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akisteahouse · 2 days ago
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COURTING YOU? SINCE WHEN?! Featuring Savanaclaw!
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While courting, wolves will stay close to their potential mate and typically will not leave their side if possible. They are also very affectionate and will nuzzle, lick each other, and will even walk side by side.
Jack Howl! Who’d recently begun acting… strange, to you, recently - face avoiding yours entirely when you sat or walked next to him, ears perked up and tail wagging when you’d offered him a hug that one time.(though he swatted your affection away. Huh.) Shoulders brushing against yours a little too purposefully during movie night, forever complaining about how your uniform was never neat, always helping you readjust your tie, dusting off imaginary dirt off your clothes whenever you meet, bashfully looking away when you asked him why he was being so nice(“Well, we’re… in the court - no, nevermind.”) Things went downhill(or uphill, maybe?)when he started to return your affections, nuzzling his nose against yours or your neck, almost whining when you tried to pull away, pawing at you to stay with him, for just a little while longer… earning sniggers and off-handed comments from both Leona and Ruggie, teasing Jack on how he was really piling it on ‘em, huh, getting one too many complaints from Leona, about how you smelt just like him… wait, what? Jack Howl, who was certain you’d agree to meet his family over the school holidays - you started to court him first, after all, and he was certain they'd absolutely adore you :)))
While courting, male hyenas will often shadow their potential mate to foster a relationship, approach a female and repeatedly take a few steps toward her and then a few steps away, even if the female doesn't react to his approach, and bow low to the ground to show submission to the potential mate, as female hyenas tend to be more aggressive than their male counterparts.
Ruggie Buuchi! Who was acting shifty again - walking behind you but scuttling a few steps back if you ever noticed him, face a mix of fear and hesitance, before returning to tailing you - but he was Ruggie, so you quickly dismissed his behaviour as Ruggie just being Ruggie again.(Which worked wonders for the poor hyena’s heart, now fully sure you weren’t going to bite his head off if he got too close.) Following you around school like a shadow - a skittish, blushy one, sure, but still a shadow nonetheless - attempting to mask them as chance encounters, though after a while, he was fairly sure you knew he was just making up excuses to hang around you at this point(not that he minded much.) Walking you to essentially anywhere you went, copying your actions to a tee - if you ate, he would eat(not without stealing bites off your plate, though), if you took a nap, he would take a nap.(on your lap, preferably, but only if you let him) Being more affectionate to you in general, wrapping his arms around you from behind, resting his chin on your shoulder, though he was quick to bend down and apologise if he ever felt like he was overstepping. Pupils practically turning into hearts when you let him nuzzle his nose against your neck from behind, hiding his burning face into the crook of your neck for nearly ten minutes before he pulled away.(A successful mount - Grandma would be so happy, shyehehehe!) Inviting you over to his home in the Savannah over the school holidays, grinning despite your confused expression. “What? Granny’s been dying to meet my dear mate, it’s only expected, shyeheehee.” :))))
While courting, lions typically approach their potential mate and engage in actions like nuzzling, head rubbing and licking, followed by ‘tended courtship’ where the male follows their potential mate, shadowing them and engaging in behaviours such as rubbing, pawing and gentle biting.
Leona Kingscholar! Who had started to cling to you like a particularly annoying leech, dragging you to his favourite napping spots and holding you hostage in his arms, head slotted perfectly into the crook of your neck ignoring his usual schedule of skipping school in favour of following you around instead - walking you to all of your classes with a glare venomous enough to scare off anyone trying to talk to you, so ‘conveniently’ standing outside them when they happened to end.(not slick, Leona, not slick at all.) Rubbing his head against yours on one such kidnapping occasion, smile a tad bit too smug when you repeated the same motion to him, before you tried to get up and was met with a scowl and his hands pawing at you back to the grass, his arms firmly wrapped around your middle to prevent further escape attempts(sucks for you, I guess) Things escalating when he bit you, square on your neck after a nap, expression strangely nervous, before brightening up considerably when you decided to be petty and promptly nipped him back on his collarbone, for ‘payback’ (nevermind how your face felt like it was burning, how he grinned and pulled you in for a celebratory nap, once again locking you in his embrace) Knocking on your door the day before the school holidays, flopping on your bed, seemingly done with life before he spoke - “Falena keeps on bugging me to meet my mate. How about it? Can’t say Sunset Savanna’s the nicest place to visit, but you oughta get used to it - visiting in-laws, and all that. …What? D’ya think you could court a prince and get away scot-free? ;))
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hey, if you liked this… check out Octavinelle’s or Diasomnia’s versions?
alternatively; check out the Savannaclaw masterlist?
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pearlfull · 2 days ago
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must be love
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⋆✴︎˚。⋆ SYNOPSIS: Batboys as boyfriends and their habits in a relationship! SFW + NSFW. 18+. 〝 What did you give me to make my heart beat out my chest? 〞 Batboys x Reader. ⋆˚࿔ A/N: Thanks for love on my last post! I TAKE REQUESTS! Sorta rusty, but I've missed writing sm chat
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ᯓ★ DICK GRAYSON.
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DICK GREW UP WITH BRUCE'S OLD WORLD MANNERS AND ALFRED'S TENDERNESS. It would be insulting to both of them if he didn't treat his partner following those examples of devotion.
Always has a hand on you. Thigh when he's driving, drawing circles on the inside with the other on the wheel, the small of your back as you're walking through a crowd to help you guide through the heat of bodies around you both, your hip when he's talking to someone else.
So there's no question when you both are out that you're his. Not because he clings, just because he's so unmistakably in love and he's loud about it. His hand finds yours without thinking, it's second nature to him. He laughs louder when you're happy, arm stays around your waist.
When you're not around? If someone tries their luck, any girl is met with a smile and he shakes his head sweetly, "Someone gorgeous has me."
Another thing about Dick is he shows up. Not just for you, the other people in your life. They're important to you, so they're important to them. He bribes your little brother with action figures and of course he'll drive your sister to soccer practice, and they can hit boba on the way home afterwards. Holds your dog during fireworks. Your roommate has a bad date and he's on the couch with you and gives his two cents from a guy's perspective and wait hey, he thinks Wally's her type?
"They like me, right?" His hair has stray pieces of sawdust from helping your dad fix the garage door, and there's a streak of grease staining his shirt. "I can't have your whole bloodline turning on me if I mess up babe."
He wants to find his way to fit into your world. And vice versa for sure!
Will bring you to the manor, and kiss the inside of your wrist and introduce you to Alfred like you're royalty. "This is (her. him. them.)"
Like that's all the explanation needed.
With the others, he lights up when they ask about you, or when you play cards with Jason and Tim, compliment and study Dami's drawings or make Bruce and Cass laugh.
When you go out with his friends, he'll drape his arm around you and grin when they tease you both.
At his apartment, he presses a kiss softly to your lips after you steal a sip of his beer and Roy will grin at the lovestruck expression on Dick's face before raising his brows at him, "Why don't you ever do that to me?"
Flowers are often. Will deliver them casually, too. Was 4th of July a worthy occasion for them? You don't know but you don't really mind.
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Munch city. DON'T YELL AT ME I'M RIGHT.
Lives for your pleasure, but there's nothing performative about it, he just gets off to how he can make you feel.
He takes his time, draws it out, and holds your hips down to keep you from squirming. "Where're you going, pretty?"
Literally moans into you, louder if you get louder, looks up at you as if he's seeing the face of God.
"So pretty like this, fuck."
Offers constantly. You'd honestly think he's ovulating. You're drying your hair as you step out the shower, and he's kissing the side of your neck sweetly, and tugging you to his bed murmuring something like, "C'mere. Wanna taste you real quick." It's not quick, you both know, but he's already kissing inside your thighs.
All hands and praise!!
Doesn't rush the after, he's walking you to the bathroom and when you're back he has a wet towel and an iced water with a straw.
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ᯓ★ JASON TODD.
SFW
JASON DOESN'T LOVE LIKE HE WAS BORN INTO IT, BUT RATHER LIKE HE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT.
Clumsy, then careful!
He's practical, until he's not.
Until you mention wanting to see a local play, and when you get home he's bought tickets to four.
"This one's experimental." His finger points to the pamphlets he got when he drove down to the ticket office. "This one's about war. Feminist period piece. A musical." He gets quieter, and shrugs like it's not a big deal. "Thought we could make a thing of it."
He's practical until he's adopting a kitten with you, no question.
You find her outside your complex in a silver bin, tiny and shaking and definitely sick. He just sighs and peels off his jacket to wrap it up as you kiss his cheek. "Guess we're cat people now."
You find him on the couch with the cat on his chest and he's reading Wuthering Heights lowly to her. He doesn't look up, just rolls his eyes.
"Don't start, [Name.] She likes the voices."
He doesn't say I love you early. But he definitely acts like it. He'll pull you behind him when you cross the street quickly, text you "home safe?" before you've even made it to your driveway.
Observant would be putting it lightly. Your favorite shampoo and conditioner is in his shower and he keeps makeup wipes and guesses your lipgloss shade to have an extra in his pocket in case you misplace it.
Checks your apartment locks, and replaces them, "Sweetheart, these deadbolts were shit."
Learns all your favorite recipes.
He learns how you like your eggs how you want the edges of your sandwiches.
"You feed the people you love, right?" A beat. "And I love you."
Your favorite childhood meal. How your mom made it after your first breakup, a week later the aroma is filling your apartment, and he has sauce on his cheek and he's trying not to grin.
He loves to cook with you too! Jason'll open the jars, hold your hips while you're focused on stirring.
Annotates your favorite books. Watches your favorite movies. Without complaint. He wants to know you. And initially it was scary, but you're healing parts of him he didn't know were hurt, and he tries to do the same.
Tipsy Jason? The roughness practically melts out of him.
He drinks slow till you arrive, and when you do, he lights up and Roy laughs and shakes his head as Jay pulls you into his lap with his drink still in hand, kissing your shoulder.
You tease him for being clingy, but the next he's murmuring into your hair, "Don't get how someone like you gets to be with me."
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Needs to see your eyes, and hear you fall apart because of him.
"C'mon, sweetheart. Wanna see those pretty eyes while I fuck you."
Whines when you moan his name, and ruts harder when you beg.
If you try and stay quiet, he slows down and looks at you like he's got every bit of time on his hands. "Say it again, want that voice, baby."
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ᯓ★ TIM DRAKE.
SFW
DESPITE EVERYTHING, TIM IS CONSISTENT! He always makes time for you, and doesn't brag about it, doesn't rearrange his schedule in front of you.
"I'll be in your neighborhood in ten minutes." You raise your voice to protest, but he's already lacing up his shoes.
Spoiled would be an understatement, but to Tim? It's bare minimum, don't even think twice about it.
He'll subtly match outfits with you. Red tie, to compliment your gloss. Soft grey if you choose blue. Enough so when pap photos come out later, you'll notice.
"You do that on purpose?"
"We look good."
Places for dates are quiet when you go out: old jazz bars, private late night planetarium tours.
When he picks you up, the smoke curls in the air like the music and he's gotten you the booth in the corner next to the drums.
You also go to the aquarium, the whole place is closed to the public. You swing his hand as it's laced into yours, eyes glittering and you can tell he's trying not to laugh at your excitement. “How did you manage this?”
He just shrugs, and kisses your cheek. “I had a favor owed. Small bribe. You said you used to come here with your mom.”
You almost melt into the floor.
He loves your perfume! In a really sweet way.
Will steal your scarf in the winter to wear to work. Buries his face into your shoulder when he hugs you.
Eventually purchases a travel size of your signature scent for himself to help remind him of home when he's away.
He keeps a photo of you in his wallet, tucked behind his ID. Steph teases him for it, claims he acts like he's a soldier at war carrying a picture of his wife.
It happens on accident that you find it, you're sitting on your couch on a Sunday, your legs draped across his lap, he's rifling through it to find a gift card that has thirty more bucks on it. He flips through it, one hand on your waist, thumb tracing lazy circles over your hip bone.
There's a flash of photo paper and you blink. "Go back."
He raises his brows, freezing, "What?"
You pluck it from his hands, thumbing it through yourself and there it is. A tiny picture of you. He must've printed it himself, but you remember when it was taken. You, with a matcha latte and a goofy grin pointing to a billboard behind you with Tim's face on it.
You laugh, but tuck it back in. "You keep this in your wallet?"
"Yeah." His voice is soft, but his eyes crinkle with amusement.
"Why?"
"Because it's the one I always liked. Makes me laugh. You look pretty and like soft. And mine."
You stare at him a moment too long, and he rolls his eyes, "Okay, I sound insane."
"Nope."
Also nights in?? A great break for Tim. He gets overwhelmed easily and when he comes home he wants something real and sometimes that's you playing Mario Kart on his floor in his pajama bottoms.
Or decorating cookies shaped like lopsided bats.
You let him put his armor down, literally and figuratively.
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He works from beneath you!!! Controlled and deep thrusts, eyes locked on yours and studying the way your chin tilts and nose scrunches when he hits the right spot.
His hands are everywhere, but your hips are his favorite, rolling them in slow circles.
"That's it," "Just like that, fuck."
He also loves seeing you completely bent over sorry. Your back arched, legs shaking and your winded breath every time he pushes it in deeper.
Kissing your shoulder. Groaning against your back, he'll make you look at him
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guliexe · 2 days ago
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━━━SHORELINE 18+
Surfer!Sim Jaeyun x Female!Reader
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.ᐟwarnings/tags: friends to lovers, summer, soft dom!jake, making out, dry humping, dirty talk, praising, unprotected sex, p in v, angsty a little, fluff, oral (f), fingering, aftercare
♡ you've loved jake for years, but he's never looked at you the way you wish he would. one summer night, he finally does, and everything changes.
.ᐟwc: 8.8k (no proofread)
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It’s mid-July, and everything feels a little unreal. The kind of heat that sticks to your skin like honey, the air salty and sweet, the ocean loud but somehow comforting in the background of every moment. The days stretch long and slow, sun-drenched and golden, and the nights are warm enough that no one really goes inside anymore. You’re part of a tight-knit friend group that’s been orbiting the same beaches and bonfires all summer. Surfboards, smoothies, sandy towels, music from portable speakers. Mornings blur into late afternoons, and someone always brings drinks when the sun starts to dip behind the horizon. And then there’s Jake. Jake Sim—tanned, black hair curling over his forehead, bracelets always clinking on his wrist, board under his arm like it’s part of his body. He’s been your friend for years, technically. But you’ve spent most of those years trying to ignore the fact that you’re completely, hopelessly in love with him. You’ve never told anyone. Not even your best friend. Not even yourself, out loud. Because Jake? Jake doesn’t see you that way. Not when there’s girls like her around. Bright, gorgeous, loud—the kind of girl who fits next to him. She’s the one who always throws her arm around his shoulders in photos, who surfs as well as he does, who laughs just a little too hard at his jokes. You tell yourself that it’s not a big deal. That it’s fine. But it’s not fine. Because no matter how much you try to play it cool, how much you smile and laugh and act like Jake is just another guy in the group, your heart still skips every time he looks at you too long. Every time he says your name, grinning around the bottle of water he’s drinking from. Every time he pulls his shirt off without thinking and runs into the waves, sun hitting his back like he was made to be here.
You weren’t supposed to hang out alone today. The whole group was meant to come, but everyone canceled one by one. Lazy. Busy. And now it’s just you and Jake. Alone. And he’s waiting by your door, board propped up next to him, shirtless. “Ready to hit the water?” he says, tossing you a smile that makes your knees weak. “You promised I’d get to see your legendary surf stand today.” You roll your eyes, laughing to cover the panic in your chest. “Legendary in how bad it is?” “Legendary because you’re cute when you fall,” he teases. And just like that, you’re drowning—and you haven’t even stepped into the ocean yet.
The water is warm when you wade in, the kind of warmth that wraps around your legs and pulls you in deeper. Jake walks ahead of you, board tucked under one arm, wet hair already curling at the ends. You try not to stare at his back, the way his shoulder blades shift, the water beading down his tanned skin. You fail miserably. “Alright, coach me,” you say, trying to sound confident. Jake smirks, turning around and offering his hand to help you up onto the board. You hesitate for a half-second before taking it. “You already know the basics,” he says, treading water beside you. “Pop up fast, keep your balance, don’t panic.“ “Okay.” He lets go of the board and gives it a little push. “Go ahead.” You paddle forward, managing to catch a baby wave—and, just like that, you’re on your feet for all of three glorious seconds before you wobble and tumble straight off the board with a splash. You come up sputtering, hair in your eyes, and Jake’s already laughing. “You almost had it that time!” he calls, floating closer. You flick water at him. “Shut up.” He grins, eyes crinkling, and swims over to steady the board. “Alright, alright. Try again. I’ll help this time.” You crawl back on, breathless and wet, trying not to think about how close he is as he floats next to you. He places one hand gently on your lower back to steady you and your heart nearly leaps out of your chest.
“Keep your feet wide,” he murmurs, guiding your legs into position. “Yeah, like that.” You nod, eyes glued to the water. Anywhere but his face. “And pop up—now.” You try, really try, but your knee slips and suddenly you’re falling again, off the board and straight into him. You crash into his chest, your hands landing on his shoulders, and his arms wrap around you instinctively to keep you both from going under. For a moment, everything stops. You’re pressed against him, chest to chest, his hands firm around your waist, ocean swirling around you. The sun glows somewhere above, but all you can feel is Jake. His eyes are on yours. So close. So dangerously close. Salt on his skin. His breath fanning over your lips. You blink. He doesn’t move. And then, awkwardly, too quickly, you laugh. “God, I suck at this,” you say, trying to twist out of his arms. He lets go slowly, like he doesn’t want to. “Nah,” he says, voice quieter now. “You’re doing better than you think.” You swim backward a little, pushing your hair out of your face, cheeks burning. He watches you like he’s trying to figure something out, but the moment passes, and soon enough, he’s teasing you again. Splashes you. Challenges you to a race. Makes you forget for a second that anything happened at all.
You spend a little longer in the water, drifting between lazy splashes and playful teasing. Jake tries to dunk you once, fails, and you laugh so hard your stomach hurts. “This is probably the worst surf lesson of all time,” you tease as he floats beside you, arms stretched behind his head like he has all the time in the world. He shrugs. “Nah, I’ve had worse.” “Oh yeah?” you smirk. “Name one.” He grins. “This one girl nearly drowned me because I was ‘correcting her form.’ Real aggressive.” You snort. “She sounds kind of hot.” He raises a brow at you. “She is.” Your chest tightens, but you splash water in his face before he can see it. Eventually, the sun starts dipping lower, turning everything a honeyed gold. You both float there for a few more quiet seconds, water rocking you gently. Then Jake nudges you with his shoulder. “C’mon. Let’s head out.” You make your way back to shore, water dripping from your limbs, the sand soft and warm beneath your feet. Jake walks ahead to grab his board, and you follow, pulling your hair back, skin glistening in the fading light. What you don’t see is the way he looks back at you when you pass him. His eyes trail over your curves, still wet and gleaming under the sun. The way your bikini clings to you. The curve of your hips, the slow sway in your walk as you brush your towel off. His jaw tightens slightly, brows twitching like he’s thinking something he shouldn’t, but he doesn’t look away. Not until you sit down. You drop onto your towel with a soft sigh, brushing your hair out of your face. Jake joins you a moment later, flopping down beside you, his board sticking out of the sand nearby. Everything smells like sea salt and sunscreen and him.
The two of you sit side by side, toes buried in the warm sand, wet hair dripping onto your shoulders. The waves roll in and out, steady and soft. The sun is lower now. Jake leans back on his elbows, looking out toward the horizon. “Good day.” he says softly. You glance over at him, and it hits you again—just how pretty he is in this light. His profile, the way his lashes catch the last of the sun. How at ease he looks here, like the ocean is the only place he’s ever belonged. “Yeah,” you say, heart thudding a little too hard. “It is.” For a few moments, there’s only the sound of waves and birds and the quiet hum of tension between you. “Wanna come to mine?” you say, nervous. Jake turns to you slowly. “I’ve got beers, chips, probably some ice cream too.” He smiles, something unreadable flickering in his eyes. “Yeah. I’d like that.”
