#&. how did i get so lucky? ╱ aj. ’

[icanseethefuture333]

PAC: What good luck is coming your way?⋆｡.°•✩

‘I’m so lucky

I’m a star

But I cry, cry, cry in my lonely heart, thinkin’

“If there’s nothin’ missin’ in my life

Then why do these tears come at night?”’

Pile 1:

Shufflemancy -

Potential Breakup Song by Aly & AJ

Best Friend’s Brother by Victoria Justice

(There’s Gotta Be) More To Life by Stacie Orrico

Discipline, Courage, Freedom, Communication, Twin Flame, Talking, Family, Plan A Vacation, Two of Air (Equilibrium), Daughter of Air, & Nine of Cups

The good luck that’s coming to your life, pile 1, is balance, confidence, and stability. Some of you could have Libra or Taurus placements. You could have had a rocky upbringing in life but it didn’t stop you from becoming the individual you are today. You could be a very loving person and have a lot to give to others. You may dim yourself down and feel that you are not all that special and often put others on a pedestal, whether that’s a family member, friend, celebrity, or partner. You need to see what’s special inside of you. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, dear. Some of you could have a very close relationship with your parents or grandparents. I’m having a vision of a little kid running to their guardian for comfort and receiving hugs. This is a message for some of you - you guys should visit your old childhood home for abundance or need to call your parents and rekindle the relationship you had with them, they miss you very much. If you have inner child wounds from your family, you need to resolve them in order to make progress. Don’t get stuck in this current phase of your life, you need to embrace change and new beginnings. I’m seeing that there is an intense connection with a romantic interest. Some of you might be in a stagnant relationship that is not benefiting you and it is hindering your growth, I think it would be best if stay single for a while. You are growing up and you are changing, that is a good thing! Some of you have a crush on someone and you are wishing to express your feelings, I see that if you talk to this person, things could actually go very well! Although, you must focus on making yourself happy first before seeking this person. Again, you need to focus on self love first. When is the last time you did something for yourself, pile 1? Make the choice today to be the hero you always needed. Be brave, pile 1. Some of you as a child might of loved the movie Starstruck and Princess Protection Program. You should watch these films to hear the messages in them, they might give you guidance. A father figure in your life may also provide clarity for what you have been feeling. Try to reflect on the relationship you had with your parents and how that results in your relationships with others. A lesson is needed to be learned at that time, once it is completed, you will notice a drastic transformation in your friendships and romantic life. You are going to be secure with who you are as a person and won’t feel the need for others to complete a part of yourself that was feeling empty. Additionally, some of you are wishing to make a bold move. Are you wishing to travel? Take a vacation? A trip to a place you always wanted to go? Now is a good time to do so. Crossroads could be an important film and may resonate with your situation.

Affirmations:

“I can accomplish what I set my mind to”

“I find the inner strength to face fear with confidence”

Pile 2:

Shufflemancy -

Superstar by Jamelia

Love Don’t Cost A Thing by Jennifer Lopez

Whatever You Like by T.I

Loneliness, Love, Money, Courting, Cassette, Love Call, The Star, Ten of Water (Repletion), & Mother of Water

Your good luck charm, pile 2, is the charm of love, fortune, and gifts. There is someone who wishes to come into your life and spoil you. I feel that you are independent and successful in your endeavors. You are good with your finances and you may look high maintenance in appearance (you may own luxury, brand name items, or your style is just very prissy n pretty). You have an admirer that really appreciates how you carry yourself as an individual and has great respect for your accomplishments. I’m reminded of the lyrics from the song She Got Her Own by Ne-Yo ft Jamie Foxx & Fabolous:

“Knowin’ she can do for herself

Makes me wanna give her my wealth”

When this person approaches you, you will look at them like they’re crazy. You might even be offended when they offer you help or try to do chivalrous things. Do not block your blessing, this person can give you access to bigger career opportunities. You have to release your outdated beliefs. I understand you are trying to protect your heart and peace of mind, but how can you make progress in your desired career field without connections? Your spirit guides know you have expensive taste and that you won’t be the only one capable of funding that lifestyle. I’m getting Nara Smith and Lucky Blue Smith vibes. They are both working individuals but Lucky spoils Nara with gifts like designer bags and luxurious items. You give off WAG and video vixen vibes, pile 2. Your beauty is reminiscent of Meagan Good, Christina Milian, Lee Hyori, & Vanessa Bryant in the early 2000s. You could have received a lot of envy from others growing up and was always in the center of gossip. People’s consistent haterade being thrown at you has made you isolate yourself, you were never lonely because you had to be your own best friend. Some of the people who picked this pile were bullied growing up or had a hard time making friends. You are strong and confident but constantly having your guard up out of fear of being hurt is making you miss out on life. Princess and The Frog may be a very significant film that you need to watch. Tiana was hard working and had dreams of opening a restaurant so much that it made her miss out on having fun and spending time with other people, as well as using work as a coping mechanism to cope with her father’s death. It becomes unhealthy when you have the assumption that most people are inherently evil and focusing all your attention on work, allow yourself to make connections with others and have fun every once in a while. It won’t kill ya to take a break, money isn’t the source of all happiness. Changing your mindset would attract more positive interactions within the workplace, college, and in your interpersonal relationships. You know you have great qualities so try to showcase this when having a conversation. Also smile! You have cute facial expressions when you’re not making a RBF lol. You may have a hustler mindset because of being poor as a child but this does not reflect your current reality, pile 2. Some of you may also be pursuing an education, taking courses regarding your culture could provide you with some insight. Turn to your ancestors for strength and wisdom on making the right choices regarding love. You are divinely protected either way so misfortune is not at all in your destiny!

Affirmations:

“I know that I am never alone”

“I commit to the practice of seeing good in all things”

Pile 3:

Shufflemancy -

Stereo Love by Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina

Electric Feel by MGMT

Who Said by Miley Cyrus

Judgment, Pride, Past Life, Ice King, Karmic Relationship, The Snake, Five of Air (Conflict), Four of Fire (Perfection), & Mother of Air

Pile 3, with the lucky girl syndrome~ I see that you will be releasing yourself from other people's expectations and instead will pursue your desires. You could have grew up in a strict household and had family members who believed that being successful, wealthy, and having good grades was more important that self expression and being "happy". Financial security was prioritized over emotions and this had left your heart cold. You could be someone who has a hard time expressing their feelings and can be quite feisty when engaging in conversations. I see that you have always wanted to be more of the rebellious one or had to be rebellious in secret. The Bratz movie could be very significant to this pile, you might relate to one of the girls or one of the Bratz is your favorite doll (Jade, Sasha, Yasmin, or Cloe). I also see The Game Plan and Herbie - Fully Loaded for some of you were your comfort movies as a child. Growing up, you might of changed your clothes after your parents dropped you off at school or got dress coded often by your teachers/principal. You could have felt insecure as a child for not being able to dress like the other kids or not being allowed to wear a makeup. You have the power, pile 3. You are no longer this child anymore, this might hurt knowing you never got to experience the same emotional fulfillment other teens/adults did as children, but the good news is you have so much time to make up for it now! Take the initiative today and write down all things you never got to do but always wanted to have and start making a list of methods you could use to make this possible. As long as you put the effort in, anything could happen! I also feel that you compete with those of the same sex. You could come across people that are catty and try to put you down for no reason. You might also have these traits yourself and you need to reflect on how you treat other people, having opinions is normal but being judgemental and making assumptions about others before giving them a chance, is not. You have to acknowledge your flaws and the triggers you have been avoiding. For example, if you know that you easily get pissed off because you grew up in a household where arguing was normalized, realize that behavior isn't healthy. Overall, the good luck that you will be receiving is in regards to your independence and self expression. Additionally, I see you perfecting your craft. Some of you enjoy fashion, science, graphic design, and/or mathematics, you could receive an award or some sort of acknowledgement for your creative ideas!

Affirmations:

"I understand that everyone has their own unique path and challenges"

"I love myself, and I see myself in everyone"

Thanks so much for reading and I wish you the best of luck with whatever makes you happy in life 🍀

[venileix]

𝜗𝜚 .Orange Jumpsuit

PAIRING: AJ x F!reader SYNOPSIS: AJ comes home with the jumpsuit tied around his waist, and with his tank top exposing his tattoos and muscles, you find yourself more attracted to him than ever before. WARNINGS: sexual content, oral (giving), Aj's crippling praise and ever so slight degradation kinks NOTES: MDNI!

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You knew AJ was stressed out about this job. They never did another job this fast after an old one, but he promised himself he'd go all in on this so he wouldn't have to get involved in that life for a long time.

You knew that even though he loved the thrill of a job, he was nervous about the lack of overall planning for this one.

Aj always made sure you were flown out of town with friends during his jobs, scared about anything happening to you, but with how sudden this opportunity arose, he had to settle on practically barricading you inside his apartment.

The two of you had been married for just over a year now, and he promised this was his last job.

As the sky grew darker, the abrupt sound of the lock of the door twisting brought your attention away from the dinner you were preparing.

As the door opened, you relaxed at the beeps of the alarm passcode being entered, knowing it was your husband.

Cutting the strawberries for the desert, you felt arms wrap around your waist, "What are you making?"

You gently place the knife down on the cutting board, twisting your body around in your husband's arms to face him.

"Your favorite," You grin, dragging your hands up his exposed arms to rest on his shoulders, "How is everything coming along?"

"All is going according to plan, don’t worry your pretty little head about any of that.” He only ever tells you the basic details of these jobs, not wanting to worry you about his safety.

Aj grinned reassuringly as he looked at the unconvinced look in your eyes. He knew you were concerned for how stressed out he's been lately, and he was starting to feel bad for making you worry.

"You're lucky you're hot," You roll your eyes at your husband playfully before trailing your eyes down his body.

He had that orange jumpsuit they were using as a disguise tied around his waist, exposing his white tank top and tattoos that lined his arms.

He stayed quiet, allowing you to bring your hands up to his hair, pushing some strands back as he looked down at you.

While you didn't mind his obsession over hats, you had always loved when he didn't wear them, so you can mess with his hair.

You brought your hands back down to his shoulders, fingers gently tracing his bicep where he had your name in cursive.

He got it the day before your wedding, surprising you with it on your wedding night. Needless to say, you gave him a nice surprise in return that night.

You can feel Aj's muscles flex under your touch, making you teasingly smirk as you slowly look back up to meet his eyes.

The moment your eyes meet his, his lips are on yours, and the hands that were wrapped around your waist pushed your hips into the counter.

You let him take the lead, tilting your head so he can kiss you deeper. Aj's hands find their way to your thighs, pulling your body closer to him, if that was even possible.

"Jump," His breath is hot against your lips, making your eyes flutter open, revealing his smug grin as he stared down at you through eyes heavy with desire.

The hands wrapped around the back of your thighs aided you as you jumped, wrapping your legs around his waist.

Aj pulled the two of you away from the kitchen, carrying you towards the plush couch in your living room.

Your usual cooking playlist played softly from the large TV on the wall, filling the air with soothing music.

He takes a seat in the middle of the couch, keeping you in his lap.

"I really like getting to see your tattoos like this," You stare down at Aj, watching him smirk at you admitting to your unhidden attraction to his body.

"I would hope so," his fingers rub circles at your hips, "You did half of them."

You subtly rock your hips forward, teasing the man under you as you press against him, "Well I think I made you look pretty damn hot."

He laughs at your words, gripping at your hips to continue making you grind down against him.

"It's all thanks to you, sweetheart." You giggle at his words, bringing your head down, placing soft kisses against his jaw, leading down his neck towards his collar bone.

He let out heavy breaths at the feeling of your lips on his skin mixed with the feeling of your cunt rocking against him.

