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singedbutter · 10 months
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danikamariewrites · 9 months
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Beach Vacation headcanons with Rhys and Cass? I read Az's and loved it, your writing is wonderful, if you did it with our other boys I would glow with joy
Beach Vacation headcanon Cass & Rhys
A/n: thank you anon! I’m doing these two in one bc I feel like they we’re too short on their own but I’m still in love with this
Warnings: some smutty thoughts so 18+ please
Cassian
He’d want to talk you to the Summer Court bc he loved the beaches there but Tarquin said no
You didn’t mind not going you’d been to Summer a bunch of times with your parents
So you head to the Day Court instead, the beaches there are lovely
Like with Az, you and Cass rent a little house on the ocean
He would be so fun on vacation
He would be down for anything you want to do
Shopping? Yes absolutely! Just want to relax at the house? No problem! Sit on the beach at sunset with ice cream? Hell yes!
If you just wanted to lay and tan on the beach you would give Cass a shovel (like that TikTok I mentioned in the Az one)
He would spend hours digging on the beach. When you got up you couldn’t find him
You noticed the giant pile of sand which led you to see the hole which was about seven feet deep (he was very proud of himself)
Your favorite thing to do together was swim
Cassian would fly you a little above the water and either drop you or would hold you to him as he fell, tucking his wings in
You guys would stay in the water for hours just floating and playing games
He would play mermaids with you
Made sure you had sunblock on but would hate putting it on himself
You had to fight him to put it on, especially on his wings
“No! It’s cold! Please I’ll just sit in the shade!” “No Cass, because if your wings burn you’re going to complain you big Illyrian baby.”
He would also cover you with his wings so you wouldn’t burn
He helped you pick out your outfits everyday
Cassian is a sundress man, he loves seeing you in a cute lil sundress
It’s a huge turn in for him he literally can’t keep his hands off you when you’re in one
NSFW from here
If you guys were on the beach late after sunset you would absolutely have sex on the beach
He would have you on your hands and knees on your towel
He’d move your bikini bottoms to the side
“You gotta be quiet for me baby, or the whole court is gonna know who makes you feel this good.”
Cass would be such a little shit about it too
Like he’d want to end every beach day like that
Rhys
Unlike Cass, Rhys is allowed back into the Summer Court
He’d ask Tarquin if he could use his personal vacation house which he kindly lets you
Rhys would spoil you with all the latest Summer Court fashions
There wasn’t even a point in you packing bc you didn’t even wear what you brought
He’d take you shopping for everything under the sun
You guys would go to dinner at the fancy small restaurant in town
You’d sit outside to have a view of the ocean. It was a very romantic dinner
You spent most of your time on the beach
You never get to do anything like this in the Night Court so you take full advantage of the sand and sea
Rhys would only go in the water when you did
He’d hold on to you, occasionally kissing you and spinning you around in the water
Always made sure you were hydrated and had a fresh coat of sunblock on
Rhys is a tanning oil guy, you can’t convince me otherwise
He liked soaking in the sun. feeling the sun on his face was a feeling he didn’t take for granted after under the mountain
If you wanted a quick beach nap you’d hand him a beach shovel
At first he was confused but before he could ask you were fast asleep
He started moving sand around with it and then started to dig. By the time you woke up he dug a 5 foot deep hole and a little fort around it
NSFW from here
Since the beach you were at was Tarquin’s private beach he wasn’t worried about being seen or heard
The beach chairs you had were sturdy so you weren’t afraid to climb on him and ride him
As you bounce on him he’d untie your bikini top
He throws it to the side and grasp at your tits and pull at your nipples
“So fucking perfect baby.”
He’d winnow you back to the house and would fuck you on the closest surface and then in the shower
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caffernnn · 10 months
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Free! Anniversary Fic Recs 🦋🐋🐬🦈🐧 Can you share your fav fics from each year (2013-2023) Free! has been around?
This is a very fun ask!! Lemme root through my bookmarks and see what I can find 😅
2013 - A lot of the stories I have saved from this time are shorter lil one-shots like “Never Leave” by Shimegami (classic mh hug-it-out interlude fic) and “The Sound of Settling” by teke (feelings realization stuff), but one other one I liked was “The Ocean You Gave My Heart” by miaoujones. Smut warning for that one (if that’s not your thing), but something about desert-bound Makoto learning to swim and indulge in water with Haru, thinking upon meeting him that he’s a wonder whether he’s really a mermaid or not, that’s neat!!
2014 - starting to realize the ones I kept any note of from the early years are some of the popular mh fics probably already recommended 10 times over, but there’s a reason why people sing their praises. If you haven’t checked out fics from tide tothemoon like 2/13189000 (mhtokyo my beloved), their writing is *chef’s kiss* delightful. Another AU I haven’t been able to bring myself to revisit was orihime’s reincarnation stories from “I cannot be without you, matter of fact.” There are two different stories, one where Makoto remembers their past lives and a follow up where Haru remembers, and oh that made me ache dude.
2015 - Speaking of suffering, have y’all checked out Heart’s Departure yet? I think we’ve referenced and talked about that story enough for it to speak for itself 🥴 heartbreaking circumstances but still cosmic and so so beautiful. Then, once you’re done crying about that story, hop over to “Shake the Heavens” by Ad_Astra to break down over (what I described in my ao3 bookmark) Makoto and Haru’s “inherently cataclysmic devotion.” I guess 2015 was the year of shoving the boys into tragic AUs and seeing how much they were willing to give up to get back to each other. A whole vibe
2016 - let’s goooo gamers, more AUs!! “I’d Create Oceans For You” by trashness is a fun fantasy adventure that has both tender moments and interesting action (and some banger art from donguris omggg). If you want something more future-fish-flavored that shows that happily-ever-after doesn’t save you from your grief, “Sublimation” by RedScribbler was great. You can find more of my thoughts on that one if you scroll back a bit in my “fic recs” tag — one of y’all sent it in and yeeees it was so up my alley!
2017 - Alright fellas, there are so many to choose from, because now we’re getting into the macbetha years! Who would I be if I didn’t mention “Eyes Wide Open All The Time” tbh?? It’s a long one with its own hard-hitting involved lore and world-building, but Beth builds this unique story in a way that pulls from the characters we know and love so effectively. I’ve sung the praises for this story multiple times (and could so do it again bro don’t tempt me) but I’ll end off with saying that if you’re fascinated in watching deeply-wounded people who’ve been put through hell learn how to make a life in the aftermath, there’s something special for you here. Aaaand, if you want something about 1/10 the length and not as heavy, “159 (Architect/Interior Designer AU)” by intoxicatedcinnamon has some fun moments 😌 that’s another one where you can find more of my thoughts somewhere in the fic recs tag (love when y’all send me stories 💚💙)
2018 - “Coral and Bone” by Macbetha my beloved!!!! Wanna play mermaids and fight the gods? Maybe try to find that summer magic that makes you want to keep going and accidentally fall in love on the way? I am puuushing you toward this story bestie. Everyone’s here and everyone’s having fun! OH ALSO I’m throwing in “Night Changes” by SEMellark because I love stories where Makoto and Haru actually figure out how to talk to each other. (Side note — a lot of these are probably gonna be things I’ve rec’d in the past, so feel free to scroll my tag for more details and consider this list an extra endorsement 😅)
2019 - (drops basket full of love for mutuals) OOPS OOPS OOPS!!! Don’t mind me, just popping in with some “Let’s Get Married” by sagesprouts and “Anthropocene” by testosterogna, nothing to see here but some classic natsunao shenanigans and one of the sickest elemental bender AUs out there 😌✨ I also have some fics from Svana saved from this year, but I’ll be mentioning her again later so hold on okay!!
2020 - alright, now the list is getting longer with everyone jumping back in during the early pandemic days 🏃🏻‍♀️SO FIRST OFF “green eyes, you’re the one I wanted to find” by infinite_always is an absolute FLUFF FEST of a soulmate AU! Unbearably tender moments but who doesn’t love that every so often? OH AND we have another one of my all-time ultimate fic recs here!! “Reaching” by CupNoodles55 has shaped and reshaped how I look back at Eternal Summer in the way I’d want any great canon-compliant fic to. Big love for interlude scenes and extra bits that help recontextualize or deepen what a moment could’ve meant in the show. Gonna end off 2020 with “The Sea Aflame” by Dizzydodo because even though this urban fantasy story is unfinished, I was super drawn in by the prospects of dragon!Makoto and whatever god stuff was going on with Sousuke. An interesting universe I love thinking about again from time to time.
2021 - Starting off strong with “love on the water, love underwater (and so on)” by rudimentaryflair because we love introspection here!!! Lovely writing style with lines that make me want to scale the walls. This take on Makoto is so so special. Also gonna rec “To Clear Away Today” by suhmayzooka (omg hiiii) if you want to be thrown into another hard-hitting intricate AU with loads of potential. Love exploring what we’ve got to see of the world so far 💞 and OOOH IT’S TIME!! “Extraordinary” by Svana_Vrika is basically canon to me at this point. Svana has a lot of sweet shorter stories with Makoto and Haru (look here, look here), but this one is everythinggg my guy. Similar appeal to “Reaching” mentioned earlier: a story of interludes that bring the story we already know to life in a delightful new way. Required reading for mhtokyo fans forreal. ONE LAST ONE OKAY!! “Teacher” by VeloxVoid is a great future fic with teacher!Makoto and artist!Haru (and I’m not biased just bc it was a gift exchange for me with details fit to my specific tastes wdym🧍🏻). Domestic blisssss
2022 - Ooh we’ve almost caught up y’all ☺️ gonna start with “All This and Heaven Too” by SocksAreArgyle because sometimes the bestie crafts a smorgasbord of smut with a delicious throughline of character/relationship development baked in. If you want your choice of spicy makoharus or some character exploration, you’re SET with this one. Next is “I Let My Heart Go” by martincrieff because sometimes the bestie looks at poor pining Makoto and goes “you know what would be messed up?” AND I JUST !!! So full of love and now full of flower petals. Hanahaki!Makoto my dearest boy!! Aaaand ending off the year with some tender mh (to Ikuya’s detriment) in “The Night Train” by Lizzyboo. They’re so softtt with each other and UGH this story is so nice. Love watching people take the crumbs from FS/FS2 and make a meal 💜
2023 - The year is young! And old! So here’s some more, with who knows how many bangers yet to come 🎉 First going to throw in the Makoharu Week 2023 collection for your perusal because I saw some fantastic stories emerge from that event. If you have twitter, I’d recommend also seeing some of the threadfics posted over there from the event as well 💚💙 and I thiiink I’m gonna close off for now with “just like it was always meant to be” by tonfea because they’ve been putting out banger stories that deserve all the love. Haru introspection is one of those things that isn’t always done very well (which is especially hard to reckon with in older fics) but tonfea’s stories all have an intimate understanding about Haru’s mind and journey that just makes sense.
Alright hello we made it to the end!!! Might’ve thrown in more than expected but I hope makoharu enjoyers find something on this list that fits their fancy 🥲 (and if anyone wants to rec something or ramble about a story here that they loved I’m all ears)
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neverland93 · 1 year
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Peter Pan imagine/ The lost boys pt2
Part 1
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/neverland93/705948515424141312
‼️Tw/ r*pe‼️
Lets take this back shall we
Before Peter and the lost boys had you they only had the mermaids , tiger Lilly, and Tink.
Tinker bell and Peter were a thing before you.
Then after tink left, the only girls that gave it up were the mermaids
Now Peter wasn’t always perfect but he would never take it too far, unlike some others.
Tinker bell filled him with lust, and wonder, it wasn’t normal for a lost boys and fairy to hook up but here they were.
But as much as Peter loved sex he loved his peace even more and he ended it pretty quickly with tink , poor thing was heart broken and left Neverland.
Now that you have the back story let’s take you to the presence.
Peter saw the lost boy packing sweets to take to his mermaid friend later on tonight
“She’s a lot cause, give it up laddie, she’s not for you.” Peter said
“I’m a lost boy, she’ll damn near beg me by the end of the night.” He says as he walks away
Peter was over the over confident cocky attitude he had towards him, it was over played and annoying.
“One of these days you’re gonna get yourself in deep shit.” Peter said to him but he walked away
Later that night the boys went to the lagoon, see a new mermaid arrived in Neverland, she was beautiful, fun, full of joy and adventure, she was also a virgin, and the lost boy was determined to make her not one.
Everyone was drinking and having a good time
Even Peter joined in on the fun , you went as well and sat next to him pretty much the whole time but when things got a little crazy he asked if you wanted to leave , without hesitation you agreed and walked into the campsite with Peter.
The new mermaids and the cocky lost boy were enjoying a couple drinks together and everything seemed to be going smoothly, until it wasn’t.
The lost boy saw how nervous she was, it was her first time alone with a lost boy
Her being so scared turned him on even more, such a sick thing to say, but it did.
“Are you enjoying yourself?” He asked her
“Y-yeah we’re just so far away from everyone.” She says nervously
“That’s the point right?” He says in a confident way
She laughs and doesn’t really know what to say
As she didn’t know what to say he knew she was nervous, she was drinking heavily so he took advantage of that.
As he moved closer she was try to swim back but he just swam closer to her.
He grabbed a hold of her sliding his arms around her and bringing her closer into him.
She finally gets the courage to tell him something
“Let go of me!” She yells but they are far too gone for anyone to hear
What done was done unfortunately, and the lost boy got away with it , leaving the precious mermaid behind and leaving to his campsite with the lost boys for the night was over.
Peter had no idea what went on because he was fast asleep and so were you.
Waking up you went to the campsite to eat some breakfast like always the lost boys being the lost boys
Peter was there eating his eggs in a biscuit but watching them carefully, something was up and he couldn’t figure it out but he was bound to get to the bottom of it.
The older lost boys were in a circle gossiping amongst themselves
“Listen up guys we are going to do some chores today, the campsite getting a little out of hand.” Peter says
“For how long?” The lost boy says
“Til I saw so.” Peter says almost agitated that he would even ask that.
They all broke into groups, cleaning the kitchen, bathrooms, and their cabins
You were in charge of gathering the tools and toys the lost boys have lost throughout the nights
Cleaning up anything and everything it was a lot of work
Going bear the lagoon you hear crying and get a little worried
You go near the crying and sniffles and see a mermaid,
Crying on a rock, there you see the mermaid, the new one, poor thing she must feel like a little home sick you thought
“Hey are you okay?” You ask
She got scared and was about to jump in the water
“Wait!” You yell
And for some reason she stayed
“What’s wrong?” You ask
“It’s nothing.” She said wiping her tears
“It doesn’t look like nothing.” You stated walking up to her and sitting down next to her on the rock
“I suppose I should head back now-“ the mermaid said
But you grabbed her hand and with that she flinched
“Owe!” She yells
You look at her confused and look at her hand closer, her wist is bruised, in face a couple places that are noticeable are.
“What happened?” You asked
“It’s really nothing.” She looked down
“It doesn’t look like nothing.” You say with concern
You had such worry in your eyes
“Are the mermaids being mean to you?” You ask her
“What? Oh heavens no they’re my friends.” She says
“Well then who did that to you? I can tell Peter and-“ you say before interrupted by her
“Do NOT tell Peter!” She yells at you
“Why not?” You ask curiously
“Do you promise not to tell?” She ask
“Pinky promise.” You hold it out
She tells you, with that you cried together, you held her and comforted her, did whatever you could. After that you went to the campsite.
You passed the boys and the lost boy who did it, alllll you could barely look at him , you wanted to punch him in the face, but you promised her you wouldn’t tell, wouldn’t do anything, so you went straight into your room and skipped dinner.
Waking up the next day you can’t get what the new mermaid told you, you get ready and go to breakfast, you could barely eat, the fact that he did that makes sick to your stomach and Peter noticed
“You alright there?” He asked. But you didn’t say anything you looked straight in a blank stare
“Love?” He tapped your hand making you flinch
You gasped and walked away
Peter saw something was stressing you out, and he was going to figure it out.
