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Spring & Flowers
I was definitely luckier with Catch 22 considering I got all 5 and R1 of 3 of them. But eh, I got my 3 men so I'm happy to stop here.
Started at 44 wishes from hard pity…
Wish 35: Xavier Fragment of Time 😔
Wish 88: Sylus Valleydream Bloom (53 wishes)
Wish 113: Caleb Floating Floraletter (25 wishes)
Wish 148: Zayne Fragrant Possession (35 wishes)
I kept going to 200 wishes to bring down pity and grab the crate to R1 Sylus. Now to go watch the cards and cry and squee! 💜






#love and deepspace#lads#lnds#sylus#qin che#zayne#li shen#caleb#xia yizhou#event: spring and flowers#lads wish report#first whale problems#go away xavier why are you always jumpscaring me#he is very much my stalker
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Going back to watch this whole Claudio vs Yuta storyline and I am in agony 😩
#AEW#Claudio Castagnoli#Wheeler Yuta#PAC#is also there cast as The Sceptic#the way they both look back at the heel tunnel#Claudio's absolute faith in what he taught Yuta as part of the BCC#dying whale noises#it's hard to see exactly what he said the first bit bc of his mouthguard but I am pretty sure it was it's not a problem or something simila#although it could also be I'm not worried about him
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Got curious whether someone had ever built an oversized model of the Pequod the way some people have with the Nautilus. Couldn't find one, but now I'm weeping inside for not being able to afford any of the stunning regular ones. 😭
#moby dick#herman melville#obsession#literature#classic literature#the pequod#first world problems#20000 leagues under the sea#the nautilus#whale weekly
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If I was in the magnus archives I think I could be an avatar of the vast. I love seeing wide open spaces that stretch on seemingly infinitely with no end in sight and I love learning about animals which are so giant that I would be as insignificant as a bug to them and I love thinking about stretches of space and time that exist on a scale larger than my mind could ever possibly comprehend. I have whatever the opposite of thalassophobia + megalophobia + astrophobia is
#first order of business is bringing back sauropods lol#ever since i was little ive loved thinking about giant squids and blue whales and sauropods and trying to imagine how big they are#sometimes i like to look out the window of my second story apartment and try to imagine what it would look like if a sauropod was there#towering over the building#i also love love love learning about the universe and testing the limits of my comprehension of scale#only to re-experience the realization that its so huge that i will never be able understand how vast it actually is with my tiny human mind#i also love the open sky. the open ocean. things so vast that they make you feel like theres nothing else out there#and deep time too. thinking about things that existed on time scales that are longer than i could ever possibly comprehend#idk its all just sort of comforting to me. thinking about how tiny and insignifcant i am compared to both the size and age of the universe#it makes big problems not feel so big#and theres so much to LEARN too#our own ocean on our own tiny planet in this tiny corner of our galaxy is so huge that we know less about it than we do about outer space#and we barely know anything about outer space! compared to how much of it exists at least#theres so much stuff we still dont know about deep time on our own planet. about the depths of the ocean. about the universe#and isnt that so fun? theres so much to learn. and theres so much that will remain a mystery#i will never run out of things to think about#rambling#request to tag
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something to be said about spending an unknown amount of money for a card in a gacha vs a known amount for a garunteed card
#not defending solmare or blaming players but some of y’all have no problem spending big bucks in the gacha to get a card#maybe $30 is the amount we would each be paying for a card if they didn’t rely on whales to pay the bills#idk my point exactly but it’s something like#the amount of money that gets spent on gacha is way higher without a garentee like yes u get other cards but it’s not cards u would pay for#in the first place so paying for a garunteed card would be more ideal but seeing it be $30 may be the calculation of#the average amount ppl spend for pulls#or maybe greedy solmare is greedy solmare#obey me discourse#obey me nightbringer
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finally finished rewriting scene 3. it was so hard for me to get through ;-; it’s the first scene after Carlos and Paz meet so I was really stressing over their interactions
I’m so relieved to be done with it though. the rest of draft 2 better watch out !!! >:]
#a lot of the scene in general has changed so overall it was very tricky#a lot of working from scratch compared to the first two scenes#struggled with staying focused the whole time too rip#but yayyy it’s done!! I hope it’s good. idk. that’s future me’s problem now lol#mdr#seriously hope my struggle with this scene isn’t an omen for how the rest of draft 2 will go..#like the first 2 scenes were so easy but then 3 came and had me dreading the rewrite for nearly a week!! before I actually started it#oh whale#I don’t think the next one should be too bad#stay tuned! lol
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#i am so tired of people saying that its ridiculous to want to release captive orcas#bc most of the ones in captivity at this point were born in captivity#just. think about it for a second.#number one Most. not All.#number two. no one (with a brain) wants them to be dropped back in the ocean to fend for themselves ??#obviously that's not possible#the first step is sea pens. that are enclosed spaces but BIGGER than tanks. they'll still hVe human interaction but they can also hunt fish#possibly it could even be open to the public so people can still go oooooh pretty whale! but they dont have to DANCE ON COMMAND#we can see about full releases after that. we dont know what they can handle on a large scale bc its never been done before#but more importantly. the fact that ANY orcas were ever born in captivity is literally the PROBLEM#seaworld/the captivity industry DOESN'T GET TO GET AWAY with all the bad things they did BECAUSE OF THE BAD THINGS THEY DID.#they started it they created the problem. but oh they should get to keep profitting off it bc it would be experimental to try releasing#HELLO???? they should LOSE EVERY PENNY THEY HAVE TO GET THEM BACK IN THE OCEAN TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY!!!#DID!!! TO!!!! THEM!!!!!!!#this is THEIR FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!! they should face consequences to fix it
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Lovebrush Chronicles rerunning Lars' Light Era card right when LADS drops Sylus' 1st birthday memory is actually diabolical
Like I'm whaling for Sylus obviously, but...you expect me to see that Lars and not???? NEED HIM ON A VISCERAL LEVEL???? 🐳🐳😭
#love and deepspace#lads#sylus#qin che#where hearts live#lovebrush chronicles#lars rorschach#light era lars#first whale problems#two games is too many i fear#thank god i don't also play hoyo games i'd be poor on the street#160 pulls for lars? i kinda wanna vomit#it's a yes dear moment tho cause i'm gonna do it but i'm not HAPPY about it cri
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It annoys me unreasonably when you want to ask people "what bird and what mammal would make the worst gryphon" as a fun thought exercise, and people with no joy and no imagination always interpret it as "a gryphon that sucks, is physically impossible, and would hate being alive", and - being predictable and lacking in imagination - always, always answer with "a hummingbird and a blue whale lol".
Like come on. Why do you have to suck the fun out of everything. Why not use a fraction of imagination and delightful whimsy. Imagine the combination of a mouse and a sparrow. That creature would be merciless, burtal, absolutely determined to get into your trash and has the power of both wings and hands to do its will. Or a crow and a cat - that thing is smart enough to fuck with people and not afraid to do it. Imagine the ungodly shriek of the noble fox-seagull, also determined to get into your trash.
A gryphon that is a combination of a kangaroo and a cassowary. The only proof we have of a loving god is the fact that those things do not exist. If hell is real, it's full of them. That thing can't fly, but it will run you down, it will kill you, and you will look stupid the whole entire time you're dying.
Why would the first thing that pops into your mind at the words "the worst gryphon" automatically be "a gryphon that hates being alive". Can you not picture a gryphon that fucking loves being alive, and has both the power and the will to make it everyone else's problem.
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— part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7 !
college! sukuna was used to getting everything he wanted. he dominated the basketball court, he had plenty of girls at his beck and call (breaking their hearts and all), he went to bustling parties every other night, and somehow still managed to get remarkable grades in his classes. life was good. but it was getting repetitive and slightly boring.
that was until you appeared. and not with a silent entry. sukuna saw a girl walking by, and made a snide comment about her body. “she looks like a fucking whale,” he mocked. his friends laughed at his remark. a girl sitting next to him laughed too. you, sitting in front of him, however did not.
“shut the hell up, man. nobody asked you a damn thing. keep those nasty ass comments to yourself,” you retorted. sukuna at first was not amused. what was your problem, talking to him like that? who even did you think you were?
then, the two of you went into a full on argument, and neither of you were backing down at all. it wasn’t until sukuna’s friend gojo had to intervene that you guys finally stopped. with a scoff, you cussed him out and walked off.
sukuna was then rendered speechless. his friends just decided to leave it at that, and let him cool down. not because you hurt his feelings or ego or whatever. but because the supposedly untouchable man was head over heels in just a few minutes.
he had never fallen in love with a girl before. all his past relationships and flings were meaningless, he didn’t care about them. but a girl has never, ever caught his attention like this. because practically no one ever stood up to this ginormous, muscled, tattooed man like this.
no one but you, apparently. and what made his head spin ever more, is how you did it with ease. you were not even in the slightest afraid of him. and while you went on with your day just fine, sukuna had you on his mind 24/7 from then on.
──★˙🍓̟!! i’m sorry if this was bad, this is my first attempt at a ff on tumblr, bear w me pls😣
#sukuna#ryomen sukuna#sukuna ryomen#sukuna x reader#sukuna x you#sukuna x y/n#jujutsu kaisen#jujutsu sukuna#jjk#jjk x reader#jjk x you#ryomen sukuna x reader#ryomen sukuna x you#ryomen sukuna x y/n#sukuna ryomen x reader#sukuna ryomen x you#sukuna ryomen x y/n#jjk ryomen#ryomen x reader#ryomen x you#ryomen x y/n
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To my own sincere astonishment, I have realized that I in fact need a new Kindle Moby-Dick. My main issue with the one I already got is that so many of my Dick projects shares the same reference highlights (400+) that it has all become one big confusing gaudy nightmare trying to navigate through.
If anyone would happen to know of an especially interesting edition available on Amazon, do let me know.
#moby dick#herman melville#obsession#literature#classic literature#whale weekly#call me ishmael#books#research#first world problems
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𝐃𝐎 𝐌𝐄 𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑



pairing: steve harrington x fem!reader
word count: 8.7k words
summary: in which you and steve randomly meet at a bar and realize that you two can help each other out with a similar problem
warnings: explicit language, mentions of alcohol/drinking, mentions of past bad relationships (very recent breakups), smut (18+), oral (f!receiving), protected p in v sex
author’s note: i genuinely can’t believe how long this ended up being lol hope yall enjoy though!<333
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“We could be the greatest wingwoman and wingman for you right now if you just let us, dingus.”
Steve rolled his eyes at Robin’s words. “I already let you guys drag me to this bar, isn’t that enough?”
Robin responded with a simple, “No, it’s not” before taking another sip of her drink, while Eddie said something about how if this were a year ago, they wouldn’t have had to force Steve to this bar because he would have suggested the idea himself.
“Monica changed you for the worse, man,” Eddie continued, and Steve only frowned at him.
Robin gave Eddie’s arm a quick whack. “Hey, we promised no Monica slander tonight. At least not right in front of him.”
Steve gave them both the most unamused look. “You guys really had to make a deal about that? To not talk shit about my ex?”
“Okay, don’t say it like that,” Robin told him. “It would actually be super warranted if we did wanna talk shit about her. She was super pretentious and she hated all of your friends; me and Eddie, especially.”
Steve couldn’t think of a rebuttal to that on the spot, so he ended up saying nothing. And then he reminded himself that Monica had brutally dumped him two weeks ago, so why should he even want to defend her to his best friends anymore?
“There’s seriously not one girl here right now that you could maybe be interested in?” Eddie asked, and Steve was grateful that the conversation was at least slightly shifting away from Monica.
