#good for you little buddy escape from whatever's going on in your house for a little while

[ddaz3d-and-cc0nfused]

aaron hotchner x jacks nanny/babysitter

she’s got a crazy ex that stalked and threatened her so she moved far away to live a simple, under the radar life and started working for hotch. he knows her situation and does his best to look out for her, maybe she’s like a live in nanny ? neither of them is bold enough to make a move first until her ex finds her and hotch and the team race to save her. ends with love confessions and all the sappy stuff

could be a one shot or a short lil series i’m sure whatever you write will be amazing !

ೇ the do-over ― aaron hotchner .ᐟ

pairing .ᐟ aaron hotchner x plus size babysitter!reader

summary | your new life as a live-in nanny was wonderful, and with your dark past behind you, there was nothing that could ruin this. but as they say, what goes around comes around.

warnings | heavily detailed violence BEWARE, surprisingly light angst, fluff, hurt/comfort, emotional hurt/comfort, physical hurt/comfort, mutual pining, abusive ex's :[, guns, and a horribly written action/fight scene (forgive me).

wordcount | 1965

۶ৎ a/n .ᐟ | okay this is a heavy fic so beware once more, but aside from that this takes a fully turn! i don't really have anything else to say besides enjoy!

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“Backpack? Check. Lunchbox? Check. Shoes are tied? Check.” 

You placed your hands on your hips triumphantly, a proud smile on your face as you examined the little boy. 

Being a live-in nanny came with being organizational and making sure that Jack was ready for school everyday without fail.

It wasn’t like Aaron was super strict on you; he understands when you have your days where things are a bit out of place, but honestly it was a personal preference, and totally not because you have a big fat crush on the FBI agent.

You had been very skeptical about your babysitting position at first because of your ex who was absolutely bat shit crazy.

It was a situation you had barely escaped from, and it had taken almost everything in you to get where you were now, so you were a little afraid of men in general. But Aaron was kind, and welcoming, and fatherly, someone that you felt safe with.

And then, you fell in love.

It had scared the shit out of you of course, but now it was a feeling that you welcomed with open arms, even if you couldn’t act on it. 

Your phone began to ring as you searched for the car keys, the contact name read ‘Aaron <3’.

“Morning!” You greeted with a smile as you picked up. “Good morning. How are you guys?” The older man asked.

“We're doing just fine, as always,” You successfully found the keys.

“How are things?” You knew better than to ask how he was, because if you had the kind of job that he did, there was no way you could answer positively. 

“We pretty much have everything we need, so we’ll probably be able to wrap this case up early.” 

“Oh Aaron, that's great!” You cheer happily and make your way back to where Jack was waiting for you. “You ready to go, little man?” Jack looks up at you from his toys. “Is that daddy on the phone?”

“Yeah buddy, you wanna say hi?” 

“Yes!” Jack’s answer was full of excitement, and you can’t help but smile. “As much as I enjoy talking to you, it looks like I’m handing you over.” You swear you could hear Aaron chuckle.

Yeah, this was a life that you could get used to.

Having the house to yourself was weird.

With Jack away at his aunt’s for the weekend, it was strangely quiet due to the emptiness of the child’s presence. You suppose you’re grateful for the break even though taking care of Jack really isn’t as tiring as one might think. 

Despite Aaron rarely being home, he’s managed to raise the boy well when he could, and it’s honestly very admirable. It’s one of the many things that made you fall in love with him. You gaze down into the wine glass at the thought, a small smile tugging at the corners of your lips.

Ugh, why does love make you such a loser?

Your bashful train of thought was stopped by a suspicious thump coming from the back of the house. Your smile dropped and a feeling of anxiety and worry twisted in your gut as you grabbed your phone that was lying on the kitchen counter.

You’re quick to dial Aaron’s number and your fingernail finds itself in your mouth as you chew on it anxiously. It’s an old habit, one that you had picked up back in your old relationship.

“Hello?” Rasped Aaron. 

You knew he had just recently flown in from wherever he was because you could hear the foot traffic of everyone grabbing their luggage from the plane’s storage.

“Hey,” Your greeting was nervous and it was something that Aaron easily picked up on. “What’s wrong? Are you alright?” He asks with a furrowed brow. “Yeah, just um - I’m just hearing some weird things so I just wanted to know when you think you might be getting home.”

I miss you.

“Honey what type of weird things?” Before you were able to answer, there was a loud crashing sound.

You instantly dropped to the floor to hide behind the counter; you cradled the phone to your ear, “Okay uh - change of claim,” You attempted to joke. “Someone is most definitely in the house.”

Aaron tries not to panic at the way his insides turn cold, “You remember what to do, right?” He asks with a hardened voice. You gulp, stretching slightly to peer over the marble. You stare out into the darkness and a frightened shiver shoots up your spine. 

“Get to your room and enter the safe.” You reiterated what he had told you almost a year ago when you had first moved in. You’ve never shot a gun before but tonight might be the night where you learn how too.

“That’s right, and do you remember the code?” 

As you went to answer him, you were snatched up by your hair and a scream rang out and into the phone. Even though you weren’t on speaker the others that were currently standing outside with Aaron could hear it.

Aaron desperately calls out your name, and with your silence he takes off without any explanation, but his team knows to follow close behind.

“So, this is what you’ve been doing since you tried to leave me?!”

You cried out as another blow was delivered to your gut but a heavy boot. Your lungs burned and there were tears streaming down your face. He had pulled you so hard over the counter that it made your scalp burn, a blistering headache beginning to form at the base of your skull.

“Fuck you!” You spat as you attempted to prop yourself up on your elbows. 

There was a fine line between anger and fear, and this was one of those moments where they blend together. If you ended up dying tonight, at least you didn’t go down in vain.

This time he punched you in the face before snatching you up by your arms. There was a metallic taste in your mouth, a bruise already developing near your eye. “Why’d you leave me, huh?! We had a good thing going and you just… you just ruined it!”

“I didn’t ruin shit asshole!” You screamed and pushed at him but it was no use. “We were gonna get married but you… but you wanted to play house with an old man, really?!”

“You’ve been watching me.” You said in disbelief. It made your stomach twist in nausea and horror at the thought of him watching Jack, what he could’ve done to him. You had actively put the man you loved kid in danger and it devastated you.

“I had no choice!”

“You’re fucking crazy!”

“Put your hands where I can see them.” Aaron’s voice rang out throughout the house.

Before you knew it you were spun around with a gun to your head, his arm locked against your neck, faintly strangling you.

“Aaron!” You called out in relief, but it turned into a grunt as you tugged further into your ex’s chest.

Aaron’s gun was raised steadily, his eyes focused on your attacker, but he doesn’t hesitate to cast you a reassuring look. When he sees your bloody and bruised face his jaw tightens, the vein in his neck popping and visible through his skin.

“Boyfriend to the rescue, huh?” Your ex sneers into your cheek. You shudder. 

“Put the gun down.” Aaron continues to coax, and out the corner of your eye you can see Morgan approaching through the darkness. 

“Why do you want to save this slut? Don’t tell me you’ve already -” A shot rings out into the fair followed by a scream of pain.

Your ex collapses to the ground, cradling the gunshot wound in his knee as blood spills through his fingers. Aaron was the one that pulled the trigger and Morgan is already in the kitchen by the time he’s tugging you away and into his arms.

“Oh God.” You finally cried. “You came, you came…” His arms are wound tightly around you, purposefully tucking your face into his chest. “I’m here, I’m here.” He shushes and rocks you side to side in order to try and lull you.

Aaron – softly – orders you to sit down while he cleans up the blood when the rest of the team has already left.

You can’t help but watch him from where you’re sitting on the couch with his sleeves of his white button up rolled up and his hands gloved. “I’m sorry.” You decide to say, because you really were. “I’m sorry for everything.” There was so much more you wanted to say, but you felt your throat tighten with unshed tears.

“No, don’t apologize.” He says softly, abandoning the rag that he was using to scrub up said blood. “No Aaron you don’t understand. I put you and Jack in danger because of my bullshit and I thought that I had put it all behind me and I don’t -” 

“Stop.” It’s a bit firmer this time. “I knew exactly what I was getting myself into when I offered you to live with me and my son. Nothing that has occurred tonight has swayed my trust or opinion about you, you know that, right?”

“Right.” His hand holds your cheek and strokes the soft skin of it. “Good.”

Your eyes flicker down to his lips before peering back into his eyes, “If I asked you to kiss me, would you?”

“I’m not sure.”

“I promise this isn’t like a trauma bond thing. I’ve liked you for as long as I’ve worked for you and I didn’t want to tell you because I have nowhere else to go if you say no. Plus,” You sigh, “I just don’t want to make things difficult or uncomfortable for you.”

“You could never do that, feelings reciprocated or not.” He reassures.

“Well are they?”

He grins at your question, “I’d be an idiot not to feel the same way.” You laugh and he leans forward to join your lips together.

A warm feeling spreads in your gut and you knew that this is what love was supposed to feel like.

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Need a fic about this! With joe and Hayes seeing mama in the morning after she had a rough night ☺️

it started with the softest sound—tiny feet padding across the hardwood floor. your body stirred instinctively, the haze of a sleepless night still weighing heavy on you, but before you could fully wake, a warm hand brushed your arm.

“shh,” joe whispered, his voice low and tender. “go back to sleep. i’ve got him.”

and just like that, the mattress dipped as he scooped hayes up into his arms, your son’s muffled voice babbling something incoherent. you caught glimpses of joe's soothing words as the two of them disappeared into the hallway: “mama needs her rest. let’s give her a break, huh?”

hours later, the sun streamed in through the curtains, bright enough to pull you from the depths of sleep. the first thing you noticed was the stillness—the kind you hadn’t felt in weeks. no cries, no little hands tugging at your shirt. just the muffled sound of morning cartoons playing somewhere downstairs and the faint aroma of coffee.

you sat up slowly, the weight of the night before still lingering in your bones. hayes had struggled, tossing and turning, little whimpers escaping his lips as you rocked him back and forth in the dim glow of his nightlight. joe had been on the road, and you’d taken the night shift solo, determined to soothe your little boy through whatever bad dream had gripped him.

now, though, the house was quiet. and when you swung your legs over the edge of the bed, you found a soft sweatshirt of joe’s draped over the chair, an unspoken gesture of care. you tugged it on and padded toward the door, wondering where your two favorite people had gone.

the answer came as you stepped into the kitchen. there was joe, his back to you, wearing sweats and a t-shirt, his hair still messy from sleep. in one hand, he held a spatula, flipping scrambled eggs in a pan, while his other arm cradled hayes against his side.

“dada,” hayes babbled, pointing at something on the counter—likely the coffee cup that joe had brought back from your favorite café. joe chuckled, his voice soft as he adjusted hayes on his hip.

“not for you, buddy,” he said. “that’s for mama. speaking of…”

he turned, catching sight of you lingering in the doorway, and his face lit up with a smile that made your heart ache in the best way.

“there she is,” he said, setting the spatula down and crossing the room in a few quick strides. “how’d you sleep?”

“like a rock,” you admitted, leaning into him as he pressed a kiss to your temple. hayes reached out for you, his tiny hands grabbing at the strings of your sweatshirt, and you couldn’t help but laugh as you pulled him into your arms.

“he’s been good this morning,” joe said, resting a hand on your back as he kissed the top of hayes’ head. “ate all his breakfast, didn’t fuss. i think we’re in the clear from last night.”

“i owe you one,” you murmured, nuzzling hayes’ cheek as he giggled.

joe tilted his head, mock offense flashing across his features. “one? i think this earns me at least a week of foot rubs.”

you laughed, swatting at his chest as he grinned, clearly proud of himself. but then his expression softened, and he reached over to grab the coffee he’d set aside, holding it out to you like it was the most precious thing in the world.

“got this for you,” he said. “figured you deserved a little pick-me-up after last night.”

“thank you,” you said, your voice barely above a whisper. it wasn’t just the coffee—it was the way joe always seemed to know exactly what you needed, even when you didn’t ask. it was the way he showed up, again and again, as the partner and father you’d always dreamed of.

he leaned in, pressing a kiss to your forehead, and for a moment, everything else fell away. it didn’t matter how hard last night had been, or how many sleepless nights might come after. in this moment, surrounded by the quiet hum of your family, you felt whole.

