#jett inbox (me)

[real-odark]

ricky x mischa 🥺

of course Vro..... i figured since i never did this meme better late than never

[kornyo]

is this kronos single and ready to mf pringle cause those naked mechanic pics and joan jetts have me acting some type of way

seeing these all arrive in my inbox second after second is fucking hilarious anon i hope you'll survive ur thirst 😭😭🫡

anyway u can have a little kronos as a treat

mechanic, engineer, plumber, jedi. she simply has the range

EDIT: i forgot to answer the question !!!!! the answer is yes LMAO (dpeending on the point in her timeline but the latest development is yea)

[markerofthemidnight]

Hello there! I remember you asking for prompts for p:eg characters tierlists, and I think I have an idea, which I hope is interesting enough. How about ranking them in regards of having (if so, to what extent) or not having (maybe to the point of having critical misconceptions about it lol?) any kind of medical knowledge? Such as basic first-aid, perhaps CPR even, etc. Even though none of their talents are related to medicine, I assume at least some of them are able to be a bit helpful in case of an emergency. (Also, we all know for sure that Ulysses, for example, has a generally good knowledge of medication; I feel bad for him though because of the circumstances in which he acquired it :()

Anyway, I would love to know your thoughts on the matter, headcanons, etc. Have a nice day and thank you in advance for answering ❤ (If you decide not to respond, that's okay, I wish you a nice day regardless :D)

Oh, trust me, it’s rare that I take down an ask sent directly to my inbox, unless I just don’t really feel like doing it for whatever reason.

But it’s rarer still that someone wishes me a nice day regardless of whether I respond! Who knows, I might need that luck (there’s a pretty dangerous storm coming tomorrow where I live, but I should be fine), so I have decided to grant your request! Explanations below the cut:

Damon: There’s no way this man has any medical knowledge beyond being able to badly fashion a tourniquet or some shit.

Eva: We already know she has a lot of science knowledge in that brain of hers. It’s not too much of a stretch to say that might include human biology… but that alone isn’t enough to be a good medic.

Wolfgang: Wolfgang’s pretty terrible at stuff outside his job… emphasis on “outside of his job”. He is a lawyer, after all, so it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t have at least a bit of medical knowledge in that brain of his.

Grace: Her VA has actually already said (in her interview with the Pixel Partners) that one of her hidden talents would probably be that she’s good at basic first aid-adjacent stuff due to how many fights she gets into! Only for mild injuries, though. Not so much at actually saving lives.

Toshiko: I don’t have to explain this. That is a child.

Eloise: I reasoned that all the people with combat-adjacent talents would have at least some medical knowledge. Eloise is the first of many examples of this.

Desmond: Connecting to the above point, but since Desmond is the only one out of the combat-adjacent talents who actually fights (fencing is more of a performative thing), he gets it even better! Besides he just kinda gives off those vibes.

Jean: Again, I do not think I need to explain this. I’d be surprised if he didn’t save someone’s life at some point.

Ingrid: If she knows what keraunoparalysis means, she probably has lots of other medical knowledge too.

Wenona: I’d kinda be surprised if she didn’t have at least some medical knowledge, but I can’t see her having that much.

Cassidy: Look me in the fucking eyes and tell me she knows first aid. I dare you.

Jett: I was gonna put him in the lowest tier, but then I was reminded of his burns- he probably knows some things related to that.

Mark: Yeah, there’s no way.

Diana: Because of the kind of person Diana is, and also the tricks she turned out to have up her sleeve in Chapter 1 (both successfully hiding a slash wound with only makeup and picking a door with a hairpin), I think she might turn out to be kinda good at it? Can’t say for sure though

Kai: I think he’d be good at pretty specific things? Like, I dunno, treating overdoses. He did have that whole panic about the drugs in the pharmacy, after all.

Ulysses: Both because you pointed out his rather… complex history with medications, and because I think being a historian would come with a lot of vague knowledge of biology. For example, trench foot. I sure as hell wouldn’t know what trench foot is if not for my history classes.

