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the-trans-dragon · 8 months
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Hehehe >:3 got a kissie and some headpats from a pretty girl >:3 muahahahahahaha >:3
#sorenhoots#sometimes i remember that i am living the life that i ached for during lonely years#like i just get to wake up and live my gay little life??? kinda fucking awesome even if many other parts of life are very stressful#im so glad i met my wife who loves me for who i am 🥰🥰🥰🥰 and 😈😈😈 heheh then i met my other partner???? like. i thought my wife made me#the happiest i would ever be and then WOOSH i met ANOTHER person who makes me incredibly happy? i did not know the happiness could DOUBLE.#i figured it was like 0%-100% and my wife made me like 100% of my capacity for happiness and then its like 200% now and im realizing that my#capacity to experience joy and peace isnt static and frankly probably increases steadily over a lifetime as i grow and change and learn to#appreciate things more. anyways im in a content happy lil gay mood this morning :3#my partner got to visit us recently to help us get emotionally ready for some stressful stuff but now the most stressful parts are done and#now that the stress is fading i am finding so much happiness has been in my chest waiting to burst! it was sooo good to see my partner hehe#and the situation is even cuter because my wifes partner also came to visit and my wifes partner is my partners wife also so like. adorable#symmetry. my partner and my wifes partner have another partner and if you draw out a little diagram of us you will see it is shaped like a#house :3 a square with a triangle on top :3 hehe metamours everywhere :3 super super super wonderful metamours. its literally almost like a#fairy tale to have a polycule??? like?? im so excited to live somewhere that isnt like 9 hours from them. oh my god they also have a cat and#shes the cutest. me and my wife have a cute cat also and we are like 👀👀👀 tenatively anticipating that they will get along 👀👀👀 ive#specifically worked with my cat to help her know how to behave around other cats. my neighbor is retired and does TNR on the local strays#and they get attached to her and hang out in her backyard or her house lol like one snuck in and this was before they had any cats and they#didnt know he snuck in until he hopped onto her bf's chest at night to snuggle up. and hes a big cat and if you felt him drop onto your#chest in the pitch black of night you might absolutely mistake him for a racooon or possom or some other beast. anyways he sneaks into all#the houses down the street apparently and is just kinda like “the retired people down the street”'s cat lol. and daisy would hiss and yowl#out the window at him but i always tried to show her that he is friendly (and give her treats to attempt to tell her 'he isnt a threat. have#a snack. see? if he was a threat then we would not be having snacks.' and eventually he ran into us while i was letting her outside on her#harness and!!! i was absolutely ready to defend either of them from the t#other but they just cautiously sniffed each other and then laid down. it was fascinating to observe. daisy also responds really well yo#to meeting new people :3 though she proved me wrong by hiding from some maitenence ppl recently. but then she met my metamour and was pretty#much instantly like 'oh ok ur family? sounds gok#sounds good.' so thats cute and i hope if we end up in the same house with the other cat in the polci#polycule. well i hope they get along!!!#idk what we would do if they didnt. there are lots of other housing arrangements (like renting a duplex or next-door apartments or#something) but i want them to get along anyways :3 no matter what sort of living arragement works out best. i think theyd be good for each
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p4nishers · 3 months
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"but young sam was watching him, across thirty years"
i genuinely can't explain what that line did to my brain chemistry but it fucked it up GOOD. like. imagine IMAGINE going back in time and meeting ur younger self who is naive and eager and so so painfully young and trying to teach yourself at least SOMETHING of what you've learnt from your father figure. and now YOU'RE your father figure. vimes spent the WHOLE BOOK trying to control the "beast" and do the right thing and he controlled it for HIMSELF in the end. because there are some things you owe yourself and your inner child is watching you always and young sam was watching him across thirty years and and and and. ive been having a panic attack for a whole hour if anyone was wondering
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helplesslyblue77 · 11 months
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You Can't Deny(That Beast Inside)
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Genre: Smut, minors dni
Pairing: Hybrid!Felix x Reader
Word Count: 2.4k
Warnings: Hybrid!Felix is a golden retriever, Friends to Lovers, heat - Freeform, Breeding Kink, Mentions of pups and all the usual stuff that comes(haha get it lol) with a hybrid au, Dirty Talk, hints of Sub!Felix but its mostly Dom!Felix. He gets a little posessive and crazy but we love it
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bro i love hybrid au's. they weren't something id ever seen out of the kpop fandom, and ive been in a LOT of fandoms. i wonder why thier so specific to kpop
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Felix, your best friend of ten years, your lovable Golden Retriever Hybrid who always smiles and makes time for you no matter what, your crush of so many years is avoiding you. It hurts your heart to admit it but it has to be true.
It started three days ago, when you texted him, asking him to come over for your weekly movie night. You received this in response:
“I'm sorry, I can't make it this week.”
He had never, ever skipped out on your weekly movie night.
You had asked if he was ok, and he had told you he was fine, just a little sick. 
“Can I come over to help?”
You'd texted and promptly been shut down, rather harshly in your opinion. Fine, whatever. 
Ok, so maybe Felix was sick and just didn't want to get you sick as well. You believed that until you saw him at the grocery store, perfectly fine. You marched over to him, intent on giving him a piece of your mind, but to your surprise, he had practically run away from you. Without so much as a greeting. 
So you called Chan. 
“Is Felix avoiding me?”
He coughed and stuttered out. “N-no of course not, why would you think that?”
Chan was a horrible liar. 
“He ran away from me at the grocery store, and he won't answer my texts or calls.”
“He's just sick. It's not too bad, he just doesn't want to get you sick.”
You frowned, “If it's that bad, I should go over there—”
Chan interrupted you.
“No wait, he told us not to let you—”
“WHAT?”
“Wait name don't—”
That infuriated you beyond belief, so he was avoiding you huh?
You hung up, intent on giving him a piece of your mind. 
Too bad for him, you knew his address. So you collected yourself and stormed over there, opening the door with the spare key hidden under the rocks by the porch. The house was silent when you entered, storming down the dark hallway you slammed on the lights, shouting at the top of your lungs. 
“LEE FELIX.”
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Felix felt bad about ignoring you, every minute apart from you tore at his heart, and your sad face as he had all but run away from you at the grocery store haunted him every moment.
But it was for the best. He couldn't be around you when his heat was approaching, it wasn't safe for you. He felt tense as if any minute he could jump on you and take you, with or without your permission and he would rather die than ever mess up your friendship, even if he wanted you, had wanted you for years now. 
Felix had resigned himself to being permanently stuck in the friend zone years ago, and yet he still hoped that one day, you would reciprocate his deep feelings for you, but he knew it was just wishful thinking. 
It had started years ago, these urges, and every heat since then Felix had barred alone, accompanied by only thoughts of you. It was dangerous to be near you when he was so close to his heat, your scent tempted him constantly, the pretty sundresses you wore exposed the crotch of your panties when you bent down, and Felix had to do his best not to take you over the kitchen table, in front of all of his friends.
Even if he knew they would enjoy it(Probably a little too much for their own good.)his sense of possessiveness couldn't let the other see you like that.
But it had been worse lately. You had been babysitting your younger cousin, a baby of only two and Felix had watched in agony as you practically glowed with the baby. He couldn’t help imagining the child was yours and the hybrid side of him longed to put his pups into you.
He knew you would look so good all swollen with his pups, and that was when Felix realized his heat was approaching and he needed to get away from you before he did something potentially disastrous. So he had locked himself in his room, in constant agony and accompanied only by his vivid fantasies of you.
So when he heard your pretty voice, shouting his name at first he thought it was just his fantasies. 
But the longer he listened, the more wrong it sounded. First of all, the tone was all wrong, you sounded furious and it was acconpanied by a loud slamming sound.
And then he smelled you, you're scent too fresh to belong to the small heap of your clothes he had been desperately sniffing. And then his kitchen door slammed and Felix realized you were here. In his house. Less than a wall was separating the two of you. Felix almost came right then and there, your scent overwhelming him as he humped desperately into the mattress, still fully clothed. 
You were stomping around his house, shouting his name and Felix hurriedly pulled himself out of his fantasies and bit his hand so hard it started to bleed.
The sharp burst of pain cleared his hand for a moment and he hurriedly stood up, trying and failing to hide the bulge in his pants, before giving up and taking a deep breath, exiting his bedroom.
You were furious, he could tell as you laid eyes on him, marching right up and planting a finger in his chest. Felix held his breath desperately trying not to lose it as you yelled at him. 
“Lee Felix, how dare you ignore me, your not sick—”
You were still yelling but all Felix could focus on was your pretty face, you looked so radiant when you were mad, and Felix would gladly get on his knees and worship you, let you step on his hard cock with your pretty feet or maybe you would slap him, and call him a pervert. He could be your good boy, he could do that. Or if you wanted he could beg you to sit on his face, he would gladly suffocate in your pussy.
That would feel like heaven.
Or maybe if he begged for it enough you would let him fill your pussy with cum, pumping his pups into you until you were nice and round and full, and—
“Felix! Are you even listening to me?”
Felix could help it, he let out a whimper. You frowned, finally taking in his flushed cheeks, his sweaty hair plastered to his forehead, his wrinkled clothes and most telling of all, the large bulge tenting the front of his gray sweatpants. Your eyes widened, and you stepped back hurriedly. Felix followed you, trying to be as close as possible to you, even if he knew he couldn't have you. You frowned, your back hitting the wall, and parted your pretty lips, asking him a question. 
“Felix? Are you in Heat?”
Felix pressed against you, and buried his face in your neck, breathing in your scent in large gulps, trying his best to memorize it before you ran out of the house in disgust.
You shivered a little and Felix groaned as he smelt the sweet smell of arousal emanating from between your thighs. The strings holding his sanity were thin, too close to snapping as you thrashed against him, rubbing your thighs together. You shuddered and ground out a question. 
“Felix? Do you need help? I can get someone—”
“No…”
He moaned out, his voice rough and deep and you whimpered. “Only want you, please…”
His tale swished back and forth, the soft yellow fur catching on your leg and you moaned as his pretty hands gripped your thighs desperately. “You…want me?”
