#but he’s tired he prefers to wait

[yea-baiyi]

reading xie lian’s POV is actually hilarious once you realise xie lian isn’t oblivious at all, he basically guesses most things immediately, he’s just taken the veteran autism tactic of “it’s too much effort to figure out when it’s appropriate to mention that i know something, so i’ll just pretend i don’t know until someone says it aloud”. sometimes it turns into a bit. the truth might be embarrassingly obvious, but social cues are hard, and xie lian has infinite time to wait for the other person to blink first.

#tgcf #autistic xie lian #xianxia jesus #meta stuff #like. he knows. for a great many things he knows instantly #and acts like he knows #but he’s not going to be the first to acknowledge it #because as an Autistic he has no sense of scale whether he has like. reasonable ground to say things. #like he’s old enough that i’m sure he could figure it out if he tried #but he’s tired he prefers to wait #like he knew who hua cheng was from the second he got on the ox cart #that’s why he baited hua cheng into the conversation #and hua cheng also knew this that’s why he let himself be drawn in #like. they’re 800 year old gods they know this #but also xie lian is like. is it rude to call him out. i have no idea. #so he kind of pokes around for evidence that would give him an excuse to admit he knows it’s hua cheng #but then when fengqing show up it’s funnier to pretend he doesn’t know #like. never say that xie lian isn’t committed to the bit in his old age

[nerdpoe]

Jason Todd is stealing the tires off of the Batmobile, when a man walks up on him doing it.

The man stares at him, nods, and just says "I'll keep a look out, man, go go go!"

So Jason does, and he gets all four tires with the man's help.

The man introduces himself as Danny Foley, and asks Jason if he wants to go get some burgers.

Danny, meanwhile, has decided that yes. This is the child he will adopt. He just has to convince the kid of that.

Batman has to call in Alfred to bring around his backup vehicle with spare tires, and little Timmy gets some wonderful shots of Batman having to replace his own tires.

@simplestoryteller

#dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #dc x dp #story prompt #phanfic #i prefer the eternal trio #sam and tucker are already waiting at Batburger when Danny comes in with a tiny Jason #they take it in stride #all adult minds went to the same result #“we must adopt this chaos child” #the conversation goes like #“stole the tires off the batmobile you say? nice.” #“are u sure that you'll get the proper price amount for them? do you want me to come along to make sure you do?” #“I can teach you how to evade authorities really well. Like REALLY well. wanna learn?” #Also fuckin batman finding out about tim way sooner #because he heard tim giggling #but he decided to let it slide cuz that's just a kid having some fun #he can always get more tires

[lunarharp]

What led to this (orufrey comic, cw an uncomfortable/creepy scene)

#witch hat tag #orufrey #er.... i'm too tired to have anything to say..i worked several days on this. #wait.. didn't i say just recently here that i probably wouldn't ever depict 'what if alaira is qifrey's sort-of ex'. What's going on #i don't even remember deciding to draw this..it's all a blur..i'm not sure why i WOULD decide to draw delicate scenes in my head #that i wouldn't really want to share with anyone/discuss so why did i draw it... #some part of me really really wants to draw things that are more and more true to myself... #maybe because of my alienation with most romance/shipping/dynamics the rest of the world depicts. #orufrey really is perfectly suited to me - what i read in the text and what is in my head. well anyway #i am TIRED of drawing poses and angles and..maybe now i will actually take a break from drawing bc of the tediousness of Angles #btw it really is a 'stretch of time' . . . assuming witches graduate age 18-20 #well orufrey are canonically 30-ish. they've only had agott around for presumably about TWO years (?) bc she took the test age 10 #and it feels like oru moving in/unknown atelier acquisition/building (?) .. i guess that could be a year or so before agott at most #(she was the first disciple) so... ????????? What about the other 7 or so years ?!?!?!!?!?! Unemployed Brimhat Hatred era #that time is very nebulous. after qifrey went to the tower i feel like it's been implied he and oru drifted apart a little. #certainly they didn't live together at first... no way. that doesn't feel like how it is based on things oru has said about becoming Eye #idk. I'm tired now. i don't usually think of alaira as necessarily qifrey's ex and this being how things went in that 'sliver of time'. #i usually prefer the idea that they have their first kiss with each other in their 30s cause That's Just The Orufrey Lifestyle #just felt like making a more relatable alternative view of my own Cai Orufrey Canon one time. btw im a big monoshipper and it hurt a bit #let's leave it there. this is surely the most i've worked on a 'single' art - though now i realise just how much longer the fic took :')

