#Druig is in love with Makkari

[softquietsteadylove]

Hello beautiful! Can you continue the Maleficent AU? I'd like to see Fae Gilgamesh and Thena fall in love. I absolutely adore this AU! And i have a weakness for the famous first kiss :)

"For you."

Thena's face brightened with delight as a handful of grapes appeared in her view. Her wings fluttered as Gil handed over the bowl of them before standing next to her. Her wings made room for his, stark white feathers brushing against his pitch black ones.

"You're up early," Gil said gently, turning to look at the sun on the water with her. "How does it compare with the sunrise in the isles?"

"The sea here is more blue," Thena tilted her head, popping another grape in her mouth as the sky rapidly changed colour with the sun's ascendance. "In the isles it's quite a green colour."

"Like your eyes?" Gil asked before he could realise just how embarrassing it was to ask something like that.

"Mine?" Thena voiced, as if there were any other fae present (or with eyes more beautiful than all the oceans combined). "I suppose I never compared."

Gil just nodded, keeping to himself that he was sure Thena's eyes were prettier anyway. He cleared his throat, his wings fidgeting slightly on his back. "We're going to be going to the mainland to do some harvesting of mountain fruits. I assumed you'd want to come."

"Of course!" Thena smiled widely at him, showing off her pearly white fangs. "Druig will want to come too if Makkari is also on guard duty."

Gil laughed loudly, letting it echo out over the water below them. "She sure is! And she asked me over and over and over to ask you to ask him."

Thena also laughed, although it was significantly softer than his. But no less genuine. "She could ask him herself, I assure you. He's so taken with her I'm surprised he hasn't demanded we extend our stay indefinitely."

Gil blinked at the admission. He had always been keenly aware of the visiting status of Thena and her brothers. He knew that their initial invitation to stay for two months was approaching its duration, though. "He hasn't?"

Thena shook her head, smiling more softly and holding her hair back against a breeze. A few locks tangled around her broken horn end. "I know he wants to. I think he doesn't want to sway my decision."

Gil smiled, reaching over to flip around the errant length of blonde from around her horn. "He's a nice kid. He obviously cares deeply about how you feel about things."

Thena beamed with pride at the topic of her younger brother. "Druig is very sensitive to those around him. If he likes you - as uncommon as it may be - he'll be very protective of your feelings. He does a lot to keep me sane in contrast to Ikaris."

Certainly her other, older brother cared about her as well, but Gil had to admit that Ikaris was...less palatable than Druig. "He doesn't seem to be very fun."

"Ikaris' idea of fun is seeing if he can punch through a rock."

Gil let out another laugh from deep in his belly, his wings shaking with his shoulders. He laughed until he had to swipe tears from his eyes.

"I wish it were a joke," Thena lamented, although she was also laughing.

Gil blinked against the much brighter shine of the sun. He turned his gaze back to Thena, who was soaking up its warmth with her eyes closed. It gave him the chance to take in that exquisite beauty she possessed. It wasn't just the perfection of her face, or the shine of her hair or the glitter in her eyes. There was just something he adored about the woman next to him.

Thena opened her eyes, feeling something against her wings. She looked over at Gil, who was staring at her unabashedly. Her cheeks warmed and she realised as her wings fluffed that his had too.

Their wings were meshing together as if with minds of their own. Feathers pushed against feathers; they would need to preen them back into place before flying.

"S-Sorry," Gil murmured, pulling his wings back (but not stepping further away from her).

Thena just shook her head, clasping her hands behind her to forcefully pin her wings against her backside. Such rogue appendages, she cursed.

"Thena?"

Her eyes dashed to the inside of the nest; it was Druig looking for her. She offered Gil an apologetic shrug, "he'll keep calling until he finds me."

"Better go," Gil nodded, "before he wakes the whole mothernest."

Thena offered a tight smile, still hesitating as she gravitated towards the opening to their little private balcony of sorts. "See you soon?"

"I promise not to take off without you."

Gil blinked as Thena rushed back to his side, leaning forward and raising her wings as she did. They rose around them, shielding them from prying eyes as she brushed her lips against his. It happened so fast, he didn't even have time to react. His hands were only halfway up to her cheeks as she pulled away.