Tozu: Because he’s so obsessed with ✨murder✨, I think he would know a lot about human biology and thus be somewhat good at first aid. But it depends on whether he wants to help or not.

Mara: Adding onto the “people with combat-related talents are good at first aid” rule! I headcanon that she applied those bandages on her leg herself. Not to mention, it’s actually part of my headcanon lore that she saved someone’s life once! (though less out of the goodness of her heart and more because she thought it was worthwhile to tell her superiors about the fucking dying man in this random building they were searching (guess who the dying man was))

[abbysimsfun]

From the (Crowded!) Inbox: My Least Favourite Sim(s)

One, I'm sorry I'm so terribly bad at these and for my delay in replying! Two, I like my characters - even the high drama ones (because of the drama!), so this was tough. Three, thank you so much to @perolesims and @matchalovertrait for this tag that made me think too hard!

I couldn't even pick one, so feel free to get to know the erratic ex with Fatal Attraction vibes, Ximena Bonilla, and Heather's childhood best friend and (reformed?) sleaze, Everett Pancakes, after the cut...

(Forgive this shot of Rafa. I believe he was quite literally juiced when I took it, and I don't have anything better of the two of them. For now.)

Ximena is the obvious choice for least favourite sim. She's been stalking Conrad and his family for years, lived in Conrad's old apartment to sleep on his old furniture, and she traumatized her little brother and dragged him into a life smuggling for a dangerous cartel.

She had a really difficult upbringing and chose smuggling over being trafficked, but what she's done with her ingenious self-preservation skills are borderline terrifying.

Plus she's smug. And yells nonsense from time to time. And I gave her a quirk to change her hair colour a lot, which just made it harder on me, the CAS-laziest, to change her up so often! 😂

Irrationally, I used such great poses in her flashback episode with Conrad that she peeved me off for looking good with him! And she gave him non-canon crabs.

The second least-favourite sim is less obviously a villain, but he sort of became one. And I hated it so much because the guy was supposed to be deeply ingrained in Gen 2, father the heir, etc (I will throw out an entire generational plot sometimes, yes) - and all those plans fell out the window because he was always happy to cheat on his gorgeous wife, Spencer - the family he chose to have when Heather was pining for him all through high school, and he knew it.

He wasn't supposed to become a heel, and his trauma totally stems from the tragic death of his mother, Eliza, in a housefire when he was really young, but even after he and Heather officially called time on their feelings, their mistakes, their whatever, Spencer asked him point blank about his feelings and he lied and said there was nothing there - immediately after coming home from a trip he made alone to see Heather in Brindleton Bay (when she found out she was pregnant with Malcolm Landgraab's son), and they would've autonomously woohooed if I hadn't stopped them.

That said, he underwent counseling with his wife, Heather was a surrogate for his and Spencer's second child, and he and Heather's lifelong bond is unbreakable. I don't see him sneaking around in the background doing anything nefarious, so while I don't prefer him and kicked him out of Heather's legacy plan, I don't totally hate the guy. It's not like he doesn't try, and he's a good dad!

In the shot above, Everett poses with his in-laws, Eric and Alice Kim-Lewis, his wife Spencer, children Greyson (in glasses), Jett, and toddler Violet, with their dog JJ. Clipping is my fault because I was blending poses again and didn't really care about perfection.

Honourable Mentions: Townie bartender Diego Vazquez-Chopra for unceremoniously cheating on Bella Goth and eloping with widower Rahul. Henford mayor (and eventual wife of Bob) Annette Pancakes, who spent the entire time I brought her to Selvadorada for Spencer's bachelorette self-woohooing in front of everyone in their shared accommodations. I never even mentioned it because it was literally rabid and I hated how much it upset everyone else! She never even went outside. Some premades in my save would make this list, but I didn't think they belonged in this answer!

I think I'm supposed to send these to inboxes, but I'll tag absolutely anyone else who feels like doing this one!

