elainak03

[elainak03]

the weight of want (pt.2)

remmick x reader

(thank you guys for the loveee🤭 no warnings, just fluff and cuteness and all dat🤪 okay enjoyyyy)

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“so here’s how i came into possession of this daylight ring”, i said to remmick with eager eyes.

“there’s a very nice witch that lives down the road from the house. i had been bringing her fresh eggs for weeks, just to be a nice neighbor. after awhile she admitted to me she knew something was different about me. she offered me the daylight ring for being so nice to her. she told me she hasn’t had anyone be nice or even just show up for her in a long time”, i said with a content smile.

“wow, darlin’ i love that for you. i’m so happy you get to experience the sun again.” remmick replied back with the same smile.

we eventually got up and i went and said my goodbyes to everyone in club juke. reassuring them that im okay and that im heading home.

when me and remmick got home, i decided to make us a homemade meal, and then we went out and hunted. luckily, i was able to convince remmick years ago to switch to an animal diet. granted, he use to be what others would consider a monster, but he says after i showed him all that care, it changed his heart. we found 2 deers and enjoyed them for the night.

after hunting, we got back home to wash all the blood and dirt off. we eventually got settled and changed into our night clothes. i went to make some tea, just a nightly ritual i picked up over the years. i noticed remmick walked over to the radio and turned up a slow dance tune, cross road blues by robert johnson to be specific. i felt him walk up behind me.

“baby doll come here”, remmick said just barely above a whisper in my ear.

he pulled me by my hips and we slowly made our way to the living room. i turned around to be greeted by remmicks warm eyes. we started swaying back n forth. slow to the beat of the music. i layed my head on his chest, taking in his smell. he held me in his arms with such delicacy. one hand was holding my head to him, and the other laid on my lower back, going back in forth from my back to my bottom.

“oh remmy, never leave me again. i need you here, forever”, i said to him with slightly sad eyes.

“sweetheart i never will, i swear it to you. i am yours and you are mine, forever eternity”, remmick replied back with nothing but adoration in his eyes.

he pulled me in for a slow, tender, but powerful kiss. my hands snaked their way to the back of his head. i pulled on his hair lightly, which earned a grunt out of him. he picked me up by my waist and brought us over to the couch. there i sat on his lap, and nothing but pure love and want flowing through us. he pulled back, looking at me with pure hunger and desire now, drooling going down his chin.

“baby doll i need you now.”

[elainak03]

the weight of want (pt. 1)

remmick x reader

“10 years, 10 years of waiting. waiting for remmick to show back up again. 10 years of wanting”

(i’m bootycheeks at writing so bare with me🤪 angst, yearning, longing. remmick isn’t gonna be an absolute monster. reader is already a vampire, but she has a daylight ring😀☝🏽 established relationship, PLS give me a chance and bare with me im nervy)

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i stepped out onto my front porch, embracing the new warmth. every since i met that lovely witch down the road who was kind enough to gift me a daylight ring, i was not gonna take this new found warmth for granted, but man that delta heat was no joke sometimes. it was quiet out here, i loved it. i needed that. to quite my mind. but sometimes it got too quite, it made me miss him even more.

i haven’t seen remmick in 10 years. 10 years since he walked out of our house and i didn’t see him again. i don’t know what happened or why. but i miss him. i miss his loving touch, how tender he was with me. he stumbled on my porch 12 years ago, injured like no other. unknowing of his true nature, i let him in. nurtured him back to health. one thing led to another, and i got turned, willingly. i miss him though, my heart yearns for him.

after sitting on the porch for 15 minutes, i walked inside to get ready. quickly changing into this new dress i got and freshening up my hair. tonight the smokestack twins were opening up club juke. i had met them about 3 years ago in chicago and they just came back home to the delta to open up club juke. them or none of my other friends knew of my true nature. i adapted to an animal diet, the thought of eating from a human made me sick. after grabbing my purse and shaw i headed out the door to club juke.

luckily it wasn’t far from my house and only about a 8 minute walk. when i got there, it was already packed. the sound of blues and the smell of good soul food. reminded me of my childhood with mamma. i miss her food and her just as much. i saw cornbread guarding the door, i knew i had to play it cool so i could get invited inside.

