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teh-nos ¡ 8 months ago
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I want more Insecure Thor in fics btw. I want more people to pick apart his envy about the fact his brother can do magic and he can't (which obviously means that in almost any sparring match Loki has let Thor win and so beating him is no real victory). I want people to run with the 'Loki's a clever bookworm' fanon and bring it round to 'Thor's aware that he is not seen as the smarter of the siblings and that nobody ever says he could probably power-behind-the-throne his brother's kingdom without much effort.'
All Thor has are his muscles and his long flaxen hair. He's blond but they live in fucking Space Norway so that's not even unusual and exotic. If he stops working out for one day he will become a weak and powerless baby, unable to defend those he loves or to impress hot young people of his preferred gender or genders. He's getting the best job on the planet but only because he's his dad's oldest child [citation needed]. If he did want to do something else then he's a terrible ungrateful burden on his family, having lost the only appeal he could hold for them by abandoning the destiny they've decided he deserves.
His brother hates him now and Thor was on another fucking planet when he did whatever he did which means he causes problems even when dad's banished him for causing problems. Why was he not there with his massive biceps when their mum was getting killed in a fight? Why didn't he pop in to check if dad was still dad or being impersonated by the aforementioned angry brother? Or look up that citation on being the oldest child? Why did he not check if Loki had brought that fucking glowy cube with him? Why did he not just kill Thanos when he had the chance?
Bad Thor! Stupid Thor! Useless, ungrateful Thor, made of nothing but muscle and smile and flowing hair that covers an empty head 😭
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literally-spiderman-irl ¡ 2 months ago
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That punching before the intro... You could feel the rage. Charlie Cox is magnificent, man. I've literally forgotten everything of this season bar the core events.
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kalpalatas ¡ 2 months ago
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lil bro dragged me to thunderbolts and i hate to say this. i had fun.
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godsplatter ¡ 10 months ago
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freak: MATCHED
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marvelwitchergilmore ¡ 2 months ago
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Dog Tags
Summary: Bucky Barnes x fe!Reader -> Bucky is looking for his Dog Tags, and you just so happen to have them.
Disclaimer: Mostly fluff and fun, kinda enemies/rivals to lovers vibes, open ended kinda, reader is mentioned to own a knife. Not Proof Read.
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Bucky had been looking for them for weeks. 
His dog tags. His identity. His attachment to a life long forgotten. 
They’d been with him on his last mission; he was sure of it. He remembered clasping them in his hand before laying them under his uniform. And he never took them off unless…did he? 
“Buck. You’ve already looked in here. Twice.”
Sam’s eyes tracked Bucky around the room as if he was the madman’s doctor. Bucky wasn’t paying attention and nearly ran into Sam’s legs that were resting on the coffee table. 
“Dude.”
“They’ve got to be here,” Bucky kept muttering to himself. “They have to be.”
“Buck, I will get you a new set.”
Bucky shook his head. “I don’t want another set.”
Sam stood with a sigh, placing his bookmark in his book. “For all we know, they’ve been trampled into the mud on our last mission.”
“I would have noticed them. I never saw them.”
Sam watched as Bucky looked in every cupboard in the kitchen. He sighed, again. “Have you asked Y/n?”
Bucky scowled. “She doesn’t have them.”
“And you know this because…”
“I’ve already checked.”
Sam watched Bucky. “Did you ask? You know, before you ransacked her room.”
“I didn’t ransack her room.”
“Look, I don’t know what’s going on between you two recently. It’s like you’ve gone from agreed silence to sworn enemies, but maybe you should just ask her. She might know.”
“I’ll ask Wanda.”
“Y/n’s better.”
Bucky looked over his shoulder to Sam as he opened another cupboard. “But Wanda is my friend.”
Sam sighed before walking into the kitchen and shutting every door Bucky had left open. 
“Buck-“
“I’m gonna look outside.”
“Bucky!”
He wasn’t listening. But you were. 
“You know, all he’s gotta do is ask.”
Sam looked over his shoulder at you as you leaned by the main entrance. Bucky had left through the back. 
“Do you know where they are?”
You tried to hide your smile and shrugged. “I might do.”
Sam turned around. “Y/n.”
You gave in and walked inside. “Oh, come on, Sam. He kept my knife from me for, like, three months.”
That had been true. It was your favourite one. You’d lost it after being pulled away by Yelena for some ‘Kate Bishop’ emergency. Bucky had found it in the training room and kept it from you for three months. 
It wasn’t until you were both on a mission that you saw him flip it through his fingers before using it. He’d just chuckled when you called him an Ass. 
“Gotta be more careful next time, doll.”
You could have punched him in the face. 
So, when you found his dog tags on the ground, you made a decision. 
Originally, you were going to give them to him. But when you pulled your knife from your holster back on the jet, you were reminded of what he’d done. 
