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#it's so annoying because i see other people's fics racking up so many more hits or kudos or whatever
rweoutofthewoods · 2 months
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fanfic/fandom ettiquite guide
Okay, I've seen some things recently that make me think there is some need to make a master post of some general fandom and fic ettiquite just because some people may not know and I think there's a huge wave of fanfic becoming more mainstream especially on apps like tiktok.
If you don't like it, don't engage with it!! I think this above all, is the golden rule of fandom. The internet is made for you to be able to mute, hide, and censor things you don't like. DO THAT! don't make a career off of hating things. This goes along with the three laws of fandom, which u should check out FIRST OF ALL.
DON'T GATEKEEP!! If you're posting about a fic, art, ANYTHING link it, credit it! Don't post a tiktok about a fic and then refuse to give the name. Not only are you failing to credit the creators of this content, but you're taking away from the fact that fandom is a COMMUNITY where content is meant for everyone.
Ao3 is an archive. You're going to see things you might not like or even find offensive or uncomfortable. But fanfic is not meant to be censored. Ao3 is made to be unfiltered, people can post anything and everything. Posting fics on other sites simply to shame their content not only brings MORE attention to it, but it's pointless. If you want a website that is censored go to wattpad. And of course, if you don't like it DON'T READ. You can filter your tags and warnings on ao3 so it won't show you that content.
Along those lines LEARN HOW TO USE AO3. There is no algorithm, it is not tiktok. You don't need to censor words in your tags. Your fics are not magically getting pushed out to people. Make sure you're using "person 1/person 2" for romantic relationships and "person 1 & person 2" for non-romantic relationships. Make sure things like non-con and underage are tagged under the warnings. AND AS A READER, know how to filter ships and tags to find the content you want. You can filter by kudos, certain tags, exclude certain relationships or characters etc. USE IT.
Do not create placeholder fics or other "non fics" on ao3. This is against their terms of service. You can (and probably will) be reported, this annoys people endlessly. We don't want to find a fic and open it to see "I haven't written this yet, sorry!" JUST SAVE A DRAFT OR DO IT IN A DOCUMENT? this seems like way to rack up hits, and it comes across as disingenuous, I don't see a real valid reason to make placeholders.
HOW TO WRITE AN ACCEPTABLE COMMENT: long is not important. A simple "loved this!" will make an author happy. DO NOT say any variation of "update pls?" regardless of how nice you think it is. Authors update when they can.I'm not the only author I've seen unhappy with this. JUST WAIT, either it will be updated or it won't, and either way you will live. If you have nothing nice to say about a fic?? MOVE ON. Don't leave a hate comment.
Do not rate or publicly shit on fanfic! A lot of authors know many people, and the chances of that author seeing whatever you're saying about their work is very high. If you don't like it, click off and read something else. If it's still living rent-free in your mind, that sounds like fan behavior to me. And there is no standard fics are supposed to meet, don't rate them.
Don't cross-post fics. Don't put fics on other sites, don't put translation on other sites. DON'T DO ANYTHING with a fic without checking with the author first. On that note, also don't post fics on GoodReads etc. unless an author explicitly says it's okay.
IF YOU DO NOT MARK YOUR BOOKMARKS AS PRIVATE AUTHORS CAN SEE THEM!! If you're going to say anything that isn't positive, you better mark that as private or better yet, move on. Don't say anything on a public bookmark you wouldn't want the author to read.
YOU CANNOT PROFIT OFF OF FANFIC, don't sell bound fics! Don't bind fics if the intention is to sell them. You're potentially creating a lawsuit for the authors of these fics and putting the existence of fanfic in danger. I've seen multiple authors debating taking fics down because of binding issues, just don't do it. AND IF YOU'RE BUYING BOUND FICS YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM. it's selfish and I wish bad karma upon you.
You wouldn't think I'd have to say this but don't plagiarize or use AI to create fics/art etc. firstly making ai write something IS a form of plagiarism. bUT ALSO just write your own content. If you can't, then writing fics etc. is just not for you. No shame about it!
DON'T ASK AUTHORS TO BETA FOR YOU!! You wouldn't believe how many people have asked me to beta their fics for them, I AM NOT A BETA. I HAVE a beta because my proofreading skills are shit. If someone wants to beta they will offer, or go find a blog or somewhere where people are looking to beta. Like @needabeta You can even make a post asking around for a beta, but don't go bug your favorite authors to proofread your fics.
Really just don't harass authors. Of course, don't be afraid to send nice dms, asks, or comments if their inbox is open, but don't spam them especially if they don't reply. Respect boundaries! Don't send nasty anons, everyone knows this is a sign of jealousy and obsession. You're only succeeding in making yourself look bad. Ask yourself why is this author living rent-free in your mind, hm??
If you don't like a ship, stay away from the content geared towards that ship. There's no reason for you to be in people's inbox harassing them over a ship. It's never that deep. If you truly hate it so much, go consume the content for ships you DO like.
Stay grounded. This goes to both fic authors and readers alike. Hits and popularity are not the mark of a good fic. Getting a lot of hits doesn't mean it's good and NOT getting many doesn't mean it's bad. I'm tired of seeing tiktoks asking "so what's the next big fic?" WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE A "BIG FIC"? go look through the ao3 tag and find something you like to read, it doesn't have to be what everyone else is reading.
Headcanons are not law. People can think whatever they want about the characters. If you disagree with someone's hc, just move on... and just because a headcanon is popular, doesn't mean everyone has to abide by it. Be creative!
Don't treat artists and authors like celebs! We're all in this together! We're all losers who like the same characters and ships. Of course, compliment and be kind to all creators because we put a lot of time and effort into creating fan content for you all, but don't worship anyone. Don't treat them weirdly or make a post like "omg x followed me!" that's a bit weird. If you want to be excited, dm your friends and giggle together, but acting like authors and artists etc. are celebs only creates the room for people to stop seeing them as normal people and start acting rude or entitled. And many people are uncomfortable with it!!
TLDR; stop creating so much negativity in fandom spaces. At least in MY fandom it's just constantly shitting on ships, fics, art. It's hate anons, antis, and constant fighting about every headcanon. I'M TIRED OF IT! Learn to filter out content you don't want to see, and move on with your life instead of spreading more negativity.
If you have anything you think I should add shoot me a comment or an ask and I will add it! I'm sure I didn't get everything :) this mostly applies to my own experience being in the hp/marauders fandom for a good 10+ years, and I'm sure it varies slightly from fandom to fandom.
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lexisglitching · 4 months
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In 2021 I got really into reading books.
One of my favorite aspects of it was getting to see my stats at the end of the year. Something about seeing it all in neat little charts and graphs was really satisfying to me. In 2022 I got back into fan fiction and was annoyed at the lack of anything similar.
I set out this year to rectify that for myself.
Starting with a Notion that eventually moved over to Sheets with an attached form to fill out, I tracked each and every fic I read this year, all 168 of them. 
The above images are the results. 
(Q&A + Fic Recs under the cut)
Q&A Time - Readers Addition
While looking around to see what other fic readers included on their AO3 Unwraps I stumbled across this fun questionnaire ask box meme. I figured instead of posting and waiting for questions I’d just answer them because I really wanted to. 
You can check out the original post of questions by clicking here! 
Fic you clicked on the most times this year?
That would be Kings and Pawns by HittoSama.  Now there are some caveats to this. First, it was the fic I was reading while building my first fic tracker over on Notion. While building it and then again when building it in Sheets, I had to go copy the link a good few times. It’s also a pretty long fic and I was reading it before I was downloading to read them in Books. Between reading on different devices, as well as going back to link it on a few rec lists I made this year for friends….it racked up the hits from me! But it is a great fic, wonderfully written, and has some of the best Shikamaru characterization I’ve come across so you should all go check it out. 
First fic you clicked on this year?
Also Kings and Pawns. It was my first read of the year. 
Your most read Fandom this year?
Naruto. It’s actually the only fandom I’ve read this year. I have plans to branch out in 2024 but we’ll see how that goes. 
Your most read pairing this year? 
Kakashi Hatake / Sasuke Uchiha.  I’ve read 72 works for them this year.
Most popular fic by hits you read this year?
In Good Company by Weialala reigns supreme with over 404,000 hits. 
Your personal favorite fic you read this year?
In Good Company and its sequel Ragnarǫkr by Weialala were both standouts this year that I ended up rereading three times. 
Most recent fic you clicked on?
Technically Ragnarǫkr as I needed to fetch the spelling but not counting stuff looked up for this challenge, last clicked on fic would be The Blood-Soaked Road to Paradise by Renyanen. I’ve not read it yet but I was compiling my tbr for 2024 and it’s one I’m looking forward to checking out. 
Highest word count fic you read this year?
An unpublished story I co-wrote with my friend. It comes in at 643,478 words and is based on the concept of Itachi taking Sasuke with him to the Akatsuki. It’s my favorite thing and honestly very self indulgent and unlikely to ever see the light of day. Ten of ten recommend every fic writer to have one of these.  
Shout out an incomplete fic you read this year?
From This Earth by Embers.  I’m really looking forward to reading more of it in the future! 
Oldest fic you read this year?
I’m pretty sure nothing else I read beats In Good Company by Weialala. She began writing it over on FF.Net back in 2008. It’s sequel is currently incomplete and I await the day she returns to finish it. 🙏🏻
That more or less wraps us up here!
As a final section, as I take my leave, I want to give a small recommendation list based on my favorite fics I read this year. Many of these were mentioned above in the questions and images, some of them weren’t but still come highly recced from me. Enjoy!
The Rec List (in no particular order):
Kings and Pawns by HittoSama Sharingan Rising Series (In Good Company / Ragnarǫkr) by Weialala Wild Things by TheAdventuresOf From This Earth by Embers Eye to Eye by Embers Scarlet Ink and Paper Swords by Renyanen Mosaic Eyes by BitchBot3000 Hold Your head Up and Run by TakaGang Why Storms Are Named After People by Naava
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well it's. one of those nights.
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wandanatfluff · 3 years
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The Life That's Left To Live - Part I - Take Me Home
Series (This part:) Fluff
Prologue | Part I
Summary series: You’re a little girl when the avengers find you. Natasha becomes kind of a mother to you. Then about 7 years later when you’re 21 you go live with the avengers again for a while, because they need your help with something. The avengers are like a family to you. Wanda is still new to the avengers and doesn’t know what happened in your past. You sleep in Wanda’s room in an extra bed and the two of you become friends. You are a quite happy, social and spontaneous girl, but there’s a sad/depressed side to you that sometimes comes to the surface.
Summary of this part: Natasha calls you with information about your brother and you go to the Avengers compound, where you meet Wanda.
Pairing: Natasha (mother figure/mentor) x Female Reader Wanda (platonic (for now at least)) x Female Reader
Warnings for this part: -
Word count: 2.2 K
A/n: To be honest I think it turned out okay, I spent quite a while on this. Title: Take Me Home, by Chord Overstreet. The fic isn’t directly based or related to the song. The title just fits ;-). The series title is a line from Love Is War, by RUNAGROUND. I hope you enjoy it!
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Absentmindedly you listen to the person in front of you. Some annoying colleague that is going on and on about a something that you would have done wrong. They had been going on for almost ten minutes and by now, you had stopped listening. Your mind drifted off to happy memories. It was something you did quite often. By reliving old memories once in a while, they would become recent in your mind again, which made it easier to go back to them, when you were feeling low. You thought about your younger self on the back of your brother’s bike, your small arms wrapped around his waist, your head pressed against his back. It had been his birthday and he had gotten a new bike. You didn’t like bikes, but when he asked for you to ride along the neighborhood with him, you gave in. Your childhood was filled with a lot of fear, but your brother always seemed to take that away. He was in almost all of your joyful memories. He was your safe place.
Your phone chimed, snapping you back into reality. You excused yourself from the ‘conversation’ and left the room. Once you close the door, you answer your phone.
“I owe you Nat! You saved me!”
“Hey Y/n… What did I save you from?”
“Some colleague, who was being incredibly tedious.”
“Need me to kill anyone?”
“Uhm… No. But what are you calling about?”
“We got new information about your brother and we need your help with it.” You fell silent for a moment at the mention of your brother.
“Oh... What is it?”
“I’m sorry Y/n, I can’t tell you over the phone. You’ll have to come to the compound.”
“Okay… I can do that. I’ll leave tomorrow morning and be there around dinner time?”
“Perfect. See you then.”
After cooking yourself some dinner you went to your room to pack. You dug deep in your closet to find your weekend bag. It had been a while since your last trip. You don’t travel that much. To be honest, you don’t travel at all. Your daily routine leaves just enough time for your daily work-out, some me-time and occasionally a movie. Staying busy avoids overthinking stuff, or well… overthinking more specific things. It took you a while to build up a routine. Have breakfast, work out, drive to the office, do your work, pretend to listen to the gossip from your fellow colleagues during the lunch break. Not that anything about your life is very challenging, but it’s just enough to keep you satisfied and to survive. Every now and then when you have a day off, you go shopping with a friend.
You are quite the cheerful girl. You are spontaneous and kind, people get along with you. You have a few friends, but none really close. The only close friends or family you have, are Nat, Steve, Tony, Clint, Thor and Bruce and you haven’t seen them in the while.
You had to empty your entire closet, but you finally found your white weekend bag with the subtle, pastel flowers pattern. You smile at it. It had been a gift from Nat. You used to have a boring and old grey bag, so she had bought you a new one. After you throw the bag on your bed, you start to fill it with clothes. You had no idea how long you’d be gone, so you packed for five days. Once your bag was fully stuffed you zipped it closed and threw it over your shoulder, making you way back to the living room.
You throw your bag next to the counter and are just about to get yourself some coffee, when the bel rings. You grab your phone and see Natasha standing in front of your door through the camera. Natasha had bought you a doorbell with a camera, to be sure you were as safe as possible when she wasn’t there. Aware of the camera she smiled at you through it. You chuckle at the sight and walk to the door to open it for her. Moments like this remind you of how amazing Natasha is. She had the key to you appartement, but chose not to use it, so she wouldn’t unnecessarily scare you.
“Surpriseee, figured I’d pick you up myself!”
“Hey Nat, come in!”
You take her jacket and hang it on the coat rack.
“How are you doing?”
“Good, actually. Can I get you something to drink?”
“Just coffee, please.”
“Got it.”
You go back to the counter and get yourself and Nat some coffee. You open the fridge and get two pieces of the pie that is left from your graduation ceremony. With two slices of cake and the coffee you go to the living room. You hand Natasha, who has sat down on the couch, her coffee and put the cake on the side table.
“Oehh, is there something to celebrate?”
“Yup… I got a job!”
“Y/n! I am so proud of you. I knew you could do it!” Tears begin to well in Natasha’s eyes and she puts down her coffee to give you a hug. You bury you head in her neck and let out a small sniff. She knew what it meant for you to get your first real job. The small party one of your friends threw had been basic. Everyone had congratulated you, but Natasha was the only one who truly took her time to express her happiness. She was the only one who knew what it meant to you. It had been a long way, a long, long way, but you made it! You did it!
She had been there with Steve when you graduated. She had driven six hours, just because she knew what it would mean to you, having her there. It had been a surprise, she hadn’t told you she was coming, so when you saw her from the stage you had broken down in tears.
You catch up a bit, after which you both go to bed. You turn the sofa into a bed for Natasha so she can sleep on it, but before you rest your eyes, Natasha helps you fill another suitcase with clothing. She laughed at the sight of your single bag and suggested you’d pack another suitcase.
*** After six hours of sleep Natasha wakes you up. You take the time to get out of your bed, you take a shower and put on some make-up. In a pair of light skinny jeans and a lively orange tank top, that complemented you tan, you sit down at the kitchen island. Natasha had made you breakfast and after you finished it, you got in the car. The ride would take about six hours, so before hitting the road, you stopped at the supermarket to get some snacks and drinks for on the way. After three hours you had a pit-stop at the MacDonald’s to get some lunch. You ordered the food via the McDrive and ate it in the car on the parking lot. When the food was finished you hit the road again. You had switched places, meaning Natasha would finish the drive to the compound. Natasha was still sipping from her milkshake in one hand, her other hand on the wheel. You leaned against the door with you head on your arm. You closed your eyes, feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin as you dozed off.
A bump in the road woke you up.
You shot up straight. When you realized there was no danger, you leaned back into you chair, resting you head against the headrest.
“Slept well, princess?” Nat teasingly said.
“Nat!” You stumped her shoulder with your elbow. She grinned, but kept her eyes on the road. A comfortable silence fell and you closed your eyes again, not intending to sleep again though.
“No, but for real. How have you been sleeping?” You knew what she meant. She wanted to know if you still had nightmares. They would still terrorize your nights sometimes. You would wake up sweating and shaking. Wide awake you would sit in the middle of your bed at midnight, tears running down your cheeks.
“Uhm, okay, I guess. Some nights better than others.” She turned her head to look at you, giving you a sweet smile. She laid her hand on your leg, her palm up. You put your hand in hers, giving it a slight squeeze.
“Now we’re talking about sleeping, a few rooms are under renovations, so the rooms are full. You can sleep in Wanda’s room. She has an extra bed on her room.”
“Is she okay with that?”
“I think so.”
“You didn’t ask her!?”
“No, but I’m sure it won’t be a problem.”
“Nat…”
“Just kidding, I told her she would have to share her room with you.”
“And…?”
“She was fine with it.”
*** With your suitcase in your hand, your bag over your shoulder and music in your ears, you enter Wanda’s room. On the right side of the room there’s a king-sized bed with two chairs and a coffee table on the left side of the bed, next to the window that covers the entire back side of the room, providing a view of the trees and water next to the compound. On the left side of the room there is a large wardrobe, a door to the bathroom and in the corner there’s a single bed, parallel to the window. Above the bed there’s a shelf with a plant, some books and a light string. The room wasn’t very decorated, there weren’t many personal items. One wall was painted in a grey tone with a hint of purple and there was a purple bedspread, covering the lower side of Wanda’s bed. On the nightstand was a photo of Wanda, standing next to a boy with white hair. You figured it must be her brother, Natasha had told you about the twins and the tragedy. Apart from the photo and some plants, there was nothing personal in the room.
You walked to the bed you’d be sleeping in and dropped your bags on the floor. You sat down on the bed and with your feet still on the ground you let your back rest on the bed, closing your eyes as you take the time to take in the feeling of home. To be honest you feel more home at the Avengers compound then at your own appartement. After a few minutes you got up from the bed and put on some upbeat music as you start to make the bed.
Singing along to the music cheerfully, you put the duvet in its cover. With both corners of the blanket in your hands you shake the cover over the duvet. With the music in both your ears you didn’t hear someone come in, so when you feel a hand on your shoulder, you are slightly startled. You quickly stop the music and take out your AirPods. You turn around to lay your eyes on a beautiful woman with coper locks flowing over her shoulders.
“You must be Y/n.”
Wanda knew who you were, your name would regularly come up in a conversation. She didn’t know much about you other than your name. You were kind of a mystery to her. She was new to the team and hadn’t personally met you yet. One thing is clear to her, though. No one bothered to mention how gorgeous you were. With a lump in her throat, she looked into your eyes, once you had turned around to face her. The woman that was standing in front of her seemed like a nice, cheerful person. She had a beautiful smile on her face, but there was something in her eyes that showed her happiness hadn’t always been a given. She took her in, her hair up in a high pony tail with curtain bangs accentuating her face, she was wearing an orange tank top, which showed off her tanned skin, on top of light flared jeans and elegant black ankle boots. Jeez, she was beautiful.
“Guilty as charge.” You responded. “It’s my pleasure meeting you…”
Witty too. You reminded her of her brother.
“Wanda.”
“Ah Wanda! Natasha told me so much about you. Nice to finally meet you. Oh, and Natasha said I could sleep here for the time being. Is that okay with you?”
Natasha talked about her? That was a good thing… right? To be honest Wanda was rather intimidated by Natasha. Even though she had been welcomed with open arms into the group, once, you know, she had switched sides, it had been quite hard for her to adjust to the group.
“Yeah, she told me. It’s fine”
“Cool”
“Do you need help with the bed?”
“Oh no, I’m done.”
She noticed the bed was nicely made and saw your weekend bag, half under your bed.
“You can use that dresser if you want, and if you want to hang any of your clothes, you can put them in my closet.”
“Oh thanks!”
“No problem.”
“I was about to start dinner, the rest should be back in an hour.”
“I’ll make sure I’ll be there on time, I wouldn’t want to miss whatever culinary art you intend to make.” You said teasingly.
“Great, I’ll see you in an hour then
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snootsnoot-fiction · 3 years
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Your Gentleman
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x reader
Word count: 2.5k
Warnings: None really
A/n: My first marvel fic yay!!! I love that it’s Bucky as well☺️ This is a birthday gift for my dear friend who I love @inthatmomentwewereinfinite 🎉🎉🎉 you’re honestly one of the nicest people on the planet, I hope you have the best day you can ❤️
Summary: You haven’t seen Bucky in years…
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The life of one James Buchanan Barnes was quite the tragedy. At least for the most part.It was a long, involuntary life, but to say he wouldn’t be the least bit grateful for the majority time skip would be a lie. Oh, there were things “Bucky” Barnes missed of course, but there was plenty to make up for it.
The man thought he would lead a simple life; serve in the war, get married with Steve as his best man, maybe even die of old age. A far cry from the fate that really awaited him, for he found himself being part of the Red Skull’s experiment. An experiment that began his journey as who would infamously be known as The Winter Soldier. 
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You were quite the artist to say the least. You lived and enjoyed a fairly quiet life as well. That’s not to say your talents weren’t sought out, for you were also quite the fashion designer. Sometimes you would simply consult. Create and draw up a design for someone else to make. Occasionally you would make the pieces yourself. It was an interesting way of making money, and you were happy to keep living your quiet life - your involvement usually kept secret in some way at your request.
Needless to say, one of the biggest things you ever worked on was the new suit for Captain America. You found his tale fascinating. You knew of the man, but it wasn’t until you heard he was back that you looked into him a little more. Strange things seemed to be happening more often.
The detail of his best friend’s supposed ‘death’ was another thing that interested you, but all anyone could assume was he actually was dead now. It didn’t stop you from wondering though.
You did work on occasion for people such as The Avengers, but aside from that, you were a normal citizen. So to say you were surprised when you caught the eye of Mr Barnes in modern day was an understatement.
Recognising him immediately, you weren’t sure what to do. He looked beyond exhausted, and it was clear to you he was trying to keep his head down. The man carried on, and despite thinking you probably shouldn’t, you followed. The next thing you knew, a cold arm was pinning you against a wall as the one and only James Barnes stared at you. Up close, his eyes looked even tireder, and you could see just how rough a state he was in.
“Why are you following me?” He huffed out. Anyone could see how tense he was. Almost afraid.
“I’m no-one I swear! I just recognised you and got curious… you’re Bucky?” He slowly let you go, but remained tense. “I don’t even know what happened… you look awful…” you frowned slightly as you gave him a proper look. You really had no idea what was going on, but you felt bad for him. Whatever happened to this man, you were glad to not know right now. 
~~ a few months later ~~
You wondered how people would react to finding out about you helping ‘The Winter Soldier’. The thought made you nervous sometimes, but you knew what you were doing to be right. Something in you from the moment you met him told you he himself was at no fault, but of course, not everyone would see it that way.
The day you met him, you had ended up giving him a fresh change of clothes that would help him to blend in more. You had offered more, even a meal, but trust would take time to build, and he didn’t want to stick around you too long. 
‘Too many innocent people…’ was all he muttered before giving thanks and leaving without a word.
‘I’m happy to help…’ you hadn’t been sure if he even heard you, but surprisingly it wasn't long before you saw him again; with time, the two of you built a sense of trust. Bucky would never stay too long, but when he did you would allow him to use your own facilities if he needed, You would make him a warm meal almost every time, and give him another fresh change of clothes if he needed them.
Trust takes time though, and you didn’t know much of the story of why he was even here. You didn’t want to push or pry, but you couldn’t help but wonder sometimes. 
Today was the day you’d learn.
The old soldier hesitantly stepped into your home. It always made you frown a little to see just how hesitant he was; whatever it was he was hiding from, you wish he didn’t have to.
“I know you don’t like to, but I made my sofa up for you just in case-”
“Sofa? The couch?” You went a little red and chuckled nervously.
“Yeah sorry, I didn’t grow up here..” and for the first time, you saw him smile. It was little, but it was there. It made your heart flutter just a bit, causing you to smile.
“I might take you up on that.” His words were quiet as he walked in to see the couch. You had set a single, plump pillow on one end, and laid your biggest blanket over the piece of furniture. Bucky had been so hesitant to talk even one word to anyone, nevermind taking refuge from someone, but he couldn’t even remember the last time he had a nice place or spot to sleep. Not only that, but you seemed genuine to him. Deep down he knew he could trust you. Your smile widened.
“Are you hungry?” At your question, he looked back at you with a small nod. The tired look in his eyes made you want to really look after him, but there was only so much you could do and you didn’t want to startle him.
That night, you sat on opposite ends of the couch as you ate a freshly cooked meal, some sitcom on the TV. Eventually you decided to ask him what had happened to land him here. There was no pressure to answer of course, and you were more than willing to forget you asked if he didn’t yet feel comfortable to tell his story… but he did. You listened patiently and quietly as Bucky talked about The Winter Soldier.
Little did you know just how far you had already fallen for this man.
~~ Avengers Civil War ~~
After hiding for so long, Bucky had to admit there was something refreshing about now being out in the open.Of course, the circumstances were most unfortunate, but whatever happened, he would no longer be in hiding. Therefore he wouldn’t be putting you in any more potential danger. The two of you had grown quite close, and if anything happened to you because of him, well.. he didn’t like to think about it.
People like himself existed and had been used to assassinate King T’Chaka, and now the group his best friend Steve had put together were trying to get to the guy behind all of this. Unfortunately Tony Stark had created an obstacle for them. The old soldier could see that both men were somewhat regretful, but firm in their beliefs. Before he knew it, the fighting had begun.
Bucky and Sam Wilson had hidden in the airport terminal to start when this kid in a red and blue costume came at them. Sam knocked the kid away, so Bucky ran after them, and when he reached them, he saw an opening and threw a chunk of metal at the weirdly flexible kid. Naturally this kid was able to throw it right on back before being tackled by Wilson again.
Reaching the both of them just in time, Bucky ran between them as the spider kid flung himself at Sam, landing both the men in the floor below and his metal arm in some sort of.. webbing. The old soldier hated the fact they ended up in this position because of a child who didn’t even sound as though he had hit puberty yet. That’s when the kid was thrown out the window by the little robot bird.
“You couldn’t have done that earlier?” he growled at Sam, genuinely annoyed with the guy.
“I hate you.” Bucky merely scoffed at the response. They were in the middle of something big, but for a brief moment he found it funny that Steve’s new friend was this guy of all people.
Despite all this, you were still there. In his mind. With everything now in the open, he hoped your part in all of this was still in the dark. He just wanted you safe. To live your life.
~~ present time ~~
To Bucky, it almost felt like his past had repeated somewhat; to skip from one time to the other was confusing and frustrating. At least this time around it wasn’t as far into the future as the last time.
For you, however, it was a lonely experience. With The Snap, you had stayed behind. You lived out those five years. You had found a connection with this older guy you absolutely adored, and then you find out he was snapped out of existence along with half the planet. Lonely was an understatement, especially at the start.
At least he didn’t physically die - a fact you turned out to be grateful for when suddenly all those who had been Snapped were back. Of course, you knew the type of life Bucky led beforehand, so you were still worried, but you hoped with time he would contact you again. That hopefully things had finally calmed down at least somewhat in the world now. 
Meanwhile, in the last five years you had moved to New York. With half the world gone, work had been a difficult adjustment for everyone, and you decided to start your own little business in The Big Apple; a prime area for you. It was just a little fashion/clothing business, but it turned out well enough to keep you afloat. Business got quite busy when everyone reappeared. It was stressful at first, but you managed to hire a few other people that helped. You were even able to start taking a little time to yourself occasionally in all due time. Eventually it became the norm.
With business and the world calming down, Bucky Barnes had been on your mind recently. You wondered where he was, if he was alright.
You were in your store. It was a weirdly calm day today, so you sat on a chair behind the main cash register. You heard the door open, but by the time you looked up, the person had disappeared behind one of the clothing racks. You thought about keeping an eye on them, ready to get up if it looked like they needed assistance.
“I got ‘im.” One of your workers said from behind you, offering a smile as she walked past you.
“Thanks.” You smiled back, watching her hover near whoever the customer was before looking back down at the book in your hands. You seemed to get quite into the book, because before you knew  it, a shadow stood over you, but you didn’t notice until he spoke.
“Hey..” the voice caused your heart to stop as your ears perked and a weird yet pleasant shiver flew down your spine. You knew that voice. You knew eventually you would see him again, but it was still a surprise.
Slowly, you closed the book, and your eyes dragged up until they were on that same face you had last seen way over five years ago now. His hair was short now, but it was him alright. It was Bucky.
The man offered a small smile and wave as you stared at him. You had no idea what to do.
“Uh.. this your place?”
“Yeah…”
“You’ve done well.”
“I’ve had a lot of time.” Your responses were automatic. Your mind was blank.
“Uuhh..”
“Bucky?” You stared at him with wide eyes, your voice triggered a slightly wider smile on his lips as he nodded.
“It’s been a while.” His words made you scoff loudly.
“You’re telling me!” The both of you chuckled. The last five years had felt so long for you, but the two of you were already falling back into your old dynamic.
“... Listen Y/N.. all that old stuff.. The Winter Soldier stuff… it’s gone now.” His words made you smile for him. You knew how much his past had troubled him. You doubted it was completely out of the way, but you knew what he meant.
“No more hiding?”
“No more hiding.” Bucky smiled, a look of genuine relief on his face.
Just then, a group of teen girls walked in and your smile disappeared for a moment.
“I’m at work. I’m the boss but I still gotta work, we can’t..”
“I know a place we can go to later if you want? Catch up?”