You slowly pull away, looking at the beautiful man below you through half lidded eyes, a seductive smirk on your lips, "You seem pretty stressed out."

Aj's eyes follow your movements as you slowly lift yourself from his lap, moving his hands away from you as you now stand in front of him.

"Maybe I should help you with that," You can see his jaw clench as you lower yourself to your knees.

He was at a loss for words as you slowly untie the orange coveralls at his hips, pulling them down to reveal his black boxers.

"Look at this," You giggle at the sight of the wet spot on his boxers that showed his evident excitement, "So fucking desperate for me."

Your words were almost enough to make him lose his cool right then and there, but then, as you placed your palm against his bulge, he melted back into the couch, stuttering whatever he was about to say.

"So pathetic; you're so hard for me," You move your palm away from him, moving to pull down the waistband of his boxers, letting him spring free.

"You're so fucking beautiful, sweethear-" He cuts himself off abruptly with a moan as your lips wrap around his tip.

You suck gently, using your tongue to trace his slit, loving the sounds of his moans and whines.

"You're doing so amazing, darling," His voice is hoarse from the pleasure and the sight of you between his legs.

With the praise, you take more of him into your mouth, moaning at the way his tip hits the back of your throat as you feel his hand tangle itself in your hair.

"That's right," His grip on your hair tightens as you hollow out your cheeks around him, "Just like that, baby."

It was adorable to you how easily you can cause his undoing, how easy it was to make him melt in your hands.

You speed up your movements as you bob your head up and down, changing the pressure of your cheeks around him as you moved.

"Oh, baby," He's practically whimpering as he tugs at your hair, "Please don't stop, I'm so close."

It was like music to your ears, his begging tone making you want to never stop pleasing him.

In just a few more seconds, you feel his tip hit the back of your throat again, releasing his warm seed into your mouth, moaning as he feels your throat constrict with its natural instinct to swallow.

He panted as he pulled your mouth off of him, eyes staring down at you with the most loving look you've ever seen from anyone but him.

"So pretty with my cum down your throat." You both smirk at each other as you wipe your lips.

[foptbw]

how do your human parents feel about....all of this? about you moving out and your memory issues? you mentioned that they just left you with Vicky, witch is horrid. where there other things they did that made you want to leave and never look back?

Also, its odd that Galax doesn't have any fairy research given that they study monsters and ghosts. why do fairies seem farfetched?

Timmy: My human parents? They are the ones who wanted me out. The second I turned 18 they kicked me out. Delighted to finally be able to get rid of me and my issues. What didn't they do? Oh yea care. They didn't care. All they cared was their plans for their big money making lawyer son went down the drain replaced by this useless childish idiot. Pfffh I think at this point Gary is more of a son to them than me. They didn't care when the doctors let me go home saying that they shouldn't leave me alone They didn't care when I told them there was no food in the kitchen when I left. All they told me was "You always managed before" For a full week I barely saw them even when I was having lots and lots more bad days than I do now. The only food was the food Chloe brought over. She ended up spending a lot of time with me during that week. She says thats what step siblings do. When I ask why she called us step siblings. I member it but I can't remember why anymore. Chloe said it was just a inside joke thing we had since shortly after we became friends. Even she didn't remember why anymore. My human parents only cared when Crocker caused a scene. Going on about how it mustah been my fault and how they thought I was old enough to be left alone even though the doctors said I shouldn't be alone anyway. So they rehired Vicky so they could still not care bout me. Even when they could have hired Chloe! She was a babysitter too and my friend! Buuuuut they said they KNEWWWWW Vicky better. They didn't care when I tried to show 'em the the injuries she gave me. And just said I was clumsy. When I told them bout Tootie being touchy, and making me uncomfy, they said I was lucky dat she still was interested in me after... They'd complain bout how I was useless now and how I couldn't become a lawyer now. When Mr. Blue Man brought Gary and explained he was mah cousin and bah bah bah. They basically happily took him in as a better son. They even call his kids their grandkids cuz its clear no one is gonna wanna hab kids with me. Anyway I didn't leave and never look back. THEY kicked ME out at 18 glad to finally be able to get rid of dah burden. THEY didn't wanna deal with me anymore. AJ was there for me, and helped me. He moved me across the whole country and got me ah place and job. They are the ones who said they didn't want contact not me. ANYWAYYYYYY YES YES YES It is odd that there is nooooo fairy research departments in Galax! We met aliens before. Like Mark! He's ah nice alien even if his planets weird. He's dah first alien AJ met. Earth and his planet has ah peace treaty or whatever! Hes really nice to me. When he learned bout my memory lost he was very nice bout it. he calls me greatest warrior and and and that I'm even more powerful now. Cuz I love cutesy things and his species doesn't like cutesy things. They knoooow aliens are real and Chloe helps help hurt monsters. So I duh get why there is no fairy department. Chester said if there wassss a Fairy Research Department I'd be head researcher!

[x-liv25-jamieswife]

avery head canons

@ariscats requested these, and avery's my fav girl so of course i'm gonna make them. hope you like them<3! (i apologize for any spelling mistakes). @catapparently helped me with some of these.

avery loves phoebe bridgers

she's also secretly a swiftie (she was a hugeeee love story stan when she was younger bc she dreamt of a love like that)

she relates to nothing new (ft. phoebe bridgers). she's always blasting that song in her room, crying. (jamie finds out she feels like that song and tries to comfort her by telling her she isn't just something that everyone will get tired of eventually).

she lovesss thrifting her own clothes.

avery pretends to hate her new wardrobe but she secretly likes it.

she used to only drink black coffee but then she found out she actually really likes flavored coffee (vanilla, caramel etc). she loves making her own little coffees at home (xander loves it too)

she went to the eras tour with a reputation/midnights crossover outfit

she loves candles, she has a ton of them in her room

the sheffield grayson kidnapping affects her more than she lets on (sometimes she imagines sheffield walking behind her while she's taking walks and stuff or she'll see his face everywhere)

she has an addiction to those shitty app store games

she used to be a huge star wars fan. she would force libby to watch the movies with her.

sometimes, during family dinners, she'll look at all the people around her (libby, max, the hawthornes, rebecca, etc) and think about how lucky she is to be loved by so many people. she sometimes tears up cause she used to wish to be that loved when she was younger. jamie always notices but knows that she doesn't like it when people point it out.

she loves fanfiction (xander and max introduced it to her)

she loves taking pictures of nature (her and grayson have a shared aesthetic insta account where they post all of their pictures) (i personally really love this one)

avery used to have a percy jackson fan account on insta when she was really young (her mom was her biggest fan) (the hawthornes found the account and find it adorable)

she's a huge percabeth shipper

her favorite book genre is murder mystery (holly jackson stan)

she used to love editing (there was this one percabeth edit of hers to my blood by ellie goulding that went viral)

her mom and her used to love watching rom coms

she used to wonder why no one wanted to be her friend when she was younger (cause she only has max)

ok this one's a bit dark and sad, but we all know she grew up poor in a shitty old town, and that's where you find all the weird creeps. based on the books, she seems to not really be comfortable with physical touch from strangers, so i hc that the reason why is bc walking home from school, she'd sometimes be harassed by these creeps.

she has scars from the bombing and the attempted shooting. she's insecure about them, but jamie always tells her they look beautiful (he also tells her they're proof of how strong she is)

she loves the beach (jamie brings her on dates there all the time)

she tends to get hate comments about her looks (this isn't really a head canon since it was kinda implied in tbh when those people were whispering about her looks (i may be imagining this). sometimes she gets insecure, but jamie always makes sure she knows how beautiful she is by kissing her and whispering sweet nothings in her ear etc. (this one was more of an aj one but oh well, i can never escape them)

avery has really good taste in clothing. her fans are always commenting about how hot she is.

she was times person of the year once

(this one is based off of a pic i saw on pinterest) avery once did a shoot for vogue where she wore a suit vest and nothing underneath and everyone went crazyyy (jamie too). (i'll insert a pic at the bottom)

she's convinced people hate her

she sometimes has nightmares about jamie breaking up with her (jamie proves her wrong in bed if you know what i mean)

she loves interacting with fans (she comments on posts, take pics with them in public, etc)

when libby and her used to live together in lib's apartment and they were struggling to buy food bc of money issues, avery would always leave the food to libby and tell her she ate at the diner (she actually didn't bc she once tried to steal some food but got caught. she didn't want to lose her job so she stopped).

avery secretly loves heels (they make her more confident)

her and rebecca vent to each other sometimes (avery feels really comfortable with her).

she lovesss sushi

absolutely love my girl avery (fav character of all time). i sort of see myself in her so i might be projecting in some of these. she's so underrated and it pisses me off (she easily solos all of the brothers).

[reallyromealone]

A request from patreon

Derek and Spencer were surprised that they were doing Intel gathering only a town off from spencers but didn't think to much of it as they walked into a small diner with a few customers scattered around and an older woman refilling sugar containers behind the counter "excuse me" Derek said smoothly as the woman looked up with a bored expression, analyzing both men as they held up their badges "you have a moment?"

The men asked her some questions, the woman answering to the best of her abilities before pausing and looked at Spencer almost confused before speaking "you look familiar" she said as if trying to remember something "whats your name?"

"Spencer Reid" Spencer said awkwardly, he had never been to this diner so he was a tad bit confused, maybe she saw him on tv from a case or something.

It was almost like a lightbulb flashed over her head "you're that kids dad!" She said almost proud of her realization and Spencer looked confused as he spoke "I'm sorry what?"

"Yeah that one kid whose always hanging here, orders off the breakfast menu and god he puts an insane amount of whipped cream on things"

Yup.

That was his kid alright.

"He's always hanging with with this kid whose dad's real bad news, if you want answers you may wanna talk to them but be warned rumor has it they got into a real nasty fight with some asshole with a knife"

And like that, Spencer was out of that diner dragging Morgan with him "ohoo, that kid is in shiiit!" Morgan said as Spencer began calling his kid frantically.

(Name) hissed as he looked over himself, his friend doing the same as they hid in an alleyway "I can't believe you took him down" he said as he held his hoodie to his nose "for a pacifist, you sure know how to throw a punch"

(Name) checked his phone and visibly paled at the missed calls and texts "oh fuck..."

Spencer and Derek walked to the alleyway after Penelope pinpointed the teens exact location (Spencer was thankful he put a tracker in his kids phone, his job made him justifiably paranoid) to see his kid bloodied and bruised and the other with what looked to be a black eye and broken nose.

"(Name)?!" Spencer said panicked rushing to his kid "jesus Christ, what happened?!" Morgans cop voice slipped out as the teens jolted slightly "I'm calling an ambulance then you boys are gonna answer some questions"

After the ambulance came and the boys were cleaned up, Spencer and Derek took them off to the BAU for questioning.

(Name) looked at his Aunt AJ, the blonde looking at the teen pointedly "you're lucky your dad felt he was to close to ask questions"

"Now spill"

(Name) explained the situation that happened and how the two teens like going to that specific diner because the lady there adds chocolate chips to their pancakes for them and how when they left this guy tried cornering them when (name) and his friend were walking to his friends home as (friends name)s dad--who was trying to be better for his son (name) added-- would drive (name) home.

"I kind of just panicked and did what you guys taught me" (name) said softly and Penelope confirmed his story from the camera footage she had gotten, the boys were genuinely just hanging out when attacked "do you remember what he looked like?"

"Yeah, he looked like..."

When the boys were freed from their individual questioning, Spencer was waiting for the kids "hi dad..."

Spencer checked into he teen before glancing at the other kid "your dad is here to pick you up, him and I spoke so you're not in trouble"

(Name) hissed as the stitches from a cut he got in his arm stretched "now let's get you home, you look like hell" Spencer joked as the boys said their goodbyes and to see each other at school.

