#mlm pairing

[dragon2d]

Nighttime Support

Pairing: Victor Zsasz x Roman Sionis (can be read as romantic or platonic)

This fic is dedicated to my dear friend @ronaldrx since it was his stories that motivated me to write. Please check him out, he is an incredible writer and artist.

Summary: Roman has a stressful day and does not know how to ask for help but he tries anyway and Victor does his best to comfort him

TW for swearing and description of a panic attack (Idk if i should tw this so just in case)

Victor released a deep breath as he stepped into his dingy, rat-infested, cheap apartment. What a day this had been. 

He has been working for Roman for roughly two years and the man still drove him insane. He and Roman are not partners by any meaning of the word. Sure they fooled around a couple of times and shared a few pillow talk conversations, but Roman always acted as if nothing happened so Victor did the same. But even so, Zsasz could not stand it when Roman would not allow Victor to help him.

As he went to his bedroom window to decompress and have a few smokes, Victor recounted the events of his day. 

—Flashback—

The morning started the way it always did: Victor woke Roman up and collected Roman’s plans and appointments for the day from other employees while he waited for Roman to emerge from his room. During breakfast, they planned how the day would go, making small talk between topics. Then they were off to meetings for the Black Mask Club, collecting money and killing whatever person pissed off Roman most recently. Throughout all of this, Roman seemed to be growing more and more agitated but he did not say or do anything that would prompt Zsasz to worry about the other man.

Roughly around 6 PM, the men finally had a break so they returned to Roman's apartment to decompress. Roman curled up on a sofa in the room that they considered their “living room” and began staring off into outer space instead of following his usual habit of scrolling through trending news articles.

After a solid 15 minutes of Roman sitting in silence passed, Victor grew antsy, began playing with his switchblade, and decided to check in with him. 

“Hey Boss, is there anything you need me to take care of?” 

That seemed to bring Roman back into reality. 

“Fuck, what?”, He did not hear what Victor asked, he just knew that he was being spoken to. He also knew that if Victor did not stop playing with his knife, he would lose it– the noise was driving him up a wall. 

Victor repeated his question but this time his words seemed to blend together and Roman still could not decipher what he was being asked.

“For fuck’s sake, speak up!”

Victor sighed, “Do you need me to take care of anything?”, he asked for the third time, making sure to speak loudly and clearly enough for his boss to understand.

Okay, screw the noise the switchblade was making. Because now Victor’s voice was stabbing into Roman’s skull. 

“I don’t KNOW, okay?!”, Roman snapped, tucking his head into his knees. Everything was too loud, too bright, too overwhelming. His head was pounding, thousands of thoughts ricocheting off of each other and flying around his brain. He couldn't focus on anything and he could feel his heart about to jump out of his chest from how intensely it was beating.

Fortunately, Victor got the hint and shut up. He decided to give Roman some space so he went to the kitchen to get a drink and to try to figure out what was going on with Roman.

But unfortunately, one of Roman’s idiotic employees decided to talk to Roman at this very moment.

“Hey Boss, I was just supposed to let you know that the booze shipment-” but he was cut off as Roman determined that he could not hear anymore, pulled out his pistol, and shot the guy in his face.

“CAN EVERYTHING JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!” He yelled, his whole body shaking as his vision began to blur, tears falling before Roman even noticed he was crying. 

Victor rushed into the living room but Roman shoved past him, briskly walking into his bedroom. Victor followed him, but the door slammed into his face before he could get into the room. 

After what felt like an eternity of listening to Roman’s muffled ranting and destruction of his things, there was finally silence. Victor then heard footsteps approaching the door and watched as it opened to a clearly distressed Roman. The men stared at each other in silence for some time before Victor decided to speak.

“What can I do to help Boss?” He kept his voice soft and gentle to not scare away the other man.

“There’s nothing you can do. Just go home, it’s getting late.”

—Present—

Finishing his third cigarette, Victor decided that it was time to go to bed. He should be well-rested to deal with whatever may happen with Roman tomorrow.

