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mrscarmenbearzatto · 3 months
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lost in translation | carmen berzatto
you get a job working as a waitress at the bear. if only you knew it would get you here. ─ 3.68k ─ angst and fluff, breakups / fighting, some cursing, reader is younger then carmy.
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THE STRANGERS PHASE
The first time you and Carmen met was when Nat and Richie had hired you as part of the Bear staff. 
A waitress, and a sweet looking one at that. Younger than him. "You guys finally settled on a candidate?" Carmen asks as Natalie and Richie watch you from the small window in the kitchen.
You sit there for a moment before adjusting the silverware, passing Richie's test almost immediately. "I believe we just did." Nat confirms. Carmen takes a look for himself and swears his heart skips a beat as he watches you for a brief moment before clearing his throat, having to pull himself away. "Okay. Cool." He brushes it off.
He didn't get the chance to meet you right away, not until the night before their soft opening. You'd been through training, getting used to the system at the Bear and getting accompanied with staff. All but one. The head chef and owner, 'Carmy' as everyone called him.
"Hey, you're the new hire, right?" A voice asks as you shut your locker. You jump a bit, as you turn, smiling. "I am." The male nods, holding out his hand. "Sorry about scaring you. I'm Carmen Berzatto, don't think we've had the chance to meet." He introduces.
You accept the handshake, swearing you feel a little spark between you two just from touching him.
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From there, it was like clockwork. You and him would get stuck closing together, and each night you'd dive into a new part of his past. "So, what made you wanna open this place?" You question. He exhales, momentarily pausing his movements of scrubbing the counters before he sniffles. "My brother left it to me after his death."
You pause, staring at him. "I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have asked-" He laughs. "You couldn't have known. It's okay, really. I actually wanted to work here, or what used to be here, for the longest time by his side but he didn't let me. Never knew why. It was the thing he left me in his will." He gives a more in depth answer.
You nod slowly. "I'm sorry about that, Carm. His death and not letting you work here." You specify as you look at him. "If it's any comfort, I think your brother would be really proud of what you've turned this place into." You say.
He nods, sniffling again. You set your rag back in the soapy water, sighing as you mark off your final station to clean on the clipboard.
"See you tomorrow night?" He asks as you begin walking to the lockers.
You smile. "It's a date, chef." You confirm. He blushes at the idea of you and him being on a date.
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Carmen swore to himself he'd take you on an actual date. The planning was easy, it was actually asking you that he found to be a challenge.
"So, are you seeing anyone?" He asks, trying to sound as casual as he can the next night when you two are closing, which didn't come for almost a week. Though he was grateful, it also felt like torture having to wait to get you alone.
"No, I'm not actually. Chicago hasn't exactly been my Paris, you know? City of love and all that bullshit." You answer as you stare at the chore list for that night. "Check the mayonnaise labels. Does Nat think our mayo is expired?" You question.
“Nat thinks all of our stuff is expired one way or another. It doesn’t expire ‘till the nineteenth of May.” He grabs out a knife to start chopping the vegetables. “Anyway, Chicago isn’t really known for its romance.” He points out.
"So I've been told." You stare at the menu. "What's a vegetable medley?" You question as you look back up at him, catching him staring at you. He clears his throat and quickly sets the knife down, wiping his hands on a towel. "Uh, it's a bunch of veggies like green and yellow bell peppers, asparagus and squash topped with balsamic vinegar.” He answers.
You nod slowly. “Only you can explain something like that and make it sound so good right now, Carm.” "Did you eat today?" He doesn't hesitate to ask. "Haven't had a chance to. Richie had me running around all day with the new system, but don't worry, I'm gonna make myself something at home."
"No, come on. I'm- You're not driving home hungry like that. It’s a safety risk. Sit." You go to protest before he repeats himself. "Sit."
The entire night was spent with you and Carmen eating his way too fancy dishes and talking. Sharing memories - childhoods, dreams, stories.
He likes to consider it your first date.
You like to consider it the night you fell in love.
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You weren't sure what you and Carmen were after that night in the kitchen. Or how to even ask. Do you just come right out and say it? Is there a specific way or time to ask? Google provided zero help, so it was up to you to solve this one.
Maybe that’s what was driving you and Carmy apart for the next week: your mind trying to run through how to even approach that with him. It wasn't until he ambushed you at your locker that you were forced to approach the topic with him. "Not talking to you all week has been driving me insane. Are we okay? If dinner was too much.." He lets his voice trail off.
You smile, as you exhale. "Carmen, I loved dinner. I was just unsure of where we stood. Thought I was driving myself crazy trying to figure out if that was a date or not." You admit. He stares at you, nodding slowly. "Let me take you out to an actual dinner. A real date night." He requests.
You nod. "Okay, I'd like that." You barely have another chance to speak before Richie's calling your name. You place a hand on Carmen's shoulder as you pass him, giving him a small smile before you rush to find out what Richie needs you for.
Carmen watches you leave, wishing you'd come back to him.
Carmen had thought of your date night perfectly. A romantic, rooftop dinner overlooking Chicago’s nighttime streets. “You bring all the girls up to your rooftop, Berzatto?” You question as you stare at the cars passing by.
“Only the special ones.” He’d answer with a grin.
You wished he kissed you that night, but he didn’t. Instead he settled for dropping you off at your apartment before leaving. You could tell he wanted to kiss you, too, but he wanted to wait.
"So, you and Carmen?" Sydney asks as you help her open the Bear that morning, cutting vegetables up with her. You sigh, a smile on your face regardless. "How'd you hear about that?" You question in return.
“It’s the Bear. There’s no such thing called secrets when you work here. Everyone knows everything about everyone. Now, you and Carmy?” She asks again as you laugh. “There’s nothing going on between us. He and I got dinner a few times, but I don’t think it’s going anywhere.” You say with a shrug.
She stares at you, noticing the blush in your cheeks. You grin. “Don’t even. Nothing has happened between us.” You reiterate. She laughs, grabbing her bucket of vegetables. "Whatever you say!"
You roll your eyes, turning and staring at Carmen in the doorway. There he goes again, staring at you when you aren't looking. It doesn't slide past you that he has a noticeable sparkle in his eyes.
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Of course the universe would have it out for you and Carmen to close together that night. As you two stand over the counters, cleaning them down, you decide to ask the question that had been plaguing your mind.
"What are you and I?" You ask, looking up at him for the first time. His scrubbing stops, as he looks back at you. "I want us to be together." He answers honestly, and you're a bit taken back by his honesty.
“You seem like you’ve thought about this.”
“More than you know.” Translation: I’ve thought about you.
You nod slowly as you walk over to the sink, beginning to wash your hands. "I want us to be together, too. I just don't want this to be weird between us because we work together, you know." You voice your concerns as you grab the towel, drying your hands.
You turn, finding him standing behind you. "I don't care if we want us to be together. I want us to give.. us.. a chance." He says, taking your hand in his. You stare at your hands interlocked as you hum. "Carmen."
"Yes?" He asks softly.
"If you don't kiss me right now I might just walk out and not come back." You tease.
He doesn't have to be told twice, and he kisses you like he's been thinking about it. Like he's been needing that. Hands cupping your face, yours finding his waist.
You didn't need much of an answer as to what you and Carmen were after that.
THE LOVERS PHASE
You and Carmen had agreed: the staff didn’t need to know you two were officially dating. If it was important enough to share, sure. But other then that, you two wouldn’t go around publicly announcing it.
Turns out, dating Carmen wasn't much different from being friends with him. Except now you were in the kitchen at two in the morning, slow dancing with him.
It'd started with dinner that night. Him holding you from behind,
Frank Sinatra plays lowly on the radio as he spins you around, with you grinning as you sway with him. “Who taught you to dance, Berzatto?” You question.
“Nat did. Taught me for her wedding. Said if I looked like a fish outta water she’d ban me from the reception.” He answers with a lovesick grin. You laugh, throwing your head back. “Sounds like Nat.”
He smirks. “And who taught you?” He asks in return. You hum as he pulls you closer to his chest, as Sinatra’s ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ plays. “I did. Convinced myself when I was a little girl I'd be like Misty Copeland.” You answer.
He grins. Only two weeks had gone by with him being officially yours, and he was falling in love with you. Maybe that’s why it spilled out as he held you close.
“I love you.” His voice is hushed.
You pulled away only a bit to look at his eyes. Maybe searching to see if they were genuine, if he said what you think he did. "Carmen..." You smile, a laugh coming out. "I love you, too." You repeat it back to him.
"Take the too out. Makes it sound like you're just agreeing." He requests softly, lips brushing barely against yours. You giggle at his plea, but comply anyway. "Carmen, I love you." You say it again, this time it feels more real.
Two weeks in, and you two are in love. If you knew any better, you'd assume you were screwed.
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"What do you wanna do with your life?" The question startled you as you and Carmen sat on the balcony of your apartment, overlooking downtown Chicago. Buildings illuminating the night sky, car horns blaring every few minutes from the nighttime traffic.
"I wanna open a bar. Maybe go to Los Angeles or New York, just open my own place. You know?" You hold your knees up on the patio chair with you, a cup of tea in hand. "Some dive bar but... fancier. Live music, live entertainment."
He nods slowly, grabbing out his notepad. "Get out of Chicago?" He asks. You laugh. "Pretty much. Don't get me wrong, I love this city. This just.. isn't the plan." You say with a shrug.
"Mm." He says, scribbling something down on the paper. You lean over, staring at it. "What are you drawing, Berzatto?" You question. "Nothin'. It's a surprise, if I show you it now it won't be a surprise." He points out.
You grin as you lean your head back. "Okay. What about you? Is the Bear your final dream?" You question, still looking over at him. He sets the pen down, looking over the skyline. "I don't know. Though until I met you I had all my dreams and goals figured out."
"Don't say it-"
"You're my new dream." He grins, looking over at you. You laugh, rolling your eyes. "That was unbelievably cheesy, Berzatto. I don't know if I can ever look at you the same after that." You tease.
"You don't have to look at me to kiss me." He points out as you roll your eyes, standing up. You give him a quick peck as you open the door, stepping halfway inside. "Don't take too long getting to bed, okay? It's cold out here." You comment.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming." He waits until you're fully inside to pull back out the notepad. Sketched on is a logo for a bar, your bar. Your name written in what he imagines is neon lights. 'ANGEL'S BAR'. The way he views you, an angel. His angel.
He hums, standing up and making his way inside, the notepad tucked under his arm. He finds you in the living room, sorting through the mail. “Hey, hey, my old college roommate’s getting married. New York. What a terrifying city.” You laugh as you set the invite down, before his arm wraps around your waist, pulling you down to the bedroom. 
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Carmen had spent so much time in your apartment that it practically felt like his own. So, the idea of asking him to move in wasn’t totally crazy. His clothes were now hung up in your closet, his cologne and cedarwood soap lingered.
Your relationship with Carmen had grown, so much so that you were now spending time with his family. You stood in the kitchen of the Berzatto home. Your first family dinner with them, and it had been more drama filled then a soap opera. Soft music filled the room, cinnamon roll scented candles lit making the house smell like a bakery. Your scarf hung on the staircase banister. 
"First official Berzatto dinner. How ya holdin’ up?" Sugar asks as she slides beside you, handing you a glass of wine to match her own. "Oh you know me so well. It's going.. as good as I expected it to be. Are they always this chaotic?" You question.
"Hell yes. The Berzatto family has never been calm, y'know?" She laughs. "But you seem to be fitting in nicely. And this is the first year of us doing one of these that Carmen truly seems happy, I think you're to thank for that."
You grin. "Well, as long as he's smiling." You and her watch him in the living room, chasing down the younger family members, laughing as they tackle him down to the floor.
"Yeah, well, I've seen Carmen with other girls before, and none of them have made him this happy. So, on behalf of the Berzatto family, thanks for bringing us a smiling Carmy." She raises her glass to you as you laugh, lifting yours as well.
Carmen watches as you clink glasses with Nat as he enters the kitchen. "You two doing good in here?" He asks. "Oh, we are doing wonderful. I should go find my husband." Nat says, smiling and walking out of the kitchen.
You sigh, setting your wine glass down behind you on the counter. "Hi." He greets, arms wrapped around your waist. You hum, wrapping yours around his neck. "Hey you." You reply, pressing your lips against his.
“I’m really glad you’re here.” He says quietly after he pulls away, placing his forehead against yours, closing his eyes.
You smile, placing a hand on his cheek. “I’m glad too, Carm.”
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Arguments in relationships are common. They’re healthy, they bring growth. You and Carmen had a fair share of disagreements but never ones where he called you the name he did tonight: clingy. 
“Can you just fucking leave me be for a second?! I don’t need you crowding me and being so- so fucking clingy.” Right in the office of the Bear, as you made sure he understood what was happening with Syd’s plans. 
Now here you were, in Nat’s living room. “He probably didn’t mean it, you know?” She asks softly as she pushes some of your hair out of your face, wiping tears that fall down your cheeks. “I think he’s just been so worried about our mom, her issues and the Bear.”
“What if he did mean it though? What if.. What if he was just with me out of convenience or pity?” You voice your worries. She shakes her head. “I have never seen Carmy as happy anywhere else as he is with you. He loves you, Y/n. He wants to be with you, no one else.” She replies.
“You don’t call the people you love clingy.” You point out. She sighs, letting you lay your head on her shoulder. No matter what she said, nothing changed how you felt. Carmen thought you were clingy. Whether subconsciously or not, he thought it. 
The thought made your heart ache. 
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You were younger than Carmen, you knew that much from the moment you met him. But it had never been an issue in your relationship, until now it seems. A simple, offhand comment about kids and marriage you had made to Syd. You wanted those things, and you wanted them with Carmy. 
That’s what landed you in this position on a cold night, with him sitting on the armchair in front of you and you on the floor, crouched to try and read his eyes. Find any sign that you could get past this. 
“We’re just on different paths. I shouldn’t have allowed myself to get this close to you. And I should have stopped myself before I hurt you.” Translation: you’re still young and I can’t hold you back.
He didn’t stay after that. His clothes still hung in your closet, with you on the floor of the living room. 
Translation: what now? 
THE ENEMIES STAGE 
“So, plans for you being in New York?” Diane asks as you and her sit on the rooftop of her apartment building. You sigh, as you lean back on your chair. “Drink a lot. Forget my relationship problems in Chicago and hope for the best.” You answer with a nod.
She rolls her eyes. “Come on. You can’t expect to fix your relationship in different states without talking.” She points out as you look over at her. “When did I hire you as a relationship therapist?” You tease. “Carm and I will be fine.” 
You couldn’t find the translation anymore for what “fine” meant. 
