the way.” 
to jihyo, momo, tzuyu, and the rest of the group you were with, it was just a normal hangout with friends. but with sana, this was just another typical hangout or date that was filled with endless amounts of fun no matter what was happening or where you and her would go to do it. 
despite the chill that seems to envelop everyone around the fairgrounds, prompting people to huddle close to one another to keep warm, the cold doesn’t seem to bother you even when you’re able to see your own breath. sana might have underestimated the elements this time around, staying closer to you and being more clingy how she normally is with her arm linked with yours while waiting in line for rides or watching tzuyu get a chance at one of the many fair games. 
you and sana both indulged in the activities around the grounds too, winning a small shiba plushie from the ring toss that sana wanted, to winning the horse race by spraying water into the target. there was also a fierce competition of who can shoot the basketball in a contest between you, mina, and jihyo. mina won that challenge surprisingly, since park jihyo doesn’t even know how to shoot a basketball in the first place. 
the group settles in a sea of tables for a food break. you and sana both share a funnel cake plate where sana would be dying of laughter (again) when your nose is riddled with whipped cream, getting a rise out of everyone because of how stupid you looked. you’re not an easy person to lose to, so you scooped a finger of whipped cream before smearing it over sana’s cheek, leaving her completely shocked while it was your turn to laugh at her again while she made an angry pout towards everyone. sana looks over to you again with a soft glance in your eyes, a look of love—and she can’t stop the heat rising in her cheeks the more you indulge in her features, like time slowed down around you two for an eternity.
sana wants to know what you’re keeping from her, to peer into your eyes like she has multiple times before. the chances for her to initiate something that should be second nature to her as a close friend, but there’s something pulling within that’s holding back from doing so. you look out towards the crowd and the group around the table again before tzuyu says that they should do some more stuff before leaving. 
there’s few more fair games played here and there, and maki points out to you at a soccer shootout challenge, and the guy that’s in charge of the attraction calls you forward to step up and try. it was really nothing too difficult, just a penalty shootout but the robot goalkeeper was famous for blocking nearly 99% of everyone’s attempted shots. like the cool individual you were, you treated it like any normal set piece during practices and matches. the group behind you all got low with energy before you started the run up, hitting the ball perfectly into the top corner where the machine goalie couldn’t reach. 
everyone was left in awe while you just simply shrugged your shoulders, the guy in the attraction in disbelief that you managed to get it in, especially on the first try. well, i mean, you are a burgeoning professional soccer player, so maybe it could be a fluke or just pure talent. sana watches you pick out a prize from the top row, which was a huge polar bear. she could see it as your spirit animal, so it was a perfect choice. 
it was almost the end, and most of the rides were on their last call before closing. “we should do this one as our last!” jihyo yells, pointing to one of the biggest rollercoasters the festival had. the format of the kart was weird, the front row was only two people with the rows being three seats a person, and the group that you and sana were with totaled up to eight people. “who wants to take the front row?” maki asks, looking amongst the group. 
“i want to!” sana answers, raising your hand up to volunteer.
“ahhh, about that.” you start. “i think i might just sit this out.” 
“what?!” jeno exclaims, “why?” 
you don’t think twice about it, but you clinch sana’s hand before she could approach jihyo to ask if she wanted to join the front row with her. “it’s my least favorite ride here. i have bad experiences with this roller coaster specifically.” 
sana twists around, noticing her hand being pulled by you. “but you’ll be with me? we’ve gone on a bunch of rides around here already! just one more, please?” 
“guys, really. i’m good, don’t worry about me.” 
“you can take a soccer ball to the face, but won’t get on the rollercoaster ride with the rest of us?” maki asks, rolling your eyes from the question.
you bite the inside of your cheek, trying to ignore the group collectively convincing you to get on for one more ride before going home. looking away wasn’t gonna help and sana pulls your head back down with her hand before she looks at you intensely. 
“alright, for this ride i’ll go with you guys.” 
everyone cheered, and you’re probably regretting agreeing to get on the ride. 
because you hate heights. 
and here you were, on the front row about to get into the ride. no turning back now even when you’re already strapped in. “you look pale.” sana says, looking over to you while you kept your face straight ahead. “oh i’m fine,” you reply. “i just didn’t think you forgot about my thing with high places.” 
“oh, we can ask to get off if you want.”
“no. i’ll stay here. i want to do this.” you cough out, clutching sana’s hand for comfort, clinching tightly while sana looks at the difference in size from her hands to yours. it wasn’t that big, but your hand was slightly larger than hers, perfectly placed as it should belong—where it was meant to be all this time. 
the ride starts forward, jihyo whoops out in excitement while tzuyu cringes next to her. momo was also along the pair in the row behind, with mina, maki, and jeno in the last row while it stars to ascend slightly. your heart is beating by the second, the more the car got close to the top. you’re holding sana’s hand throughout the entire time and before you knew it, it was at the peak before the big drop. 
“sana,” you start, “i just… wanted to let you know about something...” sounding like you were about to die with the amount of hyperventilating you’re doing. sana is left bewildered, stunned at the fact that you’re not even looking up towards the view. she wants to say something, to calm you down, but her words are jumbled to not even speak. “wha–” 
the rest of your words are barely registered in sana’s mind with the added suspension of just literally hanging in the rollercoaster. but sana couldn’t believe that of times and places, you’d address it this way: your feelings for sana. being confessed right out of your mouth. then, gravity and machinery play their role to bring you two back to earth. 
sana is mentally checked out by the time the ride comes back down to the loading dock. you’re still holding her hand when the harnesses are lifted, and you nudge sana to stop her from zoning out while everyone else behind you was already on their way towards the exit. “c’mon, they’re waiting for us at the end of the photo section.” 
at the beginning of this hangout, sana was the one leading. now at the end of it, you’re stepping up to be the one first going forward when you reach the group waiting for you and sana right outside of the ride. the remainder of walking around before getting to the parking lot, sana was just silent when she’s tailing behind you before stopping with the rest of the group.
“i think that was a fun time.” momo says, holding up sullyoon who was a bit sleepy after a long and fun day. “so i guess this means we’re all heading home now?” 
“well, jihyo and i are gonna get some food.” maki says, leaning her head on jeno while he was yawning. “what about you sana?” 
sana looks up, confused, her head spinning trying to think about all of the things that just happened in the span of twenty minutes. she stays quiet for a second, before trying to say—
“i think i’ll have to pass.” you answer for her. “i’m pretty tired as it is, but i can take sana home since we put her bags in my car.” you say, reminding jihyo why it took a bit longer to meet up with the rest of the peeps earlier. 
“okay.” jihyo says, looking over to tzuyu and mina. “i guess we’ll see you guys later?” 
“yeah, just let me know when the next thing happens.” 
goodbyes are being shared, and you’re already putting distance from the rest of the group with sana, walking over to your car as the silence fills up the air when you get inside. sana clicks her seatbelt in, and before you start the car, you look over. “sana.” 
she answers with her eyes landing on you, the same worried look you had when you talked to her about the whole exit trial situation at the cafe, not saying anything still before she hums in response. “you okay?” 
