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gentlebeardsbarngrill · 3 months
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01/25/2024 OFMD Recap
TLDR; Cast & Crew Sightings; Queerties; How to Help; New Renewal Effort Resources; stats; gifs; petition status; morale boost ; self care pitstop; love notes; Rhys
== Cast & Crew Sightings ==
While not related to OFMD-- Leslie Jones has been nominated for Outstanding Performance Award from @naacp for "After the Cut" on The Daily Show! Just something to celebrate for our crew!
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Nathan Foad, Samba Schutte, and Con O'Neill are obviously excited about OFMD coming to the UK! All seen on their instagram stories.
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Next, Kristian Nairn answered some fans on the #WeeJohnDays Coming back. You can add to the thread here if you'd like.
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== Queerties ==
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If you're down, please vote for the Queerties each day! If you want to just vote for OFMD categories, feel free to visit: TV Comedy Best TV Performance
== How To Help ==
How To Help Save OFMD Task List - US How to Help Save OFMD Task List - Outside US
= New Renewal Campaign Resources =
Found some cool resources today if you're out campaigning on any of the platforms, feel free to use these, they're all tagged with sources. (These have been added to the Daily Recap Task Lists)
== Stats ==
Srcs (in order of appearance LTR): @lucyrosebutler , @bonnypitty @meowzawowza_ on Twitter
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== Gif Resources ==
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Our lovely @kiwistede made some gorgeous gifs that you can use on social media when you're @ing the networks.
==UK News==
@lamentus1 Gave us a brief update on the happenings in the UK:
Not much to report today, I’ve just been focused on promoting the show off the back of the UK talent, hoping to enlist new fans now that we have a date for season 2 on the BBC. The Guardian article was great, despite ending on a somewhat pessimistic note. It links to the petition though, which is amazing! The Guardian Article
==Articles==
We made it into the guardian! Holy Crap!
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‘Unhinged – in a good way’: Our Flag Means Death was cancelled. Its fans are fighting back"
As @lamentus1 mentioned, yes, the last quote in it is very pessimistic, however I don't think that's the part we should focus on, instead we should focus on the fact the campaign got big enough to warrant getting picked up by The Guardian AND our petition was linked in it. Think of how many new folks will be clicking in?
The 20 best feel-good TV shows
Our Flag Means Death Season 2 Finally Confirms UK Release Date
‘Our Flag Means Death’ Season 2: Fans Petition To Save Beloved HBO Show (this last one has a weird date at the end, which @OFMDBingo42 on Twitter speculates coincides with the end of the Social Media Strike for Palestine, just fyi it was confusing many of us).
==Petition Status ==
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Almost at 81K!
== Morale Boosts ==
Feeling low cause things have slowed down? A lot of crew have brought up some excellent points across the platforms as to why things aren't as down as they feel right now. Please check out: @PehmoKoira's Take on Tumblr
== Self Care Pitstop! ==
If you are feeling overwhelmed-- stop by @flowelineblog's post! It's quick, and efficient :)
== Love Notes ==
So while looking for cast and crew sightings I found this lovely message on @VicoOrtiz's IG Story, so I'm going to share it instead tonight by @thebehappyproject.
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Our Rhys picture tonight is courtesy of @rhysdarbinizedarby via a post about "The Jaquie Brown Diaries": Night on the Brown (2009)"
I couldn't get over the look, so now you have to see it. It's literally haunting my dreams and I haven't even fallen asleep yet.
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Anyway, night lovelies, hope you all have a great day/night <3 Stay safe, hydrated, and keep being the ever wonderful yous <3
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mysteriousmeadowlark · 13 hours
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See Ram Dass quote on the ego linked (it's 2 pictures on Instagram):
I see ego as, "who you believe yourself to be." It's not just the stuff you think of off the bat- I'm a witch, I'm curvey, I'm kind, etc., it's the deeper stuff too. Like, how you coped with trauma (we ALL have trauma- some more than others- emotional, physical, psychological, whatevs... it doesn't have to be this big thing) as a child, or how you cope with not getting unconditional love as an adult.
For example: I learned a lot of my personality was created as a reaction to the unrealistic expectations set upon me as a child. One parent (unconsciously) saw us as a reflection of themselves and got upset if this reflection was negative. So you either respond to that by being the golden child and meeting their expectations to get love (but aren't authentic to you), or you go against them, be yourself, and miss out on the love. Both situations are shitty.
So my life has been fuck you themed. I'm having the best time looking for faeries as a child. You tell me they're not real. Fuck you. I'm gonna believe they are and find a path that supports that. You say I have, "sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" (yes, I know I missed the whole point of Jesus here, but IDK, maybe I felt so unworthy that I couldn't understand the whole Jesus thing). Fuck you. I'm gonna find a path that says I am God. You say I can't wear sexy clothing and have sex before marriage. Fuck you. I'm going to wear low cut shirts, dark makeup, as well as find a path that finds the body and sex beautiful/ natural and work with Aphrodite and Pan.
I may have chosen these examples because I know they make you a bit uncomfortable. 😉 BUT, the point is, my whole life was like that. That is my ego too. Which I honestly think is fine for the above mentioned things, but when you get to stuff like not eating right or hoarding possessions, it's not great for you and society definitely judges you for it harshly.
Here's the kicker though: I'm not telling you- like everyone and their mom is- that you need to improve the negative stuff about you. I didn't get here by eating better or cleaning my room. I got here by somehow realizing (it's a process) that that's NOT me. Not the parts I like, or the parts I don't like/ aren't good for me. Sure, it's a piece of me- a piece of God really- but it's just a small piece... a baby you carry on your back, or the caterpillar in the butterfly. I can work on eating better (which I am) or the not collecting clutter (this is a work in progress...) if I want to, but I KNOW in my very bones that I am love/ God... Not God the white bearded dude in the clouds that sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake (you could see that guy as the ocean of love if you want to), but a drop from the ocean of love... and I think for me right now it's like my drop is in a river with other drops- a river that is connected to the ocean.
Peace out brosky! ✌️
P.S. I don't plan to write an essay everyday, but this is an important place to start.
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queenangella · 4 years
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hello i am not dead
#i just was too busy to open tumblr for about three weeks lol#but dw! i will now probably be on tumblr 24/7! bc i dont have any friends#yes i spend three weeks without any moment alone bc i had to say goodbye to everyone i know so i could move to a country where i dont know#anyone and barely even speak the language bc covid stopped my classes and my new classes only start in two weeks#what else happened to me in the last few weeks:#1) i apparently fucked up an exam that i really thought i did well so i will be retaking that this year😫 sucks to be me#2) i now have instagram! yes i have fallen this low#(dont attack me for not liking instagram i am very neutral on instagram. i just dont like my face. why would i get an account to post#pictures of myself lol no one wants to see that. but sadly its way easier than just sending some pics to every groupchat im in)#3) yesterday was the first day i had to myself so i binged julie and the phantoms. and i loved it#4) found a bookshop gift card with a lot of money on that was a few months overdue if thats how u call it bc my mom never takes care of her#stuff but i have connections so now i am a bunch of books richer. my mom doesnt know i stole her gift card but its not like she remembers#having it anyway. i am very happy#what else? oh 5) my sister contacted everyone i know and got them to write something for my and bundled all their texts and pictures in a#book for me. i cried a little. apparently i am loved🥺 who knew?#6) thats all folks. bc i have a terrible memory and dont remember anything else i did. speaking of terrible memory my mom finally realized#im not actually lying when i say im bad at concentrating and now she wants me to do a bloodtest bc she’s convinced its bc im vegetarian. she#thinks its bc im vegetarian bc last time i did a bloodtest i was supposed to get the results in a few days but that same day my doctor#called me like ‘why tf is there no iron in ur blood?? go take some pills rn’#and thats how i found out im anemic. anyway i dont want to take a bloodtest bc im terrified of sharp things and i dont want someone to stick#a needle in my body to steal my blood. they only can have some of they knock me unconcious first. yes im one of those people who never got#over their fear of needles. if you think im bad. at least i havent yet fallen unconcious at the sight of a needle like both my siblings.#in any sense im the strong one of the three of us#anyway! that was off topic! not that i really had one in the first place!#thats enough insight in my life for today. if u actually read these tags: im sorry and i love u#liz rambles
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astromaki · 3 years
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part 2 of 5000 $ - shoto todoroki x fem!reader (1597 words)
part 1. (previous)
tw ; minors dni, angst, nsfw, toxic relationship, mention of cheating and breakup, shoto is a complete bastard here
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you finally did it.
you broke up with him a week ago. for real this time, not like the last hundred times you'd yelled at him that he was a heartless jerk. just so he could get you into bed the second you calmed down.
no, you threw him in the trash the day after that party. by message, but it was a start.
even your social media status had gone from 'in a relationship' to 'single <3', you'd even reinstalled tinder, and accepted follow requests on instagram from those boys in the same class as you in college.
and shoto seemed to have abandoned you too. no news from him, and you hadn't even run into him on campus in the last few days.
so why did it still hurt to think about him ? why did your lips refuse to say his name ? and why the fuck did your sheets still smell like him despite the many machines ?
so you could tell that you felt a little joy when you saw this message.
