2022 was by far the most prolific year of writing fanfic I’ve had in the decade I’ve been doing this. 252k words published in fact, and 212k of that was Fexi fic. I owe a big thank you to all of you who’ve read and reblogged and commented on my fic this year, who’ve encouraged me and held my hand during moments of self doubt. I’m eternally grateful. 🖤
🪦 The Fexi Hades/Persephone Verse 💐
‘till our wide eyes burn blind
or: fez steals lexi // rated m // 938 words // on-going
one taste and you’ll be mine
or: lexi wants to stay with fez // rated m // 3.2k words // complete
🎡 One Shots 🎃
my heart’s gone double time
or: the s1 carnival au // rated m // 5.1k words // complete
the stray lines that unwind you
or: the sleepover au // rated m // 6.7k words // complete
to love you with the sweetest of devotion
or: the baby au // rated m // 2.6k words // complete
It’s The Great Pumpkin, Fezco O’Neill
or: the halloween au // rated m // 3.7k words // complete
🌌 Multi-Chapter 🏜
don’t you dream impossible things?
or: the stardust au // rated e // 15.5k words // 1/3 on-going
all of you, all of me (intertwined)
or: the desert fexi au // rated e // 15k words // 6/6 complete
💊 The Supercut Verse 📚
your violent overnight rush
or: the post s2e8 au // rated e // 141.8k words // 21/42 on-going
(after the storm) something was born on the fourth of july
or: the yvor au // rated e // 17.8k words // 3/3 complete
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Eye Of The Storm -five- Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw
Baby Kazansky X Rooster
One Two Three Four
“So where is he?” Beth questioned over facetime.
“Uh, he said he was going downstairs to make a work call,” Molly shrugged, “I told him I would probably be asleep when he got back. I managed to sneak my meds in the bathroom when he wasn’t looking.”
“Wait, you haven’t told him?” Erika’s face suddenly came into frame, “And how are you going to explain it if you can’t sleep?”
“I took my stuff already,” Molly shrugged, “I won’t have any problems.”
The other two girls sighed. Molly would mother all of them, she almost seemed to love taking care of everyone, but the second someone tried to do the same with her, she shut down.
For some reason, she hated being taken care of, or worried about. Her roommates never understood it.
“One of these days Molly, you’ll have to actually tell him. Especially if you plan on keeping him around like this,” Erika told her.
“Let me worry about it,” Molly replied quickly, “I can worry about myself.”
“Yeah, we know you can Bliz-Molls- fuck…just talk to him.”
Molly could practically feel her inner walls getting thicker at the thought of telling Rooster about her past, and how it made her who she is today. She closed her eyes for a moment, wishing she was still in Connecticut. Maybe things would be simpler if she never decided to go back home.
“I should go, I don’t know when he’s coming back, and everything is starting to kick in.”
It was more than an hour before Rooster slipped back into the hotel room. The small lamp next to his bed was the only light on in the whole room. Molly, true to her word, was fast asleep in her bed. Rooster couldn’t help but notice the way she seemed to curl up to take up the least amount of space possible. She did that in the car too. Now, she was curled up on the very edge of the bed, almost hugging her legs to her chest. Never mind the fact that she had her own bed, and didn’t need to worry about space, it was almost as if she couldn’t help it.
Rooster let out a deep breath, feeling his shoulders sag a little. He carefully sat down on the edge of his bed, quietly slipping off his shoes. For some reason, he felt like she could wake up at any moment. She hardly slept in the car, even though she claimed she did. Rooster could tell she mainly just had her eyes closed, probably to avoid talking. Which was fine, if she didn’t want to talk he wouldn’t make her, but she didn’t need to fake being asleep to avoid him.
The only sound in the hotel room was the old air conditioning unit, which made an annoying humming sound when it was on. Rooster was used to sleeping in far worse conditions though, having spent time at various bases overseas.
“You should stop staring at me,” Molly’s voice broke through the near silence.
“Oh, sorry, I thought you were asleep.”
“Doesn’t make you staring any less creepy,” Her eyes opened to meet his, “You should go to sleep. Since you wouldn’t let me drive.”
“Did I do something that upset you?” He suddenly questioned, “You’re different all of the sudden.”
She rolled over onto her back and looked up at the ceiling. She was different, because her feelings were different. But she didn’t know how she could even begin to explain that to him. She didn’t even understand it herself. Because somehow, she went from feeling cold, to having her heart ache whenever she was near him.
“It’s nothing,” She said quietly, “Just go to sleep.”
She heard a sigh followed by the sound of him rolling over in the bed next to her. Molly wished she could put everything into words and tell him the whole story. She wanted Rooster to understand her. Hell, she wanted to understand herself. She trusted Rooster, but that didn’t stop her from wondering if he would rethink everything.
She couldn’t say that she would blame him if he tucked tail and ran. Chances are, she would do the same thing if the roles were reversed. In Molly’s mind, she carried more baggage than a cargo plane. So instead, she rolled over, putting her back to him. She felt the need for distance as she held her breath, praying the tears would somehow go away. Molly would not cry with Rooster in the room. Especially when they still had a few more days worth of driving ahead of them.