WCIF: Everett and his family are posed with the Say Cheese posepack by @simmerberlin and it's missing someone on Spencer's other arm but oh well, I like it! Added in Greyson with the Random Emotions for Kids posepack by LiBet, and JJ with Large Dog poses, also by @simmerberlin.

[aggro-my-beloved]

☆~Redacted Audio Characters & Their Zodiac Signs~☆

[based on the commons strengths and weaknesses of each sign. brought you by me and my IBS. seriously, I’ve been lying on my bathroom floor for hours now. someone please save me.]

★ ＡＲＩＥＳ ★

David, Damien

Strengths: brave, courageous, takes action

Weaknesses: impulsive, short-tempered, overprotective

★ ＴＡＵＲＵＳ ★

Huxley, Elliot

Strengths: loyal, nurturing, down-to-earth

Weaknesses: stubborn, dislikes change, insecurity

 ★ ＧＥＭＩＮＩ★

Guy, Asher

Strengths: friendly, curious, quick-learner

Weaknesses: inconsistent, easily-attached, short attention span

★ ＣＡＮＣＥＲ ★

Geordi, Lasko

Strengths: loyal, adaptable, compassionate

Weaknesses: overthinker, timid, hyper-sensitive

★ ＬＥＯ ★

Milo, Gavin

Strengths: ambitious, optimistic, encouraging

Weaknesses: arrogant, domineering, dependent

★ ＶＩＲＧＯ ★

Morgan

Strengths: logical, observant, modest

Weaknesses: critical, worrying, skeptical

★ ＬＩＢＲＡ ★

Caelum

Strengths: artistic, diplomatic, peace-loving

Weaknesses: indecisive, dependent, dislikes conflict

★ ＳＣＯＲＰＩＯ ★

Ivan

Strengths: persistent, executive, charismatic

Weaknesses: obsessive, vengeful, secretive

★ ＳＡＧＩＴＴＡＲＩＵＳ ★

Sam

Strengths: humorous, friendly, open-minded

Weaknesses: anxious, irritable, grudge-holder



★ ＣＡＰＲＩＣＯＲＮ ★

Aaron

Strengths: determined, resourceful, organized

Weaknesses: gloomy, condescending, know-it-all

★ ＡＱＵＡＲＩＵＳ ★

Jett

Strengths: intelligent, witty, progressive

Weaknesses: aloof, emotionally detached, unpredicatble

★ ＰＩＳＣＥＳ ★

Ollie

Strengths: sensitive, imaginative, devoted

Weaknesses: escapist, oversensitive, impractical

[i only included characters that i’ve listened to even somewhat. if you’d like to plead your case to have a character moved around or added to the list, feel free to reply or leave a note in my inbox for what sign they are.]

[kithtaehyung]

Lowkey (highkey) crazy the amount of entitlement radiating from some of these messages you’re getting regarding 3tan. Me personally, I care much more about the author's health and mental state far more than the frequency of fanfic updates.

For whoever needs this reminder: authors don’t owe you a damn thing. It is a PRIVILEGE you get to read anything they write at all. Ryen has already posted multiple times about why 3tan is on a break while minted is posted. She has already stated multiple times how much writing minted has helped stoke that creative fire in her heart again. If yall can’t take that as an answer, that’s a personal shortcoming you should reflect on, preferably away from Ryen‘s inbox.

Love you Ryen, I miss you (and nary) bunches.

JETT😭😭 it’s okay, babe. I feel like some people come here and check on the masterlist to see if there’s been an update, so they don’t really see any posts? Or maybe they check the blog at a time where all the minted stuff is happening at once. Idk. But honestly I’m getting more used to stuff like this since I’ve been getting asks like that for quite some time. I just decided to finally post one with my honest thoughts and experience😅

Thank you for caring, though! It means the world whenever y’all let me know that’s it’s ok to take things at my own pace. Keeps the pressure away for a bit. This is all for fun!! Here to vibe and write and share whatever my brain can actually finish😂

I love you so much and I MISS YOU AND NARY🥺 hope you’re both doing well and doing big things!