“yeah. i’m good. just tired.” 
you nod, not even putting a piece of mind how much of an idiot you were. sana wants to be mad at you, for keeping something from her that was vitally as important to anything that was happening in her life. that, and the fact that you basically confirmed everything that sana assumed for a little more than over two years. you laid the first move, now it was her turn. what was she gonna do?
after a very short car ride, it was already midnight. sana proposed to get her stuff from the back of your car, but you insisted that it was better for her to get inside and just wait until the next morning to get it. perks of living next door to each other really has some benefits, so sana doesn’t even argue. 
once you reach the porch at sana’s front door to her house, she stops before opening the door, turning to face you under the overhanging light. “there’s something that’s been bothering me.” she says, hands to her side. you’re looking up from the bottom of her steps before walking to match her level. 
“you sound mad.”
“i am.” 
the pin drops in your heart, playing back the many things that you could’ve done to set sana in this mood. “was it something i said?” 
sana nods. and you’re connecting the dots, thinking about the moment back on the rollercoaster. the gears click, “look–i’m sorry—about what i said earlier.” 
“y/n.” sana says, letting any rational second thought out the window. “just, hear what i have to say.” 
sana collects herself before taking in a deep breath, the weight of her heart pouring out while the words are filling your ears. she lets you know how much you mean to her, and even more. sana took a leap a faith, in the hopes that you could understand her feelings. the anxious demeanor you have suddenly washed away, smiling down as sana stutters at your face. 
“sana. i know.” 
“you–”
pulling sana in for a hug, she melts under your grasp, clinging to you for dear life, not wanting for you to leave her space even though that’s the endgame in all of this. so she smiles, where you can’t see, gently holding her face to make her look up to you with wide eyes. “how do you want to go about this?” 
you don’t say anything, leaning down with half-lidded eyes, letting the action speak for itself as sana does the same. nearly filling the space between your faces and lips, before the door abruptly opens. “sana!” her mom says, causing you to push her away slightly to not raise any more suspicion. “oh! y/n, sorry i didn’t know that you were taking sana home.”
“sorry to scare you mama tozaki.” you say,hand behind sana’s back. “we were just talking as always. you know how we are.” sana’s mom hums in response, knowing how good you were for them now as a long time friend. she lets sana know to get inside soon before closing the door to give you and her some privacy. you’re clearing your throat while sana fixes her hair.
“so, i’ll see you soon again?” you ask, sana nods, hiding the pink from her face. “yeah,” sana says, “i’ll text you.”
“cool. i can bring your bags tomorrow, or later.” 
“great. goodnight y/n.” 
“night, sana.”
sana steps into the house and makes way to her room upstairs. she sees through the windward looking out of you walking past her front yard to your house, in good spirits that she finally took her chance and hopes that you’ll do something about it before you leave home for good. 
some weeks pass and all of a sudden, sana’s celebrating her birthday in her house. bombarded by her friends, relatives, and anyone that she has made some sort of connection with to send blessings and regards on her special day. 
even after being surprised with a session at the spa to the party back home blowing the candles, she still hasn’t seen you all day which makes her worried that you might’ve forgotten about her despite sending her a lovely birthday text. once everyone cleared out of the house when it was almost sunset times, she answers the doorbell to see you standing there with one of the simplest street fashion outfits with a racer jacket with baggy jeans, holding out a bouquet or roses that makes her gasp at the image.
“sorry for being late, i came to scoop you up.”
“where are we going?” 
“you’ll see. it’s a surprise.” 
that said surprise was a spot on a hill, the cute picnic setup with a bag and basket full of your and sana’s favorite assorted foods and snacks with a wine bottle set next to it. sana was left in amazement with the effort you put into planning to get all of this together. “you planned all of this for me?” 
“i had dex chip in with the idea. but yes, just us together, nowhere else.” 
you’re passing sana some fruits while she’s rambling about how well she’s been treated all throughout the birthday, and lending an ear while you just watch sana have the brightest ever smile that looks best on her. 
it could knock the wind out of you more and more times the second she sets eyes back to you, and you’d get back up every single time because you will. 
sana feels your gaze burning through, the way the curve of your smile tugs across your face, the beauty mark you have on the lower half of your cheek, that one dimple that sana always pokes at when you scrunch your face in annoyance. her head falls a bit, lost in the map of your face when you raise an eyebrow, grabbing her hand to clasp with both when she stops speaking. “i think, it’s best if you know what’s going on with me.” 
sana stops short, undivided attention now on you when you sip the last bits of your wine from the glass. her heart feels like it could stop at any moment, but she’s seen you at your worst in and out of soccer, this was no different. 
“i got a contract offer.” the bombshell announcement that was all but bound to happen. 
“where?”
“it’s overseas,” you reply. pulling your knees closer to your body, feet wiggling through the socks. “this has been everything i ever wanted in my life, but there’s one thing missing.” 
“and that is?” 
“you.”
sana’s left stunned, but also relieved that you can say it more properly this time, and not a few hundred feet up in the air. so she stays quiet, letting you take the first chance of setting your feelings to light.” 
“you’ve been with me every step of the way, and i realized at that time. that you mean a lot to me than i could ever grasp.” sana’s trying everything in power to not let the natural urge of affection take over her, she just needs that push to get it across. 
“i like you, sana. i’m just glad to have you in my life to begin with. and i want to express that in ways that i don’t see myself doing.” 
you hear sana giggle, the sentiment of the moment left in limbo as you put your face in your hands, hiding away from embarrassment, but sana pulls your hands away, looking at you with a wistful stare, one that’s been an oath from the start. she looks hopeful, eyes glittering with a galaxy behind it, and leans closer. 
sana kisses you. your best friend for so many years is kissing you. you want it to happen again and again. the kisses on the cheek aren’t anything compared to this feeling, one that you wished you'd done sooner, but that’s not the worry now. your hand slides up to sana’s face, pace steadying the more feel sana’s perfect, cherry scented lips, not wanting to make this moment end. 
you’re the first to pull away, pulling a needy peck out of you that makes her let out that special giggle that is exclusively for you. “three years.” she mumbles out, brushing her lips against yours, “i’ve been waiting for you to say that.” 
expectant as of sana always, she pecks your cheek when you dip your head away from the blushing you have, before you come back around to meet eyes with sana again. “you have… no idea.” 
“don’t make me worry y/n.” sana says, hugging you now, the feeling of leaving not setting in again for a second, and it sucks. “no matter where you go or who you’re with, i’ll be here for you, always. remember that.” 
“i think we’ll be fine.” you say, thumb rubbing the skin of her cheek while she melts to your touch. “we’ve gone through worse things than this, but we have each other.” 
sana leans her head on your shoulder, looking out to the fading sunset as you wish you had more time for moments like these all over again. 
it’s mid january, new years has come and gone, classes are back in session. 
you’re sitting on a bench at the airport terminal, sana’s hand in yours. the last few weeks leading up to this have been an absolute dream that you didn’t want to wake up from. doing everything and anything to spend as much time as possible before being sucked into a different world that will swallow you whole. 
you’re not much of a crier, but you can’t help but giggle at the sound of sana’s–actually, your mom’s sniffles when you and sana share a glance at each other. some conversations that you and sana talk about don’t even need words, since sana already occupied half of your mind. 
“i shouldn’t be feeling nervous, but i am.” you say, sighing out with an uncertainty in your tone.
“hey! that’s not the attitude that we talked about in the car.”
