#ignore the fact that I have sheet music taped to my closet door

[thebaffledcaptain]

big things happening in the British Corner…

[malumsmermaid]

I’d Do Anything

Ok so I started working on this in like November? Anyway I’ve been torturing Allie with my ideas and snippets of this for the past few weeks and I’m getting impatient with myself so I decided to go ahead and post this.

It’s a CEO!Ashton fic with a little bit of sugar daddy being involved later I think as well as some potential for Cashton.

Thanks @astroashtonio for putting up with all of this and being excited and so sweet, you’re the best.

Anyway, I hope you guys like it, and here’s chapter one.

Word Count: 2,704

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Chapter One

Lily made her way through the first floor lobby of the office building, clipping towards the elevator, knee stinging but she ignored it given she was already late. She just nodded at the people she passed, who stared after her, likely due to the mud covering her skirt from her little spill as she rushed out of the parking garage. Lily quickly got on the elevator as the doors opened, pushing the button for the floor of the main office. She kept her head down as she walked past everyone and entered Ashton’s office.

“Sorry I’m late, Ash.” Lily said, setting her things down on the couch against the wall.

“It’s ok Lily, I’ve just been working on the sign up lists for tech upgrades after yesterday’s keynote and….fuck Lil, you’re covered in blood.”

“I know, I was rushing to get here and I slipped in some mud on the side of the sidewalk and fell, so now my clothes are all a mess and my knee sort of stings but I’m sure it’s fine.” She pushed her hair back as she spoke, ready to get to work now that she was there.

Next thing she knew, Ashton was next to her, his hand on her wrist, “No Lily, it’s not fine, I didn’t say anything about the mud, I’m more concerned with the fact that your leg is covered in blood, probably why your knee stings.”

Lily looked down, seeing the blood running down her leg. “Well, shit, I guess that probably has something to do with it.”

Ashton rolled his eyes, tugging her into the private bathroom attached to his office. He motioned for her to hop onto the counter while he rummaged around in the cabinets for the first aid kit. While he dug through the kit she reached over and wet some paper towels, cleaning off the excess blood so they could see what the damage was. Ashton breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was just a minor scrape and began cleaning it. Lily scrunched her nose at the familiar sting of the alcohol wipe against her raw skin, but it was soon replaced with a bandaid. He gently pressed his lips to his fingers before lightly pressing them against the bandage, whispering “All better now.”

With that he rose, picking up the trash and putting the first aid kit away. He strode to the closet on the other side of the room, which Lily had always been curious about, but assumed it contained suits for days where he stayed at the office all night, solving some problem that stumped him during the day. Sure enough, when he opened the door she saw a few suits, hanging neatly on one side of the closet. However, he was staring at the side of the closet blocked by the door, hands rifling through it.

He turned, producing a dress and pair of shoes to go with it. “This should cover up your scrape for today’s meeting. My car is in the shop, getting inspected, are you ok with driving us to the meeting?”” he asked, hanging the dress on the closet door.

She nodded slowly, sliding off of the counter. Lily walked over to where he stood, taking in the dress. “I’m going to step out, let you finish cleaning yourself up and change, the meeting starts in an hour. Leave your outfit in here and I’ll have someone take it to be cleaned.” Ashton told her, slowly backing out of the bathroom, the door shutting quietly behind him.

She sighed as the door clicked, undressing and searching her legs for any flecks of mud from her spill. Ashton and Lily were close, especially for a CEO and his personal assistant. They only called each other by their last names in meetings, around other people. There were rumors going around the office that Ashton had feelings for Lily beyond their friendship, and there were some moments that they shared where Lily felt like maybe they could be right. Right now was one of those moments. The fact that he pretended to kiss her scrape better, and that his emergency clothing closet contained outfits for her as well as himself? It was pretty confusing.

Satisfied that she had cleaned all the mud from her body she walked to the closet, appraising the dress again. It certainly fit her general style, but when she saw the brand name on the tag, her jaw dropped, being one that she typically wouldn’t ever consider buying for herself due to the price range. Lily glanced at her watch, sighing quietly and gently removed the dress from the hanger. She slipped it on, pulling up the side zipper before buckling on the shoes that he had picked out. She hung her muddy clothes on the bare hanger, putting it back on the closet door, biting her lip as she did so, feeling bad about someone else having to take care of it. She checked her hair in the mirror, getting it to lay right again before stepping out into the office.

