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lunajay33 · 2 months
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New World🍂Part.8
Summary: Reader is sick but the group have been on the road thankfully the prison is found but will that help?
Part.7
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Rick and Daryl were out scouting the area while Maggie and Glenn were watching over you, the deer had helped a bit but it still wasn’t enough food to keep you feeling well, atleast not well enough to get up and help
“Hey love” Maggie said sitting next to you handing you a bottle of water
“Hi Mags”
“Feeling any better?”
“Ya I think I’ll be fine, just hope we find somewhere”
“We will, Daryl’s trying really hard you know he’s really worried about you”
“I hate making him feel like that, I just want a home with him, this isn’t how I imagined how our relationship would be” you said upset at the thought
“What did you imagine?” She asked rubbing your back
“Ever since we were teens I imagined us getting together, having a little cabin like house, he’d come home from the garage he worked at, all happy to be home and hold me until we made supper together, I still love him obviously I just wanted us to be happier” you admitted not knowing Daryl and Rick had just entered the run down house, back from the scouting hearing everything you just said
You looked up seeing Daryl approaching you, he knelt down pulling you into his chest
“Hey baby, anything good?” You asked
“Ya” he said still holding you
“We found a prison, think we can work together and get all the walkers out, we can make it secure” Rick said
It seemed tough but it was the only thing we had just hoping it worked Rick made a plan and we all went to the prison, it wasn’t that far actually, you went up one of the guard towers with Daryl once everyone was in their spots everyone started shooting, you tried your best, you took down a few but the others were in better stamina and got the rest of them as Rick locked the gates This outer field was secure for now, you all climbed down the towers and met in the middle setting up camp for the night
“Tomorrow we’ll push in more, for now we rest and eat” Rick said as everyone laid out their blankets
You and Daryl sat on you blanket, you laid between his legs against his chest with his arms tight around you, he took another blanket and threw it over you both, ever since you got sick from the low iron you got really cold easily and his warmth always helped
“You’re so warm, I love cuddling you” you said resting your head on his chest
“Ya sure yer warm enough?” He asked holding you closer running his hand through your hair
“Ya I’m good……hey you remember that time in middle school wear that boy was picking on me, pulling my hair and everything calling me ugly and you came and beat him up for me?” you asked randomly remembering this fond memory
“Oh ya, that lil ass deserved it cause yer far from ugly peach, everyone knew that” he whispered making you blush
“Stop no they didn’t, if I recall there were some girls that were fond of you through out the years” you said playing with his shirt
“Nah not me” he grunted
“Come on D you were so handsome, your little country accent that showed through when you were mad, the sleeveless shirts, wish they could see you now, so strong and even more handsome, and oh so sexy” you said making him laugh hiding his face in your hair
“I love ya peach”
“I love you too D” You all sat around the fire for the rest of the evening loving the warmth, still cuddling Daryl until Carl came over sitting infront of you munching on his food looking at you like a little puppy, you sat up as Daryl wrapped his arms around your hips, still sitting between his legs
“Hey sweetie, what’s up?” You asked not having had many conversations with him but he was a sweet kid
“Are you feeling better?” He asked holding his plate out for me
“Yes I’m getting a bit better and you keep your food sweetie, gotta be fed to grow and be a strong man” you said making him smile
“I was worried about you, mom says you probably won’t make it” he said and your heart dropped then feeling Daryl’s hands tighten around you
“She said that?” Daryl asked and you could hear the anger
“Ya, she said y/n was holding us back and the walkers would get her but I didn’t think so, you’re a survivor y/n plus I don’t wanna lose anyone else” he said getting a bit sad
“Oh sweetie you’re not gonna lose me I’m gonna be alright, now keep your head up” you said smiling at him, he gave you a hug and went back to Lori as you laid back against Daryl thinking about what Carl said
‘Was I really holding the group back, I was sick and I was trying my best’ you thought to yourself
“She ain’t right ya know, we all understand, never leave ya behind” Daryl said knowing you were worrying about it
“I’m really trying, I’m sorry” you said hating to feel like a burden
“Ain’t gotta be sorry, ya listen to me, I won’t let anyone hurt ya, I won’t leave ya, none of us will, we adore ya peach, now stop worryin that lil head and get ta sleep” he said kissing your lips gently even infront of people which was rare, and soon you were off to sleep
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You woke up the next morning to dewy grass and an arm draped over your waist still being curled up in Daryl, the sun was still low in the sky, not yet risen the little birds chirping, everything was peaceful for a moment until the walkers groaning caught your attention ruining everything
You sighed hating that sound, you just wanted them gone you wanted your old world back with Daryl, you wanted suppers together again and occasional sleepovers where you’d get to wear his big comfy shirts or when he’d stay at your place you’d give him facials even though he groan about it, you wanted your life back, but you couldn’t tell Daryl he’s been working so hard and no matter what he said you still felt like a burden to him
Daryl started moving behind you waking up
“Morning Peach”
“Morning” I said putting my hand back to rub his check
“Ya ready for today?!” He asked placing his hand on your lower belly for some reason he’s started to do that but you didn’t mind
“Yes, I’m hoping this place can be something, something for us to build”
“It will, we can make it a home, I’ll do that fer ya”
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You and some others waited outside the gate as the strongest ones got into the prison and after some time they came back out letting us in, saying it was secure
You were shocked by how big the block was, it was dirty but with help you could all clean it up and make it nice, as nice as you could Everyone claimed a cell but Daryl didn’t want a cell, feeling like a tomb so he decided to take the perch, but you could turn it around so you pull two mattresses from cells placed them on the perch and threw your blankets over them, you laid down as Daryl came back laying back next to you
“Made yerself at home quick” he said laughing
“I’m just happy we found this place”
“Me too baby, but me and the other are gonna find the kitchen so I’ll be back soon” he said kissing my forehead before he was off
Soon Carl was walking up the stairs and sitting in the mattress by me
“I’m bored” he huffed
“Well what can I do?”
“Wanna play truth or dare?” He asked excited
“Sure sweetie”
“Okay truth or dare?”
“Hmmmmm…I’ll say truth”
“Have you always loved Daryl?”
“Well when we met as kids I liked him as a friend but when we got to be teenagers I started to see how much I do love him, only at the farm did we finally share our feelings with each other” you said smiling remembering the little crush you had as a kid
“Really, so like you’re soulmates?”
“I think so, I’d do anything for him”
“I don’t think my parents are soulmates”
“Why do you say that?”
“They don’t talk much and when they do they fight” he said sighing
“Sweetie not everyone is soulmates but that doesn’t mean they don’t love each other in a different way and sometimes it’s better to let eachother go than be sad, but whatever happens nothing is your fault” you said see that made him a bit happier having worked as a teacher you had some kids over the years have problems with parents that you tried to help cheer up the kids
The game kept going back and forth until he got bored again and went to find someone else so you decided to nap, maybe one day you could have a kid of your own and show them true soulmates
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otteranha · 1 year
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This fandom needs that ole’ ran-outside-in-a-towel-and-accidentally-locked-myself-out-naked trope. Like… freshman year for the Party, pre-Spring break. There's construction being done on the room they normally hold Hellfire and the school won't give them an alternative spot. Dustin, Lucas & Mike convince Steve to let them have Hellfire at his house. Steve isn’t thrilled but he agrees.
Eddie isn’t thrilled either and he shows up early that afternoon to set up and get any gloves-off cruelty between him and Steve out of the way before the kids get there. Only to find that no one is answering the door. What gives, right?- if Harrington set this whole thing up to leave them all out in the cold, man fuck that. He goes around the back of the house, over the fence into the yard and finds Steve—
Steve was about to take a shower when he noticed the hot water wasn’t working. Calling the repairman would mean he’d have to talk to his dad, and he really wanted the hot water now and to talk to his dad never, so he grabbed a towel real quick and checked the water heater in the basement. No problem there. So he just popped out to check the water heater in the pool shed, because maybe it’s not just the house. And he didn’t put clothes on first because he thought he’d only be out there for a second. Except the door swung shut. And locked. His mom moves the hide-a-key periodically for “security purposes” and he has no idea where the damn thing is this month.
Not to worry. Steve's been sneaking out of his house since he was a whippersnapper. He can just climb in his bedroom window. Except he's been home alone for almost a month and hasn't needed to leave his window unlocked since he can come and go as he please. In other news the roof is covered in wet leaves and is much slipperier than usual. Fortunately he doesn't fall that far, nothing hurt but his pride (ok, and his ass will probably be black and blue for a while). Unfortunately when he fell the towel got snagged on the drain pipe and is now stuck on the roof. He'll have to climb back up and get it, then try to find some way back inside before the kids get there. But he needs a second- ok? So he flops back on one of the pool chairs, an arm draped over his eyes, nursing his injured dignity while he regroups.
And that's the scene Eddie Munson stumbles upon. Steve Harrington, sprawled out in all his glory like the goddamn Barberini faun. So a second boy takes a tumble on the Harrington property that afternoon, as the sight causes Eddie to lose his grip and his focus, and instead of vaulting the gate he topples forward over it and face plants on the cement pool deck.
"Shit!" "Fuck!"
"Sonofa- !"
"Holy shit man!" And so forth in that manner as Steve squawks in shock and covers himself. Then it registers who exactly the trespasser is and he abandons modesty and leaps, outraged, to his feet.
Eddie finds that in the face-plant he has bitten a noticeable bit off the tip of his tongue. Now he's standing, staring at a nude Steve Harrington, drooling blood all over his patio. If there's a classical statue of an Adonis posed with hands on hips looking wildly annoyed Eddie doesn't know of it. Any witty remark he could make about late September not being an ideal time for sunbathing au naturale is obstructed by his poor, bitten tongue, so Eddie has to settle for mere communication as he tries to ask Steve what the actual fuck he's doing?
"Came out to check the water heater and the door blew shut," Steve says sheepishly.
"Tho ou theck the plumbinth naketh?" Eddie raises an eyebrow.
Steve points to the roof. "I tried to get in through my window and slipped. Towel's stuck on the roof." A look of panic flashes into his eyes, "Wait- if you're here- what time is it? Oh shit, are the kids on the way?"
Eddie shakes his head. "I came by eahly tho thet uth." He holds up one finger, gesturing Steve to wait, then plucks a safety pin from his vest and kneels to examine the patio door. It takes him only a few minutes to finagle it open and he turns sliding the door wide with a flourish. "Entrez-vous," he asks gallantly, but it comes out "Enthreth-vouth?" and Steve just gives him a confused look as he stalks past into the house.
Instead of dashing up the stairs to dress Steve points Eddie toward the kitchen, while he snags a towel from the powder room in passing- not quite large enough, but better than nothing. Steve gestures Eddie to sit while he hands him a wet paper towel and wraps an ice pack in a clean dish towel. Eddie tends to his bloody mouth, though without the distraction it's an ordeal to keep his eyes from wandering over Steve's physique. Not good. It's not the locker room, no herd to hide amongst, no plausible deniability that he wasn't staring at anyone in particular. Because Steve Harrington is a Rodin, a Donatello, a goddamn Michelangelo. Steve Harrington is killing him. Killing him.
"You can set everything up in the dining room. I'll be upstairs," says the Rodin, the Donatello, the goddamn Michelangelo. "And keep icing that mouth. Last thing I need is for Mike Wheeler to decide he's leading this dog and pony show because you can't do your little incantations or whatever."
He turns and bounds for the stairs. Eddie watches him go. And yeah, that towel does not wrap all the way around. Not even close.
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hummingbird-of-light · 9 months
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Against All Odds
Part 621
McCoy
McCoy leaned back in his seat in the car, and let out a contented sigh. Winter break had been happy and relaxing. Well, with the exception of Leah’s broken ankle and the new tabloid rumors about her and Robbie.
McCoy glanced across at Robbie. The younger Scotsman was looking out the window, fingers idly playing with his bracelet. McCoy smiled sadly. He knew how happy the pair made each other, and how it hurt them to be apart again. The next time they might get to see each other would be partway through the new semester on parent’s day.
He stretched his hand over on the seat and found Scotty’s, giving his fiancé’s fingers a squeeze. McCoy smiled brightly as Scotty looked over at him.
“It’s nice to be coming back,” Scotty said softly.
“And alone again,” McCoy added.
No guards were accompanying them. No guards would be following their every step anymore. Spock would be their only security like when McCoy had first come to the school. It was a relief to know their enemies were caught and locked away.
Spock was sitting in the front seat next to Sarek. They and Amanda had spent most of the break on Vulcan visiting Sarek’s family.
“How was Vulcan?” Scotty had asked Spock after greeting him with a clap to the shoulder that morning.
“It was well,” Spock had replied, though McCoy had seen something on the Vulcan’s unwavering face. He wondered what it was, though knew Spock was unlikely to tell him. McCoy hoped everything was alright.
“You suppose everyone’s back already?” McCoy asked Scotty.
“Probably. We seem to always be the late ones,” Scotty grinned.
“Speaking of late,” McCoy chuckled, “I still can’t believe Granddad.”
Scotty laughed out.
New Year’s Eve had been an interesting evening. They had celebrated twice. Once when the year had rolled over in Scotland and again a couple hours later when the day changed on Georgiares. The Georgiaren year was a few days longer, but they had all decided on one party, as it was never a big celebration on Georgiares.
By the time midnight had finally rolled around the rest of the adults had all excused themselves. But Granddad had stayed with the younger folks. They had all slowly fallen asleep on the couches in the room, leaned against each other and Granddad was no exception.
When McCoy had woken first the next morning and seen the older man slumped, snoring in a chair, he had had to cover his mouth to keep his laugh of surprise from waking everyone.
“He does like to forget his age from time to time,” Robbie said, turning back to them from the window.
“I can only hope to be so young hearted when I’m old,” McCoy chuckled.
The gates of the school came into view then. Jim was standing alone on the steps when they stopped in front of them a moment later. A cold wind blew as they stepped from the car and McCoy held back a shiver.
“Hey guys!” Jim called, hurrying down the steps.
“No one else back yet?” Robbie asked after they had greeted Jim.
“They’re here. You’re the last. They didn’t want to wait in the cold though.” They all saw Jim’s eyes drift to Spock.
McCoy exchanged a glance with both Scott’s. They all knew who Jim had really been waiting for.
“Anything else, your highness?” Sarek asked.
McCoy looked around. They all had their bags and the trunk was closed up.
“I think we’re good. Thank you Sarek. Safe travels,” McCoy said.
“Thank you sir, take care yourself.” Sarek turned to speak with Spock.
“Let’s get inside already!” McCoy whispered to Scotty.
In their room McCoy looked with slight regret at the two narrow beds.
“Guess we’ll miss having room to stretch out.”
“What?” Scotty asked in surprise. “Ye never! I’m surprised I can still breathe with how tight you snuggle into me every night!”
McCoy laughed. “You’re really warm, it’s hard not too.”
They unpacked and made their way to the student lounge. Their friends were all sitting around, talking about their breaks. Well, Robbie was missing, but they knew he was probably off talking to Leah already. Jim and Spock were missing as well, but McCoy didn’t want to think where they were.
“Where’s Chris?” he asked as he and Scotty sat down next to Jaylah.
“There is a new girl,” Jaylah said. “She is showing her around. They should be here soon.”
“A new girl?” Scotty asked. “Hope she’s nice.”
Jaylah shrugged. “I have only had the chance to say hi.”
As the talk continued, McCoy caught sight of Christine entering the room. He smiled. She waved as she noticed him, but kept talking to someone just behind her. Light brown hair was all McCoy could see.
He looked back to answer a question Sulu had asked him.
“Hey guys!” Christine said a minute later. Everyone looked over. She was standing there with the new girl at her side.
McCoy felt his stomach drop, and his hands clenched.
“This is—”
“Jocelyn.” McCoy said before Christine could finish. He was on his feet in an instant. A tingling was on his arm and he brushed the sensation away with his hand. It was where she had trailed her fingers that day in the orchard.
“Yeah!” Christine said. “You guys know each other?”
McCoy didn’t answer. He pushed past the two girls and stormed from the room.
Part 622
Robbie
As soon as he got into his room, Robbie got out his PADD to call Leah. They hadn't been apart for too long, but he missed her already.
And looking at the lonely room, he knew that the upcoming nights would be very hard.
Over the last weeks he had gotten used to sleeping next to his girlfriend. All nightmares had been scared away by the loving arms of Leah wrapped tightly around him.
With the thought of Khan's upcoming trial on his mind, Robbie was sure that he'd once again have restless nights. And he didn't need that now with the last semester ahead of him.
A strange idea crossed his mind as he pressed the button to call his love. Maybe... just maybe...
A smile crossed his face as soon as Leah's bonnie face appeared on the screen.
"Hey, sweetie. How was the flight? Did you arrive without any problems?"
He nodded, slightly tired from the journey.
"Hello, mo chridhe. Aye, we got back in one piece. But I miss ye already."
Leah sighed, placing a hand on her heart.
"Aww, I miss you, too. But we'll be together again quite soon. Days and weeks will pass us by in no time, trust me."
If only it were easy like this. But Robbie already felt his heart aching and longing to kiss Leah again.
Still, he agreed with her.
"Aye, I suppose ye’re right."
They talked for a while about how the journey back to school had been, until the Scotsman noticed how much time had passed.
"Oh, I guess I should unpack my stuff now and go see the others before dinner."
He couldn't tell Leah about his idea. It was just too much to ask for.
"Of course. I'll see you tomorrow?"
Robbie was about to nod, however, his head just wouldn't move.
Leah eyed him more closely.
"Robbie?" There was concern in her gentle voice. She could tell that something was wrong.
"Uhm... I... I had this idea."
Leah looked at him questioningly, but she didn't force him to continue. Instead, she waited patiently.
"I... I'm not sure if I... can sleep alone again. And... I don't want to bother Keenser again."
It had been so nice of the wee Roylan that he had stayed with Robbie for some nights. But he usually had his own room.
"So... do ye think that... we can call each other every night and leave the PADD on, so... that I know ye're with me?"
He felt the blood rush to his cheeks and didn't dare to meet Leah's eyes. Still, he heard a quiet 'oh' coming from her mouth.
"Of course, Robbie. I don't see any problem in this."
Finally, the Scotsman looked back up and saw Leah smiling at him.
"Really? I... I don't want to keep ye awake. I mean... you've got to work again too now and-"
"It's fine, Robbie. I love you. And I want to be there for you."
A wave of relief washed over his body when he heard Leah's voice and he smiled brightly.
"I love ye so much."
"Love you too. See you later."
They ended the call and Robbie dropped his PADD into his lap, let out a breath he hadn't known he'd been holding.
Everything would be fine.
When Robbie left his room to go see the others, he was surprised to see Leonard rushing upstairs. The prince looked very upset.
"Leonard?"
He didn't get to talk to him, for the young man just ran into his room, slamming the door behind him.
What was going on? Did he have an argument with someone?
Robbie was about to knock, when he heard more footsteps coming upstairs. He turned around to see his brother.
"Scotty, what's going on?"
The older Scott brother looked very concerned.
"I'll tell ye later. I need to talk to Len now."
Without a knock, Scotty quickly followed Leonard into their room and Robbie stayed right where he was.
He wouldn't ask further questions. He could just wait for his brother to give him answers later.
He entered the lounge to find most of his friends at the couches. Christine was sitting next to a brown-haired girl who the Scotsman didn't know.
The young woman looked very sad about something. Maybe it had something to do with Leonard?
"Uhm, hello," Robbie greeted her and the others awkwardly. He didn't know what else to say.
Everyone looked at him and the girl blinked a few times, before she wiped away the tears in her eyes.
"H-hello."
Robbie quickly got out the tissue he always carried around with him and carefully handed it over.
"Here. Ye... can take this."
Slowly, the unknown student took it, giving him a nod.
"Thank you, uhm-"
"Oh, that's Robbie. Robbie, this is Jocelyn. She's a new student. She'll be with us for the last semester, because her private school was closed," Christine introduced them to each other.
Robbie tried not to frown.
Jocelyn?
He had heard that name before. Hadn't she and her family stayed at the McCoy's palace quite often? Leah had mentioned her sometime.
"And Just Leonard wasn't nice to her!" Jaylah added, sounding quite angry about it.
"It's... it's okay. I kinda feared that Leonard would react like this. After all, he wasn't nice to me the last time I visited the palace either."
Well... if Leonard wasn't nice to her, there had to be a reason, right?
Still, Robbie would be polite as long as he didn't know more.
"I just don't understand it. Leonard's usually so nice," Pavel said, obviously confused.
But Jocelyn apparently didn't want to talk about it.
"Let's forget about that incident. Please. Why don't you all tell me about yourselves?"
Robbie sat down with the others. He'd listen and think his part.
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august-reads · 2 years
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"Either you have my back. You're at my side. Or you're in my way. Be Lilith. Never Eve"
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𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓯𝓪𝓵𝓵
Author: Penelope Douglas
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
These are the emotions I felt while reading this book : 🤯🥵😤😖😭🥳🛐🙈
Synopsis :-)
EMORY
They call it Blackchurch. A secluded mansion in a remote, undisclosed location where the wealthy and powerful send their misbehaving sons to cool off away from prying eyes.
Will Grayson has always been an animal, though. Reckless, wild, and someone who was never bound by a single rule other than to do exactly what he wanted. There was no way his grandfather was going risk him humiliating the family again.
Not that the last time was entirely his fault. He might’ve enjoyed backing me into corners in high school when no one was looking, so they wouldn’t catch on that Mr. Popular actually wanted a piece of that quiet, little nerd he loved to torture so much, but…
He could also be warm. And fierce in keeping me safe.
The truth is… He has a right to hate me.
It’s all my fault. Everything.
Devils Night. The videos. The arrests.
I’m to blame for all of it.
And I regret nothing.
WILL
I never minded being locked up. I learned a long time ago that being treated like an animal gives you permission to act like one. No one has ever looked at me any other way.
Their only mistake is believing anything I do is an accident. I can sit in this house with no Internet, television, liquor, or girls, but I’ll come out of here with something far more frightening to my enemies.
A plan.
And a new pack of wolves.
I just didn’t expect one of my enemies to come to me.
I don’t know who smuggled her in or if they meant to leave her here, but I can smell her hiding in the house. She’s here.
And as the security detail leaves the supplies, the gates close, and the door to my gilded cage opens, giving me free reign of the house and grounds for another unsupervised month, I remember with a smile…
Blackchurch houses five prisoners. I’m only one of her problems.
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I'm fucked up! My brain is not working now, I want to say so many things but my lack of words isn't capable of doing it. So, let me take a deep breath and start......
Okay, so, this is about the 4th and last Horseman, William Grayson lll. And can we take a moment of silence, for him??!! This man was considered a sweetheart and happy boy. I really love the conference on teenage Will, and, how he said to Emmy that no one will send him to blackchurch because everyone loves him! I love this man so much! Will was meant to be for Emmy. At first, I was so anxious about how Emmy will fell for Will. After reading 40% of the book, I seriously doubt that Emmy is Will's enemy. I got the fear that they might not even gonna be together. But, as we see the end, she was in love with Will since high school. And it literally melts my heart. Emmy is my girl. I love dominating women in books.
The way Damon mentioned her as a "cunt" on Kill Switch, I thought that she might be very awful. But oh boy, she's really one of them. Can we talk about the train scene?!?!?!?! Man! My heart was hammering at the scene where Emmy sucked Alex's clit!! And everyone was following Em, goddamn! It was unexpected.
Also on the blackchruch, Aydin holds Alex and Will holds Emmy, this part is my favourite!!!! I never saw it was coming!!
I also love Damon's humour though, he was a funny guy and how he melts every time Winter does something. It was great to see this side of him.
Also, I never thought that Pen would show the wedding of all the Horsemen, love this part so much.
Fuck Evens Christ and Martin Scott. Mainly fuck Martin bitch. He's not a brother. He's a psycho and a monster. How could he do this so Em?! In some of the parts, I lose my temper and all I wanted to do was dig inside the book and fucking murder him. I couldn't hold this anymore.
I loved the friendship between Damon and Emmy so much!! Best friendship ever!!
Anyway, imma 'bout to cry cause Devil's Night series is fucking Finished and I don't think I'll be okay anytime soon. This is my favourite series undoubtedly.
Ps. Can we talk about the greenhouse sex between Will and Emmy, God! I'll get down on my knees for Will 🛐. Also, my eyes were wide in the shower scene, Will is Damon's BFF indeed.
Ps.ps.I'm gonna miss them so badly. Also, love Iverson and the "Buck" scene!! He's Damon's son indeed. And Meds is so much like Kai! Love it much.
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cilly-the-writer · 10 months
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SHADOWS OF SORCERY | Part 11 | “Shadow of Lies” | 1,120 words
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     Elora slouched over a table as she eyed Imogene standing off to the side—whistling for her firelights. It sounded like a complicated bird call, so it didn't make much sense to Elora because the firelights didn't chirp or sing. But one of the firelights came zipping back out of nowhere nonetheless.
     Imogene held her hands out and let it zoom straight into them. Then she held the creature closer to her face, almost at her nose, and spoke ever so softly to it.
     "Okay, now you tell the others to come back. Elora needs you."
