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starspatter · 1 year
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“The heart is us.  It’s always been us.”
Happy 10-year anniversary to some meddling kids saving the world. <3
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skulla-rxcks · 6 months
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A wolfs puppies
Paring: werewolf!chan x fem reader
Rating: explicit
Genre: smut
Warnings: cr3ampie, breedlng
Day 31 of k-tober
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Taglist: @f3lix00 @channiesgoodgirl @mal-lunar-28
!THIS IS PURE FICTION, NOTHING IN THIS IS REAL ITS JUST A STORY!
A/n: sorta pt2 of werewolf in heat, it’s not needed to read it but you’ll understand what’s happening better if you do :)
P.s; i’m afraid kinktober has come to an end, thank you for all the new supporters and all of the reads on my stuff throughout this month, as much as it’s been tiring for me, i’m really fucking thankful for all of you <3
It’s been a while since I’ve been in the woods, after what happened last time I mean; a whole fucking werewolf fucked me against a tree, definitely something that wouldn’t happen on a daily day basis, hell. I didn’t even believe in myths like werewolves before then. Maybe I should go back and see how he’s doing, If I remember correctly Chan was his name.
Anyways I should probably head off now, maybe I’ll bring him some food too? Maybe I’ll meet others like him sometime. I sigh going to my fridge and grabbing a chunk of cooked beef, he’d eat that right? Either way, I slip on my boots and exit my house, as I shut the door I think about why the fuck am I going out at like 12AM again, but whatever I guess, it’s a full moon tonight so hopefully that’ll up my chances of him showing up.
I made my way to the path once again and begin to walk down it, a smile forming on my face as I see the familiar trees get closer and closer to me. I continue to walk down the pavement until I reach the lake, taking a seat on the log before frantically looking around if I can find the strange creature from about a week ago.
The stars are brighting so I pay my attention to them as I’m waiting for the man/werewolf thing to come out of the shadows. It doesn’t take long until I hear a rustle in the bushes, followed along with someone tapping my shoulder.
“Oh, you’re back” a voice says to me, I turn around. It’s Chan, it’s really him. “Y-yeah I uhm, wanted to see how you were doing.” I stutter as my cheeks become visibly flustered.
“Ah, I’m not too bad myself, what about you?” He replies. As I’m thinking of an answer I pull the slab of meat out from my bag and hand it to him. “I’m okay, t-this is for you, I sort of have an idea what you’ll eat but I also don’t..” I turn my head embarrassed.
“Oh thank you~ of course I’ll eat anything from you.” The creature smirks. “So why did you come here this late again? It’s pretty dangerous for a girl to be walking alone in the woods, or perhaps.. you wanted something from me” Chan whispers into my ear before pulling away to see my bright red face.
“I.. I told you, I just.. wanted to see how you’ve been and if you want anything else from me..” a splash of fear and lust runs through my veins, also being visible on my face too.
“Hmm? Only that? Fucking boring, well may I at least one thing. Has your body recovered from me breaking your pretty little cunt yet..?” He grins, taking my hands in his.
“C-chan.. why are you asking?” I question, feeling my cunt grow wet as I drip down my thighs.
“Because I want to fuck you again. I want to breed you, fill you with my puppies and claim you as mine.” He responds boldly with no hesitation at all, making me gasp in shock as I feel my body growing weak due to the slutty words he’s saying to me.
“Couldn’t stop thinking about how fucking good you felt around me. Please, may I?” Chan asks me, I nod in response letting the strange werewolf begin to strip me of my clothes, he unbuttons my jeans and slides my panties off, taking my shirt and bra off slowly after, he licks his lips at the sight of my tits, wanting to touch me, wanting to fuck me, but most importantly; Wanting to pleasure me until I can’t take it anymore.
“Channie… please.” Whimpers fell out of my mouth as he begins to make circular motions with his fingers around my clit, making me buck my hips for more. “Patience baby doll.” Chan chuckles, moving his head down between my thighs and taking my swollen clit In into his mouth and sucking on it lightly. “Mmgh.. more.. I need you inside of me..” I cry out. He thrusts two fingers into my cunt slowly changing the speed and pressure of the thrusts. “There you go, I’m inside of you now”
“N-no..” I whine. “No?”
“Dick.. I want your dick.. I need your cock in me..” I plead, needing more of him so fucking badly.
“You whine so fucking much..” he growls, positioning his tip at my opening before slowly pushing me open, I let out an airy gasp as he does so. It’s almost like I’ve forgotten how thick his cock is. “B-big” I moan, wrapping my legs around his waist as he begins to pound in and out of my tight, wet hole, stretching it really fucking good. Way better than last time we did this. “Yeah fuck.. god you’re such a good girl.” He praises me, this thrusts getting more and more rougher than ever before, making me squeal out in pleasure. “Shh” he chuckles, connecting his lips to mine making our mouths dance together, as well as our tongues.
“Chan..~” I moan into the kiss, feeling myself get tighter as I drive closer towards my orgasm, hoping he also is. “Mm, I wanna fill your pretty hole with my pups..” Chan teases, pulling away from the kiss to watch my face as he’s fucking me good, making my body into his property. “Please.. please” I answer him, wanting him to feel me with his seed until I can’t take anymore. “Yeah? You wanna get filled with my cum until you take all of my puppies?” He teases, a chuckle escaping his mouth as he hears how god damn eager I am for him to thoroughly breed my cunt until his balls are dead empty from spilling all of his semen inside of my hole. “Yes.. yes please, give me your babies.. please Chan..” I beg again, tears beginning to swell up in my eyes from how badly I want this.
“Mm, I’m gonna fill you up. You ready babes?” He smirks, holding my body still holding himself from releasing as he waits for my answer. “M-mhm, do it.. I want to carry your puppies.” I cry out, my pussy tightening around his cock as he finally, fills me up with his seed, not pulling out until he’s certain that all of it’s gone into my womb. I climax not long after, my nails scraping into his back as I cum around him. “Do you wanna come back to mine for a bit? So we’re out of this shitty looking forest?” I ask, blushing. “Of course babes.”
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bubbles-for-all-of-us · 4 months
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i can’t get enough of gavriel x rowans sister, what do you think about one where she meets aelin and they instantly hot it off, reader likes to read and eat sweets aswell so they bond quickly and rowan couldn’t be happier that his two fav people in the world love eachother so much. And also what so you think about a timeskip to after the war when everything is at peace and reader finds out she’s pregnant. She doesn’t know yet but gavriel and rowan smell it on her the second she and aelin come back from shopping, how cute���🥰
Green napkins
You had been over the moon excited to finally meet your brother’s mate. Gods, you still remembered the day he had told you that he had a feeling that Aelin was his actual mate. Oh, how he had cried for Lyria. How much he cursed Maeve. You had held him through it all. Trying to soothe the aches in his heart. But then pain had been replaced by so much peace and calmness when you had asked him to tell you about her and from the way he spoke alone, you knew that he was truly in love.
"Sweetheart, this is all very sweet but there's only four of us tonight", you felt Gavriel's hands slowly sneaking across your hips. You had been cooking all morning. With the war over and you being able to come home, Rowan was finally bringing Aelin over and you might have been slightly too excited... maybe? Just eleven different dishes too excited. "But this has to be perfect", you said stepping back slightly, so you could look at the table. "My heart, it was perfect an hour ago and it is just as perfect now", Gavriel reassured you. "Do you like green or blue more?", you yanked the napkins off the table showing them to your mate. Gavriel cracked a smile and you instantly frowned, "This is serious Gavriel".
Raising his hands, he glanced over at the table, "I would go with green", "Well then we are switching the glasses", you breathed out, reaching for the glass but Gavriel caught your hand bringing you into his embrace, "It's okay to be nervous but I know that you two will love one another", he muttered, carefully brushing some of your curls away from your face. "Who said I was nervous?", you shook your head but one look at Gavriel and you knew that fooling him would never work.
"I just... I missed so much. They had gone through so much together. You all have and I was under a fucking mountain like a princess doing nothing", you huffed out. It had been a hard choice to make. Maeve had targeted you multiple times. You had been the only weak link keeping both Rowan and Gavriel in iron control. They thought that they had played the system in hiding you in another court but for that alone both of them had been forced to watch you being tortured for days, nearly bleeding to death. That had been the last straw and with the help of a couple of friends, you had been hidden in a place no one would ever look. Or dare to look.
"I had to keep you safe, had to", Gavriel said, cupping your face, "It kept you alive, gave me a chance to come back to you". You rested your forehead against his. He would slip to visit you from time to time when the blood oath started to frail. And what a meeting it was. Full of passion and lust and desire. A handful of stolen time. Where your bodies spoke louder than words. A slight swell in your stomach a clear evidence of that.
"Kept both of you safe and so I will not apologize for being selfish here", Gavriel admitted, "because I know that you would have been in front lines", "Hell yeah, I would have", you breathed out. Gavriel leaned in to press a kiss to your temple. "But now we are growing a family so mommy, no battlefields for you. Ever", he booped your nose before rubbing your stomach gently. You rolled your eyes, turning to fold napkins neatly. And since you knew that fighting him was pointless you had dropped the topic immediately.
Aelin was exactly how you had imagined her to be. In hindsight even more amazing than you had painted her to be in your head. Queen or not her shy smile as she greeted you told you all you needed to know. She was worried because Rowan was never going to leave you. The only family of his left that he was ready to die for. So your opinion mattered in this.
"I bought you some of my favorite sweets”, she had shyly handed you a box, “I wanted to get more but Rowan said it was already too much”. You glared at your brother and he simply lifted his hands, “There was no implication in that comment, just didn’t want to leave the poor man with an empty shop”. Gavriel carefully took the box in, giving you a chance to reach for Aelin, “I have a feeling you and I will be great friends”, you muttered.
“And I have a feeling we will be in a lot of trouble”, Rowan nudged Gavriel’s shoulder, who tried to suppress a smile. “Shut up, Rowan”, you and Aelin both huffed, falling into fits of giggles straight after. Leaving the two males to shake their heads. “How you deal with her is beyond me sometimes”, Rowan barely whispered, making Gavriel smirk, “Careful, she cried over napkins today”.
And the evening couldn’t be more perfect.
You got to fuss over the three of them. Filling up their plates over and over again. The conversation flowed so easily as if you had known your brother’s mate for centuries on end. “Sit down, darling”, Gavriel muttered as you rounded the table once more. “But the peach pie”, you pointed towards the kitchen. “I’ll get it”, he said softly, leaning over to kiss your temple. “But you still need to…”, “Flip it over onto the white plate, tap the top, and let it slide out of the tray without poking it”, Gavriel said with a smile, “I got it petal”, he reassured you. “I’ll help you with the plates”, Rowan pushed back his chair after giving his mate’s hand a reassuring squeeze.
“I could tell that Gavriel was a man with a big heart before but with you…”, Aelin trailed off, “He mentioned you so much while we… you know…”, she shifted awkwardly. “I hope only good things, cause he might end up sleeping outside”, you huffed playfully. “I too have to say that I have never seen Rowan so at ease before”, your eyes darted toward the kitchen. Where you could just about see two giant soldiers fighting a pie tray. “I love him”, Aelin’s words were barely a whisper and you instantly gazed at her, reaching over the table to clasp her hand, “Oh, I can tell. Your eyes say it all”.
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acescorazon · 5 months
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Title: Changes
Chapter: 10/?
Rating: M
Word Count: 2686
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At long last, he forces himself to look over at Crocodile, ignoring how his heart beats in his chest at just the thought of having to interact with him again. Crocodile looks…tired. His hair is a mess and there are bags under his eyes, and when he finally speaks, he has none of his usual arrogance in his voice. “I need you to make more bounties for the marines…” He mutters, putting out his cigar, and as he does, Buggy notices an ashtray filled with cigar butts. He called him in just for that…? Surely, he could have just had Daz tell Buggy all this information so they didn’t have to waste any time.
“Is that all…?” Buggy asks, already ready to get the hell out of the meeting room and far away from Crocodile. Much to his displeasure, though, Crocodile shoves a chair in his direction, “I wish.” He murmurs, “Have a seat, cl…” He sighs, pausing a moment before he finally finishes his sentence. “Have a seat, Buggy.” 
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Buggy doesn't exactly need to be walked back to his tent. The island is peaceful and the only other people inhabiting it is Buggy's own crew, so if Mihawk wants to do this as a safety precaution… it's kind of pointless. There's not even any wild animals that could possibly attack Buggy, just Richie and Buggy's favorite feline would never do anything to hurt him. 
Is this just another act of kindness? Is this just Mihawk trying his best to get on Buggy's good side…? Buggy takes a minute to consider the offer before ultimately agreeing to let Mihawk walk him back to his tent. Weird or not, Buggy wants to get on this guy's good side.
They head out of Mihawk's tent walking side by side, and Buggy tries to keep an acceptable distance from Mihawk. He doesn't want to be near him, but he doesn't want Mihawk to take things the wrong way and end up getting into a fight with him and ruining everything. And yet, no matter how much distance Buggy puts between them, they still occasionally bump into each other, only for Buggy to move away slightly, and have the whole process repeat moments later, and Buggy can't tell if it's his fault or Mihawk's.
There's yet another heavy silence between them until Mihawk breaks it, "The sky looks so beautiful tonight." He tells Buggy, who in return, looks up at the night sky. He's not exactly impressed. The sky looks kind of empty, actually, there’s not a full moon or a cluster of beautiful stars in the sky, just a regular, old, boring nighttime sky. “I bet it would be lovely to take a walk along the beach right now.” Mihawk says, and Buggy’s face scrunches in confusion. What…? Uh…Okay…he thinks a moment later, trying to figure out how to reply to Mihawk, “Uh, yeah…” he mutters in response, “I guess so.”
