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delayeddrabbles · 18 days ago
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chapter 10: building a nest Guy/Locksley Sibling!OC/Allan - AU s2
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ravnarieldurin · 7 months ago
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So...I write fanfiction now! That's a new one for me.
Find me on AO3 as RavnarielDurin.
Currently Fandoms:
The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings
Silmarillion (dipping my toes in. I need to read the book.)
Future Fandoms:
Robin Hood BBC (Guy of Gisborne)
North & South (John Thornton)
Pilgrimage (Raymond De Merville)
(Notice a pattern yet? ☺️ I'll give you a hint: Richard Armitage.)
~~~Long Fics~~~
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Available to read on AO3
E-Rated Dark Fantasy Romance Multi-Part Long Fic of the Hobbit (Movie Universe with elements of the book)
Main Ship: Thorin/Fili/Kili/OFC Raven (polygamous fated Ones)
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[Intro Post] [CH 1] [CH 2] [CH 3] [CH 4 - current WIP]
~~~One Shots~~~
Hot Chocolate [Tumblr Post] Rated T for slight suggestiveness.
Wife reader brings her husband Hot Chocolate in various settings. Individual chapters for Thorin x Fem!Reader, Fili x Fem!Reader, and Kili x Fem!Reader.
~~~Request Rules~~~
[NEW!] The Hobbit Prompt Requests [OPEN]
WIP List:
Thranduil/OFC (request)
Thorin Oakenshield/Fem!Reader
Kili/Fem!Reader
Dwalin/Fem!Reader
Fili/Fem!Reader (request)
Thorin/Fem!Reader (request - I got both messages so you're all good! ☺️)
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middleearthpixie · 1 year ago
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
Thank you for the tag, @i-did-not-mean-to!!
And.... we're off...
1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 36
2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 2,583,909 (just about everything i write tends to go novel length and when my muse cooperates, look out!)
3. What fandoms do you write for? Tolkien - The Hobbit and LOTR, and most of the characters played by Richard Armitage.
4. What are your top five fics by kudos? After the Fire, More Than Meets the Eye, Brilliant Disguise, Where I Belong, In This Moment
5. Do you respond to comments? Almost always. It might take me a while, but I try to respond to every one.
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? That would be The River which was a short piece of about 3k words that takes place right before Thorin starts out for the Shire and the Quest to retake Erebor.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Pretty much everything else (Where I Belong is more bittersweet than flat out happy). I write romance and one of the hard and fast rules is an ending that is either happy or happy for now. And I am an absolute sucker for a happy ending.
8. Do you get hate on fics? Not so much hate, but useless criticism (and yes, unless a writer has specifically asked for a critique, criticism is useless so save yourself the time and trouble and don't bother with it. Don't like something, don't agree with it? Write your own story how you want it. I'm not even nice about that any more.)
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Sure. I write steamy in general, but Good Trouble, The Chance You Take, Playing with Fire, Damaged Goods, Miss Fortune, Seven Days, and Better Days are the smuttier of my fics.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? I've written crossovers for Richard Armitage characters - Guy of Gisborne/John Porter
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? I doubt my fics are good enough for anyone to steal, so I'm thinking no.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated? I'd be very surprised if I have.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? No, and I don't know that I'd be able to do it, either. I'm far too set in my ways and doing things the way *I* think they should be done and telling the story the way *I* see it.
14. What’s your all time favorite ship? Thorin x OFC
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? I don't have any. I almost never orphan a story. It might take me literally years to finish it, but it will be finished.
16. What are your writing strengths? I write fast and clean (meaning my edits/revisions are usually minimal) and judging by a lot of the comments I receive, I write very good and natural dialogue
17. What are your writing weaknesses? I sometimes have trouble slowing action down, as I usually want to get right to the meat of the story. I also can't always translate the images in my mind to the words on the page.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I write using other languages sparingly - usually just enough to give the reader a feel for the character. It's too easy to fall into linguistic stereotypes otherwise.
19. First fandom you wrote for? Marvel. Loki, specifically.
20. Favourite fic you’ve written? This one is a three-way tie between More Than Meets the Eye, After the Fire, and Something in the Night, (my current WIP) because all three have heroines who are very unique - Arielle is not only trying to pass herself off as her twin brother, but she rambles when she's nervous, Jasna is a medical student who stutters, and Nina is a bounty hunter seeking revenge against a certain dwarf king. All three were and are fun to write.
And now for the no-pressure tags!
@evenstaredits @sotwk @fizzyxcustard @frosticenow @glassgulls @sunnyrosewritesstuff and anyone else who'd like to answer! :)
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fizzyxcustard · 2 years ago
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Drabbles Masterlist.
Good Morning Kisses (Thorin x Fem!Reader)
Desperation (Thorin x Fem!Reader)
Stranded (Thorin x Fem!Reader)
You feel the same (Guy of Gisborne x Fem!Reader)
Eye Contact (Lucas North and OFC - part of AsgardianHobbit98's Four For Valentine event)
Letter (Lucas North and OFC - part of AsgardianHobbit98's Four For Valentine event)
Eavesdropping (Guy of Gisborne x Fem!Reader - as part of Asgardianhobbit98's Four For Valentine event)
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sorisooyaa · 3 years ago
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Moodboard / Banner / Blend Masterlist
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ARMITAGE SUMMER SPLASH HOSTED BY @lathalea AND @fizzyxcustard
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WEEK 1:
Enemies to Lovers - Guy of Gisborne x Fem!Reader
Lathalea’s Post
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WEEK 2:
A Secret is Found Out -  Thorin x OC (Diamonds and Ashes | Raelynn Adair story)
Coffee Shop - Daniel Miller x Fem!Reader
Kidnapped - Raymond De Merville x Fem!OC
Crossover - Thorin Oakenshield x Eternal!OC
Oblivious Of Feelings - Thorin Oakenshield x Fem!Reader
Comfort - John Thornton x Fem!Reader
Lies - Thorin Oakenshield and Fëanor
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WEEK 3:
Arranged Marriage - Raymond De Merville x Fem!OC
Love Triangle - Ray Levine x Fem!OC x Cassie
Illness - Dr. Scott White x Fem!OC
Angel/Demon - Modern!Dragon Sickness!Thorin Oakenshield x Fem!OC
Matching Tattoos - Francis Dolarhyde x Fem!OC
Werewolf/Vampire - Vampire!Thorin Oakenshield x Werewolf!Fem!Reader
Body Swap - Thorin Oakenshield and Thranduil / Thorin x Wife!Reader
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WEEK 4:
Break Up - Lucas North x Fem!OC
Time Travel - Raymond De Merville x Reader /  Father!Raymond De Merville x daughter!ofc
Accident - Francis Dolarhyde x Reader
Birthday - Thorin Oakenshield x Fem!Reader
Proposal - Dr. Mikhail Astrov x Fem!OC
Looming Anniversary - Thorin Oakenshield x Wife!Reader
Be Careful What You Wish For - Modern!Dragon Sickness!Thorin Oakenshield x Fem!OC
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WEEK 5:
Vacation/Holiday - Modern!Thorin Oakenshield x Wife!Reader
Pirates - Thorin Oakenshield x Mermaid!Reader
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Thank you for the likes, comments and reblogs 💖
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ao3feed-thehobbit · 5 years ago
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Sweetest Fruit
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3c7DJtr
by ImJustFandomTrash
Sir Guy of Gisborne is a regular at your stand within the markets of Nottingham. You're naturally a kind person, so you always strike up a conversation with the deputy, even being kind enough to give him a free fruit of his choosing whenever he visits your stand.
Because of your kindness towards him, it makes Gisborne become interested in you and tend to come by your stand every single day when able. Will Gisborne ever get to be anything more than just a regular customer at your produce stand? What will happen when the Sheriff finds out that Gisborne has taken a liking to one of Nottingham's finest merchants?
Sir Guy of Gisborne x Female! Reader
[Thorin/Richard Armitage tag are just so that more people can see the work. Thorin/Richard Armitage are not mentioned anywhere in this fic]
Words: 2069, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 8 of Richard Armitage & Co.
Fandoms: Robin Hood (BBC 2006), The Hobbit - All Media Types, Real Person Fiction, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, British Actor RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: F/M
Characters: Guy of Gisborne, Reader, OFC
Relationships: Guy of Gisborne/Reader, Guy of Gisborne/You, Thorin Oakenshield/Reader, Thorin Oakenshield/You, Richard Armitage/Reader, Richard Armitage/You
Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Romance, Eventual Romance, Fluff, Fluff and Humor, Flirting, Canon-Typical Violence, Violence, Blood and Violence, Blood, graphic depictions of blood, Fix-It of Sorts, Sweet, Slow Build, Slightly slow burn, Eventual Happy Ending, Eventual Smut
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3c7DJtr
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middleearthpixie · 3 years ago
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Lockdown
A/N: A Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover, part 4 
The police code here is one I found for my home state and while the first fifty ten-codes are generally used in all 50 states, they can still vary. I may have also taken a bit of license with what the procedure would be in the instance of a school shooting. 
