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quirkykidsworld · 2 years
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5 sanitary essentials while travelling
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One of my favourite things to do in life is travelling. Be it the mountains or the beaches there is something more I learn about life and myself with each trip.
As I was packing for my next trip I realised that there are certain sanitary essentials that I cannot afford to skip. Thought of sharing it with you guys so you don't miss these either!
- Toilet seat sanitizer spray : One of my college friends introduced me to this and I'm not lying it's a game changer. Instead of feeling conscious and not wanting to use the rest room, spray this and use washrooms.
- Panty liners : Discharges are not in our control but not letting it spoil our mood is in our control. I usually use a panty liner while travelling to not let the discharges stain my favourite panties.
- Wet wipes : I mean how can I miss it? It's best to carry them with you. They are really useful.
- Menstrual cup : While each person is comfortable with their own menstrual product, I feel a cup is best while travelling and am most comfortable with it.
- Waste disposal bags : It's best to carry your own waste disposal bags and not rely on what's available at the location.
I'm sure there are several others and this isn't a complete list but these are things I ensure to never forget carrying. What are some things you like to carry while travelling? What other things should I add to the list? Let us know in the comments below!
~ Gayathri, @lemmebegirls
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mypoisonedvine · 10 months
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𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 | joel miller x reader x emmett
𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 | the last thing you wanted to do was make emmett jealous, or question your loyalty to him; but as it turns out, he may be a little more supportive than you expected when he catches you looking at joel miller.
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In the last year of traveling with Emmett, you’d mostly avoided the QZs.  He said that the people there were cheats and liars at best— and that’s to say nothing of the corrupt military leaders that actually ran the place.  However, desperation puts people into positions they never expected to be. 
After all, you would’ve never imagined being with a man like him, though in this case you meant it in a good way— that you never thought someone as brave and resourceful as him would want somebody like you.
But, that said, you made yourself useful when you could.  The best thing you could offer was your medical knowledge, and you were always the one tending to Emmett after injuries or illness.  Still, he promised that he loved you for who you were, not what you could do for him.  He was shockingly gentle, and passionate, especially for someone who had been forced to be rather ruthless to survive in this new world.
So, while you had been avoiding the quarantined areas and sticking to abandoned strips of forest and city, a lack of food out there forced you to venture to Boston— or, what was left of it.
Fortunately, you'd found more hospitality here than you expected.  Maybe it was just pity— and wanting some more of that ammo Emmett had sold him— but a man named Joel Miller had given you a place to stay and helped you earn some rations here so you could finally eat.  He reminded you of Emmett in some ways: stoic, hardworking, and generous beneath that hardened exterior.  But Emmett had become much more sensitive and open with you in your time together, and Joel was all but a stranger.  Sometimes he was so stern that he almost seemed irritated with you, but he kept letting you and Emmett stay, so he must not have been too annoyed by you.
And, you helped him how you could— like when he was in yours and Emmett’s room, sitting in the chair and talking to Emmett about something to do with tomorrow’s open jobs, and you noticed a cut across his palm.
“I-I can help with that,” you offered softly, motioning to the injury.  “Do you want me to bandage it for you?”
“It’s not that bad,” Joel shook his head.
“It’s easier to clean it now than worry about an infection later,” you reminded him.
Though he seemed a little tense, glancing at Emmett for a moment, he relented with a nod.  You smiled lightly as you stepped forward and knelt by Joel’s feet, picking up his hand and examining the cut.
Once you figured what it needed, you quickly hopped up to rifle through your bag, bringing back a disinfectant wipe and a roll of gauze.  Holding his hand open— and feeling a little flustered from touching his warm, rough skin— you carefully wiped up the cut.  “Does it hurt at all?” you asked him.
“Not too bad,” he replied lowly.
“You should see Emmett when I’ve gotta wrap him up,” you giggled, “he always acts like what I’m doing hurts more than when he actually got the injury in the first place.”
“Hey,” Emmett warned you in a stern voice, but you smiled up at Joel who returned with a small smirk.
“Alright, all better,” you hummed as you finished bandaging Joel.  “Let me know if it’s hurting you too much, that’s a bad sign.  Don’t just ignore it and act tough, okay?”
Joel seemed a little uncomfortable— if not sort of amused by— taking orders from you, but he nodded.  “I’ll let y’all get to bed now,” he decided as he stood up.  “Sleep well.  Lot of work to be done in the morning.”
“G’night,” Emmett offered him with a nod.
You felt a little strange, him standing up fully while you were still on your knees on the floor.  “Goodnight, Joel,” you said, your voice sounding sweeter and girlier than you intended.  Your face felt warm— you worried Emmett had noticed the change in your voice, too, but would he think much of it if he had?  
Thankfully, he didn’t say anything about it that night, simply pulling you close when you got into bed, burying his face in your neck.
But the next night, that was a different story.  You weren’t actually going to sleep yet, even though it was late enough for it— he’d already changed into an old t-shirt and pajama pants, while you were still in your dress, but he’d laid back on top of the sheets and patted the bed, silently asking you to join him.  You smiled and obeyed, of course, leaving the lamp on as you slipped in by his side.
Emmett held you gently, rubbing your back as you laid your head on his chest.  “You’re not too tired, are you?” he asked quietly.
For what? you wondered, but just shook your head instead.
“We can stay up a little longer,” he decided.  “Didn’t get a chance to hold you all day.”
“Yeah,” you sighed wistfully, nuzzling in more as you squeezed his torso a bit.
“Or talk to you much,” he continued.
“Was there something you wanted to talk about?” you asked, looking up at him from your head’s happy place on his shoulder.
“Just something I noticed,” Emmett replied, looking back at you sweetly as he brushed your hair aside with his fingers.  "I think you've got a crush on Joel."
You froze, face getting warm in an instant.  "I-I only want you, Emmett, I swear— you know I would never—"
"Shh, shh," he soothed as he chuckled a little, "it's okay, baby.  I'm not angry with you… you're not doin' anything wrong."
"Really?" you asked nervously, and he nodded.  "I thought you might be jealous…"
He shook his head and laughed a little.
"I-I just think he's handsome," you explained, "and sort of nice— but that's really it!"
"It's alright, baby," he purred, "cause you know something?  I was talking to him earlier today, and he wants you too."
Your sat up and your eyes went wide as you tried to imagine that conversation.  You could hardly believe that that was true, let alone that Joel has admitted it to Emmett… or had Joel approached Emmett about it, asking for a night with you?  Oh god, your head already hurt trying to wrap itself around this…
"I know how hard it is to keep a naughty little thing like you satisfied," Emmett explained with a smirk, sitting up with you and speaking softly beside your ear.  “I'm willing to bring in a little… outside help."
Just then, the door opened slowly and Joel stepped inside.  You watched him, totally unsure how to feel, as he shut the door behind himself, and then his eyes met yours.
"C'mere," Emmett offered to Joel, patting the bed beside you two.  "No need to be shy, Miller."
You watched as Joel took a seat on the bed, and you looked at Emmett as you lowered your voice.  "You don't have to do this for me," you promised him softly.  "You know I love you— I only need you—"
"It's okay," he soothed as he pet your face.  "I told you, I'm not angry.  I want you to do this."
"You… want me to?"
"If you want it," Emmett replied.
You shivered as Joel leaned forward a bit, reaching out to gently rub up and down your leg.  "What do you think, princess?" he asked softly.  "Don't worry, you're not gonna hurt my feelings if you say you don't wanna—"
"I want to," you admitted quickly, afraid to lose your courage if you waited any longer to say it.
Both men smiled at you as you looked back and forth between them; Joel's warm brown eyes against Emmett's steely blue ones… they were so similar, and so opposite, in so many impossible ways.
Without saying anything, Joel suddenly lifted your chin and guided you into a kiss.
You felt strange kissing someone other than Emmett, something you hadn't done in quite some time.  Joel's lips weren't as soft as Emmett's, and his kiss wasn't as gentle; he moved his hand to the back of your neck to hold you close, gently pressing his tongue into your mouth.  It wasn't too aggressive or anything, but it was certainly quite forward.  Emmett's hands were still on you, gently rubbing your back, and you reached back to find and hold one just as your other arm wrapped around Joel's broad shoulders.
Joel made you gasp by breaking away to kiss at your neck instead; you squeezed Emmett's hand slightly.  "Fuck, she sounds so pretty," Joel noticed when you moaned at his teeth teasing your pulse.
"Yeah," Emmett agreed.  "She can get loud, too, so let's just hope she doesn't wake anybody up…"
Joel pulled your hand away from Emmett's and guided it to the bulge in his jeans; you sighed as you felt it, a hot feeling stirring in your chest.  "See how you got me all worked up already?" he scolded you playfully.  "C'mon and take it out for me."
Your hands were shaking more than you realized when you brought them to unfasten his belt… it felt new, and exhilarating, and a little scary as well, to be with someone new after so long.  But you remembered when it was new with Emmett and it felt like this, exciting and weird and wonderful all at the same time.  But you'd known Emmett longer before anything happened between you— you'd only met Joel a few days ago.
Joel exhaled sharply through his nose when you reached into his boxers and wrapped your fingers around his erection.  It was so hot to the touch, you were worried your fingers felt cold to him, but he didn't seem to mind much.  You shuddered as you released it from the fabric, your mouth falling slack and your hand instinctively beginning to stroke it gently.
Joel's cock wasn't as long as Emmett's, but it was thicker, with a slight curve to one side.  Regardless of exactly what it looked like, you were just amazed to see and stroke another cock but Emmett's— it had been so long, and you hadn't been with all too many people before Emmett anyways.
"Show him what you can do, baby," Emmett encouraged in a low voice, and you nodded as you leaned down to capture Joel's cock between your lips. 
He hummed as you licked and sucked the tip, swirling your tongue over the head.  But he groaned aloud when you dipped lower and took as much as you could into your mouth, letting the tip of his cock bump into the back of your throat.
Then you set your pace, hollowing your cheeks and slowly moving up and down on his length.  Your jaw ached slightly already and you'd only just started.
You felt Joel's hand on the back of your head, not pushing you down but just guiding you in your movements.
"Mm," Joel praised with a grunt.  "Your girl's got a sweet fuckin' mouth, Emmett…"
"Yeah," he agreed, "and she loves using it— gets her so wet, feel it."
You whimpered slightly as Joel reached back over you and pulled up your dress, slipping a hand inside your panties.  His fingers curled through your lips, even toying with your swollen clit for a moment, and you moaned around the thick cock in your mouth.
"Damn," Joel chuckled, "she's soaked."
You broke away from Joel and turned around, looking at Emmett expectantly as you sat on the bed.  "Can I suck you too?  Please?"
Joel chuckled a little as Emmett nodded, letting you pull his pajama pants down as his hard cock bounced free.  It was nice to get back to what you knew for a moment, and you didn't hesitate at all to take hold of him and lick a long stripe up his shaft.
Joel took the opportunity while you were facing away from him to toss up your dress and pull your panties down; he purred at the way the fabric stuck to your pussy, peeling off slowly with all the wetness there.  "Fuckin' gorgeous," Joel groaned as he got a good look at it.  
Two thick fingers rubbed over your clit until your toes curled; putting your head down in Emmett's lap to suck him sort of forced your hips up, nearly at eye-level with Joel, and feeling him explore you so gently made you feel exposed in the best way.
He slid one finger into your hole, just one, and you clenched down on him.  "Damn," Joel groaned.  "I don't know how you find the energy to do anything but fill this pretty little pussy of hers, Emmett."
But Emmett wasn't really paying attention to him— he was watching you with heavy eyes and a slack mouth, petting your hair as you bobbed your head on his cock.
"Just like that," Emmett praised you quietly.  When you moaned around him in response, it turned into a muffled cry as Joel suddenly took his finger out of you and replaced it with his tongue.  His hands held your ass and kept you spread wide for him, burying his face in your pussy and tasting everything his tongue could reach… which was a lot.  Your whole body quivered when he licked a long stripe up from the base of your clit all the way up, higher and higher, even running over that hole as you shuddered.  
Your moans vibrated through Emmett's cock and his hand in your hair tightened into a fist and tugged on you a bit.  "Fuck," Joel moaned against your soaking folds, "tastes even better than it looks."
"Feels even better than it tastes," Emmett promised with a smile, though he snarled as he pulled your head off of him by your hair and guided you into a rough, dominating kiss.  He all but threw you back towards Joel, and you were sort of dazed and moving on instinct as Joel turned you around to face him.
But as you leaned down to suck Joel's cock again, he stopped you with a hand around your neck.  "Taste yourself first," he ordered before he kissed you, diving his tongue right into your open mouth as you whined at the tangy flavor of your arousal coating his lips.  
He pulled you back from the kiss with a growl, holding your hair and examining your face— you must have looked fucked out already, panting through your mouth and looking at him as you waited for your next instruction.
“Was she always this desperate?” Joel asked Emmett, though he was still looking at you. “Or did you train her?”
“A little of column A, a little of column B,” Emmett replied with a light chuckle.
He shoved your head back down into his lap, guiding his cock to your waiting lips and groaning when you swallowed it down.  “Good fucking girl,” he praised.  “So fuckin’ dirty— damn, that tongue…”
You gagged harder on Joel’s cock when you felt Emmett toying with your clit, teasing you with slow and delicate circles that made your toes curl.  “Wanna fuck her?” Emmett asked Joel simply; your hole pulsed in anticipation.  The way they talked over you, like you weren’t even there, was sort of irritating: but it made you so desperate, and you couldn’t even figure out why.