Your beach house feels cooler once you step inside, the salty breeze drifting in through open windows, mixing with the familiar scent of sunscreen and lemony soap. Jake’s already tossing his towel over the back of the couch like he lives here—because in a way, he kind of does. He’s been here more times than you can count, post-surf showers, movie nights, late dinners with the group. But tonight feels different. You grab two beers from the fridge and toss one to him as you walk past “Thanks.” You plop down onto the couch beside him, legs curled under you, and he stretches out, shirt sticking to his still-damp skin, hair a little frizzy from the salt water. The TV flickers in the background—some nature documentary neither of you is watching. The only light comes from the screen and the tiny lamp you always forget to turn off. It casts the whole room in a soft orange glow, warm and sleepy. He cracks open his beer. “So. On a scale of one to complete embarrassment, how would you rate today’s surf lesson?” You shoot him a glare over your bottle. “I’d say a solid seven. But only because I didn’t actually drown.”
He chuckles. “A win’s a win.” You sip, watching him out of the corner of your eye. He looks relaxed. His head is tilted back, the curve of his jaw catching the lamplight. That bracelet he never takes off is still wet, clinging to his wrist. His thumb runs lazily over his beer bottle. You clear your throat. “Thanks for teaching me. Again.” He glances over. “You’re getting better.” “Liar.” He smiles at you softly. “Okay, you suck. But you’re trying. And you looked like you were having fun.” You nod, lips quirking. “I was.” For a while, the two of you just sit there, sipping quietly, shoulders nearly touching. The breeze flutters through the curtains, and outside, the last of the sun has melted into the ocean into something darker, quieter.
He turns slightly toward you, voice low. “Crazy how long we’ve been doing this.” You glance at him. “Surfing?” He gives you a look. “This. Us. Hanging out. It’s been, what—five years?” You nod slowly. “Yeah…damn. Five.” You both go quiet for a moment, the weight of that time hanging in the air between you. So many summers. So many inside jokes. So many chances you didn’t take. He breaks the silence first. “Remember that one time we all snuck into the pool at that hotel?” You laugh instantly. “When you splashed the security guard and nearly broke your ankle jumping the fence? Yeah.” Jake chuckles. “I swear we almost died that night.” You’re both smiling now, warmth bubbling up between you—not just from the drinks, but from this. From the years of comfort, the way you know each other so well it’s easy to forget the ache under the surface. You shift slightly to face him more, leaning back against the couch. “I’m glad we’re still like this,” you say quietly. “Even if everything else’s changed.” Jake’s eyes meet yours. “Yeah,” he says. “Me too.” The air feels heavier now. Not awkward, but charged. His eyes drop to your lips for just a second before flicking back up.
Your head’s tipped back against the couch, skin flushed and warm from the drinks, your lips still tingling from laughing too hard at something dumb Jake said ten minutes ago. The room spins just slightly in that way it does when you’ve had just enough, soft edges, soft thoughts, everything blurring like a dream. Jake’s next to you, turned toward you now, one arm thrown lazily along the back of the couch. He’s watching you. You can feel it more than see it. “You’re drunk,” he murmurs. You snort. “No I’m not.” He smiles, the corners of his mouth tugging up in that slow, teasing way that always makes your heart ache. “Yes, you are.” And then his hand reaches up gently and he tucks a damp strand of hair behind your ear, fingers trailing just barely against your skin. You freeze, breath catching. His eyes don’t leave yours. And then, so quietly you almost miss it, “You’re so pretty.” Your whole body stills. “…What?” You look up at him, blinking, heart hammering. You can feel the blush rising in your cheeks like a wave, hot and immediate. Jake just smiles wider. And then he lets out the softest laugh and leans in. He kisses you. Warm and slow, his lips pressing softly into yours like he’s been waiting to do it for years. One hand comes up to cradle your jaw, and your eyes flutter shut, the taste of him, beer, salt, Jake, sinking into your skin like a secret.
He kisses you like he means it, like he’s been dying to, and the second his hands slide around your waist, you already know where this is going. His grip is firm but careful, fingertips pressing into the skin just above your hips, still damp from the ocean. You feel him shift beneath you, then suddenly you’re being pulled into his lap. You let out a soft gasp, steadying yourself with your palms on his shoulders as your knees straddle him, your bikini-clad body settling over his swim trunks. He exhales hard through his nose when your thighs tighten around his hips, and you can feel him underneath you already, half-hard, hot, pressing right up against your barely-covered center. “Fuck,” he breathes, his head tilting back as he looks at you. “You’re so pretty like this.” You’re already blushing, your skin buzzing from the heat of the alcohol, the air, him. He brings a hand up to push a strand of hair behind your ear, fingers lingering along your jaw. “You always are,” he murmurs. “But right now? Sitting on me like this? You’re unreal.” You can’t say anything. Not when he’s looking at you like that. Not when every part of your body is screaming for more. So you slowly move. Your hips roll forward, just once, dragging the soaked fabric of your bikini bottom against the rougher texture of his swim trunks. The friction makes both of you shudder.
His grip on your hips tightens instantly. “There you go,” he murmurs, voice low and thick. “Just like that, baby.” Your stomach flips at the praise, at the way his voice drops when he says it—baby. Like it belongs to you now. Like he’s never called anyone else that before. You do it again, a little more confidently this time, grinding against him with a soft whimper slipping past your lips. Jake groans deep in his chest, eyes fluttering shut for a second. “Fuck, that’s it,” he says. Your hands slide up into his hair, wet and soft under your fingers, and you kiss along his jaw—down his neck, where his pulse beats hard against your lips. He tilts his head to give you more space, his breath catching when you kiss a little harder. His cock twitches beneath you and you feel it, all of it. And it’s so good, so intense, that your hips move without you even meaning to, searching for more pressure, more friction, more him. He hisses through his teeth, pulling you down tighter against him. “Keep doing that baby, fuck—” he murmurs. You moan softly, your pace picking up, slow but steady, dragging yourself along him as you kiss down his neck, leaving soft, open-mouthed kisses over sun-warmed skin. The heat is building fast between you, sweat and seawater mixing with the electricity sparking under every touch. “Jake,” you whisper, lips brushing his collarbone. He leans in, breath hot against your cheek. “Let’s go to your room, yeah?” he says, voice rough. And when you nod, eyes wide, lips swollen, he lifts you, arms firm under your thighs, like it’s the easiest thing in the world.
Jake carries you down the hall with your legs wrapped tight around his waist, your bikini still damp and clinging to your skin, his lips brushing yours between heated, breathless laughs. When he nudges your bedroom door open, the only light in the room is the soft, low glow of your lava lamp, a dreamy, slow-moving mix of purples and pinks that cast shifting shadows on the walls. He sets you down on the bed carefully, like you’re fragile, like he’s trying to keep it gentle, but the second your back hits the sheets, he’s on you. He climbs over you, his body caging yours in with easy strength, and he dives in—his lips on your neck, hot and open, kissing and sucking until you’re gasping. He nips at the skin just below your ear, your collarbone, working his way down with messy, hungry kisses. “Jake,” you whisper, voice already shaking. “God,” he groans into your neck, hands sliding up over your stomach. “You have no idea how long I’ve wanted this.” Then his hands find your chest, his thumbs dragging along the edge of your bikini top before he squeezes your tits through the fabric, hard enough to make you gasp. His mouth is still at your neck, kissing and biting and panting against your skin like he can’t get close enough.
You arch into his hands, your hips already shifting beneath him, grinding up against where he’s hard and heavy between your legs. Even through the fabric of your swimsuits, the pressure is blinding. You rock your hips again, more desperately this time. He groans low and filthy, and grinds back down into you. “Fuck, baby,” he growls, one hand leaving your chest to grab your hip and hold you still. “You’re gonna make me lose it.” His fingers dig into your waist, guiding your hips as you move against him, his cock thick and pulsing through his swim trunks, pressed perfectly against your core. You’re soaked already, the thin fabric of your bikini barely a barrier at all. Jake palms your tits roughly through your bikini top, groaning low in his throat like he’s waited too long to touch you like this. Then, without a word, he slides his fingers under the fabric and pushes it up, taking it off of you. He pulls back just enough to look at you, eyes dropping to your now-bare chest. “Jesus Christ,” he breathes. “You’re so fucking beautiful.” And then he’s on you again—his mouth hot and hungry, lips wrapping around one nipple as he sucks it deep into his mouth. His tongue circles, wet and relentless, and your back arches off the mattress as a moan tumbles out of you. “Jake,” you gasp, threading your fingers into his damp hair.
He groans at the sound of your voice, switching sides, licking and sucking at the other nipple now while his hand slides up to squeeze the one he just left—fingers rolling it between his fingertips, firm and perfect and too much in the best way. He’s messy with it, sloppy, he doesn’t care, just needs to taste you. His teeth graze your sensitive skin and you writhe beneath him, grinding up into the hard line of his cock pressed against your center. “You sound so good,” he murmurs between kisses, his voice rough and low. “So fucking sweet, baby.” And then, his hand trails down. Over your ribs. Over your stomach. Straight under your bikini bottom. You suck in a breath the moment his fingers slide through your slick folds, already soaking wet from how badly you want him. He groans. “Fuck. You’re dripping.” His middle finger finds your clit and starts rubbing slow, steady circles over it, perfect pressure, and your hips jerk up instantly, a whimper slipping from your lips before you can stop it. Jake’s mouth crashes back onto yours, swallowing every sound as he kisses you harder than before—tongue curling into yours, his hand between your legs never stopping, working you into a mess beneath him.
You can’t stop the sounds now—soft gasps, broken moans, the way your body starts rocking into his touch. “Jake, please,” you whimper, tearing your mouth from his, eyes glassy. “Tell me what you need,” he says, kissing along your cheek, your jaw, the corner of your mouth. “I’ll give you anything, baby. Just say it.” You’re panting beneath him, your hips rolling helplessly into his hand as his fingers circle your clit, while his mouth stays glued to your neck. He’s so deep into you—touching, kissing, tasting—you don’t even realize how close you are to falling apart until the words tumble out of your mouth, broken and breathless. “Jake,” you whimper. “Want you to fuck me.” His hand stutters, just slightly, but he keeps going, his breathing getting heavier against your cheek. He lifts his head, eyes locking with yours, and you feel like the air has been sucked out of the room. You blink up at him, barely able to breathe, and whisper, “Please, Jakey.” He whimpers. Actually whimpers—a soft, desperate sound pulled from somewhere deep in his chest, like the sound of his restraint finally snapping in two. “Holy fuck,” he mutters, and then he’s moving, yanking his hand from between your legs, reaching down to hook his fingers under the sides of your bikini bottoms. “You can’t—fuck—don’t call me that.” He slides your bikini bottoms off in one smooth motion, tossing them somewhere behind him, and his gaze drops between your legs. His jaw clenches at the sight of you, wet, flushed, bare for him. “Jesus Christ, baby…”
Then he’s on his knees, pushing his swim trunks down, and your eyes drop instinctively. Your breath catches. He’s big. Thick and flushed and so fucking pretty, the tip already slick and leaking as he wraps a hand around the base and strokes once—slow, like he’s trying to calm himself down and failing miserably. You let out a soft, shocked moan, eyes locked on him. Jake notices—and he smirks, that cocky little flash of teeth you’ve seen a hundred times before but never like this. He leans over you again, kissing you slow, deep, while he lines himself up between your legs, the head of his cock dragging through your wetness. “Want me to fuck you ,baby? Yeah?” he breathes against your lips. You nod fast, almost trembling. “Yes. Please—want you so bad, Jakey.” He groans and pushes forward, just barely. And it slides in—slow and easy, your body opening up for him, so warm and wet around him that he nearly chokes on a moan. “Holy fuck,” he gasps against your mouth. “You feel—so good. So fucking tight.” You wrap your legs around his waist instinctively, hands digging into his back, and when he bottoms out, it feels like something inside you clicks into place. You’re full. So full. He doesn’t move for a second, just breathing hard against your neck, his body trembling from holding back. Then he pulls out halfway—and thrusts back in, sharp enough to make you gasp.“Jake—!”
“That’s it,” he grits out, one hand grabbing the headboard above you as he starts to move. “Let me hear you.” He starts fucking you slow but deep, his hips rolling into yours like he’s trying to memorize the way you feel. Every thrust hits that perfect spot inside you, the one that makes your back arch and your breath catch in your throat. He groans, eyes dark, sweat starting to bead at his temples as he picks up the pace, his strokes getting rougher, needier, deeper. “You take me so fucking well,” he pants. “Knew you would. Knew you’d feel perfect.” The sound of skin on skin fills the room, the wet slap of his hips meeting yours over and over, and you can barely think—your body rocked by every thrust, every word, every kiss he presses to your cheek, your neck, your mouth. You moan his name again, broken and breathless. And Jake loses it. He starts fucking you harder, faster, his cock slamming into you at just the right angle, his hand slipping between your bodies to rub circles over your clit. You’re barely holding on. You can’t even form words anymore—just soft, broken gasps of his name. “Jake… Jake, I—” You claw at his shoulders, eyes fluttering shut, mouth falling open as your whole body tightens. He leans down, breath hot on your neck. “That’s it, baby. Let go. Lemme feel you.”Your back arches off the bed as the orgasm crashes into you. Your thighs tremble around his hips, and you cry out, your entire body clenching around him as your release hits you like a wave.
You’re dazed, ruined, barely aware of anything except how full you feel, how perfect he feels, how you never want this to end. “Fuck,” Jake groans, voice strained. “You feel so good—holy shit—I don’t think I can last—“ He pulls out suddenly with a desperate grunt, wrapping a hand around his cock, and you barely manage to open your eyes in time to see him come completely undone. “Fuck, baby,” he gasps, head falling back as hot, sticky ropes of cum spill across your stomach, your tits, painting your flushed skin in a messy, breathless finish. He strokes himself through it, breathing hard, his eyes locked on the sight of you laid out beneath him—glowing in the purple light of the lava lamp, glistening, ruined, perfect. You blink up at him, still dazed, your chest rising and falling with every shaky breath. Jake looks like he’s never seen anything more beautiful in his life. “Jesus,” he mutters, voice hoarse. “You fucking wrecked me.”
You must’ve fallen asleep wrapped up in him. One minute, Jake was still kissing your shoulder, fingertips brushing lazy shapes on your waist, and the next, your eyes are fluttering open to the faint glow of early morning bleeding into your room. The sky outside is that soft, pale indigo. The same dreamy light that washed over you both last night is back, but now it feels different. Colder. You blink, stretch your legs beneath the sheets, still drowsy and warm, and then you realize—He’s not there. Your hand reaches instinctively to the other side of the bed, but it’s cold. Sheets wrinkled but empty. His clothes are gone from the floor. Your heart drops. You sit up slowly, blanket falling around your bare chest, the ache between your thighs a lingering reminder of everything that happened hours ago. Your skin still smells like him. You still feel his hands on you. His mouth. His words. But he’s not here. And just like that, the warmth starts to fade. The bedroom feels too quiet, too still. Your throat tightens. You try not to let your mind spiral, but it’s impossible not to. Maybe it didn’t mean anything to him.
Maybe it was just the alcohol. Just the tension. Maybe he went back to her. Maybe he regrets this. You swallow hard. You tell yourself to stop, to breathe, to wait—but the sting is already rising behind your eyes, and before you can stop it, a tear slips down your cheek. Then another. And then you’re silently crying, chest tight, fists curled in your blanket as you sit there in the soft light of a morning that suddenly feels so cruel. You knew he liked that other girl. You’ve seen the way he looks at her—how can he look at you the same way and still want someone else? You wipe at your face with the back of your hand, frustrated with yourself for feeling this much. For hoping. Because last night, for just a little while, it felt like you were everything to him. And now…he’s gone.
By midday, the sun is high and blinding, casting golden light across the waves. The beach is buzzing again, boards scattered across the sand, friends stretched out on towels, someone grilling lunch, music playing just loud enough to drown out your thoughts. You sit a little off to the side, legs curled beneath you, sunglasses hiding your tired eyes. You’ve barely said a word since you joined everyone. You nod when people talk. Smile when it’s expected. But you’re not really present. Not when you can still feel the ghost of Jake’s hands on your body. Not when the last thing you remember from last night was falling asleep tangled up in him, thinking maybe, finally, he was yours.
And now, now it’s like you’re watching him from the outside again. Like you always have. Jake’s been hovering nearby all morning—offering you drinks, asking if you’re hungry, tossing you gentle smiles like he’s trying to check in without making it obvious. But you’ve kept your distance. And it’s killing him. You see it in the way he keeps glancing at you, confused, a little hurt. Like he doesn’t understand why everything feels different. Like he’s searching for the version of you from last night, the one who moaned his name and kissed him like she’d been waiting a lifetime. Now you barely look at him. You can’t. Because you don’t trust yourself not to break. He comes over at one point, shirtless, hair still damp from a swim, sitting beside you with a hopeful smile. “Wanna walk down to the rocks with me later? It’s kinda nice over there.” You don’t meet his eyes. “Maybe later,” you say, soft. He hesitates. “You okay?” “Yeah,” you lie. Jake stares at you for a second longer, his brows drawing together like he wants to press harder, but doesn’t. He nods once and gets up again, joining the others. You finally exhale. And you sit there the rest of the afternoon feeling like you’re floating just out of reach—like everyone else is on the shore and you’re out in the water.
The party starts just after sunset. It’s beautiful, really—how quickly the sky shifts from orange to dusky pink to deep navy. Someone brought lanterns and fairy lights, and now they’re strung along the trees and tied to sticks in the sand, flickering like stars. A bonfire crackles near the center of it all, throwing golden light across everyone’s faces. Music’s playing, and someone’s passing around a bottle of vodka. Plates of food rest on towels and tables. Coolers overflow with beer and soda. People are laughing, dancing, shouting over each other. It’s the kind of night that should feel perfect. But it doesn’t. Not for you. You’re standing a little off to the side, near the edge of the fire’s light, holding a drink that’s already gone warm. You’ve been trying to act normal all evening, but you feel it—how different everything feels now. Or maybe it’s just you that feels different. You haven’t spoken much. You haven’t even tried to talk to Jake. And he hasn’t really come over, either. Not since earlier. You keep pretending not to watch him. Pretending not to care that he’s across the circle of people, beer in hand, laughing at something someone said. At something she said. She’s right beside him—the girl. The one you’ve always had a quiet ache about. The one he used to flirt with before. The one you thought he moved on from after last night. But now her hand is wrapped lightly around his arm, and she’s leaning in close, laughing at something he said like he’s the funniest person alive. You can’t hear what they’re saying. You don’t need to. Your chest goes tight. Your stomach turns. Jake doesn’t push her away. He doesn’t lean in either, but he smiles. And that smile makes something splinter in your chest. Maybe it meant nothing to him. Maybe last night was just a moment. Maybe she’s the one he wants after all.
You can’t take it anymore. You quietly slip away from the group, no one notices. They’re too busy drinking and dancing. You walk farther down the beach, shoes in hand, until the noise fades behind you. Until it’s just the sound of waves, soft and rhythmic, and the wind in your hair. You find a small outcropping of rocks half-hidden by tall grass and sit there, your arms hugging your knees, heart full of things you can’t say out loud. The sand is cold. The air has a bite to it now that the sun is gone. But you don’t move. You just sit there quietly, aching. Until you hear footsteps in the sand behind you. You don’t need to look to know it’s him. Jake says your name gently, like he’s afraid you’ll run. You close your eyes. “Can I sit?” he asks. You nod without speaking. He drops into the sand beside you, knees bent, hands on the ground behind him. For a few moments, neither of you says anything. Then he murmurs, “Why’d you leave?” You shrug, still not looking at him. “Just wanted some air.” “I noticed you were gone.” He pauses. “I’ve been noticing a lot of things lately.” You say nothing. He swallows. “Did I do something?” You don’t answer. You can’t. Because your throat is already tight, and your eyes are already burning, and you don’t know how to tell him that watching him with her tonight shattered something fragile you were still trying to protect. You just whisper, “I don’t want to talk about it.” Jake looks at you for a long time. Then he says softly, “Okay. But I’m not leaving you out here alone.” And so he stays. Quiet and still, right beside you, just close enough that you can feel the warmth of him.
You sit beside him in silence, the ocean humming softly in the distance, moonlight casting silver over the waves. The party is still alive far down the beach, music pulsing faintly, voices rising and falling, but out here, it’s just you and Jake. The air feels heavy. Like the moment is pressing in from all sides. Jake picks at the hem of his shorts, stealing glances at you like he wants to speak but doesn’t know where to begin. You can feel the weight of his gaze, his confusion, his worry. And suddenly, you can’t take it anymore. Your voice is small—barely audible over the water—but it cuts through the space between you like lightning. “Did it mean anything to you?” He freezes. Your eyes stay fixed on the ocean. You can’t look at him. If you do, you’ll fall apart. You swallow hard, voice trembling. “Last night…when you—when we…” You hesitate. “Was it just a hook-up to you?” Jake turns toward you fully now. You still don’t meet his eyes. There’s a beat of silence. “What?” he says, like the wind got knocked out of him. You finally look at him, and his expression shatters something in you. He looks stunned. Crushed. Like he never saw this coming. “I woke up and you were gone,” you whisper. “And then today you just acted like everything was normal. And then tonight, you’re with her—laughing, letting her touch you—like nothing happened between us. Like I imagined all of it.”