Walking behind you but not too close he saw you walk to the lagoon
Great what is she doing there he asked annoyed someone else is going to the mermaid lagoon
You and the mermaid were talking quietly about what had happened but not quiet enough
“I still feel so sore.” She said
“I’m sorry I wish we could tell Peter.” You confessed
“We can’t he’s just going to let it slide.” She said sadly
“I don’t think so… Peter isn’t like the lost boys.” You said
“Yeah right I heard the stories.” She said rolling her eyes
“What stories?” You become intrigued
“Peter was a player, so much that he got a fairy to leave Neverland she got so heartbroken over him, probably got her pregnant.” She said
And with that Peter couldn’t take it anymore
“That is not what happened!” Peter interrupted you
You both looked at him in shock
“I don’t know who the hell gave you that shitty information but they got a couple things wrong, first of all my sexual life is none of your ladies concern, second of all you can’t tell me what?” Peter asked in a very intimidating voice
You both look at each other not knowing what to say but then the new mermaid speaks up
“Why should I tell you anything when you let the lost boys run all over you.” She confessed
Peter cocked an eyebrow and folded his arms
“Really?” He says in a defensive tone
“Yes really.” She says
“How so?” He asked
You just watch them go back and forth arguing
It was getting out of hand you could tell Peter was getting more and more upset and the new mermaid was going to spill her secret anytime now
“Fuck you and your lost boys Peter just give me permission to leave this island!” She yells at him
“Why the hell would I give you permission to leave when you’re just going to talk your shit somewhere else?” He yells back
“Maybe you should let her leave..” you dare say
“You’re agreeing with her?” He asked
“She needs to go Neverland isn’t safe-“ you were saying before Peter becomes infuriating with rage
“Safe?! I saved you alll from your shitty lifestyles, your families, your friends! What more could you all want?@ he yells
“You didn’t save me two nights ago when your lost boy took advantage of me!” She slipped her secret
Peter’s anger quickly turns into confusion, sadness, and despair.
“Excuse me?” He asked
The mermaid begins to tell him what happened
And that, that is what it took to get Neverland’s king back.
Walking to the campsite with you you could see fire in Peter’s eyes , you didn’t know what was going to happen but you knew whatever happened the lost boy deserved.
Peter sees him and grabs him by his shirt
“What the hell?!” The lost boy yells
He picks him up and pushed him against the tree
“You have one chance to tell me what you did two nights ago.” Peter said
“What are you talking about I didn’t do shit!” He yelled
Peter punched him in the face giving him a black eye
“Did you really think you would get away with it?” He said to the lost boy
“Hey hey hey easy she wanted it.” He says putting his arms up
“She said no!” He punched him in his stomach making the lost boy catch his breath
“Are you serious right now?! You’re taking a mermaids side instead of your own lost boy?” He yelled at Peter
“You laddie, are no longer a lost boy.” He said and with that Peter waved his hand and with a blink of the eye he was gone.
“The king is back, Neverland is a safe space, and if anyone tries to ruin that you will be delt with the same way.” Peter says leaving to his cabin
The lost boys nodded
The mermaids were back to being the mermaids
The Indians were back to making oils and potions
And you , you were reading a book as always but you and Peter began to spend lots of time together , nothing sexual, you were friends, but ever since that day you saw him in a different light, the way he protected the mermaid, his island, his home, it was … attractive, and you were slowly falling for him, day by day.
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pwipwipwoo · 1 year
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Mayburi AU dumping time; I don’t really have time to write this (trying to work on something else at the moment), so I’m gonna just dump some bits on here for....
The Little Mermaid AU
May is one of the 12 daughters of King Triton (a.k.a. Johnny, King Triton is more of a title than an actual name). Out of all of her siblings she is the most adventurous and the most curious; ever since she was a young, she would sneak out of the castle to play with her friends Chipp the seagull (he knows a lot about humans, but all of his info is hilariously wrong), Chimaki the clownfish, and Mister the dolphin, before being dragged back by her father’s trusty advisor Janis the catfish. But no matter how many times she brought May back, the little mermaid would still hunger to see the outside world; and the world of the humans.
One day, after her 20th birthday, a ship passed overhead while she was out exploring; curious as always, she went up to investigate. There she saw humans, real humans not the broken statues she’s found scattered on the sea floor, for the very first time. She enjoyed watching them dance and sing, but she was especially interested in two humans: the twins, Prince Sinclair (shortened to Sin) and Princess Bridget. She found both attractive, but was especially smitten by the prince. Suddenly a storm rolls up and batters the ship, sending Bridget overboard! May carries the unconscious princess to the shore and disappears before the rest of the party arrives, not before leaving the girl with the memory of a beautiful maiden with eyes like the morning sun and a heavenly voice.
When Johnny learns of May’s obsession with humans, and her blossoming love for Sin, he forbids May from ever interacting with humans again and confines her to the castle. Too bad for him, she is very good at escaping and knows all the secret passageways. Fed up with her father’s overbearing attitude, she packs up her things (including a coral comb she got from her mother) and runs (well, swims) away from home, determined to live her life as she wants and to see the prince again!
Unfortunately for her, she isn’t sure how to get his affections. Maybe swim up to the castle and sing at his window?
(Can’t, she doesn’t know which is his)
Maybe she can catch him while he is underwater and talk to him then?
(Humans and talk underwater. Also he would probably drown)
Jump onto a bridge as he tries to cross it and feign the need for help?
(Now we’re just getting dramatic)
Utterly dejected at all of her ideas crumbling to simple logic, she suddenly remembers a story one of her sisters told her when she was very young; a story about a sea witch who lives in the darkest depths of the oceans. This sea witch can perform a myriad of miracles with their various potions and incantations: make people fall in love, heal all wounds, increase your strength tremendously. They even have a way to give the merfolk legs.
Against the protests of Janis (who followed her in an vain effort to bring her back), May goes to the cave of the sea witch Testament. And despite it looking horribly scary outside, the sea witch is rather pleasant; even offers May a cup of kelp tea (how it works underwater I don’t know, I ain’t a ocean scientist). May tells them her predicament and they have a potion that can help her. The potion will turn the mermaid’s fins into legs and give her the ability to walk on land; if she can receive a kiss from her true love before the next moon (so 1 month) she will become a human forever. However this potion is made from a rare coral that only grows once every hundred years, and if she doesn’t kiss her love by the 1 month mark (or heaven forbid, she breaks it) she will never have another chance to walk on land. Also it comes with a host of other side effects, but those are less important to May.
Undeterred May takes the potion and swims off toward the castle. She takes the potion on the night of the full moon, falling unconscious before waking up on the shore with human legs! Unfortunately she can’t express her excitement to her friends, as she cannot speak except for one word (totsugeki). As she is trying to learn how to walk, she is found by Sin and his retinue before being taken back to the castle. There she meets the king and queen of the country (Ky and Dizzy) and sees the princess again. The royal family takes pity on the girl and takes her in; this works out for May, as she now has unlimited opportunities to woo the prince and get her kiss.
Unfortunately for her this is Sin, so you can guess how frustrating it is to get the golden boy to notice her. At least she has Bridget by her side, silently encouraging her with eyes that make her heart skip a beat. After 3 weeks of trying (and failing) to get the ever-growing wild boy to see her as anything other than a friend, May’s hopes for love are shattered when she finds out that the prince is betrothed to a someone he loves deeply. Defeated, she resigns to go back to the sea but is stopped by the princess, who assures her that she will find her true love one day and not to give up hope (she got the wrong idea when she saw May just walk into the ocean).
It was at this moment May knew, she fucked up; she should have been trying to woo the pretty blonde girl the entire time! Especially since Bridget would go on and on about her beautiful savior and how she wishes meet her again. May and her friends now have a new goal; it is time to capture the heart of the super pretty girl in the next week!
Oh boy, do these kids have their work cut out for them.
Especially since Johnny now knows what May is up to, thanks to Testament and Janis’ inability to lie convincingly to the king. Now May has to try and get a kiss from the princess while her father sabotages her efforts from behind the scenes (how this man could be so cruel as the tip their boat while they were in that romantic ass lagoon is beyond me). And it succeeds.
On the final day before the enchantment wears off a gorgeous stranger with long black hair that has a beautiful coral hairpin in it, has utterly bewitched the princess. Nothing May does can tear Bridget away from the mysterious beauty. On the verge of tears May keeps trying to call out to Bridget, stammering out frustrated totsugekis to no avail, until she finally cries out her name, “Bridget!”. They look at each other shocked; Bridget because she recognizes the voice, and May because she knows the spell is wearing off. Before Bridget can even speak May runs off to the shore, her body crying in agony as her legs start to change back to their original form, the clothes and accessories she wore from her human life falling from her. As May reaches the water she looks back to see a stunned Bridget, verdant emerald eyes wide with shock, and swims back into the depths of the ocean.
Bridget knows what she is now, she knows that May has been deceiving her this entire time. They can never be together now. It’s over.
Nahhhhhhh. Did you really think it would end there? Bridget, determined more than ever to see her love, fills her parents in on the situation and says she is going to get back her girl! The king and queen, while a little concerned about their daughter’s taste in lovers (not because May is a girl but more because of the merfolk bit), agree to help their daughter and gather all the brilliant minds around the kingdom. They gather to build a machine that can take Bridget under the waves to the palace of the sea king and built her a suit so she can walk on the ocean floor.
Months pass, and May has not left her room the entire time; the shards of her broken heart wearing her down in place. Johnny begins to rethink the whole ‘keep your daughter from being with the one she loves’ bit and starts to think if he was the asshole all along. But those thoughts go right out the window as he gets a call from one of the scouts that his castle is under attack! He goes to the battlements, his trident crackling with mystical energy, and awaits the coming ‘giant beast’. From the canyon beyond he sees the beast come into view, its burning eyes shooting beams of light that cut through the ocean’s darkness. He readies his trident and his soldier’s to fire upon the beast when something catches his eye; something tiny on top of the beast shining a small light in a pattern. He holds his men and allows it to approach, everyone staring in awe as the ‘beast’ draws closer, realization hitting them as it floats next to the castle.
This is no creature, but a ship! Like one of those that litter the ocean floor, but with more metal and no open bit on the top.
King Johnny approaches the vessel, trident still at the ready, before stopping in front of the person standing between the giant lights on the front of the vessel. He looks through the glass face plate of the diving suit; it is difficult to make out the exact details of the face behind the glass, he does note how beautiful the person’s green eyes are. This human doesn’t quiver before him, instead they put away the mirror they had and hold up something that makes his eyes go wide; a comb made of brilliant orange coral that was once a gift he gave to his late wife, later finding its way to May.
He towers above the little human as he takes the comb into his hand, holding it reverently in his palm; he turns to the human and waves them to follow behind him. They go to the throne room and Johnny creates a bubble around the human, telling them they can breathe so long as they stay in the bubble. The human takes off their helmet, shaking out golden hair that floats in the water around her. King Johnny asks the human what she wants and Bridget tells him flat out she is there for May; he scoffs at her, incredulous to the very notion that a human could love one of his kind. But Bridget doesn’t falter, she boldly claims that her love for his daughter is true and asks him if she could have just one moment to speak to May.
Before Johnny can say anything May shoots out from the hallway and barrels  into Bridget’s arms. May holds Bridget’s face in her hands, asking her if she is real or if she’s dreaming; Bridget pinches May’s arm and smiles, asking her if she woke up yet. May tears up and embraces Bridget again, the blonde wraps her arms around May and holds her tight to her chest.
Johnny’s voice booms in the throne room, commanding May to move away from the human, but she refuses! He asks her again, nicer this time, to swim away from the human but May refuses to budge, saying she loves Bridget and she will never leave her side. The water around Johnny’s trident boils as anger courses through him, but a gentle pale hand on his shoulder calms him immediately; he turns and is captured by Testament’s ruby red eyes as the sea witch swims to his side. He opens his mouth but Testament’s finger seals it, and they tell him to put aside his temper and talk with these youths, not bark orders at them as if they were one of his servants.
Johnny relents and composes himself. He apologizes to his daughter for how he has been acting and asks her how she could love this human. She tells him that it was easy, listing off everything good point about Bridget while gazing dreamily into her emerald eyes. Bridget does the same as she entwines their fingers, professing her undying love to May for the umpteenth time. Johnny is unsatisfied; how can May love Bridget if she has barely gotten to know her? They’ve only spent a month together, and in that time she only realized she loved her in the final week of it. He’s concerned that she is going to get into something she can’t back out of; he’s also scared of losing her forever, as he is terrified of his family drifting away from him.
May tells him that his fears are unfounded, as she will always be his daughter and nothing could ever change that. She also understands that her decision to become human would be permanent and that maybe he is right, maybe their love isn’t as unshakeable as they claim it to be; but she still wants to take that chance. She has felt love many times before but none as strong as the one she has for Bridget. Bridget tells her the same, and that she wants to learn more about her, not just the good. She even tells the king that, if there is a way to do it, she will become a mermaid forever and stay in his kingdom so he wouldn’t have to be separated from his daughter.
Testament, however, provides another solution. They take the comb from Johnny’s hand and swims over to May and begins to brush her hair with the comb. May begins to wince as magic swirls around her fin before it splits and transforms into a pair of human legs, they do it again and the legs become fins again. Bridget and May stare dumbfounded at Testament, asking the sea witch how this could be; Testament explains that the comb is made from the same coral as the potion, and she can use it as an instrument to change back and forth.
“How did you think I managed to become human all those months ago,” Testament says as they hold up a familiar coral hairpin. May points an accusatory finger at them as she realizes they were the bewitching stranger! Testament confirms this and says that it was not their idea, but a certain meddling king who will remain unnamed (the water practically boils around the bright blush that burns Johnny’s cheeks right now).
With this newfound discovery, the pair embrace again before turning to the king; Bridget asks him if he would give his blessing for them to continue seeing each other, and May asks the same. Johnny scoffs and tells them to do as they want, not like they would listen to him anyway; May is ecstatic and swims over to her father, peppering his face with a flurry of kisses. He can’t hide the giant smile that spreads across his face as he holds his daughter tight; he looks over her shoulder and tells Bridget that if she better take care of his precious daughter, or she will have to answer to him.
Bridget laughs and tells him that he has nothing to fear as May swims back into her arms. Their eyes lock before the two share their first kiss, that sends everyone in the throne room cheering for the lovers.
Johnny, Testament, Janis, and all of May’s sisters go to the ship to see her off, hugging her and telling her to come back to visit soon. She promises to do that and, before entering the submersible, combs her hair turning her fins back to legs. She boards the ship hand-in-hand with Bridget, the love her of life, and waves back at her family and friends through one of the portholes as they head back to the castle.
Many years later May sits next to a roaring fire with a five year old child in her lap as she tells them the story of how she met their mother. The child, Satsuki, excitedly exclaims they know how the story ends, with May and Bridget getting married then May gave birth to them. Before May can answer a voice cuts in saying Satsuki is half right. They both turn to see Bridget in the doorway, a giant smile on her face. Satsuki hops out of May’s lap and runs up to Bridget with open arms; Bridget catches the child and spins them high in the air, before holding them in her arms and padding up to May to give her a kiss.
Satsuki asks what Bridget meant by them being half right. Bridget explains that even though they fell in love and had a child their story isn’t over yet; they still have many years of adventures and love to share before their story truly ends. Satsuki requests another story with a tired yawn, but Bridget questions whether they can stay awake for another. The child pouts and claims they aren’t tired, despite another yawn escaping their little body. May chuckles and agrees to one final story. Satsuki cheers and hops back down into May’s lap, snuggling up against their mother as she picks up the book sitting on the table next to her. She opens to the first page as Bridget sits down on the chair’s armrest, wrapping her arm around her wife and child as May begins another story.
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Chapter 13: Kwazii’s rescue Notes:
I wonder if y’all can figure out who Kwazii saved 😏 (you probably can and you probably know where this is going-) I also added the seaberries bc I’ve been watching Strawberry Shortcake (2003) and I saw the episodes with Seaberry Delight and Coco Calypso Hehehhe. also- I kinda forgot to beta read some of this- so some parts have no beta. We faint like Tunip.
Peso and Kwazii were in the kitchen all alone, Shellington was getting some sleep, Dashi was drawing Donna Doxie fanart in their room, Tweak was still asleep, Professor Inkling was rereading his favorite book. 
“So how are we gonna tell everyone about it?” Kwazii asked as he got some hot cocoa “about what?” Peso questioned, cocking its eyebrow
“Ye know, the fish thing?” Kwazii responded “oh yeah! That!” Peso said. 
