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#(you just wanted to fix your niece's teddy bear)
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It's good and cool to give your characters a single simple, straightforward, non-urgent, super-achievable goal that shouldn't really cost anything or hurt anyone, make that the driving factor for most of their decisions, and then have the Plot do everything in its power to stop them.
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Hiiiii :)
In that absolutely adorable fic bedtimes you wrote;
“Aemond picked up the little toy. One wing was only hanging on by a thread. In only a year or tow, she had managed to break her favourite toy.”
Clearly little cutie Lyra loves her Dagon. (Too cute).
As like many little kids who have a favorite toy/teddy and they throw a fit if they can’t find them and get so upset over it.
What would happen when the little Dagon looses his wing from doing “ex-ser-size”?
I think Lyra would be so upset and crying and so dad Aemond is freaking on the inside and hugging her and telling her it will all be okay. While running to his sister Hel to fix the wing, seen as she made it.
Just wondering how he would react at his little girl being so upset about her hurt Dagon.
(This happened to my niece a few days ago; one day she lost it and she cried and wouldn’t sleep until she had her “baba” luckily they found it.
3 days later niece was playing when she fell, she was crying from being hurt. My sibling freaked out seeing blood on his little girl. Only for it to get worse when she saw her baba and it had a rip in it. She cried even louder talking about her baba being hurt. Next thing my sib is on YouTube typing “how to sew”, “how to sew a bear”. 😂.
She was so happy and giggling when she got it back and my sib felt on top of the world and they said his baby called them her hero. “My daddy is the best. My daddy is my hero. I loveeeee my daddy” told anyone and everyone. Sung it loud as well. My brother was on cloud 9. 😂)
So so sorry this was so long. I just love your dad Aemond stories and i wonder when I see my nieces and nephews how he would react when they do something.
Hope you have a lovely day/night - 🌸⭐️
Thank you so much for this!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹
What would happen when the little Dagon looses his wing from doing “ex-ser-size”?
Absolutely. She would be completely devastated. Not even rides on Vhagar would calm her down. All she wants is her 'Dagon' fixed. She insists they need a maester to fix him, despite Aemond's protestations that the maesters fix people and not dragons. And yeah, he would figure out how to intercept Dagon and get him to Helaena, who would be rather pleased that her gift was so well received.
Your brother sounds awesome.
I kind of have a similar story. I have a genetic condition that means I've spent a lot of time in and out of hospital. When I was born, my grandma gave me this cuddly hippo. I think I was about 10 or 11 and I was heading into hospital when we (me and my mum) realised that the hippo was missing. We searched everywhere. I was inconsolable. We never found him. My parents scoured the internet and eventually found a hippo that looked exactly the same. My dad has a video of me opening the box and bursting into tears. I still have the hippo. She is a little flat since I use her as a pillow most of the time, but she's still here and in one piece. She doesn't leave my bed unless I'm in hospital or on holiday.
If you would like to see more Aemond fics, I have moved my HOTD content to a new sideblog: @targs-on-zorses. The ask box there is always open. :)
Thank you for this. It really made my day. 😊😊
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l-r-christian · 3 years
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Title: 'The noble stag's daughter; A Halloween romance'
First Meeting - Thunder Monster - First Crush - First Family Ball - First Heartbreak - First Christmas - A Day With Grandfather
Warnings: Fluff just all of the fluff, Cute Mikaelson moments
It was the first of October as Rebekah smiled dressing Y/N who was smiling up at her aunt kicking her feet as she sat on a chair while Rebekah placed a hat on her head then place the girl down watching the eight year old skip out giggling. Rebekah had placed green tights and a pumpkin dress on the girl as her aunt was going to make sure the girl was going to have the best Halloween since they couldn't give her one the las few years.
"Well well look at this Nik. A cute little pumpkin." Kol said picking up the girl who squealed happily as Klaus smiled and Rebekah walked out smirking.
"I have out done myself. Got a costume for each day up until Halloween."
"I see, going to take her trick-or-treating also?" Kol asked placing Y/N down with a smile seeing Klaus crouched down holding his hands out to the girl smiling soft as she grabbed them.
"That we are."
"Is that my baby pumpkin?" Elijah cooed crouched down as Y/N saw her father and pure joy came over her face running up to Elijah. Y/N placed kisses on his face as Elijah grabbed her little hands kissing them then scooped his daughter up into his arms smiling feeling her cuddle up to him and Elijah fixed her little hat.
"Adorable Rebekah. You have out done yourself."
"Thank you Elijah. Be ready because I have more."
Four days into October and Rebekah had dressed Y/N as a little bat and was running down stairs stopping smiling seeing Elijah with Gia. Both were talking about something as the girl just wanted to see her father happy since Elijah had been only focused on his daughter. So when Y/N saw Elijah getting closer to the younger vampire, the girl began to push them together.
"What are you doing small one?" Mikael asked getting down behind Y/N since saving the girl a month ago. Mikael had been wrapped around his grand daughter's finger unable to say no to the girl, doing whatever she asked of the vampire. Much like her uncles and father, Mikael was willing to slaughter anyone to protect the girl.
"Watching daddy with Gia. See daddy likes Gia and she likes him back so I been trying to get them together.....Daddy deserve to be happy."
"I see. And why are you a bat?"
"Aunt Beka picked out my costumes all the way up to til Halloween." Y/N chirped looking up at her grandfather smiling brightly as Mikael nodded taking in the information.
"Why hasn't your father act on his feelings?"
"Busy, also the scary suit people papa."
"I see then I shall help you on this little endeavor." Mikael said smiling as Y/N brighten up as operation make Elijah happy went into affect to which Mikael got to see just how much of a Mikaelson Y/N was. Elijah smiled seeing Mikael with Y/N believing he was drawing with the girl unaware his daughter was working with his father to get him a girlfriend.
"Okay! We find out what Gia likes then hint it at daddy." Y/N said showing Mikael as Rebekah raised an eyebrow seeing Mikael nodding listening intently to the young Mikaelson.
"What are you plotting Y/N?"
"Getting daddy and Gia together. Papa is help." Y/N tells Rebekah who smirked sitting joining in. A week away from Halloween with Y/N dressed as Wednesday Addams of the Mikaelson Halloween ball as a Halloween block party was passing out candy to the children. Elijah stood watching Mikael hold Y/N up away from boys her own age and it was amusing to Elijah when he spotted Gia making his breathing hitch.
"I hope you don't mind but Y/N want to match costumes so we took Gia to get a Morticia Addams dress. By the way Gia is amazing with Y/N." Rebekah says watching Y/N run to Gia who pick the girl up with a smile as Mikael was glaring at the young boys. Rebekah knew the quickest way for a woman to earn Elijah's affections was how they treated Y/N so to see Gia adore Y/N was a winner in Elijah's eyes.
"You planned this?"
"You'll be surprised to know I did not." Rebekah said as Elijah looked at her then walked over to Gia and Y/N. The vampire jumped feeling a hand on her lower back looking to see Elijah smiling softly as he kissed his daughter's head.
"Looks like you are the Morticia to our Wednesday and Gomez." Elijah teased lightly seeing the vampire flushing as Y/N smiled hugging Gia saying how pretty she was. Hours into the night Y/N sat on Mikael's forearm watching Elijah dance with Gia making the young witch excited.
"It is working!"
"What is working?" Klaus asked spotting the brightness in his niece's eyes as Mikael smirked looking at his son.
"Your niece as planned to get Elijah with young Gia."
"Oh?" Klaus said smirking deciding to join in getting Elijah with Gia also. The day of Halloween Y/N was excited dressed as a Viking warrior she rush down stairs getting Mikael's and Hayley's attention hearing her let out a battle cry waving a fake axe pretending to kill Mikael who played along. Hope squealed happy to see her cousin as Mikael played dead and Y/N looked to Hayley who was trying to not to laugh.
"Had me the princess."
"Okay please don't hurt me." Hayley says placing Hope in a wagon the girl brought with her and Hayley smiled watching Y/N take off with Hope and pretend attack Marcel. Klaus walked into the den with a raised eyebrow seeing Mikael getting up and the sounds of Kol dying dramatically.
"Do I want to know?"
"Y/N wanted to be a Viking warrior princess this year." Rebekah says carrying two bowls of candy getting ready for trick-or-treaters seeing Gia crouched down in front of Y/N with a smile.
"I take it Gia and Elijah are taking the girls?"
"Yes since Mikael had scared the neighborhood boys. And hopefully Elijah and Gia get together at the end of the night."
Elijah smiled watching Gia with his daughter and niece as they got back from trick-or-treating and Y/N had asked the vampire to help her get ready for bed. Next thing both vampires knew they were in Elijah's bed panting when a roll of thunder reached their ears. Gia flushed when Elijah placed one of his shirts on her before kissing her lightly when Y/N came running in carrying a teddy bear Gia got her.
"Daddy, thunder monster and Thor are being scary."
"I know babygirl, come here." Elijah said opening his arms to his daughter but saw her climb into Gia's arms and Elijah smiled softly wrapping his arms around both girls. Y/N smiled snuggling between them falling asleep as Elijah rubbing her back.
"You know, Y/N and my family had been plotting to get us together."
"Oh! I.....but...why?" Gia asked feeling shy as Elijah cupped her cheek rubbing it with his thumb eyes twinkling with adoration as seeing Gia holding his daughter with such care made him love her even more.
"Y/N wants me happy. The clever girl found out my feelings for you and had been pushing us together."
"Truly your daughter. Always thinking ten steps ahead to which I am glad for." Gia says softly leaning forward kissing Elijah making him smile against her lips before both fell asleep.
Morning light shined though Elijah's window as the vampire woke surprised to find Gia and Y/N curled into one another while snuggling into his warmth. Elijah smiled softly watching them both for a moment.
"Goodmorning beautiful." Elijah said softly seeing Gia wake up catching her flushing face. Y/N caught both of their attention whe she rolled over snuggling back into Gia and Elijah chuckled softly kissing his daughter's head before gently kissing Gia.
"I'll go make my favorite girls breakfast. And Gia.....do know I care for you deeply."
"I know.....I care for you deeply too." Gia says smiling knowing that she wasn't going anywhere as she adored both daughter and father too much to leave. Gia breathed deeply smiling burying her nose in Y/N's curls happily listening to the girl breath softly cuddling into the vampire.
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sugar-petals · 3 years
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SuperM as Boyfriends Headcanon
↪ caro’s note. extra long version because i miss ‘em. best boys, they’re all bf material to the moon and back ♡
5k words | bullet points
○ warnings ⚠️ 18+, dom/sub play, shibari, female reader, grinding, poly mentions, threesomes, face-sitting, femdom & vanilla, smut and fluff
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⌈ ten
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— motto: they won’t underestimate me for long.
most of your social environment is gonna be confused by ten at the beginning 
and don’t really get what he’s all about
or think he’s like whatever, some random guy in a tank top
acting peculiar
finding him kind of hard to gauge
some of your family and relatives might even think he’s totally unusual and a sneaky fuckboy making you mad 
they seriously wonder what you see in him
down the line that perception has turned by 180 degrees
as it should
ten becomes more irreplaceable, relatable, beautiful, perfect and impressive the more you know him
he’s not as mysterious and impossibly badass as everyone assumes
his personality is very approachable to you 
and you find him interesting in every aspect, looks to hobbies to background to personal habits
and also opinions because ten is a guy who really thinks stuff through
so you gotta be roughly on the same wavelength 
he likes discussing controversial and complicated stuff a lot for sure
being far wiser than his age suggests 
you are the first to share those things with him until the rest of the world catches up to this gem of a person
spending so much time with you
in the most personal way he can
he takes you to see the floating markets in bangkok, you spend the summer in thailand
wakeboarding and playing badminton
his entire family knows you inside out at some point this shit is serious
it’s very important to him to go back to the roots every now and then
and that you have been around his home city as well
getting to enjoy the area and time together eating the most savory delicacies
renting a boat and paddling you around to the important spots, he can explain any question you have
this kissing is gonna be so romantic 
who needs a vacation in venice when you can go to thailand with none other than ten himself as your ferryman let that sink in
except eating durian there he is, the boyfriend who can do anything!
with seemingly no effort
ten does little kind services of love for you throughout the day
he pours you herbal tea, fixes some furniture (he’s surprisingly good at tinkering), comes home from the bakery with your favorite pastry, does the laundry with your favorite fabric softener
he also goes on a huge shopping spree with you monthly because fashion is key in this household and it’s tremendous fun
you giggle when he puts on oversized shirts deliberately to look funny
everyone in the clothing store will think oh man what an adorable pair
ten will model the living hell out of the entire stock
and buy you the cape you really really want as a birthday present
said item turns out to be your favorite couple accessory
because you can sit next to each other on a bench at the river and wear it
what’s not to love about a portable blanket
of course he will take to instagram and make it such a cool thing, photographies of you wearing really cool coats and jackets
mirror bathroom selfies together as well, with a back hug, the classic
and not just for insta
you snuggle a lot generally
ten is always available for affection
and accepts all PDA
he’s a kitty after all, he loves the warmth of your body more than you know
remember how taemin said ten’s hands are always cold, newsflash not anymore since you stuff them into the pocket of your hoodie whenever you can
and hello sir your paws will be nice and cozy on my waist
or hand in hand when you waltz through your apartment
time for dance is a must
oh my god ten is so good at all of this
although say he’s definitely faster into latin than standard genres
tango argentino, he loves flamenco as well
don’t believe me? ten is a diehard rosalía stan!
vamos
so, no-brainer, expect a lot of dancy stuff 
that escalates into wild, passionate fucking
which probably looks like an aggressive form of couple exercises
you poor sore souls
ten’s lil kitty butt is falling apart from all the “i can handle a bigger one!”-level pegging and you have aching legs all over
favorite position? full nelson
if you ask me ten’s ass is probably so carved out by the end of this you could fit lucas and kai in there from head to toe
this is not for the faint of heart
sex with this guy is extra cardio
and if you’re into that a threesome is gonna go down sooner or later
with our girl lisa
there. i said it
miss manoban in those knee-high boots, grinding her thighs between yours and you finishing off on ten’s face? the fucking hottest thing ever i need a moment wow
i don’t have to tell you how orgasmic this is gonna be
steamy sex life with ten very recommended
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⌈ kai
— motto: you’re like a precious rose. i’ll protect you forever.
to be straightforward with you
he is in so heavily in demand it’s madness
to give you an idea of the scale
mark is basically occupied by yuta until the end of time 
but kai has an entire idol fanclub on top of all erigoms
those sharp moves did not go unnoticed
he gets an inkigayo sandwich every other day
jesus christ
if rent-a-sexy-bf.com was a thing kai would be the most requested
his phone would be blowing up with contracts like
and you also have to pass kyungsoo’s vibe check
and taemin’s
the road to being kai’s gf is indeed the way of the samurai
i mean honestly: kim jongin is without a doubt the hardest member to get a date with
this has got to be the most selective man of the entire industry or something
if he likes you he REALLY likes you
and he will be the one showing initiative
because he wants to make it clear he isn’t just spending time out of politeness or something
although it’s pretty logical that if kai was unable to reject someone he would no longer be an idol but a harem husband busy every hour of the day
seoul would be able to found its own village 
kai town
where like 70% of the population is pregnant
but since kai wants to keep on dancing obviously and he wants to lend his heart to only one person 
seoul has to settle with a singular nini family house instead of a kai district
where you and the man himself are a full-fledged household basically since kai’s nieces double as actual kids
if you wanna be a young ass ‘mom but not mom with kids’ and be married to kim kai this is it
does he have a thing for milfs or something
that thought just came to my mind
anyway you’re mommy anyway wink wink
fucking til’ dawn until even his muscles hurt
going raw at the gym together
him cooking the most random food with the infamous waffle maker
cuddling with an army of teddy bears surrounding you
walking the dogs with the sexiest dancer alive 
and the sexiness is only the tip of the iceberg 
we know he’s all-round amazing
kai is the king of figuring out ways to chill out with you anywhere anytime
and yes innocent chilling
...unless you’re in the mood for something else
up to you
anyway
sweet innocent chilling for now... with the stunner... just smooching at best things aren’t going raw or anything
on the couch in the kitchen in the car when it’s parked somewhere in nature
kai takes you very seriously and is a great listener
he’s literally so respectful and open-minded i can’t
he will keep your secrets and stand up for you if it’s ever needed
yes he is extremely caring and invested
kai does not tolerate others being shady towards you
if there’s an instance where you are hurt and unable to assert yourself don’t worry. he knows how to confront others with measure but a firm determination.
kai takes a lot of that responsibility but only to the degree where you are comfortable
i think you get what i mean by that
and he is diplomatic instead of plain patronizing
you have a right to be protected. it means he not only treats you well, but also makes sure your well-being isn’t disturbed in any other way outside of the relationships
outside influences aren’t to be underestimated
and since kai is a godly man you encounter a lot of jealousy from others
a matter he will take into his hands since he knows he’s the reason
standing up for you also means saying no 
to these jealous voices so this is an important boundary he has to draw
that all kinds of hellbent people want to get into his pants and take his stage image too literally is not up to you to fix
kai is there for you to enjoy and love not to defend
that’d be exhausting and beside the point 
kai prevents stress and negativity to come to you
i hope i explained this well he doesn’t do this to be bossed up or make you weak it’s because he wants to make life easier for you
guys being protective will be chalked up as chauvinistic these days. often rightfully so 
but what i mean is that kai support you in all regards so you won’t be at a disadvantage or feel terrible about something
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⌈ taeyong
— motto: we’ll take good care. enjoy the pleasure.
he’s the type of boyfriend who will ask you about things he missed out on while he was busy
things um from the internet
while mark literally knows that one by heart already taeyong will ask you things like what the wellerman song is
and you thought it would be something nsfw
i got you fooled
did we forget that the man literally watched nct memes on youtube
taeyong is both even more 18+ than you think but also even more innocent than you think it’s complicated
this man is just hard to describe he’s so different, i mean every person is unique but he’s an original it’s the extra mile you know
anyway
sea shanties
bopping to it all day since he just heard it 
singing it while he prepares dinner based on a youtube recipe video as he often does
he’s the most adorable person ever ever ever
asking you why shanties are back in fashion 
(good question, requires a deeper sociocultural analysis i reckon)
planning to remix one for his soundcloud lmao i kid you not
maybe your favorite shanty 
featuring fast-pace rap and all
creating his own previously unknown phrases and shit like that you know him
palazzo rocco lemon detox flashbacks
he’s hilarious i swear
taeyong will produce his own shanties for you can you imagine
as he says: my happiness is your happiness
watch out he will drop a shanty music video with extra krumping moves
taeyong is a never-ending source of pure crack
prepare to laugh a lot like, a lot lot
how can a man who seemingly has such a serious outlook on life and such a bonkers kinda face be so lighthearted
it’s like he’s peter pan or something
especially since he has to manage like over 20 brats in nct his cutesy behavior towards you as his gf will stand out to you
yeah so to be clear we all know he’s the cute one in the relationship
and guess who wears the pants
that’s always you ma’am don’t deny it
or wait 
not for long actually because they come off um physically
but not metaphorically
because who doesn’t wanna sit on his face tbh
your favorite reserved spot
he loves it
taeyong has such a thing for your body it’s ridiculous
mister lee got a sexy mama
and you have such a thing for the gloriousness that is him
but neither of you will not admit it as openly as other people would think
all there is... is being flustered
baekhyun probably has to play some cupid now and then
and give you some ideas
like gifting taeyong plushies and things like that
baekhyun knows what taeyong is all about so the advice is very welcome
but most things you find out for yourself
by being a little braver with him you know
you walking around naked in the apartment or basically fresh out the shower with nothing but a towel
will shake up taeyong so immensely, he will back himself against a wall without you even pinning him there lmao!
jeez he’s so deep into kinky stuff but easily shook anyway
i quote him again: “born to be cute, i dunno!”
you can imagine the overwhelm when you rub yourself against him like it’s nobody’s business
it’s so much fun to give taeyong a regular horny meltdown not gonna lie
this man was grinding his whole body all over the superm stage and now he’s basically freezing up and drooling
how many denied and ruined orgasms he’s gonna get, so much overstimulation all the way  
you’ll lose count of it
and just how wet you’re gonna be
is a thing for the history books
taeyong isn’t such a big deal in nct for no reason god gave him every talent 
so great sex is obviously in his repertoire
i think you’re gonna break some records for most fucks per week
you know... guys like lucas taemin kai and baekhyun spend more time wooing and teasing and flirting
but taeyong gets down to business
one glance is enough
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⌈ lucas
— motto: the hottest couple around.