Jake’s mouth opens, then closes. He’s speechless. You look away again. “So just tell me. Did it mean anything to you?” The silence stretches, and you feel your stomach twist. Then his voice breaks through, soft and shaking, “Of course it meant something to me.” You blink. Jake exhales hard, dragging a hand through his hair. “I didn’t know you felt this way. I thought you’d be weirded out. I thought maybe I crossed a line. I didn’t know what to do.” You look at him, and he’s not smug or cool or collected. He looks wrecked. “I wasn’t with her,” he says quickly. “Not like that. She grabbed me. I didn’t even realize it would look bad. I wasn’t thinking, I was just…I was looking for you.” Your chest tightens. “I’ve been trying to talk to you all day,” he says, his voice rising just a little. “But you kept shutting me out. I thought maybe you regretted it. That I fucked everything up.” Your breath catches. “I left because I didn’t want to wake you. That’s it. I was scared if I stayed, you’d wake up and regret it.” You’re both quiet for a moment, the weight of everything between you settling in the sand. Then he adds, barely above a whisper, “I’ve liked you for years. I just didn’t think I had a chance.” You stare at him, barely breathing. His words keep echoing in your head. It doesn’t feel real. Like maybe you dreamed this whole thing. Like your brain made it up just to protect you from the ache in your chest. But then Jake smiles. Soft and sheepish. Like he’s been holding this in forever and finally let it out.
You blink, eyes burning again—but this time for a different reason entirely. “You…you liked me?” you whisper, voice shaky. “This whole time?” Jake laughs under his breath, shaking his head like he can’t believe you don’t see it. “Are you kidding? You’ve been driving me crazy since the first time we met.” A breathless sound escapes you, half laugh, half sob, and you don’t even realize you’re crying until Jake reaches out and gently wipes a tear from your cheek. “Hey,” he murmurs, scooting closer, his hand cupping your jaw. “Don’t cry, baby.” You lean into his touch without thinking. Your heart is racing, chest rising and falling fast, and you can barely look at him without tearing up again. “I thought I lost you,” you whisper. “You never did,” he says. “I was yours before last night. You just didn’t know it.” Your lips part like you’re about to speak, but then Jake leans in, his forehead brushing yours, and he kisses you. Soft and gentle. His lips warm and slow against yours, he’s trying to tell you everything he hasn’t said with just one kiss. You melt into it, fingers curling in the fabric of his shirt as he pulls you closer. When he finally pulls back, his lips are still brushing yours as he whispers, “I’m not going anywhere this time.” He leans back just slightly, his thumb brushing gently over your cheek, catching the last trace of tears before they can fall again. “Wanna go back to the others now?” he asks, voice low and soft. You nod, your heart finally light again. “Yeah.” He smiles and laces your fingers together like it’s the most natural thing in the world. You both stand, still barefoot, brushing off the sand. The moon is higher now, and the wind cooler, but with Jake’s hand in yours, everything feels warm again. He doesn’t let go. And as you walk back toward the lights and the fire and the laughter, you swear the world feels a little different—like something shifted quietly inside it.
The party’s still going strong around the fire, but everything feels quieter now. Jake’s hand hasn’t left yours since you came back from the rocks. Every now and then he bumps your shoulder or leans close to say something soft, like he has to keep touching you just to believe you’re really still there. And every time your eyes meet, it lingers. There’s no awkwardness anymore. No guessing. No more pretending. Just heat. Raw, familiar, and simmering just beneath the surface. You’re sitting beside him on one of the big towels, watching the flames crackle and the others still half-drunk and laughing. But you don’t really care about any of it. Not when his fingers are trailing slow circles on your bare thigh. Not when you keep glancing at his mouth like you want to kiss him again—properly. You feel him shift beside you, and when you look up, he’s already watching you. “Wanna leave?” he murmurs, voice low against your ear. You bite your lip, nod once. “Yeah.” He stands up without another word, tugging you gently with him, and neither of you tells anyone goodbye.
The walk back to your place is quiet but not awkward. Just heavy with anticipation. Your fingers stay laced. He keeps stealing glances at you, and your heart won’t stop racing. By the time you get inside, the door’s barely closed before he turns to you, eyes dark, soft smile. Jake cups your face and kisses you, slow and tender. His hands trail down your sides, slipping under the hem of your dress, touching your skin like he missed it. You let your arms wrap around his neck, fingers threading through his hair as you sigh into his mouth. This time, there’s no rush. No foggy drunk blur. He doesn’t break the kiss as he picks you up—hands gripping the back of your thighs, holding you against his chest like you weigh nothing. You gasp softly against his mouth, arms tightening around his shoulders. He walks the familiar path to your bedroom, only the soft light of the hallway guiding the way. When he gets there, he gently lowers you to the bed. He pauses above you, one knee between your legs, his gaze sweeping over your face “You’re sure?” he asks again, voice low but steady. You nod, breath shaky. “I want you.” Jake lets out a soft exhale, like he’s been holding it in all night. “Good,” he whispers, brushing your hair from your face with the back of his knuckles. “Because I’m not letting you go this time.”
He leans down and kisses you again, slower and deeper. His mouth warm and sure, hands trailing along your waist, slipping beneath your dress to touch your bare skin. His lips move to your neck, dragging along the sensitive skin just below your jaw. “You smell so good,” he murmurs, voice thick. “Feel even better.” Your fingers dig into his shoulders. And when he slips a hand beneath your dress, eyes locked on yours, his voice drops to a whisper that sends shivers straight to your core, “Let me make you feel good again, yeah?” His fingers slip, sliding over your panties—and the moment he feels the dampness there, he lets out a low groan. “Fuck,” he murmurs, pressing his forehead against yours for a beat. “Already wet for me?” You nod shakily, unable to speak, hips twitching as he rubs slow, deliberate circles over your clothed slit. The pressure of his fingers through the thin fabric has you gasping, legs parting on instinct. Then he presses a little harder, and your breath hitches, your body arching into his hand with a quiet, needy whimper. Jake smiles against your neck, voice low and warm. “Sound so sweet f’me, baby.”
Your thighs tremble. He slides your panties to the side, fingers finding your soaked folds, and then slowly, he slips two fingers inside. You moan softly, walls clenching around the intrusion, and Jake groans in your ear feeling how tight you are. “Shit,” he breathes, starting a gentle rhythm, curling his fingers with every stroke. “So fuckin’ soft around me.” You’re already squirming, hands fisting the sheets, barely able to process the pleasure building as he fucks his fingers into your gummy walls. Then his thumb finds your clit, pressing and rubbing in slow, perfect circles, and your head falls back with a whine. He kisses down your neck, messy and hungry, teeth scraping lightly over your skin. “There you go,” he murmurs between kisses.“Makin’ all those pretty noises just f'me.” You moan louder at that, your body completely at his mercy now—hips rocking up to meet every thrust of his fingers, desperate for more, for all of him.
You can feel it building, coiling tighter and tighter in your belly, seconds away from falling apart completely, but then Jake pulls his fingers out. You gasp, whining at the loss, trembling with frustration. “Jake—” you whimper, breath ragged. He leans in, voice thick with heat. “Shhh, baby.” Before you can even beg, he’s already moving, kneeling between your legs, eyes locked on you as he hooks his fingers into the waistband of your panties and drags them down your thighs. Then your dress. He pushes it up and over your head, leaving you completely bare for him. Jake just stares for a moment—drinking you in like you’re something holy. His pupils are blown wide, his lips parted. “Fuck,” he whispers, running a hand through his hair. “You’re so fucking perfect.” He pulls his shirt off in one swift motion, tossing it aside. His skin is warm and golden in the low light, muscles flexing as he shifts forward, settling himself between your thighs like it’s where he belongs.
You shiver as his hands slide up your legs, thumbs brushing gently along your inner thighs. Then he leans in close, until his breath is hot and heavy right against your dripping cunt. He doesn’t touch you yet. Just breathes. Watches. Fingers ghosting up and down your slick folds as you writhe under him, desperate and aching. “Look at you,” he murmurs, completely entranced. His thumb swipes gently through your wetness. “My sweet girl.” You bite your lip, a whimper slipping from your throat. And then, he presses a kiss to your inner thigh, soft and lingering, before sliding his tongue slowly up your slit, groaning low against you like you’re the only thing he’s ever wanted.
The moment his tongue touches you, it’s over. He moans low against your pussy like he’s tasting something he’s been craving for years. He starts slow, teasing licks through your folds, lips wrapping around your clit just enough to make your whole body jolt. And then he does it again. And again. Each time a little rougher. A little wetter. A little more desperate. “Fuuuck,” he groans into you, hands gripping your thighs, keeping you open for him. “You taste so fucking good.” You gasp, fingers tangling in his hair, hips lifting off the bed as he sucks your clit into his mouth. It’s messy, obscene—the sounds of him licking you echoing through the room, wet and filthy and perfect. Then suddenly, he’s slipping two fingers back inside you—pushing in deep, curling them up in just the right way, and your moan breaks into a whimper. “Ngh—Jake—!” He groans again, like your voice alone is enough to make him lose it. Then he adds a third finger.
Your back arches, legs trembling as he fucks them into your soaked cunt fast and deep, his palm smacking softly against your skin with every thrust. His mouth never leaves your clit—tongue flicking, sucking, devouring like it’s the only thing that matters. “Let go, baby,” he mumbles against you. “Wanna feel you.” You’re already so close. You can’t think, can’t breathe, can’t stop yourself from grinding against his face like your body’s got a mind of its own. The pressure snaps. You cry out, thighs clenching around his head as your orgasm crashes into you. Your fingers tug at his hair, your hips jerk, your moans breaking into soft, high-pitched whines as you fall apart in his mouth. But Jake doesn’t stop. He keeps licking. Keeps fucking his fingers into you like he wants to memorize the way you cum. And when you finally start to go still, trembling and breathless beneath him, he pulls back just enough to kiss your inner thigh, lips swollen, chin glistening with your slick. He crawls back up your body, kissing a trail from your trembling thighs to your stomach, over your chest—leaving warm, messy kisses across your skin before finally reaching your mouth. He kisses you hard. Hungry, deep, desperate, his lips still slick from tasting you, his tongue dragging over yours like he needs more of you in every way.
You can feel how hard he is now, pressed between your thighs. It’s driving you crazy—every movement, every breath just making it worse. Still kissing you, he breaks just long enough to whisper, breathless, “Need to be inside you, baby. Can’t wait anymore.” You nod, dazed, still catching your breath. Jake shifts back, and in one smooth motion, he pushes his shorts and boxers down, finally freeing his cock. You can’t help the soft gasp that leaves your lips, and Jake smirks through heavy breaths. He leans down again to kiss you, while his hand slides up your thigh. Then suddenly, he grabs one of your legs, lifting it over his shoulder. His other hand cups your breast, fingers squeezing, thumb brushing softly over your nipple as he lines himself up. “Look at me,” he murmurs, voice low and thick with heat. You do. And then he slides in. Slow at first, inch by inch, until he’s buried deep inside you, your walls fluttering around him. You moan his name, back arching off the bed.
Jake’s jaw clenches, his hand tightening on your thigh. “Fuck, baby…” he groans, eyes fluttering shut for a second. “You feel—so good—fuck.” His hips start to move, deep, rolling thrusts that drag every inch of him along your soaked walls. He keeps your leg hooked over his shoulder, the angle letting him hit every sweet spot, his other hand still cupping your breast like he can’t get enough. “So perfect…so tight for me—fuck!” he pants, voice all praise and heat. You moan louder, nails digging into his arms as he starts to pick up the pace—hips slapping against yours, breath hot and ragged, all while he keeps watching your face like it’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen. Jake’s rhythm starts to falter, his hips snapping faster, rougher, his breathing growing messier with each thrust. His brows are furrowed, lips parted, hair falling into his eyes as he fucks you like he’s starved for it.
“Oh my god—fuck,” he moans, head dropping forward. “You feel so fucking good, baby—shit, you’re so tight—oh fuck—” The way he says it, so breathless, whimpering, makes your whole body react. Your walls clench down around him instinctively, squeezing him hard, and it pulls another choked moan straight from his throat. His voice breaks again. “Ohhh fuck—just like that—holy shit—” He sounds so good. Ruined. Wrecked. Like he’s completely unraveling inside you. You’re a moaning mess beneath him, gasping for air, thighs trembling as he pounds into you deep and fast, hitting that perfect spot with every stroke. Then he brings his hand down, finding your clit like he knows exactly what you need. His fingers are messy, fast, rubbing tight circles in sync with his thrusts. You cry out, arching under him, clutching at his biceps as he holds himself over you and keeps fucking you through it. “Jakey—!” you sob, voice high and desperate. He groans like it’s the hottest thing he’s ever heard. “That’s it, baby,” he pants, kissing your jaw, your neck. “Come on—cum for me again—please, I need to feel it—need to feel you fall apart on me.”
You’re so close, your legs starting to shake, your fingers gripping him like a lifeline, your moans breaking into breathless little whimpers. And all you can hear is him—moaning, gasping, whimpering, praising you like he’s gone completely stupid from how good you feel. Your whole body locks up as that final wave crashes over you—tight and hot and overwhelming. You cry out his name, legs shaking, back arching as you cum hard around him, fluttering and pulsing deep on his cock. Jake chokes on a moan—high, broken, wrecked. “Fuuuck—so good—so fucking good, baby, oh my god—” He pulls out just in time, gritting his teeth through a loud, desperate groan as he fists himself and spills all over your pussy and thighs—sticky, thick ropes of cum painting your skin while his hips twitch and his breath catches in short, ragged pants. He collapses forward slightly, chest rising and falling, eyes still glazed with pleasure. Then his gaze drops down, seeing the mess he made of you, and he groans again, softer this time, like it’s too much to handle. “Shit,” he breathes. “You’re so fucking perfect…” He leans in and kisses you slow and warm. His hand brushes your cheek before moving to the nightstand, grabbing some tissue from a pack you kept there. “I got you” he murmurs. You hum softly as he wipes you clean—gentle, patient, still pressing soft kisses to your collarbone, your shoulder, anywhere his mouth can reach. And when he’s done, he tosses the tissues aside and crawls back into bed, settling in beside you. He wraps his arms around you from behind, pulling you into his chest like he has to keep you close. You feel his breath in your hair, slow and steady now. His hands finds your waist, his thumb stroking lazily over your skin. Then he whispers, barely audible in the dark, “I’m yours…I’m not going anywhere.”
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midnite-c6 · 2 days ago
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WAIIT you should write namgyu and myunggi!! I love that broke bum baby daddy
i support this motion. first thing i thought of when i watched ep. 2
⊂⁠*⁠.⁠✧ you're myung-gi's "one and only", but oh no! looks like he's willing to do some teamwork on you...
warnings: 18+, DARK CONTENT, hate sex, double penetration, threesome, mysoginistic!nam-gyu & myung-gi x fem!reader, degradation, rough, noncon || ∆
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⊂*⁠.⁠✧ myung-gi promises you, with all his heart, he'd find you. to compensate for whatever absence he had made you feel in the past, to compensate the love that he had neglected you of. but maybe you're the piece of shit one! for not accepting his apologies. for not forgiving him and letting him love you. for not letting him use you again.
it was cut-throat— two simple directions. he'd kill one person to pass, then he'd be running straight back to protect you. you said that he shouldn't, that he should fucking leave you alone because you can handle yourself. deep down, you are waiting for him. unbeknownst to you though, the drug addict offered up a proposal to team-up with myung-gi! two unstoppable forces. maybe this really shows what myung-gi's morality's truly like, he was destined to be partnered up with people like nam-gyu.
myung-gi was quiet most of the time, only breaking his silence by saying something useful. nam-gyu on the otherhand was unbearably talkative, "hey, man, you tryin' to find your girl?" myung-gi knows better than to respond. nam-gyu would nudge his shoulders, "you are. figures, she alone?" there's nothing meaningful to reply to that, nam-gyu doesn't care, he'll continue to talk and talk and talk, tilting his head to the side, curious-like...
"she's cute. really cute. perky tits, glossy eyes." myung-gi freezes, adjusting his knife to threaten nam-gyu's neck. "don't fucking dare," nam-gyu has no dignity left in him anymore, doesn't even show any sense of fear. "when's the last time you complimented her? maybe that's why ya’ two aren't gettin' along-" "i said fuck. off." the blade of his sword would touch the other guy's neck. nam-gyu pouts, whining in a mocking tone: "aww, but that's what's happening, right? i heard you two fightin', she doesn't wanna be with you, bro."
myung-gi stops walking, stops doing anything altogether, furrowed brows and a heart full of burden. was it wrong to think you were such a bitch? he was doing everything for you! "you're mad." nam-gyu snickers, "yeah, i am. fucking frustrated she won't get me."
"we can get her back, you know?" "what do you mean we?"
"we, take our anger out on her, works like a charm." he doesn't acknowledge myung-gi's question, "that bitch pisses me off too much, talks about how i'm crazy. she's crazy for not letting you help her— stupid, even." while myung-gi gives ideas for better teamwork ethic in hide and seek, nam-gyu gives the best ideas for shit like this. "i was kinda thinkin' of... hm... putting her in her place?"
"it wouldn't be that hard, i don't think... you've already gotten her knocked up!" he adds as he giggles to himself, like that was the most intellectual statement in the world. it takes everything not to shove the knife he was holding right through his chest, but myung-gi was easy to convince, to corrupt, maybe you do need to be put in your place.
when you hide by yourself, not looking to run into anyone but myung-gi, you find a small room with colorful drawings painted all over the walls. this was the best thing you could do, running constantly would only make you tired. though, after a few minutes, you hear nam-gyu's voice in the distance, player 124, someone you know you should stay away from. your breath hitches, hand covering your mouth so you wouldn't make a single sound, yet, you also hear myung-gi's voice. myung-gi! maybe he'd be able to save you from nam-gyu!
myung-gi pushes the door open, seeing you eye to eye. his expression softens for a second, before glaring at you, remembering what he wants to do. he slowly walks inside, looking down at you, with an unfamiliar look on his face. "i... myung-gi... careful, i heard nam-gyu's just right down-" nam-gyu would step in, ironically, speaking of the devil. "me? awh, she's thinking of me." myung-gi would grab the collar of your shirt, pulling you closer to him.
"what the- myung-gi." you call out, "you taking drugs too?" nam-gyu would take the hit from the comment, speaking just a few feet away from you, "that all you can say? you're so shallow... jeez... what a woman."
"shush, can you listen to me for once?" myung-gi reasons, but you were so stubborn! "what? what do you want from me again, myung-gi?" "you're fucking ungrateful." he pins you against the wall, two men who have knives were apparently teaming up on you, what else were you supposed to do???
"myung-gi- what are you doing-" he fake-pouts, like how you do whenever he asks for forgiveness. "oh? so now you wanna act weak? you've been tellin' me all this time that you can handle yourself." nam-gyu slides right behind you, "fuuck, tell her, bro!" hands immediately sliding underneath your shirt and on-top of your chest. you yelp. "myung-gi! he's—" he shushes you. "take off her clothes," nam-gyu would immediately do as he was told, he was also the one benefiting from it anyway. "you. don't say a word, unless i tell you to, copy that?" "what the fuck, myung-gi!" he'd grip your jaw, "can't your little brain follow orders? don't speak. simple." "or you die...!" the one behind you adds, you could only whine in response.
with your clothes lying on the floor, you feel filthy, for being sandwiched by the two men, one you barely even know, naked. "she likes this," he looks you in the eye, like he knows what you're going through and makes fun of you. "don't you?" myung-gi smiles, revelling in your defeat. you're not sure if you should respond to that or not. "she's making that face, means she's into this, disgusting shit like this." nam-gyu would gasp in amazement, smiling as he continues to grope your tits and occasionally flicking your clit. "really? told you. told you i'm an expert at what women like."
