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Praying for Love
Marc Spector X Stripper f!Reader
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Not Beta Read - For the @moonknight-events Bingo Event!
Prompt: "Beg."
Summary:
Marc comes to the club where you work every week religiously. He always asks you the same question, and you always give him the same answer, no matter how pretty he looks when he's begging.
Tags/Warnings:
NSFW, stripper reader, dirty talk, begging, teasing, lap dance, coming in pants, drinking, mentions of (Marc) being drunk.
Word Count: 1.1k
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You stood between Marc’s legs, dancing the same dance you did every other night he waltzed into the club. He grabbed onto your hips, his hands squeezing tighter than usual.
“Marc, you know you’re not supposed to–”
“I didn’t come here for a lecture, honey.”
You bent over, planting your ass in his face the way he liked. You felt him tuck some bills into your panties right in front of your cunt.
He chuckled, “oh, you’re wet, having a good time?”
You turned around and looked down at him, “not as good a time as you,” you nodded, staring right at the bulge in his pants. 
His cheeks flushed, and he scowled coldly at you. Despite being a difficult man, Marc was one of your favorite, and best customers. He was easy to pull a few hundred dollars out of every night with the simple act of making him think you loved him. The man was so desperate for affection and touch he’d be willing to spend any amount just to have you lie to him.
That’s not to say that you didn’t care for him in some way. You weren’t heartless, but you cared about him the way a grocery store clerk might care about the old woman sharing her life story at the checkout line unprompted. You could call it natural human empathy. Marc was a sad man, and you were trying to pay rent. The two of you had a symbiotic relationship.
He didn’t want a real relationship anyway.
You carded your fingers through his lightly gelled hair, climbing into his lap one leg at a time and straddling him. You lowered yourself so you were brushing against his bulge, rubbing your cunt along the hard length of him. You bit your lip.
“So hard for me, Marc, so big,” you leaned in, kissing the skin right below his earlobe.
“Fuck, honey,” he whispered in a raspy tone, the smell of alcohol heavy on his breath.
You churned your hips more, whining into his ear and making sure to sound desperate. He liked when you really acted like you wanted him. It wasn’t far from the truth. Of all the men you’d danced for in the bar, Marc was in the top five that you’d consider actually sleeping with. You weren’t going to though. You had a strict policy of not sleeping with your customers. They tended to get too attached. 
That didn’t mean you couldn’t ruin a pair of pants or two though. It always kept them coming back for the hopes that next time you might give them more.
“When are you gonna let me fuck that pretty little cunt, hm?” He asked in a low grumble.
You chuckled, “maybe if you beg real nice I’ll consider it.”
Marc sneered at you, lip curling up in a snarl. He grabbed your asscheeks roughly, eyes locking onto yours while he looked at you from under his lashes. He always got a little rough when he was that drunk, and you liked it.
“Just fuck me, come on.” He rubbed the meat of your hip, trying very clearly to keep his composure.
“You gotta do better than that,” you whispered, grinding your crotch even harder against his.
“Fuck, just take it out, please, just sit on my dick for a second baby. Just a goddamn second. I won’t tell,” he looked up at you, eyes pleading desperately.
You dragged yourself along his clothed bulge again, watching his eyelashes flutter so pretty.
“You want this?” You rocked yourself on him again. “You want my pussy baby?”
You moaned in his ear, peppering soft kisses along his jawline in between each breath you took.
“Beg,” you demanded.
He growled and held your hips against his lap tightly, rutting upward and breathing heavy.
“I’ll give you a thousand dollars just to let me stick the tip in. Just let. me. fuck. you.” He breathed.
You tutted, rolling yourself over him more, moving your body in a dancing motion like you were supposed to all along.
“Is that all you think I’m worth? A thousand bucks?” You chuckled. “I’m not a cheap whore, try again big spender.”
You bit your lip and you could tell you were starting to get under his skin. He pressed his lips together in a thin line, you felt his cock getting impossibly hard underneath you. You could hear his breathing grow more ragged. If looks could kill, Marc Spector killed you ten times over just now.
“Honey, I’m not gonna last much longer and I know you want this. That little pussy of yours is so wet, why don’t you give it what it wants, hm?” He tucked his fingers into the leg of your panties, under the bills he’d put in there and he brushed his knuckle against your swollen clit.
You leaned in and whispered, “baby boy, I’ve been wet since my shift started a couple hours ago. You’re not special for making me horny. I do this job for a reason.”
His brow turned up and stitched together in the most pathetic look you’d ever seen on a man. He sucked in his bottom lip and looked up at you, eyes pleading desperately.
“What do I have to do,” he conceded his ego, and for that you almost - almost - gave in.
“Be a good boy and come for me,” you said against his ear, flicking his lobe with the tip of your tongue.
As if his body was under your command, he came, cock twitching wildly against the zipper of his pants. You sighed, kissing his neck and nipping at the skin as if to leave a little mark for him to enjoy in the mirror the next day when he was sober and regretting his life choices. He jolted, holding you tight against his lap, his cum soaking through onto your thighs. After a moment, Marc’s breathing returned to normal after a moment, and his chest stopped heaving against yours.
You leaned back, grabbing his hand and pulling his finger from your panties. You brought his hand up to your mouth, popping the arousal slick digit into your mouth, sucking it free of your juices before kissing it and putting it back down at his side. You left him with a kiss on the cheek and a tap on his nose with your index.
“I’ll be back next time, honey, and next time I’m gonna feel that cunt,” he slurred on his way out the door.
“I’ll look forward to it,” you smirked, knowing full well that you’d have the same song and dance next time, and every time after that.
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Bloody Beetle | Part One
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Summary: a night on the late shift with Steven ends badly when a creepy guy with a scales tattoo shows up searching for a beetle
Pairing: Steven Grant x reader (with a hint of Marc) 
Word Count: 1.5k
Warnings: not proof read so sorry if it’s shit 🙈 I’ll probably edit this tomorrow after sleep
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Spending your nights scanning inventory isn’t exactly what you had in mind when you took on the job at the museum. You thought you’d be leading tours or helping arrange displays of cool ancient artefacts. But your boss had other plans. She’d taken a dislike to you during your first week on the job and since then she’d always stick you on the late shift. Initially this irritated you. The late shift meant unsociable hours doing the dull tasks no-one else wanted to do. 
But it was on the late shift where you met Steven and you’d been good friends ever since. Usually Steven would be here with you and the two of you would make fun games out of inventory. But for the past few nights he seems to have fallen off the face of the earth. 
So here you are again, preparing for another boring evening of scanning and packing various overpriced toys and trinkets. Alone. 
You’d just started working your way through the first box of items when Steven charged into the room.
“Bloody hell, he’s alive!” You say as you monotonously move items from one box to another, scanning each one on the till in the process. “Glad to see you're still with us.”
“Huh?” Steven mutters, not really playing attention to you. 
“No one’s seen or heard from you in days Steven. I was this close to calling the police and reporting you as missing.” You say half jokingly attempting to cover how truly worried you’ve been, but you can tell he’s not really listening. He keeps glancing at the door, fear in his eyes. You put down the Egyptian sphinx shaped kids toy you were about to scan and walk around the counter to him. You reach out to him, gently placing a hand on his arm and he jumps, wide eyes staring into yours. “Woah, what’s going on with you? Are you okay?”
“Yeah… yeah yeah, um, all good” he says unconvincingly forcing a smile. 
“Steven…” you pause “I’m your best and pretty much only friend, alright, don't lie to me.”
You watch his face as he thinks for a moment, before taking a breath and telling you everything. About the black outs, the voices and the dreams. 
“I woke up screaming on the bus today with no memory of how I got there! It just felt so real Y/N, like I was really there. And then when I got off the bus, I saw him. The man from my dream, he’s real! He was on the bus and he followed me into the museum. He’s proper creepy. Going on about a scarab and Ammit and-”
“The Egyptian god?” You ask, interrupting him. 
“Deity, yeah, he’s like some sort of super fan or something? I don't know. He’s got this tattoo, scales on his arm and they move Y/N. A tattoo that moves! And he killed a women, I thought it was a dream but now I think it might have been real…” he stops rambling for a moment to make sad eye contact with you “you must think I’m crazy” 
“Of course I don't think you're crazy. Sleep deprived, maybe, but not crazy.” You pause and he gives you a small relieved smile. “Look, how about we crack on with this work and get it finished so we can go out for a drink yeah? My treat.”
“That sounds nice” he smiles but you only get to see it for a moment before the lights go out. 
“Oh lovely!” You say sarcastically. This isn’t the first time other staff members have turned the lights off as they leave, forgetting you're still here. “I’ll go turn them back on” 
As you head through the darkened museum you get a sudden sense of danger wash over you. Something moving in the shadows around you. Footsteps behind you. Breathing. 
You stop in your tracks quickly turning to look around, your eyes straining to see in the darkest part of the room. 
A rhythmic tapping sound slowly getting louder makes you spin around, and you see someone walking toward you. 
“J.B? Is that you?”
“You are a friend of Marc Spector?” An unknown voice asks.
“uh… who…?” You just manage to respond as the long haired man steps into the moonlight shining through the skylight above. He comes to a stop in front of you, leaning slightly on the cane in his hands.
“Or maybe you know him as Steven Grant?”
You suddenly remember everything Steven has just told you and a realisation dawns on you. You glance down at the tattoo on the man’s arm; scales! This is the man Steven was talking about!
“Look, sir-”
“Call me Arthur, please” 
“…Arthur. I’m sorry I don't know what you're talking about but the museum is actually closed now so I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”
“I'm afraid I can’t do that. You see, something that I care about was stolen, by your friend, and I really need him to give it back. So I’m going to take something he cares about.” 
The man gives a slight nod and suddenly you feel two pairs of hands restrain your arms.
“Let go of me!” You fight but it only makes them hold you tighter. 
“Y/N?” Steven calls out as he runs to find you, but two more men step in his way before he can get close. “What the hell?! Let her go!”
“Return what you stole, and I will.” the man replies calmly
“I told you I don't have your bloody beetle!” 
“The other you does.” 
“What does that even mean?” Steven looks a mix of confused and terrified “Nothing you say makes any sense!"
“Then let me make it clear. Give me the scarab and I’ll give you the girl.” 
“I don't know where it is!” Steven says almost pleading. “Look just, let her go and I’ll help you find it. Please just… just let her go. She’s done nothing wrong.” 
“I’ll let Ammit be the judge of that” he turns to face you as the men holding your arms back suddenly push them forward so they’re out in front of you. Arthur keeps his eyes fixed on yours as gently takes hold of your wrists, placing his cane to balance between them. Behind him you see Steven trying but failing to get past the men blocking his path to you.
“What are you doing?” You ask but Arthur shushes you.
“I judge you in Ammit’s name with but a fraction of her power.”
Suddenly the cane begins swinging back and forth on its own, and you notice the scale tattoo on his arm has gone from being perfectly balanced to now swaying wildly. It slows down and finally comes to a stop, turning red. 
You look up at Arthur, who’s eyes remain fixed on yours. 
“I’m sorry” he says “But Ammit has decided” 
“No!” Steven shouts, desperately trying to fight his way through.
“What- what does that mean? Decided what?” You ask, sensing this means something bad. You try to free your hands from his grasp.
“She’s good! She does good things!” Steven continues to shout “She hasn’t done anything wrong!”
“Maybe not yet, but she will” Arthur remains eerily calm as he continues to look into your eyes, like he’s searching your soul “I wish it didn’t have to be this way. I wish you could see the world we’re going to create.”
He closes his eyes and as he takes a deep breath in you feel unable to breath at all, like the life is being drained from your body. You drop to your knees, your hands still in Arthur’s grasp.
Out the corner of your eye you're aware of movement, chaos breaking loose around you and suddenly one of the men who had been holding Steven back crashes to the floor next to you causing Arthur to release his grip on you. You slump on the ground, your lungs burning as your finally able to breath again.
