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I stupidly stayed up waaaay too late so I could finally get this done lol BUT my new Mysterio bag 😌
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Daddy’s Home (Dom!Gojo x Sub!Black!Fem!Reader 18+ One Shot)
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“Daddy’s home, baby. Now take your fucking clothes off.”
Pairing: Satoru Gojo x Black!Fem!Reader
Synopsis: It’s been 3 years. You believe your fiancé is dead. You’ve been attempting to move forward in your life without him there beside you. You try to grieve properly in order to move on….until he comes home. And he’s more than ready to make up lost time.
Warnings: MANGA SPOILERS; Smutty Smut; 18+ (MINORS GTFO); Grief; Mentions of Depression, Death & Suicide; Alcohol/Drug Use; Feral!Gojo; Rough Sex; Ripping Clothes; Dirty Talk; Cunnilingus; Forced Deepthroating; Face-Fucking; Multiple Positions; Gojo Giving You Deep Dick; Breeding Kink; Unprotected PIV Sex; Creampie; Cum Eating; Ownership; Gojo Makes You a Mommy; Aftercare; Degradation; Petnames: Baby; Little Girl; Mama; Sweetheart
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters mentioned in this fic. However, as this is my writing, I do not give permission for my work to be reposted on any other sites that are not from my own accounts. Thank you!
*IMPORTANT NOTE: In the manga, Gojo is only sealed for 19 days, but in the time of the rest of the manga being written and illustrated, it was 3 years. So the timeline of his being sealed and freed will be 3 years.
Writer’s Note: I’m coping. AND celebrating my man's birthday!! The happiest birthday (and week and month) to my favorite boi! 💙💙💙 -Jazz
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You’ve never felt such pain before.
It isn't pain that can simply be fixed with a band-aid or a kiss, like a scrape or a cut. It is a deep, cavernous, emotional pain that you have never experienced before...not before losing your fiance. The man you adored and cherished. Your best friend. Your soulmate. Your sunshine peeking through the dark, gray clouds.
But since losing him, all your days are washed with gray. You can't stand any sunny days now, knowing that he loved them and would want to do something–anything–to seize them. "C'mon, baby, let's go get some ice cream!" he'd cheerfully shout. Or "let's go biking" or "wanna take a walk in the park with me?"
Now, all you do is lay in bed and watch the days go by, the pain you feel too much. You've never experienced something so profound and intense. It causes you to cry every single morning into the night until the pink of dawn comes again.
It's been like this for three years now since you lost him forever. It still feels weird to say that: forever. You thought you'd have forever with him, but it was ripped away from you all that time ago during the Shibuya incident. It was a bloody war, from what you've heard; a massacre. So many innocent people perished.
The lives that were spared were among the other Sorcerers and his students, including Nobara who managed to survive Mahito's attack . You visited her all that time she spent in the hospital after the attack as the doctors worked to save her eye. In the end, she lost it, but gained a false one just last year that looks exactly like her real one.
Nanami also survived. It was a close call, apparently. Yuji had found him and attacked Mahito before Nanami could face his violent death. Half of his face and body are completely scalped, but he doesn't try to cover them. They are his battle scars; a reminder of what he is fighting for. He still resides in Japan though you've all been telling him to retire and go to Malaysia. "Not until he's back," he'd fiercely say. "I'm not resting until he's out of that damn box."
He checks on you as do Yuji, Megumi, and Nobara, to ensure you're okay. Shoko spent the night with you a few times until you firmly told her to stop. "I'm not gonna slit my wrists or anything," you scoffed. Shoko pursed her lips at you as she smoked her cigarette on your balcony. "No, but you might drink yourself to death first," she mumbled.
And yes, you have been drinking. You've also been smoking. Weed and alcohol are all that cure the pain, at least for a little while. You don't have to see his dazzling smile or snow-white hair behind your eyelids when you fall asleep high as a kite. It's unhealthy and you know that, but what else can you do?
You have nothing to live for anymore. Your fiance is gone. You try to tell the others this, who have worked tirelessly all this time to find a way to bail him out. 'It's been three years!' you think. 'If they haven't found a way yet, they never will. He is never getting out of that box or the Prison Realm.' And that is the sad, horrible truth.
You curl yourself into a ball now, wrapped in one of his crisp button-up shirts, naked underneath. It is twelve in the afternoon. You haven't eaten or gotten dressed, only showered and brushed your teeth (after Shoko sent you a text to do so). Tears stain your eyes which still sting from your sob session the night before. "Satoru," you whimper into the pillows. "Come back to me, please."
You know this isn't possible, but you wish to God or whoever makes miracles happen that it was. How can you live in a world, in a realm, where your love isn't here? You were going to get married, in spring of 2024. He had promised you after a wonderful night of dinner, champagne, and dancing on a private yacht he ordered just for you two.
When he got down on those long legs, one knee propped up, and presented you with that box, you could feel yourself melt. "After all of this is over," he promised, "after I make this world safer for you, let's do it, baby. I wanna spend the rest of my life with you." He gave you that big, gigawatt, hopeful smile as you felt tears pour down your cheeks, ruining your makeup. "You up for seein' this face forever?" he joked.
That night, you answered him. Over and over again, making love until morning. Until you were both spent and ached so good from twisting your bodies in a hundred different positions. Until your thighs were soaked with his cum and all you could see, hear, and smell was him.
You were more than prepared to spend the rest of your life like that with him...and now, that's all gone. A fresh wave of grief overcomes you and you grip the pillow, stuffing your face into it. Once again, you say the same words you've been saying for three years like a prayer: "Satoru, come back to me. Please."
BANG!
The sound is so loud and abrupt that it scares you. You sit up immediately, your heart lurching into your throat. You look around the room only to find it empty, but then hear the familiar sound of the front door closing from downstairs. Someone is here. But who?
"H-Hello?" you call. "Shoko, is that you?"
No answer. It is completely silent all except for the birds chirping outside your window which only adds to the ominous feeling of the situation at hand. You never gave Shoko a spare key to your home and you're the only one who can get in and out. So who the fuck is in your house?
You then hear the familiar sound of footsteps coming up the stairs, one by one, as if the stranger is taking his sweet time doing so. You instantly reach for your phone to dial 911 and retreat to the bathroom across the room, but stop when a shadow crosses the bedroom wall, and then a figure appears in the threshold of the bedroom you used to share with your fiance.
You stare at the figure hard as if it's difficult for you to decipher it, but it's impossible not to know who it is. You can tell from how tall he is as he stands there, towering over you in the doorway. You can tell from his lean body sinewy with muscles under his black clothes. You can tell from his pale skin, snow-white hair you used to love to run your fingers through, and iced, blue eyes that stare right through you.
That same lovely, adorable, sexy, dazzling grin crosses his pillowy-soft, pink lips as he stares at you from across the room. “Honey, I’m home," Gojo chirps as if he just walked in from a hard day at work.
You stare him down, afraid to move or speak in fear of ruining this or exposing it for what it is: a trick. A mirage. A hallucination caused by too much alcohol or weed (unlikely, but still). Is this a dream? Are you dead? Did you go ahead and drink yourself to death like Shoko foresaw?
He walks toward you, slowly as if to not frighten you further. You stay on the bed, afraid to move. You're trembling. He finally stops just at arm's length from you, that same smile and warm gaze still on his face. “T-Tarou?” you whisper, finding your voice.
“In the flesh," he replies in that easy, sexy drawl that you've always loved. So careless. So laidback. His expression grows concerned, his brows drawn together. “How ya doin’, baby?” he asks. Your heart flips at the sound of that pet name. You haven't heard it in so, so long.
You scamper towards him, wanting to get closer to him, but then stop, afraid to. He doesn't react to either, still standing there and waiting for you to process this. “No,” you whisper. “This isn’t real. I’m just high as fuck right now.” You put your hands in your hair, gripping the dark coils/braids/locs/curls/twists harshly.
You know that this isn't possible. You haven't touched any weed since yesterday morning, wanting to give yourself a break. Gojo whistles as he nods at the bong sitting on your bedside table. “Well, judging from that, probably so. You got any left? I could use it after the 3 years I’ve had.”
You don't answer. You barely even breathe, afraid to do so in fear of putting a tear in the fabric of this moment and ripping it apart. You still can't tell if this is really happening. Is it a trick of your cursed grief making you see shit? Could it be that a Curse is here and has somehow taken over Gojo's body, and now, they're here to kill you? You would rather take that than this uncertainty.
Gojo suddenly raises his hand toward you as if to touch you, but doesn't. “Touch me," he encourages. Though hesitant, you lift a tentative hand and stroke your fingers over his veiny arm. All you feel is solid, soft, warm skin. Gojo's smile gets bigger. “See? I’m real. It’s really me, baby.”
And suddenly, the fog over your mind has been cleared and you can see clearly. All is for certain, including that the man standing here is your man. Your 'Tarou. “It’s really you,” you whimper. “Oh, my God….oh, my God!” You can't stop the tears or the blubbering as relief and utter joy wash over you.
Gojo opens your arms for you and he barely budges as you shoot into them, not even making him stagger. You bury your head in his chest, breathing in his scent and moving your hands over his back muscles. “I’ve missed you,” you sob. “I’ve missed you so, so much, Satoru! It’s been awful!”
He holds you tight to him, solid and absolutely real. “Shhh, I’m sorry, Y/N,” he coos. “I would’ve come back sooner, but I had to take care of some things.”
You pull away to look up at him through your blurred vision. He doesn't appear hurt or bruised. In fact, he looks the exact same he did before he was sealed in that box. “What do you–“
“And I’ll tell you everything after I get some pussy.”
You pause, processing his abrupt words. “What?” you scoff. “But what about all that's happened? How'd you even escape the Prison Realm? Have you eaten or drank? What about–"
Gojo, impatient, presses a long finger to your lips. “Forget about all of that right now, Y/N. Worry about the fact that you haven’t seen me in three years and you’re dying for me to put you in the mattress again.”
Then that familiar, dark, lustful look crosses his eyes like an eclipse, taking over him. “I think you’re understanding me clearly," he says, his voice dipping an octave lower than usual. “Daddy’s home, baby. Now take your fuckin’ clothes off.”
You stare at him hard, wondering if he is serious. You haven’t seen him in three years. You have so many more questions to ask him. Like what did he do while sealed? Did he see Yuji, Megumi and Nobara before he came? Were they the ones that got him out? Is he okay? 
But from the way he is staring you down like he wants to take a piece of you, you can tell that all of those questions will have to just wait to be answered. Plus, the last one is already answered for you: no, he isn’t okay. He is fucking feening for you. He needs you. You can tell from the way his hands grip you closer and from the feeling of his semi hard-on pressing into your thigh from inside his pants. 
You can’t imagine what three years without sex was like and you don’t want to. So you’re more than happy to give him whatever he is looking for right now. “O-Okay, Gojo,” you softly stutter. Your hands move to his top to unbutton it, first starting at the bottom. But your hands fumble and shake as if this is the first time you’re doing this for him. 
“Takin’ too long,” Gojo growls, impatient. Tearing your hands away from his shirt, he immediately rips the $1,000 top off of you, revealing your laced bra and panties underneath. You squeak as he does so, alarmed. “Gojo, your shirt!” you gasp, especially when the buttons fly all over the place. 
“Forget the fuckin’ shirt,” he says, his voice all but a rasp. "I’ll get a new one. It’s not fair how sexy you look in my clothes, sweetheart.” He presses his lips to your chest, breathing you in for a moment. “God, I’ve missed your smell,” he sighs. “I’ve missed how you feel. I’ve missed you so, so much.” He pulls away then, looking down at your hand. “And you’re still wearing the ring,” he points out. 
You look down at your hand where the sterling silver engagement ring sits, its diamonds sparkling at you. “Of course,” you whisper. “I never took it off. I’m engaged to you.” You want to tell him that you always dreamed he’d come back, that you wanted him to see you with it when he did. 
“So there’s been no one else?” he suddenly asks, his eyes sizing you up. “You haven’t been with any other man besides me?” Immediately, you shake your head. “No, Daddy,” you whisper, immediately falling back into the soft, obedient, submissive state that you always slide into with him as if it’s natural to you. And it is. He makes you feel so safe and loved and kept. It’s impossible not to do so all for him. “There’s been no one,” you say. “No one can ever make me feel the way you do.” 
A crooked smirk crosses Gojo’s lips that has you quivering in between your thighs. “So one has played with this body but me?” he asks. “No one has played with that pussy but me?” Again, you shake your head, your breath becoming short and labored. His eyes seem to dark even more, becoming an ocean blue. “That’s what I wanna hear,” he whispers. Then his lips are finally, finally, on yours, his tongue dancing and swirling with yours, creating a wet, sloppy, feverish kiss that takes your breath away. 
You moan wantonly into his mouth, wrapping your arms around him. Oh, how you’ve missed this. How you’ve only prayed to feel these lips again. At some point during the dizzying kissing session, Gojo pulls his clothes off, breaking apart from you to strip himself of his shirt, pants, and shoes, leaving himself in his designer briefs that look way tighter than usual.
Actually, now that you’re noticing it, his entire body looks buffer than usual. Gojo has always had muscles but was leaner three years ago. Now, his muscles are more defined, pushing up against his shirt when he has it on. 
He smirks at your wandering eyes. “Something you like, mama?” he purrs. He takes your hand, running it over his hard abs and chiseled abs where his pink nipples are hard for you, ready to be sucked. “Something…different?” 
“It’s just…you’re so…” You shudder in delight as he slides your hand down his stomach that you could bake cookies on. “Big,” you decide, running your free hand up his forearm. “You don’t have much to do in the Prison Realm except work out and masturbate,” he chuckles. “I wanted to be bigger and stronger for you when I was finally free. And I wanna let you know something, baby.” He leans in then, pressing his lips against your ear. “It’s all yours,” he whispers. “This body…this cock…everything. All of it is yours.” 
You shudder again as his dirty words swirl in your mind. He pulls away, smirking at you. “Lemme show you what I mean.” Then, instantly, he is snapping off your bra and flinging it away before his lips and hands are latching to your nipples. He sucks and licks at your hard, brown nipples like a hungered man, his hands groping the sensitive globes and pinching your nipples with his long, piano fingers. “Look at these beautiful fuckin’ titties,” he says, more to himself than to you. “I’ve missed my girls so much.” 
Your head falls back and your mouth opens, captured by the pleasure he is giving you. “S-Satoru,” you whimper. Every graze of his teeth and lick of his skillful tongue has your pussy gushing. You haven’t been this wet in three years! Actually, you haven’t even been horny in three years. No one has ever been able to arouse you the way Gojo can. 
You find yourself rolling your hips against his knee as your hands grasp his broad shoulders for balance and leverage. Gojo hums as you grind your wet, panty-covered pussy against his knee, smirking up at you playfully. “Grindin’ that pussy on my leg, hm?” he tuts. “Even after three years, you’re still a little slut. I wouldn’t have it any other way though.”
He gives one of your titties one last suck before he shoves himself away from you. You stare up at him, confused, while he only gives you a stern look. “Get on the bed and open your legs. I need that pussy in my face.” 
You are helpless to refuse him, especially when your pussy is begging and sobbing for the same thing. You quickly hurry onto the bed and sit back onto your elbows as you open your legs for him. Gojo is between them immediately, his hands ripping off your panties as if they are no more than strings. As soon as he gets a look at your puffy, wet pussy leaking for him, he groans and his cock visibly twitches in his pants. “Shit,” he hisses. “I’ve missed her too.” 
And then he’s giving in like he would the cleanest, purest, bluest waters, his hands under your ass to give him a better angle and a better way to plunge his tongue deeper inside you. He laps and sucks at your pussy and sensitive clit, his tongue flicking and swirling around your hole like he needs it. Craves it.
You grab at his hair, pushing his head deeper into you as you wail and moan to the heavens above. “O-Oh, my God!” you cry out to the ceiling. “‘Tatoru, yes, more! Please give me more! Don’t stop!” 
Your voice bounces off of the bedroom walls, unbound and unashamed. You haven’t had this kind of pleasure––so intense and explosive––in so long. His wet mouth and soft lips feel so good. His nose brushing against your clit as his tongue swirls inside your pussy is beyond. You feel incredible…too incredible. Gojo works his mouth fast, pulling you quickly towards an orgasm that gathers in your core and threatens to tumble down over you.
