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spadilled · 1 month
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for ur consideration: i revamp this guy into a halovian and make him a hsr oc
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cheeseanonioncrisps · 4 months
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I really want the show to go into more detail about Husk's backstory as an overlord, partly because I feel like it's something the fandom is kinda glossing over and partly because it's lowkey one of the biggest obstacles that a Husk/Angel relationship would have into overcome.
'Loser Baby' emphasises the similarities between Angel and Husk's situations, but it also (probably deliberately, since Husk is the one leading it) brushes aside one of the most major differences between them.
Namely that when Husk tells Angel that he's not the only one who sold his soul, he's not just singing about himself.
Husk sold his soul to Alastor, yeah (or lost it at least, which amounts to the same thing), but he also traded in souls. He was that “psychopathic freak”, and was operating fro long enough to achieve Overlord status.
And, honestly? Having your soul owned by Husker back in the day probably sucked.
The one benefit of soul contracts for the person selling their soul is that they seem to get a fair amount of say in how the contract is written.
Angel's contract, for example, apparently has a clause stating that he's only under Valentino's jurisdiction when he's in the studio. (Which, btw, puts a whole other spin on why Val is so pissed when he moves out of studio accommodation and into the Hotel.) And Val is apparently bound to that. Even though he's pissed off and actively wants to put Angel in his place, he can't make any moves against him in the club.
Equally, since most overlords seem to be associated with a specific location/industry, you can generally choose who your working for and therefore roughly what kind of stuff you're gonna be doing.
In practice there seems to be a lot of manipulation and coercion going on on the part of the Overlords making these contracts— they're not fair by any means— but the sinners signing them are theoretically at least guaranteed the right to a (somewhat) informed choice and some control over the deals they make.
Having an Overlord who uses human souls to pay his gambling debts, however, completely undermines all that.
Imagine going into work for your job running the roulette games at the casino only to be told that the boss played a bad hand in a game with Valentino, and so you're a sex worker now.
Or being traded to someone who has you fighting turf wars for them, and realising that your contract doesn't have any clauses to protect your personal safety because you only signed up to be a bartender.
Or selling your soul for a job near your home and family so you can guarantee their protection, only to be traded to someone whose territory is on the other side of the pentagram.
Husk is a victim of his own addiction, yeah, which is one of the reasons why Angel relates to him. But his backstory implies that there must be a significant number of people out there who were also victims of Husk's addiction, and may not be as sympathetic. Dude basically owned other people as property (… we have a word for that) and then literally played games with their lives.
And like, I'm not saying he hasn't changed. He seems more empathetic on the show than his backstory would imply, and apart from anything else, he's had a pretty clear object lesson about what it's like to be on the receiving end of that sort of thing. (Ngl, I'm pretty sure one of the reasons Alastor keeps him around is because he's the type to find the irony amusing.)
But like, he's in this place where he can relate to Angel Dust's situation, while at the same time probably also being able to relate to Valentino and Alastor's perspectives (although I doubt he was quite as bad as Val to work for).
And I'm curious as to what would happen, later in the series, if the gang met someone who had sold their soul to Husk at one point. Someone who would also be able to relate to Angel's situation, but with Husk as their version of Valentino.
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urfavlarry · 3 months
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Your Overlord! Husk is just so 🫠 So I HAD to request something for him!
Reader works at the Casino. She is Husk's favorite waitress (maybe because she is his gf idk 👀) and deals with rude costumers more often than she'd like. During one of those situations, they corner her for trying to "stick her nose in somebody else's business". Overlord! Husk deals with them before they have the chance to do anything. After the situation is taken care of, he steals her away to dote on her <3
This is the (slightly modified) piece of dialogue that inspired my request. Feel free to use it, if you want!
Reader, backing up: "Gentlemen, gentlemen. Let's be civil about this. Let's make a deal; you leave, and you don't die a second time. How does that sound?"
Sinner: "And how do you intend to kill us, dollface?"
Reader: "Oh, no, I can't kill you. But my boss can. Say hi, boss."
Overlord! Husk, appearing behind reader: "Hi."
I'm aware of how cringe this is, but I couldn't help myself ;;
oh my god this isn’t cringe at all!! i love this sm !! hope ive managed to write this how you wanted and that you enjoy reading this as much as i enjoyed writing this<33
warnings: bad grammar, swearing, alcohol, mention of harassment, the sinners might be sexist? (if i forgot anything tell me in the comments)
Overlord!Husk x waitress reader
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You’ve met Husk a few years ago after you have just fallen into the dark place called Hell. You stumbled upon the casino after you accepted that this was your life— well afterlife for the rest of eternity, and damn, eternity is a long time! So you decided to look for a job, a job you had when you were alive; a waitress.
Husk hired you after a week of you being “on trial” as he likes to call it and you were just fit for the job! You had the nerves of a saint since you used to deal with drunk people that drowned themselves in alcohol and decided to throw the tiny bit of dignity away and harass the workers who didn’t really sign up for being harassed. At your old job you were usually the one that calmed fights and disagreements down and people were really grateful for that. You could say you were like the mom of that last bar you worked at!
Today the casino was calmer the usual, just sinners chatting away and dancing on the dance floor or just having a drink after a long day of work. The day was slow yes, but at least you didn’t have shitty customers to worry about; you thought to yourself but then suddenly the bars doors slam open and in come 4 not so friendly looking fox demons. You hated those kinds of demons, they usually tried to steal and just make your afterlife a living hell— well if that’s even possible since you already are in hell.
You shoot your fellow employees a uncertain glance and walk over to the demons to ask if they decided on their drinks. They snickered as they ordered their drinks and whispered to themselves as you went to get the drinks they wanted. The bartender, Chris, was a fellow friend of yours and as he makes the drinks he says with a worried tone; “Hey Y/N I know you’re experienced and shit but please be careful, those guys used to come here often and they like to start fights and they really are not fun to deal with so just, keep your guard up, okay?” He looks at you with genuine worry as he hands the drinks to you and you pick them up with ease; “Don’t worry Chrissy i’ll be extra careful okay? I’ve dealt with assholes when I was alive you really don’t need to worry about me.” You say with a smile and shoot him a wink and walk over to the men that are now playing poker and are betting for a huge amount of money. You place the drinks down and go back to talk with Chris to pass the time.
Husk was in his usual spot in the VIP room of the casino, gambling with some sinners, having a bored look on his face as it was clear the sinner really had no experience. He looks away for a moment to glance to the other side of the casino to see you chatting with the bartender. He smiles for just a bit and looks back at the game. You were quite close since you had both a lot in common and were quite fond of each other. After about a year and a half of you working at the casino, Husk asked you out and you, of course accepted! You got together after that and you couldn’t have been happier. But the only one that knew about your secret relationship was Chris, since you trusted him with that kind of information. You and Husk got married after 2 years of being together and Chris could just tell you two loved each other, you were practically love sick idiots!
“And you know that bitch that took your place while you were sick? She was a total—” You get cut off by the sound of yelling and you turn your head to see what was happening. The fox demons were now yelling and fighting, screaming foul things at each other because the game was apparently “not fair”. You exchange looks with Chris and sigh, walking over to the angered men with a calm look on your face, straightening your uniform.
“Gentlemen, gentlemen! May I ask what is the cause of all of this commotion? You’re disturbing the others that are trying to have a good time.” You say with a calm tone trying to calm the situation and to not raise attention. “Go mind your fucking business bitch you probably put something in our drinks to make us focus less so that asshole can win!” One of them yells and the others nod along with angered looks on their faces. “Im sorry wh—” You get cut off yet again by the one of the angry men; “Just shut the fuck up your so clueless it’s embarrassing you probably don’t even know how to do your job properly” Another one of them says grabbing your wrist to pull you down to his height. Your nose scrunches in disgust since you can smell the alcohol from his mouth and you just pray you don’t throw up in his face. He starts to speak again, clearly still annoyed; “How about you fucking go do your job like a good little lady and bring us another drink.” The demon says with a smirk on his face and lets you go and whistles at you as you go to leave. You turn around and glare slightly at the man but take a deep breath and say; “Gentlemen calm yourselves please, let’s be civil about this, yes? How about you either leave this casino and never come back, or you can treat the employees with respect.” You say brushing off your uniform and look at them with a smile fake like the money they were betting on.
“Yea? Or else what?” One of them asks gaining some new found confidence and smirks at you looking you up and down, licking his lips as if you were some kind of prey. “You get to keep your little afterlife and don’t die a second time!” You say with a sarcastic tone and smile. They start to laugh as if you just said the most hilarious thing in the entire world and look at you like a little child who was born yesterday; “Aww and how does a little demon like you intend to do that?” They all snicker awaiting your answer that they were sure it was gonna be even more hilarious then the previous statement you made.
Husk who heard the commotion and has been watching the interaction from afar for almost 10 minutes was growing more and more annoyed by the second. How dare they speak to his wife like that? They think they can just waltz in here and fuck with his wife? Yeah no. He slowly starts to walk towards you and the men and you notice him out from the corner of your eye and smirk, knowing from the look on his face that he was pissed. Maybe even that was not that much of a strong word to describe the anger bubbling up in his body. You look at the demons in front of you and say; “Perhaps you would like to discuss that with my boss?” You say and step back from the demons who replace their smug expressions with confused glances.
“Is there a problem here gentlemen?” Husk asks raising a brow with a annoyed look on his face as the fox demons now look like they’ve pissed themselves. You smirk at the men flipping them off from behind, sticking your tongue out. Your boss from your old job never really bothered to stand up for his employees so it felt good to finally have assholes like them eat their own shit.
The demons scatter and leave money at the table at mumble apologies towards you and Husk and leave the casino without another word. The employees and some of the customers cheer and whistle and scream at the demons to never come back and you cheer a bit yourself, happy that someone finally stood up for you.
The atmosphere was finally back to its normal calm self and Husk looks at you with a bit of a angered look, not because of you, but because he was still pissed someone would just treat his wife like shit, but of course he looks at you with a hint of worry but he’s careful to not show it since he has a reputation to uphold. “Y/N, my office. Now.” He says as he slowly walks over to the back door for employees and you share a worried look with Chris, he looks at you confused and raises a brow at you. You just shrug your shoulders since you’re just as confused as him but you follow closely behind Husk as he wait for you at the employee door. You both walk to his office not far down the hall and he opens the door and lets you enter first. He enters right after you, closing the door behind him. He stays quiet for a bit ask he smokes his cigarette, looking out from the huge window he had in his office.
You stand there nervously and fiddle with your sleeves, hoping you weren’t in trouble, because you really don’t wanna deal with an angry Husk. He throws the cigarette butt out of the window and turns to look at you. He walks up to you cups your cheek in his hand and asks; “Are you okay my love? Did those fuckers hurt you?” He says with worry evident in his voice and you sigh; “No, no they didn’t do anything i’m fine Husker i’ve dealt with shit like this before..” You say looking away from him frowning slightly grabbing your slightly bruised wrist. “I don’t take shit like that to heart.” You say with a smirk.
He smiles softly at you and pulls you closer grabbing you by the waist; “I know Doll I just wanted to check on you, you know? Those guys really are pieces of shit and i’ve wanted to shut them up for a while now, but you did that pretty well yourself~” He says with a smirk and a teasing tone.
“Yeah, yeah I know i’m just the best.” You say with a playful tone and chuckle. “I’m glad you were worried about me tho. I guess the “heartless Overlord” really does have a soft spot for me~” You giggle teasing the cat demon, you knew very well he cared about you, and you were very grateful for that. Husk wraps his tail around your leg and look you up at Husk, shivering slightly from his touch, but you can’t help but admire his features up close. He smirks at the remark and pulls you closer so your bodies are practically touching and your faces are inches apart. He suddenly dips you, your lips barely apart as he grabs you firmly, careful so you don’t fall and and smiles, a genuine smile you have never seen before, a smile that Husk himself couldn’t believe he had used and says;
“Hm, well love, you might just happen to have a special spot in this dead heart of mine~”
He says and leans in closing the small gap between you two. Your breath hitches at the contact but you don’t hesitate to kiss back, a simple act that made your heart flutter even though you’ve done this a million times before. You smiled into the kiss and you started to wonder how you could have found such a great partner.
It was kind of funny, you really were a match made in hell.
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theharrowing · 8 months
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Devil with the Mint Hair 🍃 3: Pretty good
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His pull out game is strong but your hatred for him is stronger.
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🍃 Yoongi x Female Reader
🍃 word count: 7.7k
🍃 enemies to fuck buddies, brother’s best friend, explicit smut, nsfw, 18+
🍃 warnings: alcohol consumption (mc is tipsy); talk of hiring sex workers; mention of masturbation with sex toys; mention of Yoongi fucking Jimin; use of "baby girl" & "submissive little fuck doll"; mc is a brat; dirty talk and filthy smut (safe word establishment; mc does not get undressed; hair gripping - no description of hair style or length; being handled roughly - pushed around, gripped by head and throat; face slapping; rough, messy blow job & face fucking; a lot of drool; spitting; rough sex; pussy slapping; cunnilingus, fingering, & ass eating; multiple orgasms; overstimulation); they do not kiss once; post-nut regret; possibly catching a feeling??? (lol, as if.)
🍃 note: this scene takes place in America and there is a brief interaction with a bartender but i didn't specify what language anyone is speaking or where these characters live because it seems very unimportant for a fic like this lol. i know nobody is here for the scraps of plot.
🍃 beta read by @neoneunnajimin​
🍃 posted oct. 2023 | read on ao3
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The summer sun is hot and oppressive, and you sit under the awning of a poolside bar, hair dripping from taking a swim, with a towel around your hips, waiting impatiently for the bartender to return with a blended margarita – desperate for the inevitable brain freeze, if it means you get to cool down. 
Why your brother chose to celebrate his September birthday in Las Vegas, of all places, is beyond you, and you try your hardest not to melt against the high bar chair and its tiny little wooden seat back. You only agreed to come because he is your brother, and you would never miss his birthday for the world. 
And you assumed that he and the guys would be so busy gambling and going to strip clubs – and whatever else men in their twenties do – that you would not get stuck running into a certain someone too much, despite foolishly agreeing to meet up, should the possibility arise. And you were right, for the most part. 
Night one consisted of dinner and drinks, and then the guys went off to various casinos on the strip to test their luck. You meandered through your hotel's casino, cradling a drink while taking in all the sights and sounds, ultimately becoming both underwhelmed and overwhelmed, and retiring to your room to sink into the jacuzzi tub. 
The following day, the guys slept in late while you went to breakfast, and then you joined them for some day drinking and a walk along the strip. And although your sworn enemy did make an appearance each time, with your brother around, he barely acknowledged your presence – something that you have found to be both a relief and somewhat infuriating. 
He has also been preoccupied with a pretty boy with bright orange hair named Jimin, and you find yourself wondering, whenever you see him, whether he is the hookup your enemy mentioned to you over text. 
Not that you want that devil to acknowledge you, nor do you want to care about who he fucks – after the stunt he pulled the last time you saw him, you find it impossible to look him in the eyes for more than a few seconds. But it still feels strange to be ignored by someone who made you cum so hard – a thought that makes you cringe.
You surmise that the guys had a long night at the strip club because it is almost noon, and you have not heard from your brother. Today has been set aside as a sleep-in-and-recharge day, anyway, so you have no plans until dinner, which is how you came to be at the large outdoor pool, perched at the bar without the expectation of running into anyone. Perhaps you should have rethought your plan and gone to someone else's expansive outdoor pool, but now is not the time for weighing the could-have-beens.
Once the bright blue drink in a tall, curvy glass is set before you, you sit high in your seat, smiling as you take hold of the chilled glass and wrap your lips around the neon pink straw, sucking in the ice-cold concoction that sends a shiver down your spine with a flavor that you can only describe as boozy blue.
"God, that's good," you mutter to yourself, rolling your eyes back with joy and lolling your head as a frigid rush works its way through your body, aided by your damp bathing suit. 
"Damn," a familiar voice rasps from behind, making you jump, "what do they put in those things?"
You don't need to turn to see that Yoongi has sat to your right, but you do, quickly taking in his naked torso and black swim shorts before turning your attention back to your drink, putting the straw between your lips and noting that he is dressed to swim but still dry. 
As much as you try to ignore his presence, you can feel Yoongi's eyes on you, and you do your best to ignore the way your skin has broken into goosebumps and your face warms. You do not like him, and you hate how your body responds to his presence.
Yoongi drawls a petulant, "Wow, not even gonna say hi to me, huh?" 
You roll your eyes, take a deep, chilling sip of blue, and turn your attention toward him, doing your best to appear wholly inconvenienced. Then, with wide, incredulous eyes and a fake smile, you say, "Hi, Yoongi," as sarcastically as possible. 
Yoongi snickers, then opens his mouth to retaliate, but the bartender returns and asks if he would like something, forcing his attention away as he points to your drink and says, "I'll have whatever that is."
The bartender cheerily says, "Blue raspberry margarita, coming right up!" and walks off. 
Yoongi turns his attention back to you to mutter, "Sounds mildly horrifying; I can't wait," with a grin.
Feeling annoyed and disinterested in whatever this man is playing at, you blurt, "Why are you here, Yoongi?"
"My best friend's birthday," Yoongi responds, running a hand through his short, mint-green hair, and sounding bored. "Why else?"
You sigh and roll your eyes, then focus on stabbing the pink straw into your blue drink. "I mean here, sitting next to me. There are other bars out here, and hundreds more along the strip. Shouldn’t you be preoccupied by that orange-haired guy who clings to you, instead?”
When Yoongi asks, "Why wouldn't I want to be here, sitting next to you?” his voice is much lower and much closer than you expect, and you flinch, turning your sights back to him. 
Yoongi leans on the bar top, elbow only inches away, and his gaze is piercing. Only a small floral bikini top covers your upper half, and your leg sticks out from the slit in your towel enough that when Yoongi's gaze roves slowly and hungrily over your body, you feel exposed. Anxiety crashes through you, but so does arousal, and you clear your throat and take another frozen sip. 
“And anyway,” Yoongi continues the moment you turn away, “Jimin is still asleep, and likely will be for several more hours.”
The bartender returns and sets Yoongi's drink before him, and you watch from the corner of your eye as his nimble, long fingers delicately cradle the glass and slide it toward himself. He sits forward, takes a sip, and then grumbles out something unintelligible under the sound of your pounding heart. 
"Hmm?" you ask, turning your attention to him. 
"Not as orgasmic as you made it seem, but not too bad."
With another roll of your eyes, you mutter, "You are so annoying."