“I’d love to! I close up around six today, we can go after then.”
“Perfect! I’ll come back and we can walk there together.” You smiled and nodded, too shy to say anything else right now. Bucky smiled before turning around, looking back at you as he opened the door to leave. You gave him a little shy wave.
You spent the next few hours constantly thinking about Bucky and finally being able to see and talk to him again. Excited was an understatement. You were happy. Bucky was back. You were always too shy to say anything about what you felt, but absolute adoration was another understatement when it came to that man.
The clock had finally struck six. Your employees were now leaving, and you decided to check the store, make sure everything was alright before closing up. The same employee that had helped out earlier that day came up to you as you picked up your things.
“Your gentleman caller is waiting outside.” She had a knowing smile on her face. She even seemed kind of excited and she stood there and waited as you blushed.
“Thank you..” you attempted to avoid her gaze as you packed the rest of your things in your bag.
“I’ll tell him you won’t be long.” At that, you offered her a smile before she left and you took a moment to relax before following.
Bucky wasn’t right there as you left through the front, but when you turned back around after shutting and locking the place, there he was just a couple feet away from you. A small flower bouquet in his hand. Your heart melted at the sight.
“I know you’re not much of a flower person, but I wasn’t sure what else to do.. You know… with the time gap and all.. But these are your favourites.” Bucky looked almost nervous. You shyly stuck your hand out to take the bouquet, your fingers brushing against his as you did.
“They’re perfect, thank you.” A small smile tugged at your lips again as you looked at them before looking back to the man in front of you.
“I’ve missed you Y/N.”
“Me too.. You that is! I’ve missed you, not myself.” You blushed as Bucky chuckled at your flustered self. He then held out an arm.
“Shall we?” You hesitated before taking hold of his arm with your free hand, a feeling of happy warmth washing over you.
“We shall.”
Tagging; @blondekel77 @book-hoardingdragon @mandosmimi
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lovecinnatwist · 3 years
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How would you go about writing omega Jason with Alpha Dick?
Man oh man- Omega!Jason with Alpha!Dick is always such a bop.
It depends really! I see so many fics with insecure Jason thinking Dick is too good for him which is nice and definitely in character- but sometimes it makes me crave the other end of the spectrum?
Like a confident, sexy Jason who teases Dick with his scent and body until the alpha wants to implode? I also like the idea of Jason being raised by an Omeganist!Alfred and Omega!Talia to be badass, sassy and sensual. Bras? Suppressants? Painful heats?
Not for Jason Todd!
He embraces his Omega-ninity and it wreaks havoc on Dick's hormones. Dick being a more conservative alpha would definitely find himself overwhelmed but enamored!
Here's something playful with a clumsy Alpha!Dick and confident pack Omega!Jason!
Tiddies Out - JayDick
Tags: Omegaverse, AlphaDick, OmegaJason, Pining, Crack treated Seriously, Lactating, Heat Cycles, Omega Tim, Alpha Bruce, Pup Damian- Just Dick being an obvious pining idiot and Jason enjoying his reactions-
Jason doesn’t mind being an omega. How could he when it’s one of the superior options? While Alpha’s often lost themselves to aggression during rutting season and beta’s scrambled to placate them- Omega’s got to sit back and watch the show.
Being the object of an alpha’s fascination has many perks. First off? The gifts. Lavish offerings make their way to him with little to no effort. Weaponry from Talia, Expensive silks and poisons from Ras, The latest tech from Tim and Bruce. It's an endless parade really. One of the few things that make this more bearable to put up with.
He’s a heavy milker. Always has been.
Maybe it’s from growing up in an abusive household. Perhaps it's in response to being closer to the pack’s pups or hell, maybe his body is just gearing up for the imaginary children it wants to have. Regardless of the reason Jason’s tits are aching.
They seem extra tender tonight. The cold dingy air does little to ease the tension under his armor. He shifts and the way his pads squish under bullet proof chest plates is a pain. He curses and tries to ignore it. Something that’s getting harder as the cotton under his clothing reaches its limit. Tsk- 4 hours his ass. It’s barely been 2 and he’s about to make a mess of his gear.
As annoying as it is. He reluctantly reaches into his kit to get two fresh napkins to change. Other omega’s might be shy to do this in public but Jason has always been more practical about it. Breasts are breasts, no reason to get all crazy about it.
Though it probably didn’t hurt that Jason himself had a nice rack. He knows what the other heroes say about him behind his back. His figure has never been more appreciated than now in his prime. The dip in the pit did wonders at helping him bulk up. Thighs thick, emphasising his trim waist. In the throws of season his ample chest gives him an illusion of an hourglass figure. While some people would say omega’s should be small and dainty, he has yet to meet an alpha or beta who can resist him.
Not to be vain but he is nothing else if not attractive.
He’s got his top half way off when the sound of a near violent thud echoes out in the darkness. The hiss of pain gives away the alpha before his scent can. Jason doesn’t even turn in his direction. Instead he keeps his attention on the sopping pads under the compression shirt. He hisses as the gentle adhesive pulls from his throbbing mamories.
“ You alright over there goldie? “
He gets a groan for an answer. A nicer person would have maybe let the other man know about his current state of undress. Too bad that Jason isn’t exactly known for being ‘nice’. He carefully wraps up one cotton cloth. Once he’s clean and dry, he applies another. It’s quick and easy work. The slight chill does wonders against his flush skin.
The worn form of Nightwing crawls from the side of the building. There’s a pretty good bruise on his cheek Jason is 90% sure that the acrobat had a less than graceful landing. He’s always been weird about nudity. Even back when they mostly had the same parts. He rolls his eyes as the man pointedly tries not to look at him. He can’t help scoffing at the false modesty.
“ Hood. You shouldn’t do this out in the open like this. Anyone could see you. “
Everyone knows Jason is an omega, by extension that means Red Hood. It’s one of the reasons why his territory is so well protected. No one wants to cross an omega. While the fangs in their mouths were now more for scruffing kits, no one had forgotten the days when they were for hunting prey and tearing out throats.
He would flash his at Dick but he’s wearing his helmet and would probably just looks stupid. He manages to get the other pad off. It’s absolutely drenched. His left teet is definitely working harder than the right. The sheer weight of the cotton makes a loud squelch as it hits the little plastic bag at his feet.
He snorts. “ And you know what they’d say N? Best tits in Gotham. “
The alpha’s face is anything but amused. The furrow of his brow and spike in his scent is territorial and aggressive. It’s laughable really considering the fact that between the two of them, Jason is actually the one in charge of protecting the pack. It’s all a part of being the lead omega.
Whether Bruce or Dick want to accept it or not.
“ Stop objectifying yourself like that. “
Jason enjoys the feeling of being clean and dry as he gets the other cotton adhesive on. It’s a welcome sensation. Especially when he straightens his armor and it’s a little less chafing and tight.
“ It’s only objectication if I say I’m only a nice pair of tits Wing. Luckily I’ve got a nice set of thighs too.“
He pays Dick no mind as he stands and packs away his used pads to be thrown away later. He might have to call it an early night at the rate. With the way fall is quickly approaching his heat is just dying to make an appearance. Perhaps he could get away with offering himself to the foster system. With the amount of milk he’s making now it would be better for the pups who need it to benefit instead of it all going to the trash.
“ Hood! “ The sound is a scandalized growl. It’s funny enough that Jason throws his head back and laughs free and clear. With the voice modulator it’s mean and menacing. Amusement bubbles in his chest. He can’t help taking off his helmet so that Dick can take in just how wide his smile is.
“ Sorry Wing. I’m a pretty girl. What can I say? “
Talia is nothing but progressive. While many omega’s in the west suffer from low self esteem. Jason learned his worth quickly. Confidence is beauty. The more one loves themselves, adores them selves and takes time to know themselves the more they blossom. It’s a deep healing that not everyone gets to understand. A privilege for a few chosen omegas. He cocks his head and smiles and see’s the exact moment Dick starts losing his footing in the conversation.
The alpha is tongue tied.
“ That’s not what I mean and you know it Hood. “
Jason shrugs. Once he’s got his stuff away he’s ready to run roofs and actually get some work done.
“ Sorry Goldie. It’s 2021 and haven’t you heard? Red Hood says free the tiddies. “
He doesn’t wait for a response as he makes a running start towards the edge of the building. It’s always such a thrill. He tucks a bit to clear the gap. The moment his legs touch the concrete the sound is silent despite the bulk of his frame. Dick calls after him but he loses the words in the wind. Laughter bubbles up in his throat. He wouldn’t be a prude just because his family wanted to be sexually repressed more than they wanted to be happy.
Dick doesn’t try to catch up with him and Jason finishes the night patrolling with Tim and Stephanie.
He manages to get an entire three hours out of the next set of pads. Instead of changing out in the open he accepts Alfred’s invitation back at the manor for a warm bath and cookies. Tim stares at his chest while Jason gets himself decent.
Tim is a gorgeous omega, with a slender petite frame and porcelain doll-like features. He always seems to get shy in the presence of Jason’s more unconventional curves.
Jason knows what low self esteem looks like. The younger omega wears it no matter how much bravo he tries to exude. Jason brushes against him briefly and lightly. His usual fragrance is marshmellowy from the sweetness of milk that clings to it.
There’s an immediate blush as Tim ducks away. Clearly he’s embarrassed from being caught. Though in reality where is the shame in a little boob appreciation amongst omegas?
“ You know Timmy, you gotta stop wearing bras. Maybe if you show a glimpse of those pretty pink nips Kon would take the hint. “
Tim goes red from his ears to his chest. Jason can practically see the steam coming from his ears. He slaps his hands over his petite breast quick enough to hurt. Jason wants to let him scamper off but instead he presses into his space even more. Long gone is the perfume of pup, now that Tim has come fully into his omega hood. Every day his scent leans more and more towards caramel and sugar.
“ Uhg you’re such a jerk. “
Tim tries to dodge out of his hold but Jason gets him anyway. The omega yelps and Jason ducks him right between each swollen peck. They are red and tender from patrol. He hasn’t put on new pads yet so some milk beads at his nipples. The little shriek Tim lets out is hilarious.
“ You’re going to get milk in my hair! Jason stop- God you suck- “
The omega fights and Jason lets him go before the two actually get into it. It’s light and playful. Well for the most part. Tim gets some milk on his face and the teen honest to God looks terrified. He curses all the way to the shower stall to take another quick bath all while Jason cackles at his misfortune.
“ I swear to God, when I start milking I'm going to get you back Ten fold! “
Jason rolls his eyes. As if.The last thing Jason’s afraid of is milk. It’s a natural thing. God everyone in this pack is repressed.
“ We’ll see about that Timberella! “
The omega hisses and Jason has to hold back a laugh as he leaves the shower. He’s so light and high from the interaction that he completely for gos a shirt. Not that he really wants to wear one. Not with how milk heavy and tender his chest is. Alfred’s always been pretty cool about it too. Being from the 60’s and all that jazz.
Jason maybe gets half way through the cave before the sound of metal crashing draws his attention. Dick walks cleanly into one of the metal tables in the middle of the lab space, knocking over tools and gadgets.
Bruce is thoroughly unimpressed from where he’s helping Damian stretch before bed. He’s in half of his costume, suppressors and scent blockers gone. The sheer disappointment in Damian’s gaze is astonishing.
“ Richard, please control yourself. “
The alpha looks like a deer caught in headlights, his mortification absolutely palpable in the air.
Jason does catch his eyes on his chest though. He smirks and sees the moment horror grows in those bright blue eyes. Instead of heading towards the stairs he decides to circle back towards the group.
Bruce chuffs from his position on the floor. He doesn’t stop what he’s doing but does tilt towards him in reverence. It’s been the biggest change in their dynamic. Bruce finally learning to respect Jason as not only a pack mate, but the pack omega. He greets him with a scenting.
Unlike Dick the alpha seems to pay little attention to his milking.
Damian’s puppy nose twitches as he leans towards him. It makes his heart flutter really. While Damian would never ask, Jason has thought of offering his breast many times. While Technically too old for it, they’ve all done their fair share of growing up too quickly. Something that Jason Laments as well as appreciates.
He scents Damian more thoroughly than Bruce, making him bristle. The boy tries to move out of his hold, hands swatting him away.
“ Todd cease your pestering immediately! If I smell of milk my peers will assume I still breastfeed. “
Jason snorts and pulls back from the prickly pup. Bruce gets a stupid fond look on his face and for a brief moment he feels it echoing on his lips.
“ And what’s wrong with that? If your pack omega is milking of course as a pup you’re welcome to it. “
Damian’s green eyes widen a fraction. His mouth opens in disbelief. Clearly, Damian in fact did not know that. Bruce stares as well, his scent turning into a sweet blend of ‘love-admiration-awe’. It draws a shiver up Jason’s spine. The tender mix of affection from his pack blankets over him like a net of spun sugar.
Jason doesn’t know why he feels drawn to look at Dick. The alpha hasn’t said anything in the past minute. He cuts his gaze to the stone still alpha and his heart flutters in excitement. The looks of jealousy and want is so strong that his intentions sparkle clear like aquamarine in shallow ocean waters.
The alpha is so much more honest when he thinks Jason isn’t looking.
He grins at Dick.
The alpha immediately shrinks in shame and embarrassment.
“ And of course any alpha spending my heat with me. “
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yan-twst · 3 years
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CYOYA - part II
and finally it’s here! chapter ii of the cyoa fic! last time you all voted on what our protagonist should do, and the winning choice was to ask malleus to study with you! so the story will be picking up from there!
“Hmm, I’m sure Silver would enjoy sharing his cookies with a friend, especially after a hard day of studying...” hummed Lilia, and it was at that moment you knew that you had to get away from the short fae as soon as possible, lest you fall victim of what would probably be the world’s most horrid food poisoning.
It’d be rude to just run away all of a sudden; Lilia was still your superior in terms of authority, and he didn’t seem to have any ill will. You nervously glanced around, eyes settling on Malleus’ imposing figure; how you had forgotten he was there for a second was beyond you. Tall, imposing, with green eyes that almost seemed to glow in the dark, you could understand why so many people feared the dorm leader just based off looks alone, but in this sort of situation...
“Um, I was actually, uh... Hoping I could ask our Dorm Leader here for help with studying.” you hoped the anxiety in your voice didn’t show through. It was uncharacteristic of anyone to get close to Malleus, be it out of respect or fear- and usually you’d keep your distance too, not wanting to annoy the fae prince (and also being admittedly intimidated by him, but you figured everyone was).
Despite your odd request, Lilia didn’t seem confused. He merely grinned and nodded, almost as if he’d been expecting this outcome. Malleus, on the other hand, did not look nearly as knowing as Lilia. His eyes opened wide and his posture stiffened for a second, telltale signs of him being shocked, as he opened his mouth soundlessly. You prepared yourself to get roasted by his fire breath or something for your request; surely you’d crossed a line or something by so carelessly asking for his time. He wasn’t just your dorm leader, he was also a prince and one of the most powerful mages, surely you shouldn’t have just-
“Is that truly what you wish for?” no green fire left Malleus’ mouth, instead a simple question to answer your request. You blinked a couple of times, releasing tension you’d gathered in the seconds of arduous wait.
“Y... Yes?” you repeated, a bit taken aback by the response. Malleus had composed himself quickly, back to his usual way of standing and his eyes no longer wide open; but there was just something about his body language and tone that was off. It wasn’t annoyance or anger (thank gods, because he could probably wipe you off the planet without much effort), but rather something akin to... bashfulness? “Oh, um- only if you have time, of course! And if you want! I don’t want to impose...”
“Ufufu, don’t worry little one, I can assure you he doesn’t mind.” said Lilia with a smirk so wide you had to wonder if he really had intended for this ordeal to go down like this. “Now, Malleus, it’s no time to be shy, one of your dorm members has come to ask you for help! Go on, show them what you know.”
“Don’t you have to deliver those... Cookies before they cool?” Malleus’ tone didn’t change much, but the faint tint of pink in his cheeks told you Lilia’s words had definitely made him flustered. It was an odd sight, to see him acting in such a way- after all, the image you had of him was shaped by watching his imposing figure walk around campus surrounded by his guards, by rumours and whispers, and the occasional viewing of him ruthlessly winning at magift. Nothing could have prepared you to see such a humane side to him; but maybe this was just how he acted when he was with people he trusted...? Lilia did seem to have a deep connection to him, after all.
“Oh, you’re right!” Lilia’s attention was immediately driven back to the plate of charcoal black masses resting on the table. He picked it up and began to walk away, not before turning around and saying goodbye. “Well you two, have a nice study session! Don’t go to sleep too late, (name)!”
“We will!” you replied, waving goodbye to him. In all honesty, you were just relieved you weren’t going to get peer pressured into eating one of those toxic looking cookies- but now that Lilia was gone, you were suddenly left alone in the common room. 
“... You’re quite daring, to ask me for help.” mused Malleus, although his tone didn’t seem to hold malice. He looked more curious than anything, as he gazed down on you, as if he were trying to understand your actions. It was nerve racking, sure, but on the very least he didn’t seem upset.
“Should I have not done that?” you said, almost biting your tongue once the words were out. Were you being too casual? He was a prince and he was powerful, and you were just a normal student- but... The only person you’d seen advocate to treating Malleus like absolute royalty was Sebek, and even Malleus seemed to get tired of the first year’s antics from time to time.
“I never said that.” he replied, an amused twinkle in his eyes as he smiled. He uncrossed his arms from his chest, a small action, but one that made you feel just so much more comfortable in his presence. Surely if you stepped out of line, he’d let you know, right? So far he didn’t seem like the type of guy who’d just zap you to death for a mistake. “I’m simply... Surprised you did so. Most students would be too scared to do so.”
“Well, that’s...” what the hell were you even supposed to say to that?! As powerful as he was, it seemed Malleus wasn’t a great conversationalist, with how he was pushing you into a corner in the conversation. “... I haven’t talked to you much, but you’re my dorm leader, so it’s not so shocking I’d ask for help, right? I know you’re very skilled and powerful, too, so... I guess I just didn’t think it’d be that weird.”
“Hmm...” he seemed satisfied with the answer, maybe even... Happy? He wasn’t easy to read, and you didn’t want to seem like you were staring. Still, you could have sworn you hear him whisper ‘that’s quite interesting, indeed’ under his breath, but he quickly spoke up again. “You’re right that as your dorm leader, it’s my duty to help you. Do you have your class materials with you?”
“Yes, here they are.” you said, opening your notebook to the page with the draught’s ingredients and preparation steps. “... It’s a bit dark here, sorry if it’s not very readable.”
“Is it troublesome to study here for you?” asked Malleus, raising his eyebrows. Glancing at his green eyes, the fact he’s probably got no difficulty looking in the dark- or in the not-so-well lit common room- hit you, judging by his slit pupils. 
“No, no, it’s ok, I can read, it’s just a bit dark here since the torches’ fire is dimmed at night.” you said, not wanting to seem like you were causing one problem after the other. The torches lighting up the common room were lit with magical fire, and at this time of the night, they became quite dim, probably to discourage students from lingering too long and make them go to their respective rooms. It didn’t make it impossible to use it as a study room, just not an effective one; ideally, each student would do their late night cramming in their own room, but there was no way you were asking Malleus to go to your room. First of all, it was messy, and second of all, your dormmate was there snoring the night away.
“There’s no need to lie to me. You shouldn’t strain your eyes to read in the dark.” Malleus picked up your notebook before you could complain. For a second, he looked like he was thinking; you guessed he’d offer the library as a good place to study (although you didn’t want to go all the way there, if he offered so you’d accept), or maybe he’d use his magic to make the torches burn brighter. After his deliberation, he tucked the notebook under his arm carefully and motioned for you to follow him out the common room. “Follow me, (name). We’re going to my room, if that’s ok with you.”
“That’s-!” your body froze at his words. No, no, absolutely not. Even if he offered it, it felt like too much to do that- you’d already been enough of a thorn on his side asking for his help, it was getting late, and he probably had his own things to do. “I’d hate to intrude- listen, it’s ok, I can read up my notes tomorrow morning, and-”
“I would not have offered if I was not ok with it.” Malleus’ response cut you off before you could try and excuse yourself out of the situation. He was still looking at you with that odd expression, a mix between curiosity and interest, as if he were staring at some odd flower of sorts. “Follow me.”
You certainly didn’t feel like starting an argument with him, and so you did. The halls were a bit too dark for comfort at this hour, the torches dimmed here as well to deter students from wandering around at such hours. An ironic thing, really, considering most of the Diasomnia student body stayed up until odd hours studying or simply killing time. Following Malleus, you stared at his broad back and his tall form, the way his horns curled from his head and reflected the greenish glow of the fire; truly, he looked like a prince. And then you decided to resolve something nagging you at the back of your mind.
“Um, Dorm leader, just a quick question... How did you know my name?” you asked. He’d called you by your name when inviting you, hadn’t he...? You couldn’t recall presenting yourself to him- but as soon as you finished your question you realized the answer to it. “Oh, nevermind! You probably heard Lilia say it when he left, my bad.”
“It wasn’t from Lilia.” Malleus’ response was rapid, almost as if he didn’t even have to think. You furrowed your brows at this; no, you were sure you’d never formally presented yourself to him, and you weren’t in the magift team or anything like that, so why...? “Silver talks a lot about you.”
“Oooh, of course! That makes sense.” you almost wanted to slap yourself for not realizing such an obvious connection. Silver was a friend of yours, and he did spend a considerable amount of time guarding Malleus. He’d probably mentioned you a couple times or something, nothing too weird. 
“... But Lilia did tell me about you in the entrance ceremony.” added Malleus. You couldn’t see his face as you followed him from behind, but the tone in his voice had softened just a little bit. You didn’t want to make any assumptions, but it almost sounded like he was thinking back on a fond memory. “Diasomnia doesn’t get as many students as other dorms. I wasn’t even invited to the sorting ceremony, but Lilia told me how only a handful of the new students got sorted here.”
“Ah, that’s right, I remember the vice dorm leader- I mean, Lilia, telling us you were missing that day.” you said, tracing back on memories. Honestly, you’d been so anxious and excited the day you’d arrived at NRC, you hadn’t even cared about what dorm you got sorted into; you considered yourself a pretty average person, without anything too surprising or any curious talents, so you didn’t know where you’d get sorted. Unlike many NRC students, you also lacked a family history in the school; most people guessed their dorm based on what dorm their siblings or parents had been in, but you’d just... Never had a family member you knew attend NRC. 
“... Lilia said the mirror claimed you held great magic potential.” he seemingly skipped over the fact he wasn’t in the ceremony (he said he wasn’t invited, right? You figured he had his reasons to not want to go over that), but his comment still caught you off guard. “It’s not often the magic mirror will say that about a person.”
“Is that so...? Haha, I’m not so sure about that. I mean, I don’t think I’m too amazing at anything.” you said, chuckling. You’d simply thought the mirror said some cheesy stuff to everyone who got sorted, as some sort of ego boost to the first years or something. “Well, I am glad I got sorted here, though. I like Diasomnia.”
“You shouldn’t say that about yourself.” Malleus didn’t turn around when he said this, but you just knew he’d narrowed his eyes as he said that. “... Just the fact you even dared ask me for help, and followed me to my room like this goes to show you’re quite different. I have no doubt your skills in magic will flourish in time.”
“I- um, thank you...!” you truly hoped your voice didn’t sound like a squeak, but it was hard to keep cool when Malleus Draconia spoke to you like that. “It means a lot to me, um, coming from you.”
A comfortable silence fell between you two. The sound of Malleus’ heeled uniform shoes against the stone floor echoed in the halls, mixing with the noise of rain outside- soon, you were faced with stairs. Being constructed like a castle from the Valley of Thorns, there were plenty of towers; of course the dorm leader’s room would be on top of one.
“We’re here.”
You were a bit surprised at how much you walked to get to his dorm- the amount of stairs you’d gone up was enough to leave you breathless, although Malleus looked fine. The door to his room was made of a beautifully dark wood, with intricate carvings and a metal doorknob. He opened the door and walked in, holding it open for you (you wondered if the door had a lock and key and he just kept it unlocked knowing nobody would dare come snooping, or if it was some sort of magic door that only opened for him). 
“Come on in,” he said, and not wanting to make him just stand there holding the door open, you quickly walked in despite feeling like someone as common and unimportant as you shouldn’t just be waltzing into his room.
As he closed the door behind you, you couldn’t help but wonder at the sight of his room. It was big- dorm leader benefits, you guessed, because this one-person dorm was about twice the size of the dorm you shared with your roommate. The floor was tiled in white with black accents, and the thing that caught your eye first was the huge canopy bed. The way the canopy was built almost reminded you of the very building of the dorm. Immediately your eyes flew to the giant dragon statue next to the dresser- why was that there you had no clue, but it certainly looked cool. It was probably related to Diasomnia’s origins and its logo, since the Witch of Thorns could turn into a dragon.
The more you looked, the more details you picked up. The loveseat in front of his bed was currently occupied by books and trinkets, as if he’d been cleaning and put them all there while he found a space for them. There were many magift team banners in the wall above his desk, and you couldn’t tell why, but you found that adorable. Besides the loveseat, there wasn’t much clutter in the dorm- it was quite clean, actually, almost as if he didn’t spend much time there. His desk was probably the most well-loved spot, the chair still ajar as if he’d stood up and not put it back in place, papers crowding the surface of the desk.
“This should be well-lit enough.” he said, and with a flourish of his hand, lit the candelabra on the desk. That much was overkill, really, considering the giant chandelier hanging from the ceiling, but you appreciated the gesture- and also admired how easily and precisely he’d just cast fire magic. “Take a seat wherever it’s comfortable for you, and we can begin studying.”
Upon being presented with that choice, you blanked. Picking where to sit down should be the easy part of this whole ordeal; asking your intimidating dorm leader for help and accepting to go in his room was the ‘hard’ part, sitting down was the easy part, but in that very moment you weren’t so sure. The loveseat was occupied by his stuff, and you’d really rather die than start moving around his belongings for a seat. That left the floor, the desk, and the bed; of course you wouldn’t just sit on the floor, because then he’d also have to sit on the floor to explain, and that didn’t feel right at all.
The desk should have been the logical choice, but as you glanced at it, it was very clear that having only one chair would pose a problem. Sure, he probably wouldn’t mind- in fact he most likely expected you to take a seat there- but... Then he’d probably have to stand behind you to explain, hovering over your shoulders the whole time. He’d have to lean down to your level to check your notes, and- gods, if it were some random student you wouldn’t have cared this much, but... Something about having Malleus stand behind you, rest his hands on the back of the chair where you sat, and to have him lean down and be so close to you just to read the notes made your stomach flip. But that was your problem; you were the one making a big deal out of just sitting in a desk, of all things.
Then there was the bed- honestly you mostly studied sat in your bed, with your notebooks spread out around you. But that was in the privacy of your own dorm. Sure, if a friend was over you wouldn’t hesitate to tell them to sit on your bed with you to chat or just chill, and you’d even helped your roommate study before while you both sat down on his bed to review and exchange class notes. But this- this was Malleus’ bed. Was it too out of line to sit down on the bed to study...? It was just sitting down; he probably wouldn’t even give it a second thought...
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Erik and his girl have a threesome with OC.
Soooooo, I have gotten A LOT of threesome requests. I figured I could incorporate all of them into one fic because they are all generally the same thing except for a few things here and there. One request is it’s Erik’s birthday and him and OC have a threesome and he feels left out and another one is Eirk’s girl/wife feels left out, also a threesome where they share cum. It’s nasty y’all lol hardcore I added my own twist on it. It’s going to have to be two parts because I have so many ideas for this and I didn’t want it to be long and drawn out in one section.
Warnings: HARDCORE SMUT. GRAPHIC. Sharing fluids, nasty talk, multiple sex scenes, Daddy kink, Strippers, threesome.
Enjoy! Xoxo.
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Amoya and her husband Erik decided to kick off his birthday a week before he actually turned 33. She figured her man would love to go to a strip club so they hit up Ace of Diamonds in West Hollywood, California. They pulled up with racks of money and already buzzed from all the D’usse cognac that they drank in his Mercedes AMG-G63 with Rolls Royce Starlights installed on the roof of the inside of the car. Amoya has a VIP section for the party of people she invited out with them. She wanted her man to have fun and let loose. Erik figures this is just gonna be another fun and wild night of getting twerked on by some fine ass strippers and having asses clap in his face. He didn’t know what Amoya really had in mind. 
This was going to be a recruitment night to find the best stripper for a threesome Amoya wanted to plan for Erik’s birthday the following week. She wanted to find the best girl for the job that they could both have fun with the entire weekend at their LA mansion in the hills. A young vibrant thang to use for sex and sex only. This would be their first time doing this after Amoya gave it much thought. Sex is a huge factor in her and Erik’s relationship. As they both entered the strip club and found their VIP section, Amoya instantly scans the crowd of ass, titties, and pussy, to find the perfect chick. All the women there were beautiful but not exactly what Amoya had in mind just yet. She wanted to sit back and see how her man reacted before she made her decision. 
“Dayum,” Erik held his bottle of D’usse with one hand while his arm wrapped around his wife’s shoulder, “Baby, it’s too live in here tonight. Ace got a good selection.” 
Amoya looked up at her beautiful husband. She still couldn’t believe that he asked for her hand in marriage. It’s been three years of happiness with him. Erik is the man of her dreams. 6’3, russet skin, short dreads, a charming smile with dimples in his cheeks, full lips, onyx eyes, smart, ambitious, the list goes on and on and on with the many things she loved about her man. 
“I knew you would love it, baby. Ohhhhhh look at that one right there,” Amoya pointed a long stiletto nail painted metallic purple at a tall stripper chick with A cup breasts but a huge wagon of an ass. She had on black cross pasties over her small areolas and a leather black thong with black stripper heels that had silver mesh. The caramel beauty had a collar around her neck and hair pulled up into a sleek bun. She was so sexy. The girl must have known Amoya wanted her attention so she looked over at her. Once their eyes connected the tall chick who could be mistaken for a model came over to their section with her eyes on their money. One of Erik’s homeboys helped her inside while staring at her large backside as she stepped over to stand in front of Amoya. The chick got down in a squat, blinking her hazel eyes at her before smiling, showing off a gap between her teeth and a gold bottom grill.