“i love you,” joe said softly, his hand brushing against your arm as he looked at you like you were the center of his universe.

“i love you, too,” you replied, your heart full as you glanced down at hayes, who was already reaching for the cup of coffee in your hand.

“and i love you, little man,” joe added, ruffling hayes’ hair as your son giggled, oblivious to the weight of the moment.

this was your life—messy, chaotic, and so, so beautiful.

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[ganseybois]

tommy (at this point already casually dating buck) hanging out with eddie and calling him out on his feelings

alternatively eddie last minute helping maddie before the wedding and maddie calling him out on his feelings

or both

both? both. both is good :D i hope you enjoy it, it got a little long haha! if you want to send me a buddie prompt, click here!

Tommy is the first one to bring it up.

They're finishing up on the basketball court, and everyone has filed out by this point, leaving the two of them alone. Tommy is driving Eddie back anyhow, and today was an intense game, so they're taking their time.

Why Tommy chooses to bring it up before the car ride, Eddie doesn't know. But what a way to make it awkward.

"Hey, man I need to tell you something," he says as they return to the car. "So you're not blindsighted when it happens."

"Everything okay?" Eddie asks, clearly concerned.

"Well, not really." he lets out a tired laugh. "Uh...I'm going to be breaking up with Evan. I wanted to tell you so that, you know, you could do what you do and be there for him."

Shocked, Eddie steps in front of Tommy, "Wait, what? I thought things were going great with the two of you." he feels his gut twist uncomfortably - the last thing Eddie wants in the whole world is to see Buck hurt again. "Tommy, come on, Buck is great. He's amazing. There's not a thing about him to not like."

Tommy scoffs, "Believe me, Eddie, I know that."

"So then what's wrong?"

"Eddie, seriously?" Tommy rolls his eyes. "I can't keep dating him and ignore...whatever it is you two have going on. I like Buck, a lot, I do but, there is clearly something between the two of you."

Eddie lets out a small laugh of disbelief. "Tommy," he says, grinning, trying to find his footing in this conversation. The rug has been swept out from under him. Him? And Buck? No way. "He's my best friend. That's all."

"You know Eddie," Tommy rolls his eyes, walking past him now. "I know everyone is a bit of an idiot with love, but you're acting obtuse purposely."

Eddie turns around and follows, "Hey," he snaps. "I'm sorry if we're too close for you to handle, but I'm not going to apologize for being his best friend."

"I don't want you to Eddie, really, I don't. But you should both take your head out of your asses so that you can stop hurting other people." 

That stops Eddie from making a retort. 

Tommy picks up his pace as he walks over to unlock his door, as though he can escape Eddie and erase the fact that he is also driving Eddie home. That they are going to have to share a space for twenty minutes before Eddie can leave and be alone, and send Tommy on his way to break his best friend’s heart. 

Does Eddie love Buck? 

Of course. 

Buck is his best friend. Why wouldn’t he love him? How could he not? Buck is beautiful, and kind, takes care of his son, and has been there for Eddie since the day that they met. Buck is honest and hopeful, Buck is tender and funny, he is knowledgeable and earnest. He’s the best friend anyone could ever ask for. Eddie knows all this, and of course he loves him for it. 

But that doesn’t mean he’s in love with him…does it?

***

“Thank you so much for helping me Eddie,” Maddie sighs as they walk into her house, Eddie with boxes stacked in his arms. He doesn’t even know what’s inside them - Maddie needed help, so he agreed. 

“Sure thing,” he kicks the door shut and follows her to the kitchen, gently laying the boxes on the table. “Here’s okay?”

“Perfect,” she rubs his back. “Want some coffee? You’re welcome to stay for a while.”

“Coffee sounds great, thanks,” Eddie nods, watching her move around her kitchen. He feels a little awkward–he likes Maddie just fine, but really, he hasn’t spent too much time with her, so he isn’t sure where to strike conversation. They already spent an hour talking about kids in his truck, he feels like he’s used Christopher enough. 

“So,” she says, tone careful and light, prepping mugs. “Did Buck tell you about Tommy?” 

“Yeah, he did.” Eddie murmurs, Tommy and Buck broke up three days ago. Eddie listened to Buck tell the story, and hugged him tight. He gave him beer, ordered him food, and let Buck stay over for the night so he wouldn’t have to be alone. 

At least you’re always going to be here, Eddie, right?

Nowhere else I’d rather be, Buck. 

Eddie broke up with Marisol a day later. He has tried not to think too hard about why that is but…he has spent the last three days thinking about what Tommy has said. 

Eddie clears his throat. “It sucks, I thought this would work out for Buck for sure.”

Maddie sighs sadly, starting to prepare the coffee for them, before she turns around and gazes at him fondly. “I already knew it wouldn’t.” When Eddie just continues to look at her, she rolls her eyes and smiles. “Eddie, come on.”

“What?” he asks. 

“Seriously? You’re going to make me spell it out for you?”

He feels his heart skip a beat, understanding dawning on him. “Maddie,” he shakes his head with a small laugh, although what he wants is to run in the other fucking direction. “Listen-”

“All I do is listen, Eddie. I listen to my brother talk about you like you hung the sun in the sky. I listen to him complain when he can’t see you and Chris. I listen to him talk about everything you do for him, everything you say to him.”

“He’s my best friend,” Eddie says, feeling cornered. 

“I know that I really do. And maybe I’m wrong, maybe I don’t know you as well as I think I do but…I know my brother. It could have never worked with Tommy, because he was too busy being in love with you.”

“Maddie-”

“Hey, maybe I’m wrong,” she says, pouring their coffee. Why do these things never happen when he’s about to leave? “But look into his eyes Eddie, and you’ll see it. Promise me.”

Eddie doesn’t know what to do. 

A little part of him admits that he’s afraid to look. Afraid of what he’ll find. 

“Maddie,” he says softly. “He’s my best friend.”

“Eddie.” she sighs. “You look at Buck the way I look at Chimney. The way Karen looks at Hen. The way Bobby looks at Athena. This is so far beyond what you think it is. Promise me you’ll think about it.”

“I promise.”

***

Eddie thinks about it all the way to Buck’s house. 

He thinks about his life, about what makes sense, about his son, and what makes sense in his son’s life. He thinks about the obvious - is he happier when Buck is around? Yes. Did he like Marisol? Not really. Was that because of Buck? He doesn’t know. 

Does he miss Buck when he’s not there? Yes. 

Does he think Buck makes him a better person? Yes. 

Does he love Buck? Yes. 

Yes. 

Yes. 

He makes it to Buck’s apartment and knocks on the door. It opens a moment later. 

Look into his eyes, Eddie. 

Eddie looks. 

Buck smiles, bright as a thousand suns. Just because Eddie thought to come over, to just spend time with him. 

Buck’s eyes sparkle – there is love there, warmth, undying devotion.  

Eddie, finally, can see.  

“Can I come in?” Eddie asks. 

Buck steps aside, and Eddie takes the first step into the rest of his life.

[luvsugu]

housemate suguru (sighs dreamily)

geto suguru x reader fluff!!!! housemate!AU </3, kinda canon divergence (as in, geto doesnt die and is happy with his best buddies), lots of domestic themes!!, will also probably expand on this idea later hehe

housemate!suguru who moves out of the bigger bedroom when you move in with him because he doesn't want you to have enough space for all your things (aka your cute trinkets n collectibles)

housemate!suguru who always asks if you want him to include your clothes in his load of laundry so that you don't have to worry about it for later. he even folds your clothes neatly into a basket so they don't get wrinky if you wanted to deal with putting them away later.

housemate!suguru who always wants to eat meals together because he enjoys your company (he'd never admit it and refuses to acknowledge the pout you point out when you once came home just before midnight and he ate by himself). eating meals together is just good for the soul!!!!!!!

housemate!suguru who does the dishes whenever you cook because he says it's only fair. he really really likes when you decide to help him out anyway or just stick around him to give him company (like sit on the counter and continuing the conversation from your shared meal)

housemate!suguru who also reassures you that you don't have to worry about any of the dishes when you want to bake (for whatever reason, whether its for the two of you or for others). THIS always makes your knees weak because!!! he's lingering around, just waiting and eagerly helping you and being a total sweetheart. he also loves taste testing!!!

housemate!suguru who cleans the apartment with you every sunday like you two are some married couple. the sun is shining!! music is playing in the background!! and you two are giggling with each other!!! he loveslovesloves having sunday resets with you because it's just so calming and it also is a way that you two bond. he's a very tidy person so he appreciates you joining him and putting in the effort to make sure you guys' home stays tidy and cozy.

housemate!suguru who (if you didn't know already) teaches you how to care for houseplants. it's a little hobby of his and he says that it makes the house look and feel more alive. that and he just enjoys the aesthetic (which goes hard for the tiktoks/vids that he's post??? this dude lives and breathes plant girl aesthetic)

housemate!suguru who pushes the cart when you two go grocery shopping so you can oogle as much as you want in the aisles. he always physically writes down stuff that he needs and, more often than not, you're the one who holds that list. it's sosososo cute seeing your thinking face when you look for stuff on the shelves. he also knows the thinking face you have for when you're trying to put things you both don't need in the cart--what doodoo excuse are you going to give him that he'll pretend to believe because he can't say no to you?

housemate!suguru who makes you carry the lightest grocery bags because you deserve no less. yes help him, but let him inflate his own ego by helping YOU (just pretend you don't see him telling his curses to help bring groceries inside). he also is the one to put things in the fridge away while you take care of all the pantry stuff. it just became routine at this point and suguru mentally giggles and kicks his feet at how domestic it is

housemate!suguru who rolls his eyes at gojo whenever gojo teases him about you, saying that "suguru's playing family with y/nnnn~" and "they always eat together, do groceries together, and even clean the apartment on sundays together!" and OF COURSE shoko is entertained because "omg? i thought you said you liked living alone?"

housemate!suguru who truly can't escape satoru and shoko, begrudgingly lets them into your guys' shared apartment after coming UNANNOUNCED!!!!! and you are of course thrilled to actually meet them and happily invite them for dinner. suguru is pouting and sulking the entire time because your "y/n and suguru" weekend plan to take a day trip to mt. fuji turned into a "y/n, suguru, satoru and shoko" weekend plan

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If you’re up for something fluffy and/or lighthearted fun - like a month ago I gave another writer I’m following this idea but she‘s been gone since then and I would still love it 🥺

I was in the mood for a Lokitty Fic because it’s been a while and for whatever reason I’min the mood:D If it’s gonna be more fluffy, funny or even angsty is up to you 🫶

Basic idea was Loki disguised as a cat 🐈‍⬛ has been hiding from something/someone in our home. Without him realizing until he’s already in too deep, he starts to fall for us and the way we care for him. Not part of his plan. He hadn’t intended to reveal his identity and surely couldn’t do it now after basically misleading us the whole time.

But what’s been escaping him since as well - we absolutely know. 🤭

A/N: Hey friend! Thanks for this very sweet and fluffy prompt. I accidentally seemed to have made it a multiparter and I have no idea where this is going except definitely to fluff town, and the comfort district. I guess stay tuned? WTF am I even doing??

Much love,

Peb

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Stray: Part 1

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The rain was tumbling down in heavy sheets as you made your way from the train to your apartment. By now you'd just about memorized how many steps were left from the soaked platform to your door.

The thought depressed you a little, realizing how long you've felt stuck in this life; just another shop girl in the city, a uniform and an apron with a tired person behind it. As the cold water continued to hit you, you were glad to realize the number of steps to the lobby door was finally reaching single digits and picked up your pace in one last jolt of momentum.

Then you heard it; an almost imperceptible mewling under the incessant drumming of the storm. You turned, following the faint noise until you reached the alley and the giant dumpsters housed there. The stench was awful. You held your soaked apron over your nose as you peaked into the crevice. Two of the biggest, most beautiful, aquamarine eyes stared back at you from a void of soaked black fur. It was a cat, and it was absolutely screaming now, realizing it had someone's attention.