“i know, it’s just—one more thing that i didn’t think it would be possible for me to make this far.” 
sana leans into you, holding tightly to your arm even more than usual, it’s her way of comfort. she holds a hand out, a single pinky–a simple promise that sounds easy, but doing it is the difficult part. “promise me, that we’ll keep the space open for us.” 
“what space?” 
“that you’ll come back to me. no matter if we’re millions of miles apart. or if you’re having the hardest of trials, i want to be the one who hears all of it firsthand.” 
“i wouldn’t want it any other way with you sana.” you say, pinky finding hers, coiling together. “i promise with all of my heart.” 
the announcement of your flight is overhead on the PA system. dex, with his immaculate timing, sees you standing up, that makes sana and your parents do the same thing. you turn back to the three behind, giving a reassuring nod that this was the parting of ways. 
your parents are quick to hug you, fighting back the tears from the very people that have sacrificed everything to give you the chance at the dream you dedicated since you were eight years old for. your dad pats you on the head while your mom literally doesn’t want to let you go, but she does eventually. 
seeing them off, it leaves only sana. in the midst of the people walking past you two in the airport, it was just a bubble surrounding you and her. 
“i guess this is it.” you say hand lingering out for hers while sana stays still. “we were always gonna end like this weren’t we?” 
“y/n, stop.” 
you smile, and sana smiles also. laughing to ease the tension of the occasion, but the tears are welling up in your eyes that makes this a bittersweet feeling to swallow. sana steps forward, sinking into your arms, stumbling a bit, the weight from your backpack nearly tipping your over. you’re catching a whiff of sana’s scent in her hair, to make this feeling in a capsule for you to always keep while you’re away. 
sana looks up at you, leaning down for a kiss, for one last time. you’ll come back around, it’s your end of the agreement. because when you do, you’ll drop everything in your hands in trade for sana in a heartbeat. pulling away, and sana finally breaks a string of sniffles. 
“i love you.” you say. 
“please don’t go.” she bants. “i don’t even know what i’m gonna do when you’re not here, who am i gonna go to annoy about my problems with, and—” 
“sana.” you say again, grinning. a single tear streaming down your cheek. 
“i love you.” sana finally says. she’s said it before, with every weight behind the vowels and constants that carry within the eight letters. it’s so sweet like seeing cherry blossoms, you want to get lost in it over and over. “i’ll see you again soon.” 
pulling away with the last touch of the fingertips, sana waves you off across the terminal. escalator ascending upwards and into the unknown territory of your dream. 
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a/n: hey!!! you're probably wondering why i wanted to rewrite this series in the first place. long story short, i didn't like the direction i took with this idea when i intially started writing. so i wanted to go back and somewhat remix this idea to make it more appealing to my peronal standards :) i hope this version was a lot more to your guys's liking and don't hesitate to give me your thoughts!!
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bucknastysbabe · 29 days
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would you pls write canon criston smut? i love your criston fics!!
YES I WOULD LOVE TO!!!! Always brings me joy when people request pookie💘 a short lil fun one
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Blowjobs, infidelity, Criston’s residual guilt, marchers w benefits, wee subby space, Unwin Peake’s daughter, wet and sensual, he’s a soft baby truly, she just likes to please, caretaking
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Pleasing You - Ser Criston Cole x Peake!Reader
“Today, I feel like pleasing you, more than before. Today, I know what I wanna do, but I don't know what for.” -Today, Jefferson Airplane
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They always seemed to meet in the Sept, the Lord Commander noted. He saw the woman in the orange and black of Starpike. He faintly remembered her as a girl when House Dondarrion paid a visit to their fellow Marcher Lords. She held a darkened countenance like Lord Unwin.
“Who are you praying for today, Ser Cole?” Lady Peake asked. Her eyes flashed as one of the streams of crystalline light caught her features. Criston eyed the fellow marcher, a discarded Lady-In-Waiting for Helaena with nowhere to go. She clasped her hands, kneeling in front of the Father.
“I pray for my father. He is marching with Lord Hightower as we speak.”
Criston hummed, “Lord Unwin is a powerful man, I shall spare a prayer for him. I pray to the warrior today, for all the men fighting for our cause, and for my own protection. We leave for Harrenhal soon.”
She made a noise, returning to the silence in the castle Sept. Criston did the same, focusing on his devotions. Poorly ignoring Lady Peake so gracefully whispering words of praise. The man closed his eyes tighter, hands clasping to the point his gloves creaked. He knew he was wound up tighter than a drawn crossbow.
Warm hands slid across his plated shoulders, a familiar scent at Ser Cole’s neck. Lady Peake purred, “Lord Hand, Commander, Ser— whatever Cole,” she thumbed at the tight cords of muscle at his neck.
“I know you need to rest. Care for some company and mayhaps a knead out of this horrid knot?” Criston groaned as her slender fingers circled around the bunched muscle.
“Yes, that would be lovely,” he croaked.
They made a quick route up to the Hand’s quarters, Criston eyeing around, tense and jumpy. He noticed Peake was cool as ever, her quiet disposition the same, a resolute firmness to her being. The marcher needed that. It’s what their shared culture was all about. War, strength, and duty to protect. You must appear brave even in the face of fear.
As they climbed the stairs she tugged his cloak and asked “This must be heavy, you poor thing.” Criston snipped back, “I’ve been wearing this for twenty-odd years, I believe I’m fine Lady Peake.” Her laugh was raspy and playful, something nice in these dreary days. He rationalized his feelings for her as desperation from stress. Simply a transaction.
She stopped him in the center of the room, nimble hands undoing his armor. Peake commented, “If it makes you feel better, I used to do this to my husband all the time. So we share equal guilt. Lucas marches along with the host from the south.”
Criston’s eyes followed her, mouth working around a thought. She placed his gorget, pauldrons, and chest plate on the gilded rack. The fellow marcher sighed, “I can see you know how to undress a knight. Why even please me?”
She looked up with a blank expression, taking off gauntlets. Lady Peake replied, “I don’t know, I just want to. Does it bring you anguish for me to pleasure you?” Criston shook his head, fingers snapping at his padded tunic. She batted off Criston’s hands and redirected his ass to perch on the desk. Otto’s desk. Lyonel’s desk. He swallowed down more guilt, caressing her cheek.
“You beat yourself harder than any man I’ve seen you knock into the ground, you know,” she commented idly. His tunic was open now, only tan breeches and a loose shirt remained. Criston’s cock strained at the fabric, leaving a wet spot. He was a pathetic whore, leaking at simple touches.
“Criston,” she snapped.
“Sorry, I,” he stammered.
“Go sit in the chair sweetheart. Unlace your breeches.”
He followed her orders dutifully, shucking his shirt off, pants coming down to his ankles. Criston hissed at the cold air hitting his flushed cock, the member hitting his taught belly. Lady Peake smirked down at him, pulling the laces of her dress free, ample tits spilling out. He choked on a whine, cock throbbing once more. She dropped to her knees, soft lips kissing at his sore thighs.
Criston tried to relax his muscles, give in to her offered pleasure. He softened his stomach, neck, shoulders, and even his persistent tight jaw. She murmured against his groin, “There we go, relax for me.” Criston nodded slowly, rumbling, “I’m trying, pretty girl, I’m trying.”