Joel just laughed.  “Are you kidding?” he wondered.
It was Emmett’s hand that pulled you off of Joel’s cock, but Joel grabbed your neck— not too tightly, just enough to make you let a whimper out of your open mouth— and flared his nostrils as he stared closely at your face.
“Get on your hands and knees for me,” he ordered firmly, and you nodded right away.  They both let you go and you took the position, feeling a little shy again suddenly— like you had any right to be shy now.  You faced Emmett, your hands on either side of his lap as he sat up on the bed, and he reached up to hold your face as you heard Joel get up and kneel behind you.
He teased you by running the head through your folds a few times, your lip catching between your teeth as the tip bumped against your swollen clit.  Emmett studied your face closely, watching your mouth go slack and your brows knit together as Joel pushed just barely inside you.
And then you cried out, far too loud, because he shoved the rest of the way in at once.  "Shit," Joel hissed, "fuckin' tight little thing.  Fuck."
You could feel his gaze on your hole, no doubt watching himself split you open so wide, when his hands spread your ass open again for a better view.
“Prettiest fuckin’ pussy,” Joel awarded it with a sigh.  “Fuck, feel how good you fuckin’ take that?  Feel how easy this big cock slides right into ya?  Such a sweet little girl…”
Easy was one way to describe it— and yes, you were wet enough that he hardly had any resistance— but it felt like too much to really be easy.  You fluttered your eyes open, not even noticing that you’d shut them, and found Emmett’s gaze still on you.  How was it possible that he was looking at you with so much pride in his eyes?  You bit your lip and returned his stare, whimpering each time Joel thrusted roughly into you.  
"How's it feel, baby?" Emmett asked you as he gently stroked your cheek.
You choked a little, not sure you could find the words for it.  "Different," you managed to blurt out, and both men chuckled a little.
"Yeah, bet it is different," Joel agreed, "don't think I'm gonna be as sweet with'ya as your old man here usually is."
Well, fair enough: Joel wasn't in love with you, so why should he treat you the same?  Actually, your thighs shook a little as you thought about that… Joel just wanted to use you, fuck you like a toy and toss you back to Emmett when he was done.  It should've been demeaning, but it made your back arch a little deeper.
"Yeah, fuck," Joel praised, "she likes that.  Wants me to fuck her harder, I can tell."
“Then do it,” Emmett instructed him.
Joel gripped your hips tightly and slammed into you, making you choke on your own cry.  “F-fuck—” you stammered, suddenly gripping Emmett’s shoulders for stability.
“God,” Joel choked behind you; you could feel the bandage you’d given him as his hands held onto your hips, keeping you steady so he could pump into you as hard and fast as he liked.
You whined and dropped your head on Emmett’s shoulder, hearing him gently soothe you as each thrust rocked you forward into him.  “Takin’ it so well,” he praised softly, “that’s my girl…”
Emmett started to push your dress down your arms and chest, exposing your tits for his big hands to rub slowly; Joel reached around and felt them too— and four hands on you felt like more than you could keep track of.  A hand running up your thighs, squeezing your ass, teasing your tits, even wrapping around your throat and threatening to tighten… you were overwhelmed, in the best way.
"God, she's so perfect," Joel breathed.  "Can't believe you let me borrow her."
"Just don't come inside her," Emmett instructed, "that's just for me."
"Fuck, I don't mind," Joel grunted, "think I'll like painting that pretty face…"
“She swallows, too,” Emmett smiled, “if you like that.”
“Like it?  Fuck,” Joel laughed, “that’s fucking hot.”
“E-Emmett,” you whimpered in protest, “I never… I’ve never done that for anybody but you…”
“Well, it’s not so different for anybody else,” Emmett assured you with a chuckle.  “You’ll swallow his come if I tell you to, won’tcha?”
You bit your lip and nodded.
“Good girl.”
That was all you really wanted— to be good for him.  And you felt your chest fill with pride knowing he was happy with you now, even if you’d never expected this to make him happy.  He could be very protective of you, and you assumed he would never want another man to lay a hand on you— he’d killed men for less, actually.  But you realized that there was a massive difference: those men had threatened to hurt you, had scared you, had tried to take you from him.  Joel was the first man other than Emmett that you’d trusted, let alone shown any interest in.  Emmett was too busy fighting off creeps to mention that he didn’t actually mind good guys getting a chance with you, apparently.
Joel kneaded a handful of your ass roughly, and you whimpered when you felt one of his fingertips start to rub gently against your other hole.  “What about this hole?” he asked with a groan.  “This just for you, too?”
Emmett grinned a bit.  “She’s only done that a few times… what do you think, baby, wanna let Joel try your ass?”
It was already quite an ordeal to get Emmett to fit in there, and you whined just imagining Joel trying to fit that thick cock in your ass— “Oh my god, she just got so fucking wet,” Joel noticed.  Clearly, imagining it was having some effect on you.  “Think she wants it— don’t ya, sweet girl?”
Though your cheeks burned with shame, you nodded, and both men chuckled darkly.  “Warm her up first,” Emmett suggested.
“Of course,” Joel agreed, “wouldn’t wanna break your toy.”
You moaned just from him saying that, before he’d even started to gently press his finger inside you.  He spit right down onto it as he slid the digit inside, making you clench around him— both ways.  He hummed lowly, twisting and curling the finger into you, still fucking your pussy (though slower than before, thank god).
You gasped as a second finger carefully slid in, almost pushing you too far and making you wince slightly— but Emmett soothed you and kissed the side of your face, rubbing your back to help keep you relaxed.  “You can take it,” Emmett promised, “be my good girl, okay?  Let him get you ready.”
You nodded and clung tighter to Emmett, moaning when Joel twisted his fingers around and even curled them a bit inside you.  “Not too much, is it?” Joel wondered when you whined loudly.
“No, she’s tougher than she looks,” Emmett answered— you sort of thought that question was for you, but you were too desperate to answer properly anyways.
Joel could pump those fingers in and out of you now, picking up the pace slightly to match the way he thrust his cock into your cunt, but when he tried to spread them a little wider he didn’t have much luck.  “Still too tight, I think,” Joel noticed with a laugh.  “Y’sure she can get stretched out enough for it?”
“Yeah,” Emmett promised, “I can help, hold on—”
He brought two fingers to your open mouth; you sucked on them instinctively, shutting your eyes and moving your head forward to swallow them as deep as you could.  What Joel said before suddenly made sense— he really did have you trained.
You bobbed and suckled on Emmett’s long fingers, hearing him whisper his praises to you before he suddenly pulled them out— your open mouth chased after them for a second, and Joel seemed to notice with a small, condescending laugh— and reached over your back, pushing the slick fingers into your hole right beside Joel’s.
“Fuck!” you yelped at the feeling, legs shaking as you realized you’d never been this full: a cock and four fingers, it was more than you’d ever imagined.
Joel groaned a little, picking up the pace of his thrusts into your pussy again, and you did your best to breathe steady as those fingers pumped in and out of you.  You couldn’t deny the way it turned you on— none of you could, you could hear it as Joel fucked you slowly.  “She’s fuckin’ dripping, Emmett,” Joel noticed with a sigh, “she really likes this little ass played with, huh?”
Emmett laughed and nodded in agreement.  “She likes doing what she’s told,” he clarified.
“Such a good little slut,” Joel praised, and you whimpered before Emmett kissed you again.
They continued that way until you worried you’d start begging for a cock in your ass if they made you wait anymore— thankfully, they didn’t make you embarrass yourself like that, Emmett felt with his fingers and saw in your eyes that you were ready.  Pulling his fingers out of you, he glanced at Joel behind you: “Go ahead,” he offered simply.
Joel’s fingers left your ass, too, and you felt empty there but different— when his cock slipped from your cunt, you gasped a little at having nothing inside you for the first time in a while, and you glanced back at him.  “Yeah,” Joel encouraged, “keep lookin’ back at me while I put my cock in your ass.”
You felt a little awkward doing that, but you did it anyways, biting your lip as he met your gaze and lined up his thick head with your stretched ass.  He was still soaked from being in your pussy, and your ass was pretty much dripping with spit now, so he didn’t have too much trouble pushing into your puckered hole— but it was still tight, and you still winced (but kept your eyes on him, of course).
Even with all that prep, you shuddered and whined as Joel slowly slid into your ass— he savored every inch, licking his lips and groaning as he stretched you wider and wider.  He seemed to just get thicker, even at the very base of him, and your eyes rolled back when he was seated in you all the way.  And then he punched his hips just that little bit more, apparently intent on burying himself in you as far as humanly possible; you gasped and hugged Emmett tighter, turning your head towards him again but shutting your eyes tight from the sting of the stretch.  
“God fucking damn,” Joel moaned, digging his fingers into the skin of your hips, clearly trying to control himself.  “Fuck, Emmett, you’ve really got yourself such a perfect little fucktoy— where’d you find her?”
Emmett smiled wide, stroking your hair and looking at your face— painted with filthy pleasure— tenderly.  “She found me,” he answered.  “Still got no fuckin’ idea how I got so lucky.”
Joel started to move, making you tighten your hands into weak fists, and set a careful pace that gave you some time to adjust… even if not quite as much as you would’ve wanted.
A sudden, sharp thrust nearly knocked you forward— thankfully Emmett was there to catch you— and you moaned loudly.  Emmett laid down slightly, letting you lay on top of him and hide your face in his chest.  “That’s my girl,” he praised quietly.
As Joel’s movements sped up a little more, he sighed, seeming to find a comfortable pace (for him, at least) as you forced yourself not to tense up: it didn’t hurt, but it was certainly an intense feeling, especially when you felt Joel’s heavy balls slap against your dripping pussy.
"This'll be better than coming on your face," Joel grinned.  "Filling up this tight ass, fuck, you're so dirty, baby…"
You felt someone move your hips down a bit, changing the angle of it all, but you were too lost in it to even know who it was.  Emmett kissed your neck, teeth teasing your pulse, and you whined— you would beg him to bite you and leave a mark that everyone could see, if you could speak at all right now.
Your legs ended up straddling Emmett’s lap, and you gasped when you felt his cock press against your pussy— you'd been too distracted to even notice him taking it out— and he cooed at you sweetly.  "You can take both, right?" he asked quietly.  "You've always got room for me, don't you?"
Though you were still intimidated by the idea, you nodded as you bit your lip.
"That's my girl," Emmett praised, grabbing your hips and pulling you down onto his cock.
You almost screamed at the feeling of being so full, digging your fingers into Emmett’s shoulders.  He looked up at you with eager eyes, watching you struggle to take them both— but you eventually relaxed enough to sink down and fit them both to the hilt.
“Good fucking girl,” Joel praised with a groan, holding on tight to your hips as he started to move again slowly— as for Emmett, his hands moved from your waist to your head to guide you into a sloppy, needy kiss.
Your moans were loud yet weak, your shaky hands clutching at Emmett desperately as they both pumped into you.  Joel seemed almost overwhelmed by it, too, leaning down over you, growling and biting at your neck and shoulder. 
“F-fuck, dunno how long I can last like this,” Joel admitted, “so fucking tight…”
You jumped slightly when one of Joel's rough hands reached around your hips and slid down to your clit, rubbing at the bud until you jerked back from the sudden intense sensation.
"Just wanna feel you come first, princess," he explained with a purr.
“A-ah, fuck,” you whimpered, shaking all over as you tried to process all that you were feeling.  They moved you around how they wanted you, and at some point Emmett was sitting up and holding you in his lap while Joel kept thrusting into your ass from behind while holding your shoulder— how were you supposed to keep track of all the anatomy of this, while you had two big cocks stretching you open and Joel’s rough, experienced fingers on your clit.
Emmett moaned against your skin as he kept sucking on your neck, meanwhile Joel was speaking gruffly by your ear, sending chills up your spine.  “Can you come, princess?” he asked darkly.  “‘Round both our cocks?”
“Yes,” you admitted in a gasp, “fuck— Emmett, can I come?”
He smiled against your neck; “Of course, babydoll,” he breathed.  “Let’s show Joel how much you love bein’ fucked like a whore.”
You wrapped your arms around Emmett’s neck, dropping your head limply back on Joel’s shoulder as the feeling washed over you: you tightened up everywhere, inside and out, and they both groaned as they watched you give in to ecstasy.  You weren’t even sure whose hands were where anymore, but they were everywhere, and even through your exhaustion you felt desperation guide your hips to move on their own— chasing an even higher pleasure.
“Fuck,” Joel grunted as he watched you go, his own thrusts getting faster and rougher.  “Fuck, that’s so cute.”
You didn’t expect him to describe you like that in a time like this, and you whimpered as your walls flexed again.  You could tell Joel was getting a little desperate himself, that bandaged hand giving your clit a break and holding your hip tightly instead.  “Come in her ass, Joel,” Emmett ordered with a sigh, staring at your face with heavy eyes, “she’s ready.”
He did it pretty much instantly, groaning lowly and tossing his head back with a sharp breath in through his teeth; you felt him flexing, and it stretched your tighter hole even just that much more.  You whined softly at the feeling, hearing distantly little praises from Emmett, and finally Joel finished and pulled out of you with a little hiss.
