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twakiju2 · 7 months
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something something a 23rd century adaptation of Romeo & Juliet where Romeo is human and Juliet is Vulcan
I’ll have more thoughts on this later but I am spinning this idea around in my brain
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zhouxiangs · 4 months
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i wanted to help him get out of that house.
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inchidentally · 3 months
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https://x.com/lawyerofoscar/status/1761844422780588152?s=20
Lando? Oscar?
(Looking at Oscar's cap, it's something between Monaco and Barcelona)
LOOK AT THEM
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perfect angle to imagine Lando's big grippers grabbing Oscar's tiddy
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averlym · 8 months
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some very very quick costume shorthands!
#&juliet#had the absolute luck of watching this live the other night and it was. truly amazing!!! aaah#rough character designs for the younger leads (excluding like the Grown adult duos..) because?? idk#this is how it always starts. once the character designs start getting simplified like this that's when it all begins#which is hmmm timing but i really can't shut up about this musical it was so so fun. absolute vibes and energy#made me laugh and cry and was such an Experience. i adore them all but may specifically made me sob at some parts dfjkldfh#lots of thoughts! but one of the favs is how they wrote it so the existing songs and actions fit so well.#like in a rhyming bit they had frankie accept a drink and then the song was like ''drink in hand'' and i was all !!!!!!#also maybe it's local censorship? but there wasn't the kisses.. they replaced it w kissing hands and then holding hands#which is like a cute nod to the ''hand to hand holy palmers kiss' or smth but also maybe two guys doing that would not have made it past :/#oh my god i. the way rnj parallels the shakespeare duo... whdskjfhgh. may + not being a Girl kdjhgf. frankie and may. aaagh.#angelique being so so badass. i . the speech about Gender by anne and the Proposal by angelique both made the whole theatre cheer love that#also rotating stage lives in my mind rent free i ADORE the set holy moly.. also also the actors were so good. also the Projections.#also the music and costumes and special effects and aerial moments. and the ensemble. and the choreo#also the cast is so talented. and pretty. and the whole confidence part vs the vulnerability of some bits... whshjfgjkl. hhh#im just listing stuff now but it was so vibes. what an experience ever. it's also shot me directly into 14-years-old again so#spent the morning alone vibing to the soundtrack intensely... i just... sometimes things hold special places in your heart idk!!!#i don't know what to do with these designs though... like the show is such a lovely Spectacle but also idk where to branch out by myself no#there's so much to Absorb again and again. i get the feeling any true work from this i would do in a form of an animatic though.. oops#tldr? 1. &juliet very good just as itself 2. we have History 3. i got to see it live which always propels me into bonkers over musicals!#so so rough but i needed to get smth out and . whatever. an art blog is an art blog. back to hiatus now i think#<reminder to myself: this is essentially an artchive.. there's no quality control if you don't want it! have fun!! ily>
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eternalsummer2006 · 6 months
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he’s so nice to me always… and goes with me wherever i want to go and buys me whatever yummy food i want at cafes….
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bir0me · 6 months
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Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; [Juliet places the palm of her hand against Romeo’s] For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. Romeo: Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?   
OKAY. okay. fully transitioning into using tumblr as a sketchbook now lol.
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vidavalor · 3 months
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If we're talking about the S2 kiss...
...we might need to be more specific. There's the 2.06 one, sure, but there's also...
...the Romeo & Juliet one...
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, / And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss...
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...the sleight-of-hand, blink-and-you-miss-it, "very nice" one...
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... and the 'welcome home, sweetheart, you can kiss the canopy 'hello' since you've been playfully ignoring my vavoom-recollecting flirtations' one...
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So many options...
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the-ineffable-dance · 3 months
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Holy Palmers Kiss
Throughout their history together, the romance between Aziraphale and Crowley has mostly been expressed through incredibly subtle ways. It's been centuries (if not millennia) of nothing more obvious than a surreptitious brushing of hands or yearning looks when they think no one is watching. And of course, when they have plenty of deniability.
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Good work, Aziraphale... hand on the chest of the Thin Dark Duke, and if anyone asked, you were just making sure that young lady didn't get bumped.
And this is for a very good reason. It quite literally isn't safe for them to be openly romantic with one another, even now. Demons like Hastur and Shax are constantly popping up... Michael and Uriel are always watching... eyes are everywhere.
They have certainly gotten closer to being open in the years that separate the two seasons. Crawley sprawls all over that bookshop like he has a personal vendetta against chairs - removes his glasses as soon as he steps foot inside (which is an incredibly coded action that I would love to take a more in depth look at in the future) - gives up the keys to the Bently... And Aziraphale himself has those longing looks - calls him up to talk enough that Crowley knows his "tones of voice" - and then, we get The Ball.
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Technically, The Ball is for Nina and Maggie... or at least that's what Aziraphale says. We get the lovely little moment in the pub where he and Crowley try to come up with the best ways to get humans to fall in love with each other. But the moment Aziraphale mentions Jane Austen having characters dancing with each other and realizing how in love they were, I think at least for him the focus changes to this... THE BALL IS FOR CROWLEY. And once he starts giving away books to make sure the ball will be perfect, there can be no question. The entire idea is a way for him to be able to dance with Crowley.
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That's why, for me, the most romantic moment in all of Good Omens, at least from Aziraphale's point of view, is this moment right here.
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Vavoom! Sorted! Look at the way Crowley even curls his fingers around Aziraphale's hand! This is peak Aziraphale romance as a fan of Jane Austen.
But he's also a fan of Shakespeare. Even the gloomy ones. And every time I watch this scene, I'm reminded of a different ball from one of the gloomy plays that Crowley would hate and Aziraphale would swoon over. Romeo and Juliet. A fitting parallel to an angel and a demon being in love.
In Romeo and Juliet, at the end of the first act, is another ball. Romeo tries to get Juliet to kiss him, and she turns him down with this...
"For saints have hands that pilgrim's hands do touch/ And palm to palm is holy palmer's kiss"
There's quite the back and forth here between Juliet and her Romeo about hands and lips and such, (and eventually Romeo gets his way) but the parallel for Aziraphale in this exchange is unmistakable. He, as the angel, is the saint (and stand in for Juliet), Crowley his pilgrim. Snogging in public would be absolutely out of the question for our dear prim and proper Aziraphale... but this is a chaste kiss, and one that he is showing the world. A public declaration of his love for Crowley. A Holy Palmer's Kiss.
