big bad wolff
Pairing: Braxton Wolff x Marybeth Medina
Summary: Passing on a contract is a first for Brax, but there's something pulling at his heartstrings that is far more interesting than the money he was offered.
Content/Warnings: 18+, Explicit, Smut, Vaginal Sex, Dom/Sub Undertones, Alcohol, Associates with Benefits (or something like that).
Word Count: 2k (precisely)
— You can read below or at AO3.
“Hard pass,” Braxton slides the envelope across the table after taking a quick look at his new target. “I don't fuck with law enforcement.”
“That's the line you draw? Thought you were all about the money.”
“I love money. But a man gotta have a code, too. 'Sides Treasury? It'd put a target on my back.”
“She’s an analyst.”
“Still. Working for the federals.”
“What if I double the offer?”
Braxton raises a brow and opens the envelope again to see the beautiful Marybeth Medina in the photo inside.
As tempting as the offer is…
“I'm sorry, Mr. Calhoun. I'm afraid the answer is still no. What did she do anyway?”
“She's got her nose in my client's business like a rabid dog after a buried bone. The only way to stop her from digging further would be to gently put her down.”
“Hm, I've met women like that.”
“I thought you guys were professionals. Can't you make it look like an accident? What would you say if I added another 50 grand?”
“It’s possible, but accidents can get the wrong people asking the right questions, and I can't have that in my line of business.”
“You're a hitman.”
“And you're a two-time slimy lawyer that scours a six-figure representing the scum of the earth that make me look like the Easter Bunny.”
“I have to say, Mr. Wolff, your reputation does not precede you. Mr. Davenport won't be pleased to know you have refused to do your job.”
“Davenport is not my boss. Tell him I said hi.”
He watches Calhoun like a hawk as the lawyer retrieves his cellphone from Braxton's assistant.
“Did you tap it?” He asks once Calhoun has left the premises.
“Who do you think I am? Of course, I tapped it.”
“Good. You tell H to get a detailed list of all his calls, meetings, texts… I need to know where this asshole eats, when he shits, where he does his dry cleaning…”
“The whole gist. Got it.”
“Put a couple of guys on Medina, too. Just in case.”
“I thought that was your job.”
“Yeah, but I'm afraid they're going to double down now. I can't take those chances.”
“You had to piss him off, didn't you?”
“You know me, sweetheart. My mouth runs faster than my brain. I'm a lost cause.”
Later that night, Braxton sneaks into Medina's building. His guys are already staking the place per his orders.
Medina is not home yet when he breaks into her apartment. It wouldn't be the first time he's done it.
In the dark, he pulls out a mini flashlight and RF detector and checks every nook of her place for hidden bugs.
Given their history, he kinda owes her this one. Even if he didn't, what he said to Calhoun is right, he doesn't fuck with law enforcement. At least not in that sense.
He's going through her desk when Marybeth opens the door.
She’s not surprised one bit to find him there when she turns on the light.
“Look what the cat dragged in. Do you ever just wait for people to invite you in, Mr. Wolff?” She watches Braxton, clad in back, putting his gadgets away.
“Hm, sometimes. But it's not as fun.”
“Business or pleasure?” her frown remains firm as she puts her case down, removes her blazer and steps out of her uncomfortable shoes.
“How about both?”
“Some things never change.”
Marybeth rolls the sleeves of her dress shirt and pulls out a bottle of scotch and two ball glasses from the cabinet, as he takes off his leather gloves and sits at the dining table.
That's how their meetings always start – with a bottle of Lagavulin and a formal debrief that follows with them handling their pressing business between sheets.
“I think I have a mole,” Marybeth realizes after hearing Brax's warning.
“How do you figure?”
“Because only me and my boss know about Davenport LLC. We're still gathering evidence.”
“Is your boss dirty?”
“Ray King?” She chuckles a little, “not a chance in hell.”
“Well, whatever you have on Davenport is making them shit their panties.”
“Davenport doesn’t scare me,” she throws back her glass, taking a big gulp of her drink.
“He should. I’ve seen what he does with pretty faces like yours.”
“You think he’d be that dumb to go after me?”
“He came to me, honey. He is that dumb.”
“You could've just called, you know?”
“Had to make sure nobody was listening.”
“Are they?”
“No.”
“Good. Can we move on now to the pleasure part? I had a long day.”
“I just told you one of the most dangerous men on the planet is after you and you’re not worried at all?”
“Oh, I am worried. But he’s not going to show up tonight, is he? Uh-uh. Not as long as I have The Big Bad Wolff on my side.”
“Gotta say, Medina. You were not like this when we met. You went quickly from little lamb to lion.”
“Maybe I was never a lamb. And, you weren't like this, either. It seems that you actually care about what happens to me, Mr. Wolff.”
“Well, perhaps I do. Would that be so bad?”
“Hm, no. Not at all.” She stands up, offering a hand in his direction. “You coming, Big Wolff?”
“Rock ‘n Roll, girl.”
Braxton downs the rest of his drink and takes her hand, letting her lead the way to her bedroom.
Under the warm glow of the night lamp, and Brax’s brazen stare, her hands undo one by one the buttons of her shirt. As her skin comes to view, he pulls out his boots and slips out of his jacket without letting her out of his sight.
There’s no rush, but the thrill is palpable. It lingers in the air. They’ve already gone through this more times than he can count, and watching her undress her body is just as exciting as all those times he’s ripped her clothes apart.
When they're both stripped to his underwear, his hands automatically are drawn to frame her hips, pulling her body flush against his. Marybeth tilts her head, tentatively seizing his mouth slowly, letting her fingers draw the toned slopes of his arms.
Her tongue moves past his lips as her skin comes alive, buzzing under his palms, as his fingertips sink at the curve of her ass.
Brax tries to take control of the kiss, but Marybeth doesn't waver, and brings one of her hands to hold his chin still. She nibbles his bottom lip before sucking it between her teeth to see it turn dark pink after releasing it.
Usually, she lets him be the one in charge, but tonight she's in the mood for something different. There are things outside this room that escape her control, and here with him is the only thing she can get a semblance of power.
“Thought you wanted the big bad Wolff.”
“I want him on a leash,” her hand curls around his throat without squeezing.
“Yeah? What do I get in return?”
“Me.”
He scoffs and licks his lips, “okay, lil lion, show me what you got.”
Marybeth keeps her hold around his neck, guiding him backwards toward the bed until the back of his legs meet the mattress. He lays down on his back, and she crawls on top of him. She braces her palms on his chest, straddles his lap, allowing her hips to gently circle over his crotch.
His hands are automatically called to hold those beautiful hips that shamelessly grind, earning themselves a good hard-on to enjoy.
Behind layers of underwear, she rubs herself over and over, a little faster each time, letting that sweet spot revel in the friction he provides as the inner side of her panties quickly gets coated in her juices.
Locking eyes with her, he’s utterly mesmerized by the unbearable beauty of Marybeth as she bites her bottom lip. From above, she watches him exhale and buck up like an animal between her legs, trying to drill his way into her.
It's a torturous deed, she's aware. There's a fine line between playing with Brax or riling him up, and she's just lightly tapping on it. If she pressed any harder, it'd be like poking that ravenous wolf.
After a long moment, she brings her hips to a halt and reaches back with her fingers to unclasp her bra. As she tosses it aside, she leans forward to gently bite on his lip.
“Good, Wolff,” she grins, tracing the shape of his lips with the tip of her tongue as her fingers slip under the elastic of his boxers to feel his erection. It fills up her fist, throbs as her hand squeezes just a little harder to have his precum wetting the head.
“Hmm,” his lip curls, showing those teeth he's marked on her skin many times before.
Getting him to a point of perfection, she finally rids herself of her panties and pulls down his boxers. His cock jolts on its own when her knuckles graze his shaft. Propped on her knees, she lifts her ass, lines the blunt tip of his cock with her entrance, and sinks onto him.
In less than a second, as usual, he forgets altogether why he came here as her wet ass pussy slides up and down his hardness.
“Fuck me, girl,” he pants as she sinks all the way down, having her divinely, tight opening pressing around him.
Once she's comfortable enough, she angles her body forward, propping her hands on either side of his head, and moves a little faster. First, just rocking back and forth, and then bouncing with practiced ease as Brax fills his eager palms with her ass. Her breasts are so perfectly round and perked, bouncing dangerously close to his face, he can't help but stick his head up to nibble one of them.
