#i feel exactly the way i did shortly before quitting my jobs in the past lmao đ¶
i hate that i already told everyone how happy i was allegedly and that i was getting my shit together allegedly but now i realise that it was all hinging on this job and well. the illusion has crumbled! i remember how much i hate office jobs but also dont know what else to do and i remember why i have such issues holding down a job because i get burned out so easily! fuck! and i told too many people i intend on trying sobriety which. also not actually. sobriety would be great to get into fitness and cooking fresh again but! for that i need a fix routine and its not possible with my work schedule! i dont know what to do i wish i did not have to pay rent and shit so i can try out some stuff to find something that i can actually do. im right back where i was six years ago and four years ago and one year agoâŠ
i had a week off two weeks ago and i was not really able to do much because of a minor surgery and i finally had the mind to read and i took so many walks and it was so nice and ever since i have not been able to shake the feeling things are not working out the way i thought they were. fuck i thought i was finally able to settle and work on myself and be secure but im just back where i was and i feel like now everyone is expecting me to get better and everyone thinks im in a much better place mentally and i feel like a huge disappointment because it was all an illusion.
and i feel so ungrateful and guilty because of all the women stuck in prostitution and i had the privilege to exit and get a posh job im in such a privileged position why cant i just be content and do my silly little job why do i feel so fucking depressed and like i want to scream and so demotivated. well i guess the world around has not changed either and we live in fucking depressing times. but why is it affecting me in a way i cant do my job and provide for myself. aggh
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stanford!artdonaldson x sportsjournalist!reader
summary: assigned to write a profile of stanford's rising tennis star, you get to know art better. much better.
warnings: smut, dry humping, b0ner alert, implied consent
a/n: this does have a *hint* of art x patrick x reader undertones at the end! any (constructive) feedback is appreciated :)
you get the message as you exit the lecture hall and head to the cafeteria for lunch. âother writers are busy. can you take the art donaldson profile?â reads the text from your editor. having written for the stanford daily as a sports reporter for the past year, youâre no stranger to turning a dull interview with a rather dim-witted football player into an oh-so-riveting piece. however, this is out of your comfort zone.
tennis isâŠboring. sure, youâd happily tagged along to a couple of tashi duncanâs matches, unwilling to pass up the opportunity to see an olympic-bound athlete in her prime, but it isnât your ideal way to spend a saturday afternoon.Â
and yet, that is exactly what you are doing. the donaldson interview is lined up for directly after his match with a ucla player. âheâs got a tight schedule, so we need to accommodate him,â said your editor when you questioned why you had to sit through a match and then manage to cram in an interview in the menâs fucking lockerroom.Â
art donaldson is a year above you, living in the same dorm. you recognize most athletes at this pointâin part because theyâre constantly (obnoxiously) sporting team merch, and because of your jobâbut art is known by most for his friendship with tashi duncan. neither are particularly social, keeping their circle tight amongst fellow tennis players, both at stanford and professionals.Â
itâs difficult not to stick out in the bleachers. while other players, including a brown-haired boy cheering quite loudly, observe the game, itâs by no means packed. as donaldson pauses for water after the first set, he catches your gaze, giving an awkward wave in acknowledgement as he wipes the sweat from his face. you silently pray that he knows youâre the reporter heâs supposed to speak to, and doesnât just think youâre some crazed tashi duncan fangirl.Â
his playing is statuesque, long limbs sweeping across the court (but not entirely stripped of the boyish energy that defined his success as a high school student). after beating his opponent 2-0, donaldson steps off the court, dramatically embraced by the brown-haired spectator, who you have since realized is his former doubles partner, patrick zweig, and you take this as a signal to get this interview started before he becomes swept up in celebrations.Â
climbing down the bleachers, you see art duck down into the hallway, making his way into the locker rooms. in all your time as a sports reporter, you hadnât had such anâŠunconventional⊠interview location, and you feel a bit sick as the sound of the shower draws closer.Â
âart donaldson?â you say, standing just outside the open door of the locker room.Â
âyeahâ he calls back, as though he was expecting you, but not entirely welcoming the intrusion. the shower turns off, and the soft sound of his steps on the tiles echo. âwell, come in,â he calls again.Â
you step into the steam-filled space with your eyes directed down. âi understand you have physical therapy shortly, so iâll try to keep this quickâ,â you say, taken aback as you finally draw your eyes upward. heâs managed to pull on a pair of checkered boxers, fabric sticking to his still-damp body.Â
you canât imagine you look particularly composed, hair sticking to your face from the steam with a burning blush spread across your cheeks. you watch as art bites his cheek and awkwardly motions for you to sit on the bench across from him as he methodically changes the overgrip on his racket.Â
âso,â you say, clearing your throat, âhow did you first become interested in tennis?â he glances up from his task. âmy parents needed someone to watch me, and my grandma was busy, so they stuck me in a local tennis camp. i doubt they realized that they were signing up for over a decade of tennis running myâand theirâlives.â
you hum in agreement. âand what specific areas of your game are you hoping to improve on this season?â you follow up. his gaze becomes more intentâmore focused. setting the racket to his side, art stands, before quickly realizing heâs still only boxer-clad. you stare at the opposite wall, hoping to save him the embarrassment, and you see him fumble to slip on shorts out of the corner of your eye. he clears his throat. â â um â yeah, iâm trying to get faster on my feet. sorry, iââ he says, before you cut him off in protest. âno, no, i should have given you a moment to clean up after your match, itâs my fault,â you say, rising off of the bench awkwardly, avoiding his gaze.Â
but with the lingering steam, and your downward gaze, your fumble to exit the locker room instead lands you into direct contact with his chest. âshit! sorry,â you exclaim, drawing your chin up. a wash of heat cascades from your head, nipples taut, despite the warmth of the room, as your body reacts to the sudden proximity. art is equally flushed, pink lips slightly parted and chest rocking as he concentrates on breathing deeply, trying to lower his racing heart. you can smell him, fresh with a hint of that post-game sweat, a droplet of water falling from a blonde curl.Â
he brings a calloused hand to your hair, brushing it behind your shoulder, as if to ask permission. the slight nod and glaze of your tongue over your lips is enough for him to understand, his breath heavy against your face as your noses are close enough to touch. that final centimeter is finally closed, and itâs as though air rushes back into you while inhibition is tossed out. without thinking, your hair tangles into his mess of damp hair, and you feel his soft moan against your lips. you gasp as his hand grabs your ass, drawing you into contact with his erection (for how much of that interview was he hard?).Â
âyouâahâyou have physical th-therapy,â you say, breathless as he works his mouth down your jaw and neck. âjustâŠfive more minutes,â he says in between kisses, like a teenager wishing to sleep in, causing you to chuckle. bringing your left knee up, your hips are suddenly flush against his, and the new contact sends you both reeling, his cock twitching in his shorts. you tentatively rock, again, against his groin, and you both seem to realize that that hit the spot. pushing your back against a locker, art draws his groin against yours again, and again, his soft pants becoming near whimpers as your lips meet for a desperate, sloppy kiss.Â
youâre lost in the rhythm the two of you have found, ignoring the rattle of the lockers with each thrust. fuck youâre embarrassingly close (thatâs what a two month dry spell will do for you) but before you have to worry about coming too early, you hear his strangled voice in your ear. â â f-fuck, s-sorry iâm close, was so pent up.â before youâre able to reply, your body has taken this as permission to let the orgasm wash over you at last. still reeling from your own orgasm, you feel the warm spread of artâs cum seep through the thin fabric of his shorts, as he continues to rut against you.Â
bringing your arms up to hurriedly fix your now-tangled hair, you draw away from art. a fresh blush comes to your cheeks at the realization of how silly you feel, grinding like a pubescent teen. art seems tired, yes, but not embarrassed, slipping off his pants and boxers and replacing them with clean ones. before heâs got his wits back, youâre out the door, praying no one managed to overhear the encounter. to your dismay, patrick zweig, smug as ever, sits outside the locker room.
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Legal Guardian
ugh this took way too long lol, but here it is!!! i forget exactly that sparked this but i thought it was a cute idea.
warnings: injuries (nothing major), hospitals, cursing, harry being a protective dad đ„ș, talks about adoption and legal guardians, crying
wordcount: 2481
harry styles x reader, stepdad!harry x reader, stepdadharry x oc!stella
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Stella gets hurt and Harry is the only one there- but he has no legal jurisdictionâŠ
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It all happened really fast. Harry canât even recall how it started, but he knew very well how it ended. A sobbing Stella strapped into her car seat as he raced to the emergency room, frantically calling Y/n who was in a different state on a work trip.
The 5 year old didnât understand what was going on, she just knew she was hurting⊠really bad. And that she wanted her mommy and daddy.
The traffic seemed to be working against him, getting in his way at the most inconvenient times, all the while he was trying to console his weeping daughter, crying out âDaddy it hurts so bad!â effectively shattering his heart into a million little pieces.
Stella had been playing happily in the backyard at home, showing off her wonderful dance moves to Harry who watched with an adoring smile on his face, taking little videos to send to his fiance, when suddenly she was laying on the ground, clutching her ankle, and crying for him to come get her. He rushed into action, not having seen her take the fateful step into what must have been a hole in the ground or something.
Screeching into the hospital car park, he stops somewhere he obviously wasnât supposed to but he couldn't care less. His mind was racing. What if she broke her ankle? Or tore a ligament? What if she has to get surgery? All of this is what he worries about as he flings the back door of his car open, trying his best to appear calm for his daughter (but itâs not really working), and scoops her carefully into his hold, bringing her inside and shouting for someone to please help him.
A few nurses rush to his side, asking him different questions and asking for someone to âPage Dr. Robbins, tell her we need a peds consult.â
Stella is whisked away from him and before he can start to follow after her, a hand is placed on his chest, stopping him in his place.
âSir, we canât have you in the room with her. Youâre not on her file as a legal guardian!â A doctor tells him. In that moment, he sees nothing but red, steam pouring out of his ears.
âThe hell I canât, Iâm her father! Iâm not going to let her sit in there all alone while strangers poke and prod at her!â He all but yells at the man. Harry is not violent. He really isn't. But heâs not afraid to lay somebody on their ass when it comes to his girls. With kindness or course. And maybe a black eye.
From the room she was taken into he can hear her crying for him.
âWanâ my daddy! Daddy!â Harry didnât think his heart could break any further than it already had but he was proven wrong by the ache in his chest that only grew stronger the longer he was kept away from his lovebug.
âDoctor, respectfully- if you donât move the hell out of my way, I will move you myself. That is my daughter, and my fiance is in a different state right now on a business trip so I am the only parent she has right now. If you try to keep me from my child I will take legal action against the hospital and sue for everything youâre worth. Now if youâll excuse me.â Harry is seething, trying to move past the man in the white lab coat and light blue scrubs. Again, he is stopped.
âI will call security, sir!â
âDADDY!â Stella is now screeching, her little voice hoarse from all the yelling and crying.
âDonât you fucking hear that? She needs me, and youâre telling me I canât go be with her! What the hell kind of doctor are you?â Harry is in the man's face, pointing at him vehemently. He doesnât care that people are starting to watch the scene. Doesnât care that some people have recognized him and are recording the ordeal. Let the people see him fighting for his family. He doesnât give a rat's ass if his âimageâ takes a hit. His daughter is on the line and he wonât back down.
âSheâll be fine-â
âNo she wonât! Go ahead and call security. My daughter needs me and youâre not going to stop me from being in that room with her.â With that he pushes past the doctor (who must be an intern or something with how heâs handling this situation) and rushes into the room where his baby is screaming for him. Heâs at her side in a matter of seconds, wiping the tears from her face, peppering kisses onto her head, petting her wild hair back from her face, just consoling her in any way that he can.
How fucking dare they try to keep him from her, especially when sheâs in a state like this.
âItâs ok baby girl, daddyâs here now. Iâve got you. Youâre ok, youâre ok!â He mumbles into her hair, doing his best to stay out of the way of the people examining her but still close enough so she knows heâs right there with her.
Little tears still streamed down her face but she was much calmer now, her breathing more even and body less tense.
âMr. Styles weâre bringing in the portable x-ray to take a look at her ankle, so youâre going to need to wear this.â He nods and takes the vest given to him, putting it over his shoulders like he sees the others do. A similar article is placed over Stella, who is clinging to Harryâs hand, fearing that sheâs going to have to be without him again. But he promises he isnât going anywhere.
As theyâre taking the x-ray his phone starts ringing in his pocket and he checks to see that itâs Y/n calling him back.
âH, whatâs wrong, is she ok?â Her panicked voice rushes out as soon as the call connects.
âWeâre in the ER right now and sheâs getting an x-ray to see whatâs going on with her ankle-â
âYouâre in the room with her right? Sheâs not alone?â
The little shards of his heart keep breaking into smaller and smaller pieces as her voice breaks.
âYeah, Iâm right next to her. Donât worry mâlove, sheâs not alone!â He glared at the doctor that tried to keep him out as he said that, letting him know he hadnât forgotten.
âIâm gonna facetime you so I can see her.â She said and he nodded, waiting for it to come through. When it did he quickly accepted it, seeing the love of his lifeâs face on the screen, with her puffy eyes and tear stained cheeks as she wiped away the remaining tears so she didnât freak out her baby.
âStell, mummaâs on the phone, she wants to talk to you.â
âHi baby girl!â Y/n said as soon as Harry held the phone so Stella could see her mom. The little girl's tear stained cheeks looked exactly like her moms, and her heart broke for her baby.
âHi mumma,â Stella pouted into the camera, clutching onto her daddy as tight as her little hand could. Harry was a little uncomfortable but he would take this over not being in here at all.
âHow do you feel, baby? You ok?â She asked.
âMy foot hurts and they wouldnât let daddy in here and I was scared, but heâs here now so Iâm ok.â The little girl rambled off. Y/n almost missed how she said they wouldnât let Harry in the room but when it finally registered, she was fuming. Absolutely, royally pissed.
âWhat do you mean they wouldnât daddy in there?â Stella shrugged and looked up at Harry for an answer. He brought the phone back so he could see her after looking around at the doctors in the room, all doing their job and pretending they werenât listening to this conversation, but a few of them winced when Y/n asked her question.
âSome bloke tried to keep me out of the room while Stella was being examined but she was on the verge of a whole breakdown. It was like Disneyland in Paris all over again.â He said, referencing the time Harry took his girls to Disneyland while they were in Paris and Stella got separated from her mom and dad. She had never not been able to see at least 1 of her parents before. Needless to say⊠she didnât handle it very well. Screaming, crying, and hyperventilating (which freaked her out even more- causing her to scream louder and cry harder) ensued very shortly, disturbing every person around her. But it made it easy for them to find her and she spent a very very long time clutching her tiny arms around her daddyâs neck, not letting him set her down for anything. That was an interesting trip to the bathroom âŠ
âWhy would they try to keep you out of the room? Youâre her father!â Y/n was on the verge of popping a blood vessel. Of course the one time her baby really needs her, sheâs hours away.
âUh, Mr. Styles, Iâm so sorry to interrupt! But the x-ray is complete. Thereâs no break, it looks like a sprain at worst. Also, about why my intern was saying you werenât allowed in the room, not that I was listening to your conversation, with pedâs cases we typically only allow legal parents or guardians in the room and your name isnât anywhere on her file or on her records so he was just trying to follow safety protocols. He didnât go about the situation as well as he should have because we always want to make sure our patient has what they need and that was obviously you- but that is the reason why you initially werenât let into the room. Youâre not a legal parent or guardian. Based on your situation- youâre legally considered a step-parent and that title doesnât come along with any legal jurisdiction.â Dr. Robins explained, in quite a few words Harry thinks, but he doesnât say anything about it. Just sits and realizes that while for the better part of a year and a half, heâs been calling himself Stellaâs dad but the whole heâs not been anything⊠not legally anyway.
Y/n realizes this too and makes a mental note to call their lawyers to do something about that.
âThat makes sense⊠Thank you, Dr. Robbins! I have her mum on the phone, but you knew that, so if thereâs anything else I legally canât do, sheâll have to take care of it like thi-â
âMr. Styles, we wonât tell if you donât! Anything else that needs to be signed, weâll just go ahead and have you do it. Save the hassle for everyone.â Dr. Robbins interrupts him and he smiles, silently thanking her.
âDaddy, what's a legal guardian?â Stella asks after a quiet moment.
âA legal guardian is someone who takes care of you because the law says they can. So because I didnât help mumma make you and I came into your life a little later, Iâm not a legal guardian of you. Not yet anyway.â He mumbles the last part but Y/n catches it.
âDoes everyone have a legal guardian?â She hiccuped, rubbing at her eyes with the hand that wasnât clutching Harryâs.
âAt one point yeah, but once you get older you donât need one anymore because you can take care of yourself.â
The girl pauses, thinking about her daddyâs words before muttering âDonât wanna take care of myself. Wanna stay with you and mumma forever.â
All the little shards of his heart slowly start to piece back together.
âI want you to stay with me and mumma forever too lovebug.â He cooes. Y/nâs eyes light up, her gaze filled with adoration for her little family.
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âThe documents are all drawn up Mrs. Styles, everything is ready for your husband to sign.â
âThank you so much Ben!â
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âBaby, câmere. Wanna talk to you about something.â
âYeah mommy?â
Y/n took a deep breath, trying to quell the tears she could already feel threatening to fall. Her newly wed husband sat beside her on the couch, running his hand along her back and squeezing her shoulder and letting her know he was there if she needed him.
âDo you remember when you and Daddy had that conversation about legal guardians?â The woman asked, pulling her baby into her lap, brushing her hand over the girl's hair affectionately.
âUhhh, kinda.â She murmured, curling into her mom.
âDo you remember what a legal guardian is?â Y/n rephrased, hoping to jog the girl's memory. Stella nodded and when prompted by her mother explained that âItâs someone who takes care of you until you're old enough to take care of yourself.â
âThatâs right baby, very good!â
âAnd do you remember when we were at the hospital and that doctor was being mean, not letting Daddy into the room with you?â Harry chimes in, scooting closer to his girls. She nodded with a roll of her eyes and a huff of breath, causing a little giggle to erupt from her parents. She really is her mothers daughter.
âDidnât like him.â She mumbles.
âDo you remember why they didnât let him into the room?â Y/n asks, knowing she should probably get to the point before her little one checks out and gets bored.
âCause daddyâs not my legal guardian.â Stella huffs again, rubbing her eyes and nuzzling further into her mom.
âDo you want him to be?â
Stellaâs quiet for a moment, tapping her little finger on her chin like sheâs thinking hard. âYeah.â
âYeah? You want that baby?â Harry asks, pulling her into his lap. The girl wraps her arms around his neck and lays her head on his shoulder, nodding.
âYeah, Daddy. Want you to be able to come to the doctors with me.â She mumbles sleepily.
The tears Y/n had been fighting off finally broke through, despite her efforts. Itâs official. Harry is going to adopt Stella and they would be a family in every sense of the word. No one would be able to take Harry's little girl away from him. All he had to do was sign the paper. Harry felt tears spring to his eyes as well, smoothing his hand along his babyâs back.
âYou have no idea how happy it makes me to hear thatâŠâ He says, squeezing her a little tighter. Y/n snaps a quick picture before she snuggles into them.
âLove you Mommy, love you Daddy.â She murmurs before falling asleep in Harry's arms. Something that isnât new, but feels different now for some reason. Things felt a little more official and he hadnât even signed the papers yet.
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Hi!! It's me AGAIN! đ May I request "OH, you're jealous!" with Gibbs? I love jealous Gibbs so much!! đ€đâ€ïž
I love writing jealous!Gibbs!! Thank you for your request! This took an unexpected turn, I hope you'll like it! đâ€ïž
Warnings: smut, dom!Gibbs, blowjob
Tags: @hotch-meeeeeuppppp
Oh, you're jealous
You met Leroy Jethro Gibbs a couple of years ago. You had just started as an FBI Agent, and you were Tobias Fornell's partner. The case with NCIS was your first interagencies encounter, and not on your life would you have thought about meeting the most amazing man.
But you did and you spent the next year hoping something would happen with him. Every time you heard about NCIS through a case, you made sure to be involved. It's only after Diane's wedding with Victor that things finally took the turn you were waiting for.
Tobias had a hard time seeing his ex-wife and mother of his daughter getting married again, especially after he learnt that she had cheated on him with that Victor. After the wedding, you invited him for drinks but he told you he already planned on getting at Gibbs's house and he told you to join.
You did, and by the end of the night, Gibbs and you were making out in his basement while Tobias had passed out upstairs on the couch.