Truth be told, sitting out here with Yoongi is not as bad as you would have thought. Perhaps it is because he is holding back from leaning too far into your personal space and wearing you down – likely because the two of you are surrounded by others, and there is a slight chance that your brother or one of the other guys could come find the two of you. Or, perhaps the dry Vegas heat is making you too worn out both physically and emotionally to care. 
Yoongi hums, and you turn your attention toward him without fully looking at him, continuing to suck at your melting drink. One thing you will give Vegas credit for is even these shitty slushies are potent enough that you are already feeling a little tipsy. 
"You seem calm today," Yoongi muses. "Did you also bring back an escort last night? Get the stress fucked out of you?"
Everything Yoongi says hits you like several small trucks, and you open and close your mouth, attempting to begin several sentences but feeling at a loss for which detail to hone in on. Finally, you settle on the most obvious bit and ask, "Escort? What?"
Yoongi laughs, and it sounds almost mocking and sardonic, so you look at him, finding him chewing on his bright yellow straw with a lopsided smile. "Why do you think the guys are so worn out? I've been keeping them busy."
"You've…what?" 
Another laugh, but this one comes from the guts, deep and amused. "What? We're in Vegas, baby girl! Gotta make sure to give the guys the full experience."
"You're lying," you mutter, straw wedged between your teeth, doing your best not to respond to the sound of him calling you baby girl out loud. 
Has Yoongi really been hiring sex workers to stay with the guys? All the while you've been using a vibrator and feeling too small in your gigantic suite. You have nothing against the notion of sex work, but knowing that your brother…a violent shudder runs through you as you attempt to shut out the thought.
"Ha, come on, do you really think I would lie about something like this? We found a fun little club not too far from here, and the guys took a liking to some of the dancers. Once we found out the girls can be rented for the night, that was that."
"Wow," is all you can mutter, because what else do you add? Must be nice? Thanks for the invite? Nothing feels appropriate. And anyway, what if Yoongi is lying?
"And what's the name of your favorite girl?" you ask, attempting to play it cool, taking another deep sip of blue before turning your eyes to Yoongi, whose gaze is firm.
The way he regards you is unyielding, and you squirm in your seat, finding it hard to hold eye contact. Somehow this is the most civil conversation you have ever had with Yoongi in person, and you find yourself nearly charmed by his presence. That is, until you recall how he showed up at your door knowing full well that your brother was not home so he could smoke you out and pressure you into rough sex on your bedroom floor, of all fucking places. 
And you almost break the spell and let your anger rise, feeling the sudden urge to chug back your drink and get the fuck away from this demon. But you cannot deny the way he made you feel, and you would be lying if you said you would not want to feel it again, especially after agreeing to hook up if the opportunity presented itself. It seems as if it has, in fact, done just that.
Although you are at war with your thoughts and not fully set on running off, you do slurp more than half of the remnants of your drink, which goes down easy now that it has more or less melted into a boozy syrup. 
"Well?" you challenge, curious what kinds of escorts Yoongi has been bringing back to his room. You wonder if they like it just as rough as you do. 
Yoongi tongues the inside of his mouth, then chuckles. "Nah, I haven't been partaking. Only supplying."
At this, you roll your eyes, once more. Why is Yoongi suddenly acting like a prude? "Sure, okay," you say incredulously. 
"I'm serious!" Yoongi insists, making you laugh more. 
"There's nothing wrong with hiring sex workers, Yoongi," you say with raised eyebrows, almost defensively.
"I fucking know that," he bites back, "I'm the one hiring them!"
"Okay, then—"
"Why would I need to hire someone? You're right down the hall."
Now you know he is fucking with you, and you hate to admit it, but it makes you annoyed – a little upset, even. If Yoongi has been preoccupying the guys, why hasn’t he shown up at your door? He must be messing with you. 
"Shut the fuck up," you grit with your straw between your teeth before sucking the rest of your drink back. The straw gurgles loudly against the bottom of the glass as you angrily seek every last drop of tequila and blue. 
"I'm serious," Yoongi responds, close. 
When you regard him, he looks serious, but you are certain that he must be toying with you, and you begin to slide from the tall chair to the ground, stretching your toes to meet the rough gunite while your shifting weight makes the chair scrape loudly backward. 
There is laughter in Yoongi's voice when he asks, "Wait, where are you going?"
You sigh and stare at Yoongi's half-empty drink rather than at himself, contemplating how much you even want to reveal. You do not have feelings for him, for one thing, but you are also not sure whether he has just been messing with you and lying about wanting to hook up again. It almost feels like you are the butt of some joke.
"I'm not going to sit here and be made fun of," you say, pointedly not meeting his gaze before you turn to walk back into the hotel. 
"Wait," Yoongi says, and before you have a chance to register the word, his hand is on your arm, tugging you back. "There has definitely been a misunderstanding."
You are surprised to find that Yoongi is standing, and now that you are on your feet, the alcohol hits you at once, spinning you somewhat off your axis as you twist out of Yoongi's hold and frown at his eager expression. You stumble slightly back on flip-flopped feet and straighten out, giving him your best glare.
"Look, I'm not interested in your games, okay? I know you enjoy being an asshole for fun, so cut the shit, Yoongi."
Yoongi actually looks a bit upset before he schools his features and scoffs, taking a step back and reaching for his drink. He shrugs, then mutters, "Fine, be a fucking brat."
The whiplash is astounding, and you stand your ground while trying to figure out just what the fuck is going on. Yoongi sucks his cheeks in to finish the last of his tequila syrup, then he walks past you with an air of nonchalance that makes you turn on your toes and follow him in a huff. You were going to have the last word; who does he think he is?
As the two of you approach the open door of the hotel, Yoongi turns to glance over his shoulder and scoffs. "What? Tagging along so you can bitch at me in the elevator?"
"Oh, fuck off," you respond louder than necessary now that the two of you are in the crowded carpeted hallway and the raucous sounds of the pool are quieted behind concrete and glass. "I'm going back to my room."
"Sure you don't want to come back to mine?" Yoongi asks over his shoulder as you round a corner into a nearly empty hallway, walking deeper into the hotel. 
"What?" you all but shout.
"Oh, come on," he laughs, turning to walk backward just long enough to say, "I saw how jealous you got over the prospect of me fucking someone else, despite knowing full well that I do fuck someone else, regularly. Regardless, the guys are all asleep, which means an opportunity has presented itself."
"I was not—" you begin as his gaze rakes down your body, and he turns back around.
"Admit it," Yoongi drawls, taking a corner to the left into a small elevator lobby with eight gold doors. He presses a call button, then turns to fully face you. "You can't get me out of your head, can you? I've been watching you sneak glances all weekend, baby girl; you're a terrible actor."
How can one man be so exasperating? As you wait for one of the elevators to get close, you stare up at the lights above the nearest one, hoping that by some chance two of them open so that you are not stuck in a compact square carriage with him. 
But as one of the elevators behind you dings, and not a single person joins you inside, you realize all too soon that you are trapped with him, and only him. Yoongi steps in first and holds his hand in front of the door to keep it from closing, and you slide into the small space and step into the furthest corner from him, staring at the gold doors as they close, then watching in the peripheral as Yoongi hits the number 32 – the floor you both stay on. 
"So?" Yoongi drawls, causing your entire body to break out in goosebumps – though you reason it is likely from your bathing suit still being damp and has nothing to do with that demon's deep, inviting voice. 
"So, what?" you bite back, staring up at the little screen above the button panel that flashes with which floor it passes. 
"You gonna come to my room and let us both have what we want, or what? Nice and rough, just like you asked for.”
With a scoff, you cross your arms over your chest, attempting to find warmth and to cover how hard your nipples are under your bathing suit top. Yoongi steps closer, and in this enclosed space, you can smell hints of musk and cologne, and maybe something sweet, like a lingering trace of shampoo or a body wash. 
"Or maybe we should go to yours," he suggests, deep and quiet. "Your room is further from the others…don't need any of them hearing you screaming my name while I tame the brat out of you."
"You are insufferable," you grit under your breath, though your words do not sound as firm as you would like. 
Yoongi hums and steps impossibly closer, then says, "I know you can't stop thinking about me, baby girl. Just give in."
As soon as the elevator dings and the gold doors slide open, he side steps far away from you, giving you space to exit and begin the hurried trek toward your room. From the elevator lobby, yours is to the left and down a little, whereas the group of rooms the guys are staying in are just off to the right. If you did let Yoongi fuck you – which you are not – doing so in your room would be the wiser of the two choices.
You round the corner to the left and walk quickly down to your door. To your chagrin, Yoongi's flip flops smack behind you, and you sigh and let your head droop back, feeling too tipsy and maybe a little too horny to be allowing him to come to your room. You reach your door and fish your key from where it's wedged between your towel and hip, then turn and scowl, looking over Yoongi's shoulder to make sure nobody else is in the hallway to see the two of you together. 
"Go back to your room, Yoongi," you say. Your heart pounds the closer he gets, and you do your best to keep your eyes on his face, but he is shirtless, and he looks really good with his lean but defined muscles on display. 
"Is that really what you want?" he asks, stopping a foot away and leaning into the wall. 
"Yes!" you whisper-yell, insistent. You glance over his shoulder once more, then say, "The last thing I want is to get caught with you."
Yoongi's face brightens, and you know in an instant that you have fucked up. "Oh, so you do want me to fuck your brains out, but you're worried about getting caught?"
"That's not—"
Yoongi raises an eyebrow and does not wait for you to finish your sentence, drawling, "I think it is. You already said as much over text."
Although your hand is lifted halfway to the key scanner, it is too far for it to detect the key and allow you entrance. You raise your eyebrows and use the hand holding the key to wave him off, muttering, "Shoo! Get the fuck out of here. I don't want to be seen with you."
Yoongi tongues the inside of his cheek, grabs your hand, and forces you to hold the key against the scanner, then reaches with his other hand to open the door and shove the two of you inside. Everything happens in a flash, and you barely have a chance to get your bearings, muttering, "Yoongi, what the f—" as you are ushered into the entrance of your hotel room, and Yoongi is closing the door behind the two of you. 
"Nobody can see us in here," Yoongi says as he steps out of his sandals and walks into your room, adding, "problem solved," over his shoulder. 
Your hotel room is fairly tidy, with only a few small sprawling piles of clothing and beauty products here and there. But you definitely left a dildo and vibrator lying tangled in the sheets of the bed from toying yourself last night, and you kick out of your sandals and scurry over to the bed, hoping to get to them before Yoongi sees them, finding him holding the small purple bullet vibrator between his fingers. 
"Naughty girl," Yoongi teases when you come into view, and you can hear him clicking on the power button multiple times to make the buzzing louder and stronger. 
"Put that down," you insist, closing the space between the two of you and reaching for it. 
"Let me use this on you," Yoongi mutters, dropping his arm down and brushing the vibrating toy over your thigh, right in between the slit of the towel. 
"Yoongi!" you yelp, hopping backward and reaching for his arm, but Yoongi just grins and holds the toy behind his back, flexing his arm as you attempt to yank on it. 
"Please," Yoongi asks softly, flashing a lopsided smile, and you shove at his chest and walk away, determined to put space between the two of you. 
Given how fast Yoongi can make you cum, the prospect of him fucking you while using your toy does excite you, but it also worries you. This man would turn you into a pile of mush in no time. Luckily, he turns the toy off and tosses it back onto your bed, toward the pillows. 
“We need to establish boundaries,” you say, walking over to a long mirror near the front entrance of the room to check your reflection. Although you appear tired from a combination of tipsiness, heat, and genuine exhaustion, you look good enough to let this demon perceive you. 
When you turn back to Yoongi, he is sitting on the corner of your bed, arms relaxed at his sides, waiting for you to continue. 
“Things like hitting, spitting, and hair-pulling are fine, but I get to tell you to stop if it becomes too much.”
“We’ll establish a safe word,” Yoongi says. 
A thrill rushes over you as you consider what your safe word could be, and you formulate an idea, unable to hold back from grinning. Yoongi must take notice, because he sits higher, raising his eyebrows curiously. 
“The guy with the orange hair,” you say, approaching Yoongi, whose eyes widen as you speak, “is he your regular hookup?”
Yoongi smiles sharply, then nods his head slightly as he says, “He is.”
“And he knows you plan to fuck me? Or are you doing it behind his back?”
Yoongi’s smile turns wide and playful. “He knows.”
“Hmm,” you respond, stepping close enough that he could reach out and touch you. “My safe word is Jimin.”
Yoongi tongues the inside of his cheek, then sits back, placing his palms against the white comforter on the bed. “Really?” 
You chuckle as you nod and say, “Yup.”
“You’re going to scream Jimin’s name if you want me to slow down or stop?”
“Correct.”
Yoongi laughs, clearly amused, then he nods and says, “Alright. Works for me. Any other boundaries? Things you’re not into?”
Truthfully, at this moment, there is nothing you can think of. So you shrug and say, “Nothing as of now…but I’ll tell you if that changes.”
“You’ll moan my hookup’s name if you change your mind,” Yoongi mutters with a smirk. 
“Yup.”
Yoongi rolls his shoulders and then sits up straight before slowly beginning to stand. You take a step back, feeling nervousness sink in over the fact that this is really happening, especially with the way Yoongi stands tall with his shoulders square and his expression flat. 
“Repeat your safe word for me,” Yoongi commands. 
“Jimin,” you respond, much softer than intended. 
The corner of Yoongi’s mouth rises for a split second, then he squints as if he is disgusted by what he sees. Instinctively, you take another step back. 
Yoongi is quick as a serpent, hand snapping up to grip onto your jaw and make you gasp – startling you. 
“Where do you think you’re going?” he asks in a sharp snarl. 
Although you move your lips, all you are able to mutter is vowels, unsure what to say. 
“You’re mine, baby girl. You don’t so much as move unless I command it.”
Although you are aware that your safe word negates his statement, your heart thrums heavily behind your ribs at the idea of being at Yoongi’s mercy. You told him you wanted it rough – wanted it to hurt – and now that you stand before him, trepidation sinks deep. 
Yoongi continues to grip firmly to your chin while his free hand rips the towel from around your hips and chucks it to the side, making you gasp and flinch. The bikini you wear is small and still a bit damp, and you shiver as the air hits your bare thighs and tummy. Your breaths are heavy, causing a quick rise and fall of your chest, and you already feel a bit dazed from being handled his way. 
“Look at you,” Yoongi growls with a sharp, hungry gaze, lips upturned. “You can talk all the shit you want about how much you hate me, but I can see the way you want me, baby girl."
His grasp on your jaw is firm, and when he begins to pull his arm back, toward the bed, you step with him, moving slowly as his body rotates. Yoongi smirks razor-sharp, eyes burning with excitement, and you hate how absolutely right he is. You want him real bad. 
"Wanna choke on my cock while sitting on the bed, or down on your knees?" Yoongi asks, leaning nice and close, wafting warm, sugar-sweet breath into your face. 
"On the bed," you mutter, voice hoarse and weak. 
Yoongi grips your jaw ever so slightly, then pushes you down into the bed, causing you to gasp and scramble as you keep from sliding off the edge, hands gripping onto the white comforter. 
"Not eager to get back onto the floor with me?" he chides, but all you can do is stare upward as he looms over you, fingers working the velcro fly of his black swim shorts. 
Yoongi wastes no time pushing his shorts to the floor, revealing a half-hard and inviting cock. Last time, you hardly got a good look at him, but this time, it is all you see as Yoongi grips onto the back of your hair and yanks you forward, practically shoving himself against your lips. 
"Don't be shy, baby girl," Yoongi groans, using his other hand to gently squeeze your throat. You look up at Yoongi without tilting your head, greeted by a dark stare that gives you chills as he adds, "Let's see what that pretty, bratty fucking mouth of yours can do."
With a deep, fortifying breath, you sit high on the bed, hands still gripping the comforter, and you run your tongue over the shaft, just below his cockhead. His skin is smooth with a faint soapy smell, and you let your eyes flutter as your lips close over the head, wetting the skin. 
"We don't have all fucking day," Yoongi practically growls as he presses your head close to his pelvis. 
With a snarl, you glance up through your lashes, saying, "We quite literally do have all day," lips still pressed against him. In a show of brattiness, you add, "So do you want it, or are you going to keep being an asshole?"
Yoongi releases the hand on your hair and slaps you against the cheek. It is not hard enough to sting, but it is enough to make you gasp, eyes wide as you let the slight tingle settle over your skin. Although you would ordinarily be ready to fight a man for slapping you, in this setting, it excites you – makes you want to act like even more of a pain in his ass. 
"Too far?" Yoongi asks, expression still hard but with a hint of softness hiding around the edges.
If this were anyone else, you would bat your lashes and tell him you liked it – that it felt exciting enough to set a spark in you that is threatening to light a proper fire. But this is Yoongi, so you scoff and say, "I didn't call my safe word, did I?"
Yoongi chuckles in response with the edge of his mouth tugging into a sharp sneer. Then he slaps you again, this time hard enough to sting, and he grips your throat and tugs you against him, forcing your forehead to crash against his tummy while the head of his cock presses into your lips and teeth. 
"Suck my fucking dick or I'm leaving," he commands. 
With a roll of your eyes, you grumble, "So moody."
You can hear the beginning of a response, but you open wide and swallow Yoongi as far as you can take him, letting the tip lightly touch your throat. Yoongi groans, tightening his grip on your neck before relaxing it while the other firmly grabs the back of your head.  
Without warning, Yoongi bucks his hips, thrusting deep. You gag, but not badly enough to have to pull off, swallowing the feeling while he pulls back and thrusts forward again. And again, pulling out, slamming deep, and pulling out, clearly not setting a rhythm so much as testing your limits. 
You lift your hands and settle them on his hips, surprised by how soft his skin feels beneath your fingertips, and when he pulls back again, you take in a deep enough breath through your nose. Although Yoongi is forceful, his grip on you is loose – a small mercy considering you are already drooling and beginning to cry.
"Damn, baby girl, your throat feels amazing," Yoongi rasps, voice coming out surprisingly desperate. 
As he sets a pace, you settle into the pattern of breathing in time with his thrusts, and Yoongi continues to hold onto your head and neck while he fucks your face. Although you have given a sloppy blow job or two in the past, this is the first time you have allowed someone to be in control. 
Tears catch in your eyelashes and fall, and you glance up, watching as Yoongi grits his teeth and knits his brow, clearly holding himself back from losing some semblance of control – whether it is the urge to fuck harder or to cum already, you can only presume. 
