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Werewolves naturally live longer than humans - the magic enhances their body to be stronger and endure more.
Asher knew this.
He knew that he’d one day outlive Babe.
But nothing could prepare him for the day it actually happened.
Babe, his beautiful, stubborn Babe, insisted that they spend the last day of their life at home. They didn’t want to be surrounded by those cold, lifeless walls of the hospital anymore, saying it killed them more than time did. (Asher couldn’t bring himself to laugh at the joke)
They lay in his lap, like they always liked doing. Asher made sure they were comfortable before settling in against the cushions of the couch. He ran his hand through their hair, gently massaging their scalp. Babe closed their eyes at the feeling, and Asher hated how he felt his core flare in panic, the fear that he might never see their beautiful eyes again overwhelming him. Their satisfied hum and the slow rise and fall of their chest were the only things stopping him from breaking the moment to wake them up.
Babe whispered with the last ounce of their strength. Asher immediately leaned his ear down, not wanting to miss a single word they said.
“Can you…. cuddle with me? Like you always do. I love being in your arms.”
Asher almost cried there and then.
“Of course, Babe. You know my arms are always yours.” He winked, desperately trying not to let his emotions slip. He didn’t want their last memory of him being him crying. That wasn’t him.
Babe could tell he was trying to hide his tears. The hand they held against his cheek was enough to tell they understood. Asher held their hand, pressing a kiss to their palm, before gently shifting them both so that he spooned them, lying back onto the couch. They settled against him, a hand guiding his arms to wrap around their waist. Asher buried his face into the crook of their neck, breathing in their scent, eyes closing to focus on the rise and fall of their body as they breathed. He couldn’t help but let a few tears escape, falling onto their hair.
Babe wriggled and turned around in his arms, hearing him sniffle. They reached a shaking, delicate hand to his cheek and wiped his tears away with their thumb, and Asher leaned into their touch.
“I love you.” It was barely a whisper. For a moment, Asher saw the memory of them a few decades ago, when they’d cuddle on the couch just like they were doing now, and they’d have a tender, quiet moment to themselves. Babe would have their hand grabbing his shirt, like they did now, and Asher loved how they’d always want to be close to him, even when half asleep.
Asher felt his breath catch in his chest.
He leaned down, capturing their soft lips in a gentle, slow kiss. When they parted, he saw their face melt into a smile. “You always have that effect on me.” They used to always say. He felt his own face reflect theirs, and he leaned down once more, pressing his forehead against theirs and nuzzling their noses together.
They passed in their sleep that night, lying in Asher’s arms. He couldn’t bring himself to fall asleep, afraid of missing any moment with them.
At 3am he felt his stomach drop. His whole body went cold, and he felt a hole open in his heart. His mating bond was severed, with no beating heart to reach out to.
He broke down into a sob.
He’d never cried this much in his life.
Asher buried his face in their hair and hugged them tight, desperate for this all to be a nightmare he could wake up from.
The tears flowing couldn’t stop anymore, and he felt like he was dying himself with the way his mate’s body started losing its warmth.
He had them in his arms, yet they slipped away.
Babe’s hand still gripped his shirt.
The pack had never seen Asher so quiet.
He had bags under his eyes, puffy and red from crying. The beta that always has a smile on his face and lit up the room with his laugh was gone.
David was the first to know. He brought Asher into a hug, gripping him tight in a silent moment of comfort. He had lost Angel a few months before, so he knew how it felt.
No one ever saw that spark in Asher’s eyes again.
The night Asher felt his own life start to slip, he settled himself on the couch and closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and hugged a pillow to his chest, imagining that it was his mate. His mind flashed back to moments where they’d cuddle while watching him play games, giggling when he whooped in victory. He felt his face melt into a smile at the memory, the melody of their laugh still vivid in his mind like his favourite song.
“I love you, Babe.” He breathed out in a long sigh.
Those were his last words.
It was like he fell into a peaceful sleep, settled in the soft pillows of their bed.
The sun shone through the slip of the curtains, kissing him awake with its warmth.
Except it wasn’t the sun.
Asher’s eyes shot open. He was met with the beaming smile of his mate, giggling at his shocked expression. They peppered more kisses onto his face like they always did.
His body felt light. His heart was full.
His core instinctively reached out and he sobbed to feel their heart reach back.
Babe smiled and gathered him into their arms, letting him cry into their chest.
“You’re home now.”
Asher’s hands gripped at their shirt.
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sweetheart’s cloaking pranks have gotten harder to execute purely cause if milo isn’t touching their back or arm or thigh or SOMEWHERE on their body for a long enough period of time he’ll start feeling weird
asher: and it was like—woahhhhh buddy hey now
milo, staring at his hand which is suspiciously not in sh’s back pocket: something is deeply wrong
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Look I know Lasko is in his 30s. I know he is a grown ass man. But I’m sorry I do not believe for a second that man can grow any amount of facial hair.
I think that every few months he really does try to grow out a beard or something, until one of his students roasts the shit out of him for it looking patchy as fuck and he shaves it off again.
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DROP LINK
finally started reading the firefighter au and OH LORD AM I HOOKED
just reached the end of chapter 9 and the gasp i gusped
trust i will NOT be sleeping tonight, for i have much more important things to tend to
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NO CUZ IT FITS CMON, AND DAVEY AS DAVID
HEAR ME OUT HERE
ASHER AS LES
milo greer btw

ITS A JOKE.
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Catching up on 20 years worth of gossip
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Happy Fretheren’s Day
No one told me happy father’s day
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Happy Father’s Day to Gabriel Shaw, Frank Talbot, Gregory Keaton, Xavier’s Dad, Samuel Collins, Marie Greer, Huxley’s Moms and partially William Solaire,
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I #love Porter now. Him shit-talking Alexis was the second best thing I’ve ever heard.
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anyone else think david was talking slower in “distracting your alpha werewolf husband as he finishes work”? it made me think of how he mentioned (in i think “tsundere werewolf boyfriend comforts you during storm”) that he only speaks when he has something to say, but now he speaks so freely and doesn’t feel like every word has to carry a certain weight. he can just talk to angel
something i noticed and thought i’d share :)
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Call me a coward but, i am scared to touch that new damehux audio
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"tumblr humor is only funny to tumblr users" NOT true. those bitches on pinterest love us.
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Patton: I want to tantrum, but I must adult.
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David: “if it’s a concussion you have to keep him conscious okay? Ask him questions.”
Milo (to Asher): “What’s 7 times 7?”
David: “STUFF HE KNOWS”
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WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN LOVELY USED THEIR ELECTRO-ENERGETIC POWERS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR TURNING BECAUSE OF PORTER OMFG I LOVE THEM THEY’RE SO FUCKING CUTE OH MY GOD
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When Vincent and Treasure went to do the dishers, Lovely and Porter didn't just sit in awkward silence before Porter started speaking.
Lovely said
Trust, they told me themself
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What are your Redacted hot takes? I’ll start
I think we should spend less time on fluffy audios and more time on developing relationships and lore. I like Davey and “Angel” as much as the next person but they’re in a stagnant place rn and it doesn’t interest me to see them cuddling in bed for the 82nd time. I was to see Morgan develop his relationship w/the other obscura, I want to see more of Vega and Hush. Hell, I’d even prefer Guy audios that further along his career as a writer and talk about that more. Just give me some modicum of plot
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