#poly stuff

[writinginatree]

The Book Can Wait

Relationship(s): Bodhi Durran/Xaden Riorson/reader

Summary: Finishing the book you're reading proves impossible with Bodhi and Xaden next to you, needy for attention and unable to keep their hands to themselves.

Warnings: Cousincest, making out, allusions to sex

Written for @empyreanevents's Bodhi Week Day 7: Free Day. I had something entirely else planned for today but it turned out terrible so you're getting this instead because I saw @xadensbiceps and @theoppositequeens write Bodhi x Xaden this week and got the urge to join the fun (except I made it a reader-insert because apparently I don't know how to write anything else lol)

AO3

Fully engrossed in the book propped up against your pillow, you ignore the dip of the mattress where Xaden's elbow digs into it near your waist as he leans over you. You can feel his body heat against your back, just distracting enough that you stumble over a word and have to restart the sentence you were reading.

To your left, Bodhi also shifts. His fingers — previously tracing nonsense shapes on your arm and shoulder — still for a second, then leave your skin altogether. You instantly miss the contact.

Briefly glancing over your shoulder to see what they're up to, you find Xaden and Bodhi locked in a kiss. Both their torsos are bare, miles of soft, brown skin and toned muscle on full display, practically begging to be touched.

Fuck. Do they have to look so stupidly hot while you're just trying to finish your book?

It takes all your willpower to avert your eyes and focus back on the text before you. Only two more chapters, you remind yourself — less, actually, seeing as you're already halfway through one of them. If you manage to ignore the distractingly perfect men on either side of you for just a little longer, you can finish the book and then focus solely on them.

Naturally, that plan doesn't work out.

You manage a single page before one of them nips at your shoulder, ripping you out of the story again. A kiss to the same spot follows, then fingers trailing down your spine and soft curls brushing your arm as Bodhi's head enters your field of vision and obscures the view of your book, his hand coming up to caress your cheek.

He smiles up at you like the very definition of innocence — acting as if he doesn't know damn well what he's doing.

Xaden kisses his way along your shoulder up to your neck, his hand sliding under your shirt.

Your eyes squeeze shut.

"Guys," you whine. "I only have like a dozen pages left. After I'm done reading you'll have my full attention, I promise."

"Oh, I think we already have your attention," Xaden's low voice sounds right against your ear.

He's right, of course. It's impossible to concentrate on anything else with the two of them being all over you like this.

Opening your eyes, your gaze meets Bodhi's.

He's half lying on your book, dark curls obscuring the words, but you know he's taken care to not wrinkle the pages lying down. He takes your jaw in his hand, gently guiding your face down to his. His mouth brushes yours in a barely-there kiss.

"Your book can wait," Bodhi mutters against your lips. "We can't."

"Yes you can. You just don't want to."

Unsuccessfully fighting a smile, you don't sound nearly as stern as you'd intended. It simply isn't possible to be irritated at their interrupting your precious reading time — not with the way Bodhi is purposefully being all adorable while Xaden continues to cover your neck in open-mouthed kisses.

Bodhi shrugs and claims your mouth with his own, effectively shutting down any further retorts. With his tongue roaming your mouth, it gets increasingly hard to remember why you would even want to complain in the first place.

Releasing you from the kiss, Bodhi expectantly looks up at you.

You know if you really insisted on going back to your book, he and Xaden would accept it. They could keep each other occupied. But you also know your thoughts would keep drifting back to them and the fun you'd be missing out on. There is no resisting the temptation they provide — Bodhi sprawled before you like a mischievous angel, Xaden wrapped around you from behind, nuzzling against your neck like the devil whispering in your ear.

With a sigh, you pull the book out from under Bodhi's head and close it. You'll just have to read the remaining chapter another time, no matter how badly you want to know how the story ends.

"Alright."

Bodhi's beaming smile makes it instantly worth it. Still, you can't help but tease them a little, jokingly complaining that the two of them are like a couple of needy puppies begging for attention.

Payback follows instantly in the form of Xaden biting your neck — hard. If he's trying to beat the puppy allegations that's not the most efficient move, but before you can say so, he starts to suck on the sensitive skin and the thought dissolves in a rush of warm pleasure.

"What ha— nhh— happened to not leaving any marks?" you gasp.