Thena pulled her wings back to her again, offering a coy little wave of her fingers as she dashed inside completely this time, her billowing white dress and sunshine hair dancing in the wind as she did.

Gil took in a deep breath. He wanted to scream out in joy over the ocean, but he had just brought up how waking everyone in the mothernest was not a good thing. He settled on leaning against the edge of the little overhang, grinning like an idiot as his wings stretched all the way out and flapped in delight.

[sersi]

Eternals + Funko Pop! [insp]

[streamsofstardust]

"did you miss me?"

[annamarielabeau]

My thoughts during THAT Drukkari scene

1. Oh yeah! He’s okay! 

2. Aw! Makkari looks so happy to see him. She just beat the crap out Ikaris because she thought he killed Druig, but he’s alive and she looks like the weight of the world has been lifted off of her shoulders.

3. Druig just walked down from a mountain (maybe Sprite hexed them down now that I think about it) in a matter of minutes just to see Makkari!!! He looked so happy when she came up to him. 

4. Lauren Ridloff and Barry Keoghan’s chemistry on and off screen is so sweet! Druig and Makkari obviously have the potential to be in a relationship but they also fit each so well in the sense that they are best friends so they care about each SO DEEPLY!! 

5. I love Makkari not using her powers to run over to him. She just went through one of the best fights of the MCU and she takes her precious time walking over to Druig, but she’s still walking at a pace that says “oh my god you’re alive” Her facial features when she first sees him in the scene just explains it all.

5. When they hug! I HAVE NO WORDS! Except I kind of freak out that Druig puts his hands on Makkari’s waist. 

6. When they immediately touch their foreheads after hugging! SO ADORABLE I’M GOING TO FRIGGIN EXPLODE!! (The fact that part was improvised by Barry and Lauren, LIKE?! Everything about the two actors and Chloe Zhao just winging it with Drukkari just makes me appreciate every scene with them) 

7. When he whispers “It’s okay, it’s okay.”

8. When they start to make their way over back to the group and they are still looking at each other, I absolutely CANNOT with longing gazes. They just hold so much power. And I hope there will be more cause the relief that flooded Makkari’s eyes when she saw Druig. 

9. The scene is powerful with or without the score!

10. I’m babbling at this point but I love this ship so much and I would go down with it. 

[redheadspark]

Druig Masterlist

Here is a page entirely made up of my work involving my favorite Eternal: Druig!

It's filled with oneshots, series, and my OG story called Light My Love! I will also add the Melody Series here as well :)

Please enjoy, and don't be afraid to send over requests or prompts for me to dive into with Druig:

*The Divider and Banner art is beautiful created by @firefly-graphics*

Calling - Fluff and a hint of smut

Don't Let Me Go = Angst and Fluff

Our Di (Drukkari X Reader) - Fluff and a hint of Angst

Soothe = Angst and Fluff

Take the Leap = Mostly Fluff

Milo = Angst

NSFW:

Goddess

Speechless

Ignite

Blossom

Dandelion Wine Series 🌼

Tomorrow Will Be Kinder Series

Sparrow Series

Paradise 🌺 Series

Darling Astrid Series

Light My Love 🌌 (OG Series)

Druig, Clío and Melody Series 🌹

A Longing Heart - Angst and Fluff

Beautiful Soul - Angst and Fluff

Boo! - Fluff

Burden - Angst

Decompress - Angst and Fluff

Defender - Angst and Fluff

Healer - Mostly angst with a hint of fluff

Just You - Mostly Angst with Fluff in the end

Kaleidoscope Eyes - Fluff

One on One - Mostly Angst but with Fluff

Only For You - Angst and Fluff mixed together

Shining Armor - Fluff

You? A Bore? - Angst and Fluff

Will You? -Angst with Mostly Fluff

Tangled - Smut (18+)

Soft - fluff

My requests are open for any requests, prompts, or ideas for Druig! Enjoy:)

Tagging: @a-lumos-in-the-nox @charlie-heatons-whxre @steve-harringtons-slut @heartofwritiing @vinvantae @virtueassassin @hottpinkpenguin @basicrese

[ashksa]

[lovelyfanatical]

I Get a Sugar Rush Whenever I'm With You - Chapter 6.3

Good evening fellow Drukkari stans, or whatever time it is for you! I come bearing the next mini-chapter! If you missed any previous installments and need to catch up, you can find them on my handy dandy Table of Contents here. The competition is heating up as everyone grows closer. How will the others fit into the group dynamic? Find out now in the next mini-chapter of Drukkari in the Great British Bake Off!