“How can I help you pretty lady,” she spoke with a southern accent, “They call me Sparkle.” 
“Hi, miss Sparkle,” Amoya reaches around to slap Sparkles ass with the stack of bills she had, “Your skin is extra sparkly, I like that.”
Sparkle glances over at Erik who gave her an intense and rather intimidating look before looking back at Amoya “Diamonds are a girl's best friend, and I love glitter against my brown skin.”
“Ooooo, both are my favorite.” Amoya likes her. She just hoped her man was really feeling her. She could tell what her man liked and didn’t like. So far, Erik was giving Sparkle a look over but it wasn’t blazing like he looked at Amoya. Maybe if Sparkle danced on him that would help determine if she was the one.
“This is my husband, call him Kill.” 
“Hi, Kill.” Sparkle spoke in a honeyed tone.
“Sup’ mama.” Erik licked his lips before giving her a sexy half smirk.
“Are you gonna give my Hubby some of that thick ass? It’s almost his birthday.”
That made Sparkle smile wide, revealing more of her gap, “Birthday huh?! How old are you turning?!”
“33.”
“You don’t look like it,” Sparkle giggles, “after this I can get some of my other girls to come over and show some love. We got you, Mr. Kill.”
Erik was loving the idea of that. Amoya pulled out two stacks of money handing one over to Erik so he could make it rain on Sparkle. She got into a squat in front of him before turning around to pop her ass. Left cheek, right cheek. It danced like the shit was made of jello. Sparkle stood in her heels, arched over in front of Erik’s face, and shook her ass to the banger trap beat. Erik made it rain over her ass before taking a few bills to place in her thong. Sparkle was cool, she got the job done, but her man wasn’t rock hard or reaching out to pop her big ass butt like she wanted him to. 
“You like that birthday boy?” Sparkle spoke while dragging her tongue over her gap, “This the kind of cake you want for your birthday?”
“That’s a lot of cake to be serving up, ma.” Erik watched Sparkle stand, making her ass clap with a shake of her thighs, her fingers popping the waistband of her thong. Sparkle then lifts one long leg up in the air to shake her ass. The girl had skills. Erik stood to throw money on Sparkle before smacking her ass with it and rubbing the bills on her skin. Amoya gave Sparkle some love too by slipping the girl some money in her thong. Sparkle was seeing dollar signs as she picked up that money to stuff inside the crotch of her thong. 
“Hey, bring that ass over here, Miss Sparkle with that glitter booty on you,” Amoya’s drunk brother, Amari, motioned with some bills in one hand and a blunt in the other. Her brother and Erik grew up together in Oakland. Amari is tall and slim with short waves in his hair and a tattoo of a black rose on his neck. They gave him the nickname Pretty Boi Mari because that’s exactly what he was. Light skin, grey eyes, dimples. There isn’t one friend of Amoya’s that Amari didn’t have. She lost a lot of friends because of her brother. A few of them had kids by him. 
“Dassit’ you a thick bitch ain’t you? Haha,” Amari slaps the hell out of Sparkles ass, “Where your friends at? Bring your stripper friends up here so we can have some fun.”
All the other guys in the section agreed with Amari while Erik being Erik sat back, drunk off the D’usse with his arm draped over Amoya’s shoulder. Sparkle took the money Amari gave her and quickly left the section to round up the best girls for them to have. When Sparkle left to grab her girls, everyone danced and drank while watching the shows on stage. So many different tricks. Split lock, power hold, pole split, the eye opener that gave you a view of the pussy, spinning chopper, all different advanced moves. These women were so skilled and they put on the best show. 
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“Sup’ Sparkle,” Novia, a 25 year old girl who has been stripping at Ace of Diamonds for a month now said high to Sparkle with a wide smile and twinkling eyes. Cinnamon skin, well-developed voluptuous and sinuous body, curly hair with honey blonde highlights in it pulled back into a sleek bun with baby hairs, and eyes that reminded you of the perfect espresso on a Monday morning. Her voice was the perfect mixture of rasp and seduction. Novia was working the floor with her right hand, Bubbles, a Cuban girl with long brunette hair in two pigtails, pouty lips, and striking dark green eyes. She was more on the athletic side and spoke with a very light voice that some would say is annoying but she couldn’t help that it was the way she talked. 
“Y’all tired of working the floor? I got a spot that would really bring in some money.”
“Where?!” Bubbles spoke up with her tweety bird voice, “Cuz I am TIRED of the floor I need VIP MONEY.”
“Right over there,” Bubbles and Novia followed where Sparkle pointed. Right there in front of the stage in the most expensive VIP section in the club was a group of men who looked like they were big ballin’ a few chicks there as well. All Bubbles and Novia could see was bags filled with money. More money than the men on the floor have. Novia never worked VIP but she would break out of her shell tonight if it meant she could be going home with 5,000 that night, maybe even more. She only had about 800 so far since her shift started an hour ago. Novia still has a long way to go before she becomes a known stripper in Ace of Diamonds. 
“It’s some fine ass niggas birthday. He’s turning 33 and his wife wants us to show him a good time. Y’all down?”
“I'M DOWN,” Bubbles spoke up first, “Birthday boy doesn't know what he has in store for him! What about you Novia?”
“Yeah, I can go up. More money for me,” Novia glanced back over at the section to see who the birthday man is. She spotted a guy she hoped was. He was chilling with his legs wide and a cup in his hand half empty. He had his arm perched around a woman’s shoulder. They looked like a King and Queen watching from their throne.
“Oh, and his wife said to call him Kill.”
“I’ll call him whatever I need to as long as I get my money,” Bubbles and Candy shared a laugh. 
“Kill huh? Sounds like he’s nothing to play with,” Novia mentions while her eyes watched the section. 
“Let’s get some more girls,” Sparkle lead the way to round up more of their girls before they went back. They were at a group of eight now and that was the perfect amount. Sparkle made Novia hold up two party Ciroc VS bottles with sparks in it lighting the way. 
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“HAPPY BIRTHDAY KILL!!!!”
His smile is what she noticed first.
Bright and wide with deep dimples in his cheeks and moist full lips. Teeth lined with gold and then his wet pink tongue poking out to lick his upper lip. Very handsome indeed. Novia is about her money but she also took great joy in putting on a show for an attractive man. Novia arched over to put the bottles on the table before putting out the sparks. 7 inch heels with a 2 3/4 inch platform with cutout, rhinestone detailing, an adjustable ankle strap, and colored royal blue like the micro slingshot monokini she wore that barely covered her round breasts and the rest of her body. Her skin glittered and glistened and the stretch marks on her healthy ass were like light brown tiger stripes. Novia looked over at his wife and she wished she hadn’t. That woman was breathtaking. She favored Rihanna to her. Especially with the way she dressed. She kept her hair short and sleek, almond shaped green eyes looking her up and down before giving her an approving smile. She is tall and slim with long stiletto nails that reminded her of claws. They were perfect together. Definitely a king and queen. 
“This is krystal,” Krystal was a 5 '2 petite girl with a lot of breasts. She was mocha skinned with long faux locs in her hair and a hot pink thong with matching top on and clear 7 inch heels on her feet. 
“Rose, KiKi, Daniella,” All three of these girls were topless with different colored pasties over their nipples and thongs to match. Rose wore her hair close cut and colored red, KiKi has a teal green lace front that made her look like a mermaid, and Daniella wore her loose wavy hair up in a messy bun with rhinestones on her face that would remind you of a sugar skull. 
“Vixen, Babydoll, Tatiana, and Chloe,” Babydoll and Chloe were biracial fraternal twins with long pink curly hair and an obvious Brazilian butt lift but it looked good on them both. Vixen was covered in tattoos and piercings with crotchless panties on and a bikini top that was too small to fit over her areolas, and Tatiana has black tassel nipple covers with a dark purple slingshot monokini. Her hair was bleach blonde and wet, piercings in her cheeks like Black Chyna. 
“And this is Bubbles, and Novia.”
Bubbles has a ditzy way about her but she was adorable with her big green eyes and youthful face. She had to be the youngest out of all the girls. Novia’s espresso eyes were dangerous. They appeared very calm but the more you held her gaze she would trap you. Novia swiped her tongue over her upper lip, showing off her tongue ring and how long her tongue was. It was like a tiny pink snake. The curves on this woman were dangerous. That slingshot monokini over her oily skin left nothing to the imagination. All of the women were sexy, but Novia…
“Hi Kill, Happy birthday,” Bubbles spoke in an angelic sing-song voice. 
“Happy Birthday,” Novia spoke with a smooth yet sexy voice that could make a grown man’s knees buckle. She was so captivating. 
“Damn, Sparkle, you brought the best of the best didn’t you?” Amari spoke up while palming both Babydoll and Chloe’s asses. The girls didn’t waste anytime twerking, hitting splits, and giving lap dances to anyone who was available. Currently, Novia was on her own, grabbing onto the railing that encircled the VIP section, popping her ass in Erik’s line of vision. The way her glistening cheeks clapped and her hips swayed with that deep arch in her back had him forgetting about KiKi with the teal green wig currently giving him a lap dance while holding a bottle of Ciroc VS to his lips for him to drink. Amoya tilted his head back to allow KiKi to pour some of the liquor in his mouth. She was heavy-handed with it too but Erik swallowed every drop. Amoya grabs the back of his neck, bringing his lips to hers so they could kiss. They’re tongues thrashed and swirled over each other’s. You could suffocate with how much ass surrounded that VIP section. Everyone else in Ace of Diamonds looked over at them with envious eyes. It was popping off. 
Amoya brought her lips to Erik’s ear, “I need some head right now, Daddy. I just wanna push your head between my legs and make you eat it,” Amoya licks Erik’s ear with her wet tongue, “Fuck, my pussy is so wet looking at all these fine bitches popping pussy in our face. How about you, Daddy? You like all this phat ass popping and all this phat pussy? Fuckkkkk, babeeee.”
“Damn, girl. Talking all that shit like that in Daddy’s ear,” Erik whispered back with smoldering eyes. Erik’s skin felt like he was boiling. His dick was definitely as hard as cast iron but it wasn’t because of KiKi. It was because of Novia. Erik’s eyes kept sweeping over towards her like she was the prized jewel out of all the other women there. That’s what Amoya wanted to see. She watched Novia too. Novia was on the floor of the VIP section, legs spread and ass popping to the beat. The tattoo on her lower back of a pair of cat eyes looked like it was winking the way she moved. Novia started grinding into the floor, her back rolling and her ass bouncing and jiggling like she had no control over it. Novia looked like she was riding dick the way she moved. Stacks of money showered her body, some of the bills sticking to her cinnamon skin. The second she arched her back, And gave Erik a glimpse of her phat pussy in that little slingshot monokini he was up on his feet with his hand reaching down to whack her ass good. Amoya sat stunned with lust at the sight. Novia looked back at him with her round eyes and thick natural eyelashes blinking. 
 “That bitch on the floor getting it! Don’t hog her birthday boy we want some of that too!” One of Erik’s friends called out while Vixen accepted his cash in her crotchless panties. Amoya gasps while grabbing a few stacks to make it rain on Novia when she got into a handstand and started gyrating her hips and thighs. Erik stood there with a clear eye view of Novia’s Brazilian waxed mound spread wide in that slingshot monokini. If he just took one finger to slide it over her pussy lips would spill out. Erik slaps some money on her pussy and outstretched thighs before the entire section erupted with shouts and hollers when Novia hit a split. She bounced her ass on that floor with those legs wide and limber, oily body bending and arching like she was an acrobatic Queen. Erik was in amazed by this Pole Dancer. So was Amoya. She made her mind up for sure. This was the girl she wanted to have a threesome with for Erik’s birthday. Novia got up from that floor like she didn’t just step on the other girls necks, smiling at Erik before accepting her money from both Amoya and Erik. A ton of it. More than Sparkle and the others. Of course the other girls had envious eyes. Especially Bubbles. 
“Can you do all that on the pole ma?” Erik asks with a husky voice, “show me how you do it on that stage. Give me a real birthday treat, yeah?” 
“Anything for the birthday boy-“
“Oh, I ain’t no boy.” Erik spoke with a rough tone while flaring his gold canines.
Novia looked Erik up and down like his wife wasn’t standing next to him. She liked that rough edge in his voice. He definitely wasn’t a boy. Nothing like the other men there. 
“Mmmm, I gotta come correct, huh?” Novia pushes Erik down on the couch, “Want me to give you a lap dance, Birthday Daddy?”
Amoya’s breathing was shallow. She loved the way Novia called Erik Daddy. Now she couldn’t get it out of her head. Now she wanted to force Novia’s head down towards her pussy to lick up with that gold jewel on her tongue. Better yet, Amoya wanted to see how she tasted. She’s never been this turned on by a woman in her life. 
“Gon’ girl, dassit’ FUCK.”
Novia was reverse cowgirl on Erik’s crotch making her ass twerk back on him. Erik’s money bag was nearly empty because he spent it all on Novia. Novia’s espresso eyes landed on Amoya, giving her a sly smirk. She was definitely nothing to play with. 
“You like how I shake this big ass on your Hubby? Think he might bust a nut?”
Amoya found herself reaching out to jiggle Novia’s ass cheeks in her hand, “He’s loving you alright, Miss Novia. I’m loving it too.” 
“Is that right?” Novia got up slowly from Erik, walked up to Amoya, widened her legs while staring into her eyes and dropped down on Amoya’s lap at a gentle pace that could make a grown man cry. She started grinding on Amoya, lifting the straps on her monokini to show off her round breasts that were pierced just like her tongue. The nipple rings read fuck me in gold. Erik looked over at Novia with a slight crease in his brow as if he were annoyed by her lifting from his dick like that. He clearly didn’t want to give his money away to the other girls. It’s supposed to be his birthday week not Amoya’s. Amoya was in a trance, her greedy hands making Novia’s ass shake over her. Both women shared a look of equal desire and teasing smiles. Amoya snakes her hands up Novia’s spine delicately before Novia smashed her breasts in Amoya’s face. This girl was bold but Amoya loved it. 
“DAYUM AMOYA!” Amari yelled out loud while watching his sister. Her face was smothered with Novia’s breasts. Novia finally gave her room to breathe, Amoya’s lipstick smeared on Novia’s chest. Amoya looked like she wanted to toss Novia down on the VIP red velvet couch and tongue fuck her wet folds. Novia finally gets up, Amoya slapping her ass gently before slipping her some more cash. Novia walked out of VIP while everyone watched her leave. She slowly strolled towards the stage, dropping all her money in a bucket. Nothing but 20’s and 100 dollar bills. The DJ introduced Novia and played her intro music. Megan Thee Stallion- Best You Ever Had. 
You ain't never been with a chick this bad
I ain't worried 'bout them other girls that you had
If I catch 'em lookin' at my baby, I'ma laugh
He gon' keep it real, I ain't worried 'bout that
You ain't never been with a chick this bad
I ain't worried 'bout them other girls that you had
If I catch 'em lookin' at my baby, I'ma laugh
He gon' keep it real, I ain't worried 'bout that
 I be actin' up right before he come to see me
He be like, "Why you always tripping for no reason?"
Told him, "'Cause you put it on me better when you're mad"
Hand around my neck, hit it hard from the back, yeah
I'ma cook a meal for him and play the game with him
When somebody ask, yeah, I'm with the same nigga
Pussy keep him knocked out like a painkiller
And if a nigga bag me, you know he a winner, ah
Novia hit a shoulder mount inversion into an extended butterfly. A Knee hold move was next, causing her to twirl around that pole with the neon blue lights on her beautiful body. You could tell that she practiced these moves fluently. So much style and grace like a ballerina. She had everyone’s attention, more money being thrown at her. Novia twerked her ass in the air before dropping down into a full split. The money exploded around her and all Amoya kept staring at was the wicked and delicious way her lips looked stretched into a smile. She knew she was bad. She knew she was the hottest thing in Ace of Diamonds. Erik was in awe of her. All his money practically gone and in Novia’s bucket. She played the game well. Amoya applauded Novia before three other chicks joined her on stage to perform together. 
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Erik’s Birthday: 
Amoya hopped out of her convertible Rolls Royce with red leather seats, Louis Vuitton bag in hand and dressed in an all white catsuit. It was around 78 degrees so it wasn’t too hot or too warm for her. INFINITY Dance Studio has a bright purple neon sign on the outside within that parking lot. Large ceiling to floor windows showed about three levels to the large studio. Amoya’s Saint Laurent heels echoed across the concrete ground of the lot before finally making her way towards the double doors leading her to the inside of the dance studio. It was nicely decorated. A receptionist sat behind a polished desk; young girl with a blunt cut wig on and a nose piercing. She wore a white top with an Infinity symbol and the name of the studio in cursive embroidery. She blinked her false lashes up at Amoya before smiling with a mouth full of braces.
“Welcome to INFINITY Dance Studio. My name is Kimberly. How can I help you today?”
Amoya removed her Fendi shades, “Uh, I’m here looking for a miss, Novia?” 
“Novia? I’m not sure who that-ohhhhhhhh, you mean Jordyn?”
“I’m not following,” Amoya was confused.
“Novia? Works at Ace of Diamonds? Her real name is Jordyn.”
“Oh!” Amoya laughs, “I didn’t think about that, I should have.” 
“It’s cool. It’s her middle name. I’m her sister.” 
Now that Amoya was looking at Kimberly, they did look alike. Same beautiful cinnamon skin and light brown eyes that reminded you of coffee with extra cream. Lips full and kissable. A mole on the side of her nose just like her sister and dimples on the sides of her mouth whenever she smiled. Beautiful girls. 
“Jordyn has a class at the moment but you can go up there and wait for her. She’s teaching a heels class.”
“Sure,” Amoya pointed to the elevators, “Which level?”
“Second level. As soon as you get off, make a right and keep straight down the hall. The studio is going to be on your left at the very end of the hall.” Kimberly instructed. 
Amoya gave her thanks before making her way towards the elevators. She needed to ask Novia now that she had free time to do so. She wanted to do this during the early afternoon since Erik was out with his friends for Cigars and brunch on a Yacht. He wouldn’t be back until a couple of hours from now. This gave Amoya enough time to put her plan into works. She did as she was told, turning right and then keeping straight. It wasn’t hard to find since the music helped her out. They were jamming. Amoya walked down the hall humming to Jhené Aiko- Pussy Fairy (OTW). Finally there, Amoya stood in the doorway, watching Novia seductively hit a split before a high kick on the floor, front and center, with her students standing in a half circle with concentration etched on their faces. 
Novia clearly was an all around dancer and not just on the pole. This girl moved with so much ease and grace. Amoya leaned against the doorway, admiring Novia’s attire. Black leotard with fishnet stockings and five inch ankle boots on her feet in black leather. Voluptuous, full-bosomed, plump backside, body serpentine as she moved across the floor. Watching her was sex itself. 
“Alright, ladies, let's do this one more time before we’re done for the day.” 
All the women got into position. There was enough room in the studio to spread out and watch her. Mirrored walls surrounded all of them so they could stare at themselves. All women in all different shapes and sizes watched Novia go through the routine one more time, their eyes intense and unblinking so they could catch her every move. Bodies sweating, they gave it their all, even through advanced moves, Novia finishing out with a side to side split before standing up and applauding her class.
“Ladies! Good job! We’ve gotten better! India, I see you’ve been practicing!” Novia wipes sweat from under her chin, “Good job! I’ll see all of you beautiful ladies next Thursday, alright?”
They all said their goodbyes, some of them hugging Novia and having small talk, others grabbing their things to dash out of the studio while yelling goodbye over their shoulders. Amoya made room for them to exit before stepping further into the studio. Once everyone cleared out, Novia’s eyes landed on hers. She pauses for a split second before a small, recognizable smile spread across her gorgeous face. She walked with a strut that made her hips sway to pause her music. All you could hear was her heels click clack across the polished dance floor towards Amoya. She looked shocked to see her. 
“Wifey from Ace of Diamonds last Saturday?” Novia held out her hand to shake Amoya’s, “How did you find me, sweetie?”
“Sparkle,” Amoya gave Novia a kind smile, “She told me you would be here at the dance studio today. Your sister, Kimberly, told me you had a heels class. Is it okay if I call you Jordyn or do you prefer Novia?”
Novia wipes sweat from the back of her neck, “You can call me whatever you like, sweetie.” 
Amoya bit her bottom lip with a smile, “Novia rolls off the tongue better.”
“Yeah, it does. Especially when someone’s moaning it.”
If she agreed to having a threesome with Erik and Amoya she would enjoy it even more. Amoya was loving Novia more and more each time she talked. She knew the effect she has on people.
“So, you’re a choreographer too?”
Novia grins showing off the dimples on the sides of her full lips, “Yes, I teach different classes here. I’m trying to open my own studio but we’ll see.”
“I’m sure you can make that happen...I mean...WOW. You can move on the pole and off the pole.”
“I can teach you sometime if you like,” Novia made her voice lower and alluring. Amoya couldn’t fight the urge to blush and smile. 
“I’ll look into that...uh, there is one thing I’d like to talk to you about though.” Amoya became nervous.
“What’s wrong?” Novia’s pretty face became wary.
“No no! Nothing bad...just...gosh, I don’t even know how to ask this.” Amoya chewed on her bottom lip. 
“It’s okay...like you said, nothing bad, yeah?”
“Yes.” Amoya avoided Novia’s espresso eyes, “Okay, so today is Erik’s birthday.”
“Who is Erik?” Novia asked while raising a single thick brow.
“Shit-yeah, it’s Kill,” Amoya giggles, “Kill is his nickname but his real name is Erik.”
“Hmm, okay,” Novia licks her glossy lips, “I’m sorry you can keep talking.” 
Amoya smoothed a hand down the back of her neck over a tattoo of a heart, “So, today is his birthday and right now he’s out with his friends but later we’ll both be home. Uh, so, I had something in mind and I was wondering if you could help me out with that?”
Novia had a perplexed look on her face and Amoya knew she was beating around the bush but she couldn’t get it out without being so shy about it. She shook her head before closing her eyes, gaining enough courage to ask Novia up front. She would only get a yes or no answer. 
“Novia. I want you to have a threesome with me and my husband for his birthday.” 
Novia parted her lips to speak but no words came out. Her eyes blinked a few times before she gave Amoya a half smirk, “You’re serious?”
“Yes.” Amoya answered slowly. Novia rolled her glossy lips together while staring at Amoya like she was trying to catch her in a lie. When she realized she was serious Novia let’s put a deep sigh before smoothing her dark brown hair with honey blonde highlights from her sweaty shoulders.
Hands on her hourglass shaped waist, she looked up at Amoya through her long curled lashes, “...Okay.” Novia answered with a bright smile, “I’d like to. So when are we doing this?”
Amoya fingered some of her hair from her eyes before smiling just as bright, “it’s gonna happen tonight if that’s okay?”
“Oh, I’m free tonight.” Novia answered quickly.
“It’s for the entire weekend though,” Amoya added with a chuckle. Novia gawked at her before laughing herself.
“The ENTIRE weekend? Jesus. You want to fuck me for theee days straight? Damn, I like you Wifey.” 
“Just call me Amoya.” 
The energy between them both shifted. Now, Everytime Novia looked at Amoya it was as if she were imagining her naked and in every position possible. Amoya looked at Novia’s lips while licking her own. This girl was intoxicating.
“And it’s a surprise, right?”
“Yes, babe, it is,” Amoya responded, “It’ll be at our home, I can have one of our drivers pick you up around…8 PM?”
“8 PM sounds good, Amoya. I’m packing a bag?”
“Yes. We have a pool and jacuzzi so you can bring swimwear too.” 
“Cool, I can’t wait,” Novia blinked her long curled lashes, while biting her lower lip excitedly, “If it’s with you and Kill I definitely can’t wait.” Now her tone of voice was honeyed and silky smooth. It almost lulled Amoya to sleep. 
“Let’s exchange numbers, okay?” Amoya says with a shaky breath. 
“Sure, beautiful.”
They both exchanged numbers. After that, Novia hugged Amoya then placed a gentle kiss on her cheek, leaving a glossy lip print behind. Amoya looked down at Novia’s lips. Novia kept her eyes on Amoya, pressing her breasts into Amoya’s. She brought her right hand up to cradle the back of her head before leisurely leaning in to lightly kiss her lips. Their lips made a soft smacking noise. Since they were both wearing gloss, their lips sort of stuck together like syrup as Novia drew her lips away gently. The hairs on Amoya’s arms stood up. 
“Might as well get acquainted properly, yeah?” Novia kisses her again, “I’ll see you tonight.”
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Erik looked down at his new yellow gold Cuban link chain lined with Diamonds. He picked it up out of the jewelry box, placing it around his neck to admire. The dim light of their walk-in closet above his head reflected off of his chest causing the Diamonds to twinkle, everything else around him dark. Erik’s fingers felt over the Diamonds. He really liked this birthday gift from his Wife, Amoya. On his third cup of D’usse, Erik took a sip before walking away from the mirror to grab a pair of trunks to go settle in the jacuzzi. 
Supposedly Amoya has another surprise for him. He wasn’t really one for surprises but this was his girl so he accepted it. Trunks low on his hips and feet bare, Erik walks out of their walk-in closet, entering the master bedroom, and then out into the hallway. Serani- No Games grew louder over the whole home audio installation. Outside now, Erik decides to take a dip in the pool first. He downs the rear of his D’usse before diving into the cool water. Erik swam to the edge of the pool, whipping his wet dreads back so they wouldn’t drip in his face. Erik wondered where Amoya disappeared to because she was sitting by the pool on a lounge chair. Her glass of Hypnotiq was still resting on a small side table by the pool. 
As if she heard his thoughts, Amoya walked out of the house like a model dressed in a black monokini with her pixie cut jet black hair wet and pressed against her scalp. Trailing behind her was another woman Erik immediately recognized. How could he forget such a fine bitch like her. Novia from Ace of Diamonds. Thick ass Novia. She was dressed in a short black silk slip dress with the back so low and revealing that you could see the crack of her ass and that cute cat eye tattoo above her back dimples. Patent leather black So Kate pumps on her feet. Two beautiful women. He squints his whiskey colored eyes and tilted his head at Amoya, wondering if this has anything to do with her surprise. Erik swam over to them, resting his arms on the edge of the pool while staring up at them both. He was greeted with legs to heaven. 
“Hey, Baby, you remember Novia from Ace of Diamonds?”
Erik dragged his eyes over at Novia, “How could I forget with the way she had me spending my money,” Erik greeted Novia with a head nod and a sexy half smirk showing off his gold canines, “Wassup, Ma.”
“Hi, Kill,” Novia waves flirtatiously before smoothing her hands down the front of her slip dress, “Happy birthday.”
“Thank you,” Erik pointed a dripping wet finger between both women, “Now, what is this about, huh?”
“Well,” Amoya linked arms with Novia, “It’s your special day and my man deserves to have the very best time,” Amoya places her arm that was linked with Novia’s and brought it around to rest against Novia’s left hip, “So Miss Novia here agreed to have a threesome with us. For your birthday, Daddy.”
Erik’s jaw clenched as he closed his eyes. He shook his head slightly before parting his lips to swipe his tongue across his full bottom lip, “Baby...you did this for me?” He opened his eyes, “Aww, baby, baby…”
Novia looked over at Amoya and smiled. The glow of the pool reflecting off of Erik’s russet skin mixed with the intense and erotic way he looked at Amoya made Novia’s heart skip a beat and her breath quicken. She watched Erik reach out for Amoya’s legs to rub her calves with a big smile on his face. He looked so damn excited about this. 
“Damn, baby, this how we doin’ it up for my birthday? Damn,” Erik gave the sexiest laugh Novia ever heard, “Shit, you knew Daddy liked Miss Novia, huh?”
“Mhm, I picked her just for you,” Amoya pulled Novia closer, “She’s so damn fine isn’t she?”
“You fucking right she is,” Erik looked Novia directly in her eyes, “Do a spin for me, I wanna see the back of that dress.” 
Amoya held up one of Novia’s arms, helping her turn slowly in her pumps to give Erik a 360 of her frame in that dress. 
“Mm, mm, mm.”
Novia had chills with the way he hummed.
“You came to play with us, Novia?”
Novia smoothed some of her curly hair behind her ear, “Uh-huh.”
“All weekend too,” Amoya added with excitement.
“Oh? All weekend?” Erik creased his brows with his lips poked out in a sexy pout. Novia bit the corner of her lower lip when he made that face. 
“Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck,” Erik smoothed his hands down his face, “All weekend. Mm.” Erik shakes his head, “mm, mmm, mmm.” 
He couldn’t even say much but grunt and hum. Now, Erik’s hands were reaching out to touch Novia’s legs. She gasps as his wet hands smother up and down her calves. The water from his fingers rolled down her legs and over her feet in her pumps. 
“Since you came to play, why don’t you get comfortable and take this dress off.”
Novia looked from Erik, to Amoya before stepping out of her pumps. She stepped back from the pool a little to remove her slip dress. Novia wasn’t scared but the way both of them looked at her made her eyes look away. Both of her hands pulled the dress up and over her head, revealing nothing underneath. No panties. Skin smooth, hairless, and lovely to behold. Amoya and Erik wanted to lick her from her head down to her toes. Novia looked up at both of them before bringing her hands up to twirl her pierced nipples. She then dragged her hands through her curly hair, making it messy. She turned around, looking back at them both over her shoulder with her hair in her face while cupping the bottom of her amply-endowed ass lined with stretch marks. She then moved her hands away to sway her hips back and forth, her ass still moving even when she stopped. 
“Mmm, fuck,” Amoya moaned with a whisper, her eyes low and the tip of her tongue dragging over her upper teeth. 
“Damn, lil mama,” Erik let out a deep grunt that vibrated his chest, “C’mere.” His voice spoke huskily. 