───
The wedding was gorgeous. Diane looked stunning and her husband was the sweetest man. The sun was setting over Manhattan, as you sat at the open bar perched on the rooftop. Staring at the missed call from a familiar contact: ‘Chef’s Kiss’. Carmy. 
Maybe you had asked him for too much. Wanting kids, marriage. He’d give them to you if you asked, you knew that. But the idea of him just putting up with that just to keep you? 
You didn’t return his call or any of his texts. Instead, you kept quiet until you returned to Chicago a week later. A box perched on your apartment doorstep with your belongings. Jewelry, shirts you left at his place. All of them except for the scarf that still sat on Donna’s staircase banister.
Maybe he kept it because it smells like you. Or because it reminded him of something pure. The one thing he really knew was now gone, and the scarf was a fragment of that. 
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It didn’t shock any of the staff at the Bear when you turned in your notice and stopped working there. Or when you took the couch you and Carmy used to sit on during late night conversations and moved it eleven hours with you to New York. Along with his hoodies, the one you wanted to keep most because it smelled like him still. 
You didn’t delete the videos or photos you had with him. It feels too real if you do. 
You stared at the kitchen. Where he used to hold you, scolding you for how you handled knives. The balcony, where he told you that you were his new dream. The living room where he’d kiss you like it was the first time. The bedroom, where some nights, he made you his own, and others he held you while you slept. 
The only thing you found in the apartment that was foreign to you? A piece of notepad paper, with “ANGEL’S BAR” drawn on the front. You stuck that in your pocket as you made your way to your car. 
It hurts to look at. It hurts to think about him. 
Now it’s just you, in your hundred square foot apartment that you share with a roommate now. You manage to delete the playlist of songs that he loved swaying with you to in early mornings in kitchen lights. You learn his favorite melody by heart: stranger, to lovers, to enemies.
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Closing that chapter of your life, you focused more on opening Angel’s Bar. His logo on the front, in downtown New York. Soft piano playing as chatter fills the room, drinks being poured in the corners. 
It may have just been Carmen’s luck to find you on opening night, chatting around with the customers as he watched from the window, a familiar red scarf wrapped around his neck to help fight the cold air.
Translation: it reminds him of innocence. It reminds him of the better part of himself, the one you brought out in him.
Carmen learned to take lessons from break-ups pretty early on into his life. The one he got from you?
“Falling in love isn't for the weak. So don't try it at home.” He closes the book that he was given as an assignment for his AA class.
Maybe you were his favorite melody after all.
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roosterforme · 8 months
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The Younger Kind Part 26 | Rooster x Reader
Summary: Bradley says some things in the afterglow of winning custody of Noah that surprise you in the best way. You believe him, but you also need some time to think. But with some bad news on the horizon, when he tells you that he trusts you with Noah more than he trusts anyone else, you don't doubt him at all.
Warnings: Angst, swearing, fluff, smut, and age gap (18+)
Length: 3900 words
Pairing: Single dad!Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw x babysitter!female reader
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"Just stay in bed," Bradley rasped when his alarm woke both of you on Thursday morning. You'd spent a good portion of Wednesday night telling him that you needed to go home, get used to your own space again. And then he had spent a few minutes listing all the reasons he wanted you to stay. 
Your favorite reason was that he and Noah needed you with them. He was insistent. 
"Daddy," you groaned, reaching for him, trying to keep him in bed. He rolled his big body on top of yours, propping himself up with his elbows to keep from crushing you. "I need to finish my school assignments by next week so I can graduate."
"I'll help you get them ready to submit," he promised as he kissed your lips. "Now you just stay put, Princess. I'm taking the day off from work. I'll drop Noah at daycare, try to get him back on his normal routine since he missed yesterday. And then I'll be back to spend the day with you."
"Really?" you asked as he got out of bed on your side. You had a side of the bed. You had a specific side of the bed that was yours in Bradley's bedroom in his beautiful house. You sank back against the pillows in contentment, so cozy in Bradley's sweatshirt.
"Yes," he promised. "I'll get him up and out the door, and I'll be back soon." You watched him get dressed in some jeans and a soft tee shirt. He shoved his phone and wallet into his pockets before kissing you on the forehead and saying, "I love you," like it was the most natural thing in the world. 
And then he was gone, and you were thinking about what Meredith might be doing right now. You hoped she was crying over the fact that you had outsmarted her, since she had been trying to manipulate you as much as she had Bradley. You rolled onto your side with a smile. Bradley already seemed so much more relaxed now that he and Noah were free and clear of Meredith. He'd briefly mentioned getting restraining orders, citing the desire to never hear that you saw Meredith in public again as his main reason for looking into it. He said he'd talk to Tracy about everything. 
You were just about to doze off again when Bradley walked back in with Noah in his arms. "He wouldn't leave without saying goodbye to you," he rasped, setting his son on the bed. You supposed that meant he didn't mind if Noah saw where you had slept last night. 
"Come here, sweet Noah," you whispered, pulling him in for a big hug and kissing his chubby cheek. I love you. Have fun at daycare."
"Love you," he said in his soft, little voice before Bradley scooped him up again and left the room. 
When you heard the front door close, you knew you wouldn't be able to fall asleep again, so you stretched and then got out of bed for the day. You wanted to grab a shower, but you thought it might be fun to wait until Bradley got back to do that. Instead you changed into one of his floral print shirts and made your way to the kitchen. 
You really should have been working on something for school, but when you opened the refrigerator for the coffee creamer, you sighed. They were basically out of food again already. A few eggs left in the carton and some vegetables would make a decent enough breakfast, but you'd need to help Bradley go grocery shopping again soon. 
You had just finished your mug of coffee and the grocery list when you heard the front door. "Hi," you called out to Bradley, and he walked into the kitchen where he immediately froze. There were coffee cups in his hands, and you could already see where he'd written Princess on one of them. "I'm going to make you breakfast."
But he was too busy staring at you, his gaze trailing down your body. You were immediately reminded that the only article of clothing you were wearing was his shirt, completely unbuttoned. 
Bradley set down the coffees and smirked at you. "You're gonna make me breakfast, Princess?" he asked. He grabbed your purple crown from where it had been left overnight next to the toaster, and he carefully put it on your head. 
"Yes," you whispered. "I was going to make you an omelette."
He groaned as his fingers stroked down along your cheek, caressing the side of your neck before continuing down the front of your body. You shivered as your eyes closed when he said, "You're so sensitive."
His fingers lingered on your belly before he started stroking your pussy. "Daddy," you gasped, and then he was on his knees in front of you. 
"You're perfect," he crooned, looking up at you. "Everything I want." His voice and his eyes were so open and honest, and then you ran your fingers through his hair. 
"I knew you'd have a good day, Daddy," you whispered with a grin. "After yesterday, you deserve a relaxing one."
"You know what will help me relax?" he asked. 
"Tell me."
And then his mouth was on your pussy.
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Bradley licked you up and down, loving the way you moaned softly every time his nose tapped your clit. When he ran his palm up and down the back of your thigh, you carefully put your leg over his shoulder, giving him even better access to your pretty pussy. And that purple paper crown on your head? All that did was make him feel like he and Noah had claimed you for their own. 
"Daddy?" you whispered breathlessly. "Are you going to make me squirt?"
Well. Now that was the only thing he wanted to do. "Is that what you need, Baby?" he asked, rubbing his mustache across your clit.
Your response was a bit incoherent, but it sounded like a yes. And Bradley was in the best mood he'd been in for weeks. Noah was his, and you were his, and he was going to meet up with Tracy next week to finalize everything that was important to him. So he'd gladly spend the whole day, right here on his knees with his mouth on your body until you came all over his face.
He smiled against you as he lapped up your wetness, but you really got loud when he added his fingers into the mix. You were leaning back against the counter, gripping the edge, and he knew he was going to have to get you to the edge of overstimulation. Just like last time in his bed. And just like the first time on the couch. 
So he changed up his pace, sometimes languid and sometimes frantic. And he changed up the pressure, sometimes feather soft and sometimes rough. His knees were starting to ache from how they were digging into the kitchen floor, but he didn't dare move. Because you were starting to get loud. Your head was tipped back, and your perfect breasts were on display as his colorful shirt fell open even more on your body. 
You were so young and flawless, and he never even tried to kid himself about the way that turned him on. But now you were his, and he would love you and take care of you well so that you'd want to stay. 
"Bradley!" you cried out, leg tightening against his back. "Oh!"
He grunted and rubbed his fingertips back and forth across your clit as the little bud tightened for him. He smiled as he changed his tempo. A little slower, and you were coming for him. A split second later, and you had pushed the back of his head closer as you squirted onto his mustache and lips. 
"Princess," he moaned as you sagged against him a little bit. You were still reeling as he cleaned you up with his tongue, eliciting little gasps from your softly parted lips. When he stood with a soft groan, he palmed himself through his jeans. He was rock hard as he pressed himself against you and stroked your tits. You were wrung out, biting your lip as your eyes fluttered open and closed, but he couldn't help himself. He wanted it so badly. "Will you let me fuck you, Baby?"
You nodded and turned your back to him. "Yes," you sighed, leaning down on the counter with your cheek pressed to your crossed arms. "Yes."
Bradley gingerly unzipped his jeans and pulled himself free, and when he buried his cock in your warmth he hissed in pleasure. You were mewling and whining softly, seemingly still exhausted from soaking his face, and Bradley couldn't believe you were letting him get off like this. He grabbed you by your hips, the hem of his shirt you were wearing brushing his wrists. Then he fucked you hard and thought about how you should wear his clothes all the time.
He wasn't going to last long in this state, palming and squeezing your hips and ass as he got you whining his name softly. He went a little harder, but as soon as you looked up at him and smiled softly, he was filling you with his cum. His loud groans filled the kitchen as his movements became jerky. And then he collapsed against your back with his lips on your neck. 
"You want me to make you an omelette, Daddy?" you asked softly while he was still inside you. 
"Yeah," he replied, wrapping you up in his arms. "Then I'm taking you out to lunch. We're going on a real date."
He watched you preen as his cum dripped down your legs. But you did nothing to clean it up as you washed your hands and started cracking eggs into a bowl. You added what was left of the cheese that was in the refrigerator along with some onions and peppers. After you made two omelettes, you settled onto his lap at the table
When you looked at the coffee cups, you hopped up again and started to dig in one of the drawers near the sink. "What's wrong, Baby?"
"Nothing," you murmured, returning to his lap a moment later with a permanent marker. Bradley watched you scribble over the word peasant on his cup and write Knight in your tidy handwriting. 
"That's flattering coming from a Princess," he whispered next to your ear. 
"It's true," you told him, taking his chin in your hand and kissing his lips. "You saved me and then you fought for Noah."
He closed his eyes as you stroked his chin with your thumb. The fact that he had his son all to himself meant he could share him with you. And he was working on a restraining order against Meredith to keep everyone a little safer. So maybe he was capable of more than he originally thought.
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Shower time with Bradley ended up being more sweet than anything else as you and he got each other all soapy. He brought his phone in to play some music, and he sang along softly as his big hands glided along your slick skin. 
Once you were all dried off and in Bradley's bedroom, you just stood there naked. "I need to go back to my place. I hardly have any clothes here, and I need to do laundry."
He just grunted and said, "You should just move in with us."
You started to pull on your denim shorts and one of your tops as you rolled your eyes. "You're not serious."
But it didn't seem like he was joking at all, actually. He paused and looked at you as he put on some deodorant, his brown eyes sincere. "I'm serious," he said, his voice sounding a little more vulnerable than you expected it to. 
"I'll...think about it." But you already had. And the idea of it was too exciting for you to finish processing in front of him right now. He'd just been awarded sole custody of Noah yesterday. Both of you were probably feeling a little high on adrenaline and elation. 
But he just nodded and reached for your hand. "Let's stop at your place later after I take you out for lunch. If you want me to drop you off, I will."
You were already considering how it would be if you didn't get to make dinner for Noah and give him a kiss before Bradley tucked him into bed for the night, and you didn't like it one bit. You knew what your decision would end up being. You loved being here too much. Maybe you'd just stop home and get more of your stuff and your car.
As Bradley closed the passenger door for you after you climbed into the Bronco, you couldn't help but smile. "Is this our first date?" you asked him as he started the engine and backed out of his driveway. 
"No way," he replied. "Gotta count all the nights we watched movies on the couch with Noah. Oh, and the night I fed you the dinner that my date didn't stick around to eat," he said, smiling at you as he drove to one of the cute shopping districts in the city. "And just yesterday I took you to my custody hearing. That was a pretty romantic day out, yeah?"
You bit your lip and sighed. "So romantic. You really dial it up to eleven, Daddy."
"Only the best for a Princess," he insisted with a grin as he parallel parked in front of a cute bookshop. "I made a reservation for the cafe across the street."
Your eye bugged out. It was an expensive French bistrot. You were wearing cutoff shorts. "I'm underdressed!"
"You're fine," he insisted, leaning over to kiss your lips before he took the keys from the ignition. "But we have half an to kill. Bookshop?"
"Absolutely," you agreed. A few minutes later, you were running your fingers along the spines of some mystery novels while Bradley followed you so closely, you could feel his body heat. When you stopped to pick up a hardback, his lips found your neck, and his hands found your waist.
"Daddy," you scolded in a whisper.
"Can't help it."
Then you headed for the children's area, and your eyes lit up. "Noah would love this one!" You held up a picture book of dinosaurs, and Bradley let you hand it to him. 
"What else?" he asked, smiling as he followed you down the next aisle. 
"Outer space. Farm animals. Opposites. Cars. Fairy Tales." You handed him four more books and then picked up a fifth. "Airplanes."
"Well, he really needs that one," Bradley said, adding it to the pile as well.
"They have coloring books!" You knelt in front of the rack and chose three that he didn't already have, and Bradley took them before helping you to your feet. "Which one would he like the most besides the airplanes? I want to get him two."
Bradley shrugged. "We can get all of them."
"I can't afford all of them."
His eyebrows went up. "Baby, I don't want you spending your money on us. I'll buy them."
"But-"
"They can still be from you," he promised. "But I'll pay for them."
"Okay," you whispered, suddenly reminded that you and Bradley were not at the same points in life. He had a thriving career. You were going to be scrambling to finish your assignments in time to graduate and look for a job. And now, because of Meredith, you knew he had money. 
But you let him take you by the hand and lead you toward the register. You knew these books were going to cost nearly a hundred dollars. Then Bradley stopped short in front of a display of baby books. You felt his arm slip around your waist as he leaned down so his lips grazed your temple. 