But, he didn’t even take a quick look around the bar before answering Eddie’s question with an immediate “No” and hoping that the subject would change again.
Eddie groaned and then proceeded to finish what was left of his beer, and Robin sighed before saying, “If you at least talked to a random girl here, and just maybe flirted a little bit, don’t you think you’d feel a little less sad about the breakup?”
“I’m not sad about it, though,” Was Steve’s immediate response, and it was only kind of a lie.
It really wasn’t Monica breaking up with him that made him sad; it was more about him spending almost a year of his life with someone that he knew he probably shouldn’t have been with in the first place because of how incompatible they were. That hard truth was what made him feel sad and a little stupid. Actually, scratch that, a lot stupid. But things with her had become so comfortable and routine that it eventually felt easier staying than leaving.
Robin simply gave him a look before shaking her head. “You’re a terrible liar. Last night I saw you watching that one National Geographic documentary that you only watch when you’re sad. Which I still find kinda weird, but you’re my best friend and I love you and all of your weird coping habits.”
“Wait, which documentary is it again?” Eddie asked, laughing a little. “The one about the whales or the one about the lions?”
“Whales,” Robin answered. “And it's like three hours long.”
“I’m going to the bathroom,” Steve abruptly said before Robin or Eddie could say anything else.
He left his half-drunk beer with his friends and walked away from the high table they’d been occupying for the past hour and headed toward where the bathrooms were down a random hallway.
“Don’t try to sneak out the back. We have your location and we will find you,” He heard Robin say from behind him. “And don’t turn it off now that I just mentioned it.”
Steve laughed as he held up his hand, giving her a quick thumbs-up in response.
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There was only so much waiting and hiding you could do, so you decided to ask the first guy that you saw exiting the bathroom.
“Hey, are the two girls sitting at the end of the right side of the bar looking this way?”
Surprisingly, this random guy didn’t question why you were asking him that, or why you couldn’t check that yourself, or even question why you were so obviously hiding in this slightly secluded hallway where the terrible bathrooms were.
Instead, he stepped out of the hallway a little bit and took a peek around the corner for you, and then turned back to you after a second. “Yeah, I see two girls looking this way.”
“Shit.”
“Who are they?”
“My friends.”
The confused look he gave you was immediate. “Why are you trying to avoid your friends?”
You sighed as you leaned back against the wall behind you. “Because they’re trying to convince me that going home with a random guy tonight will help me get over my boyfriend who just broke up with me.”
The laugh he let out in response surprised you. It also made you feel equal parts offended and amused.
“Is my devastating heartbreak funny to you?”
For the most part, you were exaggerating; your breakup with Elliott hadn’t actually been all too devastating— no outward lying or cheating, just a lot of miscommunications and bad timings— but you kind of wanted this random guy to feel at least a little bad for laughing at you.
“Shit, no, sorry,” He said, and his cheeks reddened a bit in what you could only assume was embarrassment, and you suddenly felt kind of bad about getting so defensive. “I just laughed because my friends are trying to do the same thing for me, too.”
“Oh, sorry,” You said, feeling slightly worse now that you knew that you two were in the same boat. “Sorry about your breakup.”
He shrugged like it was fine. “How long have you been standing here hiding from your friends?”
“Five minutes, maybe,” You answered as you pulled out your phone to quickly check the time. Seeing that it was a little after ten thirty let you know that you’d actually been standing here for closer to ten minutes, but you didn’t correct yourself. “My plan is to somehow find an opening to slip out the front door, and then I’ll send them a picture from my Uber telling them that I left.”
“Solid plan.”
“I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not.”
“Maybe a little bit,” He said, giving you a small smile, and it was then that you were realizing, or finally noticing, that this guy was cute; even in the shitty bar lighting you could tell that.
Maybe it was because of his sweet smile, or maybe it was the denim jacket he was wearing over a plain white t-shirt that suited him really well. Or maybe it was his hair that looked as if he got out of bed and pushed a quick hand through it and then proceeded to leave his home, and you meant that in the best way possible.
Either way, this guy was really cute and so clearly your type— even though you felt like you were in no place to consider anything romantic with anyone, you could recognize his attractiveness— and you were suddenly being hit with an idea.
“Wait, you said that your friends are trying to set you up with someone here too, right?”
He let out a sigh. “Yeah, they are.”
“And I’m guessing by that sigh that you don’t wanna do that?” You asked, and when he shook his head in answer, you continued. “Okay, I think we maybe can help each other get out of here. This might sound a little insane since we literally don’t know each other at all, but let’s just pretend we really like each other in front of our friends— like, be super flirty and whatever. And then we’ll leave here together, letting them think that we’re gonna…” The thought of saying the word suddenly made you feel awkward, so you didn’t. “Do what they want us to do.”
After taking a moment to process your sudden idea— you honestly wouldn’t have been surprised if the guy said no because it was pretty weird— he nodded. “That’s actually a really great idea.”
“Thank you. I’m known for my great ideas, actually,” You said, smiling at him as you reached out to grab his hand and intertwine it with yours.
If the thought of saying that you and this stranger were gonna have sex made you feel awkward, then abruptly holding his hand should’ve felt weird too, but surprisingly it didn’t. “Alright, let’s just act like we’re super into each other, I guess.”
“I’m Steve, by the way,” He told you.
“Oh, yeah, that’s probably important information to know,” You said and then proceeded to tell him your name too.
You led the way to your friends and the small corner of the bar where they were lingering by.
“Hey, guys, this is Steve,” You said and slapped on the happiest smile you could muster at the moment.
“Steve,” Danielle was the first one to say something after noticing your and Steve’s interlocked hands. “What’s your last name?”
“Harrington.”
And then Amy was jumping in. “How old are you?”
“Twenty-three.”
“What do you do?”
“I work at the record store down the street.”
“So, you’re a music guy?”
“Not really, I guess. My friend got me a job there.”
You decided to stop the interrogation before Steve got scared away by this back and forth questioning Danielle and Amy were doing. “Okay, okay, that’s enough of the interview. His friends are gonna think he ditched them or something.”
“You guys should come over to the table we’re at,” Steve said and then pointed in the direction of where his friends were with his free hand. “There’s enough room.”
You nodded at his words. “That’s a great idea.”
If Danielle or Amy were aware of this act you were putting on— how you were no longer rejecting their idea of you flirting with some guy to “get over” Elliott— they didn’t call you out on it. Instead, they agreed that going to the table with Steve’s friends was a good idea.
Quick introductions were made, and then the group settled into typical small talk. However, you and Steve deliberately fell into your own kind of “flirty conversation” and played it up for your friends, all of whom tried to pretend that they weren’t intensely watching you two, but they failed miserably at hiding their staring, which was exactly what you both wanted.
After a few minutes of exaggerated smiles and elated laughs, Steve leaned in close to your ear. “How long do you think we’re gonna have to do this?”
You softly giggled like he just whispered the sweetest thing to you and then leaned into his ear. “Follow my lead.”
You pulled back and then shifted so that you were standing closer to him, and he quickly took the hint and wrapped his arm around you.
“Hey,” You said, grabbing the attention of your friends and his, which was easy because they had already been half-listening to you and Steve anyway. “We’re gonna head out of here, so we’ll see you guys later.”
There was a mix of confused and surprised looks that crossed all over their faces for the briefest moment, and then Amy was the one to first say something. “Really?”
“Yeah,” You nodded. “I want to take Steve to my place to show him something.”
“Since I’ve never seen the second Home Alone movie, we’re gonna watch that,” Steve added. Out of all of the movies he could’ve said, you weren’t sure why he was mentioning a Christmas one in September, but sure, you’d play along.
“You’re gonna watch a movie?” Robin asked, somehow looking both skeptical and amused.
Steve nodded. “Yeah.”
“Yup,” You agreed as you reached up to lace your fingers with his hand that was around your shoulders and used that to push yourself even closer to him.
“Okay,” Eddie said, failing to bite back his grin. “Have fun watching a movie.”
“We will,” Steve told him and gave your hand a light squeeze.
“I’ll text you guys later,” You said to Danielle and Amy, who were looking at you with equally surprised but happy looks. After so many years of friendship, it was pretty easy to read each other, but you hoped that they couldn’t see through what you were doing; you hoped you were faking all of this well enough.
Neither of them said anything, though, and they instead nodded and said different versions of “We’ll talk to you in the morning,” which let you know that they were just happy that you were actually following through with what they wanted you to do tonight.
Steve pulled his arm from around you and just went to normally holding your hand, and you two said final goodbyes to your friends and then headed away from the table. You two stayed practically attached at the hip until you were out of the door. The cold hit you immediately, but it wasn’t too unbearable with your jacket on, although you still wished that you had opted for a better dress. You gave Steve a quick look as the bar door closed behind you both.
“Nice idea with the movie thing, even though Home Alone 2 is so random,” You said with a laugh. “They all definitely think we’re about to go have sex in my apartment.”
“I’ve kinda used that movie line before,” Steve said. “It’s been a while, but Robin and Eddie still know what it means.”
You gave him an amused smile. “Okay, so Home Alone 2 is code for ‘I’m about to go hook up with this random girl’?”
“No, I don’t use the same movie every time,” He laughed a little. “That one was just the first thing that came to my mind this time.”
You nodded as you slipped your hand from his and you reached into the pocket of your jacket to pull out your phone. You opened the Uber app and ordered a car so that you could finally go home.
“So, what are your plans for the rest of the night?” Steve asked as you slipped your phone back in your pocket.
“Head home and probably finish the bottle of wine that I had been drinking before my friends dragged me here, and then call my ex and leave very stupid voicemails.”
You didn’t mean to be so honest— if your friends had asked you that question, you would’ve lied and avoided any and all mentions of Elliott because you wanted to make it seem like you were dealing with the breakup just fine— but talking to Steve made you want to be truthful for some reason; maybe because you two were going through the same thing.
“That doesn’t sound like the best idea.”
“It’s not,” You agreed, but didn’t say that you wouldn’t still be following through with it.
Things became quiet as you two stood on this sidewalk, not at all as close as you two were when you were trying to play things up in front of your friends. There was actual space between you two for the first time in the last ten minutes, and you weren’t looking at him anymore, instead, you were focused on the quiet street. The faint sounds of all the noise coming from inside the bar managed to fill the silence, and you wondered if this was the part where you two were supposed to go your separate ways. Now that you helped each other get what you both wanted, what else was there to say or do?
You were about to mumble something along the lines of “Thanks for your help tonight,” but Steve was speaking before you could. “My ex texted me earlier.”
Weirdly enough, you actually felt a little relieved that he was keeping the conversation going. You honestly didn’t mind talking to him. There was something about this entire conversation that felt so simple and easy, even though you were talking about kind of shitty things.
You looked at him. “Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
“My friends would say bad. And a part of me knows it’s bad too, but I don’t know,” He shrugged. “It’s kinda tempting.”
You understood what he meant completely, but you still gave him advice that you probably wouldn’t have taken for yourself. “Okay, well, if my opinion matters at all in this, which I know it probably doesn’t, you shouldn’t text her back.”
“And then, in that case, you shouldn’t drunk call your ex,” He reminded you.
“Why did you two break up?” You asked instead of outwardly agreeing with his words.
“She did it two weeks ago over the phone,” Steve told you. “She said that things were feeling “off” between us and maybe they always had been.”
“Ouch,” That word felt like an understatement to represent just how shitty breaking up with someone over a phone call was, but it was all you could manage to say right then.
He gave you a quick nod, breaking your gaze for a second, and then he threw the question your way. “What about you?”
“He wanted to move to California, and I wanted to stay here,” You answered. That was the short version of it; the easy version of it.