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It's certainly debatable if Crowley would have picked up on it. Like a lot of their coded language there are times when one of them misses what the other is trying to say. But in my opinion, this was not only a public declaration, but his confession to Crowley. This is his "I love you" as much as "I forgive you" is.
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Just for fun, here's how Romeo finally gets his kisses (but let's have Crowley stand in for Romeo and Aziraphale for Juliet, shall we?)
Cro. Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged. (They kiss)
Azi. Then have my lips the sin that they have took.
Cro. Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged. Give me my sin again. (They kiss again)
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imwetforyourmom · 4 months
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the stare pt2
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pt 1
summary: y/n and chris are sworn enemies, and its already bad enough they’re partners for a school trip, but what about when they have to share a bed?
warnings: smut, pet names, degrading, praising, kissing, unprotected sex (dont do that shit), swearing, dom!chris sub!reader, fem!reader, palming
not proof read aint nobody got the time for that
I js know yall have been missing the smut
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chris stared at her lips, the way they were a perfect pink and they were practically begging to be touched by his.
he looked up at her eyes, seeing the desperation evident in them.
he smirked and took in a breath before pulling her lips to his by the hand he still had on her chin.
from the long awaited kiss a whimper escaped her lips, feeling his lips on hers. finally.
he pushed his hips into hers, harshly forcing her back to meet with the wall. ensuring she was trapped.
y/n softly moaned into his mouth and leaned more up, pressing her lips harder onto chris’.
he chuckled and pulled away, “desperate are we?” he smirked, his lips hovering just above hers, purposefully teasing her.
“chris, please.” she pleaded, moving her face up higher, attempting to kiss him again.
he smirked and kissed her, pressing his mouth onto hers passionately, eliciting a moan from y/n.
chris’ hand traveled from her chin to her neck, collarbone, stomach and began fiddling with the hem of her shirt.
lightly tugging and letting his fingers slip under the shirt and caress her warm and soft skin.
his cold fingertips meeting her skin sent shivers down her spine, she arched her back as goosebumps covered her skin.
arching her back pushed her stomach/ribcage into chris’ body. chris grunted and pushed her body back to the wall, using his hand that was under her shirt. he placed it on her waist and pushed her back, keeping her there.
chris’ tongue swiped y/ns bottom lip, asking for access — which y/n quickly granted, opening her mouth and letting his tongue push past her teeth and explore her mouth.
y/ns smirked slightly before reaching her hands down to his thighs, rubbing his inner thighs, moving from his thigh to his clothed dick.
she pressed her palm into him, chris gasped and moaned into y/ns mouth.
his eyes shot open for a moment, before the pleasure he was receiving became too much, he closed his eyed and pulled away from y/ns lips.
he placed his head into the crook, breathing heavily, his hot breath hitting her neck.
she chuckled and palmer him even more. before chris grabbed her wrist, halting her movements as he pulled it away.
he brought his head back up to y/n and kissed her one last time before grabbing her by her hips and muttering “jump.”
y/n jumped and wrapped her legs around his waist, he grunted and walked them to the bed. before throwing her onto it, her back hitting the bed.
he wasted no time crawling down her and unbuttoning her pants, before he took them off her hips he looked up at her, asking with his eyes.
y/n nodded, giving him the green light, before quickly saying “yes, please.”
he pulled them down to her knees and quickly pulled both his boxers and pants down, abnormally fast as he found himself painfully hard and needing her.
y/n laid eyes on his cock, her eyes widening and her jaw falling slack. “holy fuck- chris- you’re huge..” she muttered, looking at his dick. taking in all the details, his red tip, already leaking with pre-cum, veins bulging out the sides and leading up to the tip.
“yeah? you think you cane handle it?” he spoke cockily, he crawled overtop her and pulled her panties down, seeing as he was too distracted by the ache in his pants that he forgot to pull them down aswell as her pants.
“ill go slow for you first, alright baby?” he ran his tip through her folds (bye I hate this word), collecting her arousal. both his pre-cum and her wetness coating his dick.
he pushed the tip in, a groan slipped past his lips, as y/n moaned out.
he slowly pushed farther in, giving her time to adjust he stopped all the way in and let her adjust.
a burning sensation escaped throughout y/ns body, she shut her eyes and groaned.
chris watched as she endured the pain, before pumping slowly in and out of her. pulling almost all the way out, before pushing back in.
he wasnt going hard or fast or anything, he was going slow, waiting for her to give him the ok to go faster when she was fully comfortable.
y/n took in a breath, “chris, faster please” she spoke, needing more.
he smirked and placed one of his hands on the bed by her head, while the other went on her waist to ensure she wouldnt move.
he took in a breath and stared in her eyes, before pressing a kiss to her lips, maybe preparing her? who knows.
he then began thrusting in and out of her at a ruthless pace, a surprisingly loud moan escapes y/ns throat as she was not expecting him to go so fast and hard.
he pushed her knees to her chest, getting a deeper angle at her.
“f- fuck, takin me so well baby” he groaned out, being inside her was something he never thought he’d ever experience, but god is he thankful she let him.
“yo- you’re doing amazing,” his voice was husk and deep, focusing on thrusting into the girl whom was clearly too fucked out to think about anything other than how good she felt.
he glanced over her features, her lip caught between her teeth, her eyes rolled back and a deep blush coating her cheeks.
he leaned down and whispered into her ear, “you’re my fucking slut.” he pressed a kiss to the side of her face, before pulling away and spreading her legs wider, giving him a better and deeper angle.
this only pushed onto the pleasure y/n was currently in. the only sounds she was making was moans, whimpers and screams.
“mm, im so deep inside you, fuck-“ he groaned out, thrusting and thrusting into her.
a knot in y/ns stomach began to form and tighten with every single movement chris made inside her. she clenched around his cock — surprising chris enough to moan.
“mhh- I can feel you clenching around my cock, you close baby?” he asked, leaning down and placing his face into the crook of her neck, panting and groaning into her skin.
“yes- yes- mmm, fuck!” she screamed as chris started speeding up, if that were even to be possible.
“you like being fucked like the slut you are? hm?” he leaned up and connected their lips.
y/n moaned into the kiss, she clawed at chris’ back, trying to let him know she was very, very close.
chris pulled away and began rubbing slow and small circles on her clit. y/ns mouth dropped as trails of moans were heard.
“im- im- close-“ she screamed out, with as much energy she still had she pulled chris down to her level by his neck and connected their lips again.
he stuck his tongue into her mouth, his hips sputtering and becoming sloppy as he also was getting closer than he knew.