“Wait, Daddy!” you protest. “Slow down! ‘M gonna cum too fast!” 
Gojo’s blue eyes peer up at you through long, white lashes as he continues to lap at your cunt. “Do it,” he demands. “‘Cause I’m finna make you cum as many times as I want to. I’ll make you cream your pretty brains out till dawn, baby. I’m making up for lost time.” 
He ducks back down, going faster, and even adding his long index and middle fingers inside of the wet, tight depths of your pussy. Your walls clench around him instantly as he expertly finds your G-spot and begins gliding his fingers up against it, encouraging you to cum with every stroke of his fingers and tongue. “Do it,” he orders. “Cum for me. Cum around my fingers and my tongue, gorgeous. I’ve got you. I promise.” 
And you know he does. He grips one of your hips with one hand as he finger fucks you with the other, humming “mm-hmm” and other encouraging words that are smothered by your pussy as he drags you closer to your orgasm. When it finally breaks, it crashes onto you like a wave, causing your back to arch off of the bed like you’re experiencing an exorcism. “Fuck!” you sob as you feel your body shake and shudder through your earth-shattering orgasm. 
Moans of Gojo’s government and curses to the stars leave your lips as Gojo carries you through your mind-blowing, body-shaking, earth-quaking orgasm…and even after, when your body aches and your heart is pounding, he continues to eat your pussy.
He continues to lap and suck at your lips, cleaning up the cum that dribbles out your hole and down your asscrack. He licks there too, moaning breathlessly and wantonly as he does. Finally, when he is good and satisfied, he pulls away from you and sits back onto his hands, breathing heavily with his chin and lips shiny with your juices and his saliva. 
A weak moan leaves your lips as your pussy twitches in delight and exhaustion at being stimulated. You feel so, so good. So free. You finally feel as if the sun has finally shown itself behind the gray clouds that have darkened your life for three years. You look at your man adoringly, wanting him to know how much you love him and how good he has made you feel. “Gojo,” you sigh. “That was amazing. I–“ 
“Open your mouth,” he demands. You button your lip, your words failing you immediately. You stare at him blankly, your post-orgasm brain not quite processing his words. Gojo sits up on his knees on the mattress, grabbing his cock in his pants. “You fuckin’ heard me,” he growls. “Open that slutty mouth, now. Don’t make me tell you again, little girl.” He pins you down with an intimidating look that is only intensified by his sapphire eyes. 
Once again, you can’t deny him. While still recovering from your orgasm, you open your mouth wide for him, your plump lips covering your teeth and your tongue out. Just the way he likes it. Gojo walks towards you on his knees and stays beside you as he unbuttons his pants. In one swift motion, he takes down his pants and his briefs, causing his cock to pop out. The long, thick, veiny appendage, bubbling with pre-cum from its pink head, lightly slaps you in the face, causing you to gasp. 
Gojo grabs your neck rather roughly, pulling you towards his cock without properly preparing you or waiting for you to prepare yourself. You stare down at his large dick, alarmed at how hard he is. The veins in his shaft throb as does his head that is quickly turning from a soft pink to an angry red. “Gojo, hold up–“ 
But your words are interrupted by his cock sliding between your lips. A hiss of relief leaves Gojo’s lips as he grips your neck, beginning to rut his hips deep into your mouth. “Sorry, mama,” he groans, “but I can’t be nice to that throat today. I’m just too pent-up. You understand, right?”
You can’t even answer. His cock is too thick; too big; it stretches your mouth out too wide, making your jaw hurt. But all you have to do is breathe through your nose and take it, which Gojo tells you to do so, as he begins to fuck your throat like it’s your pussy. Like it’s his own personal fleshlight. 
“Fuckin’ fuck yes!” Gojo loudly grunts, his voice completely primal and animalistic as he roughly fucks your throat. Though he has fucked your throat before, this time, it feels much, much different. He grips your hair and makes your scalp sting with how much he pulls it. He plunges your throat so fast and so hard in your sloppy throat that saliva drips down your chin and down your tits. He turns your face into his fuck toy, doing with it as he pleases. 
But though primal and animalistic, he is still completely involved with your pleasure. When you suddenly feel his fingers quickly rubbing your clit after licking his palm, your body lurches and your thighs twitch while you whine and protest feebly around his cock. “Theeeere we go,” he chuckles. “That’s what I want. Feel good with me, mama. This is where your weak, right? Right here?” 
He applies more pressure, rubbing your rosebud in time with his thrusts into your throat, his balls swinging against your chin. All you can feel, taste, and smell is him. Your senses are completely overtaken by him. “T-Tawou!” You moan around his cock. “Two mwuch! ‘M sensitive!” Your words are a muffled, jumbled mess around his thick dick, causing more spit to fall from your mouth as you try to speak. 
You go to close your legs, but Gojo’s hand yanking on your hair stops you short. “Uh-uh, sweetie,” he teasingly says. “Don't pull away. You owe me this.” He pushes your head farther down his cock, bottoming out in your mouth, causing him to moan so loud that it echoes in the bedroom. “You owe me this for stayin’ so damn sexy after so long. How is that even possible?” He questions you repeatedly as he fucks your throat harder and faster, grunting as he does so. "How's that possible, huh? Huh? Tell me, baby.” 
You are turned into a total and complete hole the more he fucks your mouth and flicks your clit, bringing you to yet another orgasm that has your thighs shaking. Finally, he releases your hair and lets you pull away, causing his cock to pop out of your mouth. “Gonna cum!” you whine, spit and cum all over your mouth. “I’m cummin’ again, Satoru!” 
Gojo stares at your pussy like a kid in a candy store as you cum once again, gushing all around his long fingers and all over the bedsheets. “Gooood girl!” he praises you. “Cum on these fingers, baby. Gimme what I want, but don't get too distracted, mmkay?” He takes his cock and slides himself back home into your mouth even as you moan and your body writhes on the bed. 
“Yes, yes, yes,” he chants, transfixed by the way your body moves and your pussy clenches. “That’s what I want. This is what I need.”
He rubs at your clit until he can feel your exhausted body jerking from the aftershocks. He finally pulls away from you then, cock and all, though he is still hard and throbbing. “I need to fuck you now,” he growls, desperation in his eyes. “And I can’t stop until I cum inside you, baby��without a rubber. Is that okay with you?” 
You blink at him, your sight slightly blurred from the two orgasms and your throat raw from it being fucked into oblivion. He must know that you will say yes. He must know that you’ll say yes to anyone he wants or needs. But yet, he still asks because safe sex has always been a priority with him in your relationship. He has always used condoms and has always made a point to not do anything involving PIV sex if he happened to run out.
But now, here he is, telling you that he needs to fuck you raw and cum inside you, possibly breeding you. And you find yourself burning for the same thing like a wildfire has lit inside you. You lean back against the pillows and open your cum-soaked thighs for him, showing him your glistening, puffy, sensitive pussy. “Yes,” you reply. “Fuck me, Daddy. Cum inside me. Breed me.” 
Gojo stares at your pussy, spread open for him like it’s spun gold. Suddenly, the loving, silly, goofy man you’ve grown to love is gone, replaced with one who is starved, rough, demanding, and merciless. It thrills and frightens you.
“Oh, you’re gonna fuckin’ get it, girl,” he growls before he grabs you, tosses you onto your back, and gets on top of you. “I’m gonna fuck you till you’re spent,” he promises as he throws your legs over his shoulders and prepares to slide deep inside of you until his balls touch your ass. 
When he says this, he means it. Baby, Gojo has you in every position known to man.
He starts first by fucking you in missionary, giving you deep, deep dick that nearly touches your soul and makes you see stars. One of his big, veiny hands wraps around your throat, squeezing gently on your windpipe, while the other pins your thigh open as his cock plunges in and out of your wet, sobbing cunt. He pounds you into the mattress, his big body pressing against yours and his hips nailing your pelvis. 
Then he has you on top in 69, his hands groping and smacking your jiggly ass while he, once again, stuffs his face in your cunt. You suck his dick in time with his tongue laps, gagging and slobbering all over his cock much to his delight. It is sloppy and dirty and messy…and you love every minute of it.
You love how his pubic hairs tickle your chin the deeper you slide him down your throat. You love how your eyes sting with tears as he tickles the back of your throat. You love the way his tongue slides from your pussy hole to your asshole, lapping at each one as if they’re the best things he’s ever tasted. 
He fucks on your back, hanging off the bed. He fucks you on your stomach, your ass tooted up while his feet are firmly planted on the bed, hammering his dick deep inside of you. He sucks you on your side, his hands cupping your jiggling breasts while his lips caress your neck and shoulder. And he makes you cum every. Single. Time. 
By the time he has you on your knees with his cock buried deep in your pussy once again and your arms pulled behind your back, your body is aching for rest and your pussy is a mushy, gushy mess around his cock. 
But still you persist, moaning and screaming at the top of your lungs the harder he fucks you. Your voice, along with his own, the creaking bedsprings, and the sound of skin slapping against skin, fills the air around you. “Yes, yes, Daddy, yes, fuck me!” you babble, your words a jumbled mess.
Gojo cackles from behind you, loving how slutty and broken you are on his cock. “You feelin’ good, baby?” he asks. “This dick makin’ you feel good? Don’t have to use those damn toys or those fingers anymore, no. You’ve got me now and I’ll take good, good care of this pussy.” 
He slams his hips harder against your ass, making it bounce and jiggle. The harder he goes, the more intense your orgasm gets and you find yourself about to have your sixth orgasm of the day…or night. Is it nighttime now? You can't tell. You’ve been at this for hours, fucking and cumming all over the bed. You don't even know what day it is anymore.
All you can think about is Gojo’s dick and cumming on it. “Shit, I’m gonna cum again!” you sob. 
Gojo’s hand circles around your throat, choking you. “Cum on this dick,” he demands. “Do it! Fuckin’ do it for me, baby!”
And you do. Like a puppet on a string being controlled by the white-haired, big-dicked man behind you, you writhe in the air and cum all over his cock. A weak, long moan leaves your lips as you come undone, all self-control leaving you. Gojo pulls out of you with a hiss, talking about how “fuckin’ tight” you are. When you’re released, your arms fall to your sides as you crumble onto the mattress, falling face-first into the pillow. Your body is hot and sweaty, your pussy is twitching, your ass is stinging from his assault on it. You are completely spent. 
Gojo leans down to kiss your forehead, smiling at your exhaustion. “Aww, is my baby tired now?” he coos. You weakly moan in response, too tired to speak. “Too bad because I still need to cum inside you. You did ask me to breed you and I’ve gotta make this count.” 
Before you can even protest, he is grabbing your weak body and forcing you onto your knees, hiking your ass up for him. He sinks into your overly sensitive, used pussy once more, drawing a moan out of both of you. You let him do as he pleases, too exhausted to fight or argue.
He takes hold of your hips and ruts into you like his life depends on it, nailing that spot again and again that makes you see the entire universe behind your eyelids. It feels so damn good. He fucks you at a breakneck pace, going faster with each second that passes. “O-Oh, s-shit!” you scream into the mattress. “F-Fuck, Daddy, f-f-u-uck!” 
Gojo’s fucking is egged on by your moans, his pelvis slamming into your ass and taking your very breath away. “Take this cock,” he groans. “Take all of this dick, baby. It’s yours. All of it is fuckin’ yours. It always was and always will be.” He hikes up his leg and fucks you on one knee, causing him to grow louder and his moans to become more desperate and needy. 
“God, I missed this!” he whines. “I’ve been fucking burning for you, baby. Needed you so, so much!” You picture him in the Prison Realm, his hand wrapped around his cock as he is surrounded by darkness and loneliness. As tears spring into your eyes, you lift yourself up onto weak arms to look back at him. “Then show me,” you whisper. “Show me how much you’ve missed me. Cum inside me, ‘Tarou, baby.” 
You begin to toss your ass back into him, meeting his every thrust. Gojo takes what you give him and serves it right back, moving in tandem with you. “You want me to cum?” he asks. You nod, moaning and whimpering as you feel his cock begin to swell inside you. “You want me to feel that pussy up?” he grunts. “Want me to make you a mommy? Want me to give you a kid? My kid?” 
He begins to pound your pussy into the mattress again, picking up speed. You can feel your last orgasm rising, ready to rip through you. “Say it to me, mama,” he demands. “Tell me you want my baby. Lemme hear it.” 
“Yes!” you cry out. “Yes, Satoru, I want your child! I wanna mother your baby!” That must please Gojo because he begins rolling his hips harshly against your ass, rutting into you like he’s trying to fit a home run. His handsome face is red and glittering in sweat, his snow-white hair plastered to his wet forehead.
“Can’t wait to see you full with me,” he groans. “Can’t wait till this tummy is round with my baby and those tits are full of milk. You’re gonna look so, so pretty carryin’ my baby, sweetheart. You’re gonna be the best mommy ever.” 
And he’ll be the best daddy ever. That is all you can think as you feel your own orgasm rising at the same time as him, like the sun and the moon rising in unison in the sky. Forever bonded. Forever together.
“Gonna cum,” Gojo warns. “Gonna cum deep inside you. You’d better cum with me too. Cum all over my cock, baby. Cum with me while I fill this little pussy up.” 
You nod and wail into the pillow, gripping it for dear life as another blinding orgasm rips through your body. Gojo fucks into your wet, cum-soaked pussy until he feels his own nut coming and he desperately fucks you to chase his high. “Cumming!” he babbles. “‘M cummin’, I’m cummin’, I’m cummin’!”
And when he fills you up, it’s explosive. It’s deep. It’s intense. It fills every part of you, filling you with warmth and the feeling of being absolutely filled to the brim. You weakly moan as you feel his cum fill your tummy, no doubt reaching your womb. He stills for a moment, plugging his cum inside you, before slowly and sloppily rocking his hips into you to fuck his cum deep into your pussy. 
When he is finally sure that you’re good and bred, he puts his hands on his narrow hips and whistles tiredly. “Shit,” he sighs. “I really needed that.” You moan in agreement. He then pulls out of you slowly, causing you to whimper quietly as your aching pussy is no longer filled.
He stares at it between your thighs, humming appetizingly. “Mmm, now that’s a sight: a pretty, fucked pussy drippin’ with my cum. Don’t mind if I do.” 
Then his mouth is between your thighs again, lapping gently at his and your cum mingled together all over your pussy and inner thighs. You arch your back for him, moaning softly at his soft, careful tongue strokes.
When he finishes, you turn to him, finding his semi-hard cock dripping with your mingled fluids. “You still got some left here, Daddy,” you coo before moving to lap up the cum you left behind on his cock. He allows it, his hand in your hair while he sighs about how good you are. 
Once you are cleaned up and all is said and done, the two of you finally lay side by side in your bed, together again at last. You curl into his chest, leaning your head against his heart and wrapping your arms around him. He welcomes it, pressing a soft kiss to your forehead “Welcome home, baby,” you whisper as you look up at him. “Now you gonna tell me how you got out?” 
He looks down at you, almost as if he forgot he was supposed to answer a bunch of your very important questions. “Oh, Itadori did that,” he explains like he’s telling you the weather. “He’s a smart kid, y’know. Say, you up for some sushi? I’m cravin’ some fish right now.” 
All you can do is laugh and kiss your man before getting the takeout menu that you keep in the nightstand next to the bed. All the important questions can wait.
For now, all you want and need is him.
THE END.
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undrrcxxt · 7 months
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Chocolates
james potter x reader
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summary: so idk if you guys have seen these chocolates things going around on tiktok, it’s like chocolates that make you horny ig?? and i was thinking like.. what if reader and james were to share the chocolate… so that’s what i wrote ahah
tw: smut(18+ please!!) chocolates that make you horny, oral (both m and f receiving), fingering, if you really really squint there could possibly be a breeding kink. unprotected sex(wrap before u tap) very rushed ending i’m sorry, no aftercare but only bc i was too lazy to write it.
authors note: this is my first full length fic😝 any tips are greatly appreciated! (gif is not mine)
wc: 1327
You ran back to where James was sitting, the box of chocolates in your hands. The boy was giggling and you had a big smile on your face. “What game do we play while we wait for it to kick in?” You asked, getting a piece of the chocolate out.