“Okay, that sounds pretty amicable,” Steve responded.
You almost simply agreed with him just to let this part of the conversation end, but it didn't feel right doing that. For reasons you couldn’t fully recognize just yet, you didn’t want to lie to Steve.
“It wasn’t,” You admitted softly. “The moving thing came up months ago, and if we were smart, we would’ve just ended things then, but we didn’t. I told him I didn’t want to move, and he said that was fine, but it definitely wasn’t fine. He started pulling away and being a dick, and we both became really shitty toward each other by the end of it until he finally broke up with me and then moved like he wanted to.”
“Okay, nevermind. That sounds like it sucked.”
“And yours seems pretty bad too,” You said. “Doing it over the phone is such a fucked move. Did you see it coming?”
“No, but also yes, which probably doesn’t even make sense,” He answered, and in your eyes, it did make sense, but you didn’t interrupt him to tell him that. “There was something that always felt “off” about us, but in the moment, it never seemed like that big of a deal. Looking back now, though, it’s so obvious that we were never gonna work, and I guess it’s kinda good that she ended it.”
“But, she texted you today,” You reminded him.
“Yeah,” He said and then sighed.
“I still don’t think you should say anything back to her,” You told him. “Now, after hearing that she broke up with you over the phone, she definitely doesn’t deserve a text back.”
“If you don’t call your ex tonight, I won’t text mine back,” Steve said, giving you a look that you couldn’t fully decipher, but you were still nodding at his words.
“Deal,” You said and then held out your hand for him to shake— because it felt like the obvious thing to do, even if the “deal” you two were making was a playful one— and he did. You didn’t understand how his hand was still warm after being out in the cold for the past few minutes, but it was nice all the same.
As if on cue, a car pulled up in front of the bar with the all too familiar Uber sticker in its windshield. You looked at it for a quick second and then at your phone to make sure it was the right car. And then after that confirmation, you looked at Steve.
“You coming?”
The confused look he gave you was immediate. “You want me to?”
You nodded and smiled at him. “Yeah, how else are we gonna make sure we both follow through with the deal we just made?”
“Makes sense,” Steve said, nodding back with a small, amused smile on his face, and then he followed you to the car.
You two sat on opposite ends in the backseat, and it was probably the first time all night that the silence between you two felt a little awkward.
“Can I read the text she sent you?” You asked, halfway through the ten-minute ride. “Sorry, if that’s weird, I don’t know why I’m so curious.”
“Not weird,” Steve told you as he tapped on his phone for a second and then handed it over to you.
You took a brief look at the previous messages sent between them, which was a lot of simple stuff, and then you focused on the most recent one.
I’ve been thinking about you a lot today. Maybe we can meet up soon and talk? Let me know when you’re free.
It was hard not to roll your eyes at the message. It felt almost too painstakingly equivalent to something Elliott had said to you the day he moved out of your apartment. His one final attempt to get you to change your mind and move to California with him, as if all the damage to your relationship hadn’t already been done.
You were about to hand Steve his phone back, but then you noticed something.
“Steve,” You said, looking at him in the darkness of the car. “Why is there still a heart by her name?”
“I haven’t gotten around to changing it yet,” He answered, which didn’t sound like the best excuse to you because you thought about how promptly you had changed Elliott’s contact name to “Asshole” once he left the apartment for the final time.
“Alright, let me do the honors for you,” You said as you deleted the red heart and then Monica’s name entirely and simply put “EX.” “Okay, here you go.”
You handed the phone back to him, and he looked at what you did and then laughed a little. “I don’t know why I thought you were gonna make it something a lot meaner.”
“It was tempting,” You started. “But, I don’t know her, so I don’t know what mean stuff would’ve been the most fitting.”
Steve nodded as he slipped his phone back in his pocket. “What’s your ex’s name?”
“Asshole in my contacts and Elliott in real life,” You answered and Steve laughed again and then said a quick, “Got it.”
You made it to your apartment building five minutes later and it took another five minutes, due to very shitty elevators, to make it to your actual apartment.
“Welcome to my place,” You said to Steve as you flicked on the light and then pulled off your jacket and hung it on one of the hooks by the front door, and slipped off your shoes.
“Did you just move in?” Steve asked, following suit and doing the same with his jacket, and then toeing off his shoes by the door as well.
The half-emptiness of your apartment didn’t really faze you anymore, but you understood how unfinished the place looked to someone who was seeing it for the first time.
“Oh, no, I’ve been here for almost three years now. When Elliott moved out, he took a lot of things, so it looks a little weird and half-decorated now,” You quickly explained, hoping that you successfully masked the sudden awkwardness in your voice because you now felt the tiniest bit embarrassed that you brought him here. “I’m still working on getting a new TV, so for now we can just watch something on my laptop if you want.”
Before Steve could say anything in response, you grabbed your laptop from where it sat on the small coffee table in your living room and then handed it over to him. “I’ll be right back; I need to get out of this dress. But you can put on whatever you want.”
“Okay,” You heard him say as you headed toward your bedroom.
It didn’t hit you how sort of insane this entire situation was until you closed your bedroom door behind you, and you were left alone for the first time since you met Steve near the bar bathrooms. Now, logical thinking was kicking in, and you considered just how much of a bad idea all of this was.
There was a guy who you barely knew in your apartment, and you had no plans on having sex with him, so this wouldn’t end up being a one-night stand kind of thing. So, what would happen instead? You two would simply talk and genuinely watch a movie, and then what?
Although you had no idea what the answer to that question was, it actually didn’t completely scare you. Because yes, this was kind of an odd set of circumstances, but you and Steve were going through the same thing, and that somehow made everything feel different. You weren’t nervous around him, and you hadn’t been all night; instead, things had felt weirdly easy, you realized. And you decided to keep leaning into that easy feeling and not overthink whatever this was or would be.
You slipped out of your dress and put on what was probably the most comfortable pair of pajama pants you owned and a simple t-shirt. When you stepped out of your bedroom and headed back into the living room, you saw Steve sitting on the couch, and a small, slightly amused smile tugged at your lips as you noticed what was playing on your laptop, which was opened up and back on the coffee table.
“Okay, I definitely didn’t expect you to put on a nature documentary,” You said as you sat down next to him, leaving a fair amount of space between you two. “I don’t know why I thought you’d put on something super boyish. Like, Die Hard or one of the million Fast and Furious movies.”
“Oh, I was planning on putting on Die Hard after this,” He said, and you immediately took notice of the playful tilt in his voice.
“An ocean documentary and Die Hard sounds like a solid double feature,” You joked back with a smile, and Steve laughed in response and then proceeded to tell you that this documentary was specifically about whales.
A comfortable silence began to linger as you grabbed the throw blanket that was folded on the back of the couch and spread it over your lap and then offered some of it to Steve, which he accepted— it was long enough to fit you both comfortably even though you weren’t right next to each other. And then you focused on the documentary and the Australian narrator talking about the vastness of the ocean.
“We can watch something else if you want,” Steve abruptly said about five minutes in. His words slightly surprised you because you had actually been finding the documentary pretty interesting so far and you hadn’t done anything to show otherwise. “My friends always hate when I put this on.”
You looked away from the laptop screen and at him. “How often do you watch this?”
“Whenever I’m not feeling great,” He answered, turning a little to look at you too. “Like, sick or sad.”
“Okay, and with your breakup, I guess this has been on repeat these past two weeks?” You asked, and the nod he gave you in response made you think that he was embarrassed by that answer, and you immediately wanted to make him not feel that way. “My personal sad go-to has been putting on this one reality show where people do dumb obstacle courses to win money. There’s like twenty seasons of that show and I’m halfway through it.”
“That’s what we should actually watch after this,” Steve said, giving you a playful smile.
“Yeah, and we can wallow in our collective sadness,” You nodded in agreement, which made him laugh. “And this will probably sound weird or just not even make sense, but I’m not even sad about me and him breaking up, because I know that it definitely needed to happen. I’m sad about basically wasting the last two years of my life with someone who didn’t end up being “the one” or whatever. Thinking about that feels so much worse than the breakup itself.”
Steve gave you a look that you couldn’t decipher at all. It was probably the first time all night that you felt slightly self-conscious under his gaze. You got the urge to look away from him and focus back on the whales on screen, but you didn’t.
Instead, your eyebrows furrowed. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Sorry, it’s just, I feel the exact same way pretty much,” He told you. “I’m not really that sad that Monica broke up with me, I just feel really stupid that we were even together in the first place. She didn’t really like my friends and would always make fun of my job.”
“Didn’t you say you work at a record store? What is there to make fun of about that?”
“She would say a lot of stuff about how ‘it’s a job that’s going nowhere,’ but then play it off like she was just joking.”
You were unable to hold back your grimace. “Wow, that sounds terrible.”
You noticed the embarrassed look cross his face and you felt the immediate need to change it.
“Sorry, sorry, I’m not judging,” You quickly told him. “Elliott called me a lot of mean things by the end, and I still stayed with him, so I know all about making dumb decisions in a relationship.”
Steve frowned at your words. “How mean?”
“So mean that you’re actually the first person I’ve even mentioned that to. It still feels way too embarrassing to bring it up to my friends,” You admitted, and it was then that you had to finally look away from him. “I don’t really get why it’s so easy to talk to you.”
“Probably because we’re basically strangers,” Steve said, and after considering his words for a second, you nodded. “And fuck him, by the way, for whatever mean shit he said to you. That sounds pretty terrible too.”
“That’s why I wanted to call him tonight and leave equally as mean drunk voicemails, but you talked me out of it,” You said, finally meeting Steve’s eyes again. “You’re right, though, it would’ve been stupid to do that.”
Steve shook his head. “Oh, when you said that, I thought you meant that you wanted to leave the sappy kind of drunk voicemails where you talk about wanting to get back with him or something.”
“Oh, no way. I was just gonna list off a bunch of bad things about him,” You responded. “Like, the kinds of things that when you’re dating the person, it just seems like a little quirk or bad habit that you can overlook, but in hindsight you’re like, why did I put up with any of that, y’know?”
Steve nodded understandingly. “Can I hear the list?”
“You sure you wanna hear me rant about my ex?” You asked him with an amused smile, and Steve laughed a little and nodded again. “Okay, he would always forget to turn off stuff before he left the apartment; the TV, lights, anything really. He never did the dishes and would always get a little annoyed when I asked him to do it. Oh, and he hated whenever I would beat him at any kind of games.”
“That’s a very solid list.”
“Also, he,” You started and then immediately cut yourself off, realizing that maybe you should have at least somewhat of a filter. “Nevermind, it’s stupid.”
Steve gave you a look. “Wait, now you have to say it.”
“He never…” You looked away from Steve’s curious gaze and instead focused on the blanket draped over your lap. You pulled at a random loose string as you said your next words. “He never went down on me.”
“Really?” He asked, and you simply nodded because it suddenly felt too hard to form words right then. “You were together for almost two years, and he didn’t do it once?”
You nodded again and then finally found your voice. “He said he wasn’t a “fan” of it. Meanwhile, he loved when I gave him a blowjob.”
It was pretty obvious that your filter was completely gone at this point; if it had ever even really been there in the first place when it came to Steve.
“Wow.”
You tilted your head at him. “I can’t tell what that wow means.”
“It means that he’s an idiot and you should’ve been the one dumping him, not the other way around, and also, once again, he’s definitely an idiot.”
You laughed a little. “Woah, who knew one word could mean so much?”
“Yeah, it has a ton of connotations to it,” Steve joked, smiling at you.