It's not like you'd never seen an alley cat before. There were swarms of them around, but there was just something about this one, something so desperately in need of love. The little guy seemed almost confused to be in this position whereas the other strays seemed to resign themselves to their shitty fate.

You braced yourself; tried to talk yourself out of what you knew you were about to do and had never ever done before. It would be incredibly stupid. You weren't even allowed to have pets. You didn't even know if he was sick and you would never have the money to take him to the vet. Regardless, you sighed and scooped the pathetic little creature up, swaddling him in your apron, as you hurried toward the front door. Huffing, you warned him, “Okay buddy, but I swear to god, you better not have rabies.”

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Loki was glad to finally be out of the rain and stench, even if it was in a less than ideal form. Several hours earlier he had landed with a crash, cushioned by the heaps of debris. He scoffed realizing his neat black suit and tie and the crisp white shirt were now utterly ruined. His sunglasses were nowhere to be found. The money; all that money that came with him as he dove out of the plane was now safely magicked away, at least.

He groaned pitifully. A fall like that coupled with a mid-air tussle with Thor was enough to floor the younger god, though he hated to admit it. And who was Thor to come after him anyway? This whole D.B. Cooper heist was his fault...all because of that idiotic bet. Loki probably would have laid there feeling very sorry for himself a good deal longer, but he heard the lonely patter of someone running toward him through the downpour. He had to admit he needed help, and it was time for some quick scheming to get it. Good thing this was always his forte.

He had barely accustomed himself to his new feline form and begun mewling loudly when he heard your footfalls slow and watched your shadow move down the alley.

Come on. He thought, imbuing it with the hint of an enchantment. Come find me, mortal.

Loki was incredibly pleased with himself and, frankly, a bit surprised that his ploy worked so easily. Such dull creatures, mortals...such soft hearts., he mused as he dozed in your arms. He was already barely conscious when he heard you quip, “Okay buddy, but I swear to god, you better not have rabies.”

Hey! Rude, he thought, attempting to give a menacing, insulted glare, but it only came out as a grimacing twitch of his whiskers and whining, grumpy, growl.

The human smiled a reluctant little grin and tussled his fur saying, “It's a good thing you're adorable.”

I'm not adorable! I am a god, you dull creature! , he screamed in his mind, but it only left his mouth as another pathetically cute whine.

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In your bathroom you clipped your wet hair up one-handed and kept the little creature bundled against your chest. Once your hand was free you tested temperature of the bath with a wiggle of your fingers.

Satisfied, you said, “Alright friend,” holding the cat under his armpits and meeting his eyes, as if you could appeal to his sense of logic. “You stink. I have to give you a bath. You can either except your fate with dignity or you can be a little shit and claw my eyes out. I beg you to accept your fate.”

He thought to himself, Why wouldn't I want a bath? I love baths, you idiot. Now clean me, mortal. I tire of....

“Mrewwoooow!” he screamed as soon as his paw hit the warm water. He surprised you and himself as you both flinched violently. Apparently Loki was unable to resist his new feline aversion to water. Okay...okay...this is new. He mused.

“Okay....Christ! Listen here, you little shit! You can either deal with this while I scrub you down with some Herbal Essences, or you can smell like dumpster juice.”

“Meow”

“Yeah. I know...I know it's not the right thing for cats. I know I should take you to the vet first. I know this is not fucking ideal. I'm...I'm doing my best,” you said, with an unexpected hitch in your throat and slightly-welling eyes, as suddenly you both realized you weren't just talking about the bath anymore.

Loki felt an emotion he couldn't quite categorize; one he seldom felt, one others might call sympathy. So he fought his instinct with all his might and remained quiet and while you carefully washed and rinsed his fur. You smiled as your careful hands cleaned every last patch. “Thank you,” you said softly.

My pleasure, he thought, and meant it. It actually did feel very nice to be clean, and if felt even better when you dried him, and wrapped him in a warm towel in front of the space heater, with one bowl of water, and one of tuna. By the time you had showered and settled next to him on the floor in your pajamas, he already had a full belly and was drifting off again in the pleasant warmth. You sipped your tea and stroked his now very glossy and soft black fur.

“See! You're such a handsome boy now that you don't look and smell like wet trash bag. That wasn't so bad, was it?”

From where his head rested on his delicately crossed paws he lazily opened one stunning eye to glare at you menacingly, but it only made you chuckle.

As you laughed and smiled down at him, stroking his fur, he felt something else he couldn't quite name; gratitude, certainly, but also something else...something like wanting desperately to see you smile as much as possible...something like hoping that sorrow he saw a glimpse of before wouldn't eat you alive...something like just wanting you to be okay regardless of the benefit to himself.

The next time he half-awoke in the night, you were gone and the lights were out, though you had left the space-heater on for him. With his now-amplified hearing, he listened for you, anxious to know you were still there. Only once he heard the gentle undulation of your sleeping breath could he relax into dreams again and wonder what tomorrow would bring.

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[bunbeeplays]

The night before Ophelia's birthday, Wren hits that milestone we all secretly hope our infants won't get.

Ophelia: I don't like this early birthday gift. Did you keep the receipt?

Wren: -sad hic-

Her last night as a young adult will be spent giving her youngest a bath. Fun!

The morning of her birthday, Ophelia wakes up later than usual.

That's weird, usually if her alarm doesn't wake her up, Wren does.

She expects to hear her kids playing but the house is… oddly quiet.

Unless they're playing an intense game of hide and seek, her entire family is not home.

Ophelia comes down to the kitchen to find a fresh serving of, what else, lemon crepes. A little note is also tucked under the serving platter.

The note, in Xander's chicken-scratch handwriting, lets Ophelia know Xander has taken the kids out for the morning, with strict instructions for Ophelia to spend her morning doing whatever she wants.

Ophelia lets out a content sigh. This man is too good to her.

Ophelia enjoys the peace and quiet… at first.

Although it's nice to eat without interruption, it's also nowhere near as fun. Usually family breakfasts consist of Gemma and Jaden arguing over what the best Voidcritter is, or Lulu throwing her food around, or Wren babbling.

Ophelia makes herself a smoothie, which she never has time to do between taking care of her kids or writing new music.

Ophelia struggled with loneliness in the past, but worked hard to overcome it. She has an identity outside of her children and her job, she's fine.

Since achieving her Musical Genius aspiration, Ophelia has dedicated herself to the Inner Peace aspiration.

It's a lot easier to focus on yoga when Lulu's not spinning around and giggling the entire time… but it's just not as fun.

Sweet Potato comes wandering downstairs.

Ophelia: Hey, buddy. I think I've forgotten how to relax.

Sweet Potato: mreow

Ophelia: You're right, it is sad.

There's been so many times since becoming a mom that she wished she had a minute to herself, but now that she has it…

Ophelia gives her favorite orange cat some love before admiring the little collage wall next to the yoga zone.

Ophelia: Having three toddlers for a hot second was crazy… But I think I live for a little chaos.

Sweet Potato: -not a single thought in that head-

Ophelia supposes there's nothing wrong with loving her family and missing them, even for one morning.

Time away is good. It just makes the time with her family even sweeter.

A ping from her phone interrupts her wondering if Sweet Potato's eyes are supposed to look like that.

Ophelia got a text ordering her to come to the Lemon Drop and "wear that one dress you never get to wear" and our girl is nothing if not a people pleaser.

Ophelia: Alexander Amir, whatever you did, it's entirely too much.

Xander: I don't know what you're talking about.

Xander: Did you have a nice morning?

Ophelia: I missed our crazy kids, and my crazy husband, but yes. Thank you for the crepes.

Xander: Thank Hilary, I used her recipe.

Xander: You ready to age up?

Ophelia: It's gonna happen whether I am or not.

Xander: It's not so bad. We can have matching forehead wrinkles!

Ophelia: You have such a way with words, babe.

Xander: I'm kidding! You'll look gorgeous no matter what life stage. I love you, Lemon Cake.

She lets out a giggle.

Ophelia: I love you too, doofus.

Xander: Now close your eyes!

Ophelia: Xander, I'm not-

Xander: Close 'em!

Xander leads her into the bar, using his hand as a blindfold so she can't peek. Ophelia clasps her hands and patiently waits for whatever's in front of her.

Xander: Okay, three, two…

Xander: … One!

Ophelia can't help the gasp that escapes her.

She had her suspicions at least the kids were going to be involved in whatever the surprise was, but seeing so many of her friends and family involved warms her little Lemon heart.

Everyone: 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞!

Lulu: BIRFDAY!

She went a little off-script, but Lulu's enthusiasm is much appreciated.

Let the partying begin!

It's hard to make time for everyone in her life with her busy schedule, so the fact that so many people she loves are all here to celebrate her birthday is the best gift ever.

It makes throwing an event in this game worth it 🥹

Travis Scott! We haven't seen him in a while. He and Becca are doing well, and so is their son Duncan, their daughter Robyn, and their adopted son Brice. Travis doesn't mind not being in the spotlight, it means the Watcher doesn't mess with his life! Xander is jealous!

Liberty Lee is doing pretty well herself. She and Drew have been seeing each other for a couple of in-game weeks now. It's the longest relationship Drew's ever been in, and the most successful one Libby's ever been in.

They're going on a romantic trip to Mt. Komorebi soon!

We can't forget about Summer!

Ophelia: How's little Riley doing?

Summer: She's a handful! Mark and I are thinking of having another, though. We don't want her to be one of those weird only children.

Ophelia: Summer, I'm an only child.

Summer: Oh. Well, anyway, great party!

Ophelia catches up with Drew.

Ophelia: So you two finally made it official, huh?

Drew: Yeah. Thanks for your blessing, kid.

Ophelia: I'm going to be a full-blown adult, you can't keep calling me kid!

Drew: Watch me!

Ophelia's made a lot of friends in her young adult life, and a lot of memories.

As she looks around at all her loved ones, she's no longer dreading aging up.

Growing older just means she's made it this far. There's still plenty of life left to live.

Ophelia looks down at her cake, the flames on the candles flickering.

She honestly can't think of what to wish for. Her life seems pretty perfect today.

Summer: OMW she's doing it! Hopple borfna!

As Ophelia readies herself, her friends and family start celebrating.

[yourimagines]

Nick and reader(could have kids either way), she brings up that he's been drinking too much and he gets upset at her when all she was trying to do is help.

He ends up going out and getting drunk and she has to go pick him up and he like drunkly confesses how much he loves her and how sorry he is blah blah You can do the rest

Love your writes! Angst / fluff - 🖤

Thank you 🙏🏻

It’s a longer one this time

I’m sorry…

* English is not my first language I apologise

* Triggers: Angst, Sadness, Swearing and fluff

Nick 38, reader 34, NJ 6

Y/N POV

Nick was outside, lying on one of our lounge beds, enjoying the sunny weather. “Babe?” He says as he heard me coming outside. “Yes?” He turns his head around and smiles at me. “Can you grab me a beer?” ‘Already?’ I nodded and walked back inside to grab him a cold beer. ‘It’s just 11am…’ “mommy!” Junior yelled as he run downstairs. “Easy junior, what is it what you want?” I opened the bottle and walked back outside, he was closely following me. “Can I get an ice cream?” I shook my head and looked at him. “No you cannot have an ice cream, you just got your breakfast an hour ago.” He whines and wanted to say something but shut his mouth quickly as soon he saw his dad. “Sorry buddy.” Nick says and I handed him his beer. Junior sighs and walks back into the house.

“Come here mamas” Nick reached his hand out to my hand and slowly pulled me to him. “Nick, I’m not in the mood to lounge around.” He sat me down next to him and showered me with kisses. His free hand rubbed over my pregnant belly. “You’re so gorgeous.” He whispers in my neck. I giggle and tried to escaped his embrace but failed as he pulls me down next to him. “No…you stay here, you need to relax.” I rolled my eyes at him. “Nick, I need to do a few chores before I can relax.” I pushed his hand away and got up. He whines softly and took a sip from his beer. I was getting irritated by the fact he was drinking so much alcohol and not helping me with our household. “Don’t be gone for too long baby.” He said as I walked back to the house, trying not to lose my shit.