“c- come with me pretty girl” he mumbled against her lips, pushing her legs to the sides of her body so he could rest slightly onto her top half.
he pressed one last kiss to her pretty pink lips before stopping his thrust deep inside her, painting her walls with white streaks.
the knot in y/ns stomach snapped, coming all over chris’ cock, her eyesight was filled with white dots and a ringing went throughout her ears.
she quickly snapped back to reality as chris moaned and collapsed ontop of her, not hard enough to crush her.
“mine, mine, mine. you’re mine and im yours.” he muttered into her skin.
he caught his breath before he lightly pressed a soft kiss to y/ns neck then getting off her, and slowly pulling himself out of her.
y/n closed her eyes and rested, on the verge of sleeping before chris walked up next to her with a wet and warm washrag in his hand.
he cleaned her up and himself, then scooped y/n up in his arms and laying together under the covers.
he pressed a soft kiss to her head and muttered, “you did so good for me angel.”
1467 words.
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@luverboychris @luvsturns @meg-sturniolo @mattsfavwh3re
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ROMEO & JULIET ──── pairing nrk x fmr warnings cursing wc 530 this story is so cringey to me i literally gagged at the last line
“my head hurts i can’t do this,” riki groans, sinking back into his chair.
“oh please, we’re literally only halfway through the fifth scene of the first act,” you chide, bonking his knee, “pick up your book again,”
“this is so ass,”
“what!?” you gasp, “romeo and juliet is so good,”
“of course you would think that,” he teases, turning to look at you, “miss literature nerd,”
“oh screw you mr. haven’t picked up a book since book club in fifth grade,” you snap back, “i’m sacrificing my time to tutor you, so stop complaining and read,” riki grumbles, but he relucatnatly picks up the book again, flipping through it with obvious boredom.
“okay,” you sigh, “how about this? let’s read the lines aloud and act them out, you’ll remember them better,” riki shrugs, “you’re romeo, i’m juliet. now read,”
“if i. . .profane with my. . .unworthiest hand? This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this,” riki starts off awkwardly, “romeo takes juliet’s hand?”
“no dumbass, those are the stage directions,” you laugh, “like this,”. you reach over to riki, grasping his hand with one of your own, as you hold the book with your other. you nod for him to continue, not taking note of the red blooming across his cheeks.
“my uhm, lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand. To smooth that rough touch with a tender. . .kiss?”
“good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much. Which mannerly devotion shows in this,” you raise your interlocked hands, letting go so that you can place your palm against his. “For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmer’s kiss,”
"what the hell does that even mean? why are we talking about pilgrims? is it thanksgiving?? what are holy palmers? holy hands?” riki asks.
“they’re using religious talk to show the purity of their love,” you tell him, “read your footnotes riki, pilgrims as in worshippers. and the holy palmers are when priests put their hands together to pray. come on, keep reading,”
“Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?” riki furrows his brows, the words all jumbled in his head. he glances at your hand, still touching his own.
“Ay pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer,” you watch as riki grimaces, and you can practically see the gears turning in his head as he tries to make sense of the story.
“O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair,”
“Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake. Come on, we’re almost done,”
“Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take,” riki looks up at you before his eyes go wide in alarm and he flushes red.
[He kisses her]
You meet his eyes, and burst out into laughter at his face. “did you just think we were gonna kiss?” protests explode from his mouth, and he sputters.
“no i—”
“it’s okay you were just in character, my dear romeo,” you tease, “keep this up and i might have to give you a real kiss as a reward,”
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treesspeaklatin · 1 year
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Beautiful Spirk fics with less than 400 kudos - part 1
part 2 here
It’s fic rec time! These are some of my favorite spirk fics, go give some love to these works and their creators!
I Wish I could Show you, by zjofierose (AOS)
The pinnacle of h/c, and it’s extremely well written. Spock is traumatised and needs Jim, so it's finally time to be honest with their feelings for both of them. Featuring one of my absolute favourite things: Jim Kirk falling to his knees because he's in looooooove.
Palm to palm is holy palmers kiss, by Ahria (AOS)
Oh, this Jim. I love it when Jim is convinced he's not loved back and is a pining mess, but he's also delightfully Jim, so pure, honest, straightforward and brave. This fic is a perfect p0rn whit feelings + hand kink, one cannot want more than this.
This Empty Place, by CateAdams (TOS)
God, I love this author. This fic has a standard, comforting setting: Spock and Jim get stuck together during a mission gone wrong, and you can imagine what happens next. I love it when they talk quietly and find a way to come to terms with their feelings. No more bullshit, just love. Bonus, this fic is written in a wonderfully poetic way.
Meet Me at the Barricade, by lalazee (AOS)
I am obsessed with this fic. Seriously, I don't understand why it's not linked everywhere. It's a detailed AU where Jim lives among the Orions, and it explores the warrior side of the t'hy'la bond, with a vaguely mirror-like spirk. Warning for gore and violence, but if you're not sensitive to that sort of thing, read on, you won't regret it.
Bashert, by Herself_nyc (TOS + AOS)
I will never stop loving fics where aos spirk meets tos spirk. There is also something in this fic that I didn't think I wanted, namely an impatient Prime Kirk who not only doesn't take any crap, but is also very distrustful of aos kirk.
The Sweetness of the Poisoned Fruit, by tuvokholdmyhandchallenge (MIRROR)
I can't stress enough to read the tags for this one, but: mirror spirk, non(dub?)-con, alien biology. That's exactly what it seems, and if you like this shit, go for it.
no place for cowards (or: jim kirk's heart is a tender place), by alienbabe (molotovgirl) (AOS)
This one deserves something like 3k kudos. A perfect character study of Jim, beautifully written, it will make your heart ache.
An Endless Stream of Tomorrows, by remylebae (TOS)
Aaaah, so cute! After The One With the Whales, Jim asks Spock to marry him. I loved their banter, the dialogues are perfect, and this sassy, calm Spock drives me crazy.
Two Very Different Men, by Wingittofreedom (MIRROR)
I am so weak for this kind of mirror fic. P0rn with a lot of feelings, plus the mortifying ordeal of being known. Bonus for beautiful art.
due consideration, by tciddaemina (TOS)
A fic in which Spock realises he is in love and does the only logical thing: he carefully reasons about it. Extremely in character for both Spock and Jim, and they talk about it like two adults, coming to terms with each other and putting their relationship into perspective. And then, of course, lots of feelings + hand kink!!!