The question came out haltingly, your brain muddled and overcome with arousal. 
Felix nodded against your neck. “Only wanted you, always. I love you.”
You gasped at the admission, your heart full, even as your empty pussy pulsed.
Felix whined against you, the scent of arousal driving him nearly insane. He was about to tell you to leave, you needed to leave before he lost it and fucked you against the wall, but then you grabbed him by the collar, dragging him into his room and shoving him onto the bed. 
“I love you too, Felix.”
He whimpered as you pulled off your shirt and skirt, your panties and bra hitting the floor. He made quick work of his clothes, and you stared greedily at his cock, gulping. 
You realized that Hybrids had, um, bigger dicks than humans, but you had never realized how truly big he was. Just the sight of it made your mouth water desperately, and another time you would have loved to have your mouth on it but right now, you just wanted it inside you, spearing your insides and rendering you nearly dumb.
You could tell Felix wanted the same, even as he waited patiently for you, you could see his impatience in how his hands gripped the sheets, ripping holes and he desperately held himself back, trying to not look too desperate. His tail was wagging back and forth, at an embarrassing rate and all he could see was you. He couldn't believe this was even happening.
After years and years of deserted hopes and dreams of you, he tried to hold on to as he woke to a cold empty bed, you were finally his, not Chans, not Jisung's, his mate.
Felix could smell your arousal scenting the air, and the sight of your naked body was just too much for him. He was about two seconds from just jumping on you and taking you against the floor but thankfully, you ceased his torture and moved on top of him gracefully, lining your entrance up with his tip. 
You were tempted to tease him, he looked too cute with that desperate look in his eyes, his cheeks flushed and his chest heaving up and down with the effort of restraining himself, but you didn't know if you would last, your arousal driving you nearly insane with want. So you spared him, easing down slowly on his cock, taking him one inch at a time. 
He was big, and the stretch was slightly painful but the pain only served to turn you on more, and when you looked down, and saw that only half of him was inside of you, you felt yourself tighten around him. Felix knotted his hands tighter in the blankets, letting you take your time. You felt so good, so tight, the hot walls of your pussy fluttering around him and your pretty moans filling the air.
Felix still half believed this was a dream. 
It took a lot of time, but finally, he was fully inside of you. You felt stuffed, unbelievably full as he pulsed inside of you, and you nearly came there and then as you looked down, noticing the bulge denting your stomach.
Felix was almost gone by now, his hybrid side so close to taking over and all he could think about was fucking you full of his pups, filling his precious mate up completely, and fucking you until you were moaning and screaming dumbly on his cock. 
Before he was completely gone, he made sure to grip your face, turning your eyes to his own. 
“Can I let go?” 
You shuddered, and leaned in, kissing him gently. “Yes, Felix. I'm yours.”
And with those words he was gone.
He lunged forward, gripping you close to him and he pounded your pussy desperately, moans and whimpers filling the air and mixing with your own. He set a ruthless pace, his thick cock felt like it was rearranging your internal organs with each thrust and you didn't think you would ever be able to go back. He had quite literally ruined you for another man. 
“Your mine, m-my mate. The others cant have you.”
At the mention of the others, you almost stopped him, but his words were slurred and desperate, and his possessive nature turned you on. You could almost feel your thoughts slipping away like he was fucking them out of you. 
“Oh Felix, y-yes I'm y-yours…” you interrupted yourself with a loud moan as Felix picked up his thrusts, humping into you with wild abandon. 
This desperate, possessive side of your Felix, who was always sunshine and smiles was new to you. It turned you on beyond belief. You could feel your high coming, feel the tense knot in your groin as Felix fucked you closer and closer to completion. You could feel his thrusts stutter as well.
You tried to warn him. “Felix, ‘m c-coming!”
He mumbled out more nonsense, interspersed with desperate moans as he sucked possessive hickeys into your neck. 
“Make sure the o-others know your mine…fill you up with my c-cum, breed my pretty mate full of my pups…”
His hand makes its way to your clit and you scream, fingernails leaving large scratches on his back. 
His thrusts turn sloppy and he ruts into you desperately, his moans mixing with yours. 
“So pretty, always been so p-pretty, and n-now you're mine.”
You whimper, gripping his shoulders tightly. Your high crashes over you, and you clench around Felix's cock, he stutters, shoving inside you one more time, and moans as he cums. You feel his knot swell inside you, locking his cock inside you as he cums and the extra stretch makes you orgasm a second time, clenching around Felix as he lets out an especially raspy grunt. 
He seems to cum and cum, his hand making its way down to your clit, and he rubs circles into it, prolonging your orgasm. You pull him down, sealing your lips as his cum pumps into your stomach. The kiss is all teeth and tongue and as your orgasm finally dies down, Felix’s still hard cock lodged in your stomach you feel beyond exhausted. Felix collapses on top of you, kissing your neck.
He hugs you fondly, his voice almost shy as he asks you, “Be my girlfriend?”
You giggle a little, how is this the same man who fucked you ruthlessly into the bed and still has his cock lodged inside you. You can tell he's pouting against your neck so you put him out of his misery, wrapping your arms around his naked back. “Oh course Felix.”
His cock is still hard inside of you, and you can feel yourself clench around him. He sounds almost cocky as he teases you. “Are you ready for more, Baby?” 
You slap his back. “How long do heats usually last?”
He smirks, pulling away as his hands and planting a chaste kiss on your lips. 
You wiggle, clenching around him. 
“About a week.”
You moan as he flips you around, entering you again from the back even as his cum drips down your thighs, wetting the bed below you. You're in for a long week. 
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originally posted on ao3 on 2023-06-04
reposted on ao3 on 2023-06-08
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twistedroseytoesy · 1 year
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Hewo i took one look at your blog and jesus i fell in love with your works.
Octotrio plus riddle with sea bunny yuu/mc/reader?
Ive only seen fic with sea bunny yuu lmao
I hope you have a good day!
Oh my gosh! Thank you for the kind words! But also I LOVE SEA BUNNYS! Like look at them!!
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They are so fricken cute and small!!! Apparently they are quite dangerous too if you’re not careful. They absorb and reuse toxins from the sponges and jellyfish that they eat!
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You were a rather small sea slug mer, about 3 feet from the tips of your “ears” to your little gills. With your lower half being covered in the small white tendrils that mimicked a furry animal, your little tail gills waving behind you. Other than your sea slug lower half you also had 2 small sensors on your head that also seemed to mimic a surface creatures ears. You were always coddled growing up. Others treating you like a child but you didn’t mind since you liked being cute and getting to eat what you wanted. If someone ever tried to eat you they would get a bit of a shock and feel how poisonous you would be if they tried it.
When you got your legs it was a difficult transition for you. You are also small in this form, about 4’6. Once you got used to walking you found great joy in skipping and jumping around similar to a bunny. You also somehow were quite the small rodent magnet. Jumping mice, squirrels and rabbits all loved to be around you. You had dark speckles all over your body similar to your tendril covered body. Your little ears still sprouted from your head, many mistook you for a rabbit beastfolk due to this. You didn’t mind since they weren’t sensitive to hearing, but to smells!
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Azul: found you rather cute and of course tried to monopolize that. You poor naive and cute little thing, he's happy to provide protection from the cruel cruel world, just sign here~ Actually felt bad when you signed with a bright smile full of innocence. made sure you were given the easier tables and simpler jobs. Somewhat became addicted to your sweet smile when he complimented your work. Knew you were a merfolk since you had the telltale innocence of one on the surface. After his overblot, he was so surprised that you forgave him so easily. that despite what he did that you were able to smile at him like always. oh no, he's in love. If you still wanted to work at the lounge he's happy to give you discounts and even adds special sponge or jellyfish dishes just for you to enjoy.
When he first saw your merform he froze and just stared at you. on the inside, he's squealing like a high school girl. When you eventually snap him out of is staring he will quietly compliment you and excuse himself, practically running out of the area. Really wants to try and pet your little tendrils since they look so soft. wonders if you would still smile at him like always even in his merform. he's down so bad.
Jade: Didn't pay you much mind at first unless you were in the dorm of course. Thought you were a rabbit beast-folk, but noticed how your "ears" didn't seem to react to loud sounds, even experimenting with some loud spells above you to see if you would flinch. So now he was interested. If not for hearing what are those interesting appendages for?~ Made a bet with Floyd on what it could be. Only found out when he noticed your ears following your food along with your eyes when he placed it in front of you. Retrieved yout drink to see if they would do the same yet they didn't, how fascinating ~ figured out that it was your way of smelling the air eventually. Enjoyed making you do little dances that weren't required but he vaguely hinted at such an idea so when you did a small careful spin to give people their food jade cant help but chuckle.
Stumbled on you in your mer form in the dorm one day, you were happily munching on one of the poisonous sponges in the aquarium. Jade quickly grabbed you, thinking you were going to get yourself sick. You had to explain what you could do since Jade didn't mess with smaller creatures as much as larger ones. warns you to not eat the aquarium fauna and just ask if you wanted a snack, he's got many mushrooms for you to nibble on. Might join you in the water and coo at how small and defenseless you are compared to him. But you just smile and sink back to the ocean floor happily hopping around a coral reef with some fish. You confuse and amuse him with your cutesy attitude, but it's endearing and he quite enjoyed how you believe so much of what he says. Easy to mess with, but he would never go too far. As fun as breaking your innocence would be he just can't seem to find any reason to do so.
Floyd: SEA BUNNY!! Oh Floyd loves picking up and tossing around the little sea bunnies if he ever stumbled upon them. Likes to poke and prod at your little sensors asking if they hear or do anything interesting. He likes how you like to play jumping games. You’re just so cute like a little kid! And you’re small like one too! He lifts you off of your feet so often. He also likes to squeeze you but you didn’t mind since you didn’t really have bones in your last form and we’re incredibly flexible and squishy in this form. Can’t even stay mad around you for long since he just finds you so cute. If he’s in a bad mood people just send you his way.
