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#i do my best to be low maintenance but i love cozy things
arashrita · 7 months
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Hello there! I hope all is well with you. Congratulations on your milestone~ 🥳💕 I was wondering if I could request and have a romantic match-up with an Obey Me character. I might tell too much about myself, so I apologize if you find it lengthy to read. Please take your time doing mine if you have got a lot on your plate~ >//<
I will begin with the basics. My name is Luna, and I am a heterosexual referred to by 'she/her' pronouns. My zodiac sign is Libra, and until now, I have remained skeptical about my MBTI and enneagram results, so I will not disclose it. As for my outward appearance, I am average-looking with a soft and gentle aura, short height, and poor eyesight, so I am wearing rose-gold eyeglasses.
Proceeding with my personality, I am a routine-oriented homebody who enjoys being around familiar people and places and staying in my cozy private space to do my own thing. When it comes to the group setting, I usually take leadership or any important role because I like being included and involved in central planning, inasmuch as I prefer being one of the planners rather than a follower or solely the recipient of that plan. I am conscientious about my goals and responsibilities and have perfectionist tendencies, which resulted in me becoming a consistent principal's honor roll undergraduate student in one of the top universities in my homeland. Because of that, I may appear to be a highly career-oriented individual who does not know how to have fun, but trust me, I am also an idler and procrastinator who prefers to chill, daydream, and waste my time using social media platforms, playing Otome, MOBA, and simulation games, listening to music, or reading fictional romance stories, including girls' love and boys' love or Danmei novels.
In addition, I am reserved with individuals I do not know too well or vibe with but very understanding, easy-going, really bubbly, expressive, affectionate, and humorous with my friends and other people I like. I am a go-with-the-flow person, never a risk-taker, and tend to conform to the rules because I dislike getting in trouble. I do not like being left behind and putting a burden on anyone, so I usually make myself low maintenance and suppress what I truly want. However, I am not very noble that I would stake my life for someone else nor forgiving that I would just sit by and allow someone to trample and treat me like a doormat.
In terms of likes and dislikes, I love plushies, docile cats, having out-of-nowhere insightful and meaningful conversations, squishmallows (I cannot sleep comfortably without hugging one), drinking tea, any desserts, and wrapping myself in a warm and thick blanket like a burrito (since I have a terrible cold intolerance). I do not like dirty environments, tardiness, unnecessary disturbances, sudden problems, and people who jeopardize any group activities through their laziness.
Furthermore, in a relationship, I want it to be simply just being each other's safe space and rest. I am quite a private and low-key person as well, so I prefer if we both have hidden sides and many moments that we only know. My love languages are physical touch because I like cuddles, being hugged (like that big hug where I can bury myself on their chest or neck), and hugging people while caressing their hair, words of affirmation when I am comfortable telling what is on my mind, quality time because once they enter my private space, I feel like I will absolutely love doing almost everything with them, even the simplest and most mundane things, and acts on service because I usually take the initiative to do a task that will lessen the burden on their shoulders or simply take care of them on the simple things.
And that is all~ I apologize again if this is too long. Thank you so much in advance, and congrats again!! ♡
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Hey there! I hope you are doing well. I had fun reading. You seem like a great person!
Here, after thinking for a while I think that Satan will be your best match.
If you decide to date then,
You Two will visit bookstores, museums, cat cafès often.
Spend a lot of time in the library.
Late night discussions, long talks and stuff like that.
He will read to you and you might just end up falling asleep on top of him.
Will have upset and downs, he is the incarnation of wrath after all. But I feel like you are the patient and understanding one, so you two will figure it out eventually.
Playing with cats is like an everyday routine.
You can do group projects together.
Overall, a pretty much good relationship considering that he is one of the lords of hell.
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old-lorarri · 7 months
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paper rings . . . ❨ send me a description of yourself + a fandom and gender preference, and i’ll ship you with a character. ❩
Hi! I’m Lily, I love formula 1, I’m straight and I’m studying to become a mechanical engineer! I love the private but not a secret paired with sunshine and grumpy tropes when I’m reading. I love making playlists for any given occasion, I like studying (but just because I like romanticising it) but I also love going to old rock bands’ concerts:)
My favourite colours are blue and green and I love animals. I like Rom coms, scary movies and crime documentaries. I’m very sociable and I smile a lot:)
I dress and act bit too mature for my age according to most people, but I think it’s a good thing. I like fancy dresses and galas, waltz and classical music. I love travelling!! Some of the countries I visitied and liked the most are Italy and Austria but I would love to see Spain and the Netherlands soon. I don’t think this is of any importance but from all the wags I love carmen and Lila the most. I think they have the best style and the best personality (ironically, even tho their boyfriends are the 2 drivers I am not really attracted to).
As much as I love a night out, I do prefer staying in and having a cozy and domestic night where everything is slow. Same goes in the mornings, as I like to be high maintenance at night and low maintenance in the morning, so I can enjoy it to the fullest. I’m not a morning person, I’m a night owl, but boyyyy do I love getting 8-9 hours of sleep on the weekends
Yeah, that’s mostly it about me! Congrats on the major milestone! Your work is absolutely wonderful!
LEWIS HAMILTON
so this makes so much sense to me idk why
both of you are very private people but ain't afraid to show your love for one another to the media
the two of you make playlists for each other to swap
and lewis will def go on study dates with you (he doesn't do anything just sits there and admires you)
lewis would probably be drawn to your maturity
but he would also encourage you to do normal things that people your age do
will 100% take you to every fancy gala and event on earth
you two are def the best dressed at all of them
and the two of you steal the show if you ever have to waltz
for you anniversary I feel like lewis would surprise you with a tour of all of the countries you haven't been to
and then you gush about how amazing lewis is to carmen and lily
the two of you love to party
but ultimately do love to stay home with each other and just be domestic af
lewis def does his skin care routine with you and you give each other tips and tricks
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Hi there! I hope you are doing well and safe. I was wondering if I could request and have a romantic match-up with a male Mystic Messenger character except for Yoosung and Vanderwood. Don't get me wrong, I like the two of them, but I do not see them in a romantic way. I really like your writing and analysis, so I am quite curious about which character you think would suit me the best. Please take your time doing mine if you have got a lot on your plate. >//<
I will begin with the basics. I am a consistent honor roll undergraduate student and a scholar in one of the top universities in my homeland, currently taking up a pre-law course. My zodiac sign is Libra, and until now, I am skeptical about my MBTI and enneagram results, so I will not mention it. As for my outward appearance, I would say I am average looking with a short height and a petite figure. My clothing style is hyperfeminine because I love pink, hair barrettes, ribbons, jewelry, and high heels, but I only present myself like that when I feel secure and comfortable with who I am with, otherwise I opted to dress up cozy and casual for my safety. I have friends, who are usually the leaders or the top students in my class, but I find myself struggling to maintain close relationships because I do not like interacting too much with others, so we eventually drift apart from each other. I never had a boyfriend or engage in any casual dating because aside from it being too much of a bother, I am quite reluctant to let anyone enter my private space and inner peace.
Proceeding with my personality, I am a routine-oriented homebody who enjoys being around familiar people and places and staying in my cozy private space doing my own thing and a career-oriented individual who has a tad of perfectionist tendencies and is conscientious when it comes to my goals and responsibilities. However, I am an idler and indifferent on matters I am not interested in. I am also quiet, restrained, conscious, and reserved with strangers and people I do not vibe with but very understanding, carefree, bubbly, chatty, expressive, affectionate, and humorous with my friends and other people I like. I unconsciously become ignorant of my surroundings once I found a person I like talking to or being with because my whole attention tends to only focus on them.
One of my negative traits is that I am a chronic people-pleaser who has self-sabotaging tendencies. I learned in my childhood to make myself low-maintenance, so I would not be a bother, put a burden on anyone, or make things worse. I have many moments where I please others just to fit in or not to be left out during situations I should not be. However, I am now trying to fix it myself, lol. I have already established healthy boundaries, asked others for help, and taken a risky step despite my fear and self-doubt, which is studying law. It is my childhood dream, after all.
In terms of hobbies, interests, and dislikes, I love reading fictional novels, especially the romance genre, gaming, especially MOBA and simulation games, listening to music, plushies, docile cats, and having out-of-nowhere insightful and meaningful conversations. Since I have a cold intolerance, I like wrapping myself in a warm and thick blanket. Once in a while travels are good too as long as there is a plan because I am not fond of spontaneous outings in a place I do not know very well. I do not like messy things, dirty environments, nosy individuals, people who jeopardize group activities through their incompetence or laziness, and tardiness.
In a relationship, I prefer compassionate love, nurturing, and simply just being each other's safe haven, comfort, and rest in this tiring world over a passionate, whirlwind-type romance. Hmm, I am quite a private and low-key person as well, so I will like it if we both have hidden sides and many moments that we only know. My love languages are physical touch because I like cuddles, being hugged, like that big hug where I can bury myself on their chest or neck, and hugging people while caressing their hair, words of affirmation when I am comfortable telling what is on my mind, and surprisingly quality time. After all, once they enter my private space, I feel like I will absolutely love doing almost everything with them, even the simplest and most mundane things. In addition, my ideal type is someone who can protect, motivate and support me, bring out the best in me, and help me grow and become a better individual. Someone who is a good listener, devoted, trustworthy, and attentive, and I can rely on because I lack common sense sometimes. Lastly, someone who is at least knowledgeable about a lot of matters and topics and is willing to teach and assist me in learning them without making me feel stupid and incompetent.
I think I ended up telling too much, so I apologize if you find it lengthy to read. Thank you so much in advance!! ^^
I match you with...
Jumin!
You're the type of person who knows what you want in a conversation. That's what means the most to you in a relationship. You want the firm debate and chase that comes from having somebody who can keep up with you. Who better to do that than the one person in the RFA who wants the same out of a relationship? Jumin wants a partner who can start a conversation and flow naturally into the next one as if it were the back of hand. The two of you can truly spend hours getting lost in different discussions. It may seem silly to others but to you and Jumin, it's a relief. It's hard to find someone who gets it.
He can bring you a side of you that gets to relax and speak your mind without fail. You don't have to worry if you're with him. He knows what you mean when you share it and he divides your time to figure out the best way to help you decipher what makes the object of your conversation tick. Even if you don't get what he's getting at when he speaks, you'll be affirmed by him every time in knowing that he wants to help you understand what's going on and how to apply your opinion to it. How could you not love someone who wants to put his time and effort into seeing you learn more about the world and gain insight and opinions that weren't readily available to you yet?
The only difference you have is love language. His love language is acts of service and gift giving. But, yours is touch. He learns how to appreciate a warm hug when he returns home from work after a long and grueling day, and you learn how to let go of the unease you may harbor over being taken care of in a world where you might value your ability to take care of your own needs. He plans ahead and learns the best way to be your husband and you get to see how committed a person can become to doing the right thing by their lover. What more could you want in life than knowing that you always have someone to turn to that will never let you down? Or, for that matter, stop fighting for you and your heart.
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youeverdreaming · 5 years
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@ my future significant other, literally all I want are cuddles, swoveralls, and sweatshirts. that’s it.
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favoniuscodex · 3 years
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intergalactic au w/ zhongli, childe, and xiao
prompt: futuristic/intergalactic!au w/ zhongli, childe, and xiao for my 1.5k follower event pairings: zhongli x gn!reader, childe x gn!reader, xiao x gn!reader, word count: 2.8k words (i really like this au, ok?) a/n: haha oh jeez ok my knowledge of intergalactic stuff is an amalgamation of different stuff so this is gonna involve a few different types of space stuff! some of these are longer than others, apologies for the discrepancies in length! i had to stop some of these from becoming full fics hhhh
ZHONGLI
“so,” you state, unceremoniously slamming your hands down on the metal lunch table in front of you. “rex lapis. discuss.”
the two colleagues sitting in front of you differ in reactions to your noisy gesture. the shorter and angrier of the two, xiao, jumps slightly at the sudden intrusion, despite the bustling noise of the starship’s cafeteria surrounding the three of you. at his side, zhongli sits, regal as ever, sipping on a cup of tea that fails to shake within his grip. the brunette sets the drink down on the table before him and looks at you patiently.
“what do you wish for us to discuss?” zhongli asks while xiao scowls at you in annoyance.
“there’s nothing to discuss,” xiao grumbles, cutting up cubes of the low-grade tofu in front of him with the side of his fork absentmindedly. “he died. the end.”
“did he?” you challenge and xiao lets out a heavy sigh of a man worn out by your mere existence. “alright, zhongli, hear me out on this. what if it’s just a coverup by the liyuean fleet? none of us really even knew what he looked like, who he was, et cetera et cetera, y’know? so like... he could very well be alive.”
“indulging in conspiracy theories,” xiao mutters. “how mature of you.” he grouchily stabs some of the decimated remains of the tofu cubes in front of them and takes a bite, wincing slightly at the low quality texture. however, zhongli’s honey eyes shine with mirth at your proposition. 
“i believe that such notions are never beyond the realm of possibility,” zhongli confesses, causing xiao to sputter and choke on his cafeteria meal.
“you have to be kidding me. that’s the dumbest thing i’ve ever heard. they could’ve just said he retired or something. why would the fleet cover up his existence with a falsified death?” xiao challenges, his gaze flickering between your smug expression and zhongli’s entirely placated one.
“some people say rex lapis turned into a dragon and flew away. oooo~! watch out, xiao, he’s going to come for you, oooo~!” you mimic the sounds of a ghost as you flap your hands in a wing-like motion, leaning in closer to xiao, who leans away in repulsion and fear. xiao shrieks slightly as you breach his personal space and he hides behind zhongli’s figure, whose intense gaze causes you to stop your teasing and sit up straight, despite a soft smile gracing his elegant features.
“(y/n),” zhongli questions in a soft tone reserved only for you. “did you finish your review of the engine room’s oxygen and sediment filter?”
you look sheepishly down at the tray of food in front of you. “no, but... nobody’s allowed in the engine room right now. some dumb intern got his keycard stolen so the whole room is on lockdown while they reprogram everyone else’s.”
“well, if you have no other tasks to complete today, would you like to assist me with my research?” zhongli asks and, with no hesitation, you nod in response.
“of course! do you still need help with analyzing how to best redirect flow of air in the suits of the astronauts traveling to planet 48-ab-9?” you say, looking to make sure you and zhongli are on the same page. he smiles at you, which gives you the answer you need before the words even fall from his lips.
“yes, but there may also be possible diversions to other planets and air pressure within the spacesuits on one planet may cause ruptures in the other and-” zhongli begins, but is interrupted by xiao standing up abruptly, the tofu on his tray barely touched.
“i am full!” xiao declares, which causes you to narrow your eyes at him in disbelief. zhongli, however, buys xiao’s blatant lie. “which means, like every upstanding worker of the liyuean fleet, it’s time to return back to the contractual chains of coding hell!”
you can only watch as the green-haired man scurries off without waiting for your responses, far too eager to return to the cybersecurity job he always seems to complain about.
“so, where were we?” zhongli asks, capturing your undivided attention once more. you let out a soft huff of amusement at the situation and flash a smile in return.
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zhongli is a consistently overlooked member of the liyuean fleet, residing as one of the few interplanetary geologists on board. to put it simply, zhongli works alongside you, an environmental engineer, to help ensure the safety of liyuean fleet explorers as they venture into unknown territory. you develop the products and do routine maintenance on various air quality-related machinery within the massive mothership of the liyuean fleet, while zhongli studies previously-recorded information about other planets in order to provide hypotheses about what potential new planets’ geological systems may be like and what needs to be done for astronauts to acclimate to them.
the talkative geologist is polite to all, but talkative to few, one of whom is you. while the two of you work side by side, the man has a tendency to ramble about the compositions of different planetary soils and what they means to human life should they encounter it. if you’re being honest with yourself, the topic nearly puts you to sleep, but you find it adorable that he can talk so passionately for so long on such a mundane topic.
you let zhongli ramble for three reasons. one: you don’t have the heart to tell him to stop. two: you have a massive crush on him that only seems to worsen the more you see his amber eyes nearly glow with passion whenever you ask questions about his work. finally, three: you’re waiting for zhongli to slip up and reveal why someone of his talent finally got assigned to the mothership immediately after the supposed death of rex lapis.
as he launches into another rambling session, you can’t help but zone zhongli out as a startling idea pops into your head about the calming man who loves three things in life (history, tea, and rocks, in that order).
could he be...? you push the thought out of your head and decide to accept the liyuean fleet command’s announcement at face value. commander rex lapis is dead and there’s absolutely, certainly, definitely no way that zhongli is the man who once brought the tsaritsa’s warships to a crumbling halt.
right?
CHILDE
the dashing rogue with a heart of gold is certainly one of the most respectable men in the galaxy. he saves damsels in distress and redistributes wealth to the poor. he’s perfect in every manner -- don’t you see his charming smile? how could you not trust him? he’ll lure you in with sweet words and false affections, brushing your hair behind your ear as he makes you giggle and flustered due to his flirtations. the illusion pops when he waltzes away from you with a wink and you realize you’re missing your wallet a few minutes later. 
childe, a man of many aliases ranging from the theatrical tartaglia to the mythological ajax, is one of the galaxy’s most wanted thieves. he’ll insist he’s not a kleptomaniac, but feeds off the golden veins of wealth he steals from others as if he is a vampire, a primal instinct he can’t seem to control. no target is too big or small for the man, especially if a rival is involved.
in this case, it’s you. he finds you at a bar, in which grating electronic music blasts overhead and rainbow lights paint his skin in different colors as they flash to the beat. childe is forced to yell over the music, yet none of his signature charm is lost as he does his best to cozy up to you, buying you a drink and warding off any unwanted suitors, especially the alien with eight hands who wont stop insisting that he just wants to hold one of yours. 
you almost let yourself get swept away in his radiant baby blues and his wispy, ruddy brown hair, but you’re smarter than that. you can see the intelligence in his eyes and you wonder if he can see it in yours. despite his kindness and his genuine enthusiasm to hear what you have to say, he holds an arrogance in his posture that shows that childe is underestimating you. you know what he’s after: the keycard to the liyuean fleet engine room, one you had swiped off some unsuspecting intern earlier in the day to deposit in your own safekeeping, in hopes to one day sell it to likely nefarious evildoers who would pay a pretty penny for an access key like that.
but buyers have never been one to keep secrets and you’re far too aware that loose lips sink ships -- or in this case, the main starship of the liyuean fleet -- and childe is far too aware of the card that lies within your possession. you smile as you feel his hand gently tug your wallet out of your coat pocket, an action that would have gone unnoticed if you weren’t a master thief as well. you let him walk away as he winks at you and promises to see you again, a blatant lie on his behalf.
you’re gone from your seat before he realizes the keycard isn’t in your wallet -- nothing is. it’s empty, aside from a faded business card offering the services of your thievery, with a smiley face drawn on the back and two words: duped ya! emblazoned next to the face that taunts childe. a rush of adrenaline ripples through him and he’s not sure whether it’s due to rage or excitement. as he reaches into his pocket, he decides it’s the former as childe realizes the keys to his ship are missing.
childe can’t help but smile when he sees his ship missing in the public dock nearby. after all, he had a new goal: tracking you, his treasured spaceship, and that damned keycard down, even if he would have to scour the entire galaxy just to see your eyes once more.
XIAO
“hey,” a familiar voice barks, which xiao ignores as he nuzzles his face further into his elbow, having fallen asleep at his desk. “hey!” the voice is more insistent and he feels fingers dig into his shoulder, shaking his slumped over form and moving xiao’s wheeled office chair slightly. “get up. you’re sleeping on the job and night shift is coming soon.”
as the voice continues to not leave him alone, xiao finally realizes who is speaking to him. its you. upon this realization, xiao concedes and sits up, wincing as he adjusts to the harsh fluorescent lights that illuminate the room.
“there is no night shift. we’re in space. that’s not a-” xiao complains, but upon seeing you and realizing what you’re holding up in a bag in your hand, ceases his whining and instead chooses to look up at you with wide eyes. “holy shit, is that surface almond tofu?! how did you get that?!”
“sheesh.” you begin, waving the bag slightly back and forth. “i didn’t think you would get this riled up over it.” 