[majimassqueaktoy]

Really not understanding the people being mean to Yong Yea and saying he'll never be Kuroda like. Yeah that's literally why Kuroda is also still voicing Kiryu?? They haven't gotten rid of Kuroda, they've just found a new English va for Kiryu since the games are having English dubs now??? They haven't even officially recorded anything leave the guy alone.

#Like I will still be sticking to JP #just becuase I am too deep into the series to change to english at this point #I genuinely prefer the og voice actors and in the case of judgment/LJ i genuinely disliked those dubs terribly lmao #But this guy hasnt even officially recorded anything yet so being mean when hes been so fuckin sweet and happy is just ???? #like god at least wait for the game to be out #AND MY MAIN POINT?? KURODA IS STILL KIRYU SO JUST PLAY IN JP LIKE #im not understanding #his enthusiasm has won me over im happy such an excited person is voicing kiryu #but imma still stick with the jp like you dont have to pick between kuroda and him 😂 #anyway yes one of my moots ? i put a question mark bc they are on probation now #quote tweeted him and was weird and rude as hell and it just irked me #same with people shit talking the new series like babe we havent even seen a still of the show yet #you cant say its dogshit when we have seen and heard almost nothing #maybe im just chilling out in my old age but relentless negativity based on nothing just seems so tired #tldr if you dont like the dub thats understandable and chill but dont be mean to a guy who has barely even started his time yet

[jakemyboy]

I think this is only the second time he's ever done this. I was 'shutting' down the house ( checking car alarms are set, pulling blinds down, getting my ice water etc.) and while I do this routine boring stuff Blu always goes to the bedroom and gets on his bed. Not tonight! Mr. Independent went back outside and got on his cot! It's lovely and cool out there, mid fifties, maybe that was why. Anyway, I briefly worried how I would get him inside, but duh, I said "Do you want a treat?" LOL, he came inside lickety split! Food wins over independence once again!

#blu❤️ #dogs #i'm thinking he wasn't tired #he was alone today for about five hours which doesnt usually happen #one of the three of us is usually home #not today #he had quality sleep time #he's five and a half and still prefers not to sleep if anyone is home #jake pulled this independent thing maybe 8 times? #i left him out alone in the dark living room and waited for him to come to the bedroom onetime #i fell asleep waiting #eventually around three am he showed up! #🤣

[honeyedlashton]

🍊💫🤍🫐

#makin sleepy Luke laugh #the way this video gave me DUST #but whatever #I’d been waiting for weeks for it to drop #they were tired #that was THEIR hell week #I get it #they did so much that day I know #fuck #signing CD’s checcck #swan said it looked like **** *** ******’ ** LMFAOO #but Ashton’s talkin about how Luke wrote unpredictable #he rlly said: it’s like having a drawing made by a nine year old when that kid has grown up to master the art of panting and doing portraits #and has created vastly more skilled works and someone says they prefer the drawing from when he was nine #tea #you slayed that Ashton #otp: i’m fond of you #ashton irwin #afi #luke hemmings #lrh #5sos #lashton

[the-composer]

" I need to watch Sailormoon Cosmos. "

#dash commentary #/ WHERE IS IT!!!!!!!!! #my westerner ass is so tired of waiting #yeah there was a dvd release last month but i would just prefer not to go thru loops and be able stream it #anyway he's unsurprisingly a sm fan but i think most ppl here know that

[revenantghost]

I’m gonna stop for the night at episode three because 1. It’s past my bedtime and 2. I’m so frustrated at the screenshot situation, BUT! I’ve gotta say the casting for the side characters in the dub is eerily accurate at times, whoever cast them deserves a reward.