ah, big boy
you really got this man’s attention
doing nothing much at all really
he probably just saw you walking around talking to friends
carrying an impossibly huge veggie burger munching and enjoying yourself after going on a jog
yeah boy that’s how you catch his eye
they say love begins in the stomach and that is the true meaning
or the nose, your food smells really good, lucas is going crazy, he’s seeing stars and shit
anyway
the towering burger isn’t the only thing he wants
lucas cannot get you out of his mind no matter how much he tries to distract himself 
with more good food, movies, games
fooling around with wayv or the superm maknaes, and working out
he’s admittedly... a little himbo head over himbo heels with you the feels got to him
he’s not gonna say it’s a date he’s just gonna invite you just because
to hang out in the kitchen while taeyong cooks and baekhyun comes up with the idea to play twister
imagine lucas with his long arms and legs bending himself all over the place
fighting with kai who almost crashed his shoulders into taemin who avoided the accident quickly
making you lose a round
obviously lucas will hustle until your team wins
mostly because he’s so tall and baekhyun is so small which is a huge advantage when stacking each other over the map
let’s just face it baekhyun only suggested this game to bite everyone’s butts and to see you have skinship with lucas
which is definitely a successful plan of the leader
yukhei is in paradise 
jumping around his room like an oversized bunny after you went home
don’t lie, you fell hard for him as well he’s just such a presence
emotionally, physically
a gentle but persistent giant
he’ll do anything to make your relationship happen once he knows you’re interested
if there’s someone meant to be a boyfriend it’s gotta be him come on
he will cave in after a while and admit he can’t just forget about you 
not gonna lie
your ex is gonna be shaking in his ratty boots
his poor eyes will literally jop from their unexpecting sockets
when he sees lucas hanging out with you
with his shining blonde hair and tall stature, that perfect shapely body, with great fashion on top of that
looking like your guardian angel
man, xuxi really does
pulling you out of your slump that’s been going on for months
and bringing back smiles and a good time he knows how to do that best
and big big hugs of course
you can imagine how soothing and grounded it feels with such huge arms around you
he will make sure that feeling is always there when you need it
because you deserve that treatment
which means he will come over very very often
yeah get ready for how yukhei is a lot more driven than you think just dial and he will be there
underneath the meme surface is someone very determined who really really wants you
yukhei is chaotic good incarnate but in that area he isn’t messing around
his brain is like: “gotta be with her”
on repeat
he must call you, he literally can’t sleep without tying loose ends together as quickly as possible
no second wasted with this guy, even far down the relationship timeline
i really pity your ex 
i mean someone dating any superm member would drive their former partner completely nuts 
but lucas is a special case
he has that kind of look and aura that makes other guys dig themselves into the ground like wiggling worms or cope by fanboying over him
i don’t wanna make this sound like a competition and yet — congrats on your noodly blondie boyfriend alright
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⌈ mark
— motto: two nerds in love.
how to explain this. mark is a perfect balance of a lover, a talker, and a shy bean
with a tendency toward bean
and flicking the bean
you know
cutting right to the chase are we
mark is very invested in pleasing you as good as he can
and defeating his awkwardness
because if we know one thing it’s that he always strives to become better and better like he can’t help it
and isn’t afraid of almost biting off more than he can chew
how many subunits is he part of at this point is it gonna be nct hollywood as well god dangit
back to the point mark doesn’t treat relationships and sex as something static which is a good and rare thing
he does his best and always looks for room to improve
while being very nervous, very bilingual, it takes two languages or more to express what he thinks about you let that sink in
that’s very shaky first date sex while being extremely in love with each other
lucky you
and an afterglow where he plays the guitar for you
that’s so nice 
he can play it while laying down and shit
while singing
not rapping, actual full-fledged serenading
we’ve heard how that sounds in the relay cam
are you dating some kind of teenage heartthrob or something huh
mark will make it very clear he’ll stick around, this bad bitch is here to stay
or actually, he’s a good bitch, don’t misunderstand
mark doesn’t have a lot of edgy in him unless rap is concerned
he’s the kinda guy to get lost in IKEA with 
having a good time 
as often as his schedule permits
you really have to make use of your time together 
this man might as well the busiest idol out there
and you are no different because birds of a feather
you’re both mr. and ms. independent 
out and about very often
so meeting up becomes something special during comeback season
or wait mark always has a comeback going on
which is a double-edged sword but something you both know you signed up for 
which is why you spend a lot of time around NCT dream, 127, and SuperM 
sm’s publicity agents have to work extra hard i’m telling you
a dating rumor is the last thing both of you would need
since you befriend several members you gotta stay on the low as well
but hey the rage of jealous people of the public is nothing compared to the force of nature that is yuta nakamoto
who seriously thinks himself threatened and robbed
in case you are feeling possessive as well...
...you might have to fistfight yuta
to be able to be with mark
who is basically property of osaka at this point
yuta is a scorpio that’s just the way it is
unlike taeyong who wishes his rap buddy the best, yuta kinda wants to be mark’s wingman and see him date, live his best life
but also have mark for himself to fawn over and to adore, to be fascinated by
we get it yuta. bisexual struggles. very understandable
you have to promise in person that mark doesn’t forget about the holy gaming nights with yuta 
which is hilarious since that’s not up to you but mark’s memory
bestie, yuta uses everyone as a scapegoat don’t sweat it too much
regardless you put a weekly reminder on the fridge
so the roaring lion yuta would be pacified
he doesn’t want to lose his sweetheart can you blame him
the ultimate but also most risky solution is obviously inviting yuta for movies 
which will be appreciated but also cause a storm
mark will definitely break a sweat when you start a popcorn war or try to prove who hugs mark the best 
caught in the middle of mayhem is mark lee’s specialty what did you expect
this either ends with murder or a chaotic open relationship down the line
yuta really is attached but who wouldn’t be
it could be worse mark has double the love you know 
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⌈ baekhyun
— motto: you wanna know why i’m your candy?
baby tell me are you ridin’?
in fair verona where we lay our scene...
that baekhyun always wants to woo you — his way, which proves to be very interesting to say the least — is never hard to miss
putting in effort is mochi default mode 
no matter what stage of the relationship you’re in
he might as well regularly serenade you under your balcony in the backyard just because
probably singing ‘baby we can stay up’ and wiggling his ass in all directions because he’s a dirty boy gone wild
yeah. nowadays romeo is twerking instead of feuding with tybalt
that’s good for him and everyone involved
you in particular because you get some very racy eye candy
you know how baekhyun is
at least nobody’s around seeing him put on an 18+ show like that
your little guy is one unhinged fella
if it starts pouring he will grind up and down the next lantern and belt out ‘singing in the rain’
you bet he can do some actual pole dance
he’s strong and bendy you know
and loves to gyrate his whole bag of bones like... he wants to hit you with all the body rolls
in the rain
what a freaky man
but hey you wanna stay up for sure 
doesn’t take long until you beckon him to come upstairs
where the only way to alleviate him of his wet clothes—
oh well he has those roger rabbit vibes and you can’t be mad at it
he will play off all his hormonal antics
baekhyun is hilarious
and so perverted, he can keep up with your spicy idea of playing patty-cake don’t worry
how do i know you’re an extra nsfw kinda person?
who else would like baekhyun
he says juicy things all the time
and does juicy things
yes. finally a couple on eye level indeed. 
when baekhyun asks are you ridin’ you ask how hard 
bruh
this is gonna be fun
and remember
beside handing you sacks of money
his priority is always to make you smile
i’m kidding about the bags but
baekhyun is so rich it’ll show in your relationship, but he’s more about the interactions with you rather than the lifestyle
baekhyun didn’t hustle for a bentley he hustled to sing and get out of sm alive alright
financial stability: important
luxury: very nice to have, he can make you the presents you want to have and travel a lot together
but smiles: baekhyun priority
because he so badly wants to know you love him and adore him, he sometimes feels so insecure
of course you do
you always reassure him with your reactions
it’s very important to him don’t underestimate it
baekhyun has always been talking about his ideal type in terms of how he can cheer her up
so even the naughtiest sexy time evenings are gonna be filled with all giggles
anyway other than that your pussy will be dripping
because this guy is as horny as all other members of super m combined
and you have your ways of leaving him tongue-tied and wrists-tied
taemin’s impact
superm isn’t short of bondage supplies we all know that
so yeah. shibari baekhyun is gonna happen
since he does pilates imagine what kinda shapes you can bend this lil guy into
and take some pictures
privé is in trouble 
bondage model baekhyun is bursting onto the scene
you might even run a risque blog that features cropped pictures with him
heh — you think people will recognize him by his body?
nope
first: you only upload HD pictures that aren’t whitewashed
baekhyun is basically never photographed like that
second: who expects baekhyun to be featured on a bdsm blog with his girlfriend
and this is the guy that drives you around in his expensive car with his big black shades on 
well what can i say
nothing is the way it seems
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⌈ taemin
— motto: i’ll unfold a whole new world for you.
taemin is cocky, he’s sensual, and: a very smiley person as we know
least boring relationship ever
he will prance toward you whenever he can to involve you in cuddles
touch-starved taemin is a thing
kkoong can tell you about it, he needs kisses and embraces so often
might as well pepper him with it no problem
and put him into your oversized sweaters when he eats ice cream on the sofa, watching movies, and you brush his ever-growing hair
he’s smol he’s gonna fit into them don’t worry
and on the other hand he likes a rough and tough girl who thinks of him like a boy toy
who acts tsundere or like his bodyguard
working out almost daily to the point of sweat all over
a gal probably able to pretzel minho lucas and chanyeol into one giant bundle
taemin truly has the taste of a divo
multi-layered as always
so you couldn’t say the relationship is always the same in sentiment, the vibe of the dynamic could be different every day
we love a complex man
what would be volatile to others is actually an advantage up close
because taemin understands every difficult facet of himself and his partner 
even if those facets might be contradictory
or something that’s felt shameful about
he will accept and listen anyway
the same goes for getting what drives you
taemin is like a walking psychology velvet couch with fancy swirls as arm rests
point is he isn’t fooled by the surface of the world
he knows what has to be known
which also means your looks aren’t the part he prioritizes
and not even outward personality and habit is what he’s drawn to
it’s the mentality and values underneath
that’s true compatibility to him and he can feel it
he’s really really smart
and also finds it important that you get along with shinee and superm, that you think they’re nice to be around and vice versa
especially kai as taemin’s absolute bearly bestie. if kai thinks you’re shady and you don’t like kai either
or if you’re permanently super awkward and taemin’s moodmaking doesn’t help
we have a problem
but fair enough
kai and taemin are basically one soul at this point so if taemin likes you jongin does anyway 
bff telepathy
in fact jongin was probably the one introducing you to taemin lmao!
because he knows you go well together instinctively and he is correct
so not to worry then
and it’s good on taemin to think longterm and not see you as a person outside of social interaction y’know
cough cough he thinks about marriage, you might be ms. lee one day
here he goes again taemin is just very mature seeing you as well-rounded in every aspect of life
without letting his dick make the important decisions at the detriment of making this a relationship of two lives not just two bodies only
but obviously don’t assume taemin is no horny devil. we all know he dreams of the freakiest scenarios and fantasies in this whole group
going kinda crazy about the thought of making you cum which he always wants to try with new methods
which occupies his mind more than a big bowl of super spicy noodles which is taemin’s favorite meal so
at the same time taemin junior is definitely the same clingy attention whore as his sparkly owner
limp wrists from all the handjobs on your side
and very swollen lips from giving all that head on his side
this is gonna be interesting
he puts the 6v6 in 69
equals 69v69 am i right
but i’m serious that’s gonna be a lot of oral action
you definitely ask each other about having sex very often, daily if you have the time and find a nice spot
and how on earth do both of you keep your hands off each other sleeping in one bed
taemin is touchy as hell with no shyness, and you squish squeeze and grope this guy like the mochi he is
ah when things go both ways
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babyjamiebarnes · 3 years
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Build-A-Bear
Part Three
Featuring: Bucky x Stark!reader, dad!Tony, Pepper, Rhodey, Happy, Morgan, various characters in other chapters
Warnings: language, sexual innuendos and implications
Chapter Summary: Reader has dinner with her family and gets grilled even harder than her food. But she’s turned to a light simmer when Bucky takes her out for their first date.
Author’s Note: This chapter is fucking monstrous lol. I did not expect it to be this long so it might be a couple extra days before the next chapter so I can catch up! I’m also not sure if my Italian is accurate so I apologize in advance. I used to work for a man named Gennaro from Naples and he called me “bella” so hopefully I’m sort of right? If you like the story so far, feel free to buy me a coffee!
Part One • Part Two
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Dinner that night was tense, to say the least. It was nice to have your dad, step-mom, sister, and uncles Happy and Rhodey over again, but your dad wasn’t quick to forget what he saw earlier.
“What was that with Barnes today?” Tony asked as you all sat around the dining room table in your midtown flat, poking away at the remnants of your meals.
“What do you mean?” you asked innocently.
Your dad just gave you an incredulous look. “You know what I mean.”
You sighed and avoided meeting his eyes. “I was just working on his arm, dad. I didn’t wanna make him lie down on a hard lab table while I poked around to do what you wanted and quiet his arm,” you explained.
“Wait, Barnes as in Bucky Barnes?” Uncle Rhodey clarified.
“Yeah,” your dad confirmed, not taking his eyes off of you. “I found her kneeling between his legs while he sat shirtless on the couch.”
“You’re sleeping with Bucky?!” Rhodey asked.
“I’m not sleeping with anyone!” you defended, dropping your fork onto your plate. “I’ve known him for a month.”
“That’s never stopped your father,” Pepper mumbled under her breath, making you huff out a laugh despite your current grilling.
“Listen, when I said ‘no fraternizing with coworkers,’ I meant it,” your dad said.
“Please stop saying ‘fraternizing.’ It’s weird.”
Tony sighed and crossed his arms. “No ‘slumber parties’ with coworkers,” he rephrased.
This made Morgan perk up in her seat, having spent the past couple minutes confusedly watching you and your dad bicker.
“Can we have a slumber party, [Y/N]?” she asked.
“Yes, honey, we can have a slumber party,” you responded.
“Tonight?” she continued.
At this, you pointedly looked at your dad and raised your eyebrows as a way of saying ‘are we done now?’ You could tell he didn’t want to end the conversation, but you were grateful for the sudden change of topic. Tony uncrossed his arms and leaned against the table as he replied to your sister.
“If your big sister says it’s okay, you can have a slumber party tonight.”
Morgan lit up like the Fourth of July, quickly listing off all the movies she wanted to watch even though you knew she’d fall asleep halfway through the first movie.
As your family packed up to leave, leaving Morgan since she had a drawer of clothes for the impromptu sleepovers you’ve had before, you calmed your racing heart before saying the words that would either make your father more suspicious or completely quash his suspicions.
“You’ll have to pick her up by four tomorrow. I have a date.”
All of the adults turned to face you. Pepper had a huge smile on her face, clearly excited for you, but your dad and Rhodey looked ready to fight. Happy looked curious, maybe even worried, but he played a big role in raising you so while Tony was the overprotective parent, Happy was the comforting parent (not that he’d ever let anyone know that).
“A date?” The tone of your dad’s voice made you roll your eyes at him.
“I’m a grown woman. I’m allowed to go on dates.”
Your dad let out a quiet harumph at that, but understood where you were coming from. “I know, sweetheart. Forgive me for being a bit overprotective of my little girl.”
“I get it. I appreciate your concern,” you said with a smile, “but this is good for me. You want grandkids eventually, right?”
“Oh god,” your dad groaned, pressing a hand to his chest. “I’m not old enough to be a grandpa but I’m old enough to have a heart attack at the mention of it.”
You rolled your eyes. “You’re so dramatic.”
“So what’s this person’s name?” Pepper piped up. You visibly tensed and internally panicked. You couldn’t just admit it was Bucky after denying anything there. But his name was technically pretty common...
“His name is James.”
Rhodey snapped his fingers and pointed at you as he said, “I like him already.”
‘Yeah, sure you do,’ you thought. The sight of your dad narrowing his eyes at you and crossing his arms as he stood in the entryway of your apartment made you nervous. Maybe James wasn’t good enough to get him off your trail (probably because he was right).
“How did you meet this guy?” Tony asked.
If anyone else had asked, you would’ve said ‘work,’ but that’s the last place you could say to your dad — with whom you worked.
“Uhh, at the grocery store. We accidentally followed each other and got a lot of the same food so he jokingly accused me of stalking him and we just hit it off,” you rattled off. It’s a good thing he didn’t know how your friend Monique met her girlfriend or he’d know you were lying.
“That’s so cute,” Pepper cooed. She was definitely the more relaxed of your parents, possibly because she wasn’t your biological mom. She had been raising you since you were ten though, so she played a big part in your upbringing.
“Text me his last name so I can run a background check,” your dad said. You’d love to think he was joking, but you knew he was serious.
And as much as you knew you’d regret it, you had to make a joke…
“His last name is Barnes,” you said, keeping your face as serious as possible. “James Barnes. I actually know his middle name too: Buchanan.”
“[Y/N] [Y/M/N] [Y/L/N], you better be joking right now,” Tony said. He was already getting red in the face, clearly unenthused at the prospect of you dating the man who, admittedly, killed his parents — your grandparents. Yeah, understandable.
“I’m obviously kidding,” you said, forcing a laugh. “It’s just funny that they have the same first name and you’re so anti-Bucky.”
“You’re gonna send me to an early grave,” he muttered. “I’m going home before I actually have a heart attack.”
You said your goodbyes and ‘I love you’s before you and Morgan put on your pajamas and set up a pillow fort in the middle of your living room to watch her favorite sleepover movie: “Shrek.”
As the movie went on, you leaned back in the fort to take a photo of Morgan with the movie in the background. Well, the back of Morgan’s head as she was engrossed in the movie she’d seen a million times.
[Image attached] She’s got her teddy bear but where’s my Bucky Bear? 🥺
Across the city, Bucky’s phone buzzed from its spot on the kitchen counter as he made himself a late dinner. He didn’t recognize the number, but smiled when he saw the picture of who he assumed was your sister or niece.
I never got an invite. Looks like more fun than my night.
You smiled to yourself when you saw his reply, rolling your eyes at the lack of exclamation points and emojis. Typical man.
What does your night look like?
Eating a late dinner and talking to you.
Talking to me isn’t fun?! I’m hurt 😢
Not as fun as actually being with you.
Even though he wasn’t there and didn’t say it verbally, you could feel your cheeks get hot at his words.
There’s no way sweet talk like that didn’t get you in more than four beds.
You’re still on that? I swear doll, I have the same number as you.
Whatever you say! 🙄
There was a lull in conversation after that, giving you time to move your sister to lie on her back with pillows and blankets in the fort so she could sleep more comfortably.
Are we still going out tomorrow?
You let the next Shrek movie start automatically, but you didn’t pay any attention as you texted Bucky.
I’m still down if you are 👀
You sent him your address and let him know you’d wait on the front steps for him so he didn’t have to come all the way up. With the exchange of ‘good night’ messages, you drifted asleep to the sounds of Shrek 2.
The next morning, you somehow managed to wake up before your sister, then brought her back to the land of the living with the smell of French toast.
You spent your day watching another movie with Morgan before fixing lunch and taking her to a park down the road. Morgan’s childhood was definitely different from yours. Happy was the one who took you to parks and shopping, but Tony parented at home. Morgan would have the same early experiences, but the world knew Tony and Pepper had a daughter. They kept her identity hidden for now, waiting until she could decide if she wanted to reveal herself later in life. The world never knew about you.
And you had to be somewhat grateful for that. You still got all the perks of being a Stark — the money, the Tower, meeting the Avengers (and having James Rhodes as your godfather) — without the stress of fame. But part of you still wished you could talk about your father without keeping his occupation vague and referring to him as “Anthony” when telling stories instead of Tony.
Morgan also got to know her mom. You only spent the first seven years of your life with your mom before she was killed in a drive-by shooting. The police investigated it like crazy because everyone thought since it was Tony Stark’s wife, it had to be a targeted hit. But since she never took the same jogging route twice, all they came up with was an unplanned drive-by. You cherished the memories you had with her, but still openly welcomed Pepper when she came into the picture. She may not have played the same type of role in your life, but she helped shape your middle and high school years.
By the time you and Morgan got back to your place, she was exhausted, climbing back into the still-intact blanket fort to take a nap. When your dad and Pepper stopped by to pick her up, she was still knocked out.
“We’ll get out of your hair so you can get ready for your date,” your dad said with Morgan in his arms. “Send me this James guy’s last name. I still want to run a background check.”
“Dad,” you grumbled. “I already did my research. He’s clear.” Kind of. He technically has murdered hundreds of people, including your grandparents, but he’s reformed and fighting for the good guys now. Not that your dad would let it slide if you told him that.
“That’s my girl,” he grinned. “Let me know if you need to hide any bodies, okay?”
“You got it,” you said with a laugh as they headed out. You had two hours to get ready for Bucky, giving you plenty of time to look extra cute.
By the time six rolled around, you were all dolled up and ready to go. The autumn weather had you in a jacket and boots, but that just pulled your outfit together.
Your doorman Matt was standing inside the lobby when you ran downstairs, tossing him a small wave as you left.
“Have a good night, Miss [Y/L/N],” he said with a nod.
“See you later, Matt!”
You stood at the bottom of your building’s front steps, checking your phone and looking up and down the block for Bucky. It was six on the dot, so you figured he’d be there soon.
“Hey!” You looked up from your phone to see Bucky jogging toward you, a black leather jacket covering his arms and a black glove hiding his left hand. “Sorry I’m late. I couldn’t get away from Sam. Had to tell him I was gonna check out my old stomping grounds in Brooklyn.”
“You’re, like, 30 seconds late. I’m just glad you’re here,” you said with a smile. “So what are we doing tonight?”
Bucky’s smile faltered as he looked down at you. Your boots gave you a bit of a height bump, but Bucky still stood taller than you.
“I, uh, I kinda thought you had something planned,” he said softly.