[nerdieforpedro]

Weekend Update 05/12/2024

I’m back! Two weeks in a row!

Very good Nerdie. We appreciate this. We’ve been keeping tabs and you’ve been busy this week.

I did dabble in a few things this week.

A new discord server started by myself and my friend fhatbhabie for Latinx/Black/POC Pedro stans. It’s one of those things where I shouldn't have been as surprised by the overwhelming support for it as I was. It’s actually been pretty awesome and I’ve had very thoughtful DMs. The name of the server is Unhinged Clubhouse.

I wrote my first mostly smut fic in a while with Dave York. Trule wasn’t expecting him of all Pedro characters but, the smut fairy does what she wants, when she wants and I just gotta roll with it. It was another entry for Jett’s Flora & Fauna Challenge. 

Going through my inbox - mostly caught up but still a few outstanding replied to be made. Sorry about that.

Lastly, working on WIPs and deciding in addition to working more on Weddings 101 with Dieter, which other series I’ve been working on did I want to pop out there? Frankie and Ezra’s series are finished and I think I might wrap up the on Din series in the next part or two. The other Din series I have to workshop a bit. I have ideas of who I want to pop up next from Star Wars, I just need to work it in. 

Also Weddings Dieter: Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow and cheese? How do we feel about this? I also could use some help in deciding between the following for my next series: Marcus Pike vs. hot dogs + therapy, me finally writing nice things for Javi P, Dieter + brick house + you and a baby, and Pero Tovar + Dragon for revenge? 

Lastly, does anyone have some prompts for nipples? It sounds weird, but consider, this is me. Also with @mysterious-moonstruck-musings influence, I have a weird bullet point list and made a horrible drawing. I just need to write something so it will leave my mind. I hope. 

Side note: Nerdie now has reblogs queued up to July 21st. The queue shall know no rest! 😎

Nerdie, like are you sure there’s no recreational use of anything? Like really sure?

Nah, these ideas are all from a sober mind. And I shudder to think what I would be like if I did, so I don’t partake. Mainly because I’m a scaredy cat and also my alcohol tolerance is low. Plus I like mixed drinks. 🤭

Now it’s time for everyone’s favorite part:

Fic recommendations! I read a lot this week!

1. Worth A Thousand Words by @intoanotherworld23 (Joel Miller x f reader)

2. Chapter 1 - Howdy Neighbor! by @inept-the-magnificent (Frankie Morales x Plus sized OFC)

3. A Rugged Kindness by @pedropascalsx (Pero Tovar x F reader)

4. Just the Lilac by @djarinmuse (Dieter Bravo x F reader/OC)

5. Torment Part 2 - Terror by @djarinmuse (Din Djarin x Fem OFC)

6. Torment Part 3 - Horror by @djarinmuse (Din Djarin x Fem OFC)

7. Torment Part 4 - Wounded by @djarinmuse (Din Djarin x Fem OFC)

8. Torment Part 5 - Victims by @djarinmuse (Din Djarin x Fem OFC)

9. Torment Part 6 - Trauma by @djarinmuse (Din Djarin x Fem OFC)

10. Torment Part 7 - Healing by @djarinmuse (Din Djarin x Fem OFC)

11. Fall Into You by @megamindsecretlair (Kevin Atwater x black fem/plus size reader)

12. For lifetimes of missing each other - chapter 1: Meat Cute by @tinytinymenace (Demon Pero Tovar x OFC)

13. For lifetimes of missing each other - chapter 2: One Bed by @tinytinymenace (Demon Pero Tovar x OFC)

14. For lifetimes of missing each other - chapter 3: Happily Ever After by @tinytinymenace (Demon Pero Tovar x OFC)

15. So Much Goddamn Talkin’ by @stargirlfics (Joel Miller x Black fem reader)

16. To the Flame chapter fourteen by @pedroshotwifey (Dark Javier Peña x fem reader) DDDE

17. Scattered Promises chapter 1 by @soft-persephone (Din Djarin x AFAB OFC)

18. Waffles and Cigarettes by @ramblers-lets-get-ramblin (Javier Peña x fem reader)

This week I hope to have a new series up, maybe chapter six of Weddings 101 and my entry for the Dieter Bravo Brainrot Serve club challenge (it’s slightly over the word count - I’m going to see if it will still make sense on another edit). I dunno if all of those will happen, but at least one of them should. 