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he had sent you this two days ago.
and it's been two days, you've been wondering if it was a good idea to see him again right away.
never mind, you were already at his door. besides, you didn't have to talk to him, just take back what belonged to you and go home. it couldn't go wrong ? right ? it's ridiculous, you even had to convince yourself now.
you knocked, once, twice, three times. you could hear someone inside. and you knew he didn't have a roommate. this rich kid could buy the whole building if he wanted.
fuck. you just had to go in and get your stuff, and it's like you were never there. he wouldn't notice you were there.
you opened the door, and were surprised to see a second pair of shoes at the entrance next to shoto's sneakers. which is more like a pair of rather feminine shoes, pumps.
a strange feeling made you shiver. it wasn't like you to track down your exes, but you don't remember seeing a new girl with shoto on social medias.
slight, imperceptible sighs escaped from his room a little further into the apartment. bed squeaks, that male growl you knew all too well.
fuck. fucking hell.
you knew what it was, you knew what those noises were, who was causing them. why he had asked you to come and get those so-called forgotten things.
and yet you still walked to his room, your brain screaming at you to turn around and stay away from that boy and his unmitigated evil. your heart telling you the opposite, to keep going to find out if he still cared about you. no matter how small, you wanted to know, you had to know, if you ever meant anything to him.
or if you were just a joke, that he could throw a little money around.
"shoto, fuck, yes, right there oh fuc-"
you felt tears welling up in your eyes when you finally saw shoto vulgarly fucking a girl in that room, where you used to spend all your evenings.
but that wasn't the worst part. it was that he had taken your best friend to bed, ochako.
"you're so fucking good, i -" he says in a low voice.
he had already created that crack in your heart. but now ?
his blue and gray eyes finally met yours, his gaze was nothing but arrogance and contempt. the only things he ever felt for you. and even though he was fucking your best friend, busy pacing back and forth, he had the nerve to look you up and down. a smirk lit up his face.
and that asshole finally said the three words he never disdained to say to you.
"i love you ochako," he finally said, looking you straight in the eye. you're the best sex i've ever had. "
his words were spoken clearly, slowly, so that they were articulate for you to hear. a mixture of anger, and sorrow suddenly overtook you
as if you had come back to reality, you suddenly left the room. your steps were disordered, you had lost all your balance, gravity seemed to be slightly stronger. your hands dropped some objects on your way.
what was wrong with you? why?
ochako had finally noticed you after her orgasm, and weakly called out your name, as if begging you to come back would make things better. that he was cheating on you was one thing, but with her ? the one who had pushed you to leave him?
you could hear heavy footsteps following you down the hallway to the front door. and a muscular hand grabbed your wrist to turn you around in one simple motion.
obviously, who else ?
"so you just walk into people's houses without knocking now?"
wow, how did he manage to make you hate him a little more every time he opened his mouth ?
"stop it. don't mess with me. you sent me a message to come in today to get my stuff." your voice was firm.
his face was as haughty as ever, yet he already seemed a little more natural and relaxed than the other times. you would have found it attractive if it wasn't after a romp with your best friend.
"ah, that's right. and so it's okay? you got everything? "
his deceptively kind voice made you want to scream. to take anything and throw it at him. he still had this annoying habit of driving you crazy even after you'd broken up. you wanted to hurt him like he'd been hurting you for months.
but your shaky, broken voice didn't reflect your desires. you were about to cry.
"i don't understand why? why you're being so mean to me. i'm not stupid, shoto, i know that you invited me here today just to see you fuck her."
his face hadn't changed, nor had his eyes. he was glaring at you miserably. as usual.
"i was hoping we could talk if i came to your door so we could maybe work things out, get off to a good start." and it's true, that message he sent you had falsely given you false hope. and you had fallen off the deep end.
a slight sigh escaped his lips. that slight sigh that made the cup overflow.
"why do you care ? we broke up, right ?"he said it in such a carefree tone.
"fuk you shoto. fuck you. you don't even realize how fucking toxic you are! you throw money around to get what you want, you fuck with people and play with their feelings! you're a fucking asshole. and you're a lot like your father for someone who hates him deeply. "
your words of hatred and anger that you had been building up for weeks, for fucking months, poured out on him like a lava flow.
it was mean, it was sincere, and it hurt shoto. it hurt him to see that he had done too much this tim.
his emotionless gaze watched you get angry, cry, push him, hit him, dry your tears that he couldn't tell if they were of melancholy or rage. he saw you push his hand away as he tried desperately to calm you down.
you couldn't see it, too busy screaming and drying your tears, but you managed to wring a sincere expression from shoto.
he was just panicking. he was panicking because he knew he had crossed the point of no return. that not even $5,000 or $10,000 or even $50,000 would bring you back.
his love, full of flaws, who never knew a healthy role model from his parents, would not be enough to make you stay. not to leave him alone.
because we know the cliché, the rich boy who didn't know how to love. didn't even know how to make the one person who always cared about his own selfish self, stay. but that was shoto though. he was that boy who only had toxic love to give.
but please don't leave him for good, he was begging you mentally.
if he had put his pride aside to express himself or even make you understand, maybe you wouldn't have left.
"i hate you shoto todoroki. i fucking hate you. but know that you'll end up alone, you and your stupid money. and i'll be the first to laugh. "
fuck fuck fuckfuckfuckfuck.
" i- y/n just wait- "
he didn't think you'd hate him so much. the young man knew he was just an asshole with a fat bank account. he just thought that by fucking your best friend he'd get you to come back to him, out of desperation, out of a desperate love.
he didn't think he would feel such a pressure on his chest when he saw you slam the door, leaving him alone in the apartment with your best friend and a big hole in his heart.
he didn't think he'd regret his actions. he was a rich guy who always wanted what he wanted, whether it was money or sex. so you were easy. right ?
he never imagined that he would miss your perfume, your exasperating smiles, that he would miss you.
you were barely gone, and he knew he would miss you.
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a/n ; i've never written such a nasty shoto sorry 😟 kinda want to leave this story like this...
please lemme know what you thought about this second part, should i make a third one ? (+ reblogs are appreciated <3)
🔖 taglist; @deepestranchgoopdeputy @kizuatonoaiko
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jay-and-dean · 3 years
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Stolen Crown  Chapter 1 : Under the hood
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By @roonyxx​ and @jay-and-dean​
Pairings : Dean x reader ? Kight!Dean x reader ?
Summary :  What happens when she is sent in a world that isn’t hers, but with very familiar faces ?
This, as much as it looks like it, is not ‘technically’ an AU, because your Dean, our Dean, exists too...
Serie Warnings : Smut (please be 18+), Fluff, Angst, Swearing. Mention of physical pain. Each Chapter will have detailled warnings.
Chapter warnings : Swearing for now.
Chapter Wordcound : 3230
Note : This is a collaboration beetween both of us. We can’t both edit the same post, so we decided we would post 1 chapter/2 each, like for Firefly.
We both worked as much on this story and it’s the result of both our brains but also both our hearts.
Please, if you want to show love for this story, don’t forget we were together in this.
Text divider by the awesome @talesmaniac89​
Want to read more:
Jay’s Masterlist
Roonyxx Masterlist
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Whistling. 
Only a shrill whistling in her ears, and her heart pounding hard in her temples…
She holds her head and tries to get up, but the ground seems unsure of where it is supposed to be.
“Dean ?” she tries with a weak voice but, even with the high-pitched sound fading quickly, she can’t hear any answer. “Dean !”
She opens her eyes and they widen right away.
The seedy warehouse is gone, the smell of gasoline and the night are too… But above all, he is gone. Dean is nowhere to be seen. 
Instead : A sunny beautiful forest. Shiny rays of lights come through the radiant, high trees and birds are signing. So many birds.
“Shit” she grunts, looking around. “DEAN ! SAMMY !”
But her voice echoes and dies in the woods, only making a few rodents run through the bushes, themselves moving some butterflies and bees. Nothing else. 
Where was she sent ? Is it witchcraft or some stupid God ? She had told them that this case seemed more complicated than what they said ! And here she is, probably miles from home.
“Please, tell me I’m still in the United states” she whimpers, taking her phone from her jeans shorts pocket. “No come on ! No signal now ?”
After pacing around to try and find any sign of signal, she gives up and puts the useless phone back in her pocket, regretting her morning choice to wear only a t-shirt and shorts, because if she has to walk miles to find a road, the night might be here before she finds her friends again, and nights are colder out there.
“DEAN ! DEAN !” she tries again.
But he is obviously not with her.
What if he had been sent far too ? What if he was in an indian market now ? Or in a boat on the australian seas ? 
“Sammy you have to find us” she mutters, looking around to gather clues.
This forest is not tropical or northern, it’s a temperate one, and it’s obviously still early summer…
Suddenly, hooves disturb the forest’s calm in the distance, rapidly approaching her. The metal clattering with every step the big animal -probably a horse- takes, says it’s not alone…
She quickly moves in the bushes and stills behind a large tree to hide herself from whoever is coming. 