“Oh, oops,” you laughed. “Well… what about those Brooklyn stomping grounds of yours? Care to show me around?”
Bucky lit up at the recommendation and started leading the way to the nearest subway stop. Before you started down the stairs, he paused and turned to you with a sour expression.
“I probably should’ve asked if you’d rather get a cab,” he said.
“Bucky, I take the subway to work every day. It’s fine.”
“Why do you take the train? You don’t live too far away.” You two made your way down the steps to the bustling station.
“It’s just easier. Less work for me,” you explained. “I didn’t take the train much as a kid so I like taking the opportunity now that I can.”
“Most people don’t willingly take the subway,” he laughed. “Steve and I always used to talk about how we’d be rich enough to have a car someday. But now that I could get any car I wanted, I don’t think I want one. I like the subway.”
“Even though it’s smelly and dirty?” you joked.
“Yeah,” he laughed. “It’s one of the things that still reminds me of home.”
The gentleness in his voice nearly brought you to tears. This man had been through so much and was still the sweetest soul you’d ever met. Forced into a war he didn’t want to join, experimented on, tortured and brainwashed, hunted by every government in the world, captured, frozen, and forced into another war and more battles he shouldn’t have to join. He just couldn’t catch a break.
“Well I’m excited to see what else reminds you of home,” you replied.
The trains to and through Brooklyn were relatively busy so you and Bucky couldn’t really talk much, but it was a Saturday night so you couldn’t blame people for getting out. It was tough to find seats, but Bucky was willing to stand to make sure you could have a seat. Ever the gentleman.
When you made it to Bucky’s Brooklyn stop of choice, he started telling you more stories from the ‘40s, like when Steve couldn’t get off the train in time and accidentally went down another stop so Bucky ran to the next stop and found Steve heading his way anyway. And how he and Steve followed his sister Rebecca on a date “to watch out for her,” he said, and her date thought they were stalking her and tried to beat them up. And all the fights he pulled Steve out of.
“Punk was a chihuahua who thought he was a Rottweiler.”
For a while, you two walked around the streets of Brooklyn just telling each other stories. You were careful about names you used, often just calling Happy “Uncle Harry” and Rhodey “Uncle James.”
Bucky showed you the movie theater he and Steve used to go to, which was surprisingly still in business. You walked past what used to be a diner Bucky frequented but was converted into a bridal shop.
“This used to be a magic store Steve loved,” he said, looking up at the bank on the corner of the street. “Things have changed a lot.”
You heard the nostalgia in his voice, clearly missing the New York he grew up to love. He had a soft smile on his lips as he reminisced, though.
“What about where you lived?” you asked. “Do you remember where that is?”
“Oh yeah,” he chuckled. “I could never forget that.”
Everything was within a fifteen minute walk of where you got off the subway so even though your feet were getting tired, you followed alongside Bucky as he led the way up and down the streets. Before too long, you strode up to a large brick building that had clearly been remodeled recently, if the fresh windows and front doors were any indication.
“It’s… a lot nicer than when I lived here,” Bucky said with a sigh. “But it’s been nearly 100 years so I can’t blame them for updating things.”
“Brooklyn is kind of booming now, too,” you added. “More people to appeal to, ya know?”
You stared up at him again, seeing that same lost look as before, like he wished to turn back time and show you the Brooklyn he knew. So you decided since he couldn’t do that, you’d show him the Brooklyn you knew.
“Come here. My turn to show you around,” you said, holding your hand out to him. He gave you a small smile before grabbing your hand in his and letting you pull him back to the subway.
Ten minutes later, you hopped off the train with Bucky in tow and headed to the little Italian restaurant you found while exploring the city a couple years before. It wasn’t anything elaborate; it was honestly more of a little hole-in-the-wall, but you liked the quiet atmosphere.
“Bella!” the owner shouted as you walked in.
“Hey Genny,” you smiled at him.
“Who’s this?” he asked as he approached you, raising his eyebrows when he saw Bucky.
“This is James,” you said. You opted against using his more common nickname to avoid any recognition.
“James, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Gennaro, but you can call me Genny. Welcome to my restaurant.” The two men shook hands before Genny ushered you two to a table and handed you menus. “Would you like to start with focaccia?”
“Yes please!”
“Con formaggi?”
“Si! Grazie!”
Gennaro left you and Bucky while he started your appetizer.
“You speak Italian?” Bucky asked.
“Definitely not,” you laughed. “I’ve just been coming here for a while and have picked up on some things Genny says. Like ‘bella’ means ‘beautiful,’ this pizza,” you pointed to your favorite pizza on the menu, “‘cinque formaggi’ means ‘five cheese.’ But I could never hold a conversation.”
“Un peccato,” Bucky sighed before flashing a smile at you.
“You speak Italian?!” you nearly shrieked. “No way! Don’t talk shit with Gennaro behind my back.” You pouted at Bucky, but knew he wouldn’t say anything bad about you. Maybe an embarrassing moment or two — like your dad walking in on you between his knees — but nothing negative.
“I picked it up pretty quickly back in the day,” Bucky explained. “Before I was sent to Germany, I was stationed in a small town in Italy for a while. The locals didn’t mind having us there because we kept the Nazis out, so they taught us some Italian when we were in town.”
“Maybe I should take Gennaro up on his offer to learn Italian,” you mused.
“Or you could learn from me,” Bucky was quick to offer. “I’ll teach you some stuff when you’re working on my arm.”
Your server arrived with the focaccia and water for both of you, before giving you more time to actually look at the menus instead of talking. You decided to split a bottle of red wine and two pizzas, one of your choice and one of Bucky’s. As the night went on, you and Bucky both opened up to each other even more than before. You could easily blame the buzz from a couple glasses of wine, but Bucky’s super soldier serum made you confused. His cheeks were flushed and he had more than half the bottle, so you wondered if maybe...
“Can you still get drunk?”
“Unlike Steve, yes. It takes more than this,” he said, lifting the nearly empty bottle of wine, “but since Steve and I received different serums, they work a little differently. I can definitely get drunk. Marijuana admittedly hits harder.”
You paused as you stared back at him, his elbows perched on the table and his clasped hands propped under his chin.
“Are you drunk now?”
“No,” he laughed quietly. “A little tipsy, sure, but not drunk by a long shot.”
You narrowed your eyes at him playfully, reluctantly accepting that he was just as buzzed as you but not quite drunk.
Before long, your server brought over your tab and you realized how empty the restaurant had gotten. Then you noticed the broom and mop the server had brought out to the floor, then the dark ‘open’ sign, and finally the clock on the wall.
“You closed 20 minutes ago and didn’t kick us out?” you shouted at Gennaro. “Genny, you can always kick me out! I feel bad!”
Gennaro walked over to your table as you scrambled for your wallet and handed the server your card to run.
“I can’t kick you out, bella. You and your moroso are welcome any time.”
“I think this poor girl would beg to differ,” you said as the server handed your card and signature slip back. She just laughed at your comment, agreeing without saying it outright.
You left a hefty tip and hugged Genny before you and Bucky, both still a bit tipsy, shuffled outside.
“Thanks for buying dinner,” Bucky said. “This means I get to pay next time, though.”
He said it so casually and you already planned on another date, but it still kind of caught you off guard.
“Next time?” You smiled up at him and took a step closer until you were almost toe-to-toe. “There’s gonna be a ‘next time’?”
“I sure hope there is,” he said quietly, his smirk sending a rush up your spine.
“If you insist,” you sighed. He knew better than to believe you weren’t excited for your future plans. “I’m cold. Care to get an Uber with me?”
He gently grabbed your shoulders and spun you around, pulling the loose opening of his jacket over your arms and wrapping his arms around you to help keep you warm.
“Well, yeah. I need to make sure you get home safe so ‘next time’ can happen,” Bucky said as he nuzzled his face into the crook of your neck.
“You know, I don’t usually let men spoon me on the first date,” you joked as you tapped away to order an Uber.
“I can stop, if you want,” he teased.
You gripped his arm as he started to pull away. “I never said that.”
Bucky rode back to your place with you, keeping conversation casual as you both avoided the controversy you were about to face: to kiss on the first date or not. You never really had any issues with it before, but you already really liked Bucky. You didn’t want to risk messing it up by moving too fast. But what grown man would think a kiss on a first date was too fast? Well… maybe one born in the early 1900s…
Before your thoughts could throw you into a downward spiral, the driver pulled up outside your apartment complex. Bucky stepped out first and held the door open for you to scoot out after him. As you stood at the bottom of the stairs to your building, you felt those nerves creeping up on you again. God, you hadn’t felt this nervous about a date since high school.
“I had fun tonight,” Bucky said first, shoving his hands in his pockets.
“Me too,” you smiled back. “I’m excited for what you plan for next time.”
Bucky laughed at this, the crinkle of his nose making your own smile grow. God, you wanted to invite him inside already. In your defense, you’ve known him for a full month and spent even longer getting heart-eyes over him in college.
But you reined in your hormones and just took a step closer to him to rest your hands on his chest. His right hand came up to rest on your waist, but he kept the metal hand in his pocket. With your hand placement, you could feel the thrum of his heartbeat and judging by the pace, you knew you were both on the same page. As you were trying to shove your nerves aside, Bucky asked the one question you were hoping for.
“Can I kiss you?”
Knowing he wanted this as much as you did relieved some of your nerves, but also made the moment that much more real. You smiled up at him and nodded your head.
“Yes, please do.”
You perched up on your toes to meet him halfway, letting his lips mold to yours. His hold on your waist tightened as he pulled you closer; you gripped the lapel of his jacket in your fists. Suddenly the cold of the night no longer existed. All you could feel was the warmth radiating off of him as he held you close. He pulled back for a second before diving right back in, this time nipping at your bottom lip. You giggled against him, but didn’t stop him from taking the innocent kiss a step further. Your hands slid from his chest to the nape of his neck before tangling into his long hair. The vibration from his moan as you tugged on his hair ran straight down your spine, making it even harder to leave the date alone.
Reluctantly, you both pulled apart just enough for your noses to brush against each other, the stubble of his beard still tickling your nose. You opened your eyes enough to see the smile on his lips as he pulled back a bit more to see your face.
“I’ll see you Monday?” you said quietly, as if speaking any louder would break you two out of your bubble.
“See you Monday, [Y/N],” Bucky replied just as quietly. His hand slipped from your waist as you backed away, biting your lip at him before you turned and scurried up the steps. Bucky stood on the sidewalk until he could see the light in your apartment flick on, just to make sure you were safe.
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quixotic-writer · 3 years
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Lesson Plans and Challenges
Summary: Q thought it’d be funny to poke some fun at his girlfriend who works as a teacher. She makes him put his money where his mouth is and challenges him to work a day at her job.
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It started as him joking around about me organizing my lesson plans for the week saying ‘what are you stressed about? Coloring book page due?’ Then I challenged him to a day at my workplace. I went easy on him though, telling him he could come during a shift at the after school program I do for extra pay and he agreed. Here we are waiting for school to get out, classroom doors open with students looking outside at us with eager smiles.
“It can’t be that hard. I mean, you just spend these few hours outside and kids are constantly getting picked up so the population is always slowly lowering.”
“Coming from the man who doesn’t know how to talk to kids. Everyone knows this Bri. It’s very clearly shown on your little show you have.” I playfully banter with him.
“I have nieces and nephews, I know how to interact with kids.”
“Have you handled 38 at once?” His demeanor quickly drops the moment I give him a number and I start giggling, “It’s a whole grade level and it’s the largest group too. Did you not take that into account love?” He shakes his head and I see his nerves rise. “I’m sure you’ll make it out alive. The kids will find you hysterical. Just be sure to watch your foul mouth. PG settings on for today.”
“No promises that something won’t slip out.” I roll my eyes and the school bell rings and a flood of students make their way outside.
“Better clean up your act then because here they come.” I say with a smile and crack open the attendance book getting my pen ready with a wide smile as familiar faces run over to greet me.
“Ms. Sparkle! Ms. Sparkle! Look I have glasses now and I can see the board in class now!” One of the young ones jumped for joy as I marked him down as present in the attendance book.
“Well careful there Micah. Don’t want to break them right after you got them do you?” He shakes his head with a cheeky grin until his eyes dart over to Brian.
“Ms. Sparkle? Who the heck is this guy?” He points over to Brian and I try and stifle my laughter. “Who are you? Do you work here now? Most helpers are young and you’re too old to be here.” I couldn’t help but laugh audibly at that blow. Brian’s eyes went wide.
“And what makes you think i’m so old, kid?” He asks in a joking tone.
“Lots of gray hair and you have a huge beard.”
“Okay Micah, go take a seat and I'll dismiss you guys to play in a bit.” He smiles and trots away to go sit down against the wall and patiently waits for others to arrive. I shake my head and smile as I continue taking attendance. The wonders of working with kids. They just speak their honest mind and have no filter. It always makes for the most interesting conversations that I treasure.
“What’s with the ms. Sparkle thing?” Brian asks.
“Oh anyone that works in the afterschool program gets their own personalized nickname. I was dubbed Ms. Sparkle. Sami, another helper who works here, is called ms. raccoon because the kids said she looks like a human raccoon since she has dark bags under her eyes and the dark clothes she wears. Can’t wait to see what the kids come up with for you.” The line of kids continues as I check everyone off in the attendance book and they all line up on the sidewalk and talk amongst each other. Every student that comes and goes looks at Brian sideways before going off to the rest of the group. Some were more persistent with questions before I had to tell them that I'll be explaining shortly. Once everyone was accounted for, I turned to face the countless smiling faces. “Good afternoon guys, how was your day?” A mixed chorus of responses flood from all of them. Brian stands close to me and all their little eyes direct towards him. “So I have a special announcement to make for today guys.”
“Is that guy your boyfriend Ms. Sparkle?” My train of thought was quickly derailed as a student blurted out that question. A chorus of ‘ooh Ms. Sparkle has a boyfriend!’ comes from the students and Brian turns red and I snicker.
“This is Mr. Quinn, he’s my helper for today. We all remember how we treat others right?”
“The way we want to be treated!” They all respond. I smile and beam with pride.
“Awesome guys. You are all dismissed!” Just like that, the kids are quick to their feet and they all take off running to the playground. Both Brian and I stand together and watch as the kids congregate into their little groups and do their own things. Some were running around for a game of tag, some sat under the tree nearby with their toys and imaginations, and some sat near their bags with their noses in a book.
“So… What now?” Brian leans in and whispers to me.
“Well, make some rounds! Scope out the scene and keep an eye on them. Baseline rules are to be kind to each other, no bad language or toilet talk, no dangerous stunts on the playground.” I wave him off and with hands in his pockets he circles around the playground looking at all the kids unsure of how to start a conversation with any of them since they all seemed occupied with their own things. Around the corner pops in my usual helper, Sami. She gives a smile to me as she approaches and places her bag down. “You got an easy day today y’know.”
“Why’s that?” She asked as her eyes naturally darted around the playground making sure all the kids are in proper order and not getting into any mischief. I nod my head over to Brian who’s talking to a couple of boys off on the side of the playground.
“Brian came in to help for the day.” Sami snickers.
“Uh huh. And what do you mean by ‘help’?” She continues chuckling knowing all the stories I've told her about Brian’s history with kids. As I look up, I see kids climbing all over Brian like a jungle gym. One is riding on his back, two hanging and swinging off of each arm, and another connected to his leg like glue. He laughs as he tries to move about the playground with kids attached to him, each of them hollering out and laughing just as loud as he tries to shake them off. He seemed to be doing perfectly fine with the kids and something about that made my heart overflow with a river of love. Sami strolls off to give Brian a hand with the kids. With a few quick words the kids peeled off of Brian like water off a duck’s back, relief washes over him as he chuckles. My attention is quickly redirected to a few girls standing before me, the cute little clique of the sassy sweet ones.
“Hello girls, how was school today?”
“Ms. Sparkle, is Mr. Quinn your boyfriend?” Had a feeling this is what they’d be asking.
“Yeah! Do you like… Kiss and hold hands.” They all lean in with eager anticipation. I wasn’t sure how to answer this. I mean, it wasn’t a bad thing to tell the kids that I do have a boyfriend, but I wasn’t sure how far or how weird the questions were going to be. Kids just ask anything without a second thought.
“Mr. Quinn is my boyfriend. I love him very much.” Short, sweet, and to the point.
“Maybe you should date someone younger Ms. Sparkle. He has too much gray hair.”
“Well I like his gray hair. I think my boyfriend is very handsome as he is.” There he was with a bright smile on his face, talking away with a kid sitting on the rock wall.
“Gross.” And just like that, the girls were off to go and gossip elsewhere. I shake my head and laugh.
Time goes on and I watch with a smile as Brian starts warming up more and more to each of the kids as the hours pass. I didn’t interfere much or bother him because I wanted him to flourish by himself like I knew he could. He had a hard time keeping up with their more physically active demands such as games of tag, Brian being a human jungle gym, and showing off how strong he was by lifting kids with little to no effort. I’d occasionally see him hunched over catching his breath or scrunched down in attempts to take heaping gulps from the kid’s water fountain. It was funny seeing him, a fully grown man, crunching himself down a few sizes in desperation for some hydration.
He’d socialize with the kids too, answering some of their strange and unfiltered questions, telling stories about when he was a kid, and just listening to kids tell him all about their favorite things. Shockingly, it wasn’t all strictly firefighter stories like I expected it to be. Of course he did have a few of those stories to share, but instead he built off of what the kids were talking about and eased into the conversation rather than redirecting it entirely.
They dubbed him “Mr. Grizzly” because apparently reminded them of a bear. Very fitting in my opinion. My teddy bear.
Of course, there isn’t a day that goes by without a little bit of conflict. Part of me wished it was just a simple disagreement between two kids, a normal occurrence that’s easy to mediate and resolve. The wails of pain distinguished this as my other fear: an injured child. Immediately my head whips around to find where the cries are coming from and I see a circle of students right next to the walkway which told me exactly where the problem was. I quickly run over into the center of the circle to see Brian and Sami kneeling down with a kid that has a nasty gash on her knee from falling over. Tears were plentiful and cries of pain filled the silence. My heart broke as my adrenaline rose.
“Sami, grab a first aid kit, some paper towels both wet and dry.” Brian quickly took charge of the situation, as he tried calming down the student with calming words of ‘hey, it’s okay, i’m gonna fix you right up.’
“What happened?” I quickly asked.
“Seems Lily here took a nasty f–” the ‘f’ was dragged out. I knew exactly what he had been planning on saying, but he quickly switched up his words back to PG family friendly mode, “fall here on the sidewalk running.” Sami was quick to bring over everything Brian had asked for and he took them all in hand. “Thanks Sami. Now, let’s get to cleaning this up, okay?” He washed away all the blood, patting it with a wet then a dry paper towel. He dug through the first aid kit to grab some neosporin and a band aid and quickly patched Lily up.
“There… We… Go!” With a smile he leans away to take a look at his handiwork. His eyes look back up to Lily’s. She thankfully wasn’t crying anymore and he took another paper towel to carefully dry up her tears. “Does that feel better now?” She nods her head, still frowning a bit. “Oh now we can’t have a sad face on you anymore. I know what’ll help though!” He holds out his arms to her and she jumps right in with a smile as he wraps his arms tight around her and rocks her back and forth, “Mr. Grizzly bear hug!!” Lily was giggling and smiling as she was encased in his arms and I couldn’t help but smile and laugh along. Soon he released her and she was back to her old self and took off running to rejoin her friends.
“Look at you Mr. Grizzly.” I tease his new name and he smiles. “You handled that super well you know. I’m proud of you.” He lights up and if he were a dog, I just know his tail would be wagging like crazy.
“Well working in the FDNY has helped prepare me for times like these. No big deal.” Kids call to him and just like that, he was pulled back in to entertain the little ones.
The day flew by a lot quicker after that. No more incidents, no more sad faces, nothing but smiles and laughter came from the kids from then on. The day came to a close and the last kid finally went home, waving goodbye to me and fellow staff members they recognized before hopping into their car and riding off home. I place my binder away and file away everything from today that I needed to. I said goodbye to everyone and sent Sami on her way. Bri and I got into the car and he eased back into the seat of the car.
“What’s wrong honey bear? Did the coloring book page tire you out?”
“You too with the bear names?” He chuckles. “You know what, I see what you mean babe. That was tiring as hell. I almost slipped a few swear words here and there. I know for sure I'm gonna be feeling it tomorrow, felt like a human jungle gym. The kids were all over me. And you do this every day?”
“Mmm, I don’t do the after school thing every day. Just sometimes because I know the after school program is understaffed on certain days. It’s easier than actually teaching. That’s a horse of another color.”
“I bet. After this, I don’t think I can imagine that.”
“But you know, I love every moment of it. Good or bad. I wouldn’t trade this job for anything.”
“I would.” We both burst into laughter.
“Well you did great today Mr. Grizzly, you did everything just right.” With that we decided to head on home. I made my point today that my job wasn’t coloring books and glitter, but I also brought out a side of Brian that I never thought I would. One that actually does love kids despite him being too stubborn to say it.
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twoidiotwriters1 · 3 years
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Iron 2 (Peter Parker x F!Oc)
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"I hate needles,” The girl complains with a pout as Pepper removes the needle from her arm.