Marybeth, smiling mid-moan, holds his head with one hand as he viciously wraps his lips around her nipple. His grunts ripple all over her skin, making her core ache, as he moves to the other boob.
He uses his teeth this time, there's so much she can do to tame that wild beast beneath her, she wouldn't even stop it if she wanted to. After crossing that line, he's all lips, tongue, and paws claiming her body.
His arms curl around her, and before she realizes, he's turning the tables to get himself on top of her and charge the rest of the way. He desperately pushes into her at full force, coaxing her body into submission. The most beautiful cries come out of her as he drives her into madness when his fingers find their way to her clit.
Having his fingers working furiously on that spot, he bites her neck, scrapes his teeth on her jaw before devouring her mouth. He can't bring himself to stop until he's poured every drop inside her. Braxton gasps for air as he comes undone. His cock is still twitching inside her, trying to ride the wave of his orgasm, when her sweet opening flutters around him. All her muscles seize up for a second as a lightning of pleasure travels through her body.
Holding her jaw, he keeps his mouth open against her lips as his breathing catches and the room suddenly goes quiet below the sound of their shared pants. His stomach presses softly on hers, as he lays completely limp and flat on top of her. If someone were to attack right now, he wouldn't be able to even pick up his gun to defend himself or even stand up. He can think of a million ways worse to die than this, to be honest. Given the opportunity, if he had to choose a way to go, this would be it – post-orgasm, still tucked inside the fine depth of her tender walls, as her fingers softly comb the damp hairs at his nape.
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60 Years of Doctor Who Anniversary Marathon - Hartnell 5th Review
The Empire of Glass - Novel
This is a novel of two halves. Half of it is very good, and the other half is not so good. But it’s by no means bad pre-say.
Let’s start with the basic plot. The Doctor returns to the Tardis after being taken out of time by the Time Lords. Long time fans will recognize that this story takes place after the events of The Three Doctors, but that matters not. What’s important is that the Doctor returns with an invitation in his hand, with no memory of ever receiving it.
Said invitation lacks any sort of explanation but comes only with time coordinates for Venice in the year 1601 AD. The Doctor and his companions, Steven and Vicki, fear it’s a trap, but the Doctor wants to spring the trap and get to the bottom of this mystery. From there we have a wild romp through the late Italian renaissance with aliens, mistaken identities, and several historical figures.
Now let’s talk about what doesn’t work first. For starters, there are way too many plot threads going on. I wouldn’t say it’s unwieldy, it does all come together in the end, but it’s very convoluted.
As a side effect of this, the inclusion of so many important historical figures feels superfluous and forced. Yes they all have a function within the plot, but it’s nothing that couldn’t have been achieved with mostly original characters to begin with. Rather than enhance the story, they often distract instead, especially William Shakespeare’s ludicrous sub-plot.
Also, and this may just be a personal taste thing, but this really didn’t feel like a ‘missing adventure’. I don’t know what it is with Virgin Publishing and their Doctor Who books, but a lot of the stuff I’ve read from them are too try hard and edgy and would feel very out of place within the show proper. This particular book isn’t the worst offender by far, but it does take you out of the story sometimes. Especially since this is trying to mimic an actual First Doctor story, albeit one that has more sci-fi/historical mash up than was usual for him.
Finally, the characterization for the Doctor and his companions felt uneven. I was told that this was originally meant to be a Third Doctor story and I think it shows. There are definitely times when it feels like the First Doctor is a later Doctor just wearing a First Doctor mask it seems.
Vicki fares a little better, but is given little to do. However I do appreciate that the author is trying to give both her and Steven depth by exploring their respective traumas in a way that just couldn’t and wouldn’t be done on screen. However, Steven feels a little too abrasive... Yeah, I mean Steven was never the most enthusiastic companion, but I don’t remember him being this much a downer. I also don’t think the romance between him and Marlowe really worked. It feels like a scene is missing from their story, one where Steven actual recuperates Marlowe’s advances or something.
So for the good things... It’s well paced. The story trots along nicely and gives plenty of nice details. The character’s who aren’t the mains are well realized. I like that the threat isn’t an alien invasion, but an attempt to sabotage an alien peace conference. I also like that the person who successfully negotiated the peace conference was a human priest who thought he had died and gone to heaven. That was the best twist, but most of the twists were well thought out.
There’s also illustrations!!
These are so rare in novels! Why? They’re a great thing to have.
However the best thing about thing about this book is Brax.
For those who don’t know, Irving Braxiatel, known as Brax to his friends, is the Doctor’s brother. He’s also a rouge time lord, but unlike the Master or the Rani, he’s not really a villain. Nor is he always a good guy, but here he is trying to do the right thing and he easily charms his way into the reader’s hearts.
This is my first real encounter with the character, though I had heard of him before. He was named dropped in the Fourth Doctor story, City of Death. The only thing we knew about him was that he owned a massive library and museum. Turns out he’s kind of like the Collector from Marvel, but slightly less of a dick about it... slightly.
Anyways, the expanded universe has since took this one off mention and spun him into an important character who appears in books, audio plays, and even some spin-off cartoons!
Like I said, this is the first time I’ve come across the character, but I shall be rather pleased if he manages to show up again in the marathon. But who can say, it’s all up to the randomizer.
Oh and does anyone else think this random no-named Time Lord from Terror of the Autons is Brax too?
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Thirst (vampire!Braxton Wolff x f!Reader)
The title says it all :’) I didn’t plan to write another vampire!Brax story, or at least I didn’t plan to write it that fast, but well, I came across the screenshots from this interview and this fic is just a PWP, heavily inspired by what Jon does with his tongue in this interview (and basically his whole look in it). So yeah, uh... enjoy, I guess :’)
Warnings: SMUT - oral sex f receiving, a bit of overstimulation, unprotected vaginal sex; also yes, they’re vampires, so they drink blood :D
A/N: In this alternate universe vampires can sleep and they also reflect in the mirrors. Because I said so :P
Words: 1379; gif by me; AO3 link if you prefer reading there.
Hunger wakes you up at the set of sun. You’ve never been a fan of getting up early, always considered yourself a night owl, and now you’ve practically become a nocturnal animal. Thankfully, your bartender job allowed you that.
Braxton snores quietly on the bed by your side, face buried into the pillow. You actually like looking at him sleeping. He seems so peaceful and vulnerable - a rare sight to see when he’s awake. But as much as you love it, hunger doesn’t let you enjoy the view.
Grunting, you get up, still feeling a little sore from what you’ve been doing a few hours ago. Every time you stay at his place, it ends up the same, as if bloodthirst is not the only kind of hunger you have. It’s always rough and feral and every time it feels like the both of you can’t get enough of each other. Brax can be terrible, vain and arrogant to the point you wish to punch him in the face, but you melt the second he grips the back of your neck and kisses you furiously. You simply can’t fight it and to be fair, you’re not sure if you want to. As a freshly turned vampire, you still need someone more experienced around, you need his guidance, and wild sex the two of you have is not the worst bonus after all.
You grab his flannel shirt you use as a robe to cover your naked body, and walk to the kitchen, where you get a fresh blood pack out of the fridge. The moment you sink your fangs into it and take a gulp, you instantly feel better, the tension and ache in your muscles disappears, and you let out a deep sigh of relief. Then your reflection in the windowpane catches your eye and causes you to wince in frustration - you really wish to find some… less messy way to consume blood. It’s all around your mouth and dripping from your chin - not the most pleasant thing to see.
“Got a bit thirsty, sweetheart?”
His voice startles you in the silence of the night.
“Fuck, Brax,” you breathe out.
“Scared of me, little one? Don’t be,” He smirks, stepping closer. Unlike you, he didn’t bother to put something on, perfectly confident and comfortable in his nakedness.
“Ugh… Don’t look at me, okay?.. That’s disgusting,” you reach for paper towels on the counter to clean yourself up, but Braxton stops you, grabbing you by the shoulders and turning you to face him.
“Disgusting? You’re kidding me, sweetheart. You’re the hottest thing I’ve seen. You got something left for me, huh?” He croons, as his eyes trace the string of blood trickling from your chin down your neck, to the valley between your breasts. He leans down to catch it with his tongue somewhere at your solar plexus. You shiver, breath quickening, as he slowly licks his way up your body, pausing at your collarbones to leave a couple of soft bites and suck on the tender skin of your neck.
“Delicious,” he murmurs when he reaches your mouth to kiss you greedily, humming in approval as you welcome him. Kissing him back, you reach out to caress the nape of his neck, fingers tangling in his dark curls, slightly messy after sleep.