Her lips pressed a lush kiss to his sensitive skin, trailing up to his hip. Criston eyed her tits, he wished to fuck them later, maybe she would let him. He inhaled sharply when she mouthed at the base of his cock, long lashes fluttering. The woman’s hand came up to gently roll his sac around, nice and snug and warm.
He groaned, eyelids falling shut as she purred for him to relax a little more. Her hot tongue laved around the length of his cock, suckling gentle and sweet at a twitching vein. His hands fought to grip the chair but laid limp, the word ‘relax’ repeating over and over and over. He whined softly, lips falling open.
The marcher woman enveloped the ruddy tip of his cock with her mouth, hollowing and sucking at the same slow pace. She’d dig her tongue in little circles around the tip, Criston moaning her name. She drooled on purpose, slicking him up luridly. Yet the way Lady Peake behaved it was as if she were merely lending a helping hand, a kind word or act. Not sucking his cock like a trained whore.
Another whine burst from the knight’s throat as she eased him down her throat, breathing roughly through her nose. The hand cupping his balls squeezed a hair, her silky wet throat enveloped around him. She swallowed in pulses, scrambling coherency for Criston besides becoming a moaning and rambling mess.
She bobbed her head, tight throat pulling on his sensitive extra skin. Lady Peake moaned around his length, squirming and rubbing her tits up against his legs. All while taking him deep and sensual, like they had all the time in the world. The knight garbled, “L-let me, can I, y-your hair?”
“Mhmmm,” she hummed, the vibrations eliciting a low moan of pleasure. She felt so good— molding his ever twirling mind into soft clay. Mush. He carefully leaned forward, one of his hands carding into her locks, the other reaching for her breast. Criston stuttered on his compliment, balls aching.
Her nose prickled at his pubes, dark eyes hazy with pleasure. She swallowed him down repeatedly, a lazy way in which she chose the pace. Criston couldn’t jerk her around, he mindlessly pet her hair and made pathetic noises, a heat building low in his belly. It was hotter than the dragon flames he’d seen, curling and smoking.
“Oh- oh gods, pretty girl,” he gasped, cock twitching.
She hooked fingers behind his tightening balls, massaging his taint. He cried out, the heat licking up Criston’s spine now. His dark head was thrown back, throat bobbing as he drew out her name. The sweetest agony. So slow yet powerful. The tension was melting from his body, the Lord Commander drooling and downright squirming as he oozed down her throat.
“Don’t stop, s’close, yes, good baby,” he slurred.
She didn’t.
It felt like ages before she was bobbing at s rapid pace, slender digits pumping his sweet spot. Criston shivered, sweating all over and unable to speak. The fire was consuming him as he gripped her hair, whining and pleading. The band would snap soon, plunging him into white-hot ecstasy.
“Closecloseclose, seven hells,” he grunted, cock unloading into her swollen lips. He cried, gasping for air between whines as he spurt down her tight throat. All while she swallowed and moaned, nipples hard and tight for him. She pulled off, swallowing once more as she wiped her mouth, grabbing a discarded rag to wipe him off. Lady Peake rasped, “Sound so good, feeling better? I have that massage for you now.”
Criston babbled, “Yes, yes, you’re too good. Lovely. Jus- let me gather, hngh, my wits.
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proqhetic · 1 month
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could you write about reader comforting shauna (or the other way around) after the plane crashes, and they're snuggled up next to the campfire while everyone else has gone to sleep?
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wc: 515 a/n: first longer drabble ? fic ?? i don’t know the terminology.. pleaz don’t bully me (i’m so worried i wrote shauna ooc so feedback appreciated tbh!!)
staring dazedly at the dying fire in front of you, you buried yourself deeper in the blanket from the airplane. sounds of insects chirping in the woods and the crackling campfire have been long drowned out by the unrelenting thoughts flooding your mind.
how the hell was everyone else sleeping in these conditions? your brain just refuses to stop coming up with new worst-case scenarios. folding your legs up, you rested your chin on your knees.
snap.
you jumped at the sudden sound. your head shot up and looked around wildly in search of the source, stopping at the shadowy figure standing behind you. your eyes trailed up the familiar silhouette, and you were met with brown doe eyes looking back down at you.
“sorry. didn’t mean to scare you,” shauna muttered out, almost shy. you nod your head in acknowledgment and shift over to make space for her as she sits down next to you.
“can’t sleep?” you ask the brunette. both your eyes remained trained on the fire. “i was actually about to just try again but, i saw you still very much wide awake.”
her eyes catch your fingers fidgeting with the hem of the blanket. “do you, maybe, wanna talk?”
you scoff callously. “about what, the fact that we’re probably all going to fucking die out here?” you spat out with a low chuckle, much harsher than intended.
a beat passes and the silence grows tense. “sorry. i’m… a bit on edge,” you manage out, eyes glancing over at your teammate.
she laughs lightly, “i don’t blame you in the slightest.” her eyes meet yours and you can’t help but get lost in her deep brown eyes for a moment. the way they reflected the warm glows of the fire.
she awkwardly tries to wrap an arm around your bundled up figure, as if unsure whether this was okay. you instantly leaned into her touch and buried your face in her shoulder, a muffled shaky exhale escaping you.
“oh, y/n…” shauna coos as she adjusts her arm properly, lifting her other hand to soothingly stroke your hair. you can feel the tears welling up in your eyes as she shushes you.
“i’m… so scared, shauna.” her head weighs down on yours, holdng you securely in place. “i know. i am too.” the two of you continue cuddling there in silence for a while, and the stress that’s been weighing on you finally starts to dissipate.
you lift your head up to face her and find her already staring back down at you. with one hand, she cups your cheek and wipes away a stray tear with her thumb.
“we’ll get through this. together. trust me, we’ll be okay.” something about the way shauna said that made it seem as if she actually knew that you’d be okay.
and you couldn’t help it as the corners of your lips quirk up.
“okay,” you respond softly. you lean back into her and she starts stroking your arm, helping you relax as you feel your eyelids finally start to grow heavy.
right before you feel yourself drift off for the night, you feel a pair of soft lips gently press against your skull.
your smile grows as you fall fast asleep there in shauna’s arms.
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gothic-thoughts · 2 months
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(Un)Trustworthy
(I've been obsessed with mythical creatures lately so imma write a few fics to get it out)
König x Black Fem Reader Angst
Mermaid!Reader, MeetUgly
CW: Racism to humans, standoffish/mean reader
TW: blood mention, kidnapping mention, human experiment, PTSD (elements ig)
Word Count: 1032 (give or take)
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After his team returned to the base, the Colonel was informed that something strange had caught something strange in the enemy territory. He was intrigued but wasn’t fazed, assuming it was just another weapon or something. He followed the seemingly eager soldiers to the airplane hangar and once there, his eyes widened in shock at the sight of her; a dark blue-tailed mermaid on the floor.
“Heilige scheiße(holy shit)......”
She looks around at the humans around with panic, baring cat-like fangs as she hisses, causing all soldiers to jump at the sound. Most raise their guns at the mermaid, unsure and fearing what they’re facing. Colonel König, however, slowly approaches the creature. She narrows her eyes angrily, immediately recoiling from the masked man and causing him to stop in his tracks.