“i would sell my soul for a bag of that after suffering through the eternal misery that is the food on this godforsaken ship.” xiao deadpans and you can’t help but think he’s almost serious. he extends his hands to you and you can’t help but note the way the sleeves of his uniform are pushed up to his elbows, especially since his forearms showcase a plethora of scars that you rarely get to see. they signal that the man is an outsider to your legion of computer nerds (and that his well-defined forearms are really hot, but that’s beside the point). 
you quickly snap out of your daze as his hands crinkle the bag you’re holding and you lightly swat his hands away from the bag, glaring at him. a scowl crosses his features at your actions and he slumps against the back of his chair, swiveling to fully face you.
“the tofu is yours, but i need something in exchange,” you bargain and you watch as xiao’s eyes narrow at the horrid implication held within your tone. “a lot of my cybersecurity guys are out trying to rework the engine room’s login mechanism... it’s a long story. anyways, i was wondering if you’d find it within the kindness of your heart to pick up one of their shifts.”
“you’re not paying me for this shift, are you?” xiao asks and you can feel your face scrunch up in irritation.
“listen, i went to hell and back to try to get you this tofu so you would say yes and you’re worried about payment? they cover lodging and food when you work he-” you begin to rant, but a rare smile from xiao makes the words die on your lips as you feel heat rise to your face.
“i never said i wouldn’t. you’re always so quick to judge.” his tone is condescending as he smirks smugly at you, reaching to take the bag of tofu from your now slackened grip as you stare at him, visibly flustered by his haughty tone in tandem with a grin you scarcely see.
“oh... uh, alright,” you try to recover, readjusting your posture to stand up straighter, willing yourself to stay composed. his golden eyes stare directly into yours as he plucks a cube of tofu out of the bag with his index finger and thumb. without breaking eye contact, he pops the tofu cube into his mouth and, after swallowing, licks his lips. “let’s um... let’s get started!”
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xiao is a former yaksha, an elite fighter who served as part of commander rex lapis’s most trusted squadron of soldiers. after an injury rendered him unfit to return to battle, xiao decided to look for other ways to help defend the liyuean fleet, which resulted in him joining your group of cybersecurity experts, who protect the fleet by making sure all systems remain secure and that there are no electronic security breaches.
at the beginning of his job, xiao was fairly terrible with technology and would have been fired nearly immediately for his incompetence if not for his direct recommendation from rex lapis himself. unfortunately for you, you were assigned his superior and nearly lost your mind when the man had to stare at the keyboard in order to know where the keys were as he typed. xiao’s attitude was initially offputting, both sardonic and angry, but he eventually sheathed his bitter defensive weapon of haughtiness and condescension in order to ask you for help outside of work hours to help him learn how to be better at his job.
now, several years later, the two of you are fairly good friends (as good as one can be friends with xiao, you think) to the point where he whines about his dumb bumbling friends (zhongli and some other person you had yet to catch the name of) who run in circles around each other, despite the fact that they blatantly like each other. each time he complains, you scratch your head in confusion, because you and him do the exact same thing.
you’re not entirely oblivious. you’ve realized that xiao acts... different around you than he does around most people. he’s softer and more open, but you don’t want to get your hopes up, so you’ve made yourself more open in return, hoping that he’ll realize your interest. often times, your flirtations will leave him flustered and reeling, but on rare occasions, xiao will take the opportunity to fluster you instead, which is far more effective than any way you could try to charm him. you’re fairly sure he can read you like an open book, so you wait for him to confess his emotions to you.
little do you know, xiao feels the exact same way about you as he awaits your confession. no, he’s not scared of rejection. he’s a former yaksha, do you know how many people he’s taken down? why would he be scared of heartbreak and the utter agony that follows as he’s forced not only to deal with rejection but report to you at work every day? ... oh. maybe he is a little scared. just a teensy, tiny little bit scared.
but hey, if the two of you are lucky, maybe you’ll both confess at the same time after the tension between the two of you nearly suffocates you both.
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screw your hogwarts house tell me if you’re a:
Squirrel
clever, knows things, full of secrets
can be gossipy but usually chill
love heights, gotta climb everything
everyone’s friend, big main character energy
can be ambitious, prone to fits of spirituality and/or evil
good at everything/jack of all trades
former gifted child but is doing alright
Otter
valiant, bold as all hell
smarter than people think but very one braincell vibes
total jock/himbo
outdoorsy, love water and everything to do with it
women want me fish fear me
obsessed with boats
either a class clown or a ray of sunshine, usually both
cool uncle/older sibling energy
Hedgehog
loyal, ride or die, bffl
ultimate mom friend, will adopt you if you stand still for too long
artsy, creative, good with their hands
knits and sews and draws and paints and sculpts and whittles and
“I don’t have any hobbies” but owns a Michaels worth of crafting supplies
also good with their hands as in will throw hands at a moment’s notice
just wants everyone to get along but will destroy you physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially if they have to
Mole
determined
hard worker, dependable, is currently building you a bookshelf
hey I noticed the tread on one of your tires was kinda low so I just replaced all of them
dad vibes
saturdays are for mowing and working in the basement
introverted, love to be cozy. small space? it’s free nap nook
lowkey sidekick energy but they don’t mind
resilient as all get-out
short kings
Swan
regal as fuck, their jewelry is real gold and Heart help you if you ask if it is
will fuck your shit up if you look at them wrong
lowkey highkey think they’re better than everyone
will 100% be your friend tho
strong sense of honor, very high maintenance but will drop everything for their friends
will leave a pedicure appointment to drive across the state to bring you a tampon but only if you’re worth their time
Raven
mean bisexual/meaner lesbian
love shiny, if I want it I own 20 of it
hot villain energy
super self absorbed
will walk off a cliff taking selfies. it has happened before it will happen again
astrology bitch
thinks they’re better than everyone but definitely isn’t
this is just how I am, if you don’t like me at my worst you don’t deserve me at my best but has been stuck at worst since 2004
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jangbyul · 2 years
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Hi love. I hope you are having a nice day💜. If you can plz do an ideal type of changkyun and also how he will be as a boyfriend. I hope I'm not bothering you. 💜💜💜
hi there! first off - you're 100% not bothering me! my day is off to a great start (because i woke up to your msg <3) despite the horrendous weather outside. how is yours? i hope you're doing well and taking care of yourself ok! 💙 eeep this totally caught me off guard (in the best way possible) so i'll do my best! this is just my personal opinion/analysis so hopefully no one takes it too seriously or gets offended! here goes!
ideal type: i feel like changkyun would vibe well with someone who is low maintenance. someone who understands him and his need to be alone sometimes and won't be upset about it. he is super hardworking and really strives for perfection in everything his does and might tend to cut off communication for hours on end. changkyun is definitely someone who enjoys meaningful conversations, so i think he'd appreciate a partner who can keep up with him and his deep 3am talks about life. he also doesn't seem to be the type to vocally express his emotions/thoughts all the time, so i think he'd really want someone who can read him well (ie. he's not ignoring you on purpose but maybe because he's stressed and has a lot on his mind and doesn't want to burden you). changkyun can also be quite silly sometimes (as seen on variety shows) so someone who can understand his sense of humour and reciprocate his "outside of the box" humour would be god sent! i won't comment on physical traits of his ideal type because a. i don't think it matters to him and b. i honestly have no idea xD changkyun as a bf: honesty and loyalty is what you will get with changkyun as a bf. you can expect him to be 100% honest and invested in the relationship and he expects no less from his partner. his observant nature means that he'll pick up on little habits and each unvoiced thought like a telepathic wave. he'll isolate himself sometimes for work causing him to be disconnected from his SO, but he'd show his progress and hope his SO will be understanding & proud of him. i don't see him as the type to always vocally say "i love you" but instead he will show you just how much he loves you with his actions. like holding you close on a busy street, or silently picking off the finely chopped ginger in your dish because he knows it makes you gag. oh and he'll show his love with lots of skinship hehe! ngl he does seem like the jealous type though so be aware when he's closed off more than usual and reassure him by giving him some attention xD expect lots of teasing and playful banter with changkyun as your bf because his cheeky self loves pushing your buttons. he'd be down for spontaneous dates, but he'd also appreciate doing mundane things with you or having a cozy night in talking about anything and everything.
and that concludes my ted talk! just my take on things and sorry it's so long! thank you so so much for sending me this and i hope no one gets offended!
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Hi a 🍰 pls?
Appearance: over 18, she/her, 5’3 115lbs hourglass figure, long wavy dark hair and hazel/green eyes. I like to wear makeup and experiment with colorful makeup and I have a edgy, sexy, chic style 🥀
Personality: ISTJ, Capricorn ☀️&🌙 Ravenclaw, Introvert, I am generally a very chill person, I do tease and am sarcastic but I try not to take it too far. Not necessarily the mom friend more like the annoyed aunt lol I tend to show affection like a cat kinda hot and cold but my love language is touch and action. Dry send of humor! I would say my worst traits are that I seclude myself when I’m upset and can be selfish/self centered, am a pro procrastinator and low-key like to complain/rant about things that aren’t a big deal 👀 THRIVE in quiet cozy place🍄
Other Facts: I rlly enjoy animals, (I adore my cat and aquariums, everyone should own fish they are the best🐠) gardening, baking, my eyeshadow is my creative outlet and I am almost always listening to music and will spend hours making playlists I like all genres with the exception of hardcore screamo, any country that came out after 2010 🎵 I work as a barista and in a greenhouse and don’t like driving, also like sweets, candles and perfume and I LIVE for cozy rainy days🌸
Relationship stuff: I would say I’m generally low maintenance in a relationship, we don’t have to spend every moment together but spending quality time is important. I can’t handle it when people get super emotional (like lose their temper or frustrated easily) I love cuddling and taking care of them,💙
Your blog is one of my favorites to follow, writing is top notch;)
@sarcasticjellyfish
Romantic Matchup
Iwaizumi Hajime
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How Y’all Met
AHHHHGGGGGG
YALL HAD THAT CLASSIC BARISTA CUSTOMER LOVE TROUPE!!!!!
Ok...I’m calm now
So he would always came to the coffee shop where you worked
But he always came at the Exact. Same. Time.
E v e r y S i n g l e D a y
For one reason only...
You
He thought you were so beautiful!
And you always made an effort to talk to him
And even better
YOU MADE THE BEST COFFEE EVER
He swears you make it better than everyone else
But damn he could never find the balls to ask you out
Eventually word of Iwas little crush made it to Oikawa 👀
So what did he do?
Stalked you two of course 🙄
He put on his best disguise
Went to the coffee shop
And waited
Jesus he swears this was the SADDEST thing he’s ever saw
Why tf was iwa being so soft
And AWKWARD
After iwa left Oikawa went up to you
He basically told you that iwa had a crush on you but would never grow the balls to tell you
You liked iwa too so you concocted a plan...
The next day when iwa walked in he ordered his usual
You made it for him but instead of putting his name on the cup...
You put your number 🤭
Omg iwa turned RED
He stuttered out a thank you
Then left
Let’s just say you got a little date invite that night ;)
What They Love About You
He loves that you don’t need CONSTANT attention
Don’t get him wrong he loves you and would drop everything for you
But the fact that you guys can go a day or two without being with each other and it not affecting your relationship is comforting to him
He loves that you like to bake 👀
Now he himself isn’t that into baking
But he still likes the treats 😋
Bake the man some cookies 🍪
He’ll fall even more in love with you
He loves that you take care of him
Now iwa is very in tuned to his body
What it needs
It’s limits
All that jazz
But he can get carried away sometimes
And it’s those moments where you care for his overworked body and reprimand him for overworking himself
We all need that person to keep us grounded yk
UGH
I’m sorry but iwa tells dad jokes
So he loves that your humor is a little on the dryer side 😅
Favorite Things To Do Together
Honestly He LOVES when it’s pouring rain outside and he just gets to cuddle with you all day
It’s just so cozy and warm and quiet and ieufhfjrdj
He loves it
But besides from that he likes going on late night drives with you
Because every time you go for one you play one of the new playlists you made
And y’all just vibe all night
And finally
He loves to garden with you
He’s not the best gardener but he’s not half bad either!
He has a little cactus plant that’s his pride and joy 🌵
Random Hc
He’s your Uber
Ever since you two became a official couple...
He’s driven you EVERYWHERE
he also does that this where he turns the wheel with one hand
Pretty hot ngl
Iwa actually loves fishies!
So aquarium dates are a must
Iwa has a bit of a sweet tooth
So be careful with how many sweets you give him 👀
Every song iwa said he likes you’ve put on a playlist called “iwas Jams”
Astrology
If they’re operating from a base of love and mutual respect, they’ll be able to overcome most obstacles, but they must work hard.
Gemini must have freedom to think outside the bounds; they rely on their quick wits, humor and intellectual prowess to move through life at a fast pace.
Capricorn is concerned with advancement and status; they rely on following the rules and finding set, tried-and-true paths to follow toward success, no matter how long it takes.
Gemini likes to cut corners; Capricorn likes to be thorough.
These two Signs’ challenge as a couple is to learn to maintain a similar pace so they can arrive at the same place at the same time.
Capricorn is very unassuming and quiet, which stands out even more against Gemini’s outgoing, boisterous nature.
Capricorn tends to be slow, steady and stubborn while Gemini is flexible and tends to change their mind a lot.
Gemini has a quick brain that sees loopholes in an instant, while Capricorn is tough to convince that taking advantage of a shortcut is a better idea than following the well-mapped course that they know will ensure their success.
However, if these two can learn to understand and then implement one another’s approaches, they can achieve far more than they could alone.
Overall Aesthetic
Rainy Days 🌧
Someone to you - BANNERS
If the world was ending - JP Saxe
Happiest year - Jaymes Young
All of me - John Legend
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youarejesting · 4 years
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Love Listening
[MASTERLIST]
Beta: @tinysweetscrown​ Pairing: Taehyung x Reader, Reader x Yoongi Genre: Smut Warning: Auralism (sexual sounds), Masturbation, oral sex (m & f receiving), penetrative Sex, voyeurism. Words: 3.6k
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You had been roommates for a few years now, really great ones so you thought. Taehyung was handsome, kind, and witty, a gentle guy who enjoyed some eccentric hobbies and rarely started beef. You liked him for sure but not romantically and any feelings you may have had didn’t take over your life. He always brought home different girls and you had your books and loud music to drown it all out. Other than that, the two of you lived in harmony, eating and talking trash together. 
Things between work and home had been going great. You felt like you were finally getting somewhere with your work. It took months to get this ahead in paperwork, that is until your boss surprised you with a document you had forgotten to include. Months of work you had to redo, because he didn’t give you all the required documents. Bitterly you remember asking for this form a week ago and being told he would send it over email, but obviously never did. Thankful for the completed worksheets in front of you, it made writing new ones easier. 
Before you could end your shift your boss asked you to stay a little longer, just to discuss how the edit was going. Explaining that you were halfway through, he lectured you about making sure to remember every document before beginning a task. His lecture went so long you glanced at the clock. You would have to race to the bus if you wanted to make it on the last trip of the night.
You were running down the street when the bus passed by, causing you to curse loudly. Taking out your mobile, you called for a taxi, paying the man and collecting your bags. You realized you had left your wallet in the cab and had to call them back. As you waited for the taxi outside the apartment building where you lived, it began raining. Seriously what was today? 
With your wallet returned, you entered the rooftop apartment. You never understood why these apartments always were the setting for so many K-dramas. You had gotten into a discussion with your good friend Seokjin; both agreeing that the rooftop was the worst due to the heat. So the rain was your saving grace. Fighting the keys in the lock, you were quick to shed your bag on the hook by the front door. 
Stepping into the apartment. It was a modern style, everything open directly from the front door was the living room, behind the couch was the dining table and behind that the kitchen. On the other side of the living room was a hall that led to the bedrooms and bathroom. It was cozy. You really enjoyed living in the small home. 
Even if at night the pipes in the ceiling rattled ominously, or that you didn’t have a proper laundry and as it was just a washing machine in the cupboard by the dining table. But there were so many good memories within the apartment, like the couch you and Taehyung had carried half way across town and broke to get it to fit through the front door. Or the hole in the wall where you both had decided to roller skate in doors and he fell through the drywall.
Yes, you were fond of all the little cracks in the tiles and all the chips in the paint as they were memories that you loved and shared with your best friend and roommate. The very same roommate you had walked in on getting dressed up in the living room. He was buttoning up a dress shirt, when he noticed you across the room.
“Okay, how do I look?” he said, while you hopped out of your shoes and coat, which you put away neatly in their rightful places. 
“What’s the goal for the night?” Eyes sliding up and down his form. 
“To get some,” he grinned, wiggling his eyebrows. 
“Then you look good” you threw him two thumbs up. You walked to the washing machine, which was hidden inside a cupboard in your small apartment and began stripping from your drenched work uniform, standing there in only your bra and underwear. 
You were both comfortable with each other, but this was no rom-com. You were pretty sure if he liked you, he wouldn’t fart in your room at night and run away laughing. Taehyung noticed your appearance with a laugh. “An umbrella,” he said with his finger in the air as if he had had a profound idea before running off to find one.
With the washing machine set you wondered what you would do in the house by yourself tonight, you walked down the hallway towards your room. Pressing the bedroom door open you were met with a strange sight. There was water all over your bed and dripping onto the floor “TAE! What did you do?”
“What? I didn’t do anything” He stepped in inspecting your room and his mouth fell open. “Oh no”
The rain you had praised earlier was another omen of bad luck. There must be a leak, and a big one at that, in your roof and it completely soaked the bed. Taehyung was quick to call the landlord, who said they would send someone to inspect it the next day. 
Did you do something wrong in this life or a past life, why did you deserve this? You pushed your bed aside and placed a large bucket under the drippage, pacing and nervously looking around at all your treasured items. Taehyung loosened his tie, sending a text to his current fling that he was unavailable.
"Hey shh, it's okay listen, we are Bro's I have extra space in my room. I will make room and we can move your bed and any valuables in case something happens." You spent the evening moving everything, you couldn’t believe he canceled his evening with his latest girl,Alana. She was really pretty. 
"Sorry about your girl?"
"It's all good, she can’t resist me” he gave a cheeky box grin.
Dinner and movies helped you forget about the disasters in your life. You both laid in Taehyung’s bed while your mattress was upright in the corner of the room, drying. 
The digital cloak on Taehyung’s bedside table began to blur, the soft blue LED numbers ticking over. You were in a haze like sleep, when you heard heavy breathing and whispering. A woman’s voice talking quietly seemed to really pull you from your sleep state. Taehyung was face timing Alana. 
You tried to ignore it, but their hushed whispers became muffle giggles. You heard the blankets move slowly and cautiously. Taehyung shushing Alana while she purposefully tried to exaggerate her sounds. The out of breath words, became soft moans accompanied by the slow movements against the blankets that gently bounced the mattress. There was a sticky wet sound that you knew was his hand pumping around his shaft.
How you wanted to look. Each new sound sent a volt of electricity through your body. The dirty talk increased.
“You are such a little slut,” Taehyung growled. “You couldn’t even wait, one night”
“I want to come so bad,” Alana’s sickly sweet voice spoke through the phone and you wanted nothing more than to throw the phone. “I want to see”
“Fuck, I wish I was there right now, I would sink this thick cock so deep baby” He moved the blankets aside and the sounds were clearer almost deafeningly loud. How did he not know you were awake. “God I want to fill you up”
His hand moved faster, sounds of air pushing past his lips like he was trying to muffle it with tight lips, but it was too powerful to prevent. He came. His voice was a low growl, you could practically feel it in your own throat, it was so raw. 
His cry broke mid climax and his hips bucked into his closed fist. The imagery and sounds had you soaking through your panties, you tried lying as still as possible to not let Taehyung know, you heard it all your heartbeat strumming mercilessly against your clit. 
He leaned over the bed shuffling around.
“I gotta go and clean up” Taehyung sounded a little frustrated. He was panting, whispering a quiet thank you as he said goodbye to Alana.
“Fuck, I didn’t think I was going to cum so fast, it’s okay Tae it’s only for a few days until the roof is fixed” Taehyung leant over the side of the bed rummaging around before readjusted the blankets with a deep sigh and falling promptly to sleep. 
