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Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski [Part 5]

"The Noble Tie That Binds" (E) by minusoneday | 49,548 | “Stiles, Stiles, Stiles,” Derek sighs, coming to stand next to him. He’s holding a roll of duct tape, which Stiles is eyeing very warily. “How do you know my name?” Stiles demands, and Derek rolls his eyes like he’s being stupid. “You don’t think I’d take the time to find out exactly who’s been masterminding all these ridiculous pranks?” “Masterminding!” Stiles exclaims. “That is false - completely off base - I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about - ” “Oh, I know an instigator when I see one,” Derek says.

"last night's dress (tiptoe out of this mess)" (M) by hito | 16,730 | My dad just asked me if my booty call guy would like to stay for brunch tomorrow. You in?

"Little Talks" (T) by pollitt | 4,478 | The sheriff witnesses Derek and Stiles's relationship from the outside.

"almost famous" (E) by thorgasmed | 10,761 | So the thorn in his side, the bane of his existence, is a tall skinny boy in skinny jeans, covered in tattoos from his neck to his feet. In some photos he has a buzzcut and in others he has a short mohawk. His lobes are stretched huge and he has two silver studs under his bottom lip. He looks how Derek pictured him; a smug delinquent.

"Between the Drinks (and Subtle Things)" (M) by flourcrowned | 3,426 | He remembered this feeling. This is what being hungover felt like.

"Air on a G String" (E) by rufflefeather | 20,974 | A Maenad is after Lydia, and when she doesn't get what she wants, she takes it out on Stiles.

"Under the Skin" (T) by Nny | 1,614 | Stiles almost swallows his tongue as Derek grabs his wrist, brushes his thumb against the fragile skin there. There's a moment of stillness, then Derek's head jerks up, eyes wide and nostrils flaring. Stiles snatches his hand back and walks away.

"Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" (E) by silverlining99 | 27,822 | When Derek comes to Stiles with a problem, Stiles agrees to help him.

"peace will come to me" (T) by goodnight_tinyhumans | 219 | There are moments, though few and far between these days, when Derek feels at peace. This is one of them.

"Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" (T) by goodnight_tinyhumans | 1,532 | Stiles might be a little sick of unrequited feelings or lust or whatever. The situation with Derek- Deputy Hale, he has to keep reminding himself, because he’s never actually told Stiles his name and that’s getting into creeper territory pretty quickly- has gone past the merely-wanting-to-jump-his-bones stage and well into die-hard-crush, complete with inappropriate fantasies involving handcuffs and roleplaying. And the problem with that, of course, is that he tends to resolve situations like these one of two ways: going out and getting drunk, or staying home and getting drunk.

"violets are blue" (T) by HalfFizzbin | 2,759 | Derek the super cranky florist delivery guy (it's the family business!) and Stiles the underemployed, overeducated, bored as fuck receptionist.

"A Broken Heart Is Blind" (M) by anonymous | 5,327 | When Lydia dumps Stiles to get back with Jackson, Stiles rebounds with Derek, his former TA. It was just supposed to be a one night stand, but they're both a little confused about what the rules for those are.

"Rare Books and Special Collections" (E) by anonymous | 15,288 | Derek is a grumpy omega writer, and Stiles is an annoyingly attractive alpha special collections librarian.

"The Woebegone Kid" (M) by ahab2692 | 31,000 | They make a pair: the disheveled man with wild hair and the red hooded boy with a spring in his step, both of them making their way through the fog and down the roads of Beacon Hills, searching for something. Stiles chews on his lip, scratches at the sleeve of his sweatshirt. “Look . . . I mean, you know something’s wrong, yeah? Like, it’s not just me? I feel sort of like... We know each other, don't we?"

"Fever All Through the Night" (T) by anothershower | 1,391 | “There’s a prize?” he offers lamely, after it’s clear that Derek is really, seriously pissed off and not prepared to back down any time soon.

"Of Letters and Love and Everything in Between" (E) by sonic_counselor | 64,022 | He gets a few more letters after that, mostly full of Stiles complaining about life in Beacon Hills, telling him what everyone else is up to. Derek likes getting mail from Stiles but isn’t sure if he likes hearing about the humdrum dramas of Beacon Hills all the time. It makes him feel like he’s never left, and not in a good way. Stiles asks him questions in his letters, questions about what he’s been doing since he’s back in Brooklyn, if Cora is doing OK, what his favorite flavor ice cream is. Derek spreads the letters out on his bed and re-reads them all, before picking up a pen and starting to answer all of Stiles’ questions.

"The Brave and Stupid Thing" (E) by whateverrrrwhatever | 2,831 | “Fine,” Stiles interrupts, irritated. “Fine. There’s no way I’m going to be able to wash my hair on my own, anyway. What’s one more indignity?”

"Better Again" (E) by whateverrrrwhatever | 14,698 | Stiles has to look away, lean back a little. Derek has a fucking gorgeous mouth and Stiles is pretty sure his thirst is visible to every single person in the vicinity. He has got to tone it down. Anything more than appreciation is just straight up impractical — Derek isn’t into guys. Stiles is pretty sure he’d know, after years of living in close proximity.

"Coming Home" (G) by whateverrrrwhatever | 1,254 | Trust Stiles to arrive when everyone else is busy, though – his dad called in to cover for two sick deputies, Scott working transport for a suddenly ill beloved family mare, everyone else coincidentally busy with their own lives and scattered to the four winds besides. Well, he’s pretty sure he knows at least one person with no social life, no job, and nothing to do but entertain Stiles for an afternoon.

"Marcus Aurelius" (M) by sonic_counselor | 5,319 | “Why – and also, how – are you reading messages I sent Scott? Seems rude, even for you.” “You sent them to me.” “No I didn’t.” “Yes, you did,” Derek huffs.

"Seriously, it's like you're photoshopped." (T) by anonymous | 8,090 | "Oh my god," Stiles squeaks out again. "You're unbelievable." Hot Bar Guy bobs his head agreeably. "I've been told that before, though usually people are more out of breath and less clothed when they say it."

"The One Where Derek Almost Dies" 🔒 (T) by Jerakeen | 1,832 | "Wake up, right now," Stiles demands, voice cold with dread and fear. "You are not allowed to die here. You hear me, Derek Hale? I swear to god I will resurrect your ass as a zombie if you do. I'm not even kidding."

"Best Laid Plans of Wolves and Men" 🔒 (T) by Jerakeen | 2,026 | Maybe murder seems better to Derek than being Stiles Stilinski's pretend boyfriend.

"Consider It Love" (E) by mysecretashes | 1,565 | "What's this?" Stiles says, taking the unwrapped box from Derek. It's small and square, black, and void of any sort of brand name or logo. Derek shrugs, not meeting Stiles' eyes. "I stepped on your watch last time we were at my loft. Consider it an apology."

"Oh baby give me one more chance (to show you that I love you)" (E) by LunaCanisLupus_22 | 54,793 | “You like Derek,” Stiles says slowly. “Derek Hale.” His father grimaces at the accusation there. “Look, Stiles it’s complicated-” “So when I was married to him,” he continues, voice rising. “He wasn’t good enough. He was taking advantage of me. ‘He’ll never be able to love you like you want, Stiles’. That’s what you said.”

"The New Teacher" (M) by everchanginginks & TwistedAmusement13 | 9,562 | Derek, a world-weary English teacher pushing 40, is roped into a wet night out by his best friends. He finds himself charmed by a flirty college student who introduces himself as Stiles. They share an incredible night, but Stiles leaves before Derek wakes up. Thinking that he'll never see Stiles again, Derek bitterly gets ready for work at Beacon Hills High School. He's in for a bit of shock when he's introduced to the newly hired science teacher.

"A Couple of Dicks" (T) by grangerinvestigations | 2,679 | “Why can’t we be Hale-Stilinski Detectives at Large? Or better yet, Stilinski-Hale?” “That sounds like we’re married.” “Dude, we are married, except for all the awesome parts that come along with it,” Stiles said. “I have to live with you, share all expenses, work with you and put up with your obnoxious mood swings, but you never put out.”

"he is and as he is" (T) by avocadomoon | 1,176 | Why are you trying to eat five muffins at once, you're disgusting, and Stiles just smirked and poked his shoulder and laughed when Derek smacked him in the stomach and accidentally made him spit out two and a half muffins onto the carpet.

"Everyone Can See" 🔒 (E) by venilia | 40,475 | He finds the journal at the bottom of collection of Victorian doorknobs. As soon as he turns the page Stiles knows this is it, sharp like an electric current up his spine. It’s beautiful, an open-mawed fox winding through the roots of an ash tree, nine stars under its paws.The bare-lined sketch was inked with pen, rough and more stylistic than realistic. Stiles is in love.

"Pick a Pack of Pestered Puppies" (T) by calrissian18 | 14,363 | Derek says, “They’re taking my pack.” He stresses the word, willing Stiles to get it. He closes his eyes like they hurt. “Pack, which you just—” Which Stiles had just declared he was, which he'd only done after realizing they all were—that he and Chris and Isaac and Peter had been working frightfully well as one without even noticing it.

"He Speaks in Petals" (M) by calrissian18 | 4,727 | A giant root pulls itself from the earth, dirt falling in clumps, worms and beetles shaking free, bending and curling itself before him. The tip touches low on Derek's stomach. “Flowers bloomed here,” the root lifts and hovers in front of his mouth, “and fell freely from here.” The root lowers to the earth slowly, stiffly. “But no longer. Nothing grows in you now.”

"Killer Smile" (E) by Black_Calliope | 54,434 | Stiles works as a member of a Behavioral Analysis Unit, gets insulted quite a lot, learns that love doesn't always take the shortest path and cultivates an illicit relationship with a coffee mug. Not necessarily in that order.

"Reciprocal Determinism" (T) by calrissian18 | 4,248 | Stiles stares at him, glassy eyes tracking every twitch of Derek’s movement while his lungs struggle to take in air. Derek grabs him by the shoulders, the same place the beta had touched him. “Fall apart if you need to. Let go.” Stiles blinks at him and then… then he does. He shoves Derek away from him and screams, a harsh and desperate thing that sounds as though it’s going to rip him in half before it’s through with him.

"And I Never Thought I'd Ever Say Forever" (M) by suchfun | 31,844 | "The TiMER is a gift." He says it automatically, because that's what his mom says. That's how he was brought up. That's what he's supposed to think. He used to believe it, back when he was sixteen and idealistic. Back when he thought meeting his soulmate was an inevitability, not a slim possibility.

"Cut It Out And Then Restart" (T) by suchfun | 18,690 | Years ago, when they were first starting out both in their relationship and their careers, when they were babies and hardly understood their car insurance let alone the multi-billion dollar, all-consuming, world-encompassing, life-altering business of news reporting—back then, Derek would practice his expressions in the mirror, and Stiles would think, I'm so glad he'll never have to use that face with me.

"Handstands For You" (E) by Fenris13 | 15,930 | “Derek’s probably been to the lake before, right?” Stiles says into the night. Allison stops to look at him, confused. Scott just makes a sound like a dying whale that sounds suspiciously like “not again, Stiiiiles”, but Stiles ignores him. He’s the one who asked Stiles to come with, so he gets to listen to Stiles’ problems. “Um, yes? Didn’t you guys come here just a few days ago?” “Well yeah, but that was for werewolf reasons, that doesn’t count, I mean like—it’s summertime. Do you think Derek, like. Goes to the lake?” Allison squints at him, but when Scott makes that beleaguered noise again, her face changes and Stiles blushes. “I don’t know Stiles,” she says mischievously. “Maybe you should ask him.”

"in the waiting room" (E) by CoraRochester {story} & ravenclawkward {art} | 29,753 | In which Stiles has amnesia and falls in love with his husband all over again.

"Muérdago" (E) by starbolin | 17,678 | Stiles blew out a breath. “As amazing as it is to find out you have a sense of humor at all, the sarcasm isn’t helping.” “A guy goes to a movie theater,” Derek said, still not looking at Stiles. Stiles started moving. Derek did too. After a moment, Derek continued, “He gets there early, sits down with his popcorn and watches a couple of previews. Then a woman comes in with a bear on a leash.” This is not happening, Stiles thought.