“Uhhh, how about battleship?” James suggested, getting up to go get the game. “Works for me,” you agreed and broke the chocolate apart. You grinned, not knowing the exact outcome of this little chocolate, but knowing enough from your research.
James came back with battleship in his hands and began setting it up while you slid over the other half of the chocolate. When he was done setting up he gave you the infamous James Potter smirk. You giggled and held up your half of the chocolate, “Cheers.” you both said and ate the sugary treat.
“How long does it take to kick in?” The boy asked, still chewing. You swallowed your piece before answering, “not sure? 15-20 minutes i think?” He nodded and took a swig of the water next to him. “Okay okay, set up your ships then! we probably don’t have a long time to play,” he finished with a wink that had you blushing and rolling your eyes.
You sat there putting your ships in different places before you got the best idea, “James, let’s make in a challenge.” He perched up, “sorry?” you chuckled, “the chocolates, whoever gives in first loses.” James Potter, who loves a good challenge, obviously agreed.
20 minutes have passed and a certain bespectacled boy was flushed in the face. And a certain girls panties were absolutely soaked, but you let out a laugh. “You okay, Jamie? you look a little red..” “F-fine!” the boy huffed out, his cockiness somehow gone. “how many ships have you got left?” he asked, trying to distract himself. “All of them baby,” you giggled, “how about you?” James frowned, “three..”
You smirked, thinking he’s about to loose the challenge, “do you wanna stop?” James lifts his head up, but when he catches your gaze he shakes his head. “I’m going to win this challenge y/n,” he said, his cocky demeanor coming back out. You nodded and called out another spot, taking yet another one of his ships.
He groaned and ran his hands through his hair, “i’m about to call quits, honestly. This is bloody hard.” You take a sip of the water, “what? battleship or how bad you want me?” you flirted, batting your eyelashes. James breathed out heavily, “both??” “You can always lose,” you said in a sing-sing voice.
And that’s exactly what the boy did. “Yeah, fuck this.” you let out a giggle, but before you could say anything James was on your side of the table kissing you and trying to rip your shirt off. “J-jamie wait, let’s go to the bed room first,” you said, pulling away.
He shook his head, diving back in for another kiss. “Can’t wait dove, i need ya so bad. m’aching.” he whined, kissing down your jawline. You breathed heavily, “okay okay. take your shirt off baby, i wanna see you.” The Potter didn’t waste a second, after he ripped his shirt off, he made quick work with your own.
While he was massaging and kissing your tits, you were fumbling with his belt, “can’t seem-“ you huffed out, James biting on your nipple. “Can’t seem to get it off.” you whined at James chuckle. “Need some help dove?” you nodded, eyeing his hands when he was undoing his belt, and pulling down his jeans.
The man didn’t have time to touch you again before you were spitting on your hand and making work with his already hard cock. He grunted, his hips thrusting themselves into your hand. “Get on your knees baby,” he said, backing up to give you room.
You slowly crawled down from your chair, giving James a little show of your tits. “Fuck dove..” he groaned, grabbing your hair into a makeshift ponytail. You smirked up at him before licking kitten strips up his length. He hissed, his hips once again having a mind of their own and bucking into your face.
You giggled, taking his tip into your mouth and sucking. “merlin..” james groaned, and threw his head back. That only spurred you on more, and you took as much of his cock as you could. you moaned around the boys length, sending vibrations up his spine.
James pulled your hair, telling you to get back on your feet. “my turn,” he smirked and pushed you back on the chair, getting down on his knees himself. he dragged your underwear down to your ankles and started kissing your thighs. “Jamie-“ you whined, loosing patience. “what dove? you want my tongue?” you huffed out, nodding.
James quickly flattened his tongue over your cunt, and you drew in a quick breath. He licked all the way up until his lips latched on to your clit and he started sucking, “oh, shit..” you huffed, slouching down in the chair. He soon added his fingers to the godly mixture, starting with his middle finger. He fucked your hole slowly, sending shivers up your spine. “James,” you moaned, “faster. oh my god faster, please.” James isn’t a man to deny his love, so he did what you asked, and added a second finger.
In a matter of seconds you were coming around james fingers with a high pitched moan. James chuckled, slowly easing his fingers out of you. Before he could say anything, you leaned forward and tugged on his hair, bringing him up to kiss you. He groaned into the kiss, slowly tugging on his now painful cock. “Jamie, i need you inside me.” His eyes rolled back to his head, “fuck.. okay darling, anything you want.”
He lined his cock up to your cunt, and slowly thrusted in. You both drew in a short breath, you leaning your head back into the chair. James bottomed out and waited for you to give him the go ahead. “okay jamie, you can move.” you said, in lightly high pitched voice. He slowly started thrusting in and out of you. “faster, baby” you moaned and the boy wasted no time fucking you into oblivion.
“God baby, i didn’t know how much longer i could last. I don’t know how that chocolate did all this, but fuck..” he let out a short breath, “but fuck am i grateful.” he finished. You just moaned in response, the work he was doing with his cock made you unable to form complete sentences.
“Fuck fuck fuck,” you let out, when james hit a particular spongy spot inside of you. “Yeah, you like that sweetheart?” He chuckled, but faltering into a moan of his own when you squeezed around his cock.
“James.. i’m close..” you squeezed your eyes shut, your legs starting to shake. “mmm okay baby, wanna come with me? wanna squeeze that cunt around my cock while i fill you up?” he said, all huskily, right in your ear. “Oh fuck yes,” your eyes rolled to the back of your head, and when james started circling your clit with his fingers, you were done for.
“Cmon baby, come on my cock.” Those words alone could’ve made you come, and they did. Your eyes flew open and you started rocking against the chair, trying to meet james’s thrusts. The boys mouth flew open, a very pornagraphic moan escaping his lips from the look on your face. His hips stuttered and he came not long after you.
“Holy shit,” you laughed, James following along in your laughter. “That’s some intense chocolate,” he said, slowly pulling out of you. You both winced. You tugged on his hair, bringing his lips down to yours. “love you,” you said breaking from the kiss. “love you too darling.” James pecked your lips once more, “now.. i’m gonna go find a rag.”
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thesupreme316 · 8 months
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i’m back! how would aew boys react to reader having a bianca moment she has a mystery opponent they come out and beat her in a couple seconds https://youtu.be/XvblHAfgCwo
i’m bad at explaining if you can can you add Kenny Omega
AEW Stars React: You Losing Your Championship Within a Minute
Pairings: MJF x Fem!Reader, Kenny Omega x Fem!Reader, Ricky Starks x Fem!Reader, Darius Martin x Fem!Reader, Hook x Fem!Reader, Eddie Kingston x Fem!Reader, Christian Cage x Fem!Reader, Daniel Garcia x Fem!Reader
Word Count: 1K
Supreme Speaks: thanks to @cassie0sstuff for requesting this (i always love your requests). I still have a lot of requests so Imma try my best to release 2 or 3 things tomorrow. umm thanks for supporting me and reading my crazy thoughs. please remember that you are loved and appreciated.
Warnings: "mature language", mentions of bribery and my sugar daddy Christian Cage
Taglist (if yall wanna join, lemme know): @hooks-martin @wwenhlimagines @cassie0sstuff @hookerforhook @eddie-kingstons-wifey @triscillal @sheinthatfandom
Even though you can click on this link, imma elaborate:
After what happened, you sat up in the ring in disbelief
You were mad at the lack of communication, mad at the unwanted surprise
But you were mainly mad at yourself for not seeing this earlier
You were just overall really upset at the entire situation
But if you were feeling this way, imagine how your significant other/best friend felt…
Kenny Omega
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THIS MAN WOULD FEEL SOME TYPE OF WAY
Immediately asks who signed off on this and who didn’t tell you
“I swear to god that I didn’t know. But whoever did, better pray that I don’t kick their ass.”
Is upset that this decision was made without his input
Would def be heartbroken after seeing your pouting face
Immediately hugs you telling you that he’s sorry and that you’ll get your rematch soon
After comforting you, he goes into executive producer mode and tries to figure out how to give you a decent rematch where everything makes sense and has meaning
Promises you that you’ll get the match that you deserve (might fight Tony tbh…me too, I wanna fight Tony)
Eddie Kingston
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It took everything in him not to run out to the ring and kick your opponent’s ass
But he didn’t…instead he linked everything back to his enemies
I think he would see this situation as people trying to hurt him through you (or you paying for his words/actions)
“Doll, I’m sorry that some people are literally out to get you for stupid shit. But I promise that I will help you get your championship back.”
Immediately hugs you while you try to calm down
Just like any situation where you are in danger/or upset, he’ll take this very personally
Will help you in your rematch by any means
Shit..because Eddie is a ride or die, he might put his title on the line for yours
Darius Martin
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BABY BOY IS DISTRAUGHT FOR YOU
Runs down to the ring and comforts you while you look on in disbelief
He hugs you, whispers sweet comforting words to you
Promises that you will become champion again
“Listen, they don’t deserve it. But you do and because of that, you will become champion again.”
Hypes you up and is glad to be a part of your revenge plan
Does anything you ask, as long as he’s helping
Is ringside for your rematch and stops other people from interfering with your match
Daniel Garcia
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So….SINCE THIS MAN IS FREE FROM THE SHACKLES AND CHAINS OF THE JAS
He has found his humility
After making sure you’re okay, he tries to go after them; but you stop him out of exhaustion
Now, he’s concerned about making sure your mental health is okay (as this is nerve-wracking)
Mans gets on the mic a week later ripping into your opponents in your absence
“Y/N made that championship, not the other way around. She didn’t need to be a whining, cowardly bitch to get it.”
I think Daniel would try his best to help you get inside of your opponent’s head (one good thing he learned from the JAS)
Will post on social media your merch, promos, and pictures (especially when your opponent posts something else)
“Anyways, stan Y/N”
Christian Cage
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He’s suing everyone in sight (my hero)
Your opponent? Sued. The referee? sued. Tony Kahn? He is now in debt to Christian.
I think he would use his smart and manipulation tactics to really get the championship
You didn’t even have to ask him, he just did it for you
“Don’t worry sweetheart, everything is gonna be alright.”
Makes your opponent sign a contract that is in your huge favor
Then makes Luchasuarus choke slam them; you cover them (all within 5 seconds)
You win and now you and Christian roam around the locker room flaunting your championships
Hook
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Hook mad? No, no, no. Mans is pissed
I think this along with what’s happening with Jack Perry has really sent him over the rails
He’s kicking everyone in sight, slapping people, throwing the security over the barricade
Tries to suplex your opponent but Jack stops him (which leads to a chase around the arena)
“That bastard can’t run for long. And your coward for an opponent won’t be able to defend that championship when we’re done with them.”
This leads to a tag match between you/Hook vs. your opponent/Jack
You got your lick back (best believe it)
You and Hook won your titles back within a match (a first in AEW history)
Ricky Starks
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Mans in disbelief
Someone shut his mouth before he catches flies (god forbid he’s in his heel era cause everyone would be flamed)
I think he would be genuinely pissed off to the point where you couldn’t even calm him down
Immediately goes on a rant on the mic
“First, this company screws me over. Now it’s Y/N? Y’all have really fucked up! Are you lopsided, cross-eyed, inbred people just bored?”
….don’t argue with me, I can see him saying it…
Since he’s suspended, he manages you and you come back with a new attitude
After some “cheating” (Ricky calls it guaranteeing a victory), you win your championship back
Ricky’s there; just smiling and feels great that he was able to help you gain something back that meant so much to you
MJF:
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Mans straight up buys it back
No, deadass, that’s it
He’s done with taking the higher road with certain shit/people so he goes back to bribing
Max literally just keeps upping the price
“I know that your poor, stank asses need more than 100 dollars so how about 1,000 dollars? Maybe you can buy some soap.”
After buying the belt and the reign, he throws you a coronation where he proclaims you the queen of the women’s division
Dares anyone to say otherwise
He also renegotiates your contract which strictly prohibits matches that you are not prepared for/made aware of
“I just wanna look out for you. Since this dumbass company can’t.”
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multifanlol · 1 year
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I didn’t know whether to do them individually or them together so i tried to do both! (Like saying certain them they’d do individually) reader is gender neutral also you can interpret it as platonic or romantic
Main 4 with a reader who’s in the hospital a lot
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They were kinda confused at first
Like-why are you always going to the hospital and oh boy you’d be getting questioned particularly by Kyle as he’d be the most concerned lol
“Seriously, your in the hospital again? Are you okay-“
You are okay! you think-
Cartman would be kinda annoyed not by you but by the fact your missing out on times your hanging out (that just proves he wants you there 😭)
“Seriously, god we were meant to go to the arcade, s/o! Your sick…..well couldn’t you of atleast gotten sick the next day?!”
He doesn’t really mean it totally-he does actually miss you a lot
I feel like maybe they’d send you letters like “get well soon” every now and then-well more of There parents would make them but i promise you they do care!
Like i feel like they’d visit you at days they should be hanging out and instead just spending time with you there
Like i can see Kyle giving you stuff like homework you might of missed on, etc i would say he’d do it for you but he’d probably just help you as he wouldn’t want you being a total idiot (even if you are already one-) when you go back to school
I feel like Kenny would visit you the most like maybe just goes there to talk, comfort you etc probably even come in as Mysterion if your ever upset about being sick and he feels like Kenny comforting you isn’t enough he comes in as Mysterion-not knowing you like him either way!
Stan would honestly panic thinking your dying with how much times your there so it’d make him kinda awkward around you it’s not you though-it’s just him being paranoid of losing a friend-like how he reacted whenever Kyle was in the hospital which was a lot-
Kenny:😐
Although after having a talk with his mother she tells him that your not dying-(thankfully) and practically never stops apologising for avoiding you and stuff-
Sometimes whenever your better they act like you just ended world war-
“There it is there it is, look guys! Look who’s finally better”
“Shut up fatass! Seriously though we’re happy your okay-“
“For now-“
I feel like they’d just try there best to be there for you even if it’s seemed as “weird” having a friend who’s usually in the hospital they don’t mind!
Sometimes when they can’t visit you when your in the hospital they FaceTime you when there doing one of there weird adventures so it’s basically like your there-
Sometimes Cartman might rip on you for always being sick but don’t worry he still cares in one way or another i mean look at his reaction when Kenny literally died in “Kenny dies” i feel like he somewhat cared-
Cartman would lowkey attempt to profit off you being sick kinda how he did with Kenny but if he saw you genuinely hurt over it he’d stop immediately he would low-key feel bad and he’d hate it cause he’d have a strong urge to apologise even though he wouldn’t wanna-
He’d end up giving you something as a way to apologise though-
If anyone else tried to bring up in a bad way how your always in the hospital cause kids are kids they’d be on there way to defend you immediately-
“Hey shut the fuck up!”
“Don’t you dare say stuff like that about them!”
“Yeah only we can rip on them for that”
“Yeah!”
And i mean it’s true only really them can rip on you for it-
Overall i feel like maybe sometimes they’d be insensitive (i mean they are kids) but they’d truly care about you no matter how much times it might seem like they don’t-
Sorry if it’s short i didn’t really have much ideas for this 🙃 comment if you want other headcannon stuff like this! Anyways make sure to drink some water and love y’all-
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topguncortez · 3 months
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WELCOME TO “WHUMP THE MUSICAL” 2024 :) created by @whumpthemusical
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MY RULES:  
One topic/day will be assigned to one character for that day (i.e Jake gets Day 1, Rooster Day 2, Floydsin Day 3). I will not be doing more than one character a day.
ABSOLUTELY NO MINORS. As these topics all fall under the WHUMP category, there will be heavy content written and shared. Fics will be tagged accordingly, but no minors are permitted to interact. If I find you are a minor interacting, you will be blocked immediately. 
During this time I will not be posting any other fics/blurbs/one-shots or taking requests, primarily because I’ll be writing a lot and posting a lot and I don’t need that added stress.
You can either send requests into my inbox directly OR fill out the request form. 
My normal requesting rules still stand: if you are a blank blog, a minor, a character I don’t write for, or exceed the two-three sentence limit, your request will not be fulfilled
I will update the calendar/character list on SUNDAYS, so you know what days are left. 
ALL REQUESTS MUST BE DONE BY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND 
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CHARACTERS:
Top Gun Character & Pairing List
Rip Wheeler
Kayce Dutton
Rhett Abbott
Jay Halstead
Will Halstead
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CALENDAR:
DAY 1: Cats  Sabotage • Second Chances • "I Can Dream Of The Old Days."