Novia walked towards the edge of the pool. Amoya went down to sit on the edge of the pool, her hands dragging through Erik’s wet dreads. She stared down at Novia’s pretty feet with her toes painted black. Looking up at her body from that angle was like admiring art. Appreciating the time God put in to create her. Amoya was so zoned out staring at Novia that she didn’t realize what Erik instructed her to do next. 
“Turn around and grab your ankles. I wanna see that pussy I’m playing in for three fucking days.” 
Amoya clenched her thighs at that request.
“Okay,” Novia turns, arching her back unhurried while bringing her hands down her thighs, calves, then her ankles. Her ass pointed straight in the air and her ass cheeks parted revealing her wet folds from behind. Just as beautiful in the middle. Amoya’s taste buds salivated tremendously at the sight of Novia’s juicy pussy. She had her clit pierced. A tiny Garnet stone with a sterling silver hoop that dangled from the hood of her clit. Amoya wanted to suck that jewel into her mouth. Lick Novia’s essence from it. That pool water felt hot where she stood.
“You have a very pretty pussy Novia,” Amoya compliments, “So pink and smooth.” 
“I’m gonna suck on that pussy all weekend long,” Erik places his hand over his dick. It bobbed up and down in the water from how solid it was, “Starting now actually. Bring that pussy to me, ma. A nigga hungry.” 
Novia stood straight, turning around to look down at Erik in that pool, “‘mm-mm,” she shook her head no, “You gotta come get it, Daddy. Come get your present.” 
Novia smirked mischievously before walking away butt naked and into the house. Erik shot up out of the water, turning to lift Amoya out. Husband and wife stripped naked themselves, following Novia’s path towards the house and spotting her with the D’usse in hand drinking straight from the bottle. She was swaying her hips on their expensive coffee table to TK Kravitz- Ocean. It was as if they were back at the strip club again, Amoya and Erik in a trance as they watched her move her hips. Novia got down from the table, walking over to the couch, kneeling down on the black leather and arching her back. She moves her hips seductively, popping her pussy and running her hands over her wetness. She would spread her pussy lips to give them a nice peek at all that sweet pink. Now, she was fingering herself while moving her hips. 
Erik and Amoya walked over, Erik kneeling down behind Amoya to grab her ass cheeks night and tight. Amoya arched her tall slender body over the couch, perky ass in the air. Amoya grabs Novia’s chin with force, sticking her tongue out to flick it with hers. Amoya sucked on Novia’s tongue, a trail of spit landing on the tip of Novia’s tongue. Erik pulled Novia’s fingers from her pussy, leaning down to suck on them. His lips wrapped around her slender fingers. The minute her fluids spread over his tongue, Erik bucked his hips causing his dick to bounce and tap Novia’s pussy. Her back arched more when she felt that. 
Novia and Amoya were in a deep kissing session. Both of their eyes closed, lips smacking and sucking on each other’s, and whimpers escaping their mouths. Erik got down on his knees behind Novia, the muscles in his back that he worked so hard to get in the gym flexing as he spread her cheeks more to press his face into Novia’s pussy. His lips gave her open mouthed kisses on her phat pussy lips and inward. Any part of her his lips would wrap around and lightly suck. Novia broke her and Amoya’s kiss to moan softly while looking over her shoulder at Erik. Amoya reaches back to spread Novia’s cheeks for Erik. She bounced her big ass while catching a glimpse of Erik’s tongue flicking Novia’s labia back and forth. She was so puffy and aroused. Candied folds dripping with her syrupy goodness. 
“Yes, Daddy, eat that phat pussy, yes, baby,” Amoya encourages Erik to go harder. Erik scrunched his brows, nose wrinkled and eyes closed as he licked her slit in long strokes. Deep pressured strokes. He had Novia’s pussy wide open while giving her everything she deserved. Novia started rocking her hips back on Erik’s tongue, moving her hips in tune with his licks. 
“Fuck, Daddy, that shit looks so good,” Amoya licked her upper lip, “Let me get a taste.” 
Erik ignored her. He could not stop eating the fuck out of Novia’s sugared walls. He slurped on her as if she was covered in chocolate syrup or caramel filling. Novia was a moaning mess. She could only moan and whimper. Erik was attacking her hungrily. Amoya pouted when she locked eyes with Novia. The defeated look on her face and the way her arms shook from weakness made Amoya envy Erik’s current position.
“Daddy, please share,” Amoya begged. When Erik started tongue-fucking Novia, Amoya couldn’t take it, she laid back on the couch, spreading her thighs wide, sticking two fingers in her mouth to coat it with spit before reaching down to rub her clit. Novia’s eyes dropped shut and her mouth hung wide open. She gasps over and over. Reaching her hand back to hold one of her ass cheeks open while grinding back on Erik’s tongue. Erik popped her ass sharply, prompting Novia to whimper and cry. She could feel her release coming. The closer it got the more Erik sucked on her pussy. Erik gently tugged on her clit ring with his lips before sucking it into his mouth like he was slurping oysters out a shell. Novia’s eyes rolled and her hands reached back to grab onto Erik. He gave her his arms to hold. Novia let out the most angelic moan with her face smashed into the couch. Amoya rubber her slick all over her clit, her hips jerking at that sight. Novia came all over Erik’s tongue. He mumbled something into her pussy while slapping her phat ass. Erik lifted his face from between her pussy lips, licking his lips while his dark eyes connected with Novia’s. 
“Good fucking pussy on you, girl. I had you making a big ol’ mess on me.”
“Yes, Daddy,” Novia spoke weakly. Novia reaches over to touch Amoya’s pussy. Amoya moves her hand away, sucking on her fingers while allowing Novia to rub and finger her pussy. Erik crawled in between Amoya’s legs, pulling them back wide. While Novia rubbed her clit, Erik tilted his head down to suck on her labia and outer lips. Amoya bites down on her bottom lip, her hips bucking. Novia watched Amoya’s face while rubbing her clit, both women caught in an intense staring match. Novia leans forward, kissing Amoya nice and slow. Novia wrapped her hand around Amoya’s neck, taking control of the kiss while her slender fingers danced over her clit. Amoya could feel herself leaking. 
“You like the way I rub that juicy clit?” Novia whispered to her, “You want me to suck on that clit, baby? I’ll do whatever you want. I just want that pussy in my mouth.” 
Amoya moaned in response, Novia creeping kisses down Amoya’s chest before sucking on her nipples. Amoya has B cup breasts with large chocolate nipples. Novia sucked on them like they were a delicious piece of milk chocolate. Amoya was extremely overstimulated. Novia rubbed her clit and sucked her nipples while Erik currently tongue-fucked her while rubbing her labia with his thumb. He knew that drove her crazy and made her squirt. Amoya’s hips were practically off the couch but Erik held her up. He was getting that thing. Novia spit on Amoya’s nipples before slurping them into her mouth. That tight suction made Amoya’s eyes cross. She was going to cum good and fucking hard. 
“Mmmmmm!!! Umph, yes! Fuck that shit feels so good,” She spoke through clenched teeth, “Fuck! Make me cum!” 
Amoya’s throat grew tight as her cries and moans were stuck there. She couldn’t make a sound as she came in Erik’s mouth. Amoya looked down at them both with disbelief before falling back on the couch. 
“Damn, baby!” Erik licks his lips watching Amoya squirt. He flicked his tongue on her pussy to taste her fluids, “Cum in Daddy’s mouth. Cum all in my fucking mouth.”
“Shit, she squirts so fucking much,” Novia got down in Erik’s place, “I want some now. Can I have some Wifey? You gonna share with me?”
Erik watched Novia eat his wife’s pussy. She did it with her eyes studying Amoya’s face. Both women locked eyes. Amoya reaches down to stroke Novia’s hair from her face, holding her curls for her with one hand while the other pulled the hood of her clit back so she could receive direct stimulation to that area. Novia flicked her bean with a rhythm Amoya could vibe too because her hips were rolling. Erik worked out his arm by fisting his dick, his precum oozing down his fingers. His other hand palmed his balls. He would look down at his hard dick then back over at Novia sucking his wifes clit. The way Amoya and Novia connected made his dick painfully hard and ready to fuck. He needed to thrust his dick to the hilt in their pussy. 
“Yes, get it, baby, get it, girl,” Amoya’s head eased back against the couch, “‘mmm, suck on that clit, baby, that’s right, Umph, yes, shit, damn, girl, mmm.”
“She eating you real good baby, got that puss soaking,” Erik spoke with a deep gruff tone that made Novia’s pussy jump, “You better cum in her mouth too she’s working so hard to taste that nut.” 
“Mmm, Fuck! Yes! Girl, this how you eat pussy, huh?” Amoya was amazed. Her hips rolled in a circle while Novia’s lips stayed wrapped around her labia and clit, sucking it up and refusing to let go. Amoya’s thighs shook and almost squeezed Novia’s head but Erik held her legs open. His dick was pressed into Novia’s side. 
“Keep going, Novia, take that cum, girl, your doing so good, ma, so fucking good. Make her pussy cum, make that pussy bust,” Erik encourages, “oooo, look at that pussy quiver, Hmph, dassit’, it’s just like tasting your favorite candy, eat it like it should be eaten you nasty bitch.”
“Damn, Daddy, this bitch is something! Ummm!” Amoya yanks Novia’s hair, moving her head to make her suck on her clit like she was sucking on the head of a phat dick. Her lips dragged up and down her clit. Amoya’s wrist shook and the moment she pulled Novia’s head back, she was squirting. Amoya shouted while Novia drank her up. 
All the blood in Erik’s body must have rushed to his dick with the amount of pressure he was feeling around his balls and the tip of his dick. His dick was standing straight out and stabbing Novia in her hip. His dick was so phat and massive. A whopping ten inches rigid and unyielding. Novia climbed on top of Amoya, sharing her tongue with her so she could taste herself. Amoya strokes Novia’s back before cupping both her ass cheeks. 
“Mhm, I wanna eat your wet pussy just like that too. Lemme eat you too. Mmm, sit on my face,” Amoya made Novia suck on her fingers, “Yes, mmm, let me taste you.”
“Anything for you, sweetie,” Novia whispered. Amoya put her fingers deep inside of Novia’s pussy. Novia rode her fingers, her pussy making loud squelching noises. Erik couldn’t even fist his dick because it was so sensitive. Just wrapping his hand around it would make him bust. He needed it sucked and slurped on right now and Amoya and Novia were having fun without him. He really wanted Novia to suck all over his ten inch steely pipe. Both women got down on the couch, Novia sitting her puss on Amoya’s lips. Amoya instantly licked Novia up like she was starving. Novia fingered Amoya’s pussy nice and slow, Amoya creaming on her fingers. Erik had enough of this. He needed attention too. It is his birthday after all.
“Here,” Erik stood in front of Novia over the arm of the couch, “Suck Daddy’s dick.”
Novia wraps her hand around Erik causing him to throw his head back. Novia kisses the tip of his dick repeatedly while looking into his eyes. Erik watched her with weak eyes and a pout of his lips. Novia jerked his dick while letting out soft moans because Amoya was tonguing that clit just right. Rolling that clit ring around the tip of her sharp tongue. Erik forcefully grabs her hair, smacking her lips with his dick.
“Didn’t I tell you to suck this Daddy dick? You better take getting that phat puss ate while sucking me.”
“Yes, Daddy.”
Novia engulfs Erik’s dick, swallowing him whole. She twirled her tongue around the tip of his dick before bobbing her head over his length. Erik watched her pretty espresso eyes open and close while she whimpered and gurgled on his meat. Her jaws were so tight on him. She didn’t want that dick out her mouth at all. Erik grabs Novia’s hair into a ponytail while lowering her head over his length. Her lips strained to fit around him since Erik is so damn girthy. Amoya flicks Novia’s jeweled clit from side to side, Novia’s toes curling and her belly clenching. She couldn’t scream, she could only whimper with a mouth full of dick. That chocolate stick going in and out of her little mouth. She was about to cum all over Amoya’s face. 
Novia popped her mouth off of Erik’s sloppy dick, “Daddy, I’m about to cum!”
“Suck my fucking dick, Novia-“
“But Daddy! Ummmmmmm, Daddy it’s coming, it’s coming-“
“You want Daddy to fuck your throat? I will make you choke in here you better give me what I need. You gon’ do what I say?”
“UMPH!!! Oh! Yes! Yes! Right there baby! I’ve been wanting this all day! Yes! Gawd! You love my pussy so muchhhhh! Ah!!!” Novia completely ignored Erik with the way Amoya was eating her pussy. 
She was losing her voice. Amoya drained Novia dry. Erik glared at Novia, pulling her hair again. Novia whimpers in slight pain while Erik smashes her face into his crotch. He wanted that dick sucked now. He was tired of being left out. Amoya lifts from under Novia, getting down on her knees to join her in sucking her mans dick. Erik noticed her coming with a wet face so he pulled his dick out of Novia’s mouth to smack Amoya in the face with it. Amoya could feel the spit from his dick on her cheek. He was very very hard and very very mad. 
“Daddy needs his dick sucked and you kept distracting Novia. Why don’t you suck on this sack since you like actin’ up. It’s Daddy’s special day today. Both of y’all better suck my dick and make me bust a big nut. Think I’m playing.”
Novia sucks Erik’s dick with so much passion. She stroked it with her mouth and no hands. All of him could fit in her mouth and it drove him crazy. Then Amoya’s constant sucking on his nuts had the tip of his dick dripping with pre cum in Novia’s mouth. All that slurping and gurgling Novia was doing is exactly what Erik wanted to hear. 
“Such a pretty dick sucker. You like being a slut for me? You like sucking this dick when I’m married? You like swallowing all this pipe that fucks my wife? Huh?”
His words made Novia feel even more horny and wet. 
“Did I answer your wish, baby girl? You wished you could suck my fat dick? Mmm, good bitch, please Daddy’s dick.” 
Amoya came up while biting her lower lip with pleading eyes. She wanted some dick too. Erik pulled Novia’s mouth off his dick so that Amoya could have some. Novia sucked on Amoya’s nipples while Amoya sucked his dick. She stroked his shaft while sucking the tip of his dick, spit oozing down the sides of her mouth. Novia reaches out to stroke Erik’s wet balls while tonguing Amoya’s nipples. 
“Damn, you have a big fat dick,” Novia said while watching Amoya suck Erik’s dick, “I would love to eat that up. It’s so big. Just so BIG.” 
Amoya popped her mouth off, licking the side of Erik’s shaft. Novia sucked the tip of Erik’s dick, moaning with it in her mouth while her pretty espresso eyes blinked up at him innocently. 
Novia popped her mouth off to lick the tip of his dick, “I could do this for hours and forget the time,” She spoke in an alluring tone.
“Mmm, is that right? You like being a mouth to fuck, huh?”
“Yes, please, Daddy. My mouth is your to fuck,” Novia stares almost cross-eyed at Erik’s dick, “Wow, thats a big, black, juicy, meaty, dick.” Her lips found the tip of his dick again. Erik’s mouth hung open and his eyes were slits. The feeling of Amoya’s tongue on his shaft while Novia sucked his phat tip made his balls jump. 
“My pussy is so wet,” Amoya rubbed her clit. She could hear her wetness glide over her erect clit that was in desperate need to be sucked on. “Fuck, look at all that dick in her mouth. Look, Daddy.”
Erik could hardly look. Novia was aiming to milk him. 
“She’s a very very good girl,” Amoya whispered while grabbing Erik’s balls, “mmm, she’s taking all that yummy dick, Daddy. Bust in her mouth please.” 
Erik was grunting and moaning with a defeated expression on his face. Amoya’s words and the way she was working his balls threw Erik over the deep end. He was being controlled by a good dick sucking bitch with a sugary pussy and a big ol’ ass. 
“Her mouth is full of Daddy’s dick. She loves sucking on your big black dick, she knows it’s my husbands dick that’s why she enjoys it so much. She’s a nasty slut, Daddy. Just use her mouth for your cum, Daddy.”
Erik held the back of Novia’s head as his cum shot off in her mouth. Amoya crawled over, sticking her tongue out with Novia’s to catch his nut. Erik rapidly jerked his dick, spurts of cum spilling on their face and tongue. His abs were so sweaty and so was his neck. Both women licked the rest of his dick to get all of his cum. Two tongues on his dick made him cum a little more. Novia and Amoya gave the tip of his dick open-mouthed kisses. 
“GODDAYM.” Erik finally found his voice to speak, “nasty bitches, Hmph!”
“It’s so thick,” Novia closed her eyes while licking her upper lip with the tip of her tongue, “I’m gonna enjoy choking on this monster dick.” 
“I’m gonna fuck your pussy up. Keep talking like that and watch how I give you this big dick.” Erik barked out, “Lil’ nasty bitch. You like giving that puss up I know you do.”
“Mmm, is it all for me, Daddy?”
“Thats fucking right girl-“
“I need to be smacked in the face with this amazing huge dick. Smack me around with that dick a good bit, I love it so much.” 
Amoya dragged her tongue up Novia’s neck. Novia slowly closed her eyes, extending her neck for more. 
“Shit, we taking this to the bed, fuck that.” Erik reached down for both women. Amoya and Novia walked in front of him, leading the way to the bedroom so they could finish what they started. Climbing the stairs was a struggle for Erik because he couldn’t help reaching out to smack both of their asses. Finally, Amoya pulled Novia’s arm as they walked into the large master bedroom with a platform bed like royalty. The room was surrounded with ceiling to floor windows that showed the valley at night time and a view of the pool and jacuzzi. Amoya couldn’t keep her hands, lips, and tongue off of Novia. She pushed Novia down on the bed, climbing on top of her to kiss her. Novia rubbed her hands over Amoya’s bubble booty before dragging her nails up her spine. Erik sat on the bed, leaning forward to suck on Novia’s right nipple. Amoya’s hand came down between Novia’s legs to rub her pierced clit in a slow circle. Novia’s hips bucked.
Erik could not stop watching them kiss. They did it so gently. Novia would suck on Amoya’s bottom lip, Amoya would drag her pink tongue across Novia’s lips, then they would equally suck each others tongues and lips while staring each other in the eyes. Erik wanted to taste Novia’s lips too. He grabs Novia’s chin, and stuck  his tongue deep in her mouth. Novia wraps a hand around his neck to kiss him back just as hard. Erik’s brows creased when he felt her small hand rest over his Adam’s apple. She could hardly fit her hand around him. She kept up with him though which turned him on heavily. Novia broke the kiss to moan sharply, resulting in Erik’s lips placing an open mouthed kiss on her jaw instead. 
“You like this big black dick you better take all of me in that phat pussy like a good little bitch.” Erik whispered to her. Novia’s mouth was unhinged and her curls we’re tangled and all over her face. Amoya was dragging her tongue from her entrance where all that honey spilled all the way up to her jeweled clit. She did it at a lagging pace while studying Novia’s face. Novia sat up on her elbows, moving her hips to follow the unhurried pace of Amoya’s tongue. Her clit and inner folds were so erect and rushing with blood. She was ready to explode. 
“Huuuuuh” She gasps, breathing in deeply. Novia sighed, sounds barely audible, and stuck in her throat. Erik’s dick was pointed to the ceiling. He bites his bottom lip while glaring down at Amoya enjoying Novia’s pierced clit. She was being very stingy. Erik wanted to bust Novia’s pussy wide open with all of his dick. 
“Ooooooooooo, uh-uh-uhhhhh,” Novia’s eyes rolled shut as she came in Amoya’s mouth for a second time that night. Even though Erik wanted a piece of Novia for himself, watching Amoya make Novia’s pussy cum with just her tongue turned Erik on. Amoya kisses Novia’s inner thighs, leading up her body. Before she could kiss Novia, Erik grabs Amoya’s neck to make her kiss him instead. He wanted to taste Novia’s pussy too. He was an addict for that sugar that Novia produced. Now he wanted it to coat his dick.
“Tryna be stingy? Daddy needs some of her pussy too, baby. You gotta share.”
“Yes, Daddy,” Amoya said with a pout of her lips. 
“You’re gonna let Novia have some pussy while I fuck her pussy up with this Big Daddy Dick?”
“Uh-huh, yes, Daddy.”
“Good girl,” Erik let go of his wife’s neck, watching her crawl to the top of the bed to lay down. Novia turned around to arch her back, all that big ass in the air with the deepest arch. Erik didn’t even need to tell her, she knows how to point that ass straight up and bend her back. All that thick dick was going to fit inside of Novia’s tight pussy. He couldn’t wait.
“Mmmm, look at this lil’ sexy pussy,” Erik smacked his dick on Novia’s clit, “Ready for me to make them cheeks clap?”
“Yes,” Novia spoke into Amoya’s pussy. Amoya held her hair out of the way while Novia finger-fucked her pussy and licking her clit at the same time.
Erik wasted no time sinking his dick in her deep, tight hole. He held her cheeks apart so he could watch how his vast and long dick stretching her walls out. Novia popped her lips off Amoya’s clit to look back at Erik with a single thick brow elevated and her mouth hanging open. Her pussy was pulling on his dick. Erik was almost all the way in, only about an inch left. He stayed still with his eyes on her face. She could not believe that much dick was in her pussy. Amoya is a lucky woman. Dick so massive in her little pussy. Erik pulls all the way out to the tip causing Novia’s head to fall forward while her fingers still stroked Amoya’s pussy. Erik then sank back inside but faster this time, making Novia pop her ass and arch her back more. She could not stop looking back at Erik. 
“Mmmm,” Erik hummed with pleasure, “make you take it right here on this bed.”
“Umph, Fuck-“ Novia hissed.
“I’m gonna beat this thang up. Just you wait.” 
“Yeah? Teach me how to take this fat dick? Show me what it feels like?” Show me how this ass clap, Daddy?”
Erik stood still, “Fuck this fat dick. Make it bust. Work this dick and take care of both of us, bitch.” 
Amoya wanted to cum so bad. She pulled Novia’s head down to her pussy, Novia’s lips wrapped around her clit. Erik grunted angrily, slamming his dick inside to remind Novia of her task. Novia moaned sharply, popping her lips off of Amoya’s pussy again. Amoya lets out deep, shuddering breaths. Her pussy quivered with need. Novia was sucking it so damn good. She needed Amoya to herself. Erik did too. They couldn’t share her.
“Make me bust a nut right now!” Erik’s deep voice barked out. Novia widened her legs, grabbed a handful of the sheets, and started throwing her pussy back on Erik’s dick. Her pussy made creamy noises then it started queefing, “I hear that pussy making all that damn noise. It’s okay, baby, Daddy like all that noise. Daddy like it cuz I know it’s my dick that for you doing that.”
Novia’s ass clapped off of Erik fast and hard. Her pussy was hot and moist around him. Novia moaned in little gasps while her hips thrust back in a desperate rhythm. 
“Nice back it up motion with that lil’ sexy pussy,” Erik strikes Novia’s ass, “Gon’ head and fuck this Daddy dick. Love a phatty throwing it back.”
Amoya crawled towards the end of the bed, opening her legs wide while rubbing her clit. Amoya grabs Erik’s free hand, bringing his fingers to her entrance.
“Daddy, please, stuff me,” Amoya begged. 
“I got you, Wifey, don’t worry,” Erik used three fingers, “Damn, thats stuffed enough for you? Your shit is so wet.”
“Mmm, yes, Big Daddy,” Amoya pulled on her nipples while watching Erik fuck her, “Damn, daddy, she throwing that juicy pussy on you. Fuck that dick bitch. Mmm, Daddy, she’s really enjoying it.”
“Nice way to give that pussy up,” Erik thumped her ass before grabbing the side of her ass with his fingers to hold her still while he delivered strokes. With his other hand stroking Amoya’s puss, Erik practically dragged Novia onto his dick with his other hand. 
“Poor lil’ puss,” Erik knew he was beating her pussy up, “Such a brave lil’ bitch taking all this thick pipe in your guts, girl.” 
Amoya squeezed Erik’s fingers while creaming and squirting. Erik kept going in her pussy, making her cum again. Amoya’s thighs shook as she let out a forced breath from her lungs. Erik pulled his fingers out, placing them in Amoya’s mouth for her to suck on. Novia was in heaven with the way Erik fucked her. Erik’s fingers slipped out of Amoya’s mouth to grab onto Novia’s hips. She looked back at Erik while her curls bounced around her head because of how hard and rushed he fucked her. Novia looked over at Amoya with an open mouth and her eyes fluttering shut. When they finally closed, Amoya grabs Novia’s chin, sharing the cum from her pussy with her. They flicked tongues before Novia bites her bottom lip, face creased like she was about to cry. 
“Back up on Daddy’s dick, come on Novia, give Daddy that pussy,” Amoya whispered in her ear while watching her husband pound Novia. 
“D-daddy has my pussy c-cumming already, fuckkkkk,” Novia’s cream filling coated Erik’s dick heavily. He pulled out, watching Amoya suck Novia’s cum off. She became dick hungry and sucked him some more after he was clean on his dick.
“Don’t forget Daddy’s nuts,” Erik made Amoya lick Novia’s cum from his sack, “Give Novia a taste, don’t be stingy. It’s always polite to share.”
Novia and Amoya tongue kissed. The sweet tang of her cum made Amoya’s pussy leak some more. Erik reaches over to flick Amoya’s clit. He lined himself up with her pussy, pulling her legs all the way back and then bam! He was right inside her smothering walls. Amoya fought for more oxygen when Erik thrust into her. Still, after three years it felt like the first time fucking him. Her emerging gasps fueled Erik to pump into her like he was doing push ups. Erik forced Amoya’s legs over his shoulders while drilling her. She looked down at his thick dick and couldn’t watch anymore. Novia rubbed her clit while staring into Erik’s eyes. She pouted when she saw his cream coated dick go to town in Amoya so forcefully. Novia’s breath rushed in and out quickly with need. 
“Damn, Daddy! FUCK!” Amoya slapped her own ass, “FUCK, DADDY! Make me cum with that big ass dick!”
“Yes, make that pussy cum with that fat ass dick,” Novia motivated Erik, “oooooo, Daddy, you’re tearing her pussy up!” 
“Taking every inch of me like the good little girl you are,” Erik held his dick deep, Amoya’s breath halted, “Cum on this dick. Make you cum, right? Make you cum? Make you cum, baby?” Amoya rapidly nods her head, “Then give Daddy that puss so I can make this good puss cum all over this motherfucking bed-“
“Uhhhhh! Uhhhhhh!-“
“Mhm, making all that damn noise-“
“Uhhhhhhhhhhh, Dadddyyyyyyyyyy!”
Amoya was about to squirt. Novia got down between her legs, her tongue out and touching her chin from how long it was. She was ready to sip off that pussy. Amoya’s cum came flowing and while Erik still stroked, Novia arched forward to lick up as much as she could off Erik’s dick and her pussy. Amoya gave a shivering inhale when more of her squirt splashed out. Erik pulls his dick out, face between Amoya’s legs with Novia, licking her pussy to clean it up.
“Fuck,” Amoya’s toes curled. Erik pulled Novia’s hair to make her turn to him, Erik putting his tongue in her mouth so they can share her juices. Erik’s dick hit Novia in her stomach. Novia grabs it, stroking it nice and slow. It was heavy in her hand. Amoya finally got up, kissing Novia’s neck and whispering nasty things in her ear. Novia broke the kiss with Erik to kiss Amoya. Her hand left Erik’s dick and now she was back on Amoya. Novia pushes Amoya down onto the bed. Novia got on top of her, lining her clit up with Amoya’s clit. They both began tribbing. Their wet sticky pussies easily moved against each other’s. Unsteady moans filled the room. Erik watched the way Novia’s phat ass would bounce with need when she forced her hips to move with Amoya’s. Amoya lifted her hips from the bed to grind up into Novia’s pussy. Erik crawled on the bed on his knees, jerking his dick behind Novia’s plump ass. Erik smacked his dick on her cheeks one by one, before dragging down to sink inside of her pussy from the back again. 
“Umph! Umph!” Novia sucked in a sharp breath as she pushed Erik back. His dick was too deep and big in her sensitive pussy. 
Erik kisses his teeth, taking his hand to crack Novia’s ass angrily for pushing away from his dick. She was cumming on Amoya’s pussy. Then seconds later, Amoya cums. Erik watched with a clenched jaw as all her cream spilled out and rolled down her clit and onto Amoya’s pussy. All that cum. 
“I’m fucking tired of this,” Erik picked Novia up, wrapping her legs around his waist and holding her firmly with his tight arms encircling her waist. He put his dick right back where it belonged, his hand reaching out to cradle Novia’s neck to make her look at him. He didn’t give her time to adjust, his dick was so deep in her. Novia clawed his shoulders while Erik bounced her. She felt every vein, all his girth, and his length. Nothing was held back.
“I’m taking this puss. Make your ass remember what this dick feel like. Have you feeling this dick even when I’m not in it, bitch. You like being Daddy’s little slut for this dick?”
“Uhhhh, yes! Dig my pussy out, Daddy!”
Amoya got down on her knees to lick Erik’s balls. She could see right up into Novia’s puss while she was taking all of Erik’s dick. That puss is being rawed hard. 
“Umph, get in that pussy, fuck that pussy,” Amoya spoke between licks, “Ohhhh, she’s loving that-“
“Yeah, she loves this dick,” Erik hooked his arms under her legs, bringing them up. Novia was nice and bendy since she was so flexible. Now she had nowhere to run while Erik fucked her. 
“Ooooo,” Novia couldn’t keep her eyes on Erik. 
“What?” Erik said with a cocky grin.
“I love having your dick in me it feels so good,” Novia whispered shallowly from her lungs.
“GIMMIE this sexy lil’ pussy. You taking all of me, girl-“
“I love taking dick, a lot of dick, Daddy.”
Amoya was mesmerized by the view of Novia’s clit stretching over Erik’s dick and that pretty jewel coated with her cum. Amoya just knew that her clit could feel the thickness of Erik’s dick tug on it over and over. She imagined fucking Novia with her dildos. She couldn’t wait for this weekend to really kick off. 