[cheesysoup-arlo]

*cough* *cough* Sick day

Reader is sick and AJ comes over to take care of her

A/N: so sorry this is so short also I totally didn’t make this for my sick mutual @ashecampos (I did lol)

You have been sick for the past couple days. You have an absolutely horrible cough and you feel like shit. You stayed home from school which sucked because you really missed your girlfriend.

AJ(bubs)🛹💕: hey baby how are you feeling?

(Y/N): like shit 😞

AJ(bubs)🛹💕: aw I’m sorry to hear that, is it ok if I come over after school I miss you

(Y/N): I would absolutely love that

AJ(bubs)🛹💕: ok I’ll be over after school, try to get some rest ok?

(Y/N): ok bubs I’ll try, I love you 💕

AJ(bubs)🛹💕: I love you more baby sleep good 😘

You decided your girlfriend was right and you had like 3 hours before she’d be over so you let sleep take over your body.

~3 hours later~

You woke up feeling a little bit better not a lot better but a little

*knock knock* someone’s at your door you sluggishly walked over wrapped in a blanket

You open the door and see “AJ!” You immediately pull her in for a hug “hi baby” you pulled away and coughed like a lot “aw baby go lay down, I got you your favorite soup from that one place you like and some crackers” “you’re the best girlfriend ugh I wish I wasn’t sick so I could kiss you” “it’s ok baby, you go put a movie on and I’ll get your food all set up” she says kissing your forehead, you head over to the living room to clean up a little then putting on the tv and looking for a movie for you and Aj to watch. “Here you go my love, have you taken any medicine for your cough yet?” Aj asked setting the food and a few other things on the table “mhm but it’s been like 4 ish hours?” You say a little unsure of when you took medicine last “hmm you should probably retake it soon if it’s a 4 hour one” “it’s a 6 hour one” you say grabbing a couple crackers “I missed you so much today” you say leaning into her “I missed you more, now eat your soup beautiful” you ate some of your soup while Aj played with your hair, you loved being with her so much…your happy thoughts were interrupted by the overwhelming need to cough you quickly got up and set your soup down coughing so hard your body ached. Aj quickly went over to you to rub your back while you coughed and then hugging you when you finished “poor baby” Aj said holding you close and rubbing your back as you melt into her arms “I hate being sick” you pout “I know baby, how about you lay down ok maybe some more sleep will help” “but-“ she puts her finger on your lips and pulls you over to the couch “no buts you need rest or you’re not gonna get better, I promise to be here when you wake up, ok?” “Fine I’ll sleep I guess” you say as she helps you lay down on her, pulling the blanket over you “good night Aj, thank you for taking care of me” “of course I’ll always be her to take care of you baby, sleep well” she says playing with your hair as you slowly doze off thinking about how lucky you are to have her in your life

[romanarose]

Secret's Out

Art by @runa-falls who drew me and marc lolololol

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Brother Best Friend!Marc Spector x fem!reader

Summary: Marc is your brothers roommate and best friend in college. When you attend the same school, you meet and fall in love with Marc Spector. You both try to keep it a secret, for fear of what he'll say... eventually though, the secret comes out.

Warnings: Brief smut, readers brother drinks alcohol, protected creampie, mentions of oral.

Immersability: Reader is not Jewish, or least knows nothing about holidays as she tries to learn. Picture above does nothing to describe reader, including height, I just thought it was cute and Em let me use it lol. Reader is fem and AFAB

A/N: Although I know no one owns the idea of collage AU's, I think in this fandom it's safe to say that @juneknight is a big inspo for a lot of us writing college au marc. June had said she doesn't mind other people writing college marc but I still wanted to give her credit for it as that series is something I love v v v much and is a fandom fav. If you havn't read any of it, check em out. June is amazing. Als, I feel like i've had similar conversations with people in different discord servers about this concept but I can't remember who or who said what? but y'all know how those convos go, everyone throwing things in. If you feel i ripped of something you said, know it was on accident and i can give you creds as well!

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Sex on a dorm bed was hard enough, but Marc insisted he wanted the bed raised so he could fit his mini fridge under there. 

And a pile of fucking junk, but thats neither here nor there. Marc looked like he packed up all his personal belongings into plastic bins. He must live far away, because he never went home, not even over thanksgiving break and he paid the extra money to stay over winter break coming up, citing he was Jewish so he didn’t really need to be home for christmas. But what about new years? And he never felt for Jewish holidays either. You know, because you had been looking into them all in order to properly greet him. 

A few weeks into classes your first year, your older brother introduced you and let you hang around them while you got oriented in your new school. You had told Marc ‘Happy Yom Kippur’ to which he politely smiled and thanked you, only for you to find out later that ‘happy’ wasn’t exactly the right verbiage. So, you did your best to research. It wasn’t until you were intently watching youtube videos on what everything on a passover seder symbolizes that you realized how hard you had fallen for him.

Lucky for you, your interest and effort had endeared you to him just as much. He fought his feelings for a long time. Your brother, AJ, had been his roommate freshman year and all four years since, and there was no goddamn way on this planet he’d let Marc date you, always telling you which guys to stay away from. He was one of those guys, wasn’t he? So he tried his best to avoid you.

Fate had other plans, a normal day where you showed up at their room looking for AJ had ended with you both tumbling into bed, starting a secret little affair. Marc was good at what he did, opening you up with his fingers first and spending so long with his head between your legs you wondered if he was even planning on getting off at all. But he did, oh god he did, blowing his load inside you and you both came with a loud groan that caused the next door neighbors to bang on the adjacent wall telling you to shut the fuck up.

So started your dirty little secret, sneaking fucks in where you could, hooking up in the public bathroom next to the laundry room, quick kisses in unused classrooms. There was one time AJ was supposed to be gone for a 3 hour class, and walked in unceremoniously as Marc was balls deep inside you, the jingle of the keys and the sound of the key in the door only barely giving Marc enough time to throw you under the covers. AJ was quick to realize Marc had a girl in his bed, closing the door. Covering your mouth, Marc slowly began fucking you as he told AJ the come back later, AJ giving him some good-natured ribbing before announcing he would be at the dining hall. You were back on the verge of an orgasm by the time he left the door, the thrill of near getting caught culminating in cumming hard enough you bit Marc’s hand that still covered you.

 It was hard, you wanted to be out. Marc wanted to show you off, to show all the assholes in school how you, YOU were willingly dating him. Prettiest damn thing he’d ever seen. And you, you just wanted everyone to know who you belonged to. You knew Marc had a reputation, and you knew being his girl, you were safe.

Most of all, outside of the public image, you just wanted to be able to be together.

You helped Marc climb back on the bed despite the fit of laughter. After he finished, Marc rolled off you, but seemed to forget you were on a twin bed and promptly fell off. That’s where the bed being raised came in, adding a few feet for him to drop down. You would like to have thought you would have been a concerned girlfriend, but once you saw he didn’t land on his face or anything you couldn’t stop laughing, especially at his grumpy frown. Fucker was funny as shit without trying to be.

When he finally climbed back up, you two cuddled back under the covers and you began to kiss away his frown lines all over his face until they eased in a smile, kissing you back.

“I love you, you know.”

You did. You knew that with your whole heart. “Love you right back, Marc Spector.”

It wasn’t two minuets later when AJ walked in to see you laying on top of Marc, only covered by the blanket, he quickly closes his eyes. 

“GOD DAMMIT! WHAT THE FUCK!” He shouts, Marc quickly pulling the blanket up more and rolling over to cover you with his body. 

“GET OUT!”

“YEAH NO SHIT, SICKOS.”

AJ left, going to the lounge and you knew it was over. He knew it was you. You were shaking, your anxiety through the roof and Marc tried to calm you.

“Shh, baby, it’s okay, it’s gonna be okay, I’ll take the blame-”

“WHY WAS THE DOOR UNLOCKED!” You scream.

“I’m sorry, I forgot!” 

“I WAS ON TOP MARC, IF HE HAD WALKED IN HE WOULD HAVE SEEN ME NAKED! ANYONE COULD H-HAVE WALKED I-I-I-IN!!”

Marc took your face in hands, sitting up and gently coaxing you. “Hey, baby, look at me.” You open your eyes, lost inside his and you knew you were safe. “I’m sorry, I’m really fucking sorry. But you’re safe, it’s going to be okay. I swear. I’ll never forget to lock the door again, I promise.”

Tearful, you express your fears. “I don’t know if there’s going to be a next time.”

Marc’s soft eyes are in contrast to his tense face. “You’re a grown adult, baby. He might not like it, but he can’t stop us.”

“But he’s going to be mad at you! He’s your…”

He chuckled. “My only friend?”

“Your best friend.” You correct.

With a sign, he strokes your face, knowing you both had to go out there and face him soon enough. “You’re worth it, okay? Whatever happens, you’re worth it.”

Overcome with emotions, you tuck your head into Marc’s neck. “It’ll be okay.”

You both got dressed, Marc opening the door to the loud, his body symbolically in front of you. Neither of you thought that there was any chance your brother would hurt you, but it was the gesture and what it meant. Marc would always be your protection.

“J, listen man, I can explain-”

“C’mon dude, all you had to do was text me to stay out so I don’t have to walk in on you fucking my sister.”

Everyone was quite, that wasn’t the response they were expecting. “I wasn’t- we weren’t- we were done,”

You smack Marc’s arm, whispering ‘gross’ and then look to AJ. “So you’re not… mad? You sounded mad…”

“I was mad because it was nasty, I don’t need to see that. I don’t give a fuck what you guys do.”

Marc was hesitant, but you moved out from behind Marc to join at his side. He spoke next. “You don’t care?”

AJ laughed. “I don’t care for her,” He clarified, smiling. “For you.” AJ pushed past both of you and made his way to Marc’s minifridge, stealing a beer.

“What does that mean?” Marc asked, incredulous and only semi-distracted by his roommate's theft. Bigger fish to fry.

“I mean,” AJ finished the beer and handed the can to Marc. “You know she cries every time she watched Revenge of the Sith, right?”

Marc turned to you and you shrug. “They were brothers, Marc!”

AJ continued. “She once cried because she wanted to make pasta but we didn’t have sauce. Like laid down on the kitchen floor and cried.”

“I was hungry and to broke to order food!”

“I offered to drive you to walmart!”

“I was tired!”

“You she bites her toe nails”

Marc jumped back in. “that’s why you’re so flexible”

AJ had enough “DISGUSTING! GET OUT! OUT!” He pushed you both out of the room he claimed you had defiled. “Go be disgusting elsewhere, sickos.” He slammed the door in your face as you laughed, giddy that the secret was out and it went well.

“Well, that was not what I expected?” You wrap your arm around his middle, walking towards the elevator. 

“Yeah… I thought I was about to get decked.”

Just then, you hear your brother scream your name down the hall.

“Y’ALL BETTER GET YOUR GODDAMN NASTY ASS UNDERWEAR OUT O HERE WHAT THE GODDAMN FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!”

Marc turned to you. “You forgot your underwear?”

“I WAS PANICKED!” You defended yourself. “I COULDNT FIND THEM AND IM IN LEGGINGS SO I JUST ASSUMED I WENT COMMANDO.”

Sex was moved to your dorm from then on.

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Sorry this came to me today again and i had to write it.

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[juno-box]

If you could pick ONE person to make it to the Final Season with Clem, outside of the obvious choices (Lee, Kenny, Luke, etc.) who would it be?

Optional: How do you think they'd affect the course of season 4?

If I could pick one person? Duck. Surviving with Clem from S1 to the finish line, I feel like there's some things he can change.

If he woke up in the room with Clem, he'd could probably be a bit of a mediator between the two, he'd probably take charge a bit and not let her size Tenn up.