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zhouxiangs · 4 months
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it is day six of losing my mind over the peteway hand-holding, what came before, what came after, and what may or may not come later, and today i am thinking about the importance of touch.
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or most importantly, of touch as a gesture.
because there's the touch itself, which as two enigmas with touch-based powers that are probably touch-starved for genuine consensual purposeful touch (thank you @marinacourage, i am never recovering from reading those words strung together in that order) is... already a lot. we can infer from what we've been shown/how deliberately they focus on it every time that both their powers work by touching people with their hands, which i imagine must be incredibly alienating for both of them, albeit for different reasons, but specially so for pete who (unlike way who also has to verbally issue a command) seems to need only to touch someone to invade the privacy of their mind even if he doesn't want to.
so, the act of touch alone is incredibly intimate for both of them.
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once everything is out in the open, when they both know the other is an enigma and what his powers are, and way knows that pete has been using his power every time he touches him to read his mind, pete could just stop touching him. which is what he does at first.
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but then there's my favourite part: both the intent and the manner of the touch. because pete withdraws, but not because he doesn't need or want to keep touching way; he does it because he was using his power surreptitiously, and now he doesn't need to.
pete reaches towards way again, and not only touches him: he slides his own hand in between way's and touches their palms together. pete is touching way, but he makes sure that way is touching him, too. and just like when he bared his neck earlier, pete is putting himself in way's hands, at way's mercy; he can read way's mind, but way can control him if he wants, either to make him back off or anything else. and way doesn't, nor does he draw back even if he looks at pete in surprise.
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because pete is showing way he believes in him. he's telling him as much, saying "don't let obligation or fear make you not dare to decide to do the right thing. you are worth more than daddy says". saying "you always have a choice. you still have the right to choose, way".
but he's also telling him with his touch, with the palms of their hands resting together. "i see you", "you are not alone", "i'm here, and i believe in you", "your past sins will not drive me away. wounded hearts can still be cared for".
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and also, because of how pete looks at way and because of how emotionally charged this moment is, i cannot help but think about the metaphor of "and palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss" in act 1, scene 5 of shakespeare's romeo and juliet; juliet's evocation of a palmer touching the hand of a saint's statue as an almost holy and transformative experience. a kiss with hands.
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schrodingerspsycho · 6 months
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I Just Want You To Be Happy - Chapter 1
Pairing - Taissa Turner x Van Palmer x Reader
Warnings - None
Word Count - 4.1k
Summary - With her life in shambles, Taissa seeks solace in the only place she knows, but everything changes when she finds out that Van isn't alone.
Author's Note - 2021 timeline. Also Van doesn't have cancer :)
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Taissa smoothed out her hair and took a deep breath, summoning the courage to open the door. The bell chimed and she glanced around, and after a moment her eyes landed on the redheaded woman behind the counter. She was just as beautiful as Tai remembered, her scars fainter and her blue eyes brighter than the last time they saw each other. Their eyes met, and a look of recognition and disbelief dawned on the woman’s face.
“Tai?”
“Hey, Van.”
It was as if time had stood still, and she could tell that Van felt it too. And despite all the chaos in her life, Tai felt a sense of calm seeing Van again after all these years.
“Babe, did you want to put out this new shipment now, or wait until- oh.”
The moment shattered when you walked out through the beaded curtain. You, a gorgeous woman with shining eyes and graying hair, wearing a flannel shirt that Tai knew was Van’s. You immediately clocked the tension in the air and put a comforting hand on Van’s shoulder, leaning in to whisper something to her. She turned to you and smiled softly, a look that had once been reserved only for Tai. Her head began to spin, and when Van turned back to her, her voice sounded muffled and far away. She stumbled forward, and just as she tried to reach out for something to hold onto, her vision went black.
When she came to, Tai found herself in a new yet familiar bedroom. Van’s bedroom. Your bedroom. She walked out slowly, as if in a trance, and found you and Van standing in the living room, talking in hushed voices. Then you glanced up and saw her, and your face lit up with a friendly smile. “She’s awake.”
Van turned to her with an unreadable expression, her eyebrows pinched together in that adorable way that Tai both loved and hated. “Tai,” she said, sounding strained. Then she gestured to you. “This is my partner, Y/N. Y/N, this is Taissa.”
“It’s nice to meet you,” you said, giving her a small wave. Taissa could only nod.
“So, are you gonna tell me why you’re here, or are we just gonna pretend this isn’t super weird? I mean, it’s been a long time. A really fucking long time.”
Taissa looked away, unable to make the words leave her throat. Van’s gaze softened slightly.
“It’s happening again, isn’t it? The sleepwalking?”
Tai smiled, big and bright and fake, and made finger guns at Van. “I got you something,” she said, walking over to her purse. She pulled out the pen she’d bought from the trucker and clicked it nervously as she approached. She chuckled as she handed it to Van, who smiled as she reached for it.
“Holy shit,” she breathed as she inspected it. “I can’t believe they still make these.”
“Yeah, you remember when we swapped that fancy guest book pen for one of those at Shauna’s wedding?”
“Yeah. Mrs. Taylor almost had a stroke. I can see her bosoms!” She turned the pen over with a look of bewilderment, holding it out for you to watch as the ink drained away to reveal a naked woman. You and Van laughed at the same time, and Tai couldn’t tell whose voice was whose. “Oh my god,” Van said, locking eyes with you. Tai’s smile faded.
Then Van looked back at her, all levity replaced with concern. “So,” she asked, her voice low. “How bad is it?”
Tai didn’t answer.
“I’m gonna go back down to the store, and give you two some time to talk,” you chimed in, smiling reassuringly at Van. You placed a hand on the small of her back and she reached out to stroke your side, nodding.
“Okay,” she agreed, and you leaned in and kissed her. It was a comfortable, loving kiss, one you had clearly shared countless times. Tai’s stomach twisted into a knot.
“Alright, come on,” Van sighed once you left the room. She sat down on the couch and gestured to the spot next to her, her eyes never leaving Tai. “Sit down and tell me all about it.”
So Taissa did just that. It was difficult at first, but Van was patient and understanding like always, and eventually, she shared all the things that had been haunting her for the past few weeks. It felt good to finally open up, and Van was the only person who could make her do it. They fell right back into the rhythm they’d had as teenagers, and if she tried hard enough, Taissa could pretend that nothing had changed.
“Well, what now?”
“Well, um, first I was hoping I could take a shower.”
“I’m serious.”