10-20 - advise to location 
Summary:You and John Porter have broken up, but when tragedy hits a little close to home, you’re both rethinking your priorities
Characters: John Porter, Guy Gisborne, Reader, numerous eight graders 
Warnings: Some tension, hints of gun violence in a school setting
Rating: T
Word Count: 3,889
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You sighed as you tapped your pen against the blank notebook page on the table in front of you. You were between classes, listening to the din coming from the hallways that was sixth, seventh, and eighth graders all changing classes. 
A yawn worked its way to your lips. You hadn’t been sleeping well and hadn’t been for weeks, now. Not since the night you and John broke up. You tried not to think about it. Tried not to think about him. But that was, of course, easier said than done. You’d met on a blind date set up by mutual friends who were a couple and so thought everyone should be paired off. Unlike most blind dates, this one ended on the highest of notes and in a blaze of sinful passion that was the start of one of the most wonderful relationships you’d ever had. 
Maybe you should have seen the end coming, but you didn’t. After all, he seemed so absolutely supportive of your decision to go back to school and get your Master’s in American History so you could maybe teach at the high school level as well. But then as your workload piled up and your free time shrank until it almost disappeared, it took its toll on both of you. You began fighting over the stupidest things, until finally, in a moment of utter frustration, you told him, “Look, we want different things I guess. Maybe we should just take a step back for now.”
“Okay, tell you what. When you decide I’m as important as—” He held up the book you had to finish; All That She Carried, the Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake—“this, give me a call.”
“John, you were the one who told me what a great idea you thought this was, that you’d understand if things got crazy. Well guess what? They got crazy.”
To which he said, “Sounds good. Call me when you’ve decided you’ve got time for me again.”
With that parting shot, he stormed out of your apartment. It was the last time you saw or talked to him and that was almost six weeks ago. He’d left a couple of terse voicemails but you couldn’t bring yourself to call him back. You tried not to think about what he was doing. Angel told you over coffee a week ago that he’d started seeing someone else and both she and her fiancé, Guy hated this new woman. She and Guy were planning their wedding and trying, she’d confessed, to find a way to keep John’s new girlfriend from coming to it. That conversation left you dead inside. You were Angel’s maid of honor. You would have no choice but to see John with your replacement and the thought alone made you want to throw up. 
The bell rang and your students filed in, laughing, chatting, texting without looking up from their phones or bumping into anything—which amazed you as much as it horrified you—and as they took their seats, you stood. “Good morning! Phones away, we’ve got a lot to cover this morning, beginning with your paper topics. Have you all decided what you’re writing about?”
The voices rose as one loud buzz and you smiled. “Okay. Let me try that again. Who here does not have a topic yet?”
With that, the buzzing dulled and three hands went into the air. You smiled. “Okay. Lisa, Deja, and Tyler. Good. The rest of you, take a look the questions I’ve written on the board and start answering them. Lisa, why don’t you come up and we can talk about what you might want to do. Deja, next, and then Tyler.”
The others grumbled, and two of the girls took out their phones instead, to which you said, “Elena, Donna—up here with the phones and into the basket they go.”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m dead serious, Donna. Let’s go.” You moved the wire basket that sat on the opposite corner of your desk to the other side of your desk. “You know the rules.”
They muttered under their breath, but each girl came up to drop her phone in the basket. “Anyone else think they might need to prevent themselves from becoming distracted?”
No one else moved and all phones went away. 
“Good. Now, get to work. Lisa, come on up and—”
The PA system crackled to life to interrupt you. “Good afternoon, students and staff. Brunswick High School is currently in a lockdown. Please lock all doors, shut off all lights, close all blinds, and move to the corner farthest from any doors and windows. Remain silent and mute or turn off all cell phones. This is not a drill. Again, Brunswick Hills High School is currently in a lockdown. Please lock all doors, close all blinds, and move to the corner farthest from any doors and windows. Remain silent and mute or turn off all cell phones. I repeat, this is not a drill.”  
You stood up. “You heard Principal Bailey. Phones off. Back corner, guys. And be quiet.” 
They stood almost as a unit and moved to the far corner of the room, where a low metal bookshelf stood just beneath the windows overlooking the courtyard. You skirted your desk to the door at the back of the room, pulled the shade, and then locked it, then flipped the lights off before moving to the door at the front of the room to lock it and pulled down that shade as well. Then, one by one, each window shade came down and the room sank into darkness.
It wasn’t a drill, but it also wasn't the first real lockdown you’d ever been through. Last year, there were two that wound up being nothing, so you weren’t really all that frightened. Your heart sped up a little, but you paid little attention to it as you moved over to where your students sat.
But then you heard it. 
Pop!
Pop!
Pop!
The noises were faint, but enough to make you jump and none of you needed to be told what you heard. And your heart sped up as you looked at the thirteen and fourteen year old faces in the corner. They knew it as well. 
“Keep quiet,” you whispered, putting a forefinger to your lips. “I’m sure the police are on the way, if they aren’t already here, and—”
“That sounds awful close,” Deja whispered.
More popping sounds. Louder this time. 
You looked around your room. You were on the second floor. The courtyard could only be accessed by way of the first floor, there was no exterior way into it. There were two cabinets that could hold two, maybe three of your kids each. That left fourteen students that would be sitting ducks. 
The commotion in the hallway grew louder. Boots sounded. Voices rose. The popping grew louder. Lisa let out a squeak, and Tyler clapped his hand over her mouth to quiet her. 
“It’s okay, guys,” you said, your voice far calmer than you actually felt. But you couldn't let them see you were scared as well. If you were outwardly calm, they would remain calm as well, and that was important. You knew the drill. You were ready. 
Of course, being ready didn't mean you weren’t scared as all fuck, because in truth? Your hands would be shaking like crazy if they weren’t balled against your thighs. You had to at least appear calm to keep them from panicking. You looked at those scared faces around you, some of whom had pulled their phones out and were texting like mad now, and you were supposed to confiscate the devices, but you couldn’t bring yourself to do it. Stories of previous school shootings flashed through your mind. Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Some of those texts were the last words their parents would ever hear. 
A shadow passed the back door. Your heart stopped beating as the door handle rattled. And rattled again. 
A hand caught yours. You looked over. Tyler. He was such a sweet kid. He was new to the school and hadn’t quite figured out where he fit in just yet, but the others in class liked him and little by little, he was beginning to bloom.
You put a finger to your lips. He nodded. 
The shadow moved.
To the front door. 
You’d never heard a gunshot up close. It rang out and deafened you for a moment as glass sprayed inwards. A hand came through the hole that used to be a window. 
“Stay down.” You whispered this as you got up. Your heart hammered your ribs hard enough that black dots actually danced before your eyes. You’d never been so terrified in your life, and would have thought you’d freeze in this moment.
But you didn't freeze. You looked over your shoulder at the kids who were instead frozen in place, phones forgotten even as text bubbles popped up on screen after screen. 
“If something happens, do whatever you can to protect yourselves,” you whispered. “The police are coming.”
The hand caught the lock and turned it and you stood there, just waiting, barely breathing. Barely hearing anything over the rush of your own blood through your veins, through your temples. You heart raced. Your mouth was beyond dry. 
You waited.
John’s blood roared through his ears as he and Guy pulled up to John F. Kennedy Middle School. SWAT was already there. Paramedics and ambulances were also already there, just in case. He and Guy really didn't need to be, but as soon as he heard the alert go out, all he could think about was getting to the school. 
About getting to you.
“Shit,” he muttered at the sheer number of responders. Police. Ambulances. All with their flashers going but without any accompanying sirens. This was his first time responding to an active shooter in a school situation and that it was your school… 
He wanted to vomit. 
“Come on,” Guy tugged the keys from the ignition and thrust open his door, “let’s at least see if we can get a status update.”
“I should have called her last night. I wanted to,” John said as he climbed out of the car. “And I can’t explain why, because she’s made it clear to me she doesn’t want to talk to me. But I just had the urge to call her.”
“She knows about Stephanie.” Guy slammed the driver’s side door shut. “Angel told her.”
“Knows what? There’s nothing to know. It’s not like she’s my girlfriend.” At Guy’s long look, John shook his head. “She’s not. I’ve done nothing with her.”
“Really? Not even a kiss?”
John almost smiled at the disbelief in Guy’s voice. “Not even a kiss. It’s just not there for me. I’m not the least bit interested in kissing her or anyone else.” John moved around to the trunk and popped it, then bent over to fish out the kevlar vests with the reflective letters BHPD and Police on them. “Here.”
Guy took his and eased it over his head. “Then fucking call your teacher already, will you? You’re miserable. She’s miserable. And Angel’s pissed at both of you, which means I’m always running the risk of being miserable as well.”
John adjusted the Velcro on his vest. “Guy, I just told you—she doesn’t want to talk to me. I’ve called her about half a dozen times since we broke up and have gotten only radio silence.”
The radio on his hip crackled. “We have the suspect pinned down. Second floor classroom. Two hundreds. He’s got a teacher and about fifteen kids trapped in a classroom. Over.”
Another voice came over. “Ten-twenty. Over.” 
“Room two-twelve. Over.”