In terms of people he'd get along with, Willy, Brody and Mitch come to mind. Once that slightly laid back personality starts coming out, I feel like Aasim would try to lump him in Louis. Duck would probably respect a lot of Louis' outlooks on post-apocalypse life.

During the card game at dinner, I bet answering questions would be hilarious.

C: "What's the grossest thing you've ever eaten?" V: "Oh that's easy, uh, horse eyeballs." M: "Slugs." L: "Cantaloupe." C: "I ate a guy's leg once?" D: "No you didn't!" C: "Oh, right, that's was you." D: "Y-... Hey!" V: "..." M: "..." L: "..." D&C: "We're kidding!" L: "... Are you?"

I imagine, the night they find out Marlon & Brody's secret, I feel like he would either go with Clem or she'd ask him to stay with AJ.

If Duck was there, would he see AJ and stop him? More than likely not on time, the moment he saw him (because literally nobody saw him, but Duck has good hearing and a good eye as we see in S1). Duck would see AJ the second he's about to pull the trigger and it's too late.

It's morning, AJ asks if he's a murderer. Duck would instantly tell him no, but try to explain what he did was considered murder. Naturally, confusing AJ. So Clem would take over.

Tenn comes and gets them for funeral, they come back and wait for the vote. They have to leave.

I feel like on the walk, Duck would quietly ask Clem if it's possible they can try Richmond, but Clem would say it's still too risky.

I mean just imagining Duck running into Lilly again and all I can hear is:

"Kenny's kid...?" "Lilly...?" "Great. I don't suppose your dad's around here, is he?" "Lucky for you, he's not." "Hmph. So he's dead then." "Well, duh...?" "???"

I think he'd be a sharpshooter from the windows. So when Lilly grabs Tenn, he'd shoot her in the arm. I think Tenn would get him to move, and I don't think Mitch would charge then. So... Mitch spared?!

Would he be captured? Yeah, I think so. I think he'd sacrifice himself for either Vi or Lou.

Would Duck be maimed on the boat? Oooh, I dunno. I think since he's more survival toughened, he wouldn't talk more than the Delta found permissible unlike Louis, even though Louis was trying to help Aasim and Omar.

But, when the bomb goes off, hearing in one of his ears is damaged. It's a bit more muffled.

He'd probably be strong enough to fricking yeet Tennessee on the other side of the bridge the minute he pulls that stunt with Minerva.

Which may or may not lead to him being bit. He doesn't get devoured, but Tenn does get him bit. Which pisses AJ off. So Duck missing one of his arms? Ye?

I think he'd get Clem up before she's bit herself, but that doesn't mean we might not have to ditch her leg because of what Minnie did to it on the bridge.

Sorry, it's all over the place but these just came to mind as I was typing, lol!

[snirtsnirkarts]

The Adventure continues!

That is, until they’s stumped in the small town of Ponyville on their way to update the princess and see the wonderbolts! Many mysteries about that place. But given their trio would be stuck for a while, they get comfortable for the time being. Twilight investigating their history, the ever free forest, and many more. Pinkie trying very food in town, and making parties for every new friend in town. And Rainbow would tag along, although of course is rather distracted by an earth pony giving her rather nasty looks…

There was allegedly an on going Freud between some farmers and a veterinarian, of sorts. Something about getting rid of bats and missing apples.

We eventually meet Apple Jack, who doesn’t like these strange creatures coming into her town. The only normal seeming on being Twilight, who had no interest in talking with others, but seemed to have the two creatures following her around everywhere. Apple Jack was worried for that unicorn for a while. Until it turned out she was strange too. Strangely powerful, raising a baby dragon, lack any social skills. She doesn’t trust not a one of them, until of course, Rainbow, determined to be liked by ponies, and prove a point to AJ for judging them by how they look, offers to help solve her Vampire Fruit Bat problem. AJ is rather suspect and stubborn about not needing their help, but she did desperately need this to stop.

That is where we meet Fluttershy! She would avoid the trio and successfully evade them for a while. But Pinkie would find out she hadn’t made friends with one pony. They actually found them arguing one day(Well, as much as you could call AJ yelling at Fluttershy while she just stood there and gave soft answers arguing). What makes her come out of her shell of course, is the baby dragon. She’d never seen one before and was absolutely obsessed, asking Twilight for all the information she had. Which, lucky for Fluttershy and Twilight alike, Twilight loved talking about her research, and she had researched a lot on dragons, and was raising one. Of course Twilight knew a lot.

Finally, it is revealed that the culprit of the missing apples was Fluttershy all along! (Same reasons in season 4 ep 7 Bats!, although this time not much of a cure for her looks. That’s why she’d hidden her wings and ears) probably through Twilight’s magic they’d fine a way for her to manage herself better. Effectively solving AJ’s problem.

Eventually they go to leave town, but not before Fluttershy and AJ would join them, Fluttershy seeing they’re traveling and wanting to learn more about other animals and creatures, and them being the only friends she really made. Plus she promised Twilight to help babysit Spike, so of course Twilight was delighted to have someone who wouldn’t be burdensome on her trip. AJ using the excuse that she’d think selling around would bring more business to her Apple farm, the truth being these were very strange ponies, and she wants to keep a close eyes on them. One of the reasons they were in Ponyville was to get a cart, as they were collecting quite a few things along the way, and it’d be much easier for them. AJ agrees to pull it, as long as her Apple business could fit inside. And it did. AJ would also adjust their stops to pick up more apples at other family’s farms. And we effectively have AJ and Fluttershy join the fray!

On, but I forgot to mention one person, who’d actually appeared through out their trip, selling her fashion line to gain traction, and traveling herself to better learn all of the fashion trends from around all of Equestia! Rarity they would meet at a market around the wonderbolts performance. Pinkie would be the one to recognize her, even if she did stand out as a Zebra. Zebras didn’t normally live in these areas. Rarity finally really approaches them when she sees Fluttershy, and her outfit. (Fluttershy hides that she was from the city, and a rich family. She knew a thing or two about fashion, and even more so about sewing) Rarity compliments it although complains about being unable to see Fluttershy’s cutie mark, and furthermore her wings! They were incredibly stunning, one of a kind. Rarity would be the one to encourage her to change her outfit to show her further, to give Fluttershy a makeover because she should feel proud of who she is.

Now Rarity would ask why they were traveling, having herself seen them about. And by hearing it, now Rarity wanted to tag along. She wanted to go those places in any case, and now with Fluttershy she could help Rarity with her work, and be her model! And Rarity would tell them of her own childhood legend, as her home was not somewhere on the list, but Twilight would now add it to find out about this one as well. Sounding like another of The Six Pillars. Lucky they had Rarity too, because it was hard and dangerous to get there if you don’t have someone who knows the way.

With Rarity eventually warming up to AJ, she too will get a knew haircut, as Rarity promises it will look nice, and stay out of the way of AJ’s hard work. That’s something that happens a little later and probably plays out similarly to Look Before You Sleep(season 1 ep 8) I hadn’t really decided on when Rainbow will be revealed, just know it’ll be dramatic. Since Changlings are still evil in this story. It think it’ll have to be when they eventually visit the crystal kingdom or a magic free area where changling magic just isn’t affective.

But that concludes how I imaged each of the Main Six would join the party! And of course how I think they’d look. I hope you all enjoyed and thank you for taking the time to look!

[wrestlersownmyheart]

Closer Than You Think Chapter 2 (Dean Ambrose X OC)

Title: Closer Than You Think Pairing: Dean Ambrose X OC: Shannon Brock Summary: When a serial killer claims a number of victims including NXT wrestler, Shannon Brock's cousin, she vows to find the killer after she is bumped to RAW from NXT. Her cousin's lover, AJ Styles, appoints himself and the Shield—Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns—as her bodyguards.

Dean takes the task very seriously and doesn't let Shannon out of his sight, despite the game of cat and mouse they play with the killer. Can he keep her safe, or will the killer claim his ultimate victim?

Disclaimers: I own nothing or anyone associated or affiliated with WWE. I own only the original characters. This is just a fictional story that came from my imagination. Content/Trigger Warnings: Extreme Violence against women; murder

Chapter Two

Shannon Brock switched her cell phone to her other ear and grabbed a fruit salad out of the hotel room's mini refrigerator while she spoke with her cousin, Larissa Anderson.

The two women were actually more like sisters than cousins. Not only did they share the same physical attributes: long black hair, pale skin and identical gray eyes, they also had grown up living next door to each other, went to school together, spent weekends at each other's houses and watched their beloved wrestling together. They were virtually inseparable. They even planned for their careers to be in the same industry. Larissa wanted to write for World Wrestling Entertainment, while Shannon wanted to wrestle for them.

Then came Shannon's unforgettable eighteenth birthday—the day she'd been waiting for her whole life.

Shannon had applied for entrance to Funking Conservatory Wrestling School a couple weeks prior, and almost as if fate was giving her a birthday present, she received a letter of acceptance that very day. She'd ripped into the envelope with a vengeance and then cried tears of joy when she saw the printed words informing her of her acceptance.

"Mom! Daddy! They accepted me," she'd squealed happily, jumping up and down. "I'm moving to Ocala!"

She was lucky in finding an apartment near her school within the week and was soon on her way to living her dream. Excitement filled her heart, but so did sadness. She had never been away from her family for more than a week. How will I handle being away from them permanently, she wondered. I know I'll be able to visit them, but still… I'm living on my own now. I'm starting my life.

The day came when she left for Ocala. She hugged and kissed her parents goodbye, and then latched onto Larissa. "I'm going to miss you all so much," she cried. "I didn't realize how hard this would be."

"You'll be fine, Shannon," Larissa whispered, hugging her cousin tightly. "In fact, you're going to be amazing! I can't wait to see you on TV," she encouraged.

"You're going to make me cry," Shannon smiled through her tears. "I love you."

"Love you too. Now go get to school and show the veterans how it's done," Larissa teased. "I'll see you at WWE Headquarters in a few years."

Larissa sounded light-hearted for Shannon's benefit, but for a long time, she felt alone. However, she knew Shannon was doing what she loved. And so was Larissa. She had entered college a year before to major in English and minor in Journalism. Three years of very hard work later, she graduated and within a month had secured her dream job. Writing on the creative team for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Four years later, she worked up to both writing and producing—which was how she met her boyfriend, Jim Walker.

"Work is going great." Shannon answered her cousin, as she mentally returned from her reverie of the past. "As you know, I'm sure, I've been NXT Women's Champion for about six months now. Hopefully, I'll get to keep it a while longer. I get afraid every time I get my script that I could learn I'm about to lose the title to someone." She took a bite of pineapple then, "So how is everything with you? How are you and Jim doing?"

"Work is also going great for me. Very busy," Larissa chuckled. "All these storylines and the deadlines that go with them are about to wipe me out, but I'd not have it any other way."

"Well, I'm so glad you are enjoying it. We were both so blessed to get the exact jobs we were wanting," Shannon smiled, genuinely happy for her cousin. "So, how about Jim? Are you still having problems?"

"Not anymore," Larissa answered. "But that is probably because we broke up about two weeks ago. He just became too controlling and jealous for me to deal with."

Shannon felt terrible for her cousin. She knew how crazy about Jim she had once been. "I'm so sorry, Larissa," she said. "I wish there was something I could do."

"Don't worry, Shannon," Larissa told her. "I'm doing much better without him. The ordeal just taught me that being single isn't nearly as bad as being with a jerk."

"That's true," Shannon agreed whole-heartedly. "Well, I really hate to make this a short phone conversation, but I have got to get to bed early so I can work out in the morning and get ready for tomorrow night's show."

"No worries. I understand completely," Larissa told her. "I just wish our schedules would calm down a little so we could get together. Or even if all the brands had a week of being in the same state."

