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Are you ready for symphonic metal W.I.T.C.H.??
Introducing...
CORNELIA!
IRMA!
HAY LIN!
(I'm going 100% by vibes, not looks)
WILL!
TARANEE!
TOGETHER THEY ARE...
THIS COLLABORATION!
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#symphonic metal#conspiria#molllust#Nadine Mittmann#Emma Elvaston#Vivs Takahashi#Sabine Meusel#Janika GroĂ#w.i.t.c.h.#music#video#beneath my sins#flowerleaf#xiphea#i think of the witch thing every time i watch this video#which is rather often#i love how they all come across so differently from each other#the difference and yet harmony of styles is so fascinating to me#expressive singers are the best#melodic metal
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MDZS Junior Quartet Band AU đ€
what do we think about vocalist jingyi, eguitar sizhui, drummer jin ling, and bassist zizhen đ mdzs modern au and quartet is inspired and fans by the band consisting of vocalist wei ying, eguitar wangji, drummer jiang cheng, and bassist xichen â guys i do not much about bands .. BUT IMAGINE, it makes sense to me .. how will sizhui will even learn or be inspired to learn guitar if not for his guardian knowing how to do so ?? HOW WILL JIN LING ?? he thinks seeing his jiujiu play drums is cool and wishes to also learn how to play ..
#mdzs#lan jingyi#lan sizhui#jin ling#ouyang zizhen#junior quartet#mo dao zu shi#modern au#band au#GUYS.. what if like#among them sizhui jinling and zizhen are the ones who took it seriously as a profession#and then jingyi just sings for fun since he lowkey doesnt think hell fit among them (baby has no confidence in his singing#when he already met one of the best singers in the world aka wei ying)#but then he got drunk one time and ends up singing his heart out#ps they already know that jingyi likes to sing#but they never really seriously saw him BE serious abt it#so imagine their expressions when jingyi#who was drunk as hell and out of his mind#effortlessly belts a high note#and then they were SHOOK like they already expected it somehow#but they didnt think hed be THAT good#jingyi wakes up with a hangover and doesnt remember anything#he just wakes up with wei ying looking down at him with a quirked eyebrow and smirk#oh and ofc he knows wei ying personally thats his childhood friends dad#and he also got lan wangji as a father#lucky mf
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One of the key ways Mamma Mia (2008) has influenced Char's characterization is the manner in which she speaks; more often than not, Char dresses her tone with a melodic "sing - songiness," which is to say that when she does speak in a flat or monotonous tone, it is either deliberate, indicative of her feeling, or both.
#It ties into how Char is usually expressive with her voice.#If she's telling a story that involves what other people have said - she will sometimes do her best to imitate or mock the other ppl's voic#She's a good singer; she knows how to use whispers/shouts/laughter/singing with intention#She curses when she's annoyed; she cackles when she feels sadistic glee; she laughs freely; she screams when scared/surprised.#It's the joy in it for me.
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Your Twilight crush headcanons were so good! Could I have one for Jasper please?
Jasper Hale having a crush on you :
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- You thought Edward was keeping his distant ? Try Jasper.
- It would be extreme. Just a whiff, a glance of you and the intensity of the emotions he felt, and it almost sent him across the room. It's been so long since he felt his own emotions as strong as he does without experencing it through someone else.
- He doesn't come back in months. You had no idea it was because you, you weren't paranoiac thankfuly. The board of the schools was about to expell him completly. However, he did come back after a long talk with Carlisle and the promise that Alice will not leave his side.
- His 'father' thought it would be good way to build his resistance to the call of blood, and his siblings by his side it would certainly be easier.
- Obviously it wasn't. Jasper is as stiff as a board anytime he feels your presence. Jasper doesn't really see you as a person at first, more like a threat. To everything he had managed to build. His resistance, control, peace...
- But you didn't know, how could you ? The only thing you noticed about him was the way her sister, Rosalie, would usher him away anytime you entered the room. It didn't offend you, not really, just made you... perplex.
- It almost made him laugh. Oh you were perplex were you ? So was he ! He had no goddamn idea why he felt such a strong pull. You weren't his singer, thankfuly for you otherwise you would have been dead from the start.
- Then why in the seven rings of hell would he feel this way then ? So fidgety, so eager to touch, to gaze upon your direction anytime he could and just... get closer to you ?
- It lasted for about a month, but during that time he started to pay closer attention to you. Studying was strangely... calming. Despite your behaviour. He liked watching you get excited for a show you really wanted to watch or finally saving enough money to buy the ipod you wanted.
- Your livelyness brought out his own. He wasn't as expressive but he felt almost... eager to face the next day.
- Jasper watched how you brighten up when you see your favorite desert in the cafeteria. So any time it is served, he would grab one, of course not eating it and placed it on your table when you were distracted.
- But it was something else that made the young man's heart melt for you. Something unexpected.
- You see, somedays were harder than other for Jasper. Flashbacks, anxiety would plague his thoughts, dragging him down to meet his darkest needs. And as if to punish himself, he would drag himself through pain, as best as he could.
- Running into trees, rocks, mountains, distracting himself from his gruesome nature. He ran all the way to Seattle, rain pouring down, drenching him to the bone. Miserary clawed at his back, his legs and heart, making tumble against a wall in a random street.
- People passed by, and thankfuly the wet concrete restrained his nose enough to not attack anyone, but nobody stopped to help either.
- It reminded him the time he spent after the Southern vampire war. Once again alone, with no one he could reach for help. And he didn't. You did.
- "You're okay ?"
- His eyes darted up to him suddenly at the sound of your voice. Both of your gaze softened as you recognized each other. You held an umbrella above his head, neglecting your own self.
- Jasper didn't respond, you didn't hear his voice that night. You didn't know how to help... so you gave him your umbrella left him and hummed. "I'll call your father, okay ?"
- Disbelief coursed through as he watched you kneel beside him as you called the hospital to warn Carlisle and waited with him until Esme came to pick him up.
- He watched you the whole time. The droplets of water caught in your curling lashes, your slow breathing making your chest rise and fall reminding how human you were. But this time the knowledge didn't light his hunger, it made him thankful. Thankful you were alive, well and healthy and here by his side.
- It made him both feel incredible joy and warmth and a nagging sadness and dread. If anything were to happen to you-
- The moment the thought grazed his mind, his hand reached out and pulled you to his side. How foolish he had been. Of course he had to fall for a human. Life had never been kind on him, now have it ? But maybe he could suffer through it easier now... if you were a part of his life.
- You two waited this way, cheeks dusted in a delicate pink as you kept your hands tucked on your lap, not knowing what to think. But for that moment, it didn't matter.
- You two kinda pretented it didn't happen. On your part you weren't sure how to adress it, as for Jasper... He was just way more focused on you to really about what happened. He enthralled by you, completly enthralled.
- From now, you were his angel and he was dead set on making sure you felt nothing but happiness.
- He still didn't talk to you but now he was a gentleman through and through. He opened doors for you, reached for a book on a high self for you, bringing you your bag when you forgot it, followed you home.
- It would be a lie to say you didn't notice his intentions. You caught him bringing you cake, you caught his glances, you caught the way he would take this hallway over any other just to brush passed you. You were bubbly, not daft.
- Obviously, Jasper's power came in handy when making sure you content, safe and happy. It brought you to your first real conversations.
- It was right before an important test. You were stressed out of your mind, not mastering the subject at all. Sitting on a bench in the school yard, you tried knock your lessons in your brains an hour before facing the real exam.
- That's when he approached you. Gently, to not worsen your state by an unwanted fright before standing in front of you.
- "You're okay ?"
- And the same you comforted him, he stuck by your side. Jasper didn't want to alter you emotions, tho he yearns to make your happiness a certainty, he knew you deserved sincerity and control over yourself.
- "It's okay to be unsure sometime... but you're bright as candle light, you'll do great." He smiled, knowing and warm. His hand gently envelopped yours and his thumb caressed your knuckles.
- You noticed the worrying coldness of his hand but didn't mention it, instead choosing to drink in his reassurance.
- The test went way better than you expected and now spending time with Jasper was now more easier too.
- The previous awkard atmosphere was gone, you two laughed together, studied together and spend most time out of school together.
- He learned how you enjoy watching stars but how here in Forks the clouds restricted that hobby. So, with little care for his recent neglected hunger, he decided to guide you above the heavy clouds, up in the mountains, at night.
- However, Jasper, in his devoted affection, forgot to eat. And god... your blood smelled so good. His self control had be surprisingly irreprochable but this time he was just so hungry.
- His feet carried him to you slowly, stalking you. Seeing you turning around didn't stop him but his eyes focused on yours.
- "Jasper... your teeth..." He heard your voice as his precious angel stepped back slowly, clearly scared.
- God... what now ?
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#twilight saga#jasper cullen x reader#jasper hale x reader#jasper hale#jasper x reader#twilight jasper#twilight x reader#twilight headcanon#twilight#reader insert#gn reader#x reader
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Undercover Affection
Based on a request!

Pairing: Azriel x Fem!Reader
Summary: While on a mission with Azriel, you must pretend to be a couple. During which itâs revealed that Azriel and you are mated.
Warnings: none (that I know of)
A.Note: After a month of ghosting you guys Iâm finally back!! And with a fic Iâm very proud of so I hope you guys enjoy!!
7.9k word count.

The instructions had been simple enough: "Blend in, gather information, and avoid getting caught." But for some reason, Rhysand had thought it necessary to throw in an extra conditionâone Azriel seemed to want to claw his way out of.
"I work alone." The shadow singer gritted through his teeth, shadows billowing over his impressively sized wings.
"Not for this mission, you won't." The High Lord immediately dismisses him, not batting an eye at the male who perhaps every other fae in Prythian was terrified of.
"She's not ready, she'll be a distraction." Azriel counters. A foreign part of you panged with disappointment at that. Did he really find you so incompetent?
Rhys argues back immediately, his anger beginning to ramp up to meet Azriel's and you quickly decide you didn't want to be anywhere near when they collided. "You told me yourself just last week she's the best spy you've ever trained."
Your eyebrows lift a fraction at what Rhys had unconsciously confessed, the barest reaction but enough for the shadow singer to pick up on. His hazel eyes flicked to your own gaze, then back to Rhysand's.
They seemed to be having a conversation, one you couldn't hear. You doubted you'd ever get used to that, the way Rhys could slip into someone's mindâeven someone as guarded as Azriel. A shiver went down your spine as you thought about the power of the High Lord of Night.
"You have to be out of your mind if you think I'll ever put her in that kind of danger." Azriel seethed to his brother through the mental connection, unable to even fathom the idea of you having a target on your back.
"She may be your mate but she is also your disciple, did you seriously think she'd never go out into the field?" Rhys could sense his anger, feel it ebbing against a shield that was thinning.
"I only taught her spy work so she'd know how to protect herselfânever to put her in harm's way," Azriel says, his frustration making his voice sound almost pleading.
"Then you know she can protect herself. You will be beside her every step of the way, what she wants to do is entirely her decision." Rhys remarks.
"And what if the bond snaps? It could jeopardize the missionâmuch more, her safety." Azriel poses, the scenario would make all hell break loose in all situations.
"Are you implying you can't keep her safe?" Rhys taunts, the words finding their mark in the Spy Masters head.
You watch their expressions closely, attempting to pick up on what they were saying but the only reaction you could spot was the way Azriel's jaw feathered as he pushed off Rhysand's desk and turned to me.
"Do you think you're ready for this?" There was a certain softness in his eyes you only got rare glimpses of, the sight making you swallow hard.
Your throat felt tight, but you straightened your shoulders and lifted your chin. "I am." Your voice didn't waver, though the intensity of his hazel eyes made it a near thing.
Rhys sighed, leaning back in his chair as he surveyed you both with a calculating air. The quiet smile tugging at his lips felt almost dangerous like he already knew the outcome of a game you hadn't even realized you were playing.
"The ball," he began, voice smooth, "is being hosted by High Fae whose loyalty to Prythian is questionable at best. Whispers suggest they're courting alliances with forces hostile to Velaris. If true, this could be the first move toward rebellion."
He slid a detailed sketch across the desk. The male's sharp features and cold, calculating eyes etched into the paper made your stomach tighten. Rhys's voice remained steady as he continued. "Kaieel is the orchestrator. We need names, allies, plansâanything we can use to dismantle his efforts before they gain traction. The masks and secrecy of the event work in our favor. You'll attend, blend in with the crowd, and leave no trace of your presence."
"And our cover?" you asked, though you weren't sure you wanted the answer.
Rhys's lips twitched. "Newlyweds."
The single word hit you like a jolt of lightning. Your heart stumbled, catching somewhere between shock and disbelief. "A couple?" you uttered, trying to keep your voice even.
"A young pair enamored with each other and blissfully distracted. The perfect cover." Rhys's eyes sparkled with mirth, though his tone was all business. "An unattached male draws suspicion. A pair in love does not."
Azriel didn't react outwardly, but his silence spoke volumes. You risked a glance at him, finding his gaze fixed somewhere distant. Was the idea truly so unbearable to him?
"The priority," Rhys continued, "is information. If your cover is compromised, you extract yourselves immediately. But until then, you'll need to act the partâdancing, whispering... perhaps even a kiss or two, if the situation calls for it."
"Rhys," Azriel growled, low and lethal.
Rhys only smirked, clearly enjoying his brother's discomfort. "Relax, Az. You might even have fun. Any questions?"
You shook your head, pulse hammering. The mission was simple in theory, but with Azriel by your sideâclose enough to feel his warmth, to brush against the bond neither of you had spoken ofâit felt like you were stepping into something far more dangerous than a ballroom full of enemies.
"Good," Rhys said, dismissing you both with a wave. "You leave at dusk."
Azriel turned abruptly, the tension in his wings a visible reminder of the storm brewing within him. As he stalked toward the door, you followed, already bracing yourself for the days to come.
Whatever lay ahead, one thing was clear: the mission wouldn't just test your skills as a spyâit would test every fragile boundary you and Azriel had built between the two of you.
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You smoothed your hands down the fabric of your gown, the soft, luxurious material clinging perfectly to your frame before pooling at your feet. It was a deep shade of midnight grey, almost black, designed to shimmer as if it were the color of the moon itself, glimmering silver in the right lighting. The neckline dipped just enough to be daring without crossing into scandalous, and the fitted bodice accentuated every curve. The gown was a far cry from the shadowy leathers you had grown accustomed to during training.
Your fingers brushed over the mask lying on the vanity before you. It was delicate, intricate silver filigree adorned with tiny crystals that caught the light to match my dress. The sight of it alone made your stomach twist with nerves, though you refused to let the feeling take hold. You were a spy, not some jittery debutante.
Focus.
Your gaze shifted to the mirror as you adjusted the gown again, letting out a slow breath. The transformation was undeniable; the person staring back at you looked like they belonged at this kind of event. For a moment, you barely recognized yourself, and that unfamiliarity was almost reassuring. If you didn't recognize yourself, maybe no one else would either.
The soft knock at the door startled you. You turned, calling out, "Come in."
The door creaked open, and Azriel stepped inside, closing it behind him with deliberate care.
Your breath was stolen from your lungs at the sight of the Shadow Singer.
He wore an all-black suit that looked as though it had been tailored specifically for himâand knowing the resources of the Night Court, it probably had. The sharp lines of the jacket emphasized the breadth of his shoulders, and the subtle sheen of the fabric only added to the air of elegance that clung to him. His wings were glamoured away, leaving no trace of their presenceâwhich was upsetting, but it was his eyes that made up for itâthose piercing hazel eyes, framed by long lashes that truly captured your attention. They swept over you in a single, assessing glance, and you swore you caught the faintest flicker of surprise before his features smoothed into their usual calm.
"You look..." His voice trailed off, and for once, he seemed at a loss for words.
"Like I'm about to infiltrate a ball filled with potential traitors to Velaris?" you offered lightly, trying to break the tension that had settled in the room.
"I was going to say beautiful, but that works too," he said simply, his voice low and even. The words sent a strange warmth curling through your chest, though you quickly buried it.
Azriel crossed the room, the measured grace of his movements a reminder of the lethal precision he carried with him always. He stopped just in front of you, holding out his hand. "Your mask."
You hesitated for a fraction of a second before handing it to him. His gloved fingers brushed against yours as he took it, and you were acutely aware of how close he was as he moved behind you.
The brush of his knuckles against your temple sent a shiver down your spine as he adjusted the mask, tying the soft ribbons at the back of your head with deft fingers. His scentânight-chilled mist and cedarâwrapped around you, a quiet distraction that made it hard to focus.
"There," he murmured, adjusting your hair around the ribbon before stepping back just enough for you to turn and face him. His eyes lingered on yours for a moment, and you wondered if he could sense the way your pulse quickened.
"You clean up well," you said, tilting your head slightly. "Almost didn't recognize you without all the shadows."
He raised a brow, a hint of amusement flickering across his face. "You'll have to forgive me for not returning the compliment."
Your lips twitched. "And why's that?"
"Because if I did, we'd be here all night," he replied smoothly, the corner of his mouth lifting in a rare, fleeting smile.
You blinked, caught off guard by the unexpected flirtation. Azriel's humor was subtle, almost elusive, but when it surfaced, it always left you reeling.
Before you could find a response, you remembered the last detail. "Oh, wait." You turned back to the vanity, retrieving the small box you'd nearly forgotten. Inside were two ringsâsimple, elegant bands meant to complete your cover as a married couple.
You slipped one onto your finger, the cool metal fitting perfectly, the sapphire stone placed atop it glimmering in the sunsetting light. You hold out the other to him. "Rhys gave them to me, for authenticity," you said, keeping your tone light despite the awkwardness that had crept into the air.
Azriel's gaze dropped to the ring in your hand, his expression unreadable as he took it. For a moment, you thought he might protest, but instead, he slid it onto his finger with careful precision.
He slipped it onto his finger without breaking eye contact, the deliberate slowness of the action making your heart race. "There," he said, holding his hand up to examine the ring. "How do I look as your doting husband?"
You took a step back, pretending to assess him with a critical eye. "Hmm, you'll passâjust barely. Try smiling a little more. You're supposed to be madly in love with me, remember?"
Azriel leaned in slightly, his hazel eyes glinting with amusement. "If I smile too much, they'll think I've lost my mind."
You let out a laugh, shaking your head. "Fair enough."
He reached out then, his hand brushing yours as he straightened an imaginary crease in the sleeve of your gown. The touch was fleeting but enough to send warmth creeping up your neck. When he pulled back, the air between you was thick with unspoken tension.
"Ready?" he asked, his voice soft but steady.
You nodded, grabbing the silver clutch from the vanity and looping it over your wrist. "As I'll ever be."
Azriel extended his arm, a rare gesture that made your lips twitch in surprise. "Shall we, gorgeous?" he teased, his tone low and smooth.
You slid your hand through the crook of his arm, matching his smirk with one of your own. "Lead the way, handsome." Whatever this mission had in store, it was clear the most dangerous thing you'd face tonight wasn't Kaieel or his allies. It was Azrielâand the way he made you feel.
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The ballroom glittered like a scene from a dream, opulent and indulgent in every detail. Chandeliers sparkled with a thousand lights overhead, their glow casting a soft radiance across the sea of masked figures swirling on the marble floor. The air buzzed with muted conversations, laughter, and the soft strains of a symphony playing in the background.
Your arm was looped through Azriel's, his warmth bleeding into you even through the layers of your gown and his tailored suit. He guided you into the crowd with an ease that belied his tension, his hazel eyes scanning every face, every shadow, every corner.
"Stay close," he murmured, the words just for you, his breath brushing against your temple. His voice, low and commanding, sent a shiver down your spine, though you quickly disguised it as a nod of agreement.
"Hard to get closer than this," you quipped softly, unable to resist. You felt him stiffen slightly under your hand, his wingsâglamoured away but somehow still present in your mindâpractically bristling with restrained energy.
He didn't respond, but the faintest curve of his lips betrayed him. If it weren't for the mask obscuring part of his face, you might have caught the glimmer of amusement in his eyes. Instead, his focus shifted, scanning the room until it landed on your target.
Kaieel stood near the far edge of the room, his tall frame commanding attention even in this crowd of nobles. His mask, dark and menacing, covered much of his face, but his icy blue eyes gleamed through the filigree, sharp and calculating. A small circle of sycophants surrounded him, laughing too loudly at his every word. He raised a crystal flute to his lips, sipping lazily as though the fate of Prythian wasn't potentially hanging on his next move.
"Eyes on Kaieel," Azriel murmured, tilting his head just enough for his words to reach you. "But keep it subtle. The last thing we want is him noticing our interest too early."
"Subtlety is my specialty," you whispered back, earning a flick of his gaze, though he said nothing. His grip on your hand tightened as he steered you toward the dance floor.
Before you could question him, Azriel pivoted smoothly, releasing your arm only to catch your hand and pull you into a waltz. The sudden movement startled you, your other hand landing instinctively on his shoulder as he spun you into the rhythm of the music.
"A dance?" you asked, arching a brow as you tried to ignore the way his hand settled on your waist, firm but not overbearing.
"Blending in," he replied simply, though the set of his jaw betrayed the faintest hint of awkwardness. "Everyone else is dancing. And from here, we have a better view of Kaieel."
You followed his lead, your feet moving in time with his despite the distraction of his proximity. The bond hummed faintly at the back of your mind, an awareness you fought to suppress as you focused on the task at hand. His scentâcedar and chilled mistâwrapped around you, grounding and maddening all at once.
"So," you ventured, your voice low, "do we just stare at him all night, or do we actually have a plan?"
Azriel's lips twitched, a ghost of a smile. "Patience. Kaieel will make his move eventually. Until then, we observe."
"Observation is all well and good," you said, your tone light despite the weight of the moment, "but what if he decides to slip away before we get what we need?"
"He won't," Azriel replied, his confidence a quiet anchor in the storm of your nerves. "He's too arrogant to think anyone here is a threat to him."
You were about to respond when Kaieel's laugh cut through the music, sharp and derisive. Your gaze flicked toward him in time to see him gesture grandly to his circle, drawing their attentionâand yours. The words he spoke were lost in the distance, but the smug tilt of his head and the pointed glance he cast toward a cloaked figure in the corner sent a chill down your spine.
"Did you see that?" you murmured, tilting your head subtly toward Kaieel.
Azriel's grip on your waist tightened imperceptibly. "I saw. He's signaling someone."
Your next step faltered, and Azriel steadied you instantly, his hand at your back pressing you closer. "Careful," he murmured, his voice low enough to send a shiver through you. "If you trip, they'll notice."
"Noted," you said, your cheeks warming despite yourself. You tilted your head again, pretending to focus on him as you spoke. "The cloaked figure in the corner. Could be a contact."
"Could be," Azriel agreed, his hazel eyes flicking toward the figure in question. "But we won't know for sure until we get closer."
"And how do you propose we do that without drawing attention?" you asked, trying to ignore the way his hand seemed to linger on your back, his thumb brushing against the fabric of your gown in a way that felt almost deliberate.
Azriel's lips curved into a smirk, subtle but unmistakable. "Leave that to me."
Before you could question him further, the song ended, and he stepped back, bowing slightly as he offered you his arm again. You accepted it, allowing him to guide you off the dance floor and toward the far side of the room. Kaieel's attention was still focused on his circle, oblivious to your approach.
Azriel leaned in, his breath warm against your ear. "We'll circle the room, make small talk, and get close enough to overhear. Follow my lead."
"Always," you replied softly, the word slipping out before you could stop it. Azriel's gaze snapped to yours, something unreadable flickering in his eyes, but he said nothing as he led you deeper into the crowd.
The mission demanded your focus, but with Azriel at your side, his presence steady and unyielding, you couldn't help but wonder if the real danger tonight wasn't the secrets hidden in this ballroomâbut the ones you carried in your heart.
You move through the ballroom like smoke, seamlessly blending with the opulent crowd. Strangers smile at youâglittering masks of civility over a sea of intentions. They don't need to know who you are; your presence, the confident tilt of your chin, and the luxury of your attire tell them enough. Wealth recognizes power, even in passing.
When you wave at a woman standing beside Kaieel, she returns the gesture, though her eyes narrow ever so slightly, a flicker of confusion betraying her effort to place you. Still, she beckons you closer with the smooth grace of someone accustomed to command.
"Lady Reven," Azriel murmurs in your ear, his voice as soft and deliberate as the shadows that cling to him. "Ex-wife of Kaieel. The hostess of tonight's spectacle."
"She invited her ex-husband?" you ask under your breath, your smile unwavering despite the furrow of your brows.
"He's funding it," Azriel replies, his golden eyes scanning the room. "This way, he and his associates can conspire without his name attached. If the plot unravelsâ"
"She takes the fall," you finish, your mind catching up to the threads he's weaving.
"Precisely," he says with a wry twist of his lips. Then, with a pointed glance at Lady Reven, he adds, "And she, my love, is your key to him."
Your heart stumbles at his phrasing. Your key? You open your mouth to protest, but he silences you with a slight tilt of his head. "I won't be far," he assures you, his voice a soft promise. And then, as if sensing your doubt, the cool, silken pressure of shadows winds beneath your dress, curling around your thigh like an unspoken vow. The sensation is enough to make your knees threaten to buckle.
"What do I even say to her?" you whisper, frowning.
Azriel chuckles, low and teasing. "Have you forgotten all your training already?" The confidence in his tone steadies you. "You'll do just fine. I'll fetch us drinks and join you shortly," he adds, leaning down to press a brief, warm kiss to your temple before vanishing into the crowd like mist.
You force a breath into your lungs and set your shoulders, willing confidence into your stride as you cross the ballroom. The shadows move with you, unseen but ever-present, their cool touch synchronizing with the rhythm of your steps.
As you approach a table laden with crystalline champagne flutes and decadent sweets, your ears tune in to the sharp edges of Lady Reven's voice, drifting from where she speaks to a maid.
"And make sure he leaves alone tonight," she hisses. "He's humiliated me enough in public without dragging someâother female into it."
The maid nods, scurrying off, and you let your gaze fall to the intricately carved edge of the table. The urge to fidget nearly overcomes you before Lady Reven's voice pulls you from the habit.
"I wouldn't bother with the chocolates," she says coolly, stepping closer.
You glance at her, feigning an easy smile. "Good to know." You nod. "I've never been one for sweets anyway, Lady Reven."
Her ruby-red lips curl upward in a knowing smirk. "Have we met?" she asks, her sharp eyes studying you with thinly veiled suspicion.
"Only on paper," you reply smoothly. "My husband works for Kaieel."
Recognition softens her features. "Ah, a friend of Kaieel is a friend of mine," she purrs. "Call me Valenia."
"Of course. Valenia," you echo with a nod, subtly testing the name.
"And where is your husband tonight?" she asks, gesturing vaguely to the glittering crowd.
You tilt your head with a small laugh. "Fetching me something stronger than this champagne," you quip, gesturing towards the burbling fountain of sparkling wine in the center. The honesty surprises her into a laugh of her own.
"Well, I'll have to apologize for the watered-down drinks," she says lightly, her tone dripping with feigned humility.
"No need. This is a stunning event," you counter, gesturing to the ballroom.
A flicker of satisfaction crosses her face. "I think we're alike, you and I," she muses, before looping her arm through yours. "Come. I'll introduce you to Kaieel."
Your pulse quickens as she steers you across the room. You catch Azriel's golden gaze from where he's threading through the crowd, his expression unreadable but his presence grounding.
"I really should wait for my husband," you try, a nervous laugh slipping out. "We've been recently married, couldn't keep him away if I tried." You attempt to excuse.
"Then it'll be easy for him to find us, hm?" Valenia dismisses with a wink, tugging you forward until you're standing before Kaieel himself.
Kaieel was sprawled on a chaise lounge, maids bringing him drinks, butlers feeding him by hand like he was some kind of king. Even Rhys wasn't this ostentatious. His turquoise eyes fell on you as Lady Raven guided you towards him, dragging his gaze across every inch of your figure. You did your best to ignore it, giving him a bashful smile.
"What have I done to deserve the company of two such radiant creatures?" Kaieel drawls, his grin wide and smug as he leans back in his seat.
"Kai," Valenia greets, her tone deceptively warm, intimacy still flowing between them. "This isâoh, dear, I fear I never got your name."
Before you can answer, an arm slides around your shoulders, pulling you into the familiar scent of cedar and night mist, the warmth of his hold makes your tense shoulders relax.
"Mrs. Lawmore," Azriel announces smoothly, answering for you as he gives Kaieel a grin, his smile disarming as he shields you beneath his presence.
"Lawmore?" Kaieel's eyes narrow with interest. "Lysan Lawmore, is that you under that mask?"
Azriel bows his head slightly, keeping his eyes down in fear of being caught. "It's been some time, apology for my absence but my beautiful wife here needed to be spoiled after our wedding night." You didn't want to know what happened to the real Lysan, neither did you want to know what Azriel did to him to get this information out of him.
"And how exactly did you win over such a lovely companion?" Kaieel continues, taking your hand with practiced charm, his lips brushing lightly over the sapphire on your ring finger.
You smile, tilting your head bashfully. "I believe I was the one winning him over," you say, cutting in before Azriel can.
Azriel's fingers trail from your shoulder down your arm, taking your hand from Kaieel's grasp and threading his fingers with yours. His touch is possessive but gentle, a silent claim.
"How sweet," Kaieel remarks, raising his glass in mock toast. "Remember when we were like that, darling?"
Valenia's eyes flash, her smirk tightening as she looks away. "They're newlyweds, Kai. Still in the honeymoon phase."
"Newlyweds, you say? Well, then," Kaieel says with a devilish grin. "We must celebrate. Let's toast!" He stood, raising his glass. He didn't have to so much as say a word for the entire ballroom to halt and turn to him.
"So kind of all of you to join us on this fine evening, not only are we celebrating this beautiful gathering the lovely Valenia put together," He pauses for a moment to gesture towards the woman who gave a practiced smile and an elegant wave of her hand. "But we are also celebrating the recently pronounced Mr. And Mrs. Lawmore!" He raises his glass, and even if none of these people so much as knew your name, they cheered anyway. Like puppets on a string, controlled by Kaieel himself.
"Go on," Kaieel presses, leaning forward with a wicked glint in his eye. "Kiss the bride."
The demand sends a shiver down your spine. Even the shadows twining around your legs seem to still, waiting.
Azriel was already staring at you, his eyes searching yours. His lips quirk into a soft, almost shy smile, and the question in his gaze is unmistakable.
You nod, barely perceptibly.
"Come here, love," he murmurs, his voice coaxing, tender.
Your lips met, fitting together with startling, unspoken precisionâlike the final piece of a puzzle you never realized was incomplete until it clicked into place. The kiss lasted only a heartbeat, but in that fleeting moment, everything shifted. The air between the two of you thickened, buzzing with a quiet intensity, as if the universe itself had paused to watch.
Something deep inside you stirred, a part of yourself you'd long buried or perhaps never even known. It unfurled like a blossom in the first light of dawn, warm and aching, a golden thread spinning itself between you. It twined tighter with every second, binding not just your bodies but something deeper, something elemental.
