#conquest just does something to me...
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today i cant stop thinking about mark begging conquest to stop and listen to reason, and conquest laughing in his face and saying "you thought i would give you the chance to surrender?"
#ive never seen anything like it in my life#conquest#mark#i gotta either re-write the fic i wrote for them or write a new one#i tried to re-read it and couldnt get through the first few paragraphs#i was CLEARLY in a frenzy when i was writing it hahahahaha#conquest just does something to me...#my brain shorts out
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Soresu Negotiations
âGet help,â Palpatine said. âYouâre no match for him. Heâs a Sith Lord.â
Obi-Wan turned to look at the Chancellor. â...yes?â he said. âBut heâs also something else â something Iâm surprised youâve forgotten.â
âWhat?â Palpatine asked.
âA politician,â Obi-Wan replied, turning back to Dooku.
Anakin groaned, then sat down.
âHere we go,â he said.
Palpatine blinked, looking from Anakin to Obi-Wan.
â...what do you mean, Anakin?â he asked.
âThis happens sometimes,â Anakin replied. âHow do you think he got his nickname?â
âCount,â Obi-Wan said, at about the same time. âItâs occurred to me that I never actually found out what the Confederacy wants.â
âIsnât it a little late for this?â Dooku asked. âWe have been at war for several years.â
âTrue,â Obi-Wan conceded, readily. âThe war having started on Geonosis, because of tracing back your clone army which we⊠appear to have appropriated, mostly because you did it in our name. But thatâs how the war started â not your objectives.â
Dooku was silent for a moment.
âI assume some semblance of a point will be emerging,â he said, eventually. âIf you could be so kind as to provide it?â
âWars begin for all sorts of reasons,â Obi-Wan replied. âBut how they end⊠they end because a mutual settlement has been reached. And itâs occurred to me that I donât know what youâd want out of a victory.â
He spread his hand, the one not holding the â unlit â saber. âItâs not the conquest of the Republic, I can tell that much. If the CIS annexed the Republic, what youâd have would still be the Republic, just under a different name⊠itâs not the Republic without the corruption thatâs been causing it problems, because most of the corruption in the Republic was â was â the big industrial concerns like the Techno Union, Commerce Guild, Trade Federation. But you seem to have taken all of those off our hands, and they provide essentially your entire military so I donât think anyone else could honestly believe that either.â
âI wouldnât expect a Jedi to understand,â Dooku replied. âThe Confederacyâs member systems have concerns relating to over-centralization.â
Obi-Wan stared at him for a long moment.
â...no they donât,â he said.
âI hardly think you can have earned your reputation as a negotiator, Kenobi, if you are so willing to be insulting,â Dooku said, archly.
âThatâs not what I mean,â Obi-Wan replied. âI mean⊠yes, now the Republic has an army, though really itâs actually the Jediâs army and weâre simply letting them borrow it, but four years ago the Galactic Republic was proverbially incapable of doing anything. It took emergency powers for the Chancellor to get the Republic to authorize having any kind of military whatsoever â and the only one available was the one you ordered. Thatâs not over-centralization.â
He drummed his fingers on his âsaber. âAnd I note that I overheard Nute Gunray insisting on the head of Senator Amidala â literally, in those words â as his price for signing a treaty. But I still havenât heard an actual answer. What does the Galaxy look like if the Confederacy wins?â
Dooku frowned, and after about three seconds Obi-Wan glanced at the Chancellor.
âDidnât you discuss this at any point, your excellency?â he asked. âCount Dooku doesnât seem to have thought about this.â
Palpatine blinked.
â...heâs a Sith Lord,â he repeated. âShouldnât you be fighting him?â
âItâs called diplomacy, Chancellor,â Obi-Wan replied, before returning his attention to Dooku. âGrandmaster, are you seriously telling me that you never thought about what you would do if you won?â
Anakin checked his comlink, for the time, then the ship trembled slightly.
âArtoo?â he asked. âCan you tell those ships outside to stop shooting at us and give us a wide berth? This could take hours and I donât want to find out if my nameâs literal.â
âHours?â Palpatine repeated.
âHeâs rolling,â Anakin replied, rolling his eyes. âLike I say, Iâm used to this.â
He rummaged in a pocket of his robes, taking out a miniature toolkit, and began disassembling his lightsaber. âIâm pretty sure I can retune these crystals to give two stable configurations which itâll snap between, that should give me a length toggle instead of a single adjustable lengthâŠâ
âAre you taking your lightsaber apart?â Palpatine hissed. âWhat if you need to fight?â
âItâs okay, Chancellor, Iâll get about five minutesâ warning if the negotiations are going downhill,â Anakin replied. âThat should be time to put it back together againâŠâ
Palpatine looked up to Obi-Wan, who â sure enough â was still going.
â...of course, a separate but related issue is what itâs going to be like afterwards,â Obi-Wan said. âIn principle the Republic and the Jedi Order could probably accept the existence of Sith so long as we actually knew who they were and they werenât trying to destroy us. Itâs the fact that the first Sith we met in a thousand years tried to run Anakin over and cut Qui-Gonâs head off as an opening move thatâs soured us towards them a bit⊠but are you really going to be content as someone whose whole job is to die for Sidious?â
Dooku stared at Obi-Wan, baffled, then glanced at Palpatine and Anakin.
âWhat do you mean?â he asked, forcing his gaze back to Obi-Wan.
âSidious is your Master, we know that much,â Obi-Wan replied. âPartly because you told me yourself. But has he ever put himself in danger? Or has it all been you dealing with Jedi like myself and my apprentice? Putting yourself out there, in danger, while you do exactly what he says?â
He smiled slightly. âA Jedi would accept that, but youâre a Sith â youâve said so yourself. Sith are self-interested. What do you think your new master is getting out of the situation? Because if you donât know, itâs got to be something and itâs probably something he doesnât want to tell you.â
âMy master is quite willing to put himself in danger,â Dooku said, then clamped his lips shut at a frantic mouthed shut up from Palpatine.
âReal or feigned?â Obi-Wan asked. âDo you think he wouldnât manipulate you? Heâs been doing it to everyone else â youâve said it.â
Dookuâs brow furrowed.
âBut weâre getting off topic,â Obi-Wan said, turning to look at Palpatine. âChancellor, what about this as a starting point? Your emergency powers were granted to resolve the crisis, and Iâm sure you want to abandon them as soon as possible⊠so why not take away the whole reason why the individual systems in the Confederacy had problems with the Republic to begin with? Freely allow the departure of any system which wishes to do so, under the emergency powers legislation; enact a progressive tax, one which hits the Core worlds harder owing to their greater ability to pay, to sustain a carrier based navy able to hunt pirates more effectively than conduct occupations or orbital bombardment, and have the navy established on a sector-federal two-level model?â
Palpatine stared at Obi-Wan for at least ten seconds.
â...heâs a Sith Lord,â he said, yet again.
âOh, shut up,â Dooku replied. âYouâre a Sith Lord and I donât see you doing anything constructive.â
Obi-Wan glanced at Palpatine.
â...you know,â he began. âIâm quite sure youâd need to note that on your financial disclosure forms, your Excellency.â
He turned sideways, so he could see both Dooku and Palpatine at the same time. âWhat was the point of this whole abduction, anyway?â
âAs it happens, I was supposed to kill you,â Dooku said. âItâs the only way to turn Anakin to the Dark Side, if youâre out of the way.â
âHuh?â Anakin asked. âIs something up? Iâve almost got the crystals realigned.â
âThis plan looked a lot better this morning,â Palpatine muttered.
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give me a reason.
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in which⊠âthe one whereâ lando needs to get his shit together, or lose the love of his lifeâŠ
hi! itâs me! back again with angst, fluff and filth! i needed to get this the hell away from me bc i worked on it so long that it kinda stopped making sense so i fear this isnât my best work oopsie! anyways, thanks for being the best bunch ever and pleaseeeeeee let me know what you think - likes, comments and reblogs are so appreciated and make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside soooo you know what to doâŠ
songs to set the vibes: hoax by t swizzle, no iâm not in love by tate mcrae, come over by noah kahan
warnings: 18+!! minors BEGONE! smut, angst!! but also fluff sooo..! friends to something worse to lovers, lando needs to be shot ngl, lando is so messy, max is yet again a victim, r loves wine a lot, alcohol use, swearing, lando has a bitchy gf (we hate her!) for a bit, r is just a girl, p in v, general sex acts, unprotected sex (sigh)
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youâre perched at the edge of the booth watching. pietra plies you with drinks, knowing full well that itâs the only way youâre gonna make it through the evening. max sits beside her, an arm wrapped loosely around her shoulder as he glares at his best friend at the bar.
âheâs such an idiot.â max sighs, polishing off the rest of his drink in one. he knows heâs about to have his ear talked off about landoâs latest fling.
âsuch an idiot.â p scowls. you just laugh, reach for another shot of vodka.
âwhat do you guys expect?â you sneer, faking a smile as the bitter liquid warms your belly.
âyou guys are meant to be together.â max states. p nods quickly, but pauses.
ânot sure if he even deserves you though, baby.â she coos, squeezing your arm softly. you thank her with watery, bleary eyes.
landoâs on his way back over now, the pretty blonde heâd been chatting up for the last ten minutes tucked under his arm. that shuts you all up, but the cold air blasting out of the dimly lit booth could give lando and his mystery woman fatal hypothermia.
âguys, this is casey.â lando grins toothily, ushering you to move around in the booth so they can sit with you. you end up sat between pietra and casey, smushed uncomfortably into the sticky pleather. lando makes the introductions.
âmy best friend max, his girlfriend pietra, and,â he clears his throat when his eyes fall on you. âand, um, my other friend.â
my other friend.
you didnât think he could reach a new low.
âwow.â you hiccup, wriggling closer to pietra.
âi thought she was your best friend.â pietra narrows her eyes at lando, keeps her voice light and teasing.
casey is beautifully oblivious, sky blue eyes remaining firm on the racing driver at her side. you want to throttle them both.
âcourse. yeah.â he laughs it off awkwardly, before placing all of his attention on his latest conquest. it sounds harsh, sure it does, but you know lando and you know how he operates.
âiâm going. thank you,â you say directly and loudly to max and p, who are shuffling from the seats so you can get out of this prison of couples that youâd been so cruelly trapped in. âfor a nice evening.â
you donât bother to say goodbye to lando.
-
you spend the next morning crying into a cup of coffee, wrapped in three different blankets. deeply, devastatingly hungover.
you spend the afternoon that follows on the phone with max.
âitâll be over in days, hun, donât even worry about it. heâs probably trying to get her out of his place right now and canât even remember her name.â max reassures, and while history would suggest him to be right, something inside of you twists with dread. âi donât know what heâs playing at.â
âyou told me that he⊠you said he liked me, max.â you groan, hot with embarrassment.
âhe did! he does! he thinks you arenât interested so- â
âi donât wanna hear it max. i went to abu dhabi, flew in just to surprise him, to finally fucking tell him, and⊠well you know what happened.â
youâd walked into his hotel room and found him balls deep inside someone else.
needless to say, you werenât convinced that he was as hopelessly, pathetically in love with you as max claimed him to be; as hopelessly, pathetically in love with you as you were with him.
âi know, i know, but he was hurting. doesnât excuse the, uh, emotional warfare, but he doesnât know how you feel.â
âwell, at this rate, max, he never will.â
-
youâre stupid for being excited for the group dinner youâve planned. everyoneâs coming, max and p, martin, some of the boys and some of your girls. and lando. you havenât seen him for a week, not since caseygate, and if youâre being earnest, you donât really want to. at least heâll be alone, you think. he doesnât bring his hookups to group plans.
you think, and god laughs.
heâs the last to arrive, the same blonde with the same striking blue eyes tucked under the same stupid arm. you sink your glass of wine before they even get to the table, leg bouncing frantically against the chair. you swear you see pietras lips recoil into a snarl.
âdid you know he was bringing her?â she hisses quietly to max, looking at you cautiously.
âobviously not!â max defends, nostrils flaring.
âsorry weâre late.â you hear from the head of the table. âeveryone, this is casey.â
-
half an hour later, after having the magical story of their blossoming relationship shoved down your throat, you escape to the bathroom.
youâre fixing your lipgloss when the door swings open. in casey walks, complete with a hair flick and a tacky, expensive handbag.
âoh, i didnât even realise you were here tonight.â she speaks, sickeningly false. âi thought iâd notice such a good friend of landoâs.â
you suck in a breath.
âi wouldnât get too used to little old me.â you shrug, meeting her condescending grin with a better, badder one. âor lando, quite frankly. heâll get bored soon.â
you leave her in the dust, only letting yourself shake with rage when you know she canât see you. you bypass the table completely, shoot p a quick text that says youâre going home, and wait for the maĂźtre d' to hand you your coat. you wait outside the restaurant for your uber, glance back to see if anyone had even noticed youâd gone. by anyone, you mean one person, and one person only.
landoâs looking around the table, something vacant in his eyes. itâs perhaps the first time youâve properly looked at him all night. thereâs something withered and haunted in his eyes, even from so far away you can see it. he seems to be searching for something, something that he canât place. someone.
you see that same tired face in your dreams that night, joined by a pretentious, condescending smile, taunting you while you toss and turn.
-
casey becomes such a constant that youâre shocked that lando eventually comes to a party without her. itâs pietraâs birthday, and max is throwing her a party at their apartment.
youâre there early to help max set up when lando walks in, better rested than the last time youâd seen him. heâs wearing a loose white button up and light wash jeans that sit just right, curls a crown atop his head.
âno casey?â max asks subtlety as him and lando hug. you make no move to greet him.
ânah, she had other plans.â he scratches his nose as he says it, and you know itâs a lie. itâs been his tell as long as youâve known him.
max stares awkwardly between you both, gesturing his head wildly towards you when he knows youâre not looking. lando shrugs, frantic silent conversation transpiring between them until you turn around.
âfuck, forgot candles. silly me! be back in ten.â max doesnât give you a chance to breathe before heâs darting out the door, jacket slung over his arm. you glare as he disappears out the door.
âyou gonna talk to me?â lando questions, hands shoved deep in his pockets. he tries to sound light, nonchalant but it just comes off standoffish, an awkward reminder of just how much distance there is between you now, and how much there has been since he made it his personal mission to sleep with every woman he laid eyes on. except you.
âdepends.â you reply flatly.
âon?â you can hear his footsteps against the hardwood floor, inching closer and closer. your hands shake as you untangle the balloons, pouring them out of the packet onto the table. you feel the heat of him before you see him, closing in on you. itâs been so long since youâve been this close to him that you can anticipate each movement before he even makes it, your senses ultra heightened.
your breath shakes.
âon?â he presses, aware of just how stubborn you can be. âwhatâs going on with you?â
ânothing, lando. tired, busy, the usual. nothing crazy.â you attempt to shrug him off, but apparently heâs not done with you.
âthen why canât you look at me? did i do something?â he chokes out a laugh, a revelation of how uncomfortable he is.
you brave the sight of him, turning slowly until youâre face to face. he looks beautiful, freshly shaved, curls tamed back but not enough to stop them from hanging over his forehead to frame his face. just the way you like them.
âsee? nothing wrong.â you smile tightly, wondering if he can see the effort it takes to make your face move for him, if he can see the tension coursing through your veins like electricity. he seems to scan your face, taking his time, before he sighs, hums like heâs finally satisfied.
âso youâve been busy?â lando asks, trying to revert to your status quo, but you canât bare the agony of pretending. âhardly seen you since, uh, abu dhabi.â
âyep.â you quip, disappear into the kitchen just as you hear maxâs keys in the front door.
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a few hours later everyoneâs had too much to drink, and the party is in full swing. landoâs persisted more than you thought heâd bother to, and youâve managed to exchange sentences made up of more than three words apiece. youâve left your circle to get a drink, about to slip into the kitchen, but hushed whispers stop you from entering.
your blood runs cold when you realise that one set of frantic whispers belong to lando, the other to max. you feel that you should leave, come back when itâs all clear but something tugs on your heartstrings and ties you to the threshold of the room. maybe itâs the possibility for closure, or worse, hope.
âmate you called me basically crying, telling me how in love with her you are, and when she gets there, youâre fucking someone else! what the fuck do you want from her, man?â max spits.
âhow the fuck was i supposed to know she was gonna show up?â lando retorts, an edge of desperation in his voice.
âthe real question is: why would you sleep with someone if you feel that way about her? why are you fucking around? why are you with casey?â
âbecause i was hurt, max! sheâs been going on all these dates, talking about guys sheâs seeing and, what, iâm supposed to put my life on hold waiting for her to love me back? i canât do it anymore. i canât.â landoâs voice cracks at the end and you lean into the wall, unable to feel your legs.
âyou could have told her, you idiot.â max is having none of the pity party, it seems, finally ready to knock some sense into your mutual best friend.
âand ruin everything? she clearly didnât want to be with me.â lando argues. max sighs.
âif you actually think that, then youâre a lost cause, mate.â you hear what you assume is. sympathetic slap on the back.
âiâm doing fine with casey, iâm finally getting somewhere. jesus, i havenât even slept with her yet.â lando whines. your heart stops on the other side of the door.
âso, itâs serious then? you and casey?â max asks, skeptical.
âit could be.â lando admits.
you put yourself out of your misery, loudly opening the door to the kitchen. you act aloof, surprised to see them, but the crease in your forehead is all max needs to see. he knows you heard at least some of it. fifteen years of friendship with him means he can read you like a book. fifteen years of friendship with lando has done nothing but break your heart.
âsorry, guys, didnât know you were in here.â you feign nonchalance. âjust need a drink.â you slide past lando, watching the way his back ripples with tension at the slight brush of your body against his. you let out a deflated breath, wrapping your hand around a cold can of god knows what. all you know is you need a drink, and you need to get out of this fucking kitchen.
you find pietra on the makeshift dance floor, join her and your friends to spin and twirl and forget about the man whoâs stood in the corner doing nothing but watch you.
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a week passes. landoâs wine drunk. youâre laying across one of his sofas, sharing with him, and max and p sit on the other sofa. youâre all giggling about nothing in particular, latest gossip, old anecdotes, random shit that no oneâs sober enough to not laugh at. it feels like balance is being slowly restored, like the good old days before it all went sour.
âstill canât believe you did a whole lap of the ski lodge naked.â you tease lando, smirking at him from your end of the sofa. you nudge his thigh with your foot, and he grabs your ankle, thumbing over the sensitive skin.
âa dare is a dare.â he replies, grinning back at you, his gaze lingering even when max interjects.
âagain, mate, no one fucking dared you to do that.â max shouts, and you all descend into laughter again.
âi did not need to see some of the things i saw that night.â p grimaces playfully, and you canât help but flush at the memory of landoâs bare ass disappearing into the snow.
âagreed.â you say, drawing landoâs eyes back onto you.
âyou know you loved it.â he raises an eyebrow at you, and you stare bashfully into the wine glass in your hand. you feel his hand squeeze, nails ghosting above your ankle, making you shiver.
âgot an early morning tomorrow, fuck.â max groans. âbetter get going.â
you hug him and p goodbye, graciously offering to help lando tidy up a little as the couple leaves the driverâs london apartment for their own.
youâre carrying empty glasses into the kitchen when you spot it, and it stops you dead in your tracks. the same handbag that casey had carried into that bathroom all those weeks ago. your skin tingles, a phantom touch making you burn.
âso you and, uh, casey are getting serious, huh?â you mumble, finally making it into the open plan kitchen.
lando stands on the opposite side of the marble counter, a tea towel slung over his shoulder, disgustingly domestic.
for her, though. never for you.
ânot sure.â he responds flippantly.
âmust be, canât remember the last time you kept a girl around this long.â your attempt at a joke falls flat, even though heâs still tipsy, flushed with alcohol.
âsâthat supposed to mean?â lando asks, boyish and defensive.
ânothing, just⊠you havenât really seemed in a relationship-y place.â you remark, trying to appear casual as you place the glasses on the countertop.
âi wasnât but i realised i needed to get my shit together. havenât even-â he starts, but cuts himself off abruptly.
âhavenât what?â you press, finding a cloth to wipe the marble clean.
âdonât wanna make things weird by telling you that kinda stuff.â
âlando, you called me when you lost your virginity and couldnât find your way out of her apartment building. commando. you can tell me.â you deadpan.
as much as you could do without a play by play of his newfound relationship and changed ways, heâs your friend first, and he seems like he needs a shoulder. it would be careless, cruel, even, to deny him of that.
âwell, we havenât, uh, you know.â he looks at you intensely.
âoh. still?â
lando looks at you strangely, wondering what on earth you mean by that, but you swoop in with a get out of jail card that stops him from figuring out youâd eavesdropped.
âi mean, havenât you guys been together for like a month?â you continue.
âyeah but i guess i figured i should take it slower, deviate from my, uh, usual way.â he admits, scratching his neck.
âoh, thatâs⊠nice.â
ânot according to casey.â he mutters, slinging the tea towel across the counter, frustrated.
âwhatâs that supposed to mean?â you enquire, avoiding eye contact.
âi donât know, sheâs just⊠she wants it and, fuck, i was trying to be a good fucking guy for once.â lando sighs, disheartened. his eyes are trained on you but you canât meet his gaze, it would destroy you. âi spent so much time unhappy, wanting something i canât have, so now i just⊠what would,â he inhales sharply, centring himself. âwhat would you want?â
âhuh?â you squeak, daring to look at him. the room fades away in the intensity of his stare, his eyes boring into yours. the counter that separates you grounds you, stops you from dropping to your knees and begging him to love you.
âwhat would you want? how would you want that to be, your first time with someone?â
you stop breathing, curling your fingers around the cool marble.
âi⊠i donât know.â you whisper.
âsorry, i knew this would be weird.â he rushes out.
âno, itâs not! well, yeah it is, but,â you inhale deeply. âif it were me, i guess iâd want you to⊠catch me off guard.â you murmur, leaning against the counter, the swirled marble cool against the bare sliver of skin that your ridden up t shirt exposes. âyou know, with a really good kiss - soft at first, but the kind that⊠as it gets deeper, you know something so good is about to happen.â
lando stares at you, mouth hanging open as you speak softly, so earnestly, into the empty space between you. it seems like a million miles keeps you apart, and his eyes go wild, hungry, like he wants to crawl over the surface and pin you to it as he hangs on to your every word.
âi donât really know,â you continue, trying to brush it all off, pretend that your entire body isnât on fire, like youâre not itching for something that cannot be scratched. âbut i suppose youâd pull me close, so iâm pressed up against you, and then it would get kind of sweaty, blurry⊠and then itâs just happening.â
lando seems to be bracing himself, holding position, a tension running through his body that wasnât there before. heâs flushed, and if you squint, thereâs a bead of sweat slowly dripping down his forehead, giving him away. your nails dig into your palms, a reboot to your system, and you shuffle backwards awkwardly, recoiling from the counter that keeps you from him.
âokay. uh, okay.â he whispers, nodding rapidly. âiâll keep that it mind.â
âiâll put the glasses away in the dining room.â you tell him hurriedly, grabbing the stems and hurtling out of the kitchen. when you reach his dining room, where the air seems to be much thinner, normal, you exhale shakily and book an uber.
âthought you would stay here.â lando strains when you tell him, watching you shrug your coat on.
âcanât tonight.â you reply, clipped.
âcan we⊠can we get dinner this week maybe? just us?â lando pleads, doesnât even try to hide the desperation in his voice.
âlando⊠i donât think thatâs a good idea.â you finally give up the ghost, looking him right in the eyes.
âwhy not?â
âyou know why.â
he breathes your name, takes a step closer to you as you take a step back.
âno, i really donât. why have you been so distant? i know what you saw in abu dhabi was weird but-â
âdo you know why it was weird, lando? do you know how that made me feel?â
âno, because you havenât said anything. tonight was the first night in months that youâve seemed okay and now youâre being off again.â
âimagine finally thinking that the guy youâre in love with finally feels the same, only to walk in on him fucking some random person.â you bellow, tears slipping over your waterline. you breathe heavily, the admission taking tons off of your shoulders.
âwhat?â he gasps, jaw going slack.
âforget it.â you mumble, backing away towards the door. you canât believe the relief you feel, exhausted from the pretending. you canât even bring yourself to care about the repercussions.
âno, i- what the fuck did you just say?â landoâs eyebrows are drawn together tight, confused.
âyou heard me.â your words are hushed, shy, laced with a tremble that makes his chest ache.
âi didnât know.â is all he can say, staring at you with a desperation that makes you want to stay. you know better.
âit doesnât matter now. you said yourself, you wanna be happy with her. so do it, go be happy with her.â you tell him, your lack of malice astounding.
âwhy canât you fight for us?â he whispers, finally dares to go there.
âi did. abu dhabi. that was me fighting for you.â you scoff at his audacity. âwhy canât you fight for us?â
âi didnât know.â he repeats, voice going up an octave with annoyance. âimagine watching the girl youâve been in love with for years go on dates, listen to her talk about the guys sheâs seeing.â he hits back.
âmaybe weâve both made mistakes, lando, but i tried to put myself out there and got hurt. why would i do that to myself again?â you retort, crossing your arms over your chest protectively. your heart pounds in your chest, flustered at his admission, as much as you try and hide it from him. it hits different to hear him say it to your face; it didnât cut as deep when youâd heard it lingering outside maxâs kitchen.
âif i thought for a second that you felt how i felt - how i still feel - none of this would have happened, abu dhabi, casey, none of it.â
âbut now youâre with her and, great, thatâs fine, iâm just not sure how to be your friend right now.â
âno, no, weâre not throwing that away. even if we canât be together,â you both visibly deflate at the word. âi know itâs so fucking selfish but i canât lose you like that too.â
âgive me a reason, lando. because right now? youâve already lost me.â
when you get into the uber, youâre sobbing, and youâre sure the poor man that had the misfortune of picking you up understands when he turns the radio up - taylor swift is playing - and smiles at you sadly.
-
heâs spinning aimlessly in his gaming chair when max finds him.
âwhat the actual fuck is wrong with you?â is all max has to say, looming in the doorway to landoâs office.
âwhat happened to a simple âhelloâ?â lando grumbles.
âyouâll get a simple hello when you stop being a dick.â max replies, matter of fact.
lando laughs bitterly in response.
âjust tell me one thing. one thing that makes no fucking sense to me. why are you still with casey?â
âi donât know if i ever really was.â lando observes, eyes vacant and tired. âshe was a distraction and iâm an asshole.â
âwell, at least you know.â max mutters under his breath. lando canât even muster a glare his best friends way.
âi ended it about an hour ago.â lando starts. âshe told me that she was gonna go public, call me a cheater, say that i used her as a pawn. donât even get me started on what she was gonna say aboutâŠâ lando trails off, canât even say your name. he feels like he doesnât deserve to.
âfuck.â max sighs, finally walking into the room. he takes a seat on the small sofa. âwhat are you gonna do?â
âspoke to my team. theyâll deal with her. told me that they all deserve a pay rise and i donât disagree.â
âand what aboutâŠâ max echos his friend, trailing off. he leans forward with anticipation.
âi donât know, man. i love her but i know i donât deserve her, not after all this. she deserves to be happy and all i seem to do is make her miserable.â
âmate, she wasnât miserable because you were just friends. she was miserable because you were ignoring her, choosing randoms over her. you know that, right?â max says, finally something resembling gentle in his tone.
âif i couldnât even be a good friend, how the fuck am i gonna be a good boyfriend?â
âfigure it out, you knob. all this feeling sorry for yourself isnât working out. be honest with her for once, tell her how you feel. itâs not rocket science, lando. she loves you more than you deserve, so pull yourself together and fucking show her that she is everything to you.â
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the next week is spent working far too hard and sleeping far too little.
you donât hear from him, and he doesnât hear from you, but itâs how it should be. if thereâs no distance, youâd have a whole set of problems on your hands, forced on you by a can of worms that needed to stay sealed. itâs better this way, you relentlessly tell yourself.
max and p bring you dinner the night things change.
âyou sure i canât convince you to come work at quadrant?â max prods, taking in the ridiculous amount of papers and spreadsheets that have taken over your living room. âwouldnât be as intense as this.â
âfor so many reasons: no.â you shoot him a look, one that says leave it alone. he nods, gets the hint, and drops onto the scrap of sofa that isnât covered in paperwork.
âyouâve been sleeping though, yes?â pietra asks, eyebrows raised with concern. she knows how you get.
you hum in acknowledgment, avoiding eye contact as you plate the food theyâve brought. p sighs.
âhave you spoken to him?â max finally asks, and you know itâs taken everything in him to not ask, in the short five minutes heâs been in your flat.
âmax!â pietra hisses, and he raises his hands in surrender.
âcâmon, you knew iâd have to ask, especially considering heâs been a little bitch all week.â max defends.
âi havenât. told him i needed space.â you shrug.
âhowâs that working out for you?â max gestures to the mess that engulfs the room, swallows it whole. again, you shrug.
âfine.â you stress, digging in to the chinese food. max scoffs and you snort with a mouthful of noodles when pietra glares at him.
âwell, heâs miserable, and youâre behaving like someone whoâs gonna end up on a true crime documentary, so sue me for asking.â he scolds sarcastically.
âokay, you want the tea?â you roll your eyes. âhe told me they hadnât had sex. i gave him advice - against the better judgment of literally anyone ever, by the way - tried to leave and he fucking ambushed me. wanted to have dinner with me, as if he hasnât been pushing me away for months, and then had the fucking audacity, max, to ask me why i wonât fight for us, for him - oh! and he still has a girlfriend! so, you know what, you got me, iâm not doing so great but,â you choke out a laugh, opening the box of prawn toast. âtoo fucking bad.â
âi promise you, this will pass and casey will be gone and then-â
âand then me and lando can go back to pretending and avoiding and hurting each other. canât wait.â
max shakes his head in defeat, knows he has to let lando fix this himself. he has no chance of winning this one with you.
âeat your noodles.â is all he has left. pietra disappears into your kitchen, and returns with a bottle of wine.
you eat together, put on netflix, slumped into the sofa as you try and relax. youâre halfway through your first drink when your phone buzzes. assuming itâs your overbearing boss, who apparently doesnât sleep either, you pick it up and quickly wish you hadnât.
lando: can you come over
like now
if you can
please. please please please please
we broke up.
âholy shit.â
you sit up suddenly, scan the room for your bag and a jacket. you donât care that youâre in old sweats, you just feel the need to move, to get to him before common sense kicks in.
âyou good?â max asks.
âuh, i need to go, like right now. stay and finish the wine if you want, but i just need to go to-â
âlando?â max and p ask simultaneously, and you burn with embarrassment.
âi canât even try and lie to you right now. is this pathetic?â you question.
âno! go!â max shouts, exasperated, standing to usher you out of your own apartment.
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twenty minutes later, you knock on his door.
when it opens, heâs disheveled in a way that makes you hug him immediately, his touch disturbingly foreign, and you feel him sink into your hold. he pulls you inside, kicks the door shut, and doesnât let you go.
âsofa?â you murmur into his hoodie. you feel him nod, and you part, pad towards the lounge as you shrug off your jacket.
âhi.â he says tiredly, as soon as youâre both sat.
âhey.â you coo back. your eyebrows are drawn together as you take him in, concern woven through your features. âsorry about casey.â lando scoffs.