"I know, I miss you so much," Shannon said softly. "I hate that we never get to see each other."

"Maybe soon we can," Larissa said, hope in her voice. "I'll let you get to bed now. Goodnight, Shannon. Love you."

"Goodnight. I love you too."

With that, the two women disconnected the call and got back to the tasks of their everyday lives.

0o0o0

That Night In Philadelphia…

"Dana," Jarold, the night manager of Denny's called out. "Table nine needs more coffee!"

The restaurant was swamped and buzzing with excitement. The building was full of wrestlers and wrestling fans from the live event that had occurred only three blocks away.

"Okay, I'm on it," Dana called back over the dull roar of adoring WWE fans. She grabbed the non-decaffeinated coffee pot and headed to the table that a man was seated at.

"I assume you want regular and not decaf," she flashed him her charming smile, trying to get as good a tip as possible, and brushed her dark ponytail back over her shoulder flirtatiously.

"Yeah, that'll be great," he smiled back at her. "I guess you're staying pretty busy tonight, huh," he conversed as she filled his cup up.

Dana enjoyed the sexy rasp in the handsome man's voice and immediately became nervous. I must look awful after being around this greasy atmosphere all night, she fretted. "Well, I wasn't super busy till about a half hour ago," she chuckled. "But hey, I'm in a large room full of gorgeous wrestlers. So it's worth it," she joked.

"Well, I'm sure you have every male eye in the room locked on you, flashing that smile of yours," the man said, just the slightest hint of disdain entering his demeanor.

Did I imagine that, Dana wondered. Or maybe I'm just really tired and reading too much into his behavior. He seemed friendly enough, but there was some thing dark, sinister in his eyes. Like Dracula, hot and sexy, yet evil and cold-blooded.

He's handsome, I'll give him that, Dana thought. But then again, so was Ted Bundy.

"Well, enjoy your coffee, sir," she said, suddenly growing uncomfortable. "And if you need anything else, just let me know." She smiled kindly this time, with no flirting whatsoever, and headed back to the waitress station.

The young woman stayed busy for the next two hours re-filling coffee, soft drinks, serving desert, collecting dishes and wiping tables. Her only comfort was that she'd made about two hundred dollars in tips, which she'd poked very securely into her waitress apron.

Finally, at about midnight the diner was close to empty so Dana began performing her end-of-shift duties, to prepare for the next waitress' shift. She wiped down all tables and booths, cleaned the coffee machines and soft drink machines, took all dirty dishes to the back to be washed, then prepared to take out the garbage.

Minutes later, she was hauling two large trash bags along with her as she hurried out the backdoor and to the huge dumpsters in the dark alley.

"Why can't these dumpsters be closer to the building," she grumbled under her breath, as she hefted the bags up into one of the large receptacles.

And then suddenly, the hair on her neck stood on end. A cold chill ran down her spine and she visibly shuddered.

"You should have had someone else take the trash out…"

Dana had no time to react, a knife was at her throat instantly.

A hand clamped over her mouth, "Don't scream…" The raspy voice told her, "Or this will hurt more than it has too."

Oh my God, Dana panicked. Please somebody come out here…She prayed silently, Somebody come check on me…

But there was no one nearby. Nobody to hear her whimpering cries. Nobody to see as the serrated edge of the blade viciously tore into her pale throat.

And nobody noticed for a long while that she never re-entered the building…

0o0o0

Shannon reached over to the nightstand and picked up the receiver of the in-room phone which was ringing incessantly. "Hello," she uttered, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"Miss Brock in room 509," came a pleasant female voice.

"Yes, this is she," Shannon said, fighting off a yawn.

"I'm just delivering your 7 A.M. wake up call ma'am. Would you like me to make a follow-up call in five minutes?"

"No, thank you," she replied. "I'm awake enough, so that's not necessary."

"Okay, Miss Brock. Help yourself to a complimentary breakfast in our cafe. Have a nice day."

"Thank you. You have a nice day too." She hung up the phone and stretched with a soft groan. "Ugh…seven o'clock already…."

She stood to her feet then and turned on the television to get the morning news while she prepared for her day. Listening to the weather forecast, she discarded the black satin nightgown she'd slept in and grabbed some workout clothes out of her suitcase. After pulling on a pair of pink yoga pants, a black sports bra, and layered an off-the shoulder black t-shirt over a pink tank top she stepped into a pair of running shoes. Within minutes her teeth were brushed and she began pulling her hair up into a messy bun when the words "brutal murder" shot her attention to the television. Her gaze froze on the TV screen as she listened in.

"…In Philadelphia late last night a brutal murder has the city in turmoil. Live in Philadelphia, Jack Cooper has the story."

"Philadelphia…" Shannon whispered, worriedly. That's where Larissa was last night.

The feed cut to an area at the back of a restaurant taped off with police tape, with Jack Cooper facing the camera.

"The body of thirty year old, Dana Marshall was found outside in this very alley of Denny's restaurant at approximately 12:20 this morning. When the murder was first called in by the late shift's manager, Jarold Carver, the police's first impression was robbery due to the fact that the manager had reported that they'd had a very busy night and that the young woman had made a large amount of money in tips. However, when they arrived at the scene it was a different story. Dana was found lying on her back with her throat and entire body slashed.

A photograph then popped on the television screen of a woman who was apparently Dana Marshall.

"My God…" Shannon whispered.

The woman looked so much like Larissa and herself it was uncanny. The only major difference is that Shannon and Larissa were a few years younger and had longer hair.

Suddenly unnerved, Shannon turned the television off and tried to get herself mentally ready for the day's events. But the images of what she had seen and heard were engraved her mind.

"Denny's…" she thought out loud as she rubbed some tension out of her neck. Grabbing her phone off the night table, she pulled up Google and typed out "Denny's restaurants in Philadelphia", then picked the first link offered. She scanned the page for the street address of the establishment and was distressed to find the address was merely three blocks away from the Thompson Stadium-where SmackDown had been taped.

"Why is this creeping me out so bad," she asked herself. Then shook her head to clear it. "Ugh...I'm just being paranoid. Get a grip, Shannon."

Making sure she had her room's key card in her wallet, she grabbed her gym bag and stuffed a change of clothes into it and then she hurried out the door intent on grabbing some coffee on her way to the gym. And then she was going to work the strange new tension out of her body, even if it killed her.

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[spacedlexi]

I totally get your point about the kenny/Jane thing. In my opinion the best outcome is letting Kenny kill Jane (honestly Jane brought that to herself, all of them knew that if he lost someone else he would finally go ballistic and she deliberately put him on that spot to prove "a point") and then staying in Wellington, because Kenny acknowledges that he's not fit enough to care for her and AJ anymore, so he begs Clem to stay. He's aware that he's not right for the job, and he accomplished his mission, he stayed loyal to Lee and left. It also gives the opportunity to speculate whether he finally found peace after all his suffering. (Even if the original idea was him offing himself in the Virginia lake after that)

i always find myself struggling to talk about S2 because i know the writers changed direction (multiple times?) as the season was releasing??? which means character arcs and motivations were altered to fit this new direction and its like painfully obvious sometimes especially when it comes to kenny and jane and luke

i hate when writers cant commit to the bit. and that kind of happens with kenny. which is weird because even tho they decided against him literally being carvers character (which wouldve worked perfectly for a luke v kenny ending), they still try to give him that carver storyline. like.. i could see kenny easily being in carvers position at howes. just like lilly in S4 with the delta. these two characters wanted leadership and never liked any pushback from the people around them. i can also see the kenny we knew from S1 turning into a man like carver in S2 (a dude who has lost a lot and whose methods are becoming more extreme to keep people safe) and i think kenny being carver instead wouldve made carver a much deeper and more interesting antagonist. like carver is fine. he works although his beef with this 11yo is weird. but we dont buy it when bonnie tells us he used to be a cool guy. we've only ever seen carver as a murderer. but if it was kenny in this role then immediately we add a lot of baggage to this character and his relationship with clem and her new relationship with the howes group. like we know kenny and we know what hes capable of but we also understand his motivations and we do believe that deep down kenny does want whats best to keep his people safe. and clem reappearing in the life of THIS kenny wouldve been Huge as he wouldve already begun his descent and clem is the only one who can really get through to him (like they still try to do when all the adults are like "uuuh clem you go talk to the angry man theres no way he'll listen to US"). i think they were afraid of making kenny an outright antagonist though and instead tried to have their cake and eat it too which just kinda...leads to mess... commit to your characters dark spirals and downfalls i hate this wishy washy bullshit. plus having kenny as carver instead wouldve centered clem in the howes discussion more. as it stands she just kinda gets swept up in everyone elses bullshit and just has to go along with it. classic child experience tho

jane pretending that aj was dead to intentionally push kenny over the edge just to "prove" to clem that hes dangerous was SOOOOO unnecessary jane!!! like we know girl!! we know!!! and when he tries to kill her for it its like...i know you saw this coming jane so how did you expect this to end?? was she just hoping she'd win the fight? she even tells clem to stay out of whatever was about to happen (plus she does genuinely put ajs life in real danger by leaving him in that car where they were lucky to hear his cries). but i think this problem stems from them changing it out from being a luke v kenny showdown. i think that ending wouldve culminated more naturally as their beef was slowly building since they first met. disagreement in leadership styles. that silly little middle school "choose who to sit with at dinner" thing felt like foreshadowing of a luke v kenny fight that just never happened. they needed to create a reason for kenny to attack jane as jane doesnt care about leadership she cares about keeping herself safe so the whole aj thing just....feels forced. like... jane why....Why........ where did your self preservation go...its like your whole character...

so...yeah.... i have a lot of conflicting feelings about S2 and its ending. on my recent playthrough i had clem tell kenny that maybe lee Shouldnt have come to save her in S1, trying to be all "boo hoo im so sad i get everyone i love killed boo hoo" and kenny responds by saying he should SMACK her for that???? i was so shocked that i missed taking the screenshot of it. i gasped audibly... turned into a "matter of time" situation for me (even tho things seem fine enough in the S3 flashbacks hes weirdly normal again and still talking about boats). kenny is definitely a broken man hanging on by a Singular Thread by the end of S2 and jane snaps it. this is why i like leaving kenny behind at wellington. clem and aj are definitely the light of his life at this point and he wants whats best for them. leaving them at wellington is really the best thing he can do for them both and its very sad because we know he Needs them. and clem would want to hold onto whoever she has left so its hard for her too. throughout all the seasons clem and aj are seen as the light in the darkness the hope for the future yadda yadda and kenny losing that? yeah i can see why the virginia lake idea was a thing. but thats ALSO why i like the clem shoots kenny ending. this man just wants it to be over he misses his family so much he cant take this shit anymore. staying with kenny into S3 really feels like we're stretching out his character as far as possible. it kinda feels like they hit the reset button on him and hes back to talking about boats. i feel like post S2 they just didnt really know what to do with him or jane. i feel like their endings in S2 are the most narratively fulfilling for their characters and i want clem to enter S3 on her own

[sarifinasnightmare]

Seeking Warmth

Rating: For Everyone

Summary: Bucky is usually the one waking Sarah up with his nightmares. Tonight it's the other way around.

Warning: Deals with grief over a loved one.

Prompt: Tell me a story...I don't know any stories.

Sarah woke up gasping with tears streaming down her face. Quickly she tried to stifle her sobs, but it was too late, Bucky was already awake and staring down at her with great concern.

“What happened?” He asked, checking her over. Usually, it was him that woke up, sweaty and stressed from his nightmares. Tonight, it was the other way around and honestly, he didn’t really care for it.

The strong, indomitable part of herself wanted to wipe her tears away and assure him that it was just a nightmare and she was fine, but her heart was still aching and the tears weren’t stopping, so she just let herself weep.