“Your highness ?” a deep, oddly familiar, voice calls.
Her back flat against the tree, she turns her head a little to be able to see beyond the thick bark, holding her breath and reaching for the knife in her boot. 
A beautiful, massive shiny black horse is nervously stepping on the ground while the owner of the mare pats it on the neck.
“Easy girl” the man says. 
She frowns, keeping the dagger in her hand, ‘that voice… I know it.’ When she dares to look between the leaves, her eyes widen.
“Dean?” she says with a confused smile, putting the knife back in her boot, as she steps from out of the bushes.
“My Queen !” he throws his leg over the majestic black horse and steps off, right away going down on one knee in front of her, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword. “I have been looking for you, my Queen” he says towards the ground, not looking up to her once.
“Queen ?” she huffs, still a little dizzy. “Where the Hell are we, Dean ? And what the fuck are you wearing, is that... a freaking armor?” she asks, pointing at his weird clothes.
Dean finally tilts his head upwards. And when he sees her, his eyes nearly fall out of his head, his mouth is open but no words leave his lips. The more he stares at her like she was naked, the more she starts to feel a little self conscious.
His eyes slowly travel up her bare legs, a confused expression on his face, when she bends a little to make eye contact with him he quickly adverts his gaze.
“Your Majesty, what happened to your robes ? Are you harmed ?” he asks, obviously worried. 
“Cut the crap, Dean, what’s happening ? Where are we ?” she asks, annoyed.
“We are in the…” he looks around a little, apparently wondering what to answer. “In the woods… Not far from the Castle, my Queen” he says.
She stares at him, mouth agape, a deep feeling of confusion replacing the annoyance totally. Her tone changes to something colder, more distant.
“Why do you keep calling me ‘queen’ ?” she asks. “And what’s up with the stupid clothes ?”
He dares looking up at her again, a sorry frown on his face. 
“My apologies, your Highness. I do not understand… Is there something wrong with my apparel ?” he stands up, his eyes searching her face. “Did you hit your head or have you fallen maybe ? You disappeared, my Queen. I have been so worried” he turns to his horse to retrieve a big grey fur cloak. “What happened to your gown, did someone attack you ?” 
His head low, he comes closer to carefully drape the very heavy cape around her shoulders.
“I obviously failed at my duty” his eyes are dark and she clearly recognizes that crushing guilt on his features
She touches the floor length fur coat he put around her with a frown. It’s pleasantly warm outside, there is no need for this... 
Everything he does is weird, and why does he look so different ? Was he hit by a spell of some weird stuff like that time he was losing his memory ? 
Unless… 
She takes in his appearance. He looks exactly like him but he has more scruff, and his hair is a little longer, his clothes are very strange too. 
The closer she looks, through the fading cloud in her mind, the more this costume he is wearing really doesn’t look like one. All the layers of leather and metal make him look like he was ready for war, and his shoulders are even more broad under the armor he is wearing. 
Everything about him seems heavy and powerful : Between the metal on his chest, the big belt holding several weapons, including the scabbard of that seems to hold a very authentic sword, the real huge grey fur around his shoulder, like he had killed a wolf…
She shivers at how impressive he looks, at how she realizes she doesn’t know anything about him..
“Shit…” she mutters realizing this is not her Dean at all. 
This is not the United states of America, and this is probably not even her world… But if the Dean from around here is willing to protect her, that might be her best chance of survival.
She clears her throat, nodding to encourage herself to play along.
“No... I’m…” she suddenly has no idea how to use her voice. “I’m okay and I am your queen, because you are my…?” she leaves the sentence open, hoping he’ll answer it.
“Your knight” he says, uncertain.
Knight, right… She nods and looks around once more.
If this is some kind of fucked up middle age alternate universe, there is a big chance that the forest is going for miles and miles, and an even bigger chance that she starves to death before Sammy finds a way to bring her back to the Instagram century. And dressed like that, she might have to fear more than wolves…
She stares at him for a minute and he seems to be just waiting for orders, his green eyes on the floor.
“Kneel” she says with a corner smile and he just does, with no question, comment or delay.
Dean Winchester obeying her to the letter… If that is not a good side of this whole crap !
“You can get up” she chuckles, letting him stand on his feet again.
But her amusement quickly fades. 
Royalty is not really the easiest undercover, and the discretion will be impossible. She wants to ask for help but, even if her whole body and soul tell her she can trust Dean -for it is still Dean-, her eyes travel the thick leather covering his forearms and she remembers she doesn’t know him.
So maybe she better stay silent for now, and follow his lead until she decides if he is an ally.
“Your Majesty” he speaks, with a deference she never heard from him. “If the news of your disparition comes to the Council, there undoubtedly will be trouble. We should head back now. Please.”
“Y-yes” she nods, a lump growing in her throat.
Council ? Trouble ? Castle ? How is she supposed to deal with all that ? People close to the queen will know she isn’t her in a minute…
The knight offers his hand, and she follows, frowning when he joins his wrists to help her get on the horse. 
“This is not the best comfort for travel, your Majesty, for that I am sorry” he apologizes again.
“It’s okay Dean” at her words, he frowns again, but she puts her feet on his wrists and jumps on the tall horse, quickly understanding, by the look on his face, that she is not supposed to ride “like a man”.
Her eyes can’t decide where to look, and her hands can’t decide where to hold him.
Gripping his belt tight in this uncomfortable position, she takes in the unbelievable landscapes before her : Untouched forests and large lakes, small villages down in the valley, with all those wood houses that remember her of Braveheart. 
All she can think of is when she is going to tell the boys about everything she saw… If she ever goes back to them.
“Put on your hood, my Queen” the knight asks, so she does. 
Her unsure hands grasp the heavy hood of the animal fur around her and she hides her face in the huge hood. He probably needs her to not be recognized.
“What animal is it ?” she asks, touching the hair with a mix of curiosity and disgust.
“Animal, your Majesty ?”
“The hood ?” she asks, quickly grasping his belt again when the horse half jumps above a root.
“My coat is made of a bear” he answers. 
“Poor animal…”
He lets a silence and clears his throat slightly. 
“I had never thought of it that way, my Queen. Your empathy for the creatures of this world is godly.”
But she stopped listening.
Her breath stuck in her lungs, she discovers the huge, beautiful castle coming in her sight. 
A gigantic wall surrounds a little city, itself surrounding a huge, elegant castle. The light stone walls seem to be touching the clouds from here, and a vibrant living noise comes from it.
“Wow” she murmurs, looking up the thin sharp towers surrounded by birds.
“My breath gets cut short each time I see your home in sight too, your Highness” he says with a soft voice. 
Inside the walls of the city, everything is different. 
People are busy, all dressed like they came from a movie, carrying vegetables and raw pieces of meat, sheeps and baskets of fabric… Each and everyone turning their head at the sound of the huge horse’s steps on the stone pavements. 
“Sir Winchester !” a kid exclaims.
She keeps her hood low, suddenly very aware of the trouble that could come from the crowd recognizing their queen. 
The knight version of Dean stays unfazed, guiding them to the stables where several horsemen are waiting for him. 
He gets off of the horse, helping her and closing his coat neatly on her.
“Keep your head down” he murmurs next to the hood and she just nods, determined to let him guide her. “You” he says louder to one of the men here. “Go tell the guards that the wolf hunt is done. My men can gather again peacefully, nothing is to fear.”
She can’t help but very quickly look up at the man giving orders next to her, his remarkable charisma making her feel so small. 
She always looked up at Dean with an infinite admiration, but at least, she knows him… This stranger is different. 
“Allow me to touch you” he says under his breath and she just nods again while he wraps his strong arm around her.
Under the hood, she can’t see everything precisely, but the little she can distinguish of the inside of the castle he is guiding her in is enough to amaze her. 
Huge corridors and busy servants, carpets that seem to come from a museum, gold and flowers decoration the thick stone walls.
“Sir” a guard comes in their way, bending before Dean in respect. “Your men have been called back. The news never spread outside of the Queen’s guard.”
“Thank you” the knight answers.
“Glory be to the Queen” the guard bows again. 
“To the Queen” Dean answers.
The knight guides her further into the castle and up an infinite number of stairs, a serious look on his face. With every step up, the coat on her shoulders feels heavier and heavier, and her apprehension does too.
Once they reach the top, he walks to the left, his heavy boots echoing in the spacious corridor. Still holding her, his grip both reassuring and oppressing, he stops in front of a big wooden door that she may be supposed to recognize. 
She looks up at the door a little, still not completely daring to stop hiding under the big hood. He opens the door and stands with his back against the wall, his eyes straight ahead.
She hesitates, waiting for him, but when he doesn’t move, she carefully steps inside, not sure what she will meet on the other side of the massive oak door. 
Before her, a large room with thick wooden furniture and rich fabric. In the middle, a queen size bed with wooden bed posts that are near the stone ceiling with wolves carved in each of them. Hanging from the posts, a dark red velvet-like canopy that matches the heavy curtains. A big antique closet stands to the left side of the room.