When his eyes meet yours, he moans, allowing his eyelids to flutter, causing your strong foundation of hating his fucking guts to crumble just a little. Yoongi looks sexy while falling apart, sweat glistening on his shoulders and chest, which rise and fall with each breath he takes. 
"You have no idea how fucking good this feels," Yoongi mutters, hissing as his cock presses in nice and deep, causing thick drool to build. 
The sounds that come from you are wet and pornographic, forced from your throat. You attempt to hum in response to his praise, but the sound is garbled and lost. Not that he needs to hear your sweet utterances, anyway; what would that do for his ego?
When Yoongi pulls all the way out, it surprises you. You lurch slightly, your mouth following the movement while your lungs attempt to adjust to a full intake of air. Yoongi moves his hand from the back of your head and slaps you across the cheek, making you whimper. 
Drool coats your lips and chin, tears streak down your cheeks, and the way Yoongi looks down at you is practically reverent. You wonder what he could possibly be thinking – Min Yoongi does not look at you like that. 
Thankfully, in a blink, the expression is gone, replaced by something much sharper. Yoongi reaches down and yanks at your swim top, forcing your breasts to spill in a jerking motion. Too stunned to respond, you sit while Yoongi roughly palms at your chest, calloused hands against soft, sensitive skin. 
Yoongi squeezes and slaps your breasts, giving your nipples a pinch with one alternating hand while he continues holding you firmly by the throat. You do your best not to react too loudly, huffing and sighing without moaning; you want Yoongi to really work to get a reaction out of you. With how cocky he is, you expect he will have no trouble doing so.
Without warning, Yoongi shoves you onto your back, fully releasing you, and sending you crashing against the comforter. You scramble, legs spreading as you lift one in an attempt to get into any position that might be useful, but Yoongi bends and grabs your ass, yanking it off the edge of the bed and pressing in a way that lifts your hips slightly, causing your legs to flail and spread. He yanks your swimsuit bottom to the side, bends just enough to spit on you, and then he rubs the tip of his dick against the spit, over your clit and labia before he spears you nice and deep. 
The stretch makes you cry out and squeeze your eyes tight, gripping the comforter and attempting to find a position to hold your legs. Yoongi presses and slightly twists you so that one leg is bent and somewhat hanging downward and the other is lifted high in the air, and he sets a brutal pace, fucking you hard and deep before you can wrap your head around anything.
"Holy fuck!" you scream, pleasure-pain so intense, you struggle to breathe. 
"So tight," Yoongi moans, pressing his weight into you even more, making your leg muscles burn and ache. 
All you can do is lay and take what Yoongi gives you, doing your best to relax your muscles while he fucks you harder and better than anyone has before. You said you wanted it rough, and you are not disappointed. With each deep thrust, you chase your high quickly. 
Yoongi reaches with one hand and roughly rubs over your clit, giving your pussy gentle slaps that send you hurtling over the edge. Your moans turn into sobs, back bowing from the bed as you build and build and then crash. 
"That's it, baby girl," Yoongi grits, fingers working your clit in more practiced movements. "Show me how fast I can make you cum."
"Sh-sh-shut up," you grumble, head digging back into the comforter. Orgasm washes over you, threatening to drown you in its undertow, and you sob and moan, hands tensing and releasing as your legs tremble at their awkward angles. 
Yoongi pulls all the way out before you finish, shoving your legs down and forcing you to roll over. You move in a haphazard tangle of limbs, your body both shimmering from its high and feeling unfulfilled.
As you get onto your stomach, you drag-crawl up the bed just enough to prevent your knees from hanging uncomfortably, glad when the bed dips and Yoongi follows you. Both hands grip your ass cheeks, pulling the material of your bathing suit and causing the fabric to dig into your skin. 
Yoongi slides back in and presses his hands firmly on your ass and lower back, pinning you down while his thrusts make the mattress bounce. You feel dizzy as Yoongi fucks you deep, and when he moves his hands to anchor beside your hips, you bounce even harder. 
One hand presses down on the side of your head and pushes your face into the mattress, and although it does not hurt, the pressure is enough to make you feel almost floaty and perfectly used. You are so close to cuming again, and when Yoongi leans low, warm breath ghosting over your face, you close your eyes. 
"This rough enough for you?" he asks, voice raspy and enticing. 
You practically scream yes and divulge just how good he makes you feel – how you will likely never be fucked this good by anyone else. But you choose to hold onto the praise for another day. 
"It's pretty good," you manage to mutter between unrelenting slaps of skin against skin. 
Yoongi scoffs. "Pretty good," he grits, mostly to himself. 
Then he spits on the side of your mouth, causing you to scowl. Yoongi removes the hand from your head and rubs his fingers over the saliva, smearing it over your lips and cheek while his hips continue their attack. 
"You look so good, all messy," he says with a playful tone. "Nothing but a submissive little fuck doll for me to use as I please."
Yoongi sits up, grips you by the hips, and speeds his pace, causing every muscle in your body to fight between wanting to tense and relax. You chase your next high and breakneck speeds, babbling nonsense as Yoongi uses you just as promised. 
You nearly cum just as Yoongi pulls out and releases his hold. With an impatient, frustrated groan, you bury your face into the blanket while Yoongi's weight shifts and reaches under you to grab your hips. Hot breath follows a warm wet tongue against your pussy, and you moan loud and eager, doing your best to pop your ass out and give him as much access to you as possible as a new rush of pleasure takes hold. 
Yoongi buries his face into you and puts his whole jaw into devouring your cunt, lips and tongue working you over in broad, sloppy movements. Remnants of the high you were chasing before build quickly. And when his tongue moves to your asshole and he plunges two fingers into your pussy, thumb rubbing over your clit, the dam breaks. 
Gripping the comforter, you squeal and moan, feeling wave after intense wave flow through you. Yoongi hums and groans as he tongue fucks your ass, fingers and thumb rubbing over your sweet spots. As soon as your high dissipates, you feel another racing to take its place. 
This time, when he pulls away before you can cum, you feel relief. You do your best to relax and catch your breath, feeling your entire body tremble and sink into the mattress. 
"Already going limp on me," Yoongi teases, pressing into your hips to make you roll around to your back again. 
“Making me dizzy,” you complain as you flop over, legs spreading uselessly, plopping down to the mattress. 
Your bathing suit top is even more askew, breasts hanging past the thin cups that have shifted, but you do not care. This is exactly how you wanted to be fucked – rushed, rough, and without any preamble or romance. 
“You like it when I play with your ass,” Yoongi teases, lips pulled into an obnoxious smirk. 
“Shut up,” you complain, rolling your heavy, tired eyes. 
Yoongi spreads your thighs with both palms and spits with enough force onto your clit that it makes you flinch. One hand stays pressed into your thigh while the other pumps and lines up his cock. 
How it still feels so incredible when he spears you open is a mystery; your body should be used to it by now, but instead, the stretch feels overwhelming, making you moan and arc off the comforter. 
“Should let Jimin and I double penetrate you,” Yoongi grits between his teeth as he pulls back and slams forward. 
“Oh my god!” you scream as Yoongi grips your hips and drives his cock into you so hard, your body trembles and jiggles with each perfect punch of his hips. 
Although the prospect of actually meeting Jimin does interest you, and it does feel good when Yoongi plays with your ass, double penetration – specifically anal sex –  is not something you are ready for. But you are unable to voice your trepidation at the moment, mouth only capable of sputtering nonsense between sobs and moans, which you are no longer capable of holding back. 
Yoongi leans, deepening his thrusts, and he slots two fingers into your mouth, pressing on your tongue and forcing you to drool. His fingers taste like you, heady and ever so slightly tangy, and he grips onto your jaw nice and tight while each drag of his cock threatens to send you into a new dimension of existence. 
Your eyes flutter, and you wonder if it is possible for your soul to slip from your body. You feel tingly and elevated into clouds – like nothing in the world exists but the two of you tangled in this sardonic dance. 
"Fuck, I won't last much longer," Yoongi groans, and you practically thank the heavens. 
At this rate, if Yoongi does not cum soon, you might risk actually wanting to see him more often. You might find yourself thinking about him while he is away, and, god forbid, wanting to invite him over to do this again. 
"Can I cum inside you?" Yoongi asks, voice breaking around the edges. 
You attempt to mutter, "Absolutely not," around his fingers, but the sounds come out jumbled and drool runs down your cheek. 
Luckily, Yoongi seems to understand, and he slides his fingers from your mouth, then pulls all the way out and begins to stroke himself off with his drool-covered hand. Although you find it hard to keep your eyes open, you cannot help but stare. 
Yoongi kneels over you, head tipped back with his throat bobbing as he chases the last of his high. He moans loud and unabashed, sounding and looking far better than you care to admit, with his mint-colored hair hanging over his forehead in sweaty little stalactites. He trembles as his cum sprays from his glistening cock, covering your thigh and hip, and as he squeezes his tip to get the last remaining drops out, he falls slightly forward, bracing himself with his free hand. 
"God damn," Yoongi groans, head drooping low. "I knew you would feel good but that was insane."
The urge to tell Yoongi to shut up is strong, but you find you cannot get the words out. All you can do is stare as he catches his breath. You wonder how you have never noticed how broad his shoulders are before, eyes tracing the lines of muscle and bone. Briefly, you even wonder if you could have a crush on someone like him, before you heavy-blink and shake your head, forcing the thought away.
You hum in response to Yoongi's words, delayed because you are stuck in your head. Of course, you would be thinking thoughts about a man who makes you feel this good – but that is all they are, thoughts. Yoongi is an idiot, at the end of the day, who is best friends with your brother, and something like this cannot become a regular occurrence. Surely, once you have come down from your various highs, you will be right back to hating him. 
"Alright," Yoongi groans, finally meeting your eye while he slides off the edge of the bed, into a standing position. "This was fun. Thanks for the pussy."
"Whatever," you grumble, finally attempting to move your bathing suit back into place before realizing you still have Yoongi's cum drying on your fucking hip. 
"Next time, I want to bring Jimin. You'll love him, trust me."
With a sigh, you glance around the room, then remember there is a box of tissues sitting on the bathroom counter. "There is definitely not going to be a next time," you respond as you begin to attempt to roll into a position that does not make the cum trickle onto the bed. 
"You always say that," Yoongi teases, pulling his shorts up, "but I know you'll be thinking about me after this. I saw the way you drifted, baby girl. You were having an out of body experience while I fucked you nice and hard."
"Alright, fuck off," you complain, sitting up and untying the still-damp bathing suit from your chest. Post-nut regret settles deep the more he eggs you on, and it is beginning to annoy the shit out of you. Why must he speak? All of this would be much more pleasant if he would just fuck you and go.
Yoongi turns and walks away without another word. You close your eyes and take a deep breath in, making an attempt at centering yourself. This was just another slip-up, and hardly a big deal; it is not as if you will be asking for a round three. He is simply too annoying and low-key inconsiderate. 
You sit and wait for the door to open and close, planning a nice warm shower. The only plan the group has is to meet for dinner, and that isn't for another few hours. You are shocked when you feel something hit you on the arm, and your eyes fly open to find the cardboard cube of tissues resting by your hand, and Yoongi standing nearby with a smile. 
"See ya later," he calls, waving his fingertips playfully while a sweet, almost pretty smile graces his lips. 
"Yup," you respond, tearing your gaze away and looking down at the tissues. Only when you finally do hear Yoongi leave, do you begin to wipe yourself clean.
"Get your shit together," you mumble under your breath, disgusted by how much you actually did enjoy Yoongi's company, bothered by how your giant suite feels lonely the moment he is gone. 
You need to get a grip before dinnertime. And you need to resist the urge to get to know Jimin. This can not and will not become a regular thing. There is absolutely no way it can. Nothing good can come from catching feelings for the devil with the mint hair.
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hiemaldesirae · 2 months
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do you have some fluffy headcanons about husk and vox bonding? 🥺
just for you, heres some fun little dad!husk morsels
husk and rosie were originally friends before rosie nd alastor became friends, and they were walking together in cannibal town on the day that vox fell. when they noticed the newly fallen sinner, husk decided to take him in originally as a means of promotion for his casino (not that he didnt already have techheads, but a full crt television? not many of those were walking around hell)
vox was kind of distrustful of husk at first, but one day, he malfunctioned while on the job and when he woke up, he found himself inside one of the casino's private rooms with a blanket draped over him and a glass of water on the table next to the couch. to vox, who had seen the kind of shit that other overlords do to their workers when they stop being useful, this was something that made him start to trust husk more
though a lot of people thought otherwise, husk never actually contracted vox for his soul. it had been a passing curiosity at first, he had only meant to pick up the naive sinner for fun and would have passed him off to someone else once he stopped being entertaining- but somewhere along the way, husk started to see the kid as something more than a mere form of entertainment
they used to bond at the bar after closing, where husk would teach vox how to play card games and bartend and such. to this very day the only person who can beat vox in card games is husk
husk gifted vox most of his early wardrobe. after husk lost his overlord status and vox rose to his own, he still wore all the clothes that husk gave him
against popular opinion, voxs suit isnt actually supposed to resemble alastor's- he actually referenced it from husk's overlord suit. whenever someone remarks on him looking like alastor (assuming they havent made up yet) he fries them and tells the press that actually, its modelled after a *far* better and more powerful overlord than the radio demon
after they meet again vox gifts husk several electronic devices where they can talk through
he sends husk a bunch of indecipherable memes and stupid quotes that the other vees say
husk has them saved and sometimes bursts out laughing in the middle of nowhere when he thinks about voxs memes
vox used to create a lot of inventions and floor plans for husks casino. not all of them went through the initial planning stages but husk put up all his drafts on the walls (like in the way a parent would put up their kids silly little scribbles up on the fridge)
vox and husk are very competitive when it comes to table games. the hazbin gang once had a game night where they played monopoly and husk and vox ended up yelling so loud at each other vox short circuited half of pentagram citys electricity and husk ended up dive bombing his kid (they had to explain to the others that it was just playfighting before angel and alastor started joining in on the attack)
husk has a secret sweet tooth. this is the reason why vox knows how to bake but not how to cook
back when vox was newly fallen he used to have nightmares. when husk and him got closer, husk used to cradle the other to sleep in his wings
vox used to call husk vati (affectionate nickname for father in german) and husk used to call him kotyonok (<- phonetic spelling of kitten in russian)
they do still do it sometimes but its less now bc everyone around them makes it awkward
also sometimes husk used to take vox flying when he got too "pent up" over work and such
nowadays, vox takes husk through data streams sometimes when al's being too hard on the bartender
also, just for fun because transfem!vox lives in my head:
husk is the first one she tells, assuming they both kept in contact even after he lost overlord status
his first reaction is to take her downtown for a shopping spree (she pays for everything and doesnt let him touch a single cent but she's just glad to go on a trip with him)
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stat1cdust · 1 year
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Your pov...
I was in a casino with my brother, Husk as he gambled with some other random demon. He was about to win when all of the sudden he started fading away.
No literally- he was legit disappearing.
"What the fuck-" I said before he was completely gone.
I panicked for a few minutes and ran out into the streets of hell looking for where ever the fuck he might be. I suddenly got a text. It was from my brother
'Hey I'm at the Happy hotel,some asshole I used to work for volunteered me to be a bartender. The adress is (insert random adress) hurry and be careful.'
I sigh and start heading to the adress.
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I arrive at the hotel. I looked up to see the sign 'Happy hotel' at the top.
"Huh not really fitting for hell but oh we-"
Just as I was about to finish that thought I heard something loud behind me. I look up to see a huge flying thing- i don't know what to call it- looks like a ship.
Before I could inspect it closer I felt myself being picked by a giant metal arm. It brought me to the main window where I was met with a snake demon dressed in victorian attire.
"And who are you?!" He asked in an annoying high pitched voice. Sounds like a proper and prim 12 year old boy going through puberty-
Just as I was about to answer I heard a familiar voice behind me
"LET GO OF MY SISTER YOU ASSHOLE"
he threw a beer bottle towards the ship. I look behind me to see my brother Husk and what I assume to be his new co-workers. Before I could register what just happened I hear the snake say
"As~ you wish~" before dropping me.
Soooo you know the phrase cats always land on their feet? Yeah that's bullshit. I panicked and braced for impact but instead of feeling my bones break from hitting the concrete floor I heard a slight 'oof' as I landed in someones arms.(some cheesy y/n moments for yall)
I look up to see a deer demon with a huge smile looking down at me surprised.
"Are you alright dear?" I blushed noticing he was still holding me bridal style.
"Um... yeah- I guess- thanks for catching me by the way!" I smiled up at him
"It was no problem at all!"
His grin grew wider as we kinda just stood there awkwardly not knowing what to do.
"AHEM" we turn to see Husk annoyed at this scene
"If ya would put my fucking sister down and deal with the giant fucking ship in the sky that would be appreciated"
"Why of course my dear husker! Thank you for reminding me!"
He didn't put me down though as to piss off my brother but he did take care of the snake dude. I watched as his smile grew wide and his eyes became distorted. Symbols were floating around him as he was surrounded in static. I looked back at the ship and saw it being engulfed in black tentacles. I bet you can already figure out where my mind went when I saw that-
Finally the ship exploded and the deer demons magic calmed down. I looked up at him with a 'where tf did that come from' face as he just looked down at me with a grin.
I felt myself being snatched from his grasp and put down.
"Hands off my sister bambi reject"
Husk glares at him
"My apologies dear, didn't know Husker here was so protective! I don't believe we've met before. Im Alastor and you are?"
"Oh I'm y/n! Sorry for my brother he's just a grumpy cat" I let out a little laugh as I look to see my brother on the edge of murder.
"No need to apologize for others actions dear! Anyways, who wants some jambalaya!" He casually throws his arm around my shoulder walking me into the hotel as the others followed behind us.
Just before we head inside I see the 'happy hotel' sign turn into 'hazbin hotel'
Huh- more fitting to be honest.
Alastor opened to door letting me in first as well as holding the door open for the others.
I look around the lobby observing my surroundings.
"Would anyone like to help me in the kitchen?" Alastor asked and received excuses from the others. I'm not sure why but they all seemed to want to avoid him and I felt bad so I volunteered.
"Like hell I'm gonna let you be alone with this freak" Husk scolded pulling me away from Alastor.
"Then just come with us dumbass- either way I'm going."
Husk groaned as Alastor just smiled walking me and my brother to the kitchen.
We started working as soon as we got there. I got the ingredients for Alastor, cut them how he asked me to, while Alastor did the rest. My brother however just sat there angrily glaring at Alastor the whole time.