By the time dinner rolled around, Druig was pretty beat. Technicals were never fun, but this one had been particularly distressing: gluten free bread. Both he and Makkari were in the bottom half, which wouldn’t have been too terrible a few weeks ago, but now, it could spell disaster. Poor Phastos had come in last, leading him to retire early as usual rather than joining the rest of the group. Results had varied widely for the rest of them, leading to their current discussion.

“People think being vegan is hard, but going gluten free is the real challenge,” Sprite remarked.

“I concur,” Sersi added.

Says the one who came in first, Makkari interjected, a playful smirk on her lips.

“And it was very difficult!” she responded.

“Congrats, by the way!” Gil said, raising his bottle of water in a toast. The rest of them joined in, raising their assorted drinks to Sersi, which made her smile.

“Awww, thanks everyone,” she said as she clinked glasses with the group. While she seemed genuinely happy, Druig thought he spotted a hint of sadness in her eyes. It seemed Makkari had noticed, too.

Hey, you okay? she signed subtly, so as not to alert everyone, though most of them still noticed.

“Yeah, just thinking about our friends who’ve been sent home. Dane actually predicted I’d do well this week. I just wish he was still here to see it,” Sersi explained wistfully.

“You could just call him, right?” Sprite interrupted, sounding more like a statement than a question.

“I think she could, but it might be against the rules to give him too many details about the competition,” Ajak explained.

“And if I call him, I don’t know if I’d be able to hide it for long,” Sersi added.

“Ugh, couples are so gross,” Sprite lamented.

“Oh, we’re not together. Dane and I are just friends,” Sersi said a little too quickly, a blush starting to settle on her cheeks.

You mean he still hasn’t asked you out!? Makkari asked, eyes widening in shock and disbelief.

“What? He’s done no such thing!”

“Really? I asked Thena out the day she got eliminated,” Gil piped up.

Everyone seemed to turn in unison toward Gilgamesh, not exactly surprised at the idea but surprised to hear it confirmed out loud. After a split second of silence, their reactions came all at once.

I KNEW IT! Makkari exploded, nearly shaking with excitement, which made Druig chuckle.

“Well, at least I don’t have to watch you pining after each other anymore,” Sprite said, her voice sounding annoyed, but a small smile on her face.

“That’s great, Gil!” Ajak added.

“She said yes, right?” Druig asked teasingly.

“She did,” Gil confirmed with a grin.

“Oh my goodness, I’m so happy for you two!” Sersi said.

“Thanks, everybody,” Gil replied, a bit surprised but still appreciative of the warm response. “To get back to the point, though, I didn’t wait long. So what’s holding Dane up?”

“I told you already. We’re just friends,” Sersi insisted, her face getting redder by the minute.

“Sersi, he spent most of his time talking to you and the rest of it staring at you when you weren’t looking. I think he might want more than friendship,” Sprite declared.

“That’s not even counting your interactions during dinner,” Druig chimed in, prompting Sersi to shoot him a look.

Maybe he just needs a push in the right direction, Makkari suggested, like advice from someone who knows you both.

“Hey now, we shouldn’t get too involved,” Ajak interjected. “I’m sure Dane is quite capable of asking Sersi out on his own, if that’s what she wants.”

“I wouldn’t be too sure,” Gilgamesh said pensively. “Asking someone out is a lot of pressure. It’s easy to just keep making up excuses for why you shouldn’t do it.”

What was your excuse with Thena? Makkari asked.

“I don’t know how much she’s told you, but we sort of knew each other a long time ago,” he began. “In fact, we were supposed to get coffee together, but she ended up moving away before we got the chance. When we ran into each other again all these years later, I wasn’t sure she’d still want to go out with me.”

“But she did,” Sersi said, smiling gently.

“She did,” Gil confirmed, smiling back. “But I didn’t realize that until the day she got eliminated, and she asked me how much longer I was going to make her wait for that coffee.”