“He about to bust, girl,” Erik was referring to his fat dick, “Damn, shit, Hmph, give this pussy up and make me cum bitch-FUCKKKKKKKK, BRUH!” 
Erik slips Novia off his dick, a hand wrapped around the base to jerk his cum load out. Both Novia and Amoya were down on their knees, ready and waiting. Sticking their tongues out, Erik shot off his first load, the cum landing on Amoya’s lips. More and more came and soon their faces were covered in it. Erik couldn’t believe he came that much. His cum just wouldn’t stop. Their tongues flicking the tip of his dick made it worse. He watched as his dick jumped and spilled with cum while they attacked that meaty pole. He pulled both of their hair and backed away. 
Novia and Amoya stood with their facials, Erik grabbing both of their necks and pulling them in for a kiss. All three of their tongues thrashed and Erik could taste his cum mixed with theirs while he kissed them. It was so erotic. His dick would not go down. Erik pulled Novia back so he could stare at her. That breathtaking bitch was responsible for making him nut so damn much. This was only the beginning. Amoya pulled Novia towards her, licking Erik’s cum from her face. They looked like they wanted to play some more. It was going to be a long night. Erik walked away to grab some water for them, leaving Novia and Amoya alone to explore some more until Big Daddy came back to get his. 
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a-lonely-tatertot · 4 years
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numbers & i don't knows
THE FIC BREAK IS OVER
@enbies-and-felonies and @an-absolute-travesty THIS IS HOW TO NOT BREAK PEOPLES HEARTS GUYS
pairing: titz (tam/fitz)
word count: 1807
warnings: two swear words and one mention of alcohol
A/N: This is for titz week the first prompt Winnoning Gala! It ended up longer than it was supposed to whoops. I read through this exactly one time and grammarly wasn’t working so beware @titzweek
Numbers filled his vision. They didn’t anger him like he feared they would. The taunting black #21 on a yellow background only filled him with a deep sadness. The dresses, the colors, the golden numbered badges, none of them would ever mean anything to him. Fitz knew his father was watching him, eyes tracing everywhere he went, watching to see which girl he interacted with would make the perfect wife. And that, that one thought filled him with anger. The people who were labeled with numbers that came from an imperfect list deserved more than what he could ever give them. All he wanted was out. Right now, out of that room. 
Biana was trying to help, she didn’t know why it all bothered him so much but she was trying. Chattering excitedly with the other girls, trying to distract them from their goal. The boy who wandered with an unwanted spotlight on him. 
Somewhere in his masked misery, he had wandered to the bar that held snacks and punch, for once he wished it was real alcohol. Maybe that would make the night somewhat better. 
A knee-length, silky, green dress, with gold sandals and matching gold #4 clipped to the top of the dress. She was polite, well-groomed, she knew exactly what to say, exactly how to laugh. Back as straight as a stick paired with a smile as soft as cotton. He should’ve wanted to be something to her. To mean something, other than just a Vacker. Other than a number. But he knew by her eyes that she was like him. Maybe she did want to be here, but it was all for status. The enticing stare would fool anyone, not Fitz though. Because he knew exactly how to stare back. 
The girl was good at carrying the conversation and annoyingly enough couldn’t pick up on the fact that Fitz just wasn’t in the mood. Maybe he was too good at hiding it. His thoughts wandered from one topic to the next through her ramblings. Counting the minutes she talked referencing the giant clock on the far wall that was behind her. Around three minutes he mused again that his father would be happy if he chose her. She knew her manners at least. When five minutes had gone by he rethought that because there was no way he was choosing her. By the time seven minutes had passed he started wondering if he spilled the punch on himself he could leave. At ten he prayed for the sweet release of death when he finally heard her voice falter and felt a presence behind him. 
Never in his life had he been as happy to see the silver tipped hair and vaguely threatening face of Tam Song. “Hey man you made it!” he yelled way happier than he should’ve been.
“Pretty sure you would’ve killed me if I didn’t,” Tam pointed out. They had gotten closer, bonding over shitting parents and being vaguely annoyed with the constant PDA from Sophie and Keefe.
Fitz winked, “Anyway, Tam this is Mika, Mika this is Tam.” The two shook hands, Mika giving her full smile while Tam gave only a nod. 
“Nice to meet you, if you don't mind I need to steal him for a bit,” Tam said and Fitz was flooded with a wave of relief. Mika nodded and walked off to go bother someone else and he didn’t have the heart to feel bad for them. 
“Oh thank the Ancients,” Fitz said spinning back to face the smaller boy after Mika was around the corner. “I thought I was going to have to fake a heart attack.”
Tam chuckled quietly, “Yeah Biana thought you might’ve needed some help.”
They stared at each other for an awkward moment, and Fitz thought that might be it. Tam would go back to shadowing Biana and he would be left alone to face the masses.
Fitz didn’t notice he had started fidgeting until Tam reached up to grab his hand before it ran through his hair for the fifth time. “You wanna get outta here?” 
“I think there's a rule against leaving your own Gala,” Fitz said sadly.
Tam shrugged, “Biana can deal with them. Plus you look about a minute away from a panic attack. We could head to my house, Terigan wouldn’t care.”
“Please.” It was Tam’s turn to wink. Wrapping his hand around Fitz’s he dragged them both to a corner and quickly covered them with shadows. They stuck to the walls, moving quickly and quietly. It was nerve racking, Fitz Vacker was the Golden Boy. The Golden Boy wouldn’t leave his own Gala, this was a tradition. This was a birth right. He should’ve been honored, excited! Yet here he was, one hand against the wall, the other wrapped in Tam’s. In that moment he was the farthest thing from The Golden Boy he once was but he had never felt more alive. Every inch of his skin was on fire. With nervous and fear, excitement, and he couldn’t stop the grin that spread when Tam raised the crystal out in the courtyard. 
Tam didn’t let go when they arrived. Fitz practically held on tighter. Neither commented on their interlocked fingers.
“So,” Tam said, creaking the door open and falling behind Fitz to the marble gray kitchen. This wasn't his first visit. “Why did you hate being there so much?”
A take it or leave it question. It was his decision to answer or not. That was something he knew with Tam. Somehow he had earned the boy’s trust, and there was a unsaid contract that said Fitz didn’t have to explain himself ever again. But Tam deserved to know, know that Fitz wasn’t normal. That he was wrong in ways that wasn’t just his family. He pulled out ingredients from the cabinets as Tam took a seat. “I dont like girls,” he said with a shrug. “Guess I’m broken like that. Romantically or sexually.”
Fitz was too caught up in his head to notice Tam had moved. It was easier when he was across the counter. Farther away, he could focus on his recipes, on what he knew. Tam was a whole new type of he didn’t know. But there he was, next to him measuring out dry ingredients like he had commented on the weather. There wasn’t a tension in his hands he stirred, nothing about him suggested he was angry. Another thing Fitz just didn’t understand. “Hello?” he asked finally, partly out of annoyance. He just spilled a deep secret and Tam had the audacity to ignore him.
And he continued to. It was like he wasn’t there entirely. Going through the motions of baking (even though Tam didn’t actually know how to bake) without actually thinking. 
“Are you going to at least look at me?” Tam said nothing. Tam did nothing except continue to stir. At this point Fitz was angry. Angry and tired and scared and he just wanted to be yelled at. That he knew. That he understood. 
Without thinking he grabbed Tam’s shoulders and spun him to look at him. Forcing himself into the boys mind, breaking a few laws in the process, he screamed as loud as he could into the boy’s head, LOOK AT ME! 
Tam finally did, but there was stone in his eyes. Get out. Fitz did, he even stumbled a foot farther. 
“I-I’m sorry I didn’t mean too, just you were kinda freaking me out,” Fitz rushed out.
Tam’s face softened and he stopped fearing for his life. “So you don’t like girls,” he said slowly, “do you like guys?”
It hit him like a slap. Could he like guys? Hell he didn’t like girls that was already breaking some unspoken rule might as well go the full nine yards. That sounded like his luck. But Tam didn’t sound angry when he asked, only curious. (And maybe hopeful but Fitz didn’t want to have more things he didn’t understand.)
“I-I’ve never thought about it,” he admitted. It wasn’t a no. An unsaid maybe. Tam bit his lip. Fitz watched transfixed, he didn’t want to move because the thought of this all shattering and Tam getting angry was too much to bare.
Tam held his gaze, his eyes were strangely challenging. Whatever he was about to ask he was daring Fitz to say no. (Fitz wasn’t going to say no to Tam, whatever he was going to ask.) “Do you trust me?”
“Yes,” Fitz didn’t know how that fit into this conversation, but he didn’t think about it. He didn’t have time to.
In one move Tam wrapped his hand in Fitz tie and yanked him down. He only stopped to look Fitz in the eye before smashing their mouths together. Fitz stilled, not quite wrapping his head around what was happening (and because ow), but quickly he moved with the other boy.
Neither really knew what they were doing, and it definitely wasn’t perfect. But Fitz had three realizations in that moment. 
Tam’s lips were softer than he ever thought they could be, even if they were cracked and torn. 
Finally he understood why so many people made such a big deal about kissing girls. If he could Fitz wouldn’t have stopped for the world.
He only knew this one because a loud cough came from his left. Terigan had walked into the room.
“Hello,” he said politely. Tam had jumped feet away from him as if he’d been shocked; Fitz was very pointedly not looking at either of them. The counter had become very very interesting in that moment. 
“Uh, hi,” Tam responded. “I thought you weren’t going to be home for another hour.” For a fleeting moment Fitz wondered if Tam had planned this. 
“Got done early, I was going to make dinner but I guess you two had different plans.” He tried not to choke on his tongue as he remembered how Tam’s mouth felt on his. How he tasted like the chocolate from the snack bar, realization 4. These numbers were better than the black numbers on gold that would decided his future.
“Ha, uh yeah,” Tam pulled on his bangs a desperate attempt to hide his furious blush.
“I’ll tell Linh to find a place to stay. Goodnight boys,” Terigan said with a small wave. Fitz waved back more out of habit and panic and the fact that Tam was too busy wishing himself away to wave. 
When he was gone a heavy silence filled the room. Both boys tried to look anywhere that wasn’t each other. At some point they looked at each other. At some point the silence broke and they laughed. At some point they kissed again. And at some point Fitz realized it had been a better night than he ever thought it was going to be.
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queensdivas · 3 years
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Turntables (Roger x O/C)
The first one of the gif board fics! This one was given to me by @freddie-moments​ and was super excited to make this the first one on my list of things to write. For those waiting for theirs don’t worry it’s coming! I have to get a good understanding of them, (And I have like four other fics, and school) But I got this okay! 
Also sorry that it’s short. I promise the other ones are going to be much longer!
FOR YOU GUYS! 
HUZZAH!!! 
Warning: There is a lot of vulgar language in this short fic. You’ll see why because I get the feeling y’all will enjoy it in the context. 
Alright here we go! 
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Kensington
Janurary 2nd 1974
Let’s see the archies go right here and..and..The Amboy Dukes go right here! Finally got a good supply of The Amboy Dukes and I know they’re going to sell out quickly. Walking around the stand to then open up the curtains for the front window.
Moving my way back over behind the counter to make sure the registrar was ready for the day. After the registar I began going through the records of the day stack to see Aurora Borealis by Jigsaw next in line. Not my favorite album in the world but it’s decent for an opening time slot. Sliding the record out of the sleeve to then place it on the turntable for the needle to gently place it down.
The delivery truck should be here any second since we’ve got a new shipment of magazines coming in today. There’s an issue that people have been asking about that feature The Who and apparently more secrets will be unlocked about them. It’s mostly the same information just told in different forms.
Last step is to unlock the front door! Grabbing my keys that I left on the counter. Walking to the door to unlock it. After unlocking it I flipped the open side then plugged in the christmas lights that were hung around the window of the shop. With it being only noon I won’t really see anybody till four.
One hour…
Had some grumpy old man come in to yell at me for not having Doris Day in stock when in fact we did..just not what he wanted exactly. You’d be surprised how often that happens here and each time it’s just nitpicking for solo vinyls from people that aren’t even printed at the moment. If this is how today is going then I’m ruined for the day!
Two hours later...
It took almost two hours for a group of tourists to come in and mess up half of my cleaning from this morning! Stupid Americans. They thought it would be fun to rummage through The Beatles trying to find anything exclusive since it’s England. (It’s not the first time it’s happened but it gets extremely annoying after a while.)
The record ended for it was time to change the record. Hmm let’s see what else we got here today. Peggy Lee is perfect! Pulling the vinyl from the sleeve to gently place it on the turntable. The snapping began as I began swinging my hips back and forth a little.
Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
You give me fever,
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever
In the mornin', a fever all through the night
Sliding from behind the counter to slowly dance throughout the store as I began checking the stock of everything on the floor. Sashaying over to the blues section of the shelf to start going through them.
Sun lights up the day time
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I'm gonna treat you right
You give me fever,
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever
In the mornin'
A fever all through the night
Everybody's got the fever
That is somethin' you all know
Fever isn't such a new thing
Fever started a long ago
Ah the key change. One of my favorite moments in this song. My hips swayed back and forth as I slowly worked my way through the aisle till the door opened. Immediately stopping as the small group came into the shop. Turning around from the shelf to see that they were circling around the shelves nicely.
“Welcome to Itty Bitty Records.” Greeting with a smile as I began going down Ike Turner's collection as they began looking around.
“Um excuse me?” The man stood next to me as he had really curly hair and stood tall like a giant before me goodness.
“What can I help you with?” Smiling as I turned to face him.
“Do you have any Mungo Jerry?” He asked as I had to think for a second.
“We do actually.” Motioning him to follow as we made it to the “M'' section for me to try to find them. Ma..Me...Mo...Mungo Jerry!
“Right there. Now I am expecting a shipment to be delivered in the next week if you’re looking for something specific of his?” He looked at the few records that were there and smiled at me.
“This is good. Thank you.” He smiled as I walked back over to the Blues section to finish where I left out. Definitely need a lot more Aretha Franklin in this shop or I might go mad.
“Excuse me?” Looking up to see another customer who wore a huge fur coat with his hair about shoulder length. It was pretty blonde but sort of odd to see a man in such a big fur coat to come into my store. Normally if they’re looking into records they head into more of the London London area.
“Do you have The Surfaris?” Not a lot of people listen to them. Mostly because they were really popular in California and I think that’s literally it for popularity. I find them interesting with a fun old sound that people still enjoy.
“We do. Didn’t think anyone listened to them on our side of the woods.” Commenting as we walked over the “S” section.
“Sort of a sucker for the classics.” He commented as we rounded the corner into the “S” Shelf.
“Most people our age would call you an old chap. Right here.” Pointing at them with my pencil.
“Fantastic you have Hit City. Is it 65’?”
“Yes. We have a first edition in the back if you’re interested.” He formed a huge smile on his face as that was my cue to go and get it.
“Give me a few minutes.” Smiling as he went back to looking at the records. I walked back into the back to begin looking for the box I usually keep them in.
IT should be around here somewhere. Making it into the back as I was skimming up and down on the shelf looking for one of the original boxes. Is it more back than I thought it would be and I can’t exactly leave the front alone this long.
C’mon...you sneaky little devil where are you hiding?
FOUND IT!
Reaching up to grab the box labeled 10 y/o originals. Should definitely be in here since it only arrived the past two three years. And again no one is going after The Surfaris. If it was anything major mainstream then I would be worried for him.
Walking back out onto the floor to see him waiting patiently at the counter for the record. I went around the counter to open the box and start going through all the records that are in there. It’s a little more dusty than I enjoy it but it’s a good reminder when my workers come in to take over that I can stay later and go through everything.
“Let’s see..we’ve got an original Yardbirds, Velvet Underground, Juicy Lucy who I will make sure plays next. Ummm..” I kept going through them till I saw the yellow truck and red lettering of the album.
“So why The Surfaris? Some small band from California?” Asking him as I handed him the record.
“Nothing was more fascinating than surfing rock. It sort of helps with the gray winters of home.” This is true. England does get rather gloomy and very bright music can always make those gray clouds fly away.
“To think the Americans went from surfing music to heavy rock in a matter of ten years.” We laughed as I noticed that his eyes were...were these beautiful blue pools. Almost like beautiful sapphires.
“If you’re interested I’ve got plenty of more originals in the back. More than just American surfing music.” Smiling at him as I offered him to look into the box.
“I would definitely be interested. Can I put my coat somewhere?” He asked as I pointed over to the coat rack.
“Roger by the way.” He smiled as he took off his coat with a long striped scarf.
“Anya.” Smiling as his group of friends he came in with approached him by the coat rack.
“I’ll be a little bit. Meet you there at the studio around six.” His group left as I began pulling out the rest of the records from the box.
“You seem like a trustworthy chap. Do you mind if I leave you in charge of the front. Just don’t let anyone steal anything please while I get a few more boxes.” Asking him as I am hoping he doesn’t rob me either.
“Of course.” Nodding as I walked from behind the counter to then hurry into the back.
Grabbing the small step ladder for me to start grabbing boxes from the shelf and placing them on the ground. I really need to take a few days and go through all this junk, maybe save me some money on orders if I have almost originals in here. I wouldn’t even sell them for that much more than the ones I already have, just a few more extra pounds maybe.
Lightly kicked the door open to carry two cases of records to then towards the counter. He was already looking through the ones I laid out for him to look at. I’m taking a wild guess that he’s some musician and a very dedicated one to that fact. Or he’s a conicor kind of person who wants to get his hands on this stuff before it comes obsolete.
“These should be good for now. Thank you Anya.” He smiled as I opened the lid of the boxes. He was smiling the entire time as I began going through them to see the amount of records that I had so far in the back. His smile is really cute and it brings a nice warmth into the store.
“The Chocolate Watchband? Holy hell it’s been a few since I listened to them.” I completely forgot about them. I love psychedelic rock but there were so many these past five years that it’s hard to remember each and every one of them.
“There’s something that I’ve noticed with a lot of these types of bands Roger. Their band name has some sort of food in it, guess when the acid is gone you get the serious taste of the munchies.” He chuckled a little to then go through half of the bands.
“The Chocolate Watchband, The Lemon Pipers, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Chicken Shack, and Apple Pie Motherhood?” I don’t think I’ve listened to them before actually.
“Let’s hear it.” He handed me the record as I took off Peggy Lee who to then replace it with their 1968 record. That’s also called Apple Pie Motherhood. The first song that was played was Born Under a Bad Sign. It definitely reminds me of watching Woodstock on the television.
“Let us not forget Vanilla Fudge.” Roger showed me as he did a little jazz hand underneath the record. I just noticed..he has beautiful hands. Not a lot of men have just hands..but they look so rough around the edges. They look stunning. 
“Good god this was my first record I think I bought for the store. I’m not surprised that it’s still here. They were a little too hard and felt like they we’re trying too hard. After working in this store for two three years now I can definitely tell when a band is trying too hard or not.
“Do you think this decade will be any better than the previous one?” I asked Roger for him to perk up at my question.
“Well think about it. The movement in California changed music. Little Richard and Elvis Presley brought blues back into light, Lucille Bogan showed that you can write literally whatever you want.”
“Lucille Bogan?” Oh my god Lucille Bogan!
“Lucille Bogan! The raunchy blues singer?” He drew a blank as I practically ran around the counter and towards the Blues section. Bogan bogan bogan AH HA! Snatching it from the shelf to then back to the turntable. Practically tossing off the record from the turntable to replace it with Lucille Bogan.
“Now just listen to the lyrics, let the lyrics flow through you Roger.” Placing the needle down to then watch the show before me. I know Roger is going to be shocked when he hears this song.
I got a man I love
I got a man I like
Everytime I fuck them means
I give ‘em the doggone clap! Oh baby!
His eyes widened for him to take a look at the album cover.
Give ‘em the doggone clap
But that’s the kind of pussy that they really like!
“Jesus Christ Anya!” He laughed. But we couldn’t stop listening to it because it’s just so fantastic!
I told him I gotta have a good cock!
And it’s got four damn good names!
Rough top
Rough cock
Tough cock
Cock with a bone!
“Dear God Anya! How much?” Looking at the front of the album then back at him.
“Fifteen pounds?” Roger immediately pulled out his wallet to hand me the money. Opening the register to give him back his change, with the music still playing around in the background. Till I took the needle off the record to pack it up for him.
“Listen. What time are you out of here?” Roger asked which made me gulp a little.
“Four. Why?” I could feel the rush of blood going through my body at an alarming rate.
“Come by Trident Studios around six if you would like to.” He offered as he placed a small card on the counter.
“Okay. I will definitely be there.” Smiling as he walked over to the coat rack to put on his fur coat then scarf.
“See you later Anya.”
“Bye Roger!” Smiling and waving to him as he left the store.
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My story- part three
HI! This part was especially hard to write for me. I’ve found that writing about it is helping me get a lot off my chest though. 
My little disclaimer:
I have epilepsy. This details my seizures, I can’t speak for everyone, everyone’s seizures/ experiences are different. This is graphic. Seizures are messy. They aren’t fun and it felt wrong to make it out to be cute when they really aren’t.   Pretty much all the things that happen in the plot have happened to me. Well, I’m not married to a king or live in a palace so…there’s that but everything else is accurate.  There may be some jokes about it here because I do joke about it sometimes. It makes me more comfortable and I find it helps relax everyone around me. I’m also writing about it because there really aren’t that many fics written about it and I think it’s important to shine light on it.
Any feedback is really appreciated! :)
Tagging people who shared the last  part. You don’t have to read it! I just thought you might want to see what happens: @kacie-0156, @texaskitten30, @cordonianroyalty, @kingliam2019, @bebepac, @kingliam-rys, @cordonia-gothqueen, @kimmiedoo5, @bbrandy2002, @loveellamae, @bobasheebaby @losingbraincellseveryday  @marshmallowsaremyfavorite 
Paring: Liam and Riley
Warnings:⚠️⚠️ Mention of miscarriage, panic attack, blood, almost becomes smut but doesn't. ⚠️⚠️ 
Word count: 6,767 (are these too long? Let me know! )
(Riley's POV) 
It was now a couple of days later after the incident at The Five Kingdoms festival and I was back home now. I finally got out yesterday evening. Thankfully, again, only my closest friends, Bastien and Liam knew about what had happened.
 It had been hard enough explaining it to all of them. 
I had been terrified that Liam would take me up on my offer and get out while he still could. I know he wouldn't but seeing how upset he was and knowing I had caused it...broke my heart. 
I just want it to go away. 
Liam had insisted that I have a few days off of work to adjust to being back home again. At first I objected but I had learned quickly that I wasn't going to get my own way. I knew when to choose my battles. 
Liam had headed to his office earlier this morning and now I was stuck with Drake. Who apparently had now been appointed as my babysitter. I understood why Liam didn't want to leave me alone. I was actually kind of scared of being alone after what had happened. It was just another traumatising experience to add to the forever growing list of them. 
Hanging out with Drake wasn't the worst thing in the world. We’d sat binging some Netflix and Hana and Maxwell had also stopped by this morning. However, I was growing agitated I hated sitting and doing nothing so I decided to go and shower. I hadn't had one for a few days and I felt dirty, my hair greasy. 
I honestly think Liam has told Drake to follow me everywhere and not let out of his sight since he had really objected to me going to have a wash. Of course, I didn't listen to my friend and headed down the hall and into the bathroom. 
After a long debate, I left the door unlocked just in case something happened. I doubted it would, I felt fine, I had taken my medication that morning. Everyone just needed to relax. I know what I’m doing.  
I turned the shower on then slipped out of my clothes. My muscles don't ache as badly as they had the other day but I’m still sore from the bruises that mainly were on the back of my arms and legs after they had violently assaulted my bathroom tiles. 
The hot water felt nice against my somewhat still battered and sore body. I washed my hair and body then stayed under the water for a while. This was the first time I had been alone since the other day. 
I was interrupted, pulled out of my head when Drake knocked on the door, “Brooks, you okay?” he yelled through the wood.  
I rolled my eyes then yelled back that I’m fine. 
So much for them promising not to treat me differently.  
It was about half an hour later and the water had started to run cold. It was time to get out. I stepped out of the shower and took down the towel that I had left on the rack to warm up. I grabbed a smaller one for  my hair on the way out. 
I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw Drake leaning against the door. I brought one of my hands up to my chest as the other held up the towel. “Do you often lurk outside of bathrooms while people are showering? I asked, still trying to get my breath back from the sudden scare. 
Was he trying to give me a heart attack? 
Drake hesitated to answer my question, I was getting cold and was practically naked, so I shook my head, rolled my eyes and passed him by and walked down the hall  to my bedroom to change. 
It was later that day now. It had been slightly awkward after the shower incident but other than that it  was okay. We spent the rest of the day binge watching locke & key on Netflix. We were both sitting on the couch after finishing watching another episode, I glanced up at the clock hung up on the wall beside me. It was nearly six and Liam had texted a little while ago to say he should be back around then. 
“Liam, should be back soon. You can go now.” He looked at me with a raised eyebrow. I shook my head and sighed, “He’ll be here in five minutes. I’ll be fine.” He looked hesitant to me. “I promise.” 
“Promise?” 
“I promise,” I repeated, annoyed.
“Okay,” Drake nodded, getting to his feet. I think he knows that I want some time alone before my overprotective husband gets home. We walk over to the front door, by now it’s only three minutes. Not much can happen in three minutes. 
Drake lingered by the door, hesitating to turn the doorknob. “Drake,” I warned. 
“Okay, I’m going.” He opened the door and turned to face me at the threshold. “Are you sure you’re okay?” 
I didn't answer and shut the door on him. Everyone’s overprotective behaviour is starting to get on my nerves. I know the other day could have gone very differently but I’m alive and I’m okay. Hopefully with time everyone will chill a bit. 
I had just sat down on the couch when I heard the door open and my husband's shoes squeaking on the floor as he made his way to the living room. 
He slipped off his jacket and threw it over the back of the couch and rolled up his sleeves after taking out the cuff links I had given him as one of his presents for his last birthday, he then leaned over the back of the couch to give me a quick kiss. 
“How are you feeling, love?” Liam asked as he sat down beside me. 
“I’m fine,” I insisted, “Everywhere is still a little bit sore but other than that, I’m good.”  Liam nodded. I know he would’ve asked me to elaborate on just saying ‘i'm fine”, so i had decided to do that unprompted. 
Liam asked me about Drake, saying that he had passed him in the hall on the way back but I soon changed the subject to how his day had been. His meetings went well, he got paperwork done. By the sounds of it he had had a productive day. 
It was now a little bit later into the evening. Once every week we’d cook dinner together, it has been a long running tradition now and it is the only bit of normalcy I've had in the last couple of days. 
Liam and I were in the kitchen both occupied with chopping vegetables for the soup we were making for dinner. It turned out that we both had a passion for learning how to cook, it was a nice, normal activity to do together after a long day of running our amazing kingdom. 
I had just finished chopping off the ends of the couple of carrots that laid on my board. It placed my fingers strategically on top, using my knuckles to guide the knife down. It was probably a safe way to do it since I often nick myself with the knife. 
I glanced to the side after chopping my vegetables to hear Liam’s knife hitting the wooden board below as he sliced a couple of leeks in a quick concession. The sound was rhythmic and quite satisfying. I turned back to my station to cut the celery after putting the now chopped up pieces of carrots into the pan beside me. As I was doing it, I slightly glanced over my shoulder at Liam. His tongue was slightly sticking out between his teeth as he concentrated on the task.
“Careful now, Love. We wouldn't  want you accidentally slicing off a finger, now would we?
” He told me. I could see the smirk pulling at the corner of his mouth. He’d caught me staring. 
“No, we wouldn't,” I agreed and turned to face the board properly with a smirk of my own.
A few minutes later, I was still standing chopping vegetables when I felt Liam’s arms snake slowly around my waist so not to startle me. 
“Can I help you?” I asked, a smile dancing across my lips. It had been so long since we’d been this close to each other. Liam had been keeping a distance, we hadn’t been intimate with each other since before our anniversary. It was like he thought that if he so much as touched me I’d have a seizure. 
I turned around in his embrace and wrapped my arms around his neck. “I’ve missed you,” I say, honestly. 
He gave me a small smile, “I’ve missed you too.” 
I stood up onto my tip toes and placed a kiss onto his lips. He instinctively  kissed me back, His hands travelling down to hold me by my hips. His lips soon move from my lips and down to my neck. A trace of a moan fell from my lips. How I missed being this close to him. 
That seemed to have gained Liam’s attention and he pulled away from me and took a step back. “What’s wrong?” I asked, confused as to why he had stopped all contact. 
“Are you feeling okay?” He asked me, seriously. I looked up at him, my eyes creased in disbelief as I rolled my eyes at him. 
“I’m fine,” I insisted, “I feel fine.” He looks unsure. I love this caring side of him but he doesn't need to constantly be worried about me. “Li, I’m okay.” 
I leaned forward and wrapped my arms around his waist to pull him into a hug. I felt him lean down and place a kiss onto the top of my head. “I’m just worried about you,” he said quietly. 
“I know but I don’t want you to be.” 
“I thought I was going to lose you.” I felt his arms tighten around me as his posture stiffened at just thinking about it.  I wrapped my own arms tighter around him giving him the comfort that he so desperately  needed from me in that moment. 
“I’m sorry that  I scared you,” I whispered. I feel that almost overwhelming guilt returning. 
“You don't need to apologise. It’s not your fault, okay?” I nodded. “I love you so much, Riley.” 
“I love you too, Li. Now, will you kiss me?” I asked, looking up to meet his blue eyes with a cheeky grin spread across my face. 
He leaned down and placed a peck onto my lips. He chuckled at my annoyed expression when he pulled back. “We need to finish making dinner before it gets too late.” 
“Okay,” I agreed, annoyed. 
We had finished making our meal and we were now sitting at the table. A bowl each of our homemade soup in front of us both. We ate mainly in a comfortable silence. 
“What did you and Drake do today?” Liam asked, as he placed his spoon down into the now empty bowl. 
“Watched Netflix,” I say, shrugging, “That’s basically all we did all day. Max and Hana stopped by this morning, we watched Netflix with them too,” I explained. 