I just finished the wash and saw junior sitting at the kitchen table, building his Lego. “Honey what is it? Why do you look so sad.” I combed my hand through his hair, he sighs and shook his head. “You don’t want to tell me?” He stops building his Lego set and looks up at me. “It’s not fair…” he says with a frustrated tone in his voice. “What’s not fair?” He crossed his arms and looked down at his Lego. “Dad can do whatever he wants but I can’t. I thought that beer was a night drink.” I closed my eyes and nodded, trying to not make this worse. I opened my eyes again and smiled at him. “You want an ice cream?” His head popped up and a smile was on his face, he slowly nodded. “Yes please.” I ruffled his hair and got him an ice cream from the freezer. “Here you go.” He grabs it and he runs out of the house to show his dad who was still lying in the sun.

“Let’s barbecue.” Nick says as he just came back from the store. “Barbecue?” My stomach turned around and I felt sick of that idea. Junior heard it too and starts to get excited. “Yess, I want to barbecue. Are we?” He looked between us and I slowly nodded. Junior jumped up and threw his little fist in the air. “Yess.” Nick starts to laugh as his son did a weird little happy dance. “Crazy little guy.”

Nick already got us the food for the barbecue and was prepping those for tonight. Junior was outside, taking a swim in our pool. “Can you please grab me the chicken out of the fridge?” He asked me as he was washing his hands. “Sure.” I opened the fridge and saw he refilled the whole fridge with beer bottles. ‘No….this is not good.’ I took the chicken out and closed the fridge door. “Nick….” He hummed as he was chopping some veggies. I didn’t know how to start this conversation without sounding like an asshole. “Did you find the chicken?” He asks as I stayed quiet. “Yeah...” I said quietly and laid the chicken on the counter. Nick looks over his shoulders to check on me. “What’s wrong mamas.” I shook my head but he didn’t fall for that. He stopped chopping the vegetables and turned around. “Hey, what’s wrong?” He was concerned and reached out to me but I stepped away from him. He looked hurt and confused as I just did that to him. “Y/n come on what’s wrong, is it the baby?” I shook my head again and tried to get some words out. “What is it then? You’re acting a bit strange now.” He was getting frustrated as he didn’t know what was going on with me. ‘Just tell him.’

“Nick I’m worried about you.” He looked confused and rubbed his neck. “Me? What about me?” I looked quickly outside to check on junior, he was still floating on the donut. “Y/n, come on don’t act like this.” I looked back at him and he looked irritated now. “About your drinking habit.” He shook his head and turned a his back to me, ready to prep our dinner again. “Nick…I don’t mean it like that, I’m just worried.” I rubbed my hand over my belly. He didn’t say anything just chopping the vegetables a little bit more angrier. “Never mind, just forget about this.” I turned around to walk away but he stopped me by letting out a hiss. “Oh my god. Are you okay.” He cut himself in his finger. I reached out to help him but he moved away. “Fuck off.” He said as he was trying to bandage his finger by himself. “I’m sorry, I didn’t even cut you, you know.” I was getting angry at him. “Not physical…” he mumbled under his breath. “Excuse me?!”

“Oh come on y/n, you are telling me that I have a drinking problem and shit.” He raised his voice a little bit and I closed the back door, not wanting junior to hear us. “I’m only worried about you, because your son is complaining about it to me.” He starts to laugh in a sarcastic way. “You are so evil, to use my son against me.” He pointed at me as he starts to pace around the kitchen. “I’m not using our son against you Nick, you’ve done that by yourself.” He stopped and took a deep breath. “You’re a terrible person y/n, maybe that’s why I drink because I can’t fucking stand you when I’m sober.” He looked very anger and left the house, slamming the door behind him. I immediately broke down as his harsh words echoed through my head. ‘I can’t fucking stand you when I’m sober.’

Nick POV

I was walking through the streets, trying to get some air. “Fuck her….I don’t need her.” I had my hands tucked away in my jeans as I was walking mindlessly around the town. “Hey Nick!” On the other side of the road was Steve, a good old friend of mine, standing at the entrance of the nightclub. I waved at him and crossed road. “Hey Steve.” He gave me a fist and smiled. “How are you doing? How’s your girlfriend.” ‘Wife, she’s my wife…’ I shrugged slightly. “Good.” He laughs and pats my shoulder. “Man you’re so fucking lucky to have a woman like her, but let’s have a few drinks to catch up.” I nodded at him. “Yeah, let’s have a few drinks.” ‘I don’t have a drinking problem, she’s the problem….right?’

Y/N POV

I just barbecued with junior, junior didn’t asked any questions why his father was gone, sadly enough he is used to it now. I put junior to bed and cleaned up the kitchen and the outdoor area. My back was killing me and so was the baby, who was kicking me. “I can’t do this anymore.” I sat down on the lounge sofa with a huff and rubbed my belly. “It’s okay little one, mommy is here.” I closed my eyes and tears started to fall again. ‘Stupid hormones.’ “Mommy?” It was junior, standing in his pyjamas in the door opening, holding his favourite plushie. “Yes darling?” His lips were slightly shivering and he was hugging his plushie. “I’m scared.” I opened my arms for him and he walked up and lay down next to me. I wrapped my arm around him as he was feeling my belly. “The baby is awake.” I said as I grabbed his tiny hand, guiding it to the place where the baby was kicking. “You feel that.” He looks up with a smile. “Is that the baby?” I nodded as he let out a giggle. “Does it hurt mommy?” “Yes sometimes it hurts.” He frowns but placed a tiny kiss on it. “It doesn’t mean to hurt you, it’s just like daddy.”

Junior went back to his bed and I was still waiting for Nick, worrying about him as he went out for a walk. ‘He’s okay, he’s probably not even thinking about us….’ I sighed and stood up, trying to stay awake. As I was walking around my phone went off, two text messages from Nick.

Nick👊🏻❤️: hey it’s Steve, can you please pick Nick up from the nightclub?

Nick👊🏻❤️: he’s drunk and needs a ride home

Me: sure, I’ll be there in a few minutes

Nick👊🏻❤️: thanks. *sends location

I grabbed the car keys and went upstairs, checking in on junior. He was awake as he heard me coming up the stairs. “I’m going to get your father, I’ll be back in a few minutes okay?” He nods and lays back down. “Okay…tell daddy he needs to be quiet as he goes to bed.” I smiled at him and nodded. “I will.” I walked back downstairs and went to the car and drove to the nightclub.

I saw Nick sitting on a curb, his hands in his hair, looking really drunk. ‘Great….just what I needed today.’ I stopped the car and Steve opened the passenger door. I saw him looking over at my belly and he apologetic smiled at me. “Thank you for coming.” I nodded at him, he helped Nick into the car and fastened his seatbelt. “Thanks.” I said to him, he nods and wished us a good night and closed the door. Nick was looking at me with a goofy smile on his face. “No, don’t.” I immediately said, not in the mood for his goofy mood.

The ride started quiet but Nick couldn’t help himself and started to sing along with the song that was playing on the radio. “Nick please stop, it’s hurting my ears.” He starts to laugh and smiled at me. “I can’t help myself…it’s because of you baby.” I rolled my eyes and ignored him. “Baby…” he sang to me. “Why are you ignoring me?” He placed his hand on my leg and moved closer. “Please don’t ignore me…I will do anything for you.” He started to beg, beg for a little bit of attention. ‘He’s very drunk.’ He starts to laugh. “I see your smiling baby, come on.” I shook my head with a small smile on my face.

I parked the car and turned the engine off, he immediately grabbed my hands. “I love you.” He said quickly as he was afraid I would walk away. “No you don’t…” I said with hurt in my voice. His face dropped and shook his head. “No…I do love you, I love you that it hurts me.” He pointed at his chest, where is his heart is. “Baby…I’m fucked up, I don’t deserve all of this but I do love you.” My hormones were all over the place and I started to cry again. “No baby don’t cry, I love you…I really love you.” He gently touched my arm and pulled my hand away from my face. “Baby…I’m an idiot.” I looked up at him a let out a small giggle. “You find that funny huh.” He says with a goofy smile on his face. He gently wiped away my tears with his thumbs, his eyes were red and his irises were dilated as he was looking at me. “God you’re gorgeous..” he mumbled as he started into my eyes.

We both got out of the car and Nick couldn’t even walk straight to the door. He was mumbling things and almost fell into our small front garden. “Nick, shush…” I said with a giggle. “I am.” He looked over his shoulder to look at me and tripped over the stairs and landed on the floor, right at front of the door. I clapped my hands in front of my mouth, trying not to burst out laughing. He rolls over to his back and laughs. “Oh fuck I’m drunk.” He sits back up and smiles lovingly at me. “Look at you mamas.” He whistled at me and I shook my head, a blush appearing on my cheeks. “Nick, you need to be more quiet, your son said, say to dad he needs to be quiet when he’s coming home.” Nick huffed and stood up, wobbling on his feet. “I am quiet.” He says a bit too loud, he turns around and tries to unlock the door. “Fucking shit door.” He was losing his temper as he couldn’t get his keys in. I moved closer and helped him. “Be quiet now, he’s sleeping.” I whispered to him, he nods and pushed the door open, hitting it on the wall. ‘Oh my gosh…’

Nick fell almost two times before he was in bed, one time at the bottom of the stairs and the other one in our bedroom, tripping over his own bag. “Fucking shit.” He kicked the bag out of his way and sat down. “No, you change first.” He held his hands up to surrender himself. “Okay mamas.” I walked away to check on junior as I promised. I slightly pushed his door open and saw him sitting right up in his bed. “Mommy? He wasn’t quiet. Did you forget to tell him to be quiet.” I giggled and walked over, giving him a kiss on his little head. “I didn’t forget, your father forgot to be quiet.” He smiles and lays back down. “He’s been silly again?” I nodded and he closes his eyes. “I like it when dad is silly.” I tucked him in and gave him a kiss on his head. “Goodnight sweetheart.” “Goodnight mommy.”

Nick was lying on his back, the blanket was covering him up to his hips, revealing his toned chest. He was looking at me as I entered the room. “There you are, I was scared you ran away.” I giggled and carefully joined him in bed, he Immediately helped me and kissed my cheek. His arms wrapped around me, holding me tight. “Do you love me?” He suddenly asks me, I looked up at him and pointed at my pregnant belly. “What do you think Diaz.” “Yes?” He asks unsurely. “Of course I love you but sometimes you make me feel like I’m a bad person and then I’m wondering why am I even here, if I’m not being appreciated by you.” He shook his head and kissed my shoulder and neck. “No, don’t say that. I’m an asshole.” He rubbed my back and placed a few more wet kisses on my shoulder. “I’m sorry…..you’re right” ‘he rarely apologise for the things he does…’ I moved my back close to his chest and his hands moved over to my belly, carefully touching it. “I love you, my beautiful pregnant wife.” “I love you, my handsome husband.” I felt him smiling against my shoulder. “We still have to barbecue tomorrow.” He suddenly says and I giggled at his goofiness, already feeling better than before.

[themoviemoth]

Barbarian

🍿 Popcorn Rating: 4/5 - One bucket off because I am now terrified of basements, rope handles in walls, and property management. | 🏚️ Airbnb Nightmares | 😱 “Absolutely Not” Vibes “Don’t go in the basement” is not just a suggestion. It’s the whole damn survival manual.

⚠️ Spoilers Ahead! Proceed if you dare.

Barbarian is the kind of horror movie that tricks you into thinking you know where it’s going—and then whacks you over the head with a horrifying sledgehammer made of bad decisions, generational trauma, and the most unhinged Airbnb ever listed.

Let’s set the scene: Tess books an Airbnb in Detroit (already questionable) only to find it double-booked with Keith (Bill Skarsgård, who is genetically engineered to look suspicious even when he’s making tea). She stays anyway. Girl… no.