âdonât be, donât even know what i was thinking.â
âwell, neither do i,â you retort. âbut iâm still sorry. did it happen just before you texted?â you ask.
âno, a week ago.â
âa week ago?â you gasp. âbut that would meanâŠâ
âyeah. right after you left here. asked her to come over and ended it. she told me she was gonna go to the media with a whole load of shit, so iâve been sorting things out.â
âiâm so sorry.â you whisper.
lando laughs.
âyouâre sorry? god, youâre way too fucking good for me.â he scoffs, bitter with self deprecation. âi canât believe you even came, to be honest.â
âcourse i came. i might be angry at you, but you- you wanted me to, soâŠâ
âi donât even know where to start. iâm just so sorry about the last few months. i thought i was losing you and it drove me insane, but i should have never, ever taken my shit out on you.â
âwhat do you mean? losing me?â
âthe dates, the guys. god, it was awful of me but it killed me.â
âthat was only because i didnât think i had a chance.â
âwell, if it makes you feel any better, i didnât think i had a chance either.â he laughs. âso what you said about abu dhabi⊠was that why you came? to tell me?â
âyeah, kinda. after some⊠encouragement from a mutual friend, i was gonna tell you that i wanted us to be more.â
lando shifts closer, your thighs pressing together. you can feel his body heat, so warm and inviting, drawing you closer.
âmore.â lando repeats, tasting it on his tongue, the weight of everything heâs ever wanted since he was sixteen and fell in love for the first time.
âyeah, and then it seemed like you didnât want that.â
âyou must know by now that i also want more.â he murmurs, fingertips brushing your forearm. you keen into the barely there touch that traces over your skin.
âiâd say thatâs been implied, yeah.â you joke, searching his eyes. theyâre hooded, swirling with an intensity that you never thought youâd experience with another person. âum, i heard you and max. the night of pietraâs birthday.â you admit.
âfuck,â he sighs, shoulders sagging. âiâm so sorry, i swear, i never meant to put you through any of this. âm so, so sorry.â
âi know you are.â you whisper, loaded with a sincerity that only you could give him. âbut you can never, ever treat me like this lando. i mean it.â
âi need you to know that i never meant to hurt you.â he swallows down a lump in his throat, voice wobbling just enough for you to notice.
âi do, lando.â you grab his hand, squeeze it tight.
âwhat do you want from me now? anything you want, i promise - iâm yours.â
âi want us to try, to see where this goes. i think we owe it to ourselves to see.â
âi never thought iâd ever get a chance with you.â lando laughs softly, the hand on your arm travelling to ghost over your cheek.
âwhy?â
âbecause i donât think thereâs anyone on this planet thatâs good enough for you.â he confesses, leaning in until your foreheads touch.
âi donât think thatâs true, at least not where youâre concerned.â you breathe.
âhow are you real?â itâs barely a whisper, barely audible, but it hits your ears like an alarm.
âdonât go all existential on me now.â
âthen what should i do?â
âkiss me.â
âdoesnât that go against your whole âcatch me off guardâ philosophy?â he murmurs, one hand reaching up to cup your jaw. your foreheads are still pressed together, eyes roaming each others.
âyouâll have plenty of time to surprise me.â you whisper.
you take a second to admire one another, the proximity mingling your warm breaths. when your lips finally brush, itâs slow, tentative, silent exploration. he tilts your head so that he can kiss you deeper, fingers sliding from your cheek into your hair. you emit a quiet moan, open up for him so he can taste you, and the feeling of him licking into your mouth sends your mind utterly blank.
heâs all consuming, totally intoxicating, a fresh blend of mint and something so blatantly lando that you feel like youâre floating. you find his neck, threading your fingers through the short strands at the nape of his neck. you hear something from deep in his chest, feel the vibrations of the low rumble as he presses you even closer to him.
when you inevitably break apart for air, he looks dazed, grinning like a fool as he smoothes his hand through the loose strands of your hair that fall around your face.
âiâm sorry that took so long.â lando hums, leaning in to peck your lips again. you canât help but smile into it, in a daze of your own.
âme too.â you manage between smiling dopily up at him.
âyouâre so beautiful.â he coos, still entranced. âyou wanna stay here tonight?â
you hesitate for a second. he notices, interlacing your fingers with his.
âfor the record, um, she never did. i couldnât have her that close.â he mumbles, looking down at your hands guiltily.
âwhy?â
âdidnât feel right. she wasnât,â he inhales shakily and meets your gaze again, piercing you with hazy blue hues. âshe wasnât you. i think thatâs the real reason that i couldnât⊠you know, with her.â
âiâll stay.â you whisper, nodding softly. itâs all you can formulate as a response.
âi can make up the guest room.â he says wearily, posing it as more of a question than a statement, putting out the feelers. you scowl, eyes sparkling with a mischievous danger that leaves landoâs mouth bone dry.
âdonât bother.â
-
the grey linen of his bed sheets are soft against your skin as you sink into his mattress, watching intently as he pads around his room. you can smell him everywhere, a tangy, fresh musk that you want to bottle up and keep forever. lando glows in the dim, warm light of his bedroom and you feel a pang of regret that itâs taken this long to get here, muddled with a sense of relief that finally, youâve made it.
ââm gonna take a quick shower, okay? make yourself comfortable.â lando says, pauses for a second to take in the sight of you in his bed.
âokay.â you smile softly, eyes heavy with sleep as you relax further into the cushions. you hear the water running, white noise that allows your thoughts to run wild. the slide of the shower door grabs your attention and you think of him under the spray of water, bronze skin damp, hair slicked back.
when will it be your turn to see him like that, you wonder, musings of him pressed against you, bare and firm, flitting through your wandering mind. you realise, then, that you have him; heâs yours. why delay the inevitable?
slowly, you rise from the mattress, breathing shakily as your shirt comes off. your sweats follow, a trail of your clothes leading to the en-suite door. you can hear him humming to himself, the echo barrelling through your shaking body. youâre frantic with tension, a tinge of embarrassment, but then you consider his beautiful words, his confessions of love, and banish the feeling of shame that threatens to ruin you before youâve even started. you unhook your bra, shimmy out of your panties, and grip the door handle. it turns slowly, steam spilling out of the room immediately, yet you shiver with anticipation.
âroom for one more?â you call, and he jumps, turning suddenly.
you canât make him out clearly, the fog painted across the shower door concealing his lean frame, and it draws you in closer, anticipation swirling in your belly.
he responds by sliding the door open, and you join him under the hot water. his eyes stay firmly on yours, body opening up to invite you in, hold you close as the spray hits you. the heat loosens your muscles, and you sink into him.
âfuck.â you hear him whisper, more to himself than to you.
âhi.â you breathe.
âam i dreaming?â lando blinks, a slow smile spreading across his face as he not so subtlety rakes his eyes over your frame.
âno,â you purr. âiâm real. this is real.â
his hands find your waist and you loop your arms around his neck, the kiss he pulls you into heated with a slow burning passion that makes you ache.
âyouâre so pretty.â he pants into your mouth, firm and desperate - so sincere that it shakes you to your core.
âyouâre perfect.â you choke out, mesmerised, alight in his thick hands.
âlet me show you,â he starts, pauses briefly to kiss you. âwanna worship you.â
his words make you chase him for a kiss that doesnât come. instead, he turns you to face away from him, your back to his front. you feel the cool spread of shower gel against your back, calloused hands working it into your skin gently. your hair, heavy with water, is pushed over your shoulder and you turn your head just enough to find his lips. your mouths move with intent as he works the soap down your back and over your waist. it tickles and you keen into him, enough that he holds you tighter, angles your hips away from his.
âcareful, baby.â he warns lowly, his lips brushing over the shell of your ear.
âdonât wanna be careful.â you half moan, but he grips your hips even harder.
ânot tonight, yeah? let me look after you. need you to know that iâm serious about this.â lando pants, his self restraint thin as it hits your ears. you smirk.
âyou back on your âgood guyâ bullshit?â you tease, throwing him a look over your shoulder. you catch sight of his lip caught between his teeth, wet curls matted against his forehead, and a wave of pure need washes over your body.
âfor you? fuck yeah.â he manages, crouches down to lather soap down your legs. his hands roam your inner thighs, dangerously, painfully close to where you really need him to touch you, and you groan defeatedly.
âyouâre horrible.â you sigh when heâs back to his full height, facing you once more. he flashes you a cheeky smile, fingertips smoothing over your arms.
âwanna get this right.â he shrugs.
âwe could get it right - right here, right now.â you pout.
âpatience.â lando cautions, rubbing over your sternum. he grazes over the underside of your breasts, daring to go even higher. you let out a broken sigh, shuddering at his incessant attention.
âasshole.â
âwe already knew that about me, baby.â he winks. he maintains eye contact as he cups your breasts, massages them just enough to leave you wanting. his touch vanishes, then, and the elastic band of tension seems to snap. ârinse off, iâll leave a towel for you.â
just like that, heâs gone.
-
you stretch like a cat across the mattress, the low sun sending the early light streaming through a devastating crack in the curtains. it leaves you disoriented - the sun never hits your own bedroom like that.
quickly, you remember youâre not in your own bed, partly because of the heavy arm that sprawls over your tired body, pinning you to the mattress. his breath hits your bare shoulder in heavy puffs that warm your skin, leaving your tingling as your curl further into the curve of his body. your movements nudge his head into the crook of your neck, his nose bumping the sensitive skin there and he stirs slightly, puckers his lips into a gentle kiss at the base of your throat.
you roll over, his arm weighing heavy against the curve of your waist the whole time. when youâre face to face, his eyes are still closed, unfairly long eyelashes dusting his cheekbones, but a smile is painted languidly across his lips. he looks so soft, boyish, perfectly unreal that you snuggle closer to him.
âgo back to sleep.â he groans, hardly opening his mouth as if itâs too much work in his cosy state.
ânot tired anymore.â you whisper into the slight space still left between you. your lips find his jaw, trailing across it until you find a sensitive spot just below his ear. he shivers, but he still doesnât open his eyes. you smirk, tracing your tongue carefully over the definition of his jawline. you suck, bite down gently.
âreally?â he murmurs, still smiling like a fool, only intensified by your movements. you hum in response.
âgo back to sleep, baby.â you coo, sealing the hickey youâve left with a delicate kiss, one that contradicts the harsh mark youâve left.
âdrives me insane hearing you call me that.â he sighs, almost pained. the newfound friction against your thigh explains why.
âdoes it, baby?â you murmur, right in his ear.
âroll over, honey. get comfortable for me.â is all he says in return. electricity shoots down your spine as you oblige, resuming your previous position.
âthatâs it, câmere.â lando rasps, sliding impossibly closer. you can feel the full length of his body pressed against yours, heat seeping from his bronze skin onto yours. your eyes flutter shut, a delicious buzz coursing through you as the anticipation grows.
you can feel where heâs hard, solid against the curve of your ass and you keen into him, arched into his front as much as you possibly can be. your thighs clench together, liquid heat pooling between them. your mouth hangs open as his hand grazes the outside of your thigh, smoothing over the thickness of them before he pulls them apart. his hand slots between them - a perfect fit - and he wastes no time grazing his knuckles over the damp cloth of your panties.
âlando.â you sigh, utterly content. itâs been a long time coming, but it already seems like it was worth the wait.
âyouâre so wet for me already. you want me?â lando growls against the shell shell of your ear.
âtouch me, baby.â you plead, pressing your ass harder against him. he hisses, thumbs hard at your clit in response.
you mewl, squeezing your thighs around his hand but he forces them apart, his arm tensing as he does. you grip it hard, nails digging into his forearm but he doesnât relent. he rubs firm circles into the bundle of nerves over your panties, fingers dipping down to press into the wet patch quickly pooling in the lace.
âtake them off.â you urge.
he quickly complies, fingertips grazing your hips as he slides the material off of your frame. as one hand settles back between your thighs, two deft fingers pinching your clit, his other snakes under the old mclaren t-shirt heâd leant you. he traces the pudges of your belly, scaling up, up, up, tickling across your ribs until he caresses the curve of your breast, his whole hand engulfing it. he plucks a nipple between his fingers at the same time he slides a digit between your folds, spreading your wetness around.
âfeeling good for me, honey? do you know how sexy you are for me, making a mess, wearing my shirt?â lando muses, dangerously low. his voice is strained, a side affect of the hold your have on him, of how entranced he is by the way you writhe against him.
âso good.â you choke, rolling your hips to meet his hand. âneed more.â
âmore? is my girl greedy?â he taunts, circling your entrance with the tip of his finger.
âplease?â youâre not above begging him. it does the trick.
you both moan at the way he stretches you around one finger, the single digit sliding deep. he grinds it into you, palm nudging against your clit with every move he makes. one finger becomes two and you gasp out his name, your hand finding his under the shirt, holding it to your chest. he squeezes your flesh, tweaking at your nipple until itâs hard between his fingers and your ass is grinding faster into his crotch. when he moves on to your other breast, you choke out a moan that tears through the both of you, the tension so thick in the room that itâs stifling.
âcâmon baby, i need you inside of me.â you beg, your voice a pathetic garbled whine, one that makes him falter and suck in a harsh breath.
ânot sure you can take it, pretty girl. so tight just around my fingers.â lando challenges, slowing his fingers so that you can hear exactly what heâs doing to you. he curls them with every thrust, reaching a spot that temporarily leaves you blinded in the throes of his searing touch. âyouâre gonna cum for me like this first, yeah? and then weâll see if you can take me.â
âcanât- lando please just-â
he shushes you.
âyouâre gonna let me give it to you, honey. youâre gonna take it all, because youâre a good girl, right?â his voice is so condescending, so commanding that it makes you throb around him, his fingers flexing harder and faster as he senses your lurking orgasm. âthatâs it, honey, i can feel you. come on.â he urges.
your body spasms hard against his as it hits, any semblance of sleep shaken out of you as you fall apart. he holds you close, rides you through it - palm flat on your overstimulated clit while his fingers gently coax you over the edge. heâs hitting every spot, toying with every piece of you he can get his hands on. the hand alternating between your tits roams up to your neck squeezing briefly, just to tease, before he cups your jaw, turning your head enough so he can capture your lips in a feral kiss. itâs needy, full of greed as he swallows your cries of pleasure, keeps them all for himself.
when you go limp against him, the coils of tension finally loosening, he slips his fingers out slowly. youâre panting against his chest, descending back to reality, when you hear the telltale hum, a soft pop - heâs sucking his fingers clean.
âtaste so fucking good.â he finally speaks, slick fingers pushing your shirt up your body and you manoeuvre it over your head. itâs tossed away, lost to the shadowy room.
âlando,â you hum. âiâm ready.â
itâs a plea that he canât ignore, the duvet rustling around you. you feel him kick off his boxers and then heâs pressing his cock against the curve of your ass once more. its big, leaking already, and your mind goes completely and utterly blank.
âyou feel so good against me.â he notes, dazed at the sensation of your bare flesh warm against his. âyou sure?â he mumbles, pressing a firm kiss against the base of your neck, his hands working to reposition your legs so that he can slip into you.
ânever been more sure in my life.â you promise, tingling with the anticipation.
heâs so close that you can feel the pulsing heat of him between your parted thighs. the head of him nudges over your clit and he drags himself up and down, coating his cock with your wetness. youâre frustrated - ready to flip the two of you over, fuck yourself full, but he beats you to it. the stretch of him makes you gasp, knuckles white as you grip the soft bedding. when his hips meet yours, he pauses, teeth sinking into your shoulder, utterly overwhelmed. youâre not doing much better, one hand snaking up behind you to find his curls, tugging softly on the messy strands. he likes it, groaning into the marks heâs leaving on your shoulder, lips trailing messily up your neck.
the sunlight streams harshly through the crack in the curtain, momentarily blinding you. it leaves you with only the feeling of him, a golden haze invading your other senses. heâs gripping your hip so hard that youâre certain that youâll be able to map out each of his fingerprints after.
âcan i move?â he rasps, punctuating his request with a delicate kiss just below your ear. you shiver, clenching around him tight, and he bucks into you inadvertently. it sends sparks shooting up and down your spine, an electric wave of pleasure that has your eyes fluttering shut.
âyou better.â you implore.
âyouâre fucking perfect around me.â he grunts, beginning to build a rhythm. itâs one that leaves you both breathless, brainless, unable to utter anything besides the relentless chants of each-others names, the needy wanton moans that neither of you can hide.
landoâs hands are everywhere, your hips, your ass, wrapped around your sternum to pull you back into him, plunging himself even deeper into you. you claw blindly at any part of him you can reach, braindead from the way heâs fucking you. you and him are like a tidal wave, surging closer and closer to shore after years of dormancy, of an aching, crushing build up. now, as it peaks, it could destroy you, wash you away and leaves you nothing. you know he wonât. you know by the way heâs holding you, by the soft whimpers he lets you hear, by the way he makes you feel more alive than you have in months.
âiâm so close.â your voice quivers, pleasure bleeding into the edges of your words.
âiâm gonna get you there, pretty girl. youâre so good for me.â he promises, one hand slipping between your thighs. he finds your clit, plays with it between his fingers. messy swirls combined with precise flicks make you shake âi can feel you, honey. can feel you holding back. let it all out for me.â
he sounds wrecked, like heâll die if he canât feel you let go around him. you feel the start of your orgasm crawling from the tips of your toes, up your legs, and into the fire pit of your belly.
âthatâs it, give it to me.â lando whispers, his voice so far away, even though heâs right there, talking you through it with his lips pressing the shell of your ear.
âi love you, lando.â
with that, you shatter into a million pieces, convulsing around him, against him, trying to get impossibly closer to him as you simultaneously try and squirm away. he holds you close, barrelling into you with fast, deep rolls of his hips. each thrust taps into your special spot, stars clouding your vision, his name the only word on your lips, the only word that has ever existed.
âwhere do you want it?â he asks quickly, urgently anticipating his own end.
âinside of me.â you pant, delirious, but heâs not in the space to do any critical thinking - you love him! - so he takes your words at face value.
a guttural groan hits your ears like a sonic boom, his body tight and firm against your sweat slick back. he squeezes you tight as he fills you up, submitting totally to the heat of your core, to the intoxicating way you draw him in.
âi love you, too.â he mumbles into your shoulder, kisses the words into your flushed skin. âi always have.â
he flops onto his back, slipping out of you carefully first, a lazy smile on his face. his eyes are shut, angelic once more as if he hadnât been whispering filth into your ear just a minute prior.
âwe gotta do more of that.â lando laughs, blindly reaching out for you. you slip into his welcoming arms, draping yourself over his body.
âthink i need a shower. maybe you can make up for leaving me in there last night.â you giggle, agreeing that, yes, you absolutely need to do more of that.
he hugs you closer, a kiss placed atop your forehead.
âyou can have anything you want, honey.â
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phew.
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cw geto is maybe bi here idk, chubby nerd!reader with a bit of attitude, tbh there's no cw it's borderline between smut and fluff

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womanizer!geto loves fucking women. truly he does! they are all wrapped around his fingers and all he has to do is glancing at them. and this goes for the whole campus!! even boys would fuck him if he'd give them the chance. and maybe, if the mood struck just right at a party or in a messy, drunken threesome/orgies, he does fuck the boys.
but womanizer!geto has also a nerd bestie. the typical nerd girl. she was everything but his type. nothing that looked like his usual hookup girls. she was not fit, but not exactly fat. just chubby. her acne scars from high school still there with still some pimples that comes and go. and of course the infamous nerd glasses that didn't seem to want to stay on her nose.
you were not someone womanizer!geto would ever fuck. that's why you're friends. strictly platonic. he liked how you never batted an eye at his reputation, never judged, never treated him like a conquest. you both grow close through the years together in the same degree, during the late nights session study in the library before exams, for you it was monnnths before exams, you're a little ball of stress.
womanizer!geto doesn't like when guys approached you. not because he caresâwhy would he? it just...doesn't make sense. you're not the kind of girl men chase. not the kind they brag about. so he makes sure to lecture you about itâespecially about frat boys. "theyâre the worst," he mutters, arm slung lazily over your chair as his knee bumped against yours under the table. "trust me, nerd. they only act nice 'cause they wanna see how you moan." you rolled your eyes, setting your pen down with an amused scoff. "do you think i've never fucked, suguru?" you shrugged, smirking at his clueless expression "just 'cause i'm shy and a 'nerd' doesn't mean I don't enjoy a good fuck." well, you were lying but he doesn't need to know that. you were probably having sex every couples of months and it wasn't even that good. your voice was light when you added, "thanks for the concern, though." something in his chest stutters. and for some reason, he has to look away.
womanizer!geto has no shame. he lets girls climb into his lap, lets their hands wander, lets them grind against him right on the couch with people around. almost fucking them on the spot. but never when you're around! why? well, he tells himself it's respect. at least, that's the excuse he clings to. because why else would he pull away from a pretty thing palming his cock just to go talk to you? right? he's just...pitying you. that's all. and yetâwhen he finally starts to feel his cock hardening in his pants, he tells himself it has nothing to do with your wide, innocent eyes blinking up at him. nothing to do with the way your lips part, soft and expectant. his dick is...delayed. yeah. just slow to catch up to the last girl's game. horrible by the way.
and of course womanizer!geto is trying to subtly adjust his pants. he's forcing his mind elsewhereâanywhere elseâbecause if he lets himself think too hard about how fucking pretty you look right now, he's going to have a problem. a big one.
womanizer!geto keeps a polaroid of you in his wallet. only because you are his bestie! don't get any ideas on that. he found the picture cute that's it. the two of you, standing under a canopy of cherry blossom, petals floating around you like something out of a dream. his strong arm wrapped tightly around your plush waist, your round soft tits pressing against his chest. it had been an innocent day. really. he had dragged you out after hours of studying, calling you a nerd and insisting you needed air before your brain cells ended up smeared on the library table. what was supposed to be a thirty minutes walk turned into four hours. and when you reaching this pretty alley he couldn't help but suggest a picâjust for the memory! and obviously his arm was around you only to male sur you both fit in the camera frame. obviously. he was not dying to touch you!
and now here it was. the damn polaroid in gojo's hand. the white-haired menace grinning like he just found the greatest blackmail material of all time. "damn, suguru, you look so whipped." geto's eye twitched.
"look at this! holding our nerd like she's breakableâaww, how so sweet!!" gojo snickered, flipping the photo dramatically. "andâhold on. did she kiss your cheek?" suguru said nothing, jaw locked as his mind instantly flashed back to that momentâhow you rose on your tiptoes, one hand pressing slightly on his broad shoulder to steady yourself as you leaned in, brushing a soft kiss to his cheek. he had frozen for a second and he vividly recall your flushed face, wide eyes as you apologized profusely, muttering something about being 'carried away by the moment' and how it was simply a 'friendly' gesture.
his cock begins to stir at the memory of your soft lips against his skin. his heart skipping some beats.
"waitâholy shit." gojo barks out a laugh. "you keep this in your wallet? what, you jerk off to it?" your entire soul leaves your body. geto sees the way your eyes go wide, the way your hands fly to your face in horror.
and that's it. geto slowly stands up, cracking his knuckles and rolls his shoulders. "satoru," he said, voice eerily calm. gojo gulped. he was a dead man walking.
womanizer!geto tells himself he's just messing with youâthat the way his fingers linger when he wipes a stray drop of your melting ice cream isnât because heâs imagining how warm and soft your mouth would feel wrapped around his fingers. he convinces himself that when you lick your spoon, tongue flicking over the tipâhis cock is not aching dreaming to be at the metal-stenciled place. and his rock-hard cock has definitely nothing to do with the way your thighs spread soft and full against the couch or the way your tits bouncy sightly every time you shift.
womanizer!geto is totally fine when you stretch on the couch next to him. arms up, back arching, body pushing forward, making your curves more prominent, making that cute little tummy press outâwait what?? geto shook his head trying to get back to his senses. no need to highlight it was impossible with the way his cock twitched in his pants.
womanizer!geto, obviously, does not want something with you..he does not want to bury himself into the plush softness of his nerd best friend, does not want to hear how sweetly you'd whimper his name. she's not his type!!!!

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#my brain went all in fr#i hope this is coherent#jujustu kaisen#geto suguru#jjk geto#geto x reader#geto smut#geto x you#fem reader#jjk smut#geto headcanons#suguru smut#suguru headcanons#jjk x reader#jujutsu kaisen suguru#x you fluff
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Baby hotline!
Viltrumite men and how they are in bed!
I got bored and when Iâm bored I write so here! Munch!
Short dabbles, nothing major I just thought we should get a little snickersnack
This includes Thragg, General Kregg, Lucan, Nolan, Mark and Conquest, and that one Viltrumite Guard who got his head double teamed by Allen and Nolan(he was very pretty idc I just locked onto him like a dog smelling chicken)
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Grand Regent Thragg-
Fucking mean
Like full-on does not care if you aren't prepped or shit he's going in.
He wants kids, not pleasure, so he's fucking like its his 9-5
He's got your ass up, sharp, calculated, thrusts as you're sobbing and begging to cum. Red marks on your cheeks, bite marks on your body, cum from previous orgasms running down your thighs.
You beg again and he scoffs.
âAgainâŠ? I don't think it's fair that you've got to cum 5 times now and I haven't cum once,â he chuckled lowly in your ear, âhold. It.â

General Kregg-
Terrible husband, great father.
Excellent in bed.
He gets around, and doing so he's learned A LOT from all his fairs and now knows exactly what makes you tick.
If he's one thing, he's great at memorizing and learning from his conquests.
He's got you on top, smirking as he watches you work yourself before he shifts his hips just enough to get the head of his cock to kiss your sweet spot.
âFuck!â
He's humming, thumb lazily rubbing circles into your clit, âcome on starâŠyouve got itâŠgive me another baby to spoil.â

Lucan-
Omggggg
I love Lucan so much he might be one of my favorite Viltrumites in the comics
So loyal to his wife, refused to breed with any other humans besides her
He would treat his partner right, praising and kissing and would take time to learn what you like and hone in on it 10x more than you'd expect
Like eating you out? He's got that tounge trick down to a T
âFuckâŠLucanâŠright-right there!â
He'd blink his pretty dark eyes, hick your legs higher on his strong shoulders and work you until you were seeing the stars he hailed from.

Nolan-
HE KNOWSSSSS
We all know he and Debbie were still going at it
He looks older, but his stamina? Unmatched. Once he's got you its end game.
He's passionate, rough but not mean, hands on the headboard as he's pounding into you. The wood will splinter, the wall will dent, you wont walk for days, but he's grinning and cooing down at you.
âCome on darlingâŠcant you keep up? I think you canâŠyoure my tough little humanâŠâ
He's tweaking your nipple, pinching it and rolling it roughly, snorting when you whine, âshhhh, you like it.â

Mark-
Bottom.
Canon bottom.
Whining and holding you too tightly cause he still can't fully control his powers so you'll bruise, begging you to fuck him harder. You're on top, riding him as he thrusts up into you with a pathetic look on his face. So in love, wanting to please, you tell him to do something hell fucking do it.
âAh-AH~ ba-baby! So good when you ride me, so tightâŠso warm-FUCK-b-babe can I cum? Please? Please? Plea-â
âMarkâŠhuhâŠt-touch me?â
Don't need to tell him twice, he's already swiping his thumb over your clit and watching you unfold before messily cumming inside with a cry of your name.

Conquest-
Dominating
Taughting
Teasing
He's gonna toy with you, drag out each orgasm and then ruin your peak. He wont let you cum, not until you're crying and offering up your soul to a demon does he let you finish.
Its not even about him, he can care less about if he gets to cum, his pleasure comes from breaking you, ruining you, claiming you like this.
He'll laugh, ruining another orgasm, âAw, were you gonna cum? Did I ruin it for you? I guess we're just gonna have to start over, again.â
You'll cry, hell laugh and lick your tears up without care.

Viltrumite executioner-
I think he's a switch, I mean look at him.
He can either be pounding you mercifully with your legs on his shoulders and one of his hands on your throat.
âYou like this? Fuck⊠you're so filthyâŠflying all the way to the prison just for some dickâŠâ
Orrrrr
He's moaning, crying, whimpering under you as you force another orgasm out of him and admire the was his tan skin flushes and his pretty eyes fill with tears from overstimulation.
âOh-stars-p-pleaseâŠi-i can't anymoreâŠtoo much!â
#invincible#invincible show#invincible x reader#mark grayson#thragg x reader#grand regent thragg#invincible thragg#thragg#mark grayson x reader#General Kregg#General Kregg x reader#conquest#conquest x reader#nolan grayson#nolan grayson x reader#viltrumite#Lucan invincible
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Could we get first kisses with X-Men pretty please?
X-MEN X FEM!READER
Your first kiss
Characters: Logan Howlett, Remy LeBeau, Kurt Wagner, Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Ororo Munroe, Rogue, Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier, Wanda Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Hank McCoy, Emma Frost, Laura Kinney, Wade Wilson, Colossus, Magik, Kitty Pryde & Morph
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LOGAN HOWLETT (WOLVERINE)
- The night is quiet, but thereâs a storm beneath Loganâs skin. Itâs always been that wayârage coiled tight in his ribs, old wounds that never quite close, ghosts that never quite leave. But here, with you, there is something else, something that softens the sharp edges of him. He watches you from the porch of the cabin, a cigar burning low between his fingers, his gaze steady, unreadable. You donât push him to speakâLoganâs never been a man who talks about feelings, but he feels them all the same, deeper than most, heavier than most. And tonight, those feelings are pulling him under.
- "You donât scare easy, do ya?" he mutters, and thereâs something like admiration in his voice, something rough and unpolished. Heâs used to people keeping their distance, used to the way they flinch from the weight of what he is, but not you. No, you stay. You meet his gaze with quiet certainty, as if you see something beyond the blood, beyond the beast. It unsettles him. It grounds him. He isnât sure which one is worse.
- He moves before he can think better of it, closing the space between you in a heartbeat. His hand cups the back of your neck, calloused and warm, and then his mouth is on yours. Logan doesnât kiss like a man whoâs uncertainâhe kisses like a man who has spent lifetimes waiting, like a man who doesnât know softness but is willing to learn. Itâs possessive, a growl at the back of his throat, the scrape of his stubble against your skin, the sheer force of him overwhelming in the best way.
- When he finally pulls away, his forehead presses against yours, his breath uneven. "You sure about this, darlin'?" The question is low, gruff, but thereâs something hesitant beneath it, something almost fragile. And when your fingers tighten in his shirt, pulling him back in, Logan exhales like heâs found something worth holding onto.
REMY LEBEAU (GAMBIT)
- The game has been going on all nightâthe dance of glances, the teasing words wrapped in silk, the unspoken challenge between you and the infamous Gambit. Remy thrives on this, on the art of pursuit, on the thrill of a gamble. But this? This is different. Youâre not just another conquest, another momentary pleasure to chase and leave behind. No, you are something far more dangerous. You are a risk that he is terrified to takeâbut heâs never been one to back down from a high-stakes game.
- "You know, chĂšre," he drawls, voice smooth as whiskey, "I tâink you enjoy makinâ me wait." His fingers brush over yours where they rest on the poker table, a barely-there touch that sends heat skittering up your spine. Heâs been flirting with you for months, every word a promise, every touch a question. But youâve held him at armâs length, making him work for it, making him want it. And oh, does he want it.