You both went back to watching the documentary on your laptop, but there was something about this part of the conversation that didn’t feel over yet. You didn’t feel like you could just go back to watching this whale documentary as if you hadn’t just admitted the most embarrassing thing about your sex life.
“Um, what about you, though?” You asked, and Steve looked at you again, a confused furrow to his eyebrows like he didn’t fully get what you meant by the question, so you elaborated. “What was shitty about your sex life?”
Steve was quiet at first, and for a second, you thought that maybe for the first time that night, you two had reached a question that was “too much,” or worse, there had been nothing bad about his sex life with his ex, so he had no answer to give you.
“Um, she always wanted to do the same thing,” Steve finally answered after what felt like the longest stint of silence ever, and you were completely confused by that response.
“What do you mean?”
“She only wanted to do missionary. Nothing else,” He explained. “And I know that it’s a classic, I get that completely, and it definitely is. But sometimes you just wanna change things up, y’know?”
You nodded instead of outwardly saying anything because you didn’t want to admit that aside from the lack of oral, your sex life with Elliott had been pretty good.
“So, almost a year of just missionary?” You asked, and Steve gave you a nod that seemed equivalent to the one you’d given him when it was you answering this kind of question. “What would you do if you could choose?”
You noticed his cheeks turning the tiniest hint of pink as he considered the question. “Oh, um, girl on top, I think. That one’s pretty good.”
You weren’t sure why you expected him to say something a little crazier, but you didn’t tell him that.
“Good choice,” Was what you said instead.
There was another lull in the conversation, and maybe that was where it should’ve finally ended, but there was something about it that still didn’t feel entirely over just yet.
“I could—”
“We could—”
Your and Steve’s suddenly spoken words stumbled over each other and made you both stop abruptly.
“What were you gonna say?” He asked.
You shook your head. “You can go first.”
“No, no, I’m a gentleman,” Steve told you, a small smile on his face. “So, ladies first.”
You rolled your eyes at him, but there was nothing serious behind it. “I was gonna say that maybe we could… Maybe we could help each other out. Like, show one another what the other was ‘missing out on’ while they were in their relationship.” You then rushed out your next words before Steve could respond to your previous ones. “What were you gonna say?”
“I was gonna say that I could do what your ex didn’t want to do for you.”
“Just me?” You asked, and he nodded. “Well, it wouldn’t be fair if you got nothing out of this.”
Steve gave you a quick shrug. “I wasn’t really thinking about me.”
You teasingly smiled at him. “Wow, you truly are a gentleman.”
He laughed. “I told you.”
“If we did actually do this, though,” You started. “I would also wanna do your thing too.”
“Yeah?”
You nodded. “Yeah. If you go down on me, I’ll happily ride you.”
Finally outwardly saying the words made you laugh a little; you couldn’t help it. None of what was happening right then felt exactly weird, but it was definitely… surprising.
“This is such an insane conversation,” Steve responded, laughing too.
“Oh, yeah, it definitely is,” You said, looking away from him and focusing back on your laptop screen for a second. “We could just go back to watching the documentary and pretend this never happened.”
“Is that what you wanna do?”
“Not really, no,” You admitted. Logically, your answer probably should’ve been the opposite, but you honestly couldn’t imagine saying yes to his previous question and actually pretending that this conversation hadn’t happened. “Do you?”
Steve shook his head. “No.”
“Okay, so it’s settled then. Should we shake on this too?” You asked, mainly joking with your words.
“Yes, definitely,” He said, playing along. “That’s the only way it will be real.”
You scooted a little closer to him, closing most of the space between you two on the couch, and then held out your hand. “So, deal?”
He grabbed your outstretched hand and shook it. “Deal.”
This was the second handshake shared between you two, but this one felt charged with something different than the one outside the bar.
Steve’s hand was warm against yours, and you were also noticing how soft it was too. Your eyes stayed on his, and even though you didn’t really know him that well, if at all, you still felt as if you somehow understood what was going on in his head because it matched exactly what was happening in yours.
With your hands still linked together, he pulled you closer, and then let go at the last second to find your cheek and slot his lips against yours. It was messy at first, a sudden clash of tongues and teeth, but it also felt really good, and it took only a second for you two to find your collective rhythm.
Steve was a great kisser, which surprised you because first kisses with people were never this good, and they definitely never felt this right. There were always some sort of growing pains as you navigated what to do and figured out what the other wanted, but that somehow wasn’t the case for you and Steve.
You definitely didn’t expect your first post-Elliott kiss to be damn near perfect, and you decided not to think too much about what exactly it meant that it was happening with Steve; a guy you’d barely known for two hours.
“You’re really good at this,” You mumbled against his lips.
“What? Kissing?” He whispered back in between each one.
“Yeah.”
Steve pulled back to look at you, a small, amused smile playing on his lips. “Thanks. You’re really good too.”
You suddenly started feeling shy under his gaze, so you quickly leaned back in to get him to stop looking at you so sweetly. His hand still holding your cheek kept you steady and further warmed your already burning skin, and you let out the softest sound against his mouth when his free hand slipped beneath your shirt and found your waist, giving the bare skin a quick squeeze.
You wanted to move out of this awkward side-by-side position and sit in his lap, but you also wanted to get off the couch completely, so you abruptly pulled away from him and stood up. Wordlessly, your hand found Steve’s again, and you led him to your bedroom.
The second the door was closed behind you both, Steve’s mouth eagerly found yours again, which made you smile into the kiss, as he walked you back toward the bed. The second the backs of your knees hit the foot of the bed, he gently pushed you down on top of it.
Before he could even ask or say anything, you were pulling your t-shirt off and tossing it somewhere to the side, and then doing the same with your pajama pants. The look he gave you as you now lay on your bed, half naked with only your bra and underwear on, made something stir in your stomach.
“You okay up there?” You asked after a moment, making your voice light and playful, and also trying to push away the feelings that were starting to make a home in your stomach.
“Yeah, I’m fine, it’s just… Fuck,” He let out a breath. “You’re really pretty.”
You had to turn your head and look away from him then, but you still couldn’t help but smile at his words as your cheek pressed into the blanket.
This was just supposed to be another case of two people helping each other out. This wasn’t supposed to be so sweet and nice and serious, right? You weren’t sure, but you could inwardly admit that you liked hearing him call you pretty.
You still weren’t looking, but you could feel Steve settle on top of you and lean in to press his lips to your exposed neck, making you let out a quiet moan.
He sucked on your skin, a sensitive spot on the underside of your jaw that had you mewling for him, as his hand moved down toward your cunt. He pulled your underwear to the side and slowly pressed his middle finger into your slick folds.
“Shit,” He mumbled against your neck. “You’re soaked.”
You let out a soft breath. “Like I said, you’re really good at this.”
He pulled away from your clit and out of your wetness completely and you let out a whine in protest, but then his fingers were hooking into the waistband of your underwear and dragging them down your legs. Your bra was next, and you sat up a bit so that he could unhook it and toss it to the side.
“Fuck,” Steve said, leaning back to simply just look at you for a moment. “You look so perfect for me.”
You were completely naked now, and he was still fully clothed, but you didn’t even feel shy under his lust-filled gaze because you really liked the way he was looking at you in this moment.
Before you could make any move to grab at the ends of his t-shirt to at least pull that off of him, his mouth was on you once again, pressing a quick kiss to your lips and then moving to your neck and continuing lower and lower.
Your eyes slipped shut, and you let out the softest sounds as he slowly trailed down your stomach and went to your hips and then to your inner thighs, teasingly pressing his mouth against your warm skin at every spot. You felt his hands hook around your thighs and pull you closer to him.
“Hey,” Steve said to grab your attention, and your eyes met his. Looking at him with his head between your legs and his mouth so close to where you needed him to be was probably the hottest thing you’d ever seen. “Tell me if you want me to do anything differently, okay?”
You nodded before softly saying, “Okay.”
Your head fell back against the bed when his tongue ran a long slow stripe up your slit. He stopped at your clit, circling the bundle of nerves before latching his lips around it and giving it a quick suck. The gasp in pleasure and surprise you let out in response was immediate.
After one too many rejections from Elliott, you told yourself that you didn’t like oral anyway, always reminding yourself of other times with past partners when it had been rushed and sloppy. But now you knew just how much you’d been lying to yourself because this felt fucking phenomenal. Steve’s mouth felt perfect on you, and there was nothing about this moment that felt rushed or half-baked, like he was just trying to quickly get to the next thing.
He slipped two fingers inside of you, pushing in as deep as he could go and his mouth went to your clit again. Your fingers threaded through his hair as he lapped at the sensitive bundle of nerves. Steve could tell just how much you were enjoying yourself with every tug on his hair and the contented sounds you were making above him.
His hand still on your thigh squeezed roughly as he started to suck hard on your clit, which pushed you closer and closer to the edge. It should’ve maybe felt a little embarrassing— how quickly he was about to make you come only from his mouth and fingers— but everything just felt so fucking good that you didn’t care how fast he was making the tight knot in your stomach feel as if it was going to explode.
“Steve, I- I’m gonna… Fuck,” You trailed off with a loud moan. Words were alluding in this moment as Steve continued his ministrations against your dripping cunt; his mouth on the most sensitive part of you and his fingers deep inside you, curling against an almost too perfect spot.
Your own fingers pulled a little harder at his dark locks, which made him moan against your clit and the vibrations from that abruptly sent you over the edge.
“I’m coming, I’m coming,” The words fell from your lips in a sort of whispered chant as your back arched sharply off the bed and you saw stars behind your eyes.
Steve continued exactly what he was doing as you came, your moans and whimpers sounding like music to his ears. He happily took and lapped at everything you gave him, absolutely loving the taste of you on his tongue. He continued to finger you and eat you out through your orgasm until he felt you become too overstimulated.
“Fuck,” You squeaked out when his tongue did one final teasing lick against the sensitive bundle of nerves. “Fuck, that was really good.”
Steve pulled away, and he sat up a little, smiling as he watched you come down from your high. “I’m sorry you’ve had to miss out on that for the past two years.”
You let out a breath of a laugh. “Thank you for the condolences.”
Your heart rate slowly returned to normal, and you turned to Steve, who was now sitting next to you, and you took notice of the obvious tint in his jeans.
You reached out to palm his hard length. “Girl on top is what you wanted, right?”
He let out a low groan. “Mhm, yeah, but only if you want to do that.”
“Steve,” You said so his eyes would meet yours, and then you proceeded to give him the reassurance that it seemed so clear that he needed. “I really want to do that for you.”
He looked at you so sweetly, and this time you didn’t look away, you simply just smiled back at him as you crawled into his lap.
Your fingers immediately grabbed the ends of his t-shirt to pull it up and off of him. “Let’s make things even, yeah?”
He nodded, and you shifted back a bit so that you could work on the button of his jeans. You then lifted your hips so that he could push his jeans and boxers down his legs and off him completely.
Your eyes became glued to his hard cock. You didn’t really know what you were expecting, but he was huge and you could feel yourself becoming wetter at the thought of him filling you up.
“You have such a pretty cock, Steve,” You whispered as you wrapped a hand around him and brushed your thumb over his slick tip. He groaned in pleasure, and one of his hands immediately found your hip in response, squeezing the bare skin.
A part of you wanted him to be rougher; you honestly didn’t mind the thought of finding Steve-shaped bruises on your skin in the morning. However, you didn’t tell him that because this moment wasn’t about you.
“Does that feel good?” You asked instead, voice soft and gentle, as if you couldn’t tell the answer to your question just by all the sounds Steve was making and by the way he was twitching in your hand.
“Perfect,” He groaned out, eyes meeting yours just for a second before he was looking down and watching as you kept slowly stroking him from base to tip. “Fucking perfect.”
