#what if everyone dated markus

[kayla1507]

Markus: Babe, can you pass me one of those thirium cupcakes?

Simon: *reaches for the cupcakes*

Josh: *also reaches for the cupcakes*

…

North *bursting through the door, a cupcake in hand*: You called, babe?

[mauvefayette6]

Heya! May I request smth with a male reader who’s like. The “secret-keeper” type? Like everybody tells him their secrets and he knows everything about everybody, even staff. He’s really quiet and a great listener. And he meets Charlie and Knox and befriends them and slowly gives them secrets as his way of affection? If you do polyamory, maybe all three get together? If not, though, that’s fine.

Secrets || Charlie/Knox/male!Reader (POLYAMORUS)

A/N: So this is my first time doing a poly couple one-shot so it’s not exactly the best but I did try! Any constructive criticism is more then welcome!

pronouns: he/him

TW/CW: underage drinking, mentions of weed, mentions of abuse (not detailed), gay slur (not f slur)

•

(Y/n) roamed the halls, his friend Markus had spilled the biggest secret last night.

Flashback

"Knox and Charlie are secretly dating," Markus whispered to (Y/n). Yeah, he was a tad but tipsy but he must've seen something.

"How do you know?" (Y/n) whispered back as his roommate and only friend laid down on his bed.

"I saw 'em... Kissing each other..." He whispered as he doze off to sleep.

"You probably were imagining things, you are tipsy..." (Y/n) whispered back as his roommate slowly fell to sleep:

End of Flashback

It was the next morning now and he wasn't able to rid himself of that confession.

Yeah, he has been told worse, people seem to over talk around him and spill lots of small and big secrets.

Once in his third year there someone confessed to being in love with his best friends sister. Another year someone confessed to "knocking someone up" as they said.

That's when everything started, suddenly he knew everyone secrets, even some of the staff. He had so much dirt on Mr. Nolan, like how if you give him the right amount of money he'll let anyone in the school. Apparently even the greatest have a price.

Charlie and Knox walked past him, his stomach dropped as he watched them.

He had to admit that he had thoughts like theirs before. That's something he swore to take to the grave. But he wasn't alone, almost the entire school had thoughts like that.

"Hey Knox!" (Y/n) shouted nervously causing him to stop.

"Oh, hey (Y/n), what's up?" Knox smiled.

"Can we talk privately?" (Y/n) asked again a little less nervous this time.

"Oh, sure..? You can go without me Charlie, I'll catch up." Knox smiled before running towards the nervous boy in front of him.

"I know your secret," (Y/n) immediately confessed. Knox gave him a questioning look, but he wasn't convincing enough.

"What secret?" Knox asked, (Y/n) could tell that he was nervous.

"Come off it Knox, you know exactly what I mean!" (Y/n) whisper-shouted.

"Fine, what do you want? Money?" Knox asked.

"No! No!" (Y/n) shook his head. "Please, my roommate confessed it yesterday and I won't lie, I'm scared for you."

"Is he going to tell anyone? If he does I swear I'll fight him!" Knox said anxiously.

"I have too much dirt on him for him to do something like that Knox," (Y/n) said but he didn't even believe it. He nervously sighed as he could tell Knox was afraid.

"Thanks for telling me, I'll see you around..." Knox walked away, he was worried and (Y/n) could tell.

"Knox! Look, Markus' dad paid Mr Nolan for him to be accepted here, he isn't here because he is smart." (Y/n) confessed. "He told me himself..."

"He paid to get in here?" Knox said surprised.

"Yeah, and— and— Caleb his dad's business is crashing," (Y/n) wasn't able to keep quiet anymore. "I know lots of things about people and I promise no one will know about yours."

"Thanks," Knox smiled. "Follow me."

Knox lead him outside and towards the woods, (Y/n) was unfamiliar with the setting.

"If you know so much about everyone you must know about this," Knox smiled.

"I heard when you guys were talking to Mr. Keating, something about a secret club?" (Y/n) confessed. "Sorry, I should keep my nose out of other business but it's almost impossible."

"It's impossible for you, how come people go to you for their deepest secrets?" Knox asked as they neared the cave.

"I'm not sure, I guess they think I won't tell because I don't have many friends?" (Y/n) said with a hint of sadness and confusion.

They arrived at the cave, they heard whispering and laughter before entering.

Knox entered before (Y/n) entered, he was nervous. He was never a part of a big group and never a big group of guys.

"Who is that?" Cameron asked, as if he hadn't dumped a load of secrets on him before. Once he confessed to burning one of his fathers notebooks for his business.

Charlie stood up with a grin, Charlie confessed to having smoked the devils lettuce once or twice with a girl from Henley Hall.

"It's the very famous (Y/n) (M/n) (L/n)," he said walking up to him.

"Oh! I've heard lots about you," Neil Perry. He heard from one of the staff members that his father was abusive.

Todd Anderson, now Todd was a quiet kid and thats why he knew just so much about him. He heard things from other students and staff. Nothing bad, you can't be bad if you're an anxious kid.

"Why did you bring him here Knox?" Steven Meeks asked, Meeks confessed that a straight A student paid him to do his Latin and trig homework. He also heard from staff that his dad was mean and demanding.

"He knows everything," Knox shrugged sitting down next to Pitts.

(Y/n) was told by a girl from Henley Hall just how terrible of a kisser he is. Pitts confessed to being allergic to fish.

"I can go," (Y/n) said softly, the room felt small.

"No, please, stay," Neil said, he was smiling.

"Don't feel forced to let me stay, I won't tell anyone anything." (Y/n) said, he was unsure, no one really wanted him around they were more afraid of him.

"Nonsense, please. Sit." Neil said reassuringly.

Cameron gave him an evil side eye, but he didn't seem to notice. The rest of the group quickly welcomed him to the friend group, except Cameron.

The rest of them were worried he'd tell the school their secrets but at the same time that didn't matter so much.

Knox, Charlie and (Y/n) all walked to their dorm rooms. It wasn't night for once so they had could walk to their rooms and not have to sped it there.

Markus, (Y/n)'s roommate stepped outside of the dorm room. He made eye contact with Knox and Charlie and then (Y/n).

"Queers," he whispered before making eye contact with (Y/n) again.

"Markus, quit it. I have more dirt on you then anyone else in this school. Their secret comes out then everyone will know that your mommy is your daddy's mistress," (Y/n) whispered. Markus backed down and glared at him.

"Fine. Protect them," Markus walked away.

"What did you tell him?" Knox asked and he shook his head.

"Nothing of importance,” (Y/n) smiled. “He won’t say anything.”

(Y/n) said good bye before entering his dorm room.

• Small time skip •

Knox and (Y/n) had gotten closer through out the few months they’ve been friends. That cane with a lot of small cups of tea they shared. Occasionally Charlie would join on their tea time.

They enjoyed picnic together and dipping their bare feet on the small river near the woods they frequented.

(Y/n) hated to admit it but he was falling in love, and he was falling fast. It felt so wrong yet so right. He couldn’t confess the feelings since Knox and Charlie were basically a couple.

“Did you know that Valentina Harpet’s older brother dropped out of Welton when he was 16 and fled to France to marry a girl he was pen pals with?” (Y/n) told Charlie who was listening. Knox was in the river making rocks jump.

“I always wondered what happened to him, did they actually get married?” Charlie asked.

“No, apparently it was a façade, he is actually living with a guy in Amsterdam.” (Y/n) shrugged.

“That’s… interesting, so they built a story like that?” Charlie laughed.

“Actually, his parents said he got into a military school and then went on to be a lawyer.” Charlie nodded not surprised at all.

“I love our talks. There’s so much people are hiding.” Knox looked over at them.

“Yeah, Mr. Nolan loves money, I know at least 10 kids in our year that had their parents bribe Mr. Nolan to let them in here.” Knox didn’t seem so surprised.

“I have my suspicion on who those kids might be. You can imagine, Maybe William, you know the one who seems to always slack off? Or how about your roommate Markus, he seems like the type.” Knox laughed.

“Actually maybe there is more than 10 now that I think about it,” (Y/n) pondered a bit. “A girl at Henley Hall had her father bribe Welton to let her in to Welton.”

“That’s devastating,” Charlie mumbled, “considering the girls school isn’t as good as Welton.”

“Yeah, Betty T. the one with the curled blonde hair.” (Y/n) nodded, “she’s an only child.”

“Oh, I’ve heard things about her,” Charlie frowned, “her life has been tragedy after tragedy.”

“On a lighter note, (Y/n) we brought you here to discuss something kind of important.” Knox sat next to Charlie with a smile.

“Oh, what’s up?” (Y/n) nervously fidgeted with his fingers.

“So, you know me and Charlie are like together… romantically…” Knox began, (Y/n) nodded.

“Well, Knox and I really like you too, like we like you lots.” Charlie winked. “We were wondering if maybe you’d want to be apart of our relationship?”

“What?” (Y/n)’s tone was that of shock, was there such a thing?

“Yeah, like it can be all three of us in a romantic relationship, with healthy boundaries,” Knox nodded.

“That exists?” (Y/n) mumbled confusedly.

“What do you say? Of course you don’t have to, don’t feel forced. We just thought of asking.” Charlie smiled.

“I didn’t know something like this could exist! But yeah! I would love to be in a romantic relationship with you two!” (Y/n) excitedly exclaimed hugging them both.

“That’s great! We like you so much and since we met you and became your friend we instantly clicked,” Charlie confessed.

“How will we tell the others?” (Y/n) asked.

“We can think about that later, we can always do it when you’re more comfortable and ready.” Knox held (Y/n)’s hand before kissing them.

[gauzyfruitcake]

ANDERSON, THE LAST DEVIANT

Connor. Nines. Collin. Sumo. Long ago, these four lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked -

“Collin! Stop referring to Markus as the Fire Nation!” Connor barked, causing Collin to jump from his comfortable upside down position on the couch, and subsequently dropping his phone and falling over in a heap.

“I wasn’t!”

Connor looked pointedly at the upturned phone - a large (and unflattering) picture of Markus under the above mentioned text sitting damningly in a draft Tweet - and then back at the other RK800.

“...Everyone likes Zuko!”

Connor sighed and rolled his eyes. “Would you please stop vague tweeting about my boyfriend and just help me finish cleaning up - Nines! Enough with the knife sharpening! You know we need to cut thirium cabbage before it melts!”

Nines paused in the midst of his meticulous (and painfully slow) stroking of his knife against a whetstone. His eyes narrowed, expression settling somewhere between dangerous and offended, but Connor wasn’t buying it. He knew when his youngest brother was pouting.

“I was merely being thorough.”

“You can cut cabbage with a brick,” Connor shot back, both as an exaggeration and in remembrance of Nines actually cutting various vegetables with cinder blocks. “It doesn’t need to be that sharp, and you don’t need that many!” 

He gestured to the vast array of cooking knives, lined up neatly from smallest to largest on the kitchen counter, and looked more at home at either a butcher’s shop or a serial killer’s basement. Several of them weren’t even knives! One was a machete, and the last one was just a gun!

As Nines started to put the knives away, muttering about stifling his creativity (yes. Creativity. Definitely not an intimidation tactic. RA9 help him) and definitely stomping around louder than necessary, Connor put his head in his hand and sighed explosively.