Through your hazy eyes you watch as body fly across the room, smashing into various displays and in the centre of it all is Steven. You watch in disbelief as he effortlessly picks up a man by the throat and smacks him into the wall. 
“Stop!” Arthur shouts and Steven drops the man, turning to face Arthur. “This chaos and destruction must come to an end.”
“Then leave.” Steven replies sternly, his voice sounding entirely different. 
“I believe I’m now talking to the man who knows where the scarab is. Ammit has a deal for you. Bring the scarab to me and she’ll let the girl live despite her judgement. Fail and she will take her soul.” 
Steven looks over at you laying on the ground, then back to Arthur. 
“Deal.” 
Arthur begins to leave, stopping as he crosses by you. 
“I will be seeing you again. Praise Ammit.” 
As soon as he leaves ‘Steven’ runs to you, kneeling at your side. 
“Y/N?! Are you okay?” He says, his voice still different. American. 
You study his face, something is different. 
“You're not Steven” you say, your voice small and weak. 
“I’m Marc, Marc Spector. It’s good to finally meet you.” 
PART TWO
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sortofanobsession · 2 years
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To Cry for the Moon (Moon Knight x Female Eternal!Reader)
Author's Note: I do not have dissociative identity disorder (DID) This is a fictional depiction of DID & characters are based on the Marvel/Disney's Moon Knight series. I own nothing. Title will be updated once I figure that out. This is my first attempt at Reader Insert. I've been thinking about branching into them for a while and I stumbled across this idea by @jupitersmoon167 (the original post I saw is here!) So the idea, some future dialog and honestly I've leaned so hard onto @jupitersmoon167 I'm putting the @ in here again.
Minors DNI
So as it goes, Y/N = your name, e/c = eye color. Y/N/N = Your Nickname. Reader pronouns She/Her. Story is 3rd person POV.
Tag Requests are Open just message me.
Primary Pairing: Steven Grant x Eternal!Reader, Marc Spector x Eternal!Reader, Khonshu x Ma'at!Reader (It'll make sense eventually)
Word Count: 800+
Part 1 of a new WIP Series.
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Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10
Series may not be totally linear story telling (not this part but in the future), but time periods will be included when it comes up.
Critical Need to Know Information:
Reader is Ma'at (also spelled Maat), Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Truth, Justice, Balance, and Cosmic Order. As an Eternal!Reader has armor of rich earthy green tones with gold etching and accents. Golden energy wings form from the armor that gives the reader flight but, like with both Moon Knight & Scarlet Scarab allows her to protect others. Also creates feather-like projectiles that act more like knives than feathers. Reader is hired as a translator and tour guide at the British Museum and stays with Sersi and Sprite. Her coworkers joke about her likeness to the deity. A fact that Sprite finds absolutely hilarious.
Sprite gives reader a hard time because despite the short life span of domestic animals they usually kept either a cat: Egyptian Mau/Nile Valley Egyptian Cats/an Abyssian once in England and/or dog: Saluki/pharaoh hound/Thebes Land dog aka Baladi Street dog. Cat named Bas, after Bastet (Baast, Baset) the goddess. Dog named Noob, after Anubis because why not. Sprite would find it hilarious a bird goddess has a cat. LOL Like can you imagine Kingo or Sprite making a Bond/Dr. Evil villain reference and Reader just says they're jealous because they weren’t worshiped alongside such stunning/devoted animals. I use Bas the cat in this a bit so far. Just bear with me, it is a WIP. Now on to why you are really hear.
Part 1: The Meet Cute
Y/N always loves visiting the museum gift shop. She loves to see how commercially, and somewhat comedically, the designers of toys and trinkets depict her team and her fellow deities. She enjoys watching how Sprite's illustrious stories have become storybooks, animated tales, and all for purchase at the quaint gift shop. She is so engrossed in a new set of bookends when she accidentally bumps into Steven as he stocks the newest Ancient Egyptian-themed keychains on an endcap.
“I am so sorry,” Steven starts to apologize. “I should have-”
“Oh no, it’s my fault,” Y/N assures him and checks his nametag. “Forgive me, Steven. I…I get unusually single-minded when I hear there are new items.” She gently sets the eye of Horus keychain that he had dropped when she bumped into him on its designated hook alongside the matching ones. 
Steven’s brows go up as he takes in her accent. “Forgive me if this is rude but your accent…”
Y/N chuckles. “You can take the girl from the Nile, but you can’t take the Nile out of the girl.” Steven took a better look at her e/c eyes and tanned face. His eyes follow to the gold chain and finds it leads to a golden feather that rests beside her collarbone.
He looks back to find her eyebrow raised. His face tinting red at being caught staring. “I like your necklace, is that-”
“The Feather of Truth,” she finish for him. Her fingers brushing the symbol.
“A fan of Ma’at,” he attempts to recover. 
“Something like that,” she quietly laughs and smiles. Steven felt like he’d missed something, or that there was a joke he wasn’t in on. 
“Check her arms,” Marc says from the reflection in one of the shiny keychains. 
Steven gives a slight nod and briefly scans what he can see of her arms. Missing the momentary amused look at how he had to turn his head to try and see the arm nearest him and failed. He quickly comes up with an idea. He moves further down the aisle. She turns to follow his movements.
“So I’m sure you already have these,” Steven says as he holds up a magnet with a photo of the winged goddess on a temple wall in one hand and a more ornate golden one with the depiction of said goddess in the other.
“I have that one,” she nods, “but the gold one is new.” She spoke, reaching out for the shiny magnet, unknowingly giving him a better look at her arms. Y/N misses the way his shoulders relax and the minute shake of his head at his own reflection in a nearby display case as she takes in the details of the object in her hands. “You found my weakness.”
“Magnets?” Steven asks, earning a true laugh from her.
“Beautiful things,” she says with a wink. 
Marc stifles a laugh from the reflection of the case. Before Steven can try and respond he is stopped by Donna shouting.
“Steven! Stop bothering the actual tour guides,” Donna scolds him. “Get back to work.” Making Steven flinch and Y/N frown.  
“Sorry,” Steven starts again.
“No need to apologize,” the eternal grinned, smiling softly at the sweet man before her, and nodding towards the register.
“Yes, of course,” Steven nods.
“Oh, I assure you,” the former goddess states as she addresses Donna. “He was helping me find the newest trinket for my collection.” She lets just a bit of the authoritative look that she had spent centuries perfecting and using as she judged the hearts of humanity. Her gaze firm set on Donna as she spoke. “Or is that not part of his job?” Y/N tilts her head slightly and raises an eyebrow, a challenge. A move that would always earn an eye roll from her fellow Eternals. 
“It is but-” Donna started.
“Well, then he did his job wonderfully,” Y/N says, turning her attention back to Steven who has just been watching the entire conversation unfold. She holds the magnet out for him and he seems to shake himself and ring it up. He thanks her as he accepts the cash she hands him. “Thank you, Steven, your assistance was greatly appreciated.” She says as he hands her the bagged item. “You’ll have to let me know when you get anything new in.” With one last smile at Steven, and a stern look at Donna as she passes her on the way out of the shop.
Donna huffs. “Flirt on your own time, now finish stocking.”  
He nods as she disappears into the stock room. He can hear Marc laugh from the reflection of the glass top. “Oh don't you start,” Steven tells the reflected alter. 
“A magnet, really?” Marc grins. “A bombshell that actually likes this crap, and you get her a magnet. And still made her buy it.”
“Donna was right there,” Steven says. “I cannot go giving out free items to just anyone.”
“Not anyone, a coworker that winked at you. Steven, she winked and laughed. And-”
“And I need to get back to work,” Steven mumbled as Donna walked back out. 
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kasplonkable · 2 years
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Domestic Hcs: Layla El-Faouly
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I just get the feeling she's an early riser. But by early riser, I mean she's up an already organising what you're both doing, while also in the process of waking you up too
Like, it'll be 5am and she's there with a cup of coffee, letting you know that she's going on a hike in less than an hour, and you're coming with her
"Babe, it's literally 4:47 AM, the sun isn't even fully up yet"
"But it's almost up, which means we're wasting time!"
Despite that, it's always worth it to see the way the early morning light casts shadows on her face; she looks even more striking than normal in the orange glow of the sunrise
You have these extravagant movie nights, where you end up making a blanket fort and putting up fairy lights, and making hot chocolates heaped with whipped cream and marshmallows
She gently kisses you when you get whipped cream on your top lip
She also gets mad at the movie you're watching, like if it's a horror movie then she's yelling about the logic used
"Oh yeah, great idea!! Split up with a serial killer in the house, what could possibly go wrong?"
But it's worse if it's a romance movie
Both of you will be playfully gagging at the kissing scenes and rolling your eyes at the cheesy lines, giggling whenever something dumb happens
Dancing around the kitchen in fuzzy socks
You get so caught up in the moment that you forget the pasta until it bubbles over, making a loud hiss that makes you both jump
I imagine her house being really bright and airy, and full of cool artifacts
When you first saw them, you thought they were just cool replicas, until you eventually figured out the truth
"Wait, Layla, is that the real statue of khufu?"
"..........it's too nice to sit in a museum"
"How did you even get it?......Babe?!"
It's not like you're going to tell anyone though, so for now it'll just have to stay on the bookshelf, right next to her collection of French poetry
One day you walk into the kitchen to find Layla talking to a stray calico cat at the window. She had given her a small plate of chicken that she'd been cooking for lunch and a bit of water
You didn't want to disrupt the moment by walking in, so you watched from the doorway with the most loving expression a person could muster
After that, the cat would keep coming back. Same time everyday there would be tapping and loud meowing coming from the kitchen; the signal it was time to feed her
You're not quite sure when it happened, but eventually she kind of let herself in, roaming the house, before getting comfortable on the bed and falling asleep
Since then she's never left
Layla always considered herself more of a dog person, but it melts your heart when you see her with the cat curled up in her lap
She has. So. Many. Boots. And because she takes them off at the door, you find yourself tripping over a pair sometimes when you're on your way out
But then, you leave books around the house constantly, sometimes to the point where she can't even see the table underneath all the papers
One would think you get annoyed at eachother for these things, but somehow it's endearing to find boots at the door and know Layla is home from a long day. Just like how she finds books on the table and knows you've become passionate about something new
Despite that, I reckon she's a pretty tidy person
She takes spring cleaning very seriously. On the first day of spring, she puts up a checklist of everything that needs to be sorted out, and systematically works her way through it
It's too much to get done in one day, but you work together and the list is cleared within about a week
It's nice to take a moment to sit down, knowing that there's nothing left to do except curl up, and enjoy eachothers company
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Is it obvious yet how much I love her? I've been wanting to write this for ages, but studying has been getting in the way. Speaking of, this will probably be my last post for a couple of months. Exam stress is getting real and I want to give myself the best chance I can to do well! I do have some more stuff in the works, but I won't be looking at it until my exams are done. Hope you enjoyed this though, and as always, feel free to request anything and I'll get to it when I can!! :-)
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Cupid's Curse
Chapter one
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Summary: Your prayer to Aphrodite were always to able to love life as she did. She made you her avatar, her Eros, and when she died with other the Olympians... Her gift of love became a curse. Your heart latches on too quickly, obsession and infatuation, you hate how bad it hurts. The poor man named Steven Grant was the first one this age. Then Marc Spector. Then Jake Lockley.
Based on this post
A/N: this fic with go to explore dark themes, you have been warned
Chapter Two
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Dark hair, curly, often a mess.
Tall, estimated six foot tall.
Wears baggy clothes or awkward clothing hiding a physique of a soldier.
Lovely hands.
Very knowledgeable in the field of Egyptology. Works at the British Museum in the Egyptian exhibit of the Ennead. Job is working at the gift shop or doing inventory (if late).
Take the bus. Used to sleep on the bus rides.
British accent. Name is Steven Grant.
Along with the information you gathered from days of watching him and interacting with him (rather watching interactions with him and customers).
You think it is time to talk to him! Talk to him, you did your research! Prepared mentally for every reply, his mannerisms accounted, his nervous nature (and yours).