He reaches his hand out to her to show the creature he is not a threat but her eyes remain slit and full of distrust as she hisses at the large man before her. König remains still, his face is calm and there is no fear in his eyes as the soldiers continue to aim, unsure as to whether or not the creature is going to hurt their commanding officer. He slowly brings his hand closer to her to which she slaps his hand away.
“Do not touch me, landwalker.” She snaps, “This is your first and only warning.”
König is surprised as well but he does not show it, waving his hands to make the soldiers lower their weapons. He steps back and clears his throat.
“You can speak?”
“Do not be flattered, I have nothing nice to say to you. My silence is more than your kind deserves.”
“My kind?”
The mermaid squints, “Yes, your kind. The stories are true, you humans are nothing but barbaric and cruel.”
“Barbaric and cruel? Is this... your opinion of all humans?”
“When I meet an exception, I shall alert you. And unless you intend to kill me, landwalker, back away. I rather die than be tested on by two groups of humans in one lifetime.”
A murmur of chatter erupts among the soldiers. Colonel König holds up his hand to shut them up before turning his attention back to the creature.
“We have no intentions to harm or test you, mermaid.”
“I am not dense, human. I know what you want.”
“What is it that you think we want, mermaid?”
“The same thing the last group of humans did before you quote unquote ‘rescued’ me; my scales, my hair, my tears, and my blood.”
“You were tortured?”
She winces in pain as she pulls her tail to her scale-covered chest to show the small exposed patch of flesh where shiny blue scales used to be.
“For your kind's cruel, violent experiments, yes I was.” She scowled, “My scales are the equivalent of fingernails, besides the fact that they grow and shed from my tail, like hair. And these landwalkers manhandling me here only made it worse.”
He steps a little closer, kneeling, “May I?” He asked, reaching out for her tail.
“What game is this?
“May I... examine? Your tail that is, I swear I’ll be gentle.”
While eyeing him intensely, she slowly extends her tail with a pained groan allowing the Kortac Colonel to cautiously grab it, holding it up in both large hands. He begins to examine the exposed bloody patch of skin in front of him, grimacing under his mask at the 10 small spots where the scales were plucked from.
“When did this happen?”
“A few days ago but they haven't had the time to grow back yet. Especially since they were ripped off.”
Colonel König nods his head, “Let me take you to our infirmary. Our medics will bandage it and you can rest it while it heals properly."
“You... how can I trust this isn't some land-walker trick?”
“We are not all like the other humans you have encountered before. Some of us have morals and values, so please...”
“...who are you, giant?”
He chuckles at her observation. “My name is König.” He kneels to her and holds out a gloved hand, wanting to solidify her trust, “Will you trust me? At least enough to carry you to our medical bay?"
“You intrigue me, König.” She rests her hand in his, “I will... I am trusting you.”
König smiles behind his sniper hood and lifts her in his arms, holding her against him. As he stood up, she quickly wrapped her arms behind his neck with a gasp as she was lifted from the ground.
“I've got you.”
He starts heading for the exit of the hangar with the mermaid in his arms. As they head for the medical bay, the mermaid sees that the halls in the base are filled with humans; some of them are working, some of them are relaxing, and some of the are just doing their own thing. What the mermaid doesn’t realize, is that all those eyes are on her. 
She hugs herself closer to his body, afraid and on guard as he walks past the people dressed like him. Colonel König senses her fear and immediately holds her even closer to him, wanting to make her feel protected against anything.
"They're not going to touch you."
"You're sure...?”
"It's a promise, mermaid, I’m not letting anyone close to you.”
“It's... I’m (Y/n)...”
He can’t help but chuckle again. "(Y/n), ja? That’s a beautiful name.”
“And I also wanted to apologize for insulting you.”
He chuckles, "It's okay, alright. If anything, I understand. We, uh, humans, aren’t the friendliest bunch most times."
“Oh, I'm painfully aware. But I'm apologizing to you.”
"Me? Me specifically?"
“Yes, just you... You’re the only human I’ve met to not view me for profit.”
He clears his throat as his cheeks warm up, "I can assure you that I do not see you for just profit. Of course, I can’t speak for everyone else but I see you as something more."
“More? More than profit?”
König nods. "More."
“Why?”
"I think... that might be a secret I'll hold for myself for now.” He winks, “Until we get to know each other better.”
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i don't have a snarky opening line this week. have fic instead.
masterlist.
(make me) misbehave by r_holland
Alex Claremont-Diaz has done it again. The Texas-born singer-songwriter released his fourth studio album second skin Thursday at midnight. Full of Claremont-Diaz’s signature lyricism, critics are praising the album for the cohesive image it paints. second skin is the result of a young writer at the top of his game, and every lyric depicts for the listener a picture of a sun-drenched secret romance. Fans are clamoring to be the first to uncover the mystery girl at the center of it all, although Claremont-Diaz remains tight-lipped on the subject… -- Or: Alex Claremont-Diaz is a singer-songwriter rising up in the music industry. Henry Fox is the shining star of an acting empire. This is a love story.
NFWMB by cricketnationrise
5 Times Alex Fights Customer Service for Henry + 1 Time He Doesn't Have To
falling in love (in the cruelest way) by coffeecatsme
“Alex?” The name makes Alex stop halfway to the register and look back. Henry is standing in the same spot, shifting from foot to foot, before he juts his chin out. He meets Alex’s eyes. “Where are you traveling to?” Or, Alex picks up a stranger on a road trip, only to realize too late he's the missing Prince of Wales.
We've Got To Stop Meeting like This by everwitch
Alex books an Airbnb studio with a shared bathroom. The other studio is occupied by a man with lush pink lips and impressive personal hygiene — really, he’s super diligent about lathering and rinsing. Alex would know, seeing as the lock to the bathroom is seriously unreliable. Or: the Airbnb romp you didn’t know you needed.
quad shot americano by saintlynomenclature
Like always, Henry’s made it perfectly—the espresso is rich, decidedly not burnt, and the cinnamon tastes like it’s been infused rather than sprinkled in. “How the fuck do you do this?” Alex demands, taking another sip as Henry laughs at him. “If I tell you, you won’t come back.” Henry smiles, leaning back in his seat and crossing his arms over his chest. Alex lets his eyes follow the line of Henry’s shoulders, falling down to the veins in his forearms after the ends of his bunched-up sleeves. The ring on Henry’s left pinky doesn’t reflect in the lowlight of the back corner—without the sun glinting off of it, Alex can finally see that the surface of it is engraved. “If you think coffee's the only thing keeping me around, sweetheart, then I need to try harder.” The blush coats Henry’s cheeks again. He dips his head bashfully, eyes skating away from Alex’s face. “Whatever will I do with you?” he murmurs under his breath.
- Or, Alex spends an exorbitant amount of money on coffee.
Not So Silent Night by inexplicablymine
Sure, Alex can admit in the deepest recesses of his mind, at two in the morning, when the Liszt is playing forlornly like some kind of bugle call for grief, that whoever the fuck lives next to him is on another level with the keys. Or Alex has no idea who his piano playing neighbor is, but Alex knows one thing for certain… This means war.