🪦 The Setup:

Creepy neighborhood? ✅

The only nice house on the block? (Tess, girl, I know it was raining, but your headlights should have shown something) ✅

Oversleeps a little before the interview (girl, same) ✅

Basement with a hidden door? ✅

Secret tunnel full of… whatever that was? ✅

Every single red flag flapping in the wind? ✅✅✅

Then just when you think it’s a nice little thriller about maybe-Keith-being-a-murderer, he dies… BAM! Enter Justin Long as AJ, the world’s most punchable sitcom bro and owner of this Airbnb from hell.

💀 Characters That Will Make You Scream (for Different Reasons):

Tess: The only reasonable person here, though her “I’ll just check it out” energy almost lost me. Sure, let’s pull the random rope in the basement wall—I’m sure nothing bad will happen. I thought she was smart saying nope… then she went anyway. Girl. No exploration is worth this. Also, she left her damn keys.

Keith: Bill Skarsgård, you suspicious Swedish angel. You deserved better. Super charming character. While I’m not one of the many who find Bill Skarsgård attractive, he is handsome—just not for me—and he has some serious talent. RIP Keith buddy, you were good.

AJ: Justin Long playing the world’s most clueless, selfish man. He’s so perfectly awful you want to shake him—and yet, somehow, you still find him a little cute. Curse you, adorable Justin Long. Also, who throws an Apple laptop like a Frisbee? AJ does. Allegations—true or false—ruined his career. If false, she’s awful. If true, he’s a dick. He said she said no and he still talked her into it and did it anyway… Yeah, you did that, AJ. AJ drops so many F-bombs I lost count. He fumbles the knife. (He fumbles the gun later, too.)

The Mother: The creature in the dark. The real star of this fever dream. If you ever feel unloved, at least she won’t try to breastfeed you in a dungeon. She’s a product of deep, deep incest, which makes everything somehow worse and sadder.

😱 Why It’s So Good (and So Gross): Barbarian is unsettling because it feels unpredictable. It jumps perspectives, it flips the story, it throws in dark humor, and it never lets you get comfortable. The whole vibe is “what fresh hell is this,” and that’s exactly what you want in a horror movie.

Also: shoutout to the absolute commitment to the grotesque. Milky bottles, VHS tapes, cages, first-person video game POV (for like 5 seconds), and the worst Airbnb listing in history. You could never guess how bad it’s going to get—and then it gets worse.

🔥 Best Scenes:

Tess escaping the basement (and going BACK—girl, no).

AJ measuring the square footage of the torture dungeon for Airbnb resale value.

The final showdown on the water tower—equal parts sad and savage.

“It’s not your fault” (spoiler: it was his fault).

Mother ripping that homeless man’s arm off and beating him with it.

The ending—sad finger kiss to the forehead. The Mother was the real victim here. She just wanted a baby (she went about it in the worst, scariest way possible). I truly felt bad for her.

😤 Minor Gripes:

Some characters make survival choices that made me yell at my screen.

Why do men never believe the women in these situations? This is why you died, Keith.

The cops? Useless. Don’t even get me started.

The pacing can feel jarring when it jumps from Tess to AJ.

The Mother deserved even more lore because wow, she was terrifying and tragic.

🎯 Final Thoughts:

Barbarian is one of those horror movies that sticks to your brain like a bad dream you can’t shake. It’s gross, clever, and a little funny in that “I hate myself for laughing” way. Also, Justin Long deserves an award for being so hateable and so charming at the same time. This is also the second time he's lost his eyes in a horror movie, at this point... it's a trend.

So next time you book an Airbnb, maybe… just don’t?

[sleepdeprivedactor]

The Fog Chapter Five

After talking and explaining the situation, Mike and Annie found themselves being led to a room in the small Cabin. There they were met by two other children. The boy looked about Mike’s age, and the girl was probably no older than 10.

“Who are they?” Asked the girl.

“Two id-” Alli stopped herself from talking. “I mean, two people who got lost in the woods. They’re gonna stay with us until we all get out of here. Be nice.” She left the room, leaving the siblings alone with their new acquaintances.

“So, you're gonna introduce yourselves?” Said the girl.

“Oh, yeah. Well, my name’s Annie.”

“I’m Mike.”

“Wow, such a terrific audience. You both really seem excited to get to know us.” The boy said dryly. “Anyways, my name’s Kenny. Lilith’s my cousin. but I see her as my sister.”

“I’m Charlotte. But you can call me Char. How’d you two end up in this hellhole?” The girl said, brushing pieces of her hair out of her face.

“We were supposed to be bird watching, but we got lost last night. We found the cabin and Lilith answered the door.” Mike explained. “How’d you guys end up here?”

“Lilith and I were going camping around a month ago but got lost. We found the house with Alli and Char in it.”

“Me and Alli were…well, it’s classified. But we found the cabin and decided to crash for a couple days. Days tired into weeks, and weeks turned into two months.”

“Wow. That’s…a long time.” Annie looked at the two children she had just met. “Do you guys…miss your parents?”

“Lilith’s parents were druggys, we don’t miss them at all. I miss my dad though.” Kenny sighed. He looked…odd, to say the least. his hair was dyed brown, but his blonde roots were showing. He had a scar over his right eye, and his sweater was old and torn. Charolette looked odd too, but her clothing was more put together. The only unordinary aspect of her was her chestnut colored skin littered with white patches. Other than that, she did not look like she had been trapped in the woods for two months.

“So, do we just sit around and do nothing all day?”

“Excellent question, what was it…Annie? Anyways we go to the yard. It’s fenced off, so no monsters can see it. We check to see if any fruits are ready to be picked. If they are, we bring them inside and wash them. Alli uses them to make food. Another thing we do is sharpen sticks. you know, in case anything tries to kill us. We also r-“ Charolette was cut off by Mike.

“I’m sorry, in case something tries to KILL you? No thank you. That is not what I signed up for.”

“Listen buddy, no one wants this. But, it is what it is. Plus, no monster has ever found us. We’re safe.” Kenny said in an attempt to calm Mike down. Annie placed her hand on his shoulder.

“Calm down Mike. We’ll get out of here.” Annie reassured with a forced smile. She was trying her best to be calm.

“Your sister has a point. We’ve been planning an escape for a long time. and plus, we found out what the monster’s weakness is.” Kenny said proudly.

“You did? What is it?” Asked Annie with a skeptical expression.

“Fire.”

“Fire? What kind of weakness is that?”

“You see Mike, the monsters have been through a lot. I mean, we live in Connecticut. But never fire. They’re not adapted to deal with extreme heat. All we need is a couple bottles of something flammable and a match then boom, they’re wiped out. No monsters, no magic controlling the exits. No magic, nothing stopping us from getting out of here.” Charolette explained, Taking her hair out of the ponytails it was in and letting it down. “Now anyways, I’m going to sleep. It’s late, and i’m in charge of setting up traps tomorrow. good night, new people.”

“Char, it’s only 9:34.”

“Kenny, do you think I care? I’m tired.”

“Fair point. I’m going to take a shower. You two can do whatever, but don’t go downstairs. Lilith’s a little bitch at night.”

Mike looked around the room. There was a bunk bed. I guess we’re sleeping on the floor. He thought.

“Oh, by the way, there’s a pull out under the bottom bunk. It’s not the greatest, but it’s better than the floor.” said Char as she climbed the bunk bed. Annie pulled out the small bed. It had no sheets, but it had three pillows.

“Here, Mike. You can have the bed. I’ll just take two do the pillows.”

“Thanks An.”Mike climbed onto the small bed and laid down. He watched as Annie fell asleep on the floor. It was strange. but for some reason, he felt safe. Something he had never felt at home. He felt that somehow, although it seemed impossible, everything was going to be okay.

Chapter 4

Chapter 6

[tricoufamily]

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[slashersthings]

Jealousy // Billy Loomis x Fem! Reader

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You were wild that summer. Plenty of parties, plenty of binge drinking, plenty bad decisions.

One of which was currently peppering your chest with sloppy drunk kisses while you sat on the counter during another wild party.

Jeff… er… Jack - whatever the case, slammed you on top of the cold counter a few minutes ago after sharing a couple of dances and drinks.

His breath was hot against your skin as his lips moved back up to capture yours once again.

“This the best you can do after me?”

A familiar voice has you breaking the kiss, and you turn to face the one guy you could never have. (Well, you’ve had him plenty of times, but it never went beyond more than a hot hookup.)

Billy Loomis stood in the doorway of the kitchen, arms crossed over his chest as he shot you and what’s his name a glare. Jealousy was always a good look on him. His warm eyes a shade darker as he watched this guy, this fucking wannabe Brad Pitt with his hands all over you in his kitchen. The same kitchen where just last month was the spot where you two spent the better half of the night fucking away all your issues and problems in life. And here you were - getting groped right in front of him.

Jeff or Jack (whatever), takes a step back from you and frowns. “You never mentioned that Billy was your boyfriend.”

“He’s not.” You state it while staring directly at your on again-off again fuck buddy.

“No, I just fucked her over there,” Billy motions to the dining table, “Last month for shits and giggles. Was fun though, right Y/N? Must’ve been, seeing as how we didn’t stop there.”

Jeff/Jack awkwardly shifts his eyes to the floor. “ I think I better go.”

“Good choice.”

You scoff. “No, you don’t need to leave.”

“I think you and Billy need to talk things out.”

And with that, Jeff/Jack makes a quick escape out of the kitchen, leaving you and Billy alone. He smirks and takes a few steps closer.

You stayed still on the counter. “You gonna chase away all the guys I wanna date?”

“You weren’t on a date just now.”

“We could’ve went out on a date tomorrow.”

“Oh? Even though we both know you’re never planning on seeing him again after tonight?”

“And why’s that?”

“Because you don’t even know his name.”

During this little back and forth, Billy had managed to step in front of you with a smirk. There was a sort of dark thrill with having someone like him giving you so much attention.

“Pretty low, you know. Hooking up with some other guy in my house. In my kitchen.”

Your eyes narrow. “Not any lower than your little scene out there with that blonde.” That was what had started you seeking out solace in that other guy in the first place. Watching Billy getting practically dry fucked on the dance floor by some strange blonde had sent you over the edge and left you wanting to get revenge.

To make Billy feel the same pain you felt.

“You told me to move on, Y/N, just last week.”

“And you sure did just as that, didn’t you?”

There’s a long pause as Billy stares at you. Then he finally says, “Not exactly. Sure, I might have flirted a little but that’s it, Y/N. You’re the one who’s been on my mind, no one else. I want you.”

You felt your resolve start to crumble as Billy followed his sweet talk up with one of his hands cupping your cheek. “You say that.”

“I mean that. Do you really doubt it?”

Before you could answer him, Billy decides to show you that actions speak louder than words and does so by pulling you in for a kiss. Unlike the other guy, Billy didn’t start the kiss out slow and sweet, only to gradually build in intensity, no, Billy’s kiss was rough and messy, tongue plunging inside your mouth with a groan.

“I want you too.” You mutter against his mouth, feeling his lips curl into a smirk as his hands coast their way down your waist. Course, Billy already knew this. You weren’t exactly the best at being subtle here.

He pops off the buttons to your silk blouse in a matter of seconds, his touches so thrilling that you don’t even bother in chiding him for it. The blouse slips off your shoulders and lands somewhere behind you on the counter.

Your hands delve underneath his white shirt, pulling it up his back and off. “Bedroom?” You whisper while his lips trail to your collarbone.

There was a party going on twenty feet away after all. And you didn’t need nor want someone drunkenly stumbling in on you and Billy going at it on the countertop. “Here’s fine.”

You pull back slightly, eyes narrowing.

“Uh-uh, no way. What if someone walks in?”

“You weren’t too worried about that earlier.” His mouth leaves your throat in favor of nipping at your ear, tugging on the earlobe as he says it. “I walked in on you and that jackass.”

His grip tightens when he mentions the guy. Fingers digging into your hips as he bites hard, marking you. “Wasn’t planned.” You gasp out.

“Neither was this.”

“Billy, come on.”

His hands drop as he steps back. He looked annoyed as he glared at you. “So you’ll let some creep you don’t even know fuck you during a wild party but not me. Someone you do know.”

“I wouldn’t have let him-“

“No? Looked like he was getting pretty far.”