#As for the main cast: #I'm blinded as JYB as Vash there is no other English Vash that's just how it is #Roberto's got a bit more of a... kick to him? #He's less run-down and tired than JP Roberto #All I know is he's gonna say Millions Spoons at some point and I'm just WAITING #Meryl and Knives are the most different #Knives is just more of a villian #Which I remember was a request Orange made #(I have a theory as to why) #MERYL THO she's the most different imo #I'm not sure what I think of her yet I'll put a pin in that #I've seen clips of Woofwoof but I withhold judgement until I see a whole episode #Overall I DEFINITELY prefer the sub but also like #It's how I've experienced it a dozen times already and the actors also killed it that #*there #It's not a one is bad and one is good situation #They're both VERY good #But also the fact that they nerfed the sound design in the dub is a BIG point against it for me #Idk if any of this makes sense I'm tired and rambling #GOOD NIGHT #Yadda yadda

[transgender-catboy]

I love my friends

#i think im just going to talk in the tags for a moment. got a lot on my mind #for starters. the fnaf movie comes out soon. really looking forward to that. think its gonna be awesome and amazing and I'm super excited!!! #secondly. waiting on funds so i can buy that mask i saw the other day and some Halloween candy from Walmart #i . want to do little goodie bags for the kids in my building. but im too scared to go up to their parents and ask candy preference and #allergy concerns. so. idk. maybe I'll just save it. I think it's a cute concept but it makes me feel like my mother. #she loved to do little gift things for people. but it was always people that didn't like her. i don't want to be that way #i know my value. i know my time and energy means something. i don't want to waste it on people who don't give a shit. ya know? #not saying the kids are those kinds of people. not what i mean. but just as an overall thing. i don't like being like her. #...yeah. i dunno. you get raised by one person your whole life. you pick up some of their characteristics #i can't sob without sounding like her. safe to say i am a little emotionally constipated. so i seek other means to relieve that feeling. #like yesterday when i threw up. i played it off like that was a blunder on my body. but i know what i did. #hey. at least it's not the other method. right?. .. yeah. okay. i know. not great either #but it hurts. and I'm so fucking sick and tired of crying over her. genuinely. it's exhausting crying all the time #but that's the only way I can get those emotions out #I've tried to do the counseling thing. but other things made that impossible. then i moved. #and i tried the grief thing but instead i just got a talking buddy? he helps me get out of the house yeah. #but we dont talk about her #... i dunno. I'm just here. #guess i waited long enough. now you get a mini secret. every time i make an i love my friends post. I'm reminding myself why I'm still going #I'm usually sitting around somewhere in my apartment (desk couch bed) crying. alone. thinking about you guys. #so uh. thank you. #i love you guys so much. and i don't know where I'd be without you #probably dead. #💖 #vent

[shoppingcartshells]

YELLING AT YOU OH SO AFFECTIONATELY i need to scream but I will spare you from the all caps

your fic!!!!! is!!!! beautiful!!!! it reminds me of EVRYRHING GOOD and it reminds me of such happy times in my past and it smells like this bakery but then again to me everything good smells like baked goods but YOUR FIC!!! CRADLES IT. it has become my comfort fic and gaHHkfhsjak. I’m sl normal about it I need to chew your writing. chews it. I’m chewing it.

I KEEP. LIKE. quoting it too!!! like a lot!!! its just too good and is the first fic in a while that has made me smile so many times and audibly giggle. the jokes are very very funny and you capture the turts so wonderfully and I am Going To Go Insane about how you write ninpo.

sorry for yelling jn your ask box I just finished ch30 and I saw the tumblr link and im like Aight. ANYWAY THANK YOU for this fic I am cradling you /pos /pos /pos eueueue

AAAA TY!!

i did my best to make the fic as funny and in character as possible! in make, the only reason i made it aside from wanitng that good ole crossover "hey wtf" was that the rise characters were always boiled down to things that they werent (and i could go onto a whole rant about how fandom characterization is so far removed from their actual characters that it is the sole reason i dont really interact much with the fandom and make my own content but thats not what this is about) so i am VERY glad that you enjoy how i write them!! i really wanted a chatfic that was in character as well as funny and im so glad i pulled it off!

and YES the ninpommmmm i could go Onnn but i already made a post about it so i shall refrain lmfaoo

dont be sorry about yelling in my ask box i loved to see it! thank YOU for sending it! cradles you back