As he was drifting off into sleep, he heard his door open. Now, Victor never locked his door because anyone who walked into a lion's den was practically asking to be killed. But tonight Zsasz was not in the mood so he just continued to try to sleep, reaching for the knife under his pillow just in case. He wasn't that worried about getting robbed, his most valuable things in the apartment were all kept on his person, and the intruder could take anything else. 

Sadly, this intruder was stupider than Victor imagined because they went straight for his bedroom door. 

“Zsasz?”

Now that was a shocker, this was no idiotic intruder.

“Boss? What are you doing here?”

“I- I just needed to be with someone” Roman admitted. He felt that he would regret what he said next, “I feel as though I can trust you and you can understand me.”

Victor sat up in his bed and tried to stay calm, so he would not scare off his already sensitive boss. He wanted to ask Roman so many things but the one he chose to verbalize was, “If you trust me and think I get you, then why don't you let me get close to you or help you?”

Roman sighed, he was not planning on getting into a deep conversation about his feelings but even so, he did not want to hurt Zsasz in any way.

“It’s just hard for me to do, kay? I have not had a person who I could confide in for so long now that I am just used to keeping to myself. Trusting people is very difficult for me and I have been scared of opening up to someone because what if they leave me or don't want to be near me afterward? And I'm sorry that I didn't talk to you but the truth is, I don't know what is happening with me sometimes so how can I ask for help when I don't even understand the situation?!” 

Victor could see that Roman was beginning to hyperventilate again so he simply got up from his bed, and wrapped his arms tightly around his Boss.

“I'm sorry it's just-” 

“Shhh, it's okay,” Victor reassured him, “I’m here for you and I'm not gonna let anything happen to you, you are safe. You do not have to tell me anything tonight, just let me take care of you and we will talk in the morning, okay”

Roman nodded, taking a couple of deep breaths before pulling away from Victor and staring at him.

“How did I get so lucky with you, you treat me so well. I don't deserve you”

Zsasz simply looked down at the ground as his face heated up, he wasn't the best when dealing with compliments. 

Roman yawned, oblivious to the fact that he made Victor blush at his praise. “Well, I'm tired. Let's go to bed”

“You want to sleep here? Even I can admit it's gross”

“It's for one night, I'll survive. You know, Zsasz, you should move in with me. There's plenty of room and I think each other's company would be good for us.”

“Okay Boss, but let's talk about it more in the morning. You need your beauty rest.”

And so the two climbed into the twin-sized bed. Roman curled himself into a ball, pressing his face into Victor's chest and the other man embraced him and molded his body around Roman’s. 

“Goodnight, Roman”

“Goodnight, Victor”

“I hope you are updated on your rabies shots”

With the small joke and the quiet chuckles that followed, the pair drifted off into a peaceful sleep. 

#fanfic #fanfiction #Roman Sionis #Black Mask #Victor Zsasz #victor charles zsasz #vicroman #Mister Zsasz #Zsaszmask #zsasz #Birds of Prey #birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn #harley quinn birds of prey #mlm pairing #zsaszmask fanfiction #mlm fanfic #romantic fanfic #platonic fanfic #victor zsasz fanfiction #roman sionis fanfiction #chris messina #ewan mcgregor #This is my first ever fanfic #im so excited #tw swearing #tw panic attack

[deancasforcutie]

"Now you live in a secret bunker with an angel and Lucifer’s kid", AKA queering domesticity par excellence

#something capital-q Queer about the way they create a life within The Life unlike the heteronormative 'apple pie life' the show critiques #(and just the way they're masculine mlm never stereotyped into 'man/woman' roles even with constant parallels to m/f pairings) #it's barrier-breaking and they're very special to me 🥺 #dean winchester #castiel #destiel #spnedit #supernatural #spn #parallels #dean is bi #spn is queer #mine

[magpie-trinkets]

unexpected encounter at the movie premiere

Transcript of the conversation below:

Edgeworth: What are you doing here, Franziska?

Franziska: The same as you, you fool.

Edgeworth: I didn't know you liked the Steel Samurai.

Franziska: I don't. I have memorised the fan-wiki for this date.