“Enjoyed your night snack?” You smile when he pulls back a little.
“Not really,” he chuckles, and his lips are back on you again. Leaving a trail of kisses along your jawline, he starts his way back down, past your throat and collarbones, until he reaches your breast. You let out a quiet moan as the tip of his tongue circles your nipple, teasing you before capturing the hardened bud with his mouth to gently suck it. His ministrations send sparks of pleasure right through your core, making you crave for more.
Brax repeats his actions on your other breast, enjoying the way you writhe at the sensations, and then you gasp in surprise when he seizes your hips and lifts you up to sit on the kitchen counter. You spread your legs for him eagerly as his fingers slip past your folds, probing the wetness between them.
“Sweet girl… Always so fucking ready for me…” He purrs before sucking on your earlobe. And just as you’re about to reach his cock to guide him inside you, Brax drops on his knees. Settling between your parted legs he inhales your scent deeply. As you glance down, his eyes lock with yours. Braxton slowly licks his lips, holding your gaze, and then dips his head between your thighs, his warm tongue diving all the way inside you without hesitation.
Your body shudders, sharp half-moan half-gasp escaping you at the intensity of his actions. In search of something to hold onto, you desperately tug on his hair, causing him to groan against your folds as he’s eating you out like a starving man. Burying his face even deeper into your pussy, he literally fucks you with his tongue, his big nose bumping against your clit.
You feel like you’re losing your mind, so close, and yet it’s not enough… Thankfully, Brax seems to know exactly what you need. When his lips wrap around your throbbing bundle of nerves, you lose it. The wave of pure ecstasy hits you, covers you from head to toes, leaving you a gasping, trembling mess as he’s licking you clean. He doesn’t stop until you gently push his head away, squirming from overstimulation.
When Brax is back on his feet, he kisses you again. From the way his lips crush on yours, you can tell he’s not nearly done with you.
“Brax, wait,” you whisper feverishly as you feel the tip of his cock pressing against your entrance.
“What’s that, sweetheart?”
“Just… Just give me a moment, okay?”
“Okay… I’ll go slowly, yeah?”
When you nod, he pulls you closer, urging you to wrap your legs around his hips as he pushes his cock inside you.
You drop your head into the crook of his neck, moaning as he stretches you out slowly. Right now it feels better than hard thrusts, it allows you to savor it. Brax is surprisingly caring and patient with you tonight - he doesn’t move for a few seconds when he’s fully seated, letting you adjust, and then bucks his hips up carefully.
You’re still so sensitive from your climax, that even this shallow thrust is enough to make your insides flutter around his length. The sensation is absolutely delicious, and you bite back another moan.
“Oh… Brax, this… you… you feel so good…” you mumble as he thrusts again, harder this time, hitting your g-spot perfectly from this angle. Encouraged by your praise, he starts moving faster, setting a moderate pace. You love the way he grunts against your ear, breathing heavily, his nails digging into your hips. Soon you feel this familiar heat in your lower belly as your second orgasm approaches.
“Harder!..”
Braxton doesn’t need to be told twice. You cling to him, biting on his shoulder when he slams into you, deep and hard, and you feel your walls contracting around him.
“That’s it, that’s it, attagirl… give me all you got, baby…”
His husky voice is like the last straw that brings you over the edge. Your climax is unusually long and intense, practically mind shattering. Through the haze of your bliss you hear Brax groaning through clenched teeth, spilling his warm load deep inside of you.
For a while you just stay like that, holding each other as you’re slowly getting back from your highs.
“Nice snack, huh?” Braxton finally rasps, tilting his head to face you, and you snort a breathless laugh.
“Yeah, that was… something else.”
Smiling, you comb your fingers through his hair as you lean in to press a kiss against the bridge of his nose. He chuckles at this, and it’s not his usual devilish smirk, but something way more tender.
“Wanna go get to the shower?” He suggests.
“Actually… I think I want to lay down for a bit.”
“Alright. Hold on.”
Wrapping your arms and legs around Braxton’s frame, you nuzzle into the side of his neck, allowing him to bring you back to the bedroom.
Thanks for reading!
Tags: @darlingshane, @anna-hawk, @sweetieswiftie, @skvatnavle, @fictionalnerdery
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I was prompted into talking about one of my most beloved oc’s, @tryingtimi thanks for giving me an excuse to just go off about him!!
So this OC is from this excerpt/prologue thing I posted. In this piece, he only goes by the nickname “the Shadow”, but that wasn’t always his name.
Because about 6-7 years ago, the Shadow was a 12-year-old kid named Braxton Wright. He preferred to be called Brax; his favourite colour was the cobalt blue of a summer sky; he liked to read. He wanted to figure out a way to make mechanical wings work.
He was the son of Nicholas Wright, an airship-engineer known far and wide for his incredible skills. Until one of his ships crashed into an apartment block and the corrupt captain shifted the blame to him. Nicholas Wright lost everything in that crash: his reputation, his livelihood, and yes, his son. Because Brax was in the building when the crash occurred. They never found his body, but from the forty people who were suspected to have been inside, they only found five.
Surprisingly, though, this is not when and where Braxton Wright dies.
The airship crash, miraculously enough, does not kill him. It destroys half his body, sure, but it does not kill him.
Nope. Brax is dragged out of the building by rescue workers that are as corrupt as the captain piloting the crashed airship. Because, you see, the captain and the rescue workers have something in common, and it’s not just the fact that they’re corrupt. No, they’re all part of the same society (yet to be named). This society beliefs in “enhancing people”, and the supremacy of cyborgs (although they have different names in this story because this isn’t a cyberpunk story —though I considered that). Either way, the airship crash? Not an accident. A way to gather subjects to experiment on.
Enter the worst five years of Braxton’s life, which he spends being a guinea pig for a bunch of supremacists.
Somewhere in those five years, Braxton Wright dies. Figuratively, but maybe literally as well. He isn’t entirely sure anymore.
Five years later, the Shadow escapes. And boy oh boy, does it have a hunger for revenge on the ones who put it through hell for all those years…
Alright, that was all super dramatic lol. Basically, Braxton gets out, adopts the alias of the Shadow because the scientists made sure that he knew he wasn’t really a person and he’s going to give them a taste of their own medicine. “You don’t consider me a person, so I won’t be when I find you.”
Also, Brax doesn’t want his name to be associated with his rather bloody vengeance. A big part of his story is him learning to reclaim that name and figuring out how to come back home.
A random little detail that isn’t relevant at all, but I like it: Brax and his father are named after the Wright brothers, which is reflected in both of them having something to do with flying (Nicholas engineering airships, and Braxton eventually getting himself a pair of mechanical wings to wreak havoc with).
But yeah, that’s all I’ve got on him for now. Hope you enjoyed!!
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We Can't Keep Meeting Like This, chapter two, continued.
Previously.
One of Brax’s bodyguards chose that moment to make a move. He came up on Mara’s blind side, swinging an electro-baton in a wide arc toward her head. Din shot down the man before he could think twice about it. The man screamed as fell at her feet, the baton skittering across the floor. Another thug snapped it up off the floor. Din swung his blaster up, keeping the second man in his sights and bracing for Brax’s thugs to turn their attention in his direction.
But no one was looking at him. Everyone had their eyes on the brilliant green blade of light slicing through the air. Luke cut the electro-baton in half in a single sweep, the blade cleaving through the metal like it was nothing. Din recognized the silver cylinder in Luke’s hands, but he’d never expected—well, laser swords.
Luke held the cylinder in an easy grip, the humming blade batting aside a volley of blaster fire with a flick of his wrist. A redirected bolt came flying Din’s way, but glanced harmlessly off the edge of his pauldron and burned into the floor.
Brax, the needle still pressed to his jugular, shouted at his mean to fall back. There was a lull as his thugs regrouped behind the bar, reconsidering their line of attack. Luke kept his blade raised in a defensive position, positioning himself between Mara and the room.
“Thank you, pet,” Mara called playfully.
“My pleasure, sweetheart.”
Her eyes slid over in Din’s direction. “Alright, Mando?”
“Yeah, I’m good.”
Luke grimaced. “Sorry about the—” He gestured at Din’s shoulder.
“It’s alright.”
All of the servers and slaves had fled the room, and the few remaining guests were hurting toward the main entrance. The musicians had disappeared at the first sign of trouble; no doubt there was a hidden exit behind the bandstand.