That was a year ago and since then, your relationship with Gibbs has been amazing. Unfortunately, you don't see each other as much as you'd liked to. You're both committed to your jobs and you knew about your boyfriend's past. You don't want to pressure him into anything, it may scare him away.
There are actually good sides of not seeing each other much; when you and Gibbs manage to get together, you just enjoy one another's company and there are no fights. What would you two argue about anyway?
You can't say you and him are clearly dating, since you never used that word and actually, you never talked about what the relationship is and where it's going. Eventually, you'll have the talk, but not for now. You don't want to ruin it by asking it to be serious or planning a future.
Finally, a new joined case came in. Gibbs called Tobias and quickly, you two were driving to the NCIS headquarters.
Of course, Gibbs's team doesn't know anything about whatever is going on between you two. To be fair, Tobias was suspicious, but you - or Gibbs - never told him anything.
When you arrive in the bullpen, you can see Tony DiNozzo's face lighten up. He greets you with a huge smile, clearly avoiding Tobias. "Y/N, it's nice to see you again! This case just became very interesting," he winks at you and you chuckle. Tony has been very flirty with you for the beginning, and if you hadn't had a crush on Gibbs at the very first second, you probably would've hooked up with the Very Special Agent.
"Nice to see you too, Tony. I like working with you, guys," you smile and your eyes finally settle on your 'boyfriend', sitting at his desk, already talking with Tobias. He doesn't greet you at all, instead he just asks his team to do a sit-rep.
As you're staring at the screen and listening to McGee, you can feel Tony's body on your left and Gibbs's on your right. Gibbs's fingers are gently brushing yours and you can feel shivers running down your spin.
"You cold, Y/N?" Tony whispers in your ear. "Want my sweater?" he offers and before he knows it, a hand slaps the back of his head. "I'm just being nice, boss," he complains. Boss doesn't answer.
Tim finishes the sit-rep, and orders are given. Of course, Gibbs asks you to be with him and the two of you are on your way down to Autopsy. As soon as the elevator's doors close, Gibbs's mouth is all over you.
"Hey," he finally greets you.
"Took you long enough," you say between two kisses. He smiles against your mouth, ready to kiss you one more time but the ride is over and the doors open.
After that stop in Autopsy, Ziva tells Gibbs that the BOLO they sent gave results and they need to get going. He tells her to go with Fornell. As you need to check a few things in the FBI database, you settle at an empty desk with your laptop and get into work.
Quickly, you notice someone putting a coffee next to you, "Latte, two sugars, am I right?" Tony asks.
"Wow, no one brings me my coffee at the FBI. I'm gonna need Fornell to steal you," you smile at the Agent.
"I'd rather have you joining us. I'm sure Gibbs would be okay," he says. "Although, if I break rule 12 again, I'm a dead man,"
"Wait!" you think for a moment, "Rule 12 is--never date a coworker, right?" Tony nods. "Very presumptuous of you, Tony DiNozzo," you grin at him.
Not that you enjoy flirting with DiNozzo - even if it feels nice that a handsome man like him is hitting on you - but you can see Gibbs's pissed off face in the corner of your eye and you do enjoy that. "Well," as he's practically sitting on 'your' desk, Tony leans over you and whispers, so no one can hear, "You're pretty, I'm pretty. We can make pretty good things together, don't you think?"
You only have time to softly laugh, since Gibbs got up and headslaps DiNozzo again. "Quit flirting at work, got it, boss,"
You watch Gibbs walking to the elevator while Tony puts his hair back in place, "We'll continue this tonight, if you want to join us? We're celebrating Ziva's citizenship at a bar,"
"I'd love that,"
Gibbs comes back half an hour later with a fresh coffee. You can see on his face heâs clearly pissed but you decide not to do anything about it for now.
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The rest of the day went smoothly. There was no big breakthrough in the case, for a moment you thought that the celebration might be canceled. But to everyoneâs surprise, Gibbs and Fornell decide to call it a night. âWe wonât be able to get anything done before tomorrow morning anyway,â Fornell says.
The NCIS team didnât need much to start packing their things. As youâre putting your laptop in your bag, Abby, Jimmy and Ducky appear in the bullpen, âCelebration night!â Abby exclaims, âGibbs, Fornell, youâre joining?â
âWhat are we celebrating?â Your boss asks.
âZiva David, being officially a citizen of the United States of America!â Jimmy explains, wrapping his arm around Zivaâs shoulders.
Fornell looks over his shoulder, down to Gibbs. âYou going?â
âPass,â
Then, Fornell puts his eyes on you, âYou?â
âYup, Tony offered me to join. If anyone minds,â
âOf course not!â Abby happily grabs your arm and walks you to the elevator. You donât have time to give one last look at Gibbs, as youâre all taking off to the bar.
Only Fornell and Gibbs remain in the bullpen. âYou sure you donât want to keep an eye on DiNozzo?â Fornell teases his best friend.
âFornell, if you want to go, just--leave,â
âFine, Iâll protect her myself,â he says, âUnless I get too drunk and donât see them sneaking out to the bathroom,â
Gibbs growls before standing up, âI hate you,â
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At the bar, you and the team got into a booth in the back. Of course, Tony made sure to be right next to you and Abby was on your other side. You all ordered your drinks and when the waiter brought them, you toasted, âTo Ziva!â everyone says.
You have barely swallowed the first sip of the Champagne when you see Gibbs and Fornell entering the bar. Abby sees them too and calls their names. âI donât know what you told him, Fornell, but Iâm so glad to convince him to come,â Ziva confesses. It really means a lot to her that all of her team - her other family - is here to celebrate.
Even if he joined, Gibbs is being himself and doesnât talk much with anyone, except some quick exchanges with Ducky. Heâs sitting across the table from you, and you can see his eyes darkening as Tony whispers something in your ear that makes you giggle. He drinks his second bourbon in one swallow and goes to the counter to order another one. You excuse yourself to Tony, and join Gibbs.
âYou okay?â you ask him, innocently.
âPerfect,â he mutters.
âWanna spend the night at my place, tonight?â you whisper in his ears, gently nipping his lobe.
âWhy donât you ask DiNozzo?â he answers.
"Oh, you're jealous!" you exclaim with a chuckle, as the bartender puts the glass in front of Gibbs. His hand grips on the glass hard, his knuckles are turning white.
âWhy would I be jealous? Weâre not dating,â
This sends you off, you bit your bottom lip to avoid shouting in the middle of a bar. You take one deep breath to remain calm and answer, âOf course. I wonder what youâve been doing for the past year, if not dating,â
Even with the dim light, Gibbs can see your cheeks turning red from anger. He shouldnât have said this, because obviously, he has strong and deep feelings for you, but he hates to admit that heâs indeed...jealous. âMaybe Iâll indeed ask DiNozzo. Or maybe Iâll ask a stranger. Or--Or maybe, Iâll ask DiNozzo and a stranger,â
Youâre about to leave him here when he grabs your wrist, ever so gently. You can see that his face had softened a bit. Then his hand moves from your wrist to your hand and his fingers intertwine with yours. Gibbs starts to walk away, taking you with him. He doesnât say a word until he reaches his car. He opens the door for you, âAre we really sneaking out?â you ask.
âJust get in,â he orders, along with smack on your ass.
This gesture sends something right down to your core. You smile and get in his truck, shortly followed by him.
The parking lot is dark, the car is only facing trees and bushes. But you donât have time to overthink whatâs going on, as Gibbsâs lips crash on yours. He immediately asks for access with his tongue, which you happily grant him. One of his hands gets under your top, feeling your skin under his fingers. It keeps getting higher, until he cups one of your breasts and squeezes. You moan in his mouth, and your nails scratch on his scalp. He growls at the feeling, and quickly grabs your hips to make you sit on his lap. âYou seriously want to do this in the car?â you ask, but it seems obvious as you can feel him getting hard.
âI want you to make yourself forgiven,â
His blue eyes are dark with lust. You know exactly what that means. You havenât experienced the dominant side of Gibbs yet and god, is it turning you on. You can feel yourself getting soaking wet in your panties. You approach your lips to his to kiss him again but he only lets them brush. âYour mouth should be busy somewhere else,â he says.
âYes, sir,â you agree and work on his belt.
You donât know if heâs ever done something like this before, but his painful erection lets you know how turned on he is. You give him a few strokes, feeling some precum on your hand. He groans under your touch and then, you bend your head over to lick the head of his cock, tasting him. âFuck!â he mutters. You play with the head for a moment before taking him inside your mouth.
As you blow him, Gibbs has one arm stretching over the seat and his other hand is settled in the back of your neck, guiding you. You can feel him grabbing your hair into his fist from time to time. âYouâre so good at this, sweetheart,â he praises you and you hum in response, with his cock still inside your mouth. It sends shivers down his spine, and he bucks his hips, making his length go as deep as possible inside your throat. When he hits the back of your throat, Gibbs lets out such a huge moan, people in the bar may have heard him.
âWho does this mouth belong to?â
You relish him briefly, âYou.â you answer.
âGood girl,â he growls. âNow, make me cum in that pretty mouth of yours,â
You go back to your oral ministrations and quickly, Gibbs is coming inside your mouth, shooting his load inside your throat, as your name leaves his lips in the most erotic sound youâve ever heard. You couldnât be any more turned on at this very moment. As heâs catching his breath, you make a big show of swallowing every drop of him.
Finally, he grabs the back of your neck a bit roughly to make you kiss him. He can taste himself on you and from the sound youâre making, he understands that you love that side of him. âIâm not done with you,â he says, brushing his lips against yours. âWeâre going back inside, like nothing happened, but if you keep flirting with DiNozzo, or anyone else, Iâll deny you for such a long moment, youâll beg me to shot you,â
You may be crazy, but this makes you want to piss him off a little more.
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Money for nothing
How could this happen to me? I canât believe I lost my job! I mean, it wasnât my dream job and I never did make much money. I worked at a small womanâs fashion store. I know I know, but times were tough, and they were willing to hire me. No, Iâm not gay or anything, and I didnât know a thing about womenâs fashion. But the ladies there were super nice and I became really close friends with them.Â
Iâm a really skinny guy, and my body is quite feminine. Iâve always been a little self-conscious about it. I think itâs gotten in my way with the few girlfriends Iâve had in the past. I always realize just how much I look like them, then I start getting depressed and not feel like enough of a man, then I get distant, then we break up.Â
To be fair, Iâve only dated two girls before. The first one we didnât even go all the way, and the second one we only actually had sex a few times. So I havenât had much luck with the ladies. But when I started working at this little fashion store, being friends with the girls there is the closest Iâve gotten to women, to anyone really. Iâm quite an introvert and I havenât really had many friends in my life. And these wonderful women took me in as one of their own.
Most of the girls there were around my age, early 20âs, except the owner, Camille. She is a beautiful, fit, and very fashionable woman in her mid 40âs. Her body was stunning and she aged like wine. She only seemed to get even prettier every day in the 3 years I worked there.Â
I got the job shortly after high school when my mom told me that her relationship with the guy she was seeing was getting serious, and that in a little while she was going to be moving out of the country with him. I needed to get a job so I could live on my own. Thatâs why I took a job at the first place I could, so I could start saving money. It was in a great location and the starting pay was above minimum wage, so I didnât care that it was just a bunch of trendy girly clothes, purses, shoes, and things.Â
I worked there for a few months, saving every penny I could before my mom left. I was getting worried because the rent for an apartment is so expensive, I didnât think I could afford it! Fortunately, most of the other girls were in a similar situation and Becky, who had become my best friend, was willing to share an apartment with me! Living with her was great! We got along so well! Not too long after we started to live together, we became truly best friends! We both agreed our friendship was the strongest, deepest, and most meaningful we had ever had with someone else! She and I made a perfect pair! I was an only child, so it was kind of what I thought having a sister might be like.
She was so kind and caring, but also funny and teased me a bunch. We got along great. She is an absolutely stunning woman, and I would have loved to have dated her. But I think she saw me as gay or something, she clearly just wanted to be friends and I didnât want to ruin that.Â
She would tease me about my girly figure and feminine features. Often jokingly call me sis, girl, princess, and sissy . And then one day, getting out of our shared shower, I didnât have a towel. I thought I could run to my room naked without her seeing. But that didnât exactly go how I thought. She saw me naked! She couldnât stop giggling at the small size of my penis. She said I looked like a flat-chested girl with a babyâs dick! I always knew I wasnât big, but it was quite humiliating to have the beautiful woman laugh at me about how small I was. Oddly enough though, I wasnât upset with her at all about it. I kind of understood.Â
From that day on, she no longer called me by my name, Sam, it was only Samantha. And then, the next day at work, thatâs what all the girls called me. Apparently Becky told them, they all thought it was really funny. They even changed my name tag. I didnât like it, but I was just too shy and embarrassed to say a thing. So I became Samantha.
Besides, it seemed loving and playful. I became so close to those girls and I really started to trust, appreciate, and admire them. I didnât really have any other friends, so I hung out with them exclusively outside of work too. They would talk to me about all sorts of gossip and would take me shopping with them. They taught me about womenâs fashion. I really learned so much about it. They taught me how to care for my skin and what face routine to use every night. Also, what body lotion to use, and that I looked SO much better with no body hair, not that I had much. So I was always completely shaved. I also learned how to keep my nails looking nice and would go with them to the salons. Thatâs where I learned how to style and care for my long hair too.
 They even helped me completely re-do my wardrobe. Most of the stuff they picked out seemed kind of feminine to me. I felt I looked like a girly girl who was trying to dress kind of like a boy. And some of the stuff was from places like Pretty Little Thing, which donât even make menâs clothes! It was stuff like crop tops, white booties with a high chunky heel, or flared leather pants with no pockets! My little dicks so so tiny that with the new underwear they got me, I donât even have a bump in the front! Like I have nothing there! And the pants also showed off the fact that I have a very perky, very girly butt. Since most of my pants had no pockets, I had to carry a âman bagâ but I feel like they just look like womenâs purses. They even got me to replace all of my underwater with what I could swear were panties and thongs!Â
I voiced my concerns about the "girly" clothes, but they said it was the âitâ thing in fashion, girls love it, and that it all looked great on me. I didnât have time to learn about menâs fashion with how much I was learning about womenâs. They said that kind of crossover is normal and I shouldnât worry. That these ARE the clothes I should be wearing! I guess they were right, I get lots of compliments on my âcuteâ outfits all the time from the ladies who come into the store. Or the girls I would pass by when I was out with the girls from work. Even guys hit on me, so I must look good!
Once I turned 21, I would also go to clubs with them. I always kind of felt a little out of place being surrounded by all of these sexy girls in slutty outfits dancing around me, with me being the only guy. I also did not try to hit on any of them because they were my friends. They would tease me about going and asking people to dance. Most of the time, it would be some hot guy one of them would suggest, and it always got a laugh from all the other girls. I was just one of the girls. They would always tease me that I should just put on a dress and heels, do my make-up, and join them! That I would fit right in and that I would get so much cock! Always followed by a lot of laughter.
Last Halloween I finally caved and agreed to let them dress me up for a party we went to. I was shocked that I looked exactly like a girl, a really sexy girl too! I was in tall clear stripper "fuck me" pumps as the girls called them. Black stockings, a super tight black leather micro skirt that hardly covered the bottom of my very pearky girly ass! A small leather bando that showed off my mid drift and the fact I have an hourglass figure. I loved like a slutty, small-chested bombshell! My makeup was super dramatic with extra long fake lashes and dark eye shadow and mascara, a very sexy smokey eye! I realized I had such big, sexy, girly lips with the light pink lipstick I had on. Dick sucking lips is what Becky called them, and it was impossible to have them suggest anything else from the extra glossy lip gloss they had me constantly reapplying. My hair was styled with big sexy curls and on top were placed cute leather bunny ears. That way, everyone knows it's just a bunny costume. I looked like a man's dream girl! Somehow, for the first time in my life, I even felt sexy!Â
I was surprised just how many real girls complemented me on how I looked. Most of them were shocked when Becky told them I was actually a boy. She would then say âWell, kind of a boy, just a very very tiny one!â As she would place her hand over my skirt where my tucked up little dick was. Of course, this caused them all to laugh and get some kind of response like âIâm not surprised!â âThatâs OK, she doesnât look like a boy anyways!â âShe has a great girly ass too!â âWell, If you look like that you could never please a woman, you might as well be one and please a real man!â âGirl, with lips that plump and sexy no guy would even care about that!â âThat explains everything!â âThatâs perfect, it wonât get in the way for the real men!âÂ
It was totally humiliating to hear what these super sexy, slutty dressed girls thought of me. But not as humiliating as what all the men thought of me. Iâve never been hit on so much in my whole life! It was like every guy wanted to stick their dick in me! My ass was red from how many times it was slapped and grabbed! It was scary but also kind of exciting to be objectified so much! I felt so small, weak, vulnerable, and submissive next to all of these big real men when I looked exactly like a slutty girl! I didnât really do much to stop them. I was too scared to!
The girls at work loved to talk about that night for weeks. They teased me so much, they said I was made to be a girl! Working there I learned a lot about womenâs fashion, and how to care for clothes, kind of how to be a girl. I became quite a great employee. And Camille would always say how impressed she was, that I must have been born the wrong gender. I got so good at it that it was often my job to pick the outfits to style the mannequins in.Â
About a month ago Becky told me that the rich guy she was seeing,Brian, wanted her to move in with her. I was really happy for her! But I wasnât sure how I was going to pay the rent. I did the math and after talking to Camille, if I worked a few more extra hours overtime, I could make just enough money to cover it. That also helps cover a little for Becky leaving, so she agreed. I was feeling pretty good about it, confident that I wasnât going to need to get a new job.
Then today, the day after Becky moved out, when I showed up to work Camille told me she had gotten a job offer at Gucci as a designer. It was too good for her to pass up, so sheâs going to close the business. I was going to be without a job within a month! And with Becky being gone, I donât know how Iâm going to pay rent!
I was texting Becky as well as talking with the other girls at the shop, trying to figure out what to do for a job. Two of the girls were offered jobs at some other fashion shops, but the rest told me to meet up with them and Becky after work for a coffee.
It was a long day of worry, but I just dove into my work and just focused on skirts and heels, and how to make a perfect outfit. After work, I walked with the girls to the local coffee shop and met Becky there. She felt so bad for us, but mostly for me. Sheâs very supportive, a truly great friend, they all are!Â
As I expressed my worry about what to do to make money, the girls told me about a way I could make lots of easy money. They told me that all of them have been cam girls for a while now, and that they are actually making tons of money. They just had their part-time jobs at the shop so their families wouldnât judge them. They said that itâs super easy! They just dress up sexy, and play with themselves or their dildos, something they were already going to do! They just let guys on the internet watch, and they pay a lot just to get to do that! If they have a request, they pay a lot more on top of that. Itâs like money for nothing!Â
I was shocked to hear all of this! I guess it makes sense, they are all so sexy. I guess most guys would pay to watch them do that! But I wasnât sure how that applied to me. They told me that on the website they work out of, there are subsections for specific kinks. That sissy cam girls is one of them, and is pretty popular. The more like a girl you look, and the smaller your dick, the better youâll do! So I should do really well! One of the girls was saying how she knows a sissy girl who makes thousands off of just one streaming. All I have to do is dress up like a girl, dance sexually, touch myself, and men will give me money!
It seemed too good to be true, plus that itâs totally gay! I also could never pass as a sissy girl anyway. The girls thought my objections were silly. They reminded me of Halloween, and the fact that I have a naturally girly body as well as a super tiny cock. I just need to use my knowledge of girls' fashion, use some makeup, and just act like a slutty girl. They said Iâm so pretty and feminine that most people already mistake me for a girl.Â
I wasnât sure about all of this. It was really overwhelming. They sent me a link to the website and told me to think about it. Becky said that she had forgotten as few things at the apartment. She said I was small enough that everything should fit. Just give it a try!
I do need the money. But when I expressed it seems kind of gay to dress like a girl and try to turn on men so much they cum. They just asked what's wrong with being so sexy that someone wants to fuck you? That someone wants to use you for their pleaser? So much so that they canât stand it and the cum to the thought of you! Whatâs wrong with taking advantage of guys like that? Who cares if itâs gay! Itâll make you money.