His soft rhythmic snores attesting to his workout. You however were not so lucky, unable to fall back asleep. Feeling guilty and ashamed for listening. You felt like a creep, but he must have known the risk by doing something like this in the same room, in the same bed. 
With Taehyung fast asleep, you shamefully took care of your business, you remembered the sounds and his groans. Recalling them made you desperate, the girl he was on the phone with praised him for how big he was, so you did your best to add a finger more than you usually did, biting your pillow trying to stay quiet. 
The next day you moved about the house, heading to work and forgetting all about what had happened. Work was slow and tedious and by the time it was all over, you were completely exhausted. Hoseok the most energetic and on some occasions the most annoying co-worker you had the pleasure of working with smiled in your direction. Practically skipping over to chat your ear off which usually made you feel better, but you weren’t feeling good at all. The thought of your room slowly flooding and your things being destroyed really put a damper on your work ethic.
You had plans to box everything up and perhaps have it sent to storage while the repairs were underway. Tae had contacted you saying that the maintenance guy came and they had to repair the roof and the ceiling. He also said that he had put your mattress in the sun to dry and would bring it in, when it was dry or before nightfall. This gave you some hope things could get better, putting a little more effort into your work. You would finish it all today you decided, even if you had to stay all night.
Walking inside the apartment you stripped out of your uniform as always and threw them into the washing machine. Stopping yourself from entering your bedroom, you walked into Taehyung’s room, not thinking anything of it. You froze at the sight. Taehyung lay naked, his head back and eyes closed while Alana took care of him. You could see he indeed was  big, bigger than you had thought, and much bigger than your own finger the other night. Sneakily crawling across the room while the two were busy in their activities, you grabbed your over sized sweater and yoga pants before turning to crawl out of the room,trying not to startle or disturb them. 
Turning to exit you paused momentarily in the middle of the room, when you finally gave in to your urges and took a peek. Taehyung had a firm grasp on Alana’s head and was thrusting hard, You could hear Alana gagging at the sheer size of him. The sucking sound squelching as he fucked her throat, as it tried to close around him, rejecting him. What a waste, he should at least be with someone who could take him, you thought. Clearly not you, you weren't any better yourself. 
You escaped, but the images you witnessed had lit a spark between your hips. You headed out, leaving the apartment, deciding it was almost too dangerous to stay. Also it was kind of frustrating and weird to just sit in the living room and listen to the two enjoying themselves. A mix of respecting their privacy and the growing urgency of her own sexual frustration.
Yoongi’s apartment was nice. He was a music producer and worked with many of the latest artists. He was a friend, whom you had a history with, and you were sort of banking on the fact that because of  said ‘history’,he might help you out. 
Knocking on the door, you waited patiently. Min Yoongi wasn’t the type to rush. He answered tiredly and thoroughly confused to see you. "Hey what's up?" 
"Yoongi I need to ask you a favor”
"Okay," he allowed you in with a swing of his arm, stepping back to allow you inside. You barely made it past the threshold before you asked him.
"Remember that time we both got drunk at  Jin’s New Years’ party?"
"Uh, the time we agreed would be better if we didn't talk about?" he eyed you curiously.
"Look I still don't want to talk about it, but did you hate it?"
"No, you sucked my dick why would I hate that?"
"Can I do it again?"
He stared in shock, a little concerned as to why you were really here. "Why?"
"Look I am pent up, and I need a dick in my mouth and I trust  that we can do this and it means nothing at all, you won't call me up to ask me how I am feeling and it won't be awkward. So would you be interested in a free BJ?"
"I mean I don't feel like it, you know? I'm not really in the mood," he shuffled, running his hands through his hair. 
"Oh okay, that's fine then" You nodded and went back to the entryway ready to put on your shoes and leave. Yoongi grabbed your arm, not looking at you, but leading you further inside his apartment.
"Hey woah, I didn't say I wouldn't help. You are frustrated and I don't need it, but I would be more than happy to help you."
You looked at him and he patted the dining room table, "Sit up here, you caught me at a good time. I am hungry," he licked his lip. Carding his fingers through your hair, brushing it off your neck and inhaling the sweet smell of your skin. His dexterous fingers sliding to the front of your jeans as he whispered dirty things into your ear.
“What do you want me to do?” he said, palming and massaging your thighs slowly. You moaned, grabbing his hand and dragging it closer to your core. He retracted his hand back quickly “Use your fucking words or you will get nothing, I don’t want to play” He was set in his ways. Yoongi never messed around nor was he someone for anything implied. He was a man who liked things to be direct and clear. So of course he wanted the same thing when it came to your consent.
“Can you?” you blushed “Eat me out?”
“You want me to taste this pretty pussy baby, I want to thank you for the New Years party,” Yoongi popped the button of your jeans grabbing the tiny slider on your zip between his thumb and forefinger. He not only pulled the slider down the teeth of the zip, he also pressed his knuckles into your skin grinding down against your clothed heat. 
He pushed you to lean back on the table and ripped the denim from your hips and followed with your underwear. He watched you shiver from the cold air and pulled up a seat at the head off the table, his gaze strong. He didn’t bother taking off your sweater as he didn’t feel it necessary. Self-conscious you pulled your knees together and he slapped the curve of your hip in a warning causing you to let your knees fall open again.
“Now I can see how pretty you are glistening in the light, you still want this?” at your verbal confirmation he scooted his chair forward wrapping his arms under your thighs and around to hold them apart. Without hesitation, he dived straight in and your body locked up at the sudden pleasure. It was intense and everything you needed, his pants and growls sounded like he was purring as he pressed his hot mouth against you. 
You loved every minute of it; the way his tongue seemed to move so uniquely and so fast. The way his long thin fingers plunged inside you and curled up, hitting something deep within you that had your hips twitching in response. You were so lost in the feeling and you weren't being quiet. He pulled away panting, resting his cheek against your thigh as he grinning up at you. 
"You taste so sweet" Yoongi breathed, you were shaking and in absolute bliss, something about him devouring you with such gusto made it so much better. After his quick breather, he returned to his task as if it was his civic duty to bring you pleasure. No one had ever been so excited to eat you out. You were so close, your eyes scrunching closed and toes curling. Fantasies of Taehyung playing out in your head, had you releasing the strongest orgasm you had ever experienced.
You came, body tensing in waves and he continued not lowering the pressure until you were completely spent. "I'm not going to lie. I am ready now if you want to continue" Yoongi offered you more. Breathless, your mouth moved saying yes as you nodded, but barely any sound came out. 
He moved you to the couch, casually strolling off to grab a condom from the nearby junk draw. Returning he lowered his sweat pants to his knees and pumped his long length, rolling the thin layer of latex over the head and down to the base. Yoongi’s cock was pretty. He turned to you, and gestured for you to sit on his lap. Yoongi was good at sex, but it just couldn't compare to his expertise in oral pleasure. You remembered Taehyung’s size and frowned. Yoongi had the length but not quite the girth. His voice was deep too, but the tone was off. 
With all your thoughts and imagination on Taehyung, you spurred yourself on, getting closer and closer until you came tightly around Yoongi. Once he was finished he pulled out almost instantly making you feel empty once more. With a content sigh, he gently rolled you off of his lap to lay down on the couch. Tying off the condom, he lifted his sweatpants back into place and moved to the kitchen to dispose of the used contraceptive. "Do you want a drink?"
You nodded your voice too dry from the activities and he sent you a quick smirk.
"Hey, are you two done?" Jimin's voice called from the front door, he was standing in the entrance way, which was blocked off by a divider wall. 
"Oh sorry, Jimin" You pulled your pants back on. Jimin looked between you and raised an eyebrow. 
"So when did you two become a thing?” 
"We aren't, we are bro's and I just needed some help"
"Oh okay," you noticed Jimin's tight pants and you frowned looking at Yoongi, who was looking soft as hell with a gummy grin "I got another round left in me, Jimin come here" the boy beamed and you thanked Yoongi, leaving to give the two men some privacy. 
When you returned it was quiet in the apartment, Alana must have left. You had just started making dinner, receiving a call from Jimin "Hey sorry about walking in on you guys this afternoon. I hope I haven't made things awkward. You don't seem the type to do casual, at least that's not how Tae describes you."
"I am allowed to get horny sometimes, it's not a crime is it?"
"No, you sounded really sexy though, and I was a little jealous that I didn't get to join in." You saw Taehyung had exited his bedroom and was quietly ordering dinner on a phone app and you told Jimin you should go. “Next time if you are horny, you can come to my house.”
“Alright bud, I have to go, but I will keep that in mind.”
"Hey, you came home late?" Taehyung said after waiting for your conversation to end.
"I went to see Yoongi," You added the seasoning to your ramyeon, hoping to finally get a chance to eat.
"Ah his Snap chat makes sense then"
"Why?"
"He is boasting about tongue technology on Snap chat"
"Oh yeah" your voice broke still hoarse from overuse and Tae laughed. 
"Good for you, I was worried you would never get some, my friend, you look happier."
"Thanks, man" This wasn’t what you wanted to hear, but what can you say. Moving through the room to the dining table to eat your dinner, processing your recent actions, which also took place atop a dining table. 
That night you didn’t hear any nightly activities, which meant you fell into a deep sleep. You woke up the next morning and dressed groaning, “Ah my back hurts table oral isn’t very comfortable.” Taehyung coughed into his cereal, he knew you and Yoongi were doing things but you forgot he didn’t know what you two had done specifically but you ignored him. The two of you finished your breakfast before placing your bowls into the kitchen sink and going your separate ways to work.
Work was stressful. You were trying your best and even stayed later than usual. When you arrived home the house was empty, taking the opportunity to follow your usual routine, and even getting to settle into your bed early. 
Woken by the sound of the front door unlocking, the small digital clock on the nightstand read ‘2AM’ in big digital figures. There were giggles, Taehyung and Alana entered the room clearly drunk and shushing each other loudly. 
“We have to be quiet”
“What if she wakes up?”
“It’s okay we are cool, she was doing the same thing just the other day with a friend of mine.”
You heard him unbuckle his trousers, the button popping followed by the zip. Your hearing seemed to enhance each sound bringing a new sensation through your body. The fabric being shed from his body and the accompanied growl, when Alana took him in his mouth. He pulled her off pretty quickly and pumped himself in his hand groaning. It was too dark to see anything but their basic silhouettes in the faint glow of a wall charger. 
You saw him spread her legs wide, the bed moved with a small sound and you heard him groan as he settled between her legs. Her higher sounding whine pissed you off, was it because it sounded fake or because you were jealous. It was making you mad, but you were distracted by his timbre words of encouragement.  
“Oh you feel so fucking good, oh yes so tight,” he paused and pulled back and flipped her over, making sure to bury himself entirely in her once more. You squirmed laying on your stomach trying to mimic the pose she was in. He must have forgotten of your presence or didn’t seem to care, because he slapped her ass hard and continued praising her the whole time. Your imagination went wild and you could almost feel the slap against your skin even though you knew it was all in your head. Finger working quickly, desperate to find your own release. 
This was different, your orgasm was building stronger than you had ever felt before.You didn’t even have enough warning to catch a small whimper of his name. It left your mouth before you could muffle the rest in your pillow, trying to stay completely still even though your body was shaking. You cursed yourself and tried to get some sleep as they continued seemingly unaffected. 
Making your escape early in the mourning, you arrived at the office trying to drown out the thoughts in your head. As always it worked, you were easily distracted. Hoseok was on his day off, so you couldn’t even talk with him about regular office gossip. On the journey home, the thoughts came back quickly, your distraction no more. You stepped through the front door of your apartment and saw the boys all sitting around the lounge room, the place covered in snacks. 
“Hey, you are home” Jimin grinned, leading you to sit down, which wasn't your routine but you were drained physically and mentally.
“Jimin was telling us about the action you and Yoongi had the other day” Seokjin laughed as your eyes flew open and Jimin dropped his head apologizing for letting it slip.
“It’s okay Jimin we are adults and I went to him for help.”
“Yeah but what if something goes wrong, pick some other random guy to get your fix, we don’t need drama within the group” Taehyung scoffed, picking at the hem of his shirt aggressively. What was his problem? Did he think you were going to start a fight amongst your friends, you were adults and knew how to keep things pretty civil. Neither you nor Yoongi had any feelings towards one another.
“Well if you ever need it, we are all willing to help” Namjoon smiled.
“You just want your dick wet” you scoffed standing and walking into your room to get changed. 
“Hey, I won’t say no to that,” Seokjin grinned; Namjoon’s face was slightly pink. 
You all had a great time talking and drinking and after a shower, you went to bed cuddling in your blankets. Returning from his shower Taehyung asked. “Hey, are you awake?” 
Contemplating whether to respond you decided you should “Yeah what’s up?”
“I was wondering um about last night?”
“You must have come home pretty late I didn’t even hear you?”
“You said my name” he stated and you blinked shocked
“I say your name all the time, what do you mean?”
“You were awake last night and you said my name” he breathed noticing how tense you were and how weird you sounded.
“I don’t remember you coming home, were you talking, maybe I heard your voice and responded automatically, I had a weird dream though, that you were running away from a murderer or something and you were hurt.”
He sighed softly, not wanting to push you, even if he had been madly in love with you this whole time. He could wait, no matter how long it took. He had waited a few years now so he was in it for the long run.
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yamaoops · 3 years
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ALERT (💌) : ONE (1) NEW ORDER:
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— order : spring fever tartlets
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Hi could I get a matchup? Appearance: over 18, she/her, 5’3 115lbs hourglass figure, long wavy dark hair and hazel/green eyes. I like to wear makeup and experiment with colorful makeup and I have a edgy, sexy, chic style 🥀
Personality: ISTJ, Capricorn ☀️&🌙 Ravenclaw, Introvert, I am generally a very chill person, I do tease and am sarcastic but I try not to take it too far. Not necessarily the mom friend more like the annoyed aunt lol I tend to show affection like a cat kinda hot and cold but my love language is touch and action. Dry send of humor! I would say my worst traits are that I seclude myself when I’m upset and can be selfish/self centered, am a pro procrastinator and low-key like to complain/rant about things that aren’t a big deal 👀 THRIVE in quiet cozy place🍄
Other Facts: I rlly enjoy animals, (I adore my cat and aquariums, everyone should own fish they are the best🐠) gardening, baking, my eyeshadow is my creative outlet and I am almost always listening to music and will spend hours making playlists I like all genres with the exception of hardcore screamo, any country that came out after 2010 🎵 I work as a barista and in a greenhouse and don’t like driving, also like sweets, candles and perfume and I LIVE for cozy rainy days🌸
Relationship stuff: I would say I’m generally low maintenance in a relationship, we don’t have to spend every moment together but spending quality time is important. I can’t handle it when people get super emotional (like lose their temper or frustrated easily) I love cuddling and taking care of them,💙
Thank you^^ I love your blog style btw!
—  @sarcasticjellyfish​
a/n: hi darling!! thank you for your patience with this order! just wanted to say you seem like such a cool, stunning person- 
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I MATCH YOU WITH : KEIJI AKAASHI
now to me, akaashi is an absolute romantic. hands down. but he’s also not the kind of person who is super intense when it comes down to relationships
now, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you any less. this man... is dedicated
he sends you good morning text/voice messages to check up on you- and you’re saved as ‘sweetheart’ in his phone
and he always drops by your workplace during lunch breaks for a conversation over a cup of coffee
you two aren’t all that comfortable when it comes to pda but akaashi always has his hand loosely in yours when you’re together in public
 i must stress that keiji is an incredible cuddler. he’s able to make you feel better after one hug. 
his favourite dates are evenings at the end of a long week spent together, cuddling whilst talking to you- probably treats you to a homemade dinner whilst you discuss all sorts of things- art, music, animals- everything.
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hugs kisses and valentine’s wishes,
- liya
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kayliemusing · 3 years
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1: Name - Kaylie
2: Age - 23
3: 3 Fears - Spiders, failure, loss
4: 3 things I love - Reading, writing, Taylor Swift
5: 4 turns on - Kindness, nice hands, humor, someone who has a really warm heart.
6: 4 turns off - Arrogance, moustaches lmao, narcissism, basket ball shorts *shudders*
7: My best friend - Her name is Megan (but also my mom lmao)
8: Sexual orientation - Heterosexual
9: My best first date - I have never been on a date.
10: How tall am I - 5'2
11: What do I miss - My childhood mostly
12: What time were I born - 2:45 pm
13: Favorite color - Red, but sometimes a nice summery, pastel yellow
14: Do I have a crush - no
15: Favorite quote - I have so many that I can't say my utmost favourite, but one that I always think about is from Richard Siken "He was pointing at the moon but I was looking at his hand." I'm not even sure how this is supposed to be interpreted, but I just love the detail of this. Of someone looking at the moon and pointing at it, but you're looking at their hand because you're that consumed by them and also they're like your moon. anyway-
16: Favorite place - My house lol
17: Favorite food - Cheesecake
18: Do I use sarcasm - Yes, but very dryly
19: What am I listening to right now - Nothing actually. I'm just sitting in the quiet.
20: First thing I notice in new person - I used to think it was physical, like eyes or their smile, but I think it's actually their demeanor. i.e., confidence, if they're laid back, talkative or quiet, etc. Or even just how they handle things. Like when I'm at work and I meet a new co-worker I'm always noticing how they are with people.
21: Shoe size - 6.5 US but I can manage a 7 US too.
22: Eye color - Grey
23: Hair color - Ashy blonde, but I usually get it highlighted to be a brighter blonde
24: Favorite style of clothing - I'm super into the French girl vibe right now (elegany, classy, ribbed sweaters tucked into high waisted jeans or dress pants, a blazer thrown over and a nice gold necklace) but I'm also really into a summery boho look (flowy maxi dresses and skirts)
25: Ever done a prank call? No
27: Meaning behind my URL - On this account, it's just my name and then 'muses' because this account is just me talking to myself tbh. My main account is called autumnsletters which is just a combo of my fav things: autumn and handwritten love letters, and finally, my embarrassing taylor swift account is called sixteenavenue which is a lyric from her song I Think He Knows where she mentions her heart skipping down sixteenth avenue.
28: Favorite movie - I feel like i don't have one answer bc I always have a different answer to this question lmao. I think it's called A Christmas Carol (the 2009 version w/ Jim Carrey). It just makes me feel cozy and warm inside. Also: Clueless.
29: Favorite song - All Too Well by Taylor Swift I think.
30: Favorite band - Of Monsters and Men
31: How I feel right now - I actually feel really happy today, which is a change lol. I had an awful week last week, but over the last couple of days I've just felt more creative and happier.
32: Someone I love - My mom
33: My current relationship status - Single
34: My relationship with my parents - Excellent.
35: Favorite holiday - Christmas
36: Tattoos and piercing i have -0 :'(
37: Tattoos and piercing i want - I want to get my ears pierced again bc the holes grew over. Low key want a nose piericing and low key want a tattoo on my collarbone (or somewhere around there)
38: The reason I joined Tumblr - Because everyone else had it and I felt left out LOL
39: Do I and my last ex hate each other? - I don't have an ex
40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts? - No
41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted? - No i've never been kissed rip
42: When did I last hold hands? - never but it's ok bc i can hold my own hand
43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning? - Depending on what I'm doing. If I showered the night before and I'm just doing a very low-maintenance look, roughly 15-20 mins. On a normal day in which I shower in the morning and am trying to actually be presentable, roughly an hour.
44: Have I shaved your legs in the past three days? - Have YOU shaved MY legs? No. Have I shaved my own? Yes
45: Where am I right now? - My room
46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me? - Most likely I'm not drunk, but IF I WAS, it would be my friend, my mom, or my sister (my sister would probs make fun of me and film me tho tbh)
47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? - Loud if I'm jamming with nothing else to do but sing along. If I'm trying to do something, I'll turn it down bc I can't focus with loud music (especially if I'm trying to write something/talk to someone/text someone)
48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad? - My mom bc my dads dead
49: Am I excited for anything? - My sister and I are going to Banff in about three weeks so I'm excited for a getaway.