I saw Alastor become more and more uncomfortable as he felt Husk's stare in the back of his head. He leaned towards me whispering
"Is he always like this dear?"
I giggled a bit and joked
"Not really- you must have done something bad I guess"
He simply chuckled
"You haven't been in hell for long have you?"
"Not really, why?"
"To put it simply I'm not the purest soul"
"Well I kinda guessed so with the power I saw you use earlier- I can see why my brother is so against you but to be honest- its hell. What can you expect? And I trust you not to hurt me. I feel like you would've already done it if you really wanted to."
He gave me a small genuine smile as we both went back to work. With Husk still glaring of course.
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You finished making dinner and ate with the rest of the hotel. You were introduced to everyone, husk telling you who to be wary of and asking Charlie to give you a room there so he could make sure you were ok. You went to bed but woke up unable to sleep
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Your pov...
Once again unable to sleep. How fun... I check the time to see it was 1:30AM. I sigh and walk out of my room to walk around the hotel hoping that it would wear me out at some point.
Eventually I came to the library. I saw a light from the cracks of the door and I heard soft music from a radio. Being curious I slowly opened up the door peeking in
"Anyone in here?"
I waited for a response
"Y/n is that you dear?"
I hear a familiar static filled voice call out. I walk in and closed the door behind me
"Yeah it's me, why are you up this late?"
"Well I could ask you the same thing"
Alastor let out a small tired chuckle. I noticed he was holding a book.
"I couldn't sleep so I decided to explore the place now what about you?"
"Its nothing for you to worry about, why don't you join me? Seeing as your brother isn't here to glare at me the whole time."
He patted the spot next to him on the couch he was sitting at. I sat next to him. Even though he was trying to hide his eyes I could still see how tired they looked.
I moved my hand up to his face and gently tilted his head so I could see his eyes. I felt him flinch a bit, still holding that smile of course.
"Al you need to sleep you look like you're about to collapse" my voice was laced with worry.
He only looked down at his book again and shook his head. I sigh and get up making him think I was going back to my room. To his surprise I went to a shelf,found and interesting book,and sat back down.
"What are you doing?" He gave me a confused look
"Well you asked me to join you. And I'm sure it gets lonely staying up all night so imma stay up with you!" I smiled at him and he just let out a small chuckle as we both went back to reading.
"You are quite the opposite of your brother dear. Your soul is almost too pure for hell!" Alastor exclaimed
"Yeah- I get that a lot but everyone is here for a reason. Deserved or not a sin is a sin. I'm not an asshole unless I need to be ya know? I try to be as positive as I can be because you won't find it often down here."
"Do you mind sharing what your sin was darling?"
"Maybe one day however I'm not really comfortable telling anybody yet"
"That's alright! Just curious! Do you wanna stay up and read for little bit more before heading back to bed?"
"Sure! Im actually into this book!"
After a while of both of us reading in comfortable silence I felt my eyes closing as my body gave into exhaustion.
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7:30AM..(6 hours later)...
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I woke up... in my bed- how did I get here? Did Alastor carry me or something? I hope he finally got some sleep he looked like he hasn't slept in days.
As I was about to get up I see husk in the doorway looking like an angry dad who caught their child trying to sneak out.
"Oh hey what are you doing here bro?"
"Dont you BrO me- where the hell were you last night?! I went to get something I forgot in here and to my fucking surprise you weren't in your room!"
Well shit- I gotta think of something- uhhhhhhhhhh
"Eheh sorry- I couldn't sleep and I wanted to explore the hotel so I can get to know it better"
"Next time just take sleeping pills or something- I thought something happened when I couldn't find your dumbass"
"I was perfectly safe no need to worry"
"We are literally in hell of course theres a reason to worry"
"Yeah yeah whatever you say now get outta my room"
Husk rolled his eyes and left closing the door behind him. I got up and got ready for the day. I would be helping with some things around the hotel. Maybe I can ask Alastor how I got back into my room last night and if he got any sleep himself.
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The whole day went by normally except for one thing. Every time you tried to talk to Alastor your brother, Husk would immediately find a way to get him away from you. No matter where you were or how hard you tried to sneak Husk would always prevent you from talking to him. Until....
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After a long day of work and being dragged away from Alastor I sat down across from my brother at the bar he was managing. I was practically sulking. I was tired and I wanted to talk to Al without being scolded.
I suddenly felt something appear in my pockets and as soon as husk turned away I looked around and made eye contact with Alastor who was giving me a knowing look.
Not wanting to get caught with the note I excused myself to the restroom.
I leaned against the bathroom wall as I reached into my pocket pulling out a small peice of paper that read.
'My dearest, y/n
Our last meeting was very pleasant without your brother there to drag you around! I wish to do it again so please wait until your brother has gone off to bed and meet me in the library so we may speak without any interruptions.
Sincerely, Alastor'
I smiled and put the note back in my pocket as I walked back to the bar. I turned to see Alastor once again. Our eyes met as I nodded to signal I accepted his invitation.
"What the fuck was that about" husk asked noticing the nod
"Oh it was nothing to worry about"
He just nodded and went back to cleaning out glasses.
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Hours later(12AM)
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I waited and waited til eventually I heard husk yawn and bid me good night before going off to bed asking me when I plan on going too
"Soon probably go get some rest!"
He nodded and went. I waited a few seconds before rushing to the library hoping Alastor wasn't waiting too long.
I stopped infront of the door seeing the light through the cracks just as they were the first time. I pushed open the door carefully as to not startle him.
I looked in and there he was,on the couch, and facing away from me.
I mean- come on- who wasn't gonna take the opportunity.
I smirked and started sneaking up on him planning to scare him a lil or atleast surprise him. Just as I got close.
SNAP!
His neck twisted in an unnatural way to face me, eyes now distorted, and his grin widened.
"AH WHAT THE FU-"
I was cut off by him slapping a hand against my mouth.
"Quiet dear you might wake your brother"
I nodded still slightly startled
"Now calm down dear what did you expect! You startled a demon after all!" He chuckled leading me to the couch to sit next to him.
And for hours we just talked and talked about everything and anything. Trying to keep quiet while doing so but miserably failing as our laughter was too much to hold. Thank god my brother goes into a deep sleep when he's drunk. Turns out he did carry me to my room but he teleported to make it easier. I thanked him of course and told him he didn't have to.
"Why of course I did my dear! What kind of gentleman would I be if I didn't!"
Offering that never-ending smile of his. The night of conversation and laughter continued. Just as we were about to call it a night Alastor stopped me.
"I know this may be a strange request- but can we do this every night? I fear with your brother around I will never get to talk to you and you're quite pleasant company to be around. These nights get lonely when sleep isn't an option"
I smiled at him. Of course I was going to say yes. Hes actually quite fun to be around!
"Of course Al! Same time and place?"
He nodded as we bid each other good night and went back to our rooms. Maybe these sleepless nights won't be so hard to go through anymore.
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Soon weeks passed by. Each day you and Alastor ignoring each other for the sake of your brother while each night you and Alastor only grew closer and closer. Sharing stories,jokes,and laughs. Eventually after 3 months of this routine you started to feel something for the radio demon. A feeling you dreaded but enjoyed at the same time. Love... you had fallen in love with one of the most powerful demons in hell. The one guy who has only been known to show one emotion. You were absolutely convinced he didn't feel the same. While you were worrying about your feelings you neglected to notice Husk becoming suspicious of your absence at night.
Husk will sometimes check on you at night due to paranoia. For the past 3 months he hasn't seen you in your room til 3AM or 4AM. So he decided to do something about it...
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Husk's pov...
"Im goin to bed... you gonna go soon?" I looked at my sister who was scrolling through her phone at the other side of the bar
"Probably in a little bit I'm not that tired right now " I nodded and went to "bed". In reality I just hid some where awaiting the opportunity to follow her to wherever the hell she's been going at night.
I waited a couple minutes it was now 12AM. I watched as she got up and instead of going up the stairs leading to the rooms she went to another set of stairs leading up to storage rooms and the library. 'What the fuck-' I thought,confused on why the hell she would be going up there.
I snuck behind her easily following her without getting caught. Still hidden, I watched her stop at the library door,open it,step in, then close the door.
'Oh thank satan shes just a fucking nerd'
My thought was immediately followed by an annoying voice muffled through the door.
"There you are dear! I've been waiting for you- is your brother in bed?"
I heard her giggle
"Probably passed out from drinking as always"
My eyes widened as I stood there in shock. Have they been secretly meeting behind my fucking back this whole damn time?!
I peeked through the crack and watched them as they talked about random shit. I was just gonna watch over her just in case and talk to her tomorrow about it.
I zoned out when I saw Alastor get up suddenly, his favorite song on the radio, as he pulled y/n up to dance with him.
Your pov...
I laughed as Alastor pulled me up to dance with him. One of his hands on my waist and the other holding my hand as he spinned me around.
I felt the very obvious blush on my face. I felt my heart racing at his touch. Our dancing slowed down as we looked into each others eyes. I felt his hand leave mine as it traveled to my cheek, cupping my face, and me gladly leaning into his touch.
I felt my heart go even faster as I saw Alastor start to lean in. I stood there for a second in shock as his lips met mine. Eventually I leaned into the kiss, my arms thrown around his neck while his were wrapped around my waist.
We didn't get too into the kiss before we heard the door burst open. We both jumped and pulled away from each other as we looked to the door to see my brother, pissed as can be.
Out of all the people to walk in on us it was my brother. At the worst time too- I mentally groan prepared for an argument.
I felt Husk grab my arm and drag me out the library. Well he tried to atleast before Alastor grabbed me away from him and gave a death glare.
"Relax freak I'm just gonna talk to her. I'll deal with you later" Husk gave the same glare back as I walked over to Husk so we could talk alone.
We walked into another room as I stood there awkwardly waiting for my brother to say something.
"Ok first of all what the hell is goin on between you two and when did it start"
I looked down and answered him
"We started meeting up every night 3 months ago and until today we were nothing more than friends! I didn't know he had feelings towards me til a couple minutes ago! I would've told you if the relationship escalated any further."
"Why did you keep your friendship secret then?"
At that moment my fact immediately went -_-
"Are u serious? Everytime I tried to talk to him you would drag me away"
"Well I had a reason for that! That asshole is the most untrustworthy demon to ever exist! He could've erased you and I wasn't gonna give him the chance."
He sighed before continuing
"Look kid... you're old enough to form your own relationship with whoever the fuck you want. Alastor is a whole other story and while I wanna tear his twizzler looking ass to shreads I can tell you love him. Thats rare to find down here so as long as he doesn't harm you in any way I will tolerate his existence and let you two be together."
I was so happy I was starting to tear up a little bit
"Really????"
"Yeah even when I tried to keep you apart your stubborn ass still found a way around me so no use in trying it anymore"
I immediately tackled my brother into a hug feeling him hug back
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!"
I was so excited. I immediately ran back to the library where Alastor was pacing back and forth looking nervous.
I literally jumped on to him and hugged him.
He seemed startled before I said
"Oksohusksaidthathewilltolerateyouaslongasyoudonthurtmeinanywayisntthatgreat?!"
"Calm down dear! I couldn't even understand what you said!" He said chuckling as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
Before I could repeat Husk came in and dragged Alastor away into another room.
I just stood confused and waited.
Some time later Alastor came rushing in and immediately pulled me into a hug. Ironically I have never seen him so happy before. How big his smile can get always amazes me.
"Let me guess he gave you the talk about how we can be together but if you hurt me he will kill you again?"
He nodded still smiling. He looked like a puppy right now.
"So dear I've been meaning to ask you this for a while now"
He pulled away from the hug and held both of my hands.
"You make me feel something I've never felt before. I'm not quite experienced with love but I would like to learn with you by my side."
I look over to see my brother in the doorway. He gives a small smile and a nod before walking away.
I quickly accept his confession. And after that we spent the night cuddling eventually falling asleep on the couch still holding onto each other.
Bonus
Everyone in the hotel was awake by now. Except for Husk who was already passed out at the bar. Everyone was curious because usually you two are up before them so naturally they went looking for you.
They checked both your rooms and nothing. You two were missing.
Everyone frantically searched for you two until eventually they found you. In the library still holding on tight to the all powerful radio demon who was also asleep and holding you close.
Charlie was fan girling with Nifty over how cute this is
Vaggie was confused as fuck saying
"They dont even talk to each other how the hell-"
Angel found it cute but he was a bit jealous you got his attention before him. He wasn't used to the lack of attention from men
"Woww I throw my best pick up lines and he chooses a gal he doesn't even talk to! What the fuck!"
He throws his arms up with a wtf face
Charlie quickly shushed him and pulls everyone out of the room leaving you and your new lover to sleep in peace.
(I wrote this fic 3 years ago 😭)
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juniminabloom · 2 years
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hi! can you make headcanons for the devil and a reader who works at the casino and they start dating or something like that? i love your work! <3
A/N: Of course! And aww, thank you so much! I'm glad you do <3 Hope you enjoy it! (This is quite long, so a “keep reading” is placed to shorten it.)
The Devil X Casino worker Reader
You're extremely low on money, and you desperately need to earn more.
So you decide to head over to The Devil’s Casino
Not to gamble, and not to sell your soul:
It’s because you saw a “Now Hiring” flyer close to your house.
As you step in the casino, you’re overwhelmed with the strong smell of cigar smoke and cheap booze, along with the bright lights and loud noises.
But, a lousy job is better than no job at all.
You don’t know where to go for the applications, so you end up standing by the bar for about 10 minutes,
And suddenly, a man in a purple suit with the head of a die comes walking over to you.
He questions why you’re just standing there, and you tell him that you’re here because you saw their flyer
He smiles, and tells you to follow him.
You do, and he leads you through a large pair of doors, introducing you to The Devil.
Satan himself, right there, definitely intimidates you, and you lose a lot of confidence.
But, trying to be polite, you don a sweet smile and a wave, and that even makes The Devil smile.
He asks you why you want to work there, and you stutter to tell him that you’re close to being bankrupt and need a job. But you aren’t going to sell your soul.
He considers it, and he leads the purple tuxedo-wearing man to a private room.
After a few minutes, they both re-enter the office, and tell you that you’re hired!
You’re very happy, and ask, “When do I start?”
They tell you tomorrow at 6 PM, until 11 PM.
You nod your head, and you rush back home.
The next morning, you remember about your new job, and you’re both worried and excited.
Though you wonder what it’ll be like to work for The Devil.
You spend your morning walking through the park, trying to gather confidence and to clear your head of all nervous thoughts.
Before you know it, it’s 5 PM
You quickly check up on your figure to look presentable enough, just fixing up your hair and such.
And then, you head off to the casino.
Once you get there, the same die-headed man you saw yesterday greets you.
You learn his name- King Dice- and he takes you to a changing room.
He hands you a luscious red suit, and tells you to get changed. You’ll be working as a waitress!
The job sounds simple enough: Take the tray with drinks and the marker that matches one of the tables. Clean up the glasses and plates afterwards, and repeat.
As you step out of the changing room, King Dices blushes slightly and compliments your appearance. You smile. “Oh, thank you!”
You head to the bar and tell the bartender hello! He welcomes you, and shows you the basics. Once you understand, you take your first tray to table #3.
After about three hours of working, you’ve met all sorts of interesting people. King Dice had come to check on how you were doing, and that at the end of your shift, you should report to The Devil.
You nod your head and continue taking the trays to tables.
When you’re done your shift, King Dice heads over to you, ready to take you to The Devil.
“I’m ready!” You say. He takes your hand and you two walk over and into his office.
After you’re standing at the bottom of The Devil’s desk, you finally notice how huge he is.
He grins slyly down at you, and without your consent, he scoops you up in his hands and plops you down on his desk.
You let out a small shriek as he does this
While you stand there, he takes his time and examines your figure. He hasn’t seen many humans down here, and no humans work at his casino.
After he’s done staring, he pats a finger of your head, sets you down on the ground, and tells you to head home.
The whole experience was surely odd, but you decide to just sleep it off.
Everything will be better tomorrow.
One Year Later
You’ve been working at the casino for about a year now. All kinds of customers have come and gone, either leaving you in a joyous or a stressed mood.
But, there were many experiences that were surely fun! But you’ve pretty much seen it all
All your work days were pretty much the same. You still worked as a waitress, but nothing was really different since your first day.
Sure, there were bar fights and loud yells of people winning big, but besides that, you’ve experienced just about everything.
That is, until today.
At the end of your shift, you headed to The Devil’s office, as per usual. He scooped you up and this time, he just kept you in his hands and brought you to his chest.
He used a finger to lightly stroke your hair, as if you were a kitten.
You felt nervous, but you didn’t want to make any moves. You’re literally in Satan’s palm.
“Y/N, you remember the first day you arrived here, correct?” He asked you in a soft, but gruff voice.
“I remember it like it was just yesterday,” You said. “Any reason why you ask?”
“Well, you looked awfully beautiful in that suit, simply dashing if I do say so myself.” He complimented.
You blushed, and didn’t say anything back. He continued to stroke your hair, and once again he spoke.
“Even though I sit in my office managing souls all day, I can still see and tell what’s going on in the casino. With the help of Dice, of course. Which would always lead to me knowing all about you. How you’d get along with those around you, and how you’d sometimes even get treated rudely. But Dice was always there to stop it, right?”
“Y-Yeah...”
“Well, Dice always tells me the most wonderful things about you. He tells me that you’re awfully kind and sweet. And that you’re very helpful, and you do your job well... Which has led me to grow a certain fondness towards you. What do humans call it? It begins with an L...”
“Love,” You said. “We call it love. It’s where we express a certain liking or a certain kind of affection to said person.”
“Love! That’s it. I’ve been, uh, in love? With you.” He declared.
You were blushing madly now. You didn’t know how to respond exactly, so you just stayed silent and waited for anything.
“Dice says you’re like the opposite of me. He calls you an angel. So then, Y/N, I’ll ask you this.”
He raised his hands up close to his face, where he could see your very rosy cheeks. He grinned, and with a wink, “Y/N, will you be my angel?”
Feelings were overwhelming you right now, some of fear, and some of love. But quickly, you nodded your head with a smile, and you passed out in his palm.
After you woke up, you found yourself in a luxurious red velvet bed, and King Dice was sitting on it next to you.
“Boss said ya’ passed out right in his hands,” He spoke. “He didn’t know what to do, so he called me to help. He wanted me to tell you that he’s happy you agreed to what he said. He says he’s very... lucky.”
You smile with tired eyes. “Tell him that I’m glad to know he’s happy.”