He pestered asked you so much to see your little mer form! He had never seen a sea bunny mer! Whether you show him or he stumbles on you in your mer form the result is the same. Lots of excited squealing and squeezing. He pokes even more at all your little spots and plays with your tail gills. He raven teaches you to hop in a way along the sea floor. You both laugh a lot and have fun around a reef. The fish happily cleaning your tendrils and Floyd chasing any fish nearby. You’re too cute to ever get bored of! So floyd will drag you to the pools more often since he wants to play leap frog on the ocean floor. He doesn’t mind that you’re a bit slow.
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Riddle: the way you hoped from place to place doing as you please was very endearing to riddle. Your smaller stature and the way you gravitated to heartslabul and it’s many creature he can t help but smile. Ensures you are safe with the animals and following the rules, but thanks to your childish nature you’ve ere able to help riddle relax on his rules a bit. Even got him to jump around and laugh with you. You became a close friend and he likes to envision himself like the queen and you as his right hand rabbit.also found the way your “ears” would lean toward the kitchen whenever trey was baking.
when you first shyly showed him your mer form he was astonished that one, you weren’t a beast-folk like he though you were, and two, you were even smaller like this! He thanked you for your trust and for showing him this form. He did make a small comment on how soft your little tendrils looked. You both had a pond side tea party before something inevitably went wrong in the dorm. He looks forward to seeing your adorable small form happily munching on strawberries soon.
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lilydalexf · 5 months
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hi! do you know of any fics where mulder or scully (i think this fits either of them well) ask the other "can i kiss you?" ? its my favourite fic "trope" but i think ive only found one xf fic that does it and i cant even remember it, please help!
Thank you for this ask! I have (many) older asks I maybe should've answered first, but it was very fun compiling this rec list of fics where one of Mulder and Scully asks the other "Can I kiss you?" Enjoy! Anamorphosis by Megan Reilly Assigned to find a horrifying serial murderer, Agent Scully discovers things about herself and her past that she never suspected. City of Light by Bonetree On the run through the American Southwest, Scully and Mulder flee the shadowy forces of Owen Curran and Padden's government agents, who threaten their freedom and their lives. On the way, they must also struggle with their own demons, which threaten to tear them apart. (Part of the Goshen universe) Eleventh Hour by Rachel Anton Some feeling defy the confines of time. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by Jenna Tooms Scully comes to Mulder with a wound only he can heal. general conundrums by @intrepidment Nonsense fluff. Impulse by Suzanne Schramm Mulder and Scully investigate some strange doings in a little town where people seem to have no control over their actions. Let's Bee Together by @baronessblixen Set during IWTB: Scully comes home from the hospital to find a bored and restless Mulder has picked up an interesting new hobby: apiculture. Little Notes by aRcaDIaNFall$ Mulder and Scully are bored in a meeting and start passing notes... The Mad Physicist & The Lab Rat by littlemisfit5290 (@alittlemissfit) "Who said I was even going to the party?” “I said you are if you plan on knowing whether I dressed up as a sexy alien or that beast woman.” MSR, pre IWTB, Halloween fluff. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Baroness_Blixen (@baronessblixen) For the first time ever, the FBI is doing a secret Santa exchange. But what do you do when you're not paired with the only person you can imagine exchanging gifts with? You do everything in your power to rig the game. Nuptiae Sub Rosa by SisterSpooky1013 and XFMaweezy (@sisterspooky1013 and @xfmaweezy) A series of canon-compliant missing scenes showing that some dynamics of Mulder and Scully’s relationship may have changed much earlier than previously thought. radiant by kittenscully (@kittenscully) Under normal circumstances, her vulnerability would shock him. But things are different now, the shift tectonic and undeniable. He owes her the same trust that she’s showing him. Saying the Words by Karen Rasch Mulder and Scully finally confront their feelings for the first time. (Part of the Words series) Tender Intent by A.I. Irving When Scully returns to work after recovering from her illness, Mulder discovers that she isn't quite the changed woman she claims to be. Untitled by @baronessblixen “I’ll kick his ass if you want me to.” / “Why do you only kiss me when I’m sleeping?” Untitled by @broadcastnews1987 a “what if one breath never happened au.” Untitled by @msrafterdark scully puts the moves on mulder post-millennium. What Happens In Vegas (Sometimes Finds Its Way Into Official Documents) by tiredmoonlight (@myshipsintheharbor) When some interesting news about the marital status of two agents finds its way to back to the FBI, questions are raised, the main one being that the agents don't actually remember getting married. While You Were Sleeping by Skinfull Mulder falls for an intoxicating red head he spots in the park, then saves her life but not before she is injured and put into a coma, then he meets her sister! Den den dehhhhhh! Seraphim by chekcough (@chekcough) After Mulder returns from the dead, Scully tries to pick up the pieces. AU, with Mulder/Scully relationship pre-established after FTF. Implied character suicide.
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artful-aries · 10 months
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Hiii again :D how are you doing? ,-, i hope you're doing well!!!!
My school finally ended and im free- so i was wondering if i can request for some hcs if your okay with it :>
Ive been having this idea for awhile now so, how about Xiao, Zhongli and Cyno with a s/o who avoids conflict? Like, whenever a conversation is slowly heading towards an argument they'll try to end it quickly and whenever a fight is going on they suddenly go quiet due to past traumas
Its up to you whether you wanna write it or not, but make sure to not overwork yourself and thanks for your time :] <3
I’m glad you’re out on break!! I have unfortunately been working my ass off for a promotion that should be finalized in the oncoming weeks, so needless to say I’ve been busy. At any rate, I hope you enjoy! This could be read as platonic if you squint
How They Are With An Argument Avoidant S/O (Xiao, Zhongli, Cyno)
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Xiao
If you end an argument before it starts, it will actually take Xiao a little while before he notices the behavior. He thinks that you just finally understand his point and agree with him, rather than just saying whatever will stop the argument from escalating
Socializing isn’t his forte, so picking up on human social cues is quite a task for him. He can tell you’re nervous, that much is obvious by the way your breathing picks up, the way your eyes can’t seem to stay on him for too long, and your heart will be beating slightly harder. He knows this, yet he’s not sure exactly why, and can’t connect the dots. You’ve been nervous around him before and told him it was just because of your attraction to him, so when he notices these things he thinks it’s the same as what you told him before
It’s not until the day you aren’t quick enough to end the argument, when his tone gets sharper with you and you go silent that he discovers the issue in the first place
Even though Xiao knows something is wrong, he has the misfortune of not knowing how to be tactful about it. He will likely just bluntly ask you why you’re quiet, his tone neither gentle or comforting
Obviously, this makes the situation worse, and he’s confused as to why you seem to clam up even more, or in the event that he actually makes you cry, he’s extremely shocked
He’ll stay still as a statue, staring you down like his life depended on it as he tries to think about what he knows of humans to explain why you’re suddenly behaving this way. The fact that he can’t figure it out stresses him, which inadvertently makes him glare at you
If you keep trying to brush this aside and act like everything is fine Xiao will get very irritated with you. Why are you lying to him, and to his face no less?
At the sight of your tears he will do one of two things; either he will leave immediately, or will straight up ask you if you’re afraid of him. Most of the time he will go with the first option, as he often sees himself as some tainted beast with his karmic debt, but under the right circumstances he will feel the compulsion to ask, even though he’s afraid of how you might answer
If you say that you’re scared of him it’ll break his heart, and he will remain stony faced as he simply nods and leaves. If you reassure him that you aren’t scared of him, he will be very relieved, but won’t show it other than a slight tension leaving his shoulders
Xiao isn’t going to dig in much further on your feelings unless you volunteer the information, but he will try to find a way to get you to relax, whether that’s awkwardly asking if you want to share almond tofu with him, or giving you a slightly hard pat to your head to give you comfort
He might not completely understand your reaction, but he does have enough sense to connect the dots and tries not to raise his voice or sound too mean during arguments. Xiao isn’t always successful, but the attempt is there
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Zhongli
After millennia of watching humans, the former Archon is pretty observant when it comes to reading subtle emotions and changes in demeanor of people, and you are certainly no exception
With the first few arguments that you go out of your way to deescalate, Zhongli will quietly let you do so, but don’t think for a second that he doesn’t know what you’re doing.
He wants to give you the chance to work your way out of this habit on your own. Humans are capable of so much growth and change in such a short amount of time, and he doesn’t want to feel like he is meddling with that. To him, it’s preferable that you come into your own and develop beyond this habit you have clung to for who knows how long
As long as the arguments aren’t serious, he will continue to let you fall back into your habit, waiting on you to feel comfortable enough to have a normal disagreement with him rather than backing down at the first sign of conflict. It’s only when he feels very strongly about the discussion that he’s trying to have with you that he will confront you on your behavior
Even when arguing he’s never been one to raise his voice or seem threatening, but when you once again try to take the easy way out he will fix you with a stern gaze and ask you why you always seem to shy away from tough discussions with him
If his intensity seems to intimidate you, he’ll softly sigh and ask you to join him for tea, but if it gets you to open up about why you don’t like arguing his expression will soften, and he will pull you into a hug if you’ll let him
Whichever route is taken, he is sure to reiterate that you are completely safe with him, and that no harm will come to you so long as he is alive. Zhongli isn’t naive enough to think that this will solve the problem, but he knows you need to hear it nonetheless
Be prepared to be sat down for a long, extensive talk with him. He’ll make sure it doesn’t sound like he is lecturing you, but it’s important to him that you feel comfortable in this relationship to argue with him. As he will so eloquently put it, “What is a canyon without the river to erode it?”
Zhongli desperately wants you to see arguments as something as inevitable yet mundane as a rolling thunderstorm, and not something cataclysmic like a typhoon. They are a natural part of interpersonal relationships, and he doesn’t want you to fear that form of intimacy with him
He will be one to effectively communicate and help you overcome your aversion to more tense discussions, gently getting you out of your comfort zone until one day you find yourself not feeling dizzy at the sight of his brows that are furrowed at you, you don’t feel ill when Zhongli frowns disapprovingly at what you said. Before you had even realized it, arguing with him just felt like arguing with an extension of yourself
He won’t say anything when he sees how much you’ve changed, but when he watches you argue with him there’s a light in his eyes that wasn’t there before. He’s proud of you.