50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? - No
51: How often do I wear a fake smile? - I work in retail so
52: When was the last time I hugged someone? - I don't know. I think I hugged my mom at some point this week lol
53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me? - Bye bye babyyyy
54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not? - my cat
55: What is something I disliked about today? - I had to go to work
56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? - Taylor Alison Swift baby
57: What do I think about most? - Probably Taylor Swift.
58: What’s my strangest talent? - I can make stomach gurgling noises with my mouth closed.
59: Do I have any strange phobias? - Nah, pretty generic ones
60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? - Behind the camera
61: What was the last lie I told? - Some lady asked if a product was good and I said yes so I wouldn't have to help her find another one
62: Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online? - Neither what the hell
63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? - Neither
64: Do I believe in magic? - No
65: Do I believe in luck? - No
66: What's the weather like right now? - It's calm, but a little cloudy. It was really warm and sunny earlier, but it's gotten a little grey.
67: What was the last book I've read? - I just finished this series called The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski and it was so good but so stressful omg. Still 5/5 stars.
68: Do I like the smell of gasoline? - Yes
69: Do I have any nicknames? - Not really, but sometimes my coworkers call my Kayls
70: What was the worst injury I've ever had? - Oh my god when I was like 10 I fell during grounders and the bar hit me right on the cooch. Most painful event of my entire life.
71: Do I spend money or save it? - Spend it bitch
72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue? - No
73: Is there anything pink in 10 feet from me? - yes!! my blanket!!
74: Favorite animal? - I love hippos and I don't know why.
75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM? - Reading on my phone to avoid sleeping so I could prolong not going to work
76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is? - Devil. Kind of like Satan The Devil is his full name
77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it? - Shake It Off
78: How can you win my heart? - Learning Taylor Swift's entire discography for my sake
79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone? - tbh I really don't know
80: What is my favorite word? - Wonderstruck
81: My top 5 blogs on tumblr - n/a
82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say? - stream fearless taylor's version
83: Do I have any relatives in jail? - no
84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power? - Healing
85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on? - N/A
86: What is my current desktop picture? - it's a misty forest
87: Had sex? - no
88: Bought condoms? - no
89: Gotten pregnant? - no
90: Failed a class? - yes
91: Kissed a boy? - no
92: Kissed a girl? - no
93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain? - no but it's a dream
94: Had a job? - I've had two so far
95: Left the house without my wallet? - Yes, sometimes I do it on purpose so I can make my mom pay for something lmao (chill i'm talking something small like candy)
96: Bullied someone on the internet? - no
97: Had sex in public? - no
98: Played on a sports team? - no
99: Smoked weed? - no
100: Did drugs? - no
101: Smoked cigarettes? - no
102: Drank alcohol? - yes
103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan? - no
104: Been overweight? - I feel overweight, but technically no
105: Been underweight? - No
106: Been to a wedding? - Yes
107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight? - Yes, but not since I was younger. I'm mostly on my phone now.
108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight? - Oh yeah lmao
109: Been outside my home country? - No
110: Gotten my heart broken? - Yes
111: Been to a professional sports game? - No
112: Broken a bone? - No
113: Cut myself? - Yes
114: Been to prom? - Sort of. I'm Canadian so I had grad.
115: Been in airplane? - No
116: Fly by helicopter? - No
117: What concerts have I been to? - Jonas Brothers when I was about 10 lmao and Marianas Trench when I was 15
118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex? - No
119: Learned another language? - Tried to
120: Wore make up? - Yes. I do work at a makeup store.
121: Lost my virginity before I was 18? - no
122: Had oral sex? - no
123: Dyed my hair? - not a funky color, no
124: Voted in a presidential election? - Sort of; I voted for a prime minister
125: Rode in an ambulance? - Yes
126: Had a surgery? - No
127: Met someone famous? - No
128: Stalked someone on a social network? - No
129: Peed outside? - No
130: Been fishing? - No
131: Helped with charity? - Yes
132: Been rejected by a crush? - No bc I never fessed up to any crush lol
133: Broken a mirror? - No
134: What do I want for birthday? - A jewelry box
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freakyhermet · 3 years
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Star Wars: Paths to Power, Introduction
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would appreciate critique on my style and the story, but this is really just here to enjoy, so, enjoy!
“The run is never about the spice, Lamra. Just like the job is never about the Hutts. Hell, it’s not even about the credits,” spoke the disgruntled Sle’era Tobarr.
           “Maybe not in the way you’re looking at it, but that’s because you lack the vision for these sorts of things.” Lamra Woad spoke slowly, with only a hint of malice at hand.
It was an early morning aboard the Blue Sand, the flagship in a small fleet of freighters in orbit above Nal Hutta. This aged ship was of some original Hutt design: a massive bulbous sphere in the center containing mostly storage space, recreation, and docking ports; a smaller half-sphere connected by a flat edge containing technical necessities, engines and hyper drive; and an arrowhead with softened rounded shapes on the opposite end containing the bridge, instrumentation, and crew quarters. Three light freighters were docked with the blue sand. All aboard were at rest save for two. The Blue Sand and its counterparts had been used to legally transport goods about the galaxy for some time, both to set in a good name for the vessels and to test their capacity under stress. Final preparations were being made before Sle’era and her team set off on an important mission for the Hutts. This, though, did not stop the two Weequay from deviating in their habitual hostilities.
           The buzz and brightness of the common room drained any hint of joy and sympathy that might fester between the two. Though, that reservoir is always a hair short of empty in any instance wherein the two share presence in the same room. All they could agree on was the discomfort of space travel and the minimal heat their fossil of a ship could muster to radiate. The buzz rang sharper as both wrenched their thoughts for some witty retort, especially one they had not already used. They had been at it through the night, and what started as civil disagreement and concern turned into heated philosophical debate. The night dredged on and sound points of logic drew out to vagueness until neither was even speaking words. Both were winded from the intense debate, and both were belligerent to make vacancy in their stead.
           A hard pound on the doorway to the quarters interrupted the maddening buzz, and a Duros — blue skin, red eyes — stumbled in. “y’know, if it isn’t the hyper drive rattling out of place every ten minutes on this damned space coffin, then it’s the sound of the two heaviest bolts on this ship rattling around everywhere that stops an honest guy like me from getting the sleep he needs to pull this crew through!”
           Weequay are not known for being an emotive people, but the buzzing that resumed after the Duros’ spiel gave hint enough to the message four sharp eyes and two dulled minds were colluding on.
           The Duros rescinded his tone, “yeah, maybe these bolts are too loose —“
           “Shut up Rahn’Dahl,” Sle’era barked out in her now-focused frustration. “Cook up some breakfast and get started on those flight plans. And make sure some of them are believable this time, I have a feeling we’re not gonna be able to run from trouble once it’s started.”
           The barking of orders rang a morning bell, and in a matter of minutes the Duros crew of the Blue Sand was up and masking the clatter of the ship and much heavier fury between Sle’era and Lamra. Though all were aware of this quarrel, few bothered with caring. It was more important to make sure many of the power connections that ran from engineering to the instrumentation on the opposite end of the ship were sound and reinforced. It was more important to check if the lower pitch of the rattling in the ventilation is worth either a quick adhesive or replacing the segment altogether. It was of grave importance to check on the old hyper drive the ship lugged around and made sure it stayed up-to-date and calibrated with the navigational computer. The Duros all made short work of their tasks in making the Blue Sand stay afloat and let the stoic Weequay deal with each other and make face with the Hutts and their sadistic humors.
           Sle’era was ending a transmission from her superior when a twi’lek rose from his cot behind her, “you need to fix your attitude around me if we’re going to want to look official, a lot of these republic inspectors can smell when something’s off, especially with a destitute like you lurking about in the way that you do,” she said, still looking at her computer screen.
           The twi’lek, low with the air of judgment, returned bluntly, “Then hock me off at the first stop for cheap and be done with me already.”
           “And sell my most loyal man for a day’s worth of gas? You’re worth something to me, Sue, even if you are worthless.” Sle’era’s tone lightened ever so subtly, enough for Sue to notice.
           Sue grinned, “Destitute, huh? I guess I better try and add that to the short vocabulary this idiot slave knows so I can better understand my punishment.”
           “Don’t detract from the point,” Sle’era turned to him coldly, “I need you by my side and I need you to act professional.”
           “’Detract!’” Sue exclaimed playfully, mockingly, “Seems like you’re pretty fond of all these D-words, maybe you’d like to continue this —“
           “Not now Sue.” Sle’era burst and barked out.
           Silence pervaded the quarters and brought Sue low again. The shrill, almost electric sound of the Duros’ jokes and laughter found its way in, though muffled, to their room. The noise hummed on and provided Sue with the confidence to perhaps let it in. “it’s that schutta Lamra again, isn’t it?”
           Sle’era turned back to her screen to study it, blankly staring at the contacts and the logged conversations with Hutts she’s had over the weeks. “She gets on my nerves,” she started, “but she’s smart and ambitious; the Hutts will find a place for her once they think they can trust her. She’ll spend more time under the Hutts and start to see things the way I do, especially if they make her do guard work and maintenance at their palaces. I just wish she would shut up more often.” She paused to hear grand bellowing laughter follow what was most likely a very funny joke. “They just — those slimy worms are always just laughing.”
           “The Hutts?”
           “Laughing and groaning. Their bulbous fat worm heads just smiling at you while they hold your life in their tiny little fists. They just sit there in their own slug slime, stinking up their pit of power and vice. The weight of an ancient empire hangs of over the shoulders of millions of their slaves, both dead and dying, and all you can glean from them is this conceited and everlasting joy. I don’t know how I dealt with them when I used to work so closely with them on that swamp hole. I guess being in this freighter gives me some new perspective on these things.”
           Sue looked for reassuring words but could only find himself repeating the words, “Swamp hole…swamp hole… it would’ve been my grave it you let it. Now all I can do is your whim in this ‘new perspective’ you’ve brought us into. I’ll be here for you. I’ll start acting my part on this.”
           Sle’era left the quarters contented, but neglectful of sharing that appreciation. The minor reprieve from the stress of smuggling was hers to snuff out as she gave orders for the operation to officially start and send the Blue Sand on its way to Nar Shadaa. The Duros appreciated the Blue Sand as a temporary home because of its luxurious design.  The freighter was once a yacht the Hutts would frequent for gallivanting about their home system, now reduced to smuggling in its latter days. They put the work into making the old thing just space-worthy, and they get the near-ancient comfort experience. A cozy coffin at worst and a contented life of labor and love at best. Those Duros seldom had such a welcoming choice, or even a choice at all.
           Three light freighters, fairly newer in service, escort the Blue Sand. They also act to transport cargo to planet-side destinations as the Blue Sand would never be able to escape an atmosphere once it’s entrapped in its grasp. T’lek Shrill, another Weequay, was given charge to manage the operations of those three freighters and maintain efficient use of time and labor. The convoluted process of three freighters going back and forth between the Blue Sand and a space port makes the operation vulnerable to outside influence, but opens up innumerable opportunities for smuggling contraband within and around the alleged “cargo”. Though, as long as they were a stone’s throw away from the Hutt’s nest of power on Nal Hutta, few disturbed the Blue Sand and its counterparts. This single advantage allowed Sle’era, Lamra, and T’lek to secure the goods for the operation independently of each other on Nar Shadaa, moon of Nal Hutta.
           Sle’era and Sue landed in a lower port in an industrial sector of the busy moon. This was a place as dirty and dark as any other, maybe even more so because of the ill-maintained pollution of industry, but most-likely the only place people were able to try and make an honest living. The port was not a part of any larger registered hub, and was private to the factory -- a small cut-out in the amorphous mass of factories and smoke separating the landed ship from the speeder lane by mere meters.  Sle’era tested the landing pad with a few jumps and felt her weight just barely reach back up to her at the rebound. She lightly nudged a hand rail and it disassembled itself before tumbling down into endless smoke and fog. She did not hear it land.
           “I’ll add that to your invoice,” lurched out of a Quarren, that had a hurried pace and a relaxed poise, “seeing that you wish to entertain yourself with my spice and the sight of bringing down my fine establishment.”
           “Sure thing, you slimy squid, and maybe I’ll make a log detailing the conditions of your ‘fine establishment’, so I can really entertain myself with the sight of Hutt inspectors bringing this place down,” Sle’era shot back.
           “Such fire from the desert creature,” the Quarren continued on, firm in his stance, “perhaps it is that same fire that has melted your face to look like the work of a drunken bantha tanner!” The Quarren chuckled to himself, a gurgling cough assisted by the chittering of his four tendrils around his clacking beak.
           Sle’era looked to sue, “Make sure the Quarren always gets the last laugh,” she said loudly to him, sarcastically indiscreet, “or they’ll throw a temper tantrum that could wake a senator.
The Quarren bellowed out an even louder orchestra of laughter, keeping his straight and solid upright poise. He spoke more genuinely when it ended, “I can always count on you quiet and patient Weequay to enjoy my humor.”
           “Not as quiet as you think,” she returned.
           “Yes, yes. You desert people spray each other and suddenly entire discussions have passed, right?”    
           “Not as crude or messy as the ink pouch you Quarren —“
           “But you are talkative people with your own kind, yes? Then tell me, has Lamra enlightened you to the idea of making a little extra profit from this little errand you’re about to run?”
           “Don’t tell me you gave her the idea.”
           “No, I cannot take credit,” the Quarren spoke lighter, almost coyly, “but I cannot deny that a healthy stock from the mid-rim could make business run a lot smoother. That means a tidy profit for you, and a much more frequent —“
           “Listen you little tadpole,” Sle’era stepped forward in an aggressive stance -- Sue jerking his hand to his holstered blaster, “Another word on this and I’ll fix you like a bird and leave that beak to squawk while I let Sue play around with your dismembered tentacles.”
           The Quarren motioned his hand up to resign the topic, and made contact with an interface on his other arm, “The spice is ready, fifty crates, as ordered.” He left and disappeared behind a dozen dock workers into his factory. The workers filtered back and forth from the warehouse floor to the docking ramp in a lumbering performance of apathy.
           Sle’era looked on the display with tenuous focus, watching the walls more than anything else. She felt Sue’s gaze on her, and she made a preemptive response, “you have to give a Quarren all your aggression at once if you want them to back off, they find a shallow incline of attitude to be enticing.”
           “But that’s not why you got mad, you lost control,” Sue said flatly.
           “I’m in control,” Sle’era clarified, “just not over anything I want to control.”
           The workers lumbered on until their task was done, and filed back into the factory, leaving the silence to be filled only by racing swoop bikes, the piercing jets of speeders, and the cumbersome lug of starships escaping the damned moon -- all dulled and dampened into an eerie hum by the tinny hollow walls of the cut-out in the factory. Sle’era kicked out another railing and boarded the freighter with Sue.
           “Fifty crates don’t seem like much for all the systems we have to cover,” Sue said, trying to fill the silence.
           “The stuff that grease ball churns out is highly refined -- very potent. The movers the Hutts planted in the systems on our route will know how to dilute it and establish a market.”
           “But what if they get caught? Even if our end goes smoothly, there’s no telling if we’ll get a profit if they mess up.”
           “It’s calculated,” Sle’era loosened up, “if the movers establish a short-term market, we can rake in credits from high-buyers in the mid-rim. If they get caught, they get caught. The point isn’t to move in closer to the core, it’s to threaten the more secure worlds with our presence — the Hutts’ presence. Those planets will lobby for more protection and stricter guidelines from the Republic, and the republic will have to obey those systems en masse and loosen their grip on the farther-reaching systems and colonies.” The two entered the cockpit and started the light freighter into the heavy traffic and out to a space-lane, “this would otherwise be a slightly more profitable spice run, but the Hutts are hoping it will prove to have a stunting effect on the republic’s economic influence and allow them greater freedom and opportunity for a short time.”        
           “And that all falls on you,” Sue replied quickly.
           “So you can see the stress I’m under because of it, right?” Sle’era asked, contented that the nature of the question would be explanation enough.
           “That’s not it,” his tone donned worry and sympathy, “you’ve been getting stricter and harsher, you don’t have the same energy about you since the Hutts have payed you more mind. I understand needing to be more of a ‘leader’ or whatever, but you’re much more violent than I’ve seen you.”
“Sue, it’s really just the stress. There’s a lot happening and it’s very new to me, okay? Besides, you reached for your blaster down there, don’t think I didn’t see that.”
“I reached for my blaster because I had to; I was reacting to the circumstances you were creating. Besides, I’ve seen you stressed. You were more than pissed down there; you were downright ready to kill.”
           Sle’era gave no notice to Sue’s last comment, and let Sue sail the freighter on its way to meet the Blue Sand. The somber hum of Nar Shadaa and its yellow-gray aura of light transitioned slowly to the quiet black. Beams of light shot out fewer and fewer in number until they were replaced by countless stars dotting the cockpit canopy. They flew just past the heavy traffic that was setting into the planet: freighters, cruise liners, personal luxury ships, unmarked military ships, all set to stir might and whisk the weak out for pleasure as morning dawns on the wicked moon. The silence outside the light freighter met equilibrium with the silence inside, and the journey to the Blue Sand was short.
           T’lek was waiting in the umbilical corridor for Sle’era and Sue with Rahn’Dahl and a few other Duros. They were engaged with small talk when the airlock door hissed to signal equalized pressures and the stale cold air met with the warm smoky musk the light freighter collected on its stay on Nar Shadaa. Sue’s face scrunched with irritation as he delicately caressed his head-tails. The mist cleared and the two parties met.
           “Hey Ronny, you got any painkillers? That change in pressure gives me piercing headaches,” Sue said, his posture showing discomfort and his poise broken, needing to hold himself up with the wall.
           “Sure thing,” Rahn’Dahl said with an upward exuberance, “me and the boys were gonna hit the lounge and relax before this heap of metal throttles us into oblivion anyway. Come on down once we’ve finished unloading all this spice.”
           “Unloading and taking meticulous inventory, Rahn’Dahl,” Sle’era corrected, “Just don’t party too hard, we need this ship to stay together for at least the journey back to Nal Hutta. I need everyone’s minds keen and only slightly addled.”
           “Yes ma’am, I promise not to lose my head until after I’ve worked it to pieces.” Rahn’Dahl said, flashing a grin at Sue.
           The crew got to work unloading the spice. Sle’era and T’lek were silent to each other for the duration of the labor. They exchanged logs, looked over manifests, and doctored new copies, forged I.D. signatures for alleged interactions with other ships and ports -- the boring specifics of professional criminals. But while the two of them worked, pheromones were exchanged as well. They both communicated a deep emotional distress, and the messages the two’s pheromones carried boiled up images that clouded the vision. Sle’era’s anger overpowered T’lek, and that stopped his busy hands and made him look inward. The Duros side-eyed the interaction as they brought in spice crates on dollies. Sle’era’s breathing turned to panting -- she tired from the spiral of anger she made for herself, and T’lek felt that apprehension and dove in to explore the mutual understandings of Lamra. The visions these thoughts mustered only but grazed the mass of anger in Sle’era. T’lek knew he was on the right track. The doctored documents they worked with finalized and uploaded, the two went off to the bridge. They stopped just before the entrance.
           “It’s gotten better, but our pheromones aren’t quite attuned,” T’lek said, hoping to goad Sle’era onto the palpable wound he found in their communication. She didn’t give way, and seemed to only want to continue on with work. “Listen, something’s bothering you, the whole crew knows something’s up, but you can’t hide it too easily from me as long as we’re growing a clan-bond. Your pheromones tell your life.”
           “I wish I could have spent more time around our people to understand that,” Sle’era said, letting her solemn edge pour out beneath the stress of that cold professional persona.
           “You and Lamra are both coming from the same place; your hearts are one,” he continued, “she told me about your reaction to her proposal -- she’s losing faith in you as a leader. I’m not telling you to follow her advice blindly, just understand that you both want the same thing —“
           “That’s just not true, T’lek. Trying to suddenly integrate a slave trade on top of our mission is foolish! The crew isn’t trained for that sort-of thing, we don’t have the equipment, and we don’t have the time. Risking everything just to grab at more money and impress the Hutt’s? I want to keep myself and my crew alive, she wants power.” Sle’era’s frustration grew to a height once more.