“Well, so am I. I just hitchhiked across Pennsylvania. I do not smell great,” Tai laughed. She knew that Van would see through the deflection, but if she didn’t laugh, she knew she would cry.
“Alright,” Van agreed after a moment. “I’ll get you a towel and some clothes.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Van stood up from the couch and stretched, and Tai stayed there with her knees held to her chest for a few seconds longer. Then she got up and followed Van into her bedroom, leaning uncertainly in the doorway.
“So, you and Y/N. How did that happen?” Tai asked, with her best attempt at casual conversation.
“We met on a dating app,” Van said dismissively, not looking up from the dresser.
“I never took you for the online dating type,” Tai commented. “How long have you been together?”
“A little over five years.”
“Wow, five years. That’s a long time.” Tai tried to ignore the aching in her chest. “So, are you living together, or…?”
“Yeah, we are,” Van sighed. “They moved in three years ago, a few months after they started working at the store. And you should be grateful because they’ve got some clothes that are more your style.” She held out a stack of towels and clothes, with a black turtleneck on top that Van wouldn’t be caught dead in.
“A-are you sure? Shouldn’t you ask-?”
“They won’t mind,” Van snapped tiredly. Taissa took the clothes, feeling dejected, and followed Van into the bathroom. “You can use any of the soaps and shampoos we have in there. I’m gonna help Y/N close the store, and then we’ll be back up. We can talk more about what to do then.”
“Thank you, Van,” Taissa said, and Van nodded. She started to walk away, but Tai called out before she could reach the stairs. “Wait! How much does Y/N know about me? About… us?”
Van scoffed. “Enough,” she said darkly. “They know enough.”
And just like that, Taissa was left alone.
When Taissa left the bathroom, she heard Van’s laughter coming from the kitchen. It was loud and joyous, just like she remembered, and she couldn’t help but smile. But then the kitchen came into view, and her smile faltered when she remembered who was making Van laugh. You were standing at the stove with your arm around her waist, and she leaned into you as she reached for a tomato. You said something else to her and she laughed again, bumping you with her hip, and you pulled her in for a kiss. Tai knew she shouldn’t watch, but she couldn’t bring herself to turn away. Maybe she was punishing herself for all the decisions that had led her here, so many of them rash and wrong. Or maybe she was just trying to remind herself of reality. Van was taken now, and so was she. She had a wife. Taissa fiddled with her wedding ring and stared as you and Van grinned at each other, exchanging words Taissa didn’t need to hear to understand.
“Taissa, hey!” you called cheerily when you spotted her. Van’s face fell when she turned to Tai, giving her a brief glare before grabbing a knife and focusing on slicing the tomato. ���Figured you’d be hungry, so we’re making dinner a little early. I hope you like veggie burgers!”
“Oh yeah, I love them,” Tai said with a weak smile.
“Great! They should be done in about ten minutes.”
“Do you guys need any help, or-”
“No, we’ve got it.” Van didn’t even look up from the cutting board.
“Just sit down and make yourself at home,” you smiled. If you picked up on Van’s unease, you didn’t show it. Taissa wanted to believe that you couldn’t.
She sat down at the small table and waited, trying not to watch the two of you as you cooked. Everything was so domestic, and if she weren’t seeing it unfold before her very eyes, she wouldn’t have been able to picture Van in such a settled and tranquil space. Of course, this was what Van had wanted all along, she remembered. She just hadn’t been there for it.
“Alright, dinner is served!” you exclaimed as you took the burgers out of the pan. Tai got up and you handed her a plate, nodding to the toppings Van had set up on the counter. Van dished out a generous helping of french fries for her as she dressed her burger.
“Thank you for dinner, both of you,” Taissa said sincerely as she went to sit down. “This food looks amazing.”
“Of course,” Van replied with a tight-lipped smile.
“What can I get you to drink?” you asked her. “We have Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, beer… babe, what else do we have?”
“I’ll just have some water, please,” Taissa answered before Van could respond. You nodded and filled a glass for her, and she thanked you again. Van grabbed a beer for herself and turned to you, and at the slightest shake of your head, she handed you a Dr. Pepper.
Once her hosts were seated, with you across from her and Van between you, Taissa finally dug into her food. And you were right, she was hungry. She wasn’t sure how many hours it had been since she’d eaten. But even if she had just finished a full-course meal, she wouldn’t be able to deny that this was the best veggie burger she’d ever tasted.
“Oh my god, this is delicious,” she said, speaking around the bite in her mouth.
“Thank you,” you smiled, and Van grinned at you proudly. “The secret is to use Havarti cheese.”
“And don’t forget about your special seasoning recipe,” Van said. “That’s the real key to these things.”
“Well, yes, but I can’t divulge all my secrets,” you replied playfully. “I would lose my air of mystery.”
“Well, whatever it is, it’s amazing,” Tai said genuinely. You and Van both smiled at her.
“So, Taissa, have you ever been to Pennsylvania before?” you asked. Tai shook her head.
“I’ve driven through it a few times, but I’ve never stayed anywhere.”
“In that case, we’ll have to give you a tour around town one of these days. Show you all the best spots.”
“I’d like that.”
“Oh yeah, Y/N’s a great tour guide,” Van said. “They know this town like the back of their hand.”
“Yep, born and raised,” you said proudly. “Van had lived here for years before we met, and she still didn’t know half of the best places.”
“It helped you keep date nights interesting,” Van shrugged, a mischievous smirk on her face.
“That’s ‘cause you weren’t that hard to impress,” you fired back. She laughed, and you gazed at her adoringly. Tai took another bite of her burger.
After that, the conversation became stunted and awkward, with you putting in more work than Tai and Van combined. Despite the tension, you were a perfect host, and Tai had to admire that. Once everyone had finished eating you stood up and gathered the dishes. Van tried to help you, but you snatched the plate from her hand and planted a quick kiss on her forehead. She shot you an annoyed glance but opted to take another sip of her beer instead of protesting.
“Let me help you with the dishes,” Taissa said as you turned on the sink.
“Oh, you don’t have to do that. You’re our guest.”
“I showed up unannounced and you took me in. I insist.”
“Well, alright then,” you smiled, handing her the sponge.
Van sighed. “God dammit. I think I left my phone down in the office. I’m gonna go get it.”
“Okay,” you nodded, giving her a reassuring glance. The two of you shared a look, but Van had disappeared down the stairs before Taissa could decipher what it meant.
“Is she okay?” Tai asked.
“Just a little overwhelmed, I think.”