It was simply payback. 
“You know, he’s not gonna be happy when he finds out.”
You shrugged. “S’only fair.”
“Where are you even keeping them? He probably turned your entire room upside down.”
You nodded, “Oh, he did. But he’s never gonna find them.”
From under your clothes, you pulled out the military issued dog tags. Embossed on the metal was Bucky’s name, birthdate and blood type. On the second was his regiment. 
Sam gave you a slightly judgmental look but you could see the pride he was trying to hide. 
“You’ve gotta tell him eventually.”
“You’re not gonna tell him?”
Sam shrugged as he passed you and picked up his book. “I knew he had your knife. I didn’t help you, I’m not helping him.”
You gave a small gasp, “I knew it!”
Sam just laughed his way down the hallway. 
Meanwhile, you looked back at the dog tags with a light smile, your thumb brushing over his name. 
You’d give them back soon. But a little just desserts would do no harm to the super annoying, massive pain in the ass, super soldier. 
Bucky looked for two more weeks. His dog tags were lost forever. He had a feeling Sam know something since he’d suddenly changed his tune on issuing him some fresh dog tags. 
“Just hold out. Maybe they’ll show.”
“Who told you that?”
Sam shrugged, “I went to a psychic.”
Bucky rolled his eyes before trudging over and sitting beside his friend. He’d hold out for one more week, then he was gonna issue them himself. 
You could feel Bucky’s eyes still on you. He was practically searing a hole into the side of your face. 
He’d been like that for three days. Watching you. Staring. 
“You know something,” he said when he finally cornered you. 
You acted as if you didn’t know what he was talking about. “I know nothing.”
“Where are they?”
“Where are what?”
“Stop acting dumb,” Bucky told you. 
“Ever considered I’m not acting, Barnes.”
Bucky chuckled a little. “Every day.”
You walked into that one. 
“But I know there’s a small part of you that’s a lot smarter than you’re letting on. So, I’ll ask again. Where are they?”
“Please.”
Bucky leaned back a little. “What?”
You clasped your hands behind your back and leaned forward a little, practically bouncing on your feet. “Where are they, please?”
Bucky stared at you before groaning. “Where are they…please?”
You stood tall and shrugged. “I don’t know.”
“Quit lying.”
“I’m not lying.”
Bucky sighed. “Do you really enjoy this?”
“Enjoy what, Bucky?”
You could practically see the steam coming out of his ears. “You’ve been nothing but a thorn in my side from day one.”
Your gaze hardened on him as you stepped closer. “And you’ve been nothing but a pain in my ass. Look, don’t you think if I’d taken them, I’d have kept them safe? Safer than being hidden in my room? I know what they mean to you, Bucky.” 
You stepped back before you could let your mind wander to places further than just standing inches from Bucky in an empty hallway. 
“Kinda like my knife.”
Before you disappeared down the corridor, that last sentence only added fuel to Bucky’s fire. You had them. They were safe. But if they weren’t in your room, where the hell were they? 
It took him ten days to realise. And when he finally did, he hadn’t been thinking about them.
It had been just before he closed his eyes. It hit him. The safest place from him, was you. They’d been on your person the whole time. They had to be. 
And, despite the clock beside his bed telling him it was almost 23:00, he knew where you’d be. 
You hadn’t been sleeping much for the last few months. He knew because of how tired you seemed to move. A little slower, a little more distant. 
Zipping up his grey jacket, he padded his way down towards the training room. 
You hadn’t spotted Bucky standing against the wall, grey sweatshirt, white tee and darker pajama pants. If you had, you would have made some kind of comment about wearing plaid in Spring. 
“I figured it out,” Bucky called out calmly as he watched you. 
You ducked your head as if you’d just avoided a bullet. “What the- James.” You gave a huff. “You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
Bucky just smiled casually and pushed himself from the wall. “I figured it out.”
“Figured what out?” You asked, a little breathless. You’d been in the training room, alone, for the last two hours. 
“Where you’ve been keeping my dog tags.”
“Really? Who says I have them?”
“You and I both know you’ve had them since the beginning.”
You just watched him, studied him. A slight smirk broke out on your face. “I don’t know who took them, Buck. But I’d say it’s Just Desserts, wouldn’t you?”
“For stealing your knife?”
You nodded. “I’d say so, yeah.”
“Wanna know how I figured it out?”
“I’m sure you’re gonna tell me anyway.”
Bucky shrugged. “You knew I’d find out it was you. But you also know I avoid you as much as I can. And I know you’ve done the same with me. That’s how I kept hold of your knife for so long.”
That much was true. It was just safer to avoid each other than it was to deal with the potential ramifications of being left alone together longer than ten minutes. 
You let Bucky continue as he walked closer to you. You remained fixed in place, just watching him. He looked so…domestic. Slightly bed ridden hair, freshly showered, relaxed. Cosy.