I really had to think about it. I was convinced I wasnât going to do it. However, that night when I got home, I couldnât get the thought out of my mind. Itâs not really gay if I donât do anything with a guy, right? And I do need the money. I walked into Becky's old room and saw the stuff she had left behind. It was a short white skirt, a green crop top, some lingerie, and a sexy pair of heels. She has also left some makeup behind.Â
I thought to myself, well Iâll just try the stuff on, I doubt it will even fit. Well, it did, perfectly. I was amazed. I felt pretty. Halloween was the only other time I have worn a skirt before. I hated to admit how much I liked it. I felt so pretty! And the heels I slipped on felt great, so sexy! It seems easy for me to walk in really tall heels. I noticed this on Halloween too. Itâs kind of like some of the shoes the girls have bought me, just taller. They also made my ass stick out and sway my hips as I walked around the apartment. After a few minutes of just walking around, feeling feminine and girly in my outfit, I strangely felt at home.Â
I decided to try some makeup. I didnât really know what I was doing but I had watched Becky enough times to have a rough idea.  It wasnât great and I hate to admit it, but I did look like a girl. I actually felt sexy for the second time in my life. The first was when I let the girls dress me up for Halloween. Why do I feel sexy when I look like a girl?!
I decided to just see how it all felt and walked around my apartment for a while. I even made a small dinner completely dressed. After watching a little TV, I decided just to look at the website. No harm in that. It was super helpful and easy to use, and before I really thought about what I was doing, I had created a content creator account.Â
I decided Iâd try it once. No one needs to know. And if I make no money, I would delete it and move on looking for a real job. I double checked how I looked in the mirror, and scheduled my first ever cam session. I had no idea how it worked, or even who would show up. As I waited I felt both nervous and excited. I looked around my room, and realized it was a bit of a mess. I hurried to clean it up. When I was down on my knees, I saw my reflection in my mirror. I looked like a pretty girl. Something overtook me and I felt compelled to send a pic to Becky. I felt I should let her know I was going to try it.Â
The second I sent it I regretted it. Sheâs totally going to think Iâm gay now! I didnât have time to worry about that. I finished cleaning my room and sat down in front of my computer. I looked at the girl on the monitor. I was shocked it was me.  I got a reply from Becky âYay! You go girl! Make those big cocks cum princess! I canât wait to hear all about it! Whoo! Make that money Samantha!â
That made me freak out and want to stop it, but just then the first guy showed up in chat. And along with him, $2, his cost to watch. I couldnât believe it! Then another, then two more, before I knew it, like 15 guys were watching me and $30 was in my account! Well, thatâs more than I would make in an hour, I thought! I started to dance as sexy as I could. I tried to move just like Iâve seen girls do, but I was really unsure what to do.
âThis chick is hot, but letâs see some action!â Was the first comment. âSup babeâ was another. âHey gay sissy slut! Want my dick!â I wasnât sure what to say!
I decided to type in chat that it was my first ever cam and I didnât know exactly what to do! Well, the comments came flooding in with so many things. âLetâs see your girl cockâ, âsuck a dildo!â âFuck your faggot ass!â and so much more. It was a lot to take in. I did a little strip tease type dance and showed off my plump hairless ass a lot. $10 âletâs see your dick sissy!â One guy said.
I tried to be seductive as I slowly lifted my skirt, showing off my tiny little dick. âDam girl! Look how little that is! Itâs so small and worthless!â âThatâs a true sissy cock!â I was somehow both flattered and humiliated at the same time. I couldnât believe how much of a sissy I truly looked. I looked just like a girl with a micro dick.
The guys in the chat were both kind and cruel. It was a weird combination of humiliating insults as well as kind encouragement and flirtation. They paid me money to play with my little dick, to finger my sexy little ass, and to talk about wanting their big cocks inside of me. Begging for them to cum in my mouth and flood my tight little pussy.
I couldnât believe the things I was doing and saying just so I could make other men cum. I realized that I am now a sissy girly faggot. I felt empowered by this, I wanted to make these men cum!! I wanted to turn them on, tease them, and then please them! I wanted to do better!
As I fingered my tight sexy ass and rubbed my soft little baby cock, I begged the men to make me a better slut for them! To teach me how to please them! I wanted to be the perfect little cam girl for these big strong alpha males. Iâm designed for their pleaser and I must satisfy them.Â
As the comments flooded in, so did money. Before I knew it, I was bent over my chair, with my ass facing the computer, fingering myself and begging them to cover me in their superior alpha cum, when I felt something happening. I was fingering my hungry little slut pussy, I touched a part of me I had never known about. It felt so good and I let out a soft, genuine moan. I kept fingering it over and over! My moans were getting loader and more frequent, I sounded like a slut desperate to cum!Â
Then all of a sudden my tiny little cock started to squirt cum down my legs! I moaned so loudly, sounding like a true girl, the guys loved this. So many comments and money, as I kept fingering myself and draining myself of all of my cum, I couldnât stop moaning like a girl cumming. I never knew just how girly I sound when I cum! I didnât have a normal orgasm. It felt great, but it left me horny and wanting more.Â
My little clitty, that I wasn't even touching, never got hard the whole time. As if to tell me I donât need it.Â
By the time it was over, my ass was gaping and my legs were covered in cum. But there was a total of $137 I made. I felt ashamed, embarrassed, humiliated, proud, horny, and sexy. I felt so incredibly sexy!
As soon as it ended, it was like the trance I was in from it was gone. I looked down and saw my girly body, dressed in girly clothes, cum running down my girly legs and dripping onto the floor. My asshole gapping, still wanting more. I couldnât believe what I had done. It made me start to panic! I quickly took everything off, and hurried to take a shower. Without thinking about just how girly it was, I shaved my whole body like I do every time. Applied my nightly face cleaner and moisturizer, and fully lotion my smooth body.Â
I got out some of my newer pjâs the girls picked out for me. Iâve worn it a few times and really liked it, it was so comfy! Fashionable light pink silk short ânight shirtâ and its matching light pink silk thong underwear. The cute matching bows always seem girly, but Becky said it looked super cute on me when I wore them with the pink-heeled "bed slippers" they got me for our last movie night before she moved out. She said it was super fashionable and girls love it!Â
After what had just happened to me, I started thinking about all of my clothes. I just trusted the girls to buy me clothes that would look good on me. When they bought me things I thought were feminine or only came from a place that made womenâs clothes. I always assumed that was the cutting edge of menâs fashion. I would thank them so much for ordering it for me and pay them what I owed them. Then, when a pink girly package arrived at my door and Becky would tell me it was mine, I was always a little shocked. They were always from the same places she shopped! But then Iâd try everything on. It would always fit me perfectly, so much better than my old clothes, as if my body was made for it!
I would show them to Becky, or âfashion showâ as she called it, and she would tell me they looked perfect on me! That the girls would love it and I should keep them. So I would throw away all of my old clothes that donât match anymore. Ever since then, I have felt like I look so much better, so pretty as the girls would say. I have felt more confident too!Â
I always thought it was interesting how it almost seemed to completely mirror womenâs fashion. Like how Becky and I literally owned and wore a few of the exact same pants or tops! Come to think of it, a lot of what we owned looked the exact same. So much so that it was difficult to do the laundry at the same time. They never said it was menâs fashion. I would always just assume it was. Like what I am wearing right now, I just assumed it was a night shirt. I never read the tag! It was made by Fashion Nova. They do sell menâs stuff. Am I just being paranoid?Â
I went online and searched the whole menâs section of the website. Nothing I saw even closely resembled a single thing I owned. I switched to the womenâs section. I found every single thing I own from them in the womenâs section! Even this super cute âbabydollâ I was wearing!
I started to freak out! I had to check another place! I checked Pretty Little Thing, no menâs section! Oh my god, EVERYTHING I OWN AND HAVE WORE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS ARE WOMENS CLOTHES!! I DONâT OWN A SINGLE PEICE OF MENS CLOTHING!
I started to really freak out! My day has been the craziest of my life. I was told Iâd lose my job, then suggested to become a cam girl sissy, then I dressed and looked exactly like a girl and did cam girl! I made $137 and also made myself cum just from fingering myself, with our touching my super tiny limp little dick, just like a girl. Then I found out that Iâve only worn womenâs clothes for 3 years!Â
OH MY GOD, Iâve been a sissy all along! How did I just now realize it? Iâve connected so well with all the girls, Iâm better with them as friends than girlfriends. I get jealous and uncomfortable with girlfriends, but thatâs because Iâve always felt like a girl myself. I feel more confident and happier dressed like a girl. I have the last 3 years to prove that. I do skin care, hair care , and go to a salon and get my nails done, like a girl! I gossip with the girls! My body is incredibly feminine and Iâve only felt sexy in high heels and a slutty girly outfit. Plus, when men hit on me, I always feel flattered and get butterflyâs. I just didnât think that was because I LIKE that they are flirting with me!
I knew it was late, but I had to talk to Becky about this! I wasnât sure how to feel, or if my feelings were even right! âBecky, I know itâs late, but I am freaking out! Please can we talk?!â I know it was short and frantic, but I was desperate.Â
âSure thing, princess. Brian and I were actually just finishing up dinner nearby. Iâll have him drop me off real quick!â I waited nervously. I didnât even change, I didnât have anything less girly to wear, and I wasnât really sure if I wanted to.Â
Only a few minutes went by and I heard a knock on the door. I rushed to open it to find Becky looking absolutely stunning! She had clearly been on a date with her super rich boyfriend, Brian. Her make-up and hair were all done up and looked flawless! She had a sexy little black dress on with tall fuck me heels on! Her glossy lips sparkling along with her diamond necklace and earrings.Â
I immediately felt terrible for interrupting her date! âOh my god, I hope I didnât ruin your date!â I said, genuinely concerned. âOh thatâs OK girl, Brian just went to get some more wine for when we get home! Whatâs going on? You never ask for help like this?â She truly seemed OK about me texting her, and she was right. I never did anything like this. Iâm usually the one all the girls text for help!
Standing there in front of her, still in my girly babydoll and small pink high heels, knowing what I had just done and learned, it just overwhelmed me. I started to cry and I hugged her right there in the hallway. She was so sweet and hugged me right back. And gently stroked my long, silky, girly hair.
I cried for a little bit, then we walked in and sat on the couch. Trying to stop crying, I started to just word vomit what all was going on with me. âI did it, I did the cam and it didnât go how I thought. I made some money and the guys really seemed to like it, and they had me say all kinds of things! And I kind of liked what I was saying! I kind of wanted it to be true! And they had me play with my...um..my backside, and I..(crying a little).. I cam just from doing that! (Crying a lot) i didnât even touch myself in the front! I didnât know what to do. I liked it, but I didnât, and then after it was over I just rushed to take off the clothes and shower, to try to act like it didnât happen! Then, after, I was picking out what pjs to wear and and I realized everything Iâve been wearing is girls' clothes!!! Why!?! Why would you girls buy me only girls' only clothes!?! And why did I feel so good wearing them!? Am (can hardly speak from crying so much) am am am I a sissy!? Have I always been??â
It was a lot to get out and Becky was loving and supportive the whole time, just holding my hand and listening, not judging what I had to say. She let me cry for just a little while longer. As I started to calm down a little, she spoke.
âThat sounds like a rough night for you sweetie. A lot going on. So letâs handle i one step at a time. â she spoke so softly and with so much compaction! âIâm glad to hear that the cam went well and that you made some money. Itâs perfectly fine that you enjoyed that. Lots of people do! Thereâs nothing to be ashamed of. It shouldn't stop you from doing it again!" Her sweet voice calmed me down and I was no longer crying.
âAs far as what the girls and I did started as a joke. The first time you asked us to shop for you for high-fashion clothes, we thought we would buy you girls clothes, you would notice, and we would have a big laugh. But then you didnât notice. When you tried them on, you looked so cute and they were so natural on you. You seemed happier and more confident, like you were meant to be a woman and didnât even know it. So we all agreed to just continue. We would never lie if you asked, but you never did. The more you got, the girly you wore, the better you seemed to act and feel. It seemed wrong to tell you otherwise. I was sorry for what we did at first. You were such a nice boy and we had hardly gotten to know you. But as Iâve gotten closer to you and had you become my best and closest friend, I knew what we were doing was right. You were a true sissy and would learn that over time.Â
I mean all of the girls that would genially compliment you on your girly outfit and how you would truly be complemented. It was exactly like any girl would! And all the guys that would be dragged into the store with their girlfriends or see you when we were out dancing and would check you out. You never seemed upset about it. It was almost like you enjoyed being looked at by men!Â
Then on Halloween, you looked flawless! Like a true and sexy woman! You even said you felt sexy! When you looked at the other girls, it was never like you wanted to fuck them. Instead it was like another girl would look. You were studying their makeup, hair, and outfit and looked like you admired them. And when the guys were flirting with you so hard, you would just blush and take it! You even let them grab your ass and man handle you! You let them boss you around and you even flirt back! We all knew we one hundred percent made the right choice! So yes, I think you are a sissy. I think you're a girl, and thatâs OK.â
I was completely shocked by what she was saying, but I wasnât upset. I donât know if itâs because I was emotionally drained by this evening, or if itâs because I knew in my heart she was right. I couldnât ignore it any longer. She was right, Iâm a girly sissy, I should embrace it. I looked at her beautiful face and said sweetly âOh Becky, thank you. Thank you for seeing the real me even if I didnât! Iâm not mad at you or the other girls. You were all right. I was just too silly to see who I really am this whole time! And tonight I finally realized it!â She was so happy and we hugged each other. Just then, we heard a knock at the door. Becky said she would get it since I was in my lingerie. Oh my god, sheâs right! I am in lingerie! It's the first time she and I admitted what I was truly wearing! That didnât even upset me!Â
It was her handsome boyfriend, Brian. Heâs a very tall muscular man with tan skin and dark black hair. As well as being rich and good looking, he is also incredibly kind and caring. I was truly happy for Becky! He walked in and genially asked âIs everything OK Samantha?â I realized he'd actually never called me by my real name. Becky has introduced me as Samantha for years. I never corrected her and had gotten quite used to being called that actually.Â
âYes, things are much better now, thanks to Becky! Thank you so much for letting me interrupt your date night to talk with her, I really needed it.â I said sweetly, realizing just now how high and feminine my voice is compared to a real man.
âIâm glad to hear that things are better! When Becky said you needed help we both knew that something must have really been wrong, you donât normally ask for that kind of thing.â He said with a kind smile.
âYeah, itâs been a long night for our girl here. I didnât need to go into details, but I think she has finally realized that âsheâ is just that, a she! A true sissy girl!â Becky added cheerfully!Â
âOh I donât mean any offense, but I thought you already were? Iâve only ever refereed to you as she/her, and so has everyone else?â You could tell he was truly trying not to be rude. But he was right, I had gotten so used to it from the girls for so long that even when someone else would call me a she or a her I wouldnât even bat an eye, it just seemed right!
Becky giggled a little at Brianâs response, â Well, apparently she was the last to get the memo! But I think sheâs all good and has come to terms with it? Right princess?â She was truly so kind and sweet.
âBeckyâs right Brian, I was somehow unable to figure it out until tonight. But sheâs right. Iâm all good now! Thank you both so much for stopping by! I truly appreciate it!â I said, feeling rejuvenated and happy about my new realization!Â
âAnytime girl friend! Stop by the new place and see us soon, OK! Love ya!â Becky yelled on her way out. And now with them gone, I was left to go to bed, a new-found person! A girl!
-Katierosedreams Og Cap
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Double edged scalpel ch. 3
Ch.1Â Â Ch.2
Summary: "it matches your eyes"
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Cleaning Cassandraâs study became routine. Once a week, her chores were swapped for a two way -for now- trip to the dungeons. Despite every other maid looking at her with utter pity in their eyes, the redhead was not really complaining. She would take Cassandraâs mock autopsies and weird collection of specimens over dusting an ancient opera hall any day. It gave her an odd sense of nostalgia, almost as if she was back with her classmates studying forensic pathology and a friend threatening to throw a severed hand at her.Â
She also got to see glimpses of Cassandra. Not that they talked, oh no, the brunette would simply observe her and come up with the occasional task to get a raise out of Nicole and, when it failed to do so, she would grumpily go back to whatever she was doing prior. Her study, however, was an open book. While cleaning the shelves by the desk, Nicole took her time to read the title on each and every worn spine of her books. A lot of them more or less outdated medical books, some relatively modern looking textbooks, even an occasional novel tucked in between its more science oriented siblings. The adjacent wall was full of what looked like hand drawn diagrams, messy notes pinned by tape or even sticky notes. Nicole even noticed a family photo taped to that same wall. It was black and white, with the castleâs courtyard in the background, the three sisters standing in front of their mother.
Cassandra was sitting in her chair, occupying herself with her sickle when all of a sudden she stilled. She pulled out her pocket watch, softly cursed under her breath and pushed herself out of the chair. She was about to exit the room when she probably realized that Nicole was not supposed to be there by herself.Â
âUgh...Follow me. I canât leave you here alone and I need to get something.â
With the mop abandoned by a wall, Nicole followed the brunetteâs hurried steps through the main hallways of the castle, occasionally crossing paths with another staff member. It took no more than five minutes to get to their destination. Bela and Daniela could be heard from inside a room near the castleâs main entrance when Cassandra pushed open its ornate door and stepped inside. Nicole took two steps behind her when a familiar voice called out.
âAh, Nicole darling! I see youâve settled in,â Duke said in his usual cheerful tone.Â
It did little to stop her stomach from sinking a little when three sets of golden eyes snapped in her direction. He either didnât notice or didnât care when he went on. âI hope my favorite clients here are treating you well.â Oh god please shut up. âLady Cassandra! Your package is also here.âÂ
She wordlessly took a wrapped box from him and, with a thanks, went out the door. Not wanting to fall behind, Nicole gave Duke a small wave and a smile before turning around to follow. She had to almost jog to keep up with her long strides. Damn you short legs.Â
âHow on earth do you know him?â Cassandraâs question was accompanied by narrowed eyes.
Was there any point in lying? Lady Dimitrescu already knew so her ever so nice middle daughter could always find out too.Â
âHeâs the one that brought me here.â
âFrom the village?â
Nicole rubbed her temples. âFrom a hotel bar in the nearest big city.â She was beyond done with this conversation.Â
Cassandra stopped in her tracks, grabbing the other girl's shoulders when she almost crashed into her. Was that a genuine trace of concern in her eyes?
âYou mean youâre not from here? Does mother know?â
Nicole nodded, but before she had time to add anything else, another voice called out for the brunette from behind the pair. It was Bela, the sound of heels on the marble floors echoing around them as she approached.Â
âCassandra, dinner is in two hours.âÂ
âAnd?â
âAnd you said you would take care of the meat. Did you?âÂ
The blonde scoffed at her sisterâs widened eyes, then hooked a finger around the chain connected to Cassandraâs watch and clicked her tongue when she saw the time.
âIf you insist on carrying this around at all times, you could at least start making use of it. You have around twenty minutes.â Her voice was icy cold, as opposed to Cassandraâs stammered reply.
âWait, can you stall the cook for a bit, thereâs no way I can do two bodies in twenty minutes!â
âSorry Cassandra, thatâs out of my hands.â And with that, the blonde turned on her heels and left the two of them at the entrance of the dungeons, Cassandra damn near seething.