For that brief, infinite instant, there was no ballroom, no crowd, no mission. Just the two of youâtwo souls suspended in the gravity of a pull you couldn't name but could feel down to your very bones.
And then, like the breathless silence before a storm, realization hit you with shattering clarity. This wasn't just a kiss. It was him. Azriel.
Your mate.
The kiss ended as gently as it began, your eyes wide and searching but he remained calm and steady, you whisper, "You've known?"
Azriel's gaze flickers to your lips, then back to your eyes, as if he was going to kiss you again, and again, and again until the gods themselves had to rip him from you. But before he can answer, the room erupts into applause, Kaieel's voice booming with praise.
Even as the crowd cheers and music resumes, you hear nothing but the pounding of your heart, feel nothing but the truth that thrums in your blood.
Mate.
And he knew.
You don't have time to process the truth searing through your veins. Mate. The word echoes in your mind like a thunderclap, threatening to drown out everything else. But Azriel's hand tightens around yours, steady and grounding. His golden eyes flicker with something unreadableâa mix of reassurance and warningâand you understand: you can't falter. Not here. Not now.
Kaieel's voice cuts through the applause, smug and commanding. "Come now, don't let the celebration stop the night's festivities. Dance, drink, enjoy yourselves!" His hand sweeps over the crowd, his charisma intoxicating, pulling their attention away from you. For now.
"You're too kind, Kaieel," Azriel says. "Now if you don't mind, I'd like to spend some time with my wife."
Azriel tugs gently on your hand, guiding you away from the center of the ballroom. You follow, trying to shake the weight of the bond snapping into place. But even as he leads you, the golden thread between you hums with a new, undeniable awareness, the shadows brushing against you like a silent promise.
He doesn't speak until you've reached the edge of the room, tucked into the shadowy recess of a grand marble column. His lips are close to your ear, his voice low and smooth. "Are you with me?"
You nod, the words caught in your throat.
"Good," he murmurs. "We need to move fast. Valenia is the key to his plans. Now that you become acquainted we can use her."
You blink, willing yourself to focus. "How?"
"She's vulnerable," Azriel says, his tone edged with calculation. "Kaieel still holds power over her, and it's clear she despises him for it. We can exploit that. Learn who his allies are, how he's funding this rebellion. If we play her right, she'll give us everything."
You glance toward the center of the room, where Valenia stands at Kaieel's side, her posture poised but her eyes cold as she watches him bask in the attention of the crowd. Her mask of indifference is expertly crafted, but you can see the tension in her jaw, the way her fingers tighten around her champagne flute.
"She definitely hates him," you say quietly. "But will she betray him?"
Azriel's shadows curl against your skin, cold and steady. "She already has. Hosting this event on his behalf, exposing him to scrutiny. She's more desperate than she lets on." He tilts his head toward you, his voice softer now. "We just need to give her the final push."
You swallow hard, nodding. "And if she doesn't break?"
Azriel's smile doesn't reach his eyes. "Then we'll find another way. We always do."
Before you can reply, a servant approaches with a silver tray bearing two glasses of dark red wine. Azriel accepts both, handing one to you with an easy smile that belies the sharpness of his focus.
"Drink," he murmurs. "And dance with me. They're watching."
"Again?" You ask, your heart stuttering, but you take the glass, letting him guide you back toward the dance floor.
"This is a ball, love." The music swells as he pulls you into his arms, his movements are fluid and natural as though you've danced together a hundred times. "You didn't think I'd be satiated with one dance, did you?"
The bond thrums again, golden and electric, and you can't ignore it any longer. "You knew, Az," you whisper, your voice barely audible over the violins.
Azriel's gaze flicks to yours, soft but unyielding. "Not here," he murmurs.
"Butâ"
"Later," he insists, his tone leaving no room for argument. His hand tightens slightly on your waist, grounding you. "Focus."
This is why he didn't want you coming, you realize. You force yourself to breathe, to move with him, to match the rhythm of the music. Around you, the crowd swirls, their laughter and chatter a muted backdrop. Kaieel and Valenia are watching from the edge of the room, their expressions unreadable.
"Valenia's looking for an ally," Azriel murmurs as he twirls you gracefully. "She doesn't trust him to win against Rhys. We offer her a way out, and she'll talk."
"How do we approach her without raising suspicion?"
Azriel's lips curve into a faint smirk. "Snead your way into her inner circle. Let her think it was her idea. I'll shadow you, gather what I can from Kaieel's other guests."
"And if something goes wrong?"
His hand slides up to your shoulder, his thumb brushing against your collarboneâa fleeting, deliberate touch. "It won't."
The music slows, and he pulls you closer, his voice dropping to a whisper. "And even if it did, I'd slaughter everyone in this room to get you out."
You shiver, both from fear and something you didn't have time to familiarize yourself with.
The song ends, and Azriel steps back, his mask of calm once again firmly in place. He presses a light kiss to your hand, his lips brushing your knuckles as his golden eyes lock onto yours.
"I'll be watching," he murmurs. Then he's gone, slipping into the crowd as if he were never there.
You take a steadying breath, turning your gaze toward Valenia. She's speaking with a pair of aristocrats now, her laughter light and airy, but her eyes remain calculating. You approach slowly, your steps measured and deliberate.
"Lady Valenia," you say with a soft smile as you reach her side. "I must thank you again for this incredible event."
She turns to you, her lips curling into a practiced smile. "Ah, Mrs. Lawmore. Enjoying yourself, I hope?"
"Very much," you reply smoothly. "Though I must admit, I'd hoped for a chance to speak with you more privately. Your reputation precedes you."
Her brows lift slightly, intrigue flickering in her eyes. "Does it now? And what exactly have you heard?"
You lean in slightly, lowering your voice just enough to draw her closer. "That you're the true power behind Kaieel's successes. A woman of vision and cunning."
She laughs softly, but there's a sharpness to it. "And what would you want with a woman like that, my dear?"
You smile, your gaze steady. "To learn from you, of course. I imagine there's much you could teach me."
Her eyes narrow slightly, studying you. Then, with a sly smile, she links her arm with yours. "Come, let's talk. Away from prying eyes."
As she leads you toward a quieter corner of the ballroom, you catch a glimpse of Azriel in the crowd. He's watching, his expression unreadable but his presence a constant reassurance.
The game has begun.
âââ
The ball had stretched into the long hours of the night. Most guests had already taken their leave, yet a few lingeredâdrunkards, their fingers greedily grasping for what remained of the free wine. You had spent the evening carefully cultivating a list of names, all while trying not to let the thought of your mateâa word that still felt foreign in your mindâdistract you.
Valenia, meanwhile, had rattled on endlessly, weaving a tapestry of grand schemes to dismantle Kaieel's empire and seize it for herself. Such a fool. The way she outlined every step was invaluable, her unwitting admissions offering a clear view of both her vulnerabilities and Kaieel's. For someone who fancied herself clever, she didn't understand the dangers of oversharing. Perhaps conspiring alone for so long had driven her to some invisible line of insanity, one she'd now crossed with aplomb.
She was smarter than Kaieel, no doubt, but she wasn't as sharp as she thought herself to be. The rich rarely were. They plotted in circles, their plans frayed with assumptions that gold could patch any hole. A society built on corruption and greed was a society destined to crumble.
A knock on the door shattered the air between you, halting Valenia mid-sentence. Both of you froze as the door creaked open, revealing familiar black hair and molten golden eyes.
"Lysan," you said smoothly, forcing an easy smile.
Valenia hiccuped, swaying slightly as she glanced between you. The liquor had loosened her tongue and dulled her sensesâa poor, unsuspecting thing. You'd kept her glass full all night, though yours had remained barely touched.
"You two are lucky," she murmured, her words slurred but still carrying a bite of jealousy.
Azriel tilted his head, stepping closer with his hand outstretched. You met him halfway, your fingers intertwining as if it were second nature.
"So in love," Valenia sighed wistfully. She swirled the deep red liquid in her glass. "Kaieel never looked at me the way he looks at you."
Azriel didn't miss a beat. "I am lucky, aren't I?" His voice was low as he leaned in, pressing a kiss just beneath your ear. The touch sent a tremor down your spine, though you leaned into him all the same, your composure unwavering.
"You two lovebirds get out of here," Valenia hummed, waving you off with a glass in hand. "I'll see you soon, Mrs. Lawmore."
You smiled at the title she so easily handed over, bowing your head alongside Azriel as you both slipped out of the room. Moments later, you left the ballroom entirely, leaving behind the clinking of glasses and murmurs of deceit.
âââ
Once you winnowed into The Cabin, the air was thick with unresolved tension, a thread drawn too tight and ready to snap. You released Azriel's arm but remained close, your breath steady, your gaze piercing.
He shifted, glancing at you with that careful, measured expression of his, but you saw through it. His wings flared slightly before tucking back, as if the space were already too confined for what lay between you.
"We need to debrief with Rhysâ" he began, but the words barely escaped before you cut him off, your voice sharp.
"No." You held up a hand, stepping back. "We're not ignoring this."
Azriel sighed heavily, dragging a hand through his dark hair. He reached up, removing the mask with a deliberate slowness that felt like deflection. "Can I at least get comfortable first?"
"Seriously?" you snapped, your arms crossing over your chest.
But he ignored your tone, unbuttoning his shirt with maddening ease. The fabric slipped from his shoulders, revealing smooth, tan skin and the faint lines of tattoos curling down his forearms. Then came his wingsâmassive, stretching wide as the glamour faded, their dark beauty filling the room like a storm rolling in.
You swallowed thickly, forcing yourself to look away as he folded them neatly behind him.
âGo on," he said, leaning back against the couch, his tattooed arms crossing over his chest, the sight terribly distracting. "I'm listening."
You glared at him, your voice tight. "You knew," you state.
He nodded slightly, but he said nothing, his golden eyes fixed on you with unnerving calm.
"Why didn't you tell me?" you demanded, your voice cracking despite your best efforts. "The bondâit's not something you just don't mention. Did you think I couldn't handle it?"
He exhaled slowly, his gaze steady. "It wasn't like that."
"Then what was it?" you shot back, your frustration spilling over. "You knew this whole time. Azriel, do you have any idea what it feels like to find out this way? To realize you've been keeping something thisâthis huge from me?"
His jaw tightened, but his expression softened just enough to betray a flicker of vulnerability. "I didn't tell you because I didn't want to force it on you."
You barked out a bitter laugh. "Force it on me? What does that even mean? Did you think I'd reject it?"
Azriel stiffened, his wings flexing behind him as if to shield himself. "It's not that simple."
"Then make it simple," you snapped. "Because right now, it feels like you didn't tell me because you were planning to reject the bond. That you didn't want meâ"
His voice cut through yours, low and rough like gravel. "Don't."
The single word silenced you, but only for a moment.
"Then tell me the truth, Azriel," you demanded, your tone breaking under the weight of the words. "Tell me why you didn't say anything. Was it because you didn't want me, or because you thought I didn't want you?"
That hit its mark. His jaw clenched, and he looked away, his wings shifting behind him as though he could fly away from the conversation. But he didn't. Instead, he took a step closer, the heat of his body suffocating.
"Love, please," he said, his voice tight with something raw and unspoken. "Do you know what it's like to see your mate and think, this is itâthis is everything I've ever wantedâand to know they don't feel the same? To be terrified that if you tell them, they'll look at you like you're nothing?"
Your breath caught, the weight of his words crashing into you.
"Az."
"I didn't tell you," he continued, his voice quieter now, "because I didn't want to lose you before I even had you. I thought if I told you, it would scare you off. You'd think it was some obligation instead of a choice. And I couldn't risk that. I couldn't risk, us."
You blinked, the truth settling over you like a heavy blanket. He hadn't been withholding it because he didn't want youâhe'd been scared. Scared of rejection. Scared of you walking away.
"Do you have any idea how hard it's been?" he asked, his voice breaking slightly. "To see you every day, to stand beside you, and know I couldn't tell you? That I had to act like you were just someone I trained?"
Your heart twisted at the vulnerability in his words, but the anger lingered, sharp and cutting.
"You still should've told me," you said, your voice soft but firm. "You should've given me the choice. You didn't get to decide that for me."
"I know." He looked at you then, and the regret in his eyes made your chest ache. "I know I should've told you. And I'll regret that for the rest of my life. But don't think, not even for a second, that I didn't want you."
Silence stretched between you, thick with unspoken words. He took a step closer, his golden eyes searching yours.
"You can hate me for not telling you," he said, his voice low and rough. "You can hate me for being a coward. But don't ever think I didn't want this. Don't think I didn't want you. Please."
You stood there, his words reverberating in your chest, threatening to undo the last thread of your composure. His golden eyes never left yours, the air between you charged with too much to name. You swallowed hard, trying to keep your breathing even as emotions warred within you.
Finally, you broke the silence. "You should've told me," you said softly, the edge in your voice dulling. "Because for all your talk of not forcing it, you didn't even consider that I might have wanted it too."
His eyes widened slightly, and you took a half-step closer, the tension between you pulling tight.
"I've felt, something," you admitted, your voice barely above a whisper now. "For a while. I just figured it was a stupid crush, that I was imagining the lingering glances and the all too long touches." You inhaled deeply, forcing yourself to meet his gaze. "But now I know."
His breath hitched, and for the first time, Azriel looked truly shaken. Vulnerable. Like he didn't know what to do with your words.
So you took the choice away and kissed him.
It was tentative at first, your lips brushing his with a softness that belied the storm building inside you. He froze for a heartbeat, and you thought maybe you'd miscalculatedâbut then his hands were on your waist, pulling you closer.
When you pulled back, your lips tingling, you raised a brow at the stunned expression on his face. "Kiss me like that again and I might just have to accept the bond," you teased, your tone light but laced with meaning.
"Oh, I'll do more than that." He replied with an easy smirk on his face and before you could muster a flustered reply he connected your lips again, harder this time, more desperate. His hands slid up your back, his wings stretching slightly as though the emotions were too much for him to contain. You gasped into him, his shadows curling around your legs as his lips claimed you fully, unapologetically.
The kiss stretched, time losing meaning as you melted into him. His tongue brushed against yours, his grip on you firm yet reverent, as if he couldn't decide whether to pull you closer or keep himself in check.
He kisses you like it's the only thing keeping him tethered to the world like you're the air he needs to breathe. His lips press against yours with fervent urgency, soft yet commanding, leaving no space for hesitation.
The warmth of his mouth sends a shiver racing down your spine, your senses overwhelmed by the feel of himâsilken and deliberate, coaxing, drawing you in until everything else fades. His hands tighten at your waist, his fingers digging into your dress that rivaled the intensity of his kiss.
The world tilts, time seems to stall, and all you can feel is himâthe taste of him, the way his body leans into yours as though he can't bear to be apart. Every brush of his lips, every slight tilt of his head, feels like an unspoken confession as if through this kiss alone, he's telling you everything he can't put into words.
When you finally pulled back, both of you were breathless. His lips were slightly swollen, his golden eyes darkened with something almost primal.
"What does this mean?" he asked, his voice rough with emotion.
You tilted your head, a mischievous smile playing on your lips. "It means," you said, brushing a finger against his chest, "you're going to sit right there." You push him slightly, and he falls back onto the couch as if you struck him with an unrecoverable blow.
He blinked, clearly thrown off by the abrupt shift in your tone. "What?"
"Sit right there," you repeated, gesturing toward the couch. Then, turning on your heel, you made your way toward the kitchen without a backward glance.
He stared after you, confused as to where you were going during a moment like this.
The sound of pans clinking and spices mingling in the air brought him back to reality, though he still couldn't fully grasp what was happening. He'd faced centuries of war, unflinching in the face of death, yet now he sat thereâutterly flustered.
An agonizing twenty minutes later, you returned with a tray, setting it down on the small table in front of him. The aroma was rich and comforting, a simple yet meaningful meal that made his chest tighten.
You placed the tray in front of him, your expression softer now, though the playful glint in your eye hadn't dimmed. "Eat, Azriel," you said, settling beside him. "You've earned it after all these years."
He stared at the plate for a moment, his throat bobbing as he swallowed. Then he looked at you, his voice unsteady. "This... this is real, isn't it?"
You smiled, leaning down, pressing a kiss onto the corner of his lips just because you couch. "What do you think?"
Azriel didn't answer, but the faintest smile tugged at his lips as he picked up the fork. You watched as he took the first bite, the tension in his shoulders easing just slightly.
The bond hummed between you, a quiet, unspoken promise. And as Azriel sat there, eating the food you'd prepared with shadows still swirling around your feet, you realized that thisâthis quiet momentâwas the most eventful part of the night.
And for once, Azriel looked at ease. Flustered, yes. But undeniably yours. And soon, the frenzy would set in, and he'd show you exactly how much of him was yours, body and soul, mates.
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sirenâs song [one-shot]
avengers!bucky x avengers!reader
summary: bucky hears music through the vents of his room every single night, but the team refuses to tell him for his own protection. after all, they know the music is coming from you- a secret member of the team, who happens to be able to control minds.
warnings: 18+, mdni, no use of y/n, language, alternating povâs, the avengers donât like you/are scared of you, bucky is your biggest and loudest defender, steve is a meanie but heâs buckyâs biggest and loudest defender,, reader is a lil insecure and depressed but eh sheâs a torturedâąïž artist so what did we expect, reader knows sign language and is expressed in bold text throughout the fic
word count: 10.9k
a/n: apologies in advance for any inaccurate to semi-accurate music descriptions T_T i am a washed singer/musician that hasnât done music since i switched over to the healthcare industry </3
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Everyone treats him as if he is something breakable. Fragile. That one wrong move, one wrong wordâ one wrong breath is enough to shatter him.Â
In all honesty, Bucky canât blame them completely. It took him a long time to get to where he is right now, and he still has to lie to himself to say that heâs doing okay. He still hopes that the lie will somehow manifest itself into truth if he tries hard enough.
Either way, itâs pissing him off.
The team acts as if they canât hear the music that comes through the vents during random points of the day. Sometimes, itâs piano. Bucky canât tell the difference between a violin or a viola, but he hears one of the two as well. Thereâs a low thrum of a cello every once in a while. He hears an acoustic guitar in the early mornings when the sun is barely breaking through the horizons.
Sometimes the melodies strike through his skin and grip his bones, never letting him go. Other times heâs soothed to sleep as if a gentle hand is caressing his head, lulling him to bed with each pluck of the string. He canât deny that heâs enraptured by wherever this music is coming from.
At first, he thought Tony had F.R.I.D.A.Y playing music through the halls. He asked Tony about itâ wondered why the music was played at such odd times without any rhyme or reason. Tony denied having any mood music and joked about him going crazy in the head. Bucky walked out of the lab without giving him another response.Â
Then, Bucky realized it was strongest in his own room, and got softer as he walked towards the common areas. He realized that the music was connected directly towards his vent. His next realization was that there was a person that had to be playing each one of those instruments.Â
Bucky dragged Steve into his room to show him the music next time it happened, demanding to know what was going onâ to know where the music was filtering through from.
âWhat music, Buck?â Steve asked him, a polite look on his face. Bucky never wanted to punch him moreâ more than that day on those fucking hellicarriers when Steve was just a mission to him.
âAre you serious?â Bucky replied, eyebrows shooting towards the ceiling. âYou donâtâ you donât hear that? The fuckingâ Thatâs Liebestraum No.3.â
Steve stared at Bucky, blinking at him like they didnât speak the same language. Bucky let out a deep breath, frustration coursing through his veins as he did his best to not shout at the man that he considered his oldest, bestest friend.
âYou donât know who Franz Liszt is?â Bucky asked, trying to keep his voice even and calm. He was trying to practice the art of patience, but he was failing horribly with every passing second.
âHow do you know who Franz Liszt is?â Steve retorted, almost looking worried.
âI had to do musical therapy as one of myâ never mind. You seriously canât hear the piano?â Bucky quickly said.Â
âBuck⊠Have you been sleeping well? Should we move your room somewhere else? Stark did mention that you asked him about music the other day, too.â
Bucky hated that tone of voice. Condescending. Borderline patronizing. As if Steve was talking to a child. Like he was fragile.
âSteve, no!â Bucky exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. âYou know whatâ fuck. Never mind. Forget I mentioned anything.â
âBucky,â Steve sighed, placing a hand on his shoulder. They lock eyes, Bucky frowning at him.
âWhat, Steve?â he grunted.
âTrust meâ youâre better off not knowing.â
The music stopped coming through the vents for some time after Steve lied blatantly to Buckyâs faceâ Bucky knew they were all lying to him.Â
It was the same way they lied to him about the extra set of plates and cups that he noticed in the cupboards of the kitchen that no one claimedâ but showed obvious wear of use. When Bucky asked who used those, they all just shrugged at him and changed the topic.
Bucky noticed mangoes in the fridge once. No one on the team ate mangoes, but there was always a fresh stock of mangoes that got brought in with each produce delivery. He noticed that the supply in the fridge dwindled down every few days until there was nothing left. He saw the peels in the trash. Nobody on the team smelled of mangoes.
When it was Wandaâs turn to cook, she would put a serving of food to the side before calling for everyone else to eat. No one would touch it. Bucky noticed that it would be eaten and gone the next day. He asked Sam one time who ate it, and got brushed off like he was insane for asking the question.
They were doing the same shit they were doing when they first brought him onto the team and he hated it.Â
Bucky knew that they were doing it to protect him. That this was supposed to be for him, and they only meant well, but fuckâ he was getting tired of it. He wouldâve thought that they trusted him by now. If anything, they were doing more damage to him than good by handling him with gloves. He didnât even know what they were protecting him from. Someone else? Another person? He couldnât voice this to any of them, not when he was already struggling to express himself.Â
Soon enough, the music returned through the vents again. Softer this time. As if whoever was playing was afraid to take up space.
Bucky laid in bed, eyes falling shut as he let out a breath. The notes blanketed over him like a warm hug, wrapping around him and soothing his aches and pains.Â
He was grateful that the lullabies were back.Â
Bucky could return to his dreamless sleeps.
âNice work today,â Fury complimented as you washed your hands.Â
You watched as the sink turned from crimson to pink to clear. You used the brush from the sterile packet to scrub under your nails, removing any traces of dirt, blood, and other bodily fluids that you could have picked up from your interrogation. You shake your hands off in the sink, glancing through the mirror to look behind you. Fury's standing there, with a towel in hand for you.
âThanks,â you muttered quietly in return, shutting the faucet off before turning around to take the cloth. He pulls it away from you for a second, and your eyes go to his face.
âThat would have gone a lot faster if you had just used your ability on him first,â he told you, then lowered the towel into your wet hands. âWouldnât have to resort to all the mess.â
âIt's a mess either way, Nick,â you replied with a sigh, drying your hands off. You throw the towel into the hamper of the locker room when youâre done.
âHave you made any progress with the team?â he asked, hands clasping behind his back as you followed him out into the hall.
âYouâre funny,â you said, scoffing.Â
âI would like to deploy you on missions with them, you know,â he clicked his tongue on you.
âAnd yet, when you have me do interrogations, you have me in a soundproof room and have all other agents clear the floor,â you pointed out, shaking your head. âYou also have me several feet underground. Donât even get me started on the fact that my comms channels are cleared on my field missions.â
âItâs a safety precaution, agent.â
âYouâre scared, Nick. Thatâs okay. They are, too,â you said, your voice soft. âI donât blame you or them. I wouldn't trust me either."
Fury stopped walking, leaving you a few more steps ahead of him. You let out a deep sigh as you stop in your place, turning around to look at him. Youâre so tired. You want nothing more than to return back to the main compound. You want to shower off the interrogation, cry, and maybe listen to Erik Satie to pretend like youâre not a weapon.
âYou donât make it easy for us to not be scared of you,â Fury said, looking you in the eyes.Â
âIâm just thankful that you talk to me,â you said, giving him a small smile.Â
Fury lets out a sigh, shaking his head. âYou said that you have control over it. You have given me no reason to not trust that you wonât mess with my head the same way that you do with our enemies. Does it scare the hell out of me when I see what you can do? Sure it does. And I thank my lucky stars that I recruited you for our side. Trust is a two way street, agent. You need to start building your side of the bridge, too.â
He started walking once more, leaving you in the hall by yourself. You watched as his figure turned the hall, listened to his footsteps retreat and disappear into the air before you decided to do the same.
You took the same route that you always doâ the same back hallway and stairs that you knew the other members of the team didnât take.Â
It makes you laugh when you address them like that in your head. The team. As if youâre part of them. You were introduced to them a long time ago. Said maybe one, twoâ three full sentences to them before you saw the full distrust and distress on the faces of the original six members.
You really looked up to them. You heard stories of them during your time in captivity as a weapon. You daydreamed of them saving you from your lab, bringing you in, making you one of them. You thought about doing good for the world and rectifying the wrongs that you were forced to do under the hands of the captors that held you by the throat.Â
It wasnât them that saved you. There was no fanfare. There was nothing special about the way you were saved.
Your lab was hijacked by a smaller, less elite group of agents. Fury was the one that came to you. Read your file, saw that you were enhanced, and asked if you would like to be part of something better.
That âsomething betterâ stared at you with disgust.Â
It shattered your world.
You kept to yourself after that. They didnât mistreat you by any means. Tony gave you your own floor in the compound once you all moved from the tower, and they left you alone. They ordered you mangoes and whatever else you asked for as long as you put the order in with F.R.I.D.A.Y.. Â
You couldnât blame them.
This was a team of people that held secrets. People that had been pulled apart from years of pain, mistrust, and horrors that you hadnât been around to experience yourself. It was only natural that they wouldnât trust you once they found out what you could do.Â
So, you worked alone. Your skillset was better for interrogations, and for solo missions. You were off field most of the time, but Fury still sent you out every once in a while. If there were some more time sensitive matters that needed to be fulfilled that were overlapping with the main teamâs missions that couldnât be handled by regular agents, he would deploy you.
If nothing else, Fury trusted you to do the job.Â
You shut the water to the shower off, running a hand down your face as you shook the thoughts away. Furyâs words got to you today. You normally didnât think about this anymore. It had been too long. New members of the Avengers had joined. Nothing has changed. Wellâ Wanda gives you food when she cooks.
You once asked her why.
She told you- âEven monsters need to eat.â
It was the only time you spoke to her.Â
You pad through the open concept of your floor. You press a key of your piano, listening to the note bounce off the walls as you continue to walk. Your guitar is resting on the carpet beneath your unmade bed. Your cello and violin are neatly put to the side against the wall on their standsâ and you vaguely think about the fact you need to clean your brass instruments soon. Your drum set remains neglectedâ you once received a noise complaint through F.R.I.D.A.Y and havenât found the courage to pick up the sticks since.Â
You go towards the mini fridge, pulling it open, and pause.
âShit,â you muttered, pulling in a lip between your teeth. It was empty.
It slipped your mind to have F.R.I.D.A.Y. bring a new delivery of snacks directly to your floor. You know you donât have anything in the cupboards either. Youâre a few days off from the end of the month. You check the time.
Itâs barely one in the morning.
With the location of the compound, you wonât get any luck by going into the city to get food and come back. You have another interrogation scheduled first thing in the morning. You have training sessions with a few agents that arenât aware of your abilities all afternoon, and then another interrogation in the evening if the Avengers complete their early morning mission and bring back their target as per scheduled. If you leave the compound right now, you wonât get enough time to sleep and be okay enough for the amount of shit youâll have to deal with tomorrow.Â
Plus, your hands are itching to touch some strings tonight or you might go crazy.
You could forgo the meal. You really could.
The thought is immediately thrown out the window by a sharp pain in your stomach followed by a deep grumbling that youâre sure could wake up everyone in the compound.
You groan to yourself, reaching for a hoodie. Youâll have to head towards the common floors.Â
As you board the elevator, you really hope all of the team members are sleeping. Youâre not in the mood to run into any of them today. Usually, you only come up here when you know that theyâre on a mission or away from the compound celebrating or just out having a good time togetherâ without you. They should be sleeping.Â
And yetâ there he was.Â
The main person that you were warned to steer clear of.
Stormy eyes landed on youâ you, who stood there with damp hair, a zip up hoodie and a tank top with cotton shorts and slippers. Shit.
You watched as the man bristled. He held a half eaten plum in his vibranium hand, all muscles tensed under the black shirt that he wore. The dog tags around his neck glistened under the kitchen lights as his body turned, his back straightening as he moved to square his shoulders to size you up. He was taller than you thought, but you had only seen him from afar. He had also cut his hair shortâ it was nice. His beard was also reduced to stubble now. You wondered if he did it himself or had someone else do it for him.
You swallowed, and took a few steps.Â
This was your place of work, too. You lived here, too.Â
âWho the fuck are you?â he demanded, his voice almost in a low growl.Â
You didnât dare answer him. You were almost afraid to. Not that you would use your power on him by accidentâ but that Steve or someone else would throw you out of the one place that you could call home, even if this place made you feel like you were walking on glass.
You opened the fridge like you did a hundred times before, eyes scanning the shelves until your eyes landed on the fruit. There were two left.Â
You could feel his eyes burning holes into the back of your head. One wrong move, and you were certain that he would act on command. This was his home, too. For all he knew, you were a stranger. And from what you knewâ he knew nothing of you.
You were slow in your movements as you went for the cutting board and the drawer, grabbing a dull knife to cut open the mangoes. You saw him flinch out of the corner of your eye when you brandished the knife, and slowed your movements down even more. You really werenât trying to die tonight.Â
You just wanted some fucking mangoes.Â
Once you were finished, you reached into the cupboards to grab your bowl and placed your fruit inside, dropping your used utensils into the sink. You turned around, locking eyes with the soldier. His breath hitched as you did, and you stared at him for a few moments.Â
âI asked you a question,â he whispered.Â
He sounded scared.
You held your breath for a few moments before releasing it. Then, you gave him a sad smile. You shook your head at him. No. He was better off not knowing.Â
You tried to ignore the look on Buckyâs face before you turned away.Â
You were warned. Steve warned you twice.
Before Bucky was brought to the compound, Steve visited your floor. Told you to never show yourself before Bucky. Said that he didnât need you to mess with his headâ that Bucky had already gone through hell enough and didnât need it to happen again.
He came again, a couple weeks back. He told you that your music was loud. And it broke your heart. He told you to quiet downâ that Bucky was asking questions. You felt as if your voice had been ripped from you all over again. You felt like you had been back in that lab.
That night, you played Prelude in E minor until your fingers cramped, and your tear ducts dried up.
Bucky had gone through several wars. His body had been modified without his consent over and over again. He was frozen, defrosted, then frozen again countless times. Lies had been shoved down his throat that he was forced to digest. He watched as his body and mind was broken and beaten, and he used to hold no regard for the state that he found himself in because he was trained not to care.Â
Bucky cared now. He cared a lot.Â
And he was losing his fucking mind.Â
âWhere do the targets go after we bring them back?â Bucky asked, removing his vest. He was dropping it off at Tonyâs lab for inspectionâ something about Stark wanting to make some upgrades to everyoneâs uniforms.Â
âThey go to interrogation,â Steve responded, putting his shield down on an empty table.Â
âWho interrogates them?â Bucky pressed.Â
âFury, I guess,â Sam shrugged, but didnât meet Buckyâs eyes. He frowned.