“So, the best place to keep my dog tags safe would be with you, at all times. All day. All night.”
“Really?”
Bucky nodded. “Yeah.”
“And what makes you so sure I have them on me now?”
Bucky took a final step forward and looked you over. His body was in chest from you. 
“May I?”
You nodded, realising where his eyeline had fallen. Silently, his fingers reached out. Ignoring the way his touch felt against your skin, you watched as he pulled his tags from under your shirt. 
He examined them. 
“Found ‘em.”
You looked up at him with a knowing smile. “Seems we have a winner. I must say though, I can see why you get so attached. There’s something…familiar about having them with you all the time.”
Bucky nodded. But he seemed to be thinking. Then he smiled before tucking them back into your shirt. 
You were confused. “Don’t you want them back?”
He nodded. “One day. But, for now, you should keep them safe. They look good on you.”
You looked down, mostly to avoid his blue gaze.
There had been a few moments like this over the last few years. Moments where the ten minutes ran out and it was just you and Bucky, alone, barely inches from each other. All the while, comments passed between you both which made you think that, deep down, you didn’t hate him. 
And that he didn’t hate you. 
Part Two
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anendtopursuit ¡ 3 months ago
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to be quite honest with you, daredevil born again could be 5 seasons of civilian lawyer matt murdock dealing with legal issues in the marvel universe and i'd watch every single episode with no complaint. his lawyering scenes were entertaining enough BEFORE we branched out into the wider mcu; now we have a higher capacity for matt saying ridiculous comic-book bullshit completely straight-faced in a courtroom, and i would legitimately adore just a whole played-straight legal drama show of matt defending random vigilantes. matthew murdock ace attorney or some shit
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ambivalent-amphibian ¡ 4 months ago
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ao3org ¡ 5 months ago
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On Your Left! — Changes to Captain America Fandom Tags
Hello! In the near future, Marvel tag wranglers will be updating fandom tags on AO3 to separate the upcoming Captain America movies featuring Sam Wilson as Captain America from the trilogy of films with Steve Rogers as Captain America.
To do this, we will be renaming the fandom Captain America (Movies) to Captain America (Chris Evans Movies) and creating a new fandom named Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies). Both will be made subtags of Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain America - All Media Types.
In summary:
Captain America (Chris Evans Movies) will refer to the 2011, 2014, and 2016 movies featuring Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter, and Bucky Barnes. 
Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies) will refer to the 2025 movie Brave New World featuring Sam Wilson and JoaquĂ­n Torres. This fandom tag will also refer to any sequel Captain America movies starring Sam Wilson in the title role.
Fans interested in reading about both movie series can include both Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain America - All Media Types in tag filtering. The current fandom tag for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), which is a subtag of Marvel Cinematic Universe but not Captain America - All Media Types, will also be unaffected by these changes. We’ve included more details of our reasoning below, which better explains why we’re making this change.
Why are you making two separate fandom tags? Can’t everyone just keep using “Captain America (Movies)”?
Despite both having the superhero name “Captain America” and the same continuity, fundamentally the main character has changed between the original trilogy and the new 2025 movie. We also wanted to hopefully make it easier for fans to differentiate between which movies and continuities they’re discussing. Many Sam Wilson fans will likely want to filter for the movie where he’s the central focus; conversely, many Steve Rogers fans will likely want to filter out movies where he doesn’t appear. 
We’re specifically using “Chris Evans” and “Anthony Mackie” in the fandom tags as they’re the most recognizable and consistent aspect of the movies. There’s no consistent set of directors between all Chris Evans Captain America movies, and actor names are much more recognizable than including multiple years in the fandom tags. This style of making fandom tags named after actors is similar to other fandoms on AO3. For example, there are many James Bond movie fandom tags which differentiate via the actors’ names. 
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is also not the only time Captain America has been adapted to the big screen: there’s a 1944 movie starring Dick Purnell, a 1979 movie starring Reb Brown, and a 1990 movie starring Mat Salinger. The current fandom tag Captain America (Movies) is worded in a way that technically encompasses these unrelated movies as well. It doesn’t make sense for these unrelated continuities to share one fandom tag, so we would have changed the existing Captain America (Movies) tag to be more specific regardless of the release of Brave New World. 
Like we mentioned above, fans interested in reading about both MCU movie series at once can filter for both Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain America - All Media Types.
Why Mackie Movies instead of Brave New World?
The movie title has already changed several times in between promotion and release. It’s also highly likely Marvel will make sequel movies. Formatting the tag as Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies) prevents the disruption of renaming the fandom tag in the future. 
We will be creating an Additional Tag for Captain America: Brave New World, similar to how there are Additional Tags for Movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Movie: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). We hope the Additional Tag will help fans filter for specific movies within the broader series of movies.