“evening cornbread”, i said with a small smile as i approached him.

he looked at me a little dumbfounded, i forgot its been awhile since he’s seen me last, “ (y/n)?”, cornbread replied.

“well you just gonna stand there blocking the door or can i come on in?”, i said with a little laugh.

“come on in, of course”, cornbread replied back, giving me a small hug and a smile on the way in.

i instantly started swaying my hips along to the music, oh how i missed being around true good music. after making my rounds of greeting everyone. i enjoyed dancing with the smokestack twins, delta slim, and little sammie. they were always family to me. the family i needed since i’ve been alone since a young age. sammie blew us all away with his performance. he never failed to amaze me. after awhile i caught up with annie, but i saw the twins hurrying towards the door. after a few minutes i realized i saw that they were still there talking to whoever. me and annie headed to the door, when i could hear some singing. whoever it was sounded wonderful. cornbread blocked my view but i managed to peer over delta slim. but when i did, i felt my throat close up. “remmick..?”, i thought to myself in my head. there’s no way that’s him. after all these years, he’s here? he hadn’t noticed me yet. he was still talking to the twins about trying to come in. that’s when it hit me what he was trying to do. my eyes went big like saucers. i moved to where remmick could see me.

“(y/n)!?”, remmick said immediately when i made eye contact with him. i could’ve swore i saw life go back into him.

everyone turned around looking at me severely confused. i got nervous and had to think quickly.

“everyone if you would excuse us, this is a very old friend of mine who i need to catch up with”, i said through gritted teeth.

i quickly pushed through everyone and grabbed remmick hand. dragging him off somewhere where everyone couldn’t see us. i found some logs off to the side and picked there to sit. remmick was behind me looking like a dumbfounded puppy. finally we reached the logs and sat. for just a moment we stared at each other, too scared to move incase this wasn’t real. when i let out my breath, he lurched forward embracing me in his big arms. and how i missed these arms, this embrace. i immediately melted into his touch. i couldn’t believe it. after all these years, i had my remmick back. i could feel him planting soft kisses on top of my head. we probably hugged for what felt like 15 minutes. he pulled back, just staring.

“darlin’ i…ive missed you. oh my god ive missed you. is this even real”, remmick said before quickly pulling me back into his arms.

“oh remmy, i’ve missed you honey, i’ve missed you so much”, i said back, nestling my head into the crook of his neck.

he grabbed my face, looked at me longingly. and gave me a kiss. a kiss of yearning, desire, love, admiration. i felt a tear rolled down my face. 10 years i have waited for this.

“remmick i..where have you been?”, i said, looking at him with a little bit of hurt. “i thought you left me, just walked off my porch, and never looked back”, i said, tears welling in my eyes now.

“no baby, no. never think i would leave you willingly. i am so sorry. i’m so sorry baby. that day i went out, i went to hunt and there was hunters. nothing like ive ever seen before. they chased me out of town. and i couldn’t bare the thought of them finding you. so i let them chase me as far as possible. baby im sorry” remmick said, holding me against his body, stroking my long (h/c) hair.

i just kissed him back strong. it all makes sense now. i knew he would never willingly walk out on me. he noticed the ring on my finger.

“what’s that honey?”, remmick asked confused.

“that would be my daylight ring, seems i also have stuff to catch you up on”, i said back with a warm smile.