"myung-gi, please-" "you'll get what i can give you. no more special shit. i've been offering you everything and you're taking it all for granted. you should know by now you're gonna get what i choose to give you." it seems he was done, so genuinely pissed off at how you were treating him, despite how he was treating you just as bad and if not worse! you should stay away from self-absorbed men, but fuck, did a dick feel good. you'd probably get pregnant right now if you weren't already.
so there you were: the father of your child right infront of you, dick sliding in a rhythm inside your shamefully throbbing pussy, trying to match nam-gyu's pace. his left hand still gripping your jaw to look at him and only him. you whine with tears staining your cheeks, looking up at myung-gi like you were sorry. maybe occasionally looking at nam-gyu. "don't look at that jerk, or i'll make this harder for you." his other hand presses against your lower stomach, he knows you liked that. that's why he got you knocked up in the first place.
nam-gyu's warm breath would tickle against your skin, licking the back of your ear, "don't listen to him- he doesn't treat you right— ain't that correct?" nam-gyu's dick also filling up your other hole was too overstimulating, you weren't used to this at all, the way they coaxed you. both his hands were leaving prints on your ass and waist. "don't- fucking- mess with us, with your silly words," "the only thing sweet about you is your holes. sweetheart." that fucking lunatic's laugh ringing in your ear, you didn't wanna moan because a drug addict was fucking you senseless. or because a drug addict and your supposed husband was fucking you at the same time.
"please- i- myung-gi, forgive me...hn..!" it was so hard to speak without doing it though, moaning would mean they felt good, they felt amazing. that they'd be motivated to go on and on... "keep on begging, fuck, you- you're fucking heartless, for making me so stressed and worried about you-" they both continue to thrust and thrust, unstoppable, with all the adrenaline of murder and sex, they could go for hours if the game didn't have a time limit! "yeah... you shouldn't... treat your boyfriend like that- fuck, you're so tight-" "m'sorry- i'm really sorry.. myung-gi.. nam-gy-" myung-gi slaps your mouth, "not him. don't forget who you belong to." "i'm sorry!" you whimpered out. he's suddenly turned all strict on you... :(
you'd guess they had this all figured out, you don't know when they did. when you'd check the timer, there was still 20 minutes left! 20. long. minutes.
"for now on you're gonna be a good little tool for us until the finale..., we'll take it as an apology." "for- for us?" "me and him. i think two dicks’ just enough for a slut like you."
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ts is sum freakshit . ✓✓✓ is it me or when myung-gi got meaner he got hotter. like THAT'S whats wrong with me. & dae-ho too... WHO SAID THAT
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papallion · 2 days ago
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General
Where can your Tav be recruited?  Are they first encountered on the Nautiloid, or in the Nautiloid crash region?  Or are they not recruitable until a later act?
Mærzeran Tav’Stra can be found near the doors to Jergal’s Shrine, hiding in the shade.  You can see him sleeping in a pod in the room you wake up in, and if you go back before crashing the ship his pod is open.  He can be recruited by giving him a blindfold and telling him you’re forming a group.  As a caravan worker he understands safety in numbers.
Do the other companions have special comments or reactions upon recruiting your Tav?
Most comment on how tiny he is as a Drow - “Are you ALL that small?” except Astarion, who thinks it’s delightful to be traveling with someone well-versed in poisons.  He asks if Mærz knows Drizzt Do’Urden.
Karlach calls him a mini murder machine, and Laz’zel respects his quickness to jump to violence.
Does your Tav have any comments or advice when you recruit other companions?
He is suspicious of Shadowheart, but she keeps her secrets and he respects that.
He doesn’t trust Astarion, thinking him to be a szarkai at first, then “just kinda... odd.”  He does not mention he can see Astarion’s lack of body heat, not thinking it THAT important.  He also doesn’t trust Halsin at first, since he’s also kinda weird.  
Wyll and Karlach are too friendly and he doesn’t trust them, but Lae’zel is violent and he respects that.
Gale, however, offers to feed him and is fine in Mærz’s book.
What sort of general actions raise or lower their approval?
Mærz is a team player and actions that help the group over individuals get his approval fastest.  Letting him kill Zhents are defacing their property, and taking mercenary jobs also increases it.  Giving away resources or interacting with religious icons (religious trauma) lowers approval, as does being Transphovic.
Are there any instances where your Tav can permanently leave the party, depending on player character actions?
Offering to sell him to the Zhents, and not letting him kill the Zhents,greatly diminishes approval.  There is a special scene when entering the Underdark through the Zhent hideout where you can argue with him and he goes off to find his own way back to his caravan.  He will later be found dead near Moonrise Towers.  A speak with dead spell will have him explain he was lured to the shadow cursed lands where he argued with Kar’Niss and was killed.
Do they have any secrets that can be revealed?  What are the prerequisites for this secret coming to light?
Mærz is Trans - not a big deal on the surface, but in the Underdark can be a death sentence - since he’s now the third son.  He can be snuck up on at night while bathing three separate times, and you can ignore him, watch him, or offer to join him.  Watching him drives him off, ignoring him does nothing, offering to join him then engaging positively with his Transness increases approval.
Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game?  Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?
Mærz is part of a caravan team, the Sons of Nothing.  Along the trip you can find items belonging to the team, like Hunn’s prayer beads.  Find enough and you can unlock an area in Baldur’s Gate the Sons have camped at and meet them.  Mærz explains about the tadpole and that he needs to finish this job, and the Sons give him Minune’s Edge, his enchanted dagger.  Each item you find brings that Son to the final battle.
What do they say when the Player Character asks them to stay in camp?  How about when the Player Character asks them to come adventuring again?
Mærz sulks but readily agrees to stay to protect the camp.  When asked to go with you he asks who will guard the camp, and agrees to guard the party.
Does your Tav have any escalating conflicts with one of the other companions, like Lae’zel and Shadowheart’s knife-fight?
He and Minthara will not get along, and you can lose approval with Mærz by praising Minthara during conversations.    Once Minthara learns he’s Trans she’s extra hard on him since he CHOOSES to be male.  By the third act they don’t hate each other and Minthara realizes she’s been Transphobic and improves her way.
Are there any unique NPCs associated with your Tav that can show up during the course of the game?
There is a Zhent trader that Mærz runs in to from time to time who mocks Mærz.  Seeing her means there’s a relic of a Son nearby.  (Crakcmallet’s repair kit, Hunn’s prayer beads, Cuda’s instrument, Blain’s carving knife, Asphodel’s amethyst earing, Granz’s marked poker cards, and Trill’s circlet.)
Are there any moments in the game that trigger unique dialogue for your character? (Like Gale’s anecdote about the barfight after you save the goblin prisoner) 
After the bullete fight Mærz lists the ways to eat and uses for bulletes, After dealing with some merchants Mærz will talk about being a caravan trader.  Sometimes finding broken down wagons will make him critique the setup.
Story Specific
How does your Tav advise the player character when it comes to the Dream Visitor?
“Underdark 101 - do NOT listen to the voices.  I don’t trust the visitor.”
How do they advise the player character on Raphael?
“Look, without going into detail, I KNOW about these things.  DO NOT mess with this guy.  We’re walking away.”  Pressing the subject drops some approval but he reveals he is from a noble house and has never seen a deal go the way his matron wanted it, even it if looked like she won.
How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?
“Well, that explains why his body temperature is so low.  I guess that’s NOT normal after all.”  
How do they react to the Player Character letting Abdirak whip them?
“What’s the big deal?  Oh, you’re taking your, yeah, OK, that's fine.  Have fun!”
How do they react to the Player Character taking their first tadpole power?
“Look.  LOOK.  Just, I’m not gonna stop you, but I want to.  Do NOT mess with these things, OK?”
Will they stay with the Player Character regardless of siding with the goblins or the tieflings, or is it possible for them to leave the party permanently?
Mærz stays no matter the choice.  He doesn’t like goblins (racist) so you get more approval with the tieflings.  He doesn’t care about the tieflings, either, but he doesn’t hate them like he does goblins.
What can they be found doing at the tiefling/goblin party?
Maers plays a lute for fun.  For the goblins he sings a song about killing goblins, but with the tieflings he sings The Ballad of the Renegade, a song about Drizzt Do’Urden.
Do they have comments on who the Player Character chooses to spend the night with? 
Mærz doesn’t care, he’s asexual and doesn’t want to hear about it.
Do they have unique dialogue if the Player Character lets them die when they steal the Blood of Lathander?
“I thought we were teammates!  You don’t let mates die!  I would have tried to save you!  Oh, I’m so mad at you now!”  You lose approval.  
How do they react if the PC licks the dead spider in the Gauntlet of Shar?
“Really?  You’re just... gonna... yeah, OK, look, I’m Drow.  And I think that’s gross.  And you’ve seen Drow food.”
What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?
“I’m not used to being on stage without a lute, you know.”  
Is it possible for your Tav to be kidnapped and replaced by Orin?  How is Orin's deception revealed?  How do they react to the PC rescuing them in the Temple of Bhaal?
Mærz can be kidnapped.  You find it’s him when he refuses to eat poison.  He’s grateful to have been rescued, viewing it as a team building thing.
How do they react to the PC either allowing Astarion to ascend or convincing him to spare the 7000 spawn?
Mærz doesn’t want Astarion to ascend - but he also doesn’t want 7K spawn in his home in the Underdark.  He’s conflicted.
How does Tav react to the PC becoming a mind flayer?  Can they offer to become one themselves?  Does their reaction change if they’re romanced? 
He’s turned off and breaks off the romance; he said from the beginning that he doesn’t trust mind flayers or the parasites.
How do they react when the Dark Urge first reveals their amnesia and murderous thoughts to them?
He understands intrusive thoughts, and appreciates DU not acting on them.
How do they react to the Dark Urge killing Alfira?
He’s angry since she was a teammate, and the team is everything.
If romanced, how do they react to the Dark Urge trying to kill them in Act 2?
He’s insulted, but also understands in a weird way.  He’s a Drow.  He’s pragmatic about things like this.
Romance
Is your Tav a romanceable character?  Are there any specific requirements to romancing them?
Mærz is romanceable after discovering he’s Trans.  
Does your Tav need to be flirted with to start the romance, or will they approach the PC themselves if approval is high enough?
You need to flirt then SPECIFICALLY state you’re interested.  Otherwise Mærz won’t get that you’re flirting.
Are they a polyamorous or a monogamous option?
Polyamorous.
Do they have a special romance scene at the tiefling/goblin party?
Before discovering he’s Trans you can ask to spend time with him, but he isn’t expecting romance and asks you to explain the stars.  He comments that people think all Drow are sex fiends and willing to lay down on the first night, but that’s jut true.  After discovering he’s Trans you can flirt and go on a walking date, but he isn’t interested in sex yet.
Does the romance have different branching paths, or just one route to take?
You can keep the romance as a non-sexual relationship, just going on dates and doing fun things, or at the beginning of the third act you can bed him. with high enough approval.  After turning the relationship sexual he’ll introduce Crackmallet and Hunn as “they’re kinda my parents.”  Either way to Sons sell you goods at a discount.
How do they react to the player character breaking up with them, or choosing another character over them?
Mærz is insulted at first, but recovers quickly if you chose someone over him.  He offers polygamy.  He doesn’t understand why you don’t want him.  The Sons are colder towrds you and charge higher prices.
What questions can Zethino ask the PC about Tav in the Love Test? 
How does Mærz feel about settling down in a house?  (He doesn’t, he’s a caravan man and nomadic merchant.)  Does he want children?  (No, he can’t get pregnant since he eats so much poison a fetus would not survive, and he doesn’t want to be pregnant, anyways.)
If they’re poly, do they have a reaction to the PC engaging in a relationship with Halsin?
Mærz expresses concern - “You realized I’m small, right?  I come up to his armpit?  That this might be an issue, yes?”  You can assure him he doesn’t have to sleep with Halsin, or they can just get creative.  terasing him lowers approval.  “You don’t have to sleep with him, you know.”  “Oh, yeah, this is an option, yeah...”
How do they react if the PC has sex with Mizora? The Emperor?  Haarlep?
“Sleeping with devils is neither a challenge nor a good idea.  Sleeping with mind flayers’ is not a good idea.  There was an entire house in Menzo that proved that was a bad idea.”  For Harleep they express sorrow that your peace of mind is violated.  He offers to find a way to help you fix it after this is over.
Will they join in with the PC and the Drow Twins, or no?
If you’re not sleeping with Mærz, no, he will not join.  If you are, it’s implied he enjoys himself while you have both twins.
What are Tav’s plans for the future?  Do they propose to the PC, or is marriage not something they’re interested in?
Mærz returns to his caravan.  If unromanced, he goes alone.  If chaste romanced, he asks you to come with him.  If sexually romanced, he’s upset if you don’t go with him, but he still returns to his caravan.  
Free space! Share anything from your companion!Tav au!
Mærz is about teamwork and acting as a unit.  As an Underdark caravan worker he needs to trust his team and they rely on him in order to survive, so he’ll tolerate a lot of bullshit in the name of the team.  
Baldur's Gate 3 Companion!Tav Ask List
What if your Tav was a recruitable companion, instead of the main character? (contains major spoilers for the game, and for some dark urge runs as well)
General
Where can your Tav be recruited?  Are they first encountered on the Nautiloid, or in the Nautiloid crash region?  Or are they not recruitable until a later act?
Do the other companions have special comments or reactions upon recruiting your Tav?
Does your Tav have any comments or advice when you recruit other companions?
What sort of general actions raise or lower their approval?
Are there any instances where your Tav can permanently leave the party, depending on player character actions?
Do they have any secrets that can be revealed?  What are the prerequisites for this secret coming to light?
Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game?  Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?
What do they say when the Player Character asks them to stay in camp?  How about when the Player Character asks them to come adventuring again?
Does your Tav have any escalating conflicts with one of the other companions, like Lae’zel and Shadowheart’s knife-fight?
Are there any unique NPCs associated with your Tav that can show up during the course of the game?
Are there any moments in the game that trigger unique dialogue for your character? (Like Gale’s anecdote about the barfight after you save the goblin prisoner) 
Story Specific
How does your Tav advise the player character when it comes to the Dream Visitor?
How do they advise the player character on Raphael?
How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?
How do they react to the Player Character letting Abdirak whip them?
How do they react to the Player Character taking their first tadpole power?
Will they stay with the Player Character regardless of siding with the goblins or the tieflings, or is it possible for them to leave the party permanently?
What can they be found doing at the tiefling/goblin party?
Do they have comments on who the Player Character chooses to spend the night with? 
Do they have unique dialogue if the Player Character lets them die when they steal the Blood of Lathander?
How do they react if the PC licks the dead spider in the Gauntlet of Shar?
What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?
Is it possible for your Tav to be kidnapped and replaced by Orin?  How is Orin's deception revealed?  How do they react to the PC rescuing them in the Temple of Bhaal?
How do they react to the PC either allowing Astarion to ascend or convincing him to spare the 7000 spawn?
How does Tav react to the PC becoming a mind flayer?  Can they offer to become one themselves?  Does their reaction change if they’re romanced? 
How do they react when the Dark Urge first reveals their amnesia and murderous thoughts to them?
How do they react to the Dark Urge killing Alfira?
If romanced, how do they react to the Dark Urge trying to kill them in Act 2?
Romance
Is your Tav a romanceable character?  Are there any specific requirements to romancing them?
Does your Tav need to be flirted with to start the romance, or will they approach the PC themselves if approval is high enough?
Are they a polyamorous or a monogamous option?
Do they have a special romance scene at the tiefling/goblin party?
Does the romance have different branching paths, or just one route to take?
How do they react to the player character breaking up with them, or choosing another character over them?
What questions can Zethino ask the PC about Tav in the Love Test? 
If they’re poly, do they have a reaction to the PC engaging in a relationship with Halsin?
How do they react if the PC has sex with Mizora? The Emperor?  Haarlep?
Will they join in with the PC and the Drow Twins, or no?
What are Tav’s plans for the future?  Do they propose to the PC, or is marriage not something they’re interested in?
Free space! Share anything from your companion!Tav au!
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organic-bloodbath · 23 hours ago
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HI BAE! i want to request a fic for junhee x fem reader. like maybe reader carries her during the jump rope game? i miss her so badd
Carry her
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Jun-hee x Reader
Summary: As above
A/N: We are not letting her die. Also pls request smth about No-eul or Hyun-ju 🥹❤️
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You watched Myung-gi talking to Jun-hee but couldn't hear their words. She was sitting down on a bench due to her injured ankle. The conversation didn't seem to go well at all, it was more like an argument – neither of them happy whatever the other was saying.
Eventually, Myung-gi turned around and headed towards the bridge, leaving Jun-hee all alone. The hell? Was he actually going to just abandon the mother of his child like that? You knew Myung-gi was a fucking moron but a part of you thought he still cared about her. Cared about someone else than himself anyway.
You glanced towards the bridge, the players starting to cross it one after another. Some managed to progress quite far along the bridge, while some where swept off their feet by the rope and thrown into their death.
Then, you turned towards Jun-hee and started approaching her. She had fallen into her own thoughts after Myung-gi left her, twiddling her thumbs on her lap. Jun-hee battled with herself what she was going to do – she couldn't possibly manage to pass this game by herself. She was certainly dead already, her leg fucking everything up.
Gi-hun promised to come back to get Jun-hee next, first taking her baby into safety. He was going to help her. He– Oh, who was she kidding? He couldn't get back to her in time, the other players trying to pass the game too blocking his way back. Jun-hee knew Gi-hun wanted her safe, knew that he'd do his best to protect her but he couldn't help her now. Not anymore. Jun-hee trusted that Gi-hun would take great care of her baby, keep her safe.
"What was that all about?" you asked, interrupting Jun-hee's thougths, grounding her back to the reality.
"Nothing," Jun-hee mumbled and shook her head, avoiding eye contact with you for a moment.
"Come on, i'll carry you," you offered, taking a step closer to her. Jun-hee's eyes widened as she looked at you.
"What?" she asked, sure that she had heard you incorrectly. When she realized you were serious, she shook her head and continued, "No, you can't carry me. We'll both fall."
"We'll both die anyway if we stay here," you pointed out and sat next to her, taking her hand in yours and brushed her knuckles with your thumb. "We're a team, aren't we?"
"You have to go through without me," she said and gave you a sad smile, trying to assure you that everything was alright. That it was alright to go and leave her on this side while all the others attempted to cross the bridge.
"Jun-hee," you sighed and put your arm around her shoulder. "I'll take you over there. I'll take you to your baby, alright?"
Jun-hee trusted you, of course she did. You had saved and helped her in almost every game and would offer your help now as well.
She had held your hand while she gave birth, squeezing it so hard it could have crushed your bones but you didn't complain a word. You had pulled her into a room during Mingle. You had helped her stay still during the Red light Green light when the baby kicked her, startling her. You had given a part of your meal to her because "she was eating for two" and "you weren't that hungry anyway".
Now that Jun-hee thought about it a little more – what had she ever done to you? You had helped her in so many more ways than just one, but how had she managed to help you?
Jun-hee hadn't known you for a long time but you had been there for her more than Myung-gi had during the entire time with him. She felt so much more appreciated and seen with you. That's why she couldn't possibly let you get killed because you were dragging her with you in this state.
But Jun-hee looked into your eyes, a glimmer of hope in them that maybe, just maybe, she could hold her daughter at least one more time. Maybe she could live yet another day.
"Please, Jun-hee?" you said, giving a gentle squeeze on her shoulder. "Let's get out of here, you and me."
Eventually Jun-hee gave in and climbed on your back, clinging herself tightly against you with her arms around your shoulders and neck, legs wrapped around your waist.
"Hold on tight," you whispered, making sure you had a firm grip on her too before putting your foot on the bridge. Her hand grabbed your shirt on your chest, keeping the fabric inside her fist right against your heart. You wished Jun-hee wouldn't take too good of a notice how fast your heart was beating right now.
Having looked at the bridge and the rope from afar, it hadn't looked so bad. However, now that you were about to cross the bridge yourself, the reality of it struck much harder. You made a mistake to briefly look down, seeing a few bodies scattered around the flower patterned floor, each lying in their own pool of blood.
Jun-hee squeezed her eyes closed, not daring to look down. No matter how much she did trust you, she was still sure that the two of you wouldn't make it. Well, at least you tried and didn't completely give up.
Jump, thump. Two steps forward.
Jump, thump. Two steps forward.
Everyone else had crossed the bridge by far, which meant that every player who had survived was now staring at you and Jun-hee, giving you even more anxiety than you already were going through. God, how much you hated people staring at you when you were trying to concentrate on doing something.
Especially something which would result to ending your life completely.
Then... there was the gap. Fuck, you hadn't thought of this. The gap looked wider than it probably was. You swallowed, unsure if you could make it or not.
Jump, thump. Jump, thump. Jump, thump.
What's going on, why did you stop? You were doing so well, Jun-hee thought but didn't open her eyes and kept her mouth shut.
Jump, thump. Two steps forward.
There we go.
Jump, thump. Two steps forward.