You smiled and wondered if this was how he felt when the roles were reversed and you were the one who was a mess below him.
“Shit, I need,” Steve let out a strangled breath and his head fell back against the headboard with a soft thud. “Really need to be inside of you.”
You nodded, even though he wasn’t looking at you, and let go of him to reach over and grab a condom from your nightstand drawer.
Steve watched as you tore open the foil packet and slipped the condom on his cock; it was probably one of the hottest things he’d ever seen.
“Do you want me to turn around and take it that way, or like, how do you want this?” You asked, meeting his half lidded eyes as you went back to stroking his cock. After what he’d just done for you, you wanted this to be perfect for him.
“No, I wanna see you,” He said, free hand coming up to gently stroke your cheek.
You could feel your skin warm under his touch; somehow, that felt like the most intimate thing he’d done to you so far tonight. You nodded at his words instead of saying anything because you were pretty certain your words would’ve failed you anyway.
You lifted your hips so that you could line him up with your slick entrance and then your eyes met his as you slowly lowered yourself onto him, completely taking his cock inside of you.
Your and Steve’s collective moans filled the quiet air, and you were the one to break eye contact with him because your eyes were pinching shut.
Both of his hands shot to your hips to keep you from moving, which was good because you needed a moment to adjust to the feeling of being so full of him.
“Shit, I’m gonna fucking explode if you move right now,” Steve mumbled, looking down at how well you were taking him.
“That’s okay,” You told him softly. Your hands rested on his shoulders for a quick moment, and then they tangled in the hair at the nape of his neck.
He let out a chuckle and met your gaze. “I want this to last more than two seconds.” One of his hands came up to find your breast. “And I also want you to come with me.”
You hummed at the feeling of his fingers squeezing your already hard nipple. “Still such a gentleman.”
Steve laughed again, and that sound turned into a low groan when you lifted your hips ever so slightly and then sank back down onto him.
“God, you feel so good,” He rambled out. “Taking me so fucking well.”
His words sent a jolt of pleasure through your body. “‘M so full.”
“Yeah?” Steve asked teasingly, and you simply nodded, words failing you the moment he pushed up into you.
Whatever control you had was lost. You were technically riding him, but he was doing most of the work, and it seemed as if that was exactly what he wanted. He had a near-bruising grip on your hips as he guided your movements and hit all of the right places with each thrust.
Your face became buried in his neck when it all felt like too much. “Fuck, I’m so close.”
Your words were whispered against his soft skin, and you could feel his nod in response. “Yeah, me too.”
He slipped a hand between your bodies so that he could find your clit and you sucked in a breath when his thumb started circling it.
“I wanna see you,” He groaned when he felt you clench around his cock, and at first all you could do was hum against his skin in response. “I wanna see you come for me.”
You pulled back and met his gaze, hands finding his bare shoulders to keep you steady. It was harder to do than you expected because of how much you wanted to let your eyes slip shut and simply just take everything Steve was giving you.
“Hi,” You softly said to him instead of closing your eyes or letting your head fall back in pleasure due to his teasing strokes against your clit.
“Hi,” He gave you a smile that made your stomach flutter and his hand on your hip pulled you harder against his cock. “You gonna come for me?”
You could only moan in response and give him a meek nod, forcing your eyes to stay on his. The knot in your stomach was tightening and tightening, almost ready to completely unravel.
“Go ahead,” He said as he thrusted up into you. “Let go.”
“Ah,” You dug your nails into his shoulders the second your orgasm hit you. He looked at you so fondly, like he truly cared about making you feel good, and that only made you come harder, walls fluttering around his cock.
You once again buried your face in the crook of his neck, sucking the skin and leaving red marks that would be there later. You landed on what you would later realize was an especially sensitive spot on his neck because the second your tongue grazed over it, Steve was letting out a loud moan and spilling into the condom.
“Fuck,” He muttered as he came and his hands squeezed your hips to keep you firmly planted on his cock.
You pulled away from his neck to watch him come apart beneath you. It was probably the prettiest thing you'd ever seen— his blown-out pupils, his mouth slightly parted in a moan, and a few locks of his messy hair falling against his forehead.
Your and his movements slowed as you both came down from your highs. With his hands still on you, he shifted things so that you two were lying sideways on the bed. His softening cock slipped out of you in the process and you couldn’t help but quietly whine at the feeling.
You two became a tangle of limbs and warm bodies, and your arms circled around his neck to push yourself even closer to him.
“Was that good for you?” You asked, soft words hitting right against his ear. “You did like all of the work when it should’ve been the opposite.”
His fingers began mindlessly stroking the bare skin of your back. “No, that was really good.”
“Mm,” You hummed in response. “Okay, but it does slightly feel like I ended up getting a better outcome to the deal than you.”
Steve let out a laugh at your playful words as he pulled away from you, and it took a lot of willpower to not protest his actions and keep him close to you. He pointed at a door, silently asking if that was where the bathroom was, and you nodded in response and he headed in.
You got up from your bed and started picking up the clothes that had been haphazardly thrown around the room. You slipped on your t-shirt and underwear, and when Steve emerged from the bathroom, you handed him his shirt and boxers.
It almost felt a little comical remembering that when you first let Steve into your apartment, you inwardly told yourself that you weren’t gonna have sex with him, and this wouldn’t turn into a one-night stand type of situation.
And now here you two were.
However, weirdly enough, the thought of this moment following the typical one-night stand rules— Steve leaving right now and you two never seeing each other again— didn’t sit right with you.
“Have you really not seen Home Alone 2 before?” You asked Steve as he finished slipping on his t-shirt. The talk of that movie had been such a minor moment in the conversation at the bar earlier, but still, you remembered him mentioning it.
“No, I haven’t,” He answered.
“Me neither, actually,” You told him. Christmas movies had never really been your favorites. “Do you maybe wanna watch it now?”
You knew what your words meant— that you didn’t want him to leave yet, that you wanted him to stay a little longer— and he understood that too.
He gave you a small smile and nodded. “Okay. And this is probably the best time to also admit that I’ve never seen the first one either.”
You let out a laugh as you headed into your living room, where your laptop was still playing the documentary from earlier, and Steve followed right behind you. “Okay, double feature it is, then.”
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cw: f!superhero reader, pregnant reader, repeat: very pregnant reader, heterosexual sex, pregnant sex, fingering, slight body dysmorphia language, general fluff & cuteness
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“And in other news, catastrophe came to downtown when an apartment building caught fire earlier this afternoon. Luckily, Invincible was on site to help subdue the blaze along with local fire & rescue teams. Thanks to the efforts of our local heroes and superhero, no one was seriously injured. Now over to Susan Storm for the weather…”
You sigh as you turn off the TV and stare into the blank screen. You wish you were out there. Saving the city with everyone else instead of cooped up here. “Don’t forget, I’m pretty cool too.” You mutter at your round, very pregnant stomach.
It wasn’t like your pregnancy was ‘unplanned’. You and Mark had talked about having a family just….not right now. With everything going on, and the two of you only just getting married, you thought this was a kick-the-can-down-the-road conversation for another day. Apparently, the universe had other plans, and all of a sudden you were pregnant with your first child.
Again, not a huge issue. Though not totally planned it was a happy surprise. Mark was ecstatic. Picking you up and spinning you around in the air when he heard the news. The only ‘problem’ was being pregnant didn’t really go together with superhero work. Once everyone found out, you were put on restrictive duty. Then when you started showing you were basically shunted away like one of those women in a period drama you had been reading these past few weeks with nothing to do. It was humiliating, and annoying.
“I’m home!”
You crane your head back as far as it would go over the couch to see Mark fly in. In his casual clothes, all smiles, and a to-go bag in hand. “I got you your favorite!”
“Awww! Thanks!” It warmed your heart to know he was thinking about you. Even with everything he had going on. “Like I need more snacks though. I’m already big as a house.”
“Nah. Don’t say that. You’re beautiful.” Mark insisted. Leaning in to give you a kiss before he sat on the couch beside you. Draping your legs across his lap. “How was your day?”
“Fine. This.” You told him as you gestured towards the couch. This heavily pregnant with the baby due soon, you basically picked a spot to sink into and that was that for the day. “Rudy gave me some schematics that he said he needed some help, but I think he’s just placating me.”
Mark chuckled. “I don’t think Rudy has that in him. He probably just wants you to feel like your still part of the team.”
“Oh yeah. Look out it’s ‘Beached Whale Girl’.” You sigh and flop your head back against the couch. “Being pregnant sucks.”
“Come on. It’s not that bad.”
You lift your head up to glare at Mark. “Heard about your daring rescue today downtown.”
“Oh? That? Yeah, I was just in the neighborhood. Not a big deal.”
“At least you get to do something. I’m just stuck here all day, bored out of my mind and doing Rudy’s paperwork.”
“I can think of something we can do.” Mark’s hand rubbed against your calf. “If you’re still bored.”
You arch a brow at Mark. Taking in his bashful smile and suggestive look. “Seriously?”
“You said you were super horny recently.” You wouldn’t put it that way but, yes, you had been. Obviously being a woman you had no idea what it was like to be a teenage boy going through puberty, but you had to assume that it was something like this. Constantly thinking about sex or rubbing up against things to get some friction off. Shit…what if you had a boy. Was this going to be your life in 12-15 years? “If you don’t want to that’s fine. We can watch a movie too.”
“I didn’t say that.” You told Mark. “It’s just…do you want to?”
“I mean yeah. Who doesn’t want to have sex with a hottie?” Oh shit…seems that ‘teenage brain’ last a bit longer that 12-15 years. God help you.
“You’re not like grossed out?” Though it was probably all in your head, it felt like you were ever expanding at this point. You felt five times bigger than you did last week when the two of you had sex, so maybe the appeal wasn’t there anymore. Plus you hadn’t showered yet today.
Mark just scoffed with a smile as he leaned over the couch to kiss you. “Don’t say that. You’re beautiful.”
His lips connect with yours and you instantly let Mark in. He smelled like soap. So, he must have showered before he came home, and yet there was still a lingering scent of smoke in his hair from the fire earlier. Musky and dangerous.
You moan softly into the kiss and adjust as much as you could to lay comfortably on the couch and let Mark lay on top of you between your legs. His hands bracing on either side of you on the soft material to not crush you or the baby.
“Do you want to move to the bedroom?” You ask Mark when the two of you finally broke apart from kissing. “Not sure how much more this old couch could take.”
The couch was fine. You were just being self-conscious on your current size. Maybe Mark sensed this, or perhaps it was just his usual chivalrous nature, but he just grinned, got off the couch, and then lifted you in his arms with ease. “You don’t have to ask me twice.”
He gave you another peck and then flew off to the bedroom to lay you down on the bed. Looking up at Mark you could see an almost overwhelming look of love and devotion on his face. It made your insides tingle.
“It’s not fair you get to wear the same clothes through all this.” You ‘scold’ as Mark divested himself of his pull over and pants while you were struggling to take off your top that was once your comfy shirt turned fitted tee.
Mark just laughed. “Tell you what. Next time, I’ll put on 20 pounds too so we’ll both look the same.”
You arch your brow at the comment of ‘next time’ but do not have a chance to ask as Mark slid up across the bed to kiss you again. You moan loudly this time into the kiss. No longer distracted with falling off the couch and feeling completely safe in Mark’s arms.
His hands run over your body. Lightly callused from fighting and work. The sensation making you shutter. One hand slid up to your breast and palmed it in his hand. The touch caused you to moan obscenely loud. Your breasts had been incredibly sensitive the past few days, and sore with the new weight on them. Having them touched, getting the weight off your chest even just a little, felt amazing.