The two wasted no time in hastily descending the stony dungeon steps, Nicole going back to the study while Cassandra went towards the cells. After no more than two minutes, she came in and haphazardly threw a body on each table.Â
The most logical thing to do would be to go about her chores and not risk attracting the brunette's wrath upon herself. But logic was out the window the moment she stepped foot into the Duke's caravan to come to this place. Besides, staying on Cassandra's good side was far better than mopping the floor in hopes she wouldn't snap one day and throw her in one of the moldy cells.Â
"Would you like some help with those?" Nicole asked tentatively.Â
"Can you help?" Cassandra didn't even look in her direction, only throwing a hand in the air and taking out what looked like freezer safe bags from a cupboard.Â
"...Yeah."Â
Golden eyes turned to her and the brunette stilled for a second. Skepticism and confusion both obvious on her face at the idea of this small meek maid offering to help out in chopping up a human body. She realized however that the alternative wasn't much better so with a raised eyebrow she put a scalpel and a pair of gloves on the table closest to Nicole.Â
"Suit yourself. And don't make a mess." Oh you're to talk.Â
Now, admittedly, performing an autopsy wasn't exactly the same as straight up butchering a human body for consumption. How different would it be though? The organs just needed to be separated and the limbs cut. She tried not to look at the face while making the first incision.Â
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It took 17 minutes for both of them to finish. All the bits and pieces were separated and secured in bags just in time for a knock on the door. Cassandra threw her gloves in the sink and went to open it, letting an older woman only vaguely familiar to Nicole inside.Â
"Lady Cassandra, I didn't know you had help," she raised an eyebrow at the redhead awkwardly standing by the table she had worked at, scalpel still in hand.Â
Cassandra only grimaced and with mock cheerfulness in her voice said, "Surprise."Â
The older woman, presumably the cook, motioned for the maids that came with her to take the bags and, with a slight bow of the head to Cassandra, they were gone, only the bloody mess on the tables left behind. The brunette let a sigh escape past her lips and turned to Nicole. Her yellow gaze examined the now bloody uniform for a moment.Â
"A shame this got dirty," she said, approaching the redhead.Â
Tiredness and holding her tongue never mixed well within Nicole, so at the obviously fake apologetic tone she allowed an edge of snark into her reply.Â
"Oh don't worry, the maids are all quite good at washing out blood stains. It's part of the job requirements."Â
Cassandra just chuckled and rolled her eyes at the sass.Â
"Just ask the head chambermaid for a replacement. This is seriously ruined," she said toying with the hem of Nicole's white blouse, now soaked in crimson. "Your face however, we can still salvage that."Â
Nicole furrowed her brows and brought a hand to her cheek, cursing herself under her breath upon realizing that she was still wearing the bloody gloves and had just smeared even more on her face. She took them off and threw them on a cleaner spot on the table to be retrieved later. Meanwhile, the brunette moved to the sink and returned shortly with a damp handkerchief.Â
She grabbed Nicole's chin between two slender fingers and tilted her head upward. Nicole could feel the metal of the table's edge against her lower back when she instinctively tried taking a step back. She had no way of escaping. Not that escaping even as much as grazed the surface of her mind when she locked eyes with Cassandra, an uncharacteristic sort of softness in her gaze. She took her sweet time passing the damp fabric over the blood stained skin. Then, after she seemed content with her handywork, she dragged her fingers over Nicole's cheek in a caress that sent a small shiver down the redhead's spine.Â
"There. Good as new," the brunette hummed.Â
It was a complete lie and they both knew it. The blush now present on Nicole's cheeks was probably just as bad as the crimson stains she was sporting mere moments ago, she was quite sure of that. By some mercy of the crow woman these people worshipped though, Cassandra didn't acknowledge it and simply moved back to her desk, leaving Nicole frozen in place.
After a few seconds of silence, Cassandra chuckled and, without turning from whatever she was scribbling in a notebook, said:
"Those tables won't clean themselves darling."Â
Oh shut the fuck up.Â
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Most staff members preferred to spend their free time in the gardens, be it the inner courtyard or the fenced in garden at the back of the estate. Nicole was no exception to that. When she had time, she liked to grab a hot cup of tea and sit down in this small nook of the garden where a small, almost knee high bench was overshadowed by large rose bushes. Nobody else seemed to come there if the old cracked wood of the small seat was anything to go by, except maybe the gardener for occasional maintenance but she was nowhere to be seen most times.Â
The quiet was interrupted by a distant set of heavy steps. Steps that Nicole ignored. She wasn't in any off limits area and this was her day off. She wasn't doing anything wrong and, therefore, had no reason to believe whoever was walking around was there for her. Until the steps became louder and the sound of heels clear on the stony path.Â
"There you are," Cassandra's voice almost made Nicole spit out the tea she was currently drinking.Â
The brunette laughed at that, in an oddly good mood and stopped to stand in front of the redhead. Cassandra's "good mood" made Nicole highly suspicious given past experience. She set her cup down and, with a cough to clear out her offended airways, stood and addressed the brunette.Â
"To what do I owe the pleasure, my lady?" Aside from having my one free day interrupted. Again.
She saw Cassandra pout for a brief moment but it was quickly replaced by her ever so characteristic smirk. A smirk that Nicole would never admit was awfully attractive paired with the sharp features of her face. At least not out loud.Â
"I have wonderful news for you," she said, tilting Nicole's head up with a hand, thumb distractingly close to her lips. "Cynthia, our cook, said she really appreciated the way you sectioned that body last week. So mother decided to give you a ...promotion so to speak."Â
Nicole had yet to decide whether this was indeed wonderful news or not, but the part of her brain that was seeking some kind of thrill made that decision for her when Cassandra leaned in close to her ear, lips tantalizingly close to the skin.Â
"Congratulations, from now on you're only working with me in the dungeons."Â
Cassandra didn't want to kill her did she? She did say that Nicole was intriguing to her and therefore the redhead was somewhat safe from ending up on one of the autopsy tables herself. At least that's what she told that part of her mind still somewhat concerned about self preservation that was screaming at how risky her next move was.Â
She gingerly placed her hands on the brunette's hips, tilting her head in a way not unlike Cassandra did mere moments ago.Â
"Does that mean I get to teach you proper autopsy technique?"Â
Thankfully that got a chuckle out of her, moving back just enough to be able to look into Nicole's green eyes. "Assuming you manage to keep your tongue long enough."Â
She couldn't do much more than let out a soft laugh at the absurdity of her situation. There she was, in the garden of a castle in the middle of nowhere with the Lady's sadistic daughter mere inches from her. She decided that at that point in her life if she was going to die, she may as well go out in style, and what on earth could top falling for one of the most dangerous women in a village full of horrors. She shifted her hand slightly, bumping into the handle of the sickle strapped to Cassandra's waist.Â
"May I?" She said barely above a whisper, fingers wrapping loosely around the weapon.Â
Cassandra gave her an incredulous look, trying to understand what on earth she could want with the weapon. She was aware she couldn't hurt her right?
A small shrug was all the permission Nicole needed. She undid the leather strap that kept the sickle in place and moved back only a bit. Enough to step on the small bench and lift herself. She felt Cassandra's hands placed on her waist for support, almost mimicking the gentleness of Nicole's touch from earlier, when she raised herself on her tiptoes. She took hold of one of the roses above them -a yellow one- and with a quick swipe she cut the stem. The brunette watched her take her sweet time scraping off any thorns before her hood was taken off and that same rose was now placed in her dark wavy hair, right above her left ear.Â
"Mm⊠it matches your eyes. And necklace," Nicole added, bending down to return the sickle to its rightful place.Â
Cassandra crashed their lips the next second, her hands pulling Nicole closer from where they were placed on her hips. After a second of shocked stillness, the kiss was returned, their lips tentatively sliding against each other. "Tentatively" didn't last long however, as Cassandra pushed forward, pressing the her against the stone wall behind them eliciting a small moan from Nicole, who's hand ended up tangled in black locks. She tugged on them slightly once she finally needed to breathe and Cassandra pulled back only a bit. She let their foreheads rest against each other and felt Nicole's soft laugh on her lips.Â
"Do you even need to breathe?"
"No," the brunette answered simply.Â
Nicole blinked in confusion, not expecting her half joke to turn out truthful but before she could speak, Cassandra took a hand off her waist and pulled something out of a pocket.Â
"Here," she pushed a familiar looking object into the redhead's hands.Â
"Y...Your key to the dungeons?" She was still trying to get her thoughts organized into some sort of coherence when Cassandra rolled her eyes.Â
"It's a copy. So I don't have to escort you every time you come down there, which," she added with a gloved finger brushing against her lower lip, "is gonna be more frequent now."Â
Nicole nodded, not really trusting her words. She didn't need any though, as Cassandra simply pushed herself off the wall and turned on her heels to leave.Â
"See you tomorrow at dawn."Â
And with a smirk, she broke into a swarm of flies and disappeared down the stony path.
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RWBY V08C14 reaction post
havenât done something like this for this fandom yet, but the finale was so much all at once that i could not muster any level of critical thinking the first go-around. my thoughts have...settled somewhat with a second rewatch. still nothing conclusive (obviously), but at least coherent enough to be written down.
in rough chronological order:
i am very into it, of course, but iâm still not quite sure what to make of the fact that this finale very explicitly pivots around Winter Schnee, to the extent that the episode (sans prologue and coda) are bookended by her. she begins the episode charging into a fight, and ends it the same way. even putting aside that her in-universe presence has increased by magnitudes, that we end a season where she has mostly been a sparse supporting player with THIS has implications i canât suss out for her narrative role going forward.
going into the finale i thought that Ironwood vs. Winter would turn out to be another RWBY Flagship Fight (ie long and flashy and indulgent in the best ways), but i pretty much knew that wouldnât be the case once the fight began in earnest and they immediately started talking to each other.
for what we did get iâm happy to say that the Core Dynamic of the fight was exactly what i predicted: Winter rushing in to melee and not giving Ironwood enough time to fire, Ironwood trying to make room by shoving her away and using his cannon as a makeshift club--even down to breaking the cannon formation BACK to dual wielding to give himself an edge.
i will say that for Winter to have blocked him head-on--this is James Ironwood, who once stopped an Alpha Beowolf cold with one bionic hand, and now heâs got TWO--with her broken noodle arms is...incredibly cool. stupid! but cool.
Ironwood doing the double pistol whip while screaming about how no one is grateful has i wouldnât have to be doing this if you just behaved all over it.
in retrospect iâm not sure why i expected a RWBY Flagship Fight when just about every fight this season has been extremely different. the camera work is always fucking frantic, weâre often cross-cutting between different simultaneous fights, and there are far fewer shots where both combatants are clearly shown and evenly matched. about the only fight weâve had resembling that is AceOps vs Penny waaaaaaay back in Strings--even the low-stakes triumphant JNPER + Winter vs. Ironwood fight in Creation was extremely short and crosscut with BRA vs. AceOps.
case in point: the showdown in Grand Central takes up pretty much the entire episode, but combatants are continuously entering and exiting, the settingâs physical dimensions feel wonky and surreal, and the fact that half of the people fighting have flight capabilities means weâre relying on wide shots and oners to figure out what the fuck is going on. itâs a war now, and even though we follow only a handful of characters in it the fights carry that grander and more desperate tone.
Cinder relies twice this episode on just fucking nova-ing herself to overwhelm her Maiden opponents. itâs different from how she usually fights, which is still fireballs and conjured swords/projectiles--sheâs learning to use her Maiden powers to wreak havoc on a larger scale, which a) reinforces what we already know of Cinder, but b) complements her recent relearning of subtlety and manipulation. still a tenuous balance of extremes that can and will shatter, though.
Weiss got to save everyone during the fight, and none of it mattered in the end.
the thing about priority one is that they all planned for this. they all went in planning for the contingency where they donât make it out, where they have to watch others not make it out.
Weiss plucking Penny out of the air and Penny pleading to make the sacrifice play is an EXACT recreation of what happened in Enemy of Trust, down to the saved looking up at the savior while the savior is looking onward. sheâs just swapped places with the Schnee in question, and...they are the priority targets this time, unfortunately.
Cinder smugly flipping her hair out of...her eyepatch...she really is living her best life and she knows it
Blake made the right choice, and it didnât matter at all.
Qrow ending the last episode with a berserker charge at Harriet and then immediately pulling back here and trying to talk her down really got to me, as did him trying to block the bomb with his body. the man is so desperately trying to be better than he was, and it doesnât take a lot anymore for him to realize the right path.
Elm and Vine--
the thing about Elm and Vine is that both their powers boil down to getting attached. so watching Elm hold Vine in place while Vine holds the two airships together, everyone in this little world, itâs...everything i could ever want, out of how the story of the AceOps would end.
Anairis Quinones for dark horse MVP. why canât you just let me do my job, delivered in the way that it was, is the perfect encapsulation of Harriet Bree desperately trying to outrun her personal feelings and the grief it has given her.
Elm tells Harriet that sheâs their friend, to stop her from killing a part of herself as she tries to kill others. itâs the first time this happens in the episode, but not the only time.
Penny saved Blake so they could save Ruby together, and it didnât matter at all.
our heroes have GOT to stop falling for the âwatch the thing flying in the air! OH WAIT I STILL HAVE A WEAPON IN MY HAND WALLOP WALLOPâ trick. it happens multiple times in this one episode.
Harriet, who has the fastest Speed Semblance known, says thereâs no time to make it out of the blast range. she doesnât try to outrun it. she just...stays put, and admits that she brought them all here, to this. iâm sorry.
hereâs the thing: theyâre soldiers. they were prepared for this eventuality, where they donât make it out. thatâs why Elm let Vine go grab Harriet; because she thought they were all going to die, and if that happened she wanted Harriet close enough to reach.
but--just like with Team Hero--some of them do make it out. they just have to watch.
Vine and Hazel sacrificed themselves in the same way in the end: pulling their loved ones close wasnât working, so they threw themselves around the thing trying to kill them instead.
Ruby was clever, and pragmatic, and brave. it didnât matter in the end.
Cinder letting Neo fall as soon as she gets a chance proves that she still lacks patience, and thatâs going to bite her in the ass.
the Penny-Blake fastball special and the fall; Penny crying tears for the first time, but not moving immediately to rage, as she had last episode, when Yang fell.
Weissâ shaking hands around Gambol Shroud, crying berserker tears as she tries, desperately, to pull off another miracle. itâs another role reversal in a way: her sisterâs the Riza Hawkeye, but sheâs the one emptying useless clip after useless clip into an enemy she canât kill, because her heart has been ripped in two.
the last time Nora Valkyrie saw Jaune Arc, they clasped hands, and their eyes met with determination, and hope.
it figures that a Schnee would be the last one standing, letting all her friends die first. she was right, but again: wrong Schnee.
Weiss diving past Cinderâs blind spot to slice the Grimm Arm, to save Penny--the same script, but the wrong player. and too late.
at Haven, Jaune went from trying to do harm to unlocking his Semblance, and realizing that he was meant to heal. here, he goes from trying to do what he is meant to do, what he has made peace with, to...
it will take a long time, i think, for him to learn to live with himself, even with Penny reassuring him that this is what she wants. to go from wanting to harm to being the one who does no harm, to being forced to acknowledge a personâs right to die, and carry out the deed himself. itâs a new variation on what heâs always had to wrestle with since Pyrrhaâs sacrifice.
Weiss managed to outlast Cinder Fall without an Aura WITHOUT getting her entire body broken, Winter
the boundary between material worlds is made of darkness. the boundary between souls is made of light, and there is no danger of falling.
where...what is this? of course Winter doesnât know. she never would have, even if she had gotten the powers, because she would have used the Transfer machine.
i thought of you, and here we are. that was all it took. the last time Penny saw Winter, Winter was still loyal to Ironwood. sheâs only known abstractly, secondhand from Weiss, that Winter was on their side again and trying to help save Mantle, for about an hour. and yet: i thought of you.
and in the face of this thought that is love, Winter averts her eyes. tries in vain to hide her face, because she knows she is unworthy. she doesnât deserve this.
but hereâs the thing: no one deserves this. Penny. are you...the one? even Penny herself wasnât sure.
you were my friend. the second time it happens this episode. friends save friends from themselves. friends transform what would have been murder into sacrifice.
remember what Penny said to Cinder, shortly before Cinder killed her? you wouldnât know anything about friends. sheâs right. it wasnât Cinderâs choice, but sheâs right. and now Cinder has learned how to use that.
iâll be part of you. it is, of course, something thatâs been brought up repeatedly this whole season. but itâs also what Winter said to Penny after Fria died:Â sheâs a part of you now.
and i do love this yoking together of arc words. Winter is of course the firstborn Schnee, but Winter is, more broadly, The Firstborn in this new generation. so here we have something similar to the chain that begins with Winter letting her sisters go, through Penny letting Emerald go, through Emerald helping Oscar escape, to Atlasâ however ephemeral victory over Salem. what Winter begins--haltingly and with resentment--becomes transformed into radiant grace in the hands of her younger siblings. and she gets to be the direct benefactor this time. the prodigal daughter returns to her family.
during Enemy of Trust we watched from the outside as Oscar fell and Penny rose, as one set of eyes closed as another opened. during The Final Word, we watch from the inside: one set of eyes close. another opens.
Winterâs leitmotif plays on the piano for the first time since the previous season as she comes back to the world. it makes sense. the piano version is for her sisters, and she just left one of them.
here is the apotheosis of Winter Schnee: she gets back up. she falters and sways but she gets back up, and then she, the person who once managed to convince herself that so long as she could make peace with someone elseâs choice it meant she too was choosing, tells the man who has been choosing for her for years: you chose nothing. and she rises.
in the end James Ironwood was finished by his petard thrice over. Atlas had defected against him. his greatest creation had become the Maiden and unshackled herself from him. and there is of course, the cannon: a literal petard, in the other words, which he fires at Winter, and Winter reflects back upon him.
Jaune Arc used the heirloom that his family has held for generations to kill a defenseless girl. he took the blade and sunk it in deep, because Penny trusted him and he had to be sure.
and then it shattered in his hands.
thereâs something here in the second fight between Maidens, about Cinder having a named weapon and forsaking it for what she can make on the fly, and Winter insistent on using a weapon with no name at all, but i still canât put my finger on it.
Winter never got to see Weiss try to Summon her Nevermore.
the thing that gets me about how it turns out is: Winter was winning. sheâd managed to get her hands on the Staff, and even with Cinderâs immediate counterattack she managed to get the Staff away from Cinder. but then Cinder saw Jaune and Weiss, and she remembered a few days ago, when Penny saved Winter instead of going after Cinder, when Winter attacked Cinder to save Penny.
so Cinder attacks Weiss and Jaune instead of racing for the Staff. and Winter--
this is Winter Schnee. she saves people despite herself. she runs toward them, despite herself. and it has always, always been what saves her.
not anymore.
last time it had been Winter who was in mortal danger, and Weiss who, with Rubyâs help, drove Cinder off. same script, wrong player. and too late.
Weiss falls and for a moment, the camera makes it seem like Winter is falling too.
she wants to. no one deserves this.
the thing you have to ask when characters leap for the exit and fall just short is: is it about faith, or friendship? in Jauneâs case itâs both. his faith broke with Crocea Mors. and the portal is one-way, so he had no friends to grab him from the other side.
but Nora was still trying. they clasped hands. she promised.
the first time Winter sees her family--really sees them, after years of separation--she averts her eyes. she hides her face from them, because how can she tell them that Weiss is gone? how can she tell Pennyâs friends that Penny is a part of her now, when Penny is just a part, now?
there are people all around her looking to her. there are voices within her. she has never been more alone.
(Winter Schnee has never met Pyrrha Nikos, and Pyrrha Nikos never became Maiden. because Pyrrha Nikos never became Maiden. Cinder Fall did that, too.)
this is what Winter Schnee thinks, as she screams and charges, as she kills Grimm faster than they are drawn in by her despair: in the fairy tales, eldest siblings never win.
i failed you again, master. master, but not queen.
Cinder won this. the heroes tried and tried and tried and none of it mattered, and she won this. but hereâs the thing: Cinder won because she was LUCKY, and because she made her own luck. that she was able to pin things on Neo and Team Hero depended on things going exactly as planned, and some things going better than planned. and the reason sheâd even made it that far was because she cheated, with the last use of a divine relic. it doesnât take away her from her victory, but what i do know is this: this is her finest moment. she will never win as completely ever again, and she will fall farther than she has ever feared. (and that will save her, in the end.)
and thatâs checkmate. i said that i wanted Atlas to fall the same way that Amity rose, but of course they did it like this. of course it would horrific yet unspectacular, with its General slumped in defeat, unable to fire a single shot from his gun. with the city in the sky falling onto Mantle, in Mantleâs palette. from the Dust from which it arose into Dust again.
as below, so above.
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Pretend You Like Me
Paring: Ji Changmin (The Boyz) x reader
Genre: eeehmm⊠fake dating!au; enemies to lovers/friends, angst?, some short fluffy moments
Word Count: around 1.8k
A/N: i had some trouble with finding out if this has any triggers or not, if you found it triggering, please tell me why and i add those as warnings
You took one last look in the mirror. You looked good, you decided. Still, you couldn't help but be nervous as hell. Your stomach felt like it was turning the whole time and, you wanted to change again and spend the evening in bed. Unfortunately, you couldn't, because the charity event tonight was organised by your own mother. She expected you to be there and act like the perfect child. The perfect child, of course, also included the perfect partner, successful and good-looking. And you had this kind of partner until three weeks ago. He broke up with you. He no longer had feelings for you and was falling in love with someone else. He didn't cheat on you, but you were still hurt and had feelings for him. To make it worse, he was a friend of the family and therefore, he will attend the event tonight, most likely accompanied by the person he had fallen in love with.
A glance at the clock told you that your date was late. Of course, you thought. Ji Changmin was a colleague of yours. He was successful and good-looking. However, you didn't like each other very much. He knew everything better and only cared about himself. He probably thought you were bitchy and overbearing. But he was the best choice if you wanted to keep your dignity tonight. Who knows, maybe you could even make your ex jealous and come back to you.