“It sounds like you’ve had an entertaining day.” I nodded in agreement. We had watched a lot today, all of which I enjoyed thoroughly. 
It was now a little bit later that night, we had washed all the dishes up and were now sitting cuddling on the couch, our limbs wrapped around each other’s and my head resting comfortably on his chest. 
The tv was playing in the background but I wasn't paying attention to it. I was looking at Liam. I am so incredibly lucky to have someone like him in my life. He’s the most amazing, caring person I've ever met. 
“You’re staring again,” Liam muttered. I could see the smile pulling at the corner of his mouth as he looked down at me. 
I moved from my comfortable position to climb into his lap and kissed him. My hands lacing through his dirty blonde hair. 
“Riley-” he said, when I pulled back for air. 
“Just kiss me,” I ordered and unexpectedly, he obeyed. I slipped my tongue in between his parted lips as one of his hands travelled up my shirt to cup my left breast. 
All of a sudden that almost electric feeling goes away and it’s replaced with an all too familiar one. My stomach rolled as I jumped off of his lap, I stumbled once I was on my feet and fell down onto my backside. 
Liam jumped up and crouched in front of me. I can see the concern etched across his face as well as the confusion. 
“I’m sorry,” He said quickly, panicking. “Are you okay? What’s wrong?” He tried to offer me a hand up but I didn't take it, deciding to get up on my own, which was now not such an easy task. My arm had started to go numb as another wave of nausea hit me. 
I sluggishly turned over so I was now on my knees, I shakily got up to my feet, using my right arm that was still working to assist me. 
Liam tried to steady me by putting his hands on my shoulders but I shook them off. The world around me starts to fade away, my thoughts start to disappear, my hearing dampens. 
Why is this happening again?
(Liam’s POV) 
I’m not quite sure what’s happening. Everything was fine now it’s not. I’ve got an inkling of what's happening but i really hope I’m wrong. 
Her eyes darted around the room as she started to sway back and forth on her feet. I briefly met her eyes but she promptly looked away from me and started to stumble away. 
She was heading to the living room door when she suddenly stopped and doubled over. Not a second later she started gagging, I leapt forward to gather up her hair as she puked. 
“I’m sorr-” She started, her words slurred as she stumbled back against my chest. I wrapped my arms around her to prevent her from falling. 
“Riley, love, are you going to have a seizure?” I asked. I knew by now I wasn’t going to be able to get a coherent response from her. 
She shook her head vigorously, “N-no. I’m glood,” she insisted, but her slurred speech, her vomiting and her incoordination certainly was telling me otherwise. 
“Why don’t we lay down?” 
“N-no,” She replied like I imagine a defiant toddler would do so. I know she's scared but I don’t understand why she won't admit to what’s happening. She tries to push me away from her but she’s too weak and uncoordinated to do so.
Her knees buckled from under her, I wrapped my arms around her and safely lowered her onto the floor. “Okay. It’s okay, love, just relax. You’re alright.” 
I quickly stood to grab my phone off the coffee table and a pillow from the couch. By the time I arrived back she looked even more out of it, if that was possible. 
I gently placed the cushion under her head. “It’s okay,” I told her, when she started to try and squirm away. I knew she wouldn't be able to get far. She can barely move her limbs now. 
“I’m s-orry,” She said in a small voice that made it difficult to understand but I somehow did.
“Shhh, it's okay,” I tried to console but I don’t think it’s doing much. 
“I l-love you,” she said. I can hear the fear laced in her voice. I ran my hand through her hair as I got the timer up on my phone. 
“I love you too.” 
Her face fell blank, expressionless and less than a second and she started seizing, I quickly pressed the button to start the timer. It was about thirty seconds in and some blood started to trickle from the corner of her mouth. I wiped it away from her mouth with the bottom of my shirt, since I wasn't wearing a jacket 
The shirt was white and would probably stain but that didn't matter. All that mattered was getting her out of this safely. 
I continued to whisper comforting things to her as her seizure continued. I knew she couldn't hear me...but it was better than doing nothing. 
I glanced down at her phone screen. It was coming up to four minutes but it felt like it had been going on for hours. “It’s alright, love.” 
The timer had just hit the four minute mark and her movements started to slow down. “Good girl. There you go.” 4:04 was on the timer as I reached over to stop it, making a mental note of it. 
About a minute later her eyes started to move and I knew that I needed to back up a little bit to give her some space.
(Riley’s POV) 
My eyes opened and immediately I noticed a figure in front of me.  I don’t understand what’s going on.
Where am I? 
What happened? 
I started to regain control over my body. I sloppily moved my right hand up to my mouth. It felt sore and something tasted metallic. When I brought my hand away I felt something spread over  the back of it. I wasn't sure what it was though. My vision is still blurry. 
….Where am I?
Just then my hearing started to return to me. The voice talking to me sounds like it’s a million miles away. I don't turn to look where it’s coming from though. I’m trying to determine what the substance is on my hand. 
“It’s just a little bit of blood, Riley,” the voice told me but I’m not really paying attention to it.  My ability to understand what the voice just said hasn’t come back to me yet. 
I recognise that voice but I can’t quite place it. Everything is still confusing. 
My vision properly came flooding back into focus, I looked up to be greeted with a pair of bright blue eyes. 
He tilted his head at me. 
“Hi, Riley. It’s okay, we’re in the living room, you had a seizure.” I nodded my head understanding...kind of. It still felt fuzzy. 
“I’m bleeding,” I said after I touched my mouth again and my hand came back with a little bit of the red substance on the back. I’m not alarmed  by it though. Just a little confused. 
“You bit your tongue a little bit,” he explained. I started to sit up, rather unsteadily. I felt Liam come to sit behind me and I rested my back against his chest. 
I’m tired. 
A thought of a few minutes had gone by before it  spoke again. I feel much more alert now, I’m still really tired though. 
“What happened?” I asked,everything is still a little blurry. I don't really remember what led to this. 
“You had a seizure.” I think he’s already told me this but I don't remember. 
I nodded, “Oh.”
“How are you feeling, sweetheart?” Liam asked me. 
I thought for a second, more occupied  with trying to remember what led to this rather than answer my husband’s questions. “Muscles hurt, my tongue- the usual,” I mumbled, still a little groggy. 
We stayed on the floor for a little while longer. My gaze shifted to look all around the room, I noticed my puke near the door- why was I heading towards the door? It then shifted to the couch- Shit. 
My cheeks flushed red and an overwhelming feeling of sadness and...shame sinks in. My posture stiffened and I’m sure Liam noticed because now he’s asking me what’s wrong. 
“I-I’m fine now,” I said awkwardly, I moved out of his grasp. My body still feels weak but I managed to unsteadily get to my feet. 
Liam stood too, eyeing me cautiously. “Riley, are you okay?” 
“Yep,” I reassured with a forced smile. I know Liam is aware that I can get a little ‘seizure drunk’ when I’m coming round, I’ve told him about it, that i can say stupid things. I’m hoping that what he thinks this is and lets it be. 
“I’m really tired. I think I need to go to bed.” With that I scurried off to our bedroom and climbed straight under the covers. 
It was about ten minutes later when I heard the door open. I’m not asleep but I pretend to be. That was so embarrassing. It’s like what happened with Ben all over again. 
I feel the warm droplets fall down my cheeks. I can’t hold it in anymore and so I started sobbing, my body shaking with them. 
I felt Liam climb into the bed and pull me firmly against his chest. “What’s wrong?” 
“All of it,” I said in disgust as I thought over what had just happened, what kept happening. 
“I don't understand,” Liam told me, “What are you talking about?” 
“Epilepsy. It’s too much. I’m too much,” I explained to him between my sobs. 
“That’s not true,” Liam said, adamantly, “Your epilepsy doesn't matter to me, Riley. You matter to me. Please, talk to me. I’m here and I’m not going anywhere.” 
I started speaking a few minutes later after I had calmed down. “When I was eighteen I was at my boyfriend's  house. He didn't know about them, this was during a time of my  life where they were so uncontrolled. I had been sick with a stomach bug and because of that I hadn't been able to keep any of my meds down so I had been having seizures, more frequently anyway. I had been off school for a while recovering from it, that's all he really knew,” I explained, “This was like a week or two  after I had started to get better. We were making out- I thought we were going to have sex but I felt a seizure coming on. He decided to film it rather than help me and sent it to all of his friends. Luckily his mom was home, if she wasn't I’m not sure he would’ve helped me. He was….horrible to me after that. He was always pretending to have seizures, so would most of his friends, who would make comments about how I “looked possessed” he made my life hell for the rest of that year. I guess this just reminded me of that.” 
Liam was silent for a few agonisingly long moments. “He was an idiot and didn’t deserve you,” he said after some time. He pulled me closer against him, if that was even possible. “There’s nothing wrong with you, Riley. You. Are. Perfect.” 
I didn't say anything. I was so scared that history was going to repeat itself that I didn't stop to think that Liam isn't one of my ex’s. He wouldn't abandon me because of something I have no control over. I’m not thinking rationally, I never do after a seizure but now that i’ve heard it from Liam himself, I'm starting to feel better about the situation, I’m thinking clearer.  I don't get the chance to respond because I fall into a blissful sleep wrapped in the safety of  my husband's arms. 
It was a couple weeks later now and I had still been having a seizure and so our trip to the island had been postponed  since I was still unaware of what was triggering them. I was back working  so maybe it was the stress from that, maybe my dosages needed changing... I don’t know. It was weird. 
Liam, my friends and I along with the rest of the Royal Council were attending the monthly meeting, discussing how things were going, where more  money needed to go...the usual. 
Neville- the pompous ass was attending this one. I hated the man with a passion, after all the snide comments he had made about Drake and I, how he constantly still throws himself at Hana even though she’s expressed that she has no interest in him. He was just an awful person in my honest opinion. We haven't quite gotten to why he was here yet. Apparently he had a proposal for something no doubt ludicrous. 
Liam had just asked my opinion on giving a local children's hospital more funding. “I think it’s a great id-”
(Liam’s POV)
I’m looking down at my notes as Riley begins speaking, giving the council her opinion when she suddenly stops talking in mid sentence. 
I immediately looked up to turn to her. She’s staring off into space, her expression blank. I tried to call out to her but I got no response. I quickly shot Drake, Hana and Maxwell a look. We all know what this is...an absence seizure.
“Do continue your majesty,” Neville said, butting into the situation like usual. I looked over to see the man sitting opposite me. 
“Not now, Neville,” I warned. I turned back to Riley, looking down at my watch. She should be snapping out of it anytime soon. They don’t normally last very long, 15-30 seconds at the longest. 
“-ea,” she said, finishing her sentence like nothing had happened. She looked around, confused as to why we were all staring at her. 
“It’s okay,” I reassured, gently rubbing her arm. I saw her eyes widen as she looked down into her lap, her cheeks flushing a deep red. I followed her gaze, seeing her pants are now soaking wet. 
I quickly returned my attention to the rest of the council.  “I think that's enough for today,” I told them, the majority of them all stand except Neville. 
I turned to look back at the man as the rest of the group disperse from the conference room to give Riley and I some privacy. Our friends probably already knew what had happened and had left without question. 
“Neville, get out,” I said in an authoritative tone that was giving him no room to argue with me. “Now.” 
Thankfully the difficult man stood up and left with the huff, allowing the wooden door to swing shut behind him. 
I turned my attention back to Riley, “Are you okay, love?” I asked with so much concern laced in my voice. 
“I wet myself,” She said, quietly, embarrassed. 
“That’s okay,” I told her, giving her a reassuring smile. “We’ll head back to the apartment and then you can get cleaned up and change, yeah?” 
She nodded. 
I stand first, holding out a hand to her but she doesn't take it and stands by herself. I let my arms fall back down to my side as Riley heads to the door, pulling it open. 
I quickly made my way after her, surprised to see Neville lurking in the corridor. “Your majesty I-”  I saw Riley pull her shirt down more in an attempt to cover the wet patch but I concluded it was still very much visible by the look I saw on Neville's face as he looked my wife up and down. “-Oh.” 
Riley didn't say anything and brushed passed him in a near jog. Neville looked up at me, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. 
“Neville, if you so much as breathe a word of any of this, you will regret it.  Understand?” He nodded, giving me the conformation I needed, then I jogged after my wife.
(Riley’s POV) 
I quickly ran past Neville and towards the apartment, ignoring anyone I passed  on my way. I felt the warm tears pricking at my eyes. 
Why did this have to happen to me? 
What did I do that was so bad to deserve this? 
Soon I arrived at my front door and yanked it open. I attempted to shut it before Liam arrived but he slipped in before I could close it completely. 
“Go away,” I said, my voice defeated. I was standing with my back facing him. I’m so incredibly embarrassed. 
“Riley,” he said calmly, “Look at me.” 
“JUST GO AWAY!” I screamed, turning around to face him. I didn't want Liam or anyone to see this. 
 A few tears trickled down my cheeks and Liam  didn't hesitate  to wrap me in his arms. 
“Hey, it’s okay,” He tried to soothe me  but it wasn't making me feel better. 
I pulled back slightly so I could look up at him. “How is any of this okay? I just wet myself in a council meeting and N-Neville saw and I- What if he tells everyone? I- I d-don’t k-know -w-why this keeps happening. I-I don’t-” 
“Riley, look at me,” He prompted, interrupting my flurry of questions. 
It feels like someone was sitting on my chest. 
I can’t breathe. 
He took both sides of my face into his hands. His bright blue eyes meeting my own. “It’s okay,” Liam said, trying to soothe me but it wasn't working. The panic I was now feeling had already gotten its vicious claws in and I couldn't shake it off. 
I was crying again. 
I’m scared.
(Liam’s POV) 
I hate that I can’t do anything to stop this. I hate that she winds herself up to the point of a panic attack because of something she can’t control. 
She was crying again and her breathing was getting worse. She was only getting a few gasps of air now and again. 
It’s killing me to see her like this.  
I'm trying to keep my own panic at bay. Both of us panicking wouldn't help in any capacity. “Ri, look at me.” Her panicked filled gaze looks up at me. “It’s okay. You’re okay. Copy me, okay?” 
She nodded. 
I took in a deep breath in through my mouth  and exhaled out through my nose for a few seconds. “Give that a go. In through your mouth, out through your nose,” I explained. 
I demonstrated again for her. She closed her eyes as she took in a big gasp of air and held it for a few seconds, with some difficulty,  then let it out through her nose for a few more seconds. “Good girl. Try it again.” 
I placed a hand on the side of her face to get her to look at me, I wiped the stray tears that ran freely down her cheeks away with my thumb. We breathed in and out together until her breathing started to slow back down to a more manageable rate. 
“Tell me five things you can see.” 
I watched her just looking around while trying to work on slowing her breathing down. “You, the dogs, the front door, our wedding photo on the wall, the living room door.” 
“Good,” I nodded. “Now, four things you can touch.” 
“You, my rings, me-” 
“That’s it. One more thing,” I encouraged her. She looked around us then back to me. 
“The dogs.” 
I nodded “Now, three things you can hear.” 
“My voice, the radio in the kitchen and you,” she said. Her breathing almost returned back to normal. She’s no longer taking in strangled breaths between her cries, she’s almost completely over it, thank god. 
“Two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste now.” 
“Erm...your cologne and my perfume.” 
“Now one thing you can taste.” 
“Blood.” 
I raised an eyebrow, “Blood?” I asked in concern. 
“I bit my lip on the way back to stop it quivering,” she explained.  
“Are you okay?” She nodded her head and gave me a small, reassuring smile. “Did you take your medication this morning?” I asked, curious why the seizure had happened. 
“Yes.” 
“Are you sure?” 
Her eyes narrowed, “Yes, I’m sure it took them.  I took them when I got up. Why?” 
“You had a seizure Riley. That’s why.” 
“It was only an absence. It’s not a big deal,” she insisted. I could tell she was growing agitated. She often got defensive over taking her medication. 
“It was still a seizure Riley. It doesn't matter that “It was only an  absence”, I’m just trying to make sure you’re alright. I love you.” 
“I’m fine. I took my meds, I remember taking them, look in my pill box if you don't believe me.”
(Riley’s POV)
I’m getting angry, I can feel it. Why does he feel the need to treat me like a child? 
I  just want our relationship to be a normal one. One where my husband isn’t constantly obsessing over if I took my medication, that I've been taking for a very long time everyday and I rarely ever forget to take. 
I’m uncomfortable too. My pants and underwear are soaked, I just want to go and have a shower and forget all about what happened.
I don’t want my epilepsy to constantly be a topic of conversation. 
I turned away from him, sighing, “I'm gonna go shower,” I told him, heading off down the hall to our bathroom. 
I shut the door behind me, I went to lock it but remembered our agreement not too it ‘just in case’, so I didn’t.  Going to the bathroom or showering with the door unlocked was nothing compared to when I was a teenager and had to wash with a baby monitor in the room ‘just in case’.  I understood why though. I understand that it’s scary but it’s bad enough when it practically controls my life. 
My days are filled with ‘what if’s’ and ‘just in cases’, it’s like I'm not allowed to do the things I  want to do on a chance something could happen. 
Don’t people realise that I’m  always scared of what could trigger a seizure?  I’m constantly terrified that I’m going to have a seizure and not wake back up. Do they really think I’m going to be reckless and not take my meds? Really? When it’s all I think about.
I feel so...alone. All the time. 
It's like it takes everything away. It takes up so much energy and I’m tired of it. 
It’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember but it's a part of me that I hate. It’s that part of me that makes me different from everybody else, I don't want to be different, I want to be normal! 
It just never ends. 
I hate that my friends and family are always worried about me. 
I hate that when I’m not feeling well I feel like a burden to everyone. I hate that I sometimes have to ruin their plans or what they’re doing so they can take care of me. 
I hate that it’s ruined relationships. 
I just want it to all stop. More than anything in the world. 
I slipped my clothes off, then turned the shower on and was soon standing under the warm water again. I cleaned myself up, washed my hair then got out and wrapped a warm towel around me. 
Something had clicked while I had been in the shower. I headed over to the sink and pulled open one of the draw and rook out what I needed that had been laying at the very back of the draw for some time now. 
It was sometime later when I left the bathroom, I only had because Liam had knocked on the door scared, frantic that something had happened to me. I had called back to him to say that I was fine then left the room, dropping my dirty clothes in the laundry basket on my way to the bedroom. 
Liam had started to follow but I had politely asked him to leave me alone. I need a little time to just...process what I had just discovered. 
So many things were going through my head. 
It was nearly an hour later when I came out of my room and headed into the living room where Liam was sitting on the couch with his laptop resting on his lap. 
“Can we talk please?” I asked him. My voice cracked a little bit. 
He nodded, looking up at me with complete and utter concern in his eyes at my tone of voice and my red, puffy eyes that were now worse than the last time he had seen me. 
He closed the lid and placed his laptop down on the table in front of him. I took a seat on the other end of the couch to where Liam was. I wanted- needed space.  
I brought my legs up to my chest as I leaned up against the arm rest. I slipped the cushion out from behind me and brought it against my chest as I absentmindedly twisted the tassel that was connected to the corner around my fingers. I always played with something when I was anxious or scared. It helped me take my mind off of things and right now that’s exactly what I need. 
I saw Liam’s gaze quickly flicker down to look at what my fingers were doing. 
“What’s wrong, Love?” 
I swallowed thickly and took in a deep breath. I felt him take my hand that had been playing with the tassell into his own. “Talk to me,” he pleased, “Are you not feeling well?” 
“It’s not that,” I said, cutting him off. “I’m pregnant.” 
I saw a spark of pure joy in the man's eyes before his face took on a more serious expression when he noticed the look on my face.   “I- what’s wrong?” 
“I need to tell you something,” I explained. My voice wavered, my bottom lip quivered. . 
“Talk to me,” he pleaded with me, “Are you not happy? 
A few silent tears feel down my cheeks. “It’s not that. It’s...complicated. I need to tell you something that I’ve never told anyone.” My eyes are welling again with tears. I thought that I’d be able to talk about it with it completely breaking my heart but apparently not. I had never let myself feel anything when it happened. 
I looked up from my lap, up to Liam. He shuffled closer, taking my hand once again. “You can tell me anything. You know that.” 
I nodded in agreement but just because I could tell him anything didn't mean it was always easy. 
I sniffled and wiped at my eyes. 
“D-during my last year of high school I had a friend called Jacob,” I started, my voice cracking. “We weren't really that close of friends until everything with Ben happened. We ended up getting closer, a little while later we started dating and then a few years later I found out I was pregnant,” I said, quietly. I know If I carry on talking, I’m going to cry, so I stay quiet for a minute. I took a minute to get myself back together and think of a way to explain all of this. 
“ It- It wasn’t good. I kept having seizures, I was constantly scared that they’d be born with something wrong with them because of me or I was going to hurt the baby or and that’s erm...that’s what happened. I was  only just over three months along. I was in the house when I started to feel one coming so I went outside to find Jacob. Sometimes they come on quicker than others. Sometimes I don't always get such a good warning and that was one of those times,” I explained. I bit my bottom lip to try and stop it quivering. It didn't work and  a sob ripped out of my throat. 
It’s hard to explain what i’m feeling right now other than saying that I’m...heartbroken. Even that can’t explain it properly. 
“ I-I was…. walking down the outside steps…. and then….I don’t know. I fell... I landed on my stomach…. I- I lost the baby and I- I’m really scared that It’ll happen again….I-I d-don't want to do that to you….. I- Liam I d-don’t t-think I c-can t-trust m-myself.” 
I try to get out of Liam’s grip as he pulls me towards him. “Riley, It’s okay, calm down,” he told me as he pulled me into his lap and wrapped his arm tightly around my trembling body. 
I stopped fighting against him, I need this right now. I need to be close to the one thing that makes me feel safe. “I-I’m r-really s-scared,” I stuttered through sobs. 
“Whatever happens, whatever you decide to do, we’ll go through it together- like we always do. Like we always will.” I can hear his voice waver slightly  as he speaks. I know he’s trying to hold it all together for me. “You mean everything to me Riley and you always will.  No matter what happens, I’ll always be here for you.” 
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Angel
Jim Mason+Influencer! Reader:
(A/N): Hello lovelies!
I am very happy to have you back in this last episode of this miniseries, which I really hope you’ll like, alongside, again, if you have more ideas and want to send asks about this verses... I AM READY FOR IT, BRING IT ON BITCHES!
Also... I have said that this fic might be a bit self-indulgent and it is because, although I am not an influencer of any kind, I am very active on my social medias (mostly instagram, if you want to follow me or anything, and we are mutuals, just DM me) and this July I ended up hitting a very bad kind of exhaustion from that platform.
I honestly ended up feeling extremely shitty, alongside discovering many fake people who were around me, and for this reason I am happy that I managed to get here on tumblr (although there are some fake people on here, but like I don’t have to interact with them).
So, although the cyberbullying part of the story is only fictional, the exhaustion that took over reader, ended up being a reality for me, a bit ago, and although I am all better (better than before), I just wanted to remind you to take healthy pauses from social medias.
Also please don’t shame people who work on them, alongside use them as an outlet for anxiet and stress (like me).
I really hope you won’t judge me too badly, after this...
Also I’ll just remind you to show some love, if you like this, with hearts, reblogs (possibly saying something) and if you have anything to say about these, my DMs and asks are always open!
Much love!
SUMMARY: Jim Mason takes care of his social media exhausted girlfriend.
WORDS: 1,7 K
WARNINGS: Mention of Cyberbulling And Exhaustion from Social Medias (I WASN’T CYBERBULLIED, although I had my fair share of assholish comment, NOT HERE, but the cyberbullying was only fictional, whereas exhaustion is something I experienced back in July)
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Jim knew of his girlfriend’s social media fame.
Although he wasn’t informed about the entire thing and how it worked, being more focused on staying in the moment and living it, he was proud of what she achieved with her photos and captions, even going as far as helping her shot a few.
He still remembered the way she smiled gently meanwhile he tried to take photos of her, meanwhile she pointed out each cheap tip she knew, starting with “shoot from a lower angle than my height, so that I might appear taller” and “make sure to take the right light”.
She might have seemed shallow to others, but whenever Jim cried his heart out in her arm, she only had the sweetest words for him, calming him down enough that they fell asleep calmly, next to each other in her simple pull-out.
She cuddled closer to him, whenever she understood he needed it and made sure to always be there, next to him, her entire attention focused on him.
He had never checked her profile, mostly because she had pleaded with him not to give it a look.
“It’s silly” she had mumbled, meanwhile she had tried to get his phone off his hands “… and embarrassing!”.
And Jim had respected her wishes, offering just his help with photos or ideas, but whenever they were together, the entire social media thought was off the rack between them, preferring a direct conversation, although sometimes she got in overload and at that time social medias were her outlet.
But sometimes they were also her damnation.
Jim had noticed the difference in his girlfriend’s mood, since the start of the week: quieter and definitely less happy, a mumble being her way to speak, if she spoke up, clearly not energetic in the slightest and definitely not focused.
His knowledge of drugs and their effects had made him think that she might have been under those, but slowly the unfocused glaze had moved from rage to sadness: one day she was moping on the beach and another she almost got into a rage-filled fight with whatever was not working.
Jimmy had tried his best to understand her, but she didn’t want to talk about it with him so he tried to stay close to her, but the bad week moved to two bad weeks and there Jim had thought about searching through her social, mostly due to the fact that she focused on them more, even neglecting herself and him a bit.
“I just need to write the last paragraph” she had mumbled, meanwhile she had refused to stop writing to sleep a bit or “I will eat after I edited this photo, I mean… I don’t need food”.
It all got Jim worried, more and more.
And then he had decided that he had only one chance to discover what was going on.
He had opened Instagram, her major social network, and then had moved to her profile, the public one (she had a private one, full of photos that made Jim’s heart jump: candid of them together, not professionally taken but… Jim loved them all the same) and had gone through it.
He had first seen that she hadn’t any stories going on, which was unusual since she did her best to try to at least show a bit of her everyday life each day.
“So, my followers don’t feel left out” she had mumbled and although Jim had thought it was a strange voyeuristic idea, he had just hugged her and called her “angel”.
“Angel” was also part of her username on Instagram, due mostly to her followers, which had started calling her “angel”, because of the intrinsic sweetness of her posts and the personality she showed on the social network.
The stories thing had been already strange, but also her follower count had diminished, nothing too bad, but he had heard his angel protest about that.
“I just can’t believe that these people unfollow me just because I don’t follow them back and you know what is worst… I have talked to them… I felt like… we were friends”.
But he had soon discovered the true reason behind his girlfriend’s sadness: the comments honestly made him angry.
The most recent ones were ruthless: “you are fat”, “kill yourself” “you are annoying”…
And they went on, although some were sweeter, clearly (Y/N)’s true fans.
He had honestly hoped it was a troll, nothing but a joke.
But those comments had been serious, since he hadn’t been able to recognize the familiar path of a troll, instead they were real people, under fake accounts or their real accounts sharing that hate.
He honestly hadn’t been able to stop himself from feeling furious now that he understood what was going on, and meanwhile he had signaled each negative comment, he had seen the stories light up, the first one of the day.
A photo with a writing on it: “guys I just wanted to let you know that I will be taking a pause, due to all the hate I have been getting, I don’t know when I will get back”.
Although the text has been intelligently written and concealed her emotion, he had clearly known she was crying meanwhile writing it.
He knew how much work she put into the social media, although it never was her job, she had started, long before meeting him, using it as a relief method from her own problem, so to be let down this way….
… it obviously hurt her.
After he had signaled enough accounts he had just tried to let the rage burn down, meanwhile he had created a plan to make his angel feel better: his first idea had been to go out, knowing that an expensive dinner and a few dances might get her distracted, but this would just push just the argument further.
So, he had just organized a home-made dinner (which meant him ordering take-out), bribing her to attend it with the promise of a lot of cuddles and a make-out session and most importantly to watch for the umpteenth times her favorite movie.
She clearly felt a bit better, when she finally walked in his house, being swept off her feet by an ecstatic Jim, who gently kissed her forehead, before he had put her down, leading her to the little kitchen of his apartment, the one his father had gotten him once he had gone out of rehab.
It was nice, although pretty small, but Jim loved it all more, and since he had met his angel it had all been better.
They had made so many memories, alongside she had helped perfecting it all.
“Ma’am, please sit down” he helped her to the dinner table, taking her jean jacket and her bag, coming back with an open bottle of wine, which he poured in their inadequate glasses, and with the first course, (Y/N)’s favorite course.
“Oh, you went all out” her smile didn’t reach her eyes, but she was indeed grateful, holding out her hand to grab his, which was kept tangled with his for the entire dinner
She talked about her day, chirping happily meanwhile she avoided carefully the social media argument and Jim didn’t pressure her, just watching her eat, in peaceful silence and only when they moved to wash the dishes he grumbled lowly:
-… sweetie, I checked your page on Instagram- he felt her grow stiff next to him -… I know that it embarrasses you, but I thought that you had been so gloomy these past weeks and I thought that your social media might have been bothering you, extremely… so I had to do something…-.
-Oh Jimmy! – she was avoiding his eyes, clearly ashamed -… I am so sorry you had to see all that… it…-.
-You are getting hate thrown your way for nothing, (Y/N)- he wanted to make sure she knew it wasn’t her fault In the slightest -…I can’t honestly fathom people doing this to you, whereas you have been nothing but an angel with them-.
-I am not sure… I mean…- a sad smile was on her face -… I am pretty sure that many people will call me a bitch with no problem…-.
-… well I am gonna fight them all, babe- he brought her closer and smacked a sound kiss on her head -… you don’t deserve this hate, believe me, I spent two hours trying to ban each asshole-.
-That is incredibly sweet, Jimmy Boy- she giggled, but a few tears shone on his eyes -… but I don’t think that it will stop the hate from spreading; that’s why I decided to take a holiday-.
Jim saw that an honest smile shone on her face and moved the rag onto its hook to hug her better, bearhugging her and gently caressing her back, gently, and shushing her cries.