[elainak03]

my genuine reaction when this fine shyt graces my phone

he's got it throbbing his name in morse code

[elainak03]

im gonna need someone to start dropping jack o connell fics ASAP

[elainak03]

HOPEFULLY GRANDPA JOEL IS COMING (on me)

[elainak03]

Broken (pt. 4)

(thank u guys for the love, love u guys back)

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you woke to the sunshine beaming into your eyes, “i’ve got to start closing that damn curtain”, you said to yourself. that’s when you left a heavy arm and soft snoring behind you. you slowly turned your head to be met with joes, sleeping peacefully. you slightly panicked trying to remember what happened last night, then it hit you. the panic attacks and nightmares happened right in front of joe, but somehow, just somehow because of him you were able to sleep through a whole night. you slowly tried to peel joes arm off of you, trying not to wake him. that’s when he stirred and pulled you closer. “morning”, he said in his gruff morning voice. you felt the heat rush to your face, “good morning”, you said looking back at him. being greeted my his gentle blue eyes. “i was gonna make some coffee and breakfast if you’re hungry” you said, more like a question. “that would be perfect, thank you” he said back, letting go of you. missing the warmth of his body as you got up and headed into the kitchen.

you soon heard his heavy footsteps behind you. “not trying to bring it up, but do you remember what happened last night..?” he said, worry evident in his tone. “i do and i’m sorry i didn’t tell you about it…but thank you for being there for me. i was finally able to get a full nights rest because of you”, you said smiling warmly at him. he slowly approached you, he gave you that big cheesy grin you grew to love. “of course. anything for you, and i mean it. i’m always here”, he said, pulling you in for a hug and kissing the top of your head. the feelings between you two were spoken out right quite yet, but it was clear. you both cared deeply for each other. “do you mind if i borrow your shower?”, he asked you. after all these years of serving, it became second nature for joe to shower every morning. it was one of the things that made him feel normal and stable. “you go right ahead, i have a spare toothbrush in the drawer if you need it”, you said to him. he thanked you and ran out to his truck to grab a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. he always kept extra clothes in his truck, never know what could happen. after hopping in the shower and decompressing, he stood in-front of the mirror staring at himself. he realized how much he cares and feels for you, something he hasn’t felt in a long time with anyone.

after getting dressed, he headed to the kitchen and was greeted by the smell of breakfast and coffee. he saw you made a plate for him already, he walked up behind you while you were putting dishes in the skink, kissing your temple. thanking you for the yummy meal he was about to enjoy, “you’re so welcome, hey i’m gonna go change into something more comfortable, i’ll be right back”, you said smiling, running to your room. after a couple minutes you came back in a baggy t-shirt and biker shorts. joe smiled at you as you sat down to eat. you didn’t know it but he was admiring your beauty. after a few moments of silence, both of you enjoying your food too much, the silence was finally broken. “what do you wanna do today?”, joe asked you leaning back in the chair. “hmmm..oh! i do have a few errands i need to run, but after that do you wanna come back here and watch a movie? dinner?”, you asked back. he smiled, “it sounds like a plan to me”, he said back. after getting up, joe happily washed dishes and put them away for you while you went and gathered your purse and belongings. soon you both headed out the door.

after a while y’all arrived in town. you told joe to take you to the art store. he followed you around the store like a love-sick puppy. letting you talk his ear off about the different types of paints and artist you admire and use. when you got up to the register, joe placed your new supplies on the counter. you started to get your card out when his large hand found its way onto the small of your back. “nuh uh missy, i’m paying for this”, he said, taking his card out and handing it to the cashier. you tried to protest, but you knew it was no use. after leaving, you had him take you to this boutique you frequented. you need new jeans and tops, you kept ruining your clothes with paint. seeing you so happy running errands made joe happy. and that’s something he hadn’t felt in so long. all of this new feeling was so foreign to him, but something about you didn’t scare him into not accepting it.

your last stop was the grocery store, you wanted to cook him something good tonight. after walking, what felt like forever, and rambling about what you should cook, joe stopped you. he grabbed both sides of your face with his hands, making your (E/C) eyes lock with his blue one. “(Y/N) breathe. you’re worrying to much you’re gonna pass out. how about i grill some steaks, and you make some baked potatoes”, he said with a slight chuckle. you happily agreed. soon you both headed to the truck, excited for what the night will bring

[elainak03]

Broken (pt. 3)

TW: assault, trauma

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“hey there, pretty girl”, joe said to you as soon as you answered the skype. he’s been gone 5 weeks at this point. it’s honestly sucked being away from him this long. y’all’s friendship was really solid. he was opening up more about what’s been haunting him. he was only able to skype once a week, but hey, you’ll take that over nothing. you blushed hearing him call you that name. it’s something you noticed he started calling you a couple weeks ago, you didn’t put much thought into it.