Changmin was 10 minutes late by now. If he's any later, you thought, I certainly won't help him with his project. Convincing Changmin to go to the charity event as your date was kinda damaging for your pride, but he didn't think much of you anyway, so why not try. It probably even gave him satisfaction to see you begging him. Of course, he wanted something in return. He wanted you to help him with his upcoming big project. Not like you don't have enough work on your desk already, you thought.
Finally, the doorbell rang and, you pulled open the door to your apartment. "About time. My mum will kill me if we're any later." He just rolled his eyes and muttered, "Nice to see you too." At his car, he opened the passenger door and let you in. He jogged around the car, got in and drove off. Both of you were silent and, it wasn't a pleasant silence either. Changmin seemed to feel the same way because he cleared his throat and said, "Shall we go through our story again?" "It might make sense!" you sighed and started, "Well, we know each other from the company. Probably the only thing that isn't a lie!" "We used to have lunch together. And I liked you for quite some time, so I mustered up all my courage and asked you out," Changmin continued, his words dripping with mockery. "I was a little surprised, but I agreed. On our first date at an Italian restaurant, we found out that we get along really well and have a lot in common", you continued the story unimpressed by Changmin's behaviour. "Like tennis, for example" "I hate tennis!" you interjected. "Not tonight!" Changmin returned, grinning. "Do you have to make it harder than it already is?" you sighed. "Yep!" Changmin returned cheerfully, "Sometimes it's easier, to tell the truth! You'll learn that tonight!" "Are you threatening me? Listen, if you ruin this tonight, you can forget about my help with your oh-so-great project. And I promise you, your job at the company will feel like hell!" Changmin laughed, obviously not bothered by your threat. "All good. I'll try my best to impress your mother. After all, there are many influential people there tonight." "Are you using me to make new connections?" you asked, shocked. The thought hadn't occurred to you.
Changmin didn't answer any more, because you had arrived. After he parked, he got out and opened the door for you. You took another deep breath before you took his hand, which he held out to you. It was pleasantly warm and warmed your nervous cold hands. His thumb gently stroked the back of your hand as if he had sensed your nervousness.
Shortly after you entered the event hand in hand, your mother floated towards you. She hugged you and gave you a kiss on the cheek. "How nice that you finally found your way here." "Hi Ma, this is Changmin. Changmin, this is my mother." "Nice to meet you! Sorry for being late. Y/N had a bit of an outfit dilemma." said Changmin with a charming smile. Your jaw dropped. Did he really just say that you thought. Your mother paid no attention to you, laughing at Changmin's comment, "Yeah, that's how you know them." "Come along, there's someone over there I want you to meet." She led the way and, Changmin held out his arm for you to hook onto. You took his arm and whispered to him, "What was that all about? You were the one who was late!" "Yep, but that doesn't make a good impression!" he said with a grin. You gave him one last dirty look before putting on your charming smile as you were both introduced to a handful of important people.
After a while, you had a little break from Changmin as he was deep in conversation with some businessman. And then you saw him, your ex. Before you could hide, he had already spotted you and came to you. "Y/N! How nice to see you!" he said and gave you a quick hug. "H-Hi!" you stuttered and were probably already as red as a tomato. "Your mum said you're not here alone?" your ex asked. "Y-yes, um no. I'm here with Changmin. From the company." "Oh really? I always thought you didn't like that guy." "Yeah." you said, laughing nervously, "Turns out he's quite nice." Your ex eyed you sceptically. "And we have a lot in common. Tennis, for example. I love tennis."
Before the conversation could get any more awkward, you felt two arms wrap around you from behind and how someone gently kissed your cheek. "There you are. Shall we go to the buffet?" said Changmin and pulled you closer to him. You were a little speechless and stunned by the sudden closeness to Changmin and only glanced at your ex, who continued to look at you sceptically. Changmin followed your gaze: "Hi, I'm Changmin," he said, but his friendliness seemed fake. Your ex only nodded briefly and turned to leave.
Changmin pulled you towards the buffet and whispered: "My God, that was pathetic. Stuttering around and blushing. Not being able to get a sentence out. Your ex couldn't have been that great." Annoyed, you pushed his arms away from you and stomped to the buffet on your own. Changmin followed you and asked with a grin, "Did I upset you?" Swinging, you turn around and glare at him angrily, "You're a fricking idiot! You don't have to like me ok? But please pretend tonight." You barely managed to stop the tears, turned around and disappeared into the toilet.
Fortunately, no one else was there and Changmin did not follow you. It took a while, but then you felt ready to face the world again. When you left the bathroom, Changmin was standing there, waiting. When he saw you, he came up to you and pulled you into his arms. "Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it." "Yes, you did," you grumbled, but you wrapped your arms around him anyways and returned his embrace. A hug was exactly what you needed right now. And it didn't matter now that the hug came from someone who didn't like you. Changmin gently stroked your back, "How long does your mother expect you to stay here?" "Until the end, I'm afraid!" you sighed. "And what if you're not feeling well?" Before you could answer, your mother came up to you. "Are you all right? Have you been crying?" she asked you when she saw your face. You were about to shake your head when Changmin said, "They're not feeling well. I'll take them home now." "Oh, they shouldn't make such a fuss! I'll get you aspirin and you'll be fine," your mother replied. "It was a pleasure to make your acquaintance, but we're leaving now," Changmin said firmly and pushed you past your mother towards the exit.
The ride home was silent, but this time it was a more comfortable silence. "Thank you!" you whispered barely audibly, but Changmin seemed to have heard because he reached for your hand and his thumb began gently stroking the back of your hand as he did before. A little later, you realised Changmin was driving the wrong way, "Changmin, you should have turned right." "I know, but I'm still hungry and I thought we both deserve a proper meal now," he said, stopping in front of a fast-food restaurant.
Totally overdressed, you went into the restaurant and ordered. While you were eating, you noticed Changmin's hamster cheeks and started giggling. "What is it?" he asked. "You look cute with your hamster cheeks," you said, still giggling. Changmin glared at you, "You're on thin ice. Very thin ice." You laughed even more and, he couldn't help but smile a little too. During the rest of the meal, you had your first real conversation and realised that you actually had some things in common. And it really wasn't tennis. Afterwards, Changmin drove you home and accompanied you to your flat door. When you were standing in front of it, it was kind of awkward. Do you now shake hands or hug each other goodbye? You opened the door and turned to him again: "Thank you very much. I don't know how I would have done it without you today." "No problem. Sorry again. You're not pathetic." You rolled your eyes with a smile, "I know myself that it's high time for me to get over him." "If you need help again, let me know," he said. "Thanks!" you said again and then wrapped your arms around his body and buried your face in his chest. A little hesitantly, he also wrapped his arms around you and gently stroked your back. A little later, he gently kissed your temple. "It will be alright," he murmured as you broke away from each other. You smiled at him one last time and then went inside. Maybe he's not that bad.
Back in the car, Changmin let his head fall down on the steering wheel. He couldn't get the sentence: "You don't have to like me ok? But please pretend tonight. " out of his head. At that moment, he would have liked to reply, "But what if I actually do like you." But no, he had to stand there like an idiot and said nothing.
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OMG!!! for angst you should do one where Harry finally gets a girl and everyoneâs used to choosing tom over him and the reader is just naturally close to tom and he accuses her of cheating on him w T and itâs really angsty
requests are open
wc: 1.8k
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It was a force of habit. Everybody knew, but nobody mentioned. Nobody knew the full extent of it, nobody cared to ask how much it bothered him. In hindsight, it probably isn't even that obvious. Not unless you open your eyes, not unless somebody confides in you, plants the idea in your head so you canât see it differently
You had been going out with Harry for a good two months by the time youâd finally met the rest of his family. You and Tom had met previously before, having been introduced and together for only a day before both of your jobs drove you in opposite directions. When you rejoiced, you were naturally close, reconnecting that bond that was cut off too shortly.
Harry didnât mind at first. He liked that you got along with his family. It made him happy to know you fit so well into his lifestyle. But it wasnât until people started whispering around, joking that they always thought you and Tom would end up together. It was all fun and games, you knew that, of course. Youâd never thought of Tom that way, despite everyone forcing the idea onto you. It was a mutual agreement, that the two of you would never cause problems between your relationship with Harry. And that your relationship with Harry would never splinter your friendship with Tom.
It was just after a dinner with Harryâs family. You were talking with Tom while Harry talked to Sam, when somebody made another joke about how you should be with Tom instead. You laughed it off, as you always did, but Harry couldnât do the same. He excused himself as Nikki brought a few dishes out. You noticed his hostile and closed off walk, so you, too, excused yourself before following him out of the dining room and all the way upstairs to where heâd hid off to.
You knocked with the knuckles of your right hand. âHar?â The door creaked open as you nudged it slightly, stepping into the room. âYou okay?â He grumbled something inaudible and you stepped closer. âWhat was that?â
âI said no, Iâm not.â
âWhatâs wrong, hun?â You carefully sat yourself next to him, naturally leaning into his side.
âIt seems like everyone just thinks youâre dating my brother! I mean, at this point, Iâm starting to wonder if thereâs something else going on.â
You back track, sitting up and separating from his side with furrowed brows. âWhat?â He didnât answer, merely turning to look the other way, leaning his elbows on his knees as he sighed. âHarry you know thatâs not true.â
âDo I?â Heâs angry, and you finally notice just how much.
âHarry⊠you know weâre just friends. Weâve always been this close.â
âYeah well maybe youâre too close.â
âExcuse me?â
âYouâre not like that with anyone else.â
âIâm like that with everyone else! Everyone except you.â You huff, defending yourself but keeping your voice calm.
âWhat makes me so damn different, then, huh?â
âYouâre my boyfriend, Harry! Of course youâre different!â
âYeah well I canât see the difference between how you treat boyfriends and how you treat best friends, anymore.â
âWhat?â You sit back a bit, shock running through your veins at his confession.
âReally, though! Itâs a bit fishy, if you ask me.â Heâs still speaking sternly, angrily. Heâs frustrated, but now so are you.
âI hope youâre not suggesting what I think you are, Harry.â Youâre just as angry now. Youâre warning him, hoping he wonât jump off that ledge into the irreversible.
âI think you know exactly what Iâm suggesting.â He takes the leap.
âYou know Iâm not that kind of person. You know your brother, Harry. Heâd never do something like that to you.â Youâre trying to reach an empathetic approach, not quite ready to burst unless heâs absolute about this.
âNo but I know that everyone else is.â
âWhatâs that supposed to mean?â
âThat means everyone else chooses my brother over me. Iâm used to it.â
âYouâre not implying that Iâm one of those people, are you?â You gaze into his eyes, tongue clicking against the roof of your mouth. He swallows thickly.
âThatâs exactly what Iâm saying. Iâm not angry if you are with him. I just wish youâd told me before cheating.â
âWhat the fuck, Harry,â You mutter it, exhaling angrily. âIâm not cheating!â
âIâm telling you Iâm not angry that you are!â
âIf you werenât angry, we wouldnât be having this conversation.â
âSo you admit youâre cheating on me? That I should be angry?â
âFuck you, Harry.â You jab a finger in his direction. âYou know thatâs not what I said or what I meant.â
âI mean, you donât even need to say it.â He chuckles bitterly.
âWhat does that mean?â Youâre raising your voice, anger thickening the tension in the room.
âI mean, take one look at you and Tom together in a room and you already look like youâre in love.â
âFuck that, Harry. Heâs my friend. Iâm allowed to have friends, yâknow.â
âI never said otherwise!â
âWhat are you even on, right now?â You stand angrily, looking at him. He looks at you with a mirrored expression.
âIâm just asking for the truth, here!â
âNo, youâre jealous.â He swallows, nostrils flaring. You know youâve hit a weak spot, a sensitive area. Heâs angry as ever, now. He stands. âHarry, Iâm s-â
âYouâre in love with someone else.â
Tears fall from your eyes as you try to compose yourself. Youâre just as angry. Youâve taken the blow, fired your own canons. Youâre not sure how much longer you can battle in the field.
âFuck you, Harry.â
âNo, fuck you!â
âYouâre jealous and have the audacity to say Iâm âin love with someone else!ââ You spit out your words bitterly.
âIâm not fucking jealous! Iâm fucking hurt! Youâre cheating!â
You scoff, rolling your eyes at the pettiness of the argument. You know there's a reason behind his unreasonableness, but he doesnât have the right to hurt you with his words.
Heâs blinded by anger, though. He doesnât have boundaries when something takes what he loves. Heâs hurt, obviously, but he was too insecure to truly confide in the real reason for his distress. Now heâs angered the both of you, now heâs crumbled the foundation. Heâs pulled the relationship apart at the seams, breaking the promise and splintering one relationship after another. He knows, in some way, though, that heâs right. He knows because if he werenât then he wouldnât be as hurt as he is.
âYouâre a fucking child, Harry.â You cross your arms, grabbing your bag that was sitting on the chair in the corner. âFind me when you grow the fuck up.â You open the door of the bedroom, slamming it and marching down the stairs angrily.
Youâve caught the attention of the rest of his family. The two of you were up there for a good twenty minutes; youâd left Tom wondering what was happening and if things were okay. He could see now that things werenât. He could also see that you were crying and he moved over to comfort you but you shoved him off, declining his embrace, knowing it would only make you feel worse because of what Harry had said.
You put your free hand up, gesturing for him to stop and back off. Youâre gripping your bag tightly as you pull out your keys. You hold yourself back from slamming the front door, knowing you didnât want to make an entire scene at Nikkiâs house.
They watch from the doorway. They watch you slam your car door, burst into tears once you start the car. They watch as you drive off. The minute your car is out of view, Tom marches upstairs, ready to get to the bottom of what happened and why youâre so hurt. He doesnât bother knocking on Harryâs door.
âWhat the fuck, man?â Harry exasperates, looking to his brother with wild eyes.
âI should be asking you that,â He slams the door. âWhat did you do to Y/N?â
Harry scoffs, rolling his eyes in irritation. âOf course thatâs why youâre here.â
âIâm here because she just ran out crying and I deserve to know why!â
âYou donât deserve anything from me, Tom.â Harry spits out. Theyâre yelling at each other. He wishes things were different.
âFuck that, Harry. You know Iâm her best friend. I deserve to know.â
âWhy are you her best friend?â He screams out. Tom goes quiet at the question, wanting to hear more, wanting to understand where he was coming from. âMy entire life, I spent in your shadow. I had to normalize girls automatically wanting you more than me. An-and the minute I get something thatâs finally mine- some thing that actually wanted me for once, you question why Iâm angry about her also wanting you? No, fuck you, Tom.â His words are clear and crisp and his eyes are drowning in salty tears. He wants to swallow his feelings, push them away and blink his tears gone. But he canât. âI thought finding someone was about falling in love and growing into soulmates or some shit. Thatâs all she ever talked about when we first started dating! It was always âbest friends to lovers makes for the best coupleâ and âfalling in love with your best friend is the best thing in the world.â And at first, I actually had the nerve to think she was talking about me. But now I know Iâm just her boyfriend- Iâm not her best friend, because that position is already filled.â
He eyes Tom up and down as his face loses its tense expression. He struggles to get a breath, gasping as more tears come out. Tom is silent and Harry assumes the conversation is over. He shoves past Tom, knocking into his shoulder as he runs out, slamming the door and trapping himself into the bathroom. He can barely breathe, barely see clearly through the waterworks.
Tom realizes why Harry lashed out, why he grew insecure. But he canât place whoâs in the wrong, who should make the first move and apologize first. He also realizes Harry is so upset about this because he loves you so much. Heâd never seen his brother feel so strongly for someone. He realizes he mightâve taken that away from him.
And suddenly, he realizes neither of you are in the wrong. Youâre both right in your own ways. He realizes heâs been in the wrong this whole time. He realizes heâs making this love story about himself. Heâs torn his beloved brother up, questioned what was supposed to be set in stone.
Maybe Harry was right; maybe he didnât deserve anything from Harry. Maybe Harry was the one who deserved the explanation.
Why did you get whatâs his?
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Softie. / MYG
pairing | yoongi x reader
summary | just a morning with min yoongi đ„ș
prompts | âi love you more than coffee.â *distant gasps* + âevery morning you kiss my forehead before i leave for work, why was it my lips today?â from this prompt list.
genre/warnings | disgustingly fluffy + very domestic
words | 1,990
note | i wanted to write something like this and then it fitted the prompt someone requested two ages ago and it became way too long for a timestamp and here we are
Very rarely does something beat the smell of black tea in the morning. Not any black tea, but this one in particular.
Forget it, nothing beats it.
The earthy tones coming from the leaves are enough to get you excited about your day and youâre careful not to scoop too much from the fancy, squared, tin box. It is, after all, precious and expensive â it seems like it gets pricier and pricier every time you restock it, almost to the point youâre begging the clerk for a discount.
You know itâs too much and you should stop spending money with that, the same money that could buy you enough tea for a whole year, but this is exactly the way luxury items go. Just above average, pretty packaging, minimalistic logo and a warm feeling in your heart from doing something special for yourself.
Like a ritual, you twirl the spoon and breathe in the steam coming from the pot before closing the lid. The instructions say you should brew it for three minutes and youâre proud to say you havenât got that wrong once â not even on the day of your sisterâs wedding, when she called saying she burned her ring finger, accidentally saw her fiancĂ©e and there was a real possibility of them not moving forward with the ceremony that day.
Even though she married with the ring on her middle finger, since the other one was bandaged, everything worked out. A little bit like a sitcom from the 90âs, but it did â in the end, it always did. Thatâs why you spend way too much money on that tea, because something about it makes things just work somehow. Itâs unexplainable, quite magical and, to be honest, a little childish, but you love it.
Naturally, your hands start moving while the three minutes pass, refilling the kettle with water when you hear the shower stop running like you do every single day. In between the tea being served on a mug and his lazy morning footsteps, thereâs only enough time for you to eat your peach yogurt.
âHmm,â he hums and you can hear him getting closer as he speaks. âTreating yourself today, huh?â
You guess Yoongi can smell the black tea as well.
As youâre focused on adding the perfect amount of honey to your mug, thereâs no time to turn or even look up at him coming into the kitchen with a sleepy and sweet look on his face. In such a small room, it only takes a heartbeat for him to stand next to you, leaving a quick kiss on your temple and short squeeze on the curve of your hips.
âAny special occasion I should know of?â
âNot really.â You shrug and, for a moment, Yoongiâs aftershave replaces the smell of tea completely. Itâs fresh, clean and light, like most things he enjoys without noticing. âI just wanted something different.â
âIâm jealous, I want something fancy too,â he says without any weight to his voice, reaching for the coffee beans placed at the farthest corner of the pantry â the ones he also saves for very few mornings. âDid you sleep well?â
You nod quickly and excitedly, turning ninety degrees to open the refrigerator in search of milk. âI had to. Thereâs this big presentation today Iâve been preparing for fiveâŠâ
âSo there is something special going on.â
You stop in your tracks to look at Yoongiâs knowing smile, coffee grinder in front of him rumbling and doing its job while he waits.
âYouâre a creature of habit, you know that, right? You wouldnât drink this specific tea if something wasnât going on.â
You smile at him, finally moving again to add a dash of milk to the mug and mixing it to check if it was enough. âIf you werenât so emotionless, Iâd say thatâs romantic.â
âOh, you want romantic?â Yoongiâs tone goes up an octave, mocking you a little. âFine. How about I love you more than coffee. In fact, I love you more than the smell of freshly ground beans in the morning and you know I love that very much. How about that, huh?â
Itâs your turn to mock his words. âOh, wow,â you gasp, raising a hand to the center of your chest. âHow am I going to move on from this? I better email them saying I wonât be able to make it today. After this? Woof! No way Iâll be presenting anything but fifty slides of my favorite Yoongi pick-up lines.â
âThat would be a satisfied client, donât you think?â He plays along, adding the coffee to a French press and topping it with the water you just boiled. âOh, do you want some toast? I feel like eating toast for some reason.â
And just like that, with Yoongi reaching for the toaster above your head, youâre both interested in something else. He pinches your side with his free hand and you take a step to your left, giving him enough space to place the appliance on top of the marble counter.
âYou do have time for toast, right?â Yoongi asks as he turns it on and starts looking for bread. âI donât want to make you late, the first two can be yours.â
âThe tea is still a little too hot, I have time.â
âGood.â He nods shortly. âSit down. These will be done in no time.â
You watch as Yoongi reaches for plates, knives, butter, strawberry jam and places all of them on the small kitchen table. Meanwhile, you sip the tea slowly, quietly enjoying it and, deep down, wishing for it to work its magic once again.