There’s another painfully awkward moment of silence after that before Mihawk sighs for some reason. Buggy is so confused, did he say something wrong or…? As they walk, they pass by the cafeteria again just as Alvida is coming out of the tent. She pauses as soon as she sees Hawkeye and Buggy, giving them both a weird look. Yeah…Yeah, Buggy doesn’t know how he ended up in this situation either… It’s all so weird, and he just knows that Alvida is going to ask him about it later. 
He can hear her voice now: ‘What the hell? Don’t you hate Hawkeye? What were you doing taking a late night stroll with him?!’ Honestly, even if Buggy tells her the truth, though, he doubts she would believe him because even the truth sounds so ridiculous. Mihawk actually wanted to escort him back to his tent for some unknown reason, and Buggy, despite having bad blood with Mihawk, allowed him to do so… Everything is just so weird and hard to believe, and he doesn’t know how to explain the situation. He also doesn’t know how he should tell her or the others that he’s trying to be friends with Mihawk now, either, but that’s another problem for another time. 
The pair come to a halt as soon as they reach Buggy’s tent, and turn to each other, exchanging awkward glances as they stand in front of Buggy’s room. Buggy’s still unsure what he should even say, but thankfully MIhawk speaks first, “Uh…That was nice.” He says, “We should have dinner again sometime…” He pauses a moment, and when Buggy shifts uncomfortably in place, so does Mihawk, “You know, for the sake of Cross Guild.”
Oh, he wants to have another awkward dinner with Buggy… He’s serious about this whole friendship thing and doing what’s right for Cross guild, huh? Buggy resists the urge to groan loudly, and instead gives Mihawk a small smile, “Yeah, uh… that sounds like a good idea.” He doesn’t care at all about Cross Guild, but he thinks he can tolerate a couple of more dinners with Mihawk if it’ll get him to stop hating him. 
“Perhaps, we could have another dinner together this weekend?” Mihawk suggests. 
“Oh, um…” Buggy thinks about the offer for a moment. Today is Tuesday, so that means if Mihawk wants to have dinner on Friday, then Buggy has three days to mentally prepare himself. But if he wants to have it on Saturday, that’s even better. Hell, if Mihawk wants to have dinner on a Sunday that would be just perfect, actually. There’s just one thing… “Are you going to ask Crocodile to join us again?” Buggy asks. 
“…Yeah, i can ask him, but it’ll probably just be us two again…is that okay?”
Whatever. To be honest, Buggy would actually prefer it be that way. He really doesn’t want to see Crocodile. Crocodile hasn’t even apologized, and Buggy doubts he ever will. But that doesn’t matter to Buggy, it’s not like he’d even accept his apology in the first place, and if he never has to see Crocodile again, then that’s just fine. “Yeah, sure…” Buggy pauses and then afterwards turns to look up at Mihawk, “Uh… Goodnight, then?” He tells him.
“Goodnight.” Mihawk replies, but he lingers for a moment too long, looking like he wants to say something, but doesn’t. “Uh, i’ll see you later…” He mutters before finally turning around and leaving Buggy alone and with his thoughts. 
Man, he’s been acting so weird lately… Buggy thinks, shaking his head as he goes inside his tent. As he gets ready for bed, his mind is filled with thoughts of Hawkeye. He just doesn’t know what to think anymore, but part of him is starting to believe that maybe Mihawk is being genuine and actually wants to start over again, but it’s still so weird, and Buggy doesn’t know if he should actually forgive him.
Mihawk might not be as bad as Crocodile, but he’s still pretty shitty. He’s called Buggy names, and beaten him up quite a few times too… So, why should Buggy ever forgive him for real? He thinks he’ll just have to learn how to tolerate him, but he definitely doesn’t want to spend every waking moment with Mihawk. He doesn’t want to have weekly dinners, or go to every one of Hawkeye’s training sessions with Buggy’s crew, or even hang out after meetings (If they ever have those again.)  he just wants to do the bare minimum, something that’s just enough to get on Hawkeye’s good side and get him to stop tormenting him once and for all, and that’s it. 
Buggy climbs into bed once he’s got his pajamas on and stares up at the ceiling, man, I just don’t get it… He thinks as he drifts off to sleep. 
First thing in the morning, Buggy has to welcome some more recruits to the island, and he briefly thinks about showing his new children around, but he can’t be bothered. Not that it really matters anyway because halfway through introducing himself to his new crewmates and promising that their families will be taken care of, a rather tall and intimidating fellow peeks his head into his main tent, silently waiting for Buggy to finish what he’s doing. 
Now, this person has never done Buggy wrong, but he’s definitely not an ally, and Buggy watches Daz out of the corner of his eye as he continues to act like everything is fine. There’s only one reason why Daz would show up in front of him, and Buggy already feels his stomach starting to turn. Why? What could Crocodile possibly want now? He thinks. He quickly finishes up what he’s doing and waves goodbye to the new members of his family before cautiously approaching Daz. 
He takes a deep breath, trying to muster up a little bit of courage to talk to Crocodile’s right-hand man, “Ah, is there something you need, Daz?” He asks, but he already knows the answer that Daz is going to give him.
“The boss wants to see you.” Daz replies simply, and all Buggy can do is force a smile because he knew it. He just knew it. He knew that his break from Crocodile wouldn’t last long, and that he’d eventually summon him to do some trivial task.
God, he doesn’t want to see Crocodile, but he knows it’s pointless trying to argue with Daz of all people. If Buggy says he’s sick or busy, Daz will probably just ignore him and drag him back to his beloved boss, and just...he really doesn’t want to deal with that crap today. It’d be easier just to see what Crocodile wants. 
Buggy nods, “Do you know what he wants?” He asks, and he hopes there might be a tiny chance that maybe he won’t actually have to see Crocodile after all, but, of course, he’s not that lucky. Daz shakes his head, “No, he just told me to come get you.” Yeah… Yeah, Buggy figured as much. He forces another smile onto his face again as he nods, “Okay, sure…I understand.”
You know, the day started out so great. He woke up feeling refreshed, breakfast was nice, and he got to meet a couple of new recruits, and those are all usually three signs that he’s going to have a good day, but now he’s not too sure. He follows closely behind Daz as he leads him to the meeting room, wishing that Daz didn’t insist on staying by his side and bringing him to Crocodile personally. Maybe then he could have a couple of more minutes to prepare himself to see Crocodile.
He wonders what he’ll want this time. Perhaps he wants a mansion built? Oh, or maybe he wants Buggy to find him one of those ancient weapons he’s so obsessed with. Or… Or… maybe he wants Buggy to pull the one piece out of a hat? Who knows?! There’s just so many different things Crocodile can demand him to do, the possibilities really are endless. Crocodile really is the worst, and if Buggy is so incompetent, then why does he always make him do things?
Whatever, he doesn’t care.
Before Buggy even steps foot into the meeting room, he’s hit with the strong stench of Crocodile’s cigars, and he tries not to make a face. He briefly wonders just how much time Crocodile’s spent in the damn meeting room, but his question is more or less answered the moment he goes inside. It hasn’t even been three weeks since that emergency meeting Mihawk called, but Crocodile has more or less trashed everything. There are papers and folders in messy piles scattered all over the table, and the floor is littered with balls of crumbled up paper, pens, and boxes with presumably more documents in them. What is all this crap? Buggy thinks. 
At long last, he forces himself to look over at Crocodile, ignoring how his heart beats in his chest at just the thought of having to interact with him again. Crocodile looks…tired. His hair is a mess and there are bags under his eyes, and when he finally speaks, he has none of his usual arrogance in his voice. “I need you to make more bounties for the marines…” He mutters, putting out his cigar, and as he does, Buggy notices an ashtray filled with cigar butts. He called him in just for that…? Surely, he could have just had Daz tell Buggy all this information so they didn’t have to waste any time.
“Is that all…?” Buggy asks, already ready to get the hell out of the meeting room and far away from Crocodile. Much to his displeasure, though, Crocodile shoves a chair in his direction, “I wish.” He murmurs, “Have a seat, cl…” He sighs, pausing a moment before he finally finishes his sentence. “Have a seat, Buggy.” 
Buggy stands frozen in place for a long moment, looking down at the chair in front of him. He… He doesn’t want to stay here, though. Why can’t Crocodile just make him a list or something? Or better yet, why can’t he have someone else do his errands for him? Why does it always have to be Buggy? Buggy’s useless and a fuck up. He never does anything right, and Crocodile can’t even stand to be in the same room with him. So why call him? It just doesn’t make any sense.
Crocodile pinches the bridge of his nose when Buggy remains motionless for a little too long,
“Please…is that what you want to hear?” No, that’s not what Buggy wants to hear, what he really wants to hear is: ‘You can leave.’ but it doesn’t seem like Crocodile has intentions of letting him go that easily. “Look, i need you to do a couple of things for me, just have a seat.”
Buggy stares at Crocodile for another long moment before slowly sitting down at the table next to him. He hates this already. He doesn’t like to be this close to Crocodile, especially not in a small space. And to make things worse, Daz leaves the moment he realizes he’s no longer needed, leaving the room to just Buggy and Crocodile.
“...How was your dinner with Hawkeye…?”Crocodile asks as he hands Buggy a manila folder. Why is he asking about that…? Why is he even making small talk with Buggy right now? Doesn’t he hate this kind of thing? “Uh…Good…” Buggy replies in a tight voice, not sure what else he’s supposed to say, not that there’s really much to say about his dinner with Mihawk.
“...That’s good…” Crocodile replies, “Anyways, in that folder i just gave you there are the names of marines that need bounties made, and i also made a list of ones who need their bounties taken off the market.” Buggy nods in response, hoping that Crocodile won’t have too much for him to do. “Also, i’m so damn tired of eating sea king for dinner, i need you to send a few of your men into the nearest town to gather some more food.” 
Buggy nods again, “Uh… is that it then?”
“I also need you to send money to the families of all our recruits.”
“...Is that all?”
Crocodile stares at him with cold eyes, and the small act makes Buggy look down at the table and mutter a quick apology. “Look, clown…” Crocodile says, but then groans. He pauses briefly  before finally speaking again, “Okay, listen…Buggy. I just need some help, okay?” But, again, why can’t he just ask Galdino or Daz, or even one of Buggy’s men to help him?! Why does it have to be Buggy? “Can’t Galdino or Daz help you out?” Buggy asks, cautiously, “They’re a lot more efficient than i am, right?”
“I already have them doing something.” Crocodile sighs, “Just, please, help me out a little.”
Crocodile’s making it seem like he has a choice in the matter, but that couldn’t be further from the truth, could it? Buggy is in debt to Crocodile, and whether he likes it or not he has to help him, He just wishes Crocodile would have used one of the hundreds of other men around the island to help him out instead of Buggy. 
Still, he remains seated, making a list of all the things Crocodile wants to be done. Like always though, he wants way too much done and within a short period of time, and Buggy just knows that he’s going to get yelled at for something…or worse, but he doesn’t want to think about that.
Make new bounties, get more food, pay the recruits’ families, call the weapons’ dealer and ask if they have the guns he and Crocodile were talking about…Look into buying more boats… Order more shitty cigars…look into purchasing more land…Buggy reads his list out in his head, and fights back a groan. He feels like a damn secretary, and the worst part is, after giving Buggy all those orders, Crocodile turns to him and sighs before giving him one last command:
“Oh, and help me organize all my documents.” Good god, why?!
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percabething · 7 months
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Is It Over Now?
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Pairing: Conrad Fisher x reader
Word count: 1.2K
Synopsis: you always thought the worse thing that could happen was losing him, but it was losing you.
warnings: angst, underage drinking, jealous belly, Conrad being low key toxic.
hi hi hi. I’m new in the fanfic side of tumblr and this is my first fic and it’s based on the new Taylor Swift song “Is it over now” ^^. I really hope you guys like this! also english is NOT my first language so if I made any mistakes I’m so sorry. Enjoy! Also if anyone knows how to enable the request thing pls, pls show me😭
It was the night. Tonight Nicole’s throwing her madly known summer batch. Absolutely everyone was going. You were getting ready with Belly at the Fisher’s. You’ve always loved them, the Fisher’s. You loved that house and you also loved Conrad Fisher.
He, for you, is everything that’s right. You and Conrad have always been close. He is the one you went to when everything was wrong and he always found a way to make everything right. Now here you were getting ready with Belly. You were almost done when both of you heard a knock on the door. It was Jeremiah.
“Are you guys almost done? You guys always take wayy too much time getting ready.”
After that Steven chimes in and says jokingly “Right! And for. What is not like you guys are getting any tonight”. Belly shoves him to the side and rolls her eyes “Shut up Steven, if anything you’re the one not getting any tonight”.
She points to his shoes. His shoes had a drawing of Homer Simpson on them. “What? The Simpson are so in right now” You laugh at the scenery, but you can’t help but wonder where Conrad is.
“Steven, have you seen Conrad?” You ask.
“Um, he was downstairs just a bit ago.”
“Oh.” you said.
You couldn’t help noticing the way Belly’s head turned when you mentioned Conrad. “I've got to, um get my hairbrush i think i left it in the living room, i'll be right back” you said standing up and getting out of the door. Belly’s eyes following your body as you close the door behind you.
Once you’re downstairs you see Conrad. He has his feet in the pool and he’s smoking. A habit he’s been feeding into way too much in your opinion. You walk out and sit next to him.
“Hey.”
You said. You and Conrad were always so different. You were this combination that just worked perfectly. But this summer it has been so different.
“Hey.” he says back. Not trying to continue the conversation.
“So.. are you going to Nicole's thing, you know with us?” You said turning your face to face his side profile. He looked so beautiful. His blue eyes shining as the moon reflected on them.
“Yeah, just for a bit though” The last part made you curious. Conrad Fisher was someone who couldn’t resist a hell of a good party and for some reason this summer he was so out of touch with everyone and everything, and you’d be lying if you said that it didn’t hurt you the way he’s been brushing you and everyone he loves, away.