It was less of a relief than you expected— your ass was still stretched and sore, and Emmett was still so deep inside you… and then, a moment later, you felt that hot trickle out of your used hole.  You felt filthy with Joel’s come running out of you like that, tickling your inner thigh as it dribbled down— but the way Emmett was looking at you seemed to remove any sense of shame you had left.
"God, look how beautiful you are," Emmett grunted as he guided you to move faster in his lap, "men just can't help it with you, can they?  Bet every guy in this town wants you, bet they're all thinking about having you to themselves— but you're mine, huh?  My girl?"
"Yes," you sobbed, "yes, I'm yours— all yours, Emmett, always—"
"Gonna show Joel whose girl you are," Emmett promised with a growl.  "Gonna get this pussy nice and full how you like it."
"Yes," you said again, a needy groan this time— the tip of his cock was hitting so deep inside you that you could hardly breathe, yet you only wanted more.  "Yes, please, please— come in me, daddy."
"Damn," Joel laughed, "she is dirty."
Emmett grinned.  "Only gets that way when she's real desperate.  Needs her daddy's come so bad…"
“Please,” you begged shakily, feeling him pull you closer and start to buck his hips up into you faster; he was breathing roughly, quickly, and you knew that he was getting close, but he had a habit of holding back until he absolutely couldn’t take it anymore just so he could watch you like this for as long as possible.  
Apparently unsatisfied with the speed and control he could reach with you on top of him, Emmett pushed you back down onto the bed, holding your legs and fucking you hard and fast— you cried out, arching your back as his hands slid up to hold your waist.
You gasped loudly when Joel unexpectedly leaned down and sucked on one of your tits; your back arched even further towards it, and you heard him moan against your skin as his tongue circled the hardened bud.  Emmett's mouth suddenly found the other one, without his pace slowing down at all, and you could've screamed right then.  You hadn't realized how sensitive they would be, and never in your life had you had both sucked on at once— it was so overwhelming, it was making jolts of white hot pleasure burst inside you, and fuck Emmett’s cock was filling you just right, hitting that perfect spot—
"I'm coming," you sobbed, "f-fuck, daddy, I'm coming—"
Emmett groaned loudly, his mouth falling slack around your breast as hot breaths fanned your skin.  You felt him starting to flex inside you, and you moaned louder knowing he was filling you so deep.  His grunts were in time with his deep, hard thrusts into you, and you went numb and tingly all over as the orgasm seemed to drain everything out of you.
Finally, he slowed to a stop, moving up to kiss you slow and sweet— both of you breathing heavily against each other, your shaky fingers reaching up to hold his face and run through his hair.
He broke away and sat up with a sigh; you wanted to kiss him longer, but you were too exhausted to even complain, simply relaxing against the bed and almost wincing when he pulled out of your sore cunt.
Emmett sat back and tugged your limp form up a bit, cradling you as he held your back to his chest.  “Oh, look at that,” he whispered just beside your ear, reaching down to rub your thigh, “all’a my come running out of you… both holes nice and full just how you need… so fuckin’ pretty, baby, my pretty little girl…”
You just whimpered sleepily, soaking in the warmth of Emmett’s embrace.
"Why don't you taste her now, Joel?" Emmett suddenly offered him with a smirk.  
Before you could process that idea, Emmett was holding your legs open while Joel dived down between them.  You whimpered as Joel licked up through your folds, your whole body getting hot at the thought of Joel tasting you and Emmett.  He really didn't mind doing that with another man's come?  The idea that he might just be that insatiable for you…
He suddenly latched on to your clit and sucked hard, making you yelp and buck your hips— but Joel and Emmett were both holding onto you tight, keeping you steady as your body shook uncontrollably.
"Oh, that's it's," Emmett praised, "let him taste you, baby— let Joel lick that pretty pussy, okay?"
"F-fuck— s'really sensitive—" you choked out.
Emmett held you tighter, both hands groping your breasts and his fingertips gently toying with your nipples.  “Bein’ so good for me,” he praised in a low, rough voice.  “So fuckin’ pretty when you’re getting your pussy ate, babydoll— never get to appreciate it ‘cause I’m too busy doin’ it.  But you look so fuckin’ cute like this…”
Your back arched, pushing your shoulders against Emmett's chest as he held you, and he trailed gentle kisses along your shoulder and up your neck. 
"Gonna come, huh?" he noticed, pinching your nipples harder until you whined.  "It's okay, baby, let Joel make you come.  Just one more and you can rest…"
“C-can’t,” you choked, “can’t come anymore—”
“Shh, you can,” Emmett promised.  “You can show Joel how good you are for me, huh?  You can come when I tell you to.”
“Fuck,” you sobbed, grabbing onto Emmett’s hand tightly— though your other hand gripped a handful of Joel’s salt-and-pepper hair, making him look up at you with those dark brown eyes…
“Mhm, you can do it,” Emmett continued, squeezing your hand in encouragement.  “Put your tongue inside her, Joel.”
You shuddered and quaked when Joel obeyed, the most filthy sounds filling the room while Joel lapped and sucked at your leaking pussy.  Emmett’s hand— the one you weren’t holding onto for dear life— groped your tits roughly, pinching your nipples hard enough to make you buck your hips against Joel’s face, but Joel still had that iron-tight grip on your hips to keep you where he needed you.
Joel was moaning lowly against your skin, focusing his tongue attention back on your clit— from teasing little circles around it to hard, rough licks right over it.  This time, when he went back to sucking on the nub harder than ever, you knew you couldn’t hold it back anymore.  “Fuck, Joel!” you screamed, making him groan darkly again.  “I’m gonna come!”
Emmett dragged his teeth over the shell of your ear, laughing softly yet wickedly.  “You’re sayin’ his name now?” he noticed.  “You’re not coming for him, baby, you’re coming for me.  Because I told you to.  Yes?”
“Yes, yes,” you promised, chanting it mindlessly.  “Yours, Emmett— fuck, I’m yours, you know I am.  Only yours.”
His hand moved from your breast to your face, turning it far enough to look at him— those eyes were boring into you, and you whimpered with your lip between your teeth as you hoped you hadn’t disappointed him.  “Say it again,” he demanded.
“Yours,” you repeated as you looked into his eyes— even though your imminent orgasm made it harder and harder to keep your eyes open.  “I’m yours, daddy.”
He grabbed your jaw and kissed you hard, his tongue keeping your mouth wide open; he swallowed every moan as you came, moaning himself like he could taste your pleasure in the kiss, holding your hand tighter than ever. 
Joel kept eating you out even when your whole body was shaking, even when your weak little hand was trying to push his head away— he only stopped when Emmett’s hand joined yours, just one touch and Joel lifted his head and sighed.
Emmett guided your hand back up to his face, and you held it (with what little strength you had) as you kept kissing him… though the kiss changed, it went from rough and hungry to soft and slow and gentle.
He stopped kissing you just enough to speak, his thumb petting your cheek so you would open your eyes.  “You did so good for me, babydoll,” he cooed under his breath.
Knowing you had finally done everything he wanted, you melted limply into Emmett’s arms, who chuckled a little at your exhaustion.  
“Looks like you really wore her out, Miller.”
“You did, too,” Joel returned.  “Besides, at that age, I’m guessin’ she’ll be raring to go again by the end of the hour.”
Emmett snorted.  “I can get her begging in five minutes,” he countered.
“Please— m’too tired,” you whimpered, cuddling up tighter against Emmett— but his hand was already snaking up your thigh, teasing further between your legs.
“Too tired, huh?” he taunted quietly, petting closer to your sore pussy until your legs spread naturally to let him touch where he wanted.  “Good girl.”
Two fingers delicately teased you, circling around your clit but never quit reaching it— until you were rocking your hips up to try to find some attention in the right spot.
When he did touch your clit, ever so gently, you shivered and mumbled his name; your eyes still closed, you hid your face in his neck and began to shamelessly rock against his fingers.  He teased your opening, making it apparent how wet you still were, but never dipped inside no matter how hard you tried to tempt him to.
“Please,” you whispered, too desperate to feel guilty for it at all, “Emmett, I need—”
“Jesus,” Joel laughed, “didn’t take long at all, did it?”
“Nope,” Emmett agreed.
“So fuckin’ needy,” Joel groaned.
“Yep,” Emmett responded simply again.  “Tell us what you need, babydoll…”
“I…I need…” you mumbled, face getting warm.  “Need to be full…”
“With what?” Joel pressed.
“Um…” you stalled, nervous to admit it but knowing they wouldn’t rest until you did.  “With a… a cock.”
Emmett snorted.  “Any cock?” he wondered.
“W-well, I figured one of you two—”
They both laughed a little, and you felt silly but your walls tightened against themselves.  “We’re not young like you, sweetpea— it’s not that easy,” Joel explained.  “Gonna need a little more patience…”
“But— but you got me all worked up!” you whined.  “You did that on purpose…”
“Yeah,” Emmett admitted with a purr, “yeah, baby, I did that on purpose.”
You pouted a bit.  “You’re mean sometimes…”
“Mhm,” he agreed with a soft laugh, raising an eyebrow as he looked at Joel.  “How long will it take you to get hard again?”
“Not that long,” Joel answered, “if she puts that mouth to good use.”
Emmett helped you sit up, patting your back encouragingly.  “Go ahead, baby, you know what to do…”
As you crawled towards where Joel knelt on the bed, still totally dazed and exhausted, you realized that tonight was far from over— and that tonight may not be all that Emmett had in store for you.
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How to Properly Disinfect Your Travel Gear After a Trip
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Can I request a ff where reader is lewis hamilton's wife. Like they are married and reader is pregnant then lewis made some mistakes that caused them to fight one night. Reader get so angry/sad and it just makes lewis worried so much about her and grovel A LOT. High angst and fluff towards the end would be cute. THANK YOUU
moth to a flame — LH44 x pregnant!reader
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cw: jealous!lewis, pregnant!reader, angst, fluff
note: lewis is so the weeknd coded
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Your birthday party went well. Well, until your ex boyfriend showed up uninvited and Lewis went crazy about it. Apparently he just wanted to say hi, but the night ended with a physical fight.
When you came back home you were so mad you couldn’t look at him in the eyes, nor you could look at his wounded hand or at the cut on his eyebrow.
“Thank you for ruining my birthday.”
“Thank that prick of your ex.”
You threw your purse on the table. “Oh so it was his fault you pushed him first?”
“C’mon Y/N, he was clearly trying to fuck you.”
You turned to him with a disgusted look on your face. “Not even if he was the last man on earth. We were just talking. Can’t I talk to another man now?”
“He was standing way too close for someone who’s aware of your condition. I’m sorry, I saw red.”
Your gaze inevitably shifted down at your own belly. It’s been almost two months since you found out you were pregnant, so it wasn’t quite visible, though you could feel it very well. “And you think getting in the way between you and him couldn’t have hurt the baby?”
The realisation struck Lewis. “Oh my God, are you okay?” He tried to come closer but you stepped back.
“I’m tired of you being jealous of everyone. You’re supposed to trust me, you’re my husband. I…” You sensed tears in your eyes. Damn it, you didn’t want to cry again. “I should feel safe with you but instead I just feel anxious all the time.”
Lewis came close to hug you. “Don’t. Leave me alone.” You fought back, wiping your eyes with your hands, but that just caused him to strengthen the grip on you until you gave up and abandoned you in his arms. There was no point in trying to fight him.
“You’re right, that was stupid, I fucked up your birthday.” He laid a kiss on your forehead, slowly caressing your hair. “I’m gonna take you some water.”
He escorted you on the sofa and brought you a glass of water from the kitchen. He covered you with a blanket and sat next to you. He touched your cheek with his palm while you drank the water and then put it on the table in front of you.
“Better?” He asked.
“Better.” You looked at him. He had that Bambi look in those big brown eyes and trying to resist it was vain.
You suddenly realized his wounds were still hurting. You sighed. “Bring me bandages and something to disinfect that cut.”
“I’m good, I don’t need–“
“Lewis.” You interrupted him firmly.
He stayed silent. He then nodded, stood up and did as you told him. It certainly wasn’t a good time to contradict you.
When he came back on the couch, you began dabbing his face gently with a wad of cotton dipped in the solution. “He was such a dick.”
A corner of his mouth curved in a little agreeing smile. “Indeed he was.”
You carefully put a band-aid on his eyebrow, then proceeded bandaging his hand. He was watching every actions of yours. You understood he was actually sorry for what he did and you couldn’t help but forgive him. His intentions towards you were kind hearted after all.
“I don’t know what I’d do without you. You’re my life. You both are.” His bandaged hand slid down on your belly.
Your hand joined his. “And you’re mine. You know I wouldn’t trade you for anyone else in the world.”
You laid on the couch and he followed you, resting his head on your chest and his body next to yours, careful not to press his weight on your womb.
Your fingers travelled in his soft braided hair. “Besides, there’s nothing about him you should be jealous of. You have everything he doesn’t have.”
“You mean a beautiful wife?”
“I was about to say seven world championships, but I guess a beautiful wife will do as well.”
You both laughed.
He squeezed you more with his arms around your back, turning serious once again. “How are you feeling?” He asked, although he was the injured one.
“Don’t worry, it was nothing.” You stroke his back with your hand. He was so strong, it felt so good having him curled against you like that. You couldn’t imagine anybody else to build a family with.
“I was scared I hurt you. I don’t want to fight. Not only for the baby, I don’t ever want to fight with you.” He kissed your abdomen and buried his face in your neck.
“It’s okay, you could never hurt me.”