Taking a cautious step, she looks right. Behind a great arch is another room that holds a big wooden tub covered in a sand-white sheet.
Despite the cold stone everywhere, the many carpets with many different colorful illustrations, the curtains, and candles everywhere makes the room somehow warm. 
She stands in the middle of what she guesses is the queen’s room, unsure of what to do now. Looking back to the door, she sees Dean’s elbow from where he is still standing against the wall, straight and still.
“Dean, come inside please” she states, using the most authoritative voice she has.
A queen has to be, right ?
“Yes, your Majesty.”
The knight steps inside immediately, his hands behind his back, his gaze fixated in front of him.
“What are... my plans for today ?” she asks him, trying to figure out what to do, to convince them, a whole Castle and Kingdom, that she is the damn queen.
“The Council requested a parlay with you when the sun is at its highest, and after you have your usual walk in the garden before you talk to the People. I think, Majesty.” 
“Right, the Council” she says unsure, wondering what the council can be. “Take me to them.” 
She holds her chin high, trying desperately to look like the Hollywood idea she has of how royals act.
His gaze finally finds hers, a small frown is on his face, an expression of confusion growing on his hard but still so beautiful features.
“Do you not wish to be dressed first, my Queen?”
“Oh… yes, I-I do wish that” she nods. 
She walks towards the closet and opens it, checking his face in the corner of her eye to try and find clues of what she is supposed to do, but all she can see there is worry for her, well hidden on his bodyguard face. 
Inside the huge closet, put in color order, are dresses, all of them big and complicated… And on some shelves, smaller white dresses, that may be for inside or summer. She takes them out.
“This will work” she states to herself as she turns around but stops when she hears Dean gasp. 
When she looks up he’s stepping towards the door quickly.
“No wait !” she calls out for him and he stops right in his tracks. “Dean...” 
He turns towards her, his gaze on the floor, jaw clenched.
She doesn’t want him to leave. She is, in fact; terrified of being without him. Although he is a stranger, his face is the only thing she knows in this weird place she knows nothing about.
What will they do once they find out their queen disappeared ? Is there a king she has to sleep with ? Do they torture people ? Kill ? 
She just needs him close.
“I don’t know what to wear” she admits.
Or even how to wear it, she thinks to herself.
“Any gown makes you look divine, my Queen” he says in a husky voice, still watching the floor intensely.
If the circumstances were different her knees would wobble at what he just said… But he is not Dean, and maybe he just says that to not get his throat slit.
“Okay, I will put on this gown” she says as she lifts the small white dress that she is holding, a questioning look on her face.
The knight swallows hard and seems agitated. For a second, she wonders why he is acting so weird.
“What is it ?” she asks him. “Tell me.”
“Pardon me, your Highness, but that is not a gown” he clears his throat and stands up straighter. “That is your undergarment.”
“Undergarment ?” she looks at the little dress, holding it in front of her by the straps. 
Her lips open in an ‘o’ when she understands this is her underwear. She has been flashing him her royal underwear this whole time, of course he was acting weird !
In a quick motion, she hides it behind her back and mutters an apology.
“Yes, my undergarment, of course. I-I will get dressed now” she walks towards her closet to retrieve a big gown in a hum of hesitation.
“Let me just call the maids, your Majesty” he says low. 
“Yes ! Oh and Dean ?” she starts, waiting for his gaze to meet hers before she speaks again. “Thank you” she kindly smiles.
The knight nods, turns slowly and steps towards the bedroom door with a determined gait, closing and locking it by sliding the metal rod in the slot.
She frowns, seeing him lock himself with her. His back still on her, he clears his throat before he talks.
“My Queen...” he starts. 
With that hunter speed her Dean also has, he suddenly unsheaths his sword from his scabbard and holds its sharp end under her chin without touching her 
“Would never have said something like that” he finishes his sentence. “Or call me Dean…”
She searches his face, slowly lifting her hands up in surrender.
“That is because I am not your queen.”
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defyingthestars · 3 years
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A mess of my unorganized, tinhatty ramblings about Taron and Richard and sexuality, under the cut...
Ok so the two questions I’ve been asked to address are whether I think Taron and Richard really hooked up or got together in some way, and whether I think Taron is queer, and I think the answer to both is yes. Taron has a lot of very close male friends. He is very very affectionate with them and has mentioned this many many times. He loves male affection, he loves a bromance, etc. He loves this talking point. Another talking point he loved during the press tour for Rocketman was that mutual friends of his and Richard’s had been “trying to set them up for years.” Ok, two things to that point. Whichever friends these were, they almost certainly knew that Richard is not straight, and secondly, I have never heard of two grown men whose friends wanted to “set them up” unless they wanted to set them up. Which I think is what they actually meant.
Taron has also talked about how he had a sexuality crisis as an adolescent. He had really bad anxiety and some of it, he thought, came from thinking he was gay. He says he went to therapy, and this therapist convinced him he wasn’t gay, he was just anxious. He tells this story so cavalierly that it’s almost a little shocking, in retrospect. Did he get inadvertently put through some sort of low-impact gay conversion therapy? Maybe. Whatever this therapist told him, he made it work in his head well enough, for a while. He found theatre. He found dressing up and getting attention for something he loved. He still has these very intense best friendships with the boys from Aberystwyth, one of whom I remain convinced he was in love with, and was in love with him. He eventually got movie roles, and on one of his movies, he met his girlfriend. He calls her his partner, which I know is a British thing, but somehow coming from him makes it sound as queer as I believe they are, so I love it.
So, this brings us to Rocketman. Taron has been effusive, glowing, adoring, enraptured, enamored and in every possible way ass over teakettle in love with Richard since they met. He like lost his mind a little bit...or found it. I think the process of making this movie took a lot out of both him and Richard, and changed them in various ways, permanently. 
I think they hooked up probably very early on. I think it became part of the process for him, and he convinced himself it was helping him build his character, really feel like Elton. I think they had a lot of drunken, messy nights. I think he either explained it to his girlfriend, or just told her about it, and she tolerated it during the filming, but I totally think she knew. Richard’s girlfriend at the time was, eh, whatever, (sorry, I don’t know anything about her honestly and she seems like a non-starter in his life, eek. Sorry sorry.) and I think they just...did stuff. I can’t speculate on specific acts because that’s what the fanfic is for. But they fooled around, and they enjoyed themselves. No one ever talks about what goes on on film sets, so they knew they were safe, no matter how much they maybe bled over. It worked, and the results for the film.....I mean fuck.
Absolutely this went on through the time Richard wrapped— Taron’s insta post from Richard’s last day is extremely telling, imo. He is being funny, but he’s also guarding his true feelings under the joke of how much he can’t stand him. Oh, because, that’s right, Taron caught fucking feelings. Surprise surprise. 
So, Richard wrapped, and I think he left for a minute and then came back to London. They went out the night before the Carpool Karaoke filming and got “blind drunk” (Taron’s own words) and something definitely went down that night because they were...how they were. 
You can just look at Richard’s reactions when Taron tells him he loves him, or how Taron calls him “old fruit.” They’re so fucking cute but they’re also way way over the top in that “heh heh we’ve kind of been fucking and now we have to remember how to act like best buds* again and I hope this isn’t going to get awkward later on” kind of way. They overdo* it, but it plays great for the show. The looks between them are genuine, but if you look carefully you can see Richard restrain, just a bit more than Taron.
Richard went right back to the US after this thing was done.
Taron wrapped the film. 
At some point within literally 2-3 days, two unbelievable things happened:
Taron broke up with Emily, and Richard met and somehow instantly became attached at the hip with Brandon.
Taron had a gay crisis when he was 13 and he had another one when he was about to turn 29. I am sure of it. He had fallen for Richard, and didn’t know any other way to handle it than to panic, dump his girlfriend and shoot his shot. 
Taron and Richard went to this weird Land Rover launch event thing in late November, literally looking like a couple. Taron had blown up his life and shaved his head. They had a weird energy between them— my theory is Taron tried to tell him at least some of this that night, and it backfired. Richard was either committed to this thing with Brandon, or just didn’t want to try or even think about dating Taron like that. They had fun, and Richard loves him, but “not in that way, mate.”
Sometime around Christmas, Elton and David invited them—Taron and Richard—over to dinner. I think this was some kind of Elton ambush. Richard had a boyfriend but it was the two of them who got invited — and they thought this was some kind of big holiday dinner party but it was just them, and two other gay couples in their 50’s, 60’s or 70’s. I think Elton wanted to make them see what was right there if they wanted it, or at the very least give them the Big Talk, if there was anything left unsaid, about life, and living it, and how to be happy and avoid cocaine. 
They didn’t get together any more, I don’t think. Richard didn’t come out but he didn’t go back in, either. He went on holiday with Brandon, and Taron had what I think of as his sad gay winter. He might have hooked up with other people, I have no idea. At some point he took out Elton’s earring, and then he got back with Emily.
By May, when he and Richard saw each other again in New York, enough time had passed that they had a beautiful, bittersweet comfort between them, imo. 