Guy lifted his radio. “Unit Fifty-Seven reporting. We just arrived on scene. Status? Over.”
“Unit Fifty-Seven, stand by at this time. Repeat, Unit Fifty-Seven, stand by. We have officers in place. Over.”
“Copy.” Guy lowered the radio. “You okay?”
“No, I’m not fine. I want to storm in there and take this guy out and that I can’t is killing me, man. I have to trust these guys—” he gestured to all of the uniforms around them—“and that’s the last thing I’m really able to do right now. And what about you? You okay? I mean, Angel teaches here, too, doesn’t she?”
“Yeah. But she took a personal day. Wedding stuff. So, right now, she is at any given mall in the state trying to find whatever it was she was trying to find and don’t ask me what because I have no idea.”
John couldn't ignore the way his gut bubbled. “Do you know if she’s doing this wedding stuff alone? Maybe she needed her maid of honor with her?”
Guy just gave him a look. “She’s here, John. Sorry, man. Angel is solo on this one.”
“Shit.” He peered over the top of their car at the officers swarming into the building. School shootings were something he simply was not used to, would never get used to, and he’d be lying if he said otherwise and it took every bit of will he had to remain where he was, because in reality, all he wanted was to get to you.
The gunshots rang out and both he and Guy spun towards the building’s north wing. Their radios went wild at that moment, with officers shouting over the pop!pop! of gunfire and then everything went horribly silent. 
“Officer requesting medical assistance to room two-twelve,” a voice crackled. “Gunman breached the classroom door and just began firing. Over.”
“Copy that. How many victims? Over.”
“Two, but injuries do not appear life threatening. Repeat, injuries do not appear life threatening.”
“And the suspect?”
“Killed at the scene.”
With that, the first responders flooded the building and John was right behind them. He had to see you, and to make sure you were okay. That was all that mattered. 
Everywhere, uniforms swarmed, escorting kids and adults out of classroom after classroom in a relatively orderly fashion. They were all oddly silent, at first, but once they were outside the building, and they caught sight of their parents or other family members, they bolted. Students hugged students Teachers hugged groups of students. Teachers hugged one another. By now, civilians cars—parents, no doubt—lined Maple Street and as kids ran out, parents swept in. Reunions were tearful, with other officers trying to keep parents from going into the building itself.
He took a step toward the building and Guy’s hand met the middle of his chest. “Porter, wait here.”
“No, I’m going in.”
“You’re not. You know the drill. We aren’t needed and we wait right here.” 
“But—”
“Right here, John.”
He glared at Guy. “Would you be waiting if it was Angel in there? Because you know you wouldn’t.”
“No,” Guy shook his head, “I wouldn’t. But you’d make damn sure I did and you know it. Now, I know it sucks, but we wait. Right here.”
John knocked Guy’s hand from his chest and stepped back. Guy was right and John knew it, but that did nothing to calm his nerves at all. He couldn't stand still. He paced. Along the sidewalk to the end and then back, where he said,“Any word?”
Guy could only shake his head. “Not yet. But, they haven’t called for any more medical assistance. Just for the two and those were non-life threatening injuries, so she’s probably fine.”
John didn't reply. The words stuck in his throat. All he could think about was the last conversation the two of you had. He was pissed off because you were supposed to go to dinner and you canceled because your reading for school was piling up and you had to get caught up. He’d acted like a spoiled git because you needed to catch up on things. And why did you need to do so?
Because he demanded you put him first. 
“Okay, tell you what. When you decide I’m as important as—” He held up the book you had to finish; All That She Carried, the Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake—“this, give me a call.”
“John, you were the one who told me what a great idea you thought this was, that you’d understand if things got crazy. Well guess what? They got crazy.”
He sighed now. “I should’ve never walked out. I should have stayed there and insisted we work it out. Fuck.”
“What?”
He looked over at Guy. “We broke up because I was jealous. She was going back to school and all of the sudden didn't have any time for me—at least as I saw it. And I got mad. Told her to get her priorities straight, meaning put me first. She rightfully told me to fuck off and here we are and Christ, now here we are and I don’t know if she’s one of the injured and I’m just supposed to sit here and wait?”
“Yeah, John,” Guy replied softly, “that’s exactly what you’re supposed to do…”
Your hands shook and Tyler tightened his about one of yours as he said, “We made it. We’re okay. It’s over.”
You couldn’t speak. Your throat seized up as you looked first at the hand wrapped about yours, and then at the kids still in the classroom. Lisa. Deja. Donna. Tyler. Suriya. Elena. Nicole. Cameron. Dante. Gil. Samantha. Cody. Jaxon. Mackenzie. They were all there, alive and well and in one piece physically. They all looked shaken up, pale and so very young. But you managed to smile. “Text your parents,” you said softly. “Tell them you’re all okay.”
“Are you all all right?” An officer came into the room. “Is anyone injured?”
“No,” you told him, shaking your head, tightened your hands into fists again to hold the shaking at bay. “We are all fine.”
“Okay. McMichaels,” he looked over his left shoulder, “escort them out to the main parking lot.”
“Got it.” A second uniform came into the room and you tried not to pay much attention to how they just stepped around the prone figure on the floor. Tried not to pay much attention to the blood pool that slowly widened under him. 
The gunman still lay on the floor, half in the classroom, half in the hallway. A small hole in the first window was the only evidence that a sharpshooter from across the courtyard had impressive aim.
“Come with me, guys,” you told them softly, catching Tyler’s hand to help him to his feet. “Don’t look at him. Just look straight ahead, okay? Go on. I’ll be right behind you.”
They followed McMichaels, and you followed them and you tried to ignore the controlled chaos around you of paramedics and stretchers, of shattered glass, expended shell casings, and the lingering acrid scent you assumed was from the gunfire. 
“Right this way.” McMichaels led you down the main staircase and past the main office, out into a deceptively sunny, beautiful November afternoon.
As you stepped outside, you saw John and your heart stopped. You’d never been so happy, so relieved to see someone. He was pacing like a caged tiger, but then he stopped and spun about and as his steel-blue eyes met yours, he made a beeline for you.
“Thank Christ,” he growled as he swept you into his arms, crushing you close, one hand buried in your hair, his other arm so tight about you, you could barely breathe. “You’re all right, love? Tell me you’re all right.”
“I’m fine. My kids are fine and I’m fine,” you managed to grit before your throat tightened and your eyes overflowed. Without thinking, you wrapped your arms about his neck and clung to him, breathing in the sinful scent he always carried—sandalwood, eucalyptus, cinnamon.
“I’m sorry, baby,” he whispered back, squeezing you until you thought he might actually squash you. He lifted you off your feet briefly. “I’m so fucking sorry…”
“I’m okay,” you told him, sniffling as he set you down and you stepped back. “You didn't need to come—”
“Yeah, I did. As soon as the call came over, we were on our way.” He cupped your face in his hands, his thumbs moving slightly along your cheeks in the soft caress that you loved so much. You just gazed up at him, at that handsome, angular face, into those pale blue eyes. He had a way of making you feel so tiny and delicate. Maybe it was his size—he was nearly six-foot-three and all broad shoulders and wide chest. Maybe it was that he was former military and just exuded that confidence about him. You didn’t know and you didn't care. All you knew was you’d missed him. 
“Can we talk?” he murmured. “I mean, once you’re cleared to leave?”
“Do we have anything to talk about?”
“I hope so. I’ve missed you.”
“Really.” You tried not to lose yourself in his beautiful blue eyes. “What about Stephanie?”
“She was a mistake. And will probably be very glad to never hear from me again because she knew my mind was on you the entire time.”
“Bullshit.”
“Ask Guy. I’ve been miserable. I don’t like sleeping alone any more. But, trouble is, the only woman I want to sleep with is you.”
Your heart skipped a beat at that. “John—”
“I was an asshole, love,” he broke in softly. “And I do hope you’ll give me another chance. I promise you, I will make it up to you.”
“John, I—” You sighed softly. “No, you weren’t an asshole. At least, not entirely. I was, too, and I’m sorry. I expected you to just sit and wait until I had time and that’s not fair to you, either.”
“So, why don’t we start over?” He leaned in to brush your lips with his. “Want to grab dinner or something tonight?”
You smiled. “I’d like that, yes.”
“Good.” He swept a light kiss against your lips once more, then as he straightened up, he said, “Come on, let’s get you away from here.”
“Please,” you said, shaking as your adrenaline finally slowed up and a sudden wave of utter exhaustion slammed over you, “I just really want to go home now. Go home and have a strong drink.”
“Are you okay? Do you need one of the medics?”
“I’m fine. Just shaken up. He never got into our room. He got the door opened and then a bullet came out of nowhere and—” The image flashed through your mind and you shuddered involuntarily, your gaze sweeping across the school lawns. You saw a few of your students still there, and your throat squeezed shut once more. “Thank God none of my kids was hurt.”
“From the looks of it, the injuries were all minor. You were all lucky.”
You nodded slowly. “I know, but still…”
“Come on.” He slid an arm about your shoulders and guided you away from the building, whose entrance was being cordoned off with crime scene tape. You had no idea how long it would be closed for, and you really didn't care at the moment. You just wanted to go home.