“But how are we supposed to tell the crew? I mean it feels weird saying “Hi Everyone we’re fish now.” Peso remarked “yeah… I see yer point.” Kwazii acknowledged, Shellington came downstairs, The Vegimals climbing all over him.
“Good morning.” Shellington rasped, rubbing the sleep from his eyes “morning shellie!” Kwazii greeted, Peso ran up the Shellington and hugged him tight, Shellington licked Peso’s cheek in response.
“We’re currently trying figure out how to tell the crew about the fish thing.” Kwazii explained 
Shellington gave a thumbs up. 
Soon, Captain Barnacles, Tweak, Dashi and Inkling were downstairs too. “Hey guys… we’ve got something to tell you.” Peso said, looking at Shellington nervously “it’s okay, you can do this Peso.” Shellington whispered encouragingly. 
“What is it? Are you and Shellington getting married?” Tweak speculated “no… not yet” Peso giggled “So um. Me and Peso went to Mako island and um. We fell in the moon pool.” 
Kwazii began awkwardly “And we became the scaly beasties they call mermaids.” Kwazii proclaimed. 
“Cool! Just make sure to stay away full moons!” Captain Barnacles advised. 
A gasp escaped Tweak’s mouth, Shellington shock his head. 
Dashi hugged Peso and Kwazii, and Inkling did to.
••• 
Shellington and Peso were In Shellington’s lab,
Shellington was helping Peso learn how to control his powers.
Shellington watched as Peso froze a water glass “I think you’re getting the hang of it!” Shellington smiled, patting Peso on the back. 
“I’m gonna go restock some bandages, see you later!” Peso said, nuzzling Shellington’s neck, Shellington started to blush, he nuzzled Peso back. 
Tunip and the vegimals were playing, Codish got close to a glass of water 
“No no Codish! Don’t touch that!” Shellington told, Codish then backed away. 
Once Peso finished restocking the bandages he went back to Shellington’s lab, “hey wanna go for a swim?” Peso said “yeah why not” Shellington agreed, grabbing his notepad and his stuff and putting it in his satchel.
Peso and Shellington went to the Launch Bay and out the Octo-Hatch. 
“Race you to the moon pool!” Shellington challenged playfully, Peso giggled in response, the two them disappeared into a trail of bubbles.
Shellington resurfaced in the Moon Pool “I beat you!” Shellington giggled, Peso let out a giggle 
“Maybe we should go to the shore?” Peso suggested “yeah!” Shellington agreed. 
Peso and Shellington dove back into the water, disappearing into a trail of bubbles, holding each other’s flipper and paw and they glided in the water. 
Shellington and Peso resurfaced “just think “no tail” and it’ll go away” Shellington whispered “got it!” Peso whispered back. 
Shellington and Peso got on the shore, however Peso noticed a strange bush “what’s that?” Peso wondered 
“Oh I know what these are! These are seaberries!” Shellington identified “they grow on beaches and riverbeds! I used to eat them all the time when I was little!” Shellington beamed. 
“Here, want one?” Shellington offered after plucking one off the bush “sure!” Peso said, snatching the berry from Shellington’s paw “we should take some of these back with us!” Shellington declared, gathering some and putting them in his satchel. 
Shellington and Peso swam  back to the Octopod, munching on a few seaberries on the way.
••••
Kwazii lurked in a ship wreck, exploring every nook and cranny. He was exploring in hopes of getting used to his tail, however he noticed something strange in the corner of its eye. 
It seemed like something was sinking, Kwazii went to go investigate someone was drowning!
“Shiver me whiskers!” Kwazii gasped swimming towards the the unknown person “I gotta save them!” Kwazii decided, picking up the unknown person and bringing them to the shore. 
Kwazii placed them on the sandy beach, trying to remember what Peso taught them when it came to cpr “I’ve got it!” Kwazii declared, doing CPR.
However soon, to Kwazii’s relief the unknown monkey started to breath again, coughing up salt water I’ll leave them a shell to remember me by. Kwazii decided, leaving a clam shell they found in the ship wreck beside the person.
Kwazii then proceeded to disappear into the waves, keeping watch below the surface to make sure they were okay, once he knew that they were he swam back to the Octopod. 
Kwazii swam into the Launch Bay with a grin on their face, Captain Barnacles, Tweak, Peso. The Vegimals and Shellington were sitting near bay. “Hey Kwaz, where were you?” Tweak asked “I saved someone today!” Kwazii announced “from what?” Captain Barnacles asked, curiously “from drowning!” Kwazii answered. 
“Great job Kwazii!!” Captain Barnacles praised, “here, you must be thirsty. Want some Seaberry juice?” Peso offered “thanks matey!” Kwazii thanked, snatching the juice glass from Peso’s flipper “this is the good shit right here.” Kwazii remarked.
“Kwazii. There’s children here.” Shellington scolded, pointing to the vegimals “sorry..” Kwazii apologized.
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*this is the best pic i could find for this*
“Daddy!” His oldest girls giggled.
“Hm?” He groaned as he turned onto his back.
“sa-wy!” Luna lisped.
“Can we go swimming, daddy?” Flora pouted, doing her best puppy dog eyes.
Ariella gently nudged Luna and whispered in her ear.
“ease!” The littlest smiled.
“Where we gonna go swimmin’ huh? It’s so cold outside!” He asked as he pulled all his girls in for a morning cuddle.
“Baff,” Flora pointed to the bathroom.
So that’s how you spent your morning. You spent 20 minutes trying to put your 10 month old into a swimsuit, you eventually gave up and left her in a swim diaper. You placed her in Jack’s chest, who was already in the bath with your older girls.
“Daddy, we’re like mermaids!” Ariella laughed, kicking her legs in the spacious tub.
“Teach Lu-Lu t’swim?” Flora asked as she swam over to them. Luna was resting on her tummy against Jack’s tummy splashing water around and giggling at the sensations.
So that’s what they did. Sort of. Jack held her at the surface of the water and let her flail around a bit until her little legs got tired. Squeaking and attempting to look at her dad who was behind her.
“Ma, come swim with us. Put on that green suit I like,” he giggled boyishly.
“Yeah mama!”
“Swim mama!”
“siw- ma!” Luna shouted. Making grabby hands for you. She tried to repeat everything her sisters said, but she couldn’t quite speak yet. So it all came out as jumbled babbles.
Once you got settled in the tub next to Jack, you let your girls get to playing their own little games with the bath toys. Giggling at their make believe games.
“Mama?”
“Hm, Flo?”
“S like a hot tub!” You laughed softly at her and moved over to sit next to her.
And after the water began to get cold, and all your girls started to get tired, you warmed their towels and got them back into pajamas. Flo just in her fluffy little robe. And put on some Peppa Pig as you all got cuddled in bed.
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*cracks knuckles* alright let’s get this started so imagine this toga begs shigaraki to go to the beach but we all know shigaraki will say no but little shiggy here has a HUGE crush on u plus he might get to see u in a swimsuit so he says yes ( not toga trying to hug shigaraki, RIP toga 😔) anyways let’s say you usually wear sweat pants and sweaters like baggy stuff, so shigaraki is excited to see what’s under ur clothes ( pervert shigaraki again 😀) when y’all arrive there shigaraki was basically shaking from excitement he was always interested in u but he was too insecure and was afraid you’ll reject him and find him ugly, and plus u were intimidating as hell your always saying what’s on ur mind even if it destroys someone’s self-esteem anyways shigaraki was wearing some shorts and his sweater ( our baby here is insecure don’t worry we’re gonna fix that😏) as shigaraki was sitting he was disappointed since he didn’t see u yet, *turns on the moto moto song* ur coming out of the water like a sea goddess ur hair is wet u were wearing a Bikini( it can be any swimsuit u do u boo) let’s say shigaraki’s jaw dropped he was drooling as u were coming out u noticed ur boss and ran to him ( do u know those moments were the hot chick runs in slow motion that’s how shigaraki saw u) long story short shigaraki was a stuttering mess and was red as a tomato my dude was starring on ur tits the whole time u were talking ( you had a little crush on ur boss ngl u knew shigaraki liked u back so u were the one who told toga about the beach thing u were planning something 👀) shigaraki accidentally pops a boner home boy wanted to cry from embarrassment of course u noticed it and dragged him a a private place where let’s just fuck his brains out until he’s crying from how good it feels as u were dragging shigaraki was thinking ur going to beat him up or something he was terrified until u pushed him against a wall whispered to him what ur gonna do shigaraki almost fainted, as u trying to take off his sweater he started ti cry he thought u might think he’s ugly and make fun of him ( u were lowkey shocked like 😃what now??) So u decided to kiss every part of his body and tell him how beautiful he and eventually he lets u take it off. I’ll let u take the led now loll
( for kinks now I’ll say a lot of body worship kink and a lot of praise kink, I would say the reader is a super soft dom, shigaraki is a super shy and cute sub maybe the reader gives shigaraki a boob job idk do whatever ur comfortable with babe, btw it’s super fluffy)
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“Beach!” Toga yelled, “we’re going to the beach!”
She ran up to you and hugged you.
“Y/n we’re going to the beach!” she said, grinning up at you.
“We are, ” you nodded, ruffling her hair.
She ran over to Shigaraki, “come to the beach with us, Shiggy, ”
“No, ” he said, looking back at his game.
“Please, everyone is going, ” she pouted, “even y/n is coming, ”
A vision of you in a bathing suit flashed in front of his eyes. He imagined you putting on sunscreen and laying on your stomach on the beach, accidentally spilling water on your chest and your nipples perking up because of how cold you were out of the water.
“Fine, ” he said.
Toga squealed and hugged him.
“Oh- hey, what the hell?” he said, pushing her off, “don’t do that toga,”
She moved on to her next victim, “Dabi, go to the beach with us!”
“Who’s coming?” he asked, lighting a cigarette.
“I got everyone to go, ” she bragged.
“Wow, kid, everyone? Even y/n?” he asked.
Toga nodded frantically, proud of her achievement.
“God job, I’ll go, ” he smirked, “plus i’ll get to see y/n in a bathing suit, ”
You walked by and flicked his forehead, “eyes to yourself, bacon bits, ”
“God, babe, I love your little pet names for me, ” he teased.
Shigaraki glared at him, but you were already halfway up the stairs.
“Don’t look at me like that, ” he said, looking at Shigaraki, “we’re both going for the same reason, ”
“No, ” he denied, “I’m going because it's summer, and when it’s summer, you go to the beach, ”
Dabi rolled his eyes, “whatever you say, boss, ”
“Shiggy!” Toga yelled, “go get ready. We’re leaving, ”
He stood in his room staring at his swim shorts. He knew he’d have to wear them, and he could just put a shirt on too. He didn’t have to swim. He could just leave the shirt on. It would be fine. He really didn’t have a chance with you, but if you saw him without a shirt, you’d be disgusted. He felt disgusting.
You pulled out a bikini Toga forced you to buy and flopped down on the bed. Shigaraki was coming, which meant you were gonna get to see him without a shirt. You blushed and giggled, already daydreaming about him. Even though it was wrong, even though he was your boss, you just couldn't help it. You were one-hundred percent certain you were going to melt when you saw him. Toga had always said he had a crush on you. Maybe he would finally make a move. That was the plan anyways. The whole reason Toga had bugged everyone to go was by your request.
With your bag packed and swimsuit on under your clothes, you were ready to go. Shigaraki wanted to cry when he looked in the mirror. Maybe this was a bad idea, maybe he shouldn't go. He heard a knock on his door.
“Hey, we’re about to leave. Are you ready?” You asked, “if not, I'll wait with you, so you dont have to go down by yourself. I hate being the last person ready. I don't want you to go through that pain, ” you laughed.
“No, I'm ready, ” he said, opening the door. No turning back now.
“Alright, let's go, ” you said, already walking downstairs.
He tried to calm himself as he walked down, trying to stop the grin that wanted to spread across his face. Finally, he thought, what was y/n hiding all this time? He was last to go through the warp gate, upset that you had already runoff. He waited around, nearly sweating to death until he heard Dabi yell.
“C’mon y/n, give us a little spin, ” he yelled.
He saw you blast him with sand using your quirk. He chuckled at Dabi’s predicament. You screamed as Dabi jumped in, splashing you with water. He picked you up in his arms only to throw you back in the water. You came up for air and splashed him again. Your splash war continued for some time, providing Tomura with entertainment until, ultimately, you called it a draw. He watched you and Toga play mermaids for a while before he grew bored and continued with his game, that was until Dabi wolf-whistled and he saw you begin to walk out of the water. You used your quirk again, sending a small tidal wave towards him.
“Youre so mean to me y/n, ” he complained.
“Shut it, patchwork, ” you said.
“Stop you're giving me butterflies, ” he smirked, getting splashed again.
You started walking again, the water slowly getting shallower and revealing more of your body. You were glistening, the sun reflecting off the water on your skin. Your cheeks were red from the sun, and he realized you had put sunscreen on in your room. Damn it. You brushed some wet hair out of your face, and your chest was now entirely on display.
“Fuck, ” he whispered.
He tried to be discrete, and the sun shining directly in your eyes certainly helped him. He stared at your stomach, the next part of your body to reveal itself. All he could think about is tracing little designs on it, laying his head on it, and putting a baby in it. Your thighs were an absolute show stopper. He wanted to suffocate between them. He averted his eyes when he realized you were walking over to him.
“Hey, can I sit here?” you asked, wringing out your hair.
“S-sure, ” he said, trying to focus on your face, which was definitely beautiful but...boobs lol.
“Thanks, ” you said, “I’d rather sit with you than all of them. I love Toga, but she’s a handful, and everyone else is staring at me. Bunch of creeps, ”
“Sorry about them, ” he said, unable to stop his wandering eyes.
“It’s ok. Nothing you can do, Shiggy, ” you said, “oh my god, you’re bright red. Did you forget sunscreen? It’s ok. I've got some, but you’re on the paler side, so you've gotta be careful, Shig, or you’ll burn up, ”
The redness on his face was because you were sitting next to him, nearly naked, but he wasn't going to admit that, especially when he saw you bend over to get sunscreen. He was trying desperately to control himself, but part of him had a mind of its own. He nearly died when you leaned in and put sunscreen on his face, laughing as you put a glob on his nose. He let out a genuine laugh that warmed your heart. You started talking, but honestly, he couldn't listen. You were very expressive when you spoke, and all the movement caused your tits to bounce, mesmerizing him.
He could only half listen, nodding and ‘mhm’ing when appropriate. You noticed quickly and gave him a few minutes to redeem himself but he failed. You grabbed his chin and made his eyes meet yours.
“Tomura Shigaraki, we're you staring at my boobs?” you said, feigning disappointment.
“N-no, I wasn't, ” he said.
You sighed, “lying about it only makes it worse, ”
“I'm sorry, ” he whispered, “I know I shouldn't have. I just...”
You let go of his chin and looked down at his lap.
“Really?” you asked, pointing out his obvious boner.
“Shit, I'm sorry y/n I'm so sorry. I know I'm gross and awful, and I'm just so sorry, ” he said, trying to cover it.
You grabbed his arm and dragged him away to the deserted changing rooms. Originally this beach was supposed to be a hot spot for tourists, but the water park a few miles closer to the city shut it down, leaving the beach in good condition. He braced himself for a slap, a punch, a kick, but he never could've prepared himself for a kiss on the cheek.
“I've been thinking about this for a while, Shigaraki, ” you whispered, “thinking about all the things I'd do to you, all the ways I'd make you feel good. Did you know I can block skin-to-skin quirks? You can touch me, baby, ”
“Y-you're not mad?” he whispered.
“No, I'm not mad, ” you shook your head, “I've always had a little crush on you Shiggy, ”
“Tomura, ” he corrected, “call me Tomura, ”
“Tomura, ” you whispered, “I can't wait to touch you. Fuck, I'm gonna kiss you all over. I can't wait to get between your thighs, baby. We've got all day, ”
He kissed you softly, enjoying your lips. They were sweet and soft in contrast to his dry, chapped ones. He felt so lacking, but the way you were kissing him made him feel like he was floating. You pushed him further against the wall, running your hands through his hair. Your arms hung around his neck, and he wrapped his arms tight around your waist. You kissed each other for a while, no teeth or tongue, just your lips pressed together. Eventually, things began to heat up. You let your tongue try and find its way between his lips and into his mouth. He groaned into your mouth. You tugged his hair, trying to get even closer. Your hands traveled up and down his chest, reaching for the bottom of his shirt.