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The Devil is very protective. A little overprotective. Especially in the casino, where he knows how sleazy the gamblers can get. He always makes sure that King Dice is near, just incase you get into any trouble.
The Devil also LOVES to hold you. He’s usually hugging you to his chest and stroking your hair. Other times, he’s just holding you in his hands.
Sometimes, if The Devil gets a little too drunk, he’ll forget who you are. When you tell him that you’re “his angel”, he’s always surprised and he joyfully exclaims how such a beautiful and wondrous person is his. It always makes you smile.
If The Devil is managing souls, and he does it for a longer-than-expected period of time, he’ll send King Dice to come tell you that he’ll be done soon, and that he loves you.
The Devil has also said one thing that you’ll never forget:
“I swear, if you had never walked into this casino asking for a job, I’d still be working here, but I’d be miserable inside. You really opened up this stone-cold heart. I love you, Y/N.”
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alexithykia · 1 month
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hihi wexi <33 black, yellow, n pink w/ ratio n' vennie for the ask game !!
oakie babieeeee !!! kisses chu mwah thankies 4 askin ૮꒰ྀི∩´ ᵕ `∩꒱ྀིა
tell us about your favourite memory with s/i?
uuuu oh my goodness !! with aventurine, it was the first night we did stargazing together !! daddy knows i love space n’ the stars yet i’ve never left penacony :c and while he has a task to do on penacony, he can’t take me away from penacony to see the comos !! so instead vennie took me to dream’s edge to watch the shooting stars… (。•́︿•̀。) i will never forget that night !! that was the night that daddy told me his real name too !!
hmm.. favourite memory with veritas… ໒꒰ྀིっ˕ -。꒱ྀི১ probably our first academic debate against each other !! our degrees don’t exactly line with the way veritas took the stem path and i took a social science path so a debate really wasn’t wise on our behalfs because we were simply going to outdo each other in our specialised areas? but that was the day when veritas saw me get truly passionate for something and stand my ground in a debate against him !! (,,>﹏<,,) i think that may have been when he realised i’m a little smarter than i give myself credit for…
how did you and s/i meet?
aventurine and i met at the casino i (previously) worked for in penacony !! due to the level of memoria and how dangerous being constantly in the dreamscape is, i work shifts between the reverie - in reality - and a casino - in dreamscape. - aventurine might not admit it but my dreamscape co-workers told me he once asked where i was on one of my off-shift nights (,,>﹏<,,) they had to tell him i work in the real reverie running a nursery occasionally for parents who bring toddlers and young children with penacony and want to explore by themselves. it was the bartending shift after that that he approached and finally spoke to little ol’ me c:
people always think that veritas and i’s paths crossed because we’re members of the intelligentsia guild but because of how differing our degrees are, we rarely see each other within the guild unless for some sort of academic rival debate to boost each other’s egos. i actually met veritas on accident when i was visiting herta at the space station for a thesis i was writing regarding the simulated universe and the benefits it could have for planets with criminal justice systems. just as i was planning to leave a certain mundanite opened the door to her office… i was too shy to acknowledge him properly so herta forced me to talk to him… ( ˶°ㅁ°)
pda, yes or no? what about petnames/cutesy nicknames?
so it’s very commonly acknowledged that i definitely get petnames from both of them; bunny being the most common for them both !! but i refer to them both completely differently sometimes. for aventurine, he’s usually just daddy or some variation of a nickname that stems for his cornerstone name and i don’t tend to stray from that! but for veritas, i’m a tad formal c: he does get called daddy but you’re more likely to see me call him by honorifics (sir, doctor, mister) and a nickname (veri, typically) !!
on the other hand they are completely different when it comes to pda… aventurine is soooo touchy and doesn’t care about a soul who sees !! i’m often times seen on aventurine’s lap at the casino (or anywhere, really) even when there are seats available. my only seat is daddy’s lap !! meanwhile veritas is not that handsy in public, we’re usually seen under professional circumstances on behalf of the intelligentsia guild so the most i’ll get out of him is hand holding… unless someone is pushing either veritas or i’s boundaries (or both.. heh..) and then he gets a tad more possessive with the heavy pda (a looooot like diluc…)
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constellationguy · 1 month
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Overlord Husk X bartender reader
One quirk about Husk that was easy to pick up on was that he almost never called anyone by their names. Name from earth, name gained in hell, it didn’t matter, he didn’t use it. Husk was in the habit of using nicknames for most people, especially with the souls he owned.
Some were okay nicknames others were deceptive or plainly rude. No one had a say in what he called you. He normally would call his workers something plain until he could come up with an “appropriate” name. A few of the best ones being Pumpkin, the hell hound bouncer who smashed a pumpkin on a rowdy patron’s head one Halloween and Cherry, the cannibal janitor who you hoped was named after her red lipstick and not her consistently stained red hands. Like most other people that Husk named, you were named after a specific quality of yours, he called you “the peace maker” or his “prize”.
However, unlike most nicknames given in the casino, your coworkers were the ones to start calling you that, not Husk.
Working in the restaurant industry for most of your life, unlike other workers who were forced into the customer service life after making a deal with Husk, made you “more professional” when dealing with unruly guests. For the most part you were quiet while bartending, best not poke the flames of a drunk in your opinion, but whenever someone got to be to much waiters, dealers, and even guests would call on “the peace maker” to sort it out. You had a hypnotism power which made guests more malleable when angry. You didn’t have to use the ability very often, most angry guests wouldn’t be so uppity after being in your intimidating convincing presence.
Husk never really noticed you or your abilities before that one fateful night in the casino while he was gamboling with someone who was getting agitated with his devastating losing streak.
“Hey boss,” the dealer said meekly.
“What, can’t you see we are in the middle of something, just deal the next game before this guy blows his top,” Husk said gruffly while briefly pointing to the guy opposite him.
“May I just speak with a coworker for like twenty seconds before we start the game, it’s urgent,” the dealer said, pulling at her caller.
“Fine be quick ‘bout it, I’m gonna’ get a drink,” Husk stated while turning on his stool then getting up slowly, while still being in earshot of the dealer.
“Hey! Hey Bill!,” the dealer whisper yelled to a near by waiter.
“Tell the peace maker that we have a code A.L. Streak with the boss, tell them to keep an eye on the table.” these words peaked Husk’s interest as he was walking away, he recognized the code but not the name.
“Who the hell is that,” he said under his breath while waking to the bar. Once he got there the line immediately parted for him.
“Whiskey on the rocks, you know the smoked one I like don’t you sweetheart,” Husk said to you leaning on the bar. You nodded and turned around on your tip toes to reach the whiskey on one of higher shelves. You sat the bottle down on the counter then grabbed a rocks glass and put a ball of ice in the glass in a rhythmic fashion matching the jazz ringing through the casino. You just started to pour the amber liquid in the rocks glass when Bill got your attention, dragging your eyes from the glass to the mousy demon talking to you.
“Hey!,” Bill whisper yelled from the opposite side of the bar from Husk as you put the bottle down in the middle of your task.
“There is an angry guest on a losing streak gambling with the boss, table eight, keep an eye out, thanks,” Bill said his words quickly and left even quicker, not noticing Husker. You noticed how Husk’s ears flicked when Bill talked out of the corner of your eye, when he left you made quick eye contact with Husk before finishing your task and quickly putting the glass in his hand, nodding in a slight bow, then making eye contact with the next guest.
Husk walked back to his table with a smile on his face while sipping his whiskey. So it seems he had meet “the peace maker”, perhaps the name would stick.
Once Husk got closer to his table he could hear the angry guest mumbling, barely under his breath about how disrespectful the staff was, keeping such an “esteemed guest” waiting and the dealer tapping her foot in-tandem. Husk rolled his eyes as he sat down.
“Start the game Dimples, let’s get this over with.” Husk said with his continued confidence from the previous games. The guest hissed and continued to mumble as his cards were dealt.
The line at the bar was long so you were more preoccupied than you would want to be when there is a guest you need to keep an eye on, so you tried to keep an ear out for raised voices. Your brain was filled to the brim, anymore turmoil and the people would be able to sense your unease, but you tried hard to keep your movements quick and fluid and your ears open for any disturbances in the atmosphere.
When you were getting to the last people, there was just a few regulars surrounding the bar, no longer in a line when you started to hear Husk huffing, implying an eye roll. You didn’t stop make the cocktail for demoness on the far right bar stool but slowed down considerably, trying hard to catch bits of their conversation. The dealer was trying to calm down the angry man and he was getting more and more loudly agitated. You finished the cocktail quickly, putting it on the bar and wiping your hands.
“Hey, I have to deal with a guest, I’ll set a pen and some paper on the bar for you guys to write your orders while I’m gone. It wouldn’t be long,” you rushed your limbs to move, the guest got a little to out of hand for your liking. Since there was no immediate protest from the regulars you did what you said and headed over to table eight. As you got closer to the table the dealer, Dimples, started to relax, seeing you come up. The guest was starting to draw attention, so you quickened your passe to catch his attention.
“Good evening sir,” you said, interrupting the guest as he was about to start shouting. He looked at you still fulled with fury and apparently alcohol that you could smell off his breath. You stepped in between him and Husk trying to block his view of him.
“Tell me sir, what’s all the ruckus about?” You said in a collected tone trying to start to cool him off.
“Your dealers a cheat! That’s what!” The man said folding his arms like a toddler and standing up threading to stick his nose in your face.
“I apologize that you feel this is so, however, tell me, have you won any games tonight?” You said stepping back and putting your hands up in a surrendering manner.
“Of course I have!” The man slurred proudly. “I won most of my games until I sat down here with this bitch of a dealer.” His tone was cocky and sharp.
“Oh I see, well congratulations sir, tell me how many games have you played here tonight?” You said, with a smile and a small clap. This calmed him down quite a bit and he sat back down.
“I- I’ve won twenty out of my thirty games here” he said proudly through hiccups.
“Oh my, I bet you’ve had quite the time, well I think it’s time you cash in your winnings sir,” you said leaning in to him with a hand on the table tapping your nails rhythmically. Your pupils turned from circles to spirals and they moved gracefully, putting the man in front of you in a trance.
“Oh I guess I, I have, haven’t I? That, that sounds good. I should, I’ll finish this game and go home,” the man said through sniffles and hiccups.
“Very well then, I’ll over see this game till the end and find you, our special guest an escort out, how does that sound sugar,” your voice dripped with honey and your eyes’ spirals picked up speed. All the man could do was stare into your eyes and nod.
“Lovely,” you said, your voice dripping with venom. You moved from his side to the dealer’s, without breaking eye contact with the guest, his eyes following yours.
Once you broke eye contact the game was back on. For the most part the game went on without a hitch, only threatening stares between the players here and there. Once the game was done, you found Pumpkin to escort the guest out. Once that was sorted you ran back to the bar to fulfill orders and manage the small build up of guests. This left just Husker and Dimples at the table.
“So, that’s the so called peace maker huh?” Husk said leaning onto the table.
“Huh?! Oh ya! They have a way with guests, they are the holy grail when on shift. And- the regulars at the bar seem to like them,” Dimples said breathless and quite scared.
“I see, well you did pretty okay Dimples, remember to tell Pumpkin about that guys future alcohol limit. A bitch doesn’t get a pass just cause he’s tipsy,” Husk said getting up and grabbing his glass. Husk walked over to the bar, his tail swishing lightly as he walked. When you noticed Husker walking over to you, everyone at the bar had been served, and you finally thought you could catch a break.
“So you’re my so called peace maker,” Husk said gruffly waking behind the bar.
“So that nickname has made its way to you. Here’s your check miss,” you said finishing your last request before turning to meet Husk’s eyes.
“I was wondering why my managers were fighting tooth and nail for you on their shifts.” Husk said leaning against the shelves behind you. You grabbed a glass and started to wipe it down.
“Ya, the weekend shifts normally have the most drunks and it’s most convenient for me. When I told Benji I wanted weekend shifts he tackled me in excitement,” you smiled recalling the memory.
“Then I guess I should spend more time here on the weekends, can’t have my newly found prized possession being lonely,” Husk said in almost a whisper.
“What?” You said flushed, whipping your head to meet Husk’s gaze.
“Well, my prize, your ability has peaked my interest in you. I just need to know all the ways you can use that ability of yours.” Husk said bringing his muzzle close to your ear.
“Well, thank you boss.” You said still flushed, your mind and your eyes wondering.
“How about you close the bar thirty minutes early and meet me in my office. I’d like to see all of your abilities myself,” Husk said close enough to smell the expensive alcohol on his breath.
“Yes boss, I can do that.”
“Good, I’ll see you then,” Husk said walking off into the expanse of the glowing casino.
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DREAM MEISTER AND THE RECOLLECTED BLACK FAIRY
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SEVEN CHARACTER CARD #1
EMMA : (Alright, that's done...)
Having finished the last of the preparations for opening the casino, I glanced over the brightly lit floor.
I am currently working as the guild keeper for the guild operating here, Primus Club.
YMIR : I’m gonna have to get going. We have some important guests coming today.
VICTOR : I should get to my station, too. I really hope the new cocktails prove popular.
EMMA : Good luck to you both!
With ties to illegal organizations at risk of drawing attention to and from the Federation, it is a guild largely left to its own devices.
There are many peculiar Meisters here, but perhaps the one who stands out most is Seven…
SEVEN : ..................
EMMA : (That's Seven. He seems a bit lost.)
EMMA : Seven, is something wrong?
SEVEN : Who are you?
EMMA : You don’t remember?
SEVEN : Right, the bartender…
EMMA : No that’s Victor. I'm Emma, the guild keeper.
SEVEN : Emma, the guild keeper. Got it. I’ll remember that.
EMMA : (How many times have we had this exchange...)
EMMA : By the way, are you looking for something? I can help if you want.
SEVEN : ...I'm looking for my lighter.
SEVEN : Without it, I can't smoke.
EMMA : Did you drop it somewhere on the way to your station?
SEVEN : Maybe.
EMMA : Do you have any idea where you might have dropped it?
SEVEN : ................
EMMA : Seven? Um, if there's anything I can do...
SEVEN : Hm?
EMMA : (This conversation isn't going anywhere...!)
??? : The lighter is in your right pocket.
Emma : Huh?
Turning towards the voice coming from behind us, I saw Len looking on in annoyance.
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SEVEN : The right pocket.
SEVEN : Found it. This is my lighter.
LEN : That’s where you always keep it.
Len : And don’t light your cigarette here. The smoking area is over there!
SEVEN : Got it.
Having been instructed by Len, Seven slowly walks in the direction Len pointed.
LEN : It's time for opening, and you're wasting time chatting. What a nuisance...
EMMA : Thank you, Len. You take really good care of Seven.
LEN : Who said I was taking care of him? Fucking idiot!
LEN : Anyway... if you're gonna start calling yourself a guild keeper, you better keep a tight hold on Seven's reins.
EMMA : I think “reins” is a bit… Extreme… But you’re right.
EMMA : I still really don’t know much about  Seven. I need to talk to him more.
LEN : Then I'll leave today's care to you.
EMMA : Huh?
LEN : Don’t worry. Seven won't cause any trouble. Just keep an eye on him, Guild Keeper.
EMMA : (Looks like I’m being forced into this, but it’s as good an opportunity as any...)
With that in mind, I approached Seven once more, who was now gazing into the large aquarium displayed on the wall.
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SEVEN : Is it dinner time?
EMMA : Oh, no. Not yet.
SEVEN : I see... I'd like some spaghetti alle vongole.
While lighting a new cigarette, Seven continues to gaze at the fish.
EMMA : Do you… take care of those fish, Seven?
SEVEN : No... I’m just watching them...
SEVEN : ...Would you like to watch with me?
I approach Seven and stand next to him, joining him as we watched the aquarium together.
EMMA : ......................
SEVEN : .......................
EMMA : (What is even happening right now…?)
Unable to bear the awkwardness any longer, I turn my gaze from the fish back to Seven.
EMMA : (I can’t believe how awkward this is...)
Seven is apparently a notoriously renowned gambler in the underworld from days gone by.
He has a lot of history with Camus, but I can't imagine it with how Seven is currently...
EMMA : ...Huh? Seven your cigarette! Your catching yourself on fire!
SEVEN : Ah... it's shining so brightly…
EMMA : Q-Quick, we need to put it out before it burns through your coat, and--
EMMA : Phew, are you okay?
SEVEN : You reacted so quickly. You’re a hard worker. 
EMMA : Oh, um, thank you…?
Seven extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray placed by the aquarium, and proceeded to clap in applause of my… success in putting the fire out…?
I don’t know. Throughout his consistently tranquil responses, I just found myself increasingly bewildered…
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meili-sheep · 2 years
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[Tiktok starts]
[A comment from tiktok user BigFatBunsss on the top left corner of the screen reads: how do you guys afford this??? How rich are all of you????]
[Yelan jumps in from the side saying "oh you must be new here are you?" She then picks up the camera and brings it to her face "let me show you then" she quickly swerves the camera which transitions to the following clips and definitely not thirst traps of them, no sireeeee]
[Thirst trap music plays]
[It then shows a clip of ayato with a concentrated look on his face while he oversees thoma and some of his workers prepare an event venue. It changes to a clip of him idling about in his office, twirling a pen between his fingers while throwing some paperwork to the side]
[The clips then change to show diluc wearing some relatively light clothing and walking around a vineyard. There is a light sheen of sweat on his body as he examines a certain bunch of grapes. It changes to diluc at night bartending, his movements smooth and light as the liquor flows into the glasses. There is a look of concentration of his face as he bartends through the night]
[Yelan is shown working this time, seen inspecting the quality of several containers of tea leaves. She is shown rolling them about in her fingers and smelling them. The look on her face is uncharacteristically serious, as she inaudibly tells something to someone beside her who immediately starts writing something on their pad. She is then shown giving a short demonstration of a tea ceremony to her workers, a peaceful and serene look on her face as she works. It then jarringly transitions to a night time scene, as yelan is now shown watching over a literal underground casino. She is shown being the dealer in multiple games, and just generally prowling the floor for cheaters and other suspicious activity. The video shakes and we transition back to where it was in the beginning]
[The difference between working yelan and tiktok yelan is stark as she loudly drinks a bubble tea in a loose comfy shirt and jogging pants. She smirks and says "does that answer your question?"]
[Tiktok ends]
Idk just tiktok!bully the fatui being cool :))
Lmaoo I can also see the question being answer in a less serious way and maybe to try and keep a bit of privacy it's just Yelan walking outside and just Ayato and Diluc are chilling by a pool and then you see a massive out and the camera flips back to Ayato.