*

A little collaboration with art by me (source obvs) and drabble by @emiliaf25 , for the prompt ‘what if Connor and Markus were dating, and Sixty and Nines were not happy about it’

[aangelinakii]

WITH YOU

in which you and markus finally get away from the big scene

character : markus rk200

song : with you , exo

date : 19th october 2021

note : finally got around to writing for my husband oml , short but sweet <3

when the one you love is leading an android demonstration for humans to finally see what life is like in their shoes, it's difficult to find yourselves with time to just be together.

you'd found him sitting on a metal ledge in an opening at the abandoned building beside jericho, staring out at the hazy view of detroit in the winter. he wasn't with anyone else.

"there you are," you spoke up quietly, causing markus to glance over at you. his hardened expression relaxing once he'd realised it was you. "everyone's looking for you."

with a sigh, markus replied, "let them. i need some time just by myself for a little while." you made your way to the edge of the roof, right where the ledge began, and crouched down so you were on the same level as him. "things are just beginning, and with our people depending on me to make all the right decisions, the decisions that will result in our future... it's a lot of pressure."

"naturally." any leader with all eyes on him would be under pressure. markus shuffled closer to you, now facing you. "but so far, you're leading us extraordinarily. i can't think of anyone else i'd rather have decide our fate for us."

markus's sullen lips pulled up into a grateful smile. his hand reached out for yours. "thank you. could you stay with me for a few minutes? just us two for a bit? you make me feel better."

now your lips turned up into a grin, a slight giggle running past them. with a nod and a pat to the area next to you, markus shuffled over to sit beside you.

the sky above was an orange-pink haze, and sequins of snow fluttered down from the fluffy clouds, landing on your hair and clothes. hand in hand, you looked up at markus, staring at his multicoloured eyes like the mediterranean, such a contrast to the readying winter around you.

"i'm so glad that i'm here with you."

[detroitbecomeyandere]

So I started playing Blush Blush which is an idle clicker dating game, the premise is you work at a zoo and get distracted by how hot the guys are and you accidentally give them magic water turning them into animals. Through the power of dating and love you turn them into hybrids and then back to humans, it's annoying and kind of funny and it's just making me think about what kind of hybrids everyone would be.

Connor & Cyrus: they are both German Shepherd hybrids, fiercely loyal, intelligent and good at following orders. Connor is the more goofball and likes to chase after things while Cyrus is the one that stares you down like he's going to eat you.

Gavin: As much as I'd love to say Gavin is a wolf hybrid, but I see him as a hare. He's often mistaken for a bunny hybrid and it's something that pisses him off to no end, he is constantly telling people the difference between hares and bunnies. Everyone at the precinct still calls him "Bunny boy" to piss him off more.

Kamski: Kamski is a jaguar, he's sleek, cool and aggressive. He's a sneaky son of a bitch, he loves to spend his free time in the pool.

Hank: Hank is an old pit bull, on the outside he looks tough and scary but on the inside he's just a big ol' softy who just wants some belly rubs.

Markus: Markus is a lion, he's a natural leader and people just want to follow his lead.

Ralph: Ralph is a racoon, I'm not sure much else needs to be said here.

[randomfandomimagine]

Old Ficlets Masterlist

These are considered ficlets because they are less than 5k words, but they’re mostly written in first or third person and sometimes with female reader. Keep in mind that there are some old fandoms here as well.

🔷 BROOKLYN NINE-NINE

◾ Jake Peralta

Smart (Hurt / Comfort, Mutual Pining)

Amy’s sibling Y/N visits the precinct, wanting to be a detective like them, and ends up getting in trouble that Jake needs to get them out of.

Reckless (Mutual Pining, Hurt / Comfort)

Taking his job too seriously, Jake keeps getting injured. At least, those injuries bring him closer to a doctor called Y/N.

My Best Friend (Fake Dating, Fluff, Idiots In Love)

Jake and Y/N have been best friends for a long time and they’re comfortable in their relationship. One day everything changes when they encounter her ex-boyfriend.

◾ Rosa Diaz

Out Of Your Shell (Hurt / Comfort, Angst With A Happy Ending)

Y/N is having some difficulties with their relationship with Rosa, and it isn’t until they both get in trouble that things get solved.

Work Visit (Secret Dating, Fluff)

Y/N decides to go visit Rosa at work. Jake, not knowing that Y/N is dating Rosa, starts flirting with her.

◾ Misc

The Mysterious Case Of Y/N (Fluff)

No one knows exactly who Y/N is, only that everyone likes them and enjoy when they drop by the precinct. Jake takes it upon himself to find out their mysterious identity and the reason behind their many visits.

🔷DC

◾ Clark Kent

Waiting For Superman (Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Fluff)

Y/N is having a rough time, so when she is saved by Superman she thinks that things wil start going differently for her.

🔷 DCEU

◾ Misc

Let Her Go (Love Triangle)

Y/N is currently happily dating Clark Kent, but her ex-boyfriend Bruce realized the mistake he made when breaking up and promises to treat her right now if she gives him a second chance.

🔷 DEATH NOTE

◾ L Lawliet

Her Lament (Angst, Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Songfic)

L tries to understand Y/N’s strange behavior and ends up learning about her tragic past.

🔷 DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN 

◾ Connor RK800

Zlatko’s (Hurt / Comfort)

Connor and Y/N investigate the case of the deviant androids, following a lead on an old mansion where a man named Zlatko lives.

My Favorite Person - Part 2 (Hurt / Comfort)

People at work are mostly too intimidated by Y/N to talk to her. It isn’t until she meets Connor that she realizes how human an android can be.

◾ Markus RK200

I’ll Follow Into You The Dark (Songifc)

Having nowhere to go, Y/N finds refuge in Jericho and a family in Markus. To give back to him, Y/N uses their artistic abilities to paint a good image of androids in order to support his cause.

🔷 DISNEY

◾ Aladdin

Wish (Fluff)

Hanging out with Y/N, Aladdin wonders if they have regrets about their life and wish for something more.

🔷 DOCTOR WHO

◾ Eleventh Doctor

Not Enough (Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Angst With A Happy Ending)

Being the Doctor’s daughter isn’t easy, especially when Y/N tried to leave that life of travel and adventure behind and he returns looking for her.

🔷 FANTASTIC BEASTS

◾ Newt Scamander

Invisible Beauty (Soulmate AU, Fluff)

Life has always been black and white for Newt, until he came across a lovely blind person called Y/N.

🔷 FINAL FANTASY VII

◾ Cloud Strife

About Time  (Childhood Friends To Lovers, Soulmate AU)

Y/N has been friends with Cloud all her life, but sometimes not even his friendship is enough to fill the void that her mysterious soulmate brings. Wondering if she will never find them, Y/N fails to realize she founds him a long time ago.

Busy (Soulmate AU, Gender Neutral Reader)

Being a very busy person, Y/N retorts to writing things down on their arms and hands. What they don’t know is that those written things show up in someone else’s skin, and it will bring Cloud Strife into their life.

Motion Sickness (Fluff, Angst, Emotional Hurt / Comfort)

Cloud feels really insecure sometimes, especially when it is about his motion sickness. He wants to get over it, but it won’t be until he runs into Y/N that he will accomplish it.

🔷 FINAL FANTASY XV

◾ Noctis Lucis Caelum

You’re A Jerk (Angst With A Happy Ending)

Noctis is trying to teach Y/N how to fight, but his ways are upsetting Y/N.

◾ Prompto Argentum

Invisible (Songfic, Angst With A Happy Ending)

Y/N is jealous of Prompto’s crush on Cindy and it takes Noctis getting involved for Y/N and Prompto to figure things out.

Contradictory Feelings (Crossover, AU)

Ever since he became Spiderman, Prompto is worried that something might happen to Y/N even though he has the biggest crush on her and wants to tell her everything, but that will put her in more danger.

Evil Mastermind Noct (Mutual Pining, Fluff)

Noctis knows that Prompto likes Y/N, so he takes advantage of how naive she is and teases Prompto about it in the hopes that he will be embarrassed enough to confess to her.

Happy Birthday, Prompto! (Idiots In Love, Fluff)

The boys think that Prompto’s birthday is the perfect opportuntiy to bring Y/N and him together given their obvious crushes on each other.

◾ Ignis Scientia

Experto Mode (Fluff)

Ignis and Y/N decide to cook together, and shenanigans ensue.

◾ Gladiolus Amicitia

Big Change (Fluff)

Y/N gets along really well with Gladio, but becomes flustered around him because of her big crush on him.

🔷 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

◾ Edward Elric

Equivalent Exchange (Idiots In Love, Angst, Fluff)

Y/N has finally decided to confess her feelings for Edward, but his response is one she would have never foreseen.

◾ Alphonse Elric

Homecoming (Angst With A Happy Ending)

Y/N need get close to Edward and Alphonse Elric and travel with the brothers. However, it is during the journey that Y/N becomes friends with them, and their friendship becomes endangered when Y/N’s secret is revealed.

🔷 GOD OF WAR

◾ Baldur

Cure (Character Study)

Y/N doesn’t know what to think of Baldur, but all he knows is that as soon as he met them, he started to feel something again.

🔷 HARRY POTTER

◾ Harry Potter 

Not You (Angst, Hurt / Comfort)

The situation is dire, and the locket horcrux is only making things worse. They only have each other, and Harry can’t bear the thought of losing Y/N.

◾ Ron Weasley

Too Close (Idiots In Love, Mutual Pining, Fluff)

Ron and Y/N clearly like each other, but won’t act on their feelings. Taking advantage that Y/N is staying at the Burrow, Fred and George take it upon themselves to bring those two together.

◾ Fred Weasley 

Muggle World (Fluff)

Fred is acting a bit strange lately, and when he finally talks to Y/N after days of silence he keeps asking her about the muggle world. Only to surprise her later on with a ‘muggle’ object.

◾ George Weasley

Welcome Home (Fluff)

George is very excited to take Y/N to the Burrow for the first time. What she doesn’t know is he has a plan to court her, starting with spoiling her.

◾ Remus Lupin

Stupidly Obvious (Idiots In Love, Angst With A Happy Ending)

Both Remus and Y/N are completely oblivious to each other’s feelings. After a series of misunderstandings, Sirius decides to do something to help his friend.

🔷 HEROES

◾ Peter Petrelli

The One (Angst, Fluff)

Although Y/N is very fond of Peter, they can’t quite reciprocate his feelings. They talk about the situation, finding that Peter is very respectful of those boundaries.

🔷 JOHN WICK

◾ John Wick

We’re Even (Hurt / Comfort, Angst)

Y/N is forced to go for John for help despite their complicated relationship.

🔷 JURASSIC WORLD

◾ Zack Mitchell

Fire And Ice (Fluff, Mutual Pining)

Y/N keeps receiving mixed signals from their crush Zach. Going with him to the park, Zach’s true feelings are revealed when Y/N and him find themselves in danger.

🔷 KINGSMAN

◾ Eggsy Unwin 

Courageous (Emotional Hurt / Comfort)

Y/N feels like an inadequate candidate for Kingsman, but a sweet boy called Eggsy is determined to cheer her up.

◾ Merlin

Like Magic (Fluff, Hurt / Comfort)

Merlin looks after Y/N when she comes back from a mission with hypothermia.