With John. 
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middleearthpixie · 2 years ago
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Asks Master List
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A Walk in the Woods - Thorin x reader (Post-BOTFA Where Everybody Lives)
Absolute Beginners ~ Thorin x reader (Post-BOTFA Where Everybody Lives)
In This Moment ~ Thorin x reader (Desolation of Smaug Slight AU)
Blind Date ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU
Stroll ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU Part 2
Dessert ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU Part 3
Lockdown ~ Guy of Gisborne/ John Porter Crossover AU Part 4
Cake ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU Part 5
Hot Apple Cider ~ Thorin Oakenshield x Reader (Post-BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives)
Fireworks ~ John Porter x Reader
The Fountain ~ Lindir x fem!reader
Moonlight ~ Lindir x elf!reader
The Escape ~ Thorin x ofc Carys Greenleaf
The Escape, Part Two ~ Thorin x ofc Carys Greenleaf
The Harp ~ Thorin x fem!reader
Fair Enough ~ Éomer x fem!reader
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middleearthpixie · 4 years ago
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So... I write things. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. If you'd like to be tagged in any of them, let me know!
Also, if you enjoy something, please reblog to your heart's content! Comments are always welcome as well!! <3
You can find my stories here and at AO3.
Fandoms I Write For:
Lord of The Rings - Boromir, Éomer, and Haldir (I've not tackled him yet, but want to. hee hee)
The Hobbit - Thorin, Dwalin, Frerin
And in the near future - The Boys - Billy Butcher
Please read my note on requests before submitting. 😉😀
Note: All dividers were created by @cafekitsune
Multi-Chapter Works
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Damaged Goods - Ray Levine x ofc Theo Bailey (Stay Close AU) Complete
The Hobbit
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~ Thorin ~
I'll See You in My Dreams ~ Thorin x ofc Noelle James (Modern AU, sequel to Where I Belong) Prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 12 | 13 | 14 |
The Ties That Bind ~ Thorin x ofc Eirlys of Mirkwood (Post-BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives) - 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
~ Completed Works ~
Something in the Night ~ Thorin x ofc Nina Carren (Post-BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives)
Brilliant Disguise ~ Thorin x ofc Josephine (Sophie) Asharm (Post-BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives)
After the Fire ~ Thorin x ofc Jasna Stoneham (Post- BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives)
Miss Fortune ~ Modern!Thorin x ofc Alex Prescott -
Playing With Fire ~ Modern!Thorin x ofc Leda Andrews - (Pub AU)
Where I Belong ~ Thorin x ofc Noelle James (modern NYC/DoS/BOTFA AU)
More Than Meets the Eye ~ Thorin x ofc Arielle Farran (Post- BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives)
Someone to Watch Over Me ~ Thorin x ofc Seren Gilwynn (The Hobbit, Slight AU)
In Time ~ Thorin x ofc Amara (Post-BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives)
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~ Frerin ~
Seven Days ~ Modern!Frerin x ofc Syd Prescott - Complete
Better Days ~ Modern!Frerin x ofc Elena Madison - 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Lord of the Rings
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~ Boromir ~
Promise Me ~ Boromir x ofc Gabriella (LOTR AU Where Everybody Lives) -Complete
Living Proof ~ Boromir x ofc Kaia (LOTR AU Where Everybody Lives) ~ Complete
Letter to You ~ Boromir x ofc Nora (LOTR AU Post-War of the Ring Where Boromir Lives) ~ Coming Soon!
One Shots/Drabbles/Shorts
~Miscellaneous Shorts~
How Will I Know ~ Thorin, Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, (Modern AU) ~ This ties loosely with In Time, and The Cellar & Other Stories.
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~ Dwalin ~
(Oldest to Most Recent )
Durin's Garage AU - Good Trouble - Updated 10/25/2022 - This WILL be updated in the near future!
The One Where Zana & Dwalin Spend Their First Yule Together
The One Where Zana Faceplants
The One Where Dwalin is Totally NOT Jealous
Meet the Fundinsons
The Morning After
The Cellar
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~ Thorin x Reader Inserts Master List ~
The Getaway -Modern!Thorin x reader
Monday - Modern!Thorin x reader
Durin's Garage AU ~ The Chance You Take - Modern!Thorin x reader
Yule - AU!Thorin x reader
~ Asks Master List ~
A Walk in the Woods - Thorin x reader (Post-BOTFA Where Everybody Lives)
Absolute Beginners ~ Thorin x reader (Post-BOTFA Where Everybody Lives)
In This Moment ~ Thorin x reader (Desolation of Smaug Slight AU)
Blind Date ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU
Stroll ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU Part 2
Dessert ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU Part 3
Lockdown ~ Guy of Gisborne/ John Porter Crossover AU Part 4
Cake ~ Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover AU Part 5
Hot Apple Cider ~ Thorin Oakenshield x Reader (Post-BOTFA AU Where Everybody Lives)
Fireworks ~ John Porter x Reader
The Fountain ~ Lindir x fem!reader
The Escape ~ Thorin x ofc Carys Greenleaf
The Escape, Part Two ~ Thorin x ofc Carys Greenleaf
The Harp ~ Thorin x fem!reader
Fair Enough ~ Éomer x fem!reader
~ Challenges Master List ~
The Courtyard - Dancing/Dipping Partner
A Kiss in the Rain - Kissing in the Rain
Bed of Roses - Rose Petals in the Bedroom
Showstopper ~ Modern!Bard x ofc Aislinn Dale (Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2022)
The River ~ Thorin x Fem!dwarf reader (Gates of Summer Exchange 2022)
A Bit of Home ~ Thorin x Fem!Reader (FotFic Pinup Calendar 2023)
Midsummer Night ~ Frerin x Belladonna Took (Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2023)
Long Walk Home ~ Boromir x ofc Eleri (Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2023)
The Woods ~ Boromir x ofc Kaia (Tolkien Pinup Calendar 2024)
Second Time Around ~ Boromir x ofc Brynne (Tolkien Pinup Calendar 2024)
The River ~ Fíli x ofc Vanessa Adams (Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2024)
Two Hearts ~ Boromir x ofc Sarina (Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2024)
~ Armitage Summer Splash Master List ~
WEEK 1
Make Me ~ Prompt #1 ~ Thorin Oakenshield
Bygones ~ Prompt #2 ~ Lucas North
The Note ~ Prompt #3 ~ Ray Levine
The Other Woman ~ Prompt #4 ~ John Porter
In Vino Veritas ~ Prompt #5 ~ Guy of Gisborne
Now or Never ~ Prompt #6 ~ Ray Levine
Misunderstanding ~ Prompt #7 ~ John Thornton
WEEK 2
The Tavern ~ Prompt #8 ~ Guy of Gisborne
Brewster's Place ~ Prompt #9 ~ John Proctor
Runaway ~ Prompt #10 ~ Raymond de Merville
Middle Earth’s Next Top Model ~ Prompt #11 ~ Moodboard
Stolen Moments ~ Prompt #12 ~ Thorin Oakenshield
Waiting ~ Prompt #13 ~ John Porter
Hurt ~ Prompt #14 ~ Lucas North
WEEK 3
The Lake ~ Prompt #15 ~ Raymond de Merville
The Visitor ~ Prompt #16 ~ John Proctor
Quiet ~ Prompt #17 ~ Thorin Oakenshield
Angel ~ Prompt #18 ~ Guy of Gisborne
Inked ~ Prompt #19 ~ Lucas North
Vampire ~ Prompt #20 ~ Claude Becker Moodboard
Body Swap ~ Prompt #21 ~ Ray Levine Moodboard
WEEK 4
Family ~ Prompt #22 ~ Thorin Oakenshield
Pizza - Prompt #23 ~ Raymond de Merville
Hit & Run ~ Prompt #24 ~ John Proctor
Fifty ~ Prompt #25 ~ Ray Levine
Leap of Faith ~ Prompt #26 ~ Guy of Gisborne
Homecoming ~ Prompt #27 ~ John Porter
Sweet Dreams ~ Prompt #28 ~ Lucas North
WEEK 5
Vacation ~ Prompt #29 ~ John Proctor Moodboard
Magic Kingdom - Prompt #30 ~ Raymond de Merville
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middleearthpixie · 3 years ago
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Lockdown
A/N: A Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover, part 4 
The police code here is one I found for my home state and while the first fifty ten-codes are generally used in all 50 states, they can still vary. I may have also taken a bit of license with what the procedure would be in the instance of a school shooting. 
10-20 - advise to location 
Summary:You and John Porter have broken up, but when tragedy hits a little close to home, you’re both rethinking your priorities
Characters: John Porter, Guy Gisborne, Reader, numerous eight graders 
Warnings: Some tension, hints of gun violence in a school setting
Rating: T
Word Count: 3,889
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You sighed as you tapped your pen against the blank notebook page on the table in front of you. You were between classes, listening to the din coming from the hallways that was sixth, seventh, and eighth graders all changing classes. 
