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shiningmoonchild7 · 4 years ago

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Kung Lao my love 🖤💖

Lightning Part 28: Meeting Time

Fandom: Mortal Kombat 2021

Pairing: Kung Lao x Reader

Summary: And here we are. Shang Tsung has finally arrived- and so has Kung Lao.

A/N: It does not feel like Monday. Have a good one everyone. I hope I did this scene justice.

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“The time has come to end this.” The deep voice was commanding and powerful. You and Kano joined the others in the hall.

You were instantly on alert.

Shang Tsung.

Sorcerer from Outworld. You’d only seen him visions and read about him in books.

Behind him was none other than Sub Zero and warriors you didn’t recognize. Their presence was threatening. Armored. Ready for battle. Defensive.

Liu Kang and Kung Lao stood back-to-back and ready to defend their home.

Kung Lao was back! There was no time to celebrate. But he was safe for now which was a relief.

You held your arm up to signal to the others not to approach or instigate. Shang Tsung’s confident strut sent Kung Lao and Liu Kang backwards, ever on their guard. You all knew just how dangerous he was. The confidence and fearful aura that radiated from him had been well earned. Liu was worn down as though he’d received a thorough ass-beating. The air was frigid.

“Take whatever trophies you desire.” Shang Tsung stopped, and his eyes turned completely black. Your heart was beating practically out of your chest with fear. You remembered this from a vision. But this was not the same moment, not the one where you would jump into action. You had prepared for that but even with all your forewarning, it was impossible to know how it would turn out in the moment. Lao and Liu wouldn’t do anything stupid, not when faced with overwhelming odds. You didn’t think you stood a chance against Shang Tsung and his forces as they were. Not taken by surprise like this and with half your warriors unprepared. “But their souls are mine.”

Not if you had anything to say about it.

If you had to then you would close off the hall with ink. Kung Lao could help get them to safety with his arcana.

But there was no need. You had never been so relieved to see lightning strike in all your life. It crackled and the air was thick with electricity. Lord Raiden appeared within the spark, standing before his warriors to protect you.

“Silence!” His voice boomed like thunder and his staff struck stone with an echo. Shang Tsung, for all his confidence, stopped his approach but looked no less confident. In fact, you had the feeling that he was pleased to see Lord Raiden.

This was one hell of a power move on behalf of Outworld. It was one thing to hunt warriors with the mark who didn’t know their purpose. It was another to appear in the temple of a God and make threats.

“I have come to claim your world.”

Raiden was seething with fury. This was a dangerous standoff, and you were uncertain there was a good end for either side.

“You’re too late, Raiden.” His confidence was borderline arrogance. Yet he was almost charming, as threatening as he was. But you dismissed the thought. You’d never forget the vision of him stealing the life from Kung Lao. You would end this. Cole Young would end this. Outworld would not win the tournament.

“It is forbidden to claim victory until the tournament begins.” Raiden, not intimidated, stood his ground.

“You are correct, Thunder God.” Shang Tsung took a dangerous step closer, grin filled with malice. “But conflict outside of Mortal Kombat is not forbidden… besides,” he practically spat with vitriol, “the other Gods are too lazy to stop me.” His grin fell. “I have come for your souls.” His dark eyes took in the combatants you stood guard over. A wicked stare took you in before passing you over.

“You will leave this place at once, sorcerer.”

“These are your champions?” Shang Tsung was less than impressed. He thought you were laughable. He was trying to scare you. It was working. “Kill them.”

His warriors approached but Raiden slammed his staff into the ground. Lightning cracked. Thunder was so earsplitting that it was painful, but you kept on your guard. A barrier of electricity surrounded you and the rest of the temple, cutting it off from Shang Tsung and his warriors. The eyes on the head of Raiden’s staff were glowing with magic.

Shang Tsung didn’t move even with the barrier mere inches before him. He stared Raiden down.

“You think these tricks will protect you forever?” Shang Tsung backed down at last, beaten for the time being. Sometimes you forgot just how formidable Raiden was. “It’s only a matter of time.”

With that, Shang Tsung and his minions retreated. There was no relief seeing him leave. Turning to face the others, you were met with silence and confusion. It was one thing to be told what they were up against and another to see it in action.