"Been meaning to ask you, Princess," he said softly, and you turned to look up at him. His face was calm as his gaze dipped down to your lips. "Were you really buying a pregnancy test when you saw Meredith? You think you could be pregnant?"
"No!" you replied with a startled laugh. "Her lawyer just said that to get me upset! I'm not!"
"Okay," he said with a shrug. "Just checking to see if we should be buying any baby books."
You just shook your head as he set the books for Noah down near the registers. "Absolutely not! That would be a disaster."
"Nah," he whispered, taking out his wallet. "It would be okay. Well...maybe not quite yet, since you're just graduating now. But...later."
You were silent as he paid for the books, but you laced your fingers through his. You weren't sure quite what to say, as you and he walked across the street, so you just let your mind race with possibilities. 
And then you were seated at the adorable cafe table with him for lunch. The restaurant was all pastel colors, floral arrangements and expensive desserts. He ordered a bottle of champagne to share, and you were a little bit tipsy as you giggled and bit into a lemon macaron when the bill arrived. Your eyes bugged out when you saw it. Three hundred dollars. 
"Bradley," you gasped. "How much was the champagne?" 
"Don't worry about it," he said, giving you a funny look. 
But as you walked back toward the Bronco with his arm around your waist and a head full of champagne bubbles, you blurted out, "I'm not interested in you for your money."
"Never thought you were," he replied casually, opening the passenger door for you with a kiss. "Let's go stop by your place."
As he walked around to the driver's door, you knew you should insist that he drop you off at home. But when he climbed in, he turned to you and said, "I kind of miss Noah. Mind if we pick him up early after we stop to get you more clothing?"
And then your love for both of them felt so palpable all you could say was, "I miss him, too."
"It's settled then."
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Later that evening, after the three of you went grocery shopping, Bradley watched you teach Noah how to play Go Fish on the living room floor with a forgotten bowl of popcorn next to you. He was essentially just your servant for the night, bringing both of you snacks and drinks while you played. Not that he minded at all. 
The fact that you tried to let him know you weren't into him just because he had a job and some money was pretty humorous. But then again, you'd just witnessed Meredith trying to fleece him. So while he didn't need you to say anything about it at all, he did appreciate that you had. 
Bradley had also surprised himself. When he considered that you might be pregnant? Well, he didn't hate the idea of it one bit. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted Noah to have a younger sibling or two. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to raise said children with you. But you were young. There would be time to plan for that in the future.
He sat on the couch and sorted his mail from the past few days. He'd been so preoccupied with Meredith and Tracy and everything going on, he realized he needed to catch up on chores. "Almost time for bed, Bub," he said, smiling as you let Noah win at the card game. Then his hand froze before opening the envelope that arrived today. 
Deployment papers. 
If he hadn't skipped out on work again today, he would have been informed in person. Shit. Six weeks away from home. He watched you laughing as you ate a few pieces of popcorn. And then Noah was climbing into your lap and asking you to read another one of the books you'd picked out for him. 
"Okay, but your dad said it's almost bedtime. How about we go brush your teeth and get pajamas on? And then I'll read the outer space book before you do goodnight kisses?"
Noah readily agreed, and then you were leading him from the room. Bradley took the opportunity to email Tracy as well as send a text to Nat. His best friend had been bugging him to elaborate about yesterday, but she also knew he needed a little bit of time to process things and take a little break after all the worrying. 
"Daddy?" you called out, and Bradley smiled as he stood. "We're ready for bed."
"I'm coming." He sat on Noah's floor and listened to you read the book about solar systems and space exploration while Noah looked at the pictures. And when it was time for goodnight kisses, Noah gave you one and then Bradley leaned down to smother his face with a dozen. He giggled and then yawned, and as Bradley took your hand and pulled you out of the room, Noah's eyes were drifting closed. 
You started to pull Bradley toward his bedroom with a smirk, but he shook his head. The startled look on your face reminded him that you were only accustomed to getting what you wanted around here now. And he loved that. "I need to show you something first," he insisted, kissing your forehead. 
"Okay, but why do you sound so reserved?"
"Just come here, please." He picked up the mail from where he left it, and then he sat down on the couch. You eased yourself down next to him, taking the papers when he handed them to you. "You know what that is?"
"No." But as soon as you scanned the header, your eyes went wide. You read for a few seconds before whispering, "You're being deployed?"
"Yes," he replied, but you had returned to the document in your hands, your eyes moving quickly down the page before you wrapped your arms around his neck. 
"Who's going to care for Noah?! Bradley, he needs to be on a schedule with daycare. And someone needs to make sure he eats healthy dinners and snacks. And he needs bedtime stories and coloring books." You looked panicked, and then tears filled your eyes. "And I don't want you to go away. I'll miss you too much."
He collected you onto his lap and swiped your tears away as they fell, but he couldn't help but smile. Your concern for Noah, ever since the very first day, made him feel so calm. And he knew you loved his son. "Well, I'm kind of hoping you'll care for Noah while I'm gone."
"Me?" you squeaked, lips parted in surprise. "You'd trust me with Noah by myself for six weeks?"
"More than I'd trust anyone else."
You threw your arms around his neck again and sobbed against him. "I'll do it. I'll stay with Noah. I'll take expert care of him."
"You already do."
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deans-baby-momma · 7 months
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Law & Love Chapter 23
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I close up the last of the desserts in the refrigerator before flipping the light off and head to the breakroom to grab my bag and jacket.
As I'm searching for the key to lock the diner door I see the envelope that holds my test results.  I hadn't said anything to anyone, especially Beau, but I had been tense and uneasy while waiting on them. 
What if Walker had passed some STD or some other infection to me? How would I handle that? How would Beau? 
What if my birth control failed and I was carrying Walker's illegitimate baby? Could I even go through a pregnancy knowing the father was a grade-A dick with an ego the size of Alaska?
Thankfully, the tests were all negative and I was given a clean bill of health. So I could continue to build my life with Beau.
"I'm home," I say as I walk through the door of my - I mean, our - home. Beau had moved in with me as soon as we arrived back in Helena. 
I was met with silence as I toed off my shoes and headed for the kitchen. The lights were dimmed with only the light over the stove on, the table was set with two plates with tapered candles lit in the center.
Beau walked in from the back porch with a platter piled high with grilled steak,  shrimp and steamed vegetables in foil.
"Oh, hey sweetheart," he says as he sits the food down. "Didn't hear you come in." He steps over and kisses me on the lips. "Welcome home."
"What is all this?" I inquire with a smile.
"This is me wooing you."
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The food is cooked to perfection and his wine choice pairs with it well. I am on my second glass when Beau gets up and walks over to the corner of the living room and turns the stereo on.
"Y/N Y/L/N, can I have this dance?" he asks, holding out his hand toward me. 
The beginning notes of 'All of Me' by John Legend begins as I get up and approach Beau, laying my hand in his. 
He wraps his other arm around my waist and pulls me to him, our joined hands laid against his chest.
We look at one another as we begin swaying back and forth, Beau singing along with the chorus quietly.
'Cause all of me loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me; I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
'Cause I give you all of me and you give me all of you.
I can feel tears welling up in my eyes and I try to blink them away, unsuccessfully as Beau continues singing and rocking our bodies to the slow beat.
Once the song ends, another one begins that I don't recognize but that doesn't impair the message behind the song as I listen to the words.
'I want a love like Johnny & June,
Rings of fire burnin' with you,
I wanna walk the line,
Walk the line,
'Till the end of time,
I wanna love,
Love ya that much,
Cash it all in,
Give it all up,
When you're gone,
I wanna go too,
Like Johnny & June.'
The next song on the Playlist has us both cracking up, laughing as we pull apart as it continues. The upbeat tempo of MmmBop by Hanson fills the room until Beau steps over to the radio and turns it off.
“Dammit Em! She must have added that when I wasn’t looking,” Beau insists, a shy smile and flustered look on his face. “I swear that is not my type of tunes.”
“Oh so you don’t like long-haired boys that bop around singing with their girly voices. Had they even hit puberty yet when they recorded that?” I ask with a giggle.
“Nah, that was all my daughter’s doing,” Beau says as he takes me back into his arms. “I like my music with a little more purpose to it; a little more meaning behind it.”
“Oh,” I say, going to ask him if the two songs we danced to had a purpose but am cut off by his lips meeting mine. Our lips move against one another until I feel his tongue licking along the seam of my mouth. I willingly open and invite him in.
The kisses turn passionate and ardent quickly as our arms tighten around one another.  My palms splay out across his back and I begin mapping out the muscles I can feel under his shirt. Beau’s palms cup my cheeks before sliding them down to my shoulders and down my arms.
His hands grab my waist, picking me up and I wrap my legs around his. He takes a step toward the bedroom but the room fills with a ring. 
His work phone.
Beau sits me down and places his forehead on mine as he groans. He steps away and picks up the offending device, answering it.
"Arlen."
I watch with interest as he nods and turns to write something down before he mumbles "On my way," and hangs up.
"Sweetheart," he says, forlorn.
"I know," I assure him. "You have to go. Beau, I'm not upset. It's your job. We'll just take a pause, okay?"
Beau nods, chuckling.  "I ain't no McDreamy but okay. A short pause. I shall return shortly and we'll pick up where we left off."
He kisses me once more, leaving it chaste so as not to get distracted and then grabs his keys and gun belt and goes out the door. 
I sigh as I look around at the remnants of our date night. I’m not mad, a little disappointed that our evening was interrupted, but I guess that’s the price one has to pay when they’re dating an officer of the law. Criminals don’t take sabbaticals from breaking the law. 
I begin cleaning up the dishes that are still on the table and re-cork the wine, placing it in the fridge. After getting all the dinnerware to the kitchen, I start filling the sink to wash the dishes while I wait for Beau to return, praying that it doesn’t take all night to finish whatever case popped up.
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another-heroine · 10 months
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Silver Lining
A/N: IT'S FINALLY DONE
You probably are tired of me saying that I'm weak for parents-family-children boundaries in fiction since my irl family was disfunctional *laughing crying*
So here it comes an oneshot just for the fluff. I kept the WOTR spoilers low and Ekaterina in a 'neutral' route (it fits weather she becomes a mother after game or not, for example, regardless of romances etc)
Thank you, @silversiren1101, for lending me your little ganzi-gnome ;___;
She knew every corner of that place by heart. Even with shutted eyes, she could tell what was going on there: the birds chirping, the water fountain running, the oldest cat complaining about anything. And that sound of feathers, along the muffled giggle, was very familiar.
Ekaterina felt little hands grabbing her skirt, and heard a scare attempt, “Boo!”
The druid did her best acting, putting one hand over her heart. “Jesyll!”
The little girl laughed out loud. “Hi, auntie! I gotcha again, didn't I?”
“You always get it.” Ekaterina couldn't help but smile. She patted her head. “Hello, my dear. How are you doing?”
Jesyll hugged her legs. She adored how Auntie Kaya smelled like. It was like a fusion of a vegetable garden in summer and a pine forest. Herbs, flowers, juicy fruits.
Comfort scent.
“I came to help you.” The girl leaned her chin on the woman's leg. “What can I do?”
Ekaterina gave a half smile. She looked around; there was almost nothing more to do in that afternoon. But it would be impossible to change the mind of a ganzi-gnome child. Then she asked, “Alright, can you fetch me some water?”
“Yes, ma'am!” she happily agreed, darting through the greenhouse. The rustle of her tail always lured the stray kittens out of their feline dreams under the branches, making them run after her. Jesyll was used to that kind of buzz, and just laughed. When she had learned that it was a great way to bait them to pat them, she didn’t mind anymore about the occasional chase.
Ekaterina watched the scene, silently having fun, but also paying attention. She didn’t want anyone to get hurt in her greenhouse. And the vines, branches, playful kittens, many things there could leave a scar or two. Especially when you were small like… a gnome.
Jesyll got a bucket and filled it into the fountain. As she stopped and curled her tail, the kittens tried to nuzzle into it. She sighed, delighted with the scene, leaving the bucket on the stone edge for a while. One of the creatures had golden eyes like her, and his tail was halved. The girl pouted, thinking about what could have happened to him. She couldn’t imagine how to live without her tail, even without a tiny piece. The girl shook her head and went back to her actual task. She had to help Auntie Kaya and her plants.
Plants… Jesyll loved tending to them. Every time when she had the opportunity, she was on her Mama’s side in the gardens, taking care of roses and trying to make friends with insects. One time, she mistook wasps for honeybees, and it caused her to fall into her mother’s favorite rose bushes. She could swear that Papa’s eyes got brighter for a second when he heard about it later. And since then, everybody — mostly Auntie Kaya — kept all eyes on her when she was outside. Like that very moment, when the druid craned her neck slightly, pondering if she should disperse the curious kittens, but it was not necessary; soon the girl came back safe and sound and with a bucket of water as requested.
“Done!” Jesyll nodded. “What do I do now?”
“Now step aside, my assistant.” Ekaterina put her hands on waist.
The girl climbed a seat next to her, and watched with attention. Auntie was about to do that thing that she would never get tired of.
The druid rolled up her sleeves, revealing her Irriseni tattoos. Sometimes she let Jesyll touch them, feeling their texture, and Ekaterina told her what every piece meant. Auntie said that in her homeland, Winter Witches used to scare common people, so many girls received their tattoos when they were between nine and twelve years old. That was a way to protect them from evil, and to avoid being kidnapped by the witches. Jesyll asked once if she could get one as well, and Ekaterina smiled.
“Oh dear, it’s not necessary. You are safe here, don’t you think so?”
“Pleaseee, they are so cool!”
“Maybe when you get older, yes? And… if your parents allow…”
Jesyll was pulled to the present again when she caught the blue lines on Ekaterina’s arms starting to glow. The druid cupped water from the bucket with one hand, and the liquid became goldish. She hummed something in Hallit and little waves danced on her palm.
Before them, over the wide table, there was a dying plant. If Jesyll was recalling right, that one was touched by the Blight. Although the Worldwound was sealed a long time ago, even before she was born, there were some scratches around the world. And druids like Auntie Kaya had the duty to cleanse that mess. That was why sometimes she had to leave for weeks or months.
The enchanted water flowed into the roots of the blemished plant. At first, nothing special seemed to happen, then from the depths of the pot, golden lines began to spread through the stalk to the leaves. The black stains began to vanish, and then stopped. Ekaterina cupped more water and did that again, until the Blight lingering was gone and a small white flower popped between the revivified leaves.
In the meantime, Jesyll was grabbing the seat’s edges with anxiousness, and her tail curled on one of the wood legs. When the process was done, she sighed with relief. “I thought it would never go away!”
Ekaterina smiled gently. “Sometimes, you need to take a longer time to fix things.”