You step into the museum looking around then going forward (the guard looked at you odd). The first exhibit is the Egyptian one yet the second you see the gift shop is full of people, you make a b-line for the Greek exhibit.
Why did you show up in the afternoon on a weekend!? Actually, you know why and it is because the last few days you probably look suspicious to the guards. Hiding around outside the gift shop, probably looking suspicious when you would be staring at Steven. Oh, man, you sit in front of the Renaissance painting of the "Birth of Venus". Heart aching to see the man who has captured your heart. Cruel is your blessed and cursed heart.
For weeks you have been doing this, staring and… Stalking. You hate yourself for it but this is your only to see him! Interacting with him is a no! No matter how cruelly your heart aches at the sight of him, how jealous you get when a pretty woman or man, heart racing when he talks to children about the exhibit.
Perfect. Yet, you say that about all your past lovers. Everyone of them is perfect and given all your love until their final breath.
You damn yourself for smiling down at your phone as you stare at the picture you stuck of the gift shop worker. Hands shaking as you try to contain the joy rushing through your veins to have captured the wide smile sweet smile on his face.
You temper it with shaming yourself for doing this!
Obsessed. Infatuation. Love. Love. Love!
Love is a curse. All those romance novels, poems, art works. A lot of bullshit. Love hurts, it burns then cools until your heart is stiff. It takes so much and gives back trying to drown you. Aphrodite would be hurt by you believing such a feeling, but there is a reason why she no longer holds as much power as she did before.
The Goddess of Love long since killed by Hercules, Aphrodite giving you, her final avatar, the gift of her heart. She loved her avatars, adored them, and she gifted you her unbound love for everything.
The dark side of love is how it can turn into obsession.
Eros, legend says it is her son, however Eros is in fact the title given to the avatars of Aphrodite. Her desires, her wants, her lust; an extension of her darkness to keep up the image of beautiful loving Aphrodite.
Aphrodite Goddess of Love. Love and other things.
You wandered the Earth, sleeping then waking, your heart being twisted when the curse of love strikes your heart like a Cupid's arrow.
And once more the arrow has struck your heart.
There were years when Aphrodite's desire had overtaken your mind, years where you touch people's hearts to bask in their love. Love in this age is weak, lust is what drives this age.
You tried not to become obsessed! You did everything you could not go on instinct and seek what your traitorous shared beating heart wants!
Yet, he stands there… Beautiful. Doing some task the museum has him doing. The blonde bitch is likely yelling at him for something stupid, again.
You could… You temper the venomous nature of Aphrodite's blessing, your heart cannot always guide you.
So you wait. Praying silently for the courage to speak to the beautiful man.
There is one customer left at the shop when you slip inside out of view, hiding behind a pillar pretending to be gazing up at the Ennead banner (not all of them which is odd), your ear listening to one person. Oh, his voice is adorable!
You can picture Aphrodite teasing you for liking such a meek little man, yet, she could appreciate the physical handsomeness too.
Peeking out your hiding spot, you see him helping a mother and a child purchasing what you think is a hippopotamus goddess. Your eyes light up seeing him smile as the child given the toy tries to say the goddess' name.
Truly a lovely—
"Would you like something, Miss?" The mother and child left and now only remain.
You jumped slightly when his eyes landed on you. Shaky you who takes a breath before going to the counter. Opening your mouth then closing it, you frown as your anxiety goes up.
Steven Grant stares at you with concern and opens his mouth to say something feeling bad that you are shaking. "Would you like—" You bolt out of the gift shop as Donna enters (side eyeing you).
"Okay, bye!" You cringe at his farewell.
Gods, that went bad!
"Weirdo tried talking to you?"
Steven really hates this conversation, "She isn't weird, probably nervous."
"Uh huh, a weirdo. Comes in, walks around then leaves. Always around your area." Gesturing to the shop area.
"The hippo plushies are popular."
"Order it online then. Agh, wasting space."
Steven only recently got this job back so he holds back from rolling his eyes.
"J.B is keeping an eye on her. He thinks she's a stalker or," Hushing her voice, "A thief."
J.B, he twice tried talking to you and every time you ignored him or stared at him until he was done talking to you. Steven figures the man cannot handle rejection and is shaming poor you.
Plus stalking in this age is not as easy as it was before, so Steven blows it off. Thief though… To steal what? A plushie? That's funny.
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Today was a bust… You stare at your phone seeing your reflection on the dark screen. With a sigh, you wait at the bus stop, figure to go home. You can always try the day after tomorrow. Steven isn't working tomorrow based on his pattern and the other one will likely be at the flat tomorrow!
Stalking is both easier and harder this day in age.
You know this to be true. Though there are loopholes.
Technology has progressed since the last time your heart ached for someone. Gods, was that in the seventies or the fifties? Memories blend though you can recall all your lovers and love they had for you.
After all, you need love.
Cultivating it is like crafting the perfect ambrosia wine. A gift you were once given by Dionysus for assisting him in a little game (you rather not think too much about it).
Hopping on the bus and going to the back in the corner, you go over your extensive notes. Tomorrow the person named Marc will be getting groceries! You don't understand the name changing or the clothes changing, or the voice changing; you know he is still the beautiful man you long for.
But you have to be extra careful with him! Very observant of his surroundings and you know he knows someone is following him.
The soldier's physique is likely from him. You have to contain your heart as you pictured touching him. The warmth he must have, the way he can easily tower and overpower you.
You close your eyes tight counting backwards from ten. A couple that was arguing now is embarrassingly lovey dovey, a grumpy mother to her kid is now affectionate and patient, the passengers on the bus are polite and talking to one another.
The influence of love has many forms, not all are Eros.
Philia.
Agape.
Storge.
Mania (the painful one you often experience).
Ludas.
Pragma.
Philautia.
Aphrodite's love sparks many people in different ways. The scent of floral to some or vanilla to others, it washes over them as the world suddenly doesn't seem so cold. If you had a choice, you would love to do this everyday… But you must be in love to use your Goddess' gifts. Such is her price.
Getting off the bus, smiling, hoping those people have a pleasant few hours before the effects wear off; you go to your flat.
Tomorrow is another day.
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Imagine prompt: Arthur Harrow x Reader | Kaiserschmarrn
Imagine prompt: Arthur Harrow x Reader  ( Age difference references)
Reader is on vacation in Austria with her parents. During a trip they’re looking for a place to eat Kaiserschmarrn. This one odd little tavern has it, but why does the owner of the place sit down with them?
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Your parents take you on vacation to Austria, for two whole weeks. A country they had taken you to visit during holidays before.
You, a young adult, fresh out of school, slightly embarrassed to be with your mom and dad still, but hey! They pay for you 😊 you could have been stuck at home, bored out of your mind instead.
Already on the first day you claim you want to seek out a place to eat kaiserschmarrn, a dish from Austria that you ate before and loved.
During your trips, you visit different at-the-side of the road eating places, as well as any restaurants in the villages you come across near lunch time, all in search of this dish.
During your fourth day, your parents take you on a trip to a mountain at the edge of the valley. Near lunch time, you seek out a place to eat. There’s this nice looking place near the side of the road with overhanging flowers and a terrace to sit and eat. It isn’t very crowded, but looks pleasant enough. You decide to go there.
When you tell them you’re on a quest to eat kaiserschmarrn, the serving girl smiles kindly and tells you that she will have the cook prepare some specially for you.
You are served the dish, and by GOD, it is the tastiest you’ve ever had.
You tell your parents and the waitress this.
You’re having a final drink before you will leave again when a man comes to sit at your table.
He walks slowly and uses a cane. You pity him at first.
The girl who works there introduces him as their leader. You and your parents assume he is their employer and the one who owns this little tavern.
The man introduces himself as Arthur Harrow. Little wrinkles crinkle near his eyes as he smiles at you. You think he looks nice, alluring even. What are you thinking again? You can’t have those thoughts about a man twice your age, if not more!  Ashamed of your own lurid thoughts, you glance at the table, but you can’t look away from him for too long. He talks in a gentle voice and is kind, asking your parents about your trip and inquires after your thoughts on the holiday so far.
Occasionally, he looks your way, and smiles. You feel like he is trying to get you in on the conversation, even though you’re obviously way too shy to say much. For some reason talking has become impossibly hard when he is around.
Okay, so you’re attracted to him, clearly, by the way your body is reacting in desire. Your heart is thumping in your throat. Your core itches hot and slick. But this is an older man with rings on his fingers and a life build here. He won’t see you and be thinking the same. He is just nice, right? You try and quiet the wild fantasies flying through your head while Arthur Harrow stands up and shakes your parents’ hands. When he tells you ‘till next time’ you feel your knees go wobbly and quickly look at the ground instead of him. You mumble a goodbye.
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The meal was so very nice, as was the owner of the place who invited you back – luring you and your parents with the promise of a discount- that two days later your parents decide to go for a quick stop and lunch again.
You’re elated because it means you’ll get that delicious meal again.
You’re elated, because it means you might get a glimpse of that delicious man again.
He does not disappoint. Arthur Harrow comes to sit with you and your family again after the meal. You notice how he keeps throwing you glances.
How his hand carefully slid up your knee under the table.
You did not imagine that, did you?
He talks to your parents more than to you, but you don’t mind. He seems to get along with your dad surprisingly well though. You wonder if it’s an age kind of thing. Wait. Is that Harrow’s hand on your knee again?
You visit his tavern more often, taking full opportunity to enjoy the food and the discount. Your parents certainly don’t mind.
They get their inquiries from Harrow. They ask him about the area you are visiting, about the people and their habits, about sights to see nearby. He gives them golden advice and you have a lovely week, seeing sights and visiting cities suggested by Arthur. And each time you return to him and your parents gush about how marvellous his suggestion had been, you sit there and stare at how he smiles.
You also accept the free ice cream he offers, barely noticing his eyes darkening with desire when your tongue swirls around the fresh, cold tip.
Each time you visit there, he makes sure to come over to your table. It is as if he is waiting for you to come. You wonder if this is true, or if it’s just a fantasy inside your head. You know that you hope he has been waiting for you.
You also wonder if he has been angry or disappointed the few times that your family did not stop by for a meal because your trips headed in a different direction. You know you had been.
It is shortly before the end of your holiday, when you overhear something odd. You notice how Harrow manages to make your father laugh. They seem to get along really well. Then, while your mother is to the toilet, Harrow lets it slip to your father that ‘he has a lovely daughter, one could only be too happy to marry’. Your father agrees. Then Harrow suggests if he asked for your hand, would your father refuse? And your father, speculating, says he would allow a man like him. Sure.
Arthur’s eyes then lock with yours and you see them dark and smouldering. Whatever emotion is in there, it sends sparks straight to your core. You bite your lip and squeeze your leg, but the moment is over. He has turned his head again, now back in conversation with your father. You wonder if it had been a dream. But then you recall the stolen glances he had given you the past few days. The brush of his fingertips past your hand or his light touch on your bare legs – thanks to the summer dresses that you wore. Or his soft whispers and kind eyes whenever he spoke to you directly. You feel your cheeks heat up.
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It is the day before you’re leaving. Your parents decide to have one final lunch at the tavern of Harrow. He is there, of course, waiting for you and your parents to arrive, and sits down at your table before you even ordered anything yet.
Your father and him talk about the weather and other mundane things, and you sit with your mother, wondering if everything that occurred two days before had all just been in your mind.
But then you hear how Arthur talks your father into going for a trip that same afternoon, that he convinces him to go into town with him as your guide. Your mother doesn’t seem too delighted, but neither does she seem utterly opposed to it. You just blush. Of course you want Harrow as your guide. And so it is settled. Arthur leaves the table to ‘prepare some things’ and you watch him as he walks from your sight, casting one last look at you from over his shoulder. A look, you think, that holds a promise of desire.
After lunch, you and your parents follow Harrow into the adjacent town. You notice how everyone steps aside for him. How they look at him in awe. Worship his feet.
Your mother is convinced he has brought you into a cult, but he calls it his community.