     The firelight's blue light flashed excitedly as if to say 'yes' in morse code. Then Imogene threw it back into the air, launching it into flight. It raced off even faster than before, on a mission.
     Elora sighed. Why did they have to be so flighty? 
     "Sorry about this." Elora told Charlotte.
     Charlotte sat across the table from her, keeping her hand outstretched to keep her healing magic going. She gave a small smile.
     "I don't mind," she said. Yet, Charlotte's smile fell a little as the silence ensued. "But if you don't mind me asking… if someone gave you a poison core, why didn't you just have it extracted?"
     It was the inevitable question.
     Elora tensed, not sure if her fake answer was convincing enough. She had already worked on her cover story just in case something like this happened.
     "Because… they have to destroy it, right? After they take it?" Elora said. "I wanted to see if I could find a dreamer who could read the past… and find out who gave it to me."
     Charlotte stared.
     It probably sounded dumb. Why wouldn't she know who gave it to her? Why would she keep the poison either way?
     "My father might know someone," Charlotte finally said. "He comes across a lot of rare abilities."
     Elora blinked.
     "You think so?"
     "Do you want to come ask him with me?" she said. "He's not allowed to just freely share other people's abilities… so I don't know for sure. But maybe he can do something if you explain your situation to him."
     Imogene glanced over at Charlotte, getting a clear sense that the extractor liked to meet people in person. She could sense too that he didn't just know a lot of people with rare abilities. He had taken a lot of rare abilities from people.
     Imogene snapped out of her hesitation and then raced to hit her palms against the table in a display of eagerness.
     "Can I come?" Imogene's voice shined as bright as ever.
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     So it was settled.
     Charlotte arranged for them to meet her father the next day after classes. It wasn't a far walk from the school. They got there in less than half an hour.
     It was a magnificent abode. The property was enclosed by tall iron gates. Charlotte held her palm up to a steel lock at the center; it only opened with magic. A purple circle of light shined across it and the lock popped open, the gates pushing slowly open on their own.
     Elora imagined there were plenty of other magic security measures too. 
     Once they got to the front door, a butler wearing an old fashioned suit welcomed them. Charlotte thanked him and he led everyone to a room off the foyer, a den past the mansion's grand staircase.
     The regional extractor was there sitting at his desk, reading over some paperwork. But at the sound of the door opening, he got up and smiled.
     "Charlotte, it's good to see you." 
     "Yes, well, these are my friends I told you about–," she said, gesturing to both of them, "Elora and Imogene. Elora and Imogene, this is my father."
     They exchanged pleasantries and then Mr. Gallison, the regional extractor, went to speak first.
     "Charlotte told me you had a bit of a problem?"
     "Yes, I was given a poison core a year ago and I really wanted to find out where it came from." Elora stood straight, focusing on keeping her composure in the midst of her apprehension. 
     “So you’re the girl I heard about, the one who wanted to keep the poison core.”
     Elora paused. Surely, her story sounded strange.
     "I've been looking for someone with a past reading ability…” she said. “ I wanted to see if they could read the poison core and see who it came from. Charlotte thought you might be able to help. Do you know anybody with a past reading ability?”
     Mr. Gallison stopped, seeming to contemplate something.
     “No. I’m sorry.”
     Imogene’s heart beat hard in her chest. 
     He was lying. She couldn’t read him super well; he had a blocking ability like Charlotte—but she felt the truth in his thoughts so strongly. There was a person. A sorcerer that he knew of with the ability. 
     “That’s okay. Thank you for agreeing to see us anyway,” Elora said, hoping to streamline their escape. 
     “Are you sure you don’t just want me to take the poison core?” he asked. “You’re here now. I can send for the magic reader and the nullifier.”
     “Oh, no thank you, not yet,” Elora said. “I don’t want it destroyed yet. I still want to find someone with the ability.”
     “Maybe I could get permission to keep it…” Mr. Gallison’s voice trailed off before he continued. “So you’re at least not walking around with all that poison in your system. I’d have to reach out to the Regional Power Authority.”
     Shit. 
     “That would be wonderful, if you can.” Elora said.
     “I’ll get in touch with them today and see what they say.”
     “Thank you. I appreciate it.”
     She despised this turn of events. This was awful. What if they agreed?
     Mr. Gallison invited them all to stay for dinner, but luckily for Elora, Charlotte asked them if they would rather head back to campus. Bringing up all the big tests coming up. She didn’t want to keep them late if they had a lot of studying to do. 
     “Of course, maybe some other time.” Mr. Gallison said.
     They returned to the academy and headed to their dorm rooms. Although Imogene followed Elora straight to hers, waiting for Elora to close the door fully before she grabbed her arm.
     “Elora, he was lying! He does know someone with a past reading ability!” she shook Elora’s arm out of anxiety over the terrible feeling in her chest, but Elora wasn’t very surprised. She already had her suspicions going in. 
     All that did was move him higher up her suspect list.
     If he was the one who extracted the poison core, then he would be directly tied to its past. So of course he would lie.
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Exile AU | Locked in, Locked out P1
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The sharp contrast of the cell was not to the lingering smell in his nose. Ash, dust and heat seemed to linger in his nostrils at every breath he took. Yet he could also make out the sharp, cleaner used along the cell walls. Jake wasn’t sure if it was due to the sharp severing of his avatar to suddenly being back into his human body that his sense of smell was confused or if it was the guilt.
These cells were rarely used and if so, it had only ever been for petty things, or drunken disorderly. The fact he was here with Grace and Norm seemed…unusual given there were two cells in this section of Hell’s Gate but he was glad for their company at least.
Perhaps the use of one cell was purposeful; to strew in the misery together? Maybe it looked better on the system for one cell to be used, so it looked like one prisoner was in. Or perhaps it was just convenient. Little care as long as they were locked up.
The fires of Hometree still played in his mind, he could almost feel it’s burning warmth on his skin. It was known that…things were….lost in the link, things remained more…present in the body of that experience. Like how open and freer Grace had been in her Avatar was…different to her human self. Did their avatars retain memory, despite not having a consciousness? Muscle memory was a certainly but those of the mind? Experiences?
Jake distantly recalled Graces words from weeks back when he had managed to get her to talk about her school. What she had and…what had been lost.
“That sort of pain reached back through the link.”
He felt that now, how it beat in his heart and the pulsing in his head.
He had gambled too much, too late. He had come clean of the truth far too quickly. A…bent truth could have started the clan to leave. He could have told the truth out when the people were safe; away from home tree. Instead they stood to defend against the word of a traitor. Tucking further into their home as if it could protect them. Not knowing what danger they were faced.
So many dead and on his head too. Eytukan deserved so much better than what had happened for a great leader. There would be no forgiveness for him now with his loss…not from Mo’at and certainly not from Neytiri who had already lost a sister to the RDA.
Now a father.
“I trusted you... I TRUSTED you! ...YOU WILL NEVER BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE!”
The words hurt more than the sharp, jolting disconnect.
Jake’s head rose, the cricks in his neck echoing as he straightened up in his chair.
Norm was splayed out across his bench, his body looking bored but his eyes were far away. His knuckle bruised and dark; has he hurt himself? Jake couldn’t bring himself to ask. Grace was curled up on her bench as well, distant…probably reeling back from the second sudden disconnect as he was on top of being…caught in the middle of it all. The terror of death as Hometree collapsed from its own weight above them after the bombardment; their bodies flooding with adrenaline to go—out run from the tree. Seeing first hand of it all.
He had experience with that. The threat of death when it was chasing you. Not Grace. Not like that.
Not the experience nor the casualties.
The school could be one experience. Her avatar bore the scar of that but this was on a higher level that didn’t diminish that but…was far worse.
The silence was loud but the echo and sounds of the computer outside of their confinement was louder, pulling their attention around.
“What’s going on, Brother? Long time, no see.”
“Trudy?” Norm was first to move, Grace uncurling from her bench before Jake’s hands found the wheels, curling his chair around to face the door.
Hope seemed to blossom in his chest at the sight of her, because there was very little reason a pilot would come here, even with a food trolley. Let alone the one that had been with them for the last three months.
“Hey.” The security guard welcomed with a smile, moving from his seat, his eyes flickering between Trudy and the trolley.
“Personally,” Trudy carried on, settling the trolley to a stop with a light scoff, “I don’t feel these tree-hugging traitors deserve stake.”
“They get stake?” The guard scoffed, “That’s bullshit. Let me see that.”
As he lent down, his hand opened up the cabinet as Trudy’s arm rose, her hand how holding a Glock with chuckle before the man realised what was happening. “Yeah, you know what this is. Down.” Her voice lost its warmth, the guard knew better than to test with a gun to his head, lowering himself down. “All the way.”
Grace flinched if a little beside him at the heavy thud and the guard was otherwise out to the world before Trudy straightened up, a full blown smirk on her face as she did though it was gone quickly. “Max!”
Hurried feet scampered across the metal before the man himself appeared, pink-cheeked and went straight for their door.
“There’s a key for that! You can’t open it otherwise.” Grace called swiftly, her hand pointing down to the guy on the floor.
“Right.” Max dropped down, his hands hurriedly coming to find the keychain around the knocked-out guard before he shoved it into the key panel. “We have ten minutes to get going and out” Max said, as the door opened and the three of them slipped out. “I’ve got the security cameras on a loop and—let’s lock his guy into the cell first—and I’ve pulled people’s assignments away from our exit out using Quaritch security codes so it should be clear”
“You know his codes?” Jake moved out of the way as Norm and Max pulled the unconscious guard out and into the cell, locking him in. From the cabinet, Trudy pulled out a second hand-gun and a data drive with a fob attached to it, handing the drive to Norm, Jake took the gun.
“I looked over his shoulder once.” As if that explained it but Jake didn’t press it. Not now.
“Norm, where’s your avatar?” Grace asked, “Did they bring it back?”
“No, still at the shack.”
“Good.”
Swiftly, they quickly departed from the cell block and though. His arms ached with pushing his wheels faster, not as used to the activity as much but he didn’t let the strain bother him much in their escape. Pausing a few times, his weapon at the ready as they turned a few sharp corners.
“Trudy, fire up the ship. Go.” They had to be ready but he wasn’t a fool to know they’d be onto them quickly once the engines were going. They were too slow in a group like this, not with his wheel speed against their wide steps.
Both norm and Trudy were gone quickly, Grace’s breath was heavily laboured with the sudden activity but kept up with him until they got to the airlock, heading in first and reached for new masks.
“Max, I need you to stay here. I’ll need someone on the inside I can trust.” Jake added, “Download any information you can that will be useful, we’ll contact you once we’re safe. Go.”
“Okay,” Max nodded, clapping him on the shoulder and hurried off. Jake slipped into the airlock and pulled on his mask. The synthetic smell soured his nostrils but he took in the new air before he felt the warmth of Pandora’s atmosphere on his skin as the airlock opened
“Can you let me push you? We’ll be quicker.” Grace asked.
Jake gave her a look but forced himself to nod and swallow his pride, gripping the armrests before he felt the discomfort loss of control as Grace began to push. He didn’t like it but he couldn’t afford lost time for his discomforts. They needed out and fast. So be it if someone else pushed.
He skated the wheels with his palm as they got close to slow as he realised their chopper was already accosted—the engines slowing down and Norm and Trudey held at gun point. They didn’t have time for this. His gun raised though Grace kept the speed relative.
“Take it nice and easy, troop.” Jake called, the guard’s head turned but Jake put his finger on the trigger because now was not the time. They were burning up time they needed to escape. “On the ground face down, hands over your head”
The man didn’t seem to react.
“Are you deaf? Do as he said!” Grace snapped, her voice echoing through her mask but perfectly eligible. “He will shoot.”
Begrudgingly, the guard relaxed his grip, raising his gun from Norm and Trudy and tossed it to the ground and lay down onto his front. Grace kicked the gun away from him to make sure while Norm pulled it into the chopper though Jake watched the guard, giving him a sign to go.
The guard leapt up and ran, thankfully into the opposite direction but any returns would be swift but not before they were gone.
Jake accepted the help of Norm out of the chair and into the chopper, Grace pushing his legs up after him before he crawled forwards and grabbed the seats, his chair haphazardly getting thrown into Norm before there was the sudden sound of breaking glass.
“Hurry up! We’re taking fire!”
Jake clung onto the metal, but he didn’t hesitate to help Grace as the Samson began to move. Grace hissed sharply out, but flung herself into a seat before they turned, metal bullets still pinging as they went until—
“Gah!” Jake gasped out sharply as he felt the sudden hot pain flair down his back. He had been shot.
Fuck.
“Jake!” Norm’s voice echoed through the pain, a hand coming to his shoulder “Jake’s been hit!”
“Shit.” Trudy’s voice, “Hang on, we’re almost out!”
The pain was horribly familiar, his head spun with pain though he could see, with a sense of cold horror that Grace’s hand was clutching her own side, her blue shirt staining red…. Her face draining of colour as well under her mask.
“Grace?” He hissed out, drawing Norm’s attention swiftly as he felt the man’s hand over his lower back, where the warmth was spreading out. The fact he could feel the pain…it was above the damage to his spine. It had probably struck higher…
“Grace is hit too!”
“It’s fine. I’m fine” Grace groaned, her hand coming to her belt to push it over her hand to force more pressure on “Let’s just...go.”
“Keep the pressures on. Trauma kit’s forward on the bulkhead.”
Jake gripped the seats with a shaking hand, though he tugged at his pants, his hands finding his belt with ease to do the same but undoing it was hard. Every movement and breath was making his head spin, pain prickling up and down his spine.
He didn’t want this… not now. He…he had to make things better. He…couldn’t die. Not now. Not when Neytiri hated him… not before he could… he could try and make up for his actions. Jake wasn’t so scared at the concept of death but now, he could with the losses that would come. He…he needed to help. They needed his.
“Here.” Hands tugged his away, before his belt was free. Norm shifted it out of sight but he could feel it being wrapped around his middle before he felt an overwhelming burst of pain as the pressure was put straight onto the wound before his eyes rolled back and he slumped against the seats.
“Jake!”
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Norm hated blood.
He hated it’s colour, it’s smell but also how it turned icky when it was drying. As a scientist, it wasn’t something he had tried to get to him. IN his field, he didn’t need to worry about blood. Human blood mostly, but this… this felt wrong.
Norm’s hands were soaked with Jake’s blood but he kept his hands onto his back as they went, pressing the wad of material onto the wound as he tightened up the makeshift tourniquet to stop the bleeding. He couldn’t see an exit wound which was a good sign, but bad because he was no medical expert to know it was lost somewhere in his insides with a trail of destruction behind.
“Once we’re there,” Norm voice shook as he spoke, “I’ll link up with my Avatar and get everything moved into the link-shack from the living areas.” A bigger body would be strong enough to move Jake without hurting him much more.
“I can help.” Grace spoke tightly.
“No. You moving will only speed up your bleeding.” Norm wasn’t an idiot to see both important people of this group were dying.  He couldn’t just lose them. Not now. Not when they needed help. Jake must have a plan cooking by now, even when he wasn’t unconscious and he wasn’t going to fail him. “Just…. tell Trudy where we should go once we’re up in the air.”
Grace’s expression moulded to something less than impressed but she didn’t dispute as she tightened up the belt, adding more pressure onto the wound.
Soon enough, Site 26 was a blessing to behold. Norm took straight off to the shack and linked up, the sensation of blood not leaving a he clumsily got his weakened avatar to move; belly empty of food. How long had it been since he had last eaten in this body?
It didn’t matter just yet.
Norm reached the chopper, Trudy helping with Grace as he lifted Jake’s prone form from the side and gently carried him inside. The airlock was…a tight fit but Norm didn’t let that stop him entering and used his elbow to open up the Jake’s link bed and set him down.
They had already agreed to take the link shack, the rest was too heavy for one Samson but seeing Jake’s face was lost of colour and he had already started to bleed through his tourniquet was unsettling. More material and actual care would keep him alive for longer.
“Your Avatar can breathe earth atmosphere for short periods of time, make use of that. If you feel light headed, get out.” Grace’s shaky voice echoed behind him.
“Right.” That was some relief.
With Trudy setting Grace into her link bed, Norm pulled out the medical kit for her and began getting things together so they wouldn’t starve…or worse, lose anything important. The air was recycled but that didn’t mean much if the spares were lost or the filters got damaged.
They couldn’t make a supply run now.
He hoped to god that there was a plan of action at the end of this. He couldn’t bury his mentor and his friend.
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The Idol 1x01: Quotes
“- But what is the image saying? (Xander) - That she’s young, beautiful, and damaged. (Nikki) - Sh... - Eh, not damaged. She had problems that she overcame beautifully. (Nikki) - O-Okay. Uh, the robe, the hospital wristband. (Xander) - Mm-hmm.  - I mean, are we romanticizing mental illness? (Xander) - Absolutely. (Nikki) - And you’re fine with that? That’s cool? (Xander) - You people are so out of touch. (Nikki) - You people? (Xander) - You college-educated internet people. (Nikki) - Okay, yeah. You’re criticizing me for going to college. (Xander) - Oh, will you let people enjoy sex, drugs, and hot girls, okay? Stop trying to cock-block America. (Nikki) - No, Nikki, I’m not some sort of prude. I just don’t think that with everything that she has been through, she should be wearing a hospital wristband. (Xander) - Mental illness is sex. (Nikki) - No, it’s not. (Xander) - Yeah. If you live in Sioux City, Iowa, you are never gonna meet a girl like Jocelyn. She’s not walking down the street, she didn’t got to your high school, she doesn’t work at the bar or the diner, and she did not marry your best friend. And if, on the off chance, she did, she is still never, ever gonna fuck you. Unless, she has some very, very serious mental problems. And that right there is why mental illness is sexy.” (Nikki)
“- According to the nudity rider, we only can show the side boob, the under boob, and the side flank. (the intimacy coordinator) - I didn’t ask. She did it. (the photograph) - Okay, so I’m not allowed to show my body? (Jocelyn) - Not in the general, like, human rights structure of it all. (the intimacy coordinator) - You realize how fucking annoying and insane that sounds? (Xander) - It’s actually very progressive. It’s to make sure she doesn’t feel pressured. (the intimacy coordinator) - Right. I don’t feel pressured. (Jocelyn) - Fully respect that. (the intimacy coordinator) - This is her album cover. (Xander) - It’s also my boob and my house. (Jocelyn) - Fully respect body autonomy.” (the intimacy coordinator)
- “Hey! You! Come here! You want $ 5′000? You keep this door shut for the next three hours. Hold it. You gotta hold it really hard. (Chaim) - Who’s in here? (a guy) - All right? None of your business. Just take it or leave it, yes? Yeah? Okay, good. (Chaim) - Yeah, yeah.” (a guy)
“- No one’s having a pschotic... Let’s all calm down. (Benjamin) - Yeah, please.(Chaim) - Deep breath. Kay. I’m gonna give some information. I need it to be received peacefully, calmly. Okay? We’re the number one trending topic on Twitter. (Benjamin) - Okay. All right. (Nikki) - It’s not... (Benjamin) - No. I find out who did this. May God have mercy on their fucked up, depraved soul. Okay?” (Chaim)
“- It’s gotta say, it’s gotta say “revenge porn”. It’s gotta say “revenge porn” or they’re not gonna take it down (on the phone). - Andrew Finkelstein (at the gate). - Do you have ID? (security guard) - No, I’m from Live Nation. I’ve been here many, many times. (Andrew) - That’s great. Do you have ID? (security guard) - No, I don’t fucking have ID! (Andrew) - There’s a lotta people here today. We can’t let anyone in without an ID. (security guard) - Jesus fucking... Okay, let me deal with this fuckin’jabroni. Hang on. I’m gonna Google myself. Here, watch this. Ready? “Andrew Finkelstein, Live Nation”. What? Whoa! Who’s that? Huh? See that punim? See this face? See that face? Wow, they’re similar. (Andrew) - Okay, okay, sir, calm down. You don’t have to be so rude about it. I’ll get this figured out, okay? (security guard) - Yeah, I don’t have to be so rude. You know, my fucking star client has face full of cum. I’m not rude. (Andrew) - Mr. Finkelstein. So sorry for the inconvenience. (security guard) - Now you’re sorry. Thank you. (Andrew) - Right this way. (security guard) - You’re mensch. Wonderful fucking service.” (Andrew)
“- Lock him in a closet, too? (Destiny) - Remind me to let that guy out at some point, but not yet. (Chaim)
“- You know, you worry too much. Just relax. (Chaim) - I worry too much. My shareholders think I worry too little. You know, every time I fuckin’ breathe in and out, I hemorrhage money for Christ’s sake.” (Andrew)
“- Oh, there’s no shame in being a slut, case in point. I’m just worried she’s having another psychotic break. (Andrew) - No, no, she never had a psychotic break. Never had one. She was just exhausted and she was tired. (Destiny) - She’s a trouper. She reminds me of myself at that age. Okay, the thought of you younger is terrifying to me. (Benjamin) - I was having fun. I was getting fucked in the ass of the Capital Records building stairwell and then walking straight into meetings. (Nikki) - Yeah, I remember. I was the one fucking you. (Andrew) - Jesus Christ! (Benjamin) - Learn form the best. (Andrew) - Can I just remind everybody that we have “Vanity Fair” with us today? So, if we could just... keep the shit-talk to a... (Benjamin) - Oh, my God! Having her around is like living in communist China. (Nikki) - Benjamin, did you get the revised statement from Holly? (Andrew) - Revenge porn? (Benjamin) - Yeah, exactly that. Make sure that every dipshit with a keyboard has it spoon-fed down their fuckin’throat. (Andrew) - But it’s true? (Benjamin) - Well, if we say it it. (Andrew) - I’m in a “Twilight Zone” episode. (Benjamin) - All right, people. (Andrew) - Okay, see you later. (Nikki) - We live to fight another day.” (Andrew)
“- Tomorrow, I wanna wake up to, uh, like, 150 Google Alerts telling me Jocelyn’s some kind of feminist hero, right? (Nikki). - Okay. Yeah, me too. (Benjamin) - You can do that. (Nikki) - But I’m gonna start with victim and move up from there. (Benjamin) - Yeah well, it’s the same difference. (Nikki) - I don’t understand anything. How could it possibly be any fucking worse? Just tell me a scandal that was worse, recently! (Chaim - we don’t want to know). - She’s coming out of it more famous than when she came in. And that’s! That’s the win. Let’s just put it that way.” (Benjamin)
- “Ah, you’re dangerous. I mean, how could anyone not fall in love with you? (Tedros) - I don’t even know you. (Jocelyn) - You fit perfectly in my arms.” (Tedros)
- “What a fuckin’ boner killer. (Tedros) - I know, she prevented us from starting our family. (Jocelyn) - (...) and I hate it, and you’re gonna hate it, too. (Jocelyn) - You hate it? How can you put out something you hate? (Tedros) - Well, you obviously don’t work in the music industry. Pop music is just... superficial. (Jocelyn) - I think Prince would disagree with you. (Tedros) - I love Prince. (Jocelyn) - Are you gonna call “When Doves Cry” fuckin’ superficial? (Tedros) - No, I love that song. (Jocelyn) - If that song came out today, it’d be a smash tomorrow. (Tedros) - So, all I have to do is make music like Prince? (Jocelyn) - I didn’t say that. (Tedros) - Easy. I’ll just do that. (Jocelyn) - No... I didn’t say that. (Tedros) - Why didn’t I think of that? (Jocelyn) - You can’t make music like Prince. Pop music is like the ultimate Trojan Horse. Ya get people to dance, ya get people to sing along. Could say whatever you want. Shit’s powerful. (Tedros) - I like you. (Jocelyn) - I like you, too. You got the best job in the world. Should be having way more fun. (Tedros) - I’m trying.” (Jocelyn) While playing “Pieces of Your Heart” by Meduza & Goodboys)
“- Did it hurt? That photo? The betrayal of it? (Talia from Vanity Fair) - Of course. But, I mean, what am I supposed to do? (Jocelyn) - I don’t know. Fuck up the guy that did it to you. (Talia) - Like in the piece you’re writing? (Jocelyn) - Yeah, actually. I think it would be inspirational for young women and girls all around the world who have been targeted and humiliated in the way you were. (Talia) - Revenge is empowerment? (Jocelyn) - It’s human, I think. (Talia) - Look, I mean. I think... five years ago when people would tell me that it was important to comment on something publicly, I would buy into it. But now I just know that I’m being hustled. (Jocelyn) - Yeah, I mean, obviously, my editor is breathing down my neck, gun to my back, trying to get me to get you to talk about this photo. It’s all anyone can talk about. (Talia) - I get it. We all have to answer to somebody. (Jocelyn) - Who do you answer to? (Talia) - God.” (Jocelyn - Wrong, the public opinion).