Why does Brave New World get a separate fandom tag while First Avenger, Winter Soldier, and Civil War would still share? 
Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Captain America: Civil War all encompass the trilogy centering around Steve Rogers. While Captain America: Brave New World is also set in the same continuity, the main character and actor has changed, and the role of Sam Wilson has changed from being a supporting character to the main focus.
It’s likely that Marvel will release sequel movies to Brave New World, which will not receive separate fandom tags and would instead also be covered by the new Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies) tag. We hope that separating the fandom tags now will prevent the messiness of renaming tags again in the future, and also allow fans to filter for works that focus on the specific Captain America they are looking for. 
(From time to time, ao3org posts announcements of recent or upcoming wrangling changes on behalf of the Tag Wrangling Committee.)
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castledevil ¡ 3 months ago
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MATT MURDOCK / DAREDEVIL
Daredevil: Born Again (2025) 01x07 "Art for Art's Sake"
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critter-of-habit ¡ 7 months ago
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I'm still here 💚💜
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literally-spiderman-irl ¡ 1 month ago
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"I don't speak Cantonese. But, I did take 8th grade Spanish so ÂżDonde esta la biblioteca? Which literally translates to; 'I don't bargain, mother fucker-'" There's nothing better than the Deadpool movies.
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literally-spiderman-irl ¡ 2 months ago
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WARNING: SPOILERS!
    We have finally finished our farewell commentary for the last season of Netflix Daredevil! Due to scheduling constraints, we ended up having to record this at a distance and in chunks, so it is slightly messier than usual, but it contains all of our general thoughts and impressions on Season 3. It’s sad to say goodbye, but for the most part, we both enjoyed this season and were satisfied with where it ended. 
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godsplatter ¡ 8 months ago
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til death do they part
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xia0ming56 ¡ 2 months ago
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Doom match in szn 2 b like:
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scrombit ¡ 23 days ago
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my shaylas .... my sambucky.....
also guys im actually so devestated im not gonna be able to play marvel rivals for like TWENTY days and i was gon try and get to diamond but we see how it is 💔
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Hi, there! I've seen you're asking for some Thunderbolts requests, so: what about the reader and Bob having to share a bed during a mission, having both big crushes for each other? No pressure at all, only if you like the idea ☺️ thank you!!
a/n: Ah yes the one bed trope, one i love reading but never got around to writing. Okay so i didn't know if you wanted it to be a smut but i ended making it one 😬 hope that's okay. Also thanks for the request and enjoy!
Bob Reynolds X Reader: No room for secrets.
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Warnings: smut, one bed trope, mutual pinning, forced proximity, wet dream, injuries (not graphic), kissing, Bob being a sweetheart, penetration (p in v ), cowgirl, handjob, kind of subby Bob, fluff, cute ending, no use of y/n.
Word count: 4.3K (i am so fucking sorry)
You were going to kill Valentina.
You’d stumbled into the room, half-walking, half-dragging yourself inside. The mission you'd just finished had been successful, but you didn’t get out completely unscathed. You felt like shit, and all you wanted to do was lie down and pass out.
And you were planning to—until you saw your room.
You and Bob always shared a room. It was just how things ended up being organized. Ava and Yelena got a room, Bucky and John shared another, and Alexei slept alone—because the Russian's snores made it impossible for anyone else to fall asleep in the same room. That left you paired up with Bob. It didn’t bother you. Bob was sweet and quiet. He kept to himself and didn’t talk in his sleep. He was practically the perfect roommate.
The only thing was that you each slept in your own twin bed. Space and privacy—well, as much privacy as you could get while sharing a room.
You stared at the queen bed in front of you, doing your best not to let your face show how pissed you were. You were failing miserably, of course. Anyone who walked into the room could tell you were angry.
You turned to face the door just as Bob walked in. He had a bag of chips in his hand, which told you he’d stopped to raid the snack machine on the way. He walked in, a small smile gracing his features.
And then he noticed your expression, and his smile shifted into a look of confusion.
You didn’t even bother saying anything, opting instead to just point at the bed. Bob moved closer to you, the bed finally coming into his line of sight. It took him a moment to realize the problem, his eyebrows rising as he finally understood the issue.
You sighed. You needed to calm down before doing anything else. Poor Bob wasn’t the subject of your anger, so you weren’t going to make him a victim of it.
“I need a shower,” you muttered, moving to grab your bag from the floor. “We can figure this out after we clean up, okay?”
You turned to Bob, who was still staring at the bed. He looked at you and gave a small nod.
“O-okay.”
You took your sweet time in the shower. Washing off the grime from the mission was easy; the problem was the thousands of little cuts and bruises littered all over your body. Every movement hurt a bit, and the soap stung wherever it found your skin. Still, you managed to get cleaned up.