Airplane Mode by clottedcreamfudge
Getting into an argument with someone in the airport lounge had probably been a mistake, in hindsight; Alex knows this. But with so many fucking delays and the fact that the signal on his phone is currently making it about as useful as two paper cups joined by a piece of string, he’s kind of on-edge. It’s not entirely his fault that he snaps. Attractive people with perfect hair who take the last almond croissant before Alex can get to it probably just need to understand this. Alex is at the end of his tether, and he will not be swayed by, “Well, I was here first,” in a British accent so smooth it could butter bread.
something more, something right by rizcriz
Alex blinks at him, seemingly entirely unimpressed. “So, you’re just going to pretend we’re not in love with each other?” 
here the whole time by HypnosTheory
Alex frowns, massaging Henry’s scalp. “It feels like you’re getting headaches more often babe. Anything wrong?” “It’s nothing,” Henry says, melting under Alex’s fingers on his scalp. “My suppressants are just killing my head. Think I’ve been taking them too long, I probably need a break soon.” Alex hums thoughtfully. “Or you could get off them for good.” -- Married and bonded, Henry and Alex decide it's about time to get off suppressants and start enjoying their bond fully.
Of Who I Am (Golden) by MayQueen517
There's magic and Henry is hiding something. Alex is determined to figure it out at all costs.
Dependence is a Childhood Illness by aubsoluteaudacity
As he stands by the counter and waits for the kettle to boil, Henry goes over his illness management tactics in his head. Drink lots of tea and water. Take more medication whenever he reasonably can. Never, ever, let anyone see how sick he is. He has been following this mantra since his late teens. Royalty isn’t allowed to miss an event because of a cold. It simply isn’t done to stay in bed when there are hands to press and ribbons to cut.
pictures of you (pictures of me) by yeolocity
alex keeps polaroids.
If You Love Something by allmylovesatonce
Alex calls Henry to tell him a funny incident from his day. When a miscommunication sends them both reeling, both of them are questioning if the other is wanting to end their relationship. Their friends take things upon themselves to get them to see eye to eye.
An Amateur's Guide to Piping That Cream and Beating That Meat by firenati0n
Alex invites Henry to his Extremely Specific and Ethnic Friendsgiving dinner, issuing a stern warning—no beige foods and no colonizer behavior. So basically, Henry's screwed. In an effort to find the perfect recipe, Henry stumbles upon a popular TikTok chef who thirst traps from the neck down and flusters Henry to his core. But his food is banging, along with the bod. A recipe for feral disaster. Or, Alex is an anonymous thirst-trapping chef on TikTok. Henry is an amateur cook who needs a recipe for Friendsgiving. Alex knows Henry's watching. Henry doesn't know it's Alex. Shenanigans ensue.
it's midnight in Texas by viciouslyqueer
When Henry mentions a charity polo match in Connecticut, Alex doesn’t think much of it. When Henry asks him on a date and puts him on a plane to Paris, Alex smiles and lets himself be romanced. When Henry says he wants to do it right, Alex is too in love to protest.
we should get married by smc_27
He’d spent most of the week sitting on the floor with his laptop open on the table, typing away about absolute nonsense in between sessions and phone calls with immigration and a lawyer trying to see if it’s possible there’s any way in the world he can stay in America while this gets sorted. The good news is this doesn’t bar him from trying again and just returning when it all gets sorted. Not that that will be easy, but still. It’s a possibility. He makes the absolutely foolish mistake, after pouring his second drink, of googling ‘marriage visa’ as if that will be the answer to any or all of his problems. Allows himself a brief, excruciating moment to imagine he has someone to marry and make that a reality. But then…he does, does he not? OR, a greencard marriage AU
i need that charles dickens by @whimsymanaged
Henry’s flatmate (and crush) Alex is suddenly obsessed with Charles Dickens. But when Henry asks to borrow Alex’s Dickens, he quickly learns that Alex hasn’t, in fact, been talking about a book.
Amazed at How We Talk (Once, Successfully) by @sparklepocalypse
And, well. Fuck that guy. Alex isn’t about to rub elbows with people who can’t even stand to be in the same room as him. Alex isn’t sulking when he sidles up to the bar and steals a man’s whisky. He also isn’t sulking when he obtains a second glass, this one neat. Or when he snags a large plate of canapés from one of the waitstaff and nonchalantly strolls out of the room. (Movieverse; a riff on the trope that asks, What if Cakegate didn't happen?)
like a bridge over troubled water, i will ease your mind by anincompletelist
And then— relief. So palpable that it sends more tears springing to his eyes, a sob at his lips that Henry quiets with a kiss. Everything from the past week was so much, had been building up pretty much from the moment Henry first left, and leaving him teetering on the edge of fine and definitively, very much not fine, one more useless appearance or shitty headline away from breaking into a million pieces. And shatter he had. But somehow, by some miracle, he’d been able to wait until Henry was here, was back with him in their home, to do it. His safety net, his safe place, his everything; the only one capable of holding all of his broken shards and figuring out how to piece them all back together again in the aftermath. The only one who has asked for the privilege of being there to do it.
Truth by cmere
Alex always does this, hauls every base fucking instinct that Henry has out into the open between them, plain for both to see. And every time it happens, Henry expects him to laugh it off or give him a hard time, but instead he just encourages it with soft, pliant lips and greedy fingers until Henry gives in to himself and his desires. Alex has never made him feel bad, or odd, or disgusting, always treats him with the utmost patience and care. Henry loves him so fucking much. It's just past midnight on Alex's birthday and he's going to get what he wants. Which is, of course, to give Henry what he wants.
as always, if you want me to tag you in future lists just let me know!
@starkfridays @stilesgivesmefeels @midnightsfp
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ineffectualdemon · 2 years
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Fic idea!
An AU where Shen Yuan keeps commenting that the sex scenes aren't physically possible until Shang Qinghua snaps and is like "prove it!" And they end up meeting in person and arguing all the way to a hotel where they have angry sex just for the purpose of "making the sex scenes actually fucking believable you hack!" And "jokes on you it IS possible you're just unimaginative!"
This becomes a regular thing for a good chunk of time where once a month they meet up, have a meal and an argument, and then go to one of their apartments for "research" (usually Shen Yuan's)
Now either this isn't a transmigration fic and they eventually get boyfriends who are really fucking thrown when they find out
OR
Post transmigration, like years in the future, the two of them manage to get drunk around their husbands and start bringing up their shared past
Either way Luo Binghe ends up crying because Shen Yuan has done way more with Airplane then he has with him and Mobei Jun doesn't cry but he looks like he wants to murder Shen Yuan
But the really great thing is when either Luo Binghe or Mobei Jun in either fic idea comment on how Shen Yuan and Shang Qinghua used to date Cumplane is mutually disgusted
They weren't dating!
They weren't even friends with benefits!
It was strictly professional!
No one believes them
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archon-maenad · 5 months
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look I'm a sucker for soft!mbj as much as the next bitch but we need at least one (1) fic where airplane realizes that mobei-jun is only his perfect man in a fantasy vacuum that doesn't acknowledge the very real ways they morally differ and the very real fact mbj is abusive.
I just want sqh to snap one day under the stress of being a spy for a demon who takes him for granted while leaving bruises he has to hide from a sect he is holding up singlehandedly. let babyboy kill mobei-jun. as a little treat.
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gunilslaugh · 10 months
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pls, i need a gunil dad fic, he would be such a cute dad *cry*
Here you go a Gunil dad fic for Father's Day lol
Koo Gunil
Summary: Gunil as a dad.