“Sarah?” He asked more gently as he reached out to rest his hand over the one she hand laying over her chest.

“I…” she tried to gather her thoughts, but it was tough as the painful memory clung to her. “…I begged him not to leave me…I know I should’ve…go in peace…but I was in so much…pain…”

Understanding, Bucky reached over and pulled her into his arms as the bitter memory of her husband’s death overwhelmed her. From what he’d been told, Cassius had put off seeing the doctor until the pain had become unbearable and by then the diagnosis came too late. He’d died so quickly that it had left his beloved Sarah grief stricken and in utter shock. Like him, the trauma never truly healed, but was set aside only to emerge like a ghost in the night.

“Just cry it out.” He soothed her gently. “I’m here.”

“He told me he was sorry. He wished he had done things different.” She sighed. “I had to pretend that I was strong, that I could handle doing it on my own just to put him at ease.” She shook her head. “I wasn’t…I was so…angry…and scared…he promised to grow old with me and he…lied.”

“You still angry?” He asked curiously.

For a moment she said nothing, just buried her face against his soft blue shirt. “Maybe bitter. I mean, all of this could’ve been avoided and he’d still be here watching our boys grow, helping me with the house, the business…I wouldn’t have this hole…”

“It’s because I asked about marriage isn’t it? You’re afraid that I’m going to leave you like your husband did.”

They had been dating for years now and Bucky was completely invested in Sarah, Cass and AJ. He had broached the topic to her expecting some excitement, but instead had received a timid response begging him to let her think about it.

Sarah felt fresh tears of frustration spill out. “I want to say yes. I’m aching to say yes, but the memories hurt so much. Bucky, I love you, I do, please believe me.”

He kissed her precious face and squeezed her tight against him. “I know you love me. I’m so lucky that you love me and I love you so much that sometimes I can’t see straight.”

“How can you love someone whose too scared to get married again?”

He sighed, staring down at her sad brown eyes and kissed her forehead. “I have so much baggage and so do you. I pushed too soon and I’m sorry for that. You and the boys are all that I need, and I shouldn’t need a ring and a paper to confirm it.”

“You deserve it, Bucky. After everything, you deserve to get exactly what you want.” She insisted.

 “I got what I want. I’m not mad, promise.” He smiled warmly at her. “Please don’t cry.”

It was still too raw, and she sighed. “Make me forget…Tell me a story.”

Bucky frowned a little. “I don’t know any stories.”

Now she frowned. “Was it all so miserable for you back then? You had no happy moments?”

“I mean no, but so much is a blur…I do remember my childhood and days during the war.” Suddenly the corner of his lips lifted. “I just remembered.”

“What?”

“It was during the war, and I was with my unit. The weather was so cold, the coldest I’d ever felt in my life and we were all freezing our asses off. Many of us huddled together sharing blankets. Gabe was always warm blooded, so he was fairing slightly better and was trying to sleep. Jim was a popsicle and had rested against Gabe to get some warmth. Dum Dum noticed the cuddle fest and decided to start telling this dirty story about him and some girl he met at a bar. It was just getting good when all of sudden Gabe flipped out on Jim and was like yelling, Hell no, Jim, what the hell! and Dum Dum was laughing hysterically. It took me a minute to realize that Jim really liked the story and Gabe felt it.”

Sarah snorted then giggled, making Bucky grin triumphantly.

“They’re all a bunch of idiots, but they were great guys. I miss them.” He added, soothing away a lingering tear from her cheek. “I can tell you more. I remember one time with Pinkerton, a girl and a tank.”

“Maybe later.” Sarah smiled faintly. “Where did you met girls during a war. I imagined it was all fighting.”

“Well when Steve joined us we got a little more down time and there were a lot of cute nurses and secretaries.”

“Any caught your eye?” She pressed her cheek against his hand, finding comfort in his warmth.

“A few, but none like you.” He admitted before kissing her nose.

“You don’t have to say that. I bet they were beautiful with their red lipstick and fitted uniforms.”

“Well yeah but they’re still not you. I love you.”

Her heart swelled and her smile grew stronger. “I love you too. Hold me tight. I don’t want to feel alone.”

“I’m here.” He promised, clutching her to him as he pulled the sheets to cover them both. “And I’m not going anywhere.”

Soothed, Sarah drifted off, confident that Bucky would keep the nightmares at bay.

[x-liv25-jamieswife]

short taylor swift playlists for each tig character - avery

i'll make playlists for other characters too cause i found this really fun. here are some songs that really remind me of avery (there are others so i might add some later). some are her and jamie songs and some are just her. i felt like doing some short explanations (that might not make sense bc it's midnight for me) so here they are :)

#1: who's afraid of little old me? when i first heard this song, i immediately thought of her. it would take ages for me to explain it all (which i will do in another post), but, in the song, taylor mocks her haters, and tells them that she is what the world (her old record label, haters) made her and that, because of this, they shouldn't be scared of 'little old her'. people tend to downsize her and her struggles, and this song addresses that. this all just screamed avery to me. the media was so horrible to avery when she first inherited the money and underestimated her. the media judges her for being what they want her to be (if that makes sense. if avery were different, haters would still hate her)

#2: the smallest man who ever lived: now this song is about an ex partner, but if we remove all of the more romantic aspects of this song (so if we take the song's concept), i can't help but think of avery and her father/tobias/sheffield grayson. her father was never there for her and treated her like crap. tobias put her in a position where she was most likely going to die and used her. sheffield did horrible things to her too. i imagine this song being her confronting them (sort of).

#3: i hate it here for this song, there isn't necessarily something that screams avery to me, but it is a song about escapism which i feel is something avery did a lot growing up the way she did to get away from her problems, and the struggles that came with poverty. i think her method of escapism was games.

#4: you're on your own, kid: avery, before inheriting the money and meeting the brothers, had always been alone. her only friend was older than her and moved away, her sister wasn't very present in her life, and her mom died when she was 15. i think the rest is self-explanatory.

#5: long story short: this song fits her a bit more loosely, but the concept really resonates with avery (i think). it's a song about how, despite taylor being villainized and hated on by the media (during the kanye situation), she was still able to survive and get through it. with the amount of judgement and hate avery got after she inherited the money, i think this song suits her.

#6: the last great american dynasty: this song is about a woman who inherits her late husband's holiday house and the judgment she received because of it. people accused her of murder, of being mad, etc. this is literally avery's song bc people also accused her of shady things.

#7: the man: i think this is sort of self-explanatory. the song is about sexism and how she would be treated differently if she was a man.

#8: dress: an averyjameson song because why not. very sensual, sultry, and just very averyjameson. i always think of them when i listen to the song.

#9: call it what you want: very cute love song that i think suits aj perfectly. it's about not caring what the media has to say about your relationship bc all that matters is that the two of you know the truth.

#10: wonderland: lyrics scream averyjameson. this song suits them almost perfectly. i will be making a full analysis of this song to them someday. i really don't know how to explain this without writing a 347204 page essay so just listen to the song (let's just ignore that this song is about a toxic relationship though...)

#11: i knew you were trouble: avery when she first met jameson. one of taylor's most popular songs. i think this is self-explanatory.

#12: the lucky one: a song about the negative impact the media can have on someone. it's about this girl who had it all, but over time, got tired of the hate and escaped to a life of solitude. i think this somewhat applies to avery. although i don't think she'd disappear, i do think she'd someday start laying low.

#13: nothing new (ft: phoebe bridgers): i can never listen to this song without thinking about avery. it's a song about fearing the future and what will become of you. someday, you'll become old news and people will cast you aside. i think this fits (future or even present) avery. we know she has some self-worth issues, so i don't think it would be far fetched to say that she might think of herself as some sort of toy that will someday be forgotten by not only the media (although i don't think she'd mind), but also by jameson, and his brothers.

#14: sparks fly: full analysis here. i already made a longer analysis, but it's basically a song about falling for someone you know might be dangerous but not being able to stay away. to me this is the aj song.

#15: never grow up: i think the title is self-explanatory. i feel like avery would look back at her younger self wishing she'd never grown up because then she'd still have her mom. kind of a sad way to end this playlist, but i just went in order of album releases and tracklist numbers so..

hope you liked it if you listened to it <3. i had a lot of fun making this.

[deadal3x]

🍪

[give me random mortal parent headcanons!]

alright I spun a wheel, you're gonna hear all about Pandora Bates-Wayne.

unlike other mortal parents, she...well she's not mortal. She's a demigod. A daughter of Athena, to be specific!

She attended camp from ages 12-18, and in those years, she became a legend.

Her step-mother and father had a little difficulty understanding how Camp worked and whatnot.

they are from another pantheon, so it took a few hours with Chiron for Barrett and Amy to trust CHB with their daughter

But once they learned, Things went smoothly!

Their pantheon is a secret for now, but trust me, It's been so fun working on them as characters hehehehe ok back to Pandora!

She spent a week in cabin 11, and once she was claimed, made a petition which nearly the entire camp signed.

the petition was to get a cabin specifically for unclaimed demigods, and it had Hestia's approval for the cabin to be dedicated to the goddess of family and the hearth.

Unfortunately, the gods denied her request.

Pandora was the last person before Annabeth to win four consecutive capture the flag games.

Pandora won a camp award for most enemies defeated in a single training session. The only other person to hold this award prior to Percy is Luke.

Pandora once told Zeus not to turn Apollo mortal for something the sun god did.

her argument was simply "There's other punishments out there. Don't you think stripping him of his godhood is a little extreme?"

she survived the encounter and since then, the camp has seen her as legendary.

Aurora Gonzalez of Cabin 10 was incredibly lucky to fall in love and marry Pandora.

Cabin six all talk about her, to this day.

the rest of camp talk about the IT sapphic couple that is Panuroa (Pandora X Aurora)

Annabeth grew up hearing stories of what Pandora did.

She also grew up asking Marcus Gonzalez-Wayne questions about her.

Marcus didn't mind the questions, He loved talking about his mom.

Then when she was 12, She met Pandora's bumbling, idiotic son, Alexander.

AJ tried so hard to keep it a secret that he was the son of a legend, but when he tells people Marcus is basically his twin brother, People make the connection.

Marcus and AJ do share a birthday but they're not literal twins. Marcus is an hour older.

anyways, After AJ and Marcus are born Aurora and Pandora's careers took different turns than what they planned

Pandora became a field agent in the Boston FBI field office

Aurora became a physics professor at Boston University

back to Pandora, I wanted her job to reflect her abilities and general skills and as a Criminal Minds fan, I knew she'd fit right in as a Profiler at the BAU

that being said this is NOT a CM/PJO Crossover. The FBI really does have a Behavioral Analysis Unit, and that is where Pandora eventually ends up working.

She runs the unit in Boston.

Marcus thinks that is literally so cool.

AJ, on the other hand have extreme anxiety trying to find his way at camp under her shadow because she's well known as a demigod

and then finding his way in school when people know she's the BAU Unit Chief; and that He's her son.

it's a lot of pressure for the 15 year old.

Pandora does her best to reassure AJ that he doesn't have to do stuff like she did, all he has to do is enjoy camp and stay alive. That's all she wants.

Pandora is literally the best mother ever, send tweet

Aurora too.

ok thats all, I hope you enjoyed!!

[originalhybridloverfics-backup]

Ch12 The Gift You Gave Me

Oliver, after much convincing, got Thea to go home. 

She was rather reluctant to leave Felicity’s side, but with a promise to attend dinner. She was on her way.

John was utterly amused, especially when once Thea was gone Felicity turned her full focus on Oliver, who had the decency to look like a scolded puppy.

“Felicity, I-“

“The next words out of your mouth better be an apology and not an excuse, Oliver Queen.” Felicity said sternly.

Oliver fell silent.

“I’m waiting,” said Felicity, expectantly.