“Like you and your little blonde out there?” You hop off the counter with a glare of your own. “And how dare you talk to me like that?”

“I wasn’t almost fucking that blonde, Y/N.”

“Looked like you were getting pretty far.” You repeat his earlier sentence.

“So you can move on but I can’t? You can flaunt around town, acting as if we weren’t a thing just last month while I have to suffer?”

“You weren’t suffering earlier with that blonde.”

“ENOUGH about that FUCKING BLONDE!” Billy exclaims, and you jump when he bangs his fist on the counter. You had never seen him look so pissed off before. It was a little startling.

Having seen your reaction to his outburst, Billy mutters, “Shit, baby, I’m sorry,” and reaches for you.

You shake your head, stepping back slightly.

“Don’t.” You say with a sigh and walk away.

[twst-drabbles]

Jack and Leona 1

Summary: Jack has taken a liking to Leona. Said sand spirit has taken to looking smug about it.

(hoho I think my writing mojo is sloooowly coming back.)

Leona, in the first few months of being here, was pretty much a regular runner from your home. Not in the sense that he actively exercises but more in that he escapes your home to find a spot elsewhere to nap. He really didn't like being in the same room as you and you would've been a panicking mess had it not been for Mr. Falena telling you of these habits in advance. And how Cheka's voice always brings him back, especially when it starts sounding warbly.

Point being, you left him well enough alone cause you can tell he wasn't too fond of you. But, at some point or another, Jack has taken a shine to Leona. Whatever power that admiration has, it was enough to actually keep Leona here in the house.

"He really likes to have his ego stroked huh?" You mumbled when Jack plopped his butt in front of Leona's napping self, acting as his little guard dog. His wagging tail tells all of his enthusiasm for this self appointed position. "No wonder he didn't want to be in the house."

Excuse you for not inflating his ego every second of every day. Your self worth doesn't hinge on groveling. Besides, that's just a good way of fostering some concerning separation anxiety, or at least aggravating it.

Jack's shining eyes look like they could light up the room. It's a usual sight, what with you being his owner and treat-giver, but it's also funny to you because his face was usually so dead around the younger plant nymphs and other youngins. His tail kept smacking the wrinkle in your bed sheet as Jack kept his back straight.

You gave a small wave to him. Jack bounced like he wanted to bark but refrained. But, just as you're about to walk away and go about your day, you saw him.

You saw Leona. Awake, eyes fully opened without a trace of sleep, with the largest of smirks in his face.

Leona gave a low chuff. Jack whipped around, staring with all the admiration he can show, waiting for him on hand and foot.

Oh, this little fucker. He really thinks he has Jack wrapped around his tail, huh? Does he really think he has that much influence in your house?

You gave a sturdy pat to your thigh. "Jack. Come here, little buddy."

Jack's tail stopped, his pupils somehow grew bigger, and he faded in a puff of smoke without so much as a pause. No inner conflict, no hesitation.

Instantly, he was by your foot, looking up at you as though requesting permission to be on your shoulder. You angled your head and Jack puffed to it. He pressed his face against yours, still riding a little high on all the excitement he generated on his own.

Leona, meanwhile, stared right at you, ears and tail twitching with irritation before flopping on his other side with a huff. At least he's not running away.

Don't be so arrogant, little sand lion. This is your home, this is your domain. You know how to run it.

[ddejavvu]

nah bc now i have someone to share my dbf!tangerine thoughts with. like dbf!tan is a menace. always teasing r with a shit eating grin. this man has little shame and will get under ur skin and rile you up at a party/gathering whatever as he likes watching u squirm. he’s an asshole in the best flirty way when he finally corners you i just. phew

today is multiverse monday! send me any au you can think of :)

this post is 18+ (and so are its characters), minors dni.

Tangerine's hand stretches clear across your face, thick fingers blocking your lips from parting. The way that his cock slams into you makes you want to scream, though, and the air fills your lungs even if it can't escape.

"Quiet," He grunts, leaning in to nip at your jaw, "Don't want dear old daddy to hear, do 'ya? Don't want him to start wondering why you take so many odd jobs at my house. 'Think he knows you wear a maid outfit when you clean my kitchen, angel?"

Every cocky, boastful brag that comes out of Tangerine's mouth only makes the agonizing drag of his cock against your walls better, pleasure searing at your insides like the grill marks on the bugers your dad is making downstairs. Your bedroom window is closed so that none of the guests at your family's little barbeque find out that your dad's buddy has more of a taste for you than for the beer in the cooler on the deck.

It's like he's been summoned; at Tangerine's mention of your father, you hear his footsteps on the stairs. Your eyes go wide, and you scrape your teeth against Tangerine's hand, silently begging him to stop moving and rustling the sheets.

"Y/N?" Your dad knocks, but thankfully the door is locked, so it wouldn't matter if he turned the knob anyways, "You want cheese on your burger?"

Tangerine slowly, carefully, and silently takes his hand off of your lips. You part them with a shaky inhale, voice raspy from withheld pleasure as you shout, "No thanks, dad."

"Okay," He speaks, still muffled from behind the door, "Hey, have you seen Tan anywhere? He said he was grabbing something out of his car but I never saw him come back."

That's because he'd ducked behind his car and climbed up into your window around the side of the house.

"Uh, no, sorry dad." You call back, your wide, mortified eyes meeting Tangerine's dark ones, "I'll let you know if I see him, though."

"Thanks, honey." He calls, then his footsteps recede, and he's gone.

"Good," Tangerine croons, leaning in to press his lips to yours in a sweet, searing kiss. He starts up again, pace slow but steady, just until you're accustomed to the feeling again, then he rocks his hips into yours faster, "Good job, angel. You're a good little liar, y'know that? 'Starting to think I'm not your only secret."

"You are!" You gasp, the feeling of Tangerine's thick, strong fingers pinching around your nipple and squeezing, "You are, Tan. 'S just you, only you."

"'S right," He hums, satisfied. He kisses at your jaw, mustache prickling against your skin as he nips at the skin there, "Only me, darling, only us."

[huggybug]

can you do a luke hughes getting jealous at a party please

ok this is kinda long and the end is meh but whatever because it’s likely! and i haven’t written for him in a while so enjoy😚

It’s not like you were trying to make Luke mad; you were just trying to have some fun. It was just a party for the boys to celebrate their advancement to the frozen four and you got separated from your boyfriend a couple hours ago. He was whisked away by Dylan to play a game of beer pong and left you with the sophomores which you weren’t upset over, he deserved to celebrate.

You hung around Truss and Thomas for a bit, accepting the drinks they offered and occasionally adding in on their conversation. Typically, you stayed with Luke at parties and while he wasn’t exactly an overprotective boyfriend, he ‘liked for people to know that you were his girl’.

At one point, Jacob was distracted by someone and Thomas was pulled away by Brendan, leaving you alone in the kitchen. Luckily, you weren’t standing there like a loser for too long, after a moment of Jacob turning his back, one of the football players that was in you econ class came over to you.

You were just barely starting a conversation when you felt a familiar arm slip around your waist and then Luke’s body securely pinning to the side of yours.

“Babe” Luke’s tone was normal but with a little bit of an edge, “You good?”

“Yeah, I was just talking to Bradley about-” You looked up at him to find him absolutely fuming. The back of his neck was red and while it could have been from the alcohol, you assumed it was because he was angry. His face was set in a harsh expression and it reminded you of the last time he was like this, after they lost a game that they definitely should have won.

“Thanks for entertaining my girlfriend Brad but I’ve got it from here” Luke snarled and you raised an eyebrow at him.

“Uh… no worries man and it’s Bradley” You smiled awkwardly at your friend who really was just trying to ask about the class final but he didn’t look too hurt as he backed away, knowing better than to say anything else.

You let out a breath as you looked up at Luke who was still glaring in Bradley’s direction. You grabbed his hand that was on your waist and started to pull him outside. Since he was caught off guard, it wasn’t hard to drag your boyfriend who was probably double your size. Once you were safely outside without any music to drown you out, you laid into him.

“What the hell was that?” You exclaim, dropping his hand as you step away.

“What was what?” Luke asked, “Your buddy Brad trying to come onto you?”

“What?”

“Come on, he’s a prick” Luke rolled his eyes, swinging his arms in the air dramatically.

“You don’t even know what we were talking about” You laugh dryly.

“Babe, I know what guys like Chad talk to pretty girls at parties about”

“Okay his name is Bradley, not Chad or Brad” You knew he was just messing up his name to piss you off and well… it was working. “And you have no idea what we were talking about Luke, don’t be a dick”

“Sorry, don’t want to insult your boy like that” He scoffed.

“You’re such a child” You shook your head, annoyed that he was acting like this. He had never been that type of boyfriend; the type to make a big deal out of nothing, to be jealous of something so pointless.

You went to go back inside, planning on finding Jacob because he wouldn’t mind walking you home but Luke catches your arm before you can leave. “Where do you think you’re going?” The possessiveness in his tone is your tipping point, you rip your arm from his grasp and level him with the most menacing stare you can manage.

“To ask Brad to walk me home, you stay and enjoy yourself Luke” You escape into the house, immediately searching for Jacob, not even thinking about what you told Luke. Brendan steps in your path and you stop abruptly, crashing into his chest and you can feel his hands on your arms, trying to steady you.

“Hey, you okay?” He asks, bending down so you could hear him and as soon as the words register, you can feel tears in your eyes.

“I… I need to go home, I was gonna ask Truss” You sniffle, trying to hold off on the tears for as long as possible but Brendan could tell. He wrapped an arm around you as he guided you back to the kitchen. Thomas and Jacob were standing with Ethan and Mackie around the counter and they all turned to look at you, going into panic mode a little when they saw the tears on your face.

Brendan let you go when Mackie came over to check on you, taking the opportunity to give Thomas and Jacob a rundown of how he found you and you watched as they had a 30 second conversation which resulted in Ethan storming off with Brendan hot on his heels.

You watched helplessly after them, wondering how you were going to get home now. As much as you loved Mackie, you knew he would never leave a party early… that went for all the freshmen actually.

“Hey, I’ll take you home, come on” You nod, grabbing Thomas’ hand as he pulled you away from Mackie. You were silent as you made your way outside and thankfully Luke was nowhere to be seen, which now that you think of it may have been where Briss and Eddy went off to.

“He’s drunk” Thomas said once you were a block away from the house, “I know that’s not an excuse but….”

“I know” You mumble, “I just can’t believe he’d act like that. I would never cheat on him... or even talk to anyone like that, I could never”

“Just give him time to cool off, we’ll help him come to his senses” Thomas threw his arm around you in a makeshift hug which made you smile, leaning into him for the rest of the way home.

…

“You’re an idiot” Luke looked up with a dropped jaw at Brendan who had just marched up and smacked him on the shoulder.

“What?” Luke was busy going shot for shot with Moyle, a stupid thing to do on his part but he wasn't exactly in the right headspace to make smart decisions.

“You can’t treat her like shit Luke, she doesn't deserve that” Ethan said, taking a softer approach than Brendan had.

“She was talking to that guy and-”

“Dude, if you really think she’d do something like that, you seriously need to reevaluate or whatever” Brendan shook his head at Luke who looked around helplessly. 

“Briss is right” Nolan said, throwing an arm around Luke’s shoulders. “Y/n/n isn’t that type. Go fix it Hughesy”

 ...

Thomas was about to leave your dorm after getting you home safe when Luke knocked on the door. Thomas opened it, revealing your boyfriend, looking more dishevelled than he had when you last saw him.

“You’re alright?” Thomas asked, looking back at you over his shoulder. Luke looked annoyed but you didn’t look at him, you nodded at Thomas and he took that as his cue to leave, slipping past Luke and escaping into the hall, probably rushing back to the party.

“I’m sorry” Luke says after a moment of silence. He steps into your room, closing the door gently behind him. “I never should’ve acted like that, it was unfair I know you would never do something like that”

“Do you though? Or are you just saying that because the guys told you to?” You weren’t stupid. You knew that Brendan and Ethan went to yell at Luke; they were some of your best friends, they’d always defend you without a doubt, even if it meant getting mad at their teammate.