WC:804
Warning:grammar
c/n - child’s name
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Gunil is such a cute and goofy dad. He absolutely loves spending time with his kid(s).
“C/n, here comes the airplane,” he imitates an airplane sound while swerving the spoon around. His eyes are filled with pure happiness as he feeds your guys’ child. The sight never fails to warm your heart. You walk over to where the highchair was located next to the table. Wrapping one arm around Gunil’s shoulders while the other once gently caressed your child’s head. 
“They’re eating well today,” Gunil says, feeding your child another spoonful of food.
“That’s good. Sometimes I feel like more food comes out than what I even put in,” you laugh lightly.
“Oh I know,” Gunil laughs as well. “I don’t know where all the food comes from sometimes,” Once he’s done feeding your child and wiping away all the spit up, you take them into your arms lightly bouncing up and down.
“I’m gonna go change their clothes,” you informed Gunil. He nodded at you and waved to c/n before moving to clean up the dishes.
Whenever he hears your twos’ child cry his heart sinks to his stomach. He quickly ushers over to c/n and starts to soothe them while trying to figure out why they're crying. If it’s because they need their diaper changed he’s right on it. They’re hungry? He’s already coming with food. They miss you? They’re about to be delivered right into your loving arms.
Even if you're both exhausted after a sleepless night of caring for your child he insists that you rest more while he watches your child. Most often when this happens you come across the sight of the two of them snoozing away. Gunil is lying on his back, while your child is sleeping on his chest. You can’t help but snap a couple photos of the endearing sight.
When your child is old enough to walk and run around Gunil is so elated. Playing with your child all around the house and the yard. Gunil would take his role so seriously. Whether he was an angry monster out on a rampage or knight slaying a dragon he put one hundred percent of his acting into it. He can’t help but feel like he needs a nap too after all the running around. 
Gunil loves taking your child to the zoo or an aquarium. He adores seeing how excited they get over the animals and fish. He’d also make some very bad dad jokes about the animals as well. Becoming a dad has made his usage of dad jokes so much worse. Using the excuse that since he’s a dad now it only makes sense for him to tell dad jokes and he will do it any chance he gets. 
He’d spoil his child so much by buying them plushies of all their favorite animals. Whenever putting your child to bed he’d splay the plushies all around them, making sure they were all cozy. If you tell Gunil that there simply is no more room on the bed for more plushies he’d respond by saying you simply need to get them a bigger bed.
If c/n is ever sick Gunil doesn’t want to leave their side. He’d be so worried the entire time. Even if it was just a minor cold. He would constantly check on them while they rested in bed. Made sure that they were drinking plenty of liquids and would even spoon feed them soup. He would be in helicopter mode until c/n made a full recovery and only then would he relax.
Gunil would also try to teach your child the drums. He would buy them a little toy set of drums, saying he would buy them real ones when they got older. He would be so gleeful whenever your child would put on a mini concert of them playing the drums, so proud that they were following in his footsteps.
Building pillow forts together was something Gunil always found great pleasure in. Rounding up all the blankets and pillows in the house to create a massive fort in the living room. You guys would have a family movie night inside the fort. C/n would be passed out after the movie finished, snuggling with one of their plushies. Instead of taking them to bed Gunil would insist on sleeping in the fort together claiming that it’s part of the fun. You’d be on one side of Gunil while c/n is on the other. Gunil thinks that there’s no place he’d rather be than in the middle of the two people who he loved the most in this world. 
Overall Gunil is an extremely loving and caring dad, who will let his inner child out when it comes to playing with your child.
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belle--ofthebrawl · 9 months
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Most holiest of holies, the first pick Aeon threw in the beginning of the Ritual (three or four songs in). It bounced right off my palm but my friend found it and gave it to me. I blew him so many kisses and he caught them and blew some back. Swoon.
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Does anyone else who caught one have the urge to just. Hold the pick in their mouth. I don't know what's wrong with me. I've never felt this way before. I have to eat it but I can't. Maybe....maybe just a lick?
Everything I can remember about last night under the cut. (No pictures, head too empty) I could not be any happier with my experience and it was worth everything for the memories alone. I can not stress how much this community means to me. You are all wonderful people.
Enough sentimentality! Ghoul shenanigans ahoy!
-Cirrus, respectfully, is caked up so much more in person. God damn. As a feminist I don't want to objectify women. However, as an average horny Ghost fan,
-Rain staring at Aeon doing the flamingo leg and Aeon missing it completely :( (This gave me a fic idea...)
-Rain "ptueying' his balaclava out multiple times. Stop wearing it so tight.
-Rain staring off into space touching his lips like he was just kissed. This actually made me go insane. He could have also been covering his mouth in an extremely delicate gasp but there was no reason to just keep. Tracing over his bottom lip like that.
-I blew him kisses as well and he blew some back, but in a slow way like he was copying me without knowing what it meant? Creature 🩵. (Also nearly got a pick from him but it didn't work out. Next time!)
-Rain cutting off Dew's solo whine bit and Dew listening??? Without throwing a fit??? Just standing there with his arms up while Rain presumably bitches about the noise hurting his head.
-Dew visibly smacking his lips together after papa insulted him, slow head turn in Papa's direction doing a "pahpahpah" under his balaclava. May have mouthed wow. I don't think he was saying Papa, it was too slow and I've done the exact same gesture a few times when someone says something dumb to me but I don't have the words to explain it!!!
- Aurora is JUST as horny as the boys and I need more cameras on her please. I beg. Cumulus was my first love but Aurora is a menace and I adore her.
-THE LIGHTS HITTING JUST RIGHT SO I COULD SEE AEON'S EYES THROUGH HIS MASK??? UNNERVING???? HE WINKED??? Nut. (Cannot emphasize it enough how fucked up it was to see his eyes. I could not stop staring, everything else didn't exist, it was love at first sight except really really weird.) (My hand is going to file a restraining order but can you blame me.)
-Swiss was vile. Arched his back real good when he laid down and kept rubbing the tip of his shaker. Tickling it, polishing it, whatever you want to call it. He full on groped himself at one point and did a nice slow couple pumps right at crotch level. When he collapsed on his stage, the people around me thought he was hurt. I knew better. I. KNEW. BETTER. Whore.
-Catching Mountain's drumstick (USED, SLIGHTLY SWEATY) but looking down and realizing the little girl (14) next to me had caught the bottom half with her dad. It was her first Ritual and I couldn't be so cruel. Aeon's pic was more than enough. (Besides, her dad looked like he could snap me in half.) (👀)
-Dew flashing the YouSuck sticker at us so we made blowjob motions. He turned around and skedaddled so fast I don't know if he actually saw it but the timing was hilarious.
-made heart hands and "raise the roof" motions for Cirrus which she copied. ALMOST caught a paper airplane setlist from her but it went right over my fingertips. She made heart hands and patted her chest like she was sorry. (Next time!!)
-Both Papa and Dew checking on a little boy (~8 if I had to guess) at barricade, making little "You good? You okay? Yeah? Having fun? Thumbs up?" Gestures at him.
Dew having a little sitty-sit off the end of the left..podium? Swinging his legs and throwing mummy dust. The spotlight was right in my eyes so I nearly went blind staring at him. (Worth it.)