DAY 2: Wicked Mob Mentality • Propaganda • "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished."
DAY 3: Jesus Christ Superstar  Whipping • Betrayal • "Then I Was Inspired, Now I'm Sad And Tired."
DAY 4: Les Mis Survivor's Guilt • Failure • "Drink With Me To Days Gone By."
DAY 5: Heathers Poison • Reluctant Whumper • "Wanna fight for me?"
DAY 6: Newsies Chronic Pain • Exploitation • "Let 'Em Laugh In My Face, I Don't Care."
DAY 7: The Last Five Years Infidelity • Gaslighting • "I Will Not Lose Because You Can't WIn."
DAY 8: Hadestown Deals • Doomed Narrative • "Doubt Comes In."
DAY 9: Sweeney Todd False Imprisonment • Razors • "Have You Decided It's Safer In Cages?"
DAY 10: Rent CHARACTER: FLOYDSIN Substance Abuse • Poverty • "Feels Too Much Damn Like Home."
DAY 11:  Bare: A Pop Opera Outing • Religious Trauma • "Please, See Me."
DAY 12: Waitress  CHARACTER: JAKE SERESIN Unplanned Pregnancy • Abuse • "She Is Broken And Won't Ask For Help."
DAY 13: Tick Tick Boom  Atychiphobia • Working To Exhaustion • "Is This Real Life?"
DAY 14: Dear Evan Hansen Deception • Broken Bone • "Words Fail."
DAY 15: West Side Story  Star-Crossed Lovers • Prejudices • "A Boy Who Kills Cannot Love."
DAY 16: Come From Away  Stranded • Aftermath • "Blankets And Bedding And Maybe Some Food."
DAY 17: Spring Awakening Withheld Information • Suicide  • "I Don't Scream, Though I Know It's Wrong."
DAY 18: Hamilton Hurricane  • Dueling • "I Will Kill Your Friends And Family To Remind You Of My Love."
DAY 19: Falsettos Sickness • Identity Issues • "Death Is Not A Friend."
DAY 20: Into The Woods  Blame • Lost • "Nothing But A Vast Midnight."
DAY 21: The Great Comet Abduction • Letters • "Did You Love That Bad Man?"
DAY 22: In The Heights Grief • Homesickness • "I Know That I'm Letting You Down."
DAY 23: Be More Chill  Mind Manipulation • Panic Attack • "Everything About Me Makes Me Want To Die."
DAY 24: Moulin Rouge  CHARACTER:  JAY HALSTEAD Class Differences • Sex Work • "Come What May."
DAY 25: Chicago  CHARACTER: JAY HALSTEAD Cold Blood • Trial • "He Had It Coming."
DAY 26: Six CHARACTER: BRADLEY BRADSHAW Execution • Trauma Bonding • "Playtime's Over."
DAY 27:Ride The Cyclone Unexpected Tragedy • Forgotten Whumpee • "I Hear The Anguish Of The Street."
DAY 28: The Rocky Horror Show Obsession • Wrong Place, Wrong Time • "I've Seen Blue Skies Through The Tears."
DAY 29: Nerdy Prudes Must Die Bullying • Ritual • "Who Will Pray For You?"
DAY 30: Jekyll And Hyde Duality • Good Vs Evil • "If I Die, You'll Die."
DAY 31: Phantom Of The Opera Disfiguration • Shunned • "My Power Over You Grows Stronger Yet."
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elsa-rain-world-stuff · 6 months
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is Artificer your favorite Slugcat? is there a second favorite one? and why!
(Thanks for reading, love your art <3 :D)
Oh boi oh boi
Yeah Arti is my favorite because of 2 reasons: she reminds me of my other fav character (Undyne Undertale) and, well, ANGST
Yeah, the more angst the character has in their story, the bigger chance that they have to become my favorite
OH AND HEY, WANNA FUNNY THING? So, like, revenge theme was always, like, my thing. I wrote a THREE fanfics in HTTYD fandom with this theme. The first one was Hiccup killing people for Toothless' death, then vise versa, then (really funny) they both killed for each other, thinking that the other was dead. Fun thing that Toothless' style of revenge was similar to Arti's. I mean, kill everyone. No you can't read them (unless you know russian)
Sorry, i got distracted haha
So, you can guess that on the second place i have Hunter and Saint. Yes, both of them. Why Hunter isn't the first place? Weeell... Idk? When character dies, they just die, the end. When character loses someone they love... They get to live and suffer. Yeah. But still, being on a countdown? Angsty enough.
And Saint... Well, i like them mostly for their brainblast power. Yeah, if the character is strong and/or has some cool power i will probably also like them.
On the third place i have Spearmaster, and i should mention them because back in 2021 i thought they would be my favorite. Because that time we already knew many things about Downpour (which wasn't a thing yet, it was just More Slugcats, legendary mod). And there were like few gameplay videos and a whole stream with Spearmaster's campaign. And i remember that the person was told not to go to shoreline because of the massive spoilers (we were like WHY IS TGAT, IS IT BECAUSE MOOOON IS ALIIVEE???) (we were right lol). Instead they went to five pebbles and he ripped out the pearl from SM. And i was like OMG SO CRUEL I LOVE IT LOOK THEY'RE BLEEDING THEY'RE BLEEDING THEY HAVE FUCKING SCAR!!! and i immediately got few headcanons, that after the Wanderer (from Drought mod) failed their mission on bringing the gold pearl to Five Pebbles, SRS was mad so he took another slugcat, modified them without asking, sew a perl in them so they won't lose it and won't give it to Moon and sent to FP. And i was like OMG ANGST MM YUM YUM
And now it turned out that SRS is actually a good guy and actually cares about Spear and it's no fun ☹️ but the pearl episode is still great yum yum yum
Funny thing that about Arti we knew that she is, well, SHE, and that she fights scavs, has explody powers and cant stay underwater. And karma 1 locked. About Saint we knew that they have brain blast powers and were wondering if they gonna have it in the new version or no. Btw, i started shipping Artisaint in that time too. Like, strong, loud killer and weak quiet saint who can't even hold spears.
Oh well. I'm talking for too long now. Thanks for the question i guess 😅
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double byler are so funny (this is actually not funny at all they make me sad) bc both pairs have relationships in which theyre very dependent on each other for emotional comfort so when theyre apart their relationships suffer pretty badly
both jancy and byler have been shown to have a bond based at least partially on shared trauma. w jancy murray even goes as far as to say its like the main reason they shld get together which. hmm. but yk more to my point. and byler constantly have heart to hearts because theyre each others emotional rock and this probably goes back further than UD shit bc wills been TraumaMan for his whole life (and feels mike is the only one who he can be emotionally vulnerable with without being babied or treated like hes weak-s2 kinda suggests mikes been there for him in Will Byers Trauma Times TM before). thanks lonnie😒😒
its v obvious w mike and jonathan actually bc neither of them seem to talk to anyone else about their issues. like will leaves and mike immediately devolves into isolating himself and straight up depression because clearly theres some family issues which prevent him from opening up abt his feelings (he hugs karen like 3 times in the whole show but he Never talks to her abt shit. despite her attempts to get him to open up that one time w her queer coded as fuck lil speech. anyway repressed lil emo mike only ever opens up with will. so no will=no talking abt emotions=unhealthy michael.)
and jonathan turns to weed (and argyle omg theyre bfs so true) because he wont turn to his family for support bc hes unhealthily selfless and doesnt want to burden them with his issues (likely due to the parentification. oh boy someone help him) but he and nancy understand each other bc theyve been through the same shit (which also means they dont feel like they burden each other bc like. u cant burden someone if theyre already sharing the weight yk?) but seperation=losing that support so their relationship, which relies so heavily on that mutual understanding, suffers.
nancy and will are doing a little better individually. because guess what: they have HOBBIES.(jon also does but he seems to have abandoned it. rip his i wanna take a pic era. and mike has d&d but in the between time between oh no wills gone and oh yay eddie my beloved, hes doing shit. and even w d&d his grades are still affected by his mental place and his rooms super messy so like. doing better but still not great.)
we see that wills super into art (which is known to be therapeutic so double woo points) again after doing it less in s3. and he seems to be specifically using it to deal w his sad gay feelings (channelling shit like the introspective king he is 🤩). also hes got people other than mike to offer emotional support. even with jonathan not available, he can still talk to joyce (st character with positive relationship w a parent❗holy shit how rare❗❗). also its will. if hes in his feels hes just gonna vibe with it. 'oh misery my best friend lets hang out for a bit 😍😍' (prolly bc jonathan put his whole jonussy into making sure will was okay w having emotions. as a part of his mission to spite lonnie. SLAY KING) compared to the wheelers who are like 'um what the fuck is an emotion ive never felt one i swear. wdym u saw me crying yesterday🤨?? no u literally didnt that was my evil twin😒.'
anyway that brings me to nancy. who. yk shes doing Okay. the second anyone brings up jon shes about to commit crimes against them so yk not totally good but coping. bc she kinda just full body throws herself at that school newspaper stuff so she has a distraction and its working okay. until her new friend-w-glasses-destined-to-die- horrifically, dies horrifically.
but then she has emotional support through surrounding herself w people who Get It. (woooo robins around and nancy feels comfortable for once!!!!) i mean shes also almost reverting to steve bc nancys trauma response is just 'i can only ever be emotionally vulnerable with romantic partners bc i havent had a friend since s1 and my family dont know shit abt the monster dimension (plus ted is actually just a cardboard cutout with a robotic voice box that blurts out 1 of 10 phrases on a timer). apart from mike. but idk hes busy crying over his bf and we can never open up to each other in a genuine way bc repression is the Wheeler Way To Slay' but yk shes at least partially coping.
but their relationships basically get totally fucked bc oh no if we cant have heart to hearts in physical proximity we are going to Die. also communication without magical telepathy through eye contact??? whos she??? (esp w byler. u cant have effective coded conversations over the phone. and theyve got all their other reasons for not talking: will doesnt wanna reach out first and have mike brush him off bc oh dear the 3x03 fight really fucked with him didnt it. and mikes desperately trying to call but for fuck sake how is their phone always busy. and he wont use letters bc idk hes too gay for that he keeps signing them w 'love mike. ps im in love w u in case u didnt get that😍😍😍')
and jancy. oof. jons like 'i have to appease literally everyone in my life apart from myself and i cant do that bc yay nancy means boo family and yay family means boo nancy so now i think i will have a crisis bc if im honest with her she will Hate me. yes i am so rational' and nancys like 'wtf is going on does he hate me or smthn. i am also totally rational' and they wont talk abt it bc theyre scared of pissing each other off. (and have no example of healthy relationships to follow)
basically. double byler are codependent in a way that isnt Necessarily unhealthy - in fact when around each other, they seem to do better Because of that reliance on each other. it allows them to be emotionally vulnerable in a way that they cant be w anyone else (even will who has like the most supportive family ever <3 still feels most comfortable being open w mike as evidenced by his talk w jon in s2).
BUT. seperation fucks over their relationships and their individual mental health. and thats where the unhealthy aspect comes in. bc over reliance on one person is gonna Fuck Shit Up. (it wouldnt be so bad if they still communicated regularly thru letters and phone calls but yk self hatred is a bitch and theyre all very insecure.)
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sorry i just came to this fantasy so i might be extremely incoherent and rambly. cw omorashi and mutual desperation.
i wanna dom pete so badly and have us both need to pee at the start of the scene. i’m a sucker for outfit details so i’m imagining him in a tight white shirt with a long sleeve mesh shirt underneath, TIGHT light blue skinny jeans, and most importantly, satin underwear that can’t absorb anything at all. i’m imagining myself wearing a cute leather get up with a micro skirt, also very unabsorbant. he’s on his knees, hands behind his back, not allowed to touch himself and squirming desperately, partially because he’s too hard to function and partially because he’s fighting a losing battle against his bladder, the waistband of his pants pushing into his rock hard bladder and knowing that if he leaks, it'll show up on his pants almost immediately. i’m making a show of holding myself and whining how badly i need to pee, mostly to mock him not being able to touch himself but also because i’m on the verge of bursting too. he’s not allowed to piss himself until i do, so this is torture for him, but at least all the blood in his body is being directed towards his dick, making it marginally easier to hold. i start grinding against the edge of the bed he’s kneeling on, getting off on seeing him squirm and try not to whine with how close he is to bursting. he freezes and squeezes his eyes shut as a strong wave of desperation hits him like a freight train, and i tsk at him, telling him he needs to watch me so he doesn’t relieve himself too early. he reluctantly opens his eyes, tears just barely starting to form, but his cock is straining against that zipper, aching to be touched, either to help hold back piss or release cum. i teasingly let out a leak, but my bladder betrays me, and within a second i’m full force pissing against the bed post. i play it off like i meant to do that, moaning in only slightly exaggerated relief as it pours down the side, still dry humping the post the whole way through. he watches me, still being such a good boy, waiting until i’m fully empty before his own bladder finally forces a leak out. i’ve cum from just grinding the bed post, and i’m a little hazy, but i see the leak, a small wet spot on those impossibly tight jeans, the light color giving him no other excuse to what it could be. i crawl onto the bed behind him, trailing my finger down his neck, feather light, and he squirms even more now, finally breaking and begging me to let him piss himself. i giggle and tell him that he already seemed to be in the process of it, and since he was such a good boy waiting until i finished, he can pee too. a moan is ripped out of his throat as he finally gives into the urge and he pisses himself, light jeans rapidly darkening, rock hard bladder bulge softening and shrinking in size, the loud hissing as the completely clear piss soaks both legs of his jeans and the bed underneath him. he’s thanking me so profusely between moans of relief, thanking me for finally letting him go. i just giggle a bit, playing with his nipples through his shirt as he’s finally finishing, a good thirty seconds later. i joke that he really was holding for me all day, and he just thanks me for letting him go before his body decided for him. i get back in front of him, and i dry hump (wet hump?) him to a breathless orgasm, ruining the piss soaked pants even further with cum. he collapses into me, nails digging into me, trying to find some traction as he twitches through an orgasm, his body already spent from holding in all that piss for me all day. after i make sure he’s okay, he reassures me that he was so into it, he could barely think with how turned on he was. i tell him to change the sheets and clean himself up once i do, and once we make sure everything is clean, we have cuddly make outs where he fingers me to another, softer orgasm and i jerk him off slowly and lazily until he cums with barely a whine. we both drift off to sleep afterwards.
holy shit i am SO sorry for the short novella i wrote jesus.
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Horror is my favorite genre, ever. Here's some movie reviews! 
And before anyone asks. Whatever kink you're thinking I might have while reading this. Yes. 
I'm actually rewriting this after having finished it and deleting the whole thing on accident. So. It's not as good as it was originally. Sorry y'all. 
Candyman 1992 10/10 ⭐
Not only was the lead actress amazing and hot but the lead actor, Tony Todd, was sooo sexy even covered in mother flipping bees. I'm allergic but I'd risk my life for a kiss from that man. He's still hot! I got a thing for noses and he's checking all the boxes idk what to tell ya. 
And sure the murdering and kidnapping and stalking isn't so good. But like. He loved that white gurl of his and it killed him. Smh
Friday the 13th idk which 10/10 ⭐
Sexy. Buff. Manly man. Can rip me apart bare handed. Can crush my skull in one fist. Is a mama's boy, always a plus. But maybe on the wrong end of the spectrum soo… idk. Seems a terrible MIL but I dunno I'm not planning to make it past the honeymoon. So. Worth it. 
Jeepers Creepers 3 11/10 ⭐
I love this entire series. I think Jeepers is sooo hot leather daddy frfr. 
Him hunting people for body parts and being immortal is pretty damned cool. 
Those claws. Ugh. Moan. 
Favorite scene is in movie three tho. Idk why him catching those teenagers on the bikes was so amazing to me but it was??? I love that he has a pimped out torture van! 
Hellraiser 13/10 ⭐
Cenobuns are sexy AF. They can ice these buns ANY day ANY place. The Engineer, The Female and Butterball can have foursome with me as the meat or the olive on a toothpick any fucking time. Pinhead can get it too, but, idk… I wanna cuck him. 