Trask wasn’t among the bodies on the floor or with the group behind the bar. He should have secured his bounty first, Din thought with a mental sigh.
“How about some privacy?” Mara asked Luke. “Brax and I have a few things to discuss.”
Luke lifted a hand. His eyes focused on something that wasn’t there, an expression that DIn had seen before. A heavy durasteel security door slammed down across the entrance, and an answering clang from across the room confirmed that the secondary exits had been sealed as well, preventing the arrival of any sort of backup.
Before the sound finished echoing through the lounge, Brax made his move. Din heard Mara cry out, a short, angry shout as Brax jerked free. The tip of the needle scratched against his neck as he twisted away, but he didn’t fall to the floor frothing at the mouth. Mara must have been lying about the poison.
[To be written: Mara fights and kills Brax]
“He should have taken my offer.” Mara blew out a breath. “This was not the night I had planned.” She tugged the rest of the pins out of her hair, letting each one drop with a small clink to the floor, her hair spilling down over her shoulders.
When she looked over at Din, she was suddenly the acerbic woman he’d met on Indellian again, her sharp edges going soft when she spoke of her past in the dim light of the Razor Crest’s hold.
“Where’s Grogu?” she asked.
“I left him with a friend.”
“Good.” Mara looked relieved. “Thanks for the backup.”
“All of that—that was all an act?”
“Yes,” Mara said, though she didn’t quite look at him as she said it. “We had to get close to Brax and his people.”
The last time Din had seen Mara, she’d mentioned her intention to make Black Sun pay for the bounty they’d placed on her head. “Brax wasn’t Black Sun,” he said aloud.
“No, not directly. He wasn’t a Black Sun member, but he was paid to protect their business interests. The dissolution of his organization will weaken Black Sun’s hold in the Morlani System. In a week, they won’t have anyone to back their claims here and their territory will shrink by an entire sector.”
“So this is revenge?”
Mara snorted. “No, this is politics.”
“Don’t you know who she is?!” Trask’s wild accusations rang in Din’s head. “She’s one of Talon Karrde’s people!”
“You do work for Talon Karrde.”
“That’s right.” Her smile was sharp and merciless. “Politics.”
Din looked over at Luke. “Oh, I’m just backup,” he said, smiling at his wife as though sharing a joke. “And I owe Karrde a favor.”
TO BE CONTINUED on AO3
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(also I’d I’m allowed a second ask, I have to once again be predictable and query about the Aftermath Of Trial Story With Brax. because that sounds like a GREAT premise.)
no you may NOT make my askbox more interesting. HOW DARE. lol.
ok so this would be a sort of thematic sequel to The Wrong Idea, my fic about Brax during Invasion of Time. That one's all about Brax thinking the Doctor is a genuine traitor (and probably the real Deadly Assassin) and getting an entirely, well, wrong idea about who he's become.
(The Gallifreyan outsider's POV of the Doctor's career is fascinating--we get a bit of it with Spandrell and Engin in Deadly Assassin, but there's lots more potential. He's a well-connected ne'er-do-well who made the planet too hot to hold him in some unspecified way and fled. Arrested, tried, and convicted, he definitely cuts some kind of secret deal with the CIA [Season 6B]. He eventually leaves them--but does anybody really leave the CIA? they continue to use him for odd jobs--undergoes his sentence and becomes a mercenary. [I mean what would you call working for an alien paramilitary organization in exchange for nice clothes and fancy cars? Even if you don't technically draw a paycheque.] Having regenerated again he is arrested for the murder of the President, for which he gets off by the skin of his teeth, through the most transparent of legal fictions. We've all seen the way he behaves in IoT, even though it's unclear how much of that is eventually remembered. He runs off with the heiress of Heartshaven and apparently misplaces her in a different universe--for which he doesn't seem the least bit sorry. His public reputation, at least among those in the know, is a little better by Five's era, when at least they apologize for trying to execute him for no fault of his own, and he does some national heroics in The Five Doctors and ends up as President again. But then they depose him in absentia and he ends up on trial for his life again. He's a criminal turned the shadiest possible kind of politician turned public figure turned criminal again. Bear in mind that Brax is the respectable one.)
Sorry. Digression. What was I saying?
Oh, yeah, that was all of the misread-backstory that I'm not explaining. I really only have the concept of a scene from this that I'd like to build around. The only way I can make sense of Six not going back to look for Peri is if he tries, and there's some kind of temporal cordon around the whole space-time area that stops him getting there. He keeps getting stopped by CIA agents--proper ones, in uniform--and he's getting very frustrated. He makes a scene. Several scenes. Which reach the ears of Braxiatel, and even though he hasn't actually been part of a We Need To Do Something About Theta conversation for several centuries, he decides that we do, in fact, need to do something about Theta and goes off to find him and give him a talking-to about the terrible mess he's made of his life.
A bunch of old misunderstandings get hashed out, and this is how Brax and the Doctor get from where I left them at the end of The Wrong Idea to, you know, being able to speak to each other in the VNAs.
Oh yeah, I also wanted to do a scene set earlier, during Trial, during the court recess between Mindwarp and Vervoids, where Brax tries to convince the Doctor to accept a court defender. That scene would be a failed attempt at a reconciliation--from Brax's perspective he's trying to help save his thoroughly undeserving brother's life, but from the Doctor's he's just trying to get him ensnared in Gallifrey. And the Doctor, who doesn't know that Brax believes his adventures are those of a professional mercenary and paid agent, has no idea why Brax is treating him with ill-disguised contempt.
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oh, i mean dw/dweu in general. theyve worn me down o much. sI haven't dived into brax stuff yet but i've always been interested because of your passion for it, having seen how you talk about it so often has been the biggest sell to me on wanting to try it more than anything else. If I do I'll tell you if I can find you to twll, but regardless, all the same I hope you'll feel better and happier now where you're at and plan to be than you were before. You deserve the best.
Oh okay yeah no I get u... people say dw is like a chill old fandom but actually it's just as rancid as any other fandom if not more because the culture is so fixed and there is so little room for new ideas and stuff... I'm a lot better than before and if u ever get into the bennys pls feel free to talk to me!! I hope the best for you too you are very kind 🥰🥰
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the timing is the only thing throwing me off like yes im sure that after months apart, they both had time to cool down and get over a good chunk of the negative feelings towards each other. especially since watts ended up saving john’s life (again) post-beatdown. but still you think there’d be some lingering resentment there, and there seems to be? i mean there are obvious reasons why they clash on this case, but they’re both deliberately antagonizing each other. brax is amping up his lingering homophobia to piss off and scare watts. but then at the end of the day he just lets watts stay. why? why?
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idk how many people would even want to see this BUT i wanna yell about Leela and Brax so here's a list of all their scenes togethr/scenes pertainng to them that i can recall (pLEASE add on if i missed anything/ you have any additional thoughts!! i could talk about these two all day!)
right off the bat in Weapon of Choice when Leela is on the outskirts of the Citadel and Brax goes to bring her back (which is interesting in and of itself, bc usually i would imagine a chancellery guard would go do that so what made Brax decide to instead??), Leela kinda goes off at him bc she's hurting and instead of trying to actually explain what's going on Brax doesn't even try to argue he just says "we need you" which is great bc Leela has that instinctive desire to be needed and to help people and he's speaking right to that -- also as far as we know, this is Leela and Brax's first actual meeting in canon? it's implied that they know of each other, which makes sense, but it doesn't seem like they've ever directly interacted before: Brax seems almost slightly uncertain, and Leela is combative, but when he's gentle with her she's actually quite receptive
the literal next scene after that, where the OT4 is all in one room for the first time (they still kinda hate each other at this point but still !!!). Narvin explaining Gryben and being a real jerk about it and Leela (understandibly!) questions if Gryben is a prison world, and Brax (who to this point has been mostly quiet as Narvin and Romana brief Leela) jumps in to both clarify Narvin's previous xenophobic statements while also maintaining the inherent questionable/negative connotations
(btw it's actually pretty important to note that Romana self-edits herself a lot when talking to Leela, especially in the earlier seasons; you can actually hear her revising the things she says to put it in terms that she thinks Leela will better understand. and i mean she does it out of genuine consideration for her friend associate but it often comes across as varying levels of patronizing. Narvin also obviously "dumbs things down" when dealing with Leela early on, but like... Brax never does that on any level. the only difference i can tell in how he addresses Leela vs how he talks to anybody else is that he seems much more kind with her than almost anyone else???)
their conversation about the Matrix in The Inquiry: this is REALLY important (and if you've ever talked to me on ao3 i've probably gone off to you about it lol) because it's layered. they're talking about the Matrix but they're also not because in answering Leela's question Brax is making a very thinly veiled allegory (which he outright states a minute later) to Time Lord society/politicians/most importantly HIMSELF -- he's actually strangely open about his morals/beliefs in this scene and i'm living for it tbh -- and i find it very interesting that even though he does directly explain what he means ("how do you know all this?" / "because i am a politician.") he also leaves it for Leela to work out the implications. like it's a very nuanced conversation bc there's double meaning in it and most people on Gallifrey seem to think that Leela is tone-deaf and can't pick up on that stuff (even Romana sometimes oversimplifies things to her) but Brax totally just lets her take from it what she will bc he believes her intelligent enough to understand. he doesn't think her any lesser because she's human.