You walked out of the bathroom, releasing a wave of steam as you stepped back into the room. Bob was sitting in the armchair, eyes glued to the TV as he finished his chips.
“Bathroom’s free. If you wanna clean up.”
Bob shifted his focus to you as soon as he heard your voice. He stared for a moment. You kept patting your hair dry with the towel as he observed you.
Bob couldn’t help but notice how pretty you looked. You were in what he guessed were your pajamas, your hair still damp from the shower, beads of water sliding down your skin. It felt awfully… homey, seeing you like this. So casual. So close. He was having a hard time stopping his mind from spinning a thousand scenarios of what it would be like to be with you—really be with you.
“Bob?”
You tilted your head slightly, your voice laced with a light note of concern. He’d been staring too long, and the questioning tone made it clear you’d noticed.
He shook his head, forcing himself back to the present.
“Sorry. My mind was somewhere else.”
“It’s okay. I left enough warm water for you. And there’s an extra towel by the sink.”
Bob’s heart fluttered at the thought that you’d cared enough to make sure he could have a warm shower—and had even laid out a towel for him. He stood, brushing crumbs off his lap before heading to the bathroom. You watched him disappear behind the door, and only then did you let out a breath. That look he’d given you… It wasn’t nothing. It couldn’t be.
You picked up the remote leaning on the edge of the bed as you flipped through the channels. Your head snapped over to the bathroom as you heard the shower come to life. Your eyes continued glued to the door for a moment, the documentary about baby otters suddenly forgotten. your mind kept drifting to Bob, standing just a few feet away, behind a thin door. Wet. Shirtless.
You sighed, shaking your head, forcing yourself to focus on the tv before you. You remembered you needed to pass some medicine in the worse cuts you’d gotten so you bussied yourself with that. 
The water shut off after a while. You tried very hard not to glance up every time a sound came from the bathroom, tried not to count how long it was taking him to come out.
Then the door creaked open.
And there he was.
Bob stepped out, steam curling around his tall frame, hair damp and tousled, cheeks still flushed from the heat of the shower. He wore nothing but a towel slung low around his waist, clinging to his hips in a way that felt... unfair.
Bob lifted his eyes from the floor, expecting to find you dressed and relaxing on the bed.
He was not expecting what he saw instead.
You were shirtless, hands resting on your ribs, mouth slightly parted as you looked up at him. He froze mid-step, caught off guard, eyes dragging across your bare skin before he could stop himself.
You stared too—eyes tracing the lines of his body, still damp, still only wrapped in a towel.
And then, almost simultaneously, you both seemed to snap out of it.
You scrambled to cover yourself, suddenly realizing how exposed you were. Bob’s eyes widened as color flooded his cheeks. He turned sharply, head ducking as he tried to look anywhere but at you.
“Oh—sorry,” he blurted out, gripping the towel tighter with one hand. “I, uh, forgot my clothes in my bag. Wasn’t expecting you to be…”
His voice trailed off again as his gaze accidentally flicked back to you. He immediately dropped his eyes to the floor.
“You’re fine,” you said quickly, though your throat felt bone-dry. Your heart was pounding way too loud in your ears.
In your hand, the medicine tube you'd been holding slipped slightly as you clenched your fingers too tightly around it. A glob of the ointment squirted out and plopped onto the floor. Bob made his way to his bag as you let out a soft curse moving to scoop it up with your finger. Behind you, you heard the faint rustle of fabric as he changed, and you bit the inside of your cheek to keep your expression neutral.
“Do you need any?”
“Sorry—what?”
Bob turned to look at you, realizing you were carefully keeping your back to him as he changed.
“I’m dressed,” he said gently. “You can turn around.”
You glanced over your shoulder, your eyes immediately catching on Bob’s still very bare abs. He wasn’t wearing a shirt—but then, he never did when he slept. He ran hot, so he opted for fewer layers. You knew that from all the nights you'd shared a room with him. It had never been an issue before.
But now, the idea of lying next to him, just inches away from that warm skin, was going to be a problem.
“Are there any cuts that need ointment?” you asked, mostly to distract yourself.
“Oh, no, I…” He trailed off mid-sentence, looking a little sheepish. “I don’t get cut.”
You shook your head at yourself. Right. Of course he didn’t. He was incredibly powerful, despite having the most innocent face you’d ever seen. You were so used to looking out for him, you sometimes forgot he could bend metal with his bare hands.
“Sorry, I forgot.”
“You don’t need to apologize. It’s… nice. That you, you know—” he shrugged slightly “—that you care enough to ask.”
“Of course I do, Bob. You’re my teammate. I want to make sure you’re taken care of.”
Bob desperately needed you to stop talking to him like that. The warmth in your voice, the way you said his name—it was doing things to his head. Dangerous things. He gave you a small smile, his eyes drifting over your skin almost unconsciously.