A yawn worked its way to your lips. You hadn’t been sleeping well and hadn’t been for weeks, now. Not since the night you and John broke up. You tried not to think about it. Tried not to think about him. But that was, of course, easier said than done. You’d met on a blind date set up by mutual friends who were a couple and so thought everyone should be paired off. Unlike most blind dates, this one ended on the highest of notes and in a blaze of sinful passion that was the start of one of the most wonderful relationships you’d ever had. 
Maybe you should have seen the end coming, but you didn’t. After all, he seemed so absolutely supportive of your decision to go back to school and get your Master’s in American History so you could maybe teach at the high school level as well. But then as your workload piled up and your free time shrank until it almost disappeared, it took its toll on both of you. You began fighting over the stupidest things, until finally, in a moment of utter frustration, you told him, “Look, we want different things I guess. Maybe we should just take a step back for now.”
“Okay, tell you what. When you decide I’m as important as—” He held up the book you had to finish; All That She Carried, the Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake—“this, give me a call.”
“John, you were the one who told me what a great idea you thought this was, that you’d understand if things got crazy. Well guess what? They got crazy.”
To which he said, “Sounds good. Call me when you’ve decided you’ve got time for me again.”
With that parting shot, he stormed out of your apartment. It was the last time you saw or talked to him and that was almost six weeks ago. He’d left a couple of terse voicemails but you couldn’t bring yourself to call him back. You tried not to think about what he was doing. Angel told you over coffee a week ago that he’d started seeing someone else and both she and her fiancé, Guy hated this new woman. She and Guy were planning their wedding and trying, she’d confessed, to find a way to keep John’s new girlfriend from coming to it. That conversation left you dead inside. You were Angel’s maid of honor. You would have no choice but to see John with your replacement and the thought alone made you want to throw up. 
The bell rang and your students filed in, laughing, chatting, texting without looking up from their phones or bumping into anything—which amazed you as much as it horrified you—and as they took their seats, you stood. “Good morning! Phones away, we’ve got a lot to cover this morning, beginning with your paper topics. Have you all decided what you’re writing about?”
The voices rose as one loud buzz and you smiled. “Okay. Let me try that again. Who here does not have a topic yet?”
With that, the buzzing dulled and three hands went into the air. You smiled. “Okay. Lisa, Deja, and Tyler. Good. The rest of you, take a look the questions I’ve written on the board and start answering them. Lisa, why don’t you come up and we can talk about what you might want to do. Deja, next, and then Tyler.”
The others grumbled, and two of the girls took out their phones instead, to which you said, “Elena, Donna—up here with the phones and into the basket they go.”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m dead serious, Donna. Let’s go.” You moved the wire basket that sat on the opposite corner of your desk to the other side of your desk. “You know the rules.”
They muttered under their breath, but each girl came up to drop her phone in the basket. “Anyone else think they might need to prevent themselves from becoming distracted?”
No one else moved and all phones went away. 
“Good. Now, get to work. Lisa, come on up and—”
The PA system crackled to life to interrupt you. “Good afternoon, students and staff. Brunswick High School is currently in a lockdown. Please lock all doors, shut off all lights, close all blinds, and move to the corner farthest from any doors and windows. Remain silent and mute or turn off all cell phones. This is not a drill. Again, Brunswick Hills High School is currently in a lockdown. Please lock all doors, close all blinds, and move to the corner farthest from any doors and windows. Remain silent and mute or turn off all cell phones. I repeat, this is not a drill.”  
You stood up. “You heard Principal Bailey. Phones off. Back corner, guys. And be quiet.” 
They stood almost as a unit and moved to the far corner of the room, where a low metal bookshelf stood just beneath the windows overlooking the courtyard. You skirted your desk to the door at the back of the room, pulled the shade, and then locked it, then flipped the lights off before moving to the door at the front of the room to lock it and pulled down that shade as well. Then, one by one, each window shade came down and the room sank into darkness.
It wasn’t a drill, but it also wasn't the first real lockdown you’d ever been through. Last year, there were two that wound up being nothing, so you weren’t really all that frightened. Your heart sped up a little, but you paid little attention to it as you moved over to where your students sat.
But then you heard it. 
Pop!
Pop!
Pop!
The noises were faint, but enough to make you jump and none of you needed to be told what you heard. And your heart sped up as you looked at the thirteen and fourteen year old faces in the corner. They knew it as well. 
“Keep quiet,” you whispered, putting a forefinger to your lips. “I’m sure the police are on the way, if they aren’t already here, and—”
“That sounds awful close,” Deja whispered.
More popping sounds. Louder this time. 
You looked around your room. You were on the second floor. The courtyard could only be accessed by way of the first floor, there was no exterior way into it. There were two cabinets that could hold two, maybe three of your kids each. That left fourteen students that would be sitting ducks. 
The commotion in the hallway grew louder. Boots sounded. Voices rose. The popping grew louder. Lisa let out a squeak, and Tyler clapped his hand over her mouth to quiet her. 
“It’s okay, guys,” you said, your voice far calmer than you actually felt. But you couldn't let them see you were scared as well. If you were outwardly calm, they would remain calm as well, and that was important. You knew the drill. You were ready. 
Of course, being ready didn't mean you weren’t scared as all fuck, because in truth? Your hands would be shaking like crazy if they weren’t balled against your thighs. You had to at least appear calm to keep them from panicking. You looked at those scared faces around you, some of whom had pulled their phones out and were texting like mad now, and you were supposed to confiscate the devices, but you couldn’t bring yourself to do it. Stories of previous school shootings flashed through your mind. Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Some of those texts were the last words their parents would ever hear. 
A shadow passed the back door. Your heart stopped beating as the door handle rattled. And rattled again. 
A hand caught yours. You looked over. Tyler. He was such a sweet kid. He was new to the school and hadn’t quite figured out where he fit in just yet, but the others in class liked him and little by little, he was beginning to bloom.
You put a finger to your lips. He nodded. 
The shadow moved.
To the front door. 
You’d never heard a gunshot up close. It rang out and deafened you for a moment as glass sprayed inwards. A hand came through the hole that used to be a window. 
“Stay down.” You whispered this as you got up. Your heart hammered your ribs hard enough that black dots actually danced before your eyes. You’d never been so terrified in your life, and would have thought you’d freeze in this moment.
But you didn't freeze. You looked over your shoulder at the kids who were instead frozen in place, phones forgotten even as text bubbles popped up on screen after screen. 
“If something happens, do whatever you can to protect yourselves,” you whispered. “The police are coming.”
The hand caught the lock and turned it and you stood there, just waiting, barely breathing. Barely hearing anything over the rush of your own blood through your veins, through your temples. You heart raced. Your mouth was beyond dry. 
You waited.
John’s blood roared through his ears as he and Guy pulled up to John F. Kennedy Middle School. SWAT was already there. Paramedics and ambulances were also already there, just in case. He and Guy really didn't need to be, but as soon as he heard the alert go out, all he could think about was getting to the school. 
About getting to you.
“Shit,” he muttered at the sheer number of responders. Police. Ambulances. All with their flashers going but without any accompanying sirens. This was his first time responding to an active shooter in a school situation and that it was your school… 
He wanted to vomit. 
“Come on,” Guy tugged the keys from the ignition and thrust open his door, “let’s at least see if we can get a status update.”
“I should have called her last night. I wanted to,” John said as he climbed out of the car. “And I can’t explain why, because she’s made it clear to me she doesn’t want to talk to me. But I just had the urge to call her.”
“She knows about Stephanie.” Guy slammed the driver’s side door shut. “Angel told her.”
“Knows what? There’s nothing to know. It’s not like she’s my girlfriend.” At Guy’s long look, John shook his head. “She’s not. I’ve done nothing with her.”
“Really? Not even a kiss?”
John almost smiled at the disbelief in Guy’s voice. “Not even a kiss. It’s just not there for me. I’m not the least bit interested in kissing her or anyone else.” John moved around to the trunk and popped it, then bent over to fish out the kevlar vests with the reflective letters BHPD and Police on them. “Here.”
Guy took his and eased it over his head. “Then fucking call your teacher already, will you? You’re miserable. She’s miserable. And Angel’s pissed at both of you, which means I’m always running the risk of being miserable as well.”
John adjusted the Velcro on his vest. “Guy, I just told you—she doesn’t want to talk to me. I’ve called her about half a dozen times since we broke up and have gotten only radio silence.”
The radio on his hip crackled. “We have the suspect pinned down. Second floor classroom. Two hundreds. He’s got a teacher and about fifteen kids trapped in a classroom. Over.”
Another voice came over. “Ten-twenty. Over.” 
“Room two-twelve. Over.”
Guy lifted his radio. “Unit Fifty-Seven reporting. We just arrived on scene. Status? Over.”
“Unit Fifty-Seven, stand by at this time. Repeat, Unit Fifty-Seven, stand by. We have officers in place. Over.”
“Copy.” Guy lowered the radio. “You okay?”
“No, I’m not fine. I want to storm in there and take this guy out and that I can’t is killing me, man. I have to trust these guys—” he gestured to all of the uniforms around them—“and that’s the last thing I’m really able to do right now. And what about you? You okay? I mean, Angel teaches here, too, doesn’t she?”