Slowly, more and more about his community and his status in it is revealed. You learn they worship some ancient goddess. That they see him as her avatar. That their community is more like a religion. That you’ve walked into some kind of lion’s den.
Your mother doesn’t like it. She openly voices the suggestion to head back, lying that she is tired. But Arthur, seeing through her lies, suggests she can have a lie down here while he escorts you and your father further through town. He even has some water and fruit fetched for her. But she claims she wants to go home.
At this, Arthur turns to your father, gently takes him by the arm, and moves him aside. You overhear how he asks your dad to seal the deal. From where you are standing you can see Harrow take the initiative to shake your father’s hand, making it definite. Promising you to him.
It finally dawns upon your dad that this man is serious.
When your father sputters that maybe this is going too fast and besides, you are your own person, Arthur’s followers come to stand closer around you all. The situation suddenly less friendly and more frightening. And then Arthur calmly yet firmly states that you and your family are in no position to leave.
Arthur announces he will use the scales to see if you’re worthy to join.
Touching your father’s hand, the scales tip green, he is deemed worthy.
Then he goes over to your mom and does the same. The scales now tip red. He tells her this means her death.
Your brain stops. This man, this kind spoken, heart-warmingly helpful man you’d been crushing so hard on these past two weeks – this man orders for your mom to be murdered? You think it must be some kind of joke. That none of this is real. But then you see a man stand behind your mother with a gun, and your reality shatters.
You cry out for him to stop. He must be kidding, right? “It is me you want, right?” you ask, seeing Arthur’s sad expression as he locks eyes with you. “How can I ever love you, knowing that you’ve killed my mom?”
“You will love me,” he states in that sweet, caring voice of his. “All I do is for your benefit as well as ours,” and he indicates the community.
He is still holding your mother’s hands, whispering kindly.
A moment later, she’s grey like stone and falls to the floor. He lets her go. For that you do not think you can ever forgive him. Dead.
You cry out loudly. Your father thinks all of this is just Arthur joking at first, then steps in between you and your mother’s corpse and realizes she’s truly gone. Anger bursts from him, anger and hurt to which Arthur replies by stepping closer to him. They are now only a hair-breadth apart, but you can hear Arthur’s whisper nevertheless.
He tells you father that he has no qualms in taking him out as well if he stands in the way. When your father does not budge, Arthur’s hands reach out. And although your father tries to dodge the hands that reach for him, he too crumbles to the floor.
The order is given to take the bodies away. Arthur turns his back to your parents. You try to get over to their side, but he catches you easily as you try to pass him by. His voice hissing in your ear as he presses your body against his own.
You can’t step away, clutching at the arm wrapped around your chest. Arthur holds you, pressing you close to his chest and shushing you while his men drag away the bodies of your murdered parents.
All the while, Arthur is whispering sweet words in your ear, new nicknames. You feel his breath upon your skin and the heat of his body against your own.
Once the bodies are gone, Arthur Harrow calls for his people to come and stand in a circle around the two of you. He then performs the judging ritual on you. The scales tip to the green side, but their colour is not green. The scales glow purple, the ink looking more like glitter than anything else.
The colour dies out like golden sparks.
“You are destined to do great things”
Arthur Harrow is not about to let you go. Not ever. The goddess has given you to him to share his pleasure and bear his gifts. And he intends to make full use of you.
@grabberwife42 | @willshipanything-blog
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jedinerd27 · 1 year
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Okay so I lied when I said I would update the Final part of the Moon and the Stars.... The last part is coming soon I promise. I FINALLY found motivation to write.
It should be in a week or so
(Sorry, I was doing school stuff for the last few months, and was just so focused, but it gave me ideas on what to write for in world spinoffs of the fic!)
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Describing my taste in men in one image
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flightlessangelwings · 4 months
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Late Nights
Neighbor!Steven Grant x gn!reader
Word count- 1.8k
Warnings- s.mut (18+ ONLY!), accidental voyeurism, masturbation, fingering, unprotected sex, praise, feelings, protective!Steven,fluff, no use of y/n
Notes- This check two things: part of my neighbor Steven Grant series and a box (praise kink) for @moonknight-events Bingo. And tho it's part of a series, I wrote all the parts so that they can stand on their own. This as been in my wips for so long and I'm so happy to finally have written it!! I've missed our dear Steven too! Enjoy!
@flightlessangelwings-updates is my update blog so please follow that and turn on post notifs to stay up to date on new fics!
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It was late, and Steven should have fallen asleep hours ago. Yet, he laid wide awake, his mind racing as he fiddled with his rubik's cube. Steven just couldn’t seem to get you out of his mind. He thought about you all day long- while he was at work, he wondered if you would like the exhibits he worked around. On the days he was lucky to pass you in the hallway on his way to his door, the image of your bright smile stayed with him well into the night. Even when he was in bed, Steven couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like to have you there with him, nuzzled in his arms.
He felt too nervous to make the first move, though. 
But, a sound from the other side of the wall made Steven gasp- it  was you. He heard you whimper and he immediately shot upright as his mind raced. Should he go over to you? Were you just having a nightmare? Or did something happen and you needed him?
As Steven pondered the options, he heard you cry out again, louder this time. His breath caught in his throat as you whined again, but this time it was different. Steven was sure he heard his name.
“I’m coming, love,” he whispered to himself as he jumped out of bed and grabbed the spare key you gave him in case of emergencies. 
Steven scrambled to his door and his hands trembled as he opened it. Bolting the short distance to your door, he gritted his teeth as he unlocked your door and burst inside in a rush. Shutting the door behind him, Steven ran across the space to your bed, scared that he would find you hurt or in trouble. 
But, what he found instead froze him in his tracks.
You were sprawled out on your bed, one hand cupping your chest, pinching your own nipple and the other between your legs. Your eyes were shut as your hand worked to pleasure yourself and you were lost in bliss until the sound of your name in Steven’s voice made your eyes snap open.
“Steven…” you gasped as you locked eyes with him.
The world felt like it was on fire, and as much as Steven knew he should leave, having caught you in a private and intimate moment, he couldn’t make himself move. It was as if you enthralled him, freezing him to the spot where he stood.
And you were flustered, covering yourself with the sheet as you realized you were so loud that you caught Steven’s attention. But, the way he looked at you made your heart pound. More than being embarrassed that he caught you pleasuring yourself, you felt your skin burn at the thought that he heard you cry out his name while he did so.
It felt like an eternity where neither of you moved, both too unsure of what to do or say to ease the tension in the room. It was Steven who finally moved first, though.
“I-I’m so sorry,” he stuttered as he covered his eyes and turned away, “I should go.”
“Wait,” you replied out of reflex.
Steven turned back to face you, his jaw tight and his eyes burning into your figure on the bed.
“Stay,” you whispered in a soft tone as you sat up and dropped the sheet, “Please stay,” your voice shook as your nerves overtook you, but you figured it was now or never.
He swallowed hard as his hands trembled, “Are- are you sure?” He sounded just as nervous.
“I’m sure,” you replied in a hushed tone as you kicked the sheet away, exposing yourself completely to him.
Steven felt his skin warm as he suddenly felt overdressed. He felt like he was in a dream, but if he was, he didn’t want to wake up. Moving before he realized it, he crossed the rest of the space and leaned forward, placing his hands on the foot of your bed. “Are you sure about this, love?” he asked again in a low tone as his eyes drank you in.
“Yes,” you breathed without hesitation.
Both of you were nervous, it was a bold move and uncharted territory for each of you. But, the need overtook the nerves. Slowly, Steven reached out for you, cupping your face tenderly in his hand. You let out the breath you held as you leaned into his touch. As his thumb brushed across your cheek, Steven also exhaled, “You’re so lovely.”
Your mouth parted as you gasped softly. Mirroring his action, you reached for him, grabbing his shirt and yanking him closer until your lips crashed together. Muffled groans echoed between you as you instantly deepened the kiss, and Steven’s hands roamed all over your bare figure. As you kissed him deeply, you tugged at his shirt, motioning for him to take it off.
“Let me see you too, Steven,” you whispered.
Steven let out a short laugh before he broke away to do as you asked. This time, it was your turn to gawk as your eyes roamed across his chest. You had always found him attractive from the moment you first met, but to see him shirtless before you made your heart flip in your chest.
“Wow…” you breathed.
He giggled nervously, “Wow to you too, darling,” he quipped.
That made you laugh as you pulled him close again, “Touch me, Steven,” you murmured as you guided him to crawl onto the bed so that he hovered over you.
Resting on your back, you looked up at Steven as his arms framed your face. The two of you froze again as you locked eyes, but this time it didn’t last. Steven was the first to move as he leaned forward and kissed you, taking the lead this time. His kiss was slow and soft, but you moaned into him as you felt his emotions in the kiss.
His hands roamed all over your body, running up and down your sides before cupping your chest. You broke the kiss to let out a louder moan as his hands ran across your nipples while he kneaded your chest.
“Steven…” you whimpered as you arched your back.
Encouraged by your moans, Steven’s hand ran down your body until one dipped between your legs. You gasped when you felt a finger at your entrance, making him pause.
“Keep going… please…” you begged.
“Can’t say no to you, love,” Steven smirked before he slowly pushed a finger into you and started to gently thrust in and out.
Your mouth dropped open as you cried out, “Steven… Feels so good…”
His eyes darkened at your words, and he couldn’t help but pick up his pace before he added a second finger, “You’re exquisite, darling.”
All you could do was moan as he pumped his fingers in and out of you, coating them in your slickness as he did so. His fingers filled you more than your own could, yet you still craved more. “Steven…” you pleaded, “Please… Need you…” you choked on your words, flustered at just how desperate you were. 
“Shit love,” he breathed, astonished that you wanted him just as much as he wanted you.
Carefully, Steven pulled his fingers out of you before he pushed his pants down to free his cock. His heart fluttered in his chest as your hungry eyes landed on his hardened length. Slowly, you peeled your eyes away and up his body, soaking in every inch of his skin before you met his gaze. Heat rose in the room as the two of you locked eyes, and the unspoken question lingered in the air. 
Swallowing hard, you nodded, answering without the words needed.
Steven whispered your name as he positioned himself at your entrance, crawling over you as the tip pushed in. Both of you gasped as he started to fill you, and you both clung to the other as your heat engulfed him inch by inch until he was completely sheathed inside you.
“Fuck, Steven,” you murmured, “You feel so good,” you couldn’t help but moan as you wrapped your arms around him, “Fuck me… Please…”
He breathed a soft, “Fuck,” in your ear as his hips moved on their own.
Moans and groans filled the room as Steven’s hips rocked against yours. What started as clumsy and unsure quickly morphed into hot and desperate as Steven thrust his hips faster.
“Yes… Steven… So good… Feels so good,” you babbled in his ear as you dug your nails into the skin of his back, desperate to feel him as close as possible.
His eyes rolled back into his head as he felt his climax already start to build. Between how good you felt and the babbling praise that flowed from your lips, he knew he wasn’t going to last. “Fuck… Darling…”
You let out a loud gasp as he thrust as deep as he could into you, hitting that sweet spot with precision, “Fuck!” you screamed, “Right there!” you opened your eyes as he paused in that moment, “You’re beautiful, Steven,” you whispered.
“Not as beautiful as you, love,” he smirked back before his hips took over again, thrusting into you with abandon.
The cries you let out echoed in the room, and both of you were sure the other neighbors could hear you but neither of you cared. All that mattered to each of you was the other, and the climaxes you both desperately chased. Incoherent babbling dripped from your lips in between your moans until you screamed even louder as your peak hit.
“That’s it, love,” Steven wasn’t sure where that came from, but as he talked you through your climax, he found it turned him on even more, “Lovely,” he preened as he felt you clench around him as you came hard, “Fuck…” he stuttered as his own orgasm hit right after yours. Steven groaned your name as he spilled himself inside of you, and he clung to you just as much as you did to him as he rode out both your climaxes together. 