“Well, I don't think you should leave the party early.” You turned your body to the front and looked up to the moon. It was a full moon tonight. As you were looking up, Conrad was staring at you the whole time. His eyes focused on the way your lips looked so good with that maroon lipstick you had on. How that eyeshadow that you were wearing made your eyes pop up. In his eyes, you looked like the moon.
“You know I read somewhere that on full moon days, you have 63% to meet your soulmate.” As you said that, you turned to look back at him and noticed how he was staring at you. His lips formed a half smirk.
“Yeah?”
“Yeah!” You said chuckling and the two of you laughed when you heard someone walking into you guys direction. It was Belly. She looked at you and Conrad together and took a heavy breath.
“We’re leaving so..” Conrad took his feet out of the pool and put on his sandals and without even turning to you, he followed Belly out. It was always like this with Conrad, some days you and him would have a connection but then he was reminded that belly existed.
All of you guys arrived, the place was absolutely packed. Quickly you guys separated. Belly was with Nicole and her friends and you tagged along since, you really didn't know anyone from this scene.
All the time your eyes scanned the room for Conrad. You saw him. He was with a brunette girl with dark brown eyes. She was wearing a green dress with some very cute sandals. In a way the girl he was talking to, reminded you of Belly. In your head you surmised that since she looks so much like Belly he would probably date her.
To get your head off him, you started talking to this guy, you couldn’t even remember his name all you knew was that both of you were in a very intense make out session and that you could definitely taste straight up tequila in his mouth. You opened your eyes and Conrad was looking at you as he took a sip of his beer. He quickly looked away, and that’s it. You couldn’t keep your tongue down this random dude's throat. You stopped him and told him that you were going to the bathroom. You cleaned the smushed lipstick from the sides of your lips.
You knew Conrad and you were never meant to be. But sometimes you don't understand. Were you the only one who felt the sparks whenever your eyes would lock in crowded rooms? You got out of the bathroom and you decided, since this night was kinda sucking and you couldn’t get your mind off Conrad, to get drunk as fuck.
To help me loosen up. You told yourself.
It was one drink, after another. You were having the time of your life. Dancing and talking to people. You were the best thing at this party. You were dancing to every song that came on. Until you saw something in the corner of your eye.
Conrad and Belly were talking. And usually you wouldn’t give that much thought into it, you knew they’ve known each other since they were babies. But this wasn’t a normal conversation. Conrad was leaning into the wall and Belly was laughing at whatever the hell he was saying. He whispered something in her ear and when he backed up Belly leaned in and kissed him.
Your heart dropped to your stomach. Your mind was traveling to so many places you didn’t even know what to do. You were sweaty, and drunk and now completely heartbroken. You passed in front of them. You made eye contact with both of them.
“Fuck you.” You said to Conrad.
And to Belly, you couldn’t even say anything. It was like the words just got stuck on your throat and couldn’t get out of there. So you just looked at her and got the hell out of there. You didn’t have a ride. So, you went to the beach and sat on the sand.
You hated that the only thought you had was to get in the water and scream and drown just to see Conrad running and say the one thing you’ve been wanting. Which was that he loved you.
But he didn’t. So you sat there. And sunk your feet in the sand and didn’t call anyone. Not your mother, or any friend. Just you and the ocean thinking. It 's over now.
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daydreamgoddess14 · 11 months
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Landslide pt. 2
MASTERLIST here
Chapter 1 here
Summary: Jason approaches a singer/songwriter about a request for Ted Lasso Season 3.
Jason Sudeikis/Reader Insert (OFC, no use of y,n/l,n)
Rating: General for now... we'll see how it goes 🤭
Disclaimer: I absolutely own none of these songs, I also don’t want to diminish Sam Ryder’s contribution in creating Fought and Lost. This is all completely fictional. I also know nothing about the music industry so this is drowning in artistic license! 
Playlist Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1crFZfdqL1fspNXb80u5sK?si=e90f5f8f357b4647
It leans very Swift heavy but also has songs that I feel fit the main character and her style. I've never created a playlist for a fic before but it seemed appropriate given the main character's profession.
Songs used in Chapter 2:
Lover of the Light - Mumford and Sons (https://open.spotify.com/track/2rjOBgZ6vmRhzf4AbQbbvZ?si=3cdfe7ca63294533)
I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons (cover by Matt Johnson & Amber Leigh Irish: https://open.spotify.com/track/6pZ37H5lrW2v26D9Sbx6Yo?si=0fb2b5b84b0a4c92)
Chapter 2
The blue carpet was packed full of people, you weren't entirely sure where you needed to go but followed the other guests towards the doors of the auditorium, it was one of those situations where your fame came in useful, crowds parted and support staff were always happy to make sure you were going in the right direction. 
"Why do you always look like a deer in the headlights at these things? You need a better poker face." A voice chastised behind you. You whipped round to see Marcus and Carey. Insanely grateful for familiar faces you hugged them both happily, over the moon to see them. 
"I fucking hate these things. I always feel like an imposter."
"You sold out an arena tour in a day, what the hell are you on about?!" Carey laughed. You shrugged, 
"It could all come crashing down, you never know!"
"Alright doom and gloom, here the kids wanted you to see this." Marcus handed you his phone so you could see the picture of their kids dressed up as Spiderman and Thor, wielding a ukulele and a keytar. 
"Ohhhh!" You shriek, bubbling with laughter. "They are the cutest! Clearly they take after Carey." Between the two of you, Marcus paused to wave further up the carpet, your laughter had caught the attention of some photographers. You looked over to see who he was greeting and locked eyes with the man of the hour, Jason. You managed to raise a shy smile which he returned. It felt like an eternity but was probably only about 5 seconds before you were back talking to Carey as if nothing had happened. Something had definitely happened though, your skin felt tingly, you could feel the blood in your veins heating up, and your legs felt like jelly. It was like meeting at the studio again except instead of poor Tom being the gooseberry, half of Los Angeles were. 
"We're doing a little set tonight." Marcus explained. 
"Oh nice, I haven't heard you guys for ages." You brought yourself back down to earth. 
"You could," he cooked his head with a wink, "y'know… join us?"
"No way, I'm not remotely prepared, I haven't sang live for weeks. I don't even remember half the words to your stuff!"
"Thanks mate."
"You know what I mean, It's too much pressure."
"As opposed to every other time you perform. Go onnn! It'll be fun!"
"For who?!" You try to counter, but he's winning you over. It really had been quite a few weeks since you'd last performed to an audience and you were feeling the pull. There was also that intoxicating way Jason had looked at you - the urge to do something unexpected and surprise him was pretty strong. "OK, say I said yes, who would we be pissing off - apart from my entire management team?"
"Nah, no one. No one even needs to know, we'll just tell the floor manager to get an extra mic set up and everyone else will be none the wiser. It'll be a good surprise for Tom and Jason to hear you properly live with a band." Yeah… you couldn't argue with that. 
"OK, OK, let's do it." He whooped and the three of you started moving a little quicker to the doors. You passed by a handful of the cast still having photos taken, a couple of them recognised you and a buzz went up from the photography area. You hesitated before stopping for some pictures, it was a premiere after all and you had dressed up for it in a dress which was the visual representation of exuding confidence. Confidence which you were absolutely winging at the moment in an ultimate ‘fake it til you make it’ strategy.
"How come you're here tonight?" One of the photographers shouted, “What do you think of your ex’s new girl?”
"Just a fan of the show." You smiled and posed, ignoring the second question. Once inside, Carey waved you off with a grin while you went backstage with Marcus.
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"So we're doing the theme song - you don't have to do that - then in between the two episodes we're doing 2 or 3 songs while everyone has a break, then I think we'll do one after the screening as well. Happy with that?" You nod, "I'll come back to watch the first episode so you come back with me just before that ends. I'll go out as planned, introduce you and you can join us. Bit of backing, bit of melody. It doesn't matter if you really have forgotten all the words." You thank him gratefully. Back with Carey, you cheer for Marcus as he performs the theme song. At the other end of the same row, you can't help but steal a glance at Jason. He looked across to you just as your attention was drawn back to the stage. You managed to sneak out just before the end of the episode to wait for Marcus to introduce you. As expected, with only a few people knowing that you were there and no one at all expecting you to join the band on stage, the screening audience went crazy when you were introduced. 
"Hey everyone, thanks for letting me crash the party. Hope you're playing something I remember, Marmar." You tease lightly. He puts a hand to his heart, 
"Some of you may have seen us in the early 2010s on tour with my good friend here. You might remember that she used to join us for a banging version of Lover of the Light?" He looked to you for confirmation that you remembered enough to get by, and then you brought the fucking house down. With the first couple of songs under your belt, you were much more relaxed watching the second episode. It had been such a rush performing live on a total whim, it had been years since you'd done something so reckless and unpredictable regarding your music. Your phone was already blowing up in your bag with Twitter notifications - your management team would have a field day again, you still weren't exactly in the good books. Marcus had saved your favourite of his songs for last - I Will Wait. Similarly to Lover of the Light, the pair of you used to do a storming version together many, many years ago and you loved it so much that you'd recorded an acoustic version for one of your albums and you had been known to wheel it out during live shows as well. It wasn't until you were back up on the stage though that Marcus pretty much reduced his own role to backing singer and had gently nudged you to front the band. It was a damn good job you'd known them all for the better part of 15 years. Your unrehearsed, pared down version was a winner. You kept your eyes in the general direction of Carey and didn't let them stray to the opposite end of the row until the very end when you couldn't resist stealing a look at Jason any longer. He looked happy - fortunately - really happy, and you could feel your stomach tighten at the vaguely familiar notion of genuine attraction to someone. With the impromptu mini gig over, you had a quick 5 minutes with the band before heading off with the intention of finding a bar and a very alcoholic drink prior to catching up with Jason and Tom. Dutch courage was very much on the agenda. You ordered a whiskey and watched from the bar as the cast and creative team started making their way in, stopping every few seconds to be welcomed and congratulated by guests, media and family. You'd gotten talking to a couple of the writers who'd recognised you. 
"I was at your last gig in New York, it was so much fun!"
"I love shows in New York," You grinned, "I get to sleep in my own bed for a change!" 
"Ugh hotel beds are a menace. I either sleep like the dead or not at all."
"Tell me about it, buses are the worst though - be so glad you don't have to sleep on a bus! I did a week of shows in the UK last year and we were so tight on time that I'd finish a gig, go to sleep on the bus and wake up in a new city. I don't even think we bothered with hotel rooms, just drove through the night." You grimaced. Your back still hadn't forgiven you for that, and your tour manager was under strict instructions to avoid that debacle for future shows.
"Hey, sorry to interrupt, congrats guys!" Jason reached in to say hello to his writing team first.
"You too boss! Have you guys met?" They gestured to you, "I had no idea Marcus was going to bring her, did you?" 
"I did know. Thanks for coming." Jason finally turned to you with a smile that made you forget your own name. 
"Thanks for the invite. And sorry for the surprise set. It was Marcus's idea." You looked up while the writers filtered away to see other people, leaving the two of you alone. You took a long drink, buying you time to compose yourself because holy shit he looked so good. You wondered if it would be better to hold the meeting at separate ends of the room and communicate via smoke signals to save your blushes.
"Oh no, I loved it! Instant validation for the request I sent to Tom and Marcus, as if hearing you in the studio wasn't enough. You sounded amazing." You wave the compliment away,
"I'm way under rehearsed, I'm still under strict instructions to lay low for a while so I haven't been in front of a big audience for ages."
"It didn't show, really, you were great. Better than Marcus."
"Stop, he'll never forgive me!" You nudged him, laughing. 
"Can we sit?" You nod and his hand brushes the small of your back, guiding you to a booth. It’s warm through the thin fabric of your dress and you could curse when your treacherous body shivers in response. 
"Congrats on tonight, it looks like it's been a huge success."
"Ahh we'll see, it's a long way to go till the end of May. How's your week been?"
"Pretty good thanks, a few meetings. Plenty of writing."
"Anything you'd like to share?" He asked curiously. 
"Not just yet,” you tease lightly, “give it another day or so and maybe. Also it might be wildly different to what Tom's expecting so I don't want to get in trouble."
“You don’t strike me as a troublemaker.”
“I’m on my best behaviour. Unfortunately. One more bad headline and-” you draw your finger across your throat.
“No way? Those headlines are not your fault - you defended yourself.”
“Hmm but there are a lot of people out there who don’t believe that I’m defending myself. They believe that I’m the problem.” He looks at your hand resting on the table near his and you think he’s about to take it, but he moves his own away at the last second. “So… troublemaker, that’s me.” You smile ruefully. 
“Well I think I’ll reserve judgment.” He does move his hand then, but not to take yours, instead it goes around you to rest on your hip furthest from him, the action sliding you across the seat a few inches closer to him. He holds your gaze, an unspoken request for permission/forgiveness. You can’t help but feel a little unsure, automatically defensive. You’d spent three years being belittled, gaslit, shamed and manipulated in every aspect of your personal life, and now you were trying to recover from that whilst simultaneously trying to prove that those things were really happening to you and that you’re not a cold, calculating and manipulative bitch. You had no idea who you could really trust, who was supporting you or who was in the pocket of your ex. It was draining trying to mentally vet every reaction, conversation and person before letting your guard down. Something in his warm eyes lets you think you can trust him though, so you lean into that and into his hand just a little. Your eyes flash down to his mouth and back again and you hope you were quick enough that he didn't notice because you hadn't meant to do it. Well, not exactly. Your time alone is cut short though when Tom comes over with more drinks. 
"So that was unexpected." He said, handing you a glass. "Brilliant, but unexpected." Jason moves his hand from behind you to take his drink from Tom. 
"Told you." 
"Hush, you. Thank you, Tom. I caved to peer pressure. Marcus bullied me into it."
"I should get him a drink then." You unlock your phone and slide it across the table, the notes app open. As it passes him, Jason tries to sneak a look but Tom grabs up the phone and reads. "Keep going, you're nearly there." He advises firmly. "Though I want to hear it, I'm in meetings all day tomorrow but record a quick voice note, give me an idea of pace and melody and I’ll think on it." 