âAre you nervous about the presentation?â Yoongi asks just as he places two perfectly toasted slices of bread in front of you. He soon moves back to set two more on the toaster and turns to you again, waiting for an answer.
âIâm okay. Itâs been worse.â You shrug, focusing on the butter as it melts when it meets the warm toast. âThis client is nice. Even if they donât agree with something, itâs not likeâŠâ
âDonât bring Mr. Moon up again,â Yoongi warns you, slightly uncomfortable and somewhat ready to politely offend Mr. Moon if he ever showed up in front of him. âIâm still not over that. Who does he think he is to mistreat everyone because of a grammar mistake?â
You laugh at the way he seems so bothered by that. âIt was a good thing, though, donât you think? We kicked him out because we didnât need his business if it meant we had to deal with that.â
âServes him right,â he huffs. âHe was being an ass for a long time, the grammar incident was just the tipping point.â
âAnd you donât even know about the emails he sent to the junior analysts. He would literallyâŠâ
âPlease,â Yoongi interrupts with a tight smile and warm eyes, nothing but light humor in his words. âDonât make me hate him more. This is bad for myself, I have to be the better person.â
âYouâre right,â you agree with a smile, taking a bite and adding a few words in a muffled voice. âHeâs a problem of the past. And a solved one, thank God.â
You swallow just as Yoongi sits in front of you with perfectly done toasts for himself. He adds butter and strawberry jam to both of them before speaking again. âIâm glad youâre not nervous about this stuff anymore.â
âIâm glad too,â you admit and take a sip of the magical tea before continuing. âShaky hands are also a problem of the past.â
âI want you to know Iâm very proud of you. This sort of thing is not easy to overcome.âÂ
You giggle. âYoon, youâre getting soft again.â
âWhen am I not?â He takes a bite and soon covers his mouth, not being able to stop a smile from forming. âI am a softie, this is who I am.â
âNo, but youâre particularly soft today, I think. It all started when you were whining about me leaving the bed,â you say while getting up to place your plate in the sink. When you turn around, Yoongi is looking at you with what you can only describe as adoring eyes. âSee? This is what I mean. Do you have a mirror? Look at yourself, thereâs nothing not soft about you today.â
Heâs the one giggling now, motioning for you to move with the hand thatâs not busy with a toast. âGo finish getting ready, youâre going to be late!â
You hurry out of the kitchen with a smile, soon entering the bathroom to brush your teeth. Itâs still kind of foggy, nothing but the perfume of Yoongiâs shower gel everywhere, and you have to wipe the mirror with a towel to see yourself properly.
The nervousness could be worse, yes, but itâs still there a little â well, today is the day youâve been preparing for the last five weeks and thereâs a lot at stake. You inhale and exhale deeply, concentrating on the goal rather than the challenge. What happens, happens, but youâre pretty sure youâve done everything you could and thatâs enough to leave you satisfied no matter the outcome.
âYoongi, Iâm leaving!â You call out, fixing a strap on your shoulder and immediately feeling the weight of the laptop and the heavy (but pretty) leather notebook you bought last fall â another one of the luxury items you treated yourself with. When you look up, the man is standing with another one of his knowing smiles and a thermos in hand.
âWere you really not going to drink every single drop of the tea you spend way too much money on?â He raises an eyebrow, extending his arm so you can take the travel mug from him. âI know youâre good and donât need the magic from the tea, butâŠâ
âShut up,â you say jokingly, slapping his hand in the process. âAnd thank you.â
âCome here.â
Yoongi slowly takes a step to meet you halfway, hug awkward given the weight on your shoulder, but you couldnât care less. Heâs warm, inviting and has a comforting hand on your back while the other moves to cradle your jaw.
âI told you youâre particularly soft today,â you say just as he creates enough space to look into your eyes. âWhatâs going on?â
âNothing,â Yoongi mumbles before pressing a kiss on your lips. You barely have time to register what is going on or close your eyes and itâs already over.
âAre you sure? Because every morning you kiss my forehead before I leave for work,â you point out, one eyebrow raised in doubt, but eyes as soft as his. âWhy was it my lips today?â
âYou may not notice, but the taste of black tea and honey on your lipsâŠâ He hums, closing his eyes to show just how much he likes it. âSo good.â
âBut I brushed my teeth.â
He leans in again and, this time, stays for a while longer â not barely enough for you, but youâd take anything with a smile.
Yoongi shakes his head. âDoesnât matter. Still there.â He turns both your bodies, getting them closer and closer to the door. âDo you think this happens because the tea is that good and strong? Or maybe itâs because you donât really do a good job brushing your teethâŠâ
âAh, Yoongi!"
Before you know it, Yoongi is simultaneously opening the door, leaving another kiss on the corner of your mouth and pushing your body out. It seems like only a second has passed, but you find yourself right in front of the door when Yoongi is inside with only his head peeking through.Â
âDonât just stand there, youâre going to be late! Call me when the presentation is over and you have a yes, okay?â
He closes the door, but you can still hear him giggle on the inside.
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PEACHY!! I just finished the final. How u doing? What do you think?
Hey Sol!
Sorry for leaving you hanging with an answer for a couple days but I had to process. And mourn, after all I said goodbye to something that has been part of me for 15 years. That's half my life. It's weird and I don't think I've ever cried as much as I have in the past 3 days but... Well. Luckily, they're happy tears. "Don't cry because it's over, cry because it happened" aside? I love the ending.
It's all I could've ever asked for. Ah, who am I kidding? It's more than that. I was prepared to be gutted in a really bad way. I am gutted but for all the right reasons. It was tragic. It was painful. It was beautiful. But most of all? It was a Love-Letter.
I know thereâs a lot of people whoâre upset about parts of the episode; I understand. Weâre all grieving in our own ways. I hope however, that once the dust has settled and feelings stop spiking into extremes, people will realize that the episode left so many things unsaid and ambiguous... Meaning there's lots and lots of space for interpretation and headcanons to âfixâ the finale into something that makes it better for you. And Iâd like to think this was done on purpose.
Iâm soo sorry I end up rambling on one of your asks again Sol, but Iâll do exactly that to pick up some of the things Iâve seen people be most upset about and give some of my perspective on them. Maybe itâll help some people to feel better and grow to love the final as much as I do â„
One thing Iâve seen a lot of people be upset about is that Dean didnât get to live the life theyâve fought for so hard. Actually? We donât know that. There is no timestamps, no indicators that tell us they didnât do what we saw in the first domestic montage for a couple years. The only hint we have is that Miracle is still around and kicking, so it couldnât have been more than maybe 6 years (because 6-8ish is when a dog that size shows clears signs of aging). Besides that? Nobody and nothing stops us in believing they had that âdomestic bliss with a little bit of hunting on the sideâ-life for quite a while before it happened.
Them talking about mourning Cas and Jack is no indicator either. I still mourn people I lost 15 years ago, when the occasion calls for it or I remember them in moments that they wouldâve loved to be part of. Mourning never stops⊠Of course, even 6 years arenât a lifetime. But do we really think Dean - our Dean - wouldâve been happy and content with a 9-to-5 job? Yeah, didnât think so either...
Then, we have the rebar. Which honestly didnât bother me at all, for several reasons. First, I love parallels and this episode was so full of them⊠Not only was the whole âstabbed in the backâ thing a direct callback to arguably the most painful death in the series to date â Samâs first in All Hell Breaks Loose â it was also a callback to The Song Remains the Same. The episode where Sam is stabbed by Anna â with a rebar/fixture she ripped out of the wall - and bleeds out on the floor. The only reason he got out of it alive, is because John!Michael fixed him. Otherwise? He wouldâve died by being stabbed with a rebar. Just like that.
Ash himself told them that they died several times together and canât remember because the angels donât want them to. We, the viewers, have never seen them die together until Dark Side Of The Moon. Which strongly implies that they mustâve died on random hunts. More than once.
So Deanâs death in the barn? Thatâs what happens to Hunters who have no divine intervention. Thatâs what happens to Hunters who are living the life without being chosen for something bigger. Thatâs what happens to Hunters with free will. Deanâs death in the barn was a true Hunterâs death. The one he always wanted. Thereâs no glory, thereâs nothing special about it. It just is. And I thought that was tragically poetic in its own way.
I know people were expecting them to go out Butch and Sundance style. Together â I admittedly wanted that too. But the way Deanâs death happened didnât bother me at all. And honestly? Samâs soul died in that barn, too. We know it did. So they did go out together, one way or another. It was just not the way we expected.
The cinematic parallels of Samâs life without Dean to Deanâs life without Sam after Swan Song honestly floored me. It was beautifully heartbreaking.
We see Sam living his life while Dean is driving along âright there beside him, every step of the wayâ. We see him holding on for Dean, fulfilling the promise he made to his brother about living on. Making sure thereâs always a Winchester that knows love left in the world. The final sacrifice of Sam, the bravest and strongest man we know. Sam, who sits down in the car he once called home, to be close to the one person that always held the same connotation. Sam, who knows his other half is waiting for him, sitting just there in the same spot he is. Every step of the way. Thatâs my Supernatural right there.
What I especially like about the whole thing is, that it once again leaves us with another take besides the one we actually saw and thought obvious. We can also pretend Sam died on that werewolf hunt, shortly after Deanâs death. There is nothing that stops you from seeing this as canon, (Thereâs actually quite a few hints that itâs a very strong possibility), because the way the whole scene played out couldâve easily been a daydream of Dean while he was driving in heaven.
The fact they left it open like that is a gift, in my eyes. They couldâve easily forced a fixed narrative on us. But they didnât. Same with so many other things. They left us with so many possibilities and room for our own takes. And I think itâs fair that people need time to process what weâve been given here. Itâs fair that people are still upset about some aspects, because they have yet to realize that there is a pathway for them to see it differently, without discarding canon at all.
Thereâs only one thing that is not open for interpretation. And thatâs that Sam and Dean love each other as much as two human beings can love each other. And none of them is complete without the other. I never quite understood why some people needed the show to end on romantic notes. Supernatural has never been about that. It has always been about the deep, abiding love those two brothers had for each other and how neither heaven nor hell ever stood a chance against it. Platonic love is just as beautiful as romantic love; sometimes even more so. And thatâs what this finale showed us.
And thatâs why I love it so much. Why I say itâs a Love-Letter. Itâs a Love-Letter to us; The ones whoâve been there all the way from the start. The ones whoâve seen the show for what it is and what it has always been: The epic love story of Sam and Dean Winchester.
Despite all that, it is still valid to dislike the ending. You are entitled to do so. But if you really think Sam and Dean - two soulmates, surrounded by the people they love, at peace - spending the rest of eternity together in heaven is the absolute worst possible ending that destroyed everything the show ever stood for? Iâm sorry, but in that case you did not understand Supernatural at all.
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guilty | knj x reader | chapter one: how odd
summary: as the man at the top, kim namjoon has almost everything he wants. almost. could a familiar face from the past change his future?
pairing: namjoon x reader
genre: mafia AU, pining, eventual smut
rating: 18+
word count: 2.8K
notes: you guys have been so amazing with your feedback on âguardedâ and it warms my heart that you loved hoseok and ms. kim -- so itâs time to show mr. kim some love, too. this series will not be long (probably three parts) but i had to break it into chapters because of the POV shifts. please let me know what you think about this chapter and as usual thank you so much to all the tiger wives and my amazing betas @ladyartemesiaâ and @hobi-gifâ.
this series is dedicated to the amazing @sahmfanficbtsâ who is an incredible writer, an awesome woman, and kim namjoonâs number one fan.
this fic is a continuation of the Guarded Series but can be read as a standalone piece.
Chapter 01 | 02Â | 03Â | Epilogue
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âYou fired me?â
Namjoon turns at the sound of the quiet accusation that comes from over his shoulder. Â
There is color in your cheeks as you cross the length of his office. Your jaw is tight, one lock of hair falling free from the loose knot at the base of your neck. One perfectly-arched brow is raised high.
You look hurt.
Beautiful -- but hurt.
Guilt hits Namjoon like a freight train.
âOf course not,â he deflects, taking a seat. He picks up one of the papers scattered across his desktop and pretends to read it carefully. âI reassigned you to a position I believe will be a better fit.â
Thereâs no way he could miss the irritated breath you suck between your teeth but Namjoon keeps his eyes glued to that paper in his hand. He realizes, absently, that itâs a takeout menu.
He hopes you havenât noticed the same thing.
âWell, was there some kind of problem with my performance?â
Namjoon winces at the dejection in your tone. He finally forces himself to meet your gaze and finds your eyes brimming with frustration. Â
He certainly canât blame you on that account -- you have every right to be frustrated. You shouldnât be made to feel somehow lacking when itâs him who is lacking in every way that counts.
âQuite the opposite,â he says carefully. âI think itâs a waste of your skills to have you keeping my schedule and taking calls. Seokjin can make better use of your talents on the business side.â
A strained silence settles over the room and Namjoon clears his throat before looking back down to his papers.
âWell, the new girl is terrible at this,â you say flatly. âI certainly wouldnât have let me walk in here unannounced. Sheâs too busy looking at her phone to look after you.â
Namjoon knows youâre right about that.
In the few short months youâve worked for him, youâve proven yourself to be unnaturally attuned to his needs. You knew without asking which calls he was trying to avoid and when, when to clear his schedule the day after a rough night on the streets. Youâve kept his office stocked with every comfort heâd ever wanted and some he hadnât even realized he wanted. Â
You are the single best assistant heâs ever had and he couldnât stand to keep you around for one minute longer.
You donât wait for Namjoon to formulate some kind of response to your damning and accurate observation. By the time he looks back up from his papers, youâve already turned on your heels to leave. Â
He watches you walk away with regret weighing heavy in his gut.
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Namjoonâs keys clang loudly when he drops them on the table in his foyer.
This penthouse is the best apartment in one of the best buildings in Seoul. Itâs filled with lavish furnishings and expensive paintings and boasts a stunning view of the Han River. Itâs one of the finest residences in the city.
And Namjoon hates it.
The vacant rooms and the echoing walls seem to mock him, making him all the more aware of how empty it is. How completely devoid it is of any life. Most nights he stays at the office until heâs delirious with exhaustion just so he can collapse straight into bed once he gets here.Â
Tonight though, for once, this place seemed like a better option.Â
Namjoon pulls off his tie and releases the first few buttons of his shirt before pouring a scotch. Â
Heâs drinking too much these days -- he knows it -- but the drinks help slow the constant movement of his mind. They help dull the anxiety that seems to take over when heâs too still for too long.
He walks to the window to look out over the night sky. Â
This is his favorite way to see the city -- high up enough that everything looks pristine. Get closer and youâll be assaulted by the noise and the crowds and the pollution. Get closer and the flaws are too hard to ignore.
âWas there some kind of problem with my performance?â
Your words echo as clearly in Namjoonâs mind as if youâd spoken them out loud in this cavernous apartment. He takes a seat in his plush chair and sips his drink, savoring the familiar burn of the scotch.
He thinks back to when you both were kids. Â
Your father -- one of the few decent men in his own fatherâs inner circle -- didnât bring you around much. He can only recall a few social functions youâd attended before taking off to university. News of your fatherâs death came shortly after that and it had been years since Namjoon had even spared a thought for you.
Then you came walking through his office door.
You definitely werenât a kid anymore, that much was clear. Â
What was much less clear was why you -- a college graduate -- turned up one day, desperate for a job. He hadnât questioned your need for fast work and fast money and you hadnât questioned the long hours and strange requests.
You repaid him with a flawless work ethic.
And he repaid you by fantasizing about fucking you blind over his desk basically every chance he got.
So yeah, there was a problem, all right.  Â
The problem was Kim Namjoon.
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âThere you are.â
The voice on the other end of the line practically slithers into Namjoonâs ear when he answers the late call.Â
âMina,â he sighs, infusing the name with a displeasure that comes through loud and clear across the connection. âThis line is for business only, you know that.â
Mina makes an exasperated sound.
âI wouldnât have to call your cell if youâd return my messages from the office. Iâve been trying to reach you for more than two weeks now. Iâm starting to feel like youâre avoiding me.â
Namjoon pulls the phone away to allow himself a long exhale before putting it back to his ear.
âHow did you get this number?â
âYouâre hung up on that?â Mina groans. âHonestly, Namjoon. I reached out to your new assistant who was more than happy to pass it along.â
Fuck. Heâs going to have to fire the new girl, isnât he?
âSheâs a nice girl,â Mina muses. âFar more competent than that last assistant of yours. Excellent decision on replacing that woman if she fails to complete a task as simple as delivering a message. Three messages, actually.â
Namjoon mulls that information over in silence.
âWhere is your mind these days, Mr. Kim?â Mina tries to cover her displeasure with a laugh but he hears it anyway. âYouâve been so distant lately. Itâs been too long since we had the chance to enjoy one anotherâs company.â
Namjoon can envision the pout she is wearing on the other end of the line and it aggravates him beyond belief. Pouting ranks near the very top of his least favorite female manipulation tactics.Â
Pouting makes him want to put his fist through a wall.
âAre you still there?â
âYes,â he mutters. âIâm here.â
âAre you drunk?â
Namjoon grits his teeth, fingers tightening around his glass.
âNo, Mina,â he grinds out. âNot drunk. Just not in the mood. Not anymore.â
She sputters on the other end of the line as Namjoon ends the call.
Maybe he should feel bad about being so blunt, but he doesnât. Itâll be a week before sheâs onto the next wealthy, connected man. Women like Mina make sport of locating and latching on to power.Â
Sheâll survive.
Namjoon stares out into the night sky and sips his scotch, letting his mind wander back to the one piece of the conversation that did capture his interest.
What are the chances that you -- a woman with seemingly unerring attention to detail -- forgot to deliver three separate messages from the same caller?Â
He contemplates that in the dark.
How odd.
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YOU
Kim Namjoon was the most serious boy youâd ever seen.Â
Even as a young man, he seemed to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. You can still close your eyes and remember exactly how he looked back then -- standing solemn at his fatherâs side, lanky body swimming in a suit heâd not yet grown into. His hair just a touch too long and falling into his eyes. Â
You thought he was the most handsome boy in all of Korea.
Namjoon kept mostly to himself -- no easy task given that his status alone made him the most celebrated catch amongst the children of the Gajog. Â
Everyone fought for the attention of the boy who would be king. Â
It would have been so easy for him to abuse the power he had over his peers, to treat them with disrespect, but Namjoon never did. You noticed how kind he was to the children who idolized him. You noticed how well he managed the volatile moods of his alcoholic father. You noticed how he hovered protectively over his sister. Â
He never noticed you, of course.
Your own father was careful to limit your exposure to the Gajog and as such, you lived on the outskirts of the social circle. By the time you were a teenager, youâd only spoken to Namjoon directly a handful of times. The few times you did see him face-to-face, youâd had to suffer through that awkward moment before his eyes lit with recognition. Â
It always took a minute for him to remember who you were, but when he finally did -- every time he finally did -- your heart would stop just a bit at his shy smile. Â
That was the image you held on to when you held your breath and walked into his office a few months ago. Youâd taken a deep breath and prayed that the quiet, kind kid youâd known so long ago hadnât changed too much over the years. And then you stepped into his posh office.
Kim Namjoon definitely wasnât a kid anymore.
The Namjoon who stood up from behind his desk to bow a greeting was nothing short of devastating.
Standing in place of the slender boy from your childhood was a man with deep, dark eyes and a striking, angular face. His suit -- cut to fit every line of his body to an exacting standard -- did nothing to conceal his powerful frame. He had grown into the full lips that once seemed a bit too large for his face.Â
Without a doubt, heâd become the most handsome man in all of Korea.
The shy smile remained, though -- dimples prominent when Namjoon extended a hand to shake yours and you woodenly accepted, blinking back. Youâd realized, absently, that you were gawking.
You hoped he hadnât noticed the same thing.
If Namjoon had picked up on your mortifying reaction to seeing him after all these years, he was far too much of a gentleman to let on. Heâd offered you a seat and then listened patiently as you explained that you were in need of a job -- any job -- so long as you could start right away.
You left out the painful details, of course. Â
Namjoon nodded quietly as you outlined your education and qualifications and emphasized your willingness to serve the Gajog in any role he saw fit. His eyes were warm and reassuring as you spoke, but you still braced yourself for the possibility that heâd send you away empty handed.
He didnât.
At the end of your impassioned speech, Kim Namjoon made you an offer you could not refuse. Â
Reporting directly to him and starting right away.
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The serious boy youâd known so many years ago had grown into an even more serious man.