“Like… for anything?” Jesyll tilted her head.
Auntie nodded, taking the vase and placing it on a shelf. For a moment, Ekaterina thought of using the feats of the Fifth Crusade as an example, after all, it took over a century for them to finally close that crater. And it demanded a lot of time, sweat and blood. But probably Regill had already told his daughter about it, and she didn’t want to be repetitive. Also, the Crusade was not a story for little kids, although the stains of that were still spreaded out there.
She observed the full shelves of ‘rescued’ plants. Definitely there was no rest for the good ones in Golarion.
Katya felt Jesyll pulling the hem of her skirt shyly.
“Auntie… Can we have cake now?”
The druid took a moment to react, letting the demons in her memories return to their hideout. They couldn’t touch them anymore. None of them. The work would never end, but at least there was hope and renewal ahead.
And that little talkative being around her, with her curious eyes prying everything, her loud laughter and everyday discoveries was one of Ekaterina’s silver linings after the end of the Crusades.
She didn’t say anything. Ekaterina just rolled down her sleeves and took her niece’s hand. They would have cake and lemonade and anything that she wished for.
At the greenhouse’s door, they noticed the halved-tail kitten was following them. The druid stated, “He likes you”.
The girl smiled wide, looking over her shoulder. She liked him as well.
What if she hid him in her bedroom?
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siickwithsadness · 1 year
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Fear & Disgust Incorrect Quotes 💚💜
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Fear: I sort of did something and I
need some advice, but I don't want a
lot of judgment and criticism.
Disgust: And you came to me?
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Fear: I've only slept nine hours over the
past four days, so l'm right on the
verge of a nervous breakdown
Fear: *bites into his phone*
Fear:
Fear: This isn't a bagel.
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Disgust: I have feelings for you.
Fear: You do?
Disgust: Yes. I feel you're a little annoying.
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[police sirens go off in the distance]
Fear, who has never done anything illegal in his life: They've found me.
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Disgust: Is something burning?
Fear: Just my love for you.
Disgust: Fear, the toaster is on fire.
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Fear: Let's get married!
Disgust: What was that?
Fear: What?
Disgust: You said something?
Fear: I didn't hear what you said.
Disgust: No, you said - you said something.
Fear: No.
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Fear: How do you not care?
Disgust: Like this.
Disgust: *shrugs*
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Fear: Why aren't you dating anyone, Disgust?
Disgust: Because I don't want to. Why not you?
Fear: ...because you don't want to.
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Fear: I can't take it anymore! I... I... LIKE YOU! Okay, I said it!
Disgust: *takes off headphones* Sorry, did you say something?
Fear: OH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
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Disgust: Take me to art museums and
make out with me.
Fear: But they said to not touch
the masterpieces.
Disgust: Did you just.
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Disgust: You will marry me.
Fear: Actually, it's "will you marry-"
Disgust: I said what I said.
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*on a date*
Fear and Disgust: *both reach for the chicken at the same time and their fingers touch*
Disgust: get the fuck off my chicken.
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Fear: Is it okay if I swear?
Disgust: Yes, Fear. You can swear.
Fear: F...
Disgust: Go on.
Fear: I'm nervous.
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Fear: *kisses disgust*
Disgust: what was that?
Fear: affection?
Disgust: gross.
Fear:
Disgust: do it again.
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Fear: Onion rings are just vegetable
doughnuts.
Disgust: Uh, sure Fear.
Fear: Your stomach thinks all potatoes are mashed.
Disgust: Okay.
Fear: Lasagna is just spaghetti flavored cake.
Disgust: *gags* What?!
Fear: Lobsters are mermaids to scorpions.
Disgust: Please stop it.
Joy: No, continue.
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Disgust: I still have no idea how I’m attracted to you.
Fear: Yeah, well, you’re stuck with me, and no take backs, honey.
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Disgust: Ugh, crushes are so dumb.
Fear: I know. Whenever I’m near the person I like I just start acting stupid.
Disgust: But you’re always acting stupid?
Fear: ...
Fear: Yeah, don’t think about that too hard.
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Fear: I fell—
Disgust: From heaven?
Fear: No, I literally fell—
Disgust: In love with me the moment you saw me?
Fear: MY ARM IS BROKEN!
Disgust: Okay, but do you think I'm pretty? Be honest.
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Fear: I’m in love with you.
Disgust: We called off the prank war last night at midnight, dork.
Fear: Ah. Okay. Um. Cool. Very cool. Coolcoolcool-
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Disgust: Ew did you just nuzzle me? Do it again.
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Fear: We have a problem.
Disgust: No, YOU have a problem. I have an idiot who keeps making them.
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Fear, to Disgust: I feel like you were mad at me yesterday and I don't know why.
Fear: So I made a list of everything I did and I'm going to try and not do any of them ever again.
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Disgust: I'd love a guy who's sensitive and caring, manly but with a loving side.
Fear: *runs away screaming after an apple falls on his head*
Disgust:
Disgust: I want that one.
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Pre-relationship Midge/Lenny: reluctantly slow dancing a few months post carnegie fight and feeling the tension
"Wow, I did not expect to see you here."
They're on friendly terms, now. She's working regularly again, and that's really all he'd wanted for her. And as for the other thing...that very blue night spent in that very blue room, they haven't discussed it; leaving it alone. Silently deciding that friends is better than nothing, but anything more might be too scary for both of them.
Lenny looks up and grins sheepishly, giving her a shrug. "My manager begged. Sometimes that works. Also, I'm supposed to be trying to make nice again after the latest arrest. So...here I am. Steve Allen's Valentine's Day soiree."
Midge smiles and takes the seat next to him. "It's good to see you, anyways. It's been a while. How was LA?"
"Good," he shrugs. "Fine. Saw my daughter some, made sure she's eating her vegetables. Worked. And now I'm back for a while."
She nods, and she's about to respond, but only gets out a muttered "shit," as she looks beyond him.
"What's wrong?" he asks, narrowing his eyes.
"Gordon Ford is coming this way and he's going to ask me to dance, and his hands are a little too friendly," Midge tells him.
"How do you know he's not after some other girl?" Lenny asks, glancing back briefly.
"Because he's been coming onto me for months," Midge explains. "I know you're a little tired of doing me favors but I swear, one little dance to stave him off, and I will be out of your hair for the rest of the night."
His expression goes surprisingly softly and he grins a little before getting to his feet and holding his hand out to her. "I must admit, I'm a little flattered that you'd rather my wandering hands than his."
Midge smiles and takes his hand, getting to her feet and following him onto the dance floor. Once she's in his arms, it's hard not to be transported back to Miami. She feels her heart beat a little faster as they move to the music, but she does her best not to look up at him.
The hand settled at her waist is gentle, and she can feel his thumb stroke the fabric of her dress there. They'd been so fleeting, but memory of their stolen moments together is so sharp, and she feels an ache in her chest for what might have been.
"How are you, Gordon Ford's unwanted advances notwithstanding?" Lenny asks softly.
"Oh, I'm good," she says, finally looking up into his face. "Working. Taking care of the kids."
He nods. "Good. That's good."
She nods, feeling her fingers brush the shoulder of his jacket. remembering what it feels like settled over her shoulders, or gripped in her hands as she helps to tug it off and leave it on the floor.
"I missed you," he admits quietly. "I miss..."
"What?" Midge asks, and suddenly she realizes they've gotten closer. That she can settles her head on his chest if she wants to.
He huffs out a breath. "This. Being close to you. Holding you. Touching you."
"We agreed to just be friends," she reminds him gently.
"I think maybe it was a bad call," he confides.
"Lenny..."
"Are you seeing anyone?" he asks.
"No," she tells him. "Are you still fucking around with whatever was in that little bag?"
"No," he admits, but he sounds a little unsure. "It's...it's been a little touch-and-go, withdrawal being what it is. That's the other thing I was doing in California. Trying to stay clean. It's not easy. It hurts like hell, actually, but...but I realized after our little on-stage discussion that..."
She lets go of his hand and rests hers on his neck, stroking comfortingly, encouraging him to keep talking.
"That you brought it up because you cared," he finishes.
"Lenny," Midge breathes. "Of course I care. Before we were anything else, we were friends. We're supposed to look out for each other. It's not a one-way street. You saw me fucking up, and you told me so."
"And you saw me fucking up, and I shut you down before you really could," Lenny says. "But I am trying. For my daughter, mostly. Maybe a little for me." His expression turns just slightly vulnerable. "Maybe a little for you."
Midge settles her head on his chest then, closing her eyes. "I don't want this to be the last time we dance together." She gazes up at him. "And I don't want that kiss before I left your hotel room the morning after the raid to be our last kiss."
"It doesn't have to be," he promises. "I can actually fix that right now."
She smiles slowly as he leans in, kissing her tenderly. It doesn't last very long; they're in public after all, but causes her to grip his shoulder more tightly.
She keeps her eyes shut, still smiling. "If that doesn't drive Gordon away, I don't know what the fuck will."
"Me convincing you to leave early might work," Lenny chuckles. "Or sneaking you into the bathroom and locking the door behind us."
"We'll never be invited to a Steve Allen event again," Midge laments.
"Bullshit, he's seen you, he'd understand."
She laughs against his chest, and relishes the feeling of him holding her tighter.
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fox-daddy · 7 months
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Incorrect quotes now with my MC's because nobody can stop me.
TW: swearing, mild nsfw jokes
Hunter: You know Julian, because of pregnant people the average number of skeletons inside a person is never one
Julian: what the f-
valdemar: no, let them speak
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Asra: your future self is watching you through your memor-
Julian: not if I drink enough alcohol. Take that you prying creep!
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Asra: for some reason people are scared of staring into the vast depths of the ocean that is actually only a few miles deep. Yet find comfort staring into the endless abyss that is the sky above us
Kyle: that's because gravity doesn't drag you into the abyss
The Magician: not yet :)
Kyle: And what the fuck does that mean?
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Bluebell: someone has drunk more alcohol than anyone else in the world and they don't even know it.
Lucio: of course I know him, he's me
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Asra: what is C for?
Hunter dressed up as cookie monster: C4 is a fucking explosive
Asra: No, what is, C, for?
Hunter:... C is for Cock
Asra: what's your costume?
Hunter: cookie monster
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Hunter holding a gun to a mushroom: tell me- tell me the name of god you fungal piece of shit!
Mushroom: can you feel your heat burning? can you feel the struggle within? the fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make. You cannot kill me in a way that matters
Hunter cocks gun tears streaming down their face: I'M NOT FUCKING SCARED OF YOU
Julian: hey, Hunter, what the fuck does this mean?
Hunter: decay exists as an extant form of life
Julian: That's a- that's a terrifying answer, have a nice day
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Hunter: I love cheating, if you don't cheat what the hell is wrong with you?
Nadia: have you ever been cheated on?
Hunter: Oh shit, I forgot some people are in relationships. To clarify I love to violate academic integrity on exams
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Bluebell: top hats imply the existence of a bottom hat
Kyle: cat ears
Hunter: why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?
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Kyle: how to start discourse. 'insert favorite person' is a 'insert favorite Hogwarts house'
Hunter: Julian is a power-bottom and not enough people talk about it
Kyle: I don't think that sentence starts discourse so much as ends any conversation before it even starts
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Hunter: nature documentary but the narration is just weird enough to make you question it
Bluebell: Some fish can walk out of water, so remember that next time
Kyle: you might think your safe, but horses are omnivores
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Hunter: standing up and blacking out for a few seconds is just transitioning from a cutscene to the actual gameplay
Julian: you need to eat some salt is what that means
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Hunter: the cis are all like 'but won't children be confused' but every interaction I've ever had with a child who didn't know what to call me has gone verbatim like this
"why are you wearing a dress"
"because I can"
"Okay. Do you like animals?"
Bluebell: kids are very busy and have got much more important things to think about, such as their favorite animals
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Hunter: okay, brain, don't freak out, but we've come across a minor inconvenience
Hunter's brain already dousing itself in gasoline: that's unfortunate
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Kyle with ADHD, ASD and mild dyspraxia/Dislexia: I'll stop making jokes about mental illness, when mental illness stops making a joke out of me *laugh slowly turns into pained chuckle*
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Kyle: isn't it crazy how depending on your mental state you can either spill a glass of water and be like 'HAHAHA OOPS CLUMBSY ME' or spill a glass or water and be like 'MY LIFE IS A FUCKING NIGHTMARE, I DESTORY EVERYTHING I TOUCH, NO ONE WILL EVER LOVE ME AND MY WET FUCKING FLOOR'
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Kyle: It's Halloween let's do something REALLY SCARY
Hunter: we could go to bed early and be alone with our thoughts
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Kyle when trying to force themselves to learn something they have no care about nor interest in;
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Hunter: why do I feel terrible?
hunter's body: coffee is not a meal, eat a vegetable, sleep, PLEASE!!!
Hunter: guess I'll never know
Hunter's body screaming internally: Oh my god!!!
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Kyle: checking the clock before starting something*
Kyle's ADHD: well it's 9:14 which might as well be 9:30 and that's basically 10 which is almost 11 and I have to be in bed by 11 so I don't have time to start anything
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Kyle: everyone is so much taller than me, I get to be picked up so often, just whenever I want! I just have to ask and it's GREAT! Now if only I could actually see where I was going through this stupid crowd.
Portia: I will make them pay for the way I was treated. The streets will run red with the blood of those who mocked me. All shall perish before the rage of the opressed. My vengeance draws near-
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korereapers · 2 years
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prompt: dinner time
Eating is always a hard time for Dimitri.
It becomes even harder with time, because, when he was younger, he could at least remember the way everything tasted, could tell flavors apart even if it was only in his mind.
It's even harder when Dedue cooks for him, because he knows he pours his heart into it, to make him feel good and sated. Dedue loves cooking, but he loves cooking for Dimitri even more.
"Is it good?" he asks, his voice deep, soothing. Dedue would smile at it if he wasn't so worried about the whole ordeal.
He doesn't want him to know. Anyone, if he can help it, but especially not Dedue. It would break his heart.
"It is... it's so warm, it makes me feel at ease."
It's a warm soup, indeed. It has spices that Dimitri doesn't recognize (visually, he means) and many vegetables that he does.
Dedue raises an eyebrow, and Dimitri just gulps, his smile tense, but if he notices, Dedue says nothing about it.
"If this is what it takes to make you stop eating weed..."
"It's edible, Dedue, I had to eat it while..."
He says nothing else. Dedue understands, his green eyes getting sadder, his expression relaxing.
"My apologies. I wasn't able to be there, I-"
"Don't. You did enough for me. You still do."
Dedue just sighs, his hands twitching uncomfortably. That's what he does when he wants to touch him, and he feels like he can't.