ALSO on a secondary note to the above: the fact that Leela has a question/needed clarification (sorry, haven't listened to this in a while i forget how it actually happened) and actively sought out Brax to talk to about it?? like she knows Romana better she could have gone to her but i feel like Leela kinda imprinted on Brax and someone she can go to for help if she needs it; maybe it's partly bc she knows he's under marginally less pressure than Romana is but also the truth of the matter is that Brax was the most genuinely helpful person to her in the previous stories and that probably means a lot to her (esp. bc he acts like the essence of everything she hates about Gallifrey but he doesn't treat her the way she would expect from that). btw this topic is gonna come up again in a hot minute
that part where Brax gives her that information that might help her re: the Andred thing, even though he really probably shouldn't have done that -- it kinda makes me think about what he must have been like with Theta tbh???
actually this is mostly my own conjecture but there's some neat stuff in Spirit bc during the *waves hand vaguely* bodyswap dream sequence thing, Romana is very "!!!! Brax can help us !!!" which is tecnically Leela brain talking, so like there's the implications of the stuff i've said above about Leela having this idea of Brax where she knows he's someone she can go to for help
can u tell i'm soft for them
Leela sounding really sad/distracted when she talks about how Brax isn't there YES i'm grasping at straws but a lot of this relationship really is conveyed through the voice acting bc of how little direct focus there is on the characters. there's actually several scenes in Mindbomb where she mentions him and she outright says that she misses him during her discussion with Matthias
that implied scene with them in Mindbomb!! i have a Lot of thoughts about that!!! it's all conjecture and fanfic fodder!!! but the reason i mention this is because it seems pretty meta that out of the whole Gally Gang, it's Leela who first sees Brax when he comes back to Gallifrey and in turn she's the first person (besides Matthias, i guess) that he sees upon his return?? idk i just feel like that's somehow a meaningful detail??? also her reaction of utter shock after spending the entire episode missing him and how worked up she is when she tries to tell Romana, like I desperately need to know what happened in this missing scene MR RICHARDS PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED
Leela insisting on going with Brax when Pandora starts hurting him and their whole conversation there is just. so good. like they're both just so soft and then when Darkel comes in Leela instantly goes into protective mode. like they just have such an open relationship bc Brax doesn't even try to be all pretentious with her, like he doesn't even try to keep up any facades when he's with her he's just very genuine and it really says a lot about both of them -- Leela is so good at seeing people, like getting down to the core of who people are and what makes them them (which is why she's good for Romana, btw, bc Romana has a lot of identity issues) and Brax is so tangled up in who he presents himself as that he barely knows who he actually is anymore but Leela can see that and she makes it so he can truly be himself and he doesn't have to hide. also she's so gentle with him when they talk about Pandora, she's very caring and empathetic and wants to make sure he's okay and i am WEAK
it's been a hot while since i listened to Panacea but I think i remember Brax being really soft with Leela when he first brings the gang to the Axis, like just sounding really glad to see her
ok other than the fact that Brax is lowkey relatable in Reborn (daydreaming fanfic about yourself/people you know? simping for Mary Tamm Romana? yeah mood, my man) there's that scene where they're first appraoching the Citadel on the alt!Gallifrey and it seems like none of them, and Brax specifically, have seen it from the outside in a good long while bc he's very in awe and he tells Leela that he wishes she could see it and he sounds sO hEcKiNg sOFT oh my word-
and once again with Leela thinking of Brax as someone she trusts for help: in Dissassembled when everything is going to crap she straight-up says that she wants to go find Brax bc he'll know what to do/be able to help
at the beginning of Annihilation when Romana is depressed and questioning if Brax truly was her friend and Leela INSTANTLY, NO HESITATION assures her that he was; i lost where i had her exact lines written down but she actually kinda goes off to make sure Romana gets the point
literally forcing myself to talk about this bc it makes my brain stall out but like,,, the Brax Hound in Annihilation,,, Leela being like "goodbye, Braxiatel... again" she sounds so sad and like UGH i always kinda forget how sad it actually is for them to lose Brax in Dissassembled bc like, it was so sudden and they didn't get to say goodbye and Leela is always losing people and i have many many feels about this scene and how all that emotion is made very clear in how they each respond to the Hound (might make a separate post abt this later if anyone is interested ::eyes::)
Enemy Lines is utter bullcrap about these two and I will never stop being salty about how they not only sidelined the very good, very subtle friendship they had in s1-4, but they??? made Leela acutally not trust Brax??? when literally this entire time she's been the one person who probably genuinely trusts him the most?? what the heck, David
I haven't heard TW3 or 4 yet but i'm assuming there's nothing worthwhile in those with regards to this duo (correct me if i'm wrong tho lol, i would love to be mistaken in this assumption)
TL;DR Leela and Brax mututally imprinted on each other and have probably the most open and healthy relationship within the OT4 and it is an absolute CRIME that nobody besides Gary Russell and Justin Richards cared enough to actually build on it in canon
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okay going to be unpromptedly insane about murdoch mysteries again for a bit but heres how dadwatts can still win (slash how i think jackwatts will play out). if im being honest i dont think jackwatts breakup will be for good EVEN THOUGH i think it should at this point. but i think it’s a jilliam thing where like its always will they wont they also i dont think peter mitchell understands gay people enough to realize that watts could move on. HOWEVER. this is how i win because clearly the hashtag conflict of the season is jack now being a family man and watts NOT being one. and the setup is wink wink not that parenting is something you’ll ever have to worry about jack and watts walking with baby they found and have to look after etc. so i am still thinking clara will die and that’ll be the mystery for one episode and then raise baby will happen. thatll address the whole watts-jack disconnect since watts will be like now i have a responsibility to be a parent since whatever jack isnt coping well samuel needs two parents whatever whatever. and henry/ruth will get parallels with watts/jack because pm really goes in for that sort of thing. i think the actual plotline will be so deeply unsatisfying to see play out but also i cant leave it alone now out of principle. yeah like i just dont think pm has it in him to make them break up long term anymore and the brax line + jackwatts walking up with the baby is driving me FUCKING insane
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Ready When You Are
*Not my gif*
Pairing: Kelly Severide x Reader
Requested: Yes
Prompt: Based off Boden’s storyline from “Santa Bites” but with Kelly
Warnings: Swearing, childbirth
“You’re supposed to be on maternity leave.” Kim reminded you when she spotted you at your desk.
“I know, but I’m bored and I can do just as much paperwork he-ugh” your sentence got cut short as a hand shot to your stomach as though it would somehow ease the pain.
“You okay?” Kim immediately rushed to your side hand going to your shoulder.
“Yeah, yeah sorry just Braxton Hicks. They’re way more painful than the books make it sound.” You chuckled moving back to the papers on your desk.
“Are you sure that’s all it is?” She looked at you skeptically.
“Yeah, it’s been happening the last few days. At my appointment last week the doctor said to be expecting them.” You waved her off.
“Well either way I really think you should go home.” She insisted.
“Kim-“ you began to protest.
“No, [Y/N]. I’m serious. You’re supposed to be on bed rest to begin with anyway.” She continued.
“Modified bed rest.” You corrected, but sighed when she stood her ground, “Fine. I’ll go home, and continue to be bored out of my mind, but when you’re pregnant and are forced to stay home I don’t want to hear a word from you.” You complained gathering your stuff before you descended back down the stairs you had come up the previous hour. Driving around you decided to go visit your husband at work. Stopping at the nearest donut place on the way.
“Hey mama!” Sylvie greeted jumping up to hug you as you walked into the firehouse, Peter followed right behind hugging you tightly, or as tightly as he could with your 9-month belly resting between you two.