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ouch and wow this photo hurts
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there are a lot of feelings there. Richard doesn’t look like this with, like, anyone. also they’re drunk. 
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now they’re just messy and wasted but something went down later because wow 
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the Met Gala was my last big tinhatty night for them, I guess. I have seen somewhere that B might have been there at the afterparties? idk man but they were hanging out with some party kinda people and doing some party kinda stuff so anything could have happened to leave Taron looking like that. ***I was informed that he was not there and was in fact having a small fit and unfollowing Richard on instagram while this event and these photos were unfolding, so. yeah. 👀***
Then the film came out...the rest is history. Taron will still take a loving jab at Richard in an insta comment occasionally. I think it’s just his little way of dealing with that soft sting that hasn’t quite gone away. Richard probably never sees them. But if you ask Taron about Richard one day in many years he will still probably call him one of my very best friends.
*This kind of overkill of being best friends became Taron’s defense mechanism for the entire rest of the press tour. He proclaimed his love for Richard at every possible turn. He asked him to marry him. He told fans he’s at the front of the queue. He called him his best friend over and over. He was making sure, in every public place, that Richard knew that Taron still loved him regardless and there were no hard feelings for what happened between them and there never will be.
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You. Me. Us| Yandere Jimin x Reader
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[Summary: The handsome guy you meet briefly in a bookstore is intent on intertwining his fate with yours, although his methods themselves are unorthodox. After all, he’s intent on his belief that in the end, it’s you. Him. And the word Us. And it doesn’t matter how he gets to the ending he deserves.]
Type: Horror/Thriller fic
Warnings: Yandere themes, stalking, masturbation, voyeurism with no consent from one party, brief mentions of alcohol, near-death experience, obsessive behaviors painted as normal
A/N: based on the tv show You, so credit goes to the show and its producers! I didn’t vibe with the second season that came out yesterday so I decided to write a fic based on the first season but with a different ending. This is the first part, and if it goes well, I’ll update other parts!
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December 27, 4:33PM
He had met you on that day, a cold gray day in the unforgiving city of Seoul. Two days after Christmas, Jimin remembers how frigid the city was as the warmth of the holiday season seeped away. He remembers every detail about that afternoon, that meeting; hell, he remembers every detail about you.
You’re soulmates. Lovers cast by the stars of the universe and molded with brushings of stardust. It’s inevitable that he had seen you, that he had met you. 
Pretty, with wide eyes shadowed by long, curled lashes. Rosy lips arched in a pleasant curve. A scarf--he remembers the color: crimson, like blood roses--loosely circled around your delicate neck. You, you were perfect.
"Hey," you had called to him. Had spoken to him. Did he even deserve to be witnessing you, the you that glowed in this worn down bookstore in Seoul?
"Hello?" he heard you speak again, like cold water splashing on him, and he blinked his vision clear.
You smiled gently, a little shyly as you met his gaze. "Is this book any good?"
He cleared his throat, flitting his gaze to the worn book you had in hand. "Yes. Victor Hugo, a classic. Although it gets a little tedious sometimes to read, it's amazing to see how major issues from the 19th century can still be applicable to modern times. That and the way he manages to describe societal anguish in a poetic manner leaves a feeling of satisfaction."
His voice trailed off. Shit, he did it again; he talked on and on about something that people as pretty as you most likely didn't care about. You must be bored, must see him as boring.
But instead, your smile grew just a little bit bigger. "This sounds interesting. I'll take it."
And Jimin felt his heart speed up a little bit more. This, you, him. It must be destined.
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December 27, 8:41PM
You're a writer. He can't help but notice the bundles of paper delicately clipped together in your bag when you open it to find your wallet.
And he also can't help it when he catches your name when you answer a call. It seems that he can't help a lot of things when it comes to you.
He looks you up on social media first. Instagram. Facebook. Snapchat. Twitter. Hell, even Tumblr. It's advantageous for him that you use the same username for each social media platform.
Spending some time with friends to take my mind off of writer's block. The caption follows a shot of drinks, glistening in the low light of a bar, lined up on a table. There are three people tagged. He makes a mental note to look at their profiles later.
Wishing I was back in the sun. It's a shot of you in a bikini, lying underneath the golden sun. He can't help but feel a little jealous that all of these people--218 according to the likes on your post--get to witness your body like this. But it's okay, he tells himself. This was posted months ago, long before you met him, someone who looks past superficial aspects.
He scrolls until his thumbs grow tired. As he turns off his laptop, he can't help but feel a little disappointed that you haven't posted anything, not even a short hinting tweet, about the cute guy you met at a bookstore.
He remembers your latest tweet, posted 2 minutes ago. You're at a bar celebrating your friend's birthday. He decides that a peek or two won't do any harm. Besides, he's only there to make sure you're safe.
His cap is pressed over gray-dyed hair, and he's in clothes that will allow him to blend into the crowd. A girl sidles up to him, resting her hand on his shoulder flirtatiously. He shrugs it off; she's not you after all. The girl, obviously more than a little tipsy, gets up and stumbles away.
He sits in a place that allows him to see and hear you, but he's not too close so that you can see him.
"Minyoung! Happy birthday!" he can hear your voice, high-pitched and bubbly. It's a lot different from the voice you had used in the bookstore. He can't help but feel just a little prideful that he knows the real you more than your supposed friends do.
He remembers Minyoung from her Instagram profile. Minyoung herself, with 2K followers, is pretty with a straight small nose and cropped hair dyed neon green, but in a phony way that leaves him swallowing bile. She doesn't deserve you, and she especially doesn't deserve the expensive gift. You'll be lucky to get something a quarter as expensive for your birthday; he knows your friends almost as well as he knows you. And he also knows that they don't deserve you.
"Bitch, you didn't!" Minyoung tears through your delicate wrapping with sharp and long acrylic nails. Jimin can't help but wince from his seat.
"She did! Flexing on us, huh, babe," your next friend he recalls is named Ji-Ah. She's the kind of phony pretty that Minyoung is too, with long brown curls and glossy lips. Jimin thinks he hates her almost as much as he hates Minyoung.
You smile, though he notices how it's just a little strained, and he feels anger as he watches Miyoung toss your gift on the table without even as much as a thank you. Fuck Ji-Ah, Jimin doesn't think he hates anyone as much as he hates Minyoung.
Your gift, one you poured care in, cast aside. You are an angel. Your "friends" don't deserve to be in your presence, let alone receive a gift from you. Jimin's clenches his hands, and when he relaxes them, there are crescent-shaped indents, drops of blood smeared on pale skin.
"Come on, let's move to a club! This bar is so fucking boring," Minyoung coos after she’s done opening her gifts.
You shake your head. "I have to work early tomorrow and a manuscript to write. I’m so sorry, but have a fun time without me!"
"Boo! Don't be a boring bitch," Ji-Ah sticks her tongue out as she gets up and walks off with Minyoung.
It only leaves you and your last friend. Haeun looks the least fake of your friends, but Jimin knows that she's the same level as them. Rich. Fake. Obnoxious. Only using you. 
"(Y/N), why did you buy that for her? You know you can't afford it. Minyoung doesn't deserve that at all. Next time, if you need money, just ask me," Haeun pushes her long black hair fixed in a high ponytail off her shoulder as she gets up to leave. You just force a smile as Haeun sidles away. The smile drops when none of your friends can see you anymore.
Condescending isn't she. You really know how to pick your friends.
You take the nearest glass of alcohol and pour it back rapidly. When you've swallowed it all and wiped your mouth, you pull on your jacket and leave the bar. Jimin follows behind you, your silent protector in a bitterly empty world.
You wander into the train station. A nearby drunkard tries to accost you, and Jimin makes a move towards you. You manage to fend the drunkard off before Jimin can be your hero, but your phone slips out of your already shaky grip and falls onto the tracks.
You stumble into the tracks. Jimin rushes towards you. You grab your phone and stand up as the train whistles begin to grow nearer, and Jimin watches as your eyes blow wide, frantic as tears drip down your cheeks.
"Take my hand!" he yells over the sound of the train. You look up, your eyes bleary, and grab his hand. He hoists you up as the lights of the train glow brighter.
"Um," you manage to sputter as you try to grab ahold of yourself," Thank you."
Your hazy eyes focus on Jimin and clear a little. "Oh! Bookstore guy!"
You look adorable like this, hair slightly messy and lips parted in confusion. Jimin's heart tugs a little. God, he's already fallen for you so deep.
That moment fades as your cheeks puff a little, and you vomit over his shoes and the bottom of his pants.
He finds himself in a taxi cab, his shoes in a plastic bag next to him, as you snore softly by his side, having passed out after telling him your address. He catches sight of your phone, the case dirty from its fall into the tracks.
You won't mind if he just...peeks, do you? He acts before he can think, grabbing your phone and fiddling around with it. Perfect, now he'll be able to watch everything you do on it. He feels a little guilty, but the train incident proves that you need him just as much as he needs you. He sets the phone back down next to you. It looks like nothing has happened, but Jimin knows better.
The taxi rolls to a stop in front of an apartment building. He reaches out to nudge you awake, but you're already blinking glossy eyes open before he can.