Edgeworth: Oh? Going for the perfect date, I see.

Franziska: Of course. What about you and Phoenix Wright? Did you drag him here?

Edgeworth: He came willingly- and he has media literacy, although he tries to hide it.

Franziska: Hmph. Then, wanna test how prepared we both came for this movie? Did you do your homework, Miles Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: That's hilarious. Unlike yourself, I have actually watched every episode and have followed the series since its debut.

Franziska: You won't win against me, Miles Edgeworth. I checked my sources and discussed motifs in anonymous forums. My knowledge is perfect.

Edgeworth: Nothing beats first-hand experience, but I'll humor you. Prepare to lose, Franziska.

Both: Bring it.

#mlm wlw hostility with the von karma siblings #had this silly idea in my mind (like i always do) and i finally found the energy to draw it #the movie title is a reference to the lord of the rings return of the king #i could've put shogun but the movie plot (ace attorney goncharov) vibed more woth daimyo #my art #ms paint #ace attorney #wrightworth #franmaya #narumitsu #it could've been a cute date for both pairings if they hadn't coincided in the queue. ah well #franziska 🤝 phoenix: although not invested in their partner's interest they share the experience with them out of love #franziska doesn't know edgeworth moderates the fan-wiki... or does she? #shitpost

[thepunkmuppet]

hot take but personally I NEED him as a companion.

he should get to kiss ncuti gatwa on the mouth. as a treat

#seriously though he was very fun and silly #plus a pre-dalek kaled as a companion? WHAT hello yes hi I need it right now can you imagine the angst?!!?! #dr who #doctor who #14th doctor #15th doctor #fourteenth doctor #fifteenth doctor #mawaan rizwan #mr castavillian #ncuti gatwa #david tennant #yes this is partially fuelled by my desperate need for an mlm 15th doctor / companion pairing but also. tell me you can’t see it #COME ON IT WOULD BE SO GOOD

[godshitgirl]

*leans in and makes out with you lovingly with my hands on each side of your face then pulls away* HAHAHA GET KISSED LOSER

#is it okay to say soukoku #draw your otp #otp #otp prompts #one true pairing #ship #ships #mlm #mlm ships #wlw ships #wlw #kiribaku #soukoku #bakudeku #todobaku

[logosbot-tm]

Don't think this is a controversial take, but...:

I wish there was wlw stuff in a similar vein to OFMD, Good Omens, Heartstopper and Red white and royal blue. Like yes, Ik that in most there's a wlw couple, and yes I know that Good Omens is technically not mlm. But like...whenever there's a wlw show it gets cancelled, it's gritty/violent, or it has a tragic ending. I want to see more wlw stuff that is light hearted or just written as a romcom. I hope the fact that these lgbtq shows exists means that there will be a change, and that wlw media will (in the near future) be treated the same way as mlm. I genuinely believe that the popularity of these shows is a giant step forward, along with the fact that these shows even exist to begin with.

(Yes, I know that Ineffable Husbands isn't mlm, but they are (mostly) male presenting, which means that the ship generally read as such. Yes, there's wlw pairings, but they're mostly side pairings. Yes, I know that bottoms exists and that makes me so fucking happy. Also, I'm grateful for the cartoons with a wlw main pairing, I just want that in live action as well. Representation is matters, and wlw representation /should/ exist in live action as well. If anyone got any wlw centered shows/movies (that didn't get cancelled), please recommend them, I'm s t a r v i ng.)

#happy that the queerbaiting has ended now we just need more proper representation #im hopeful for the future and the changes that will come #the first queer media i consumed was all wlw but (with one exception) it has all been cartoon/comics #need some live action wlw #ofmd #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia #wlw #good omens #heartstopper #red white and royal blue #also im so grateful and happy about the representation the lgbtq community has gotten lately #like...that's so awesome #if my past self got to know that this would happen i know that I'd be crying #no im not wlw but i relate more to wlw pairings than mlm pairings

[literaryspinster]

Gen V really said no competing ships. Every main character has someone well-suited for them and nobody’s trying to force Marie’s person on the closest available yt, I won!