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Cyno
He’s one who is aware of how he could come across before he even knows of your aversion to arguments. Despite how serious he gets with work, he always does his best to not take that energy home with him, but some of that is bound to bleed over eventually
He might write off your dismissive, avoidant behavior the first time, but come the second time when you once again keep your head down and just mumble words of appeasement he will not have it
Cyno will cross his arms across his chest, and flatly ask why you seem to just be agreeing with whatever he says like he’s your boss. He loathes the thought of you behaving like everyone else in the Akademiya. He wants to just be Cyno to you, not the General Mahamatra
When his sternness seems to put you more on edge, he will attempt to make a pun about whatever it was that you were arguing about in an attempt to get you to at least relax a little. If it works, he will be relieved and ask you to not be afraid of sharing your thoughts even if they oppose his own
If making a joke seems like poor timing or if it doesn’t get a smile or laugh out of you, Cyno will frown a little and study you intently, trying to figure out how to approach this sensitive subject. In the end, he’ll settle on asking you if you want him to leave you alone for a while or if you want to have a discussion
Even if it hurts his feelings a little to leave you alone, he won’t show it as he’ll give a silent nod and stay out of your way for a couple of hours before checking back in on you. Though he would prefer to discuss things immediately, he loves you too much to push you
When it comes time to sit down and talk with you, only one question burns in his mind: Why did you seem to be scared of him? Regardless of what you tell him, he will listen without interjection, and will make sure to keep any emotions under control while you express your feelings
Whether it is his fault or not, Cyno can’t help but feel guilty. Perhaps if he didn’t come across so seriously most of the time, then maybe you wouldn’t have felt this way about arguing with him. He’s not one to dwell on his regrets, and will immediately ask what he can do to make things better for you
Your wish is his command, and whatever you suggest Cyno will make sure he fulfills it the next time you two have an argument. The last thing he wants is to instill fear into you, and will do absolutely anything to keep you from feeling uncomfortable or afraid
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The Beast In His Bones - Part IV
Part I
"Tell me more, Chil. Tell me about all the ways you want me to use you." The low rumble of his voice left the hairs along Chilchuck's neck prickling in the best way.
"I want you ... to use my mouth", he admitted after a short breath, still not able to look up again. "Want you to stuff it full ... and fuck it ... and barely let me breathe. No matter how much I squirm and whine..."
Laios reached up with one hand then, brushing curious fingertips against Chilchuck's lips who opened up willingly. Two fingers pushed into his mouth, salty sweet, pressing down against his tongue and sliding all the way to the back of Chilchuck's throat.
"Like this?", Laios asked as he pushed deeper, slowing down as Chilchuck gagged around the intrusion. But not stopping. Allowing him to get used to the pressure, to relax the back of his throat. "Hmm, yes. You love it when I force your throat open with my cock. Do you want to be all nice and spread out for me? With your head hanging off the edge of the bed so I can use your mouth?"
Chilchuck let out a heated whimper that was cut short when Laios pushed his fingers deeper, sliding them right down Chilchuck's throat. He gagged again, the sound of it wet and desperate.
"Do you want to get all light headed when I decide I need relief more than you need air?"
Chilchuck felt himself throb hard and heavy and he could swear he was already getting light headed even though it had barely been a few seconds. With how close they were pressed together Laios must have felt him twitch and he rolled his hips up into Chilchuck's again, pressing their hard lengths together.
The fingers remained where they were for a moment longer, almost long enough to make Chilchuck's heart flutter with an edge of panic, before he pulled them back out, slow and careful. Thick spit was clinging to them, drawing strands between the fingertips and Chilchuck's lips as he coughed, eyes watery and hands shaking.
"Fuck, Laios", he croaked and then watched, wide eyed and frozen, as Laios sucked the fingers between his own lips to gleefully clean Chilchuck's spit away. The sight made his stomach lurch and his cock twitch again. Laios only hummed, smacking his lips as he was finished.
"What else do you want, Chil?", he asked, as if any of this was normal. "Do you want to struggle? Try to escape and find out you can't?"
Their hips had taken up a steady rocking movement by now, grinding together in slow, even motions. For a moment Chilchuck was caught in the teasing grind and the image Laios' words painted for him. Imagined himself squirming and kicking, imagined Laios holding him down with ease. Then his eyes focused again, confused.
"Wait ... why are you so good at this? How do you know that?"
As if having been caught a cheeky smile snuck onto Laios' lips and the feverish heat dusted across his face and down his neck darkened.
"Ah ... well you're not the only one wondering what it would be like ... to be held down by someone ... something ... much larger and stronger than yourself..."
For a moment those words just hovered between them as Chilchuck blinked up at Laios. Then everything fell into place. Of course. He almost laughed, giddy relief flooding his body, replacing the cowering remains of doubt and shame. If there was anyone uniquely equipped to understand just what Chilchuck wanted out of this it had to be Laios. At the same time a shudder ran down his spine, his cock throbbing heavy where it rubbed up against Laios' through the fabric.
Reaching down with one hand he began unbuttoning Laios' breeches.
"Take them off right now."
But instead of following the demand the way Laios usually did when they fell into bed together, large hands came down to cover his own, stopping the motions.
"I ... I'd love to", Laios stammered, breathless and still deeply flushed when Chilchuck looked up at him in confusion. "But I ... also really want to talk about this. And I don't want you to say anything you'll regret, like last night. So maybe ... maybe we shouldn't..."
Chilchuck fell entirely still at those words, staring at Laios incredulously. For some reason his cock gave another heavy throb at being denied. He had never considered Laios being this hot when he was being responsible, of all things. Then he deflated with a huff that made Laios stammer again.
"I-I'm sorry! But I ... need you to tell me about this because you want to ... not because you can't think anymore."
Even though one part of Chilchuck still wanted to climb the man, now even more so than before, another, stronger part of him could admit that Laios was on to something. If they really wanted to try anything like this they needed to discuss it at least somewhat level-headed. As hard as pulling back now was.
But they were still pressed closely together and Chilchuck was happy to wrap his arms around Laios' neck and slip even closer. At least this had to still be allowed.
"You're right", he admitted as Laios arms found their way around him, one circling his waist, the other hand cupping his ass to tip him forward. "Gods, you are distracting sometimes..."
"Sorry", the word was warm against his lips and tasted of mint when they kissed, slow and deep and hot. The feverish heat crawling across Chilchuck's skin cooled down to a gentle simmer, the air between them still buzzing but with less urgency. After they parted from their indulgent kiss Chilchuck had made his peace with holding back. For now.
"Alright", he hummed, tilting back just enough so he could look at Laios. The slow, even grind of his hips did not stop. "What else do you want to know?"
"Anything you want to tell me. Like ... where would you want it to happen? Right here? On this bed?"
The images were immediate and vivid, Laios pushing his face down into these very sheets Chilchuck had fisted helplessly last night, pushing into him without care or mercy. But something about the fantasy was off.
"No...", he mumbled, still trying to find his reasoning. Then it occurred to him. "Too many people. I want to be loud. I want to scream..."
"Oh, yes..." The sigh was dreamy, Laios' gaze softening as he looked at Chilchuck, as if he were already imagining his helpless struggle. His shouts and screams and whimpers. "Somewhere secluded, then. Somewhere nobody can come and help you..."
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Part V
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"Fan" fiction erotica - "Hollywood Confessions: My Date With Big Daddy"
Post 3 of 4
Part III:
Big Daddy Pulls Out (involuntarily)
At that time, I felt down between his legs, and there felt as if there was a bit of a sloppy mess. At that point, his cock had shriveled down to where it was almost like a pile of skin above his balls, which were still quite firm. He sighed as I fondled his soggy little package. I asked him what would make him happier and he asked me to do what my lips could do. I found a handkerchief nearby and proceeded to wipe him clean, following me licking the end of the foreskin. “Ahh, that’s how the last girl started with me, I love how it tickles! Just take your time sweet lady, you have such a gentle touch for such an old beast like myself. A man can get used to this kind of treatment.”
As I spent a few minutes teasing him with my tongue, I noticed once again it getting stiff gradually. I enjoyed playing with it. He hadn’t bathed before we got to bed, and I would assume it hadn’t been since earlier that morning, although his scent was more musky than other men – strong, but not offensive. Although somewhat unpleasant, I got used to it; especially now that his erection was now right in my face, I could really enjoy it more. I also noticed that unlike city guys, it was if he had never trimmed down there. I pulled back the foreskin, noticed the reddish color on the head, wiped it again as he chuckled, then went to work, taking it as far down my mouth as it could go. Definitely not deep down my throat like some men, but thick enough to make it a little difficult not to give him a ‘toothy’ job by mistake, but he didn’t complain. He was enjoying every second of it as he puffed on his cigar, then breathing in and out slowly with sighs of relief. “Careful now dear, you don’t want to spoil the fun quite yet now do you? Although I must admit, I’d sure like to have my turn to have my little firework show, as you might know, I ain’t done yet.”
At that time, he placed a finger on my forehead, gesturing me to rise so I got up slightly, moving closer to his enormous hairy body. As I did, I could feel his erection caress my breasts as I moved back and forth slightly, once again moving forward. Then he placed his cigar once again into his mouth, reaching out his hands as if beckoning me again to ride his chubby lap. I looked down and saw his boner as the foreskin slowly covered itself back, him moving a little down the bed as it bounced up and down with his massive tummy jiggling as well as his husky chest. Removing his cigar once again from his mouth, he looked into my eyes in amazement as if he somehow believed he was intending to make a baby, get married, or something sensational like that. He was just in ecstatic expectation, and I knew where he wanted his cream, and he was ready to shoot it all up inside me.
