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Also if your taking requests could you maybe write Eddie x fem!Scoops Ahoy Worker!reader
✦ A SCOOP OF MISUNDERSTANDINGS | e. munson x reader ✦
wc: 2k+
pairing: eddie munson x f!reader
warnings: not a lot of warnings tbh, just swearing, jealousy, fluff, like annoyingly fluffy, i hope this isn't cheesy and tiny tiny bit of angst if u RLLY squint
summary: eddie is really enamored with the new scoops ahoy worker, and is jealous of how her and steve get along so well.
authors note: NONNIE PLS EXCUSE HOW LONG IT TOOK ME TO WRITE THIS HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY ASKS FOR A LONG TIME!! im so glad u liked polaroids and now i hope u like this as well and hope i did ur request justice <33 this concept was so fun to write!! ITS ABIT CHEESY BUT I LOVE CHEESY SO EXCUSE ME PLS! also lmk if u want more like this or all ur requests and any of ur feedback pls send me an ask abt anything ily all <3
eddie LOOVES ice cream, and most of all, eddie loves going to scoops ahoy with dustin and annoying the shit out of steve.
it's like their weekly routine at this point, getting ice-cream, but also trying all the flavors so they can get free ice-cream, steve and robin always end up yelling at them.
so eddie entered the scoops ahoy shop with a smirk on his face, and the mission of annoying steve, but his smirk is wiped off and he is almost baffled by something, or rather someone.
you.
he is intrigued at the sight of you, standing next to steve, pouting your glossed plump lips at him for something he is saying, and you look so pretty, that it catches him off guard. even with that stupid scoops ahoy hat on top of your hat, eddie thinks you look so fucking good that it's unfair, and he is too dumbfounded to speak.
you laugh at something steve says, and it makes eddie's heart skip a beat. his mind is fuzzy when he's staring at you, he wonders if you're new here, because if someone as angelic as you worked here before, he wouldn't have missed it.
his attention is drawn back to robin, who tries to take his and dustin's order and dustin asks to try his 100th flavor "god, will you take eddie and dustin's order i need to go on a break!" she exclaims shouting your name, groaning. you nod quickly as you wave steve away.
a warm smile is plastered on your face, "welcome to scoops ahoy! what can i get for you, dustin" you point to dustin, guessing the kid steve always talked about must've been him, and then you turn to eddie.
"and, eddie?" you smile, also remembering him from steve's stories, as he told you all about eddie and how he was 'not jealous' that dustin had gotten another older brother, who played the 'same stupid nerd game as dustin'.
"you know my name?" eddie asked, his eyes widening and his mouth dried up. "robin just told our names, you doofus." dustin lightly nudged him, and a blush crept up eddie's cheeks, his first words to you and he already looked like an idiot, great, he thought to himself.
"oh, not only that but that one talks about you two all the time!" you said giggling as you pointed to steve.
"all good things i hope." eddie chuckled and you gave him a warm smile again, nodding. the way your eyes sparkled as you smiled was etched into his brain forever, dustin realized eddie's adoring looks but he kept his mouth shut.
"so, uh... what kind of ice cream would you like today? we have a lot of flavors!" you asked, showing them dozens of ice cream flavors.
"i'll have one scoop of chocolate and one scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough, and same for him, if that's okay." eddie said, smiling at you.
you looked up at him, your smile widening. "coming right up!" you said sweetly, grabbing a cone and getting to work.
as you did so, dustin lightly nudged eddie's shoulder, eddie could barely turn his head around to dustin when all he could do was focus on you. "what?" he asked annoyed.
"dude, you have to ask her out!" dustin exclaimed excitedly and eddie threw him a look as to say 'keep your voice down idiot, she's right there!'
"what?" eddie asked playing dumb and dustin rolled his eyes, "you've been gawking at her ever since we walked in, just ask her out!" dustin encouraged eddie.
but eddie didn't know how he was supposed to do that. he was the 'freak' of hawkins, and you were- oh you were so pretty, so nice and you seemed so kind. he couldn't even manage to get his words out when you were around, let alone ask you out on a date.
"maybe next time, kiddo." he gave dustin's shoulder a squeeze, as eddie watched you laughing at steve's jokes again, and sighed.
he knew you were out of his league and possibly suited better for someone like 'king steve' anyway, but it didn't stop him from returning in a few days.
"eddie, hi!" the way your face instantly lit up and how you remembered his name, made him smile, eddie was putty in your hands with just two interactions.
"one scoop chocolate and one scoop chocolate chip again?" you remembered his name and his order? eddie's heart was about to burst out of his chest, you were giving the poor boy hope with just existing.
he nodded, and you scooped a generous portion of ice cream into a cone. "will that be all?" your tone was so sweet that it was making eddie sick.
"um, yeah." eddie said, feeling a bit flustered. he took the cone and turned to leave, but then he hesitated, dustin's words rang in his mind. he knew he at least had to start more conversations with you.