Completely spent and out of breath, Steven collapsed down on top of you, clumsily pulling out of you as he did so. He only relaxed for a moment, though; after hearing you gasp, he shot right back up onto his elbows to check on you, “Are you alright, love?” he asked with worry as he cradled your face.
Keeping your eyes closed, you smiled and leaned into his touch, “Never better,” you replied in a hushed tone before you kissed his palm, “That was better than how my night started,” you added with a chuckle.
Steven’s face lit up as he leaned forward and gently kissed your forehead, “I agree,” he whispered with a laugh of his own.
“Stay with me, tonight?” you asked in a meek tone.
“Anything for you, love,” Steven replied as he made himself comfortable and the two of you tangled your limbs in each other, curled up and safe in the other’s arms.
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taissabelle · 2 years
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Doctor: How many sexual partners have you had?
Me, who reads smut fun fictions about different characters on daily basis…
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drinkingwithkhonshu · 6 months
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thinking about jake lockley in an apron and briefs kneading bread with flour on his nose and all over his arms, the muscles bunching and flexing as his fingers curl the dough into a smooth ball to rest before he begins to braid it into a masterpiece
thinking about marc spector, dressed in dark, tight clothes without a speck of food on him, chopping vegetables and meat for dinner, so particular about keeping the knives and boards separate, adding it all to the pot and propping the spice cabinet open to season it all and bringing it up to heat and filling the flat with mouthwatering, savory aroma
thinking about steven grant with his glasses perched on the end of his nose as he trails his blunt fingertip down the page in the recipe book propped open on the counter, powdered sugar sprinkled in his dark curls as he finds his place to follow the next step in the recipe
thinking about you orbiting all of them as they work, helping where you can while fixing your own side dishes, letting your hands brush against their sides and wrists and back as you slip behind and around them, littering kisses and murmuring lovings
just…the moon boys being domestic in the kitchen🥺I think food is my love language
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Bloody Beetle | Part Two
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Summary: after being almost killed by Harrow, the reader deals with declining health, while Steven deals with everything else; including his wife
Pairing: Steven Grant x Reader, some Arthur Harrow x Reader
Word Count: 2.8k
Warnings: talk about death, reader is super weak and ill for all of this, angtsy, Arthur Harrow (apparently he is his own warning)
A/N: you guys requested part two so here we go, I hope you like it! There will be at least one more chapter of this story, maybe more... A lot of the dialogue is taken from episode 2 so all credit to the fabulous Moon Knight writers for that. As always, spelling and grammar are not my strongest skills so please be kind :)
*Divider from @galacticgraffiti*
Part One | Series Masterlist
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“I’m Marc, Marc Spector. It’s good to finally meet you.” 
“I don’t… I don't understand…” 
As you stare up at the man above you, trying to make sense of how this ‘Marc’ can look so much like your Steven, you feel yourself begin to drift out of consciousness.
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You awake to the sound of raised voices. A female voice you don't recognise, and a male one that you do. 
“Steven?” Your voice croaks as you sit up and look around. You appear to be in some sort of attic like apartment, dark and filled with enough books to start a library. “Steven?” You call again, louder this time as you slowly swing your legs to the side of the bed.
“Y/N! Oh my God you're awake!” Steven rushes to your side “How are you feeling?” 
“I don’t know- where am I? How did I get here?” You ask, attempting to stand but your head starts spinning causing you to stumble. 
“Woah woah, slow down” Steven catches you and helps you sit back on the edge of the bed “let me get you some water”
“I got it” another voice startles you as a woman appears with a glass and hands it to you.
“thanks…” you say slowly, looking from the woman to Steven as you take a sip of water. 
“This is Layla, she… uh… she’s-”
“His wife.” Layla interrupts.
“Wife?!” You nearly choke on your drink. “I didn’t know you were married” you say, trying to sound casual despite the sinking feeling in your chest. You’d liked Steven for a while now, but never had the courage to actually ask him out. Maybe its a good job you didn't.
“No! No no, I’m not but Marc is apparently.” Steven flusters, then quickly turns to Layla “not that there’s anything wrong with being married to you, you seem lovely but I-”
“Look I just need you to sign the papers that you sent me, and then we won’t be married anymore and you can carry on with this weird Steven act that you have going on. Okay?” 
“I told you it’s not an act, I am Steven!”
“I’m really sorry to break up… whatever this is” you interrupt as they resume bickering “But I really need someone to explain to me what the hell is going on before I actually lose my mind!”
There’s an awkward moment of silence as the two look at you in shock while you catch your breath after your little outburst. 
“Layla can you give us a minute please?” Steven says gently, without taking his eyes off you. 
Layla doesn’t say anything as she turns and disappears to the kitchen. 
Steven takes a deep breath before explaining to you as best he could what had happened since you were unconscious. About discovering this other guy, Marc Spector, living inside him. How Marc had carried you back to Steven’s flat after you passed out in the museum, and how you’d been asleep for a whole day. About how in the time you’d been asleep he’d fought a jackal and accidentally destroyed the museum toilets in the process, then been found by Layla who helped him escape the giant skeleton bird that was chasing him. 
“Khonshu?” You ask in disbelief “You’re an avatar for the Egyptian God of the moon?” 
“Well Marc is, but I guess kind of? It’s really complicated, I haven’t quite worked it out myself yet.”
“And the creepy guy from the museum is an avatar for Ammit?”
“Yep”
“And he’s looking for this beetle thing so he can free her and judge every living soul on this planet?”
“Bingo” 
“So what makes him think that you know where it is?” 
“Because he has it” Layla appears again, holding a shining golden beetle in her hand.
“Layla-” Steven starts but Layla stops him.
“Don’t. After everything we’ve been through, fighting side by side Marc-”
“I am not Marc Spector!” Steven shouts, startling you. “I’m Steven Grant. I work in a gift shop- well I used to work in a gift shop.”
“What do you mean, ‘used to’?” You ask, your heart sinking again at the thought of being at work without him by your side. 
“I got fired. For vandalising the toilet.” He turns back to Layla “Listen, I don’t want anything to do with that scarab but Y/N is in real danger and I think I am too. And I think that you might be the only person that can help us.” He pauses “Please” 
There’s a silence as Layla looks between Steven and you, thinking about her next move. 
“You really don’t remember why we’ve been looking for this?” She asks, Steven shakes his head. “Our adventures? Our life together?” 
“God I wish I could”
A knock at the door makes the three of you jump. 
“Steven Grant? Can we have a word?” A voice calls from the other side of the door.
“Oh God they’ve come for me” Steven looks panicked.
There’s another knock.
“Just a minute” Steven responds slowly making his way to the door and opening it just enough to see the people on the other side. 
You and Layla exchange nervous glances while Steven has a hushed conversation at the front door. Suddenly the door bangs open as one of the officers barges through the door, and when you turn back you realise Layla is gone. You just catch a glimpse of her as she disappears through the window out onto the roof. 
“Is this about the toilet? Because it’s been dealt with, I’ve been sacked” You hear Steven nervously rambling as the officers begin looking around the flat. 
The female stops when she sees you sat on the bed, glancing from you to the foot of the bed. This is when you notice the restraints attached to the base of the bed. “Everything okay here?” She asks casually but clearly checking on you. You nod.
“Oh, I have a sleeping disorder.” Steven states before continuing his rambling “and well, the museum said they wouldn’t press charges as long as I do it in instalments, they said-”
“What’s this?” The male officer suddenly appears holding a small pyramid shaped object. 
“Its a paper weight”
“Where did you get it?”
“…paperweight shop” Steven replies, nervously watching the other officer as she circles near you. 
You watch as she goes to the window and looks out as if she’s searching for something. You hope Layla was smart enough to hide. Its only when she retreats back inside you realise you’ve been holding your breath and let out a sigh. 
“Are you sure you’re okay?” The lady asks you, quieter this time so only you can hear. 
“Yeah, I’m just feeling a little under the weather today” you reply trying to sound relaxed despite the sudden intrusion and the constant spinning in your head.
“You’re in possession of a stolen item” you hear the male officer telling Steven.
“No, I don’t have it. I don’t. It’s not here.” Steven pleads as the officer searches through a gym bag on the table, pulling out a passport. 
“Marc Spector?” He questions. 
“That’s not mine”
“Funny that. Fella looks just like you.”
“Fake passport and a thief. I think you best come with us son.” The female officer says as the male handcuffs Steven. “You too love” she turns to you.
“No, she hasn't- she’s nothing to do with this!” Steven argues but they don’t listen. The female officer gestures for you to follow and you feel a wave of panic. What if you pass out again? Will they think Steven has done something to you? 
You take a breath and stand, closing your eyes tightly as the room spins.
“Please, she’s not well” you hear Steven almost begging them to leave you alone and feel a pair of hands hold you up by the arm. You open your eyes and the female looks at you. 
“We won’t cuff you, but we do need you to come with us” she explains, leading you to the door and out of the building. 
— — — — 
The car journey is mostly spent leaning against the headrest behind you while you listen to the officers in the front of the car argue with Steven about who he is and what he’s done. 
“We’ve only got ourselves a full blown international fugitive” the woman says. 
“It’s not- it’s a mistake. It’s not me”
“Marc Spector was part of a team of mercenaries that hit a dig site in Egypt. Here’s what they did to the archeologists. Zip tied and shot in the back of the head, execution style.”
“That’s dark man” the male officer says in disgust. 
“No, no, no. I didn’t do that” he turns to look at you “That’s not me”
“Of course you didn’t… Steven” the female officer says sarcastically, but Steven remains looking at you like he’s desperate for you to believe him. 
Eventually the car comes to a stop and you look out the window to see you’re in some random dark back street. 
“I thought we were going to the police station” Steven says as the male officer looks at him through the mirror. 
“Now why would you think that?” He replies sinisterly and as he adjusts the rearview mirror you spot the scale tattoo on his wrist. Another wave of panic hits you.
“Sit tight yeah” the woman says as they both exit the car, leaving you and Steven alone.
“No” Steven whispers under his breath, sounding defeated.
“Why would they bring us here?” You ask as you try to open the locked car doors.
“I don’t know exactly, but those tattoos…” Steven doesn’t finish his sentence, too distracted searching the darkness through the car window.
“Steven… I’m scared” you admit and he turns to you.
“I know, Y/N, I am so so sorry I dragged you into this-”
“-But if this is about that beetle, you cannot give it to him.”
Steven is about to argue when a bang makes you both jump and you see a young girl running near the car. Steven taps his head against the glass window as you both shout trying to get her attention. 
“Hello! Excuse me, could you help us? Help please, we’ve been kidnapped!”
The girl bends down to grab something then stands up, holding a football in the air and exposing the scale tattoo on her wrist. 
“She's one too” 
Steven looks past you, to his reflection in the glass window. 
“No, no I saw what you did to those people” he shakes his head.
“Steven?” You ask, looking at the window next to you to see there’s no one there “Who are you talking to?” He turns to look at his reflection in the rearview mirror.
“I am never giving you control again. Ever!” He shouts, and you realise he’s talking to Marc. “Do you hear me?”
“I hear you loud and clear, Steven Grant of the gift shop.” A voice comes through the car radio, a voice that sends a shiver through your body. 
Suddenly the car doors are opened, causing Steven to fall out and you hear a thud as he hits the floor. 
“Steven!” You shout as two hands grab you, pulling you from the car. “Get off me! Steven?!” 
“I’m sorry for the wait” Arthur Harrow says as he crouches beside Steven “We just needed a chance to better understand your situation. Let’s get you out of those cuffs.”
He takes the keys off the female ‘officer’ and removes Stevens handcuffs as the ‘officers’ walk away. 
“Well no wonder your scales don’t balance.” He helps Steven stand up. “It must be very difficult having all those voices inside one head. Steven Grant, Marc Spector, Khonshu. I’m curious, do you think Khonshu chose you as his avatar because your mind would be so easy to break or because it was broken already?”
“I’m not broken.” Steven argues “Just need some help, maybe.”
“Thats right. That’s why I’m here, to help.” He turns his attention to you as the person holding you leads you around the car to stand by Steven. “Ah, Y/N Y/L/N. I am so very glad to be seeing you again. How are you?” 