Without hesitation, I sat down almost pounding his bulbus padded lap, grinding like a dance, and teasing him for a moment as if I was going to not have him in me. Soon his ‘General’ found its home once again, and this time, really getting to work. At first, he wanted to grab my hips as to control the thrusts, but I wanted to guide him this time. He surrendered as if we were wrestling, and after all, he was still carrying a lit cigar in one of his hands. It was only a few minutes of riding the fat man like a wild horse, but I could tell, he was ready to blow. In fact, I could tell from what he said on the balcony earlier that evening that he desperately needed a heavy release and I couldn’t wait to feel it inside of me. Faster I thrusted until his voice got higher and louder. This also went on for quite some time and I wondered if this could have been another ‘false alarm’. That’s when Big Daddy really lost control. His big blue eyes became open as if in shock, then closed as if he was somehow in pain, but he wasn’t - it was total ecstasy for him, and I nearly had another orgasm. Just at that moment, I smelled something burning, but it wasn’t cigar smoke. Burl was so distracted he dropped his lit cigar on the bed next to us. By the time I noticed it, I was afraid and reached over to pick it up, and at the same time, Mr. Ives was moaning at the top of his lungs and cavorting in chaos.
“Get back on damn it!” he exclaimed as I looked down and saw that stumpy boner, shooting a few loads of cum on his belly and near the top of his leg. Just as I got a chance to barely toss the cigar into the ashtray, Burl grit his teeth and grabbed me with everything he had, forcing me back on his hard dripping cock. It went right in and he thrusted aggressively several more times, still moaning and groaning, nearly at the top of his lungs. Then his knees went up and nearly hit me in the back as I almost slid off of the crazed old man. He was simply out of control. Then, as he caught his breath, wiped his eyes with his hands, and looked up at me, smiling and somewhat bewildered, “now why the hell would you go do something like that? Making an old man pull it out? And what the heck is that awful smell?”
I showed him the spot on the bed where the cigar had burnt through the sheet, the mattress pad, and even damaging the mattress itself. He coughed, looked a little longer at the chard hole as he cleared his throat, “well, how could we have done such a silly thing like that? I suppose,” Burl continued, “I must have been a little distracted. After all, it is all your fault. You are just too damn sexy.” As I tried to slide off of his great lap, he grabbed me again like he had firmly before. “Now listen, when you’re as old as I am, you learn not to waste a good boner, can we at least wait until it totally goes away and pump me a little longer?”
I smiled and produced some more thrusts as he groaned more sighs of relief. Like he asked, I stayed on him until he finally slipped out of me. This time I could tell, not just because of the lines of cum still resting on his hairy body, but that his dick was still dripping with creamy semen. When I got down next to him, I was even more surprised that I had some of that white stuff dripping out of me. I thought that was so erotic and was just about to tell him until we heard a loud knock on the door. Burl asked who it was, and it was the gentleman from downstairs at the front desk saying that there were more guests that insisted on seeing Mr. Ives.
“I’m sorry but I cannot get to the door at this time”, he said in a very forced and well-acted professional tone. The hotel worker said he could let them in, and the fat man reluctantly agreed, grabbed my blouse that was resting on the other side of the bed, and told me to put it on. Just as I replaced my blouse, he pulled up the covers, but only just barely covering our ‘naughty bits’. That’s when I started wondering if he was intentionally trying to tease his colleagues or what his intentions were for his blatant immodesty; although comical that he’d at least cover us up to a certain degree and showing some of his hairy patch above his cock.
We heard the jiggling of a key unlocking the door, followed by a bright light being turned on. Once again, and I could have sworn at first it was the same exact two men, but as my eyes adjusted, behold, there was yet a different business man, and a different younger assistant, wearing suits and removing their black hats as if that was somehow going to make their rude appearance into a polite gesture.
In a very, obviously sarcastic voice, Mr. Ives asked in his sing-song sort of tone, “good evening gentlemen, what do I have the pleasure of serving you two tonight in the realm of showbusiness?”
“Yes, Mr. Ives,” the older man said, “my assistant and I are here on important business regarding your publisher, we believe that this is an urgent matter and we apologize for the intrusion.”
“Well, that’s perfectly fine, considering the fact that I have absolutely nothing to do tonight and I was hoping to have some stimulating company tonight,” the fat man mused as I was trying to hold back the laughter. In fact, he was so comical that the young assistant was smiling, and giddy enough that his boss gently slapped him in the back with his briefcase just to shut him up. “You’re just in time as a matter of fact. I was just finished concluding an experiment. I wanted to test after all these years if I could involuntarily pull out.”
“I beg your pardon?”, cried the businessman.
“You see that cigar burn right there?” Burl continued, “that caused the girl, by the way I never did get your name my dear… anyway, where was I, yes, ahem, yes, um, she replaced the cigar back into the ashtray as to not burn down this fine hotel, and as a result, as you can clearly see, she caused me to pull out.”
At that moment, Mr. Ives pointed to the two lines of semen that was slowly dripping on to the bedsheets. The young assistant got closer and to his astonishment (this could have been the only men besides Burl who got to see Big Daddy’s seed, although I have my suspicions) this caused the businessman to clobber his assistant once more with his heavy black briefcase. “This very studious and innocent experiment caused not only the prevention of us bearing children together, it could have also prevented his lovely establishment from burning to the ground, and for that you two fine gentlemen should act far more grateful than you seem.”
That was about the time I spoke softly in Burl’s ear, “what I meant to tell you before we were so rudely interrupted again was that before I had you pull out of me, or maybe afterwards, or perhaps both, you did cum in me enough for me to notice. Would you like me to show you?”
That was the very thing that finally scared off those two men, as they both placed their hats back on their heads, and turning to leave the room, Mr. Ives raised his voice a little louder as he continued, “well that sure changes things, although at my age, I’d be lucky if there was one little swimmer that got carried up in that little shot or two, however rest assured that we will probably not be bearing twins! Tell the manager I’m buying them a new mattress. Good night to you two lovely gentlemen, and don’t forget to shut off the light and lock the door behind you!”
After the two men left the room, he then proceeded to get chatty again, talking nonstop about how growing up in the country and on the road during the depression, they often didn’t have access to birth control and thus had to get creative when fooling around in the barn, the freight train, or wherever. He said things like, “I haven’t had to ‘pull out’ since I was nearly a schoolboy!”, then he would continue, “I might have been cranky for a moment but really, this was more fun I’ve had in a long time… you’ve made me feel quite young tonight…”
Then, the fat man and I laughed like schoolkids until suddenly, Burl sat up slightly and rested himself firmly on the headboard turning dead serious, “please tell me you’re on the pill?”
“If I am would it matter anyway?”, I replied as I got up out of bed and starting to get dressed, “it’s not like you can look me up anyway, you don’t even know my name.”
“Perhaps your anonymity is something that made our hanky panky even more exciting?”, said the fat man, as he clumsily lifted himself out of bed, “maybe next time, I will get completely naked”, he said with his iconic belly laugh.
I responded, “well, you are naked-“, until he interrupted me, showing me his black socks he still was wearing; while laughing even harder. As he got closer to the lamp, I could get a better look at his body. At that time, his testicles were no longer firm, but hanging down below his flaccid penis, which was still dripping with a little bead of white cum leftover from his massive orgasm. Burl still had a little semen dripping down his belly and leg although most of it ended up absorbed by the bedsheets, along with a lot of his dripping sweat. When he stood up, his thick stumpy dick poked out from under his fat pad beneath his belly about an inch, with nearly an additional half inch of foreskin hanging down a bit. He then stumbled over to the part of the bedpost where his suit and trousers were hanging, rummaging through his pockets.
He handed me a substantial amount of cash as a ‘token of his appreciation’ in addition to his private calling card, in case I wanted to see him again. He winked and said, “I’ll just refer to you as the ‘other Mrs. Ives’ because that’s all you told me about yourself. And one more thing, I never did give you that spanking I promised you.”
Part 4
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saradika · 10 months
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— WASTELAND, BABY
v. you are unbreaking, though quaking
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[masterlist] | [part iv]
boba fett x f!reader
rated E - 4.2k
tags: fallout au, post-apocalyptic, canon-typical themes, mentions of violence & wounds, guns & weapon training, flirting during said training, mild body horror (descriptions of Fennec’s injury and modifications)
The meeting of a new friend, a very interesting lesson, and an afternoon spent lending a hand.
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It's not long before you're taking Boba up on his offer.
A chance meeting in the marketplace - a dip of your head from across an aisle as you pass by. He's deep in conversation with a shop owner, a glint from the sun catching on the dark visor as his head tilts in your direction.
All it takes is two beckoning fingers for you to abandon your plans, veering off the path to wait quizzically next to him. Wondering if he had some task for you, something you needed to run to the Mandalorian, or Fennec.
"I was going to see her." He tells you, cryptically - as the conversation quickly wraps up, "I was hoping to run into you. Would you like to come?"
Your brain trips helplessly over his words - a little jolt as you remember, “Oh! Yes, please.”
With a nod, you're following after him. Back through the streets, though you circle around the tall set of stairs to an entrance in the back.
Entering the Palace at the ground level - winding your way inside an refurbished underground parking garage, until you're arriving at a set of metal double-doors, tightly bolted shut.
Boba pauses then, as you hover at his shoulder.
Removing his helmet to clip it to his belt, his gaze shifting your way. Thinking for a moment, before he retrieves a bundle of cloth from the bag that hangs from a shoulder - passing it to you.
You frown, as it unfolds. A soft and worn black shirt - long sleeves and fraying at the edges.
"Put this on. I thought perhaps, if your smell was familiar, she might be more comfortable." He explains.
Understanding dawns, and you resist the urge to bring the shirt - his shirt - to your nose and inhale.
"Of course." You murmur - slipping it over your head, pushing the sleeves up your arms.
"You ready?" He asks, and you just miss the slow sweep of his eyes as you tuck the edge of the shirt into the waistband of your trousers.
The nerves are still rattling around in your chest, but you nod, "Yes."
He unlocks the doors with a key from one of his pouches, a press of a bare thumb to the pad bolted on the wall. The doors are thick - grinding and loud as they open inwards, gradually letting in light.
Walking in confidently, as you trail just behind. Shoulders hunched, your heartbeat skyrocketing as you see the swish of something large and shadowed. A skittering of stones and sand shifting with the weight of a heavy foot.
One step, and then another. The arc of light from the opened door spilling out, slowly revealing the creature as she moves closer. A rumble of a deep growl that has your chest pressing into his arm, the sound of a nose snuffling.