"anything, anything" (E) by drunktuesdays | 5,242 | “Did you sic everyone in this damn town on me?” Stiles said, furious. “No,” Derek drawled. “Fernando at the coffee shop refused to serve me,” Stiles shouted. “Do you know how long he’s known me? Since I was five. When I asked him what his problem was, his wife told me you were a nice boy and I shouldn’t be so mean.” “I am a nice boy,” Derek said, smirking a little.

"But it's better when it's you" (M) by Tails89 | 9,707 | Shuffling slowly towards the front door, Stiles throws it open. “What?” Stiles’ brain short circuits - just a little - because standing in front of him is Derek Hale. He hasn’t seen Derek in almost four years and now he’s standing on his doorstep, in shorts and a tank top with a canvas bag clutched in one hand.

"Hook Me Up" (M) by suchfun | 4,682 | Derek walks in—Derek, Derek from last night, Derek from this morning, Derek—walks in. He walks in, sees Stiles, and freezes. Stiles blinks, staring, thinking maybe he's imagining things, but it's definitely Derek—he's even wearing same clothes, just with a confused scowl instead of a self-satisfied smirk. Also, a plastic pirate hook is gripped in his left hand, which is the worst non-attempt at a costume Stiles has ever seen. Ever. It's ridiculous. Stiles swallows roughly. "If you'd had that last night, things might have gone in a totally different direction," he says inanely, nodding at the hook.

"Looking For The Feeling Lost Inside" (M) by suchfun | 46,069 | "Am I wrong? Do you secretly love modelling? Because if you do then fucking A man, get your coin, but if you're—" "I can't fucking do anything else!" Derek snarls, and fuck. The shock of it, of finally saying it out loud, startles him out of his beta shift and into silence.

"Move You Like an Earthquake" (G) by angelgazing | 665 | “I really thought growing up would have better perks,” he says, three weeks out from turning twenty-one, nothing to fight, and sipping from a glass of milk because Derek won’t bend enough to let him have something stronger. “No, you didn’t,” Derek answers.

"A Heart Repeating, Beating" (G) by angelgazing | 659 | His fingers want to reach for Stiles, but that isn't a new sensation. Derek can never take his eyes off of him, not in any kind of light. And not like this. With the darkness, with the quiet, with the soft movements Stiles makes as he prepares for another day. And Derek thinks--I wasn't prepared for you. He thinks--I have never known anyone more terrifying.

"Oh Noetry" (M) by starbolin | 1,034 | “You met him yesterday?” What Derek had smelled in the store struck him as more of a three-day fiesta of fornication, held somewhere with intense humidity and no running water. Stiles was scowling. “Yeah? So?” “I wasn’t -- whatever,” Derek cut himself off, because he was pretty sure if he heard the words jizz swamp coming out of his own mouth he’d have to put the grocery bag down, get back in his car, and drive into an overpass pillar.

"The Chasms Between" (E) by alexenglish | 15,124 | Stiles has come to the terms with the fact that he and Derek are never going to be together in this life. They have way too many unresolved issues. Besides, Derek doesn't want him, he knows that much.

"If I Had A Wish (Or Even A Choice)" (E) by ladyblahblah | 3,892 | Stiles has a preference for written porn. He also has a thing for Derek's voice. So when Derek finds his erotica collection, this is clearly either the best or the worst thing that's ever happened to him.

"the banana bread incident" (T) Thealmostrhetoricalquestion | 10,287 | Stiles is clambering into the shopping cart with an expression of unholy glee pasted across his face, sunglasses slightly askew. “Three laps around the car park, at least, or I’m going to shove this cart in your car. And I promise, big guy, it’ll fit.” Derek swings his keys around his index finger and says, “This is a lot less enjoyable than the last time a guy promised me that.”

"Little Promises" (G) by crossroadswrite | 2,666 | Derek slaps the end of the pencil that was hanging off the table and it goes flying, hitting Deaton squarely on the shoulder. Isaac stares with wide eyes at Derek for a split second before he curls in on himself with laughter. “Derek,” Dr. Deaton says calmly and Derek scrunches his nose at him, dropping down to his hands and wiggling back so he can hide under the coffee table and doesn’t have to say hello to him. “I don’t think he likes you,” he hears Stiles say with a laugh in his voice.

"Timshel" (T) by jsea | 12,569 | Derek feels Peter die. Peter was his alpha. Had been. As his life soaks away onto the forest floor, the magnetic pull of pack slowly seeps away too. Derek turns away from the sight. He's exhausted and there's a knot in his chest that tightens even further at the knowledge that Scott got everything he wanted, at a price Derek had to pay.

"There's Monsters at Home" (E) by calrissian18 | 83,600 | “How did you get past the wards?” Derek had put them up, with Peter’s grudging assistance, after the Alpha pack had made themselves at home a few times too many. The guy pulled a face. “You mean the wards a five-year-old girl with the mental ability of a goldfish could deconstruct?” He blinked wide eyes at Derek. “Gee, I don’t know. It’s bound to go down as one of life’s great mysteries.” Derek despised him.

"Sinking and Surfacing" (E) by calrissian18 | 9,547 | Derek's repairing broken things, Stiles is determined not to be one of them.

"Taught by Experts" (T) by unpossible | 29,011 | “Let me get this straight,” Stiles says. “You’re going to be publicly dating someone else.”

"Something More" (E) by kaistrex | 19,148 | When Derek and Stiles stumbled into a friends with benefits relationship purely by accident, they weren’t expecting it would one day save their asses when a threat from Derek’s past comes knocking. All they need to do is pretend to really be in love to avoid an arranged marriage agreed to years ago with a pact of blood.

"catch me in the cracks between your crooked smile" (E) by illuminatedcities | 7,662 | “I shouldn’t have said that,” Derek says, the same moment Stiles says: “You care about me!” Derek’s long-suffering expression should be photographed and shown in a museum somewhere, in Stiles’ opinion. “That’s not what I said,” Derek says. “Well, it was heavily implied at least,” Stiles says.

"Step into the daylight (and let it go)" (M) by dearericbittle | 14,418 | Stiles is a grad student with serious insomnia. So when he sees a stranger in need of help, he thinks it’ll be a good way to alleviate the boredom. How the hell was he supposed to know that the weird guy with the baseball cap was a famous actor (and a fucking werewolf)? He just keeps running into the guy.

"Seen that wild blue yonder (let's hide under the covers)" (E) by dearericbittle | 25,973 | Weatherman Stiles doesn’t have time for a relationship. So when his friend and neighbor uneasily tells him that he’s thinking about dating again, but he doesn’t feel ready yet, the solution seems obvious. Friend sex. Obviously.

"The Only Exception" (E) by alisvolatpropiis | 37,182 | Derek is a complete and utter fool. He’s been so focused on trying to make sure his family will think Stiles is his boyfriend he’s been blind to the fact that he’s been treating Stiles like his mate. That he wants Stiles to be his mate.

"Bounty Hunter Hale" (M) by Captain_Loki | 8,964 | Stiles had endured the grumbling ‘bounty hunters’ rant from his father for about a decade. In a show of solidarity he shared his father’s less than favorable opinion of them, and maybe it was just the fact that Batman was ranked only second to his father as childhood hero, but he tended to agree that justice should be an end in and of itself. This rather noble sentiment of Stiles’ was, however, flushed immediately down the proverbial toilet when, one afternoon, Stiles caught sight of the two hundred pounds of the pure muscle and leather that was Derek Hale.

"Sucker Love" 🔒 (E) by whiskey_in_tea | 17,978 | Kate sits up and narrows her eyes at him. “Page 72,” she says. “Why I Plan to Wait, by Stiles Stilinski.” The spread is hilariously cliched: a full page picture of a pale, pretty boy with a wide-eyed blonde girl walking on the beach, the two of them holding hands and staring into the waves, probably thinking wistfully of the sex they aren’t having. “See, I was thinking he might make an interesting challenge,” Kate says lazily. “And he’s surprisingly attractive, don’t you think? Such long fingers. And that mouth.”

"Need for Weed" (T) & "Seeing Stars" (M) by alisvolatpropiis | 4,330 | Derek was nervous enough about this, aside from his hang-ups about rule breaking. He has no idea what he’s doing, and he’s already accepted the fact that he’s going to look like an idiot to whomever he buys from. He hadn’t counted on the dispensary’s delivery guy being utterly fucking gorgeous, and the type to brazenly (and unprofessionally) check Derek out as well, biting his plump, pink bottom lip.

"Shiver" (T) by canistakahari | 1,711 | Stiles has really, really cold hands. Luckily, Derek knows just what to do about that.

"Hotsky to Trotsky" (T) by paintedrecs | 3,317 | Derek had his future mapped out: there'd be graduation, followed by college, followed by (he hoped) a good grad school, then a career as a professor whose students didn't spend their time flicking paper footballs at each other and obsessing over their dating lives. He had good friends, a good family, and no time to focus on distractions like high school gossip or relationships. He hadn't factored Stiles Stilinski - lacrosse player, class clown, part of the popular crowd, currently spending his entire day staring at Derek and smiling - into his plans.

"Snowed In" (T) by paintedrecs | 16,292 | Derek loved Christmas. Family-only Christmases, that is, which Cora had thrown a wrench into this year by bringing home a guy who turned out to be handsome, funny, brilliant, and... of course... completely unavailable.

"Practice Makes Perfect" (G) by hazelNuts | 754 | Stiles gets sick after going on one of the rides at the fair.

"You're My Quiet Contemplation" (M) by Captain_Loki | 2,578 | Derek has this habit of catching Stiles in moments when he’s loose and unguarded. Stiles raises his arm sloppily to his face, and Derek watches the joint that’s held loosely between Stiles forefinger and thumb fall against his lips. He doesn’t notice Derek perched just outside his window.

"It Goes Without Saying" (M) by ZehWulf | 19,207 | “Well,” Danny says after a few minutes of heavy silence. “I guess you have to ask yourself how badly do you want him to be pack? If you really want to connect with someone—anyone—you can. You just have to figure out the right connector.” “You guys, I figured it out,” Scott enthuses. “A true alpha’s powers come from love and acceptance. We just need to love and accept Derek. Body, mind, and soul.” “Scotty,” Stiles says slowly, “are you suggesting…? What are you suggesting.” “You heard the alpha,” Danny drawls. “We need to love and accept Derek’s body. And mind and soul.”

"Broken Bottles Shine Just Like Stars (Make A Wish Anyway)" (NR) by myheartsinks | 13,544 | "...Why is that one jar over there filled with twenty dollar bills?" "That's the douchebag jar. And Jackson was over last weekend." Cora shrugs.

"Wandering and Lost" (G) by calrissian18 | 2,382 | The door of the Jeep closed with a sharp crack and Derek rubbed at the corners of his eyes. “Stiles, it’s four in the morning,” he said crossly, sounding haggard. Stiles stared up at the dark face of his house, still sitting in his driveway, hands shaky on the wheel. “I seem to recall not asking you to come along.”

"Runnin' On My Mind Boy" (E) by tourdefierce | 11,384 | Derek lets himself have this indulgence. That's how he thinks of it but maybe he's wrong. Not about it being dangerous and stupid, because it is definitely still that, but perhaps he's not the one making all the decisions around here. For once, maybe Stiles is giving him this and Derek isn't so much as taking, as he's just stop lying to himself.

"Goldilocks" (M) by tourdefierce | 11,424 | It may be the wrong fairytale to fit their odd world, but Derek was most definitely Goldilocks, and somehow, Stiles' bed was juuuuuust right.

"Solivagant" (T) by onewithroses | 3,586 | Two halls out and Derek has made plans to dash in and out of his uncle’s room. A minute in. A minute out. After that he can leave. Maybe see a movie. Derek finds Stiles instead.

"Be Simple Again" (E) by prettylittlementirosa | 37,515 | Derek’s not sure if there’s a way to explain that he left because Beacon Hills didn’t need him, not when it had Scott and his pack; and that they were better off without him- an omega whose anchor was slipping. Mostly he wonders if any of them really even noticed he was gone.