"Can you send it to me too?" Jason asked. 
"Nope." You reply with a smirk, for a moment he looks confused. "I don't have your number. But also, I’m not about to send you a half arsed voice note just yet." You shrug. He's about to reply when a few people start milling around looking like they need him. He excuses himself and you and Tom compare some notes on the start you’ve made to the song. He next finds you back at the same table catching up with Carey.
“-I’m just saying I would pay good money to see you recreate that Tom Holland Lip Sync Battle rain dance!” Carey giggled.
“Oh god, I’d fall over and break something! Besides, I’m not built for dancing - especially not dirty rain dancing!” You reply gleefully, the giggles getting the better of you both.
“Who’s doing dirty rain dancing?” Jason grins, handing both of you a drink, “Saw you both from the bar.”
“Ahh I’ll never convince her. Maybe Marcus will do it instead.” She takes a sip of her drink, “I’m going to be so hungover on the school run tomorrow.”
“Same.” he agrees.
“I’ll come with you, I want to see the kiddos and I’ll bring the biggest coffees I can find.”
“Thanks, love. If I’m already going to be hungover I might as well finish this drink as well! Thanks Jason, and congratulations!” As the party slows and people drift off, including Tom, you talk Carey into staying for another drink, not quite willing to leave Jason’s company just yet. He’s been sitting next to you again, not so close that it would make Carey uncomfortable or would seem rude. Close enough that when he talks with his hands they brush against your arm or hand. When they’re finally still and he puts them on the seat between you both, his fingertips can catch against yours or (very bravely) ghost over the hem of your dress. Meanwhile, you’re trying to look casual, trying to act unruffled but there’s a marching band inside your body banging your heart like a bloody big drum and it might as well be bursting out of your chest like a cartoon. When Carey gets up to track down Marcus so you can share an Uber with them, he turns on the seat to face you. 
“Can I give you my number?” He asks, watching your eyes widen in surprise. “For the voice note you're going to send me,” he teases.
“I’m not sending you the bloody song over WhatsApp. Tom can show you whatever he chooses, but you’ll get nothing from me until I say so.”
“Nothing at all huh?” He moves closer on the seat. You smile shyly,
“I’d strongly advise against whatever it is you think you’d like to do right now.”
“There’s a lot that I’d like to do, you might need to be more specific?” You shake your head in exasperation.
“My life is a fucking mess.”
“So is mine.”
“So you wouldn’t want to make it worse.”
“I really think I might actually want to. Might make it better.”
“The paps are-”
“Intense, rude, intrusive?”
“My ex-”
“Is a dick.” 
“Can we be serious for one minute? One minute. I don’t want you to drag you into this shitshow, my name is mud everywhere at the moment - I might as well be public enemy number one. No matter how… brief this might end up being, it’s still not fair on you, or your family, that you get associated with it all.”
“I don’t need to be, we don’t have to broadcast it.”
“I’m pretty sure they know my diary better than I do.” You counter, then pause, taking in the hat, the custom made tracksuit, the dimples. “But… I can avoid them most of the time. I try to… protect myself.”
“We could try that? Because I’d really like to kiss you before Carey gets back and you have to leave.” You can’t help the smile that tugs at the corner of your mouth at that. The hint of a smile is enough for him to lean in and press a soft kiss to your lips making you hum happily. “Wanna come to a basketball game?”
“And sit about 10 seats away from you pretending I’m not checking you out?”
“Amazing coincidence, that’s exactly what I’d be doing too.”
“I’d love to. Especially the checking you out part.” You grin. Out of the corner of your eye you can see Marcus and Carey coming back for you. “Looks like my time is up.” He slips his phone out of his pocket and opens the screen before handing it to you to add your number.
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Over the next couple of days, the tabloids seemed to wake up to your arrival in L.A, though they did at least leave you alone and keep their distance. A handful of pictures cropped up on Twitter and Instagram - you holding hands with one of Marcus and Carey’s kids, giving them a piggyback after school, some of you from the Ted Lasso premiere and one of you collecting takeout the evening after the premiere. You knew there would be photographers at the basketball game you were attending so you’d planned to go with an old friend. Despite Jason being the one to ask you to go, you knew that you’d be unlikely to even be able to say more than hello to him with so many eyes around. You sat one row back from the courtside and about 10-15 seats further along the row than Jason sat with his castmates and son. He’d sent you a message before you’d even pulled up at your apartment after the premiere, you’d replied of course and the message pingpong had been pretty regular in the run up to the game. He’d seen you arrive, he’d been loitering at the edge of the court talking while the seats began to fill up. You’d smiled and held your beer up in greeting.
You look great, I’m glad you came
Thanks, you too. This doesn’t count as a first date though.
That’s fair, I’ve got to get O home after this, but we could hang out later in the week?
Sounds good, enjoy the game
After the game, someone had pushed a ball into his hands while people were milling around the court. He’d been laughing and joking with Toheeb and Kola and you’d been perfectly happy just watching him have a good time. He took his cap off and turned it around on his head so he could better line up his shot. You had been halfway through a conversation but god fucking damn your jaw near hit the floor when he bounced a little and the ball had travelled near half the length of the court and straight into the basket. Someone had been filming it and Kola had excitedly told him to tell the camera that it had been one take. By this point, you’d long given up on talking with your friend and she watched in amusement while your words had trailed off. She followed your gaze to the scenes on the court.
“That’s emmm… that’s pretty hot.”
“I’m not usually a men doing sports type of person. In that it normally doesn’t affect me in any kind of way.”
“How you feeling now?”
“Pretty fucking affected. Jesus.” You reached for your phone while the image and the thoughts were still fresh in your mind - though there was no doubt that the visual would be there for a very long time to come. 
That was insane. I truly hope you know how hot that was because I… I’m speechless.
With the rest of the court clearing out, you took your empty beer glasses and took one last look at Jason. He spotted you so you gave a quick glance around for potential photographers before very obviously fanning yourself with your hand. He laughed and winked.
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‘Sup, Chai! Studio Anon back at it again at their ramblings- tonight I’m feeling spicy, so why not talk about that once couple Viv’s stans froth at the mouth over: Stolitz.
I never really understood much of the appeal. Like- the trope of the commoner and the royal are fun to mess with, but those couples could work if you set them on equal grounds. There’s already a clear power dynamic set with those, so either find a solid middle area where the two could connect (ex. A runaway prince meets a cunning thief, an exiled prince meets a hermit, etc.) but you could work with the boundaries the relationship has so long as you can develop it.
But, uh- exactly where is that in Stolitz?
Stolitz already starts with an abusive power dynamic (yknow, the whole deal with the full moon and all it gross details) and it doesn’t do much to remedy that after. Stolas is a high, rich asshole who uses his status to fuck with/generally just fuck Blitz and that’s it. We never get to hear how Stolas does anything else with him- but Viv wants us to believe they care about each other? How?
Like, a scene, a moment, a glance into what those two act like without the guise of sex. And no, Ozzie’s doesn’t count since Blitz only brought Stolas along to get into the club (which is pretty fucking weird, btw. it’s a sex club, why is it just for monogamous couples? not really my point but yeah that’s weird.) and Stolas wanted to get Blitz to fuck him after so. There’s that.
It generally would’ve been better if they played up the power imbalance to really sell a more mature theme. I’m pretty sure they wanted something darker, so why not reinforce that power imbalance? Instead of Stolas being this “uwu soft baby owl boy” we could play him up as being a prince of hell. He’s immortal, he’s likely had several heirs but they’ve all died out (he’s probably outlived them but because Octavia looks so much like him he could coddle her in a sick, narcissistic way.) and only wants some fun in his life out of his boring work (which we never really see in the show, so I never really understood his placement).
Then, comes in Blitz.
Blitz, a runaway from the circus and wanting to start a new life by doing the impossible (starting a business is unheard of by imp standards iirc) and needs the book to get it going. How did he hear of the book? Hell if I know. It just happens, and he ends up sleeping with Stolas and admitting to his consort-wife he fucked him.
Stella in this pseudo-rewrite would also have a lot going on for her.
She knows she’s just another consort in a long list of others that Stolas had only to keep with heirs, but she wants her life to be meaningful. She wants to be a good mother. She wants to have a good life. She wants that high status Stolas likes to abuse so much because she’s been abused herself, by Stolas. She’s an asshole, sure, but it’s not like Stolas cares. It’s a loveless marriage, I’m sure everyone knew that.
But to be publicly embarrassed that an imp wormed his way into their bed (and Stolas, just for his imp fetish and excitement keeps Blitz around) causes a meltdown.
Then Stolas starts to see his world crash and burn as his once “obedient and boring” wife divorces him and wants custody of the child he so “adores”, IMP perhaps getting into earthly trouble due to their sloppy kills or misuse of the grimoire, and the goetia family beginning to finally gain emotion and life as Stolas’ life goes upside down.
But he doesn’t ever blame himself. He blames Stella, blames the family- hell, probably even blames Blitz because he doesn’t care about him more than just sex.
And that’s the only thing he really has a grasp on.
His impish little plaything.
JUST. Just imagine if that’s what Stolitz was: an unhealthy display of power and obsession. I’ve recently found some enjoyment writing these sorts of messed up power dynamics (similar to what I’ve written above but it’s a lot messier) and it kills me that Viv shows us a rape deal and expects us to go, “Wow!!! Such cute and wholesome gays!!!!” Like that was normal.
Use what you have, Viv. Make it fucked up. If you didn’t want your uwu yaoi ship to be so toxic, maybe rewrite it?
also ngl Stolas and Blitz designs make them look like they’re from two different shows and generally look ugly to me so the amount of ship art I’ve seen of those two make me laugh. like pick an attractive couple to make fanart and fanchildren for jfc. it’s sad.
This is a great writeup. It's frustrating how little it would take to make these two interesting, to make them likeable, but Viv just...doesn't.
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mimikittysblog · 11 months
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BFF! Heeseung: Your Ex Tries to Get You Back
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Synopsis: How each member of Enhypen would react when their best friend (who also happens to be their crush) has their ex trying to get them back.
Genre: Fluff with a tiny sprinkle of angst | headcanons
Jay - Jake - Sunghoon - Sunoo - Jungwon - Niki
.✧・゚: ✧・゚: ✧・゚: ✧・゚: ✧・゚✧.
Okay so I see bff! Heeseung being your childhood friend
Like you’ve been friends since diapers, parents being all close and all
You guys grew up together and were inseparable
You two actually always had a crush on each other
But as cliche as it is, you two were just too scared to say anything really
Not wanting to change or ruin your dynamic
So to get over your crushes y’all started dating other people
Your feelings also kinda went away when Hee went to I-LAND
He then debuted and your feelings continued to disappear
You guys still kept in touch tho!!!
Still bffs after all
After every episode you text or call Hee reassuring how amazing he is!!
But also to tease him sometimes
“LEE HEESEUNG STOP DOUBTING YOURSELF AND DEBUT DANGIT!!! YOU DESERVE IT!!”
“You looked so cute last episode trying to look intimidating lolol”
Thankfully your bff was able to debut and you actually got into your dream college
Where you eventually met your significant other (now ex)
After he debuted and after his first promotions ended his schedule finally calmed down just a bit
Enough to where he can properly hang out with you again
Here is when his feelings for you returned. Unfortunately..
You were already taken.
At first he approved of your significant other
I mean they seemed cool to him and you deserved someone like that
But as the relationship went on, and you started complaining to him about them more, he started to think
I could be better
Why are you with them anyway??
They don’t deserve you.
Why am I thinking thi- Ohhhh.. I like them again.. fuck.
Thankfully, you know your worth soon enough and after consulting with Hee about what you should do, you broke it off with them.
You go bestie 😘💅 proud of you!
Hee was over the moon honestly
Like now it’s time to go full on…
✨Lee Rizzeung✨
One problem…
He’s still too scared
🤦‍♀️
Damnit Heeseung
But after his feelings continue to grow he then became determined to eventually confess to you
Eventually…
Tonight it was one of your hang outs together
Heeseung suggested to go out and play some basketball with him
You weren’t much of a player but you’ll always agree to hang with your bff
As usual, hang outs with him were just filled with many good times and laughs
He also likes to tease you while playing since he is better than you at basketball
Its better if there is a height difference too
If he’s taller than you, he’ll just keep the ball up high
Just laughing while watching you trying to get the ball from him
However if you are taller, he’s still at an advantage cause he can move faster than you
Overall its just a fun time
That is until they suddenly showed up
Hee was about to shoot the ball, suddenly out of nowhere your ex caught the ball.
They looked at Hee with a blank stare then turned around to you
“Hey.. I missed you.”
“Can’t say the same” You reply
Saying Hee is annoyed and pissed would be an understatement.
Wtf is this prick doing here??
Your ex then reveals that they’re sorry and wishes to have you has theirs again
AAAH HELL NAAAHH!!!!
“Sorry dude. She’s taken.” Heeseung said out of nowhere
You, of course, are shock at Hee’s words cause as far as you know.
You aren’t taken.
“Oh yeah? By who?” Your ex asked
“Me.”
WEE WOO WEE WOO EXPLODING HEART ALERT!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL
Ngl you never thought this day would come.
Unbeknownst to him, your feelings for him also returned. So him saying that caused all sorts of different reactions.
One of them being: OWNDIOBDIEBHEBOKNIBEIUFLNIEBFOJ
Your ex then turned to you and asked if this was true.
You were still surprised at Hee’s words but eventually confirmed Hee’s statement
“Of course its true dingus.” Hee would say as he snatched his ball back
Which he then promptly shot a three pointer effortlessly.
Incredibly sexy of him. I know.
“You thought they would go back to you? Someone who never truly cared for them? Someone who only cares about themselves and their reputation? Dude you don’t even remember their birthday. Favorite color. Movie or any of their interests. What are their hobbies? Hmm?”