“- I don’t know. I haven’t done anything in, like, a year. And I just feel like people are, like, waiting for me to fail. And I just don’t wanna, like prove them right. (Jocelyn) - Yeah, but, Joss, you always do this. You always second-guess yourself right before something comes out. You’re just gonna drive yourself crazy. (Leia) - I just don’t wanna, like, make a fool of myself. I don’t want people to, like, make fun of me. (Jocelyn) - They are not. Trust me. It’s good. It’s, like, really good. (Leia) - (....) What’s wrong with him? (Jocelyn) - He’s so rape-y. (Leia) - Yeah, I kinda like that about him. (Jocelyn) - Joss... No. Gross. So disturbing.” (Leia)
“- Hello, Angel. (Tedros) - You call all the girls Angel? (Jocelyn) - Just you. (Tedros) - Yeah right. (Jocelyn) - Fuck’s up with her? She doesn’t wanna hang out with us? (Tedros) - She’s my assistant. And my best friend. (Jocelyn) - She’s your best friend and your assistant? (Tedros) - Yeah. (Jocelyn) - She’s your best friend that words for you? (Tedros) - Yeah, isn’t that nice? (Tedros) - Really? Hm. (Jocelyn) - Don’t you think that’s kinda, like a nice arrangement? Oh, for her it’s amazing. Fuck. Can I be your best friend? I’d love to get paid. (Tedros) - Can I play you my new song? (Jocelyn) - Are you desperate to put this specific song out? (Tedros) - No, I’m not desperate to put anything out, my team is. ‘Cause everyone in my life is, like, telling me that it’s really great, but I don’t believe them. (Jocelyn) - Why? (Tedros) - ‘Cause when you’re famous, everyone lies to you. (Jocelyn) - And you trust me? (Tedros) - I just think you’re enough of an asshole that you might tell me the truth. (Jocelyn) - Cheers to that. (Tedros) - I don’t know. I feel like it’s, like, too superficial or something. (Jocelyn) - (...) If you’re gonna sing a song called “I’m a Freak” you should at least sing it like you know how to fuck. You gotta stop carin’ what people think. You are too locked up in your head. (Tedros) - Yeah? (Jocelyn) - Yeah, you’re thinking too much. You need to block out the world. Feel it. Do you trust me? (Tedros) - No. (Jocelyn - Good reply!)
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rayne-storm · 2 years
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Dues Paid Forward
AUgust 9 - Carnival AU
Fandom: Barbie and The Princess and the Pauper
Summary: Preminger follows the call of the carnival to a songbird
A/N: Okay folks I don't know what the hell this is either, but here you go. This went in so many different directions when I was writing this, and initially I was even going to make Premmy just the worst asshole and have him killed. Whoops that didn't happen hahahahahaaaaaaa
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In the days and years to come, no one would be able to say for certain when the carnival had arrived, nor truly when it had left, even what had actually transpired, save the few that left with it.
Of the notable missing, no one was terribly surprised to see the royal advisor had abandoned his post. The man was notorious for going where the wind blew him, even if it made little sense to anyone else.
Preminger was a man of fine tastes, it had to be said, though his past was shrouded in mystery (and he worked tirelessly to keep it that way). Grand, but never garish; flamboyant, but never over the top. He liked nice things, but didn't go out of his way to flaunt it with hideously tacky clothes as many did. He knew what he liked, and stuck to it.
When the carnival arrived, it felt sudden and yet inevitable, somehow showing up unexpectedly but always having been around. No one could say why that was, but all were invited to view the spectacle, royalty and their employees included.
Preminger (no one knew any other name of his, and it fit him, the one, elegant name) was skeptical. No one knew about his past but him, and while he took great care to keep it that way, he also frequently pondered it, letting his life struggles guide him. In this case, a time long before, where he had grown and learned how to truly see people, and how to get them to do what he wanted.
Some might call that manipulation, but isn't everything anyone does manipulation? Do we not use love, affection, charm to get what we desire, regardless of if it benefits those we use it on?
Preminger never voiced such opinions (unless it would benefit him), but kept them locked in his heart, with his love of beauty, passion for finery, and desires for happiness found through security.
Going back to the circus, regardless of it was where he had originated or not, was risky. It would stir memories, elicit reactions that he wasn't certain he could school back into his standard smirk. But it seems people were insisting, and coming back whispering about wonders and astonishments to such high degree that curiosity, morbid though it was for him, won out.
Stepping through the gate brought whirlwinds of memories, of lurking around tents and carriages to watch the world for by, to look out for an easy mark to con out of money or gifts. He was good at it, and his confidence only added to the charm. He knew people, knew what they liked to hear, how best to get them to like him, and he honed that skill on the hundreds of visitors that stopped by to see what the carnival had brought to town.
He browsed through the usual mishmash of sleazie carnie workers, schooling his expression to hide his disgust, the blatant slime and smarm in everyone turning his stomach. Honestly, the familiarity, the haunting echoes of who he used to be and what he did to make it where he was made him want to vomit and run. He once used to be one of these charlatans, taking advantage of any and everyone he came across. Now he had his power and prestige, didn’t have to con and scheme nearly as much, he could choose his marks, could temper his harm with charity elsewhere.
Preminger was so lost in his thoughts that being pulled from them by a haunting voice caused him to stumble, nearly taking out a tent. He glared around, assured that no one saw his misstep, fixed his hair, and walked towards the sound he was hearing. Many others were doing the same, he noted, but he supposed that such a phenomenon always drew in the unwashed masses. It didn’t lessen the magic of the moment, nor his own reactions to it.
The song came from a big-top tent, the candy stripes of the fabric drawing the eye inwards and upwards, to where someone was slowly spinning in a ring, her voice clear and ethereal even with the motion.
He recognized the tune, something old, something long ago and far away, from a place he knew in dreams that caused him to wake in a cold sweat, reaching around to feel his bed to be sure he wasn’t back there, back then. At the time he had known it, the foreign words had been bawdy and silly, but here, sung in this way by this creature, they were inviting, seductive, cool fingers down his spine.
He wondered if anyone here knew the words, recognized the language he had once called his own, had discarded like an ill-fitting coat these days. He doubted it.
He couldn’t help mouthing the words along with the songstress, and she was lowered slowly, still spinning, occasionally tugging at her swing and pulling long ribbons seemingly out of nowhere and letting them fall to the floor, amassing a jellyfish sort of train beneath her, doing absolutely nothing to take away from the beauty.
And what a beauty. Pale, dewey skin kissed by dots of gold and silver - stage makeup, he thought idly - with dark eyes and hair that cascaded around her like a robe of shimmering fire. She glanced up, and he knew she saw him, saw the way his mouth formed words that should have been complete mystery to anyone in this crowds, and he mouth and eyes turned up just so, just enough that he felt his stomach drop and shatter.
He needed to leave. This was dangerous. Wanting, especially something from this illusory ramshackle assortment of debauchery, would get him into trouble. He knew, he used to be that trouble. A pocket picked, a purse slit, a bracelet undone with a touch so feathery light the owner never noticed. He became suddenly aware of all of his clothing, the pressure of it on his skin, the rings on his fingers. He had everything still, and it was time to go before that changed.
He wrenched his eyes away and stalked quickly out, out further still, beyond the Carnival grounds, far enough away that he could clear his head and curse the place and all who worked in it, and especially that wretched siren, the Jezebel that would lead to the catastrophic poverty of hundreds of bespelled folk. He would have no part of it, not anymore.
The next morning, of course, he would hear of the song from everyone around him, of the beautiful music, of the beautiful girl, of the impossible acrobatic feats she did on that ring, of ribbons and lace and temptations that turned his gut worse than it already was. A lifetime ago, he would have swelled with pride at the fellow trickster, at her abilities in securing for herself all she needed to live the life she wanted. Bitterly, now he wondered how much of her had been real. He knew the pains of beauty, the illusion of perfection cast by hours of work with paints and dyes and needle and thread. He had employed such tactics himself once, and still retained the knowledge when he needed to be more presentable than he was in any given moment.
Was it even a woman? Was that person the one singing, was it an act of multiple people behind tent flaps and rafters? He didn’t care. He couldn’t care. His life was perfect. He had money, fame, power, however insignificant it may seem in the grand halls of the palace, faced with such opulence that he felt sick in an opposite direction.
And yet, and yet, and yet.
What if it was one person? A truly lovely woman, and what if she was trapped? Held in the claws of a terrible father/brother/uncle/other?
Women in this world may hold power, but never so much as they deserved for the work they did. Was she desperate to escape? What if that smile he had seen in his recognition was relief, someone to care about her in a strange land? He couldn’t possibly just ignore the possibility. He may be a lot of things, but Preminger wasn’t a monster. He wouldn’t just let a woman suffer so needlessly.
He dressed himself plainly, removed the wig and powders, became forgettable. He could walk around the carnival this way, and even those that knew him wouldn’t recognize him. Better, he could move around as a Carnie, could breeze through tents and slipways easily as any of the actual folk there.
It was easy enough to find her tent, it was the one furthest away from the big-top, and was never without a strong fellow nearby. Security? Or intimidation?
It didn’t matter. He could sneak in anyhow. Sneak he did, and was astounded by what he saw, when he gazed upon the sleeping form of the siren. The dewey pale skin was now a burnt reddish hue, likely from being scrubbed raw nightly to allow her to blend in after her shows, or from paints that disagreed with sensitive skin. The fiery red cascade of curls? Short, boyish, dark, cropped so close it was a wonder she wasn’t cut anywhere. That would make a wig easy to put and keep on, using glues that wouldn’t stick to longer hair. Her figure was the same, from what he could tell, though he had been far away earlier, and blankets covered her now. The dark eyes were more pronounced, with bags and lines betraying a life that was incongruous from the one she portrayed in her act. She was beautiful. She was half-dead.
The poor girl needed help. She was being worked to death, and Preminger had to exit the tent to throw up as memories flooded his mind. A lifetime before, summers of intense heat, little food, no sleep. Being literally whipped into shape to line the pockets of his seniors. She was him, just in a different body with a different skillset.
He could help her. He could be for her what no one was for him all those years ago. He could use what he learned, could transform her into a perfect court lady, just as he had molded himself. He could dress her up and teach her to be a proper woman, could shape her and create a wonder-
He had to stop himself and throw up again as it hit him what he had been thinking, what he had been doing the last decade, to himself.  He hadn’t changed. Not really. He just wore softer clothes and targeted bigger prey.
The noise must have disturbed the girl inside, and he felt even worse knowing she probably didn’t have much time to rest to begin with. He felt a hand on his back. Comfort. A strange, wild man was throwing up outside her tent (possibly her one safe place) and she was seeking to help him. Stars above, he didn’t need this right now.
“I can take you away,” he managed, voice raspy.
Her smile was sad. She must have heard this offer before, perhaps even hoped for it to work out.
“I mean it,” he said, “I can take you and we can go somewhere. Anywhere. I have the money, the clothes, we could go today, right now even.”
Her face remained the same, though she patted his back.
“Promises promises,” she whispered.
“I know, I know what you’re going through. Or at least a version of it,” he insisted, standing and shaking his head, “I got out. I can get you out.”
Her face changed, just so, a twinge of hope, of wanting to believe this strange man.
He took her hand gently. “I can get you out. We can walk right out of here, into those woods.
“Take me where?”
“First to the palace. Get clothes and cash. Then wherever you like.”
“Why?”
He imagined she knew the usual reasons a man might make these kind of vows to a woman. He was tempted, certainly, by what he saw, even now with the illusion broken. But that wasn’t all.
“You’re me. Who I was. And I had no one to save me.”
Cloyingly noble, something some old romantic hero might say, a visionary Charlemagne or Don Juan. But he felt it, infantile as it was, and he hoped it came through.
“I don’t know you. Why should I trust you?”
“I don’t know. Truly I don’t, and I don’t blame you for being afraid. I would be. Anyone would. But I mean it.”
“And we would leave? Together? How?”
She wasn’t asking about transportation. He shook his head with a shrug.
“You can be my beautiful sister, if you like. A cousin. A daughter, though I don’t think I look quite that old.”
There was an actual smile now, and she even giggled softly.
“Oh, not as your blushing bride?”
“Well, if you’re proposing, then how could I refuse?”
He’d remember that first laugh until the day he died.
AUgust 9 - Carnival AU
Fandom: Barbie and The Princess and the Pauper
Summary: Preminger follows the call of the carnival to a songbird
A/N: Okay folks I don't know what the hell this is either, but here you go. This went in so many different directions when I was writing this, and initially I was even going to make Premmy just the worst asshole and have him killed. Whoops that didn't happen hahahahahaaaaaaa
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In the days and years to come, no one would be able to say for certain when the carnival had arrived, nor truly when it had left, even what had actually transpired, save the few that left with it.
Of the notable missing, no one was terribly surprised to see the royal advisor had abandoned his post. The man was notorious for going where the wind blew him, even if it made little sense to anyone else.
Preminger was a man of fine tastes, it had to be said, though his past was shrouded in mystery (and he worked tirelessly to keep it that way). Grand, but never garish; flamboyant, but never over the top. He liked nice things, but didn't go out of his way to flaunt it with hideously tacky clothes as many did. He knew what he liked, and stuck to it.
When the carnival arrived, it felt sudden and yet inevitable, somehow showing up unexpectedly but always having been around. No one could say why that was, but all were invited to view the spectacle, royalty and their employees included.
Preminger (no one knew any other name of his, and it fit him, the one, elegant name) was skeptical. No one knew about his past but him, and while he took great care to keep it that way, he also frequently pondered it, letting his life struggles guide him. In this case, a time long before, where he had grown and learned how to truly see people, and how to get them to do what he wanted.
Some might call that manipulation, but isn't everything anyone does manipulation? Do we not use love, affection, charm to get what we desire, regardless of if it benefits those we use it on?
Preminger never voiced such opinions (unless it would benefit him), but kept them locked in his heart, with his love of beauty, passion for finery, and desires for happiness found through security.
Going back to the circus, regardless of it was where he had originated or not, was risky. It would stir memories, elicit reactions that he wasn't certain he could school back into his standard smirk. But it seems people were insisting, and coming back whispering about wonders and astonishments to such high degree that curiosity, morbid though it was for him, won out.
Stepping through the gate brought whirlwinds of memories, of lurking around tents and carriages to watch the world for by, to look out for an easy mark to con out of money or gifts. He was good at it, and his confidence only added to the charm. He knew people, knew what they liked to hear, how best to get them to like him, and he honed that skill on the hundreds of visitors that stopped by to see what the carnival had brought to town.
He browsed through the usual mishmash of sleazie carnie workers, schooling his expression to hide his disgust, the blatant slime and smarm in everyone turning his stomach. Honestly, the familiarity, the haunting echoes of who he used to be and what he did to make it where he was made him want to vomit and run. He once used to be one of these charlatans, taking advantage of any and everyone he came across. Now he had his power and prestige, didn’t have to con and scheme nearly as much, he could choose his marks, could temper his harm with charity elsewhere.
Preminger was so lost in his thoughts that being pulled from them by a haunting voice caused him to stumble, nearly taking out a tent. He glared around, assured that no one saw his misstep, fixed his hair, and walked towards the sound he was hearing. Many others were doing the same, he noted, but he supposed that such a phenomenon always drew in the unwashed masses. It didn’t lessen the magic of the moment, nor his own reactions to it.
The song came from a big-top tent, the candy stripes of the fabric drawing the eye inwards and upwards, to where someone was slowly spinning in a ring, her voice clear and ethereal even with the motion.
He recognized the tune, something old, something long ago and far away, from a place he knew in dreams that caused him to wake in a cold sweat, reaching around to feel his bed to be sure he wasn’t back there, back then. At the time he had known it, the foreign words had been bawdy and silly, but here, sung in this way by this creature, they were inviting, seductive, cool fingers down his spine.
He wondered if anyone here knew the words, recognized the language he had once called his own, had discarded like an ill-fitting coat these days. He doubted it.
He couldn’t help mouthing the words along with the songstress, and she was lowered slowly, still spinning, occasionally tugging at her swing and pulling long ribbons seemingly out of nowhere and letting them fall to the floor, amassing a jellyfish sort of train beneath her, doing absolutely nothing to take away from the beauty.
And what a beauty. Pale, dewey skin kissed by dots of gold and silver - stage makeup, he thought idly - with dark eyes and hair that cascaded around her like a robe of shimmering fire. She glanced up, and he knew she saw him, saw the way his mouth formed words that should have been complete mystery to anyone in this crowds, and he mouth and eyes turned up just so, just enough that he felt his stomach drop and shatter.
He needed to leave. This was dangerous. Wanting, especially something from this illusory ramshackle assortment of debauchery, would get him into trouble. He knew, he used to be that trouble. A pocket picked, a purse slit, a bracelet undone with a touch so feathery light the owner never noticed. He became suddenly aware of all of his clothing, the pressure of it on his skin, the rings on his fingers. He had everything still, and it was time to go before that changed.
He wrenched his eyes away and stalked quickly out, out further still, beyond the Carnival grounds, far enough away that he could clear his head and curse the place and all who worked in it, and especially that wretched siren, the Jezebel that would lead to the catastrophic poverty of hundreds of bespelled folk. He would have no part of it, not anymore.
The next morning, of course, he would hear of the song from everyone around him, of the beautiful music, of the beautiful girl, of the impossible acrobatic feats she did on that ring, of ribbons and lace and temptations that turned his gut worse than it already was. A lifetime ago, he would have swelled with pride at the fellow trickster, at her abilities in securing for herself all she needed to live the life she wanted. Bitterly, now he wondered how much of her had been real. He knew the pains of beauty, the illusion of perfection cast by hours of work with paints and dyes and needle and thread. He had employed such tactics himself once, and still retained the knowledge when he needed to be more presentable than he was in any given moment.
Was it even a woman? Was that person the one singing, was it an act of multiple people behind tent flaps and rafters? He didn’t care. He couldn’t care. His life was perfect. He had money, fame, power, however insignificant it may seem in the grand halls of the palace, faced with such opulence that he felt sick in an opposite direction.
And yet, and yet, and yet.
What if it was one person? A truly lovely woman, and what if she was trapped? Held in the claws of a terrible father/brother/uncle/other?
Women in this world may hold power, but never so much as they deserved for the work they did. Was she desperate to escape? What if that smile he had seen in his recognition was relief, someone to care about her in a strange land? He couldn’t possibly just ignore the possibility. He may be a lot of things, but Preminger wasn’t a monster. He wouldn’t just let a woman suffer so needlessly.
He dressed himself plainly, removed the wig and powders, became forgettable. He could walk around the carnival this way, and even those that knew him wouldn’t recognize him. Better, he could move around as a Carnie, could breeze through tents and slipways easily as any of the actual folk there.
It was easy enough to find her tent, it was the one furthest away from the big-top, and was never without a strong fellow nearby. Security? Or intimidation?
It didn’t matter. He could sneak in anyhow. Sneak he did, and was astounded by what he saw, when he gazed upon the sleeping form of the siren. The dewey pale skin was now a burnt reddish hue, likely from being scrubbed raw nightly to allow her to blend in after her shows, or from paints that disagreed with sensitive skin. The fiery red cascade of curls? Short, boyish, dark, cropped so close it was a wonder she wasn’t cut anywhere. That would make a wig easy to put and keep on, using glues that wouldn’t stick to longer hair. Her figure was the same, from what he could tell, though he had been far away earlier, and blankets covered her now. The dark eyes were more pronounced, with bags and lines betraying a life that was incongruous from the one she portrayed in her act. She was beautiful. She was half-dead.
The poor girl needed help. She was being worked to death, and Preminger had to exit the tent to throw up as memories flooded his mind. A lifetime before, summers of intense heat, little food, no sleep. Being literally whipped into shape to line the pockets of his seniors. She was him, just in a different body with a different skillset.
He could help her. He could be for her what no one was for him all those years ago. He could use what he learned, could transform her into a perfect court lady, just as he had molded himself. He could dress her up and teach her to be a proper woman, could shape her and create a wonder-
He had to stop himself and throw up again as it hit him what he had been thinking, what he had been doing the last decade, to himself.  He hadn’t changed. Not really. He just wore softer clothes and targeted bigger prey.
The noise must have disturbed the girl inside, and he felt even worse knowing she probably didn’t have much time to rest to begin with. He felt a hand on his back. Comfort. A strange, wild man was throwing up outside her tent (possibly her one safe place) and she was seeking to help him. Stars above, he didn’t need this right now.
“I can take you away,” he managed, voice raspy.
Her smile was sad. She must have heard this offer before, perhaps even hoped for it to work out.
“I mean it,” he said, “I can take you and we can go somewhere. Anywhere. I have the money, the clothes, we could go today, right now even.”
Her face remained the same, though she patted his back.
“Promises promises,” she whispered.
“I know, I know what you’re going through. Or at least a version of it,” he insisted, standing and shaking his head, “I got out. I can get you out.”
Her face changed, just so, a twinge of hope, of wanting to believe this strange man.
He took her hand gently. “I can get you out. We can walk right out of here, into those woods.
“Take me where?”
“First to the palace. Get clothes and cash. Then wherever you like.”
“Why?”
He imagined she knew the usual reasons a man might make these kind of vows to a woman. He was tempted, certainly, by what he saw, even now with the illusion broken. But that wasn’t all.
“You’re me. Who I was. And I had no one to save me.”
Cloyingly noble, something some old romantic hero might say, a visionary Charlemagne or Don Juan. But he felt it, infantile as it was, and he hoped it came through.
“I don’t know you. Why should I trust you?”
“I don’t know. Truly I don’t, and I don’t blame you for being afraid. I would be. Anyone would. But I mean it.”
“And we would leave? Together? How?”
She wasn’t asking about transportation. He shook his head with a shrug.
“You can be my beautiful sister, if you like. A cousin. A daughter, though I don’t think I look quite that old.”
There was an actual smile now, and she even giggled softly.
“Oh, not as your blushing bride?”
“Well, if you’re proposing, then how could I refuse?”
He’d remember that first laugh until the day he died.
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Have I told you I hate weak y/n’s that get pushed around by fangirls? No? Well, I hate them 😊
Let’s have Oikawa, Atsumu, Akaashi, Semi, and Terushima react to their normally calm gf, beat the dog shit out of a fangirl that tried to intimidate her for dating said men above. Reader just has a soft smile before cocking her fist back and boxing her shit before holding up the fangirl and looking to the rest like “You wanna end up like her? No? Then know your place~ ☺️”. Then she faces her bf with a sweet smile and says something affectionate like “I brought you lunch, dear. I made it just how you like it 😄” before kissing his cheek like she didn’t go Muhammad Ali on a bitch
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Oikawa Tooru<3
Oikawa’s had more than a few less than pleasant experiences with women
Considering he’s always been surrounded by them, from his sister's friends in middle school and being swarmed by them in High school and college- having women around him was nothing new
And for the most part, they were all pleasant
Giving him little gifts and food- that he always gave to you- and just telling him how much they loved watching him play
All things he can deal with before talking to his favorite girl, you
Though, there have been instances of some bold woman who just never get the hint
Whether it be drunkenness or some weird dream of having Oikawa to herself or just blatant disregard of his relationship
And right now just happens to be one of those times- but now you got a firsthand view of the madness.
Whoever this was clearly didn't understand relationships or personal space for that matter
She had a hand on his chest and was just blubbering about how she would be the best wife for him and would make life so much easier- much more than you do for him- and that was just what you saw from the ten seconds you were in earshot
He would normally laugh it offend continue seeking out autographs but he seemed to be locked in an iron maiden
“I promise! Forget about your girlfriend, she’s useless anyways!” and finally a perfect chance to make yourself known
“Tooru, I have your lun-” you attempted to grab him away, him shooting a pleading look to save him before your wrist was snatched from his arm and tugged away and shoved to the side then pushing your body away from the two
“Back off bitch!”
Now,  you were normally a pretty calm person, you knew how to deal with the women and you have been for years.
But you stand by the fact that it was never ok to put your hands on someone- no matter the situation.
But at that moment, you could care less about your silly reparations and breathing methods, that lady put a hand on you and pushed you
You could hear Tooru telling her to keep her hands off you but you just looked around and made sure that everyone saw what had happened, you don't need to be arrested anytime soon
Grabber her arm you detached her from your boyfriends and in the next second your fist was connecting with her face, watching her wither on the floor you turn to your boyfriend who’s now coming towards you
“As I was saying, I have your lunch.”
Atsumu Miya<3
Another guy who’s constantly surrounded by women
Although he is far less appreciative and nice to them, and he makes it a point to be abundantly clear that you are the only woman he will spend the rest of his life with
Something that wasn't too popular with a few specific fans
Every blue moon someone will find his phone number and blow it up with loving messages or try and get his address
The worst it’s been was someone finding his apartment number and thankfully being too far away to come by themselves but they did send some inappropriate images to his PO box and that led him to create an even thinker line between fans and himself
Thankful, the whole of them understood and respected his boundaries
Buuuuut there are always people who go the extra step
Like whoever this is crowding your boyfriend after a win against the Alders with a giant poster of him and a …. Thong
If you were the slightest more stoic you would have held in the laugh that started it all but it seems crazy is crazy no matter how you provoke them
That lady heard you laugh and the flood gates opened, in a split second her hand was on your cheek then she was on the floor holding what you could hope was a broken jaw
You didn't even realize you punched her until a shooting pain went up your wrist
Though before you had a chance to return to your lovely boyfriend, who was standing in the same spot shell shocked (and slightly turned on)  hand grabbed your ankle the flung you to the ground
It was, for lack of a better term, a catfight
She was hitting you and you were hitting her and she was screaming random shit about how awful you were to her precious Atsumu- seriously this lady was insane
Nevertheless, security arrived, and let’s just say that you were in much better condition than she was, who knew you could fight so well?
