#and there was one sole officer out and she was like 'we're closed and won't open 'till monday'

[deadpool-scar-bro]

jolyne was very mean to miles this afternoon so the kitties are staying separate for some time

he was spooked for a bit but then i gave him food and cuddled with him in bed. he's taking a nap belly up in his spider-man nest (aka. the spider-man blanket bunched up around him) so i gather he's pretty chilled out rn

[sapphire-weapon]

I can't really tell why, but i like to imagine Leon realizing his feelings about Ashley in the middle of a jealous tickle. Even thought i'm not certain about how he would behave in this aspect. What do you say about this topic?

If we're talking Remake-verse, I think that Leon will end up making use of a skill that he learned that his OG counterpart didn't:

He's going to take one look at any unwanted or inconvenient emotions that bubble up inside him, and he's going to strangle them.

Or, if he can't kill them outright, he's going to at least seal them up in a box inside his head and shove it in a dark corner somewhere and hope that the box doesn't fall over and let those emotions spill out one day.

I imagine that this jealousy hits him in two waves: professionally and personally.

Professionally first, because the second that Ashley walks away with someone who's not him, a lot of ugly feelings are going to get dredged up in him. After the entire ordeal in Spain, having Ashley out of eyeshot probably causes anxiety to the point of mild panic in him. And to have someone else assure that they've got her or they'll take care of her from here -- that's the first moment that Leon's brain knee-jerks to "you can't." Or "no, that's my job." Or "get the hell away from her." Or even "no, she's mine."

He doesn't say any of that, but his brain sure is thinking it loudly.

This is likely exacerbated to an extreme degree because there's no way that this doesn't give him instant flashbacks of having Sherry taken from him.

But he's still a professional, and he very much knows his place, by this point, so he just lets her go and doesn't say anything. He can worry about smothering his feelings later -- which he does.

Second comes the personal jealousy. This probably comes much, much later. Ashley gives someone a very specific kind of smile -- or seems to be genuinely happy and having a good time in some way, and it hits him.

At first, he's not sure if he's jealous of not being the sole recipient of her attention or affection -- or if he's envious of her ability to actually smile and laugh like that at all in the first place, after all that's happened to her. (Time for your regularly scheduled Matchbox 20 reference: Could I Be You. Look it up.)

And then he goes home. And he sits with it. And he stews in it. And the longer he thinks about it, the more he just misses her. He wants her there with him.

But that's a bad idea, for so, so many reasons. He tries to strangle those feelings, but they don't die, so he just seals them away.

And Ashley just very gently and very slowly pulls at the tape on that box, peeling off just a quarter of an inch more every single time they see each other.

The question then becomes if Leon can keep the lid on that box long enough for her dad to actually leave office.

And if he can, what then? Commit to never seeing her again so that he can keep that box closed forever? Probably. Because taking a chance has never worked out for him before on a social/personal level, so there's no reason for him to think things would work out different now.

Thankfully, Ashley's still got a fire in her and probably won't let him go so easy

[opttagoyeo]

SUDDEN NH IDEA!

Nerd Naruto x Nerd Hinata

Popular Naruto x Nerd Hinata

Office Worker Naruto x Doctor Hinata

He used to be a cute, cute nerd.

He used to hang out with them a lot.

He used to loved the books she recommend to him.

They used to talk a lot.

But now he's the Popular guy, and even an ounce of his attention can't be directed onto her.

Suddenly, her Naruto-kun changed into this, into the man she doesn't recognize.

He used to be so cute, and adorable and.. and.. handsome.

***

"Hinata. You called to me, yeah? Wassup."

*she frowned immediately, where on earth does he learned to speak like that? it was rather embarrassing for him to please people just because he became popular*

"I.. need to talk to you, about something important. "

*his chiseled face turned into a frown*

" And what is it, that you even brought me to the utmost corner of this.. err library? Sounds boring to me—"

*he cannot continue his words for he felt her glare burning him into ashes, he just coughed.*

" Naruto. "

" -kun? Didn't you used to call me Naruto-kun with your cute voice, yeah? What's stopping you, Hi-na-ta? "

*his words ranged to her ear and she almost crumpled the letter on her hands, at first, she thought that Naruto's change was for the better but then, it turned him into this montrosity she's quite not fond of. It ticked her, and she definitely missed the old Naruto-kun.*

*she cleared her throat before carefully glaring to him*

" I'm here solely because you used to be one of my close friend.. and I—"

*his scoffed bounced off against the wall a little too loud, she tried to warned him but he just rolled his eyes*

" What? Used to? Hinata, aren't we still friends?"

*he then laughed*

" Y-yes.. though not as the same as we were before. "

"... " *he didn't replied back anything but his face are saying everything there to be said*

" Erm... as I was saying. You're a friend of mine, and I thought it's important for you to actually know that after this year's graduation, I will go straight to abroad for college. "

*the clock ticked by before realization hit Naruto's gut, widening his ocean eyes*

" What?! "

" S-silence, Naruto! "

*he grumbled as he crossed his arms against his chest, flexing his muscles against the tight shirt he's wearing*

" So you're actually going to abroad, this year? Wow, talk about being in a richa—"

*before he can continue his random babbling, hinata immediately pushed the letter onto him*

"Before I leave, I'm giving this letter to you."

*his gaze fell upon the letter, sealed, with white color. his lips turned into a smirk*

*he leaned back against his chair and stare to her pearly orbs*

"My, my, my! Are you serious? You're not gonna, like, confess to me or something inside this letter right?"

*hinata almost flinched.. almost. but not because naruto 100% right, it's because of his tone which she doesn't like. it's full of mockery and hidden disgust. as if he's used to rejecting girls that worships him.*

"Don't read that letter before I leave. At least read it after I went to abroad. That's my last wish, for you. "

*he stilled, what the fuck is in this letter that makes hinata this secretive? it's just a fucking letter?!!!*

"Now, now, you're making me incredibly serious. I feel like I can't hold back myself and just want to rip it out and.. and—"

" And read it? Please, Naruto-kun. Please read it after I went to abroad, okay? That's the only thing I want from you."

*damn it, he cursed internally. he may reject everyone and don't care about people's wishes. but this is hinata we're talking about. he might be damned if he didn't listen to her, especially when she looks like that, doe-eyed and worried face. fuck it*

"Yeah, yeah. Fine. I won't, happy now?"

*her lips upturned and gave him a timid smile, not the one that reaches her cheeks. but atleast her eyes aren't as worrisome as before. naruto's tiny bit self missed the sunshine-y smile she always gave to him.. he cannot help but reminisce.*

"Thank you."

"I'll get going then. Goodbye, Naruto."

*phew. she's done. she's finally done*

*she left the library with a heavy heart but nonetheless happy how the situation turned up better than she had expected it to be*

10 years later >>>

"Patient Uzumaki?"

*the nurse asked in the hallway, a tall man raised his hands gently before standing up on his all glory.*

"This way, please."

*the two of then entered another room that leads to another dull, hallway with nothing to see other than the slick designed windows on his right that emphasizes the blue sky outside.*

*they came into a halt when they got into a large door, beside it was a intricated bronze plate attached directly to the wall. naruto squinted his eyes, is it.. Hyuuga?*

*a deja vu washed over him when he read that*

"Mister?"

"A-ah!"

*he scrambled to walk when he realized that the nurse was patiently waiting for him to enter the door, which is now opened thanks to her.*

"Sorry."

*the nurse just subtly nods as an answer and naruto cannot help but grimaced to himself*

"Doc, you're patient is here."

*she gently informed against an opaque sliding door, that made naruto think that it was his doctor's office, well, obviously.*

"Please, enter."

*an authoriative voice from the inside affirmed, making naruto suddenly flinched. although he cannot help but to think that the voice is somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere*

*the nurse opened the sliding door and entered, Naruto did the same before he closed the door behind him*

"Doc, he's here. I'll leave you two, then."

"Thank you, Mikiwa."

*she bowed before turning her heels and walking pass him as she left the room*

"Please, sit."

*the doctor left him with no choice but to obey, his nervousness getting the best of him. his gaze fell upon his knees, his hands on them clutching the fabric of his pants. fiddling them as to reduce the anxiety blooming over him*

"Uzumaki, Naruto.. san?"

"Ah.. yes. T-that's me!!"

*due to the sudden voice, his gaze immediately turn upwards to a pair of pearly orbs directed to him and the familiar midnight hair accentuanting a beautiful familiar face*

*he feel his stomach drop*

"H-hinata?!"

>>> Hinata's drunk >>>

*naruto isn't quite sure how this changed brought to his relationship between hinata but now he's infront of the drunk doctor, sitting infront of her. seeing her on her drunk glory.*

*he can't deny that she looked incredibly adorable but he bite down the thought immediately before he can relish the feeling*

*suddenly, hinata removed the eyeglasses she's currently wearing*

"Naruto-kun~, lean over, here~, okay??"