“hey, how are you today”, you said back, smiling warmly. “i’m good, you know, could be better if i was home but hey, what can you do” he said jokingly. you giggled, “i know, im sorry. i miss you, i have a lot of paintings to show you when you get home”, you said, with a warm smile. he grinned from ear to ear, “i can’t wait to see them. i miss you too. i got some news though” he said. “oh? and what’s that”, you said, curiosity surging through you. “i’m coming home tomorrow” he said, with such a sweet expression. you tried to hide the excitement, even though you knew your cheeks flushing gave you away. “oh my goodness!! yay! i’m so excited to see you.” you said to him, eyes crinkling with excitement. he laughed subtly, “hey i gotta go cause we’re packing up, but i will see you tomorrow, pretty girl”, he said to you before ending the call.

~~~~~time jump to the next day~~~~~

it was about 12pm in the afternoon, when you heard your phone ding. you were chilling around your house waiting to hear from joe, and what do you know, it was him that texted you.

joe: hey i’m back, wanna catch a dinner and a movie later? that new bar & grill downtown. i’ll pick you up.

(y/n): hey! i’m so happy you’re back. of course, 5pm sound good?

joe: 5 sounds good to me, see you later, pretty girl

you say your phone down, cheeks flushing. you would be lying to yourself if you said you didn’t have feelings for joe. even though he was gone for 5 weeks, y’all grew closer. having personal conversations that make a bond grow stronger. he became your rock, when you would have your nightmares, you would wake up and immediately think about him. when you did, it instantly calms you down. joe opened up more to you. told you everything that has been bothering him all these years. he told you he was so happy to have you in his life, he finally felt safe with someone to talk to about his demons. after a brief nap, you went and got ready. you decided on an oversized sweater, leggings, and some chucks. you wanted to be comfy for the movies. it was 4:30pm, when you heard a knock on the door. you quickly grabbed your keys, phone, and wallet and headed for the door. “coming!”, you shouted, tripping slightly trying to hurry. you took one last deep breath before opening the door. you opened it to seeing joe smiling at you. you both stood there for a moment, before he engulfed you in a hug. “i missed you”, he said, hugging you tightly. you squeezed him back, “i missed you too, bear” you said, letting each other go. “you ready? i’m starving”, he said to you, motioning to his truck. “yes, i am starving”, you said back, following him to his truck. he opened the passenger door for you, and you hopped in, buckled up, excited for tonight.

you and joe finally made it to the restaurant after a few minutes. got seated and eventually ordered y’all’s food. “what movie were you thinking about watching?” he asked you, curiously. “hmm let me look on my phone and see what they’re showing….omg i found the perfect one”, you said giggling, a bit of mischievousness in your tone. “but you have to wait till we get there”, you said to him, a smirk wide on your face. he gave you a curious smirk, “alrighty, we’ll see” he said. y’all’s food finally arrived, after enjoying that and laughter consuming the conversations, joe paid for y’all’s food. he helped you out of the booth, y’all’s hands touching for a moment, electricity buzzing through your body. you blushed hoping he didn’t notice. y’all headed for his truck, and then onto the movie theater.

after arriving, you both hurried inside to get out of the cold air. “you pick whatever candy or popcorn you want”, joe said to you, with a wink and a smirk. “i just want some skittles”, you said looking at him sweetly. he told the worker a pack of skittles, and a drink. joe looked at you, “and what movie did you pick?”, he said, questioning. “two tickets to ‘anyone but you’, please”, you said with a big grin to the worker. you could just hear joes groan. “what’s wrong bear? not a big fan of rom-coms?”, you said, laughing. he just laughed and said, “come on, let’s go watch your silly movie”. yall eventually found your seats and the movie began. you’ve been wanting to watch this movie for weeks and were so happy to drag joe to it. you were so deeply entranced with the movie, you didn’t realize joe was looking at you, smiling. you didn’t know it yet, but he was getting feelings for you too. bad. you could ask him to do anything, and he would do it. eventually the movie was over, and you both got into the truck. it was about a 15 minute drive to your house. after some quite chit chat, you both were listening to music, and you fell asleep. car rides always put you to