Yelan: You know this place right.
Ayato: uh yeah.
Yelan: Like own, own. you don't have a mortgage or rent any of the rooms out.
Ayato: Yes
The camera zooms in on a confused Diluc
Yelan: And YOU. Your house is bigger. And you totally own that.
Diluc: I mean. My brother has a stake in the ownership. But I have my own place down in town.
Ayato: Oh. Should I put Ayaka on the deed?
Diluc: *shrugs* Well that was dad. But that's something you should talk about with her. Your parents did give her like summering house, right?
Ayato: That's true. Wait. Does that mean you share a stake in your summering place too?
Diluc: Well actually Kaeya and I split those up. Because I never use the beach summer house. So I just took my name off. And he let me have the cabin up north.
Then the camera flips to a close up of an unimpressed Yelan
Yelan: Does that answer your question? I really think the fact they are using "summer" as a verb should be enough.
There are many thrust trap videos tho of Diluc bartending and Ayato working on his calligraphy hobby.
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hazbinextgeneration · 3 years
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Into The Casino Ch13
Disease wa quick to catch up with the pretty pony down the hall and she seemed just a little rattled from the intense asking. Lou seemed to be VERY against the idea, but..she did it. SHE DID IT!! The feeling brought a small proud feeling to her as she silently marveled at her small victory. She can't believe she actually did that! And it worked!...But she would slow down. She only got this far by sheer luck, best not to push it too far. Especially when Disease casually strode up to her with a raised brow.
"Ssso. You wanna go sssee the bird brain?," he questioned raising a brow to her. She paused. It took her a moment for her to gather her senses enough for her to reach into her dress pocket and pull out the small pink business card from it, Disease flicked his tongue at it and slowly took it from her once his senses registered it as harmless. His smile never leaving. "I-...Can you take me there?" Her finger reached out and pointed to the small address under the fancy club name written on it, and Disease chuckled. "Nah. You don't to worry that pretty little head off. Wouldn't be the first time I went down to sssteal a few secrets from there.~" He gestured for her to follow and she blinked before slowly trailing after him. Walking there instead of using the armored limo was a new feeling. It reminded her of the week she spent finally free of that horrible cage, only to wonder the streets for almost a whole week, homeless, hungry, and hoping she wouldn't get mugged when she took short naps in doorways. Everyone always looking at each other like they would suddenly snap and be at each other's throats, and she was always afraid that someone was going to be her. Again those feelings came back as she glanced around the red sky and run down looking buildings. Compared to Lou's casino, these looked much less taken cared of and she couldn't help but shiver at what was inside of them. Strangers? Drugs? Or maybe something much, much worse. Disease didn't at all fazed by what was going on around them though. Humming and flicking his tongue out every so often, like this was just another day on the job for him and for all she knew it probably was. After all he did say it wouldn't be his first time going down there to find out secrets, but she didn't know what secrets he could possibly want. Rita and him despite being on such ...tense terms seemed to get along alright. Or maybe not, what did she know. But her attention went back to the snake when he inched himself with a growl...and she leaned back instantly. Did he have....fleas?! A moment later he seemed back to normal and resumed whistling. ...She had no idea what this man could do. She had a couple ideas for Lou and Cyber with what power they had demonstrated. Lou's plants were a key part of him and he seemed very calculating by his eyes. So did Cyber but they seemed to be calculating in different way. Lou was like a gambling man, watching his every move carefully. Mentally rolling the dice as it was, looking at all the choices and trying each one before going for the one that seemed to work. Cyber's way of calculating was...well like this computer thing Lou told her about. Calculating the most likely outcomes and going straight for it. There was no denying she was as much of a powerhouse as she was smart. But she literally knew nothing about this serpent other that he was apparently married to Midnight and a father. He seemed to know exactly what she was thinking because he chuckled and gave her a quick side glance raising a brow. Similar to what Lou would do but coming from Disease it was much less threatening, maybe it was because she was taller than him? "Ssso, any specific reason you're going to a place like Bird Brains?" She blinked before looking down. "W-Well..I-It's not really to see Rita." Disease fully turned to her now, smiling widening a bit and senses all high for what she had to say now. Oh this was interesting. "I-....I w-was hoping to talk to one of her workers." His brow rose further and he hummed. "Which one? Dolly'ssss really nice. Just don't touch her or ol' Jaspy boy'sss bound bash ya sane...Not that Im speaking from experience." She chose to ignore that last bit, and what was the risk of telling? Would he tell Lou?...Most likely, Lou did NOT seem the slightest bit happy about her going at all. So with a breath she answered, "Someone who could possibly answer my questions. I can't not know the answers for m-my sake." Disease rose a brow and his sly mind revolved around that idea for a moment before shaking his head. Remembering Lou's orders to keep her away from people. Eh, the guy was always a spoil sport. "I wouldn't go too far if I were you. Clubs are hotspots for big bad people to come around and cause trouble. Better stick close in places like strip clubs if you don't wanna get caught.~" Her ears went back and she sighed. "Alright." Disease nodded. This job should be easy. "....Hey Disease. W-What's a strip club?" The snake stopped. Completely, utterly stopped. Just like someone paused a movie. His leg was still stuck out like he was about to take a step, tongue stuck out, and eyes wide with his frozen smile....And he slowly looked up to her. She stared down at him confused at his actions but he finally spoke. "...Heh. Well then. I guesss you'll be in for a shocking surprise, eh horn head?" To say she was shocked was an understantement. He was completely. Utterly. MORTIFED at what was presented before her. When they finally got to the Heaven in Hell Strip Club, Disease still hadn't said a word about anything and so when they slunk through a side way he 'just happened to know' instead of using the main entrance where a long line was, her ears were almost immediately blasted with loud obnoxious sounds, and when asked Disease simply told her it was the clubs music.....THAT WAS MUSIC???? The next thing was multicolored bright light that made her go blind for a second. But she wished she was still blinded as the sight that finally hit her was almost like a literally punch to the face. And her jaw dropped in horror at the scene before her. What she could only describe as ....VERY, very exotic dancers were entertaining many guests sipping multicolored drinks and at another part of the entire thing was a whole bunch of demons close together partying and....Was that dancing?! That could not have been dancing! Where was the jazz band and the fancy dresses and the tap dancing??...She wished she was still blinded and not staring at the horror in front of her. Disease didn't seem to mind one bit as his tongue flicked more as he oogled some of the women in the area. He could feel Midnight slapping him and the cute self concious and jealous pout on her face and he snickered. She was so cute like that. He turned back to the frozen look of horror on the women and grabbed her arm to start tugging her away, but she yanked her arm away from him in instinct. The contact finally bringing her back to her senses as she took one last look at the horror show in front of her and looked at him in question. He snickered and gestured around them. "What did ya expect?! Welcome to hell, Horn Head!!" ..Well, he had a point. She really shouldn't have expected anything less by now. But when he started moving from the upper level he was at, she followed closely behind. They were passed by other demons who wore clothes she wouldn't be caught dead in. Maybe a couple making out, the smell of alcohol and smoke attacking her senses to where she coughed and reached a hand to cover her mouth and nose from everything. Everything burnt and hurt her watering eyes and the spinning sights were starting to make her head hurt. How could anyone like this kind of place?! Disease however ever oblivious continued to lead her down the steps and his tongue flicked towards the bar and slitted eyes glancing over all the drinks being served by the bartender. Her eyes rolled, men. Typical- Her shoulder bumped against someone and for a moment she made eye contact with another demon. Red cherry skin and snow white hair staring back at her. "OMG! S-Sorry! I-I'm so sorry!!" She tucked her head down and quickly stepped down the stairs after the still walking away snake. Catching up to him just as he reached the bottom of the stairs and started making his way towards the bar counter. " I-Isn't it too early to be drinking anything?" He blew her off and still headed to the counter. "You kidding me? Cyber interrupted my drinking sssession so Im taking the time to finish it here. Relax your fuzzy face...And speakin' of fuzzy." His smile became sly as he leaned against the counter and rose a brow. " 'Ey, Dolly. How'sss it been, Sweetcheeks?" She blinked her purple eyes as one women standing by the bar turned around and immediately smiled seeing the snake man. "OMG!! Hello, Disease! I wasn't expecting to see you here tonight!" The gal looked...pretty cute. Her eyes big and giggles at seeing the snake like he was an old friend. Guess he really did sneak in here more than once. "You want the usually tonight?" He nodded. "Yeah. And maybe a burger or somethin'. Im starvin'." The lady giggled and nodded her head before bouncing off with a hum. Leaving her standing there with the snake who crawled into one of the barstools and ran his long tongue over his fangs as a bottle was placed in front of him. "HEL-LO beautiful.~" Amalfia rose a brow as Disease began chugging the bottle down like it was his last decent drink, before directing her eyes back to the giant mess of a laughing and rowdy crowd. "Uh...S-Shouldn't we be finding someone here? I-I still want to know something." He again blew her off and went back to looking into the inside of the bottle. "Even if you did ask nobody would care enough to listen anyways. Now stick close will ya? Placesss like this would eat your weak little heart out, Sugar." She scowled at his response. He didn't even look at her, and she wasn't about to even drink that toxic stuff. With a sigh, she coughed a few more times from smells and smokes, turning her eyes to the side. Her eyes almost didn't catch the flash of white within the tall crowd and she paused. She could barely see it, but there was a small flash of white making it's way across the very crowd and those purple eyes followed it until it vanished....Quickly he unleaned against the wall and gave a nervous look to Disease, who was still downing the bottle and not even looking anywhere in her direction. She hesitated. Should she go for it? What if she was wrong and she just got in a heap in trouble for nothing. ....But if she was right- It was decided then, with a hiss intake of air, she sucked it u[ and began pushing her way into the crowd. ...GOD!! It was worse than she thought!! Everyone kept shoving and pushing her, screams and laughs were thrown into her ears so much they retreated against her head and she groaned. Her mind partially blurred as her eyes looked everywhere for a flash of white. But it was hopeless, she couldn't see anything past the flashy lights and moving demons- Until she finally broke through the other side, almost colliding with the wall. Her body gasped as if she had burst from water instead of a small crowd and groaned. Coughing her lungs out once her eyes reopened...And wouldn't you know it, she saw white. Literally. From across from her was a giant white head with a purple strap and purple hat on it. And when the head turned around- She almost smiled from the relief and excitement she felt from seeing the grumpy face of the white skeleton. Charles was standing right across the room from her! Said skeleton was tapping his foot and looking at a clipboard in his hand with a scrutening look, it reminded her of the faces Midnight gave the few times she walked in on the woman looking through her spell books. But her excitement was short lived when he turned and began walking away, which made her body shift into gear and hurry after him. She almost lost him again too, hurrying through another small crowd and trying to keep her eyes on that flash on white. Luckily she glimpsed a small purple hat ducking through a small door in the back. Well of course she followed him right up to the door, and there wasn't anything stopping her from going in...Except for the Staff Only sign right above the door. That's what made her pause and stare dead at the white door in front of herself. Well this was just great! Now she had to wait around for him to come back out! Which could be bad. Someone could wonder why she was standing in front of the door for so long, or Disease could notice she was missing. He would probably make her leave and she wasn't leaving without having those darn answers!...Her sanity as she knew it was on the line, and the mere thought of being a prisoner again was starting become overwhelming and her stomach did a flip flop. That was NOT happening!! With one determined shove, the swinging door was pushed open and in she went without a second thought. The inside was...different from what she expected. It looked quite a lot like the staff's lounge back at the casino only much smaller and less fancy. A few couches, a mini fridge, other kitchen things, a television, and a few other relaxing things meant for the ones who worked the place. But her purple eyes laser focused onto the figure in the middle who was currently pouring himself a cup of coffee while grumbling that sounded like 'stupid creature', being sighing and bringing the piping hot liquid to his lips. She again hesitated. Here he was. Right in front of her, no one around to stop them. But considering she's basically trespassing and the fact he was clearly annoyed....This might not be the best time..She almost wussed out, until that thought of being trapped again crossed her mind..she was not going to back down and become someone's pet or plaything again! With a sharp intake- "C-Charles?" The skeleton jumped, and snapped his head to her. One eye widened in surprise. Clearly he wasn't expecting her to be there, some of the coffee spilling out of his cup and dripping down the sides of the mug he was holding. Both stared at each other for a few tense seconds before his surprised face turned into a scowl, "What are you doing back here?! Can't you read!!" "Y-Yes! But you don't understand. Im here because I need your h-help-" "Then you can wait outside just like everyone else!" The coffee mug was placed back onto the counter and he bagan marching towards her, making shooing motions with his hands. "Go on. Out, out, out!! You can make a complaint with me after my break!" "No, it's not about that!" "Then it can still wait u-" "IT'S ABOUT LOU!!" Her eyes slammed shut. Silence. She was expecting him to still kick her out. For hands to start shoving her back to the door...but nothing but silence greeted her ears. Ever so slowly, she reopened her eyes and blinked down to him. Charles was in a similar pose Disease was in when he froze. Only this time he wasn't all the way frozen and just blinking up at her. His arms still in that shooing position, but soon a scowl formed on his face and his arms were quick to go back to his sides. She could now tell this guy was suspicious by the way he was looking her over. "...And why would you want to ask me about him?," he asked crossing his arms. Well, that wasn't a no. But she had to word her next few words very carefully. "I-I..it's me." His brow rose. "W-W-We met a-at the dress shop? You were with...R-Rubix?" It was like a switch was flipped in his head turning on a lightbulb and his scowl became even more annoyed. He looked her over and finally seemed to recognize her from those months ago. ".....Yeah? Rita told me about how you're his...'lover' now" He made quotation movements with his hand and spat it out like it disgusted him. "What?! N-No! Nothing like that! W-We're not-...H-He's just courting me!" It didn't seem that made him even less impressed as he still scowled. "Well? Whatddya want? If you haven't notice I have a job to do and I don't wanna spend my break playing nursemaid to someone like you! Did he put you up to this?" "W-Wha- N-No! I came here be-because-..." She sighed and looked down, reaching up to rub her arm. SHould she really tell him her reasoning? Would he even tell her if she did tell him? He looked already suspicious and not willing to speak yet..well, she definately had nothing to lose. "I-...Need to know more about him. And you are the only one who knows about him enough to tell me what I want to know?...Please." A small silence followed...and she heard footsteps walking away from her. Those purple eyes blinked up and watched as Charles made his way back to the counter. Grabbing his coffee mug, before taking a giant swig of it. An almost calm look on his face as he sighed and looked up from it. The two stood there staring for a few moments. "You want to hear why I hate Lou to no end?" She nodded and he hummed, almost not beleiving her. "Im happy to tell but what do you get out of it?" ".....Im hoping to not get hurt. That's the most honest way I can word it." There was another pause before he huffed what sounded like a chuckle before looking at her. "You really serious about this?" She nodded and he hummed. "Alright. Since you're so willing to listen I will allow it." A huge wave of releif came over her and she let out a breath, watching as he walked over to a couch and sat down in it. Placing the mug back down and looking up to her with a serious face. "How much DO you know?" ....Shr shrugged. "Not much. Just vague details about his death, but Rita t-told me you two knew each other for a long time." He huffed again and she flinched. Placing the mug onto the coffee table rather roughly and staring at her. "Yes. Unfortunately we did. But beleive me if I had it my way, I would go back and time and strangle him until he wilted sooner." She blinked and remained silent so he continued. "You want to know who he was? To put it simply he was and always will be a slimey, rotten, manipulative b*st*rd who uses others for his own gain and never thinks twice about anyone but himself!..Maybe that metalheaded body guard being a slight acception, but that's besides the point." He pointed at her and her ears went back. "Even if he's telling the truth, I wouldn't trust ANYTHING that comes out of his cabbage patch mouth. He's the whole reason for what happened to me!!" "W-What happened? I don-" The coffee table shook when the smaller man slammed his hands down onto it. His one eye glowing with hatred and when he opened his mouth fangs appeared. "HE FUCKING KILLED ME!! YOU WANT TO REALLY KNOW WHY I HATE HIM SO MUCH!? IT'S BECAUSE THAT OVER GROWN F*CKING LEAF WAS THE DEATH OF ME AND NOW I GET TO SPEND THE REST OF ETERNITY KNOWING HE'S JUST UP THE ROAD AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF RUNNING INTO HIM TOO UNLESS ONE OF US ARE KILLED OFF AGAIN!! AND THIS TIME!! IT WON'T BE ME GOING UNDER FIRST!!" His chest heaved and it took a couple blinks for him to look back to her. The unicorn's body was like that of a scared hellhound. Leaning back with scared wide doe-eyes and looking like she'd bolt any second. His heaving slowly went down and he sighed, slowly letting his body drift back down into the comfy cushions of the couch and relaxing back. The embers of hate slowly burning out and his teeth going back to their normal state. He slowly lifted a hand to grab the cup and again brought it back to his mouth. "....That is what he was and that is what he WILL always be! Life, death, and in between." He took a sip and gave her a glance she couldn't quite understand. ".....Not to mention a womanizer. Men and women have been heartbroken by him but it comes at no surprise to me. That's how he is." She didn't answer right away. Just staring at him in absolutely horror at what she had said and her mind rushing trying to process this new information. She new he must've done something bad to end up here, but...he actually killed Charles. The skeleton demon looked too passionate about that to have been lying and so Lou.....But he hadn't even lifted a hand to anyone as far as she's been there. To her he was WAY more interested in collecting money(or whatever was counted as money down there) and playing his games. ..Or occupying his plants, she had no idea what his garden looked like. But the way she was staring at Charles...Well it certainly wasn't like the scowl he was giving her back, until he sighed again. "There you have it. All laid out. Whether you beleive me or not, I don't care, but don't blame me when something happens." ".....Im s-s-sorry." It came out just above a whisper, but it was still enough to get him to stop and snap his eye back up to her, blinking rapidly. "...What did you say?" She stood there staring at him with a blank but wide eyed face. "I-I...*inhale* I s-said. Im sorry. I don't think you deserved what happened to you...I r-really don't." He just stared at her. She was...apologizing? To him?! For something Lou did that she didn't even do?! ...He stared at her for a moment, but a little voice whispered: But Lou doesn't pick just any sideliner to just make googoo eyes over. Something must be horrific about her to earn her a spot on leafboy's arm. So he looked away with a scoff. "....You came and you got what you wanted. But I suggest if you don't want to end up like this-" He pointed a hand to the eye patch he wore."- I would advise you to get as far from him as possible...while you still can that is." She stood there but looked down again. "O-Oh. I see." An awkward silence filled the air and she took a shaky breath. She guessed it was time for her to go now. So she took a step to the door. "T-Thank you for your time. I-Im sorry to have bothered you, Charles." He still didn't look at her when she opened the door. "Just...don't say I didn't warn you. Good luck. Hell knows you'll need it." She didn't say anything else when she stumbled out the door, regaining her balance and taking a deep breath- Coughing from the smoke and alcohol smell. Well....She couldn't be too upset. That's what she told herself when she began making her way back to where she hoped Disease would still be, not pushing very hard or fast anymore since she wasn't in a hurry, but the sounds and lights didn't bug her much this time. She still coughed though. Her mind was almost a blank and everything was a blur around her as her mind still revolved around what just happened and mixed feelings were still revolving around her head...No wonder the two hated each other, but...She didn't know. Her head still couldn't make heads or tails of one thing. Lou...hadn't hurt anyone as far as she knew? Yes there WAS something definately behind those red eyes she should be worried about...But there WAS something else. She didn't know what but when he spoke she always felt like, he was telling the truth. Maybe not the whole truth all the time, but if there was one thing he always was it was honest. Since when was anyone honest with her? It was more than she could say for everyone else. And it's not like he could've wanted anything from her. What could she have had that made her even worth his time?...Which was a good question she still needed to answer. But for now, she had gotten most of what she needed to decide- Something grabbed and on instinct she whirled around and brought a hand up-....Only to stop when a hair of slitted snakes eyes and a frown stared up at her. "Didn't I tell you to ssstay with me?! Do you know how much trouble we both could've been in?" Her fear quickly went away and she sighed. "I-...Im sorry. I just...wanted to look around f-for..." "For Rita or someone." He narrowed his eyes flicking his tongue. "And DID you find someone?" "Yes." He blinked. Mildly surprised she wasn't trying to deny it like most people, but she frowned. "But I didn't find out anything I wanted to know." She wasn't lying. She wanted to hear good news. Maybe he got sent to hell for merely gambling or maybe something like that. She wanted to find that out. Not what she was told. Disease stared at her for a few more seconds. Tongue flicking out then back in...before he smiled in satisfaction. She wasn't lying. "That's the ssstuff I wanna here. Now you're coming back with me. And try not to wonder off like a lost sheep this time."