🔷 MARVEL

◾ Wade Wilson

Psychic Shifter (Mutual Pining)

Y/N and Wade are an unlikely pair, but they decide to team up given their shared interests. From then on, they find that they really like each other.

🔷 MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

◾ Steve Rogers

Priority (Hurt / Comfort, Friends To Lovers, Mutual Pining)

Something strange is happening in SHIELD. After a meeting with their superiors, Y/N meets with Steve for something mysterious. However, things changed when something happens that endagers Y/N’s life.

Speak To My Heart (Mute Reader, Fluff)

Despite Y/N’ being mute, Steve understands them perfectly without needing any words. Y/N speaks right to his heart.

◾ Peter Parker

Spider-Pal (Friends To Lovers, Hurt / Comfort)

Peter seems to be neglecting Y/N in favor of Liz. Jealous of his crush on her, Y/N instead finds comfort in the friendly neighborhood when he suddenly starts visiting them.

Special Like Me (Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Fluff)

Dating Spiderman is not easy. Y/N worries a lot about Peter, and also worries that he deserves .better.

◾ Misc

The Power Of Love (Love Triangle)

Both Thor and Loki have feelings for Y/N, wh odoesn’t really know who to choose.

🔷 MERLIN

◾ Arthur Pendragon

Rain (Songfic, Modern AU)

Y/N and Arthur are very different, and she is starting to have doubts about their relationship. He doesn’t hesitate to address them and comfort her about it.

◾ Merlin

Things Magic Can’t Fix (Angst With A Happy Ending)

Merlin can’t stop thinking about Y/N, and although she definitely reciprocates his feelings, there’s something holding her back. Merlin then decides to disguise himself in order to talk to her and find the truth.

🔷 MR. LOVE: QUEEN’S CHOICE

◾ Gavin

Waste My Time (Fluff, Mutual Pinning)

Y/N has been thinking about Gavin a lot lately, and one day after he walks her home, she gathers the courage to ask him to stay with her for a little longer.

🔷 SHERLOCK

◾ Sherlock Holmes

Light In The Darkness (Angst, Hurt / Comfort)

Despite Sherlock’s wishes, Y/N insists on helping with their current case. This insistance results in Y/N getting in danger, which stirrs Sherlock’s feelings for her.

🔷 STAR WARS

◾ Obi-Wan Kenobi

Just Like Me (Bodyguard Dynamics, Idiots In Love, Mutual Pining)

Obi-wan has been assigned to protect Y/N, and despite their stubbornness in return to his, Y/N feels just as fond of the Jedi as he is of them.

🔷 STRANGER THINGS

◾ Steve Harrington

So Much More Than That (Idiots In Love, Fluff)

The kids realize how close Y/N and Steve are and take matters into their own hands to give them a little boost on their relationship.

◾ Jonathan Byers

Magical (Friends To Lovers, Fluff)

Y/N is best friends with Jonathan, and one day he picks her up to hang out. Even though they both have fun that day, Y/N makes a discovery about her own feelings that changes everything.

What I Like About You (Songfic, Fluff)

In an attempt to catch her crush’s attention, Y/N tries to change into what she thinks he would like her to be.

🔷 SUPERNATURAL

◾ Castiel

The Only Exception (Enemies To Lovers, Soulmate AU)

Being a demon, Y/N has never really gotten along with any angels. That is, until Castiel arrives, who also happens to be Y/N’s soulmate and the person whose words are tattooed on Y/N’s skin.

◾ Sam Winchester

Solace (Angst, Emotional Hurt / Comfort)

Strange things have been happening to Y/N. Feeling lost, scared and confused, they find solace in a stranger called Sam that becomes so much more than just that.

Earth Angel (Emotional Hurt / Comfort)

Not fully understanding what she is due to her memory loss, Y/N is afraid of her powers. With Gabriel gone, Sam decides to look after her himself.

🔷 TEEN WOLF

◾ Stiles Stilinski

Time Bomb (Angst With A Happy Ending)

Stiles and Y/N keep arguing, and their relationship seems to be about to end. However, they find that they love each other too much.

◾ Derek Hale

Comfort (Hurt / Comfort)

Afraid to tell her brother Scott about what happened, Y/N goes to Derek for comfort.

🔷 THE HOBBIT 

◾ Thorin Oakenshield

Queen Under The Mountain (Mutual Pining)

Y/N joined the company on their travel, and despite the fact that everybody likes her, it is Thorin who truly captures her attention.

[connor-sent-by-cyberlife]

🎄 DBH Advent Calendar 2021 🎄

By @sheyshocked

Christmas Miracle

Christmas was still a novelty to them. Not as a whole; rA9 knows they had enough of standing in never ending queues and carrying shopping bags around the malls for their masters. But the customs? Or the act of gift-giving? Quite the news. So it was kinda excusable when Markus suddenly found himself at a loss what to give to his loved ones. Especially Simon.

Everyone else was quite easy to figure out. He had already placed an order for an expensive whiskey for Carl, a nice and sturdy Swiss knife for North, and a signed copy of the new philosophy book for Josh. But what about Simon? Nothing seemed meaningful enough for their first holidays together.

He wasn’t dumb by any means. He could tell that he was overthinking it. But he couldn’t help himself. Every first should be somehow special. Or so he thought. He recalled their first kiss, first date... It sounded crazy that they were about to spend the first Christmas together. And it had to be perfect. Memorable. To show Simon just how much he was cherished. But as luck would have it, he couldn’t come up with any idea that he wouldn’t reject just a few seconds later.

As the holidays were drawing near and he still didn’t have anything for his better half, he decided it was time for desperate measures. He gave North and Josh a call.

“Hey, guys! Could you spare me a moment, please? It won’t take long.”

“Are we in trouble?” came North’s retort, and he couldn’t tell whether she was joking or not.

“What? No! Why would you be?” Eyes squinting with suspicion, he made a note to check what these two have been up to lately. Ever since that last incident with the senator who didn’t know his history, as Josh argued (he was right, but that’s a whole another story), he learned to keep a close eye on them to make sure they wouldn’t cause a diplomatic scandal before lunchtime. “I just need some help, that’s all.”

“Help? Help with what?” Josh asked, clearly getting intrigued.

“I’m gonna get a shovel,” North announced and Markus could almost imagine her teeth flashing in a broad grin, the one she came to like after the revolution. No doubt it suited her, but unfortunately for Markus, it never meant anything good.

“What you don’t immediately think of,” he rolled his eyes. “No, it’s not that kind of problem either. I just could use some advice picking a gift for Simon.”

There was a stunned silence on the other side. It dragged on for way too long, Markus almost believed he lost a signal there for a second or two. But then North’s voice broke through, and it sounded careful and amused at the same time. Right. Laugh about someone else’s misfortune.

“For your lover boy? Shouldn’t yoube an expert on what he likes and wants by now?”

He scoffed at the crude remark. “Maybe, but you knew him long before I even came into your lives, and you still spend much more time together at the New Jericho than I do. So I thought you might give me a few directions to impress him. But it was a bad idea. Forget about it.”

Before he could cut the call short, Josh hurried to stop him: “Wait! We didn’t say we wouldn’t help. We were just... surprised. You have been dating for quite some time now, it’s easy to forget it wasn’t always like that.”

“Yeah,” North joined in shortly after, and now she sounded embarrassed. “Sorry, Markus. I didn’t mean to sound so rude. We’ll do everything we can to help you. Let’s see...” her voice trailed off, only to return smugger than before. Uh oh. „You have heard of that new romantic novel? The Countess and the Highwayman or something like that?”

Markus furrowed his brow, captured deep in thought. Hm. Sure, he has already seen Simon reading paper books a handful of times before, but he never imagined they were romantic stories. On the other hand, Simon has never told him what he was reading, so it was possible that he was simply embarrassed. Even though there was nothing to be embarrassed about! Truth be told, Markus found it kinda adorable. Always knew Simon was a romantic soul beneath that thick shell of pragmatism.

He did a quick Google search for the book and the smile that crept onto his lips vanished as quickly as it appeared. “But... that book is mostly smut. And it also has some pretty mediocre reviews.”

“Yeah? So what?” he could almost feel North arching one of her elegant eyebrows at him with hands crossed tightly on her chest. “Not every one of us enjoys reading Nietzsche in original like certain someone.” To be honest, Markus had no idea whether she meant him or Josh. Both, most likely. “Reading trash fiction is a fun way to de-stress. And trust me, Simon has a lot of stress to deal with all the time.”

Like the imaginary angel sitting on his shoulder, Josh joined the debate with an offended gasp. “Yeah, but giving him an erotic novel for Christmas? Really? Shouldn’t a gift be something more wholesome?”

“Oh, shut up, you. What would you give him in Markus’ place?”

“I don’t know!” Josh most likely threw his hands in the air as usual. “Maybe I would just askwhat he would like. Or do something nice for him that he might enjoy. Does he like massages?”

Markus had no idea. And to be honest, Simon probably didn’t know himself. There was still so much they had to learn about themselves and each other. But he wrote it down for later use. “I’ll try to find out. At any rate, thank you for your suggestions.”

“Anytime. Oh, and merry Christmas, Markus,” they wished him well before he ended the call with a sigh.

If he was completely honest with himself, he didn’t think he could use any of these ideas. A dirty novel and foot rubs really didn’t sound like appropriate gifts for the holidays.

Still, as he rode home from work, he stopped by a small bookshop, one of the precious few that managed not to go bankrupt after the massive rise of popularity of electronic books. The Countess and the Highwayman sat right there behind the shop window as if taunting him. Even its cover looked horrendous like it appeared straight from the seventies or eighties. Yet, against his better judgment, he went in and soon returned with a decently wrapped package and face burning from all the blood that rushed to his cheeks. This was a horrible idea, but what else did he get?

Simon seemed to arrive home shortly before him. He found him in the living room, going through some reports. He always looked so tired after finishing his shift, it made Markus’ heart bleed. He crossed the room to press a kiss onto his neck. Only then he noticed two android canaries sitting on his shoulders, chirping and preening but doing nothing to fly away. He chuckled, which alerted Simon.

“Nice to see you getting along,” he murmured warmly, brushing his cheek with a short butterfly kiss, but that small wistful smile on Simon’s face gave him pause. Something wasn’t right.

“Of course. Lemon and Chirpy are always great company when you are away. Isn’t that right, boys?” His question was followed by silence, which only made Simon’s expression turn even sadder. Markus would do anything to cheer him up a little. So he gently nudged his face, trying to get his attention.

“Wait. Lemon and Chirpy? Really?” he asked while giving a side-eye to the two tiny fluff balls resting on his shoulders, and that finally got him a flash of a genuine smile. Even if it was only for a brief moment, it still outshone the sun.

“Yeah. Carl told me they didn’t have names yet, so I gave them some. Hope you don’t mind." He sighed. “It’s a shame they can’t break free of their programming as we did, don’t you think?”

Markus hummed in agreement. Then an idea struck. If it went down well, it could be called a small miracle, but then again, they won a revolution in less than a week, so he thought they had pretty good chances. An excited grin spread upon his face as he cradled Simon in his arms, mindful of the canaries. With a stroke of luck, he could have the perfect gift for his beloved. If not, well, he still had the book.