âSince when the hell does Fury get his own hands dirty when he has an entire army of agents at his disposal?â he demanded.
âExactly. Fury just delegates the task to someone, Buck,â Sam sighed, taking redwing off his back to inspect the damn thing. âWhatâs it matter to you anyway? We just handle the missionâ do you want to do extra work or something?â
No. It was simply driving him crazy to be left in the dark.
Bucky didnât respond, not when he knew that all answers would just lead him back into a circle. He left the lab, aware of how his teammates' shoulders sagged in relief at his departure. It was subtle, but he noticed. He always did.Â
All of them were hiding something from him. None of them would say a single word. They were great at skirting the issue, deflecting, or simply just changing the topic.Â
There was one person he hadnât tried though. One more person that he was certain wouldnât give him any bullshit, but would definitely never let him live it down. He knew that she would definitely tell the others if word got out, too.
He sucked in a breath and changed courses for the armory. She always spent time down there after a mission to look over her guns, make sure nothing was damaged or jammed. Bucky stood at the threshold of the door for a long time, staring at her back. He didnât know what to say, or how to say it.
Thankfully, she broke the uncomfortable silence first.
âI deleted the footage from this morning,â Natasha said, putting the safety back on her gun.Â
âThe footage?â Bucky echoed.
âOf you seeing our siren come out of her little cove to get her mangoes,â she clarified.
His eyes narrowed. Siren? Cove?Â
âExplain.â
Natasha let out a breath. She put away the last of her gadgets and weapons in the case, locking them safely away before turning around. She leaned against the counter, arms crossed over her chest.
âAre you sure you want to know?â
âAre you going to lie to my face like everyone else in this damn building?â he shot back.
âItâs for your own good, Barnes,â she sighed.
âIsnât up to me to decide that?â
They stared at each other for what seemed like hours before she finally shook her head, relenting. She gestured towards the bench, moving to take a seat. Bucky sat down as well. Natasha said a name heâd never heard beforeâ your name.
âWe all collectively decided that we would keep her away from you,â she said, looking down at her hands. âHer abilities⊠letâs just say she wouldnât need any fancy H.Y.D.R.A. machines to put your brain through a blender, Barnes.â
His spine straightened as his pulse quickened. He let out a slow breath, eyebrows furrowing.
âSheâs enhancedâ you called her a siren,â he said, the pieces coming together in his head.
âWhatever words come from her mouthâ you canât help but listen,â Natasha nodded slowly. âIf she tells you to run, you run until your body gives out. If she tells you to scream, youâll scream until your vocal chords are fried. If she tells your brain to explode in your head⊠well. Sheâll be the last thing you ever see again.â
Buckyâs heart was pounding in his chest.Â
âDoes sheâ she has control over it, right?â he managed to force out.Â
âFury says that she does,â Natasha breathed out slowly. âDo I trust it? No. None of us do. Sheâs⊠part of the team, which is why she has clearance to the common areas. Fury wants her to be able to be deployed on missions with us, but none of us are comfortable with the idea of her using the ability with us on the field. She does solo work and interrogations, but otherwise Iâm not really sure what she does here. I know Stark gave her an entire floor to herself. I think she blasts really fucking loud music. I think your vents are connected.â
Loud wasnât the right word for it. Calming was a better word.Â
Even when the music you played was sad or melancholic, he felt peace that he hadnât been able to know in so long. Even if you were doing a simple scale to warm up your cold fingertips, you were able to pull him out of the depths of his own mind. You brought him ease that he had forgotten he knew how to feel.
âWhereâs her floor?âÂ
You didnât hear the elevator doors open, not with your headphones secured over your head. You had a day off today, and you decided to take yourself down to the city to pick out your first electric guitar. You spent a lot of time with the clerk at the shop, going back and forth between different brands of guitar, amps, and other things.Â
You even learned how to be able to connect the electric guitar to headphones so you wouldnât get another noise complaint from your resident fossil, Captain America.Â
You sat on the floor, back against your bed, guitar on your lap with your laptop in front of you. You had your notebook beside it, ready to jot down anything that you felt was worthy of remembering for a later time.
Your fingers danced away at the strings, a smile fitting along your face as you closed your eyes. You were chasing the ghost of your pastâ the sound of your fatherâs amp crackling to life in the garage on a Saturday morning to wake you up. You, racing down the steps of the stairs as each note reverberated through your skeleton, screaming for you as you got closer and closer, distorting your reality as youâ
You felt a weight in the room, breaking your immersion. You ripped the headphones off your skull, turning quickly, one hand reaching under your bed to where you knew you had a weapon.
Buckyâs hands went up in immediate surrender.
âI just want to talk,â he said, swallowing thickly.
Your breaths were still erratic, your eyebrows furrowed. Talk? What the hell would this man want to talk to you about?Â
He was truthful though. Nothing about his body language screamed that he was on guard. His eyes were on youâ more on the fact that your hand was still under your bed. You forced your breathing to even out and slowly dragged your hand back to where he could see it, and watched as his hands lowered back to his sides as well.
You watched as his eyes went from you to your room. His eyes rested on your bedâ the sheets still not tucked in properly because you never cared to fix them after waking up. The carpet under your bed so your feet didnât have to touch the cold tile of the floor first thing in the morning.
Across from your bed were two couches facing each other with throw blankets strewn about, with a coffee table in the middle, and a TV mounted on the wall. On the table were music sheets that you had forgotten to organize and put away.Â
Right beside your 'living room' was your music area. You had several different instruments here, along with a full set up of production material for you to even record if you wanted toâ because you did, sometimes. Only if you were in the mood for it. Not that you released anything. You were just bored by yourself, and you had the ability to do it.
And Bucky was standing in the middle of your makeshift dining-room-slash-kitchen. It was just a round table with a small fridge, half counter with a partial induction stove, and half sink area. You had a microwave to use, and some cupboards that you filled with snacks, plates, and utensils.
Suddenly, you felt self conscious over the fact of how lived in everything looked. You never had your area so closely examined the way he was looking at everything. Then again, you werenât expecting any guests.
âDo you talk?â he suddenly asked.
You blinked. Your lips partedâ and closed. You nodded in response after a few moments. Buckyâs eyes narrowed at you.
âWill you talk to me?â he asked, changing his question.
You shook your head immediately. Bucky let out a sigh, placing his hands on his hips. You could see the gears turning in his head as he tried to figure out what else to say to you.
âIs it because of your ability?â
You didnât hide the shock on your face. You donât know whoâs more stupidâ the person who told him, or him himself. Why would he come here if he knew what you are? What you could do to him?
Either way, you nodded to him.
âThis is gonna get really annoying very fastâ Can you do sign language?â he asked, surprising you again. He must've read the surprise on your face and quickly added, âI can read sign language.â
âHow do you know sign language?â you asked him, tilting your head.
âI'm 110 years old. A spy. Assassin. I think I need to know a lot of things,â he dismissed. âAre you the one that plays that music every night?â
âI am,â you replied.Â
âYou always play like you have something to say.â
âI believe music transcends all forms of language. We donât need to be from the same country to be able to understand each other,â you quickly signed at him.
Bucky stares at you, eyebrows furrowed. Almost as if heâs trying to process your words. You frowned, letting out a deep sigh.
âAre you here to tell me that itâs too loud? Iâll stop if it is. Iâm sorry.â
âWhat? No! Iâm just asking,â he spoke so fast it surprised you. The next words that came out were so soft that it almost didnât reach your ears. âIâ It helps me sleep. Donât stop. I find comfort in your songs.â
Bucky wasnât looking at you anymore. His eyes were trained on the floor, staring at the plush of your carpet. Your lips were parted, but your heart was beating fast. You almost felt like crying. You wanted to cry.Â
A shuddering breath fell from his lips, disrupting the air in the room.
âIâll sit here quietly. Can you play something?â he whispered, lifting his eyes to look at you again. âAnything. I donât care what.â
Slowly, you rose from your place on the ground, pushing the guitar off your lap. You pulled a chair from the dining table for Bucky to sit at as you went for your piano, opening the cover. You could hear him take a seat, feel his eyes on you as you straighten your back. Your fingers ghosted over the ivory keys for just a moment as you contemplated what piece to play for him, your mind shuffling through everything you learned as a childâ none of them fit this moment.
You played Bucky original pieces from that point forward. Whatever came to mind, you played for him.
You lost count of the amount of times that Bucky came down to your floor. Sometimes he would bring you your mangoes, along with some of his plums. Sometimes there would be new fruits for you to try before you would go and start your performance for him.
âHave you ever tried calamansi?â he asked one day as he walked through the door. You had barely had a chance to look up from your music score. You were sitting on the floor, pen in hand, crouched over the coffee table.Â
"A what?" you asked, eyes narrowing at him.
âCalamansi,â he repeated, putting down the orangey-yellow drink down in front of you on the coffee table, but not before putting a coaster under the glass. âItâs a fruit from the Philippines- we had a mission there, and I just got back. This is good. Drink it.â
You looked up at him as he took a seat on your couch. He crossed an ankle over his knee, a hand draping over the back of the cushion as he took a sip of his own calamansi drink, eyes still on you. Expectant. Waiting.Â
You reached for the drink yourself, a bit weary.
He mustâve sensed your hesitation, or at least seen it.Â
Bucky took the glass in your hand, swapping it with the one that he had already drank from. He drank that one, as well. You let out a small breath, giving him a smile. He returned itâ he had no judgement on his face.
His smile only widened as surprise took your features with the first sip of the juice.
âSee?â he said, pointing at the glass. âItâs good, right?
You could only nod in agreement before you both continued to finish off your drinks.
Bucky would often come at random points of the day. It was never at any set time. There had been times where he was already in your room, waiting for you to come back from an interrogation or a mission. Other times when you had been off from the day, and you had run into him in your backway hall, already heading down to your door. He would give you a nod at these times, and walk with you the rest of the way.
You had even grown used to waking up and finding him sitting at the dining table, scrolling through his phone or looking through files while waiting for you to wake upâ sometimes you didnât even play for him on these mornings.Â
âDid you even sleep last night?â you asked him, exiting the bathroom after washing up.
âLate, but I slept well after listening to you play. It wasnât classical last night. Guitar, right?âÂ
âI heard it on the radio the other day,â you sign with a shrug.Â
âI liked it. Can you add it to the playlist?â he asked, handing you his phone.
Another private, personal moment shared between you two. You donât remember who started it. You two had several playlists shared.
You taught him how to make playlists. He sent you a playlist of songs that he liked, and you listened to each song religiously. You made him a playlist of music that you listened to and would continue to add songs that you played for him. There was a third playlist that you both would add songs to whenever you both felt like it.Â
âAny plans today?â you asked after handing his phone back to him.
âIâm hiding here, if thatâs okay with you. Steve wants to run to the city and back. I donât want to. He managed to get Sam to agree, but I think thatâs fucking crazy,â he muttered.
You donât hide the smile on your face as you nod at him, going through your cupboards to pull out instant oatmeal for the two of you to eat. He gratefully accepts, and you two start your morning off slow. He talks at you, and he will patiently wait for you to put down your spoon so you can sign at him.Â
You notice the way he pays attention to both your face and your hands to make sure he captures the entirety of the emotion behind the words youâre trying to convey to him.
You notice that he does the same exact thing when you play your music.
You could feel his eyes on your face when youâre playing, and you know itâs not just his ears that are listening to you. You can feel his heart opening with each note that you hit with your fingers, with each string that is strung. You can see the weight of the world being lifted off his shoulders in a way that you never thought was possible.Â
At some point, he abandoned the chair at the dining table and would sit beside you at the piano bench, his body keeping you warm. You didnât mind it. In factâ you were the one that closed the distance, no longer satisfied with only your knees brushing against each otherâs. Your thighs were fully pressed together now, and he could feel your muscles move as you pressed the pedal of the piano when you needed to.
âYour fingers donât get tired after playing for so long?â Bucky asked you one night, his voice soft, afraid he would talk over the notes.
You smiled, glancing over to him. You met his eyes, shaking your head.
âYou donât even need to look at the keys to play either?â he asked, just as astounded. He sounded a bit breathless, in awe of you.Â
You let out a small laugh. This time, you shook your head in disbelief. You thought he was cute, but you couldnât say that even if you wanted to tell him.Â
The pianoâs final note faded on your fingertips, light and airyâ you donât remember the last time you played something in a more sorrow sounding tone. Though, Bucky does seem to enjoy your minor chorded music. He once told you that it evoked something deeper inside of him.
âWhat was that one called?â he asked you as you pulled on the piano cover.
âAnother random piece from my mind,â you signed to him.Â
âWere you a prodigy before all this happened to you?â
You paused, your hands freezing. Bucky caught it, his eyes widening. His hands quickly clasped over yours, warming yours upâ comforting you.
âYou donât have to answer that. Iâm sorry,â he quickly apologized, awkward. âI fuckinâ- shit. I was just talking without thinking. It was the music still in my head, doll.â
Your lips parted for a brief moment. You could see the panic in his eyesâ the true regret he felt. He was scared you would pull away from him, maybe shut him out after all the time you had spent together.Â
You swallowed, giving him a smile as you gently took your hands from his.Â
âI was accepted by Julliard as an opera singer,â you signed. âMy mother was a pianist. My father was a cellist. Music ran in my family. My brother was a scientist. He was the only one that didnât do music⊠and he got involved with some bad people. People thatââÂ
Your hands clenched into fists mid-air. You sucked in a trembling breath, looking everywhere but him.Â
And Bucky waited. Patiently. Like he always did. His attention never diverted from you.Â
You knew he knew. You were still scared. You knew what was done to his mind, but saying it to his face⊠You were afraid he would run from you.
You take a deep breath, preparing yourself. You know you're about to sign like a madwoman, maybe too fast for him to even understand you. That's okay. You just need to get it all out, even if it's sloppy or messy. It's how you feel, and you hope it's enough for him to understand.
âThey took my voice from me and weaponized it. It took me years to learn how to talk without hurting someone. I could hurt you, Bucky. I could do worse things to you than H.Y.D.R.A. ever did. I donât know why you keep coming to see me. Iâm not saying that I would ever do anything to hurt you. That is the last thing that I would ever do! I really like you, Bucky. I wouldnât play all these songs for you if I didnât like you so much, but you need to know that I am the last person on Earth that you should be spending all this time with when I am the one that could hurt you the mostââ
Your hands are being forced down, and you feel the cool touch of his vibranium hand cradling your face with so much care you could almost cry. You didnât have the time toâ not when the soft, plush of his lips were against yours. Not when his fingers were intertwining with yours, squeezing your hand as if he were trying to tell you that it was okay. That he understood you.Â
Your body reacted to him, allowing him to lead you in a dance to music that only the two of you could hear. Your heart was beating in time with his, feeling the trembling of his fingers against your face as if he was afraid of breaking you. This felt less of a kiss and more like a confession. You kissed him back all the same, feeling the fear that he felt too.
When your lips finally parted from each other, your eyes opened, and the song ended, you watched each other for a few moments.
âI donât think you could do anything to ever hurt me, sweetheart,â he whispered, leaning his forehead against yours.Â
You tried to pull your hand away from his, to reply, but he didnât let you. He held on firmer, but not hard enough to hurt. Your eyes widened as your lips parted. You were helpless.
Bucky pulled his forehead away from you, to be able to look at your face completely. His eyes scanned your face, every single part of you was bare under his eyes. He was waiting, and your heart was pounding. He wanted you to speak to him.Â
You pulled your bottom lip into your teeth for a moment as you steeled your resolve.
âI donât trust myself to not hurt you,â you whispered, meeting his eyes.Â
You watched as his face shiftedâ pure adoration. You felt warm under his gaze, unable to tear yourself away from his watchful eyes. The look on his face is unguarded. Soft. Reverent and absolutely beautiful. You didnât know it was possible for him to look at you like thisâ for anyone to look at you like this. You were glad it was Bucky. You never want Bucky to ever lay his eyes on anyone else the way heâs looking at you at this moment.
Your heart only seemed to clamber even louder in your chest, ringing even louder in your ears. You donât even remember hearing applause this loud at your most successful concert.
Bucky collects your face in both hands, and his lips peppered all over your skin. Your eyes, your cheeks, your nose. The stubble of his beard brushed against your skin, and you could only let out a soft laugh, hooking your hands around his wrists as he continued to kiss your face all over before he finally stopped at your lips.
âYou sound like heaven, doll,â he whispered against your mouth.
âI was made to sound this way,â you murmured back.Â
Bucky chuckled, shaking his head. He pressed another kiss to your lips before wrapping his arms around you, tucking your head under his chin.Â
âI trust you.â
The words are etched into your bones, digging into your soul and burying themselves into the depths of your heart as tears begin to spring to your eyes. Bucky holds you tighter, swaying side to side slowly as his hands rub your back gently, soothing you.
You melt into his chest, into the comfort he gives you, ear pressed above his beating heart. This is your favorite song, you think. Right next to the sound of his laughter.
Music is played between kisses now.Â
Your hands will be resting above his hands on the ivory keys, slowly guiding his to glide over the notes, only to hit the wrong ones as he turns to distract you with his lips.
Other times, you'll be sitting in bed together. His back will rest against the headboard, your back against his chest. Bucky's head will lean against yours as you strum along to your guitar, filling the space around you with romance, when his hand will come up and cup your face to demand your attention, guiding you to turn to him for a kiss.
Sometimes, your songs are completely disrupted with Bucky pulling you away from your instrument. Heâll replace your live talent with a song playing from the phone in his back pocket as he pulls you into his arms, taking one hand in his, while his other hand goes around your back.Â
âDance with me, doll?â he grinned at you.Â
âAre you trying to relive your glory days, Sergeant?â you teased, hand hooking around his shoulder to press your body closer to his.
âWhat do you mean?â he asked, feigning innocence. âMusicâs playing, thereâs a pretty dame in front of meâ it would be criminal not to dance right now.â
You could only laugh as he spins you around before returning you back into the security of his arms, pressing a sweet kiss to your forehead. You only pretend to give him a hard time, and he knows it. You love these soft moments of intimacy, where he reaches for you first.Â
âYou would think after a month or two of dancing with me, youâd be less stiff, sweetheart,â he hummed in your ear.
âIâm sorry, not everyone was born in a time period where dance halls were the main source of entertainment,â you scoffed in response.Â
Bucky laughed, squeezing you tighter to him. âI had a seventy year break. You have no excuses.â
âFuckinâ old man,â you grumbled, only to let out a shriek as he pinched your side in retaliation.
âYou should respect your elders,â he clicked his tongue at you.
âIâm going to put you in a nursing home,â you threatened, but thereâs no real heat to your voice, obviously.Â
He rolled his eyes in response. âIâll be what? Almost 200 by the time that comes around? Weâll be in the nursing home together, baby.â
âYou think weâll still be together by then? Alive?â you asked.Â
âAs long as I have a say in it, yes,â he nodded.Â
âYou sound so sure,â you frowned at him.Â
âAnd youâre pessimistic. Thatâs my thing. Get a new hobby.â
You scoffed, shaking your head. You canât hide the smile on your face. âI bet you liked it better when I didnât talk.â
âNo,â he quickly denied, taking your face in his hands. The swaying stops, and youâre forced to look at him. âKeep talking. I like hearing your voice, even if you say stupid shit.â
âMe being scared for the future is stupid shit?â you raise an eyebrow at him.
â⊠Maybe not that, but Iâll still disprove you,â he dismissed. âYou make me look forward to the future, sweetheart. So I need you here. Iâm kinda planning my future around you. Canât have you gone.â
âThat sounds like a lot of pressure, Buck,â you whispered.Â
âGood. Feel pressured,â he chuckled. âI need you to know youâre wanted. The songs you played before I came to you were so sad.â
You cringe a little. âIâm sorry.â
âDonât be,â he hummed, thumbs brushing over your cheeks gently. âBecause I get it. I understand.â
â⊠I know,â you nodded. Because you do.
Youâve spent many nights away from the music since the confession, since your hearts started beating in unison, just laying in your bed and whispering to each other.Â
He told you how he laid awake and listened to the music through the vents. How your songs managed to get him to sleep and calmed him down when nightmares plagued him. How you managed to comfort him in his darkest moments, when he felt worthless.Â
And he thanked you for it all.
Bucky only chuckled at you when you burst into tears. You apologized to himâ saying it was so stupid to cry when he was the one that was hurting, but he was grateful you were crying for him.Â
During your quiet moments together, he would tell you how your music made him feel whole. That you would piece him together slowly, as if you were performing a reprise to his soul like he was a song that had butchered by the wrong conductor.Â
You told him he was getting cheesy with his analogies, but he would ask you if you thought he was charming. You would grin and tell him that if he kept it up, you might dedicate a whole concerto to him.Â
Just like that night, Bucky had a smile on his face as he leaned closer to you, as he angled your head upwards to meet his lips in a kiss. Your eyes are fluttering shut in anticipation, waiting to feel the soft pressure of his lipsâ
âDid you do something to him?â
You pulled away at the booming voice that echoed off the walls of your floor, your breath catching in your throat. You look past Bucky at the same time he turns around, and he pushes you behind him, to shield you from the people that just walked into your sanctuary.Â
âI asked you a question, agent. You better answer,â Steve demanded, his voice low.Â
âShe didnât do anything,â Bucky said, reaching for your hand behind him. He squeezed it.Â
âThatâs what you would say if she did something,â Steve dismissed.Â
âSteve,â Bucky said, exasperated. âShe didnât do anything!â
âHow are we supposed to trust that? To trust her?!â Sam demanded, pointing at you.Â
Dread filled your gut as you looked down.Â
âI trust her!â Bucky shouted back. âShe didnât do anything fucking wrong! Why are you treating her like some sort of criminal?!â
âBucky, are you even aware of what she can do? Do to your brain?â Steve asked. Then, he continued, voice accusatory, âSheâs worse than H.Y.D.R.A. combined if she wanted to be!â
âBut sheâs not, Steve! Sheâs never been!â Bucky said, his voice pleading and desperate.Â
Your heart was breaking. You couldnât take this. You couldnât listen to this anymore. Not just for your own sake, but for his, too.Â
These were Buckyâs friends. People that he trusted, people that he cared about. He told you that he cared about themâ even though he was frustrated with the way they were handling him. You didnât want him to argue with them. Not over you. Especially not over you.
âBucky,â you whispered, watching his shoulders tense. His head whipped towards you. âItâs fine.â
âWhat? No, itâs not.â
âTheyâre not gonna listen either way. Just go,â you murmured, squeezing his hand. âIâm not worth the fight.â
His eyebrows furrowed, and he almost looked offended over your words. You watched as his lips parted, about to say something to refute your words, but you slipped your hand out of his.Â
The second you did, Steve was crossing the room, a hand on his shoulder to guide him out. You can see Steve muttering something to Bucky that you canât hear, but you tear your eyes away. Sam is staring at you, gaze hardened.Â
âWeâll have someone come and take your toys away by the end of the day,â he said, jaw clenched. âWeâve been getting noise complaints.â
You donât bother responding, and he doesnât bother waiting for a response. Youâre left alone in the silence of your floor, feeling colder than before.Â
Buckyâs head is getting scanned, even though he doesnât fucking want to put his head in this machine. Everyone was pressing him to at least run through with it once, to at least be able to compare his scan with the brain scan results from your other victims.
He hates the way they phrased it.Â
âIâm not a fucking victim. I was there on purpose,â Bucky grunted, clenching his hands into fists.Â
âTerminator, why would you go visit the siren on purpose? Are you trying to die?â Tony asked, clicking away on the holographic keyboard.Â
On the other side of the glass, Steve and Sam are grilling Natasha. Bucky has no doubt theyâre yelling at her for telling him about the truth. Natashaâs face is steeled, and sheâs not saying a single word in response. She's just letting the two men yell at her.Â
Finally, the cap on his head ascends and Bucky gets the hell out of the chair. He exits the examination room, and goes into the fray.
ââ irresponsible it is to expose him to that?â Steve demanded. âAnswer me, Natasha!â
âBarnes is a grown adult who can make his own decisions,â Natasha said, her voice even. âAnd I told him the truth eight months ago. So clearly, heâs been seeing her of his own volition.â
âOr heâs been having his brain fucking scrambled for eight months, Nat!â Sam said, dragging a hand down his face.Â
âShe used sign language with me for half of those months,â Bucky cut in, everyone turning to look at him. âShe didnât speak a fucking word to me.â
âWhat?â Steve asked, eyebrows furrowing.Â
âI made her talk to me,â Bucky said, voice rising. âI forced her.â
âThis is for your own good,â Steve said, clenching his jaw. âShe canââ
âSheâs done nothing wrong! She can what, Steve? Hurt me? Guess what? I can hurt you. I have hurt you!â
Tension began to settle right over the room like a thick blanket. They could hear the slow breaths of everyone in the room.Â
âScans in,â Tony said, opening the door behind Bucky and cutting the silence in half. âSurprisinglyâ uh⊠His brain is completely clear. No sign of siren song or anything.â
Buckyâs jaw clenched as he released a deep sigh from his nostrils. He turned on his heel, heading towards the exit.Â
âWhere are you going, Buck?â Sam called out to him.
âTo go comfort my girlfriend,â he grunted, fists clenched at his side.Â
The lab doors slid open before he reached them, Fury and Clint walking in a second later.Â
âNo can do Barnes. Go buy her some flowers and chocolates later,â Fury said, dropping a file on the nearest table. âI need all of you on the field ASAP."
His eyebrow furrowed. âWhat?â
âSatellite feed shows movement in the abandoned mine shaft that Stark took care of a handful of years back in Arizona,â Clint said, sighing deeply. âWeâre not sure if someoneâs back in the lab down there or if itâs just a fluke, but we gotta go check it out either way. Canât send a regular team since the tech down thereâs pretty dangerous if itâs what we think it is.â
Bucky wants nothing more than to crawl into your bed and hold you in his arms, but that will have to wait. He, along with the others, moves to get suited up. Issues aside, thereâs problems that need to be dealt withâ problems that are definitely not a fluke.Â
This underground site was a hotspot for seismic activity and every two fucking seconds their eardrums would start exploding in their skulls. Steve and Bucky were especially affected, with their heightened sound due to the serum pumping in their veins.Â
Comms were especially ineffective, with the fact the frequency kept jamming the channel they were using.Â
It was jarring. It fucking hurt. Bucky found himself on his knees, hands pulled over his ears with teeth gritted in pain before a fist would connect with his jaw that he didnât expect while he was down.Â
Bucky could faintly hear for Steve to shout at Tony over broken comms to find out where the machine was that created the sound waves and to break it, but Bucky was certain that Starkâs suit was having issues against the sonic cannon.Â
Bucky couldn't tell how much time had passed as he was getting thrown around, beaten up by hands that he couldn't even open his eyes to see. He couldn't even rip his own hands away from his ears to try and guard his head. There was no room to think.
Silence suddenly splashed over him like a bucket of water.
He can hear his own breaths.Â
Bucky lowers his hands, confusion rushing through his body as he locks eyes with Steve. Both soldiers have pure adrenaline rushing through their bodies. Then, they notice a new presence. You.Â
Their eyes turned towards you, finding that youâre squatting down in front of an enemy, the poor manâs face held in your hand in a crushing grip. He was holding a gun weakly in his hands, trying to raise it to use against you, but it was really no use.Â
Youâre in your tactical gearâ and itâs the first time Buckyâs ever seen you in it. A hood is pulled over your head, and a mask is pulled over your nose and mouth. All he can see is your eyes. You wear fingerless gloves, and there are holsters on your thighs with guns and daggers ready to use.Â
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đ·đđđ¶đđœđŸđđ,â you whispered, your voice like a charm. The air shifted, vibrated with your words- not like the sonic cannon that was used to disarm them moments ago. It made you irresistible. They cannot help but fall into your trap, unable to fight against your command.Â
But youâre not speaking to Bucky or Steve.Â
Your eyes are glowing, swirling blue like the oceanâ pulling in your victims into your song. You watched as his lips went from pink to blue, then you let him go. His body fell limp to the floor with a hard thud.Â
Both Bucky and Steve look aroundâ all their assailants have stopped breathing. Itâs only the two of them that are alive in this room.Â
You stand up tall, staring at the body for a few moments before turning towards Bucky, pulling both your hood and your mask off of your face. Concern is all over your features.Â
âYou look like shit,â you breathed, holding his face in your hands.Â
âWell. Thatâs what happens when you canât fight back,â he whispered, his voice hoarse as he leaned into your touch. âWhy are you here?â
âFury said he lost contact with you guys hours ago,â you quickly said, helping him to his feet. âI already extracted the othersâ theyâre outside already. Itâs just you two left.â
âAre you hurt?â he asked. Heâs looking you over as if he can see through your gear.Â
âDo I look like Iâm hurt?â you asked, frowning at him.Â
Buckyâs about to reply, to say something smart to make you smile. He doesnât get the chance.Â
âYou can control it,â Steve suddenly spoke, both of you turning to look at him. He looks conflicted. Angry. Not with you. With himself. âYouâ You werenât just speaking to that one agent.â
â⊠I wasnât,â you nodded, then turned away from him. âCome on. With the amount of vibrations that just happened, thereâs no telling when this mine shaft will collapse.â
Bucky and Steve support each otherâs weight as you lead them out. Stray agents try to come at the three of you, but crumble to their feet with a single word from your lips.
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Itâs silent in the quinjet when youâre all secured. The mine shaft fully collapsed with just enough time to spare, destroying everything and the remaining agents left inside.Â
The entire team is staring at you both. No one has said a word since the jet took to the sky, and you definitely arenât going to be the one to speak first.
So, you decide to keep yourself busy. Youâre sitting beside Bucky, a med kit opened up on your lap. Bucky has his head leaned back against the jet wall, eyes closed as he lets you do whatever you wantâ which is taking care of him.
âYou would make a great dog trainer,â Tony suddenly said.Â
âStark,â Bucky warned, eyes opening to glare at the man.
âIâm just saying. Does your ability work on just humans? Or all beings with a soul?âÂ
âUm. I havenât tried⊠animals,â you said softly, cautiously. You put down the bloodied gauze to switch out for a new one.Â
âYou do talk normally! I thought you could only talk with sparkles and vibrations like sirens from folktales!â Tony exclaimed. You made a small face, frowning slightly as you cleaned the cut above Buckyâs eyebrow.Â
âIs he always this annoying?â you whispered to Bucky.
âI would say you get used to it, but I just ignore him, sweetheart. He doesnât get any better,â Bucky whispered back.