The printer was whirring as she cut off the bathroom light and let the door close and Ashton looked up from his computer. His face lit up as he looked at her, “You look amazing,” he said, rising from his chair to collect the warm paper from the printer.

Lily smiled, looking down to gather her things so they could get to the meeting on time. He slid two pieces of paper across his desk, “Sign up for what you want, ok doll? Then can you pin them up for everyone else while I get my notes together?” She nodded, slowly looking over the list, thinking back to their discussions while watching the Apple keynote yesterday.

Ashton really wanted her to update her watch, even though he himself didn’t have a smart watch. He claimed that he only wore his as an accessory, that he had Lily to keep him on schedule. She shook her head, only writing her name on the new phone sheet, since she had held onto her phone for two years, it was time to go ahead and upgrade that. Besides, she doubted that she really wanted Apple collecting data on every time she tripped over her own two feet.

She grabbed her purse and stepped out of the office, pinning the lists to the bulletin board. Lily's friend Kelsey, walked up to her, eyes scanning over her dress. “Damn Lily, you look hot.” she said, face lighting up.

Lily blushed, turning to talk with her, “I guess this is better than being covered in mud,” she joked, and Kelsey just shook her head.

“Again?” she teased, “I guess Ashton figured with how often you hurt yourself he should have clothes ready so you could be seen in public together.” Kelsey wiggled her eyebrows with the last sentence and Lily groaned. Kelsey was one of the main people running the rumors that Ashton wanted to go out with Lily. She had even started a “secret” office pool on the topic. Kelsey shook her head at Lily’s response, saying, “You’ve got to admit something has to be going on, especially if he’s willing to have such a nice outfit in his closet for emergencies. Tell me what happened?”

Lily shook her head at her request, about to give her a quick explanation of what had happened this morning when Ashton walked out of his office, ready for their drive to the morning’s meeting. “Ready to go?” He asked with a smile, laptop bag slung over his shoulder and suit jacket on his arm.

She nodded, smiling at Kelsey and she hummed, “Talk to you later, Lily.”

Lily nodded in response, following Ashton to the elevator. He stopped at the desk of one of the interns while she continued walking, handing him a couple bills and once Ashton turned to join Lily at the elevator the intern rose, making his way to the office and she sighed.

The elevator doors opened right when he reached them and they both entered, Ashton pressing the ground floor button before beginning to put his tie on. Lily watched as he stared at his reflection in the doors, tightening his tie and combing his fingers through his hair. She bit her lip, busying herself with her phone to look at the schedule for today. Ashton gently tapped her shoulder as the elevator reached the ground floor. Lily nodded, walking out the door as he gently placed his hand on the small of her back. She smiled as they both walked to the parking garage. She unlocked the car and he pulled away from her to get into the passenger side of the car. He watched as she climbed in, adjusting the skirt of the dress as she sat down before closing the door. She started the car after buckling the seatbelt, plugging her phone into the cassette tape and began playing music. Ashton chewed his lip as he watched her get everything in place before backing out of the parking space.

Ashton tapped against his thigh as Lily drove, listening to the music and going over his notes. Occasionally he mentioned a point to her, glancing over while he asked her opinion about it. Lily found it odd that he always asked her some of these points, but he really trusted what she had to say about them, sometimes bringing them up during the meeting.

She parked in the lot for the building where this morning’s meeting was, Ashton pulling on his suit jacket after he closed the car door behind him. He smiled over at her as she waited for him, quickly pacing over and they fell into step. They checked with the receptionist to see where they needed to go today and then Ashton led the way, his hand occasionally brushing hers as it swung at his side.

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The meeting ended a couple of hours later and Ashton checked his phone as they walked out of the office. “The auto shop called, my car is ready to be picked up, can you take me over there now?” Ashton asked, placing his phone back in his pocket.

Lily nodded, “Where’s the shop at?” He quickly told her and she smiled, “Perfect, after I drop you off at the shop is it alright if I run by my apartment and let my dog out? I’ll have to double back, but it’s not too far from my place.”