Kano, of course, broke the tense silence. You rolled your eyes.

“Just circling back on those superpowers. It’s like a box of chocolates. Ya never know what you’re gonna get. Is it gonna be fireballs? Is it gonna be lightning, huh? It could be uh… it could be frisbee hat.” Kano’s arrogance was irritating as ever but after watching Shang Tsung fearlessly approach, he seemed rather insignificant. “No offense, whoever you are.”

Kung Lao turned confidently toward you. You couldn’t help but smile.

“The name is Kung Lao. Descendant of the Great Kung Lao. Grand Champion of the Order of Light.”

“Never heard of him.” Kano shrugged him off.

“Listen carefully, there is no time to waste.” Liu stepped next to his brother and looked to each of the combatants, his eyes stopping on you. The worry behind them was unlike any you had seen before. “Your training will begin immediately.”

You joined Kung Lao and Liu Kang then placed a nervous hand on Liu’s arm. “Are you okay?” You asked discreetly. He bowed in response.

“I was caught off guard. I’m fine.” He averted his eyes, so you let go of him and turned to Kung Lao who was looking rather serious. A rare day, indeed.

“I arrived just in time.” Lao looked to the combatants and then to you.

“You have no idea.” You finally relaxed a little. It was all happening. The time had finally come. Everything that you’d been training for was real. You were going to fight for your lives and the lives of everyone in Earthrealm. Nothing would ever be the same after this. “It’s good to see you.”

“Y/N.” He wrapped his arms around you and pulled you into his strong arms for a tight, comforting hug. You melted into him and slipped your arms around his middle. The kiss he placed at the top of your head made you smile so stupidly that you were glad your face was hidden against his chest.

“Here I thought you were sleeping with kindling over there.” Kano’s voice made you tense up again. “Really? Frisbee hat over fire hands?”

Cole’s frustrated sigh was audible and made you laugh.

“And who are you?” Kung Lao had briefly tensed up at the implication, but he wasn’t taking the bait either. You were proud of him for having mostly gotten jealousy out of his system. Mostly. He knew there was no reason to worry about you. You were in love, and you trusted each other.

“Kano. Leader of the Black Dragon.”

Kung Lao gave him a look as if to say he’d never heard of it.

“These are our warriors with the mark.” You said.

“Not blondie.” Kano pointed to Sonya with his thumb. “Just along for the ride. Sure you’re used to that by now, aren’t you sweetheart?”

“Has he been like this the whole time?”

“Yeah. Par for the course.” You couldn’t have been happier to hear Kung Lao’s voice, to see his face, and hold him in your arms. Even Kano couldn’t ruin the comfort of knowing he was safe.

“Now that you’re back, Lao, we must begin their training. As you can see, the need for it is dire. They must find their arcana. Without it, we are doomed. Time is running out.” Liu Kang was avoiding looking at you. It’d been a long time since he’d done that.

“I must speak with Lord Raiden first. Prepare them for training. I will join you as soon as I can.” Lao bowed his head. Liu Kang did so in return and then led the others down the hall. Kano’s voice was grating. You swore it traveled through the temple louder than anyone else’s. Lao placed a hand on your shoulder and gave it a reassuring squeeze. “Should I worry for you? Put that guy in his place?”

“No, no. I can hold my own but… we should keep an eye on him. I have a bad feeling.” You smiled. Kano thought he was special, and the truth was… he wasn’t. The world was filled with men like him. “It’s so good to see you, you have no idea. I was worried.”

“I was worried about you too. I’m sorry it took so long to get back. But… I’m here now. We’re together now.” His hand engulfed your cheek and you leaned into it, resting your smaller hand over his. You both knew the significance of Shang Tsung’s appearance even if you didn’t say it.

“Liu’s right. We have to get to training them.”

“I know. Just… one more second in your arms, okay?” This was not how you were used to greeting Kung Lao after time apart. But you would make up for it when this was all over. Tucking your hair behind your ear, Kung Lao urged your chin up with his thumb. You rested your hands on his chest and as he leaned to capture your lips in his, you felt them curl into a smile. Usually, he would have just carried you away to your shared room for an intimate moment, but you didn’t have the time. This was too urgent. But this kiss was sweet as ever. “Okay, more than one second,” he muttered against your lips and urged his arms tightly around you. You laughed but swatted at his chest, pulling back even as he pursued that kiss further.