-Angel of mine, I am so so sorry I was not able to know more about this- he mumbled, feeling a low protest -… I honestly thought it wasn’t that bad-.
-I didn’t even talk about it with you- she justified softly, getting a bit of distance between them to be able to watch him in the eyes -… I wanted to handle on my own, because, at first, I thought it wasn’t anything worrying, and then… I just felt like social media were a thing I needed to solve alone, my thing-.
He knew this came from all the prejudices linked with her passion for social medias: he had heard about some of her friends annoying her saying not only she was asocial, but also self-absorbed.
She hadn’t been very open about her life on them with him, also because of this, thinking that he would be making fun of her, exactly like her “friends”.
-I know that you take pride into your profile, but… you can lean onto me, I am here for you- he promised her looking at her in the eyes with extreme seriousness, before hugging her close, keeping his lips on her forehead, a comforting gesture -… I am still extremely proud of you for recognizing that you were having troubles and deciding to distance yourself from that… you are one smart angel-.
She giggled at the nickname, before freeing herself from his hug, although she still felt extremely bad, a smile shone on her face.
-Now you better get in your comfortable pajama, because this smart angel wants to watch for the umpteenth time (Y/F/F), with a lot of cuddles- and she turned around, getting a slight slap on her ass from Jim.
-… don’t forget the make-out session! -.
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Hello lovelies!
Thank you for coming this far, in my self-indulgent mumbling and thank you for sticking me all through this series, I really hope you enjoyed it, and in case some of you want to read the previous chapters, you might find them here! (Duncan) (Michael)
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Fic: Everything Money Can Buy (2/12)
Summary: The Greatest Store in the World AU. When misfortune strikes and leaves Emma Swan and her son homeless just before Christmas, the ever-resourceful Emma has a ready solution. They’ll move into Mills Department Store, a place they can only dream of affording to buy from. It’s not easy, having to deal with a perpetually grumpy doorman, a nasty assistant manager, and an extremely suspect Santa, but Emma and Henry soon learn that the kindness of strangers is something money can’t buy.
Swan Believer centric, with eventual Swan Queen and background Rumbelle and Dwarf Star.
Rated: G
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When Emma woke up the next morning, she almost couldn’t remember where she was. It had been a long time since she’d slept in a bed this luxurious – if she ever had. She reached under her pillow to silence the alarm on her phone. As tempting as it was to go for five more minutes, especially under a genuine goose feather duvet and soft wool blankets, the entire reason that they were in such sumptuous surroundings in the first place meant that they were going to have to make a move sharpish, before it became obvious that they had been in there all night.
She sat up and leaned down to the other end of the bed to wake Henry, who groaned and pulled the covers up over this head.
“What time is it?” he mumbled.
“It’s nearly six. Come on, Henry, we have to move.”
“But it’s a Saturday!”
“I know, but the cleaners will be coming in soon and we need to be ready to sneak out with them before the shop opens. Believe me, I’ve cleaned enough shops before opening hours in my time to know how this works.”
Truth be told, Henry had cleaned enough shops to know how it worked too. Well, usually he’d been sitting in a corner on a step stool out of the way whilst she’d done the cleaning, but he’d certainly been around. It was hard enough holding down a job when she had no qualifications and no fixed abode; trying to hold one down with a small child was almost impossible, and Henry had ended up coming to work with her more often than not.
They got up and set the bed back to as pristine a showroom condition as they could manage, and soon enough, the sound of hoovers and the chatter of cleaning staff could be heard on the floors below them. Emma rushed back to the cleaning cupboard that they’d hidden in the previous evening; it had been during that fraught period at closing time that she’d come up with the plan to disguise their exit this morning. She grabbed a roll of bin bags and a pair of rubber gloves, and with Henry’s help, she tossed all of their baggage into a black sack and started dragging it towards the stairs. It was slow going, but at least they weren’t quite as conspicuous as they could have been.
They were almost in the clear when the cleaning team got up to beds and bed linen, and their progress was hindered even further by the appearance of the assistant manager. Emma cursed and shoved the bin bag full of their belongings in a corner, instructing Henry to guard it and not look anyone in the eye. She was going to have to keep up the cleaning façade for a little longer in order to make it look legit. Thank God she had enough experience to know what she was doing.
In all the time that Emma had been perusing the shelves of Mills without any intention of buying anything, the assistant manager, a Miss Zelena West, had been the bane of Emma’s window-shopping happiness. Like Gold the doorman, she was an institution at the department store, but unlike Gold, there was absolutely nothing likeable about her. Gold was scary, but he did at least smile on occasion and his broad Glasgow accent betrayed roots far from the bright lights and luxury of Mills; so, for that reason, Emma trusted him even if she could feel his eyes boring into her sometimes when they were sitting on their bench across the street, watching him.
Zelena, on the other hand, was always annoying and never smiled so much as leered, her eyes never quite matching what her mouth was doing. There were always too many teeth in her smile, and Emma always got the distinct impression that there was more to her than met the eye. If there was one person whom she absolutely did not want to meet whilst attempting to leave the store having been trespassing in it all night, then it was Zelena. She would definitely be the type to haul them both straight off to the owner’s office and get as many charges as possible pressed against them.
What was she doing here so early anyway? Surely no one could be so paranoid about their place of work that they decided to supervise the cleaning staff, but apparently so. She was stalking in and out of all the display racks, hunting for dust in nooks and crannies and finger marks on any and all mirrored surfaces. Emma showed willing with a duster for a bit, and one of the other ladies caught her eye. She could barely have been out of her teens, if that, and she was so pregnant she could barely fit down between the aisles. Emma felt a pang of sympathy; that had been her ten years ago, still working up until her due date because she had no other choice.
The girl grimaced, rubbing her back.
“When’s it due?” Emma asked, coming over to pick up her dropped feather duster and save unnecessary bending down.
“New Year’s Day. Thanks.” The girl took the duster back with a grateful smile. “I haven’t seen you around here before. Are you new?”
“Yeah, first day on the job.” She nodded over to Zelena, still on the prowl. “Is she always like that?”
“Yep. Nothing’s ever good enough for the wicked witch.”
Emma had to laugh at the nickname; considering Zelena was almost always dressed in some shade of green, it certainly suited her.
“I’m Ashley, by the way. Just let me know if you need any help finding your way round. It’s a huge place; I got lost in kitchenware on my first day. I thought I was going to be stuck in an endless loop of saucepans and lasagne dishes for the rest of my life.”
“I’m Emma. Thanks for the offer.”
“Hey!” Zelena had noticed them talking, and Emma quickly turned so that the other woman wouldn’t see her face. “Less gossiping and more dusting! These beds won’t clean themselves!”
“It might help if she picked up a duster once in her life,” Ashley muttered. Emma gave a snort and made her excuses to leave Ashley alone, slipping away when Zelena’s back was turned again and making her way back to Henry.
“You were gone ages!” he hissed. “I was getting worried!”
Emma grabbed the bin bag and started banging it down the stairs. “I got trapped by the wicked witch. I’ll explain later,” she added quickly on seeing Henry’s confused expression. “Did anyone see you?”
“No. No one came past except the customer services lady and she didn’t say anything. Maybe bringing your kid to work isn’t so rare after all.”
Emma thought of Ashley, and she wondered what would happen after New Year’s Day.
Down on the ground floor, Emma hit a slight flaw in her plan. She’d spent enough time in Mills over the years to know its layout pretty well, but that was only the parts that the public got to see. They were now in the backstage area, so to speak. Staff only. And she had no idea where to find the exit.
People were coming and going, the cleaners and the regular staff coming in to set up their departments; but no one paid her and Henry any mind. They were cleaners after all, lugging a huge bag of rubbish out to the bins. They came in this way, so they must know their way out again.
Emma pushed Henry down behind the bag and dropped into a crouch beside him as she heard a very familiar and very angry voice.
“If Zelena’s held my coat to ransom in the dry-cleaning cupboard again, I won’t be held responsible for my actions.”
Gold came down the corridor past them, and Emma had to double take at his appearance. She’d only ever seen him resplendent in his uniform, and to see him now, wearing an obviously hand-knitted jumper with a penguin wearing earmuffs on it, was a jarring reminder that he did have a life outside of the store.
“It’s ok, I rescued it for you.”
Gold stopped at the end of the corridor before he could crash into the lady from the customer services desk. She was new this year; Emma had not seen her working on the desk before. She held up Gold’s uniform coat in its plastic dry-cleaning bag, and Emma couldn’t help but notice the slight little red blush that rose in her cheeks when Gold grabbed it with a smile.
“Belle, you are a lifesaver. What would I do without you?”
“Oh, you’d manage, I’m sure.”
“Mum!”
Henry was gesturing frantically down the corridor to where the other cleaners were taking rubbish bags, and Emma knew that it was time to move on and not watch the sweet little scene taking place between Gold and Belle any longer. She hauled up their bin bag and followed Henry down the corridor and out into the yard, whereupon they ducked behind a bin and grabbed all their luggage.
They were out of the woods, and their night of camping out in the store was over.
“Come on, Henry. Let’s go and get our van back.”
X
Someone wise once said that it never rains but it pours. If they had been a bit wiser still, they would have said that it never rains but it pours and thunders and hails and snows all at the same time, and less than a week before Christmas to boot.
Emma was sitting in the cramped office of the DVLA impound trying very hard not to swear, since Henry was sitting only a foot away, pretending to be absorbed in a newspaper and not paying any attention to what the adults were doing, but in reality, he was taking absolutely everything in and he knew that things were going from bad to worse to even worse with every passing moment.
She also knew that she really couldn’t take it out on the poor clerk who was dealing with her case. When the van had been towed in the first place and she’d made it clear that she wouldn’t be able to pay the fine; he’d offered to try and get her a payment plan of sorts. As it was, Emma had pawned some of her mother’s jewellery to make up the cash; the sentimental value was nothing compared to actually having somewhere to call home that wasn’t a department store’s bed section.
She had come to the impound ready to pay, only for the incredibly apologetic and nervous-looking clerk to tell her that he couldn’t release the van to her because it had failed so many safety inspections that it had been deemed dangerous to drive. He was going through the list of all its failings with her now, and every time he faltered, Emma could tell that there was more bad news to come but that he’d already given her so much that he didn’t have the heart to continue.
Eventually, they came to the end of the list, and he looked up at her with an expression that could only be described as a cringe.
“I’m really sorry,” he said. “But I just can’t let you drive away in it.”
Emma sat back in her chair and sighed, staring up at the ceiling. There was no way that she would be able to afford all the repairs that the agency had said would be needed before the van would be road legal again. She had barely scraped together enough for the fine in the first place. This was just the icing on the cake of a really terrible year. Every year, she was determined that things were going to get better and that they might finally stop living out of a van.
She’d got her wish all right. They were definitely not living out of a van anymore. They weren’t living out of anywhere.
“To be honest, it might be more economical to write it off,” the clerk said. “I’m not sure how much you’d get for its scrap value, but it would be better than nothing.”
Emma nodded. “Yeah. You’re probably right. How do I go about doing that, then?”
“Well, we won’t be able to do anything until after Christmas, I’m afraid. Everywhere is shut down for the holidays.”
Emma threw her hands up in the air and let them drop down to her sides. “Fantastic. Fan-bloody-tastic.”
There was nothing more that she could do here. All she could hope was that the emergency housing office had somewhere available for them.
“Come on, Henry.” She sighed and hefted up their bags again. “Let’s go.”
“We’re not getting the van back, are we?”
“No.”
They walked on through the town in silence. The van was pretty much the only home that Henry had ever known, and now it had been taken from him in a finger snap, and just before Christmas as well. Henry was used to not receiving Christmas presents, but at least he’d never yet had something taken away from him at Christmas. This was the opposite of the Christmas spirit, and his desolation was palpable.
“We’ll find somewhere else,” Emma said, trying to keep his spirits up, but it was clear that Henry didn’t believe her, and she didn’t quite believe herself. “I’m sure that there are other vans out there.” That said, maybe it would be better to put some roots down somewhere and start living between four walls instead of on four wheels. Maybe this would be the year that they stopped living in the van in a good way after all.
The housing office was open this time, but as they walked in, took the slip of paper from the machine with their number on it, and sat down to wait, Emma didn’t hold out much hope. There were at least six other families in front of them, and all of them were more than just a single mum and her son. On the one hand, being just the two of them, they needed less room and would hopefully be easier to place somewhere, but on the other, bigger families with much younger children had much more urgent need of shelter. Emma remembered with a shiver her first couple of homeless years after Henry had been born, a constant fear of losing him to the bitter cold, burying him under so many blankets as she curled up around him in the back of her car that he could barely be seen. As desperate as she and Henry were, she would never wish that on anyone. Besides, she and Henry had a back-up plan if necessary. Living out of Mills wasn’t exactly ideal, but they’d made it work last night. Surely they could make it work again. All they had to do was stay out of Zelena’s way.
The morning wore on, and Emma’s hopes were getting stretched extremely thin by the time her number was called. She had seen the apologetic shakes of the head that all of the other applicants had been getting, and she knew that things weren’t exactly looking great. It came as absolutely no surprise when she was told that there would be no accommodation available until the new year. If she could just find somewhere to stay over the holidays, then everything would be all right, but all resources were stretched at this time of year, et cetera, et cetera. The woman was telling her in all but the most blatant terms that her best bet would be to go to the nuns at the homeless shelter over the Christmas period and to come back in January.
Emma shook her head. No, she would never go back to the shelter, not after she’d nearly come to blows with the Mother Superior after finding the head nun going through all her and Henry’s belongings, looking for items of monetary value as a ‘voluntary donation’ towards their stay at the shelter. No one had believed her when she’d tried to report it to the authorities. Considering that they were nuns who did regular work in the community and Emma had several shoplifting cautions and convictions under her belt, she wasn’t surprised, but the injustice of it all still stung.
“What are we going to do, Mum?” Henry asked. He had been so good about the whole thing, never once complaining or whining about a very boring day spent in various offices, or the fact that for once in her life, Emma didn’t have a cunning plan to get them out of their latest scrape. Her son was old beyond his years, and Emma felt a huge wave of guilt wash over her that his early life had been so hard. She had done the best for him that she could with what little she had, and she loved him more than life itself, but sometimes she wondered what would have happened if she had taken the advice of everyone around her and given him up for adoption when he was born. Maybe he would have had a better life; he might have been adopted and been living in a comfortable house with central heating and proper beds.
Or he might have had a childhood like hers after her parents were killed and she’d been shoved unceremoniously into the foster system; never to be loved and only to be kicked out to fend for herself as soon as she aged out.
She continued in silence, trying to think of an answer to Henry’s question that wouldn’t leave them both in despair, trudging along the street with aching arms from carrying all the bags all day, until the familiar bright lights of Mills came into view. It was tempting fate to spend another night there, but this time Emma had a much better plan.
“We’ll go camping.”
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Behind the Production {Kim Namjoon}
Words: 6k
  Summary: It was strange how a year and a half of coffee runs could make you fall in love.
  Genre: fluff
  Warning: nothing
  Notes: masterlist – I may have gushed about Namjoon's legendary mind in this fic but i'm not editing any of it out.
   ---
    His name was Kim Namjoon. Tall, broad, dimpled. He liked his coffee with only a little bit of milk, though he didn't mind if you delivered it to him black. He always had a grateful smile and a bow to give to you whenever you walked in the door, despite you being a few years younger than he was.
   He had the job you wanted. He was doing it all, living the life you craved, living the life he truly did deserve with the work ethic he put in. There were some days when you would walk into the studio in the mornings to see he had yet to move from the previous day, multiple cups of coffee emptied at his side, his head ducked into his hands as he clicked away at the computer. On these days, you had to force yourself to ignore him; if there was one thing that annoyed the calm man that was Kim Namjoon, it was telling him he worked too hard.
   He didn't believe in those words. He thought they were ridiculous. How could someone possibly work too hard? There was no such thing. You either did nothing, or you worked. That was how it was. To him, there was no limit on how many hours he could spend dawdling over the same song over and over, drafting and re-drafting a beat that, at the end of the day, would be modified in mixing anyway.
   He never minded that, though. The finished product that he got to hold in his hands for a few minutes before it was passed on was enough for him, and perhaps that was why you found yourself so enamoured by the man.
   He knew your name. He saw you every day, what with you appearing in his office with a fresh cup of coffee every few hours. It wasn't like he was completely oblivious to your presence, because unlike a lot of other people who worked at Bangtan Studios, Namjoon actually took the time to get to know the people who were doing him favours. He was kind like that.
   But you didn't think you had the right to label him as much more than a work colleague, an acquaintance at a push. You definitely couldn't call him a friend, not without sounding strange. Mainly because you two had a firm business-oriented relationship, and that was all there was to it. You took what you could get.
   It was yet another drowsy Monday morning. Korea had finally made the tipping point from autumn to winter, meaning the biting chill of October had gradually become unbearable as December arrived. You huddled yourself beneath an oversized black coat which drifted far past your knees, forcing you to walk as if your shoes had somehow ripped against the wet concrete, but you didn't care. You were freezing, and be damned with anybody who looked at you funny.
   Namjoon's cup of coffee was in your hand. A little bit of milk, two sugars – the same order you had been repeating back to the barista at the local coffee shop every morning for the past year and a half. It was beginning to become repetitive, but Namjoon didn't like change. You had once overheard him telling Min Yoongi that, if his coffee order changed, he somehow felt as if his style of production changed, too.
    From that day on, you had made sure to double check his order was right before delivering it to his office.
   Pushing past your obvious fatigue, you arrived at Namjoon's office and racked your knuckles against the door. Once upon a time, doing such a simple action would have left you feeling nervous, butterflies swarming your stomach at the idea of seeing his face – would he invite you in today, perhaps ask if you wanted to listen to some lyrics he had been drafting? It wasn't a far stretch of the imagination to think of him doing such a thing; on multiple occasions, Namjoon had invited you in and asked for your opinion on certain things, but it had never felt like anything more than an innocent matter of is this good?
   It had been a year and a half, though. You didn't live in a romance movie. You weren't constantly smitten every single time you saw Namjoon's face, wasn't completely thrown off the rocks as soon as he opened the door and graced you with that perfect smile that had dimples so deep you were fairly certain somebody could move in to them and live quite comfortably.
   The door opened. You looked up, smiled even before his face came into view.
   “Good morning,” you chirped. “I come bearing gifts.”
   Namjoon chuckled, opening the door to full capacity. “As you always do. How are you this morning?”
   “I'm good. It's freezing outside, though.” To exaggerate your statement, you let out a small brrr and tucked your hands deeper into the oversized sleeves of your coat.
   Namjoon chuckled, but the noise came to an abrupt stop as his eyes raked over your form. You hadn't been lying when you said it was cold outside – in fact, you were still trying to warm yourself up even as you stood in the entranceway to Namjoon's studio. There was still a small, but noticeable, shiver to your shoulders.
    “But I'm fine,” you quickly added, not wanting Namjoon to worry.
   “You didn't even get yourself a coffee,” he said, raising a brow as he inspected his own beverage. “I could have cashed out an extra £3 for you to get yourself something to drink, Y/N. It's not an issue.”
 Your eyes widened. “What? No. I'm fine, Namjoon. It was-”
  But Namjoon had already turned on his heel and re-entered his office. He left the door open, a silent invitation for you to follow him. You stepped a hesitant foot inside, looking around at the figures adorning the walls and the fancy lights which kept this place looking much more futuristic than it needed to – it was cool, though it looked extremely expensive.
   Namjoon made his way over to his desk and dragged his wallet out of the first drawer. Immediately you were by his side, grabbing on to his wrist and shaking your head. “Namjoon, I swear to-”
   “How much is a coffee these days?” he asked. “I'll give you a tenner. Then you can get yourself something to eat, as well.”
   He tried to shove the ten pound note into your hand, but you were quicker than he was. You jerked your arm back, furrowing your brows at him as if you were scolding a child. Namjoon could only grin at your expression, continuing to hold the note out to you.
    “I can buy my own coffee, thank you very much.”
  “I'm sure you can,” he replied. “But I'm buying it for you today.”
    “No you're not.”
   “Is that a challenge, Y/N?”
  You faltered, trying desperately to ignore the thundering sound of your heartbeat  – curse him. Curse him and the way he could turn from friendly-oversized-teddy-bear to possessing a sudden growl in his voice that made your legs genuinely quiver beneath you.
   He was only changing his tone so he could get under your skin, and you refused to give him that satisfaction. You were a grown woman. You could stand your ground if you -
   Namjoon saw leeway in your moment of distraction.
   He was suddenly lurching forward, wrapping his fingers through the pockets of your oversized coat and tugging you into him firmly. Your chest hit against his own, and that was enough to have you blanking out of the situation almost immediately. His warmth engulfed you. You could feel his fingers in the pockets of your coat, pushing the ten pound note securely into the confines.
   You pushed him away, a smile beaming across your features as he laughed at his own actions. He swivelled around, looking back at his computer before taking an all-too-casual sip of his coffee.
   “Now, no more arguing with me,” he said. “I can even drive you to the coffee shop if it's still raining-”
   But you were already gone, yelling a quick goodbye over your shoulder before you slammed the door closed. You followed closely after it, pushing your back up against the wall and panting to catch your breath.
  What the hell? What the hell? What the hell?
   If you were any less wise, you would have assumed that Namjoon had just had banter with you, a direct contrast to the professional relationship you were so used to having with him. He never spoke to you like that, never had moments of playful fun with you – in fact, the only time he actually allowed you to step foot in his studio was whenever he needed a second opinion on something and you were the only one there to help him. Never before had he thought too much about the fact that you bought his coffee every morning and hardly ever indulged to buy yourself one.
   You swallowed thickly, trying to shake the feeling of his chest against yours free from your brain. God, you were like a school girl with a silly crush. As you pushed yourself off the wall and headed back down to the lobby, you had to keep reminding yourself that you were a grown woman, that you were meant to be professional in your place of work. The fact that Namjoon had been acting a little different today could not destroy the professional reputation you had built up for yourself in this place.
   You refused.
  Even if it was most tempting.
    +
   “-and apparently there's these chemicals in the water that have been known to be, like, toxic to humans or something.” Hoseok shook his head, still staring at his untouched glass of water with furrowed brows. “Do you believe it?”
   “Hm?”
  Hoseoks eyes flicked upwards, finally breaking away from his glass. He narrowed his eyes when he saw that you were, indeed, lost in your own head just as much as he was. Perhaps that was why the both of you were such close friends – you could sit for hours and hours and just daydream about the tiniest of matters, and neither of you would care.
   Now, though, you weren't daydreaming about made up scenarios. Though you tried desperately to hide it, Hoseok could clearly see the frown on your face, the crease between your brows, the way you clenched and unclenched your fists in an any attempt to remain in the real world before the memory of what had happened today threatened to drag you into oblivion.
   Hoseok let out a breath and leaned back. “Oh, so you're serious serious.”
   You looked over at him, raising a brow. “What?”
   “Well, usually I just leave you to mope on your own, but your moods have never lasted this long. That means something is actually bothering you, and as your best friend, it's my duty to figure out what it is and help you overcome it.”
  “I'm not even in a mood.”
   “Your face would tell me otherwise, but I guess you can lie if that helps you sleep at night.”
   You frowned, flushing despite yourself. Hoseok, like you, was slowly making his way further up the ladder when it came to music production. He had started working in the choreography sector before swiftly deciding that he wanted to try his hand at music production. His close relationship with Min Yoongi had helped him bag a position as an apprentice in Bangtan Studios, meaning he spent the majority of his time shadowing Yoongi, learning all the nicks and tricks that came with producing music.
    The two of you had met after having a spontaneous race up the stairs one morning, induced purely by the boredom that came with being apprentices in a place full of busy professionals who refused to look away from their work for more than two seconds.
    “So are you gonna tell me what's wrong?” Hoseok continued. “It's not the chemicals in the water, is it? That hasn't even been confirmed yet, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.” Even as he said it, he tossed his plastic cup of water into the bin beside him.
   You shook your head. “I don't care about the water, Hoseok.”
  “Then what is it?”
   You raised a brow, tilted your head forward as if to say you really don't know? It took Hoseok only a few seconds to catch on to what exactly it was you were trying to get across – he knew this one. You had complained about this very matter a grand number of times already, and all Hoseok had to do was jog his memory back a little bit further, until-
   “Oh my god, it's Namjoon again, isn't it?” he exclaimed, a little louder than you were comfortable with.
   The cafeteria remained bustling and loud, with barely anyone shooting a glance in your direction, but you scrambled over the grey table nonetheless, slamming your hand against Hoseok's mouth. You loved the man to bits, but he had a habit of getting a little bit too overexcited over matters that most definitely were not exciting.
   Well, not exciting to you.
   “Would you be quiet?” you hissed. Hoseok grinned against your palm, his brown eyes growing wide as he tugged your hand away from his mouth.
  You sighed and slumped back in your chair. “Yes, it is Namjoon again.”
  “Oh, this is good,” he said. “I haven't heard news on Namjoon in ages! I thought he'd disappeared somewhere.”
   “You see him everyday.”
  “I thought your feelings for him had disappeared.” He raked his eyes over your body. “But clearly that isn't the case. What's gone on?”
  You pursed your lips, looking up at the top table where all of the big producers always sat during lunch hours. You were surprised to see Yoongi sitting in front of Shi Hyuk, considering he usually just bought his food and headed back to his studio. But of course, Namjoon had remained on brand and was no doubt still locked away in his own studio with little care to the fact that he needed to fuel his body every few hours.
    “Nothing too major,” you finally replied.
   “Did he finally admit his undying love for you?”
   “Absolutely not.”
   “Did you accidentally spill coffee down his shirt and he kissed you to tell you it was okay?”
  “No.”
   “Did he-”
  “He paid for my coffee this morning.”
   Hoseok fell silent. It was like the entire world had gone silent, leaving only the echo of your words to ring back into your ears. You winced at how cheesy they sounded – you really were coming off as a girl with a high school crush, but there was nothing you could do about it. That was what had happened, and it had affected you a whole lot more than you were willing to admit.
   At least, to anyone but Hoseok.
   The dancer blinked, staring at you. “Please say sike.”
  “I'm serious,” you said. “I showed up at his door this morning, just like I do every day, and he saw that I hadn't gotten myself a coffee, so he gave me a tenner to buy my own.”
   Hoseok's eyes popped open, his hands clapping against the table. “A tenner? A coffee can't be more than £4!”
   “That's what I said!” you exclaimed. “But he told me to get myself something to eat as well, and then whenever I refused to take the money-”
  “You fool. Have I taught you nothing?”
  “-he kind of grabbed onto my coat and pulled me into him so he could put it in my pocket himself.” You flushed, biting on your lower lip. “Then he tried offering me a lift to the coffee shop, but I panicked and left the room before he could finish his sentence.”
   Hoseok scoffed. “Of course you did. I expected nothing less from you.”
  You groaned, burying your face in your hands as the final strands of dignity were snipped away at your confession. Hoseok would never judge you – at least not seriously – which made talking about the situation a lot easier, but you remembered the way you had fled from the room, the way you had all but gawked at him whenever your faces were inches apart. You had made a complete fool of yourself. If Namjoon hadn't been aware of your crush on him before, then he most certainly did now.
      “Look, it's not that big of a deal,” Hoseok chuckled, reaching over and laying a calming hand on your arm. “You know how Namjoon gets – he starts a project, and he forgets everything else. I bet you anything he hasn't even thought twice about how you acted. He probably doesn't even care.”
   “The word probably is really giving me anxiety right now.”
   Hoseok squeezed your arm, prompting you to look up at him. His brown eyes were comforting, a small smile gracing his features, but it did nothing to soothe the bubble of panic still stirring in your stomach.
   “He's gonna think I'm crazy.”
   Hoseok rolled his eyes. “As if he doesn't think that already. Now, chin up. You have a full day of work to do today, and it's not gonna do you any favours to be moping around whilst you do it.”
    Despite yourself, the fatigue nipping at your bones, the embarrassment still prominent on your face, Hoseok was right. Namjoon was still in his office working hard, so you would do the same.
   You would leave the past in the past, and you would get stuff done.
   +
   “For fucks sake! No, no, no!”
   CRASH.
   You closed your eyes as if that alone could block out the sound of the box tumbling down the stairs behind you.
   The lifts just had to be broken today – the day that you had been assigned to drag boxes upon boxes of tech equipment up to the top level of the damn building.
    You had succeeded with three of the seven boxes, but the fourth one had caused you trouble. It was going to Yoongi's office, meaning it was top of the range, expensive stuff. Whilst Namjoon and Bang Shi Hyuk could sometimes make do with the odd cheap pair of headphones, or a second hand speaker, Yoongi refused to use anything that wasn't top of the market.
    And you had just dropped his top of the market equipment down an entire flight of metal stairs.
    You waited with bated breath, trying to fight back the tears of frustration which were quickly making their way to the surface. The hallways above were quiet. If you wished hard enough, maybe you could convince yourself that nobody had heard the boisterous crashing that came when hundreds of pounds worth of equipment was all but tossed over a railing.
   But of course, you hoped in vain.
   Shi Hyuk stuck his head over the railing above, looking down at you with a raised brow. Bang Shi Hyuk was one of the older producers, meaning it had always been a little difficult for you to form a bond with him. He spoke like a wise old man, but not in the same way Namjoon did. Namjoon was philosophical, had insight into the most random of things. With Namjoon, you could listen to him for ages.
   Bang Shi Hyuk spoke like an old man in the way that he was very stubborn with his views, often refused to get with the times. Meaning it never made him feel guilty to speak to people below him with a little bit of disrespect here and there.
   Especially assistants who had only been working there for a year and a half.
    “What did you just do?” was the first thing he said.
   You bit your lip, forced yourself to look up. Perhaps you could grab a bit of his respect if you looked him in the eyes as you admitted your mistake. “Uh . . . The lifts are broken and. . .” You trailed off, genuinely unable to finish your sentence with him looking at you with eyes made entirely of fire.
    His grip visibly tightened on the railing he was leaning over. “Please tell me it wasn't Yoongi's stuff.”