Arthur gestures for the person holding you to release you and as he does you feel your body go weak. You stumble forward and Arthur catches you, holding you up and looking into your eyes like he’s studying your soul.
“She’s ill because of you” Steven states angrily from beside you.
“No” Arthur says calmly, still studying you with his piercing blue eyes “her evil has made her ill”
“I am not evil” you try to sound strong buy your voice comes out as a breathless whisper.
“Maybe not…” he places a hand on your cheek, gently moving a strand of hair that has fallen across your face “…but your actions will be.” He looks at you with such sadness that you feel your own eyes begin to water. Then suddenly he removes his hand and gestures for one of his followers to come. “Please take our sick friend to one of the guest rooms to rest.”
“No, I’m not going anywhere” you look at Steven in fear.
“Don’t worry, Steven will be right here.” Arthur reassures you as two random women take you by the arm, not harshly but firm enough to know you can’t fight back. “I just need a moment to talk with him alone."
“Steven!” You call out and he can hear the panic in your voice. You look over your shoulder at him as you're pulled away.
“I’ll find you” he says, and you see in his eyes that he means it. “I promise”
In that moment you feel you can trust this man with your life. 
You allow them to lead you away from the busy communal area and to a quiet bedroom. They help you into bed, lay you down and make sure you're comfortable before leaving you to rest. The minute your body relaxes into the mattress you feel like you could fall asleep. You fight to stay awake, wanting Steven to come find you. It doesn’t take long for the exhaustion to take over, pulling you into a deep sleep.
— — — — 
A low rumbling shakes through the building, waking you up. In the distance you hear shouting and the sound of Harrow’s followers running outside your door. You try to sit up but your body has lost all strength. 
“Hello? Steven? Anyone?” You call out but no one comes. 
After what feels like a lifetime, but was probably only half an hour later, you hear the door to your room finally open. The sound of footsteps and a cane tapping the floor let you know that Harrow has entered the room and is making his way around the bed to the side you’re laying. He stops when he’s in your view. 
“I trust you had a good sleep” he says, resting his hands on his cane. 
“What’s going on? I heard shouting… Where’s Steven?” 
Arthur sighs, gesturing to the edge of the bed “May I sit?” You give him a small nod and he sits, looking at you sympathetically. “Steven’s gone Y/N” 
“What?”
“He left, with another girl and the scarab.”
“Layla…” you whisper under your breath, realising she must have come for him “no, no he wouldn’t just leave me here. He wouldn’t-”
“He did”
“He promised!” You try to sit up but fall straight back down, defeated and exhausted. Harrow watches you silently for a moment as you squeeze your eyes shut tightly, but tears still escape.
“I’m sorry” he says softly, causing you to look at him “humanity can be so disappointing”
“I don’t blame him for leaving me behind, dragging around a dying girl can really slow you down” your voice croaks, causing Harrow to silently reach for the glass of water on the bedside table. He holds the glass to your lips allowing you to take a drink. When youre finished he places the glass back down and returns to just sitting observing you. “If you’re gonna kill me please just do it” you snap and he smirks. 
“Why would I kill you?”
“Steven’s not going to give you that beetle thing, and I wouldn’t let him even if he tried.”
“You would sacrifice your life to save the evil people in this world?” He looks genuinely fascinated by you.
“Not everyone who does bad things is evil! You don’t know people’s circumstances, the events in their lives that led to them doing the wrong thing. We should try to help people, steer them to doing good things, not condemn them before they even have a chance.” Shaking your head as you speak causes a wave of pain to shoot through your body and you let out a grunt, closing your eyes tightly and taking a breath. “How long do I have left?” 
As you slowly open your eyes to look at Harrow, you notice he almost looks remorseful. He stands up from the bed, reaching over to place a hand on your head and gripping his cane with the other.
“Go back to sleep now. It’ll be over soon.” 
And with that he turns and leaves, as you once again drift into darkness. 
Part Three
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tom-whore-dleston · 4 months
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for the event how about snooze with steven grant <3333 they just fit so perfectly together !!
Snooze
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Pairing: Steven Grant x f. reader
Word Count: 1.5k
This fic contains: fluff, neighbors to lovers, insomnia, meet cute scenario, confessions, kissing, corny play on lyrics of Snooze
Summary: You are the main constant that helps combat Steven’s insomnia. This night, things are a little bit different.
Notes: omg Sil you are so right about how Snooze is Steven-coded!! Thank you bb for the request and I hope you enjoy 🥰🫶🏽 Thank you to @potatothots for beta reading and sharing your insight 🩷
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Steven glared at the blue squares of his Rubik's Cube. It had been the third time he solved the three dimensional puzzle since the moon illuminated the night sky. The toy tumbled into his lap as Steven’s groggy eyes flickered towards the shimmering sphere that tauntingly gazed back at him. 
The classical record that was meant to aid his sleep came to an end. Steven lost track of how many times he played that record. When his insomnia began many moons ago, the record did wonders for his sleep. Now, it basically is a broken record because of how often he played it at night.
Yet, there was one constant that always helped him fall asleep. And that was you.
You were new to the apartment complex and moved in right next to Steven. The way you both met was one for the books. Your flat mate was running late for work due to lack of sleep from the night before. He rushed out the door, struggling into his coat. Without realizing, his shoelaces dragged carelessly across the floor. Steven, as clumsy as he was, crashed into you carrying a box of clothes, and you both fell to the floor.
The British man’s eyes widened. “Oh my- I am terribly sorry! Are you alright?” His eyes widened even more after one glance upon your beauty.
You sat up chuckling, unaware of his gawking. “No need for apologies. I am perfectly fine.” Then, you noticed the items scattered on the floor.  “Although, I’m not too sure about the pile of clothes.” The man mirrored your movements as you crawled towards an article of clothing.
“Allow me to help you ma’am,” Steven began tossing shirts and sweaters into the box. As you reached for your favorite scarf, a strong hand slightly brushed against yours. You stared into each other's eyes, smiling softly. You could have sworn you saw a twinkle in his brown eyes.
“Oh heavens, I am late for work!” He checked the time on his watch and began to panic. “I missed my bus, too!”
“Perhaps I can take you to work?” You helped him to his feet, and your cheeks grew hot as he began to tower over you.
“Oh no, I-“
“It’s okay. I want to.” You paused. “Don’t worry, I don’t bite.” 
Steven unclenched his jaw and let out a quick laugh. “Thank you ma’am! I cannot thank you enough for your kindness.”
“It’s my pleasure…” your voice dropped upon realizing you didn’t know the name of the British man before you.
“Steven. Steven Grant.”
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It was a typical late Saturday night when you arrived at your apartment complex. Your watch peeked through your cuffed long sleeve, catching a glimpse of the time. 
3:00. That was a record time for the latest you came home from a shift at the local bar. Your body, especially your legs, yearned to crash into the coziness of your bed and sleep until the sun was at its peak in the sky. As you approached the door to your apartment, you stopped in your tracks after meeting your neighbor’s hazy eyes.
“Steven?”
The gentleman in question half smiled. “Hello, darling.” 
“Rough night?” You interrogated knowingly. Steven nodded with closed eyes.
You fumbled your key into the lock for a moment before opening the door and stepping to the side. “C’mon in. I’ll make us some tea.”
Steven walked into your apartment and headed towards your couch, as he had done many nights before. He wrapped himself in the blanket you knitted yourself as you fixed a pot of tea. The blanket smelled like you, which always brought him a sense of comfort. A kind of comfort he couldn’t find in his own home. In fact, Steven couldn’t remember the last time he felt any sense of security before meeting you.
“You really fancy that blanket, huh?” You giggled, admiring how adorable he looked being swaddled in your own creation. The day you moved in, you decided to knit a blanket to combat your boredom. Once it was finished, you didn’t dare touch it as you were too afraid it would get ruined. The first night you welcomed Steven into your apartment, he was immediately fascinated with the blanket that he cozied onto your couch bundled in the blanket before falling into the best sleep he had in a while.
“I do, indeed. It helped me sleep when I had no other way of falling asleep.” Steven peered down at the wooly fabric, tracing over the patterns as if his next words were hidden between the stitches.
“Well, I’m happy to have helped you in a subliminal way.” The rest of your surroundings blurred as Steven became the focus of your gaze. Your heart skipped a beat as the dim light in your living room accented his structured face and wavy dark locks. Even with the blanket draped over his frame, his plain white t-shirt did little to hide his muscular arms and broad shoulders.
The abrupt screech of the kettle caused you to jolt and you quickly turned off the stove to avoid the sound reaching your other sleeping neighbors. After steeping chamomile bags in two separate cups, you joined Steven on the couch, leaving a respectful distance between the two of you. You handed him a mug and he gingerly peeled it from your grip. Your teeth gritted together as his soft fingers brushed against yours. Steven frowned, noticing your shift in demeanor.
“You cold, darling?” He shimmied out of the blanket, letting it fall to his waist.
“It’s okay, it’s no big deal-” Suddenly, Steven scooted next to you before throwing the blanket over both of your laps with one hand. It was the smoothest thing you had ever witnessed, you forgot how to breathe in that moment. 
“There we are. It wouldn’t be right of me to hog all of your blanket.” You couldn't help but laugh. Without further thought, you and Steven simultaneously sipped your cups of tea, the hot beverage instantly calming your mind and muscles. Steven hummed happily as the tea warmed his body. Yet, he was still wide awake.
The grandfather clock that stood strong in your living room ticked loudly to fill the silence of the room. It glared dauntingly into your and Steven’s souls as you drank your tea while avoiding each other’s gazes. The pendulum swung from side to side as if waiting for one of you to make a move. As Steven drank the last drop of tea, he was left with no other choice but to break the silence.
“You know something, love?” You suddenly became more interested in Steven as you set the mug on your coffee table. “Ever since I met you, things have changed.”
“I hope it’s a good kind of change.”
Steven peered down, smiling softly. “Yeah, it was. For starters, you have really helped me combat this insomnia. I couldn’t tell you about the last time I had a good night’s sleep.” Your lips curled into a dopey grin, and your skin grew hot. Yet neither the tea nor the blanket contributed to the warm feeling inside you. 
“Then, there is your kindness. No one has been as nice as you have been to me so it feels reassuring to know there’s still good people out there. You are also extremely bold. To move all the way from across the pond is…It’s brave. You’ve done all the things I’m scared to do.” He rambled on and on but one thing reeled in your attention. “To tell you the truth, I’m quite smitten with you, love.” 
“Steven…” You were at a loss for words. Your heart skipped a beat after learning he felt the same way about you. 
“Forgive me if I am too forward, but-”
“No, not at all. In fact, I feel the same way towards you.” Your hands met in the middle of the blanket, bringing you back to the moment your hands first touched outside your doors. This time, the spark between you two was much stronger.
“Can I kiss you, love?” 
“I thought you would never ask.”
Steven laughed before cupping your face with his large hands and pressing his lips against yours. The kiss was soft and sweet yet full of passion. It reminded you of a flame so bright you couldn’t help but reach out and touch it because you knew it wouldn’t hurt or scar you. Your lips molded together like a sculptor forming the greatest piece that’ll be admired for centuries to come. Time froze as your lips danced in unison and space ceased to exist around you and between you. 
Losing sleep was the last thing on Steven’s mind. For how could he lose when he was with you? Sleep will eventually find its way back to him. He couldn’t snooze and miss the moment of you and him in each other’s embrace.