You let out a soft snort, a smile fixing over your face. Bucky couldnât help but mirror it as you placed the bandage on his face before moving over to his next wound.Â
âShe smiled. Did you see that?â Clint murmured.Â
âIâm more floored by the fact Barnes smiled,â Natasha replied.Â
âJesus,â Bucky grunted, the grin on his face disappearing.Â
âWhat happened to ignoring them?â you chuckled.
âI have a headache,â he replied to you. âA pounding one. None of these fucking idiots are making it any better.â
âDoes tylenol work on super soldiers?â you murmured, rifling through the med kit. âIbuprofen, maybe?â
âProbably not,â he sighed, looking at you. âIâll try it though. Maybe a placebo effect will happen because I like you.â
You smacked his arm in his response, and he watched as a warmth crept up from your neck to your cheeks.Â
Bucky ignored the bug-eyed looks from everyone else in the jet as he took the gel capsules pill from your hand, and swallowed it down without complaint. He settled back into his seat to allow you to finish poking and prodding at his face until you were satisfiedâ even though he knew he would be fully healed by the time the jet landed.Â
Bucky would still kiss you later, and tell you he healed fast because you took care of him. You would believe him just because he said so.
âDebrief right away,â Steve ordered as the jet landed. Everyone grumbled as they got up, but they knew this was coming. The mission was a shitshow. You were fully prepared to go slink back into your corner of the compound when Steveâs eyes fell on you. âYou, too.â
You paused, head whipping to Bucky a second later. He gave you a single nod.
You didnât say a word during the debrief. You were stressed, even though all they were doing was arguing with each other over who took down the most agents before you came onto the field.Â
You didnât realize debriefs were so laid back. The team laughed with each other. They were all still in their gear, still battered and bruised, but they were happy they were together. Happy to come back home, to be able to sit around at this table and be able to banter like this.Â
A bitter feeling was creeping up in your chest that you didnât know how to stop.
You kept your gaze on the table, unable to make eye contact with anyone. You hoped they would all forget that you existed. You hoped to blend into the wall.Â
You felt Buckyâs pinky brush against yours under the table. In the corner of your eye, you saw him. He wasnât looking at you, but his body was leaning towards you. Slowly, his pinky hooked into yours, comfort rushing through your body in waves.Â
âWell, I donât know about you guysâ but I am starved. Meeting over yet?â Sam asked, clapping his hands together.
âSounds good,â Steve nodded.
That was all you needed to sprint out of your chair, the furniture clattering behind you abruptly as you raced for the exit. You could feel the weight of their eyes on you as you ripped the door open, running out.Â
You heard Bucky call out your name, heard him stand, heard his footsteps rush behind you.Â
You kept rushing down the hall, away from the conference room. You needed to put as much space between yourself and the rest of the team before you broke down.Â
Bucky finally caught you by the arm, turning you to face him.
âDoll,â he whispered, hands on your shoulders. âWhatâs going on?âÂ
âWhatâs going on?â you echoed his words in a breathless whisper, trembling in his hands. You were so close to breaking, to falling apart. âWhatâs going on is that I hate your fucking friends. And I hate myself for admitting it out loud to you because I love you so much and I know you love them.â
Buckyâs lips parted, eyes searching your face as his hands slid down your arms slowly. You watch as he a slow breath escapes his lips as he nods.Â
âThatâs okay. You can hate them,â he whispered back to you.
âWhat?â you demanded, shocked. âTheyâre your friends, Bucky! How can you sayââ
âI hate the way they treat you,â he cut you off, shaking his head. âYou donât think Iâm pissed off? They find out that youâre useful, so they invite you to a debrief and expect you to just be okay with the neglect and silent bullshit theyâve been putting you through this entire time? Iâm livid, too.â
âI donât want you to fight with them because of me,â you murmured, swallowing thickly. âThey only hid things from you to protect you.â
âAnd Iâm choosing to argue with them to protect you.â Bucky replied, cupping your face in his hands. âNot because you need a white knight or because youâre weak, but because I love you. And I love you for youâ not due to the fact that you made me or that you charmed me into it.â
âI would never charm you into loving me,â you quickly said, horrified as you grabbed onto his waist, desperate for him to know you were being truthful.Â
âI know,â he said, chuckling. His eyes were soft as his thumbs grazed the tops of your cheeks. âI told you. I trust you, sweetheart. Iâve always trusted you, even if others donât.â
You let out a shaking breath, biting the inside of your cheek.Â
âNow what?â you whispered to him. âWhat do we do from here?â
âIâll join you on your solo missions,â he shrugged. âNot that you need my help. I watched you take down an entire room by yourself, but I donât really feel like going on any missions with those asshoeles any time soon.â
âI donât go on missions often, baby,â you said, frowning at him. âI usually do interrogations. I rarely use my ability.â
âOh, so you do dirty work? I can do that, too. Is that why your hands are always scrubbed raw? Youâre washing them too much? Let me do it for you,â he said, a grin finding its way on his face.Â
âBuck,â you said, a soft giggle escaping your lips.Â
âIâm serious, doll,â he said, humming. âLet me just move my shit to your room, too. I already spend most of my day with you, anyway.â
âNot like I can stop you.â You shook your head even though you were smiling.Â
Buckyâs lips quirked up just a bit more before he leaned in, finishing the kiss that he wasnât able to give you earlier. You sighed into him, relaxing into his touch. Bucky held you closer to him, tenderly. Gently. Just as he always did.Â
âIâll harass Sam to give back your instruments,â he whispered against your lips, making you laugh again. âHeard he took them awayâ fucking bitch. Doesnât he know I need that shit to sleep?â
âI donât think he does, baby,â you hummed, wrapping your arms around his neck to kiss him again.
âIâm telling you,â he muttered, between kisses, âtheyâre all stupid. Iâll just keep you to myself at this point. They donât know what theyâre missing.â
âYouâre going to share me, Sergeant?â you asked, raising an eyebrow at him as you pulled away from his touch briefly.Â
Bucky paused for a moment, thinking over his words. Then, he tugs you back into him, lips meeting yours once more as your feet are lifted off the ground. Heâs carrying you towards the back halls to your floor.Â
âNo. Iâm not. Keep hating them, sweetheart. Youâre mine,â he murmured against your lips, a smile on his face.Â
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a/n: there was no smut in this fic bc it didnât feel right given the characterizations i gave bucky and reader. if i write a second part to this, the smut would end up being super super soft and vulnerable bc the two of them are very very gentle with each other
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JAMES POTTER | GENUINE
SUM. : your boyfriend finally takes a role who has a romantic interest but his expression is hardly convincing; only you can get a genuine reaction from him
LENGTH : 1.8k
TAGS : actor james potter au ; modern au ; muggle au ; singer reader au ; actor/director sirius black au ; actress marlene mckinnon au ; fluff ; celebrity couple goals ; james can't do romantic roles ; he's too loyal!
âCUT!â Sirius shouts and James drops his shoulders in disappointment, his expression of âhopeless loveâ also slipping off his face. This is why he wasnât suited for romantic roles. As Sirius shouts for everyone to take a short five-minute break, James catches Marlene sending him a sympathetic look before moving to her chair with the help of her make-up team, who lifted the heavy skirt of her wedding dress for easier movement. âCome on James, whatâs gotten into you?â Sirius asks, making his way over as Remus touches up Jamesâ hair and suit.Â
âIâm trying Sirius,â the actor sighs, âI think I just need a break to collect myself and then I can finally get that winning take for you,âÂ
âYou better,â Sirius playful threatens, âI know youâre a lovesick fool so I know the type of infatuated expressions you can pull. Just try to emulate that and youâre golden, okay?â
âItâs not that easy if it isnât herâŠâ James was tempted to protest but settled with a simple, âOkayâŠâ satisfied, Sirius walks away with Remus to discuss some things with the camera crew while James leans against the setâs alter.Â
As an actor, James should find it easy to perform his charactersâ expressions and emotions, his stardom and recurring roles in thriller, action and adventure films were a sentiment to that. However, his current role requires romantic displays, something he had actively avoided in his acting career.Â
Characters that had passionate, romantic and intimate scenes were roles James tended to avoid primarily due to his endless loyalty to you, his childhood sweetheart. As young teens, you and James fell in love long before your successes. Since then, you have only grown a deeper love for each other, fostered by the hardships that came with your dreams of becoming a singer and his of becoming an actor with Sirius.Â
His best friend eventually divulged into directing his own films whilst James continued expanding his career as an actor â as much as heâs able to with the number of scripts heâs dropped for their romantic interests and amorous scenes. It didnât sit right with him having to kiss another girl let alone look lovingly at someone that wasnât you. He felt like a cheat. Many, including Sirius, however, have told him that it was part of his job but James was insistent on making no exceptions. He respected you and the love you shared too much. The same way you would play your own love interest in music videos while wearing a short wig and masculine attire. It was a show of mutual respect you both had for the other before and after your relationship became public.Â
The only reason James had taken on this role was due to Siriusâ insistence as the director, the lack of intimate scenes as well as the dominating adventure, and fantasy genre. It would all be underpinned by small heartfelt moments with his characterâs love interest played by his close friend Marlene McKinnon. The two charactersâ love story will end in tragedy, haunted by the trope of âright person, wrong timeâ. James believed he could convincingly play his loving expressions only brought on by you in the rare, romantic moments his character shares with Marleneâs but itâs proving harder than he originally thought. Simply thinking about you wasnât enoughâŠ
Mulling over his characterâs story, James imagines you in Marleneâs place. He only had three minutes remaining to focus on how he should convey his characterâs âhopeless loveâ convincingly.Â
To concentrate, he closes his eyes and thinks deeply, ignoring the sudden scuffle and whispers around him. On an adventure to rescue his unrequited loveâs significant other, James selflessly volunteers to aid in her quest, protecting her and cherishing her throughout the arduous journey, putting his life at risk for a girl who would never love him back. Unselfishly, he continues forward without drawing any attention to the deep love he holds for her, the audience kept in suspense of his mysterious ambitionsâ that is, until the dream sequence. In his sleep, influenced by the surrounding, foreign plantsâ effects, James dreams of his ideal future, one where he gets to marry his love, who will reciprocate his feelings wholeheartedly. Itâs the moment all audience members realise Jamesâ true motivations, encouraging a swell of heartache amongst them when they are forced to accept the reality his own character is made to face: that he cannot be with his love no matter despite his efforts. Her heart belongs to another and if he were to fall for the plantâs trap, he will never wake up from his heavenly dream-come-true and become living fertilsier to continue the plantâs life. The heartache of that realisation is further emphasised when James doesnât stop loving her in his own, silent and benevolent way.Â
This is going to be a big moment for Jamesâ character; he needs to put his all into this!
Before he has the chance to open his eyes, however, James is already being led to his spot on the set by Remus. The brunette informs him that the short break is over and instructs him to start before his turn to face Marlene.Â
âAgain, the shotâs focus will be on your face, James, Make it a good one,â Sirius instructs from his directorâs chair and, with a small pause cues for the start of the hundredth take.
Opening his eyes gradually, as if waking up from a dream, James takes a moment to analyse his surroundings. He meets the eyes of his groomsmen, shooting them a confused look before slowly turning and raising his gaze. Heâs become familiar with Marlene in her wedding dress now so her off-centred placement doesnât deter him. He also fully trusts in the team, if they saw it fit to make any changes, heâll help follow through. Marlene is only slightly off centre, he realises, to accommodate the cameraâs view of his expression more clearly. James fully expects to only see Marlene, however, when he finally raises his gaze, in the distance, he sees you by the camera.Â
And James immediately smiles.Â
He completely forgets where he is, rather, he savours the warmth that fills his chest at the sight of you, the burst of elation in his brain when he sees you smiling at him, dressed in his oversized sweater and your casual jeans. Youâre not in a wedding dress nor dolled up the same way Marlene is for the take but youâre just as gorgeous. Thereâs a tingling itch in his fingertips to reach out for you and he almost does but stops when he remembers where he is and whatâs happening around him. His look of sweeping joy and deep affection falters ever so slightly but is completely captured by the cameraâs close-up shot. Jamesâ internal berating of another failed performance barely begins when Sirius is suddenly cheering in delight.Â
âCUT! AND PRINT!â Sirius claps and laughs at the success but James is left blinking in confusion. Did he hallucinate you? He looks in your direction again. No, you werenât a figment of his imagination, youâre really here! âFinally! That was what I was looking for! Great idea on putting her beside the camera, Moony,âÂ
Remus nods his head in graceful humility as you giggle from where you stand. You had planned a surprise visit for James and called Remus beforehand for access to the set. It was the perfect surprise considering you had barely seen each other the last few weeks; he was busy filming with Sirius and Marlene while you were recording songs for your new, up-and-coming album. That only seemed to add to Jamesâ favourable reaction, however.Â
âBREAK!â Sirius announces with a wink directed at you, âLet's give the two love birds a moment, as thanks for finally getting the job done. Letâs give it ten!â it seemed as though succeeding after multiple failures had made Sirius a little too happy and laidback but who was James to complain? As Marlene knowingly smirks at him, he runs past and launches himself at you. With a squeal, you return his embrace and giggle into his shoulder.Â
âI missed youâŠâ he whispers into your crown.
âSurprise!â you announce despite the lateness and giggle again. Music to his ears.Â
âThanks for helping me with my scene, love,â he pulls away with deep affection swimming in his hazel eyes and he cups your jaw while resisting the urge lean in and kiss you endlessly. He loves the sound of your voice just as much as the feel of your lips against his own so, for now, heâll willing listen. He can taste your sweet lips later. Â
âI didnât really know what was happening but Iâm happy to help,âÂ
âYouâre so cute,â he sighs and finally pulls you into passion-filled kiss before you can utter another word. "I can't believe you're my lady,"
"Your lady?"
"Yes," James giggles and kisses your cheek again and again and again, "my lady, the same way, I'm your man,"
"Mmm, sounds good," you utter against his lips, "I'll have to feature you in my new music video then~"
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â...tell me about that scene. It was such a big moment for the audience and your character. How did you manage to look so in love but then so heartbroken?â the interviewer asks, smiling but tilting his head in curiosity when Marlene burst out laughing.Â
âOh, this is such a good story!â James looks away, unable to meet his co-star and friendâs mischievous smirk and glimmering eyes, âCan I tell him?â she doesnât even give him the chance to answer before ingeminating the tale, âJames couldnât get that moment right for multiple takes. We were all getting tired of him, really. But since Sirius knew he was capable of being a love-drunk fool, he persisted for over an hour! And this is just for a one minute section of the film!â James finally chuckles despite his flustered expression when Marlene makes a side comment about how the wedding dress was a chore to wear for such an extended period of time and didnât appreciate Jamesâ slow uptake, âthere wasnât even an after-party for me to let loose in, my supposed âgroomâ had his brain elsewhere,â the two share a laugh and James picks up on the story.Â
âElsewhere, meaning my girlfriend. She actually planned a surprise visit during filming and was brought in by Remus. He put her right by the camera and the reaction you saw on film was my reaction to seeing her instead of Marlene.â his co-star coos at how adorable he is whenever heâs around you and gossips with the interviewer about how cute of a couple the two of you make behind the scenes.Â
âIs that why youâve become her love interest in the music videos for her new album?â the interviewer asks impromptu. Heâs on the edge of his seat and is a clear fan of your music, which makes James happier than if the man was to say he was a fan of him. Â
âNaturally,â James smiles to himself, âshe did say I was the inspiration for her love ballads,â
NAVI.
A/N : this was inspired by this tiktok and a daydream i had! the anime is called 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End', I've never watched it but it was on my fyp, i did some exploring and, now, here i am (àčËÌêŽËÌàč) i hope you darlings enjoyed the read!
#james potter x reader#james potter#james potter x you#james potter fluff#james potter imagine#james potter fic#james potter fanfiction#james potter x fem!reader#marauders
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warnings âș bottom male reader.
plot âș A loanshark is terrorizing your community, so you try âscaringâ him off. He thinks youâre a dumb fool who will make the perfect plaything after his last toy⊠unfortunately broke beyond repair.
kinks âș manhandling, degradation, semi-pet play, dacryphilia
words to know âș P/Phi (àžàž”àč) â title used for someone older, can also be a sibling. Nong (àžàčàžàž) â title used for someone younger, also for siblings. Khun (àžàžžàž) â Mr/Ms/You. Hia (àčàžźàž”àžą) â âan older brotherâ, used mostly for an older male with Chinese ancestry. Sawatdee khrap/kha (àžȘàž§àž±àžȘàžàž”àžàžŁàž±àž/àžȘàž§àž±àžȘàžàž”àžàčàž°) â âhelloâ, khrap ending is for men, kha ending is for women.
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âWhereâs the rest of the money, you little bitch?â
âWhat, are you waiting for that savior of yours?â
ăàčàž«àčàčàžàžàčàžàčàžŁàžčàčàžȘàž¶àžàžàžàžàžžàčàžàž«àž±àž§àčàžàčàžàžàž±àžàžàž±àžă
âHow deep should I cut, Boss?â
An uncomfortable silence filled the room. Everyoneâs eyes focused on the man sitting on the makeshift bed in the apartment. Every item of any significant value trashed or pocketed in their pockets.
A pained gasp left the withering body in the middle of the room, his eye swelling black. Despite himself, his one good eye stared defiantly at the man sitting in the center of the room. Portraying a last ditch effort of strength.
The boss slowly rose up. Eyes followed him as his loafers stepped across broken class. The crunch filling the room as he stared down at his victim.
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He slowly reached into his pocket, pulling out a short blade. It shined underneath the blinking light from the ceiling. His gaze watched as the victim began to struggle against the lackeyâs grip.
âStop struggling. Youâll only make me enjoy this more,â the lackey whispered in the victimâs ears.
The victim could only watch as the boss handed over the short blade.
âLeave a mark.â Was all the boss said. He walked out to the open door. A group of residents stood nearbyâthe crowd quickly cowering at the sight of him. His head was held high as they bowed theirs, not even daring to catch a glimpse into his eyes.
A sharp piercing scream filled the apartment complex located in the slums of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
And the residents could only offer a prayer to his screams.
ăàžĄàž±àžàžàžłàčàž«àčàžàž±àžàžàž±àčàžàžŁàžčàčàžàž”àž§àčàžČ àžàž°àčàžàčàžàčàžàčàžàčàžŁă
A round of applause set off just as you finished your song. A wide grin spread on your lips. The applause was the best part of being a singer. To hear the appreciation for your artwork. You slide your guitar to rest on your back as you got off your stool.
âThank you, Thank you. The last song was Everything by Scrubb. Enjoy the rest of your night everyone!â
You immediately got off stage and went to the barâs owner. She was speaking to one of her employees before catching sight of you. A wide grin appeared on her lips as she began to shoo away the bartender to handle some customers.
âNong~!â She cheered, engulfing you into a hug as soon as you were near. You eagerly returned the hug, giggling when she pressed a kiss on your cheeksâred lipstick now staining it. âYou were great, as always. Let me get your pay for this week.â
âThank you, PâJanine.â You bowed your head slightly, pressing your hands together. Janine handed over some money that she pulled out of her bra. You blinked but took the money awayâused to her quirks by now.
Janine offered you a wide grin and only nodded, âof course, of course. Oh? Nong, Iâve heard youâve been working extra shifts.â She said, a sudden seriousness to her expression. âYou havenâtâŠâ her voice trailed off, letting you connect the dots.
The people here were even scared to utter her name, as if she would appear behind them.
You frowned, âPhiâ you said with an exasperated sigh, âwhy would I be dumb enough to borrow from her? Iâm fine, I donât need anything.â
âIs it for Plawan then? He hasnât come visited me in a while, is he bored of me?â She whined, obviously trying to left the mood.
âYea. Wan⊠His dad,â you shook your head. âHe wouldnât want me to blabber about his business.â You muttered.
Janine nodded. âOf course. Tell him to visit me soon. I always have a spot open for him to work here. Iâll pay him double!â
You grinned and nodded, âOkay, Iâll tell him. I better go now, itâs getting late.â
âRight, right. Go! Make sure to eat dinner! Stop skipping your meals!â Janine yelled just as you left the bar.
Your feet barely touched the ground as you sprinted over to your moped, immediately mounting it with ease. You hastily fastened your helmet and rolled the handles, blasting off to return home.
You made a sharp left and slide into your usual parking spot, killing the engine. There was a sinking feeling in your stomach.
And unfortunately, it was never wrong.
âWan,â you called out before you even reached the fourth floor, frowning at the sight of his apartment door wide open. Inside, everything was trashed. Valuables all gone. You stepped inside, pausing when glass crunched underneath your sneakers.
âPlawan! Where are you?â You rushed to the only room of the apartment, pushing the door open to see it empty. âWan..? Plawan?!â
âPâ(Name)!â
A hushed voice suddenly called out. You walked out of the bedroom to see Star, a little girl that lived next door to Plawan. She was dressed in her elementary uniform still. Her hair messy from the neat pigtails you saw her with this morning.
âStar,â you sighed in relief, rushing over to her.
Star shushed you, motioning for you to lower your voice. âCome, PâWan is with my mommy.â She grabbed your hand and began leading you to the apartment right next door. The apartment was bare with only old and fraying furniture.
Starâs drawings were plastered all over the walls, the one thing that breathed life into the decaying room. âMommy!â Star called out, pulling you to the bedroom.
She pushed open the door and your sight was immediately set on Plawan lying down on the bed. He was badly beaten, a bandaged over his eye. Starâs mother, Pearl, glanced back at you with a glare, her body covering Plawan as if she was protecting him until she noticed it was just you.
â(Name),â she sighed, pulling away. Her hands were covered in blood, her blue nurse scrub darkened in certain areas. âI was able to stop the bleeding but he should visit a real hospital in case of internal bleeding. I heard from the neighbors that they were beating him for at least an hour.â
You frowned, pulling off your guitar as you placed it against the wall. Pearl moved awayâgiving you space.
âI wouldâve left him in his room but⊠they broke the locks. I didnât want him to stay in there.â She said, giving you a comforting smile. You tried your best to return it.
âIâll take him to my room tomorrow.â
She nodded and walked away, guiding Star with her. As the door closed, you couldnât help but sigh once more. Of course those loan sharks wouldnât honor the deal they made. They were supposed to come tomorrow morningânot tonight.
âHiaâŠâ
You gazed down at Plawan, sighing in relief to see him staring up at you. âWan, are you okay? I didnât think theyâd come tonight, if Iâdââ
âItâs okay.â Plawan muttered, his voice hoarse. âItâs not your fault. Theyâre loan sharks.â
âYea.â You let out a bitter laugh. âTrue. What did they do? What did they take?â
âEverything. I was only able to keep my phone⊠so they can keep contacting me.â Plawan sighed. âThey even took our photos, what are they gonna do with that?â
âAnything to torture youâŠâ
âHm.â He sighed, closing his eyes. âHe came this time. Told them to mark me.â
âHe?â
âThe boss.â
You frowned. âHe came? Your debt is hardly anything extravagant, youâre always on time.â
Plawan attempted to shrug only for him to curse, âow⊠I donât know, it felt like⊠it was to show the others just how scary he is. He hasnât visited our complex in two years.â
âWait, he told them to mark you?â
âMhm. Itâs on my chest.â He whispered, looking away from your stare.
Your eyes flickered to the bandage on the left side of his chest. All you could really do was just stare and possibly hope he would heal without a scar.
âAndâŠâ Plawan suddenly added, catching your attention.
âAnd?â
âMy face. He⊠he ruined half of my face.â
àœàœČâ€ïžàœàŸ
1 year later
âWan, what should we do with the ashes?â You asked, staring at the urn resting on the ground in front of you.
Plawan signed, pushing back his bangs. His left side of his face that had a jagged line running from his hairline down to his chin had finally healed after a full year. He frowned at the urn of his deceased father and glanced back over at you.
âShouldnât I just flush it down the toilet?â
âHm, wouldnât that clog the toilet? That thing can hardly handle your poop. Youâre gonna give it a bigger shit to handle?â You joked, grinning at the slight laugh you earned from Plawan.
It was rare from him these days.
âMaybeeee,â you hummed, closing your eyes as you thought long and hard. âYou can pour it over some of the loan sharks?â
Plawan frowned. âYou can do that. I donât talk to those bastards unless I have no choice.â
âHm. Iâll do it for you, in honor of your dad being on his knees for those suits since he was a drunk.â You nodded, already having a plan of when to do it.
It wasnât a shock that Plawan had developed a phobia over loan sharks. He practically froze up whenever they walked into the complex. Everyone living at the complex in someway owed debt to the same woman. After the incident a year ago, the big âbossâ that left a mark on Plawan hadnât come back.
You wondered why he even came. The lackeys were already terrifying to most of the residents. It got to a point where they even flinched at the sight of any man in a suit. Plawan now being one of those unfortunate people.
He couldnât even wear a suit for his fatherâs funeral. Though it wasnât like the bastard deserved it. After his death, he managed to rack up a debt of 1,299,700 baht, an added 120,000 balance.
Just to think you and Plawan were almost out of those scumbags clutches. If only his father didnât make his debt default to Plawan.
Plawan yawned, rubbing the bridge of his nose. âI think Iâm going to go to bed, Hia. Iâm tired.â
âCourse. Want me to stay the night or go to my room?â
âYou can go. I wanna be alone.â
You hummed, comfortingly patting his shoulder. As you got up, you grabbed the urn from the floor and walked out, closing the door behind you. The urn was heavy in your arm as you walked downstairs to the third floor.
Your free hand reached into your back pocket, fishing for your keys when a yell caught your attention. You looked behind yourself only to get slammed into as a man pushed past you. The urnâs lid popped open and fell to the ground, remains beginning to coat the concrete.
âKhun!â You called after the man, snarling. âWatch where youâre going!â
âMove!â
A deep voice yelled. You were harshly pushed onto the ground as three loan sharks chased after the man. The urn shattered beneath you, the shards cutting into your skin. You hissed at the pain and immediately pulled away, blood and human remains now coating you.
âSeriouslyâŠâ you whispered to yourself, dusting off the ashes. Your left handâs palm was cut open, dripping blood onto the ground. You quickly tried to wipe the ashes off the hand so the wound wouldnât get infected. âThose suits.. no respect.. shouldâve thrown this stupid asshole at them.â
As you continued cursing out Plawanâs fatherâs ashes, footsteps echoed behind you. You glanced behind yourself to see a man dressed in a white button up and black slacks. Another man stood behind him, dressed oddly casual in comparison.
The casual man, dressed in a black wife beater and jean pants, stared you down, âwho are you?â He asked, his eyes narrowing at you suspiciously. âDid you just move in?â
You glared at the man, shocked at his audacity to use casual speech in reference to you, âHey, itâs âKhunâ not âmung.â Why should I tell you anyway? Youâre not the landlord.â
âWhat did you just say?â The man growled, looking ready to cross over to you when the other man held his hand up. Like a dog, the man stopped in his tracks.
âHuh? Are you his mutt?â You couldnât help but whisper, moving to stand up.
âHope,â the other man said, ignoring what you said, âmake sure they catch him.â
âButââ Hope muttered, his glare focused solely on you. He didnât want to let you disrespect him without any consequences.
âIt wasnât a suggestion.â
That shut Hope up immediately. He slightly bowed his head and immediately walked away, leaving you with the other man. You raised an eyebrowâwondering if it would be smart to even talk to this man after seeing how easily he commanded another.
You glanced down at the mess around you, sighing. The cut in your hand burned. You had the ashes of a deadbeat coating your clothing, you were pretty sure you could even taste a bit of it.
âYouâre not in debt.â The man suddenly said, catching your attention.
âHuh?â You whispered, glancing up at him.
âI know everyone who lives in this complex. Youâre not in debt, so why do you live here?â
âOh. Youâre a loan shark.â You rolled your eyes, no longer interested in figuring the guy out. âNo, Iâm not in debt. So you donât scare me. Just go focus on getting your money.â
âI donât scare you?â He asked, tilting his head slightly. You got a good look at him and was almost disappointed. A good looking guy being a loan shark, a shame. His black hair looked silky smooth, probably soft to the touch. A strong nose and almond eyes that were naturally scrutinizing you without even moving.
It was as if his neutral face was scary, no, scary felt juvenile to describe his neutral face. It was unsettling.
As if he couldnât emote.
The thought of him smiling sent shivers down your spine.
You stepped back. Sure, he had no reason to do anything to you. But loan sharks werenât exactly known for being law abiding citizens. And this one didnât seem like a lackey at all. He seemed to be someone of higher status. Only an idiot would mess with someone like that.
âAs you can see,â you whispered, waving at your soiled clothing. âI need to get cleaned up. Excuse me.â
His eyes flickered down to your clothing. They slowly trailed up your entire body to your face, staring at you as if he was taking you in. You felt like a mouse, staring at a cat was its tail slowly began to sway, their pupils dilating.
If you stayed here any longer, you were sure you would be eaten alive.
You quickly turned around and tried to keep a brisk pace while walking away.
âYouâre staying here for someone.â
Your body froze.
âPlawan Nakhun Laedeke.â
It felt as if time was frozen. He knew Plawanâs full name.
âHis father recently died. The service was today, if my memory serves me well. Shame the ashes met a fate on the dirty ground.â
You glanced back at the man, fighting the urge to punch him right in the face. âWhat? Are you threatening me?â You walked right back over to him, your fists clutching on your sides.
He didnât flinch even as you got close to him, his hands still resting in his pockets. âMove out. Only residents in debt to Khun Lily stay here.â
âNo.â You answered without a second thought. âIâd be a fool to leave Plawan with someone like you and your mutts.â
âYou may think staying close helps, but you werenât able to him save a year ago, were you?â
You blinked, staring up at the man in shock. The dots connected immediately as you subconsciously stepped back. It was him. The boss that ordered Plawanâs humiliation. Anger bubbled up inside youâyour past fear all gone at the thought of finally getting revenge for Plawan.
âNo. Iâm not leaving, Iâm staying right here. Youâll have to drive me out,â you said, glaring at the monster in front of you. With a shaky hand, your voice threatening to crack, you pressed your bloody hand right on his crisp white shirt.
His eyes immediately glanced down at your hand. You took a deep breath, leaning in closer as you dragged your hand down his chest. Blood coated the shirt, soiling it with blood and ashes.
âIâm not one to back down.â You whispered, pulling your hand away. âTry to learn more about me, try to make me scared of you, none of itâll work. Iâll stay by Plawanâs side until the day I die.â
You quickly took a large step backwards, eyes wide as you tried thinking about what you just did. What you just said. Needing to get away, you only shook your head and walked awayâleaving the broken urn and ashes of a deadbeat on the floor.
âSaint,â Hope sighed, walking up the stairs. His face was twisted in anger as he wiped off blood that coated his cheek. âI managed to get himânot sure if heâs still alive though.â
Saint kept his gaze in your retreating back, taking note of which direction you went. He looked back at Hope and hummed. âSo long as you got the money.â
âMhm, ofâwoah, woah, what the hell happened to your shirt?â Hope blinked in shock, seeing the bloody hand print that was on Saintâs shirt.