*her slurred voice pleaded*

*and who is he to disobey it?*

*she immediately puts the eyeglasses onto his, yet delicately even at her current state*

"Wah~"

*she smiled softly to her masterpiece*

"Don't move, ne, Naruto-kun~"

*he gulped nervously, isn't it done? what could she be possibly do in that state huh?*

*his whole world freezes when he felt her hands gently on his hair, before she messily patted it to her desired form*

"Wh-what the hell, Hinata!"

"Shh!~ Aym, busyy~ Hihi!"

*he sighed loudly, he cannot imagine for the love of god that he would be facing this drunk woman and experience this right now. if you told him this would happen, two hours ago, he would've laugh at you on how ridiculous you sound*

* when she's done, she immediately removed her hands on his hair, and damn it, naruto cannot help but miss her hands tangled up on his hair already*

*she sit again across to him*

*her eyes crinkled into a delight smile, her hands under her chin, cupping them and now, she almost shine against the dark of the night. or maybe it's him imagining things again*

"I like it!~"

*she excitedly beamed*

"What do you mean you like---"

*suddenly, she's looming over him, her small hands cupping his cheeks, and then.. and then*

*her lips touched his*

*after she kissed him, she returned to her sit*

*his cheeks burned, the soft taste of hers lingering against his lips*

"Ah.."

*then all of a sudden, she just passed out cold. her head against the table, but before hinata's head hit the wooden table, naruto aided to her by laying out his hands..to support her fall*

>>> A day later >>>

*It's unfair*

"...Like.."

*at the background, shikamaru's voice is busy handling affairs and appointments for his one of a kind boss.*

"Then..I like that, Yuzuru-san."

*he finished talking with the man behind the phone*

*" I like it~"*

*hinata's voice last night boomed against his mind, naruto wants to just work silently but it's not helping that hinata's voice is still lingering, pushing itself on his mind*

*what is she implying by that?*

*does she like his face? or his eyeglasses she gave? or was it his messy hair?*

*he doesn't know which one?!!!*

"Stop, saying like!! "

*he shouted angrily, enough to make the other people flinch in fright.. even shikamaru*

*a grumbling shikamaru arched his eyebrows*

*a silent question, "what the fuck?" looming over shikamaru*

"This is driving me insane, she.. SHE'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!! "

>>>TBC>>>

[ravenveenova97]

Paldea Forbidden Fruit

UVA Valentines day

It's a Wednesday at Uva academy and I've been secretly in the home Ec class after some persuasion to use it in my spare time, as you see it's Valantins day in the academy and iv been perfecting some chilli chocolate for a certan someone, you see we're allowed to give chocolates to just about anyone teaches included, so this batch i was making was solely for Jacq, i remember us talking once and he said he puts hot sauce on about everything, so i realized he likes spicy foods, less could be said about me heheheheh i can only handle mild spice "ok so the chocolets have been seating in the freezer for a wile now and the box i made is done,think its time to get them out" i walk over to the freezer and pull them out and give them the tap test, i taped them all and there fully set so i brought them over the my station and slowly popped the heart shaped chocolets out of there molds gently placing them into the hexagon box "i really hope Jacq likes these hehehhehe" after i placed them in i put the lid on top and grabbed some purple and lilac ribbon and tied it around the box finishing it with a bow and a name tag, but just then i saw someone dart into the home ec class and slam the door shut.

I looked up from where I was to see Arven out of breath with he's tie all massed up "hehehehe that bad out there is it" Arven jumps out of he's skin and turns round "Honan!!! I didn't know you was in here too" I giggle and finish curling the bow ends "yer I'm just about done in here so it's all yours" Arven walks over wile straighting he's tie "you made chocolates?" I look at him and then look away nodding "er yer" Arven face grew soft and smiled "have someone in mind" again I nod but don't tell him "well the class rooms yours see ya" I quickly picked them up and went to leave but Arven grabbed my hand, i looked round at him and hes cheeks were rosie "be careful out there.......I saw a group of guys looking for you" i giggle and nod at him "ok i will thank you Arven" i was in a good mood so i may have gave Arven a qwick peck on the cheek to tease him a little "also good luck with all the girls" i laghed and ran right out of the door with a big smile on my face wile Arven stood there with a soft smile "i cant full for her........she likes some elce" Arven shakes hes head and hides out in the home ec class room to hide from all the girls chasing him.

I'm walking around the entrance hall and the academy is decorated to the brim with Valantins decor even a few cupids were hanging from the ceilings, I took what Arven said into consideration and stay allusive, not that mind getting chocolates from other guys but......there really only one person I like them from, just then I see a crowd of girls and what looked like Mr Salvator, I look at him and he's arms are choc a block full of chocolates "dam he's popular with the female students heheheh" Salvator was happily smiling and laughing wile he got given more chocolates, I just giggled and walked to the Nurses office to take a sneak peek on Miriam.

I walk there and I hear a little happy squill and I opens the door ajar to see what's going on "hehehehe you made me chocolates, it's not going to be as bad as the sandwich you made me last time is it" my eyes widen as this was a shock, "Miss Dendra gave chocolates to Miriam, ha I didn't know they both swung that way" I could see how happy Mirim was about getting them and Miss Dendra smiling to the nines "they should be packed full with vitamins to give you an extra boost"Miriam face turned and put on a sheepish smile "Dendra you don't put vitamins in chocolate, how could your spoil the taste of them like that" I quietly chuckled and closed the door as I have eves dropped long enough "I guess I won't bug Mirim asking were Jacq is, also Salvator busy to" I shake my head and I go to find him myself, i walk down the stairs and i hear yelling "AAAAAA LEAVE ME ALONE!!" all of a sudden I saw Arven run past me at mock speed and a crude of girls chasing him down "DONT LET HIM GET AWAY!!!!"

I broke out in fits of laughter holding my sides almost being brought to tears "hahahhahah he really doesn't do well around girls" I wiped my tears away and looked about but that's when I heard a crowd of boys "HAY I FOUND HONAN" I end up pulling a shocked face and looked about frantically and made a run for it "whyyyyy not me toooooo" I booked it back up the stairs not wanting to get chocolets from them, problem was I couldn't lose them and i got chased all the way to the roof of the Academy, im looking about trying to think were to go next but it was too late they cought up and i was cornered "Hoana please accept these" i look at the guy handing me the chocolets "and me too"

I didn't want to refuse them but I can't accept them either, but just then I get my destination "DONT LET HIM ESCAPE!!" I see Arven booking it along the roof and I run away and next to him "still got the girls after you" he is panting out of breath and nods "I can't seem to shake them....I see you got the guys after you too" were both running till we hit a dead end "crap there no were to go" i look down and panting out of breath, but the girls and boys close in and i take a deep breath "yea there is and its down" i wissle and grab Arven's hand and jump off the roof "HONAN WHAT YOU DOING!!!" We were falling but just then my Noivern swooped in and grabbed us both out of mid air and flew us down then dropped us in the academy cought yard, Arven was dropped first and I was dropped after landing right in he's lap kind of crushing hes man hood "FUCK!!" I pulled a pained look at him and got off "I'm so sorry Arven I didn't mean to land on you there" he's in pain holding down there and stubbles up "it's fine, let's go" he grabs my hand and runs off with me.

He runs further into the court and we hear the female and male students, I look about in a panic "where do we go" Arven looks around and then pulls me with him "we're hide in here" we enter a little shed and Arven closes the door and we both duck, but it was a tight fit "er it's kind of small In here" Arven and me are literally inches apart "yer just a bit" he had one hand on the wall behind me and sat in-between my legs, he was looking away a little flushed in the cheek and I got to admit I was blushing a little too I mean I'm wearing a skirt and he's between my legs, but all of a sudden Arven looked up at the door and I got a whiff of hes Aftershave, i recognize the sent, cinnamon musk with a hint of cloves but there a hint of sweetness there, the sent was devine and i smiled "why are you smiling for" i take a deep breath and sigh "Arven you smell so nice" he shoots bright red and was about to yell but he stoped him self "dont say that wile your in a skirt and we're this close" i couldn't help myself he smelled to good "i cant help it, also smell some thing sweet" Arven looks away and i move closer to him and take a deep breath in "its chocolate.......did you make some?" Arven sighed and looked down at me "yer I did"

I smile cutely at him and pull away "really who for?" He goes into he pocket and pulls out a dainty yellow box with cyan ribbon "I made some for you" shocked I look at the box and reach out for it slowly "for me" again Arven looks away and then back at me wile hes eyes turn to me "look you don't have to accept them but......" I happily took the box out of he's hands softly smiling "what if I said I do except" Arven eyes widen and he looks at me shocked "really you have them" i nod at him and Arven brightly smiles, we stay put for a wile untill the cost was clear and the bell to end the school day rang "its the end bell" Arven nods and we both stand up but pushed right in to each other "erm can we leave now" Arven shakes hes head clear and opens the door "of course sorry" i smile and step out and breath a sigh of relief "thank goodness there gone" Arven Chuckled and looked down at me "that's a relief hahahah hows the chocolets you made" i pull them out of my skirt pocket and smile "there in one peace thankfully" I giggle and we walk back into the academy and make our way back to our dorms, i said bye to Arven as well as thanking him for the chocolets he made me and walked into the teachers dorm, I got in and i saw everyone with there chocolates happily smiling away and talking to each other "amazing right, they all got chocolets and here i thought i was the students favorite Teacher"