He grabbed your hands and pulled away.
“No, ” he whispered.
You nodded, “that's ok, you don't have to, Tomura. Did I do something wrong?”
He shook his head, “you’ll make fun of me, ”
“Why would I make fun of you?” you asked, stroking his cheek.
“Because I'm not, ” his voice broke, “I don't- I'm ugly y/n. My body is disgusting you-you won't like me anymore, ”
Your eyes widened, “what?”
“You heard me, ” Tomura said, wiping away tears, “I hate myself, and you would too, ”
“That's bullshit, ” you said, “I think you're beautiful, ”
He scoffed, “you've never even seen me in shorts before now. How would you even know?”
“Because I’ll think you're beautiful no matter what, Tomura Shigaraki, ” you said, “and nothing could ever change that, ”
He shook his head and turned to walk away, but you took his hips and pushed him against the wall. You grabbed his face and kissed him harshly. You kissed his forehead next, the scar on his eye, both of his eyelids, his cheeks, the scar on his lips, and the mole under them.
“You have such a pretty face. You have gorgeous eyes, Tomura. I love kissing you, ” you whispered between kisses.
You kissed away a few stray tears that fell and pressed your forehead to his as he cried.
“Please don't look at me, ” he whispered, pressing his face into your neck.
Seeing him like this broke your heart. You held him as tight as you could, kissing the side of his head. You were going to kill whoever did this to him. You lifted his head and kissed him softly this time. You rubbed your hands up and down his sides. You sunk to your knees and kissed his thighs. Every scar was kissed and stroked lovingly even though your heart broke for him. You moved up his body to his stomach, lifting his shirt even though he tried to pull it down again. You kissed his stomach, soft, light kisses.
He started to relax a bit more, petting your hair instead of trying to pull down his shirt. You moved to his hands next, standing once again. You took his right hand and kissed his knuckles, then the top of his hand, and lastly, his palm. You repeated this on his other hand. You started kissing the scars on his neck, sucking softly. He moaned.
“That feels good y/n, ” he said, moving his hands to your hair.
“I'm gonna make you feel good, baby, don’t worry, ” you mumbled against his skin.
You bit the skin at the juncture of his neck, he groaned and whispered, “yes.” You kissed down to his collar bones, hearing his breathing get faster. This time you practically yanked off his shirt before he had time to stop you.
“So fucking beautiful, ” you said, standing back to admire him.
This time he didn't turn away from you but blushed and shut his eyes. You ran your hands up and down his chest and stomach. Shigaraki whimpered when you tweaked his nipple.
“Good boy, ” you whispered.
He nodded, “I wanna be your good boy. Please, ”
You smiled and brought his lips to yours again. You kissed his cheek and bit his ear softly.
“You're doing all the work, ” he said, “that's not fair. Besides shouldn't I be in charge? That's what it's like in...” he trailed off, embarrassed.
“No, ” you said, “I want to do this for you. I want to be in charge. I want to take care of you, baby. You deserve to relax, ”
He kissed you again, holding you tight to his chest.
“Tomura, ” you said, taking his hands in yours, “I have a question for you, ”
He nodded.
You leaned in and whispered, “how would you like to fuck my tits. You were staring at them all day so why don't you have a little fun with them, ”
He nodded frantically.
“Use your words, puppy, ” you said, scratching his head.
He groaned softly, “yes, please y/n, ”
You guided his hands to your still-clothed chest. He squeezed gently, cheeks growing bright red. You giggled and undid the back of your bikini, letting him see your tits without the thin material over them. He was practically drooling over you, wrapping his lips around your nipple. He sucked and licked them, causing you to moan. Every sound you made was a symphony to his ears, the most beautiful thing he’d ever heard, and he was desperate for more. He moved upwards to litter your neck with hickeys and coax more moans from your beautiful lips.
His long fingers found their way to the strings on the sides of your bikini bottoms. With one tug at the strings, they were around your ankles. It was your turn to blush at the exposure of your body while Tomura’s eyes gleamed. He was on his knees in mere seconds, admiring your sex. You felt self-conscious as he stared at your most intimate area.
“Please, ” he said, looking up at you, “can I taste?”
“Let me do something for you first, ok?” you said, “sit on the bench, ”
He nodded and did as he was told. You kneeled in front of Tomura and took off his pants before pushing your tits together around his cock. His eyes were as wide as saucers as he watched you. You looked up at him as you bounced, moving him between your breasts. He let out a strangled groan and threw his head back.
“That's my good boy, ” you praised, “that's my baby, feels good, yeah?”
He nodded.
“Use your words, puppy, ” you reminded him.
He bit his lip and blushed, still silent, except for his little noises.
“Aww, is someone feeling shy?” you asked.
He nodded and hid his face in his hands though it did little to hide the shy smile on his lips.
“If you want me to keep going, you're going to have to be a good pet for me, Tomura. Be a good boy and speak up, ” you said, pulling his hands away from his face.
“Feels good, ” he whispered.
You decided that was good enough and continued moving him between your boobs. You watched the head of his dick throb and pulse. He began whimpering as his thighs shook. He got louder, whining and moaning desperately.
“I know, baby, I know, ” you said in response to his beautiful noises.
He cried out whimpering.
“Y/n, ” he cried, “I need to cum, ”
“Hold just a little bit longer for me baby, ” you said.
“Can't, ” he cried out, “can't hold it y/n please lemme cum, ”
“Just a little longer, ” you promised, “be my good boy, ”
He whimpered and tensed up in concentration, trying his hardest. He struggled for a while longer begging and crying to cum.
“Go ahead, cum for me, Tomura, ” you said.
He came hard, splattering your chest with his cum. Tomura was left panting and shaking while drool dripped down his chin. His dick twitched a few times more as you let it free from between your boobs. He whined pathetically. You cleaned the sticky mess up as best you could.
“Shh sweetie, I know, I know, ” you said, sitting next to him and pushing hair out of his face.
You pulled him to your chest, watching and listening to him breathe.
“Now, can I taste?” Tomura whispered.
You kissed his forehead, “of course, puppy. Go ahead, ”
He sunk to his knees, spreading your thighs. He groaned when he saw your sloppy cunt drooling for his mouth. He licked a long stripe up your entire cunt, licking over and over. Focused on taste rather than pleasure, finally indulging himself in the delicious juices of your cunt. He grew needier for your moans, trying to find the right places to lick and suck. He found a little bud at the top of your cunt to suckle on and flick his tongue over. Tomura smiled from ear to ear at the sounds coming out of you. Every moan and whimper, every grunt and groan made his heart swell. His fingers once again found their way down, this time finally entering you.
Unpracticed thrusts turned into brushing your g-spot until he realized that curling his fingers was the way to go. Hearing your moans and lewd squelches was a fantastic prize to collect.
“I'm close, Tomura, keep going sweetie, ” you choked out.
You were close, oh god, yes, you were going to cum in his mouth. He ate you out with a passion, desperate for your gorgeous pussy to drip down his chin. Harder, faster thrusts. Stronger licks and desperate slurping. When you finally tensed, he moaned in premature ecstasy, ready for your delicious cum. The vibrations coaxed a gorgeous moan from you. Cum gushed from your pussy and into his waiting mouth, lapping it up like a starved puppy. You tried to shove him away, overstimulation stabbing your cunt. When he finally pulled away, his face was red and coated in your slimy juices, as well as his tongue lolling out of his mouth. He was panting and absolutely blissed out.
He crawled back to you, clinging to your legs.
“Good puppy, ” you praised him, “you did great, Tomura, ”
He grinned, hiding his face in your thigh and giggling. You pulled him up and onto your lap, kissing him on the nose.
“Do you want me to fuck you properly baby?” you asked.
His face fell, “I can't. I'm...I'm not hard. I'm sorry, ” he whispered, tears of embarrassment welling in his eyes.
“Oh, baby, ” you said, stroking his hair, “it's ok, Tomura. It’s ok. Don't worry baby, ”
He sniffled, “ Please don't be mad at me. ‘m sorry. I'm sorry y/n I-I’m a bad boy, ”
“No baby, no, ” you said, wiping away his tears, “you're not a bad boy. You're my good boy, my special boy, ”
He whimpered, bottom lip quivering. You rubbed his back, praising him.
“My good boy, my sweet boy. You did so well for me. Tomura, you're amazing, you're such a perfect boy Tomu, ” you whispered.
He nodded, trying to compose himself.
“Lets go swimming honey, ” you said, stroking his cheek.
He shook his head frantically, “n-no I don't want them to see me, ”
You looked him in his eyes, “you are beautiful. Now come on, we’re both sweaty. Besides, I think they'll be more focused on all the hickeys you gave me, ” you giggled.
He bit his lip.
“C’mon baby, ” you coaxed him, “can you be my good boy?”
He nodded hesitantly, “I'm...a good boy. But-but what if they make fun of me?”
“Then I’ll kill them, ” you smiled, “if they're going to disrespect you, they don't deserve to be in the league anyways, ”
His eyes widened, and a small smile played on his lips. He nodded and stood up, offering a hand to help you up. You accepted, and he pulled you up and to his chest. He held you there, pressing his face into your hair.
“Thank you, ” he whispered.
You kissed him, “my pleasure, ”
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Ursula the Sea Witch
all right day two of @whumptober2021 and i am trying the prompt “talking is overrated” + “choking” for my beloveds Liam and Delilah
tagging @hearse-song, @brutal-nemesis, and @whumpy-writings, please let me know if you’d like to be added or removed!
CW: choking, noncon drugging, psychological whump if that’s a thing, brief ableist language, tiny whumper, big whumpee, crying, angst, noncon touch, intimate whumper, creepy whumper
Facedown on the ground, all Liam can see is the wood floor of the cabin under his nose. He can tip his head back a little to keep his forehead from resting flat on the ground, but he doesn’t have enough clearance to really see any of his surroundings except for the panels below him. Still, Liam tries to pay attention, as if anything he can see is going to help him. The light coming through the windows is clear and harsh – is it morning? Afternoon? He’s been asleep for so long he’s not sure, especially now that so much of his rest comes unnaturally. He’s learned to dread the strange, bitter water that Delilah pours oh-so-carefully down his throat.
Or, he mostly dreads it. Sometimes being asleep is so much better than being awake that he gulps the water gratefully and hopes that when he wakes, the nightmare will just be over.
Now would be one of those times. His limbs are his own, his body and mind are his own, but Liam is utterly trapped by the weight of Delilah perched cross-legged on the middle of his back. She presses his bare chest firmly against the boards, which are cold enough to make him want to squirm. Even if Liam could throw her off, he woke up this morning to a brand-new manacle locked around his ankle, one that’s bolted right into the cement of the chimney. He might be able to stand without her on his back, but he wouldn’t get far.
Much more pressingly, Delilah has a belt in her hand, and the leather of it is pressing gently into the thin skin of Liam’s throat. Swallowing hard, he feels his Adam’s apple bob uncomfortably against the wide leather strap. He doesn’t know how long they’ve been sitting like this. It feels like a long, long time. 
“Hey, Eric? We’re gonna play a game.” Above him, Delilah’s voice sounds playful, light.
Throat working in quick, shallow pants, Liam moves his mouth soundlessly for a moment, not even sure what part of that he should address. Finally, he goes with the most basic. “My name isn’t Eric,” Liam whispers, so desperately confused he wants to scream. “I-”
Right then, his voice cuts out, because Delilah hauls hard on the belt, and Liam is left choking, gagging, desperately trying to suck in air that won’t come. He’s never felt this before – this raw desperation, the tearing need for oxygen that can’t, won’t, isn’t coming. Feet beating uselessly against the floor, his hands come up to scrape fingernails uselessly against the smooth leather, but almost as soon as they do, Delilah is relaxing her stranglehold, sighing.
“Wrong,” she informs him. One fingernail is tracing nonsense patterns on his spine, and the sensation of her sharp nail against his bare skin makes Liam shudder against the cold wood floors. “C’mon, Eric. It’s not hard. What’s your name?”
“I-I don’t know who you think I am, but my name is Liam-”
The feeling of the belt cutting into his throat is the worst one that Liam knows. It’s not just that his air is cut off – it feels like it’s being taken from him violently, like his throat is closed and his chest collapsing, lungs burning in instantaneous protest. The pain of having his neck crushed is almost secondary – an ache that makes him heave out wracking cough after wracking cough as soon as Delilah releases her hold.
“Wrong again. You’re not very good at this, Eric.” She reaches up, tousles his hair. “It’s a good thing I love you.”
“I don’t know who you are-”
More gagging, gasping, choking. “Fuck,” Liam gasps, as soon as she lets up, and with a put-upon sigh, Delilah chokes him again.
“Princes don’t swear,” she tells him, when she finally lets go, when the red and black dancing spots are finally receding from his vision.
It takes everything in him to maintain his composure, to keep from breaking down and screaming or cursing or crying, but as Liam heaves in choked, jagged breaths, he curls his hands into tight fists and forces the word out slow and careful.
“…p-princes?”
Liam’s voice sounds thin and reedy to his own ears, exhausted and unfamiliar. He wants to demand an explanation, wants to throw her off his back and force her to tell him who she thinks she is – who she thinks he is. More so than that, he wants her to understand she’s made a mistake, it’s not him she wants, and she needs to just let him go.
But Liam doesn’t have the words or the breath for that, and even if he did, Delilah doesn’t want to hear it.
“Don’t play dumb, silly.” Delilah’s hand cups his cheek. “You’re my prince. You’re my Prince Eric, and I’m your mermaid, Ariel.” Her voice takes on a dreamy tone as she slides her palm down the side of Liam’s face. Sour fear turns Liam’s stomach.
She’s not confused. The girl on his back is fucking crazy.
Swallowing hard, and then gagging at the pain in his throat, Liam tries to think. He needs to play along at least a little. It’s clear from the last few minutes, and the bruises forming on his throat, what will happen if he doesn’t. Trying to think carefully, he clears his throat and then has to squeeze his shaking hands into fists to keep from cursing at the pain. Wetting his lips, Liam tries to speak. It takes him a few tries to get words out.
“P-Princess Ariel,” he begins carefully, and on top of him, Delilah lets out a pleased giggle. She bounces a little in place on his back, and it should hurt, but she’s so damned light. So damned light and yet he still can’t get away from her. “Princess, um, Ariel, I think you’ve made a, a mistake?”
The leather rests snugly against Liam’s throat, making him squeeze his eyes shut, anticipating the pain. Delilah doesn’t pull – not yet – but the warning is clear as the belt tightens just a little further. “A mistake?”
“I…I don’t, um, think I’m the prince you’re looking for?”
There’s one moment when Liam thinks she might be listening to him, one breath of pause in which he lets himself hope. Then he feels the belt tighten.
Liam kicks and hits out with his fists, but there’s nothing to do. His hands come up to try to haul the belt off, but she has it cinched around his throat, and he’s left thrashing uselessly, panting without air, fingernails leaving long furrows in the skin of his neck. The pain is everywhere and it is searing – cutting through his lungs, burning up his throat, making his head ache so fiercely his vision swims. Liam bucks against the floor, heaving, but Delilah uses the belt like a leash, holding her body on top of his, and every contortion only makes the noose grow tighter. It goes on for what feels like forever. It goes on so long that Liam is sure he’s going to die.
When Liam’s vision is so black it’s almost gone, something changes. There’s a loosening, an allowance for a tiny breath of air. Liam sucks it in like he’s trying to drink the ocean through a straw, and that sets off a long and agonizing round of coughing that nearly sends him into unconsciousness – every time he brings in a new breath of air, it’s stolen by a cough, all relief denied. By the time he’s aware of himself, he has tears running down his cheeks, painful sobs heaving through his swollen throat. The leather still rests tight against his skin.
“F-fuck,” he hisses, and then screams as the belt firms inexorably against his trachea, fast and unforgiving as a striking snake. This time, when she stops, he lets his forehead thunk hard against the wood floor. Liam lets himself bawl, tears coming fast and hard, each hiccup and sob tearing through his bruised esophagus like a personal insult. It’s hard enough to breathe without worrying about the tears and the snot – and then Delilah starts to pull the belt taut again.