The next day, Rooster refused to let Molly get behind the wheel. Truthfully, he liked driving, if he couldn’t fly because he was with her, at least he could drive. Molly stayed quiet, trying to focus on the book in her hands.
Rooster had one hand on the wheel while the other played with the radio, trying to find an acceptable station. Though, most of what he was able to pick up was just static or morning talk shows.
Molly took note of the way he seemed annoyed as he kept pushing buttons before groaning and switching the radio off. There was a minute or two of silence. Molly tried to seem like she was reading, but in all reality, her heart threatened to explode from her chest.
“Okay, the way I see things, we still have a few thousand miles ahead of us, right? We have two choices, either we continue this drive in horrible silence, or you can talk to me and tell me what’s wrong, so you can go back to being my girl.”
Molly scoffed and slammed her book shut, “I’m not your girl, Rooster.”
He almost laughed, “Right, so I flew across the country only to drive back, during the first good amount of leave I’ve had in years, for someone that I don’t care about? Someone who doesn’t care about me? I don’t think the last couple of months have been one sided, Molly.”
She shook her head, refusing to look over at him, “I’m not doing this with you, not now. I can’t.”
“If not now, then when Molly? Huh? Because I know you feel it.”
“Nothing can happen between us, Rooster. You know that.”
“Why? Because you’re a few years younger-”
“More than ten! More than ten years younger, which last time I checked isn’t a few. You were nearly a teenager when I was born, don’t you get that? In comparison, I might as well be a child.”
Rooster spotted a rest stop just ahead and pulled over. He slammed the car in park before turning to face her. For some reason, he felt a bit of rage due to the way she was acting. Yes, she was younger than him, but she was more mature than some of the women that were his age. She understood his life, and somehow understood him. She was young, yes, but wise beyond her years. She was far from a child.
“You aren’t a child,” He said sternly, “However, you’re acting a bit like one right now.”
“Yeah, well you’re being an ass, so there’s that,” She shot back under her breath.
Suddenly, his laugh filled the cab of her truck. The kind of laugh that made his whole body shook as he threw his head back. While he laughed, anger bubbled up inside Molly. She wanted to scream. She didn’t know where they were, aside from the side of an interstate somewhere. Yet, here he was laughing just moments after inadvertently trying to turn her whole world on its side.
“What the hell, Bradshaw!”
“I’m sorry,” He was still laughing, but trying to quiet down, “You just have no idea how much power you hold in this situation, Molly. Normally I’m the one with the cards, in the air or on the ground. I know exactly how things are going to end, but with you…God, with you I’m in a tailspin. The scary part is the fact that I like it.”
“You can’t say things like that, Rooster,” She whispered.
“Why?”
“I told you,” She replied softly, licking her lips, “I can’t do this. I won’t do this…I won’t do it to you.”
“Do what to me, Molly? Talk to me, please,” His hand reached out for hers. He didn’t miss the way she seemed to almost flinch when his skin came into contact with hers, but grabbed her hand anyway.
She shook her head, knowing there was no way she could explain everything to Rooster and still have the same relationship with him. Only three people knew about it outside of her family, Beth, Erika, and Jack. They were the only ones she ever told.
Taking a deep breath, Molly moved as far away from him as she could, “You wouldn’t understand, Rooster.”
A few seconds later, she unbuckled and opened her car door, “I need to get some air.”
Rooster opened his mouth to try to stop her, but the door was already shut behind her. Molly walked several feet away and bent over. Her breath was shaky and forced. She didn’t expect to feel this way about him. She didn’t expect to have butterflies or constantly be blushing around him. She loved being around him, but she started to realize that she loved it too much.
“Get your shit together,” She whispered to herself, “You still have days to go.”
Rooster watched as she walked in circles in the parking lot. He wanted to go out and comfort her, even if he didn’t know what was going on. He felt the need to just help her. Rooster couldn’t explain or understand how this girl seemed to steal his heart, but he knew that she had it. Even if Molly herself didn’t know, or wasn’t sure if she wanted it, she had him in the palm of her hand.
The second he saw her shaking he sprung out of the car and ran to her. He wrapped her in his arms, holding her as tightly as he could. Her whole body shook as she cried. She clung to him. His heart ached, he didn’t know how to help her or what was going on.
“It’s okay, I’ve got you Mak.”
At a rest stop in the middle of Illinois, Molly looked up at Rooster and finally saw it. She saw the concern, she saw the way he looked at her. She finally felt the safety he offered her. She relaxed in his arms. In that moment, Molly realized that he wouldn’t hurt her, he would do everything he could to keep her safe and happy. She trusted him.
In a moment, before she could talk herself out of it, Molly stood on her tiptoes, trying to get as close to him as she could, and she kissed him. She gave him more than she’d given anyone in years. She gave him her heart.
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