"hey, um, do you have any recommendations for other flavors?" he asked, his voice was still timid.
you grinned, excitedly. "oh, there are so many! have you tried the mint chocolate chip? it's my personal favorite." when he shook his head no, you immediately grabbed a spoon feeding him the ice cream.
you excitedly waited for his feedback, your eyes were glimmering, "really good." he managed to get out with a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth, making you giggle.
even if eddie wouldn't have liked the flavor, he would pretend that it was his favorite flavor for the rest of his life if it meant he would get to hear your pretty laugh and those dreamy eyes again.
and eddie knew he was obsessed now, he didn't want to be so hooked on you, but you made it easy, so very easy.
and in the next few weeks, eddie started coming to the shop more often, finding excuses to try new flavors and linger around you at all times. and the more he came the more he got comfortable with you, always making small talk, while trying to be funny and charming, but always feeling like he was failing miserably.
but you didn't seem to mind. in fact, him always coming around to see you, and your conversations were the best part of your day, and your job.
you were always laughing the hardest at his jokes, asking him about his day, and even sneaking him extra scoops of ice cream every now and then.
but eddie had one problem.
steve.
he was always there, talking to you, and making you laugh, jealousy was starting to consume him.
he couldn't help the agonizing anxiety inside of him that made him feel like he wasn't good enough for you, especially compared to steve who seemed to be a ladies' man and had a natural charm to him, along with the 'king steve' title that eddie felt he lacked, the only title he had was, 'the freak'.
and eddie couldn't get you out of his head. his head was constantly filled with thoughts of you and the little moments the two of you shared at scoops ahoy.
so when he came to the shop the next day, he had one thing on his mind. he had to at least try his chances, and ask you out.
"hi, honey." he greeted you, the nickname was something you felt so comfortable with, and it made you feel so giddy inside.
"hi, eds." he loved the nicknames you gave him, 'handsome, eds, pretty boy.' he could feel his insides about to burst when you called him any of them.
when the two of you fell into your routine conversations again, eddie felt comfortable, he felt at ease with your presence, and he realized he could really do it, he could actually ask you out.
so when he called out your name in a soft voice, he gathered his courage, clearing his throat.
"i just wanted to ask you if-" but once again, his voice was drowned out by steve, and he sighed his anxiety was starting to bubble over when your shift instantly focused to steve.
"shit- sorry i'm late, again!" steve's voice was irritating him now, and you waved steve off, to say that it was fine.
"you're only late like 5 minutes." you offered him a smile, and as steve gave you a hug to greet you eddie could feel his stomach knotting up.
he tried to stay composed, but he couldn't help his mind getting fuzzy about his insecurities.
when you returned to eddie, you could sense he was off. "sorry handsome, what were you saying?" you asked, as you gave him a sympathetic smile.
but eddie was distant, and even the 'handsome' nickname, wasn't enough to ease his worries "oh, it was nothing important." his voice was timid and he was now lost in his own thoughts.
"is everything okay?" you asked, your voice filled with worry.
"yeah, yeah, you can go back to your thing with steve, i didn't mean to interrupt." he meant for it to sound casual, but it sounded bitter.
you looked at him, furrowing your brows. "what?" and when you saw the way eddie looked at steve, it clicked.
all the times when steve came and interrupted you and eddie's conversation, all the times steve made you laugh, eddie always had the same disappointed look on his face that he did now.
and you actually face-palmed at the realization, and gave him a chuckle, causing eddie's attention to shift to you again as he gave you a puzzled look.
"jesus- eddie, have i ever told you how i started this job?" you asked, and he shook his head.
"we moved into hawkins a few weeks ago, my dad told me i had to find a summer job and then my cousin told me he got this new job at scoop's ahoy, so i thought why not? and i signed up as well." the information was slow to process eddie's brain.
"steve is my cousin, eds." you said, a smug smirk played on your lips, and eddie immediately felt his face grow hot with embarrassment. "oh."
"shit, i didn't know. sorry." he shook his head, glancing down at the floor.
he wanted to laugh at how foolish he had been, worrying about steve this much in the last few weeks.
"it's okay, i mean we do hang out a lot, but that's because he's my favorite cousin, and it's really fun to be able to annoy him 24/7." you giggled and eddie chuckled, nodding.
he felt a surge of relief, but he wanted to slap himself for being jealous over nothing.
when the conversation between the two of you went back to normal eddie felt comfortable around you again, and he decided to push his plans to asking you out to the next day, his cheeks still blushing at the mention of steve.
so when he says his goodbyes to you, it makes you groan, and eddie tilts his head, confused, as he turns his attention to you.
"are you ever going to ask me out?" you asked, impatiently, and you felt desperate to do so, but you had spent weeks flirting with eddie, and it was driving you crazy now.
eddie blinked slowly, not believing the words that were coming out of your mouth his heart pounding in his chest. "w-what?" he said, trying to keep his voice steady.
you huffed, "i mean i've been flirting with you for weeks, and i thought you weren't interested, but you did nothing." you pouted, and eddie felt like he was going to faint.
"shit, honey." now your heart was pounding out of your chest, the nickname, again, was enough to make you melt.
"fuck, i've been trying to ask you out for weeks, but i thought you weren't interested, especially because i thought you were interested in steve-" you made a gagging sound at that and his mouth turned up into a soft smile.
he felt like he was dreaming, he felt so stupid. "would you wanna go out with me? maybe to that new restaurant that opened up just right down the street?" he asked, intoxicated by your hopeful eyes.
"yes," you replied, without hesitation. "i would love to."
eddie grinned sheepishly at you. "great," he said. "how about tomorrow afternoon?"
you nodded eagerly. "tomorrow afternoon sounds perfect."
"see you then." eddie replied, appearing to be casual and trying to hide the fact that he was screaming internally. and trying to comprehend that he was actually going to go on a date with you.
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I just loove your mamma Donna!