sleep, it never failed. joe noticed you balled up, cold. he reached into his back seat and grabbed one of his hoodies. draping it over you. he was just about to your house when he noticed your breath quickening. getting louder. he looked over to you, worried. he saw your brow scrunching, you started panicking in your sleep. he finally pulled up to your house, when you started crying, begging for someone to stop. he put the truck in park, “ (y/n)?? (y/n) wake up please, you’re safe. pretty girl, you’re safe, you’re with me.” he said, shaking you, panic setting in. you woke up, your breath spiking up, grasping for another. you grabbed the hoodie you didn’t realize was on you, for dear life. you looked around and saw joe, your heartbeat started slowing down, but then it hit you. you just had a nightmare right in front of joe. something you hadn’t told him about. he grabbed your face with both of his hands, “hey, shh, it’s okay. i got you”, his blue eyes connecting with your (e/c) one’s. after a moment you were finally calm, but you were choking on your words. “what was that? i mean if you don’t have me asking. you were asking someone to stop” he said, worry evident in his voice. you were stuttering, trying to find the right words. after taking a deep breath you looked at him, “do you wanna come inside? we can sit down and i can explain”, you said, worried. joe would be the first person you ever told. after a moment you both headed inside.

you showed joe the couch, and then you headed to the kitchen to brew some tea. after awhile, you headed back into the living room and handed him a cup. you held yours, staring at it for a moment. when you looked up at joe, he was looking at you worried, but there was also a caring look. you took a deep breath for a moment, “two years ago i was attacked. i was leaving an art function, when someone grabbed me and shoved me into an alley. he had touched me so disgustingly all over my body. hitting me, kicking me, if it wasn’t for the little strength i had left, yelling for help, i don’t think he would’ve stopped. someone heard me, thank god, and the guy ran off.” you said, not realizing you said it without skipping a beat. you looked at joe, he was looking at the ground, so many emotions were on his face. anger, worry, sadness, rage. “did the cops ever catch him?” he said, looking at you with a completely different look. “no they didn’t…and i’m sorry i didn’t tell you about this. i haven’t talked to anyone about this..”, you said, shame almost in your tone. joe grabbed you, engulfing you in his big arms, “you don’t have a thing to be sorry for, and don’t ever think you do. i am so sorry some low-life filth hurt you”, he said, laying his head on top of yours, and then proceeding to kiss the side of your head. that’s when you came crashing down. you held onto joe tighter, tears soaking your face, and his shirt. joe rubbed your back lovingly, letting you let all of this out, he knew you needed this.

after awhile, joe noticed you calmed down. your breathing slowed. he looked down at you, asleep, and at peace. he didn’t have it in his heart to wake you up. he quietly kicked off his shoes. grabbing a blanket off the back of your couch, while still holding onto you. he carefully laid back, putting his feet on the footstool in-front of him. you laid on his chest, peacefully. he put the blanket on you both, after watching you for 30 minutes to make sure you weren’t having another nightmare, he put his hat over his face, arm wrapped protectively over you, and eventually fell asleep.

[elainak03]

Broken (pt. 2)

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you woke up in a cold sweat, dry heaving. you look over to your alarm clock, it reads 6:15 am. you put your hand over your heart, trying to slow it down. you thought your nightmares would’ve stopped or slowed down by now, ever since the incident, but it clearly hasn’t. it’s been hard to even think about what happened, even though it happened 2 years ago.

the time was now 6:30 am. after getting up, brushing your teeth, washing your face, and curling your long (h/c) hair, you decided it was time to text joe.

(y/n): hey joe, it’s (y/n). you still up for that coffee?

joe: hey, of course. you wanna meet at the coffee shop in down town? 7:30?

(y/n): that works for me! i’ll see you at 7:30.

after putting together your outfit, you grab your purse and keys, and head out the door. after some driving, you finally arrived. you headed inside, ordered your coffee and then headed to a table to wait on joe. at 7:30 right on the dot, joe pulled up in his truck and then walked through the doors.