...Silence...
“Yeah thats what I thought. They deserves better than that. Better than you. And that happens to be me. So get out of here.”
Your ex made no effort to leave at first but then Hee did that thing where he pretended to throw the ball at their face just to make them flinch.
They of course flinched which also made you giggle and Hee to laugh
Feeling humiliated, they finally left.
Hee then looked at you and the realization of what he said finally crashed down on him.
His ears turned bright red and he tried to play everything off by shooting the ball again.
Missed this time tho. Lol.
“Did you mean that?” You asked
Hee then took a deep breath and decides it’s finally time. He turned around to you and confessed everything.
How he has always had a crush on you, how he was always jealous of your past partners, how much he wants to be with you, etc.
“..I’m in love with you Y/n.”
At first you had no reaction which scared him shitless.
Like he almost shat his heart out.
But then you broke out into a laugh and pulled him down into a hug.
“I’m in love with you too idiot.”
Relieved he returned the hug, laughing as well. Just happy to finally be with you.
“Sooooooo I’m your boyfriend now??”
“I sure hope so!!!!”
“Say no more.”
He then decided to be a cheesy lil shit and dipped you down and kissed you.
Hohoho im turning red imagining it 🫣
You both are just so happy.
Hee then took you out and got you some refreshing drinks.
Before the night ended you two just talked about your past together all your silly moments and oblivious moments to each others advances.
Realizing the both of you could’ve been together since you understood what feelings were
But honestly its okay, what matters is now.
And now you two are together, in perfect moments of your life, happy.
.✧・゚: ✧・゚: ✧・゚: ✧・゚: ✧・゚✧.
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ferretwhomst · 1 month
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putting this undwr a readmore not because it's triggering or anything but it's just Long and related to boards and i don't really want to see that when i scroll on my blog. anyways
not super thrilled about tomorrow. it's my french oral board exam and orals always send me into this horrible spiral because i tend to freeze up and overthink what i'm about to say and forget words at the worst possible time. it's too spontaneous for me !!! and as a guy with autism and anxiety, improvising is literally my Weakest link. well ok the roleplay always goes fine because a. you kind of have a set template as to how to reply, and b. you get 10 minutes to think about how you're going to respond before going into the exam. but that only counts for 10 marks; the full thing is 40 marks and the bulk of that is covered by the two topic conversations. it's a huge gamble as to what topics i get and if i get ones which i'm not super sure about i tend to fumble immensely
honestly when i think about the bigger picture i don't even know What i'm upset about. i scored really well in mocks (35/40) and even in the test series before that, the time i thought i TOTALLY FLUBBED the topic conversations, i still got 31/40. that's not a bad mark at all. i think my anxiety just exaggerates how badly i do on these and doubly so because french is one of my favorite subjects and i'm GOOD at it. but yeah. even without taking marks into consideration it's just really bothersome to me how unpredictable orals are, could Not be worse for my anxiety 😔
actually, i forgot to mention that during boards they don't even release timings for the orals. you just report to the classroom at the allotted time and who goes in what order is not revealed, at all, until that moment when they have to go in and answer the questions. which is total bullshit and as you can imagine is only making me more fucking terrified about tomorrow
also: the rest of my boards officially start on the 26th of april so why do french orals have to be shoved in my face so damn early :/ obviously it'll be nice to get it over with sooner, but if i fumble i'll have to sit and try to make peace with that for like 2 weeks extra?
ALSO also idk if i've talked about this here but my mom is really into vedic astrology and shit and ended up raising me to be the most superstitious and paranoid individual alive (everyone cheer for my undiagnosed probable ocd swag). and not only is mercury retrograde currently on but also tomorrow is amavasya/no moon day and both of these are supposed to be unlucky as hell And God I Am Scared. genuinely my paranoia gets so bad during this time of year whenever i do anything i start worrying about the worst case scenario. because bad stuff ALWAYS HAPPENS during mercury retrograde and i'm scared it'll happen tomorrow at the worst possible time ☹️ man i hate being superstitious why can't i just be whimsical
small win though: despite mercury retrograde, at least the printer worked tonight when i was printing out vocab sheets
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seedofjoseph · 1 year
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patroclus' funeral pyre
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Fandom: Far Cry 5
Relationship: Jacob Seed x M!Reader
Rating: E (explicit)
Words: 1000
@necrodancing666: I was just wondering if you were willing to do a Jacob/male reader who gets unalived somehow by the deputy (maybe saving him/taking a bullet for him) and Jacob just goes full-on feral and slowly stops listening to Joseph
"The Lord giveth, and the Lord t–"
"Nah," Jacob Seed shook his wearied head. "I don't wanna hear nothing from God tonight," he swallowed the sob threatening to spill out. "I wanna hear from you, Joseph."
He sniffed and swapped his sleeve – your jacket's sleeve – under his nose. Another lump was launched into his throat at the thought of your scent fading from your uniform and his mind. And that day could be the very next, the full moon already outshining the dying embers of your funeral pyre. 
"Then listen to me when I say this," Joseph Seed sought out his eyes, but found them closed. "I know your pain," he sighed, an almost human sound coming out of God's mouthpiece. "I know it intimately," he stroked the fading face of his late wife. "And I know it was all part of His plan–"
Jacob's jaw squeezed shut, suppressing another sob before he unhinged it to bark at his brother: "That's not what you said when he was alive," his voice was as vicious as that of a wounded beast. "That's not what you said to his face," he closed his eyes around the memory of your smile – the most beautiful he's ever seen – on the night of your wedding. 
Joseph had come up the mountain to preside over the small but no less sacred ceremony himself, and even shut up God to welcome you into his family as a brother-in-law, and not his child. On that night, and every night after, you were Jacob's Chosen One, not just another soldier. 
On that night, your husband carried you off to bed in his arms. You reminded him that you weren't a child, despite the decades between the two of you. You also drew his attention to his bad back, and how the heavy weight of your body was a strain on it. But he simply stretched it, cracked it, and bowed it before you. His knees snapped as he did so, but that didn't stop him from taking off your boots before slowly stripping you. From that position, he laid praise, pressing kisses on your thick thighs and your soft stomach. 
Nothing made you weaker than his coarse fingers fondling you, but nothing made you stronger than his words of praise. And nothing was more sinful than preparing himself with your precum, but nothing was more sacred than him stretching your insides.
That night, you watched him cry for the first time as you worshiped his wounds, old and new. That night, you saw through his scarred skin and into his welled-up eyes. And you knew Jacob Seed beyond the brutality he bandaged himself with. 
Since that night, you were his Chosen One. Wherever Jacob Seed went, you followed like a shadow. Whenever he had to swing his sword, you'd do his will like a red right hand. And when the junior deputy came to drag him to Hell with her, you shielded him from his faith with your own body. 
Jacob Seed was fully sobbing now, slamming the balcony doors shut, and sealing himself from the smell of your burning corpse. "You said the Gates of Eden were open to him, that he'd walk through them with or without me."
He fully faced him now, in the dim light of his desk lamp. "I was meant to be your sacrifice, not him. It was never meant to be him. It was only ever me. The deputy," he was laughing now, as bitter as the epiphany he was experiencing. "Your chosen one? Yeah, your Chosen One was meant to sacrifice me."
"You are not my sacrifice," Joseph raised his voice, rousing from the chair. "You never were my sacrifice. I've already made mine," he looked up towards the ceiling, crying out. "My Faith–"
"She's rollin' in her goddamn grave," Jacob spit out. 
"What?" Joseph's voice cracked, his eyes now returning from the heavens back to earth. "What did you–"
"You heard me," his own voice was as steady as ever. "And she hears you goin' 'round callin' other women by her name."
His trigger hand was fidgeting. "Brother–"
"Oh, so I'm your brother now? I wasn't your brother when I asked for the deputy. You made me ask God for forgiveness for that one."
"Jacob," he gritted his teeth and grabbed his trigger hand with the other. "Brother, I can't give her to you. She is not yours to take."
"And why's that? God change his mind 'bout her faith, too?"
"You’re mourning," he answered, solemnly. "Your pain has blinded you," he unclenched his fist, and relaxed. "When you open your eyes in the morning, you’ll see things as clearly as I do."
“Nah," the widower shook his wearied head again. "I see 'em right now," he sniffed the collar of your jacket and grounded himself in his grief. "Clear as day," He opened the balcony doors, then, the office doors: "Good night, sleep tight and get the fuck off my mountain."
"Good night, Jacob," his brother retained his composure even as he got the door slammed behind him.
That night, he let himself be weak. He let himself sink into your jacket, into your pillow. He let himself inhale the smoke from your funeral pyre and choke on his own cries. And, that night, celebrated your life by playing the memory of you back in his mind, behind his wet eyes. 
His memory of your eyes looking up into his, and they pooled with tears of joy instead of misery. While he was weak in the knees, you were strong as you got down on yours, choking on his cock. And you didn’t give up until your drool and his cum foamed around the rim of your mouth. That night, his spit-slick hand couldn’t even come close to the tightness of your throat. 
And on that night, he had a vision of his own. He saw you looking down on him from the heavens as he burned through the Bliss fields in search of your murderer. He saw you lighting his way through Holland Valley like the sun, leading him to her. And he saw you smiling at the sight of Joseph howling over her corpse, as he had over yours.
The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.
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five-rivers · 2 years
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Cult Division 1
A continuation of this series.
Cameron Daily ran Amity Park Police Department’s Cult Division.  
Phrasing it that was, honestly, pretty generous.  Ninety percent of the time it was him and his computer monitoring Amity Park’s religious social media and the Amity of Amity Park community forums.  Most of the time, the cults were harmless splinters of more established religions.  Just people trying to come to terms with the whole ‘ghosts are real’ thing.
Hell, technically speaking, he was part of a cult.  An extra dimension full of super powered and extremely violent dead people of various moralities wasn’t part of standard Episcopalian cosmology.
Anyway, most of the time his job was fairly laid back.  Low effort, low responsibility.  He did, however, have the ability to rope other people in if it looked like something bad was about to go down.  
Something was about to go down.  
Now, whether it was bad or not, he didn’t know, but since it was happening at midnight in the graveyard, he was going to play this cautiously.  Especially since the cult in question was one of the Phantom cults.  
Not to be judgemental, but the Phantom cults caused at least half of the cult problems.  From kidnapping Danny Fenton that one time to starting a fight with the more established churches over putting a religious statue of Phantom in Amity Park… okay, that was at least half on the Christians, but still.  The kidnapping thing still stood.
Plus, and he was saying this as someone who looked into a lot of cults, some of the Phantom cults were just downright creepy.  
Okay, anyway.  Time to call in help.  
“Hey!” he shouted across the room.  “Paterson!  Collins!  McGee!  I need your help with something!”
“I’m not interviewing any more cultists!” said Paterson.  “I’m out!”
“Stakeout and I’ll buy you pizza!”
“Changed my mind.  I’m in!”
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McGee thought he was okay with stakeouts.  He was a detective.  Undercover.  It was one of the tools in his box.  Part of the package.  A stereotype, even.  He’d gotten used to them long ago.  
But stakeouts in the backseat of Collins’s car were something awful.  There was never enough room.  Ever since the Fentons had come out with the ‘Fenton Freshener’ the vehicle had smelled perennially of limes and ozone, which went poorly with the oregano on the pizza.  There was always the chance that a ghost might come along.
Having Daily squeezed back there with him only made it worse.
“Having us stay out all night because a teenager called in a tip seems like overkill.”
“Not just any teenager,” said Daily, “Sophia LaMar.  She’s connected.  I’ve also got red flags on a bunch of social traffic and some of the Amity of Amity boards.  This is the real deal.”
“I thought you kept getting kicked from the Amity of Amity boards.”
“Yeah, that’s because I was accessing it from the police station.  Apparently they have something programmed to weed out the GIW.  I monitor the Amity boards from home, now."  He made a face.  “I still sometimes get kicked, those guys are really insistent on not being monitored by law enforcement, but–”
The door opened, making everyone jump.
“Move over,” said Danny Fenton, prompting Daily to scoot further into McGee’s space.  
“How do you do that?” demanded McGee.  “Do your parents know where you are?  It’s eleven.”
“Don’t you get tired of reacting that way?” asked Danny, sliding into the seat Daily had just vacated.  “Do you know what’s going on?”
“No.  You?”
“Just that some of the cult kids were really antsy about something, and the occult side of the Amity forums kept talking about how special the date is.”  He made a face.  “I don’t get it.  It isn’t like there’s a planetary alignment or a meteor shower or anything.  It isn’t even a new moon or a full moon.”
“Not all special dates have to do with astronomy,” said Paterson, playing with her binoculars.  “Any other messages?”
“Phantom he’s going to be out here tonight, in case whatever is going on is more magic ritual than graverobbing.  He’d like you not to shoot at him if he has to go fight the cultists over some kind of slavery spell or something.”
“And if it is graverobbing?” asked Collins, putting his coffee in the cup holder.  
“He’d rather you guys take care of it before they start digging.”
“Sure thing.”
“Great.  I can’t hang aroun– Oh, is that the new jalapeno and pepperoncini pizza from Spectral Slices?”
“Triple cheese,” said Daily, apologetically.  
“Ah, well.  You should try the ghost chili one, it’s to die for.”  Fenton climbed out of the car.  “Have a good night!”
McGee waited for him to be a good deal away.  “Why does no one else think a teenager hopping into a car in the middle of a stakeout at almost midnight weird?”
“We do think it’s weird,” said Paterson.  “But he is a Fenton.”
“Yeah,” said Collins.  “You have to make allowances.”  He leaned forward.  “I see something.”
“Oh, they’re wearing robes.  That’s cute,” said Paterson.  McGee would have to take her word for it, because in the back he could see approximately nothing.  “Probably a bad sign, though.”