#ask #tired-lamb #ok wait maybe i lied and have more to say about fandom characization #bc fandom twins are my Enemy #and like if i speak i am in trouble but i DO belive that its bc of how popular the hc of leo being gay is and the projection of fans #that his character has in some aspects gotten twisted (this goes also for non aroace ppl hcing donnie as aroace to a certain extent) #which is NOT to say that its a wrong or bad hc at all and i myself am queer and hc all the turtles as queer #but i do think that there are a lot of steryotypes in leo (and donnies) fandom portrayals #and this shows up pretty heavily in chatfics (which is to say almost entirely in them + certain fandom jokes) #wherein they make leo Very fashionista slay queen beyonce #which rise leo is - despite being fairly flamboyant and confident - just Not like At All #and futhermore donnie has MULTIPLE instances of showing care and affecion #and he is SO hyperexpressvie with his facial features #his tone just isnt Always The Best #and when hes concerned you KNOW hes concerned bc his brows scrunch up and his eyes get wide and his voice gets all soft #and he doesnt HATE physicall affectiom #and in fact in one ep he INITIATES a group hug #but he prefers it on his own terms #and its not RARE for him to say i love you or give affection in different ways #and to a lesser extent i see this also with raph and mikey #very heavily with mikey always havign a perfect handle on his emotions #and being this sweet innocent uwu bean #im really just not the biggest fan of how some ppl took the dr feelings bit and RAN with it ykno?? #and in gen raph is actually the most on point but there are still instances where some things are meh #and sometimes i fall victim to that too and OOCness isnt a death sentence ofc but it rubs me The Wrong Fucking Way with leo and donnie #they arent snarky sarcastic cool guys theyre Losers. leo is quippy and donnie is a doofus and no one gets them right

[andragoras-in-vanity]

i need hot men to follow if your a hot man pls tell me so i can thirst i mean follow

#im not kidding #like this is a joke but im 100% serious #if you're a bit husky and have pretty eyes and like horror movies hmu #but like #only if you're a gentleman be real #i wanna be friends and also admire you respectfully but also pls hug me so tight i feel like i cant breathe #and if i moan..no i didnt #genuinely though im tired of waiting and i want a boyfriend and i dont know how to find one irl #id prefer irl but i live in Ontario and good lord there is not hot men this far south #i mean theres some but theyre all in their 40s and have kids #and like dont get me wrong.....if he didnt have kids i might just go for it hes kinda a himbo #but seriously im kinda cute and i have nice hair #im small so im good for cuddles and ill go on any adventures you're willing to take me on i dont want a lot #just someome i can treat well and know will always choose me and fight for me and not mind if i need a little #extra support soemtimes #id give you the world and if you help me get out of this god damn basement ill bake for you youll literally never be hungry ever if you #date me also i can mend your clothes and make sure you always have a scarf and gloves #im not perfect im far from the best but youd never want for affection in my presence #id give you everything i am and more if id just be loved back and maybe sometimes surprised with flowers or an outting #even if that outing it to get fudge or fancy cake i dont know how to make #id love for someone to go to the fabric store and thrift shops with me but you dont have to..only once in a while #youd never be touch starved #just...you have to be the Right person and ive never met my right person nor has a decent person ever shown me effort #someone did once and it felt amazing but he was a spineless tool #i just want someone with a good heart and kindness in their hands and a storm in their soul big enough to handle my fire #and would be so so in love with me #ive felt love i know its real and amazing but no ones ever loved me and im done with it i just want to be happy with my person #even if that person is long distance at least we could dream together #for the love of god before Christmas too i hate the holiday so much but i dont want to be single again this year #winter is so pretty and perfect for sweet dates so please to my person whoever you are with the seaglass eyes

[pallideinanis]

1, 9, 13 for Jonas please?

[SEND]

What’s the lie your character says most often?

"...That I will sell the rings." Voice is lower than what usually graces his lips. Hazel eyes cast downwards, index and thumb meet the onyx loop around his left pointer. Tips of his fingers touch the smooth surface of the ceremonial jewelry while sight lingers on the ring around his pinky. Trimmed eyebrows remain pinched together slightly as he loses himself in distant and yet oh-so vivid memory. Jonas assumes your thinking: certainly as a victim, he would want to shed himself of any constant reminders of his murder. Yet somehow, he just can't bring himself to reject such a very real, very wounded part of himself.