- The moment happens fastâone second, heâs watching you with that lazy, knowing smirk, and the next, heâs got you pressed against the wall of the dimly lit bar, his body caging yours in. His hands are warm, his eyes burning with something deeper than mischief. "No more games, mon amour," he murmurs, and then his lips are on yours. Itâs devastating, slow but demanding, a thief taking exactly what he wants. He tastes like danger and something achingly sweet, like the promise of trouble you never want to escape.
- When he pulls back, he grins, his forehead resting against yours. "Worth de wait, non?" And the way your fingers tighten in his coat tells him everything he needs to know.
KURT WAGNER (NIGHTCRAWLER)
- The air is thick with laughter, with warmth, with the quiet kind of joy that comes from simply existing beside someone who makes the world a little lighter. Kurt has always been light, despite the weight of the world, despite the way people see him as something other, something monstrous. But you have never looked at him that way. Never once. And tonight, beneath the soft glow of paper lanterns strung across the Xavier mansionâs garden, he realizes just how much that means.
- "Do you ever wonder if things happen for a reason?" he muses, his tail flicking idly as he leans beside you against the railing. His accent makes the words sound almost wistful, almost like something out of a fairytale. And you, ever his willing audience, tilt your head in curiosity. "Like destiny?"
- He hesitates only a moment before reaching for you, his three-fingered hand curling around yours. His skin is warm, his touch hesitant, reverent. "I do not believe I deserve such a gift," he murmurs, voice barely above a whisper. "But if I did⊠I tâink it would be you." The words linger between you, delicate, uncertain. And then, as if drawn by something beyond himself, he leans in. The kiss is soft, almost shy, the kind of kiss that speaks of quiet longing, of devotion that has been waiting for its moment.
- When he pulls away, his golden eyes search yours, as if waiting for permission to believe this is real. And when you smileâwhen you pull him back in, your hands tangling in the soft curls at the nape of his neckâKurt exhales, a prayer answered.
SCOTT SUMMERS (CYCLOPS)
- Scott has always been a man of control, of discipline, of walls built high enough to keep even himself out. He has to beâleadership demands it, survival depends on it. But when it comes to you, control is a battle he is losing. The way you look at him, the way you challenge him, the way you make him feel like something more than just a soldierâit unravels him in ways he is still struggling to understand.
- "I shouldnât," he says, voice tight, almost pained. You are standing too close, your fingers brushing against his wrist, grounding him in a way that makes his head spin. His ruby-quartz lenses shield his eyes, but you can feel the intensity of his gaze, the way it lingers. "Itâs not safe." He means the wordsâScott has spent too long holding himself back, afraid of losing control, afraid of what he might destroy. But itâs too late for that. Heâs already falling.
- The moment is inevitable. He moves with the careful precision of a man who is both afraid and desperate, his lips finding yours in a kiss that is searing, controlled, but barely. His hands frame your face, steady despite the war waging beneath his skin. Itâs overwhelmingâthe heat of it, the weight of years spent denying himself anything that felt this real.
- When he pulls away, he exhales sharply, as if catching his breath after a battle hard-fought. His fingers linger at your jaw, his touch hesitant. "Tell me to stop," he says, but thereâs no conviction in it. And when you shake your head, when you pull him back in, Scott lets himself fall, for once surrendering to something other than duty.
JEAN GREY (PHOENIX)
- There are moments when Jean feels like she is too much. Too much power, too much feeling, too much of something vast and unknowable. She has spent years keeping herself restrained, learning control as though her heart beats to a metronome rather than a wild drum. But when she is with you, she wonders if it is safe to be unguarded, if it is safe to be simply Jean and nothing more.
- Tonight, she lets herself be soft. The two of you sit beneath the vastness of the stars, the Xavier mansion looming behind you, distant and forgotten for now. The night is quiet, save for the occasional rustle of wind through the trees, but inside Jeanâs mind, there is no quietânot when you are near. She doesnât need to read your thoughts to know what lingers there. She can feel it, in the way your fingers brush against hers, in the warmth of your presence.
- "I donât want to be careful with you," she murmurs, and there is something raw in her voice, something aching. And then she kisses youânot hesitant, not restrained, but with the kind of intensity that burns. Her fingers thread through your hair, her breath stolen between heartbeats, between the desperate need to be close, to feel something beyond the weight of what she is. It is both gentle and consuming, a force of nature wrapped in something heartbreakingly human.
- When she pulls away, her hands linger against your jaw, and she smilesâsomething small, something meant only for you. "Tell me I donât have to hold back," she whispers. And when you answer her with another kiss, she knows she has found something worth surrendering to.
ORORO MUNROE (STORM)
- The sky has always been an extension of Ororo, a reflection of the emotions she keeps locked beneath careful serenity. But tonight, there is no storm. No restless wind, no rolling thunderâonly the gentle hum of the night and the warmth of your presence beside her. She watches you in the dim glow of candlelight, her eyes filled with something unreadable, something vast.
- "Do you ever wonder how small we are?" she muses, her voice as soft as the breeze that dances through your hair. The two of you stand on the rooftop of the Xavier mansion, the city lights glimmering in the distance, but all she can see is you. Ororo has spent a lifetime above the world, both in spirit and in form, but with you, she feels grounded in a way she has never known before.
- She reaches for you, her fingers tracing a path along your cheek, as though memorizing something she never wishes to forget. And then she leans in, her lips brushing against yours like a whispered secret, like the first breath before a storm. The kiss is deliberate, reverent, like the way the rain kisses the earth after a long drought. There is patience in it, tenderness, but beneath thatâsomething deeper. A quiet promise, an unspoken devotion.
- When she pulls back, the night is still, holding its breath as though the world itself has taken notice of this moment. Ororoâs lips curl into a small, knowing smile. "I think," she murmurs, "that you are the only thing that has ever made me want to stay on the ground."
ROGUE
- She has spent her whole life fearing touch. It is a cruel thing, to want something so deeply and yet never be able to have it. But with you, the longing is unbearable, suffocating, twisting in her chest like something wild and restless. She has kissed beforeâquick, fleeting moments stolen behind barriers, through gloves, through layers of caution. But never like this. Never real.
- "Ah donât wanna hurt you," she says, and there is a tremble in her voice, something vulnerable hidden beneath her usual confidence. You are standing too close, and she should move away, should create distance like she always doesâbut she canât. Not this time. Not with you.
- The decision is made before she can talk herself out of it. Her gloved hand curls around the back of your neck, and then she kisses you. There is something desperate in it, something that tastes of loneliness and longing, of a girl who has spent her whole life reaching for something just out of her grasp. It is bruising, filled with everything she has never been able to say, everything she has been too afraid to feel.
- When she pulls back, her breathing is ragged, her forehead resting against yours. "Tell me you ain't scared," she murmurs, her voice barely above a whisper. And when you donât pull awayâwhen your fingers tighten in her jacket, grounding herâRogue exhales like she has finally found a place where she belongs.
ERIK LEHNSHERR (MAGNETO)
- Love has always been a dangerous thing for Erik. It is weakness, vulnerabilityâsomething that has been used against him too many times before. But you are different. You have always been different. You do not flinch from the sharp edges of him, from the darkness that lingers in his eyes. And that terrifies him more than anything.
- "I have lost too much already," he confesses, his voice low, rough. The two of you stand beneath the ruins of something long abandoned, a place Erik has brought you to without thinking, without realizing how much it means. He does not let people in, does not allow himself to wantâbut with you, want has become an inevitability.
- And then he kisses you. It is not gentle. It is not sweet. It is a claim, fierce and unyielding, filled with the kind of hunger that comes from a man who has spent his life fighting for something just out of reach. His hands grip your waist, his touch firm, possessive, as though trying to convince himself that you are real, that this moment is not something that will be ripped away like all the others.
- When he finally pulls away, his breathing is uneven, his gaze sharp as steel. "You should leave," he says, but his hands do not let go. And when you press your forehead against his, your fingers curling into the fabric of his coat, Erik exhalesâbecause for once in his life, he does not want to be alone.
CHARLES XAVIER (PROFESSOR X)
- Charles has always known the power of words. He wields them like a scalpelâprecise, careful, capable of shaping the world with nothing more than the way they are spoken. But for all his eloquence, for all his careful consideration, he finds himself at a loss when it comes to you. There are no words vast enough to encapsulate the way he feels when he looks at you, no sentence that could hold the quiet reverence that settles in his chest whenever you are near.
- Tonight, the mansion is quiet, the hum of distant thoughts nothing more than a murmur in the back of his mind. You are seated beside him in the library, the warm glow of lamplight casting shadows across your face, and Charles cannot help but admire you as one might admire a great work of art. "You are always in my thoughts," he confesses, his voice as soft as the turning of a page. "Even when I try to quiet them."
- The admission hangs between you like something fragile, something waiting to be touched. And then, with a slowness that is almost agonizing, Charles reaches for you. His fingers brush against your cheek, a gentle caress, before he leans in. The kiss is hesitant at first, delicate, as though he is memorizing the feel of you in increments, but then it deepensâcontrolled, measured, but filled with something infinite. He is not a man prone to indulgence, but in this moment, he allows himself to want.
- When he pulls away, his forehead rests against yours, his thumb tracing the curve of your jaw. "You are the only thought I never wish to quiet," he murmurs, and in that moment, you realize Charles Xavier, for all his wisdom, has finally found something beyond the realm of his own understanding.
WANDA MAXIMOFF (SCARLET WITCH)
- Wanda has spent her life surrounded by chaos. It follows her like a shadow, whispering in the language of things broken and rewritten, of destinies unraveled and reshaped. But when she is with you, there is quiet. Not silenceânever silenceâbut a kind of stillness she has never known before, as though the world itself pauses when you are near.
- The two of you stand in the remnants of twilight, the air thick with the scent of rain, the horizon streaked in shades of crimson and gold. Wandaâs fingers are entwined with yours, her grip hesitant, uncertain. "I donât know what love is supposed to feel like," she admits, her voice barely above a whisper. "But I thinkâwhen Iâm with youâit feels like something I donât have to be afraid of."
- And then she kisses you. It is not tentative, nor is it rushed. It is deliberate, the kind of kiss that unravels something deep within, the kind that reshapes and remakes. Her hands cradle your face, her touch featherlight yet unyielding, as if afraid you might slip through her fingers like all the things she has lost. There is magic in it, something ancient and aching, something that feels like the bending of time itself.
- When she pulls back, her lips are parted, her breath unsteady. A flicker of red dances in her eyes, the remnants of something too vast to name. "Donât let me become a ghost," she whispers. And when you pull her close again, when you press your lips to hers once more, you promise that she never will.
PIETRO MAXIMOFF (QUICKSILVER)
- Love has always been something fleeting for Pietro. He moves too fast, lives too fast, feels too muchâalways chasing, always running, as if afraid that if he stays still for too long, the world might catch up and swallow him whole. But with you, time slows. It bends in a way he never thought possible, as though the universe itself concedes to your presence, as though you are the one thing in this world worth pausing for.
- "I donât do slow," he says, his voice laced with something teasing, something deflectiveâbut there is honesty beneath it, a quiet confession hidden between syllables. The two of you sit on the rooftop of the mansion, the night air cool against your skin, the distant sounds of the city humming like a heartbeat. Pietro is never still, even nowâhis fingers tapping an erratic rhythm against his knee, his body humming with energy he cannot quite contain.
- And then, in a moment of stillness so rare it feels almost sacred, he leans in. The kiss is electric, filled with the kind of urgency that comes from a man who has spent his life moving at the speed of light. His hands tangle in your hair, pulling you closer, as if trying to memorize the shape of you, the feel of you, before the world inevitably pulls him away. It is messy, breathless, realâa collision rather than a meeting, an unstoppable force finally finding something worth stopping for.
- When he finally pulls back, his lips are curled into a smirk, but there is something soft in his expression, something unspoken. "You make me want to stay," he murmurs, and for the first time in his life, Pietro Maximoff does not feel the need to run.
HANK MCCOY (BEAST)
- Love has always been an intellectual thing for Hank. He understands it in theory, can dissect it like a scientist studying a phenomenon, can quote poetry and philosophy on its nature. But experiencing it? That is something else entirely. With you, it is not logical. It is not something he can quantify or analyze. It simply is.
- The two of you sit in his study, the air thick with the scent of old books and ink, the soft glow of candlelight casting golden hues across the room. Hank watches you from behind his glasses, his fingers curled around the spine of a worn-out novel, though he has long since abandoned the words on the page. "There is a passage in Shakespeare," he muses, his voice thoughtful, almost absent. "That speaks of love as an ever-fixed mark. Something that does not falter, even in the face of the storm."
- And then, as if compelled by something greater than reason, he reaches for you. The kiss is slow, unhurried, the kind of kiss that speaks in volumes unspoken. His hand cradles the back of your head, his touch reverent, almost disbelieving. It is a scholar studying the divine, a man who has spent his life in books finally understanding the very thing poets have written about for centuries.
- When he pulls away, his breath is uneven, his glasses slightly askew. He chucklesâwarm, a little self-consciousâbefore resting his forehead against yours. "For once," he murmurs, a smile playing at the edges of his lips, "I find myself at a loss for words." And for Hank McCoy, that is perhaps the truest testament of love.
EMMA FROST (WHITE QUEEN)
- Emma Frost does not give her heart easily. She wears her love like she wears her diamondsâpristine, untouchable, something to be admired from a distance but never possessed. She has spent a lifetime fortifying herself against weakness, constructing walls of ice so thick that even the warmth of devotion could never hope to melt them. And yet, when she looks at you, she feels them crack, just a little, just enough to let the light in.
- The Hellfire Club is a gilded cage of smoke and opulence, but tonight, it is just you and her, the world reduced to the quiet hum of distant music and the press of your bodies too close to be innocent. âYou make me reckless,â she murmurs, her voice honeyed, edged with something sharp, something dangerous. There is a challenge in her gaze, as if daring you to step closer, to be foolish enough to reach for something that others have burned trying to touch.
- And then, with the kind of certainty only Emma possesses, she leans in. The kiss is not soft; Emma Frost does nothing softly. It is precise, calculated, as if she is determining just how much of herself she is willing to give. But thenâthenâyou respond, and she forgets all about restraint. Her hands fist in your clothing, pulling you against her, her lips parting against yours in something that feels like surrender, like the slow unraveling of the woman who has never allowed herself to want.
- When she pulls back, her breath is even, her expression unreadable. But there is something different in her eyesâsomething raw, something that should not exist in a woman who has spent her life perfecting the art of emotional detachment. "Tell anyone I did that first," she drawls, smoothing a hand over her pristine white attire, "and Iâll turn your mind inside out." But the way she looks at you afterâthe way her fingers linger against yoursâis softer than any words she will allow herself to say.
LAURA KINNEY (X-23)
- Love has never been gentle for Laura. It has been ripped from her hands, shattered and rebuilt into something unrecognizable, turned into a weapon like everything else in her life. She does not trust easily, does not give affection freely, but youâyou are something different. Something that doesnât demand, doesnât take, but simply waits. And that terrifies her.
- It happens in the aftermath of a fight, blood still drying on her knuckles, the air thick with the scent of adrenaline and gunpowder. You are close, too close, inspecting a wound on her arm that she doesnât care about, but you do. "Youâre bleeding," you murmur, and Laura doesnât understand why those words make something in her chest hurt more than any wound ever could.
- And then, without warning, she kisses you. It is rough, almost desperate, her hands gripping the sides of your face as if trying to confirm that you are real, that this feelingâthe way you look at her like she is more than the violence carved into her skinâis real. She does not know how to be soft, does not know how to ease into things gently, so she kisses you the way she fights: with everything she has, with an intensity that could break ribs.
- When she pulls away, she does not speak. Her breath is unsteady, her expression unreadable. But then she presses her forehead to yours, her fingers still curled around your collar, holding on as if she expects you to disappear. "If you leave," she finally murmurs, voice barely above a whisper, "Iâll find you." It is not a threat. It is a promise.
WADE WILSON (DEADPOOL)
- Wade Wilson falls too fast and too hard. He loves like he fightsâmessy, reckless, throwing himself in headfirst without caring if heâll get hurt. He makes jokes because the silence is unbearable, because the thought of you looking at him too closely is enough to send him spiraling. But for all his bravado, for all his crass humor, Wade has never been kissed in a way that wasnât a joke, a mistake, or a transaction. Until you.
- "Okay, so Iâm about to do something really stupid," he announces, standing far too close in the neon glow of a shitty diner sign, the night air thick with the scent of grease and rain. "Like, really stupid. Stupid on a level that would make even Deadpool go, âDude, bad idea.â And that guy makes terrible life choices."
- And then, before you can say anything, he grabs you by the collar of your jacket and kisses you. It is not smooth, not elegant. It is Wade Wilson, which means it is all-in, no hesitation, no half-measures. His hands are shaking, but his lips are sure, as if he has been waiting for this for a lifetime, as if he is afraid that if he doesnât kiss you now, heâll never get the chance.
- When he pulls away, he is breathless, eyes searching yours as if waiting for the inevitable punchline, for the moment where youâll laugh and tell him it was all a joke. But when you donâtâwhen you just look at him, like he is something worth holding ontoâhe lets out a breathless, disbelieving laugh. "Holy shit," he mutters. "That was actually kinda romantic. Mark it down in history, babe. First time for everything."
CABLE (NATHAN SUMMERS)
- Nathan Summers is not a man accustomed to softness. His hands have known war for too long, his body a graveyard of scars from battles fought across time itself. He does not waste energy on things that are fleeting, does not allow himself to indulge in things he cannot keep. And yet, with you, all of that certainty wavers.
- It happens after a mission, the two of you holed up in some abandoned safe house, the air thick with the remnants of exhaustion and unspoken words. He is injuredânothing fatal, but enough to make you worry, enough to make you press a damp cloth to his temple with a tenderness he does not deserve. "You need to let people take care of you sometimes," you murmur, and Nathan exhales, something heavy settling in his chest.
- He does not speak. Does not offer some poetic declaration. Instead, he reaches for you, fingers rough against the smoothness of your jaw, and pulls you in. The kiss is slow, deliberate, as if he is trying to memorize the shape of you, the taste of you, before the world inevitably takes him away again. There is no desperation in it, only certaintyâthe kiss of a man who has seen the end of everything and still chooses to hold onto this, onto you.
- When he pulls back, he does not move far, his forehead resting against yours, his breathing steady despite the storm raging inside him. "I donât know what happens next," he admits, voice low, rough. "But I know Iâm not letting go." And when you kiss him again, you make sure he understandsâhe wonât have to.
COLOSSUS (PIOTR RASPUTIN)
- Piotr is careful, always careful. He holds back without realizing it, even when the world is falling apart. There is a gentleness in him, buried beneath the steel of his body, a softness that has nothing to do with flesh. He fears his own strength, fears the way his hands, built for war, could break something as delicate as love. And yet, when he looks at you, he wantsâneedsâto touch, to hold, to feel.
- The battlefield is quiet now, the fight won, though the ruins around you still smoke from the echoes of destruction. You are weary, dust clinging to your skin, but PiotrâPiotr is unyielding, a silver sentinel standing guard over you. He reaches out, fingers brushing your shoulder, and you feel the weight of it, the solidity, the way he is always there, always enduring. âAre you hurt?â His voice is deep, thick with the accent that makes his words sound like poetry.
- You shake your head, but his expression is still storm-dark with concern. And then, as if something inside him finally snaps, he kisses you. His lips are unrelenting, unyielding metal against the warmth of your mouth, yet it is the gentlest thing he has ever done. He does not pull you closeâhe is afraid of hurting youâbut his hands hover, trembling, aching to hold, to claim, to love without fear of breaking.
- When he finally pulls away, he presses his forehead to yours, and for the first time, you feel the heat of him, even in his steel form. âI will be careful,â he promises, voice thick, barely more than a whisper. âBut I will never hold back from you again.â
MAGIK (ILLYANA RASPUTINA)
- Illyana does not love easily. She has been carved from darkness, tempered in the heat of Limbo, sharpened into something lethal. Love is a weaknessâor so she has always believed. But then there is you, and the way you see her, past the demons, past the blades, past the girl who spent too many years clawing her way through the dark. You make her feel human, and that terrifies her.
- You are standing at the edge of a summoning circle, watching as she mutters an incantation, her voice a low, rolling thing that feels like ancient power wrapped in velvet. âYou are distracting me,â she accuses, though there is no real bite in her words. You smirk, unrepentant. âYou like it,â you tease. Illyana narrows her eyes. âDo not push your luck.â
- And then, before you can react, she steps forward, seizes your collar, and kisses you. It is sharp, heated, a wildfire consuming the space between you. Illyana kisses like she fightsâwith precision, with confidence, with the knowledge that she is taking exactly what she wants. There is no hesitation, no fear, only the surety of someone who has walked through hell and come out the other side.
- When she finally pulls away, she lingers, her forehead pressing against yours, her breath warm against your lips. âYou make me feel alive,â she murmurs, almost reluctant, almost as if admitting it gives you too much power over her. And then, with a smirk of her own, she adds, âTry not to let it go to your head.â
KITTY PRYDE (SHADOWCAT)
- Kitty has always been in motion, always slipping through thingsâwalls, expectations, relationships that never seemed to stick. She is the girl who walks between worlds, never quite settling, never quite stopping. But with you, something is different. With you, she doesnât want to run. She wants to stay.
- It happens in the quiet of the X-Mansion, long after the others have gone to bed. You are both sprawled on the couch, the glow of the TV flickering against the walls, some old movie playing that neither of you are paying attention to. Kitty is curled up beside you, her head resting against your shoulder, and you feel her exhale, long and slow, as if breathing you in.
- Then, without warning, she phases through youâjust enough to shift, just enough to turn, just enough to press her lips to yours in one smooth, effortless motion. The kiss is soft, almost hesitant, but there is something fierce beneath it, something hungry, something that says finally. She doesnât move away. Doesnât disappear. She stays, fingers tangled in your collar, grounding herself in you as if anchoring herself to something real.
- When she pulls back, she grins, breathless, eyes bright. âGuess I finally figured out how to stop running,â she murmurs. And this time, when she kisses you again, it is certain.
MORPH (KEVIN SYDNEY)
- With Morph, love is never boring. He is laughter in the middle of a crisis, mischief hidden behind a smile, a shapeshifter who wears a thousand faces but only one when he looks at you. He is always changing, always adapting, but his feelings for you? Those are the one thing he has never wanted to change.
- You are in the middle of an argumentânot a real one, not the kind with anger or pain, but the kind that is all teasing and playful jabs. âI totally won that fight,â he declares, arms crossed over his chest. You arch a brow. âYou got thrown into a dumpster.â Morph smirks. âAnd I made it look good.â
- Then, without warning, he shiftsâhis features morphing, softening, contorting into your own face. âSee?â he teases, voice now identical to yours. âHow could you be mad at this?â And then, still wearing your face, he leans in and kisses you. The sensation is strange, uncanny, like kissing your own reflection, and yetâitâs him. You can feel it in the way his lips curve into a smirk, in the way his fingers curl around your wrist.
- When he pulls back, he shifts back into himself, grinning wide. âWas that weird? That was probably weird. But romantic weird, right?â You shake your head, laughing, and he grins. âGood. Because Iâm totally doing it again.â
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DP X Marvel #14
It all started with a ghost. A very loud, very neon, very annoying ghost that thought it was a great idea to haunt Stark Tower. Danny Fentonâpart-time student, full-time accidental hero, and perpetually exhausted teenâwas just trying to track the damn thing through the Manhattan skyline when his portal malfunctioned (again), exploded in his face (again), and slingshotted him across the sky, straight through a window that turned out to be reinforced vibranium glass.
It shouldâve stopped him. It didnât.
Cue the alarms. Cue the dozens of defense drones locking onto his energy signature. Cue a 19-year-old Danny dangling upside down in the penthouse, surrounded by billion-dollar murder bots, trying to explain to a very confused AI that he was not, in fact, an alien invader.
But before FRIDAY could blast him into oblivion, a small voice piped up from behind a couch. âAre you a fairy?â
Danny blinked. Dangling upside down. Singed suit. Ectoplasm dripping from his hair. âUh. Sure.â
The voice belonged to a tiny, curly-haired gremlin wearing a tutu, light-up sneakers, and what looked like Tony Starkâs old Iron Man helmetâthree sizes too big and twice as chaotic. This was Morgan Stark. Age: five. Chaos level: eldritch god. She approached him like a cat approaches a new toy: equal parts curiosity and threat assessment.
âCan you do sparkles?â she asked.
Danny shot a tiny beam of ecto-energy at the ceiling light, which exploded into fireworks.
Morgan gasped. âOH MY GOD, YOU ARE A FAIRY.â
And that was how Danny Fenton became Morgan Starkâs official babysitter.
It wasnât like he volunteered. Or got paid. Or even agreed. Tony Stark had been out of the countryâsomething about a diplomatic mess in Wakanda and a golf game with TâChalla. Pepper had begged Steve Rogers to watch Morgan, but Steveâs idea of babysitting was forcing a child to recite the Constitution. So Pepper, desperate and very, very sleep-deprived, walked into her penthouse to find a teenage boy hovering in midair while her daughter screamed âFAIRY GODBROâ at him and decided, âYeah. Sure. Thisâll do.â
âCan you keep her alive?â Pepper asked, not even blinking at the glowing green eyes.
Danny shrugged. âUh. I guess?â
âYou get dental.â
Danny had no idea what that meant but was too scared to argue.
By Day Three, he was in hell. Not the Ghost Zone. Not some apocalyptic alternate timeline. Actual hell. Or what felt like it. Morgan had no concept of mortality. She once duct-taped kitchen knives to her arms and yelled âIâM WOLVERINE NOW.â Another time, she tried to feed their Roomba peanut butter and sobbed when it wouldnât eat.
Danny tried to keep up. He really did.
Unfortunately, he was also being hunted by an interdimensional ghost warlord named Balthazar the Undying who decided Stark Tower was a great place to stage his declaration of conquest. So in between coloring pages and singing âLet It Goâ for the 57th time (because Morgan said if he didnât, sheâd tell everyone he âpees ectoplasmâ), Danny was banishing ancient horrors to the Shadow Realm.
âWhy does the air taste like sadness?â Morgan asked one morning, sipping chocolate milk while a spectral hand clawed its way out of the floor behind her.
Danny shot it with a laser without looking. âThatâs just the trauma, kid.â
She nodded like that made sense.
By Day Five, things got weirder.
Bruce Banner came over to âassess the babysitter.â What he found was a 19-year-old ghost hybrid making chicken nuggets with one hand while performing an exorcism on a sentient blender with the other. Bruce blinked. âYouâre multitasking.â
Danny, dead-eyed and covered in slime: âYouâre not my real dad.â
Bruce left after Morgan bit him.
Then Peter Parker dropped by. He took one look at Dannyâhaggard, twitching, wearing a tiaraâand whispered, âOh my god, he is a hot mess.â
âShut up,â Danny snapped, using his foot to hold down a haunted Roomba. âHelp me tie up the possessed dolls.â
Peter did not help. He just filmed everything for TikTok. The video went viral under the title âMe when I leave a random ghost fairy babysitter with Tony Starkâs child and come back to find him summoning the underworld during snack time.â
Nick Fury saw the video and sent a S.W.O.R.D. strike team to investigate.
Morgan beat them with a plastic lightsaber.
On Day Seven, Danny woke up to find Morgan riding a flying toaster around the living room like it was a dragon.
âWHERE DID YOU GET THAT?â
âI summoned it,â she said proudly.
âHOW.â
âI made a deal with your ghost friends.â
Dannyâs left eye twitched so hard he saw the Ghost Zone.
Pepper walked in on him mid-breakdown. âYouâve been great with her,â she said, sipping her coffee. âWe havenât seen her this happy since⊠well, ever.â
Danny, clinging to the ceiling like a feral raccoon, wheezed, âI think she opened a portal to the Necroplane. Thereâs a demon named Craig living in the fridge.â
Pepper patted his arm. âAll babysitters say that.â
Craig opened the fridge and waved. âSup.â
By Week Two, Danny had stopped pretending to be normal. He phased through walls, levitated toys, vaporized anything that smelled like danger, and occasionally screamed âIâM TOO YOUNG TO BE HAVING A MID-LIFE CRISISâ into the void.
Tony finally came home. He blinked at the scene: Danny napping upside down like a bat while Morgan built a nuclear reactor out of old toaster parts and a Roomba named Kevin.
âWho the hell is that?â Tony asked.
Morgan didnât even look up. âMy fairy godbrother. He banished an evil frog ghost and helped me build an orbital laser.â
Tony stared. âHuh. Alright.â
And just like that, Danny Fenton became part of the Avengers.
He didnât sign anything. He didnât train. He didnât even get a uniform. But every time something exploded or a portal opened or some ancient deity said âBEHOLD MY TRUE FORM,â Danny just floated into the air, cracked his back like an old man, and said, âNot in front of the child, you drama bitch.â
Morgan, from her juice box throne: âYEET HIM INTO THE VOID, DANNY.â
And he did.
It only got worse when the other Avengers got involved.
Natasha tried to teach Morgan how to do spy stuff. Morgan used the techniques to sneak into Tonyâs wine cellar and replace the labels with glitter glue and threats.
Thor visited once. Morgan asked if she could ride his hammer. He said no. She cried. The hammer floated toward her on its own. Danny had to wrestle it away.
Clint brought over a bow and arrow set. Morgan hit Peter in the ass with a suction cup dart. Danny laughed so hard he choked on ectoplasm.
Wanda stared at Danny for a full ten minutes before whispering, âYouâre not from this plane.â
Danny, deadpan: âNeither is your eyeliner.â
They became friends.
One night, Danny woke up to find Morgan drawing summoning circles on the walls in glitter glue.
âWhatcha doing, champ?â
âTrying to summon a unicorn for Auntie Yelena.â
Danny blinked. âGo back to bed.â
She glared. âYou donât support women in STEM.â
By Month One, SHIELD had officially labeled Danny as a âClass 7 Unexplainable Being with Babysitting Potential.â He had a badge. He had clearance. He had no idea what was happening anymore.
All he knew was that if Morgan Stark said âDanny, I wanna adopt a ghost puppy,â then by God, he was going to march into the Ghost Zone and wrestle a spectral hellhound into a leash.
And he did.
Its name is Toast.
Danny Fentonâghost boy, half-dead teenager, babysitter of the yearâaccidentally became the most powerful figure in the universe. Not because of his powers. Not because of his knowledge. Not even because of his tragic backstory.
But because Morgan Stark liked him. And if you hurt Morgan Stark, you would be introduced to Craig, the fridge demon, and Kevin, the haunted Roomba, and Toast, the ghost puppy, and then, finally, the very angry, very tired, very over-it Danny Phantom who couldâand wouldâyeet you into another dimension for interrupting nap time.
The Avengers knew better than to interfere.
Even Thanos came back to life once, took one look at Danny and Morgan, and said, âNo thanks.â
He snapped himself back out of existence.
Danny didnât even flinch.
Morgan dabbed.