The growl pitches up, and then it's moving. Covering the ground faster than you thought possible, as your fingers dig into the canvas covering his bicep.
Your breath catches in your throat as it lopes forward on four legs. Thrusting itself into that light - and all you can see is the snarl of sharp teeth, curling horns, it's gray, leathery skin.
You can't help it - your head presses into his shoulder as your eyes shut. Reading about them wasn't the same as seeing. Even though time has passed in the now, there were just some things your mind hasn't managed to wrap around.
Like 9-foot tall beasts that could almost swallow you whole.
Hot breath washes over you, an inhale as she sniffs both you and Boba. He coos at her, his body shifting as his other arm raises, stroking the bridge of her nose.
Your eyes peek open, then. Seeing the way her eyes shut, the low rumble as she pushes into his touch. They way he smiles like a proud father has your grip loosing, and then he's curling an arm around your waist, pulling you close to him.
"Muchi, I've brought a friend today." His voice is low and soothing, "She wanted to meet you."
His head tilts towards you, taking on a quieter tone, "Are you doing alright?"
Heat rises in your neck, curling up to your cheeks as you squeak, "Just fine."
He laughs, that grip around you tightening. The touch on her nose changes to a scratching at her jaw, as she rumbles again.
"You’re a good girl. Aren't you?"
You never thought you'd be jealous of a deathclaw, but his praise does something to you. Suddenly aware of how he's holding you, how your hand splays across the armor covering his chest.
It takes all your strength to drag your eyes away from him. Up to her, to actually take her in under the flickering bulb above.
She's fascinating, something like awe settling over you now - like the time you had seen the life-like model of a tyrannosaurus rex at the museum. Marveling over her size, even as she crouches to lower her head to his level.
A shift of her feet brings you down to her claws - each one long, deadly sharp.
Still an apex predator, even here.
"Would you like to touch her?" He asks, and your eyes are widening.
"Do you think she will let me?"
"She will." His head cocks to the side, "Do you trust me?"
You do. You nod.
Boba's hand takes yours, mapping your fingers. Carefully and slowly bring it up to her muzzle, patting your fingers against her cheek - just under a bright, golden eye.
Muchi makes another noise at that. It sounds almost happy, and you find yourself smiling. Fingers gently petting the rough skin, her eyes shutting in what you think is contentedness.
Your opinion of her swift rises.
"She's beautiful." You breathe, your smile widening, "Is she... is she happy, here?"
The room extends into darkness. Transformed from a storage space for machinery into something akin to outside. Large boulders, a scattering of small shrubs.
When you look at him, he's always watching you. A flicker of his expression as he masks the hint of tenderness, but it still lingers with his smile.
"She is. They prefer darkness and quiet for their nests." He explains, "Sometimes at night I take her out to roam. She takes direction well enough."
The arm stays carefully wrapped around you. Keeping you close, selfishly, protectively. Only stepping away from when she becomes restless, a swishing of her tail as she noses at his bag - smelling the food tucked inside.
Chasing after the pieces he throws, as his rumbling laugh brightens the space.
Yours, soon joining.
Time ticks away - and when you finally leave, you don't think to offer to give his shirt back.
And he doesn't ask, either.
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Your days in Mos Espa continue to pass - each one bleeding into the next. You have been feeling a little more grounded each day, getting used to the routines.
More familiar faces, acquaintances that inch into something more.
You learn the Mandalorian's name. Din. It's gifted to you close to two months after that first walk around the city. Fennec's odd jobs often included ones for him - collecting and pieces that he could use on his own Power Armor set. Trading for fusion cores to power it.
Part of you wondered whether he just grew tired of you calling him Mando all the time, thought he was called that often enough. But eventually, you decided that maybe - just maybe, you were friends.
Perhaps because you bring him snacks, or because you ask him about his foundling. He's opened up a little, since the beginning - sentences growing longer. You can recognize the tilt of his helmet to mean one thing, now. The cock of his hip as he leans, as another.
You pick up things about Fennec, as well.
Right now, you're tying not to look at her hands too often, where they drift to press against her abdomen. The way she seems distracted, her answers coming a little more slowly.
Lingering, after you had dropped off what she had asked for - a small crate of copper, from Goodneighbor - to repair the generators that went down during the last big storm. The first of the shipments exchanged with the new supply line, their courier meeting you just outside Mos Espa.
It had been strange to step outside, through the line of barbed wire and tall, stone walls. Not that you couldn't see it from the windows of the Palace, but just the vastness sprawling in front of you - a reminder that you don't know what the world looks like, anymore.
Eventually, you can't help but ask.
"Are you alright?"
Her face is a swirl of emotions - the briefest flicker of appreciation. Quickly covered with annoyance, not wanting to be fussed over.
Not her style.
"I will be, later." She brushes the question off, but it's half-hearted. A glance outside, checking the angle of the sun for time, as she hands you a stained slip of paper, "I have one last thing. Can you give this to Din? He has something for me, and you're supposed to start training with him."
"Training?" You frown.
"Yes, training." Her smile is small, the slightest curve of your lips, "We all know you don't know how to use that."
The toe of her boot extends, to the holster around your waist. Where the gun from the farmhouse remains, never removed.
You don't even know if it's loaded - you just know that the safety is on, and it's stayed that way. More to blend in, than anything else.
"I think I've been managing okay," You hedge, resisting the urge to fidget with the brass buckle at your waist.
"Mm, well this comes from the boss," Her grin turns sharp, "So you'll have to take it up with him."
Your stomach flips at the reference. It had been hard not to think about him - the night he came to your room. His questions, something about them feeling more pointed than just merely "checking in".
Daydreaming about that stolen moment of time, tucked against him when you had met Muchi. Your brain twisting the moment late at night - making you unsure whether that touch - his shirt - had just been his attempt at comfort and safety, or whether it had something more.
The occasional run-ins after had left you feeling the same. Leaving you wondering if his gaze really did seem more intense, lately. If he had been closing the polite gap that most people held, standing a little closer than you remember he did before.
Each time, you decide that it's just your imagination.
Wishful thinking.
Fennec mistakes your silence for sullenness, her tone softening.
"I think it would be good for you. To know you can defend yourself, if you ever need to."
She's right - you still have dreams about the farmhouse. Waking up with a gasp, brow dotted with sweat. So different than the old dreams - those slow loops you had been stuck in, day after day.
Year after year, more like.
So, you find yourself agreeing - trotting off to the edge of town. Where the group of houses break apart and then fade, where the cobblestone turns to dirt roads. Off to find Din, or so you've been told.
You find him, the sun glinting off the shining silver of his armor. A row of crates lines up to make a barrier, a handful of younglings in the mid to late teens taking turns at the makeshift range, under closer supervision.
A wash of emotions come over you - a sadness that those at such a young an age are learning this. Unable to help the small smile at the way they turn their heads for approval as they hit a target - looking for Din. His soft "good job, kid" that leaves them beaming.
A curl of embarrassment - at having to practice with them, worrying you'll make a fool of yourself.
He sees you coming, a tilt to his head and his hip as he keeps watch. Taking the paper, reading it quickly before tucking it into his bags.
"Was wondering when you'd be sent my way." Din greets you, helmet tilting down as his gloves ghost over the guns resting on the makeshift table. Halting on a long rifle, before passing it over to you.
It's heavy and solid in your arms, as he walks you to the end. Fishing a few bullets out the pouches at his waist, carefully conserved. Scarce in the Wasteland - a reminder to take this seriously.
"This is uh-, a lot bigger than I was expecting," You trail behind him, as he guides you down to the end of the range.
Showing you the basics - where the safety is, how to hold it in your arms, nudging your feet into position.
Your first shot going so far wide that it disappears into the Wasteland. Fingers fumbling as you copy how he ejected the old casing, replacing it with a new one.
Wanting desperately to do well, but it’s hard with him standing at your shoulder. Silent as a statute, but it doesn’t make you feel any less pathetic.
The next round goes just as poorly.
“I’m making you nervous.” He observes, stepping back. Placing a few more bullets on the barrier, “Take some time, get comfortable with the weight, and try again.”
You can breathe again, when he leaves. Hoisting it back into place, peering down the sights.
Barely grazing the upper right corner of the target, but at least you’re hitting something now.
When you look up again, there’s no glint of silver. Replaced with a swatch of green instead, your eyes drawn so easily to it as Boba moves down the line, as Din had.
The younglings settle, with their new teacher. The idle teasing and chatter disappearing as they begin to concentrate.
Rewarded with solemn nods of his head, that they eagerly soak up. Advice taken with wide eyes, their attention transfixed as he crouches - pointing down at the targets.
A clap on the shoulder as their stance is adjusted, something murmured that makes them beam.
When he finally reaches you, you’re realizing you’re been staring this whole time - the rifle dipping down towards the ground, brushing against the grass.
There’s the quirk of his lips as his eyes meet yours, as you smile at him in greeting. But then he’s gesturing with two fingers that point towards you, then flick towards the target.
“Show me.”
Your smile fades, already anticipating missing. Taking your time to line everything up like you did the last time.
The careful pull of a finger, followed by the loud bang - a wince as the stock kicks back against your shoulder.
A mark appears, a clean hole showing just outside the largest red ring.
Your grin appearing again, as his head tilts.
“Not bad,” He says, as he steps closer, “A lucky shot, but you made it.”
Your eyebrows raise, “Lucky?”
“I could see you flinch from here,” His arms cross, as he leans on the barrier. “You closed your eyes, anticipating the recoil.”
You hadn’t even realized you had. Firing was part you disliked the most - the rumble in your hands, the thud of pressure against your shoulder.
“And you’re twisting too much. Here.”
His hands are at your elbows, as he steps behind you. Tucking them closer to you, then gently adjusting your fingers.
So close that it’s hard to concentrate fully, your attention split as his armor presses against your back. Wanting him to stay like that - mourning when he takes a step back to give you room.
“Again.”
You fire. This time it’s lower, closer. The impact not as harsh - and he’s there again, stepping into your space as you both look down to see you’ve hit the third ring from the center.
“I hit it!” You exclaim - missing his smile, as you point excitedly.