“It was pretty obvious to the rest of us,” Sprite muttered.

“It never seems obvious when it’s happening to you!” he asserted. “You’re still young, Sprite. You’ll see what I mean when it happens to you. Anyway, Makkari might be onto something. If you want Dane to ask you out, Sersi, he might need a push in the right direction.”

“I still think it’s better not to interfere,” Ajak interrupted. She gave a pointed look at Makkari, who feigned innocence at the gesture. Ajak then turned her stern gaze toward Druig, who didn’t need to pretend to be surprised.

“Why are you looking at me?” he asked.

“You know why.”

“I don’t think he does,” Gil said, chuckling.

“For fully grown adults, you’re all pretty clueless, huh?” Sprite teased, sparking a chorus of “Heys” from everyone else. After a moment, she added, “Except for Ajak.”

“Thank you, Sprite,” she replied smugly.

-

As they left Ajak’s room, Druig hung back from the group a bit. Right on cue, Makkari turned to look at him, noticed his growing distance from the rest of them, and accepted his silent invitation to talk. She let the group get a bit further away before asking him, What’s up?

What was Ajak trying to get at earlier?

I think she just knows you’re my usual partner in crime, she replied, a sly smile playing at her lips. And she doesn’t even know the half of it.

Druig couldn’t help but smile, remembering their clandestine baking session earlier that week.

Do you think she’s right, though? Makkari continued.

About what?

About not interfering.

Druig thought about it for a moment, then he turned to her and said, No. I think I’m with Gil on this one. Sometimes guys need a push. Makkari’s small smile turned into a full-blown grin. I’d ask Sersi first, though. Just in case.

I will, but I think she’ll accept my help, she said. You saw her at dinner. She really misses Dane!

Yeah, I don’t envy their situation, he added. Although, if I can’t turn things around tomorrow, that might be us next week.

Hey, she said, as she stopped and turned him to face her. Stay strong. We’re both going to get through this week. You know why?

Why?

Because I won’t allow you to give up, she insisted. There was a soft smile on her face, but a steadiness in her gaze that told Druig that she meant it. It stirred something in his chest.

Thank you. I needed that, he said.

Anytime. With that, she wrapped her arms around him. He hugged her back and noted, not for the first time, that they seemed to fit together perfectly.

-

Honestly, so many cute ships came out of this movie. Hope you enjoyed this installment!

Part 21

[akascow]

i dont remember why people hated the Eternals so much its one of the most visually stunning mcu movies like ever but especially in recent years

[fallenrosepettals]

the calm that comes after <3

for the amazing @beautifuldrukkari

[waterbendingwaves]

OHDARLINALLOFTHECITYLIGHTSNEVERSHINEASBRIGHTASYOUREYESIWOULDTRADETHEMALLFORAMINUTEMOREBUTTHECARSOUTSIDE

[athenamarie]

✏️ FIRST AND LAST LINES ✏️

RULES: Go to your last 5 published fics and share the first and last line with no context!

A Kind Of Pretty Lethal Detective Duo:

FIRST: “Middle school. Talent show.”

LAST: “It’s a bit of a mystery to Wayne as to why, but he hugs the kid back nevertheless.”

Long Years Have Passed:

FIRST: “She often came to him like this.”

LAST: “Chrissy does not have anymore dreams that night.”

There You Are Sweetheart, Sorry I’m Late

FIRST: “In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born an only child.”

LAST: “‘That’s my girl,’ he says, and hops backwards off the balcony railing with a wiggled goodbye of his fingers.”

What If: Druig Went To Makkari:

FIRST: “Druig can hardly stay still.”

LAST: “He prays they can give Ikaris a long and painful death.”

I Thought I Had Wandered Into a Dream:

FIRST: “Chrissy had to be with her mother for the rest of the day, but they agreed to meet back at the clearing to take her to his Uncle’s.”

LAST: “And more.”

I was tagged by @1lostsoul0fishbowl and I’m tagging @beautifuldrukkari @simplymakkari ❤️

[softquietsteadylove]

Hello birdie 🖤✨

I've got something for the Life Interrupted AU.