âHm,â Saint reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. âMy first gift from a new plaything. Youâll start collecting money from Plawan Nakhun Laedeke.â
âHuh, Plawan? I thought Drake was handling him.â
Saint only had to give Hope a look before the man quickly nodded. He hummed and began typing in his phone. âDonât just collect the debt, get close to him. I need to know information about that friend he keeps around.â
Hope nodded. âOkay. What happened to your last one, bored already?â
A slight chuckle left Saintâs lips as he began walking downstairs, not waiting to see if Hope would follow. Everyone followed him.
âYou could say that.â
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Plawan sighed, staring at the bucket of ice in front of him. The sound of music was beginning to bother him. Why did PâJanine like playing English rock music on Sundayâs? She was a bit too eccentric for his liking. The loud instruments were begging to give him a headache.
He rubbed the bridge of his nose as he finally grabbed the scooper, shoveling some ice into the glass nearby him. The patrons were talking amongst themselves behind himâspeaking louder so they could each other over the music.
âHere, call me if you want more.â Plawan said, giving a faint smile as he handed the drink over.
After another hour or so, the music finally wined down to some American R&B. Plawan sighed in relief. A few patrons began leavingâit being a Sunday night after all.
âSee ya, Plawan!â
âBye.â He nodded towards the door, not making effort to look over.
âPlawan,â Janine came over, a grin on her lips. âI think I might close a little early. Thereâs hardly anyone here. You can start cleaning up. If anyone walks in tell them weâre closing.â
âOkay.â He waved her off, just happy to make it home quick. His phone rang just as he began putting away the bottles. It was you. âHello, Hia? Need something?â
âWhat do you want for dinner?â Your voice was cheery. âIâm stopping by this Chinese shop that recently opened up. Itâs the real deal, I can make a traditional dinner that my mom taught me.â
Plawan hummed. âOkay. Anything is okay.â
âHm, okay. What time are you getting home? Should I do my apartment or yours?â
âLetâsââ
âScotch whisky.â
Plawan frowned, looking back to see a man near the bar. The man placed his empty glass on the hardwood as he stared at Plawan. Every bone in Plawanâs body immediately stiffened.
âExcuse me?â Plawan managed to mutter, staring at the man in confusion.
The man pointed at the bottle in Plawanâs hand, âbefore you put it away, pour me some.â
âWhat happened, Wan?â
Your voice suddenly cut through, gaining Plawanâs attention. He turned his back to the man and sighed slightly, calming his nerves.
âItâs okay, Hia (Name). Iâm at work, Iâm supposed to get off at 11 pm. Itâs only a thirty minute walk back to the apartment. PâJanine should be in her office.â He breathed out.
You were silent for a second. âOkay. 11:30 pm. No later than that. Meet me at my apartment.â
Plawan hung up the call and stuffed his phone back into his pocket. He debated what he should say to the man but decided to just to satisfy him. With a shaky breath, he slowly turned back to face the stranger. His footsteps felt heavy as he walked over and poured a generous amount in the manâs glass.
âItâs quite dark in here.â The man suddenly said as Plawan kneeled down to put the bottle in the cabinet. âDoes the owner like it dark? I can hardly see your face.â
âI..â Plawan coughed, standing up as he kept his gaze down, switching to polite speech. âI donât think itâs necessary to see the bartenderâs face. If thatâs all, Iâll settle your tab. Weâre closing early tonight.â
âI heard. But thereâs no need to settle a tab. Just put it under Khun Lilyâs checking.â
Plawan only nodded. The man was a loan shark. Only a loan shark would say that⊠but usually one of higher standing. Plawan began to busy himself, feeling the man watch his every move.
âItâs interesting. From what the others described you as, you arenât like anything I imagined. Or really remember.â The man downed his drink, resting his glass on the hardwood with a particularly heavy force. Plawan flinched from the sound, his body freezing.
âWhat did they say, you would fight with us sometimes. You were often held back by that friend of yours. Did one little visit from my boss put you in your place?â He laughed as he pushed away the bar.
Plawan quickly moved to the other side of the bar, checking the stock, mentally taking note of which liquor that needed to be replenished. Foot steps behind him caught his attention as the overhead lights were suddenly turned on.
âWhaâ?â
A hand grabbed his shoulder and roughly spun him around, slamming into the wall behind him. The bottles shook and clinked against each other. One slid right off its shelving and came tumbling down. It shattered on the ground, somehow able to drown out the music.
With the lights finally on, Plawan was able to get a good look at the man in front of him. Messy black hair with fox like eyes. He had a single earring in his right ear. Compared to the other loan sharks, he looked like a delinquentâdifferent to the type of style she usually wanted her men to have.
Did being a higher up means you didnât have to follow the uniform?
âHe really did fuck you up.â The man laughed, staring at the scar on Plawanâs face. His hand slowly reached out to grab his chin. Plawan quickly looked awayâshame and embarrassment pooling in his stomach.
Janine was nice enough to keep the lights low whenever he worked his shift. The patrons were smart enough to not question it. To think heâd be getting made fun of like a kid in high school by a loan shark.
The man scoffed, harshly gripping Plawanâs chin as he forced him to look at him. âAre you five? Do you plan on hiding in the dark for the rest of your life? What, feeling self pity for yourself?â
Plawan glared at the man but it hardly packed any punch. He was all out of anger by now. Because the man was right, Plawan did pity himself. Only someone like him would get stuck with a dead father who drowned him in debt over liquor and gambling.
âI want to see you.â The man suddenly said, his free hand coming to rest right near Plawanâs head. Plawan blinked as he tried to ask what the man was insinuating but he was shushed by the tight grip moving to his jaw. âIt mustâve been, ages since I last saw you. You donât remember me at all?â
Plawan frowned, reaching his free hand to press against the manâs chest. He tried to push him away with as much strength as possible but the man hardly budged.
The man let out a breathless sigh, his gaze felt as if he was drowning Plawan. He was staring at Plawan with a sort of fondness that he wasnât used to. Maybe you would stare at him lovingly sometimes but it was family like.
This⊠This was filled with tenderness and a type of warmth Plawan didnât think was possible for someone like him.
Plawan stiffened as the manâs hand slowly loosened its grip on his jaw, his thumb pressing against his lips. He pressed down on his bottom lip, parting them open. Plawan stared up at the man in shockâwondering what type of humiliation was this supposed to be.
âI want you, Plawan. Even with the burn marks on your arms.â He leaned down and captured Plawanâs lips into a searing kiss. Plawanâs hands tightened their grip on the manâs shirt as his eyes widen.
Howâd heâ?
The kiss was hungry, as if the man was kissing Plawan like heâd never get to ever again. Plawan reached up and tightly squeezed the manâs nose, gasping when his lips were finally free.
The man cursed, rubbing the tip of his nose as he slightly glared at Plawan. But it hardly felt scaryâjust a glare youâd give a loved one after they slightly pissed you off.
âPlawanââ
âPâHope?â Plawan cut him off, knowing there was only two people in the world who knew about his burn marks.
YouâŠ.
And his ex-boyfriend.
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âWhere is he?â You frowned, watching the clock on your phone. It was reaching 11:20 pm. It couldnât really take thirty minutes to walk back home.
You were sitting at the small water fountain in the center of the complex. The complex used to be more luxurious until the original owner crossed paths with Lily. After that, it went downhill. At least thatâs what people that have lived here for over thirty years attest.
You only moved here for Plawan. Your family wasnât rich or even comfortable by any means. They just never got into debt by pure luck. You knew many people who unfortunately fell for loan sharks for medical debt, house loans, and other financial crisis.
To say your parents didnât want you to move here was an understatement. But youâd do anything for Plawan. Your mom joked that he was practically your son, even if you were only two years older than him.
It was the least you could do for him, at least thatâs how you thought about it.
You tapped away at your phoneâdebating if itâd be smart to call him again. Loan sharks wouldnât usually follow you to work unless you leave them no choice. But they didnât follow their own rules half of the time.
âWaiting for someone?â
An immediate frown pulled in your lips at that voice. You hadnât seen him for over a month nowâalmost believing you imagined the whole situation.
âWhy are you here?â You managed to whisper, still not able to look him in the eye. âCollecting late night debt?â
The man only hummed as he walked over to you, sitting down on the edge of the fountain. You immediately scooted over. He let out a humorless chuckle. Great, you certainly showed him that you didnât fear him at all.
â(Name) Piniwat.â
âScary, you know my name now. Should I search for yours now too?â
âSaint.â
You scoffed. âYour parents were funny giving you that name.â
âThey were no saints themselves.â
You rolled your eyes and checked your phone again. âWhereâs your lackeys?â The time read 11:28 pm.
âWhy, did you want an audience?â
âAudience?â You finally looked over at Saint, seeing him look straight ahead as he pulled out a pack of cigarettes. He was calm as he lit it up with a lighterâleaving you to just stare at him in confusion.
Whatever goes on in that manâs head wasnât something you wanted to really learn more about it. It must be like opening a Pandoraâs box.
Seeing no point in entertaining him any longer, you moved to stand up only for his hand to grab the back of your collar. A gasp left your lips as you stared at him shock.
One minute you were staring at himâthe next, you were underwater.
His left hand held your collar, the right gripped your neck. Your hand dropped your phone onto the ground as you immediately gripped at his arms and shoulders. They travelled frantically across his body.
You took a deep breath just as he brought you back up. Your chest heaved as you greedily took in as much air your lungs could bear. Saint stared down at you, his cigarette between his lips. Smoke blew from his nose as he let out a slight chuckle.
âYou look good wet.â He said just as he dunked you back into the fountain.
Your legs flailed, sneakers scrapping against the concrete as you dug your nails into his arms. You tried to keep your lips closed to prevent yourself from drowning but it was easier said than done.
He pulled you out with just one hand, tightly grasping your t-shirt. His gaze was neutral as he watched you gasp for air.
âIâll give you one more chance,â his voice didnât waver as he kneeled down close, your nose bumping into his. âLeave or Iâll have my fun with you.â
You gritted your teeth, mustering your best glare. Your body was shivering now due to the cool air that swirled around you. âIâll never abandon Plawan.â
Saint leaned away, pulling the cigarette away from his mouth. He blew out a puff a smoke and sighed. The cigarette fell to the floor as he stepped on it with his loafers.
âYouâre already more fun than he was.â He said.
Water filled your lungs. This time his hand was pushing down at your neck, applying pressure. You couldnât think straight and began panicking. Your body shook and flailed against his as you essentially fought for your life.
The thought of being murdered in a fountain that hadnât been cleaned in years was an embarrassing thought.
But it was less than the fear of leaving Plawan alone with someone as sick and twisted as Saint.
Just as it felt like you were losing the fight, you were harshly pulled out. Your t-shirt had tore from the force of his strength. It was an old thingâno wonder it tore so easily. Your chest was fully free to the cool air as you coughed and heaved.
A hand cradled your head, holding it high just as you felt yourself being lifted up. You coughed, spitting out water and spit onto your chest. Your eyes struggled to stay open as footsteps filled your head.
You took another greedy gasp for air, resting your head against the solid wall you were pressed against. It felt warm. You couldâve sworn you were hearing a heartbeat. The rhythmic sound of a beating heart brought a sense of peace.
Your hand shakily pressed against the wall, your finger beginning to tap in harmony with the beating.
âWanâŠâ You whispered as your body officially lost the battle against the fatigue.
âHigh school sweethearts? Hm. If it works, it works. Whatever you do with Plawan is none of my concernâso long as you do your work. Do I have him? Mhm, I took him for a swim, he didnât disappoint.â
Donât be too harsh? If he breaks too early then itâll be his fault. Did you get a copy of his key? No, Iâm not at the complex. Why would I willingly stay there? Am I keeping him here?â
Canât say. Heâs currently listening in. If youâre waiting until I fall asleepâno need. The door canât be unlocked without a key.â
Saint ended the phone call, watching as you quickly burrowed yourself underneath the comforter. He couldnât help but smirk slightly. Were you stupid? Possibly.
He carelessly tossed his phone onto the nightstand beside him and got up from the chair. He had brought you back here after you fainted. His apartment. It wasnât lavish by any means but it was decorated with furniture that only someone with money could afford.
The bed slowly dipped as Saint leaned onto the bed, hovering over you. He stared at you before pulling down the comforter, enjoying the surprised look on your face.
Your eyes were wideâbody curled into yourself. But even then, he could tell that you had a growing anger in your eyes. Good, you would be fun.
âDid you collect any useful information?â Saint asked, sitting down on the bed. His hand slowly moving to brush your hair. âUnfortunately for you, your movement quickened at the mention of Plawan. He really is your weakness.â
You mustered a glare, moving to sit up. âDonât touch me. Itâs not a weakness to care about someone.â
Saint hummed, he moved his hand away. His eyes flickered to your neck. âItâs lightweight.â
âHuh?â You glanced down before touching your neck, noticing a collar was there. Your fingers tried to tug underneath it but it was as if it was stuck to your skin. âWhatâwhat the hell is this?â
âDonât speak so loudlyâitâs 3 am.â He reached over and pushed your hands away, looping his finger around a metallic item hanging off the collar. âSkin tight, you can hardly feel it. Does it scare you?â
âTake it off.â
âHm. The padlock is small, to break it, youâd have to be careful to not accidentally cut yourself.â He continued, ignoring your words. âThough, if I find you with it off,â his voice lowered as his hand gripped your hair, pulling you in close harshly. âIâll dispose of you.â
Saint released his grip on you, glancing back at his phone once it began to ring. You coughed slightly and rubbed the back of your head. He was insaneâto think he actually collared you like a dog. You were his mutt, just like that Hope guy.
âHm? He wants to talk?â
You flinched when he tapped your cheek, glancing over to see him hold up his phone. He lazily shook his phone when you didnât make any attempt to grab it. Deciding to keep him as calm as possibleâyou grabbed the phone.
âHia?â
âPlawan?!â You yelled, a wide grin immediately spreading on your lips. âWhere are you? Are you okay? Did you make it home?â
âMhm. Iâm okay. I got home by midnight⊠you werenât at the fountain.â Plawan sighed slightly. âIâm sorry. I dragged you into this messâhe has you, right?â
You glanced over at Saint, seeing him tilt his head at your gaze. He looked unfazed by your eyes. You quickly looked away. âItâs ok. I can handle myself. Who are you with? They arenât bothering you, yea?â
âPlawan is the safest he can be right now. Hope wouldnât hurt his little boyfriend,â Saint suddenly chimed in. âOh, of course, unless I tell him to. Maybe then you should be worried.â
âYouâŠâ You glared at Saint, wanting nothing more to strangle him to death. âLittle boyfriend? Did you sell Plawan intoââ the thought made you sick to your stomach that you couldnât even finish it.
âHia! Itâs not like that.â Plawan quickly placated you. âI know Khun Hope.â
âKhun Hope?â A voice said, startling Plawan. âIâm suddenly Khun Hope?â
You frowned. That voice sounded familiar. âThat mutt guy?â You whispered, hearing Plawan say something to Hope that you couldnât decipher.
âIâm ok, Hia (Name). There was a pearl on the ground that I came across earlier. Before I came home I saw a black bird and this guy selling pig meat so late at night, weird right?â
âMhm.â Pearl, Nok, and Muu. You let out a slight sigh in relief. Those three would be able to watch that mutt for you. Until you found a way out at least. âOkay. Iâll see you tomorrow. Tell that mutt that if you have any new scars Iâll kill him.â
Plawan laughed slightly. âOkay. Do you want shrimp for dinner?â
Gung. âYea. Make sure to buy it in the morning. It gets sold out quickly.â
You sighed just as the phone call ended. It hardly did anything to bring you any sense of relief but it was better than nothing.
Saint hummed beside you. âTomorrow? You think youâll be going home tomorrow?â
âYes. Do I have to ask?â
âYou enjoy acting like a brat,â Saint said, taking his phone from your hand. âFine. You can go home tomorrow. Itâs like aftercare.â
âAftercare?â You scoffed, rolling your eyes. âJust let me go to bed.â You moved to lay back down when Saint gripped your arm.
âIâm interested in you.â
You blinked, staring at Saint with a confused expression. âWha, What do you mean interested?â
Saint gazed down at your arm, his grip loosening as he moved down to your wrist. He gripped your wrist and pulled it close to his face. His thumb pressing down onto the edge of your palm.
âIâm interested in seeing how youâll react to pain. Interested in why you risked everything for one boy. The way the blood flows through your veins.â
âIâm not a science experiment.â You tried to pull your hand away but his grip only tightened.
âMhm. More like a toy. Iâll enjoy you until you break.â
âThen youâll be dealing with me until you get bored.â
Saint looked away from your wrist. He reached over and grasped your shirt. You flinched and wondered what he could be doing when he pulled the already tattered shirt further apart.
You tried pulling away again as he harshly pushed you onto the bed, moving to hover over you. His bangs almost tickled your forehead. His eyes stared down at youâhe was silent as he seemingly took in your face.
âEven in submission,â he whispered, releasing your shirt, his hand resting on your collarbone. âYou glare at me.â His hand slowly tightened its grip before shooting up, grasping your neck.
A choked gasp left you. He mad no effort to tighten his grip. His gaze simply watching your reaction.
âI wouldnât give you the satisfaction of being scared.â You grunted out.
Saint hummed, releasing your hand as he reached into his pants pocket. âItâs good that you donât. Then it wouldnât be fun.â Your eyes narrowed at the moment just as he pulled out a switchblade.
Any feeling of defiance was long gone. Your eyes widen in terror as you began thrashing underneath him. Your hands pushing at his chest, your legs kicking and trying to help you use your lower body to toss him off.
The thought of the knife touching your skin terrified you to death. A slight wet whimper left your throat. You were awaiting the cool blade to touch your skin. Until you noticed he had stopped moving.
You slowly opened your eyes, having not realized they had closed. His hair tickled your nose as he stared down at you. The knife was no where to be found. His hand was empty. The only thing you received was a slight calculated smirk on his lips.
âThought so.â He said, reaching up to wipe away your tears with his thumb. You hadnât even noticed that you were crying. âYouâre scared deep down.â
âWhat is wrong with you?â You managed to grit out, your voice shaky.
âMany things. Though if I told you,â he leaned down, his breath tickling your ear. âIâd have to kill you. Iâm still Khun Lilyâs mutt, thatâs what you call us, right?â
You watched as he pulled away. A mutt? Saint didnât say anything else, getting up and began to taking off his suit.
âWhat do you mean?â
âWhat I said.â Saint bluntly said, tossing his tie on the chair. âWhat, do you really think I call the shots here?â For the first time since youâve seen him, his face actually contorted into a human expression. One eyebrow rose, eyes wider, a jester like grin on his lips.
He turned his back to you, slipping off his button up. Your eyes widen at the sightâscars, burn marks, and something that resembled a whip, coated his back. They were healed but a few looked recent.
âYouâre my toy for a reason.â He said, turning over to face you after having his pajama shirt on. âIâm Khun Lilyâs toy, itâs only fair I get to have my own to relieve some stress. I think Iâm quite nicer than how she treats her own.â
Saint sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose. He began to unbuckle his pants. You couldnât help but watch. There were the same marks littered all over his legs. The sight made you question the rest of his body.
Compared to the other loan sharks, Saint wore a button up that covered his neck. You didnât get to see his arms as he changedâtoo focused on the shocking sight of his back. Was there scars all over him?
Just how dangerous was Khun Lily?
âI get it.â You said, watching Saint. âYouâre already damaged goods so you just want to make others hurt just like you. What, do you donât feel lonely, huh?â
Saint didnât say anything, continuing on with his routine. He diligently put away the knives that were hidden in his pants, jacket, tie, socks, and shoes in a drawer. You were uncomfortable at the fact he could hide so many so easily.
You scowled at the lack of reaction. Just because you were technically under his thumb right now didnât mean you couldnât push back. You slipped out of the bed and walked over to where he was.
âI shouldâve known that some loan sharks mightâve had their own debts. How much do you owe her? More than Plawanâs debt? Since you essentially sold your body to her.â
No reaction. You almost pouted.
Saint began folding his pants and shirt, placing them on the chair. You groaned in frustration and reached over, roughly pulling his shoulder. He looked back at you with a slightly raised eyebrow as you began pushing him back against the wall.
âIâm not the first person to say that, huh?â You asked, glaring up at him. âOthers must call you a whore behind your backââ
âIs this your attempt at provoking me?â
âYou know the answer.â
Saint hummed, crossing his arms across his chest. âIâll give you thisâno one has ever been brave enough to say that to my face.â
âI have more than just words.â You said. Your hand moved up to hold the back of his head as you pulled him into a kiss. Saint immediately uncrossed his arms and gripped your shoulders. Without much effort, he pushed you away.
You stared up at him in confusion. âWhat? Isnât this what you wanted out of a toy? Sexual pleasure? Is it not fun if itâs not forced onto me?â
Saint glowered at you. âI donât have sex with toys.â He harshly gripped your face, pushing you with just one hand. You gripped his hand as you glared at him, forced to move back towards the bed. âSex is pointless. When I could gain satisfaction from seeing you plead for your life.â
Sex is pointless? You blinked, the cogs in your brain turning.
Heâs a virgin.
âWas I your first kiss?â You muttered, fighting the urge to smirk if he wasnât squeezing your face.
Saint scoffed, pushing you down on the bed. âWhy, would that make you happy?â
You grunted at the force. His answer was all you really needed as you smirked up at him. You leaned further back on the bed, purposely spreading your legs to allow your shorts to ride up.
âMore than happy.â You whispered, catching his gaze flickering down your thighs. But any slight of arousal you thought he would show was nowhere to be seen. He almost looked bored at the sight as he simply shook his head and walked off to the bathroom.
You had a plan to survive Saint and get him and the other loan sharks off Plawanâs back.
Youâd get him to fall for you.
Or at the very least, get him obsessed with you.
Shouldnât be hard enough⊠right?
lol. Plot twist? Donât worry, heâs gonna get freaky later. Just wanted to do a little set up. If yall liked Plawanâs PoV, Iâll add a bit more next time, but Iâll make sure he doesnât take over you. Ask to be tagged for part 2
ps. Nok, Muu, and Gung is the word for bird, pig, and shrimp in Thai. These can also be someoneâs nickname. Pearl is already mentioned. But Plawan is basically hinting that Nok, Muu, and Pearl (residents at the complex) saw Plawan get home and know that Hope is with him, meaning theyâll keep an eye out. Him telling Gung is for part 2~
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NEW AURORA BIO!âšđ
[I made a bio for Aurora ages ago, but I figured it was time to post a new one since I've altered/developed her character a lot more since then. I'll probably make changes to this as my stories progress]
Name: Aurora the Hedgehog (Legal name: Aurora Rose)
Nicknames: Tiny, Rory, Light, Lightning Bug
Parents: Sonic the Hedgehog (Father) and Amy Rose (Mother)
Birthday: March 13 | Sign: Pisces
Identity/Orientation: Cishet | Pronouns: She/Her
Personality: Bubbly, Playful, Optimistic, Excitable, Caring, Silly
Powers: Photokinesis (Light Manipulation); Minor precognitive dreaming (abstract premonitions in the form of dreams)
Weaknesses: Low self-esteem; Speaks before thinking; Fear of disappointing others
Type: Speed (About the same level as Amy)
Best Friend: Sage Robotnik
Love Interest: Shadow the Hedgehog
Occupation: (Early Career) Counselor for Young Heroes Program | (Later Career) Pop-Singer
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, swimming, writing
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Food(s): Tamales, Green Chile, sweets | Least Favorite Food: Olives
Favorite Aesthetics: Colorful Maximalism, Eclectic, Eccentric
Dream Voice Actor: Mandy Moore
Physical traits: Aurora has the same pink colored fur as her mother, with sand-colored markings (the same color as her father) on her muzzle, arms, belly and inside her ears. Her eyes are the same shade of lime green as her father. Aurora has voluminous, "wavy" quills and (unlike Amy who straightens hers) styles them "natural," letting the bottom locks and some of her "bangs" curl upwards naturally. She also has back quills, which she is extremely self-conscious about. She is shorter than average which earned her the nickname "Tiny." She doesn't consider herself fashionable, but if she had to describe her style it would be "Maximal," wearing bright colors and many layers. She always wears "light inhibitors" that her Uncle Tails designed for her to help keep her photokinesis under control. The neutral color for her light inhibitors is lime green but changes depending on extreme emotions.
Personality: Aurora is energetic, playful, enthusiastic and optimistic. She gets excited very easily and isn't shy when it comes to expressing herself. She has a habit of blurting out her thoughts before thinking about how they might be perceived, which can sometimes come off as rude (though not intentionally). Nothing makes her happier than making someone smile or laugh, so she is always eager to lend a helping hand or engage in silly pranks if it means it will lift others' spirits. That being said, she can be impatient if someone's being a sourpuss for seemingly no reason. Having such incredible 'superpowered' family members who have traveled across worlds fighting for freedom while she's lived a sheltered, relatively-quiet life makes her feel inadequate and weak by comparison, though she keeps that information to herself. Despite that, she will never hesitate to protect her loved ones. She has a habit of idolizing others, whether that be celebrities or her own friends/family.
Abridged Biography:
Aurora is the only child of Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose. One of Eggman's evil schemes caused a pregnant Amy to go into labor early, and since then, Sonic has been extremely protective of Aurora, to an (unintentionally) detrimental extent. For much of Aurora's childhood, Amy worked multiple jobs and Sonic served as the primary caretaker which made Sonic and Aurora have a very close bond. Though she always had fun with her family, having to stick close within Sonic's orbit and never being allowed to venture out into the world on her own lead to some self-esteem issues and a repressed longing for adventure.
Apart from having Sage Robotnik as her best friend, Aurora has always had a hard time making friends. Her unusual physical traits, her quirky interests and her world-famous family made her a target for bullies or left her ostracized from groups entirely. After a constant barrage of bullying, Aurora's light powers begin to manifest as a form of defense. Afterwards, she slowly gets better at defending herself and gains a bit more confidence.
Aurora joins the Young Heroes Program as a child and stays until she ages out of the program. She was hoping to begin her worldly adventures and her pursuit to help others as soon as she 'graduated,' but Sonic talks her in to staying on as a counselor where she could "do plenty of good close to home." Not wanting to disappoint him, she agrees. Aurora constantly grapples with feeling like she's not doing enough with her life while simultaneously thinking she's not skilled enough to make a difference, leaving her "stuck in place" continuing through adulthood.
When Shadow the Hedgehog returns to Earth after a decades-long mission in space, he and Aurora meet and strike up an unlikely friendship. That friendship quickly blossoms into romance, initially causing friction within the Rose Family. However, the relationship is mutually beneficial, with Shadow encouraging Aurora to take pride in her abilities and inspiring her to explore the world like she's always wanted to, and Aurora having a more positive, calming influence on Shadow. When he learns that she's been considering becoming a professional singer, he encourages her to pursue a career in music which quickly takes off. Her goal is for her music to speak to others and lift them up and show them they're not alone. She also uses her platform to educate and raise money for nonprofits and charities (like anti-bullying organizations). After some years and perilous adventures together (including a journey where Aurora had to travel back in time to save Shadow under an alias), and with the long-awaited approval from Sonic and Amy, Shadow and Aurora get married. Aurora continues her musical career for several years before she and Shadow decide to start a family. They eventually have three litters, consisting of the triplets Piper, Zane & Nova, twins Aster & Blitz, and triplets Cinder, Diamond & Boon.
#aurora the hedgehog#my oc#my au#sonamy fankid#fankid#sonamy#sonic the hedgehog#amy rose#sage robotnik#luminescentladies#aurorasagebffs#shadora#shadowxaurora#shadowxaurora?#shadow the hedgehog#biography#bio#long post#sonic trash
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đđ; 4 times sophia laforteza couldnât stake her claim, and 1 time she proves just who you belong to
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ËâĄË àŁȘ â clip one: [ weverse live ] gnarly eats w/ katseye
âoh, come on, youâre saying you didnât think about it like that? not once?â lara asked, gaze trained on you with a teasing glint flickering in her eyes. you rolled your eyes at her insistence, like you hadnât denied the same question twice already--when you had first joined dream academyâs training camp, you and lara were roommates. it wasnât quite as obvious then as it was now, but she loved flirting with you. and she wasnât shy about it.
âoh, please, like you donât flirt with every pretty face you see.â you bit back, lips quirking into a coy smile. like the tease you were, you couldnât resist an arising challenge. âi know you. and i know you love a good chase, raja.â
and like the stud she was, lara couldnât back down. she let out a sultry laugh, her head tilting down briefly, her eyes fluttering shut. when she glanced back up at you, she was beyond ready to play your game. âso you know you got a pretty face, huh?â
user01 it almost feels like iâm interrupting something
user02 âdinnerâs readyâ i yell as i lay on the dinner table
user03 rock paper these two definitely scissor
daniela let out a loud whistle, fanning herself. you sat near the right end of the table, and sat between you and the indian singer was the fan-favourite roommate pair.
manon waved her hands, swallowing the bite she had swirling in her mouth before gently shoving the two of you back into your seats. you giggled at the unsubtle twist of disgust in her expression, but fall back away from the two anyways.
âyaâll better back up before i call hr.â she threatened lightly.
at the other end, the far right, of the table, those assigned comments duty had their attention torn away from the screens cradled in their hands, necks craned to watch the two members absolutely taking the fandom by the neck right then.
megan, though a little lost in the conversation droning on on top of the flooding comments on the livestream, laughed along with whatever joke or antic she barely made out. she peered down at the ipad, words speeding much too fast for her dyslexic mind, but it was hard to miss some repetitive replies:
user04 do they know itâs legal now (itâs pride month too)
user05 i knew there was sth off about you⊠YOUâRE GAY
user06 like weâre all surprised theyâre always flirting bro
âhaha--someone said, âthese lesbiansâ.â megan read aloud, her eyes widened as she passed yoonchae the ipad.
sitting at the end of that side, sophia was awfully quiet. she hadnât touched her food in a while, and who was supposed to be the loud, present leader, was now a mysteriously silent observer. she bit back whatever shit she wanted to say, to yell, at an unsuspecting, but nevertheless guilty, lara raj.
it wasnât the first time she had made her attraction to you known, despite your apparent disinterest in pursuing anything with one of your best friends. still, she persisted. and god, there was nothing in the world that pissed sophia off more.
ââlara shooting her shot for all of usâ,â megan continued reciting, ââthe way theyâd make the hottest fucking couple is absolutely gnarlyâ--oh my god, itâs like a thirst box in here.â
sophia sulked, unwilling to take the ipad when yoonchae offered. she crossed her arms, leaning back into her seat as you all raged on about the intense support a hypothetical relationship between you and lara had managed to gather. every comment read aloud fuelled her irritant more. it was almost out of character, for somebody as vibrant a spirit as sophia, and a blind person could have noticed it.
user07 holy fuck if looks could kill sophiaâs going on death row
user08 lara better wrap it up before she gets jumped
user09 when the loud ones go quiet yk shits hitting the fan
âwhat even happened back then?â daniela questioned, her fork hanging off her lips as she turned to you. mid-bite of the bowl of ramen in your mouth, you hummed. âi remember lara would like completely change her personality whenever y/n would come in a room or like join a conversation. it was so funny, like, everybody would make fun of her for it âcuz, like, what?â
âoh my god, when emily would give me the most obvious, unslick look when you would come up and talk to me. she was itching to say something every time,â lara groaned.