"Thank you," you say before your mouth falls open," Oh my God, I threw up on you. I threw up on you; that's so fucking embarrassing! Here, uh, my phone number is XXX-XXX-XXXX. Call me, and I'll, um, get you new shoes."
"It's fine, really. These shoes were getting old anyway, and I needed a new pair of shoes soon. How about a drink instead?" Jimin beams in a way that has swooned the hearts of many, crinkling his eyes into upside-down crescents. You smile back at him as you get out.
"Sounds good! Just text me when!"
The taxi door shuts behind you. Jimin is left temporarily breathless. Just like he thought, you’re meant to be together. 
When you get into your apartment and look back out, the taxi is gone. You can't help but feel a little guilty that you hadn't done much for your savior after he had done so much for you.
A knock bangs on your door, and you look at who it is.
"God, leave me fucking alone, Seojun," you spit out, sliding open the door. Seojun’s standing there, his body swaying slightly; he can barely stand straight.
"I'm sorry, babe! I swear to God nothing happened with me and her," your ex-boyfriend sputters out. He smells of booze; you’re not surprised.
"So you tripped and your dick somehow managed to land in her mouth; don't be a fucking lying cunt, Choi," you bristle, making a move to slam the door.
"Baby, baby, listen to me," Seojun steps in closer before you can, sliding his hands onto the curve of your waist," She didn't mean anything. I've missed you. I’ve missed the way you feel, baby. My cock misses the way you squeeze down on me. Aren’t you lonely, baby?’’
You hesitate before pushing him off of you and slamming the door shut on him. "God, don’t fucking talk to me anymore. Just leave me alone, Choi. Don't come back."
You hear boots scraping against the pavement as he walks away from your door and hopefully out of your life. He always was and always will be an asshole. You had dated him for the fun of it after he made a move on you at a party, and all of your friends had insisted that you ‘’try him out,’’ whatever the fuck that meant. 
But still, his words make you remember just how lonely and untouched you are.
Sagging against your sofa in front of your window, you push your pants down your hips, spreading your legs apart slightly as your hands slide down your body. Your fingers circle your clit, quick, short movements that leave you quivering slightly and clenching down on empty air.
You think of the guy from the bookstore. His handsome features with his sharp facial structure, puffy eyes, and rosy plump lips. He’s ethereal, a fairy. His voice was soft and just a bit high pitched. You think of how tempting he looked, clad in a soft sweater and dark jeans that showed off his thighs and ass. You bite your lip as your thighs close around your arm. 
You come with a cracking moan, your eyes fluttering shut as you shake slightly from the pleasure.
You sail down from your peak, crashing back into sobriety that leaves you feeling more empty and more guilty. God, you really are pathetic, aren't you? Fucking yourself to a guy you barely even know, barely even talked to.
Wiping your fingers on a tissue and pulling your pants back up, you stand up and walk away from your spot by the window, having forgotten that you had left the curtains open.
Jimin had seen the whole thing from his hidden spot across the street, and he softly moans to himself as he rubs himself hard through his jeans. Fuck, you look so, so pretty when you come. If only you weren't thinking about that jerk ass who had come to your door.
Jimin comes hard, groaning softly into the fabric of his coat as images of fucking you and how good he would make you feel overtake his mind. He sags against the rough brick wall of the building across from yours, his chest heaving, and he makes up his mind right then and there.
He would do something to make you forget about that jerk ass. He would do anything for you after all.
Choi Seojun, the man plastered over your Twitter for a solid six months, would be hard to get rid of, with his status as an esteemed rich party boy and your ex-boyfriend.
But for you, Jimin would do anything.
After all, in the end, it was you. Him. And the word Us.
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As the Blue Spirit Howls
Zuko was not a good shifter.
Azula could switch between her wolf and human skins between steps. Not Zuko, he needed several minutes before he even started the shift, and that was on a good day. If it had been Azula who Animal Control found in that alley, they would have walked away convinced that their eyes had played a trick on them. There had never been a dog there.
But Zuko's long transformation would have only revealed his kind to the world. Father may think he has no honor, but he wouldn't stoop so low as that. Even if that meant being dumped in animal shelter, trapped as much by the 24/7 security cameras as by the cage bars.
He had the worst luck. -
"Come on guys!" Aang said as he lead his friends through the clamoring barks of the shelter. "I want to show you my favorite dog! He's a sweetheart."
Aang lead the pair to where a monstrous beast of a dog was growling with raspy barks loud enough to drown out the rest of the shelter. His bright white teeth contrasted against golden eyes and a bright red scar that stretched over the side of his face as he lunged against the cage door.
Sokka laughed nervously. "Did the word 'sweetheart' change meaning when I wasn't looking?"
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“Come on guys, I want to show you my favorite dog! He’s a real sweetheart.” Aang said excitedly, voice raised to be heard over the loud barking that filled the air. Katara and Sokka followed behind, Katara looking around and coo-ing at the animals as Sokka frantically took ‘artistic’ pictures and boomerangs to post to his Instagram. The eldest of their group was proud to boast a couple hundred thousand followers. He had deleted comments, and his friends hadn’t had the heart to tell him that 99.9% of those followers thought that it was a parody site making fun of ‘artsy’ Instagram accounts. The .1% was the two of them.
“I think it’s great that you’re doing this Aang, this seems like the perfect place for you.”
The younger boy grinned with a blush as he accepted the praise. “Thanks! I just really wanted a place where I could help out!”
“And play with cute animals.” Sokka said with a snort.
“That helped.” Aang admitted, dragging them along to one of the back corners of the shelter, the section with less cute puppies wagging their tails and squirming, and more hardened looking dogs who watched them warily with low rumbling growls or furious barking. He of course, lead them to a cage where the dog was doing both.
It was a huge beast, a husky mix likely, though it was hard to tell. It looked like the dog had been shaved bare recently, though inexplicitly it’s fluffy black tail hadn’t been touched. The light smatterings of bristly fur that was starting to grow in on the rest of him did nothing to cover the smattering of scars that littered a body just this side of starvation. It certainly didn’t hide huge burn that stretched fully across one side of the dog’s face. It covered his squinting gold eye completely, touched a bit of his snout then wrapped around his head to completely mangle one formerly-pointed ear.
The dog’s face was a mess of color, from the pink skin, the black fur trying valiantly to grow in, gold eyes, bright red burn, and the bold white teeth that were stark against his lips as the dog maintained a constant warning growl. The growl only got louder as they neared, until it morphed into the loudest, most grating barks that the sibling had ever heard. Still, Aang continued forward as the monstrous dog started snapping, pacing, and lunging against the kennel wall.
Huge black-padded paws sent the kennel doors bulging as the dog snarled and threatened, his raspy barks drowning out the others in the shelter. Huge teeth snapped, and only the bars of the cage separated them from the children’s faces as the dog stood on long legs. Its tail lay inert between its legs, moving with the furious lunges of his body but not in any way that even remotely hinted at a ‘wag’.
“Uh, did the meaning of the word ‘sweetheart’ change when I wasn’t looking?” Sokka asked as Aang moved towards the cage latch. Aang simply grinned at him and slipped into the kennel.
“Wait!” Cried Katara frantically, obviously not expecting the boy to actually go in. She looked around in panic for a staff member who could stop her friend from being mauled by the beast.
However, the dog had backed away from the door as Aang opened it, and while his growls and ear-splitting barks did not cease, he was no longer lunging but pacing back and forth along the back of the kennel. Aang sat crossed legged on the cage floor and scooted forward until the dog had no more room to pace and it lay down with a huff. The growls and barks continued, but it did nothing more as Aang started freely petting its short, bristly fur. “His name is Blue Spirit, or Spirit for short. They found him in the alley behind the Blue Spirt bar. We’re pretty sure he was abused.”
“Duh.” Sokka muttered, but Katara jabbed at him with her elbow.
Aang continued, seeming to barely notice the interruption. “They even sent some officers to the bar, but no one would confess to recognizing him or his owner. I know he looks pretty scary, but he’s actually really sweet.”
The dog snarled, and let out a sharp bark, as if protesting the characterization. Aang immediately cooed and scratched his back harder. “Yeah, youse a sweetheart, yes youse are.”
The dog growled again, but didn’t so much as snap. Instead, he seemed to be leaning into Aang’s touch more and more. Katara cocked her head before moving to go into the cage as well.
“Wait!” Sokka protested. “He was psycho like 2 seconds ago, I don’t think this is a good- no of course you don’t listen to me. Why would you listen to me?”
The girl slipped into the cage and shut it carefully behind her. The dog eyed her warily, but didn’t even bother to growl at her like he had with Aang. Instead, it huffed out an irritated sound and looked away.
“See!” Aang beamed as she hesitantly knelt beside him. Katara offered her hand for him to sniff, which the dog did exactly twice before looking away with another huff. “He can tell if you’re nervous and isn’t so loud. He’s actually loudest once he starts to trust you. It’s kinda cute.”