           “And she wants that power to keep her own safe.”
           “Her own what? She has nothing but her own ambition. I refuse to believe that rationality.”
           “Sle’era, you have to understand that Lamra didn’t have an easy life before she came to the Hutts. I don’t know her life’s story, but I know she’s seen enough to leave some her morals… twisted. You just have to engage her on the level that shows her that it’s a futile effort at this point in time.” T’lek opened the door to the empty bridge and started for the navigation console.
           Sle’era made her way to the communications console to test out frequencies she could use to mask the presence of the spice in customs screenings. She bounced the emulator program off of nearby traffic to test how the readings for a projected manifest show up. It was impossible to hide the presence of spice altogether, but muddling up the readings to produce nonsense on the scanner would elicit a physical search in most cases. The process was quickly proving too finicky. The highly refined spice is stored in high-tech crates that give off too high an energy reading to pass off as anything else. She could make the scanner pick up the crates as general high-tech storage at best, but that would only bring up the need for the Republic customs to run up a more detailed and specific inspection.
           Sle’era kept working on finding a perfect frequency mask. “It’s not the naïve idea of risking the operation and the crew for some ‘leg-up’ on our well-being. That pisses me off, but I know the decision is up to me. It’s the idea of forcing people into service under the heel of the Hutts. Taking away their lives, that doesn’t bother you?”
           “Only as much as smuggling spice. If it’s not the Hutts we make people slave to, then it’s their drugs,” T’lek’s tone wore down and whittled into frailty.
           “That’s not the same,” Sle’era reasoned, “ people choose to buy spice, it does bother me that we fuel such a ugly thing, but it’s at least an act of free will to commit themselves to it.”
           T’lek groaned, “We should leave the semantics and philosophy of free will for another day, Sle’era, but if that’s how you really feel, then what is anyone supposed to make of Sue? Is he not your slave?”
           Sle’era spoke more coldly, rehearsed, “Sue is indentured to me until I find it appropriate that he is redeemed from his act of moral deficiency. The business is none but ours, and he owes me his life anyway.”
           “Act of moral deficiency,” T’lek repeated the words to himself, trying to work through the vagueness. He chuckled to himself, “that’s pretty fucking loaded, but I guess I did say we should leave the semantics for another day.”
           The two worked on in silence. The high traffic at this time gave Sle’era ample opportunity to work out this last technical error. She continued to bounce the emulated scan back, this time focusing on other parts of the ship. “I think…” She started slowly, “if we store the spice in the storage space just below the engine room, I can distort the scanner so they think it’s all just engine room equipment, and that’s if their scanner is fine-tuned enough to detect the readings as separate at all.”
           “We’ll have to find a different place to put the actual equipment in there. Won’t the radiation damage the spice?” T’lek replied.
           “The individual casings for the spice are already lead-lined; the stuff’s extra sensitive as long as it’s in that highly concentrated form but it should be fine as long as the casing isn’t disturbed.”
           “I’ll go order the boys around some more then, you’re gonna hear it from Rahn’Dahl, y’know.”
           “I always do anyway, that kid’s got too much energy. I’ll work out the kinks for a little while longer here and I think we should be set.” Sle’era focused herself back in on the comms station as T’lek prepared himself to be the ire of the crew for time until their brains get curdled into cheese.
He practiced a stark and cold tone under his breath to effectively work them out of their pre-hyperspace frenzy for partying on his way to the lounge.
           T’lek took some small amount of joy in irritating Rahn’Dahl and watching him bounce around in emotive response to the work order. He really didn’t have to put much effort in at all; the young Duros’ fit roused everyone up out of their mood and made it possible to hear orders through reasonable doubt and annoyance. T’lek led them out to oversee the work, leaving Sue and Lamra alone in the lunge -- neither bound to the menial duties of the crew. The discomfort grew more palpable as the raucous noises of disgruntled sailors vanished in the distance -- full cups eventually balancing the wavering of their liquid -- tall hookahs standing primed with coals and brightly colored sticky herbs. Then the focus on silence drew out the buzz of the lights, which seemed to echo a subtle, deep chorus amongst the full glasses.
           “Tell me, Sue,” Lamra’s voice rasped out into the dry harmony of noise, “is the relationship you hold with Sle’era a pleasurable one?”
           “You’re not very subtle in your dealings, Lamra. I won’t play coy to your manipulation. What I find pleasurable is none of your business, unless this crew member desires my service?” Sue spoke with blaring confidence and unsubtle hints of irritation.
           “I know you’re smarter than that, Sue. You’re not some mindless workhorse, and neither am I, neither are the rest of the crew. I’ve worked with a lot of deadly people, and you have the sharpness of will that they do. I’m not trying to manipulate you, I’m trying to understand you,” Lamra said sincerely.
           “I’m under her command because it’s the easiest place for me to be right now. I can leave if I want to. Our relationship is… what it is. Her presence reminds me of who I used to be, but she’s helped me to become a better person,” Sue’s sturdy front gave way to his feelings -- feelings that steeped and grew strength in his silence. “I’m not a slave, since that’s what I know you’re getting at.”
           “The suggestion to spread our expertise into the area of… livestock… is still valid, in my opinion, though I understand now the unnecessary risk it would bring in this specific operation,” Lamra leaned forward to drink from her glass, relaxing her eyes off Sue for a moment and into the contents of her glass -- relaxing into the folds of the lounge. “Sle’era claims to care for this crew — I can even feel it in her unwilling release of pheromones: the deep care and importance she places on you and the rest. But her actions show she only cares enough about all of you to guarantee her freedom to act as she pleases with the Hutts.”
           “And I’m supposed to believe that your ambition is for the longevity of all of us? The bold risks you’re willing to take — even the crew themselves — is proof that all you want is power. Don’t mask it with disingenuous care,” Sue was getting ferocious.
           “I saved those men,” Lamra stood up and burst out wildly, “from the clutches of the exchange! If it wasn’t for me —“
           The hookah coals seemed to catch in their flurry of argument, and beamed a dully bright red. The liquid caught ripples once more, and the chorus of electric rumbling spawned from chattering Duros shook the room. Lamra sat back down and took a deep gulp from her drink. Sue did the same as the crew entered and the anger in the room dispersed and dissolved throughout the blue smoke of the hookahs. T’lek stood about them all — still firm in his commanding role and stature — to make sure everyone was accounted for and starting to relax. The moment he was definite, he left for the bridge. Sue drowned himself in the chorus of noise and laughter, and Lamra resigned the boiling fury within her and watched on at the Duros’ joyous tradition.
           T’lek made his way to into the bridge where Sle’era had since moved to the navigation console. She found herself interfacing with intricate mappings of hyperspace routes, studying the pathways and different planets and systems along them. “Not to supersede your authority,” he started, “but I don’t think you’re gonna beat the computer in its calculations.”
           “I’m just checking the route; you’ll have to teach me how to fly a ship like this after this run, though. I’m sure we’ll both have the free time,” Sle’era responded.
           “Malastare is the first stop, right?”
           “Not a particularly populous or fantastic destination, but an important weak link along the Hydian Way. The native Dugs might not have quite high standing with the Republic, but they can’t afford such an important trade route to publicly fall victim to corruption and vice.”
           T’lek took Sle’era’s place at the helm, and she took her natural hold at the engineering console. “Been doing some research then?” He asked casually.
           “Yes, and I think the Hutts are also counting on the spice to affect the gas mining on Malastare. Less so from reducing labor output, but more regarding the commercial concern from foreign investors and buyers. Securing a contract in that weakness with a core system would be big,” she went on.
           “Big for the Hutts.” T’lek clarified, “Don’t lose sight of who you are to them. You might have their favor, but any success you make for them, however great, won’t be congratulated and appreciated in kind. They’ll get you right back to work after this run.”
           Sle’era sighed deeply at this comment in melancholy acceptance, “I know, it’s just gratifying to think that the things we’re doing will have some kind of real effect on people; that we’re able to affect some kind of change as individuals. That’s all we can really hope from this, right?”
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A Mutually Beneficial Arrangement - Part 7
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Summary: All you wanted was to use your skills in automotive engineering and design to open your own custom car shop. When the rug gets yanked out from under you, one of your regular customers offers you a job that you just can’t resist. Will it stay a mutually beneficial arrangement, or will something unexpected bloom?
Pairing: AU Dean Winchester x Reader
Appearances by: OC Mom, Donna Hanscum, Ryan and Christina Dalton (OC), special surprise guest, Harry
Chapter Synopsis: Reader and Dean go to her mom’s house for Christmas, discussion of plans for the future, New Year’s Eve party at Ryan’s house.
Word count: 10753 (with lyrics)
Song: Swayin’ to the Music by Johnny Rivers
Warnings: Bad language. Alcohol consumption. Smut. Shenanigans.
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     “Nakatomi,” he said.
     From the corner of his eye, he could see her nod and go right for her suitcase. Unlike most chicks he’d known, (Y|N) packed light and was ready to leave almost as soon as he. He’d helped her out of her dress and it almost killed him to stop at that, but he didn’t want to make (Y|N) stay one moment longer. She zipped the garment bag and he grabbed it off the closet door.
     On the main floor, he remembered to grab his hoodie off the hook by the back door before they went outside to his precious Baby. She was covered in snow, but he got her cleared off quickly with (Y|N)’s help.
     “I’m driving,” she said.
     “Think so, huh?” It was hard to argue with her when she had her hands in his pockets. “You keep that up, we might have to go back inside.”
     She smirked, “You’ve barely slept in the last three days. You’ve been drinking tonight. I would be amazed if you still had the energy.”
     He pulled her close, “Baby, you would be amazed.”
     She found the keys in his front pants pocket. A small groan couldn’t be held back when her hand brushed against his growing arousal as she pulled the keys from his pocket. Standing on her toes, she grabbed a handful of his coat and kissed him. He swore he would never get tired of that. 
     Her eyes opened slowly, a small smile touching her face, “You’re still a perv.”
     “It’s your fault,” he said.
     She let go of his coat and told him, “Get in.”
     He managed to navigate her out of town and onto the highway that led north. After that, he didn’t remember anything until the car door slammed shut. (Y|N) was outside at a gas station where she’d stopped to fill up. Lights were on inside and he saw her dash into the building out of the cold.
     When (Y|N) returned, he’d woken up enough to make his own run inside. She moved the car and was waiting for him in the passenger seat when he got back. She was still awake but exhausted.
     “Wake me up ten miles out,” she said.
     “Okay,” his voice was low.
     She slouched down in the seat, her head resting in the corner of the door and the seat, her arms crossed over her stomach. He, again, was so grateful. She’d been put through so much, at his request, and she still wanted him, still…loved him. That was probably the most shocking revelation to come out of the week with her. He’d always thought that the normal family life was something that just wasn’t in the cards for him. Now, he loved a mechanic who loved him back, wearing his grandmother’s ring. Best week ever.
     Ten miles outside of town, Dean woke you up just as you’d asked. Your head hurt from resting on the Impala door so long. Rubbing your face, you tried to get your circulation going again and to wake up a little. By the time you reached the city limits, you were mostly awake, and feeling your face, enough to direct Dean to your mom’s house.
     If he was impressed, or otherwise, you couldn’t tell. The house was way too large for one person. Your parents moved into your grandma’s house, after she passed, and restored the home to its former glory. You were already an adult at that point and had no real room you’d claimed as your own, but your mom always insisted you take the largest room on the second floor.
     The lights on the house were off, but you could see that Louie, her maintenance man, had been busy. Both floors had exterior decorations. You could only imagine what your mother had done to the interior. 
     Dean pulled the Impala into the driveway and you hopped out to punch in the code to open the garage door.
     “How many cars does your mom have?” Dean asked looking up at the building.
     The garage was actually a large steel building your grandpa had built years ago. At one point, you’d seen it hold an Airstream trailer and no less than 5 cars, not including their personal vehicles.
     “Two,” you answered. “One is a project I picked up from my dad. The other one is mine.”
     Your mom had moved her sports car out of the way in favor of the 4 wheel-drive SUV which left just enough room for Baby to fit inside. The light from the garage door opener didn’t show the actual expanse of the interior. What couldn’t be seen in the darkness, was the area that had been turned into a shop where your dad had worked on cars.
     When Dean was fully inside the garage, you got back out and closed the garage door. The noise of the door was amplified in the metal building, echoing badly. Dean got your bags out of the trunk but left the garment bags. You locked the exterior pass through door behind you as you went into the house through the side door.
     Your mom was expecting you, but she wasn’t up yet. She’d left on a few nightlights so you and Dean could find your way to ‘your room’ upstairs. Your mom’s room was on the main floor and opposite from the entrance, so there was little chance of waking her with your exhausted stumble through the house. 
     “Nice house. Very… North Pole,” Dean observed.
     “I know, you “don’t do Christmas,” but we do, a lot.” You were in your room stripping away your layers to get in bed; Dean was doing the same. “Can you tough it out?”
     Dean was moving slowly, watching you take off your sweatshirt to show your favorite band t-shirt underneath.
     “I think I’m starting to change my mind about Christmas,” he said, ogling you.
     You threw your socks on the floor and unbuttoned your pants. Dean was still watching you.
     “Yeah?”
     “Mhm,” he said staring. “I’m feeling all kinds of things.”
     You slipped off your pants, putting on a little show for him, rolling your hips and bending seductively to put your folded pants on the floor. You’d put on special Christmas underpants.
     He read the saying on them and asked, “Were you wearing those at the gala?”
     You smiled, “I wasn’t wearing any at the gala.”
     You reached up under your shirt and undid your bra, slipping the straps down your arms and out of the straps, eventually pulling it from under your shirt. Dean watched you the whole time, a look of awe on his face. You moved from your side of the bed to where he stood at his, not breaking eye contact.
     “You okay?” you asked, helping him take off his shirt. You pushed the flannel off his shoulders and pulled his t-shirt out of his jeans, moving to his belt.
     “I’m more than okay,” he answered, pulling off his shirt, letting it drop behind him. “I feel like the luckiest man alive.”
     You pulled his belt out. Taking a moment to appreciate what he said, you couldn’t take your eyes off of him. No one had ever made you feel so important, so loved. You knew how lucky you were, too.
     Standing on your toes, you wrapped your arms around his shoulders, kissing him. His strong arms crushed you to his body as he kissed you back.
     “Do you really want to do this in your mom’s house?” he was breathless.
     “I want to make love to my future husband on Christmas,” you answered kissing him again.
     “I like the sound of that. Now about the mistletoe…” his hand traveled down to your ass, squeezing your soft flesh.
     A couple hours later, the sun was up and you could hear knocking. At first, you couldn’t tell if you were dreaming. The knocking continued and the door remained shut. Cracking an eye open, it took you a second to remember where you were.
    “(Y|N)? Are you in there? (Y|N)?” more knocking. It was your mom. “Breakfast will be ready soon. Harry knows you’re here, I’m letting him in.”
     The door cracked open and you heard the skittering of his nails on the hardwood floor just before your sixty pound dog launched himself onto the bed, showering you with kisses and sniffs. When Harry noticed Dean, he stopped and barked loudly, scaring Dean awake.
     “Jesus! What the…?”
     A low rumble began in Harry’s chest. His ears laid flat and the hackles on his back rose.
     “Harry. Be nice,” you pet him. “Dean, this is Harry.”
     You waited but Dean still laid there silent.
     “You have to say ‘hi’ to him and let him smell you,” you told him the key to Harry’s good graces.
     Dean did what you said and after Harry and he got acquainted, Harry plopped down between you.
     “Hell of a way to wake up,” Dean noted. “What time is it? What’s going on?” he looked around the room.
     “It’s about 8:30 and we need to get down to breakfast,” you told him leaning in. “Merry Christmas.”
     “Merry Christmas,” he kissed you.
     After taking the quickest shower you’d had in a long time, you, Dean, and Harry, went down to breakfast.
     As you’d noticed on the way to your room, your mom had the house fully decorated for the holiday. Lighted garland and holly were everywhere. It actually looked quite pretty and cozy. When you got to the top of the stairs, the smell of breakfast met you and your stomach growled in answer. Harry took off ahead of you but Dean stopped at the landing. For a moment, he looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
     “What if she doesn’t like me?” he worried out loud.
     Oh my god, you are the cutest man ever, you thought.
     “You don’t have a thing to worry about. If she doesn’t, then too bad for her because you’re great,” you assured him. “I’m the one who loves you.”
     You pulled him down to hug you.
     “If you can survive your family, you can handle my mom,” you said into his neck.
     “Yeah, but my family are a bunch of dicks…” he let you go.
     “It’s just me ‘n mom. It won’t be too overwhelming. There’s more cousins and stuff, but not today,” you reassured him. “And, most of ‘em are nice. The ones that aren’t don’t come over anyway.”
     “How many of you are there?” he had a nervous look on his face.
     “Let’s go eat,” you said, heading down the stairs.
     “(Y|N)? How ma–,” he stopped, realizing the futility and followed you down the stairs. His need for food was more pressing than the amount of her extended family.
     Your mom was in the kitchen at the stove making pancakes, bacon, and hashbrowns. Coffee was brewed but your mom also had a Keurig.
     “Merry Christmas, Mom,” you said sleepily.
     “There you are! Merry Christmas!” she stopped what she was doing to hug you. “Did you get enough sleep?”
     “No, not really. We drove all night,” you said. “Mom, this is Dean, and he’s…my fiance.” It was so much harder to tell your mom, especially since you were kind of close. Telling Dean’s family had been more fun. Now, it was real, and so much different. “Dean, this is my mom, (M|N).”
     “Special friend, indeed,” she said in a knowing tone before extending her hand to Dean. When he took her hand, she welcomed him, “Nice to meet you, Dean. Well, this is quite the surprise!”
     “Uh, yes ma’am, nice to meet you, too,” he sputtered.
     “I hope you’re hungry,” your mom said to Dean. “Been a while since I cooked this much and I might have overdone it.” She indicated the mountains of pancakes, bacon, and hash browns.
     “It feels like forever since dinner last night,” you said. “I’m sure we can put a dent in this for you, Mom.”
     “I’m always ready to eat,” Dean agreed.
     You were sure your mother would have something to say, but she, at least, had the decency to save it for later when Dean wasn’t around. Dean, true to his word, dove into the plates of food and ate a large portion of the food your mom made all on his own. You had your fair share of food and were quite full when you and Dean cleaned up breakfast.
     During breakfast, your mother had asked Dean a million questions and he laid on the charm, which your mother ate up. She asked all of the expected questions. Instead of the b.s. You told Dean’s family, your mom got the truth. Her eyes flashed to you a few times and you knew she would corner you later. Dean yawned a few times and you told him to go grab a nap. If your mom was going to lay into you, you wanted to get it over with.
     “You gonna be okay?” Dean was no dummy. He’d seen (M|N) giving you the side-eye while they were talking.
     “Yeah,” you stood at the foot of the stairs with him. “It’s okay. It has only been a week…she worries.”
     He gave you a quick hug and kiss before leaving you to go lie down. Your mother had been waiting for her opportunity and walked into the living room with a cup of coffee. She sat in her recliner, quietly sipping her hot beverage until she heard the bedroom door shut.
     “Dean seems nice,” she said.
     “He is nice,” you agreed. The dance had begun.
     “Quite a change from Jack,” she sipped her coffee.
     “Jack is nice, too,” you defended. “Dean is a good man, mom.”
     “ONE week, (Y|N). You’re going to marry this guy after one week?!”
     “I knew Jack a couple years before we got together and look what happened there. Time has nothing to do with it. I never thought I would know who “the one” was, but I knew with Dean. He’s it, mom. I don’t want anyone else.”
     “You’re sure he’s not a rebound?”
     “Mom, Jack was years ago, and Dean is certainly not the rebound guy.”
     Your mother stared into her coffee for a while thinking things over. You gently rocked in the matching recliner, your dad’s recliner, while you waited for her to come to a decision about what to say next. 
     “If you’re sure…”
     “I am,” you said firmly.
     “Okay,” she relented. “You’re an adult…I’ll try to like him.”
     “Oh, come on. You can’t tell me you don’t already like him. He’s charming, smart, and hot as all hell.”