Dimitri wouldn't want anything else than to indulge him.
"May I have your company after I'm done with dinner?"
Dedue's back straightens up, his posture firm in a way that saddens Dimitri a little.
"Of course, Your Highness, it will be my-"
"As a man, Dedue. Not as king."
He swears Dedue's ears get darker, and he can feel himself blush, too. He coughs slightly, trying not to think about it too much. He fails miserably.
"That would be my honor, and my pleasure."
Dimitri is pretty sure that his face is burning.
He doesn't know if he will be able to tell him one day. As they are, his company, and everything he says and does, are more than enough for Dimitri.
One day. Maybe one day.
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lonialine · 1 year
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And again I completely failed in the attempt to "get over another bad phase without venting on tumblr". At least here practically nobody will read to call me Ridiculous and say that "It's all my fault, that I didn't 'try' hard enough"... The last week has been GARBAGE. I started on Monday with someone I even had an interest in, jumping to conclusions about me, acting as if he knew or decided something for me. And I broke up with a guy that a 'friend' has an interest in, approaching me with the intention of 'flirting'. I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH ANYONE. (I actually believe I deserve to be happy with someone worthwhile, someone who worships me, someone on my level) But that won't happen. I barely have control over my chaos; I CANNOT drag anyone to rock bottom with me. I don't have that right. Anyway, that was the least worst of the week. I haven't been able to sleep, I'm managing to eat better, but the nausea due to the terrible climate and the stress of continuing without a decent steady job, the disgust of continuing to live in this hole, make me lose more weight. I even tried to take some pictures of myself these days, to remind myself how beautiful I am/was, (I posted one here) but I just felt worse. The music that used to calm me down is no longer enough, I keep trying to appreciate nature and other beautiful things around me (even in the midst of this sadness) taking pictures, but I don't like it like I used to. Since 2019 I've been waiting for the release of a movie I'm a fan of, I bought tickets 1 week ago, but I'm not as excited as I should be. Even talking to the only person I really love hasn't been "easy" because I just wanted to go somewhere far away from everything and everyone and sit quietly until all this pain and anguish is gone. Last night after trying to control an anxiety attack (without much success) I think I managed to sleep 2 or 3 hours acceptably. By the way, I'm scared to go to sleep, but not because I think I'm going to die in my sleep. But because I'll be alive in the morning. I'm very tired. I can't stand pretending anymore. I live only in my mind. Out here I'm on 'automatic' dealing with everything and everyone "partially". There is almost nothing else than I was, the strong, beautiful, stylish woman full of ambitions. This is worse than death. But this must be my 'Purgatory' waking up every day with the feeling of impotence, that my real life is "behind a door" which I will never find the key. Feeling a heaviness in my chest, a pain so bad my body feels like it's going to fall apart the voice in my head saying Get it over with, but not having the courage, because I'm sure I'll fail at this too and just vegetate and become a burden ( even more useless) to someone around me ..................... I swear I'm trying. But it's never enough.
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theroseangel321 · 2 years
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Hehehe I wrote a lil fanfic
The Pickling Jar incident
Kagome was making a homecoming celebration dinner for Moroha, while chopping up Moroha's favorite vegetables, she realized that the pickled radishes, and pickles were ready to take out and finally eat. Kagome whipped her hands on a rag and walked towards the large pickling jar.
" Oh jeez I forgot how big this thing is... Well I guess there's no other choice than to reach for the radishes from the bottom"
Kagome sighed and rolled her sleeves up and started reaching inside of the large pickling jar.
Kagome was struggling with reaching for the pickled radishes,
" Alllllmosttttt.....got emmmm...." Kagome then finally grabbed a hold of the radishes.
"Got it!!" Kagome beamed " " Finally! Now I can finish making-" Kagome stopped in her tracks and realized that when she was reaching for the radishes, her waist was stuck.
" Oh...no..." Kagome started to panic "
hello?? Anyone??"
Kagome could hear faint foot steps inside the hut,
" Hey Kagome Moroha should be on her way her-"
"Inuyasha??" Kagome questioned awkwardly.
" Yeah it's me, I finished the demon slaying commission a bit early, what are you doing?"
" I was making a celebration homecoming for Moroha.... And I know the both of you love pickled radishes and I wanted to have it as a side dish for dinner..."
"The best radishes were at the bottom of the jar and as soon as I grabbed them I got stuck in the jar..."
Inuyasha was trying to hold in his laughter but couldn't contain it anymore.
"Pffft- HAHAHAHA!!!" Inuyasha was laughing so hard that he made a snort in his laughter.
" IT'S. NOT. FUNNY. INUYASHA!!!!!!" " NOW GET ME OUT OF HERE OR I SWEAR I'LL SAY THE S WORD".
Inuyasha imminently stopped laughing and gulped at Kagome's warning.
" Alright, alright lemme help ya."
Inuyasha lightly grabbed Kagome's hips and started to pull her out.
" Ahgghhhhuhhgg Jeez Kagome, you're really stuck in there!"
" Ohhhhhh please help me out of here!! I'm getting dizzy in here" Kagome exclaimed
" Huhhgghhhhhg a-lmost... Hang in there..."
Kagome started pushing out her hips out, while Inuyasha was pulling.
"Ahgggighhhhuhhg-" Kagome grunted
" So.... Close..." Inuyasha struggled.
POP!!!!
Kagome finally out of the pickling jar and landed on top of Inuyasha.
Kagome took a few breaths in sync with Inuyasha.
" You okay Kagome?" Inuyasha asked while brushing a part of her hair away from her face.
Kagome smiled and gently touched his hand. " Yeah I'm okay now, thank you"
Kagome leaned down for a light kiss, Inuyasha then cupped her cheek and pressed his lips against hers.
" Hey MOM!!, DAD!! I'M HOM- " Moroha yelled as she flipped the door flap open.
Moroha saw in the position of what her parents were in.
Inuyasha and Kagome stopped their kiss in shock to realize that their daughter had just come home.
"MOROHA!!??" Both of her parents exclaimed.
Moroha began to blush and started to sweat.
" I.. I.. uh... SORRY!!! I interrupted you two, my bad!! " Moroha said embarrassingly.
Moroha started to walk out.
" Wait!!! It's not what you think!!" Kagome reached out for her daughter.
Moroha slowly truned around.
"Y-Yeah!!! What your mom said!"
Moroha raised her eyebrow in confusion.
" You guys do realize that your literally in that position, and mom your top is literally off your shoulder and I can almost see everything."
Kagome then looked at her shoulder and immediately covered her chest.
"Eeep!!" Kagome yelled
"Like jeez guys at least put a note on the door or something if you guys are going to make me a sibling!"
Moroha exclaimed.
" It's not what you think Moroha!!!! Inuyasha yelled Besides , your mom and I already did it last nigh-.
Inuyasha was cut off by Kagome's gasp, and she immediately got off of his lap.
"INUYASHA!!!! SIT!!!!"
Kagome screamed.
Inuyasha's beads of subjugation beagn to glow and planted him face down into the hardwood floor.
"AHHHHGGGGH!!!!" "Uhhhhhg...." Inuyasha groaned.
"Jeez Kagome.."
" I swear your an idiot sometimes...."
Moroha then stepped a little bit back from her father but couldn't help but laugh at her parents.
" I swear you guys are so weird. It's good to be home."
Later after Inuyasha recoved from the sit command, the family of three sat together and ate as a loving family, finally living in peace.
@keichanz @inukag @artifiziell
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fungusqueen · 3 years
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today I visited the local community garden and I garden-adviced my way into an invitation through the locked gates like a sneaky vampire. I noticed a woman gardening near the fence with recognizable pumpkin leaves climbing everywhere so I asked her how her pumpkins were doing...she said no pumpkins yet and I asked her if she had been hand-pollinating; she said no but that she had little pumpkins rotting and falling off the vine so I told her it was a pollination issue and I tried to explain pollination technique through the fence but I was like, oh this is weird to explain I can show you what to look for...so she invited me in and I was thinking like, yes!! now I can finally check out the rest of the garden because it’s pretty difficult to break in (and I also want to be respectful so I don’t enter unless invited). 
so I helped her spot female flowers that were going to bloom soon and we actually found two young pumpkins growing that she hadn’t noticed yet. she told me her and her husband eat the ends of pumpkin vines sautéed and showed me some of the bitter melon and okra she was growing so we both learned some new vegetable stuff and I peeked around the rest of the garden
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3desiderium3 · 3 years
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For your love
chapter five - On my own
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pairings : reader x damiano david
story summary : damiano and reader are in very loving relationship that sometimes almost too quickly becomes too toxic for anyone likings
chapter warning (s) : this is sad i made myself sad
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" It was a pretty rough night not gonna lie .. She barely managed to fall asleep around 8 am . I woke up a few times to check upon her cause she had her nose clogged from all that crying . "
Victoria said over phone to Thomas .
It was around one in the noon . She was frying some eggs and vegetables for her and Y/N to eat .
" How did it went over there ? " "Jesus I wish I knew honestly . "
Thomas admitted sighing .
" When he came here last night he was crying . Like really hard . It took him 30 minutes to calm down and tell me what he did .. " " And ? " " I tried punching him in the face but I ended up hurting my hand more . " Vic chuckled upon the thought of Thomas hitting someone , especially Damiano .
" And I don't know he just continued to cry and smoke cigs . I swear to Jesus he smoked like whole 3 packs in one night . I am not sure when he fell asleep or if he did . But there was not much talking here trust me . "
Both of them went silent . Not being able to choose one side . Both Y/N and Damiano where their long known friends and dear people in general .
" Y/N is more than my best friend . She is my family . I would do anything that I can to keep her safe , just like with you . That's why I am feeling so guilty upon meeting her with Damiano. "
" Hon' it was not your fault remember ? " The other line was silent .
" Have you ever wondered how it would look like if they didn't end up together ? "
" Yeah .. I mean maybe .. You know I did often when I found myself in between their arguments . "
" Pft please , they where soft near you comparing to their usual . "
Thomas lighted up his cigarette , the sound of him taking a drag was pretty clear .
" I almost left the band cause of them remember ? At that period Damiano and I had lots of small fights and arguments . "
Vic turned off the stove placing the food in plates skillfully.
" Hold up I need to give Y/N breakfast . " " Aight I'm waitin' . "
" Babes are you awake ? " The blond girl called out for her friend . Y/N was laying on her side of the bed , all the sheets and pillows where thrown in the corner of the room . She didn't wanted anything that smelled like Damiano near her . Instead she slept on bare mattress , Victoria's traveling pillow and she covered herself with the blanket from living room .
" I am not hungry yet , can you just please leave the plate here ? "
" Sure I'll be downstairs . Just call . "
No respond , she just closed the door behind her after glancing at Y/N last time .
Vic was cleaning the stinky apartment whole morning , it was not bothering her in fact . She knew Y/N would do the same for her .
" Tom you there ? " She cooed once her phone was in her grasp again . " Yeah yeah I was talking to Damiano . " " Is he alright ? " " I am not sure really . I think not obviously , but now after this I am not expecting anything normal from him ever again . " " Oh come on it was a - " " If you just dare to finish the sentence I will kill you . How can that be an accident ?? Rape is not an accident ! He was fully aware Victoria !! " " Pshh be quite you idiot ! " She tried hushing her friend after turning around herself paranoid like someone overheard their conversation .
" He is showering now don't worry . We should not be taking sides on this one but Vic .. He is not good for her ... Neither is she for him .. This is lasting for 3 years .. Remember ? "
" Don't fucking remind me . "
Silence . Both of them trying to understand the policy of their friends relationship .
" He threatened to kill himself so many times if she leaves him .. "
" She was so heartbroken each time that she was the one actually considering suicide . "
" I remember one time they had some huge fight as always and she came to my house in like 3 am crying and talking some nonsenses . "
" They never had a filter , especially around us , sometimes it gets just too tiring ya know ? "
" They made me and Ethan cry so many times Jesus Vic you have the biggest nerve here . " Her friend admitted with chuckle.
" Should we like ... talk to them each day and convince them to break up ? "
Deadly silence .
One was sure . Y/N and Damiano shouldn't ever be together again .
" Are we bad friends for doing this ? " " Pft please , we are doing service to everyone . "
" I am so confused and so worried for Y/N , I will talk to Damiano later and then call you to see if something improved and to update you . How is Y/N feeling now ? "
" Not so good bro , I think she is considering that breakup as well . Everything is still so confusing and not in order . "
" Alright Vic , gonna call later , bye love you . "
" Love you too bye . "
* meanwhile in Thomas house *
Thomas hanged up his half hour long conversation with Victoria . He rubbed his eyes hardly throwing the cellphone on the kitchen table where he was standing smoking .
To be honest he was also crying with Damiano last night . He couldn't imagine the amount of pain Y/N was suffering . His still pulsing bruised hand started to feel a bit better . He regretted only hitting Damiano , but they all knew he was the weakest out of all boys in the group .
Damiano was laying in his bed dressed in his chlotes fresh out of shower.
Crying again .
It was slowly starting to make Thomas mad .
' Why didn't he cry last night when he abused her? '
" Oi , whats the matter now ? Why are you crying again ? Cause you are an asshole or complete idiot ? " " Thomas shut the fuck up . I am not capable of having that conversation . " Damiano's voice was raspy and cracked .
" Well we are gonna have this conversation , in fact right now . Where where your tears last night when you raped her ? " " It wasn't ra -" " It was ! You fucked her without her consent ! What the fuck where you thinking ! "
" I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING ! "
He stood up from the bed crying his bottom lip shaking .
" I DON'T FUCKING KNOW ! I WAS MAD AT HER ! MICHAEL WAS THERE ! I HAD THE WORST SCENARIOS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD I GOT SCARED ! "
Thomas was in slight shock . Was Damiano really that dumb ?
" Are you serious ? I can't actually believe how selfish and egoistic you are . You raped my best friend because you got mad at her that her ex was there ? "
This was actually the first time in 3 years someones words affected Damiano about his behavior towards Y/N . He sat back on the bed holding his head in his hands .
" I took you in cause I care about you . You are my friend . But I will never forgive you this . You can stay here as much as you want but don't expect any special treatment from me . "
" Should I call her ? I must apologize . "
Thomas snorted .
" No . You must not apologize , you must beg her on your knees to forgive you . You must beg her to even look at you . I know I wouldn't if I was her . No matter what you do she will love you forever and that is the problem . "
Damiano was highly affected by his friends words. In his mind he was only picturing whimpering Y/N whose head he was holding down with his hand , her tears where soaked up on that backseat .
'I will rather die than look her in the eyes again.'