"I Might Be A Fool" (E) by prettylittlementirosa | 35,375 | Stiles doesn’t really know anything about Greek life, never even thought about it. It’s always just been something that existed over here while he was existing over there. But now that he thinks about it, all the movies about awesome college experiences typically involve frat parties. He doesn’t know why he never thought of it before. It’s so obvious: “I’m going to join a fraternity, Lydia!”

"Wait, What?" (G) by wangler | 5,353 | When a significant portion of the Beacon Hills Preserve ends up coated in three entire inches of snow, the pack looks into it. If by looking into it one means packing a bunch of garbage bags and huge Tupperware lids into the back of Stiles' Jeep to go look for a decent sledding hill. Things go sideways, because of course they do.

"Where the Wind Don't Change" (E) by BarlowGirl | 7,101 | Five times Derek gets hurt and Stiles patches him back up, and one time Stiles gets hurt. Plus feels and some sex.

"Like Family" (G) by BarlowGirl | 1,004 | Imagine the Sheriff risking his life to save Derek and Derek is just like not used to that. And worse better still, he expects Stiles to be upset about it. To chastise his father for risking his life at all, let alone for Derek. Except, Stiles is all pale and shaky and sweating and he keeps grabbing the edge of Derek’s sleeves, at his wrist, like he’s afraid to let go. Imagine Derek being a part of a family and not even knowing it.

"The Heart May Be A Lonely Hunter, But the Cat Isn't Anymore" (T) by BarlowGirl | 4,611 | “Kind of an ugly thing, isn’t it?” Stiles asks. Derek turns a glare on him. “Why are you even here?” Stiles grins. “Because you plus a kitten is hilarious, Danny Zuko,” he says, reaching over and scratching the kitten’s neck. The thing takes a swipe at him and takes a chunk of his arm with it. Stiles jolts backwards, trips over his own feet, and ends up on his ass on the floor. Derek looks back at Deaton. “How would I go about keeping her?”

"Grade 4" (T) by elysiumwaits | 711 | Derek sounds… like Derek, to be honest, frustrated and worried, but there’s a distinct undercurrent of ‘scared’ there that’s obvious enough that even Stiles can pick up on it, as out of it as he is. He breathes out, like he’s trying to find strength that he doesn’t have. “I’ve got you, Stiles. Just stay awake. Can you do that for me?”

"'Five Days in Detention' (A Future Song by Stiles Stilinski)" (NR) by alisvolatpropiis | 3,407 | Derek can’t do that if he’s wasting his time in detention with these losers. There are a couple of burnouts lazing over some seats by the window, one kid with his face on a desk, hood over his head, and a few Goth kids are sitting in the back corner, looking surly and morose. Maybe you wouldn’t be so miserable if you didn’t listen to such shitty music, he thinks, turning towards his usual seat in the back of the room. He pauses for the briefest of moments when he sees who’s already sitting there, in the second-to-last row, black-clad limbs spread out, acoustic guitar in his lap, long fingers casually plucking at the strings. Stiles Stilinski.

"I Know Where Babies Come From, Derek" (M) by DiscontentedWinter | 51,937 | Stiles finds a baby on the porch. It looks exactly like him. Well, this is awkward.

"Backward Unto Apostasy" (M) by ladyblahblah | 2,019 | A strong pack can provide stability and safety for an entire area. Loyalty is paramount, and betrayal is met with swift and merciless retribution. When the sheriff moves against Beacon Hills's new alpha, his son will do anything to save his life.

"In spite of all you knew and said" (M) by Azul_Bleu | 2,700 | The road streams behind them, mile upon mile until Stiles can’t say where they even started, and Stiles talks so he won’t have to remember.

"You are the Moon" (T) by skoosiepants | 10,055 | Stuff Stiles doesn’t like to deal with first thing: hot, moist dog breath in his face, a cuddly werewolf creepifying his perfectly normal morning wood with shades of bestiality, and his dad holding his service revolver up against the skull of his bedmate, never mind the fact that his bedmate could possibly be a vicious unhinged rogue omega.

"Death in Small Doses" (G) by aussiebee | 1,098 | In yet another aftermath Derek takes care of Stiles and reminds him that hope is always worth the sacrifice.

"Tricks and Treats" 🔒 (E) by loserchildhotpants | 4,260 | Stiles and Derek get very distracted while on look-out for vampires one Hallow's Eve.

"U Don't Have to be Cool" 🔒 (T) by loserchildhotpants | 1,873 | And so it came to be that every Monday and Wednesday at 8am, Stilinski would make a futile attempt at subtlety and try to flirt with him (at least, that’s what Derek came to understand Stilinski was doing. A lot of Stilinski’s conversation starters begin with ‘did you know’ and end with the listener learning something they never wanted to know that Stilinski discovered while perusing Wikipedia at 5am.) or Stilinski would outright ask him out. Every Monday and Wednesday, Derek rejects him.

"And It Cut Me Deep; Hearing You'd Gone Away" 🔒 (M) by loserchildhotpants | 4,531 | Stiles can almost see Derek’s control crumble like a collapsing wall around him. His eyes go dark and cold like when they first met; in an instant, he’s distant and looks lethal. “What are you gonna do, Stiles? Cry?” Stiles sniffs unconsciously, backing up as Derek invades his space, somehow so much more hulking than before. “Go ahead, Stiles,” Derek eggs on, shoving Stiles backward by his shoulders, “Cry. You’re so fucking useful when you’re sitting around crying.”

"Medicine Man" 🔒 (M) by loserchildhotpants | 5,020 | “I never deserved a friend like you, Stiles.” The pause Stiles gives is eerie. “Derek, are you okay?”

"I Could Never" 🔒 (T) by loserchildhotpants | 710 | “If you die, I’m gonna kill you.”

"Better Luck Next Time" 🔒 (T) by loserchildhotpants | 1,047 | Derek’s eyes are so round and white, so clear with terror and still, his shaking hand comes to grip Stiles’ fiercely. He nods, and tears through the rest of the debris keeping Stiles pinned to the wall. He looks Stiles’ sharply in the eyes, and asks, “are you - are you okay? Are you going to -" “I’m gonna make it, Derek,” Stiles nods.

"Seeing Wolves (Where There Are No Wolves)" 🔒 (E) by loserchildhotpants | 71,966 | Derek gets the therapy he so desperately needs and gets healthy. The clearer his head gets, the more room it seems to have for Stiles.

"god was a dog-man" (T) by spqr | 12,810 | “Do you have a secret teenage son?” Stiles demands, as soon as Derek opens the door.

"Odyssey of Memory" (T) by calrissian18 | 1,833 | “I don’t get her eyes right anymore, and her nose is never the same shape. I’ll see a photo of her and for a second I have no idea who that woman is because I’ve smudged the shape of everything left in my head. They don’t tell you that,” Stiles stubs the cigarette out on the stair with force, “that there’s always a whole new grief waiting around the corner.”

"Skinny Dipping with Wolves" (M) by chase_acow | 1,964 | "C'mon Stiles, this was your idea," Lydia prompted, and he turned back to see everyone else in various stages of nudity.

"There Must Be Better Ways" (T) by skoosiepants | 3,784 | This is totally unfair. This crush has been terrible but manageable; he hardly ever saw Derek outside of the occasional diner run-in and all the summer BBQs, and Derek always looks like being in any public setting is excruciating—his broody scowls are devastating enough, now he gets to imagine him happy. Is it possible to die from unrequited love and pining?

"Don’t Call It a Trend" (T) by skoosiepants | 2,259 | It's not that Stiles was in denial about his crush. Who wouldn't have a crush on Derek Hale, right? Big, dark and broody, cheekbones he wants to rub his thumbs all over, just about the best ass Stiles has ever seen on a human being. Stiles isn't made of stone here, he has wants and needs and teenage hormones. That Stiles has always found Derek attractive has never been in question. But this, this right here, is making Stiles doubt his normally awesome observational skills and judgement.

"Apathy, Apathy, You'll be the Death of Me" (M) by calrissian18 | 11,701 | Boyd is a pragmatic posthumous reappropriater, Erica spends her free time impersonating Meursault and playing Fruit Ninja, Isaac would like everyone to settle down already, Stiles is bi, Scott’s actually holding it together pretty well for a week-old Alpha with a two pack problem, Jackson’s a lizard, Lydia accessorizes, Allison’s playing on a rival (semi-murderous) team and Derek just keeps showing up.

"of course i wear armor" 🔒 (E) by nighimpossible | 1,108 | "You got a death wish, asshole?” Stiles pauses his pacing directly in front of Derek. "No," Derek says calmly. "Then why are you taking bullets for me?" Stiles yells.

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That's 100!

#fanfiction #teen wolf #fan fiction #fanfic #stiles stilinski #teen wolf fanfiction #teen wolf fics #derek hale #fic recs

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#turn around (make it all right)#ch 7 #bellarke fanfiction #delinquents through the ages #found family #reyes/griffin/blake sisterhood #murven #slowburn #wrote the first five chapters at the beginning of my fic career so forgive the mistakes #jackie writes!#clurphy friendship supremacy #jealousy #finn collins is a douche #adoption/foster care #jake and abby don't suck in this one!

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this is a place where i don’t feel alone (this is the place where i feel at home).

Summary: When you’re born in the sleepy little town of Ark, Colorado, you’re either smart enough to get yourself out, or you die there. People get bored, and people make bad choices. Which leaves a lot of kids fending for themselves. And this is where David Miller came in.

Or David Miller being a dad to all the delinquents

Pairing: Gen

The sleepy little town of Ark, Colorado had a population of just under one thousand. It had one church, one school, and one sheriff. Full of dirt roads, farms dotting the outskirts. They had a grocery store, a liquor store, a post office, one clothing store other than the Walmart, a diner, and a hospital. When you’re born in Ark, you’re either smart enough to get yourself out, or you died there.

People get bored, and people make bad choices. Which leaves a lot of kids fending for themselves.

And this is where David Miller came in.

Sheriff of Ark, David Miller lived in an old farmhouse about a mile from town up a dirt road. He and his wife had bought it, intending to fill its many rooms with many children. But life wasn’t often fair, leaving the house mostly empty with just David and his only son Nathan.

It was an accident that his home became a refuge of some sort.

As Nathan grew older and brought home friends and boyfriends, David always made sure that the kids of Ark felt welcomed. Nathan would tease him that his catchphrase was, “Our door is always open.” Because it was. As far as David was concerned, if a kid needed somewhere to go, his house was there.

The first was little Clarke Griffin.

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#the 100 #the 100 fic #the 100 fanfiction #the delinquents #david miller #nathan miller #clarke griffin #bellamy blake #octavia blake #raven reyes #john murphy #jasper jordan #monty green #harper mcintyre #bryan (the 100)#this is just my david miller deserved better fic #as well as david miller is the best dad #also found family trope which im a sucker for

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Not Youɾ Midnight Love (pɑɾt 1)

INFO

⇴ This will be a multiple part fanfiction, I don't know how many lol, all parts will be linked at the end everytime they'll be posted.

⇴ Gojo Satoru x fem!reader

⇴ There will be smut.

⇴ Credit : spicycrabs on Twitter

⇴ Hope you enjoy ♥︎

SHORT SYNOPSIS

Now living alone in a not so great building, and neighbour to a interesting young man, you discover the struggles of living on your own since you left your family house. Struggles? Well, let's say your new and independant life will maybe be a little bit more entertaining with the help of your neighbour.

Again, the loud thumb of the next-door apartment. He was home late, as usual. Definitely as the sounds indicate, not alone, as usual. Moving here, was surely a mistake, but the ad was too tempting not to jump on the opportunity. You could still remember your mother's face on the front doorstep. She had turned to you, her lips pursed, and her piercing gaze directed right into you. Her breath announced the reprimand. You wanted to laugh so badly, but all of your soul told you not to that day.

"And to think we're going to let you live alone, here, look..." she began, pointing to the depraved building that would serve as your home for the next three years. "You sign a lease, without flinching. You sign a lease, over the phone! Without question! Sometimes I wonder how we got you to this level of stupidity. And to think that we offered you good education…". She finished, picking the last box of the car, and with a nonchalant pace went towards your apartment.

You raised your eyebrows. Well, she wasn't wrong. You hadn't been paying much attention, but deep down you weren't sure you had that many regrets. You wanted so much leaving the family house since, well since forever, that ending up here wouldn’t be that bad.