Though you weren't allowed to come to the next game and had to apologize to the heads of the Volleyball association, Tsumu was proud of you and the internet was on your side- so it was kind of a win-win
Akaashi Keiji<3
He surprisingly doesn't have a swarm of fangirls around him
But it’s much much worse, you’d rather have a mob of girls around him than the four specific psychos that never leave the poor guy alone
Everywhere in school at least one of them is watching the two of you, in class, at lunch- no matter where you try and eat- you swear you even saw one at the boba show you pass on your walk home with him
The worst part?
He thinks it’s funny.
It is hilarious to him that you try so hard to keep them away full knowing he would never leave you for the likes of them. It’s just too cute how you puff up your cheeks and huff about them and honestly, it's a breath of fresh air considering how much everyone kisses up to him
Well- he likes it when they are at a distance
On the off chance they get close to him, it's a different story. They truly are intolerable, and they away try bad-mouthing you to him like it was supposed to mean something that they don't like you
And they only ever do it when you’re away- cowards they truly are. And since they’re always watching, as soon as you left to buy the two of you lunch, one of them was on him in an instant
She was annoying and all she could say was ho you were a ‘poison’ in his life and he had to leave you as soon as possible
He didn't even realize you were there until a hand grabbed the back of her uniform and flung her off him. And from the looks of it, falling on the ground really hurt
“I’m a poison? That’s all you could come up with?”
You didn't even have to say another word, she was already out of sight
Not missing a beat, you handed him his lunch and started talking about the latest episode of the volleyball anime you loved.
Semi Eita<3
First off- a total power couple
Not only are you willing to beat a bitch, but he’s also ready to hype you up while you do it
It’s not confirmed you have, but there are rumors that you fought more than a few girls who were less than pleasant. And it’s not like you do anything for rumor control, you just laugh and turn the other way
Still, even with the rumor mill running rampant, some girls still try and shoot their shot
But this girl has to be the boldest woman on planet earth
Not only was she flirting with an openly taken man, but she was flirting with him as he held his arm around your waist. She even looked at you as she spoke to him, the audacity of people these days
“You like music? That’s crazy, I do too!” you wanted her to shut the fuck up as soon as possible.
What pissed you off more was that he knew exactly what he was doing, and he was letting it happen to spite you.
What happened after this you blame solely on the alcohol the party was providing and not on the fact you wanted to clock this girl the moment you saw her
It was just that suddenly your drink was in her face
Then her drink was in her face, and she was running to the bathroom, maybe she should listen to rumors more often because you don't think strawberry daiquiri will come out of a white crop too so easily
Terushima Yuji<3
He’s an ass
But he’s your ass, somehow
He’s a manwhore and an attention-whore, mix that should have been shot before it could grow into something more
By now you're used to the girls slipping him their numbers and hitting him up on every social media site possible and you remain happy to say he doesn't respond- probably too busy dicking you down to care about any of them
Plus, less than 1%  of them actually approach them in public, and they just happen to be the most insufferable people on the planet.
Desperation doesn't even describe it
Of that 1%, at least half of them try to touch him, running a hand on his arm, tugging at his clothes, maybe even a strand of his hair, all you can deal with because he knows what’ll happen if he even entertains their advances
But for some reason, the only thing that sets you off is when they mention the tongue piercing.
It invokes a rage unknown within you, the second the metal ball’s mentioned you see red. And he fucking loves it, you could be three prefectures over and the second the girl mentions it, you magically appear at his side like you’d been there the whole time
All of a sudden you’re all over him, disregarding this girls words as she tries to bring the conversation back to her, going as far as grabbing your shoulder, and since she touched you first- you had the green light
Your arm pulled back and your fist connected to her cheek
And like nothing ever happened you turned back to the blond
tags: @diamond-3 @rinsangel @heyheyitsne @angelalje @monisi @crystal-lilac @sadpotato10
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muffindaddystyles · 3 years
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Will mafia!h and Y/N will have babies? 🥺💓
IM SO SORRY TO TELL YOU THIS BESTIE BUT.... </3
39. " I'm not saying a goodbye."
It was raining. Skies a gloomy shade of cinereal. Harry’s sleek car came to a screeching halt infront of the vast threshold of his home -- his grin pearlish, eyes twinkling a spark as he gets out of the car not caring to close the door behind. He greets his staff and strides two steps together with a gorgeous bunch of his lovie’s favourite flowers now dewy with raindrops and his nose twitched upon sniffing the vanilla-y smell while passing the kitchen and with his beam never vanishing he leaned into the doorframe asking the people inside, “’Ave y'seen Y/N?” Only for them to shake their heads in uncertainty.
She hasn’t showed herself downstairs since morning and even though it’s very odd of her not to chirp around the mansion nobody went to knock at her door to inquire, they think she deserves privacy.
This time they should have because when Harry barged inside their room it was caliginous with curtains shut and lights dimmed to zero.
“Lovie?” His cheery voice clamoured against the walls, a sour feeling he couldn’t be aware of pinches him in throat as he bobbed his head around to look for her and it perked up when a shadow falls on his feet.
“Baby?” His smile quirked back onto his confused features and he narrowed his eyelids to take in her presence through the darkness of wardrobe, “Harry.” A shaky whisper floated towards him and before that sweet call she was falling against his chest.
“Y/N ... baby —-,” His stumped chuckle halted, his brain numbed for a moment when his fingertips brushed up her back to push her closer to him and they trembled as they collected the wetness there. His heart bleaks a stinging pain into it’s cords, his breath shuddered coldly, flowers falling sadly beside their feet and his eyes earths with tears of panic, angst and torment.
His fingertips coating in his love's thick blood.
“I –- ‘m .. you –.. you’re h-hu —- hurt,” He stammered through a whimper hand wrapping around the dagger whose half end’s stabbed into Y/N's spine, her weak frail body unresponsive though she could listen to him.
“Who did this to you! Who did this to you!?” His screams and cries startled everyone downstairs and they rushed up to see what’s happening, to be shocked by their sights of Y/N limp in Harry’s embrace.
He turned his neck to shout at them, “I need a hand t’help me!!” His eyes bloodshot and Niall his best-man scurried over to them as Harry carried Y/N and laid her on her tummy on the bed, he slips onto his knees putting his chin on the mattress to look in her hazy painful eyes -- tears caged in them but never flowing down.
“Harry ...” She mumbled grittily in agony lifting her shaky fingers to pet his face and like an affection starved kitten Harry doesn’t let her tire herself and gets closer to her himself, “Niall bring the first aid, it’s under the sink.” He commands him not letting his eyes drift from over her angelic face.
“You’re okay baby. You’re okay, I know how to stitch up knife wounds.” He sniffled sucking in a breath trying to be brave for her and she just smiled gorgeously, lips blue and cheeks draining out of her usual berry stain.
“Jesus. Harry she’s been stabbed thrice, those fuckers,” Niall’s words wavered in fear and sympathy for Y/N. He squeezed Harry’s shoulder as Harry sobbed upon hearing that, “No –-... no, no! It’s still okay yeah poppet? I’m g’na get y'alright.” He wanted to covers his eyes to block the hurting groans Y/N elicited and he cradled her soft face in his warm palms in comparison to her temperature, touching their temples to pray together.
“Harry li .. listen to —- to me,” She gasps eyes flittering over his shoulder towards Bambi and Thumper the two dogs that had gotten overly fond of her, Harry’s blurry gaze follows her enfeebled gesture for them to come near her.
They whined and howled sadly flopping beside Harry and Harry hiccupped into his elbow shaking his head when Y/N put her hand under their ears in effort to scratch them but wasn’t able to unfortunately, “Hi babies. You’re gonna look after dad after ‘m gone?” Everyone cried at that watching her soul leave their dull lives that watered colourful upon her arrival.
“Don’t say that! Don’t y'dare say that!” Harry sobbed rushing to hug her tightly, the front of his shirt loathing crimson and she hissed looping her arm against his neck when Niall pulled the dagger out from her lower spine gradually and slowly not to hurt her.
“’M so sorry baby, sorry for being the reason of y’pain.” His tears dampened her already sweaty crook of neck, “Pr – promise me t-that that you’ll have some —.. someone who lov‐-.. loves –--,” She whimpered. Her body jerked into him with a force and she pushed him weakly away to stitch her lips tenderly against his's.
“Tell me bubby. Ha—- have I loved y'enough?” She cooed into their kiss and Harry bolted his eyes shut, poisonous sobs wrecking out of his chest.
“Tell me before, I go ...” Her heartbeat started dropping insanely, her lips wobbled, toes curling with life excavating out of her, “Y'have. Y'have don’t go baby, I’m not saying a goodbye!” He cried showering her in kisses for the one last time and pets her hair, eyes closed praying she takes him with herself because he'd never recover from the pain of loosing the only person he loved more than himself, the person who made hum love himself.
“I love you ..” She whispered, her loving kind eyes locked against his’s and the pool of honey around her rims expanded, her lips parted around the gasping breaths and Harry begged and pleaded — a side of him no-one has ever witnessed as he twisted in anguish considering himself the unluckiest man on the earth for letting his lover go like this, in the worst possible way.
“I love you, I thought I’d never be capable of, y'made me worthy darling. I'll always love you baby....” He shrieked into her chest heaving her up gently to embrace her properly and even though he knew she was no more with him, he fooled himself into thinking so.
If it was possible he’d have clawed his ribs to pluck out his heart in return of hers and he felt like the sun and earth had crashed vanishing away the time spaces as he sat there crying and crying mourning the loss of his lovie that could never be healed by anything in this whole word.
He keeps on holding her, rocking back and forth as he lulls her to slumber of death.
It hurts. It hurts so bad.
His heart weeps.
His soul aches.
When rain stopped and that tranquil silence doomed over them, rage filled his every pore and vein.
He knew who did this. Harry has played dirty but he has never played unfair. It was this gang of companies who sabotaged and destructed the orphanages at the property which belonged to his mother (but the papers weren’t clear) to build restaurants and apartments there so Harry took revenge by burning acres of their illegal drug running underground factory and rebuilt the orphanages and took Y/N to one of their charity events.
She was the happiest he had ever seen her.
It’s like a gun barrel clicked in. A firecracker catching the fuse of ashe to burst everything into flames as Harry laid her with ever most tenderness and kissed her temple, her lifeless eyelids and her chapped lips.
Cleaned the streak of blood with his sleeve and didn’t wipe his tears away bashing out of the room, everyone stepped away as Niall lunged infront of him to stop him before he goes to cause damage to himself more than to them for being in such a vulnerable and weak state.
“Step away.” He growled angrily, gaze fiery and dangerous.
“No.” Niall sighed.
“I wouldn’t get her buried in sucha cold blood. She didn’t deserved this, hell nobody does.” Harry kissed his teeth together gripping at his hair ruthlessly, cheeks dry with tears, his limbs trembling, his head spinning.
“Anyone who wouldn’t follow my orders gets their kneecaps blow-off.” He grunted -- nostrils flaring and saying this he went away, snatching his guns from the console and ordered his men to find the security guards that had their duties at the main gates.
In just a day he hunted each of those monsters down like a hungry wolf and gave them such punished, tortured deaths that each one fell in Harry’s feet for his mercy but his heart was turned into a stone already because the only warmth it had there was because of one person and that person’s gone leaving him to survive in this hellhole alone while he dragged these bastards to the depths of firepits.
Once, coming back home to her. To his sunshine, to his soul and life, to his reasons of getting up every morning so he would get to spend time with her —- he broke down. Into shattered bits and pieces of remorse, guilt and sadness feeling himself so small and hurtable as he cried to himself all alone in their garden with no-one to console him where he’ll come to meet her daily.
He wants to rip his skin apart and set it on fire for his beating heart to stop, for it stop feeling.
He feels sick. Fainting, in urgency and desperation to hold his baby and never let go.
To lay down with her under the soil if that's possible.
his only reason to live.
His only beloved.
.
The wind giggles through pink leaves of cherry blossom tree, lush grass resting peacefully and Harry smiles to himself treading towards his two most favourite people in the world.
The spring being their heartiest month.
“Azalea! What y’chattering ‘bout t'mum?” He asks and nods proudly when his lil boy stands up from his cross position on the ground from beside his mother and brushes the grassy spikes from his cherry printed shorts with his little pudgy hands.
“My first day at school dada!” The four years old squeals and Harry scoops him up in his arms, kissing his cheek again amount less times, “Is that so, huh! huh!” He tickles his little bun.
Y/N was right. Isn’t she always. Harry chuckles. Even if she’s gone he still feels loved from her, she’s in the rains, in the sweaters he wears when he feels shallow, in the scent of his pillows, she’s in the vanilla smell of their favourite cupcakes – she’s in his dreams and that name of their son, Azalea.
She always wanted to name their first born Azalea, a blooming flower that happens to be a vibrant pink, a gift of spring, are floriferous in sunshine and she'd always say that Harry would be their sun.
Their ever source of happiness.
Azalea was three days old when his mother died and Harry took him home even though not sure of his own decision but something in those little eyes that matches his mommy made Harry’s heart attract towards him so much he brought him without another thought.
A home he built with Y/N. The curtains of the mansion still remains pushed back wide, flower vases on every furniture, not a day goes by when anyone doesn’t misses her and the ducklings has grown so much that Y/N would have been spinning in happiness around.
Nothing has changed, life’s fleeting for everyone except for Harry. He counts each day and night that goes without her beside him in his sleep, in the little picnics with Azalea and Niall, in the story reading at nights with his baby, in kitchen to watch the winters first rain prattling against that one window that’s old enough to carry the remains of his ancestors, she’s never there to share a noodle pot with him while he sits and eat alone, never there to patch his favourite socks back, to kiss his forehead whenever he leaves home, to call him sweet names and to laugh with him on his silly jokes, to do thumb fights, to get angry with him whenever he refuses to layer himself in cold.
Never.
Never physically. But, she’s always there in his heart, her presence lurks around him and he could feel the warmth of her wrapping around him whenever he falls asleep watching telly.
“What did y'learn today bubba?” He asks Azalea and grins cheekily when Azalea babbles, “Colours!”
“That’s fuckin’ amazin'!” At that a huge gush of breeze hits him in face a tiny branch of the tree they’re standing under falls on his head.
“Kay' kay fine! No cursing.” He squeaks in defence pouting down at the grave of his lovie and his face splits into a grin when his hair glittered up with cherry blossom leaves.
“We miss you very much,” His voice heavy and sad. He gulps chokingly and blinks away the glossiness, stroking a thumb up Azalea cheek who’s sitting in Harry’s lap.
Every evening they come to meet Y/N, the hole in his heart couldn’t fill up of her void but the soothing feeling of relief that she’s in their garden and nearer to him has lessened the grief.
“G’na meet you tomorrow, our baby’s mighty hungry.” He chuckles hearing the grumbling noises coming from Azalea’s belly.
“You’re so cheeky baby.” His eyes glimmers and he feels himself swooning into breeze, “How’s it going in heaven?” He asks airily tracing his initials beside her beautiful name engraved at the tombstone and it’s like she’s scolding him when he gets a nip on his pointy finger.
“Azalea kiss mommy a goodbye.” Harry breaks into laughter when Azalea bobs his head and almost tumbles of his daddy’s lap in the effort to reach the tombstone.
“Goodbye beautiful.” Harry whispers kissing the top of her tombstone and his heart bursts into lilacs when once again he’s showered into petal like leaves.
“I love you too, baby.” Finally he has accepted to say goodbyes.
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Part Two: Girl’s Night
Momo never minded sharing you. You were an intellectual masterpiece, something to be shared and gifted to the world. And so, she would quickly talk about what you do and who you are (once her full-fledged background check came in, of course).
The next two you meet are Kyoka Jirou and Tooru Hagakure—two of the other Class 1A girls. Momo grabs your wrist harshly, yanking you towards them when she spots you in the lunchroom.
“Oh hey, Yaoyorozu!” You press a hand to your chest, your heart practically beating out of your chest, “You scared me. Anyways… is there anything you need? I don’t have your costume done, but I’m working on it during my free time!”
“Don’t worry about that right now. And call me Yaomomo, we’re friends, remember?”
“Al-alright Yaomomo.” You reply, “If this isn’t about your costume, what do you need?”
“To have lunch together!” Momo sets down two bento boxes, “Here, I had my staff send it over last block. It should still be heated up!”
“Thanks…” You take the lunch. It saves you the trouble of going through Lunch Rush’s line.
With food already with them, Momo’s other two friends don’t get up either. They have you trapped with them the entire lunch. You eat what Momo’s given you. It’s your favorite.
You don’t bother asking how she knows your favorite food. It’s just a coincidence… right?
“So…?” Momo asks, eyes wide and hopeful for your approval, “What do you think?”
“It’s good!” You reply, “my favorite, actually.”
“What a coincidence…” This is the first thing the purple haired girl says to you, “Anyways, the name’s Jirou. Kyoka Jirou.”
“And I’m Tooru!” The invisible girl exclaims, “Momo’s said a lot about you!”
“All good things, Y/N.” Momo chuckles.
“You’re the girl who was singing during the School Festival.” You place where you’ve seen her face before, “Your voice is really good, by the way!”
“Th-thanks…” Jirou’s face starts to flush.
Tooru adds, “You can hear it again if you join us for girl’s night!”
“Girls night?”
“That’s what I wanted to talk about.” Momo explains, “the 2A girls get together every Friday night and work through whatever we need to do, since heroics can get pretty stressful. And we also have our fair share of fun!”
“Wouldn’t I be intruding?” You ask, “I don’t exactly fit the requirements…”
“Nonsense, Y/N!” Tooru replies, “We’d love to have you.”
“Yeah…” Jirou comments, “I can show you some of my other instruments and some other things I wrote, besides the song for the festival—”
“You wrote that?!”
“She totally did.” Momo replies, “and she has a ton of music and whatnot. The others wouldn’t mind either.”
“If I’m not swamped with other work then yeah, I’ll come.” You decide.
Tooru squeals, “We’re going to have so much fun Y/N! Just you wait!”
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Come Friday, your teachers hadn’t given you any more big assignments. Chapters to read and worksheets to fill out were expected, but nothing would be too time-consuming. In other words, you were free to attend the Class 2-A Girl’s Night.
All of the dorms are in the same corner of campus. Though, because the 2-A dorm was for Heroics and not Support, your dorm is still a ways away from theirs. And since you don’t want to be late, you head early.
The sun’s starting to set. But unlike your hometown, you aren’t overly cautious about walking around during this time. U.A. itself is surrounded by a massive gate and the sidewalks are well-lit. Plus, Pro Heroes are on campus 24/7.
It doesn’t matter that you’re quirkless. You’re safe here.
The sunset never lasts long. So as it's in its final moments, you knock on the door to 2-A’s dorm. It’s identical to the support class dorms. Some support class students tried to say that future heroes would get better dorms. The evidence against it is right in front of you, right down to the loud, chaotic sound emanating from the inside.
You knock at the door, even though you don’t think it would be heard. After another knock, you go for the doorknob. The dorms aren’t allowed to be locked unless there is a villain attack. So you aren’t surprised when you’re able to open the door for yourself.
The future heroes you’ve watched train and design costumes for are sitting there, in various groups. Names don’t really come to mind—except for Tooru, who is sitting on one of the green couches.
“Y/N!” She jumps up and grabs your arm, dragging you towards the elevator before anyone else can see you “C’mon!”
Your bag is secured on your shoulder though you still put your other hand upon it, in order to not lose it. The speed and strength of Tooru is unexpected, but she is a hero student after all.
The elevator ride up to Kyoka’s floor and the couple of steps to her room is over before you notice. Inside are instruments lining most of the wall—more instruments than you could ever learn in a lifetime. The red is an unexpected color, considering that her hero suit is black and pink, but you think this suits her better.
“You must be Y/N!” The pink girl with horns bolts up. Ashido? You think. The names of everyone don’t stick immediately. “I’m Alien Queen! But you can call me Mina! You’re so much prettier than they say!”
“Who says—” You get interrupted by one of the other girls sharing an (out of place) bean bag chair, “Hi! I’m Ochako and this is Tsu. Pizza?”
The other girl—Tsu—passes a pizza box towards you, “Kero.”
“Oh no thanks. I ate back with my class.” You reply, reaching into your bag, “Oh and Yaomomo, I have your completed costume.”
“Really?” Her eyes light up at the completed costume. “I’m gonna be right back, let's see how it fits!”
Momo’s in and out of Jirou’s bathroom quickly. When she returns, every piece of the costume is on and she’s modelling it for the other girls.
“I love it, Y/N!”
Ochako asks, “You designed that?”
“And built it.” You add.
Mina exclaims, “Girl, me next! I’ve been dying for a new suit. They didn’t let us change much for our winter costumes and I’m already sick of mine! Camo? What was I even thinking!”
“I’ll make note of that…”
The conversation shifts and soon you’re asked more and more questions. Favorite color? Why did you join the support department? Crushes? Your past? Your future? Sure, the other girls answer, but you wouldn’t be able to remember their answers if you tried. But they will remember yours.
A knock comes from the door and Yaoyorozu—still in her new hero costume—jumps up to get it.
“Hey, Tenya just wanted to remind you all that the kitchen’s about to close if you all need anything.” The green-haired boy comments, “Thought you all would like to know.”
You look around the spread. A bag of chips is in your lap at the moment, but food and drinks litter the floor.
“Not really, but thanks though.” Momo replies.
Midoriya says something else, but you aren’t really paying attention. In all honesty, you don’t know what you're doing here. A quirkless support student shouldn’t be hanging around with the next hero generation.
“But like, Ectoplasm giving us an essay is like, so dumb.” Tooru complains, “I mean, who even gives essays in math!”
“Honestly, it’s better than actual math work.” Ochako counters.
You stare up at the ceiling. If they’re calling for you, you don’t hear it. Eventually, your eyes get heavy and you start to tire out. The bag of chips are still in your lap and your head’s in Mina’s lap, but it doesn’t matter. Besides, the fastest way to get through girl’s night is sleeping through it.
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piggyback ride
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feat: wakatoshi ushijima x gn!reader
notes: fluff, unspecified relationship, 0.8k words
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Something is off about you today, Ushijima knew it for sure.
You seemed to be favoring your left leg over your right, like you had injured the other. Every time you took a step, discomfort flashed over your face and you winced harshly. He wanted to mention something about it to you, but you didn’t pay it much mind, so he assumed it was most likely nothing.
At least it would be if your leg hadn’t been bothering you since morning.
You don’t quite know what had happened the night before, but you had woken up with a funny tingle in your right ankle. Poorly assuming it was nothing, you were quickly proven wrong when you went to walk out of bed. A sharp stabbed at your ankle, making you hiss and grit your teeth. Poking and twisting only aggravated it more.
By the time you had gotten to school it had lessened slightly. Sitting left it unbothered. It was putting pressure on it that it would begin to bite at you. That didn’t stop you from moving though. You manage to get through school with minimal trouble, only really struggling when you have to walk up and down the stairs.
Last hour was beginning to roll to a close. Your ankle is starting to bug you again, more than you find enjoyable. Despite this, you continue to brush it off. You’d be home soon, so there was no point in worrying about it.
Ushijima is waiting outside for you when you come slowly walking out of the classroom.
You flash him a smile. “Hello, Wakatoshi-kun. How was class?”
He gives you a tiny grin back. “Hello, Y/N. Class was enjoyable. How were your classes today?”
“Same old same old. Are you ready to go?”
He nods. You let him shoulder your bag onto his own, then lead him down the hall. The sound of other students chattering fills in the silence between you. You follow the crowd, making sure to look back every once and a while to see if Ushijima is still nearby. Going down the stairs proves slightly harder than you expect, but with the mass of people, you were able to hide your pain rather easily.
As you step out into the warm sun, you hop to the side for a breather. Everyone continues their way out of the gates. You lean against the wall for support as you gently massage your ankle. Ushijima, who had lost you for a moment, is suddenly by your side, watching you silently.
“Are you alright?”
“Huh?” Your head snaps up to look at him. “Oh, yeah, I’m fine. Just my ankle.”
You allow yourself a few more seconds before setting your leg back down. “Alright, let’s go. I would want to miss the train.”
You two continue out of the school gates and down the sidewalk. As you walk side by side, Ushijima finds his gaze shifting to you every once and a while. He can’t help but notice that your pain seems to be worsening with every step. You try to hide it, but the crease of your eyes and twitch of your lips give you away.
As bad as the throbbing is, you force yourself to ignore it. You can’t be far from the station. Ushijima, on the other hand, feels differently.
He pauses in place abruptly. It takes you a few seconds to notice before you yourself still a few steps later.
“Toshi? What’s wrong?”
His eyes drop down to your feet. “Your ankle is bothering you.”
“I-It’s not that bad, really…” Your words trail off as you watch him slide off your bags then crouches down in front of you.
“What are you doing, Wakatoshi-kun?”
His hands are curved behind him, and his head is tilted to the side with a blank yet expecting look. “I’m going to carry you on my back.”
You open your mouth to object but he jumps in.
“You’re injured. Applying pressure on your ankle could cause further damage. Rest is the best treatment for now.”