* meanwhile in Y/N's house *
" Are you sure I am not bothering ? I can always ask Thomas to stay with him ? " Y/N asked Victoria while both of them where packing some of Y/N's stuff in the suitcase .
" Yeah absolutely , we are going to spend some quality time healing and having fun . "
Y/N made her final decision , she was going to break up with Damiano this time for real .
She didn't have that much of her stuff , all the clothes , jewelry , letters , poems and all the other gifts she received from Damiano she placed in on huge box and left it on the center of their bed .
" Can I tell Thomas you are staying with me ? "
"Yes but alarm him not to tell Damiano .. I do not wanna hear a word from him . "
Vic simply nodded and in a less than an hour they where all packed leaving the past behind .
* three weeks later *
Things where only worse for our lovers .
Damiano heard no word from Y/N and neither did she from him .
She was expecting it to be honest .
Everyday was same as the other . Too long , too cold and filled with cigarette smoke .
All Y/N did was sometimes leave her room when she didn't wanted to offend Vic after putting effort into preparing the meal , she would listen to whatever record Victoria had , smoke all the cigarettes till she vomited , drink vodka away from her roommates sight and cry herself everyday regretting her whole relationship .
' He never fucking loved me .. I cheated on Michael with him just so he could fuck me over .. He never loved me .. He was just obsessed and he wanted me in his possession '
The fact Damiano didn't try reaching her was painful , it was providing sharp stings in her chest and it gave her headaches .
She saw him in every song , he was always on her mind . She wished she could delete all the memories and feelings just like she deleted the pictures . . .
Damiano was not much different than her .
He was also crying a lot , smoking a lot , not drinking but overthinking . He didn't knew Y/N moved out .. No one understood why it took him 3 weeks to try and reach her .
He didn't understood either .
He was trying to come up with the perfect apologize . He wanted to show her he was willing to do better . Willing to change . To prove her he was ready to change . He was sure that Y/N wouldn't return his calls . She understood her . He expected her to be mad and stubborn she had every reason to be .
Thomas was barely speaking to him . Only some formalities . Måneskin was put on hold their rehearsals , Vic and Thomas being very strict in their communication with Damiano while Ethan was very confused and unsure of what is going on .
Damianos mom and Y/N's parents also weren't included in the situation .
The day he planned on returning home , so sure that he would be greeted by her embrace , came .
He shaved his face for the first time in 3 weeks , he changed his underwear for the first time in 3 weeks , he wore simple suit and he drove all the way into the depths of the town to buy the most glorious flowers that his Y/N loved .
He wasn't planning on just winning her over with some flowers and gifts , or the dialog he practiced in his head and in front of his mirror .
Upon reaching the yard of their house he frowned . There was something different . Something wrong . .
He was walking slowly , looking all around himself , gripping the bouquet of flowers in his sweaty palm .
He stood in front of the door .
It was wrong . Something was wrong .
His mind scream . He hoped he was very paranoid once again .
His hand rose up to ring the door bell . He was nervous and afraid .
You are being worried for no reason .
He kept reasurinf himself.
So he rang .
Once
Twice
Four times . Four long times .
No one opened .
Was she home ? After all he came unannounced . Maybe she is sleeping ?
" Y/N! Y/N it's me ! Please open the door ! "
He was starting to sweat .
He searched with his shaking hands through his pocket to find the house keys . He unlocked the door . The house was empty and cold .
It was not smelling like her . Cause there was no one , she wasn't home . Not for an hour , not for the day , not here in a while .
He kept calling for her . " Y/N ! " He dropped the keys and flowers on the kitchen table .
He started roaming the house in panic . Even trying to sense some sort of smell . He was afraid she killed herself so his nose searched for the rotting corpse smell.
Every bad scenarios possible went through his head .
He ran towards their room . Empty .
Even their pets weren't there . She was gone .
Y/N left him . For real this time . For good .
He started to breath heavily . Tears forming in his eyes . The big box on their bed .
Inside of it all his gifts to her . All his clothes she loved wearing . He took one hoodie she often every time she was cleaning . He placed it under his nose . It still held her scent . Her ghost was there , in the shape of the memories one cardboard box held .
He was crying , repeating her name , calling it out . Kissing her dresses and watering them with tears .
He was on his own . There was no one he wanted more than her . He realized what he had once he lost it . He was alone for the first time .
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A forbidden fruit
A Red Dead Redemption 2 Fanfiction
Summary: Arthur Morgan tries his best to help the Van der Linde gang recover from the Blackwater mess. While bounty hunting, he meets a special someone that will turn his whole world upside down.
Content: Arthur Morgan x Female OC
Warnings: As a french speaker, I could make quite a few mistakes. Be kind to me and report them, please. 
A special thanks to my beta-reader who is doing an amazing job ♥️ @lostinthemiddleofnowhereofmymind
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Chapter 1 - Hunter
Arthur Morgan is tired. He wouldn't define himself as a lazy person, in fact, he's always working more than anyone else in camp. But, he has spent the last three days traveling to Annesburg, sleeping outside and only eating canned food.
He's making all these efforts because of a big reward. 3000$ for the Black Widow, a young italian girl hiding in the forest to escape justice. And Arthur is currently stalking her. He just found the remains of a campfire and small footprints. As small as a woman's feet. It's her. It couldn't be anyone else, women camping alone in the wild are quite uncommon. He could find her very easily, but she is a fury. She has already killed three bounty hunters in two weeks, and Arthur doesn't want to die a stupid death. If she's too smart to be caught, he will trap her. As the sun goes down, he notices smoke a few miles away.
- Clever girl, he whispers. You're moving around a lot aren't ya ?
He rides to a cliff and takes out his binoculars. Using them, he searches through the trees and finally finds her. She's feeding her horse, a beautiful friesian. An expensive horse. She turns to face him and Arthur is surprised. The poster at the sheriff's office described her as really pretty. These words weren't enough. She's absolutely stunning. An hourglass figure, long, wavy black hair, a perfectly oval face and a graceful look. It seems like the rumours about italian women are true. But Arthur also remembers the caption. Guilty of poisoning her husband and manipulating two innocent young men into declaring themselves responsible. He is too rational to be fooled by a pretty face.
- Rest well, black widow. I'll be watching ya, Arthur huffs while sitting on the cliff.
He decides he will wait for her to fall asleep and catch her. But the lady takes her time. She cooks a rabbit and some vegetables, washes herself a bit and puts out the fire.
She's really smart and Arthur is surprised. She prefers to sleep without a campfire to be more discreet. But unfortunately for her, Arthur is a good hunter and she is his prey. She finally lies in her sleeping bag as the fire dies. Now is the time for Arthur to trap her. He stands up and leaves, trying to approach her. But she's far away from the cliff and now that she turned off the fire, she's almost impossible to find. Arthur, having a good sense of direction, eventually finds her camp. He recognises her tall black horse.
She seems asleep. As Arthur approaches her, he finds himself falling loudly into the bushes. That vermin ! She streched a rope around her camp and hung empty cans on it. The loud noise surely woke her up. Arthur swears angrily as he stands up.
- Shit ! he groans as a bullet grazes his ear.
He quickly stands up and takes cover behind a tree, pulling out his gun. She's wanted alive, he can't kill her. But, he doesn't want to see himself getting killed. The forest falls silent, only the snorts of the tall friesian can be heard.
- What do you want from me ? a feminine voice asks.
No doubts it's the black widow, she has an italian accent, as described on the wanted notice.
- Just some food. I'm hungry, Arthur lies.
- You're lying. You're one of those goddamn bounty hunters !
He hears her walking towards him. He has to move, or else she's going to shoot him. As silently as possible, and helped by the pine thorns covering the ground, he walks around the tree he was hiding behind. Soon enough, he finds her. He points the barrel of his revolver at the back of her head and removes the safety.
- Now, he groans, you're gonna be a good girl and you're gonna drop your gun.
She stiffens, trapped.
- I ain't doing nothing. You'll have to kill me first.
She knows she is wanted alive, she know he can't kill her. She's way too smart. As she is about to turn around, Arthur grabs her by the neck and ties her up. She battles like a lioness but the man is much stronger than her. In the rush, she has the bad reflex to drop her pistol, pressing her hands against Arthur's, who is strangling her. It's too late for her now.
Thanks for reading, naughty girls ☺️
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another-heroine · 10 months
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Wip Wednesday
Before the day ends, I'd like to join and share a little piece that I'm writing with @silversiren1101 blessing (and approval).
She knew every corner of that place by heart. Even with shutted eyes, she could tell what was going on there: the birds chirping, the water fountain running, the oldest cat complaining about anything. And that sound of feathers, along the muffled giggle, was very familiar.
Ekaterina felt little hands grabbing her skirt, and she heard a scare attempt, “Boo!”
The druid did her best acting, putting one hand over her heart. “Jesyll!”
The little girl laughed out loud. “Hi, auntie! I gotcha again, didn't I?”
“You always get it.” Ekaterina couldn't help but smile. She patted her head. “Hello, my dear. How are you doing?”
Jesyll hugged her legs. She adored how Auntie Kaya smelled like. It was like a fusion of a vegetable garden in summer and a pine forest. Herbs, flowers, juicy fruits.
Comfort scent.
“I came to help you.” The girl leaned her chin on the woman's leg. “What can I do?”
Ekaterina gave a half smile. She looked around; there was almost nothing more to do in that afternoon. But it would be impossible to change the mind of a ganzi-gnome child. Then she asked, “Alright, can you fetch me some water?”
“Yes, ma'am!” she happily agreed, darting through the greenhouse. The rustle of her tail always lured the stray kittens out of their feline dreams under the branches, making them run after her. Jesyll was used to that kind of buzz, and just laughed. When she had learned that it was a great way to bait them to pat them, she didn’t mind anymore about the occasional chase.
Ekaterina watched the scene, silently having fun, but also paying attention. She didn’t want anyone to get hurt in her greenhouse. And the vines, branches, playful kittens, many things there could leave a scar or two. Especially when you were small like… a gnome.
Jesyll got a bucket and filled it into the fountain. When she stopped and curled her tail, the kittens tried to nuzzle into it. She sighed, delighted with the scene, leaving the bucket on the stone edge for a while. One of the creatures had golden eyes like her, and his tail was halved. The girl pouted, thinking about what could have happened to him. She couldn’t imagine how to live without her tail, even without a tiny piece.
She loved tending to plants. Every time when she had the opportunity, Jesyll was on her Mama’s side in the gardens, taking care of roses and trying to make friends with insects. One time, she mistook wasps for honeybees, and it caused her to fall into her mother’s favorite rose bushes. She could swear that Papa’s eyes got brighter for a second when he heard about it later. And since then, everybody — mostly Auntie Kaya — kept all eyes on her when Jesyll was outside.
But for the aasimar’s relief, she came back safe and sound and with a bucket of water as requested.
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(Don't) Let me be the judge of that
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a/n: enemies to lovers w Osamu. Nothing more to say.
genre: mostly fluff, enemies to lovers au, fem!reader
warnings: Osamu being an ass in the beginning, swearing, mentions of social anxiety, 5.6k
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《Synopsis: Osamu Miya is too judgemental for his own good, never accepting he's simply wrong. You're here to change that.》
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Osamu Miya had a habit of judging people. It would take him one look and a few seconds to decide whether he liked someone or not, the answer often being the latter. But the worst part was just how stubborn and maybe a bit self-centered Osamu was. He trusted himself a little too much, and it was impossible to change his opinion of someone after he had made up his mind, and if he didn't like someone, that was it, he would never grow to like them.
Or so everyone -including Osamu himself- thought until you entered his life.
~
You weren't surprised to feel the brown pair of eyes looking your way when your professor announced the project was in pairs. "Decide on your partners until the end of the hour and give me a list of the groups." He told the class and leaned back in his chair.
"Y/N!" You heard him before you saw him, a mop of bleached blond hair coming into your view right after. "Hi, Atsumu." You offered him a smile as you pocketed your phone, tilting your head when he frowned in response. "I already told you, Y/N, it's 'Tsumu to you!"
"Why?" You sighed annoyedly. Having had the conversation once before, you knew damn well he wouldn't stop until you did what he wanted, but you still chose to resist.
"Because," the boy whined, "it's a sign of our friendship. Only my friends and 'Samu call me that, and I want you to call me by my nickname, too." You chose not to talk about how he excluded his twin from his friends, knowing that would only lead to another argument. 
"Who even came up with this stupid name? It doesn't make any sense, it's only one syllable shorter, and it's even harder to say!" Atsumu's warm-brown eyes narrowed. "It's not stupid!" He protested, pouting until you gave up.
"Okay, okay, whatever. 'Tsumu-kun. There, happy?"
"Tsumu." The blond corrected with a grin.
"Kun." You added (to rile him up)
"Only Tsumu, goddammit! We're close enough."
"Are we, though? We only know each other for... what? A week?"
"A month!" Atsumu gasped as he corrected you. "And it doesn't matter how long we know each other, okay? It's a matter of how well we connect." His frown got deeper when you made a face, muttering something about him being cheesy, so he decided to switch strategies.
"But you always call me by my name when we're alone, Y/N-chan." Words spoken as flirtatiously as possible, Atsumu never missed the chance to tease you.
"A-atsumu, what the fuck, don't make it sound weird!" You exclaimed, already aware of the murmurs starting to spread around the room and the eyes turning on you both.
"There we go," Atsumu grinned when he heard his name falling from your lips, "wasn't that hard, was it?"
"You just had to be a little shit." You sighed, and his grin only spread wider. "I am a little shit, aren't I? Thank god I'm handsome. Anyway, I'm writing our names down." 
"It feels like we're getting married, seeing our names standing next to each other like this." He sighed, wiping the nonexistent tears from the corner of his eyes as he handed the paper to the person sitting behind you. You heard someone gasp at his words, and you never wanted to hit someone with a chair this much in your life.
"Shut the hell up!" You whisper-yelled, only feeling your anger growing when he sent you an innocent look. "What? I'm just saying-"
"I swear to god," You flared, "I'll tell everyone that one time you ran out of the library screaming when you saw a cockroach if you don't shut up." His grin disappeared as soon as you spoke the words, eyes widening and mouth shutting.
"You promised to never talk about it!" You had to admit that it did feel powerful to see him so panicked, face flushed, the sleazy look that was almost always in his eyes nonexistent and replaced with something similar to fear.
"It's up to you wether I talk about it or not." You shrugged.
~~~
"Woah, you look tired." You heard a familiar voice say as he plopped right next to you on the bench, holding a homemade bento in his hands, wrapped too neatly to be made by him.