Bleached old bones stained with his mark now stripped of meaning and having tempted their last mystery. Letters of his name spelled by the gothic spires of an alien moral compass scarred over and faded into the skin of followers now abandoned and jaded by his absence; the whispers of the Void snuffed out, the blue glow of its magic totally spent.

"I had known, before, that there was never much meaning to any of it. But... now." His brain threatens to unravel, the fibers of his fortitude fraying like a weak rope about to give under the weight that it tries to maintain on its own.

"...Jonas deserves meaning, too."

...

Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?

"Love?..." Parroted airily, an innocent tone from the quiet teenager. The asparagus-colored hardcover closes with a gentle thump in his hands. Black brow climbs upon its companion, cocking while eyes wander up to the ceiling of the library.

"When it came to her, to N--" He falls silent nearly instantly, trapping her name within the cage of his lips. Eyes downcast, though his stare remains blank as mouth closes before he attempts to recover. He's careful in his movements, but Jonas gently hugs his book to his narrow chest. Fingers curl around the contours of the object, his grip noticeably tightening as if preparing to use the reading material as a shield or impractical hiding place. "I was selfish, but..."

Vocal chords unwavering, tone solid and strong. "But I did the right thing."

...

When do they fake a smile? How often?

"When your loved one has grown so weak that wrapping her grip around just your single finger takes an impossible amount of strength, you say nothing but you smile through humming the lullaby she used to soothe you with so long ago... You are supposed to fake a smile when father calls out your name and you are forced to leave her side even though her fever hasn't broken and she has fallen asleep and has not woken for two nights and one day."

He takes just a moment, thin lips pull into a slight curl and stretch a bit to each ear. Eyelashes flutter, blinking a growing collection of tears away before they threaten to spill. He mashes the heel of his palm into his eye, screwing into his tear duct with little grace; Adam's apple bobs in display of the thick swallow of his ever-tightening throat: the lump just won't leave him.

"You're supposed to fake a smile when the... wh-when the pain is too much..."

#thevulpinewhaler #sorry about the wait! #I'll be honest I've just been lazy LOL #to answer that follow up #he much prefers gentle love #he wants to hold hands and admire seashells #he is so tired #and so sad #and so lonesome #Here’s one last lesson for old time’s sake. || HEADCANONS #The Void tempts mysteries and craves answers... || DASH GAMES #I’ll let you in on a secret. || ASK

[lilaxwinemoved]

@coinquinatvs || prompts for emotionally stunted idiots ( Miller for Jean ~ )

“ yeah i’m pissed off but i’d rather not talk about it. that’s why you’re the one i came to. ”

Eyeing Miller from the doorway, he can guess what he's pissed about. But only guess; there's too much that's gone wrong in their lives to know for sure.

“Khm…” he nods in acknowledgment and then over at his couch. Offering him a place to sit down. The tips of his ears are light pink for no reason in particular. All things considered, Jean’s surprised to see him. He's not in any shape to have guests over, and neither is his apartment. There are clothes on the floor. Dishes, case notes, and bottles are on the coffee table. Work always follows him home. His printed tee says something stupid on the front, but it's long faded.

“Want something to drink? Water, tea, coffee, ...beer?” It's what they both don't need. He makes his way towards the kitchen but turns around, leaning against the wide, blocky doorframe trim. “Flattered, that I’m the one you come to for that.” His tone is hard to decipher. It sounds sarcastic, facetious, good-humored, and (sort of) deadpan all at once. He isn’t trying to push any buttons,  but that doesn’t mean he won’t. Vic offers a smile afterward. If only to show that he meant no ill will with his comment. 