for a moment he looked around for you, y’all locked eyes and exchanged warming smiles. he ordered his coffee and then headed over to you. “hey, good morning”, joe said. “good morning to you”, you said back. eventually the barista came by with y’all’s coffee. “how are you this morning?”, joe said, a caring tone accompanying his question. “oh i’m good, little bit of a rough morning waking up, but other than that, i’m great. how are you ”, you said, but you were shaking on this inside thinking about the nightmare you had. joe looked at you questioning for a moment, but decided not to push it. “i’m good. after this i gotta head to base and debrief my guys”, joe said, with a slightly annoyed look. you could only imagine the weight of being the seal team six squad leader was like. all the responsibilities and stress.

“if you don’t mind me asking, do you do anything for work?”, joe asked. “um yeah, i’m an artist. i do mostly paintings, if you consider that a job”, you said, with a slight chuckle. “oh no kidding! that’s awesome really. you need to show me some of your work some time”, joe said, with a warm smile. you giggled, blushing slightly, “i would love to joe, anytime.” joe sat there for a moment thinking, “hey i really hope you know how much i appreciate this. it’s been so long since someone has actually wanted to just talk and listen to me”, joe said, with an appreciative look. “of course, it’s also been awhile since i’ve had anyone just to talk to and listen.” you said, with a slightly sad smile.

joes phone buzzed, a clearly annoyed look now displayed on his face. “i am so sorry, i’m being called in earlier than i thought.”, joe said with an apologetic look. “oh no, no worries i promise. you gotta go be a hero and save the world”, you said with a chuckle. he paid for y’all’s coffees and then came back over to you. “i will make this up to you. how about dinner sometime?”, joe asked, a hopeful look on his face. “i would love to”, you said, your (e/c) eyes locking with his blue eyes.

you both walk outside, turning to each other to say your goodbyes. “this was nice, thank you for inviting me”, joe said, looking down to you. “of course, this was very much needed for me”, you said back. “i gotta go but text me okay?”, joe said with a playful but stern look. you chuckled, of course i will, but joe? please be safe out there”, you said, softly putting your hand on his face without even realizing it. joe gave you a reassuring smile and nodded. “i will i promise”, joe said. y’all exchanged hugs and went your separate ways.

you got into your car and let out a breath you didn’t even realize you were holding in. joe was becoming this safe space for you. something you needed a long time ago. little did you know, you were becoming his as well. you put your car in drive and headed home to start on a new painting.

you got home, changed into some clothes you wouldn’t have a problem getting paint on, and got to work. you decided to take a quick picture of the canvas your working on and send it to joe.

(y/n): *picture attached* starting a new painting!🤭 i’ll show you when it’s done!

you sat your phone down, turned on some music and got to work. painting always brought you joy. you’ve had such a passion for it since you were a little girl. it was your getaway from everything else wrong in this world.

stepping away from the painting and looked up at the clock and realized a 3 hours had passed. you grabbed your phone and looked to see joe has texted you back. a little worried you texted him.

(y/n): hey! just checking up on you. haven’t heard from you since the coffee shop.

joe: hey, i’m so sorry. the debriefing ended being a lot longer than planned. i’m excited to see how your painting comes out.

(y/n): me too!

joe: i have some news though, i’m getting deployed. i don’t know how long i’ll be gone. it could be weeks for months

(y/n): oh…when are you leaving?

joe: tomorrow afternoon. i’m so sorry

if you were being completely honest with yourself, you were sad. you and joe just started this friendship, and now he’s getting deployed again, not knowing how long it’ll be till you get to hear from him again. joe ended up calling and telling you he’ll skype you any chance he gets. you both said your goodbyes and told joe to be safe.

[elainak03]

Broken (pt. 1)

joe ‘bear’ graves x reader

(no warnings! just talks of depression and letting someone in. this is my first story ever so bare with me! i’m nervy)

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joe has always been a broken person. he was fighting more than just physical warfare battles. he was fighting his mental ones too. the atrocities he had to see and do, the mental toll that took on him. for years thinking that keeping all of this to himself was doing more good than bad. until finally, it made everything come crashing down.