Can you write about about dark Donna and reader having a 8 year old daughter. When reader told her about pregnancy Donna wasn't thrilled, she thought the baby would only be a nuisance, but she still cared about reader. However, when the baby was born, Donna's attitude changed, she became extremely possessive and loved her more than anything.Donna is also very overprotective of her child,for example, when she visits the village and someone is bothering her daughter, she acts like a she-bear defending her cubs. one day the girl goes outside to play, an hour passes and the child does not come back, Donna and reader start to worry, Donna decides to look for her daughter. When she goes towards the forest, she hears a scream and it turns out that several men are trying to kidnap the girl. Donna gives them terrifying hallucinations and kills them in a very brutal way.
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No one touches our family
Pairing: Donna Beneviento x Fem! Reader
Warnings: Fluff, slightly dark Donna, jealousy...
Word count: 6,173
Summary: She'll always protect you, both of you...
N/A: Sorry about the language mistakes!!! Requests are open!!! I'm waiting yours!!! I love you all!!! :))
“Are you feeling better?” Donna asked, timidly peeking out of the bathroom door where you were refreshing yourself in the sink.
“I think so, I don't know,” you answered, letting the cold water run over your face, hoping that horrible dizziness would disappear.
The woman in black approached slowly, rubbing your back lovingly, but with something dark in her gaze.
“I told you to go out to dinner with your friends wasn't a good idea,” she whispered in a cold, dark tone, like every time she thought she was right.
You rolled your eyes and shook your head, drying yourself with a towel.
“Here we go again…” you murmured, putting your hands on your hips, ready for another serving of jealous Donna, a very frequent one. “Ivana isn't the best cook in the world, but I doubt that was the reason.”
“Who?” she asked abruptly blinking in confusion, the shadow of jealousy darkening her face.
“Ivana, the daughter of… Oh, you know what? It doesn't matter,” you said amused.
You had already grown accustomed to that attitude, you knew that Lady Beneviento had serious problems facing a relationship like yours, that fear and doubts were still very present in everything you did.
After all, your relationship had started out of the blue.
As the daughter of bakers, your work in the village had led you to meet everyone who lived there, including the fearsome Lords.
You were never a particularly brave girl or with innate talents for commerce and dealing with people, but having no other choice, you had to develop those kinds of talents on your own.
Talents that, in a totally fortuitous way, led you to rub shoulders with the most important people in that sinister village. They may have been fearsome, dangerous, but you soon discovered that was just a facade. Each of them had dreams, ambitions, they seemed much more human than what you heard in the stories parents told their children, especially when one of them, Donna Beneviento, started to generate a different interest in you.
Calling it love was a bit hasty at first. The obsessive, fearful and possessive nature of the lady in black was something that was difficult to deal with, but little by little the love you began to feel for her made things easier.
Dark, sick, disturbed and strange, those were words that could define the lady in black, but you preferred to do it with the ones you discovered as you got to know her: sweet, kind, loving, attentive… Yes, you preferred those adjectives, although the first ones couldn't help but be present in your life.
You loved her, and so did she. That was the only thing to think about, that was the only thing that mattered to you.
Everything was going well, your relationship had gone through many phases, but they were all good. She had nothing to worry about and neither did you. You knew about her complexes about the changes that the parasite caused in her face and body, but none of that was enough to make you not want to know if it would work. And it did, it worked almost perfectly.
But for a while now, your body seemed weak, your stomach went crazy in the mornings and you were tired all the time. Something strange that you didn't give importance to until those symptoms worsened over time. You had a bad feeling...
“It does matter, I'm sure she poisoned you,” Donna said, crossing her arms.
If you didn't know her, you would probably think she was joking, but no, not at all, she was that paranoid, that jealous...
“What? Oh, please, Donna,” you said, unable to help but laugh. The dark glint in her eye told you that she wasn't exactly amused.
“I'm serious. There are a lot of people in this village who want to hurt you,” the lady said, looking down, with a broken tone.
“Me? Why?” you asked with raised eyebrows and a mocking smile. “Don't they like my bread?”
“They don't like me,” Donna answered. “And they know that if they want to hurt me, hurting you is enough to do so.”
“Okay, okay, what you mean is that I can't eat something that you haven't prepared, huh?” you joked, thus diverting the darkness from her thoughts.
“Yes, it can be a good strategy,” she said with a more relaxed look, with a beautiful smile beginning to light up her face.
You shook your head, biting your lip, and approached to give her a soft kiss on the cheek, one that had an immediate effect, relaxing the tension in her body.
The sad and sinister doorbell interrupted that moment, alerting the lady again, who ran downstairs, grabbing her damned black veil.
“The door, the door!” the doll Angie shrieked, jumping around in the hall.
Normally the puppet's attitude was annoying, but lately her shrieks were like torture for your sensitive ears.
“Angie, please don't yell,” you said, going down the stairs too, fanning yourself with your hand due to the heat that emanated from your body when you made a minimum of effort.
“Don't yell, don't yell!” she repeated mockingly, while you, unsuccessfully, tried to reach the door before Donna.
“Hello, Lady Beneviento,” a familiar and timid voice sounded from behind the threshold and you, seeing that you had arrived late, rubbed your eyes with your hands.
“What do you want, silly?” Angie asked, climbing into her owner’s arms, speaking for her, as usual.
“Is (Y/N) at home?” your friend Elena asked.
You looked up, sighing, waiting to see what the brunette’s reaction would be this time. She could scare the girl, she could make her demons chase her, she could be nice (unlikely) or she could close the door in her face. It was like a roulette wheel of misfortune, but one that you started to find funny.