You followed her, slowly in the staircases positioned outside the building. The metal stairs leaned a little to the right. Your hand automatically positioned itself on the railing as if in fear that they would give way. Heights had never been your forte. You could feel your phone slip out of your pocket and within seconds you found yourself collapsed on the steps to catch it in time. But not fast enough to get up before large black Converse were positioned next to you. Great. How to meet new neighbours in a total normal way. Your gaze slowly climbed from the Converse to the holey jeans, to the half-open black shirt, leaving a silver chain shining in the sunlight, which hid the young man's face from you. The only discernment you could make was clearly the bright silver hair, pulled up with a hairclip. Oh, he was smiling.

“Something funny?” you asked, maybe with a little too obnoxious tone. You had to be careful. A good introduction was important, especially if you were going to be here for a long time. The hairclip guy went up and stopped at the same level as your appartement, as you could see his shoes keep walking at your eyes level. He looked back at you and continue on his way before passing your mother and saying a few words. She exclaimed and waved in all directions and the bleached-haired delinquent took the box from her hands. She opened the door and let him in, as casually as it was her home.

“What the hell?”, you said loudly before sliding your phone into your pocket, this time secured and rushing towards your home. That day you met Gojo Satoru, a noisy neighbour, someone you thought was clearly too unbearable to stay with.

The music, coming through your excessively thin walls, was shaking the shelf you had just hung last week. You raised an eyebrow and put your cup on your little table. You tilted your head to the right.

"I never thought he was the kind of guy who listened to ABBA," you said softly, moving your head rhythmically. “At least, he has good taste”.

You could hear him on the other side singing loudly, with a high pitch at the end of every chorus. You hadn't had time to buy a sound system yet, the music wasn't unpleasant, so you couldn't help moving to the beat. You stood up with your glass in hand and started to dance while picking up the last remaining boxes next to the sofa.

♫ “Take a chance on me That's all I ask of you, honey Take a chance on me

We can go DaaannciiinG” ♫

He was singing on the other side, laughing at the same time.

♫ “We can go walking” ♫ you continued on your side.

♫ “As long as we're together

Listen to some MuuuusiC” ♫

Damn that was the highest note he reached.

♫ “Maybe just talking Get to know you better” ♫

You participated, now really into the song.

At the end of the phrase, you could hear some applause and giggles of a feminine voice. The music turned down a little bit and you could hear them, inaudibly, talking. Ah, true, he wasn’t alone in the first place. The walls weren’t shaking anymore, and you weren’t in the mood to continue dancing.

♫ “Afraid of a love affair, but I think you know That I can't let go

If you change your mind I'm the first in line” ♫ you couldn’t help to finish.

The boxes could wait another day anyway. You got up, took your phone and check the notifications. Messages from your family chat group. Since your dad learned how to use a phone and the apps, he was non-stop on it, making sure you were doing everything alright over here.

“Appartement clean?”

“Your mother say hello”

“Did your school start yet?”

“Your mother says to be careful; winter is quite heavy in your town. She checked on the weather app of her phone”.

She could use her phone instead of telling him everything, you sighed.

You send a thumb emoji, before closing the discussion. You looked outside; it was indeed snowing.

“Snowing, fuck”.

You pulled a large scarf around you and opened the front door to get your shoes that were left outside. At the same time, Gojo's girlfriend for the evening came out. Ah, she doesn't stay as long as the previous ones.

“Hi” you muffled, in your scarf, taking the first boot in your hand, turning it upside down to let the snow, that already accumulated at the bottom, out. The girl tilted her head, smiled at you before saying a light "Good evening" and leaving by the stairs before disappearing into the night.

You let the wind strike your face without a sound. Damn, it was cold outside.

The next-door opened in a rush, startling you. It took him two seconds to be next to you, squatting, and collecting the snow you just took off of your boots. You looked at him with an interrogating face.

“What? Aren’t we making a snowman?” he asked, forming a small ball in his hands.

“A what?... What?”. You replied confused.

You peeked at him. He has just made in a few seconds a perfect round snowball and put two little rocks as eyes and put it next to his face, displaying it to you, so proudly. His smile was that kind of smile. You stoop up and opened your door, letting the cold air going in.

“He doesn’t have a body!” he exclaimed, seeing you leave.

You laughed.

“You have good taste in music” ignoring his cute childish behavior.

“Oh, oh.” He hummed, rubbing his hands together quickly to let the snow fall. “So, you’re the kind to listen to the walls”.

“Don’t say it like that”, you exclaimed pointing him.

More and more cold wind was slipping through your door.

“I didn’t imply anything”.

Oh, but you did.

“Well, next time let me know what kind of music you listen to. We could vibe together. Wall to wall”, he finished before entering his apartment.

Why did he come out? He didn’t do anything besides… Why were you outside in the first place? You couldn’t remember. You entered quickly inside, the apartment now completely cold, the heating bill was going to be spicy this week. You closed the door, leaving your boots outside, snow filling them again.

Continue?

Part 2 here.

#gojou satoru x reader #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #anime #gojo satoru #jjk gojo #jjk smut #smut #gojo imagine #gojo fluff

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I rewatched Dragon Ball GT and the one thing I love about Dragon Ball GT is Goten and Vegeta interactions in the sub version. But before I start I just want to say Goten is 22 in GT and it's implied that the girl at beginning of DBGT is not Valese.

Anyway, despite Gohan saying that he will go with Goku, Vegeta was the one in the sub that suggested that Goten goes instead. The best part is that it is implied that he asked/talked with Chichi about it.

I just love his smirk while telling Goten that his mother agreed with Vegeta.

Then the next time we see them is in epispde 25. Vegeta was shaving his mustache and Goten was talking on the phone with Valese. They meet each other when Goten is about to go on a date. AND Vegeta, while smiling, asks Goten about his opinion, and Goten, not realising Vegeta shaved, just left. This made Vegeta doubt himself and when Bulma commented how he looked better without the mustache, he smiled, again. But then he saw Chichi and he got embarrassed. Vegeta was completely comfortable with smiling in front of Goten and asking him his opinion but he was incredibly embarrassed by Chichi who didn't even say a word. What's more, it seemed that Vegeta wasn't even aware that Chichi was at their house, meanwhile he didn't even question Goten being there despite Trunks being of to space.

And then we have Baby Gohan and Baby Goten vs Vegeta.

In the sub Vegeta said that he is going to blow baby away together with Kakarrot's son'.

Ok, side note: one of my pet peeves in Dragon Ball fanfiction is Vegeta calling Goten 'Kakarrot's son'. In the manga and the original Japanese dub of DBZ he called Goten 'Gohan's little brother'(which for whatever reason was changed to Kakarrot's son in eng dub only, every other version stayed with Gohan's little brother) and after that he called him Goten. The only times Vegeta even acknowledged Goten as Goku's son was directly to Goku when Goten fought Trunks and at the end of Z. Aside that I just want to remind people that Gohan had no clue Chichi was training Goten nor the fact that Goten and Trunks play fought meanwhile Vegeta didn't even hesitate to ask Trunks if Goten can turn SSJ as well nor ask who is stronger, knowing full well that Trunks has the answers. Also there seems to be a misconception of when Goten turned SSJ because of the eng dub. Goten did not turn SSJ because of his mother. That flashback was meant to show the time Chichi found out about it and she DID NOT call him a monster but a punk/delinquent.

Anyway back to GT, Vegeta didn't hesitate to say that he is fine with killing Gohan and Baby wasn't surprised nor did he thought of taking Gohan's body as hostage. Vegeta was about to kill Baby when Goten turned up. Vegeta told him to 'stay out of his way'. However, Goten went to Vegeta's side and said how that is clearly Gohan. And Vegeta only seemed midly annoyed at Goten for disregarding his orders. Vegeta put the arm with which he was threatening Baby with in front of Goten and in a non angry manner told him to stay back. Instead of finishing off Baby, Vegeta was more concerned with Goten being there.

What's more, when Vegeta realised Goten was controlled as well, he actually seemed worried.

I like the fact that Vegeta let his guard down with Goten enough to make him bleed while from the first moment he saw Gohan he didn't trust him.

Their interactions might be rare but I really do enjoy them. And I like the fact that DBS anime(in the manga Goten seems to barely exist), also sneaks in some interactions. Like when Vegeta watched Bulma exercise and Trunks realised how worried Vegeta was. Goten explained how the exercise will help Bulma and wasn't afraid of saying that Vegeta must be excited for the baby(crunchyroll translation are really off with DBS). While his pride was hurt a bit, he was not mad at them for their observations. He forbid them from training and told Trunks to go and finish the Bulla's bed. Or when Vegeta was completely comfortable with changing Bulla's diaper in front of Goten and Trunks and even seemed proud when they complimented him.

I like to think that Vegeta even after all the years and character development still isn't comfortable showing his caring side to people outside his family. With Goten being the exception because Goten is so often at their house that it would have been a hassle to constantly keep his tough guy persona in front him.

#dragon ball gt #dragon ball super #son goten #goten #vegeta #Trunks #Chichi #Bulma #Gohan

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A Fire Dragon, His Princess and The Not-So-Terrible Party Aftermath: Chapter:5

A Fire Dragon, His Princess and The Not-So-Terrible Party Aftermath

Nalu week 2020 Prompts: Voice, Flirt, Charm & Smile(All implied)

Genres: Romance, Humor, New Adult Fanfiction

Pairing: Nalu/Endlu (Natsu x Lucy & E.n.d. Natsu x Lucy)

Rating: M for language, steamy and mature/adult sexual content (all consensual) in these and future chapters. Reader Discretion is advised.(You've been warned!)

Summary: God knows it was all fun and games at an outdoor guild party until a drinking contest results in a not-so-great time for a certain celestial wizard much to the dismay of a protective dragon slayer and company. Even worse is Lucy's hangover with some kind of mild flu and busted ankle to boot . At least a doting Natsu is more-than-willing to provide his mate plenty of TLC. One of my entries for Nalu week 2020 and part of the Nalu-centric anthology series The Dragon Demon and His Celestial Princess anthology series (slight au/ canon divergent).

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Chapter: 5: Of All The Over-Protective Loved Ones And Nonsensical Health Remedies

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"Seriously Natsu? Again?! "

Lucy's exasperated voice echoed through the stairwell of the couple's duplex after returning home from a trip to the local physician's appointment and some errands. Can't believe we're having this conversation again. Little did the other nearby tenants and neighbors know that this wasn't the first time that the two disagreed over his sometimes -overprotective nature instincts or the level of " safety precautions" for the sake of his mate's well being.

Bloody Hell ...

"I'm not a porcelain doll, y' know!" The wizard grumbled, arms crossing over her chest. "I mean, really!"

"Mhmmm." Nastu merely hummed in response with a lazy smirk illuminating those sage eyes much to her chagrin.

"Are you even listening to me right now?"

"Course I am , beautiful" came his reply without missing a beat. "But damn." Difficult to miss the hint of a flirtatious purr in the fire wizard's voice or how his eyes swept over his mates form in apprecation that sent her pulse jumping into a frenzy . "Do you know what seeing ya' all flustered like this does to me? I mean you're even more adorable, gorgeous, and irresistible than you already are right now. Kissable too."

"Well, th-thank you" Lucy mumbled, heat rising and pooling in her cheeks. God knows how she couldn't but be a little subconscious over the effect of his natural charms despite being irritated. "But I don't think no's really a good time for flirting."

"Aw who says?" Natsu challenged with a throaty chuckle. Agree to disagree, princess ." Notto mention the gleam of mirth dancing in his eyes or the languidly smooth empathis on one of her beloved nicknames that he knew turned her knees to jellow .

Cocky bastard..

And damn were those supple hands currently settled on the curve of the summoner 's waist distracting in all the best possible ways.

"This couldn't be a more perfect time for flirting…"

One of the dragon slayer's hands was reaching to drag the blonde's locks through his fingertips. and Holy Hell did that blush deepen all thanks to that shit-eating of his and the way he continued to play with her hair .

Fuck ... there he goes again.

"Don't you think,Luce?" He finished, twirling, and tucking a stray tendril behind her ear as if to puncture his point further.

Damn it...

God damn did all those calculated ministrations kickstart the flustered girls heart into overdrive .