Jun-hee was waiting for the moment when she wouldn't hear and feel the thump anymore, the bridge steady under your feet. When she'd only feel air brushing her as you'd fall to the field of flowers among the other corpses. But that moment didn't come. Jun-hee still didn't dare to look how far they had progressed and also how much was still left to go. How many jumps over the rope.
Then suddenly, people started to cheer. Jun-hee finally opened her eyes and looked around her, being now surrounded by other players.
You let Jun-hee down just when the timer hit zero, her legs shaking from fear and anxiety. Jun-hee tried to comprehend the situation for a moment, trying to make herself believe that she, too, had passed the game and was still alive.
Jun-hee grabbed your arm and pulled you into a tight hug, burying her face against your chest.
"Thank you," she mumbled against the fabric, warming your chest with her hot breath. "Thank you, Y/N."
After she pulled away from you, she lifted herself on her tiptoes, pressing a quick kiss on the corner of your lip.
"If we'll get out of here alive, i'll repay the favor for you," Jun-hee promised with a smile.
"You'll save my life too some day, huh?" you smirked but felt your cheeks warming up. Jun-hee noticed the slight pink spreading on your cheeks and thought it was cute.
"Well, i would if i could. But i hope we won't end up in another life or death situation," Jun-hee smiled, crossing her fingers.
Gi-hun approached her, handing the baby over back to Jun-hee who took the baby in her arms, wrapped in her own jacket.
"Hi, sweetie," Jun-hee whispered and caressed the baby's cheek with her finger.
You made eye contact with Myung-gi who was standing a little further back but was watching you and Jun-hee, guilt and shame washing through his face. He knew Jun-hee wanted nothing to do with him anymore, that was clear enough.
"Y/N?" Jun-hee said, ripping your attention to herself from Myung-gi. "Would you carry her back to the dorm? You know, um, my leg."
She offered the baby for you to hold. You looked at Jun-hee and her baby for a moment until smiled and nodded.
"Of course," you agreed and carefully took the baby in your arms, wrapped inside the jacket. An even wider smile spread on your face. "Hi, there."
Jun-hee looked at you with her daughter in awe, the sight making her heart flutter. She knew for sure that she'd want to have you in their life.
That was, if both of you survived the final game tomorrow.
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binmeister · 1 day ago
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COULD YOU WRITE A PART 2 TO YOUR TOXIC SAJA BOYS POST?? I NEED TO SEE THEM GENUINELY TWEAK OUT (ohhh esp Baby and Mystery) AFTER LOSING THE READER, MEANWHILE READER IS JUST LIVING HER HAPPY, SINGLE LIFE (without them being in her life whatsoever anymore)🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️
Toxic - aftermath
Saja boys x Reader (Separate)
This one took me a bit longer cause I wasn’t too sure how I wanted to approach it tbh, there are several ways to end it but these are a couple of the ones that I could see happening im not super satisfied but I think I captured what I wanted
Straying from the “reader is thriving” in most of them bc i just wanna focus on how guys felt and highkey believe the reader is taking their time to heal
Continuation from Toxic - some potential make up, some crash outs, please read either part with caution to be safe
CW: May contain dark / mature themes (heavy on the may) - may still he heart breaking may not be - not properly proofread
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Jinu
He’d contacted you a couple times after you broke up with him, checking in to see how you’ve been and asking if you’d maybe want to hang out sometime - as friends. You’d given him half hearted responses which gave him hope but then you’d reject his offer to hang out, reminding him in text that it’s better you two don’t meet for a while. Not until the hurt has healed. He says he understands, wants to respect your space even though it contradicts what he actually wants.
He’s on a walk, trying to enjoy the peace of the quiet night but it’s hard when he recounts when he’d be out on these walks with you. Thinking about the first time you confessed to him in the spot he stood now, trying to stammer through your confession as you told him that you understood if he wasn’t interested because you’d be willing to wait for the chance if he ever would be interested. He’s clutching his head at this point as he hears Gwi-Ma’s distorted voice mocking him, telling him he was a fool for believing anyone could love him.
Then Gwi-Ma ups his game and uses your voice against him. Calling him trash, useless, pathetic because you couldn’t love someone like him. A selfish bastard that only cared about himself. He’s keeled over on his knees at this point, hands moving from his head to his chest as he wheezes and tears can’t stop falling from his face as he feels the sear of his patterns surface and he can’t take it. Letting himself crumble completely as he cries out - being forced to feel all the heartache that he’d been pushing off in his hopes that you’d take him back, that you’d love him still because you always did.
You always accepted his flaws even when he pushed you away, you’d give him space and then when he was ready he’d go back to your open arms. You always accepted him back. He just wanted to hear your voice for a second, the only interactions you’d had were through text and it wasn’t helping his mental state. Just once could you say his name again? Lie to him and tell him you loved him?
“Jinu?”
His head cleared, everything that had been screaming and fighting inside disappeared when he felt warm arms wrap around his crumpled form and he froze. He smelt the familiar perfume you wore, the texture of this specific hoodie that you’d stolen from one day because you’d complained you were cold. Neither of you spoke as you held him in your arms, let him continue to cry as his laboured breaths filled the silence and then finally you feel his arms come up and wrap around you in exchange. Gentle, like if he squeezed too tight you’d disappear then and there.
The words were on your tongue, instinctive as you wanted to tell him that you loved him but you bit them back. You couldn’t do that to him again, to yourself. But you stayed until his breathing had calmed down, tears no longer flowing down his face and his patterns had steadily faded as you both held the embrace. When you felt he’d calmed down enough you break the hug and he lets you, even though his mind tells him to hold you tighter so you’d know he still loves you. You don’t smile at him as you lift your hand, wipe away some of his tears with the sleeves of your hoodie and there’s a silent agreement that now isn’t the right time to talk. That the wounds are still too fresh to have a healthy discussion.
So you leave him behind, leave him to pick up the pieces of himself that were left and he doesn’t stop you because you’d given him hope in that call of his name and the embrace you shared.
Abs / Abby
He doesn’t reach out to ask how you are, not for a couple of weeks as he tries his best to learn more about what he did wrong or maybe what he could’ve done better. About why he couldn’t understand you, why you felt like you were vile and then he thinks about all the times you’d peel away from him when he’d offered affection - complaint on your tongue about feeling gross and that he shouldn’t be subjected to your ‘gross body’.
You’d bumped into him when you were out and about and he’s surprised to see you, stares at you because you look healthier. You look happier. You’re flustered, stammering as he finally drops his hands that had steadied you after your collision. He listens to you ramble, the look of pure adoration in his eyes was hard to swallow but this time there’s a part of you that confirms that it’s genuine. That he did mean it when he said he loved you as you were.
“It’s good to see you.” He says sweetly, but you notice the way he hesitates on what he wanted to say. That he missed you. But he doesn’t want to put pressure on you and you can tell he’s changed a little in the time you spent apart.
“I’m.. I’m really sorry for y’know.” You apologised to him, unable to put the words together and you see him shrug a little as if to tell you it’s no big deal and you realise how careful he’s trying to be because he’s watching you closely now. Trying to read and understand you.
He’s shocked when you start crying, apologising through your tears and he pulls you into his arms as he can’t hold himself back any longer and gives you a tight squeeze as his lips press a kiss to the top of your head. Words of encouragement as he admits he missed you but didn’t want to bother you in case you weren’t ready to talk to him. He gets it now that you didn’t break up with him because he did something wrong, you had just felt like you weren’t enough for him so you wanted the space to fix and heal yourself because you were scared you’d bring him down with you.
He’s sure of the fact that he understands you a little better now, so maybe you could try again?
Mystery
He was quiet, he always was but this time it felt lethal. It’d been days since you broke up with him over text and he stares blankly at his phone each day, praying that maybe you’ll send another message to tell him it was a joke. Some twisted little lie that you were put up to do. He can’t bring himself to send a reply, each time he tries to type something he ends up deleting the message and locking his phone again.
It takes him another day before finally he calls you instead of sending a text, waiting for you to pick up because something inside him knows that you will. But you don’t and that shatters his pride as he feels that familiar sense of anguish wash back over him, he tries to leave a voice memo but no sound comes out of his mouth and he lets the call die. Feelings he had forgotten briefly during his time spent with you now heavy on his body as his jaw drops as if to scream but again no sound comes out.
It makes him even angrier as he tries to suppress the rage building in him, knows he’ll break something and he doesn’t want to do that. Doesn’t want that part of him to win because he knows you wouldn’t want that, that you liked him when he was gentle.
He’s shaking barely managing to calm himself down enough to not want to destroy anything, hugging himself and trying to mimic the way you’d rub your hands against him to help relax him when you’d notice he was stressed out. It comforted him slightly but he felt cold, he questioned himself on why he couldn’t speak to you even though you’d asked him so many times and he couldn’t find a reasonable answer.
He’s exhausted as he finally picks up his phone again, fingers shaking as he types you a message, asking if you could meet up and talk if you could spare him the time.
He’s left on delivered.
Romance
Drowns himself in the touch of others, coercing fans to meet him as he takes what he needs from them and discards them after he’s had what little fun he can muster. But it’s empty. Meaningless. He feels disgusted afterwards but he keeps doing it because he needs to convince himself that you needed him more than he needed you. It’d been months of this at this rate, he’d been berated by the others to stop bringing people back to their place so he’s resorted to one night stands scattered around the city - not caring about the scandals that came from it when some fans catch onto what he’s doing.
He indulges in his demonic half, occasionally one of his one night stands becomes another missing person poster and that still doesn’t do it for him. He wants you back as he pictures his next temporary escape from reality to be you instead, whispering sweet lies into their ear even though he wished it was you.
But then he sees you. The real you. You’re with your friends and you look happy, you’re laughing at some dumb joke they’re saying and he stops paying attention to whatever faceless nobody had been trying to get his attention.
His chest aches as he watches you leave, radiant as you ever could be and he quietly accepts that it’s really over.
That he needed you more than you ever needed him.
Baby
He’s barricaded himself in his room one day, the guys hearing the sound of thudding and crashing for hours before it’s silent again and Abby manages to break the lock so they can check in. They assess the damage in the room there’s shattered glass on the floor from when Baby had slammed his phone against the tv hanging on the wall, clothes scattered, books and broken pieces of furniture like a tornado had flown through the room. They finally spot him standing in the middle of all the mess, expression blank and eyes hollow as his demonic form releases - patterns glowing dangerously.
His head is full of violent thoughts, Gwi-Ma progressively upping the volume until he clutches at his skull and spews curses. At Gwi-Ma, at everyone that existed, at you. He thought you hadn’t mattered, that you were easily replaceable once you’d left and refused to contact him anymore. His phone haunts him whenever he instinctively searches up your username, tries to check what you’re doing and he even tries to check your shared games to check for your online status but you’ve unfriended him everywhere. He’d tried to replace you with other fans that were dying to have the crumbs of attention he’d feed them but it didn’t do anything, didn’t fill the space in his life and heart that you left behind as their touch felt vile to him and made his skin crawl.
He wants to hurt something, destroy something else because it feels like nothing matters anymore but then he can hear the soft sound of your voice in between all the screaming in his head telling him that he’s sweeter than he lets off and then he can hear your laugh. For the first time in his demonic existence he wants to cry, wants to scream and tear himself apart because it hurts not having you around. Hurts that you’re not here with him so he can hear you laugh at something stupid he says, hold his hand with your softer one or spend time with him by just being by his side.
There’s whispers in his head telling him he should feast, tear apart the stupid humans that didn’t deserve to live - deserved to be preyed on. But for once he’s distraught because he can’t fathom doing that anymore. His mind conjures images of you, the way you’d cried when you left him and he finally falls to his knees. He finally lets the tears he’s held back for centuries out and just cries, demonic cries echoing in his room as he feels the guys try to comfort him but they don’t know how to.
He hated that he understood now why you were hurting and he hates himself for taking you for granted. You were right about being better off without him, and he hated that he agreed with that statement now.
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sleepymarimo · 23 hours ago
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𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦!
zoro x fem!afab!reader // sfw
synopsis: carrying your third and last baby, you start to get ticked off by some of the comments being made…
a.n. reader is preggo!! you already have two daughters with the marimo!! girl dad zoro for the win!! PS I’m on mobile and will have to add dividers later so bear with me pls thank you!!
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it had taken a fair bit of effort to convince 𝐙𝐎𝐑𝐎 to allow you and the girls to have a day off.
actually, with you seven months pregnant, it might as well have been a miracle. however, the sunny had been docked on this island for well over a week now, its calm conditions and docile people making for an easy stay.
your five year old walks ahead, thinking she’s leading the charge, while your three year old clings to her sister’s hand. a smile graces your face. you definitely see their father in them, whether it’s in the form a determined grin or a sharp gaze toward a stranger.
when the younger one pleads for an ice cream, you oblige and direct them toward a quaint looking shop.
that’s where the problems start.
after taking a seat at a table outside, an older woman catches a glimpse of you and the girls. her smile is sincere, but her comment is unwarranted.
“oh my! I bet dad is hoping for a boy, isn’t he?”
you figure “oh what the hell, she’s old”, and offer her a faux smile before taking a few licks of your ice cream. once she’s out of sight, your smile drops and you maybe roll your eyes, but forget about the incident.
it happens again though, the next time being at a blacksmith’s shop.
the girls know better than to touch anything, instead opting to stare at their reflections on the fine blades while you pay for a rather high quality polish. it’s a gift for your husband, your way of thanking him for letting you have this day to yourself and your daughters.
the blacksmith, a stocky man with a bit of an accent, get the polish into a bag and notices the girls roaming the aisles. “ha! hopefully you have a little man to carry dad’s name!”
you think your eye twitches, maybe it doesn’t, but you smile all the same and have to refrain from snatching the bag out of his fingers.
whether or not you were having a boy doesn’t really cross your mind— it hasn’t crossed your mind until today, apparently. healthy and happy. that’s all you want!
despite the wonderful weather and the taste of ice cream still on your tongue, you can’t help but feel irritated. the words worm into your brain. did zoro want a boy?
you shake your head and press on, ushering the girls toward a clothing shop for infants. with a few neutral colored onesies in your basket, you pause to admire another one.
an attendant approaches, light and bubbly. “how cute!” she compliments the selection in your possession, looks toward the girls, then your bump. “aw, hopefully you can complete your little family! here.”
she picks out a blue onesie and hands it to you, the implication clear.
through some miracle of maternal grace, you buy what you need without driving your knuckles into her nose.
you think that maybe you should’ve stayed on the ship.
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on the deck of the sunny, zoro waits like the most loyal of companions. his good eye watches the sunset and he knows you’ll be back soon, along with his little warriors.
he smirks when he sees the three of you in the distance, hopping off the ship and landing with an astounding ease.
you give the girls the all clear and they make for their father, their laughter and excited squeals filling the air.
“hey, runts,” he greets, gruff but warm, all fatherly instinct as he scoops them up in a protective hold. “you give my wife any trouble out there?”
the two shake their heads and zoro nods in approval before meeting you halfway. he’s perceptive, that damn marimo, and his brows furrow. at the very least he can tell that whatever’s pissed you off is something to be discussed later.
so, following a straw hat family dinner, the girls are finally tucked into bed and he cautiously trails after you.
you’ve been in a funk for almost the whole night, that’s for sure. you sit on the bed and kick off your shoes, a hand on your full stomach while you sulk.
“seems like an eventful day,” he comments, almost dryly, though he’s clearly opening up the field for conversation. he takes a seat next to you on the bed, his shoulder firm and strong against yours.
for a second you just purse your lips, maybe puff your cheeks. you know you shouldn’t let the words of strangers get to you, but maybe these pregnancy hormones are just wrecking havoc on your system.
it’s silent for another moment, then it’s broken.
“do you want a boy?” you blurt, maybe a bit more defensive than intended.
his nose wrinkles and he looks at you funny. truthfully, he didn’t expect such an inquiry. the way you frame it makes it seem like an accusation or something. “eh? what are you talking about?”
you have to take a breath, remember that this is your husband. he might lack some understanding when it comes to the more touchy feely things, but he’s got a heart of gold.
“some people in town,” you start, a bit embarrassed about being effected by their comments, “they were saying things about how ‘dad probably wants a boy!’ and ‘hopefully dad can pass on his legacy!’ and stuff like that.”
your cheeks warm and you sigh, resisting the urge to get any more worked up about it. “so do you?” you ask him, head tilted as you wait for his response.
zoro’s expression goes from one of confusion to one of mild irritation, but settles into a quiet contemplation. “don’t let idiots fill your head with things,” he cautions as a general piece of advice, encouraging you to stick to your guns. “and don’t let ‘em talk for me, either.”
he looks from you to your bump, maybe grunting in approval when he sees a kick from the little one. “legacy,” he mumbles, rolling his eye. “what, like a family name? titles don’t mean crap if there’s nothing to back it up. my girls are already swinging swords like their dad. my girls are tough like their mom. that’s legacy, woman.”
you let out a laugh, feeling the once tumultuous waters of your brain settle into something more gentle. allowing yourself a moment, you take a deep breath. “yeah, that’s true,” you relent, still looking down at your bump.
zoro isn’t entirely convinced, nudging your shoulder with his. “oi, stop with the looking sorry for yourself,” he gently commands, leaning in so that his chin rests near your temple. “as long as the kid’s got some of me, some of you, that’s all that matters. they get our blood, our spirit, alright? we said happy and healthy, so forget the rest of the noise.”
when he talks in such a way, it makes your heart swell. you smile and lean into him, your body relaxing significantly.
“so what if they don’t wanna be swordswomen?” you playfully ask, testing his boundaries.
he lets out a sound that’s halfway between a laugh and a scoff, a smirk on his face. “tch, now you’re just talkin’ crazy, wife.”
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two months later, when girl number three makes herself known, zoro is the pinnacle of paternal pride.
the little one wails and wails, curls into your embrace, and the swordsman feels the same level of joy he felt with his first. it’s another life to care for, to cultivate, to send into the world.
he gives a half smile when he extends a finger and the girl wraps her hand around it in a strong hold. zoro memorizes her touch, memorizes it in the same way he’s memorized his other two daughters’, his wife’s, and the hilts of very blades he always carries.
“heh, just wait,” he gets out, low and full of emotion. “you’re gonna be a natural, pipsqueak.”
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thank you for reading!! :)
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gwennkoi · 1 day ago
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The doors to the throne room opened with a boom as a woman dressed in red-lacquered armor stepped through. She held her flaming sword at the ready and called out, "King Renfrid Bedillion! In the name of the people, our country, and by the righteousness of the Goddess, I have come for your head and the throne!"
The king clapped from their throne in thunderous applause. "Bravo! Yes! That was the entrance I was hoping for! Oh, it was worth the wait."
The warrior stalked forward, peering for hidden assassins and guards, but the chamber appeared empty except for the king and herself. "I will have my vengeance and free this kingdom from your grip. Your guards will never make it in time."
The king laughed to themself, "Oh, of course not. I haven't kept guards in here for years." They stand up and lay their crown onto the throne. "I have left a series of scrolls hidden in a cache beneath the throne. They have information on which nobles I believe to be the most corrupt and are stealing from my-- well, now your--coffers. There are also some recommendations on which members of your new retinue can be trusted."
"You can not talk your way out of this, you vile tyrant. You will die by my hands this day." The woman has reached the steps to the throne and continued with divine purpose.
"Oh, I do hope so. Also, make sure not to keep going with the whole divine mandate to rule thing. I'm certain that's all made up by the church and the nobility as a way to keep the peasantry under their thumb. I had an idea to let everyone help choose who is in charge, but I couldn't figure out how to stop the nobility from rigging it in their favor. I'm sure you'll figure out a way around that. My reports about you say you're quite clever." The king knelt to the ground and offered his neck.
The people's champion raised her sword and stopped. She stood there poised to make her final strike but did nothing until the fury finally drained from her face, and she stayed her blade.
"Why aren't you defending yourself?!" The warrior demanded with irritation taking command of her emotions.
The king looked up into her eyes and gave a sad smile. "Oh, I've been trying to get deposed since before you were born. I've been trying to find a worthy successor, and the prophesy said you'd do the best job of it."
"Why in the Goddess's light would you want to be deposed? Do you not care for your own life? Could you not change the rules of our great nation? Why have you taken steps towards a great revolution?" Her fury was returning, but her sword no longer threatened the king.
"Oh, child, I have no idea what the world looks like beyond these walls. I have no idea what it is like to grow up farming the fields or being threatened by monsters. I am too far separated from the reality of my people. There were other potential deposers I could have offered my neck to, but they had no idea of the true responsibility of leadership and would only have caused turmoil. Now, take your prize." The king once more lowered his head.