"And whose fault is that?" You muttered, trying to conceal your murderous intent towards him. Even just thinking about your day gave you headaches. You groaned when he shrugged, focusing on unwrapping the bento box. "Yours, idiot!" 
"What did I d-" You winced when he spoke after taking a big spoon of rice and showing you everything that was in his mouth. 
"Your fans wont let me be! Ever since we started hanging out, it's almost like I'm being harassed."
"That's not necesarrily my fault." Atsumu shrugged, proceeding with another bite of his food. 
"It is, actually. I know you like to tease me, but if you keep saying shit like 'oh look our names together, feels like we're getting married' or that fucking 'you call me by my name when we're alone' you make it worse! You know how many people came up to me and asked if we were sleeping? One even asked me if we were engaged! We've known each other for two weeks, for god's sake!"
"A month." Atsumu corrected, shutting up when you sent him a look. "That's not even the worst part. Whenever I don't give an answer, or the answer they want to hear from me, people start to-" 
They started to get mean. Some even insulted you without batting an eye, speaking of how you weren't even pretty, that you had to be sleeping with Atsumu to be near him, and many fucking more.
"What?" He asked. "People started to what?" You knew he could sense how tense you were starting to get, but you always started to fight with him whenever he asked if people were bothering you, never answering his question, despite the answer being obvious. 
"Nothing, its just frustrating." You shrugged, taking a bite out of your meal to stop yourself from talking -or crying-. 
"Look, I can guess what's going on." Atsumu sighed, "and the only reason I can think of of you not telling me what's happening is that you don't want me to interfere, but you should tell them to piss off, already." He advised you the same stupid sentence he had been advising the past few days, ever since he noticed how his fans acted towards you. 
"Yeah, thanks for the advice, jackass. It would be easier if you stopped being so extra." You muttered into your cup full of coffee, feeling a tinge of guilt, putting the whole blame on him and not admitting you probably should tell people to mind their business already.
But you just weren't the type of person that was comfortable with talking to people you didn't know or know well enough, and you certainly weren't going to tell people to 'piss off' so comfortably.
You gulped when he sighed. "Okay, sorry, you're right, and I went overboard. But I gotta go to training now. It'll end around 5 p.m, so come to my place at 6?" He raised to his feet as he took one last sip of his drink when he finished his food.
"And if anyone asks you if we're married again, you have my permission to say yes." He grinned, patting your hair twice before you rolled your eyes, but couldn't stop a giggle from escaping your lips. "Oh, thank you, gracious lord." You cried out dramatically, scoffing when he pinched your cheek. "Exactly."
~~~
"I'm going into shower." Atsumu announced as Osamu shuffled through the fridge. 
"And?" The grey-haired twin asked from the fridge without pulling back, locating the eggs, and taking some out. "Do you want my help or something?
He expected an equally sarcastic comment from his brother, lifting his head as he closed the door of the fridge. "Cook for 3 today, a friend's coming over." He heard him say instead.
"A friend?" Osamu quirked his brow, ready to laugh given the punchline, but it never came.
"Yep." His twin answered instead, popping the p like some idiot middle schooler. "She's nice, you'll like her." He grinned, and Samu was already sure that wouldn't be the case. "Is this the girl ya can't stop talking about?"
Osamu couldn't say he wasn't interested since it was rare to see his brother drawn to anything but himself and volleyball, especially not to a girl. And judging by how Atsumu spoke about you, it was evident he had a particular liking to you.
The smug grin on Atsumu's face gave Osamu his answer, to which he grimaced. "don't wanna hear a fucking sound."
"She's coming over to study, you pervert! We have a project together."
"Yeah, whatever, I said what I said." Osamu shrugged, turning his back to Atsumu and started to chop the vegetables, unable to shake off the unlucky feeling pooling in his stomach.
~~~
"Oi, shit-head, does yer friend have any allergies or somethin'?" Osamu knocked on the bathroom door that had steam coming from the gap beneath it. He waited as Atsumu closed the water. "Eh, I'm not sure." 
"Yer not sure? How long do you even know her?"
"A month." Atsumu answered, turning the water back on. A month? It wasn't like Atsumu didn't get close to a girl he knew for such a short time, but Osamu had never, ever seen Atsumu bring a girl home.
"Hurry up, already, what the hell are you even doing in there?!" Osamu shouted, knocking on the bathroom door and holding back an urge to kick down the door when he heard the happy humms of his brothers.
"Oi, idiot, I'm telling you- goddammit." He clenched his teeth when he heard the doorbell. 
"Hurry up or you're not eating." Osamu knocked one last time before he rushed to the door to let you in. 
He opened the door without thinking of opening the lights as well, and since it was well after the sun had set, he couldn't see what you looked like, but he knew he wasn't expecting- well, you.
You were bent forward, trying to undo the messy knot your shoelaces had formed when the door opened. Sending a glance at the silhouette standing at the door, you turned your attention back to untying the mess your shoes were. 
"Hey, Atsumu." You muttered without taking another look, assuming it was Atsumu who had greeted you. You didn't see how Osamu's face soured, dark-grey eyes narrowing at your form with some hostility he couldn't help.
In your defense, the light wasn't on, and you hadn't taken a good look at the boy standing before you, so it wasn't exactly your fault for not realizing it was Osamu, right?
No.
Strike one.
Osamu hated when people mixed him with Atsumu. Did they not see the bright platinum gray hair, clearly different from his twins piss colored one? Osamu hadn't dyed his hair for the sake of looking nice, and he certainly hadn't sat in the hairdresser for hours long just to get mixed up with his twin again.
You had noticed your mistake as soon as you stood up and looked at the tall figure staring at you, leaning on the door frame and his arms tied on his chest almost defensively. "O-oh," Osamu heard you mutter softly, not sure as to why your voice sent goosebumps down his arms. "You're not Atsumu."
The somewhat disappointed tone of your voice made him furrow his brows. The smile you had on your lips dropped as soon as you locked eyes with the grey ones, familiar yet strange, and Osamu could feel himself getting more irked by the second.
The truth was, you weren't exactly disappointed, mostly embarrassed and a little surprised, although the unsatisfied look his eyes held kept making you even more nervous. He waited as your eyes wandered over his face, over the scowl resting on his lips, looking so mean and hostile, you found yourself taking a defensive step away from him.
"I- uh," Osamu's scowl didn't move an inch when you forced a smile at him, and you checked the time on your phone to break the eye contact. "Atsumu told me to come by at 6, and... is he- is he home?"
"Yeah," The boy talked for the first time, and you noticed how his voice was deeper than his twin's. It was nicer, too, you thought. "He's in the shower, though he should be-"
"Y/N, you're here!" You heard the twin you were familiar with speak your name, standing in the entrance, hair still wet and dripping with excess water. 
"Don't get cocky, I'm here for the project." You rolled your eyes with fake annoyance, unsuccessful at hiding your smile. Osamu felt something in him shift as he watched the change in your demeanor, feeling- what, jealous? 
"You met 'Samu?" Atsumu approached you, not missing the tension hanging in the air. "Y/N, this is the inferior twin, 'Samu, as you can also tell. And 'Samu, this' Y/N." He introduced you, making you laugh awkwardly, but Osamu kept his glower. 
"Don't mind him, he can be an asshole sometimes." Atsumu whispered at you, which anyone even passing by outside the house could hear. "Look at who's talking." You told him with a snarky quirk of a brow, making Atsumu frown. "Mean."
The blond pulled you towards the living room, making you settle on the couch and plopping next to you. Osamu caught the glance you sent his way when he didn't sit, leaning against the wall that was across you, instead, and you found he still had that frown that seemed to be imprinted on his face.
Osamu's frown was deepening on his lips at how comfortable you looked next to Atsumu, the friendly banter you had the exact opposite of how uncomfortable you looked next to Osamu. Maybe it was the natural competitiveness that came with having a twin, but Osamu hated this feeling. Why couldn't you smile at him like that, too? Yeah, maybe he was acting like a dick, but wasn't Atsumu also?
"Go dry your hair, idiot, you'll get sick!" Osamu heard you tell his twin, watching you hit him with the nearest pillow. "Hm?" Atsumu turned to you with a grin, leaning towards you for easy access to his hair. "I thought ya could do it for me?"
Osamu watched you with interest as you glared at his twin with annoyance. "I hope you get sick." You narrowed your eyes at him. "If you keep this attitude around other people, I'll kick you."
"Alright, alright, I won't flirt with ya when other people are around." Atsumu grinned, and Osamu felt his appetite vanishing. "I'll just leave." He muttered to himself, closing the door behind him just after hearing your answer to his twin.
"Don't flirt with me, ever?" 
You had spoken it with such genuine annoyance that if you had listened closely, you could hear Osamu laughing from the other side of the door.
~
So, the meeting with his twin was anything but successful.
Osamu was very blunt with how much he hadn't liked you, his glare reminding you of the ones Atsumu had whenever his fans approached him, cold and cruel.
Grey was clearly the superior choice, though, that you found yourself thinking as you gazed at the blond. "What? Lost in my handsomeness?" Atsumu teased you when he noticed you weren't paying attention to the project. You had to hold yourself back physically before you said something along the lines of how his twin was hotter, but you knew he wouldn't talk to you ever again, so you shut your mouth and took the teasing. 
Luckily, Osamu was barging through the door before Atsumu could continue, bored-looking eyes finding you two where he had left you. "Dinner's ready." He told you and left the room.
"Food," Atsumu salivated, jumping on his feet the moment he heard his brother, ready to sprint to the kitchen. You shuffled awkwardly in your place when you felt his warm-brown gaze on you, expecting you to stand up, as well, and eat.
"I- uh," you muttered. "I'm not really hungry, and I ate before I came here." Lies. "Can't we just finish this project instead?"
Strike two.
Just as he started to think you weren't horrible, Osamu gasped from the other side of the wall when he heard you (the walls were thin), his teeth clenching in annoyance. Really? Did you prefer doing a fucking project over his food? The food he had cooked?
Osamu was never a forgiving person, but this- this was something he could never forgive, he decided on the spot.
"Oh, come on, stop bein' a baby." Atsumu told you, pulling you by your hand on your legs, he knew you well to understand you were hesitating to go there because of his brother. Or more as he was making you nervous and you would rather not eat than go in his presence. "Osamu's the best cook around, you'll see." He joked so you could relax a little, making you giggle nervously.
Strikeout.
Osamu flinched at the words, eyes narrowing on you as you entered the kitchen. Did you doubt his abilities? 
You thanked the boy as he placed your plate in front of you, steaming hot food, smelling so good that you wanted to bury your face in it, but the grey gaze hovering over you was making you so nervous that it made it impossible for you to take even a small bite.
"Do ya like it?" Atsumu asked you, noticing how you were nudging the food with your fork without eating. You flinched in your place, your friends' voice pulling you out of your thoughts and back to reality, to which you mustered a smile and nodded. "Yeah! Yeah, it's- it's delicious. Thank you." You turned back to Osamu, who scoffed at your words, causing you to frown. 
You could tell he didn't like you one bit, even though you weren't sure as to why, but you discarded the thought. He was free to like or dislike you, which, in this case, was the latter, though it stung a little since you thought he seemed nice when- well, when he didn't frown at you.
He seemed like the type you would either get along or hate mutually.
He had obviously chosen the latter, and both Atsumu and you could feel the almost hateful air coming from Osamu as he glanced at you with a disinterested, blank face. "Did ya have a bad day or something, 'Samu?" Atsumu broke the silence, and you felt like you could finally take a breath. "You look like someone kicked ya in the nuts."
"Fuck off, 'Tsumu." 
"Nah, you've been acting like a dick all day. What's with ya today?"
"I said fuck off!" Osamu warned his twin another time, this time successfully silencing the blonde. 
"Thank you," You broke the awful silence that followed Osamu's voice. "The food was delicious." You told him after you finished your food. You could still feel his gaze over you as you placed your plate in the sink and retreated to the living room. 
"Your brother didn't like me very much, did he?" Osamu heard you mutter to his brother after he had left, too, feeling a fracture of guilt in his chest as he caught the disappointment in your voice.
"It's just... 'Samu. Don't worry about it." Atsumu told you, closing the door behind you.
~
Osamu was hesitant to knock on the living room door.
It had been about two hours since you had gone in, and knowing his brother- he couldn't be sure as of what's to happening.
"Oi, 'Tsumu!" He barged in the room, discarding the thoughts before he gave up. 
"Shut up." Atsumu whispered, eyes lifting from his phone screen for a second and glancing at you. You, who was lying on the sofa and- sleeping?
"She fell asleep." Atsumu grinned at his brother's questioning gaze. "I'll carry her back to the car. Can you drive her home?"
Osamu didn't hold back his snicker when Atsumu's voice dropped volume as he asked the favor from his brother, still not able to admit to himself the defeat.
"Your hair is still wet, idiot," Osamu mumbled, his eyes wandering over your figure. "And I will not take care of you if you go out and get sick."
"What?" Atsumu grinned mockingly. "Are you gonna carry her then? Be a hero for the girl you've been acting like an ass all day? What the fuck was up with you today?"
"I don't like her." Osamu shrugged.
"She's not the kind of girl you think of her as." Atsumu quickly responded, already aware of what his twin had decided about you. Atsumu knew Osamu too well, his stubbornness even more, so he wasn't exactly surprised when he shrugged. 
"Let me be the judge of that, and I don't have to like her."
"Whatever, you do you. But you know, you don't have to dislike her just because she's my friend, too."
Osamu stood silent, eyes falling back on you. He knew Atsumu was partly right, but he had his reasons not to like you, right? Osamu pocketed his car keys, nodding at his twin and lifting you off the couch.
Atsumu grinned at the audible gulp his twin took when you shifted uncomfortably in Osamu's arms, snuggling your body closer to him, your hand fisting his shirt unconsciously. 
You woke up with Osamu hovering over you, and it took you a second or two to notice you were in a car and he was tying your seatbelt. He was so close, yet so careful not to touch you, his smell -a different perfume than his brother's- filling your newly awakened senses with him, him, him. Your eyes met his when he tied it and pulled back, a brow quirking up as his frown settled on his lips. 
"Did I wake you up?" He muttered as he retreated to his seat, running his fingers through his hair as he fixed his mirror, pushing back the few stray strands back from his face. Osamu turned back to you when you stood quiet, a sarcastic smile quirking his lips upwards, but it fell as soon as you talked.
"Wh- uh, where's Atsumu?"
Osamu clenched his teeth, not knowing why it angered it so much that his twin was the first thing that came to your mind as soon as you woke up.
"Home." Osamu gritted through his teeth. "I'm dropping you home, 'Tsumu gave me the address."