-Papa Ciriceing in our general direction and scolding us for too many kisses being blown
-befriending someone with a dead phone and no way to contact her ride outside the venue. I ran to my car to grab my portable charger and we passed time yelling about Swiss. She made it back safe as well 🩵
-Everytime Aeon so much as twitched in my direction.
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latibvles · 1 year
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DON’T KEEP ME WAITING.
hello my dear @mccall-muffin !! I was your Secret Santa :) Have this Malarkey fic with some small hurt/comfort & unconditional love xx
PAIRING: Malarkey x Reader
GENRE: Fluff, angst if you squint
SUMMARY: He’s not the same after Bastogne and he knows it — you know it too, even if he didn’t realize it.
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He always thought hell was meant to be this fiery pit millions of miles down. That’s what his mother taught him, anyway. But after Bastogne, Don figures he’d take the fiery pit over a frozen shell-ridden wasteland any day. He’d nearly shot himself in the foot just to catch a break.
He hadn’t, though, and sometimes that small victory was one of the few things he had to fall back on.
He still wasn’t sure if getting out of the patrol was a proper victory or not yet.
Of course, part of him was grateful to be out of it. He rarely got to sit anything out, ever. He’d been on the frontline of every single Operation since Normandy and he never complained, never made a stink about it. He kept moving because there was a job to do, and there were people counting on him. Buck, Guarnere, Toye, Penkala, Skip, you.
It was almost insane how that list became shorter and shorter with their time in Bastogne. But he quickly learned that war was insane — just as much as he was for jumping out of a perfectly good airplane nearly a year ago.
He stares at the battered wall across from his bunk, fists clenching and unclenching meticulously. You weren’t on the patrol either, and for that he was thankful. More than thankful, actually. He’d already said goodbye to too many people — some without them ever hearing it. The thought of potentially losing you? Over a prisoner snatch no less? That might be enough for Don to actually shoot himself in the foot.
Which was probably a little selfish, given that this entire time, you’ve been so graciously holding out a hand for him to take and he’s been expertly avoiding it. And he knows he shouldn’t — because you’d sit and you’d listen and maybe things would be lifted off of his shoulders, if only for a couple moments. But then where would they go? Straight onto your shoulders — and he couldn’t do that to you in good conscience.
“Don!”
He snaps his gaze, looks towards the door. Speak of the devil, and they shall appear. You stand there in the doorway, brows furrowed and worry evident on your features.
He watches as your lips pull into a frown and your brows furrow. “You didn’t hear a word I just said, did you?” Don shakes his head, picking at the skin of his fingers as he turns to look at you.
“Spaced out. Sorry about that,” he mutters. You reach out and take one of his hands, grabbing it and giving it a squeeze. He cracks a smile at that. At any moment he could be blown up or shot or meet his demise in a number of ways — and here you were, worrying about his fingers. “Run it by me again?”
“Winters is letting Jones go on the patrol. Vest, too,” for a moment, a wave of dread washes over him, but as if sensing it, you continue. “Martin’s leading the patrol, not Jones,” And as quickly as that dread arrived, it dissipates with your words, and Don can’t help but crack a smile at that. You haven’t let go of his hand yet. “...I think that’s the most I’ve seen you smile in the past three weeks.”
“Really? I’ve uh… I’ve smiled plenty.”
“Mm. No, not like this,” You bump your shoulder with his, he sways a little bit in response, and the small chuckle you let out makes him smile a little wider. “You don’t look like you’re about to puke into your helmet or anything. And you’re not being short for once.”
He doesn’t miss the sincerity in your tone, the way your fingers curl around his hand a little tighter. He’s been tethered to you for a while now — but something about the action feels… more tangible this way. He’d wanted to stick by your side for a while now. This felt like you granting permission for him to do so. But he doesn’t say that.
“You noticed all that? I didn’t…”
“Realize? I didn’t think you did,” He tracks your gaze as it shifts towards the window, covered in dust from the artillery that shakes Hageneu during the day, before it goes back to his face. “The rest of us did though. The guys didn’t… know what to do. I just figured it’d be best to wait until you came back or let me in or…”
You trail off and Don finds some type of courage to shift the hold so he’s properly lacing your fingers with his own. Your hands are warm and rough like his, the scars are similar but not exact, like the wear and tear on your ODs, the tired look in your eye. Cut from similar cloth, but not the exact same — and maybe he feels a little silly for not acknowledging that no matter how hard he tried, his burdens would always be yours.
That’s been your way since Toccoa and he doesn’t know when he forgot that, when he tricked himself into thinking that would somehow change now, when you knew that he would probably need it most.
“Must think I’m pretty rude, keeping a lady waiting, huh?”
“The absolute rudest, just what would your mother say?” At that, he chuckles, rubbing his thumb over the back of your hand, looking down at how neatly they’re intertwined. Like two pieces of a puzzle.
“Smack me upside the head with the morning paper, and push me to take you out to dinner to make up for it,” and then, looking up at you, “But hot broth and spuds aren’t much of a dinner, so we might have to take a rain check on that one.”
You laugh and his heart does a flip at the sound. He could stay here all day, if given the chance — sitting on this paper thin mattress and looking at you like he’s back in Oregon sitting with a girl on the bleachers at a football game. All he can do is stare, smiling in a way that he knows is likely silly-looking, clinging to that sound. You settle for a moment, shaking your head, the smile ever present.
“Careful, I might actually take you up on it.” You state, looking at him. For a moment, Don bites his lip. And maybe it’s that he no longer reeks of artillery fire because of the shower, or maybe it’s the relief that he isn’t going on the patrol. Maybe it’s because if Toye and Guarnere and Muck were here, they’d be egging him on and telling him to open his mouth.
“Don’t think that’d be such a bad thing. A… A date, when we’re stateside. I know a pretty good restaurant.” He can feel his cheeks flush as he says it, but you don’t react to what he says for a moment, until you raise a brow at him.
“Are you asking me to go home with you, Don?” He doesn’t say anything, but he nods his head. You let out a sharp exhale through the nose, your eyes crinkling at the corners. “Alright then, pick me up at seven and don’t leave me waiting.”
“Wouldn’t dream of it, but… in the meantime…” he finds himself leaning towards you — and maybe it’s his own impulse, but he presses his lips to yours in a firm kiss, his hand squeezing yours. And when you kiss him back with that same certainty, all he can do is smile and pull you in closer.
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steddie-fanfic-recs · 3 months
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the mile high anxiety club
by poopypantsbennett
Rating: Mature Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Characters: Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Tommy Hagan (mentioned), Eddie Munson Additional Tags: Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley Are Best Friends, Stommy Breakup, Cheating, No Smut, Airplanes, idk how to tag non-smut fics LMAO, First Meetings, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Anxiety Attacks, Hurt/Comfort, Famous Eddie Munson, Rockstar Eddie Munson, Oblivious Steve Harrington, he has nooo idea who Eddie is LMAO, Crack Treated Seriously Words: 2,442 Chapters: 1/1
Summary
“Oh! You’re the guy, with the hat. Uhh?” Steve snaps his fingers at him a few times and then finger guns. “Johnnie something?” It's the other man’s turn to blink at him. “You think I’m Johnnie Guilbert?” Shit, Steve isn’t good at this game. He’s not good with faces or names. (The one where Steve thinks rockstar Eddie Munson is Johnnie Guilbert and/or Jake Webber while in the midst of a panic attack)
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