Thena isn't feeling well lately and is considering to go back into this hellhole where she's getting drugged to unconsciousness. She's packing her stuff when Gil shows up. He's trying to talk it out of her.

(And I definitely didn't had this Idea because I'm stuck in one of those hellholes, lol)

✨🖤Hugs an Love🖤✨

"Going somewhere?"

Thena sighed, setting down one of her shirts and staring down at her bed. "I was thinking about it."

Gil walked further into her room, having just arrived. "Druig texted me. Really surprised me to hear from him, but he said you've been acting weird--wants me to 'talk to some sense into you'."

Thena let out a humourless chuckle. "I'm surprised he decided to entrust you with that task."

"Gotta say, I am too," Gil agreed quietly until he was standing behind her. "I have to agree--you seem a little anxious lately."

She had been nervous, jumpy, and Gil knew it. They hadn't been able to go out on a date in weeks because she felt on the verge of a panic attack at the thought of having to navigate crowds or risk running into someone. "Maybe...maybe I should consider-"

"Don't," he whispered, placing his hand gently over hers. Her bag was already half full. "Don't say you're going back to that place."

Thena squeezed her eyes shut, tears already burning the insides of them. "Where should I go, Gil?"

"Anywhere else," he concluded. He pulled her hand away from packing up as if she were sailing off into the horizon. He moved slowly and gently until he could sit on the chair in the corner of her room and look up at her. "Please, Thena, just talk to me."

When he was seated lower, she had no excuse not to look at him. But she stared down at his hands, holding hers so, so gently. "Druig and Makkari have been looking at places again."

Gil raised his brows. "That...that's good...right?"

It was. It was what she wanted. She wanted their lives to continue on after the ugliness of the last year. She wanted her brother to feel free to settle down and marry the love of his life. And he could do that without worrying about his sister, she was determined.

"He keeps asking me to see them," she admitted quietly, as if Druig had his ear pressed against the door and would be wounded by overhearing her. "He keeps picking rooms that he says can be mine--if I so choose."

"So," Gil prompted, giving her hands a little squeeze, "what's so bad about that?"

Thena shook her head, looking up around the ceiling of her room to keep her tears from falling. "I'm not some child he has to drag around with him. He should be choosing a home to suit him and his wife, not worrying about his burdensome sister."

"Come on," Gil whispered, his eyes drifting downward from the sheer weight of Thena's discouragement. "You know he doesn't think of you like that."

Thena sighed, pulling her hands from Gil's and plopping herself on the corner of her bed. She pressed them to her head, trying to keep them from shaking. "I know he doesn't. That is exactly the problem."

"Okay, so you don't want him worrying about you," Gil shrugged, turning in the chair to face her head on again.

Thena stared down at her knees. She wasn't wearing her work dress and stockings with a tight ponytail. But she couldn't bring herself to wear soft sweatpants anymore, opting for athleisure leggings and a cardigan at even her most comfortable.

"What else?"

She toyed with her fingernails. "I don't want to live here alone."

Gil nodded again, leaning back in the chair.

She hunched over herself more, despite her sore back. "It's not about the cost, it's...I can't be here by myself, thinking all these...things."

"Okay, so we'll find somewhere else for you," Gil leapt at the opportunity to suggest an alternative. He leaned forward again, even scooching toward the edge of the seat. "I'll help you look."

She smiled, although she still wasn't feeling the intent behind the action. "Druig offered the same. Even Makkari--but that's not the point."

Gil seemed to understand what she was getting at. And of course he did, it was Gil. He was sweet, and understanding, and he always seemed to know what she was trying to say, even if she didn't have the words. "You want to find a place for yourself."

She sighed, looking at her hands again. "I don't seem capable of anything these days."

Gil took her hands in his again, rubbing his thumb over her skin. "You know that's not true."

She wasn't as sure as he was. She never was--never had his confidence, or positivity. It was something she both envied and admired about him. She loved it about him. "Maybe-"

"No!"

She blinked, taken aback by his outburst. He was always so soft spoken, especially with her. She had never heard him so much as raise his voice. The only things he did loudly were laughing and sneezing.

"Maybe nothing!" he pressed, standing from the chair. "That place never did you any good. I don't think it does anyone any good! And I will not let you go back to that misery!"