Again. So hard to focus right now. He 's that good…

As if that soft gasp tha wasn't t slipped out of her mouth wan't already enough. And pretty clear that noise undetected by Natsu if the way his sage eyes were glittering like coals was any indication.

"Someone' s flustered" His words came out as infuriatingly goading and yet velvety at the same time. " But I know you're into this as much as I am…. and you're falling prey to my charms." Natsu let his thumb lightly graze along the contour of her cheek. "Oh yeah. I can tell. Your heart's racing and everything." Now the fire dragon slayer wizard's forehead was mere inches from Lucy's. All that was needed for for her heart rate to skyrocket for the third time just as he so brazenly pointed out.

"Nastu..." the blonde started only for the words to die in her throat when her breath hitched from Natsu 's lips brushing against hers.

Shit...

"Are...you…trying…to…distract...me?" Was what she finally managed to force out, desperate longing seeping into her breathy tone.

"Me? Never." Natsu denied, the soft vibrations of his smoky timbre against her lips sending a tingle rippling across all those nerves. "Just having a little fun, is all."

"You are?"

"And I succeeded!"

Wait...what!?

Nastu was pulling back ever so slightly from Lucy without so much as a warning. God did that unwelcome disruption not fly so well with the mage who moaned in protest.

That pompous little...

"So that entailed luring your your mate in?" She eventually objected with a sour glare at her pompous -ass-of boyfriend." And then leaving her hanging? Pretty sure that classifies as some kind of entrapment! Just how much of a shameless flirt can you be?!"

"Opps.. guess you're not a happy camper right now," Natsu snickered, flashing her an awfully impish grin as if he were caught red-handed like a delinquent high school student drinking in class. "I mean I'm definitely a 'shameless flirt 'when it comes to you but I'm not going to leave you out to dry like some emotionally or romantically dead-beat loser. Knew exactly what I was doing and can't get over how cute my girl is when she's all flustered. No need to worry though." He gave a sly-yet-rougish wink that nearly left the summoner 'a heart stuttering.

Not that I'm going to tell him that.

"I promise to deliver on that promise of plenty of kisses and affection that we both crave so much. You'll see!"

"I... you ... y-you're such an ass!" Lucy stammered, entire face flushing an deeper shade of crimson. "Did you even hear what I said about... God damn it!"

"You mean about you not being made out porcelain?" Natsu was quick to supply, automatically clueing in. "Yes Luce, I did." His voice was all business now but more patient than cross. "And you're definitely right but that busted ankle of yours might as well be with how fragile it is right now. That's what having a sprained ankle means. A finger pointed down at Lucy 's sandal -clad foot with a tensure bandage .

"And why I need to carry ya'. Either way, you wanna get upstairs, right?"

"Well gee thank you for stating the obvious and what everyone already knows about sprained ankles." Lucy huffed, rolling her eyes. "And of course, I wanna get up upstairs but why is carrying me all the way up and down even necessary? You already gave me a piggyback to the clinic for God's sake! Not to mention pushing me around on a god damn platform cart while we were shopping for medicine and other supplies at the pharmacy without letting me set foot on the ground even once!

"Both were necessary to keep you from falling again." Natsu reasoned, still not budging on the matter; even when in the process of methodically removing the key holder's shoes. "Plus, I love having ya' in my arms and that cart had lots of room for you to comfortably stretch out on. Pretty practical if you ask me."

"More like total overkill!" Lucy tossed back, vein ticking above her eye. "Anyway, I might not be as fast, but can still definitely make my way up and down the stairs with a walking assist! Can't you just let me try at least?!"

"No can do, sweetheart," Natsu rebutted with a shake of his head. Good lord it was astounding how this extremely persistent man was able to unwittingly shoot down all of her ambitions for any kind of semi-independent mobility. and yet be so damn patient and even-tempered at the same time. "Can't risk you missing a step and taking another tumble down these stairs."

"Ugh...Oh My God- you're unbelievable!" Lucy couldn't help but yell; throwing her hands up in ggravation. which was met with an infuriating laugh of amusement from a certain pyro .

"The most unbelievable of them all.! Now quit complainin' relax and enjoy the ride up to our apartment!"

"Natsuuuu!"

Such a debate became a common occurrence in the Dragneel-Heartfilia household over the week with neither Natsu or visiting friends— Celestial spirits included- letting Lucy out of their sight or use stairs by herself. The extremely disgruntled mage would often gripe about her "stupid over-protective boyfriend and friends" even though ;despite secretly melting from being in the dragonslayer's arms all the time along with the rest of his "TLC." Not so much with Ezra, however, who'd often insist on personally escorting Lucy up and down the stairs herself ;when it wasn't by Natsu, Happy or anyone else.

My God is that woman overly cautious! It's beyond irritating!

Other than that, one minor pet peeve, Lucy supposed she couldn't really complain too much. Not when she was blessed with spending quality time with the love of her life and phomoneal comrades/friends who were all more than willing to keep her company. Well, okay save for that one time involving a nonsensical squabble about ailment remedies between Natsu and Gray one day.

"I'm telling you— these will help Lucy feel better!" Natsu insisted, dumping a paper bag of what could be described as god-awful-Scotch-covered-eye-sores-with-strings-attached on the counter. "See?" A hand patted the side of the misshapen bundle of items.

Uh...

Lucy meanwhile, couldn't help but steal a furtive glance of disbelief from her coral-haired soulmate; who was currently sniffing the unsightly abominations with an particularly intense focus for some inexplicable reason.

"The hell are ya' doing , charcoal-brains?!" Gray demanded, voice coming out in a mixture of incomprehension and disdain. "And what even are those things?"

"Inspecting these babies for germs," Natsu replied with an eye roll as if the answer was the most obvious in the world. "Duh! What else would I be doing'? Can't have em' infecting Lucy. And they're a supposed to be a special kind of talisman for health and good luck. Even an ice overrated snowcone like you should know that. Basically Scotch-taped covered piles of leaves and Vic patches wrapped in tissue paper. If I hang these around the apartment, then they should do wonders for Luce's health."

"You know by gradually sucking the virus toxins from her body until she's better," he tacked on with an 'exuberant grin. "Or so I heard from Nab, Maco, and Wakaba. Dudes bought entire boxes full for 20 jewel a piece from a pop-up vendor of some merchant in the market. The lady swears by them and everything. Either way, aren't they awesome?! Right, Luce? His head turned towards Lucy. "Bet you'll be better in no time!"

"I ...uh... " The blonde sputtered, still too bewildered for words." I don't…."

"Oh Good God," Erza muttered, smacking a palm against her forehead. "Of all the—-Natsu, I highly doubt those would be effective in treating Lucy's illness."

"Huh? Why wouldn't they be?"

"Well..."

"Oh jeez...How can anyone be this dense?"

Gray was shooting out of his seat at the table with an exasperated noise. "Step aside fire boy, I'll find Lucy something. Her fridge should have some suitable ingredients." A hand pulled opened the door of the fridge before rummaging around inside much to Lucy's confusion Course why a random assortment of food in the form of onions and ginger Along with some lemons were being cleared out was anyone's guess.

"Onions, lemons and ginger" The ice wizard announced, sounding tremendously pleased with himself. "Should be just what the doctor ordered for Lucy. I'm gonna chop these up and boil em' with some cinnamon in a tea for her."

Wha? Is he for real?!

"Wait….I'm sorry you want me to drink what now?"

Lucy 's brain short circuited with an owlish blink at the same time that some revolted noises could be heard from the rest of Team Natsu. More specifically Salamander 's gagging and Erza nearly vomiting in her mouth.

"Well at least Lucy gets it" Gray voiced aloud to no one in particular with a nonchalant shrug of his shoulders. "Now to find a knife and boil some water for the tea."

"Yo, you out of your mind, ice-dick?" Natsu demanded, more than a tad incredulous. "It's pretty obvious she doesn't want what you're selling and can't say I blame her." His eyes narrowed in revulsion with a flash of exposed canines poking through his lips. "That kind of 'tea 'sounds disgusting."

Just for Natsu's striking emerald eyes to immediately soften when landing on Lucy.

"Don't worry Luce," He soothed, his voice lifting to a sympathetic coo. "I'll protect ya' from that big meanie and his stupid ".

" Uh Yeah, please do," Lucy beseeched, words trembling slightly. Honest to God that the astral almost shuddered at the prospect of such a horrendous-tasting tea invading her tastebuds. "I don't even want a sip of that stuff."

"And Why would any sane person expect you to? Not me or Ezra. Can't say the same about droopy eyes here." Natsu tossed a pointed glare at Gray which was readily met with a raised middle finger. "You really that hell bent on brewing whatever nasty crap you call tea, buddy? Then be our guest and drink it yourself. But keep it away from Lucy and out of the kitchen. We don't need that shit stinking up the place."

"Tch— shows what you know" came Gray's disparaging scoff by way of a reply. "Pretty sure you wouldn't know a proper health remedy was if it hit you in the face."

Uh-oh ...

Gray's words really seemed to touch a nerve judging by Natsu's offended growl.

"The hell is that supposed to mean, stripper?" He sniped, vein throbbing in his forehead " What? Are ya really looking' to piss me off or somethin'?"

"Yeah, just maybe I am!" Gray countered with salty heat and matching his rival glare for glare. "You want to cry about it? And you heard what I said. God ... no wonder Lucy's still sick what with your clueless ass and all failing to take care of her.."

"You take that back asshole!" Natsu seethed, foaming rabidly at the mouth. Or rather smoke circumventing from his nose and mouth what with him being a fire dragon demon and "literal hothead "and all.

"Make Me—ow!"

The rest of whatever Gray was trying to say was cut off by a flying "talisman" that just struck him point blank in the face.

"Hey!" He snapped, grudgingly rubbing his temple with a hand." The hell was that for, ya damned fire hazard?!"

"What do ya think, dumbass ?" Natsu flung back without missing a beat. "You got some nerve….insultin 'a dragon's pride like that!"

"Yeah? So what?"

"Seriously?! You pretty much implied I don't know how to take care of my own mate!"

"Yes and?"

Uh-oh...

"And it was a total dick move, dingus! That's what! Where's your sense of common decency!?"

"Wasted on incompetent dipshits like you, apparently!"

"What was that, frosty?!"

"You heard me "

"That's it you, walking freezer burn! Them's fighting words!"

"Oh yeah? Bring it flame-bitch!"

"Take this!"

Oh god ….

The next thing anyone knew were that that the bickering rivals were launchimg projectiles—aka "Talismans" at each other much to her dismay.

No...

"No fighting in our kitchen!" Lucy squeaked; cadence raised to a higher pitch. " You could really break something! So stop!" The afflicted girl couldn't help but watch with alarmed eyes when her desperate pleas seemed to fall on deaf ears. Something always gets completely wrecked or destroyed when these two butt heads over anything!

Seriously, who could forget all the destruction those two left in their wake or millions of jewel racked in subsequent, property damage during their last scuffle? Like say the accidental beheading and subsequent toppling of that statue which also happened in Hargeon's beloved town founder for instance? Not to mention the scorched garden of the mayor's prized purple and white orchids. Not Lucy, that's for sure.

I really don't want them breaking anything….

Erza meanwhile. was practically frothing at the mouth from all that pent-up rage in a very-if-not-entirely-proverbial sense of the word.

"Good God—those two!" The re-equip mage ranted, vein pulsing right above her brow. "Always butting heads over one asinine matter or another! The hell is wrong with them anyways? Either way, enough is enough! I really should... no probably best not... Oh screw it!"

Erza was on the other wizards in a flash, banging their heads together with an audible crack. And good lord who could miss the stunned noises of pain that simultaneously cirumented their throats.

"OW!" Natsu and Gray whimpered in unison. "That really hurt ,Erza!"

"Yeah!?" Erza barked . "Well maybe you two dolts should've thought of that before you started acting juvenile and making a mess! I mean take you for instance, Gray! Disrespecting a dragonslayer's pride was a garbage move just as Natsu pointed out! Haven't both Master and UR taught you more sense than that? Oh, and let's not forget you doubting Natsu 's ability to effectively tend to care for Lucy despite doing more than a standup job so far for the most part! No wonder he's offended!"