They are dimension hopping puzzle box loving autistic BDSM Dom's who live outside of any other form of normal there can ever be. They know the key to pleasures and horrors never before seen and all they wanna do is give it to you. And lemme say. I'll take it. Any. Fucking. Time. 
Terrifier 10/10 ⭐
My sis HATES clowns. One of these days I'm gonna get her to sit down with me and watch it. With all my clowns and dolls and gnomes. It's so yummy, sexy, and funny! Clown-ussy, as teens would say. 
Terrifier 2 11/10 ⭐
Loved how they thickened the plot. They threw some flour in that stew and let it burn. I want all costumes in this from the clowns to the Halloween the teen wears. Clown-ussy back at it again and even better! Love the sidekick, too. I imagine he adopts her like a little stray. 
Idk how people were throwing up. I laughed the whole movie! Clowns ARE funny, y'all. 
Scarehouse 11/10 ⭐
I can't even-
Corset popping her ribs. 
Acid pillow fight. 
Ripping out her implants. 
By the time I watched this movie I was ELEVEN and had been hit by the puberty semi truck that ran he over, backed up, and went back over. I was over sexualized while being increasingly disinterested in sex of any form dealing with a number of mental health illnesses and gender and sexuality concerns. Having only fake female friends after losing my only true one. So Idk I really liked this one. 
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K NOW *YOU* HAVE TO RANK MIDNIGHTS. AND 1989. AND LOVER.
ELLIE YOURE KILLING ME. THREE ALBUMS ????
i was born in 1989
new romantics - idk why but this song is soooooo addicting. the way the music sounds should feel annoying to me but it just feels really nostalgic and fun instead (which is kinda how i feel about the whole album).
wonderland - i’m totally biased bc when i heard the lyric about the green eyes i immediately thought of wolflet…
style - love the screambility. love the very unsubtle reference to harry. love the lyric good girl faith and a tight little skirt.
blank space - boyssssss only want love if it’s torture… dontttt say i didn’t SAY I DIDNT WARN YAAAAAAAA (so it’s gonna be forever—)
wildest dreams - i don’t think there’s anything specific i like about this song, but i remember only liking this one on my first 1989 listen.
shake it off - this song is. lowkey pretty good. my anthem in third grade.
i know places - do not like the intro but i do like her riff on hiiiIIIiIiiIiide.
bad blood - will forever associate this song with that concert moment. ykwim
out of the woods - archer vibes. makes me anxious.
clean - iconic but i don’t get how this is some people’s favorite ts song.
i wish you would - it’s. fine
welcome to new york - not my favorite but not bad for an album opener.
this love - the whiplash i get from hearing this song right before i know places??
all you had to do was stay - nope. sorry. i don’t like the high-pitched stay. why is her voice up there.
you are in love - not my jam tbh but it has fairy godmother talking to cinderella vibes.
how you get the girl - F TIER. BOTTOM OF THE LIST. THE LOVE INTEREST IS TOXIC.
you’re my lover
lover - i kinda want to tie it with cruel summer but imo it’s a little better. i love the dreaminess and simplicity and the BRIDGE is just chefs kiss (even though my heart breaks a little whenever i listen to it after seeing a clip of her performing it live after the breakup).
cruel summer - clenches fist with the fact that i will never be able to scream the bridge at an eras concert
the man - WHATS IT LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT RAKING IN DOLLARS AND GETTING BITCHES AND MODELS
london boy - as an immigrant this song to me is about like. finding your home in someone else’s culture. and also kinda exploring your own? idk i am so projecting but this song makes me think of that so that’s why it’s higher up than it should be.
the archer - the BUILDUPPP GIRLY WHERE ARE YOU GOING
death by a thousand cuts - even though it’s a breakup song it still sounds very lovey dovey for some reason?? whatever love the bridge (i keep saying that—).
cornelia street - STOP YOURE LOSING ME
paper rings - AND I WOULDNT MARRY ME EITHER
miss americana and the heartbreak prince - very sweet but i have yet to watch the documentary
afterglow - sorry for ranking this so low but like. is it really that good
false god - i don’t listen to this song very much but the religious imageryyyy.
i think he knows - very sweet but sounds too similar to cornelia street imo so it didn’t really stand out to me. 
you need to calm down - it’s giving supportive white mom at pride.
it’s nice to have a friend - so cute but i wish they actually. stayed friends
daylight - how can i listen to this song normally anymore?
i forgot that you existed - i mostly listen to this song for nostalgias sake but other than that it’s. pretty mid
ME! - despite its low ranking it’s really not as bad as people make it out to be, it’s just that the rest of the songs are too good.
soon you’ll get better - i feel so bad for putting this song at the bottom but. it’s just okay
meet me at midnights
paris - I WANNA BRAINWASH YOU INTO LOVING ME FOREVER
would’ve could’ve should’ve - rips john mayer into pieces
the great war - insert bloody stick man meme
you’re on your own, kid - gut wrenching.
maroon - DO NOT. expect me to listen to what is basically an aged job red and act normally
anti-hero - this song is so funny like wtf 😭
dear reader - this song makes me feel like she’s my mom
question…? - once again in love with the bridge.
sweet nothing - oh, domestic love. oh, humming in the kitchen.
snow on the beach - I LOVE THE MORE LANA DEL RAY VERSION (also on my first listen of this album i remember not liking any of the songs except for this one lmao).
karma - THIS SONG IS ALSO SO FUNNY BUT I LOVE IT. karma is a cat ??? my mom hates this one though.
bejeweled - KNOW YOUR WORTH!! this music video is one of my faves.
high infidelity - taylor is writing too many songs about cheating. they’re all blurring together
vigilante shit - this song is lowkey hilarious like. girly thought she did something
lavender haze - good opener and it sounds cool on a record player.
mastermind - cinder vibes!
midnight rain - yk i never knew that some people thought it was about lautner? that would make sense actually. anyway this song is good but really mid as a title(?) track
bigger than the whole sky - not the best 3 am track
glitch - this is just okay??
labyrinth - sorry ellie i know this was your number one but 🥲
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Jason felt nausea as he opened his eyes, no bright light and yet it hurt his eyes as he squinted. He turned to see Nightwing and Red Robin in the same position as he. Trapped in a cage of sorts. What happened again?
A case... dead people in which their death was cause of torture... getting a lead and Hood ran into the two... no... wait no that's not right. Three, he ran into the three. Batman? No... no that can't be it. Batman was meeting in Metropolis for something, who-
"You're all awake, good. I thought it would take forever to wait"
Nightwing looked around in a rush "Where's Robin?"
Fuck
It's Robin, the third was Robin.
"The boy had thrown a tantrum, I was gonna go from oldest to youngest. Then he decided to punch me and almost got me out, so he's gonna go first. Lucky for you all, you get to watch"
Who was this man? The name... on the tip of Jason's tongue.
The sound of a wheelchair made it's way over, the person who sat, bruised and bleeding was Robin. All three of them tensed and Nightwing writhed in anger "Let him go!"
"You are all so predictable, one member gets threatened and you come undone"
Roman...
Shit shit shit shit! No! He was told to be dead, Jason was sure of it! How the fuck is Black Mask alive?!
"So Robin, anything you wanna say?" Robin stirred awake, Black Mask taking off the gag over his mouth. "Tt, Go... to hell you piece of shit" Black Mask frowned "For such a young boy you sure have a big mouth. Time to fix that shall we?" A group of men wheeled something in... an electric chair. He surely wouldn't do... no he would he fucking would.
Robin was sluggish as his restraints were undone, they drugged him. Nightwing looked as if he wanted to rip the bars apart. Black Mask wasn't dumb, he knows how to get about keeping hostages, of course the cages they were kept in were protected and strong. As Robin was placed on the chair, more restraints being put back on and it looked as if the drugs wore off cause he looked alert now. Black Mask sat down on a chair holding a device in his hands as he grinned. "So let us begin shall we? Once Batman finds his sidekicks dead, then I'll have him"
The dial was turned on and Robin did nothing, everyone shouted for him, but Robin's done this before. He was trained by the best to withstand it all.
Black Mask wasn't pleased, Jason looked at Robin trying to signal that if he plays off that he's in pain then it won't get worse for a time. "Seems the little boy is good at hiding the pain. Let's change that up, hm?" He turned it up and Robin still held his ground, whether it be his stubbornness or damn pride in the way. Nightwing shook the bars in protest and Red Robin was trying to pick the lock as best as he could. Then it died down again, Robin was... he was trembling, but he balled his hands into fists in protest of it all. From the sound of the clicks, it was raised twice more. The electricity sparked and illuminated the room, Robin was writhing in pain yet no noise came out.
"So close to full power and yet you still manage to keep some dignity. Let's see how you do now"
Three clicks and Black Mask started it.
Then the scream... so loud that the others had to cover their ears as Black Mask smiled. "There we are, who knew someone was so good at being tortured. I might keep him around to amuse me more"
"STOP IT" Jason couldn't stop himself from yelling, but it did nothing as Roman kept it going. Everything went white for a few moments and Robin was sobbing for him to stop, that would only fuel it. Finally it died down, Nightwing had tears in his eyes. Red Robin kept pounding on the cage in rage. Jason was spitting out every curse he knows.
Robin went limp for a mere moment and the restraints broke the next. Robin's eyes burned green, he lost himself in the influence.
"Wha-" Before Roman could even get up, Robin leaped like a wild animal and punched him square in the face. Then stomping down on his chest, holding his foot down on Roman's windpipe. The man was losing air until all noise from his struggle stopped, he was out.
As his goons came in with guns, Robin yelled and charged at them, one person managed to shoot him in the side, but he didn't care. Robin kicked the man in the jaw, then pressed his foot down and twisted to his other foot to kick the other in the face, some teeth flying out.
"What the hell is happening to him?"
Jason answered, it doesn't even seem that Dick had an answer "The Lazarus Pit influence is running through him, he manages to stabilize it at times, but he snapped now"
"I've- He never acted like this..."
"As I said, he stabilizes it much more"
"How did you know?"
"He's told me, I know what it's like after all"
Jason shouted to Robin as he finished off the goons "Robin! You gotta find yourself, it's over now!"
Robin stood eerily still, then approaching the cages, he held a tight grip and Jason was sure his knuckles turned white as Robin ripped the bars off of Dick's cage. Then doing the same for Tim and Jason next, Tim looked wary at the boy "Robin?" Robin chest heaved with every step, blood blooming at the side of his tunic, if Robin could feel it he made no indication to it. Robin looked at the doorway and narrowed his eyes, stalking over to it, the sounds of footsteps getting closer.
Robin watched carefully, the door swung open and he slammed his fist into their face. Another unfortunate soul of a goon to be met by Damian going crazy on the Lazarus Pit. "Robin. It's okay, calm down" Robin snapped his direction to Dick who tried to calm him. Robin punched Dick in the gut, the man almost doubled over, but he kept his footing. Robin went to swing again and Dick blocked it then grabbed his other hand in time as Robin tried to use the other next. "Robin, stop it"
Robin opened his mouth and out came spit as he coughed. "Dami?" He kept coughing and then collapsed on the spot, the bullet wound. Dick carried Damian in his arms gently "We have to leave immediately"
.
.
.
He should have done better
Something so weak as torture made him lose it..?
Pathetic
He can do better
So what made him so weak?
Emotions
He was afraid to snap and end up doing something he might regret
Why is he in pain?
Well the electricity for one, then the gunshot
He ignored it when it happened
The Lazarus Pit gives strength to those who go in
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Damian sat up, startled as he cried out, then a group surrounded him.
"It's okay"
"You're okay"
"Relax, we're at the cave"
Damian breath was shaky as he breathed out, moving his hands frantically around his body as if he was testing if it felt like him. "Mmback?" "Yeah your back, we got the bullet out and stitched the wound" "Wasn't me... I didn't... I didn't do anything right?" "No, you didn't do anything bad. You saved us and stopped Black Mask"
"Weren't... supposed to see that... only Todd"
"Sorry kid, the cat's out of the bag now"
"Scary... drowning in"
"It's okay now Dames, you won't be hurt any longer"
"Wanna..." Damian almost bit the words back, but his mind was a mess so he kept speaking "...hug, please?" Who was Dick to deny his little brother a hug? He was most definitely willing to give him a hug anytime.
"Mmsorry you saw... that side"
"I don't care, I'm just glad you're safe. We all are" Tim and Jason joined in the hug and Damian closed his eyes as he yearned the warmth.
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I really really wanna do a Riz and Pina story that just rips to shreds the idea that they're actually a good couple but it feels mean and it'd be pretty intense trying to write and I've got the terminal Brain Bad that's got me already hung up on like 6 other WIPs rn but hear me out
Pina's one of those characters who everyone likes and everyone wants to like so we interpret him in the most generous way possible, and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that and in fact him growing as a person is all considered the more likely scenario, but we don't really have a solid reason to think he's not still the little shitheel that goes around antagonizing people for shits and giggles. Maybe it doesn't even matter what his actual intentions are for this idea, maybe Pina just doesn't realize what a massive backhanded move it is, what matters is how he affects Riz, and Riz has PLENTY of reasons to not think Pina's changed.
Legoshi didn't want to call the cops because he knew the carcaral system would be bad for Riz, Riz actually had his breakthrough that let him start processing his shit for real because Legoshi decided to fight him. Riz probably would've insisted on turning himself in sure but Legoshi could've pushed him toward actual treatment and once Gouhin got him he could've actually acclimated y'know.
Pina is the reason he's in jail. Pina is well known for making carnivores uncomfortable because Pina actually understands the power herbivores have over them in society. Pina is one of the only people on Earth who know Riz has an obsessive personality and a deep need for connection and a particular affinity for little wooly guys. How is Riz supposed to think anything about Pina other than that he's here to mock him? Make Riz "like" him so he doesn't kill him when he gets out.
And what's maybe worse is it's working. The guards are uncomfortable letting Pina in but he's an herbivore, he can get what he wants, it just means Riz is in a few more restraints than usual, fuck they won't even let his family visit most of the time but Pina gets whatever Pina wants. It means Pina is his only friend, it means the focus of his obsession is slowly sliding off Tem and onto Pina, he can feel it, and he hates it.
But he can't talk to anyone about it, his case manager and his mandated therapist think it's good for Riz to be able to acclimate himself to an herbivore like that. If he complains he'll get a sentence extension. If he confronts Pina or scares him off then there's no herbivores around to vouch for him, to show how much "progress" he's making. Of course Pina could just get bored and stop coming some day anyway, and what does that mean for Riz? He has to play along, let Pina think he's making him uncomfortable, but play nice anyway?
It's not bad enough that he's losing a decade of his life to a system that hates him, now he has to juggle keeping his real self alive and not broken by the system, looking like he's doing what everyone wants him to for even the chance of getting out one day, and let this smarmy little fuck bat his feelings around?? All because Pina gets whatever he wants, the world was made for people like him, Rex he wishes he actually pully that pretty boys guts out when he had the chance but no even at his absolute lowest Riz always had to acquiesce to pretty perfect little Pina, he can do whatever he wants to Riz, and Riz will let him, and trying to draw the line between whether it's survival, lust, rage, desire gets harder every day.
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mirrored-heart-fics · 2 years
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Cruel to Be Kind (s.h. x reader)
from @get-your-fics‘s A Midsummer Night’s Writing Challenge! Thanks so much for tagging me in this! Hope you all enjoy 💗
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew // 10 Things I Hate About You 
pairing: Steve Harrington x fem!reader (fluff, a little angst)
warnings: strong language/swearing, betrayal, high school level PDA
word count: 8k
Note: The reader insert uses she/her pronouns. I chose to write the reader as an immigrant/ethnic kid (her parents are non-English speakers/speak only a little English). She’s probably ND as well but was never diagnosed. It takes place during Season 4, but no major plot events happened (nothing w/ Vecna or the Upside Down). I cut out the subplot of Bianca and her suitors for a simpler story, but still using the original source material as the basic outline. The title comes from the song by Letters to Cleo, which is featured in the soundtrack for 10 Things I Hate About You.
“Say she rail; why, I'll tell her plain She sings as sweetly as a nightingale. Say that she frown; I'll say she looks as clear As morning roses newly wash'd with dew. Say she be mute and will not speak a word; Then I'll commend her volubility, and say she uttereth piercing eloquence.”
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Dustin slammed the door as he got into Steve's car. (These kids, man. Where are their manners?)