Ashton paused, looking down at her with a frown on his face. “You can just stop there before you drop me off, save you a trip. I can do some work while I wait, I don’t mind.”

Lily stared up at him, but the look on his face seemed to say that he wouldn’t change his mind, so she nodded, “If that’s what you want to do, Mr. Irwin.” He gently chewed his lip, but nodded, shifting his bag on his shoulder before beginning to walk down the hall again, quietly following her to the car.

A bit later they entered her apartment, Ashton following behind Lily as she pushed the door open. Her dog, Smokey, hopped off the couch, whole body wiggling as his tail wagged as soon as he saw her. She crouched down and began scratching his ears after he bounded over to her, letting him cover her face in pit bull kisses. Lily stood up, letting Ashton fully come into the apartment, telling him to help himself to whatever he wanted before walking into her bedroom to change into something more comfortable so she could walk Smokey. She could hear Ashton playing with Smokey and smiled to herself, gently hanging up the dress that Ashton had loaned her before sliding on her tennis shoes. She checked her hair in the mirror before walking back out, Ashton now on the couch with his laptop in front of him, Smokey laying at his feet.

“Do you have a new friend Smo?” Lily asked, grinning over at the two of them. Smokey glanced over at her, tail flopping against the floor a couple of times. Ashton grinned as he looked down at the dog affectionately. “Do you still want to go for a walk with your mama, boy?” His ears perked up as soon as he heard the word walk and as she reached for his harness and leash, he was at her side, sitting patiently while his tail wagged. Ashton giggled at the sight and she smiled, “We’ll be right back, Ash, promise.”

He simply shook his head, “Take your time, I don’t mind waiting.”

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As soon as Lily and Smokey were out the door, Ashton put his laptop to the side, wanting to wander her apartment. Everything about it felt cozy, a nice place to crash after a night out or a long day at work. The kitchen was neat, a mixer on the counter and a few clean dishes in the drying rack. He made himself a glass of water, taking a few sips before continuing to wander. He looked at a few of the photos she had sitting on the end tables, mostly her with her family, a few friends, and Smokey. He was glad to finally meet her dog, she talks about him a lot and seeing the love between the two of them was nice.

He bit his lip, glancing at the door she had walked through after they’d come inside. It was clearly to her bedroom and he was tempted to take a look around. He glanced toward the front door before slowly stepping into the bedroom. Her bed was neatly made, and there was a half-packed suitcase against the wall, likely for their business trip this weekend. He slowly walked across the room, taking in a couple of art pieces hanging around before glancing at some old photos sitting on her nightstand. They seemed to be photos of her when she was younger and Ashton smiled as he looked them over.

He pulled himself away from the photos, slowly walking back to the couch and grabbing his laptop, tethering it to his phone so he could check his email. He found something else to work on once he’d read through everything and not long after, Lily and Smokey came back through the door. Ashton looked up as he heard Smokey’s harness fall to the floor and his feet clicking as he ran into the kitchen to get some water.

Lily smiled over at him before following her dog to grab a drink as well. “I’m going to change again and then we’ll go get your car, ok Ash?” she asked, leaning over the counter to look at him.

He nodded and she set her glass down and walked into her bedroom. Smokey came and laid down next to him on the couch, sighing as he got comfortable. Ashton laughed softly, gently scratching behind his ears and he leaned into his hand. He continued petting him until Lily walked back out, grinning at the two of them. He smiled up at her, closing his laptop as his began to get up. Smokey immediately looked up, whining and pushing his head into Ashton’s lap. “I’m not allowed to leave now, am I buddy?” he asked, patting his shoulder.

“I don’t think you are.” Lily laughed, and Smokey wagged his tail in response.

She walked over, crouching down to talk to Smokey and Ashton noticed that she hadn’t changed back into the dress and frowned.

Lily noticed his expression change and hummed, straightening her blouse, “I thought I could save the dress for this weekend,” she stated, quickly realizing what was bothering him. He nodded, glancing at the time on his phone. She said goodbye to Smokey and he gave him one last pat before following her back out to the car, ready to be behind the wheel of his own car again. When she dropped him off at the shop they promised to meet back at the office and she drove off, and Ashton wished he’d offered to get lunch while they were still out, but it was too late.