You stare at him for a few seconds, then let out a defeated sigh. Looping your arms securely around his neck, you push off the ground and quickly lock your legs around his waist. Ushijima’s hands firmly hold the back of your thighs, securing you close against his back.
Grabbing the backpacks from the ground, he slowly stands. He continues down the sidewalk, you pressed on his back. A few minutes in, he turns his head slightly to look at you.
“Please tell me when you're injured. I hate seeing someone I care about in pain.”
A small smile tugs at the corners of your mouth. Leaning forward, you press a light kiss to his cheek. “I promise.”
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warmau · 3 years
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☆ [nostalgic] summer romance!au renjun happy super super super late birthday renjun! find others here: johnny | haechan | taeil | taeyong | mark | jaemin | yangyang | yuta | sicheng | chenle | kun | yukhei | doyoung | jaehyun | jungwoo | ten | jisung
"i don't even like bugs."
jaemin shrugs as he shows his intern pass to the security of the front gates of the botanical garden
he mentions that you're accompanying him today as a visitor and you smile at the guard who pays you two half a gaze
"well i mean - they're butterflies not like cockroaches or anything so have some optimism?"
you don't argue, among your group of friends jaemin is kind of the symbol of optimism. sometimes it's misguided - like now - but you don't want to put a damper on his mood
after all, he's actually here to do a job
you are here on a summer assignment you have to complete for a photography elective you added to your uni program for the next semester
"nature photography" was the highlight of the project, everyone had been emailed a subject to take pictures of while off from school
you had expected maybe the beach, or flowers, or even tourists walking around in floppy hats
when you'd opened the professor's email and saw "butterflies" you had not been thrilled
but you were lucky enough to know that jaemin had scored his current internship at the botanical gardens, and while he was working with his weirdly favorite thing in the world - fungi
he could also get you access to the butterfly garden, a large indoor space for the various breeds of butterflies from around the world, before it officially opened to the public
"the pavilion is over there, i think renjun will be able to let you in."
jaemin says, pointing down a hill lined by pretty bushes that leads to a glass structure at the bottom
you turn to ask if he wants to meet for lunch, but he's already jogging in the opposite direction
you sigh, fishing your camera out of your bag - which is something you've borrowed from your parents because 'iphone photos are not allowed'
they're just butterflies like jaemin said, they're like...cute bugs.
you tell yourself as you get closer, turning the camera on and then coming to a pause in front of the glass doors that have a clear padlock on them
you loop around and try to find 'renjun' - but no one is in sight
secretly a little relieved that you don't have to go inside right away, you try to find a part of the glass structure where you can possibly get a nice shot of some of the butterflies from outside
a lot of the vines and flowers get in the way, so you struggle until finally, you find a spot that's open and peers right into the middle of the enclosed garden
you can see the butterflies, little splashes of colors that fly past you - magnificent oranges, reds, and blues
you admit they're pretty
but they're even prettier because they're not near you
and then something - no someone - comes into your frame
his narrow shoulders are engulfed by an oversized plaid shirt, sleeves rolled up by the elbows.
over the shirt is a gardening apron and on his hands are a pair of worn-out gloves
his profile is hidden by the dark hair that falls in a curtain and ends in a tickle at his jawline.
one, bright streak of bleach blonde runs through the black.
he reaches out to touch a half-bloomed flower and you watch as the butterflies float on by him
you nearly drop the camera when he turns and locks his gaze with your own
is that renjun? if so im going to kill jaemin! he didn't tell me he was so infuriatingly pretty!
without knowing how to talk to him through the glass, and because the words disintegrate in your mouth, you point to the camera
"jaemin's friend?"
oh, you can hear through the glass
"ye-yeah!"
"one second."
the sound of a click and some scuttling turns your attention toward where the door to the garden opens for a swift second, just enough for renjun to step through, before it closes again
probably to make sure none of the butterflies get out
you grip your camera and when renjun doesn't move, you make the small trip over to him
"jaemin said you're here for a project."
renjun speaks and his voice is softer when it isn't muffled through glass
"for my photography class in the fall, my subject is butterflies."
"what kind?"
your eyes get a little wider with confusion
"what kind?" you parrot
renjun's neutral expression doesn't change
"what kind of butterflies? there are over seventeen thousand species of butterflies - we might not have the species you are looking for."
"i-" you stammer, wondering for a split second if renjun is joking around, "there isn't a specific species it's just....all of them?"
renjun tilts his head as if that notion doesn't really make sense to him, but shrugs and turns toward the door again
"im going to open it quickly so just follow me."
you make a sound of agreement, but when renjun pulls the handle and steps inside.....and you can't move.
the door closes behind him with a sound that makes you jump and renjun turns to stare at you through the glass with a furrowed brow
"what are you doing?"
he doesn't bother opening the door again and you shake your head as a shiver runs through your shoulders
"a-actually is it ok if i stay out here?"
"i thought you needed to take photos?"
"i can take them from here - this lens is r-really good."
renjun doesn't seem to be buying your excuse, but he checks his watch and nods, before disappearing back into the middle of the indoor garden
you take a second to try and figure out what happened - am i scared of going inside? is it the butterflies or is it renjun?
you decide it's the butterflies.
renjun's just a boy - you aren't scared of that, but the thought of being somewhere covered with bugs
pretty bugs or not
is kind of ..... scary.
you pick your camera back up and circle back to your original spot
although renjun is nowhere in the focus, you are delighted to see some butterflies have come to nestle among the plants in view
you bring up the camera and take some shots
one butterfly is sitting directly on the leaves - big grayish, blue wings spread open and engulfed in the sunlight that shines through the glass
you zoom in on it, capturing the full expanse of the wings that stand out on the green
you get so invested you hardly notice the door open up again and then a voice speaks from behind your shoulder
"it's a pseudozizeeria maha."
you don't turn around and just stare at the butterfly still
"a wha- what?"
"a pale grass blue. they're native to south asia but are really common here too. they were first discovered by vincenz kollar, an austrian entomologist."
the sentence nearly makes you dizzy, but you thank renjun for the information
not seeing the small shy smile that casts over his lips when you do
you want to turn and show him the shot you took, but he's already stepping past you to the other side of the pavilion
the time sort of slips away from you before you can check it again and you only leave when jaemin comes jogging down from the greenery to whisk you off for lunch
"should we invite ren-"
you start, but jaemin is already twinkling eyes and nonstop talking about all the fun fungi he's spent his day with.
when you're back home you start to look through the photos you took
most of them aren't super great and the shine of the sun reflects on the glass
you know the only way you're going to get a perfect shot (or at least an acceptable one for this dumb summer project) is if you go inside the actual butterfly garden
sighing, you click to the last shot and are surprised to see that in the far left corner you see renjun's hand - gloved and in the palm of it is a small butterfly that has landed just in time for your shutter to go off
the rest of renjun is out of focus so you can't even see his, very pretty, face
isn't it weird, that he can be around them so easily and im so scared?
you zoom in a bit and wonder how nice it would have been to get a clear photo of the moment. that would be something you could definitely submit to your professor.
before any more thoughts of renjun can float through your mind, your phone pings and you look to see jaemin's contact name
did you get your shot? you can come with me on my next shift if you want to take more photos
you type back a reply before you can even think of it in your head
really? then I'll tag along :) want to take some more photos
jaemin confirms and then sends another paragraph talking about mushrooms and leaves and plants
and you giggle because he's funny and passionate, and also
guess i might see renjun again?
it's hotter than you can put into words the next time you show up at the butterfly garden
you're standing outside in the absolute sweltering heat and maybe the thought of possible colder temperatures inside the pavilion are tempting
plus - renjun is in there - he had waved at you when he saw you standing outside again
this time his apron thrown over a short sleeve shirt and some long jeans
he had motioned toward the door but you had just played off that you were ok outside. burning alive or whatever.
you found the same spot as before, wiping the sweat from your forehead before lifting the camera up in hopes of catching a good picture
but all you see through the lens was renjun, who'd taken the time to roll up the sleeves of his shirt and had seemingly abandoned the heavy apron somewhere inside
his longer hair had been clipped back and he was reaching down to heave a bag of soil up and over his shoulder
oh my god. oh my god. oh my god.
you are caught between taking a photo and just aiming your lens somewhere else out of embarrassment
either way, renjun doesn't seem to notice and continues working, saving you from the horror that would be seeing him turn and stare back at you
but this somehow goes on for the entire time you're there
you go to snap a photo, but renjun is somewhere in the frame
it must just be bad luck and timing
but by the time you're sitting at the garden's cafe with jaemin after his shift and you're going through your photos
all of them have renjun in them somehow
"woah i thought your project was butterflies not huang renjun's?"
jaemin jokes, sipping his iced coffee with an overly excited wiggle of his eyebrows
"shuttup - i just....it's because i am taking them from the outside, i need to figure out a way to get inside and just take the photo and be done with it!"
jaemin outstretches his hand
"gimmie your camera, ill go take one"
you snatch the camera off the table and vehemently shake your head
"no. the last time i trusted you with something expensive, you broke it in the first five minutes."
"hey! i thought ipads were waterproof nowadays like technology really hasn't come that far?"
you roll your eyes in response, to which jaemin sticks out his tongue and then claps his hands together in revelation
"why not ask renjun to take the photo?"
"because i don't know him that we-"
with a dismissive wave of his hand jaemin cuts you off
"he's not a stranger - i know him! if i know him, you know him. plus renjun is super careful and responsible - he's my age and ive already heard some of the directors talking about how they'd hire him as more than an intern if he wasn't still in university!"
wow, i mean i always got the impression he was mature, but...
"c'mon, i bet he'll say yes too! he's really nice!"
finally agreeing and promising jaemin you'll ask renjun when you come back to the garden again
you pretend the nervous feeling in your stomach is just because you don't know renjun that well
not because you also happen to think he's breathtaking to look at - and that it's going to be hell trying to explain to someone who knows so much about insects that you're too scared to go inside and take a measly little photo of them
you find yourself at home, with your laptop open, googling species of butterflies because you think you should at least pick one and ask renjun if he can possibly take a photo of that one
maybe your effort will make the conversation easier
maybe he'll like that i know the latin name for a - what was it? gonepteryx cleopatra?
of course, the next time jaemin brings you along - and abandons you with a thumbs up for his mushrooms and fungi - you are frozen still at the entrance of the butterfly garden
like a broken machine - you just re-read the sign over and over again - announcing that the garden will be finally open to the public in a week
and you nearly short circuit when someone clears their throat behind you
turning around, it's of course renjun, and he's giving you a weird look that is already making this whole situation bad
"h-hey renjun-"
"do you want to go inside with me today?"
you swallow and think you should really just suck it up and go inside. the butterflies aren't going to sting, bite, or eat you - but
"a-actually i wanted to ask you does the garden have any.....any um....gonep- um whats the word gonepetry? gonepetri? um-"
without a beat renjun finishes the sentence for you
"gonepteryx cleopatra's? no, those butterflies favor the mediterranean so getting them here is hard."
"right...well actually i was wondering"
renjun blinks
"oh and you can call them cleopatra's if you want. but unfortunately no, i don't have any in the garden."
god ok, how do i pivot this conversation...
"oh that's cute, um actually i also have a question-"
he waits expectingly and for some odd reason as the second's tick by he gets cuter and you get quieter and it is just a huge mess
and you think you should just book it and let renjun think you're a weirdo
when you finally lift up your camera and take a breath
"do you think you could take the photo of a butterfly for me?"
his brown eyes widen
"oh - like the photo for your project?"
"y-yeah. it's just......im really scared to go in there...bugs are not my thing. i know it's pathetic and they're just butterflies but-"
you look down and the sun and renjun's gaze are getting too heavy to handle
"but i just don't know if i can even focus when there are so many flying around....does that make sense?"
the beat of silence that follows is almost miserable but renjun just points behind him and says
"follow me."
the next thing you know you are trying to keep up with him as he walks past the butterfly garden and down a path hugged by greenery
it's way past where you've ever been and you ask renjun where he's going
only for him to insist you hurry up a little bit
before you know it you are both standing in front of a large, open iron gate, and behind it are rows and rows and rows of rose bushes
they range in color and size and the smell that permeates the air is so lovely you suddenly feel like you're in a fairytale
renjun leans closely to inspect a couple and then stops in front of a bush adorned in the brightest pink roses you must have ever seen in your life
"butterflies are attracted to roses, the colors are vibrant and they pollinate them."
"b-butterflies pollinate? like bees?"
renjun laughs, the sound adds to the almost dreamy vibe - with the way it sounds like the lightest piano keys
"yes and look - i can understand that you'd be scared of being inside a place full of butterflies, but here in the rose garden there are only a couple here and there."
he squats down and cups the petals of a flower with such a gentleness
you follow and are surprised to see a butterfly, with bright blue wings, nestled in the center of the rose
renjun flicks his eyes to your camera bag and you immediately understand why he's brought you here
without making too much noise you get your camera out and steady the lens - just one butterfly does not intimidate you like being in a glass, enclosed pavillion full of hundreds
so you can take the photo easily - though just as you click the shutter makes a noise and the butterfly takes off
you pout and look up to see if renjun is startled by the sudden escape of the focus of your photograph
when you gasp and see that another butterfly, this one a bright orange has settled on the tip of renjun's nose
without missing the moment - you raise the camera
and snap another photo, not taking the time to adjust the zoom or anything
just wanting to capture the little miracle
the butterfly seems to recognize renjun's pretty face is not a flower, not that you fault the butterfly for thinking that it was
as it flaps its wings and goes in search of another rose
you brighten up when you look at the preview on your camera
no blur or sun glare! it's a perfect shot!
and you lean close to renjun to show him and he leans in too
and the centimeter distance only dawns on the two of you when you look up and renjun has already turned his attention on you two
a heat spreads up your face, as it does renjun's and you both pull back from the scalding feeling
"i-"
"sorry-"
shooting back up to your feet you kind of wobble in this moment of awkwardness and then renjun asks
"will you use that photo for your project?"
"oh - if you don't want me to i won't, i think i can use the other-"
"you can use it."
he rubs his arm and then locks his gaze back on you
"but does this mean you won't come back to the gardens anymore?"
i guess since my project is done, he's right. i don't have any excuse to come and bother him by loitering around anymore.
you pull your bottom lip between your teeth and give a little shrug
"probably, jaemin's internship ends soon too so-"
"then would you be ok with seeing me- well-"
renjun flusters
which is somehow a shocking different from his usual blank expression of utter handsomeness. the stark difference is loveable and you almost have to stop yourself from falling over.
"well what i mean is would you want to maybe see me - outside of the garden.....like not here but somewhere else?"
"to hangout?"
you grip your camera and renjun half nods, but then you can see he's trying to think of the right word
"yes to hangout and like....but different, like a different kind of hangout."
confusion settles on your face and you are about to ask what he means exactly when someone burst between you two
"there you two are! sorry, was i interrupting renjun asking you on a date?"
jaemin's voice manages to echo even though you're all outside
and you push him playfully as renjun rids himself of jaemin's body weight and huffs
"aren't you supposed to be looking at toadstools are something jaemin?"
"first of all, toadstools are unscientific and not the correct term for a class of mushrooms. so mind your manners, and second - why would i want to miss the exciting moment where you too finally agree to go out!"
you catch renjun's gaze and it's as big and as wide as yours
"w-was that what you were asking, if i would go on a date with you?"
the words shock you ask they spill from your mouth
renjun nods, slowly, and then casts a look at jaemin
"yes. before this one interrupted."
jaemin looks between you two as if he is guilty of nothing
for a second you forget about him and then nod back
"y-yes id love to!"
renjun's face softens and he's about to ask for your number when jaemin claps his hands and the sound probably rattles the earth underneath you three
"amazing! this is truly a moment to remember!"
you and renjun both lurch at him and he laughs as you two tell him to go back to his mushrooms
and yet somehow, you three are all smiles when the day comes to an end because you and renjun have set up a date and jaemin is taking most of the credit for it
that summer, after you send the photo of the butterfly nestled perfectly on the tip of renjun's nose to your professor, is one that stays with you forever
you spend most of it with renjun, whenever he isn't busy with his butterflies, learning more and more about him
the little things like he doesn't like cilantro, he frequently doodles and draws in his free time, and he breaks everything he does down into a meticulous step by step process
you watch in fascination as he organizes his side dishes by the order he eats them, tabs the important dates in his planner, and pins your candid photos in a perfectly straight line above his desk
you know some of his friends call him a stickler, but it's really just another thing you grow to like about him
after all - your birthday gets a special, green tab in his planner. green means extra, extra, extra important
as for the butterfly garden .... you try a couple of times to go in. each time, renjun lists off a million reasons why butterflies are great and docile and not dangerous or scary
but every time you kind of apologize and say you can't do it - which renjun doesn't hark on you for
he just takes your hand and kisses the back of it, asks if you want to go visit jaemin or see the roses again
and as much as you love your friend, there's been too many instances of renjun leaning in to tuck your hair from your face and kiss you, all while jaemin pops up between you two like he's at the movies
and you two have to turn around and shoo him off as he insists he just wants to bear witness to the romance of the century
you and renjun sprawl across his bed, looking up at the ceiling as he finds comfort in counting the stripes on your shirt in silence and you mumble about how the summer is almost over and you won't be able to just be lazy like this with him anymore
the days of doing absolutely nothing
renjun props himself on his elbow and looks at you seriously
"spending time with someone you love isn't doing nothing. it's the act of growing closer."
you almost blurt out that that's the most romantic thing you've ever heard and you are going to cry
but instead, circle your hands around his neck and flip him over to be under you
poor renjun tells his directors he got bit by a species from the culicidae family (mosquito) to try and hide the blotch on his collarbone
and while the directors are impressed with renjun's knowledge of insects, jaemin just gives him the good old finger guns of 'yeah. sure'.
your photograph gets great marks from your professor, who replies to the image with praise about the lightening and angle
and the way you managed to capture both your boyfriend and the butterfly
you read the email to renjun over the phone and can almost hear the blush on him when you say boyfriend
you wonder if the future is going to be as sweet as this summer, can someone like you who is so terrified of the creatures renjun has structured his whole life around, really be the right choice for him
and when you ask renjun this, on the day before your classes officially start in the fall
he says that you don't have to be just like him for him to love you
it's the fact that you're so very you that he feels stronger about this relationship than he has about any other
and who cares that you don't like bugs. it just means that if you live together in the future he can be the one to get the spider under the cup and let it free while you lock yourself in the bathroom out of fear
you giggle at this, your heart beating against your ribs at the thought of a future so domestic with the boy smiling down at you
and the best thing is that future comes to fruition
when a decade later you're waiting for renjun outside of the botanical garden, where he strolls out with his co-worker jaemin whose holding a funny looking pot of yellow-topped mushrooms
"date night for the newlyweds?"
he wiggles his eyebrows the same way he did when you two were in college
you shoo him off with the hand that has your wedding ring on it and you tuck your hand through renjun's
"date night for you and some fungi, jaemin?"
he makes a face at your comment and bounds off in the direction of his car
you look up at renjun who chuckles to himself and pecks your lips in a greeting
"how are the butterflies this year?"
you ask as you two turn to walk down the street
"beautiful - do you think this might be the year you finally visit the garden?"
you scrunch up your nose and mumble that maybe, you'll have to see if after ten years your fear really hasn't gotten any better
he smiles and says you can take your time - ten, twenty, thirty
he'll be by your side when you decide it is time
you stop to look at him - seeing for a moment the flash of the boy with the butterfly on his nose - and smile
"and ill be by your side for anything and everyhing too."
he picks your hand up with his own - your matching rings gleam in the setting sun
"i know, that's why i married you."
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the mobster’s little girl
pairing: mob!steve rogers x reader
summary: what happens when the big bad mobster gets blackmailed by your father to marry you? (kind of fluffy kind of not. kinda dark kinda not.)
warnings: smut, violence, death, obsessive behavior kind of, poorly written smut (for real i skipped some), innocent reader (kind of?), lil bit of angst, drowning, accidents in the kitchen, reader getting burned, not proofread, a lot of mistakes for sure (It’s a long fic and im too lazy to find the mistakes), loss of virginity skskks, oral deed (f & m), fingering skksks, kind of a handie, please let me know if i skipped some, please read at your own risk, rumlow is a warning periodt, this has crack vibes i swear idk what i was typing at some point, ddlg? (is this ddlg? jesus fuck idek anymore), dub-con but like not really?, the POV gets fucked up towards the end so goodluck with understanding this piece of sheeet
word count: 11k (what da actual fuck? this is loooong)
a/n: df am i being awkward while writing them warnings for? Holy shit that’s a long list of warnings
big thanks to @buckys-forgotten-plum​ for helping me edit <3 luv u mwah
this is a combined request of a mob!steve x innocent!reader + steve teaching reader to suck his ding-a-ding-dong
this has a sucky ending. i hate the fucking ending. 
also, i don’t got no clue on how to do spacing on tumblr so im terribly sorry for that.
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Maybe it’s because they were terrified. Maybe it’s because they know what’s out there and what evil lurks in every corner of the city. Whatever the reason is, her parents hid her from the outside world. Never was she able to step another foot out of the gates of her home. No matter how huge the mansion her parents keep her in, it still feels small and lonely. Instead of the friends that she should’ve made in kindergarten, she became friends with her parents’ employees. Instead of the high school friends that she was supposed to have, she has the few cleaners in the house. She didn’t feel like they work for her because they’ve become her friends that keep her sane for being in one place for her whole life. Being able to go somewhere that’s not the garden, the gazebo, or even the lake that became her favorite place has always been in her mind but never her heart never really demanded to go out. She gets curious at times but it’s not enough to make her go against her parents’ number one rule.
 “Never let yourself be known and never talk to anyone outside this house. If possible, keep yourself away from the entrance gates.”
Being the obedient daughter you are, you followed that rule without question. You became the daughter that your parents wanted you to be. You learned everything from your tutor. The basics of economics but mostly proper etiquette. You didn’t know why you had to learn those but you did what your parents wanted you to do without question. You always do…
 That’s why when your parents told you that you were to marry, you agreed with a little bit of hesitance. “It’s for the best, princess.” Is the only thing that your father said while your mom looked at you with a small smile. You thought that it was going to be like the ones in the movies. You imagined a magical wedding but you didn’t even have one. You were told to sign some papers and just like that, you’re married to some man you don’t even know. A man that you didn’t see until a few days after the signing of papers.
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  Steve never felt so disrespected in his entire life. He’s so used to being the powerful man of the city, the country even, that never did he expect some feeble man to come barreling into his business. The Y/L/Ns… He knew of them but he knew little about them. The family is so secretive but are known to be powerful. Nobody knows how they do it but now he has been graced to learn how.
Blackmail… Along with bribery. How fucking pathetic.
He didn’t know how the man managed to acquire his plans for a rival gang but somehow, the fucker did. The rival gang that he was trying to take down for so long and managed to make a plan of action until this fucker messed everything up. The bastard wanted to marry his daughter off to him for a powerful alliance. Saying something about how both of their names would benefit from the marriage. The bastard also promised a fat amount of money that he’ll receive once he marries his daughter. The bastard knew that money has always been a problem for him by the smug look on his face. 
“It’s simple. You provide us security, we give you money. We seal the deal once you sign the papers to be my daughter’s husband.” The old fucker says with such pride in his voice. Steve gritted his teeth before making a move to toss the man out but the fucker clicks his tongue at him. “Ahh, we also wouldn’t want Rumlow to know about your plans on attacking his turf a fortnight from now, do we?” The old fuck stares at him as he waits for his answer.
 Having no other choice, Steve says yes with flared nostrils. He glares at the way the man smiles giddily while walking towards the door. Before the old man could leave, he turned back towards Steve with a serious look before pointing a finger at him. “One more thing… My daughter will be your wife but you are not to touch her. You live at the mansion with her but you ain’t allowed to touch her. Do get out of her way as much as you can. You get all the money you want by following my orders. That easy. Nice dealing with you.” The man was out the door in an instant as Steve glared at the closed door before picking up a wine glass from his desk and throwing it against the door.
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   “It’s a bit weird, mother.” Is your reply when your mother came to visit you in your room and asked you about how you’re feeling given your situation. She continues to brush your hair with her fingers as she hums in response.
 “It’s not like the ones in movies, that’s for sure.” You joke, earning a chuckle from your mother.
“My situation… It’s not really normal, correct?” You pull away from your mother’s hands and turn to look at her. She lets out a sigh before turning you back around and resuming to play with your hair. “No…” She says. “We might have been a bit strict with you but we only did it for your safety. The world out there… It’s not safe.” She continues. Once again, you pull away from your mother to fully give your attention to her. “But you and father are always out there. You put yourselves in danger on the daily so why can’t I?” You look at your mother who was looking at you with an unamused expression. You let out a sigh before sighing. “I know... I know. It sounds a bit silly to ask myself to be put in danger… But what about marrying me off to some stranger! You told me that father is bringing him here after he signed the papers. He’s to live here with all of us. Mother, we don’t even know him. Why would you let a stranger into our home?” You reason out, making exaggerated hand gestures to back yourself up. When your mother makes no effort to respond to you, you retort with a scoff and an eye roll. 