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kimoralov3 · 5 months
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Back Home to You
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pairing: tasm!peter parker x reader
description: peter made a mistake letting you go. it takes traveling to another universe for him to do something about it
warnings: reader uses she/her pronouns, swearing, angst, fluff
word count: 2171
a/n: i wrote this all in one sitting after rewatching nwh so don't come at me for the quality. also tagging @arkofblake because i told her about this last night and she freaked
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“Peter? Where are you?” You asked as you walked into your shared apartment, putting away your coat and your purse. By the time you had gotten your shoes off, there was still no response. “Peter?”
“In the bathroom.” You heard his voice softly call. It sounded as if he was in pain, so you rushed to see what was happening.
Peter’s suit was halfway off, a large gash on his right side and smaller cuts and bruises littered around the rest of his body. He was currently attempting to stop the bleeding without much luck.
“Oh my god, Peter.” You mumbled as you walked over to him, grabbing the towel from him. You pressed it into the wound, causing him to wince in pain. “Sorry, sorry, this is the only way to stop the bleeding. What happened?”
“I was trying to stop Vulture and he got the better of me. It’s really not a big deal, I’ve had worse.” Peter says through clenched teeth. You roll your eyes at that, quickly peeking to see if the bleeding had stopped yet. It hadn’t. “What?”
“Nothing, Peter. I just— I’m tired of seeing you like this.” You say as you grab his hand and place it over the towel, making sure that Peter kept the right amount of pressure on it as you got the first aid supplies out.
“What do you mean? Seeing me like what?” He asks as he turns to face you. You ignore him, getting out the needle and thread, as well as the disinfectant. “Y/N, what do you mean by ‘seeing you like this’?”
“Peter, you have a fucking gash the size of Texas on your side. Don’t act dumb.” You snap as you remove the towel from his side, wiping the excess blood away. Peter groaned in pain again, flinching away.
“Y/N, I knew what I was getting into when I became Spider-Man. A couple rough days are nothing to me. I’ll be fine.” Peter says as he gently places a hand on your shoulder. You mumble something under your breath as you thread the needle, although Peter couldn’t understand what you said. “What?”
“Peter now is not the best time to have this conversation. Let’s just drop it.” You say dismissively as you get ready to stitch up Peter’s wound.
He rolls his eyes, deciding to let it go for now. Once you had gotten him stitched up and left, Peter was left to his thoughts as he showered off. What could you possibly be talking about? Yes, being Spider-Man was dangerous, but he knew that. You knew that, and you accepted it. At least, that’s what he had previously thought.
He got out of the shower a few minutes later, getting dressed, and heading into the living room to see you pacing back and forth. “Y/N? What’s going on?” 
“I don’t think I can do this anymore, Peter.” You whisper as you continue pacing. Peter gives you a confused look, stepping closer and placing his hands on your arms to stop you.
“Do what? What can’t you do anymore?” He whispers softly as he looks into your eyes, hands moving up to cup your cheeks.
“Us. I don’t think I can do this relationship anymore.” You say. In that moment Peter’s whole world crumbles. What had he done wrong? How had he made you unhappy?
You placed your hands over Peter’s, moving them off of you. “It’s not something you’ve done necessarily, it’s just… I’m not cut out for this anymore. I can’t stand to watch you come home like this every day. You’re not taking care of yourself properly, and I’m scared that—” You’re cut off by a burning feeling in your throat, tears welling in your eyes. You take a step back, wiping them away.
“Scared that what, Y/N?” Peter asked, tears forming in his eyes now. 
“I’m scared that you won’t come back, Peter. I’m scared that one day, I’m gonna come home and instead of you there’ll be police at my door, telling me that my boyfriend died fighting some giant fucking lizard, or a guy who has some high-tech suit that costs more than our whole apartment building! I want more for myself, but most importantly I want more for you. And I wish that I was the type of person to be selfish, and ask you to give up doing what you love. But I’m not. So I’m leaving. It’s better for the both of us.” 
There’s a moment of silence. Neither of you know what to say. Peter wants you to stay. He wants to tell you that he’ll do better, that he’ll be better for you. But he can’t. Because he knows what that means, and as much as he would like to think so, he’s not ready to stop putting his all into being Spider-Man. Even if it means losing you.
The silence is enough for you. You take a deep breath, moving past Peter to your bedroom to pack some clothes. You come back a few minutes later with a duffel bag and your purse. “If you change your mind, I’ll be staying with my sister.”
Those are the final words Peter hears from you before you leave the apartment. Before you leave him.
Peter never considered himself to be jealous— especially of other people’s relationships. But seeing how much Peter 1 and MJ cared for and trusted each other— it made him sick. Not because they didn’t fit together— it was almost as if they were made for each other. It was because it reminded him of you. Of what the two of you had before he went and fucked it all up.
The first few weeks after you left were hard for Peter. He’s ashamed to admit that he stopped being as kind as he was before. Quite a few of the villains he ran into left their encounters beaten within an inch of their lives. He stopped visiting May as much as he used to— which he really regretted because she had done nothing wrong and was honestly the only person he could’ve gone to about his troubles.
But he isolated himself because he thought that that was what was best. It wasn’t, he knew that now. After he finally realized that he was just proving your point, he started to better himself. He stopped being reckless, started thinking about why he was actually doing what he was doing.
By now he knew he was a much better man than he had ever been when he was with you. But it wasn’t enough, at least not in his mind. He’d almost texted and called you multiple times, even showed up on your doorstep a few times. But he could never bring himself to say or do what he needed.
For now, he was content with just checking in on you every once in a while. You had found an apartment about 15 minutes away from where the two of you used to live. You had decorated it nicely. That was always something you were good at, figuring out what looked good together.
“What are you thinking about?” Peter 2 asked, grabbing Peter’s attention. 
“Nothing.” He said quickly, prompting Peter 2 to give him a knowing look. “It’s just…seeing them together reminds me of someone.” He says with a little smile.
“Oh? Is this someone someone special?” Peter 2 asks as he takes off his saftey goggles. 
“She was—is. She is special to me.” Peter mumbles as he finishes writing the equation for the formula.
“Was? What happened?”
The question causes Peter to sigh. “I fucked up, really bad. She cared so deeply for me, and I took that for granted.”
“Yeah, I get what you mean. I think that’s one of the downsides of doing what we do, especially if you don’t have everything together. It’s usually the ones we love the most that end up getting hurt by our foolishness.”
Peter takes a moment to think on what was said. “Wow, that was really deep.” He pauses for a moment before continuing. “So, how did you get the courage to try and win her back?”
“Honestly? I didn’t. I ran into her one day and everything just…came pouring out of me. If we hadn’t of run into each other, I honestly don’t think I’d ever have gotten the courage to talk to her again.” Peter 2 explained as he worked. Peter nodded, understanding what he meant.
He had a lot to think about when he got back home. 
When he had finally gotten back to his home—his universe— Peter had immediately collapsed on his bed. He had every intention of going to you that night, but it was extremely late, he was tired, and he had just fought off 5 different villains. The man needed his rest. 
That rest turned into 2 days, then 4, then a whole week, and he still hadn’t gone to speak with you. Again, he had fully intended to, but something was stopping him. He kept telling himself that he was going to do it the next day, but he knew deep down that that was a lie. 
It was late at night when he got the urge to see you again. This had become a normal occurrence over the past few years. On nights when it was pretty tame, he would sit on the fire escape of your apartment and make sure you were alright. Sure, it was a little strange but he didn’t particularly care.
Only this time, when he came to perch on your fire escape, you were sitting on your windowsill, a mug in your hands. “Hello, Peter.” You say with a soft smile as he lands.
He gives you an awkward smile, shifting uncomfortably on his feet. He wasn’t used to this feeling, especially when it came to you. “Hey.”
“You know, for a superhero, you’re not the most stealthy person in the world.” You say as you hand him the mug. “It’s tea, just the way you like it.”
“Thank you.” He says. He takes a sip, humming at the taste. He looks up at you behind the mug. “So, are you uh, are you upset that I’ve been spying on you?”
“No. I expected it.” You whisper with a giggle, leaning your head against the windowsill. Peter nods, not sure of what to say. He sets the mug down, running his hands over his face. He couldn’t believe that he was doing this.
“Look, Y/N, I am so sorry for how things ended 3 years ago. I hate that I hurt you, that I made you worry about me when I wasn’t even worried about myself. I took your words to heart and I got better. I stopped being impulsive and started being more calculated. And I so badly wanted to come to you, but I just… I couldn’t. I didn’t want to risk hurting you again.” He finishes, slightly out of breath. There was a moment where nothing but looks were exchanged. Finally, you got up and walked over to him. “What are you doing?” Peter asked softly as he looked down at you.
You don’t say anything, just smile and pull his face down so that your lips touch gently. He practically melts into the kiss, his arms finding their spot around your waist once again. He’s missed this. You’ve missed this. 
When you pull away from each other, it’s all smiles. Peter is grinning like a child on Christmas and you love it, reaching your hand up slightly to move his hair out of his face. 
“Does this mean that you forgive me?” He whispers. You chuckle at that, playfully rolling your eyes.
“You get a kiss like that and you’re questioning whether or not I forgive you?” You ask, causing Peter to throw his head back with laughter.
“What, I feel like it’s a fair question. Don’t leave me hanging.” He says as he playfully shakes the two of you. 
You laugh, shaking your head at his antics. “Yes, Peter Parker. I forgive you.”
This causes the smile on Peter’s face to grow even wider. He leans down, giving you another kiss. You lean up into it, wrapping your arms around his neck to pull him closer.
“I love you, Y/N. And I promise that I will never, never hurt you again. And if I do, I give you full permission to beat my ass and never look back.” He says once the two of you pull away.
“I don’t think that I’ll need to do that, but thank you for that.” You say with a smile. Peter and you share another laugh, before you turn and look inside your apartment. “It’s a little chilly out here, why don’t we head back inside?”
Peter hums, allowing you to pull him into the warmth of your apartment. He was glad to have a sense of normalcy back in his life.
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wing-ed-thing · 11 months
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Guard Dog (Shino x Reader)
Synopsis: You took care of him in your childhood at his most vulnerable. Now, Shino wants to do the same for you.
Word Count: 1k
Tags/Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, Reader Injury, Gender Neutral Reader
Notes: Have you ever noticed that whenever one of my Readers gets injured it’s always the... same injury? Me too.
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You’d take it to the grave; he knew you would. That’s why he entrusted you with his care. Not being a medical ninja, you threw together all the home remedies you could think of. It was a sleepless night. 
Shino still remembered the next morning when he was finally feeling a bit more like himself— albeit a bit sore. He woke up to the hazy blue that dawn cast upon the early morning. You lay curled on his floor, your head barely on his shikibuton as you slept. He took in the shape of your nose, your chin. Loose hairs fanned out from your bandana over the woven fabrics. Cups, crushed herbs, and wrappers sat scattered around you, evidence of your rigorous endeavors the night before. Maybe all of your little efforts amounted to enough to clear the poison. Or perhaps, Shino wondered, his body cleared on its own. For your labor, he would like to consider the first option. 
And in Shino’s twisted concept of loyalty, you had proven yourself ten times over. 
Years had gone by since then. The war and the Allied Shinobi Forces' strife had come and gone, and you treated Shino with the same formality you always did. 
You passed each other on the battlefield or during a patrol or two during reconstruction. You greeted him with a cordial smile, and he acknowledged you with a stoic nod, all memories from your childhood distant as you entered adulthood. But Shino always kept you in one manner or another, holding you in the corner of his eye when you were near. His thankfulness, like many other things, remained unspoken. 
He couldn’t help but notice how similar you looked, recalling the night you had fallen asleep caring for him. You lay sprawled out on the forest floor. He took in the shape of your eyes and the blood dribble pouring from your lip. Sakura knelt over you, holding a blood-soaked rag to your side wound as green light cast harsh shadows on your face. Fallen leaves mixed with your hair. 
Shino stood tall and alert, listening for the subtlest noises in the trees. Sakura caught his tinted eyes, glancing briefly down at you before giving a small shake of her head. There wouldn’t be any way to retreat while you were injured. Sakura switched out the saturated rag with a clean one, the used towel making a heavy, wet plopping sound as it landed on the ground. Your blood seeped into the dirt. 
Shino stared at the scene, and instantly, his entire swarm emerged. Bursting from underneath his jacket, beetles rapidly enveloped the nearby landscape. They surrounded the three of you in a circle. The multitude marched outwards, almost multiplying by the hundreds as Shino sent them into the surrounding woods. The carpet of insects moved swiftly, enveloping every log, leaf, and tree like a creeping plague. 
Even as they fell out of Sakura’s sight, she could hear the anguished screams of enemy scouts. As dusk fell, she could hear an occasional thump in the distance. The sound of corpses falling out of trees. 
The sun had set by the time Sakura got you stabilized. Without proper equipment— not to mention working on a bed of dirt— the feat took longer than she had anticipated. Your injuries were severe. She collapsed beside you, arms outstretched as dried blood stained her hands. She wiped her brow with her forearm. 
Shino’s large form hovered over her, a canteen in his outstretched hand. She cupped her palms together, allowing Shino to pour a steady stream of fresh water and powdered disinfectant onto her stained hands. The stream traveled toward the fire Shino had made, the moisture sucked up between the ground and the heat. 