It didnât take long on the job to notice the bone-deep melancholy that seemed to emanate from Kim Namjoon. He was good at concealing it in front of others but you saw it clearly. The way he would stand at his window at night, drink in hand, brooding. The way the shadows behind his eyes would surface when he thought no one was looking.
But you were always looking.
You wanted so badly to help. Â
You wanted to do something to help ease the burden he seemed to carry around at all times. So you threw yourself into the work, memorizing his routines and taking note of the things he needed. You organized his files. You streamlined his schedule. You ran interference on Yoongi and Hoseok and Seokjin on the nights when his moods turned dark and ominous.
Tiny gestures, in the grand scheme of things -- but there were days when you could convince yourself the gestures made a difference.
Days when Namjoon would look at you with a quiet appreciation that made you feel heat down to your toes. Days when his eyes would soften as youâd instinctually met some need he hadnât voiced out loud. Days when the darkness inside of him seemed to recede and one of those heart-stopping shy smiles would emerge.
You convinced yourself over time that this was enough --Â that taking care of him like this would be enough for you.
It had to be enough.Â
To allow yourself to imagine otherwise was nothing short of delusion. Â
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âEomma?âÂ
You call out into the quiet as you lock the door behind you. You can barely make out the sound of your motherâs soft reply from her bedroom.
This is where she spends most of her days now, shuffling between her bed and her chair, too weak to stand for more than a few minutes at a time. Pill bottles litter the nightstand, obscuring the yellowing photograph of your parents as newlyweds. Â
âMy sweet Ttal,â she rasps, voice hoarse from disuse, âYouâre home.â
âI am,â you sigh, sweeping into the room and pulling off your coat. You bend down to drop a kiss on her forehead before taking a seat at her side. Your motherâs once-luminous skin is now spotted with age, eyes cloudy and dull, but she is still one of the most beautiful women youâve ever seen.  Â
She flinches when you take one of her hands into your much colder ones.
âSorry,â you murmur, massaging over the paper-thin skin. âItâs freezing outside. I should have warmed them first.â
She gives your fingers a gentle squeeze.
âHome early again,â she croaks. âIs everything okay at work?â
Her innocent question brings the sadness simmering just under the surface of your thoughts back to a full boil. You still canât understand why Namjoon chose to reassign you -- and you still canât forget the sting of getting the news secondhand from your replacement.
Your face falls at the memory and you hope your mother doesnât notice. Â
The last thing youâd want to do is add worry to her already long list of concerns.
âYes, Eomma,â you soothe, smoothing back her hair. She leans into your touch with a tired smile. âEverything is fine. My new boss doesnât keep me as late as the old one did. But thatâs a good thing, right?â
âRight,â she agrees, closing her eyes. âMrs. Sim left just a short while ago. She brought some Japchae for dinner. Not as good as mine, but not half-bad, either.â Â
You laugh at the way the corner of her mouth lifts into a smile at her jest. Â
People like Mrs. Sim are in large part why youâve fought so hard to keep your mother here in your childhood home. The financial strain has been tough -- particularly when paired with the medical bills -- but you need the help. With no siblings to share your burden, youâve had to lean on the goodwill of longtime neighbors.
âLeave Mrs. Sim and her Japchae alone mother,â you tease, standing to stretch. âIâm going to get a shower before bed.â
Your mother makes a noise that sounds like approval, but you can tell sheâs already drifting off again. Â
Sheâs on so many pills these days; a blessing and a curse. More pills means less pain and better rest -- something she desperately needs. But more pills also means far fewer moments of lucidity -- much shorter windows of time for you to enjoy your motherâs quick wit and dry humor.
Sheâs back in a sleep state before you even make to stand. You stroke your fingertips across her face just as your phone pings in your pocket. You pull it out and very nearly dismiss the routine banking alert altogether -- but something catches your eye.
You swipe into the app to confirm youâre seeing the numbers correctly -- that your tired eyes and tired mind arenât playing games with you. Â
They arenât.
The direct deposit of your paycheck is coming on the date it should, at the time it should. But the number glaring back at you from the screen is higher -- much higher -- than it should be.
A demotion and a raise in the span of one week?
How odd.
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GLOSSARY:
Gajog: Family
Eomma: Mother
Ttal: Daughter
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The one with the surprise
Part 5 of The one where Bucky has a cute neigbour series!
Pairing: Bucky Barnes X Reader (f)
Summary | Reader and Bucky become friends after he saves her from  a creep in their apartment building. Each chapter explores a different  point in their friendship - very slow burn!
Warnings | 18+ only, Smut in later chapters (this is a slow burn), swearing, unprotected sex, oral sex, cockwarming (later chapters)
Will include elements of TFATWS in later chapters
Chapter 5 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 1 | Masterlist
âCâmon, where are you taking me doll?â
Bucky trailed behind you, his feet dragging as he continued to moan about your late night adventure. Youâd lured him out with a promise of pizza but as you exited the train in Queens, his mood had turned sour.Â
âNot much further, I promiseâ You waited for him to catch up and looped your arm through his. âHave I ever steered you wrong?âÂ
âPineapple on pizza comes to mindâ He muttered, eyes darting around the quiet street.
With a sigh you dug into your purse and retrieved your secret weapon âIâll give you these if you stop whiningâ You shook the bag of cashews youâd picked up from the store in front of his face before swiftly moving it from his grasp. âNope! Hey!â Bucky had made a grab for the bag but youâd quickly anticipated his move and spun on the spot, taking it out of reach.Â
As you turned, Buckyâs arm moved with you, pulling him into your back as you bent over in an attempt to stop him from getting his snack.
You laughed as he snaked his arm around your side, pulling you flush against him as he tried to take the bag from you, his fingers brushing your sides in an attempt to tickle you.Â
With a jolt, your ass pressed back into him in a vain attempt to free yourself from his grasp. You both stilled as your behind pressed into his crotch, acutely aware of just what you were feeling. Bucky was the first to act and swiftly removed his arms from around you, glancing around in embarrassment.Â
Standing straight, you adjusted your dress which had become dislodged. âShall we?â You asked, trying to act as though nothing happened.Â
âYep.â He responded, a bit too quickly.Â
To try and ease the tension, you ripped open the bag of nuts. âHereâ You threw one toward him which he caught with his mouth effortlessly. âThanks dollâÂ
You smiled back and looped your arm back into his, directing him down the road.Â
A few minutes later you arrived at your destination and you held your breath as you both looked up at the building.Â
âWhat do you think?âÂ
Bucky simply glanced down and smiled at you, his white teeth catching the light from the street lights.Â
âThis is one of the very few perks I get with my job, I figured who better to enjoy it with?â
âHow do we get in?â Bucky asked, pulling you towards the doors at the front.Â
âSecurity will let us in, theyâll be doing the odd patrol as standard but apart from that, weâll have the place to ourselvesâÂ
âY/n⊠this is incredibleâÂ
âYeah well⊠I knew you wouldnât come here because of the crowds and I didnât want you to miss out.â
Youâd brought him to the New York Hall of Science in Queens way past closing time. After dedicating to a ridiculous amount of unpaid overtime, your boss had finally relented and given you access to the contacts who ran the museum. Using your company's connections, youâd manage to swindle full exclusive access to the museum for the entire night.Â
Over the past few months youâd picked up on Buckyâs interests, one of them being technology. Despite spending most of the last 70 years in a big freezer, he loved technology of the modern age, often speaking of the projects Shuri was working on in Wakanda.
You spent the next hour or so strolling around the many exhibits, reading up on each subject and interacting with the activities throughout the building. Bucky didnât know where to look next, each section of the museum peaking his interest more and more.Â
âOkay so I may have one more surprise for youâ You confessed as you gently steered him towards the theatre.
Bucky remained silent as he felt himself become overwhelmed. He was genuinely touched by the thought youâd put into the entire evening, slightly bewildered why you even bothered with him in the first place. He knew he could be hard work, he often spent days being a miserable bastard, responding with only sarcasm. Yet you stuck around and got to know him and his quirks. Heck the two of you had gotten that close you knew how heâd been eager to pay a visit to the museum but hadnât due to the worry of being recognised.
Heâd now stopped kidding himself and accepted he felt something more than friendship for you. At first he brushed his feelings off as purely physical as afterall it had been over 70 years since heâd been with a woman and heâs not blind. Everything you did drove him insane. It took all his self control to stop himself from kissing you senseless every time you hung out.Â
The closer you both got, the deeper he fell for you. He tried his best to find fault with you but he came up short every time.Â
He loved how easy you were to talk to, how you never pushed him too far or tried to change him into something heâs not. He loved how selfless you were, always thinking of others before yourself. He also loved how thoughtful you were, constantly coming up with plans or ideas on what you both could do so he wasnât cooped up in his apartment all day.Â
Bucky had fallen hard.
âNow we do have other options if youâre not feeling it but I thought we could watch the original Dracula!âÂ
Bucky couldnât hold back his smile as you looked up at him with excitement etched across your face. All he wanted to do was kiss you.Â
âSo what do you think?â You asked, waiting for his response.Â
âI think youâre incredible.â You beamed up at him and led him into the quiet theatre which was housed within the museum.Â
âGrab a seat and Iâll be right backâÂ
Bucky nodded in response and picked one of the seats in the middle of the empty theatre, pulling his phone out as he did. He flicked through some of the pictures you had both taken throughout the evening, landing on the one of you both in the space exhibit. Heâd bent down to your level for the photo to be taken, your arms not quite long enough to get you both in frame otherwise. Youâd flashed a smile for the photo, leaning back into him, pressing your face against his as he did his best to pose for the photo. It had been a long time that heâd had a photo taken that wasnât linked to a crime. Smiling to himself, he updated his settings and set it to his background.Â
The lights then dimmed and the screen changed as the movie began. A moment later the door swung open and closed as you entered the theatre, your shoes stomping down the isles as you raced over to Bucky, eager to get there before the film started.
âI remember seeing this when it first came out.â Bucky confessed, a small smile gracing his face as he recalled the memory. âMe and Steve snuck in shortly after it started, we were too broke and young to get in on our own. He was so worried weâd get caught he spent the entire movie watching the door.âÂ
You laughed along with him, struggling to imagine the Captain America youâd seen on the news sneaking into a movie theatre. Reaching into your bag, you pulled out the blanket you had brought with you and covered you both in it, sinking into the warmth it gave as the movie began.
Although it was a horror, you both couldn't help but laugh at some of the scenes, special effects had come a long way since the 30âs.Â
The evening had gone exactly as planned. Youâd wanted to do something special for Bucky for a while, knowing he didnât venture out much due to the large crowds making him a bit uneasy.
Your friends at work had teased you about it after they heard the hoops you had jumped through to pull the entire thing off; knowing you wouldnât put in so much effort for someone you regarded as just a friend.Â
Youâd wanted your relationship with Bucky to develop into something more for a while now; you couldnât deny the attraction you had with him and the bond that had developed. Deep down though, you knew he had a lot going on that he needed to work through and you didnât want to get in the way of that. You heard his tortured screams on a night as the nightmares took a hold of him. You never brought it up but you saw how it affected him. The dark circles under his eyes were always a dead give away.
Although your body craved something more with him, you were content on leaving things how they were. You genuinely enjoyed spending time with him and wouldnât risk losing it.
It was the early morning when you both left the museum, having thoroughly enjoyed yourselves. Due to the late hour you agreed on hailing a taxi and sat in comfortable silence on the journey home as you struggled to keep your eyes open. Begrudgingly you watched as Bucky paid the driver as you reached your apartment building and accepted his hand as he helped you out of the cab.Â
âThank you for tonightâÂ
âDonât mention itâ You replied as you entered the empty elevator, pressing the button for your floor.Â
âThe last person who did anything like that for me was Steveâ He confessed as he rubbed the gold markings on his vibranium hand, not quite knowing what to do with himself.
âYouâre making me blush Sergâ The nickname slipped out without you realising and you glanced a peak over at the man beside you.Â
He simply shook his head, grinning to himself as he followed you out of the elevator.Â
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markings- obi-wan kenobi
paring: obi-wan kenobi x reader
rating/genre: g/fluff
warnings: doesnât follow cannon, light mentions of padawan/master relationship (everyone is of age!), brief mention of injuries
nicknames: y/n, young one, padawan
summary: an injured y/n doesnât follow orders and get hurt
Being a Jedi was hard work. Sometimes it seemed like the whole galaxy was after you, but at least you had your best friend, and master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You had been Obi-Wanâs padawan after Anakin and grew to find him quite charming. You knew nothing was ever going to happen after all this is Obi-Wan Kenobi we are talking about. Mr. Stickler for the Jedi code. Being on your own was a rough reality check, but you got through it nevertheless.
The war was still pipeing hot, and everyone knew it was going to be awhile before it settled down. Count Dooku was able to always be one-step ahead of the Jedi. The Jedi Council sent you to investigate a stolen Republic ship that was pinging off of an outer rim planet. Alone with only your R3 unit to keep you company, you flew out. Commander Cody and his men werenât able to assist you, since Anakin took them with him on a flashier mission.
As you were drifting in and out of your imagination while flying, until an incoming call from Master Kenobi came in.
âHowâs the flight coming along,young one?â Kenobiâs angelic voice rang out over the intercoms.
âThe flight is going quite well. Just a little boring. Shouldn't be too long before I land.â you answered back stifling a yawn.
âAre you well rested?â Obi-wanâs voice had a hint of worry.
âYes, Master.â your voice was firm. You couldnât let Obi-Wan know that you were up all night nursing a blaster wound. Speaking of which, you were soon going to need to steal some bandages from the medical unit soon.
âAre you sure, y/n? I need you to have a clear head throughout this whole mission.â
âIâll be ok, Master. Donât worry. Iâm landing soon.â With that you clicked off the call. Now that you had thought about your blaster wound you could feel the swelling and heat radiating off of it. You sustained the injury while fighting Sepertist droids on Naboo. One of their blaster shots got past your lightsaber and grazed your thigh. You fought through it. You couldnât let anyone know that a droid had hit you. Maybe it was a pride thing, but you were going to keep it hidden as long as you could. Itâs easier than you think, swiping badges from medical units and cleaning it in the comfort of your own quarters; no one had suspected a thing.
R3 beeped as your ship got closer to the planet. âWe are right on time, R3.â you smiled at yourself and your droid. This mission was going to be a breeze. You safely landed the ship, and jumped out to look around. âStay here and guard the ship.â
As you looked around you started feeling an unbalance in the force. Something was very off. Your thigh was still aching as you climbed over rocks to try and find the Republic jet. The unbalanced feeling was not going away. Looking down at your wrist where the coordinates were being displayed through a hologram; you were supposedly right next to the ship. that when a blast went right past your ear. It was a trap. One you feel right into. You really needed to work on trusting the force more.
Squads of Sepertist droid were advancing shooting at you. You quickly drew you green lightsaber, and got to work. You went through the motions Obi-wan taught you. Block all the shots. Making sure you can control the situation, before you advance. The words of your Master were ringing through your head. The droids were terrible shots. You advanced and was able to cut them all down in seconds. âR3, send my corrdances to Master Kenobi. Make sure he knows it's a trap!â you commanded into your comms system. Quickly you hid behind a boulder before the second fighting squad could see you. There were too many of them for you to fight alone and hurt. You had no reinforcements. Yet, you felt this need to see who was behind this.
You snuck up on the droids and took them down. Sweat covering every inch of your body. All your bones were aching, but you needed to keep fighting. Your comms system started to ding, and you knew it was going to be Obi-Wan. âHello Master. It seems I have fallen into a trap.â you recapped him.
ây/n you need to get out of there.â Obi-Wan's voice sounded worried again.
âBut Master, I need to find out who is behind this.â you pleaded with him.
âThat is a hard no. Get out of there. Now!â Obi-wanâs voice was harsh and you knew you needed to listen to him. Quickly you turned off your comm, and crawled from rock to rock getting closer to the base. You could hear droids talking amongst themselves.
âWhere is the Jedi?â one voiced their robotic tone, âYou! look over there.â
âRoger, Rogerâ
âAnd you! Look over there.â The boss droid was pointing around in different directions.
âRoger, Rogerâ
There were so many droids, and they were all over. As they did what they were told. One small group started looking around the area you were hiding in. Using the force you moved a small pebble; you were hoping that the droids were dumb enough to follow it to a place you could you could quietly kill them. Your comms system was constantly glowing red, and you knew you were going to get an earful when you got back to the base.
âHey whatâs that?â one of the droids asked. They all started chasing after the pebble. Walking straight into your lightsaber. That was the easy part, now to get inside the base. Except, you didnât have to. General Grievous decided to make your job easy. He stormed out of the base; knocking droids over as we went.
âHow did you imbeciles lose the Jedi?â Grievous yelled in anger. He was seething, and this settled your curious nature.
âR3, Start up the jet. Iâll be back soon.â you said into your comms. You moved as quietly and quickly as you could.
âThere she is!â a droid shouted. Shit. You needed to get out of here. Your thigh felt as if it couldnât hold your body, but you had to trust it. You stood up fully, and started running as fast as you could.
âR3! Move the jet closer!â You yelled into your comms. Blasts were going past your whole body. R3 did as he was demanded, and parked himself and the jet a couple feet away. As you were climbing into the small ship you were grazed by another blaster shot to the thigh. You screamed in pain. You kept moving, and as soon as all of you were inside the chamber; you were flying into space.
âWhat the hell was that y/n?â you saw Obi-Wanâs hologram.
âPlease wait to tell me off until I get back to base. Please Obi-Wan.â you pleaded yet again with him. His hardened eyes softened, and he slightly nodded his head before signing off.
The flight back was just as boring, and you spent most of it gathering your thoughts, and keeping pressure on your wound. There was no way to hide this one. It had reopened your other wound as well as making its own mark on your skin. You were in obvious pain; limping and whimpering each time little pressure was put on the thigh. You also looked at the rest of your body. Nothing too bad, except for the bright, red scratches on your right cheekbone and forehead. There were some bruises that had already formed on your arms and parts of your legs. You will yourself to keep pressure on your thigh; you would worry about the other things later.
As soon as you landed, Obi-Wan and Commander Rex were there to help you out. You swang your legs over the side of the jet, but as soon as your legs touched the ground you whimpered, and started to fall. Obi-Wan was there to catch you, holding you. âRex, notify the medical droids we will be there shortly.â he ordered the clone. Rex left without saying a word. âAre you okay?â he asked with only worry in his voice. You softly shook your head no. He sighed deeply before picking you up carrying you to the medics.
âGeneral Grievous was behind the attack.â you whispered to him.
âI suspected it wouldnât be anyone important.â Obi-Wan said under his breath. âDonât think about it right now. I need you to focus on getting healthy again.â
âOkay, Master.â you let your head drop into his chest. You felt safe. Nothing was going to hurt you.
Obi-Wan gently laid you down on the table for the medic droid to look over. You sighed when his arms left your body, but they quickly returned. He helped you take off your robes, looking you over himself.
âThat wound doesn't look to be from today.â The droid pointed out.
âWhen did you get that one, my poor padawan?â Obi-Wan asked you, sounding slightly disappointed.
âWhen we were fighting in Naboo.â you whispered.
âWe were in Naboo three days ago! Why didnât I know about this?â he questioned.
âI couldnât let anyone know a droid nearly shot me!â you exclaimed. Obi-Wan gave you a long, hard look before going completely silent.
âYou should be healed in two weeks if you stick to cleaning it, and resting.â The droid sounded loud in the quiet room.
âThank you.â Obi-Wan shooed the droid away. âI don't know what got into you! Itâs okay to admit that you were shot by a droid! You should never keep an injury from me! You should also follow my orders. I know you arenât exactly my padawan anymore, but I am still higher ranked than you, and you need to listen to me. I mean look at you. You're all marked up! What if it was worse? What if I lost you?â Obi-wan wasnât giving you a chance to speak. âMaker, what would I do if I sent you on a simple retrieval mission and you didnât come back?â
âObi-Wan! Iâm fine! I can handle myself! I passed the Jedi knight trials for makers sake! Why do you care so much? You wouldnât have made this big of a deal if I was Anakin!â you poured out. You knew it was unfair to compare you and Anakin, but you were hurt and he needed to understand that you werenât his helpless padawan anymore.
âItâs because I donât love Anakin like I love you.â Obi-Wan confessed. His voice was now back to a low, caring tone. âI donât think about Anakin, like I think about you.â
âI love you too, Obi-Wan.â you confessed back. Fuck whatever the Jedi council would think if they heard this. You were going to get better in the hands of the one you truly love.