“You’re so hell-bent on keeping me inside this place, claiming that it’s to protect me that you failed to realize that you’re putting all of us in danger by letting an unknown man live with us. Seems kind of idiotic to me.” 
 *SLAP*
 You look at your mother with wide eyes as you hold your left cheek as it is stinging in pain. “I-I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. That was disrespectful of me. I’m sorry.” You scrambled to get away from your mother, ignoring her calls as you left your room to run down the long hallway and down the flight of circular stairs. You went out of the mansion and started running down a pathway towards the lake. You were so upset and focused on getting to your destination that you didn’t see a strange man coming out of a black SUV just as you walked out of the mansion.
 You ran down the wooden dock, frowning at what you had said to your mother. You couldn’t believe how you acted just now. First, you disrespect your mother. Now, you hide yourself away like a child that got reproved for the first time. You clicked your tongue in annoyance, an action that you got from your father, as you paced around the wooden dock. “Of course, they were just trying to protect you, you stupid idiot.” You hit your forehead with your palms over and over before tilting your head backward to stare at the sky, not caring at how your eyes hurt at the blinding sun. 
 You closed your eyes after a few seconds, sighing out as you figured that you should probably go back. Your so-called husband was supposed to arrive today. You start to walk back when your foot slipped and suddenly, water enveloped your body. 
 You fell into the lake.
 You would think that being locked up in a big mansion would give you a lot of time to learn how to swim but with your luck, no one ever thought you how so now you couldn’t do anything but drown.
 Your arms flopped around you as you kicked your legs all over the place just to get some air down your lungs but you only found yourself sinking further down. You couldn’t even scream for help because you know that if you did, you would only be swallowing a whole lot of water. 
 Before you could lose your breath entirely, something grasped your flailing hand. You would’ve screamed if you weren’t pulled out of the water. Turned out, it was a hand. Not some kind of creature from the fantasy movies you’ve watched.
 You were sitting on the wooden dock, gasping for air when the sound of an annoyed huff caught your attention. You tilt your head up to see a man looking down at you with an annoyed expression. Your brain started clicking and then it hit you. He must be your husband.
 “You’re here early.” You whisper, looking down. You weren’t sure how to act around him. Around your husband. You would base it on the movies you’ve watched but so far, those movies were nothing like your life. You were sure that if you tried to act like one of the characters there, you would look like a complete buffoon. 
 “So glad to know that I’m married to a dumbass.” He cuts your thoughts off with a sneer. 
 “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to fall and drown like that.” You remember the lessons you had. About not engaging in someone else’s hostility. You looked down in embarrassment. You’ve never been called something vile like that so you must’ve made him really upset. He scoffs before shaking his head and leaving you on the wooden floor as he walks away.
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After that encounter with your so-called husband, you never really saw him again, even though the two of you were living in the same house. It was a few weeks after the drowning incident and you made sure to not tell anyone about it and you only hoped that Steve (you had to learn his name from your mother) didn’t tell anyone about it either. You and your mother are in good terms again and she’s currently in your room again, telling you how she and your father are to spend a few months in Prague to deal with a few business hiccups. You didn’t bother to ask if you could come with but you did bother to complain about them leaving. “You’re leaving me alone with a stranger under the same roof as me?” You exaggeratedly widened your eyes at your mother. “Oh, stop it. I’ve gotten to know Steve myself. I’m sure you’ll be safe with him. He seems like a nice guy. Although, I think your father gets a little bit on his nerves.” Your mother giggles to herself and you look at her with an amused grin. “You’re closer to my husband than I am with him.” You joked which earned a sympathetic look from your mother.
 “Talk to him. He’s your husband after all.” She caresses your face. You hold her wrist as you push your cheeks towards her hold. “I’m pretty sure he hates me, mother. I have a feeling that he’s scrupulously avoiding me.” 
 “How about you bake him something, hmm? You’re wonderful at baking!” Your mother grins at your excited reaction to the mention of baking.
 “I do love to bake…” You hummed in thought before giving your mother a faux pointed look. “Alright, I will bake but only because I love to bake. So if he doesn’t want to socialize with me, then so be it. I wouldn’t care.” You huff proudly as your mother looked at you with a grin and a hint of playfulness in her eyes.
 “What is it?” You ask her.
 “Why do I get the feeling that you want to impress Steve?” She chuckles at your stunned expression.
 “You have completely lost your mind, mother. Haven’t you got a plane to catch? Go on. Say hello to Prague for me!” You push her out of your room, her laughing at your antics before placing a kiss on your forehead and leaving you to yourself.
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  “Ooof!” You hissed as your finger touched the hot tray when you were pulling it out of the oven. You were making the third batch of cookies and somehow, you managed to burn your finger now. You quickly pulled the mittens off before putting the hot finger into your lips, as if sucking the pain away is possible. 
 You heard footsteps coming over and when you turned your head, you saw Steve looking at you with something you couldn’t comprehend. “H-hey.” You pulled your finger out of your mouth before hiding it behind your back like a kid. You tiptoed over the counter to reach the plate of cookies before walking over to him. “I made cookies. Would you… like to try some?” You moved the plate closer to his face but he only scowled at you before taking your right wrist and surveying your hand. He found the finger you were sucking on earlier and muttered something under his breath. You thought you heard him say ‘dumbass’ again like the last time.
 “Put cream on it.” He grumbled before leaving the kitchen. You glared at his back until he turned back around, making you wipe the glare out of your face before smiling bitterly at him. He walked towards you with a dark look until he was inches away from you. The position you two are currently in made you realize how tall he is. How he’s towering over you and how his biceps are poking out of his shirt. His crystal blue eyes are staring deep into your soul and you were almost hypnotized by it. You gulped in nervousness. You remember all the things you told your mother about this certain stranger that could possibly be a danger to you until he smirked and took the plate of cookies from the table before walking out once more, leaving you gaping at the door in confusion as your heart was beating faster than normal. From fear or something else, you do not know.
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 Steve was deep in thought as he chewed on the cookies she made. It was really delicious and he hated that he liked it. He did his best to avoid the girl. He’s trying his best to avoid the girl. He did his best to hate the girl so things would be easier for him. He’s trying his best to hate the girl. He didn’t have time to babysit her. Her father is not someone he wanted to have ties with but he is. Steve didn’t want anything that has to do with that man and that includes her.
 But why is it so hard for him to keep her out of his mind?
 The first time he saw her, she had that cute little frown on her face but he found his heart skipping a beat at the sadness in her eyes. He knew he would regret following her but then he didn’t. He saw her as she fell down the dock and he didn’t know why he felt like his world stopped when he saw her gasping for air but it did. It took him his best efforts not to just dive into the lake to save her. Instead, he took her flailing hands and easily pulled her out of the waters. He wanted to keep her warm when he saw her shivering on the wooden floor but he suddenly remembered the deal. His worry was quickly converted into anger and annoyance so he managed to leave her alone, something heavy in his chest as he walked away from her.
 He hated the way she made him feel so he avoided her like a plague. Their home was big and avoiding her was really easy. It was stopping himself from going near her is the hard part. Her mother is the total opposite of her father. Her mother is a nice woman and living with the Y/L/Ns didn’t feel like a job other than her horrid father. Steve got to learn more about her through her mother. She talked about her so dearly. Steve felt his heart fall at the mention of her not leaving the mansion. It sounded like she was an animal caged in better surroundings. Steve realized why she acted so differently when he’s watching her. She seemed so… innocent. 
 Then he caught her baking cookies. It took him his best not to run towards her when he heard her hiss in pain. He watched as she tried to hide her injury from him. He didn’t know if he found it cute or annoying because she shouldn’t hide injuries from him. From anyone. If she was injured, she should get it to check as soon as possible. Then she offered him cookies. Steve swore that his heart leaped in adoration but he took the offered plate in front of him as a chance to check on her hand. He observed her fingers, internally flinching as he saw the burnt area on her index finger. “Such a clumsy little girl…” He muttered under his breath. Steve caught himself though. Why was he so worried about her? He quickly composed himself and dropped her hand. Before turning to leave. He heard her huff and he couldn’t help but to chuckle at that. He turned around to see her frowning at him only to have her eyes widened in surprise. She gave him a stubborn smile as he walked over to her, teasing her and testing her to see where her cuteness could go. Where her STUBBORNNESS could go. Did he really just say cute? 
 When he thought she had had enough, he smirked and took the plate of cookies before leaving.
 The plate of cookies that he’s currently munching on. 
 The more Steve thinks about it, the more he’s realizing that he couldn’t keep her out of his mind. It was impossible.
 The more he sees her, the more he wants to be with her. The more he sees her, the more he wants to protect her because it seems like she has a way of putting herself in danger.
 So innocent.
 So pure.
 He wanted her and he didn’t know if he could control himself anymore.
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  A week has passed and things with your husband seemed to have gotten better, if one is optimistically speaking. 
 He no longer avoided you so that’s better than before. He doesn’t acknowledge you much though. He only speaks to you to correct your every move. Called you out when you were walking barefoot around the mansion, mocked you when you walked around the docks, and even demanded you to leave the kitchens alone because according to him, you don’t know how to properly use it.
 He only ever opened his mouth to speak his mind of his distaste towards you and you were starting to miss the times when he completely avoided you.
 But you ignored the insults and kept your head high up. You aren’t going to sulk. Especially not when someone’s clearly made it his goal to make you feel just that.
 That’s why you’re currently making pasta. Ignoring his demand and continuing on having adventures in the kitchen. You just finished making the sauce so now you just have to cook the pasta. You took a pot that was way bigger than your head and proceeded to fill it with water from the sink.
 You struggled to carry it over to the stove, letting out a relieved sigh once you managed to set it down. The problem though, the bottom of the pot somehow got stuck on the burner plate. You clicked your tongue in annoyance before grunting and attempting to pull on the heavy pot. It remained stuck so you exerted more effort, succeeding but managing to tilt the pot towards yourself. You let out a yelp as the cold water inside the pot spills all over you. 
 “Y/N!”
 You felt his hands before you heard his voice.
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 Steve heard clanking noises from the kitchen and he just had to roll his eyes at the thought of her prancing around the kitchen. Didn’t he tell her to leave the kitchen alone? He’s just trying to stray her from the harm she could put herself in. Not that he would ever admit that out loud.
 He walked into the kitchen, just in time to see water spill over her from the boiling pot. His blood went cold as he felt his heart stopping. “Y/N!” He rushed over her knelt body, covered in water. He cautiously touched her face, being careful not to hurt her possibly burnt skin. Why can’t she just listen to him? He told her not to work in the kitchen for a reason. 
 As he touched her seemingly cold cheeks, he watched as she looked up at him with an innocent confused look. “Steve?” Her voice was so meek yet it made his ear start to ring as his heart started to beat back to life. She must’ve seen his frantic expression because her eyes widened in realization before she’s shaking her head and pointing at the fallen pot. “I haven’t boiled the water yet! See? I’m fine. I didn’t burn myself.” She had the audacity to smile cheekily at him and he didn’t know if he should be leaping in joy with her or reprimanding her for being so careless.
 Steve clicked his tongue at her, something that he must’ve picked up from her, before leaving the kitchen with a huff. Something that he’s been doing a lot whenever he’s with her.
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 After he left, you took a seat on one of the chairs, recalling what just happened a few moments ago. He thought you were stupid enough to pour boiling water all over yourself. Does he really think you’re that stupid? He looked so worried though. You smiled at the thought of him possibly caring about you. 
 You let out a short squeak when you felt something falling at the top of your head. A towel. Steve wrapped it around you until your head was the only part exposed. “Whatcha grinning on about, little girl?” His voice was stern but there was a teasing tone in it. You looked up at him as he watched you. You shook your head before furrowing your eyebrows when he bought the pot towards the sink, filling it with water.
 “What are you doing?” Your voice is small as you asked him.
 “Can’t trust you with this. You might boil yourself the next time you even try.” He clicked his tongue before effortlessly bringing the pot to the stove and lighting it up. After that he walked back towards you and sat at the chair beside you, turning himself to stare back at you.
 “I thought I made it clear when I told you not to work in the kitchens?” He mockingly tilted his head before raising one eyebrow at you. You stared back at him, not knowing what to say so you just tilted your head down like a chided kid. 
 “Uh uh uh…” You felt his long fingers under your chin as he tilted your head back to face him. “What’s the matter? Did you manage to burn your tongue as well? Hmm?” You didn’t know why but the way he was talking to you is making you feel something unfamiliar in your stomach.
 When you didn’t answer, he put the hand that was on your chin to the side of your mouth, his thumb brushing over your bottom lip. Your eyes fluttered when he managed to poke his thumb into your mouth and pressed it down your tongue gently.
 “Seems pretty alright for me…” He mumbles. You watched as his eyes widened in surprise when you sucked on his thumb absentmindedly. You realized what you were doing and stopped immediately. “No. No, don’t stop. Do it again.” He watched you with bright eyes as you hesitantly sucked on his thumb once more, feeling your body warming up at the current situation. 
 He slowly pulls his thumb out before rubbing it around your lips and leaning his face closer to yours. You could feel your heart panicking in fright or in excitement, you weren’t sure. You saw him close his eyes before he let out a sigh. He pulls away from you then ruffles the towel on your head. “Why don’t you go ahead and put dry clothes on? I think the pasta’s ready.” He grins before walking back toward the stove to start preparing the meal.
 You stumbled to your feet, mindlessly walking towards your room with a clouded mind.
 What was that all about?
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  All Steve could ever think about was her. Her beautiful lips. Her eyes that glisten with innocence. Her nose twitches whenever she’s focused on something. The way she fits in his hold. The way she reacts under his touch. 
 He couldn’t forget about the way she sucked on his thumb unknowingly and the way her eyes became hooded from his touch. It’s obvious that she had no idea what was happening and what she was feeling and that only fueled his hunger more.
 The thought of her being hurt made him furious. It made him protective. He wants to protect her at all costs because not even the ends of her hair should get hurt. No. Not on his watch.
 Steve couldn’t take her out of her mind even if he wanted to. That’s the problem. He doesn’t want her out of his mind anymore. He doesn’t want to avoid her anymore.
 Steve accepted it. 
 He knows that he wants her and he knows that she’ll be able to have him wrapped around her precious little finger if she wants to. 
 He realized how she has a tight hold over him without even knowing it and he’s accepted that fact. 
 He’s ready to do everything for the girl and she doesn’t even know it. He’s ready to give her everything he has and everything he is. 
 He’s ready to give himself completely to her. Of course, it is if she’ll have him.
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  After that encounter with Steve, you finally followed his instruction and stopped trying to make various meals in the kitchen. 
 You were craving cake so you asked one of the cooks to bake you a cake. That’s why there’s a whole cute pink cake in front of you at the kitchen counter. 
 You’re currently staring at it, thinking it’s too precious to destroy and eat but after a minute of your mouth watering, you give up and run your index finger on the sides until it is covered in icing.
 You licked your finger before sucking on it and humming at the sweet taste of the icing while your eyes are closed. When there is none left on your finger, you take your index and middle finger before sliding it on the sides of the cake to gather twice as much as the previous one.
 Your eyes are closed and lips parted slightly apart, ready to suck on your fingers one more time when a hand grips your wrist. Your eyes fly open to see Steve holding your hand while he’s looking down at your face with a boyish grin. Your eyes widened for the second time when his tongue darted out of his mouth and started licking the icing off your fingers.
 He was staring at you as he continued to lick the icing and you were starting to pull away when his lips parted wider to start sucking on your fingers. You’re frozen in shock as your eyes twitched at the sight of him sucking on your fingers. 
 You feel your heart drop when he starts groaning against your fingers. The unfamiliar feeling in your stomach made itself known again and you bit your bottom lip anxiously at the strange feelings you always get whenever Steve’s with you. 
 Your eyes follow Steve’s lips as he pulls your fingers out of his mouth with a silent pop. He looks at you with a smile before furrowing his brows. “Did you bake this?”
 “N-no! I had someone to bake it for me.” You’re quick to let him know that you didn’t make the cake. He smiled again and you just realize how giddy you feel when you’re able to make him smile like that. 
 “Really? So you finally listened to me?” He chuckles when he sees you nod shyly at him. “Aren’t you a good little girl.” He cooes before looking at the cake with a smirk. “This cake is really delicious…” He leans back to stand straight and you nodded at him in agreement. “I wonder…” 
 You let out a loud squeal when he suddenly puts his hands under your arms before pulling you up and sitting you down on the counter. You look at him with a stunned expression. “Wha—“ 
 “But I bet you taste better than this cake.” You couldn’t respond because he immediately connects his lips with yours, making your eyes pop out in shock as he continues to attack your mouth. You let out a small whimper when you feel his tongue pushing past your lips and roaming around the inside of your mouth, tickling the roof of your mouth.
 You start chuckling against his lips and he stops, looking at you in confusion. “You’re tickling me…” You point at the top of your mouth and Steve’s frown turned into a grin. His hand found their ways on the top of your knees and then he’s pushing them apart. “I know a place where I can tickle you... I’m sure you’ll like it.” He pulls you closer to him so you slide against the counter. He carefully pushes your shoulders until your back is laying on the cold kitchen counter. You feel him hiking your skirt up and pulling your underwear down before he sets your feet back on the counter, knees bent, and far apart. 
 You could feel him breathing against your skin and you could feel your body running hot while the hairs on your body stand in attention. You feel something wet run against your skin and you yelp as you sit on your elbows, looking at Steve alarmingly. His face was just in front of your core and tongue is just retreating your skin. 
 “Wh-what are you doing, Steve?” You bite your lip as you watch him stand up until he’s face to face with you. “I’m trying to make you feel good, baby. Do you trust me?” He presses his lips against yours and pulls away, waiting for your answer.
 “I don’t know…” You admit, stomach dropping at the sadness that flashes over his face.
 “Then let me show you that you can trust me. Can you let me do that?” He looks at you and smiles when you nod at him. He presses his lips on you once more, pushing you against the kiss until your back is back on the counter. He pulls away, pecking you one last time before going back to press kisses in between your legs.
 He licks up your skin, hands pressing down on your hips when you begin squirming around. You feel his mouth sucking on the bud before flicking his tongue over it. He doesn’t stop until you’re whining under him, unsure if you want him to stop or to do something else.
 “What do you want, little girl?” He breathes against your core, making your legs shiver at the sensation. 
 “I don’t know…” You whine, eyes staring at him as he stands over your body. He raises his right hand, fingers fluttering in display as he gives you a questioning look. “You want me to use this on you?” You could only nod in desperation because the feeling of emptiness when he pulled away from you is becoming too much.
 “Good girl.” You hear him whisper before going back in between your legs. You feel his fingers playing with your bud instead of his tongue and it feels overwhelming when he uses his tongue to press it against your entrance. 
 “Mmmhm” You close your eyes in delight as he continues to play with you. The familiar feeling in your abdomen makes itself known once again and this time, it’s stronger. You need more.
 “P-please…” You mutter under your breath, pulling on Steve’s hair to catch his attention. He looks at you with a proud smile before asking. “What is it? You need more? Want me to put my finger inside you, is that it?” 
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 Steve smiles when she nods her head eagerly. So innocent, can’t even tell him what she wants. What she needs.
 He rubs on her clit a few more times to wet his fingers before lining a finger against her slit. He looks back at her as he starts pushing the finger in, slowing down when her hand grips her arm. 
 Steve groans at the tightness of her walls against his finger and starts to slowly pump it as he watches her face contort into a pleasured frown. When he feels her loosening up, he adds another finger that earns a low moan from her. Steve stiffens for a second when he feels his pants getting tighter in the crotch area. His cock is begging him for attention but he pays no mind, focusing on the angel in front of him.
 He spreads his fingers apart inside of her as he leans down to start flicking his tongue against her clit, smirking against it when her thighs shiver against his head. He feels her breaths starting to become uneven and he knows that she’s just about to cum so he doubles his effort, sucking her clit harshly and curling his fingers inside of her.
 Her back arches off the counter and Steve hooks an arm under her to pull her up and press her against his chest. She shakes against his hold as he helps her get through her high. She slumps against his hold, head falling down the side of his neck. 
 Steve tilts his head to look at her face, eyes hooded and forehead sweating. She looks so adorable like this. “That cake gave us such a rush, huh?” He chuckles before hooking her legs around his torso and hugging her body close to his. He feels her dozing off as he carries her to her bedroom. 
 He lays you down on the bed and tucks you under your blanket before studying your face. So peaceful. So relaxed. A smile forms on your face and Steve finds himself smiling as well.
 “Goodnight, my sweet little girl.” He presses a kiss on your forehead before walking out of your room. 
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  It’s currently four in the afternoon and Steve is currently sitting on a couch in the massive living room, thinking about the night he has planned for him and his little girl. 
 After that time in the kitchen, things have been great with them. It’s been a few months and he became someone he didn’t know he could be and it was all for her. He wants nothing but the best for his girl. He gives her the ‘special treatment’ or ‘reward’ whenever she asks for it. She’ll do something nice for him to receive his special kisses but Steve knew that he’ll give her anything without her working for it. He just likes the attention he gets from her when she gets a little needy.
 Steve feels his crotch stirring under his pants at the thought of eating his little girl out. He always eats her out and makes her putty with his fingers but his cock remains abandoned. 
 He didn’t think she was ready. He didn’t want to scare his girl. He’ll wait as long as he needs until his little girl’s ready for him. For the time being, he’ll make sure to keep his little girl happy and satisfied.
 Steve’s thoughts were cut off when his little girl walked in front of him with a weird look on her face, a phone held against her right ear. He sits up in attention, his body becoming alert at the way her face scrunches up in fear as she looks at him.
 “What’s wrong, little girl?” His voice is a whisper but his tone is hard. 
 She looks at him with a frown before handing him the phone. He looks at it and listens to her as she speaks.
 “Father called… Which is weird because he never calls when they’re on a trip. Let alone a business trip. He told me that the trip would be a few months and I didn’t think they would be in some kind of situation after being gone for almost seven months… They’re usually gone longer than that. But then that guy—” She points at the phone in Steve’s hand before continuing her explanation.
 “—That guy took the phone away from my father when he’s explaining something to me about telling something to you, Steve. His name is Rumlow and he’s got a very foul mouth—” He watches as her nose scrunches up, probably at the memory of the man’s words on the phone but Steve didn’t care about that. He’s worried about Rumlow talking to you. Through your father’s phone at that!
 Steve presses the phone against his ear before asking who’s on the other line.
 “Ahh, Rogers… Where’s the little brat? I thought she’s enjoying the things I’m promising her. Told her about how my cock will make her cunt cry—” Steve feels his blood boiling at the way Rumlow is talking about his little girl.
 “What are you on about, Rumlow? What are you doing with that phone?” Steve cuts Rumlow off, voice so harsh that he sees her flinching at his tone. He smiles at her before ushering her back to her room.
 “You see… Your girl is supposed to be mine. I saw her first but imagine the surprise I got when I ask her dear daddy for her hand and he tells me that she’s married to a Steve fucking Rogers.” Steve hears Rumlow’s bitter laugh before hearing her little girl’s father groan in pain, no doubt that he took a blow from Rumlow.
 “I just want a simple deal here, Rogers. I’ll text the address and I expect to have the girl and a bag filled with… I don’t know, ten million dollars? If you’re too broke then just bring the girl. I’m sure she’ll make the lack of ten million with her pretty little cunt.” Rumlows cackle was heard along with the cries of your parents. He must’ve held them as hostages. 
 “Do that and her parents stay safe. Be here at 9 pm sharp or it’s bye-bye for her lovely parents. Tik-Tok, Rogers. Tik-Tok…” Steve almost crushes the phone into pieces in his hand when Rumlow hangs up on him. Rumlow holds your parents as hostages and dares to speak about you like that. He’ll fucking kill him.
 The phone buzzes and he sees the address Rumlow sent him. They were no longer in Prague. They’re back here...
 Steve makes a move to call his best man, Bucky, when he hears sounds coming from her room. He quickly runs over, throwing her door open to see her shoving a bunch dollar bills into a huge bag while a phone is pressed against her neck and her shoulder. 
 Steve’s heart falls at the sight of tears falling down her face. She must’ve heard everything with the connecting phone lines. He sighs before walking over to his girl and steadying her by holding her shoulders in a firm grip. “Everything will be alright. I’ll call someone to fix the problem. They’ll clear the building, catch the bad guy, and then your parents will be home in no time!” Steve gives her a smile but it doesn’t work. Her face is still wet with tears as she shakes her head in disagreement.
 “No! The b-bad guy will harm my parents if he sees your men without me! I don’t w-want anything bad happening to my family, Steve. I-I don’t want that!” He pulls her against his chest as he sobs and shakes against his hold. Steve runs a comforting hand on her back before sighing in defeat. 
 “Fine. We’ll save your parents but I have to call my friends for backup. And you have to stay as far away from the fighting. I’ll have my best guy, James, be with you the whole time. You can trust him, he’s my best friend. You need to stick with him because he’ll keep you safe, got it?” He gives her a firm yet gentle look, jaw clenching when she nodded eagerly at him before continuing to fill the bag with cash. 
 He makes his calls and in no time, they’re driving towards the address Rumlow sent him.