* * *

It was the miraculous night before Christmas, and Markus untangled himself from Simon’s embrace, got up from the bed, and sneaked down the darkened hallway where the cage waited. Lemon and Chirpy were sitting there quietly, their tiny inner mechanisms ran out of energy yet again. Markus took a deep breath and ever so gently pulled one of them, he couldn’t tell which one out of the cage.

The little bird's body felt lifeless in the palm of his hand, and for the first time since he got this lunatic idea, Markus was filled with doubt. What if this didn’t work out? Their software was much simpler than theirs, after all, their bodies too small. What if it was only going to hurt them? Simon would never forgive him, and neither would his own conscience. But he had already decided that he has to at least try.

Here goes nothing, he thought as he pressed two fingers against the canary’s LED like he would usually do when waking them up. This time, however, he let the skin of his hand vanish, and he transferred just a tiny fragment of his mind and soul to the bird with a single command.

Wake up.

Nothing happened. Not even a twitch. Not used to defeat, Markus tried it once more, and then some, but with the same results. The canary stayed just as still as before. He heaved a sigh. He really wanted this to work and couldn’t help himself not to feel a little bit disappointed. But alas, there was nothing more he could do. What a pity.

But right before he could put the bird back behind the golden bars, he finally stirred in his hands. He watched in awe as the tiny creature slowly came online and blinked, looking around as if he saw the world for the very first time. He didn’t seem very impressed by what he saw, though. Then he spread out his wings and took off.

Markus was so mesmerized by the beauty of watching a new living being experience life for the first time (it could never get old), that it hit him much later. It was the middle of the night, and he has a wild canary on the loose.

He tried whistling to lure him back inside his cage, but the bird, Lemon if the tag in his software was correct, paid him no mind. He tasted freedom for the first time and wanted to savor it for as long as possible. Which Markus would usually approve of with his whole heart if he were not so afraid that the loony bird would hit a window or the chandelier and manage to kill himself right from the bat.

Fortunately for both of them, Lemon soon decided that he had enough for now and returned to his feathery friend, who was still waiting for activation and awakening.

Markus reached behind the bars to do the same process once again, but this time, he was met with resistance. The moment he went to grab the other canary, Chirpy, Lemon suddenly went berserker and pecked him. Hard. A few drops of thirium stained the cage floor. It was just a scratch for someone of Markus’ size and shape who couldn’t feel pain the way humans did, but still it was quite an impressive feat for such a small bird. This little guy had some fight left in him.

“Ouch,” Markus hissed, even he himself had no idea whether he did it out of courtesy or just habit, but didn’t move an inch, still prepared to grab Chirpy, much to Lemon’s displeasure. What was bothering him so much? “Hey, calm down, little buddy. I’m not gonna hurt you or your friend. I just need – there you go!”

Finally, he was able to fish the other canary out of the cage. His hand was covered in scratches and beak marks by the time he managed to do so – nothing concerning, he was more worried about why Chirpy was suddenly acting up so bad. Was he violent because of deviancy or something entirely else? Either way, Markus quickly closed the cage door before the canary with newly discovered anger issues could follow him outside. No way he was going to let the tiny tyrant damage some of his more delicate parts. Like his eyes, for example.

Once secured, he proceeded with his plan as if nothing had happened. Chirpy’s LED was spinning rapidly as he gently reached into his software. First blue, then yellow, then red, red, red. It was taking way longer than before, and with each second grew Markus’ anxiety. Oh no. This shouldn’t be happening so slow, should it? But then he noticed it. The subtle twitch.

Chirpy slowly came to life and immediately went to fix his tail feathers, preening himself like a diva. Markus had already seen this process a mere seconds ago, and yet it still felt like a bloody miracle all over again. Even more so than with his fellow android deviants. They at least had much more complex software, making them more prone to deviating from the norm, but this? This was the equivalent of breathing life into a clockwork toy. Bloody amazing.

By now, he expected the tiny fellow to test out his wings, just as his friend did. It was what Markus himself would do in his place. But no. Chirpy instead jumped down on their cage and let out a short screech directed at him, as if he was trying to tell him something.

“Wanna go inside? Already?” He was met with an agreeable whistle, or what he interpreted as an agreeable whistle. His friend who was already perching inside joined him with his much more piercing voice, which nearly made Markus jump out of his synthetic skin. They were going to wake the entire house! “Shh! All right, all right, you little blackmailers, I’ll let you in, just keep your voices down!”

As soon as the door opened, Chirpy flew in and they both started jumping all around the cage like crazy, screeching nearly non-stop (so much so for being quiet). Great,Markus rolled his eyes. Now they are fighting with each other. Perhaps this wasn’t such a great idea after all...

He was just about to separate them, when they finally settled on the perch, one preening the other’s feathers with a gentleness that was so unlike how they reacted before.

“You two are... oh.” It all suddenly fell into place. Markus could tell that he was smiling like a moron, but he couldn’t help himself. This was the sweetest possible thing to happen. “Well, Simon is gonna be overjoyed when he meets you.”

The birds chirped in response. As much as it was music to his ear, to hear their authentic, less machine-like voice, he had to shush them – Carl and Simon were still sleeping upstairs, after all. Now that his work was done here, other presents hidden underneath the neatly decorated tree, he should go too. He gave Lemon and Chirpy one last look, overflowing with pride, before wishing them a good night and making his way back upstairs on his tiptoes like a lowly thief. Memories of one unpleasant visit during that fateful night, of gunshots and pouring rain, soured his mood a little, but he pushed them away. There was no place for them anymore.

He thought he was being quiet as a mouse, yet, he could have sworn he saw Simon flinch in the dim light as he entered their bedroom. However, it could have been just his imagination. Who knows.

As always, Simon slept hidden underneath a plethora of blankets, and Markus wasted no time worming underneath them and cuddling up to his nice, wide back, arms closing around his middle. Even though he would probably wake up in some other position, this was still his favorite to fall asleep in. He listened to their joined heartbeats as he slowly drifted off to sleep...

* * *

The morning came sooner than he expected. To his surprise, he woke up feeling refreshed too, his sleep not plagued with terrible dreams for the first time in what felt like a small eternity.Just one more unlikely event taking place,he chuckled, and I might start believing in a Christmas miracle.

Christmas... A sudden bout of excitement coursed through his body, and he glanced at Simon, who still slept soundly in his arms. His chest remained deathly still in his slumber, no unnecessary breath taken in to make it rise and fall and disguise him as something he was not. Here, they didn’t have to pretend, and Markus found that beautiful, just like everything else that was his beloved.

All right, let’s see how much time we have... Oh, dammit,he huffed in frustration and plopped back on the pillow like a starfish. His inner clock told him that it was still way too early to begin their day; it wouldn’t be until an hour or so later that he would have to go wake up Carl and until their guests came. Plenty of time indeed.

He should try to get some more rest, but for some reason was unable to do so (it was the expectation of seeing his loved ones open their presents). So he just laid there, staring at the ceiling.

At some point, he heard the sheets rustle, and before he knew it, Simon’s hands were wrapped around his shoulders and he could feel him smiling against his collarbone. “Up so soon, Markus?” he asked in a drowsy voice, words slurred together because his systems still haven’t finished calibrating themselves. Then, like the sly fox he was, he switched to a more teasing tone. “You weren’t about to sneak out again and open your presents early, were you?”

Oh, so he really was awake when he returned last night. He should have known. But two could play this game. He bared his teeth at the top of his head in a toothy grin. Simon couldn’t see it, but it was there, ready to strike right back. “No, I wasn’t. But I may go downstairs and steal some of Santa’s cookies, now that you talk about it.”

Simon raised his head from where it lay comfortably on his chest to look him in the eyes, all smug as a cat. Markus couldn’t help but marvel at how he looked at that moment. Even having a bad hair day and struggling to fully wake up, he has never been more beautiful than when he finally allowed himself to relax around him and be comfortable in his synth skin. It didn’t come naturally to him – his past, which he chose not to speak of, left him scarred more subtle than North or even Josh. That’s why every moment like this had to be cherished.

rA9, he really did love this man.

“You wouldn’t dare,” Simon gently flicked his nose, only to kiss it better a few seconds later. “Partly because it would go against your morals, but more importantly, there’s no thirium in them. I am much more concerned that Carl might have eaten them at night.”

“Yeah, that sounds like a likely scenario,” Markus chuckled in response, then froze. He had just received a call from North. So soon? Something bad had to happen; otherwise, she wouldn’t bother calling him. He mumbled a quiet apology to Simon and picked it up.

“Hey! Could you come downstairs and let us in? Josh insisted on coming here early, so we could help you guys out with preparations and such,” she announced cheerfully and Markus couldn’t hide the smile that found its way on his lips. They really had the best friends.

* * *

Having Josh and North around while setting the table and adding the last finishing touches to the celebration helped them immensely. This way, they could wake up Carl without having to worry about all the other things that had to be done. And once Leo arrived sometime later, they were ready to open the presents that waited for them underneath the tree.

Leo brought a gift to Carl, some sort of album with the photos he took recently. The old man had tears in his eyes as he went through it, admiring his son’s talent. But what took everyone by surprise was when the older Manfred son came to Markus, face flushed with embarrassment, and shoved a present into his hands, mumbling a quick: “Merry Christmas, Markus.”

This had to be a dream. No way Leo was going to give him a gift so shortly after making up. Even he didn’t know how to behave around him just yet, the wounds still too fresh to his liking. But he took it as a laurel of peace between the two of them and thanked him just as awkwardly, then unwrapped the paper to discover a very nice tie pin. Well. He could always use that.

He got way more gifts than he probably deserved. And even more were waiting for him in the mailbox back at the New Jericho from fans and android admirers. It hurt to think of those. He didn’t deserve them. None of this.

Then he felt a comforting squeeze on his arm, and caught a glimpse of familiar ocean blue eyes, staring at him with so much care and love... It made his heart explode with emotion. “Markus, are you all right?”

Looking up, he noticed that not only Simon was concerned about his well-being. In truth, all of them were. All paused, looking at him. He had to fight back tears that threatened to spill down his face like a river. This, this was the greatest gift he could ever get. Their love and friendship.

“Yeah. Yeah, I’m fine,” he mumbled and quickly hid his watery eyes. Simon gave him a knowing gaze and pressed a handkerchief into his hand, then departed to bring him one last present. It was neatly wrapped, nothing like North’s desperate attempt, before she apparently decided “fuck it” and brought him a half-wrapped mess of papers and duck tape. The tiny heart next to his name immediately let him know who was the gifter. He accepted it with adoration written on his face. It only deepened when he opened the package.

“Those... those are tickets to the new theater house. I thought they were all sold out.”

Simon smiled. “They were. But I pulled some strings.”

Markus drew him closer for a hungry kiss. But before their lips could meet, they were stopped by Carl, who was nursing his brand new bottle of Scotch (“Suddenly feeling like feeding my vices now, are you?” he asked them with mirth in his eyes after unwrapping it, to which they replied: “We maymake an exception since it’s Christmas.”): “Come on boys! You can go make out later! We still haven’t seen what Simon got for Christmas.”