“Yeah. But she took a personal day. Wedding stuff. So, right now, she is at any given mall in the state trying to find whatever it was she was trying to find and don’t ask me what because I have no idea.”
John couldn't ignore the way his gut bubbled. “Do you know if she’s doing this wedding stuff alone? Maybe she needed her maid of honor with her?”
Guy just gave him a look. “She’s here, John. Sorry, man. Angel is solo on this one.”
“Shit.” He peered over the top of their car at the officers swarming into the building. School shootings were something he simply was not used to, would never get used to, and he’d be lying if he said otherwise and it took every bit of will he had to remain where he was, because in reality, all he wanted was to get to you.
The gunshots rang out and both he and Guy spun towards the building’s north wing. Their radios went wild at that moment, with officers shouting over the pop!pop! of gunfire and then everything went horribly silent. 
“Officer requesting medical assistance to room two-twelve,” a voice crackled. “Gunman breached the classroom door and just began firing. Over.”
“Copy that. How many victims? Over.”
“Two, but injuries do not appear life threatening. Repeat, injuries do not appear life threatening.”
“And the suspect?”
“Killed at the scene.”
With that, the first responders flooded the building and John was right behind them. He had to see you, and to make sure you were okay. That was all that mattered. 
Everywhere, uniforms swarmed, escorting kids and adults out of classroom after classroom in a relatively orderly fashion. They were all oddly silent, at first, but once they were outside the building, and they caught sight of their parents or other family members, they bolted. Students hugged students Teachers hugged groups of students. Teachers hugged one another. By now, civilians cars—parents, no doubt—lined Maple Street and as kids ran out, parents swept in. Reunions were tearful, with other officers trying to keep parents from going into the building itself.
He took a step toward the building and Guy’s hand met the middle of his chest. “Porter, wait here.”
“No, I’m going in.”
“You’re not. You know the drill. We aren’t needed and we wait right here.” 
“But—”
“Right here, John.”
He glared at Guy. “Would you be waiting if it was Angel in there? Because you know you wouldn’t.”
“No,” Guy shook his head, “I wouldn’t. But you’d make damn sure I did and you know it. Now, I know it sucks, but we wait. Right here.”
John knocked Guy’s hand from his chest and stepped back. Guy was right and John knew it, but that did nothing to calm his nerves at all. He couldn't stand still. He paced. Along the sidewalk to the end and then back, where he said,“Any word?”
Guy could only shake his head. “Not yet. But, they haven’t called for any more medical assistance. Just for the two and those were non-life threatening injuries, so she’s probably fine.”
John didn't reply. The words stuck in his throat. All he could think about was the last conversation the two of you had. He was pissed off because you were supposed to go to dinner and you canceled because your reading for school was piling up and you had to get caught up. He’d acted like a spoiled git because you needed to catch up on things. And why did you need to do so?
Because he demanded you put him first. 
“Okay, tell you what. When you decide I’m as important as—” He held up the book you had to finish; All That She Carried, the Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake—“this, give me a call.”
“John, you were the one who told me what a great idea you thought this was, that you’d understand if things got crazy. Well guess what? They got crazy.”
He sighed now. “I should’ve never walked out. I should have stayed there and insisted we work it out. Fuck.”
“What?”
He looked over at Guy. “We broke up because I was jealous. She was going back to school and all of the sudden didn't have any time for me—at least as I saw it. And I got mad. Told her to get her priorities straight, meaning put me first. She rightfully told me to fuck off and here we are and Christ, now here we are and I don’t know if she’s one of the injured and I’m just supposed to sit here and wait?”
“Yeah, John,” Guy replied softly, “that’s exactly what you’re supposed to do…”
Your hands shook and Tyler tightened his about one of yours as he said, “We made it. We’re okay. It’s over.”
You couldn’t speak. Your throat seized up as you looked first at the hand wrapped about yours, and then at the kids still in the classroom. Lisa. Deja. Donna. Tyler. Suriya. Elena. Nicole. Cameron. Dante. Gil. Samantha. Cody. Jaxon. Mackenzie. They were all there, alive and well and in one piece physically. They all looked shaken up, pale and so very young. But you managed to smile. “Text your parents,” you said softly. “Tell them you’re all okay.”
“Are you all all right?” An officer came into the room. “Is anyone injured?”
“No,” you told him, shaking your head, tightened your hands into fists again to hold the shaking at bay. “We are all fine.”
“Okay. McMichaels,” he looked over his left shoulder, “escort them out to the main parking lot.”
“Got it.” A second uniform came into the room and you tried not to pay much attention to how they just stepped around the prone figure on the floor. Tried not to pay much attention to the blood pool that slowly widened under him. 
The gunman still lay on the floor, half in the classroom, half in the hallway. A small hole in the first window was the only evidence that a sharpshooter from across the courtyard had impressive aim.
“Come with me, guys,” you told them softly, catching Tyler’s hand to help him to his feet. “Don’t look at him. Just look straight ahead, okay? Go on. I’ll be right behind you.”
They followed McMichaels, and you followed them and you tried to ignore the controlled chaos around you of paramedics and stretchers, of shattered glass, expended shell casings, and the lingering acrid scent you assumed was from the gunfire. 
“Right this way.” McMichaels led you down the main staircase and past the main office, out into a deceptively sunny, beautiful November afternoon.
As you stepped outside, you saw John and your heart stopped. You’d never been so happy, so relieved to see someone. He was pacing like a caged tiger, but then he stopped and spun about and as his steel-blue eyes met yours, he made a beeline for you.
“Thank Christ,” he growled as he swept you into his arms, crushing you close, one hand buried in your hair, his other arm so tight about you, you could barely breathe. “You’re all right, love? Tell me you’re all right.”
“I’m fine. My kids are fine and I’m fine,” you managed to grit before your throat tightened and your eyes overflowed. Without thinking, you wrapped your arms about his neck and clung to him, breathing in the sinful scent he always carried—sandalwood, eucalyptus, cinnamon.
“I’m sorry, baby,” he whispered back, squeezing you until you thought he might actually squash you. He lifted you off your feet briefly. “I’m so fucking sorry…”
“I’m okay,” you told him, sniffling as he set you down and you stepped back. “You didn't need to come—”
“Yeah, I did. As soon as the call came over, we were on our way.” He cupped your face in his hands, his thumbs moving slightly along your cheeks in the soft caress that you loved so much. You just gazed up at him, at that handsome, angular face, into those pale blue eyes. He had a way of making you feel so tiny and delicate. Maybe it was his size—he was nearly six-foot-three and all broad shoulders and wide chest. Maybe it was that he was former military and just exuded that confidence about him. You didn’t know and you didn't care. All you knew was you’d missed him. 
“Can we talk?” he murmured. “I mean, once you’re cleared to leave?”
“Do we have anything to talk about?”
“I hope so. I’ve missed you.”
“Really.” You tried not to lose yourself in his beautiful blue eyes. “What about Stephanie?”
“She was a mistake. And will probably be very glad to never hear from me again because she knew my mind was on you the entire time.”
“Bullshit.”
“Ask Guy. I’ve been miserable. I don’t like sleeping alone any more. But, trouble is, the only woman I want to sleep with is you.”
Your heart skipped a beat at that. “John—”
“I was an asshole, love,” he broke in softly. “And I do hope you’ll give me another chance. I promise you, I will make it up to you.”
“John, I—” You sighed softly. “No, you weren’t an asshole. At least, not entirely. I was, too, and I’m sorry. I expected you to just sit and wait until I had time and that’s not fair to you, either.”
“So, why don’t we start over?” He leaned in to brush your lips with his. “Want to grab dinner or something tonight?”
You smiled. “I’d like that, yes.”
“Good.” He swept a light kiss against your lips once more, then as he straightened up, he said, “Come on, let’s get you away from here.”
“Please,” you said, shaking as your adrenaline finally slowed up and a sudden wave of utter exhaustion slammed over you, “I just really want to go home now. Go home and have a strong drink.”
“Are you okay? Do you need one of the medics?”
“I’m fine. Just shaken up. He never got into our room. He got the door opened and then a bullet came out of nowhere and—” The image flashed through your mind and you shuddered involuntarily, your gaze sweeping across the school lawns. You saw a few of your students still there, and your throat squeezed shut once more. “Thank God none of my kids was hurt.”
“From the looks of it, the injuries were all minor. You were all lucky.”
You nodded slowly. “I know, but still…”
“Come on.” He slid an arm about your shoulders and guided you away from the building, whose entrance was being cordoned off with crime scene tape. You had no idea how long it would be closed for, and you really didn't care at the moment. You just wanted to go home.
With John. 
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Lockdown
A/N: A Guy of Gisborne/John Porter Crossover, part 4 
The police code here is one I found for my home state and while the first fifty ten-codes are generally used in all 50 states, they can still vary. I may have also taken a bit of license with what the procedure would be in the instance of a school shooting. 