joe and lena’s marriage ended, buckley died, and now rip. he didn’t know what to do anymore. at the bonfire honoring rip, everyone could tell joe was going through it, but everyone was scared to say something. until there was you. you were there because of a mutual friend that introduced you to rip years ago.

you and your best friend jessica were standing by the fire enjoying a beer, chatting. “poor joe, i can’t imagine what this is feeling like to him right now”, jessica said, clear worry on her face. you looked across to the table joe was sitting at. for a moment your (e/c) eyes locked with joes cold and distant blue eyes. you gave him a warm, gentle smile. he returned a weakened one. “i’m gonna go talk to him, there has to be something i can do”, before you knew it your feet were carrying you across the grass.” “(y/n) wait!”, jessica shouted after you, but you drowned it out.

you finally reached the table joe was sitting at. for a moment you hesitated, and then you quickly washed that feeling away. you walked up to joe, a greeting smile across your face. “hey, do you mind if i set right next you? all this standing does a number on the legs”, you said will a small chuckle. “oh no not at all, seat is all yours”, joe said looking up at you. you sat down, for a moment just enjoying the smell of the crackling fire, music playing distantly in the background. you worked up the courage and finally turned to him, “i’m (y/n) by the way, i knew rip cause of my best friend jessica over there”, you said pointing to her across the grass. she was lost in a conversation with another to even notice. he just returned a little ‘oh’ back to you.

you were determined to help him. to help him through his pain. letting him know he’s not alone in this.

“rip told me all about you and the team. especially about how you earned the name ‘bear’”, you said, a small chuckle escaping your mouth. finally you saw his eyes light up, “i can’t believe you had to hear that story”, he said, finally a smile cracking on his lips. “it’s okay i promise, i have plenty of embarrassing stories of myself” you said, a blush creeping on your face. “oh please do tell since you know quite a bit about me”, he said, with a mischievous humor in his tone.

you and joe sat there, what felt like hours, talking about stories, rip, and the many different countries joe visited. after y’all’s laughter died down, you stared at each other for a moment. you could see the pain and hurt he was hiding behind those eyes. your hand grazed his for a moment, a small, empathetic smile came across your face. “joe? can i tell you something?” you said, worry evident in your voice. “yeah of course”, he said, a questioning look in his eyes. “i’ve heard just snip bits of what’s been going on for you, and i’m sorry you’re having to go through that alone.” you said, slowly losing yourself in thought, just taking a small moment to breathe. “i know we don’t know each other that well, but i would love to get to know you. be your friend. be there when you need someone to talk to about this. believe it or not i can relate on many different levels.” you said, a sadness evident in your tone. you stopped at looked at him, a sadness also evident in his eyes. “i understand if not, i don’t want to be pushing any boundaries with you”, you said, looking carefully but gingerly into his eyes. “no i um- i would like that a lot. i think that would do some good for me”, he said, a defensive wall coming down within him. a wall that would’ve never came down, but he finally has someone in front of him that clearly cares. that wants to help, that wants to hear him.

you smile warmly, “awesome! what do you say to some coffee in the morning?” “i would love to”, he said, a warmth was finally coming back to him. “hand me your phone, i’ll put my number in there so we can stay in contact” you said, maybe a little too excited. he smiles, handing you his phone. after some time, putting your phone number in, you realized what time it was. you slowly start standing up, “its getting super late, i should probably head out” you said, looking up at the night sky “oh yeah of course, gosh i didn’t even realize what time it was” he said, looking down at his watch. you placed a caring hand on his face, his sad cold blue eyes locked with yours, “thank you for letting me talk with you, i promise you’re not alone, and someone does care for you” you said, eyes crinkling. you starting walking away when you heard, “thank you (y/n), i can’t wait for that coffee in the morning” he slightly shouted towards you.

you turned back and gave him a small smile and wave. no idea where this journey was going to take you.