#( jean. in dog years i'm dead ) #( jean & miller ) #( okay just from this i love them ) #( coinquinatvs ) #( verse. high and dry ) #( im sorry for jean's behavior. he's a tired and bitter 34-year old that calls himself middle-aged ) #( still figuring out his modern verse. some stuff may get retconned later ) #( i can't wait to figure out their dynamic sfhgshfg ) #( when we thread with them don't feel like you have to switch tenses ) #( i tend to write jean in present tense but that can change for this if you prefer gfhshf ) #( lmk if i need to change something! ) #alcohol tw #( old inbox tings ✨ )

[bmpmp3]

speaking of genbu's "serious" sounding tone in his voicebank, i think that might be why he was such a dead ringer for teto pre-synthv-bank-release with just a couple little gender parameter tweaks. wait do my followers know this. sorry i know most of my vocal synthesizer talk is genuinely gibberish to my beloved and loyal long time followers but do you guys know this. for a few years, people had discovered that since utau teto and genbu have this similar strong enunciation and dark sounding tone plus teto can have a bit of a tomboyish edge to her voice anyway -> if u mess with some parameters and phonemes he'll sound close enough to her, so it became a bit of running gag in the community, along with just being a genuine and novel use case for his voicebank. actually recently i found out about someone who made a couple of synthv scripts to set genbus voice to his falsetto pitch and set the tension to drop during each syllable automatically to make him sound like the utau sora amaha. genbu's purpose is to impersonate other vocal synthesizers

#i wasnt familiar with sora until i found that video. apparently she's voiced by lon? like that lon? like the utaite? #which is really neat! every day i find out about another utaite or seiyuu or someone who is involved with vocal synths in some fashion #im still reeling from anju inami providing the voice for a cevio bank! oh and the other day #i learned that the utaite kano was involved with the japanese version of luo tianyi #only to clear up some pronunciations - most of the bank is apparently the original provider. but its really interesting! #also jk jk genbu i love you. you are youre own vocal synth. you dont have to be her (teto). be yourself!!!!!! #i do love when people make teto and genbu have beef though. its so funny to me #tbh ive never been a teto user. shes not bad or anything i just never had any desire to use her utau bank. i keep her sv lite around tho #just in case i feel like making her bully genbu or something. bully that grown ass man #wait is she older or younger. i forgot how her fucked up chimera age worked again. oh well. whether ur 30 or 16 u can still bully him <3 #its a family activity. fun for all ages! anyway yeah i was never much of a teto user. tbh i think its just because like #if i want to hear a teto cover someone else probably has already done it far better than i could even think to LOL #i like when other people use her! sasuke haraguchi's use of her in hitomania and igaku has been magnifique #but i think with vsynths i prefer to use voices i like that no one uses much LOL #gives me much more drive to make covers if i know im one of the few doing it HJKDSLJ #whenever i get tired to pitchbending fast syllables (my least favourite part LOL) i think to myself.... i must.... i must.... #do it for him (genbu)..... hes not very popular since hes not the only male japanese voice anymore..... i must do it for HIM!!!!!! #(tunes one phoneme and explodes on impact)

[whateveriwant]

“Simon Riley has god-like stamina this, Simon Riley goes multiple rounds that” yeah yeah okay sure, but consider this. What if he doesn't? 

What if he's tired? Sick? Even just plain lazy? What if after a long day of getting his ass beat at work, he just wants to come home, cum quick, and knock the fuck out? Huh? Give me that Simon.

Simon who insists it's your turn to be on top since he was on top last time. Simon whose idea of foreplay is a little spit and a couple tugs, and then he's ready to go. Simon who prefers to have sex in the morning because he knows he'll be too tired if he waits until the night. Simon who starts to grouch about his tongue getting sore after it's taken more than five minutes to get you off. Simon who loves to wear condoms because it means he doesn't have to deal with a big mess at the end. Simon who half the time doesn't even bother undressing fully, just lowers his pants and underwear enough to pull out his cock. Simon who only has sex before having a meal because after he usually likes to take a nap. Simon who can't be bothered to change the sheets once you're finished, so he just lays on the wet spot you left on the bed. Simon who's huffing and sweating like he just ran a marathon even though you're only 60 seconds in. Simon who lasts just long enough to see you both cum, and then he's immediately rolling over and falling asleep.

Simon who may not be the most sprightly of lovers, but that doesn't mean he doesn't care. Even when he's got nothing but fumes left in the tank, he still finds a way to leave you both satisfied.