“N-no!”
“Princes don’t cry like this, Eric.” Delilah sounds faintly disgusted. “This is icky.”
A high ringing starts in Liam’s ears as he thrashes. Somewhere distantly below it, he can hear a horrible gagging, a choked-off grunting gasp that he knows must be coming from him. It’s an animal sound, a plea for air with no interruption from higher order thinking. He goes so much faster this time, vision swimming, lungs seizing, and when the blackness rushes up to meet him, Liam can’t do a thing to stop it.
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Gasping and spluttering, Liam comes to with a feeling like drowning. There’s water in his face and his mouth, cold and alarming, so he sits up fast, but the motion makes his head spin. Groaning, he grabs at his face, trying to steady himself.
Information comes to him in stages. He’s alive. He’s awake. He’s soaking wet. His body hurts, his head hurts – every part of him hurts, but nothing else comes close to touching the searing ache attacking his throat. Gingerly, he prods at his neck with one finger, hissing at the immediate spike in pain. Every breath feels like he’s swallowing sandpaper.
“Eric! Eric, are you alright?”
Liam looks up and there she is – Delilah, in all her delicate glory, her long brown hair braided back from her face, her tiny hands clasped rapturously to her chest. When she looks at him, her blue eyes are wide and almost dazed. She smiles, her elfin face alight. “Eric?”
Letting his head sink into his palms, Liam tries to take a deep breath, but it won’t come. He can’t get air into his lungs, or at least not far enough to make a difference. He can only breathe shallowly, so shallowly that even now he still feels like he might pass out.
The girl in front of him weighs probably half what he does, and she’s out of her mind besides. Big strong Liam, college lacrosse Liam, works-out-every-day-but-Sunday Liam, could not, should not, cannot be held captive by this glowing little girl.
But there’s a manacle around his ankle and not nearly enough air getting to his muscles and his brain. He feels so helpless he wants to cry, but he has to keep the tears small, silent, manly enough to escape Delilah’s notice.
“Yes, Ariel.” His voice comes out so battered, hoarse and strained, that for a moment, Liam doesn’t quite know who’s talking. “Thank you. I’m all right.”
Her hand comes to rest on his blonde hair, fingers running through it, and Liam can’t tell if the implication is that she’s protecting him…or possessing.
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"Yeah, I'm just hoping I could navigate there on my own..." I shook myself a little, both to get rid of some of the water and to compose myself. "It might take me some time to find them, s-so I at least wanna gi-give something."
I pulled out the broken geode I found earlier. "It's an ame- amethyst! I found it back wh- en I was getting the sharp rocks for y-you guys..." I shuffled my feet. I could feel the warmth growing on my face.
"Wh- When my sisters were screeching at me, I heard your voice through the shell... it- it helped me do this super loud screech that I didn't think I could d-do!" I cleared my throat. " B-Basically, I wanted to than- thank you, so... yeah!" I chuckled nervously.
Stretch takes the purple stones gently. “You’re welcome,” he says. “Really it’s the least I could do for ya. You’ve done so much for me and Blue…”
He tucks the amethyst into his inventory and grins at you. “I’ll see if I can find a way to use ‘em to show you where the islands are,” he says. “I bet I can do something to help you find your way home to us.”
Blue bursts out of the water, beaming. “It worked!” he shouted. “Papy, we can go home! We can go home!”
“Yeah, bro,” Stretch says, turning his attention to his brother. “We can go home, and Queen’s gonna join us when she can.” He looks at you again. “We’ll let you know through the shell when we get home, so you know we’re safe, and as soon as we get there, I’ll work on that signal for ya.”. He hugs you again. “Thanks again for everything, Queen. You’re the best.”
Blue hugs you too. “You’re magnificent!” he declares. “We couldn’t have done this without you!” He presses a little kiss to your cheek, leaving the briefest tingle of magic there.
Blue dives back under the water. Stretch gives you one last squeeze and then he lets go and dives as well. You watch the brothers disappear under the water and swim away. Once you can’t see them anymore, you fly away from the lake, in the direction of the ocean.
It takes you some time to fly out of the forest. The air feels different over the sea. You can see the water sparkling in the sun and all sorts of creatures—magical and non-magical—swimming down below. You even spot some other mermaids. Stretch and Blue talk to you through the shell, telling you about meeting up with their pod again and getting used to their home. Stretch tells you about an island he found near their home that will be perfect for you. It’s nice to talk to them, but you miss seeing them. You miss being able to talk with them any time you want and seeing their faces.
One day, you see a purple beam of light. You fly toward it. As you get closer, you see that the light is coming from purple stones on a white beach. Two merskeletons sit on rocks on the edge of the beach. They wave at you as you fly closer.
“Queen!” they call. “Down here!”
You land on the beach and your friends hug you tightly. You’re home at last, with your new family. Your heart feels full to bursting. The last thing you hear is Stretch saying your name.
“Queen…Queen?”
You open your eyes. Your body feels different. Where are your wings? Where are your claws? What the heck is on your head? You push at it and get it off. It’s a visor. Memories come flooding back. You’re in the pillow fort, with Stretch. You were playing the fantasy game he made. And now, apparently, you’re back in real life again.
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The Little Mermaid AU! - Sam x fem!reader part 2
Haha, nothing like procrastinating
Here’s part 1 as a refresher to whatever the hell I’m doing. 
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(Y/N) slowly peaked her head out of the water, searching for treasures left behind. She had found a few things, including her new prized possession. It reminded her or her father's trident but had four of the pointy things instead of three.
To her right, a fish rubbed up against her side.
"Flounder, there you are." She smiled, running her fingers softly over his scales. She produced the fork from her sack she wore, "Look at this? Isn't it cool? I've seen the humans use these to brush their head hair. Or... It looked like that's what they were using. I'm gonna call it a dingle hopper."
Her fish friend look at her, then back toward deeper water, "Uhh, (Y/N)..."
"What is it?" She thought, trying to remember if she had anything to do today, "Oh no. Oh No!" She started swimming back towards her home, Flounder hot on her heels, "The ceremony!"
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(Y/N) swam through the curtain to the throne room where her father at in his throne, flanked by her sisters.
"Well, look who the catfish dragged in." Pallas spat.
Ignoring her sister, (Y/N) bowed her head, "Father, I'm so sorry. I forgot-"
"Young lady, as a result of your behavior-" Father began.
"Reckless behavior!" The royal advisor crab, Sebastian piped in.
"The whole ceremony-"
"Was a disaster! I was the laughing stock of the reef!" Sebastian clicked.
"Sebastian."
"I had a courtship planned with the prince of the Arabian see but I dropped it all for you!" Triteia shouted.
"No wonder we were mother's favorites!" Pallas sneered.
"Enough!" Triton struck his trident on the ground, silencing the chatter. He moved him thrown to where she was, head still bowed. He lifted it up gently.
"My sweet child, you have such an amazing gift."
"I know," She sighed, meeting his eyes, "I have mother's voice."
"Then please, for her memory's sake."
"Alright, father. I promise." She smiled softly.
"It wasn't her fault really." Flouder bubbled up, "She couldn't have heard the call horns from shore-" He quickly shut his mouth, realizing what he had said.
"The shore?!" Triton bellowed.
"Nothing happened." (Y/N) fiddled with her fingers.
"How many times must I tell you?” Triton boomed, “You could have been seen by those barbaric humans!” 
“Father, they’re not barbaric!” 
“They are dangerous. I will be long gone in the muck before I see my youngest daughter snared by some fisher-eater’s hook.” Triton crossed his arms over his chest. 
“I am not a child!” She called back. 
“Don’t you use that tone with me, young lady. As long as you live in this ocean, you’ll obey my rules.” He turned to go back to the throne. 
“But, if you would just listen-” 
“Not another word - and I am never, NEVER to hear of you going to the surface again. Is that clear?” He didn’t even look at her, just tossing a glance over his shoulder. Tears pooled up in her eyes, she swam out of the throne room. Flounder came up behind her.  They both swam all the way to her secret cave where she had started collecting her human treasures. 
‘Are you okay, (Y/N)?” Flounder asked. 
She shook her head, “If only I could make him understand.” She sniffled, “I just don’t see things the way he does. I don’t see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad.” She swam to one of her shelves, motioning to the various items. 
“I mean, look at this stuff. Isn’t it neat?” She swept her arms out, “Look at this trove, treasures untold. How many wonders can this cavern hold? Looking around here you’re probably think that I have everything that I would need. I’ve got gadgets, gizmos, whozits, whatzits. And thingamabobs, I must have twenty of those. But, I want more.” She grabbed a flimsy thin thing that had colored art of people near the beach. 
“I wanna be where the people are. I wanna see them dancing. Walking around on those...feet. Feet. Flipping my fins, I won’t get too far.” She motioned to her tail, “Legs are required for jumping, dancing, walking along down the...what was it? Ah, the street. Up where they walk, run, stay all day in the sun. Wandering free, I wish I could be part of that world.”
She sighed, “What I would give if I could live out of these waters. What I would pay to spend a day warm on the sand. And I betcha on land they understand, bet they don’t reprimand their daughters. Bright young women, sick of swimming and ready to stand.” Flounder only watched her rant, following her around the cave. 
“I’m ready to know what the people know. Ask them my questions and get some answers. Like what’s a fire and why does it...does...burn. I just wish I could be part of the human world.” She sighed, resting on a large rock. 
Suddenly a large crashing brought both of their attention to Sebastian who was scuttling around the cave. 
“Sebastian!?” They both shouted. 
“(Y/N), have you gone mad? How-what-what is all this?” He clicked. 
“It’s my collection. Of things.” She said.
“Ah your collection. Hmm.” He thought a moment, “IF YOUR FATHER KNEW ABOUT THIS HE’D-”
“You’re not gonna tell him are you?” Flounder swam up to Sebastian. 
“Oh please, Sebastian. He would never understand.” She pleaded. 
“Your highness. You are under a lot of pressure down here. Come with me, I’ll take you home and get you something to help you feel better.” As he said this, the cave went black, meaning a ship was passing overhead. With an excited giggle, she started her way up towards the surface, Flounder followed while Sebastian called after her. She swam up until she was looking across the floor of the ship. It seemed the humans were having a little party. They were laughing and music was playing. One of these men was the most handsome creature she had ever seen. He was tall, his hair was longer and a brown color. He had the kindest looking smile. 
A short man with shorter came up to the tall man. 
“Congrats, First mate.” He chuckled, patting his back, Here, I wanted to show you this.” 
The tall man took the picture, “The woman and white case. First picture of our first hunt together. Thanks.” 
“No problem. Bitch.” 
“Jerk.” He chuckled. That must be his name. Bitch. It sounded cool.
From up above, the sky grew dark and thunder rumbled in the sky. 
“SEA STORM! STAND FAST! SECURE THE RIGGING!” One of the man shouted. (Y/N) and Flounder swam a ways from the ship, the violent thrashing of the waves was too dangerous to be around.
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 A large wave crashed into the ship, causing the Dean to loose his footing, falling and sliding across the deck, holding onto the bars of the ship top. 
“Dean! Hang on!” The Sam shouted over the wind. 
“WE’RE GOIN DOWN, LADS! GET TO THE BOATS!” The sailors made their way to the boats. Sam went to follow, but his life line to the mast was tangle around his feet. 
“I’m stuck!” He called, but the rest of the sailors had gotten to the life boats. 
“SAM!” Dean called. He was about to call back his brother’s name but the tallest wave he had ever seen crashed down on the ship, plunging him down into the depths. 
(Y/N) watched the ship go down, “Oh no!” She dived down, Flounder calling to her. 
“It’s too dangerous!” He bubbles fell on deaf ears as she swam down into the wreck, seeing the tall man. His eyes were closed and little bubbles came from his lips. She grabbed the sharp silver stick from his belt cutting the rope, grabbing him under his arms and pulling him towards the surface. When they broke the surface, she pulled him all the way into shore, laying him on the beach. The storm had gone as quickly as it came. 
(Y/N) looked over him, brushing wet hair from his face. He looked so peaceful. He suddenly turned his head to the side, coughing up water loudly, taking deep gulping breathes. She pulled away, then came back when he was back on his back, he eyes still closed. 
“Oh what I would give to live where you are. What would I pay to stay here besides you. What do I do to see you smile? Just you and me and I could be part of your world.” She spoke softly, tracing his face.  
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Sam slowly opened his eyes a bit, the bright sun making it too hard to see. He could see the outline of someone above him. He could hear a soft, sweet voice humming, the same song that he had heard earlier that day. 
“Sam!” He heard a voice in the distance, the person above him looked in the direction and quickly moving away, followed by a splash in the water. He heard footsteps approaching, Dean kneeling down next to him. 
“Sam! Sam, can you hear me?!” Sam opened his eyes a little more. 
“Yeah, I can hear you. Loud and clear.” 
“You almost gave a heart attack, you know that?” It had been a while since Dean scolded him. 
“There was a girl. She rescued me.” Sam panted, happy to feel the air in his lungs, “She was singing.” 
“Did you drink too much sea water?” Dean raised an eyebrow at him, “Come on, up you go big guy.” Dean helped Sam to his feet, helping him back towards the others while medical helped arrived. 
(Y/N) watched them from behind a stone, Flounder and Sebastian at her sides.
“We just gotta forget this whole thing ever happened. The sea king will never know. You won’t tell him, I won’t tell him. I stay in one piece.” He clicked, snapping his claws nervously. 
“I don’t know when, I don’t know how.” She clutched the photo of the two humans to her chest, “But I know something’s starting right now. Watch and you’ll see. Someday I’ll be part of your world.” She said to herself, following after the crustacean. What she didn’t see, however, were the two eels that had been following and watching them. 
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I definitely didn’t only now just make the sequel for this AU it’s fine. I think I’m afraid that these will never be as good as Beauty and the Beast AU
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arcturusreads · 3 years
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Sports Day - Merhayes
Another AO3 prompt where Cormac has a moment with Meredith's kids. who's surprised that they knew him that well.
Meredith wasn’t quite sure who came up with the idea for Grey-Sloan Family Sports Day, but she was going to kill Bailey for agreeing with it. It’s not that she didn’t love her kids and wanted to spend time with. Mer spent a lot of time playing tag with Ellis, in the back garden, kicking a ball around in a lame attempt of soccer with Bailey and helped Zola with some amateur gymnastics but sports day was something else.
Sports day meant egg and spoon races, three legged races and who knew what else. Meredith was not athletic, not by a long shot and would have happily just watched everyone else take part. Unfortunately, her kids had seen the flyer that Amelia had bought home with her and were determined that Meredith took part in every parent race that was being held. She’d tried for a while to convince them that Maggie or Amelia could also take part, but her kids all had her stubborn streak. So, Meredith now found herself signed up to more races that she had ever done in her life.
The day of the event had been cursed with sunshine. Meredith had been hoping for a downpour of rain so the whole thing could get called off, but her kids had run into her bedroom that morning, with Zola yanking the curtain open and lo and behold, sunlight had come streaming in.
When they had made it to the field, Meredith laid out the picnic blanket. Catching the kids before they all ran off, she made sure that they were slathered with sunscreen. The courses were still being set up and families still needed to arrive, so Mer took the opportunity to lay down and close her eyes, using the discarded jackets as a pillow. She was just about ready to drift off when a soccer ball came flying into her side.
“Ooft,” Mer shot upright to see her son with a cheeky grin on his face.
“Sorry, mommy.” Not that Bailey looked or sounded sorry in slightest
He quickly changed to his face to his puppy-dog eyes which reminded her exactly of Derek and all she could do was laugh.
“It’s fine, sweetie but mommy isn’t the goal post.”
“Are you gonna come and join us?” Ellis begged as she ran to join her brother.
“Please, mommy, it’ll be fun!” Zola added in.
One of them she might have been able to say no to, maybe even two but when then three of them got together, she stood no chance. The moment she had become a mother, Meredith had known that she wanted a part of her kids’ lives in a way that her mother never had been. Ellis Grey wouldn’t be seen dead at a family sports day but for Meredith, as much as she had been dreading the actual races, these were the kind of days that she loved most.