“Take a rest,” he told her, maneuvering to where you lay. Shino sat at your side, elbows resting on his bent knees. He studied every shallow breath and labor of your chest. Leaning carefully over you, he pressed an ear to your heart. 
“It’ll be okay, Shino,” Sakura said, wrapping herself in a blanket on the other side of the fire. “We’ll get to a hospital in the morning after I’ve ensured everything’s still stable. You should rest too.” He hummed, not quite acknowledging her, and not too long after, Sakura fell asleep from exhaustion. 
Shino kept watch as the fire crackled. It was about all that made noise in the forest that night. There were no birds or bugs, just the sound of the fire and your light breathing. 
Your eyes cracked open sometime in the night. Shino sat where he had been, keeping an eye on the dark woods that surrounded him. 
“Shino?” It came out barely as a whisper. His head snapped towards you, maintaining his alertness. He leaned forward to get a better look at your face. “We got it… right?” The corners of your lips began to tug up into a smile, faltering.
“Yes, we did,” he said, as matter of factly as usual. “Sleep; we’re moving out in the morning.” He returned to where he sat and stared into the darkness again. 
“Is it just you on watch—?” You attempted to sit up, to which Shino swiftly placed a hand on your shoulder. You remained where you laid.
“Sakura was working on you for a few hours. She needs her rest.” A small beetle crawled up Shino’s cheek and under his glasses. “I do not need rest.” You opened your mouth to protest, but he cut you off. His voice grew softer and quieter than usual. “You did the same for me… a long time ago.”
You thought to yourself, gaze cast off to the side until it dawned on you.
“That one mission with Naruto,” you spoke, and Shino nodded slightly. “That was a long time ago.” You watched the fire flicker in the reflection of his glasses.
“Was it?” He stared off somewhere else, still alert for anything that could threaten your squad in the trees. With the radius Shino cleared, you wouldn’t encounter another person your whole way home. 
“Thank you, Shino,” you rasped. “I know I can always count on you.” You mustered what little strength you could to brush your fingers against his. His thumb gently traced your knuckles, paying no mind to the dried blood on your skin.
“I was just thinking the same thing.”
Silence overtook the night again as Shino kept an eye on the woods.
Thank you to all who liked, reblogged, followed and otherwise supported. Your support means so much and is greatly appreciated.
Notes: Dare I say that Shino is a bit... creepy in this?? OOOO spooky!! I made it dark and then I had to remember to make it kinda cute
If you liked this work, I highly recommend Honey Stand!
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Ghost with fem reader[if possible]
Most of the people at the base are not from latam but one time let's say she finds out one of the nurses is and they end up singing together no me se rajar
I'm from Latam and i keep imagining him with a latinoamerican reader doing latinoamerican things👀
A/N: Hi Bestie! We love Ghost with a Latinx Reader. I'll do my best and I hope you like it. The song is so good, I love it! Since you mentioned the reader finding a nurse who's Latinx, I'm going to make the reader a nurse - I hope that's ok! Also, I don't speak Spanish that well, so please bear with me lol
Turquesa
Lt. Simon "Ghost" Riley x Latinx AFAB/F! Nurse Reader (COD MW2)
Song: No Me Sé Rajar - Vicente Fernández
Warnings: None? Fluffy and cute. Awkward Ghost. Minimal use of Y/N. Killing of a cockroach.
Master List (tag list at the bottom)
Work was work. Fun was fun. There was nearly never a time and a place for fun in work or work in fun. Simon knew that - with the occasional dry to the bone joke he'd tell to Johnny.
Then there was you. Always a smile on your face, always walking with a certain rhythm, and somehow always has music playing at some capacity. Working as a military nurse gave you the opportunity to travel far and all over the world, but sometimes you just missed home. And you couldn't just hop on a plane and go home, so you try and keep as much of home as you possibly can - music was one of them.
Being one of the few nurses from Latin America, it was kind of hard to connect with the other nurses, but you managed. Simon sometimes felt a little guilty when you felt lonely. But firmly enjoyed when you talked about your culture.
Every time he came in to see you, whether he was bleeding or not, he firmly enjoyed hearing you curse in Spanish. He thinks his favorite word is chancla. The only reason he knows what it means is when he caught you throwing every other one at a cockroach in order to kill it, while kneeled on top of one of the counters of the nurse's station, shrieking in Spanish.
He heard screaming and incoherent Spanish curses, and then things being thrown across the nurse's office. Quickly walking over there, slightly worried, he placed a hand on one of his guns and stood by the wall, peaking his head from the doorway. Sighing in relief and in amusement as he saw you perched on a counter with no shoes on and a tissue box in hand, hair sticking to your face, looking around frantically.
He revealed himself in the doorway and took a few steps inside, looking around slightly, then up to you, "Ye alright?"
Almost jumping at the sound of his voice, you looked up at the dark clad soldier, "Simón! Please! I saw one of those - whatever the fuck they're called, the cucaracha."
Smiling under his mask, he looked around the floor and wall, "I think you mean cockroach, Y/N." Simón. How it made his heart flutter every time his name rolled out of your mouth. There were very few occasions where he'd heard his name in other accents, but yours was his favorite.
Too focused on the floor to respond, "There! Over th-"
Simon looked down to the floor towards where you were pointing, seeing the brown little critter try to make a run for it. Simon quickly stepped on it with his boot, you yelping and covering your mouth at the crunching sound. Chuckling dryly, he lifted his boot to look at the damage done.
"Wait there, let me clean it." You hopped down from the counter and put your shoes on, then pulled out a few disinfectant wipes. You walked over to Simon, smiling slightly nervously, then crouched down in front of him, beckoning him to lift his foot so you could clean the floor and
You being scared of a cockroach and not all the blood and other injuries you've seen amused him. Once you were done cleaning the floor and the bottom of his boot, you stood up and quickly threw away the wipes with the remnants of the bug. While looking back at Simon, you looked back at him, "Thank you, Simón, I'm glad you were here."
Chuckling, Simon crossed his arms, "The things you've seen and the blood you have to deal with on a daily basis, and a cockroach scared ya?"
"Cállate," You chuckled and started picking up the things you'd thrown on the floor. Simon started to help her out, placing them on one of the counters for you to put away. Not sure how to tell you, he simply blurts, "I'm going away on a mission."
"Oh." You look up at him. He's standing in the middle of the nurse's station, holding a box of gloves. You weren't sure what kind of relationship you had with him, but all you knew is that he liked you. At least more than most people.
He'd let you sing to him in Spanish every time he came in - even for something minor. He'd even let you scold him. He was curious about her.
"Where are you going?"
"South America."
Knowing that he couldn't tell you much more than that, and that he couldn't take you with him - you were needed at the base.
"I'll bring you something back when I come back."
And that he did.
He came across a little shop at the end of his mission, little blue turquoises laid out on a table outside the shop. A little nervous, the shop keeper answered him in Spanish as to how much each stone was when Simon pointed to him. He nodded and paid the shop keeper and picked out a few of them to bring back to you, thankful that you'd spoken enough Spanish for him to figure out how much to pay. He kept the stones in his breast pocket the whole way back to the base, occasionally placing his hand over it to feel them, hoping you'll like them.
As he walked down the hallway to the nurse's station, music and sound software trumpets echoed into the hallway. Smiling slightly under his mask, he hid behind the doorway, craning his neck so that he could see you- dancing?
You had your arm hooked and looked in with another nurse's arm, both of you singing in Spanish.
dicen que si vuelvo encontrare la muerte (they say if I come back I'll find death) que por ti la vida me van a quitar. (that for you my life will be taken away.) Piensan asustarme para que te deje (They think they're gonna scare me into leaving you.) pero nunca nadie lo podra lograr (but no one can ever achieve it)
Not wanting to disturb you, he was happy you'd found a friend.
"Simón?"
Shit. Simon stepped into the doorway, filling it up with his size, then took a step inside.
"Simón! You're back!" You nearly ran up to him, smiling brightly as he wrapped a large arm around your neck, his eyes smiling at you. He looked back at the other nurse, slightly taken aback by his appearance. You looked back at her and smiled, beckoning her to come closer, "¡Ven aquí! No muerde, este es el Fantasma - Ghost." (Come here! He won't bite, this is Ghost)
The other nurse smiled slightly and walked up to them, and introduced herself. Before Simon could begin speaking again, you and the other nurse started speaking Spanish.
"English, please," Simon interrupted, getting ahead of himself and wanting to give you your gift.
The other nurse chuckled and took it as her cue to leave.
"Sorry," Y/N smiled, "I'm glad you're back. When did you come back?"
"A few hours ago."
Remaining in his embrace, you watched as he dug into his breast pocket with his free hand and pulled out two quarter sized turquoises, holding them out in his palm to her.
"Aye, where did you get these?" You looked into his hand and touched them gently, then looked up at him.
"Little shop in South America. I told you I'd bring you something."
You giggled as you wrapped your arms around his neck, "Simón! Thank you!" He moved his arm from your shoulders to your waist, holding you close as he rested his chin on your head. His cheeks felt warm and slightly sore from all the smiling he did under the mask.
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stardust-swan · 1 year
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How to Fly Like a Hollywood Star - Part 3: On the Plane
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[Part 1: Packing] [Part 2: Before the Airport and at the Airport]
🛩 Food can be expensive on planes so bring something to eat, like a mozarella and sun-dried tomato sandwich on olive bread, some almonds, a fresh fruit, or even a whole bento box. Herbal teabags are also a good idea, just ask the cabin crew for a cup of hot water. Peppermint (to stay awake), chamomile (to make you feel calm), and ginger (for nausea) are all perfect.
🛩 Neck pillows work wonders for international flights (bring a pillow case from home to go over said pillow. Keep it in your bag until the flight to stop it from getting gross). Eyemasks and ear plugs/noise cancelling headphones are a good idea too.
🛩 Bring a cashmere wrap, or small cashmere blanket on board. Audrey Hepburn always had one throughout the years to keep her comfy on film sets and planes.
🛩 Try to pee before getting on the plane
🛩 Drink lots of water and bring a lip balm, small moisturiser, or even a couple of sheet masks, as the cabin air is quite dry. Food and drink high in electrolytes, such as nuts, tomato juice, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, coconut water, and sports drinks like Gatorade and Powerade also help combat dehydration. You can bring electrolyte tablets instead if you want.
🛩 Compression socks can help prevent your legs swelling and bruising.
🛩 Pay attention to the safety demonstration, and know how many rows away your seat is from the nearest exit (which may be behind or before you).
🛩 Download the Timeshifter app (for Apple and Android) to help combat jet lag. I can't recommend it enough.
🛩 If you choose to drink alcohol, remember that one drink on the ground is two in the sky. You will feel the alcohol a lot more when flying due to the altitude and cabin pressure.
🛩 Pass the time by reading a book with beautiful prose or listening to some relaxing music (Part 2 has links to sites you can use to download literature and music).
🛩 When you start the climb to cruising altitude, chew some gum to stop you ears popping. Pinching your nose shut and trying very hard to breathe out of your nose helps alleviate ear pressure/pain.
🛩 Bring hand sanitiser or antibacterial wipes if the airline allows them (Naomi Campbell is in the habit of disinfecting her entire seat!)
🛩 Turbulence is normal and has never crashed a plane. If you get nervous, close your eyes and pretend you're on a bus/car. It will feel like you're just driving over a bumpy road.
🛩 Be nice to airline and airport employees. Even if things are going wrong, it’s usually not their fault. Being nice can get you better service sometimes (meal vouchers during delays, better seats, an earlier flight, etc.).
🛩 If you're travelling alone, and planning to sleep on your flight, ask the ticket counter when you check in if you can be put in an empty row. When you get to the gate, ask if the row is still empty, and if it's not, to be moved to an empty row. Take some melatonin and a night time ibuprofen after your meal, lay across the row, and get some sleep.
🛩 Don't sleep with your legs crossed.
🛩 Changing into pyjamas on a night time flight will make the flight comfier, and you'll feel refreshed when you change back into your street clothes.
🛩 Meditate. Or close your eyes and just breathe. Take advantage of the fact that you are miles away from your everyday life, and no one can find you.
🛩 When flying private, act casual. Asking where the flight is departing from is acceptable. Asking "Wow! Is this yours?" is not.
🛩 And most importantly, enjoy your trip!
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the-down-upside-finch · 8 months
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What's in Your Bag? (Tag Game!)
I'm starting a new tag game! (It probably already exists somewhere but I couldn’t find it so IT'S MINE NOW MWA HA HA /j) Anyways, does your OC carry a bag? Do they have pockets? Well, then this tag game is for you!
What sort of items (maybe it's just one thing) does your OC always have with them, either in their bag or pockets?
Gently tagging @my-cursed-prince, @athenswrites, @worldsfromhoney, @card-queen, @k-v-briarwood, @harleyacoincidence, @da-na-hae, and I'll leave the tag open for anyone that sees this and wants to play!