“No,” the lady whispered, in her own voice, trying to close the door, something that you prevented with a quick movement, making Donna’s head turn towards you, annoyed.
“Yes, she’s at home,” you said, in a mocking tone, causing the lady to growl. Donna definitely didn’t like visitors. “How are you, Elena?”
“Oh, fine, I’m fine,” your friend said, smiling in relief at your presence.
“I'm glad to hear it, do you want to come in?” you asked pleasantly, opening the door wider.
“Can I come in?” the young woman asked, now looking at the Lord, who was breathing heavily.
“Can Elena come in, Donna?” you asked through clenched teeth, with a slightly threatening tone.
Another growl came out of her lips as she moved out of the way of the young woman, who timidly entered the mansion. At least the young Lupu didn’t displease Donna.
“Come, let's sit down,” you said, leading your friend into the living room, closely followed by Donna and the doll, who looked at the intruder in a sinister way. “You can sit with us if you want,” you whispered to the lady in black, who immediately shook her head, pulling Angie, who had pounced on the young woman, surely trying to scare her.
“Dai, Angie,” Donna murmured, dragging the puppet next to her, who would surely hide in the workshop until the girl left, as always.
“I want to stay with the fools!” the doll protested.
“Let her stay, Donna, she doesn't bother us,” you joked, causing her fists to clench even more.
The lady ignored your words and disappeared into the darkness murmuring words that surely weren't flattery.
“I see everything is going well,” your friend commented, calmer when Donna's intimidating presence disappeared. You raised your eyebrows and nodded amused.
“Yes, as always,” you said, relaxing on the couch, waiting to hear that the elevator had arrived at the basement and you could speak freely. “Did you bring it?” you asked in a low, almost imperceptible voice.
“Yes,” your friend answered, searching for something in her bag, a wrapped package that she handed you discreetly and you unwrapped, sighing, nerves starting to run through your body.
“Oh, thanks,” you said kindly, putting a hand on her arm. She shrugged, downplaying it. “Surely if I had bought it from the Duke, Donna would have already gone crazy. Damn fat guy with a big mouth…”
“It's nothing, (Y/N), anything for a friend,” the girl said, kind, as always.
You nodded, reading the instructions on that object. The letters trembled at the same time as your hands.
“Okay,” you said to yourself, looking for spying eyes around you.
“Are you sure that…?” your friend asked, making the same gesture.
“No, I'm not sure, that's why I asked you for this,” you said amused, silencing your fears with jokes, as you always did.
“What are you going to tell her?” she asked curiously.
You shook your head, letting out another nervous sigh, moving that strange stick between your hands.
“If it's negative, I guess, nothing,” you murmured, reading the instructions again. “I don't want to worry her in vain.”
“What if it's positive?” Elena asked, looking around, shaking with fear. Yes, well, that sinister house could scare anyone. You were already used to it.
“Well, I guess… I don't know, she has to know, I think,” you whispered. “I don't know, Elena, I'm a bit scared.”
“Well, it's, it's fine,” she said, gently rubbing your back. “You should get over your doubts.”
“Now?” you asked doubtfully, with your heart that seemed to want to jump out of your chest.
She nodded with an understanding smile.
“Yes, that way I'll be the first to find out,” she joked playfully, pushing you off the couch.
You nodded confusedly and decided to do as she said, slowly climbing the stairs to the bathroom.
You didn't have to wait too long. A positive symbol appeared on that test within a few seconds, confirming your suspicions. You checked it several times, there was no doubt.
“Well?” she asked when you came back down. Surely your face was a poem. You could feel the color slowly disappear from your cheeks.
“I'm pregnant,” you said, letting yourself fall on the couch and handing the test to your friend, who put on a surprised expression, without losing her smile.
“Oh, congratulations, (Y/N),” she said excitedly, giving you a quick hug. You remained motionless, something she noticed right away, moving and relaxing her face. “Isn’t... Isn't that good news?”
“I don't know,” you said, running a hand over your forehead. “Is it?”
“Of course, (Y/N), a baby is a gift from the Gods,” Elena said, getting a little closer to encourage you.
“Is it? Tell that to Donna, she gets jealous even of my shadow,” you murmured with a frown.
“Well, but... It's, it's hers, isn't it?” she asked in a worried tone. You shifted, annoyed by that question.
“Of course it's hers,” you said abruptly, shaking your head. “Yes, yes, it's I-don't-put-on -that-rubber-thing Donna’s…” you sighed, with your legs shaking.
“Well…” she sighed, without leaving your side. “I'm sure the news makes her very happy.”
You laughed nervously, not believing your friend for a second.
“Yes, I guess…”
When the girl left, you were left alone again, with that test in your hands and a lot of fears and questions.
Well, a baby wasn't something you expected that soon, at that moment, but deep down, starting a family was always in your plans. At that moment you would only have to do something complicated, tell Donna.
“Donna?” you asked, peeking through the doors of the workshop, where the lady was calmly working on her dolls.
“Has she left?” she asked in a low, hoarse voice, concentrating on painting a sinister porcelain head.
“Yes,” you answered, approaching slowly and kissing her cheek from behind, putting pressure on her shoulders to relax yourself.
“I'm going to see if I can catch her, I feel like scaring her,” Angie said amused, jumping off the table and leaving the workshop. Normally you would try to stop her, but on that occasion, you let her go.