“You did.” He nods with approval, “Good girl.”
And god, it’s so different when it’s directed at you.
Before, it had felt like a little jolt to your brain, as silly as that was. Now, goosebumps threaten to prickle down your arms, in spite of the heat. A little hitch of your breath as your heart pounds.
There’s a tug, as he takes the rifle from you. A ghost of his fingers against your hip, the thigh. The sound of a button snapping as he works your pistol from holster, pressing it into your hands, instead.
“Now, this one.”
You look down at it as the flutters in your belly start to wane - your companion from the beginning. One that you know nothing about.
“This one?” You echo.
It’s so much lighter. Stocky, a short barrel and a thick handle - heavy in your hand.
“This is what you’re carrying. You should learn to know it.” He advises, as you look down.
“I don’t even know if it works.” You admit, “I just took it, like you told me to.”
Before you can blink he’s plucking it from your open palm. A quick inspection before his arm extends - the briefest moment before he’s putting a hole through the dead center.
It sends a different kind of thrill through you. Something breathless as you remember just how skilled he is, how this is nothing.
Your eyes are wide as he presses it back into your hands. Fingers lingering, his chest so close to yours as he leans - as all you’re able to do is blink dumbly up at him.
Din appears at his shoulder then, and your eyes drop - stepping back, as you nudge the safety on. Cheeks warming at getting caught, though you remind yourself that there was nothing to catch - he was just helping you.
He passes a small, golden cylinder to Boba, "Just came in, had to go pick it up. Thank you for keeping an eye on things."
"Think nothing of it," The cell is turned around in his hands, checking either side for wear or damage, "She's not happy, we've cut it too close."
There's a sigh, Din folding his arms as you reholster your pistol.
His voice low, not wanting to be overheard, "My contact said there's some Gunners making trouble. Out towards that settlement to the east. They didn't want to move the product until I sent an armed escort.”
A look passes between them, before Boba turns his attention to you, "Do me a favor, sen’ika. Take this to Fennec, she’s in her quarters."
You take the cell from him automatically, a quick look thrown his way for confirmation. Never once have you been in Fennec’s room - she was too private of a person.
But he’s already turned back to Din, and by now you’re used to such a dismissal. Not taking offense - actually appreciating the interruption because it meant that you could breath again.
Trying not to think too much about how his arms fit around you - the “good girl” he had murmured. Curling sweetly on his tongue and making something in your lower belly ache.
The door is shut when you arrive, as you knock on the wooden door. Her room was on the second floor, down the wing from where you’ve heard Boba’s is.
Trying not to think about that, as well - as you wait for her answer. Her voice sounding weaker than usual, as you enter - having to use your shoulder to nudge the heavy door open.
“Was hoping he’d send you,” Fennec grimaces, half-slumped on a couch, tucked off to the side.
The small gun in her hand clattering to the table as you cross the room quickly, lowering to your knees in front of her.
“Stars, are you okay?” The worry is back in full force, catching the sweat on her brow, her pinched expression.
“Yes,” She huffs, her grin grim, “Well, fine enough.”
Growing serious for a moment, “I need you to help me with something, bluebird.”
“Anything.”
There’s a twitch to her lips, at how quickly and genuinely you answer, “Usually Boba does this. But I think you’ll be better suited.”
Her eyes drop to your hands, where they press into the worn fabric of the couch.
Another long moment, and for some reason - you think she might be nervous. Which is laughable, considering everything you know about the assassin.
Never seeming afraid or ruffled by anything.
It makes you want to comfort her. Your voice going low and soothing, like it had years ago - helping your family with their scrapes and bruises, “What can I do?”
“Easier to show you, I think.”
Her eyes flick up to yours, before she pushes herself up to a seated position. Fingers hovering at the dark, thick band at her waist - before she’s tugging it back.
You’re unable to help the small gasp.
Where soft skin should be, there’s a cavern. Filled with bundles of wires and tubes, metal replacing flesh.
“Who did this to you?” You breathe, looking up at her.
Where’s she’s watching, the apprehension more evident. But at your question it eases - a small, rueful smile replacing it.
“Boba did.”
Your heart plummets, fingers curling into fists.
“Easy, bluebird.” She soothes - though you still can’t draw your eyes away, “He saved me.”
That catches your attention, gaze finally lifting to yours.
“I was shot and left to die.” Fennec tells you - her words automatic, practiced. Softening, just a bit, “Boba found me in the Wastelands, and fixed me. Some things had to be replaced, but it was a while ago.”
A pause, as she reiterates, “I’m fine.”
You settle then, the fear and distress easing. Risking another quick glance down, and then away - not wanting to stare.
Realizing your tight grip on the fusion cell, holding it out to her.
“Does this… go in there?” You ask meekly, not sure how else to word it.
She laughs at that - a sigh, as if she’s been holding her breath, “Smart girl.”
Taking it from you, angling some wires out of the way - to where to can see another cell fitted against the metal side.
“The one I have is low. Almost out. It powers a lot of the pieces in here. If it runs out, it will be very painful.” She lets the words hang.
You’re sure it would be more than that. She’s been moving slowly all day, the discomfort evident in her typically-easy tone. One last question works it’s way into your mind.
“Will it hurt you?”
Her jaw grits, “I’ll be fine.”
“Okay.” You shift on your knees, focusing on the fitted cell - holding out your hand for the new one.
It’s cool in your grip. You can do this - you’ve gotten good at tinkering since you’ve woken up. Just don’t think about this cell powering the stomach of your boss and friend.
A moment, as you take a breath.
“You can do this.” She tells you.
You nod, “You can, too.”
Trying not to think too deeply about it - about fucking it up - as you reach in. Fingers brushing the curved edge of the cell before they wrap around, gently tugging.
There's sharp hiss of breath through clenched teeth, her body tensing as you tug it free. As the small green bulb attached to the casing dims down to nothing.
Quickly and carefully, you fit the new piece in, nudging it until it clicks back into place.
Both of you taking a breath then, relieved. The cover fitting back into place, as you move to sit on the other edge of the couch instead.
"Fuck, that’s better." She sighs, rubbing at her abdomen. Some of the color coming back into her cheeks, her expression less pained.
But there's something that settles in your heart after - a small ache.
"Fennec." You ask, as her head turns your way, "Were you worried to tell me? About your-"
You search for the words, "…cybernetics?"
She sighs then, easing back against the couch a little more, "Yes, and no. It's not easy, being part synth. There's a lot of distrust in the world, now. Especially if you are... different."
You nod slowly, an edge to your words, "Unfortunately, that sort of thinking isn’t new."
"Then I'm sure you can understand where I was coming from." Fennec answers grimly.
Another silence settling for a moment. Giving you a moment to take in her room - the table just off to the side. The wide bed, set in the middle of the connection room.
Bits of her collections scattered throughout the rooms, her rifle sitting on a long worktable next to the tall windows.
You've come a long way, since you first arrived.
"Well, anytime you need help - you're welcome to my nimble fingers," You smile, holding them up, wiggling them towards her.
She scoffs, hiding the bit of smile. Pushing up then, as you follow. Taking her lead, knowing that if you were in her place, you'd want to rest.
Her voice, halting your steps in the doorway.
"Glad you stuck around, kid."
It's kind, genuine. The unspoken understood - and not just for this. A small offering, something that is not extended often.
The gesture tugs at you.
Making you think about your time here. About Din - his gruff kindness - slowly coaxed out his shell.
The way Boba had looked at you, those weeks before - eyes intense, as if trying to read your mind. The almost vulnerable way he had asked if you were going to leave.
How you hadn't wanted to. Not at all.
You smile.
"I am, too."
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autisticlancemcclain · 10 months
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fic rec friday 29
welcome to the twenty-ninth fic rec friday! where, on friday, i rec five of my favourite fics.  
1. don’t know what i did to earn a love like this (but baby i must be doin’ something right) by littleghost
“I went to the desert to listen to country music.” It falls out of him, and he keeps going, voice hushed like there’s more than just him and Lance in this room. “It always reminded me of you and I would go stare at the stars, think of you, and listen to country.”
i know littleghost has been inactive in the voltron fandom since literally 2017 but i am so obsessed with their fic. im not huge on high school aus usually but this fic in particular had so many of my favourite niche headcanons that ive read this fic like twelve times. yall know how i feel about quiet devotion and its everywhere in this fic.
2. every day i wonder by kirargent
Lance has a stuffed-full backpack, a beanie pulled down over the tips of his ears, a blanket draped around his neck like a thick scarf, and his cell phone pressed to one ear. He looks like an idiot, and he’s being entirely too loud for a good cryptid hunt.
this shit made me fucking LAUGH. keith is such an ornery bitch i literally love him so much. this fic bodies the ‘fuck am i in love with HIM?? why??? why am i so HAPPY ABOUT IT???’ so well i love it
3. mortal bodies, timeless souls by @littendeservesbetter
“Wait!” Coran lets out a triumphant noise. “I got it! If my calculations stand corrected, then our visitors will be people we actually know! Keith, Lance, you two will be meeting your alternate selves today!”
Coran says it like the idea is so mundane that it takes Keith a while to process. The moment he does, however, he feels his heart drop to his stomach.
“We’re going to what?!” Lance yelps, effectively voicing out Keith’s thoughts.
Or, the castle's teludav malfunctions, alternate realities are mixed, and Keith finds out that he and Lance are a lot more... close in other realities.
they are fucking in love in every single reality in every single universe always and endlessly. they are Soulmates. i know its cheesy but im obsessed with them literally. also extra incentive this fic has pike/thunderstorm darkness
4. here comes the violence by stardon 
“Fancy seeing you here, Whiskers.”
Keith feels his tail wag in annoyance, which is almost as horrifying as his current situation. “No. Absolutely fucking not.” He looks at his bare wrist, pretending he has a watch. “How about we postpone this? My calendar says I’m free from the seventh of never through to the fifteenth of ain’t-gonna-happen, how does that work for you guys?”
Pidge looks up, quirking a brow. “Lance has an amazing influence on your humour, you know that?”