“We have work to do.” Your grin was stupid, you were sure. Kung Lao had that effect on you.

“I know, I know.”

“Important work.”

“I promise to be on my best behavior.”

And he would be. You knew that. Despite his joking there was a shadow hanging over him. Over you both. The shadow of death.

“Kung Lao.” Raiden’s commanding voice interrupted you. “We must speak at once.”

“Lord Raiden?” You stepped out of Kung Lao’s arms. “I need to speak with you too. It’s important.”

“Of course.” Lord Raiden was unnerved and that in itself was scary. You followed Raiden through the halls of the temple. In the craziness of Shang Tsung’s sudden appearance and the return of Kung Lao you had nearly forgotten your vision. If Cole Young was the child of legend, then you needed to train him and prepare him for what came next. The safety of your world and everyone in it lived and died by his hand.

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shiningmoonchild7 · 4 years ago

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Before I Leave You (Pt. 15)

(Omegaverse au, Mafia au, Bts x Reader)

Summary: it’s kind of funny how Kim Taehyung’s life as a man sets the stage for the real story; the story of Her- Tae the woman, Tae the lovely alpha girl who loves makeup and loves romance books and maybe loves a certain cute omega who loves baking and matching pajama sets.

Pairing: Beta! Yoongi, Omega! Reader, Omega! Jungkook, Omega! Seokjin, Alpha! Namjoon, Alpha! Hoseok, Alpha! Taehyung, Alpha! Jimin,

Tags: Trans! Tae content, dysphoria, depictions of unintended outings, self miss-gendering, self-deprication, changing pronouns, jealousy, over-romanticizing queer things, ptsd, trauma, dissociation, bad days, referenced anorexia, referenced bad-eating habits, shame, self-esteem issues, self de-humanization, self-hate, dom/sub undertones, hurt/comfort, Fluff, nesting and cuddling

W/c: 11.2k

A/n: I decided to split this chapter into two parts because I want to explore the exposition more! the next one will have the title ‘babygirl pink” this part gets a little back into the pacing of the story that the first few chapters had. hopefully the next chapter will be out in a week!

Previous Part — Masterlist

Moving into the house is one thing, but getting settled is another.

feeling settled Takes several weeks of carefully respecting boundaries and getting used to each other. It takes compromises and learning to let things go. Your kitchen no longer belongs to you, the house is no longer quiet at night but full of laughter and noise that can grate on you if you let it. Hoseok plays rap music so loudly in the shower that you can feel the base when you press your palm to the wall.

The days that you and Yoongi are left entirely alone are the worst, but most of the time it’s not just the two of you left at the house all day, Jungkook has the most flexible schedule of them all, Jimin spends days off and on- and more often than not Hobi has Monday’s off. Tae, Namjoon, and Jin are the only ones who work consistent 9-5.

Jin snaps at the pups more than once over the first few weeks for not unpacking on their days off, when he comes home from work and finds little more disturbed than when he left. A task that they usually abandon in favor of bonding with you and Yoongi.

At the end of the day, their preference for helping Yoongi (and probably stealing a kiss or sweet nuzzle from the beta) over doing chores is a charming reminder that they’re all still twenty somethings, can take a second to learn to be an adult when it matters and balance the responsibility of being a part of a team.

A team that you are slowly starting to become a part of. Making sure dinner is at least partially ready and the others can jump into help as they come home, Tae sets the table, Jungkook likes making the salad and together you all bitch at Namjoon to stop helping until he goes to take a shower and destress from his day as he easily has the most demanding job of all. His body dead tired from lifting bodies and standing in the same position over an operating table all day.

He doesn’t talk about it often, but sometimes he comes home and you can just tell his carrying the weight of not only his life on his shoulders, but whatever sorrow he might have seen at the hospital.

Sometimes, you catch him when he comes home, folding himself over Jin’s shoulders and laying his weight on the other omega. Jin is the only one that rivals Namjoon in terms of size (though Tae is a close second) and now you see the utility in that; Jin is the only one who can hold Namjoon up.

Their system makes sense, the more you spend time with it and muse on it. You only hope that you can fit into their easy scheme of love and loving.

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