“She's going to scare your friend,” Donna murmured, without looking up. “I'm not going to stop her.”
“Yeah, well,” you said amused, with a passive gesture of your hands, sitting down on a nearby chair. “It’s better this way, so I can talk to you alone.”
“Mm…” she murmured, with disinterest, something that made your blood boil.
“Donna,” you said, putting a hand on her wrist. She looked at you curiously, but again, she went back to her dolls. “Hey, I said: I need to talk to you.”
“Yes, I’ve heard you. Talk, I'm listening,” she said in a low voice, dipping the brush in black paint. You rolled your eyes and groaned, snatching it from her hand and leaving it on the table.
“No, um... Listen, listen to me carefully,” you said nervously, avoiding the darkness with which she looked at you. She hated when you interrupted her work. “It's important.”
“What's wrong?” she asked, with all the attention you wanted, crossing her arms. There was no other option, you had to tell her.
You took a breath and closed your eyes, extending the test to the brunette, who took it confused.
“I'm pregnant,” you said in a small voice, your whole body shaking. You opened your eyes slowly, looking for a reaction from the brunette, who simply shook her head, blinking erratically.
“What?” she asked after a few seconds of tension. “If it's a joke...”
“It's not a joke, I took the test and it's positive. I'm pregnant,” you said in a more serious tone, crossing your arms.
Donna paled, closing her eye and sighing in a way that made your stomach turn.
“Oh, Gods...” she murmured, giving you back the test.
You, surprised by her reaction, decided to use another strategy, smiling tenderly.
“Aren’t... Aren't you happy? We're going to have a baby,” you whispered in her ear, with a scared voice, with tears in your eyes. She shook her head, not really knowing what to say.
“(Y/N) this… This is a problem,” she said in a low voice, looking away from you. “Why are you pregnant?”
“You're not asking me that,” you said with your eyebrows raised, nervous, just like her. “Wait… A problem?”
“A baby is… It's not…” she stammered, shaking her head, with that dark look again.
“It's not what?” you asked abruptly. “I think it's good news, don't you think?”
“No, of course I don’t,” she said with a nervous laugh, with her hands shaking, being grabbed by yours. “A baby is… It's not… Cazzo, (Y/N), why?”
“Why?” you repeated incredulously. “If you were so worried, you should have done something to stop it, right? How many times have I told you to put on a con…?”
“I'm not going to do that,” the lady interrupted, hitting the table with a closed fist, scaring you. “È umiliante.”
“Well, then you should assume the consequences, or are you going to kick me out of the house?” you asked, having a strange feeling, as if you had already experienced that before, twice, more or less.
“What? Of course I’m not, who do you think I am?” she said furiously, with a serious and annoyed look.
“I don't know, I…” you sighed, passing a hand over your forehead again. “Hey, I didn't expect it either but… I don't know, maybe it's nice to have a child, right? It's the ultimate expression of love.”
“Yes, but… Um, a baby is, it's just a nuisance, (Y/N), you know, they cry and stuff,” she said nodding, as if reaffirming to herself she was right.
“I know, but… Well, I'm excited about it,” you murmured in a sad voice, disappointed by her attitude.
Donna sighed, looking around for something to say, something to help you.
“I guess we have no choice but to accept it,” she said softly, taking your hand, regretful of her reaction. “Hey, maybe, maybe it's good.”
“That's what I think,” you said, letting yourself be caressed by the delicacy of her hands. “I'm sure it's good…”
Despite that almost childish reaction, the months passed peacefully. The idea of having a child didn't excite Donna and you knew it, but even so, she took care of you, she took care of your baby even if it wasn't to her liking. She loved you, you knew it, for her you were always the priority, and you still were.
Care, caresses on your belly… The 9 months passed like a dream, one in which you were lightly, gently cared for in the best way possible. Donna may not have been excited about being a mother, but at least she bothered to pretend that those kicks in your belly moved her. You didn't really know if she was pretending, you never asked.
“Baby, baby, baby, baby,” Angie hummed, making your headache worse. At least the doll seemed happy, maybe too much.
“Angie, please… Shut up,” you said, putting a wet cloth on your forehead, with your hands caressing your already very swollen belly.
“What? I'm keeping you company,” the doll defended herself, climbing onto the couch and hugging your belly as well, something you didn't stop. Deep down, you thought it was adorable. “Hi baby…”
“You're going to drive it crazy,” you said amused, smiling at that interaction. “And me too.”
“It has to be called Angie,” the doll said, letting you breathe.
“We don't know if it's a boy or a girl,” you said, caressing your belly gently. That day your child was especially restless.
“Hey, baby, are you a boy or a girl?” the doll asked. “If you're a boy you could be called Angelo.”
You laughed, shaking your head, keeping that wet rag on your head.
“Anyway, I'm going to eat something…” you sighed, trying with great effort to get up from the couch. The doll squealed unpleasantly, pushing you to sit down again.
“Hey, hey, stop there, silly!” she shouted.
“Don't yell,” you said pretending to sob.
“Donna says you shouldn't move,” the doll said, with a cocky pose. “What do you want? I'll get it for you.”
“How kind of you,” you sighed, surprised by such kindness so uncommon in the puppet. “But still, I want to stretch my legs, otherwise I'll be stuck to the… Oh, shit…”
Frightened, you looked down. Well, at least you were at home.
“You fool, you peed yourself!” Angie shrieked. You didn't even make an effort to get angry, you were about to panic.