Thena's eyes fluttered, her back straightening. Her heart began to squeeze at the sheer volume of things, but this was Gil--she was safe with him.

"Thena," he finally quieted again, kneeling in front of her. "You never have to go back to that place, okay? I don't care if you have a nervous breakdown--I'll take care of you. I'll take better care of you than they ever would in there. Just--just promise me you won't go back there because you're worried about burdening people."

She blinked, those tears she was trying to hold back finally falling. It was completely dark outside, her small bedside lamp offering minimal lighting. But it caught Gil's features in just such a way that made him seem so beautiful. "I don't want to go back there."

"Good," he nodded, turning her hand so he could press his lips to it.

"But," she gasped, her lip wobbling. She clung to him. "But what if I'm not me, anymore?"

"You're exactly who you need to be," he said without a hint of doubt in his voice. "You're Thena."

So completely unwavering, her Gilgamesh.

"You're my Thena," he repeated, softer this time, kissing the back of her other hand before pulling her up to stand with him. His hands slipped around waist to rest at her back. "That's all you need to be."

She wasn't sure who 'Thena' was, at times. At least, not as she knew herself before all this. Gil kept saying that the past year was a part of her, for better or worse. But she just wanted to leave it behind--to revert to the version of her that had existed before it all.

"Look," he whispered, still holding her so gently. "Maybe that's easy for me to say. I didn't know you before. But the Thena I know is pretty damn amazing."

She let another laugh, still not humoured in the least.

"She is," he chuckled, though, and he did mean it. He leaned closer, touching his forehead to hers. "She's this badass translator, works in a big, fancy office. She's actually pretty funny, if she's in a good mood. Kinda likes messing with me."

"I do not."

"Just a little," he contested, scrunching up his nose faintly. "But I think that side of her is cute. And she's tough--way tougher than she thinks she is. And she's an incredible sister, even when her brother is being a pain in our ass."

"Our?" she interrupted.

"Our," he confirmed, touching the tips of their noses together to silence her. "And I know he's just worried about you. That's why he keeps saying you can stay with them if you want. But I guess he doesn't really know it's stressing you out."

Thena sighed, dragged back into the depths of her problems like plunging into ice cold water. "How do I tell him?"

Gil skipped over that question, still busy holding her, almost swaying as his weight shifted from foot to foot. "So, this Thena--I mean, to me, she's the most incredible woman in the world."

"Gil," she sighed, trying to pull him from his reverent description of her.

But he nudged her head until he could kiss her lips, also gently. As gently as everything else about him. "She's the woman I love, plain and simple."

Oh, did she ever love him. She had gone from being someone who probably didn't really believe in love for herself at all to being head over heels for her sweet, gentle giant.

She sighed as she kissed him again, leaning up on her toes to loop her arms around his neck. Kissing Gil always made her feel more human--more grounded and real. It took away the buzzing in her head and replaced it with with a heavy and pleasant sedative that could spread through her veins.

Gil stayed close, his forehead against hers, lips still faintly puckered. "Better?"

"Hm," she sighed. She didn't need to explain herself--not to him. She ran her fingers gently through the hair at the back of his head. If only she never had to go to work, or take public transport, or go to house viewings where the realtor would look at her oddly. If only she could stay in Gil's arms every second of every day.

"Good," he sufficed to say, tapping his fingers against the back of her sweater. He moved his hand to her hip. "So, about this living situation-"

"Right," she sighed the heaviest she had yet (which was saying something).

"Hey," he nudged her gently, pulling her eyes up to him. "A unit in my building is going on the market for next month. It's the one above mine--sweet old guy is moving out to be closer to his grand kids."

Oh. Living that close to Gil--being neighbours?

"I can always ask him if he'd be open to a lease trade-off," Gil suggested, although he was unable to hide his excitement at the prospect in his smile. "What do you think?"

Being that close to Gil? Being his upstairs neighbour?

His smile wobbled faintly, turning sheepish as he looked away. "It's a little more modest than this place. But it's a one bedroom, and it's not a bad location. And-"

Thena stood on her toes, pressing her lips to his, even with a cliche 'mmwah' sound. He looked dazed after the firmer kiss, which made her smile genuinely for the first time that night. She leaned against him heavier, but he steadied her without a second thought. "I think that sounds perfect."