I look next to me and see Jacq smiling but it was kind of a sad one I got shy and reached for he's sleeve holding onto it "well......Jacq can we.......I like to talk to you in private" I'm fidgeting and I can feel my hands getting a little clammy while my heart was racing in my chest "of course, lets head into my room, you can tell me in there" I nod and let go wile follow him in, Jacq sat down on hes bed then patted it for me to sit with him "make yourself comfortable Honan" Im blushing but sit down next to him "so what's on your mind" I fidget and i reach into my skirt pocket and pull out the small hexagon box "well....you wasn't forgotten......i made you some chocolets.....but i couldn't find you.....sorry there a little late" Jacq smiles wile i hand it over to him "Honan im touched, thank you" i smile at him and play with a strand of hair "there chilli chocolates.......I remember you saying you like spicy foods so" Jacq was surprised i remembered that and a gentle smile grew on hes face "you really did that for me" i nod and shyly smile, Jacq looks at the door and then puts the chocolates aside "thank you Honan......do you mind closing your eyes for a sec" i look up at him and hes softly smiling at me, I nod and close my eyes but i herd a draw open and then close then the feeling of Jacq sitting back down "i know i could get into trubble but Honan open your hands out" i slowly stretch my hands out and i feel something in them "you can open them now" when i did i saw a lovely purple heart shaped box with again Cyan ribbon with lilac detailing then the tag saying Honan, i look up at Jacq who's cheeks were a pretty pink hue, i smile and undo the beautiful ribbon then opened the box to an assorted fruits with a layer of chocolate over them "I remember you saying chocolate covered fruit was a favorite.......so i got theas wile i was out" I had a little tear in my eye and i wiped it away "thank you Jacq i love it and it means a lot you rememberd" i put the lid back on the box and picked up the stunning Cyan ribbon "you know that ribbon would look cute in your hair" i gulp as he takes it out of my hand and tells me to turn round, as i turned round i felt hes hands gently pick up some of my hair and softly put the ribbon in "there all done hahahah let's have a look" I turn back round to him and hes got that soft look in hes eyes again "you look lovely.......suits you Honan" i smile shyly and brush my fring out of the way "thank you jacq.......for the fruit and for this" i raise my hand up to the bow and smile "any time Honan you become a treasured friend and student......so wanted to get you something special" I look to my side shyly and smile, it was a good day i was able to give my chocolets to Jacq and he got me some too with a cute bow........im really starting to like him........I think.....I see him as something more as a friend now.

[souichieatr]

I will kiss u solely on the fact that u write shinichiro fics😣

But I wanted to ask if u could write a fic or a head cannon sum of that sort abt saving shinichiro from dying🧍🏽‍♀️ like I find myself thinking abt how I wouldve saved shinichiro if I was with him and how baji and Mikey would be thanking me profusely 😮‍💨 (imma be spamming the shit out of ur ask inbox😍)

shinichiro's s/o saving him

a/n: omg this is so late... i wanted to post this after an angst drabble but it's taking me longer n i wanna post this so muah pls enjoy, the ending is rushed :(

warnings: mentions of bl00d!! and spoilers if you're not caught up to date w the anime

you and shinichiro we're cleaning up in the back and both hear noises and voices, telling you to stay there and hide until he comes back he checks it out. a few minutes later you hear a loud yell and a bang echoes, running to the front grabbing a stick to protect yourself. seeing two boys and shinichiro on the floor, a gasp leaving your throat you run to him. taking your jacket off you put it up to his head adding pressure, looking up and recognizing the boys looking down.

“one of you call an ambulance hurry!” you yell, tears streaming down your face. “shin stay with me, i'm right here” you turn to the older one, moving your other hand to hold him tight.

“is there anything else we could do?” baji rushes back and kneels next to you. kazutora drops to his knees and drops the weapon he had, looking at you with tears in his eyes. “i'm so sorry we didn't know this was shinichiro’s shop” baji says looking down.

“we can talk later, just open the front door so the paramedics have easy access” you say, moving shinichiro’s head in your lap, adding more pressure with the jacket. the two boys rush to where the door is following and loud noises echo through the building. resting your head on shinichiro trying to calm down, taking deep breaths and squeezing his hand. finally hearing the siren you sigh in relief, “they're here shin just hold on longer yeah? please for me?” you say in a shaky voice.

“what's going on?” a officer says in a rush

“please he needs help, he's bleeding bad” you say not turning around, the officer runs outside while two paramedics run in. “he got hit on the back of his head and the bleeding won't stop, please help” you say to the closest guy, nodding at you as he speaks to his co-worker.

“he's still got a pulse, we need to take him to the hospital” one says while the other one runs to the ambulance. “when i say go i'm going to take your spot and you're going to need to get out of my way as fast as possible okay?” he says turning to you as you nod, getting in position he says go as you roll to your side while he takes your spot. “he's going to be okay if you didn't apply this he would've bled out, you saved him” he says turning to you with a soft smile, his co-worker and others following came back with a gurney. one of them turns to you leading you outside, blinking to the flashing lights and the loud chatter of neighbors. you see baji and kazutora in front of a car with cuffs, both boys in tears.

“move! that's my brother's partner! y/n!” you hear, turning to the voice you see a frantic mikey. walking to where mikey is, hugging you his voice shakes. “y/n what's going on?” leaning away you grab his hand and with your other you wipe your tears.

“i’m going to meet the ambulance at the hospital. i'll explain what i know on our way, yeah?” you say with a soft smile, seeing him nod and you both make your way to your car.

as you promised you explained the details of the night that seems to never end, as you finished you arrived at the hospital. both of you rush in and talk to the nurse, she says he's stable now and you and mikey head into his room. pulling up a chair next to his bed you grab his hand holding it close to your head. a few hours the whole sano family joins you in waiting for him to wake up. the doctor comes and talks to them out of the room as you stay in the same position. when they walk back in, mikey immediately comes to your side and emma follows him.

“the doctor said you saved him y/n” mikey says after a few minutes of silence, lifting your head for him to continue. a sniffle cuts him off as he turns to face you with tears in his eyes. “thank you for saving my brother” he says flinging himself in your arms, emma squeezes as she sniffles. their grandpa walks over to you with a soft smile and pats your head.

“this is so cute i might cry” a deep voice says everyone looking up breaking out in smiles

after the little heart warming moment you go back to your previous position, grandpa sano and the kids went to get food and left you alone to watch shinichiro. while your heads down you feel a squeeze, squeezing back you look up you meet his eyes. tears of relief from seeing him, he smiles at you and squeezes your hand again.

“let me handle the break-ins from now on” you say, he scoffs and rolls his eyes. grabbing your hand and bringing it to his lips he kisses your knuckle.

“i love you y/n” he says against your hand, closing his eyes, soaking the quietness.

“i love you shinichiro” you say, leaning your head down on his leg, looking back up at him with a smile.

not proofread

[sanababes]

It All Ends Here

Pairings: female kpop idols x fem!reader

Warnings: NEUTRAL (detective au)

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PROFILE

• Name: Park Y/n (female)

• Age: 18

• Height: 5'8

• Bloodtype: A-

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Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock

The sound of the clock almost lulled you to sleep. Exhaustion was finally taking a toll on your whole body due to the continuous murder cases for the past weeks. You and your teammates were sent to different crime scenes to assist the bureau, and especially to ensure the safety of the city of Seoul.

A sound of glass being placed on the table interrupted your eyelids from fully closing. You looked up to see your trusted partner, Major Song Yuqi. She chuckled at your vulnerable state then took a sit across you.

"It's pretty rare to see you that tired, Y/n." She mocked playfully.

You rolled your eyes out of annoyance and clearly, your day won't get any better.

"Yeah right,"

She gestured you to drink the liquid that she mainly prepared to ease your troubled mind. You casted a look of doubt to your mischievous friend before shrugging your shoulders and sipped on the hot tea. A delightful sigh came out from your mouth as the warm liquid rushed down on your throat.

"Damn, that's much better... Thanks, Yuqi." You smiled gently which made the latter feel contented.

"It's nothing, Lead Inspector."

"Oh! Today's finally the day we elect a new mayor! Who are you going to vote for?" She added while pacing around your room excitingly.

"Huh? I don't know yet..." You replied nonchalantly.

"Well I'm going for Kwon Boa, but don't tell chief though or he'd go spare!" You chuckled at your partner's antics.

Seoul is currently celebrating the election between the mayoral candidates – Choi Siwon (red party) and Kwon Boa (blue party). Both are socialites within the government, with Siwon being the current elected mayor and Boa's aspiring will to lead the city better.

Just then, the door of your office burst open. The two of you immediately rise up and greeted the Police Chief of Seoul, Kim Namjoon.