“Ugh, it's not… Shit, shit…” you muttered, breathing with difficulty. “Donna!”
The birth was complicated, but finally, after a few hours of torture, little Beneviento came into the world among inconsolable cries.
“Oh, Donna, it's a girl…” you said excitedly, holding the little baby on your chest, crying from joy and effort. “Hello, hello my love…”
The lady in black nodded reluctantly, but with a sincere smile on her face.
“Look at that black hair you have…” you commented, feeding your daughter for the first time. “Have you seen, Donna? You can't deny she's your daughter.”
She nodded again, without taking her eyes off her daughter, as if she was thinking about something. She seemed sorry, probably for her attitude. You didn't want to ask, you had the most beautiful thing in the world in your arms.
“It's incredible,” you murmured, cradling the baby in your arms, who was squirming in confusion for having been taken away from the warmth of your belly. “Don't you want to hold her?”
Donna sighed, looking away for a moment, biting her lip.
“I… Fine…” she finally said, extending her arms for you to hand her the girl, who seemed calm.
“That's it… Say hello to mom…” you whispered, handing the baby to Donna, who took her carefully. “Say hello, honey, ciao, mamma…”
Donna smiled tenderly, cradling the baby in her arms. The little girl kept moving, stretching, and by chance, one of her hands landed on the brunette's face, making her freeze with a serious expression.
“Look, she loves you,” you said amused, breathing deeply, relaxing after so much effort.
“She's, she's beautiful,” Donna commented, with the same surprised expression, playing with her fingers, letting the baby squeeze them tenderly. “It's… It's… Wonderful.”
You closed your eyes, relieved by your lover's emotional reaction, by the tears that were beginning to form in her eye.
“I promise I will always take care of you, my precious girl…” she whispered, gently kissing her daughter's forehead, thus beginning a new, unexpected stage, a change in the woman in black that you had not believed possible.
Time passed, and with it all of Donna's fears vanished, all of her worries. Nothing could stop her from taking care of her baby, from singing lullabies to her to help her fall asleep. Against all odds, the lady in black became the best mother in the world.
But not everything was good.
The jealousy, that overprotection of the brunette not only hardened with you, but also with the girl. Donna seemed almost obsessed with keeping little Fiorella Beneviento safe from any danger, with having everything she wanted.
It was not the best way to take care of a child, but you had to admit that tenderness, that eagerness to protect what was hers had an adorable side.
Eight years later, Donna continued in the same way, protecting you, protecting her daughter, her most precious treasures fiercely.
“Fio, hurry up and come here!” you shouted, leaning over the stairs, calling your daughter for a quiet walk through the village. “Oh, Donna…”
You sighed when the lady in black approached you, her black veil hiding her beauty. You hated it, you even thought of burning it.
“What's wrong?” she asked, shrugging, ignoring your protests.
“To see you with that on makes me nervous,” you said, stamping the ground impatiently. “Fiorella Beneviento! This is the last time I ask you!”
“Don't yell at the girl,” Donna scolded you, with a hand on your shoulder. You rolled your eyes and stole a small kiss on her lips, lifting the black fabric in a playful way.
“Fiorella!” you shouted again, at the girl's lack of obedience, which was not common, nor usual. You suspected that Angie had something to do with it.
“I'm coming, mom!” the girl said l, leaning over the railing. “How annoying…” she protested childishly, slowly going down the stairs.
“Annoying!” Angie shrieked, going down hand in hand with the girl.
“If I remember correctly, it was you who wanted to take a walk through the village,” you said in a sufficient tone, dressing up your daughter while Donna gently caressed her black hair. She always had those gestures, she was always proud of her daughter.
“Yes, but I was reading,” Fio said, giving the brunette a quick hug. “Mamma, vieni?”
“Sì, tesoro,” she replied with a loving laugh. The little girl smiled wider and jumped for joy.
“Great!” she squealed excitedly. “Let’s go, mom, come on.”
“Yes, yes…” you sighed, winking at Donna, who followed you slowly.
The walk was quiet, more than usual. Well, if you ignore a snowball fight between Fio and the doll, of course.
“Hey, I'm glad you came,” you whispered, walking hand in hand with Donna, surrounded by a shower of snowballs. “Thanks,” you whispered in her ear, kissing the visible part of her face, earning a shy giggle.
“I don't like you going to the village alone,” she said with a cold voice, but squeezing your hand affectionately. “It's dangerous.”
“You know what? I'd rather you told me you felt like taking a walk with me and your daughter,” you joked, frowning playfully.
“That too,” she said in a whisper. You nudged her slightly and hung on to her arm, letting her slide a hand around your waist, making the walk much more romantic.
“I love you, Donna, you know that, right?” you whispered, sighing, enjoying your new life.
“Me t...” the lady replied, abruptly interrupted by a snowball that hit her face. “Me too.”
“100 points, Fio!” Angie shrieked, bursting into deafening laughter. The girl approached slowly, rubbing her hands in apology.
“Scusami, mamma,” she said in a fearful voice, as Donna took off her veil and brushed the snow off of it.
“Don't worry, tesoro,” Donna whispered, brushing the snow off as you struggled not to laugh. You failed, causing the brunette to look at you with a fiery eye. “Do you find it funny, (Y/N)?”
“No, no…” you lied amused, making your daughter laugh as well, who put her hands covering her mouth. “Well, maybe…”
“Maybe? Fine, fine,” Donna said, nodding seemingly disinterested, winking at Fio and moving away. “Come on, laugh now!” she shouted as, after bending down, she threw a snowball directly at you, leaving you speechless.