"Tony hates them too,” She turns and they both see Tony making a funny face when he puts a bandage on his arm. Rhodey crosses his arms and shakes his head.
"Very funny," says Tony.
"Why are we doing this?" Lily asks. The three adults look at each other.
"It's just to see if you have any illness, but don't worry,” the girl nods and jumps down from the chair while they continue talking.
"When will that be ready?" Tony complains.
"In a few days," Pepper answers.
Lily decides to walk through Tony's study completely ignoring the adults.
"Tony, have you thought about what you will do if she turns out to be your daughter?" Rhodes asks.
Stark sighs.
"I guess neither of you will want to adopt her,” they both shake their heads. "Surely someone in an orphanage will do it…” He shrugs.
Pepper and Rhodes share a worried look.
“Tony, you have to think better of it. She’s not a puppy you can abandon.”
“Trust me, she’ll be better off with another family than with me. It's pretty obvious that I'm not ready to raise someone, maybe I never will be.”
While they keep trying to convince Tony. Lily looks closely at all the 'toys' in that place. She laughs at the brightly colored cars. She walks up to them, opens the door of a red one, and sits behind the wheel. She pretends to drive it by making noises.
Tony sees her from afar and makes a face.
“Also, watch her. Maybe it's just a trick to take my money, she's already testing the cars.”
Rhodey rolls his eyes.
“She’s just playing, Tony. That's what six-year-olds do.”
At that, the door of the workshop opens and a man in a suit enters panting.
"I'm here, what do you need, boss?”
"You're late,” Tony answers.
“You sent me to do other things, sir. What's the uh-?" He checks his cell phone. "'Problem of catastrophic consequences'?" He quotes.
Before Rhodes and Pepper could complain, Tony points to the car where the girl is, who's watching everything from her seat. Happy Hogan raises his eyebrows.
"Do you want me to take care of your… niece?" he asks, unsure. Tony sighs.
"I want you to take care of her.”
"In what way, sir?”
"Yes, Tony,” challenges Rhodes. "In what way?”
“Okay, enough attacking me. You all know that as a parent I would be the worst option in life. Even Happy would be better,” He points out.
"Father? Is this his daughter?”
“Do you really want me to take care of someone? I can't even take care of myself!”
"That's ... true," says Pepper. "But this is different.”
"In what way?" Tony shakes his head. "Anyway, she’ll be here for a few days, but if it turns out not mine, she’ll leave. If the test is positive,” He looks back at the girl and sighs. "I'll solve it.”
***
"And what is this called?" asks Happy from the couch.
“Bear," replies Lily, watching the teddy bear on his hands.
"Makes sense to me," the man agrees.
"She's not very smart," Tony whispers, taking his beer.
“Sir, remember that your flight is at 4:00 a.m. to go to Vegas,” says Pepper entering the room.
Tony closes his eyes. He had completely forgotten about the trip to the awards for… something.
"I'll take care of Lily until you come back,” informs the redhead.
“You'll leave?" asks the girl. "When are you coming back?”
“Never.”
"He'll only be gone one day, honey," Pepper fixes. "Maybe at night he’ll already be here.”
Lily nods and goes back to Happy to show him more toys.
"Okay, we’re going. I have to leave early too,” says Rhodes. He walks to Lily and smiles at her. "See you later, smarty,” He raises his palm and the girl responds by high-fiving.
"Bye, Rhodey,” Tony groans.
Pepper and Rhodes leave the Stark house hoping that everything can be resolved soon.
"Whose letter is this, Lily?" asks Happy pulling out an envelope. The girl looks at it and quickly snatches it away. This gets Tony's attention.
"It's for my dad.”
Hogan sees his boss.
"And why don't you give it to him?”
“I still don't know who he is. The test is not ready,” She says it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Have you been listening to everything, girl?" Tony says.
“You were yelling, how could I not listen? And I'm not stupid. I know what a paternity test is.”
"Why? Has your mom already done many?”
“Yes.”
"So I'm not the first fool?”
“They weren't for me. And if you think that a girl like me can cheat you then you are a fool.”
They both glare at each other. Happy looks at them, uncomfortable. He clears her throat.
"And what is your favorite color?”
“Red," replies Lily without taking her eyes off Tony.
Stark snorts.
"Whatever. I'll go to sleep,” He goes to his room.
"Uh, I have to go too, little one," says Happy. “But we'll see you soon. Tomorrow I'll take you to Pepper's apartment…”
“Happy?"
“Yes?"
“I have nowhere else to go,” she says with a pout, “if Tony’s not my dad. I can't go home. My mom is no longer there.”
He crouches down to her level.
"Easy, everything will be fine. We won’t leave you alone.”
"You promise?”
"I promise.”
***
"I know it's not as big as Tony's, but it's something," says Pepper, letting her pass.
"I like it. Has a lot of light,” The girls smiles.
Meanwhile Tony completely forgets the awards where he was invited, playing in the casinos. The two girls are having fun in Pepper's apartment.
They play, they talk, Pepper asks the girl questions about her mother and she answers honestly, but the woman knows that she is still hiding several things, perhaps out of fear. She doesn't pressure her. Lily also asks questions and is happy to note that Pepper doesn't get upset or yell at her for talking so much.
At that moment, Lily learns who Tony Stark really is. A famous businessman who makes weapons for the army. He is smart and went to a major university. She also found out about his parents and how he managed to move on. Lily cannot deny that this is all very difficult and she now understands why Tony is moody.
The little girl had her fair share of hard life. Lily tells the redhead a bit about how her mom was hardly home and how she got hurt so easily.
But the real concern came at night, when Lily screamed in her sleep. Her screams sounded throughout the apartment, Pepper saw her suffering on the bed, asking for help. And when she managed to wake her, the only thing she could do for her was comfort her sobs until she could sleep again.
She doesn't know what Lily suffered, but that's over. She promises to do something about it.
The calm day does not last long. The nightmares struck and now they must return to Tony's house.
The next day, Pepper receives a call from Tony to take care of a new conquest that he had just brought to Malibu.
They both return to the big house. Lily runs into the living room, takes off her backpack and takes out the notebook that Pepper gave her to draw.
Before she could finish the first drawing, a blonde woman dressed in barely an ink-colored shirt arrives and begins to browse the place without knowing that she is there.
Lily frowns and stands up.
"Who you are?" The woman screams in fright and turns to see her.
"Who are you?”
"I asked first.”
The blonde sighs, buttons her shirt, trying to cover herself more, without success.
“My name is Christine Everhart. I work for Vanity Fair magazine.”
"And what are you doing here if you work in a magazine?”
The blonde opens her mouth not knowing what to say.
"You haven't told me who you are yet,” she replies.
“I'm Lily. And I don't work in a magazine,” She smiles.
She remembers the instructions Pepper told her yesterday. No one can know that she’s the possible daughter of Tony Stark. She should hide from others, but if someone asked, she had to come up with an excuse.
"And what is a girl doing at Tony Stark's mansion?”
“I’m his friend and sometimes I can come. Are you going to stay longer?" She complains.
“You're friend of his?”
"I see that you already woke up, miss,” says Pepper arriving with freshly cleaned clothes.
As the women talk, Lily decides to leave. She walks through the house until she comes across some stairs to the side of a waterfall decoration. She hears noises of metal colliding. Maybe Tony is downstairs, she thinks.
She goes down the stairs encountering a large glass wall. On the other side she sees Tony working on a car.
She stands on tiptoe to grab the door handle, but it doesn't respond. Lily complains. This did not happen to her when she first arrived.
“You're not authorized to enter this place, miss,” answers J.A.R.V.I.S scaring the little girl. She still doesn't get used to the voice.
“But I want to enter.”
"Lily, wait," says Pepper coming down. She touches a small screen that was not there before. She clicks on some numbers, opens the door, and lets her pass.
The girl looks curiously at the glass wall and makes a mental note to learn the numbers to enter by herself. She looks back at Tony and walks over. She watches what he does with the car without really understanding.
"How does that work?" Lily asks, pointing to a part of the engine. Tony slaps her hand lightly.
"Do not touch anything.”
"I just asked what it's for!” She exclaims.
He gets up ignoring her. The two adults keep talking about important things. But Lily is only interested in the fact that Tony must travel again, but now he has to go further away.
"Do you always travel?”
"If I want to.”
“Aren't you afraid to go on a plane? Don't you miss your home? Aren't you afraid of never coming back? Doesn't it bother you to sleep in another bed than yours?”
"The only thing that bothers me now is you,” He points out. Lily frowns.
"Sir, you must go," interrupts Pepper.
“Do you really want to get rid of me? You have plans?" Tony asks her. Both are very close. Lily looks at them confused.
"Actually, yes. I have plans for my birthday.”
"It's your birthday?" Tony asks, but a squeal interrupts them.
"It's your birthday!?" Lily asks surprised. Pepper laughs in agreement. "Why didn't you say anything!?”
"Easy, honey…”
"I can’t stay calm. I must give you a gift!” Her mind thinks of a good gift in a short time. “Do you like drawings?”
“Yes.”
"Well, I'm not late,” she says, nodding.
She runs to the door, grabs the handle, but it won't budge… again.
"Quick, give me the password, I have things to do!”
"I still don't understand the charm of children," says Tony.
"You'll see, sir," says Pepper laughing.
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justskulkingaround · 3 years
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Papa
@drizzeltheraincat - Thank you for the idea!!
Russia sits back on the couch in the living room, surrounded by chaos. He smiles.
America had a private meeting and the states are staying for the holidays and had asked Russia to watch them. Russia had, of course, agreed. He'd grown close to the states, after all, and would do anything for Ame.
He hears the start of an argument in the dining room and stands up to separate it.
"Oklahoma! Give it back!" Arizona shrieks.
"NO!"
"My teddy bear!" Alaska cries.
Russia walks in and sees Oklahoma standing on the table with a small bear in hand. Arizona is screaming at her, standing on a nearby stool with her hair smoking. Alaska is trying to climb on the table, crying.
"Well, maybe Alaska shouldn't have drawn in my book!" Oklahoma shouts.
"Enough!" Russia shouts.
The three freeze and Alaska sniffles before running forward.
"She stole Miska!" Alaska cries, pointing at Oklahoma.
"Get off the table," Russia demands.
Oklahoma scrambles down and quickly hands the stuffed toy back to Alaska, who hugs it to her chest and scampers off. Russia gives Arizona and Oklahoma steely looks.
"Why were you screaming?" Russia asks.
"Oklahoma wasn't listening," Arizona says with crossed arms.
"I only took it because Alaska drew in my sketchbook that dad got for me and ruined it!" Oklahoma cries, tears in her eyes.
"Calm down," Russia soothes, "I'm sure you can fix it or ask your father for a new one. I will talk to Alaska."
"Sorry, Papa," Oklahoma mutters before her head whips up, fear in her eyes, and her face turns pink. She lowers her gaze.
Russia stares at where she had been, her words repeating in his mind.
'"Sorry, Papa."'
'"Papa"'
Russia feels his face burn and he covers it with his hands. His mind blue screens.
'Do they see me as a father figure??'
"...Russ?" Oklahoma asks experimentally,
"YORK!" Arizona shouts, "Oklahoma broke Russia!"
New York walks in and Russia's head snaps up, his head swimming with questions.
'Do they see me as a father?'
'Does America know?'
'How many of them do?'
"What the f*** just happened?"
"I may have called him 'Papa' by accident," Oklahoma admits, looking away and rubbing her arm.
New York scoffs before turning to look at Russia with a smirk.
"Jersey's going to love this," New York says before walking out and calling over his shoulder, "also, Dad's pulling up. He'll help."
~
Russia knocks on the door. The upcoming meeting would be the next day and America offered to house him, though warned him that the states are staying for the holidays. He tugs the extra luggage in behind him with a wide smile.
"Hi, Papa!"
"Dad! Papa's here!"
Russia blushes.
'I don't think I will get used to that.'
"Hi!" America exclaims, poking his head out from the kitchen.
Russia grins.
"Join me once you get your luggage up to your room. I'm sure the states would love to help," America calls before disappearing back behind the doorway.
Russia smiles and the states insist on helping bring the stuff upstairs. Russia scoops up a happily squealing Alaska and follows them up to make sure nothing got lost in the hallway and smiles.
Russia manages to get everything into his room with the states none the wiser of the gifts he'd brought with him. He smiles and walks back downstairs, Alaska in his arms. He walks into the kitchen to see America and Georgia coaching some of the younger states with cutting out sugar cookies and Louisiana mans the stove.
Alaska squirms out of his grip to go help and Russia walks up behind America, wrapping his arms around America's waist.
"Hello," Russia says.
America laughs and turns around, pecking him.
"Hey babe," America says, "Wanna help with the sugar cookies?"
Russia gives a shrug and sits down on the bench with the states, helping cut little snowflakes from the dough. The night is exciting, and the states bounce around the living room and play Christmas music loudly from the TV speakers. Russia smiles.
'What a place to be.'
He'd also be lying if he had said he didn't love the pajamas that he'd gotten.
"Christmas Eve tradition," America had said.
Russia wasn't about to argue with him. After the states are sent upstairs, Russia and America gather gifts and set them up under the tree. Though he could've sworn that he saw a few of them with his name on them clearly not written or wrapped by America, but he decides against asking any questions.
The next morning comes quickly and Russia finds his lap full of boxes and wrapping paper.
Opening the first one, he finds a jacket reading "Papa Bear" across a patch on the front. He decides it's his new favorite jacket.
~
Russia decides he really should've been more careful with his wardrobe choice when visiting his family. He had worn the jacket, forgetting what it actually said, and his siblings didn't wait to pounce on him for it.
"Papa Bear?! I-" Kasakstan exclaims, laughing into his hands.
"I think you stole my name," Soviet teases.
Ukraine just laughs and points. Russia tries his best to hide his reddening face.
"Well, who are you looking after? Do I have a niece or nephew?" Belarus asks.
"More like 50," Russia mumbles, looking away.
His family stops talking and he turns to see them staring at him with jaws dropped.
"What?" Russia asks innocently.
"50 children aND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?!" Soviet exclaims.
~
"Is this really how we want to introduce our engagement? At the world meeting?" Russia asks, throwing on the, now, well-worn jacket.
"Yes! It would also let us introduce the states too. I know some of them have been dying to meet the countries."
"We'll have to watch Massachusetts."
"Yeah. But the rest of them will just be coming along for the show," America says, hands on his hips.
Russia sighs and shakes his head, but decides not to argue.
"Besides, Cali's already gotten all of the kids to play along," America says, pulling on a sweatshirt with "Mama Bear" written in black text across the front, "no backing out now. Does your family know?"
"No, they don't know the whole story. Though I believe my father has already put it together."
"Yeah, the commie's known about the states since West talked to him during the Cold War. That kid is gonna give me a heart attack one day, I swear."
Russia hums in understanding and helps put a hairband in Alaska's hair, the fuzzy bear ears standing up adorably. Russia smiles.
'The kids agreed, and it will make America happy. I can deal with it.'
They arrive just as the meeting is starting and walk in with the kids trailing behind them. Russia notes that New York really doesn't seem too pleased with his arrangement, but most of the other kids are trading smiles and shushing the giggling of the siblings around them.
America takes Russia's hand with a smile.
"You ready?" America asks.
Russia nods.
"Make sure you guys stay out of sight until we open the door again, okay?" America asks over his shoulder.
The states nod in agreement and stand against the walls to avoid being seen when the door is opened.
America nods and pushes open the door. The nations who had been talking in the room all go quiet and stare at America.
"America, is this a bloody joke?" UK asks, despite England's protests.
America looks UK dead in the eye before lifting up their intertwined hands, a smirk on his face.
"What's with the bear thing?" France asks, sounding mildly curious.
"It's the message," America says with a smirk, reaching back for the doors, "Papa bear is my partner and you don't mess with Mama bear's cubs."
America shoves the doors open and the states come streaming in, laughing and cheering. UN stares on with absolute disbelief. Most of the other countries do the same. Canada and Australia just laugh. New Zealand looks dumbfounded.
"What? They wanted to meet you and Russ and I got together, so we figured we'd kill two birds with one stone and just do it all at once," America says loudly, drowning out the sea of little voices.
"HAH!" Texas laughs, "I'm not dead, fuckers!"
America lets go of Russia's hand and pulls Texas by the ear to the back of the room, scolding him the entire way. Russia just smiles.
'I love him.'
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scribbling-stiks · 3 years
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OS -  Papa Bear
Russia sits back on the couch in the living room, surrounded by chaos. He smiles.
America had a private meeting and the states are staying for the holidays and had asked Russia to watch them. Russia had, of course, agreed. He'd grown close to the states, after all, and would do anything for Ame.
He hears the start of an argument in the dining room and stands up to separate it.
"Oklahoma! Give it back!" Arizona shrieks.
"NO!"
"My teddy bear!" Alaska cries.
Russia walks in and sees Oklahoma standing on the table with a small bear in hand. Arizona is screaming at her, standing on a nearby stool with her hair smoking. Alaska is trying to climb on the table, crying.
"Well, maybe Alaska shouldn't have drawn in my book!" Oklahoma shouts.
"Enough!" Russia shouts.
The three freeze and Alaska sniffles before running forward.
"She stole Miska!" Alaska cries, pointing at Oklahoma.
"Get off the table," Russia demands.
Oklahoma scrambles down and quickly hands the stuffed toy back to Alaska, who hugs it to her chest and scampers off. Russia gives Arizona and Oklahoma steely looks.
"Why were you screaming?" Russia asks.
"Oklahoma wasn't listening," Arizona says with crossed arms.
"I only took it because Alaska drew in my sketchbook that dad got for me and ruined it!" Oklahoma cries, tears in her eyes.
"Calm down," Russia soothes, "I'm sure you can fix it or ask your father for a new one. I will talk to Alaska."
"Sorry, Papa," Oklahoma mutters before her head whips up, fear in her eyes, and her face turns pink. She lowers her gaze.
Russia stares at where she had been, her words repeating in his mind.
'"Sorry, Papa."'
'"Papa"'
Russia feels his face burn and he covers it with his hands. His mind blue screens.
'Do they see me as a father figure??'
"...Russ?" Oklahoma asks experimentally,
"YORK!" Arizona shouts, "Oklahoma broke Russia!"
New York walks in and Russia's head snaps up, his head swimming with questions.
'Do they see me as a father?'
'Does America know?'
'How many of them do?'
"What the f*** just happened?"
"I may have called him 'Papa' by accident," Oklahoma admits, looking away and rubbing her arm.
New York scoffs before turning to look at Russia with a smirk.
"Jersey's going to love this," New York says before walking out and calling over his shoulder, "also, Dad's pulling up. He'll help."
~
Russia knocks on the door. The upcoming meeting would be the next day and America offered to house him, though warned him that the states are staying for the holidays. He tugs the extra luggage in behind him with a wide smile.
"Hi, Papa!"
"Dad! Papa's here!"
Russia blushes.
'I don't think I will get used to that.'
"Hi!" America exclaims, poking his head out from the kitchen.
Russia grins.
"Join me once you get your luggage up to your room. I'm sure the states would love to help," America calls before disappearing back behind the doorway.
Russia smiles and the states insist on helping bring the stuff upstairs. Russia scoops up a happily squealing Alaska and follows them up to make sure nothing got lost in the hallway and smiles.
Russia manages to get everything into his room with the states none the wiser of the gifts he'd brought with him. He smiles and walks back downstairs, Alaska in his arms. He walks into the kitchen to see America and Georgia coaching some of the younger states with cutting out sugar cookies and Louisiana mans the stove.
Alaska squirms out of his grip to go help and Russia walks up behind America, wrapping his arms around America's waist.
"Hello," Russia says.
America laughs and turns around, pecking him.
"Hey babe," America says, "Wanna help with the sugar cookies?"
Russia gives a shrug and sits down on the bench with the states, helping cut little snowflakes from the dough. The night is exciting, and the states bounce around the living room and play Christmas music loudly from the TV speakers. Russia smiles.
'What a place to be.'
He'd also be lying if he had said he didn't love the pajamas that he'd gotten.
"Christmas Eve tradition," America had said.
Russia wasn't about to argue with him. After the states are sent upstairs, Russia and America gather gifts and set them up under the tree. Though he could've sworn that he saw a few of them with his name on them clearly not written or wrapped by America, but he decides against asking any questions.
The next morning comes quickly and Russia finds his lap full of boxes and wrapping paper.
Opening the first one, he finds a jacket reading "Papa Bear" across a patch on the front. He decides it's his new favorite jacket.
~
Russia decides he really should've been more careful with his wardrobe choice when visiting his family. He had worn the jacket, forgetting what it actually said, and his siblings didn't wait to pounce on him for it.
"Papa Bear?! I-" Kasakstan exclaims, laughing into his hands.
"I think you stole my name," Soviet teases.
Ukraine just laughs and points. Russia tries his best to hide his reddening face.
"Well, who are you looking after? Do I have a niece or nephew?" Belarus asks.
"More like 50," Russia mumbles, looking away.
His family stops talking and he turns to see them staring at him with jaws dropped.
"What?" Russia asks innocently.
"50 children aND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?!" Soviet exclaims.
~
"Is this really how we want to introduce our engagement? At the world meeting?" Russia asks, throwing on the, now, well-worn jacket.
"Yes! It would also let us introduce the states too. I know some of them have been dying to meet the countries."