#i’m sure there are some fun and/or baffling noncanon ships in the fandom because there always are but nobody is being toxic about it so far #i can breathe! #marie moreau #marie x jordan #gen v #cate x andre #emma x sam #now all we need is an mlm pair and it’ll really be a fandom f*ckery proof show #cate can lowkey do better though…

[agrebel18]

“we need more m/f friendships in media that stay platonic due to heteronormativity that’s rooted in homophobia/aphobia plus women and men can actually be good friends without romance” and “having m/f romances aren’t inherently bad especially if the people involved are fat, disabled, neurodivergent, and/or people of color because queer people aren’t the only marginalized group that need to be represented” are two statements that can and should coexist. 

#I'm a queer Latina so don't come at me with bigoted BS #but yeah it BAFFLES me when I see white gays acting as if the only good romance involves mlm or wlw #plus not all wlw or mlm pairing are good! and not all m/f pairings are bad! #and vice versa! #plus some hate for m/f pairings IS ROOTED IN BIPHOBIA AND RACISM AND FATPHOBIA OR EVEN ABLEISM #PLUS M/F PAIRINGS THAT HAVE OTHER MINORITES INVOLVED AREN'T THE ONLY ONES HATED ON! #I've seen wlw and mlm pairings that involve poc or disabled people or fat people be looked down upon as well #so shut tf up with your racism and other bigotries! #btw this isn't aimed at any specific fandom because I think every fandom can get this toxic #and no you don't have to like every pairing that involve minorites regardless of the character's genders but just don't be a bigot about it #fandom salt #queerphobia #fandom racism #ableism #fatphobia

[1pcii]

my fave alabasta shipping dynamics is pre-established zolu playing matchmaker (how successful they are? eehhhh) for pining namivivi

#this is 100% a flip on that one fanfic script of 'pre-established background lesbian pairing playing matchmaker to the main #'disaster gays' mlm pairing'. that so commonly clogs up the wlw pairings ship tags (<- has experienced the horrors of homestuck ao3) #but also I do think it fits the respective ship dynamics better because zolu is SUCH a comfortable QPR/bfs pairing while namivivi are a #dramatic. angst filled star crossed lovers/'in love and war'. bittersweet pairing #also the potential zoro and nami dynamic aaaa #I love those two so much. he would be SOO annoying about her predicament and she would rack up his dept SOOO much XP #psii.txt #text #god I wish I could write fanfic sometimes #not that I'm expecting anyone to. but if you want 👁️👁️. if you WANT 👀 #this is open for anyone to pick up and do what you wish just PLEASEEEE tag me. please 🙏 #namivivi #zolu #<- also in character for me to crosstag the side pairing to clog up the tag btw. its for the bit ok m sorry XP

[aitsuheart]

My favorite dynamic are probably friends who are dating because they get to be both

The best of both worlds, a cute friendship dynamic and a cute romantic relationship

And soriku

Yeah they're that.

They are best friends, gonna say it louder for the people in the back who say "oh no a gay pairing why can't they be friends"

But they're also dating

#i choose violence today #friends to lovers #aitsu heart #kingdom Hearts #romance and friendship 🤝 #soriku #yeah it's them #aitsu heart thoughts #late night thoughts #it's late #okay but why is it people say that about mlm or wlw pairings but not any straight ones 🧐🧐 #double standards #yeah what if I just said that about sora and kairi #those toxic shippers will come for me #it's a good thing I'm just an anonymous private account on Twitter #I don't hate soksi btw it's cool and has it's cute moments I just like soriku better and it has more moments for me #Soriku just my personal favorite #I'd say why can't they be friends about Riku and Naminé unless someone is referring to Repliku #now that's the ship I don't really like #I'm sorry if you do #but it's not for me #it bothers me I don't know why #probably because I can't see Riku anything but gay #rambles #aitsu heart rambles