“Right in your face, silly!” Angie mocked, as you brushed the snow off your face, crouching down furiously to counterattack.
“Mamma!” your daughter said, pulling the brunette's dress to move her out of the path of your throw.
The laughter, that improvised battle was all you needed to get through the day.
“Can I go play with Rox?” Fio asked, when you arrived at the village, where a group of children her age called her, her friends.
“Ask Donna for permission,” you said, pointing at the brunette, who was looking at fabrics with Angie.
The girl nodded and ran with her mother. Surprisingly, she nodded, placing a hand on her daughter’s shoulder, pushing her towards the children.
“Wow…” you said, approaching her seductively. “Mamma is in a good mood today, mm?” you teased, grabbing her waist and kissing her from behind.
Donna laughed, running a hand through yours and moving to get you to move away.
“It’s okay if she plays with her friends,” she whispered, studying one of those fabrics with her touch.
“Oh, wow, it’s okay now, is it? I thought you said they were little demons who shouldn't get close to Fiorella,” you murmured, touching the fabrics passively.
“Yes, but... I, I can't help but remember my childhood,” she explained, paying the weaver for the chosen fabrics. “I was very lonely, (Y/N). I don't want that for our daughter.”
“Well, I like that. I like you think that way, Donna,” you said affectionately, walking beside her, enjoying some time alone.
Relaxed, the two of you leaned against a fence, with all the shopping done, waiting for the girl to stop playing. Donna caressed you affectionately while you leaned your back against her body, letting yourself be intoxicated by her affection.
“Loser, loser!” the children shouted, getting your attention.
“I didn't lose, you cheated!” Fiorella protested, kicking the snow furiously. Small steps were approaching
“Donna, silly, they're messing with Fio,” Angie said, tugging at your dress and comically pointing at the kids.
“What?” Donna asked, turning away angrily and looking at those kids, who, indeed, seemed to be laughing at your daughter. All your alarms went off at that moment.
“Hey, hey, Donna…” you said, grabbing the brunette's wrist. “Stop right there. Leave it be. It's kids' stuff.”
“No, I'm not going to let them laugh at Fio,” the brunette protested, breaking free from your grip.
Angie and you looked at each other and you rubbed your eyes, sighing helplessly.
“Donna…”
“Mamma!” the little girl shrieked, running to hug her mother, who appeared like a shadow, making the children immediately fall silent. “They're making fun of me…”
“Who, tesoro? Them?” Donna asked, as you approached slowly, shaking your head.
“Lady Beneviento,” some of those children muttered, petrified, scared.
Donna crouched down, with her daughter hugging her tightly, looking hatefully at her friends.
“It's very rude to laugh at others, did you know that?” she whispered in a dark voice.
The children nodded. It could almost be a comical image.
“Do you know what I do with children who laugh at others?” she asked again, threateningly. The little girl smiled pleased, looking at her mother with admiration. Donna always defended her, always.
“No, ma'am,” they answered at the same time.
“I lock them in my dark basement with my dolls…” she whispered in a hoarse, terrifying voice. “And when they get tired of crying, they realize that they will never be human again, their limbs are made of wood…”
“Hey, Donna…” you said unable to help but laugh. She looked at you briefly, but then at the doll, which lunged at them. “Aren't you going too far?”
“Come with me, kids, I want you to be my friends!” Angie shouted, scaring those poor children, making them run away.
Donna laughed with satisfaction, high-fiving Fio, who stuck her tongue out at them mockingly.
“I'm sure you won't laugh at me again!” the girl shouted, with a proud smile, which dangerously reminded you of Donna's.
“Great, you can be proud,” you said, holding back your laughter as you saw those children flee in terror. “You've created a trauma for an entire generation.”
“They were messing with me, mom,” Fiorella protested, pouting.
“They were messing with her, (Y/N). They deserve it,” Donna said, proud and satisfied.
“You know you're not going to be able to protect her forever, right?” you asked in a melancholic whisper, hanging on her neck while your daughter talked about how fun it had been to scare her friends with Angie.
“I know but, but as long as I can…” she said stammering nervously, always looking at the girl until your hand stopped her, lifting her chin under the veil.
“You're an angel,” you said, lifting the fabric and stealing a kiss from her. “Come on, let's go home, it's almost time to lunch.”
The afternoon came after a quiet meal, full of laughter and Fio imitating her mother's exploits. You couldn't deny that she was quite the artist, she imitated Donna perfectly, especially her dark side. You didn't know if that was good, but at least it was funny.
“Can I play outside, mamma?” the little girl asked, interrupting your romantic reading on the sofa.
“Yes, tesoro, but wrap up warm,” Donna said, pulling your body closer to hers.
“Grazie!” she squealed happily, leaning in to kiss her mother's cheek.
“Hey, hey, hey, what about me?” you protested, pointing to your cheek, which she also kissed before going out into the garden.
“And me?” Donna asked amused, pretending to pout. You laughed, biting your lip, and leaned in to kiss her slowly, a kiss that was perhaps too hot for that moment.
That kiss led to more, hungry caresses and your body resting on hers, legs on either side of her hips, moving slowly.
“Gross!” Angie complained, moving past you, just to annoy you.
“Angie…” you groaned, blinking in an annoyed manner. “Why don’t you go play with Fiorella?” you asked, ignoring the doll, continuing your kisses to the brunette, who was already breathing heavily.