He glanced at you when you stood silent. "He doesn't have a license." Osamu couldn't help but add, a feeling stirring in him when you laughed at that. "So he failed the exam and you passed? That must've been a blow on his ego."
"Oh, you have no idea." Osamu found himself laughing with you.
Silence. He could feel your growing anxiety, and you could tell he was nervous as well, the taps of his fingers on the stirring wheel echoing in the car. His hair reflecting the colors coming from the road, yellow, red, and green, the features of his face illuminated, you thought he looked too handsome to be true.
"Why are you friends with him?" Osamu blurted out after a few seconds of silence, but the question didn't seem to surprise you. "Why is anyone friends with anyone?" You teased.
"Atsumu isn't exactly the type people wanna be friends with." 
"Hm," he heard you humm thoughtfully, not answering the question. "If we're asking questions, well, here's one. Why don't you like me?"
He could feel your light gaze on him as he kept his eyes on the road. It wasn't if he liked you or not, but you asked him why. He found himself wondering where that annoying meak girl he had met inside went. "And you don't like me."
"No," you answered honestly, which he found amusing. "You're mean."
"And 'Tsumu isn't?"
He turned to you when you shrugged. "Well, Atsumu is, too. But there is a difference, you know."
"And what is that?"
"He's a naturally mean person." You explained as if it made perfect sense. "He's just mean, he doesn't try to be meaner or nicer. You, on the other hand," you looked at him. "I don't think you're naturally mean, not as much as him, at least. I think you're purposefully being mean, and thats why I don't like you."
You met his eyes when Osamu turned his eyes from the road to you when the car stopped at the red light, grey eyes glistening with reds and yellows from the road. Your eyes followed the small smile that appeared on his lips, and you couldn't help yourself from thinking how soft they looked. How much more handsome he looked with a smile, even with one as cruel as he had now.
"I just don't like you." He told you with as much spite as possible, not sure why he was deliberately trying to hurt you. His brows furrowed when you laughed at his answer, instead.
"You certainly aren't the first." 
"What does that mean?" He asked without missing a beat, the tension now almost solidifying in the air. His heart was hammering in his chest, eyes watching your smiling lips as he waited for your next words, your chest heaving in sync with his, and you were so close, so close that if he leaned even just a little-
"You only met me today, Osamu-kun." He felt goosebumps climbing his back as he heard his name from your lips for the first time. "You know me for what, a few hours at most, and here you are telling me you just don't like me." The cynical tone of your voice made him send you a glare, his hands working over the gear when the red illuminating the car turned green.
"People like you do this a lot, you know. Judge people by one or two mistakes they do, not even anything major, but things you don't like, and deem them unworthy of your time. And how much I hate it when they boast about it, too. What, do you think you're so perfect? Don't you ever make any mistake?"
"People like me?" Osamu repeated, uncharasterically silent after all those words you had spat. "Yeah, shallow people." You answered, but you weren't looking at him anymore as you tapped the window instead. "We're here." 
You were silent as he stopped the car, pulling to the side, and watched you open the door. "You know," he finally spoke, rolling down his window before you were too far. "You say I judge people so quickly, but you did a full-blown analysis just now, and you say I'm the one to judge quick?"
"Tell me, Osamu." You bent forward a little, leveling your face with his. "If you can promise me that you didn't think, ah, I know this type of girl, even once tonight, I'll take it all back and apologize to you."
You smiled when he stood quiet. 
"Goodnight, Osamu. Thank you for the ride." You told him before walking back to your house.
~
"Ya know, with the amount of time you spend here, you may as well move in." Osamu told you gruffly, eyeing you from his side of the couch. Your eyes followed him as he took a bite out of his food, adam's apple bobbing up and down.  
"I'll move in as soon as you leave." You answered with a fake smile, turning your eyes away from his as soon as you realized you were staring, hoping he hadn't noticed, but he had. 
"Yer sure ya want me to leave?" He quirked a brow at you, making you grimace. "Never been more sure." 
It had been about a month since you met Osamu, and it was like this ever since. Osamu never missed the chance to take a jab at you, or he couldn't sleep. You never backed down from it either, the fights going back and forth until either Atsumu got bored and pulled you away or one of their friends called you out.
You didn't enjoy it like they thought you did. In fact, it was getting tiring and annoying, but you couldn't stop yourself from taking a jab at Osamu whenever he shot you a remark.
He looked at you when you sighed, brows quirking up in a silent question. "When's Atsumu gonna be here?"
Atsumu had told you to come to his place that day, telling you he would be there in a few minutes after you and he had something to do, but as always, he was late at least an hour, and you were now stuck with his brother. 
"I'll just go home and meet you up later." You had told the blonde, but he had insisted you stay. 
"Have you ever seen 'Tsumu come somewhere not at least two hours late? I bet he won't be here for at least an hour more." Osamu chuckled. "I'm hungry." He added right after, eyes finding yours.
"And? You need me to cook?" You snickered, not expecting him to stay silent, looking at you for a few more seconds and rolling his eyes as he turned around and went to the kitchen. 
Your brows furrowed in confusion at the antic. Surely Osamu wasn't- he wasn't asking you if you wanted something, was he?
"At least open a movie or something as we wait." Osamu muttered from the kitchen. 
"Do you have something on mind?" You asked, feeling weird at how soft he suddenly was acting. "No, pick one."
"Okay," you muttered to yourself, emphasizing the 'o'. You thought of opening a volleyball match, Atsumu always liked it when you did, and maybe he would- no, why were you even thinking of what he would like? He told you to open whatever, hadn't he?
Still, despite reasoning with yourself, you were jittery as you opened a random comedy show from Netflix. Trying to focus your thoughts on the show playing, you did your best not to think about the silver-haired boy inside, failing miserably by how your mind wandered to him and the odd way he was acting today.
"Say, ya never gave me an answer as to why yer friends with 'Tsumu." He entered the room, carrying a tray with two plates and forks inside. The crooked smile on his lips was making your heart beat twice as fast, even though you didn't want to admit it, and the way he focused on holding the tray on balance, the slight crease between his furrowed brows. Osamu Miya was too handsome for his own good.
"Thanks," you muttered half-heartedly as you took the plate from him, not even aware it was an olive branch he was sticking out. Osamu's face fell when you didn't spare him or his food another look. "You never gave me an answer of why you don't like me, so I guess we're even." You laughed, smile wavering when he didn't laugh along.
He sighed, eyes glancing at you and then back at his hands. It made you antsy, making you feel like something was wrong.
"You chose this to watch?" He turned back to the not answering you. He shifted in his place when you hummed, "I can change it i fyou want." The way he hadn't made fun of your choice of the movie yet, was too uncharacteristic of him.
"No, its okay." He answered instead, ending the conversation -if you could even call this one. You ate in silence, tv playing in the background, though neither of you cared of it, your gaze meeting now and then until you couldn't take it.
"What is wrong with you?" You couldn't help but blurt out, turning the TV off and facing him. You watched him as he quirked his brow up, looking at you questioningly even though he knew what you meant.
"What is wrong with me?" He repeated.
"Why are you being nice?"
He turned back to face the tv after a beat of silence, looking somewhat... shy? What the-
"Wh-what was that?" You asked when he mumbled something, the answer so silent that it was inaudible. "I said," Osamu repeated, eyes still focused on his plate. "You told me you didn't like me because I- uh, I was rude."
His voice was still uncharacteristically quiet, but this time you heard him loud and clear. That didn't mean you understood it, though.
"What do you mean?" He heard you ask, your voice laced with something resembling suspicion, you scoffed when he stood quiet, standing up to your legs and picking your plate off from the table. "If you're trying to tell me you want me to like you, I'm not buying it."
"You're not buying it?" He repeated, mirroring your movements and standing up, making you realize how much taller he was than you. The way he was looking at you- what was it, hurt? No, it couldn't be. Anger would be more like it. 
"Is there no way of winning with you?" He asked, following you to the kitchen and placing his plate a little too roughly on the counter. "You say you don't like me because I'm rude. I try to be nice and you fucking ask me what's wrong with me? What do you want me to do, disappear?"
Now, there was no denying that Osamu was, indeed, hurt, as his face soured when you stood quiet, staring at him blankly at his question. "So you hate me this much." He muttered to himself, running his fingers through his hair. 
"I don't know why you expected me to like someone who has been nothing but rude to me since the moment we met." You shrugged, but a part of you wanted to tell him it was a lie, and despite everything that you- well, you liked him. 
The glare he sent your way was enough to make you choke on the breath you took, taking a step forward to you, close enough for you to feel dizzy with his scent.
"Well, that concludes it, I guess. This was stupid, anyway." Osamu muttered, but he was so close- so close that you could almost feel the heat radiating from him, your eyes fixated on his lips, and if you just leaned forward- a few millimeters was all there was.
"What was- what was stupid?" You whispered, noticing his gaze was also wandering on your lips. Your heart suddenly started thundering in your chest, and you couldn't even ask yourself what's happening? What are you doing?
"This," Osamu breathed against your lips, his gaze so intense over you that it sent chills down your spine. He finally leaned forward, doing what you wanted but couldn't do, the word "apologizing," being the last thing you hear before you felt his lips on yours.
It was a soft kiss, nothing similar to how you thought Osamu would kiss -not that you had thought on it, or so you told yourself-, this kiss was deeper, irrational, amazing. 
"Do you always apologize to people by kissing them?" You asked when he pulled back, smirking at the way your chest heave, feeling a tinge of pride at how breathless he had left you.
"Hm?" He hummed, not wiping that damn smirk off of his face, it even grew wider when he noticed you pressing your fingers on your lips, still in shock, "I don't apologize to people." 
It was true. 
No one had ever seen Osamu Miya change his opinion about something, about someone. He would never admit he was wrong yet apologize.
But here he was, standing before you -just as breathless as you were- apologizing. 
"Maybe you should apologize more." You told him with a sly smile, to which he happily complied.
~
"I wanted to make peace." He told you, sitting on the couch right beside you, refusing to look at you, though. "I've been trying to act nice for a while now, but you seem to- you don't like that."
"A while?" You repeat. "You were never nice to me!"
"I was trying." His brows furrowed at your protest. "But you always had something snarky to say, and I couldn't just stay silent, could I now?"
"But- what? You were always the one who started them!" 
"Was I?" He asked, giving you the time to think, watching your face in disbelief fall into a look of 'fuck, he's right.'
It was you who started the fights, despite thinking it was him all this time. Upon recognizing that, you started to see the times he actually was nice to you, which you had always discarded or turned a blind eye.
Biting your lip guiltily, your turned to him. "I might... owe you an apology." You muttered, very aware of how his eyes glinted, gaze falling back on your lips. "Well," he told you, smiling. "I can't disagree."
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I just hit 301 followers on this trash site that I love with all my heart so, to celebrate, I'd like to share a snippet from my latest sambucky WIP one-shot (*cough* 20K) which will be from Sam's POV. I'm actually really excited about this one and I hope you enjoy!
**I swear I'm still working on "Good Investments" and hope to have the last two chapters posted soon. Tbh I got a little burnt out with it and decided to switch gears for a bit.
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Sam’s been slowly introducing Bucky to working in the kitchen. Unfortunately, food preparation was clearly not high on the list of necessary skills when hydra set up the Winter Soldier’s programming; he’s a hopeless cook. The first time he attempted to do anything resembling cooking, he started a small fire that resulted in the entire fifth floor of their building reeking of smoke for two days, and a very angry phone call from the management company. So, for now, they are still on boiling water and chopping vegetables. Sam’s hoping to graduate Bucky to cooking pasta and rice soon but…baby steps.
While Bucky roots through the fridge, Sam goes back to his steaks. He had been pleasantly surprised to find a couple New York strips at a semi-reasonable price, while they were out shopping the other day. When several billion people suddenly reappear after being gone for five years, it tends to throw a massive wrench into the supply chain. Food production had decreased significantly after the Blip and supply is still struggling to keep up with the increased demand. Meat has been a major casualty. Oh well, vegetarianism is better for the environment, anyway.
Sam finishes prepping their main course, and sets the meat aside so he can start washing a couple of potatoes.
“Here, I’ll do those too,” Bucky says, quietly, plucking the potatoes out of Sam’s hands. He passes him a beer and nudges him out of the way with his hip. “Go sit down,” he says with a smile. “You had that quarterly review with Fury today, right? You probably could really use that.” Sam takes the beer, grateful, and takes a long drink. “I can handle these,” Bucky continues. “Fries, right? Salt, pepper, olive oil?”
He piles his hair into a messy bun and washes his hands. He’s let his hair grow back in, along with the beard, although there’s a little gray sprinkled throughout now. It’s a good look. If it were anyone else Sam would laugh and call them a hipster asshole but, on Bucky, it just works. He’s still an asshole though.
Sam nods. “Throw a little onion powder on ‘em, too.” He leans against the fridge, watching his friend work.
There’s an ease to Bucky’s movements these days, a confidence that wasn’t there a year ago. It’s like he’s finally developed a sense of ownership over the space he occupies, like he’s allowed to be here. Not here like Sam’s house; more like here as in life in general.
Bucky used to keep to the perimeter of every room he was in, arms folded, slightly hunched like he was trying to make himself as small as possible. Now he’s more open in the way he holds himself; he smiles sometimes, laughs a little, has an opinion on what movies they watch. He’s like a regular guy, now, standing barefoot in Sam’s kitchen, slicing potatoes and wearing a tee shirt covered in cat hair. Sam attributes it to Bucky spending more time around someone who treats him like a goddamn person and not like a grenade that’s ready to go off.
They’ve been roommates for almost a year now. Well, “roommates” is a generous term; what technically happened is that Bucky showed up for a visit one weekend and just never left.
After several months in Louisiana, Sam eventually caved and got a place in Washington, DC, complete with a master bath, a tiny balcony and a parking spot. The building even has an elevator because fuck it he’s Captain America, he deserves a little luxury (and also carrying groceries up five flights of stairs is a bitch). He doesn’t love DC, but it just makes logistical sense, being close to his employer. Makes it easier to come into the SWORD headquarters for mission debriefings and intel meetings. (Also, SWORD threatened to stop reimbursing him for his hotels if he didn’t relocate.)
Bucky had gone back up to New York, but it didn’t stick. He hated it there, Sam knew. It wasn’t the same, and Buck didn’t have much of anything really keeping him there anymore except for his sad apartment and an ineffective therapist. So when his weekend visit turned into several days, which then stretched into weeks, Sam wasn’t really surprised. In the end he was the one who actually suggested Bucky just break his lease and stay, because maybe he’s got a soft spot for stray white boys and maybe he definitely has a soft spot for stray white boys with eyes that remind him of the sky he loves so dearly.
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