Stay safe and hydrated everyone!

Love Nerdie! 🥰 💜💜💜

[real-odark]

the gay husbands from the 2001 film ‘ocean’s eleven’ 🥳

ignore how i butchered them its 2am and i am horrible at drawing them but you know what. i do anyway because i love them. the gay husbands who shant needn't be named because we Know...........

[trainqueen379]

Have a Jett :)

If you want me to doodle a StEx character, drop them in my inbox, it’s always open!! <3

[portraitsofguilt]

from today on i won't be taking requests or be writing for jett (valorant), neon (valorant), ellie williams (the last of us). the connection between me and the mentioned characters have been severed and once I am back from my hiatus I won't be spending much more time on them. requests that are already in the inbox with them will be written and published but those are the last pieces from me about them.

thank you!

[penvisions]

Hey Lovely Dev 🖤

Just wanted to pop on and remind you of something.

You're amazing. You're brilliant. You're so kind and considerate, and such a lovely and creative human being. You deserve to be here and share your work that you work hard on.

I'm sorry you were targeted and have been harrassed for simply doing what you enjoy. I'm sure it's been horrible for you. But anyone who knows you and your space here can see you for who you really are and your creativity.

Fuck the haters.

I love you. We all do. 🖤

Hold your head up and wear your crown, bub! 👑🖤

JETT, the way i have been reading this like everyday and hoarding it in my inbox 😭

fuck the haters and tolls but YOU, i have endless love and respect for YOU. thank you so much for taking the time to send this, it's really been helping me to get past everything, truly

[trulybetty]

Hello! Just stopping by to spread some violence today... 😎

Who would you pick to take you on a date? Sequins!Joel or Chiffon!Dieter?

The date can be your ideal/dream date, but only ONE of them can take you...

Love you! 🖤

Okay, so this has been on my mind practically since I read this - then the universe seemed destined to get in my way of responding, so apologies for that!

Okay, this is violence in my inbox, like how am I supposed to choose?

or this...

Eurgh, just going to make a decision, like ripping off a plaster... 1, 2, 3...

Sequins!Joel 😆

Mostly because I don't think I'd have the patience Bryony has for Chiffon!Dieter, as much as I love Fiona as he does. Though while I don't know if Sequins!Joel would have the patience for me lol, Joel gives me Mr. Truly vibes some days and he hasn't gotten rid of me yet 🤣

Plus I need someone who is going to indulge me in my projects around the house, I don't think Dieter would entertain it to be honest...

But Joel, he's handy man, carpenter, all around good with his hands...

Yeah, sorry Dieter - Joel wins this one, at least you have Fiona! 🦛

lol, this was fun Jett! Thank you for popping in my inbox with this very difficult choice! 😆🥰 xx

[drunkensorcery]

"I am Citlali from the Masters of the Night-Wind. I have read the stars and seen the future through the obscuring smoke. You shall be blessed with good fortune and have the aid of powerful allies during your journey. Allow me to join you — HEY, I can be serious! Stop looking at me like that!" ((Indie Blogstyle rp account for Citlali/Granny Itzli of Genshin Impact)) - Rules - - Fysh -

Personal Information: Hoi I’m Jett! I’m a 45yo fish with arms and legs who’s been rping in one form or another since since the 90’s. Aside from a few things like headcanons maybe you shouldn’t see too much of me here. But if you’re looking for more traditional f2f rp I have those too and I’m happy to share them if you want.

OOC Rules? Guidelines? PERTINENT INFO????

> Since this is an IC/Blogstyle account; Citlali will be the one running the blog and making most of the posts. Any posts/tags not labeled “mun stuff” or obviously ooc (tw, cw, etc) are from her. As this is not a f2f (face to face) blog any in person meetings should be discussed between muns or maybe rped on discord idk.