And somewhere, in the vast multiverse of chaos and consequence, Tony Stark looked at his daughter, his haunted apartment, his glowing ghost babysitter eating fruit snacks while levitating a possessed microwave, and muttered to himselfâ
âYeah. That tracks.â
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What Bill wants for his big day:
So Bill doesn't have a birthday sure, but is there some sort of Bill Cipher Day? Demonic celebration?
..and if so, does dip know?
Oh man, there probably is! Bill's absolutely the kind of guy to have a whole Day Of Celebration devoted to himself. Likely it's not on any sort of earthly calendar basis, too, so it'll come up at some time when Dipper least expects it.
Because, c'mon. Bill's fantastically knowledgeable - but he's absolute shit at filling Dipper in on important information beforehand.
#can you imagine dipper popping out of a cake? he absolutely did not get there by himself. Bill is So Very Innocent here#What's this big day even about? is it a monumentous occasion or are we just celebrating Bill period?#cause if it's some grand conquest he just HAD to mark with a big parade once every Zen-quadrip#then I imagine Dipper earns himself a bit of Bill lore on his journey to find the Perfect Gift#Little does he know that Bill wasn't even expecting a gift from him. Hell he'll TAKE a gift no problem! But you didnt have to run ragged#your presence was present enough đ„șđ„șđ„ș#Bullshit. Absolute bullshit#You already know a party thrown in Bill's honor is tackily decorated in triangles and life sized sculptures and Pin The Finger on the Ford#Perhaps Bill wasn't expecting the gift from Dipper because- Psh! Duh! You're my *husband!*#See those suckers lining up to put their pathetic little gifts on the gift table? How many presents are they carrying in either arm?#Dipper squints his eyes- Oh shit. *Two.* One for Bill and one for-. Oh.#The consensus being that What's My Glorious Conquest is Your Glorious Conquest!#This is a *dual* celebration Sapling! Cipher and everything under the same name gets a day of glory#What? Did you think you were gonna kick it with the low lifes while Bill lived it up on his throne?#Well. *Yeah.* Dipper sorta did. It makes sense though in a way#Celebrations like these are less about waving the same victory flag around over and over again for all of eternity#and more about taking advantage of his massive status to throw a party and get gifts#Which- if he sent out the invites and let the whole universe know he expected equal treatment to his *husband-*#well then he just uncovered a cheat code for double gifts#Dipper pinches his in the shoulder when he finally pieces it together#Bastard. He could've at least *told* him. All that pain and effort finding a freaking gold plated *corset-*#Bill bolts out of his chair#Yeah so Dipper chose the easy route: Throw Sex At It#Not a *bad* choice but god is it corny. 'Yeah so your present is actually me because I'm soo sexy and soo special oh don't you just wannna-'#okay yes easy route BUT also very effective. Not to mention mutually gratifying đđ#Still. Dipper would've liked to buy him something he can actually *keep.* Maybe he'll commission Mabel to make them a scrapbook#Bill doesn't mind one bit getting his special gift though. Especially not with the way it's been *wrapped*#Ha! He should ask for this *every* year! Full with the thrown room filled to the brim in images of his glory and power!!!#Being the *gift* certainly puts a bit more responsibility on Dipper to Do Good#But it's *his* celebration too apparently. Bill's gonna have to give a little something *back*
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OH THANK GOD, I'VE BEEN SO DEPRAVED OF CONQUEST CONTENT, ILY đđ
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THANKS, ANON!!! HERE'S YOUR LITTLE CONQUEST FANFIC!!!
After the Fall
Part 2
Conquest/Reader (Conquest appreciation post)
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The streets of the city lay in ruins, remnants of the chaos left by recent battles scattered everywhere. Buildings were reduced to piles of debris, and the air was thick with dust and a sense of despair. You navigated carefully through the wreckage, your heart heavy with determination. Supplies were running low, and injured civilians were in desperate need of help.
As you turned a corner, you spotted a few people huddled together, whispering nervously. You approached them, ready to offer what little assistance you could muster. But before you could reach them, a flicker of movement caught your eye.
In the distance, you saw a figure hovering slightly above the ground. The person was dressed in flowing white clothing, and though he appeared old, there was something unsettlingly powerful about him. His stance was rigid, fists clenched at his sides, and you felt an instinctual wariness creep over you.
You hesitated for a moment, weighing your options. The streets were already filled with too much fear; you didnât want to provoke anyone, but curiosity tugged at you. Gathering your courage, you stepped closer to the figure, calling out, âExcuse me! Are you alright?â
As you approached, the man turned to face you, and your heart skipped a beat. One of his eyes was blind, while the other bore into you with an intensity that made you swallow hard. âWho dares to approach me?â he asked, his voice low and rumbling.
âIâm just trying to help,â you said, your voice steadier than you felt. âThere are a lot of injured people around. I thought you might need assistance, too.â
He studied you for a moment, confusion evident on his face. âYou approach me, a being of power, without any weapon? You are either foolish or brave.â
âMaybe a little of both,â you replied, a hint of defiance creeping into your tone. âBut Iâm not afraid to help someone in need, even if you donât look like a normal civilian.â
âNormal civilians tend to avoid me,â he said, his voice cold. âThey know the consequences of approaching someone like me.â
You raised an eyebrow, feeling your irritation rise. âAnd what does that say about you? If people are too scared to come near you, maybe you should rethink your approach.â
The figure seemed taken aback by your words, and for a brief moment, his expression shifted. âYou speak with conviction,â he said, a hint of curiosity breaking through his otherwise serious demeanor. âMost would cower at the sight of me.â
âIâm not most people,â you replied, crossing your arms. âWhatâs your name?â
âThey call me Conquest,â he said, his voice steady. âAnd conquering... is precisely what I intend to do here.â
âGreat. Another villain with a superiority complex,â you muttered under your breath, your frustration bubbling to the surface. âYou really think you can just come in here and take over? Look around youâthis place is already a wreck.â
âI do what is necessary,â he replied, his tone unwavering. âThe weak must be ruled by the strong, or chaos will reign.â
âAnd what about the people who are trying to rebuild?â you challenged. âThey need hope, not fear. You think conquering is the answer? Youâre wrong.â
âHope is a fleeting emotion,â Conquest stated, his voice steady. âIt crumbles in the face of reality. Fear ensures compliance and order.â
âOrder based on fear isnât true order,â you argued, feeling the heat of the moment intensifying. âPeople need to feel safe, not terrorized. If you keep using fear as your tool, youâll only create more enemies.â
He floated closer, and you felt a surge of adrenaline. âYou presume to lecture me on how to rule? I have faced countless foes, and none have stood before me with such audacity.â
âSomeone has to challenge you,â you said defiantly, refusing to back down. âPeople canât live like this, and I wonât let you dictate how things should be.â
Conquest studied you, a flicker of amusement in his eyes. âYou are intriguing, human. Most would have submitted to my power, yet you confront it directly.â
âMaybe Iâm just tired of all the villains thinking they can walk all over us,â you replied, a mix of frustration and determination fueling your words. âYou think strength comes from terrorizing people, but it doesnât have to be that way.â
âStrength is all that matters in this world,â he said, his tone firm. âYou are naive if you believe otherwise.â
âMaybe I am,â you admitted. âBut Iâve seen what happens when fear reigns. It doesnât unite; it divides. If you want to conquer, youâll only create more chaos.â
He took a step back, the tension between you thickening. âYour conviction is commendable, but it may also lead to your downfall.â
âMaybe,â you replied, feeling a mixture of defiance and uncertainty. âBut Iâd rather fight for whatâs right than submit to someone like you.â
For a moment, silence hung between you, and you could see the conflict brewing in his expression. He stepped closer again, looming over you, and your heart raced.
âI have seen many come before me, and they all feared what I could do,â he said, his voice low. âAnd yet, you stand here, challenging me. Itâs⊠amusing.â
âGlad I can entertain you,â you replied, crossing your arms defiantly. âBut Iâm not just here for your amusement.â
âYou are certainly more resilient than most,â he mused, his tone shifting slightly. âBut you should understand that I do not play games. I am here to conquer, but I shall find Invincible first. Tell me where he is located.â
âAnd if I refuse to help you?â you asked, narrowing your eyes.
âThen you will remain in the dark,â he replied, his tone cool. âI will not hesitate to act, and you will find that I am not a force to be trifled with.â
âGreat, just what I need,â you said, feeling a mix of annoyance and determination. âAnother villain thinking they can control everything.â
He tilted his head, clearly intrigued by your boldness. âYou are quite feisty for someone so vulnerable. I find that amusing. Do you truly believe you can stand against me?â
âI donât have to stand against you,â you replied, your heart racing. âBut I wonât let you hurt anyone in the process. People deserve better than to live in fear of you.â
With a flicker of movement, he was suddenly in front of you, towering over you with an intensity that made you stumble back slightly. You caught your breath, looking up at him in surprise.
âSuch spirit,â he said, almost admiringly. âBut do not think that your bravado will shield you from the realities of this world.â
Before you could respond, Conquest leaned down, his lips brushing against yours in a startling kiss. His teeth grazed your bottom lip, and he pulled back just enough to draw blood. You felt a jolt of shock and confusion, your cheeks flushing as you processed what had just happened.
He groaned at the taste, an unexpected sound that sent a shiver through you. âYou are intriguing,â he said, his tone shifting slightly. âBut I have a mission to complete. I will find Invincible.â
You stood there, stunned and blushing, unsure of what to say. Conquest straightened, his demeanor changing as he returned to his more imposing self. âI will return for you after I deal with him.â
âWait, what?â you managed to stammer, still trying to wrap your head around the kiss. âYou canât justââ
âI can and I will,â he replied, turning away, leaving you bewildered in the ruins. âConsider this a warning. You may find yourself drawn into a world you do not yet understand.â
As he floated away, you felt a mix of emotions swirling inside youâanger, confusion, and an unexpected thrill at the encounter. You had confronted Conquest, a being of immense power, and now you found yourself entangled in something far greater than you had anticipated.
You took a deep breath, the weight of the situation settling in. This was far from over, and you were determined to stand your ground. If Conquest thought he could just conquer everything without consequence, he was in for a surprise.
#ao3#fanfic#conquest#invincible#invincible conquest#conquest x reader#invincible x reader#invincible conquest x reader#conquest fanfic#invincible fanfic#fic#bananasplit133#he's just a lonely lil guy!!!!!#i can fix him gng#trust#conquest the conquerer
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hi *crawls from the hospital bed* it's me the guy that sent that ask about breeding conquest.. now I'm thinking the fact that he came back JUST WHEN reader started to heal, or maybe like a few months, where everything looks normal again until one drunk night he was making out with a random guy right? somehow conquest CAN SMELL someone else on you from afar (I haven't watched invincible, so idk his exact powers rip) so he flew there throw the guy off the fucking orbits before dragging you to the rooftop or something to force ride you again
except this time it's worse because he felt heavier?? or maybe that's just you
until you hear him talking about "how dare you cheating on me while I'm carrying our litter, worm? is my pussy not enough for you, you greedy human?"
*tries to get up, fails because my hips are bruised, I'm pushing pregnant conquest to everyone now*
Reader expects Conquest to just not come back cuz like, the guys a big deal, right? No way he's gonna come back to earth, and, if he does, why would he search the reader out again. Reader isn't even some popular or powerful hero, like sure, he can fight, but he's not at the level of the Guardians.Â
Readers finally healed up enough to go on with his day to day life. Being a hero doesn't pay the bills, so he's had to work his daytime job with his hips in a cast. He claims it's because he got hurt during the whole invasion.Â
Reader of course never expected his whole... fight... with Conquest to have meant anything. It was just an edge in his bedpost, and a permanent ache in his lower back that is just part of his life now.Â
So, obviously he's gonna go on and go on dates or flirt with people. Maybe the roll in the dirt with Conquest also made Reader realize he has a type, and yeah... he ends up flirting with a retired hero whose old enough to be his dad, whose beard is more white than brown.Â
It just happens that this day is also the day Conquest pulls up to earth again. The GDA and other heroes are freaking out, obviously. They think he's there to try and take over again, only for Cecil to just stand there in silence as Conquest pulls up, throws the guy you were kissing into space, and got in your face and acted like a scorned lover.Â
You somehow talk him into going back to your place, so he doesn't fuck you right there in the middle of the street. Homeboy does not fit on your bed, so you guys end up on the floor.Â
Its only because you have at least some healing factor or resistance that you don't break like a twig under a bolder when Conquest just rides you like he's punishing you. Hes just sneering and growling and insulting you, but in like... a weirdly affectionate way.Â
Its only after hes left you just as shaky and wobbly as last time that you go like âwait...litter?â all slurred, drooling and barely able to see. Conquest just crosses his arms all proud because obviously you should be honored to have sired the Conquests litter.Â
To the fear of everyone Conquest stays cuz obviously you need to step up and take care of your litter. You can feel everyone eying you and judging you for knocking up Conquest of all people. But hey... the power of love will give earth another viltrumite protector.Â
#gator rambles#conquest#invincible#conquest invincible#invincible x male reader#invincible x reader#conquest x male reader#conquest x reader
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The Hit List | 02

Pairing: fuckgirl!Paige x Mechi Student!reader
Masterlist (TBA) | Part One
Genre: romance, slow burn, enemies to lovers, kinda funny?, they fuck, n its hot n sweaty, cat n mouse
Description: What starts as a game of avoidance turns into something far more dangerous when old grudges and unfinished business crash headfirst into a truth neither of them are ready to face. Armed with a stubborn streak, a boyfriend you're trying too hard to believe in, and a simmering resentment that burns just as hot as desire, you swear you wonât let Paige win.
But when history keeps rewriting itself in glances, in touches, in words that cut too closeâyou start to wonder if you've had control of the game at all.
wc: 24k, yes, 24k
Authors Note: sorry this took forever, too many words so this is split into two parts
Chapter 2: The Problem with Paige Bueckers
The cold air hit like a slap as you and Riven stepped out of The Tavern, the double doors slamming shut behind you. The muffled bass of whatever trash pop remix they were playing inside still buzzed in your chest, but out here, the only sound was the occasional car rolling by and the crunch of Rivenâs boots against the pavement.
âOkay,â she started, already wrapping her arms around herself like she hadnât just spent the last hour insisting she wasnât cold. âWhat the fuck was that?â
You tugged Nikaâs warmup jacket closer around you. âWhat was what?â
âOh, donât evenââ Riven whirled on you, walking backward now, eyes narrowed. âI had, like, a front-row seat to your little moment with Paige. You two looked like you were about five seconds away fromââ
âFrom what?â you cut in, voice sharper than intended.
Rivenâs smirk deepened. âFrom what, she says. Babe, I thought you were about to spontaneously combust. Paige definitely wanted to.â
You groaned, pushing past her. âYouâre reading into things.â
âAm I?â She caught up easily, practically skipping now. âBecause I watched a six-foot basketball legendâwho, might I remind you, does not chase peopleâspend an entire game, a whole-ass four quarters, subtly showing off for you. Then she followed that up by pinning you to a bar with her eyes and making sure you knew she was looking.â
You kept walking. Focused on the sidewalk, on the way the streetlights flickered, on literally anything but what she was saying.
âAnd you?â Riven continued, undeterred. âYou were eating it up.â
You stopped dead. âI was notââ
Riven held up a hand. âBabe. I love you. But you were.â
Her eyes softened then, shifting from teasing to something quieter. You hated that. Because if Riven wasnât making fun of you, if she was actually serious, then it meant she thought there was something here.
You shook your head, exhaling hard. âI donât even like her.â
Riven arched a brow. âNo?â
âNo.â
âAnd yet, youâre literally wearing her best friendâs jacket, which Paige has been glaring at all night like she was about to rip it off your body with her teeth.â
You rolled your eyes and started walking again. âNika spilled coffee on me. She gave me the jacket.â
âUh-huh.â Riven jogged to catch up. âAnd Paige definitely didnât care about that at all. Iâm sure thatâs why she looked like she wanted to murder her best friend when she saw you in it.â
You ignored her.
She didnât let up. âYou know what I think?â
âNo,â you deadpanned.
âI think Paige is used to being wanted. She is thee Golden Child after all.â Riven adjusted her tiny bag, the one you still didnât believe could fit anything. âAnd you? You told her to fuck off. You didnât fawn, didnât trip over yourself to impress her, didnât melt the second she so much as breathed in your direction.â
âI was justââ
âShe likes it.â
You faltered. âWhat?â
âThatâs why sheâs been all over you.â Riven grinned like sheâd cracked some unsolvable mystery. âYouâre a challenge, babe. Paige loves a challenge.â
You let that sit between you for a moment. The idea that this was all just some game to her. Some chase, some conquest to check off her list.
It shouldnât sting. But it did.
You kicked at a loose pebble, watching it skitter across the sidewalk. âWell, Iâm not playing.â
Riven let out a low whistle. âAnd that is why sheâs losing her mind over you.â
She looped her arm through yours, sighing dramatically. âI love this for you.â
You groaned. âThereâs nothing to love. Iâm not interested.â
Riven squeezed your arm. âMhm. And yet, weâve been talking about her this entire walk home.â
You scowled. She had a point.
The first thing you did when you woke up was groan, roll over, and aggressively smother yourself with your pillow in a last-ditch effort to erase the past twelve hours from existence.
The second thing you did was curse Rivenâs name.
I love this for you. What the fuck did that even mean? What was there to love? There was nothing to love, nothing to even consider, and yet your brain had apparently decided to throw hands with your common sense and keep you trapped in this hell loop of overanalyzing.
You stayed like that for a solid ten minutes, letting the residual embarrassment simmer in the dark, trying to physically sweat out the memory of Paige fucking Bueckers pinning you in place with her eyes and her stupid, low-ass voice.
Nope. No. Absolutely not. You were not thinking about it. You had actual things to do.
You shoved the blanket off and sat up, only for your stomach to immediately drop as your gaze landed on Nikaâs UConn warmup jacket.
Right. That.
You stared at it, like it was some foreign object that had somehow materialized in your room overnight. As if it hadnât been on your body the entire night before. As if it hadnât been the one thing Paigeâs eyes lingered on every time she looked at you.
Okay. You exhaled sharply. Okay. You needed to get the fuck out of this room.
The engineering building smelled like burnt coffee and overworked students.
Someone had definitely been living in here for the past forty-eight hoursâprobably one of the electrical engineering kids judging by the faint, fried-plastic scent of a blown capacitor. A couple of jackets were draped over chairs, a half-eaten protein bar had been abandoned by the 3D printer, and the whiteboard by the entrance was filled with someoneâs increasingly desperate attempts at debugging a circuit diagram.
Ah, yes. Your people.
You exhaled, shifting your backpack higher on your shoulder as you made your way toward the CAD lab. The familiar hum of computer fans filled the air, that gentle, artificial whir that meant someone, somewhere, was probably suffering through a last-minute deadline.
Not you, though. You were here to escape.
The lab was half-full, a quiet buzz of activity punctuated by the occasional sigh of frustration. A couple of upperclassmen were arguing over a simulation in the corner, their screen flashing red with failed stress tests. Someone elseâdefinitely a freshmanâwas furiously Googling âwhy does SOLIDWORKS keep crashing???â like the software had personally wronged them.
You picked a station near the back, dropped your bag onto the floor, and cracked your knuckles.
Alright. Time to work.
You opened your laptop, pulled up your latest modelâa sleek, mid-development turbine assemblyâand tried to focus.
For the first few minutes, it actually worked. The soothing, mind-numbing repetition of part alignments, constraint settings, and torque calculations took over. You could feel your brain settling into that comfortable, hyper-focused haze.
And thenâ
âJesus Christ, what is this?â
You didnât even look up. âItâs a turbine.â
âThatâs a turbine?â
The voice belonged to Mateo, one of the mechanical engineers who had, at some point, decided that annoying you was his lifeâs goal.
He dragged a chair over, plopping down beside you with his usual chaotic energy. His UConn hoodie was inside out, his curls were aggressively disheveled, and his glasses were smudged enough to qualify as a safety hazard.
âYouâre staring at it like it personally offended you,â you muttered, rotating the model on your screen.
Mateo squinted. âBecause it has personally offended me. Why the hell does it look like that?â
You turned, deadpan. âWould you like to rephrase that into something remotely helpful?â
He hummed, leaning in. âMaybe. Depends on how much caffeine youâve had.â
You sighed, shoving your coffee cup toward him. He took one sip and immediately made a face.
âThis is disgusting.â
You stole your coffee back. âItâs functional.â
âThatâs what people say about Soviet-era aircrafts, and half of those are held together by sheer willpower and duct tape.â
You ignored him, going back to your model. âYouâre still here. Please tell me why youâre still here?â
Mateo stretched, cracking his back like an eighty-year-old man. âBecause I finished my project and now Iâm bored.â
You arched a brow. âSo this is what you do for fun? Bully me about my designs?â
âAbsolutely.â He propped his chin on his hand, watching you work. âAlso, because your roommate texted me last night saying you needed to âtouch grass,â which in Riven language means youâve been weird lately.â
You froze.
Fucking Riven.
Mateo caught it immediately. His smirk widened. âOh? So tell me whatâs up?â
You shook your head, clicking aggressively through your model constraints. âNothing.â
âLiar. Is it a boy?â
You snorted. âNo.â
âA girl?â
You paused just long enough for his eyes to light up.
âOhhh, it is a girl.â He grinned, leaning in like youâd just handed him the best gossip of his life. âSpill. Who is she?â
You shoved him. âGo away.â
Mateo cackled. âNo chance. Whatâs her name? Is she hot? Do I know her?â
You shut your laptop. âFuck off.â
Mateo, absolutely unbothered, just draped himself over the back of your chair. âCâmon. You never get weird about people, so this must be juicy.â
âItâs not,â you gritted out, standing up and grabbing your bag.
Mateo raised a brow. âWhere are you going?â
âAnywhere that isnât here.â
âYou know running away only makes me more curious, right?â
You flipped him off over your shoulder as you left.
Mateo just laughed.
It was a flawless, textbook-perfect fucking setup. The one time you leave the lab, take a detour for some overpriced caffeine, and try to get some damn distance from this whole situationâand there she is.
Like a curse.
You saw her before she saw you. A rare, fleeting advantage, considering Paige had the court vision of a goddamn military drone.
She was standing near the library steps, mid-conversation with some girl you didnât recognize.
And, of course, she was leaning. Paige Bueckers didnât just stand like a normal person. No, she had to do the casual, just-effortless-enough tilt, one hand gripping the strap of her UConn backpack like she was seconds away from swinging it over her shoulder in slow-motion, Nike-ad perfection.
And she was smiling.
That smileâthe one that had probably ruined livesâ specifically, your life.. The practiced, easy, disarmingly charming one. The dangerous one.
Your stomach twisted.
You should keep walking. It would be so easy. Just turn left, duck into the coffee shop, pretend you never saw her.
But something in you hesitated.
Because Paige wasnât just talking to anyone. She was talking to some other girl.
Fucking hell.
It was so stupid. So petty. So utterly beneath you. But for some reason, the sight of her standing thereâeffortlessly charismatic, completely at easeâwas irritating.
And then it got worse.
Because right as you were about to turn away, Paigeâs gaze lifted.
Locked directly onto you.
And something in her changed.
It was so quick, so minuscule that anyone else wouldnât have noticed. But you did. Because youâd spent the past two days doing everything in your power not to notice her, and yet here you were, catching every fucking detail.
The slight shift in her posture.
The way her smirk faltered, just a fraction.
The way her grip on her bag tightened.
Your fingers curled around the strap of your own backpack, a reflexive, useless attempt at grounding yourself.
Walk away.
But you didnât.
You stood there, frozen in this stupid fucking moment, as Paigeâs attention flicked back to the girl she was talking toâonly to immediately pull away.
And then she was moving.
Striding over like this was some kind of inevitable gravitational force. Like she knew you werenât going to leave.
Your pulse kicked up, but you forced yourself to stay still, forced yourself to act bored when she finally stopped in front of you.
Her voice hit first, low and teasing, but with something else under it. âDidnât know you were into weekend library runs.â
You exhaled sharply, shifting your weight. âDidnât know you were into casual sidewalk flirting, or studying.â
Paigeâs smirk deepened. âWhy, jealous?â
Oh, you were going to strangle her.
âI literally do not care.â
She hummed, tilting her head slightly. âYou sound like you care.â
You exhaled sharply through your nose, fixing her with a flat look. âDo you just walk around looking for people to harass, or am I just special?â
Paige took another step closer. You held your ground.
âI dunno,â she murmured. âYou do seem pretty special.â
Your heart stuttered.
No. Nope. Fucking no.
You werenât playing this game. You werenât going to stand here and let her look at you like thatâlike she was trying to pick you apart, like she was actually intrigued.
You stepped back, shaking your head. âEnjoy your fan club, Bueckers.â
You turned to leave.
Paigeâs voice followed. Low. Confident. Amused.
âYouâre cute when youâre pissed.â
You didnât stop walking. Didnât look back. Didnât let her see the way your entire fucking body was burning.
But you heard her chuckle.
And somehow, that was worse.
But that wasnât the end of it.
You should have kept going. Walked straight to the coffee shop, ordered something completely overpriced, and buried yourself in caffeine and denial.
But you werenât that lucky.
Because the second you stepped inside, the scent of espresso and baked goods barely had time to hit you beforeâ
âWow.â
You knew that voice.
You closed your eyes, inhaling deeply, willing the universe to smite you.
It did not.
Because when you opened them again, Paige was right behind you.
âWhat are you doing?â you muttered, stepping forward to put space between you.
Paige slid her hands into her hoodie pocket, exuding pure, infuriating amusement. âGetting coffee.â
You turned, narrowing your eyes. âYou werenât even going this way.â
She shrugged. âChanged my mind.â
Jesus Christ.
You groaned, turning back toward the counter. âWhatever.â
The baristaâa slightly overwhelmed-looking sophomore named Jordan, who youâd spoken to maybe twice beforeâperked up at the sight of Paige.
âOh, hey! I didnât know you came here.â
You rolled your eyes. Of course.
Paige flashed her that same easy, heartbreaker smile. âYeah, thought Iâd try something new today.â
Her eyes flicked to you as she said it. You clenched your jaw, and ignored her.
Jordan, oblivious, beamed. âWhat can I get you?â
Paige didnât even hesitate. âIâll have whatever sheâs having.â
Oh.
You turned, slowly.
Paige just looked back at you, smirk still in place.
âFine,â you said, voice tight. âIâll have your strongest black coffee.â
Jordan blinked. âWait, really?â
You gave her a look. âYes?â
She hesitated. âI mean⊠I just⊠you always get the caramel cold brew.â
Shit.
Paige grinned.
âWell,â you said, crossing your arms. âMaybe I wanted to try something new.â
Paige laughed.
Actually laughed.
Full, delighted, genuine amusement.
âOh,â she said, still smirking, âI love this.â
You clenched your fists. âI hate you.â
âSee, now thatâs not true.â
You turned away, absolutely done with this interaction, already regretting ever leaving the lab.
You paid for your coffee, pointedly ignoring Paige as she paid for hers, and practically snatched the cup from Jordan when it was ready.
You had exactly two steps of peace beforeâ
âSo,â Paige said, matching your pace as you headed for the door, âshould I be worried?â
You shot her a look. âAbout what?â
âThe fact that you just ordered a black coffee.â
You exhaled sharply. âMaybe I just like black coffee.â
Paige hummed, taking a sip of her own. You watched her expression shift immediately.
âOh, this is disgusting.â
You snorted, unable to stop it in time.
Paige, victorious, just smiled. âSee? I knew you were full of shit.â
You shook your head, pushing the door open and stepping outside. Paige followed, still sipping at her awful coffee like she was suffering on purpose.
And then, finally, mercifully, she stopped walking.
âAlright,â she said. âIâll let you go.â
You frowned. âWhat?â
Paigeâs smirk returned. âI mean, unless you want me to keep following you.â
You scoffed. âOh my God. Leave.â
Paige chuckled, stepping back, lifting her hands in mock surrender.
âLater, library girl.â
You didnât look back.
But you felt her watching. And somehow, that was worse.
You had a plan.
It was simple.
Step 1: Bury yourself in engineering work.
Step 2: Avoid places where you might run into her.
Step 3: Erase all thoughts of Paige Bueckers from your mind.
Step 1 was going great. You were practically living in the engineering building, hammering through assignments, working ahead just for the hell of it. At this rate, youâd graduate two semesters early and have a job lined up at NASA before winter break.
Step 2, however, was failing miserably.
Because no matter how much you tried to avoid her, Paige Bueckers was everywhere.
In the hall, where you caught glimpses of her and her teammates from the corner of your eye.
In the student center, where people were casually talking about her like she was a campus landmark.
Even in your own goddamn dreams, which was the worst part because now, even when you were asleep, you werenât free from this mess.
And it wasnât like they were even good dreams. No steamy forbidden fantasies, no sweaty, tangled sheets, breathless, what the fuck are we doing? moments. No. You werenât that lucky.
Instead, your brain kept feeding you annoying things. Paige standing too close. Paige smirking. Paige looking at you like she knew something you didnât.
Which meant you were waking up pissed off for no reason, which meant Riven noticed, which meantâ
âLet me set you up with someone.â
You blinked, looking up from your laptop. âWhat?â
Riven was sitting across from you in the student lounge, sipping on some overpriced, sugar-filled coffee monstrosity. âI said, let me set you up.â
You scoffed, going back to your screen. âWhy?â
âBecause youâre weird right now,â she said, gesturing vaguely at you. âAll tense and broody. Itâs stressing me out.â
You rolled your eyes. âIâm literally just doing my work.â
âExactly.â She leaned forward, squinting at your screen. âYouâve been too productive. Itâs unnatural.â
âIâm fine.â
âYouâre avoiding Paige.â
Your fingers paused on the keyboard for half a second, but that was all she needed.
Riven grinned, victorious. âSo let me set you up with someone.â
You sighed, shutting your laptop. âThatâs the dumbest idea Iâve ever heard.â
âOr the smartest.â
âNo.â
She ignored you, pulling out her phone. âI mean, you have options. Thereâs that guy from your statics class whoâs obsessed with youââ
âAbsolutely not.â
âOkay, what about Aisha? Sheâs cute, pre-med, has her life togetherââ
âShe has a girlfriend.â
Riven waved a hand. âOkay, but, like, not a great oneââ
âI cannot believe you right now.â
âFine, fine.â She scrolled through her phone. âOooh, what about Kevin?â
You gave her a flat look. âKevin who works at the bookstore?â
âYeah! Heâs sweet. And tall.â
âHe tried to sell me a book on manifesting your dream life when I asked for a fluid dynamics textbook.â
Riven paused. âOkay, yeah, thatâs a little concerning.â
You shook your head, leaning back. âWhy are you so determined to throw me at random people?â
She tilted her head. âBecause itâs fun.â
You groaned.
âAnd,â she added, more carefully, âbecause it might help.â
You frowned. âHelp what?â
She gave you a look. âCome on.â
You exhaled through your nose, staring down at your coffee.
Riven didnât push. Just let the silence sit for a beat before nudging your knee under the table. âIâll stop. For now.â
You looked up. âThank you.â
She grinned. âBut only if you come to this party with me on Saturday.â
You groaned. âRivenââ
âItâll be fun. And guess whoâs gonna be there?â
You already knew.