In which sometimes Keith is a bit Galra, sometimes not.
this fic is excellent because their both so obviously in love and down bad for each other but theyre both also stupid. borderline already dating but also not and driving each other insane is peak peak trope
5. Beast of Burden by melancholymango [EXPLICIT]
“Keith, no, we can’t go again.” Lance pleads fall on deaf ears. Keith is honed in on him now like predator to prey. He’s fighting a losing battle and they both know it. He sees it in the way Keith is raking his eyes over him, sizing him up. “We’ll be so late getting to the bar.”“Just one more.” Keith insists, herding Lance toward the counter with a stubbornness that is innately wolf. Lance pouts, but he doesn't have anywhere else to go but backward.“That’s what you said last time! And the time before that!”--The week leading up to a supermoon, as told by the world's best werewolf boyfriend, Lance McClain. The good, the bad, and the horny.
this is just monsterfucking but its also like soft in there. but mostly its monsterfucking
that’s it for today!! i’ll see y’all back next friday for the next fic rec post!!!    
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paradimeart · 1 year
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Since you mostly draw TFA, idk about you but when I started watching TFA I never expected this wet cat college student version of Optimus to become my favourite Optimus. I just think he's a really cool interpretation of the character and I wish he was my dad tbh
SAME HES MY FAVORITE <3333 i grew up watching tfa but admittedly barely remembered any of it except for bee megatron prowl and blackarachnia b/c those were the ones i had toys of, i still have blackarachnia.. sadly the rest were lost in the Incident.......... i like tfa optimus a lot in part b/c how he contrasts w other versions of him (if ur wondering the other series ive seen is most of g1, beast wars, cyberverse, the bumblebee movie, earthspark and big chunks of tfp from when my dad was watching a couple years ago). i'd decided to watch tfa on a nostalgia fueled whim and went Whoa this is fucking Goord and well. now i have a nendoroid optimus prime and i've got legacy override and twitch on the way. but back to tfa op hes very fun to contrast w other versions bc hes just SO different. and hes like the last version of optimus that had a real personality ^_^ but the biggest thing i like abt tfa op is that hes just some fucking guy. he gets angry. he yells at people. the writers werent afraid of making him fall flat on his face. hes impulsive. hes a little crazy. hes a total bitch. hes petty. he has two of the worst exes possible. he talks stiff and formally around humans other than the sumdacs and i think its really cute. he told sentinel to shove it up his ass. when he gets really mad his fucking engine revs. hes perfect. he sucks. hes done nothing wrong. he is a chronic fuck up. hes a little bootlicker. he has a hero complex while also thinking of himself as a total loser. he died for 75 seconds once.
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the timeline doesn't quite work but I remembered that Willow was a huge Emperor's Coven stan in early season 1 (Gus too) and it'd be hilarious if she'd had like a little celebrity crush on the Golden Guard, went through the whole process of learning the Coven is bad after meeting Luz and got over those feelings - THEN met "Caleb" was lowkey into him a little only for him to say "Surprise I'm the Golden Guard!" like the whirlwind of feelings that poor girl would have gone through
HELP THIS IS SO FUCKING FUNNY IM OBSESSED WITH IT
Willow WAS a huge Emperor stan very early on and her progression to being a little hater has been fantastic. I imagine that the Golden Guard is a pretty well known person among anyone who follows Emperor's Coven lore like they're the Kardashians (so Willow and Gus.)
OKAY OKAY OKAY But picture this. Stay with me here.
The middle of the busy Bonesburough street. Thirteen year old abomination track student Willow attempting to carry a potted plant home without somebody crashing into her and knocking it over. Suddenly there's a booming commotion and the screech of a wild animal.
Something from the Beast Keeping Coven has escaped and it is currently tearing through town. Willow doesn't even have a moment to run before the creature locks eyes on her and she freezes. Then its barrelling towards her and Willow stumbles backwards before tumbling to the ground. She's too scared to even scream so she just squeezes her eyes shut tight and braces for the attack.
"Nuh uh. No terrorising civilians on my watch, beast." Says a voice and she finds that she has not been ripped to shreds just yet. When Willow opens her eyes, the creature has been effectively subdued and pinned to the ground in a red staticky restraint of magic. The Beast Keeping Coven are now huddled around it, hauling it away.
And she is now looking up at the Emperor's newly appointed Golden Guard.
"You okay there, Miss? You're not hurt anywhere, right?"
Willow wants to say something but all she can let out is a shocked little squeak. He laughs at the weird noise and is suddenly taking her hands and hoisting her to her feet.
"Alright, alright. Don't worry, you're fine. I saved you. Its kinda my thing. Saving people. I do it all the time. Hey is this a labarum plant?"
It is. Its also a wreck of spilled spoil and shattered ceramic on the ground.
"Thorns..." Willow mutters glumly.
The Guard crouches and scoops up the plant, chattering all the while.
"Ive read a lot about these. No wonder that thing went for you. The scent these leaves give off drives a lot of beasts crazy. So yknow, pros and cons. It's a pretty useful plant to have around, in spite of that. Did you know--"
"It has healing properties." Willow manages. "Soothes and repairs minor injuries. I know."
The Guard hums. "Impressive, witchling. The uses of labarums isn't exactly common knowledge. You'd need to be a plant expert. Like me."
Willow blushes.
"My dad has been working extra hours and his hands are all cracked and calloused. I figured this would help."
"Aw, a daddy's girl," he teases. "That's cute."
And he's making fun of her a little, she knows, but her blush only deepens.
"Anyway," With a wave of that strange staff, the pot's shattered shards click back into place, melding together like they had never been broken. He tips the staff a little and the soil rises from the ground and pours back into the pot.
The Guard is standing up now, dusting off her plant and offering it to her. "Good as new!"
And when Willow takes it, her hands brush against his gloved fingertips. Which should not be a big deal but...
"Thanks..." She feels herself grinning giddily.
"It's what I do~" He says in a bouncy sing-songy kind of voice, his hand twirling in a flourish.
It makes her giggle.
"Say hi to your dad for me. And try to stay out of trouble, okay? The Golden Guard isn't always gonna be around to rescue you."
She wishes he could be.
Then he's gripping his staff, stretching out a silly "byeeeee" and he vanishes in a flash of red, leaving Willow standing, hugging her plant close to her chest.
She has decided that they will have a Summer wedding.
Nonstop
Fucking NONSTOP Willow thinks about this little encounter. She wonders if the Golden Guard thinks about her too.
And like girl!!! No he doesn't!!! I cannot bear to break this to you but you were basically a pretty little prop in a scene that Hunter basically only thinks about to fuel his own ego. He has saved several people since he's saved Willow so her face has been lost in the shuffle of his memories.
Not that he didn't genuinely worry about this schoolgirl's wellbeing and not that he wasn't being nice to her just because he's naturally friendly, but there was absolutely no significance to that moment from Hunter's end. He probably thought about it for a few days after, just reeling from how cool he was, only to do something cooler and immediately forget about it forever.
No thoughts. Head empty.
Meanwhile Willow is doodling little gold masks in her notebook and keeps telling the story to Gus over and over and over again. She never specifically SAYS she has a crush on him but it's kinda obvious. Gus teases her over it constantly and Willow's cheeks are practically a permanent shade of pink.
A year passes. Luz comes to the Boiling Isles and Willow has definitely matured somewhat. Enough to realize that her crush on the Golden Guard was kinds childish and silly, as she was obviously never gonna see him again. But still....still....she won't admit this to anybody, not even herself, but she's always kinda hoped she'd see him again someday. She even hoped that he might be at the covention and kept her eyes peeled the whole time. It's not like she's an infatuated little girl anymore but you know....curiosity.
But then after the Eda petrification incident, Willow is very firmly not an Emperor's Coven stan anymore and at this point her crush on the Golden Guard is non-existent. She even starts to reflect on their encounter with less lovestruck eyes and can actually recognize how ridiculously cocky he was. Not her type, at all.
(Does she have a type? She's never really thought about it. Just that whatever it is, it's definitely not the Golden Guard.)
They start pasting his face all over town with those Coven propaganda posters and Willow and Gus have a lot of fun mimicking his stupid little pose and because Willow has experience, she can mimic the dumb way he talks. They absolutely cook this man alive.
Sometimes Gus, holding one of the posters will be like "Betcha wish you had one of these to hang in your bedroom way back when, huh?" And Willow nearly murders him.
Her baby crush on him is absolutely mortifying to think about now. Only Gus knows about it and only brings it up every once in a blue moon but Willow CANNOT handle much teasing about it. Makes her want to bury herself. The fucking GOLDEN GUARD?? Ew. She would prefer to pretend it never happened.
Several months later, here's this kid Caleb who is awesome at flying and is kinda cute and not gonna lie, Willow is looking. She has so much more confidence now and is much more composed, so if she IS looking, nobody notices a thing. It's nothing major anyway. Just a slight bud of interest. She barely knows the dude.
And once he's revealed as the Golden Guard, she doesn't even have the mental capacity to reflect on how she keeps crushing on the same dumb boy over and over again because all she can immediately register is that he's a threat and theyre in danger and now she is behind bars and she's feeling shitty about herself for letting her team down.
Everything else is a blur and Willow does not actually think about her old crush until she's staring at her scroll screen with a soppy grin as Hunter clumsily attempts to text her. Gus, peering over her shoulder with suspicious eyes, eventually says "So, how we feeling?"
"About what?"
"We just spent the whole day with that evil guy you were obsessed with when you were thirteen. How are you handling that?"
And then it all hits Willow at once and she just FUCKING. She needs a minute. Just give her a minute. This is fucking buckwild right here.
But it all crashes down on her that night when she's cuddled up in her bed, winding down for sleep and she's texting with the Golden Guard. Like??? Isn't this the dumb stuff she used to fantasise about two years ago??? Having his number and texting him until she falls asleep??? Batshit insane to think about.
But how does she feel about it now?? It almost doesn't feel real because Hunter is nothing like that dude she met two years ago. It feels like she is talking to an entirely different person. And she definitely doesn't have a whopping massive crush on him like she used to have on that cool masked persona from forever ago.
But she will admit, the dude from her flyer derby team is growing on her.
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