Bodhi answers for his cousin, locking eyes with him over your shoulder, the grin that spreads over Bodhi's face mirroring the one you feel against your neck. "We can't leave marks on each other, but we can leave marks on you, actually."

Xaden's hum of agreement vibrates against your skin. His mouth glides higher up your neck, leaving goosebumps in its wake.

"Ah. That's reasonable, I guess. But—" You interrupt yourself with a breathy moan when Bodhi licks up the other side of your neck. "But hardly fair. You could let me mark up one of you, at least."

"Nope."

Though you're not exactly happy about it, you understand Xaden's reasoning, and can't claim to disagree. Rumors are the last thing the three of you need, and if someone were to see all three of you with lovebites at the same time, rumors would ensue. And even if it's just you and one of them alternatingly, there would be talk. People probably wouldn't jump right to the conclusion of a polyamorous relationship, but they might think you're hooking up with both of them behind the other's back. Either way, it would only lead to unnecessary drama.

"Aww, come on, Xay! I want hickeys too," Bodhi pouts.

"Next time. We can take turns," Xaden decides. "But we have to be careful it's really just one of us getting hickeys, and not all the time."

Bodhi grumbles something unintelligible and pulls you on top of him. His hands are at your waist, toying with the hem of your shirt.

You sit up and lift your arms, silent permission for him to take it off, which he wastes no time in doing.

The fabric isn't even fully over your head when Xaden's hands are already on you, following the curve of your ribcage with what feels like reverence, like no matter how often he's already done so, he can't wait to explore every inch of exposed skin again.

Bodhi's teeth scrape over your throat, hands joining Xaden's, groping and caressing until you can no longer tell whose touch is whose. It doesn't matter. There is only their skin against yours, searing kisses and mingled breaths. Their lips on yours and each other's, Xaden's bare chest warm against your back, your hands in Bodhi's hair.

Angling your head to give him better access to your neck, your gaze falls on your book, laying abandoned on your pillow. It'll have to wait a little longer — in this moment, reality is much more appealing than any story could ever hope to be.

[sewellsheart]

Wedding Rings (PolyAU Edition)

@grapecaseschoices Oh everyone gets something more bougie once Nate is involved.

Reina gets a whole boulder:

Adam doesn’t think this is practical (he loves it):

Nate can’t help but have a little opulence:

[dying2getudizzy]

everyone say thank u @subbygothkittytransgf for giving me my e shot and cumming down my throat before i had to leave for work 😇😇😇😇😇

and they’re even taking care of my wife while i’m out :3

[diapereddoe]

y are you not in your nighttime diaper young lady?

I’m at my partners house watching a movie with him and his wife and her girlfriend. I’ll pad up once I go home though!

[jessreadsandreads]

I'm not quite halfway to a veggie lasagna with a bunch of from-scratch ingredients involved, but I could swear that all of the love, luck, and prosperity spells I've been doing since yesterday evening are beginning to thicken in my kitchen like a fog. I did not need any dating apps - I was right about that; I really did just need to bake something about it. Now I not only have a pending date with an unrealistically beautiful woman, who's asked me to cook for her, and have been receiving plenty of wonderfully adorable and flattering messages from my gorgeous nesting partner while he's away, but I discovered that the hot, poly witch who I worked with stopped working there while I was on medical leave. So, we're going to set up a board games night and potentially attend some kink events together. Also, I suspect that Loki may be responsible for the frequency of "Good Witch Bad Bitch" popping up in the shuffle as I cook, which is super funny and appreciated. What a lovely Saturday! 🩷

[bunny--manders]

Driving back home from the awkward party my husband's girlfriend invited us to talking mad shit about how her other boyfriend is NOT good enough for her

[eartha-zipp]

[apolybird]

When I was a little girl, I used to imagine myself with more than just one other person. Like I saw the images in the movies of people cuddling in bed or on the couch and I could see myself there but... what if with not just one person? What if there was the opportunity for more? What if two people loved me? Did I really have to choose? Could I have that cool fantasy of all of us curled up together? Or was it just that... a fantasy... I am here to tell you, gentle reader, that yes. I did end up getting that. For decades it felt like I wouldn't for a million reasons that aren't just the obvious ones. But tonight after dinner, my partners and I laid on the couch while one of us played Tears of the Kingdom. My head in one's lap. The other partner leaning back on my knees. Both of them occasionally ganging up on me for tickle wars. It wasn't anything fancy or special. Just an ordinary weeknight with leftovers for dinner and all of us in our pjs. But it's our ordinary. Have faith. And keep it. You'll get there.