You closed your eyes. âI hate you.â
She sipped her drink. âLove you too, babe.â
You had approximately zero interest in going to this party.
It wasnât that you were a hermitâyou liked going out, sometimes, in controlled settings where you knew exactly what to expect. But parties like this? Loud, crowded, packed with people you barely knew and didnât want to? No thanks.
And yet, here you were.
Still sitting on the edge of your bed, not getting ready, scrolling through your phone while your unread texts from Riven multiplied like fruit flies.
r u alive
do i need to come drag u by the hair
i will btw
wear something hot
but not like slutty hot like u just threw it on w/out trying hot
like effortless âoops i didnât mean to be the hottest person hereâ hot
also ur wearing eyeliner
You groaned, dropping your phone onto your comforter.
A normal person would just say no. Would just text back not feeling it tonight and call it a day.
But Riven?
Riven would actually show up, bang on your door, and physically escort you to this goddamn party like a security detail on a mission.
So now you had a choice:
1. Give in and get ready.
2. Wait for Riven to bust in here like a one-woman SWAT team and drag you there herself.
Neither option was appealing, but at least the first one gave you some control.
You exhaled sharply, standing up. Fine. Fine. Youâd go.
But you werenât doing this for fun. You were doing it to get Riven off your ass, to make an appearance, to grab a drink, stay for a reasonable amount of time, and then leave before you got roped into something stupid.
You shuffled over to your dresser, opening the top drawer without thinkingâand then immediately stopped short.
Because sitting there, right on top, was Nikaâs UConn warmup jacket.
The one Paige had glared holes into the last time you wore it.
Your fingers hovered over the fabric for a second. Just long enough for the memory to crawl back into your headâPaige, watching you from across the bar, her expression unreadable but sharp.
Itâs just a jacket.
You shook your head, grabbed something else, and shoved the drawer shut.
You were not playing this game.
It was cold, but not cold enough to justify a full winter coat. Just that irritating in-between weather where the air had a bite to it, but not enough to make you commit to layers.
The sidewalks were slick from the rain earlier, puddles reflecting the glow of streetlights. Music spilled out from different houses, some of them throwing smaller, more manageable kickbacks. You briefly considered bailing and going to one of those insteadâjust slipping into a different party and texting Riven oops, wrong addressâbut sheâd see right through that shit.
So you kept walking, arms crossed against the chill, running through worst-case scenarios in your head.
Youâll get there, itâll be loud, itâll be annoying, youâll get stuck in some awful small talk with people you barely likeâ
âHey.â
You startled, glancing up.
Some guy had fallen into step beside you, hands stuffed into his hoodie pockets.
You blinked. âDo I know you?â
He grinned, easy and unbothered. âNah. But weâre both heading the same way, so I figured Iâd say hi.â
You hesitated.
It wasnât weird, exactly. People did this all the timeâespecially guys, who had that weird confidence of assuming youâd be fine with their company.
And maybe it wasnât the worst thing. Maybe if you got caught up in conversation with literally anyone, it would keep you distracted from the nagging feeling in your gut about this whole night.
So you shrugged. âAlright. Hi.â
He laughed. âWow, that was enthusiastic.â
You rolled your eyes, but there was no actual bite behind it. âYou always introduce yourself to strangers walking alone at night?â
âOnly the hot ones.â
You huffed a laugh. Oh, Jesus.
There was something oddly comforting about this kind of flirtingâthe casual, throwaway kind. Not serious, not tangled in anything complicated. Just light, meaningless words tossed into the cold night air.
It was easy.
And easy was exactly what you needed.
âAre you always this smooth?â you asked, raising a brow.
He grinned, clearly enjoying himself. âYou tell me.â
Before you could respond, a sudden beep cut through the night.
Your phone. Riven.
where r u
itâs been 7 min i am timing u
u better not be dragging ur feet
i swear 2 god if ur pulling a fast one on me
You sighed, tucking your phone back into your pocket. âIâm about to get yelled at.â
The guy laughed. âFriend blowing up your phone?â
âSomething like that.â
âGuess that means I wonât have you all to myself, huh?â
You snorted. âI donât even know your name.â
âEli.â He shot you a sideways glance. âAnd now you do.â
You just shook your head, amused despite yourself.
Maybe this night wouldnât be a total disaster.
The walk over is quiet. Not awkward, but not quite comfortable either. Eliâs hands are shoved into the pockets of his jacket, shoulders hunched slightly against the chill, his breath fogging in the dark as he keeps pace beside you.
The street is mostly empty, save for the distant sound of laughter and the faint hum of music seeping through the trees, growing louder with each step.
âSo,â he finally says, tilting his head toward you. âYou party much?â
You let out a dry laugh. âNot really.â
âYeah, you donât seem like the type.â
You raise a brow, glancing over at him. âWhatâs that supposed to mean?â
Eli grins, kicking a loose rock down the sidewalk. âDunno. You seem more like the⊠stay-at-home-and-watch-true-crime-docs type.â
You scoff. âThatâs oddly specific.â
âAm I wrong?â
You donât answer, but your silence is enough of one.
He laughs, shaking his head. âI knew it.â
The music swells as you round the corner, the UConn house coming into view. People are already spilling onto the lawn, drinks in hand, voices raised over the thumping bass. Someoneâs perched on the hood of a car, cigarette dangling between their fingers, while a group is gathered around the porch, deep in some animated conversation that none of them will remember in the morning.
You exhale slowly, rolling your shoulders. The night stretches before you, unknown and electric, waiting.
âWelp,â Eli says, slowing his steps, his eyes scanning the crowd. âGuess this is us.â
You nod, barely glancing at him. âYeah, guess so.â
And then you leave him.
You donât say goodbye, donât offer a parting glance. Just slip past the first cluster of people, stepping into the thick of the party, into the heat, into the house.
Inside, the air is thickâwarm and suffocating, a mix of sweat and perfume and alcohol. The bass vibrates through the floorboards, through your ribs, as bodies move against each other, laughter and shouted conversations tangling together into a messy, chaotic hum.
You push forward, barely a few steps in whenâ
âThere you are.â
A hand grabs your wrist, sharp nails digging into your skin just enough to make you wince before youâre being tugged to the side.
Riven.
She looks immaculate as alwaysâmakeup untouched by the humidity, dress clinging perfectly to her frame, her lips stained red from whatever drink sheâs been nursing.
She eyes you, head tilting. âTook you long enough.â
âI wasnâtââ You hesitate. âI walked here.â
She snorts. âWhat, alone?â
âNo. Some guy. Eli, I think.â
Rivenâs expression flickers with interest. âEli?â
âYeah, tall, kinda awkward, basketball?â You shrug, not really caring.
âHuh.â She takes a sip of her drink, eyes scanning the crowd. âYou just met him and he walked you here?â
âGuess so.â
She smirks. âCute.â
You roll your eyes. âDidnât exactly work out for him.â
Riven grins. âIce cold.â
You open your mouth to respond, but sheâs already linking her arm through yours, pulling you deeper into the house.
âCome on. You need a drink.â
The kitchen is a mess of half-empty bottles and red plastic cups, condensation pooling on the scratched wooden counter. The air is thick with the scent of spilled liquor and citrus, the sharp tang of tequila mingling with something fruityâjungle juice, probably, the kind that tastes like candy but hits like a train.
Riven slides in ahead of you, maneuvering through the crowd like sheâs been here a hundred times, which, knowing her, she probably has. The confidence in the way she moves makes her impossible to lose, even in the crush of people.
âAlright,â she announces, scanning the counter like itâs a display case. âWhatâs your poison?â
You hesitate. Youâre not much of a drinkerânever have beenâbut tonight feels like it demands something stronger than your usual caution.
âSomething not disgusting,â you say, eyeing the sticky countertop, where remnants of past spills glisten under the dim kitchen light.
Riven hums, reaching for a bottle of vodka and some kind of mixer you donât recognize. âNot disgusting is subjective.â She pours with a practiced hand, tipping the cup toward you once sheâs done. âTry this.â
You take a sip. Itâs sweet, deceptively smooth, the alcohol buried just enough to be dangerous.
âNot bad,â you admit.
Riven smirks. âYouâre welcome.â
The music shifts, the bass vibrating through the walls, through your ribs. People move in and out of the kitchen, laughing, shouting, their voices blending into a haze of noise. The heat of the room is different from the living roomâmore claustrophobic, the air saturated with liquor and sweat, with the sticky-sweet scent of someoneâs perfume, too strong, too cloying.
You lean back against the counter, tipping your cup against your lips, letting the alcohol settle in, loosen something in your limbs.
And then you see her.
Paige.
Sheâs on the other side of the kitchen, leaning against the counter with the kind of effortless ease that makes your stomach clench. One hand curled around a drink, fingers loose, relaxed. Her other arm draped along the counter, casual but intentional.
The girl next to her is tucked into the space at her side, one hip pressed against the counter, her body angled in, close.
Too close.
Your grip tightens around your cup.
The lighting in the kitchen is dim, but it catches on Paigeâs features just right, casting shadows across the sharp cut of her jaw, the slope of her nose. Her expression is unreadable, but her focus is locked.
Sheâs looking at the girl like sheâs the only person in the room.
Something tightens in your chest.
You shouldnât be watching. You shouldnât care.
Yet, here you are. Doing exactly that.
The girl tilts her head, lips painted in something dark, teasing at the rim of her cup as she speaks, voice lost in the thrum of the party.
Paige listens, eyes half-lidded, her mouth curling just slightly at the edges. Itâs a look you recognize, one youâve seen beforeâlazy, amused, locked in. The kind of look that says I already know how this ends.
The kind of look that says I want you.
Your stomach flips.
The girl shifts, closing the space between them, fingers brushing against Paigeâs wrist, trailing lightly, suggestively. Paige doesnât move away.
If anything, she leans in.
The room is too hot. The air too thick, pressing in around you, suffocating.
You take a step back, but thereâs nowhere to go. Your back is already against the counter, your drink clutched too tightly in your hand. You can still see themâPaigeâs fingers curling loosely around the girlâs waist, the slight tilt of her head, the way her mouth parts, the way the girl smiles.
Like she knows sheâs got her.
Like she knows Paige isnât going anywhere.
A fresh wave of nausea rolls through you.
You should look away. You should walk away.
But you donât. You never ddo.
You watch as the girl leans in, her lips brushing just shy of Paigeâs jaw, as if testing the waters. Paige doesnât pull back.
She just watches, lets it happen, lets the girl push closer, lets her fingers slide against the hem of her shirt, teasing at the space just beneath.
It makes you sick.
You canât fucking breathe.
Something ugly claws its way up your throat, something you donât want to name, something bitter and raw.
You turn sharply, reaching for the vodka, pouring more into your cup than is remotely reasonable. The liquid sloshes over the rim, drips onto your fingers, and you barely feel it.
âWhoa,â Riven says, raising a brow. âThirsty?â
You donât answer. Just mix it with whateverâs closest, something orange, something fizzy.
You down half of it in one go.
It burns, but not enough.
Nothing is enough.
Riven watches you, her gaze sharp, calculating. âYou good?â
âFine,â you say, too quickly.
âUh-huh.â She doesnât sound convinced.
But you donât give her time to question it.
You grab her hand, pulling her toward the living room, toward the noise, toward the crowd, toward anything that isnât Paige and that girl, locked in, locked together, about toâ
No.
The liquor hums in your veins, warm and reckless, dulling the sharp edges of your thoughts. The music has taken over everythingâthe bass pounding through the floor, through your chest, drowning out the lingering echoes of Paige and that girl.
Fuck her.
Fuck all of it.
You let yourself sink into the crowd, into the tangle of bodies moving with the music, the heat, the chaos of it all. The world tilts slightly, but in a way that feels good, in a way that makes you feel untouchable, weightless.
Riven is right there beside you, her laughter bright, her hands tugging at your wrist, spinning you in circles, hyping you up like she lives for this. And maybe she does. Maybe this is her element, but right now, itâs yours too.
You throw your head back, let your hands lift into the air, let the rhythm take over, shaking loose every lingering thought.
Someone grabs your waist.
You donât flinch, donât tenseâjust let it happen, rolling with the movement, letting yourself press back into the warmth behind you.
Sheâs soft, her body moving fluidly against yours, her hands confident as they slide along your hips, fitting into the moment like sheâs supposed to be there.
You donât think.
You just move.
Her perfume is sweet, her breath warm as she leans in, murmuring something that you donât hear, donât need to hear. Itâs all instinct, all impulse, all the heat of the night pulling you deeper.
Her fingers trace slow, teasing patterns over your stomach where your top rides up, and itâs easy, so fucking easy, to let her do it. To let her hands wander, to let her lips ghost along your jaw, to tilt your head just so, letting her pull you in.
And then youâre kissing her.
Itâs messy, all teeth and liquor and heat, her hands tangled in your hair, yours gripping the back of her neck, nails scraping against skin.
You donât know her name.
You donât care.
She tastes like rum, like something syrupy sweet, and you let yourself get lost in it, let yourself drink it in like itâll burn away everything else.
Like itâll erase the image of Paige leaning against that counter, her head tilted, her mouth open just enoughâ
No.
You deepen the kiss, swallow down the thought, let the music swallow you whole.
You donât know how long you stay like that, donât know how many songs bleed together before you finally break apart, breathless and flushed, her lipstick smudged against your mouth, your fingers still curled in her shirt.
She leans in, murmurs something into your earâmaybe a name, maybe a suggestionâbut youâre already pulling away, already laughing, already shaking your head.
"Bathroom," you say, your voice thick with liquor and heat.
She pouts but lets you go, her fingers lingering on your wrist before she disappears back into the crowd.
The second you step away, the world tilts again, and you brace yourself against the edge of the wall, blinking hard, forcing the party back into focus.
Shit. You really have to pee.
You push through the crowd, past the blur of faces, past the too-loud conversations, past the couples pressed into dark corners, whispering things meant only for each other.
The hallway leading to the bathroom is a little less chaotic, though someoneâs already passed out against the wall, their head slumped forward, their drink tipped over onto the carpet.
You slip past them, knocking twice on the bathroom door.
Silence.
You try the handle.
It opens.
You stumble inside, shutting the door behind you with a quiet click.
The house is still shaking around you, but in here, itâs muffled, distant.
You catch sight of yourself in the mirrorâflushed, lips a little swollen, pupils blown wide from the alcohol, from the dancing, from everything.
You look different.
Or maybe you just feel different.
You shake it off, stepping forward, gripping the sink to steady yourself before finally doing what you came in here to do.
You need a minute before you go back out there, before the night drags you under again.
You splash cold water on your face, blinking hard at your reflection, trying to ground yourself. The alcohol is still warm in your blood, making everything feel hazy at the edges, but at least the dizziness has settled. The bass rattles through the floor, muffled by the walls, and you press your palms against the counter, exhaling slowly.
You should go back out there.
Find Riven. Get another drink. Keep losing yourself in the night, in the bodies, in the heat, in anything that isnât the thought ofâ
No.
You grab a paper towel, blotting your face, and then pull open the bathroom door, stepping back into the dimly lit hallway.
And promptly walk straight into someoneâs chest.
âWatch it,â you mutter, barely glancing up, pushing past, your mind already elsewhere.
But the second you take a step, fingers wrap around your wristâfirm, but not roughâand you stiffen.
You know who it is before you even look
âJesus, relax,â she drawls, her grip loosening but not quite letting go. âDidnât know you were so touchy.â
You yank your arm free, scowling. âWhat do you want?â
She tilts her head, looking at you too closely, like sheâs trying to read something off your skin. The hallway is dark, but not dark enough to miss the way her gaze flickers downwardâyour lips, your jaw, the smudges of lipstick that arenât yours.
Her mouth curves slightly. âHave fun out there?â
Your stomach turns.
You donât answer.
Her smirk deepens. âShe looked pretty into it.â
You scoff, stepping back, ready to shove past her and end this entire conversation before it even begins, butâ
She shifts, blocking your path.
âMove,â you snap.
She doesnât.
Instead, she leans in, voice dropping, a lazy smirk still tugging at her lips. âWhat are you running from?â
You want to hit her.
Or kiss her.
Or throw your drink in her face.
You do none of those things.
Instead, you shove at her shoulder, forcing your way past, and for a secondâjust a secondâyou think youâve won.
Then you feel her hand at your back.
Not grabbing, not pulling, just pressing. A guiding touch. A challenge.
And you donât know how it happensâwhether she pushes you, or you push her, or maybe you both move at the same timeâbut suddenly, youâre stumbling through a doorway, into a small, dimly lit room, and the door swings shut behind you.
Hard.
The click of the latch echoes.
You whirl around, already reaching for the handle, twistingâ
It doesnât budge.
You twist again.
Nothing.
Paige sighs behind you. âOh, for fuckâs sake.â
You shoot her a glare over your shoulder. âYou locked us in here?â
She crosses her arms, looking entirely too unbothered. âIt was open when we walked in.â
You yank at the handle again, harder this time, but it doesnât give.
Panic prickles at the edges of your thoughts.
You turn, scanning the room properly now. A washing machine, a dryer, shelves lined with detergent and fabric softener, a wire basket overflowing with mismatched socks. The UConn house laundry room.
And no windows.
âNo, no, noââ You twist the handle again. âIt canât be locked.â
Paige makes a noise, unimpressed, and leans back against the dryer, pulling out her phone. âGuess weâre stuck.â
Your head snaps up.
âYou have your phone?â
She smirks, tapping at the screen. âI do.â
You hold out your hand. âGive it to me.â
Her brows lift, amused. âYou donât even say please?â
You exhale sharply, patience hanging by a thread. âPaige.â
She tsks, slipping the phone into her palm, staring at the screen. âHmm. So many unread messagesâŠâ
You take a step forward, holding out your hand again. âJust call someone and get us out.â
Paigeâs smirk deepens. âOrâŠâ She pushes off the dryer, stepping closer, holding her phone just out of reach, ââŠI could make you ask nicely.â
You stare at her.
Then, without thinking, you lunge.
Your fingers brush the edge of the phone, but sheâs fasterâbecause of course she isâand she lifts it, jerking it up, holding it above her head, just out of your reach.
Your jaw tightens.
She grins. âWhatâs wrong?â
You glare at her. âGive me the fucking phone.â
She raises it higher, tilting her head in mock sympathy. âOh, is that too tall for you?â
Your blood boils.
You take another step forward, reaching again, but she moves tooâeffortless, smooth, stepping back just enough to keep you from grabbing it.
âYou are such an asshole,â you seethe.
She chuckles, tucking her phone onto the tallest shelf beside her. âAnd yet, youâre the one who followed me in here.â
You groan, running a hand down your face. âI did notââ
âYou did.â
âI was trying to leave.â
âAnd now you canât.â
You close your eyes, inhaling deeply. Do not strangle her. You will go to jail. Focus.
When you look at her again, sheâs still smirking, still so goddamn pleased with herself, like she hasnât just trapped you in a room with her.
Like she isnât the exact thing you were trying to avoid.
Like she doesnât know exactly what sheâs doing to you.
Fuck.
The air in the laundry room is thick. Too warm. Too close. The scent of detergent lingers beneath the musk of the party outside, a mix of something clean and something taintedâthe ghosts of cheap vodka, sweat, and everything you donât want to think about right now.
Paige leans against the dryer like she has nowhere better to be, arms crossed, expression lazy, infuriating. Her phone is still perched on the highest shelf, glowing faintly, unread messages stacking up.
You donât look at it.
You look at her.
And thatâs a mistake.
Because sheâs watching you, waiting, and thereâs something smug about the way sheâs standing there, something that makes your pulse thrum harder than it should.
Your nails dig into your palm. âYou gonna call someone, or are we just gonna sit here all night?â
She exhales, long-suffering, tilting her head. âI donât know, you seem really worked up. Maybe I should let you cool off first.â
You roll your eyes. âOh, fuck off, Paige.â
Her smirk sharpens. âTouchy tonight.â
You scowl, turning away from her, pressing your hands against the washer, gripping the cool metal like it might steady you. It doesnât.
âYouâre the one who locked us in here,â you mutter, half to yourself.
She snorts. âI didnât lock the fucking door.â
You donât care. You donât care about the door, about her stupid phone, about the way the heat of her body radiates behind you like sheâs not even touching you but still somehow too close.
You care about what you saw in the kitchen.
The girl. The way Paige looked at her. The way Paige leaned in, just close enoughâ
Your fingers curl into a fist.
âShouldnât you be back out there?â Your voice is tight, sharp, dripping with something you donât want to name. âLooked like you had plans.â
Paige doesnât answer right away.
You donât turn to look at her, but you can feel her reaction, feel the air shift, her smirk stretching, lazy and knowing.
âAh,â she exhales, dragging out the sound. âSo thatâs what this is about.â
Your jaw tightens. âItâs not about anything.â
She hums, low and amused. âMmhmm.â
She moves before you can brace for it, stepping into your spaceânot touching, but just enough to make you feel her there, the heat of her, the weight of her attention pressing against your skin.
Your breath catches.
You force yourself to focus on the washer, the wall, the tiny flickering light in the corner of the room. Anything but her.
Paige doesnât let up.
âDidnât know you were paying so much attention to me,â she murmurs.
You scoff, shaking your head. âGet over yourself.â
She clicks her tongue, still infuriatingly close. âYou look pissed.â
âIâm noââ
âOh, you are.â
Your breath stutters.
Because maybe you are.
And maybe she knows it.
Her voice drops, lower, rougher, like sheâs savoring this. âWhat, you didnât like seeing me with her?â
You close your eyes, exhaling sharply through your nose.
âJesus, Paige.â You step forward, away from her, away from the heat of her, pacing to the opposite wall, running a hand through your hair. âYouâre so fuckingââ
You stop yourself.
Because the words clawing up your throatâangry and raw and desperateâarenât the ones you want to say.
Paige doesnât move. Doesnât chase. Just lets the silence stretch, heavy and unbearable, waiting for you to crack.
And you do.
Because your mouth moves before your brain can catch up, before you can stop yourself from spilling the truth, from letting her have this.
âYou looked at her like she was the only fucking person in the room.â
The words hang there, sharp and trembling.
Paige exhales, slow, measured, and when you finally force yourself to look at her, her smirk is gone.
She just watches you, her eyes darker now, unreadable.
Thenâ
âYouâre right,â she says.
Your stomach twists.
She holds your gaze, steady and unwavering. âThatâs how I look when I want something.â
Your throat tightens.
Because her voice is different now. Not teasing. Not amused.Â
And then she takes a step forward. And another.
Until sheâs right in front of you, until you can feel the heat of her breath against your lips, until your back is pressing into the wall and thereâs nowhere left to go.
Paige tilts her head.
Slow. Measured. Like sheâs giving you time. Like sheâs waiting.
Your pulse hammers.
She lifts a hand, slow, deliberate, tracing the lightest touch of her fingers against your arm, up, up, featherlight against your shoulder.
You should push her away.
You should say something, anything, because thisâthisâis dangerous.
But you donât.
You just stand there, breathing too fast, too hard, your fingers curling against the wall.
Paige watches you.
Then, so softly it almost doesnât reach over the pounding of your heartbeatâ
âIâm not thinking about her right now.â
Your breath hitches.
And thatâs it.
Thatâs the moment everything fucking snaps.
Youâre in her space before you even register moving, hands fisting the front of her hoodie, yanking her in so hard she stumbles. But she doesnât care. She fucking growls against your mouth when you crash together, all heat and teeth and tongue, your lips parting for her automatically, letting her lick inside like sheâs starving for it.
She kisses like she owns you. Like sheâs already won.
But youâre not making this easy for her. You bite down on her bottom lip, tugging, dragging a sound out of her thatâs more animal than human, and then suddenly her hands are on youâgripping your waist, yanking you forward, pushing you back, back, back until your spine collides with the wall.
The room spins. Or maybe itâs just you.
You barely get a second to breathe before sheâs on you again, lips hot, demanding, her fingers digging into your hips like she wants to leave bruises, like she wants you to feel her tomorrow.
âYou like this?â she mutters against your mouth, voice low and rough as she drags her hands up your sides, fingers slipping under the hem of your shirt. "Like being handled like this?"
You barely manage a nod before she lifts you.
Like itâs nothing.
Like you weigh nothing at all.
She hoists you up onto the washer, the cold metal shocking against your skin, her body immediately pressing between your thighs, caging you in.
Your breath shudders out of you, hands fisting in her hoodie, nails scraping against the fabric as she yanks your legs further apart.
Paige just watches you.
Her pupils are blown, her lips slick, her chest rising and falling too fast. Her hands flex against your thighs, gripping hard, her thumbs pressing into the softest part of your skin like sheâs trying to brand you.
She doesnât move.
Doesnât say anything.
Just fucking stares at you like sheâs deciding exactly how sheâs going to tear you apart.
Your heart is slamming against your ribs. Your brain is screaming at you to stop, to think, to breathe, but then she licks her lips, and every ounce of hesitation shatters like glass.
You grab her by the collar and yank her in like sheâs the only oxygen in the fucking room.
She groans as your mouths crash together againâharder, messier, hungrier. Her hands move, gripping your thighs, sliding up, up, until theyâre under your shirt, pushing the fabric higher, fingertips teasing along the band of your bra.
"God, youâre fucking desperate," she mutters against your lips, her voice dripping with amusement.
You donât even care.
Not when sheâs right.
She breaks the kiss, panting, dragging her mouth along your jaw, your throat, sucking, biting, marking you, making sure youâll feel her tomorrow, see her tomorrow.
Your head tips back, a whimper slipping out before you can stop it.
And Paige fucking laughs.
"Yeah," she breathes against your skin, her tongue swiping over the bruise she just left. "Anyone ever make you sound like this?"
You donât answer.
Canât.
Her hands slide higher, fingers curling around your tits, thumbs brushing over your nipples through the fabric.
"Didnât think so," she mutters, rolling them between her fingers, making you arch, making you gasp. "Bet they donât know what to do with you.â
She pinches harder, making you jerk.
"But thatâs not what you want, is it?"
You shake your head, breathless, wrecked, desperate.
Paige just smirks.
"Thatâs what I thought."
Then, suddenly, she drops.
Drops to her knees.
Your breath stutters, your entire body going rigid as she grins up at you, lips parted, pupils dark, her fingers gripping your thighs like she dares you to move.
She drags her mouth over your inner thigh, biting down just hard enough to make you jolt. Then she licks over it, soothing, teasing, slow, slow, slow.
She presses a single kiss over the fabric of your jeans, right where you're already throbbing.
Then another.
And another.
Before she yanks the button open with her teeth.
You fucking moan.
She laughsâlow and pleasedâand then sheâs peeling your jeans down your legs, dragging your panties with them, her fingers pressing against your inner thighs to spread you.
"God," she mutters, eyes dark, voice thick. "Look at you."
Youâre fucking soaked. You know you are.
And she does, too.
She groans, her hands gripping your thighs even tighter as she leans in, her mouth hovering just above where you need her most, her breath hot and teasing.
You lift your hips slightly, already reaching for her hair, butthenâ
Paige stops.
Completely.
She doesnât move. Doesnât say anything. Just exhales once, slow and deliberate, then pushes herself back up to her feet.
Your heart is still hammering against your ribs, your body still aching, still on fire, and you blink at her, dazed, confused.
âWhatâ?â
She doesnât answer.
She just smirks.
Then, without a word, she reaches for the shelf, grabs her phone, and slips it into her pocket.
Your stomach drops.
No.
She wouldnâtâ
Paige takes a step back, rolling her shoulders, looking at you like she isnât just leaving you on the edge of madness. Like she isnât just walking the fuck away.
"Well,â she says, slow, lazy. âThis was fun.â
Your brain short-circuits.
She turns toward the door.
Paige. Fucking. Bueckers.
Your breath is still uneven, your legs still wrapped around the washer, your skin still buzzing, burning.
And sheâs justâleaving?
No.
No fucking way.
âAre you serious?â you snap, voice raw, breaking.
She glances at you over her shoulder, smirking like she just won the longest game of chess. âWhat? Didnât you want to stop?â
Your nails dig into your palms.
Youâre going to kill her.
Youâre going to fucking kill her.
And then youâre going to kiss her again.
The second the door clicks shut behind her, youâre left sitting thereâbreathless, pissed, and still throbbing in a way that makes you want to scream.
Your legs are still spread around the washer, body still burning from where her hands had been, where her mouth had almost gone. Your jeans are still undone, your pulse still hammering against your ribs, and Paige fucking Bueckers just walked out.
You let out a sharp breath, shoving both hands through your hair, gripping tight at the roots, trying to will yourself back to normal.
It doesnât work.
Your heart is still racing, your skin still tingling, your lips still swollen.
âFucking bitch,â you mutter, slamming your hand against the washer.
Your voice is lost under the pulse of the music vibrating through the walls, but it doesnât matter. Itâs not like sheâs here to hear it.
She left.
She fucking left.
And you hate how much it gets to you. How much it makes you want to chase after her, grab her by the hoodie, shove her against the wall and finish what she started.
But thatâs what she wants.
She wants you to be thinking about her.
She wants you frustrated.
And you are.
Oh, you are.
You jump off the washer, legs a little shaky, but you force yourself to steady, to breathe. To pull yourself together because no way in hell are you giving her the satisfaction of knowing she just scrambled your brain like that.
Your hands tremble slightly as you fix your jeans, smoothing out your shirt, wiping the last of her touch from your skin.
It doesnât work.
The scent of her is still clinging to you, faint but impossible to ignoreâsomething clean, something subtle, something undeniably her.
You grip the edge of the counter, grounding yourself as the room tilts around you. You need a fucking drinkâhell, you need fiveâbut first, you need to get the fuck out of here. Taking a deep breath, you seize the handle, twist, and the door swings open. She didnât lock you in. She could have. She would have if she really wanted to fuck with you. But, she didnât.
She just left you there, knowing exactly what sheâd done, knowing exactly how sheâd fucked you up, knowing youâd be walking out of this room just as wrecked as if sheâd finished what she started.
And that makes you want to find her even more.
You step back into the hallway, the party swallowing you whole againâmusic, voices, the chaotic heat of the house.
Your hands are still shaking.
You need a drink.
Or you need to find Paige.
And you donât know which one youâre going to do first.
The laundry room is still warm, still thick with the scent of detergent and something elseâsomething her.
Your fingers flex against the cool metal of the washer as you take a slow, measured breath, trying to steady yourself.
It doesnât work.
Your skin still burns, your lips still tingling, your body still aching in a way that makes you want to scream.
Paige fucking Bueckers.
You inhale sharply through your nose, shaking your hands out, willing the frustration out of your body, then push off the washer and head for the door. You donât hesitate this time, donât pause to gather yourself.
You just leave.
The second you step back into the hallway, the chaos of the party crashes over you againâvoices, music, bodies pressing past in a drunken blur.
You need to find Riven.
You need to do something before you lose your fucking mind.
The house feels bigger than it should, the heat of it pressing in around you, the music rattling through your skull. Your fingers twitch at your sides as you weave through the crowd, eyes scanning, searching.
Thenâfinallyâ
You spot her.
Riven is perched on the arm of a couch in the living room, a fresh drink in hand, laughing at something the girl beside her just said.