"We'll have to watch Massachusetts."
"Yeah. But the rest of them will just be coming along for the show," America says, hands on his hips.
Russia sighs and shakes his head, but decides not to argue.
"Besides, Cali's already gotten all of the kids to play along," America says, pulling on a sweatshirt with "Mama Bear" written in black text across the front, "no backing out now. Does your family know?"
"No, they don't know the whole story. Though I believe my father has already put it together."
"Yeah, the commie's known about the states since West talked to him during the Cold War. That kid is gonna give me a heart attack one day, I swear."
Russia hums in understanding and helps put a hairband in Alaska's hair, the fuzzy bear ears standing up adorably. Russia smiles.
'The kids agreed, and it will make America happy. I can deal with it.'
They arrive just as the meeting is starting and walk in with the kids trailing behind them. Russia notes that New York really doesn't seem too pleased with his arrangement, but most of the other kids are trading smiles and shushing the giggling of the siblings around them.
America takes Russia's hand with a smile.
"You ready?" America asks.
Russia nods.
"Make sure you guys stay out of sight until we open the door again, okay?" America asks over his shoulder.
The states nod in agreement and stand against the walls to avoid being seen when the door is opened.
America nods and pushes open the door. The nations who had been talking in the room all go quiet and stare at America.
"America, is this a bloody joke?" UK asks, despite England's protests.
America looks UK dead in the eye before lifting up their intertwined hands, a smirk on his face.
"What's with the bear thing?" France asks, sounding mildly curious.
"It's the message," America says with a smirk, reaching back for the doors, "Papa bear is my partner and you don't mess with Mama bear's cubs."
America shoves the doors open and the states come streaming in, laughing and cheering. UN stares on with absolute disbelief. Most of the other countries do the same. Canada and Australia just laugh. New Zealand looks dumbfounded.
"What? They wanted to meet you and Russ and I got together, so we figured we'd kill two birds with one stone and just do it all at once," America says loudly, drowning out the sea of little voices.
"HAH!" Texas laughs, "I'm not dead, fuckers!"
America lets go of Russia's hand and pulls Texas by the ear to the back of the room, scolding him the entire way. Russia just smiles.
'I love him.'
~
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whattodowithkpop · 3 years
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Jun Baby (Jun)
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Title: Jun Baby
Pairing: Jun (A.C.E) x Reader 
Genre: Fluff
Word Count: 1.8K Words
Writer: Kpopmadness
I shift uncomfortably in my chair, even though the AC was on full blast, freezing the guests out, I felt like I was in an oven.
Friends and family found their seats and adjusted themselves until they were comfortable. While I felt like I couldn’t get comfortable no matter how I sat.
A huge pile of presents sat beside me, all of them filled with baby attire. I didn’t feel like a parent until I saw all the baby clothes stacked on the large table and cluttered on the floor. I wince slightly at feeling little feet kick me in the ribs. As if to remind me if was still there.
I see my husband, Jun, peak his head into the building we were having the baby shower. He was supposed to be home but I knew he was too excited to listen to old fashioned tradition of men staying away from a Baby Shower.
Me and Jun had been married six years and had enjoyed a full life together in that time period. Then six months ago, I found out I was pregnant. I was upset at first, not thrilled with the idea of being a parent. But Jun was so overjoyed I never told him that.
After the first sonogram I realized how good of a dad Jun was going to be and realized I might enjoy being a mom after all. To Jun’s torture, i decided to not know what the gender of the baby was until I had it. Call me old fashioned, but since i was having a baby unexpectedly I was going to make the best of it and do things like I would if we had planned for a child.
Jun’s smile widens as he makes his way over to where I sit in front of everyone before kissing me on the forehead.
“You’re supposed to be at home.” I whisper to him as he crouches beside me.
“I know. But I really don’t want to miss this.” He says shyly, placing a hand on my swollen belly.
I hear whispers from family and friends that Jun didn’t belong there and that this was a girl’s thing only. I feel a rush of annoyance, hoping Jun couldn’t hear them.
I run my fingers through his thick hair  before saying, “Why don’t you pull a chair up next to me and open these presents with me?” I suggest sweetly.
Jun’s dark eyes light up, “Really?” He says hopefully, making me laugh as I nod my head.
He quickly has a chair pulled up next to me as i announced that we were going to open presents, silencing the room.
I bend down to grab a bag when Jun takes my wrist, making me stop.
“Let me do it.” He says as he bends down and takes the bag and placed it gently in my lap.
We pull out an assortment of baby clothes that were a burnt orange and white colors, all of it gender neutral colors.
I bend down to get another bag but Jun stops me again and says, “I can get all this for you, sweetie.”
I sit back in my chair and smile, not bothering to argue with him. Even though my baby bump was small and I could easily bend over and get things I never argued with Jun when he wanted to do things for me. He had been like this since he found out I was pregnant. He was afraid to even let me play with Lion, his dog, or wash the dishes.
We open presents for some time, at one point I pull out a brown bath towel with a hood that looked like a teddy bear with little ears on top of the hood. Jun squeals in excitement and takes it from my hands, a large smile on his face making his dimples stand out.
“No matter what our baby is we can put this on it, right?” He asks hopefully as he fiddled with the little ears.
I smile at him before answering, “Of course we can.” Making Jun meet my eyes and smile more.
We’re half way through the presents before the door of the building swings open and Byeongkwan, Donghun and Seyoon walk in clumsily carrying a huge box. Chan holds the door open for them trying to stay out of the way.
My eyes widen when they set the huge box down in front of me and Jun, breathing hard from carrying it.
“What on earth is all this?” I ask as I start looking through the box that was busting at the seams.
Chan plops down beside my chair and says, “We didn’t know what to get for our little niece or nephew. So we went to the store and got whatever we thought you could use.”
Jun looks through the box with me, baby things stretched clear up to Jun’s elbow.
We pull out nine different kinds of soft baby foods, one of them being a pea and carrot mash and Seyoon informs us that it’s good but needs salt. Which only makes me laugh realizing they had tried the foods before giving them to us.
A large number of baby clothes going from new born to two years old gets pulled out of the box as well. Three boxes of diapers, medicine, toys, blankets, wash cloths, teething rings and bottled formula comes out of the box.
The formula being six different kinds because according to Donghun the lady that helped them pick out formula told them that some babies have sensitive stomachs to some formula’s so they just got what they could.
I sit back in my chair and laugh at the huge box while Jun shakes his head. We knew the boys would spoil their niece or nephew but we didn’t think it to be this extent.
We still had a few presents to open so the boys sat on the floor and scooted presents closer to me. Jun opened them and I held them up for everyone to see.
Once we were finally done, I started to stand up, which earned me a, “Let me help you.” From Jun as he takes my wrist and helps me up. I smile at him and wrap an arm around his waist.
“What’s wrong?” He asks, his face showing his panic.
I chuckle at his timidness before saying, “Nothing is wrong, Junhee. I’m just trying to figure out where we’re going to put all this stuff.”
Jun laughs and wraps an arm around my shoulders. Our apartment was too small to hold all of the things we got. I had a feeling our apartment was going to be messy. And the baby hadn’t even arrived.
~~~~~ 3 months later; The clock on the wall reads 3:30 AM as I sit up in bed gently wiping off my daughters eyes, which were still gooey from her just being born. I rest her small body against my thighs and support her head in my hand as I wipe away the slime and talk to her softly. Her tummy full from just being fed.  Making her let out a relaxed sigh in response.
A nurse comes in the room and smiles at me sweetly, “You’re husband has been asking about you. He can see you both through the window if you want.”
I had been taken to the delivery room an hour ago, at first upset because the doctor wouldn’t let Jun in the room with me for cleanliness and safety reasons before my irritation was drowned out with a sharp shot of pain ripping through my abdomen. Jun was forced to stay outside by himself waiting for me until the other members arrived.
I nod my head to the nurse eagerly, which made her walk over to the large window with a blind covering it. She opened the blinds and I saw Jun sitting in a chair bouncing his leg nervously with the other members who were waiting beside him.
Jun’s head darts up when he sees the blinds move. He’s up and pressing his face to the window quickly, his sweet wide smile plastered to his face. The other members stand behind him all trying to get a look.
I smile at them and gently sit up our daughter before pulling off her soft pink hat revealing a full head of dark hair like Juns. Her nose and eyes also looked like Junhee.
The door is shut and I can still hear Juns squeal as he covers his moth with his hand, tears in his brown eyes. The nurse opens the door before saying,
“We’re going to move mom and baby to a room. Do you want to carry your daughter over there, dad?”
Another nurse takes our daughter from me as the doctor helps me get up and move to a clean bed with wheels to go to our assigned room for recovery.
Jun’s hands shake as the nurse shows him how to hold his little girl properly and wraps another blanket around her to keep her warm. Once holding her, the other members crowd around Jun. Chan rubs her small hand in his, making him squeal in delight as Donghun and Seyoon take turns bopping her little nose, which at one point makes her sneeze causing them to jump. Byeongkwan seemed fascinated with her dark hair as he ran his fingers through it multiple times.
This continues for some time until we’re moved to our room and the hospital tells the other members to leave and let us rest. They leave begrudgingly but not before placing a kiss on their nieces nose or forehead.
Jun crawls into the bed beside me as I hold our daughter. Neither one of us tired yet. Her eyes now open and roaming across the room.
Jun rests his head against mine and holds her hand gently. “Her eyes are blue.” He observes in a hushed voice.
I nod, “She can’t see anything yet. So her eyes will look blue for awhile until she gains sight.” I tell him as I fix her pink hat on her head.
“She can hear us though, right?” He asks, running a finger down her soft cheek.
I nod, yawning as exhaustion catches up to me. “She can hear us just fine. But she’ll mostly recognize us through touch and smell for a few months.”
Jun nods his head, still watching her carefully. She lets out a yawn and her eyes drift close as I hand her to Jun, telling him to put her in the crib beside our bed so she could relax and sleep. Jun lays her down gently and covers her with a blanket before getting back in bed with me and wrapping an arm around my waist.
I rest my head on his chest, his heartbeat soothing me as I begin to feel sleep pull at me. Jun kisses my forehead as I fall asleep, assured our daughter would have the best dad possible.
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callme--starchild · 5 years
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Papa!
Summary: Without realizing it, Scrooge takes an important role in Donald's life.
Initially, Scrooge had seen it as a complicated task.
He did not consider himself good with children unlike his sisters, so it took him off guard when Hortense confided Donald while she and Quackmore took Della to the pediatrician after falling ill.
Matilda was in Scotland, but Elvira was on the outskirts of Duckburg, so he still did not know why his younger sister had surprised him with the work of caring for his son.
However, now that he was in it, he had no problem. Quackmore had insisted more with the respective care that a nine-month-old toddler needed, being very specific in watching him when he got him out of the cradle arguing that he was very fast when crawling, and being the overprotective father he was, he didn't want anything to happen to his duckling.
Of course, he had never felt so insulted to be considered unqualified to take care of a baby, but he could proudly presume that he did not cause him any altercation.
Literally. While he counted his coins, he occasionally watched the boy in the crib playing with his webbed feet, babbling with the pacifier in his bill or raising his hands towards the maritime mobile he had installed.
The older duck was smiling broadly when he saw his nephew so playful being commonly tantrum, and continued counting his coins, unaware of the bright and cheerful look that little Donald gave him, as well as his way of leaning on the mattress to try to put on foot.
"Three thousand two hundred and fifty, three thousand two hundred and fifty one..." A twitter was heard, and the Scottish duck smiled fondly. "Nae noo, Donnie. Yer Uncle Scrooge is very busy. Three thousand two hundred fifty two..."
Donald held the bars of the cradle while holding the pacifier and began to make small leaps, trying to get his uncle's attention with twittering and babble.
"Hmm!" He exclaimed, suddenly afraid that the elder could not hear him and kept trying to jump, trying to get out of the crib and make sure he was wrong.
However, that didn't seem to attract adult attention either...
"We can play as soon as Ah finish, just be patient."
...and being patient is the worst thing they could say him! Donald felt the urge to cry, extending both arms towards Scrooge, releasing the bars and falling on his bottom when his legs could not bear the sudden extra weight.
"Pa…!" He raised his voice as soon as he could, feeling the pacifier fall and starting to cry as a result.
That being how Scrooge felt the gears of his brain fail. Selfless if he lost count, he rose from his desk hastily walking through the study, leaning on his cane to avoid tripping.
His breathing had been cut for a second.
"…Wha' did ye say?" He questioned in a voice, baffled by the infant's outburst. He did not hesitate to release his cane to lean on the cradle and thus take him watching him kick. "Wha' did ye say, wee Donnie?"
He felt the rattling of his heart in his chest as soon as the duck's tearful gaze focused on him.
"Papa!" Tears bathed the child's yellowish plumage in a desperate call. As soon as he felt the warmth of his uncle, he clung to his coat while still crying. "Pa..."
Before he knew it, his body began to shake and he accommodated his nephew better on his shoulder.
"Nae, laddie, Ah'm not yer Papa," he spoke as he could, feeling a lump in his throat and his eyes beginning to cloud, leaning against the cradle. "Ah'm unkie. Unkie Scrooge."
"Papa," of course, a baby of Donald's age could not tell the difference between unkie and papa. And Scrooge was on the verge of crying.
Being the caretaker of his baby nephew, who had just said his first words, did not stop his paternal instincts from exploding.
Did he need anything? He questioned himself, holding the boy in his tushie and carefully moving his hand back and forth on his back.
Dirty diaper? No, without feeling it, he could have known, and not much had happened since the last change.
Hungry? Quackmore had been very specific in that his son became extremely demanding—and in other cases violent—, behavior he did not perceive in him.
Without moving Donald's body from his shoulder, he took his pacifier to bring it closer to his bill. Crying less, he accepted it without questioning.
He wanted to play? Peeking out, Scrooge saw his nephew's teddy bear, intact, next to his favorite little sailor hat. He commonly filled it with saliva, or required multiple walks to pick it up from the ground before one of his multiple outbursts of anger, which ruled out the possibility.
Did he miss Della? It would not surprise him. Both siblings were strongly united since their hatching: they bathed together, ate together, slept together, and didn't even accept a diaper change if they weren't together. They refused to leave each other's side when they perceived discomfort, and shared that inexplicable power of babies—or twins, he didn't know—of knowing what the other was saying despite babbling.
Maybe he should call Hortense?
"Awricht, Donnie, Ah need tae call me sister." Holding him carefully to perceive him calmer, he try to change his position, being taken off guard when the duckling exclaimed with discontent clinging back to his coat. "Wha's up, m'boy? Ye dinnae wan' tae talk wit' mommy?"
He carefully held the toddler's head, stroking his hair feathers.
"Ye dinnae wan' tae talk tae yer sister, nephew?" Analyzing the more relaxed behavior of the bairn, he took his cane again, grateful that the months and insistence of his sister and brother-in-law taught him how to deal with a baby in his arms.
"Papa," Donald stammered again. When he clung again to the warm body of his proclaimed Papa, the businessman could have sworn to feel tears beginning to form in his eyes.
Upon realizing, he soon dried them with a sleeve. As proud as he was to be present at the first words of his nephew, it causes a turn in his heart to be considered his father figure.
But he was tougher than the toughies, smarter than the smarties and sharp than the sharpies! He couldn't afford to cry about it.
"Ah knoo ye're aware tha' Ah'm not yer Papa, wee Donnie, but ye knoo? I's really an honor" observing the youthful, plump and tearful face of the wee one, he walked with his cane to his chair, sitting and leaning him on his lap so he could take out a handkerchief and remove the traces of tears and mucus. "Wai' ta see yer mama's reaction when she finds oot!"
Laughing with that comment, he smiled again affectionately when Donald laughed with him, clapping with innocent joy.
He charge the baby again at the height of his face by planting fast and loud kisses on both cheeks and stomach, satisfied with the laughter and babbling he cheered.
"Who's a big lad?" He exclaimed with clear pride as soon as he assured he was only accompanied by the duckling in the study. "Aye, ye…"
That Donald said his first words was a clear sign that his nephew was growing; having been present made him happy, but being in whom he saw a father figure touched him.
He was clearly a smart boy.
"Pa!" calmer, but especially happier, he kicked the air playfully, putting both hands on his uncle's beak. Scrooge allowed himself to smile kissing the palms of those hands.
So he just wanted to be with him? Well, in that case he wouldn't mind stop counting his coins if that meant spending quality time with his family, especially after discovering how loved he was.
Especially if there were no cameras nearby that compromise his image of the miser businessman.
"Do ye knoo, Donnie? Ye just became me a very prood unkie."
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"I hope Scrooge could with Donald." Opening his wife's car door, Quackmore kept his gaze fixed on the sleepy Della he carried on his other arm, lulling her in his chest.
"Ye worry too much, honey. Thoogh not apparent, Ah knoo that Scroogey did a good job," said the red-haired duck, giving him a confident smile. Aye, her brother wasnae exactly the same bairn dedicated to his family as she remembered. But if he was the same bairn who took care of her in Glasgow when she was equal or younger than the twins, she knew he would be the same with one of them.
"I insist we should take the boy too, how about he is sick?" Sensing how Della moved awkwardly in her father's arms, the duck cooed her gently, accommodating her in a more comfortable position.
Stroking the short hair of the duckling, she smiled warmly as they both started up the main stairs.
"It's Donnie we're talking aboot, dear. He would have made it known. Ye knoo he is more sensitive than her sister." Laughing without a mocking eagerness, she smiled amused.
Stopping, she adjusted her dress and knocked on the door a couple of times before continuing to appreciate her daughter, gently stroking her cheek in response to the soft exhaled whisper.
"Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Duck." Looking up, the couple was greeted by a tall dog. "Next comes Master Scrooge. Let me take your coat."
Hortense smiled at the stoic appearance and monotonous tone of the butler, properly removing the garment and tending it with a smile and a gentle thanks.
"Thank you very much." Holding Della, Quackmore gave him a sly smile, settling beside his wife in the foyer.
Of course, the red-haired duck was ready to cheer her brother upon their arrival, but she repressed when the soft pounding and the sound of spat-clad webbed feet were heard in the upper hallway.
Slowly, Scrooge started down the steps. In his free arm he held a sleepy Donald, curled up in his uncle's chest as he sucked his thumb.
"Hoo is Della?" He asked almost immediately, looking affectionately at his normally playful niece sleeping peacefully in his brother-in-law's arms.
"Fortunately, it's nothing serious." Approaching slowly, Hortense smiled sideways at the familiarity with which her brother carried the duckling. "She shoold only take medicine for a week. Wha' about ye? Donnie didnae cause ye much trooble?"
The older duck had to suppress a snort and a boastful smile, sitting on his armchair in front of the muted fireplace while listening to Duckworth continue his work in another room.
"If a diaper change counts as a problem, then aye," he carefully adjusted his nephew on his shoulder, keeping himself static when he felt him fit by holding his coat, voluntarily ignoring the warm look his sister gave him. "Still Ah need to learn his language, Ah'm surprised tha' ye knoo wha' they want without speaking."
For a moment he considered revealing that the lad had given his first words, but he preferred to see the expression of surprise that both could show when he woke up and talked to them. Of course, even if that meant listening to his sister's happy and tearful cries.
"It is a talent tha' improves with the months. That, 'n' the help books for first-time parents tha' Mama and Papa gave us as soon as we visited them at Dismal Downs when they were barely in the egg" explaining happily, Hortense covered his beak to suppress a tender sigh when she saw Scrooge holding Donald. It had been a long time since he last charged one of the twins.
On the other hand, the elder duck had to fight against his willpower so as not to smile fondly at the sensation of his nephew's calm breathing while happily sucking his thumb.
Smiling while playing with the bairn, listening to him say Papa again and again and chasing him every time he crawled away was one thing. But doing it in front of other people was the page of another book.
He had a reputation to keep after all, even in front of his own family.
"We can give ye a couple of tips if ye agree, Scroogey. That, if ye wan' tae take care of him another time. We could also bring Della," said the duck, smiling playfully, feeling Quackmore's incredulous look behind her.
Of course, Scrooge was about to argue with his younger sister. His expression changed, though, when he perceived Della starting to wake up, her sleepy and bright gaze focusing on him, raising both arms between happy babble, probably wanting to address her brother.
He looked at Donald again. He sucked his thumb more slowly, very deep in his rest after playtime to which he practically dragged his uncle, babbling between dreams and drooling on his shoulder.
In his innocent little face showed the apex of a smile; ignoring if he sensed the presence of his sister and parents, he constantly kicked.
That boy basically had an immense affection to consider him his Papa. And though he hoped that it would not affect the way he saw his true father, the image of that moment would be printed in his memories more than he wanted to be believed.
"Ye knoo wha'? Ah would really love it." Grinning, he carefully handed Donald to Hortense, looking directly at the joyful face of his sister, before kindly asking Duckworth for the duffel bag with the duckling's stuff.
Deep down, he hoped to be equally present in his first steps, ready to wrap him in his arms when he ran between wobbles toward him, hoping to be again the richest uncle in pride in the world.
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matrixaffiliate · 4 years
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Salient
Chapter Update! FFN and AO3
Thanks, everyone, for understanding the late posting. My kid is fine now, and gorging on ice cream on the couch next to me, because I'm that mom. 
Assuming no other freak accidents, I'll post again on May 9th.