“You’re telling me,” said Daily.  “Robes mean rituals, ritual action, means they’re serious about this.”
“Aren’t all cults serious about what they do?” asked Paterson.
“Sure, but it raises the stakes.  Do you know how hard it is to get teenagers to stick to a dress code?  Mom couldn’t even stop my sister from going out in a crop top.  Did you know–”
“Cameron,” groaned Paterson, “we’re trying to focus on the cult.”
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Danny watched the cultists from above.  He…  Okay, at first he’d thought that it was kind of fun, having cults.  Like a sort of fan club.  It was always nice to be appreciated.
Now, though?  Some, most, even, were still like fan clubs, but others were… pushy.  Always wanting things he couldn’t give them.  He tried to minimize interactions with them.  
He didn’t like the idea of one of those messing around with his grave.  Which.  You know.  Contained his dead body.  
Luckily, they didn’t seem to be breaking out any shovels or knives or weird books or chants.  Maybe they just wanted to say some prayers?
One of the cultists took out a large folded sheet from under their robe.  Were they having a picnic or something?  The cultists unfolded it.  
Danny had just enough time to see the circle sewn into it before he was suddenly in the midst of the cultists, floating above the circle.  
“Oh my gosh,” he said.  “Was I just summoned?  Was that what that was?”
The cultists start to celebrate.  
.
“Oh no,” said Collins as a very familiar dot of light appeared in the middle of the graveyard.  “Looks like things just went wrong.”
Paterson dropped her binoculars.  “Did he just get summoned?”
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one-coming-is-enough · 5 months
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I wanna hear about your beef with Mr. Claus, if you don't mind.
I've been sleeping on this ask for a minute, and it's time, honestly. I've had such a busy holiday season already, it's crazy! I mean, this year in addition to all the zombies, I'm trying to get through the training videos for taking over Hell, and they're meandering, awkward, and full of incoherent jargon. It's just a lot!
But the 6th was St. Nicholas's Day, and tonight it's Hanukkah, so I should definitely answer this one.
St. Nicholas is a decent guy, if a little stiff-necked. His thing is giving dowries to poor women so they don't have to go into sex work. And also bringing poor children back to life after they're sold for stew meat.
(Also, he was the one who proposed at the Council of Nicea that Easter be celebrated on the first full moon after the spring equinox, which tied it to the solar calendar instead of the lunar calendar. Granted, this was to reduce the Jewish influence on the religion, but it also made it easier for Me to celebrate Passover, and I really like Passover.)
So St. Nicholas Day ends up being a day where, instead of finding the nearest whore and offering to fund her marriage (sex work is work), you give money and presents to children. You can see the connection, yeah? Make sure kids have what they need growing up and they won't go hoing to make ends meet. Or have to be made into stew.
Meanwhile, we have this spirit over in the East called Ded Moroz, or Grandpa Frost. He's just, like, an old guy who freezes stuff. He'll take your kids if they wander out in the cold like you told the little bastards not to do.
And because of cultural drift, the duties of Ded Moroz get shifted over to Odin, another dude from the East. Originated somewhere between the steppes of Mongolia and Turkey, as far as anyone knows, finally made his way to Sweden and even the British Isles. Odin is now the Yulefather, the freezer of water and collector of the dead in the dying part of the year. Makes sense, because He's a wind god, since air is the element connected with Spirit at this time. (This is true for Hebrew and Latin, too! Pneuma and ru'ach.)
Well, the church doesn't like that Ded Moroz is a spooky guy who takes souls, decides he's a demon. But people like their Ded Moroz a lot. So now, instead of being a demon who takes souls, he's... Well, who do we have that's also from the East, Turkey specifically, and who is associated with giving or taking something, especially regarding children?
We have St. Nicholas! Who gives children presents instead of taking their souls, and coincidentally can calm the storm (of wind) that so often takes the souls of those lost outside in the cold. And his holiday is just under 20 days before Yule Xmas it's Christmas now. (Or, Yuletide. You know, whatever. Sheol is Hades now, who gives a shit.)
So it all gets kinda muddled up. Odin, St. Nick, Ded Moroz. Father Frost, Father Solstice, Father Christmas.
Well, I'm hanging out in the Holy Roman Empire, and I hear about this guy known as Sinterklaas. I think it's my old buddy and trusted employee Nicholas of Myra, who as far as I know has been buying, freeing, and funding the education and/or startups of slaves for as long as that's been possible. (He has six to eight African guys he ended up hiring on as assistants.) And I hear he's giving out not just coins and oranges, which prevent scurvy, but also toys and candy. And Nicholas of Myra is a good man, but he had zero sense of humor or fun and would never give a kid candy ("it rots your teeth, at least have an orange").
So I track down this Klaus, whom the kids also call Kris Kringle. I hear the kids have been doing all sorts of weird rituals to him, like the Spanish Yule log that shits candy, or the little pooping guy they hide in the Nativity scene (also Spanish, now that I think about it. What the fuck did the Inquisition do to people's brains over there?). And that he has a creepy BDSM goat called the Krampus for an assistant, who's in charge of dealing out the punishment to bad kids (that one's German and I thought it was just, like, the nation's id or something).
And he's smol. I mean, this guy is fucking Thumbelina sized. Roughly round, jolly as fuck, red fur trimmed in white, pointy toque beanie to match, and a miniature sleigh with eight tiny reindeer. Telltale pointed ears. Sparkling all over like they do.
Eight transmuted beings. Sleipnir (Dasher), Shiva and Baal Marquad (Dancer, Prancer), a kitsune (Vixen), a fallen star (Comet), Eros Himself (Cupid), and Thunder and Lightning -- Thor and Loki. Donner and Blitzen.
It's an entire Neil Gaiman novella of folks who've, I dunno, lost some kind of bet to him.
Okay. So he's one of The Neighbors. Gotta be careful.
I greet him like he's my old buddy Nicholas. I ask him how the soul collection is going and ask to see his inventory. He demurs, but I remind him that I'm his boss and they'll all come to Me eventually anyway. I just want to see if I think he ought to put any back. Oh, and can I just scan your company badge so I can establish that you made your check-in?
Well, I'm bluffing really hard, but he doesn't know that. He says he lost it. I tell him I'll wait with the souls until he gets back -- actually, whoa, looks like he's got a full load there. I'll take them in Myself.
That's when he laughs and says, "Well, Jesus, looks like You caught Me fair and square tonight. But how's about you and I make a deal? I'll spread Your Word and tell children to be good. And I will tell them to give to others all year round, because that's the spirit of Christmas. If they are good all year round, doing what their parents say, I will give them presents. If they are not good all year round -- which is to say, they don't do what their parents tell them to earn Christmas presents -- I will not give them presents. Fair?"
Note the wording carefully. Note where there's an and, and where there's not an and.
This works for a while. And then this song comes out.
Something seems wrong if kids are getting Santa presents according to the wealth of their parents, not their goodness over the year.
Then I find out that the primary metric by which Santa distributes presents is no longer behavior, but belief.
Not in Me.
In SANTA CLAUS.
I storm into his North Pole office yelling idolatry and he's got a fucking elven lawyer underlining shit. He didn't convert. He only promised to encourage charity. He didn't promise presents for charity, it's just for kids doing what their parents say they need to in order to get gifts, and right now that's belief in him.
I'm fucking steamed and he points out that I do exactly the same thing. Instead of doing good works or seeing the Divine in others regardless of social status or even fighting for equality here on Earth, Heaven has gotten twisted around to the point where believing in Me alone -- not what I stand for, which at this point can be nearly anything, but just the idea that I existed and did the Thing -- is considered sufficient acceptance criteria.
And I can't argue with that but I hate it. I hate that it's come to that. I hate what My section of Heaven looks like these days. I personally have been pleading for them to enact stringent, clearer, and above all objective metrics of entry, but I'm outnumbered in My own 5D connected consciousness in that opinion!!!
So. Fuck that guy. I'd literally rather you just worship Odin for Yule flat-out than fuck with Santa Claus, because at least He has solid advice for living and a comprehensive afterlife system.
I don't know what Santa Claus is doing with all that belief except get bigger, and it really scares Me.
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hrefna-the-raven · 2 years
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The Aftermath (Chapter 4)
Chapter 4 - White wolf
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You chuckled quietly as you approached Chris Hackett's car, spotting the decal of the camp's motto first. Yeah what doesn't kill me, better runs faster than me tonight, you thought to yourself. With all that happened during the last hours you sure as hell were going to survive this night and better get a goddamned good explanation from the sheriff for all of this. You sat there in silence on the passenger seat, casting an occasional glance at Travis who was driving down route 919 with you in his brother's car.
"So what did happen six years ago?", you asked hesitantly, not daring to disrupt that newly found peace.
Travis swallowed down a lump his throat, feeling torn between the bond to his family and the love for you. He should spill out the truth, it would free him from years of avoidance and the sting of guilt but, for the sake of his family he was bound to keep the secret as well. His family did betray him though, thoughts emerging from the back of his mind, thoughts of his mother shouting at him, blaming him for the curse even though he could have never prevented it. No, wouldn't he have been with you, he would have definitely died in that explosion, he would have burnt to death, but fate had other plans for him that night, being with you kept him safe, his inner vision cleared and with the fog of yearslong abuse and guilt, he finally understood that you were not the cause of the curse but the cure. You saved him that day and he would return the favour tonight, saving not just what was left of his family but also you.
"While we...uhm...were you know", he gestured his right hand vaguely in your direction, "being together, Hank went out to that freak show, apparently a fire was spreading there and he...he..."
"It's okay", you put a hand on his thigh, trying to reassure him that you'd stay with him from now on if he'd let you.
"He died", he let out a deep sigh, "the boy of that freak show witch, Silas the wolf boy, he got out of his cage and he bit-"
"Your family?", you intervened, hoping to lessen the pain if you'd be the one to voice the words, "and you're hunting him to free your family from the curse."
"Every full moon we were out there looking, every single one.", the tone of his voice changed slightly, "Now the son of a bitch is finally here!"
Hope ran through Travis' veins again. He continued the road, heading towards the glade where that Harum Scarum circus opened six years ago. He was sure that Silas could be found there. It was the last place he'd been with his wicked witch mother, he was nothing but a feral boy, he'd instinctively come back to the last place he'd known as some sort of home. If Travis would have talked to you long ago, he'd probably have thought of this sooner, but your mere presence gave him wings. The chain of his family's bleak chokehold broke as soon as you were back in his life, you freed him from his own prison, you were the sun, the vitality of a new day and he would wake up to the warmth of a survived night tomorrow...with you in his arms.
"So how do we gonna find him just driving down the middle of the roa-"
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You were interrupted by a heave thump on top of the car whose coachwork shook violently as a consequence. While Travis struggled to regain control over the vehicle again, you observed the dents forming in the roof of the car as the creature forcibly tried to smash its way inside. The car suddenly made a quick violent move towards the left, Travis' head hit his side of the window so fast leaving him with no time to react, the impact rendering him unconscious immediately. Your arm went up in reflex, absorbing the forces of the impact and sparing you a spontaneous trip to dreamland. You grabbed the wheel, the creature still laying into the car's roof.
"Travis! Travis", panic began to rise within your chest, " come on, get it together!" you screamed while trying to keep you on the road.
Travis groaned before his eyes shut open and his head fell backwards on the headrest.
"I got it, I got it! Just get down!", he shouted at you while retaking control of the wheel.
Your eyes darted up to the dents in the roof and then to the handbrake.
"Hold on!", you warned him, putting on the handbrake.
The wheels of the car squealed as it halted abruptly, throwing the creature far ahead on the pavement where its body stopped after a few rolls forwards. The headlights shone straight on it, rendering everything around it in complete darkness, illuminating the deadly but hurt creature in an absurdly godly manner.
"GOOO!", you screamed from the top of your lungs, but Travis had the same idea and was already speeding towards the beast, the car driving over it with a muffled thud before stopping.
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Travis and you looked out of the back window at the same time, but there was nothing.
"Where did it go?!", your eyes darted around in panic, "it can't just disappear like that!", you almost screamed now.
Travis cupped your cheek, turning your head towards him.
"He'll be nearby, we'll get him", he placed a gentle kiss on your forehead.
You could feel his hands trembling slightly, he was anxious, radiating the nervous apprehension of tonight's outcome. You nodded, taking the shotgun and left the car, never taking your eyes of the bushes on the side, straining your ears for any suspicious sounds forming in the darkness. Travis guided you down a tiny path on the side of the road. Your feet stopped at a fork in the path, looking up straight ahead, your torch lighting up the space between the trees on a ridge where you spotted a burnt down circus caravan. There was barely anything left of it anymore, just the wheels overgrown with moss attached to the floor and one single broken wooden pillar sticking out. It was begrimed with soot, sticking out in contrast to the mossy green of the wheels.
"This...this is all that's left", Travis broke the silence.
Your lips formed a silent "oh my god", your imagination raging with images of what possibly happened six years ago. It felt as if your heart stopped beating, just thinking about the tragedy that happened here, taking the lives visitors, the carnie and Hank while neither Travis nor you didn't notice anything of it as his radio was switched off and you were too preoccupied with living out your suppressed desires. After getting knocked out by his father and having that little chitchat with his mother, whom you still mentally punched in her face for how she treated her son, you began to perceive why he suddenly avoided you. You ideated about Travis being with those lovely parents at least every full moon, hearing the same reproaches every month at least once, clobbered by their pain and false accusations until he actually acknowledged them as the absolute truth. You got to know the sheriff pretty well over time, even apart from that one lust filled night, you got a glimpse behind his stern and grumpy mask and you found a bleeding heart, withering at the lack of love in his life. A deep angry growl on Travis' right made him jump, his hands immediately reaching for his gun. You aimed the shotgun in the same direction, awaiting his instructions. He gave you a quick nod and you both snuck back on back, covering each other, towards the growl that turned into an aching pant. As the threatening sound grew louder, a den of larger twigs and branches appeared in front you. The moon light shone bright due to the lack of trees around and in the middle of the den rested the creature, its back turned towards you. Its chest heaved heavily at every breath and the gurgles and pants escaping its throat pierced your heart. It was hurt, in pain, maybe even crying. It reminded you of the dog you had while you lived at your parents place, many many years ago before you even joined the army. On its last days, the sickness of your dog, you had named him Chet despite your parents protests, was lying in his little cushioned basket, making the same sounds before it took its final breath in pain after months of sickness and failed treatment. You felt the same pang of guilt and sadness, this creature was just an animal, a very wild and dangerous one, but still just an animal acting on its instincts and outside of nights of a full moon, it was but a boy that never learned to grow up and live with humans and their way of life. You hesitated, you couldn't just kill Silas, he was just a boy and now, he was just a scared animal.