You push toward her, your body still buzzing, your head still spinning, but determined to pretend you havenât just been left completely wrecked in a locked laundry room by the most insufferable person alive.
Riven clocks you immediately.
She tilts her head, eyes flickering over your face, sharp despite the liquor in her system.
âYou look like youâve been through some shit,â she comments, raising a brow.
You force a laugh, shaking your head. âJust trying to find you.â
âWell, you found me.â She grins, tipping her cup toward you. âAnd just in time. Thinking about hitting another party.â
You barely register what sheâs saying.
Because in your peripherial, something catches your eye.
A glimpse of familiar blonde hair.
A hoodie.
A girlânot youâstanding too close, fingers curled in Paigeâs sweatshirt, voice low, her lips inches from Paigeâs.
Your stomach lurches and your breath stutters.
You shouldnât be looking.
You shouldnât care.
Paige leans in, smirking, saying something in return. The girl pulls her toward the bedroom. The door clicks shut behind them.
And thatâs it.
Your stomach churns, a sickening twist that rises up your throat, thick and acidic.
Riven is still talking, still watching you, but you canât focus on the words, canât focus on anything except the sudden, crushing weight in your chest, the way your throat feels tight, the way the party suddenly feels like itâs suffocating you.
âHey.â Riven nudges you. âYou good?â
You blink hard, exhaling through your nose, forcing yourself to keep it together. âYeah,â you say, voice too thin, too unsteady.
She studies you, unconvinced.
âYou wanna hit another party?â
Sheâs giving you an out.
A way to distract yourself. A way to drown this feeling in more liquor, more noise, more nothing.
But if you stay here any longer, youâre going to break.
So you shake your head, swallowing against the lump in your throat. âI think Iâm gonna go.â
Riven frowns, but she doesnât push. âWant me to come with?â
âNo,â you say quickly, forcing a small smile. âI justâyeah. I think Iâm done for the night.â
She nods slowly, watching you, like she knows youâre not saying everything. But she lets it go. âText me when you get back.â
You nod. âYeah.â
And then youâre leaving.
Pushing past the bodies, the voices, the heat. Stepping out into the night air, cold against your too-warm skin.
And then youâre walking.
Fast.
Like you can outrun it.
Like you can forget.
But the worst part isâyou already know you wonât.
The night air is sharp against your skin, cutting through the lingering warmth of the house, through the haze of alcohol still pulsing in your veins. The sound of the party dulls behind you, muffled by distance, by the pounding in your ears.
You donât know where youâre goingâjust that you need to be anywhere but here. Not in that room, not in this house, not with her still lingering in the air like a slow-burning cigarette. The scent of her skin clings to you, the ghost of her hands still warm against your body, her breath still searing against your lips. And that fucking smirkâitâs carved into your mind like a brand you canât scrub away.
You swallow hard, the lump in your throat thick and stubborn. The sting behind your eyes threatens to spill over, but you grit your teeth, forcing it back down. Youâre not going to cry over her. You refuse.
The cool night air rushes against your burning face as you round the corner of the house, stepping onto the damp grass, exhaling sharply like you can push her out of your system in one breathâ
And then you see him.
Eli.
Heâs leaning against the hood of a car, hands shoved into his jacket pockets, staring up at the sky like heâs waiting for something. The distant glow of a streetlight casts a halo of gold around his head, making his expression unreadable.
You hesitate.
Just for a second.
Then his gaze flickers down, catching on you, and something shifts.
He straightens slightly. âHey.â
Your heart is still pounding, your skin still too hot, your chest still tight with the remnants of everything you just saw, everything you felt.
And suddenly, you donât want to think about it anymore.
Suddenly, you want to forget.
You step closer, inhaling sharply through your nose. âWhat are you doing out here?â
Eli shrugs, a lazy half-smile curving his lips. âNeeded a break.â He eyes you, tilting his head slightly. âWhat about you?â
You wet your lips, arms wrapping around yourself. âNeeded to get out of there.â
He hums like he understands. Like maybe he does.
Your fingers twitch at your sides.
Heâs looking at you like heâs curious. Like heâs waiting. Like heâs wondering what happened in there to make you walk out like you had somewhere to be, like you had someone to find.
But he doesnât ask.
And you donât tell him.
Instead, you step closer.
Slowly.
Testing.
His eyes flicker downwardâyour mouth, your throat, your hands where they clench into the hem of your shirt.
And something about thatâabout the way he sees you, about the way he doesnât ask questions, about the way heâs just thereâmakes something snap inside you.
You want to feel something else.
Someone else.
So you step forward, closing the last bit of space between you.
Eli inhales, his shoulders tensing slightly. âWhat are youââ
You kiss him.
Itâs impulsive. Reckless.
Your fingers grip at his jacket, pulling him in before you can second-guess it, before you can hear the voice in your head whispering that this isnât her, this isnât what you want, this isnât who you want.
But he kisses you back.
His hands find your waist, hesitant at first, then firmer, fingers pressing into your sides. He tastes like beer and mint gum, like something unfamiliar, something that isnât her.
And maybe thatâs the point.
You deepen the kiss, tilting your head, swallowing down every thought, every memory, every feeling threatening to break through the surface.
Eli exhales against your mouth, the warmth of it sending a shiver down your spine as his hands slide lower, finding the small of your back and pulling you flush against him. You let him. You let yourself lean in, let yourself be kissed, let yourself drown in somethingâsomeoneâthat isnât her.
Because right now, she canât exist. She canât be in your head, in your lungs, in the spaces between your ribs where sheâs been living rent-free. If this is the only way to erase her, to rewrite the memory of her hands with someone elseâs touchâthen so be it.
The morning comes in hazy, dull, a slow drag of reality clawing its way back into your skull.
Your head pounds before you even open your eyes. The taste of stale liquor lingers on your tongue, thick and sour, a reminder of how recklessly you drank the night before.
A deep inhale, andâfuck.
Your body feels off. Too warm, too stiff, too aware.
And then it hits you.
A weight against your side. A slow, rhythmic inhale-exhale that isnât yours.
You stiffen.
Open your eyes.
The ceiling above you is unfamiliarâsomebodyâs shitty off-campus house, a string of fairy lights flickering weakly in the daylight. The sheets beneath you smell like detergent and sweat, and the warmth at your side shifts slightly.
Eli.
His arm is draped lazily over your waist, his face half-buried in the pillow. His hair is messy, his breathing slow, peaceful.
Everything slams back into place at onceâthe party, the kitchen, the drinks, the laundry room. Paige. And thenâEli. Your stomach tightens, not in horror or fear, just realization. What you did. Why you did it. You swallow hard, staring up at the ceiling, willing your pulse to slow, waiting for the weight of it to settle in. But it doesnât feel like anything. And it should. Shouldnât it?
You were drunk, sure, but you werenât gone. You remember his hands, the heat of his body, the way he pressed into you, the way you let him.
But now, in the harsh clarity of morning, all you can think isâ
It wasnât her.
It wasnât her hands on you. It wasnât her breath against your skin. It wasnât her mouth whispering against your throat, sending shivers down your spine, making your stomach twist, making you burn, making you ache.
It was Eli.
And that makes you feel so much worse.
Your breath comes too shallow, your head pounding, your fingers twitching against the sheets. You need to get out of here.
Carefully, slowly, you shift out from under his arm, moving inch by inch until youâre free. He doesnât stir.
You sit up. Your clothes are mostly intactâjeans unbuttoned but still on, your shirt twisted around you, but nothing that says bad decision in flashing neon lights.
Except the ache in your chest.
You press your hands against your face, inhale deep.
Move.
You slip out of bed, grabbing your shoes from where theyâre haphazardly discarded near the door, your jacket thrown across the chair in the corner.
You donât look back. You donât check to see if heâs waking up, if heâll call after you, if heâll ask what this was.
Because you donât have an answer.
The house is quiet, but not silent. Somewhere down the hall, you hear faint voices, the sound of someone in the kitchen, cabinets opening and closing.
You donât stop.
You walk, fast but not suspicious, through the living room, toward the front door. The air still smells like last nightâbeer, sweat, something burnt, like someone got hungry and forgot about a frozen pizza in the oven.
The sunlight is sharp when you step outside, stabbing straight into your skull.
You wince, pulling your jacket tighter around you, ignoring the way the world feels like itâs tilting slightly.
Your phone is dead. You exhale, slow, deliberate.
Then you walk.
Every step feels like weight pressing into your chest, like something clawing at the inside of your ribs, like the ghost of someone elseâs hands gripping your hips, someone elseâs lips dragging along your throat.
You donât let yourself think about it.
Not yet.
You just focus on the pavement, on the sound of your own breathing, on getting the fuck out of here before the weight of last night really sinks in.
The walk back is slow. Not because youâre taking your time, but because your body is still heavy with last nightâliquor humming in your bloodstream, regret pooling somewhere low in your stomach, the ache behind your eyes a dull reminder of every wrong decision that led you here.
Your breath fogs in the morning air. Itâs colder than you expected. You pull your jacket tighter, shoving your hands deep into your pockets, head down as you step over cracked pavement, past empty sidewalks.
The streets are quiet.
The world is moving, but just barelyâcars rolling by lazily, students in sweats shuffling across campus, people carrying coffee cups like lifelines. The remnants of Saturday night still linger in the air, the ghosts of parties scattered across front lawnsâempty cans, forgotten hoodies, crushed solo cups.
It should feel normal. But everything feels off.
Because you know where she is.
Or at least, where she was.
You know what happened after she left you in that fucking laundry room, after she walked away, after sheâ
You inhale sharply through your nose, pushing the thought away.
It shouldnât matter.
You made your own choices, didnât you?
So why does it feel like something is rotting inside you?
Your steps slow as you reach your dorm. The building looms ahead, brick and glass, too familiar, too suffocating. You donât want to go inside. You donât want to be alone.
Not when the weight of last night is still pressing down on you, not when the silence is going to make it worse, not when every empty second is just another opportunity for your mind to drag you back.
But you donât have a choice.
You tug the door open, step inside.
The lobby is quiet, the hallways dimly lit. Your shoes echo against the floor as you make your way to your room, heart thudding heavier with each step.
By the time you reach your door, your hands are shaking.
You tell yourself itâs the hangover.
Itâs not.
The second youâre inside, you shut the door, lock it, press your back against the wood, squeezing your eyes shut.
Breathe.
The silence wraps around you, thick and oppressive, and now it hits.
Now the night comes crashing in.
You see it too clearly.
Paige, leaning against the counter, her drink in hand, her smirk lazy, her mouth parted just slightlyâ
Paige, dragging her fingers over the girlâs waist, letting her pull her inâ
Paige, shoving you up onto the washer, her hands gripping your thighs, her breath hot against your lipsâ
Your eyes snap open.
You swallow hard, jaw tight, chest aching.
This isnât how itâs supposed to be.
You slept with someone else. You made your choice.
So why does it feel like you lost?
You donât move for a while.
Just stand there, back pressed against the door, staring at the floor, breath uneven, the silence pressing in from all sides. Your skin still feels too warm, like the heat of last night hasnât entirely left your body.
Like her hands are still there.
You squeeze your eyes shut. Stop it.
You push off the door, moving toward your bed in slow, heavy steps. You donât bother turning on the lights. The daylight spilling through the blinds is already too much, making the pounding in your skull even worse.
You collapse onto the mattress, face-first, pressing your cheek into the pillow. The sheets smell like youâjust you. No trace of Eli, no hint of anything from last night, and for some reason, that makes you feel worse.
Maybe because it means it didnât matter.
Or maybe because it means youâre still alone.
You exhale sharply, rolling onto your back, staring up at the ceiling. The ache in your chest hasnât eased.
If anything, itâs getting worse.
You need a distraction.
You grab your phone from the nightstand, clicking it on. Dead.
Right.
You let it drop onto your stomach, staring blankly at the ceiling again, waiting for your body to settle, for the weight pressing down on your ribs to ease, but it doesnât. It lingers. She lingers.
Sheâs everywhere.
Every time you close your eyes, sheâs there. The smirk, the mouth, the way she looked at you in the laundry room, sharp and knowing, like she could see every thought running through your head before you even formed them.
You grit your teeth, turning onto your side, gripping the sheets. She is not in this bed. Stop thinking about her.
You donât know if she ever left that room with that girl. You donât know if she stayed the whole night. You donât know if she fucked her.
You let out a slow, shaky breath.
You should sleep. Get up. Shower. Move on.
Instead, you lie there, still, silent, with nothing but the echoes of last night looping through your brain like a song you canât turn off.
And no matter how hard you try, you canât shake the feeling that Paige won.
Youâre not even supposed to be here.
Thatâs what you tell yourself as you walk across campus, your fingers curled tight around the strap of your bag, your brain already buzzing with excuses, with reasonsâwith anything that makes this feel less like a trap.
Itâs just an errand.
A professor had emailed you that morningâsomething about the dining hall on the athletic side of campus having an issue with one of the automated food warmers, something small, something engineering-adjacent. Apparently, it had been flagged last week, and since youâre one of the few undergrads competent enough to check it out, theyâd passed it off to you.
Youâd said yes before thinking.
Before realizing exactly where they were sending you.
Before remembering who eats here.
Now, standing outside the heavy double doors, the reality crashes into you like a brick to the chest.
This is their dining hall. The athletes. The basketball team. Her.
Your stomach clenches. You should turn around.
No one will notice if you stall for twenty minutes, send an email about how it was already fixed, make up some bullshit about it not being your area.
You swallow, exhale slowly, force yourself to move forward.
Inside, the air is warmer, filled with the scent of food, the sound of chatter, the low hum of conversations overlappingâeasy, casual, the way people talk when they donât have a thousand things clawing at the inside of their skulls.
You keep your head down, moving toward the back of the hall where the food warmers are lined up in sleek, stainless steel rows. The place is bigger than the regular student cafeteriaâmodern, high ceilings, bright windows. Everything designed for them.
Your pulse thrums in your ears as you slide behind the service counter, setting your bag down, trying to focus on what you came here for.
Focus.
You grab a screwdriver from your bag, crouching slightly, unscrewing the side panel of the warming unit. You barely register the conversations happening around you, just white noise in the backgroundâ
Until you hear her.
Itâs distant at first. A voice blending in with the others. But your body reacts before your brain doesâthe immediate recognition, the sharp, visceral reaction, like every nerve in your body suddenly goes rigid.
You donât look up.
You refuse to look up.
But you hear her.
That low, easy drawl, the teasing lilt in her words, the lazy confidence in the way she talks, like she owns any room she steps into.
And you hateâhateâhow it makes your skin burn.
You move faster, working the screws loose, hoping, praying she doesnât come this way.
But life isnât that easy, is it?
Because thenâcloser nowâ
A voice. A teammate, maybe. Laughing. âPaige, I swear to Godââ
And thenâher.
Right there. Too close.
You donât see her face at first, just the familiar joggers, the way they hang effortlessly off her frame. The pristine white sneakers, spotless as always, moving in smooth, practiced steps. And then she shifts, just slightly, and something in your gut twists. You know she sees you. You feel it. The way her stride falters for half a second, that barely-there pause in motion. The weight of her gaze presses against your skin, thick and unshakable, lingering like a hand on the back of your neck.
Your body locks up. The screwdriver in your grip suddenly feels foreign, like it doesnât belong in your hand, like nothing in this moment belongs. Your fingers tighten around the handle, grounding yourself in something, anything, before it can slip.
And thenânothing.
No smirk. No teasing remark. No acknowledgment at all. She just keeps walking. Not a glance back, not even a twitch of amusement or recognition. Just passes right by you like youâre nothing.
Your chest constricts, the silence louder than anything she could have said. You donât know if you feel relieved or if you want to fucking scream.
The weight of it slams into your ribs, hard and unexpected, a visceral, gut-deep feeling that you should not be feeling.
Because this is what you wanted, right?
To avoid her. To make this nothing. To erase the way she touched you, the way she looked at you in that laundry room like she knew exactly how to pull you apart and put you back together again.
So why does it feel like she just walked straight through you?
Your fingers curl tighter around the screwdriver, your breath short, uneven, the hum of the cafeteria suddenly too much, too loud, pressing in around you.
Her teammates are still talking, still laughing, moving past you like youâre background noise, like you donât even register in their world.
And Paige?
Sheâs leading the charge.
Like she didnât just see you. Like you arenât even worth a second glance.
Like she doesnât know.
Heat rushes up your neck, but it isnât embarrassment. Itâs something sharper, something angrier, something bitter curling its way up your throat.
You twist the screwdriver too hard, slipping, the metal clanging against the side of the food warmer. The noise barely registers over the buzz of conversation, but it jars you, snapping you back into focus.
Get it together.
You grit your teeth, force your hands to steady, force your breathing to even out.
Paige Bueckers is not going to get in your head.
Not now. Not like this.
You glance up, just once, just long enough to catch sight of her before she disappears around the corner.
Sheâs smiling at something her teammate said, her body loose, easy, the picture of someone without a single fucking care in the world.
And something about thatâabout the effortlessness of it, about how little she seems to be affected by anythingâmakes your chest go tight, your stomach coil.
You look back down at the warming unit, ignoring the way your hands shake.
Itâs fine.
You donât care.
Youâll finish this, youâll leave, and youâll keep avoiding her.
And if she wants to pretend that night never happened?
Fine.
You can pretend too.
The food warmer is fine.
It had never really been broken in the first place, just a misaligned panel, something so stupidly simple that you couldâve fixed it in thirty seconds if you hadnât been thrown into a slow-motion car wreck the moment Paige walked in.
You tighten the last screw, slam the panel shut harder than necessary, and grab your bag, exhaling slowly.
Time to leave.
You sling the strap over your shoulder, stepping out from behind the counter, slipping back into the flow of students moving between tables, conversations buzzing, trays clattering.
Your mind is still on her.
Even though you told yourself you wouldnât let it be.
Even though sheâd just walked past you like you were no one.
Your jaw tightens. You have actual shit to deal with.
Like your group project in Systems Engineering thatâs due next week.
Like the fact that your bank account is currently laughing at you because you spent too much on takeout last week and now you have to survive on black coffee and spite until your next paycheck.
Like the absolute nightmare of a midterm schedule thatâs looming over you.
Thatâs what you should be thinking about.
Not Paige Bueckers.
Not the laundry room.
Not the way she touched you like she had all the time in the world, only to turn around and walk away without looking back.
You push through the doors, stepping into the cold.
The wind is sharp, biting against your cheeks, cutting through your jacket. A fresh reminder that youâre here, that life is still moving forward whether youâre ready or not.
Youâre halfway across campus, your thoughts finally shifting toward something productiveânamely, the ungodly amount of work you have waiting for youâwhen your phone buzzes in your pocket.
You pull it out, squinting against the brightness of the screen.
bitch where are you?
Riven. You huff out a laugh, thumbs moving before you even think.
somewhere worse than hell
Three dots appear immediately,
so. lecture? or did you run into someone who shall not be named?
Your stomach twists.
You type back, fast.
i hate you.
okay so definitely the second one
You groan, shoving your phone back into your pocket before she can keep going.
Because sheâs right.
And the worst part is, she doesnât even know the half of it.
She just knows you and Paige have always had this weird tensionâthis push and pull, this thing that was never serious but never quite nothing.
She doesnât know what happened in the laundry room.
She doesnât know that Paige did something to you that night.
That she changed something.
That you woke up the next morning with someone elseâs hands on you and it still wasnât enough to shake her.
You exhale, hard, pushing the thoughts down, stuffing them somewhere deep where they canât touch you.
Time to focus.
Midterms. Projects. Surviving off ramen and caffeine for the next two weeks.
Paige Bueckers?
Sheâs officially off the list.
Continue Reading Part 2.5
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heyyy
can I ask for a part 2 on fuckboy soap?
i want to know more about what happens with reader and simon
in my head, Simon HATES seeing Johnny treat the reader that way. i can envision Simon taking her out, treating her right and all but stealing away Johnny's toy.
So, I posted a part 2, but I have these asks about it and Iâd hate for them to go to wasteâ so I thought Iâll do a little bit of expansion on the relationship. Some shite exposition.
Uhhhh Iâm back from writing this now and I didnât mean to do this but I kind of made this like a prequel or like a part 1.5 I didnât mean to make it so long oops
Promethean: how to starve a beast
Simon does not involve himself, in any way, in the nasty hookup miasma that Soap is a part of. That most of the frat is a part of, honestly. Motherfucker doesnât party. This man is on financial aid and has a part time job. He is studying because heâs the one paying for his schooling and for his living expenses.
He doesnât care that Johnny fucks people under less than savory pretenses. People get played by him? Better they learn their lesson with some harmless douche with a mohawk than with someone who will actually do some damage. Ultimately, not his business. Heâs seen plenty of people come and go across the hall, and heâs not fussed.
He doesnât respond to the conquest stories from the other guys when theyâre sharing takeout, or the occasional âfamilyâ dinner. Really, the only reaction he gives, even internally, is when one of them comments on something some girl did that was gross, or something about them that wasnât hot.
A complaint that her period started when she stayed the night. Iâd like to fuck a girl while sheâs on the rag. Bet itâs fucking warm and slick.
A complaint that she had cellulite. Way to out yourself as being a porn addict, mate.
A complaint that her nails dug too hard into his skin. Iâd love for a girl to make me bleed when I fuck her.
He didnât feel any sympathy. Just accumulated little, harmless fantasies.
Until Johnny started talking about you.
Simon didnât know you. Had never met you. Seen you once or twice, maybe. Hadnât learned to even recognize your face.
âKept leaninâ, think she wanted me tâkiss her.â
âSo fockinâ bad at giving head. Sâa bit cute, tae be honest.â
âTried tae make a grab for my hand the other night. Can ye believe it? Tryinâ tae hold my hand while ahâm givinâ it tae her. Daft thing still doesnae get it.â
Then he starts to notice you when you leave Soapâs room. The way you very gently close his door as if youâre worried about bothering him. The way you pause, like thereâs something you want to say, before you move on. The deep breath. The odd sniffle.
And then, when you show up. Yanked inside without so much as a kind word.
Simon has to strain and get close to the door if he wants to hear you. Soapâs loud as all fuck, but from what one can hear from the hall, he may as well be in there alone.
Itâs like thereâs an electric coil in his belly. Every time thereâs something to do with you, the dial ticks over a notch. The current heats the metal. Every time Soap brags about what heâs done to you. Every time he sees you shake when you walk down the hall and out of the house. Every time Soap brags about what you, the stupid little thing he keeps for a fuckpet, really wantsâ
The coil is red hot. Even if he could figure out how to turn off the burner, the heat would stay. The metal would be hot to the touch. The heat radiates the very air in front of him, like a mirage. He thinks of you when youâre not even in the house. When no oneâs talking about you. Youâre a parasite thatâs squirmed deep into his gut and you canât be removed without pulling his organs out with you.
He feels like heâs gone mad. How can no one else see it the way he does? How can Johnny not see how privileged he is to have you even look at him? How can he not want the perfect devotion youâre so keen to give him? How can you not know that any man would thank god for your returned affection, if youâd only set your sights on one that wasnât a complete and total fuckhead? How has no jealous classmate or longtime friend come by and set Johnnyâs nose bloody and crooked for how heâs treated you, sensitive and dangerously endearing as you are?
Every time Johnny talked about you, he had no idea that it was another rusted staple under his best mateâs skin. Building your mythology. Making you a prize. No, that wasnât right.
Making you seem utterly wasted. Shackled yourself to a mutt with no sense for what he had writhing and submissive beneath him.
Soap has the perfect thing, the finest yield of flesh, right between his teeth and he wonât bite down.
Content for you to rot in his maw.
Well, Simon isnât.
#writing#cod fanfic#cod#simon ghost riley#simon ghost riley x reader#simon riley x you#simon ghost x reader#john soap mactavish#ghost x reader#college au#Promethean
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Hi pookiee, may I request for a Caitlyn and Mel (together or separately, whatever makes you more comfortable)x fem reader making out fic?
PS: I love your works
~đ«°
sweet violence â mel medarda, caitlyn kiramman, vi
synopsis: three filthy makeouts with the deadliest women in piltover and zaun
cw: fem! reader, suggestive, implied thigh riding, biting, VERY light hair pulling
a/n: ehh..i hope u still remember the request since itâsâŠa little older⊠but! I hope u can still enjoy it. also i added vi just because yeah. itâs vi.
Mel Medarda .đ„ Ę Ë
Sheâs pressed you against the marble wall of her council chambers â opulent, cold, unyielding â everything she isnât when she kisses you.
Her lips are soft but her kiss is anything but gentle, all slow domination as she cups your jaw in one hand and drags her thumb over your bottom lip. âOpenâ she murmurs against your mouth, and when you do, she kisses you deeper âdeliberate, molten, luxurious.
Her tongue slips into your mouth like it belongs there. Mel tastes like wine and power, like sweet poison, like the promise of ruin. She kisses you like youâre her newest conquest â but you donât mind surrendering.
You whimper, unable to help yourself, and she hums approvingly, pushing her thigh between your legs with obscene confidence. âSo responsiveâ she whispers silkily, breath hot against your cheek. âYou like being pinned up like this, donât you?â
Her hands are expensive. Gold rings and carefully manicured nails stroke the side of your neck, down the front of your chest, just above your collarbone. Her nails drag lightly, teasing skin that feels suddenly feverish.
And godsâher mouth. She sucks on your tongue like she wants to drain you dry, lips parted just enough to let her breath hitch deliciously between kisses. Mel is methodical. Unhurried. Every stroke of her tongue, every bite of your lower lip is premeditated filth. A lesson in control.
She pulls back only slightly, lips swollen, eyes half-lidded. âYouâre tremblingâ she observes in that low, amused tone. Her thumb swipes over your slick lips, painting the wetness across your cheek. âAre you that desperate already?â
You nod, dazed, and she grins like the predator she is. âGood.â
Caitlyn Kiramman .đ„ Ę Ë
She tastes like fresh mint and gunpowder, sharp and clean, and the kiss is already messy by the time she presses you into the bed.
Caitlynâs not the most aggressive â until you get her worked up. Then sheâs all teeth and tongue and hungry little growls against your mouth, like sheâs making up for being too polite elsewhere in her life.
Her long fingers cup the back of your head, holding you to her, tilting your face just how she wants it so she can deepen the kiss. Her tongue flicks against yours, deliberate and teasing, like sheâs testing how much youâll give her. You moan softly, and that does it â she groans and climbs further over you, hips flush against yours.
âGods, I love how you soundâ she mutters between kisses, her voice frayed around the edges. Her mouth moves to your jaw, kissing it, nipping it, then back to your mouth again like she canât stay away.
Your hands slip under her shirtâhot skin, toned stomach, the tense line of her ribsâand she hisses softly, grinding into you like itâs involuntary. âTouch me moreâ she whispers, and the words come out shaky, rushed. âI need you.â
She sucks your bottom lip between her teeth, pulling it gently before kissing you again, wetter this time, sloppier. Your mouths slide together, breath hot, tongues tangled. Her hands are everywhere now â your waist, your hips, your throat, gripping like she wants to memorize you by feel alone.
And when she moans into your mouth, that polite façade shatters completely â replaced by something raw, desperate, and filthy.
Vi .đ„ Ę Ë
Vi kisses like sheâs starving.
Thereâs nothing polite, nothing restrained. She grabs your face in both hands, calloused palms rough against your cheeks, and slams her mouth to yours with a groan that sounds like itâs been building for weeks.
Her tongue is in your mouth immediately, possessive and hot, licking into you like she owns you â and honestly, she might as well. Her kiss is all heat and motion, no breaks, no mercy, just filthy, open-mouthed desire. Her teeth scrape your lips and she growls when you gasp.
âFuck, you taste so goodâ she rasps, before biting your lip again â harder this time. âYou always taste this sweet, or is it just for me?â
You canât even answer. Sheâs already kissing you again, grabbing your ass and lifting you up onto her hips like youâre weightless. Your legs wrap around her instinctively, clinging, needy, your fingers tugging at the short hair at the nape of her neck.
She smirks against your mouth when you moan, grinding into you shamelessly. âI love that sound. Do it again for me.â
And you do â over and over as her kisses get rougher, her hands more impatient. She kisses you like sheâs trying to get drunk off it, like sheâs never gonna stop.
Sloppy. Wet. Loud.
She sucks your tongue into her mouth, lets it go with a loud, obscene pop, then mouths at your throat with hot, panting breaths.
âYou drive me fuckinâ crazy, babyâ she murmurs, lips against your skin. âYou feel what you do to me?â
And you do â her body hard against yours, your own soaked with heat and need, every kiss leaving you a little more undone.
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friends w/ jack hughes

words - 2.8k
genre - smut
warnings - afab!reader, lingerie, best friend!jack, friends to lovers to friends again, fingering, mutual masturbation, dirty talk
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âHey, whereâd you put my â holy fuckââ You hear the voice before you can even register the door of the guest bedroom youâre in swinging open. It startles you enough to grip at your bare skin as if he hasnât already seen everything you have on offer right now. As if he isnât currently staring at you like me might die if he looks away. Typical man, you suppose; all dick, no brain.
The question he was preparing to ask you seems to have no weight to it in that moment, and neither does your twelve years of friendship. After all, it's not often you look at a friend with that look in your eyes. Sinful and doused in so much lust that he wouldnât even need words to express what hes feeling right now. You try your hardest to not let your gaze move south. To say youâre afraid of what you might be met with is an understatement.
âWhat the fuck, Jack,â you yell, no doubt loud enough to catch the attention of whoever else is in the house right now. Itâs no real concern to you; if they do hear, you doubt theyâll come looking. Theyâll likely chalk it up to your twoâs regularly scheduled antics, and fortunately your other two best friendsâand walking nightmares, in the case of Trevorâarenât here to want to join in on the fun. You can only imagine the hell youâd be put through if they saw what Jack could see. âYou never heard of knocking or something?â
It's rhetorical, but he taps his knuckles against the wood anyway; a strange juxtaposition of defiant obedience that would make you giggle if it were anyone but you on the receiving end. Like heâs making sure you know he doesnât care enough to change his behaviour, whilst still following your orders in the most annoying way possible. Youâre honestly not sure what you want more; to applaud his audacity or to smack him into next week.
Of course, smacking him would require a hand, and yours are both in use, covering as much of your body as they possibly can.
âCame to see if youâd seen my hoodie,â he says absentmindedly as he leans against the doorframe. Itâs cocky in a way that sends a shiver down your spine, and as he shamelessly lets his eyes wander, you canât help the feeling that begins to build in your stomach. An unfamiliar feeling, no. An unwanted one? Absolutely. Itâs not a thought you should be feeling about Jack, of all people. Lust and friendship donât mix well. âThought you might be wearing it, or something, but youâre not wearing much at all, eh?â
Youâre not sure whatâs hotter right now; the flames of hell, or your face. If you had to wager a bet on it, it would be difficult to choose. One holds the fires of eternal damnation, and the other? All the embarrassment that could possibly come from your best friend walking in on you in the tiniest lingerie set you own.