"I cannot! You are not the tyrant the church described to me!"
The king looked up and laughed, "Oh, they put you up to this? I hadn't heard. Yeah, don't trust them. They only want more power like my grandfather gave them. They care only about larger cathedrals, larger tithes, and their whims to have royal backing."
The king stood and stretched their arms and legs. They put their hand on the warrior's shoulder and led them down the steps before the throne. "From everything I've gathered about you, young hero, you seem like the type of leader the nation deserves. And now that you have lost that fervor I was depending on, I must make other plans for being properly deposed."
"What do you mean, your majesty?"
"Oh, nothing. I'm just sad because I had always liked the artistry of it. Shame." And with that, the king sprinted to the large stained glass window and leapt through it.
The king, after hearing the prophecy about a child fated to depose them, decided to just let the events play out without interfering.
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tokoyamisstuff · 3 days ago
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Hwang In-ho x gn Circle Guard! Reader
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Why did it take 6 months until the Frontman gave 222's baby to his brother?
just a quick drabble from the top of my head, idk it's 2am leave me alone
"Take off your mask."
A shaky breath escapes your lips while doing as you were told, sweat still dripping from your forehead from earier labour.
Now that the games have ended and the protocol for erasing all evidence has been completed, you assumed it was about time for the usual: One last, passionate moment spent together before you and your superior would part ways for yet another year.
Almost automatically, you fondle with the zipper of your suit, about to present yourself for him like so many times before.
"No" he stops you immediately, raising his hand in a rather appeasing than commanding manner. "Don't."
Before you could even react, the man turned around, fondling with a piece of furniture you didn't recognize despite being invited to his quarters on the regulary.
And then, out of the black box no one would assume was a bassinet, he took the last thing you'd expect to see ever again.
"Is that-"
"Yes, it is" he answers the obvious, beckoning you over while cradling the newborn in his arms with a tenderness you weren't aware he was capable of.
For a while the two of you would remain like this, standing besides each other as you undeservingly watched in awe of this peaceful innocence born in the midst of sin and despair.
In-ho observes intently how your eyes light up when the baby's little fingers wrap around yours, feeling the corners of his mouth etch into a smile he had long since forsaken.
Many questions were burning on your tongue, most of them concerning the child's future, but also about the Frontman himself that remained an enigma to you even after all those years. Because as intimate as your relationship was, it was also strictly physical, and in all other aspects he prefered to keep a 'professional' distance.
"Did you ever want to have children?"
You blink up at him like a deer in the headlights, unsure whether it was a trick question. After all, he was never interested in your thoughts, or feelings in particular.
"I heard you volunteered to feed her" he inquires further, gently wrapping a blanket around the baby after placing it back into the bed.
Sure, you weren't opposed to the idea itself, but with the circumstances your life had developed, you never truly allowed yourself to even consider it.
"I'm a murderer" you state matter-of-factly, facing downwards in a mixture of shame and bewilderment. "I shouldn't involve myself with anyone."
"Same goes for me" he retorts in his usual callous tone, standing so close that the back of your hand barely touches his. "But I was told to deal with the baby as I see fit."
"So...have you decided yet what to do with it?"
The Frontman's features always seemed as much of a mask as the angular black shapes of his attire, although right now a hint of melancholy slipped right through. "I...have someone in mind. But not yet, not while it's still so dependent."
Before you could even think of a possible answer to continue the conversation, you felt his fingers intertwine with yours, eyes still locked on the baby stirring contently in it's sleep.
"You still live alone, right?" You nod. It's not a question, it's a fact. He knows even the most trivial details about your life outside of this job, and unbeknownst to you he's way more involved than he should be.
In-ho remains silent, chooses not to reveal what's going on in the inside, about how the current games reopened old wounds and got him to question simply everything.
"Just a few months" he squeezes your hand ever so slightly, gaze darting between you and the newborn with a fondness that almost startled you. "I need to settle some other things, so...I could use some help caring for the child."
It sounds like he tries to convince only himself, for the power imbalance between you two made that proposition more order than offer anyways.
Still, here was method to his madness, well aware that you both would inevitably taint this symbol of hope shall you get too attached for too long.
In-ho leans to your height, planting a lingering hiss to your temple before resting his forehead against yours. You crack a meek smile, since this brief imitation of normalcry was the first thing worth looking forwards to in an eternity.
"Alright, then let's...try to enjoy this while it lasts."
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zepskies · 22 hours ago
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CATASTROPHIC BLUES
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Pairing: Mark Meachum x F. Reader
Summary: Nine months isn’t as long as it sounds. When you run into your ex-fiancé at a bar, he finds out what you've become. You find out the truth.
AN: Okay, so this was only supposed to be a 1K drabble sequel to DOWNGRADE for my lovely friend, @waynes-multiverse, but of course it snowballed on me lol. (And there’s a little more to come!) This is set during early season 1, let’s say between 1x02 and 1x03.
Song Inspo: “Hits Different” by Taylor Swift (YT)
Word Count: 6.3K
Tags/Warnings: 18+ only. Angst, drunkenness, skeevy men, Mark doing his best with an angry, hungover reader (bit of grumpy x sunshine), talk of cheating, what really happened, and other truths revealed…
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Nine months. It should’ve meant something.
You should be able to go out with your friends to the club. You should be able to feel confident in one of your favorite dresses and the tallest pair of heels you could almost walk in.
You should be able to let loose on the dance floor, letting the closest attractive guy grind on your ass.
He later offered to get you a drink, his hot breath in your ear. An uncomfortable chill ran down your spine. But you know what? Fuck it.
You went back with him to the bar, taking the chance to rest your achy feet. He tried to make small talk with you, despite you being stiff and awkward now that you couldn’t distract yourself with the vibes of the music running through your body. Now the thump thump thump of the bass was too much, too distracting for a normal conversation.
Blake was an oxymoron—he dressed like a wealthy hipster and talked like a frat bro. He had the skinny jeans and a silky patterned shirt, a thin gold chain around his neck, an obnoxious gold pinky ring, and a trendy cropped haircut. You regretted letting him buy you a drink, but then again, you never wasted good vodka.
You also started to get suspicious when one of your friends “casually” came up on his other side.
“Ask her about her job,” Sarah whispered. You just barely caught it.
“Oh, yeah. So, uh, what do you do?” Blake asked you. You were pretty sure he was more interested in your cleavage than your job.
“I’m an assistant to the Head District Attorney of California,” you said blandly.
The guy blinked. “…Oh. Cool.”
“And what do you do, Blake?”
“Well, my dad owns an advertisement company, so I do some stuff for him every now and then. But mostly I’m a competitive gamer. Like, uh, League of Legends, Counter Strike, Mortal Kombat. What about you? You a gamer?”
Blinking slow, then sighing, you leaned over and locked eyes with Sarah, one of your best friends and a well-known esthetician in L.A.
“Where’d you find the trust fund baby?” you asked. “He one of your clients? Let me guess. He likes his asshole bleached the same shade as his hair.”
Sarah bit her lip in embarrassment. Blake coughed and spluttered into his scotch. You didn’t stick around for the predictable denial and slid off the bar stool. You gave him $15 for your drink, downed the rest of it in one long gulp, and savored the rush of it tingling through your head on your way out of the club.
“Wait!” Sarah called after you. Your other two friends just rolled their eyes and stayed behind to keep drinking and dancing. They were used to your antics by now, just like you were used to theirs. They'd been trying to set you up on dates for a couple of months now. This one was the sneakiest by far.
Sarah, for her part, never let you walk out alone.
“Next time you try to set me up with someone, can you please just tell me,” you said tiredly, “instead of pretending you want to hang out with me?”
Sarah deflated. “Look, we’re just trying to help.”
“I know,” you said, holding yourself against the chill in the air. “I know, okay? I know you guys want me to move on, because I’m a fucking bummer. I know I’m…I’m not handling all this as well as I should be. And I know they still talk to Rachel.”
Tears stung in your eyes, but you sucked in a subtle breath. Sarah’s blue eyes were sad and glassy with guilt, even if it was just by association.
“Go back inside,” you said eventually. “I’ll just take an Uber home.”
But you didn’t.
Instead, you ended up at a bar down the street. You barely ever went clubbing anymore, but you hadn’t stepped foot into a real bar in nine months.
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“Come on, sweetheart. You really want to do this here?”
“You’re one to fucking talk! But you know what? Far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing left to say. I just…I don’t know how you could do this to me.”
“Please,” he said. The green of his eyes were desperate. It was the first time you ever heard him beg. “Just let me explain.”
You wouldn’t let him touch you, let alone try to hold you. The thought alone made you sick.
“I saw you, Mark. I saw the goddamn pictures. And my sister told me all about how your last night of ‘freedom’ went. But you know what? You’re fucking free.”
You put the ring in the palm of his hand. He stared down at it, jaw clenched. Meanwhile, hot tears streamed down your face.
You walked away first—out of the seaside bar in beautiful Venice, California, with every piece of your heart bleeding out into the street.
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Another vodka cranberry at the end of the bar turned into shots you couldn’t name or count. You rebuffed men who tried to talk to you. You ignored the voice in your head that sounded a lot like your dad.
Sweet girl, what the hell’re you doin’?
You stopped trying to answer that question a long time ago. Just like your friends had stopped trying to get you out of the house after work. No more wine tastings or Sunday brunches. No more weekends at the beach. The coarse grains of sun-bleached sand would only remind you of Santa Cruz—a sweltering summer, a perfect day, now fractured and wrong in your mind’s eye.
A fucking lie.
Another empty glass hitting the bar counter drowned out the salty crash of ocean waves, but you finally had to stop when your stomach churned with alcoholic slosh. Your brain reeled when you tried to blink. Your eyes felt dry, irritated, and glassy at the same time.
You got up from your seat and used the wall like an anchor on your way to the bathroom. You checked yourself in the mirror there. Your black dress, your hair, and your makeup were still intact, so you supposed you still looked good, if absent in the eyes. Again, you blinked too hard. Fuck.
On your way back out, new noise was filling the bar. A whole group of four or five people came in and grabbed seats at the bar, laughing, ordering drinks, giving each other shit. They sounded like cops. You knew, because you’d grown up around them your entire life.
“All right, Oliveras. What’re you drinking?”
You stopped short at the voice, deep and rich like aged whiskey. In fact, you needed the back of an empty chair to hold you steady.
“What, you're buying?” she shot back.
Amber. You recognized her profile and the litheness of her frame. You two were old friends, since you roomed together back in college. You hadn’t heard from her in months though. She had called to give her condolences when your almost-marriage fell apart.
And now, your ex-fiancé had an arm draped casually behind her chair. His smile was effortless, charming, the crows’ feet around his eyes crinkled with amusement.
“Well, within reason,” he replied, inclining his head. “I think I’m in the mood for some good fuckin’ whiskey—”
You stumbled in your stupid heels. You nearly took a whole table with you, but two chairs broke your fall. Almost all the cops in the group looked your way, their heads swiveling with a trained response to sudden sounds. Your name fell from Amber’s lips, a small, shocked breath.
Mark’s mouth fell open, his eyes widening when you looked up at him on reflex. You were forced to take him in, his green eyes, the new haircut, the well-trimmed beard, the jeans and dark blue jacket. He had no fucking business looking that good.
But you were like two shocked deers not expecting to meet in a forest—neither one willing to move or speak, or even blink…
Until you stumbled again. Your weight on the unstable chair began to give way.
“Shit.”
He and Amber both jolted to help you. Mark’s hand reached for you first, but you firmly ignored it and somehow straightened onto your shaky feet. You smoothed down the dress and fixed the little straps the best you could, even though one was hanging down your shoulder.
Your arm got tangled in the thin chain of your purse, but you slung that over your other shoulder with all the grace of a toddler. Then you affected a “polite” smile that just came off looking like a grimace.
“Uh, hey. Of all the gin joints in the world and stuff, right?” You made sure to enunciate, hoping your hand wave was casual and not insane. “I’ve gotta go.”
You pointed toward the door before you made it your mission to actually get there. Your heart pounded loud in your ears. The rush of cool and quieter air was a balm to your frayed mind, but it wasn’t enough.
The way he looked at her…
The turning of your stomach became a violent roil. You closed your eyes against the movie reel torturing you in your mind. You imagined how their night would go, drinking, laughing, touching, stumbling back into his house at 2:00 a.m. Maybe he’d end up actually loving her, someone more like him. More than he claimed to have loved you.
The liquid contents of your stomach rebelled, and you threw up right on the edge of the street. You clung to a utility pole as you coughed and cried involuntary tears. You heaved and gasped for breath when you couldn’t stop.
“Hey, you okay, sweetheart?”
Alarm trilled in the back of your mind. You had enough awareness to look behind you. Finally, you noticed the guy. He’d approached you in the bar earlier, but you’d turned down his advances. You couldn’t remember what you said to him. He clearly remembered you, though. 
You waved him off, not even able to speak as you tried to stay upright against the utility pole.
He didn’t take the hint. He drew closer, wrapping the pretense of a helping hand around your arm. He fingered the edge of your leather jacket.
“You need a ride? I’ll get you an Uber or something,” he said, with the facsimile of concern. “Where do you live?”
“Hey,” a voice cut in, deep and with authority.
You tilted your head, and Mark’s stern face came into view along with the rest of him. Him and those damn bowed legs.
“Take a walk, pal. I’ve got her,” Mark said. He flashed his LAPD badge for good measure.
That made it even easier to knock away the foreign hands off your body and angle himself in between. His arm came around your shoulders, supportive and safe.
Half of you was grateful, the other half resentful, but all you could do was glare at him. He shot you a quirking smile.
The other man backed off, trying to hide his annoyance. He continued down the street with his hands in his pockets. Mark itched to do more than just scare him off. A familiar protective anger had burned in his blood, raising his hackles, but he had to focus on you.
He led you back to the front of the bar. He went slow enough for you in those red stilettos (ridiculous, he thought, no matter how sexy they were).
“Late night, huh?” he said.
“What d'you think you’re doing?” you said. Your tone would be more snippy, if you had any energy left. Your inner world was reeling, unfocused and barely conscious. You had no choice but to lean on him as you gripped his jacket, the dark blue denim rough between your fingers.
“Well, I’m thinking I could call one of your friends, have ‘em take you home. You came out alone?” he asked. He was trying to be civil, retaining his sense of humor, but there was no masking the concern in his eyes. Not completely.
“No,” you admitted, “but ‘m alone now. Obviously.” You snorted.
Mark’s lips twitched upward. He heaved a small sigh. “All right. Well, who do you want me to call? Sarah? Yesenia? Lauren?” 
After a moment, you shook your head, even though that just made it swim. Fuck.
“I can’t…don’t want them to see me like this,” you said. The confession provoked a sniffle, a tremble of your lips. This time, you couldn’t stop the sting of tears from flooding over. You covered your face, as if that could stop your embarrassment, your overwhelming emotions from clogging in your throat in a painful lump.
“Okay, it’s okay,” Mark said. His tone pitched deep and gentle. It was an easy reflex for him to give into as he soothed a hand over your hair to try and calm you down.
You didn’t know it, but there was a gaping ache in his chest that had never really faded away. Seeing you again, let alone like this, made it sharp and splintering.
He led you to his car, and he took you home.
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For a moment, you saw it so clearly.
Tracing his brows, the line of his nose, and the cut of his chin while he slept. What his hair felt like between your fingers, loose and soft, or gripped tight with need.
The sound of his voice reaching deep into your bones. The way his arms allowed you to reclaim safety whenever he came back to you…
Worrying for your dad on his twenty-five-year beat in Homicide had transitioned into worrying for Mark. He was always quick to reassure you though, to downplay with his ridiculous sense of humor and good sex. The best, actually.
But it was the in between moments you missed the most.
The distant sound of a lock turning in the door had you waking, slowly, a silent struggle in your bed. Your eyes cracked open.
Were you okay now? Was that him? Was he home? Had the past year just been a cruel invention of your mind to torture you?
…No. Your throat momentarily closed up as you realized. This really was just your shitty reality.
You groaned as you picked your head off the pillow, pushing your body up until you were sitting on the edge of your bed. Your bare legs hung off the side. You still wore your wrinkled black dress from last night, but your heels were strewn forgotten on the floor. You didn’t remember taking them off. You didn’t remember getting back to your apartment, let alone to your bed.
However, it all started coming back to you when the door shut again. Fresh coffee wafted in from the living room, along with something sweeter.
Your bedroom door creaked open, and there he was. Mark fucking Meachum.
He held a tray with two hot coffees and a greasy brown bag from your favorite bakery. Your gaze crept up to meet his, though yours was decidedly grumpy.
“Well, good morning, Sleeping Beauty,” he said with a smile. “It’s already almost noon, but I figured we can’t start the day without coffee.”
“Did you stay here all night?” you croaked in disbelief.
“Yeah, just, uh, took the couch out there,” he said, pointing in the direction of the living room. “Could use a couple of extra throw pillows though. Think I got another notch in my spine…”
At your persisting glare, his expression sobered.
“Just wanted to make sure you were okay, that’s all,” he said.
“Well, mission accomplished,” you snarked. “You can go now.”
Mark watched you try and fail to stand. You sunk back down to a seat on the edge of the bed, closing your eyes for a second while you attempted to stop your head from swimming.
He sighed and set down the coffee and pastries on your desk nearby.
“Have you been making this a habit?” he asked.
“Not that it’s any of your business, but last night was the first bar I’ve been to in exactly nine months and...fifteen days,” you replied. You swept your fingers over your cheeks, grimacing when you found remains of your mascara. You probably looked like a gremlin. This wasn’t exactly the way you wanted to look when you next saw your ex.
Except you’d never planned to see this man again.
“All right,” Mark said. He grabbed your purse off your desk, where he’d set it last night. He popped it open, your private goddamn property.
“Excuse me,” you protested angrily.
He retrieved a whole pack of cigarettes. “How about these?”
He tossed you the pack, and you barely caught it. Your irritation grew and grew, along with the sting of shame. The worst part was, he knew he didn’t have to say anything.
The unfiltered nicotine in your hand was the reason your father died. He’d been the Captain of Mark’s precinct for ten years—the exact number of years since your dad had quit smoking. It hadn’t mattered much in the end.
Still, you resented that raised brow of judgment on Mark’s face.
You leaned over and grabbed a lighter from your nightstand. You fished out a cigarette from the pack, and you took your time lighting it up. You were being an asshole, you realized, but you couldn’t stop yourself.
You made a show of holding the cancer stick between two fingers. You looked up at Mark, right in his eyes, and tried to channel Audrey Hepburn when you brought it to your lips for a long drag.
And you immediately coughed it up. Fuck.
Smoke polluted the air above your head while Mark nodded in vindication.
“Yeah. How’d that feel, Smokey?” he asked (all too high-and-mighty, in your opinion). He crossed the distance and took the cigarette from your hand while you kept coughing. He went into the bathroom to get rid of it.
Meanwhile, you held a hand to your chest and groaned. Damn him, he was right. Your stomach roiled at just the taste of that shit in your mouth, let alone first thing in the morning.
“Why don’t you get cleaned up?” he suggested, sweeping a hand toward your adjoining bathroom when he came back out. “A little coffee and sustenance will be waiting when you’re done.”
“Seriously, you can go. You don’t need to wait up for me,” you rasped, but the man still helped you to your feet with a supportive hand on your arm and your lower back.
“Yeah, and what if you lose your balance and crack your head on the bathroom tile? Nope, not on my watch.”
“Jesus Christ,” you muttered.
“He ain’t gonna help if you take his name in vain like that,” Mark couldn’t help but tease, fully expecting your glare. That was something your mom used to say.
You groaned, annoyed and still nauseous.
“Would you just shut up?”
“Nope, pretty sure I’m physically incapable.”
You snorted. “Clearly.”
He made sure you were steady on your feet before he left you in the bathroom. You avoided his gaze when he closed the door. His heart gave a painful pulse.
What the fuck am I doing? he thought.
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Brushing your teeth and taking a hot shower had its innumerable benefits—making you feel alive and close to normal again, for example. But the one thing it didn’t do was get Mark out of your apartment.
You sat together on your couch while the TV played at a low volume. You saw the remnants of Mark’s night in your favorite throw blanket tossed over one of the armrests. The pillow he'd used for his head was caved in and smelling like his cologne, a rich, woody scent of sandalwood, spice, and musk.
You tried to ignore it while you finished eating a blueberry muffin. He polished off his third donut and washed it down with some more coffee.
“So,” you said. “Amber Oliveras.”
Mark blinked in confusion. “What?”
“Last night. You two were out together, seemed to be having a good time. Sorry I crashed your date,” you said, trying not to seem as bitter you sounded in your head.