“I hear you’ve had a little bit of a rough week. So, I bring gifts.” You smiled handing Peter a little gift box full of donuts and cupcakes.
“Thank you. You did not have to do that. Aren’t you supposed to be at home anyway?” He smiled when you stuck a finger in front of his face.
“I don’t want to hear it from you too.” You scolded as he stuck his hands up in defeat.
“Ambulance 61 injuries from a fall 815 South Nebraska.” The speaker informed.
“Thank you again. If you ever get bored with Severide let me know.” Peter joked hugging you again before heading to the ambulance with Sylvie. You turned back to the guys remaining in the room as they looked between the box Peter had set on the counter and you.
“3 more dozen in the car.” You laughed holding your keys on your fingertip as they cheered each one kissing you on the cheek on the way out. Waddling your way into the bunk room you spotted Kelly in his office. Knocking on the door lightly before walking in. Turning to see it was you, a smile brightened on Kelly’s face jumping up to help you down onto his bed.
“What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be on bed rest.” He questioned.
“Technically, I am on a bed and I am resting.” You gestured to where you lay.
“You tried to go to work again didn’t you?” He crossed his arms looking down at you.
“Kel, I am so bored! Ughhh!” You groaned from the same pain you had felt before coming into the fire station.
“What’s wrong?” Kelly dropped to his knees as you breathed deeply.
“Nothing. It’s been happening all day.” You answered shakily. There’s no way they were real contractions. You still had another week and a half, “I’m good. You heard what the doctor said about Brax-” Your eyes widened as you heard a loud pop before feeling a gush of water cover Kelly’s bed seconds before another pain appeared in your abdomen. “Oh! Fuck. I’m starting to think those weren’t just Braxton Hicks.” You cried breathing through the pain again giving yourself a few minutes,
“It’s alright we have time we just have to-” He started but was cut off by your groaning from another contraction,
“Kelly she’s coming I don’t think we have time.” You panted watching panic take over his features,
“Oh god. Oh god. Can I have some help in here?” Kelly yelled helping you breathe as you squeezed his hand. Casey, Herrmann, and Cruz running in a few seconds later.
“She’s going into labor. Where are our paramedics?” Kelly questioned looking helplessly between the three men standing stunned behind you.
“They’re on a call.” You answered for them as they stuttered.
“Okay, where’s Dawson?” He asked looking at Matt.
“Went home sick.” He answered.
“Fuckkkkkk!” You cried feeling the pain return.
“Okay alright just breathe baby. Deep breaths.” He coached as Boden came running into the bunk room.
“What’s going on?” He asked.
“She’s in labor, Chief.” Kelly explained.
“Okay Squad let’s go, Casey round them all up!” Boden ordered coming in to help Kelly carrying you towards the truck. Kelly sat beside you holding your hand as he coached you through breathing contractions coming slim minutes apart now. Sirens loud throughout the truck when it came to a stop.
“Tony get us moving!” Kelly yelled to him.
“There’s nowhere to go, Lieutenant.” Tony informed looking ahead, unable to get through the traffic-filled bridge.
“Kel-Kelly she’s coming.” You cried, begging for this to go down any other way, but you were sure now you weren’t making it to the hospital.
“Alright come on lay her down.” Boden ordered helping Kelly and Newhouse guide you to the floor of the truck.
“No offense Chief but could you.” Kelly gestured to the top of your head. Boden chuckled switching Kelly positions.
“Oh my god, Kelly, no please. I can’t do this.” You shook your head panicking.
“Hey, baby. Look at me. Yes, you can. I’m right here. I know what I’m doing I promise.” He reassured you, covering the bottom half of your body with his coat, Boden and Newhouse behind you propping you up. “What better way to bring Elizabeth into the world than in a CFD squad truck?” He winked, lifting up his coat to see. “Just take a deep breath for me, baby. I can see her head, alright? She’s right there. But I’m going to need you to push for me alright? You got this baby. On 3.” He instructed the men counting out for you as you screamed in pain. “Alright take a second. Just a couple more.”
“Kelly it hurts so bad.” You squeezed tighter on Newhouse’s hand.
“I know, just one more for me baby. One more. Ready when you are.” Nodding you took a deep breath before everyone screamed “push” around you, the pressure disappearing right before you heard a cry relief washing over you at the sound. “There’s my girl. She’s so perfect baby.” Severide smiled wide, tears brimming the corner of his eyes as he wrapped her in his bunker jacket before handing her to you. “You did so good I’m so proud of you.” He kissed your head while everyone around peaked down to the bundle into your arms.
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Monsters in the Dark (vampire!Braxton Wolff x f!Reader)
You were attacked and stabbed on your way from work, and Braxton saves you... But at what cost...
Warnings: vampire AU; mentions of blood, injury and violence - it’s a rather dark story comparing to my usual stuff; hurt/comfort; The Reader just became a vampire and it’s quite overwhelming for her; smut - rather rough sex against the wall; Brax calling you “sweetheart” A LOT with different intonations... probably too much, but I couldn’t help it :’)
Words: 2872; gifs by me; AO3 link if you prefer reading there
A/N: Well fuck... I’m really scared to ruin your expectations, so I worked a lot on this one :’) The Reader goes through a rollercoaster of emotions, but... I just think if I were her I'd feel about the same, really. And Brax, well... When I look at him I can't decide if I want to punch or to snog him, or both, so yeah... :’) The story includes a bit of Braxton's POV just because I wanted to give him a bit more depth and show that he's pretty much capable to have feelings too. I didn't want to make him too nice though, hope I managed. I also apologize for using the same cliche phrases when I write sex scenes - in my head everything looks really hot, but sometimes I have problems describing it :’)
By the time Braxton appears with a fresh portion of donor blood, your hunger is practically unbearable. You’ve never dealt with hard drugs… Hell, you don’t even smoke, but now you think you know exactly how drug addicts feel. You have no idea where he got the blood packs, or if it’s legal or not, but you don’t care one bit, as you practically tear it from his hands.
When the hunger is finally satisfied, all of a sudden you feel disgusted and scared of yourself, as the realization hits you: if there was a human being in front of you instead of the blood pack, you could easily rip their throat. What kind of a monster have you become?..
It was your typical working night. You closed the bar at about 1 a.m. and headed to your car, like you always did.
Everything happened very fast.
The man looked like a hobo, or more like a junkie. He appeared from behind the dark corner and gripped onto your bag in a desperate attempt to snatch it out of your hands. Instinctively, you pulled the bag back, and that’s when a sharp pain spiked through your side, somewhere beneath your ribs. You gasped, knees quaking, as you fell down on the pavement. Looking down at your body, you saw that your white t-shirt is slowly turning dark red. You were bleeding.
The knife fell on the ground near you - the man who stabbed you, was apparently shocked by his own impulsive act. The next second he turned to run away from the crime scene. You anxiously rummaged your eyes around, hoping he dropped your bag in panic so that you could reach for your phone… Of course he didn’t. You tried to get up, but your legs betrayed you, pain hitting you again at the attempt to move.
What happened next reminded you of horror movies. You saw how a tall dark figure blocked the junkie’s way. You heard his stifled cry followed by a crunching sound - and the body fell on the ground.
You wanted to scream but your throat went dry and you couldn’t utter a sound. Paralized with fear, you watched the stranger coming closer. But when he crouched down in front of you, you realized his face was familiar. You saw this handsome dark-haired man in your bar way too often. Sometimes you even allowed yourself to casually flirt with him, which he obviously didn’t mind. The man frowned, his brown eyes examining you carefully.
“Please…” you rasped, desperately grabbing hold of his coat, “Help me… please!..”
“Sh, sh, sh… You’re gonna be alright,” he hushed, his voice strangely soothing.
“You’re gonna be alright, I promise you that.”
You drop the empty pack on the floor and stare at your hands. There’s blood on them, and there are also stains of blood on the huge Brax’s t-shirt you had to borrow because yours is ruined. Everything is like a fever dream, and you can’t believe this is your life now and you can do nothing about it.
“You could say thank you, you know… Like a good girl.”
Snapping out of your stupor, you realize he’s been watching you. Brax’s dark eyes lock with yours and his lips curl into a smirk. It takes a huge effort from you not to slap him.
“I didn’t ask you to do this to me,” you say instead, not even trying to hide the anger in your voice.
“Right. So you'd prefer to die than, huh?”