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Okay okay I'm going to do this with the MCs from Minding Q's because these characters would bring their whole house with them if they could:
Celain doesn't usually have a bag (besides her school backpack), but when she does, it always has: - Chapstick - Pair of earplugs - Granola bar or some other snack - Microfiber cloth to clean her glasses + lens cleaning spray - Phone charger - Umbrella - Hygiene products
Sterling literally always has a backpack with him, either his big bag for school or a smaller one for errands and stuff, and inside of it he always carries: - Box of adhesive bandages (the fabric ones) - Several pairs of earplugs - Pack of disinfectant wipes - Notepad and pen (for when inspiration strikes) - Fidget cube - Mini flashlight - Cloth face mask - Travel sewing kit
(I'm also going to include the two almost-main-characters because they're probably a better example for this haha)
Katelyn will bring a small purse with her, and inside she always carries: - Tylenol and Ibuprofen (in case anyone is allergic to either) - Lipstick (or lip gloss, depending on the day) - Small stick of deodorant (she gets self-conscious)
Max never carries a bag outside of school, but in his pockets he always has: - His hearing aid box (and the charging cord) - Folding pocket comb - Notepad and pencil (for certain situations)
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Anyways, yeah! Go wild, y'all! Hopefully this one will be fun. :}
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chadillacboseman · 5 months
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Inspired by conversations with @bdfightclub re: the episode of Always Sunny where the gang goes through alcohol withdrawals while quarantined for the flu. Featuring: Echo (@roofgeese) Kate, Alex (me). A quick mention of Tigue (@mintspider) and Danny.
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Outworld is a strange place.
The rules of Earthrealm don't really apply there- not just the laws, but the biology itself. Erron is no stranger to the oddities that come with the travels to other realms, nothing surprises him anymore.
It's why he doesn't notice the way the villagers cover their faces with cloth, faces that are just a little too pale, eyes just a little too bloodshot. He can't be bothered to care when they hurriedly hand him the package and wave him away with distressed expressions.
As long as they pay up.
It isn't until he's back at the base that the puzzle pieces begin to fit together. He does a stint in the fight pit with some dickhead agent Kano wants punished; he's cocky, young and full of piss and vinegar.
Erron beats the shit out of him.
The beating isn't what the doc notices though, what he notices is the virus that seems to have taken root in the agent's body. Something that brings the man to death's door, a mystery illness that saps him of his energy, clogs his lungs, and nearly cooks his brain with a fever.
It's Echo who finally finishes the puzzle.
Her disinfectant wipes aren't enough for this one, no, the base needs to be cleansed in holy fire. Erron is clearly immune, that much she knows- he's lived enough lifetimes to have had anything and everything under the sun of every realm.
She quickly takes notes:
Alex has reactive airway disease. He is the most vulnerable.
She, herself, is only human, and is likely the second most vulnerable.
Kate, Kabal, et all will likely have some resistance, owing to their powers/origins.
Kano should be excluded from any and all safety measures.
Echo sets to work.
"What do you mean, quarantine?" Alex protests, his eyebrows knitted over his bi-colored eyes, "I feel fine!"
"That's the point, Alex, I don't want you to get sick," Echo retorts as she shoos him into the empty meeting room. Her small stature betrays her strength.
"This is bullshit, Echo! What am I supposed to do in here?"
The door swings shut and locks with a loud click. Echo is already on her way down the hall.
Alex is taken care of. Erron has been forbidden from leaving his room. Kate and Kabal are in the bar. Kano....she doesn't care about Kano.
Echo rounds the corner to the bar and lays eyes on Kabal and Kate, both of them knocking back drinks at 1:00pm on a Tuesday. Kano is seated across from them in the booth.
"Kate. Kabal. I need you both to come with me," Echo deadpans.
Kate jumps to her feet immediately, ready to obey without question. Kabal cocks an eyebrow and continues to drink, ignoring her request.
"Kabal," Echo warns.
He knows better than to test her, but he isn't going without a fight.
"What on earth could you possibly need from me?"
"I am instituting quarantine measures on the base," she answers coolly.
"That doesn't explain shit!" Kabal snaps.
"Hang on, this is my fuckin' base," Kano interjects, "What the fuck do you mean 'quarantine measures'?"
"Erron carried a virus back from Outworld. It is extremely contagious."
"And you were gonna leave me outta your little fuckin' plan?" Kano sputters indignantly.
Echo shrugs.
"Where are we quarantining?" Kate asks, her voice tinged with excitement. She won't get sick, she's sure of it- but she won't pass up an opportunity to be locked in with everyone.
"I'll go to my room, thanks-" Kabal begins, but Echo cuts him off.
"No. Too close to Erron. I have prepared the empty meeting room in the South hall."
Kate loops her arm with Kabal's enthusiastically and drags him to his feet. He digs in his heels like a cat being carried to a bathtub, but she overpowers him with ease, pulling him out of the bar and down the hall.
"Am I allowed to go too?" Kano snaps.
Echo blinks and stares him down.
"I'm fuckin' going," he pushes past her and downs his beer before smashing the bottle on the floor.
DAY ONE
"How long is this going to take?" Alex asks from his corner of the room. He feels hot, claustrophobic in the cramped space.
"A few days," Echo responds simply.
"Days?" Kabal asks incredulously, "what are we going to eat?"
Echo gestures to the table, where a pile of assorted MREs are heaped. Kabal eyes them with disgust.
"What about a bathroom?" Kate pipes up and the others murmur in agreement.
"There is an en suite bathroom," Echo points to the nearly-concealed door on the far side of the room.
"Why the hell is there a bathroom in the meeting room?" Kabal looks at Kano half confused, half disgusted.
"Does it look like I built the fuckin' place?" Kano snaps.
"There is bottled water under the table. I will open the door when I have completed my disinfecting," Echo interrupts the argument that threatens to boil over between them.
And with that, her blond head disappears through the doorway and the heavy door swings shut and locks.
"Ten bucks says Ramirez was just hung over and that idiot in the med bay couldn't tell the bottle flu from a virus," Kabal says to no one in particular.
"Is it hot in here?" Alex asks, ignoring Kabal's statement. He's sweating, his forehead prickled with droplets that patter onto his shirt.
"I feel fine!" Kate answers cheerfully, already tearing into a spaghetti and meatball MRE.
"Can you eat that somewhere else?" Kabal snaps, "the smell is making me nauseous."
Kate scoots a few feet to the left and Kabal lets out a sigh of exasperation.
The clock on the wall ticks just a little too loudly, counting down the minutes, hours as they pass by. Kano pulls his knife from its sheath and stabs it rapidly between his fingers on the surface of the table. The rhythmic thudding pounds in Kabal's ears, threatening to drive him to madness.
Kate is onto her second MRE, gleefully shoveling in forkfuls of chicken alfredo, the scent of which makes Alex's stomach churn.
Kano's knife stops abruptly and clatters to the table.
He jumps to his feet with urgency and sprints to the bathroom, nearly tripping over Alex's outstretched legs. The sound of him vomiting nearly makes the others follow suit, it even makes Kate pause her meal.
When he emerges, his face is pale, and his organic eye is haloed with redness.
"Holy shit, he's sick-" Kabal scrambles to his feet and darts to the door, "Hey! Echo! Let us out! Kano is fucking sick!"
He pounds on the door, but to no avail.
"I don't have Erron's fuckin' mystery virus," Kano spits, his voice now hoarse, "probably ate somethin' bad at the bar."
"Oh, sure, you just all of a sudden got food poisoning? Fuck off."
Their petty squabble drones off into a background hum as Alex tries to ignore the way his mouth fills with saliva and sweat continues to drip from his forehead.
"-all I'm saying is you stay on that side of the room!" Kabal's voice comes back into focus as he points violently at the far corner opposite Alex.
"I don't want him over here," Alex says through gritted teeth, trying to keep the nausea at bay.
"Alex...are you sick too?" Kabal glances at him warily, eyeing the beads of sweat and pallor.
"....no."
"He is!" Kabal points with vindication and backs up to the opposite corner of the room, "Kate are you still fine?"
"Yesh," she answers through a mouthful of alfredo.
"Okay. You n' me stay on this half of the room, those two stay over there."
Kate nods enthusiastically and Kabal realizes the fate he's just made for himself with a groan.
DAY TWO
Kabal wakes to the sound of Alex sprinting to the bathroom, his heavy combat boots thundering on the floor. His own mouth is unbearably filled with saliva, and his body feels hot.
Next to him, Kate is passed out on the floor, face down, with her hair splayed in a fashion that makes her resemble Cousin It.
Kabal sits up and immediately, the nausea overwhelms him. Alex is still knelt in front of the toilet. He makes a split second decision and stumbles for the trash can, heaving into it ungracefully.
The noise wakes Kate, who blinks blearily, trying to orient herself. Her head is pounding, and the sound of Kabal vomiting is not doing her own stomach any favors.
When he's finally finished, Kabal falls back on his heels and wipes his mouth on the back of his hand.
"I can't believe you fucks got me sick," he mumbles, shooting a glare in Kano's direction.
Kano is slumped against the wall, his organic eye now bloodshot and haloed by dark purple, almost sunken into his head. Even his cybernetic eye seems dim.
"I'm not sick, mate," Kano drawls weakly.
"Are you kidding me?" Kabal asks incredulously, "I think you're gonna die."
"Did Ramirez die?" Alex asks from the bathroom in between dry heaves.
"Dunno, he was in bad shape though."
Kate makes a sudden noise next to Kabal before shoving him out of the way and thrusting her own head into the trash can. Two MREs make their second appearance and her eyes water as stomach bile joins the party along with them.
Kate wails miserably and falls to the floor in a dramatic heap, her hair now clinging to her sweat-soaked forehead. She curls into the fetal position and whimpers quietly, her stomach still not settled.
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Echo adjusts the gas mask on her face, checking the seal to ensure that it's sound, deft fingers running along the rubber lining for at least the hundredth time.
She's already checked on Erron, who was lying contentedly in his bed, whittling with his old buck knife. Tigue had been away on a mission and agreed to stay off base, though she did express disappointment at not being able to see the others subjected to quarantine alongside Kate. Danny, too, was off base gathering intel and required no arm twisting to get him to stay that way.
The other agents she didn't give a second thought to- as Kano said, they were expendable.
Echo thumbs the power switch on the electrostatic sprayer and sets to work coating every inch of the hallways in barbicide. She's not even sure if it will work, but she has to try.
She has to try.
DAY THREE
"I cant do this," Kabal moans. He's hunched over the trash can again, but has nothing left to expel, now just heaving until his ribs ache.
"Alex I need you to kill me."
Alex grunts in response. He's slumped against the wall opposite Kano with his eyes closed. His hair has long since fallen out of the neat bun and is now hanging loosely around his face.
"I'm serious, do you have a grenade? Take us all out at once."
Kate is still curled into a ball beside him. Every few minutes she shivers violently and lets out a small sob. Kano now looks as if he's been drained by a vampire- he is sitting so still that Alex has to tap him with his boot every few hours to ensure he's still alive.
"Do you think Echo has finished disinfecting?" Alex asks weakly.
"Doesn't matter if she did, she's not letting us out of this room when we're like this," Kabal answers bitterly.
Kate finally sits up slowly and cradles her head in her hands, trying to keep the throbbing at bay, "Do you think we're gonna die?"
"Sure feels like it," Alex mutters.
"I wish I had just one more drink," Kate says wistfully, "go out drunk, ya know?"
"You are an alcoholic, Kate," Kabal shoots with a derisive look.
"Hang on," Alex pushes himself up shakily and crawls over to Kano. Carefully, he pats his vest until he finds what he's looking for and pulls a silver flask from the pocket.
"What are you doing with my fuckin' flask?"
Alex ignores him and unscrews the top before taking a long swig. His face twists at the taste, he's never understood Kano's preference in liquor. He recaps the flask and tosses it across the room to Kate.
Kate takes a drink and hands it to Kabal who does so in kind.
"Pass it back here you fuckin' drongos," Kano gestures and Kabal tosses the flask to him.
The circle continues until the flask's contents are depleted. On empty stomachs, the small amount of hard liquor is enough to have them feeling lightheaded.
"This is crazy, but I feel a lot better," Alex pipes up from his corner of the room.
"I'm feeling better too!" Kate beams, "And you all look way better!"
Even Kano has the color back in his face, and his eye is no longer sunken and bloodshot.
"How is that possible?" Kabal asks, "All we did was empty the flask, how did we get better so quick?"
The group is silent for a moment before the realization sets in.
"Oh, shit- we haven't had a drink since we went into quarantine," Kabal breaks the silence first.
"Hang on, were we never sick in the first place?" Alex glances around at the others.
Kate looks from Kabal to Alex to Kano and back again, confused, "Wait...what does that mean?"
"It means we were going through alcohol withdrawals, Kate!" Kabal snaps. She responds with a defeated 'oh' and pulls her mouth into a thin line.
As if on cue, the door unlocks and swings open, revealing Echo. She wrinkles her nose at the smell that greets her in the stifling room, a rancid mix of vomit, sweat, and booze.
"About bloody time!" Kano nearly shoves Alex to the ground to get up before pushing past Echo and into the hallway.
Echo eyes the remaining trio with suspicion, trying to nail down why they look so guilty.
"Well, this has been a real treat, but I'm headed to the bar," Kabal rises to his feet and offers a half-assed salute. Kate jumps up behind him and clings to his arm as he rolls his eyes.
When they are finally out of earshot, Echo zeroes in on Alex.
"Are you going to tell me what happened in here?" she asks.
Alex avoids her steely gaze, instead focusing intently on a frayed section of carpet between his boots. He's already coming to terms with a hard to swallow fact about himself, he does not need Echo there to know it.
"Fine. If you won't tell me, I'll review the cameras."
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katrinastratford · 2 months
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Me, traveling internationally in my 20s: ativan + glass of wine = unconsciousness (I would then spend a full day wondering why my jetlag was so bad.)