The dog jumped to its feet, barking loudly into Aang’s face as though in protest. Sokka let out a bark of laughter and finally entered the, now cramped, cage as well. “Don’t worry boy, you aren’t cute. You’re big, tough, and scawwy, right buddy?”
Blue Spirit growled at Sokka, making him yelp, but the older teen didn’t move from his spot in the cage. With a calculating glance at his friend and sister, Sokka pat the dog on the head twice, as which point Spirit seemed to realize that no one was really intimidated by him anymore and turned to attack one of the rawhides in the cage. The dog brandished the toy at them when he tore off a chunk as though to prove that his teeth were powerful and to be feared. The group simply cooed at him and resumed petting.
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Zuko huffed and dropped the rawhide, collapsing with his head on his paws. This kind of stuff never happened to Azula.
“You should see him when little kids come in.” Aang continued babbling.
Of course, Azula was a much, much better shifter than him. A prodigy. Just thinking the words left a bad taste in his mouth. That may have been the disgusting dog food he’d been forced to consume for the past month.
“They don’t usually come back this far, but if they do then he doesn’t do anything. Just lays down calmly in the back like a good boy, no barking, no growling.”
Zuko was not a good shifter. He just didn’t have good control over his shift.
“And I swear he glares the ones that do scare the kids into submission. I saw a toddler pull his tail once and he didn’t even flinch.”
That wasn’t to say that he shifted unexpectedly like the movies portrayed it. That wasn’t the issue, that had never been his issue. His problem had always been the opposite. He was great at maintaining the shift, both as human and wolf, but transitioning between the two? That was harder.
“That’s really sweet.” The girl replied.
He growled again in rote protest against Aang’s favorite descriptor for him, but the new boy had just found that spot behind his good ear and he was too busy pressing into that hand to argue any more.
The shift that took his family seconds would take him several minutes of intense concentration. The more emotional he was, the longer it took. It had been taking a lot of time lately.
“Okay, fine, he’s growing on me.” The strange boy said, obligingly digging into that spot even harder. The girl was running her hands over his back, and Aang was carefully looking at his paws in a way Zuko knew was an actual vet’s trick. He wondered idly if that was what the boy was interested in doing. Volunteering in a shelter would be a good move if he was.
If Azula had been woken up in that alley by animal control (Azula would never have fallen asleep in an alley. He wasn’t sure what she would have done if she’d been kicked out and disowned and was half-starved and homeless, but it wouldn’t have involved sleeping in a dirty alley after licking disgusting drying beer off the ground in attempt to get any moisture into her parched body) she would have just shifted, yelled and threatened, and they would have walked away embarrassed that they had mistaken a girl for an animal, convinced it was a trick of their minds.
“I knew he would.” Aang said proudly. When had his tail started wagging? Why couldn’t either of his forms be good at lying? “Just don’t get too close to his face, especially the part with the…”
But not Zuko. By the time he had the been able to fight through the exhaustion, hunger, and blurriness from his reluctant drink to even start the process of shifting, they had already forced him into a cage in the fan and were slipping that stupid hoop-stick thing off of him so that they could close the door. He’d been so distracted on trying to shift that he hadn’t fought properly to escape.
A stupid mistake.
One of many.
“I can’t believe someone could do that.” Katara said softly. “Especially to a dog as sweet as this.”
He hadn’t been a dog at the time. He’d taken the form of a loyal son. That had been another mistake. He once thought it was a mistake he could fix. He’d given that up the night in the alley. Now he could only hope that this mistake wouldn’t be as permanent.
“Well, that’s the thing… you see-“
“Aang, we cannot get a dog.” The girl protested and Zuko blinked. They were getting a dog? Oh, right. “You know what Officer Fong would say about pets.”
Zuko’s brows furrowed. Fong… he knew that name. That was one of the officers who placed people into witness protection. More specifically, he was the officer who had organized the concealment of a witness known by the codename Avatar. The witness who supposedly held the key to ruining Father’s entire livelihood.
“We have Appa! And Momo!”
The witness who Zuko had been relentlessly hunting since the day that Father disowned him.
“We have Appa because he’s a licensed, therapist prescribed therapy dog to help your trauma and keep you from accidentally karate chopping people.” The boy said bluntly. “We have Momo because you can sneak him around in your pocket when they move us.”
The witness whose capture was supposed to ensure that Zuko could return to his home, to his family.
“It’s not karate, its-“
The witness who he had given up searching for when yet another dead end left him with an empty stomach, and a tiredness that allowed him to finally give up on the insane dream that Father still cared for him at all.
“Aang, if I have to listen to your list of martial arts that you’re magically good at one more time, I’m going to fall asleep on the dog.”
Zuko would have growled at that, but his mind was moving to quickly, his heart feeling like it was exploding in his chest. It couldn’t be. Avatar was supposed to be a hardened gangster, or a skilled hacker, or shrewd fixer, or… not a kid. He wasn’t supposed to be some kid.
Aang pouted. “We aren’t supposed to have social media either, Sokka.”
Maybe it wasn’t. Fong had to have several cases, right? (Never mind that Avatar was supposed to have two companions, not eyewitnesses but people he had told everything. Codenames Boomerang and Bender)
“I can’t disappoint my fans Aang. Besides, no one knows it’s me. There are no faces, no names, no comments, I don’t even tag our locations.”
Zuko had to know. Fong was good. It was hard to get any information on Avatar, but Zuko was able to get a few tidbits here and there. The pertinent one: he was supposed to have tattoos. Supposedly he had blue arrows on his head and hands.
The girl sighed loudly. “Not this argument again.”
He had hair covering any head tattoos, and Zuko didn’t see anything on his hands, but he had to be sure.
“Great, then we can go onto a new argument. So, Appa is great but he’s more my dog than anything because I have to take him like, everywhere. You guys deserve a pet too and Spirit is- uh. Spirit?”
Zuko had risen to a sitting position and met Aang’s eyes before leaning over and very deliberately licking a large swath down the boy’s wrist. His tongue came away covered in a bitter tasting powder that sat thick and heavy.
“Did you guys see that?” Aang asked, voice raspy in awe. “He’s never done that before, with anyone. It’s a sign!”
“Awww.”
“Aang. That does not change anything.”
“But Katara-“
They were arguing, but the words were rushing around Zuko, lost in the blood rushing in his ears as he stared at the small wrist, and the pointed tip of a tattoo that he had revealed.
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ficdump101 · 4 years
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MARRY
MAFIA!SEO CHANGBIN
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 A/N - I HOPE THIS IS OKAY? IF NOT I’LL TRY AGAIN.
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It wasn’t that you hated the Seo family, if anything they were one of the most welcoming Mafia families you had come across. They were just extremely adamant on having their ‘legacy’ passed on through their kids; they had 4 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. Whilst you didn’t really connect with the girls you were civil, the same with their boys, but their son Changbin had been your best friend for as long as you could remember. Now, as you both turned 20, his parents wanted to be 100% certain that Changbin could carry on their heritage and (with your parents full agreement) they arranged a marriage between the both of you. You were to be married in 4 days, becoming Mrs Seo (Y/N); you 
suppose it could be worse… it could be one of those too serious families, or a complete stranger. In the past 5 days, you and Changbin had been spending every second together, it didn’t matter that you two were getting married because in your eyes, this was your best friend. You’d ‘marry’ him, live with him (like you were doing now) and you’d both keep your true dating lives on the down low - you know that if you tried hard enough, you could fall in love with him, but after everything you two had been through together, you couldn’t imagine the chances of ruining the bond you two had built up over the years. All of this lead you to where you were now, laid in bed next to Changbin, binge watching Friends and talking about ways to avoid the after part of the wedding - the solutions had ranged from sickness, early honeymoon leave and wanting to go and get frisky at your now shared home; none of these seemed to be anything that could be used against the two families. Sickness, they’d tell you to sit out, take some paracetamol and drink lots of water. They definitely wouldn’t let you leave early for the honeymoon because they were arranging it, therefore having say on when you needed to leave. The sex wouldn’t work either, they’d direct you to the nearest disabled toilet and tell you go have a good time and come back before the cake cutting happened. Everything minute of this wedding was planned down to a t and there seemed to be no way of getting out of it.
“What if we stayed for the dance and the cake cutting, and then sneak away?” Your voice held a tired drawl as you peered up to your fiancé, “I could ask mum to move the eating till after the cake thing and we can run whilst everyone is demolishing the food. Let’s be honest they’ll probably eat the plates and table too.” A smile tugged itself across his sharp features as he looked back at you, laughter building up in his chest before erupting into giggles.