âreally?â you giggled, âi hadnât noticed⊠but now that you mention it, i do remember dani saying something about it.â
âyeah, she was so down bad, bro!â megan added, her infectious laughter tearing through the room. âso annoying.â
user10 i love the no pr training they just expose themselves
user11 we got laraâs love confession before a new comeback
user12 guys why is sophia so pressed this is sending me
upon a mindful nudge from daniela, you glanced to your left. sophia was sitting stiffly, her jaw drawn tight, trying to keep her smile from looking like a grimace. you knew that look. and you were praying she wouldnât combust on live.
lara called your name softly. âno, but seriously. if i had made a move back then, who knows what wouldâve happened?â
you shrugged, chuckling. who did know? perhaps way back during dream academy days, that version of you would have loved to shack it up with your indian bandmate. you rolled your eyes, flashing a tempting grin. you eased her subtle try at hitting on you. âoh please, you wouldâve been rejected so fast.â
sophia leaned forward suddenly, her voice breaking the mold for the first time in what felt like eons. it came out a little sharp for her own taste, âyeah, well. good thing you didnât.â
all eyes landed on their leader. the live silenced for a moment.
âsophia, you okay?â you asked, one brow raised. as bad as it sounded, you enjoyed lighting her fuse. it was entertaining.
âmhm,â sophia said, too quickly. âjust... itâs super crazy.â
lara let out a low snort, jumping at the chance to poke fun at her usually composed leader. âwhat, jealous?â
sophia opened her mouth, then shut it. she reminded herself of the multiple cameras trained on her every move right then. she smiled, a sarcastically faux smile, but a smile nonetheless. you were familiar with her mannerisms well enough to know she was just itching to snap back, the slight twitch in her eye was more than enough of a hint for that. oblivious to the radiating vex from the filipina, you tilted your head, lost.
"please," she muttered, trying to sound unimpressed, laughing the jab off like a joke. "like i have anything to be jealous about."
user13 oh baby who is you this ainât fooling nobody
user14 sophia try not to kill lara for being a dipshit challenge
user15 omg sheâs feeding the n/nphinz agenda well
lara raised a brow in challenge. âpossessive, much?â
âme? no,â sophia said curtly, exhaling deeply through her nose. she ran a hand through her hair, shaking her head. âsee, i know y/n likes me better, iâm her⊠best friend. sheâs mine, see?â
you wet your lips, catching sophiaâs eye. you noticed the sharp, jagged edge of her smile. still, you couldnât help the playful tug seeping through the smile that hung on your face. âyou would have been shut down too. sorry, fi, no special treatment.â
user16 i would never socially recover from a public rejection
user17 she did NOT even stutter lmao poor sophia
user18 imagine having a face card so lethal you reject sophia
ËâĄË àŁȘ â clip two: [ vlog ] angel city fc pride match w/ katseye
sporting the custom jersey, your name ironed across your back, you stood amongst your bandmates as seven pairs of feet stepped out onto the lush green field of angel city fcâs stadium. clutching your hand tightly, sophia lead you to stand sandwiched between all the other members. you waved and beamed up at the thousands of fans shrieking down at you.
your camera team followed you closely, documenting every little detail of this momentous occasion. sometime between the staged welcome and being lead to the stands where your seats were reserved, you had lost sophiaâs clutch, and wound up in danielâs instead. the latina, occupied by her surroundings, hadnât even noticed when she grabbed your hand, tracing patterns over it as she added to meganâs story for the cameras.
you have never thought twice about it--daniela was a very affectionate person. but that didnât mean others havenât.
âmahal, come âere,â sophia suddenly called from behind megan. your hand tugged away from danielaâs, who was still deeply engrossed in conversation about the double date story megan and lara had insisted on gate keeping from the fans.
her hands found your back, warm hands palming the soft skin of your hips, tucking your shirt into your bra the way it was.
then, her hands grabbed your hips firmly, pulling you down into her lap as her arms encircled your waist securely. her chin found your shoulder, her breath fanning your collarbone. you yelped, a little breathless as you ended up on her lap, legs entangled awkwardly, faces inches apart. you wondered what had gotten into the sweet, composed sophia you usually saw. like the eyekons have pointed out multiple times online, she had been acting awfully protective of you. it was odd.
âsophia,â daniela chuckled, âwhatâs going on there, hon?â
you felt her arms tighten around you when attention suddenly fell on the two of you. it squeezed a gasp from you, your hands finding hers clutching onto your stomach.
ânothing,â she grumbled, âjust getting comfortableâŠâ
daniela and megan shared a look, but upon seeing your dazed focus, they decided it wasnât worth pissing off sophia.
throughout the game, you were engaging with fans and bringing a lively energy to the game. when sophia had eventually let you go, by the hand, megan dragged you over to some fans waving you over. she was entrapped by the labubu outstretched from the womanâs hand, cradling it as she squealed. you giggled, thanking the fan as megan picked and probed at the fanged creature on its keychain.
ây/n, i got one for you too!â she called, pulling a gold-furred (your assigned colour) one from her bag and holding it out.
âoh my goodness,â you gasped, taking it carefully. the corner of your lips pried from ear to ear as you glanced back up at the woman. âthank you, pretty girl. can i give you a hug?â
upon her very enthusiastic agreement, you stepped onto one of the seats in front of the stands, reaching up to wrap you arm around her neck tightly. the fan spared no time, encircling her own around your frame as she squealed into your ear.
just then, you heard a tsunami of fanfare plague the stadium.
meganâs hand continuously thrusted against the back of your shoulder. it took you a second to pull away from the hug, your head snapping back at the hawaiian at her persistent abuse. but she had her eyes set on something else, much further, and much higher. her arm hung high, finger erect and pointing high at a reflective, and very pink screen on the jumbotron.
mounted with animated hearts floating up the screen, pixelated frills lined the big heart. across the top sprawled big, bubbled letters: âKISS CAM!â framed in the centre of the heart was the fan and a familiar katseye member, your name on display as the screen delayed the shock on your face.
you glanced over at the younger for support, wordlessly pleading for a solution. but come on, it was megan.
âjust do it.â megan encouraged, urging you towards the fan.
you cleared your throat, watching as the fan and her friend recorded the screen in excitement. you wagged a finger at her, cheekily tugging at your lip with your teeth as you stepped back onto the seat against the stands. you could see it took everything in her to contain the ecstasy coursing through her veins, but she digressed. you gently cupped her cheek, pursing your lips to plant a soft kiss against the other. the camera zoomed in on the mark staining her cheek, which was quickly masked by the faint shade flushing to her defined cheeks.
âoh my god, this is fucking crazy!â she slurred, drunk on you.
you laughed, clasping your hands together and blowing a kiss towards the cameras. and suddenly, soccer wasnât the reason people were cheering throughout the crowd anymore.
you bid the fan farewell, thanking them once again for the gifts as you made your way back towards the seats assigned just for you. the kiss cam went to another few people in the stands, but none as captivating as yours.
âlooks like youâve made someoneâs day,â manon chuckled when the two of you got back to the group. she pointed at the stands, where the fan had fallen back, her friend fanning her.
âor ruined someone elseâs.â daniela mumbled, nudging your elbow. you could feel sophiaâs sour expression from there.
a possessive hand grabbed you by the waist, pulling you back down into a warm lap. she didnât say a word, not even a sound, but you could feel her through her grappling fingertips. she was silently praying the kiss cam would land on your group just so she could get a piece of you for herself. alas, no such luck.
ËâĄË àŁȘ â clip three: [ vlog ] lounging w the lafortezaâs | katseye
it was no surprise when somebody would make their affections for you apparent, sophia had grown accustomed to it. could she blame them? you were katseyeâs golden girl, everybodyâs favourite in one way or another. though she liked having you under her arm, she knew she had to share. it wouldnât be fair for people to not be able to enjoy the pleasure that was you.
when katseye were in the philippines for showcase week, the lafortezaâs generously offered to host the girls for dinner the very first night. the week leading up to your flight, sophia was absolutely buzzing, eager to jump at the opportunity to go home and see her family. it made your heart swell.
âmy momâs going all out, yâknow, sheâs got so much food, i think weâre all about to implode.â sophia said to the camera, âman, i canât believe you guys are all gonna be in my house, with my pets, my brothers⊠thatâs insane.â
âyeah, yoonchae squared.â the maknae giggled.
âwait, didnât bailey have a massive thing for y/n?â megan snorted, nudging the filipina with her elbow. you chuckled, beside megan, who was wedged between you and sophia in the middle row of the van. behind you, lara poked her head through the gap between you and meganâs, humming. âoh, yeah, and heâd come drop things off for sophia during dream academy all the time when your family visited.â
sophia had nearly forgotten about that. her eyes narrowed, reminiscing back to watching her brother become a flustered mess when y/n would come around during their da days.
âyeah, maybe heâs still into you.â manon teased, reaching back and poking you from the passenger seat up front.
âiâm sure heâs moved on from it,â sophia interjected, slicing through the playful atmosphere in the car. âitâs been months.â
âguess weâll find out,â lara mouthed to the camera.
each of you got a suffocatingly tight embrace the moment you got out of the car. sophiaâs parents spared no time ushering you all inside, the camera crew trailing closely behind. the boys stood, holding onto the pets by the front door, greeting and welcoming you all as you entered. as you stepped inside, you saw baileyâs demeanour change. he straightened his back, and held his head higher. he gave you a polite smile, offering a hand to help you through the doorway.
âoh! thanks, bailey,â you said, âitâs nice to see you again.â
his cheeks flush a darker shade, leaving his position by the door to walk you towards the kitchen. âitâs nice to see you.â
âthanks for having us, weâre super excited to be here and get our filipino friends together.â you joked, earning a tight chortle from the boy. the cameraman filming you two shot you a cheeky grin, which seemed to blow right past baileyâs head.
âyo, bails, mamaâs asking for you to help with the food.â
the two of your heads snapped towards the doorway, sophiaâs stern expression on her face. which was odd, considering the filipina had always had a soft spot for her brothers. which you wouldnât have been able to tell, from the way her stern gaze was burning holes in the older boyâs head.
he gave you a smile, âiâll talk to you later then. excuse me.â
when he stopped in front of his sister, expecting her to moved, she didnât. he awkwardly squeezed past the slim gap.
âcome on, fia, bullying your brother already? itâs been five minutes since we got here.â you shook your head, rubbing the sides of her arms teasingly. âthe poor guy looked so scared.â
âiâm not bullying him. heâs being a creepy weirdo.â
something about the way sophia seemed to have to ward her own brother off was very jarring to fans. the vlog seemed to do wonders as clips of sophiaâs undying possessive energy over you throughout the entirety of the dinner were posted. still, like the polite, game-loving gal you were, you refused to stay away from the boy. he was just being nice⊠and you could never be as mean to a friend as sophia wanted. world 3 - sophia 0.
ËâĄË àŁȘ â clip four: [ tiktok ] keeping up w katseye (@katseye)
(inspired by eve and clara reading bet fanfics on tiktok)
âokay, the good thing is, i think we wonât get flagged as easily if we do it here.â you explained to lara, who scrolled through the wattpad catalogue on her ipad hesitantly. you skimmed the comments eyekons were making, ushering you to read them by affirming your suspicions. âyeah, see? as long as we donât show any porn up in here, we should be totally fine.â
user01 NO WHY THE FUCK WOULD YALL DO THIS
user02 yeah we ainât ever getting another comeback after this
user03 fuck save yourselves we cooked fr lmao
user04 someone hide the kinky shit from them please lord
you and lara settled on a story eventually, which, you were much more interested in reading the ones with ridiculous descriptions, but by popular recommendations in the comment section, you decided on a âkatseye x ceo tropeâ one instead. and with a theatric clear of her throat, lara was ready to start you guys off. and you couldnât help but smirk.
â--âshe walked across the room with a certain confidence to her. a certain authority. it was almost⊠intoxicating.ââ lara read, her voice dropping to a low, sensual tone. she gave the phone a narrow-eyed glance, âokay, theyâre saying youâre serving an intoxicating aura. i mean, not lore accurate, but okay.â you swatted her in the arm, clicking your tongue. she snickered, holding up the ipad. âstop! i need to get into this, okay?â she cleared her throat again. âokay, wait, i think you should play yourself. iâll tell you when to speak.â
user05 omg thereâs no way theyâre reading xxx
user06 LARA CHOSE A FUCKING LAFORL/N FIC WTF
user07 it was nice knowing yaâll iâm kms after this
â--âif there was one thing y/n couldnât tolerate in her office, it was an arrogant attitude. lucky for her, her boss was cockiness strapped in tight purple stilettos--sophia laforteza.â oh my god, wait, what? i didnât know this was a you and sophia one.â the indian said. âhold on, yaâll told me this was a katseye fic.â
you tilted your head, a small smile crept onto your lips. as lara scolded the fans in the chat, you skimmed ahead of the book.
user08 omg the smirk⊠this is it for me⊠i need it tattooed
user09 laforl/n deniers been real quiet in here huh
user10 THE SMIRK???? Y/N L/N YOUâRE A FREAKY MOFO
âokay, stop yelling at eyekons and keep reading!â you urged, clinging onto laraâs arm. you pursed your lips, feigning irritant as the older sighed, adjusting the ipad in her hands.
â--âher employees would say y/n ran kats co. like a military unit. she was the hard-hitting strict boss. just the mere mention of her name could have the water boys quivering in their shoes.ââ lara couldnât contain her loud laughter at this inaccurate description of you. rolling your eyes at her amusement, you grabbed the tablet from her. âwha--hey!â
âyouâre getting distracted! weâve barely gotten through two paragraphs.â you shrugged, âiâm going to speed this up. iâll be myself and when i tell you, you do sophiaâs parts.â
user11 really channeling that strict boss energy rn babe
user12 omg iâve read xxx theyâre abt to be so traumatized bro
user13 WHAT THE FUCK SOPHIAâS IN HERE
â--ây/n grabbed the stack of files sitting before her in the conference room. she dismissed her subordinates. i was so sick of incompetent men running the company to the ground. most times she was glad they had to report to her, if it were up to them, kats co. wouldâve gone bankrupt already.ââ lara couldnât help but shake her head at how immersed in the story you were, not even sparing the live a glance. ââthey answer to her, but there was only one person y/n answered to.ââ
you pointed at lara, who leant over to catch where you stopped. quickly, she pulled her voice higher, imitating the seductive edge sophia carried in her quieter tone.
ââwhereâs my eea report for this month, l/n?ââ the indian purred in your ear, an exaggerated smoulder on her face.
ââthe idiots in finance fucked the numbers up.â i replied,â you continued, you switched to a grumpier tone, ââi swear, iâm going to fire that excuse of a man sitting in that executive chair.â sophia sported a smug smirk on her face, strolling over to the head of the table, where y/n sat. she leant against the table, crossing her arms. she looked down at her, like she always did, but this time, with a playful glint in her eyes.â
âwait, should i act this out?â lara asked. you agreed, and she propped herself up to rest on her knees, before leaning against the wall behind you. she looks down at you, imitating every action described in the story. you giggled at her getting immersed in her role. ââi donât like playing games, ms. l/n. if you keep messing up, iâll assume youâre doing it on purpose.ââ
your nose scrunched in light cringe at laraâs faux âsexy sophiaâ voice. nevertheless, you continued.
ââwhy, laforteza? do you think that little of me?â y/n says, but like she had anticipated what she was going to say, sophia scoffs, smirk still evident on her face.â per your instruction, laraâs lips spread into a smirk. âgrabbing her chin, sophia bit her lip, like she was craving more than just that little bit of contact. but she had to remind herself that they were sat in the conference room, where anybody could walk in.â
lara grabbed your chin gently with her hands, and you nearly double over in hysteria as the two of your gazes met.
user14 i canât keep doing this my fingers are cramping
user15 theyâre really taking advantage of the no pr rule
user16 wetter than ever or whatever billie said
âoh my god, you guys are freaky bitches.â lara chuckled, fingers still around your chin. you were oddly comfortable where you sat, unwilling to tear your chin away. your eyes rolled to read the comments, hooded and blinking slow.
user17 not yaâll ignoring sophiaâs crash out comments lmao
sophia<3 yo back up doing this on live is crazy
user18 the unbothered energy for their leader is so n/nlarz
sophia<3 donât make me ban you guys from going live
you couldnât help but smirk wider at the filipinaâs words, knowing this mustâve gotten her blood boiling. you turned your head, glancing up at lara with glossy eyes and fluttering lashes. âshould we ask eyekons if we should keep reading? or should we leave some of this to their wild imagination?â
the older chuckled, âwell, it sounds like sophia doesnât exactly approve. i donât think we can read the next part aloud anyway.â
#n/nlarz was trending on tiktok for a bit after that live. with edits to clips of the two of you going viral one after another. it was safe to say your marketing team couldnât be more grateful for the unhinged method of promotion, but it was bringing incredibly attraction to gnarlyâs comeback schedule.
still, perhaps not everybody was as happy with your actions.
sophia<3 oh you guys are getting house chores tn
sophia<3 lara raj donât make me do something ill regret
sophia<3 why are you guys encouraging this iâm disappointed
sophia<3 y/n mahal stop testing me please
ËâĄË àŁȘ â clip five: [ leaks ] coachella 2025 hard launch?
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đđ? katseyeâs y/n and sophia caught getting too close for comfort at jennieâs coachella set
by: lexi storm | tmz | april 20, 2025
amidst romance rumours, katseye bandmates, sophia and y/n, seemed to have taken on addressing the hearsay by getting touchy-feely at kpop star, jennieâs coachella set.
in a video posted early this morning to @popbase, the bandmates were caught on camera being extremely close and personal--and fans are spiralling into a frenzy as rumours of it all being âplatonic affectionâ has been seemingly debunked.
*attached bad-quality video of you two*
the now-viral 30-second clip, allegedly taken after the groupâs april 13th performance in chicago, shows sophia with her arms wrapped around your waist tightly from behind. the two of you were heavily accessorized, but fans could not miss the way you were whispering back and forth. sophia kissed up the back of your neck, and you threw your head back to rest it against her shoulder. an intimate gesture some were calling, âgf coreâ.
later in the video, you turned around to encircle your arms around sophiaâs neck, and the filipina could be seen beaming from ear to ear as you mouthed the lyrics to slow motion.
just before the clip ends, sophia leant in to press a soft kiss against your lips. her ringed hands sliding across your heaving midsections as the two of you melted into each other. it was safe to say this was much better than any soft or hard launch you could ever post, and though the video quality might be just a little too low, it was hard to mistake your distinct visuals.
the hashtag #laforn/n has started trending within hours.
user01 girl wbk that ainât no friendly pose who you fooling
user02 i fucking knew it since paris fashion week
user03 ogs have been on this train since their da days
user04 quick! everyone act surprised!
past clues? this isnât the first time these two have been linked. in february, fans noted they wore identical âcoupleâ rings during katseyeâs press tour for their debut ep, soft is strong. and just last month, y/n posted a photo during their pit stop in new york fashion week of dinner with a city view, table set for two, captioned, âhappy valentineâs day to all of you my loves <3â--and sophia liked the it within seconds, followed by a now-deleted comment that simply read: âhappy valentineâs mahalâ.
during katseyeâs iheartradio feature in the philippines for their âtouchdown in manilaâ fan showcase, when asked about their âonstage chemistryâ, sophia laughed and replied with, âguess we just connect really well offstage⊠some people you donât have to rehearse with to be in sync.â y/n turned bright read and sipped on her coffee in silence. suspicious much?
so far, there has been no official statement from either sophia, y/n, or katseyeâs management. a source âclose to the groupâ told tabloid today: âtheyâre just really close friends. everyone in katseye is like family⊠[sophia and y/n] just have a special bond. on whatever basis, please respect that its their privacy.â
sure, girl. way to make a pr statement sound more stupid.
meanwhile, fans continue dissecting old concert footage, looking for signs they missed. there has been a bundle of clips compiled into a series called, âsubtle and secretâ. one clip from a tokyo show in october shows y/n subtly wiping lipstick from sophiaâs lips and cheek backstage.
whether itâs a deep âfriendshipâ or the pop worldâs next power couple, one thingâs clear: sophia and y/n are more than just bandmates. and if the video leak is any indication, katseyeâs popular vocal duo share more than work behind the scenes.
got tea on the katseye girls? slide into our dms @tmzofficial
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Hot Ones! With Suguru Geto & (Name)!
pairing: music producer/singer! Suguru x singer! fem! reader
genre: fluff, crack.

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Geto Suguru was almost like an urban legend. No one knew if he actually existedâI mean, he had to if his voice could be hard on almost every trending song.Â
But he never ever made an appearance. Not on any talk show, interview or even famous award shows he had been invited on to win.Â
And so logically, no one knew a single thing about the famous producer/singer. They only knew his birthday because Gojo Satoru, a famous actor and his childhood best friend, would always post him while covering his face.Â
Which would set the internet on fire for at least two weeks after.
The picture showed that Suguru Geto was a man with a large build, almost as tall as Satoru himself. He had two sleeve tattoos that were barely visible in the picture but enough for people to comment âas if this man wasnât attractive enoughâ. They can only make out that he has long dark hair, tied in a bun with a long strand of hair dangling on the side.Â
However, when Satoru posts his best friend this year to celebrate his 33rd birthday, the internet canât help but fixate on a detail they hadnât seen before. Something that was never able to appear because Suguru always hid his hands in his pockets, a shiny band wrapped around his ring finger that was visible to the camera because the producer was jokingly choking his best friend.
Suguru Geto was married, and the internet needed to find out who the lucky person was.Â
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âThis week on hot ones! Geto Suguru and (Name) will play a hot game. Tune in tomorrow at 8PM, ET!â
The tweet goes viral the moment that it gets posted. The picture used shows you and Suguru with your backs facing the camera wearing a Hot Ones T-shirt and pointing with your thumbs to the logo.Â
And when the video finally gets uploaded, people are losing their minds.
âWelcome to Hot Ones!â You are already sitting on your stool when Suguru finally joins you, sitting across from you at the table. âOn a scale from 1 to 10, how excited are you?â You pretend to shove a mic his way and he chuckles.
â4.â
You gasp dramatically, placing your left hand on your chest to show off your wedding ring as well. âFour? How disappointing.â
âYeah, yeah,â Suguru keeps eyeing you as you look at the plate of hot chicken wings and the bottles of hot sauce. âAre you excited?â
âIâm doing it with you, so yeah.â You flash him a grin before scooting closer to the table.Â
You had been in the music industry for a whileâin fact, you were known to be one of the few artists who gradually rose to fame. Suguruâs producer tag was a recurring theme in your songs.
Suguru produced more than five albums of yours before you decided to chime in and teach yourself some skills of your own. So a couple of years into your career, people never suspected that there was ever something going on between you and the producer.
Despite the signs being there.
He would hop on songs that were intimate, songs where youâd explicitly express the wild rollercoaster which was your sex life. Romantic songs that showed how happy you were, how this one person was finally worth you giving love a second try.Â
And yet people never put two and two together.
Not until this video at least.
âOkay so itâs either I answer the question or I eat a hot wing?â
âNot quite,â you grab the cards before shuffling through them. âYou eat the hot wing anyway, and you have to answer the questions.â
â...did you just make that up?â
âBecause I know youâll avoid answering the questions!â
And just based on your demeanor and how comfortable you are whining to the man, the audience could tell that the dynamic between the two of you was the result of years of knowing each other.Â
âIâm still not doing thatâÂ
âFirst question, you have been in the music industry for quite some timeâsome might even consider you to be a legendââ
Suguru snorts. âThatâs an exaggeration.â
âDescribe an instance where you didnât feel like working with an artist because they were being difficult.â You laugh as you read through the question. The internet doesnât know this about your husband, but he tends to be brutally honest. You lean back in your chair and watch as he carefully thinks about the question.
âHonestlyââ
âSuguru!â you warn him, giving him the look that makes a chuckle escape him.
âAlright then, which sauce should I use?âÂ
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âOkay princess,â Suguru shuffles through his cards now, carefully picking the first question. âAre you ready?â
âMhm,âÂ
âWhat is your least favorite song that I produced?â Your jaw drops at his question, covering your mouth while your husband is having the time of his life. He knew how hard it was for you to tell the truth when it could risk hurting someone elseâespecially when that person was your spouse.
âI canât do that!â
The tall man gestures towards your plate. âThen eat a hot wing,âÂ
You think about it for a good ten seconds, eyeing the plate of chicken wings and the hot sauce that made your husband sweat so much his cheeks were flushed.Â
Fuck it.Â
â...the light is coming.âÂ
âThe light is coming.â
Your eyes widen when you hear him answer at the same time as you, his shoulders shaking as he tries to stifle a laugh.
âIf you knew it then why would you ask me?!â
âBecause I needed you to come clean once and for all.â Suguru wipes a stray tear, still laughing. Then he turns to the camera. âEvery single time someone brings up that song, you can see her face drop. Sheâs denied it for so many years, but the truth has finally come out.â
You roll your eyes at him. âYouâre unbelievable.âÂ
âOkay final question,â he grabs the last card, and you notice a smirk painting his features. âFavorite thing about me?â
âIs that actually the question?â You raise an eyebrow, crossing your arms over your chest. Suguru then shows you the card.
âI donât lie, darling.â
âI canât pick one thing,â you rest your chin on the palm of your hand, gazing lovingly at your husband. âBut if I could really choose, I would say that you are unapologetically you and I wouldnât change it for the whole world.âÂ
After a beat of silence and a shared loving look, Suguru finally speaks up.âYou know, I was going to tease you and say âI know one thing you really like about meâ but your answer is so wholesome I feel like a teenage boy.â
You shake your head. âI canât believe you.â

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đŹ [cmontryme]: can someone check on that (name) and suguru fanpage we were all clowning. I fear they were right (392 likes)
đŹÂ [name&suguru4life] replied to [cmontryme]: I TOLD YALL AND NO ONE BELIEVED ME
đŹ [cmontryme] replied to [name&suguru4life]: we owe you a big apology

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DR IDEAS. A COLLECTION.



the list below is based off of my current list of drs and i thought iâd share to give others more ideas! i will be updating this often because i often have ideas for drs but i canât say how often that will be. happy shifting!
KPOP (join an established k-pop group, create your own, redesign the lore of your faves, make the group or just yourself the opposite gender, make joint groups, switch members, script members out, switch the generation of the group, whatever your heart desires)
aespa, billlie, bts, enhypen, fromis_9, girls generation, girlnextdoor (sister group of boynextdoor), illit, ive, le sserafim, loona, monster high (based off of monster high), newjeans, powerpuff girls (based off of the powerpuff girls), p1harmony, rescene, secret, stray kids, tripleS, twice, winx (based off of winx club)
FAME (act in a movie, television series, or film, sing on stage or be a backup singer, dance on stage with your faves or be their choreographer, become the it person of a certain decade, become a world renowned artist, become the next nba player, interview your faves, create the next big book that will live on for generations, play your favorite video games as a living)
actress, artist, author, band, basketball player, ballerina, celebrity interviewer, ceo (favorite brand, an app, music), choreographer, director, drag queen, fashion designer, figure skater, gaming youtuber, influencer, katseye, lifestyle youtuber, mukbang youtuber, nepo baby, olympic medalist, royalty, singer, soccer, supermodel, teen fame, travel vlogger, victorious secret angel
TV SERIES/MOVIES (add yourself into the plot, remove the plot and live a chill life, fight off evil, have the perfect love story, be best friends with barbie, be barbie and have her many many careers, have a talking petâŠ. be a talking petâŠ, be a mermaid, vampire, be friends with or be the sidekick of superman, batman, iron man, etc)
13 going on 30, the 100, accidentally in love, a.n.t. farm, alvin and the chipmunks, the amazing world of gumball, the aristocats, a series of unfortunate events, austin & ally, avatar, the babysitters club, back to the future, barbie, barbie's life in the dream house, barbie mariposa, barbie in a mermaid tale, barbie thumbelina, batman, best friends whenever, beverly hills chihuahua, boo bitch, bottoms, boy meets world, bride wars, brooklyn 99, business proposal, camp rock, captain marvel, cat in the hat, cheaper by the dozen, coraline, criminal minds, curious george, deadly class, derry girls, descendants, despicable me, diary of a wimpy kid, dog with a blog, eternals, euphoria, fantastic beasts, footloose, franny's feet, frozen, freeridge, garfield, gilmore girls, girl meets world, good luck charlie, gravity falls, h20: just add water, hannah montana, happy feet, harry potter, heartstopper, high school musical, hocus pocus, home alone, hotel transylvania, how the grinch stole christmas, i am not okay with this, icarly, jessie, kc undercover, kickinâ it, komi can't communicate, lab rats, law & order, lemonade mouth, let it shine, lilo & stitch, little miss sunshine, little rascals, little women, mako mermaids, metal lords, moana, modern family, mr. popper's penguins, my babysitters a vampire, night at the museum, the office, on my block, outer banks, peanuts, percy jackson and the olympians, phineas and ferb, pirates of the caribbean, pixie hollow, the polar express, pretty little liars, princess diaries, the princess and the popstar, ratatouille, riverdale, the santa clause, sam and cat, sesame street, sex and the city, shake it up, shameless, sharkboy and lavagirl, sisterhood of the traveling pants, smallville, smurfs, space jam, spider-man, spongebob squarepants, spy kids, starstruck, stranger things, strong woman do bong soon, the suite life on deck, the summer i turned pretty, the thundermans, teen beach movie, the teenage mutant ninja turtles, toy story, twilight, victorious, wicked, wizards of waverly place, zoey 101
VIDEO GAMES (thereâs so many more i canât think of)
animal crossing, hogwarts legacy, life is strange, minecraft, roblox, uncharted
MISCELLANEOUS
a certain decade or time in history, all women paradise (i love women), animal kingdom, atlantis, angel, babylon, baker, better cr, boarding school, dragon academy, dream college student, eternal childhood, eternal summer, farmer, idol school, marine biologist, new colors paradise, santaâs elf, small town, studying, summer camp, teacher, time traveler, vampire, waiting room
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đđ©đ°đ¶đ”đ°đ¶đ” summary: where he has an interest in a certain pop singer, and he doesn't try to hide it. note: believe me or not iâve been listening hip hop since Im like 15 y/o, soooo why not do an M&Mâs fic?? Let me know if u want part 2! xoxo
The lyrics of Mr Eminem's new song being mostly about you? That was something you definitely didn't expect.
I get so weak on my knees
Lose all control
Damn, her silhouette
So hot
Fuck beinâ a gentleman
I'm going to fuck her instead
The red carpet at the Grammys has always been a dream for you, you had already won a couple of awards, today... you were excited to be the presenter of one of them.