[writinginatree]

Attention

Relationship(s): Xaden Riorson/Garrick Tavis/Reader

Summary: You're on your period and desperately want cuddles, but both of your boyfriends are too busy with paperwork to notice, so threats have to be made.

Warnings: Swearing, mentions of the torture that is menstruation, established polyamorous relationship (idk if that's a warning but I feel like I should put it somewhere lol), reader has a period but no pronouns mentioned. Set during Fourth Wing.

Today sucks, you decide.

As if getting your period wasn't bad enough, the marked first-years you're responsible for training had acted especially clumsy and overall insufferable during today's practice session, and now, to top it all off, your boyfriends are too busy to pay attention to you. They barely glanced up from their work to greet you when you came to Xaden's room earlier — a quick kiss from each of them was all you got before they returned to their papers.

At first, that had been fine. You had enough homework to occupy yourself with, even if your period cramps made it hard to focus.

But now, almost an hour after you finished everything you had to do, Xaden and Garrick are still huddled over the former's desk and paying zero attention to you, and it's really starting to bother you. Not their fault, you know. It's your period that makes you so irritable, but that doesn't stop you from cursing the fact that it's today of all days that they have to be so busy.

Despite the multiple attempts to get their attention you've made already, they remain so focused on their work they haven't even noticed how miserable your mood has gotten over the span of the last two hours.

No, this really isn't your day — usually, they're much more observant than this.

Even though you know interrupting them won't make their work get done any faster, you can't stop yourself from once again asking, "Are you almost done?"

"Soon," Xaden says without looking up, but that's what he'd said half an hour ago, too.

"How soon?" you insist.

"Soon," he repeats, pushing the paper in front of him to Garrick to point something out. A heated discussion ensues, and you're forgotten again.

You sigh into Xaden's pillow. What's the point of having two boyfriends if neither of them has time to cuddle with you?

While them being wingleader and section leader has a lot of perks — bigger rooms, more control over their — and your — schedule, and the authority to punish anyone giving you shit for the rebellion relic on your arm, to only name a few — this is the downside. Loads and loads of extra work. They've been sitting at Xaden's desk brooding over gods know what for hours now, the only sounds in the room the rustling of paper and the occasional muttered question.

Usually, you don't mind keeping them company while each of you does their own thing — it's a peaceful kind of quiet, something so rare in this godsforsaken place. You like to silently sit with them while you study, despite how tempting it is to let yourself get distracted by them. Since they always tend to have more work than you thanks to their leadership duties, you're always done before them, anyway. And it's nice to just curl up on the bed and watch them while you wait for them to finish their work too — just not today. Staying patient is hard when it feels like your lower body is being stabbed with burning knives, and all you want is to be held. With every passing minute, it gets harder to sit and wait.

You could break their concentration. You know if you asked outright, they'd put everything aside and come cuddle you in a heartbeat. But as tempting as that is, you also know how important it is that they get their work done. Being marked, they had to work harder for their leadership positions than anyone else, and need to be better than everyone else to be treated with even a fraction of the respect they deserve. If they mess up, the consequences will be worse than they'd be for anyone else. They can't afford to get sloppy with their duties.

You know how Xaden would argue against that reasoning: That you are more important than any of that, that they can still get the work done later tonight, when you are asleep. But Xaden already doesn't get enough sleep as it is; you refuse to be the reason for making it worse.

And yet, it only takes a few more minutes for your resolve to crumble. Unable to take this any longer, you tell yourself you won't keep them from working for long. A few minutes of their attention, that's all you want. Surely, a small break like that can't hurt.

"If neither of you comes cuddle me in the next five minutes I'm going to fucking riot," you declare into the quiet. "And by riot I mean I'll go get cuddles from Imogen."

Now that gets their attention more effectively than anything else could have. Finally looking up from their paperwork, your boyfriends share a confused look and turn to frown at you.

"What?" Xaden asks, and Garrick adds, "Why the fuck would you do that?"

"Because I've been trying to get your attention for like an hour and you just keep on ignoring me," you whine. "I. Want. Cuddles. And I'll get them, one way or another."