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Hey can I request an Marc Spector x fem reader (angst that ends with fluff) that based on that scene from moon knight episode 4 when Layla fights the Heka priest and end up talking to harrow and he tells her that Marc killed her father except it’s the reader and harrow tells her that Marc is married hurting the reader cause she taught that her,Marc and Steven were building something. Hurt she confronts Marc finding them “Your Married!” She says walking up to him clearly pissed off “What?” Steven asked confused before she slaps him across the face making Marc front (you know something spicy like that for the drama 😏) Idk really know what else to add other then Marc never really loved Layla he only stayed cause he had a guilty conscience regarding being the reason her father was murdered till eventually he couldn’t live with the constant reminder of his past so he fled cause that what he does. This leads to the reader asking how many people Marc has killed “too many to be considered a good person” or something vague like that you know how he likes to answer stuff 😂 “god Marc I need to know I’m not on the wrong side here” reader says this leads to Marc explaining to her why she’s not on the wrong side. By the end he confesses his feeling for her. In this fic Layla never comes looking for Marc so reader takes her place during the series events. Hope your having a great day 💕💕💕💕💕
Thank you for request, i did my best hope you like! Also hope you have a great day too!
Did this based on memory lol
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Being an avatar is not easy, you know this first hand. It might look easy to Steven or Marc, but it overwhelms you at times. You try hard to show mercy, to be steadfast in your beliefs, and be righteous in your actions. However, Harrow had successfully planted the seed of doubt within your mind. You try not to think about it, you try to think logically, yet the seed is now a sprout with roots digging into your heart.
You know Layla, or rather seen her before. She is… Beautiful. You have seen the way she looks at Marc, the way she speaks to him. There is a familiarity you tried to ignore until Harrow ripped off your rose colored glasses.
No! It's like what Marc said! Don't believe a thing from that madman's mouth.
Expect… When alone with Harrow his words once more ring true. Marc's scales are unbalanced, you do not believe that makes him evil but… He needs help. He said that himself but he put duty above that.
Khonshu is gone.
The only reason why Set is still with you is because they do not have Ra to seal him away once more.
It is a downward spiral of bad events, with Marc as the–
"You're married…"
Steven, poor Steven, he was so happy then looked equally hurt as you.
"You want me to trust you yet you fucking hide things from me!? Marc, haven't we been through enough!?"
The slap across was not something you would do, Set likes the chaos storming within your heart so he fed into it.
Marc, you can tell by the way he doesn't flinch or move, takes the hit. "We don't have time to talk about this, (Name)."
"When will we? Talking with you is like pulling teeth, you keep shutting me out or have Steven front." You are hurt, angry, confused. "You need to talk to me Marc."
"Do you want to talk and then Harrow's men come in or do we leave and talk privately without the weight of the world in the balance."
He's right… You know this is bad timing. But you are petty and it's too late.
"Fuck." Both saying in unison.
"Run!"
"I'm the one who's still an avatar; you run!"
Self sacrificing dumbass Marc!
*
Layla has every right to be upset by Marc/Steven's death, you try not to dwell on the anger directed towards you… She's the one still married to him after all. Knew him longer. Loved him. The sands shift, the sparks of electricity dance across your hand.
"How many people have you killed?" You asked during the aftermath of a fight. A mix of unconscious and dead people on the ground.
"Too many to be considered a good person." He gives vague answers when you ask too personal of a question.
"Am I a good person?" You mumble to yourself not thinking. The way Marc touches your face, your jackal mask dissolves into sand before disappearing. There you are exposed to him revealing your expressive concern.
"You are a very good person."
Though you are the avatar of Set, the God with a reputation of being 'evil', you try so hard to rise above it. To be better and above what Osiris and Iris claimed about you as an avatar of their enemy.
"Then so are you, Marc."
The sky roars with storms as you fight off the stolen and corrupted pets of Set, Ammit really overstepping herself to think she can send these lessers to kill you.
Cairo looks like a scene from a movie right now. Layla has gone after Harrow, you were trying to cause a storm to get the people to evocative only for that to draw Ammit's attention enough to get you being chased around.
You rain down bolts of lightning then the skies part, the morning turning into night, the full moon high in the sky.
Khonshu! Never thought you would be happy to see him… Wait, if he's out then…?
*
Set has nothing to say right now while you are happy Marc and Steven are free from servitude. The battle was epic, worthy of being recorded in the archives with the temple of the Gods. If they aren't petty and claim they knew along Harrow's plan.
Harrow.
You wish he died. Marc has enough blood on his hands, you can handle blood on yours. After the mental manipulation, the murders, and the betrayal; death would be a mercy.
Set is not pleased at all.
Layla stands by you, an awkward silence between the two of you. You have not spoken to her since Marc's second death (he must be a cat by now missing two lives). Being the last avatar, a powerful one, with a temporary one is uh… Odd. You feel alone without others around in the chambers… Though last time you were here by yourself, Osiris wanted Set sealed away with you being the catalyst.
What happens now? That is the question, a question you know the answer to but do not want to assume is the right one.
….
..
"Go to him."
You never moved so fast in your life until Layla spoke those words.
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madlittlecriminal · 2 months
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Gimme ☾ Marc Spector × GN!Reader
Request: no, but they are open
Warnings: reader is on their period, mentions of cramps, a bit self-indulgent, mentions of Steven, short
im on my period & need cuddles, so this fic was born
I USED GN BECAUSE I KNOW NOT EVERYONE WHO HAS PERIODS DEFINES WITH SHE/HER PRONOUNS!
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You arched your back off the bed as a cramp hit you out of nowhere. It was sharp, but quick, but it made you groan, causing your boyfriend to look back at you as you lie in Steven’s bed.
“You okay, baby?” He asks, putting his used napkin on the counter.
“No. I’ve been cramping all day.” You grumble as you slowly felt the pain go away.
“When did they start?” He walks closer to you with concern on his face, you’d almost think it was Steven.
“I got it last night, but you were asleep.”
“You could’ve woken me up.” He kisses the top of your head. “Do you want me to run and get you chocolate? A tea? Hot chocolate? Painkillers?”
You shake your head. “I already ate a bar of chocolate and I don’t want you to get tea. You know how Steven gets with his tea being unorganized.”
Marc chuckles.
“I have my reasons!” Steven protests from the back of Marc’s mind.
“Then, c’mere.” He says softly before pulling you into his arms.
“What are you-” you start before he cuts you off, pressing his pointer finger on your lips gently.
You blink at him in confusion, causing him to chuckle. “Just give me your pain, baby.”
You snort. “Marc, are you sure you’ll handle it?”
He shrugs. “Don’t know and don’t care. As long as you feel better.”
You sigh before nuzzling into him. “Fine.”
“Good.” He grins and holds you close. “Seeing you in pain sucks. I’ll set a bath for you when you’re ready, but I’ll be your heating pad for now, okay? If you need to use the bathroom, let me know.”
You smile. “Thank you.”
He nods and kisses you shoulder. “Anything for you, sweetheart.”
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marvelsswansong · 2 years
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clumsy
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summary: you're extremely clumsy. Steven worries. Marc finds it amusing. Jake gets protective. But they all love you for it nonetheless.
tags: pure fluff, oneshot, boyf!Steven & Marc & Jake, gn!reader (no pronouns/descriptions in place), cute slice of life moments, some comedic humor with Khonshu, bc I am a student in London ofc I had to add in English lingo/London tingz, please do not take as accurate portrayal of DID by any means
☆ word count: 3.5K+ ☆
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Steven worries for you. Endlessly. 
He knows you’re a capable adult. You’re wicked smart, hard to trick, quick to respond with a sassy comment. But you’re extremely clumsy. He still remembers how the way the two of you first met was because you tripped and nearly fell onto an exhibit piece. Having just finished his shift, Steven was exhausted but his reflexes kicked in as his left arm quickly wrapped around your waist, stopping you from hitting the floor.
Your eyes remained closed, bracing for the harsh impact of the floor, but instead all you felt was… someone’s warm arm wrapped around your waistline. 
“A-are you alright?” a soft British voice asked you, your eyes slowly opening to be met with a gorgeous curly haired man with a name tag pinned onto his shirt. Steven, it read. 
“I- yeah, thank you. I didn’t mean to fall but I was distracted.” you sheepishly added, looking away from the handsome man’s gaze. You must’ve looked like such a fool, you berated yourself. Unbeknownst to you, he was mesmerized by the way the fading sunlight was illuminating your face, your smile hesitant but pure and your voice even sweeter to hear. 
“Yes, the exhibits are truly fascinating-” he started, only to be cut off.
“I was actually looking at the guide dog.” you interrupted, pointing to the golden retriever across the room. “But these ancient exhibits are interesting too! I just wish I had a tour guide or something because reading all this printed information on four hours of sleep is really difficult.” you quickly added, making Steven chuckle. 
“I-I could show you around, if you’d like.” 
Steven had no idea where the sudden courage came from, but he didn’t want to clamber onto the tube and go back to his empty flat quite yet. He wanted to stay here, with you, listen to you ramble about the most innocuous things. He nervously fiddled with the edge of his jacket, thinking he had perhaps crossed the line, but all you did was smile even wider.
“Really? Are you sure? I mean there’s only half an hour before closing so-” 
“It’s no problem, really.” 
“Thank you, Steven.” 
“No problem….” he trailed off, waiting for you to fill your name in. 
“(Y/n).” 
“(Y/n). Nice to meet you. So if you look closely upon this carving, you’ll see that it’s a depiction of Anubis. Anubis is the protector of the dead in Egyptian mythology…” 
That had been six months ago and now you had moved into his flat, your hoodies carelessly folded over the couch and your mismatched socks stuffed precariously into his drawers. He wouldn’t have it any other way though - being able to come home to you each night and to have your face be the first thing he sees every day (more or less given that both of you had hectic schedules) made even the worst days much brighter for him. It also helped that living together meant he could keep an eye on you more: it wasn’t uncommon for you to have shown up to dates, prior to moving in, with a sprained wrist, a small bruise on your arm, a twisted ankle… All from (badly) doing regular things. 
You were just so clumsy and out of them all, Steven worried the most. He carried plasters with him everywhere, in addition to filling one of his drawers to the brim with first aid supplies (which had the additional benefit of being of use to Marc or Jake after a night out, he supposed). He would be the first to drop all his books and come rushing by your side if he heard something drop or shatter, his first priority never being about the damaged item but your wellbeing. He didn’t care that you’d shattered three mugs since moving in or that you’d nearly given yourself a concussion from tripping over a package you were too lazy to pick up. Your clumsiness never annoyed him, though it just made him worry endlessly and be on high alert whenever you decided to do something even remotely dangerous. 
“Ah, shit.” 
You were sucking on the edge of your slightly burnt thumb for less than two seconds when Steven came rushing into the room, the sound of metal hitting the floor followed by your cursing forcing him to sprint out of bed and come to your aid. His hands carefully cradled your left hand, examining it in the dim yellow light of the kitchen, whilst you rolled your eyes playfully in protest.
“Stevennnnn, the cookies!” you attempted to pull away from him but his grip was iron tight.
“You’re far more important than the sweets, love. Hold on.” 
Turning off the oven, he pulled out a pack of plasters from the top shelf, ordering for you to run your thumb under cold water in the mean time. Afterwards, he carefully dried off your finger (being ever so careful to ask you to tell him if it was hurting as he applied pressure) and bandaged it nicely with a soft kiss to your hand. The action made your heart flutter.
“Thanks, Steven.” you kissed him gently, an action which still made him blush.
“No problem, darling.” 
“... Are the cookies okay though?” you pouted, pulling away from his embrace to check inside the oven. Steven’s hands quickly landed on your shoulders, pulling you backwards in an instant. 
“Hold on, love. Let me get the cookies out, alright? Don’t want you to burn yourself again.” he lightly teased, putting on oven gloves. You sighed - admittedly, that was probably the best thing to do anyways. Steven was the one to carefully take the cookies off of the baking sheet with a spatula as you arranged them neatly into stacks into the plastic container, carefully balancing one of the cookies on top of your palm so you could feed it to Steven. He smiled, gently biting into the dessert, a pleasant hum leaving his lips.
“Any good? It’s a new recipe.” 
“It’s marvelous, love. Very sweet. Only second to you.” 
“Well it was a team effort, I’d say. I bake and… you make sure I don’t burn the flat down. Or burn myself.” you added, taking a bite of the cookie as well. “Seriously, don’t you get tired of having to treat minor injuries for me so often?” 