   “Uh...”
  “That was the most important box we ordered!” Shi Hyuk suddenly exclaimed. You flinched at his rise in volume, looking away as if his words had somehow slapped you in the face. “God, it's not like your job is difficult! We ask you to do one simple thing, and you somehow manage to mess that up as well!”
   “It was an accident! The boxes are heavy, and-”
   “Oh, the boxes are heavy, are they?” He clenched his jaw, shaking his head slowly. “Wanna know why they're so heavy? Because they cost this company thousands! And you've just chucked them down the stairs as if it's nothing more than a damn ragdoll!”
  “That really wasn't what happened,” you said quickly. “If you'll just let me explain-”
  “If I wasn't such a nice guy, I'd be giving you a bill for that equipment right now,” Shi Hyuk growled.
    You opened your mouth to respond, terror flooding through you – he had said that equipment had cost thousands. Though your wages were decent, there was no way in hell you'd ever be able to pay off a bill that high.
    “What's going on?”
   You slammed your mouth shut, the voice ringing through the hallways loud and clear. There was a sense of relief that came with it as you realised that you now had Namjoon to help you in this situation, but there was also a stirring feeling of absolute despair.
  Honestly, you just wanted to be alone right now.
   “One of the assistants managed to drop Yoongi's equipment down the stairs.”
  “The expensive one?”
  You cringed as Bang Shi Hyuk nodded.
   Namjoon's face appeared over the side of the railing, his eyes immediately meeting your own. You bit down on your bottom lip, tried your hardest to give him a small wave that might mean something if there wasn't a pool of tears currently taking perch in your waterline.
   Namjoon's features softened when he saw you. “I'm sure it was an accident.”
  “Accident or not, that's a good thousand pounds down the drain,” said Shi Hyuk. “Yoongi isn't gonna be happy.”
   “Yoongi will understand,” Namjoon said, giving you a smile. “Y/N, why don't you come up to my studio? I'll send someone down to pick up the stuff downstairs.”
   You faltered, brows furrowing in confusion. Even Bang Shi Hyuk looked startled at the offer, swivelling around to look at his co-worker with wide eyes.
   “Are you serious?” he exclaimed.
   But Namjoon didn't entertain him with a response. He instead kept his eyes on you, making it clear that he wasn't joking, that he expected a reply.
   Your hands were trembling, you realised. The noise of the box falling down so many stories, the knowledge that you had every reason to be fired right now, the sound of Bang Shi Hyuk screaming to the high heavens had left you startled. You couldn't think of a better remedy than sitting in Namjoon's studio and listening to the soft music he always had playing through his speakers.
   So despite Shi Hyuk's clear disapproval for the arrangements, you slowly made your way up the stairs. Namjoon wrapped an arm around your shoulders, waved loosely to his boss before he led you down the halls to his studio.
   “You didn't have to stick up for me, you know,” you said as Namjoon kicked the door closed behind him. “I know I messed up.”
   Namjoon shrugged. “Everybody messes up here and there. I don't think you did it on purpose.”
  “I didn't. Yoongi would have my neck if I just tossed his stuff over the railings.”
   “See? That's why I'm not gonna sit here and scream at you for it. You clearly feel bad.”
   Namjoon's arm fell away from your shoulders. He made his way over to the corner of the room, and you watched as he rummaged through a box filled with loose nick nacks – most of it consisted of old figurines he had taken down from his shelves and replaced with others, though he shoved past all of them and pulled out a thin pink blanket.
   He turned, didn't say anything as he wrapped the blanket around your shoulders, not allowing you to protest. You wouldn't have protested anyway. The blanket smelled like his studio, a scent you had become increasingly familiar with over the past year and a half. You nuzzled into it, knotting your hands in the front to wrap it around yourself a little tighter.
   Namjoon slumped down in the chair in front of his computer. “You can sit down if you want.”
   Hesitantly, you did just that. You took the spinning chair next to his own, brought your knees to your chest – and then the room fell silent.
   The only thing you could hear was the clicking of his mouse, the small grunts of frustration he made whenever a certain bar wasn't working with the rest of the beat he had conjured up. With any other person, perhaps this type of silence would have been awkward, but it was different with Namjoon. Everything was a little different with Namjoon, as if he somehow managed to alter reality to make the person he was with a little bit more comfortable with their surroundings.
   Or maybe it was just him. Maybe it was just the aura he brought along with him that had you melting into the chair, relaxing despite the tremble of your hands and the situation that had taken place only a few minutes prior.
     He always had an energy to him, a type of pull that was difficult to ignore whenever you were around him as often as you were. The energy radiated whenever he would run into the lobby with a tiny little creature nuzzled in the palm of his hand, or whenever he would smile at you when you made accidental eye contact, rather than just looking away before you noticed his gaze. It would radiate whenever he was simply seated in front of you, doing what he loved to do most.
     You didn't realise you were smiling until he glanced over at you with a raised brow.
   “Are you okay?”
   You nodded quickly. “Yeah. I'm fine. I was just – uh – What are you working on?”
   This question alone brought that energy out of him. He leaned forward, a grin forming on his features as he gestured for you to lean forward, too, just to get a better look at his monitor. You did just that, examining the blocks on the screen that you knew represented a different snippet of recording – you had wanted to produce music for as long as you could remember. You knew exactly what it was you were looking at, and it looked nothing short of complicated.
    “It's a bit of a personal project,” he said, running his fingers over the screen. “Do you wanna hear some of it?”
  “I'd love to.”
   Namjoon pressed 'play' on the recording, and immediately your breath was dragged from your lungs. From the very first note you were left wanting more, intrigued by the delicate pattern of instruments that he had managed to bring together to create something that was unlike anything you had ever heard before.
   It was soft. There was a slight undertone of raindrops beneath the main instruments. To anybody else, such a detail would have been overlooked, seen as useless as nobody truly pays attention to the undertones, but Namjoon clearly didn't care about that. He did what he thought was right. He added things he thought would strengthen his music without thinking about the audience who were going to be listening to it soon enough.
   He made music for himself before anybody else.
   Whenever Namjoon's voice started, you were fairly certain you were going to start crying. He was a rapper, always had been a rapper, but there was a certain wistfulness that came with his singing voice – a singing voice you had only ever heard on the odd occasion, and something he had never taken seriously. You often heard him joking around with Yoongi, singing with a high tone that was clearly meant for entertainment purposes only – but this was real. This held emotion, feelings you didn't know Namjoon possessed.
   He was always a deep man, always looking into things a little more than everybody else. But this song just proved to you that his mind was a lot more legendary than you had ever given him credit for.
   The song faded to a stop, the title 'FOREVER RAIN' appearing on the screen. You sniffled, wiped a hand over your eyes, unable to form words that could even begin to describe the emotions you were feeling right now.
   Namjoon watched you closely, a playful grin on his face. “Did you like it?”
  “Shut up.”
  He raised a brow. “Should I take that as a good response?”
  You groaned, covering your face. “Namjoon, that was fucking beautiful and you know it! You're just asking me so you can watch me get all flustered.”
   Namjoon chuckled, attempting to tug your hands away from your face. You span around in your spinning chair, refusing to let him see you get so worked up over something that he no doubt saw as so simple.
   But it wasn't. The words you had just heard were not simple. They were anything but simple, and they had tugged at your heartstrings more than any other song ever had.
   “You're making me nervous now,��� said Namjoon. “Come on. Let me see your face.”
   “No. I hate you for making me feel like this.”
   “Like what? You haven't exactly given me a good explanation as to what you're feeling.”
   “Are the tears not enough?”
   Namjoon laughed loudly. “Are you crying?”
   You groaned again, finally letting your hands fall into your lap – there was no point in hiding it any more. Namjoon's eyes raked over you, his brows raising at the sight of the tears playing at your waterline. You sniffled, pouted.
   “Wow,” he drawled. “I didn't take you as the emotional type.”
   “I'm not. But that song was . . . It was beautiful, Namjoon. You really have a way with words.”
   This time, it was Namjoon's turn to flush. He grunted, looking down at his lap where his hands were busy tugging his rings on and off of his fingers.
    “Well, I did show you a pretty personal song to start off. Maybe that's my fault.”
   “Yeah, maybe.”
   He chuckled. And then he was reaching forward.
    You caught the slow movement of his hand only seconds before his palm was resting against your cheek. His soft flesh was pressed against your own, the pad of his thumb wiping lazily at your cheekbones to rid you of the tears which had now started falling of their own accord. Your breath escaped you in a matter of seconds, body going rigid under his touch. You wanted to lean in to him, wanted to feel his warmth like you had only felt once before – that day, whenever he had dragged you into him with the most innocent of intentions, but had somehow managed to make you dash from his office a flustered mess.
   But this touch was nothing innocent. It wasn't sexual, either, but some weird in between that had your stomach erupting with butterflies. The need to feel more only intensified with each passing second.
   You watched the moment Namjoon realised just what it was he was doing. His eyes widened, his cheeks reddening rose before his hand was flinching away from your face. He tucked it beneath his knees, as if lack of restraint would make him touch you again.
   You blinked, unsure of what to say or do in this situation. Did you tell him it was okay? Because it was. It was more than okay. It was what you wanted, what you suddenly felt like you needed.
   Namjoon looked down at his lap, chewing on his bottom lip with clear nerves. “I'm sorry. I didn't mean to... That was awkward, wasn't it? You're probably so confused right now.”
  You nodded slowly. “I am . . . But I didn't think it was awkward.”
   His eyes shot up. “Hm?”
   “It wasn't awkward,” you repeated, more confident this time. “I actually kind of liked it. It was comforting.”
   He nodded slowly, though it was clear he hadn't quite latched on to what you had just said.
    You sighed, reached forward and grabbed his hand, dragging it into your lap before you could talk yourself out of it. His fingers closed around yours as if on instinct, though the widening of his eyes did not go amiss. He didn't flinch out of your grip, though. He watched your trembling hands wrap around his own, did not look away.
    “It's okay to touch people, you know,” you said, smiling warmly.
   “I know that,” he replied, his Adams apple bobbing. “It's just a little different when it's you.”
   That drew you up short. In fact, you were fairly certain you hadn't heard him right.
   You leaned forward, narrowing your eyes. “Sorry?”
    If possible, Namjoon's cheeks grew an even brighter shade of red. He tried to lean back in his chair, but you tugged at his wrist and pulled him forward again.
   “Wait, you can't just leave it at that!” you exclaimed. “What did you say?”
   “It wasn't important,” Namjoon mumbled. “Look, I have an awful lot of work to get to, and-”
   “Why is it different with me?”
  He faltered. His shoulders slouched forward in defeat and he looked at you through the tops of his eyelids. He was silent for a moment longer before he said, “Because I like you, Y/N. I like you a lot.”
    You stared. Staring was the only thing you could do as you waited for your brain to catch up with the words Namjoon had just spoken – words that, once upon a time, you would have never seen coming out of his mouth. Not in regards to you, anyway.
   Namjoon pulled his hand from your grip and ran it through his hair, finally able to slump back in his seat. “You don't have to say anything. I didn't confess to put you on the spot.”
   You shook your head dumbly. You wanted to reply, wanted to pour out your feelings for him but it was as if your mouth had been stuffed full of cotton balls.
   “I don't blame you if you don't want to talk to me again,” he said, adding a chuckle to soften the blow of his words. “I just hope this doesn't ruin your chances to do what you wanna do. Things don't have to be-”
  “Namjoon. Be quiet.”
   His lips zipped to a straight line.
  You leaned forward and pressed your hand against his cheek. He stiffened beneath your touch, but did not move away. Your thumb traced a careful pattern over his cheekbone, your eyes not once leaving his own.
    “Why are you so quick to assume I don't feel the same way?” you asked, voice light.
   Namjoon inhaled. “I just – I never thought a person like you could ever-”
  “Well, you're wrong.” You traced your thumb over his lips. He closed his eyes. “I like you too, Namjoon. I have for a very long time.”
   “You're not just saying that, are you?” he whispered. “Because that's cruel.”   “Ask Hoseok,” you chuckled. “He can confirm that what I'm saying is definitely truth.”
   Namjoon breathed out a sigh of what you could only hear as relief before he wrapped his fingers around the arms of your spinning chair and tugged you closer to him. You giggled when he pressed his forehead against yours.
    “It's been a year and a god damn half, and we've only just now decided to tell each other this vital piece of information,” he grumbled.
   You smiled. “We're both pretty oblivious, huh?”
   “Is that why you ran out earlier on when I gave you the ten pound note?”
  You flushed. “I was hoping you'd forgotten about that.”
  “Not whenever you reacted so cute.”
  “Alright, that's cheesy.”
   “Can I just kiss you already?”
  “Please.”
  And then he kissed you in such a Namjoon way that you very nearly giggled. Everything about his personality was unpredictable, and yet you always knew his kiss would be like this – soft, gentle, as if he were afraid of somehow breaking you if he went in too eager. His hands rose from the chair and gently cupped your face, tilting your head just that little bit to allow him access that you would have granted him anyway; you just wanted more of him, the most he could possibly give you.
   When you pulled away, the room felt a little bigger, as if the tension had been drained, leaving behind space you didn't know was there in the first place.
   “You do realise that we're still gonna have to deal with Bang Shi Hyuk later,” you whispered, pressing your forehead back against his own.
   Namjoon huffed out a breath, wrapping his arms around your shoulders and tugging you into his lap. “He can wait. I've waited a year and a half for this.”
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imaginativemarvel · 7 years
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Beg For Me - Loki x Reader
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Summary: Loki fancies (Y/N) but refuses to do anything about it. Thor takes quick notice of what his brother desires and takes matters into his own hands. Thor gets close to you, but only under his brothers supervision, forcing Loki to make you his.
Pairing: Loki Laufeyson x Reader
Word count: 2,039 words
Warning: Implied smut, flirting, Idk?? That’s pretty much it.
A/N: First Loki fic 💕 hope you enjoy it! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
“I must say, (Y/N), you look rather ravishing tonight.”
His arm gripped onto your waist. His touch didn’t leave yours ever since he gave you a hug earlier. Not really caring, you let him stay close.
“Why thank you, but I heard you the first time.” It was the fifth time he made a flirty comment towards you. At first you appreciated it but by the time he repeated the comment again, it seemed fishy.
“Say, Thor. What’s your purpose?” Your hand grabbed his and removed the grip from your waist. You assumed it was because he wasn’t the best at parties considering he was the only Asgardian but his brother has been attending the latest get togethers so he isn’t necessarily the odd ball of the group.
“What do you mean, Lady (Y/N)?” His feet stepped closer to your form. In that moment you caught his eyes wandering to the other side of the room for a split second. Crossing your arms and looking over to the same spot he was eyeing down. There sat the handsome god of mischief. Glass in hand and book in the other, completely ignoring everyone around him.
“You’re acting weird and every few seconds I see you look at Loki. Why?” Your still crossed arms and an annoyed facial expression was all it took before the god could confess.
“Well, perhaps it is because Loki-” An arm game up from behind him and laid on the shoulder of the blonde god, cutting him off as he turned his head to see who had touched him.
“I heard my name?” The silky, deep and handsome voice came out of no where. He appeared right behind Thor and without any hesitation and stood next to him. His face was nothing but serious.
“Good afternoon.” He nodded his head, greeting you before focusing his gaze back onto his brother.
“Thor, brother, may I speak to you for a moment?” His hand still laid on his brothers shoulder. Thor nodded his head and took a drink of the beverage in his hand. After a moment of awkwardly standing there, Loki rolled his eyes.
“Alone.”
Thor finally took a hint before holding a finger up to you as reassurance that he’ll return. They both went into the empty hallway outside of the ballroom, leaving you to sit on a bar stool alone.
“Brother. What are you doing? I thought you said you liked that other woman?” Loki put his hands on his hips and stared up into his brothers eyes.
“Well I do believe that you fancy lady (Y/N). And I do believe you’ll never tell her because your ego is too big for that. Yes, I do indeed like Jane but it’s hard to have a relationship if we never really see each other. If you don’t confess your feelings towards (Y/N)…” Thor closed his eyes while Loki ran his god-like hands through his long Raven hair in irritation.
“Then what? You’ll make her yours? Mark my words, brother, if you dare lay a finger on (Y/N) then you’re going to need a new way to wield Mjölnir for as you will not have the hands to do so.” Thor threw his head back in laughter at his brothers threat.
“Brother, either you claim her as yours or I’ll beat you to it. If I do beat you to it then you better have learned the lesson behind my actions.” He walked past his younger brother before returning to the ball room, walking towards you to be at your service.
“Everything okay, Thor?” You stood up from your seat and strolled towards him. He flashed you a smile before looking back at the doors that he came through. No sign of Loki.
“Yes, everything is fine. Do you want a drink?” He was rushing his words and didn’t even bother waiting for a response as he ordered you your favorite drink from the bar behind you.
“I don’t believe you, you know. Did Loki do something? You seem on edge.” Your hand rested on his shoulder before he gave you another reassuring smile. Shaking his head before grabbing the drinks and handing you yours.
“It is nothing for you to worry about, (Y/N). Are you enjoying the party?” He took a sip of his alcoholic beverage, like it was going to affect him anyway.
“Not much. I’m not a very social person. Tony did invite a lot of people tonight, didn’t he?” Lifting up the bottom of your glass, downing all of the liquid inside. Tonight was going to be a hard one to pass, especially because Tony forced you to attend it and threatened you if you left early. That’s why you were with Thor, he didn’t know anyone else either so it was like you both were destined to be together tonight. You set your glass on the bar table before putting a finger up to the server, signaling for another one.
“Very much so. Too many people, in fact. I rather prefer the small ones that only include the Avengers and maybe a few other agents.”
“Definitely. I mean, I’m not claustrophobic or anything but this party is too much for my liking.” You downed yet another drink before getting tipsy. Knowing you had no plans or missions for another week or so, you decided to let yourself relax for once. “Maybe it’s best for me to leave for tonight. I rather be in my room anyways, on the plus side I am feeling a bit light headed.”
“Would you like for me to walk you there? I assure you, I have nothing better to do.” He set his now empty glass on the table before grabbing your hand.
“Oh no, it’s fine Thor. I know my way around this tower, I’m sure I’ll be fine.” You gave him a final smile before giving him a small hug.
“Very well, sleep tight, (Y/N).”
“You as well!” You set your empty glass on the counter next to his before exiting the room. Walking, more like tumbling, down the hallway, door by door until you located your own and opening it up. You stumbled into your room, ready to fall asleep with the carefree mindset from the alcohol.
“Hello, love.” You yelped at the voice coming from your bed. Turning to see the god of mischief laying against your pillows, reading the same book from earlier.
“Did you really sit on my bed with your fucking shoes on?” You normally didn’t curse but it was the alcohol speaking. You rolled your eyes before walking to your bed stand and removing the jewelry to put it into your drawer.
“Yes, Loki. I don’t mind if you come into my room, lay on my bed with your bloody shoes on and wait for me to return. I don’t mind at all, I’m so glad you asked for my permission though!” You sarcastically threw your words at him, earning a cheeky smile from the bastard. You were taking your earrings out before stopping and turning to him, waiting for any response to explain why he invaded your ‘chambers’. See, even internally you mock him.
“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for my brother.”
“Is this about what happened earlier? I understand it’s between you both, I understood that when Thor told me to practically mind my own business but seriously, does it have to go so far to where you had to invade my room when I’m not present?” You soon crossed the room again to your closet and taking your shoes off before setting them at the top of the rack.
“No, it’s not quite that.” His eyes trailed your form as you took off anything you were wearing but the dress.
“Then what is the meaning of this?” By this point you were done with the current conversation. You stood at the end of the bed, staring at the handsome God that was laying comfortably on your bed. He took note of your irritation before giving you a smirk.
“Care to join me?” His hand trailed to his upper thigh and gave it a pat.
“You’re asking me to join you, in my bed, on your lap? No. I just want you to tell me why you’re here and you keep avoiding my question!” His eyelids closed and his fingers pinched the bridge of his nose as if he was thinking of what to say next.
“If you do join me, I’ll tell you whatever you’d like. I assure you, I’m not leaving this room until you do so.”
You squinted your eyes at him. What could he possibly be scheming? You wanted answers but at the same time you didn’t want to fill his ego by doing what he asked. Either way you lose. You didn’t mind doing what he wanted at all but you weren’t the type to give in to what others wanted, you always got your way.
“I really hope I don’t regret this.” Rolling your eyes to your own actions as you climbed up from the edge of the bed and straddled him. He grinned ear to ear as your bottom sat on his lap.
“This is indeed exciting. The breathtaking, dominant (Y/N) giving into my wishes.”
“Give me answers.”
“As expected. I shall owe up to my end of the deal.”
His eyes wandered from your face to your form. He observed the position you both were in before looking back up at you.
“I like you.” His arms laid on his torso and his beautiful eyes wouldn’t leave yours, begging for a response. You sat in shock. Was this a joke? Here you were in a vulnerable position, straddling the man who claims to fancy you. The God of Mischief studied your movements, or lack there of. You froze and didn’t know how to answer.
“Ha ha. Jokes over.”
“Why would I come to your room to play a childish prank on you?”
“They literally call you the god of mischief, Loki.”
“How can I make you believe I’m telling the truth?” His face tilted closer to yours. His hands trailed up your thighs going under your dress and gripping your hips. You gasped at his cold touch. Before you could respond he flipped you onto your back and hovered over you.
“Believe me now?” He grabbed your arms before pinning them above your head. Your heart was beating so fast that your chest was visibly rising up and down on the bed.
“Calm down, little one. I won’t do anything. That is, unless you want me to.” His cold breath hit your neck as it sent shivers down your spine. Your body quivered from the satisfaction of his body close to yours, letting out a small moan. His mouth attacked your earlobe before he growled into your ear, pleased with the noise you released.
“I want you to say it. I want you to beg for me.”
“Why beg when I know you’ll do it anyways?” Your snappy comeback put a grin on his face. He dug his face into the crook of your neck before sucking on it viciously. This was a greedy God, there was no way in hell that he’d be gentle with you.
His hands went to grip onto your thighs before lifting your dress over your head and onto the floor. The blue in his eyes shimmered at the look of you barely covered body beneath him. His hands trailed up and down your side. You back arched to his touch, overjoyed by the spark his skin sent through your body. In a snap of a finger the clothes surrounding Loki shimmered into a green aura before disappearing. He left nothing on his body but his boxers.
“What do you wish for me to do to you, love?” He hair dangled off his shoulders, right above your face. You smirked before grabbing his arms and flipping him. He was forced to lay his back against your bed, his eyes shot open in shock. You straddled him once again before leaning down letting your noses touch and breathed in the shared air.
“What do you wish for me to do to you, love?”
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askullinajar · 7 years
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The Shattered Frame (Part 1/7)
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Fic info: this is a sequel to my previous fic, The Living Ghost so go read that or this won’t make sense. Rating: General. Pairings: Lucy/Lockwood, Holly/Rani. Ao3 link: here.
A cluster of hauntings in a decrepit manor and the dripping spectre of a woman dressed all in black hits a little too close to home for Lockwood & Co’s newest member.
Part 1: A Shopping Trip
Skull looked just about ready to murder Holly. He often threatened to, of course, and I rarely took those threats seriously, but the look on his face as she piled another dozen shirts into the shopping trolley made me make a mental note to keep him well away from the kitchenware section.
“Nobody needs this many shirts,” he said, coldly. “The most I ever had was two.”
“I’m sure you also used a hole in the ground for a toilet,” Holly replied, unconcerned. “Times change, Skully. And we don’t know your clothing size; you need a few to try on.”
I should probably mention that, after an incident involving George, Skull, and an electric whisk, we had given up calling him ‘Jim’ and had instead settled for ‘Skully’, which could at least pass as an ordinary nickname.
Skully glared down at the pile of clothes in the trolley. “This isn’t ‘a few’, this is the whole damn store!”
It had taken us a week to convince Skully to come clothes shopping with us – he seemed to dislike the chaos of modern London, with its masses of people and vehicles. Lockwood had had to promise to buy him all the chocolate milk he wanted in order to persuade him; I think he was rather desperate to have Skully stop stealing his clothes, which was understandable, as the ex-ghost currently owned no underwear.
Kipps was off visiting his grandma and George had stayed home, partially because he had an aversion to clothes that weren’t ragged and discoloured, and partially because, whenever he and Skully were in the same place, more likely than not a slap fight would occur, and Holly insisted that wasn’t appropriate in public. So today it was just me, Skully, Lockwood, Holly, and Rani, who had tagged along to spend some time with her girlfriend. Holly had since explained to her all about how the Orpheus Society had brought the skull back to life.
“Give the kid a break, Hol,” she chastised. “He’s probably never had to go shopping before.”
“My feet huuurt,” Skully whined.
“You can sit down when we get to the shoes,” Holly said.
“And how long will that be?” I said, a little apprehensively; my feet were starting to hurt too, as Holly had already made us spend half an hour looking at socks.
“Well, we still need trousers, jumpers, jackets, coats…” Holly said as she held up a blazer to Skully to inspect. “And maybe a suit.”
“What do I need a suit for?!” Skully exclaimed.
“For special occasions,” Holly said, patiently. “Parties and birthdays…”
“When is your birthday, Skully?” Lockwood said, curiously as he rifled idly through the trouser rack.
“Well, on a cold Halloween night in 1859…” Skully started.
“As if you were born on Halloween,” I said.
“… my mother was in labour and I popped out just after midnight on the first of November,” Skully finished.
“Bummer,” I said.
Skully nodded solemnly. “It was the greatest disappointment of my life.”
“Ooh, your birthday’s not too far away then,” said Rani. “We’ll have to celebrate!”
“I’ll bake a cake,” said Holly.
Skully looked at her with slightly less murder in his eyes. “I have no objection to that. As long as there’s no fruit in it. And George doesn’t get any.”
Holly smiled. “I’ll make it chocolate, and a separate one for George.”
“I almost forgive you for this hell trip,” said Skully.
“Speaking of special occasions,” said Rani, slipping an arm around Holly’s waist, “our six-months is coming up, babe. I’m gonna go see what wine they have.”
“Aw, you know the way to a girl’s heart,” said Holly, grinning at her.
“I’m surrounded by couples,” Skully huffed, sticking his tongue out in disgust. “Get me a beer while you’re at it.”
Holly raised an eyebrow at him. “Are you above the drinking age?”
“There’s a limit now?” Skully scoffed. “Back in my day, we were drinking beer straight out of the womb.”
“Wasn’t that because it was safer than water?” I said.
“How can beer be safer than water?” said Lockwood.
“Well, for some reason, shoving everyone’s crap in the Thames and getting drinking water from the same place made people sick,” said Skully, shrugging.
“Weird,” I said.
“I know, right!”
Holly crossed her arms stubbornly. “Well, water is safe now and alcohol has an age limit. How old are you?”
Skully looked thoughtful for a minute. “One hundred and fifty-seven,” he said at last.
“How old were you when you died?” Holly clarified.
“Oh. Eighteen.”
“Seems convenient,” said Lockwood, suspiciously.
“Hang on,” I said. “Well, Bickerstaff died in, what was it? 1877? And Skully must have died soon after, sooo…” I did the maths in my head using the birth year Skully had given us. “Yeah, he’s eighteen.”
“Alright, I’ll get you a six-pack or something,” said Rani, making her way towards the escalator that lead to the food section. “Call it compensation for putting up with Hol.”
“I’m not that annoying!” Holly called after her.
“Never said you were, babe!”
“You know, I quite like that one,” said Skully once Rani had gone. “I’ll let her live for a while.”
“I’m gonna go ahead and ignore that last part,” I said.
Lockwood tugged a pair of trousers off the rail and held them up in front of him. “What do you think of these? For my blue blazer.”
“They look great, Lockwood!” said Holly.
“They’d look even better on Lucy’s floor,” Skully added.
I stared at him, feeling my face go red. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Lockwood blushing too, and Holly covering up a smile with her hand. “Did you just… hit on Lockwood for me?”
“Well someone’s gotta give you two emotionally-stunted turnips a hand!”
“We’re already dating, you buffoon,” I said. “There’s not much point.”
“Yeah, but pick-up lines are the best!” Skully insisted. “Behold.” He sidled up to the closest stranger around our age who was shopping nearby. “Hey, did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Coz it hurt when I crawled up from hell.” He snapped double finger guns at the boy and winked for good measure. “Aw, no. Come back!” he called as the boy quickly made his way to the other side of the store.
I stifled a laugh behind my hand as Holly and Lockwood snickered behind me. “Maybe you shouldn’t have included that bit about hell.”
“Just adding a bit of factual information, you know,” said Skully.
In fairness, he didn’t seem too fussed that his flirting attempt had failed. To be honest, I had no idea where he stood on the whole relationship/sexuality thing. Maybe he just didn’t care about that stuff.
“Alright, that’s enough messing around,” said Holly. “Let’s move onto trousers.”
Skully groaned and dropped his head onto my shoulder from behind, basically forcing me to support his weight. “Kill me now. Just not with a garrotte. That hurts.”
I had often wondered how his skull had come to be separated from his body, but now I got the feeling that ignorance really was bliss. “Spare me the details,” I said, patting his head in mock pity.
Despite Skully’s whining, there are few things in life as enjoyable as just spending a day out with your friends. Making them try on the most ridiculous accessories you can find; smearing sample lipstick on your boyfriend’s face; playing with the toy’s in the children’s section, wishing you got to play with them as a kid; screaming and laughing as you cling to the sides of the rickety trolley you ‘borrowed’ while your best friend hurtles you around the car park, (not that that’s what we were doing while the others were busy paying, of course).
There’s something about just being in the presence of the people who care about you, something that makes the rest of the world melt away. You can lose yourself, and forget how you woke up last night in a cold sweat because you dreamed of a mass of black and red flames overwhelming your friends. You can forget all the horrors and misery the world holds. Constraints of life and the passage of time doesn’t seem to matter.
You can let go of all your worries and stress, just for a moment.
Even if you know it won’t last.
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