     Your mom gave you a slight tip of her head, smiling as she drank her coffee.
     “You sure know how to pick ‘em.”
     You rocked in your chair as her words sank in. She wasn’t upset about Dean. She had also liked Jack, until she didn’t…
     “Wait…what? You think Jack is hot, too? And Dean? I’m… what?!”
     “You always had cute boyfriends…”
     Feigning horror, you got up from your chair, “Oh…my god… I can’t even look at you now.
     You could hear your mother laughing all the way to your bedroom door. Harry’s nails were clicking on the floor as he followed. As quietly as you could, you let yourself and Harry into the room, closing the door behind you. Harry immediately went to sniff out the new guy a low rumble in his chest.
     Taking a spot on the floor, you sat with your legs crossed under you to talk to Harry.
     “Listen up, handsome,” you pet him. “I like Dean. He’s a good boy, just like you. Smart and loyal and won’t break my heart like your dad did,” you paused. “Try to like him, okay? He’s not a dog person, so don’t ruin his car. If you do, no more walkies or rides in my car.”
     Harry watched you as you talked, head tipping at ‘good boy’ and ‘walkies.’ He probably didn’t understand most of what you said, but you hoped he picked up on the high points. At least he quit growling. Getting up off the floor, he followed you to your side of the bed and laid on the floor while you got in next to Dean.
     “Did you just compare me to your dog?” his voice was muffled from the bedding and lying on his stomach.
     You laid on your side and rubbed his back, “No, of course not.”
     “Then why are you petting me?” he didn’t open his eyes.
     “Because… you’re such a good boy,” you were shaking, holding the laughter in.
     Dean grabbed you and pulled you to him, startling you with his speed and strength.
     “You’re a funny lady,” he cracked his eyes open.
     “I was only teasing. Besides, you don’t do that leg kick thing when I rub your belly,” you smiled.
     “You don’t know that,” he smirked, “I’m full of surprises.”
     “You’re full of something…”
     “How’d it go?” he asked.
     “She thinks I’m crazy, but willing to give you a shot,” you told him. “She agreed that you’re hot.”
     He chuckled, “Told ya, parents love me.”
     You weren’t going to remind him of his worry just a few hours before. His green eyes looked back at you lovingly, twinkling with mischief.
     “Marry me,” you whispered.
     “Nah. Now that I’m in with your mom…”
     He let out an ‘oof’ when you backhanded his belly, laughing at the same time. That smile of his would be your undoing.
     “Let’s get our ducks lined up quickly, okay?” you asked.
     “I know a guy. He’d do it tomorrow, but we’d have to go back to Kansas,” he said. His arm was draped over you, his fingers playing in your hair.
     “Oh god,” you laughed, “I think we need to let that whole mess settle a while. Not sure we could get back in the state.”
     “OK, then I vote we sleep and we’ll figure it out later,” his eyes were drooping. His long lashes weighing them down.
     Feeling sleep coming for you, you counted the freckles splashed across his nose and cheeks until you dozed off with him.
     You spent all of Christmas and the next day with your mom. Dean seemed to be getting along with her just fine. Harry decided the new guy wasn’t too bad and began to warm up to Dean, especially since Dean would throw his ball for him.
     A few of your many relatives stopped by and a mini party got under way. You suspected your mom called a few to set it up. For the most part, they didn’t give Dean too hard of a time. They must have been in the Christmas spirit. However, that Christmas spirit, did not extend to you. Every embarrassing story from your childhood got brought up for Dean to enjoy at your expense. There wasn’t anything you couldn’t bear for him to know, though. By the time they all left, you’d had enough of family to last you for months.
     The next day, the 27th, you, Harry, and Dean said your goodbyes to your mom. You needed to get going because with Harry, it would take all day to get back home. Harry was all for going for a ride. He did his business and eagerly got in Dean’s car, on top of a thick quilt. Dean insisted on it to protect his Baby and your baby, he’d reasoned. You wouldn’t tell him just yet that you did the same thing in your car.
     Goodbyes all said, you and Dean got in the Impala and started for home. The only problem was, you didn’t know what ‘home’ was anymore. Was it your place? Dean’s? Would you trade off? There was a lot to discuss, including what to do about your future careers.
     “Dean?” you wanted for him to respond. He glanced in your direction and muttered a “hmm?”
     “Are we doing the right thing?” you asked.
     “Going home? Hell yes. I’m so done,” he answered, waving his hand.
     You squirmed in your seat while Dean drove, perfectly relaxed. His wrist was draped over the wheel. He looked so handsome in his peacoat and his perfectly styled messy hair. He hadn’t shaved since you left Bemidji and it only enhanced his features.
     “What? Do I got somethin’ on my face?” he noticed you staring and wiped at his new beard.
     “I was noticing your beard is lighter than your hair color.”
      “Oh, yeah,” he rubbed the beard absently, “I’ll shave it when we get back.”
     “You don’t have to,” you said. “I like it a lot.”
     Dean grinned at you, “Well, if the lady likes it, it stays.”
     “About home…” you hesitated. “How is that going to work?”
     Dean shrugged as he drove, “I guess I kind of assumed you’d be with me.”
     “And drive all the way across town to Chuck’s everyday?” you hedged.
     “Chuck’s? Does that mean you decided to keep working for him?” Dean was a little disappointed, but he could deal with it.
     You could hear the tone in his voice, but you had your reasons and explained, “Yeah, I hired almost everyone there. They’re a good group. I don’t feel good about leaving them unless I can get someone I trust to replace me.”
     He nodded, “What are you going to say to Chuck?”
     Dean wanted you with him, and you wanted to be with him at his place, too, but this had to be part of getting your ducks in a row.
     “It’s time that jerk got his own ultimatum,” you began. “I’ll give him six months and I pick a replacement. If I find someone sooner, I’m out. If he doesn’t accept my terms, I’m out.”
     “And then I get a new roomie?” he was hopeful.
     You laughed, “Yeah, not quite how I’d put it, though. You do realize Harry comes with, right?”
     Dean looked in the rearview mirror at the mention of Harry. The dog seemed to know he was being talked about and returned Dean’s gaze. It hadn’t escaped Dean’s notice that Harry was slobbering all over the windows in the backseat. He didn’t love Harry yet, but he did love (Y|N) and if that meant dog snot and slobber on his windows, he would learn to love Harry, too. Besides, as far as dogs went, Harry was cool. (Y|N) was right about him. He was just a big, playful dog who slept a lot.
     “Of course,” he said. “There’s plenty of room for him and a patch of grass out front.”
     You smiled at him but were silently hoping Chuck would accept your terms. Things were moving so fast and it was scaring you a little. You wanted everything with Dean, you just felt like you were being shot out of a cannon trying to get there.
     “What’s going on in there? Full-disclosure, remember?” he reminded.
     “Can we… slow down a little?” your voice barely audible over the powerful car engine.
     Dean slowed the car and you thought he didn’t understand what you meant. He pulled the car over to stop on the long, lonesome highway.
     “Sweetheart, I’m good,” he said, looking at you. “I’ll take us anyway I can get us, as long as there is an ‘us’. Not gonna lie, I want the dream, but not if it scares you away, okay?”
     He waited for you to answer. After you nodded, he put the car back in gear and continued on.
     “Now, tell me all about what you want in your garage,” he asked. 
     There was so much that went into starting your own business. You’d scouted locations, gotten estimates on renovations vs. building new, equipment, etc. You had a vision of what you wanted, but you didn’t know how, or where, it would become a reality. Your mom’s garage was actually a good base for what you’d wanted, but if you took Bobby’s offer, you’d have a proper garage at your disposal and could maybe add on. Then again, you and Dean worked so well together, working with him in your own place would be great, too.
     You were about two hours into your drive and Dean wanted to stop for gas and a stretch. Harry did his thing when you walked around with him a little. You were soon back on the road, this time, you were behind the wheel. It was easy to see why Dean loved his car so much. She was powerful and responsive. Dean continued the conversation like you hadn’t even stopped.
     “So, looks like you have two options,” he said. “Which one feels most … right?”
     You shrugged. It had been something you struggled with for years. You’d only stayed with Chuck for so long because you couldn’t figure out what was best. The options you had tried were half-hearted or fell through. Your last try had failed miserably and it only told you that you were going down the wrong path.
     “Starting my own place was what I thought I wanted. I tried five times and was either shot down or the deals fell through. And, I must admit, when you told me about Bobby’s offer… I wanted to jump on it.”
     Dean was quiet for a few moments as he considered his options and how you would fit into his plan. He was leaning into the corner of his seat, partially supported by the door, his arm across the top of the seat back, his left leg resting on the seat. If a person could sit ‘cool’, it was Dean.
     “Alright, my turn,” he announced. “So, here’s what I’m thinking. My dad is going to give me the business, right?” He saw you nod. “No way is that happening without a catch. I just got the feeling that somehow this is going to bite me in the ass.”
     It seemed like a reasonable idea to believe. John had certainly proven he could be conniving.
     “What do you think he’ll do?” you wondered.
     “I don’t know,” his fingers flared out from resting on his temple. “It was almost too easy at the gala. His precious business of thirty years and he just agrees like that?” he snapped his fingers. “I don’t buy it. Something is fishy.”
     “Or he could just be ready to retire, like Bobby?”
     Dean gave you a look like maybe you’d suddenly gone insane.
     “Well, it’s possible,” you defended, knowing it was bullshit.
     “Nah, I’ll find it…” he meant whatever it was his dad was hiding.
     “How do you plan on running it? I didn’t know it was so huge. There were so many people…” you noted. “I know you did it before, but damn, it has to have grown since then.”
     “Benny. I figured he could keep running the brewery. He’s already doing it. …I would oversee both sides…” he trailed off.
     “And the dealerships? You gonna make Bobby stay?” Your heart was in your throat. You knew what you wanted him to say. You thought you knew what he would say, but you had only really just gotten to know him over the last week.
     “I think Bobby only needs to stay long enough to get you trained,” he grinned. “What do you say, sweetheart, you up for it?”
     You were overwhelmed. Dean had a lot of confidence in you to offer something so monumental. He’d been coming to the garage for a year and had seen you working, but he couldn’t really know what you all did. He’d run the family business, though, and knew what all went into it… You weren’t sure you were up for it, but you were more than willing to try.
     Dean knew he was doing the right thing. (Y|N) loved cars and everything about them. She knew more about cars than he did, and Bobby liked her for at least part of the job. He’d suggested just the service department, but (Y|N) ran all of Chuck’s garage which was not a small job and he knew she was capable of handling the dealerships. Hell, even if she had trouble, Bobby wouldn’t be far and Dean would always help, too.
     “Look sweetheart, not to be a dick, but it’s a now or never situation here. Strike while the iron is hot. Shit or get off the po–”
     “I’m in,” you answered. “Let’s do this and show him just how bad he messed up not doing everything in his power to keep you around. I want to build cars Chuck never could imagine and make him beg me to come back. Let’s fuck up their worlds.”
     “Now we’re talkin’,” he grinned.
     More time passed on the drive back to Bemidji. It was Dean’s turn to drive again. They’d just stopped to let Harry run around for a while and he was back in the backseat, more comfortable with some energy released. Dean pulled out of the parking lot and headed back to the highway. You’d been going for a little while when he needed to ask you something.
     “Are you going to be okay relocating?” you thought he looked worried. “You’ve got something going up here.”
     “So have you,” you countered. “You run the floor at your job. You create new blends. You have friends up here.”
     “Maybe we could expand at some point,” he mused. “But I think we need to make sure we’re good down there first… I could always keep my place up here so we could visit.”
     “I’m good with that,” you agreed.
     A few moments passed, the enormity of what was happening to your lives settled on both of you.
     He let out a sigh, “A week ago, I would never have dreamed this is where we would be now.”
     You looked over at him. His eyes were on the road still and he continued on like he was telling you a story. Like if he looked at you, he might not be able to say what he needed to say.
     “Just getting enough of a sack to ask you out… to do this… I’ve been living my life alone for so long, I’d just gotten used to it. I didn’t think I’d have someone to share my life with.”
     You honestly hadn’t either. Jack was the closest you’d gotten and that was years ago already. You weren’t unhappy on your own, your life was fulfilling. It wasn’t until you began imagining a life with Dean that you wanted to share it with someone. Dean seemed like a perfect fit for you. He didn’t want you to stop working; he wanted to work with you and encouraged you to keep doing it the way you wanted.
     You slid across the seat to sit next to Dean as he drove. Seeing you move, he put his arm on the back of the seat so you could get close and lean into him. Settling into his side, you pulled his arm down over you. Just the feeling of him being close gave you a sense of security you’d never had before. You were, finally, exactly where you were supposed to be.
     When you got back to Bemidji, you went to Dean’s place. It was closer than your place and with as much as you loved his car, you couldn’t stand to be in the Impala a moment longer. You also knew you didn’t have a speck of food at your place, but Dean had all of those take out menus at his. Harry was good to go. Jack had bought a new bag of food for Harry’s stay with your mom, and she’d sent the bag with you and Dean.
     Once you’d decided what to order, you got in the shower while Dean placed the order. He joined you a few moments later, giving you a taste of what was to come later. Hes soapy hands ran over your body working the knots out of your back. His hands began to travel to other places.
     “Dean,” you gasped and fought to gain composure, “we have food on the way.” The water rushed over your body, rinsing the soap from you.
     “We’re picking this up later,” his voice deep and lusty. “Only ‘cause I’m starving.”
    As soon as you cleaned up from dinner, you and Dean barely left his bed for the next two days. You couldn’t get enough of each other. There were times you could barely move after. Thank god and Scotty for delivery foods, otherwise you might not have made it.
     On the 30th, you finally left his loft and went to your place for clean clothes and Harry’s toys. Your apartment was over the office and parts storage room at Chuck’s garage. It was a small apartment, but it was open concept and didn’t feel as small as it was. Harry must have liked Dean because he kept bringing his toys to show him. Dean still wasn’t 100% on Harry, but he was trying.
     “I like your place,” he said, sinking down in your couch, “it’s cozy and this couch is my new best friend.”
     “Thanks. I think I’ll miss it when I do move out… eventually,” you said.
     Hearing your hesitation, “We can do it gradually. Bring clothes and bathroom stuff so you can have some at my place. Things for Harry. My apartment is nice, but it’s not a home. I want you to feel like it’s your place, too.”
     “You’re a good man, Dean Winchester,” you said to him.
     When your phone started ringing, you looked at the display. “Hey, Donna,” you said as you plopped on the couch next to Dean.
     “How long have you been back in town? Why haven’t you called me? Is that Impala Guy’s car at your place? What happened?” she blurted out, seemingly in one breath.
     “I’m doing fine, thanks for asking. How was your holiday?” you didn’t hide the sarcasm.
     Donna audibly sighed, “Whatever, woman. Give me the details! Is he at your place or did you steal his car? Was he a dick? Did you tell him I do Crossfit? Cuz the D-Train will hunt his ass down if necessary.”
     “Whoa! Let me talk, lady!” you stopped her. “We got back a couple days ago. We needed time to decompress before we ventured out again.”
     “We? What’s this ‘we’ business? He is there with you!”
     “Yes, and he’s sitting right next to me and can hear you, Donna!” you warned.
     “Okay,” she spoke softer. “What else? Tell me everything. Did you test him out?”
     “Donna!” you tried to be shocked, but you knew Donna too well to expect less.
     Dean looked at you, an adorable smirk on his face and popped his eyebrows.
     “Dean, could you take Harry for a walk or something?” you asked.
     “What, why?” he asked, “It’s cold out there.”
     “Babe, I need you to go so I can talk about you behind your back. Shoo,” you urged.
     “What’s wrong with my front?” he really didn’t want to go outside.
     “Not a damned thing,” you assured, “but go.” You kissed him and he grudgingly got off your comfortable couch to get Harry.
     “You gonna tell me what you said later?”
     “Nope.”
     He put on his coat and boots, rattled Harry’s leash, and the two of them took off.
     “I’m back,” you said to Donna.
     “Babe? You called him Babe.”
     By the time Dean got back, you’d told Donna what happened while you were on your trip with him. She ooh’d and ah’d at all the right spots. Donna did, however, have concerns.
     “You’re a nutbar, you know that? Do I need to put you in a padded room? How well can you possibly know this guy? And you’re going to marry this…this… stranger?! What’s his social security number?!” she was fired up.
     If hurt your feelings that your friend was upset with what you thought was happy news. You tried to cut her some slack with her being a retired cop, but it was hard. She also hadn’t liked Jack, not just because of what he’d done to you, but also because he had a criminal record.
     “You’re not running a background check on my fiance, Donna,” your tone warning her not to push. “Are you going to Ryan and Christina’s tomorrow night?”
     You could hear Donna sigh heavily before answering, “If I don’t, Ryan will probably have a fit.”
     You laughed, “Yeah, me, too.”
     “She has a lot of rage for someone so tiny,” Donna mused.
     “It’s her biggest party of the year. She literally spends all year planning it,” you said.
     “Okay, see you tomorrow. Hey, you tell him I do Crossfit!”
     “Bye, Donna!”
     Dean heard most of the last part of their conversation.
     “Your friend sounds exhausting,” he commented. He’d only met Donna the one time at her donut shop.
     “She just worries about me and what she thinks is questionable judgement. She was horrified I was with Jack,” (Y|N) explained, “him being a criminal and all.”
     Had he missed her telling him that? She’d assured him he had nothing to worry about, but now he realized that hadn’t just meant Jack interfering. Hell, even he had spent a little time in jail…
     “Criminal?” he wondered just what was on his rap sheet.
     She sighed, “I don’t know everything on it. Drunk driving, weed, burglary, battery… Never me. I’m not excusing his club. It’s just the shit they got into. Booze fights. They stole stuff and I don’t know what else. Jack kept me out of it and I liked it like that.”
     “And that’s why he got you Harry,” he concluded.
     She nodded, “Only the guys in the club knew who I was and Jack wanted to keep me safe. That part of my life has been over for years, Dean.”
     She didn’t seem worried about it, so he supposed he could do the same. That didn’t mean he wouldn’t do everything in his power to protect her, too.
     “Alright… what about this party and do I have to dress up,” he asked. Jack still was on his mind, but would simmer on the back burner for now.
     (Y|N) mentioned before that Ryan was having a party for New Year’s Eve. Once ‘party’ had been mentioned, he zoned out only catching bits and pieces. She gave him a look where he knew he’d been caught, but he was interested now, right?!
     This time, he listened intently and asked questions so he knew what he was getting into. Apparently, Ryan and her wife had this party every year. She didn’t spend all year preparing, but she did take time to test recipes for meals and snacks, and looked for the perfect decorations. She took time to create the ultimate music playlist to lead up to the big moment.
     “Ryan does put a lot of work in. I don’t have coattails.” This year’s theme was Gatsby. “I do have that tux.”
     “I’ll let you in on a little secret, it’s not really about the boys looking good,” her hand was on his leg now. “It’s a fabulous excuse for the ladies to look like a million dollars and wear tiaras.”
     He was on the middle cushion and wondered what (Y|N) would look like wearing nothing but jewelry draped over her body. Somehow, she swung her leg over his lap and straddled him, grinding against the hardness she felt there. He ran his hands up over her thighs, up her body, cupping her breasts with a gentle squeeze before wrapping one arm around her and pulling her down to his mouth with the other.
     Her mouth opened for him, eager for this to go further. After the two days they spent in his apartment, she still wanted more and he wanted to give her everything she wanted or needed. And he was beyond grateful that it was him she wanted.
     She broke the kiss first, going to the stereo and put some music on, loud. He watched her as she moved her body to the music and began removing her clothes. She looked good and wondered how she learned to move like that. She was making him harder than any stripper ever had.
     Her layers were gone, revealing the sexy lingerie he hadn’t known she’d been wearing.
     “Whoa,” he whispered.
     “Pants have to go, lover boy,” she said.
     Not one to be told twice, he was eager to be free of his jeans. She straddled him on the couch again. He could feel her heat hovering over him, his face between her breasts. The thin, lacy material left nothing to the imagination. Her nipples were hard, straining against the lace. His mouth went to her nipple, sucking and nipping at her through the material. (Y|N) raked her nails through his hair and he moaned as she did so. Her hips rolled, her sex sliding over the length of his dick. It was all he could do to keep from taking over. Finally, she sat on him, her folds wet with arousal, slid over him as she ground her hot, wet pussy on his cock. 