"Hey, it's not my fault if the dude can't take a joke," Gray grumbled, defensive resentment leaking into his tone. "Or that he has a ridiculously overinflated and fragile ego."

"Neither helpful or okay, Gray!"

"Yeah, so there dickwad!" Natsu cut in with his tongue shooting out for good measure. "See?"

"Oh yeah... you really..."

"Oh no you don't!" Erza whirled on Natsu who shrank under the heat of her glare with another whimper. "And yes, I'm talking about you Natsu Ignatius Dragneel! Don't think for a minute that you're getting out of this scott- free!""

Oh shit ... Erza just used Natsu's full name…. She must mean business.

"What? Me, really?" Nastu spluttered, hands still raised in defense as if fend the intimating scarlet woman off. "What did I even do anyway?"

"Hmm, what did you do?" Erza questioned, rolling her eyes. Oh, and her words were just laced/ dripping/ trickling/ with just the right amount of pointed sarcasm. "Care to take a wild guess? How about those godawful abominations you call talismans for one? Look at them! Anyone can tell these are a sham! I mean really, Natsu! The hell were you thinking?! Normally, you're much better at sussing out onpossible scams and cons. How could you let yourself be duped out of your hard -earned money like that?"

"Aw- come on!" Natsu bleated "Didn't mean to, honest! All I wanted was to help Luce recover more quickly and honestly thought these things would help. That's all! I won't buy any more—swear to God! Just please don't bust my balls, Erza! I need those!

"Calm down. I'm not going to do that. It's easy to tell your intentions were pure regardless which is most important."

"Really? Thank you, you kind, merciful, woman!"

"Yes, yes,.. that's all fine and good," Erza chuckled in amusement with a light shake of her head as a response .

"Now about those talismans. They are a problem. " Erza's voice fell into a more sober tone with a hand cupping her chin in thought. "Word on the street is that Fiore is being targeted by a fraudulent band of thieves and con artists. Popping up in various towns and cities with those "vendors", posing as legitimate shop keepers and merchants —that sort of thing. and from what I've heard , these people are trying pass off bogus goods as authentic souvenirs."

"So, ya think there's some kind of link between those and what I bought?" Natsu quickly caught on matter-of-factly. "As in all that crappy stuff you mentioned ?"

"Yes, precisely that. I'm sure we can all agree that how poor unassuming customers are being ripped off by those criminals just isn't right. Something must be done."

"Okay—like what?"

"Helping folks of Magnolia getting their money back for one —yours included. And there's also the matter of filing a report with the magic reinforcement unit and other authorities . They'd want to be informed of the culprits' criminal activity ASAP. In fact, why don't the two of us go now?"

"What? Ya' mean that you actually want us to leave right now?!"

Natsu visibly balked at Erza's suggestion as if being ordered to watch Ichyia perform a strip tease in nothing but a pair of - sparkly -Leather, assless chaps.

"I.. don't…"

"Yes, I figured that would be the most efficient course of option" Erza reasoned, lifting a questioning brow at his response. "Why? Is there a problem?"

"Uh yeah..., a big one!" Natsu protested with a vigorous nod. " Going now would mean leaving Luce's side" His whole tone shifted into a whine. "Especially when she's still not feeling 100% or if it means being without her in my arms for too long. And right now, looking after Lucy and being able to spend time with her is what's most important. Not to mention what I want the most! Please… just let me take good care of my mate and queen and hold her! That too much ask?"

"No, and your feelings are understandable. That in mind, it would still be unethical to turn a blind eye to petty crimes at the expense of innocent civilians."

"Yeah, of course. But it's just…."

Sheesh… Natsu's being a bit of a drama king right now. I mean I love the guy and its always great having him around for the most part despite the fact that he sometimes gets on nerves. Completely normal for all couples even ones like us but that's besides the point. Anyways, he's being super sweet and everything but there's no need for him to blow a gasket when they would only be gone for a couple hours at most. Plus Erza's right about putting a stop to those jerks and getting those other people compensated. and it's not like I won't be okay without them or by myself a for little bit...

"Hey guys," Lucy finally spoke up after a few minutes, drawing their focus of everyone's eyes back on her. "Not that your efforts and spending time with me aren't appreciated, but pretty sure I'll be fine on my own for a little while if you want to report those people and get your money back." No real heat to her words though.

"Hmm... don't think that's a good idea, "sweetheart." Came Natsu's reply, his timbre pitched soft; though she didn't miss the pleading note in his words. "You're still not in the best shape right now. Like Mavis knows I don't really feel comfortable leaving you alone to fend for yourself right now, y' know? I mean what if ya' end up barfin' with your head over a toilet bowl or falling again?"

Not really that much of an nasty shock to say the least especially seeing how the couple were practically inseparable ever since that hazardous incident at the party.

"Don't be too surprised if Natsu's refuses to leave your side." Levy's kind voice from a recent lacrima video call echoed inside Lucy's head "or even let out of his sight-or sense range for that matter. You remember learning about how dragon slayers, demon's and hybrids are essentially hardwired to be extremely protective and territorial of their bonded, right? Well those already -fierce instincts are get an even bigger boost during certain times... like say when they're in heat . Not to mention when their soulmates are sick, injured or both in your case. In any case, Natsu's no exception especially with how you're one of the people he's been most protective of even before you two were officially an item node as we all know. Anyways, be prepared for him wanting to remain extra close to you and special attention. Think plenty of affection and physical contact like snuggling, kisses, doting on you —things like that which is always a bonus. And pretty sure he is going to hoard you. I mean the dude going isn't gonna take kindly to anyone he feels is trying to steal/snatch you away from him. Gajeels the same way. It's not so bad though."

Levy was right. Not that I'm complaining...

"We really should get going Natsu," Erza chimed in after a few minutes. The sooner these matters are sorted out the better. Either way, it shouldn't take us too long-a few hours tops."

"Yeah, I know..." Natsu replied , an unmistakable flicker of reluctance in his eyes. "But…I still don't want to leave Lucy right now…." Sage fully connected with honey-brown as a hand was reaching to gently caress Lucy's cheek. And Mavis knows she couldn't help but naturally lean into the warmth of his touch or the content smile forming on her lips.

"Pretty sure I made my reasons clear anyway."

"Yes, but…"

"Hey bro," Gray piped in —not unkindly this time."I can easily hold the fort down and keep Lucy company while you guys are out."

"Wow…Really?"

Natsu instantly seemed to perk up.

"Yeah, I'd be more than happy to. Plus, we can summon one of her spirits and Happy to help for a fun but chill time. That way, you can trust that your girl is in capable hands and won't be bored."

"Good point!" Natsu rhapsodized, bumping his fist with Gray's. "Thanks, bro!"

"Yes, I agree" Ezra concurred, an approving smile crossing her lips. "That's very gracious and cordial of you. Way to be a great friend."

"That's what I'm here for and my pleasure, Natsu."

"Guess you're not so bad after all"

"Course' not. I am pretty awesome, after all."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sometimes... So, what about it, Luce?" Natsu went on to inquire, far more chipper now. " You gonna to be okay with Gray and some of the others taking over for a bit while Erza and me are out ?"

"Yeah Lucy, what he said," Gray followed up with a cordial smile of his own. . "You and me can kick it and chill for a little while. Maybe even break into the candy stash and watch movies with everyone."

"Sure!" Lucy chirped, heart leaping in excitement from the prospect of a low-key but fun kickback with splendid company. "And Natsu and Erza can, join when they get back from their errands, right?"

"Yup! Now here," Natsu instructed, pushing a glass of water on the table towards her." "Drink some more of your water. Anyways, Erza and I can bring back some goodies from the local bakery after too,. You good with that ,Erza?" He tossed a hopeful glance the armour- clad wizard's way.

"Sure—sounds good to me!" Erza jumped on board, eyes lighting up with delight. A trip to the bakery would be most excellent. All those delicious confections, yummy treats like gourmet cupcakes and strawberry shortcake. Ooooooh." The scarlet woman's hands clapped together in giddy enthusiasm.. "I can practically taste it now —so divine!"

"Yeah but think about lava- brains though" Gray quipped without missing a beat. "What are the odds he'll devour whatever he doesn't give or share with Lucy?"

"Ohhhh valid point" Erza echoed, lips pulling up into / a smirk. I wouldn't put it past him to cleanin out half of the bakery's front counter. Now why don't we get a friendly little wager started? Is 20 jewel acceptable?"

"Sure. I'm game."

"Ooh... why not make it ...30?" Lucy joined in with a light giggle. "I mean what's to say he won't clean out most of the shops and the other desert shops in town?"

"Hey! Not cool!" Natsu objected, though such sour words were belied by the glimmer of mirth in his shamrock eyes. "Makin' bets about whether or not I'll stockpile deserts and shit! I mean talk about takin' cheap shots at your leader! I am Salamander of Fairytail, damn it! Alpha drake of the dragon nest, and a Mighty and fierce dragonslayer -demon hybrid! I deserve your respect and praise!"

"Oh?" Erza spurred him on, clearly entertained by the salamander's theatrics. " Is that a fact?"

"Damn right it is!"

"And you, Luce!" Natsu bemoaned with extra melodramatic flair. "Even my own precious soulmate is betting against me and egging' the other two on?" Impossible not to notice how Natsu's hand clapped over the heart in a display of feigned offence. "How you' wound me, woman!"

"Opps," Lucy uttered, a teasing lilt to her words. "My bad. Are they really that wrong though?"

"Ooh, you got me there!" Natsu jibed s, lips breaking into a cheek into a cheeky grin agrin that set Lucy 's heart all pit-patter. "Touché and shit."

"Just as I suspected."

"Yeah, I figured!" Natsu laughed, mussing her hair with one hand. "Anyway, how about Erza and me pick up some dumplings on the way home? Maybe a Party pack with plenty for everyone to share? We can get some other things for dinner too— Our treat!"

"Ooh yes please!" Lucy crowed, mouth practically watering from the zesty-flavored-packed dumplings from one of many Magnolia's local fusion joints. "Can some be fried? And be filled with beef? Maybe tandoori chicken and cheese too? And could I have 3 or 4?"

"Yeah, sure." Natsu agreed, goodnaturedly as always. "Whatever you want. You really must be cravin that stuff today, huh?" And God she couldn't help how her heart stuttered at the way her grin morphed into a another kind of smile entirely; More subtle, tremendously fond, even. "Normally I'm the one askin' for all this different kind of food. Good to know that you have great taste and that I'm rubbing off on you more and more each day though."

" Uh, yeah… thanks. Though you don't think it's a bit much?" Lucy questioned, now glancing up at her boyfriend with a smidge of tentativeness. She couldn't help but second-guess her request especially seeing how it was partially driven by voracious craving for carbs. "Cuz I'm wondering if that many dumplings is a tad too many now."

Maybe something healthier would be better...

"What? Are you kidding?" Natsu refuted, bursting into stunned laughter . "Of course it isn't. Why would it be?"

"Well, when you put it that way" Lucy resounded in agreement, the corner of her lips twitching into a sheepish grin over how silly I'm being. "Guess I was overthinking it just a little."

"See?" The dragonslayer pointed out, punctuated by a light tap on the tip of the blonde's nose with his finger. "Now you're getting it! And hey, look at it this way! Whatever my princess and queen wants, she gets."

"Well, who am I argue to with that? Anyways, you guys heading out now?"

"Yeah," Natsu sighed, a touch of reluctance seeping back into his gravelly timbre. "Guess we oughtaa . Really don't like the idea of leaving your side though there are some things to take care of. And besides the sooner we leave, the sooner I can get back to you."

How the summoner's heart gave a little thump at those touching words that reached her ears!

"What you're saying is definitely true" Lucy breathed, finding herself adrift in those arresting eyes of his. Onyx with flecks of jade that always seemed to shine in just the right angle of sunlight on bright days. And did she mention the sensation of Natsu's fingertips brushing her cheek, the tucking a stray lock of blonde hair behind her ear? How it all sent sparks racing through her nerves! "And I can't wait for you to get home so that I can be in your arms again too."

"Mhmm yeah" Natsu hummed in agreement., stroking along the side of her temple now. "I'm definitely looking forward to all that too. Also cuddling with ya' on the couch of course. Should be great! Anyway, make sure to take it easy and stay hydrated, okay? And don't forget Erza and I are one just one call away if you need anything."