"Really?" he asked, beaming like a dog about to receive a treat with a wagging tail.

She took his cheeks in her hands, "it sounds wonderful, Gil."

"O-Okay," he laughed, sounding near hysteria. But he pulled her against his chest in his arms, even lifting her off the ground slightly as he spun them. "This'll be amazing, sweetie, I promise!"

He needed no promises. The thought of having him a mere flight of stairs away was already comforting, in a sense. And she had been to his flat plenty of times. He was right, it was in a good location, and it wasn't any further from her office than she was now, all things considered.

Gil set her on her feet once more. "I'll talk to him tonight."

"Don't get too ahead of yourself," she advised gently. It wasn't often she was able to offer a calming voice of reason these days; it felt familiar, even soothing. She toyed with some some stray hairs of his. "I may have to apply, like everyone else."

"Peh," Gil waved in dismissal again (making her laugh, again). "The old guy loves me. And that's before I tell him some sob story about wanting my girlfriend to move in so we can be closer."

Thena blushed softly, toying with the hem of her cardigan. Sometimes she had to remind herself that Gil wasn't just 'someone she was seeing', and actually the man she had known for more than half a year and had been dating for more than half that time, now.

"It'll be great," he whispered, pressing a kiss to her cheek. "We can carpool to work, I'll be right downstairs if you ever wanna talk--or cuddle."

"Gil," she admonished, but it came out as a light and air whisper as he kissed her cheek again, his five o'clock shadow against her skin.

He stopped nuzzling her just to look at her more solemnly. "You should tell Druig."

"It was your idea."

"Exactly," Gil made a face, shrinking somewhat. "He'll kill me."

Thena rolled her eyes, her spirits lifting by the moment. "It's not as if you're offering to shack up with me yourself."

He didn't laugh at her joke. He didn't even seem to realise it was a joke, just shrugged one shoulder. "I mean they're both only one bedroom units. Plus, I imagine you want some space for yourself for a little. Feel like you have some more control?"

Well, he was exactly right about that, as always. Although she hadn't expected his rebuttal to be that they would need a larger space if they were to live together. She just blinked, "precisely."

"So it's decided," he grinned again, and gave her another kiss for good measure. "I'll go talk to Karun, you talk to Druig. He really is worried about you."

"I know," she mumbled, feeling properly chastised. She unlinked her hands from behind his head and squeezed his forearms. "I'm sure he was desperate to call you."

"And I'm suggesting you move into my building instead of in with him?--he's gonna have my head."

Thena laughed genuinely for the first time that night. "Don't worry, I'll protect you from him."

Gil stared at her in a way that made her toes curl. He bent his head down to sneak into the crook of her neck under her jaw. "I know you will."

She shivered as he left a kiss on her pulse point.

But he left it at that, pulling away and standing to his full height again. It left her feeling chilly, needing to pull her cardigan tighter around herself. "Okay."

Thena nodded, letting him take her by the hand. She did have to talk to Druig--about everything. About moving and also about how she would be okay without him hovering over her shoulder. She would be okay without that hell hole and its medication and she would be okay even if she felt like this different version of herself, possibly forever.

Gil grasped the doorknob with his other hand, the door not fully closed and letting in just a sliver of light from the rest of the house. He held her other hand, giving it a squeeze. "Ready?"

She nodded, holding his hand tighter, just in case she needed it. But she smiled, "ready."

[lemonhoneymcu]

Congratulations are in order Barry keoghan has welcomed his first child into the world some of his eternals cast mates have already congratulated him such as lia and Lauren 🤍🤍🤍

[whereareallofyousapphics]

okay so i understand that everyone hates eternals and think its one of the worst mcu movies.

however.

i've rewatched it and drukkari is still there and so is the entire rest of the cast (unfortunately including Ikaris and Sprite)

also Ikaris just launching himself into the sun is so funny to me

[coffeebookslovegt]

Mi hermosa, preciosa Makkari.

¿Me extrañaste?

[spideyswede]

Fam, pals, friends…why did I wait so long to watch The Eternals? It’s so nice.