[cvntycatt]

Drabble Prompts

This is a list with roughly 370 prompts. Maybe more. I’ll probably add more as I think of some and please send me some ideas if you’d like. Lots of these I found while scavenging the internet and it’s been awhile so I can’t source all of them but I can source here as where I got lots of the phrases. 

Anyone can use this, obviously. I’m just posting it because I thought it might be interesting to see if others have some ideas and because why not? 

Anyway. Here you go. 370+ prompts. Most will be one word and others will be phrases. 

Note: Ignore the fact that some words are bolded and some aren't. :)

Enjoy!

1. Bullet

2. Lesson

3. Wind

4. Resurface 

5. Winter

6. Cruelty

7. Uncle

8. Happiest 

9. Impact

10. Stalked

11. Immortality

12. College

13. Sauna

14. Carnivore

15. Clutch

16. Wednesday

17. Cavity

18. Engaged

19. Saint

20. Sinner

21. Vacation

22. Outcome

23. Replacement 

24. House With A Picket Fence

25. Smallest

26. Revealing

27. Mistake

28. Abusive

29. Melodramatic

30. Paranoia

31. Surprise

32. Parade

33. Overindulge 

34. Point

35. Mainstream 

36. Antagonistic 

37. Book

38. Sustainability 

39. Hair

40. Exchange

41. Morning

42. Fairy

43. Subjective 

44. Ring

45. Lunch

46. Discipline 

47. Applause 

48. VCR

49. Sailing

50. Sensitive

51. Street

52. Coupon

53. Pattern

54. Hypocrisy

55. Emergency

56. Majestic

57. Wound

58. Girlfriend

59. Camp

60. Health

61. Pregnancy

62. Flag

63. Tyranny

64. Idiot

65. Loan

66. Snow

67. Film

68. Graveyard Shift

69. Booklet

70. Love

71. Genius

72. Perfection

73. Tomorrow

74. Motto

75. Likelihood

76. Uninformed

77. Yellow

78. Shaking

79. Dark

80. City

81. Disposal

82. Profanity

83. Punk

84. Fresh

85. Protocol

86. Distinguishing

87. Hate

88. Letters to the Stars

89. Conspiracy

90. Speech

91. Pain

92. Birthday

93. Skeleton

94. Wartime

95. Anomaly

96. Trust

97. Factory

98. Variety

99. Curtain

100. Heating

101. Suspicious

102. Irony

103. Kleptomaniac

104. Convict

105. Riot

106. Waste

107. Human

108. Naughty

109. Pin up

110. Nuisance

111. Paranoid

112. Plea

113. Dominant

114. Letter

115. Green

116. Award

117. Acceptance

118. Cut

119. Forfeit

120. Space

121. Railroad

122. Offensive

123. Abject

124. Survival

125. Eventually

126. Despicable

127. Loser

128. Champion

129. Fussy

130. River

131. Fear

132. Sleep

133. Underground

134. Threat

135. Hidden

136. Ashamed

137. Mob

138. Joint

139. Leisure

140. Luck

141. Passport

142. Illegal

143. Liar

144. Oxygen

145. Homework

146. Death

147. Impulsive

148. Disarm

149. Double

150. Abundant

151. Tender

152. 1987

153. Feather

154. Ribbon

155. Staccato

156. Asphyxiate

157. Freckles

158. 3:28 A.M.