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  Steve parks the car a few miles away from the building where her parents are being held as hostages. He looks at his little girl who’s currently wearing sweatpants and his hoodie which looks pretty big on her. He smiles at the sight before letting out a shaky breath. 
 “You gotta stay here, okay? I promise that I’ll get your parents out safely. You don’t have to worry about them because I’ll protect them for you, okay? You trust me, little girl?” He watches her as she reluctantly nods her head. He sighs at that before handing her a pistol gun. “You know how to use one?” He asks, surprised to see his little girl nod. She must’ve seen his surprised look because she looks down before explaining, “I had basic shooting lessons.”  He smiles at his little girl before nodding. 
 He gets out of the car before walking around and opening the door for his girl and helping her out. He sees James walking over to them and he nods at his friend in acknowledgment before looking back at his girl. “This is Bucky. He’ll keep you safe. Stick with him, alright?” He watches her girl as she observes his friend with her adorable curious eyes.  
 “The others are already surrounding the building. Backup is also ready. Just say something and they’ll attack. Good luck out there.” He smiles at Bucky’s words before kissing his girl’s forehead.
 “Please stay safe, Steve.” His girl mutters and he feels his heart skip a beat at that moment. “I will. Anything for you, little girl.” He turns to leave, hearing his girl one last time before disappearing. 
 “That’s a nice-looking vest, Mr. Bucky.”
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  Everything was going well for Steve. Rumlow’s men are really weak and easy to take down and when Rumlow realized that, he ran. He ran away like the coward he is. He ran out of the building and that was that. At least, that’s what Steve thought. 
 He was able to see her parents and he quickly untied them, her mother thanking him endlessly while her father only grumbled his thanks once. 
 He was guiding the couple out of the building, surprised to see his little girl standing a few miles away from them with Bucky. He sees her eyes brighten in relief that made all his worries disappear. 
 He was walking with her parents when he heard the cocking of a gun beside his head. 
 “Not so fast.” A raspy voice speaks beside him.
 Rumlow…
 Before Steve could even move, a bang was heard. Followed by another bang that has his ears ringing in pain. He closes his eyes to ease the aching in his head or his body. Was he shot? 
 His eyes fly open when he remembers that his girl is also out in the open and his eyes quickly darts over towards her.
 To his surprise, his girl is holding the gun he gave her earlier in his direction. 
 Steve quickly scans the couple near him for injuries when he hears someone groaning below him. He finds Rumlow laying on his back, legs bleeding while his arms are spread out. 
 He looks back at his girl, a sense of pride filling his system. His girl just did that. 
 He watches as his girl runs towards him with her arms wide open, ready to envelop him in a hug. 
 Steve grins before he hears Rumlow muttering and everything seems to be moving in slow motion. 
 “If I can’t have her… Then nobody can!” Rumlow spits before a loud bang go out.
 Steve’s eyes grow wide when he sees the bullet piercing through his hoodie and into his girl’s chest. 
 His heart stops when he sees her falling down into Bucky’s arms and onto the cold ground. 
 Her mother’s cries filled Steve’s ringing ears as well as her father’s curses as he tried to console his wife.
 Steve quickly kicks the gun from Rumlow’s hand before kicking the bastard’s face repeatedly until he’s unconscious. He releases all his anger on the bastard who shot his little girl by bending down and throwing punches down the unconscious man. He keeps punching until he sees Bucky carrying his girl towards them. 
 He pulls back from a bleeding Rumlow before running towards Bucky and taking his girl from his best friend. He brushes some stray hair away from her forehead before observing her face. 
 “Call the fucking ambulance!” He barks at nobody but Bucky follows his order, quickly fumbling with his phone and calling their mob doctor. 
 Steve was about to rip his hoodie off his girl when her eyes suddenly flew open, gasping for air. 
 Steve’s heart stops for a second, he doesn’t know if it’s from shock or relief but he’s grateful to see his little girl alive and breathing. He feels her wrap her arms around his neck, burying her face on the side of his neck as she catches her breath. He wraps his arm around her shaking body, gripping her tight and pulling her body against his like he’s afraid that she’ll slip away from his grasp.
 “Mother. Father. I’m so glad you’re okay!” He hears his girl talking to her parents who are currently behind him. He should let her go to reunite with her parents but he doesn’t. He keeps her against his body. 
 “Are you okay, dear?” Her mother asks and he feels his girl nodding against his neck. His girl finally pulls away from him before tugging on the hoodie she’s wearing and pulling it up to reveal a bulletproof vest. 
 Bucky’s laughter fills the air and everyone turns to look at him. “You little genius!” He exclaims before pointing at his little girl. “She kept bothering me about my vest and didn’t stop until I gave her one! Ah... You got yourself a keeper and a smartass, Steve!” He continues to laugh, her parents soon follow Bucky until everyone is laughing as well. 
 Everyone’s laughter is cut off by Rumlow waking up before gasping for air just like you were a few moments ago. 
 He pulls his girl against his chest, blocking her view from Bucky who gets his gun out before pointing it towards Rumlow’s head. 
 Steve covers his girl’s ears before another bang goes out. The last one for the night.
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  “I’m really fine, Steve. Dr. Banner said I was fine! No scars and all, see?” You pull your hoodie up to assure him. You watch him stare at your skin, probably looking for scars before he forces your hoodie down with a frown as he bites his lip. 
 “You can’t just pull your shirt up like that. People might see.” His hushed and commanding voice makes you gulp and nod apologetically. 
 You look around as he walks the both of you towards the lake. “But there’s nobody around, Steve.” You whisper, looking down at the dirt as you walk with him. 
 You feel his warm fingers under your chin before your head is tilted up so you’re looking directly up at him. “You really are a smartass, huh?” He smirks, feeling your body warm up against his hold before throwing his arm around your shoulders to continue walking.
 Steve holds you close as the both of you walk down the dock under the darkness of the night. He stops just at the end of the dock before turning to face you. 
 You admire his face, looking so enchanting under the light of the moonlight. “You remember the first time we met?” He asks, grinning at your embarrassed reaction which is you chewing your bottom lip. He caresses your face before running his thumb across your lips, stopping your teeth’s attacks on your lips.
 “How you’re taught to shoot a gun but not how to swim will always be a mystery.” He chuckles, smiling down at you and you watch him as he does just that. He’s just so pretty to look at.
 “You really scared me tonight, little girl…” His sad tone made your eyebrows shoot up in worry. “I-I didn’t mean to, Steve! I’m so sorry.” You frown at yourself but he brushes his fingers on the wrinkles you made between your eyebrows which makes you relax just a bit.
 “I was supposed to be the one protecting you. Not the other way around.” He lets out a sigh before looking at the water. “But thank you. Thank you for doing that. And for trusting me. I know you were a little hesitant with trusting me but you still did. So thank you for that. It means a lot.” Steve looks back at you and smiles. You feel your heart fluttering at his smile but it also breaks at his words. You wanted to tell him that he’s wrong but you are cut off by a bunch of lights.
 You gasp at the lights that start to flicker all around you. You do a slow full 360, looking at the trees that are covered with fairy lights, the side of the docks are covered with lights as well, and the darkness is soon replaced by a whole bunch of lights. Your heart starts to jump when you hear slow music playing in the background and it feels like every time you do a full 360 turn, something new presents itself. 
 Everything seems so magical, so pretty and so… Something straight out of the fairytale movies that you watch. 
 You turn to face Steve again only to find him gone. You frown before looking down to see him down on one knee, a red velvet box in his hand which he holds towards you.
 You feel yourself grinning with so much joy running through your system and you can’t help but to let out a squeal when the velvet box opens to reveal a very pretty diamond ring. 
 “Little girl… Will you make me the happiest man alive by marrying me?” He asks, uncharacteristically shy which makes you giggle. You start giggling more which makes Steve lick his lips as his eyes flash his nervousness. 
 “Steve, you’re so dumb.” You mumble through giggles. 
 “Huh?” Steve slowly stands up, looking at you with sad eyes.
 “We’re already married! We both signed the papers!” You point out the obvious, stopping your giggle fit before kissing him on the lips.
 “Don’t be sad, Steve… I accept your proposal… Even though we’re already married.” You giggle once more before letting him put the ring on you.
 He guides you until the both of you are sitting on the edge of the dock, feet dangling down the water.
 “I just wanted you to have a normal yet magical experience even just for a moment,” Steve whispers after a few minutes of silence.
 “That’s kind of useless.” You automatically say.
 “What? Why?” Steve feels his heart fall at your words. Is he doing this whole thing wrong?
 “I already feel like that whenever I’m with you.” You state, looking at him like it’s the most obvious thing in the world.
 Steve feels his heart beat an extra mile but he also feels relieved that he’s indeed doing it right. 
 You grin at the sight of Steve blushing in front of you. You never thought that the man who was so hard on you the first time you met was going to be a blushing mess in front of you right now.
 “Hey, Steve?” Your voice cuts the thin air and he looks at you with a raised eyebrow. “Yeah?”
 “You know how I saved your life earlier…” Steve smiles at your bashful expression that he finds so adorable.
 “Mhmm…” He nonchalantly hums.
 “Well… I was thinking…” You bite your lip in nervousness and embarrassment at the question you’re about to ask him.
 “What is it, little girl?” His voice is matched with a chuckle as he gives you a grin.
 “Can I have a reward for that?” You blurt out.
 Steve feels his cock stir in his pants at her words. He bites his lip before standing up and helping her up as well.
 “I’ll give you everything you want, little girl. It doesn’t have to be a reward. You ask for it, you get it, is that clear?” He gives you a questioning look before smiling when you nod eagerly at him.
 “Now, what is it that you want as a reward?” 
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He trails kisses from your forehead to your nose, nose to your cheeks, cheeks to your neck. He purposely skips your lips with a grin and starts feasting on your neck. He licks and sucks on a spot he knows too well, earning an adorable squeak from you when he teasingly bites on the skin. “S-Steve!” You gasp, hands going straight to his head, fingers sliding through his soft hair. He continues nipping on your neck until your head tilts back and a quiet moan escapes your lips.
 He pulls away to look at you and then smirks.
 “You want me to give you those special kisses for your rewards?” He cocks a brow before smiling when you nod your head eagerly at him. “Y-yes please.” 
 Steve wastes no time to pleasure you. His little girl.
 He dives for your glistening core and groans in pleasure at your taste. He uses his tongue to stimulate you through your clit, enjoying the way your body shakes under his hold.
 Steve listens to your moans and whimpers like a song and uses it as motivation to keep you a writhing mess under him. “Please, S-Stevie…” He hears you cry under him, reaching your hands towards his hands and pulling it closer to his face as he tongues your clit. 
 Steve chuckles at your needy behavior but complies, not missing the nickname leaving your lips. Anything for his little girl.
 Steve easily enters a finger into your wet core, groaning at your warmness and wetness before adding another finger. He sees your face contorting into a mix of pleasure and pain. Steve leans down to kiss your clit and flicks his tongue faster to distract you from the pain.
 “A-aah” He watches your eyes rolling back when he begins to spread his fingers inside you. Another finger enters and you’re crumbling against his fingers, walls closing around his fingers as you cum undone under him. He pulls away from you before reaching for your face and kissing you hungrily. He smiles against the kiss when he feels you return the kiss with the same hunger.
 He feels you pulling away and he lets you, frowning a little when he sees you looking at him timidly. His hand carefully reaches for your face, knuckles gliding down for cheeks smoothly. “What is it, little girl?” 
 He watches you bite your lip before looking at him with half-lidded eyes. “I w-want to give you special kisses too…” Steve freezes as he feels his cock getting harder than before. He feels your hands reaching for his member, giving him a look before gulping. “C-can you teach me? I want to make you feel good too…” 
 Steve doesn’t know which is beating harder; his cock or his heart, maybe both… Probably both. You do that to him. Only you. His little girl. 
 Steve finds himself gulping as well. “You don’t have to, litt—” 
 “I want to!” You’re quick to cut him off. Almost eager, he notices. He lets out a nervous laugh before nodding. “Okay, okay… I’ll teach you.” He doesn’t miss the way your eyes light up from his approval. He smiles at you before guiding your hands that’s currently holding his hard member.
 “Just do this gently…” He guides your hands up and down his shaft, head going crazy at the sight of your hands not being able to cover his huge cock. He bites his lip, willing himself to hold on and not cum on your hands so early.
 “C-can I kiss it now?” He looks down at you, sitting on the mattress as your innocent eyes look up at him while he stands on the ground. “Go ahead, little girl. Try it.” He encourages you, smiling when you press a quick kiss on his tip. His jaw clenches when you press another kiss, longer this time. 
 Steve’s eyes flutter when he feels your tongue dancing around his tip. You begin to lick along the shaft and then under, making Steve groan wantonly. 
 Steve lets out a frustrated huff when you quickly pull away from him. “I-I’m sorry. I was just doing what you did to me. I-I didn’t mean to hurt you!” Your eyes are teary and Steve realized that his moans made you think that you hurt him.
 He sighs before leaning down to your face, giving you an assuring smile before kissing your nose. “You didn’t do anything wrong, little girl. You’re doing everything right. In fact, you’re doing so great that my friend down there couldn’t help but to go wild under your touch.” He points at his member before grinning at your widened eyes.
 “I’m going to guide you. There’s no reason to be afraid. If you want to stop, just tap me and we will stop. We don’t have to do this if you don’t want to, okay?” He waits for your response and lets out a breath of relief when you nod.
 He stands back up, putting your hands on his behind and guiding your face just in front of his cock. “Open wide, little girl.” He sings and grins when you do as told. He holds the back of your head but never pushes you, leaving you to go at your own pace.
 You push yourself forward, taking him halfway before pulling back and pushing yourself back to him. His moans of pleasure push you to do more so you do. You swirl your tongue on his tip as you bob your head, smiling at the loud moan that leaves his lips. 
 “You little tease…” He breathes out, his grip on your head getting tighter but not enough to hurt you. He feels the vibration of your laughter on his cock and he lets out another cry of pleasure.
 Feeling confident with yourself, you push yourself forward until his tip hits the back of your throat, making you gag.
 He helps you as you pull away from him, looking down at you with his flushed face. He studies your face, eyes shadowed with lust, making his heart do somersaults. He wipes the tears on your face before saying, “Breathe through your nose, okay?” He watches you nod and chuckles when you go back for his cock, taking him deep at a slow pace and staying there for a second before pulling slightly away. “That’s my good girl…” He moans as you continue to take him, teasing his tip with your tongue when he suddenly pulls you away from him.
 “Did I—” He cuts you off with a kiss, groaning against your lips and pushing you until you’re lying on your back with him on top of you. “You did great. I just want my cum somewhere else…” He catches your lips when you bite on them, his tongue pushing its way into your mouth.
 He pulls away, guiding your body until he’s kneeling between your thighs, one hand on his cock while the other is on your thigh. “Is this okay?” He asks when he places the tip of his cock on your slit.
 You gingerly nod, whimpering when he slides his cock on your sensitive clit. “P-please…” You have no idea what you’re begging for but he seems to know what he’s doing. 
 “Do you trust me, little girl?” Steve asks, looking at your face with hopeful eyes.
 “Yes, Stevie. I trust you.” Steve’s heart warms up at how fast you answered his question. He nods before sliding a few more teasing thrusts into your folds and clit before slowly sliding his tip into your slit. He stops to look at your face that’s contorted into a frown. He leans down your face to kiss your frown away and kisses your lips as well, hoping to distract you from the pain. 
 Steve pushes his cock deeper when he feels you relax under him. He pushes slowly and stops when he’s fully in, groaning when your walls hug his member tightly. “Fuck!” He hisses before looking at you. “You okay?” He asks, smiling when you nod at him, eyes closed. He kisses your lips before pulling halfway and thrusting into you once more, earning a little whimper from you.
 “How are you feeling, baby?” You try to ignore the nickname, opening your eyes and looking straight at his eyes. “G-good. Please move, Stevie.” You press your palms against his chest. He pulls halfway out before shoving himself inside you again, repeating this action until you’re moaning loudly under him and clutching his biceps for support.
 Steve feels your walls fluttering around him, alarming him that you’re close. He knows he’s close as well so he helps you reach your peak by rubbing your clit with his fingers, groaning at how your walls tighten around him.
 Steve listens to your cries of pleasure as your walls clamp down on his cock as you cum, making him cum as well and milking him. Your body shakes under him and both of you breathe heavily as you try to catch your breath. He falls to your side, his arms enveloping around you to pull you against his chest into a warm and strong embrace.  
 “It’s official. We just consummated our marriage... I’m all yours just as much as you’re all mine.” He stares at your face, watching your eyes as you fight yourself from falling asleep.
 “I fucking love you, little girl.” He lazily says, brushing your face with his fingers. You stare at him sleepily, listening to the beat of his heart.
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  “The fuck is he doing?” Your father grumbles as he watches Steve prance around the kitchen.
 “He’s making our daughter breakfast. I think our daughter broke him.” Your mother snickers at the way your father looks at Steve in disbelief. 
 “You tellin’ me that he touched Y/N?!” Your father fumes, getting ready to walk up to the man in the kitchen before your mother stops him.
 “Oh, hunny. Would you stop that? They’re married. And Y/N is an adult. They both are. They can do anything they want. And I can see that Steve really loves our daughter. The way he acted after Y/N got shot. Not to mention the part where he literally saved our asses. Your ass.” Your mother berates your father who just huffs in response before leaving. Your mother chuckles before following her husband, ready to give him a piece of her mind.
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  “You made cookies without me?” Steve’s heart flutters as you pout at him. “I want to make cookies too…” You mumble under your breath. You just woke up from your sleep when Steve entered the room with a plate full of cookies.
 “I didn’t want you getting into any accidents, little girl.” Steve chuckles when you take one cookie before grumpily munching on it. He watches as your eyes light up before covering it up with a frown. “Will you stop calling me little girl?”
 “Never.” He simply says. You huff and Steve couldn’t help but to chuckle at your cuteness.
 “Your cookies aren't even that good. I make better cookies.” You mumble before taking another cookie from the plate and munching on it. Steve raises an eyebrow at you before shaking his head. “I know you do, little girl. I know you do.” He smiles at you before making a move to sit beside you. 
 “No! Wait! Stay there.” You point a finger at him before fumbling around the sheets as if looking for something. 
 “You okay?” Steve asks, eyes shooting open when you jump out of the bed to stand in front of him, only the sheets covering your body. You realize this and quickly pull on the hoodie from last night before looking back at Steve with a grin.
 “Hi,” You start, earning a confused look from Steve. “Hello?” He chuckles when you look at him with so much excitement that you’re literally bouncing on your toes.
 “I want to give you something.” 
 “What is it?” Steve watches your fist as you hold it against his face before opening it, revealing a gold ring that looks to be vintage or a hundred years old.
 “Where’d that come from, little girl?” Steve whispers.
 “Can I put it on you? Will you marry me too?” You ignore his question, too excited to listen to anything. Steve laughs before nodding, watching you with adoration as you giddily put the ring on him. 
 “There! So pretty! You’re so pretty, Stevie!” You continue to admire the ring on his finger when he takes your chin with said hand, making you look up at him. 
 “Thank you, little girl.” He leans down to press a kiss on your lips before pulling away with a smile.
 “My father gave it to me.” You blurt out, making Steve’s eye widen just a bit. 
 “Your father?” He asks, not sure about what’s happening.
 “Yes. He came here earlier. Told me that you deserve the ring and that you should never make him regret anything?” Steve listens to you, you obviously don’t know what your father did but it’s enough for Steve to understand.
 “Oh… And Stevie?” He looks at you, smiling and asking you if you need something.
 “I love you too.” You grin at him.
 Steve stares at you for a moment before feeling tears sliding down his cheeks.
 He makes a quick move towards you, pulling you in a tight embrace and pampering your face with kisses.
 “I love you, little girl. Thank you for saying it back.” He mumbles against your hair before pressing a kiss on your lips once more.
 “Stop calling me little girl!” You grumble against him.
 He only chuckles at you before shaking his head. “No. You’ll always be my little girl.”
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a/n: omfg if you finished all that, congratulations you just wasted a whole lot of ur time but thanks for wasting it on me 3;-)
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smutbymia · 4 years
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classmate jeno x reader with enemies to lovers please 🥺
There were a million and one reasons why you couldn’t stand Jeno: 
1. he’s an asshole
2. he’s the student body president for the second year in a row (you lost twice)
3. he’s a popular rich kid
4. he’s smart, athletic, AND good looking (I mean seriously... who is that lucky?)
Just to list a few. 
        You went to school together all your lives and it somehow felt like each year he got more and more irritating. This year is your last year and you promised yourself you wouldn’t let whatever ridiculous rivalry you and Jeno had ruin it. And so far you had done a good job of keeping that promise until this very moment. 
School had ended for the day, marking the completion of the first week of your senior year. You were reaching for a pen that dangled from a string next to a sign up sheet when you felt the warm skin of another hand brush against yours. You raised your head planning to mutter a quick apology to the person until you locked eyes with that bastard Jeno. The soft expression on your face immediately went icy as did his. 
“What do you think you’re doing?” you spat at him, the pen lingering in your hand. Jeno plucked it from between your fingers and wrote his name on the sign up sheet. Your eyes went wide and he dropped the pen, letting it hang from its string once more before turning to you and stepping forward. 
“What does it look like I’m doing?” he towered over you with his height. 
You groaned, stomping your feet before whining “You’re already president, why do you have to join yearbook too?” 
Jeno rolled his eyes, “Because I need more clubs for my college application.”
Your eyes shot daggers into his. You picked up the dangling pen and scribbled your name under his on the list before turning on your heels and walking into the open classroom next to you. You emerged from the room an hour later, expressionless. You pinched yourself, hoping that today was just an awful nightmare. Person after person left the room, walking past you until the hall went quiet with the exception of a few voices that lingered further down the school hall as people slowly made their way out. 
Things had gotten just slightly worse. When choosing the president for the Yearbook club, you and Jeno ended up in a deadlocked vote -- thus encouraging Mr. Park, the faculty member in charge to come up with the brilliant idea of electing you both to share the presidency. As if it wasn’t bad enough that you had to be in the same club. Now the two of you would be spending basically the entire year together working on such an important project. 
“Im not going to let him ruin me, I’m not going to let him ruin me, I’m not going to let him ruin me,” you repeated to yourself quietly as you slowly walked towards the nearest exit, in what felt like a daze. 
“That is quite the mantra,” teased Jeno. He had left the classroom last after talking with Mr. Park and caught up to you at some point. You jumped at the sound of his voice. 
“What do you want now?” you groaned.
Jeno stepped in front of you blocking your path. 
“Does it look like I want to be president with you? I’m being mature about it because it’s what everyone else wanted so you should stop acting like such a brat,” he spat. 
“You’re calling ME a brat? How ironic,” you scoffed, “You’re already in a ton of different clubs and hold multiple presidencies. What else could you possibly need for your college application? You could even buy your way in if you wanted to.”
Jeno froze at your final sentence. You continued the assault of words. “You know what your problem is? You can’t stand to lose,” you said, standing toe to toe with him. Jeno chuckled under his breath before bending slightly so that his face was hovering over your face. 
“You know what your problem is, princess? You’re okay with losing unless it’s to me,” he began, “You may still be royalty but that doesn’t mean you are anywhere near as powerful as I am,” he said as he straightened himself back up, walking backwards as he spoke. He tapped on one of the series of pins fastened to his school uniform jacket and you dropped your gaze to see what he was gesturing to -- it was a golden line drawing of a king’s crown. You locked eyes one last time before he turned around and stormed out of the school, leaving you standing alone in the empty corridor, blood rushing through your body with your fists balled up at your sides. 
That night you returned home, diving right into your study routine and getting an early start on some assignments to distract yourself from the awful day you were having. You had just gotten comfortable in bed when your phone buzzed with new notifications. You leaned over to squint at the bright screen. 
JENO: It’s Jeno 
JENO: School tomorrow. 5:30pm. 
You groaned before reaching for the device to type out a reply. 
Y/N: How did you get my number?
JENO: I’m the student body president. I can do anything I want. 
JENO: Just be there we have work to do. 
You rolled your eyes at his response before locking your phone and drifting off to bed.
The next day flew by the way Saturday’s typically did. You had breakfast with your family before heading out for a jog and coming home to do some workouts on youtube in your bedroom before taking some time to study and do some yearbook club work. When that evening finally rolled around you threw on some black biker shorts and a comfy oversized black graphic tee with some rock bands logo printed on the front before putting your hair up into a bun. 
Your school uniform was very preppy looking and you had to keep up appearances so every other part of your appearance had to be up to the same standard everyday. This resulted in you dressing quite “girly” so you enjoyed being able to dress down on the weekends when you weren’t out socializing.
Once you were done getting ready you made your way over to the school. According to Jeno, he had both keys and permission for the both of you to get some work done despite it being a Saturday. A security guard was parked outside by the gates when you arrived and you held up your yearbook club pass before he gave you a quick nod then immediately returned to watching some sports game on his phone screen and eating a sandwich. 