“Y/n…”

“I don’t want your apology if you don’t mean it Luke” You shifted in your spot in bed, crossing your arms defensively over your chest.

“I do mean it! It was stupid, okay? I saw you with that guy and I don’t know, something in me flipped, I was pissed” Looking at him, Luke looked nervous. He was visibly uncomfortable and had been fidgeting every couple seconds. It made you feel awful that tonight, a night that was supposed to be about celebrating him and his team had turned into this.

“I’m sorry” You say quietly, staring down at your hands, suddenly feeling very upset about everything.

“Babe, c’mere” Luke crosses your room in a few steps, sitting on your bed in front of you and pulls you into his chest. “You have nothing to be sorry for. I overreacted”

“Let’s just forget it, please?” You looked up hopefully at him, wanting nothing more than to just move past this silly fight.

“Yeah, c’mon let’s watch our show” You smiled, shifting in bed so there’s enough room for him to lay beside you. Luke grabs your laptop, setting it up on the show you were currently watching together before settling in beside you.

[mediocre-writerr]

safe and sound [jennifer jareau]

jennifer jareau x reader

requested by anon: Hi! I love your Criminal Minds fics and was wondering if I could make a request? Where JJ and reader are dating and it’s set during the season 7 finale where reader is the one who shot the robber and is the one who was taken instead of Will. JJ and reader reunite with a fluffy ending. 

*not my gif*

Kings and Queens. Jacks and Jokers. 

Sound familiar, right? When you hear that you think of the playing cards, not some bank robbers who have been robbing internationally. 

It was a bank robbery. Something that you have been reported to at least five times throughout your career, but this time it was different. The robbers known as the “Face Cards” have been robbing banks all over the DC area, only this time were you called onto the scene.

You and your partner Will were driving around on patrol when your police radio went off, “All units in the vicinity of Penn and Southeast, robbery in progress at Colonial Liberty Bank. Shots fired. Repeat, shots fired at the Colonial Liberty Bank. All units.”

Will and you looked at each other as you grabbed the radio, turning the steering wheel to make a U-turn, “426 responding,” 

Will flicked on the sirens as you started to pick up speed. The two of you finally parked on the side of the bank to prevent them from escaping through the side doors, “Better pull back and see if they respond-” Will was about to go on went a shot rang out and a bullet narrowly missed his head. 

“Shit! Cover!” you yelled. 

The two of you took behind the car as you fired at the man who tried shooting Will. The bullet ripping through the man’s shirt and through his shoulder. You watched as the other man began pulling him away from the door and back inside. 

You called for backup and not too long after JJ came running towards you, embracing you in a tight hug, “Are you okay?”

“Yeah I’m fine, Will over here got pretty lucky,” you said with a smile on your face, patting his back. 

JJ scanned your face, her hands never leaving your cheeks. You grabbed a hold of her hands, pressing a kiss to the palm of them, “I’m okay, let’s just try catching these guys okay?” you whispered and she nodded letting out a sigh. 

Most of the day was spent talking to Chris as you all watched Oliver die. The only goal was to get the hostages out of there without anyone getting hurt, “No more feds. I want the cop who killed my brother,” you let out a sigh, placing your head in your hands.

You, Morgan, JJ, and Hotch all stood there in the van, “Well, I gotta go out there, don’t I?”

“No, absolutely not!” JJ exclaimed.

You looked at your girlfriend with a sad smile, “What other choice do we have?”

“Something! Anything else! They will shoot you the second you walk in, is that not running through your brain?!” she basically yelled.

Hotch and Morgan met your eyes and they took your face to give the two of you some space. Once they left, you looked at JJ and placed your hands on her waist.

She finally leaned in to your touch and placed her hands softly along your neck. You placed your forehead on hers as she sighed. You pressed your lips on hers, kissing her intensely. You wanted to show her how much you love her and care for her even if you’re about to run into a bank full of robbers who probably want you dead.

Once you pulled away, she noticed the determined look in your eyes, “No, no, no! You can’t do this! What about us? What about Henry?” 

“Four people are dead because I killed his brother,” I whispered. 

You pulled away from your short embrace, walking backwards towards the door of the van, “No please! Please don’t leave me!” she exclaimed, tears running down her face as she slid her back against the wall.

You wanted nothing more than to run up and hold her, but you knew that this needed to be done. So no one else could die for your mistakes. “I don’t have a choice baby,” you whispered again, “I love you and I love Henry. Remember that, always,” 

Hotch already knew what you were gonna choose, SWAT members hid behind the cop cars, already pointing their guns inside. You took a deep breath as you started to walk towards the bank. 

You could hear JJ’s screams as you slowly walked towards the bank, “Morgan! Let go of me! Y/N! Y/N stop!” 

You raised your hands up immediately, walking into the bank, “C’mon Chris, you got what you wanted. I’m here. Now please, let them go,” 

“You go,” Chris said, forcing a mom and her children out of there, “What’s your name?”

“Y/N Y/L/N,” you told him. 

There was no response from him as he just shot you twice. The bullets firing echoing throughout the entire building and outside. JJ scrambled in Morgan’s arms, her bright blue eyes widening, “No!” 

The team sat there in the van with JJ. All eyeing her like she was about to just explode. One wrong word would just cause her to go crazy, “Where were they shot?” she asked. Garcia just stared at her unsure of what to say, “Where were they shot?!” 

“I don’t know,” Garcia muttered. 

JJ picked up the stack of papers that were lying next to her and threw them at the wall of the van. Smacking her hands down onto the cool metal. Everyone just stared in shock, unsure of whether you’re alive or dead.

Luckily, he didn’t go for the kill shot.

You laid there as you could feel your body going cold. Your shoulder was bleeding out and the hostages who were helping you started to get a little blurry. 

All you could think about was JJ and Henry. The way Henry would run up to you when you’d go over to their house and hug you tightly. 

Or the nights where both you and JJ were off, Henry would lie in the middle of you as a movie played. Eventually, Henry would fall asleep cuddled up next you. Then JJ’s lazy arm would wrap the both of you. Once you made sure they were both sleeping soundly, you’d wrap your arms around both of them safely and securely. 

“I need to cause a distraction while you guys get out of here,” you told the man, who was applying pressure to your wound, “But I need you to tell my girlfriend Jennifer and her son Henry that I love them so much and I’m sorry,” 

The rest of the time you spent at the bank was a little fuzzy. You were more focused on trying to get Chris to turn on the woman and trying not to pass out from blood loss, than anything else. 

Before you knew it there was an explosion and you were just getting pushed into a car. The whole car ride, you focused your breathing, trying your hardest to stay awake. 

The only thing keeping you going were JJ and Henry. What you would do just to hold them one last time. 

Your thoughts came to an abrupt stop when you arrived at a fire station. The fireman helped patched you up much to Izzy’s choice. You watched as she shot him multiple times before sneaking into the firehouse to grab you a change of clothes. 

“You didn’t have to kill him,” you muttered.

“He was a witness, he needed to go,” she shot back without an ounce of remorse. 

Then the next thing you know you were transported back to the car. Everything was going fine or well okay for being a hostage to two psychopaths. Until Izzy just started opening fire on Chris.

“Well Detective Y/L/N, take Chris out of the car and get in the passenger seat. We’re going on a little drive,” she told you, the gun pointed straight at you, “Stop here,” she muttered after a little bit.

The backdoor opened to reveal the Joker himself. He was the former Marine who helped keep pressure on your wound. Your eyes widened slightly at the sight before ultimately remaining your composure.

“Hey Y/N!” he patted your wounded shoulder and you tried your absolute hardest not to wince, “Sorry, forgot about that,” 

“Drive,” she said again.

“Where?” 

“Take me to see your son,” Izzy said and you shook your head. Henry wasn’t your sign biologically, but the longer you and JJ dated the longer it felt like he was. Like your entire life he was actually yours, “I said, drive!” 

You took a deep breath in before driving towards JJ’s house. The drive was tense as your knuckled turned white from gripping the steering wheel too hard. You just hoped and prayed to whatever type of God there was that they could keep Henry safe. 

JJ would be able to get over the loss of you, but the loss of Henry. That’s a different kind of loss she’ll never be able to survive. 

You finally parked across the street. You smiled softly at the sight of Henry playing in the front with Miss Kate and her daughter. 

“He’s a cutie,” Izzy told you and your smile quickly faded, “Looks a lot like Jennifer. Where’s the hospitality Y/N? Come on introduce me!” 

You got out of the car slowly walking up to the house, “Y/N!” Henry yelled, running towards you as he wrapped his arms around your legs. 

You crouched down so his tiny arms can wrap around your neck. You held him tight and close, sucking in a deep breath. Just for a moment, you were transported back to one of your favorite parts of the week. Just for a moment, he was safe in your arms.

Until he wasn’t. 

You told Miss Kate that it was okay to go as Izzy followed you into JJ’s home. Once Henry ran off to grab some toys, you turned your head and looked straight at her, “You touch my kid and I will kill you!” you said with teeth gritted.

Izzy clicked her tongue to the roof of her mouth, making a tsk noise, “Now do you remember the deal Y/N? You touch me and both you and Jennifer die. Who’s gonna take care of Henry then?” 

“Y/N! Come play with me!” he exclaimed, running back in.

You crouched down again, ruffling his blonde hair, “I would love to, but I can’t right now buddy. You see, I have to go back to fighting bad guys, okay? Izzy over here is gonna take care of you until mommy comes home,” you could feel the tears start stinging your eyes as you tried to stop them from falling.

“So you’re gonna be a good boy for Izzy, okay? Listen to everything she says, okay?” you ask him

“Okay,” he replies innocently. 

“One more thing bud,” you pull him close to you as you hug him tightly, “I know I am not your mom or dad, but I love you so much. Did you know that?” 

He nods and you smile softly, “I will never let anything hurt you. Everything is going to be okay,” 

“Everything will be okay,” he mumbled back, “I love you Y/N,” 

You sniffled, “I love you too buddy,” 

You take a deep breath and back away from him. Before you walked out of the house, you looked Izzy dead in the eye, pushing your shoulder against hers on the way out. 

You sung open the car door before slamming it shut, “What the fuck do you want?!” you asked. 

“Woah, easy tiger,” Matthew told you, “You’re going to listen to everything I say. If you as dare mutter the two lettered word, your boy is as good as gone. Or should I say Jennifer’s boy is as good as gone because he’s not yours. He will never be your own kid,” 

Matthew made you drive to the train station where he strapped a bunch of bombs to your chest and chained you up like you’re some random zoo animal. Then he ran, like the coward he is, he ran. 

You thought you were as good as gone. But that didn’t matter to you. All that mattered to you was that Henry was safe. He was stuck with the psychopath that is the quote on quote “Queen”. 

Just when all hope was lost Prentiss came running in, “I found Y/N!” 

She ripped the duct tape off your mouth, “Izzy’s got Henry. Forget about me! Make sure Henry’s safe, please!” 

“JJ’s there right now. She’s gonna keep him safe,” Emily tried calming you down, “I’m not leaving your side, I’m gonna get you out of here so you can be with your family,” 

Emily was panicking as she tried to find a way to keep you from blowing up into bits. She punched in one passcode and it beeped, showing that she only had two tries left. 

You shook your head, knowing that in a minute you’ll be gone, and Emily could not be here to be included in the damage.

“Emily, just go. Get everyone out of here,” you pleaded.

She shook her head, “No, I told you you’ll get to be with your family and that’s what’s going to happen. I’m not going to leave you,” 

When she finally unlocked the code, another box opened. 30 seconds flashing and taunting you. This is how long you have left live. 

“Emily, tell JJ that I love her and that I’m sorry,” you whispered, “Now leave please! There’s still a chance that you could save yourself so go!” you screamed. 

She sat there looking at the wires before out of nowhere without speaking she just cut one, “What the fuck?!” you exclaimed, shutting your eyes close.

After a couple seconds, nothing happened. You opened one eye and looked down at the timer. It stopped. You let out a breath and an empty laugh, leaning your head against the pole.