You felt his gaze like a physical thing—soft, warm, reverent. You weren’t even sure he realized how he was looking at you, but it was doing things to you. Things it probably shouldn’t.
“You have one on your back.”
You blinked, needing a second to catch up.
“I do?”
You tried to twist around and look, searching for the injury.
“You probably can’t see it,” Bob said. “It’s like… right in the middle of your back.”
He opened his mouth, hesitated, then pushed himself to keep talking.
“I can get it for you. If you want.”
You couldn’t help the soft smile that tugged at your lips. Oh, this man is going to be the death of me.
“That’d be great, Bob. Thank you.”
You handed him the medicine and turned around. Bob squeezed a little onto his fingers—the cut wasn’t big, so he didn’t need much. Your skin tingled in anticipation as you waited for him to touch you. And when he finally did, you shivered. Partly because his hand was cool against your back and partly because it was him.
Bob’s fingers were gentle, almost too gentle, as he smoothed the ointment over the cut. The pressure was light, careful . His hand lingered a second longer than it needed to.
You felt it.
The pause. The heat.
Your breath caught for just a moment.
Then his fingertips brushed down slightly, like he was checking to make sure the ointment had spread properly. It wasn’t necessary—but he didn’t stop. And neither did you.
Your voice was quiet when you spoke. “You okay back there?”
Bob's hand stilled.
“Yeah,” he said after a beat, his voice softer than usual. “It’s just… hard to focus when you’re this close.”
That pulled your attention.
You turned your head, just slightly—enough to catch the faint flush spreading across his cheeks. His eyes were still on your back, but they kept flicking down, then away, like he couldn’t decide if he was allowed to look.
“We’ve shared rooms before,” you said gently, teasing. “We’ve slept five feet from each other for months.”
“Yeah,” he said, almost laughing. “But never like this.”
“I can take the floor.”
You’d been thinking about it for a while. You didn’t want to sleep on the floor—you wanted to sleep in the soft bed, preferably next to him. But you also wanted to be considerate.
You knew Bob had some issues with physical touch. He wasn’t opposed to it, but sometimes, when you caught him off guard, you’d see the way he flinched slightly—instinctively—before realizing you weren’t going to hurt him. Years of abuse would do that to a person.
Of course, you didn’t say any of this. You didn’t have to. Bob knew exactly why you’d offered. And still, he couldn’t help the warm, fuzzy feeling that filled his chest.
You were always doing stuff like this. Opting to help him out even when you had other things to do. You’d help with the dishes. You’d hang around with him in the living room, even though he was sure you could be using your time much better with training. Every time you could be near him, you chose to be. Bob tried to play it off as just your personality, but a small part of him knew better. 
You weren’t like that with everyone.
You were like that with him.
“I know you like your personal space,” you added softly.
Your words pulled him out of his thoughts. He realized how long he’d been silent, his hand still resting gently against your back. The ointment had been absorbed long ago, but he couldn’t bring himself to move. Couldn’t bring himself to let go.
“I don’t mind,” he said, barely above a whisper. “If we share.”
You closed your eyes, your body relaxing instantly at his words.
You were glad he felt safe with you. You were really glad you wouldn’t be spending the night on the cold floor. You were glad that you’d sleep beside him tonight. It would probably be the last time you’d ever get a chance like this. So yes, maybe a bit selfishly, you were happy  you’d be sharing the bed.
You turned around to face Bob. He shifted his hand down, resting it against his stomach. You took in the look on his face, your eyes trailing from his eyes to his lips, to the flushed skin of his neck. And then you turned to look at the bed, choosing to focus on the task at hand.
“Okay. So how are we doing this?”
It had taken you a total of five minutes to figure everything out. Bob liked sleeping on the left, you liked sleeping on the right—so that was easy. You’d offered to make a pillow wall for Bob’s comfort. He’d told you it wasn’t necessary.
The two of you entered the bed, each settling on your respective side. You lay on your back, staring at the ceiling for a moment. Bob did the same.
A small yawn escaped your mouth before you could stop it. Bob turned his head to look at you, smiling at your sleepy face.
“I’ll get the light.”
You gave him a small smile before turning onto your side.
“Good night, Bob.”
“Good night.”
Darkness took over the room.
Falling asleep was easy for Bob. Keeping his mind clear, on the other hand, was not.
The dream had started simply. He could see your face, a small smile on it as you looked at him. And then it shifted. Your brows furrowed as you let out a soft groan. He was beneath you, hands resting on your hips as you moved. The sight was beautiful. He could live inside this dream.
Unfortunately, his body was beginning to betray him.
You felt him shift before you heard him. You turned your head to glance over your shoulder, eyes catching on Bob’s shaking frame. Your first thought was that he was having a nightmare. You knew it was a common occurrence, so you didn’t startle. You turned around, your hand reaching to touch his shoulder—when he let out a soft whimper of your name.