You don't actually mean to make true on your threat, even in the unlikely case that they insist on finishing their work first. There's no way you're getting up now that you finally found a position that makes your cramps at least kind of bearable. Your best friend isn't much for physical affection, anyway. And while she might make an exception for you, it just wouldn't be the same as getting held by your boyfriends.

Luckily, the threat does the trick, even though the both of them are certainly aware of how empty it is.

"You didn't say that you want to cuddle," Xaden scolds, gathering up a few papers before rising from his chair to join you on the bed. "I thought you were just bored. Are you okay?"

The question comes as no surprise — it's very unlike you to interrupt them like this, even more so in such an agitated manner.

"Yeah," you mumble, a little ashamed of being so needy. "Sorry. 's just that I got my period, and it feels like you guys are taking forever today."

"Nothing to apologize for," Xaden assures you, pressing a kiss to your temple.

Garrick explains, "It's taking so long because of that leadership meeting we have tomorrow morning to sort some stuff out before Threshing. Lots of shit to plan, but we can just as well do that in bed with you."

"Right, you mentioned that... Forgot it's tomorrow. Does that mean I have to sleep in my own room?"

More often than not, Fourth Wing's leadership meetings take place in Xaden's room.

Xaden shakes his head. "You can sleep wherever you want. If you want to sleep here, we'll just have to be quiet. I'm not letting anyone disturb your sleep."

He's completely serious, you know. You can imagine it all too well, Xaden waiting for the squad- and section-leaders at the door and instructing them to keep their voices down as they enter the room, his shadows engulfing you like a cocoon so no undeserving eye will catch sight of your sleeping form. Xaden just is dramatic like that.

"Makes it kinda hard to hold a meeting when no one is allowed to speak," you chuckle.

"Oh, I don't know," Garrick jokes as he settles at the head of the bed, letting you and Xaden rest your heads on his lap. "It actually would be kind of nice if the other idiots had to keep their mouths shut and just listen for a change."

Xaden hums in agreement. He has made himself comfortable behind you, one arm slid beneath you, the other thrown over your waist, holding his papers in front of you both so he can finish his work while he holds you. His legs tangle with yours, head resting in the crook of your neck. The hand not holding the papers slips under your shirt, resting warm and comforting on your aching lower abdomen.

With a content sigh, you close your eyes, finally relaxing as Xaden's body heat seeps into you. You swear just being near him is enough to release the tension from your muscles.

"Did you take something against the pain yet?" Xaden asks after a minute.

When you shake your head, Garrick immediately moves to get up, ready to disappear and get the medicine for you in a blink. Before he can, you explain, "I was too nauseous to eat, so I can't take anything."

You'd made the mistake of taking painkillers on an empty stomach once, and spent hours throwing up bile as a result. After that, it had taken you months to work up the courage to try taking them again at all, even though logically you knew you'd be fine as long as you ate something first. You would much rather endure the pain than make that same mistake again.

"Damn, that sucks. I'm sorry, baby."

You shrug, opening your eyes and angling your head back to smile up at Garrick. "I'll survive. I'm just glad we're not scheduled for flight lessons until the end of the week."

Garrick nods, but observes, "This is worse than usual. Maybe you should see a healer, don't you think?"

"No. They have enough patients with real problems."

"Being in so much pain from your period that you can't eat or sleep through the night is a real problem," he insists.

"Ehh, I'm used to it. There's nothing they can do, anyway. And besides, this isn't even that bad. One time my period was so bad I actually fainted after getting up a bit too fast."

Xaden tenses, pushing up on his elbow to lean over you so he can look at your face. "Why don't I know about that?"

"I guess it just never came up? I dunno." You shrug. "It's not that big of a deal, Xaden. That was before I came to Basgiath."

"You should have warned us in case it happens again. It's fucking dangerous. What if you faint during a challenge or while flying?"

"If I felt like fainting I'd let you know, I promise. It's not like it's a frequent occurrence, and I'm pretty sure that one time it did happen was mostly due to low blood pressure."

You lift your hand to cup Xaden's cheek as you speak, rubbing your thumb back and forth along his cheek bone to soothe him. He's adorable when he gets all worried and protective, but you know better than to tell him that right now.

"Still," he grumbles. "Maybe you should stay in bed until your period is over. You shouldn't have to go to class and fight while dealing with this torture. We can cover for you. No one would doubt it if we say you're sick, and you can easily catch up on the stuff you miss."