"There you are, Lead Inspector. I've been searching for you, "

"Speaking of the devil..." You heard Yuqi grumbling under her breath.

You stifled a laugh before welcoming the man inside.

"Well know that you found me, what is it that you want to say, Chief?" Your eyes glanced down to the i voted badge on his chest.

"I'm sure that you guys know that today is an important day! Keeping things secure is our top priority for now, that's why I came here. I want you to go check out the red party's offices because Mayor Siwon has expressed strong fears about the safety of his staffs and I don't want to leave anything to chance." He stated, but you're a little unsure with his sudden firm attitude.

"But chief I've been hoping that we'd be having a day off—"

Yuqi's whine was cut off when the chief yelled out.

"You can't seriously have hoped to be off duty on such a day, Major Song?! Now go and report to me as soon as your team is done patrolling!"

Eventually, you went to the lounge area of the officers with Yuqi tailing behind you and saw your other five teammates chilling without any worries.

"Guys! We'll be heading to the headquarters of the red party, please ready yourselves and we'll leave in a bit."

Sua, Jennie, Joy, Sana, and Miyeon groaned in unison as they struggled to follow your orders.

"Oh stop with the fuss, we are all tired here... Don't worry I'll try to book a week vacation for us." You offered.

Their faces instantly lit up at what you said, causing them to gear up hastily which made you snort.

《at Red party's Headquarters》

You and the girls stepped out from the van then walked up to the entrance of the building.

"Hey Y/n, have you noticed... how tense Chief is acting lately?" Jennie said as she clings to your right arm.

The others immediately agreed to what the older girl uttered.

"I know right, maybe the mayor is putting some kind of pressure on him. I hope it stops after the elections." Sana continued while swiftly wrapping her arm around you.

"We don't know anything about that yet, let's just wait and see."

You finally composed yourself, and as if it was planned, Mayor Siwon appeared with his bodyguards behind him.

"Inspector Y/n, I'm so glad that you girls are here!"

He shook hands with you and the girls looked at him with hidden disgust, unknown to your own oblivious demeanor.

"That goes the same for us, Mr. Choi." You smiled politely.

"Uhm since my headquarters are about to open in an hour or two, I want to make sure everything is safe for my staff's last day of work."

He motioned to come closer to the sealed doors before unlocking them one by one.

"Here, I've opened the doors for you. Please if you can just have a quick look inside, I'll feel safer." You and the girls reluctantly stepped inside the offices.

Your team began to part ways and started to look around the vast hall.

Not even a few seconds had passed, a loud shriek coming from Joy made you dash to her side.

"What's wro– oh shit!" Yuqi cursed as she saw what the latter was screaming about.

There in front of you and the other officers was a man sitting in one of the office chairs, unfortunately, he was shot to death.

"Oh my god! B-but how could this happen, and is that the rookie model, Kwon Jiyoung? What is h-he even doing here?" Joy stuttered due to the terrifying scene.

"I've never liked him at all since he's been involved with some drug scandal, but to die like that and be shot right between the eyes? Damn..." Sua sighed.

Just then, the mayor called out.

"Inspector, is everything alright?" His eyes went wide when he saw Jiyoung's dead body.

"Oh god, I-I swear I had nothing to do with this! I'm innocent and history will prove it!" He exclaimed while starting to walk backwards.

"Calm down, Mr. Choi. We're just going to need to talk to you since Jiyoung was shot in your headquarters, after all." You warned him with your raspy voice.

'Ughh, daddy~' The girls thought except for Yuqi.

( a/n: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) )

The mayor agreed and ushered you and your team to make it quick.

"Oh God, the press will surely crucify me once they knew about this. We need to do some damage control!"

After calming the man down, you added him to the profile list for being a possible suspect.

You told Jennie, Sana, and Joy to bring the victim's body to the morgue for an autopsy report. The rest are tasked to investigate the crime scene.

"Y/n! I found a receipt, this might be a clue." Miyeon said as you take a look on the faded paper.

It belonged to Jiyoung and it seems like he bought a drink at Lotte Hotel shortly before his death.

"Good job, maybe try checking the hotel after this search? You can bring Detective Jieun with you."

"Yes, Inspector!" She kissed your cheek before going back on finding clues or some fingerprints.

'Why are they so whipped for me...'

===

You and Yuqi are currently talking with the mayor in some private room within the Red party's offices. They are still some questions that Siwon needs to answer to give your team some information.

"Inspector, this cannot be happening! The journalists will have a field day with this if it goes out to the public!" He said and distress was evident on his face.

"I'm afraid that we cannot make this go all away, but I have already informed the Chief. I'm sure he'll keep this case confidential for a lotted time." Your partner reassured the man.

"I can't believe people would do this... Killing a man just to ruin my chances of being re-elected!"

Your brows furrowed at his statement.

"So you are claiming that you were framed?"

He reasoned that Kwon Jiyoung was an avid supporter of his campaign.

"I see, thank you for having time for us Mr. Mayor." You and Yuqi soon left the offices.

《back to Seoul Police Department》

The good news instantly came as the two of you arrived at the station. Coroner Kim Taeyeon reported that the victim was executed cleanly with an extremely precise shot. The killer seems to be right-handed due to the bullet trajectory and definitely knows how to handle a gun.

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KILLER'S PROFILE

• handles guns

• right-handed

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Meanwhile, Miyeon and Jieun just came back from investigating the lobby and bar of Lotte Hotel.

"Y/n, it's confirmed that Kwon Jiyoung came to the hotel shortly before his death. We also picked up a torn ticket, I'm sure it looks promising!" The detective said while handing you a clear zip bag which contains the clue.

"I see, let me try restore it in my office. I'll see you guys in a bit."

You sauntered towards your office and placed the torn pieces of the ticket on your table. You leaned one of your hands on the hard surface before starting to place the pieces together.

You're now down to the last part when someone back hugged you and nuzzled its face into the crook of your neck.

"Y/n~ let's cuddle~" Sana whined which made you chuckle.

"Now is not the time for that Sana-ssi, besides I just finished restoring the second clue." You showed her the finished product.

The girl snatched it from your hold before skimming through the details of the plane ticket. She also pushed you gently towards the table which made you sit on it, the latter smiled then placed herself on your lap.

"It says that this ticket was brought under Kwon Jiyoung's name. And this is a one-way ticket to Hawaii! Why he would even purchase such kind of trip?" Sana pouted as she turned her face towards you.

"You're right. As far as I know, Jiyoung's sole goal in life is to be a bona fide member of Seoul's exclusive luxury community. He'll never have left for some tropical islands..."

"The credit card number used to buy this ticket will help us understand everything! ...Oh no, it's badly printed... can you help decipher this for me Sana unnie?" You asked cutely.

"O-of course, I'll be done in no time!" You saw her blushing which made you smirk internally.

"Thanks, I really appreciate the help." You pressed a kiss on her forehead before leaving the latter flustered.

Your phone suddenly rang as you pressed answer, not even bothering to look at the name of the caller.

"Yah Park Y/n! We still need to have a chat with Kwon Boa, I'm barging in any second!" Yuqi exclaimed.

You groaned at her childish demeanor.

"I'll be back in an hour, please do your task okay?" You reminded Sana before finally meeting up with Yuqi.

===

《Seoul City Hall》

The press conference of the candidates just ended a few minutes ago, so you took it as an advantage and greeted the head of the blue party.

"Ah, Inspector Park! It's nice to see you, have you voted yet? After what happened today it seems like my victory tonight is almost ensured!" Boa expressed herself happily.

"Are you referring to Kwon Jiyoung's murder?" Yuqi asked as you watched the older woman in front.

"Hmm, I always had a hunch that the red party is populated with bloodthirsty maniacs. I mean making dreadful deeds just to advance their political agenda... Poor Mr. Kwon being shot at their own headquarters, now I'm sure that the citizens of Seoul will vote for me!"

"Anyways, my campaign has always been based on honesty and morals." The mayoral candidate stated.

You just sighed at her egocentric reply.

"I think that's all that we need to know for now, Mrs. Kwon. We'll keep in contact with you, just in case." You sent her a cold gaze before walking away with your partner.

Yuqi grumbled under her breath before draping her arms around your tall frame.

"These goddamn politicians are going to be the death of me..."

You chuckled on what she said.

"Same... Right now we only have two suspects."

"Yeah, we should close this case as soon as we can. By the way, Officer Chan told me that you should check your email soon. He said the mayor's staff sent you a video recording." Your partner explained.

You immediately grabbed your phone then opened your email.

1 unread inbox

You shared a meaningful glance with Yuqi before opening the said message.

A videotape is played which showed Kwon Boa sneaking into the Mayor's office, presumably right before Jiyoung was killed.

"I can't believe this! It's Mrs. Kwon! We should speak to her again right now–"

"Not so fast, Major Song." Chief Kim appeared with some of the SWAT officers behind him.

"Mrs. Kwon can wait, I want you two to go secure the stand where the election's winner will be announced."