“That feel good baby?” Mark asked. Voice hot & heavy as he kissed the corners of your mouth and jaw.
You let out a helpless little, “yeaahh…” and arch your back to press your chest into his hand further for more attention.
Mark slid down, kissing your neck along the way, to press his lips along the sides of your swollen breasts. Soft and gentle. Like butterfly kisses almost. While he worked on your breasts you felt another hand touch your thigh and slide up. Your legs immediately part for him. Almost whimpering for his touch as you waited for his fingers to make contact. “Mark please….”
Your hero of course doesn’t leave you hanging. His fingers make quick work of the boy shorts you had been wearing around the house. Where they went and what happened to them you didn’t really care. All you cared about was Mark touching you and when you finally felt his fingers against your apex your back nearly bowed. “Oh my God…!”
At your persistent cry, Mark’s fingers became more insistent. Usually, he would work up to two fingers inside you, but with how needy you were being and how wet & open your pussy was, he must have felt confident to just go ahead. Burying them inside you while his thumb rubbed your clit. “Fuck babe. You’re so wet…feel like you’re gonna swallow my hand.”
“Mmmm….Mark…!” You just moan. Indeed feeling your walls tighten around his fingers with urgency. “Put your dick in me!”
“That’s no way for a mother to talk.” He teased as he pulled his fingers out of you.
You whimper in your mind at the loss but still have the sense to glare playfully at him and tell him, “Mother fucker.”
Mark laughed and God how you loved that sound. You hoped your kid got his laugh. He scooted back on his knees and used what juices he had collected on his hand to lube up his cock. “Can you roll over for me?”
The request left you a little confused, but you do as he said. “There. Right there. That’s perfect.” He said as you moved to lay on your side and Mark came up behind you to spoon before sticking a pillow under your stomach. “I read that this will be a little easier on your back this time and help with the pressure.”
“You read?” You repeated, looking over your shoulder at Mark, who blushed and kind of sheepishly shrugged. God how you loved this man. If you could get pregnant twice right now you would. “Well, let’s put your research to work.”
Mark gave a little groan and leaned over to kiss you while you craned your neck back. He moved your leg up and slid his dick between your thighs. You moan into Mark’s mouth as you felt the head of his cock bump against your entrance and then slide past. The hard lines of him frottaging against your pussy and getting slick. “Mmmm…Mark…Please….”
He pulled back again and properly slipped his cock inside you. It goes in easy but you still gasp as you finally got what you wanted. “Oh fuck..!” Mark held your leg back as he thrust into you. Slow and shallow. You grip the sheets with your hands tight. Moaning and panting while Mark fucked you from behind. “It feels so good….”
“You feel so good…” Mark groaned back. Panting against your ear. The hard lines of his chest pressed against your back.
His teeth nip at your ear and you shutter. “D-Don’t…!”
“Why? Are you gonna cum baby?” He did it again as he teased you, his hand sliding down from your thigh holding your leg to your juicy center. Fingers finding your clit and rubbing it, making quick work of you to orgasm.
“M-Mark!” You sputter as you convulse around him. White noise filling your ears as stars dance behind your eyes.
You come back just in time to hear Mark cum too, a tale-tell low grunt, and his hips slowed with his cock buried inside you. The two of you laid there for a moment, sweaty and spent, before Mark kissed your shoulder and pulled back. “How was that?”
“You have to ask?” You tease him. Then roll over to your other side, with some effort, to cuddle your husband. “Amazing. And, yes, the pillow really helped.” Mark grinned and kissed your nose with pride.
Below, you felt the baby kick in your stomach. Seeming to realize that its disturbance was now over, and they had some things to say about it. “Yeah, yeah…” You coo at them as you rub your belly. “I need a shower. Or a bath.” That would probably calm them down. “Do you think my takeout is still good?”
“I can heat it up for you while you take your bath.” Mark offered.
You grin and lean up to kiss him. “You are just too good to me.”
He shrugged. “What can I say? You make it easy.”
Mark then got up to start the tub for you before reheating your food. You sat there, contented. Some day soon you would return to taking care of the world’s problems and fighting crime. But, for now, it was nice to be the one taken care of.
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What happens when the LADS guys are caught crying?

A/N: what the title says :) . I've always been someone that people have come to with their problems (forever the therapist friend) and comforting them. But I was thinking about what it'd be like to see the lads men cry, as there's a stigma around men crying (which is stupid but anyways). They're a lil short, but I hope you enjoy!
Warnings: a lil angst, mentions of death, comfort, crying
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Rafayel
When Thomas called you saying Rafayel had been dodging his calls all day, you weren't surprised. That was typical of your boyfriend. You decided to give him a call and maybe persuade him to finish a painting or two, but he didn't answer. Growing slightly concerned, you called again, but still nothing. Rafayel never missed your calls. He had even answered one day when he was using the bathroom, never wanting to miss a call from his muse. Since you were off work today anyway, you decided to pay him a visit, grabbing your keys and heading to his place.
It was eerily empty in his house, which worried you even more. Something was off. Had he decided to go on a spontaneous trip out of town? He would have answered your calls then. You decided to try calling him again, not knowing what else to do. Your heart sank when you heard the familiar jingle play, going towards his phone that was going off. Rafayel had left his phone behind. Even more unheard of. The first place you thought of to look for him was the sea, the beach outside his house. If he wasn't there, there were a few more places to try, but that was the closest place. Opening his back door, you stepped out into his yard, leaving it and walking along the sand.
You had almost decided to turn around and look somewhere else when you spotted a figure up ahead. The head of lilac hair told you it was Rafayel. His knees were pulled to his chest, sitting in the sand, his head gazing out to the sea, his clothes soaked as sat where the waves met the sand, the waves brushing up against him. A breath of relief left your lips, though you were still concerned. Picking up your pace, you jogged over to him, watching him as you got closer. You could tell that something was wrong in the way he sat and gazed out to the sea. Slowing down when you were close, you could see tears falling like pearls from his eyes, slipping down his face and splattering into the sea water. Your heart broke at the sight, carefully moving to sit next to him, not caring about getting your favorite pants soaked. When your arm wrapped around him, he jumped slightly, turning to see who had joined him. Saying nothing, you pulled him closer to you, his head easily falling onto your chest, a silent way of telling him it was okay to be crying. A way to tell him that you were there for him.
His arms unraveled from his legs and wrapped around you, the sea beginning to soak your legs and his tears soaking your shirt. You brought a hand up to his head, patting his hair as he cried. When he seemed to settle, his tears slowing, you broke the silence. “What happened?”
“It's nothing,” he muttered.
“If it got you out here crying and not answering my calls it's not nothing,” you argued.
“Sorry,” he hid his face. You gently placed a hand on his cheek, encouraging to face you.
“You don't need to apologize, Raf. I'm more worried than anything. You know you can talk to me, right? You can cry or scream or pout in front of me and I won't run. I care about you so very much.”
“I miss home,” his voice broke slightly as he admitted what was bothering him. You nodded in understanding, staying silent. “I miss Lemuria. My friends and family. My home. The stupid fish and whales. I miss all of them and I'm the only one I can blame for that. It's my fault they're gone.” His words sat heavy in your hearts. He had told you of his history and past. You didn't remember what had happened, but believed him when he told you, feeling that the two of you were connected, the bond proving it.
“I can't say that's not entirely true, and I don't remember what happened, but I don't think you can blame just yourself. You still tried everything in your power to save your people. You fell in love. You were young. No one can blame you for that. I know my situation is completely different, but I miss home sometimes too. It's hard. I can't even imagine how much harder it is when your home literally no longer exists,” you told him. He nodded. “Do you regret what you did?” You suddenly asked.
“Not at all. I'd choose you every time,” he stated.
“Then you shouldn't take the full blame for what happened. You tried. You really did.”
Silence fell over the two of you as you watched the waves. You held him in your arms as he sat silently, a few tears falling every now and then. “Is there anything I can do to make your home here feel more like home? I can try to cook a dish from Lemuria or decorate your house,” you offered.
“You feel like home. Just you being here helps,” he admitted. I nodded.
“Then I'll be sure to come over more often. And if you find yourself missing home, tell me and I'll come. How about we head back and cuddle up? Watch a movie or something?” You offered, knowing snuggling was his ultimate weakness as well as comfort. He nodded in agreement. You stood first, offering your hand to him. He frowned, looking up at you.
“Those are your favorite pants, why did you come sit here?” He asked. You shrugged.
“Cause you're more important to me.”
“More important than that stupid bird plushie?” His eyes narrowed. You smiled at him. He held such a grudge towards the plush, as you chose one time to have it in your arms while you slept. “Even more than the plushie,” you smiled. He nodded, smiling and grabbed your hand standing up. He pulled you into his chest, hugging you.
“Thank you,” he whispered.
“Of course. Let's get going.”
Hand in hand, you all walked back to his place. Once there, you both changed into dry clothes before ordering some food and picking a movie to watch. You had fallen asleep in his arms, too comfortable to not fall asleep. He smiled down at you, thankful that his bride had returned to him. Thankful that he still had part of his home.
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Sylus
You waltzed into Sylus's office, excited to tell him about your promotion at work. But as soon as you entered, you froze mid sentence, looking at the sight before you. Your boyfriend, Sylus, sitting behind his desk, holding his head in-between his hands. When he looked up at you, his eyes were red, a few tears streaming down his face. He immediately looked away, praying you hadn't noticed. “Sy, are you,” you paused, stunned. “Crying?”
“No,” he spoke, voice hoarse. You carefully walked over to him, as if afraid to scare him by moving too suddenly. He was lying of course, tears evident on his face. Moving behind the desk with him, you awkwardly hugged him, lightly pushing his face into your chest as your arms wrapped around him.
“You know, you always tell me it's okay to cry and it doesn't make me any less strong, don't you know it's the same for you? It's okay to cry. Even when you're the big bad boss of Onychinus,” you whispered. He nodded, biting back tears. You stayed as you were, allowing whatever happened to happen. He was unsuccessful in holding back his tears, crying softly into your chest. It was still a shock to you. Sylus was the definition of someone who presented as if nothing could make him cry. It didn't bother you at all, it was just a surprise. Your concern though, was what had happened to make him cry. But you could ask later, and you did, when his tears stopped and he wriggled out of your grasp to grab a tissue. You watched him carefully, observing him. His nose and eyes red, expression downcast. It was unfamiliar to you. You had never seen or heard of him crying. “Wanna talk about it?” You asked. He licked his lips, unsure.
“If you don't mind,” he finally decided.
“Not at all,” you answered, moving to sit on his desk in front of him. He smiled softly up at you before taking a deep breath.
“Some dickhead went on a rampage in the N-109 zone. Slaughtered hundreds of men, women and children for fun,” he spat. “About a year ago, I ran into a child walking around on the street. She had lost her parents and I surprised everyone by supporting her. I found a place for her to live, I visited often to make sure she was doing okay and being taken care of. She was on her way here when she was killed in front of my eyes. I couldn't do anything to save her,” he finished, looking down and biting his lip. You were stunned at the news and furious that something so horrible had happened.
“Do you need me to go kill this guy? Because I will,” you offered. He chuckled at that.
“He's been taken care of. Got what he asked for, I made sure of that,” he informed me. You nodded.
“So it's the loss of this girl?” you carefully asked. He nodded.
“It's weird and even surprised me, but she kinda felt like a daughter,” he admitted. Not knowing what else to do, you stood up and hugged him.
“I'm sorry that happened. Truly,” you told him. He gave a slight nod and hugged you back, pulling you in closer.
“I should have gotten there faster. I didn't know she was there. If I was quicker she could have lived,” he whispered.