Surgery was amazing, the thrill and the rush of adrenaline that she got from it was always going to be one of her favourite feelings, but nothing would beat how she felt when she spent time with her kids. Even when they left the house a mess and drove her crazy, Mer knew that she would give up everything for them.
So, Meredith pushed herself up from her seat, picking up the soccer ball and ran with it. It took her kids a minute to realise what was going on before they ran after her.
“Mommy, that isn’t how you play soccer!” Bailey yelled behind her.
She looked back over at them and laughed, wishing that they would always be this carefree and happy. Eventually she stopped in her tracks and threw the ball to Ellis.
“Come on, Ellie Belle, it’s us against them.”
As she caught the ball, Ellis stuck her tongue out to her younger siblings and as quick as her little legs would take her. A quick look over her should made her see that Bailey was close to catching up with her and out of panic, Ellis quickly launched the ball away from her, to whoever was nearest. Who happened to be the Head of Paediatric Surgery.
“Ellis,” Meredith jogged over to her kids, all three of whom were grinning up at the Irish surgeon. “What did we say about throwing the ball at guests?”
“But Dr Mac isn’t a guest momma, we’re not home!”
Sometimes Meredith wished her kids weren’t that logical but at five-years-old, Ellis had an answer for everything.
“Still, baby, we’ve got to be careful and only throw to people who are in the game.”
“Dr Hayes doesn’t mind. Do you Dr Hayes?” Bailey turned to Cormac who grinned before kneeling with the soccer ball in hand.
“Absolutely not, Bailey but your mother is right, you have to be careful, okay?”
Ellis nodded eagerly at Cormac who gave her a wink.
“And how are you doing, Miss Zola? How did that science project go?”
Beaming, Zola pushed her chest out in pride. “I got the best in the class! Mrs Johnson said it’s the best she’s ever seen!”
“I’m impressed, you’re going to have to show me some time.”
“I could bring it to the hospital, if that okay with you, Mommy?” Zola turned to look at her mom.
Still in a little shock over how well Cormac seemed to know her kids, she managed to nod. “Yeah, sure thing, Zozo. You can bring it with you next time you come into work with me.”
“And how about you, Bailey? Did you manage to make the soccer team?”
Bailey sighed dramatically. “Yeah,” he drew out looking at the ground.
“You don’t seem too happy about that.”
“I am!” Bailey quickly shot back, not wanting Dr Hayes to think that he didn’t enjoy soccer anymore. “But because stuff’s closed, they said we have to wait until the new school year to play.”
“Ahh,” Cormac nodded in understanding, “I see, well that just gives you time to practice over Summer, right? And then you can get even better.”
Not having thought of it that way, Bailey was suddenly very excited about being on the soccer team again.
“Momma said I can start swimming lessons when they open again!” Ellis piped up, not wanting to be left out.
“Oh really,” Cormac smiled and arched an eyebrow. “Is that going to make you a mermaid princess then?”
“Yes!” Ellis started to jump up and down, nearly tripping over her own feet.
Meredith held out her hands to stead her little girl. “Alright you three, why don’t you get the ball back from Dr Hayes and go play, I’ll join you guys in a second.”
“Okay, it was really nice seeing you again, Dr Hayes!” Zola flashed him a bright smile as she took the ball.
“Are you here for sports day? Will you come and play with us later?”
Before Meredith was able to object and say that Cormac probably had better things to do, he replied. “I’m here with my boys and I’m sure they’d love to join us as well if you don’t mind.”
The prospect of having other boys to play was the best news Bailey could have had. “Yes, thank, Dr Hayes! Zola! Zola, guess what?” And with that Bailey was chasing after his sister to tell her his good news.
Ellis was the only one left and Meredith wondered why she hadn’t gone with her brother and sister yet but suddenly Ellis wrapped her arms around Cormac’s neck. “Bye, Dr Mac.” Giggling, she let go and went to join Ellis and Bailey.
Cormac straightened himself to full height, “What?” He saw the curious look on Meredith’s face.
“How do you and my kids know each other so well?”
Chuckling nervously, Cormac answered, “I-uh, spent a lot of time talking to them on video chat when they would ring to talk to you. I hope you don’t mind…”
He was worried that he had overstepped a mark. At the time, he just wanted to help cheer them up. He knew how his sons had been when their mom had been in hospital and at least she had been awake and responsive.
“Mind? No, but I hope you’re ready because they’re going to have a million and one questions whenever they see you.” She was teasing him, but it was also true. Her kids were just an inquisitive as she was.
“Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. You’ve got a great bunch there, Grey. Seem to take after their mother.”
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I find it really interesting that we got Daryl’s perspective in his Origins episode —he “misinterpreted things with Beth”. But we also have EK’s personal perspective with the songs she wrote while she was playing Beth. The most notable, of course, being Last Chance, which she said herself was written because she was in Beth’s head. I think Weapons was the same. It seems like a very Beth (and Bethyl) song. Which makes me think that Beth was having those same feelings for Daryl, but clearly, even after all these years, he tells himself she wasn’t, and that he was the one “misinterpreting” things.
Thoughts? I just can’t stop thinking about how EK was writing songs from Beth’s perspective, and how Last Chance and Weapons are so obviously written as a result of that.
Yeah, for sure! I'm excited about what this means down the line. You know in the wake of him saying that in the Origins episode (that he misread the situation) there's going to have to be a conversation between the two of them about that at some point. A conversation where she tells him he actually didn't.
I'm very excited at the possibilities it opens up. I don't have much more to add, except that I totally agree. I'll put the lyrics to Last Chance and Weapons below so people can read them, and think about them coming from Beth's perspective. Thanks Dear! Xoxo! 💗
Last Chance:
You got bad dreams from the broken wedding rings That you keep under your pillow while you sleep And there's open spaces Blank faces When you search for answers on the street Oh, there's no one left to call Nothing much to say I'm pretty sure the world is gonna end today Drink up one last whiskey Head to the dance Baby, this is our last chance Baby, this is our last chance
So, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha got Tonight Back on cigarettes Baby, I'm your light Gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha can I'm the last pretty girl You're the last decent man
I've got broken heart pieces swimming in my bed Broken conversations floating in my head A let down little mermaid trying to find air at the top Pretty sure this spinning world's about to stop So I cover up in glitter Head to the dance Baby, this is our last chance Baby, this is our last chance
So, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha got Tonight Back on cigarettes Baby, I'm your light Gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha can I'm the last pretty girl You're the last decent man
When the world is on fire, but your heart is on ice It's hard to know what's wrong and what's right But if you wanna feel your blood burn Get to the floor Scream to God, "I wanted more!" More hurricanes, snowstorm, rain in my face More midnights drunk and dizzy dancing at your place A life of fame and fortune and the star on some show Now it's almost over, almost time to go-oh Go-oh, go-oh, go, oh, oh, oh
So, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha got Tonight Back on cigarettes Baby, I'm your light Gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha can I'm the last pretty girl You're the last decent man
So, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha got Tonight Back on cigarettes Baby, I'm your light Gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha, gimme whatcha can Baby, this is our last chance Baby, this is our last chance.
Weapons
I'm only human, I need a god To show me what we want when we fought From morning to dusk Our tears causing rust on all of our weapons And he's just a man but deep in his eyes I see all this love without the lies From now till forever We'd be so much better without the weapons
Empty my gun, dull my knife Build a house, make a life We lie in bed and let the record play I hope that he and I will always be this way
Oh, I'm only human but I've found a match He doesn't hurt, he doesn't scratch I'm just some girl but I've found a soul He doesn't push, he doesn't pull He's just a man but he's like a savior That I don't deserve after my bad behavior He says he's wasted with no money left But all that I see is perfect
Empty my gun, dull my knife Build a house, make a life We lie in bed and let the record play I hope that he and I will always be this way
I am done with the jealousy Done with the fighting Done with words that feel just like biting I have found a new man with a heart he wants to share It just goes to show life isn't always unfair I have pumped new blood into this heart for him to take We're gonna move to California to a house on a lake And some day we will kiss in front of family and friends Only cake and champagne and no need For weapons
Empty my gun, dull my knife Build a house, make a life We lie in bed and let the record play I hope that he and I will always be this way
All these clear-headed thoughts were once home to doubt Think I finally know what life is about And it seems smooth sailing where the waters were rough How the world looks different when you find yourself In love, in love In love, in love In love
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Falling In Love With You - Dream SMP Drabble
Prompt: DSMP Valentines Fanweek: 8th: Food/Music
A/N: Hey so if you haven’t been aware there’s a fanweek going on for Dream SMP that involves Valentines Day prompts, and I’ve always wanted to participate in one of these, so I’m gonna try to post drabbles when I can this week. ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ by Elvis Presley. Today we’ve got some Mermaid!Sally, so I hope you enjoy! - Minty
Tagging: @dsmp-fanweeks
TW: mention of vomiting, mention of miscarriage, memory loss, mention of death.
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Wise men say 
Only fools rush in
But I can’t help falling in love with you
Sally lugged the passed out man onto the beach, checking to see thankfully he was still breathing. She would admit it was a shock to her when a human sank deep into her part of the ocean and for some reason or other did not seem to want to swim up. At first, the mermaid considered maybe just letting the human drown - after all, humans were always after her scales for their strange potions and often wanted to kidnap her anyway. Sweet revenge.
But her heart didn’t want revenge, instead, it urged her to show him mercy and be kind, and maybe in return, he’d be the same. Now, changing into her human form as her necklace flashed around her neck, she looked down at the human, watching him slowly breathe in and out, his dark brown locks messed and halfway covering his right eye. When suddenly his eyes snapped open as he looked around, they made eye contact as they both let out a loud scream, scrambling for weapons. “What.. what are you?!”
“Gee, a thanks would be nice for saving your life.”
“Saving my… where’s Tommy and Tubbo?!” The human said, looking around desperately for the two people he was asking for.
“Who?”
“My brothers, they were with me when we got cornered and had to jump. Where are they?” He asked, panicked.
“If they weren’t with you they must be upstream. They’re probably looking for you, come on.” She huffed, throwing down the rock she used as a makeshift weapon and walking over to hold her hand out and help the man to his feet. He hesitated before taking hers, both just staring into each other’s eyes for a moment before she began to walk past with a huff.
“Thank you.”
Sally turned around, surprised to hear the human say that as she absentmindedly tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. “Uh… thanks.” She said, a smile spreading across her lips.
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Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can’t help falling in love with you?
“Alright Wilby, you’re going down,” Sally smirked as she adjusted her grip on the wooden sparring sword, her long hair up in a ponytail. Wilbur, on the other hand, smirked confidently. 
“Oh really? You underestimate my power, young padawan.” They both chuckled a bit at the joke before rushing forward, swords clashing together. Wilbur pushed against Sally’s sword as she lost balance and stumbled backward, Wilbur rushed to pin her to the floor before she jumped, just missing his strike and holding her wooden sword above her head to bring it down in a downward strike. Wilbur moved back just in time to dodge as he dashed forward, pinning her against a tree. “It’s no use - you’re a trapped sardine, or salmon more like.” He chuckled as she struggled against his grip, her sword on the ground.
Just a few feet away in some bushes, two teenage boys watched intently. “What are they doing?”
“Sparring, duh.”
“Why is she blushing then?”
“Huh…?”
Sally bit her lip as she weighed her options, a smirk appearing on her lips. “I know there’s only one way out of this one, Wilby. One way you’ll never resist.”
“Oh yeah, what’s-?” Sally pushed her lips against Wilbur’s, making him weak in the knees as sally effortlessly tossed his sword to the ground as well, focusing on the kiss before Wilbur grabbed her wrists and pinned them up against the tree trunk. “That’s cheating!”
“Yeah, I’d like to see the rulebook!”
Back in the bushes, Tubbo’s eyes lit up. “I know what this is: They’re flirting.”
“What’s flirting?”
“I think it’s when you try to make someone blush. They’re blushing because they’re sick. Philza told me.”
“Sick?”
“Yeah, lovesick. I think it’s like the flu.”
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“Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be.”
Wilbur’s voice echoed through the dusk as Sally walked through the candlelit path, hearing Wilbur’s singing. Tubbo had passed her a note that said to meet Wilbur at the mountain before the messenger promptly jumped into the bushes humming the Mission Impossible theme. Walking up the mountain, the wind whipped her long hair around as Sally pulled her sweater closer to herself to get warmer. What in the world did Wilbur want with her all the way up here?
As she turned the corner she felt like she couldn’t breathe, as her world stopped and slowed. There Wilbur sat in what looked to be a worn grey suit, playing his guitar with a white lily, her favorite, wedged tightly in between the strings. Seeing her, he smiled, moving closer and leaning his guitar against the tree as he freed the lily, brushing her hair back behind her ear and safely tucking the lily in her hair. Her breaths caught in her throat as his hand moved to cup her cheek. “You look beautiful.”
“I-” Sally felt her cheeks heat up at the comment as she stammered, trying to change the topic. “You sent for me?”
“I had something to ask you, yes,” Wilbur said, lightly taking her hand in his as he leads her toward the edge where he was to see the stars begin to blink into existence. Wilbur took a deep breath. “We’ve been dating for a while now, and I was wondering… do you want to be my girlfriend?”
“Yes… I… nothing would make me happier than being with you, Wilby.”
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Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you
“Wilbur, I’m pregnant,” Sally admitted, her hand still not letting his move from her belly. “It’s yours, Wilby.”
Wilbur brushed his hands through Sally’s hair, moving to cup her cheek, eyes darting back and forth. “Pregnant…?” He said, hopeful. It was their third day in Dream SMP - they’d been together for so long and had always wanted a family, but it never seemed to work no matter what they did. It seemed almost impossible to hear those words out of Sally’s mouth because for a long time Wilbur thought he’d never hear them. But here they were.
“We’re having a baby, Wilbur.” Sally smiled, leaning in against Wilbur’s chest and snugly putting her head between his neck and shoulder, wanting to be as close to him as possible. “You’re gonna be a Dad…”
Wilbur felt tears of joy go down his cheeks as he laughed softly, pulling Sally closer to rest her body against his fully, cuddling her close. His hands rubbed gently on her stomach, and he leaned up to kiss her softly on the neck. Their other hands interlocked tightly. “How… how long?”
“Three months. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a fluke before I told you.”
“I’m gonna be a Dad…” Wilbur sighed, kissing Sally’s cheek softly. “You’re gonna be a Momma.”
“I know. I didn’t believe it when I found out either. I was worried they’d… but they didn’t. They’re still here.”
“My little champion, my little warrior…” Wilbur smiled, tears going down his cheeks as he looked down at Sally’s stomach. “Don’t stop fighting now, okay? You’ve got so many people who’ve been waiting so long to finally meet you. I can’t wait to meet you.”
“I love you, Wilby.” Sally smiled, content. “I love you so much.”
“I love you too, Sally.” Wilbur breathed, holding his girlfriend close and not prepared to let her go anytime soon.
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Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be.
“Fine, I’ll go with you. Just leave the baby, please.”
“A wise decision. The Queen will be pleased to hear of your arrival back into the Pod.”
“You’ll leave the baby alone, and the humans?”
“Humans?” The guard with a necklace like hers smirked, holding back a laugh. “Why would we possibly care about humans?”
Sally held her baby close one last time as she ran her fingers through the small child’s fur. She still hadn’t even opened her eyes yet. She’ll have no idea what her own mother even looks like. She moved to kiss her daughter on the forehead as her black nose sniffed intently at her scent, not knowing it would be the last time she’d smell it. Her daughter, her little miracle. “I love you, don’t forget your mother loves you.” Carefully, she set the basket in the pond and with a little magic from her necklace, moved the water to drift the baby down a small river toward L’manburg. They’d all be safe, that’s all that matters now.
“Come on, Salaria. The Queen is awaiting your presence.”
“Of… of course.” Sally turned with a sigh as she sorrowfully followed her captor through the trees and away from her home. Her real home.
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“Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can’t help falling in love with you.”
Sally sat near the water with Ghostbur, her heart shattered seeing him but was happy that she was able to, at least one last time. She sat with her arms crossed on the beach, her tail submerged in the water, her necklace gone. As punishment for ‘abandoning’ the Pod, she was no longer able to shift like the others and able to travel to the surface again. Her necklace was smashed, along with her hopes of ever seeing her real family ever again. At least now she could properly say goodbye to him, maybe even apologize. She slowly finished the song as Ghostbur continued to strum, listening intently.