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suupernovalight · 3 years
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Addictive Drug
Ushijima W. x Reader
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11) Another Ally Link
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The Bosses Office
You’ve spent your whole morning thinking about what you and Ushijima did. It was like engraved into your mind. No matter what you did, he would always come up.
“That’s embarrassing...” you mumbled to yourself while walking to the bosses office.
The boss told you that there is something that will be happening and he needs you and the boys to go check it out. Currently you were standing right next to the boys, waiting for what the boss had to say.
“Alright... now that you guys are here” the boss started. “I talked with other... agency’s around in Japan. After doing some snooping, I found that one of the agency’s I looked into has a bit of info about the man behind the drugs”
You visibly gulped and looked down at your shoes.
“The Agency has a team that actually found out about the info. I need you three to meet them up at the located bar to get that info so we can use it for future missions. Dismissed.”
When you and the boys left the office, you checked the location where the other team was at.
“Ace Bounce?” You said looking at the location given. “It’s 2 hours away from here” you said showing the boys.
“Oh great, a bar?” Tendō sighed.
You titled your head with a smirk. “Oh yeah? Why so stressed about it? Light drinker?”
Tendō raised his eyebrows and looked at Ushijima. “I’m not but this guy is...”
You looked at Ushijima and watched as he ignored Tendō’s remark.
“Oh, uh cool” you awkwardly coughed. “Shall we leave now?” You asked the boys.
Tendō nodded. “I’ll warm up the car Wakatoshi”
“Alright, thanks Satori” Ushijima said as he watched his friend walk away.
The awkward tension between you and Ushijima grew as Tendō walked away. You were awkwardly looking at your phone while Ushijima looked down at his shoes.
“So...” you started. “I guess I’ll warm up my bike...?” You said getting out your keys and starting to walk away.
“Wait Y/n” Ushijima said grabbing your hand.
You flipped your head around with a blush.
“About last night. It seems like we have some awkward tension” Ushijima said letting go of you.
“No shit sherlock” you mumbled.
Ushijima frowned a bit then rubbed his nape. “Listen, forget what happened last night. Whatever I said and whatever we did is in the past.” He then walked past you. “It was for the mission... right?”
You felt your heart shatter into tiny pieces very slowly. Like a slow burn. You were stuck on why he said he loved you while you guys did it but I guess that answered your question. He was just in the heat of the moment.
“Oh, alright Ushijima” you fake smiled. “Let’s go”
You didn’t know why you were sad on the inside. It isn’t like you two are dating. So why are you so heartbroken?
~~~
When warming up your bike, you hid the fact that you were sad. It wasn’t noticeable you thought but secretly, Ushijima knew you were feeling down for some reason.
While driving on the road, your mind would constantly go to another place. You would find yourself daydreaming in the middle of the road. Sometimes Ushijima would have to honk for you to come back to reality.
“Damn I’m slipping” you sighed driving faster. The flashback of Ushijima saying he loved you replayed in your head. You lost track of time and soon arrived to the bar.
“So this is the place huh?” Tendō asked you.
“Yup, let’s walk inside” you said walking towards the bar.
As soon as you got inside, you saw a table with the men. One of them glanced at you then at Ushijima who was behind you.
“Ah? Ushiwaka?” The man said getting up from sitting and walking towards Ushijima. “Who’s this? You’re lady?” The man then looked at you. “Pleasure to meet you, I’m Oikawa Tōru” he winked.
“Back at you...” you said backing up a little. “L/n F/n.”
Ushijima squinted his eyes then walked in front of you. “Get away from her”
“Ehhh? Why should I? That lady can’t be your girl huh, she’s to beautiful for you” Oikawa said crossing his arms.
“She isn’t mine. She’s just working with me and Satori” Ushijima said.
As the boys faught, Tendō walked you towards the table where another man, who probably associate with Oikawa sat.
“Sorry about him ma’am” the man said. “Please, sit down and order yourself a drink”
“Thank you very much. The name’s L/n F/n” you smiled while sitting down.
“Such a pleasure” he said drinking his drink. “I’m Iwaizumi Hajime, Detective Agent along with Oikawa”
You looked at Satori and nudged his arm to tell Ushijima and Oikawa to stop fighting. Tendō nodded and snapped his fingers.
Immediately both boys looked at Tendō then sat at their respective spots. As they sat down, they both death glared at each other.
“Y’know miss L/n...” Oikawa said while fixing his hair.
“You can just call me y/n. I like it more” you said looking at the drink menu.
Oikawa smiled. “Of course y/n~ anyways as I was saying...”
Before Oikawa could finish, he was cut off by you ordering your drinks. Ushijima silently laughed at Oikawa’s failure.
“Yes may I have a Jägerbomb?” You asked while digging into your purse and putting a lollipop in your mouth.
“Of course ma’am, it will be here soon” the bartender said walking away.
You waved bye then looked back at Oikawa who was laying his head down in shame.
“Oikawa? Anything wrong?” You asked him.
Immediately he lifted his head and looked at you with the softest eyes he had. “Oh well I was just wondering if me and you wanted to maybe exchange numbers...?”
You watched as his partner, Iwaizumi visibly scowled at his friend. Ushijima and Tendō sighed and waited for your answer.
“I... uh...” before you could answer, Ushijima stood up from his seat and glared at Oikawa.
“She isn’t interested.” Ushijima said
“How would you know that Ushiwaka” Oikawa squinted standing up as well.
“I know more about her than you that’s for sure” Ushijima spat.
“How could you be so sure. She probably doesn’t even like you.” Oikawa spat back.
“Oh yeah? Because last time I checked we both-“
Suddenly you stood up from your seat, making the boys stop fighting. As they looked at you, you bit your lollipop cracking it into pieces and chewing it.
“You guys are acting very unprofessional here. Right boys.” You said looking at Tendō and Iwaizumi. They awkwardly looked away acting like you didn’t say a word.
“Now before I blow up, how bout we set some boundaries. I am here to know some info about the man behind the drugs. Where’s the information boys” you said looking at Oikawa and Iwaizumi.
Oikawa and Ushijima both gulped and sat down. You did the same and waited for Oikawa to speak.
“There’s been rumors circulating around about a mafia party. It’s seems like the man behind the spread of the arousal drugs is going to be attending too”
Your eyes widened. You nodded and hid your face behind your hands. Right next to you was the bartender giving you your drink. You thanked him and waited for Oikawa to continue.
“Iwaizumi, being the man he is, he found out where the party will be located and what will be happening”
You drank your shot quickly and slammed your glass on the table. All the boys looked at your face.
“Where is the party happening and how can I get in.”
Iwaizumi coughed. “Well the party is at a casino not to far from here actually. I’m sure you will be able to get in without a problem. Just don’t act suspicious and act like them”
You nodded and asked the bartender for one more shot. The boys also ordered.
“Y/n-chan, why are you so eager?” Oikawa asked you. “I like that in a woman”
“Save it Oikawa” you said putting your palm up. “I just have the info I need. This should wrap up our conversation.”
“I’m going to have to agree with Oikawa” Ushijima mumbled to himself. He then looked at you. “Y/n, don’t be drinking to much, we have to drive back remember?”
“Awhh driving back home? How bout y/n comes visit my house, it’s very welcoming” he winked at you.
“Oikawa... your flirty attitude is making me feel pretty” you said drinking another shot.
Oikawa gasped. “Really?”
“Pretty fucking grossed out” you laughed. Tendō also laughed as Ushijima smirked at Oikawa’s sad face. Iwaizumi was also laughing but hid it behind his hand.
“How bout we all take some shots Eh?” You said raising your filled glass. Seriously the workers here should get paid at how fast they refill your drinks.
The boys nodded and raised their shot glasses.
“To defeating the diggers!” You smiled.
The boys laughed and clinked their glasses. “Defeating the druggies!”
~~~
About an hour and a half of drinking and talking, you, Tendō, and Ushijima had to go back to the agency to report back. Bad thing is, Ushijima was kinda wasted.
“Damn it Wakatoshi” Tendō sighed. “Y/n I told you he’s a light drinker”
“I didn’t give him the drinks though!” You then looked away. “I only encouraged him...”
Tendō raised his eyebrows then walked towards you. His face went close to yours to see if you were blushing or not. Turns out you were.
“Does y/n have a little crush on Wakatoshi?” Tendō smirked.
The flashbacks of you and Ushijima came flooding at you. “Of course not.” You said walking past him to assist Ushijima who was trying his best to walk straight.
Drunk Ushijima, imagine that😂
“C’mon Ushijima, I’ll bring you to your car.” You said putting his arm around your shoulder and dragging him to his car.
Ushijima hiccuped then smiled. “Thanks y/n... I owe you...”
“Don’t mention it” you smiled back opening the car door and helping him sit down.
Before you could leave however, he stopped you by grabbing your wrist and pulling you towards him.
“Y/n... “ Ushijima hiccuped.
“Ushijima you’re drunk, get some rest.” You said pushing him away.
“No wait” Ushijima whispered. “I just wanted to say that... that... Oikawa made me jealous.”
“Oh yeah?” You said completely interested now. “How so?”
Ushijima blushed a bit and looked into your eyes. “He was flirting with you and... I didn’t like it.”
“That was obvious” you smiled. “Anything else before I leave?”
Ushijima laid back in his seat and sighed. “You make me feel... weird” he said closing his eyes. “Thank you”
You watched as he drifted to sleep. After that confession he told you, you quietly cheered in your mind and closed the car door.
“Tendō, you can drive him back. I’ll be safe to drive” you said getting out your keys.
“Are you sure y/n? You kind of went crazy too” Tendō said worridly.
You got on your bike and started it up. “Don’t worry, I’ll be safe. See you back at the agency” before you left, you said one last thing.
“Make sure Ushijima gets his sleep for me, mkay?” You smiled.
Tendō smiled back and nodded. “I’ll make sure, bye y/n”
And just like that, you both drove off to return back to the agency.
Bonus
“Iwachan” Oikawa whined. “She didn’t let me get her number”
Iwaizumi scoffed and hit Oikawa with his head. “She clearly didn’t want you to have it”
Oikawa rubbed where he got hit and started to walk away. “Geez, Ushiwaka is one lucky guy.”
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artificialqueens · 4 years
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Like They Do in Vegas, 1/5 (Vanique) - Mac
AN: This fic came about from a series of prompts I did on my blog and is entirely Ortega’s fault. I blame her, and this is also dedicated to her because Vanique is a god tier ship and I needed to contribute in some way.
As always, Meggie is a lovely person and I thank her endlessly for betaing this.
And to you at home I hope you enjoy!
BGM Challenge Notes: Vanessa and Monique’s friends show up in Chapter 4! And I’m working on a playlist for this AU that I’ll link next chapter!
Summary: Vanessa is a Casino Girl just trying to get by. Monique is a mysterious rich stranger. They meet in the city of sin. What could possibly go wrong?
Chapter 1: Go Big or Go Home
Vanessa arrived exactly twenty minutes before she was scheduled to clock in.
She threw her purse into the row of lockers and headed for the back of the small employee lounge. She passed the clock-in computer, the whiteboard on the wall, the flyers for various shows around town, and walked all the way to the last dressing room, after noticing the other two were already occupied. Vanessa smiled instinctively at the sound of Vixen’s voice raised above the sound of someone else playing music. She was yelling to whoever was in the adjacent dressing room, recounting a story of the night’s events.
Vanessa got dressed quickly, slipping out of her plain black jeans and sweater combination and into her sparkly silver dress that caught and reflected beams of light in a way that she had been told was mesmerizing. Vanessa never really noticed before she started working here, the dress most likely having been picked off a sales rack back home. It didn’t matter where it came from now.
What mattered now was that Vanessa’s hair was a mess.
Aquaria told her so and tried to sound exasperated when she did. It only ended up coming out fondly. Vanessa gave her a winning smile and batted her lashes too for good measure before the younger girl rolled her eyes and motioned to the chair beside her. Aquaria went to town on curling the particularly unruly strands, but there wasn’t time for much else; they both knew another round of patrons was due to hit any minute now.
Everyone that worked in Vegas knew the waves.
11 p.m. brought the moms and the bachelorette parties.
11:30 p.m. brought older couples and divorcees.
12 a.m. brought the guys with girlfriends.
12:30 a.m. brought the guys without girlfriends.
1 a.m. brought the wealthy singles, and the wealthy not-so-singles.
1:30 a.m. brought in the drunk people.
2 a.m. was what girls like Vanessa liked to call ‘closing time.’ Seal the deal or your ass was out on the curb for the night.
Luckily, Vanessa had an apartment, unlike some of the other casino girls. And the 300 square feet could be roomy—if she closed her eyes.
Vanessa made do.
Aquaria shooed her away from the chair at 12:55, giving Vanessa ample time to squeeze every last detail from Vixen, who was more than happy to recount yet another story about a creepy man trying to get her to join his brothel.
Offers like that were strangely common in this line of work. Well, maybe they weren’t so strange.
Most people thought they were sex workers anyway. Prostitutes or strippers, whores hired to seduce the male patrons and run them dry. Some of the other girls saw it that way. But as far as Vanessa was concerned, she was a glorified waitress. Her job was to facilitate the purchase of alcohol. The more people drank, the prettier she looked; the more they bet, the more they lost or won, the more money the casinos made.
In a lot of ways, it was a dream job. Vanessa got paid to look pretty and talk. Two things she was naturally gifted at.
Out on the main floor of the casino, Vanessa began her usual route around the space. She spent a good few minutes just drawing eyes, pulling focus from the card games, slot machines, and general greed. She walked slowly, careful to tilt her head down, flutter her eyelashes when patrons were close enough to see the eye makeup she had hurriedly done on the bus.
Vanessa was good at her job. She found a mark within five minutes.
Older guy. Late fifties. Nicely dressed. Seemingly ordinary. But what Vanessa instantly noticed was his watch. Rolex, one of the older ones. That’s ultimately how Vanessa picked all her marks. Her daddy used to say ‘what a man wears on his wrist he wears with pride.’ There was something more about shoes and hiding, but Vanessa never remembered that part.
She was fine with the Rolex, but she had really been hoping to find a Patek tonight.
Rolexes only started at $5,000.
But Vanessa made do.
She waltzed over to the roulette wheel, making sure to smile warmly at the employee behind the table. She gracefully rested her hands on the edge of the table as the casino employee gave a nearly imperceptible nod toward Mr. Rolex. Vanessa winked at him in thanks.
“You know I always go for 32,” Vanessa said to the group of men who had just started to take notice of her presence. She honed her sights on Mr. Rolex to see his reaction.
He practically preened under the attention. Vanessa rolled her eyes internally.
This was getting too easy.
Mr. Rolex eventually pulled up another seat and sent Vanessa to the bar three times before turning to ask her name.
If she were anywhere else, doing any other job, Vanessa might have been offended.
She only batted her eyes and giggled animatedly. “Vanjie,” she lied.
Mr. Rolex took that as his cue to lean in closer and press a whiskery kiss to Vanessa’s neck. She did her best not to freeze up under the attention and to just go with it.
It was then while pretending she was anywhere else, that Vanessa noticed a woman at the opposite end of the casino. She was sitting alone in one of the plush chairs that made up the lounge. It was noticeable because she was alone and fucking gorgeous. Long flowing dark hair and the tightest red dress Vanessa had ever seen that fell off her curves like water.
Vanessa was intrigued instantly. No woman that looked like that was alone in Vegas for no reason.
She convinced Mr. Rolex and his new buddies that they needed more gin and made her way quickly over to the bar, allowing herself the immense pleasure of ogling the strange woman from afar.
For all her smooth grace and easy confidence, Vanessa was rendered nearly incoherent when it came to women. Men were easy. You leaned over the table and their monkey brains took over. Women on the other hand… Women were a different species.
Vanessa tried to squeeze information from the bartender. He knew nothing, only that she ordered a martini and had been sitting alone all night.
Vanessa couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something more to her. So she did something stupid. Something stupid and silly that she would beat herself up over later: she ordered the mystery woman a martini. Vanessa went back over to Mr. Rolex and his friends, placed the drinks in front of them, and then made up an excuse about ‘being right back’ and having to ‘take care of something.’
Mr. Rolex and his friends were too engrossed in their game to care and Vanessa slipped away without any fuss.