> This will NOT be a spoiler free blog. However neither I nor Citlali will be going into excruciating detail about in game plot events. She will comment on the events that transpire in game (particularly if she is involved in them; I.E. the recent little guy quest in the Sacred City), or gossip she’s heard, but thoughts and reactions is about as far as it will go. > I am crossover friendly and canonically there is multiversal travel for at least some characters, and it being online I feel that explaining how any of this works is unneccesary. AKA: “When in doubt; Blame Alice”. > I’m fine with pre-established relationships but only if you message me about it first. If you just throw someone at Citlali who isn’t someone she’s met before in game it’s just gonna feel really weird and uncomfortable. > About following/mutuals: I am not a mutuals only blog and am pretty easy going about following back since I’m always interested in the potential of new interactions. If you are a mutuals only blog and do not follow me back within a few days to a week; don’t worry about it, I will likely unfollow you. I don’t want to spend time and energy on people who aren’t interested in me or my muse. > In the same vein; if we are mutuals and I have put myself out there (interacting with plotting/inbox/starter calls and/or sending meme prompts) multiple times without recieving any response, I will have to assume you aren’t interested and for my own mental health will unfollow you. > Shipping policy TBD. > I made any icons I use, whether from screencaps, official art, or my own drawings (gifted art notwithstanding). So please don’t use them without asking. > I do not use the PM/DM/Chat/Whatever feature for IC interactions. For my own peace of mind I like to have that function reserved for OOC conversations only. The benefit of this is if you have some questions for me specifically that you don’t want to send an ask about; you’re free to contact them there with no potential confusion over IC/OOC. Occasionally when I do an OOC post I will use icons of my fyshsona.

[celestiel]

before and afters bc look i snapped ok i snapped

[flanklurker]

Hii!! just wondering if you could do a chamber x fem or gn reader where they are dating but chamber gets jealous of another agent in the protocol <33

Heeheehoohoo this wasn’t sitting in m y inbox for months no no (frimsosorrybutireallyhopeyouenjoy)

Chamber x fem!Reader: The Jealous Type

Vincent prided himself on keeping his cool. He really did. Staying calm and collected was how he survived so damn long in the heat of battle.

Why then was it that he had to consciously, consciously tell himself to relax his grip on the fine bone china mug of coffee?

Could it have been anything to do with a very, very charming new agent throwing his weight around in the common rooms? Surely not.

“Ah,” Harbor called out from across the table as you dragged your sorry bones through the kitchen. “Miss Y/N. Good of you to drop in nice and early—perfect timing! I was just about to get a pot of something on.”

Oh, thank the fuck god.

“That would… that would actually be amazing, I owe you one man,” you hummed as you took a seat at the kitchen counter.

“Pleasure is all mine! Pick your poison.” He nudged a box of teas and coffees across the table towards you with an easy smile.

Looking through, you grabbed your ol’ reliable from the kit and held it up for Harbor’s appraisal. “This okay?” You cocked your head towards him.

“Excellent choice, I’ll get it going.”

As the pot heated up, Harbor worked quickly, grabbing all the mugs from the counter. You noted idly that he seemed to be familiar with which agents were likely to be up early—Brim, Skye, Reyna and Sova’s mugs were all taken out and arranged ready for the agents to come in. Bloody impressive for being in the protocol what… ten days at most?

“I can see you’ve already worked out the lay of the land huh, Harbor.” You nodded towards the cups.

“Well, I can’t well make friends and influence people if I step on their toes before the day even begins,” he chuckled. “I had to learn that with Reyna the hard way.”

“Oh?” You raised an eyebrow. Reyna was not known for being the most… approachable, morning or otherwise. You tended to stay away—you’d heard the shouting at Jett and Phoenix before, and that didn’t exactly inspire confidence in you. Not at 5.40 in the morning.

“Look, let’s just say I assumed the whisky pump had been left out from dinnertime by mistake, and I picked the wrong time of morning to put it away.”