“I hope my being here isn’t upsetting either of you. I really don’t want to impose.”
“Oh no, don’t worry about it. We’re happy to help.”
“Are you sure? I can get a hotel room-”
“Nonsense.” The look on your face made Tai wish the floor would open up and swallow her. “I know the history you have with Van. Some of it, at least. And we are going to do everything we can to help you. You can stay as long as you need.”
You fell into silence after that, slowly falling into a rhythm as Tai handed you the freshly washed dishes for you to dry. She hated to admit it, but your presence was oddly comforting. She knew it had to be the sleep deprivation, but the calm was welcome nonetheless.
“Turns out I remembered to get my phone at just the right time,” Van said, coming up the stairs just as you were putting the final dish back in the cabinet. “Guess who got ahold of her mom’s phone.”
“Oh no, did April call you?” you chuckled, smiling at her. Van nodded.
“What did she want?”
“Oh, the usual. She told me about her hamster’s day and asked when she could come and stay with us again. And last week at a sleepover she discovered Mary Poppins and she asked if I had seen it.” Van grinned at you as you laughed, walking over to stand at her side. Tai couldn’t remember the last time she’d seen Van this happy.
“What’d you tell her?”
“That I love that movie. Then she asked if we had it at the store and if we could watch it the next time she visits. I think she really wants to spend another weekend with us.”
“Oh, you think?” you joked, putting your arms around her shoulders. “What we need to do is give that kid a VCR. I’ve never seen someone so fascinated by VHS tapes, and I live with you.”
“Yeah, maybe when she’s old enough for me to know she won’t break it.”
“Oh, c’mon. She wouldn’t break it if Aunt Vanny told her not to. You know you’re her favorite.”
“Yeah, right,” Van chuckled as she pulled you in for a kiss. Then she sighed, and you furrowed your brow in concern at the same time Taissa did.
“What’s wrong?” you asked her softly.
“Nothing. It’s just, y’know… when your sister took her phone back-”
“Oh no, what did she say?”
“That I look really tired and stressed out, and I should try one of her meditation techniques. I love that woman, but the word ‘tact’ is not in her vocabulary.”
“Yeah, you’re telling me,” you scoffed, hugging Van tightly.
After a few moments, Taissa cleared her throat, and you pulled back and gave Van a cheeky grin.
“Tai,” Van sighed, as if she’d forgotten she was there. Or as if she wished she wasn’t.
“Who called?” Tai asked, acting as though she hadn’t heard your whole conversation.
“April, my niece,” you answered. “Apparently she got ahold of my sister’s phone.”
“She’s around Sammy’s age,” Van said, and a shiver ran down Tai’s back at the mention of her son. “And speaking of, we need to figure out what we’re doing here so you can get back to him. I mean, did you have any semblance of a plan when you showed up here?”
“No, I… I hadn’t really… thought that far ahead,” Taissa said weakly. “I-I have no idea what to do.”
Van sighed, and you rubbed her arm comfortingly. “Okay, well, then let’s brainstorm. ‘Cause I don’t think what we did last time is gonna work again.”
“I’m not asking you to do what we did last time.”
“Then what do you expect me to do, Tai?” Van cried exasperatedly, stepping toward her. “Look, I get that you need help. But I have a life, and I can’t just put everything on hold because you decided to come up here and drop your fucking anvil on me out of the blue!”
“Van,” you said, your voice steady. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
“I’m sorry. That was uncalled for. I just-”
“No, you’re right,” Taissa interrupted. “I shouldn’t have come here.”
“Oh, fuck you, dude. Don’t make me convince you to let me help you. You know I’m not letting you leave here like this, so at least you could have the decency to actually ask for my help.”
Tai turned to face Van, the meltdown brewing inside her evident in her eyes. “I killed my fucking dog, Van. My wife is in the hospital. I’m losing my fucking mind, and I’m terrified! Like all the way. Like I haven’t been since… I can’t ask you for your help, ‘cause I don’t want to hurt any more of the people I love! God, what have I done?” she sobbed, putting her head in her hands.
“Hey. Look, we’ll figure it out,” Van said softly, stepping closer and rubbing her back. “Come on. We’ll figure this out.” She opened her arms and Tai buried her head in her shoulder, clutching desperately at her sleeve. Van held her and stroked her hair as she cried. Then she looked up and met your gaze, a sad look in her eyes.
“I’m sorry,” Tai sniffed when she finally stopped crying. “I-I shouldn’t have… I shouldn’t… I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay,” Van breathed, still rubbing her back.
“Why don’t we all just take a breather?” you said calmly. “We can worry about coming up with a plan tomorrow, once we’re all rested and in a better headspace. We can watch a movie, I’ll make tea and popcorn. How does that sound?”
Van turned to Tai, who nodded feebly. She couldn’t muster a verbal response. She could barely look you in the eye. She hadn’t felt this drained in years.
“Yeah, that sounds good.”
“Okay,” you smiled, and Van gave you a grateful look.
“Come on, you can choose the movie,” she said, leading Tai to the stack of tapes by the TV as you made your way to the kitchen. “You can look at the ones down in the store too, if you want.”
Tai welcomed the distraction and quickly found her favorite movie in Van’s collection. Well, what her favorite movie used to be.
Van woke up hours later to the sound of static coming from the TV. She turned it off and looked to see both you and Taissa asleep on either side of her. She pushed your head off of her shoulder gently and stumbled up from the couch, making her way into the kitchen for a glass of water. Then she felt a hand grab her shoulder and she spun around, and suddenly Taissa was kissing her. Through her sleepy daze, she recognized that this was wrong, but she couldn’t find it in herself to stop it.
“Whoa, Tai,” she gasped when she finally pushed away. Then she saw the dark look in Taissa’s eyes. “Oh, you’re the other one, aren’t you?” she murmured. Taissa nodded slowly, bobbing her head in a mesmerizing circular motion. “What do you want?”
“This isn’t where we’re supposed to be,” she rasped, beginning to walk away. Van stood there, baffled, trying to make sense of what just happened. Then she realized that Taissa was approaching you, and alarm bells began going off in her head.
“Hey, hey. No no no. No! Taissa!” Van leapt into action, dashing to the couch as fast as she could. But Taissa got to you first and slammed her hands onto your shoulders, startling you awake. She was gripping you hard, and Van saw your eyes fill with fear as she leaned in.
“You,” she growled. You whimpered.
“Don’t fucking touch them!” Van shouted, shoving Tai away and planting herself in front of you. She glared at Tai as she woke back up, her eyes darting between you in horror.