#simon riley #simon ghost riley #simon riley x reader #simon ghost riley x reader #ghost x reader #simon riley smut #ghost smut #cod smut #ghost cod #ghost mw2 #simon riley x you #cod x reader #call of duty x reader #cod mw2 #call of duty #modern warfare 2

[postmortemnivis]

nobody knew simon’s name, his cold glances penetrating souls whenever someone on the force even dared to call him by his first name. he preferred it this way. he wasn’t the kind to blend personal life and work, he didn’t want to look at himself in the mirror without his mask and still see a murderer. his hands were clean, protected by the gloves ghost slipped on each time he reached base. it was soon that the other soldiers almost forgot his name, agreeing that their lieutenant was indeed a ghost.

that was until your worried voice called for him.

you didn’t know of the ghost identity, it had never even crossed your mind that your simon, your sweet and caring boyfriend’s personality would switch into a cold blooded killer as soon as he set foot at base or in the field. of course he never mentioned it with you, he sporadically talked about his job and his missions. you knew he was a strict lieutenant, but you had been kept away from more by the person with the skull mask and balaclava.

“simon?” you asked for the third time the receptionist. she apologetically looked up at you and shrugged. “oh cmon, simon riley. i know for a fact that he’s here. please, i need to see him.”

“i’m very sorry miss but…” the woman shook her head again, “let me call the captain.”

you sighed and sat down by the waiting area until a man walked in and talked to the woman.

“who’re you looking for?”

you stood up. “simon. simon riley.”

“ghost?”

you shook your head, almost clueless. “no, simon riley.”

“yeah, that’s him…” he said, “he’s training the recruits now. shall i deliver a message?”

“no, i need to see him personally. i wouldn’t have come all the way here if it wasn’t important, captain.”

you'd seen price a few times, simon's loyalty to the man was almost like a dog's one, always following orders and rarely complaining. he often talked about him when he was at home, all he shared with you about his threatening job was the friends he made along the way: johnny, kyle, price, gary, nikolai. he'd often go out for a pint –or two– with johnny and kyle, who also occasionally would come to your shared apartment for dinner with their temporary girlfriends.

"follow me." price sighed. you eagerly followed him, as close as his shadow, and the courtyard came into sight. dozens and dozens of soldiers in scarlet training uniforms were running laps of the immense open space under the pale sun, and that's when you spotted a tall and muscular man in black tactical gear. hell, he was hard to miss.

"another lap, smith!" his mancunian accent was stronger than his will to neutralise it. "if my gran was alive she'd be faster than ya."

you'd recognised the voice, of course, even if it was much harsher than usual, but you couldn't recognise him.

you realised, that was ghost. his cold eyes were studying each of the recruit's tired and red faces, his arms behind his back as he barked for five more laps for the ones who didn't look sweaty enough. even his voice was different, but what shocked you was the black balaclava with the white skull drawn on top.

you'd seen the mask once or twice over the years, shoved on the bottom of his duffle bag or drying on a windowsill, but you've never given it much thought, why would you?

"si?" you asked, standing directly behind him as price stood a few feet from you.

his head snapped in your direction at a worryingly fast speed, his eyes immediately becoming soft, then confused.

"what're you doin' here?" his voice spoke, much sweeter.

you kept staring at him, not recognising the man you loved.

he immediately grabbed the crown of the balaclava and yanked it off without a second though. holding the black piece of clothing in his hand, both of them came to cup your elbows, drawing you closer to him.

"love?" he called you.

still at loss of words, you reached to the balaclava and twirled it between your fingers.

"love, talk to me." his voice sounded worried.

"ghost?"

he shook his head. "simon, love."

"we'll talk about that at home." you raised your eyebrows, attempting a smile.

he looked at you impatiently, his fingers brushing up and down your forearms.

you fished in your bag a small plastic bag and gave it to him.

this wasn't like one of the times when he'd forget his lunch at home so you'd drop by and give it to johnny so he'd give it to an always so busy simon ghost; he could see it in your eyes that this was something more.

he unwrapped the plastic bag that you had rolled up on itself. his eyes looked brighter than ever when he took with shaky fingers the finally positive pregnancy test.

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