At this, you snorted. “Idiocy. Everyone knows Reyna has Frangelico and other, more ‘expressive’ liquors at dinner time.” You really laboured the ‘expressive’.

Out of the corner of your eye, you saw Harbor’s eyes widen. You could almost catch a “speak of the devil” under his breath as the devil herself stalked in, beelining for her modern mug.

Harbor played it off easily, humming lightly to himself as he grabbed the hissing kettle. You on the other hand, sat as still as possible, lips pursed and trying not to draw any attention to yourself on the off chance she’d heard anything.

“This is ready?” you heard her ask your colleague, jerking her head towards the pot as she picked up the mug.

“Piping hot and ready to go, as per usual. House blend today, which I’m sure you’ll appreciate.”

Reyna hummed approvingly, grabbing the pot and wordlessly pouring herself a drink. As she turned around, you couldn’t help but make eye-contact with Harbor as you heard the crank of the infamous whisky pump. You struggled to keep a straight face, and Harbor’s conspiratorial gleam wasn’t helping.

You managed to keep the giggles under wraps until Reyna had left the kitchen, at which point the pair of you dissolved into chuckles.

“Jesus Christ Harbor, that was a close one. A little more warning, please.”

“Hey, how was I supposed to know she would arrive at exactly 6.39 this morning.”

At this point, Harbor grabbed the pot, made a show of checking it for any whisky, and hopped down beside you with his own mug.

“Dude, let me,” you shooed him away from pouring and grabbed the jug. “You had this before?”

“Always down to try new things,” he shot back with a wry smile.

You raised an eyebrow.

“Don’t come complaining to me if you don’t like it then, you were the one who made it.”

He chuckled and gratefully accepted the cup.

Conversation flowed easily as the two of you kicked back, musing on your past lives and ambitions in the protocol. Unlike Harbor, you’d had a while to get used to your radiance, and were able to offer a few tips on how not to overdraw your own energy resources. Harbor, on the other hand, was a wealth of facts and stories from hunting artifacts in the field. He was able to shed a little bit more light on some of the curiosities you had, like the bowls of colourful sand you always lingered on on your deployments in Morocco.

“Oh those? You have a keen eye for these things. From my understanding they’re actually textile dyes—once you activate them with water they take to the fabric like nothing else!”

“Guess we’d have to steer clear if you needed to flood the area,” you poked back.

It wasn’t until your beloved popped around the corner that you remembered you were actually due for a mission today.

“Vincent! I’m so sorry, I meant to be in the meeting room like twenty minutes ago to go over weapons.”

Your partner raised an eyebrow. “Yes, mademoiselle, it took me an extra five of those to convince our dear leader that you were not in fact one for tardiness, and that there was a good reason for your absence.”

“Shit no that’s totally my bad, Harbor and I got caught up yammering about architecture and I completely missed the time.” You shot Chamber an apologetic look, not quite managing to catch his eye.

At this point, Harbor took the moment to chime in. “Well I’m sure Brim can’t expect a lovely lady like this to hit the briefing room on an empty stomach?”

Harbor’s smile was warm and genuine, but his eyes were a little shrewder than you’d initially noticed.

Chamber seemed quiet for a second, moreso than you’d usually expect for his usual morning charm. If your eyes didn’t deceive you he seemed almost taken aback.

“My good friend, my intention was to ensure she arrived on time, and have refreshments come to her without cutting into her time to prepare.”

A little deterred by your partner’s more serious demeanour, you started up from the chair and grabbed the mugs.

“Whelp, this has been a great chat, Harbor, but I definitely have to dash now if I don’t want Brim to be permanently on my ass at 7am.” You swung by Vincent, placing a reassuring hand in the small of his back as you manoeuvred past him to the door.

“No need to apologise, Miss Y/N, though I do hope to continue our chats soon pending the outcome of the mission.” Harbor gave the pair of you an easy smile and settles back against the counter-top. “Do take care on your mission today, yes?”