Mark’s brows furrowed. “We’re, uh, not together. Not like that. We’re just working a case.”
“A case?” you said dubiously. “She’s DEA. You’re Homicide. What kind of case would you be working on together?”
He hesitated, brushing some pastry crumbs from his mouth. “Sorry, I can’t get into the specifics. You know the drill.”
Yes, you knew his cases were supposed to be confidential, but that hadn’t stopped him from telling you details before, especially because you were D.A. Valwell’s Executive Assistant. You had a higher clearance than the average civilian anyway.
But you let it go. It truly wasn’t your business, after all.
It was Mark’s turn to look your way. Morbid curiosity was eating him alive. Or maybe that was just the pull of being with you again, seeing your face, hearing your voice…even if you hated him.
He did think you were torturing him a bit too. You smelled nice, like floral soap and minty freshness. You were wearing an oversized shirt from your college days that was already threadbare from how many times you ran it through the wash. It slipped off one shoulder and barely went halfway down your thighs, brushing the edge of some little shorts. He had to stop his eyes from following the path of your bare legs.
“So, uh, how’ve you been?” he asked.
You paused. You even set down your muffin and chuckled, giving him a long look.
“How does it look like I’ve been?”
A grim silence fell between you two, thick and tense.
“All right," he said. "How long’ve you been smoking?”
You shook your head, lips pursing at his audacity. “You really don’t have any right to judge me. You know that, right?”
Mark rubbed a hand over his mouth and chin, an anxious, frustrated tick you knew well. “Look, what happened back then—”
You rose a hand to stop him. “Please, for the love of God. We don’t have to go through this shit again.”
You got up from the couch, intending to throw away the coffee cups and garbage if it meant gaining some space from this man.
But he followed you, stopped you with an imploring grip on your arm.
“It wasn’t what it looked like,” he said. He met your gaze, firm, earnest. “It didn’t go down the way she said.”
Your instinct was to jerk your arm out of his grasp, but he just held you in place, gently, but insistent. 
“Are you gonna let me explain this time? If you do, then just let me get it out. And afterward I’ll screw. I’ll walk the fuck outta here, and I promise you, you’ll never have to see me again.”
You stared up at him, close to seething, but there was something in his eyes that stilled you, gripped you more than his hands. A sliver of doubt began to creep in.
Your sister apparently hated you enough to fuck your fiancé. Had she been vindictive enough to lie about it?
You had realized, all too late, that you couldn’t put anything past her. Mark could be stubborn, but he wouldn’t dig his heels in on this without a reason.
So you relented, with a small nod.
Breathing a subtle exhale of relief, Mark guided you back down to the couch. You turned off the TV and sat facing him with your arms crossed. You gave him an expectant look.
Mark steeled himself. Where to fucking start?
A beat to think, and then he knew.
He had to give you everything.
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Nine Months Ago...
One late night. One fifth of whiskey at the hotel bar turned into numbers Mark stopped counting—until the Captain reminded him. Your father reminded him beyond the grave, with words Mark never forgot.
You’ve got someone waiting for you. Don’t take that for granted.
He needed to find you.
Somehow, he made it to the elevator by himself. Third floor. Room 304, 305, 306. Fuck. Was it 309?
The door opened, and his addled fucking brain thought it was you at first. She almost had your eyes, if just half the sincerity of your smile.
Rachel welcomed him in and shut the door. He stumbled at the threshold, and she stopped him from falling completely onto the floral-patterned carpet.
“Oh my God, Mark. You okay?”
No. And he knew he wasn’t ever gonna be okay.
But her hands were warm, carving sensuous paths under his leather jacket without him realizing.
“Don’t worry. I’ve got you,” she said, guiding him further into her hotel room. With slurring words, Mark asked her to go find you. He needed to talk to you.
“Shit, think I left my phone downstairs too. Needa get it,” he muttered.
“You’re a mess. I think you need to lay down first,” she said, huffing as she supported his weight over to her bed. She helped him lay down. A subtle smile tugged at her lips as she began to open up his jacket. He resisted at first, giving her a look of confusion.
“You should get comfortable. I doubt we’re gonna be able to move you from here.” She giggled.
He guessed he could see the sense in that. He let her help him shrug the black leather jacket off. You helped him pick it out a couple of weeks ago while you were planning for this trip.
Rachel tossed his jacket to the foot of the bed, and she sat close to him on the edge of it. Her bare thigh brushed against his arm as the skirt of her dress rode up. It looked like she’d been about to take a shower after a night out with you and your friends. He instinctively moved his arm, crossing it with the other over his chest.
“You know, I never got a chance to thank you,” she said.
Mark’s brows furrowed. It was taking all of his concentration just to keep her face in focus.
“For what?”
“You were really there for me when Dad passed. You were like our rock, coming by with food, checking in on me when you visited. It really meant a lot to me,” she said. Her words said one thing, but her eyes were beginning to lead him somewhere.
“Your dad was a good man,” he said tiredly. “You guys went through a lot. You, your mom, your sister. It uh, hit her pretty hard.”
Rachel’s lips pressed together. “Yeah… She was his favorite, you know.”
Mark blinked. “What, he said that?”
“He didn’t have to,” she said, glancing away. She began to drum her fingers against his arm. He noticed it, but he was also trying to concentrate on what she was saying. “He always talked to her more, trusted her more, even when he was harping on her. She got that government job, probably thanks to him. But he was proud of her.”
“’M sure he was proud of you too,” Mark said.
“No, I don’t think so. I just don’t know why,” she said, sniffling as tears welled up in her eyes.
Mark frowned in sympathy. “Aw, hey.”
He didn’t know how to make her feel better, but he didn’t like to see her cry either. He sat up the best he could in the bed. She met him halfway, burying her face in his chest and sliding her arms around his middle for a hug. He gave her that comfort, patting her on the back.
Only, she didn’t stop there. She shimmied a bit higher and buried her face in his neck, where she pressed a little kiss. An alarm bell rang in Mark’s mind, but his body was too slow to respond. She turned her head and laid another kiss on his cheek, and then his lips.
He finally jerked back, holding her at arm’s length.
“Hey. What the hell’re you doing?” he demanded. His tone was sharp without a filter.
Rachel’s tearful eyes met his as she bit her lip. Her hand tentatively drew down his chest, warm over his shirt.
“I just…I finally had to tell you how much you mean to me,” she said. “And I think she takes you for granted.”
His brows furrowing, Mark grabbed her wrist.
“Rach, I love you. I really do, but you’re like a lil' sister to me. I love your sister. I wanna marry her.”
The thought alone struck a sharp jolt of pain through his skull, and through his chest. He did want a life with you. But is that fucking fair?
Could he really shackle you to a dying man?
Sure, he didn’t know how long he had, but that could be a cruel waiting game, one you'd just gone through with your father for three months. Mark didn’t want to put you through that all over again.
“Look, just...go tell her 'm here. Please,” he said. The fight was draining out of him. His energy was waning, his eyes blinking slow.
Rachel nodded, wiping at her tears. She left him in a huff, but she went to lock herself up in the bathroom first. The sink faucet turned on.
Mark sighed. Fine, let her clean up and pull herself together, but she’d better go get you. He doubted he could make it, even if he crawled. But if he had to, he would…
Slowly, the ticking seconds turned longer. His eyes grew heavier, until he was unable to pry them open again. He fell asleep.
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He woke to a streaming sun in his eyes, and a pounding ache between them.
Shit. He groaned, covering his eyes. Maybe getting drunk wasn’t good for an already fucked head after all.
“Hmm, good morning, sleepyhead.”
Mark frowned. He looked over and found Rachel leaning on his arm. She was lying naked under the thinnest sheet. He knew, not only because of her bare shoulders, but her nipples poking through the fabric.
“Jesus Christ,” he grunted, immediately turning over to climb out of the bed. He was very fucking relieved to see he still had his jeans and underwear on, but his shirt was missing. He found it strewn on the floor.
“You actually did that yourself,” Rachel remarked. “Think you got a bit hot last night.”
There was a playful note in her voice. Mark grit his teeth. He was fucking pissed.
“You’re over the fucking line, you hear me?” he snapped.
“What, are you really gonna tell her?” she taunted. “It’s not like we did anything. I just prefer to sleep naked.”
He snorted. Sure. And what happened to the part where she was supposed to go find you and tell you where he was? No, the girl saw an opportunity, and she took it.
Mark hesitated though, because she raised a good point. Goddamn it, what was he going to tell you?
His jaw clenched, and he angrily finished getting dressed. He got up and stormed out of the hotel room, but not before Rachel got of out bed and let the sheet fall away from her slender form. She walked in confidence and feminine sway over to the bathroom, smiling in amusement when he quickly turned away before he saw anything.
The door slammed shut.
Her smile slowly fell. Tears of embarrassment stung in her eyes. Not really because he was mad at her, but because he’d rejected her too.
She knew it was wrong. Yeah, she was pretty sure it was the worst thing she’d ever done. Part of her even hated herself for it. You were her older sister, after all. You, who always looked out for her when you two were kids—better than Mom did. You, who got the most attention from Dad, and the quiet reliance of Mom.
Yeah, Rachel did love you...but she also kind of hated you too.
After she got dressed, she went back to find her phone. She cycled through the pictures she took, every angle that made it seem like your fiancé had spent the night in her arms after the hot and steamy bits.
It was a joke. A cruel prank. But maybe after this, you wouldn’t open your mouth to criticize her ever again. Maybe you’d think twice next time, because in the back of your mind, you’d remember that she could’ve had your man.
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Now...
Mark finished telling you the story from his perspective. He gave you as many details as he could remember: what she said and did, and what he said and did.
Understandably, you were getting more upset by the moment. That pendulum swung between shock, and anger, and upset again. It all culminated in hot tears as you crossed your arms, holding a hand over your mouth.
“How do I know that’s true?” you asked, wiping vainly at your cheeks.
The problem was, you wanted to believe him. Of course, you also wanted to believe your sister wasn’t quite as screwed up and hateful as you thought she was, but even this was insane. You'd only ever tried to look out for her. Maybe along the way you had been a little critical, a little too judgmental. But had you really deserved this?
Could you even let yourself hope it was all a lie?
Mark met your gaze head on. “Look me in the eyes and tell me I’m lying.”
You sighed in frustration. “Mark, you’re a professional fucking liar. I’m not a human polygraph.”
“But you know me.”
“I thought I did,” you said, rubbing at your eyes with shaking hands. Eventually, you were able to look at him again. “If what you said is true, why the hell didn’t you just tell me that?”
“You wouldn’t let me! You made up your mind before I could get a word in edgewise.”
“I was angry!"
God, what an understatement. You'd been so furious and hurt, you'd seriously debated taking one of your dad's old golf clubs and knocking out every window, headlight, and tail light in Mark's precious car.
"So you're saying you didn’t even fight for me. You just let me think the worst of you all this time? For what?!” You sunk your hands into your hair and pulled hard on the strands. You shook your head. “And you know what, why did you get so drunk in the first place? Your friends told me you went back to the hotel early, by yourself. It had to be for a reason.”
Mark nodded slowly.
That was when he knew, he really did have to give you everything.
“You, uh…remember those headaches I’d been getting?” he said. “Started about a month after your dad passed.”
Your brows wrinkled with a hint of confusion, but you nodded as the memory resurfaced.
“Yeah, you were going through entire bottles of Advil. But what does that—”
“I went to the doctor.” Mark rubbed a clammy palm over his jeans. He could stare down murderers, drug lords, and terrorists with steel in his veins, but coming clean with you was going to be one of the hardest things he’d ever done. He knew it in his bones, just like he knew why he needed to do it.
“Turns out… I’m sick, baby.”
Your expression changed, almost instantly. Traces of anger and doubt fell away, but so did some of the color in your face.
Mark took the chance to get a little closer on the couch. He laid a hand over yours on your thigh, but your whole body was locked up, sitting very still.
“W-What do you mean?” you asked.
“I mean,” he sighed, “I’ve got a mass in my brain the size of Nevada. I don't know how much time I got exactly, but..."
Your eyes widened. Your hands clenched into the fabric of your shirt, until your nails bit into your palms. As you processed those words and began to understand the weight of them, it sunk inky claws into your mind, into every shady corner.
You shook your head in denial, lips trembling. Mark just held your gaze, a silent confirmation that he said nothing but the truth.
"I found out a few days before the trip to Venice. I was trying to figure out how to tell you, but obviously I didn’t handle that part very well," he said.
Anger, stubbornness, suspicion, pretending you didn't care what he had to say—all of that faded. It drained out of your muscles, out of your pores. You began to fall apart.
You turned your hand under his and squeezed, hard. It was a while before you could speak, but Mark was patient. He held your hand and stroked his thumb back and forth across your skin while you tried and failed to hold onto your tears. Then your soul-wracking sobs.
Finally, he couldn’t help himself. He brought you closer, soothing a hand over your hair and pressing a kiss to your temple. You rested your forehead against his shoulder.
“I’m so sorry,” you said, a coarse whisper. “God, Mark. Why the fuck would you let me think you cheated on me, with my sister?”
He gave a wry huff. “I guess I thought I was being noble. I thought I’d rather have you hate me, than try to stay with me. Watch me break down, bit by bit, for God knows how fucking long. Now I know I’m just selfish. I don’t want you to see me like that… Hell, I don’t wanna see me like that.”
You pulled back on him. Devastation filled your bleary eyes, but you caressed his cheek with a shaking hand.
“Have you gotten treatment?” you asked.
“Doc says it’s not worth it.”
The divot between your brows deepened. “What about a second opinion?”
He hesitated.
“Have you seen another oncologist?” you pressed.
“No. Guess I didn’t see the point. I saw the scans myself. I don’t know how you’d confuse a big fucking tumor for anything else.”
“Mark.” You shook your head and wordlessly guided him closer. You framed his face with both hands, while his own found purchase on the soft curve of your waist.
It was nice to feel your touch again…but at what cost? All that stubborn fire in your eyes, all that pain, it was everything he’d been trying to avoid. 
Still, you were gentle, sliding your fingers up into his hair. He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.
After all this time, you were still his peaceful spot. If you only knew the amount of death he’d seen in just the past couple of weeks on Blythe’s taskforce, the chaos, the stress of near-misses, being on the sweet razor edge of getting killed, saving his own body the trouble. That thrill took its toll.
Before that, those nine months undercover had been a divorce from his reality, pretending that he hadn’t left you broken along with whatever heart there was left in him.
He never imagined that he’d be here with you again. He never thought you’d forgive him, let alone touch him like you still loved him.
When he opened his eyes, you were still there. Tears clung wet to your lashes. You led him closer, where you tenderly rested your forehead against his.
He let you do it too. You were the only one he’d soften up for like this.
He smiled. “Hmmm. What now, sweetheart?”
You bit your lip, but you slowly pulled back and opened your eyes. You didn’t go far though.
You guided him into an even more familiar path to your lips. It was more bittersweet than he remembered, but worth it all the same.
He was home.
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AN: So, you guys forgive me? 😘💙 I know it's not the happiest ending ever, but it felt like a good place to pause for these two. Rachel was more complex than she seemed, and so was Mark's side of the story!
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thisapplepielife · 2 days ago
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Written for @corrodedcoffinfest.
What the Kids Are Calling It
Prompt #2 - Selling the Drama | Word Count: 1000 | Rating: T | CW: None | POV: Eddie | Pairing: Steddie | Tags: AU, Meet Cute, Movie Set, Famous Corroded Coffin, Regular Guy Steve Harrington
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"Cut!"
Eddie slumps back into his director's chair. They're in over their heads here. This was a really bad idea, none of them know how to act. The label has lost their minds if they think this is gonna help their career. It's just gonna be an embarrassment. 
He needs a minute, so he slips away from the set, heading back to the craft service table. It's the only thing he likes about this situation.
Studying the choices, he zones out. Acting is stressful. More than he ever imagined it'd be.
"Looking for something in particular?" 
Eddie looks up. There's a guy standing next to him. He's never seen him before. 
"Uh, not really. Just. You know. Avoiding."
"Your job?" he asks. It makes Eddie laugh.
"Exactly," Eddie teases. 
"You're doing good," he says, and Eddie doesn't think that's true at all. But he's used to having smoke blown up his ass after being in the business this long. "Really selling the drama."
Eddie laughs, a sudden burst of sound that he knows surely made people look in his direction.
"This is supposed to be a comedy," Eddie says, and this guy blushes a pretty pink.
"Okay. I haven't seen any of it. I'm a fill-in. Robin, my best friend, she's sick today," he says, and Eddie looks at him, utterly charmed. "I'm Steve. Don't tell anyone I'm not in the union. I think the punishment is digging my own grave at Hollywood Forever."
Steve flips over his badge, which is conveniently backwards. Eddie recognizes Robin from her picture.
"My lips are sealed," Eddie says, "I'm Eddie."
"And you're an actor that doesn't want to act?" Steve asks, brow furrowing in confusion.
"I'm not an actor. I'm a musician. We're a band, and they're trying to make some sort of knockoff version of This is Spinal Tap. It's not going well. Don't sign contracts you don't fully understand," Eddie advises.
"Noted," Steve says with a grin. 
He's handsome. If Eddie has to be tortured, at least getting to talk to him for a few minutes is a nice consolation. 
"Eddie!" Gareth yells, and Eddie turns.
"That's my cue, I guess," Eddie says and Steve nods.
The next break he has, Steve is waving him over. Eddie goes. Of course he does.
Steve leads him back towards the makeshift kitchen, opening the freezer. Retrieving a truly monstrous ice cream sundae.
"Holy shit," Eddie says, taking it from Steve when it's offered to him.
"I worked in an ice cream shop as a teen. This was our crown jewel. The U.S.S. Butterscotch."
Eddie laughs, and honestly, he can't eat all this. For one, he won't have the time, "You better grab yourself a spoon too. I'm definitely gonna need your help."
When Jeff and Goodie find him, he's laughing at a little table, sharing ice cream with Steve. Flirting. He's definitely flirting.
Goodie clears his throat, and Eddie looks in his direction.
"Having fun?" Goodie asks, and Eddie nods. Of course he's having fun. 
"You know it," Eddie says, "this is the best part of filming so far."
Jeff rolls his eyes, but walks over and puts both of his hands on Eddie's shoulders, guiding him up out of his chair, "We've got work to do, if you're done playing old fashioned soda shop."
Eddie laughs, and jabs his spoon back into the ice cream, getting one last bite before he's pulled away, Steve smiling as he goes.
Craft service is still fully stocked, but Steve is nowhere to be seen. Eddie feels a clench in his gut. He should have gotten his number, should have asked him out, should have done something, anything.
Then he relaxes, just a bit. Robin. Robin will be back. He can get through to Steve that way.
He gets led to the makeup trailer, and they take off his wig, and start removing his makeup. When he steps down out of it, Steve is standing there, leaning against the wall. Legs crossed at the ankle, arms folded across his chest.
"Whoa," Steve says, and Eddie reaches up towards his lack of hair. He cut it short a few months ago, and he's still a little self-conscious about it, even if it's much easier to take care of now.
"Yeah, surprise, I guess. I forgot," Eddie says. Because he did. He doesn't think about the wig.
Steve takes a step forward, holding out a slip of paper in his hand, "My number. If you ever want to hang out."
"Hang out," Eddie repeats, teasing him, "is that what the kids are calling it?"
Steve laughs, and nudges Eddie with his elbow, "Stop."
"How 'bout now? Are you available to hang out right now? I know a good spot for tacos," Eddie offers.
"I think maybe I should feel bad if you're leaving set still thinking about more food."
Eddie grins at him, "I was just looking for a way to keep you around."
Steve reaches forward and grabs him by the shirt collar, tugging him closer, "We could hang out at my place."
Eddie swallows and nods. Definitely. He wants to hang out with Steve. He hasn't felt like this in a long time. Like he's not Eddie Munson, the celebrity. Instead, he's just Eddie. Some guy that happens to like playing music.
"You really didn't know who I was?" Eddie asks, and he's sure that makes him sound like an asshole.
Steve shakes his head, "I'm not really into metal. Is that a dealbreaker?"
"It's not," Eddie says, "but there are lots of kinds of metal. Surely we could find something you like. Even if it's not my music."
"You're more than welcome to try," Steve offers, and Eddie will. He definitely will.
And Eddie holds out his arm, suggesting Steve lead the way to his car. 
Steve backs out of his spot, and pulls out of the studio lot, waving at the guard as they pass the booth.
Eddie hopes they hang out all night.