"Okay, Thanks Natsu."

"Anytime," he rumbled with that same affectionate smile that always melted her heart . "See you soon, Luce." Lips pressed a light kiss atop the celestial mage's crown with a hand palming the side of her head. God such a rush cozy seeping through her bones and warming her soul to the core.

I truly love him and that'll never change..

"Yeah, likewise.. Hurry back, okay?."

" You know I will."

"That I do".

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A/N: All right that's Chapter: 5 ,folks! Apologies for the delay again! As stated previously, both my beta and I have been busy for different reasons related to differing schedules, life circumstances, responsibilities, appointments, hobbies and a somewhat more active social life among other things (with increasing vaccination rates unless everything goes south again). Not that this has necessarily prevented me from writing or working on my wips but there's also been days where I haven't been feeling well, a case of writers block or there simply just not being enough hours in a day to accomplish everything I want for whichever reason lol. In any case, this chapter is posted now and I'm trying to get back into working on writing projects more often. So that's that at least.

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I am an old. I'm an old, old fandom lurker wandering from one fandom to the other for the past (oh God) two decades. I've read in everything from Gundam Wing in my (not that) delinquent high school years to Due South to Stargate Atlantis, Harry Potter, Star Wars, yadda yadda yadda, on and on up to The Witcher, most recently.

And then The Old Guard.

Guys... Guys.

This movie smacked me in the face and shook me to my core. It was everything I've never known I wanted in an action movie because it just never occurred to me that it might exist. Two female leads! One of them is black! Eighty. Five. Percent female representation behind the scenes. 85%! Amazing character beats. Everyone has their own arc and motivations. No stereotyping. It's just beautiful.

And then there's Joe and Nicky.

I have never related so hard to characters or to a relationship in my life. I love my badass immortal husbands so much. It's ridiculous. I could gush for hours. I'm nothing like them, of course. I identify as a mostly straight, mostly cis, so white I reflect sunlight (though I hope I'm at least an ally to BIPOC) woman. There's nothing particularly badass about me. But I still relate like hell to these characters.

I love to laugh like Joe, and completely understand his protective instincts. And then there's Nicky. I relate to him more than any character I can think of currently. I'm introverted and can be kind of intense, but I'm also patient, kind, and nurturing. And if anyone does anything to hurt my family, especially my kids, I can rip you apart with just my words. (Seriously, I think my mother in law is afraid of me now after she got a talking to when I called her out for being shitty to my spouse. Our relationship is Much Better now).

Most importantly, I am deeply in love with my wonderful spouse who happens to be a trans woman.

And guys, I'm angry.

Remember, I'm an old. I've been searching for scraps hinting at any kind of queer love story in all kinds of media for decades. And I'm angry because I shouldn't have had to.

I shouldn't have to read into a maybe not on purpose significant glance. I shouldn't have gotten excited when two characters grabbed each other in anger because clearly they're so in love. I shouldn't have been delighted when an actor bit his lip to hint at a love story in film, or that a writer said that a character was gay years after the books were written. I made myself believe that those little bits of subtext were enough and somehow better than getting it outright because then we can tell our own stories, right guys? I preferred reading fan fiction because I could think of the hot guys I wanted to pair up in the way I wanted. I even stopped watching a lot of gay movies because they were always so sad and full of strife, and I just couldn't relate to them. I just wanted my fluffy romantic comedies. Fan fiction was literally the only place that I could see any kind of healthy queer relationship.

Which is how I got to be almost forty and still identifying as mostly straight even though I'm in a queer as hell relationship. In each of these canon stories, the character's sexuality was part of the conflict, and I was never particularly conflicted about mine. I just liked who I liked and craved a healthy, stable relationship. Or when I did see characters like Klaus in Umbrella Academy (who I love) who is comfortable with their sexuality, he's also so fantastically ridiculous that I can only laugh or cringe at him. I enjoyed many of these stories, but still related more to the Jane Austen heroines I saw in straight stories even while I preferred to chill by reading about say... John and Rodney accidentally making a baby or something.

And then Joe and Nicky come along. And they're beautiful. They're a goddamn interracial, interfaith, committed, happy, unkillable gay couple. In canon. They are the most married. They're 900 plus years of married. Their sexuality and relationship are incredibly important to who they are and to the story without being the conflict of the story. Or without being a walking stereotype of one thing or other. Instead, you have two men casually stating their love for each other, blatantly declaring it, cuddling, and kissing all while they each have their own stories, skills, and motivations.

I have literally never seen that before. Except at home, in my own house, where my spouse and I get to be our own people, but then support each other, tease each other, and cuddle at the end of the day. It was beautiful to see something that reflected the kind of love I always wanted and now get to have. In canon, on screen. Seeing Joe and Nicky's love makes me so deliriously happy that I'm incredibly angry I've never seen anything like that on screen before. Just imagine what it would have been like seeing that kiss in a crowded theater.

So why am I writing this? Because this movie is important. It's so goddamn important. I'm so happy it exists. And I want you all to know the actual weight of all the years of going without characters like this. What it means to say that I'm furious that I've never seen this before after decades of searching. How ridiculous it is that I still identify as mostly straight possibly because I've never really seen nuanced, flawed, real queer characters before. Instead, I've imagined and created evidence of gay relationships from nothing while ignoring the awful canon hetero relationships my favorite shows have forced on us. All while still unironically sighing over Mr Darcy and Clueless. I'm tired, y'all.

I want to see all the stories with all the people in various configurations. Romances, action, sci fi, fantasy, everything. The Old Guard did it. And they did it well. I'm done with the queer baiting. I don't think I can look at many of the fandoms I have loved throughout the years the same way again. I'm incredibly grateful to Gina Prince-Bythewood, Greg Rucka, Marwan Kanzari, Luca Marinelli, and the rest of the cast and crew for bringing me these already beloved characters. It's so refreshing to finally get what I've really wanted all these years. Representation absolutely fucking matters.

And now? I'm gonna go back to being a lurker. I'll read all the Old Guard fanfiction I can. I'll watch all the movies, read all the comics because I want more stories like this, dammit. I'll probably go back to giggling over and overanalyzing little character moments in all kinds of fandoms again. Mostly, I'll just go back to quietly taking care of my little family. And I might post something again in another couple of decades when my kids are off to college. And God, do I hope it doesn't take another couple decades to get more characters like this. I hope that my kids get all kinds of stories I never did growing up so that they can figure out who they are and who they relate to before they're almost forty frigging years old. It's about goddamn time.

Thank you for listening to my TED talk.

#joe x nicky #nicolo di genova #yusuf al kaysani #the old guard #2020 is the year we consume media that turns us queer #done with this shit #look i wrote a thing #oh dear God i wrote a thing #gonna go hide again now #i have no idea how to do a read more sorry guys #immortal husbands

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Hi There! Happy new year to you! I just had a question with the Rowdyruff Boys personalities. I recall seeing Boomer’s personality being more cowardly introverted in fusionfall legacy (when you guys were working on it). I just wanted to know what were the personalities were going to be like for Brick and Butch? Thank you in advance!

thanks, happy new year!

first I wanna preface that had we continued working on legacy, I think we might've pivoted Boomer's personality in a different direction lol

I think his existing personality came about from us trying to parallel bubbles' slightly toned down personality in fusionfall in comparison to how she was in the original show. there was also the story parallel of him trying to prove he can be good, like how bubbles tried to prove to her family that she could be "hardcore" in the episode bubblevicious

but it kinda made him end up feeling a bit lame and "fanfiction"y i guess? it probably would've been more interesting for him to still be a bit aggressive and """"macho""""" like he was trying to be in the original show

anywho, Brick and Butch were planned to be fairly consistent with their original personalities, with brick being a bossy, aggressive bully, and butch being a simple, fight-crazy freak of nature lol

thus leading to brick just kind of hanging around marzipan harassing sgt hoagie and being a general delinquent nuisance, and butch heading to planet fusion to try to just fight "fuse" directly

i guess butch was a little vegeta-y to match his hairstyle lol (but a lot more wild and crazy)

#fusionfall #fusionfall legacy #fusionfall universe

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yanderecandystore · 3 years

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꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱👤Yandere OCs Bios🔪

(this is where you find links for my characters bios, most are not complete as I'm redoing them >.<)

(TW: family issues; depressing backgrounds; some are just assholes; cringey OCS )

This are the official ocs that I use, but sometimes I may create fanfictions without these specific characters (characters that aren't official, are less likely to be used again)

Click on the drawings for better resolution.

Adrien Coldwell 🍭[Yandere!Bully OC]🍒

Alexandra Coldwell 🍭[Yandere!Bully OC]🐞

Matthew Robinson 🍎[Yandere!Teacher OC]🥧

Madeline Allen 🍏[Yandere!Teacher OC]🩹

Jackson Macnee 🐍[Yandere!Delinquent OC]🍋

Janette Sartorius 🦂[Yandere!Delinquent OC]🍋

Yuma Soma 👾[Yandere!A.I OC]🍈

Tatsumi 🍡[Yandere!Kitsune OC]🦊

Ingrid Bright 🍑[Yandere!CEO OC]🍰

🍭꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡🍮꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡🍰꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡🍮꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖🍭

#masterlist #Masterlist #master list #oc bio #yandere ocs #yandere oc #Masterlist: Desserts Menu #dessert menu #yandere oc bio

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frecklesandfanfics · 3 years

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Bellamy shakes them both off, leaning against the car to examine the newcomer, who has over-styled dark hair and a smile he probably thinks is charming.

It’s not charming.

...Does Clarke think it’s charming?

#the things we learn to live without #bellarke fanfiction #ch 4 of 7 #delinquents #found family #jackie writes!

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hi there!! are there any fics you’re reading right now that you would recommend? i need something good after the season we’ve been given so far 😣

hello there!

I agree, this season has been disappointing - especially considering it’s the last one. but thankfully, our fandom is full of amazing writers that serve us goods regularly. I have so much to recommend, it’s a joke. so prepare for a long fic rec. In no particular order, let’s begin:

1. Chasin’ You - @burninghoneyatdusk

okay. you’re gonna see a bit of a theme with me in these fic recs because the authors I mention are some of my favourites in the world - sam being one of the TOP TIER ones. this fic is a modern au, written about clarke and bellamy as exes (a favourite trope of mine) that have went their separate ways. clarke has moved away and hasn’t kept tabs on bellamy but he's soared to the top as a country star, his hit single being about her and what they had. if there’s any fic from this list you need to start reading, it’s this one.

2. Voices in the Water - @burninghoneyatdusk

It’s the canon version we all wanted. set on earth, clarke’s aunt (nia) forces her into an arranged marriage with king bellamy to unite the clans. but under it all, nia has tasked her to kill him. obviously, as clarke falls in love with bellamy, it’s the one task wanheda probably can’t complete. I'm in love with the imagery and descriptions in this fic. there are honestly some lines that sam writes that I want to frame and put up in my house. absolute brilliance.

3. All Because of You - @burninghoneyatdusk

*sheepishly raises hand* - hi, it’s me again, fangirling over another one of sam’s fics. if you have followed me for a while, either here or on twitter, you’ll have seen me screaming about this fic. I've pulled over while driving to read an update that came through to my email. no lie. I don’t say this lightly but it is definitely in my top 3 favourite bellarke fics of all time. sam DELIVERS with this one. bellamy knocks up his sister’s best friend when they’re both young and they grow together in raising their daughter. this fic flashes between present and future in the most seamless way and we see how in love they were back then but too scared to admit it, combined with how in love they are now that they are mature and older - but yet can’t seem to take the leap. I can’t tell you enough how good this fic is. I'm in love and it’s one of those fics that I would happily have as a book on my bookshelf, the pages worn and falling out from the amount of times that I re-read it.