     Her mouth covered his, kissing him deeply as she worked over him, so agonizingly slow. He was going to explode if she ever let him inside her. His hand were gripping her legs so hard, he worried about hurting her. If he was, she never let on…
     It was the sweet kind of pain that only enhanced the sex. Your juices were flowing, making Dean wet as you slid your sex over his hard shaft, increasing your arousal, but not giving him what he wanted to take from you. You needed to cum and be in control of him as you did so.
     He seemed to know what you were doing and was forcing himself to be completely compliant to you. His compliance only turned you on more. Raising your pelvis you reached between you. His sex twitching in your hand as you grasped him, lining him up with your entrance.
     You didn’t even let him fully inside you, instead you teased his head. Slowly up and down. You took off your bra and let Dean suck at your nipple. You started to move down his shaft, arching your back so his cock would hit just the right spot for your already engorged clit to push forward with each movement.
     “Jesus, I’m going to explode,” he gasped.
     “Don’t you dare cum before me,” you warned as you moved faster, taking more of his length into you.
     Dean growled, her hands all over him as she agonizingly took what she needed. He was all for it. He’d never been so hard before. Her hips had mercifully started moving faster. She was so tight and so wet and so perfect, he loved every second of her sweet torture.
     Finally, she found a rhythm to bring her to orgasm. Her walls tightened around him even more, then fluttered wildly as she came, screaming his name. Taking that as his cue, he came hard as she rode out her orgasm on him. He bit her collarbone as she pulled him deeply into her, his hips bucking with her as their orgasms calmed.
     “Holy shit,” you were both breathless as you tried to stand.
     “I don’t think I’ve cum that hard before. Not in a long time, anyway,” he said.
     “Me either,” you breathed heavily.
     “Not that I mind, but a little warning next time?”
     “Fair enough,” you agreed.
     Fortunately, Ryan had told you what the theme for the New Year’s Eve party was ages ago and you had enough time to get the most amazing “Gatsby” dress made. It was a beautiful color that complemented your skin tone and fit like a glove. What made it special was the sheer fabric from the knee down. The tiara you’d selected was costume jewelry, but it was quite well done and gave the appearance of real diamonds.
     Dean did not have coat tails, but he was all for looking for a walking stick, spats, and a top hat. You tried to get him to go for gloves, but he shut you down hard. 
     “Not a chance, sweetheart. That’s where I draw the line. I’m not some schmuck that wears gloves.”
     You’d tried a couple places for spats, but they were also a no-go. Dean was ready for the party with a top hat and walking stick. He looked great, but he kept humming “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” The humming was tolerable, it was the blurting out the catch phrase like Igor from Young Frankenstein that really grated. He snickered every time.
     “You’re so funny,” you mumbled.
     “I’m hilarious,” he grinned broadly at you. When you didn’t smile back and rolled your eyes at him, he continued. “Oh, c’mon, that was funny.”
     “Sure, it was funny… the first few times…” you trailed off, “but you’re no Mel Brooks.”
     Dean was taken aback. “You’re no Mel Brooks,” he sputtered.
     “Oh, sweet baby boy, you are adorable,” you said, patting his cheek.
     Still a little miffed, he said a quiet, “Thank you” as he pulled into the drive to Ryan and Christina’s house.
     The house looked beautiful, as expected. Their home was an enormous farm house that Ryan and Christina completely renovated after they got married. They’d made it an open floor plan with white walls and wood floors. The decor changed often for sparks of color or new interior design.
     “You didn’t tell me you have fancy friends,” Dean stopped at the valet stand.
     “I don’t have fancy friends. I have Ryan and Christina,” you said, getting out.
     Dean hesitated a moment and let the valet take his car before joining you.
     “They however, have fancy friends, so be cool and don’t hurt anyone with that,” you indicated the walking stick Dean was using in an over-exaggerated way.
     “I’m always cool,” he gave you a charming grin. He would probably charm the hell out of everyone. He was good at that. Your mom even text you her approval and not just because she found him attractive. He made her laugh and he played into her narcissistic tendencies. But, she did mention that he said nothing but the most glowing remarks about you, which she loved (because she raised you that way).
     Inside, Ry had outdone herself. Everything sparkled or shone in the light. She’d dimmed the house lights to look like candle light and the effect was stunning. The music, you assumed, from the 20s was playing over the stereo. Other guests had already arrived and were chatting with Ry and Christina.
     You and Dean were taking off you coats when Ry spotted you and came over. She wore a fitted, and beaded flapper dress that must have been heavy as hell. Her head band matched her dress and was worn in the style of the day. Even her shoes were a spot-on match to the era. The beads that hung from the hem of her dress jostled as she moved and you almost wished yours had similar beading.
     Seeing your look of awe as she came over, she paused to do a little jig, turning her ankles out like a flapper would do. She gave Dean a quick glance before she pulled you down for a hug.
     “You look amazing, you leggy bitch,” she said, admiring your dress.
     “Everyone is taller than you, Ryan,” you returned.
     “And who is your ‘plus one’?” she asked, as if she didn’t know exactly who Impala Guy was.
     “Ryan, this is my fiance, Dean Winchester,” you formally introduced them. “Dean, this is Ryan Dalton.”
     “Ryan Dalton? Like the sci-fi writer?” he asked, extending his hand.
     “Oh honey, there’s no ‘like’ about it. That’s exactly who I am,” she took his hand.
     Watching the realization dawn on the faces of fans was one of Ryan’s favorite things to witness.
     “I always thought you were a dude,” he commented.
     Ryan laughed, “Guys usually do. Women were writing science fiction long before men.”
     “No disrespect intended,” he said. “I love your books. Like the part when they were looking for Ace and the world changed around them? So cool,” he gushed.
     “Looks like you have another fanboy, Ry,” you chimed in. “Are Steve and Tab coming this year?”
     “They were here first, actually. I’ve already had the talk with him,” she rolled her eyes. “You, too?” she glanced at the walking stick Dean had.
     “Yeah. Fingers crossed,” you sighed and crossed your fingers.
     You and Dean talked with Ry a few moments longer before more guests arrived and she had to excuse herself. You showed Dean around a little and stopped to talk to a few people you’d met from one of Ry’s other parties.
     “Who are Steve and Tab?” Dean asked. “Fancy writer friends?”
     “Yeah, you could say that,” you answered. “Ryan gives Steve technical advice when he needs it.”
     “Technical advice?”
     “Ryan was a forensic lab technician in her former life. When the books started being more profitable, she stopped doing that work,” you explained how Ryan and Steve knew each other.
     You showed Dean the restroom and were the food and drinks were located. You’d already had dinner for the night and your dress was feeling the strain of the holiday. Dean, however, felt no such strain and tried a sample size of each of the appetizers, snacks, and treats Ryan had amassed for the party.
     “Are you going to eat all of that?” you asked, amused. You still couldn’t figure out where he put it all. He had the metabolism of a damned hummingbird.
     “Yup,” he said through a mouthful of…something. “This stuff is awesome.”
     You put your hand on his chest and reached up to kiss his cheek. “I’m going to go talk to some friends. Will you be okay on your own?”
     “Oh yeah, I’m good,” he kept chewing. “Nice touch getting my beer in here.”
     “She must like it, otherwise it wouldn’t be here,” you told him and meant it. “Ryan has great taste.”
     “Obviously,” he agreed, taking a gulp of his beer. “That wife of hers…” he whistled.
     You backhanded his chest.
     “Hey!”
     Dean backpedaled quickly, “I was just agreeing she has good taste. Her best friend is hot as hell. Clearly, she has the best taste.”
     “And don’t you forget it,” you warned.
     He smiled at you and leaned down to kiss you, the taste of crab rolls still on his lips.
     “No, ma’am,” he grinned. “I know what’s good for me.”
     Hate to see her go, love to watch her walk away, he thought. He’d finished the appetizers on his plate and decided to take a stroll through the main floor, walking stick in hand. He’d not been too enthusiastic about getting prettified for the party, though he did have to admit, the top hat and walking stick made him feel like a high-class hero. He found a room that wasn’t quite so full of people. Someone was in the center of a group. Dean got a little closer, but couldn’t see who it was. Instead, he turned to see what books Ryan and Christina had on their shelves. She had some cool statues and some flower holder thingies. They were so sparkly…
     “Hey! Neat walking stick, I have one just like it,’ a man was standing next to him. He wore outdated glasses and had a slightly disheveled appearance despite the formal occasion.
     “You’re… you’re…”
     “Steve. How are ya?”
     Dean,” he held up his walking stick.
     “Say, that’s really neat. You know, it reminds me of one I had for a scene I wrote,” Steve commented.
     “That’s so cool. You know, I want to keep swinging it around…”
     “…like a sword,” Steve said knowingly.
     Dean stood back slightly. Steve followed suit, a mischievous look on his face.
     “En gard,” Dean raised his walking stick.
     Steve turned out to be more aggressive than he had expected. The older gentleman put up a good fight and knocked Dean’s “sword” into the bookcase, unarming him and sending a vase toppling to the wood floor. The sound of shattering crystal brought the quick stops of three somewhat angry women.
     “Oh shit,” Steve mumbled. “Be cool.”
     Three faces stared them down. Christina quickly assessed what happened and did her best to hide her smirk. She turned away and went to get the dustpan and broom. Dean wasn’t worried about Ryan, he was more concerned about the look he was getting from (Y|N).
     “Steve. You promised,” Ryan scolded her friend.
     Steve only just dared to look at Ryan, “Sorry, Ry. I’ll buy you a new one. But, hey, I beat the kid.” Steve shrugged, holding up his walking stick as though there were a bright side to the situation.
     Dean took the broom from Christina to help clean up the mess he had helped create. 
     “Don’t worry about it too much, handsome,” Christina held the long handle of the dustpan. “It’s not a party until something unexpected happens,” she winked at him.
     “I swear I told him to be careful,” you looked at Ry and neither one of you could hold the giggles anymore. You turned away from the scene of the crime.
     “Oh my god, the looks on their faces,” tears were building in Ryan’s eyes, still stifling her laughter.
     “The shock! The ‘O’ face when they got busted,” you gasped, keeping yourself from a full laughter breakdown.
     You stayed turned away from them so they wouldn’t see your amusement. Everyone had gone back to dancing, drinking, and eating. When Dean finished cleaning up, he met up with you again and stuck to your side.
     Donna had arrived after the ‘sword’ incident and seemed to be in a good mood. She looked amazing in her Gatsby garb. She also had a few questions.
     “So, ah… Dean, is it?” Donna began. “If that is, indeed, your real name…” 
     Dean’s eyes got a little wider and gave Donna a look of his own in return.
     “Tell me… what are your intentions with my girl, here?” she tipped her head in your direction.
     “At this party?” he asked. Donna gave him a ‘really?’ look. “Oh, you mean in general…” he looked to you for help, but you just looked back at him. Donna wanted to hear it from Dean, and you were a little curious, yourself. “Um…well.. I’m going to get the business, get it on track, she’s gonna finish up with Chuck, we’ll get married, and I’ll spend the rest of my life making sure she knows how much I love her. I promise,” he looked at you. “I would never do anything to hurt her.”
     “I suppose you’ll be taking her to cussin’ Kansas?”
     Dean nodded, he hadn’t heard it called that before.
     “Yeah, eventually. That’s where the main business is. (Y|N) will be running the dealerships and her custom work.”
     Donna still eyed him carefully. A sheen of sweat was about to form on Dean’s forehead.
     “Ever been in trouble with the law? Go to Juvie? Got a record? Speeding tickets? OWI?”
     “Nothing I’m willing to discuss without a warrant, Officer Hanscum,” Dean retorted.
     “Oh, got something to hide, huh?” Donna scrutinized his face, not missing a thing.
     “I thought you retired,” Dean quipped. The two both seemed to be enjoying the verbal sparring match.
     “Once a cop, always a cop,” she gave him a ‘friendly’ jab to the shoulder.
     “Well, now I’m curious. What skeletons are in your closet, Donna?” he sipped at his beer.
     “I’m the one asking the questions,” she said. “(Y|N) likes the bad boys… Better not have any trouble from ya. You may be bigger, but I do Crossfit.”
     “Oh my god, Donna,” you couldn’t believe the conversation you were witnessing.
     “Do you? What gym? That looks cool,” Dean didn’t take the bait. “Is there a gym in town?”
     Since you had nothing more to contribute, you excused yourself as you knew they would fall into a rabbit hole of conversation. You got enough of a work out hauling parts around all day. And, working in a garage was all of the sweating you wanted to do in a day. Ever since Donna started Crossfit, it was all she talked about. When they named a circuit after her (the D-Train), you wanted to go down to the gym and wring their necks.
     Thinking that it was time to get a drink, the liquor kind, you went to where the bar was set up and got yourself a tall one. By the time Dean found you again, you’d talked to several guests and had a plate of Ry’s delicious apps. You hadn’t sat down all night and your feet were very angry with you. You and Christina were having a good laugh at Deans and Steve’s expense.
     “No, really,” Christina assured you, “It’s not a big deal. Steve will replace it and probably get us something to go with it. I told Ryan he would break something.”
     As far as you knew, this was the first time Steve and Tab had come for the NYE party. You weren’t able to always go to the summer celebrations that he and his wife usually attended. 
     “Does it happen often?” you wondered.
     Christina rolled her eyes, “Almost every time!”
     “Hello, ladies,” Dean sounded so smooth.
     “Hello, sir,” Christina openly admired your future husband. “You always look this sexy?”
     “Don’t objectify me,” he tried to sound upset, but his eyes were twinkling. He liked attention from the voluptuous redhead. “…and…yes, I do.”
     Christina looked at you, grinning.
     “It’s true, he does. It’s annoying,” you agreed.
     Dean’s gaze had fallen on you and if Christina was still there, you didn’t notice. If there were ever any question who it was Dean had eyes for, it was answered in that moment. Your breath caught in your chest as he moved closer. You couldn’t move and  you didn’t want to. It was only a step or two, but it felt like more, the seconds passing like minutes. His arm slipped under yours to pull you close. His lips pressing to yours. His lips parted, his tongue grazing your lip. Parting yours, you deepened the kiss with him.
     “How ‘bout we go home?” his voice husky in your ear.
     “We have to stay until midnight,” you said.
     He nodded and as though reading your mind, “I don’t want anyone but you, sweetheart.”
     You hadn’t realized how late it was when the people behind the bar started pouring champagne. Ryan called out for everyone to grab a glass and Christina went to the other areas to spread the word.
     Champagne glasses in hand, you stood with Dean, your arm around his waist, his around your shoulders. Ryan turned on the TV and the sound played on the whole house audio system. Dean, you knew, was rolling his eyes at the sight of Seacrest and just wanted to go home. But, you also knew he was staying for you and to make a good impression with your friends. You had no problem exploiting that.
     As the countdown began, Dean didn’t wait for the final drop and leaned down to kiss you. His tongue soft but firm against yours, taking control. He always surprised you with how he could take your breath away.
     “Happy New Year, beautiful,” he said for your ears only.
     The ball had dropped and if the guests weren’t cheering or using their noisemakers, they were kissing their significant others like you and Dean had.
     “Happy New Year,” you said back. The two of you gulped the nearly forgotten champagne so you could find your hosts and say your goodbyes. They were still in their NYE kiss, very much like you and Dean had been.
     “Whoa,” he stopped, ogling them. “That’s hot.”
     “Easy, perv-o,” you said.
     “What? Your friends are hot. Tell me that’s not hot,” he scoffed.
     You could not but glance at your friends, “They’re my family, so… yeah, sorry, it’s like watching my sister kiss…” you struggled for a comparison. “…just ‘no’.”
     You looked around and spotted another couple, “There’s Drew and Castin. Yeah, now that’s hot.”
     Dean looked to follow your line of sight, “Oh really? What else gets your motor runnin? So not your best friend and her wife, but … other chicks?” He needed to know all the juicy details.
     “Would you stop?” you were starting to feel warm.
     “That’s not a ‘no’,” he fist pumped. “Yes?”
     “Yes, okay? Shut up, they’re coming over.”
     He sighed, “It’s like Christmas again.”
     “Hey, are you guys ready to head out? The party’s just getting going,” Ryan tried to get you to stay.
     “Yeah, i think we’re gonna go,” you tried to sound apologetic. People were, in fact, dancing and if you’d been closer, you might have heard all of the bead work jostling to the music.
     Dean was holding your hand to keep you from trying to stay. You’d been cheated out of a dance at the gala and it was happening again. For as much as you wanted to stay, your feet told you it was time. Boots were your usual footwear of choice and a necessity for your job.
     “It was very nice to meet you, both,” Dean said in his most charming tone. “Sorry…again… about the glass thing.”
     “Don’t worry about it. It’s already forgotten. Steve, however, knew the house rules,” Ryan assured. “Just, please, if you come to the 4th of July party, do not set off any fireworks with him.”
     Dean suspected there was a story there. Under different circumstances, he would have asked about the need for the house rules, but (Y|N) was ready to go and he’d had enough of parties. 
     “You got a deal,” he chuckled.
     Before the party, you’d brought a few things to Dean’s place, a bag for you and a bag for Harry. So when you went to his place after the party, you things were already there and you felt slightly more at home there. Dean took a drowsy Harry outside for a quick trip and was back by the time you found a good radio station.
     It was nice to be in a quiet place with Dean. Your feet had gotten a short rest on the rade back but they still felt like they were on fire. You sat on the couch cushion edge to take off your shoes. Dean had taken off his jacket and tie, tossing them on the back of the couch as a light snow began to fall outside. The soft music filled the space and you could feel the exhaustion coming for you.
     It’s late at night and we’re all alone
     Just the music on the radio
     No one’s comin’, no one’s gonna telephone
     Just me and you and the lights down low.
     Dean stood in front of you, offering his hands to help pull you up from the couch. Taking his hands, you reluctantly left him pull your feet and you noticed he’d taken off his shoes and socks, too.
     “I believe I owe you a dance,” he said, taking you to the open space between the sleeping area and livingroom. There was no rug on the cement floor there and you moaned with pleasure at the cold feel of the floor on your sore feet.
     And we just flow together when the lights are low
     Shadows dancing across the wall
     Music’s playin’ so soft and slow
     Rest of the world so far away and small
     He pulled you into his arms, practically supporting you, swaying with you to the music.
     “Steve said something to me about you,” he began. Looking up at him in question, he continued, “He said real love is when you don’t go looking for it; it finds you and if you can be silent and still want to be with your someone, hold onto her.”
     As we dance together in the dark
     So much love in this heart of mine
     You whisper to me, hold you tight
     You’re the one I thought I’d never find
     “You’re stuck with me now, ‘cause I’m never letting go,” his breath was warm on your ear.
     “I love you so, so much,” you tightened your hold on him.
     When we’re slow dancin’, swayin’ to the music
      Slow dancin’, just me and my girl
     Slow dancin, swayin’ to the music
     No one else in the whole wide world
     Just you and me, girl.
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High Sex is the Best (Just Don't Fall Asleep) - Sanny
Author (As known on Various sites): Lady Lover- Rockfic, luluthechoosingcrow- AO3, theladylovingcrow- Devianart and Wattpad
Fandom: Greta Van Fleet
Pairing(s): Danny Wagner/Sam Kiszka, Jake Kiszka/Josh Kiszka in background, slightly implies Danny/Sam/Josh/Jake
Warnings/Tags: Drug use, marijuana, shotgunning, making out, mild smut, gay, voyeurism, masturbation, first kiss, incest, twincest, some attempts at humor
Word Count: 3715
Summary: Sam figures out that he's attracted to his best friend after catching Danny jerking off in the shower. (BTW this story focuses on Danny and Sam, though Jake and Josh are definitely in there)
Author's Notes: Yes, I wrote incest/twincest. If it bothers you, don't read it. This is pure, ridiculous, speculative fiction. I was hesitant to write it, at first, but the twins are so cute and I think it fits well, at least with this story.