“Emily, I love you and I love that you’re JJ’s best friend. But let me just say, I did not think we’d get this close to where I trust you with my life...literally!” you joked and she let out a soft chuckle.

“Let’s get you to your family,” she told you.

As soon as the bomb squad came to disarm you, you wrapped your arms around Emily, pulling her into a tight hug, “Thank you,” 

“Of course,” 

You were finally discharged from the hospital after a couple hours. Rossi reassured JJ that she could stay home with Henry and that he’ll drive you to the house. She was hesitant at first, but Rossi basically forced her to stay home.

Rossi parked in front of JJ’s patting your shoulder softly, “Enjoy your time off,” he joked.

“Oh trust me, I will,” you fired back and the two of you let out a hearty laugh.

You walked into the house slowly. Henry’s little voice echoing throughout the foyer was like music to your ears, “Y/N! You’re back!” he yelled.

You kneeled down as he made a bee line towards your arms with your arm that wasn’t in a sling, you hugged him tight. Even with one arm you could tell that he was struggling to breathe at how tight you were hugging him.

“I am! Did you pick out a movie tonight?” you asked, raising your eyebrows up at him.

“Yup!”

“Which one did you pick?” you asked and he showed you the DVD case of Shrek 2, “Nice choice bud!”

You looked up to the sound of footsteps to see JJ walking towards the two of you, “How about you brush your teeth and change into your PJ’s and me and your mom we’ll get the bed and movie all set up? How does that sound?” 

“Great!” he replied with a big smile.

“Great!” you responded, ruffling his hair, pulling him into another hug, “I love you,” you whispered to him.

“I love you too,” he told you before running off. 

You stood back up to face JJ. At first she looked angry before her anger turned to sadness. You took her into your arm as she buried her face into your neck, “It’s okay,” you whispered, “Everyone’s safe. I’m safe, Henry’s safe, you’re safe. We’re okay,” 

JJ took your face into her hands, running circles on your cheekbones, “I know Henry’s not biologically mine, but he means the world to me Jay. I wasn’t going to let anything bad happen to him,” 

“You’re just as much as a parent as I am,” she whispered.

“But he’s not mine,” you told her. 

“Then let’s change that, Y/N Y/L/N, marry me. We’ll get married in front of all of our friends and family. Henry will be your son, blood or not. And I will be your wife,” JJ whispered.

You smiled at her softly, “You know, I always wanted a wife and son,” you whispered to her.

“So is that a yes?” she asked.

“In every single language,” you murmured, pressing your lips upon hers. 

You and JJ stood there for a minute, just relishing in each other’s embrace. Your lips moving in sync. When all of a sudden you hear a little, “Ewwwww,” 

The two of you pulled apart and you saw Henry all dressed up in his Captain America pajamas, “Who are you ‘eww-ing’ Mr?” you asked him and he giggled as he ran away from you.

You immediately ran after him, JJ yelling after you, “Y/N! Be careful of your arm!” 

Henry squealed as you picked him up with your one healthy arm, spinning him around the bedroom before dropping him onto the bed. You crashed in your usual spot next to him as JJ put on the movie. 

You felt Henry’s little arm wrap around your body and once his grip loosened you knew he was asleep. Your eyes glanced over to JJ who was sleeping safe and soundly, her chin resting on top of Henry’s blonde head of hair. 

You sighed contently, as you turned on your side, wrapping your arms around the two of them. Henry’s head close to your chest as your forehead rested on top of JJ’s. 

Just for a moment, everything was right where it needed to be.

[celestialevie]

Sunshine // Charlie Weasley x Healer! reader

(Not my GIF, credit goes to the creator) Genre: fluff with tiny bit of angst words: 1.7k warnings: cursing, like one sentence of smut (so 16+ please), kissing, idiots being oblivious about their feelings, mentions of second degree burn, mentions of broken ankles etc. Summary: Being in love with your childhood best friend is never easy, no matter how much love there is. A/N: This is gender-neutral fic don't mind the gif also, please keep in mind English is not my first language. If there are any mistakes, please let me know. And also thank you so much again for the 100 followers!! Hope you enjoy the fic

Working at your dream job with your childhood best friend has been the absolute dream. Even though you just started working at the sanctuary recently, you’re already loving it. And how could you not when Charlie Weasley has been nothing but supportive and making sure you’re comfortable with everything. Until very recently, you’ve been working at St. Mungo’s since your apprenticeship ended, when Charlie told you that people at the sanctuary are looking for another healer to work in case something happens with the wizards working there. While it did break your heart to leave your two other best friends, Tonks and Penny, you couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to be even closer to Charlie. Everyone around you two knew your feelings for each other, while the two of you kept being oblivious to each other's feelings, not wanting to ruin your friendship. Doing this job wasn’t that hard, healing a few burns here and there, twisted ankles etc. Charlie would find excuses to go and see you, even if it wasn’t actually anything wrong with him. You’ve known Charlie since the first year of Hogwarts, when you ran into him on the train. And honestly, seeing him then, you should’ve known you would’ve caught feelings for him. Red hair and blue eyes, freckles all over his face. Who can blame you? Your thoughts have been interrupted when you heard a knock on your office door. ‘’ Come in! ‘’ you yelled as Charlie opened the door. ‘’ Hi sunshine ‘’ he smiled at you. ‘’ Should’ve known it was you. Are you injured, or did you just come to bother me? ‘’ You ask him with a smile on your face.’’ Actually injured. Baby dragon decided to give me attitude by breathing fire on my hand. ‘’ he approaches you and places himself on a bed meant for patients. Taking his hand in yours, you see the very much visible burn marks on his hand. ‘’ It’s only a second degree burn, thankfully, nothing a little of burn-healing paste can’t cure. I’ll apply it and then wrap it up so that it doesn’t accidentally budge or wipe off. In no matter of time, your hand will be as good as knew and ready for another baby dragon or maybe even mother dragon to burn it again. But please don’t actually get burnt again on that hand if possible or anywhere. Molly would throw a fit if she knew how much of your scars and injuries I heal. ‘’ You say as you grab the burn-healing paste and apply it to his hand and finish it off with wrapping a bandage around his hand. Gently tapping his cheek, he sighs and gets up. ‘’ Thank you sunshine, you’re my saviour. ‘’ he exaggerates while kissing your cheek, and he’s on his way out of your office. What you didn’t know is while healing and inspecting his wound, he finally decided he’ll act up on his feelings. But for that, he’ll need help from one person who’s been helping him ignore his feelings for you. Going back to his place, he quickly wrote a note and sent his owl to that person letting them know to come over to his place asap. A couple of hours have passed before he heard knocking on his door. Opening his door, he saw that they were wearing the same outfit they usually did when they were meeting up. ‘’ Sorry it took me a while to come over, I was at work. ‘’ Charlie gulped and let them in. ‘’ It’s no problem, let’s get this over with and honestly this will probably be the last time we meet up like this, Anna… I decided to stop being a coward and acknowledge my feeling for y/n and do something about them. ‘’ he smiled and at his words Anna’s lips stretched into a wide smile. ‘’ Charlie, that’s amazing! I’m happy for you, god, I wish I could do the same about my feelings for Peter. ‘’ her smile faded a bit and a frown replaced it. Pulling her into his arms, he kissed her passionately, leading her towards the couch and slowly lowering her down on it while not breaking the kiss. Pulling off the coat, he knew she had only underwear underneath it. Slowly kissing down her neck and gently biting into it, wanting to hear her moans, he knew he pulled out of her every time they meet up like this. Lowering himself and kissing down her chest, sucking on

her sweet skin he’s got so familiar with recently. As he took of her bra, and started sucking on her nipples, the door of his cabin opened, and he swears the time stopped for him when he heard y/n’s voice when they interrupted something. ‘’ Hey Charlie….oh I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to interrupt. Please continue, I’m going to go…’’ before he could even muster up a word, they apparated away somewhere. ‘’ FUCK! ‘’ He yelled as he got off of Anna and helped her get dressed. ‘’ Go find her, you idiot! Don’t just scream and shout! You should go find her and tell her everything. I’ll go home. ‘’ Anna yelled at him Giving Anna a small kiss on the cheek as an apology, he quickly tried to think of a place y/n could’ve gone to. The first thing he did was run to her house and started knocking on their door. When they didn’t answer the door, he went to their office. When he tried to enter it, the door was locked, so he knocked a couple of times before moving on to a different location. He remembered showing her a special spot by the lake, which he accidentally found when he first moved to Romania. Quickly imagining that place in his head, he apparated there, and that’s when he spotted them. Sitting by the lake and throwing small rocks at it. Taking a deep breath, he approached them.

‘’ Hey sunshine. ‘’ at the sound of his voice, they raised their head and looked behind them. ‘’ Charlie, hey…’’ clearing his throat, he slowly approached them. ‘’ Mind if I sit down next to you? Been looking around to find you. Just want to explain something to you and then after that I can leave you alone if that’s what you wish for. ‘’ they nodded their head and gently patted a spot next to them. Charlie sat down. ‘’ Can I just say before you start, I’m sorry for walking in your house without knocking or even letting you know I’ll stop by. Didn’t mean to interrupt you and Anna in your private business.’’ their voice was on the verge of breaking because god-damn did their heart break when they saw Charlie and Anna in the middle of whatever they were doing. ‘’ Oh god no sunshine, you have nothing to apologize for. If anything, it’s me who needs to apologize to you. I am so fucking sorry you saw that. But I need to explain that whole situation and for you to understand it I need you to listen to every word I say. Anna and I were nothing more than just fuck buddies. To just try and forget about all the pain in our hearts that we both felt. We never saw each other as more than occasional fuck buddies who were looking to feel something. Her heart is longing for someone else, and so does mine. Sunshine, I know that what you saw probably hurt you more than you’d like to admit to yourself and to me. God, I wish you didn’t see me and her, but….’’ he stops, taking your hands into his and looking into your eyes. My heart only longs and wishes for you, sunshine. God, I’ve never been more in love with someone more than I am in you. If you’re in love with me too or at least have some romantic feelings for me, it would make me the happiest man in the world. If you wish to stay only friends with me, I completely understand, I promise I won’t let my feelings for you ruin our friendship. You mean way too much to me for me to only ruin it because of some stupid feelings. You’re the most important person in my life. You can say what you wish to say now. ‘’ Charlie was preparing for the worse, but what he didn’t expect is for you to start crying. Noticing the panicking look in his eyes, you quickly reassure him. ‘’ No, no, don’t panic, these are the happy and frustrated tears. Penny and Tonks will be over the moon once I let them know they were right about the two of us all this time. ‘’ A small laugh escapes your lips. ‘’ I’ve been in love with you, Charlie, probably since the moment I first met you on the train. All these times I’ve told myself you only saw me as your best friend, how could you ever see me romantically. But I guess I was wrong. ‘’ you wipe away your tears as Charlie looks at you with so much love in his eyes. ‘’ Oh sunshine, I’ve never been happier to see someone laugh. ‘’ you pull him into a hug, never wanting to let him go. He pulls a little away only to press him lips onto yours. The kiss was never sweeter, wanting to keep kissing you for the rest of his life.

BONUS:

When both Penny and Tonks received a letter from you, they didn’t expect anything unusual. But what they received was the happiest news they’ve been wanting to hear since probably fifth year of Hogwarts. Charlie and you were officially together. Just like you expected, you received one big howler from them. ‘’ CHARLES WEASLEY AND Y/F/N L/N HOW DARE YOU ANNOUNCE THE NEWS WE’VE BEEN WANTING TO HEAR JUST CASUALLY IN THE LETTER. I EXPECTED BETTER FROM YOU TWO!! ‘’ Penny screamed, but Tonks was only laughing in the background. ‘’ As soon as we can, Penny and I will come over to the Romania and keep telling y/n ‘ I told you so ‘’ because I TOLD YOU SO YOU DUMB IDIOT! ‘’ Tonks yelled, and all you could do was laugh at Charlie’s shocked and kind of terrified face. Penny can be a bit scary when she wanted to be, and he definitely experienced Penny’s wrath back in Hogwarts. ‘’ Well, they seem to like the news. ‘’ you laughed as you pulled Charlie into a kiss.