"Huh? But Chief we can't lose time on finding–" you tried to argue, but as usual, you were cut off again.

"Finding Mr. Kwon's murderer is top-priority, but so is the election winner's safety! I'm counting on you Inspector Park, go talk to Boa and don't forget to check out the election stand on the way!"

You and your partner had no choice but to follow his orders instantly.

"Every goddamn time, he always cuts us off!" You whined childishly which is pretty rare.

After a few minutes of walking, the two of you arrived at the wide podium. It has two large posters of each party which is hanged opposite to one another. The guest tables were pretty scattered in front of it due to the neglecting visitors who came to watch the awaited conference a while ago.

"Let's split up, you're with the tables then the podium is mine." You instructed Yuqi.

"Yes ma'am!"

The two of you then started to inspect the area thoroughly without missing a single spot. There were a few plant vases on the stage which didn't look suspicious until you saw one that looked a bit unkempt and the soil was disheveled too.

'Oh! Looks like our killer messed up a little, too bad for him...'

You wore your leather gloves before analyzing the vase carefully. It seems like someone previously dug up a hole and covered it carelessly. A smirk crept into your lips as you shoved your hand in the soil and began to try feel any possible foreign object.

"What are you doing?" You looked down to see your partner doubting your current efforts to find a lead.

"I'm searching for any clues? Duh..."

You suddenly felt a hard item and struggled to have a grip on it. After a few seconds of harsh pulling, you finally hauled a small garbage bag with something wrapped completely inside it.

"Look what I got~" you grinned playfully.

"How the fuck did you–"

"I'm going to bring this to the forensic team, have anything useful too?" You asked while stepping down the podium.

"Uh I got this hidden camera on one of the tissue holders, and then I saw this notebook on the floor. The page is torn so I think It looks suspicious so yeah,"

Yuqi handed the portable camera and ripped notebook to you. She also helped on putting all the clues inside your forensic kit whilst you called for Officer Wooseok to pick you up from the city hall.

"I called for Jennie and Joy to help you talk with Mrs. Kwon again, I'm sure you can handle it without me right? I'll go ahead to the station to get this stuff examined." You bid a goodbye to your partner and told her to wait for the other girls.

'Let's see if the fun starts from now on.'

Part 2 coming soon...

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How was ittt? Its my first time writing with these kind of theme sooo yeah hihi 🐶

[andiwanderer]

New Kid

Tony Stark x daughter!Reader

Overview: Frustrated by how Tony was treating the new kid, you felt like an outcast. After the outburst of your father, you finally told him your decision. Because no matter how hard you try to gain his attention, his sole focus was directed to this new kid, named Peter. Maybe parting ways from your father can finally make him notice you. a/n: i'm sorry for the poor written summary! please bear with me! XD

Warnings: Angst, Language, Fluff

MASTERLIST

a/n: my first fanfic post, please, pleeeassseee! bear with me✨

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"Parker!"

"Hey Parker, look at this."

"That kid is doing his job. I commend that. And also he's my intern, so get yours."

"He said his name was quote on quote "Spiderman". You got that, Rhodey?"

"D'you think? You know you have a potential Pete,"

"That spiderling?"

"Peter, just contact Happy on that one, I'm on my way."

"Mr. Parker, the Avengers just wanted your safety. Courtesy of me, of course."

"Mr. Parker, Mr. Stark ask your presence in his office."

Y/N had enough. It was like 4 in the morning and she hasn't got her proper sleep. She reached for her pillow and pushed it to cover her entire face along with her ear. Now, silently hoping she can finally sleep.

She really had enough not just because of exhaustion. But because of the 'New Kid' from Queens, Peter Parker.

She can't have a full day without hearing that kid's name uttered by her father, Tony.

Not that she was jealous of him but she's getting there. She used to be her father's apple of the eye. She used to have that same praises and care from Stark, then this Sokovia Accords began to ruin it.

Y/N knew what's right from wrong, Tony taught her that. And being controlled by the government, it was as though not having the freedom to have your own insights expressed. You can't do that because you're their personal puppet, the only thing that is right for them is their own judgment.

So she joined the Captain's team and learned the knowledge that Barnes wasn't a killer and he was controlled by HYDRA, the organization that they've been chasing, and it was not him who killed the T'challa's father, T'chaka. He was framed.

The encounter in Germany happened, there entered the new mighty intern of Stark, Peter Benjamin Parker also known as Spiderman.

They seemed pretty close for her liking and from that moment on she knew something is about to change.

They went back to the compound after what happened, finally having a truce. Understanding each side, well a majority of them, but there are two certain people who are still not on speaking terms.

Here's the thing, Y/N, and Tony fought regarding the accords before parting ways. And both of them seemed to heightened their pride and refuse to apologize to each other. They still think that their own opinion is better than the other.

Living in one compound doesn't help, it's difficult to not cross paths when wandering around. The only advantage of this was finally they're having small talks.

"Mr. Stark, I just went to grab my bag."

"You go ahead on the lab, I'll just..." Tony's voice trailed off as they walk towards their destination.

Y/N's eyes peeled open. Why can I still hear their voices in my sleep?

She knows drowsiness already left her and this will take a toll on her later on.

Now that she's awake, might as well start her day. With that, she sat up and stretched her arms out with a yawn. Grabbed her phone and hoodie before making her way into the kitchen.

When she got there the lights turned on, it was motion-sensored. "Good morning, Ms. Stark."

"What's good in the morning," she murmured as she open the cupboard and reaches what she needed. "The sun hasn't even peaked yet."

"Woke up on the wrong side of the bed, miss?"

"More like woke by an annoying voice."

"I apologize for that, it seemed that I was the one who is guilty-"

"Geez FRIDAY, I was only kidding. Can't take a joke?"

"Your voice was monotone, it was hard to tell."

"Not a morning person..." she sat on one of the stools and continued stirring her cup of milk as she entertained herself by scrolling onto her phone.

"You're up too early." Bucky's voice filled the room slightly startling the lone girl in the kitchen. He removed himself from leaning against the frame of the doorway. Making his way to Y/N, he sat beside her.

Glancing up from her phone she met his gaze, "I could ask you the same question."

"Don't smart ass me, doll." he gave her a stern look. "I got back from the bathroom and you weren't on the bed."

That made Y/N's voice back down and instantly felt guilty. It's dawn and she's giving her man an early headache to nurse for the entire day.

So she wrapped her arm around his waist, hugging him, nuzzling her face on his chest. She felt him responding to the embrace, hugging her fragile body against him tighter.

"I'm sorry..." she mumbled through his chest.

He kissed the crown of her head while caressing the back of her head, "I'm sorry too. I was just worried... I thought you were gone."

"That won't happen. I'm a pain in your ass remember, it's not easy to get rid of me." she chuckled, taking in his warmth.

"Is there a problem? Did you have a nightmare, Hmm? You can tell me everything, I'll listen."

Bucky knew about her struggle seeing the two, namely the man of iron and the kid with the sticky web, having a bond like father and son. Every day he sees the look in her eyes, that hostile look that she gives the kid. If staring is deadly, Peter would've been cold meat. So this topic isn't new to him. And every day it reaches a different level.

"Not really..." she pulled herself from the hug, grab his hand into hers, and intertwined them. "Is it I or Peter and my father are so close right now, even mom can't break the two apart. If I didn't know them I might've assumed they're connected by blood."

"In my perspective, I don't really pay much attention to anyone except you."

His statement brought a smile to her face. "You're crazy."

Bucky leaned in until his lips are ghosting into hers, "Only crazy for you." leaving a peck on Y/N's slightly parted lips that made her cheeks burn. She lightly shook her head on his lame comebacks and partly to somehow ease her flustered face.

"But seriously, Buck. I-" she inhaled and exhaled a deep breath. Her next words came out as a whisper, "I'm jealous...I'll admit. I am now..." she finished her drink and went to the sink washing the things she used, Bucky still eyeing her waiting for her next words. "There's not much to tell, Peter was the son he never had. He was always enthusiastic about it when he talks to mom," pertaining to Pepper "I can't blame him..." when she was done, she turned, her hips leaning against the sink. "I don't want to think about it but I don't know, Buck. Sometimes I just want to d-"

"Disappear, disperse, die?" her head whipped to where the voice came from. Tony walked into the room, screwdriver in hand.

He was headed to his workspace when he heard her daughter talking, her voice was serious so he got curious and got sidetracked.

Tony's eyes shift from Y/N to Bucky, confusion was etched on his face. He can't read either of their expression so he made his own conclusion. "You're thinking about killing yourself?"

Y/N's eyes widened in shock at his statement. I was going to say disappear. Which also has the same meaning by the way. She was about to interject when Tony immediately cut her off, not wanting her to say anything. "Is that it?" He arched a brow at her, he was starting to get pissed. "Aren't you even grateful you're alive? Many people die every single day. It wasn't their choice, hell they'll do anything they can to be alive. And here you are having the opportunity to live thinking how to end your life? Why did that thing even cross your mind."