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Notes: I definitely thought of when all of Metallica cut their hair in the 90s. Maybe Eddie Munson followed suit, lol. Could Steve have just waltzed onto a set? I mean, if anyone's capable, it's Steve Harrington. Let him turn on his, *snap, snap* - charm.
Okay, they totally just recognized him as Robin's friend that tags along with her and ignored his dumb lie. I just know it. 🤣
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heartz-for-de · 3 days ago
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Pro hero!Katsuki and his injured prohero!wife
I had rlly bad brain rot sorry had to let it out, hope u like this short little thing!
You knew how dangerous pro hero work was, it was something you came to terms with in highschool. It was considered a constant fight of survival.
Deep down, it was never about surviving for you, it was about saving. At the end of the day you knew you were going to die in this feild, and as long as you saved those in need, you’d be okay with that. At least, that was the mentality you had before you married Katsuki.
Your morals had never really been talked about, not until one specific day in your early hero days.
The city was rumbling, three seperate villains all attacking at the same time. The pros were overwhelmed, and things were getting messy. You stood still for a few minutes on ground level, evaluating your surroundings and trying to think of what move you should make next.
When all the sudden, in the corner of your eye, you saw a villain swooping down from atop a building. The civilians at the bottom screamed in terror as one of them got shoved harshly into a cement wall.
There was maybe a millisecond between you catching on and you throwing your body towards the villain. It wasn’t your smartest move, but you knew you could take him down. Obviously he put up more of a fight than you intended.
Hand to hand combat wasn’t one of your strong suits, but that didn’t mean you didn’t know how to fight, you were still a hero after all. You forcefully pushed the villain farther and farther away from the group of people he’d been harming. Suddenly he landed a detrimental hit to your side, the force of which flung you into the side of a building. You heard the wall crunch behind your back before you felt the damage he did to you. You sat in the cloud of rubble for as long as it took to regain your breath before forcing yourself back into action. You weren’t stupid, you waited long enough so that the villain believed you were taken out—his focus now solely on the innocent individuals making the crowd.
You were stealthy enough to sneak up behind him and attack once more, this time with more determination and intention. He fought relentlessly, never letting you get a hard hit on him. But he was getting tired, you could tell. You then looked over his shoulder to see more pro heros headed your way.
In the split second you unfocused from him, he landed yet another blow. This one substantially increased in power. You felt the sickening crack in your side as you laid on the ground. You expected another hit soon after, but you peaked through your blood soaked eyelashes to see more pro heros dealing with the man.
You let out a sigh you didn’t realize you were holding in, the sudden rise of your chest causing a sharp pain. Definitely some broken ribs, you thought.
A few heros on the scene helped you steady yourself. You definitely needed to stop by the hospital before hopping back on patrol. You winced at the pain that flowed continuously throughout your limbs.
With the help of some support heros, you made it safely to the hospital. You got tended to rather quickly, the nurse at your side offering you a quick lecture on being reckless. You laughed it off and assured her of your professionalism.
Your phone buzzed, oh shit.
Kats: what hospital are u at.
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-Y/n has dropped pin-
You hesitated to give your husband your location. Yes, while you knew he was worried and wanted to make sure you were okay, you also knew that he was most definitely pissed. You two were rarely assigned missions together, since you were both combat heavy, and Katsuki constantly complained about how he wished he could fight next to you. You knew his true intentions were to protect you, but he’d never say that to your face.
It took him a whopping three minutes to get across the city and to your hospital room.
You heard the nurses spewing soft ‘sir you can’t be back here—‘ and ‘it’s pro hero dynamite!’ But his heavy footsteps only continued to get louder. And then before you knew it, you were face to face with a grime covered—and very angry looking— Katsuki bakugo.
“Explain.” He gritted his teeth, the words coming out as a sharp snarl. You knew he wasn’t truly mad, or atleast you hoped he wasn’t.
“Explain what, kats? I’m a hero. I’m gonna get my ass handed to me here and there.” Even with his seething anger in front of you, you tried your best to keep yourself calm. A tactic you usually used when trying to convince him you were okay. It didn’t seem to be working.
“Explain why I was watching the news and saw my fuckin’ wife throw herself in front of a villain instead of calling for backup.” His eyebrows never relaxed as he stared daggers at your bed ridden form.
You squinted at him, unsure of his sudden overbearing worry. You’d been in hospitals before, so had he, but he’d never reacted so rashly before.
“Katsuki, he was going to hurt those civilians, I couldn’t just stand and watch.” You tried to reason with him but he shook his head almsot as soon as you let the words fall form your lips.
“You had no idea what his quirk was—he coulda’ fuckin’ killed you. What if he was some freak with some crazy strong quirk and you did that shit, huh?” He growled out.
“Yeah—what if, But he wasn’t. I’m a top ranked hero, I should be able to handle myself on patrol.” You stated with a tone you could only describe as unshakable. You knew that the both of you were dead set on your point of views.
“A top ranked hero who gives no fucks about her own safety apparently.” His words were fueled with something deeper, and you knew not to take them too harshly. Yet even with that knowledge you still couldn’t help but be taken aback by it.
“I don’t know why you’re so upset right now, Katsuki. This is part of the job—we signed up for this.” His eyes were no longer on you, this time facing the hospital floor.
“I’m upset because I was sitting in my office watching the news, and all the sudden they—they panned to my wife’s body on the fucking ground in a pool of her own blood.” His voice nearly cracked as he paused for a second. “Do you know how scared I was for those few seconds when you wouldn’t get up? I nearly blew up my whole fuckin’ agency.” You could see the tears welling up in his eyes. Throughout your marriage, Katsuki didn’t cry much. Maybe once or twice,but never so openly in public.
“Kats, I’m sorry—“ you tried to get out but he was already speaking again.
“For a few seconds I thought lost you— I thought I lost everything,” he clenched his fists as he stepped closer to your bed. “And it was the worst few seconds of my whole damn life.”
You let the silence envelop the room. You looked down at your hands, unable to look your husband in his eyes. He was partially right—you didn’t think. And you were reckless, not thinking for your own safety. Not thinking about how it would affect him. In the medias eyes you’d probably be portrayed as selfless, but in that hospital room? You realized just how selfish you’d been.
“I should’ve ve been more careful, I’m sorry.” You finally looked up at him to see his soft red eyes.
“You gotta promise me you won’t do that shit again; no more throwing yourself into shit you don’t know you can take.” He demanded.
You smiled softly at the familiar tone of his voice, no longer filled with anger and worry.
“I promise, Katsuki.” You reached out to grab his hand from his side.
He leaned down and let his other hand cradle your face as he placed a soft kiss on your head.
“Not jokin’ either—if I find out you pulled some shit like that again, I’m gonna beat your ass myself.” He let a smile flood his features.
“I fear that would solve literally nothing—and also you need to promise too! The amount of times I’ve had news articles calling about my ‘presumed dead’ husband is proof of that!” You swatted at his side, suddenly remembering his own mistakes.
“Shit—don’t hit me woman!” He slightly raised his voice as he backed away from the bed. “Yeah yeah, I promise or whatever.” You let out a loud laugh at the familiar saying ‘or whatever.’ He used to put it after every serious proclamation in your highschool dating years.
“You sounded just like first year Katsuki right there, babe.” You let out through pained laughter.
He shot you a shocked look, his eyes squinted at you.
“Shut the hell up.” He responded sharply.
Being a hero wasn’t easy, it never would be. But from that day forward you realized you weren’t just fighting for those in need. You were fighting for yourself—more importantly, him.
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m-robinavitch · 3 days ago
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22. Nanny romance with Pope
Pairing: Andrew “Pope” Cody x Reader
Trope: Nanny Romance
“And the princess looked up at her knight who was sworn to protect her and keep her safe from all evil- ‘I love you’ she told him. He was quiet, strong and gentle- he would never hurt her. He would keep her safe forever and-“ Andrew stood with his back against the wall, listening to your soft voice lull Lena to sleep, barely above a whisper because her eyes have closed now- hugging her favorite doll while you run your hand over her back the way she likes. Andrew loves the way you are with her. He loves the way you’re gentle and kind and- how you love her almost as much as he does. You were his saving grace, the only thing that helped reassure him that Lena was cared for when he had to be away.
He can’t fuck this up. He can’t let his feelings get in the way of Lena being taken care of. Cath, Baz, Smurf- they’re all gone and he is all she has left. He was hesitant at first- he didn’t want outside help but he had to do jobs or recon and couldn’t be by her side all the time. But now she’s grown attached to you and he can’t fuck that up either. If you quit because of him- because he can’t stop the way he looks at you or fantasizing about you, it’ll ruin everything for her.
But you aren’t only concerned for Lena. You have been helping Andrew take care of her for a year and you love that little girl like she was your own but you have a soft spot for her quiet, strong, sweet uncle. He bought you a new car so you can have something to safely take Lena to and from school. He doesn’t like you leaving too late so- sometimes he’d offer his bed for you to sleep in while he takes the couch. He looks at you like he always wants to say more. His hand ghosts over your back when he passes you in the kitchen. He didn’t correct Lena’s little friend when she called you his girlfriend.
“Is everything okay Andrew?” You asked him, putting your bag down after you saw the pained look on his face. No. Nothing was okay. He falls deeper in love with you when he watches you and Lena build sandcastle together. He falls harder when you make dinner for them both and smile as you slide the plate over to him. He’s deeper in his heart when you soothe Lena with hugs after she woke up from nightmares for weeks. When you do the laundry and fold the clothes exactly how he likes. When it’s just you and Andrew in the kitchen late at night and you both are forcing yourselves to hold back.
“Yeah, yeah I’m fine-“ he says, looking down because if he looks into your eyes he’ll crack.
“Are you sure?” You take a step towards him, fingers gently touching his that lay on the counter and he sighs before he takes your hand. You took care of Lena because you loved her and her uncle. You didn’t want to fuck it up for the sweet little girl because she’s been through so much but Andrew also needs help. You can see every thought running through his mind and- he’s such a good dad to Lena. Even if he’s her uncle he loves her so much and has gone through so much to have her. “I can help you.” You whispered, stepping closer into his space and tightening your hand around his.
Just one kiss won’t hurt- right?
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wendichester · 1 day ago
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𐙚˙⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 car buff²,
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summary. dean had no clue you knew so much about cars. and oh boy, he's feeling it
pairing. dean winchester x autistic!reader genre. fluff
wordcount. 918
notes / warnings. mentions of autism and sensory overload (handled gently and respectfully), light cursing (dean being dean), flirting and soft romance, excessive sweetness — may cause smiling, swooning, or the sudden urge to kiss someone in a '67 Impala
ᯓ★ read part 1
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The diner Dean picks is very Dean Winchester. Vinyl booths. Pie slices the size of your head. Neon sign that hums like a lullaby. The jukebox in the corner is older than both of you, and Dean picks a table in the back where you can see the Impala from the window.
She’s parked in the glow of the streetlight, all chrome and pride. You can't help but glance at her every few minutes. Like a kid sneaking peeks at their Christmas present.
Dean notices.
“Y’know,” he says, sipping his coffee, “I think Baby might like you more than she likes me. She’s never looked that smug.”
You smile around the edge of your milkshake. “I’d never take her from you. But I would ask to help with her tune-ups. Joint custody.”
Dean chuckles. “Alright, fair. As long as I get visitation rights on weekends.”
You’re still smiling, but the buzz in your brain is louder now. The diner’s not too crowded, but the flicker of the fluorescent above the counter is grating. The hum is high-pitched. Someone slams a glass down two tables over and it startles you just a little too much. You grip your straw tighter.
Dean clocks it. Not in a pitying way—more like a hunter spotting a shift in the wind. His voice goes a little quieter.
“You okay?”
You nod, but then shrug, because honesty’s easier than pretending.
“Just… kinda loud. Lights’re doing the thing. Not a meltdown or anything, just... a little much.”
Dean’s brow furrows, but not with discomfort. Concern, sure. But the good kind. The “tell me what you need so I can do it” kind.
“We can leave,” he offers immediately. “Or we could take it to-go. I know a spot where the Impala always looks good at night.”
You blink. “Are you… asking me to go look at your car under moonlight?”
Dean leans back, smirking. “Maybe.”
You snort. “God, you're such a gearhead.”
“You say that like it’s a bad thing.”
You slide your milkshake across the table toward him. “Only if you don’t share.”
Dean grins, and that’s that. You split the check, grab the pie to-go, and make your way back out into the night.
The “spot” he mentioned turns out to be a hill just outside of town. Gravel shoulder. Empty road. Crickets chirping like backup singers.
He parks with the nose of the Impala aimed right at the valley below, the glow of faraway lights blinking like stars. The sky above you is clear—deep navy, dotted in constellations you only half-remember the names of. The air smells like engine grease and pine trees and something sweeter you can't place until Dean opens the pie box.
“Apple,” he announces proudly. “No better nightcap.”
You sit on the bench seat, knees turned toward him, fingers sticky with pie crust and joy.
Dean leans back, elbow on the steering wheel, his other hand resting casually on the seat behind your shoulder. Not touching. Just there. Just available.
“You always like cars this much?” he asks, like he already knows the answer.
You nod. “Before I could write, I was drawing V8 engines with crayons. I memorized the gear ratios of every ‘60s Chevy before I turned ten.”
Dean whistles. “That’s impressive. I was mostly just getting into trouble at ten.”
“I was getting suspended for correcting my science teacher about spark plug heat ranges.”
He laughs, but it’s soft. It’s fond. You look over to find him watching you, eyes warm.
There’s a pause. A moment heavy with something not uncomfortable. Something nice. You’re not sure what to do with it, but Dean seems okay just sitting in it.
Then, after a second, he says: “I like how you talk about things.”
You blink. “Things?”
“Things you care about. You light up. Makes it feel like the world’s got a little more color in it.” He shrugs. “Kinda makes me wanna find more stuff to light you up with.”
You stare at him.
He scratches the back of his neck, suddenly sheepish. “Sorry, that was maybe—too much—”
“No, it wasn’t.”
Your voice is soft. Real. And Dean turns to look at you again.
You point at the dash. “You know how Baby’s engine sounds different in third than it does in fourth?”
Dean blinks. “Yeah…”
“That’s how your voice just changed.”
He raises his eyebrows, curious. “Meaning?”
You smile. “You just downshifted. Got softer. That’s your ‘I’m being real’ voice.”
Dean watches you like he’s not used to being seen. Not like this. And you’re watching him like you’re already mapping out his mechanics in your head—like he’s a beautiful, complicated engine you want to understand.
He leans in then. Slow enough you can move away if you want. But you don’t. You tilt toward him just a hair, and the kiss is barely more than a press of lips—gentle, for a guy who probably fights monsters before breakfast.
When he pulls back, he smiles.
“Bench seat privilege,” he murmurs.
You grin. “Best date I’ve ever had.”
Dean nods, serious. “Same. Not even just ‘cause you knew the exact horsepower of my car.”
“You said that like it isn’t the sexiest thing someone could do.”
Dean laughs, head thrown back.
And maybe the stars burn a little brighter that night. Maybe the Impala catches the moonlight just right. Maybe two people sit there talking engines and life until it’s nearly dawn.
But either way— It’s already a love story.
It just keeps going with pie.
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rainrot4me · 2 days ago
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Which of the creeps do you think would love chubby women?
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As a chubby girl, YAYAYAHAYAYAHDHAHAH I offer myself to them.
๑ Warning: Implied vaginal/anal, groping
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✦ . HOODIE (BRIAN THOMAS)
Brian is all about subtle, quiet intimacy, and he’d adore burying his face in a partner’s soft chest or belly while half-dozing after missions. It’s a kind of comfort he doesn’t get anywhere else.
If you were insecure, he’d be so gentle and patient about proving you wrong, touching and kissing your body with a near-reverence. He wouldn’t talk about it much, but you’d know he was obsessed with every curve from the way his hands always found their way under your shirt or around your waist when he thought no one was watching.
However, there is something deliciously filthy to Brian about a chubby partner. He loves gripping soft hips, sinking his fingers in until you squeal, seeing the way your plush body moves under him. Your softness makes him feral: thighs spreading wide for him, the curve of your ass brushing back against him, the way your chest bounces when he’s got you pinned.
He’d 100% push you up against a mirror so you could see all of it—the flushed cheeks, the heavy breathing, his hands pawing at every inch of your body, praising how gorgeous you look taking him. “Look at yourself, baby. Look how good you make me feel.”
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✦ . TICCI TOBY
Genuinely loves a chubby partner. He’d see it as comforting, something grounding and homey. Toby likes to hug and squeeze, and a chubby lover gives him the perfect softness to bury himself against, especially on bad anxious days.
Also, he’d think it was adorable if you were shy about it—he’d tease you so hard, no filter, telling you straight-up how hot he thinks you are and how hard you make him.
He loves squeezing your sides, grabbing at your chest, burying his face in your belly with a grin. You’d catch him rutting up against you when you’re half-asleep, panting against your neck, your soft body cushioning him perfectly. “F-Fuck, you’re ss-so soft,” he’d mumble, hands trembling from how desperate he gets.
He’s a sloppy kisser too, leaving drool and little bites all over your skin while praising how good you feel. if you ever worried about your body, he’d shut you up with rough kisses and a low, “Nah, don’t e-even think that, you’re per-perfect.”
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✦ . EYELESS JACK
1000% would adore a chubby partner. The warmth, the softness, the feeling of a rounder body beneath his claws.
He’d worship every inch, practically obsessed with the contrast between your curves and his own inhuman sharpness. Plus, he’d find your confidence (or even your insecurity) super endearing and would take his time proving how wanted you are.
But you know it and you love it—he is a glutton for the feeling of your body. He’d worship you in a purely hedonistic way, licking and biting at your skin, leaving dark bruises on your soft curves. Your arms and chest have deep bites, teeth marks that he can’t get enough of. He likes how your plush form gives under his claws, how your thighs shake when he spreads them wide.
Jack has a thing for weight—he’ll pin you down with his own heavy, powerful body, trapping you under him while he devours you, taking his time until you’re whimpering. He loves how big he feels on top of you, but also how he can get swallowed up in your softness when he’s trying to catch his breath between rounds.
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✦ . CLOCKWORK
Natalie would be allll about a thick, chubby partner. She’d be drawn to someone who takes up space and is a little bold about it, but she’d also love helping you feel confident if you weren’t.
She’d see it as beautiful, something strong and sensual—she’d love to trace her nails along stretch marks or a soft tummy, making you squirm on purpose.
Give her a partner soft curves to handle. She’d grab handfuls of your thighs, leave deep nail marks in your hips, loving how your body molds under her. She’d absolutely degrade you in the best way—“Look at you, all weak and shaking for me. So needy, huh?”—while praising you in the next breath.
She’d push you up against a wall, rough but still doting, obsessed with seeing how your body reacts to every grind of her hips. She’d think you’re the hottest thing alive, and she’d make sure you know it.
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✦ . LAUGHING JACK
He’d be absolutely fascinated by a chubby lover, partially because it’s such a vivid, joyful aesthetic to him—bright, soft, fun.
He’d tease you constantly, but it would be affectionate, and he’d find the plushness irresistible to cuddle and torment. Bonus points if you had a cute giggle, because he’d live for that combo. Nothing better than scooping you up in his arms and kissing your cheeks.
But, oh my god, he’d be feral. He’d tease you nonstop about being “candy-sweet” while groping you, drooling over your curves, going on about how “Soft treats taste the best.”
He’d definitely bite your thighs, leave teeth marks on your chest, obsessed with seeing you squirm. He loves how your soft belly moves when he makes you laugh—and then he’ll get you laughing while he’s fucking you, just to watch the jiggle. He’s a clown, after all, and he lives for the overstimulation: tickling, teasing, praising, and filthy talk until you’re crying and begging for him to stop. Tears running down chubby cheeks nearly makes him spiral.
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✦ . HOMICIDAL LIU
Liu is someone who likes a partner with a soft, comforting vibe, and a chubby person fits perfectly into that.
He’d feel protective over you, especially if you’d ever been teased about your body, and he’d get quietly possessive, wanting you to know he sees every inch as sexy and worth cherishing.
Liu is a surprisingly good dirty talker with a chubby partner, but in the softest voice imaginable. He’d cup your face, stroke your waist, and whisper how much he loves every inch of you while fucking you slow and deep. “Look at you, so pretty, so perfect for me,” he’d murmur, dragging his hands up your body like you’re the finest thing he’s ever touched.
He’d love how your softness takes the impact, how your chest bounces against him, how he can bury himself in your body over and over. If you were self-conscious, he’d almost get mad—“Don’t say that. Don’t you dare talk down on yourself around me,” before shutting you up with the filthiest kiss imaginable.
꩜ .ᐟ
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