“It’s not the fucking Interview with the Vampire, Braxton!” You’re yelling at him now, unable to hold yourself together any longer. “You could have taken me to the hospital, or called an ambulance, or…”
“Or you’d bleed to death before getting to that hospital. You had no chance, sweetheart. I’m your lifesaver, no matter if you admit it or not,” he snarls.
“Lifesaver? Bullshit! You’re a monster, Brax! I saw what you did to that guy…”
“So now you feel sorry for that piece of shit?! Bet he didn’t feel sorry when he stabbed you! The bastard got what he deserved.”
“It’s not about him and what he deserved, it’s about you! You killed him just like that, without blinking an eye, you… You’re a monster, and you made me a monster too!”
“Hey, don’t you make me a fucking villain, okay? I’m the reason you’re here, not lying on that pavement in the puddle of blood.”
“Well maybe that wouldʼve been for the best! Because I don’t wanna live like that, I-I simply can’t…” You trail off, breathing heavily.
“Easy there, girl,” Braxton steps closer, reaching out to put his hand on your shoulder. “You’re shaking…”
“Don’t fucking touch me,” you hiss, jerking away from him. “I hate you so much, you have no idea.”
With this, you turn on your heels and storm out of the room. You feel like you’re about to sob, and you don’t want him to see you crying.
Braxton watches her disappearing in the bedroom, door slamming shut behind her.
“She just needs some time,” he thinks as he walks to the kitchen to put the rest of the blood packs in the fridge. It’s all too much, of course she’s overwhelmed. He should really be more patient with her. The poor girl didn’t deserve any of this. Especially being stabbed by some piece of scum who tried to steal her bag to buy another load. Son of a bitch. Brax was too disgusted to drink this junkie’s blood, so he simply broke his neck in one swift motion. The bastard barely managed to scream.
Taking off his coat, he sits down on the couch, closes his eyes, leaning his head against the backrest.
She’s a nice girl.
Brax has always been a loner, and he was okay with it. He never had problems finding a woman to spend the night with, if he needed to satisfy his sexual needs. He got pretty much used to being on his own. But this girl… There’s something different about her, something he can’t quite catch, but for some reason she, for once, made him really feel something. An odd, forgotten feeling, somewhere from the past, from his previous life. When he still was human.
That night he could drink her up - he actually was tempted to. Her smell was truly intoxicating. But when she looked at him, begging for help, it hit him - he didn’t want to let her go.
Brax has always been a loner, and he thought he was okay with it. But when he met her, something changed deep inside him. Made him softer. Because when he thinks about what happened, what he did to her, he feels something he hasn't felt for ages - a pang of guilt.
He wasn’t completely honest with her. Maybe she actually had a chance to survive. A rather slim chance, but still. Maybe he could really manage to bring her to the hospital alive if he was fast enough, or at least he could try… No, that night he didn’t even think about it, driven by his selfish desire not to be alone, now that he suddenly got this opportunity.
He shakes his head, chasing away this thought. Guilty or not, it already doesn’t matter. What’s done is done, and there’s no way back. He did that to her, and he’s responsible for her now.
He has to make it up to her.
When you hear him knocking at the door, you don’t answer, but he enters anyway.
“Hey.”
You don’t even turn to look at him as he sits down on the opposite side of the bed, his back turned to yours.
“You alright?”
From all the possible questions he chose the dumbest one.
“How do you think?” You mutter under your breath, quickly wiping your tears as you stand up and take a step towards the window. Braxton lives not that far from your bar, which is definitely not the friendliest neighborhood. But the last rays of setting sun make the gray apartment buildings look warmer, soften their shapes, and the view is surprisingly peaceful. Crossing your arms over your chest, you let out a deep sigh. How the hell are you supposed to be alright? Will you ever be?..
“Look uh… I’m sorry, okay?” He says after a pause. The bed creaks softly as he gets up to approach you at the window. He stands right behind you now.
“I know it’s real hard, I’ve been there… It’s too much for you, I understand.”
You can feel his hand on your shoulder again, but don’t move away this time. After that outburst you’ve just had, all you feel right now is emptiness, and you desperately need some comfort.
“I don’t wanna fight.”
Braxton sounds concerned. Maybe he really cares for you? He could have killed you after all. In fact, he could have killed you the night you first met if he wanted to - you would be an easy target, because well… You can’t deny it - you sort of had a crush on him. So if he asked you out, you most certainly wouldn’t say no.
He could have killed you and drunk up your blood, but he chose to save you instead… What if he’s right and it was the only way?.. And even if it wasn't, does it matter now? You have to find a way to live with it somehow, and you don’t want to take this journey alone.
“Me neither,” you reply quietly.
“It gets better. Promise,” he says as he nuzzles into the crook of your neck, making you shiver at the sensation.
“Better? Really?” You finally turn to face him. “I feel like I’m losing my mind, Brax! This hunger… It’s driving me mad. What if… What if I kill someone? I’m… I’m scared I-” Your voice breaks on the verge of panic.
“Shh… not gonna happen, sweetheart, look at me,” his hand cups your jaw, thumb brushing gently to wipe away the tear from your cheek. “You’ll learn to control it soon. I’ll help. You don’t have to kill anyone to survive. Trust me, okay?..”
And probably you shouldn’t, but when you look into his deep brown eyes, you really want to trust him. It’s crazy how just about a half an hour ago you felt like you hated him with every fiber of your being, and yet…
You need something to hold onto. Or someone. Simply to stay sane.
“Okay,” you whisper, nodding slowly.
“Attagirl, there you go.”
He pulls you a bit closer, pressing his lips against your forehead. You close your eyes and lean into his touch, filled with sudden tenderness you didn’t expect from him. He kisses your cheek, still damp with tears, before drawing back, his gaze trailing down to your lips.
“You uh… Got some blood right there.”
Braxton leans in, and you gasp in surprise when you feel his tongue at the corner of your mouth. You thought the vampires are supposed to be cold, and yet the touch of his lips is surprisingly warm and pleasant. He pulls away for a split second, his eyes searching for yours, silently asking for permission, and then his lips are back on yours. You melt into the kiss, shivers running down your spine as his tongue slowly explores your mouth.
Your fingers instinctively tangle into his hair, pulling him even closer, and he hums in approval, kissing you deeper, more and more urgently. Another gasp escapes you when he suddenly pins you against the nearest wall, seizing your wrists above your head. His lips are now trailing down your jaw, to the side of your neck. When he reaches two small, already barely visible scars, he traces them with the tip of his tongue.
You’re completely at his mercy right now, and the memory from last night instantly pops up in your head - the moment his fangs sank into the delicate skin of your neck. At that moment you didn’t feel scared any longer. You felt a rush of adrenaline, something close to sexual arousal, sharp pain mixed with pleasure to the point of euphoria… Something you’ve never experienced before.
You let out a soft moan, feeling the heat rising up in the pit of your belly, your hips bucking involuntary in search for some pressure and friction to relieve your sudden aching need.
“You like that, huh?”
His voice is hoarse, eyes dark with lust, and there’s this cheeky smirk on his face again. He looks dangerous, and yet so incredibly attractive.
“Yes,” you breathe out, earning another hungry kiss from him. Braxton’s free hand reaches to wrap around your throat as he kisses you. He doesn’t choke you, but the grip is firm enough, and this gesture of possession sends another spark of arousal through you.
It’s so unlike you, but this man… He evokes something feral, something primal and animalistic deep inside of you, and right now you don’t care how well or how long you know him, or if he’s good or bad… You just want him to ruin you.
“Love the way my shirt looks on you.”
Letting go of your throat, his hand slides down your body, snaking underneath the t-shirt to squeeze your breast.
“Brax!..” you moan out his name.
“What do you want, sweetheart?” He rasps against your ear “Tell me.”
“You… I want you,” You whisper breathlessly.
“Gotta be more precise, darlin’.”
“I… I want you inside me… I want you to fuck me, Brax!”
“Good girl.”
Braxton releases your wrists from his tight grip to quickly unzip your jeans and yank them down together with your panties. On shaky legs you step out of them when they slide down to your feet, and instantly reach the buckle of his belt. He tugs his jumper over his head and tosses it away, while you manage to undo his pants.
“Open your legs for me, sweetheart.”
Pressing you against the wall again, he urges you to bend your knee and pulls your leg over his hip. You bite your lip, breath hitching somewhere in the back of your throat, when he lets his deft fingers slip between your folds, groaning into the crook of your neck at the wetness he finds there. A shameless whimper escapes your mouth when he starts rubbing your clit in fast circles, and Brax muffles your moans with another sloppy kiss.