âGet out!â Your voice is firm and sure, but Jack doesnât move an inch. The little shit just smirks like he has you right were he wants you. Like you arenât his friend and instead his conquest for the evening. Youâre not certain you like the way it makes you feel when you think like that; Jack pushing you down to the bed, crawling atop you, pressing his lips to yourâ
âWho are you all dressed up for?â Jack takes a step into the room and shuts the door. A manoeuvre heâs done a million times before, and yet itâs never felt like this. The tension is palpable; so thick that youâre sure you could grasp it in two hands. It seeps into your lungs like water, choking you in want and need, drowning you in all the thoughts youâd repressed over the years. You try to swim to the surface, to remind yourself why youâd been pushing those thoughts down for so long. Jack takes another step toward you and your brain goes blank. Your swimming falters and you begin to sink into the murky depths.
By the time you come to your senses, youâre almost certain it's already too late.
âMyself,â it's the truth, but somehow it doesn't feel like it. With Jack standing just a few feet away, staring at you like youâre his own personal Stanley Cup, it feels more like this is for him. Like youâre putting on some sort of weird show that blurs every unspoken boundary your friendship has had up until now. What was just meant to be a little pick me up â a confidence boost to hype you up for a day in your bikini on the lake â has turned into so much more.
âUh-huh,â he nods, but you can tell heâs being facetious. And whilst arrogance seems to come as naturally to him as breathing, it very rarely crosses over into whatever this is. Itâs patronising and shit-eating, but worse than that, itâs hot. So hot that youâre sure that the white lace covering the spot between your thighs must be transparent with slick. You donât receive the luxury of common courtesy like he does. His eyes wander wherever pleases him, and he were to brush your hands out of the way, you have no doubt that heâd see that you want him just as much as he seems to want you.
You think youâd let him, if he tried. Despite knowing its a bad idea, you know you can only repress the thoughts youve been having about him for so long. All those shameful nights youve spent with your fingers at the apex of your thighs have built up to this moment, and given the choice, youâre not entirely sure youâd be able to say no. Its one thing to force the memories of a dream out of your mind, but another entirely when youre faced with the real thing. If he bent down and kissed you, would you be able to send him away?
âJack,â you say in warning, but he seems to take no heed. Instead, he takes another step towards you. You mirror it with your own step back. Bare legs meet the cold wood of the bed frame, and just like that youâre trapped, stuck between rock and a hard place; your best friend and your bed.
And your knees are as sturdy as rusted hinges, barely keeping your body from toppling back against the unmade mattress. If you were to lean back, even the slightest amount, you have no doubt that those hinges would snap. Youâd fall, lay almost bare before the man who looks like he wants to eat you alive.
He hums as he reaches a hand out to touch the lace that hugs your hip. It would be so easy to slap his hand away, to grab him by the scruff of his shirt and kick him out of your room like you so often do.
That's what you should do.
But the feeling of a warm palm engulfing is too good for you not to enjoy. After all, itâs been so long since youâve been touched like this. In a way that carries so much emotion, that is. Lust goes hand in hand with love, and while itâs not romanticânothing ever has been between the two of youâmaybe for this moment you can imagine that it is. That the hands that touch you do so because youâre theirs.
âYouâre so soft,â Jackâs voice comes out rough, like itâs a fight to get it out of his throat, âcanât believe youâve been hiding this from me.â A finger dips beneath the elastic and you let out a soft moan. One full of just enough desire to spur him on. âI thought we were best friends; best friends donât hide these sorts of things from each otherâŠâ
Best friends do in fact hide these things from one another, but you darenât tell Jack that. The reminder of how wrong this is might push him away, and you canât have that. Not now youâve come to terms with just how much you need this.
And you do need it. More than youâve ever needed anything, it seems.
âIâm sorry,â are the only words you can muster, too busy basking in Jackâs attention to bother thinking of much else.
âOh, youâre sorry, eh?â His fingers dig into the flesh of your hip, kneading at the bit of extra padding you have there. His fingertips find purchase on your flesh, digging in deep to tug you into his front. You move with a yelp, stumbling forward until youâre close enough to feel Jackâs warm breath spreading across your face, and the stiffness in his pants digging into your lower stomach. He leans in with a sharkish grin. âWanna make it up to me, baby?â
More than anything, you want to tell him, but you canât get the words out. Instead, you nod, desperate and lust-drunk enough to make him let out a breathy laugh. Itâs teasing as ever; a stark reminder that this is the same old Jack as always. Your Jack.
âCat got your tongue?â He teases. Again, you nod, and his smile grows wider. âThatâs not like you, is it, my little chatter-box? I usually canât get a word in edgeways and yet here you are now, making me do all the talking.â
A finger slips beneath the waist band of your panties, snapping it softly against your skin. It doesnât hurt, but itâs enough to make you gasp. Jack lets out a satisfied him before letting his hand travel further south.
The hand you use to cover your most vulnerable area gets pushed away with little effort. Lithe fingers around your wrist tug it gently out of the way and deposit it by your side. It stays there, too heavy for you to move it yourself and like a puppet with a master, you find yourself entirely at his mercy. Your body, your movements, they all belong to him, now.
âSo good for me,â he says as his hand slips bentsen your legs, cupping your soaked heat with a curious hand. A quiet moan spills from your lips, but Jack doesnât seem to pay much mind to that. Not when he has your body perched so prettily in his hands, all nice and wet for him.
The heel of his palm rubs at your mound with slow, firm motions. It grinds against your clit in a way that makes you squirm in his grasp, electricity shooting up your spine and dulling the thoughts in your brain. If it werenât for the hand on your waist keeping you right where he wants you, then you have no doubt your knees wouldâve buckled by now. Given way beneath you and sent you tumbling to the bed.
Your mind races to formulate image after image of what he might look like on top of you, crawling up your body with the same hunger in his eyes he wears now. It tightens the knot in your lower stomach, pushing you closer to that all important high. Perhaps once youâve reached it, your daydream will come true; Jack will push you down and spread your legs so fucking deliciouslyâ
âRowdy!â A loud voice yells through the house. Itâs clear as a bell, and just from how authoritative it is, you can tell itâs Quinn, impatient in his search for his younger brother. The man in question gasps, retreating his hands from your body like youâre suddenly made of hot coals. He stumbles back a few paces, his slick hand moving down to cover up the hard-on heâs sporting.
âShit,â He grunts, looking between you, then his cock, then the door, âah, fuck, I wasnât meant to take so long~â
He sounds panicked as he begins to palm at himself through his sweats. The slick that covers his fingers glistens beneath your overhead light, smearing on the grey fabric and leaving wet patches in its wake. Thereâs a bigger one at the tip of his cock, though, exponentially growing as he desperately palms himself. He grunts, over and over as he stumbles backwards into the door. His spine pins it shut at he works at himself like heâs on a life threatening, time sensitive mission.
And in that moment, youâre not even sure that you care that youâve been left high and dry. How can you even think about that when you have such a beautiful sight before you? Thereâs Jack, sweaty and flushed as he tries to finish himself off before the imaginary alarm clock in his mind goes off, and Quinn pops his head around the corner like a cuckoo. The evidence is incriminating enough for him to know what the two of you were up to, and it makes Jackâs desperation all the more reasonable.
But perhaps itâs seeing him like this that gives you a spark of courage. So⊠pathetic, whimpering with his eyes screwed shut and his head tipped back against the door. His lips are parted with small huffs of breath spilling from them every few seconds, and holy shit he looks so pretty.
âAre you close?â You say, your voice quiet enough to avoid any outside ears listening in.
Jack just nods.
âAre you gonna cum?â You tilt your head as though to study him. The way his hair sticks to his forehead and his Adamâs apple bobs in his throat, âI bet you look so pretty when you cumâŠâ
Itâs like your words arenât your own. An internal monologue that is supposed to remain unsaid. Silent and secret and never to be uttered to the world. Yet youâre saying it now like itâs the most obvious thing. Like this is just how itâs meant to be; nothing strange and unusual about it at all. Like youâre not watching your best friend masterbate through his sweats with a hand covered in your own slick.
You really shouldnât be indulging in this mess, and yet you really canât help yourself.
âKeep talking,â he grunts through his staggered breaths. âKeep fuckingâ ugh! Keep going, baby!â
His hand speeds up and a moan slips free, more beautiful than any song youâve ever heard before. Your fingers slip between your thighs without a second thought.
âYouâre so close for me, arenât youââ
âFor you! All for you!â He chokes out. You shift your panties to the side, your fingers instead sliding directly against your wet flesh.
âYou wanna c-cum?â You canât help but stutter when your fingers catch on your clit, your knees buckling under the sudden wave of pleasure. Your back hits your mattress and you just lay there.
Jack is panting now, like a dog with his mouth wide open and his tongue spilling over his bottom teeth. Over breath out is a moan, and you revel in them as you push yourself further and further to that edge. You can taste it right there, just a little while more and you couldâ
He lets out a groan, tipping his head back against the wood of your door as his hand slows down to a stop. You watch as the wet patch grows tenfold, getting darker and wider as his cum soaks through his sweats. Itâs certainly a sight to behold. So vulgar and raw that it makes your pussy clench around nothing. You can feel the drool spilling from it, forced out by your bodyâs reaction to watching your best friend pleasure himself in your bedroom.
You let out a moan of your own as the knot within you finally snaps too, and the pleasure of your fingers against your clit turns from pleasure into something more sinister. It takes a single wave of overstimulation for you to tear your hand away and slam it to be mattress beside you, wet with enough of your slick to rival Jackâs hand.
âBeautiful,â he says, voice gravelly and low, and if heâs still trying to hold himself back. Thereâs still need in his eyes, and desire on his tongue that flicks itself against his lips, but that will have to wait. For now? at least.
âGo,â you murmur from your place, lead-limbed on the bed, âchange your pants and go see what Q wants.â
He snorts out a laugh at the mention of his messy trousers.
âYou change into some real clothes and come see what he wants with me?â
You canât help but giggle along with him.
âWhatever, dickwad,â you say, âlast one downstairs pays for dinner tonight, though.â
âOh, youâre on~â
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MARVEL COMICS CHARACTERS X FEM!READER
You kiss them when they least expect it
Characters: Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor, Loki, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff, Bucky Barnes, Matthew Murdock, Frank Castle, Bullseye, Marc Spector, Taskmaster, Johnny Storm, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Susan Storm, Felicia Hardy, Stephen Strange, Namor, Johnny Blaze, Eddie Brock / Venom, T'Challa, Elektra Natchios, Muse, Victor von Doom, Peter Quill & Nova
Reply to anon: As promised...your little Catholic boy. I spend my days writing to keep my mind off my surgery. I'm a really anxious person, so I have to fill my head with my pleasures (my fandoms). So the requests will come out quickly, I'm happy and you're happy... win win. Thank you for all your requests and support. LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH âĄ
Peter Parker
- Peter Parker has been kissed before. He has known the warmth of affection, the giddy rush of young love, the slow ache of something deeper. But nothingânothingâcould have prepared him for the moment your lips press against his, sudden and unannounced, shattering the rhythm of his thoughts like a lightning strike in the middle of a quiet night. His brain short-circuits instantly.
- His body reacts before his mind does, his breath catching, fingers twitching as if unsure whether to hold you or simply let himself drown in the moment. There is a fleeting second of hesitation, a half-formed thought that this must be some kind of dream, some cruel trick played by the universe. But your warmth is real, your presence undeniable. The city fades around him, the constant hum of responsibility momentarily silenced beneath the press of your lips.
- When you finally pull away, Peter blinksâonce, twiceâlike heâs trying to process what just happened. Then, without warning, his face erupts into a deep crimson flush, spreading down to his neck like wildfire. âOh,â he breathes out, voice slightly strangled. âOkay. Cool. That was⊠um. Wow.â He rubs the back of his neck, a nervous chuckle escaping him. âWas that, like, a scientific experiment? Because if so, I volunteer for more data collection.â
- Despite the awkward attempt at humor, his hands are still trembling, his pupils blown wide with something raw and unspoken. And then, after a moment of hesitation, his fingers curl around yours, his grip steady despite the lingering nerves. âBut, uh⊠just so weâre clear,â he murmurs, voice softer now, more certain, âif you ever wanna do that again, you wonât have to catch me off guard next time.â
Tony Stark
- Tony Stark has spent a lifetime mastering control. He anticipates every possible scenario, every variable, every consequence. His mind is a constant whirlwind of calculations, solutions, contingencies. But when you kiss himâwhen you seize the moment and steal his breath away with no warning, no preambleâhis mind goes completely, utterly blank. For the first time in years, there is no plan. No exit strategy. Just you.
- His body reacts on instinct, hands coming up to grasp your waist, a sharp inhale against your lips. But itâs not just the physical contact that undoes himâitâs the fact that you did it at all. That you, beautiful and untouchable in a way he never dared to hope for, have chosen him in this moment, with no ulterior motive, no expectation. It is not a conquest. It is not a game. It is real. And Tony Stark has never known how to handle real.
- When you finally break away, his lips are still parted, his usually sharp tongue momentarily silenced. Then, ever so slowly, a grin tugs at the corners of his mouth, something dangerous and delighted and entirely Tony. âWell, well,â he muses, his voice a low hum. âThat was unexpected. Not that Iâm complaining, of course.â He tilts his head, eyes gleaming with mischief. âBut, uh, you might wanna be careful, sweetheart. You kiss me like that, and I might just start thinking you like me.â
- And yet, beneath the bravado, there is something softer, something unspoken in the way his fingers linger against your skin, in the way his expression shiftsâjust for a fraction of a secondâinto something almost reverent. Because the truth is, he is already lost. And if you kissed him again, he wouldnât just let youâheâd make damn sure you never stopped.
Steve Rogers
- Steve Rogers is used to the world moving too fast around him. Time slips through his fingers like sand, people come and go like ghosts, and every moment is a reminder of just how much he has lost. But when you kiss himâwhen you break through the steady, predictable rhythm of his days with something as sudden and undeniable as your lips against hisâit is the first time in a long, long while that he feels truly, absolutely present.
- He freezes at first, caught between instinct and shock, but it lasts only a second. Then, without thinking, his hands find your waist, steadying you both as though the moment itself is something fragile, something sacred. His heart is hammering against his ribs, a deep, resounding drumbeat that he swears you must be able to hear. And when he finally exhales, it is not out of hesitationâbut out of something else. Something like surrender.
- When you pull back, his blue eyes are searching, tracing your face with an intensity that makes your breath hitch. He doesnât speak at first, doesnât joke or tease or stumble over his words. Instead, he simply watches you, memorizing every detail of the moment, committing it to memory as if he is afraid it will slip away. And then, at last, he lets out a quiet, almost incredulous chuckle. âYou really do like keeping me on my toes, donât you?â
- But there is warmth in his voice, something gentle and unshaken. And then, after a moment, he does something you donât expectâhe leans in again, slower this time, deliberate. His lips brush against yours, and this time, he is the one who takes control. And when he pulls away, his hand lingers at the back of your neck, his thumb tracing slow, absentminded patterns against your skin. âJust so you know,â he murmurs, a small smile playing at his lips, ânext time, I wonât let you take me by surprise.â
Thor
- Thor Odinson has been kissed before. He has known the passion of warriors, the devotion of gods, the fleeting tenderness of mortals who looked upon him with awe. And yet, when you kiss himâwhen you press your lips against his without hesitation, without preludeâit is not reverence that he feels, nor expectation. It is something deeper, something that sinks into his very bones. It is you.
- There is a moment of stillness, as if the entire world holds its breath. Then, with a deep, rumbling exhale, he reactsânot with hesitation, not with shock, but with the full force of a man who has never done anything by halves. His arms wrap around you, pulling you flush against him, his grip firm yet careful, as if you are something both fierce and fragile, something he is terrified of losing.
- When you pull back, he does not release you immediately. His forehead rests against yours, his breath warm against your skin, and for a moment, he simply exists in the aftermath of what you have done. Then, with a slow, wolfish grin, he pulls back just enough to meet your gaze, his eyes bright with something unmistakably pleased. âAh,â he rumbles, his voice thick with amusement, âso the battle has begun, then?â
- And before you can question him, before you can even think, he leans in once moreâthis time with purpose, with certainty. His lips claim yours in a way that is both a challenge and an offering, a promise and a declaration. And when he finally pulls away, his fingers trail down your spine, his grip unwavering. âA warning, my beloved,â he murmurs, eyes gleaming. âYou have started something you may not wish to finish.â But the way he holds youâthe way his touch lingers, possessive and warmâtells you that, in truth, he is hoping you never do.
Loki
- Loki is a creature of calculation, of control wrapped in silver-tongued deception. He reads people like poetry, anticipates betrayals before they are spoken, dissects affections before they can wound him. But when your lips find hisâwithout warning, without preambleâit is the first time in centuries that someone has truly caught him off guard. His breath halts, body rigid, as if the universe itself has shifted beneath him.
- He does not pull away. He does not return it immediately, either. Instead, he remains perfectly still, sharp eyes searching yours with an intensity that borders on dangerous. You can almost hear the gears turning in his mind, the war between disbelief and hunger, between skepticism and the undeniable thrill of being wanted without agenda. And then, ever so slowly, the corner of his mouth curls, something dark and pleased blooming in his expression. âInteresting,â he muses, voice velvet-smooth, though there is an unmistakable edge of breathlessness beneath it.
- When you move to step back, he does not allow it. A handâcool, firm, deceptively gentleâcurls around your wrist, anchoring you in place. âYou think you can best me in my own game, little one?â he murmurs, amusement dripping from every syllable. âThat you can steal a kiss and escape unscathed?â His voice is teasing, but there is something else beneath itâsomething raw, something aching, something that trembles on the edge of longing.
- And then, with a slow, deliberate certainty, he leans in once more. This time, there is no hesitation, no caution. His lips claim yours in a way that is both challenge and surrender, fire and ice melting together in something neither of you can quite name. And when he finally pulls away, his thumb traces the edge of your jaw, his smirk lazy yet predatory. âYou are playing a dangerous game, darling,â he whispers. âAnd I do hope you intend to see it through.â
Clint Barton
- Clint Barton has been trained to anticipate the unexpected. He is a man who survives on instinct, who sees what others miss, who never lets his guard downânot truly. But when you kiss him, when you press your lips against his without warning, without prelude, it is the first time in years that someone has managed to slip past his defenses. And it floors him.
- His breath stutters, muscles tensing as if expecting some kind of punchline, some cruel joke at his expense. But thenâthenâyour hands brush against his jaw, gentle, grounding, real. And suddenly, the world feels quieter. The weight of it allâthe missions, the past, the scars that never quite fadeâmomentarily lifts, leaving nothing but the steady, warm press of your mouth against his. And for once, he lets himself sink into it.
- When you finally pull away, he blinks as if shaking off a haze, lips parted in something like disbelief. And then, ever so slowly, a grin spreads across his faceâlazy, crooked, entirely Clint. âWell, damn,â he breathes out, a chuckle escaping him. âGonna be honest, didnât see that one coming.â He tilts his head, eyes alight with mischief. âYou always go around ambushing guys like this, or am I just special?â
- But there is something softer beneath the teasing, something unspoken in the way his fingers linger near yours, as if debating whether to pull you back in. And then, with a quiet exhale, he murmurs, âNot that Iâm complaining, butâmaybe next time, give a guy some warning?â He smirks. âOr donât. I kinda like the element of surprise.â
Natasha Romanoff
- Natasha Romanoff is not a woman who is easily caught off guard. She is control, precision, danger wrapped in elegance. She anticipates every move before it happens, never allows herself to be vulnerable, never lets anyone too close. But when you kiss herâwithout warning, without calculationâit is the one scenario she never saw coming.
- Her body tenses immediately, years of instinct screaming at her to assess the threat, to react. But thenâthenâyour lips linger, warm and unhurried, and something in her falters. There is no ulterior motive, no expectation, no game being played. Just you. And that, more than anything, leaves her shaken. She does not kiss you back, not at first. She is too busy deciphering whyâwhy you would do this, why she doesnât hate it, why the world suddenly feels too small with you this close.
- When you pull away, she does not speak. Instead, she tilts her head, studying you with an unreadable expression, emerald eyes scanning your face as if searching for an answer you have not yet spoken. And then, at last, a small smirk tugs at the corner of her lips. âBrave,â she murmurs, voice smooth, almost amused. âReckless, but brave.â But there is something else in her gazeâsomething uncertain, something hesitant. As if she is not quite sure what to do with the warmth still lingering on her lips.
- Then, before you can respond, she steps closer, closing the space between you. There is no hesitation this time, no calculationâjust the slow, deliberate press of her mouth against yours. And when she finally pulls away, her voice is softer, quieter. âDonât do that unless you mean it,â she warns. But the way her fingers trail against your wrist, the way her breath lingers against your skin, tells you that she is hopingâjust this onceâthat you do.
Bucky Barnes
- Bucky Barnes is a man who flinches at softness. He does not know how to accept kindness without suspicion, does not know how to be wanted without expectation. He has spent years being used, being controlled, being nothing more than a weapon to be wielded. But when you kiss himâwhen you press your lips against his without warningâit is the first time in a long, long while that he is simply Bucky.
- His entire body stiffens at first, muscles coiled as if expecting an attack, a trap, a trick. But then your hands brush against himâgentle, grounding, realâand something in him cracks. His breath shudders against your lips, something raw and unspoken trembling just beneath the surface. And for the first time in years, he allows himself to be held instead of holding himself together.
- When you pull away, he doesnât move. Doesnât breathe. His expression is unreadable, blue eyes stormy with something you canât quite decipher. And then, ever so slowly, he exhales. âWhy?â The word is quiet, hesitant, as if he doesnât believe he deserves the answer. As if he is bracing himself for you to tell him it was a mistake. But you donât. You just look at him, and that alone is enough to undo him.
- And then, after a long moment, his fingers brush against yours, tentative, uncertain. âDo it again,â he murmurs, the words barely audible. But when you doâwhen you kiss him once more, slow and patient and realâhis hands finally come up to hold you, steady and warm and home. And this time, he doesnât let you pull away.
Matthew Murdock
- Matthew Murdock is a man who lives in anticipation. Every breath, every footstep, every heartbeat in his vicinity is accounted for, cataloged, expected. He senses things before they happen, navigates the unseen with the certainty of someone who has never truly been blind. But he does not sense this. The moment your lips press against his, his worldâusually so finely attunedâstutters. For the first time in a long time, Matt is truly caught off guard.
- His breath hitches, his fingers twitch at his sides, and for a brief moment, he is frozen in place. The taste of you lingersâwarmth and surprise and something maddeningly sweet. His senses flood with you, and it is overwhelming in the best and worst way. His pulse is erratic, his mind a mess of tangled thoughts. He has fought the devil inside himself for so long, denied himself softness, pushed away love because it only ever ends in ruin. And yet, here you are. Kissing him.
- When you pull back, he exhales shakily, his lips parting as if to speak, but no words come. Instead, his hand finds youâfingertips ghosting over your cheek, as if to make certain you are real. His voice, when he finally manages to use it, is quiet, reverent. âYou shouldnât do things like that,â he murmurs, but there is no conviction in his words, no true protest. Only the lingering tremor of someone who wantsâdesperately, deeplyâbut does not know if he is allowed to have.
- And then, as if unable to resist the temptation you have placed before him, he leans in. His kiss is not hasty, not fevered, but something far more dangerousâslow, deliberate, inevitable. It is an unspoken confession, a quiet surrender, a promise that he may not be ready to put into words. But his hands find your waist, his lips press deeper into yours, and the way he sighs against your mouth tells you all you need to know.
Frank Castle
- Frank Castle has lost too much to believe in second chances. Love is a thing he buried alongside his family, a thing he does not touch, does not deserve. He is a man made of violence, of war and grief and cold, unrelenting vengeance. He does not get soft things. So when you kiss himâwhen you, in all your warmth, in all your reckless beauty, dare to press your lips to hisâhe does not know what to do with it.
- His entire body goes still, as if the world has caught fire and he is standing in the center of the blaze, unscathed but bewildered. He does not pull away. He does not push you back. He simply exists in the moment, feeling something that is not rage, not pain, not the gnawing emptiness that has been his only companion for years. The taste of you lingersâsomething achingly sweet against the bitterness of his own existence.
- When you finally step back, he exhales sharply, his breath uneven, his jaw clenched. His eyesâdark, stormy, battle-hardenedâlock onto yours, searching, questioning. He wants to tell you this is a mistake. That people who get close to him only end up hurt, that his hands are meant for killing, not holding. But he doesnât say it. Because for the first time in a long, long time, he does not want to push something away.
- Instead, his fingers curl at his sides, his voice low, rough. âYou sure you wanna be doinâ that?â Itâs not a warningâitâs an invitation. A chance to walk away before he inevitably ruins you the way he ruins everything else. But when you donâtâwhen you meet his gaze and kiss him again, slower this time, softerâhis resolve cracks, and he kisses you back with something that is almost desperate, almost alive.
Bullseye (Lester)
- Bullseye is used to taking. He takes lives, takes power, takes anything he wants because no one can stop him. He is a monster, and he knows itâembraces it. There is nothing good in him. Nothing worth saving. And yet, youâbeautiful, foolish, unafraidâhave the audacity to kiss him as if he is anything but ruin incarnate.
- The moment your lips meet his, something snaps in him. His instincts scream at him to turn this into a game, to take control, to make you regret ever thinking you could surprise him. But for once, he does not move. He lets himself feel it. The warmth of you, the softness, the maddening contrast of something so pure against the corruption that coats his soul like tar. It is unexpected, undeserved, and utterly intoxicating.
- When you pull away, his smirk is slow, sharp-edged, dangerous. His eyesâdark and gleaming with something predatoryâdrag over your face like heâs memorizing every detail, committing your recklessness to memory. âWell, damn,â he drawls, voice slick with amusement. âDidnât know you had it in you, sweetheart.â His fingers ghost over his lips as if testing whether the sensation was real or just some twisted hallucination.
- And then, with a sudden, startling speed, he moves. One hand grips the back of your neck, the other pressing against your waist, and before you can react, heâs kissing you back. But thisâthis is something else entirely. It is wild, chaotic, consuming. A warning, a promise, a claim. And when he finally pulls away, grinning like the devil himself, he murmurs, âHope you know what you just started.â
Marc Spector
- Marc Spector is used to ghosts. His past, his mistakes, his fractured mindâhe carries them all like shadows that never fade. He does not trust happiness, does not trust peace, because both have been ripped from him too many times to count. And love? Love is not something that belongs to men like him. But then there is you. And then there is this. Your lips against his, unannounced, unexpected, real.
- The first sensation is shock. Not fear, not rejectionâjust shock. His mind, always a battlefield of shifting identities and whispered voices, goes silent for one aching, beautiful moment. The warmth of your mouth, the way you lean into him with no hesitation, no fearâit is something foreign, something he does not know how to hold. And yet, he wants to. God help him, he wants to.
- When you pull back, his breath is unsteady, his hands curled into fists at his sides as if fighting the urge to pull you back in. His eyesâhaunted, desperate, yearningâflicker between you and the ground, as if struggling to find something solid to anchor himself. âYou shouldnâtâŠâ His voice is raw, broken. âYou shouldnât do that.â But there is no weight behind the words, no real protest. Just the quiet, trembling confession of a man who does not believe he deserves to be touched with kindness.
- And then, with a slow exhale, he makes a choice. His handâscarred, tremblingâreaches for yours, fingers brushing tentatively before curling around them. He does not pull you close, does not claim you the way others might. Instead, he simply holds on. A silent plea, a fragile hope. And when he finally kisses you back, it is not with hunger, not with dominanceâbut with something far more dangerous. Need.
Taskmaster (Tony Masters)
- Taskmaster survives by reading people before they can act. He sees a shift in weight, a flicker of intent, the smallest twitch of a muscle, and he knows what comes next. Itâs how he wins fights, how he predicts every move before it happens. But not this. Not you. He doesnât see it coming when your lips press against his, a ghost of warmth against the cold edge of a man who has spent his life being untouchable.
- His entire body stiffens, instincts roaring at him to react, to counter, to do somethingâbut he doesnât. His mind, trained to memorize, analyze, replicate, suddenly falters. He can mimic a thousand fighting styles, anticipate attacks from the best in the world, but he has no defense for the softness of your mouth, the way you kiss him like he is something more than a weapon. And it unsettles him.
- When you pull back, his hands twitch at his sides, fingers flexing as if searching for the right response. His mask hides his face, but you can feel the way heâs staring at you, the sharp intensity of a man trying to process something he canât categorize. âThe hell was that for?â he finally mutters, his voice low, roughâgravel scraped over steel. But there is no anger, no mockery. Just a quiet, dangerous curiosity.
- And then, something shifts. A decision made. He moves faster than thought, a gloved hand catching your wrist, pulling you in before you can slip away. And when he kisses you back, it is not soft, not hesitant. It is sharp-edged and confident, like a man reclaiming control over the one thing that has ever caught him off guard. You wanted to surprise him? Fine. But now, heâs the one in charge.
Johnny Storm
- Johnny Storm burns hotâalways has, always will. A fire that never quite settles, never dims. He is loud and reckless and bright, and he wears his confidence like a second skin. But beneath it all, there is something deeper, something hidden behind smirks and easy laughter. And it is that something that flickers the moment you kiss him.
- At first, he doesnât process it. One second heâs talking, maybe making some cocky remark, and the nextâyour lips are on his. His brain short-circuits. Johnny Storm, king of comebacks, has absolutely nothing to say. Thereâs just heat, not from his flames but from the rush of you, the sudden realization that this thing heâs been pretending not to feel is very, very real.
- When you pull back, he blinksâonce, twiceâbefore a slow, almost disbelieving grin spreads across his face. âDamn,â he exhales, voice a little breathless, a little stunned. And then, because he is who he is, he recovers. âIf you wanted a piece of me, sweetheart, all you had to do was ask.â But his voice wavers slightly at the end, betraying the fact that he is not nearly as unaffected as he wants to seem.
- And then, before you can say anything, he moves. A hand curling around your waist, pulling you flush against him as he crashes his lips back to yours, kissing you with the full force of his fireâburning, consuming, alive. Because Johnny Storm never does anything halfway, and now that he knows what you taste like, he is never going to pretend he doesnât want more.
Reed Richards
- Reed Richards lives in a world of equations. He understands the mechanics of the universe, the fabric of reality, the infinite complexities of time and space. But there are some things even he cannot predict. Some things he cannot quantify. You are one of those things. And when you kiss him, it is a complete and utter anomaly.
- His breath stills, his mind goes blankâsomething that has not happened in years. He can usually calculate the likelihood of an event before it occurs, but this? This wasnât factored into his reality. His hands hover in the air, as if unsure of the proper response, as if the laws of physics themselves have momentarily escaped him.
- When you step back, he does not move immediately. He is frozen, recalibrating, processing. Then, slowly, his lips part, and a quiet, stunned âOhâ escapes himâsoft, unguarded. He pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose, as if needing a moment to refocus. âThat was⊠unexpected.â His voice holds no rejection, only fascination, as if he has just witnessed a scientific miracle.
- And then, something shifts. His hand reaches for yoursânot hasty, not desperate, but careful, deliberate. His eyes meet yours, and for the first time in a long while, Reed Richards abandons calculations in favor of instinct. When he kisses you again, it is slow, exploratory, like a man learning a new language and savoring every syllable.