Your hand froze midair, breath catching.
He said it again. Clearer now.
Bob was dreaming. Dreaming of you. And by the sound of it, the dream was far from innocent.
You wanted desperately to keep listening—but you felt like a creep. So, instead, you gently tugged at him, trying to wake him up.
Bob was pulled out of his dream rather quickly.
He gasped, eyes flying open as he jerked upright. Disoriented, breath shallow, chest rising and falling. His eyes darted around the room until they landed on you—watching him with concern, still half-leaning over him.
“Hey,” you said softly, your hand brushing his arm. “You okay?”
Bob blinked a few times, swallowing hard. His face flushed deep red as memory rushed back in. The dream. Your voice. Your name on his lips.
Oh god.
“I—I’m sorry,” he muttered, sinking back onto the pillow and turning his face toward the wall. “I didn’t mean to—”
“Bob.”
You said his name firmly, gently, and his eyes hesitantly flicked back to you. You didn’t look disgusted. You didn’t look uncomfortable. If anything, you looked…curious. A little breathless.
“It’s okay,” you said. “You were dreaming.”
He nodded, ashamed.
“Was it… about me?”
Bob hesitated, then gave the smallest nod.
You paused. Your heart pounded. And then, barely above a whisper: “Was I… any good?”
That made him look at you. Really look at you. His lips parted, unsure what to say. You were smiling—soft and teasing, but your eyes were serious.
Bob swallowed hard. “Too good,” he said.
And suddenly, you were very aware of how close the two of you were. Of the warmth between you in the bed. Of everything unsaid that had built up over weeks, months. Your hand slid gently onto his chest. You hesitated for a second, eyes boring into Bobs. You could feel his chest rise and fall against your palm. You bit the inside of your cheek, realising that you were really about to do this. 
“Do you want to find out for real?”
Bob's breath caught.
You saw it in the way his lips parted, the way his fingers flexed slightly against the sheets, like he wasn’t sure whether to reach for you or ground himself.
He swallowed thickly. “Are you sure?”
His voice was low, hoarse, barely above a whisper—but it still managed to send a shiver down your spine. You leaned in just a little closer, your lips brushing the shell of his ear as you whispered:
“I wouldn’t be asking if I wasn’t.”
That was all it took.
Bob surged forward, one hand cupping your cheek as his mouth met yours—tentative at first, like he was still afraid you might vanish. But when you kissed him back, firm and hungry, something in him snapped. His hand slid into your hair, the other arm wrapping around your waist, pulling you fully against him. You took the hint, climbing onto his waist as you settled on top of him. Bob whined into the kiss as you grazed his hard on. 
“You’ve been thinking about this, haven’t you?” you whispered against the corner of his mouth.
He gave a soft, embarrassed laugh and nodded, eyes fluttering closed as your hands moved across his stomach. “I—yeah. I didn’t think you’d ever…”
You cut him off with a firmer kiss this time, one hand slipping up to cradle the side of his neck, the other resting just above the waistband of his shorts. 
“You think too much Bob. Just focus on the feeling.”
Your palm slipped inside his shorts and he groaned, head raising up as he did. The action caused his neck to be on full display for you. You took it as an opportunity to kiss him there. Your hand found his dick, fingers moving over the head as you littered his neck with wet kisses. Then slowly you shifted your grip, allowing you to begin stroking him.  
Bob’s breath hitched—sharp and shaky—as your hand moved along his length. He whimpered, his hips bucking ever so slightly against your touch, chasing the friction. You could feel how desperate he already was, how quickly he was unraveling under your attention. It felt better than any drug. The sight of him panting slightly as his brows furrowed made you grind your hips down on him. 
“God—” he gasped, clutching at your waist, trying and failing to keep still beneath you.
The sound caused you to smile.
“Am i as good as you dreamed?”
Bob gaspsed, mind trying to form a coherent thought to answer you.
“So much better.”
“Oh yeah?”
He nodded before letting out a small moan. You shifted around, tugging his dick free from his shorts so you could stroke him better. The cold air on his dick made him shudder but your warm hand dulled the shift slightly. His hands were still on the bed beside him. Almost as if he was afraid to touch you without asking.
“You can touch me too, you know? If you want to.”
That was all he needed. Whatever resistance he had left crumbled at those words. His hands found your thighs, holding you tightly as if he still couldn’t quite believe this was real. You leaned down to kiss him again, slower this time, your hand never faltering in its rhythm. He moaned into your mouth, every sound he made going straight to your core. You rocked against him gently, your own arousal growing with every twitch of his hips beneath you.
“You feel so good,” he murmured against your lips, his voice shaky with awe.
You smiled, brushing your nose gently against his. “You do too,” you whispered. “You’re perfect, Bob.”