“Oh god, what did she do? What did I do?”
“Just don’t, Taissa.”
“Van, I’m so sorry. I-”
“Fucking. Don’t.”
You grasped Van’s hand from behind her and relief washed over her. But she couldn’t let her guard down just yet.
“We’re going to bed,” Van said, her voice gravelly. “We’ll discuss this in the morning. Get some sleep, Taissa.”
She turned and helped you to your feet, ignoring Taissa’s muffled sounds of protest. Once you were in your bedroom she locked the door and turned to you, worried tears in her eyes. “Are you okay?” she asked, placing a hand on your chest.
“I’m fine,” you reassured her, covering her hand with your own. “Are you okay?”
“Did she hurt you?” Van said, her voice pleading.
You shook your head. “No. No, she didn’t hurt me.”
“Oh, thank god,” Van gasped, pulling you into a tight hug. She always knew that her past would come back to haunt her, but she had hoped that she would be able to protect you. But now her worst fears were starting to come true, and she felt just as helpless as she had back then. “I’m so sorry, Y/N.”
“Hey, come on. You have nothing to apologize for. You know that.”
“No, I do,” she insisted. “I’m the reason she’s here. I knew how dangerous she could get, and I just let her-”
“Van-”
“-I shouldn’t have made you deal with her, this is my mess-”
“Van!” you exclaimed, finally getting her attention. “It’s okay,” you said softly as you tucked her hair behind her ear, your fingers brushing gently against her scars. “I’m okay. We’re okay.”
“I can’t bear the thought of you getting hurt by this,” Van croaked.
“Give me a little credit. I can handle myself just fine,” you chuckled. “You don’t need to worry about me. You told me everything I needed to know about Taissa’s sleepwalking, and I told you I was okay with her staying here. I’m not going to shun her for something she can’t control. And she’s your friend. We have to help her.”
“You know she was more than just my friend,” Van said with a pained expression.
“I do. I know that.” You wrapped your arms around her shoulders. “And that’s why she came to you for help. She wouldn’t have if she had anywhere else to go.”
“She tried to kiss me,” Van blurted. “Before she… woke you up.”
“Oh,” you said quietly. “Okay.”
“Okay? What do you mean, okay? It’s not okay!”
“You’re right, it’s not. But she didn’t know what she was doing. And I’m not angry or jealous if that’s what you’re worried about,” you smiled. “Look, we’re gonna get through this together. Just like we always do. I take care of you and you take care of me, right?”
“Okay,” Van sighed. “But if she so much as touches you again, she’s staying at a hotel.”
“Whatever you say, baby” you grinned, kissing her cheek and pulling her into another hug. “I love you.”
“I love you too,” she murmured into your chest. “So much.”
“Let’s get some sleep, hmm?” you breathed, slowly rocking her from side to side. Van nodded.
Once you were both ready you crawled into bed, and Van wrapped her arms around you tightly. “You’re too good, you know that?” she mumbled as you nuzzled into her neck. “You’re too good for all my bullshit.”
“Maybe. But your bullshit gives me something to do,” you smirked. Van laughed.
“Well, you’ve sure got a busy schedule now.”
“I wouldn’t have it any other way. And you know how much I hate being bored.”
Van rolled her eyes and kissed you, passionate and gentle. She could feel your heart beating, and the sound grounded her like it always did. Taissa coming back into her life had thrown her mind into utter turmoil, but she knew that with you by her side, she could handle anything. You really were too good for her, but she’d be damned if she was ever letting you go.
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guzhufuren · 1 year
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Favourite VegasPete Fics pt.2 (pt.1) (in alphabetical order)
1. Black Velvet by @kerrikins https://archiveofourown.org/series/3158706
Vegas notices Pete watching him during the torture scene. Intrigued and more tempted than he expected to be, he stalks Pete and succeeds in taunting him into coming with Vegas so they can fuck.
It starts off as a cat and mouse game for sex, but when the two of them are finally forced to reckon with the fact that they're on opposite sides, they both find themselves more conflicted and drawn to each other than ever.
2. cause and effect by @sapphicblight https://archiveofourown.org/series/3234285
“Don’t you have better things to do with your time? Other virgins for example,” Pete asks him one time over a guerrilla warfare style lunch date. “Not until next semester,” Vegas laments. “I’ve already exhausted our current student body.” Pete doesn’t even know where to begin unpacking everything wrong with that statement.
Or: the college au in which Vegas is a manwhore with a weird innocence kink and Pete is an inexperienced painslut.
3. Drowning, and other Metaphors https://archiveofourown.org/works/44171761
Vegas has never experienced an afterglow that burns like an oil fire, a sudden and dangerous thing that he can’t quite remember how best to put out past the panic. It doesn’t help that Pete’s smile is like a torrent of cool water on his feverish skin, making the flames jump higher. It makes Vegas want to do something dangerous that he’s never really been good at before – it makes him want to take care of Pete. Problem is, he doesn’t really know how.
4. Holy Palmer's Kiss https://archiveofourown.org/works/41273907
"By the way," says Vegas in English. "Interesting scars you’ve got on your chest." Pete doesn’t tense – he doesn’t – but the leveled manner his gaze slides back up must be enough of a tell because Vegas… "What ? Don’t tell me you thought it wouldn’t come up."
The begining of episode 11 but Vegas zeroes in on Pete's top surgery scars instead of his hip tattoo.
5. i want to wear his initial on a chain round my neck by @dage-mingjue & @stratumgermanitivum https://archiveofourown.org/series/3352987
Pete picks up the chain leash and offers it to Vegas. “So, you never did tell me what you were getting this for.” Vegas takes the chain from Pete’s hands and fixes a dark and sultry look on him. “This? Oh, it’s for bad boys who misbehave.” And with that he gives one last smirk before walking out the front door, leaving Pete an absolute mess behind the counter. *** “Pete,” Porsche says, in a very slow voice, like Pete is a particularly small child. “He was hitting on you.” Pete blinks. “He what now?” — Or; Vegas adopts a puppy.