"My poor boy", the voice of the ghost resounded around you, making you jump.
"What's wrong?", Travis asked.
"I...I...he's just a scared animal...", you stammered, "Travis, how can we do this?"
Travis stood there dumbfounded, with mouth agape, not believing the words he just heard. The cause of his family's curse, the cause of him avoiding you, the love of his life, would not be lifted because you felt...pity for this destructive beast. He felt nauseous all over sudden, his vision blurred and an anger rose in him.
"Shoot you stupid girl!", he urged you, "do you think he'll have pity for us as soon as he notices us?", he unlocked his gun, pointing it towards Silas.
But the moment he saw your expression twist into a state of shock, Travis realised what he actually just said.
"Shit, shit shit!", he lowered his weapon, starting to walk in circles, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, please", he fell on his knees in front of you, "please just end this, I can't take this anymore, please, don't betray me", he sobbed.
You cast a glance at him, the stern sheriff never budging from any opportunity to immure his feelings, was on his knees in front of you, in the middle of the forest, sobbing, crumbled down to pile of despair over the last six years, begging you to kill this creature and end the curse or, it seemed, it would end his life. Your eyes darted between Travis and Silas, lingering on the latter. You swallowed down your guilt, aimed the shotgun at him and pulled the trigger. The creature squalled in pain, writhing and cramping before Silas slipped into his endless sleep, surrounded by nature and killed by Travis' saviour, his sun, his vitality of a new day and he definitely would wake up to your warmth tomorrow.
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It starts with an innocuous job, the two of them break into this rich lord's house and steal a magical pendant. They are young and brash but no less skilled.
The plan goes off without a hitch. That isn’t what this story is about.
Now they weave through a busy city. Despite the late hour, some kind of party is still going strong. Someone hands Lizzie a warm glass of cider and passes Ren a wrapped sandwich they pass through.
She doesn’t remember the name of this city, Camia? Cradia? Something like that. It's beautiful whatever it's called, brightly decorated in a wide array of colors.
“Any idea what they're celebrating?” Lizzie sips her cider, it’s quite possibly the best thing she's ever had.
“Maybe harvest? It's the right time of year.”
“Yeah, plus all the fields are empty.”
She downs the last of her drink, leaving the mug on a low stone wall.
“What's the plan for tonight? Sneak into one of the barns? Don’t really want to show our faces at any of the taverns just in case.”
Ren gestures to the woods just outside of town, “Let's just camp in the forest. Probably best if we don't stay in town very long.”
Lizzie nods, “It's a nice night. Moons nearly full anyways.”
The night air is pleasant, crisp but not uncomfortably so. They walk for a while in companionable silence until Ren stops. Focused on something just off the path.
“Did you hear that?”
Lizzie is aware that her hearing is below average. She is also very aware that Ren’s hearing is abnormally good. She does not ‘hear that’. In fact, she doesn't hear anything.
“No? It’s pretty quiet.”
“I heard my name. From the woods.”
They both stand still for a moment, holding their breath. Sure enough, faintly, from deep within the trees a voice calls out.
“Ren!” Whoever it is, they sound heartbroken, voice cracking around the shape of his name.
Before Lizzie can stop him, Ren takes off in the direction of the voice.
Obviously, she follows, the two of them crashing through the forest. Lizzie does her best to stay on his heels but Ren has always been faster than her.
She chases after him for what feels like hours, calling for him to stop. But he runs with a single-minded focus, following the voice that still calls out.
Until he stops so abruptly that she crashes into him.
“Dude, what the hell?” She asks, doubled over and taking heaving breaths.
After a long moment, Ren doesn’t respond. He stands frozen as if in a trance, staring towards a perfect ring of stones.
In that perfect ring of stones stands a woman. Everything about Her hums with power. Her wings remind Lizzie of a dragonfly, flitting and buzzing as She talks.
“Dear Knight. I've missed you so.”
She looks like Lizzie.
She looks like Lizzie, like an awful second-hand collection of her traits. Her eyes are both blue, but darker than hers ever were. Her hair is a pale pink done up in intricate braids, topped with a crown of thorny roses.
The woman holds out a hand, carefully within the circle.
“It's been so long sir Knight. What has kept you?”
Ren takes a step forward as if pulled by some invisible string.
“What are you doing? Stop!” In a panic, Lizzie grabs his hand to pull him back.
In that moment something she doesn’t understand breaks. Pulls taught and shatters with an audible snap. Ren frowns, almost confused. He looks around the clearing then at Lizzie and Not-Lizzie.
“What do you want, foul beast?” Ren spits at the Fey, taking another step back to stand with Lizzie.
“That is no way to speak to your Queen, dear Knight.” She croons at him. Serene smile ruined by sharp teeth.
“I am no knight and I serve no Queen. You deceitful creature.”
Her smile drops suddenly. The air around them seems to stand still.
“If you insist on behaving so beastly, Sir Knight, then so be it.”
The fey waves a dismissive hand towards him, Lizzie feels her hair stand on end, smells iron and sap and ash.
Standing in the place of her best friend is a dog. Calling him a wolf is a stretch, though he is certainly large. Long fur and pointed ears.
Ren shakes his new form, as if settling into new skin. The fey whistles, low and beckoning. He pads over Her, tail tucked between his legs.
Before he can step over the stones, Lizzie finds her voice.
“Wait! I want to make a deal.”
The Queen turns towards her, so fast it jostles her crown. She smiles with Lizzie’s face, it stretches too wide, showing sharp teeth. She’s paid no mind to Lizzie this whole time, wholly focused on Ren.
Now, Her attention presses down on her shoulders like Atlas with the sky.
“Is that so?” She laughs, “The girl wants to make a deal! What could you possibly have to offer me? A name perhaps?”
Lizzie takes a deep breath.
“I offer you one favor. In exchange, you’ll turn my friend back and we both get to leave.”
The Shadow Queen, in this moment Lizzie does not know her title (But she will soon learn) Considers this for a moment. She taps one long, sharp, nail against her chin.
“Just one favor? Oh but he’s been so Rude,” The woman who looks like Lizzie croons, “calling me such cruel things. Do you really see me as beastly?”
“You turned my friend into a dog!” She gestures towards Ren.
“A kindness. He's still alive!” Ren growls from where he's sat just outside Her circle. She growls back so loudly it rattles Lizzie’s bones. He backs down, the Queen turns back to Lizzie.
“You owe me, for being so generous. I only turned one of you into a dog after all.” Not-Lizzie laughs, “In exchange for returning the good Knight to his proper self. You will grant me seven wishes, to be carried out when I so choose.”
“Seven favors and you’ll turn him back. Then we’re free to go.”
She nods, “Do we have a deal, Rose Bud?” The Queen holds out Her hand, Lizzie's hand.
Lizzie takes it.
All at once a splitting pain blooms across her collarbone, she cries out but the Queen doesn't let go. After what feels like hours but was likely only a moment, she looks down.
A collection of flowers claws up toward her neck, settled just under her skin. Seven closed buds sealing her fate.
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Pairing: Steo
Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Theo Raeken, Isaac Lahey
Words: 3177
Prompt: @steodiscord Steo Spooktober Scare Dare, I wanted to do more, but here we are.
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There's No Such Thing as Werewolves
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There’s few things in life that Stiles can say no to. A dare certainly isn’t one of them. In fact, that’s a guarantee to make sure Stiles does something. His best friend Isaac daring him to walk through the preserve alone with nothing but a flashlight wasn’t going to scare him off. Stiles can’t turn down a challenge. Plenty of teenagers have done it. Hell, it’s almost something of a tradition in Beacon Hills. Kids daring their friends to take a moonlight stroll. 
Because there’s something different about the woods in his town. Supposedly, it’s full of feral supernatural creatures like werewolves and coyotes. While Stiles has never seen any for himself, his father has gotten plenty of calls at the station about it. Snarling sounds and four-legged creatures with glowing eyes chasing them. His dad mostly thought they were prank calls. But eventually enough parents raised a fuss about it that the preserve is now off limits at night. 
Good thing Stiles doesn’t plan on getting caught. He’s going to waltz through the preserve until Isaac tells him to stop. And since he has no sense of direction during the day, Stiles is going to use his phone’s GPS to get back out. He also can’t wait to shove it in Isaac’s face that there’s no such thing as werewolves. His best friend swears up and down that he saw red, glowing eyes when Jackson made him go over the summer. 
Stiles is a logical being, he knows that most animal’s eyes reflect light when it’s dark, making it appear like they’re glowing. Filled with anxiety and adrenaline, Isaac probably only thought they were red. Just fear messing with your brain and making you see things that aren’t there. It makes sense. It’s logical. 
Occam’s Razor, the simplest explanation is often the right one. 
“So how long do I have to do this for?” Stiles asks, getting out of the passenger seat. 
“Why?” Isaac’s head pops up above the car. Leaning on the roof, he drums his hands, “scared already?” 
Stiles couldn’t roll his eyes harder if he tried, “no, jackass. I’m not scared. I would like to make it home before my dad does.”
The cheeky grin on his best friend’s face falls a bit, “okay, yeah. That’s a fair point. I’ll check on you in an hour. That’ll give you enough time in there and plenty to get home.” Isaac gives him a look that he can’t quite read. Almost weary. “Watch your step,” his best friend offers before disappearing back into his car. 
If you’re going to be all worried about it now, maybe you shouldn’t have dared him in the first place. With a sigh, Stiles checks his phone, the digital numbers telling him it’s eleven-fifteen. His father should be home somewhere around two. Time to get this over with. Tapping the button on the screen, Stiles turns on his flashlight and steps into the preserve. It’s quieter than he thought it’d be. Then again, if some giant beast with a beam of light was trampling through his home, Stiles would cease all movement and sound too. He walks on a little mindful of where he steps in case there’s an actual animal trying to sleep. 
Three times. 
Stiles has nearly killed himself tripping over a root three fucking times. The light from his phone is only doing so much and the full moon isn’t making it through the thick trees. Fuck the streetlights, he stopped seeing light from that who knows how far back. Forget the werewolves, if Stiles dies tonight, it’s going to be from his severe lack of coordination. This was such a stupid idea. Luckily, his GPS will be able to lead him back because retracing his steps is going to be next to impossible. 
A racoon darts in front of him. “Jesus!” Stiles shrieks, nearly dropping his phone on the ground when he jumps. He laughs to himself, palm on his chest as he tries to calm his heart. It was just a fucking racooon. Racoons are normal to see at nighttime. Man, he’s gotta get a grip on himself. 
Checking his phone again, Stiles notices two things. One, it’s now midnight. His hour is almost up. Which is great because if he almost kisses one more fucking spider, he’s going to freak out. The second makes him groan in annoyance. A great big, red ‘x’ where his signal bars should be stares him in the face. It’s a good thing Isaac told him how long because it’s not like Stiles can get or make calls right now. 
“Fucking fantastic,” Stiles grumbles to himself. Fuck this, he shines his light around trying to figure out if he should keep going. No. He’s heading back. With no service, if Stiles gets hurt, he’s fucked. His father will definitely kill him if he gets hurt over a fucking dare. Turning on his heel, Stiles scrolls through his phone to pull up his GPS so he can get the hell out of here. 
Not thinking about it, when the page opens, it doesn’t load. “Fuck,” he draws out the worn on a groan, hanging his head back. “Of course the GPS won’t work. There’s no signal, dumbass.” Stiles curses to himself again, stomping- hopefully- back the way he came. Maybe if he gets back far enough, he’ll pick up signal again. Especially because after a minute or two of walking, an uncomfortable shiver works its way down his spine. 
He’s being watched. 
“Don’t be ridiculous,” Stiles scoffs, “nothing is out here but pissed off squirrels because you woke them up.” A twig snaps behind him. Stiles pauses for the smallest of seconds. Hair rises on the back of his neck. He doesn’t like this at all. Stiles walks a little faster, “nope. Not about to get impaled by a deer for you, Is. If I got too close to your family, I’m sorry,” he says as though the animal will understand. “I didn’t mean to. I just can’t see shit.” Maybe it’s mostly to calm his nerves from irrational thought. 
Another twig snaps and something snarls.
Deer definitely don’t make that sound. 
Fear freezes Stiles’ body in place despite his brain screaming at him to run. The sound happens again. A bit softer this time. More like a growled warning. No idea how he knows that except that he just does. Stiles gets the scary feeling that if he takes another step, he’s dead. But he can’t just not move. So against his better judgment- maybe some part of him wants to see if he can fight it off or outrun it- Stiles slowly turns around. No sudden movements, just carefully see- a black wolf with red glowing eyes is staring right at him. 
“Oh my god,” Stiles shouts, turning and running in the other direction. 
A vicious roar sounds off behind him, vibrating his chest. That shouldn’t be that loud. That should not be that fucking loud. His lungs ache, burn in their desperate attempt to keep him moving. To get Stiles away from the danger that is undoubtedly getting closer. He can feel it breathing down his neck. That also shouldn’t be possible. 
If Jackson could see him now. Running blindly through the dark faster than ever and not falling over. He’d make first line for sure. 