Best Rap Album.
To say you were excited is an understatement.
You've loved this genre of music since you were a teenager, Tupac, Fifty, Snoop...to name the most classics.
The camera flashes were the only thing you saw, accompanied by many voices that stunned your ears just by hearing your name.
"Y/N! over here!" A reporter called you, without hesitation, you approached.
"Hey how are you?" you asked with a big smile.
"Incredible! How are you? I imagine you're very excited for tonight" he smiles.
"Don't even mention it! I can't wait to call the winner on stage!"
"Do you think Eminem is nominated? He's been on everyone's mouth lately with his latest song..."
Here we go.
"Yeah... well, I'm sure he'll be nominated, I mean, he's fucking Eminem, it would be like a sin if he wasn't, right?" You laughed a little awkwardly.
"What do you think about his last song, about his comments towards you? 50% of people are upset calling Eminem a degenerate..." you didn't let him finish speaking.
"Well...I really like him, I mean, I've always been his fan and it's an honor to be named in one of his songs. Plus I also think that...we all know how he's like, if you don't like his way to be, to think, to speak, the lyrics of his songs, just don't listen to it and that's it, problem solved, I donât see the point in hating so much on something you can just...ignore" you laugh looking at the camera "Just take things more lightly, not everything is fighting and bad intentions."
You finished your conversation with said reporter and simply headed to your designated seat.
On the other hand, a certain blonde boy was also being attacked with questions regarding his controversial lyrics.
"She's here? Shit, I want to see her," the blonde rapper said, showing a small, very small, smile, turning his head around with the intention of catching some sign of the hot pop singer, you.
"Yes! In fact she will be the one to present the award for best rap album!"
"No shit! Damn man she's here" Em turned around and said to his best friend, Proof.
In a few minutes everyone finished settling into their seats and you both were surprised when you looked at each other, just a few seats away.
You were five seats to the right and three to the back, so you caught him every time he turned his head back a little to look and smile at you.
Until, soon...your moment had arrived, you got up from your seat to head backstage.
By the way, when you walked past the rapper, he didn't try to hide the fact that he couldn't take his eyes off you for even a second.
"And the Grammy goes to..." you created some tension "EMINEN!" You blurted out the name more excited than you should have.
The rapper's reaction might not have been very expressive normally, but he couldn't contain his smile when he knew who would be the one giving to him his award. The rapper and his friends got on stage and it was inevitable that you felt nervous as you watched him walk towards you, with a playful look, as if he knew what he generated in you.
"Congratulations," you whispered when he was close enough to you, taking the grammy as you felt the soft brush of his fingers against yours, he did it on purpose.
You didn't expect him to give you a hug.
"That's all I get?" He whispered back to you, keeping your faces close and your noses touching, his hands on your waist pulling you closer to him as if he didn't want to move away from you.
A great bustle from the public was heard, and it took them both out of the small cloud in which they were.
This was definitely going to stir the waters.
You both walked away, while you greeted and congratulated the rest of his friends (Proof winking at you in the process).
"Wow, shit, this is crazy, thank you so much to everyone who made the production of this album possible, Dr Dre, who always had my back, I will be forever grateful...and my god, damn, thanks to whoever the fuck is that put this beauty in that dress..." he turned to look at you and winked "Y/N Y/L/N ladies and gentlemen, the source of my inspiration for Heat Seeker"
Obviously, you blushed.
The entire audience was applauding, probably already starting to gossip among themselves about the little show between you and Eminem.
Like a gentleman he offered you his hand as he watched you walk down the steps of the stage with great caution. "Thank you," you whispered. âAny timeâ he smiles at you.
ÂŽTil the end of the awards you continued to connect glances from time to time, you also noticed how his friends bothered him every time he turned his head to look at you.
"Hey, Y/N! wait!" listen to yourself behind your back. "Hey," you looked at him softly, "whats up?" He shook his head quickly. "I just wanted toâŠI mean, normally I wouldn't give a shit, but, I wanted to make sure that the song didn't offend you, it wasn't to upset youâŠ" You interrupted his attempt to apologies "Don't worry, I understand it was just the song, I didn't take it personally, actually, I loved it" you laughed. "You did? I'm glad you're not like the rest and laugh instead of being offended." His attempt to hide his smile failed completely.
It just slips away from him.
Just with you.
A few seconds of silence took over the situation, though it wasn't uncomfortable, your eyes connected and you didn't seem to realize that you had been staring at each other. "Uhm, I was about to go to my hotel," you pointed behind you, "I was gonna change for the afterparty."
"Can I go with you?" He asked you, but before you processed the fact that he wanted to go with you to your hotel, he interrupted your thoughts "I mean, just so then we can go to the party together, if you want" he scratched the back of his neck.
You didn't even need to think about it "Yeah, I would like that" you smiled.
The two of you walked together towards your limo, captured by several cameras, so neither of you doubted that tomorrow you would wake up to a bunch of articles about how Eminem and Y/N left the Grammy's together. But none of you care about it.
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feature me [jay x male reader]
"You really killed it out there." Jay spoke, almost taunting. "You really think so?" You asked, reciprocating his energy. "I know so. Because I watching the entire time."
NSFW - If you're a minor, i literally do not care. Just dont let ur mom catch u or whatever đ€·ââïž
Requested by: Anonymous
Ëââź genre: SMUT Ëââź roles: top! jay, bttm! mreader Ëââź word count: 3.7k words Ëââź inspo: feature me - flo
SYNOPSIS: Jay and M/n. Two fierce performers in their respective categories, and a surprisingly good fit for one another. Their label knew what they were doing when they arranged for the two to perform a cover song together. What the two musicians hadn't known, though, was how attracted they'd be to each other, and how they weren't just impressed with one another's talents. As Jay and M/n entertained their mutual attraction, they found themselves caught in a night they'd never forget.
WARNINGS + TAGS: flirting, music industry, rough unprotected sex, swearing, insensitive at times, guitarist jay, fingering, intense sex, tension ;))), depictions of any irl character here does not reflect who they are irl this work is purely fictional, etc
The stage is set. The room holds its breath with anticipation. You stand in the middle of darkness as you stare out into the audience of the acoustic lounge you're in. You can see them, but they can't see you.
It's somehow nerve-wracking given you've performed in a lot of places for a lot of different people before. Maybe itâs different now because this acoustic lounge had pretty skilled instrumentalists in it, and you never really performed with a live band before. That means you have to match their performance with the only tool you have, your voice.
Then it hits. The kick and closed hi-hat. The signature sound of the song you were covering, aside from the notable guitar; âFeature Meâ by FLO.
The lights fade in, and you barely manage a 'singer-model expression' before it gets illuminated. The hi-hats of the intro shuffle complexly, matching the rhythm of your tense heartbeat. God, this live set makes you so nervous. That didn't matter now, it was time to do what your fans loved best; sing and move your body. After all, you know that this performance, much like any other, would definitely be recorded and posted.
Your makeup glistened as the light rose, reminding you of your look. A light streak of blue and white glitter, spread across either cheekbone like glossy freckles. Silver piercings in your ears, small but intricate - you can't remember them too well. Light blue denim jeans, well-fit at the thighs and gradually loosening at the calves, paired with a sleeveless denim vest of the same color, buttoned up except for the top button, showing off your collarbone.
Your arms were also out, and while they weren't built at all, sometimes your biceps flexed, and it felt like the stylists made the right choice. Maybe that dreadful gym was proving to pay off more than you thought.
Youâre set up for success, and can't make this all for nothing.
You hold the mic stand firmly as you do your best to look confident. Youâve got to sing your first line as the intro comes to an end. "Not what I usually do, but I've been peeping you." You sing. Not bad, albeit a bit breathy for how you'd prefer to sound.
"I'm tryna play it cool but it's too much, yeah." You follow, your free hand slithering up to your collarbone. Still getting used to everything, you wonder if that move was too much. Your hands weren't really free in your other performances, always busy with a handheld mic or doing a dance, so you thought to pull that sensual move.
"Got me breaking the rules; there ain't no second to." You take a breath, a sharp inhale which could have been avoided if you managed your breath better. "He's my forbidden fruit, yeah." You do a good job at the latter half, your tone rich with vibrato.
Then, the bass kicks in, and an ambient light from behind you casts a warm, orange glow on your (S/c) skin. The hall is acoustic and cozy, but quite modernized as well, and it excites you. The keyboardist plays a vibey tune, followed by the guitarist playing the signature sound of the amorous, seductive R&B anthem. What surprises you though, was the electric take on the originally acoustic guitar. It made everything more sensual and interesting.
You take the mic from the stand, and walk around slowly, the crowd lightly cheering as you become comfortable. You gotta move and give this performance some flavour; you were always about adding a bit of zest into the things you did, which made you as authentic as you were.
A nod from the drummer, a grin from the keyboardist, but one instrumentalist in particular catches your eye. The guitarist. Amongst them all, he's someone you know. Not personally, but you're a pretty big fan of. You've liked almost every post of his, despite having a load more followers than him.
Park Jongseong. Or better known as the attractive guitarist Jay. Beautiful and talented, seductive by just doing his thing. He was an actualisation of a very interesting concept, his visual sleek, polished and upper-class, whilst his aesthetic and marketing was edgy, sexualised and so seductively masculine.
He catches you looking at him, and you see that look in his eye. Slender and strapping. Heâs biting his lip in concentration, his eyebrows knit tightly together as he focuses on his guitar. But something about that gaze feels partially reciprocal, with undertones of tension. Thatâs the sexy look youâve been dying to see up close â as a fan, all youâve done so far is fantasize about him in ways not appropriate for everyday conversation.
You change your trajectory and strut up to him, as you sing the lines of the chorus, now being able to balance your voice against the volume of the live band. "Set the scene and feature me. Touch on me, get on your knees. I'll take the lead." You smile as the audience around you warms up with your performance. He plays the guitar, bopping his head as he vibes to the beat.
You approach him, and the two of you are standing before each other. You're testing the waters, and it doesn't seem like he minds at all. The crowd cheers; loud enough to be appreciative and quiet enough to be respectful of your show.
To look casual, you swagger over to the other band members, trying not to look hyperfixated over Jay. But it's clear that when you waltz over to them, it's more supportive than when you and Jay stand before each other. It's like pitting a growing flame against a gentle daisy; intense tension against a friendly, platonic support.
As you reach the bridge and the song gets closer to its end, you find yourself drawn back to the centre stage. You roll your body just a little, and the crowd loves it. You've performed expertly, and subtly but effectively seductively.
"Are you receiving the signs? I'm speaking on my mind." You sing, and it comes out like velvet and thunder; you're not just singing, you're inviting him. And when you look back at him, he's biting his lips and shredding that guitar. He's definitely not minding the signs.
"I just want you to come through. I've already set the mood; I'll tell you what to do to me, yeah, yeah." You sing, hitting the high note of the song. Grand and demanding in it's tone - rich yet sultry enough, wavering healthily with vibrato.
The crowd erupts in a full blown cheer, some hands in the air, some jaws knocked right open, and unseen tongues tied for sure. You can see the instrumentalists truly feel it from your peripherals, appreciative of your high note as they continue to do their thing. But again, you come back to Jay.
In a surge of confidence, you place a hand on Jay's free shoulder, gyrating your hips slowly as you wink at him, and he looks at you with a bold smile, dimples forming on either side of his cheeks. The crowd goes wild as you follow up with some ad-libs and riffs in honour of your inspiration trio, FLO.
The last post-chorus feels danceable, and you don't have to do so much at all. You repeat a simple "oh-oh~" over and over and that takes you to the end. But just before the song finishes, you walk behind Jay, and as you sing the finishing line, "I'll take the lead," you slither a hand up on his shoulder. The crowd delivers a round of applause, and you let out a breath of amusement and gratefulness.
The band members look at each other in reverence, and you smile at the audience gratefully. You, alongside the rest of the crew, bring your hands together as you applaud each other, and you and Jay spare a glance at each other. His is firm, his smile stoic and a bit more than just platonically appreciative. Flustered, you chuckle and break the eye contact, drawing a laugh from him.
You turn to face the audience, placing the mic back in the stand. They cheer and have faces full of smiles. It takes a moment, but it dawns upon you; you did well.
After giving the audience a few words of gratitude, you and the rest of the members leave the stage.
The rest of the crew vanishes elsewhere, whilst you walk backstage, catching a breath as you grab your water bottle from your desk in the dressing room. Everyone is gone by now, and the night feels like it's coming to an end. It's nice to have a moment to yourself knowing you didn't do that bad at all on stage.
You hear the door creak and shut lightly. It doesn't alarm you, but someone else just entered your dressing room. "I'm not interrupting, am I?" You hear from behind you, and already know who it is.
You whip your head back, and you're met with the sight of exactly who you expected. Your favourite guitarist, in a silk white dress shirt, unbuttoned at the top with his sleeves rolled up to reveal his forearms, with black slacks that fit his legs delectably.
"Not at all. What's up?" You respond before thinking. It's quite casual for who you are, but you can't undo the trajectory of the conversation now.
He lets out an expensive chuckle. It's like fine wine, or cigarettes after sex, or a hybrid of both - it calls out to you. "It's M/n, right? I mean, I just wanted to say that you killed it out there. Every part of that." He smiles nonchalantly as he puts his hands in his pocket and leans on a hip. In your opinion, he didn't need those pants.
"Awh..." You manage, your fingers running through your collarbone sheepishly. It was a little penchant of yours, and a weird contrast to how you'd touch it on stage. Maybe it just looked charismatic, but was you trying to comfort yourself. "I'm actually a big fan. I follow your page." You admit.
"For real? Appreciate it man." He says, tilting his head a little before placing right back to a neutral position. How seductive. You weren't that type of guy, but Jay was so attractively masculine. Grounded, sexy, dominant, and enough of a tease to get you going without pissing you off.
"No, you're great! Tonight, too; and the guitar was electric, so I was so surprised. Cause the guitar of 'Feature Me' is acoustic, if I'm not wrong?" You cross your arms and lean on your hip, comfortable and enjoying his company.
Jay shrugged, hands still in his pockets. "I dunno, I just followed the sheet. Glad you liked it. But really," Jay spoke, his voice with an undertone of implication. "You really killed it out there." It was like a taunt. It was prying something out of you, the way he took no more than half a step closer to you. Not yet implicit enough to be brass-necked, but audacious enough to be exciting.
The air in the room shifted, and you knew exactly where this was going. There was no more room for the cute chitchat, things were taking a turn. "You really think so?" You ask, reciprocating that energy. But to be fair, that was just you; led easily into submission and ready to serve. In your experience, it felt like that nature about you excited the more assertive type, the trait acting like a beacon to people like Jay.
"I know so. Because I watching the entire time." Jay replies, the tone in his voice no longer a question. His hand reaches out to gently grab your chin, vigilant for any signs of discomfort.
You look up to meet his gaze. It's everything you want. Assertive, strapping, lustful, sly. Undeniable.
"Well," Your eyelids relax as your expression, once eager, submissive and excited, was now sedative, alluring and lustful. You want him bad. "What happens now?"
He can't help but grin, letting out a playful scoff. He doesn't say anything, letting the silence speak for itself as you stare in each others eyes, as you realise the two of you are much closer to each other than before.
TIME SKIP
The sound of moist squelching fills up the now locked dressing room, and the air around you is still except for the whirr of a nearby fan. You're out of breath, panting helplessly as you're now certain that your face is red through your (S/c) skin. The leather couch in the dressing room feels cold against your bare ass, your legs spread on either side as Jay kneels in front of you, two slender and skilful fingers deep in you.
Your leg twitches, hips locking as if shifting between becoming free of tension and tense again as he does so. You're a whimpering hot mess beneath him. He pushes his fingers in deep, admiring your face as he fingers you. The only clothing on you now was your unbuttoned denim vest, revealing your slender body.
"Jay... fuck..." You bite your lip, trying your best to hold back your moans.
He just chuckles in response. It makes you feel weak in the knees, and slightly embarrassed. "You're so cute, M/n." He leans closer, face to face with you as his fingers remain sunken deep inside you, making you squirm and arch up as your shoulder blades press against the back of the couch. "You're gonna feel so good around my cock."
You melt, and you can't keep the eye contact with him. He looks so sure, so ready, and it makes you feel completely at his disposal. He smirks and leans in for a kiss. Gentle at first, then gradually more demanding. His tongue slides into your mouth, swift, slippery and expertly taking charge. Alongside the slurping, squelching sounds of your lips, you can still audibly hear him still finger you, rubbing against your prostrate every now and then.
He then bites your bottom lip. Hard. But not hard enough to draw blood. You gasp, and hold onto him out of reflex, needing support. He lets out another chuckle against your lips, finding you adorable. You blush every time, more and more bashful of your reactions while you're just entranced by the sexy and dominant man he is.
With a few more kisses and strokes to the inside of your tight hole, he pulls his fingers out. Sharp enough to make you wince, but gentle enough to feel pleasurable.
You take a breath, and it comes out shaky and frazzled, then watch him as he undoes his zipper, bringing something solid out of the confinements of his pants. "Alright, M/n. You ready for this?" He asks, and his sly gaze is something you realise you'll never get over.
You nod in response.
"Nuh-uh." He tuts. "I wanna hear you say it." Jay replies, pulling a sizeable erection out of his pants.
"Jay, please fuck me..." You respond, flustered, your own erection hardening at the thought of sex with him.
And just as you expect he would, he lets out another chuckle. "God, M/n." Jay spoke, getting up for a moment as he took off his shirt. He reaches for the lube you have in your bag, and pours a sizeable amount onto his shaft, unzipped and free from the restraint of his pants. He doesn't bother to take his pants off fully, letting them hang below his v-line. Then, he begins leaning over you, fists buried in the couch above either of your shoulders.
Jay looks down at your legs, spread wide open, making him lick his lips at the thought of fucking your pert ass. His tip teases your entrance as he tries to line the two up, hitting your perineum every now and then.
But then, when he's aligned perfectly, he enters you unmissably. It's swift, rough, and intense. He's prepped you up real good, and you can feel him inside you, his well-rounded size and thickness pleasuring you without even thrusting.
"Fuck!" You whine, letting out a wet moan. Jay growls as he enters, his cock surrounded by your walls.
"Shit, M/n." He lets out an eager, husky chuckle. "Still so tight after all that prepping, huh? I'm gonna enjoy this." He begins to pick up some momentum, and you can feel his pubic hair tingle against your leg every now and then.
Watching him like this was a treat; everything about him is perfect. His abs are lit up perfectly, the light behind him making him look ethereal. His arms are also well defined, and his thigh muscles flex with every thrust. Everything from his face, to his muscles, to the hair on his body; it's all gorgeous. But you don't have as much time to think about that as you'd like, given the way he furiously pumps into you.
Each thrust was raw and primal, going to lengths you hadn't known were possible. "Ah.. fuck... Jay..!" You moan exasperatedly, feeling an ache in your inner thighs and hips from being in the strenuous position for so long.
"Yeah, baby. Keep moaning for me. Don't you dare fucking stop." He replies, a hand reaching out to grab your face, squishing your cheeks. Jay is the epitome of hot, and you love being made into his plaything. You truly are all his tonight. And of course, you don't dare stop, no matter how shy you get. That's why Jay locked the door before any of this happened, so you can let as loose as he needs you to.
He thrusts hard into you, propping one of your legs over your shoulder. The pain is beautiful, hurting in the way you need it to every single night, in every single place.
"Jay.. f-fuck! P-Please..!" You beg. You don't know what for, but you do anyways. After all, the way his member slides in and out of you so perfectly, like a sensual caress to your insides and a roar of pleasure at the same time, you don't care about anything except for him right now.
Jay looks up at you, a tense grunt escaping his lips as he gasps, eyes rolling backwards for a split second before he regains composure. "Fuck, M/n. You're so fucking beautiful... I'm gonna fucking cum..." He growls, leaning in to meet your lips in a wet, sloppy kiss.
"Cum inside me, Jay. P-Please.." You moan, and in response, you get one back from Jay. It's a mix of submissive and dominant, yet still so strapping and masculine. Whatever it is, it makes your cock twitch with anticipation and arousal. It builds up an intense passion and longing for him, and you either need to hear that sound again or need to cum right now, because he's making you so horny.
"Oh, I'll fucking cum inside you alright. You just sit there and take it like the slut you are." He replies, delivering a firm slap to your lean ass. You let out a loud moan, and wonder if anyone heard. But truly, you don't care. You just have to reach to your climax.
"Oh fuck, M/n...!" Jay groans, delivering a few more thrusts with a newfound intensity as what must be adrenaline kicks in. You wince as he pounds into you, feeling a pain in your lower back as he essentially starts folding you.
Then before you know it, you and Jay start releasing at the same time. Frantically. Intensely.
The both of you moan into each other, gasping and grunting as you juice each other out as best as you can, lips tangling in a flame that seals the passion of the moment just minutes ago.
Jay places a few more kisses, less lustful, and more romantic, on your lips after you finish. He hunches over you, trying his hardest to catch his breath as he pulls out.
You relax, legs finally free of tension as they quiver from your tryst. That was fucking incredible.
"You know what, M/n?" Jay asked as he sits on his knees in fatigue, still in between you.
"Y-Yeah...?" You ask, still regaining composure.
"You're still so fucking beautiful." He says, flashing that same iconic smile of his. You let out a flustered scoff.
"Thanks. That was... that was pretty good." You reply.
"I know, right?" Jay smiles, the two of you breaking into soft laughs. "We should do this more often, huh?"
"Like... hook up?" You ask.
"Uh... well, I meant collabs." Jay chuckles, a bit caught off guard.
"Oh shit. No, no, I didn't mean to-" You start, another blush rising to your cheeks.
"No, no. Calm down. I was actually gonna suggest the hookup thing after I said we should collab." He smiles, holding your forearms to reassure you.
"Oh." You reply, throwing your head back in a wry, exhausted, but nevertheless content relief.
"Yeah." Jay laughs, eyes slim with glee. "Alright, let's get the fuck up." He declares, helping you up.
You get up, a wince escaping your lips as your ass begins to feel extremely sore. You didn't even wanna think of how it'd feel tomorrow.
"Pass me my shirt." Jay asks, holding out a hand as he put his now softened cock back in his pants. Like you thought before, he didn't need them at all.
As the two of you get dressed and laugh about how you surely have to shower when you get home, you see how the whole venue at this point is basically empty. When the time for you two to go your separate ways arrives, you exchange numbers, and Jay rakes your body just once more with his eyes as you head off.
"Catch you round, 'kay, M/n?" He holds a hand up as a greeting.
"For sure." You nod, offering a small smile before you walk off. You did well today.
As you walk out the venue, and the cool air of the pitch black sky hits you, you're able to take a breath and reflect as you make your way to your car.
What a fantastic fucking night.
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I had a smut idea about a modern version of Rockstar!Eddie. Corroded Coffin is just taking off so of course Eddie interacts with fans through social media, answering dms and liking fanart. One day Eddie gets a dm from Virgin!Reader, asking him if he can take her virginity. At first Eddie is very unsure about it until he learns more about Reader and agrees. How does that sound?
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Rockstar!Eddie Munson x Virgin!fem reader
Word Count: 5.6k
You drunkenly DM the Eddie Munson asking him to be your first.
Warning: 18+ I will block you if you are under 18 or have no age in your blog. oral (f & m receiving), p in v, fingering, virginity taking.
Thank you to my beta readers @munson-blurbs, @xxladymjxx, and @emma-munson
AN: I am so sorry this took so long! I started my masters program and have kinda been in a slump lately, but I am so happy that I finished this for you @randomreader1999 I was determined bc you have read and liked literally everything I have ever posted and I love you!
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Eddie scrolled through his DMs in the dark of the tour bus. He loved to answer fans, even if his manager told him it wasnât a good idea. The rockstar life was brand new to him and he couldnât help wanting to have a relationship with his fans. He knew he would have loved for his idol to message him back when he was once a nobody, so he was only doing what he thought would be great fan service.
It wasn't until he clicked on your message that his heart skipped a beat.Â
Hiii EddieÂ
I know this iis a weird thing to ask but⊠woul dyou take my virginity???
His mouth hung open, shocked at what he was seeing. Sitting there, he battled with what he should do. Did he just leave it on read or maybe turn down the poor girl as politely as he knew how?Â
Then, he saw that little green dot next to the profile picture and all of a sudden Instagram was telling him you were in the chat.Â
He freaked out even more when he saw the bubble appear, signaling you were typing.Â
Oh my god!!
Please ignore thatÂ
I wasn't exactly sober when I sent it to youÂ
Eddie chucked at the speed at which your messages came in. You were definitely freaking out on the other side. So he decided to answer and put you at ease.
It's alright
Mistakes happen, believe me
He watches as your typing bubble appears once more.Â
Oh my god, you actually answered me.
I'm going to fucking die
Please don't think I'm a creep, I promise I'm not!!Â
I didnât think you would see thatÂ
Eddie shakes his head, a bemused expression washing over his face. Deciding it was late, he turned his phone off and set it aside. Sleep comes fast. It usually did, not only because Eddie could fall asleep anywhere, any time, but life on a tour busâperforming in a new town almost every nightâwas exhausting, especially for someone who was still new to the rockstar world.
When Eddie awoke the next morning, the first thing he did was grab his phone. Opening it, he was still in the chat with you. He laughed through his nose softly as he reread your messages. He should have clicked out and gone about his day, but for some reason, he wanted to continue talking with you.Â
So, as he climbed from his bunk, he texted you back once more.Â
Hey
Hope you didnât die
âŠ..
The ding from your phone caught your attention, pulling you away from typing on your computer. It was muscle memory that had you reaching for the device and pressing on the notification before even looking to see what it was, too confident it was either your best friend/roommate or your mother who always seems to be in your business.Â
But as you look at the message, your eyes widen and your face heats with embarrassment. It was neither your mother nor your roommate⊠No, it was Eddie Munson, lead singer of Corroded Coffin, who had been witness to your most epic blunder.Â
âFuck!â The curse echoes through the apartment. Why is he messaging me? Again? Your heart thuds in your chest. Should you answer him back? Should you just ignore it? You had no clue what to do as your fingers hovered over the keyboard.
âWhatâs all the yellinâ about?âÂ
You startle when a voice calls out from the front door. Looking up, you see your roommate, Robin, taking her shoes off.Â
âHey, Rob. Iâm actually going to fucking die. Like you need to find a new best friend because I am no longer here.â
She walks into your room and leans on the door frame, eyebrow raised quizzically. âNormally, Iâm the dramatic one⊠Whatâs happened?â
You canât help but nervously laugh and rub the back of your neck with a sweaty hand.Â
âOh my god, what did you do? You have that look!â She gasps and points a finger at you.
âWhat? I donât have a look.â You defend.Â
âOh, yes, you do. You have this guilty look when you do something bad.â She argues, stepping further into your room. âTell me what you did or Iâll hit you.â She makes a hard swipe at your shoulder.
Instinctively, you go to hold your assaulted arm. âOw! What the fuck Rob!â
âTell me or Iâll do it again.â
âOkay, okay! No need to get violent. Sheesh.âÂ
Taking a deep breath, you turn in your chair to face her as she sits on the edge of your bed.Â
âSo remember when we went out drinking the other night and I got all sad drunk on you because Iâve never had sex, let alone been in a relationship?â
She squinted her eyes, trying to determine where you were going with this.Â
âAnd then you told me to just shoot my shot?â Well, drunk me apparently thought DMing my celebrity crush âTake my virginityâ was a good fucking idea.â
Robin gasps, hand covering her mouth. âOh babe, you did notâŠâ
âOh, wait, it gets worse.â You clap your hands together. âHe fucking messaged me back. Twice! He probably thinks I'm a weirdo, maybe a stalker? I can never show my face in public again!â
âAlright, just calm down for a second.â Robin stands from her spot on the bed and stands in front of you with her hand out. âLet me see the damage.â
Reluctantly, you hand her the phone. Sheâs doing an awful lot of humming while looking at the short yet mortifying conversation.Â
âWhy do you keep humming like that?â You ask. She's making you nervous.Â
She looks over the top of the phone at you and then back down. âI think heâs trying to start a conversation with you. Why else would he respond after seven hours? He actually might be flirting.â
You look at her horrified. âRobin, I highly doubt he is flirting with the crazy nobody who drunk texted him at 2 a.m. on a Saturday. If anything heâs trying to get information on me for a restraining order! I wouldnât blame him.â
âBabe, youâand I canât stress this enoughâneed to take a chill pill. Sure, you asked rising rock sensation Eddie Munson to take you to Pound Town, but the man is into it. He wouldnât text you again if he wasnât. If anything, he would have deleted the DM and gone about his day, he probably gets hundreds of texts just like it and there is just something about you that is reeling him in. In my expert opinion-â
âIâm sorry, expert?â
âYes, expert. Now shut up. I think you should go with it. Text him back, flirt it up, because who knows what could happen? Maybe one day heâll follow through on your request.â Robin is giving you a manic smile, one that has an idea behind it.
You squint your eyes at her, deciphering what she could be thinking. âRobin. No, donât you dare.â
She yelps, shocked at the way you grab for your phone. âWhatever do you mean?â
âI mean, donât do whatever it is you are thinking of doing!â You stand, reaching for the phone again. Thatâs when she bolts. âRobin! Come back here!â
âIâm doing you a favor! Youâll thank me later! Trust me!â
You chase after her through the apartment. Your poor downstairs neighbors probably think a herd of horses is running around above them.Â
âI really donât trust you, Rob! Give me the phone!âÂ
âYouâll have to pry it from my cold dead hands!â She screams as she makes a run for her room, slamming the door behind her. You catch up fast, pushing on the door and entering without a problem. Sheâs nowhere to be seen.Â
âRob? Where are you?â You ask, knowing she can only be in one of two places in the room. Sheâs either shoved herself under her bed or in the back of her closet.Â
So, you stop and listen. You can hear the faintest of tapping sounds as her fingers furiously type away on your phone and itâs coming from under the bed. Diving to the floor, you pull the bed skirt away and see her lying there.Â
âRobin, I swear to god, I'm going to kill you. Give me the goddamn phone.â You grab at her ankle and pull. She begins to scream and you canât help but laugh at the ridiculous situation.Â
âStop! Stop or I swear Iâll send the message!âÂ
You stop pulling but you donât let go.Â
âHow do I know you wonât just send it?â
âYou have to trust me.âÂ
Sighing, you shake your head. âThis situation has destroyed my trust in you. Slide me the phone and Iâll let you go.â
âAre you negotiating with me?â The tone in her voice is almost offended.