“Ah, of course!” They stepped away from each other’s embrace, thirium making their faces a light blue shade (it was always more prominent on Simon, so much so that Markus became thankful for his darker complexion), and Markus had to bite off the frustrated groan he was about to make. Simon hurried to show off the presents. “I got an anti-stress coloring book for adults, some new pencils, and audiobooks. Oh, and there’s also this very nice sweater...”

Markus suddenly cut him short. “There’s still one more present waiting for you in the hallway. Well, two to be exact, but that other one has to wait until later.”

Judging from the way his eyebrow rose, he managed to pique Simon’s interest. Good. “Really? Well, let’s go see it, then. Lead the way.”

Markus took his hand and led him towards the cage, hidden underneath a heavy piece of fabric. Just a precaution, to make sure Lemon and Chirpy wouldn’t give themselves away before the big reveal. Simon was clearly confused until he pulled the fabric aside and the canaries immediately began screeching and jumping about the place in hope of being released for a quick flight. There was even something that resembled a nest made from paper that Markus gave them to help them pass the time until they got them proper toys.

He opened the cage, and both Lemon and Chirpy left their perches and flew outside. Chirpy then decided to land on Simon’s head and began nesting there, much to the man’s surprise. He gasped. “They... they are deviants too. How did you...?”

Markus smiled. “Well, it wasn’t easy. But for you, Si, I would go any length.”

Simon laughed, it was one of the most pleasant sounds Markus has ever heard, gentle, yet strong, like bells from the old times, and leaned closer to press a kiss onto his cheek. Then the other. The tip of his nose. And finally, the lips. They locked together in a dance that was both gentle and passionate. Shame it ended so quickly.

“This is the best gift anyone has ever given me,” Simon whispered between their lips once he drew back, never leaving him, always staying close, his breath ghosting on his cheek. It was a delight. And yet Markus couldn’t help but feel sad, because he felt the implication hidden in his honeyed words.

No one has ever given him a gift before.

However, this was not the time to be melancholic. Or angry at how ill the world has done them. So he recovered and shot Simon a mischievous wink, although his cheeks were getting hotter with embarrassment and nervous energy. What if Simon finds the book (rightfully) ridiculous?

Well, there’s only one way to find out.

“The best one yet. Remember that I’ve told you two gifts are waiting for you.”

He saw a flash of pearly white teeth, perfectly straight (For a not so straight android,Markus thought with a grin, only to mentally punch himself a few seconds later. No, stop it.) as Simon smiled again. It was the most precious smile in the world. Sometimes the hardest to get, too, when Simon was having one of his dark episodes. “Markus, the anticipation is killing me. Why won’t you give me the present now?” He squinted his eyes. “Is there something wrong?”

“No, nothing wrong, just... it’s not exactly for the public eye, you know.”

A bewildered pause. It lasted a second or two. Then the realization dawned upon Simon, and he went all shades of blue. Indeed, he looked so, so pretty when he blushed, and Markus wanted nothing more than to make that blush go even darker.

Agh, focus!

“Oh,” was the first sound that left Simon’s lips before he bit them. Hard. For some reason, Markus found that very distracting. Was it just him or was it getting a bit hot here? “I mean... there’s always your room. I’m sure the guests will manage to entertain themselves for a little while.”

And before Markus could say anything more than “right”, Simon took his hand and nearly dragged him up the stairs to their bedroom. Well. Someone’s eager, Markus would chuckle if he could catch his breath, or think at all. As soon as the door closed behind them, Simon was all over him, capturing his lips in a kiss that was downright sinful. It took Markus by surprise at first, he wasn’t expecting this, but melted into it a few heartbeats later anyway, giving in to the hurricane of bliss.

He has never experienced anything like this before. The way his skin tingled when Simon’s lips grazed on it with just the right bit of teeth, or how light his head seemed to be... It felt like he might die if he tried to pull away. But he had to. No matter how much he wished he could lift Simon up, press him against the wall and discover all the other deliciousthings they could do together, Carl and their friends were still right there down the stairs... So despite the pain it brought him, he left the warmth of Simon’s embrace with a breathless chuckle.

“Hey, slow down. You should go unwrap your present, remember? It’s on the desk.”

At first, Simon blinked owlishly at him, not quite catching up. Seems like the kissing affected him as well, Markus beamed with pride. Then the poor man finally looked in the direction he gave him.

His eyes widened almost twice their size when he noticed a package sitting there, draped in a pretty Christmas-themed paper. Thousands of emotions flashed across his face at that moment, until it finally settled on embarrassment. He started fidgeting, and wouldn’t look Markus in the eyes, despite him trying to coax him to do it. Oh no. He was overthinking again, pondering whether he had crossed a boundary or something silly like that. Wouldn’t be the first time.

“Sorry. I must have misunderstood...”

No. This wouldn’t do. Markus quickly went to set the panic that threatened to overcome his beloved by grabbing his hand and placing it over his heart, to let him feel just how quickly it raced, how much it longed for his touch. Their eyes finally met again, and there was so much love and worry in them that it became almost overwhelming.

“You did nothing wrong, Si. You... are not the only one who wants this. And I would certainly like to continue someday in the future if you are amenable, I mean. But not right now. Anyone could hear or walk in on us. Besides, I want to make it special.”

To his relief, Simon gave him a tiny smile and looked up at him from beneath his eyelashes, fingers caressing where they were touching his chest. So intimate. “It’s already special when it’s with you. But I understand. I will be more considerate next time.”

Despite the event being the epitome of embarrassment, the talk seemed to calm the anxiety that was brewing inside Simon’s chest and Markus felt much better as well. With one last peck on the lips (to show Simon that this part was very much allowed), he ushered him towards the desk where his prize waited.

With all of this going on, he completely forgot what the gift was until he saw the way Simon’s eyebrow shot up in surprise. He shuffled his feet. Suddenly it was him who couldn’t look the other in the eye. But then he heard a chuckle from above. “Oh, but how did you know? I was just thinking about getting this one the other day!”

Oh, great. He didn’t hate it, then. As if sensing his bad thoughts, Simon crossed the room and kissed him on the cheek, murmuring warm: “Thank you, my darling. You made this day unforgettable.”

And, despite himself, Markus couldn’t help but smile. Merry Christmas, indeed.

[babybluebex]

markus baasweiler (schnubbi) headcanons

i just,,, schnubbi lives in my head,,, here's some sweet high school boyfriend schnubbi

so i feel like your relationship would start during a senior trip before the school year starts, you tag along to the lake with a few friends for a couple of days

markus is quiet and reserved but an absolute clown when the mood hits him, and he's just smoking a cigarette and he gives you this smarmy little smile "hey y/n. didn't know you were coming this weekend"

"well, we're seniors and i haven't really been a part of the class's activities and stuff,,,"

"glad to have you around"

yall get to the lake and everyone starts to get dressed in bathing suits and things and markus is there in his swim trunks and a tshirt and he’s cute

you can’t get your swimsuit to tie right and he carefully pushes your hands away and ties it snuggly for you and just says “there you go”

it’s a little tense between you two after that, and the stolen glances and hesitant smiles come to a head later that night when you and your friends are sitting around a bonfire, smoking and drinking

markus sits down on the ground and you say “oh, i can get up—“ and move from your chair and he shakes his head “i’m good down here” “no, really, your jeans are gonna wet, i—“

“sit in schnubbi’s lap, y/n!”

and you two kinda chuckle but markus is not one to deny having a pretty girl sitting in his lap, so he sits in the lawn chair and you settle on him and he wraps an arm around you and it’s decided

you think you might feel him getting hard under you?? but you brush it off bc obviously he’s not, it’s his phone or his keys or his wallet or something

you start to doze off in his lap and start to get up, but he keeps you there and only readjusts you so you can put your head on his shoulder

he’s still drinking his beer and laughing with his friends, but his hand is gently resting on your leg and his thumb is making soft circles on your inner thigh

he carries you into the rental house and the room you claimed as your own and settles you on the bed and you’re groggy and sleepy and whine awfully when he releases you from his warmth

“markus… stay for a few minutes??”

and then twenty minutes later y’all are making out bc duh

he’s over you between your legs and he’s a good kisser but maybe a little clumsy and you’re confused bc he keeps. Not Touching You. and you’re used to the other boys at school wanting to go all the way immediately but markus seems to be having the time of his life just kissing you

so you don’t push it and just let him enjoy himself bc tbh you’re having a pretty good time too

eventually tho pants do come off and he’s fucking your fist and moaning into your mouth

he tastes like beer and weed and that unmistakable salt of skin but markus is so lovely and keeps whispering your name and sucking on your neck

when he comes his little eyes squeeze shut and his hips stutter and he hovers above you for a few moments, trying not to crush you but he’s shaking a little

yall get undressed and cuddle together after that, all sleepy and coming down from your highs, and his hands are everywhere but it's more reverent than anything anyone else has ever done

waking up in the morning and markus is still there and his hair is all messy and he’s so cute and warm

but high school boyfriend schnubbi is so so sweet

if you text him that you didn’t have time to eat breakfast, he would bring you like a gatorade and a granola bar after first block like “sorry it’s the only food i had at my house :/“

him giving you his hoodie and him teasing you for how big it is on you and it smells like him

skipping out on last block together and going to the loft above the theatre to take a nap

going to his house after school to help him study

i see him keeping his room cold all the time bc homie just runs hot so you’re like in his bed cuddled up in his big sweatpants and hoodie bc you’re cold

doing your homework while he studies and opening your arms whenever he gets frustrated

helping him study by playing strip study with him like if he gets a question right you remove a piece of clothing

taking a five minute nap during studying and he holds you and kisses your forehead

and the kisses move down to your cheeks and mouth and his hands start wandering and you end up in his lap wearing only his hoodie as you ride him

it’s soft cute riding, more cockwarming than proper riding and he’s kissing you deep deep deep and enjoying the feeling of your body against his

he’s still in his t-shirt and he slips his warm hands up the back of your hoodie and pushes his tongue into your mouth

“mmm… i love you baby”

with him still inside you, you grab his flashcards and quiz him and if he gets a question wrong you squeeze him tight and he just groans “ok ok i’ll remember next time, that feels so good”

just sweet cuddles with schnubbi

you never calling him schnubbi, you only call him markus, and your friends all tease you “why don’t you use his nickname?” “bc i like his real name better”

if your parents are fighting, he’d come pick you up and drive around with you and help you calm down

he’d take you to get a slushee and clown you for whatever flavor you got, no matter what it is

“a cherry slushee? really?” “i got a coke one last time and you teased me about it!” “fine, fine, whatever. lemme taste some of that cherry there”

rolling a joint with schnubbi and smoking with him

he’s a cuddly stoner like has his head up your shirt and is just smooshing his cheek against your tummy and being so sweet

after a few months of dating, markus admits that a) you’re his first kiss, b) his first time having sex, and c) his first real partner, and you’re so touched

he surprises you with a locket with a picture of him inside it, and you recognize it as one you took at the very, very beginning, back at the lake

a few days later you give him one with you and you see him wearing his every day

again, there will be more here later, this is just what came to me initially lmao

[rk1kheadcanons]

Markus and Connor are secret dating b/c Connor doesn't wanna be out to the world yet. The Jericrew (-Connor) go drinking and Markus gets *drunk* and starts rambling about his boyf after he rebuffs an advance made by a lady at the bar super sappily, but no matter how hard the others press him, they just get "oh, his eyes are the color of warm chocolate..." answers as to who this boyf is

You would never know Markus was drunk.