"Steve, hey, look. I need you to do me a favor," he turned and looked up at the older boy who was currently fiddling with the dial on the radio with a concentration that could match El's.
"What?" Dammit, he needed to replace it soon. But he really didn't wanna go to his dad so it may have to stay busted for now.
"Okay, so just got bamboozled—"
"Bamboozled?"
"Shut up, practically trampled by these freshman—"
"You mean your classmates?"
"Yeah, whatever, anyway—these freshies wanted you do something for them. And—it's kind of like a big ask. But you owe me a soda anyway."
Steve was intrigued. Or, at least, mildly interested in whatever these freshman had to say. He hadn't befriended any other younger teens outside of Dustin's circle and had no siblings, so he didn't know how these kids knew his name. He was sure his 'King Steve' reputation died when he graduated.
"Okay? What is it?" He sounded... weary... of the details he wasn't even aware of yet.
It couldn't be too big, right? Like, these kids probably wanted him to drive them around or—
"You need to ask Y/N out so that they can ask her sister out to Homecoming. Her sister can't date anyone until Y/N does. I dunno, her family's, like, super strict or something," Dustin blurted out. Completely ripped off the band-aid.
Steve flinched back from the broken radio.
What?
...
What was he to him? Did he only exist to give into Dustin’s every needs and wants?
He wasn’t some kind of dating service or whatever the fuck.
 “Please? These kids are obnoxious as hell yet so popular somehow. They have not left me alone—I swear to God—since that dance was announced,” Dustin pleaded.
 He looked again at his younger friend. His dorky freshman and kid-brother figure in his life.
That... wasn't the most insane thing he's been asked to do, considering Dustin and the gang always got him into supernatural shit anyway.
How hard could this be?
Robin commented recently on how he's managed to go on a thousand dates every week. This is one of his main strengths in his, well, diverse arsenal of skills (using household items as demon hunting equipment was strangely a plus). If anything, it would be weirder if he didn't get the girl.
And, speaking of the girl, Y/N—she was a complete stranger to him. He could vaguely recall having junior year history with her... maybe it was chemistry? The more she didn't know who he was in high school, the simpler this would be and the sooner this would be over. He would take her on a date, turn on his trademarked charm, and be done with it.
Steve sighed. What did he have to lose, truly? It was just a stupid little favor.
Dustin looked hopeful... hopeful that this would stop those boys from pestering him. Steve empathized wholeheartedly.
"Alright, when do I ask her?" He started the engine and gripped his hands on the steering wheel.
—————✨
The girl in question was spending her time stocking shelves, sweeping the floor, helping customers find their items and then checking out their items. She planned to work at the Hawkins Art and Frame store for the year before studying at a small art school next fall.
She was currently bored at the counter, hand on her chin and forearm resting on the counter, re-reading a comfort book but not being able to focus on the story. Just skimming over the words. It was a slow day. Barely anyone came by.
The bell rang and she glanced at the source of the sound and movement. It was a guy who graduated with her from high school.
"Hi, welcome in," she called out in a light tone as she does to all customers of Hawkins Art and Frame. He nodded back and waved to her with a tight smile.
Oh god, not this jerk. She clearly remembers hiding herself in her notes or a book, trying not to get roped into the conversations of the popular group. She succeeded—they didn't bother her and she could live out her quiet existence in peace. She learned nothing deeper about them and that's the way she preferred it.
She looked down into her book, pretending to read. Literally just studying the texture of page, not comprehending any of the printed text.
The guy—Steve—wanders around the store, pausing at sections of brushes and paint, canvases and paper. Not that she's creating meticulous notes in her head of his store behavior or anything.
"Uhm, hi. I'd like to buy this," he lays down a single 2B graphite pencil in front of her.
"Alright, it'll be two dollars—"
"Two dollars? For a pencil?" She wants to let out a laugh, but she's a budding expert in the ancient art of keeping one's cool.
"Yeah—you chose an expensive brand, see?" She twists the pencil over to the side where the name is stamped into it. "And artist pencils are different from regular ones. This one is softer. It'll smudge more easily."
Steve pauses a second and decides whether or not he wants to go through his charade.
"I... sorry, I don't actually want to buy this," he runs a hand through his hair. "I came here because..." Why is he so nervous? The girl looks up at him with soul-piercing eyes, that's why.
"For a date." He manages to push out.
...why isn't she responding?
"A... date?" The girl is thoroughly confused. He nods his head.
"Yeah, I..." shit, shit, he was gonna kill these kids if he finds them. "I wanted to ask you on a date." This is far from the most embarrassing thing he's done yet it viscerally feels like it.
"I, uhm. Uh." The girl is blinking rapidly. Unsure if this is real or not. "Uhm. I don't know."
"You... don't know?" Why does he feel a bit crushed?
"I—I don't know you that well, Steve," she answers flatly.
That's fair, he thinks. He doesn't know her at all.
"Will you think about it?" Shit, he sounds too eager. Keep it cool.
"Uh." She looks up into the hope-filled brown eyes of one Steve Harrington. "Sure?" Is all she can genuinely give right now.
He gives her a thumbs up and speeds out the door.
She has a lot to journal about tonight.
—————✨
She does think about it. That part is truthful.
But—she doesn't think she'll accept the date request. The "I don't know" was a soft "no."
The girl rolls over on her bed, unable to sleep, brain too busy with potential scenarios of how this may play out. If she says yes and her parents allow it—if they don't even care—then what? She goes on a date and has a good time? Or she goes on a date and feels awkward and uncomfortable, leaving the both of them miserable?
Would her parents allow it? They sure haven't for her little sister, that bitc—kid she doesn't get along with.
But she was legally an adult now. They told her she's allowed to do anything she wants within reason.
If she says no and doesn't go on a date, life will be the same except she may hurt a dude (a guy who was pretty rude in high school, her conscience would insist—don't feel too bad).
If she doesn't show up at work and lives inside her bedroom, she would be able to avoid Steve long enough that he forgets her, but then she'd lose her job and thus her money for school.
She runs her hands over the comforter, playing with the loose threads. She hadn't considered why yet. Why would Steve want to take her on a date?
She struggled to produce an answer.
—————✨
 "Hey," Steve showed up once again to Y/N's workplace. In a cute yellow sweatshirt. With nice, fashionable, big hair. She even notices freckles on his face, but rapidly tries to erase that thought that out of her mind.
"Hi?"
"You? Me? Date?" He points at her and himself.
"Uhhhhhhhh."
"Y/N, you have gorgeous eyes," Steve tries complimenting her, realizing it was too soon as he speaks it. He internally smacked his head.
"Uh, I—thanks?" Y/N grimaces-smiles. She tried to keep it friendly, but unsure if what she wants to do in her head is showing up on her face. She's pretty sure she's not nailing what she's going for...
And Steve thinks the same with his moves.
"I just thought, 'man, I was wondering what Y/N was up to today, I'm so impressed with her art skills,' and I had to visit you," Steve wonders if he's hamming up his delivery enough.
"...How'd you know I make paintings?" Her face is showing disbelief. He was going for amazement and hopefully swooning but this is okay, too.
"I remembered—high school." Snap. Finger guns. "Miss Watson's sixth period art class. You were wicked in her studio. Complete genius. A real Picasso in there," aaaannnd that's the extent of his art knowledge. Picasso was an artist, wasn't he? He had Dustin go through his yearbook to figure out what extracurriculars Y/N did, though he did know that she had taken Watson's studio art class (Nance had it, also).
Y/N's eyes popped in recognition, but he took that as a good sign.
"I, uh. Thanks, Steve."
He smiled at that.
"But—why me?"
And the smile marginally dropped.
"I mean—you have lots of other girls dying to be with you, waiting for you to ask them, no?" Steve found it was harder to keep a friendly face. "Why don't you go look for them?" Someone who's actually interested in you, she wanted to add, but held back. It would be a bit too mean.
"Y/N, I'm really into you. Like, super. I mean—you're so artsy! And nice and cool. What guy wouldn't wanna be with you?" He's salvaging what he can from this dumpster fire he started himself.
That... did something in her. Something bad. Small, but bad. He could tell in the tiny downturn of her lips, the glimmer in her eyes. Did he say the wrong thing? He meant it as a compliment. He tried compliments this whole time. It's not working. Why isn't it working?
 She replied carefully, choosing her words like picking out a splinter. "Thanks, but... no, Steve... I'm sure you're used to getting 'yes' all the time. But. Sorry."
 He couldn't believe it. He blew at his best trait.
—————✨
 Steve re-told the story of his failed attempt to Robin, slicing out all of the bits about Dustin's favor. Robin didn't need to know that. She'd freak out and the plan would be ruined and Dustin would hold a grudge against him for a million years. He couldn't lose his only other friend.
And she was laughing. Snickering. Snorting. Hooting and clapping her hands.
"You complimented her eyes? That early? Outta nowhere?" Robin was holding her abdomen, stomach muscles hurting from the amount of laughter she was letting out.
"Yeah, yeah, I know—wasn't the best timing," Steve rolled his eyes, resting his hands on the counter of Family Video. "I panicked in the moment. Usually, I just... ya know," he waves his hands around, "smile and give girls the look, and it all ends up going good from there," he side-eyed his best friend.
"You dingus, that's why you have to learn something about her before you ask her out," Robin gave him a gentle shove.
"I don't know," he shrugged, "I panicked in the moment and-and it felt like I was slipping... she didn't join any clubs in high school. I had, like, only one class with her. I was so focused on Nance, right? I only knew she did art and that's what I told her," he lifted his eyebrows.
"You told her?" She teased.
"Complimented her. You know what I mean."
"Ooookay, have you seen any of her art?"
Steve was suspiciously quiet.
"Steve!" Robin scolded, swatting at his arm.
"I know! It's not working—my usual charm—not working..." He couldn't figure out why. He's usually in the clear at this point. He ran a hand over his face.
"Steve," Robin looked at him, sobering up, "maybe consider that not all girls are the same. Or that, you know, I can't afford to screw up if I like a girl." Steve nodded, eyebrows tilting. Grounded by the serious reminder.
"So... what do I do now?"
Robin looked around the video store, aimlessly at first and then—spotting the candy aisle.
"I have an idea, Harrington."
  —————✨
Y/N was sketching on her bed, Walkman headphones on. Her sister was throwing a fit to her parents in the bedroom next door (she couldn't go dress shopping with her friends if she wasn't allowed to go to Homecoming in the first place). She increased the volume dial.
She turned the paper around, drawing on the far end corners she couldn't reach without smudging. Thinking over the two encounters with Steve over the week. How (seemingly) spontaneous and strangely persistent they were. How it was Steve Harrington of all people.
But also noticing after the fact how... dorky he acted. Leagues away from his high school self. Finger guns? The thumbs up and dash away? She unconsciously smiled to herself, thinking of the mental images they created.
Huh. Maybe he had really changed after all.
Or maybe he hadn't.
With no reference point to the real Steve beneath the reputation, either in high school or currently, how could she judge him accurately? Or maybe the reputation was the true him, which was less of a chilling thought and more of a sad, pathetic one.
Still, neither the pity nor genuine curiosity into the layers of Steve wasn't enough to accept his date invitation. She lounged on her bed, covered by her pillows and blankets, surrounded by art supplies and snacks. It was a literal comfort zone, one she felt no desire to leave whatsoever.
Even if a... she wanted to roll her eyes at finishing this thought.
Even if a... conventionally attractive boy existed beyond its boundaries. (There. She could leave that in the open.)
 But some tiny, evil plotting part of her brain started thinking about what a date with Steve would be like. It conspired in the back of her mind, stubbornly lingering while her music and art distracted her at the forefront.
—————✨
It started with small things—her favorite candies, bookmarks from the used book store she shopped at, colored pencils. These little presents appeared on her work counter from time to time. At the very first moment, she was pleasantly surprised, but then it quickly became obvious who it was from, and her surprise turned into bitter acceptance.
Steve showed up more, hanging around her counter, even helping her when she had to restock items. He came as much as he could whenever he was off on his own shifts at Family Video. She tried to shoo him out and he respected that whenever she actually had customers to help, but for the most part...
He was here. With her.
Huh.
Okay, then.
She learned that he wasn't close to his parents (who were never home, anyway, he told her). She told him that she came from a big, nosy, tight-knit family. She learned that he was able to tell what kind of hair products people used (and later learned what kind he himself used). He learned from his own observations that she was a music and art snob, criticizing other people’s collection of cassettes and VHS tapes like her life depended on it.
 “Favorite movie?” she asked as they were both re-stocking the pencils.
“Back to the Future—I saw it with Robin when it first came out,” he chuckled to himself, remembering that night.
“Oh, your sister, right?” She recalled seeing her a couple times at Family Video. She had seen her maybe once in the frame shop before she knew Steve. She seemed like another artsy type, was kind of a band geek, she remembered, but friendly. They were cool whenever they passed each other in the halls or classrooms back when she attended Hawkins High.
“What? No! She’s not my sister.”
“Well sorry,” The girl put her hands up, “It’s just that… you guys look alike.” She shrugged. She insisted it was a fair assumption. She furrowed her eyebrows. “…Back to the Future? Really? You work at a video store. You don’t have any other ones?”
Steve was a little shocked by her boldness. He thought this girl was supposed to be nice, right? “I mean… The Karate Kid! I saw that one in the theater. Ferris Bueller? Ghostbusters?” He was getting weirdly defensive about his movie tastes.
“I liked Ferris Bueller also…” she conceded. “But that’s it?”
“What else would there be?”
“Uh, you’re skipping over entire genres and histories of movies. Not to mention international ones or experimental films. Or feminist films. Stuff like that. All of yours is kitsch,” The girl went back to sorting her pencil stock.
Steve was genuinely offended. He would have to look up whatever she said in the last part. He didn’t even know how to spell that.
“Well—which ones do you like then?” He asked just to ask. He was still recovering from his bruised ego.
“Next time you go to work, you need to look out for… actually, no, let me write you a list,” she stood up to go to the check-out counter. She pulled out a pad of yellow lined paper and a pencil. She scribbled down her list, but he couldn’t see exactly what she was writing from his angle.
“This is your homework,” she ripped out the sheet of paper and handed it to Steve. It contained a few movies he’d seen at Family Video (he recognized their VHS covers), but most of them were new names to him. Some of the titles were in foreign languages. French? Spanish? He sweated nervously.
  The girl had a couple siblings, including an annoying younger teenage sister. Steve pretended not to know that.
She observed that he morphed into a parent figure when he was with the young group of teens. She was surprised that he was close with one of them (the curly-haired one with the baseball cap. He even had a handshake with him).
The Steve she knew from high school wasn’t him. 
  "Let's go eat something," Steve tilted his head towards the storefront. The girl was closing her shift and taking off her apron and name tag.
"I should probably go home, Steve. What if my parents ask where I am?" She answered indifferently. Steve learned by now that it was another way of her saying no.
"You can say that you're eating dinner with a friend—a friend that can drive you and have you back before dark. C'mon, you live close here," he gestured to vaguely the direction of her house.
"You haven't met them in person yet," she bent down to grab her purse.
"Don't worry, I can charm parents, too," he grinned boyishly.
"Steve," she looked him in the eye, "you haven't been around immigrant parents and it's showing." She put on her windbreaker. "They're not like American parents—not so relaxed about the whereabouts of their children."
"Okay, but maybe I can try to ge—"
"It's like with my sister—they refuse to let her go to Homecoming, let alone allow any dating for her," Steve's eyes widened for a split second, heartbeat skyrocketed for one millionth. And back down.
"But you can try," she mock-smiled up at him.
—————✨
 "No shoes in the house."
"Okay," Steve wheezed out, following close behind her steps. He bent down to untie his shoes and leave them next to the door while Y/N effortlessly slipped hers off and kicked them under a stool.
"Y/N? YOU HOME?" Her mom called out from the living room. She was folding laundry on the couch while her grandmother was watching a TV show.
"YEAH! Steve, come on," she waved him in. He followed her and—she cringed slightly. She forgot to tell her family beforehand. But you can't prepare for spontaneity, she supposed.
"MOM I'M HERE WITH A FRIEND," she entered the living room.
"WHO'S THAT?" Her mom looked over just as Steve appeared in her line of vision.
He waved and smiled. In a very unusually stiff way, the girl noted.