“You don't know that for sure. You didn't know she was there. There was no way to even know she was there. You did all you could, don't blame yourself. It's not your fault,” you soothed.
“It feels like it is,” he admitted.
“I know. But you weren't the one to take her life, you did all you could. It may be a bit too soon to think about, but do you want to hold a service for her? You said she lost her parents, so there's not really anyone to do a service,” you offered.
“That'd be nice. Luke and Kieran have her,” he informed me, words getting softer as the reality continued to hit him. You nodded and moved to place your hands on his cheeks, guiding his lips to yours and pressing a quick kiss to them. “I'll plan it, just tell me what she liked,” you smiled softly at him. He smiled back, sadly.
“Okay. Use my card for it all. She deserves the best service we can get.”
“And the best she will. Wanna go get cleaned up?” You asked, he nodded and you guided him to his bathroom, showering with him both literally and with love. Making sure to scrub off any remnants of his fight and loss. You could tell he was still processing it all, upset but not fully grasping the situation. Once clean, you forced him to eat some food before getting into bed with him. Usually, he'd hold you, but today was different. He half laid down on you, head resting on your chest as he listened to your heartbeat. A few tears fell every so often, but he no longer tried to hide them, the grief hitting him. You stayed with him, whispering words of comfort to him, rubbing his back.
It wouldn't be easy, but with you by his side, Sylus would hold the perfect service for the little girl and process his grief, thankful he had you by his side throughout the whole thing- whether he was strong or weak.
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Xavier
When you woke up you were immediately confused, the unfamiliar sterile white ceiling staring back at you. You tried to move, but nothing happened. So you took in the surrounding sounds. The steady beep of a monitor, the sound of a distant fan and talking. You figured you must be in a hospital. It was then that you heard a sniffle, making you blink. You couldn't remember what happened. Who was here with you? Were they crying? Your eyes finally moved, glancing to the side and finding your boyfriend, Xavier. His eyes were red and puffy as he cried. He still had blood from wanderers splattered on his uniform. He looked like he had been through hell and back…maybe he had. “Xav,” you managed to croak out. His eyes widened as he saw you were awake.
“You're awake. How do you feel? Does it hurt anywhere? I'll get the nurse,” he rambled, standing up.
“What happened?” You asked, ignoring his questions. He froze in place and returned to your bedside, gently grabbing one of your hands. His hands trembled slightly, making you grow more concerned.
“I-im sorry. I couldn't get there in time, I was trying to warn you, but I failed and you were hit. Bad. I thought I was going to lose you and it was all my fault. All because I couldn't get to you in time. I'm so sorry,” he spoke, tears falling once again. You managed to shake your head.
“It's okay Xavie. I know you tried. You did everything you could, I'm sure of it. I'm okay now. You're not gonna lose me,” you comforted him. You wanted nothing more than to reach out to him, to hold him and comfort him while he cried. So you tried, gasping in pain when you tried to move.
“Don't move yet, you'll make it worse,” he scolded you immediately.
“I wanna hold you,” you admitted. He frowned slightly before getting up and laying in the hospital bed next to you, his arms carefully wrapping around you so he wouldn't cause any further pain. “Are you okay?” You asked him.
“I don't know,” he answered honestly. “I don't know what I would have done if I lost you.”
“You'd move on and live your life of course,” you told him.
“No,” he firmly stated. “I can't live my life without you. I promise I'll be faster next time.”
“There's no need to beat yourself up about this Xavie. Part of our job is risking our lives. It was an accident. It'd take a lot more to end me.”
“Promise?”
“I promise. I'm not leaving you any time soon, okay?” He nodded and hid his face in your neck. You managed to gain enough strength to lift your hand and rub his back, comforting him.
The nurse came in and he refused to move, which the nurse eventually accepted, mostly because you said you were fine for now. She asked a few questions and took the vitals she could manage to get without Xavier in the way, before leaving and informing you she'd be back later. When she left you placed your hands on Xavier's face, guiding him to look at you. You wiped away a few more tears with your thumb. “I've never seen you cry so much,” you admitted.
“Only because it's you,” he whispered, nuzzling into your hand. You hummed in acknowledgement. “We should get some hot pot when I'm released to cheer you up,” you mused.
“If it's what you want,” he agreed, making you pout at him.
“What I want is for you to cheer up. Of course it's okay to cry, but that doesn't mean I like seeing you cry. I want you to always be happy.”
“Then don't ever leave me,” he said seriously.
“I don't plan on it,” you smiled at him before softly kissing his lips.
“Good. Now get some more rest so you can heal up and come home,” he instructed. You nodded, moving your arms to snuggle closer to him, allowing his warmth to lull you to sleep.
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Zayne
“Guess who's favorite patient is here?! Oh shit,” you suddenly stopped, still holding the door to Zayne's office, freezing in place. His head was in his hands, glasses thrown onto his desk, his hair messy. What really threw you off though, was when he looked up, fresh tears falling down his face. You hadn't seen him cry since you were children, crying over scrapes from concrete. He quickly wiped them away, unsure what to say. You were the same, still frozen in place. Once your brain decided to process that your boyfriend was crying, you hesitantly closed the door behind you and walked over to his desk. He watched uncomfortably. You weren't meant to see him in this state. Hell, he rarely was in a state like this, no one but him should see. “I- you- are,” you attempted to formulate a question, sighing when nothing that made sense came out. “Are you okay? What happened?” You finally asked. Your heart clenched at his reaction, his face welling up in pain before a sob left his throat. Concerned, you quickly made your way around his desk, pulling him into a hug. He buried his face in your stomach, gripping onto you tightly. You had no words, still stunned by the sight, hands instinctively rubbing his back.
You stayed like that until your back grew sore from the position, Zayne's tears stopping. He broke the hug and leaned back into his chair, apologizing. “I'm sorry you had to see me like that.”
“Don't be. Are you okay though?” You asked, knowing something was obviously wrong. He nodded.
“Yes. I guess I just got a bit overwhelmed. With the wanderer attack I haven't been home in days. I've barely slept or eaten. It's surgery after surgery, but I can't just not perform. That's someone's life. It hasn't been this back and forth in a while,” he explained. You nodded.
“Is there no one else who can do the surgeries? You need to rest,” you chided him.
“There wasn't. There is now. Fucking 72 hours later,” he breathed frustratedly.
“That explains why you hadn't answered my texts,” you mused. “I figured you were busy, but not this busy to where you haven't slept in days.” He nodded.
“Can we go home?” He asked, looking up at you. You smiled and nodded, bringing a hand to wipe away a stray tear. “I was going to leave after gathering myself, but you've already seen the worst of it.”
“I'm glad I did in a way. Of course, I hate seeing you like this, but I want to be there for you. Overwhelmed and crying or stoic and loving. I wanna see all of it. Want me to get your things?” You offered. He smiled and shook his head, his hand guiding the hand that was once on his cheek to his lips, pressing a kiss to your hand.
“I've got it. Thank you my love.” He stood and grabbed his things, packing away whatever he needed. You grabbed his hand and led him out of his office.
When you got to his home, you immediately instructed him to wash up while you cooked him something. He agreed, not bothering to argue, though a shower was definitely what he wanted at that moment. Before cooking though, you quickly slipped out, walking down the road to his favorite dessert spot and getting some sweets for him. The woman at the counter recognized you and immediately got together your usual order- filled with your and Zayne's favorites.
When you got back to his place you snuck back in, glancing to make sure he was still out of sight. Thankfully he was, opting to take a much needed long and hot shower. After placing the bag of sweets on the counter, you got to work. Zayne left the shower some time later, announcing his presence by hugging you from behind while you cooked, the scent of his body wash filling your nostrils. “Feel better?” You asked. He hummed in agreement. “Sleepy?” You chuckled. He made a noise of agreement, muffled as he hid his face in your shoulder, taking in your scent. He was relieved to finally be home. “I got you something,” you smiled down at the food you were making.
“You did? When?” He asked. You nodded to the bag on the counter.
“While you were in the shower. Thought you could use some sweets.”
“That's an understatement,” he chuckled. When the food was done, the two of you ate, you doing most of the talking as Zayne was tired. He was happy to listen though. He could listen to you talk about your day for hours. You could be reading a dictionary and he'd happily listen to every word. After eating, you did the dishes, slapping Zayne's hand away when he tried to help, instructing him to head to bed first. With a kiss pressed to your cheek, he listened.
Once done with dishes and getting yourself ready for bed, you joined Zayne, easily snuggling up next to him. He was half asleep, but still managed to thank you. “Thank you for this. You always know exactly what I need. All I wanted was to come home to you and sleep,” he admitted.
“I would agree, though my days haven't been quite as intense. I'm happy to take care of you. I'll ask off tomorrow so we can spend all day in bed,” you offered.
“You don't need to do that,” he insisted.
“Too late,” you smiled. “Get some rest, I love you Zayne.”
“Sleep well my love,” he mumbled out, falling asleep now that he has said everything he wanted to.
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Caleb
You wanted to surprise Caleb. He was going to be in town and you hadn't seen him in a while. So instead of meeting him at your place, you decided to show up at his work. You were able to get through security pretty easily, as Caleb had brought you a few times when you visited. You excitedly knocked at his office door before opening it and stepping in. “Surprise!” You called out, a smile immediately turning into a frown when you saw him holding his arm, wincing as tears fell. You ran over to him, gently holding his mechanical arm and looking it over. “Caleb, are you okay? Where does it hurt?” You asked him.
“It's nothing,” he answered, stopping his tears. It was the same as when they were kids.
“How many times do I have to tell you it's not nothing if you're crying? That it's okay to cry in front of me?” You scolded him. “Now tell me where it hurts.”
“I know. But I'm supposed to be there for you, not the other way around. I don't need to be taken care of,” he argued.
“Everyone needs to be taken care of sometimes. That's how a relationship works. You're there for me and now I'm here for you, so stop hiding,” you sighed. He looked down, avoiding your gaze.
“It just got an upgrade. They usually hurt, but not this bad,” he softly explained.
“Do you think there was a malfunction? Should I notify your doctor?” You asked. He shrugged.
“I'm fine,” he got out, just before wincing again, his hand going to grab his shoulder. You frowned and picked up the phone on his desk, calling for the doctor.
“Let me take care of you for once,” you told him after putting the phone down, hand reaching to wipe away a few tears that he failed to hold back. “Losing an arm is reason enough to cry anyway. You don't have to pretend it doesn't hurt for me. I don't want you to do that at all.” He nodded, listening to your words. You wrapped your arms around him in a hug, patting his hair until there was a knock at the door. You moved to open the door, letting in two men dressed in lab coats. Caleb explained what was happening and the two worked together to take his vitals and work on his mechanical arm. You brought a chair next to Caleb, holding his hand as they worked. He tried his best to make it seem painless, but failed, wincing every now and then. After some time, the men left. “Better?” You asked him, rubbing his arm. He nodded.
“Yeah, sorry you had to see that,” he apologized.
“Apologize again and I'm leaving you. You were this bad when we were kids, how have you not changed at all? I cried all the time in front of you and still do and you don't think I'm weak, right?” You asked.
“Of course not. You're the strongest hunter I know,” he scoffed.
“Then why do you think crying is going to make you weak? You're still the strongest commander I know. Getting used to a mechanical arm can't be easy, not to mention, it's newer tech. There's going to be errors.”
“Yeah I guess,” he half heartedly agreed. You sighed, knowing there wasn't really a way to convince him. You decided on cheering him up the same way you did as when you were kids, knocking the hat off his head and throwing it across the room. “Wha-” he began laughing. You shrugged at him.