Chamber grabbed your hand. It wasn’t harsh, but the gesture was sudden enough to surprise you as he gently tugged you out of the room.

“I assure you, my friend, she is in very good hands,” he said over his shoulder as Harbor gave a cheery wave (hah).

As soon as he’d closed the door, Chamber started making a beeline for the briefing room.

“Woah woah, why the sudden professionalism Vincent? Is Brim mad?”

“You mistake my haste, ma Cherie. I prefer to be punctual, and assume you were similarly inclined.”

You pulled back. “I hate to do this now, but I get the sense this isn’t a Brim thing, is it?”

“Don’t be silly ma chou, I just don’t want to be late.”

Yeah… he really wasn’t meeting your eyes, was he.

“Vincent, stop. Look at me. Something’s gotten to you hasn’t it.”

Obligingly, he stopped, but wasn’t turning to face you.

“Vincent…”

“Now it has gotten to this point, I feel exceedingly foolish, mon bebe.”

“My love, when we started to know each other, properly, I made a promise to you and you made a promise to me, right? You remember how that went?”

Your partner sighed, and turned to face you. His jaw was set and there was a vein, a little more pronounced than usual, popping from his forehead. With great effort, he forced his eyes to meet yours, and there was more frustration and concern there than you’d seen in a while.

“Oh, my darling,” you said softly, and moved forward to wrap him in a massive hug. “We talk about these things right? I promised you I’d listen, and always be there to hold you like this.”

“…’m feel so stupid for even letting it get to me,” he mumbled into your shirt. “…wasn’t even your problem… thought I was past this unbecoming behaviour…”

While you could only glean little snippets of what he was saying, you started putting two and two together in your head. “Ahh,” you say quietly.

“And I knew when I made this commitment—when we committed to each other—that I wouldn’t be the one captured by your gaze.”

“Vincent, I promise you, I’m not that—”

“No no, mon ange, you have this magnetic draw. You’re too kind, too well-meaning to see it, but of course people are going to be interested in you. I knew that, I prided myself on rising above it but still…”

“I’m really not convinced that Harbor is interested in anything more than being friends.”

At the mention of his name, you felt Chamber’s body twinge a little.

“No mon amour, he had that look in his eyes. I know it all too well, it is something I’ve felt myself on a number of occasions.”

“Shhh shhh,” you gently traced your fingers through his hair and around the nape of his neck. “Shhh, you know that kind of thing doesn’t faze me at all though right? He’s barking up the wrong tree.”

Chamber, your beautiful, tired partner, mumbled something unintelligible into your chest.

“And hey,” you continued. “I don’t care how many people throw themselves at me, shamelessly or otherwise. In fact, I wish they wouldn’t, at all. Ever. However. None of that matters, not even for the split second it takes you to get from point A to B on your rendezvous, huh?”

At this, he let out an involuntary snort.

“And none of that matters, because at the end of the day, I only have eyes for you. I will only ever have eyes for you. No one interests me in the same way you do Vincent.” You paused for a second, because no matter how many times you said it it still felt as real as the first time.

“You are the only one I love, and I love you with my head, my heart, my body and my soul. We made a promise, you and I, and I intend to keep it.”

You felt him relax into your arms as you say this, and in that moment, you decide that maybe Brim can wait a little longer.

“I love you,” he mumbled through your shirt.

“I love you too, Vincent,” you smiled back.

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“Your heart is thudding awfully fast, carino,” Reyna remarked from the corner couch.

“Am I that easy to read, Ms Reyna?” Harbor shot back a wry grin.

“You know, if you were interested in that one you could have asked absolutely anyone in the protocol about her. Always the same answer.”

“Barking up the wrong tree… I take it?”

Reyna took another sip of her god-forsaken whisky concoction. “Quick learner,” she remarked.

“Ah well,” Harbor mused. “Definitely worth a shot.”

[real-odark]

majestic Rep Jane pls pls pls, maybe with her Ricky? 😼

OF COURSE I LOVE MAJESTIC REP SO MUCH!!