"MOM, THIS IS STEVE," The girl crossed the room to give her grandmother a kiss on the cheek. Steve took a baby step into the living room, conspicuously out of his element.
"HI STEVE," her mom nodded at him. He nodded back, still with that nervous smile. He couldn't tell what accent she had.
Her grandmother said something to Y/N in a language he didn't understand. They laughed together and Steve felt like it was directed towards him. Not in a hostile way, but not in a way that included him, obviously.
Her dad appeared in the hallway, newspaper under his arm. He looked Steve up and down, then nodded. He disappeared into the kitchen.
"H-hi, ma'am. I was wondering if I could take her—I mean if we could eat dinner together. In a restaurant. For-for food." His voice cracked several times and was at a higher octave than usual. He gestured lamely to the door.
"YEAH, GO, GO," Her mom shooed them off.
"You're... letting me go out to eat?" Y/N was momentarily stupefied.
"YEAH," Her mom resumed her activities of folding towels and watching the TV.
"...okay. Bye, mom. Bye, grandma," Y/N waved at them, turning towards Steve, gesturing them out. Her grandmother and mother said goodbye to them.
The girl had a furrowed look on her face. "...would've never happened in high school," was what Steve was able to catch from her muttering. She shut the door and locked it with her house key.
"They liked me?" Steve was still in his meeting-the-parents-of-a-friend anxiety state.
"Yeah they did. My grandma even called you 'handsome boy.'" Y/N was annoyed by that for a current unknown reason. Though, she was equally amused.
Steve's face lit up like plugged-in string lights.
"Steve," she laughed in disbelief.
"I'll wear it like a badge of honor," he announced like he was knighted by the queen. She laughed and he thought it was a sweet sound—he wanted to hear that again.
As they walked to his car, Steve couldn't help but ask:
"What d'you mean 'never happen in high school'?"
"I... my parents would ask me a lot of questions if I wanted to go to a school event or a dance. Either that or I had to stand by a chaperone if I did. It was too tedious to answer the questions and embarrassing if I did go so I ended up not going to a lot of them.
"I guess... I guess I just got used to being a homebody. It was too much work to make the effort to go out, so why do it? It's also a lot more... my style being at home. I like my hobbies and it's convenient to have all of my stuff in one place and it doesn't require other people..."
"Hobbies like drawing. Your art," he supplied.
"Exactly," she looked up at him. He looked into her eyes for answers and found an emotion he couldn't describe. But he knew what it was. He felt it himself before.
It didn't matter that he was never good with words. He could feel, and he felt deeply. And that was the most real thing to him.
"Come on, let's go eat," she opened the door to the passenger seat and slid in. She tried to shake herself from that strange moment and try to get back to dull, impersonal normalcy. She was reeling from that discomfort.
So why did they both hold on?
—————✨
 The boys had many of these moments in their downtime. Meandering hangouts just for fun. If a monster had attacked Hawkins, this would be the stage where Dustin laid out his research and plans to strike back. But currently, Steve and Dustin were sharing a bag of chips and half-watching TV together.
Steve was finding it hard to stay present. His mind kept pulling him towards the girl. He was smiling idiotically, Dustin told him. He didn’t know until he was told.
“What’s wrong? Are you in love with her now?” he remarked sarcastically, grabbing the bag for himself. Steve froze for a second.
“I—no. No, that’s crazy talk, Dustin,” He tried to regain his composure after the kid ruthlessly snatched it away. But he knew that Dustin saw that he hesitated. He forced himself to look at the TV, knowing that all of his credibility would dissipate if he looked at him now.
Dustin was silent.
No, wait—that was scarier than if he was pelting him with questions.
He felt fear—fear that since Dustin knew that something was up, that made it unavoidable to him and his brain now, no matter how much he tried to shove the feeling down.
“…Steve?” Dustin asked in a menacingly slow way.
“Yes?”
“When did it start?”
He groaned. Caught red-handed. “Uhmmm…. Like. I dunno, man… two weeks ago? Maybe?” He ran a hand through his hair.
“Didn’t you say it’d be only one date?”
“I—yes! Yes, Dustin. I just. I haven’t taken her on a date yet—not on a real date. Just give me more time.”
“Steve, the dance is coming up soon. And it’s gonna be more complicated if you actually like the girl now.”
He knew that full well. Plus, she was going away to art school next fall and he would still be in Hawkins. He’d never done long distance before. He wasn’t sure he knew how. But—that was thinking way too far ahead.
He was positive she didn’t feel that about him.
But the way he felt about her. It was… jumping off a cliff but enjoying the feeling of jumping off and falling.
He chuckled at himself. Still no way with words.
It was like what he had with Nancy, once upon a time.
—————✨
 The girl received notes made from scrap pieces of college ruled paper—compliments on her outfits, inside jokes they had developed, and cheesy song lyrics from the Top 40 radio station. One time, she even received a mini review of one of her movie recommendations. It was a half-folded piece of paper with a crude drawing of three stars colored in with two left blank. She opened the paper. It said: “To be honest, didn’t understand it. Pretty neat I guess. The main guy was cool.” She smirked.  
The girl had a growing collection at home, stuffed into an old shoebox, hidden far beneath a suitcase in her closet that no unauthorized eyes could pry into.
Steve and the girl were growing closer as signs of the dance slid beneath her nose. Four of the freshman boys had asked her sister to Homecoming. She went dress shopping with her friends but Y/N was too preoccupied with Steve's newfound place in her life to notice.
Eventually, Steve asked her once more on a date and... she said yes. To her surprise, to his surprise.
 The girl borrowed a dress from her aunt. It was her favorite color and suited her own personal style. She did her hair and makeup in front of her bedroom mirror.
She looked like... she looked like one of those girls from high school. The ones that went out all the time and had fun outside of school. The ones who had a life.
But still a version of herself was still present with all of that.
It wasn't a bad look.
She told her parents and grandmother that she'd be out with Steve and they let her go with only a request to bring back some food.
 She opened the door and Steve was more dressed up than usual in a button down under his blue jacket and his hair in a style that probably took hours to do. She wasn't sure, but she swore his eyes lit up when he saw her in her date outfit. Cute.
The girl and Steve went to a small diner close by Family Video. It was 1950s themed with neon lights, black and white checker-board tiles, even a jukebox in the corner. They selected a booth near the jukebox so she could browse the songs while waiting for their order.
Y/N was aware that she was... enjoying this. She had a petty desire to begrudge dates (maybe it was the stab of jealously she felt when seeing couples fawning over each other in public), but she had to admit that this was nice: being with him in fancy clothes and eating a comfort meal while Ella Fitzgerald's voice enchanted them from the speakers. The colors blurred into a soft neon blue and pink. The other patrons provided a quiet background noise to their conversation.
They talked about their usual topics: plans for the year, funny and/or crazy things that happened that week, hobbies, stuff on their to-do list. Anything interesting that came to mind.
 "Ya know, I don't always get a 'yes' to everything," Steve looked up at her from his plate. "Remember when you told me that? That was like, what? The second time we talked?"
She nodded, mouth full from eating.
"I really. Um. I really haven't been... I didn't know I'd end up here," he fiddled with the straw in his drink.
"What do you mean?" she tilted her head.
"Here. I mean, working at Family Video with Robin or driving around Dustin. Uh, a lot of things didn't go the way I expected them to. I didn't always get what I wanted." He thought of his shitty home life, growing away from his high school friends who were all dickheads anyway, his relationship with Nancy, his college plans that didn't go through, and, most of all, fighting for his life in a pit of alien monsters. Just the typical growing pains of life.
 "But did you get what you need instead?" Steve was taken aback. Eyes wide. He started to shake his head 'yes'—
"Like me?" she pointed at herself with her fork. He huffed. Rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, like you," he laughed, "and like Robin and Dustin. Like... people I didn't know I'd end up friends with." He stirred around his drink with his straw.
"Glad you took a chance on us nobodies, I guess," she added sarcastically.
"Hey," he was firm, chiding her. "Hey, no, no, not like that," he barely shook his head. He was soft with his voice. His eyes told her everything—everything that she wanted to believe about him.
 He was so much of what she was not. Sure, she received lots of compliments on her art or high grades, but she navigated through the world in such an awkward, clunky way, one that contrasted so visibly to Steve's. She was afraid that she was committing an innumerable amount of missteps every single time she had to interact with anyone. She was guarded and tended to doubt people more than she trusted them. She couldn't just talk to someone without a rehearsal in her head.
He had an effortless facility at basic human interaction. At rare times, in moments when it was needed, he was earnest and serious, reeling in his usual gregarious personality back in when the time wasn't right. He made people feel seen. He made people want to be around him.
She liked him. She liked him a lot. He endeared himself to her every day and she had to pretend to be annoyed by him when it was the polar opposite of that. For what? To protect her reputation? To guard her own heart?
Y/N watched Steve look at other patrons. His eyes danced around the room, a soft contented look on his face. He called over the waiter and ordered a milkshake.
 The waiter came back with two straws.
 —————✨
 "I have to pick up Dustin after the dance," Steve told her as they walked to his car. She nodded, plastic bag in hand for her family's take-out order. Just a detour and then she'd be on her way home. But a part of her wanted to stay with him for the night.
There was something about the angle of the moonlight, the glow of the neon diner sign behind them. Something that... made her want to hold hands. She took a leap of faith.
The warmth of his hand. He held her hand. He made her feel special.
She was the only thing he could see, the only thing he wanted to see in this moment.
He softly placed a hand on her cheek to bring her closer to him. They were so close, she could almost feel it. Closer to him than she'd ever been to anyone before.
They kissed. And something released inside her—relief from the anxiety of holding herself back or the finality to the anticipation of this moment. She had no clue; she couldn't think right now.
She adjusted her face to fit better. Was she doing this right? Nope, no relief from anxiety. She was still anxious. This was happening and it was exhilarating and disorienting. But it felt good, so good.
They bumped noses accidentally and she could feel him smiling. She laughed, pulling apart a little. And then it was over.
 "I—" she took a deep breath. What was there to say after... that?
 "Do all of your dates feel like that?" she was talking with no mediation between her brain and her mouth. The kiss completely dissolved her filter.
"No," Steve's chest was heavy, his cheeks hot and hair wild.
She didn’t stop to think of the implications.
 —————✨
 He drove them to Hawkins High. They held hands in the car. It was nice.
 He parked the car and they walked towards the high school gym blasting a Cyndi Lauper track. Balloons and couples framed the entrances. It was like a tunnel to another world where she would be transformed on the other side.
“Heyyyyy! Dusty, my man!” Steve called out. Dustin arrived with his long, complicated handshake.
“And you must be the ravishing Y/N,” Dustin bowed in front of her. “Enchanté.”
“Quite the gentleman,” she laughed. “Nice to meet you, too.”
A couple of Dustin’s classmates zoomed by, clapping him on the back. She couldn’t pick up what they were saying exactly, but it was like they were congratulating him for something?
She scanned the room. The dance was a lot to take in. She didn’t remember what it was like to be at one. High school felt so long ago. The music, the mass of kids in the gym, the decorations, the lights. She took a couple unsteady breaths.
She recognized a couple of Bianca’s friends to the left of the room. They were standing to the side, drinks in their hands. She thought she saw Bianca for a split second but knew that couldn’t be true. It was probably another girl that looked like her.
In her searching trance, she wasn’t aware that Dustin’s friends formed a circle near her, chatting and enjoying themselves. She took it to mean they wouldn’t be leaving right away. She looked up to Steve—who caught her eye. He winked.
She shook her head, unable to stop grinning.
Someone bumped into her.
“Oh! Sorry!” The kid exclaimed. She turned around to see—
Bianca in a party dress.
 “Y/N? How—why are you here?” she was becoming infuriated. Her older sister was quite familiar with how these things went. “I just went to the bathroom and you appeared outta nowhere?”
“Bianca, how’d you get to the dance? Did mom drive you? How did mom and dad let you?” She gestured to her whole outfit.
“Mom let me because now you’re with Steve. I went with my group and some guys that asked me out,” She crossed her arms, narrowed her eyes at her older sister.
“What?” She let out softly, taking in this information that seemed impossible. She was asked to the dance? And by more than one person? Mom thought she and Steve were dating? She was mortified.
“God, you’re such a square sometimes,” she rolled her eyes.
“Bianca, we’re going home now.”
“Oh, you think you can make me? I thought you were into that whole artsy hippie boho thing. You need to chill, homegirl.”
“Wow, okay. When did you start thinking being an airhead was cool?”
“At least I’m not some loser brainiac.”
“Come on, we’re going now.”                                                                                  
“No!”
 “Guys, what’s going on?” Dustin rammed himself into their bickering. Steve looked over the kids with a concerned expression.
“I just need to get my sister home. I’d rather her have an attitude at home than here. Can you convince her to leave?”
“Hey! I’m standing right here! Hello??” Bianca pointed to herself repeatedly.
The whole crux of the plan—both of the girls—were here. Dustin’s eyes widened. “Uh—Steve?” he silently begged his friend to diffuse the situation.
“Besides, I have a date! I can’t leave,” Bianca defended her case. Dustin was guiltily aware that he’d been the one to enable that.
Bianca squeezed past them over to her friend group.
 “Y/N? I have something to tell you,” Dustin prompted nervously. She turned to face him. “I-I was the one who set it up. Some kids wanted to ask your sister out and I asked Steve to ask you out. I know your family rule.”
She just kept receiving more information this evening. She left Dustin’s friend group, slipped by Steve who called out her name, and walk-ran out the doors. She couldn’t think. She relied on pure muscle memory and brain mapping of the school to get away from the building. She hugged herself for warmth, left uncovered from the heat of the gym and bare to the October night. She took deep breaths, trying to escape this nightmare.
“Y/N!” Steve ran out from the gym to her. “Y/N, I’m so sorry. It’s crazy. I knew it was crazy. It’s crazy,” he tried to explain but it didn’t come to him like he needed.
“Steve,” she said in a defeated way. She laughed at the ridiculous situation. It was just her life now. "’If I be waspish, best beware my sting,’" she recited with a faux-acting hand motion.
“What?” Steve was genuinely confused.
“It’s Shakespeare.”  
“Why does this keep happening to me,” he remarked quietly to himself.
She laughed again, but it was tinged with a sour taste. He was adorable. He was so familiar now that it would be hard to let go of him.
 “Anyway, I gotta call my parents. Somebody has to pick me up,” she turned to go to the payphone.
“Wait—” but he knew he couldn’t end it with I’ll drive you home. He knew he majorly fucked up.
She stared sadly at him. She felt like she lived two separate days in one night.
A humble ‘bye’ was all she said to break his heart.
 —————✨
 After that night, the girl resumed her life as it had been pre-Steve. She went to work at Hawkins Art and Frame, drew pictures or read books at home, and took care of family errands.
 She was at work when Robin visited her out of the blue.
The girl straightened up in her chair and greeted her into the store.
“Hey, look, I’m so, so sorry that happened to you. That was so shitty of Steve and his kid friend,” Robin looked like she had run all the way to the store from Family Video. Some of her bangs were stuck to her forehead and she was inhaling air, making her raspy voice even more hoarse.
“I helped that dingus plan out all those little gifts for you. I was, like, his wingwoman ‘cause I thought he was really into you. And-and we went through the yearbooks to try to figure out what you liked,” she used her arms to steady her torso and panted.
“Hey, hey slow down,” the girl scolded. Robin nodded. She took a deep breath and continued:
“I found out that he was doing it for those freshman and I talked to him—I swear I did—I didn’t want it to hurt you,” Robin shook her head in emphasis.
The girl stared at her for a moment.
“Thanks, Robin. It’s nice to hear that. It's not your fault, though,” Y/N said impassively. She was understanding of Robin, of course, but her eyes dimmed at the mention of the incident.
“Listen—I’m gonna kick Dustin's ass and Steve's—both of them—but first I want you to know that he really did like you. He does like you. Present tense. He fell for you hard and he never believed that you would like him back,” she punctuated her sentences with hard gestures. Y/N lifted her head slightly, a small bit of hope sparked.
“Just—believe me. Or not. Whatever. I can’t control you.”
Robin took a couple more breaths. She pointed her thumb towards the door. “I’m gonna go get some water.”
—————✨
 Months passed by. The girl switched up her routine occasionally, but every day started to feel the same.