10-20 - advise to location 
Summary:You and John Porter have broken up, but when tragedy hits a little close to home, you’re both rethinking your priorities
Characters: John Porter, Guy Gisborne, Reader, numerous eight graders 
Warnings: Some tension, hints of gun violence in a school setting
Rating: T
Word Count: 3,889
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You sighed as you tapped your pen against the blank notebook page on the table in front of you. You were between classes, listening to the din coming from the hallways that was sixth, seventh, and eighth graders all changing classes. 
A yawn worked its way to your lips. You hadn’t been sleeping well and hadn’t been for weeks, now. Not since the night you and John broke up. You tried not to think about it. Tried not to think about him. But that was, of course, easier said than done. You’d met on a blind date set up by mutual friends who were a couple and so thought everyone should be paired off. Unlike most blind dates, this one ended on the highest of notes and in a blaze of sinful passion that was the start of one of the most wonderful relationships you’d ever had. 
Maybe you should have seen the end coming, but you didn’t. After all, he seemed so absolutely supportive of your decision to go back to school and get your Master’s in American History so you could maybe teach at the high school level as well. But then as your workload piled up and your free time shrank until it almost disappeared, it took its toll on both of you. You began fighting over the stupidest things, until finally, in a moment of utter frustration, you told him, “Look, we want different things I guess. Maybe we should just take a step back for now.”
“Okay, tell you what. When you decide I’m as important as—” He held up the book you had to finish; All That She Carried, the Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake—“this, give me a call.”
“John, you were the one who told me what a great idea you thought this was, that you’d understand if things got crazy. Well guess what? They got crazy.”
To which he said, “Sounds good. Call me when you’ve decided you’ve got time for me again.”
With that parting shot, he stormed out of your apartment. It was the last time you saw or talked to him and that was almost six weeks ago. He’d left a couple of terse voicemails but you couldn’t bring yourself to call him back. You tried not to think about what he was doing. Angel told you over coffee a week ago that he’d started seeing someone else and both she and her fiancé, Guy hated this new woman. She and Guy were planning their wedding and trying, she’d confessed, to find a way to keep John’s new girlfriend from coming to it. That conversation left you dead inside. You were Angel’s maid of honor. You would have no choice but to see John with your replacement and the thought alone made you want to throw up. 
The bell rang and your students filed in, laughing, chatting, texting without looking up from their phones or bumping into anything—which amazed you as much as it horrified you—and as they took their seats, you stood. “Good morning! Phones away, we’ve got a lot to cover this morning, beginning with your paper topics. Have you all decided what you’re writing about?”
The voices rose as one loud buzz and you smiled. “Okay. Let me try that again. Who here does not have a topic yet?”
With that, the buzzing dulled and three hands went into the air. You smiled. “Okay. Lisa, Deja, and Tyler. Good. The rest of you, take a look the questions I’ve written on the board and start answering them. Lisa, why don’t you come up and we can talk about what you might want to do. Deja, next, and then Tyler.”
The others grumbled, and two of the girls took out their phones instead, to which you said, “Elena, Donna—up here with the phones and into the basket they go.”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m dead serious, Donna. Let’s go.” You moved the wire basket that sat on the opposite corner of your desk to the other side of your desk. “You know the rules.”
They muttered under their breath, but each girl came up to drop her phone in the basket. “Anyone else think they might need to prevent themselves from becoming distracted?”
No one else moved and all phones went away. 
“Good. Now, get to work. Lisa, come on up and—”
The PA system crackled to life to interrupt you. “Good afternoon, students and staff. Brunswick High School is currently in a lockdown. Please lock all doors, shut off all lights, close all blinds, and move to the corner farthest from any doors and windows. Remain silent and mute or turn off all cell phones. This is not a drill. Again, Brunswick Hills High School is currently in a lockdown. Please lock all doors, close all blinds, and move to the corner farthest from any doors and windows. Remain silent and mute or turn off all cell phones. I repeat, this is not a drill.”  
You stood up. “You heard Principal Bailey. Phones off. Back corner, guys. And be quiet.” 
They stood almost as a unit and moved to the far corner of the room, where a low metal bookshelf stood just beneath the windows overlooking the courtyard. You skirted your desk to the door at the back of the room, pulled the shade, and then locked it, then flipped the lights off before moving to the door at the front of the room to lock it and pulled down that shade as well. Then, one by one, each window shade came down and the room sank into darkness.
It wasn’t a drill, but it also wasn't the first real lockdown you’d ever been through. Last year, there were two that wound up being nothing, so you weren’t really all that frightened. Your heart sped up a little, but you paid little attention to it as you moved over to where your students sat.
But then you heard it. 
Pop!
Pop!
Pop!
The noises were faint, but enough to make you jump and none of you needed to be told what you heard. And your heart sped up as you looked at the thirteen and fourteen year old faces in the corner. They knew it as well. 
“Keep quiet,” you whispered, putting a forefinger to your lips. “I’m sure the police are on the way, if they aren’t already here, and—”
“That sounds awful close,” Deja whispered.
More popping sounds. Louder this time. 
You looked around your room. You were on the second floor. The courtyard could only be accessed by way of the first floor, there was no exterior way into it. There were two cabinets that could hold two, maybe three of your kids each. That left fourteen students that would be sitting ducks. 
The commotion in the hallway grew louder. Boots sounded. Voices rose. The popping grew louder. Lisa let out a squeak, and Tyler clapped his hand over her mouth to quiet her. 
“It’s okay, guys,” you said, your voice far calmer than you actually felt. But you couldn't let them see you were scared as well. If you were outwardly calm, they would remain calm as well, and that was important. You knew the drill. You were ready. 
Of course, being ready didn't mean you weren’t scared as all fuck, because in truth? Your hands would be shaking like crazy if they weren’t balled against your thighs. You had to at least appear calm to keep them from panicking. You looked at those scared faces around you, some of whom had pulled their phones out and were texting like mad now, and you were supposed to confiscate the devices, but you couldn’t bring yourself to do it. Stories of previous school shootings flashed through your mind. Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Some of those texts were the last words their parents would ever hear. 
A shadow passed the back door. Your heart stopped beating as the door handle rattled. And rattled again. 
A hand caught yours. You looked over. Tyler. He was such a sweet kid. He was new to the school and hadn’t quite figured out where he fit in just yet, but the others in class liked him and little by little, he was beginning to bloom.
You put a finger to your lips. He nodded. 
The shadow moved.
To the front door. 
You’d never heard a gunshot up close. It rang out and deafened you for a moment as glass sprayed inwards. A hand came through the hole that used to be a window. 
“Stay down.” You whispered this as you got up. Your heart hammered your ribs hard enough that black dots actually danced before your eyes. You’d never been so terrified in your life, and would have thought you’d freeze in this moment.
But you didn't freeze. You looked over your shoulder at the kids who were instead frozen in place, phones forgotten even as text bubbles popped up on screen after screen. 
“If something happens, do whatever you can to protect yourselves,” you whispered. “The police are coming.”
The hand caught the lock and turned it and you stood there, just waiting, barely breathing. Barely hearing anything over the rush of your own blood through your veins, through your temples. You heart raced. Your mouth was beyond dry. 
You waited.
John’s blood roared through his ears as he and Guy pulled up to John F. Kennedy Middle School. SWAT was already there. Paramedics and ambulances were also already there, just in case. He and Guy really didn't need to be, but as soon as he heard the alert go out, all he could think about was getting to the school. 
About getting to you.
“Shit,” he muttered at the sheer number of responders. Police. Ambulances. All with their flashers going but without any accompanying sirens. This was his first time responding to an active shooter in a school situation and that it was your school… 
He wanted to vomit. 
“Come on,” Guy tugged the keys from the ignition and thrust open his door, “let’s at least see if we can get a status update.”
“I should have called her last night. I wanted to,” John said as he climbed out of the car. “And I can’t explain why, because she’s made it clear to me she doesn’t want to talk to me. But I just had the urge to call her.”
“She knows about Stephanie.” Guy slammed the driver’s side door shut. “Angel told her.”
“Knows what? There’s nothing to know. It’s not like she’s my girlfriend.” At Guy’s long look, John shook his head. “She’s not. I’ve done nothing with her.”
“Really? Not even a kiss?”
John almost smiled at the disbelief in Guy’s voice. “Not even a kiss. It’s just not there for me. I’m not the least bit interested in kissing her or anyone else.” John moved around to the trunk and popped it, then bent over to fish out the kevlar vests with the reflective letters BHPD and Police on them. “Here.”
Guy took his and eased it over his head. “Then fucking call your teacher already, will you? You’re miserable. She’s miserable. And Angel’s pissed at both of you, which means I’m always running the risk of being miserable as well.”
John adjusted the Velcro on his vest. “Guy, I just told you—she doesn’t want to talk to me. I’ve called her about half a dozen times since we broke up and have gotten only radio silence.”
The radio on his hip crackled. “We have the suspect pinned down. Second floor classroom. Two hundreds. He’s got a teacher and about fifteen kids trapped in a classroom. Over.”
Another voice came over. “Ten-twenty. Over.” 
“Room two-twelve. Over.”
Guy lifted his radio. “Unit Fifty-Seven reporting. We just arrived on scene. Status? Over.”