Me, traveling internationally in my 40s: Water bottle, electrolyte powder, travel pillow, blanket, earplugs, 47 podcasts, tiny first aid kit, disinfectant wipes, compression socks.
I only have 3.5 days in Paris. I gotta hit the ground running.
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I'd be lost without you
For @yourlocalfriendlyhobbit
Pairing:Kili x Fem Elf Reader
Description:After a rough time on your journey to help the dwarves claim back the mountains and defeat smaug,Kili and you share a moment together that helps you
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You sat under the tree you found a way from the group making sure no one was there you slowly lift up your shirt looking at the wound on your rib.You start to wipe the blood away when you heard a branch break turning around with your sword you see a surprised Kili at the end of the sword "You scared me! Don't do that" you follow his eyeline realizing you didn't cover the wound and your shirt was still pulled up as you try to think of something so he could leave you to tend to it by yourself.He walks to you as you sit back down grabbing your hand "Let me help I can bandage it for you cause I can see it causes you pain" he says taking the bandages from you and gently putting disinfectant on the wound causing you to jump up and yell in pain.He finishes and you think he leaves but then you feel a hand on your shoulder when you start crying from the stress of all the traveling,fighting,breaking up arguments amongst the group,and trying to keep yourself together from falling apart but you couldn't anymore "It's okay" you look to see kili with twigs and leaves in his hair and as a fake mustache causing you to burst out laughing.You laugh for the next few minutes as kili kept making faces and talking in fake accents as everyone else came down seeing you on the ground with a crazed twig and leaf covered kili dancing above you as you keep laughing holding your stomach bilbo and fili joining in on the laughter and everyone soon joining as you get up helping get the leaves and twigs out of his hair "Thank you" you smile hugging him as you join everyone else and head back to camp eating dinner "I'd be lost without you you know?" you tell as he kisses your cheek all of you going to sleep after ready for the day ahead tomorrow.
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Invisible String: TTPD / Death By A Thousand Cuts
Just a thought, but it was the first thought after I read Taylor's post for TTPD:
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Hmmmm, that house must be haunted because somehow the lights started flicking...
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My thoughts, the Era/timeline that TTPD is falling into is the Blank Space/Bleachella Era, the 1,111 days between 1989 and Reputation.
We have time traveled, by way of the Eras Tour...all the whirlpool/eye/tunnel visuals...leaving the Midnights room, into the hallway and THROUGH the keyhole into the TTPD office.
We are now in the Asylum, it's delusional here, it's been disinfected, wiped clean...however!! I feel like the songs are being sung about the Muse(s) who have contributed to this delusion. Most notably, a boy who gave her "cosmic love", made her believe they'd get married and talked babies, then for bigger reasons, they broke up or had to be broken up...she felt ghosted and her heart was shattered.
Taylor coded the TTPD Era when she bleached her hair back in 2016...We deemed it Bleachella, a play off of Coachella...
also note, Bleachers, JA's passion project. The name fits in here somewhere, but that's another rabbit hole. 🕳️
My gut feeling is that the "Muse" who, for lack of a better word, f*cks Taylor up, ghosts her and this has wreaked her mental stability...it feels like we have a front row seat to the circus playing out in her mind.
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A Simple Kindness
YOI Snz Fic #1:
I finally sat down and decided to post some of my kink fics from over the years. Starting off with a bang:
Phichit my beloved, be still my beating heart I had to write for my boy. I love him so much, this was one of the first fics I wrote for this fandom. I hope you like it.
Fetish!Yuuri and a sneezy!Phichit because I’m horny and can’t help myself. Also Yuuri being a fuckin disaster is vibe okay!?!
Phichit 🥰⛸️
Just a little fyi I caught a pretty nasty cold ☹️🤧🤒
😬 IDK if you want to kick me out of the dorm.
I get it if you do.
I’ll try to keep my germs to myself! Promise.
😷
Yuuri reads the string of texts no less than thirteen times after receiving them. Because first of all, who gave emojis the right to be so lewd? And second… how the fuck is he supposed to keep it together if Phichit has a cold?
Their dorm is basically the size of a glorified closet there’s no way Yuuri can ahem… keep things to himself… Perhaps he should be more worried about Phichit potentially spreading some kind of virus to him but really that’s not so much a concern, per say… Also, is it wrong to be completely turned on by your friend’s cold and maybe lowkey hoping you catch it yourself?
Moral quandary aside, Yuuri does manage to text back.
I’m sorry to hear that! Of course I’m not kicking you out, you must be exhausted. When does your flight get in?
Yuuri tries to turn his attention back to business ethics but his mind is well and truly in the gutter now. Besides, the professor could not be more dull as he drones on about nothing and Yuuri’s a little busy hyper fixating on the emojis Phichit used.
As he sits there nervously bobbing his leg, Yuuri’s mind wanders to Phichit’s performance at the Cup of China just a day or so ago. He had looked a bit shaky with his jumps in the free skate and Yuuri knows Phichit’s triples are solid. Perhaps he wasn’t feeling well then too? Maybe that’s why he hadn’t placed well and that thought breaks Yuuri’s heart a bit.
Our flight leaves in about half an hour, I should be back around 5.
I’m so tired. Send help 😩
Grimacing at his phone again Yuuri tosses his notebook into his bag.
Do you need anything from the store? I’m going after class.
Yuuri taps his pen nervously on the edge of his desk as the professor’s conclusion slide pops up on the screen. Their midterm essay is due instead of class on Wednesday, which of course, Yuuri has already completed and sent in.
Just as he’s walking out the door, he gets a text that sends a rush of warmth between his legs.
Get lots of tissues and probably some of those disposable face masks. I’m really sneezy. 🤧 🤧 🤧
Like I haven’t really stopped sneezing since we landed in LA. 😩
People are staring at me lol.
Shit… Shit.
How is he even supposed to respond to that?! What does one say when their best friend says something that should be simple conversation but instead is giving Yuuri a new fantasy?
Is there anything else I can grab you?
It’s lame and stupid but holy shit he’s a little busy being jealous of all the people in LAX staring at Phichit…
Just some juice? You’re the best Yuuri! 💖💕💖
While Yuuri definitely disagrees with that sentiment he manages to smother his feelings (salacious and otherwise) long enough to get to the store. He gets four boxes of tissues, a pack of disposable masks, and a few small bottles of juice to put in their mini fridge. There’s a moment where he considers not grabbing disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer, but he decides that he shouldn’t actively try to catch whatever Phichit is bringing with him.
He does his best not to think about his roommate’s condition until he’s back in the dorm. It takes a minute to put away his groceries and another five to feed the hamsters before he throws himself onto his bed. Only then does he let his mind (and okay, yes, his hand too. Sue him) wander. It’s not like he hasn’t seen Phichit sick before, they’ve been rooming together for two years now and they travel internationally. Illness is common, normal for them, even.
Turns out his dick didn’t get that memo, however, and still gets all tingly at the idea of a runny nose. Such is life, he supposes.
Once he’s handled himself, he turns to his schoolwork, the monotony of his assignments. The mundane task does the trick and he feels more in control of himself now. And yeah, okay, jerking off can do that too, crazy world.
He checks his syllabuses to placate his nerves; his history professor is notoriously strict and for a second he’s convinced himself he did his whole mid-term in the wrong citation style. However, his nerves only settle for a minute or two before they bundle up again. This time because his ears catch the sound of a very congested sneeze from down the hall.
Yuuri’s mouth dries a bit as he fidgets on his bed, lord have mercy here we go.
The door opens and Yuuri’s heart instantly beats a bit faster.
Phichit looks terrible even with half his face covered. His eyes are red and watery, his complexion is nearly grey, and there’s a wet spot sitting right in the middle of his face mask.
“Hey. How’s it going?” Phichit asks, his voice is drenched in congestion and the question is punctuated with a harsh sniff.
“I’m alright. I thought you weren’t supposed to land until five.” Yuuri closes his laptop and sets it aside.
“We got- hhin early.” Phichit’s eyes squint up towards the industrial light above. His chest rises sporadically but ultimately leaves him without the satisfaction of a sneeze. “Ciao Ciao took me to the Student Health Center. On the bright side, it’s not the flu.”
“That’s good.” Yuuri manages to nod as Phichit drops his bag at the foot of his bed.
“So how… how wa-was… ahh…” An unnecessary hand raises up to cover his face, though Yuuri wonders if maybe it is necessary considering the sodden material. “He-tchuh! Tishuh!.. heh… heh eh-Psheh!”
“Bless you.” Yuuri forces himself to look away as his roommate wipes his eyes.
“Thank you… snif!” Phichit sighs as he squeezes his eyes shut. “How was your week?”
“Oh, it was fine. Business as usual. It was nice to have practices by myself.” Yuuri watches Phichit deflate into his bed. “Did the health center give you anything?”
“Yeah… but I don’t think I can take it… you know how the ISU is about medication. Don’t wanna risk it.”
“I’m sure your cold medicine isn’t banned.” Yuuri tries to reason.
“Ciao Ciao offered to call the hotline to find something I could take. I told him not to bother… it’s just a cold.” Phichit shrugs out of his coat. Yuuri swears he can see the goosebumps rise on Phichit’s skin when the coat falls to the floor.
“Yeah but… you look pretty-”
“Et-chuh!”
“Bless you… miserable.” Yuuri bites back the undignified sound he wants to make.
“I’ll be fine.” Phichit sniffs a few times, “Ugh, sorry.”
“Don’t be.” Yuuri bites his lip as he shuffles off the bed. “I got your tissues and juice.”
“Tha-hank chuh!... thank you.”
Yuuri opens one of the boxes, then he decides to just bring the trash can with him as he returns to the beds.
“Here.”
He places the bin near the head of Phichit’s bed, when he turns back to his friend he has to bite down hard to keep his jaw from dropping.
Phichit has removed his soiled face mask revealing the mess beneath. His nose is a bright warning label shade of red and its glistens with thin strands of mucous. He sits just on the precipice of a testy sneeze, his eyes half closed, his nostrils flaring dramatically, and of course, the jittery gasps that all culminate in what has to be a hugely reliving release.
“Hep-Tshu! He-Tcha! God.” He groans.
“Bless you.”
Phichit snuffles into no less than six tissues to clean up what must be hours of mess. Between the flight and the drive back to the university… god why does Yuuri sort of wish he were a face mask? What the fuck even…
“You don’t have to keep blessing me… I’m gonna be sneezy all night.” Phichit tosses the wad of tissues into the bin. “Do you want me to wear a mask?”
“Uh, no, you don’t have to. You’re the sick one and you’ve flown halfway across the world today. Just try to get comfortable, okay?”
Phichit looks up at him gratefully, “Maybe you should wear one then? Trust me, you don’t want to catch this.”
Well, that’s just patently untrue… Regardless, Yuuri plucks one of the disposable masks out of the box and throws it on. At least now he can hide his blushing, right? Especially because Phichit sneezes twice more while Yuuri’s back is turned.
“The nurse says it’s just a head cold but Ciao Ciao isn’t letting me skate for at least a week.” Phichit slumps further into his bed, a thin cough escaping his lungs. “I mean, isn’t getting last place punishment enough?”
“I don’t think you’re being punished.” Yuuri says grabbing a bottle of juice from the mini fridge.
“No, it’s punishment… He’s upset because I went out there and did my free skate while I had a fever.”
Yuuri swallows thickly as he puts the drink on the nightstand. “Oh, well, in that case… I guess you’re being punished.”
“What was I supposed to do? I went all the way to China to skate so I-… huh… I skha-ate… skated… uhuh… ehh…” Phichit’s hand raises lethargically in front of his face. He takes four deep inhales clearly trying to entice the sneeze forward and failing to do so.
“Yeah but… You should remember that Celestino is in charge of us, especially when we’re abroad. He wants you to take care of yourself, that’s all.”
“You’re one to talk.” Phichit snorts, the grimace he gives afterwards indicates the action hurts at least a little bit.
“Well… it’s easy to say when I’m not the one in trouble.” Yuuri chuckles nervously.
Phichit squints again, a shaky sigh rattling his chest. “Ehhh… ahh-ha-… huh… come on… Heptshah! Hatchu! Etsha-ETCHOO!”
Yuuri has to really focus on not paying attention to his groin after that particular display. Holy shit, why does his roommate – his best friend no less – have to be the perfect picture of a head cold?
“Bless you.” Yuuri can’t help himself from commenting as Phichit mops up his nose.
“Thank you…”
“You don’t have any mid-terms coming up do you?” Yuuri asks settling back into his own bed.
“No, thank god.” Phichit looks up from blowing his nose, “Did them all before I left. If I can’t skate there’s no way I’m going to class.”
“That’s good then, you have time to rest.” Yuuri tries in vain to return to his assignment but it’s incredibly difficult considering the circumstances. Phichit really is sneezing every five to ten minutes which is starting to wear on Yuuri’s resolve. Between blowing, sniffling, and sneezing he’s basically living in the type of universe his wildest wet dreams could only imagine.
It’s a relief when Ciao Ciao calls him.
“How are you Yuuri?” He asks, perfectly unaware of how ridiculous that question sounds to him.
“I’m alright…”
“Great, can you do me a favor? I got Phichit some medication for his cold can you come get it from my office?”