Chapter 38
They settled into a routine once summer courses started up. Ellie painted and worked to get her artwork into galleries. Al went to class and worked on his coursework. It ended up being a peaceful and content term filled with the newlywed bliss that Al had expected and been teased would be his reality.
But during the break between summer term and Al's final term began Uncle George popped over because he was "in the neighborhood."
Shite.
"It's good to see you, George." Ellie moved a canvas still in it's wrapping off of the sofa.
"Is something wrong with the line?" Al cut right to the point.
George huffed, "You're absolutely ruthless, you know?"
"George, you never come into the Muggle world without a purpose."
"Fine," George moved to sit on the edge of the sofa. "How are things coming on the next iteration of the Potterbox? Do you think it can be finished in time for the Christmas line?"
Al blanched.
"George, Al will let you know when it's ready." Ellie's voice had an edge to it. "Next time, text him and he'll let you know one way or the other."
George shook his head, "I'm no good at the texting. It's easier to just show up and ask in person."
"You could call then," Ellie moved back to the large painting table Al had bought her before they moved all her things in. "I assume you do know how to punch ten digits."
George blinked, and Al finally recovered from the initial anxiety that had seized him.
"It's fine, just, George, I'm not anywhere close to giving you the next iteration of the Potterbox, and I warned you of that last year."
George nodded, "Yes, I know, but I'm getting the preliminary meetings set up for the Christmas line and wanted to know if I needed to include you in it." Then George turned to Ellie. "I wasn't trying to impose on you."
Ellie huffed, "You do realize how much you stress him out with this right?"
"Ellie, love," Al cut in, "I'm alright."
"You went into freeze; you most certainly were not alright."
"I think I'll leave the two of you to sort through this," George stood and pulled Floo powder from his pocket. "I'll wait for you to contact me about the next iteration."
"George, wait," Al grabbed his arm. "I'm working on it, please don't think I'm not."
George smiled at him, "Let me know if you need anything, or if you improve the process for our current iteration. We could get you a greater profit margin if you cut down the cost of production."
"I'll text Ron and set up a time to come in and talk to the two of you." Al let his hand drop from his uncle's arm.
"I look forward to it, Al." George smiled at him before stepping through the grate.
Once the grate had ceased to burn green, Al turned to find Ellie staring him down with her grizzly bear stare.
"Where does he come off?"
Al stared back at her, incredulous. "He's the whole reason you get to paint all day."
Ellie bristled, "No, you are. You could have sold the Potterbox without him."
"Right," Al snorted, "I forgot that I'm going on to get my MBA in both marketing and sales once I've graduated with two bachelor's degrees."
"You're upset," Ellie turned away from him. "When you've calmed down, we can talk about it."
"You're upset too," Al shot back, "so don't throw all of this on me."
"I'm not," Ellie spun back around, "I am upset, at George for showing up and throwing you into an anxiety attack!"
"He didn't throw me into an anxiety attack!"
"Yes, he did!"
"Just because he took me off guard doesn't mean I had an anxiety attack!"
Ellie glared at him. "Fine, deny it."
Al shoved his hand in his hair. "I've got a paper to finish."
Then he stalked into their room and his desk. But he didn't get anything done. Instead, he sat and brewed in his anger. Just because he was easily taken by surprise didn't mean he constantly had anxiety attacks, or that he couldn't handle his own damn uncle on his own. He cringed with embarrassment at how rude Ellie had been to George.
Al grabbed his phone to try and distract himself with something, anything really when it rang in his hand with a number Al didn't recognize.
"Hello?"
"Get your arse down here and meet your niece!" Jamie shouted into the phone and laughed. "We're in room 634, just tell them your name and they'll let you in."
The line went dead.
Well, Al would just have to put his marital problems on hold for a moment and go be an uncle.
The thought of him having marital problems already left him feeling mildly sick.
"El," he stepped out and holstered his wand, "Allie had the baby. Jamie just called and told me to get ourselves down there."
Ellie smiled, "Let's go."
She summoned her sweater to her and then twisted her wand up into her hair. The image made Al's chest hurt. Why did they have to do this now? Why couldn't they have the time to fix things first?
But then they were grabbing Floo powder and flying through the network to St. Mungo's. The elevator ride up to the new sixth-floor maternity ward (Aunt Hermione had made so many changes that Al honestly didn't know how she managed to be at all the family gatherings) was silent and Al felt more awkward and upset than he did before Jamie called with the happy news.
"Oh good!" Al stepped out of the elevator to see Grandma Andromeda. "James was starting to forget who he had and who he hadn't called."
"Are we the last ones to make it?" Ellie asked.
"No, Lily and Lysander haven't made it yet, but Teddy and Victoire and Johnny are in with your parents and the Longbottom's." Andromeda smiled at Al.
They followed her down the corridor and into Room 634.
Even with how upset he still felt, Al had to smile when they walked into a room that only lacked Lily and Lysander. Allie's little sisters were standing next to the bed with Hannah and Neville behind them. Al's parents and the Lupins were opposite them, and Jamie had managed to squeeze in next to Allie and the baby on the bed.
"See, I told you I called Al!" Jamie pointed at them. "I told you!"
Harry chuckled, "No one doubted you, son."
"Want to hold her?" Allie held the baby up toward Ellie.
"Yes!" Ellie rushed over and Al just watched as his wife took this little girl in her arms.
And for a moment, time stood still.
Seeing Ellie beaming down at this tiny little girl, smiling down at her new niece like she was the sun, her wand twisted up in her hair, it left Al mesmerized by the image of it and paralyzed by the feelings it pulled forward.
Lily and Lysander showed up shortly after that, and Ellie relinquished her turn to Lily. But as she returned to Al's side, he knew he needed to work this out with her. He wanted to really enjoy this moment, and he wanted to do it with her.
"Jamie, have you eaten?" Al looked at his brother.
"Eaten?" Jamie blinked at him and Al chuckled.
"I'm going to grab you something, does anyone else want anything?"
Harry reached into his Auror robes and tossed Al a pouch. "Grab drinks and some bakery items for everyone, son."
Al caught the pouch and then turned to Ellie.
"Want to come with me? Help me carry things?" He held out his hand and held his breath.
Ellie nodded and took his hand, "Of course."
He wasn't sure how to start this, and so the silence that had followed them up the elevator followed them down to the fifth floor.
"El," he finally managed to say something as they walked out of the elevator.
"Al," she looked down at her feet.
"I'm sorry for getting so upset. I felt embarrassed and I didn't handle it well."
"I'm sorry for being so protective," Ellie squeezed his hand. "I just hate seeing anyone make you uncomfortable and I felt like George watched you grow up and should know better. I shouldn't have been rude to him over it."
Al pulled her closer and kissed her hairline. "I love you."
"I love you too," Ellie smiled up at him. "And I'll do better to tune down the bear in me."
Al chuckled, "So you agree that it's a bear that you embody when you get upset?"
"Oh yes, Nmi' has told me that my whole life. She always says God pity anyone who goes after my children."
Al laughed out loud. "You looked pretty amazing holding our niece."
"It felt pretty amazing." Ellie leaned into his shoulder.
"Are we alright, then?"
"Yeah, I think so, but I'd like to prolong the make-up just a bit." She looked up at him and winked.
Al chuckled, "You wouldn't be mine if you didn't."
Ellie laughed, "And you wouldn't be mine if I didn't have the assurance you could deliver on that."
Al nearly choked on air right as the witch behind the counter asked what she could get them.
Merlin, she was going to be the death of him!
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eddiespagheti · 6 years
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Hey can you do a fix about Boyle being the Peraltiago fanboy that he is and him maybe interacting with their kid? Or just him being a fanboy would be cool, I just want fanboy Boyle
Thatnight when that baby girl raises her eyes up at her, everything in Amy’s lifelines up. The sight of her in her arms warms her chest and nothing in her lifewill ever compare to this moment of pure bliss. It is a moment pulled out ofthin air, bright and momentous. Like the morning after her wedding, when sheawoke to Jake’s sleeping face and she thought, finally,here it is. 
She reads herdaughter’s face like astronomical charts. The slight freckles on her cheeksthat will grow more prominent with time are interconnected by her eyes. Shedraws up Pollux and Castor, Ursula, the Big Dipper, but in her heart she knowsthat the cinnamon color of her daughter’s marks are far more beautiful thanthose shiny asterisms.
She wants to bury herface into the chubby parts of her wrists, wants to compare her chocolate eyesto the dark night. As she gazes down, her daughter’s eyelids droop and then, inher arms, she falls asleep. 
She wasn’t planning toget pregnant so quickly after the wedding. She had a life plan and Jakerespected it, respected her. But, how could she ignore his eyes like warm sunson Nikolaj, on  Ava, on her new niece. At first, she convinced herself itwas just a bug and took three Advils, went to work and pushed away all thoughtsof late periods out of her mind.
But, the thoughtspersisted, stinging her mind like relentless hornets and she gave in. So, onher lunch break, she went to the pharmacy and bought a test, hiding deep insideher purse. Thirty minutes before her shift ended, she locked herself inthe empty stall. 
What proceeded wasthirty minutes of anxious pacing, three almost-puking and four full-fledgedfreak outs. But, she finally built her confidence and took the test. 
Jake was waiting forher downstairs when she went down almost an hour later. She waited until theywere in the car before handing the test over to him. Then, his eyes likelighting sparked and burst. Hers quickly followed. Finally, her heart.
They’dbeen married three months then and the thought terrified her. She was barely awife and now, she was going to be a mother. There was no thoughtmore terrifying than that; as her stomachgrew, so did her terror. When she didn’t see her feet anymore, she cried, butnot because of that but because it was all drawing so close.
But, the nine monthsquickly melted by and now, here her baby is whole and wonderful, full and heavyin her arms. Here she was, the smell of her skin molding her heart like softwax. 
And here she was, soperfect and calming and not at all what she was expecting.
Because, she isn’tscared, she’s ecstatic. She’s a mother to this tiny human in her arms and she’sso ready to teach her everything she knows. As her little mouth puckers as shesleeps, Amy knows she will never lead her wrong. However, the urge to protecther heightens, the urge to wrap up her heart in a crystalline wrap, lightincense to scare away the demons. 
For nothing to evertake any shred of happiness from her daughter.
She doesn’t noticewhen her husband walks in, his tiptoeing walk as he makes his way over to them.
“She’s still asleep?”he asks, settling down beside her. His hand reaches over and grazes the baby’srosy cheeks.
“Mhm.”
“Have you looked atthe list?” he asks, voice still quiet. She wants to laugh, remembering thefamous list.
“Jake, half of themare names of sport cars and the other half are Die Hard characters orlocations.”
“Gwyneth Paltrow namedher daughter after a fruit.”
“Well, yeah, but she’sfamous and we’re not naming our daughter Mazda.”
He sighs and thensmiles at her, her favorite crooked smile, the one that pinches up noseslightly. She wants to kiss him. She settles for squeezing his arm.
“How about Astrid?”
She thinks it over,fingers trailing down to his hand, where he tightly wraps her hand aroundhis.She scours her brain for any Die Hard references with Astrid or any carsnamed like that. All she remembers is old Viking myths referring to Astrid andAstrid, queen of Norway and princess of the Swedes.
With a name likeAstrid, with a heart of stone, daughter of the vikings and queen of Norway, sheshould be protected.
“I like it.”
“Good.” he grins widernow and leans in. “It’s from that show on the History Channel.”
She sighs, sheshould’ve known. Still,she leans into him, bringing their daughter closer.
The door opens with astart and they jump away, Amy hugs Astrid closer to her chest, startled.Astrid’s little eyebrows furrow in her sleep.
 But it’s justCharles, with Rosa trailing after him. She should’ve known she wouldn’t be ableto keep him away much longer. She could hardly keep him away during herpregnancy but now there was an actual being that shared half her DNA with Jakeand half with her.
Charles was nevergoing to stay away.
She’s surprised as histiptoeing and but his big grin does not surprise her. The door closes afterRosa, quietly.
“Hi,Charles.” Jake greets, the hand holding hers loosening and rising tostroke the baby’s head. Newly-named Astrid fumbles in her sleep, eyebrowstwisted up together. Amy wonders what she’s dreaming about. Are her dreamsfilled with Amy’s eyes or Jake’s smile?
 Perhaps, she’sdreaming of being inside of Amy’s womb, the warmth and the calamity gone forchaos and wide blinking faces over hers. Dreams of how she was thrown intoEarth like a tidal wave throwing her onto the seaside, brine and seaweed stuckto her legs, tangled like entrails.
“Hey.” Rosasays, holding a bouquet of assorted colorful flowers awkwardly in her arms.Charles walks over to the edge of the bed, stares down at Astrid.
“How’s my littleniece?”
“Sleeping.”
“Here. These are yours from everyone.” Rosasays, handing the roses to Jake, who takes them in his arms and sets them nextto the big teddy bear her brother dropped of earlier. Charles’ face is asbrightly lit as a star.
“You want to carryher?” Amy asks, knowing the answer. Charles nods widely. With the help of Jake,they slowly leave her in his arms and his smile grows even wider. Amy knowsthat there’s another person on Earth that will never steer her wrong.
“Wow, I can alreadysee that she takes after you Jake.”
“How?” Rosa asks fromthe edge of the room, arms crossed. “She’s like twelve hours old.”
“She has good hair.”Boyle says grinning widely. Amy rolls her eyes at the slight snub. “And, I’mher uncle, I can kind of read these kind of things.”
“Right.” Amy replies.After a moment of Boyle carrying her, Amy gets antsy for the feel of her in herarms. She quietly squirms on her bed, watching as she lies in Boyle’s arms. Inthe twelve hours of Astrid’s life, she’s spent ten of them in her’s or Jake’sarms. Now, her arms call out for her weight.
Jake notices the lookon her face, the pinch of her brow and the discomfort on her face.
“Here, I think Amyshould hold her.” Jake cuts in, transferring her from Boyle’s arms into hisown. His eyes don’t leave her tiny face as he hands her over to Amy.
“She’s cute.” Rosaadds, slightly surprising Jake. Jake, who nods and clears his throat. She cansee the thinly veiled emotion in Jake’s eyes and she urges to kiss him. She’snever felt so close to him more than she has in this moment.
Amy feels whole againat the touch of her daughter’s blanket touching her arms and she nuzzles hercloser. 
“Told you she takesafter Jake.” Boyle sing-songs.
“Have you chosen aname?” Rosa asks.
“Astrid.” Jake says.
“After the Swedishqueen.” Amy adds before Jake adds she’s named after a TV character.
“Cool.” Rosa adds.“Also after that character from that show?”
“Yes.” Jake saysproudly. Amy hides her smile.
Boyle clears histhroat, hands clapping, making Jake jump from his wide-eyed gaze onAstrid. 
“Okay, Jake. So nowthat you’ve joined the ‘dad club’ I have some things to teach you…”
Jake nods along asBoyle speaks, his nods not encouraging, eyes glued like magnets to hisdaughter. Astrid awakes then, eyelids drooping open. Amy wants to play thismoment forever, being the first thing her daughter sees, being the one thatholds her in her arms. 
In this world filledwith hardship, Amy craves to keep her here, wills her not to grow up and gether heart broken, cry, feel any pain.
Jake drifts away fromBoyle, knowing his daughter to be awake, despite the absence of noise. Boyle’svoice slowly drifts and his eyes soften. Even Rosa draws close, the scowl onher face now slight annoyance with a fleck of emotion.
Two dark heads, Jakeand Amy, crowded together in vast wonderment at their daughter. Two sharedlives, now impacted by this tiny twelve-hour old being. Two souls, intertwining and living within Astrid.
Rosa looks away attheir shared emotion, as if a flashlight was lighted in her face. Even thestars hide in the night sky.
Boyle,however, shakes his head and softly says, “Well, what are you listening tome for? You guys are going to be great parents.”
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jegulusofwesper · 3 years
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My Weird! By YUNGBLUD Review. First listen to whole album.
Teresa 8.5/10 - I don’t really have much to say on this one but it’s amazing took like half the song for me to get into it though. After listening to it another 5 times it’s officially a 12/10.
Cotton Candy 10000/10 - everything! I love everything about this song.
Strawberry Lipstick 1000000/10 - a high score for having a pitbulls in the video. Absolutely amazing song I just AHHHHHH. Screaming at the top of my lungs.
Mars 100000000/10 - made me cry. It one you can scream top of your lungs when you’re upset. The way he makes his voice sound broken like a literal cry for help. GOD TIER SONG.
Superdeadfriends 9/10 - had to look up the lyrics because I had no clue what the screaming part at the beginning said 😂 felt like it ended too soon.
Love song 1000000000000000/10 - Dom in a dress?! Yes please. I’m not crying you are. This is my favourite. I’ve never related to a song so much in my life.
God save me, but don’t drown me out 1000000000000000000000000/10 - also made me cry when I heard it. The screaming and wanting to die reminds me of being in school and college. I have multiple mental illnesses and wish I had a teddy bear to help me through everything. Well I guess my niece was my teddy bear. This is another one you can scream at the top of your lungs. God Dom is so pretty tho
Ice cream man 12/10 - been waiting ages for this to be released! The ice cream truck sound at the beginning! Thing song just makes you feel like a G. This sounds like it would be in like freaky Friday (Lindsey Lohan version). This made my seratonine go 📈. (The council does turn off you gas if you don’t pay it sometimes and your freezer is warmer than you house)
Weird! 15/10 - 2020 am I right? SCREAM IT FROM THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS BAAAABYYYYYY. My neighbours hate this song because high me screams it in the back garden. Adhd in a song
Charity 9.5/10 - bouncy vibe. It’s not the best on the album in my opinion but it definitely it’s the bad. I love this song so much. Dom just casually stripping
Acting like that 100/10 - “I love this bit” me this entire song! I can’t sit still. I’m just jumping around the front room. MGK and travis barker. All kings!
It’s quiet in Beverly Hills 10/10 - I say again Dom suits dresses. Fix themselves with rubber bands? Is he on about why you want to self harm and put a rubber band on your wrist and twang it? I love the vibe of this song. It’s one you can just chill to. This song is very comforting to me.
The freak show ♾/10 I can’t rate this out of 10 there just isn’t a number good enough - his outfits omg! This is going to be fucking amazing live. Brain? Off. Straight up jamming here. This review will 100% be done once I’ve processed this song. I want to hear this live ASAP. I’m still processing but holy shit I love it. It’s been 10 minutes and why do I love this one so much?!
This album feels like when you see your best friend after a while. Your crying, being comforted then screaming at the top of your lungs bouncing around. This album doesn’t feel real.
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eliehasmoved · 6 years
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we’re the ones who made it out - teen wolf/thiam
Pairing/Characters: Liam Dunbar/Theo Raeken, Corey Bryant/Mason Hewitt, Alec Word Count: 9350 Rating/Warning(s): Teen. Mild violence and swearing. Mentions of blood. Summary: You’d think spending Christmas and New Years cooped up in a safe house with his best friends, the new beta and a little girl would be the worst way to spend the holidays, but Liam’s okay with it, honestly. At least until the mistletoe incident that almost screws everything up.
A flash-forward written as a belated Christmas gift for the lovely @purplehoodiesandleatherjackets <3 also on ao3
There's something flickering in the distance, a faint blue and green that glows and pulses throughout the old shopping district they’re driving through. It’s late, very late, which means everyone’s safely tucked into their beds and the lights are out. Well, most of them, apparently. It makes Liam wary, and he grows tense the closer they get to their destination, running through all of the scenarios that could be the cause of it. His fingers drum a nervous beat on his thigh.
Theo obviously has his own concerns—he’s silent for once, and focused, grip so tight on the wheel his knuckles are turning white. They’re supposed to fly as far under the radar as possible while they’re here, looking into rumors that a few omegas had settled here two weeks ago, on the run from one of Monroe’s hunter cells. Argent had picked this place to hide in plain sight, in the thick of the shopping district, where they could come and go with a crowd. The only drawback was that it was directly above a Christmas store, apparently.
Despite that, nothing could have prepared them for the sight that greeted them when they finally turned the corner.
“Holy shit!” Liam exclaims, grin lighting up his face. “Did Rudolph throw up everywhere?”
Theo lets out an annoyed huff, hands tightening on the wheel. There’s Christmas lights everywhere, strewn all over the outside of the old brownstone they’d chosen as a safe house. It looked as though someone had simply dropped them there in a hurry—no rhyme or reason as far as they could tell, except to be as garish as possible. One string’s even dangling off the Holiday Shoppe sign out front, making it lopsided.
They may as well have hung a giant neon display that said “Hey, hunters, we’re right here! Look at us!”
“Did you have something to do with this?” Theo asks, voice tight as he pulls into the alley next to the townhouse. He undoes his seatbelt, gaze still fixed on the building in spite of the glare.
Liam snorts. “Please. I have some taste.”
The chimera gives him a sidelong look, mouth curling up in a half-smile, not saying a word. He doesn’t need to, not when the werewolf catches his look and rolls his eyes good-naturedly.
“Come on,” he says, unfastening his own seatbelt. “Guess we’d better go find out why the guys wanted our safe house seen from outer space.”
Theo follows close behind, still smiling to himself and content, apparently, to let Liam take the lead just this once. The beta wishes it were for something more important than scolding their friends about the definition of laying low, but he’ll take it. They take the side entrance in and find the culprit almost immediately—Alec’s in the middle of plugging in another set.