The next morning you awoke in Obi-Wanâs quarters. He was awake staring at the ceiling, while slowly leaving delicate traces on your upper arms. âWhatâs keeping you up, love?â you asked him in a whisper. He looked down at your head on his chest.
âNothing my love. Go back to sleep.â Obi-Wan kissed your forehead, and closed his eyes, falling back asleep. you werenât able to fall back asleep until you could hear his steady heartbeat, and feel his leveled out breathing. Closing your eyes you fell back asleep in his arms. Forever feeling safe and sound in his arms. It was going to take you a couple weeks to get better, but at least you had Obi-Wan to take care of you.
finished.
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Can you do one where all the Wayneâs meet marinette before knowing sheâs dating Damian and something happened to her parents and Bruce already has the adoption papers and damiens like no father u canât adopt my gf
This is so cute and was so much fun to write. Hope this is something like what you had in mind :) @leagrey
Family Dinner
âI would like to apologize in advance. Father and his feral mistakes are very lively people and I fear they will take too much of a liking to you. If it is at all uncomforting, just squeeze my hand and we will leave.â
Marinette glanced over as Damian stared menacingly at the oak doors in front of them. It had only been a year since she had met him, but he had never once mentioned the idea of her meeting his family. Maybe it was because he knew today was special and he knew that meeting them was her only request of him for the longest time.
âDo you feel uncomfortable Damian? If so, please donât put yourself in this position because of me.â
âTt, utter nonsense. Me? Uneasy? Now you are just babbling.â
A small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth at the sight of the red threatening to overtake his cheeks.
âWell then, I guess there is no point in standing outside all day huh?â
Before her fist even made contact with the door, it flung open. Several curious faces piled in the doorframe, all trying to get a good look at her in case Damian changed his mind in an instant.
âYou idiots, back up now or Iâm leaving with her.â
A mutter of apologies echoed through the door as Marinette bit back the chuckle. With a great sigh, Damian motioned for her to step through the entrance, his tense body signaling that he was already ready to throw in the towel.
âItâs so nice to finally meet you all, my name is Marinette Dupain-Cheng.â
Her half-wave seemed to send a shock wave through the room as all eyes narrowed in on her, watching her every movement. Cautiously, she lowered her hand. A moment of silence passed and then two. Everyone seemed locked onto her, unsure of what to say and if she was being honest, she had the slightest idea as well.
âAre you all crowding her? Shameful. I thought I told you to wait in the dining room.â
It was as if the heavens had parted and uttered a command. Several bodies darted in different directions and in seconds, the hallway had been cleared save for Marinette, Damian, and an older man with graying hair and a killer smile on his face.
âMiss Dupain-Cheng, we are truly honored that Master Damian has allowed you to grace us with your presence for dinner this evening. I apologize for Master Bruceâs charges. They really are all excellent kids, but rare elements such as yourself tend to erase their minds of any manners I worked so hard to instill in them.â
He shook his head in mock disappointment as he offered her his hand.
âOh please, donât worry about it, Mr. Alfred. Iâm sure they were just as excited as I was.â
Taking his hand, she did her best to give a strong shake. His warm smile seemed so inviting, but the thought that he could clear a room with just a sentence shook her to her core.
âPlease, just Alfred is fine. May I escort you to the dining room?â
Marinette nodded as she blindly reached backward for Damianâs hand to drag him along. If the butler had noticed, he made no comment as he led them.
âAnd here we are, I will return shortly with the first course for tonight. I do hope you enjoy the meal. I have prepared special platers for you and Master Damian to commandeer for your dietary restrictions.â
Before she even had the chance to thank him, he whisked away, leaving her to stand by Damianâs side in front of the largest dining room table she had ever seen.
âWelcome.â
Her eyes darted to the head of the table where a dashing man stood, his eyes kind and welcoming as he motioned to the two empty seats beside him. It all felt so overwhelming, too many sets of eyes for her to count were plastered on her alone. Shuffling along, she managed a small curtsey to the man before allowing Damian to help her into her seat.
A small murmur erupted from the dining room table. Had she done something wrong? Perhaps she had set herself up at the table, but Damian just got so flustered about those sorts of things, insisting he wanted to be a proper gentleman.
âIâve heard very little about you Ms. Dupain-Cheng, but the little I have been able to wrestle out of my son has been nothing short of blessings.â
Marinette was sure her face was burning as she muttered a small thanks.
âI apologize for the huge turnout. When I mentioned to my oldest that Damian was bringing a friend home for dinner, it seems word spread fast. They all wanted to meet the person who managed to break through to him that wasnât Jon.â
His smile appeared jokingly as he glanced over the near full table.
âBut please, where are my manners? My name is Bruce and please feel comfortable to refer to me like that. The three boys across from you are my oldest Dick, Jason, Tim, and Duke.â
Dick's smile was blinding as he reached over the table to shake her hand vigorously.
âIâm so glad my little boy has made a friend and such a beautiful and well-mannered one as well!â
âYeah, I wonder how he did that?â Jason, at least thatâs what she believed his name was, stroked his chin thoughtfully as he stared down the two. Duke began to stroke his chin as well before he leaned across the table, shielding his mouth from where Damian sat.
âHey, Marinette, blink twice if heâs threatening you or your familyâs lives in any way.â
There was a small thud from under the table as Duke flinched slightly in his seat.
Bruce shook his head as he motioned past the boys and to the girls that sat on the other side of Damian.
âOn this side of the table are my daughters in all but paperwork. Barbara, Cassandra, and Stephanie.â
âUhm, you forgot one pop.â
The girl at the end of the table kicked her feet up onto the table, her mischievous smile poking at Bruceâs patience.
âHow could I ever forget you, Harper? I was just saving you for last.â
Harper sent a wink in Marinetteâs direction earning a giggle from the girl.
âMiss Harper, I must ask you to refrain from placing your feet on the table as I serve out the first course.â
Instantly she straightened in her seat as Alfred seemingly materialized from behind. The smile on his face as dangerous as ever. Marinette could finally see what Damian was worried about, his family was absolutely wild. Her eyes drifted from each person as they absentmindedly chatted in small groups.
Damianâs hand found hers under the table, giving her a slight reassuring squeeze.
âMarinette, I must apologize for dinner being so late. I had to work over today and even if I got out earlier than usual, I must admit it is not early enough. Please apologize to your parents for my inconsiderate job.â
Marinette swallowed hard as she sat down her fork.
âOh, uhm, I suppose Damian didnât tell you. I-uh-live on my own in the city.â
All of the chatter in the room fell silent and once more, she could feel the heat of every stare in the room on her.
âOh? Are they okay with that? Gotham isnât exactly known to be the safest at night.â His chuckle was humorless as he watched her bright eyes dull.
âI actually came to Gotham on my own merits, a fresh start if you will. My parents died last year in a bakery fire. Papa tried to find me, thinking I was home, but even as Maman begged him to leave the building, he couldnât leave believing I was still in there.â
She felt a single hot tear trail down her cheek, but she was quick to wipe it away before any more could follow.
âI apologize, I had no idea.â
Marinette shook her head vigorously as the apologies spewed out of her mouth.
âPlease, forget I said anything at all. I one hundred percent overshared. Now dinner will be so awkwardly, please, itâs been a year, Iâm okay.â
The conversation started back slowly, but once it did, Marinette couldnât stop laughing. She shared with them her business and talked about how she and Damian first met. Tim couldnât wrap his head around the thought that Damian would have actually stopped on the street to comfort her.
âI mean, what are you? A demon tamer? Teach me your ways sensei.â
As Alfred collected the final plates for the evening, Marinette felt better than she had in a long time. When it came time to leave, Bruce offered to escort them back to the front.
âMiss Dupain-Cheng, may I ask how old you are?â
â16.â
Bruceâs stare was concerning as he reached out to pick up her hand.
âHow do you live in an apartment then?â
âOh, My grandmother signed the lease. She technically lives with me, but sheâs such a free spirit, I couldnât possibly expect her to stay in one spot. I mostly live there on my own. Honestly, Iâm quite jealous of the large family Damian has, he is very lucky.â
Marinette thought she had to be hallucinating. Bruce Wayne almost seemed to be vibrating the more she talked.
âYou know Marinette, this manor is quite spacious. If you ever need-â
âAbsolutely not.â
In one quick movement, Damian was between them, his glare ready to cut through his own father.
âBut Damian-â
âFather I cannot allow you to adopt my girlfriend!â
Bruceâs jaw dropped as he finally noticed the constant contact that the two had initiated all night. At first, he thought it could be just her way of keeping herself grounded, but the more he thought back on it, it did seem quite like how a couple would act.
âDammit, now I owe Steph $20.â
Marinette peeked behind Bruce where all of Damianâs siblings stood exchanging money, Tim looking especially upset as he handed the blonde a crisp bill. For what felt like the billionth time tonight, Marinette felt her face flush.
âYou are all utter buffoons. Father, we will complete this conversation later. As for now, I will escort Marinette back to her apartment and I will be taking the car.â
Damianâs hand intertwined with hers as she allowed herself to be dragged from the manor. A chorus of goodbyes echoed after her, even Alfred waved her goodbye as he graciously shut Bruceâs mouth for him. As she climbed into the car, Marinette leaned over to place a small kiss on Damianâs cheek.
âWhat was that for?â The stutter in his voice was something she adored, something that only ever appeared when she caught him off guard.
âThank you for letting me meet your family today. It turned a bad day into a good one.â
âYeah, whatever,â the red of his cheeks betrayed his indifferent attitude as he shifted the car into drive.
As the manor disappeared in the rearview mirror, only one thought remained on her mind.
Just how would the conversation go with Bruce when Damian returned?
The thought alone made her smile.
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can i kiss you yet? + hong joshua
a mutual friend always made a great excuse to see you, but he definitely wanted more.
wc.2.4k | joshua x gn!reader, fluff, first snow au, foreigners in korea squad up, josh is a tutor u are an ambiguous worker everything is vague shhh, there are really no warning this is just fluff, oh drinking, but only the once, miss park chaeyoung please text me back
haha..... i am....... im not........... im in my joshie feels ok do not talk to me about it im embarrassed. thanks @babiemingoo for ruining my life by saying joshua would fall in love with me, and i quote, "no cap."
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you spent a lot of time with joshua. by proxy, mostly, but you enjoyed his company nonetheless. your best friend called him her brother - they weren't related by blood, but by circumstance, having separately moved to korea at an old enough age to take care of themselves but young enough to still need the support of someone going through something similar. they were neighbors, and rosie had no way of stopping him from barging through her front door at all hours of the day. she always yelled at him to let her have some privacy. he insisted that if she was doing something that required privacy, then she should tell him beforehand. you always just laughed from your spot on the couch.
joshua would smile and put up a hand when he pretended to notice you for the first time, as though you weren't the express reason he had made an excuse to show up. "hi, y/n."
you would smile back and wiggle your fingers at him. "hi, josh."
this happened almost every time you came over to rosie's apartment, and while you never intended to see him, you would be lying if you said it wasn't a lovely benefit.
she rolled her eyes. "don't you have a job?"
"that's the great thing about being an online tutor," joshua said, making himself comfortable on the opposite end of the couch from you. "flexible scheduling."
you realized you had never asked him about his work. "what do you tutor?"
he looked at you, and you thought you saw a flash of nervousness in his eyes before he grinned. "english. and korean. and algebra. and calculus, sometimes."
"that's, like," you paused, your head knocking to one side. "impressive?"
"is it?" he laughed. "i just voice chat with high school students in sweats."
you shrugged. "i'm bad at math and i'm pretty sure i'd be bad at teaching, so anything like that is impressive to me."
he nodded, the corner of his mouth quirked upwards. it was hard for him to believe that you could be bad at anything, but he figured math was an okay thing to be lacking in. "noted."
rosie coughed loudly, making you both direct your attention to where she was leaning against the kitchen counter. "if you guys are done, i would love someone's help deciding what kind of pizza to get."
when you left hours later, rosie asked joshua why he even came over, trying to imply that he was taking too long to admit he liked you.
he pouted out his lips and shook his head. "no reason. i just heard you talking to someone and wanted to make sure you're not inviting over weirdos."
she gave him a sideways glare, knowing that if that were the truth, he would have come over when mingyu showed up the day before. or wonwoo last week. or any of her other friends that frequented her studio apartment. but conveniently, he only ever barged in when it was you, and she had a suspicion that it was because he had learned to recognize your laugh through the thin walls.
the first time you ever met joshua, it was at a bar. you and some work friends had agreed to get drinks together, and when your coworker-turned-bestie got a call from her neighbor saying she got a package, you nudged her.
"is he your oppa, like, just a guy, or like a boyfriend?"
she squinted at you, registering your language switch "ew! oh my god, he's just a guy. he's like a brother."
you heard an indignant noise over the line at her exclamation, and you giggled as you guided the straw in your cocktail to your lips.
"am i lying, joshua?" rosie said, rolling her eyes. "are you not like my brother?"
"joshua?" your eyebrows quirked up, realizing he had an english name, and only processing after the fact that he also understood her. "is he like us?"
"foreign?" rosie asked, looking at you. "yeah, he's from la."
you looked at her expectantly. "well, is joshua free tonight?"
she laughed at you, but redirected the question over the phone anyways, then promptly invited him out to join you at the bar, and he said he could be there in 45 minutes. he arrived with 6 minutes to spare (not that you were watching the clock, but you totally were), and rosie waved him down to join your table, quickly introducing him to the coworkers you had deemed fun enough to hang out with.
"and this is y/n," she said, grabbing your arm. she leaned over to joshua, pretending to whisper. "the other foreigner."
you laughed and shook his hand, saying it was nice to meet him. he smiled back, warmly, and returned the sentiment. he was korean, you realized, despite being from america, and he was incredibly handsome. like, absurdly so, in a way that felt impossible in reality, yet here he was, gaze flickering over your face as you brought your (new) drink to your lips, and the liquid almost caught in your throat when you saw an entire galaxy twinkling in his eyes. you blinked when he went to get a drink, thinking you must be drunker than you thought to have mistaken the reflection of the fairy lights that littered the bar as galaxies, but for some reason, your initial impression seemed to suit him more.
months later, you went to rosie's apartment just to drop off some food - you were teaching yourself how to make korean side dishes, and she volunteered to be your auxiliary food tester if you made too much, which, big surprise, you absolutely did. she made fun of your cooler bag and your big puffy jacket, saying you reminded her of the grandma down the hall, and you laughed heartily as you made your way to her kitchen.
she had an essay to write, so you didn't stick around. shortly after you announced your leave and exited to the hall, the next door opened.
"oh," joshua said, hand still gripping the handle of his front door as he made surprised eye contact with you. "you're leaving already?"
you pursed your lips to hide a smile, wrapping your scarf around your neck. "already?"
"you usually, um," he paused, his hand going to the back of his neck, the other pushing into the pocket of his jeans. "you're usually around for a few hours."
you giggled. "i was just dropping off some food, rosie has an essay to write."
he puffed out a cheek and nodded slowly as he let it deflate. "i guess i shouldn't bother her, then."
you watched him avoid your gaze, then peeked slyly past him into his apartment. you had never been, but it looked neat. neutral. comforting. it seemed like him.
the jig was up, joshua thought, studying your eyes briefly. you clearly knew he only ever barged into his neighbor's apartment because you were there. he had obviously just given it away, but maybe you had always known, and you had just let him think he was convincing when he said he had no idea you were over. but maybe he was okay with that, because you never complained. and maybe that meant you liked seeing him, too.
"are you busy?" he asked suddenly. "i don't mean to keep you, but-"
you shook your head quickly. "i don't have plans."
"uh," he turned to his apartment before looking back at you briefly. "let me grab a jacket, i'll walk you home."
you couldn't help but smile. "okay."
joshua made sure he was quick to get his winter coat and a scarf, but instinctively adjusted his bangs in a mirror and checked his breath. he silently scolded himself for making this out to be something that it wasn't - he was walking you home, not taking you out. but he hoped he would work up the nerve to ask before the end of the walk.
"ready?" you asked, pushing off the wall you were leaning against as you waited.
he smiled at you, silently hoping he was. "yeah, let's go. it's gonna start getting dark soon."
when the two of you exited the apartment building, hands shoved into pockets, joshua commented that it felt like it was gonna snow.
"i think the forecast said tomorrow," you mused, looking up at the overcast sky.
he stared at you as you walked beside him, your lips curved upward in a vague smile as you thought about how much you liked the snow, and when you looked over and caught his gaze, he redirected his eyes just a little too late, then laughed at his own behavior. "sorry, you looked really cute just then."
you couldn't help but smile, nuzzling down into your scarf to hide it. "as opposed to normally, when i don't."
"not what i said," he defended immediately. "i think you always look cute."
you giggled into your scarf, hoping he couldn't see how flustered you felt. "thank you. i think you always look cute, too."
you caught a small smile sneak onto his face as he looked down at his shoes. "thanks."
joshua had never once seemed shy to you. a little hesitant, maybe, when you had first met him, but he exuded confidence. you got the impression that he knew himself better than anyone, and he was happy to express himself genuinely around people that accepted him. he was a bit of a smooth talker, you thought. he had a way of saying exactly what people wanted to hear, whether it was true or not. but today, now, he seemed genuinely reserved. quieter. like he wasn't quite sure what to say to you as you walked side by side on the sidewalk, headed to your apartment.
"what kind of food did you bring to roseanne?" he asked, trying to fill the quiet.
"standard fare," you said, smiling at how he used her full name. "kimchi, seasoned beansprouts, sweet potatoes, fishcakes."
"oh, korean?" he asked, looking at you. "i didn't know you cooked like that."
your lip quirked into a smile at the reaction. "i'm practicing. gotta please a korean husband if i wanna get a permanent visa, y'know."
"right," he said, nodding at your joking tone. "a korean husband."
you blinked, eyes focusing on something in the air, then looked up. "oh my god, is it snowing?"
joshua tore his gaze from you, looking around at the flakes that were gently falling from the sky. "i told you it was gonna snow."
"but the forecast said tomorrow!" you laughed, pulling a hand out of your pocket to try to catch some flakes. "has it snowed yet since new year?"
his heart fluttered lightly as he watched you shove your hand back into your pocket. "no, not yet."
you looked over at him and giggled at how much snow had gathered on his dark hair. "oh, jeez, it's starting to come down." you reached out to him, brushing some flakes off his bangs, and he hoped you thought his ears were just red from the cold. "if we don't hurry, you're not gonna be able to walk home."
that wouldn't be the end of the world, joshua thought. maybe if the snow fell heavy enough, you would tell him to sleep on your couch instead of trekking home. maybe the two of you could chat, alone, just enjoying company until too late in the night. and maybe your heating would go out again, like you often complained about, and maybe the two of you could wind up under the same blanket as you got sleepier.
"do you know that belief?" he asked, glancing at you as you walked. "what koreans say about first snow?"
you looked over to him. "no," you said shortly, switching to korean. "what is it?"
he laughed, but continued in english. "they say that if you're with someone during the first snow of the year, you'll stay together for a long time."
you stopped in your tracks, and he only made it two steps in front of you before he turned, looking at you questioningly. "together?"
he gave a short affirmation, blinking and looking away as he shifted his stance. "yeah, like-" he paused. "supposedly, if you confess during the first snow, it's good luck. or something like that."
you stared at him, studying his eyes as he avoided your gaze, a tiny smile creeping across your face. "josh."
he looked at you, eyebrows quirked. "w'sup?"
you giggled. "are you talking about us right now?"
"oh, are you confessing to me?" he asked, eyes wide and making you laugh as he slowly closed the short distance between you. "confessing during the first snow, wow. you must really like me. y'know, i always kind of thought you had a crush on me."
you rolled your eyes. "yet it took you four months to mention it?"
his nose scrunched up as he grimaced apologetically. "i'm sorry for making you wait," he said, quietly and in korean, close enough that you felt his breath on your skin. you just shook your head at him.
"i made you wait, too."
he looked between your eyes, and you couldn't help but feel like the snow was melting around you from his warm you felt. "can i kiss you yet?"
you let out a breathy giggle, enjoying the way his eyes creased as he smiled at you. "of course you can."
this moment, joshua realized, was one that he had imagined a million times in his head. in a million different scenarios throughout the last four months, he had imagined how incredible it would be to feel your lips against his. and when he finally found himself there, his fingers brushing against your cheek as he pulled you into him, the first snow of the year falling around you, he realized he had imagined it all wrong. because despite thinking that you definitely had the most beautiful lips that he could ever press his to, he had not accounted for the fact that you were smiling, and he was too, and that made them the sweetest. the most fun. the most exciting.
and he hoped you would let him keep kissing you for a long time.
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