*I just want to note that sam is doing a fantastic job at running @bellarkefic-for-blm. This is an opportunity for the bellarke community to directly support the Black Lives Matter cause through reading and writing fanfiction. For every fanfiction prompt a participating writer receives, they ask that you donate to an organization that supports the BLM cause. This initiative includes non-bellarke the 100 ships and requests for other content (e.g. gif sets, icons, moodboards, fanart). please check them out and request a prompt (this also includes updates for the above mentioned fics)*

4. Count Your Teeth - @icantloseyou-too

let me tell you, you guys will be well fed after reading this fic. It’s one of the most original idea’s and we get so much bellarke and the blake siblings in this one. bellamy is a treasure hunter and married to clarke, after leaving his thieving days behind him. that is until his past comes knocking and drags him back into that world again - and clarke along with him. absolute chefs kiss!

5. Cups and Sorcerers - @icantloseyou-too

again, such a unique plot with just the right amount of fluff. clarke is a witch who owns a coffee shop and she ends up meeting someone just as unique as her. I’m invested in this to an embarrassing degree and it always puts me in a good mood when this fic is updated. such a light and heart filling read and ciara does a fantastic job of world building in this fic.

6. Paint me in Trust - @pawprinterfanfic

I'm sure this fic needs no introduction. everyone and their mother has heard of it and if you haven’t read it yet, believe me, you’re missing out. a harry potter au that runs alongside the last few movies without being involved with the main characters. essie manages to make an already existing world so different, thrilling and gripping. it emotionally upends you and takes you along for the ride without any intention of letting you off. I'm just in love with it and rightly so!

7. When the Wolves Come Home - @pawprinterfanfic

I don’t know how people aren’t RAVING about this fic more because I certainly am. it’s massive for me to even say this because I love all of essie’s work but it’s my favourite fic that she’s written. I can’t describe the feeling I get when I read how she’s written bellarke in this. it’s a percy jackson au but you don’t need to have knowledge of that world to enjoy this. I actually started reading the books because of this fic. essie writes it so well and incorporates a lot of fantastic elements from greek mythology while also keeping me on the edge of my seat with bellarke’s journey. HERE FOR IT ALL THE WAY.

8. I’ll Find You in the Morning Sun - @cominguproses13x

I’ve never seen a fic talked about as much as this one. with 60 chapters, it’s bound to satisfy any hunger you have for bellarke. it’s set in a post apocalyptic world and it is beyond a shadow of a doubt, my favourite setting to read bellarke in. I've actually stopped reading this fic on chapter 5 because im currently writing my own post apocalyptic au as it was a trope on my bingo card and I don’t want any subconscious spill over, but I fully intend on reading the rest of the fic in one go once my fic is published and done. it deserves all the praise and hype.

9. For Blue Skies - @kombellarke

kayla’s fics make me actually weep. her writing style is just unbelievable and she sucks me into stories so fast. this one is no different. I live and breathe for bellarke as exes and this fic is one of my favourites. it’s a modern au with clarke as a mother and she cascades back into bellamy’s life without warning. perfect angst and anticipation. in love.

10. Love Like Fools - @talistheintrovert

the way I love talis with my whole heart. I'm always obsessed with her fics and the way this one was written was just magnificent. enemies to friends to lovers, roommates, angst, emotional comforting? SIGN ME UP. the perfect mix of all of those and I felt so good after reading this. always a fan.

11. It Had To Be You - @useyourtelescope

I had the honour of pre-reading some of this fic before it was published and I felt so privileged. a regency au with a prank war sprinkled in? perfection. hana honestly writes this so beautifully and I can’t recommend this enough. it’s so unique and we are all so incredibly lucky that there’s something in the bellarke fic world for everyone.

12. Veni, Vidi, Vinci - @carrieeve

Again, proof of the pudding that there’s something in fic for everyone. I’ve never read one like this before and it THRILLED me. murphy and bellamy working together to steal a Vinci? it was the fic I never knew I needed. the bellarke interaction in this was beautifully written and I am just completely obsessed. we really struck gold with the bellarke big bang works this year.

13. A Twist of Fate - @queenemori

let’s be honest, soulmate au’s are always wanted and needed in this fandom and kara does an excellent job of serving us this one. we got some team cockroach in here along with some top tier quality bellarke. what more could you ask for? if you haven’t read this fic yet, you need to. so thankful for kara being the absolute gifted babe that she is.

14. Power Over Me - @sparklyfairymira

okay, if you recently watched the witcher on netflix like I did, believe me, you NEED to read this fic. if you haven’t watched the witcher, this fic will make you want to watch it. the smut in this, the plot, the WRITING. absolutely phenomenal. have I mentioned how lucky we are to have such fantastic writers in this fandom?

15. There’s a Serpent Lying Deep Down in These Still Waters - @shaeheda

post apocalyptic au? SIGN ME UP. bellarke thrown together in unkind circumstances? SIGN ME UP. this magnificent human writing a fic? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP. I'm so in love with this fic already and I haven’t even finished it yet. as I've said, I've stopped reading fics in this genre until my own is completed but I’ve read enough to tell you that this needs to be on your next to read list. forever in awe of the talent here and this fic makes me feel so lucky to be part of something so great.

I hope this satisfies you for a while and that you enjoy all the bellarkey goodness that comes from these fics. I'm gonna drop some of mine below because why not? just in case you’re in need of something more.

1. I Found Peace in Your Violence

clarke griffin has it all. she’s popular, an artistic prodigy and has a wealthy family to boot. so when her perfect world comes crashing down around her, it’s time to sink or swim. she tests positive for the Homicidal Tendency Syndrome gene, also known as the kill gene. clarke is plucked from her comfortable life and placed into a school with people just like her - carriers, delinquents. when she meets bellamy blake there, he looks like everything they say HTS carriers are. a monster, a criminal. yet, he’s the one who protects her.

2. I Am Lost This Time

a void!bellamy fic that we all deserved to have happen in canon. an au where bellamy hears clarke’s radio calls from earth, sees her memories in m-cap and where she really is the key: the one that unlocks his memories and brings him back to her.

3. Purple, Blue, Orange, Red

bellarke are childhood friends and teenage lovers, reuniting in the midst of the same grief that tore them apart.

4. Devil Side

post apocalyptic setting and my favourite fic to have ever written. both of them coming together to survive and protect those in their family, including two small children. bellarke started out as strangers, who would have thought that they’d end up co-parenting in the middle of a world that is too dangerous to survive out in the open?

5. Waste It on Me

a soulmate/reincarnation au that I wrote based off my own breakup and feelings. probably my most popular fic and should keep you going in terms of bellarke feels.

#bellarke #the 100 #bellarke fanfiction #bellarke fic rec #fic recommendations #jensfic #eyessharpweaponshot #wonderful writers #wonderful fics

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fandoms-and-things · 3 years

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So someone told me I should actually post my psychology assignment for adolescent psych...

Pop Culture Assignment

The long-running TV show, Supernatural, follows the story of two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, who repeatedly save the world from demons, monsters, angels, vampires, and any other number of mythical creatures. The show begins by flashing back to their childhood with the death of their mother as she bursts into flames on the ceiling above the cradle of the younger brother, Sam. Sam, Dean, and their father, John Winchester survive the fire and we later learn that it was all caused by a demon. From that day forth John Winchester makes it his life mission to avenge the death of his wife and begins spending his life as a “hunter” for supernatural creatures in the hopes that one day he’d come across the one that killed his wife. However, travelling from motel room to motel room back and forth across the country, facing dangerous creatures day in and day out is no healthy way to raise two children and this comes across very clearly in the parenting styles John uses and especially in how they affect the development of the elder son, Dean.

Supernatural is a show that has a very large fan following and thus has people all over the world dedicating hours upon hours a week to it - creating fanart, writing novel-length stories, or even analyzing the character’s every action to figure out their intrinsic motivations. Thus, in my analysis of the character of Dean Winchester and the effect his father’s parenting had on him, I would like to take into account the more popular subplots that fans have collectively believed to be true even if it is not directly evident in the media.

Parenting styles play an important role in the development of children to adolescents and beyond through the rest of their lives. There are four main parenting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and neglecting. Authoritative consists mainly of high acceptance and high control, they are controlling but flexible such as making reasonable demands and explaining why they have those rules. Authoritarian parents have high control and low acceptance and are often highly restrictive, rely on punitive, forceful tactics, and are not sensitive to their child’s or viewpoints. Permissive parents practice low control and high acceptance - being very lax with establishing and enforcing rules and making few demands at all. Finally, neglecting or uninvolved parents are low control/ low acceptance, being extremely lax and may have either rejected their children or been completely overwhelmed by their own issues to worry about caring for their children All four parenting styles have different effects on the person they’re being used to parent. Authoritative parenting often leaves children in the best case scenario all around: happy, socially responsible, self-reliant, achievement-oriented, etc. Authoritarian parents leave children commonly less independent, less assertive, less achievement oriented, aimless, and unhappy. Permissive parents create children who may be impulsive, aggressive, bossy, self-centered, and lack self-control. Neglectful parents have children who are commonly aggressive, have behavioral problems, poor academic performance, hostile, and a higher likelihood of delinquent acts. These are only the beginnings of the effects the style of parenting used can affect their kids.

On Archive of Our Own, a popular fanfiction website, the tag “John Winchester’s A+ Parenting” has nearly 3,400 works posted. This tag is used in obvious satire as John Winchester often flip-flops between Authoritarian and Neglecting parenting styles. As the boys were growing up, John often gave them some money for food and then left them alone in various motel rooms for days on end as he went on trips to hunt the various supernatural creatures. Dean was always left in charge of his younger brother in these moments. Dean made it his job to take care of Sam to the best of his ability, and would sometimes have to forgo food for himself for days in order to keep his brother well fed. On at least one occasion, he had to resort to stealing food after the money he’d been left not being enough to last them as long as their father was gone, and when his father came to get him after he’d been caught he told the police to “let him rot in jail”. Dean grew to end up being the closest thing to a real parent figure for his brother; one Christmas, Dean lied to his brother saying that his father had come over night, decorated their dingy motel room and left presents, instead, Dean had done all this himself and stolen the presents from a house down the street to give to his brother. In later adolescence, Dean can be seen gambling and hustling pool, and his actor in one interview even suggests that he may have taken to sex work at some points to make extra money. These instances help display the neglecting side of John Winchester’s parenting and how it led Dean to commit delinquent acts. Dean also never graduated from high school and has a history of anger issues, all possibly stemming from neglectful parenting.

On the other hand, when John Winchester was around, he undoubtedly took on an authoritarian parenting style. He was a “my house, my rules” kind of guy, or in this case, “my car, my rules” since they spent so much time on the road. He had both boys call him “sir” and demanded them to “follow his direct orders” all of the time and would scold them if they stepped out of line, even resorting to physical discipline. John also taught Dean how to shoot before he was even ten years old. One day when their family-friend, Bobby, was babysitting them, he got scolded on the phone by John for playing catch with Dean instead of doing target practice with a shotgun. Growing up, Dean thought his father was a hero for hunting monsters and grew to idealize him and be the most loyal son he could be. Because of this, while father was still alive, Dean never really got the chance to develop emotional autonomy, his father would have found it disrespectful to ask for any kind of freedom and since Dean always wanted to please his father, he never even asked. Throughout the series, Dean is repeatedly referred to as his father’s “good soldier” or “Daddy’s blunt little instrument” insinuating further that Dean was extremely affected by his father’s authoritarian parenting style. Additionally, John Winchester also used some psychological control - influencing his child’s behavior by ignoring, discounting, belittling, withholding affection, and injecting shame and guilt. In one episode, Dean immediately knows his father is possessed because John said he was proud of Dean and Dean knew that would never happen under normal circumstances. Additionally, John is a man very preoccupied with being the “manliest man” he can be and made sure to instill this in his children at a young age and would use various language to belittle his sons showing any signs of weakness like by saying “stop being such a girl”, etc. Many fans have analyzed that Dean Winchester is bisexual and agree that this belittling would be the main cause of Dean’s internalized homophobia that he may not even come to terms with until in his 40s. All of this as well caused a lot of internalizing and externalizing issues for Dean, shattering his self-esteem and making him afraid to be open with his emotions. Overall, I would say that John Winchester’s two negative extremes in terms of parenting style greatly impacted the overall wellbeing of his sons and especially his eldest, Dean.

#supernatural #spn #dean winchester #john winchester’s a+ parenting #psychology #psychology of parenting #adolescent psych #destiel #deancas #jensen ackles #jackles

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