Steven shook his head sideways, kissing you softly again - his lips still had the remnants of coconut and chocolate, with a hint of raspberry. 
“Never.” 
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Marc, on the other hand, finds your clumsiness endlessly amusing. 
He wouldn’t hesitate to pull you away from a burning pot or to help you stand up if you fell, of course. But unlike Steven who worried endlessly, waiting anxiously by your side as you cooked or cleaned, he found your daring efforts amusing and fun. Especially when he’d be able to tease you afterwards, see the adorable way in which your face would crinkle up in embarrassment, thereby giving him an excuse to kiss away the sour expression from your face. 
Juggling trying to retain whatever was ‘normal’ for Steven with a mercenary’s life and an Egyptian god constantly bothering him in the background, there was something so comforting and normal about watching you. His favorite sight in the world was whenever you’d stay up late waiting for him to get home then fall asleep on the sofa, your face smushed into the cushions, your chest rising in soft breaths as you slept. Being able to carry you back to bed, after arranging the pillows and blankets to be as comfortable as they could, before falling into the sheets with you was how he wished every day could be. 
His heart burned for you. And amongst the millions of things he loved about you, above all, it was your heart - your never ending desire to help others, your generosity, your need to always give back to others. He even saw one time that you’d scheduled various anniversaries into your phone, each day color coded and neatly organized - he pretended to have not seen the first month anniversary notification and acted surprised a week later when you pulled out a pair of tickets to a new musical. His right arm never left your waist as you clung to him afterwards, the uneven cobblestoned streets of London making walking (especially as you were drunk) ever more difficult. 
“Oh!” you suddenly stopped walking, causing Marc to almost tip over to the side at the suddenness and force with which you stopped walking. Cautious, he quickly surveyed the surroundings, expecting you to have seen something to make you nervous. “Remind me to take out the cake I have in the fridge before Marc gets home.” 
His heart was overflowing with warmth as he chuckled quietly, brushing away your hair from your face so he could better see it under the moonlight.
“Baby, I am Marc.” 
You simply hummed in response, his reply not seemingly registering in your brain for a few moments before your eyes widened in shock.
“You are! No, now I ruined the surprise.” you dramatically flailed your arms, almost falling over as you took a misstep. Marc’s reflexes were fast, quickly pulling you into his chest as a black cab rushed by. 
“Careful, angel. Almost got run over by London traffic.” 
Gently walking you towards the other side of the street, Marc was vigilant to keep you away from the side facing the open traffic all the way until the two of you reached the flat. Opening the door took several tries as you insisted on being useful and opening it yourself, but you kept on dropping the key or using the wrong key for the door. 
“Just help the little human already.” Khonshu grumbled from the background, his arms crossed and his tone unamused. But Marc didn’t care. There was something so cute about seeing you get frustrated, your eyebrows furrowing in concentration as you tried over and over again to open the door. When Marc eventually stepped in and opened it in one try, you threw your arms around him, kissing his face and calling him your hero, causing him to accidentally knock against the kitchen counter with a mug falling and shattering on the floor as a result.
“My clumsy baby. What will I ever do with you…” he commented against your lips, the pads of his thumbs drawing circles on your face.
“Perhaps you could begin by cleaning up the filth on the floor.” 
Marc was about to chastise the god when your head suddenly whipped around to the tall creature. 
“Shut it, birdie! It was a mistake.” 
“... You can see me?” the god’s voice changed from annoyance to one of surprise, clearly having underestimated your abilities to perceive beyond the mortal world.
“Yes! And you need to stop being so mean to Steven, he’s a good boy.” 
The god was baffled into silence as Marc let out a wild laugh at your antics, hugging you closer to his chest.
God, he loved you. 
The sound of the door finally unlocking snapped him out of his memories, his thoughts running wild when you finally stepped out of the bathroom, nervously pulling at the ends of the fabric whilst looking yourself over in the mirror repeatedly. He knew you were meeting with your best friend’s fiancee tonight and that you want to make ‘the best impression possible.’ His throat immediately ran dry, his eyes hungrily drinking in your figure whilst you took his silence to be a bad thing.
“Oh no, does it look bad on me? Is it too much? Should I change? I can grab-” 
A swift kiss to your lips, firm but still gentle, cut your rambling off. 
“You look perfect, baby. Now you have to leave if you want to catch your Uber on time.” 
“Right.” you smiled against his lips. Quickly fixing your hair in the mirror one last time and grabbing your bag - quickly shoving your phone inside - you raced to the front door in your socks, knocking over a pile of books that the god had been skimming through for the past few hours.
“I’m so sorry, Khonshu!” you felt horrible, knowing that he’d been skimming over the books for hours, as you dropped onto your knees and began to pick them up one by one. The god let out a displeased sigh - at this point, the god had come to oddly respect you and care for you in his own right. But even so, he couldn’t help but marvel at your clumsiness. It was unlike anything else he’d ever seen. 
Marc was quick to arrive by your side, gently coaxing you away from the pile of books.
“It’s alright, baby, you go ahead. I’ll clean this up.” 
Apologizing fervently again, you planted one last kiss on Marc’s lips before hurriedly exiting the flat, the force with which you slammed the door causing the flat to shake. Shaking his head sideways in amusement, Marc quickly went about picking up the books as the god watched from above him. 
“I sincerely do not understand how one mortal can both perceive the higher realms whilst struggling to maintain basic balance and hand-eye coordination.” 
Marc chuckled.
“It’s a mystery to me too.” 
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Jake didn’t worry for you nor did he find your clumsiness amusing. 
No, seeing you trip, knock over, cut yourself accidentally or drop things made his protective side kick in, his body immediately wrapping around yours and shielding you from whatever danger was created. It was a bit much at times, causing even Marc and Steven to complain - “they’re London cyclists, Jake, they’re supposed to go a bit fast” - but Jake didn’t care. He hated to see you in pain, to see any markings or discoloration on your pretty skin, so it was primal instinct to be protective around you. 
Sometimes you’d pout when he’d seat you away from an open flame or insist on holding your hand in open streets, but he couldn’t help it. He wasn’t the best with words - like Steven - nor with spending quality time with you - like Marc - so his love for you spilled over in his actions. Jake was fiercely protective of you, unafraid to snap, push or get a little violent with people if they could ever hurt you. Or if they flirted with you.
As Jake eyed the menu of the small cafe nestled in the corner of the bookstore, your order memorized like the back of his hand, he missed your figure leaving his side as a certain book cover on the top shelf caught your eye. Having decided what to order, he returned his gaze to his side to ask you if you’d like the usual, before he realized that you were no longer next to him. His eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, seeing that you’d opted to climb up a ladder to reach a book on the top shelf in the historical fiction section.
His brain immediately flashed with numerous scenarios of what could go wrong - you’d fall off the ladder, hit your head on a sharp corner and get a concussion, get a paper cut from flipping through too quickly - and Jake was quick to abandon his place in line, only to be cut off by another man accidentally walking into you as you stepped off the ladder. Engrossed in whatever was written on the back cover of the book, you hadn’t seen the man blocking your pathway who was now apologizing to you profusely.
“I’m terribly sorry for that.” the man kept repeating his apologies, bending down to retrieve your fallen book. Jealousy coursed through Jake’s veins upon realizing that the man was objectively good looking, his brown hair well styled, his prim suit indicating that he probably held a well off, stable job. It was one of Jake’s insecurities - the fact that he (or Marc or Steven for that matter, but especially him) could not offer you a ‘normal’ life free of violence, doomsdays and existential threats. And the way you keep giggling and entertaining the man’s quips caused his stomach to twist and anger to bubble up in his chest, his fists clenching by his sides. Jake wasn’t thinking when he stormed up to where you were standing and pulled you right against him, lacing your fingers with his. 
“Mi corazón, we should leave now if we want to catch the bus in time.” his voice was sweet when speaking to you but his glare to the man was deadly, who was now shifting uncomfortably under Jake’s stare. Your brows furrowed in confusion.
“Oh, but Spencer was just about to tell me-” 
You weren’t able to finish your sentence nor get your book back from Spencer as Jake quickly dragged you away, leaving the brunette man confused and alone with your book. Jake was silent for a few moments, simply dragging you behind him as you hurried your pace in an effort to keep up with him amongst the busy crowds of pedestrians.
“What was that for?” you pouted. 
Jake stopped, dropping your hand before letting out a curt sigh. 
“That bastardo was flirting with you. Plus, he could’ve hurt you by knocking into you while you were stepping off a ladder.” 
The mix of jealousy and insecurity dripping from his voice caused your expression to soften, your delicate hands coming up to cup his face.
“It’s sweet of you to worry, Jake, but I’m fine, see? Also, even if he was flirting, I would never be interested in him. Not when I have the most handsome, caring and amazing boyfriends by my side.” 
His anger slowly dissipated, your lips meeting his in a gentle manner, which he was quick to turn into a full out steamy makeout session by pinning you against the brick wall of the alleyway. You laughed against his lips at his eagerness as a small smirk spreads across his lips.
“You’re mine, mi amor, aren’t you?” he growled.
“All yours, Jake... But I did really want to buy that book so you’ll have to make it up to me.” 
He kisses you again, his intoxicating mix of sandalwood and fresh leather flooding your senses.
“Of course. I’ll buy you that book. And anything else you’d ever want.” 
“Can I open my eyes now?” you whined, the blindfold placed on your eyes having meant you’d been led in complete darkness for the past ten minutes. Based on the attire you were told to wear and the soft feeling of grass and dirt underneath your feet, you had a feeling you were in a hilly area or a park, but you had no idea why you were here or what Jake had planned for date night. Jake simply chuckled in response.
“In a minute.” 
A few rustles of paper and the sound of fabric being straightened out, then he carefully took off the blindfold from your eyes, revealing the gorgeous sight in front. A hastily sprung out picnic basket laid out with white and red checkered squares, pinned to the grassy floor with a few glass candles. Two wine glasses and a bottle of wine sat in the middle. It was intimate and small, yet so beautifully done, you felt your heart squeeze in appreciation as you looked up at Jake’s face (which was uncharacteristically shy and withdrawn in this instance).
“Sorry for the... rather messy presentation. Steven and Marc helped with a few things but I’m usually not very good with these things, so-”
“It’s perfect.” you cut him off quickly, grabbing his hands and squeezing them in reassurance. “Thank you, thank you all so much. This is just… the best thing I could’ve asked for on our sixth month anniversary.” 
Jake’s shoulders quickly relaxed, a sly smirk appearing on his face.
“Oh, just wait until you see, mi vida, what we have planned for you.” 
As Jake sat down next to you, you popped open the wine bottle and began to pour him a glass, accidentally spilling some onto his pants. 
“Shit! I’m so sorry-” you quickly placed down the drinks, searching for some tissues and water to help rub out the stain. But Jake simply couldn’t care, choosing instead to admire you: the way your eyes glittered in the moonlight or the way the faint glow of the candles below carved your face in shadows.
“God, I’m just so clumsy, did we bring any tissues? Or I can run down to a nearby-” you continued to ramble, becoming silent only when Jake's hand reached out for yours, wrapping around your wrist and setting you back down on to the floor.
“It’s alright, mi amor. Just sit and enjoy this night with me, okay?” 
“Okay.” 
And as the two of you sat in silence, the object in his left pocket felt heavier than ever.
“Thank goodness the wine didn’t spill onto the ring.” Steven remarked.
“Though, that would have been very (Y/n)-esque to do.” Marc added.
And as he tore his gaze away from the night sky and onto you, all Jake could think about was how much he wanted to spend to spend the rest of his life with you. Even through all the falls, bruises, wine spills, forgotten items and cuts you’d rack up along the way.
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a/n: sooo basically I haven't posted any fics since Aug of 2020. Whew. So posting this is pretty nervewracking for me. Sorry if this fic wasn't the best, I am a little rusty. Not sure if any of my older followers are reading this but if you stuck around, thank you!
As for everyone else, please let me know if you enjoyed by liking/commenting/reblogging - if the feedback is positive I may write more in this fandom :)
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