âYes, I am negotiating with you. Your life for my phone with an unsent message.â
Robin huffs, âAlright. Deal.â She slides the phone back to you and you let go of her foot, snatching your device off the floor.Â
She clambers out from under her bed but you canât help but see the suspicious-looking face sheâs making.Â
Hastily, you unlock your phone, and low-and-behold, there is a message from you, or rather Robin, to Eddie Fucking Munson.Â
Currently dying as we speak
âI knew I shouldnât have trusted you!â You jump forward, grab one of her many stuffed animals from her bed, and launch it full speed at her.Â
Robin ducks, laughing hysterically as she does so. âIâm so sorry!â
âNo, you arenât!â You throw another plushy.Â
She moves to grab what youâve thrown off the floor and begins pelting them back at you. âYouâre right, Iâm not! Iâm helping your love life!â
Soon, you both calm down, each of you falling flat onto Robinâs bed and laughing.Â
âI can not believe you did that.â You nudge her shoulder and she canât help but giggle.Â
âI really am sorry, but where else are you going to get the opportunity to flirt with the guy youâve liked since before he got famous?â
Huffing, you roll your eyes. âI actually hate that youâre right.â
âYeah, but you love me.â
âUnfortunately.â You groan as you stand up and begin to walk back to your room.Â
Youâre greeted with another ding when you fall back into your desk chair. This time you check the notification. Eddie has messaged back and it has your nerves standing on end.Â
Could he really be flirting with you like Robin suggested? Is he like this with every girl who comes crawling into his DMs?
Against your better judgment, you open the message.
If youâre going to die, at least leave me something in your will.
That makes you laugh softly before typing back.Â
And what makes you think Iâve got something for you to have?
He answers quickly.
Iâm sure you can think of somethingÂ
No can do.Â
All of my belongings are going to the ole best friend
so youâll have to take it up with her
Dang, I was really hoping for something to remember you by.
I guess these messages will have to suffice ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
You catch yourself biting your lip, a blush blooming on your face.Â
Maybe you could think of something for me to give youâŠ
What you were doing was a slippery slope. The ellipsis at the end of the sentence insinuates something less than innocent. You just couldnât help it, Robin was right, he was flirting with you and obviously, your very forward first message didnât deter him, so what was the harm in being a little risky?Â
The three little dots appear as Eddie types. Then they stop and start again over and over. It makes your stomach flip. Maybe you shouldnât have been suggestive.Â
Oh I might have something
Your heart beat faster.
And whatâs that?
I couldnât help but go through your profile and Iâm guessing you live in New York
Are you coming to the CC concert in a few days?
You arenât too sure what heâs getting at but you answer him anyway.
Tickets were sold out in like five minutes, so unfortunately Iâm not coming.Â
Heâs quick to respond.
Well, we can't have that.Â
What if I put you on the VIP list? Would you come?
Are you sure? You donât have to do that, itâs too much.Â
Yes, Iâm sure. I wouldnât have asked you if I wasn't.
Your fingers hover over the keyboard, unsure of what you should say. âNoâ would be the best answer, the safe answer but âyesâ was exciting and what you wanted to say deep down. After a game of mental tug-of-war, you finally begin to type.
Alright, Iâll be there.Â
Great. The VIP entrance is on the north side of the venue, I'll be waiting for you.
âŠâŠ
The Corroded Coffin concert wasnât for a few hours but with a mix of anxiety and excitement, you had gotten ready and made the long trek to the venue quicker than you thought you would. Luckily there was a tall man, most likely security, standing in front of what Eddie said would be the VIP doors.Â
He spots you as you walk closer, his arms crossed and his eyes squint at you with suspicion. Taking a deep breath, he speaks, âCan I help you?â Â
âI know Iâm early but I should be on the VIP list.â The statement came out sounding more like a question than you had wanted it to.Â
âI think you have the wrong place, thereâs no VIP for this concert.âÂ
You turn your head to look back down the street and then back to the man in front of you. âThis is the Corroded Coffin venue, isn't it?â
He nods, âYeah, it is.âÂ
Before he could continue, theres a ringing that interrupted him. Pulling his phone out he takes a glance at the screen before his eyes snap back to you. âWhatâs your name?âÂ
You give it to him and before you can ask whatâs happened, he steps back and opens the door. As he waives you inside, he says, âEddieâs down the hall, to the right, and through the only red door.âÂ
The area backstage is as grungy as expected with its black-painted cinderblock walls covered in hundreds of stickers and graffiti. The bandâs equipment fills the space making the path around it extremely narrow. You squeeze past amps and instruments and step over loose cords on your way to the door where you were told Eddie would be waiting.
Itâs easy to find the red door. It sits at the end of the hall one bright light shining overhead, like itâs beckoning you forward, enticing you.Â
You canât help the nerves you feel, your heart pumping faster and faster, the lump in your throat. It all gets worse when you knock on the door and hear a muffled, âYeah?âÂ
Taking that as your cue to go in, you open the door slowly. Eddie is sitting there on a black leather couch face buried in his phone. He looks up only slightly before he moves his gaze back down only to do a fast double-take when he realizes who you are.Â
âOh shit, I didnât think you would be here this early.â He sets his phone down on the arm of the couch before standing and walking toward you.Â
âWhy? Waiting on another girl to show up before me, trying to worm your way into someone else's will?â You ask.
Eddie shakes his head, âNo, yours is the only one Iâm trying to get written into at the moment.âÂ
You canât help the sheepish smile. âAh, so Iâm the only one for now but there will be others.â
âWeâll see,â Eddie winks, moving back to his seat on the couch.
Silence falls between the two of you. Nervously you begin to flit your eyes around the small room, fingers plying with the hem of your shirt.Â
âYou can sit if youâd like, I wonât bite.â Eddie motions for you to sit beside him and slowly you make your way over.Â
Your skirt rides up and the leather of the cushion feels sticky against the backs of your legs, but it doesnât distract you from how nervous you have become being in direct contact with one of your biggest crushes. Â
âYou okay?âÂ
Nodding stiffly, you respond, âYeah, Iâm good.âÂ
He takes your hand, and the warmth radiating off him makes you feel more at ease. The nervousness slowly dissipates as you get lost in his deep brown eyes. âYou seem a bit nervous, I swear I just wanted to hang out with you, no funny business,â he raised his right hand, holding up three fingers, âScout's honor.â
Laughing, you say, âI believe you! Itâs just that youâre you and Iâm me.â
âYou say that like Iâm some kind of celebrity.â
âBut you are. And itâs kinda intimidating.â
Edde laughs loudly, âMe? Iâm intimidating? What about sweet olâ me intimidates you?â
You canât help but giggle, entranced by his liveliness. âI donât know, probably everything?â You motion up and down at him.Â
âOh come on!â
âNo, really!âÂ
He looks at you, eyebrows raised quizzically.Â
âIâm just shy, and you seem to exude confidence.â
âNa, thatâs only on stage sweetheart. Think of it as an act.â
The longer the conversation went, the more comfortable you became. Eddie was no longer this scary rockstar sitting before you but a regular charismatic guy. Your posture was no longer rigid as you sat curled up on the couch. Eddie had gotten closer but he was still at a respectful distance.Â
Youâre pulled from your chat when someone knocks on the door. When it opens, a short blond woman is standing with a clipboard clutched in her hand and her finger pressed to a button on the side of her headset. As she spoke into her mic she waved her clipboard at Eddie, beckoning him to come with her.Â
Eddie checks his phone and stands within a second. âLooks like itâs show time. Follow Chris here and sheâll lead you to the barricade. Iâll see you after?â
You nod enthusiastically. âYeah, Iâll see you when the showâs over!âÂ
âŠâŠ
The venue isnât big but it feels like thousands of people are cramped into the tiny space. Youâre thankful to be at the barricade where you at least have no one crowded in front of you, even if you are being squished against the metal railing.
The crowd is rowdy, chanting for the band to come out. Their screams only become louder once the lights dim and the squeal of a guitar erupts over the speakers. Your heart is in your throat as you make out the band filing onto the stage in the almost pitch blackness.Â
Then, in an instant, the spotlight comes on and Eddie steps forward as he plays the opening riff to their newest song.Â
The way his fingers dance across the frets is making you clench your legs. If his fingers could play that fast, what else were they capable of?Â
As he begins to strut across the stage, lyrics flow past his lips carried by a deep, sensual tune. His eyes catch yours in the crowd and from that point on, you were entranced. Your eyes never left his. No longer were you surrounded by a crowd, separated by a stage and a metal barrier. No, you were right next to him. You could feel him, his warmth, and the way his breath fanned over your face as he sang.Â
The concert went by with you bewitched, like a sailor hearing a siren song. Eddie seduced you with his words and movements until you were almost a puddle on the floor.
Finally, when the lights went down and the crowd filed out, a security guard came to escort you backstage once more.Â
The atmosphere had changed from the light-friendly one that had been there hours before. Now the air in the small room was charged. You felt the air crackling as you ended, goosebumps rose on your arms as Eddie greeted you. His eyes were filled with something more than friendliness.
Your tongue felt heavy as you tried to speak and your mouth felt dry even as saliva pooled in response to the sweaty mess that stood in front of you.Â
Itâs like your body went into autopilot, your mind swirled as you stepped toward Eddie. Your hips swung sensually and once you were close enough to him, you reached a handout and pushed him back onto the couch.Â
He landed with a âhumphâ. His eyes followed you as you slowly fell to your knees.Â
âSweetheart, what are you doing?â
You look up at him though through lidded eyes. âI meant what I said the other night.â Your hands glide up his thighs, fingers barely tracing over the bulge underneath the zipper. âI want you to take my virginity.âÂ
Eddie catches your hands. âYou sure about that? I donât want to make you feel like you have to.â
Sighing, you lean into his space, âIâm so sure.âÂ
With nimble fingers, you unhooked the button of his leather pants, the zipper moved down on its own thanks to Eddieâs stiff cock pressing against the tight fabric.Â
You can't stop your mouth from salivating when you see he isnât wearing underwear. He lifts his hips, helping you to pull his pants down. Your eyes widen at how massive he is. Eddie smirks when you look up at him through your lashes.Â
âDonât worry baby, you can take it.âÂ
You arenât quite sure you can. Heâs intimidating, especially for your first time, but he soothes you with gentle, calloused fingers brushing your cheek, pulling you to him.Â
With a quivering lip, you open your mouth, tongue pushing forwardâwaiting eagerly to taste him. You canât help the lewd moan that erupts from the depths of your throat once Eddieâs cock is placed on your wet muscle. Heâs warm, hot almost, and the bead of white at his slit tastes weird.Â
Your eyes meet his when you look up at him, the once-milk chocolate of his irises had turned pitch black as he watched. Slowly you close your lips around him and begin to bob up and down along his length.Â
âOh- oh fuck.â Eddie choked out. His hand flew to the top of your head, harshly tugging on the strands of hair. It sent a delicious sting down your spine and a pulsing throb through your cunt.
You keep going, the whimpering moans erupting from Eddie the only encouragement you needed. His mouth is spewing filthy words, ones that would have any grandmother clutching her pearls, but no, they spur you on, had wetness soaking into your underwear. You were afraid if he didn't stop, you'd cum without having been touched.Â
âGod damnit, your mouth is so fucking good, Baby. Fuck.â Eddieâs fingers grip tighter and his hips start to tick upward, shoving him further into your throat. You canât stop the gag that comes at the intrusion. Pulling away a line of spit still connects your mouth to him. You take a moment to breathe, the sight of Eddie's flushed face and dark eyes fueling your desire. He looks down at you, a mixture of awe, concern, and raw need in his expression.
âFuck, sorry.â
âItâs okay,â you assure him once you catch your breath. âI just wasnât expecting that,â you laugh a little.Â
The two of you sit there for a moment, chests heaving and eyes wandering, until Eddie begins to move. He grabs hold of your arm, pulling you up and into him, his lips press to yours and you melt into him. The kiss only lasts for a few seconds before he is trailing down, tongue smoothing over your jaw and he attaches against the soft skin of your neck. The sucking you feel is a weird sensation but not at all unpleasant.Â
Goosebumps appear in the wake of Eddieâs fingers as they travel down your arms and to the hem of your shirt. He tugs on it slightly, prompting you to pull away so he can slip the top over your head. Deft fingers work at your bra strap as he starts kissing over your shoulder and chest, stopping to suck and nip where he pleased.Â
âEddie,â you sigh.
He hums in acknowledgment.Â
âNeed more. Please I need more.âÂ
Without a word, he breaks away and pushes you onto your back. His hands are hot as they travel over your legs and under the pleats of your skirt. Your breath hitches in your throat when Eddie begins to drag your panties down your legs.Â
Embarrassment flushes over you when his eyes lay upon your needy cunt. No one has ever seen you like this, vulnerable with all your most intimate parts on display. You canât help but shy away, gazing anywhere but at Eddie.Â
âPrettiest pussy I've ever seen,â he remarks as he leans closer. His tongue slips past his lips, tasting the wetness gathering at your folds. A primal moan escapes him as he begins to lap at you, drinking you in. His fingers splay over your thighs, pulling you closer as he eats you like a man starved.Â
âOh! Oh fuck-â You can't help the exclamation. The feeling of his wet muscle sliding over your clit in just the right way, at just the right rhythm. Your hands grip at anything they can, trying to keep you from floating away.Â
You felt so good. He felt so good. Ecstasy flowed through your veins like rushing rapids, untamed and strong. Zaps of electricity could be felt throughout your body as he ate you up.Â
Thick fingers tease at your entrance and your legs instantly snap shut. Eddie uses his other hand to pry your thighs from around his head. âKeep âem open sweetheart.â
Your heart fluttered and seized when one of his digits easily slipped into you. You could feel yourself clenching around him, it wasn't enough, you needed more, needed him to stretch you out further.
âEddie- Eddie please,â you gasp. âMore!âÂ
He hums into your cunt, the vibrations make your back arch off the sticky leather of the couch. Within seconds of your demand, Eddie is slipping a second finger inside you. You can feel the sharp cold from his rings as they come into contact with your hot skin and his thick fingers curling into you.Â
All that could be heard in the room were the wet sounds of the rockstar feverishly finger fucking you and the gasping moans you let out every time he licked you just right or his fingers brushed just against a sensitive spot.
Eddie removed himself from your clit with a âpopâ, the cool air that rushed over the wetness made you shiver. âLook so fuckinâ pretty all splayed out for me, Baby. What do say we kick it up a notch hum?â He asks, voice sickly sweet.Â
âYes, fuck- yes.â You agree, body thrumming with anticipation.Â
Slowly, he removed his fingers from you. You blushed as you watched him bring the digits to his mouth, tongue licking the remnants of you off them. âYou taste so fucking good. God, I want to be between your legs forever.âÂ
His words did something to you. Your pulse quickened and your cunt fluttered, emotions went feral inside of you. It took all your energy not to pull him into you at that moment.Â
âFuck me,â you spoke, just above a whisper.Â
âWhat was that, baby?â
âI want you to fuck me, Eddie. Please, I need to feel you inside me, pounding into me. Make it so I feel you for days after I leave, I need it, I want it so bad, please.â It might have sounded desperate but you didnât care. It was the last thing on your mind. You were so close to having him, you could just taste it and it was driving you crazy.
âOh yeah? Want my fat fucking cock inside that tight cunt? Stretching you out, ruining you for anybody else? Hum? Is that what you want?â
âYes,â you beg, âyes, please. Want your cock in me now.â
âAlright, Sweetheart, Iâll give you what you want.â
Eddieâs large hands splayed over your hips, pulling you into the position he wanted. You watched in awe as he brought the angry red tip of his cock to your drooling cunt, gliding it through your folds and pushing it gently inside.Â
He was so big, just the tip of him was stretching you farther than you ever had been before. Your hips careened away from him but he held your steady.Â
âNot gonna hurt you, just gonna take it slow until I get all the way in,â He spoke gently, soothingly.Â
Nodding, you take a deep breath, trying to relax as he pushes into you inch by glorious inch.Â
A loud cry sounds in your throat as he bottoms out. Your hands fly to his shoulders, nails digging into his skin as a fierce ache erupts in your abdomen.Â
Eddie grunts, pulling back slowly, just an inch before he pushes back inside. The tip of him presses into you, coaxing the fire in your belly. Itâs only been a few minutes but you want more, you want it harder, faster, less careful. You wanted to be fucked. You wanted to know what it was like to not be able to walk straight after, wanted to experience life-altering sex with the man of your dreams.Â
âMore,â you mewl. âMore, Eddie, I want more!âÂ
His hips pick up pace in answer his movements becoming more urgent as he responds to your plea. The room fills with the sounds of your mingled moans and the rhythmic creak of the couch. Each thrust sends waves of pleasure coursing through you, pushing you closer to the edge. You cling to him, lost in the sensation, as he fulfills your deepest desires.
You could feel it, a little tingling in your tummy as he fucked you deep and raw. Something you had never experienced before, not even when you had come by yourself. You were building up fast, causing your body to shake and your toes to curl as you tried to hold it off, but it was no use. You were tipping over the edge within a second.Â
âOh, fuck!â You scream, head flung back into the cushion. Your chest rose in the air and Eddie held you tightly, his thrusts coming short and fast as he worked you into your rapture. âEddie! Iâm- I- Iâm- Oh shit. Oh, holy shit. Iâm about to-â
âI know. Can feel you squeezinâ me like a fuckinâ vice.â His arms flex as he holds you steady against his assault.
Your climax crashes over you like a tidal wave, every muscle in your body contracting with intense pleasure. Eddie continues to move within you, prolonging your ecstasy until you collapse back on the couch, utterly and completely spent. He follows soon after, his release warm on your stomach, leaving you both breathless and sated.
Laying there, you couldnât believe what had just happened. You had just fucked the Eddie Munson⊠Not just fucked, you let him be your first. Who knew a drunken text could lead to something as inconceivable as having a literal rockstar fuck you until you were seeing stars.Â
You could feel Eddie shifting, and you opened your eyes to see him looking down at you. His lips moved, but you could hear no sound. Your heart was racing, and the blood was pumping too loudly in your ears for you to make out what he was saying.Â
âHuh?âÂ
Eddie just shook his head, a smirk forming on those kiss-swollen lips. He stood from the couch, careful not to put his weight on you.Â
You watched him closely as he pulled his pants up his thighs and walked to a black duffel bag in the corner. He rummaged through it for a moment before coming back, a green and white package of baby wipes in tow. Taking one out he slowly wiped at the mess you had both made, cleaning you gently.Â
By the time he finished, the rushing in your ears had stopped. âThank you,â you said as you sat up, pulled your skirt down, and searched for your bra and shirt.Â
âYou donât have to thank me, Sweetheart. Any decent person offers aftercare.â He bends down, grabs the garments you were looking for, and hands them to you.Â
Shaking your head, you say, âNot just for that, Eddie, for everything. I was mortified when I noticed those drunk texts, I still kinda am, but Iâm glad you didnât just block me and move on.âÂ
ââSâall right, I actually thought it was cute.â
âYou did not⊠Itâs so embarrassing.â You bury your face in your hands blushing as red as you possibly could.Â
âOh, but I did. I wouldnât have entertained the conversation with you if I hadnât.â
âMmm, okay then.â You shake your head. Standing up, you grab your stuff and look back at Eddie. âI guess I should go now, you probably have somewhere to be.â Taking a step toward him, you were going to kiss him on the cheek but thought better of it. Somehow that felt more intimate than the sex you had just had.Â
He caught your hand as you turned to go. âArenât you forgetting something?â
Looking back at him you spot your panties hanging from the index finger of his other hand. âOh, sorry.â You reach to grab for them but he pulls them away.Â
You look at him, brow raised in confusion.
âOn second thought, maybe I should keep them so I have an excuse to see you again?
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Suspicious Minds
Pairing: Emperor Geta/wife!reader
Summary: A senator informs Geta about the rumors surrounding his wife
Author's Note: This fic consists of pieces I took out from a much longer fic I had written. After reading what I originally wrote I didn't really vibe with the whole thing and so I took out parts I liked best to create this fic. Idk if it's better or worse because things feel a bit rushed in this fic now and not as cohesive as before but it's good enough I think ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ I was partly inspired by Fire & Blood where it says that some in court found Queen Rhaenys Targaryen suspicious because she spent time with bards and singers and they were sure she must be having an affair on Aegon I. Also the title is from the Elvis song of the same name because it popped into my head while writing this because it's similar to the plot lol.
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The late afternoon sun streamed through the marble arches of the palace, casting shadows across the floor of the Emperorâs private chamber. Emperor Geta paced restlessly, his jaw clenched tight, his fingers twitching. The rumors had come to him this morning, carried by a senator whose words had been carefully chosen, yet laced with venom.
âShe is often seen in the company of poets and bards, my Emperor. Some say perhaps too often.â
The words echoed in Getaâs mind as he strode to the balcony. Below him, others strolled about, oblivious to the storm brewing in his heart. He had always known that his wife had a fondness for the arts. It was one of the things that had drawn him to her. The way her eyes lit up when she heard the verses of a poem she thought was interesting, the soft smile that graced her lips during the final notes of a ballad. She was a woman of intelligence and charm. Perfect qualities to be his empress.
But now those very same qualities and interests had become the source of his unrest.
~
Geta finds his wife out in the garden. âI had hoped to speak with you my wife,â he said, his tone polite but firm.Â
âWhat troubles you, my love?â she asked, her brow furrowing as she stepped closer to him.
Geta studied her, his gaze lingering on her face, searching for some sign of guilt. But she looked as she always did, serene, composed, and beautiful. âThere are whispers in the court,â he began slowly, âthat your affection for music and poetry has extended beyond mere appreciation.â
His wifeâs eyes widened, and then she laughed softly, a sound like the chiming of bells. âSurely you donât believe such nonsense.â
âI donât want to,â Geta admitted, his voice low. âBut the court is not kind to a woman who spends her days surrounded by other men, no matter how innocent her intentions.â
Her smile faded, and she placed a hand on his arm. âGeta, these men are poets, musicians and artists. They speak to me about the soul, not the flesh. My heart belongs to you, and only you.â
He wanted to believe her. He needed to believe her. But the thought of her laughter, her attention, her admiration being bestowed on another man gnawed at him. âThen why do others speak of you so?â he demanded, his voice rising slightly. âWhy do they say you adore Bacchus so much that you have embraced his indulgences?â
His wife stiffened, her hand falling away. âDo you question my virtue?â she asked, insulted that her husband would believe such nonsense about her.
âI question the company you keep!â he snapped, the words sharper than he intended.
She took a step back, her expression conveying her hurt and frustration. âYou have always known who I am Geta. I am not a woman content to sit idly in the palace, just simply gossiping my day away. I find joy in the divine chaos of creation. If that makes me suspicious in the eyes of our court then so be it. But I will not apologize for things I did not do.â
Her words hung in the air between them, heavy with emotion. Geta clenched his fists, his anger warring with his love for her. Finally he spoke, his voice softer. âI do not wish to stifle you. But I cannot bear the thought of others questioning your loyalty or your love for me.â
His wife stepped closer, her gaze steady. âThen let me reassure you, my emperor. I am as sure of my love for you as I am about Sol bringing us the sun each morning. But if you doubt me, then tell me what must I do to prove myself?â
He sighed, reaching out to cup her face in his hands. âStay with me tonight,â he murmured. âLet the poets and bards sing their songs without you for once. Let Bacchus have his revelry elsewhere.â
She smiled faintly, leaning into his touch. âIf it will ease your mind, my dear husband then I will stay.â
Geta pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly as if to shield her from the whispers that sought to undermine them. But even as he held her, a shadow of doubt lingered, refusing to be banished entirely.
~
The grand halls of the palace echoed with the click of her delicate sandals against the marble floor. The weight of her husbandâs arm on her shoulder was both reassuring and suffocating. For the past three days, Geta had not let her out of his sight. Where she went, he followed. Where he could not follow, he sent his guards to watch her every step. It was unlike him, and though his paranoia was silent, she could feel it in the way his fingers tightened around her arm, in the watchful, almost desperate glint in his eyes.
She had tried to comfort him, tried to reassure him of her loyalty, but it seemed no words could pierce through the suspicion that had taken hold of him.
During a feast, Geta watched his wife like a hawk as she entertained a visiting nobleman whose son had written a collection of poems. His wife listened to the man intently, her soft smile never wavering as the man recited a verse.
But Geta saw something else. He saw how the manâs eyes lingered on her, how her laughter seemed to light up the room. His fingers dug into the armrests of his chair, his jaw tightening. Was it admiration? Was it mere courtesy? Or was there something more? The thoughts churned in his mind like a storm, dark and unrelenting.
When the man left, Geta wasted no time. He rose abruptly, crossing the room to where his wife stood.
âYou enjoyed his company,â he said, his voice low but laced with accusation.
His wife blinked, startled by his tone. âHe was reciting his sonâs poetry, my dear husband. Thatâs all it was.â
âYou smiled at him,â Geta pressed, his eyes narrowing. âYou laughed.â
âAm I not allowed to smile and laugh?â she asked softly, though there was a tinge of frustration in her voice. âMust I always wear a sour expression to please you?â
His hand shot out, gripping her chin and forcing her to look up at him. âYou are mine,â he said, his voice trembling - not with anger, but with something deeper, something more fragile. âYour smiles, your laughter, they belong to me and no one else.â
Her eyes softened as she saw the flicker of insecurity behind his harsh words. She reached up, covering his hand with her own. âAnd they are yours, Geta,â she murmured. âOnly yours.â
His grip loosened, and he pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly as if afraid she might vanish. âI will not lose you,â he whispered, his voice barely audible. âI cannot.â
~
For the next several days, Getaâs wifeâs world shrank. Where she once wandered the gardens freely, now her husband walked beside her, his hand resting possessively on her waist. When she visited the library, he went with her. Her gatherings with poets and musicians were no more, replaced by dinners where Geta sat her beside him, his eyes never leaving her.
She tried to be understanding, but his constant scrutiny weighed heavily on her. One evening, as they sat together in their chambers, she finally spoke.
âGeta,â she began, her voice tentative. âDo you not trust me?â
He looked up from the goblet of wine in his hand, his expression guarded. âOf course I trust you, you are my wife,â he said after a long pause. âIt is everyone else I do not trust.â
âYou cannot keep watch over me forever,â she said.
His jaw tightened. âYou are my wife,â he said firmly. âMy empress. And I will not risk anyone else taking you from me.â
âEven if it means suffocating me?â she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Geta flinched, as if her words had struck him. He set the goblet down and rose to his feet, pacing the room. âYou do not understand,â he said, his voice low and strained. âI have enemies everywhere. We have enemies everywhere. They would use you against me. They would take you from me. Take your love away from meâ
âWho could take me when I am yours in both heart and soul?â she asked, rising to stand before him.
He stopped, his gaze meeting hers. For a moment, he looked like a man on the edge of breaking, his carefully constructed armor of intimidation cracking to reveal the fear beneath. âI donât know,â he admitted, his voice trembling. âBut the thought of losing you terrifies me.â
She reached out, cupping his face in her hands. âGeta,â she said softly, âyou will not lose me. I love you.â
He closed his eyes, leaning into her touch. âPromise me,â he whispered. âPromise me you will never leave me.â
âI promise,â she said, though her heart ached at the desperation in his voice.
He pulled her into his arms again, holding her as if his life depended on it. She sighed softly, resting her head against his chest. She understood that his possessiveness was not born of cruelty, nor out of a need to stifle her but it was of a fear he could not truly voice, a fear he could not truly reconcile with, and it had consumed him.
And so she stayed, tethered to him by her love for him, hoping that soon his insecurities would ease and he would see that she was his, not because he demanded it, but because she chose it. But she was not sure how much she could take of this suffocating behavior. Of every move of hers and every interaction being heavily watched.
~
She rarely let her frustrations boil to the surface, but this time was different. As she sat across from her husband in their private chambers, the weight of the senatorâs venomous words and their impact on her marriage gnawed at her patience. For days and days now, Getaâs suffocating possessiveness had taken over every aspect of her life, and she could no longer bear the thought that this rift between them had been instigated by a man seeking to undermine her, a man seeking to replace her.
She set down her goblet with a sharp clink, her hands trembling, not with fear, but with barely restrained annoyance and anger. âIâve been thinking, my dear husband,â she began, her voice calm but carrying an obvious edge to it.
Geta glanced up from his seat, his brow furrowing slightly at her tone. âWhat is it?â
She met his gaze, her eyes blazing with uncharacteristic determination. âThe senator who came to you with these baseless rumors. I believe he must be punished.â
Geta blinked, clearly surprised. âPunished? For what?â
âFor daring to speak against me,â she replied, her voice firm, slightly exasperated that he did not already know what she spoke of. âFor poisoning your mind with lies and causing this⊠this chaos between us. He sought to undermine your confidence in me, to cast doubt on my loyalty, to possibly destroy my reputation. That is not something we should let go unanswered.â
Geta leaned back in his chair, studying her intently. âYou surprise me, wife. I thought you were above petty revenge. You have always counseled me against such rash decisions beforeâ
âThis is not petty, nor is it rash!â she shot back, her tone sharpening. âHe sought to disgrace me, your wife, your empress. By doing so, he has disgraced you as well. How can you tolerate such audacity?â
Her words struck a nerve. Getaâs insecurities flared, his mind racing as he considered her argument. She was right. The senatorâs insinuations had not only called his wifeâs loyalty into question but had also implied that Geta was a weak ruler, unable to control his own household. The thought made his blood boil.
âWhat would you have me do?â he asked, his voice low.
âDemote him. Remove him from his position. Let it be known that you will not tolerate slander against your Empress.â
Geta narrowed his eyes. âAnd if others see this as an act of weakness? A sign that I am blinded by my love for you?â
âLet them see it as a warning,â she countered. âLet them know that your loyalty to your wife is unwavering and that you will not allow anyone to sow baseless discord in your court.â
Her words appealed to Getaâs pride, and she could see the gears turning in his mind. After a long silence, he nodded slowly. âVery well. The senator will be dealt with. Iâll ensure his removal will be public and soon.â
Relief washed over her, though a part of her felt dissatisfied about simply just having the senator removed from his position. The senator had meddled in her marriage, made her husband watch every move she made for days now, and he deserved to face more severe consequences for it. The senator has a daughter around her age, she felt certain the senator was likely hoping to get her pushed aside to potentially make way for his daughter to get close to Geta, for her to be the next Empress of Rome. Getaâs wife seethed silently at the thought of someone replacing her, of someone attempting to steal her position. She thought about paying Caracalla a visit and informing him of the treacherous senator in their midst. He would certainly give her the dramatic reaction she wants.
Geta rose from his seat, crossing the room to stand before her. He cupped her face in his hands, his gaze softening. âYou are right. I should never have allowed his words to poison my mind. You are my empress, my wife. No one will come between us againâ
She smiled faintly, leaning into his touch and calming for a moment. âAnd I will always stand by your side Geta. But we must stand together, against anyone who seeks to divide us.â
Geta kissed her then, fierce and possessive, as if to reaffirm their bond. She let herself melt into the embrace, even as a small voice in the back of her mind wondered if she should push for more to be done about the senator.Â
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reader can't take out her frustrations on Geta so she will take it out on the senator who started all of this instead lol
#emperor Geta x reader#Geta x reader#emperor Geta x you#gladiator 2#gladiator fanfiction#gladiator x reader
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