Also I kinda realized the title sounds a bit rapey? Its not, they just fall asleep before it gets to the sex because I lost inspiration. Sorry not sorry.
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"Welcome to your room, Monsueir, I hope everything is to your pleasure," Sam said in an awful French accent, bowing as Danny walked past him into their hotel room.
His best friend giggled and surveyed the room they had rented for the next two and a half days. The boys of Greta Van Fleet had elected to go to a Motel 6 during their longer stay in Minnesota instead of sleeping on the bus. Overall, the room was plain and oddly sea themed, but it would do the job.
"I think it's lovely! Very nice view, here," Danny replied, opening the puke orange curtains to survey the parking lot and Kmart across the street.
"Yes, very cozy," Sam said in his regular voice, kicking their duffel bags to one side of the queen sized bed. "But no, honestly, the room sucks. I might go back and sleep in the bus."
"What? I thought you said you didn't mind? It was all about the music, and that we play better together because we're so close and in tune with each other. Change your mind?"
Sam snorted and looked back at Danny, still by the window.
"Oh, no, I still believe all that. I just have a headache and I don't wanna listen to whatever the hell Jake and Josh are doing next door. I'm kind of in a crappy mood, sorry."
Danny grinned to match the
bassist. That was the Sam he knew.
"What makes you think they're gonna be at it tonight? Josh was complaining about *his* headache from your snoring all the way here."
Sam looked affronted.
"I do not snore!"
"Nuh-uh, you totally do. Remember, we even video taped it that year we went to the cabin on the lake."
Sam just pouted and threw a pillow from the bed at Danny, who caught it and tossed it right back at his face. They both set to work unpacking a few choice items and familiarizing themselves with the motel room's meager offerings.
"Hey, mints!" Danny cried from the corner, bent over the rickety desk to inspect what was on it. "And menus. Wanna order pizza?"
"You know I do," Sam said, "but let's see if my brothers have plans to go somewhere, or if they already ordered something."
"Hmm, yeah, good idea," Danny replied, already immersed again in going through the contents of the desk.
Sam pocketed the key card, just in case Danny wasn't able to open the door again for some reason, and went to the room directly to their left.
Jake answered the door, cheeks flushed and expression annoyed at being interrupted in whatever he was doing. Peering past him, Sam could see his eldest brother Josh lying on the bed, looking pretty well on his way to being fucked (and not the drug kind).
Ah, so Josh was what he had been doing. Okay, cool, that was pretty normal. Well, most people would disagree, horrified, but Sam's brothers had always been like this, and he saw no problem with the love and understanding they clearly had. He was a little bummed that he most likely wouldn't be getting a good night's sleep, though.
"Hey, do you guys have dinner plans? Danny and I want to order pizza."
"Nah, pizza sounds good. We'll, uh, come by and get it when we're ready to eat," Josh said from the bed, his voice raspier and deeper than normal.
Sam noticed that Jake's pants were also undone and slipping off of one bony hip, having been pulled on in a hurry.
He smirked at his brothers, and said, "Okay, sounds good. Enjoy the blow job!" Before pulling the door shut himself and turning to his and Danny's room.
He knocked on the blue door, and waited for his best friend to come let him in. Danny didn't come to the door, though, and if Sam strained his ears, he could hear the faint sound of the shower running through the clanking pipes.
'Thank God I thought to grab the key card, wouldn't want to spend the next twenty minutes in the twins' room cockblocking them. They always get so cranky when they can't get it on, damn horndogs.'
He let himself in, ordering the pizza then sitting down on the bed him and Danny would share the next two nights. They were all used to passing out in a pile on the floor, or sharing tents and bunks when camping, or even hotel beds like tonight when they still preferred to save money by getting one queen. Basically, they all slept together all the time and thought nothing of it.
Other people probably thought it was weird. Weird that his brothers were fucking, weird that he lay snuggled up to Josh's back with Danny's arms around his waist while they did it. Sam pondered what an outsider's perception to his life would be. But it didn't really matter in the end, did it? Like he told Danny, he was in this for the music. And it really did make them play better, he thought, knowing each other so closely.
Speaking of Danny, he was taking a long time in the shower. He could be washing his luxurious hair, or he could be jerking off. Maybe he was listening to Jake and Josh through the thin motel walls.
Sam grinned, and stealthily tip toed over to the bathroom door. He turned the knob, and smiled even wider when it opened without a noise. Looks like hotel maintenance actually upkept this room.
Creeping over to the sea horse patterned curtain, Sam prepared to rip it open and hopefully scare Danny out of his mind.
With a sudden "Hyyahhh!", he tore open the shower curtain to find his best friend with his hand wrapped around his erection.
"Ahhh!" Danny screamed, higher pitched than Josh's wailing onstage.
"Gotcha!" Sam cried, curiously pleases that he caught Danny jerking off.
It was just that he'd caught him doing something embarrassing, right? But, no, not really. His brothers didn't really make any attempts to mask their sounds of pleasure and shifting movements in the dark, and neither did Sam when he felt the need. Once Danny had gotten used to that (and it sure was a shocker the first few times), he hadn't hesitated to take care of a boner either. Danny had even fucked a girl while sitting on a couch right next to Sam.
So, 'embarrassing' wasn't the reason he was absolutely gleeful at catching (aka seeing) this. Danny didn't seem to mind, either, as he'd gone right back to stroking himself once the surprise of Sam's sudden appearance wore off.
"Is the pizza here already? I swear it hasn't been *that* long."
"Nah, man. Still probably have twenty minutes or so."
"Okay, so, did you- uhhh- did you need something?" Danny asked, moaning softly as his hand sped up.
"I dunno, I was bored," Sam answered. What was he supposed to say now, especially with the way he was mesmerized with seeing the mess of soap suds Danny was using as lube slide down his balls?
"I'm pretty entertained now, though," he blurted out. Sam guessed his mouth had decided that flirty and playful was the way to go in this emotionally confusing but increasingly hot situation.
"Uh- okay, sure. Just don't pull the curtain back any, anymore or water will- *fuck*- go everywhere. *Shit*." Danny got out, sounding breathless and preoccupied.
Sam wasn't going to pass up this opportunity to really observe, not just listen, so he leaned against the wall and watched to his heart's content.
Danny was stroking fast, now, his feet widened so that he could thrust his hips in tiny circles and not slip on the slick floor. His balls, much darker than the rest of his body and still covered in soap, swung gently with the motion. Sam couldn't get enough of seeing his dark pink head poke out from the foreskin every time Danny's hand started on the downstroke.
Sam stood and watched as Danny threw his head back, groaning low at the back of his throat as cum fell onto his fist and the shower floor. His own skinny jeans were noticeable tighter, he realized, after awareness of what just happened came to him.
Ehh, whatever. This wasn't the weirdest thing they'd done, and he doubted that it would make things awkward.
Sam whistled. "Damn, dude, that was kind of impressive."
"Kind of? Fuck you, Kiszka, I'm hotter than a shish kebab."
Sam snorted at the odd saying, but had to agree with it none the less. Danny was *really fucking hot.* That was why he's so exited, then: He's attracted to his best friend. Oddly, the thought didn't cause him alarm or disgust, just a level of clarity.
"You are. That was great, and now we get to have pizza!"
There had been a knock at the door a few seconds before, which could only be one thing: warm, cheesy, greasy pizza. Okay, it could have also been one of his brothers, but he didn't think they'd come up for air for another hour.
Danny smirked at his boner, but said nothing. Sam went to grab the food, being the clothed one, while Danny dried off and slipped on a pair of boxers. Danny didn't seem bothered by what had happened, either, in fact he appeared to be in a great mood. And that was just fine with Sam.
They both settled against the pillows on the bed, Sam now in his boxers and a soft tee shirt. An old western that neither of them had ever heard of was playing on the TV, and a pizza box lay by their feet.
"Hey, Danny, what's the best thing about Switzerland?" Sam suddenly asked.
"Um, I don't know. I don't know much about Switzerland. The chocolate?"
"I don't know either. But, the flag is a big plus!" Sam said, obviously trying to hold back his giggles. An ugly snort broke loose, though.
Danny bit his lip in an effort not to laugh, but Sam's ridiculous face and noises were hard to ignore. And it *had* been kind of a funny joke, if a really corny one.
They laughed together at the stupid joke Sam totally got off the internet, and polished off their box of pizza.
Danny groaned and rubbed his full belly; Sam yawned and stretched.
"Man, that was great. I swear the Dominoes at home doesn't make it like that," Sam said, yawning again.
"Yeah, I don't know what it was, but that pizza tasted ten times better than it normally does. Maybe because we haven't had any in awhile?"
"You call three days a while? But, yeah, it does tend to taste better when you've been craving it. What do you want to do now?" Sam asked.
"I dunno, dude, it's kinda early to go to bed but there's not much else to do. This motel has shitty channels."
"All motels have shitty channels, Dan. Wanna catch a drink, maybe? Go out?"
"Hmm, not really in the mood to get dressed again. I just wanna chill, you know? But some beer would be good, or a joint. You got shit?"
Sam grinned at him. "Of course I do. Here, let me put some music on. Maybe Jake and Josh will join us, they should be about done and hungry now."
The twins were indeed done (for the moment) and ready to eat their dinner. Danny got up to let them in as Sam put on his favorite Miles Davis album on his phone and lit up.
"Alright, it's a party! Pass that over, Sammy," Jake demanded, plopping down on the bed next to him.
Sam took a hit, shot gunned the smoke into Danny's mouth, then passed the joint over to his brother.
There: that was practically a kiss just then! And neither of them thought anything of it! Maybe watching Danny jerk off was just the next natural step in their relationship. After all, they were already extremely close, and, some might consider, intimate.
They all bobbed their heads to the music and slowly got high together; Sam was sharing more stupid jokes while the twins snuggled and breathed smoke into each other's mouths in between lazy kisses. Danny was lying in the middle of the bed, his head in Sam's lap so his best friend could play with his hair. They talked and laughed for hours, about everything from their show the next day to that chick from their high school who was STILL trying to bang Josh, no matter how many times he said no.
Eventually, Sam's brothers said goodnight and left, whispering much louder than they thought about how high sex was the best and that they were totally going to fuck until they passed out.
Sam waved them out with one hand, the other still tangled in Danny's thick hair. He felt so relaxed and content in that moment that a landslide coming towards the hotel couldn't of made him move.
"They're right, high sex is the best. Every thing feels so much- so much *more*."
Sam looked down at Danny and nodded in agreement.
"Hey, we're high. Wanna have sex?" Sam asked. Would Danny say yes? There was actually a possibility that he would, but, if not, that would be fine, too. Just hanging out with his best friend was enough.
"Sure, why the fuck not?" Danny replied.
Alright! What's it gonna be like, Sam wondered. Hot? Probably. Awkward? Not likely, at this point. How far were they gonna go? Danny was a fine looking guy, and Sam trusted him, but he was not ready to take it up the ass if they lasted that long.
Sam sucked in another lungful of smoke and scooted down the bed so that he was lying next to Danny, arms around him and a hand still curled into his hair. He leaned forward to shotgun the smoke, but, this time, he didn't pull away immediately.
One of Danny's hands found its way underneath his shirt, smoothing over his flat stomach. Sam gripped the side of his best friend's face and breathed out, passing the high between them as their lips mushed together. It was nice.
Really nice, actually. Sam was feeling very calm about the whole experience, practically watching it from outside his body on another plane. Maybe it was the weed, maybe it was the comfort of being right next to his best friend, but Sam felt at ease.
Also pretty horny, because hot DAMN was Danny doing something with his tongue. He kept licking at the seam of their lips like he was trying to taste the smoke escaping from the sides of their mouths.
Sam sucked on Danny's lower lip, making it dark and swollen. He then pulled back to catch a breath and look at his bandmate.
What a sight Danny was, with his long hair flowing around his shoulders, kissed lips, and heavy lidded eyes. Not to mention the blissed out expression on his face.
"Mmm, that is nice, and all we've even done is kissed."
"No, I watched you earlier, remember? I'm pretty sure that counts towards the... the sex."
"Oh, yeah," Danny remembered with a dopey smile on his face. "I liked having you watch me, it was hot. I haven't cum like that in a while."
"Wanna do that again? I liked watching you. You can watch me too, if you want."
Danny nodded and leaned back in for another cannabis flavored kiss. They finished off the joint in between slow, heavy french kisses and dropped the roach in a marinara sauce container, now more occupied with making out.
Sam was in heaven, there was no other way to describe it. Danny's large, warm hands roamed all over his torso: pressing flat into his stomach, gripping his hips, smoothing down his shoulder blades and pinching his nipples. The feeling of his best friend's hair was smoother than silk in between his fingers, and it was so thick that he was able to grab handfuls of it just so he could hang on for the ride.
Sam should have known that, out of anyone, Danny would be the person who had him whipped. They kissed and they moaned and they dry humped, just a little bit, until they were so sleepy and contented that they passed out on top of each other. What a disappointment.
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Sam woke up with a mothful of Danny's hair and a warm belly pressing on his erection. He smiled as hazy memories of the night before ghosted through his head: the pizza, the weed, the kissing, his newfound love interest.
He realized that he should probably spit out the hair in his mouth so that he wouldn't suffocate before him and Danny actually got a chance to have sex. Because he was pretty sure that hadn't happened last night. Pretty sure. It was kind of fuzzy.
"Hey, Danny, did we fuck last night?"
Danny groaned in response and pulled him closer, causing the drummer's own boner to rub against Sam's. How long had he been awake?
"No, no, I don't think we did. We could now, though."
Sam grinned. What an excellent idea! He rolled them over so that this time, Danny was lying on top of him.
They kissed, sloppy and sweet, musty breathes mingling in the air between them. Sam ran his hands up and down Danny's strong back, then traced the edge of his pants. He reached in between them to pull out Danny's co-
Jake busted through the door. "Hey! Which one of you took my sunglasses? I know you have them."
He paused for a minute to stare at their compromising position.
"God dammit! Josh is gonna be so fucking smug, you couldn't have waited another year to shack up?"
Sam and Danny just smiled at Each other and went back to kissing. They'd get to sex eventually. And Sam was looking forward to it.
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Elise Cooper Interviews Amanda Flower
Marriage Can Be Mischief is a cozy mystery in the small town of Harvest Ohio.  It features Amish quilting matchmaker crime solver Millie Fisher and her English friend Lois Henry. 
This installment has Millie’s childhood friend, Uriah Schrock, returning to Harvest to find out what happened to his sister, Galilee.  Forty years ago, her abusive husband Samuel was found dead, and she has disappeared.  But now a film crew doing a documentary on this cold case find a human skull and bones.  After a DNA test the skeleton is found to be Galilee.  The Sheriff who dislikes the Amish quickly determines that there is no new evidence to reopen the case and rules that she had killed her husband.  But Millie realizes things do not add up and she agrees to find out the truth. 
Always present to help Millie is her best friend, Lois.  They are as opposite as can be.  Millie is a widow who still mourns her late husband, while Lois is a three-time divorcee. Millie is reserved and Lois is flamboyant. Lois has purple/black spiked hair and Millie dresses in her Amish clothes.  Even with these differences they are inseparable except for going to Church.  Both spend their spare time trying to solve the murders in Harvest.  Now they are trying to clear Galilee’s name and prove that someone else committed the murder.  But it could be costly since the killer will do anything to make sure Lois and Millie are stopped.
Per usual, Amanda Flower does not disappoint.  She consistently has likeable characters, charming settings, and engaging mysteries with plenty of humor to go around.
Elise Cooper: Idea for this story?
Amanda Flower:  There has been so many murders in Harvest.  Because both series are doing well there will be more killings. I wanted a cold case.  It works out for it to be in the Matchmaker series because Lois and Millie are in their sixties, which means they would have been around forty years ago as adults, when the murder took place. I also want to build a case around an Amish restaurant.
EC:  Is there an Amish Corner Beach restaurant for real?
AF:  No, but it was based on those Amish restaurants with big buffets. Buses come in with tourists to get big family size meals.  It is like Thanksgiving every single day.  There must be at least ten restaurants that all look the same and serve the same food. 
EC:  Why did you put in the Amish proverb at the beginning of the book?
AF:  You are referring to this one, “A house is made of walls and beams; a home is made of love and dreams.”  The crime that happened is really based upon spousal abuse. It is usually very hushed. I did not want to ignore it as a problem.  I used this quote because the victim had a house, but it was not a real home for her since it was not a loving place. I just made the connection of the Barbra Streisand song, “A House is Not a Home.”
EC: The animal stars of this series are the goats, Phillip, and Peter.  Do you have goats?
AF: No, but we do want them eventually. We are going to do chickens first.  One of my neighbors told me chickens are like a gateway animal.  They are more low maintenance than goats. Millie’s nephews and the goats always are a good addition to the story.
EC:  Uriah and Millie are no longer an item?
AF:  He is uncertain of Millie’s feelings.  His mission to come back to Holmes County was to find out what happened to his sister.  This has tortured him for the last forty years, not knowing what happened to her. He really cares about Millie, but his emotions are preoccupied by his missing sister.  In the next book, he has returned home to Indiana.  He was very dedicated to his sister, and realizes Millie is still in love with the memory of Kip, her late husband. 
EC:  You brought in Millie’s late husband Kip?
AF:  Yes.  He was steadfast and traditional Amish. They loved each other deeply. He was a kind and loving husband.  She is not over him.   Millie commented in this book, she does not know what he would think of her life now.  She and Lois are chasing murderers and she is not leading a traditional Amish life.  
EC:  Abuse?
AF:  Samuel, the abusing husband, and his wife, Galilee were never in love.  Theirs was a marriage of convenience.  Most Amish marry for love, but land and property were sometimes considered.  If a man wants something monetary, they will marry for that reason.  He did not love her and emotionally/physically abused her.  
EC:  The Bishop has so much say in someone’s marriage?
AF:  Yes.  This is one of the hard things for a non-Amish person to wrap their head around.  He is basically the law in the district and what he decides must be followed.  He is essentially chosen by G-d to lead the Church and the community.  It makes it difficult for anyone to leave, because they will be excommunicated, which means they must be “shunned” by everyone including their family. In this book, I had the current Bishop remove a wife if there is even a rumor of abuse. He is compassionate and understanding to the wife’s struggles. 
EC:  The role of the sheriff?
AF:  He is unkind and evil.  He does not respect the Amish, considers them in a bad light, and has his judgement colored. He stays in this position of power because no one challenges him in an election. Sheriff Marshall has a lot of say with other law enforcement agencies in the state of Ohio. Eventually Aiden will challenge him in a future book.  
EC:  The role of baseball?
AF: The Amish will play baseball. Millie’s nephew, Micah, learned about baseball from an English boy who is his classmate.  He taught Micah about collecting baseball cards. Micah is fascinated with this hobby because he loves playing baseball.  Micah hides collecting baseball cards because there are pictures of the players on the cards.  Remember the Amish do not have faces on dolls and never take photographs, or have pictures of their family, for that reason.
EC:  How would you describe the victim, Galilee?
AF: Frightened.  When she was working at the restaurant, she was more herself and enjoyed being away from her husband. Overall, timid and scared of her husband Samuel.  She is kind and joyful at work, but at home she is closed off.
EC:  Next books?
AF:  The final book in the “Magical Mysteries Series” comes out in January 2022, titled Crimes and Covers. There is a murder outside a wedding tent.  In February 2022 Put Out to Pasture, the farm series comes out.  In March 2022 Frozen Detective will come out by Hallmark. It has a murder happening at a posh New Year’s Eve party at a ski resort. The murder weapon is a bow and arrow. Peanut Butter Panic, the “Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series” comes out in May or June 2022. It is set in Thanksgiving.  The busybody, Margot, has her mother coming to Harvest with her new husband, someone very much younger than her.  At dinner he drops dead from a peanut allergy. In July 2022 my first historical mystery comes out.  It is set in 1855 with the sleuths Emily Dickerson and her maid. The “Amish Matchmaker Series” featuring Millie will be out this time next year.  It is titled Honeymoon’s Can Be Hazardous. Lois’ ex-husband comes to Amish country with his new wife.  The next day his wife dies, and Lois is the prime suspect. There will be an issue of drug trafficking. 
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