The wolf nips at his heel. Not enough to hurt; another warning. How does he just know this? The action was enough to spook him though, causing Stiles to lose his balance. Tumbling face first into the dirt with a hard thud. He groans, spitting out dirt and rubbing his nose. He’s going to die. Stiles is going to die because of a stupid dare. There’s no chance to scramble to his feet to try and run away again. The wolf has a hold of his ankle. Sharp fangs simply prevent escape, they’re not even breaking skin. 
When it lets go, the wolf snorts, nudging Stiles’ leg. When he doesn’t move, the wolf does it again, clear in its intention for him to roll over. He shouldn’t. Stiles is more than aware that he shouldn’t. Wiping the dirt from his chin, he rolls onto his back. No sooner is he flat against the earth is the wolf on top of him. Towering over him with a paw on either side of Stiles’ face, fully encasing his body. 
Without the help of his phone, that fell who knows where, the only thing Stiles can really see are the scarlet orbs watching him. The branches of the trees are a little more sparse, so some moonlight trickles through. It’s not nearly enough. All he can properly make out are those eyes just observing him. Why is the wolf just looking at him? Shouldn’t it be eating him by now? His heart is making a valiant attempt at escaping his chest currently. Stiles doesn’t have the first clue what he’s supposed to do. 
He wiggles, just a tiny bit, only trying to get the twig that’s digging into his spine to move so that he can think straight. Which was exactly the wrong thing to do. The wolf snarls, fangs wrapping around Stiles’ throat, breaking the skin just a touch. Enough that it stings. Frozen. Stiles freezes on the spot. Other than the small tremors of fear wracking his frame, Stiles doesn’t move a muscle. Doesn’t even breathe. He falls completely pliant to the wolf. 
He’s so fucked. 
But the wolf, seemingly satisfied with the submission, releases him at least. Rearing its head back, it howls at the sky. Stiles hasn’t the slightest idea what that could mean. But it can’t be good. Wolves howl to signal their location to the rest of the pack. Did it just tell the others where to find dinner? 
Oh god. 
The wolf ducks its head, cold nose bumping Stiles’ sweat-slick, hammering pulse. Then it licks him. Long tongue brushing along his skin. “H-Hey,” Stiles swats at the wolf. Yes, because he’s not in enough danger he needs to hit the thing and piss it off. “That’s sweat, not real salt. Stop licking me,” he tries to shove the wolf. Let’s try pushing a brick wall next, probably have better luck. “I- I’m skin and bone,” Stiles tries to reason with the wolf, fully processing his ludicrousness. But he just can’t stop. “I’m not a suitable meal, okay?” 
The licking doesn’t stop and the wolf huffs in a way that almost sounds like an animal trying to laugh. Which is even more ridiculous. But then, the tongue gets shorter, the weight on him heavier as the licks turn to nips and a mouth sucking against his skin. What the- Stiles moans, blunt teeth biting the crook of his neck. 
“Not a meal, sweetheart,” a- very attractive- male’s voice chuckles. Now is really not the time to be thinking about how good his voice is. Stiles’ limbs lock up, working much better than his brain. This can’t be happening. “A mate. Mine,” he rumbles, stubble burning Stiles’ neck.
This isn’t happening. 
Yeah, that’s it. When Stiles fell, he must’ve hit his head too hard and is now unconscious whilst being eaten. That’s totally it. His brain providing some weird dream so he doesn’t feel himself being torn apart. 
Another moan tears through Stiles’ throat. The guy pushing his hips down until Stiles’ legs open. Allowing him to grind his very hard dick against Stiles. 
“Not a dream, sweetheart,” the once wolf mumbles, hands curling into the hem of Stiles’ shirt.
Warm fingers brush his skin and Stiles is painfully aware of the fact that he’s just letting this happen. Fangs graze the crook of his neck, biting into his skin until he feels a little trickle, “no,” Stiles shoves the guy’s chest, surprised when he actually backs off. 
“But I thought- you ran,” he says, like that’s an explanation. 
“Yeah, I ran,” Stiles sits up, scooting back for good measure. His hand comes up to his neck, grateful that there’s only a little wetness to his fingers. “A wolf was trying to eat me, of course I ran. I was terrified! You snuck up on me.” His eyes have mostly adjusted to the dark. Not enough to see completely, but he can more or less make out the guy- the very naked guy- across from him. The shadows cover the important bits. But not his face, which as gorgeous as it is, looks extremely upset. 
For no reason Stiles can place, he’s put off by the fact that the guy is upset. And the fact that Stiles isn’t more upset that he was bitten hard enough to draw blood. Stiles realizes that he should certainly be more put out about this whole thing. But he has this weird curiosity. More wanting to know what the fuck is going on than he is concerned about his wellbeing. None of it makes any sense, but that’s all Stiles currently has to offer.  
“No, no, I didn’t,” he scoots barely an inch closer. “I snapped that twig so you’d know exactly where I was. You didn’t see me, so I broke another one.” Bangs flop over his eyes when he shakes his head, “I’d never want to scare you, sweetheart.”
“Okay, that too,” Stiles holds a hand up, “I don’t even know your name and yet you keep calling me sweetheart. You don’t know me.” 
The guy takes a deep breath. Not from irritation, like he’s trying to keep himself in control. The ruby color keeps flickering too. “Theo,” he says, hands digging into his thighs in efforts not to move. “My name’s Theo. And you’re my mate.” 
“How do you know what?” Stiles scoffs, “I don’t even know what that means!”
“Think of it like a soulmate. All supernatural creatures know their mates by scent,” Theo explains. “I snapped the twing so that I could shift and talk to you about it. But then you ran,” the word is growled, emphasized by the glowing red color intensifying. Theo shakes his head again.
“Who in their right mind wouldn’t run from a snarling wolf?” Stiles slaps his thighs, utterly exasperated with the other guy’s reaction. “I thought I was going to die!”
“Running is considered an invitation to werewolves,” Theo states. He must see the crickets chirping in Stiles’ brain because the wolf continues, “think of it like a challenge. Someone wanting to see if the other is worthy enough of being their mate by giving chase. Seeing if their mate can catch them.” 
“So me running away-”
“Kicked in every single instinct I have to claim my mate. It’s done with a bite to your neck. And don’t worry, my fangs didn’t go in far enough.” Theo’s nails dig into his thighs again, “but it’s why it’s incredibly hard for me to just sit here while you’re all the way over there-” okay, he’s like two feet away max- “smelling like someone else.” Stiles can’t even begin to unpack that. “It’s even worse because of the full moon. It heightens everything. But, as much as it pisses my wolf off, I’m not going to force you into anything. Just because I’m a werewolf doesn’t mean I’m an animal.” 
Which is very true. Theo listened to him when he said no. But Stiles can’t shake the feeling of wanting to make Theo feel better. Happy. Can’t shake the annoyance that he’s the cause of Theo’s distress. Even more so that given what he’s seen so far, Stiles is inclined to believe him. He’s smart as hell. Stiles isn’t going to ignore evidence when it’s laid out right in front of him. 
“So, does that mean you don’t live out here in the woods?”
“What? No,” Theo almost laughs, finally looking at him again. “I live in town. Graduated early and now I’m working towards getting my degree online. I wanted to be able to stay closer to my pack. Helps the bond.”
Stiles looks at Theo. Really looks at him. He’s very easy on the eyes. Which is a nice bonus to be honest. And he hasn’t really done anything to hurt him. Stiles honestly doesn’t think he could. Which is just another thing. Throughout this entire ordeal, Stiles had had this intuition about everything. Theo warning him proved to be true. Theo trying to keep himself in control was also correct. Almost like Stiles had instincts of his own. 
Meanwhile Theo is consistently fighting his own to ensure Stiles’ comfort and safety. The wolf finally notices that he’s under the microscope, “why are you looking at me like that?” 
With the way Theo is trying so hard not to do something, this is probably a stupid idea. But he’s finding it hard to care. It’s not like his love life has been particularly fruitful. A hot guy telling him that they’re basically meant to be together can’t be all that bad. Right? “I’m Stiles,” he says, extending his hand to shake.
“I’m sorry,” Theo preemptively says, reaching out and yanking Stiles into his lap. Stiles will absolutely deny the way he squawks from the action. Strong arms wrap around his frame, holding him close. Theo tucks his nose under Stiles’ jaw, inhaling his scent deeply while rumbling in his chest. “It’s really hard to control,” the wolf says, fangs grazing the crook of Stiles’ neck. “Just,” Theo takes a controlled breath and his arms loosen, “there,” he says, letting go. 
Stiles doesn’t get up. Rather adjusts himself so he’s not crushing the wolf’s crotch, “it’s okay.” Theo’s head snaps up at his words, arms locking around him again, brows raised. “I’m not saying let’s run away and be mates. But I’m,” Stiles loops his arm over Theo’s shoulder, “I’m saying it’s okay. I mean, you’re pretty hot,” he quirks his brows, hoping humor as a coping mechanism works for the wolf too. 
Theo laughs, resting his forehead in his neck, “I could court you,” the wolf says. Stiles makes a noise that sounds something close to ‘um’ but it was really mostly a noise. “Dating, Stiles. It’s like dating. I won’t go full tradition on you, but,” Theo lifts his head, their noses brushing, “I’d like to court you. Prove that I’m worthy to be your mate.” 
“I think I’d like that,” Stiles says with a smile. 
“It’s for life, you know,” Theo’s hands tighten around his sides, but he’s whispering to, staring at Stiles’ mouth. His excitement is crystal clear, no matter how much the wolf tries to hide it. 
He pulls a face like he’s thinking about it, “we’re basically made for each other, right?” 
Theo nods, “that’s what mates means, yes,” tone teasing and husky. 
“Then yeah,” Stiles bumps their noses together, “I’m saying you can court me.” 
Smiling back, Theo crashes their mouths together. Stiles would’ve gladly reciprocated the kiss had he not been so surprised. The wolf pulls back, “sorry,” gasping for air. 
Just as breathless, Stiles chuckles, “it’s okay,” and seals their mouths together again. 
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Here is my finished prompt for day one of CJC Week 2022. It aint my best work since I'm doing this late at night but eh: the others will be better. This is also my first time writing for CaeJose and anime so bear with me!
Please listen to this while reading this prompt if you will. 😄
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Stars of Gold and Destiny
"Caesar, do you ever wonder how hamon came to be?"
Joseph and Caesar were up upon a clay roof. The two had went through complete hell earlier in the day and with a little convincing; decided to cool down on the roof of a small, Itailian house in the middle of the rural.
Caesar shifted a little to his right side, his face facing both the full bright moon and his best friend. "Sometimes. Although I'd rather think of it not existing." Caesar spoke with a bit of tightness in his throat, and Joseph knew exactly why.
"You can't blame hamon for the death of your father, Caesar. It's just a tool." Joseph said this, but yet he himself sometimes felt a tang of hatred for the so called "tool". If hamon was something to be savored: why didn't his grandfather walk away from that ship with his granny Erina and be here right now? Why couldnt he have defeated Dio, his rival, on his first encounter with the foe? Joseph thought about this almost everytime his grandfather was mentioned around him. He also thought this frequently while training.
Caesar let out a slight sigh. Joseph then sat up to face his friend. Joseph stared into Caesar's shiny emerald green eyes with pity. "I know, but I can't shake that day away from my-"
Joseph layed ontop of Caesar, embracing him in a hug. Caesar was caught by surprise at first: but soon gave in and let himself relax. He told himself not to shed a tear, but one slipped out anyways. Caesar sat up and slid his face into Joseph's neck. Joseph wiped Caesar's tears and held him tight.
"It's not fair, Joseph." Caesar's voice was shakeing with rage. "I know." Joseph spoke, his voice now being the dominating rough one instead of Caesars'. The two hung onto eachother tightly, giving eachother the comfort they both desired.
"We're going to beat these pillermen." Joseph whispered. "Mm.." Caesar whispered back with his head tilted downwards."We're going to avenge your father and grandfather, and my grandfather. We'll destroy that stone mask." Joseph said through his teeth. "I swear." Caesar says. Joseph breaks the hug slowly, and looks in pity of his friend laced with guilt and sorrow. Caesar tilts his head up to look at his dear friend, but something else catches his eye.
"Joseph- look!" Caesar shouts.
Joseph turns around to see two bright shooting stars gliding across the sky, their gleam almost blinding.
Woah!
The two stars who had now burnt out and disappeared shone more brightly than the clusters of stars that speckled the black sky in bits of white bright glitter. Caesar and Joseph both watched in awe of the leftovers of the scene that was projected right in front of them. They looked at eachother like two kids watching a magic trick.
"Did you see that?!" Caesar gleed.
"Yeah! That was my first time ever seeing a shooting star!" Joseph gasped with the largest smile on his face.
"What?!" Caesar gasped. Joseph looked down nervously and tried to hide his blushing face that was illuminated by the bright stars.
"I remember my first time seeing one. Me, my father, and my siblings were on the porch talking and I saw one! It wasn't as bright as those, but it was still a hell of a sight!" Caesar says eagerly.
Joseph gazes at Caesar in awe. Caesar notices this and wraps his arm around Joseph.
"Well, at least you got to see two really bright ones tonight! I guess this means that we have to defeat the pillerman. Maybe this is our destiny!"
Joseph lets out a "hmf" and flashes Caesar a wide smile. "I guess so, Ceasarino."
The two continue their night looking at the endless pool of bright stars scattering a dark night. The cool air hitting their faces while they both have deep conversations about ponders and questions they both wonder about- never getting bored of what the eigher has to talk about.
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And that's a wrap! Ah, I loved this prompt as I also love star gazing when I get the time, and looking into the wonders of outer space. I might do more of these nighttime fics as I love writing with night as my setting. I dunno what it is but I love writing for nighttime...hm. Hope you enjoyed, and know that Caesar and Joseph are still in their "getting to know one another" stage in their relationship when this story takes place. Goodnight everybody!
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