“Only way I know to cheer you up. Should I continue?” You threatened with a grin. He shrugged and you pounced, immediately your fingers finding the ticklish spot on his sides, attacking him. He bursted into laughter, attempting to push you away from him. Unfortunately for him, you were much stronger now than when you were kids. It wasn't until you felt the effects of his evol pushing you away, you were forced to stop. “That's cheating!” You yelled at him.
“I'm doing what has to be done. There are other ways to cheer me up now, pipsqueak,” he grinned, standing from his chair. His hand found your cheek, caressing it as he grinned at you. “Like this,” he whispered before leaning in and kissing your lips.
“Such a cheater,” you muttered, face flushed. He laughed and you felt the effects of his evol wear off. He wrapped his arms around you into a hug.
“Thank you though. For being there and not telling me I'm a wimp for crying over a little pain,” he whispered into your ear. You punched his chest lightly, pulling back to look at him.
“A little bit of pain seems like an understatement, but I won't argue further. You're welcome though.”
“Promise not to tell anyone about seeing me cry? I've threatened both of my doctors,” he admitted.
“So you crying and being in pain happens often?!” You exclaimed.
“I wouldn't say often-”
“Why didn't you tell me? I would have made sure to come to all the appointments I could have,” you interrupted, disappointed in him a bit.
“I'm sorry. I was stupid and truly believed you'd think I was a baby, still kinda worried about that if I'm honest,” he admitted. You crossed your arms on your chest.
“I don't think that. Never will. You've always been way stronger than me. Promise you'll start telling me when you have appointments?” You asked. He nodded.
“As long as you promise not to tell people I cry,” he agreed.
“Deal. Now can we go spend the weekend together? A new arcade opened up down the road from my apartment.” Caleb smiled at you before grabbing his coat (and the hat that was thrown across the room). He took your hand and led you out of his office, ready to spend time with his favorite person.
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a silly ode to the first mitochondria, with waaaay too many religious allusions
(the mormons put me in seminary for four years and now it's everyone's problem)
the garden was not made of trees the snake did not exist when Eve was formed inside the seas and then was set adrift
she drifted in the tidal pools prokaryote divine producing simple molecules acids and alkalines
but paradise can never last and every god must fall some swallowed by a cytoplast (entrapped by a cell wall)
what do you call the dead that rise? what name is there for this? an Eve that finds that eden lies inside of the abyss
the wall no longer trapped her in but locked the monsters out the freedom only she could win to swim, and grow, and sprout.
she tinkered with her molecules And in a twist of fate Created one of life's crown jewels Adenosine Triphosphate (1)
what was before a simple wall could bloom with organelles a garden grown from former falls a paradise in hell
a fortress swam inside the brine, a thriving little town where tiny citizens could shine and ride the ups and downs
a golgi apparatus strove to package safe proteins a lysome found a nice alcove and kept the whole cell clean
the centrioles rebuilt the walls whenever they grew weak and eve was known and loved by all as something quite unique:
the powerhouse of the first cell the mitochondria (2) the Jonah that became the whale the jesus of bacteria once eaten by a macrophage then made through death anew the founder of our current age the sprout from which we grew
(yeah, yeah - you try and use this line in a poem)
(gah. this paragraph killed the syllable counts. i was challented to fit the phrase "powerhouse of the cell" into it, and mitochondria had to fit somewhere. both of which were gonna be doozies. decided to put them back to back and break the scheme at the end.
#biology#poem#the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell#i was googling so much biology shit for this#and i still know that someone is going to go#HEY#IDIOT#YOU THINK X?#NO#IT Y#STUPID#and i will slink off to the saddest darkest corner of the earth#and mope until i die#its like a whole prophecy now#strike me down apollo you incandescent bastard#if you couldn't get me back in arizona you cant do shit to me in utah
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König x Pregnant!Y/N
MDNI🔞
Master List ✍🏽
cw: p in v, pregnancy
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Happy Mothers day to all the moms, maternal guardians, expecting moms, and those with babies who have left the earth!! You're all kick ass and deserve so much more than one day to appreciate all you do🩷
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Being your neighbor for the last two years, König has watched your marriage slowly dissolve into nothing. The loud arguments that boom through the shared walls are hard to miss. He would often keep his ear close to the wall, being ready to barge in if your husband were to take things too far. That’s why when you banged on his door around 5am to cry in his arms about your pending divorce there was no surprise. What did surprise him was the information of you being pregnant.
Since that day, König has taken you and your unborn child’s care personally. Driving you to your appointments, getting you whatever you craved, and even massaging your swollen feet. He’s always right there; pushing aside his feelings for you because it’s not something you need on your plate right now.
On Mother’s Day, you lie on your bed naked. Your arms above your head as you try to catch your breath from the hot shower you just took. That’s when you hear the doorbell. A long exhale escapes you as you struggle up to sitting position. Grabbing your fluffy blue robe, you cover yourself and walk towards the front door.
There König stands with a bouquet of pink roses and a bag in hand. You look up at him with shimmering eyes and a wide smile causing his heart to pick up pace. He extends his hand out to you.
“Für dich.”
You grasp the flowers by their stems and inspect them before returning your gaze to his. “They’re beautiful!” You step aside and hold the door open more. “Come on in.”
König crouches and enters your space. His eyes look around at the crib, still in its box and he makes a mental note to put it together for you sooner than later. The baby should be here in a month or so. He takes a seat on the end of the sofa and watches you sit.
“This is also for you.” He hands you the bag.
When you grab the bag, you pull out the tissue paper and place it beside you. There is a small black box at the bottom of the bag. You reach in and grab it, opening it slowly with a wide smile still on your face. Inside is a golden chain with a heart made with the birthstone of your childs due date and yours.
“Kö…you didn’t have to.”
“I wanted to. Plus, its your first Mother’s Day. It should be special.”
Placing the box on your lap you look up with him, tears in your eyes. “Thank you.” Your voice cracks while you try your best to hold back your emotions.
“Of course, Schatz.” König stands, walking to you and taking the necklace from the box. He walks behind you on the sofa to put the necklace on you.
You grab your hair and pull it up, exposing your neck to him. For a moment he looks at your soft skin and envisions himself kissing you. He quickly shakes that image from his mind, bending down slightly to put the jewelry on you. Your freshly washed hair smells strongly like tropical fruit and your skin like warm vanilla.
“There you are.” König smiles down at you, turning to look at the box in the corner. “Would you like for me to put that together for you?”
“Oh, you don’t have to.”
“It’s really no problem.” He says, pulling a pocket knife out and approaching the box. He cuts the tape and looks inside, pulling out the instructions. “It would be a simple task.”
“You’re too good to me, Kö. I don’t know where I’d be without you here.”
“How have you been feeling?” He asks as he kneels on the floor, pulling out the pieces he needs.
“Eh, I’ve been okay.” You lean back on the couch, exposing more of your thighs underneath your already short robe. “I feel like everything is running a marathon, I’m constantly out of breath. The hot flashes are unbearable. I feel like a giant whale.”
A small chuckle comes from König, his eyes darting to your legs for a split second. “You still look beautiful.”
“I don’t feel it.” You huff, resting your hands on your large belly. “I’ve also been so unbelievably horny, but I can barely reach myself anymore. It’s more work than it’s worth.” Once the words leave your mouth you can feel your face turn hot. For a moment you forgot you were speaking to the man you have a crush on, not just a close friend.
König puts down the wood in his hands and turns his head in your direction after hearing your comment. A small smirk on the corner of his lips as you admit that your body craves to be touched. “I’ve heard the hormones make you more…” he tries to think of a more subtle word other than horny. “excitable.”
“I—yeah. It’s true.” You look up at the ceiling for a moment. “Why do you help me so much?”
“I like to.” He replies simply as he continues to piece things together.
There is a lull of silence as he quietly works and you contemplate your next move. Is it worth possibly ruining a friendship? Does he like you or is he simply a kind soul? What if he thinks your pregnant body is unattractive?
No longer wishing to be in this awkward silence you stand up and approach him. König looks up, confused. Before he can say anything, you drop your robe.
His eyes widen as he looks at your body. Your breasts swollen with darkened areoles. Your belly large with a few stretch marks and a thin brown line down the center leading to the bush between your legs. He swallows before meeting your gaze again. Words escape him as he nods his head, standing to his feet.
König runs his finger tips down your arms before leaning in for a kiss. The moment your lips meet there is a spark between you both. His lips consume yours, breathing heavily through his nose as he trails down your chin to your neck. He lets his hands wander to your full breasts, gently tugging on your nipple.
You grab his waist and lead him back towards the couch, gently pushing him down. He sits and looks up at you once you pull back. His hands are quick to undo his pants, pulling them down to expose his hard cock. You look at it before looking back up to his eyes and straddling him.
“Wait—don’t you want me to eat you…” The words fall from his lips as he feels the tip of his cock enter your warm and wet cunt. His head falls back on the couch as his eyes lock with yours.
“Fuck, you feel so good.” You whimper as you sit completely on his fat cock and begin to rock back and forth on him.
“Mein Gott….” König’s hands grab your thighs and squeezes them as he tries to allow you to remain in charge.
The feeling of his cock stretching you after months of not having human contact sends your body into euphoria. You begin to softly bounce, your breasts moving in motion with you. Underneath you can feel his hips meeting yours, his hands gradually sliding up to your hips to assist in movement. Quickly, your body tires. Eyes meeting his you whimper, “I want you to fuck me.”
König nods eagerly. Wrapping his arms around you, assisting in resting you back on the couch. You’re the first pregnant woman he’s been with so there is a level of fear inside of him. He’s worried he would be too rough and hurt you.
His body positioned between you legs as you hold on back, he slowly slips himself back inside of you. Your body welcomes him so perfectly he lets out a quiet groan. Gently, he pulls his hips back and thrust into you. He watches you face intently waiting for any sign that you might be uncomfortable.
“Harder.” You demand.
“I don’t want to hurt—”
“You won’t. Fuck me, please.” You feel pathetic practically begging for him to ravish your body.
No words as König places one hand on the back of the sofa and the other on your leg. He begins to trust into you like a man starved for human touch. Your pussy so wet that your sweet cum begins to drip down onto the fabric beneath you. The look on his face changes from worry to a lustful haze.
“God yes!” You cry out. The sound of his hips slamming into yours ring out in the small living space. Your fingers dig into whatever you can grab as you feel a build up begin. A wave of ecstasy crashes over your body as a borderline scream leaves your mouth. “Fucking…fuck!”
“Cum on my cock. Cum for me.” König demands as he relentlessly fucks you.
One of his hands moves from the couch to your large round belly, gently touching it as you tremble. Your pussy pulsating on his shaft. His balls tighten, a pressure building deep inside his loin. Watching your orgasm only beckons his own.
“Schatz.” The pet name comes out in a growl as he tries to control himself.
“Please cum inside of me.” You beg. “Please, I want you cum König.”
He’s in no position to deny you want you crave. His hips pause as he feels the pleasure overwhelm him. Your name falls from his lips as he looks deeply into your eyes, filling you with his cum. There is a moment of heavy breathing before he gently leans back and pulls out, sitting on the floor next to you on the couch.
“That was amazing.” You pant with a small smile on your lips. For once your body feels desirable and pleased.
“You…wow.” König says still trying to catch his breath.
You turn on your side and comb your fingers through his messy blond hair. His eyes close as he allows himself to enjoy the feeling of being pet by you. There are obvious conversations that need to be had, for now your both just relishing in the euphoria and peace of this very moment. After a few minutes pass König turns to kiss your lips. The kiss gentle and lingers.
“I should finish the crib.” He chuckles softly before kissing you again.
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