“Unit Fifty-Seven, stand by at this time. Repeat, Unit Fifty-Seven, stand by. We have officers in place. Over.”
“Copy.” Guy lowered the radio. “You okay?”
“No, I’m not fine. I want to storm in there and take this guy out and that I can’t is killing me, man. I have to trust these guys—” he gestured to all of the uniforms around them—“and that’s the last thing I’m really able to do right now. And what about you? You okay? I mean, Angel teaches here, too, doesn’t she?”
“Yeah. But she took a personal day. Wedding stuff. So, right now, she is at any given mall in the state trying to find whatever it was she was trying to find and don’t ask me what because I have no idea.”
John couldn't ignore the way his gut bubbled. “Do you know if she’s doing this wedding stuff alone? Maybe she needed her maid of honor with her?”
Guy just gave him a look. “She’s here, John. Sorry, man. Angel is solo on this one.”
“Shit.” He peered over the top of their car at the officers swarming into the building. School shootings were something he simply was not used to, would never get used to, and he’d be lying if he said otherwise and it took every bit of will he had to remain where he was, because in reality, all he wanted was to get to you.
The gunshots rang out and both he and Guy spun towards the building’s north wing. Their radios went wild at that moment, with officers shouting over the pop!pop! of gunfire and then everything went horribly silent. 
“Officer requesting medical assistance to room two-twelve,” a voice crackled. “Gunman breached the classroom door and just began firing. Over.”
“Copy that. How many victims? Over.”
“Two, but injuries do not appear life threatening. Repeat, injuries do not appear life threatening.”
“And the suspect?”
“Killed at the scene.”
With that, the first responders flooded the building and John was right behind them. He had to see you, and to make sure you were okay. That was all that mattered. 
Everywhere, uniforms swarmed, escorting kids and adults out of classroom after classroom in a relatively orderly fashion. They were all oddly silent, at first, but once they were outside the building, and they caught sight of their parents or other family members, they bolted. Students hugged students Teachers hugged groups of students. Teachers hugged one another. By now, civilians cars—parents, no doubt—lined Maple Street and as kids ran out, parents swept in. Reunions were tearful, with other officers trying to keep parents from going into the building itself.
He took a step toward the building and Guy’s hand met the middle of his chest. “Porter, wait here.”
“No, I’m going in.”
“You’re not. You know the drill. We aren’t needed and we wait right here.” 
“But—”
“Right here, John.”
He glared at Guy. “Would you be waiting if it was Angel in there? Because you know you wouldn’t.”
“No,” Guy shook his head, “I wouldn’t. But you’d make damn sure I did and you know it. Now, I know it sucks, but we wait. Right here.”
John knocked Guy’s hand from his chest and stepped back. Guy was right and John knew it, but that did nothing to calm his nerves at all. He couldn't stand still. He paced. Along the sidewalk to the end and then back, where he said,“Any word?”
Guy could only shake his head. “Not yet. But, they haven’t called for any more medical assistance. Just for the two and those were non-life threatening injuries, so she’s probably fine.”
John didn't reply. The words stuck in his throat. All he could think about was the last conversation the two of you had. He was pissed off because you were supposed to go to dinner and you canceled because your reading for school was piling up and you had to get caught up. He’d acted like a spoiled git because you needed to catch up on things. And why did you need to do so?
Because he demanded you put him first. 
“Okay, tell you what. When you decide I’m as important as—” He held up the book you had to finish; All That She Carried, the Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake—“this, give me a call.”
“John, you were the one who told me what a great idea you thought this was, that you’d understand if things got crazy. Well guess what? They got crazy.”
He sighed now. “I should’ve never walked out. I should have stayed there and insisted we work it out. Fuck.”
“What?”
He looked over at Guy. “We broke up because I was jealous. She was going back to school and all of the sudden didn't have any time for me—at least as I saw it. And I got mad. Told her to get her priorities straight, meaning put me first. She rightfully told me to fuck off and here we are and Christ, now here we are and I don’t know if she’s one of the injured and I’m just supposed to sit here and wait?”
“Yeah, John,” Guy replied softly, “that’s exactly what you’re supposed to do…”
Your hands shook and Tyler tightened his about one of yours as he said, “We made it. We’re okay. It’s over.”
You couldn’t speak. Your throat seized up as you looked first at the hand wrapped about yours, and then at the kids still in the classroom. Lisa. Deja. Donna. Tyler. Suriya. Elena. Nicole. Cameron. Dante. Gil. Samantha. Cody. Jaxon. Mackenzie. They were all there, alive and well and in one piece physically. They all looked shaken up, pale and so very young. But you managed to smile. “Text your parents,” you said softly. “Tell them you’re all okay.”
“Are you all all right?” An officer came into the room. “Is anyone injured?”
“No,” you told him, shaking your head, tightened your hands into fists again to hold the shaking at bay. “We are all fine.”
“Okay. McMichaels,” he looked over his left shoulder, “escort them out to the main parking lot.”
“Got it.” A second uniform came into the room and you tried not to pay much attention to how they just stepped around the prone figure on the floor. Tried not to pay much attention to the blood pool that slowly widened under him. 
The gunman still lay on the floor, half in the classroom, half in the hallway. A small hole in the first window was the only evidence that a sharpshooter from across the courtyard had impressive aim.
“Come with me, guys,” you told them softly, catching Tyler’s hand to help him to his feet. “Don’t look at him. Just look straight ahead, okay? Go on. I’ll be right behind you.”
They followed McMichaels, and you followed them and you tried to ignore the controlled chaos around you of paramedics and stretchers, of shattered glass, expended shell casings, and the lingering acrid scent you assumed was from the gunfire. 
“Right this way.” McMichaels led you down the main staircase and past the main office, out into a deceptively sunny, beautiful November afternoon.
As you stepped outside, you saw John and your heart stopped. You’d never been so happy, so relieved to see someone. He was pacing like a caged tiger, but then he stopped and spun about and as his steel-blue eyes met yours, he made a beeline for you.
“Thank Christ,” he growled as he swept you into his arms, crushing you close, one hand buried in your hair, his other arm so tight about you, you could barely breathe. “You’re all right, love? Tell me you’re all right.”
“I’m fine. My kids are fine and I’m fine,” you managed to grit before your throat tightened and your eyes overflowed. Without thinking, you wrapped your arms about his neck and clung to him, breathing in the sinful scent he always carried—sandalwood, eucalyptus, cinnamon.
“I’m sorry, baby,” he whispered back, squeezing you until you thought he might actually squash you. He lifted you off your feet briefly. “I’m so fucking sorry…”
“I’m okay,” you told him, sniffling as he set you down and you stepped back. “You didn't need to come—”
“Yeah, I did. As soon as the call came over, we were on our way.” He cupped your face in his hands, his thumbs moving slightly along your cheeks in the soft caress that you loved so much. You just gazed up at him, at that handsome, angular face, into those pale blue eyes. He had a way of making you feel so tiny and delicate. Maybe it was his size—he was nearly six-foot-three and all broad shoulders and wide chest. Maybe it was that he was former military and just exuded that confidence about him. You didn’t know and you didn't care. All you knew was you’d missed him. 
“Can we talk?” he murmured. “I mean, once you’re cleared to leave?”
“Do we have anything to talk about?”
“I hope so. I’ve missed you.”
“Really.” You tried not to lose yourself in his beautiful blue eyes. “What about Stephanie?”
“She was a mistake. And will probably be very glad to never hear from me again because she knew my mind was on you the entire time.”
“Bullshit.”
“Ask Guy. I’ve been miserable. I don’t like sleeping alone any more. But, trouble is, the only woman I want to sleep with is you.”
Your heart skipped a beat at that. “John—”
“I was an asshole, love,” he broke in softly. “And I do hope you’ll give me another chance. I promise you, I will make it up to you.”
“John, I—” You sighed softly. “No, you weren’t an asshole. At least, not entirely. I was, too, and I’m sorry. I expected you to just sit and wait until I had time and that’s not fair to you, either.”
“So, why don’t we start over?” He leaned in to brush your lips with his. “Want to grab dinner or something tonight?”
You smiled. “I’d like that, yes.”
“Good.” He swept a light kiss against your lips once more, then as he straightened up, he said, “Come on, let’s get you away from here.”
“Please,” you said, shaking as your adrenaline finally slowed up and a sudden wave of utter exhaustion slammed over you, “I just really want to go home now. Go home and have a strong drink.”
“Are you okay? Do you need one of the medics?”
“I’m fine. Just shaken up. He never got into our room. He got the door opened and then a bullet came out of nowhere and—” The image flashed through your mind and you shuddered involuntarily, your gaze sweeping across the school lawns. You saw a few of your students still there, and your throat squeezed shut once more. “Thank God none of my kids was hurt.”
“From the looks of it, the injuries were all minor. You were all lucky.”
You nodded slowly. “I know, but still…”
“Come on.” He slid an arm about your shoulders and guided you away from the building, whose entrance was being cordoned off with crime scene tape. You had no idea how long it would be closed for, and you really didn't care at the moment. You just wanted to go home.
With John. 
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