He smiles when he catches sight of them—or, well, Liam anyway—and straightens up, ignoring Theo the way that he usually does. There’s a slight tick to the chimera’s jaw. Liam thinks this is getting old.
“Nice decorations,” the taller man says mildly, forcing the younger wolf to acknowledge him. “Very...festive.”
Alec gives him a tight little smile before his attention switches back to Liam, and it widens, becoming far more genuine. “I thought the kid might like them.” He jerks his head towards Lea, who’s hovering in the doorway, eyeing Alec like he’s grown a second head.
The six-year-old doesn’t return his smile, but she certainly returns Theo’s as the chimera starts towards her with a grin. He reaches down, plucks her off her feet, and swings her up into his arms, rubbing his stubble against her face just to make her giggle and squirm. “Hey, short stuff!”
Liam watches them indulgently for a few moments, reminiscing.
Scott had shown up with her eight months ago, the same way he had Alec the year before. He and Derek had found her whole pack cut down in Montana after they’d spent weeks trying to find them before Monroe’s hunters did. She’d only survived because her mother had hidden her in a nearby lodge, sensing trouble had been coming.
He had originally hoped that his mother would adopt her, and while Melissa had been overjoyed at the prospect (despite the fact that she already had Alec under her roof), Lea had taken an immediate shine to Theo when he’d picked her and the Alpha up from the airport. And then she’d spent nearly the whole ride to Beacon Hills playing I, Spy with Liam after they’d picked him up from their apartment.
By the time the pack meeting had ended and they’d tried to leave, wanting to make it home before it was too late, she’d refused to be left behind. Liam had taken one look at her, small fingers wrapped tightly around Theo’s wrist, his green eyes glassy with tears as he saw someone else in her, and known they couldn’t leave her. So, after much deliberation, weighing whether or not the boys could support her while finishing their senior year at Berkeley and working part-time, they’d ended up with Lea instead.
If someone had told Liam at sixteen when he’d been bitten that by twenty-two he’d be adopting a six-year-old werewolf with the man who’d tried to manipulate his whole pack and kill his Alpha, he’d have checked them into Eichen. Hell, if all they’d done was tell him that he’d be best friends and roommates with said murderous chimera, and that they’d be sharing an apartment and attending the same college together for four years, he’d probably have laughed in their face and sent them on their way.
And yet, here they were. And despite the fact that they’d never planned on having a third person in their small, two-bedroom bachelor pad when they’d picked it, they’d made it work. They had fairly opposite class schedules, which meant that someone was almost always home with Lea. She helped Liam with his history presentations; she got to listen to him read off all the names of places and point them out on maps. But she particularly liked it whenever Theo had a biology project, because it usually meant they had arts and crafts time together.
Mason thought it was hilarious that the big, bad chimera had been reduced to a giant, soft teddy bear in the face of a little girl. It pulled all sorts of heartstrings for Liam, who had a pretty good idea of why his roommate had taken such a shine to her, and who she reminded him of.
But then, they all had. It’s exactly why she was here with them in Portland. Because none of them had been willing to leave her behind. Mrs. Geyer and Melissa had both been more than happy to take her when Scott had called asking for them to look into the omegas while he was overseas dealing with a Nemeton, but the light had gone out in Lea’s eyes when they’d told her they might be gone for Christmas. Her lower lip had begun trembling, and a single tear had made it to her eyes before they’d caved.
It was dangerous; they knew that. They were putting her life in danger by bringing her along, and Liam’s pretty sure Scott would have their heads when one wrong move in this city could bring hunters knocking at their door. But everyone’s spirits were higher with Lea around. Corey found immense joy in turning invisible for her, Mason doted on her constantly and called her his niece, and Alec… well, Alec was trying.
It’s then that Liam realizes the young wolf is still watching him, waiting for something.
“It’s uh… it’s nice,” he tells him, blinking awkwardly. “It’s a little bright, though?”
“What Dunbar’s trying to say,” Theo interrupts, placing Lea back on her feet, fingers tightening around her little ones as she slips her hand into his, “is that it’s the kind of thing that draws attention. Maybe the wrong kind of attention?”
Alec shrugs, his handsome face settling into faint lines of distaste. Liam wonders, sometimes, if he’s even aware of the expression on his face when he looks at Theo—always disgruntled, always a little bit offended by the chimera’s existence. He doubts it, somehow. He feels like the younger wolf would be better at controlling it if he did, but then, it’s not exactly like his distaste for Theo is a secret.
“It’s in character,” he says, waving a hand towards the front of the brownstone. The light leaking in through the windows is a putrid green. “We sell Christmas decorations, remember? That’s part of our front.”
It’s not, technically. Although Mason and Corey have both taken turns working in the shop as part of Argent’s safe house agreement, they don’t really have to. Keeping up appearances downstairs isn’t entirely crucial, but they’ve done it anyway, using chatter with customers as the best kind of recon.
There’s a slightly condescending tone in Alec’s voice, though, and Theo doesn’t miss it, sending him a glare over the top of Lea’s head as he crouches down beside her. For once, he stays blissfully silent, not pushing things further and goading Alec into a fight, the way he usually does. Liam’s grateful. He’s the Alpha when Scott’s not around, and with the chip on his shoulder, he thinks the other boy fancies himself his second, when he’s the furthest thing from it. It means that he typically gets incredibly pissy when Liam takes Theo’s side.
Which happens almost always.
“You ready for bed?” Theo asks the girl, and she nods, despite being obviously disappointed. She doesn’t argue, merely squeezes his hand.
“Will you read me a story?” She says, gaze flicking to Liam over her shoulder. “Since you’re back on time?”
“Sure, kiddo,” and now Theo’s looking at him over her head of curls. “Want to go brush your teeth and one of us will be with you in a minute?”
Lea grins, trotting off obediently, and Liam moves to follow her down the hall. He’s idly aware of Alec hard on his heels, but he ignores him in favor of exchanging a look with Theo as they fall into step with one another. He’s about to ask him which one of them has story duty tonight when he comes to a sudden stop, staring upwards. Slowly, he turns to give Alec a look of wide-eyed innocence that immediately puts Liam on guard.
“We sell mistletoe, too? Hm, I hadn’t realized that was part of our front.” There’s a twinkle of mischief in his eyes, as Alec stops, too. His tone is more than a little sarcastic as he presses on. “What with it being poisonous to us, and all.”
Alec’s expression is nonplussed, but when it slides Liam’s way, there’s something furtive in it that fills him with unease, triggers his flight instincts hard. He can feel his cheeks heat. Oh, no.
“Aw, man,” Theo continues. “You shouldn’t have. No, really, you shouldn’t.”
The younger wolf opens his mouth, maybe to argue or make some comment intended to put the chimera back in his place (as if he’d ever stay there), but Liam will never know which, because Theo isn’t finished yet. He never does unless he’s guaranteed the last word.
“But since you did…” Theo reaches out, grabbing a hold of Alec’s shirt front and jerking him forward before he can react. And then he presses his lips firmly to the werewolf’s, the corners curling up into a mischievous smirk. It lasts only a moment, but with the two clasped together barely a foot in front of him, Liam’s stomach does a strange sort of reversal. Something twists almost viciously at the sight, and his heart skips a single traitorous beat.
He’s not sure what it means, but doesn’t have the time to figure it out, because then Theo’s pulling away, staring straight down his nose at Alec. The look on his face is neutral, but his eyes are still glittering with amusement, just daring the younger wolf to say something.
His lips part, and for a split-second Liam thinks he might actually be that stupid. But then Alec clamps his mouth shut and shoots an embarrassed look his way, cheeks flushing.
“Merry Christmas,” Theo says lightly, patting Alec’s shoulder and turning to walk away before he could react. It means he misses the sudden furious colour that blooms across the beta’s face. Anger this time instead of embarrassment, Liam thinks.
He shrugs, offering him a ‘what are you going to do?’ half-smile before he turns to follow Theo, hurrying the first few steps to catch up to the older man.
The chimera shoots him a little sidelong look, mouth quirking up at the side in quiet amusement as he winks. “Someone has a crush,” he says, voice sing-song.
Liam snorts. “On you? Unlikely. He hates you. And that was mean, by the way. It’s just going to make his opinion of you worse.”
“Eh. He’s a big boy. And you know I don’t really give a shit what he thinks of me.”
“Well, I do,” Liam says, sighing. “I’m Alpha when Scott’s not around, which means I have to deal with it if my pack members don’t get along.”
“Good luck with that,” Theo gives him another sidelong look, this one longer and more searching. “I wasn’t talking about me, by the way. You know he’s got a major hard-on for you, right?”
Liam sputters, eyes wide as he throws a furtive glance behind them. Theo knows full well Alec can probably still hear them. “W-What? No, he doesn’t!” Liam hisses, dropping his voice to a whisper.
The chimera rolls his eyes. “Oblivious as always,” Theo mutters, and he sounds a little bitter. “You probably don’t think the mistletoe was for you, either, do you?”
Liam feels his cheeks heat again. “You’re imagining things.” But he knows he isn’t, because he saw the way Alec looked at him when they discovered the mistletoe. He feels his stomach twist unpleasantly with nerves at the memory.
“Oh, I’m pretty sure I’m not,” Theo says. “At least not if the awkward conversation I had with him yesterday while you and Corey were out on patrol is anything to go by.”
This isn’t remotely a conversation Liam’s interested in having, yet he still finds himself asking, “What kind of conversation?” His tone is wary, careful. Theo’s answering smirk sets off all kinds of alarms.
“Oh, you know. He wanted to know whether or not he’d be stepping on any toes if he made a move on you.”
Hang on, what? Liam’s eyes widen, his pulse icing and his heart skipping a beat. Theo breezes on, seemingly having not noticed, coming to a halt outside Lea’s room with a huff. His eyes roll skywards as he keeps speaking, a strange edge to his voice.
“As if he’d really give a fuck if he was. It sure as hell wouldn’t stop him.”
Liam’s pretty sure he resembles a fish with his mouth agape, but he doesn’t care. He’s far too busy processing the chimera’s words, repeating them on a loop in his head as if that’s going to cause them to make any kind of sense. Wrapping his head around Alec having a crush on him is difficult enough, though it does explain the innapropriate level of hero-worship the younger wolf has for him, but then he gets hung up on the rest.
Why had he gone to Theo to ask permission?
Liam makes a strangled noise in the back of his throat.
Why had he thought he needed permission? From Theo?
Sure, they lived together, but they’d done that for convenience when they’d chosen to attend the same university. They’d decided it would be far better than trying to find a roommate and explaining away their strange behavior once a month. Or more, if their penchant for troubled decided to follow them from Beacon Hills. And it made more sense than trying to adjust to someone else’s habits, when they’d already been used to one another, considering his parents had taken Theo in after the hunter war.
And okay, they spent the majority of their free time together, but they were best friends. Maybe not the way he and Mason were, but still. They liked the same movies, played the same games. They’d grown together after the war, Theo teaching him how to handle his anger, and Liam helping him in turn with his nightmares. And they made a good team, which meant they often paired off together for missions, like tonight. (Although, he wouldn’t necessarily call last minute Christmas shopping a mission.)
And then, of course, there was the Lea situation. They were, for all intents and purposes, raising a child together. A werewolf child. Who’d more or less chosen them by the force of her large, brown eyes and adorable pigtails.
Liam blinks.
He knows it’s silly. Theo clearly thinks it’s ridiculous. Mason and Corey would find it hilarious. But he supposes that from an outside perspective, of someone who doesn’t see them outside of monthly pack meetings, like Alec…
He gets how it might look.
“Um,” Liam says finally, returning to the present with his revelation. “And what did you tell him?” He’s already in this deep, so he figures he may as well ask.
Theo shrugs, but he gives Liam a peculiar little smile, one that’s harder around the edges than his normal ones and doesn’t reach his eyes. “Told him I had no claim on your affections. And that I was looking forward to watching him crash and burn.”
That much he can believe. Theo’s incredibly good at being an asshole when he wants to be, and clearly, that’s the mood he’s in tonight. His next words confirm it. “Still. Mistletoe? Fuck, is that really the best move?”
Liam’s brain helpfully supplies the earlier image of him swooping in to kiss the younger wolf, and he pulls a face. He tries very hard not to let the swell of bitterness—or disappointment—show. He has no reason for either, and he’s still not quite sure how he feels around the kiss. He thinks, maybe, that it’s jealousy. At least, the bitterness.
After all, it’s been so fucking long since he’s been kissed—really kissed—that he barely remembers what it feels like.
He’s dated, since Hayden. He hasn’t loved, not like her, but he’s gone out on dates. He’s seen people for extended periods of time, intimately. But he’s never tied himself down to someone for more than a few months, much to his mother’s chagrin. He just hasn’t found anyone to keep his attention focused. And he stopped bothering, after Lea. Between school, the kid, and being the Alpha whenever Scott is off saving the world or other supernaturals, well…He just hasn’t had the time or energy.
The disappointment, though, is surprising. And unwarranted.
Theo said it. He has no claim on his affections, and vice versa. He isn’t allowed be disappointed about that, he thinks. It’s not like it’s news—if he’d been interested, he’d have made a move before now. He’d certainly made plenty over the years they’d lived together whenever they went out with Mason and Corey, though he’d always been polite and never brought them home with him.
And if Liam’s thought, once or twice, about wanting moves to be made, well, that’s his business.
“It’s still an asshole move,” the beta says mildly, bringing himself back to the conversation and hiding how much it stings.
“Funny, though,” Theo snickers.
So Liam changes the subject. “Do you want storytelling duty, or…,” he lowers his voice, making sure that Lea can’t hear him from her bedroom. “P-R-E-S—”
“She can spell, you know?”
He shoots Theo an irritated look, and the chimera grins back at him, lighter this time, the edge gone from his eyes, as though it had never been there. “I’ll get stuff out of the truck, you do story time. Deal?”
“Deal. As long as you start wrapping them, too. I have a feeling that story time,” he makes little air quotes with his fingers, the same way he’s seen Theo do a hundred times before, “might last, oh, at least as long as it’s going to take to wrap those suckers.”
Theo’s eyes narrow into a halfhearted glare. “Now who’s being mean?”
Liam hums a little in answer, knowing he has the chimera just where he wants him as he slips into Lea’s room and beyond his reach.
——
Lea wakes them up first, slipping into the room at the crack of dawn and padding over to the bed he’d elected to share with Theo when they’d arrived to discover the safe house had a total of four. Mason and Corey had claimed the one off the computer room immediately, and they’d wanted Lea to have her own, so it had been normal that they’d ended up together. He certainly hadn’t been about to share with Alec, but he realizes, somewhere in the back of his mind, that this is probably another strange thing about their friendship he could’ve read the wrong way.
The little girl crawls up onto the bed and throws herself unceremoniously onto Theo’s back first, who wheezes out a breath as she knocks the wind from him. Giggling, she rolls off him and onto Liam, tapping her fingers against his chest as he smiles down at her. “Merry Christmas!” she shouts, and he watches Theo wince at the volume.
The chimera grunts, pulling the pillow over his head.
“Lea,” Liam says patiently, and she beams at him. “You know Theo’s a Grinch before his morning coffee, right?”
She nods, and there’s a mischievous twinkle in her eyes that’s all too familiar. He can’t help but laugh. “C’mon, why don’t we go make him some?” He slides out of bed, dragging her with him, dangling her feet off the ground a moment before he sets her down. “I’ll start the machine, and you can do the honors of getting everyone else, yeah?”
“Okay!” She grins, then zips out of the room at inhuman speed.
“Thanks,” Theo mumbles from the bed, voice muffled.
Liam smiles and slips from the room, throwing over his shoulder: “If you’re not up by the time she’s done, I’m sending her back in here.”
He cackles at Theo’s petulant groan.
An hour later and the whole safe house is up and abuzz. Corey’s playing with Lea in the other room, Alec’s in the shower, and Liam is sipping his morning coffee, going over the folders of the omegas they’re looking for. Mason and Theo (who is now a functional being after guzzling a cup of coffee) are making breakfast together in the kitchen. While the human whips up pancakes and fruit dishes, the chimera focuses on the meat and eggs—a strange complimentary dance they’d discovered one morning after Mason and Corey had come to spend a weekend at their place.
It’s incredibly domestic, their little set up, and Liam can’t help but smile at the sight of everyone working in tandem. He’d been worried about spending Christmas away from his family for the first time in twenty-two years, but he more or less realizes, looking at all of them, that he brought his family with him, instead.
There’s Christmas music playing out of Mason’s laptop and he’s singing along, bobbing his head, while at the stove, Theo’s dancing. Something in Liam’s chest tightens, a little flutter around his heart, and he tears his eyes away just in time to see Alec arrive in the doorway, damp hair low around his eyes. His face reddens when he spots the older beta.
“Good morning,” Liam says, and he knows from the look Theo shoots him from the stove that there’s probably something off about it. He ignores him. “Did you sleep okay?”
He knows the younger wolf has trouble sometimes in unfamiliar environments. It had taken him weeks before he’d started sleeping properly at the McCall residence, a side effect of being on the run. Alec makes a face at him. “It was alright.” He glances furtively into the other room, where there’s a loud thump, following by a small giggle. “Is breakfast almost ready? I think she’s getting antsy.”
Despite that, Lea’s as good as gold. She waits patiently for them to be ready after breakfast, barely needing the hot chocolate with whipped cream that Theo made her to keep quiet. She sits on the sofa in the living room, feet kicking back against the couch, eyes glued to the presents under the tree. She’s careful with her hot chocolate, sipping at it gingerly, having taken Liam’s request about not spilling any to heart.
They’d decided on presents, him and Theo, because they weren’t sure what her Christmas had been like, before. The other boys had been more than fine with it, and Mason said they’d planned on bringing their gifts along anyway. They didn’t know what sort of traditions she had with her family in Montana, if that was even where she was originally from, but they hadn’t wanted to ask her either. Or do anything that could bring up bad memories.
Argent would probably be pissed they’d used some of the mission funds on gifts, but one look at her huge, round eyes and excited face when she’d opened the first gift, a pair of ridiculous, fluffy wolf slippers Liam had fallen in love with and they’d known it was worth it.
It had warmed Liam’s heart to watch the way her face had lit up when she’d unwrapped the soft, stuffed coyote Theo had chosen for her, or her pleased smile when she’d carefully opened the covers of the illustrated Disney books Mason and Corey had contributed to her large Christmas haul. They’d probably all spoiled her, but none of them really cared.
Alec gives them all knitted sweaters he’d worked on with Melissa. From Mason he gets an autobiography from his favourite historian, while Theo gets a new cookbook. Corey gifts them both with a beautiful photo album filled with pictures he’s taken of Lea and their adventures since she came into their lives. Liam’s favourite is a photograph of her sitting on Theo’s shoulders the day they’d taken her to the San Diego zoo. It displays Corey’s artistic talent beautifully, and Liam’s never been happier that he chose to follow his creative passion at UCLA.
And Theo, well…
Maybe he just loses track. Maybe, with all the exchanges, he just forgets. But by the end of the morning, Liam is one gift short, having received a great big nothing from the chimera. He doesn’t say anything, doesn’t even know why it bothers him anyway, and then Lea’s climbing into his lap to ooh and ahh at the pictures of them he ends up distracted.
But there’s an ache in his chest that serves as a pretty obvious reminder.
Christmas is a success overall, at least as far as Liam can tell. Enough so that he loosens up enough to smile at Alec during dinner when he takes the time to talk to Lea one on one. So what if he takes it as encouragement? He’ll deal with it if he does.
It isn’t like Theo’s interested anyway.
——
They find the omegas four days later.
One’s dead, but two are holed up in an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city. Mason gets a hit on an old security camera, and they’re up and out of the brownstone in minutes. The human stays behind with Lea, who looks none too pleased to see them gear up and head out towards danger. Liam presses a kiss to her forehead on the way to the door, promising they’ll be safe, and be back before she’s even started to miss them.
He’s half right, in any case. It doesn’t take them long to find the two wolves, and to convince them that they’re there to help. They’ve heard about Scott McCall and his pack’s efforts to save and protect people from Monroe. They just didn’t think they’d ever need it, but they’re immensely grateful.
They’re on their way to the truck when the gunfire starts.
Liam curses, and feels heat at his back as a body covers his. He hears Theo grunt, and he glances up to see the flash of pain across his face. “Did you just—?”
“I’m fine,” the chimera snaps, but a moment later he cries out, and blood sprays from his shoulder.
Liam curses, and panic strikes at his heart. His hands come up to push at the chimera, herding him back into the warehouse as his pulse thunders in his ears. Alec rolls in behind them with one of the omegas, and then Corey rematerializes across the doorway with the second one. “Anybody hurt?” Liam calls to them.
The omega with Corey raises a hand, and Alec grounds out: “I got clipped.”
“Bad?”
“No.”
“Then watch the door,” he orders, and the younger wolf moves forward to do that. He focuses on Theo then, searching his face as the chimera lets out gasping little sounds, pale and etched with pain. His green eyes are panicked when they meet Liam’s, and it sends a wave of fear surging through him. “Where—”
His hands find it immediately, pressing into the sticky warmth of blood near Theo’s ribs. A breath wheezes out of him at the contact, and Liam has to resist getting angry at his carelessness. “The bullet was meant for me.” And Theo got in the fucking way, like he always does.