He didn’t stutter or slur when he spoke, he didn’t sway or trip over his feet. He didn’t giggle goofily or speak overly loud. He was perfectly composed, as much the charismatic android sober as he was when he was intoxicated.

What he did do, however, was go on long monologues like a Shakespearian stage actor.

Which would be fine, if Markus’ favorite subject to wax poetic about wasn’t his mysterious boyfriend, whom he’d sworn not to reveal the identity of until they were ready. Which would also be fine, if that mysterious boyfriend wasn’t Connor, who was often sitting right next to him (and slowly but surely bluescreening his way into that big Windows XP wallpaper in the sky) as he sang and lathered compliment after compliment, steadily giving away clues that were so blatant that it was a miracle that no one had figured them out yet.

Markus never remembered what he’d done the next day, and whenever Connor mercilessly played back his memories, his poor lover was as embarrassed as he was apologetic. Connor could hardly begrudge him (frankly he didn’t know what sane person on this planet could ever begrudge Markus, but that was just Connor’s correct opinion). What could they even do about it? Should he demand Markus consciously control himself? It wasn’t like Connor was any better at it. Give the RK800 too many AMB’s (Adios Motherboards) and he would be on top of the nearest table and scream-singing his every professionally repressed emotion, regardless if it was a karaoke bar or not. Hence why he never imbibed more than he could handle when they were around their friends. The last thing he wanted to do was sloppily propose to Markus after a long and terrible rendition of K-Ci and JoJo.

And Connor wouldn’t dream of telling Markus to measure the contents of his drink like Connor did. Not when his breaks were so rare, and getting him to relax and let loose was like pulling teeth.

It was just in the cards that their big revelation as a couple would be in a random bar at 3AM, with Markus saying something along the lines of “my boyfriend’s name starts with a C and rhymes with Donner”, and Connor had made peace with that.

“Scarlet woman!” Markus cried, at some random bar at 3AM, surrounded by their drunken comrades. Ah, would this be the night? Connor thought, on the correct side of buzzed as he watched on from the table right next to them, a heady mix of dread and amusement running through his computer soul. “Jezebel! How d a r e you solicit my happily taken hand!”

The waitress, who looked like she regretted serving their table, let alone attempting to get the number from the happily taken hand, raised her hands in surrender. “Sorry, sorry,” she said peaceably and with the calm air of someone who dealt with drunks as a job choice, “just trying to shoot my shot, ya know?”

Markus nodded at her magnanimously, because he was a kind and forgiving man even as a drunken buffoon. “Fret not. I pardon you of this most heinous slight, for if you knew the one to own my heart, you would understand that no other could compare.”

“Sure thing dude,” she said goodnaturedly, packing up and replacing drinks around their tables expertly, and parting with a “have a good night Romeo.”

“But who can no other compare to? WHOMST??” asked North, throwing her torso onto the table and looking up at Markus pleadingly.

“We’ve ruled out Jerry #451, Claudia, Baris from accounting, and Jerry #36,” Simon rattled off. He was looking down at a napkin that he had scribbled the names of all of their potential suspects. “I’ve got it. It’s Baris.”

North rolled her eyes. “We already said it wasn’t Baris.”

“Ohhh. Right, right.” Simon nodded his head and continued to not cross off the names of the people they had decided against, as he had been doing all night.

“How about you describe them a little?” Josh put in, reasonable, and therefore slightly less wasted than everyone else. “Hair color? Height? Eyes? Something?”

“Nay, I must not speak thusly!” Markus declared, back of his hand over his forehead and everything. “For if I were to tread down that forbidden road, I would surely not be able to stop myself from breaking our sacred oath of secrecy!”

“Oh my goOOOOOOOd I hate this fucking oaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaath,” North threw her head back and cried to heavens, which, considering her positon, was probably going to be hell on her neck come morning. “Come on! Break your oath! Be like Thor and wield oathbreaker goddamnit!”

“You might be thinking of Stormbreaker,” Connor added, the need to try and reason with alcoholics apparently embedded in his programming.

North narrowed her eyes at him, or rather his torso, since her chin was very resolutely still resting on the table. “If you think I’m thinking right now then you are drunker than I am.”

Connor lifted his barely touched glass to her in a toast because how dare she be lucid enough to clap back so quickly. A well deserved rebuttal fucking cheers.

“Glasses!” Josh exclaimed, snapping his fingers. “Do they wear glasses? That should narrow down some people.”

“That’s right! That’ll tell us if they’re an android or not. Androids don’t wear glasses! Our eyes are like...fucking...better and shit!”

“Unless….” Simon narrowed his eyes, pausing dramatically. “....they do.”

North gasped. Josh put his hands on either side of face, muttering; “holy fucking shit he’s right.”

Markus scoffed. “Their eyes do not hide behind paltry spectacles! His beautiful orbs, so soft and caring when his gaze lands upon my person, seeing into my very soul, are the warmest chocolate brown!”

‘Ah shit here we go,’ Connor thought, wishing not for the first time that he could just down his drink and join everyone else in blissful, idiotic cavorting. The soft, melodic piano and crooning words of All My Life playing over the speaker stayed his hand. Best not take any chances

“HE!” Simon burst out, tipping over in his chair. “He say he! Them is He!”

“Are we talkin’ Hershey’s or Dove?”

“Ghirardelli you fucking plebs!”

“Oi!” North banged her hand on the table so hard it left a handprint indented in the wood. It was one amongst many however, and not all of them left by their party. Such was the price for serving android drinks at a human bar - you either shelled out for sturdier furniture or the dents and chips became a charming aspect of your décor. “Don’t get spicy with us Sir Lancelot!”

“Apologies fair maiden,” Markus responded easily. He took her hand delicately and made a sweeping bow over it. “Alas, my passions got away from me.” He dropped her hand and whirled around, coat billowing with the movement and most assuredly by accident, placing both hands to his thirium pump. “Conjuring up the magnificent images that is the love of my life oft times sends my emotions into a tizzy! His hair; cloud like in my grasp as I run my fingers threw earthen chestnut tendrils - ”

‘Hhhhhhhhhhhhn so many adjectives Markus whyyyyyyyyyy,’ Connor wheezed internally. He didn’t bother trying to keep down his blush. Markus was nowhere near done laying on the compliments and he’d be subjecting himself to an endless loop of canceling the process. Besides, he could just blame it on the alcohol. Blame it on the a a a a a alcohol - wait no. What!? WHAT. Connor looked down at his drink and saw, to his mounting horror, that the glass was emptier than it had been a few minutes ago. Goddamn his automated rest mode cycle for transforming into fidgeting whenever he was nervous! He resolutely pushed the glass out of his immediate reach.

Nines, who was quietly sitting next to him, hunched over and taking notes on his own napkin, snapped his head up to attention when the glass brushed against his arm. His younger brother was looking from Connor to Markus, eyes narrowed suspiciously as Markus carried on. Connor didn’t like that look at all. It was always a risk inviting Nines to their little outings, the only thing Connor could bank on was Nines passing out - as his dear little bro was a notorious light weight - before his deductive skills could pierce through his drunken haze. Apparently Nines had chosen tonight of all nights, where Markus had never been more obvious about their relationship, to bloody pace himself.

If he could, Connor would be sweating bullets.

“ - a wit SO SHARP!!” Markus declared, foot now planted on his chair and shaking his fist to the ceiling as if it had insulted one of Carl’s paintings, “that neither an UNDEAD HOARD nor a POLITICIAN’S EGO could survive it’s precision strike!!”

“Brown hair, brown eyes, banger body, smarty pants, good at analyzing shit, likes animals” North listed off, holding a hand up and ticking a finger down. “Well that rules out all the Jerrys; they’re all redheads and they’re pretty aggressive about it - except for Jerry #86. Is your man-squeeze Jerry #86?”

“No no no last I heard Jerry #86 is dating Hatsume Miku’s bodyguard; Android Lucy Lawless.” said Simon.

“Tch. Lucky,” pouted North.

“Oh wow, she really kept that name huh?” Josh said, voice faint with wonder and disbelief. “That’s such a mouthful.”

“And who are you to question a Queen!?” snapped North.

“Huzzah and many blessings to the fortuitous couple!” Markus cheered, toasting a stein of frothy blue intoxication that looked as cartoonish as it did poisonous to the sky, knocking it back in several impressive gulps and slamming it back on the table. “BUT NEITHER OF THEM CAN COMPARE TO THE BEAUTY AND GRACE THAT IS MY LOVE!!” he boomed, louder and more British by the second. “WHO’S CURIOSITY AND INTELLECT A CHERISHED BOON TO I, BUT A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION TO HIS ENEMIES - !”

North slapped her hand on the table several times, the proverbial light bulb lighting up in her eyes - oh. No not proverbial. There was currently little lightbulb emojis pictured in her pupils. Yet another drunken download added to the bill. Connor was glad he’d drawn the long straw on ‘irresponsible buying duty’ tonight. No doubt there would be a lot of strange receipts to sort through in the morning. “Oh! I know I know! It’s Josh!”

So startled by this declaration/accusation, Josh jumped in his seat. “What!?”

“Brown hair, brown eyes, hot, obnoxious, smart - everything FITS!”

“...he didn’t say obnoxious,” Josh muttered, then physically shook sanity back into himself. “It can’t be me. I think I’d know if I was dating Markus!”

Simon leaned in closer towards Josh, arm on the table, determination in his mien. “But what if…” Without breaking eye contact with his friend, he smoothly cracked open his Thirium berry blast bahama mama banana punch wine cooler, and proceeded to pour it just two centimeters off from his glass, all over the table. “You don’t know.”

Josh was shook in the face of this evidence. North narrowed her eyes so hard that they were just closed at this point. “Highly suspicious.”

“No. Nooooo. No? No! Of course I’m not. Right Markus?”

Markus steepled his fingers together and cackled in a way that most people would find concerning, but Connor just found it adorable. He would saving that in his memory banks. “I’ll never tell~,” he sing songed.

“H i g h l y s u s p i c i o u s.”

“I know who it is,” Nines suddenly said, calm but with such confidence that he was easily heard amidst the ruckus. He had his elbows planted on the table, chin resting upon his entwined fingers. Steele grey eyes swept over the now quiet group, everyone waiting with baited breath.

“Grant us your wisdom ‘o soothsayer,” Markus whispered, eyes wide with anticipation and literally perched on the edge of his seat. Connor seriously measured the pros and cons of just throwing his portion of the tab on the table and yeeting himself out of the window.

“It’s Sixty.”

Immediately the room erupted into scoffs and hisses of disbelief. North gave him a thumbs down and cupped her hand to her mouth, letting a long, “Booooo!”

“Why are you booing me I’m right!”

“BoooOOooOOOOOoooooo!” Markus, Josh and Simon joined in.

Connor blinked, and suddenly felt all of his concerns about Nines’ being the lynch pin in solving this mystery evaporate. If Markus transformed into a C grade Shakespeare impersonator when drunk, and Connor subconsciously wanted to be recruited by America’s Got Talent, then Nines became a consummate dumbass.