 Tonight, she was drawing in her room, Walkman headphones on.
 She thought she heard a thunk sound but couldn’t quite make it out from the music blasting into her ears. She ignored it.
Ignored it.
Ignored it.
Just ignored it…
Until the frequency of the sound increased. Was it trying to test her patience?
She lowered her headphones in gesture of blazing irritation and rested them around her neck.
Pebbles hit her window.
She walked over, moving closer to it. She drew the blinds open with more force than it required.
Her eyes lowered to—
Steve.
 She opened the window, a gush of wind blowing into her face and shocking her with its cold. Steve called out her name, elated to see her. He waved with both arms on the ground.
 She threw on a sweater and her slippers and rushed downstairs, opened the door, met him outside.
  “Hi.”
“Hey.”
“What are you doing here?” Y/N tried to sound accusatory, but it was more muted than she intended.
“I—,” Steve restarted his sentence a couple of times. “I wanted to see you. I had to see you.”
“You could’ve just called—,” she tried to undermine his plan, to push him away before he left her and she got hurt.
“I wanted to see you in person,” he looked directly at her. No bullshitting this time. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” His eyes gazed into her eyes. Her eyes, her beautiful eyes.
 What was there to say? Her hands were freezing, her legs were shaking. Her nerve signals were wide awake and she could only feel. She felt herself tear up against her will.
She moved closer to him and he pulled her into a hug. She relaxed under his embrace as if that was what she had always done. As if she always lived her life in his embrace. He held onto her tightly, trying to make her feel all his love with all his might.
“Sorry—,” she sobbed.
“Don’t apologize,” Steve’s voice was so gentle it almost hurt. So she shut her eyes and allowed herself to just be with him under the weighted blanket of the night. He held onto her for a while, rubbing her back and shoulders.
She pulled back.
“I-I just,” she wiped her eyes with the sleeves of her sweater. "That was really shitty of you. It was. And it doesn’t erase what you did but. But like…” She threw her hands down. “I don’t know… My life is different now and it’s hard to go back to the way it was before. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not.
“Like… all the stuff you did? Like those notes and candies and stuff? Like, no one’s ever done that for me. Never. I watched all the couples in high school do that or, like, I’ll see couples on the street and I’ll feel really lonely, like I’m shut out of something,” She sniffed and wiped her nose on a napkin from her pocket. “I wonder if those couples know how lucky they are are to have each other. If they really appreciate what they have or they just take it for granted and think nothing of it because I’ve been watching from afar and wanting what they have forever.
“And I’ve never dressed up and went out for a real date and stayed outside of the house when it was dark. I’ve never been in someone’s car alone with them. I had my first kiss with you!” She gestured towards him and laughed through her tears. “I can’t stop thinking about it, all of it...
“And-and Robin! She told me that you didn’t believe I’d like you back. Which is weird because I did. I don’t know how you couldn’t figure it out but I really did, Steve,” she shrugged her shoulders.
Steve’s face flipped through a arrange of emotions. His eyebrows were pulled together. He held her arms, ran his thumbs across the knitted fabric of her sweater.
“I—you’re a good person. You’re a lovely person. You’re strangely kind and helpful and charming and accepting. And I guess I was too stubborn to accept that because of the stupid little gifts you sent me or because you’re so easy to get along with and I was trying so hard to hate you. You’re so easy to love, do you know that?” She looked into his eyes with that same intensity he was so intimated by when he first met her.
He placed a hand over her cheek, smoothed over the curve of it.
She was incredible. It was way past time to tell her that.
He kissed her. It’d better the best damn kiss she’d ever received, he’d make sure of that.
He’d give her anything she wanted. He’d give her the world. He kissed her forehead and felt her laugh. He beamed.
But she shivered. He remembered he pulled up at a late hour and that it was nearly winter at this point. He took off his jacket and urged her to lift her arms up.
“What? You’re gonna dress me up like a little kid?” she crossed her arms and tried not to grin.
“Yeah! C’mon, let me take care of you,” he gently forced her arm into the sleeve and into the other one. His mom tendencies jumped out in moments like this—it was something she missed about him but didn’t realize until now.
They were back together, working in syncopation. Their little world was whole.
  —————✨
Next August, the girl was packing in her room, figuring out what was important enough to bring with her to her dorm. She folded piles of laundry and towels to stuff into her suitcase. She nestled a neon-colored bag of toiletries in the corner of the towels.
She paperclipped photographs of her family in a brand-new journal. She carefully wrapped photobooth pictures of her and Steve in some embroidered handkerchiefs, ones given to her by her aunties. Robin took polaroid photos of Steve and her goofing off in Family Video and she stuck those in her mirror frame. She took them off. She’d give those ones to Steve.
She paused. She found some old love song lyrics from Steve in her photo box. Back when the whole thing had first happened. She found his movie review with the hand-drawn stars rating.
She ran her finger over his handwriting, scribbly in blue ink but legible enough to her.
She would save that, too.
 She hugged her parents and grandma good-bye and pulled in Bianca for a side-hug. Her dad and Steve loaded her luggage into Steve’s car. The school was only under an hour’s car ride from Hawkins. Y/N remembered her cassette tapes last minute and rushed to grab them, preparing to force Steve to listen to her eccentric music taste.
 Steve and the girl kissed goodbye after moving her into the dorm. They held onto each other like they would never see each other again in this life, but really, it was just a drive on the highway every few weeks to her school. Yeah, he’d be a long-distance boyfriend, but he was gonna make sure he’d be the best for her. He promised to call and write.
It was not the end, but more of a beginning.
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2022 Year in Review!
Heyo everyone! Here's the FIRST EVER yearly review of my art! I hope to do this every year going forward, so let me know what you think of my picks. For this list I chose the pieces that I was most proud of/liked the most from each month. Sadly there were some really good ones that I'm STILL proud of that didn't get their own month, mostly because there was something else that I liked slightly more that came out that month. (RIP Boosession, milfstolfo, and more as honorable mentions) Links to each piece: 1. January: Goth In The Brain! 2. February: 2B Or Not 2B! 3. March: Exorcising Exorcist 3! 4. April: Brand New Ranni! 5. May: Sora's Daily Fillup! 6. June: Fluffy Feelings! 7. July: Dream Of Califayneication! 8. August: 'Lemy Enn' The Skinsuit Boi! 9. September: Prideful! 10. October: A 7 Night Sonata! 11. November: The Spice of Life! 12. December: Padoru Padoru'd! Now that we've closed out on my third full year as FanterFane, it's time to reflect. I wanna do this every year going forward, so I'm gonna start this tradition out strong the only way I know how. Several heartfelt ranting paragraphs about how you all mean the world to me. It's only been just over 3 years now since I started, but this past year was the first year where it really started to feel... substantial? I can't really remember what it was like before anymore, when I didn't create or post. Not that I want to go back to that, but it's just interesting to me that I'm now in this position, as a "big" TF artist, in the driver's seat. It's... surreal. I can't really put it into words. I got up to 15k followers on Twitter, and then proceeded to quit Twitter (thanks Elon), but my Deviantart remains my biggest account by far! I reached almost 23k watchers, and over 1 million page views! Wow!~ I know it's cliche to say this, but I never imagined to deal with any numbers that big in my entire LIFE. I consider myself beyond grateful to be able to create art for this many people to enjoy, even if the stress does admittedly get to me sometimes... Speaking of stress, in 2020, 2021, and a significant portion of 2022, imposter syndrome ran rampant in my head. I didn't feel like I was "good enough" for all of this, but thankfully it's not as big of an issue anymore. That's because I feel like now I can consistently create art that I'm at least somewhat personally satisfied with, even if it's still mostly in 3/4ths sometimes (still working on that). I don't think I'm where I want to be, and maybe I never will be, but I've still gotten much MUCH farther than I ever expected! All thanks to my wonderful patrons and commissioners supporting me, allowing me to make drawing my full time endeavor! 2022 artwise was mainly focused on developing my lineart and anatomy. With some perspective and interesting techniques and filters sprinkled in. In 2023, I want to continue developing my anatomy and perspective abilities, and use that in my next big comic project coming in (hopefully) April. I wanna also work more on my expressions and body types, breaking out of 3/4ths, experimenting more with animation, doing more DYNAMIC poses, and much MUCH more! I've met so many amazing people along the way, some of whom will hopefully be friends for life! Through great effort, and help from those same friends, I'm closer to myself than I've ever been in my life. I'm beyond thankful for that. I've been able to lose weight, start crossdressing it up (finally), and empathize with others better than I ever have before. It's quite amazing to be honest! To put it simply, gender euphoria is one hell of a drug! Finally, to wrap it up, an announcement. This year I will be taking on my biggest comic project to date! Featuring everyone's favorite freckled femboy, Fayne Fontaine! The working title for chapter 1 is "Wonderland", and my Patrons will be seeing sneak peeks as I get closer to entering full production by hopefully the end of February! You'll all get to see Fayne's backstory, (which I've been secretly writing for over a year now) and I'm very excited to share it all with you. Here's to 2023, and here's to more great art and experiences!
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     Melanie was about to ask Lynd how he felt about another night (or two) sleeping under the stars, but the sound of of sneakers hitting pavement made her turn. It was Tabby, running at a full sprint, glimmering blue bractoscope in hand catching the dawn light. Her face was beet-red, her hair a sweaty mess, like she’d run at that pace clear across town. Seeing Lynd, she slowed, then stopped, keeling forward with her hands on her thighs, just barely not toppling, sucking in deep gulps of oxygen. It looked like she’d throw up from exertion. Then, she lifted her head, a wild grin peeking through her spiky bangs.       Lynd was still for a moment. He shivered like the lid on an overboiling pot. Then, in one smooth motion, he took a few running steps forward, leapt three feet into the air, and ripped his baseball cap off, flinging it into the sky with delight. From beneath, a small blue and green bird zipped out, chirping joyously and flying in a circle above Lynd. “YES!” He roared. Tabby screamed “WOO!” In response.       Coming back to earth, he ran to Tabby, scooping her up in both arms and giving her a spinning, spiraling hug at the edge of the driveway, her feet trailing in the air. “Keep it down, you dumb kids!” Some woman yelled from some unseen window.       Fawn’s lip curled. To Melanie, she said, “Can we talk?” The two found a quieter spot off to the side. Fawn planted her fists on her hips. “If this was all just to get your friend laid, I’m gonna be so mad.”       “What? No, it’s…that’s ridiculous.”       Fawn looked witheringly at the driveway celebration. “All I’m saying is, when romance and magic mix, things can get real ugly, real fast.”       “Is that what happened with Shanti?” Melanie said, side-eyeing Jordy.       “Oh, you brought that up?” Fawn said. “No wonder he’s acting so pissy.”       “So what’s the story? He didn’t hurt her, did he?”       Fawn sighed. “Hardly. He took her to homecoming last October; they started dating after that. Jordy followed her like a lost puppy; you know how boys get. She finds out his secret, somehow, right before winter break, and decides she wants to try exorcism, except just the screwing-with-peoples-heads part, not the smiting-evil part. He was too gutless to say no.”       Melanie cringed, fearing what was coming. “I take it he should’ve.”       “She used Jordy to settle all her bitchy little scores before Miss Verne caught them. Fixed what she could. Let’s just say the girl who's forced to make pig noises whenever she talks to a boy got it easy. Miss Verne blames herself. Jordy just goes non-responsive about it. And Shanti just doesn’t give a damn anymore. About anything. So yeah, I’m not crazy about everybody’s crush of the month getting a spot.”       “They’ve both had it rough. and just…wanna look out for each other. They won’t do anything stupid.”       “They’d better not. Mr. C. didn’t kick Jordy out completely, ‘cuz he’s the golden boy, y’know. But he did lose his post-grad 50K, and his captaincy. I saw you looking at those portraits,” she said. “I’ll get one soon, and this is my first big win with the crown on. I’d like to keep it a win.”       “We all want the same thing, Fawn. We’re a team now, remember?” Melanie looked idly past her, thinking a bit, then calling everyone over. “I think I answered my own question,” she said with a grin. She wasn’t manipulating anyone; just bringing together two people with shared interests.
     Miss Verne answered the door in a bathrobe, squinting into the sunrise. “Kids,” she said, “It’s 6 AM on a Sunday. What are you doing here? And who’s he?”       “Yeah, sorry, Miss Verne,” Fawn said, her chipperness glued back on. “This is a lot to ask, but…this is Lynd. He needs a place to stay. Melanie thought you might lend a hand.”       The poor woman could hardly even comprehend. “I’m sorry? A place to stay?”       The three girls alternated telling the story. Miss Verne’s eyes grew wider with each sentence. “Well,” she finally said. “That was…quite the puzzle you solved. You understand, Lynd, why I’m not immediately on-board here.”       “Of course, ma’am. But, I promise I will earn your trust.”       “Polite. That’s good. Well, come in. Consider this your first shot.”       Her home was mid-sized, sparsely furnished, and had two cats as the only other inhabitants, both of whom dashed away on sight. “Most Marksteppers think Wardens are weak,” she said, fixing herself some coffee, “that Ward magic is one crutch, and modern living the other, and that they won’t lean on either. Clearly you feel differently.” She fiddled with her cup.       “Well, the clans have an old saying…’the vine that does not spread, does not grow.’ It’s supposed to be about the clans themselves, covering new territory. But I always wondered…what about me? I could stay in the wilderness, killing one halfmire at a time, until one of them got me first. Or I could grow. I could join the world that I’m expected to give my life protecting, see what makes it so worth protecting.”       “Tabby thinks I will learn to hate school like she does.” Tabby gave him a swat and smiled guiltily at Miss Verne. “Maybe I will. But whatever else it is, it will be in the same place every day, I won’t find it ransacked, crawling with Mires, some morning…I can just go and learn, and talk. Make friends. I hear they’ll even feed me. It sounds piteous, I know, but these are dreams my people do not believe are worth following. I had to follow them myself.”       The assembled crowd was silent. “Well,” Miss Verne said, then nothing else. She leaned back in her chair, clutching her coffee. Melanie held her breath. Had they already won her over?       “This is…probably the most unethical thing I’ve ever done,” she muttered. “Alright, rule one. You don’t actually live here. If someone asks, then lie.”       “Of course.”       “Nightly check-ins. I’m not chasing you down every night. Curfews if it comes to that. And no one over without my say-so.” Melanie could hardly keep a straight face. What happened to that wild goth girl from five years ago?       “Naturally.”       “If you enroll, you’ll likely be in one of my classes. Outside of official LKPC stuff, you’re just another student. No special treatment.”       “Understood.”       Miss Verne sighed, like she was hoping he’d balk at such demands. “Alright. I guess we’re really doing this. You do have some clothes, right? Toothbrush?”       Tabby perked up. “Yeah, actually; we brought his stuff from the motel.” She patted Lynd on the shoulder, then whispered something, and they both laughed like two drunk pals stumbling home from a bar as they got the bags. Melanie felt a little tipsy herself. 6:37 AM…       “Lynd, you’ll take the first upstairs room on the right, the others are OFF-LIMI—” The door slammed behind them. Miss Verne drummed her fingernails on her mug. “Except the bathroom. Hm. Are they always this…close?”       “Since recently.” Melanie said. Make a good impression, you idiots. Please.       “Fawn, you should head home. Get some sleep. Melanie, just one more thing.” She waited until the two were alone downstairs. Melanie thought she heard Lynd snoring already from the bedroom. His first bedroom.       “I’m going to guess,” Miss Verne said, “Someone told you about the Shanti incident. So you figured I’d be extra-motivated to keep Lynd—and Tabby—on their best behavior. You guessed right. He’s already got you on his wavelength,” she said, looking north toward Florentino’s mansion. “Find weak spots. Use them to your advantage. I’m not angry,” she continued, although Melanie doubted that. “It’s part of your life now. But also, I’m not currently in the mood for second chances. For anyone. Are we clear?”       They were. Shanti was easy to spot at school, when she was there, with her risqué outfits and exotic appearance. Easy to keep a distance from. “Shanti’s not…working for them, is she? She’s not a Fullmire?”       “That would make things easier, wouldn’t it? But no, no signs of possession at any point. We don’t keep these secrets for our own amusement, you know. We keep them away from people like Shanti. She ruined those girls’ lives because no one stopped her; because she thought it would be funny.”
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