“Was it?” Theo smirks, but it’s pulled tight at one corner with pain. “Hadn’t noticed.”
“I heal faster than you—I could’ve taken it,” Liam says, even though he knows it’s pointless. They’ve had this argument a hundred times, and it always ends the same.
“Not when it’s wolfsbane.” Theo’s voice is level despite the way he seems to be fighting for breath. He looks down, fingers sliding over Liam’s where the shorter wolf is applying pressure to the wound. He scrambles for purchase, and then squeezes the werewolf’s fingers hard, like he’s trying to pull him closer and can’t quite manage it. Something sparks through Liam at the touch.
His unbloodied hand comes up to touch at Theo’s cheek, stroking his skin with his thumb. “You’re a fucking idiot,” he says, but there’s less bite to it than he intends. He’ll have time to be angry, later. Right now, he can hear boots thundering against the pavement outside, moving closer, and that means he needs to keep his head. “You need help digging it out?”
“No,” he huffs. “Kick their asses.”
So he does. He exchanges one look with Alec as he sidles up next to him, and glances across the warehouse to nod at Corey, and then they move.
He channels every ounce of anger and fear into his fists and claws as he assaults the hunters, dropping them like flies. The omega that isn’t injured joins in, but really, he doesn’t need to. When he’s this angry, this scared about one of his own, Liam’s a wrecking ball with a singular purpose: protect. Monroe’s hunters know this—it’s why the first shooter had gone for him.
It’s why Theo had taken not one, but two bullets for him.
Lea’s going to be pissed when they get back to the safe house.
——-
By the time New Years rolls around, Liam’s exhausted.
He’s slept very little since the warehouse fight a day and a half prior. Everything had been a blur after Theo had gotten shot. He’d placed calls to Argent and Scott to figure out how to deal with the hunters, and where the omegas would go. Those he remembers.
But the aftermath in which they’d returned to the safe house, with a semi-conscious and bleeding Theo draped over his shoulder, well, most of that’s just a flurry of colours and sounds and panic. The problem with the chimera being the one to get shot and subsequently lose enough blood to pass out was that he was a Biology major. Which meant that on most missions, he was their fucking medic.
So Liam spends a fair amount of time pacing their room, on the phone with Deaton, growling and snapping at anyone that dares step foot inside. Except Lea, of course, who stays curled up at Theo’s side, refusing to move. Tears stain her cheeks, but she stays quiet, drifting in and out sleep with the chimera.
He’s as white as the sheets he’s laying on, and a fever causes sweat to glisten against his skin in the early hours of the morning. He’d gotten the bullet out of his ribs at the warehouse, but the one in his shoulder had remained until they’d made it back here, meaning that some of the wolfsbane had gotten into his system. Not enough to kill him, but enough to make him sick. And certainly enough to make Liam worry.
He knows he’s being ridiculous, this isn’t the first time one of them has had a close call like this, and knowing how they throw themselves into danger for one another, it definitely won’t be the last. Liam thinks back to that day in the elevator, all those years ago, two reluctant sort-of friends and allies promising that they weren’t going to die for each other.
He wonders if that’s when he started lying to himself about his feelings for the chimera, or if it came later, with the realization that the volatile boy had become his anchor. He isn’t sure, but he’s not doing it anymore. There’d been real fear in his eyes when he’d gotten shot, and that’s an image Liam just can’t shake. Because he’d felt it, a visceral panic at the thought of something happening to Theo.
At the thought of their apartment, with his history books strewn about and Theo’s neater, organized textbooks (because he was surprisingly tidy for someone who’d grown up in the sewers and lived in his truck), suddenly being emptier. At the prospect of no longer waking up to the smell of pancakes on Sunday mornings, or being able to see the bright smile he reserves solely for Lea, that dimples his cheeks handsomely. Or the one that only surfaces when they’re alone, that twinkles in his eyes and that Liam knows is just for him.
He thinks of Theo’s earthy scent, and the way it’s calmed him down from many an anger episode. Of the way he styles his hair messily when it grows too long, and favors shades of grey or black, but owns this one green sweater Liam’s mother gave him his first Christmas with them that brightens his eyes. Of the way he hasn’t kept a partner for more than a few months, because none of them could ever measure up.
Of the way that he has loved since Hayden, after all. It’s just taken him some time to realize it, to see it written there, clear as day, a neon thread running through their last few years together. To say it, in the dark, quiet of the room when both other occupants are asleep.
It’s the reason panic keeps a vice-like grip around his heart until Theo’s fever breaks late morning on New Year’s Eve. By the time his breathing evens out, Liam feels confident that the worst has passed, leaving him tired, a little ripe, and with a head swimming full of emotions he’s only just figured out.
He drags his sorry carcass from the room, headed for the coffee maker in the kitchen. He’s almost there when a little gasp to his left tells him he’s not alone. His gaze flickers there to find Mason seated at the kitchen table, the omega files spread out before him.
“How is he?” he asks after a moment.
“Out of the woods, I think,” Liam sighs, and it sounds so damn heavy. “Not well enough for me to kick his ass yet, but he’s getting there.”
“Liam.” He’s got that look in his eyes like he’s itching to give out unsolicited advice.
“I don’t want to hear it, Mase.” He chugs back the lukewarm cup, wiping at his mouth with his sleeve when he’s finished. “Where are the others?”
“One of Argent’s guys came by to pick up the omegas already, so Alec and Corey are down in the shop.” Mason motions to the paperwork around him. “I’m just finishing up a brief to send to Scott.”
“Thanks,” Liam winces, because that’s meant to be his job.
Mason shrugs. “You were busy. I figured with it out of the way, we could enjoy our last night here, instead of worrying. We don’t have to clear out of here until late afternoon tomorrow.”
He grins at his best friend. “Is that your less than subtle way of hinting we should take the night off?”
“I don’t hint,” The human laughs, and it’s full of delight. “I mean, it’s New Year’s Eve. We won this time. Your personal bullet magnet lived to fight another day. What’s not to celebrate?”
It brings something of a smile to Liam’s lips. “Yeah. We could do with a fun night.”
“Good.” There’s a mischievous glint to Mason’s eyes. “Because Corey’s actually on a liquor run, not downstairs.”
“Thank fuck,” a voice says, sounding thrilled, and the two men look up to see Theo standing there, hip cocked against the doorframe. Lea’s pressed against his left side, blinking blearily at them, hair falling out of her ponytail. “Best plan to wake up to.”
Liam’s eyes narrow into a frown. “You can’t get drunk.”
“There’s still wolfsbane in my system, that is definitely something I can do,” Theo smirks. He ducks his shoulders slightly, and his cheeks flush. “If that’s alright with you, boss?”
Liam blinks at him. Something flares in his chest at the submissive gesture, something low in his belly that wars with the gentle urge to step up and ruffle his sleep-rumpled hair. He shrugs it off. “As long as you don’t expect me to hold your hair back.”
Theo and Mason exchange grins.
——
Apparently, it wasn’t just Theo that planned on getting drunk now that the chance had arrived. Mason had brought wolfsbane for everyone that wasn’t him. Just enough to mix in with the booze his boyfriend had picked up and give them all a good buzz. He says it’s because Alec’s never experienced it, and if the kid’s going to try it, New Year’s Eve is the perfect time.
Liam figures there’s no harm, at least until the younger wolf corners him in the kitchen when he’s getting another drink.
“Hey,” he says, shuffling awkwardly in the doorway.
Liam offers him a tight smile. “Hi.”
“You seem to be in a better mood,” Alec says, and the older beta realizes from the way his lips curve at the corner that he’s trying to joke. He winces at the implication.
“I’m sorry about earlier,” Liam grumbles into his cup. “I know I snapped at all of you, and I shouldn’t have done that. I’m supposed to be in charge—I’m supposed to keep my cool.”
“Yeah, well, it’s a little hard when Theo throws himself into shit like that,” he shrugs, but Liam can hear the sharp tone.
“This isn’t about him,” Liam frowns. That’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told.
“Ah,” Alec says. “I guess Theo isn’t quite as special as I thought.”
He bites down the instinct to bristle at that, putting on his best imitation of Scott’s patient, serene face. “I would have been upset if any of you had been that careless, that reckless. I don’t like it when other people put themselves in danger for me. That’s not the kind of leader I want to be.”
Alec straightens up, smiling brightly at him. “For what it’s worth, you’re a great Alpha. I’m glad to have you.”
Liam shakes his head, suppressing the awkward tightness in his chest with a laugh. “Alec, I’m not an Alpha yet.”
“But you will be, one day. And I’ll be right there with you.” He had a nice, supportive smile, something warm and human in it. It just… wasn’t the smile Liam was used to, or the one that made him want to smile back.
“Look, Alec…” He pulls a face, because this is so not how he pictured having this conversation with the younger wolf, but realizing he sort of needs to. Especially if he’s going to have the other conversation he needs to have, after this. “I’m sorry. I’m not interested in you like that.”
“What?” Alec blinks, back to shuffling his feet awkwardly and staring in his cup. “What gave you the impression that I was interested in you like that?”
Liam fights the flush that wants to rise in his face, clearing his throat and drawing Alec’s gaze back up to his. He forces the humiliation from his face from sheer effort.
He’s going to kill Theo if this whole thing was his idea of a joke.
“You did,” Liam says quietly, firmly. “Maybe I misread you, but that would also mean you didn’t talk to Theo about me. Am I wrong about that, too?”
“He told you, huh?” He ducks his head guiltily.
“He told me that you asked if you’d be stepping on his toes, yes.” It’s difficult to keep the irritation from his voice, to hold back on pointing out that no one but him got a say in his own romantic life. “You’d probably have been better off asking me that question, though.”
Alec nods, mouth curling up in a rueful smile. “I’ll bear that in mind. He let me know that you were… available. Of course, he also told me that he’d break my face if I tried anything, which didn’t really give me the free agent vibe.”
Liam stays silent, but there’s a tick to his jaw, and his eyes flicker past Alec’s head at the sound of Theo’s laugh drifting from the other room, deep and hearty.
“Guess I wasn’t wrong about that.” Liam watches the light in his eyes dim. “Well,” he says, dragging out the word as he raises the cup to his lips. “It was worth a shot, Liam. You were, I mean.”
“Uh, thanks. I think?”
“It’s a compliment,” Alec confirms, backing away. His voice remains low as he says, almost wistfully: “You should probably tell him, y’know. Start the New Year as you mean to go on.”
Liam blinks. “What?”
“It’s something my mom used to say. I think it’s the same as starting off on the right foot, but it always sounded better when she said it.”
Liam watches him walk away, frowning as he mulls over the words.
He makes a decision a few heartbeats later, following him back out into the hall. He disappears into a room, and the click a moment after tells Liam he’s retired to his bedroom for the night. In the living room, Lea’s curled up on the couch between Mason and Corey, her new bunny clutched to her chest and fast sleep. Theo’s nowhere in sight.
“How’s she doing?”
“She’s fine,” Corey says, smiling fondly down at the little wolf. “Just a bit overtired, I think.”
Mason straightens the blanket draped over the three of them, careful not to spill the cup in his other hand. “She wanted to wait up to see the New Year in, but I don’t think she’ll make it.”
Liam nods, reaching out to stroke a hand over Lea’s soft, dark curls. “If she doesn’t wake up on her own, we’ll put her to bed.” He chews his bottom lip, the only outward sign of his nerves. “Have you seen—”
“He went up to the roof,” Mason says, and Liam doesn’t miss the knowing smile that stretches across his lips. “You should probably go find him.”
“We’ll watch her,” Corey adds with a grin, and Liam thinks they definitely know something he doesn’t.
He narrows his eyes at them, but doesn’t ask anything more, nodding his thanks as he turns away. Liam snags the bottle of vodka from the counter as he passes the kitchen, glancing at the clock. Lea had been close; the minutes to midnight are ticking down fast, and he’ll be damned if he’s going to see it in without a drink in his hand to toast it on its way. He takes the stairs at the end of the hall leading up to the flat roof.
When he toes the door open at the top, he spots Theo right away, leaning against the railing and staring out over the distant city. He’s brought one of the camping lanterns from the gear room up with him, and it’s set on the small bistro table, throwing off warmth but not much in the way of light, at least not from a distance. There’s enough to see Theo, the fluid lines of his body, the relaxed set to his shoulders, and the sleeping bag and pillow tucked into one chair.
“Hey.”
He turns at the sound of Liam’s voice, giving him a pleased little smile as he joins him. “Hi,” he says. “Thought I’d try and make it a bit cosy up here in case half-pint wanted to watch the fireworks.”
“She’s asleep,” Liam says, smile tugging at the corner of his lips. “Fireworks?”
His face screws up in momentary disappointment before it smooths out again. “Yeah. City’s putting on a show at midnight, down by the river, but we should be able to see them from here.” He nudges Liam slightly with one shoulder. “Want to see the fireworks, Dunbar?”
“Sure,” Liam shrugs, watching the profile of Theo’s face for a moment as he turns to stare back out over the city. “I’m avoiding Alec anyway.”
Theo snorts, but Liam doesn’t miss the way his lips tighten at the name. He isn’t able to tell from his voice, though, which stays light and even. “Why? Is he after a New Year’s kiss? Hasn’t learned his lesson?”
“You could always teach it to him again, I suppose.”
He snorts again, more genuinely this time. “Once was enough, thanks. I can think of, oh, at least half a dozen people I’d rather kiss than him.”
It strikes him right in the chest, like a gut punch that knocks the air from him. Liam does miss the bitter tone to his own voice. “That many, huh?”
Theo’s eyes find his, then darken slightly as he watches the shorter wolf intently. “Maybe just one.”
Liam takes a swig from the bottle in response, trying to stop the way his heart starts beating a little faster at the look. “Well, maybe I’m keeping my options open. After all, what was it you said? Alec wouldn’t be treading on your toes?”
Theo’s voice stays even, while the light from the lantern dances across his face. “No, I said I had no claim on you. If we’re being accurate.”
“Really?” Liam takes another swig, feeling the burn of wolfsbane and courage right down to his stomach. “I thought—since we’re being accurate—you said you’d punch him in the face if he tried.”
“I told him I’d break his face, Liam,” Theo says, eyes glittering with genuine amusement. “I don’t think I specified the body part I’d use. Since we’re doing the whole accuracy thing.”
He’s unbelievable, sometimes, even if he is nearly as funny as he seems to think he is.
Liam opens his mouth, ready to tell him that he’s figured it out—how he feels, what Theo means to him—when the chimera drops something into his hand. Frowning, Liam looks down to see a small, black box, roughly the size of his palm.
His throat dries up.
“Relax, it’s not what it looks like! Jeez,” Theo barks out a laugh, loud and full of life. He reaches out, plucking the bottle of vodka from Liam’s other hand, his fingers brushing against the shorter boy’s. It warms Liam’s insides, and he ducks his head, smiling slightly.
He opens it to find a watch. The face is made of dark, tungsten steel, and Liam can see a leather strap disappearing into the inside of the box.
“I didn’t forget your gift, you know,” Theo says, clearing his throat with a cough. His voice sounds strangely light, and if Liam’s not mistaken, there’s colour dusting his cheeks. The chimera’s not looking at him. “I just… wasn’t sure it was appropriate to give this to you, in front of the others. In front of the new kid, in any case.”
“It’s a watch,” Liam stares, dumbly.
“Very astute observation.” He takes a swig of the vodka, smirking. “Might want to dig a little deeper.”
His brow knit together into a frown, but Liam plucks the watch from the box, letting it drop into Theo’s hand as he reaches for it. Carefully, he turns it over, examining every inch. The leather smells good, really good, which means it’s real. And probably expensive. He goes to turn it back, to admire the watch face itself, when it catches in the light at just the right angle for him to see it. There’s an engraving on the bottom.
“Until the end of time,” Liam reads out loud. He frowns, looking up at Theo. “I’m confused.”
“There was a card, originally,” Theo says, setting the box and the vodka down on the table. It frees up his hands, and he cards one through his hair, mussing it. “With a number on it. 1460 days. It doesn’t make much sense now, given that it’s not Christmas.”
“What’s 1460 days?”
“The amount of days since I realized I was in love with you.”
Liam’s shoulders lock up, the breath whooshing out of him in a nervous little laugh. He doesn’t see a single hint of mischief in Theo’s eyes, only raw, brutal honesty. And fear. “What?” he squeaks, a small voice the only thing he can manage.
Theo’s lips turn up softly into a smile that dimples the way Liam likes, pulling at the scruff on his face. It’s warm, and a little nervous. “Our first Christmas at the apartment together. You woke me up at the crack of dawn to show me that you’d decorated everything, and stayed up all night wrapping.”
Liam remembers. They hadn’t been going to, originally. They were supposed to go to his parents, like the year before when they’d been living there. But his dad had gotten called into work for an emergency surgery, and his mom had chosen to drop by her office and settle a social case to ensure the kid involved had a roof over his head on Christmas. And, well, Liam hadn’t wanted it to ruin things for them. “I’d wanted you to have a good Christmas. You’d had so many bad ones over the years that I couldn’t bear the thought of another one going wrong.”
“I was so angry you’d woken me and tried to thrust Christmas cheer on me before I’d had caffeine, but the second I saw the way your eyes lit up like the lights you’d strung around the apartment, it evaporated. I didn’t care, as long as you kept smiling.” He gives Liam a searching look. “Do you remember what you got me that year?”
Liam nods, not missing a beat. “A piece of Kira’s sword.” His voice is barely above a whisper as he speaks, breathless. “I’d meant to do the year before, that first Christmas, but I wanted to ask her, first. And she didn’t come back until the spring.”
Theo chuckles, and hs breath ghosts over the tip of Liam’s nose. “Scott had already told me I was pack by then, and you’d said it more than enough times but… To be given a piece of it, the thing that could send me back down there, to her… I’d never felt more accepted than in that moment.” His voice breaks, slightly, and Liam’s fingers twitch around the watch in his hands like he wants to reach out. “It meant everything to me, and I realized you did, too.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
Theo shrugs. “It wasn’t the right time. You were seeing that guy, from your psych class? And, honestly, I wasn’t sure it ever would be. Right right time, I mean. I wasn’t sure if you’d ever—” His eyes flicker away from Liam, then back, and the beta catches a whiff of uncertainty, of fear. “I’m a very hard person to love, Liam.”
This time, the werewolf reaches out, fingers catching Theo’s as he tries to pull away and lacing them together. He squeezes. “You’re not. It just—took me awhile to realize.”
Theo huffs out a laugh, and the corner of his mouth tilts upwards. It looks less wounded than before, but still fairly self-deprecating. “Had to explore all your options, right?”
His fingers grip the chimera’s tighter, and he shuffles closer, knees knocking against Theo’s. “There hasn’t been another option in years, Theo. Not really.”
The smile softens into something more genuine. “I know,” he breathes. “There hasn’t been for me, either. Not for 1460 days, and—”
Until the end of time.
The meaning clicks. Liam opens his mouth to respond, to say the words he still hasn’t, when the dull sound of a cheer echoes from below and the sky to the east of them lights up with blue and red and gold.
The firework display draws his attention for a moment, and when he turns back, Theo’s eyes are warm in the lantern light, his hair shaded with the colours exploding overhead. “Happy New Year, Liam. Hope it’s better than the last.”
He grips the watch in one hand, and Theo’s hand in the other, and grins. “Happy New Year,” he parrots back, eyes searching the chimera’s face, memorizing the shadows and the curves, the shape of his nose and the angles of his cheekbones. It’s familiar and yet new, somehow, as though he’s never seen him before but still knows him on a deep, instinctual level.
When Theo leans in, Liam meets him halfway. His free hand comes up to cup the shorter man’s cheek, a gentle pressure that has him tilting his head, letting him deepen the kiss.
Liam presses closer, sliding out of Theo’s fingers to mirror his move, capturing the chimera’s face as his lips parted, letting him in. His mouth moved slowly over Liam’s, sending heat racing through him as he wrapped his liberated arm around his waist, pulling him closer.
Eventually, he broke away to look down at him, staying close enough for his breath to brush against Liam’s skin, warm and certain. “Well, this year is looking up already.”
The beta’s heart swells, threatening to burst with emotion as he watches fireworks flicker in the light of Theo’s eyes. “I love you too, you know,” he whispers, grinning. “I just thought I’d say it. To be sure.”
“That you felt it?” Theo arches a brow.
“That you knew.”
“Don’t worry, kid,” Theo says, kissing the tick in his jaw at use of the nickname. “I know. A little birdie told me.”
It’s Liam’s turn to arch an eyebrow. “Oh?”
“Lea heard you curse it at me, apparently.”
Colour floods Liam’s cheeks. I love you, you fucking idiot, so wake up any second now so I can tell it to your face. And then punch you. In whichever order is fitting.
“Oh,” Liam says, ears burning. “She heard me.”
“She did,” Theo smirks.
And then he closes the gap between them again, pressing his mouth against Liam’s, soft and sweet. The beta slides his hand around his neck, holding him there, kissing him back again and again, taking his time with each achingly slow kiss until he could feel the warmth of Theo’s touch in every part of him and he—finally—relaxes completely against him.
This time when he pulls back, the warmth in his eyes, the light there, rivalled any amount of Christmas cheer.
“Happy New Year, Liam.”
It was going to be.
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