He brings you to the very edge like this, but doesn’t let you fall over it, and you almost whine in frustration as he smirks at you, licking his fingers clean.
“Attagirl. You ready?”
“Want me to beg?” You ask back defiantly. He chuckles at your boldness.
“Not this time, darlin’.”
With this, he seizes your hips, lifting you up. You grip onto his shoulders, clinging to him as he gives his cock a couple of pumps before finally slamming inside you with a hard thrust, letting out a low grunt. You gasp at the sudden sensation of fullness, but he doesn’t even give you a chance to adjust, setting a rough, punishing pace. You hold onto him for dear life, scratching his back and his broad shoulders, obscene moans falling from your lips every time he hits that spot deep inside you which makes your back arch and your toes curl. Pleasure coils in your lower belly, pulsing and throbbing, threatening to burst.
“Come on, sweetheart, give it to me.”
When his thumb presses against your clit, you lose it. The climax hits you like an explosion, so intense your vision turns blurry as your muscles clench around him and you dig your nails even deeper into his skin. Brax is quick to follow. A few more thrusts and he spills inside of you, a deep groan rumbling in his chest. You lean your head against the wall, completely blissed out. Brax’s face is buried into the crook of your neck as he holds you close, both of you panting heavily, trying to catch your breath.
When your breathing is finally back to normal, you let your fingers run through his dark curls absentmindedly. Braxton makes a content hum at your caress, and for some reason your heart flutters with a sudden surge of tenderness towards him. It surprises you how fast you went from hating him to something like this. It’s weird, but you can’t help it.
Then you notice the scratches you left on his shoulders and upper back. Carefully, you start tracing them with your fingers, causing him to shiver slightly at your touch.
“Sorry for this,” you blurt, and he lets out a breathless laugh.
“Don’t be. We heal up way faster than uh… Humans.”
This phrase brings you back to reality.
“Brax?”
“Yeah?”
“Look at me.”
He tilts his head up reluctantly, meeting your gaze.
“You’re not gonna leave me, are you? I mean… I don’t wanna go through this alone. Don’t think I can…” There’s a slight tremble in your voice, but he cuts you off, pressing his lips to yours.
“I ain't gonna leave you, sweetheart. Told you, you’re gonna be alright. I might be a monster, but I do keep my promises.”
Thank you for reading!
Yes, I know, there's bed in the room and they fuck against the wall... I have no idea how it happened, but it just happened, don't ask :')))
tags: @darlingshane, @anna-hawk, @sweetieswiftie, @skvatnavle, @fictionalnerdery, @anaaaispunk (i mean... you tag me, i tag you... let’s call it a fic exchange :D), @slavic-empress because it’s her birthday and i don’t have a better present xD
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I’m still thinking about the strangulation piece. Sorry that I’m no thoughts head bad timeline. This is mostly dialogue tbh, purely self indulgent
CW: talk of strangulation, death & suicide talk, pet whump, intimate whumper, mention of sibling death
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“You could have killed me.” Wren said simply. He’d been thinking about it even days later, how dangerous what Nicholas had done really was.
“No I couldn’t have. I’m not as careless as you might think, I wouldn’t have done it if I thought it would cost you your life.” Nicholas said with a dismissive tone. He had Wren in his lap, his arms holding him right around the waist. The boy’s throat was still sore and bruised, rope mark still left behind. Nicholas had yet to stop admiring his work.
“But what if you did? What would you have done if I had died?” He asked, trying to twist around to face him.
“I don’t have intentions to bury any of my pets, you don’t need to worry about that.” Nicholas told him.
“What if I killed myself?” He asked, getting more and more irritated. Nicholas seemed to be feeling the same way as he roughly twisted him back around, holding him tighter to he couldn’t move.
“If you talk like that I might start to get worried, Love. I’d have to keep a close eye on you, and keep you restrained to avoid such an unfortunate incident.” He said it as if he cared, but they both knew it was a threat.
“Why won’t you answer me? I just want to know what you would’ve done if I had died.” He said, not ready to give up on this, and Nicholas sighed. His hand slid up his chest, coming to loosely wrap around his throat, the feeling instantly causing him to freeze up.
“Fine, since you’re so insistent. If you had died, or if something happens before I’m done with you, I would give you a proper burial.” He told him. “You would have a headstone with your name inscribed on it, and I’d leave flowers for you every once in a while- since you’re so worried about it maybe you should tell me now what flowers you’d prefer.” He said, and though Wren couldn’t see his face he knew he was smirking. “I already know where to bury you, but I’d really rather not have to. So don’t do anything stupid.” He said bluntly.
“So even if I died you wouldn’t have the decency to let my family know…?” He asked, and Nicholas laughed.
“What family?” He asked, and Wren didn’t expect how much those words would hurt.
“I have a family.” He snapped, finally shoving his hand away, turning so he could fully face him now. He may have still been on his lap, Nicholas wouldn’t allow him to just get up, but at least he could see his stupid face now.
“Really? I thought I already told you, I dug up a lot on you when I was trying to bring you home.” He said, reaching up to brush Wren’s hair from his face, the boy flinching away.
“Yeah? And what the fuck would you know about my family?” He snapped. “Because if you knew anything, then you’d-“
“I know that your mother, Karen Brax, died the same year you turned eighteen. I know your name wasn’t always Elias- not that what it was before matters. I know you had a brother, Everett Brax, and I knew about him before I ever knew about you. It also appears you don’t have any relationship with your father or your half siblings. I know you lived alone, you had no partner, and if you’re calling that mutt and his mothers, Valerie and Georgia, your family, then that’s just adorable.” Each word just served to make him more and more angry, more and more scared, his eyes going wide.
“How the fuck-“
“Why would I tell you?” He interrupted. “You’re asking far too many questions, pet. I guess to answer your previous question though, no, I wouldn’t go out of my way to let that mutt, or anyone related to him for that matter, know that you were gone. If anything I love the idea of him living the rest of his miserable life not knowing what happened to you, I hope that guilt would be enough to fucking kill him.” He said, bitterness towards Zander evident in his voice. “You’re mine, Love, until I finally give you away, you belong to me, and if you die here, then you’ll die mine. You might as well forget about your “family”,” He said, grabbing Wren by the chin and forcing him to meet his eye, “Because you will never see them again.”
“I fucking hate you.” He hissed through his teeth. He wanted to hit him, to get his hands around Nicholas’ throat, get his revenge even in some small way but anything short of killing him would result in punishment his body just couldn’t take right now. Nicholas kissed his forehead before releasing his chin, pulling him into a tight, restrictive hug.
“And I still love you all the same.” He told him. He sounded like he was having fun with this, amused by Wren’s anger. He always seemed to find his anger funny, as though it were cute. It just made him more upset.
He wasn’t going to die here. Not just because he didn’t want to die at all, but if he had to die as a pet, he hoped it would be under a different owner, someone with the decency to tell his family, the way his brother’s owner had done for him. Lord knew he hated that man, but that was always the one thing he could appreciate. He wouldn’t let Nicholas be the end of him though, even if only to save Zander from going through that grief all over again.
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Romana for the asks :))
First impression: why is she writing fanfiction
Impression now: you know how most people talk about spamton? yeah that basically. she is so pathetic my meow meow i wanna shake her in a pringles can
Favorite moment: when she wrote my immortal the beginning of the androids of tara where she's looking for the key to time and finds it immediately all while the doctor does Nothing
Idea for a story: gallifrey s2 au where andred is her therapist
Unpopular opinion: she is NOT a girlboss. i hate when people shove her into the Strong Woman kind of archetype considering she canonically is pathetic and terrible. she's undoubtedly a good person but she's also very very bad at it
Favorite relationship: either brax (look he's the only person on gallifrey she really trusts for a long period of time and they're both kind of... using each other? romana uses brax as basically a safety net: he stops her when she goes too far, e.g. trying to kill herself, and brax uses romana to achieve his own goals. when brax isn't there romana falls into the worst parts of herself (see: imperiatrix). romana looks up to brax as an older, wiser, politically more intelligent friend and brax looks up to romana as i guess the perfect president? and perfect version of romana certainly. and i do have to wonder if with the doctor gone and furious at her, romana clings to the closest alternative: his brother) or the doctor because uh. i like doctor/romana
Favorite headcanon: she has adhd
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