“For I can’t help falling in love with you.”
“I… sang this for you?”
“All the time back in the day. You were very romantic.” Sally reassured Ghostbur. “We’d sing it together sometimes, other times you just strummed it on your guitar. It’s our song. Don’t you remember?”
“No, I…” A dark blue tear slid down the ghost’s cheek. “I don’t. I really want to, though. I want to remember you. I want to remember how it felt to love you, I’m really trying, but… but I can’t.”
Slowly, as Ghostbur sobbed Sally’s hand found its way into the ghost’s. “It’s okay. One day you’ll remember, I know you will. Whenever you do, I’ll be waiting right here for you. I love you, Ghostbur.” Sally said, her eyes beginning to fill with tears. “I love you no matter what.”
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EVER SINCE NEW YORK III | MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER
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Description: Description: I was messaged saying: “If you don’t write a young Matthew enemies to lovers fic featuring an obsession with sucking on boobs then what’s the point 😔.” So, here it is, folks! The ultimate College!Matthew fic.
PART 3! Read Part 2 here.
Soundtrack:
Hate U Btw - Rence.
Phases - Chase Atlantic.
Break From Toronto - PartyNextDoor.
Word Count: 4,647.
Rating: M.
Warning/Includes: Sexual intercourse, drinking, substance use, a bit of angst.
Spring, Sophomore Year.
South Beach,
New York.
“C’mon,” Claire said, putting her hands on your shoulders. “Give me a smile.”
You frowned.
“Let me see that pretty, pretty smile, [y/n].”
You sighed, rolled your eyes and gave her a toothless grin. 
“Okay, that’s about as fake as it gets, but it’ll do,” she shrugged. She began to load up her car, “Just keep it on when Matthew gets here.”
You groaned, “I just don’t understand why he’s coming. Or why he has to ride with us. I’m gonna kill him.”
“Whoa, black mamba, it’s a 30 minute drive — barely. You’ll survive.”
“Okay, first of all, I don’t appreciate the Kill Bill reference, and second of all, 30 minutes is the perfect amount of time for me to not only kill your little boyfriend, but bury the body too.”
“Matthew is not my boyfriend,” Claire shook her head. “He is, however, coming on this trip with us. And you’re gonna be nice.”
“Why grandma, what big teeth you have,” you mocked.
“Shut up,” she laughed, closing the trunk. 
Matthew strode up to the car, smiling and announcing his presence, “Hey, hot mamas,” he said, putting his arm around Claire. “Ready to go?”
She leaned her head on his shoulder, smiling ear to ear. “Yep, [y/n] and I were just discussing cinema.” 
“Oh! My favorite topic,” he beamed. “We can continue it on the way there.”
Matthew broke away to take his place in the car, sitting in the backseat. You glared at Claire, your arms crossed. 
“What big nose and ears you have!” She exclaimed, laughing before she could get out the words. 
“Oh, God, shut up!” You giggled. “Get in the car, let’s go.” 
The way there, you spoke two words to Matthew: “yeah” and “okay.” Despite his best efforts to strike up a conversation, you dodged him at every turn. Just like he had been doing for the past 3 months. Since returning from Christmas break, there’s been no sex, no conversations, not even a dm. If your friends noticed, they weren’t saying anything, probably just grateful the two of you weren’t arguing. But you could feel his eyes on you, watching you from the backseat. All the way to South Beach. 
The entire group — all 9 of you — arrived at the same time, admiring the beach house as you pulled up. Claire parked in the driveway, two cars pulling in behind you. You led everyone up to the entrance and used the designated key to unlock the door. Everyone oohed and ahhed at the place. It was spacious, large, decorated to perfection. Not that you expected anything less from your aunt. 
“[y/n]! This place is amazing!” Claire beamed. “Holy shit.” 
“And it’s all ours for the week,” you chuckled. “There’s 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, the kitchen’s through there, and the pool’s out back.”
“Pool?”
“Pool,” you nodded. “Rooms are upstairs, if you guys wanna get settled.”
Claire and you set up your room together, packing your clothes into the dressers and heading down to the living room. Everyone gathered, sitting on the couches. Claire sat beside Matthew, laying her head on his shoulder. John opened all the windows in the space, claiming that he was letting in some fresh air.
“So,” John sighed. “What to do? What to do?”
“It’s a mystery to me,” Matthew shrugged. 
“Yeah, well,” One of your friends said, pulling a bag of weed out of her purse. “It’s not a mystery to me.”
You laughed, “Huh, I knew I had this lighter in my pocket for a reason.”
A joint was quickly packed and passed around the room. When it got to you, you flicked at your lighter, but the flame wouldn’t ignite. “What the fuck?” You grumbled.
“Here,” Matthew said, reaching over to you. You held the rolled item between your lips and allowed him to use his lighter, setting flame to the end of the joint. You held each other’s gaze as it happened, probably for a bit longer than needed. 
“Thanks,” you whispered, breathlessly. 
He leaned back and gave you a smirk. Combine that with the weed entering your system, and you could feel your heartbeat between your legs. 
It was a long week.
Lots of alcohol, lots of weed, and lots of sexual tension. Most nights Claire went to bed at 3 in the morning, stumbling in happy and sighing as she fell asleep. She always kissed your cheek first. Everyday was a beach day, or if you all were too lazy to go down to the beach or into town, you hung out by the pool.
Claire thought it was ridiculous that you had bought and packed seven different bikinis, but she had to admit, every single one was cute. You found different hairstyles to wear each day, dolled yourself up in bikinis all different colors of the rainbow, swam until you were walking around soaked. And it was killing Matthew. It was so much fun!
Two days before you were meant to leave, you had on your floral bikini, and you were prepared to bake in the sun at the pool. 
“Ow!” John exclaimed, raising his shades from his face. Him and the other guys sat poolside, playing a game of cards. “Damn, [y/n], you trying to give me a heart attack?”
“Is that your subtle way of telling me you like my bikini, John?” You giggled.
“The bikini...the body...” he whispered. “Come over here!”
You rolled your eyes and walked over to the group, allowing John to pull you into his lap, “Be my good luck charm.” He smiled. Your crossed your legs over his and watched the game in front of you. 
“What are you guys playing?” You asked. You accidentally made eye contact with Matthew, who was watching you and John like a hawk. His eyes flickered back and forth between his cards and you two endlessly. 
“Gin!” John replied.
“What? I thought we were playing go fish?”
“Go fish? What the fuck are you? 12?” John laughed. You shook your head and kissed John’s cheek, “Be nice, dude. Go fish is fun.” You chuckled. You got up from his lap and went to join the girls in the pool, stepping into the water. 
“Nice of you to finally join us,” Claire said. 
The group of you mainly stayed by the edge, holding shot glasses and knocking back liquor. By your third glass, the vodka had run right through you and you had to pee. So, you excused yourself and went inside to use the bathroom. Approaching the door, you went to place your hand on the knob, but were stopped by a muffled sound coming from inside. 
“What the hell?” You whispered, and stepped in. There you found a very red Matthew, panting, his eyes closed, his hand around his cock and jerking himself off quickly. He halted when you entered, and stared at you, his mouth open in shock. 
“I-I-“ you stuttered, trying not to look at his dick. You left, and quickly closed the door behind you. 
You went upstairs to your room, locked the door, leaned against the wall and reached down to touch yourself. It was completely unexpected, and so unlike you. But all these memories of Matthew touching you and fucking you came rushing back, and you had to get this nut off before you exploded. You applied pressure to your clit through your bikini, until you were squirming and whimpering, and you came. You swear you almost said Matthew’s name. 
The next day, you wore your royal blue bikini. The top tied in the front in a loose bow, and the bottom was lined with gold trim. After a day out shopping, everyone wound up hanging out at the pool once again. You did back strokes in the water, letting the sun shine on your face. 
“Oof,” you huffed, bumping into someone behind you. You opened your eyes and turned around, facing them.
“Watch where you’re going. You’re not the little mermaid,” Matthew scoffed. 
“Shut up, Matthew,” you spit. “Could you be more of a jackass?” 
“Actually yeah,” he nodded. “I could be.” He reached out, quickly undoing your bikini top and watching as your chest was exposed. 
You yelped and held your boobs in your hands, “Ah! Matthew!” 
“Nice,” he grinned, his gaze focused on your breasts. “Very nice.”
You glared at him as he swam away. 
Later that night, Claire was putting on a pair of dangling earrings, and her hair was down over her shoulders, curled to perfection. “You sure you can’t come out, [y/n]?” She asked. 
“I’m positive,” you murmured, sadly. “My ballet instructor deciding now was the perfect time to make an online quiz due. It’s gonna take me a while, I’m sorry.” 
Claire frowned and sat across from you. Both of you were perched in the kitchen, sitting around the island counter. While everyone was dolled up and ready to go out, you sat in your wet bikini and an oversized shirt. “No, don’t apologize. But after spring break, we’re going to your instructor’s house and leaving a bag of crap on her porch.” Claire said.
You chuckled, “Real mature, Claire.”
“I’m gonna miss you,” she sighed. “And if you do finish in time, give me a call and I’ll run back to pick you up.”
You gave her a smile, “You got it. Now, go, go! Don’t worry about me. You guys have fun.”
Claire blew a kiss to you and rose to her feet, exiting the kitchen and joining the others in the living room. You continued to work on your laptop as they filed out of the house and closed the door behind them. You took a carton of ice cream from the fridge and ate from the pint, mindlessly clicking buttons to complete the quiz.
“Come for a swim with me.”
“Ah!” You jumped, hand clutching your chest. “What the fuck?”
“Come for a swim with me,” Matthew repeated, storming into the kitchen and over to you.
“What?”
“Come for a swim with me,” he grabbed your arm. “C’mon, c’mon.” 
“Matthew, no!” But you let him drag you away, watching as he grabbed a bottle of rum off the counter. “I have work to do!”
“It’s due at 11:59,” he told you, leading you out to the pool. “So you have...” he checked his phone. “Well over two hours.” 
“And I don’t want to spend any of that time with you.” You enunciated, yanking your arm from his grasp. 
“Aw, man,” he sighed. “That sucks. I thought you would’ve wanted this.” He held up a metal object, and when you focused your eyes on it, you noticed it was your ballerina. The one he’d given you. 
“Hey!” You exclaimed, lunging towards him and attempting to grab the item. “What are you doing with that? Give it here!” You jumped on him, reaching high and using all your might. But Matthew was tall, and holding it way above his head. He laughed at you, keeping the prize far from you.
“Tell me, why do you keep this with you? Must be important.” He teased. He stepped backwards, holding the ballerina up in the air.  
“What the hell are you doing going through my stuff?” You shouted, following him. 
“Needed leverage,” he shrugged. “You want it?” He removed his shirt. “Come get it.” He stepped into the pool, a loud splash erupting around his figure. But he kept your figurine above the surface. 
“This is childish! Give it back, and leave me alone!” You marched up to the edge of the pool, hands balled up in fists at your side. 
“Okay,” he shrugged. He walked up to you, the ballerina extended out for you to grasp. You reached out for it, and just before you could take it away from him, you were being pulled forward. Into the pool. 
You fell in with a yelp, holding your gift against your chest. You squirmed around underwater until you forced your way to the surface, your jaw dropped and your hands quickly wiping at your eyes. 
“What the fuck?” You shouted. You blindly placed your ballerina on land, taking care to make sure she didn’t get lost. 
When you turned around, Matthew was right behind you. His eyes were focused in on your lips. His hands were steadily snaking around your waist. And before you could back away, he kissed you. Softly, slowly, holding you close.
“Stop,” you muttered. Another kiss.
“Stop what?” Another kiss. “I’m not doing anything.” You held his face in yours hands and let your lips work together in unison. 
“Wait,” you pulled away. “We can’t do this.”
“Why not?” Matthew mumbled, kissing your neck. “We’re so good at it.”
“Claire...”
“Is not my girlfriend,” he stopped, and looked you in the eye. “I don’t have a girlfriend.” 
“But she likes you.”
“I like...you.”
You gulped, “You don’t like me.” 
“Says who?”
“Says me! You just like...my...my...goodies.”
He cackled, “You’re goodies? Well...they are good.”
“Shut up!” You rolled your eyes. 
“They’re great actually,” Matthew gave you another kiss. “In fact...” A kiss. “I’d like to see some of those goodies right now if you don’t mind.” His hands slid under your shirt and pushed it up your hips, up your waist, until he was pulling it over your head. You were left in your blue bikini, and Matthew nearly drooled at the sight. 
He leaned in and kissed your jaw. His lips trailed down to your collarbone, and then to your chest. He gropped your boobs in his hands and placed kisses on your sternum. He caught the string to your bikini top between his teeth, and took long strides away from you. All you could do was watch him, feel the fabric looseing on your body. When he took one finally step, the whole bow came undone and your boobs were exposed. 
“Come here,” he whispered, looking intently at your chest. His voice drew you into him, and you let him pull you close and wrap his lips around your nipple. 
“Oh, fuck,” you moaned. He was so, so good at this. He used the right amount of pressure and suction. His tongue twirled around the bud and his saliva dripped onto your skin. Soft hums vibrated against your chest, and his hand made it’s way between your legs. 
“Your tits are so nice,” he whispered.
You looked down at him, then at your boobs. “They’re tiny.”
“They’re perfect,” he transitioned to sucking on the other nipple, and his fingertips rubbed your clit lightly. 
When he kissed your lips, you wrapped your arms around his shoulders and held his body against yours. Your legs latched onto his torso, and he took this as an invitation to push you against the pool wall. On instinct — horny, horny instinct — the both of you reached down and touched each other. You freed his cock from his swim trunks and he pulled your bikini bottoms to the side. 
Staring into your eyes, Matthew pushed into you. Slowly at first, and then slamming the rest of the way in. You gasped, and your head rolled back, along with your eyes. 
“Fuck,” he cupped your hand in his hands. “You’re so hot.” 
He kissed your neck as he fucked you, rhythmically and roughly. The water splashed against your skin, the sound overlapping with your quiet moans. You gripped onto Matthew’s hair, and reveled in the sound of his groans in your ear. 
You bit down on your lip, muffling your whines. Matthew took your jaw in his hand and tilted your head down to kiss you. You panted against his lips, whimpering as he your back tapped the wall behind you. 
“How long you think we got until they get back?” He mumbled. 
You chuckled under your breath, “If my memory is correct, you’re not gonna last that long anyways.”
“Oooooouch!” He exclaimed, suddenly cut off by a breathy moan. He buried his face in your neck, “Not this time, princess. Not this time.”
While you guys were preoccupied outside, the front door to the house opened up. “[y/n]!” Claire sang. “I know you said to leave you alone, but I passed that ice cream place you like and I brought you some. Gube too.” She giggled, walking through the house. “I also — maybe, definitely — wanted to see if you two were ready to come out. Come on, we’re eating at this cute little Mexican place down the street, you should —“
“Oh, fuck,” you moaned, Matthew’s fingers pressed against your clit and rubbing in gentle circles. 
“Mm, you gonna come?” Matthew purred. “Wow, I’m good.”
“S-shut up,” you stuttered. “Fuck. Fuck, keep going.”
Claire stood in shock, watching from inside and peering through the glass door. She stumbled back into the kitchen, placing the bag of ice cream on the counter. She blinked away the tears in her eyes, and gulped. And she left. 
Clueless, you let your orgasm wash over you. Your body trembled, and Matthew pushed his cock all the way into you as you rode it out. The sensation sent ripples of pleasure throughout your body and you fell weakly against him. “Matthew,” you whimpered. 
His eyes went wide, and he pushed your hair back. “You said my name.”
“Hm?”
“You said my name,” he repeated. “Say it again.” 
His hips bucked into yours and he picked up his pace, his jaw dropping as he watched your face. His nails dug into your thighs, “C’mon please?” He begged. 
You looked at him in a daze, tracing his collarbone with your finger and hooking it in his chain. “Matthew,” you whispered. And it was like you were saying it to yourself, convincing yourself this was real. “Matthew.”
The sound of your voice nearly sent him over the edge and he pulled out of you, huffing and puffing. “Wait,” you panted. “Wait, I want you to come.” 
He chuckled, “We’ve got some time.”
And you guys made the most of it.