“Sure thing coach, I’ll be there in a bit.” Yuuri nearly runs out of the room. Part of him is a bit embarrassed to do so. The last thing he wants is Phichit thinking he finds his cold disgusting, but damnit he has a great excuse now to get his shit together. He throws his mask away the second he sees a trash bin and instantly takes a deep breath. The world is certainly testing his resolve today.
The walk to Celestino’s office is blissfully calm and the cool evening air does the trick. By the time he arrives, Yuuri feels like himself again and he’s not being manhandled by his dick, thank god. Ciao Ciao corrals him into a conversation about the Grand Prix Final coming up in December before handing off the medication.
Yuuri strolls back to the dorms at a leisurely pace, his head swirling with an ocean of thoughts. Between the Final, schoolwork, and the intrusive thoughts about Phichit’s cold; his brain is overrun with activity.
When he pushes into their room he finds the lights are still on but Phichit is dead to the world. Still, he tries to rouse his friend from his slumber.
“Phichit? Celestino got you some medicine.” Yuuri says softly putting a hand on his shoulder to shake him. There’s a moment where Yuuri can’t help himself. He finds his hand creeping up to Phichit’s forehead to check for temperature. He’s warm but not to such a degree that Yuuri is concerned.
Phichit’s eyes crack open just the slightest bit.
“Hey, Ciao Ciao got you-”
“Het-chu!” Phichit’s eyes shut as he jolts forward with the sneeze.
Yuuri pulls his hand back and closes his gaping mouth. Holy shit, holy shit, Phichit just sneezed on him. Any resolve he might have gained on his little walk around campus instantly leaves his body as he takes a step back.
Phichit, however, hasn’t seemed to notice at all as he rears back for another sneeze.
Yuuri pushes the tissue box a fraction closer to his friend. Phichit buries his face into the offered tissues and sneezes two more times before he seems to be aware of the world around him.
“Ugh… Hey, how… how long have you been gone?” Phichit asks pulling another tissue out of the box to blow his nose.
“About an hour. Ciao Ciao got you some ISU approved medicine.” Yuuri holds out the box to him, still reeling from what has just happened. His legs feel weak and he’s incredibly warm inside.
“And you… Aw, Yuuri that’s so nice of you to go get it for me. Thank you.”
“It was no trouble.” Yuuri tries to hide the furious blush overtaking his features.
“I’d hug you but I don’t think either of us want that.” Phichit sniffs to prove the point.
Yuuri turns back to his bed while Phichit downs a dose. When Yuuri turns around he sees the familiar sight of Phichit scrolling through his phone.
“You don’t want to get back to sleep?”
“I’m making sure Chris yelled at Viktor for me.” Phichit wipes his nose with the heel of his hand.
Yuuri sputters out a few incomprehensible sounds before eventually settling on a: “Huh!?”
“Oh, yeah. Viktor was patient zero.” Phichit rolls his eyes, “I’m pretty sure that he either doesn’t know how to cover his mouth or he was conspiring against us. The man was a walking biohazard during our practice days.”
It’s official, Yuuri no longer exists. Not on this Earth and maybe not even the next. Phichit has Viktor King-of-the-Ice Nikiforov’s cold. Phichit got to witness Viktor having the head cold from hell for days, and he apparently never covered his mouth. And now Yuuri has been infected. With Viktor’s cold. Viktor’s sneezy drippy cold. What a world.
The next few days are going to be quite the adventure. And Yuuri has some internet sleuthing to do to see if anyone recorded the Cup of China practice…
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angel-shaw · 3 months
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TIDBIT TUSEDAY!
I’m wrighting a Castlevana fic for the first time and here’s some it!
Hurt/comfort, found family:3
Description: Vlad finds a young child with a disgusting group of people well traveling. He takes it upon himself to kill the men and take the poor child back to his wife.
Tw: mention of child abuse and neglect, description of a very hurt child
@gumballrightfoots I think at some point we were talking about castlevania so maybe you’ll like!
Lisa loved kids, she always wanted one and when she was able to have Adrien she was overjoyed.
Adrien being half vampire meant he was different from any child she had cared for before but he was hers. He was her son and she loved him with every fiber of her being.
She was happy with her life with her son and husband. She lived in a huge castle, far away from anyone who wanted to hurt her or her family, she had an almost endless supply of knowledge, she could travel virtually anywhere with her family, and she could set up in towns to help the people there when she wanted to. It was truly amazing.
One day their peace was disrupted. Vlad burst back into the castle, calling for Lisa to go to the medical room. She did, dropping what she was sowing rushing to follow her husband.
When she got to the room the door was still open. Vlad turned to her,
“I found this child as I was traveling, he was a slave. I found him being beaten. He is not conscious and he has lost too much blood, I need your help.”
“Of course, what do you need?”
“Stay here and do what you can with the stuff here as I get more,”
“Of course.”
When she saw the child her heart sank even further. Vlad laid him on his stomach because there were multiple deep wounds on the child’s back. They covered the child’s back and even went down to his legs. Bruises layered over other cuts that were obviously infected.
She started working to stop the rest of the bleeding, it was obvious that the bleeding had gone down. Vlad probably had something on him he gave to the child to help till he was able to get back. It wasn’t long until Vlad returned with more supply’s.
The two of them worked on the child for a long time, trying to clean and disinfect what they could and wrap them up. Ointments were applied to a lot of the bruises. At one point they turned the child around, Vlad holding them up well Lisa worked on their front woych wasn’t as bad but was still mortifying.
“What happened Vlad?” Lisa finally asked
He sighed, “I was traveling when I came across his group. I could tell something was off right then. But then I saw one of them pull this one out of one of the tents and start wiping them. I couldn’t let that happen so I stopped it. That group no longer walks the planes. I picked up the child and looked for others but when I looked the others weren’t alive. They looked as if they died from starvation, blood loss or infection. This one was on the brink but I had medication I gave them to slow the bleeding and stop the infections. They were terrified when I picked them up but they couldn’t do anything but pass out.”
“That’s terrible…I don’t understand how people could be so horrible..this is a child..”
“I know Lisa.”
“There isn’t anything more I can do for their wounds for now. We can give them something for the pain when they wake up but I fear they won’t…they are so thin..”
“I am able to set up a line of protein into their system, it will have to be slow though. Their body is so weak so the suddenness of food might send them into shock.”
“Do whatever you can.”
Just like that Vlad started working on getting the child food. He explained to Lisa that he could put a tube into their arm, an IV to slowly push nutrients into their system. They laid the child on their back despite the wounds to administer the IV.
“We will give them medication for pain. I’ll be able to numb the pain for a little bit, sadly because they are so frail I worry too much medication will shock the immune system.”
Lisa sighed and Vlad knew she was worried and dissterbed. There wasn’t much he could do so he settled for embraceing her.
“We will care for them. The humans who did this payed.”
Vlad felt Lisa nod, “I’m going to check on Adrian, would you like to join me?” He said calmly after a while.
Lisa looked at the sleeping child, “I don’t want to leave them alone. You go check on him and I’ll stay here for now just in case.”
“Ok my love,” Vlad kissed her head and pulled away from his wife. Their hands falling apart as he turned and left for his sons room.
Adrian was alseep in his bed when Vlad pushed the cracked door open. Vlad stood in the doorway for a moment before striding into the room to his sons bed.
Hovering over Adrian’s bed Vlad admired his son. His golden locks of their so closely resembling his mothers, the small fangs peeking out of his hung open mouth evidence of Vlads own blood. Even the boys eyes copyed his mothers, Vlad did not mind of course. Lisa was stunning in every way so it was fit for her son to grow to be the same.
Adrian started to stir, a hand coming up to rub at his tired eyes. The other holding a stuffed wolf. When his eyes open he sat up immediately.
“Dada!”
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@ailesswhumptober day 18: fever / vomiting / warm soup
[draft/snippet from an upcoming chapter of retrace the steps and pick up the pieces, where eddie tries to help the little guy recover after he harms himself]
soup! v declares, booming in eddie's head. we shall make soup, and it will make him feel better.
you don't know how to make soup, eddie instinctively replies in his mind, but his body remains frozen in the doorway to the kitchen, unable to tear his eyes away from the floor. like most of the mcmansion's rooms, the kitchen is immaculate, gleaming in the moonlight filtering through the glass walls.
it's spotless, except for a vaguely bruce-shaped spot curled up in a ball, surrounded by a variety of cleaning supplies and a set of chef's knives. it's a mess, but it's somehow organized, like he planned this and wanted to have minimal clean up. the knives are lined up in order of blade length, pointing to bruce's upper body, and the bottles of disinfectant and tattered remains of steel wool scouring pads rest by his feet. bruce's shirt, clutched in the remains of his fists, is saturated in blood. pieces of what looks like the man's skin and teeth are caught in its folds, and the sight of his body so utterly destroyed breaks eddie out of his paralysis.
"marc! please tell me you have a first aid kit somewhere!" eddie yells over his shoulder. his voice travels clearly through the house; it seems the open-concept layout has some advantages, after all. he doesn't wait for a response and keeps v's updates on the rest of their new team in the background as he cautiously approaches the body. "doctor banner? bruce?"
i don't even know if this is one of them. oh shit, what if he's still the child?
what difference does it make? are they not all part of the hulk?
"y'ever see a kid scrape their knee? it's the end of the world to them, and this is much, much more painful than that."
the figure is gaunt, impossibly small, like all the fat has been sucked out of it. beneath the scars and chemical burns, the skin is mottled in ghastly shades of brown and grey, somewhere between the doc's usual paleness and the hulk's vibrant green. eddie can see sinew and bones where the man's hands should be, and nothing is currently bleeding, but that does little to alleviate eddie's concern. 
i shouldn't have let him wander off on his own.
eddie takes a deep breath, then grabs a towel from the counter. "put the knives in the sink, please. i'm gonna wipe up the floor; we've got clear this up as much as we can, find the source of all this carnage so we can patch him up." eddie sits on his knees to clean as v envelopes the knives in a tendril to deposit them in the sink.
the body on the floor twitches minutely, and lets out a weak, wet cough. eddie backs away as an ominous sound, a mixture of squelching and cracking, starts emanating from it. eddie is horrified, and v's intrigued, as bits of bruce's contorted body start to rearrange themselves. multiple sets of footsteps rush and skid to a halt behind eddie, and for the first time all night, eddie realizes what this must look like to an outsider.
"we didn't do this!" eddie's voice mingles with the symbiote's as larry asks, "what the hell is that thing?"
"i... i think that's bruce," someone else says, thrusting a first responder's bag into one of v's tendrils. eddie can't tell if that's marc or steven responding, and he doesn't particularly care right now.
v is back to their original plan of making soup -  when you are sick, eddie, you have soup. it has the intoxicants to help heal bodies - as if it's the most obvious thing in the world, once again missing the very, very obvious fact that the guy on the ground needs actual medical attention.
where's doctor dan when you need him?
"i don't think anything here is gonna help him," eddie mumbles as he rifles through the bag and tunes out the panicked conversations behind him. "hey, buddy?" he turns his attention to the small body. it's no longer hollow, and a layer of skin has smoothed over all the recent injuries, but whatever is beneath the surface is bubbling. eddie's not a doctor, but he doesn't need to be one to know that this is a problem. "can you hear me?"
"h- hulk hurts," leaves the little guy's mouth in a soft voice. a torrent of bile immediately follows, and the force of it causes him to tear up. green tears flow out of his closed eyes, down his cheeks, and that's the least surprising thing about this whole situation.
"hey, hey there, it's all right. you're all right. just try to stay calm and stay where you are," eddie says, trying to reassure himself and everyone else that this is okay.
"no!" hulk cries in a raspy voice, struggling to sit up. his hands are barely more than scabs, but that doesn't deter him at all. eddie winces at the sight of hulk's hands slipping through the puddle of vomit as he straightens up and opens his eyes. "hulk not calm! hulk hurts and hurts and hurts -"
" - he's burning up," eddie says, resting the back of his hand on the hulk's sweaty forehead and doing his best to not freak out about this small hulk freaking out. the guy is distraught, unconcerned that the hurt is self-inflicted, repeating his discomfort while his body continues to mend itself. "medicine's just gonna go in one end and out another; maybe he needs a bath?"
"a bath?!"
"do you have another idea?" eddie replies, keeping his focus on hulk. he snaps the seals of some instant ice packs and sets them on his lap.
"i suppose ringing for an ambulance or going to hospital is out of the question."
"is it even safe for us to be here, with all of his radiation?"
"his what now?"
"- and hulk wants daddy," he whispers as he runs out of steam.
the proclamation gets everyone to stop talking.
hulk keeps crying, and eddie has never felt more useless in his life.
how the hell am i supposed to respond to that?
hulk sniffles and wipes his face with his pudgy, blood-covered fists. he vomits again, and this time chunks of viscera and a couple teeth leave his body along with the stomach acid and blood.
this is not typical of a fever.
a crackle of electricity and a bright glow on his periphery cause eddie to turn around. larry's pal has formed a barrier, leaving eddie, v, and the ironically tiny hulk on one side of it.
i do not know how to make soup, v glumly concedes, deflating and receding back under eddie's sweatshirt. 
eddie's torn between wanting to reassure his symbiote that it's okay, he can't make soup, either, and wanting to make them focus on this new obstacle to helping the little guy heal. he settles on asking, "what the hell, man?" to larry, but of course the man's attention is elsewhere. eddie follows the sunglasses to the girl, whose form is rapidly shifting as she paces around the living room.
well, that can't be good.
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