6. Sharing Different Heartbeats by @raelle-writing https://archiveofourown.org/works/40549581
Of course Vegas noticed Pete. But not with much weight. Sure, Pete was hot. But so were all of the rest of Kinn’s bodyguards. That wasn’t notable. It wasn’t worth more than a passing once-over, or an absent glance at the man’s ass in those suits they insisted on wearing. He had a nice ass, but it didn’t stick in Vegas’ mind. It was passing lust, nothing more. And he certainly wasn’t hotter than the other bodyguards– not Porsche, for example. The only thing notable about Pete was that he had a surprisingly soft, cute face, and a sunny, disarming smile. He looked far too soft for his job. But he was Tankhun’s head bodyguard, and one of the men that Kinn often tapped for important missions. Which meant that the cute, soft face was hiding real talent and skill. So yes, Vegas noticed Pete. But it didn’t mean anything.
OR: a retelling of the story from Vegas' POV, from first impressions until after the hospital.
7. The King Must Die https://archiveofourown.org/works/41144892
“It’s fine,” Macau assures Vegas, whose very soul feels plunged into turmoil. Tear-bright eyes, a faint handprint on his sheltered face, and Macau tries to comfort Vegas. “It’s fine, I promise.” Vegas would kill for his brother, indiscriminately. He’s just now realising quite what that means.
(The queer experience of having an ill-advised one night stand with your cousin's head bodyguard and then ending up in hiding with him while you plot to kill your father.)
8. The Last Thing Left to Break by @blackwatervial https://archiveofourown.org/works/41053809
Hatred ran deep between the Theerapanyakul and the Saengtham family. It was common knowledge that the two leaders, Khun Vegas and Khun Pete, despised each other and used every small excuse to initiate yet another bloody conflict. Only that no one was really aware what happened behind closed doors…
9. the mortifying ordeal of falling in love by @dage-mingjue https://archiveofourown.org/works/41659146
“If I had to rate you?” Pete pauses and tilts his head with a low hum, considering. “I dunno, a six out of ten? I thought you were a sadist, but you didn’t really give that impression. Are you actually kinky? That didn’t feel kinky. It didn’t do it for me.” Vegas looks like someone punched him. Hard. His cock is still out and his hair is rumpled and he looks devastatingly disheveled, like Pete was the one who just took Vegas apart and not the other way around. “I’d worry that it was just a fluke,” Pete continues, ignoring Vegas’s flabbergasted sputters, “but I also don’t think I’d give you a second time to prove me wrong.” Pete shrugs and fixes his shirt, petting back his hair. “Anyway, see you around.” — Or a fic in which Vegas fucks through all of Kinn’s bodyguards and lands on Pete, but Pete uno reverses it on Vegas leaving Vegas wanting so much more. Vegas gets humiliated and has to work for it.
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starz222 · 1 year
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romeo and juliet ! scaramouche x gn!reader
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synopsis the play you’ve been preparing yourself nearly the entire year for was finally about to begin. except in that time, you’ve fallen for the male lead. 
contains fluff, translations of the words are in parenthesis, sfw
a/n i didn't proofread i wrote this before going to bed, oh and i shortened the lines! if the translations are wrong, please lmk :)
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“scara, about the um… kiss scene, just kiss me on the cheek, okay? you tell him, you weren’t comfortable with the idea of his lips meeting yours. you were already struggling with him pouring his heart out to you through his cheesy lines. 
“okay.” the cerulean haired boy continued to fix his costume, fidgeting in it. you were too, the costumes had too many decorations. the material was thick, and it was insanely hot. or was it just you? 
the curtains swing open, and the spotlight is on the two of you. 
“and palm to palm is holy palmers kiss,” you hold the palm of your hand against his, “have not saints, and holy palmers too?” your hand is sweating too much, quit it out! you scold yourself, his hand.. is so warm. his hands are so pretty– scaramouche gives you a look, it’s your line. right. “ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.” you speak slowly, trying to avoid stuttering. you know that you’ve both worked your asses off for this moment, so you couldn’t screw up.
“oh then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do.” the spotlight reflects on his hair, his eyelashes are long, but you’ve got the clearest view of his eyes. those beautiful eyes stare into yours, making you feel even more nervous than before. "let lips do what hands do." to feel the warmth of one another. you hated that you had to know what it meant. 
( juliet denies romeo a kiss)
“saints do not move, though grant for prayer’s sake.” you chuckle. this is it. the kiss scene. where “lips do what hands do”. he intertwines his fingers with yours, “then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.” scaramouche leans in and kisses your cheeks. his lips are so soft, you think as his breaths tickles your skin. he retreats back and looks at you. looks at you like he’s in love, like he could not remember how life was before you. you could not tell if he was acting or not. 
(romeo takes his shot and kisses juliet)
for a moment, it’s complete silence. you haven’t said your line yet. this again? he gives you another look. you let yourself give in to your impulses, to your desires. you cup both of his cheeks and kiss him on the lips, the audience becomes loud and cheers. his lips are softer than earlier. you pull away and you see scaramouche in a daze, completely shocked. his expression is empty but his eyebrows are raised. in the spotlight, it was visible to everyone how red his ears were. 
now it’s your turn to give him that look. what are you waiting for? go ahead, it’s your turn. 
“thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.” his voice starts out soft, then he regains his cool and remembers how hard he’s worked. “then have my lips the sin that they have took.” you walk around the stage, “sin from thy lips? give me my sin again.” or in other words, basically kiss me again.  scaramouche takes your hand and you turn around. you both inch closer to one another, you feel his shadow cast over yours and his warm breaths. you lose yourself in the moment and forget about the audience, all you can do is look at him like there’s no tomorrow. 
(juliet takes "romeo's sin", and romeo insists that he takes it back-- kiss her again.)
you push him away gently, but still your hand in his, and you walk. you laugh, “you kiss by the book.” 
i wish you’d kiss me again.
– dialogue from scara’s pov. 
“then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.” he watches you look at him with your lovesick eyes, watching as you drown in the beauty of them. i just have to lean in to kiss them, no big deal. he convinces himself. he gently kisses both of your cheeks, and goes back to where he stood. he looks at you, waiting for you to say your line.  all of the sudden, you let go of his hands and find them cupping his cheeks. you lean closer to him and then kiss him. holy shit.  
when you pull away, it takes every fiber in his body to not chase you and melt into your lips. if only this moment could last forever. he sees your expression, your smug look and he knows how uncomposed he is. he hates how nervous you make him, and how he isn’t himself around you. the crowd emerges, the theatre filled with their voices. 
he gulps, “thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.” 
“then have my lips the sin that they have took.” 
“sin from thy lips? give me my sin again.”
kiss me again.
“you kiss by the book.”
kiss me again.
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“If I profane with my unworthiest hand  This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:  My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand  To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
 Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,  Which mannerly devotion shows in this;  For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch  And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.” - William Shakespeare
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