“You want to be alone, huh? Good luck with that,” the puppet mocked, pulling you away from that improvised passion.
With a grunt and a movement of her hands, the doll fell limp on the couch. Donna’s thing, of course.
Time passed quickly, that little moment of madness was quick, but intense. The book you had abandoned returned to Donna’s hands after catching your breath and taking a shower. Maybe too much time had passed.
“Mm,” the brunette murmured, when the clock in the hall announced the time.
“What's wrong, honey?” you asked, sighing, leaning on her shoulder.
“I'm worried, (Y/N), Fio's not back yet,” Donna whispered, looking at the clock again, closing the book.
“Oh, you know how she is…” you said, enduring Angie's blows, protesting for having been deactivated. “If it were up to her, she would spend the whole day in the forest.”
“The forest?” the lady asked, looking at you in surprise. “What do you mean by the forest?”
“Well... It's where she plays, didn't you know?” you said, knowing that you had said something you shouldn't have.
“Of course I didn’t, I would never let her go near the forest by herself, what were you thinking?” she said, nervously, getting up from the sofa and walking towards the entrance, grabbing her inseparable black veil.
“Hey, hey, come on, Fio isn't a baby and she's on the grounds, nothing will happen to her,” you said, stopping the brunette, who had already covered her face.
“No? Look at the time,” she said furiously, pointing at the clock. “She's been gone for two hours, (Y/N).”
“Okay, hey, calm down,” you said, putting your hands on her shoulders.
“Don't ask me to calm down,” she hissed, pushing you away and walking back to the door.
“Where are you going?” you asked, grabbing your coat and following her closely along with the puppet.
“To find my daughter, of course,” Donna said, letting you go first and looking at the garden. “Fio! Sei qui?”
“I told you she's in the woods…” you said impatiently, crossing your arms.
“Then let's go to the woods,” Donna said, with a sigh, pulling your hand, almost dragging you along the path.
“Fio?!” you both called.
When you saw that the girl wasn't playing in the usual place, in the old gardener's house, you started to worry too.
You let her play there because you knew it was safe, Fio was 8 years old and as smart as her mother, and there weren't any monsters around there that could stalk her, or so you thought.
“Lasciami andare!”
The unmistakable scream of the little girl reached your ears, and Donna didn't waste a second to approach the source, running desperately through the forest.
“Don't bite me, damn it!” an unknown man screamed.
When you arrived at the place you had to take a deep breath to keep from panicking.
Two villagers you didn't remember seeing were holding Fiorella, trying to tie her up with a rope. You couldn't react.
“Be careful, be careful, if we hurt her she won't be worth anything,” the other man said, managing to tie the little girl's hands.
“This girl is a demon, no wonder she's the daughter of...” the stronger man said, grabbing the girl, who was kicking on his shoulders. “Lady Beneviento.”
“Oh, shit, I told you!” the shorter one shouted when Donna appeared from the shadows, calm, with a firm, slow, stalking step.
“Mom! Mamma!” the girl shouted, turning her head and kicking harder.
“Let my daughter go,” you hissed, threatening, at Donna's apparent inaction. “Calm down, honey, we're here.”
“These bad men want to take me with them!” the little girl explained, falling to the ground with a dull thud.
“One more step and I'll kill the girl,” one of them said, grabbing the girl by her black hair. Donna trembled with rage, but she didn't lose her nerve.
“How brave of you, kidnapping a little girl,” you said, furious, without losing sight of the girl, who was complaining about the tugging.
“Shut your mouth, you stupid sick girl… If you want this girl, you'll have to pay for it,” dumbest of the two, the most stupidly shameless said.
“Sick? You mor…” you growled angrily, walking towards him, being stopped by Donna, who put a hand on your shoulder and pulled you until you were behind her.
“Pay? No, we're not going to pay,” Angie said in a dark, serious tone, with Donna's voice.
“No? Well, well, then we, we…” the other man muttered, fighting the girl's protests.
“Dare to touch her, you miserable bastardo,” Donna said, in her own voice, walking towards them. “Dare, come on.”
“I, I'm leaving,” the short man said, trying to escape. It was impossible.
Fio broke free from her grip and ran into your arms. You picked her up in relief, untying her ties and calming her tears.
“Shh, that’s it, mom’s here,” you said, lifting her into your arms. “Donna, let’s go home.”
“No,” she said, extending her hand to the two men, who fell to the ground in horror. “Take Fiorella away from here. Now!”
You nodded and obeyed, carrying your daughter away from that scene.
Horrible screams filled the quiet forest. You crouched down, covering the ears of the girl, who was still scared.
“Hey, no, look at me, look at me,” you said, when the girl tried to look over your shoulder.
“Is mamma okay?” the little girl asked, pretending to be braver than she was.
You nodded with a fake smile, putting her coat back on.
“Of course she is,” you said, wishing for those horrible screams to stop.
A short time later, the lady in black and the puppet appeared from the shadows.
“Mamma!” the girl screamed, running into her arms.
“Are you okay, tesoro?” she asked, as if she hadn't just brutally killed those bandits. That coldness gave you chills.
“Yes, mamma, thanks for saving me,” the girl said politely, hugging the brunette, letting Angie hug her too.
“Hey, Donna,” you said, approaching cautiously. “I didn't think that, that she could be in danger.”
“I know,” she said, forgiving your carelessness. “Relax, (Y/N), I told you I would always protect you.”
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