“That’s it!” North exploded. “Ten dollars says it’s Jerry #92! I caught him in a wig once!” She stood up, her chair sliding back from the force, and slammed a note on the table.

Simon also stood up with equal intensity. “Twenty says it’s Josh!” He reached into his pocket and slammed its contents onto the table. When he removed his hand six lego pieces, a My Little Pony leg, and two actual diamonds were revealed. Connor hoped dearly that the bartender cut Simon off soon.

“It’s not me!” Josh said exasperated. He paused, then pointedly pulled out some money and threw it in the pot as well. “I put forty on Brenden.”

“Bull! Shit!” North declared. “Fitness guru Brenden!? No way!”

“He fits the criteria.”

“I doubt ‘How To Tell If An Android Has Welded on Parts from China vs Russia in their Selfies’ videos on his YouTube channel is the kind analysis Markus was talking about.”

“You don’t know that! He didn’t specify...”

As the two continued to argue, with Simon chiming in with some non sequitur, and Nines tutting about these ‘ignorant fools and their blindness to the evidence presented’, Connor looked over to Markus. He was quiet. He had his elbow perched precariously on the edge of the table, his cheek resting on his fist, a small hat (that was not there literally two minutes ago) was on his head, folded from one of the bar napkins.

And he was looking at Connor as if he hung the moon and stars.

‘How could the world not already know,’ Connor thought, soft and warm inside, happy merely to be in his line of sight, ‘When he looks at me like that?’

Connor picked up his glass and lifted it. “One hundred dollars on Sixty.”

Chaos erupted. Nines threw his arms up and hooted like he’d won the super bowl. Josh tried to explain to him how that was mathematically impossible. North shook her head and warned him that he would live on the streets with an answer like that. Simon pulled out a Yu-Gi-Oh! Card and said he would give him this Charizard if he agreed with him that Josh was Markus’ secret boyfriend. Connor withheld himself from trying to convince drunk people that this was not how betting worked.

Maybe Connor shouldn’t worry so much about their relationship being discovered after all. At this rate, no one would know about he and Markus being together until the wedding invites.

[iamcalmdammit]

It’s Leo’s fault - part 2 || [Gavin Reed x reader]

(part one)

The next day you were back in the studio at the Stratford Tower to record the next episode of your weekly show. Due to the events of the past few days, you really needed the company of people who weren’t involved, people who didn’t keep asking if you were okay. You loved Gavin, you really did, but when he was concerned about you, he went to great lengths to make you feel better. He was suffocating you and it soon became too much to bear.

On the way back from lunch with your co-workers, you spotted a familiar person sitting on a bench across the street. Could it be Markus? No, he had been destroyed, it couldn’t be. But you couldn’t just walk away, otherwise this question would have bugged you the whole day. “Look, I’ll meet you inside, I think I’ve just spotted one of Dad’s friends so I’m gonna say hi,” you told them quickly and left without waiting for their response.

“I hoped I could meet you here today,” Markus said with a smile when you got close enough to hear him.

“They told me you were destroyed and taken to Solid Waste Landfill.” Before you even finished your sentence, you already wrapped your arms around his body and pulled him into a hug. “I’m so glad you’re okay. But how?”

As soon as Markus could take a step away from you, he let out a thoughtful hum, wondering where to begin. “I used the working components of other disposed androids. It was a shocking experience, seeing all those broken and deactivated androids there, but it opened my eyes.”

“Meaning?”

“It’s hard to explain, but ever since I could choose to push your brother back, I feel like I’m finally free. Free to make my own decisions, to do whatever I want to do without being limited by my programming,” he explained, deliberately leaving out the part about the other deviants.

You smiled at him. “That must be nice.”

“It is. How’s Carl?”

“He was released from the hospital yesterday so now he’s recovering back home. But… He thinks you were destroyed and I think that’s bothering him a lot more right now. He misses you. We got him an android to help out, but it’s not the same. You know that, right?”

“I think I do.” Now that he had the chance to think more about the rights of androids and how humans treated them, there was one more thing he wanted to ask you. “How is he treating the new android?”

You let out a heartfelt laugh at this. Markus probably knew perfectly well what was happening in your father’s house right now so you didn’t understand why he asked you that. But it didn’t matter and you answered nonetheless. “The same way he treats everyone when he doesn’t feel well. You should’ve seen him with the doctors. I bet they were happy to get rid of him so fast,” you told him with a wide grin.

Even though he smiled at you, Markus remained silent. He had something on his mind and you wished you knew what it was. Something changed in him, and it was clearly more than his newfound freedom. “I waited for you to ask something,” he suddenly spoke up. “Do you have to come here tomorrow?”

“No, I don’t think so. Why?”

“It doesn’t matter, just… Can you stay away from this place tomorrow?” You waited for a few seconds, expecting him to say some more about this, but you eventually nodded. Markus knew you deserved an explanation after all those years, but he couldn’t give it to you, not now. “I’ll explain everything later, I promise.”

“What are you planning to do?”

Should he tell you the truth? Well, you could be trusted and deserved to know why you had to stay away from this place. “This has to stay between us, okay? I know you’re good at keeping secrets, this is why I’m telling you. We–me and other deviants–want to send a message. I don’t want violence, but we need to do something so people would finally listen to us.”

“I can help with that,” you immediately offered.

“I know, but I don’t want you to be involved.”

Saying it didn’t hurt your feelings would have been a lie, but you knew he meant well. Also, he was working with other androids, they had to do this on their own if they needed people to pay attention to them. Stealing the spotlight would help no one. “All right, but if you need me, you know where to find me.”

“Thank you.”

Your phone beeped, notifying you about an upcoming meeting you were late from. “I have to go now, but I’m so glad you’re okay and we could meet. I hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow. Good luck with whatever you’re planning to do.”

This time it was Markus who hugged you. “Thank you for everything. Can you tell Carl we met? And… that I wish I could thank him in person that he always looked out for me?”

“Sure. But visit him if you can, he would appreciate it.”

“I know.”

“Bye, Markus,” you told him with a smile before walking away.

You didn’t really pay attention during the meeting. All you could think about was Markus’s mysterious plan that involved the Stratford Tower and other deviant androids. Whatever they were planning to do was important to them, more than you could ever imagine. But what could that be?

Even as you were waiting for Gavin in front of an old movie theater, you couldn’t let go of these thoughts of yours. A part of you was worried he got into trouble, or that he was about to get into trouble. He didn’t deserve what had happened to him that night and you were worried his emotions would cloud his judgement.

“I know, I know, I’m late. I’m sorry,” Gavin told you automatically as he walked up to you. Since he was often late, he got used to apologizing every time, even when he happened to arrive on time. But tonight wasn’t one of those rare days.

“Interrogation?”

“Not really, I had to talk to a witness. But enough about work, is everything okay with you?” he asked worriedly. “It looked like you were thinking about something serious when I got here.”

You promised Markus not to talk about the plan, and knowing Gavin, meeting the android was a topic you should avoid altogether. “It’s nothing, just a story came up and I’m not sure if I should cover that,” you lied. “But you’re right, enough about work. Why did you want to meet me here? You wanna see a movie?”

“You don’t remember?”

“Remember what?”

“We came here on our first date,” he said with a boyish smile.

As you took a good look at the building, you suddenly remembered. “You’re right, we really did.” Gavin was the last person in the world you expected to remembered a little detail like this. “I didn’t know you kept track of that.”

“Well, I did. Let’s go, the movie’s about to begin.”

He took your hand and pulled you towards the entrance. The moment you felt his fingers wrap around yours, all your thoughts and worries disappeared. It felt nice to be doing something normal, something relaxing after the past few days. While you had your head resting against his shoulder, he suddenly put the box of popcorn on the empty seat next to him and took your hand.

“I’ve been thinking, you know,” he said quietly.

“About what?”

“The two of us.”

As you raised your head and looked at him, you wondered why he sounded strange. Maybe even nervous. “I thought you wanted to watch the movie,” you pointed out.

“I’m serious,” he whispered back. “I don’t want to lose you.”

“Why would you lose me?”

“I don’t know, I have a bad feeling. But I need you to know that I love you, and I want to be with you for the rest of my life.”

This was weird. Sure, that night at the hospital hadn’t been the best in your relationship, but you knew perfectly well he cared a lot about you. You hoped you didn’t do anything that would make him feel like you wanted to break up with him. “Why are you telling me this now?” you asked cautiously.

“Bec-”

“Shhh,” the guy in the row behind you interrupted him.

Letting out an irritated groan and shooting a meaningful look at the man, Gavin leaned closer to say, “Because I want to know if you would marry me.”

At first you thought he was joking, but then he pulled out a small jewelry box from the inside pocket of his leather jacket. “What? Seriously?” you asked once you pulled yourself together enough to speak.

“I wouldn’t joke with something like this. So what do you say?”

“Yes!” you told him with a wide smile.

“SHHH!”

Shaking your head, you watched as Gavin put the ring on your finger then you turned around and showed it to the guy. “Dude, I just got engaged!”

“I don’t care,” he said with a roll of his eyes.

“Oh my god, congratulations!” The woman next to the man leaned forward, excitedly clapping her hands.

“Martha, I want to watch the movie!”

She poked him in the side with her elbow and leaned closer to him. “Don’t be like that, it’s so romantic!”

Gavin cleared his throat and took your hand once again. “I think we should leave so we don’t bother others,” he said quietly.

“Finally,” the man behind you said with a tired sigh.

[vanessa-is-a-geek]

Loved seeing Bart and Nora in this Flash episode!

I hope we see more of them. Also that end scene!?

Frost, sweetie you can do so much better!

Also “Catie’s new boyfriend”!?

I find it funny the Snow sisters are dating men named Mark and Markus.

Barry going “everyone hold hands” in that voice. Honestly that’s me with my friends

What was that with the brush tho

[helloavocadooo]

Back at the rental, they enjoyed late night hotpot. Cassidy took the opportunity to announce that everyone would get a one-on-one date that week.

Unfortunately, she’d barely gotten the words out when both Markus and Aram got hit with the dreaded jealous moodlet and ruined the mood. I still have no idea what happened. I looked at my phone and all hell broke loose.

Welp, time to go to bed I guess.

[blaireunstable]

Data Missing

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3

Connor stared at his reflection, his hair was a mess and his face looked drained of life. The past weeks have been a nightmare for him. He had been going in and out of stasis. Reliving every single agonizing memory he lost.

“Hey kid, you’ve been staring at yourself for 10 minutes. Do you want some thirium ? I can get you some.” Hank commented, looking at Connor from the doorway. He's been checking up on Connor from time to time despite having work to do. Hank had spoken with Fowler about Connor’s current condition and was able to excuse him from working.

“Oh…I am alright lieutenant. Just feeling more tired. My processor has been overworking itself to retrieve my memories.” Connor gave Hank a weak smile. He hasn't told Hank that even though some memories are coming back, some have also been deleting itself. It feels like a loop of losing and retrieving himself.

“Are you sure kid ? You have been starting to forget again. Like you forgot Sumo’s name a few days ago and shit, even the date.” Hank approached Connor putting a hand on the android’s shoulder.