Bucky sensed Y/N's tense composure as her hand began to fidget her shirt in habit when she's nervous or scared, Bucky noticed it but Tony didn't, so he got between the two. "Tony..."

"Shut your mouth, metal man. We're in a conversation as you can see. Can you please-" the guy waved his hand dismissively, gesturing him to vanish, then turned to Y/N.

He pointed the screwdriver at her, "What happened to your smart mouth, young lady, did that also died?" firmness laced his voice, she can't even decipher if that man was still the father she grew up to. It was like this moment, he became a cold jerk father to her.

Not wanting to deal with his shit, she grabbed her phone at the counter, and without saying anything she walked out.

How did he even think I want to die? I had only said 'D-'! How that does make any sense. I can say dance or whatever d-verb I can apply to my sentence!

Almost stumble to the new arrival, Peter Parker. She scoffed and rolled her eyes at him before making a beeline to her room.

As to Bucky, he just stared at Stark who shook his head as he brought his free hand up to massage his temple.

Peter shot a question, "Mr. Stark, Mr. Barnes, what just happened?"

It was Barnes' turn to shake his head with amusement because of the two. Before Tony could utter a word, Bucky left and followed Y/N to her room.

***

"What the hell was that?" he angrily spat at Y/N as he left his suit.

"Tony-"

"Rogers this is between us so get lost."

Steve looked in Y/N's direction whose eyes were glued on the floor. He wants to get between them because there has been a misunderstanding and Tony had been declining to listen to the captain ever since the time they finished the mission. Turning off his earpiece and blasting off defeating them on getting to the compound first. He didn't want to be rude, Tony was right and he didn't want to meddle with them, afraid that he might get the topic even worse. But if anything goes wrong he'll step in no matter what. So he ushered the team to leave and go to the med bay to have their wounds treated.

"That doesn't mean it excludes you, Barnes."

That made Y/N lift her gaze, meeting his steel-blue eyes that were full of concern and love. She gently nodded at him, giving him the idea that she can handle it and Bucky did what she silently asked.

Tony paced around the room. "You are well aware of what you just did, correct? And you know that it was gonna put you in danger!"

I was just trying to save you. She wanted to say those words to him but witnessing how riled up he is right now, made her heart race. Yes, she's afraid of him whenever he's angry that's why she never gave him a reason to be angry at her. The first was with the accords, and the list might continue because of this.

"What were you even thinking! It doesn't mean that now you're a shield agent, you should put yourself on death's door! Or just because you're fulfilling your task of getting yourself killed. You're taking every mission as an opportunity!"

It's not like that... Tears are now falling freely on her face.

"I will talk to Fury about this. And Y/N," his eyes were cold when she gained the courage to look at him, "you're out of the team. Sooner or later SHEILD will kick you out too. Believe it or not, this is for your own good."

She stared at him in disbelief. This was her entire life, he can't take that away from her, for the first time she had the urge to argue but her father cut her before she can speak.

"If only you're as obedient as Parker this wouldn't happen."

That made her heartbreak into many pieces. It was like hearing her own father saying that if only Peter was his son.

Y/N eyes were now red and puffy. Cheeks and nose flustered because of her crying. The tears are making their way down her cheeks uncontrollably and seemed that it's not stopping any time soon. Biting her lips to stop the whimper from being heard. She averted her gaze to the ceiling to somehow stop the flow of her tears.

That's why she didn't see the reaction of her father upon seeing her in her state at the moment. Guilt was already eating him.

Assuming that their conversation was over, she turned her heel and took her to leave with low shoulders. Even though she wanted to be angry at him because of his statement, she can't. Tony Stark raised her well and disrespecting isn't one of those.

"I--" suddenly his voice died. Was really apologizing for that hard?--

"I'm leaving..." She said with a tiny voice.

What?

Y/N swallowed the lump on her throat before saying, "I'm going to fix my things, maybe I should give you some space. I don't like s-seeing you angry. I will join Bucky on their trip to Wakanda. This might give you some peace of mind. And don't worry, I won't kill myself, I'll let a natural death fall on me."

She waited for him to respond or anything but when he didn't she ran towards her room with only one thing in mind, He didn't even try to stop me.

Bruce who was headed to the med bay heard a little of their conversation--he didn't mean to eavesdrop--he approached Tony. "Was that really necessary?"

Tony who felt guilty answered, "She was having suicidal thoughts, what was I supposed to do!"

"Understand her! What the hell, Stark! You only made it worse!"

***

"What the--what are you doing here?" Y/N eyes widen when he saw her father who has the same expression as hers, and a red floating cape behind him.

"I'm the one who should ask you that, missy." he frowns at her. "It's dangerous here! How did you ev--you should've stayed at your house. You could have get yourself in danger!--you know what screw this--" Tony snarls at her clearly he cared for her well-being, however, Y/N didn't acknowledge it instead took it negatively.

"I can handle myself just fine, Stark." she rolled her eyes at him.

"Oh, so it's Stark now. I didn't teach you how to disrespect, young-"

That's when Peter came swinging in and landed beside Tony. Y/N's eyes narrowed at their suit, how can she not recognize it. It's nanotech just like hers, and it was originally her idea by the way. Formulated when she was 12 years old, being fascinated by technology and all that stuff.

She felt insecure because of Peter... She was the daughter she didn't even know if creating a suit like that for her crossed her father's mind. She made her own damn suit, okay.

"I thought you were a spiderman, so why do you always follow him like a good little soldier? What are you a cat who's having fun and chasing his tail?"

"Y/N, mouth."

Peter became tense but quickly composed himself, ignoring Y/N's sarcastic statement, "Miss Y/N, I want to apologize-"

"Apologize? For what?"

Tony is sure, she can be stubborn as him. She's his daughter after all.

When the kid didn't reply she huffs, "See you don't even know what you're apologizing for. So if I were you just step back, I'm had to get Dr. Strange from that two-foot Squidward."

Squidward, huh. He can't help but remember what he had called the alien-like antagonist that they had been chasing. Turns out they gave him the same nickname. That's my daughter.

"Wait, you know his name?" Tony questioned, pertaining to the magician.

"Long story, years passed, things changed, many things happen but--whatever."

"We have a plan actually..." peter said meekly, completely intimidated by Y/N. He thought that Stark's definition of her was all too good to be true, cause he can prove it's all the opposite but maybe he just met her at the wrong place at the wrong time.

"Oh yeah?" she arched a brow at them as she cocked her head at the side. "What is it?"

***

"I want to protect the stone."

"And I want you to thank me, now. Go ahead I'm listening."

"For what? Nearly blasting me to space?"

"Who just saved your magical ass?--Me."

"I seriously don't know how you fit your head into that helmet." Y/N bit her lower lip to prevent her chuckle from erupting. Cause Strange said was so true.

"-flying donut, billions and miles from Earth with no backup."

"I'm back up." Peter raised his hand.

"No, you're still away. The adults are talking"

"I'm sorry, I-I'm confused about the relationship here. What is he your ward?"

"No-"

"Stark's son," Y/N interject. She's bitter alright.

Strange lift his gaze from where she was sitting on the ceiling. Looking confused, "Your looks don't resemble."

"Exactly! cause I don't have a brother and I am nobody's daughter." her feet swaying back and forth as she answers and it echoes all around the ship.

"Please don't mind her that's not true. I'm Peter by the way."

"Dr. Strange."

"Oh you're using made-up names, I'm Spiderman then."

"Y/N can you please go down, you might get yourself hurt up there." Tony pleads.

"You said you two can handle it. I'll just stay here thank you for the concern, but no thank you."

She watches them on her spot, not really paying attention to what they're saying but she senses Strange and Stark's topic was serious.

Y/N was acting like a slightly drunk lady, that's what the others' observations were, but she wasn't. She's just sleepy and she acts cranky when she does. And she's missing her guy who at the moment might be pissed at her because of her sudden disappearance. Oh, Bucky... I could use a hug...

After their conversation, Tony approached Peter, and like what the highest person does to proclaim a knight, he does it with Peter along with the lines of 'You're an Avenger now.'

Letting the guy recover from his shock she calls him, the kid met her gaze. "I hold no grudge, really."

Parker was having second thoughts on her statement either it was a half-hearted claim or not, regardless he answered. "Thanks." giving her a shy smile and Y/N returning a tight-lipped smile.

***

"Mr. Stark, I don't want to go.. I don't want to."

Y/N stared at them as she sit on the ground, tired and weary. She doesn't need to ask them what it felt to disappear, she herself can feel it inside of her. That weird feeling seemed hard to explain.

Witnessing this moment in front of her shattered the little part of her heart left. That should be her in his father's arms, that should be her having that last moment with him before she disappear-but no. It's always Peter.

At that moment she felt numb, as a lone tear made its way down her cheek. She never thought that she'll welcome death open arms. Y/N is done, she knew that.

"Sorry..." was the last word Peter uttered before he turned into dust.

Good riddance.