Ben Grimm
- Ben Grimm does not get soft things. He does not get stolen kisses or tender touches or the kind of love that isnât weighed down by pity. He is The Thing. A man made of stone, of battle and loss, of aching loneliness that he never speaks of. And yet, here you are. Kissing him. As if he is not a monster. As if he is just a man.
- He stiffens, his whole body locking up. His heartâtoo big, too hopeful despite everythingâstumbles in his chest. He has dreamed of things like this before, but dreams are cruel, and reality is harsher. He expects you to pull away, to realize what youâve done, to see him and regret it. But you donât. You donât. And that, more than the kiss itself, threatens to undo him.
- When you finally step back, his throat works around words he canât quite form, holding the weight of years spent convincing himself he doesnât get to have this. His massive hands twitch at his sides, as if afraid to reach for something too fragile, too precious. âYou⊠you sure about that?â There is doubt in his tone, not because he doesnât want you, but because he doesnât know how to believe youâd want him.
- But when you step closer again, pressing your hands against the solid breadth of his chest, when you tilt your head up and kiss him again, slow and sure and certain, something in him cracks. A deep, shuddering breath escapes him, and his massive arms finallyâfinallyâcome around you, pulling you close. And when he kisses you back, it is hesitant at first, reverent. But then it deepens, something raw and aching in the way he holds you, like a man who has been starved of love for far too long.
Susan Storm
- Susan Storm is a woman of grace, of careful composure, of quiet strength that bends but never breaks. She is a leader, a protector, a force of nature wrapped in silk. And yet, for all her brilliance, for all her ability to phase in and out of sight, she does not see you coming. Not when you step close. Not when your fingers graze her cheek. Not when your lips press against hers in a kiss that is as sudden as it is soft.
- Her breath stills, caught between the moment and the impossible realization of what it means. Her mind racesâwas she blind to this? Had she misread the signs, the weight of your glances, the unspoken words hovering between you for so long? But all thoughts unravel when she feels the warmth of your lips, the unguarded tenderness of it. She has spent her life holding herself steady, but nowânow she is the one being unraveled.
- When you finally pull back, she blinks, slow and breathless, a flush creeping up her neck. âOh,â she murmurs, a small, almost disbelieving smile tugging at the corner of her lips. A rare moment where she is not Susan Storm, the poised and polished heroine, but simply a woman standing before someone who has just shaken her world.
- And then, that moment of surprise shifts into something elseâsomething warmer, something braver. Her fingers find your wrist, curling around it in a silent request. She meets your gaze, eyes shining with something unreadable, something soft. And when she kisses you again, it is no longer hesitation, no longer surpriseâit is intention, steady and sure, as if she has made up her mind that thisâyouâis something she does not want to let go.
Felicia Hardy
- Felicia Hardy is a woman who dances on the edge of danger, who thrives in stolen moments and the rush of risk. She is a thief, a phantom in the night, a creature made of silver laughter and sharp edges. She knows the art of seduction, the game of push and pull, and yetâwhen you kiss her, it is not part of the game. It is not calculated, not played for leverage. And that is what stops her dead in her tracks.
- Her lips part against yours, a stunned exhale slipping free. For the first time in a long, long time, Felicia Hardy is caught off guard. She is used to controlling the moment, to being the one who sets the pace, who dictates the terms. But thisâthisâfeels like something stolen from her. And she doesnât know if she wants to steal it back, or if she wants to let herself fall.
- When you pull away, her signature smirk wavers, something uncertain flickering behind those sharp, clever eyes. âWell, well,â she purrs, but thereâs a breathlessness to it, a vulnerability beneath the velvet tone. âDidnât know you had it in you.â A tease, a cover. But her fingers twitch at her sides, as if resisting the urge to reach for you, to pull you back in, to demand more.
- And then, as if making a silent decision, she moves. She closes the space between you with a sharp, deliberate kind of grace, tilting her head with the confidence of a woman who has decided to play a game she was not expectingâbut one she suddenly wants to win. When she kisses you again, it is slow, languid, laced with amusement and hunger, as if savoring the way you are the one who caught her off guard for once.
Stephen Strange
- Stephen Strange is a man of logic, of precision, of control honed by years of discipline. He bends reality to his will, commands forces beyond human comprehension, and yetâhe is utterly unprepared for the moment your lips press against his.
- His body locks up, his breath caught between disbelief and something deeper, something dangerously close to longing. He does not move at first, too caught in the sheer absurdity of it. He has faced cosmic horrors, rewritten fate itself, but he cannot seem to process the feeling of your touch, the warmth of your mouth against his own.
- When you step back, he blinks, slow and calculating, as if searching for some rational explanation. âThat was⊠unexpected,â he says at last, his voice measured but carrying the faintest waver. He looks at you as though you are a paradox he cannot solve, an anomaly in his carefully structured existence.
- And then, after a long pause, his lips curl in something resembling amusement, a rare, genuine softness breaking through the rigid control. âI suppose,â he murmurs, stepping closer, voice dropping to something almost dangerous, almost reverent, âit would only be fair if I returned the favor.â And when he kisses you again, it is with the deliberation of a man who refuses to leave anything to chance.
Namor
- Namor is not a man accustomed to surprise. He is a king, a warrior, a god walking among mortals. He has stood against empires, defied the heavens, and shaped history with his own hands. But when you kiss himâyou, with your infuriating defiance and your breathtaking boldnessâhe is, for the first time in centuries, at a complete and utter loss.
- His entire body tenses, as if bracing for an attack rather than an act of tenderness. And yet, despite his initial shock, despite the sheer audacity of you, he does not pull away. He does not stop you. Instead, his sharp, piercing eyes darken, a slow and simmering heat curling beneath his ribsâdangerous, unrelenting.
- When you finally part, he does not speak immediately. He simply looks at you, gaze heavy with something unreadable. And then, after a moment, his lips curlânot in anger, but in something far more unsettling. Amusement. Interest. Challenge. âYou are either very brave,â he murmurs, voice rich and edged with something unmistakably possessive, âor very foolish.â
- And then, before you can respond, before you can think to retreat, he moves. His handsâstrong, unyieldingâcatch your wrist, his body closing the space between you with the effortless command of a king reclaiming what is his. And when he kisses you again, it is not a question. It is a declaration, a silent vow that whatever game you have started, he will be the one to finish.
Johnny Blaze
- Fire and damnation have clung to Johnny Blaze for as long as he can remember. He is a man marked by hellfire, by a fate he never asked for, by the weight of every soul he has ever sent screaming into the dark. He does not expect kindness, not really, not from anyone. And yet, when you kiss himâsuddenly, without warning, like a spark catching dry earthâhe is stunned into absolute stillness.
- The scent of smoke and leather clings to him, the remnants of something infernal lurking beneath his skin, but you do not hesitate. Your lips are warm, soft, a stark contrast to the cold edges of his existence. He has faced demons, outrun the devil himself, but this? This simple, quiet moment? It terrifies him in a way nothing else ever has.
- He exhales sharply when you pull back, as if heâs just come up for air after drowning. His blue eyes burn like embers, searching your face as if trying to understand what the hell just happened. His throat works around words he doesnât know how to say, his fingers twitching at his sides like he wants to reach for you but doesnât trust himself to. âYou donât wanna do that,â he finally mutters, voice rough with something dangerously close to longing.
- But when you tilt your head, when you donât flinch, donât pull away, donât fear himâsomething in him cracks. His jaw clenches, his hands curl into fists, and then, finally, finally, he lets himself move. He grabs the back of your neck with a touch that is both possessive and reverent, and when he kisses you again, it is with the desperation of a man who has spent too many years in the dark, suddenly blinded by the light.
Eddie Brock / Venom
- Eddie Brock is a man who has lost too much, fought too hard, and learned to trust too little. He is rough around the edges, worn down by anger and regret, always bracing for the moment when the world inevitably turns against him. He is not used to gentlenessânot from others, and certainly not for himself. And so, when you kiss him, when you press your lips against his like it is the most natural thing in the world, his brain short-circuits entirely.
- His first instinct is to pull back, to question, to doubt. But VenomâVenom is faster. The symbiote rumbles in amusement, in approval, wrapping around Eddieâs ribs like a second heartbeat. "We like this one," the alien purrs inside his mind, and Eddie swears under his breath because of course Venom would be delighted by this.
- âYouâreââ Eddie starts, but stops himself, dragging a hand down his face like heâs trying to physically shove down the confusion. He shakes his head, glancing at you with something that is half bewilderment, half hunger. He wants to say something cocky, something to brush it off, but all that comes out is a breathless, âWhat the hell was that for?â
- And then Venom moves, slick tendrils curling around his shoulders, shifting his posture. "Kiss her back, Eddie," the symbiote urges, a wicked, knowing grin in his voice. AndâGod help himâEddie does. He surges forward, his grip strong, his kiss a mixture of frustration and want, like heâs fighting against how much he needs this, how much he needs you. And when he finally breaks away, his breath is ragged, his pupils blown wide. Shit.
TâChalla
- TâChalla is not a man who is easily surprised. He is a king, a warrior, a strategist who sees every angle before the game even begins. His mind is always ten steps ahead, his composure an unshakable force of nature. And yetâwhen you kiss him, when you step close without prelude or warning, tilting your chin up to press your lips to hisâhe is caught entirely off guard.
- His breath hitches, just slightly, so small a reaction that most would not catch it. But you are not most. You are you, and you notice the way his body stills, the way his fingers twitch at his sides as if warring with the impulse to pull you closer. His heartbeat is steady, measured, but beneath the surfaceâoh, beneath the surface, you have sent ripples through a man who does not bend easily.
- When you part from him, his dark eyes study your face with a sharpness that borders on unreadable. âYou are bold,â he says, but there is no admonishment in his toneâonly observation, only something deeply considering. His gaze is heavy, knowing, like he has already unraveled every reason why you did it. And yet, for all his brilliance, there is one question left unanswered.
- And so, after a pause, he tilts his head ever so slightly, a slow, deliberate movement. âWas that a challenge?â The words are a whisper, rich and silken, spoken against your lips as he closes the space between you once more. His kiss is not hurried, not desperateâit is a promise, a declaration, a reminder that TâChalla does nothing without intention. And you? You have just become something he intends to keep.
Elektra Natchios
- Elektra moves like a shadow, like a blade cutting through the dark, like something that cannot be held for long. She is sharp edges and silken danger, a whisper of death wrapped in a dancerâs grace. She does not trust easily. She does not love easily. And yet, when you kiss herâfast, sudden, without warningâshe does not push you away. No. She freezes, her entire body tensed, not out of resistance, but because she did not see it coming.
- For a woman who has spent her life reading people like open books, you have just managed to turn a page she did not anticipate. Her lips part against yours, not in invitation but in sheer, startled stillness. The moment you step back, her gaze is already piercing into you, unreadable and electric, the air between you charged with something taut and dangerous.
- âThat,â she breathes, eyes narrowing just slightly, âwas foolish.â But the way she says itâit is not a warning, not truly. It is curiosity, the ghost of something far more wicked lurking beneath the surface. She watches you like a cat watching its prey, her fingers twitching at her sides, as if deciding whether to draw a weapon or pull you back in.
- And then, just as quickly, just as effortlessly, she moves. Her hand catches your wrist, yanking you forward with a force that is not violent but possessive. And when she kisses you this time, it is not hesitationâit is fire and fury, a battle won with the curl of her fingers at your nape, the press of her body against yours. If this is a game, you have just signed yourself into a war. And Elektra Natchios? She never loses.
Muse
- Muse does not feel things the way others do. Art consumes him, violence is his language, and the world is nothing but a blank canvas begging to be marred. He has wandered through blood-soaked streets and carved poetry into walls with trembling hands, but thisâthis sudden kiss, this moment where your lips press against his without prelude or warningâis something entirely new.
- He does not flinch. He does not gasp. He does not react in any way that might be considered human. Instead, he listens. To the way your breath hitches. To the way your heartbeat stumbles in your chest. To the way the world stills around him, just for a moment, like existence itself is waiting to see what he will do next. And oh, how he loves the weight of expectation.
- When you finally pull back, his blind eyes remain locked onto you, empty and unreadable, yet somehow knowing. His lips partânot in surprise, but in something closer to fascination. âBeautiful,â he murmurs, the word almost a sigh, almost a prayer. âDo it again.â It is not a request. It is not a plea. It is a command wrapped in velvet, spoken like a secret only you were meant to hear.
- And when you hesitate, when you wonder if it is wise, if it is safe, he simply tilts his head, his smile carving itself into his face like a brushstroke on an unfinished painting. His fingers ghost over your jaw, not quite touching, not yet. âI wonder,â he muses, voice lilting with something dangerous, something close to reverence, âhow many shades of red I could pull from your lips alone.â
Victor von Doom
- Victor von Doom does not tolerate surprises. His mind is a kingdom unto itself, a fortress built upon knowledge and control. There is no action he takes that is not calculated, no movement that is not deliberate. And yetâwhen you kiss him, when you dare to step into his space and press your lips against his without permission, without warningâit is the one moment he does not anticipate.
- His body tenses, not in shock but in something colder, something unreadable. There is steel in his stance, in the way his fingers curl ever so slightly at his sides. For one impossibly long second, the world feels as if it has stopped, as if the very air around you is waiting for his verdict. And then, his hands riseânot to push you away, but to cup your face with the precision of a sculptor, as if he is considering whether to keep this moment or cast it aside.
- âFoolish,â he murmurs, though his grip does not loosen. His green eyes burn into yours, heavy with something unreadable, something vast. âYou mistake me for a man who yields to impulse.â But you can feel itâthe faint tremor beneath his touch, the war waging behind his gaze. You have shaken something in him. Something he does not have words for.
- And then, Doom decides. His grip tightens just slightly, his gaze darkens, and when he leans in, it is not hesitant. It is not uncertain. No, Victor von Doom does not do anything halfway. His lips capture yours with the finality of a ruler taking his throne, with the weight of a choice made, a fate sealed. And when he pulls away, he exhales sharply, as if he has allowed himself one moment of indulgenceâand nothing more. âYou are either very bold,â he muses, voice quiet, âor very foolish.â And then, after a pause, after a secondâs hesitationâ âPerhaps both.â
Peter Quill
- Peter Quill has been kissed before. By strangers in bars, by lovers who knew better, by the lingering ghosts of memories he refuses to let go of. But thisâthis kiss, your kissâcatches him completely off guard.
- He is mid-sentence, probably saying something ridiculous, something cocky, something meant to make you roll your eyesâand then, suddenly, your lips are on his, stealing the words right from his mouth. His brain short-circuits so violently that for a full second, he just stands there, hands hovering awkwardly like he doesnât know what to do with them.
- And then, like a delayed reaction, like an aftershock, he grins. A slow, lazy, completely obnoxious grin that spreads across his face like wildfire. âWell, damn,â he breathes, blinking at you like heâs just been hit by a starship. âIf I knew thatâs how you felt, I wouldâve shut up ages ago.â
- But thenâjust when you think heâll ruin it with another jokeâhe tugs you forward, his fingers curling around your waist with an easy kind of confidence. And when he kisses you this time, it is deeper, slower, like heâs savoring it, like he means it. And maybe, just maybe, Peter Quill has finally found somethingâsomeoneâworth holding onto.
Nova (Richard Rider)
- Richard Rider has been through hell. He has seen galaxies burn, has carried the weight of worlds on his shoulders, has fought and bled and lost more than he can put into words. He is tired. He is so tired. And yetâwhen you kiss him, when you pull him down from the weight of the cosmos and remind him of something as simple, as human as thisâhe forgets, just for a moment, how heavy the universe feels.
- His breath stutters. His entire body tenses, like heâs waiting for something to go wrong, like heâs bracing for an impact that never comes. He has been hurt before, has been broken in ways that no amount of power can fix, and yetâthis is different. You are different.
- âIââ he starts, but the words get lost somewhere between his lips and yours. He laughs, but itâs not the cocky, confident sound most people expect from him. Itâs breathless, unsure. He runs a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply. âDidnât see that coming.â But the way he looks at youâthe way his blue eyes soften, the way his fingers twitch like he wants to reach for you and doesnât know if he shouldâtells you that maybe, just maybe, heâs glad you caught him off guard.
- And then, slowly, hesitantly, he steps closer. He cups your face in his hands, his thumbs brushing over your cheekbones with a gentleness that feels at odds with the battles heâs fought, with the wars heâs survived. And when he kisses you again, it is not hurried, not rushed. It is quiet. It is careful. It is real. Because for the first time in a long, long timeâRichard Rider is not fighting. He is simply here. With you.
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Jackson!Joel spicy alphabet đŠ«âïžđȘ
Next up on my spicy alphabet conquest: Joel Miller, specifically Jackson!Joel (HBO's version). And yes, to me there's a difference between HBO!Joel and game!Joel, and also between pre-outbreak!, post-outbreak!, and Jackson!Joel. i hope you enjoy reading! (i wish there was an acoustic guitar emojiđ) MDNI 18+ ONLY under the cut! (alphabet template credit here)
A - Aftercare (what they're like after sex)
Joel's job of caring for you isn't finished as soon as you stop having sex. He's incredibly affectionate, tearing himself away from you (even if you call for him to come back) just so he can get you a glass of water. He would prepare it ahead of time, but once things start getting hot and heavy his thoughts are tunneled to you and only you. He cleans you up with a warm washcloth and his calloused hands run impossibly delicate over your tender areas. He's a massive cuddler and will fall asleep with you in his arms, cradled to his chest, with his nose and mouth pressed gently against your hairline.
B - Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner's)
Joel likes his torso. He's big, broad, and burly and he knows it. He likes what it can do for him, whether that's intimidating enemies or acting as a shield to protect the ones he loves. Thanks to your reassurances, he's even grown fond of the soft belly he's developed with age and finally living a life as close to comfortable as he can get. On you, he's also drawn to your waist. No matter its shape, he likes settling his hands there whenever he can. He's a sucker for hips, too. He always teases that he hates to see you leave, but he loves to watch you walk away.
C - Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)
He's got a pretty dastardly load stored up in his heavy, hairy balls. Joel's been celibate for the better part of the past seven years, but he's still a hot-blooded man. Once he met you and fell in love, it was like his body remembered its neglected endocrine system and started to nurture it again. His cum is a nice and thick opaque white that looks glorious wherever it ends up splattered across your skin. Joel doesn't really have a preference of where to come; instead he's too focused on the look in your eyes when he does.Â
D - Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)
Joel has too many dirty secrets as is to keep sexual ones also. He has a few fantasies that he wouldn't mind telling you about if you asked because there's nothing loaded or emotionally charged behind them â they're just for fun. For example, he thinks he'd enjoy a lap dance from you because his eyes would be free to eat you alive as you flaunted your body just for him, and he'd go even crazier if you didn't let him touch you as you make him just sit there and grind yourself all over him. He keeps a few other thoughts on the back burner of his mind that he visits when he needs something to envision while he jerks off, but you'll have to try harder to get the details about those out of him.Â
E - Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they're doing?)
Like I mentioned, Joel's body went into hibernation after Tess and before her, sexual encounters were sparse post-outbreak. But when his desire is rekindled with you, all of the tricks Joel collected from charming women up and down the streets of Austin pre-outbreak come flooding back to him. His aging muscles still have their memory, rediscovering just the right pattern of hooks and rubs to bring you to glory. Joel's a little shy about his body count only because he doesn't want you to think of him as an easy conquest, but he suddenly finds pride for it when he pulls a certain mind-blowing maneuver on you (or when Tommy pushes his buttons a little too much).Â
F - Favorite position (this goes without saying)
While he enjoys cowgirl because it gives him a chance to marvel at you while resting his achy bones, Joel's theoretical favorite is missionary. Call him old school, but he can't get enough intimacy with you now that he's let you inside the walls he's built around his heart. Realistically though, his favorite go-to is doggystyle because it's a crossroads of all the best: it's easier on his back than missionary, he gets to satisfy his dominant streak, and he can admire your beautiful form all at the same time. He's also a fan of lying on his side behind you, spooning you and cocooning you in his chest with his arms wrapped around yours so that his short thrusts reach deep inside you. (Basically, every position with you is his favorite.)Â
G - Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)
If there's one thing about Joel, he's got jokes. However, I think the first time you two are intimate with each other he's very serious because he wants to make sure he's giving you a good time. From a genuine standpoint, he'd never want to do something that would ruin the moment for you or burst the peaceful bubble you've fought so hard to create. But after you've been together for a while and have become familiar with each other's language of intimacy, he likes to amuse you because making love is a happy time for him. Plus, he thinks your giggle is wildly sexy.Â
H - Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)
Joel does little if no grooming downstairs. He's not the hairiest guy to start, but he likes what he has so he keeps the bush around his cock full. If it starts to look a little scraggly he'll trim himself up, but only then. His love for the all natural extends to you; whatever you have going on when you leave yourself untamed, he'll love it. If he could choose, he likes thick bushes (he had his sexual awakening in the 70s, after all). And there's something about the heat from your hairy navels rubbing together when he's fucking you, or burying his mouth in your pussy and getting a noseful of your soft hair... it drives him wild.Â
I - Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect?)
Joel's fierce protectiveness morphs into delicate tenderness and care when you're intimate. Since he still has his struggles with emotional constipation, he tries to make up for it by prioritizing your physical comfort. He's always making sure the position you're entangled in isn't making you strain. He'll do things like stuff a pillow underneath your hips or wrap his arm around the top of your head when you're underneath him so it doesn't bump into the headboard on his eager thrusts. Actions like these are sometimes easier for him to show you how much he cares rather than speaking the words.Â
J - Jack off (masturbation headcanon)
I literally wrote an entire blurb about this (see:Â coming soon!).Â
K - Kink (one or more of their kinks)
Dom/sub - This goes both ways. Joel has controlling tendencies that win him over sometimes, and there's nothing he'd love more than to have you fully submit to him and listen to his every word. He'd never compare you to an animal, but think about what he said about sheep: how they're quiet and do as they're told. When it comes to you, he loves your personality to bits, but... there's a lurking thought in the back of his mind that craves having you on your knees, doing whatever he wants. On the other hand, Joel gets equally tired of ordering others around and being designated as the reluctant voice of reason. Knowing he can place his complete trust and faith in you to keep him safe, he dreams about the relief that would come with just listening for once.Â
Choking - I think this goes hand in hand with Dom/sub, but again I think Joel would like the power/control this exerts over his partner. Most of the time he doesnât do it very rough â instead his hand is almost just resting on your throat and keeping you in place. His forearm will be pressed down the middle of your chest and his nose will be smooshed into your cheek while he stares deep into your eyes, watching for every flicker of emotion that they betray. Heâll give you a soft squeeze to redirect your gaze back to his when it falls away or just as your orgasm hits so the deprivation and subsequent supply of oxygen floods your nervous system with that much more ecstasy.Â
Restraints - This one he uses sparingly and only when the mood is just right. He usually brings out a tie worn soft with wear or his belt when heâs had a particularly rough day. Joel has some trauma around instruments like these, so using them on you reframes the bad memories in his mind to something farther away from terrifying. He likes to restrain your wrists behind your back or bind your ankles together, tightening his belt enough so that it leaves a mark on your skin⊠and surprisingly, heâll be incredibly gentle and sweet to you. No spankings, no slaps or hits - his rough hands position you with incomparable tenderness and care. His favorite thing to do is run his hand down the slope of your back slowly, feeling every inch of you, and carefully hold you down on the mattress by the back of your neck while he takes you from behind.Â
L - Location (favorite places to do the do)
Joel likes being intimate at home because he's worked so hard to build a sanctuary amidst the chaos with you. It makes it easier for him to feel like he can let his guard down for once and focus entirely on you instead of having to constantly be looking over his shoulder, for Infected and nosy Jackson neighbors alike. He'll take you in multiple spots around the house just for the rush of something different, just because he can now: on top of the kitchen island, in the laundry room, on the stairs. He LOVES fucking you outdoors too. He tries his best to schedule dates with you to venture into the wild outside of patrol, since he thinks fooling around during patrol is a little irresponsible. Yet sometimes he still can't resist when you tease him while he's just trying to fulfill his duties; it's torturous watching you strut around the empty buildings or riding through the woods on horseback, knowing he can just ravish you on the floor or against a tree if he wanted and no one would ever know.Â
M - Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)
One word: intimacy. Joel gets hard by expressing his love for you and feeling it returned (so sweet, right?). Late night conversations with your thighs draped over his lap; gentle, admiring touches all over your still-sleepy faces in the morning sunlight; kisses where he can feel the desire for something more barely contained within you. Heâs a big acts of service guy too, so if you had dinner waiting for him after he got back home from a long patrol shift he would fall to his knees at your feet in utter glory of you; heâs a simple man in that sense. At the end of the day, you can take the man out of the South but never the South out of the man.Â
N - No (something they wouldn't do, turn offs)
Joel doesn't like things that feel forced or gimmicky. He'd never shame someone else for having these preferences, but things like role-play or sex toys beyond your standard vibrator just don't do it for him. As much as he's afraid of it, he needs genuine connection with another soul. To him, these things get in the way of or poorly try to substitute that. And of course, he would never do something you didn't like. While he enjoys pushing your limits with consent at the forefront of both your minds, he'd never think of doing something that was a hard limit of yours. If you're having a bad time so is he.Â
O - Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)
Heaven is a place on Earth where Joel can spend hours between your legs. He prefers giving to receiving because his blood types 100% service top. His skill is impeccable because heâs so receptive: heâll keep his eyes on you the entire time, reading flickers of your expression and feeling flutters of your folds around his fingers as cues to go faster, deeper, maintain, etc. Now, this isnât to say he would turn down a blowjob; to him, that would be just downright disrespectful. But your taste is unparalleled in his opinion. And your moans, Jesus Christ â he could come in his pants just from listening to you, and with his tongue buried in your heat? Heâs a goner.Â
P - Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)
 -BOAF. Capital b, capital o, capital a, capital f.
-Boaf?
-BOAF!Â
Joel has the gift of rhythm, whether thatâs fast and rough or slow and sensual or a heavenly mix of both. He knows how to read your mood and pick the exact pace to make you see stars. Despite his age, heâs capable of making the bed creak if he wants to â in fact, heâs joked before that he can go as hard as he wants because heâs been meaning to make a new bed frame from scratch, anyways.Â
Q - Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)
Joel enjoys the occasional quickie, it just depends on the situation. If the two of you are alone and itâd be more of a struggle to ignore your desires than to satiate them, then heâs pinning you up against the wall before you make a trip to the market or taking you behind stable walls just before you head out on patrol. If thereâs any real risk of getting caught and itâs not just an imaginary scenario to make you both hot though, then heâs not really into it. Joel has a possessive streak, but it runs so deep that heâd rather covet you all to himself than show you off in your most vulnerable beauty to unworthy eyes.Â
R - Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)
Again, overall Joel is risk averse. At this point in his life, heâs had to weigh too many difficult choices to actively pursue something without a guarantee of it working out in his or your favor. However, in the sanctuary of your bedroom, heâs open to exploring different facets of his sexuality. To get to this point in your relationship, heâs already put so much faith and trust in you that he knows youâd never push him past his limits. Plus, heâd do absolutely anything for you that brings that beautiful, excited smile to your face.Â
S - Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)
Joel lasts 20 minutes on average from start to finish. Nothing crazy, but just enough that youâre perfectly satisfied and ready to go again should your desires be rekindled. Speaking of which, he can confidently go two rounds. Heâs accomplished three once before, but the next day he was fucking exhausted (and not particularly in a good way).Â
T - Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)
Besides dirty magazines (do those count?), Joel doesnât own any toys and never had the desire to. He uses your vibrator on you whenever you ask, though heâs smug enough to claim that you usually donât need anything besides him to get you to come. Getting him to try a new toy might take some convincing or destigmatizing, but heâs open to trying anything that you think will make you happy at least once (though he canât promise heâll like everything).Â
U - Unfair (how much they like to tease)
To me, Joel wouldnât like to tease much when it comes to sex. He pulls your leg plenty in nearly every other situation and he never wants you to think that he doesnât take intimacy with you seriously. Like I said, he might crack a joke or two, but he doesnât make you hold back or lead you on (for very long, at least). For instance, when he comes out of the shower and you make a comment about how sexy he looks in his bathrobe, heâll only make you wait as long as it takes him to brush his teeth before he starts rolling around in the sheets with you.Â
V - Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)
Sexy old man noises are abound when you make love with Joel. Heâs less about moans and more so about grunts and panting exhales. He likes to talk, both to constantly check in on you to make sure youâre enjoying yourself and because he can feel you clench around him whenever he murmurs gravelly praise in your ear, making his breath catch in his throat. He also likes to talk with you in hushed whispers while you make love because it makes the whole experience so much more intimate for him. Even if itâs just catching up on your day, Joel likes anything that reminds him heâs making love to you. That might sound stupidly simple, but Joel doesnât have sex with you for primal reasons (though those arenât completely lost on him). In other words, he doesnât have sex for the sake of having sex. He makes love with you because he wants to show you how much he cares, to completely envelope himself in everything you.Â
W - Wild card (a random head canon for the character)
When he went to summer camp as a teenager, one of his bunkmates had brought a Playboy and proudly showed it off to the other boys. The day before the campers returned home, Joel quietly swiped the contraband and his pension for dirty magazines was born. While that specific magazine is long gone, to this day â half a century later â Joel feels unsettled if he doesn't have some sort of printed porn in his possession. Since you entered his life, he doesn't feel the need to use stuff like that as much but he unironically thinks that some of the pictures are beautifully shot. Sometimes, he'll look at them like one would a piece of art. He likes to imagine photographing you like that, beautiful in your vulnerability, so that he can always have a little preservation of your beauty and his love to last the test of time. He's a connoisseur, but if anyone ever called him that he might just implode from humiliation.Â
X - X-ray (let's see what's going on under those clothes)
In short, Joel is perfect. Heâs got a girth that demands a satisfying stretch from you but it never hurts. His length is the same, reaching deep inside you without poking uncomfortably at your ending. As previously mentioned, heâs hairy all over his navel and it sparsely climbs up his shaft and around his balls. Heâs got a few cute freckles too; one just right of center at his base, on his left inner thigh, and another right on the curve of his ass.Â
Y - Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)
Joel won't lie; his increasing age has taken a toll on the rabid energy that used to consume him whenever he found himself remotely attracted to someone. Yet when he started going out with you, he felt like an old pervert: wanting more than he thought was gentlemanly, worrying that it would drive you away. When you reciprocated eagerly, it soothed that itch which comes with the question of unrequited love. Since your love has been proven to him time and time again, he doesn't feel rushed and the need to prove himself through sexual means is lessened. He knows you're understanding when he says he wants to but his body just doesn't cooperate every time. However, Joel makes sure every time counts for more than once when his physical form finds itself capable of the task.Â
Z - Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)
It takes Joel longer than he would like to fall asleep. Even after having a wonderful time with you, sometimes he gets stuck in a loop in his brain. As he holds you, he canât help but think about how life would be like with you, what his family would look like, if the outbreak hadnât happened. With your sleeping form of peaceful warmth snuggled against his chest, he feels safe to let the weight of agony push down his heart for as long as it needs. For once, he doesnât suppress the pain but willingly, albeit reluctantly, embraces it. After his quiet tears clear, he looks around his bedroom, down in his arms at what he does have, and then heâs able to sleep with the hope that heâll get to experience it all over again in the morning.Â
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