"Tempting," you admit, "but I think we both know that's not actually an option."

With a sigh, Xaden lies back down and buries his face in your shoulder. "I know."

"Is there anything we can do to make you feel better?" Garrick asks, setting his stack of papers aside in favor of lying down on your other side.

"Just cuddles," you mumble, the words barely intelligible as you bury your face in the soft fabric of his shirt. "Think I'll try to nap for a bit."

"Alright, love." Xaden kisses your head, then you feel him half sit up again. "Here, drink some water first, hm? You've got to stay hydrated, or you'll feel even worse."

Since you know he's right, you force yourself to sit up and accept the water he hands you, draining half the glass before settling down once more.

Xaden and Garrick wrap you in their arms, making you feel safe and warm despite the pain, and soon you fall asleep to the sound of rustling paper. Before you drift off, you remind yourself you'll have to return to your or Garrick's room later, before actually going to bed for the day. If you don't, Xaden really will prioritize your rest over his meeting, and you can't have that.

[sewellsheart]

OTP OT3 VIBES TAG

Tagged by @grapecaseschoices (thank you!!! ♥️♥️)

Tagging @agentnatesewell @nat-seal-well @wayhavenots @thee-morrigan @carriehobbs @agentark @oo-bb @serenpedac and anyone else who wants to do it!!! (If you’ve already been tagged I’m so sorry I’ve been fairly offline the past couple days!)

Fate: Together as three for eternity

Dynamic: Yearning, patient, deeply respectful, horny, and a great understanding of each other as people

Relationship: Reina/Adam/Nate

Songs:

Aesthetic:

♥️ Reina/Adam, Adam/Nate, Nate/Reina ♥️

[dying2getudizzy]

underrated part of a threesome is when u have to get up to get water or use the bathroom or whatever and u just get to watch them as you leave and hear them in the other room hngfnshdn like ok, you guys have fun i’ll be back in a sec :)

[versenkt]

my meta makes fanart of her and her (/our shared) boyfriend and it looks like manga panels!! it's so fun because they look so polished and professional... but it's just bf and meta going on dates, kissing and being cute and it's the sweetest shit ever

makes me kind of jealous that i can't produce high quality art of me and bf :')

[jessreadsandreads]

I thought about reactivating the dating apps for a hot minute this evening. I even went so far as to re-download one and open it up, but I didn't even get through finishing the profile, before disabling it, sighing in exhaustion, whispering "nahhh" to myself, and ordering too much pizza. The only thing that may sway me back the other is way is that I know there are hot, poly, queer witches in my area, although I obviously cannot flirt with the one I already know because I work with her, but, uuuuuuugh, then I have to put on real clothes and go into town and remember how to be a good conversationalist and stop slouching ferally around the house and nesting for days under twenty blankets. I should bake something about this.

[noballoonsinspace]

Oops you accidentally tried to dictate other people’s experiences. Not sure if you meant to do that

When YOU really like someone YOU naturally won’t be interested in anybody else. If that’s how you experience attraction thats cool for you. absolutely valid. really beautiful even. If that’s how a lot of others experience attraction, cool for them too.

But it turns out everyone is different. Believe it or not polyamorous people are out there existing and experiencing attraction very differently. and that’s also cool and valid and beautiful. Just one example. Hope this helps

I do think if you really like someone you naturally just won’t be interested in anybody else

[ikachap]

Big and Lil E (aka I updated the etho model woahh *explosion sound effect*)

[apolybird]

When I knew it would work

One of the things they don’t tell you about relationships is that you’ll always have spells where you’re not sure if it will work. Sure, the longer it goes, the longer the spells where you basically forget to worry about that. But the truth is, you can always worry about anything if you think about it long enough. It’s doubly true with poly relationships. I’ve had several breaths of relief when I realized that not only were our individual relationships going to work out, but that we would work out as a whole. Together. And one of those moments was when one of my partners tied a tie for the other.  They aren’t together. They won’t ever be. It’s just not like that. But one tied a tie for the other, and now all his ties are tied with the other’s hands. They hang in his closet like that for whenever he needs them. And if one comes undone, he goes and pouts, and the other ties it for him again. First around his own neck and then it’s snugged up around the other’s.  And that’s how I know it’ll work out.