His eyes searched yours like he couldn’t quite believe this was real—like any second he expected to wake up. You cupped his cheek, your thumb brushing just under his eye, grounding him.
“I’ve wanted this for so long,” you admitted softly, heart fluttering as the words left your mouth. “Not just this—us.”
Bob swallowed hard, hands still resting on your thighs like he was afraid to grab too tight, afraid he’d break the moment. “Me too. God, me too.”
Your breath caught, and you leaned in to kiss him again, slower this time, lingering—like you had all the time in the world. Your hand still stroked him gently, feeling every twitch, every little reaction as you poured everything into that kiss. Bob let out the softest whine, hips jerking involuntarily into your grip. 
“I wanna feel you. Please, I need—”
You shifted your hips, clothed cunt rubbing against your hand and stimulating his dick. 
“You want me to ride you?”
He nodded frantically, his voice nearly gone. 
“Yes. Yes, please.”
You leaned down again, kissing him slow and deep. Then you shifted your hips back, just enough to push your underwear to the side and line yourself up.You both gasped at the feeling, completely overwhelmed. He filled you perfectly, and you stayed still for a moment, letting the warmth of him settle deep inside you.
“You’re so beautiful,” Bob whispered, his thumbs brushing over your skin like he was memorizing you.
You clenched around him, hips begging to quicken their pace. Bob's hands slid up to your waist, holding on like he might float away otherwise. His hips bucked up to meet yours every time you moved. The desperation was growing inside both of you. You wanted to take it slow, wanted to show Bob just how much you felt for him. But the need for him was stronger than you could control. Bob didn’t seem to mind, blabbering beneath you as you sped up. Your hands found their way to his chest, using him as leverage to lift yourself up before dropping down again. Bob groaned, his hands tightening just slightly on your waist. 
“You’re all I ever think about,” he confessed, eyes squeezed shut like the truth hurt in the best way. “Not just like this. Always.”
The words hit you hard in the chest, and your movements stuttered for just a moment. You pressed a kiss to the corner of his mouth, then his cheek, then his jaw. You were overwhelmed, full to the brim with him—his scent, his voice, his body.
“You’re perfect,” you whispered against his skin. “You’re everything.”
His arms wrapped around you, holding you to him as your bodies moved in tandem. You buried your face in his neck, moaning quietly as each thrust made your core tighten and your breath grow shorter.
You could feel it building—slow and sweet. Not just the orgasm, but everything. The connection, the weight of unspoken feelings, the years of dancing around this. You were both trembling under the intensity.
“I’m close,” you breathed, a little desperate now, your hips moving with more urgency.
“Me too,” Bob gasped, clutching you tighter. “Don’t stop. Please, don’t stop.”
And you didn’t. You clung to each other like lifelines, chasing the high with trembling hands and whispered names, until it hit—hard and soft at the same time. A release that was more than physical. You came with a cry muffled against his neck, and Bob followed soon after, gasping your name like it was the only thing he knew.
When it was over, you stayed there, pressed together in the quiet, his hands still stroking your back gently, like he couldn’t bear to let go.
You stayed like that for a long time—foreheads pressed together, breaths mingling in the dark. Neither of you said anything at first, too wrapped up in the moment to break it with words. His hands never stopped moving, slow sweeps down your spine like he was trying to soothe you, ground you, or maybe himself.
Eventually, you stirred, gently lifting yourself off him with a soft hiss. Bob held your hips to steady you, eyes filled with concern.
“You okay?” he asked quietly.
You nodded, brushing his damp hair back from his forehead. 
“Yeah. Just tender.
He gave you a tired, tender smile that melted something deep inside you. You shifted off to the side, reaching for the blanket to pull over both of you. Bob curled closer instinctively, one arm wrapping around your waist, the other tucking beneath his cheek like a sleepy child. You ran your fingers through his hair, watching his eyes flutter shut, a soft hum of contentment leaving his lips.
“I meant what I said,” he murmured against your shoulder
“Me too.”
He smiled against your skin. 
“Good. 'Cause I think I’m in love with you.”
Your heart skipped, breath catching. You pulled back just enough to look at him. 
“You are?”
He nodded, shy but sure. 
“Yeah. I think I’ve been in love with you since the first time I saw you.”
You smiled, your chest aching in the most beautiful way. “Then we’re in the same boat.”
Relief washed over his face like sunlight breaking through clouds. He leaned in to kiss you again—slow and deep, with nothing rushed or frenzied. Just warmth. Just certainty.
When you finally pulled apart, you tucked yourself into his side, your fingers laced with his beneath the sheets.
And in the quiet stillness of the room, wrapped in the warmth of each other, the weight of everything finally lifted. You both drifted to sleep.
Maybe you wouldn’t kill Valentina after all. Maybe you’d just tell her to book a room with one bed for you and Bob. For future reference. 
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