[topsyturvy-turtely]

if it doesn't physically hurt when you think of your OTP it's not an OTP

#otp #johnlock #wenclair #kanej #nick x charlie #helnik #wesper #percabeth #valkyrie x militsa #hinny #wolfstar #jily #idk add more? #one true pairing #ships #wlw ships #mlm ships #shipping #fangirl #fanboy #fangirling #fandoms #fandom #i am johnlocked #turtely #turtely's OP

[sir-klauz]

“𝔜𝔬𝔲’𝔳𝔢 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔣𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔫 𝔱𝔬 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔩𝔬𝔬𝔡 𝔩𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔟𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔱𝔰, ℨ𝔢𝔯𝔬.” ~ 𝔎𝔞𝔫𝔞𝔪𝔢 𝔎𝔲𝔯𝔞𝔫

#kaname x zero #kaname kuran #zero kiryuu #zero kiryu #vampire knight #vampire ship #shipping pair #vampire knight guilty #anime vampire #vampire anime #anime series #anime post #anime #anime and manga #anime boy #anime gif #vampire knight gifs #vampire manga #vampire mlm #vampire knight headcanon #vampire headcanons #mlm headcanons #mlm

[liquidstar]

Ppl discovering Vivinos via alien stage- have you checked out their other projects? The ⚠️ series is basically a doomed yuri horror anthology (mind the tws) and Pink Bitch Club is about a girl who wants to be Just Like Her Besties :) so she'll start by drowning one of them in her bathtub and feeding the corpse to her dog. Go check them out 👍

#it's been the doomed horror yuri channel for forever so it's like #a little bit weird for a bunch of new people to come in and only care about the one mlm pair 😭 #i love them a lot too don't get me wrong i also wanna talk about all their Issues (a lot) but let's not ignore the yuri foundation #it is a little bit indicative to me of fandoms not caring about femslash teebeeache :/

[poetic-gays]

Letters from Theo and Kit!! Can’t wait for The Pairing 😭

#book #books #bookblr #book tumblr #readers #reader #readers of tumblr #the pairing #casey mcquiston #queer books #queer romcom #queer romance #mlm #mlm romance

[briarmoon1015]

The league being sillies :))). Dc make them actual friends and not just coworkers I dare you

#all these tags are going to be headcanons I’m sorry #Hal calls Barry Bartholomew and he is forgiven for whatever he did #not instantly forgiven #but still forgiven #hal and Bruce’s love hate relationship is so fun #like barry and Oliver hate each others guts #but hal and bruce at least have some sort of weird mutual respect going on #the whole league jumps on a chance to hug Bruce #most of them with pure intentions #but hal just likes to be a butthole #Diana and Barry are best of friends you can’t convince me otherwise #the league thought they’d be good to pair up on missions but they just enable one another #Diana gets special carrying Barry around privileges #true wlw and mlm solidarity with those two #J’onn knows his friends can’t handle his cooking #but he’s so touched they all eat it regardless to not hurt his feelings #barry allen #the flash #dc comics #green lantern #hal jordan #wonder woman #diana prince #batman #bruce wayne #superman #clark kent #j’onn j’onzz #martian manhunter #justice league

[fraisaa]

as a jegulus stan who will defend this pairing with my life, if you hate on lily or jily you are embarassing us as a whole, people will start seeing us as lily or jily haters while most of us are not i promise !!

its true that i prefer jily platonically (because pandamarylily solos) but that doesnt excuse hating on a wonderful character AND a wonderful pairing.

if you hate on a female character because she "ruins" your mlm pairing then theres something wrong with you, you're either very stupid or you're fetishizing said pairing.

Lily will forever and ever be better than everyone, and im saying this as a Regulus Black stan.

If you hate on Lily Evans or any other female character for "ruining" a pairing then you should consider getting help because they are WAY more than just a man's gf or a boy's mother.

Thank you for your time i just thought i had to make that clear to everyone 🫶🏻🫶🏻

#lily evans #regulus black #james potter #marauders fandom #jily #marauders #anti snape #sirius black #sirius and regulus #jegulus #marypanlily #marylily #mary x lily #james x lily #lily x pandora #james and regulus #james x regulus #female characters #LITERALLY STOP FETISHIZING MLM PAIRING STRAIGHT GIRLIES PLEASE.