The older Stark can't still register what happened so when he turned his head, his eyes looking for a certain someone. He was filled with dread when he didn't found her.

"Y/N?"

"He did it." Nebula stated pertaining to Thanos that his plan on wiping half of the planet has begun.

Now that it was all sinking into him, he can't help but blame himself for not doing his job in stopping that grape titan, and maybe if he wasn't an asshole enough to his daughter, maybe he still has her in his arms like when she was still a baby. He was a complete dick towards her. It was all coming back to him, all the times they had been together.

It broke his heart when he watched her ran to her room that day. He can't speak because his pride was fighting off his conscience. He didn't want to see her cry, and the idea that it was his fault for making her leave dreaded him. He tried to follow her to Wakanda but he was afraid she might ignore her, afraid of the instances that might happen if he does one wrong move. Bucky, Steve, Sam, and Natasha were his only contact on asking how Y/N has been and their answers were always the same.

Peter and Y/N were almost alike, maybe that's the reason why in doing so his relationship with her drifted.

If only he'd stopped Y/N from leaving maybe this wouldn't have happened. If only he didn't sign the accords maybe things didn't change the way they were...

If only...

a/n: i'm really sorry for the crappy plot..

[nish-with-no-niche]

When No One's Around...

Chartered accountant!Jaebeom x Software engineer!Reader

Summary :

Ever wonder how much alcohol tolerance can Jaebeom have for you? Read till the end to find out ;)

Warning :

1) This chapter.....is a long ass ride.

2) I know some people prefer using their name, but I only realised it later that instead of (Y/N) I accidentally gave reader-nim a name, i.e, Yeseul. So kindly bear with me as it's my first time writing a 2nd person perspective and just imagine your own name in its place. Thankyou and.....enjoy!

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You finally had finished your board meeting and were heading out of the office building with your co-workers to retire to your humble abode.

"It's 7:37 pm ladies and gentlemen, and we are finally free for the night.", said Sarah, one of your close colleagues.

"Aaaand we're leaving 2 hours later than the designated office hours. This is over time!", exclaimed Kyunghwan, your senior, and sales manager. It was totally unusual but justified for everyone to feel this way. After such a heated discussion about the proposals everyone was exhausted and acted dramatically. Even though they were your seniors, almost everybody still treated each other without the honorifics outside of work; albeit they could seem eccentric given the time and place. You yourself had experienced it first hand and maybe tonight had just a little bit more in store for you.

" Everyone, I totally understand how you must feel.....", stated Mr. Yoon-ho, the team director. "We, are not getting paid enough. Let's go to a restaurant and give ourselves a well deserved treat. The person who is wearing blue today will be the ones to pay up!", came his suggestion.

Hearing his sudden offer, each person constituting the 8 people group cheered and hooted but started checking their dress colours as the realization hit in. 'Oh thank god, I'm wearing anything but blue today' , everyone thought simultaneously.

However everyone's eyes landed on you as you were the only one wearing a turquoise blue ruffle shirt with beige coloured cigarette pants. And everybody knew exactly where that suggestion in the director's mind had come up.

' Oh lord, it's Yeseul again.'

Firstly, Yoon-ho was a huge-ass spend-thrift. Even if he knows he wont eat or use something, he would still spend money on it. Especially when it's someone else's money.

And secondly, he despised you. You and your intelligence. And the fact that you were humble made it even worse for him.

Atleast one can hate on arrogant people for their arrogance. As for humble people, we can't even hate them for anything, much less like. Tch.

Sarah, concerned for you asked if you were okay with that. Not that you really had a choice in the first place.

But you had stopped listening-in to their conversation, midway. Because your eyes were solely fixated on this unexpected visitor, standing right across the road, leaning against his car and looking right at you.

Im Jaebeom, your soon-to-be fiancè, in all his glory was right in front of you and you had no idea what he was doing there.

"Sarah, I'll see you later."

Coming to your senses after 3.57 seconds, you waved back at him and quickly crossed the road to reach him.

" Yeseul, hey" started Jaebeom.

"Uh, hi! I didn't know you were here. How have you been?", unsure, you asked him.

"I've been good. I got off work early today so I decided to pick you up like a responsible boyfriend", smirked Jaebeom.

He had his hands in his pant pockets the whole time, was wearing a suit with his hair gelled up and looked like the epitome of a perfectly successful banker.

"How long had you been waiting?", you questioned. "Not too long, about 20 minutes? .... Yeah. Don't worry though, I was busy on my phone." He lied. He knew you'd feel even worse about the truth because in reality he had been waiting for you since two hours thirty-seven minutes and sixteen seconds.

But even then you insisted, " Now this makes me look really bad. You didn't have to come all the way here. Why didn't you call me?"

"I wanted to be here", he replied cheekily and pat your head. "And it was a good surprise, wasn't it?"

(Sighing) "what if I already went home or I was staying in late?"

"Well then lets just say I got lucky" he smiled.

You were about to say something further, but he cut you in, " By the way, your...... colleagues, they seem... expectant?" Looking back at them you see them all wide-eyed and smiley-faces as if they just didn't come out of an exhausting office day. Realizing their expressions , you turned and asked Jaebeom, " oh, um, Jaebeom-shi, you're not too tired, right? Have you eaten something?"

"No, not really, why?"

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" HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! WHAT A NIGHT MAN, WHOO!!" roared a drunk Mr. Yoon. "Wow, Yeseul, you have such a nice boyfriend, he's a keeper, hahahaha. Everyone! say, 'THANKYOU IM JAEBEOM-SSI!'.

Bashfully, everyone complied, giving you sorry smiles and yet enjoying the food and drinks in front of them as if it was their first time eating.

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Since the time the talks of you about to being engaged rounded up in the halls of your office, everybody had been eager and curious to meet this Mr. Perfect who they had only seen in photos. Everyday not only the women but also your male coworkers would come over at your desk asking you to set up a get together with him.

They all wanted to know who this mysterious person was, taking a liking for someone as stoic as you. They never imagined you being in a relationship with anyone- always holding the title of 'Fashion Femme Fatale'.

So now here you were- with Jaebeom- and a gang of 8 people who were doing nothing but wasting Jaebeom's hard earned money.

Yes, he offered to pay up in your stead.

Ah! So chic!

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You were getting really uncomfortable because you felt bad for Jaebeom who was nothing but sweet to everyone all this time. You were barely starting off in a relationship and now he had to witness all of ....... this.

You wanted to just take your bag and run away with him.

"Hmm, Yeseul , how long has it been since you guys started dating?" Asked Yoon-ho.

Huh?

" uh, it's been about...... 2 months?" you replied looking at Jaebeom for confirmation. After getting his nod of approval you continued, "why do you ask though, sunbae-nim?"

"Ah! I didn't get to congratulate you. First of all....... let me pour you a drink!"

"What, out of nowhere?"you retaliated.

"Ahem! I'm your superior."he countered. "You didn't even touch anything yet, Drink~ bottoms up~~".

In the midst of his coercions, you contemplated- 'Why... do I get intimidated by Yoon-ho ssi? .... Soju's too strong ...... Jaebeom won't be able to drive if he drinks it.... house is far tooo. *sighs* it's over for me if I get drunk and act like an idiot in front of them.... hhnnngg. But if I refuse, the mood will get cold.... last time I was fine for the first few drinks, right?-"

"Give it to me."interceded Jaebeom.

"Huh?"

Turning towards the crowd, he stated, "Yeseul's bad with alcohol. I'll drink for her."

"Ooo~ hahahaha~~"

"playing the knight for your girlfriend ? ~~ "

"so cool!! Whoa~"

Sighing you looked at him, starting to get a little worried. But suddenly everyone chimed in- "still! We're not satisfied with one drink!"

"Let's get Yeseul-ah drunk~!"

"Me too!"

"You cant resist our drink! We're your superiors!"

"Aah~ now, let's not push her too hard. Take it slow. Slow~" said Yoon-ho, giving you his ever so sweet smile.

'It is you I hate the most!' You thought.

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"Aah~ Jaebeom-ssi drank them all"

"~Food is great here!"

"Heard this is the hidden place for gourmets."

After a while things seemed to settle down, your thoughts again wandered towards Jaebeom-

'He keeps on tapping his fingers and feet.... all the while maintaining his smile. I wonder if he's getting bothered by them..... ' -

"Hey~ she cant take her eyes off her BOYFRIEND!" chirped Yujin( colleague, same age as you). Following suit everyone got started off- "He's good looking right?" " you didn't even glance at the others ~" "what ? No, when did I.. " you tried to defend yourself. Sarah who was sitting next to you all this time whispered, "don't take them too seriously 'seul- ah, they're only teasing you, and you know everyone is as good as drunk."

Suddenly Kyunghwan, who was sitting opposite to you, waiting for the right opportunity slipped in~ " You can take mild Brandy right?"

"Ah yes, I can"

"NO." Jaebeom interceded. Again.

He took the glass from his hand and drank it.

"Aish intercepting it all, gosh!"he exclaimed.