When you finally entered the school and got to the Yearbook/Media club lounge, you found Jeno leaning back in a computer chair as he clicked away at the mouse with his eyes glued to the monitor. He didn’t hear you when you entered because of the headphones he had covering his ears. He was dressed down too. He sported grey sweatpants, and a white t-shirt and his black hair looked slightly damp as the strands clumped together slightly and rested against his forehead. He nodded his head to music, and tapped his free fingers against the desk he was seated at. 
When you stepped further into the room he spun in his chair to face you. Jeno’s eyes scanned the entirety of your body before he slipped the headphones down to his neck and spoke. 
“I almost didn’t recognize you without your preppy headband, all that makeup, and those stupid earrings you always wear,” he muttered. 
Okay, low blow. The downside to wearing school uniforms is that you lose a lot of your individuality, and the school rules limit what you can and cannot wear. In fact, students had to fight for the right to accessorize until the ban was lifted. You personally enjoyed wearing tons of different earrings from hoops, to waterfalls and of course you felt a nice headband would draw together your academia look. Both were your signatures and makeup was just a given at such a fancy school. 
“I’d insult you back but honestly you look a lot less annoying when you’re not wearing that preppy uniform jacket filled with pins and patches,” you snapped back. 
“Whatever, I never said it was meant to be an insult,” he mumbled before gesturing for you to come look at his computer screen. 
“I’ve been working on the first draft for the welcome week pages. I think we should follow this layout and theme for the rest of the yearbook. I’m submitting it to Mr. Park,” said Jeno.  
You looked over the screen as Jeno waited for your feedback. “I like my version better,” you said after a few minutes. 
“Your version? Let’s see it then,” he urged. You took a USB keychain that hung with the rest of your keys out of your bag and connected it to the computer before leaning over Jeno and pulling up the file. He shifted his chair backwards to give you room, and sat back as he admired you from behind. It wasn’t until you spoke to him again that you realized what he was doing. 
“How does it look?” you asked as the document loaded onto the screen.
“Real good...” he said as his voice dropped an octave. You turned your head to face him, catching him with his bottom lip trapped between his teeth and his eyes still set on your backside before he drew them up to meet your gaze and flashing you a cheeky smile that turned his eyes into crescent moons. 
“Stop being a perv and come look,” you said sternly as you changed your position, lowering yourself to your knees by the monitor. Jeno scooted his chair forward again before looking up at your work. Within seconds he had a series of critical comments spilling from his mouth thus triggering a heated argument between the two of you. 
“You know what? I’m tired of going back and forth with you. Let’s just send both to Mr. Park and see which one he likes best,” he challenged. You were both on your feet now and standing toe to toe like you did yesterday during your face off. 
“Fine,” you accepted. Jeno sent the files off and the two of you drifted off into other work. You were both working in the dark room, developing some film, when you heard the faint sound of an email notification ring out from the monitor in the room next door. You and Jeno immediately looked at each other before frantically wrapping up your work and rushing to the computer. 
The two of you were huddled closely by the screen when Jeno clicked on the email to reveal its contents. You both silently read the screen before you were overcome with disappointment 
Mr. Park: Hey President’s. Both look great and would work perfectly with this years Yearbook but if you want my personal opinion, I think I’m leaning more towards Jeno’s! Great work so far and kudos for being so productive on a Saturday! Reach out if you need anything. 
You groaned as you stood back up. Jeno chuckled next to you. 
“Congratulations, you win again,” you snapped at him. He was so caught off guard by your tone that his smile fell from his face immediately and was quickly replaced by a smug expression. 
“Is that all that matters to you?” he asked raising his voice, “winning?”
You were toe to toe for the third time now and it was really starting to get on your nerves because Jeno was built and tall and something about him looking down on you made this stupid position even more annoying for you. 
“One thing! You couldn’t just let me have this one thing!” you yelled back. 
“Oh... my... GOD. You are unbearable!” Jeno groaned as he ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. 
“You want to know why I couldn’t let you have this one thing?” he started, leaning down closer to your face. He was inches from you now and his breath danced across your lips when he spoke. 
“Because... you’re such a fucking brat. Every time you whine and complain all I can think about is filling up this pretty mouth so I don’t have to hear your voice anymore,” he said through gritted teeth, reaching his hand up to your chin. 
“And your face... the look on your face every time i beat you at something or take something away from you... the way your eyes get big and teary, and the way you pout your lips like you’re doing right now” he continued, running his index finger across your bottom lip. 
“Nothing turns me on more than taming you like this,” he whispered. Your body shivered under his touch. You were fuming on the inside at his words. They hurt. Yet you were also feeling things you had never felt before. Your eyes scanned Jeno’s face, along his lips and eyes and his jawline. Your nipples hardened underneath the cotton material of your shirt. Jeno noticed. You fought back tears of frustration as one slipped down your cheek, cursing yourself for being so turned on at a moment like this. 
“Don’t cry, baby girl,” Jeno muttered as he took his free hand to wipe away at the tear as his other hand cradled your cheek. Your hands were balled into fists at your sides and you stood frozen in your spot. 
“You’ve been so worried about me ruining you, but maybe that’s exactly what you need to get rid of that attitude...hmm?” he murmured. 
“I-I hate you,” you sputtered out, sounding more whiney than angry. Jeno let out a breath of air as the corner of his mouth turned up into a brief smile. He  stepped closer to you and you stepped back until you were trapped against a table.
“Yeah, whatever,” he mumbled as he hovered his lips dangerously close to yours, eyes searching yours for any sign of resistance. You broke eye contact with him as your gaze settled on his lips. You subconsciously licked your own as you blinked away the remainder of the dampness in your eyes. 
You didn’t notice the way you gravitated towards his lips like a magnet until he leaned away from you slightly and your lips chased after his -- not letting the distance grow too much. Your eyes were still glued to his lips which had formed into a smug grin when you noticed how you had chased after his lips like a needy girl just as you felt the first wave of heat rush to your face.
“Just as I thought...” he muttered as one of his hands dropped to your waist and you felt him tighten his grip ever so slightly. Jeno ran his hand down the side of your body, trailing his fingers along your thighs before running his hands back up again -- this time gripping the bare skin of your waist underneath your graphic tee. 
You sucked in air when his warm hands came in contact with your skin. His eyes were glued to your face and his expression showed a slight hint of darkness. Jeno gripped your waist with both hands firmly before suddenly lifting you off the floor to sit on the edge of the table you had been trapped against. 
You let out a gasp as your butt landed on the cool surface, leaving you seated with Jeno standing between your legs. He bridged the gap between you by stepping closer and pulling you by your hips -- until every part of you was pressed against him. Your hands flew up to his chest to stop you from literally crashing into his chiseled torso.  
You accidentally let out a breathy moan when your crotches met -- feeling Jeno pressed against your center, leaving only the thin material of your biker shorts and your undies between your bodies. Jeno bit his bottom lip in response and rolled his lips once more, making you whimper and sending your hands sliding from his chest down to his waist. You hesitated but your hand placement was a dead giveaway that you wanted more friction. Jeno pulled at your hips one more time as he met your center with another stroke. You felt wetness begin to pool between your legs and tightened your grip on his waist. This time it was you who pulled him forward but he froze just before your bodies could properly connect again as you desperately tried to rut yourself against him. 
“Look at me,” he ordered. Your gaze immediately locked with his, eyes wide and lips pouted, a bit frustrated that he had stopped moving. 
“Good girl... Didn’t think you’d listen to me so well the first time,” he said, rewarding you with another roll of his hips. You groaned at the contact. 
“F-first time?” you question, rolling your hips to meet his as his breathing became more unstable. 
“It’s gonna be a long year, baby,” he started, “We have to work together, so it’s my responsibility to calm you down when you get all bratty.” 
There was something really sexy about the way you both managed to continuously grind against each other in pure ecstasy while having a full blown conversation, speaking between moans and grunts. 
“I’m n-not a brat, you’re just an asshole,” you snapped as you crossed your legs at your ankles, pulling him against you even harder. 
Jeno cursed under his breath at the friction as his hands reached down to grip at your ass before mumbling, “only person who thinks i’m an asshole is you,” he taunted, “you on the other hand are widely known for acting like a complete...”
You interrupted him with another roll of your hips, as a groan slipped from his lips. “Choose your next words carefully, Jeno,” you warned. 
he chuckled before finishing his almost forgotten sentence, “princess... that’s what you’re known for. For acting like such a fucking princess,” he groaned. 
Jeno wasn’t entirely wrong. You did strive for excellence when it came to your common interests in academics and extracurriculars. In fact, a pet peeve of yours was the fact that you and Jeno were always compared to each other, with most of the school being shocked that two people who were so alike seemed to always be at war with each other. In everyone else's eyes you were both one in the same.
Though you were respected, you weren’t delusional. There were definitely people who weren’t fond of you, but you had chalked it up to mere jealousy that was inevitable for a person who excelled as much as you did to experience. Jeno must have noticed your mind wandering because he lifted your chin slightly to direct your attention back to him muttering a soft “hey...” as he snaked his free hand up your shirt, hands brushing against your bare breast. 
You moaned when you felt his fingers tease your sensitive nipple. “Whats wrong with being a princess? People only call me that because they’re jealous,” you questioned. You had definitely begun to soak through your shorts, as you watched a faint wet patch begin to show on Jeno’s joggers. You gripped at the collar of his shirt as he dropped his head down to your neck, leaving a trail of kisses all over the delicate skin. 
“F-fuck,” you groaned at the contact, hips jerking. 
“Exactly,” jeno said, lifting his head to lock his eyes with you again. “They’re jealous of how powerful you are... but that’s exactly what turns me on,” he confessed. 
He ran his hands along your cheek, leaning in to a whisper. “Do you know how hard it makes me when I think about turning the most powerful girl in school into a powerless mess?” Jeno tugged at one of your nipples as he finally drew your mouth into his for a kiss. You whimpered into his mouth, overcome with pleasure. 
Jeno deepened the kiss and for once you just allowed him to take control. As much as you hated him, you couldn’t deny that his energy was intoxicating and yes, maybe you were a little bit jealous of him for the same reasons as others were jealous of you. 
How could you not be attracted to someone who was as driven and talented and equally, if not even more powerful than you were in that regard. As much as you butt heads there was no doubt that you were very much a good fit for each other-- if all the fighting and competition were set aside, that is. But this didn’t matter right now. All that mattered was the way he was making you feel. It was as if though all those years of tension had finally bubbled over. 
Jeno’s tongue swirled against yours sloppily, just the way you liked. Even your bodies seemed to be on the same page. He pulled away from you after a few minutes of making out -- leaving a trail of spit hanging from your lips to his as he lifted you off the table and carried you over to one of the couches in the lounge area of the room. 
The sun had already begun to set ages ago, and only the faint hint of the computer screens you had been working on were illuminating the room. Jeno sat on the couch with you straddling his lap as he pulled his shirt over his head. You did the same and soon enough you were both left topless. Jeno wasted no time drawing you towards him and trapping a nipple between his lips as he palmed your other breast. You arched your back into him letting his name spill from your mouth. 
He kissed his way back up your chest as he pulled you in for a kiss. 
“Mmm.. Need all of this gone,” he said as he pulled at your shorts. You got up from his lap, and he immediately began to peel off the remainder of your clothing, dragging the material down the length of your body. 
His breath hitched as he stripped you of your shorts to reveal your white cotton thong. He brushed his fingers softly against the material before mumbling to himself, “cute...” 
His fingers ran against your slit, feeling the damp material under his touch and making you grow weak in the legs. 
“You’re so wet for me already... Such a good girl,” he said. Hearing words of praise fall from his lips like that made you feel so soft. For some reason, compliments hit different when they came from him. Your eyes drifted to the growing bulge in Jeno’s joggers. 
Your mouth fell open with the sudden desire to be filled with as much of him as you could fit as you slowly fell to your knees. Jeno raised his eyebrows while he watched you intently. You tapped your fingers against his knee, “off, please” you said as you pulled at the strings in the waistband of his bottoms. 
“Fuck, do you know how good you look on your knees for me?” he said as he lifted his hips to get rid of the rest of his clothing. Your eyes went wide when he finally settled back into his seat and began stroking his length while analyzing your expression. 
For once you couldn’t blame him for the arrogant expression on his face. He had every right to be proud of what he was packing. 
“Ugh, is every part of you perfect?” you complained as you scooted closer to him. You dragged your fingernails along his thighs as he drew his bottom lip between his teeth again. Your fingers danced dangerously close to his member as he slowed the movement of his hand before letting go of himself. 
You wrapped your hand around him, shocked at how much bigger he looked between your fingers. He throbbed and raised his hips slightly, thrusting up into your first. “Needy...” you teased, looking up at him as you giggled softly. 
“Y/n” he whimpered, a bit embarrassed at the sounds leaving his mouth now that you had momentarily gained the upper-hand. Jeno watched as you pressed your tongue to the slit of his cock before popping the head right into your mouth and sinking down around his length in one go, bottoming out. 
Your lips were wrapped around the very base of his cock when you moaned around him, making your entire mouth vibrate. 
“Holy shit,” he moaned loudly as he reached out a hand to draw circles on your cheeks while you worked at his length. You lifted your mouth all the way back, as his hips jerked forward again, fucking into your mouth as another whimper fell from his mouth. Your eyes were locked in his and you couldn’t believe how different he looked. His hard expression had gone soft. You had definitely managed to strip him momentarily of his power. 
“So naughty - where’d you learn - to use your mouth like this- huh, princess?” he asked between thrusts. Your eyes watered but you continued to let him use your mouth as you watched him grow more desperate. 
You removed him from your mouth with a pop as you pumped at his length fast. Jeno cursed under his breath before letting his head fall back on the couch for a moment. 
“Gonna c-cum,” he warned. 
“Look at me,” you ordered and Jeno obeyed.
You locked eyes as you delivered the final pumps, and waited with your mouth open and your tongue out as you felt him throb underneath your grip before spurts of his warmth shot up -- spilling onto your tongue and dripping from your lips down your chin. The remainder of his cum had spilled over onto your fingers, and you released him to pop them into your mouth to clean them off. 
You were aimlessly licking and sucking at your fingers, caught up in your own world when you noticed Jeno staring at you, chest rising and falling with a surprised expression on his face. 
“Hmm?” you hummed as you titled your head, wondering if everything was okay. Jeno, who had just cum harder than he ever had in his life was in pure disbelief at how you sat so calmly and managed to look so sweet and innocent with his cum dripping down your chin as you suckled at your own fingers. The sight alone made him start to grow hard almost instantly. 
After a few seconds he snapped out of it, leaning forward and cupping your cheek in his hand like he had been all night. 
“D-don’t think I’m letting you win that easily,” he muttered. He motioned for you to get off your knees, and he drew you in for a kiss as he repositioned you both on the couch so he would be on top of you. You seemed to have sparked the competitive fire within him. 
Jeno hadn’t expected you to switch on him like that and he was determined to follow through on his promise of ruining you. 
He trailed kisses down your body, skipping your pelvic region to drop kisses along your thighs as he peeled off your panties. 
“I’m sorry but I won’t be going easy on you... not after what you just did,” he warned as he pushed apart your thighs. You could feel the warmth of his breath against your center and it drove you insane. 
Jeno carried out the first lick along the length of your slit and it was enough to have you moaning and immediately roping your hands in his hair. You had been turned on for so long that even the slightest touch felt like heaven. 
He flicked his tongue against your entrance, muttering to himself about how great you taste, teasing you as your clit yearned for attention. He worked at your flesh, dipping his tongue in between the folds of your center before prodding at your hole and slipping his tongue inside. You tried to move your hips against his mouth but he firmly held you in place.
“Jeno, p-please,” you pleaded. He smiled against your skin as  he continued to dip his tongue into your hole, driving you closer to the edge but still not quite getting you there. 
“Whats wrong, princess?” he taunted before running his tongue up the length of your slit, once again avoiding your clit. You whimpered, reaching your hand down to feel yourself before he roped his fingers in yours to stop you. He lightly flicked his tongue against your clit, just enough to send electricity running through your body but still not enough to please you entirely. 
“I want to hear you beg for it,” he said as he blew air softly against your center, the sensitivity was overwhelming. He planted a soft kiss directly on top of your clit that would have melted your heart a bit if you weren’t so violently horny at this point. So instead, your hips jerked against the plushy feeling of his pursed lips. Jeno chuckled at your body’s reaction, before repeating the action -- drawing the same result.
After the third peck landed on your clit, and the third jerk of your hips sent you into a frenzy, you simply couldn’t resit any longer. 
Tears pooled at the corner of your eyes, and words spilled endlessly from your mouth. “Please, Jeno.. fuck, please let me cum. I’m d-desperate,” you confessed as your hips raised off of the couch, and he pulled away teasingly watching you squirm beneath him. 
“How would you like to cum, baby?” he asked.
“I need to feel you inside of me,” you pleaded before adding a soft “please” to the end of your sentence. 
You watched Jeno position himself at your entrance before stopping. 
“i’m on the pill, we don’t need --,” you assured him, reading his expression. 
He groaned straight away, interrupting you before you could finish as his mind drifted to places he was too ashamed to admit. He ran his head along your slit, making you twitch before he entered you with a quick snap of his hips, bottoming out immediately and forcing a scream from your lips. 
You weren’t sure what to expect from Jeno but it definitely wasn't this. He angled himself perfectly, propping you up so he was hitting all the right places as he pounded into you relentlessly. Within a single minute you were both racing towards your orgasms. 
“I’m close,” he murmured as he planted a kiss to your lips. 
“Me too,” you answered, “one last thing...” you said as he continued to thrust into you at a delicious pace. 
“Hmm.. what is it, baby?” he asked. You locked eyes with him, feeling quite shy at your next words. 
“F-fill me up, please. I want you to cum inside of me, really really badly,” you whimpered and with a final groan at your unexpected demand, you felt Jeno’s warmth spill all over your insides, sending you right over the edge and leaving your insides contracting against him. The two of you remained exactly how you were for awhile. 
Jeno was the first to move after catching his breath. He slowly slipped out of you with a breathy moan before lowering himself towards your center and softly licking at your folds even though they were covered in his own cum. 
“Shit, i’m sorry... I barely made it to the end of your sentence before letting go,” he chuckled as he lapped at your skin. 
“JENO” you shrieked as an unexpected orgasm rushed through you again when he flattened his tongue against your entire slit and you found yourself moving against his mouth in seek of more pleasure. You pushed his head away as you clenched your legs together feeling a mixture of both pleasure and agony run through your body. 
“Sorry, sorry, sorry... last one, i promise” he laughed as he moved to your face to plant soft kisses on your cheeks and a peck on your lips. It took you a while to come back from your high.
     it was a bit late when you guys had finally cleaned up and locked the school back up. Jeno had driven you home in his new Volvo which he tried to convince you was a totally normal back to school gift, and had texted you for the remainder of the night about things like yearbook, and homework. It almost seemed as though what had happened was merely a dream. 
It wasn't until you were back at school on Monday that you realized that going back to normal was going to be impossible. You and Jeno still bickered over Yearbook decisions and didn’t hesitate to challenge each other during class debates but things had changed. Every annoying exchange you had simply fuelled your desire more. 
You’d get into intense match ups only to find yourselves coming up with excuses about Yearbook club to sneak out of class for quickies in Jeno’s car. He even had his way with you more times than you could count across his desk in the office he was awarded after becoming student body president. At first it was fun -- your adrenaline would pump at the thought of sneaking around so much but then things slowly started to shift again. 
Soon, you would spend afternoons at his freaking massive mansion of a family home where you guys would go over yearbook work. When you didn’t have yearbook work to do, he began inviting you over for study sessions, and to do homework -- all of which would end in amazing sex. Soon those invites extended to regular hangouts for no particular reason but to enjoy each others company and you found yourself drifting away from casual hookups to something that felt heavier -- more serious. 
The final nail in the coffin was when Jeno let your little secret slip after getting so worked up in a class discussion. You had been discussing the symbolism of a film you had just watched for an english class when you began to clash. 
“Baby, that makes no sense,” he mumbled after you had shared your opinion. He was doodling aimlessly on his notebook. The entire class went wide eyed, and a few gasps were let out.
“Actually, it makes perfect s--” you began before freezing. You had just noticed his mistake, and everyone had noticed yours which was how the pet name didn’t seem to phase you at all. Luckily Mr. Park quickly moved on to another topic as you both sat cursing yourselves silently. 
After the final bell rang for the day, you locked eyes with Jeno. 
“Idiot,” you mouthed. He offered you a sheepish grin in return as he approached your desk.
“I’m sorry, it slipped,” he began, “but now that every knows..” Jeno, slipped his arm around you as you entered the hallway. Most students minded their business, which you were grateful for while others stared and whispered. 
“I have a student body meeting for the next hour... you have debate team right?,” he said as you approached an intersecting series of hallways. You nodded.
“I’ll meet you outside then, and we can go to mine to go over the photographer schedules for this months events,” Jeno said. 
“Sounds good,” you responded before turning on your heels to head in the opposite direction. Jeno’s grip on your wrist had him tugging you back towards him. 
He stood above you with an annoyed expression on his face, pouting. He pulled your face close to his, mumbling about you being heartless before he planted a lingering kiss on your lips, of course drawing the attention of onlookers. Your cheeks were on fire when he pulled back, leaving you flustered and a bit embarrassed as he shot you a final wink before checking his watch and rushing off to his meeting. You turned around to head to debate club, wondering how exactly your biggest enemy had turned into the sweetest, most caring lover you could have ever asked for. 
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Cuts & Bruises, Wounds & Abuses (Captain Syverson x Reader) [Epilogue]
THE END.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Epilogue
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ELEVEN MONTHS LATER
People milled about, some waiting, others heading upstairs to the security lines in the terminal. The PA system announced flights and boarding gates. Luggage moved in circles on carousels, picked up in turn by their owners.
You waited by the automatic doors, buzzing with excitement. You searched every face appearing at the top of the stairs.
It had been ten months since your article had been published. Short-listed for the Pulitzer, it had revived national attention and had been praised for its incisive, sympathetic look at both sides of the conflict.
The article had drawn significant attention for its photographs. You had deliberately kept the cracked lens on your camera when taking the photos. The haunting images, featured via the damaged lens, were being hailed as art.
Syverson had borrowed Robinson’s webcam to speak to you face-to-face after he read the article. To your surprise, you were greeted with Mahmoud, Robinson, and Syverson. They had nothing but praise for the article and the photographs.
Seeing Syverson’s gruff face again had stirred up your emotions. From the look on his face, you may have had the same effect. In the weeks after your return to the States, you both had exchanged emails every few days. They began cordially, much like small talk, but by the time you had seen him via the webcam, you had already felt like you had known him forever and a day.
The soulmate thing helped. You hadn’t told him you knew. You still struggled to understand it fully. But what you did know was that it felt right, like something in the universe had clicked into place.
Syverson borrowed Robinson’s facecam often after that. Even after they were deployed elsewhere in the aftermath of the water station’s bombing, he had still asked for Robinson to share.
The news of the water station’s domestic bombing had struck you hard. All that hard work gone in an instant, destroyed. You could almost feel the despair in the people as Syverson informed you of it.
His exasperation had been the worst of it. Nevermind the ache you felt in your knee as he overworked it in the following months—it was his absolute resignation that you truly felt. His exhaustion.
The end of his tour hadn’t come soon enough for either of you.
You stood on tiptoe to see above the moving heads of people milling about before you. Where was he?
There.
At the top of the stairs, Syverson appeared. Your breath caught in your chest seeing him. Raising a hand, you waved it hesitantly in his direction, heart pounding against your ribs.
He saw you after a moment, locking eyes across the terminal. Something flickered across his features. He descended the stairs as you moved toward him, pushing through people like a shark through a school of fish.
“Captain,” you called. The little nickname had cropped up organically in the first volley of emails, a tiny form of teasing you couldn’t spare him from.
Syverson strode forward as though he didn’t intend to stop. You paused, confused by the hard look on his face.
“Is something—”
Seizing you by the face, Syverson attacked your lips, his hands sliding down your body to yank him against him. Your hands splayed across his muscled chest in surprise, trying to hold on as he swept his tongue into your mouth, hot and desperate.
It was a grip that said mine at last.
Kissing him back with equal fervor, you had to wrench yourself away for air, lungs gasping deliciously. You felt weak, your legs wobbly beneath you.
“Sy,” you breathed. You looked up at him.
His blue eyes burned. “I should’ve done that eleven months ago.”
A silly smile pulled at your lips. Syverson leaned forward for another kiss, his hands tight on your back and hip. It was all you could do not to moan aloud.
“I didn’t believe him,” Syverson said when you broke for air again. “It didn’t seem possible, but we are.” The huskiness of his voice made your swimming head plunge deeper into the swirling waters.
“I know,” you managed to whisper, meeting his gaze again. “Robinson told me. I didn’t believe it either.”
“Wait, you know?”
You nodded.
Shaking his head in disbelief, Syverson muttered, “If I’d listened to him sooner—”
You smothered his voice with another kiss, then leaned back in his strong arms. “We have a lot of catching up to do. Let’s get your bag so we can get started.” Your lips quirked into a sly smile. “The sooner, the better.”
A wolfish grin pulled at his mouth.
As you waited by the luggage, looking forward to this new future, Syverson lifted your scarred hand to his lips and pressed a gentle kiss to it.
The pain had been worth it for that moment alone.
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