“I thought you and Thea hit it off.” Oliver’s brow furrowed.

“We did.” Felicity grabbed her jacket, pulling it on. “But that doesn’t mean she didn’t grill me about every little detail of my life.” 

Oliver winced and looked at John.

“Don’t look at me. This is your mess,” said John, his amusement only increasing with Oliver’s pleading puppy dog look.

Oliver barely suppressed a groan. “I’m sorry.” 

“And?”

“I shouldn’t have left you to be interrogated by my sister.” Oliver continued.

“No, you shouldn’t have.” Felicity agreed. “Just consider yourself very lucky that I happen to like your sister a lot after spending hours with her or else I would have made you regret it.”

Oliver nodded. “I promise to never ambush you again or leave you with my family without being sure you’re okay with it.” 

“That’s all I ask,” said Felicity, grabbing her bag. “Now, let’s get going. We have things to do before dinner with your sister tonight.” 

“I’m not expected to be there, right?” asked John hopefully.

“No, you get to go have dinner with Carly and AJ. while I and Oliver get to explain that we are just friends despite my special condition.” Felicity answered. 

“I’m sorry, what?” Oliver interjected. “How does she know?”

“She’s smarter than people give her credit for?”

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Oliver moved around Felicity’s kitchen, gathering her a bowl of her favorite ice cream. 

Felicity saw it as a bribery to forgive him for today. One Felicity was glad to accept. She was craving something sweet.

“So, Thea know’s your pregnant. What else does she know?” Oliver wondered.

“We were in a public place. I said we could talk more about it at dinner tonight.” 

“What more is there to talk about?” Oliver asked while stealing a bite of her ice cream.

“Like the fact that she thinks you’re the father. She has no idea that Tommy,” her voice caught on his name, but she pushed through. “And I were together and believes you and I are more than friends.”

“Is that such a bad thing?” Oliver wondered.

“I’m sorry, what?” 

Felicity would’ve been less stunned if he told her he was going to reveal his true identity to all of Starling City.

“All of Starling hates anything related to Merlyn. I know they hate my family too, but while my parents were accomplices of the Undertaking, Malcom was its orchestrator.” Oliver reasoned. “You said it yourself being a Merlyn right now is like living with a bullseye on your back.”

She did say that, but she was scared at the time and thinking of everything her child would face from having Merlyn blood. 

And now all these reasons were still valid.

Her child will be in danger from the moment the world learns Tommy Merlyn was the father.

Even now that his body was resting 6 feet under, Tommy was being blamed for his father’s crimes, his memory tarnished. However,to lead everyone to believe Oliver was the father would come with its own problems.

Maybe it would be better to just say she had a drunken one-night stand and didn’t know who the father was and had no way of finding them.

“That doesn’t mean you have to say it’s yours. We don’t have to lie to your family,” Felicity argued.

“You’re right.” Oliver said after a moment. “But I want to be there and I think it’s the most logical option.”

“How do you figure?” Felicity wondered.

“I want to be there for you every step of the way. I want to go to every doctor appointment and I don’t ever want you to be alone in this,” Oliver said. “However, my life is complicated. More so than ever, with my mother’s involvement in the Undertaking being public knowledge. I’m always going to be a public figure. The media will most likely paint me as the father when they see us together all the time.”

“And you’re okay with that?” asked Felicity skeptically.

“Honestly, I encourage it. I want to protect you and your precious cargo. I want to give your child all the opportunities that Tommy would’ve.” Oliver said. “I want to make sure you both will have whatever you need.”

“I appreciate everything you want to do. I really do, but this isn’t a decision to make impulsively,” Felicity said. “We need to talk about this more. Look at it from every angle before marking a decision about this.”

Oliver nodded. “I’ll do whatever you want to, but there’s still my sister to deal with tonight. We’ll have to tell her something.”

“I know,” said Felicity.

Oliver understood Felicity’s hesitancy, but he knew he wasn’t going to change his mind about this. He wasn’t be impulsive. He thought about this over and over. It’s what he wanted, and he knew he would be able to give Felicity and the baby everything Tommy would’ve if he were here.

However, that was the thing. Tommy wasn’t here, he will never be able to, but he could do this for him.

He could protect Felicity and the baby. He could make sure they could want for nothing. He could be whatever they needed him to be.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

“Is it too late to turn back now?” Felicity asked Oliver, standing in the foyer of his home. 

She liked Oliver’s sister, but she wasn’t ready for another Thea Queen interrogation. Especially not one regarding her pregnancy.

“Yes, it is.” Thea walked into the room. 

Oliver took Felicity by the hand.

“Raisa is setting the table and dinner will be served in half an hour.” Thea hooked her arm with Felicity. “Do you remember my promise from earlier?”

Felicity's eyes lit up as she pulled her hand from Oliver’s, her earlier reservations forgotten.

“What promise?” asked Oliver, looking at the pair.

“Thea promised pictures to go along with stories about you as a kid.” Felicity grinned.

“Thea, no.” Oliver looked at his sister sternly.

Thea was unphased. “Ollie, why don’t you go help Raisa?”

Before Oliver could protest further, Thea was tugging Felicity from the foyer and into the room his mother used to entertain the important guests.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Once they had settled on the couch, Thea retrieved the family album filled with pictures of Oliver’s adolescence.

Oliver watched from the doorway as Thea began telling a story of the time he and Tommy had tried to create their own chocolate fountain when they were twelve and when they were caught. They claimed it was her idea. She wasn’t even 3 at the time.

Oliver was tempted to interrupt, not wanting Thea to get into the really embarrassing stories of his youth, but couldn’t bring himself to do it. Not with the way Felicity’s eyes were lit up and the smile that brightened her face. Oliver lingered a little longer before pushing off the doorjamb to go see if Raisa needed any help.

A few minutes later, Oliver found Raisa setting the place settings. “Here, let me do that.” Oliver took over, setting the table. “Raisa, would you like to join us for dinner?”

Raisa looked up in surprise. In all her years working for the Queens, never had she been asked to join them for dinner.

“No,” she shook her head and smiled softly. “Thank you for asking, but I ate something earlier.”

“Well, if you change your mind, the offer stands.” Oliver assured her.

Raisa smiled and patted his hand affectionately. “You’re a good man.”

Oliver covered her hand with his own, appreciating the sentiment even if he didn’t quite agree with her.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Felicity laughed as Thea pointed out a photo of both Tommy and Oliver, covered in chocolate from head to toe.

“Not for the first time. Ollie and Tommy got it in their head that it would be fun to have a chocolate fountain for my eighth birthday. Really, they wanted to lick chocolate off their flavor of the day. So I pushed them into the fountain.”

“That sounds like them.” Felicity murmured, her eyes finding another photo of a beaming Thea, with Oliver and Tommy freshly showered, bright smiles in place.

Felicity's left hand rested on her stomach as her finger hovered over Tommy’s image. He looked so young, carefree. Happy. His blue eyes shined with so much life.

Tears gathered in Felicity’s eyes.

Thea stared down at Tommy’s image. “I miss him so much.”

“Me too.” Felicity's voice cracked, and she took a shaky breath.

Thea’s eyes shot to Felicity, hearing the tears in her voice, but it was the pain in Felicity’s eyes that had a vice constricting around Thea’s heart.

It was the look of someone who had lost their other half.

Thea’s eyes flickered from Felicity’s hand resting over her stomach to the way she caressed Tommy’s image.

The sadness that suddenly radiated from Felicity. Grief came off the blonde in waves. 

“Oh my God.”

Felicity looked at Thea questioningly.

“Tommy.” Thea said, eyes wide." Tommy’s the father. Not Oliver."

Felicity was quiet for a long moment. “You’re smarter and more observant than people give you credit for.”

Without a word, Thea threw her arms around Felicity, clinging to her.

Felicity wasn’t sure how to react, but when the younger woman started to lightly shake around her, her arms came up around her, instinctively trying to comfort her. “It’s ok. You’re okay.”

Thea sniffled against her, shaking her head. Felicity rocked her gently, humming quietly.

In that way, her momma did for her when she was a little girl, and was upset

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Oliver walked back into the room to tell Thea and Felicity dinner was ready, but stopped short.

He hadn’t really seen Thea cry since everything that happened. Not really.

Thea hated to have people see her as weak. A trait he believed she got from their mother.

Yet here she was, crying on Felicity’s shoulder and letting her comfort her.

She was letting herself be vulnerable. Felicity seemed to have this ability, this warmth that made you open up to her, especially when you were feeling your most vulnerable.

He remained silent, just observing.

Felicity looked up at him not long after.

‘Thank You,’ he mouth silently, hoping she could see in his eyes how grateful he was for her being there for his sister.

‘Anytime,’ she mouth back.

Oliver slipped quietly from the room, giving Thea a little longer.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Thea sniffled, breathed deeply.

“I’m sorry.” She said, pulling away from Felicity. 

“Don’t be.” Felicity said. “contrary to popular belief that the best way to deal with emotions is not to bottle it up. It is better to let it out sometimes.”

Thea laughed and reached for Felicity’s hand. 

She clasped back tightly." It’s okay to cry." 

“Thank you,” said Thea gratefully, and Felicity smiled.

“Raisa says dinner is ready,” Oliver announced. Appearing in the open entryway.

Thea quickly wiped at her eyes. “I’m going to freshen up real quick.” She said, excusing herself. 

“Ice cream after dinner,” Felicity ask Oliver hopefully as Thea retreated from the room.

Oliver couldn’t help but smile. He extended his hand to her.

Felicity placed her hand in his, allowing him to help her up.

“Is Thea okay?” asked Oliver, moving his hand to her lower back as he guided her from the room.

“No, but I have a feeling she will be,” Felicity replied. “She’s strong. She’ll pull through. We all will.”

Oliver was glad to hear her include herself and sound like she meant it.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Oliver pulled Felicity’s chair out for her as Raisa brought in the last of the food.

“Welcome, Miss Felicity.” Raisa greeted with a welcoming smile.

“Hello, Raisa. I hope you will be joining us?” said Felicity in return.

“I can’t but thank you.” Raisa smiled. 

“Next time?” Felicity insisted.

“I’ll join you for breakfast in the morning.” Raisa promised.

“Oh,” Felicity’s face flushed. “I’m not spending the night.”

Raisa hummed. “Then Mr. Oliver will bring you for breakfast then.”

Before Felicity or Oliver could respond, Thea emerged, joining them at the table and Raisa took the opportunity to slip from the room. 

“So, Tommy’s going to be a father?” said Thea, lifting her glass of water to her lips.

Oliver looked at Felicity.

“I didn’t tell her,” said Felicity. “She figured it out when I started crying, looking at his photos.”

“I’m sorry, I just assumed it was Ollie’s.He rarely has female friends.” Thea apologized. “And I thought Tommy was with Laurel. I had no idea he was seeing someone else.”

“It’s complicated.” Oliver said in defense of Tommy and Felicity.

“I’m not judging,” Thea said quickly. “I’m just trying to understand.”

“It’s okay.” Felicity said, but didn’t elaborate more on her relationship with Tommy. 

She knew if she started really thinking about it, talking about him. There would be nothing to keep her from crying. And once she got started, she was afraid she’d never be able to stop. 

“What are you going to do?” Thea asked. 

“I’m keeping it.” Felicity answered. “This baby is the last piece of Tommy I have, and it’s a part of me. I won’t give that up.”

“Do you have a support system? Someone to help you?” asked Thea." Do you have family here?"

“Thea, slow down with all the questions.” said Oliver. “You’re going to overwhelm her.” 

“It’s alright.” Felicity waved away Oliver’s concern. I don’t have family here, but I know a thing or two about single mothers. I was raised by one. I know it won’t be easy, but nothing worthwhile is. And yes, I have a support system." Felicity looked at Oliver. “I have Oliver and my friend John. I’m not alone.”