But leaving no stone unturned, he kept pressing, "hey! You guys are a couple, atleast show us a kiss!" And everyone started hooted demanding such a public display of affection.

Hearing this, your ears flared up, " oof, what's with you all? Dont you think it's too much? ..... please stop it already. I dont really want to do it. ........Why do we have to do it in front of you?"

Now this... was just too much. Right when you were about to give them a piece of your mind-

"Okay."Jaebeom announced.

" ...... "

" ....... "

" ....... "

What.

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The truth is that both of you had never really kissed before, the closest form of affection you were able to showcase for now was simply a hug, that too only when you were alone. You had no idea what went through his mind when he agreed to everyone's plea. Was he finally drunk? You had never seen him drunk before, all though a few of his friends that you had met told you he had a strong temperance. Maybe this was okay for him?.... Did he probably hear it wrong? Not being able to make head or tail of the situation you questioned him, "Jaebeom-"

"You....... and you." Cutting you off, said person pointed at Kyunghwan and then at Yujin.

"If you two do it, we'll do it too. In fact, it doesn't matter if any other two do it either." explained Jaebeom with a smile.

And then you realised what he was actually doing.

"Don't want to, right?..... I stink of alcohol and 'seul said she doesn't want it. Moreover, it won't look good, if a lady's colleagues at work would act like this, much less her seniors."

"Uh. . . . " a flustered Yujin tried to speak.

" Well I wasn't going to force her to do that" resigned Kyunghwan with a pout.

"Yeah let's just forget about it, okay guys? ", Sarah spoke.

"Wow~ get married already Yeseul, reqally" Said Yoon-ho.

"Such a perfect couple. Tch" mumbled Yujin.

However, when everyone went back to their own, Kyunghwan caught Jaebeom giving him a side glance with a poker face who then turned to look at you. Even though such a gesture unnerved him, the alcohol immediately brushed off that feeling.

You on the other hand were getting more and more worried about Jaebeom, you lost count of how many glasses he must've had on your account, and tried one more time to check up on him- " are you alright? You've been really drinking a lot." But he only gave you a smile in return.

(Sighing) 'He drank way too mu-' *plop*

His head suddenly on your shoulder now, he spoke, " I want to rest."

Looking at you Sarah whispered," He must be tired, you should go home now, don't worry, I'll take care of it here."

"Okay. Jaebeom-ssi ....... Jaebeom? Let's go home now, ok?" You asked.

"Seul."

"Yes?"

"My head aches."

"What? Headache?"

"Its too noisy here..... my head aches.....". Alarmed by this sight you wondered ' 'why's he like this ? Since the start he seemed a bit off. Is his head hurting from being drunk? This was such a bad idea."

You see him gently lift his head up and stare at his hands. Or the table. Or the plate? You see jaebeom blink.

"..."

And he blinked again.

'Ohmygod,he's definitely drunk.'

" uhh, hey- let's go get some fresh air, okay?" You asked holding him by the shoulders. You never witnessed something like this before. But he just stared at you.

'Answer me already.' You thought. Helping him stand up you took your bag, "okay, Sarah, we'll be leaving now, I'll catch you tomorrow, take care!"

"Yeah, you too, goodnight~" returned Sarah.

Once outside you tried to remember where the car was, since the restaurant didn't have a parking lot. You walked a few meters and then stopped. Due to him leaning on you, your back and neck hurt a little, so you decided to sit on the nearby bench. 'Ah, I'm out of strength.'

You both just sat next to each other like that for a while and then you asked him where the car was kept.

But he just smiled at you.

Heaving a sigh, you stood up and started searching around. "Just sit here, and dont move Jaebeom- ssi, I'll be right back." He saw your retreating figure as you left.

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After about 10 min you find the car at the backside of the building and return to where Jaebeon was.

"I found the car, give me the keys and I'll drop you off home" you said.

"Yeseul."

"Yes?"

He smiled. Again.

"Seems like you won't get up for a while." So you sat down. Did he even listen to a word you said? And no sooner than you did, he reached his hand out to touch your face, whereas you instinctively moved back. He paused for a moment, mid air, and then touched your cheek. "You look tired", he said thoughtfully.

Well he wasn't completely wrong.

He let his head drop on your shoulder, and again with the same sweet, mellow voice recited you name," Ye.seul.ah."

"Yes, yes I hear you." You laughed.

"I should've just left with you after work was over rather than come here. Everyone just wanted to meet you so bad. I'm sorry."

" . . . "

"Plus I didn't want you to pay for those guys." You confessed.

"Pay?", queried Jaebeom. "seeing how they sat and behaved with you , it's obvious that they were trying to leech off." He finally spoke.

" Yeseul, I want you to be very cautious and smart about who you associate yourself with in that work place and any where else. I won't always be around you, so you must be wary of people like Kyunghwan. Got it?" And then he lifted his head up to stare straight ahead.

So that's what was bothering him.

Trying to lift the strange tense atmosphere you spoke in childish wonder, "how dare they think of you as a pushover! In fact, why did you even drink whatever came my way, I could've handled-"

"What would you have done?" Cut in Jabeom.

You fell silent.

"Those two men and that woman, those three were your seniors. And anyone could notice how they exploited their position. I understood you couldn't do much from where you stand", he reprimanded you.

After a pause he continued, now in a smaller voice- "I dont think I can drive, how will you get back home?"

" Well thanx to a certain someone, I'm completely sober. So I'll drive your car to your house and drop you off. Then I'll take a cab to mine."

" 'seul?"

"Hmm?"

"You like me right?"

"Huh", you sat up straight, taken off guard by his question.

"You're sincere to me right? Whatever I do, I have always been sincere towards you."

Suddenly flustered by this uncharacteristic side of him you just tried to avoid his question, staring straight ahead.

"Just give me the car keys, let's go home now..." you said in a daze.

'Its definitely the alcohol in his brain.'

"Yeseul!"

"Ah, yes-"

chu!~~

"Wha..."

Chu!~~~

Jaebeom kissed you.

And the realization hit in.

Huh.

Huh???!!

" #$%@&**?! Jaebeom-!!! "

" ? "

"What are you ?! Why did you?!-"

"Hm? What? No one's around."

And he kissed you again. This time properly. Making you feel nothing like ever before.

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Sadly, he ended up passing-out right after and you drove him back to his house, aided the house-helper lay him on bed, took a cab, went back to your home, changed into your night clothes, slipped in your bed and you laughed. You laughed until sleep graced you with her presence.

Except she never came.You were awake the whole night, rewinding and playing the scene again and again with the thought that would nag any other girl in your shoes- 'How do I see him after tonight! '.

Adjshklllajsldgddhddfffff !!!!!!

Eeeek!

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That's the end readers! I hope you enjoyed it my very precious people. If you did then do like and comment. Feedbacks are highly appreciated 🤧🤧

And I wish for your good health in such times and hopefully I was able to help make this quarantine maybe a little more bearable for you. Thanx for reading and dont forget- You Da Best!!!

[punkscowardschampions]

Ro & Ali

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Not to mention the environmental damage too, and if it's not gonna work, we're defs best to avoid Ali: Also the Librarian would probably think you were blazing up back there and using pages of an old Jilly Cooper as roaches and who wants to be tarred with the same brush as Donovan O'Reilly? Ali: Gross, skip the protection spells and the like and go straight for a swift kick in the balls Ali: How is it he's ALMOST as delusional as his sister? Not in this galaxy or one far, far away, honey, c'mon Ro: Precisely Ro: Not to mention of all days today I chose not to wear black and I don't need the ash blow back to ruin this outfit Ro: He's in no way worth that damage either Ro: Hm! 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Ro: I just snorted, so score one for appearing unattractive, thank you Ro: If I take off my glasses will that likely add or deduct a point? Ro: But to answer your query, the way I see it, Carly's owed a rematch so maybe we should go to the party Ro: Birthday beatings are a time honored tradition, no? Ali: Welcome, if he gives us room to pull of an anti-makeover I bet I can get that score in the minuses Ali: He's defs into the glasses vibe, makes him think he gives a shit about what's on the inside and your brain, as if you aren't the epitome of beauty still Ali: Ooh, true, true, many scores to settle, rights to wrong...I'll see if she's down or wants her own training montage to counteract yours Ali: Now you're sounding like a McKenna! Ro: But even if I switched to contacts, dyed my sister's hair and went shopping for an entirely new wardrobe, he'd still take my personality as an invitation Ro: As though I crafted any of this to appeal to him, or indeed to repel his sister Ro: Just trying not to lose my own voice here as he mansplains the plot of the novel I was faux browsing Ro: I may take a swing for him if this continues for much longer however, and thank Fearghal later for the lessons Ali: You mean its not him, him its all for him? Shocker Ali: You got two options way I see it (still on the peace path, your soul can thank ME later) Ali: Either outwit him and pick a book he so won't understand and show him up with your superior intellect, easy or hard mode, act infuriatingly dumb 'cos that would dead put him off his ideal of you Ali: like Shakespeare who? Is that the Leo movie? 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