“Lieutenant….I am fine, I still remember basic information that is essential. Like my name, model number, where I am living and all that other stuff.” Connor insisted as he turned to look at Hank. He can see the information on Hank pop up again as if they met for the first time again.

“Kid, talking to Markus about the incident is probably the best choice at the moment. You could forget about it at any second or even shit right now.” Hank suggested.

What had happened at Jericho was still a mystery to Connor but what happened in his mind stayed with him. Amanda’s cold stare, him slowly losing control….the wind blowing around him. The traumatic feeling came back to him again as if a wave took him from shore, swooping him farther and farther away.  Errors came flooding in, the red blurring his vision. He can feel an invisible weight making him drop into the ground. Shouts were slowly fading into silence;

Connor opened his eyes to see nothing. Looking around made him realize that he was standing on a platform, it looked like it was made of a glossy plastic. It was the only thing he could see, around him was just a void. The android's LED spun yellow with an amber flickering from time to time.Softly, a high pitched noise began to engulf the empty space surrounding him; Slowly, blaring, booming the noise was becoming unbearable. Connor fell on his knees, with covered ears hoping that this deafening noise would soon fade away, but to his dismay the sound became more ear-piercing. Then he screamed, his voice matched the noise. His scream was agonizing, he had put all his suffering into it, what all he had been through for weeks were all put into that one scream. It seemed that it was hours until his voice became high pitched glitching noises. Then silence again. Connor felt himself slipping into stasis again.

Connor’s eyes opened and he quickly got up. He gasped for air and felt something was wrong. Everyone around him was shocked to see him awake. He looked around to see that Hank brought him to Jericho, he was on a surgery bed. Parts of his synthetic skin were pulled back. He could see his own thirium pump racing through the white skin. His LED whirring red and yellow. He noticed that it was night. “How much time has passed since he was in that void ?” Connor asked himself, he was lost though.

“Connor...It’s ok, no need to panic. Hank brought you here since you suddenly collapsed. I was just checking if any of your biocomponents are damaged. We have already checked your processors.” Simon spoked in a comforting tone. His hand was setting down a surgery scalpel. He glanced at two other androids who were in the room. The two androids put down the equipment and quietly left the two androids alone. The PL android approached him slowly, making sure he didn't scare the RK.

“Simon..How long have I been out ? I remember the sky was blue but now it's just a void.” Connor glanced out the window then at Simon. His voice expressed his worry. The chocolate brown eyes stared at the sky blue eyes. His breathing has become more shaky.

“You have been here for one day. Nothing to worry about. Your clothes are on the table over there. I will inform Markus that you are awake now.”  Simon answered with a comforting smile. He helped Connor remove the wires attached to him. The Rk’s LED was still spinning red. Simon can see the fear and panic in those brown eyes. It was similar to the fear of a child who had woken up from a nightmare. His programming tells him that he needs to comfort the more advanced android. He looked at Connor again before leaving to find Markus.

Connor watched as the blonde android left the room. He headed to where his clothes were placed. He slowly put on his clothes. As he grabbed his shirt, a metal cling echoed through the empty room. He looked down to the direction the metal cling went from, it was his coin. After putting on his shirt, he bent down to grab the coin. It wasn’t really special, there was more like this one.

“Connor ?” Markus entered the room, closing the door behind him. Simon came running into the meeting room,he was exclaiming that Connor had woken up. He calmly approached Connor until he was three inches away.

Connor’s train of thought stopped when he heard Markus’ voice. He turned to see him. The brown chocolate eyes staring at the mismatched pair of eyes. The soft ticking of the clock echoed through the silent room as the two RKs just stared at each other, trying to process what to say.

“Simon told me you woke up. Connor...We need to talk about what is happening to you.” Markus finally broke the silence.

--

ok I know this is long and I am late by nearly a week. But it's good

@connor-sent-by-cyberlife

[coraxclark]

location: garcia-miller reception, the grape escape. status: closed for @dilanxbarak​​​​

Markus had introduced her to the couple at the beginning of the reception and, while she’d never met them prior, they seemed to be almost disgustingly happy with each other. They had to be if they were renewing decades old vows, right? It seemed to be the dream for everyone there, the guests seemingly floating on cloud nine after the couple said their vows and professed their love... “What I can’t get over is how gorgeous everything is. Forget the couple, I’m in love with their wedding planner,” Cora teased loudly, thankful to have a moment with her friend far from Markus’ side. It was suffocating, how much the man had leaned into their date, but even more suffocating with how much she was resisting it. “Seriously though, Dil, this was amazing. I’ve been to at least twenty of your weddings and they just never get old. You, babe, are a revolutionary artist.”

[wolfprincesszola]

D:BH HS AU HCs

Hi, I can’t sleep and I can’t write, so here are some headcanons that I have about a high school au for Detroit: Become Human because I need to get my mind out of my thoughts. This is very half-assed and based on an ao3 fic that I cannot for the life of me find the link to. I’ll link it if I do ever find it. Enjoy ig. The title has a lot of...acronyms. -------------------- Trigger Warnings: Mentions of Internalized Homophobia, Mentions of Homophobia, Mentions of Physical Abuse

Content Warnings: Swearing --------------------

Hank Anderson is the father of Nines and Connor

Gavin and Elijah are cousins

Connor and Nines are totally different

Nines is popular and physically more fit than Connor

Connor is in more AP classes and more advanced classes

Cole doesn’t exist in this AU, sorry not sorry

Nines, Kara, and Luther are a grade older than everyone else

Chloe and Connor used to be good friends until middle school when Connor realized that she would leave him for another boy

Chloe and Elijah are dating

The two Traci’s are dating

Anything canon in love is canon in love here (except for North and Markus)

Elijah is manipulative and is like the Gretchen Wieners of the school

He uses secrets to blackmail people

Gavin uses that to his advantage

Gavin is the bully of the school and chooses to bully Connor

Jericrew is semi-popular and end up running for student council (ofc winning)

They make some changes to how the school is being run (really badly by the president)

Amanda Stern is a law teacher

President Warren is the principal and Markus (who becomes the student council president) always fights for the students’ rights

Perkins is a math teacher and always picks on Connor because Hank and him used to not get along

Fowler is a part time teacher that also is the captain of the police

Officer Ben Collins is also a part time chemistry teacher

Gavin was really good friends with the anderson brothers at a young age, but stopped being friends when he found out he had a crush on Connor

He bullies Connor because of that and he doesn’t want to accept that he likes men

His family’s homophobic and physically abusive and he’s scared that if he accepts that, he’ll be kicked out

Gavin also pushes Connor away and hurts him because that’s the only way he knows how

The first time that he beats up Connor, Nines finds out and beats up Gavin back

Markus’ resistance against Gavin and the resistance against bullying in the school allows Connor to stand up for himself

Connor is the final piece of the puzzle that allows Gavin’s hierarchy to finally be toppled and everyone can live in peace

Nines and Gavin talk to each other for the first time in three years when Nines finds Gavin sitting alone on the bleachers after football practice

They talk to each other and Nines says that Gavin should be given a new chance and that Connor would be willing to give him a second chance as well

It was a total lie and Nines had to convince Connor to give Gavin a second chance

Once Gavin starts to warm up to Connor, Gavin realizes that he sees Connor in more of a friend way than a romantic way

He however does realize that he falls for Nines

He doesn’t do the stupid thing by pushing away the ones he loves and instead keeps them close and tells them what’s going on

Or at least he tells Connor and then Connor has to deal with the pining from both boys

Gavin comes out and gets kicked out from his household

Hank lets Gavin stay at their house for the time being and even though Gavin’s a little shit, Gavin’s grateful

Gavin and Nines get closer and so do Gavin and Connor

Elijah finds out about Gavin getting kicked out and starts to visit Gavin more at the Anderson house

He always brings along Chloe and Connor starts to mend his friendship with Chloe

Chloe is Connor’s bsf and ends up helping set him up with the girl of his dreams

Carl adopts Markus at a young age

Carl gets a heart attack and goes to the hospital because Leo and Markus were fighting

Leo kicks Markus out of the house

Because Markus gets kicked out of the mansion, Jericrew shows him an abandoned ship they chose as their hideout to live in before Carl becomes well again

Simon likes to bake a lot of sweets and because Markus always comes to class with bags under his eyes, Markus thinks Simon is an angel from heaven

It doesn’t take long for both of them to fall for each other

Kara is a regular student that’s dating Luther

Luther’s father is abusive and that’s how he notices the signs in children that are being abused

Kara tutors little kids and that’s how she finds out about Alice, who she immediately wants to protect with all her life

Kara works towards being a teacher this whole time and with Luther’s help, she gets Alice away from her father

Since Luther is 18 in his senior year, he offers to adopt Alice, which he ends up doing after getting away from his father

Kara’s financially stable and ends up pitching in to help raise Alice

North ends up crushing on Markus at first because he was just so nice to her, but then she gets standards and starts falling for other guys for their personality, looks, and the ability to treat her well and not just the fact that he was nice to her

Let me know if you have any other ideas. Thanks for listening to my rant. Here’s my masterlist, here’s to requesting rules, here’s to my fandoms, here’s to my shared blog.

[detroitbecomeyandere]

That werewolf pack post made me laugh because of the Markus part where he has to share your punishments for trying to stick up for you, I just imagine him and the reader chained and naked in the middle of the village together and he just gives you an apologetic look and says “I tried.” That would make him my favorite tbh 🤣

(But now I’m thinking about them bonding over their punishments and reader appreciating him for trying to defend them... so what would happen if reader did choose a favorite out of the pack? You don’t have to answer this part, I just couldn’t help but wonder lol)

Poor Markus just wants to make you feel like a valued and loved member of the pack and he's the only one who feels that way. Everyone else sees you as a mate but mates are supposed to be submissive and obedient, something you don't know about because you aren't a wolf like them.

The first time Markus shares your punishment he tries to cover you up and comfort you, which results in Cyrus breaking his nose, claiming that you'll never learn your place if he is coddling you.

After that Markus will just shoot you apologetic look and be the first to hold and comfort you. With all the time the two of you spend together it's inevitable that you start to develop feelings for him. It's almost like a school yard crush between the two of you, soft smiles, cute giggles, blushy faces. It's all very sickeningly sweet and it doesn't go unnoticed by the rest of the pack.

Markus is head over heels for you, he thinks you are the most beautiful thing to have ever lived. When he gets time alone with you he likes to braid your hair, tell you about the life he wants to have with you and that one day he'll steal you away from it all so he can start his own pack with you.

Connor doesn't care so long as he gets his alone time with you.

Cyrus is pretty annoyed, you are supposed to be his bitch first and foremost so how dare you develop feelings for Markus first. He goes as far as to out a stop to Markus's nights for a while and makes you sleep with him instead.

North goes out of her way to make sure you and Markus never has alone time, if the two of you have a cleaning punishment together she stands watch to make sure you don't speak to each other.

Hank accepts that no matter how much he may like you it's natural that you would develop feelings for someone in the group. He often gives advice to you and Markus on how to keep the relationship strong, he'll even help set up little dates for the two of you behind the other's backs.

Gavin is the jealous third wheel, he wants you to feel the same way about him so he'll try extra hard to woo you. He even starts copying Markus in some ways, but he can't help his asshole tendencies and ends up teasing you most of the time.