Oliver smiled and reach out to squeeze Felicity’s hand.

Thea reached out to cover Felicity’s other hand. “And you have me.” Thea grinned. “I will spoil this kid rotten. It’s my duty as its aunt.”

Felicity laughed. “It’s only right.” She agreed. 

“If you’re meant to spoil them, what am I supposed to do?” Oliver asked good-naturedly. 

“You’re the boring uncle, obviously,” said Thea. 

“Obviously.” Oliver repeated, sharing a smile with Felicity, and Thea grinned.

The rest of dinner was entertaining with both Queen siblings sharing stories from their youth with Felicity.

Raisa returned to gather up the dishes after Thea excused herself to accept a call. However, Felicity insisted she and Oliver take care of the dishes and wouldn’t take no for an answer.

Felicity washed the dishes while Oliver toweled dried them.

“You know, we do have a perfectly good dish washer?” Oliver pointed out.

“A little work and effort never hurt anyone.” Felicity retorted, making Oliver laugh. 

Raisa smiled from the kitchen island behind them where she was seated, writing her meal plans for the next day.

And although Ms. Felicity insisted she wouldn’t be there, she had every intention of preparing a healthy balanced meal to benefit a woman in Felicity’s condition.

Raisa quietly observed Felicity and Oliver, watching when Felicity would offer up small smiles and the way Oliver laughed with her.

Raisa noted even in difficult times, the pair could make each other smile.

It was a strong bond they were forming, and she hoped it would continue to grow.

She liked Ms. Felicity. She was good for Mr. Oliver and Raisa thought she could be good for all of them.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

After the dishes were done, Thea managed to convince Felicity and Oliver to join her for a movie.

Felicity agreed with the promise of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

It was a chick flick which Oliver complained about but sat through it next to Felicity. Felicity was half asleep against Oliver’s shoulder when the credits rolled.

Oliver gently slid a pillow beneath Felicity’s head and slowly moved off the couch.

Thea watched as he slipped his shoes on, followed by his jacket. “Where are you going?” 

“I have to get Felicity home,” he answered, slipping keys from the coffee table into his pocket.

Felicity, hearing her name mention, slowly rose. “I do need my bed.” Felicity covered her mouth to hide a tired yawn.

“Why don’t you stay here?” Thea suggested. “There’s plenty of room.”

“I don’t want to impose.” Felicity replied, standing and stretching slowly.

“You’re not.” said Thea. “Stay.”

“You did promise breakfast with Raisa tomorrow.” Oliver reminded her.

That was true. If she went home, she would’ve to get up earlier than she planned to come over here for breakfast.

“I didn’t bring a change of clothes.” Felicity protested weakly.

“I’m sure we can find you something,” Thea insisted.

Felicity chewed her lip hesitantly.

“I would really like it if you stay.” Thea was like a dog with a bone and wasn’t ready to give up.

“Can I sleep in Tommy’s room?”

Oliver’s eyes softened as surprise flitted across Thea’s face.

“Of course.” Oliver said, gripping her hand. ‘’Anything you want."

“Okay then.” Felicity conceded. “I’ll stay.” 

“I’ll bring you a change of clothes.” Thea said and disappeared from the room.

“I’ll walk you.’’ Oliver placed the palm of his hand against her back.

“Good, cause I’m having trouble remembering where it is.” Felicity replied. And Oliver chuckled in response.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Felicity stepped into Tommy’s old room and, strangely enough, it felt like coming home. All the touches of Tommy never failed to set her at ease.

Oliver leaned in the door, instantly seeing a change in her. Her spine wasn’t as rigid, her shoulders relaxed. There was an ease that set in the moment she stepped into the room.

Felicity sat down on the edge of the bed and let her hair down from her signature ponytail. 

Oliver watched as she ran her fingers through it, trying to tame her blonde curls.

“Okay, so I was able to find a pair of my pajamas that look like they could fit you,” Thea said, walking into the room with a bundle of clothes. “And I’ll have something for you to wear in the morning.”

“Thank you.” Felicity excepted the bundle of clothes.

“You’re welcome.” Thea stepped back out of the room. “See you tomorrow.”

While Thea started back down the hall, Oliver lingered in the doorway.

“If you need anything..”

“I know,” Felicity smiled in thanks. “You’re right across the hall.”

Oliver nodded and left the room a few minutes later, giving Felicity time to get settled in.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Thea was waiting in Oliver’s room for him.

“I wanted to talk,” Thea told him.

Oliver settled behind his desk. “What do you want to know?” he asked knowingly.

“How long did you know about the baby?” asked Thea.

“Felicity told me not long after Tommy’s funeral.” Oliver told her.

“And how long have you known about Tommy and Felicity?” Thea asked.

“Felicity was Tommy’s emergency contact,” he said, shocking Thea. “She was a wreck after learning of his death. I found her sobbing so hard she couldn’t breathe. That’s how I found out.”

“It was pretty serious between them, wasn’t it?” asked Thea, not really expecting an answer. “I mean, Tommy made her his emergency contact.”

It made Thea wonder what else Tommy might have done.

“They were in love.” Oliver answered. “I don’t think it gets more serious than that.”

Thea came to lean on his desk in front of him. “I can’t believe Tommy’s gonna be a dad, and he’s gonna miss it. He always wanted a family of his own.”

“I’ve been going to the baby appointments.” Oliver confessed. ‘’I thought if Tommy couldn’t be there, then I would."

“How far along is she?” asked Thea.

“Not long. I think almost two months. I’m not for certain, though. Still, I got to hear the baby’s heartbeat and see the baby on the ultrasound. It’s so surreal, speedy.”

“What?” Thea breathed. “I wish I could’ve...” she trailed off.

Oliver pulled out his wallet and removed a folded photo. He unfolded it carefully and held it out.

Thea reaches out slowly, holding the photo in her hands carefully, like broken glass. She stared down at the sonogram, her eyes watering. “Wow,” she said in awe. “Knowing it and seeing it are two different things. This makes it so much more real.”

Oliver nodded in agreement, accepting the photo Thea gingerly handed back to him.

“I wish Tommy was here.” Thea murmured sadly. 

“You and me both, Speedy.” Oliver reached out, taking her hand, squeezing it in support.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Felicity stepped out of the bathroom, a towel wrapped around her body. Droplets of water falling from the wet strands of her hair. She stepped up to the dresser and pulled out one of Tommy’s shirt’s. She sprayed it with his cologne on the dresser before slipping it on.

She finished getting dressed, pulling on the pajama bottoms Thea loaned her.

Combing her fingers through her hair, she slipped beneath the covers on Tommy’s side, burying her face in the pillow. She prayed she wouldn’t have another nightmare.

[earlgarden-archived]

Childe x ShinobuKocho!Reader

This is the fic version of the headcannon post I made previously. To read the headcannon version, click here

Childe x ShinobuKocho!Reader part 1 :

How you guys meet

Childe was silently walking through Liyue, completely lost in thought.

He had just recently been defeated by the "Hero of Liyue" only to find out that it had been part of the plan all along! Obviously, he was annoyed and wanted to get a breather to distract himself from thinking about it too much.

Yet no matter what he did, his mind would always go back to that plan. Yeah, he was that annoyed.

Looking up, he noticed a ruin hunter, this will get my mind off of things

Childe quickly aims his bow at the ruin hunter's weak spot, but before he could even fire, someone from behind him ran up to the ruin hunter and sliced it.

It happened so fast that childe couldn't even get a glimpse of what the person looked like.

He blinked, the ruin hunter didn't seem to be affected... So, once again he aims at the weak spot, and just as he was about to fire, the arm of the ruin hunter begins to break apart.

As the arm falls onto the ground, it slowly melts. Slowly but surely, the ruin hunter's other parts slowly break apart and melt on the floor. Childe watches in shock.

What was that? Who was that?

Before he could even properly process what just happened, he heard a cheerful voice say

"you know, you gotta be patient if you want the poison to take affect. Oh, wait, you don't even know that I had poison, oops, I forgot! Hehe.."

Childe looks up to see a girl, with a sword in hand.

He thinks back to what she just said

"poison?" He mutters out, looks like he still hasn't properly processed what just happened

"Well, as you can see, my sword was specially designed to act like a stinger. And I coat my sword with special poison that is dangerous to enemies. So when my sword comes in contact with an enemy, I actually inject poison onto them! That's how I was able to defeat the ruin hunter. I actually change poison depending on the enemy, my sheath actually acts like a poison mixer, so I can easily change poisons really quickly..."

The rest of what she said was a blur, all he was paying attention to was how soothing her voice was. And her looks... How can someone look so pretty-

"moshi moshi~ are you even listening to me?" (I apologize if I used the phrase wrong)

Childe quickly snaps out of his thoughts to make eye contact with a now very close face.

"You should probably pay more attention you know?" She says, Childe could feel her breath from the close proximity. He blinks once again, but quickly smiles

"haha, you scared me for a second there comrade!"

"comrade?"

"your poison thing is pretty impressive! How many poison do you even have?"

Backing away, you put a hand to your chin

"hmm, I would say around 10?"

"woah! That's quite a lot!"

"hehe, impressive huh?"

You guys talked about all kinds of stuff, but most of them were about different ways on using the poison. You even suggested the idea of using his bow with the poison to do long range damage.

"That's a good idea! That'll surely make the bow and arrow more fun to use!" Childe says excitedly

"why don't we try it out, hm?" You say with your usual smile, Childe has come to love that smile of yours. Even if you had just met a few hours ago.

Pulling out his now poison arrow, Childe took aim at a nearby ruin guard, and just like what happened to the ruin hunter, the ruin guard slowly melted away

"wow that's amazing! You're so smart comrade!"

"y/n, call me y/n" you quickly say, you were getting a bit tired of him constantly saying comrade

"oh! Y/n, nice name, my name is..." Childe hesitates. He doesn't want you to know that he's a harbinger. What if you get scared of him? And you will never talk to him again?

"hm? Your name is..?" You slightly tilt your head as you awkwardly stare at him

"call me Ajax." He says with a grin, lucky for him, he's a good actor

"hehe, with how long we've been talking, it seems like we're made to be friends Ajax!" You say cheerfully, hands together

"yeah! Of course!" Cute he thinks

You guys talked for a bit more until you guys realize it's getting really late, so you quickly say your goodbyes.

Childe was a bit sad to say goodbye to you, but you promised him that you two will meet again

"I'm sure we'll meet again! After all, you're so much better than the other people I've met!"

Other people?

"So even if we won't see eachother for a while, I'll hunt you down just to talk to you again hehe. Be careful Ajax!" You say teasingly

"Not if I find you first!" Childe says back

"ooh! One more thing, here's my poison that we tested out earlier" you hand him your specially designed poison for machine enemies

"hm? Are you sure?"

"don't worry, I have a ton stashed away" you wink at him and quickly turn the other way

"see you later Ajax!" You say as you run with quick speed into the forest

"See you later y/n!" He quickly says so that you could hear it. He watches as you disappear into the forest before looking down at the bottle of poison given to him. As he looks up again, he sees the sillouette of you, flying into the air, before falling down back into the forest

her clothing kind of reminds me of a butterfly Childe thinks a very pretty butterfly...

As he returns to Northland bank, he could see Signora impatiently tapping her feet

"there you are, you were gone for 5 hours! Were you seriously that upse- hey, what's with that smile on your face? Signora asks seeing the smile on his face along with the bottle of poison

"oh nothing, I just think I met the cutest girl alive"

"simp"

"hey! You already offended me with that plan of yours, don't offend me again!!"

Now that I'm reading this again, not gonna lie, it kinda feels like a yandere Childe. not my intention! Just a simp Childe