You fished your shirt out of the pool, grabbed your ballerina and headed inside. Once changed into new clothes, Matthew sat beside you as you finished your quiz. He didn’t quite understand how you could be quizzed on matters of ballet, and you didn’t quite feel like explaining so you kissed him to shut him up. Which subsequently led to you closing the laptop and letting him carry you upstairs. Not forgetting the rum.
You wound up on your bed, face down, ass up. Matthew held onto your hips, and pounded into you mercilessly until you were nothing but a puddle of moans. You could smell the alcohol on his breath, feel his body tensing up with each thrust, and you gripped onto the bed sheets tightly. Matthew upheld his promise to make the experience long and pleasure, making you come twice before he even came close. He reached down and slid his fingers into your mouth, which you sucked on willingly. He released himself onto your back, following it with a swift slap on your ass. He used his shirt to clean you off. 
With a few more hits of alcohol, Matthew asked you to show him some ballet moves. So, you started with the basics. But when he attempted the movement, he nearly broke his ankle and fell to the floor. You broke out into hysterics.
“You’re druuuuuunk,” you sang, sinking down to the floor to join him. 
“So are you!”
“But I can do ballet drunk,” you shrugged. “It’s a gift.”
“Hm,” he hummed, pulling you into his lap. “Wanna see what I can do drunk?” 
Turns out, he couldn’t really do it that well, so you had to ride him. It was still good, and you let him come in your mouth. He was ecstatic. 
Laying on the floor at 1 in the morning, you finished off the last of the rum and snuggled into Matthew’s side. “Got any gas?” He asked.
“No, I don’t have to burp.” You replied.
He laughed, “I meant weed, dumbass.”
“Weed? What the hell do you need weed for? Aren’t you drunk?” 
“I’m...semi-drunk. You knocked most of that back yourself, Jack Daniels.”
“Okay, look, if you’re gonna call me nicknames, can you atleast pick one and stick with it?”
He sighed and shrugged, “Yeah. Which one’s your favorite?”
“None of them!”
“Well, pick one, princess!”
You thought for a moment, silent. “Princess,” you whispered. 
“What?”
“Princess is my favorite.”
He smiled at you, but you weren’t looking. “Okay. You got it.”
“Hey, Matthew?” you called, sitting up and looking down at him. He was shirtless, laid out with his necklace glimmering against his skin.
“What’s up?” He replied.
You picked at the carpet as you spoke, “Why...why did you stay tonight?”
“Huh?” He tilted his head. 
“Why did you stay tonight?” You repeated. “Why didn’t you go out with everyone else?” 
He looked at you, and licked his lips, like he was thinking up a response. “I—“ He was cut off by the sound of a car pulling up outside, doors being shut, loud chatter. 
The two of you hopped up at lightning speed, fixing your clothes. You kicked the rum bottle under your bed and Matthew balled up his stained shirt. He rushed out of your bedroom and you stood there out of breath. As soon as you turned around, you heard running coming your way. You turned back to face the door, and there was Matthew, marching up to you. He grabbed your face in his hands and kissed you. It was a long kiss, a nice kiss. 
He left without a word, and you crawled into bed with a smile on your face. Matthew made it into his bed before everyone came upstairs. You faced the wall, pretending to be asleep. 
“Awwwwwwwwwwww!” Claire exclaimed as she barged into the room. “Look at little [y/n]!”
“Claire,” your friend whispered. “Shh, you’re gonna wake her up.” 
“[y/n]’s my best friend, y’know?”
“I know, honey.”
“I love her and...I just hope she loves me.”
“C’mon, let’s get you in bed.” Your friend helped the very drunk Claire into bed, removing Claire’s shoes then laying her down on the mattress and covering her up. 
“Goodnight, [y/n]!” Claire shouted. 
You stayed silent, clutching your ballerina figurine in your hand. 
Sunday morning, it was time for all of you to leave and head back to school. You woke up early and applied makeup to cover the hickies on your neck. By the time everyone was up and packing, your stuff was already squared away in bags. You sat in the kitchen, eating pop tarts, and leaving everything the way your aunt asked. Everyone said hi to you as they passed the kitchen, and they eventually landed in the living room. 
“Morning,” A voice called to you.
You turned to see Matthew standing there, smiling at you. “Good morning,” you pipped. “How’d you sleep?”
“Like a baby. You?”
“Also like an infant,” you nodded. “Ready to head to school?”
“Almost,” he whispered. He walked up to you and kissed you softly, his hand holding your jaw. 
You sighed happily and pulled away. “Are you ready now?” You asked.
“Hm, not quite,” he shook his head. 
He kissed you again, and put his hand on your thighs, dangerously close to your core. “Okay, dude,” you slapped his hand away. “Don’t get crazy. Everyone’s in the living room.”
“So?”
“So...we can’t do anything here.”
“Oh, yes,” he whispered against your lips. “We can. You’ve just gotta be quiet.”
You tried. Tried to be quiet. But Matthew had you sat on the island, shorts and panties pushed the side and his cock buried inside you. He had to cover your mouth with his hand as he thrusted into you. His teeth sunk into his lip, to the point blood was drawn. You could taste it. You tightened your legs around his waist, eyelid lowered in lust. He gave you a questioning nod, and you replied with a slight motion of your head to let him know you were good. 
“[y/n]!” Claire called. 
You and Matthew quickly broke apart. You hopped off the island, Matthew fixed his pants. You sat in the chair like nothing happened and Matthew left the room through the second exit. Claire came around the separate entrance.
“Hey,” she said. “Ready to go?”
You smiled, “I am now.” 
The ride back to school was much shorter. Nothing but music filled the car, Claire being too hung over to talk. Upon arriving at school, Matthew walked the two of you up to your dorm room. 
“Need me to help with your bags?” He asked.
“I’m fine,” Claire shrugged. “Talk to you later, Gube.”
“You alright?” He questioned her.
“Yeah. Hangover.” Claire sadly walked into the room, head hung low. 
“She’s a lightweight,” you told Matthew. “She’ll be back to normal soon.”
“Right,” he nodded. “So. See ya.”
“See ya.”
Around midnight, he requested to add you on snapchat again. You accepted. His first snap to you was a selfie with one caption: 
show me ur tits 🥴🥴
no 😠 
please 🥺
You sighed, looked over at Claire who was fast asleep, and lifted your shirt over your chest. Took you five tries, but you took the perfect one. He opened it within 10 seconds. Then he was video chatting you. 
“Hello?” you whispered.
“Where’s your face?”
“I took it off for the night. What do you want?” 
“I wanna see you.”
“What? No! Go to bed.”
“You can come over. Please. Please. I’m begging.”
“I hear you begging,” you scoffed. “It’s almost one in the morning.”
“Yeah.”
“We have class tomorrow.”
“Yeah.”
“And I’m tired.”
“Just come let me suck on your tits. Five minutes, no sex, I promise.” 
Yeah, right.
You came back to your room — your panties stuffed in your pocket, your hair wild, your lips swollen, throat sore, walking a little funny. You got a good night’s sleep. 
Life got easier when you started listening to your body. A lot better, a lot more orgasmic. For the next month, Matthew and you got it in, whenever. Wherever. If you crossed paths on the way to class, you often didn’t make it to the lecture. When out with friends, you’d end up in the bathroom, with you bent over the sink and Matthew holding onto your hips. When you looked up in the mirror, you could see his necklace bouncing against his chest, his head thrown back. 
There was something about Matthew that made you unbelievably horny and weak and impulsive. A very dangerous combination. Add that to the fact that he was admittedly not as annoying as you originally believed, and you were having a blast. However, you knew it was a means to an end. That summer would once again separate you two and there was a good chance he’d forget all about you. 
When he came to say goodbye to Claire for summer break, you answered the door and had to tell him she left already. 
“What?” He replied. “She didn’t tell me she was leaving.” 
“Oh,” you hummed. “Um, do you want me to call her?”
“No, no. That’s alright,” he shook his head. “So...you leaving yet?”
“Nope. I leave tomorrow.” 
“Cool,” he looked side to side, checking that no one was in the hallway. Then, he focused back on you and pressed his lips to yours. He pushed his way into the room and you let him, closing the door behind him. 
Afterwards, he let you lay with his head on his chest, his arm around your waist. You knew it may not be forever. But it was now. And it was nice.
[PART 4.]
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For mermay I would love to see some Danbrey for 24 (lighthouse)!
Here you go! I went with SFW for this one
“You excited honeysuckle?” Her father sets her sleeping bag out on the floor.
“Yes” Dani manges her bravest smile. She’s never slept anywhere but their little house on the cliffs, and the lighthouse, with its echoing stairs and lack of true darkness, is the opposite of that.
“It’ll be fun. Like a camp out. I can even make s’mores over the stove.”
“Okay.” She sets her backpack on the floor, then follows him to the kitchen. At nine, she can already tell when her parents are doing their best, can spot the way her father carries himself when he’s tired but trying not to show it.
He makes them dinner, canned chili with goldfish crackers, and gives her a little tour. When it’s time for bed, he tucks her in, handing her the Totoro plush she sleeps with.
“When is mom coming back?”
Her father sighs, “Two weeks, assuming your grandma gets better at the speed they’re expecting. Maybe we’ll get lucky and she’ll recover even faster than that.”
Dani nods. Her teacher expressed surprise that Dani was staying here and not taking the trip with her mom. The given reason was the gated community didn’t allow children to stay that long. But Dani knows the truth; her grandparents don’t like her dad. And because Dani is the result of her mom loving and staying with her dad, they don’t like her, either.
He kisses her forehead, makes her promise for the bajillionth time that she won’t go in the water, and tells her goodnight.
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She’s looking for seashells when it happens. Living by the sea means she knows not to turn her back on it. Too bad the wave hits her from the side, carried up and over the nearby rock and knocking her into the surf. She scrambles up, spluttering, touches her neck, and feels like she’s going to throw up. Her bracelet, the one mom gave her for luck, is gone.
“Oh no, oh no, where are you, oh no”
“Um, are you looking for this?” A girl watches her from the surf, bracelet dangling from her hand.
“Ohmygosh” She snatches the jewelry away, holding it to her chest, “thank you. It’s from my mom and, uh, and I try to be careful but it’s hard sometimes.”
“I get that.” The girl holds up a necklace, “this is from my mom. It’s like one she wears; she says I can have the real one when I’m older. Can I come on the beach?”
Dani nods, then gasps as the girl joins her. She’s seen mermaids in books or that pirate movie her mom watches sometimes. But they’re always grown ups with long hair, pale skin, and green tails. This mermaid is the same age as Dani, her dark skin dotted with freckles and her black held in place with pieces of coral. Her tail is shimmering red and black, the prettiest thing Dani’s ever seen.
“You’re a mermaid.” Dani says, because she can’t think of what else to say.
“Yeah. And you’re a human. Why are you here? It’s usually just that guy.”
“That’s my dad. I’m staying with him.”
“Do you wanna hang out?”
“Yes! Wait, how’s that going to work? I’m not allowed to swim around the lighthouse.”
“I’m allowed to be on the beach, so we’re good.”
“Okay” Dani grins, excited, before her dad’s voice carries down the beach, calling her to come in, “shoot, I have to go.”
“Okay, byyyyyeee!” The mermaid waves as Dani hurries up the sand, and is gone when she turns around for a final look.
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“Got any tens?”
“Go fish.”
Aubrey draws another card, “I still think it’s weird that you don’t really fish during this game.”
“You’re just grumpy you’re losing.” Dani teases. Aubrey sticks her tongue out. Dani responds in kind.
“When your dad finally lets you swim, we’re gonna play it my way and I’ll kick your tail. Legs?”
“Butt.”
Aubrey snickers, wiggles closer on the warm sand. They’ve found a patch of beach that isn’t immediately visible from land or sea, meaning Aubrey isn’t in danger of being seen and Dani isn’t breaking her promise to her dad to stay out of the water.
“If you come to the beach near my house, I can swim there. But I’m still not allowed to swim alone. I could drown.”
The mermaid purses her lips, “I wouldn’t let you drown.
“I don’t think my mom would believe me if I said I had a mermaid helping me.”
“Man, why can’t humans just have tails? Or, like, fins.”
“I think then we’d just be mermaids. Don’t worry; I’ll get to swim on my own when I’m older and we can play in the water then.”
“Promise?”
“Promise.”
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“FINALLY!” Aubrey raises her arms triumphantly as Dani wades into the surf. It took four years and passing a survival swimming course for her parents to be okay with her swimming alone. The smile on Aubrey’s face makes the weeks pretending to swim in a riptide worth it.
“Do you wanna race? Ooh, or I could show you the ray nest, or we could go look for otters-”
“Let’s start with a race. I’ve been waiting years to kick your tail.”
The mermaid’s smile takes on a competitive edge, “last one to that rock is a rotten urchin!”
With that, she splashes Dani with her tail and zooms through the water. Dani dives forward after her, but even with her newfound swimming skills she makes it to the rock a good ten seconds after her friend.
“Best two out of three?” She says the moment she comes up for air.
“You’re on.”
Best two out of three becomes best out of ten, and on number ten Dani plays dirty, throwing her arms around Aubrey’s waist when she manages to catch her. Her friend shrieks with laughter, spinning and chasing Dani towards shore. The human slips and Aubrey tackles her, sand clinging to both of them as they roll onto their sides, cackling into the salt air.
They stay on the sand until it gets dark, counting stars and holding hands until Dani has to go home.
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Dani’s trying not to panic; it’s not the first time Aubrey’s missed meeting her. Sometimes the mermaid gets called away for lessons or has last minute things to take care of, and they haven’t figured out a way to get messages between underwater and above it (they tried a supposedly waterproof cellphone but it only lasted an hour). But it’s been three days without a single sign of her friend.
As she’s contemplating getting the boat her dad uses for fishing on his days off and going further out to look for her, Aubrey surfaces. Even before they reach each other, it’s obvious Aubrey’s been crying.
Dani kneels in the soaked sand, opening her arms, and Aubrey burrows into them, salt water of two kinds dripping onto Dani’s jacket.
“Aubrey?”
Her friend hides her face against her neck, “Mom’s gone. There, there was an accident and she, she didn’t-” it cuts off in a sob.
Dani holds her tighter, strokes her hair, murmurs, “I’m so sorry” as Aubrey shakes in her arms. The wind whips around them, stinging her cheeks, chilling her fingers. She doesn’t care. Aubrey needs her.
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“Ta-dah!” Aubrey produces a massive clam with a flourish, narrowly avoiding sending water onto the slices of cake Dani smuggled down to the beach.
“Aw, thanks Aubrey, you didn’t have to--holy crap!” She gawps as Aubrey opens the clam, revealing a pearl necklace.
“Like it? It took me, like, a year to get them all. Had to fight a few otters for some of the oysters.”
“Uh-”
“Kidding!” Aubrey flops her head into Dani’s lap, “I’d never bug the otters; Dr. Harris Bonkers would never forgive me for bothering his friends.”
Dani clasps the necklace in place, rests a hand on Aubrey’s tail. She traces figure eights on it, smiling when her friend sighs and nuzzles her stomach.
“You’re the best, Aubrey.”
“Thanks. I, um, I just wanted you to have something to remember me by.”
Her heart turns to an iceberg, “You’re leaving?”
“What? No!” Aubrey sits up, bringing them face to face, “you’re eighteen now. That’s when humans leave home.”
Dani giggles, “Not automatically. I haven’t made up my mind if I want to leave Kepler or not. I might just stay in town; I like it here, and Mama offered me a job manning the community gardens.”
Aubrey’s tail flutters, “Um, I have another point in the stay category.”
“Yeah? Oh” Dani sighs as Aubrey cups her cheek and guides her into a kiss. When Dani deepens it, Aubrey trills, shifting so she’s in Dani’s lap and draping her arms over her shoulders.
“Well?” Aubrey whispers, brushing their noses together.
“Definitely a convincing point, cutie pie.”
Aubrey trills again, knocking her backwards and kissing her senseless in the sand.
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Much of Kepler is surprised when, upon his retirement, the lighthouse keeper announces his daughter will be taking his place. After all, why would a charming young woman want such a job?
The charming young woman isn't particularly interested in their speculation. If she took the job in order to be closer to her wife well, that's her business, now isn't it?
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