159. Spider

160. Ballet Shoes

161. Letters to the Moon

162. Letters to the Sun

163. Silhouette

164. Heartbeat

165. Breathless

166. Timid

167. Will of Fire

168. Mirage

169. Walk This Way

170. Let You Down

171. Feels Like Home

172. Yin-Yang

173. Strobe Light

174. Reincarnation

175. Yield

176. Wand

177. Debauchery

178. Inhale. Exhale.

179. Requited

180. Return

181. Carpe diem

182. Tea Cup

183. Euphoria

184. Green Eyes

185. Maiden Name

186. Sweet Tooth

187. Kerosene

188. Don’t Go

189. Empty Threat

190. Wall

191. Door

192. Open

193. Close

194. Hanger

195. Like Glass

196. Childhood

197. Tell the Truth

198. Traitor

199. Illness

200. Murderer

201. Casino

202. Piercing

203. Lily

204. Lunacy

205. Rosary

206. Vanilla

207. Dark Horse

208. Blink

209. Red Lipstick

210. Demons

211. Tool

212. Ocean

213. Stench

214. Firefly

215. November

216. Riddle

217. Batteries

218. Teenager

219. Are You Serious?

220. One Night Stand

221. Shipment

222. Set Sail

223. A Spoonful of Sugar Makes The Lies Go Down

224. Devoting

225. Doe Eyes

226. Welcome to Hell

227. See You in Hell

228. Go Down Fighting

229. All I Believe In

230. Stars

231. Quaint

232. The Day After Tomorrow

233. Legen - Wait For It - dary

234. Patient Zero

235. Zero

236. Doodles in the Rain

237. Forbidden

238. Touching the Clouds

239. Sunburn

240. Kisses on Your Shoulders

241. Goodnight

242. Video Game

243. Comfort

244. Don’t Wait Up

245. Graveyard

246. Parasite

247. Trust Me

248. You’ll Be Safe Here

249. Queen

250. King

251. Princess

252. Prince

253. I Owe You

254. Wolf

255. Grin

256. Russian Roulette

257. Mercy

258. Noise

259. Error

260. Summer Haze

261. Winter Fling

262. All That Glitters

263. Rusty

264. Curiosity Killed The Cat

265. Satisfaction Brought Me Back

266. Smell the Roses

267. Healing

268. She Found Me In The Bookstore

269. Computer

270. Write to Me

271. Dying To Know

272. Trivial

273. Reality Leaves A Horrible Taste Sometimes

274. Distant Relative

275. One Foot in the Water

276. Rumpled Sheets

277. Message In A Bottle

278. He’s No Saint

279. Meaning of the Word Lie

280. Morphine

281. Plastic Chairs

282. Kitten Heels

283. Stitches

284. Almost

285. Fire Fuck

286. Because I Wanted You To Be

287. After All This Time?

288. Flash A Smile

289. He Has A New Camera

290. Be Polite

291. A Thousand Memories

292. Fair Enough

293. The Other Side

294. Skeletons In The Closet

295. Never Too Late

296. You Are My Music

297. The Morning and Evening Star

298. Bubble Gum

299. Silk Scarf

300. Prologue

301. Epilogue

302. One More Step and You’ll Fall

303. Bricks

304. Costume Party

305. Burning Sensation

306. Mischief Managed

307. Hero By Definition

308. A Little Dance, A Little Romance, That’s How She Rolls

309. Like A Moth To A Flame

310. What A Snake!

311. He Said, She Said

312. Citrus

313. Wheat Fields

314. You Ever Wonder...?

315. Gone With The Wind

316. Breathe Again

317. Backstabber

318. Sweet Emotion

319. Hello Darkness My Old Friend

320. Whatever You Want To Believe Dear

321. A Dance With The Devil

322. Lacrimosa (latin for Weeping)

323. Ace of Spades

324. They Kept Their Promises

325. Break me

326. Interlaced Fingers

327. We Wasted Time Throwing Rocks At The Stars 

328. Just Look Down

329. Don’t Even Blink

330. If Rivers Could Speak

331. What Do You Think They Said?

332. That Little Envelope

333. Poor Unfortunate Soul

334. The Little Death

335. Shake On It

336. Feels So Damn Good

337. The Sky Is Dancing

338. Homely

339. Keep Me Company?

340. Endlessly, She Said

341. Kiss and Control

342. Role Play

343. Discussions

344. Details, Details

345. Tape Recorder

346. Time is what a Tragedy Feels Like

347. Sweetheart, You Are Sadly Mistaken

348. Horror Movies

349. Play Date

350. I Caught Myself

351. As You Wish

352. Endings Without Stories

353. Runs In The Family

354. Louder Than Thunder

355. Thank God I’m Pretty

356. Red and Black

357. Promise

358. Grave

359. A Stolen Ring

360. Penis Flytrap

361. Bridesmaid

362. Sandpaper

363. Dried Flowers

364. Learning French

365. Loose Necktie

366. Smell The Roses

367. All Dolled Up

368. Little Owl

369. Sleep, Sweetie

370. Dancing With A Liar

371. Let The Flames Begin

372. They Kept Their Promises

373. Love is Candy Crush

374. S/He’s Your Problem Now