As she headed back over to the bar, Vanessa noticed the woman was gone from her spot in the lounge. Vanessa’s heart sank in her chest and she was tempted to throw the whole night out as a waste when she noticed the woman perched at the bar looking directly at her.
“So you’re the cute thing that ordered me a drink,” the woman said by way of a greeting. “This one,” she nodded her head at the bartender, “was tellin’ me you don’t do that for many people. Should I be honored?”
“You tell me,” Vanessa shot back, surprising even herself with her quick wit.
The woman chuckled in response, throwing her head back and causing a commotion with her joy. Something inside Vanessa ached to be that free.
The woman motioned to the barstool next to her and Vanessa took it without another thought.
“You play much?” Vanessa asked, motioning to the various gambling methods.
“Betting?” the woman asked. “Not usually. I get sucked in, and you know what they say.”
“Hmm?”
“Greed is a sin.”
Vanessa laughed. “Oh baby, you in the city of sin.”
“Monique,” the woman corrected.
“What?”
“Not ‘baby.’ Monique.”
Vanessa smiled, and the woman, Monique, smiled back.
She raised up her hand to take a sip of her drink and Vanessa nearly choked at the sight of a Mille RM 51-02 draped elegantly over Monique’s wrist.
She had never seen a Mille in person before, having only ever heard stories of the watches that started at $30,000 and could go up to two million.
The vortex of gold and silver embedded in the watch face drew Vanessa’s eyes and she couldn’t help the smile overtaking her face. “Well, you know what they say, Monique?”
The corner of Monique’s mouth quirked up and she shook her head no.
Vanessa smirked. “Go big or go home.”
Vanessa smiled into her drink as Monique threw her head back in a laugh.
The sound reverberated off the glass in her hand, and Vanessa was sure that the joy in Monique’s voice had more to do with the warmth in her stomach than the alcohol.
“So what is it that you do, Vanjie?” Monique asked, her voice alight with humor and warmth.
“You ain’t never met a casino girl before?”
Monique shook her head no.
“I look pretty and get drinks,” Vanessa chuckled. “Speakin’ of,” Vanessa trailed off, looking to the side door where she could clearly make out her boss, Ms. Visage, glaring at her. “I’d love to keep talkin’ but—”
“How ‘bout I play some games?” Monique offered. “That should get her off your back, yeah?”
And now Vanessa was sure the alcohol couldn’t be the cause of the warmth because her whole body lit up under the knowledge that Monique wanted to spend more time with her.
“Thought you didn’t gamble,” Vanessa teased. “Somethin’ about it bein’ a sin…”
“I think if the Lord were in my place, he’d understand.”
They made the rounds: slot machines, poker, and Vanessa’s favorite, Blackjack.
The Blackjack tables were set apart from the rest of the casino, some architect really letting loose with the layout of the section. The ceiling was arched, and the tables were long surrounded by plush seating rather than the stiff angled chairs that lined the other tables.
Vanessa assumed her favorite position, perching herself on the arm of the chair while leaning into Monique’s presence, allowing her easy access to duck down and huskily whisper words of encouragement. All the while keeping their skin from touching.  
It was an old move. One she had learned her first week working here. The girls called it the Blackjack Bag. You made it so you were constantly leaning down to whisper directly in your target’s ear; this gave you the excuse to flaunt your cleavage while also getting a target riled up by the sound of your voice.
The Blackjack tables are where you bagged targets, hence, the title.
Monique seemed to be no different in that respect. No matter how hard she tried to hide her flush, each time Vanessa leaned down to compliment her, her hands tightened on her cards.
She was doing well. She had gotten a face card nearly every hand, and she knew when to fold and when to go for it. Vanessa was impressed. She told her as much.
“Beginner’s luck really does exist,” Vanessa teased.
Monique pulled her head back to look Vanessa up and down, taking her time to really take the younger woman in. “I’ll show you luck,” she said as she moved her massive pile of chips to the middle.
“All in.”
The men at the table squawked in a mixture of shock and protest. Monique just made a vague hand motion to keep playing.
Vanessa’s jaw was on the floor.
Monique only had a three and a queen. Statistically, at least one of the other players had to have higher cards than that.
The house went around, the men to her left and right got another card, but Monique stayed calm, and denied it.
It was then that Vanessa realized what Monique was doing.
She was using Vanessa as a lie detector almost, signaling to the other players what cards she had. Vanessa kept her expression neutral, and did a damn good job of it too because the other players all looked at her surprised.
As expected, they all folded, and Monique took back her mound of chips and the additional bets.
She looked up at Vanessa with a self-satisfied smirk, never breaking eye contact as she flipped her cards over.
The table erupted.
Two can play your games, she had said without opening her mouth.
Vanessa just smirked.
At one point, after Monique bested some business suit out of his measly twenty grand, the man approached Vanessa and attempted to make a move, running his hands harshly up and down her sides. Vanessa rejected him but pointed him in the direction of one of her fellow employees.
He didn’t seem to get the hint until Monique looked up from her cards and wrapped an arm possessively around Vanessa’s middle.
“I think,” she practically spit, “my girl told you to get lost.”
The suit looked at them with a raised eyebrow but didn’t dare say anything more. Vanessa felt white heat in her gut at the feeling of Monique’s arm around her, and she had to take a second to compose herself.
Vanessa turned back to the game and was surprised to find Monique’s eyes searching her own. “Does that happen a lot?” she asked, genuinely concerned.
“Yeah,” Vanessa tried to brush it off, “but you know, it’s Vegas.”
“And that makes it okay?”
Vanessa shook her head lightly. “Nah, but what can ya do?”
Monique looked at her hard, calculating. She didn’t say anything, but turned back to her game, placing her cards on the table before attempting to stand up
“I fold.”
Vanessa looked at her shocked. “You were winning, wha—”
Monique stood in front of her, eyes wide, asking permission, seeing if this was real. The vulnerability in her expression nearly made Vanessa take a step back.
“You wanna get out of here?” Monique asked, expression unassuming and open. “You can say no. I—”
Vanessa stopped Monique with a hand to her face. The first skin to skin contact. “Do I look like I wanna say no?”
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#66 and, because i need to force my love for her onto everyone, either vanessa x monique or monet x monique pls 👀💖
VANIQUE???!!!!???!?!? (sp?) Okay, I’m in love with them and your mind, wow, what a great ship. TBH this lowkey really spiraled out of control and this drabble is actually 1.5k words so I’m sorry about that, but also I couldn’t stop myself so like... there’s that.
“Go big or go home.”
Vanessa arrived exactly twenty minutes before she was scheduled to clock in. 
She threw her purse into the row of lockers and headed for the back of the small employee lounge. She passed the clock-in computer, the whiteboard on the wall, the flyers for various shows around town, and walked all the way to the last dressing room, after noticing the other two were already occupied. Vanessa smiled instinctively at the sound of Violet’s voice raised above the sound of someone else playing music. She was yelling to whoever was in the adjacent dressing room, recounting a story of the night’s events.
Vanessa got dressed quickly, slipping out of her plain black jean and sweater combination and into her sparkly silver dress that caught and reflected beams of light in a way that she had been told was mesmerizing. Vanessa never really noticed before she started working here, the dress most likely having been picked off a sales rack back home. It didn’t matter where it came from now. 
What mattered now was that Vanessa's hair was a mess.
Aquaria told her so and tried to sound exasperated when she did. It only ended up coming out fond. Vanessa gave her a winning smile and batted her lashes too for good measure before the younger girl rolled her eyes and motioned to the chair beside her. Aquaria went to town on curling the particularly unruly strands, but there wasn’t time for much else, as they both knew another round of patrons was due to hit any minute now.
Everyone that worked in Vegas knew the waves.
11pm was the moms and the bachelorette parties.
11:30 is older couples and divorcees. 
12am brought the guys with girlfriends.
12:30am brought the guys without girlfriends.
1am was the wealthy singles, and the wealthy not so singles.
1:30 brought in the hammered people.
2am was what girls like Vanessa liked to call ‘closing time.’ Seal the deal or your ass is out on the curb for the night.
Luckily, Vanessa had an apartment, unlike some of the other casino girls. And the 300 square feet could be roomy - if she closed her eyes. 
Vanessa made do.
Aquaria shooed her away from the chair at around 12:55, giving Vanessa ample time to squeeze every last detail from Violet, who was more than happy to recount yet another story about a creepy man trying to get her to join his brothel. 
Offers like that were strangely common in this line of work. Well, maybe they weren’t so strange. 
Most people thought they were sex workers anyway. Prostitutes or strippers, whores hired to seduce the male patrons and run them dry. Some of the other girls saw it that way. As far as Vanessa was concerned, she was a glorified waitress. Her job was to facilitate the purchase of alcohol. The more people drank, the prettier she looked, the more they bet, the more they lost or won, the more money the casinos made. 
In a lot of ways, it was a dream job. Vanessa got paid to look pretty and talk. Two things she was naturally gifted at. 
Out on the main floor of the casino, Vanessa began her usual route around the floor. She spent a good few minutes just drawing eyes, pulling focus from the card games and slot machines, and general greed. She walked slowly, careful to tilt her head down, flutter her eyelashes when patrons were close enough to see the pretty eye makeup she had hurriedly done on the bus. 
Vanessa was good at her job. She found a mark within five minutes. 
Older guy. Late fifties. Nicely dressed. Seemingly ordinary. But what Vanessa instantly noticed was his watch. Rolex, one of the older ones. That’s ultimately how Vanessa picked all her marks. Her daddy used to say ‘what a man wears on his wrist he wears with pride.’ There was something more about shoes and hiding, but Vanessa never remembered that part. 
She was fine with the Rolex, but she had really been hoping to find a Patek tonight. 
Rolex’s only started at $5,000 but Vanessa made do. 
She waltzed over to the roulette wheel, making sure to smile warmly at the employee behind the table. She gracefully rested her hands on the edge of the table as the casino employee gave a nearly imperceptible nod toward Mr. Rolex. Vanessa winked at him in thanks.
“You know I always go for 32,” Vanessa said to the group of men who had just started to take notice of her presence. She honed her sights on Mr. Rolex to see his reaction. 
He practically preened under the attention. Vanessa rolled her eyes internally.
This was getting too easy.
Mr. Rolex eventually pulled up another seat and sent Vanessa to the bar three times before turning to ask her name.
If she were anywhere else, doing any other job, Vanessa might have been offended.
She only batted her eyes and giggled animatedly. “Vanjie,” She lied.
Mr. Rolex took that as his cue to lean in closer and press a whiskery kiss to Vanessa’s neck. She did her best not to freeze up under the attention and to just go with it.
It was then, while pretending she was anywhere else, that Vanessa noticed a woman at the opposite end of the casino. She was sitting alone in one of the plush chairs that made up the lounge. It was noticeable because she was alone and fucking gorgeous. Long flowing dark hair and the tightest red dress Vanessa had ever seen that fell off her curves like water. 
Vanessa was intrigued instantly. No woman that looked like that was alone in Vegas for no reason.
She convinced Mr. Rolex and his new buddies that they needed more gin and made her way quickly over to the bar, allowing herself the immense pleasure of ogling the strange woman from afar.
For all her smooth grace and easy confidence, Vanessa was rendered nearly incoherent when it came to women. Men were easy. You leaned over the table and their monkey brains took over. Women on the other hand... women were a different species.
Vanessa tried to squeeze information from the bartender. He knew nothing, only that she ordered a martini and had been sitting alone all night.
Vanessa couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something more to her. So she did something stupid. Something stupid and silly and she would beat herself up about it later, but she ordered the mystery woman a martini. Vanessa went back over to Mr. Rolex and his friends, placed the drinks in front of them, and then made up an excuse about ‘being right back’ and having to ‘take care of something.’
Mr. Rolex and his friends were too engrossed in their game to care and Vanessa slipped away without any fuss.
As she headed back over to the bar, Vanessa noticed the woman was gone from her spot in the lounge. Vanessa’s heart sank in her chest and she was tempted to throw the whole night out as a waste when she noticed the woman perched at the bar looking directly at her. 
“So you’re the cute thing that ordered me a drink,” The woman said by way of a greeting. “This one,” she nodded her head at the bartender, “was tellin me you don’t do that for many people. Should I be honored?”
“You tell me,” Vanessa shot back, surprising even herself with her quick wit.
The woman chuckled in response, throwing her head back and causing a commotion with her joy. Something inside Vanessa ached to be that free. 
The woman motioned to the barstool next to her and Vanessa took it without another thought.
“You play much?” Vanessa asked, motioning to the various gambling methods. 
“Betting?” The woman asked. “Not usually. I get sucked in, and you know what they say.”
“Hmm?”
“Greed is a sin.”
Vanessa laughed. “Oh baby, you in the city of sin.”
“Monique,” The woman corrected.
“What?”
“Not baby, Monique.”
Vanessa smiled, and the woman, Monique, smiled back. 
She raised up her hand to take a sip of her drink and Vanessa nearly choked at the sight of a Mille RM 51-02 draped elegantly over Monique’s wrist. 
She had never seen a Mille in person before, having only ever heard stories of the watches that started at $30,000 dollars and could go up to 2 million. 
The vortex of gold and silver embedded in the watch face drew Vanessa’s eyes and she couldn’t help the smile overtaking her face. “Well, you know what they say, Monique?” 
The corner of Monique’s mouth quirked up and she shook her head no. 
Vanessa smirked. “Go big or go home.”
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Cuphead Headcanons: Inkwell Hell Edition
Inkwell Hell is here! sorry i took so long.it took a lot of brainstorming. let’s get started. i’ll be doing the cupbros and npc’s in a separate post.
King Dice: Probably the most popular character in the fandom. this fancy motherfucker is better than you and he knows it. you know that guy who’s acts gay but insists he’s straight. This is the guy. he’s a master at pretty much every form of gambling, and is actually a huge board game fan. His personal favorite is monopoly since it involves gambling and risk if you play the right way. Loves loves loves any shade of purple but royal purple is his go to. Has had sex but is a little afraid of commitment. if cuphead was a tv show, this dude would be get the biggest character arc, besides maybe Cuphead and Mugman themselves. wears make-up and rocks it. slay king slay. if you need fashion or makeup advice, this is the guy to come to. you just have to give him something in return. as a human, he’d be that kind of suave black guy you can ALWAYS find in either Vegas or New Orleans. can and will charm the pants off you just for a quick payday. but don’t think he doesn’t care about some, because he does. he regularly makes sure the Devil does his work, helps translate for Pachinko, Chips, Pirouletta, and Wheezy when they get too angry and they start talking in their native language/accent gets too thick, and will stop the domino twins from fighting. does he HAVE to do these things? no. Does he do them anyway? Yes. I could go on but i think that’s enough. And yes, i think he’s trans. ICON!! BTW Pachinko is a nix’d casino boss that i really like.
The Tipsy Troop: Best of drinking buddies. The triple threat of bartending, with a knowledge to match. They are constantly drunk, but they’re brains have gotten used to the constant stream of alcohol, so they have they’re wits about them. Rum is the oldest, and has the best stories if you’ll listen. some come just to hear his tales of when he worked at a strip club, or a high-class restaurant. Whiskey is the second oldest, and has the corniest jokes. you need to vent out your problems, this is the guy. He actually got kicked out of psych school because he drank too much, so he became a bartender. Martini is the youngest, and is a little emotionless but gives the best advice. She can also spot a cheater at the craps table and will fling a fork at them to get them to stop. She has impeccable aim and can do the best tricks since she’s the only one who actually went to bartending school (is that a thing?).
Chips Bettigan: the big twink energy that is Chips Bettigan. He’s from Texas of course is has a very thick accent because of it. He’s also the youngest of all the casino the bosses, the next youngest being the domino twins, and then Martini. He is the BEST at poker and is the only person that can beat Dice at it except the Devil himself. If you don’t think this guy will ride Phear lap like a bucking bronco, you’re WRONG! He pranks everyone in the casino, even the Devil once. Then he got his ass kicked but it was “GODDAMN WORTH IT!” he’s dating Wheezy and confessed to him in what he calls his best prank ever, dousing all of the casino residents and workers with water EXCEPT Wheezy to prove he was special. His best friend/partner in crime is Mangosteen.
Mr. Wheezy: CUBAN CIGAR AND YOU WILL PRY IN FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!!!!! Will just randomly go into spanish when pissed, usually at Chips, the twins, or Mangosteen. He used to at Dice but then Dice cursed in Spanish back one day and he stopped. His mustache has SO much ash in it, it needs to be cleaned one a week. Can kinda be an asshole but the dude is uber stressed because the Devil dumped all the finance work on him.
Pip and Dot: Parasitic twins. they have separate brains and have tried to tear their other half apart. the mouth between them has crazy sharp teeth. While Pip is mischievous, Dot is an absolute nuisance. She picks fights with everyone, mainly Wheezy though. 
Hopus Pocus: Crazy. like march hare, Alice in Wonderland crazy. loves kids and that’s about all i got.
Phear Lap: i haven’t the slightest. all i’ve really got is he’s greedy.
Pirouletta: Russian Roulette waifu! gimme! Very kind but strict. Coy and flirty, but can and will kick your ass Black Widow style if the need arises. Strong as all hell. has picked up King Dice and no one will let either of them live it down.
Mangosteen: No one really knows what Mangosteen does, but he works there. Gamers like Chips and Hopus like to call him Sans on occasion since he’s so mysterious. When asked about his past, he’ll tell a different story every time, each more ridiculous than the last. He, Chips, and Wheezy are all best friends, and sometimes have prank wars with each other, usually with Wheezy getting ganged up on by Mango and Chips. The only one who knows where Mango came from is the Devil, who refuses to talk. He claims that it’s to traumatic for them to hear, or it’s so eccentric they’d never believe him.
Mr. Chimes. This dude has a very limited vocabulary. all he can say is “monkey see, monkey doom”, “i am mr. chimes”, and various monkey noises. He works the slots part of the casino and is always able to beat the claw machine, no matter how difficult it is deemed by Wheezy when he tries and fails to get stuffed toy for Chips.
The Devil: The big guy himself. Very greedy and very vain, but Dice always keeps him looking right. has a very deep-seated resentment to everything related to God. Wheezy’s silver cross, gone. Chips’s bible, burned. The holy water that Rum has for some reason, dumped into the ocean. No christmas, easter, or any christian holiday. he only allows christmas because the twins, Chips, and Hopus have him puppy eyes. Can change appearance at will, but prefers to look more monstrous instead of humanoid to spite his father. 10 feet tall AT LEAST.
That’s all i got. thank you all for reading and i hope you have a wonderful day.
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