“Fuck, I love you (Y/N), you know that?” He shook his head and looked back towards his phone, swiping through Instagram. “That could work… but let’s be honest how willing are our mothers to change the routine of the day?” He placed his phone on the bedside table, before rolling over to face you. He was right, once something had been decided, that was it. There was no changing it. This went on for a good 20 minutes, trying to come up with the perfect plan but to no avail; Changbin had been explaining some elaborate idea to flood the venue by clogging all the sinks and starting a fight with the Bang family (Chan was his best friend, he knew he’d go along with it). In the midst of all this, you had fallen asleep - arm tucked under your head, hair falling over your face and the king sized duvet was wrapped around your body and pulled up to your chin keeping all the warmth under the quilt trapped. You were awoken by frantic shaking and whispers of your name. Your eyes popped open and you flung yourself into the sitting position, staring at Changbin expecting there to be some form of danger in your house. An intruder, a burglar, the Colden’s (a rival family you were at war with). Your hair was like a nest on top of your head, your eyes were darting around the room trying to look for something in the shadows and your hands began to shake in anticipation. Changbin rubbed your back whilst stating that you were fine, the house was fine and there was nothing there to hurt you; he pulled you softly to lie back down, holding you close to him in a tight hug.
“I had a thought, no, a solution to getting out of the part.” You could feel his voice vibrating his chest as you hummed in response, prompting him to carry on. “It involves fire.” Your eyes widened comically as you lifted your head to stare at him. You huffed slightly, resting your head back on his chest again before muttering sternly,
“Absolutely not Changbin.”
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melyaliz · 4 years
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Chapter 2 Enter the SandMan
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Fandom: Marvel / X-men 
Pairing: Peter Maximoff x OC 
Summary: No matter when she goes to bed Gemma always feels exhausted when she wakes up. 
Notes: special thank you to all the support I have gotten so far on this fic. Gemma has been an OC I have had for some time now but always seem to struggle to tell her story (for some reason)
Also, I feel like not a lot of happening but I promise it will pick up.  
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They had been dealing with these mutants for over a year now. Not consistently but every once in a while they would pop back up. Only stealing weird stuff from power cells. Once they had stolen a whole truck full of household batteries (like AA and stuff). Another time they had broken into a string of car dealerships but only took the engines  
Regardless they would strike and then disappear just as quickly. 
Xavier had said that it was possible they had been causing crimes for longer but the X-men had only come upon them recently. 
Because of their mutant powers he had been worried they would ruin all the hard work he was doing to build a better world where Mutants and Humans could co-exist. They weren’t shy about using their powers both in a fight and when they were busy taking whatever they wanted. 
Peter had never really thought much about it. 
They were just more baddies they needed to fight. 
Until he met one of them on the bus.
Gemma
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Gemma yawned again rubbing her eyes as she turned on her boombox letting the music pulse through the room. James Hetfield’s gravelly voice filled her small bedroom as she changed from her work clothes into something more comfortable for bed. 
It was soothing, the energy pulsing from her speakers. Not that many people would call the tunes of Metallic soothing but she wasn't many people. Sitting down in front of the boombox she hummed along letting the manic sounds flow through her like sparks from a current. As weird as it was to say the fast-paced rhythm was calming she couldn’t explain it any other way. 
Getting up she threw herself down onto her bed letting out a low moan as she buried her head in her pillow. Closing her eyes letting sleep overcome her. Praying it would be a peaceful night. That her body would just rest. Just let her have one good night’s sleep. 
Was that too much to ask for? 
Apparently
Her dreams were filled with weird lights flashing behind her eyelids. Yelling and screaming. Flickers of energy flashing like lighting across her face as monsters with human faces she didn’t recognize danced around her. Their deformed bodies flickering back and forth as if the lighting itself was summoning them. 
And a silver-haired boy. 
Running around her faster and faster. Her headphones on his head.
“Wake up, wake up, wake up.” 
Gemma found herself laying flat on her back on the hard floor of her bedroom, her body unable to move as she looked up at her ceiling blinking a few times. Reality slowly seeped into her consciousness images from her dreams fading. 
All but one, a silver-haired boy.  
Well man really, but you know. 
“Maybe I need to stop playing music before I go to bed” she muttered sitting up rubbing temples trying to bring some feeling back into her body. It felt so numb and exhausting. As if she had just run for miles. Getting up she turned off the buzzing alarm on her clock before dragging herself into the bathroom to try and get herself ready for the day. 
“Morning!” Drew said as his older sister stumbled down into the kitchen looking like death itself. He would never say it to his sister but later she really didn’t seem… herself. “I made coffee,” the 12-year-old said, holding out a mug.
Gemma smiled gratefully taking it in her hands letting the warmth fill her body before taking a sip. “Ok but why are you the coolest brother ever?” 
Drew shrugged “It’s my gift.” 
“Oh, if only I could be as cool.”
“Maybe someday my young padawan”
“Teach me your ways yoda” Gamma chuckled already feeling the effects of the caffeine bringing her back to life. 
“Speaking of the best movie that has ever been made, are we still on for marathoning tomorrow?” 
“Don’t you have like, cool friends you want to hang out with?” 
“Yeah but my sister said she would make her sugar popcorn and I got a bunch of star wars themed snacks with that money you gave me.” As he said this he pulled out a box of C-3PO's cereal out of the cabinet. “I mean look at this,” 
“I mean, I know I want to hang out with you and quote Star Wars ad nauseam until our sweet dear parents make us turn it off or at least speak with inside voices but I assumed you had like… you know kids your own age you wanted to hang with.”
“It’s the summer we hung out all week. Weekends are our time.”
“Sounds perfect to me. I literally can’t wait.”
After a hearty breakfast of sugary themed cereal and coffee Gemma grabbed her bag and rushed off to the bus stop while Led Zeppelin cheered her on through her new headphones.  
Normally Gemma wasn’t one to really pay attention to the other patients on the bus. Keeping her head down and enjoying whatever mixed tape she had made that week. But as she walked onto the bus that morning she couldn’t help but notice a silver-haired boy sitting at the back. 
Was he stalking her? 
Naw probably just had the same route. 
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Peter was stalking her. All night he had rushed around unnoticed by the small family that resided in the house Gemma had entered.They were your classic American family. Two kids, a boy and a girl (if not a bit of an age gap) with loving parents. They said grace and talked about their days over a roast. 
Picture perfect. 
Besides the constant yawning, Gemma seemed happy. Smiling and engaging with them. Very polite and even seemed to care about the work story her father had to say or what drama Karen was causing in her mom’s sewing circle. 
Shit that Peter would have bashed his head in if he had to listen too. 
Shit, a villain like the woman he had fought wouldn’t sit through. Or at least with a genuine smile like the one Gemma wore. It was like she actually enjoyed family time. 
After dinner, they all watched some TV but Gemma had chosen to rest early. Going to her room where she blasted some music from her stereo turning around letting her hands hover just a few inches from the speaker. This was the first time he noticed any non-normal action from her. Just her standing there, eyes closed, head tilted back, mouth open slightly letting the music wash over her with her hands so close to the sound it was as if they craved it. 
After a few moments she removed her hands then walked toward her bed face-planting on the bed and promptly fell asleep. 
Which was his cue to leave. Yes, he was stalking her but he wasn’t a creeper. Time to find out who this weird girl was. 
A quick break-in and a couple photo books later and he learned she was a VERY average girl. Normal grades, all comments in her yearbook generic like “good luck” “rock on” with a few quotes from songs, all heavy rock and metal. (At least she had a good taste in music) 
There was one thing though, it looked like in her early years she had dark brown hair and eyes which slowly through her teens faded into the white hair and bright blue that she had now. Probably had something to do with her mutation. 
This also confirmed she was one of the four mutants.
Which was almost impossible to believe considering how generic and bland this girl’s life seemed.
It was a puzzle. 
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Their eyes met in that awkward “so should we act like we know each other or not’ look. In the light of day and (in the loosest term possible) rest, the silver-haired boy wasn’t bad looking. Large brown eyes and that laid back “whatever” attitude that Gemma had always fallen for in high school. 
But she wasn’t in high school anymore and he was just some weird guy on the bus.
Deciding to not engage she flashed him a half-smile before taking a seat in the middle of the bus. Ok, maybe she shouldn’t have smiled. But it was that christen upbringing engaged in her. 
Be kind to others.
Or some bullshit like that. 
“You forgot your headphones yesterday.” 
Gemma basically jumped out of her skin when the boy appeared out of nowhere now sitting next to her in the empty seat. Holding out small headphones in one hand for her to take. 
“I…” she checked behind her to confirm that the seat he had been in was empty, it was. “I didn’t forget them,” she said, turning her attention back to him. He smelled good, was that bad for her to think? But he did so maybe it was just more of a fact. Kind of like fun. He smelled like fun. Which shouldn’t have a smell… but if it did it would be how this boy smelled. 
He was still sitting there holding out the headphones for her, a look of confusion on his face. 
“I gave them to you.” she clarified, “So you could listen to some better music than Pink Floyd.” 
“Outch, what do you have against Floyd?”
She chuckled, shrugging, “Honestly I don’t, I just felt like razzing you.” 
The boy shrugged fighting back a smile, (was it ok to like this girl if she was a bad guy?) “Fair.”
Both of them sat in an awkward silence for a while. 
“Well this is my stop” the boy said as the bus slowed.
“Cool, bye” 
And like that he was gone. 
Weirdo.
Cute, but still a weirdo.
Not that she was really one to talk. She was VERY far from being normal. 
Turing up her music she leaned back in her chair letting it play as she held the cassette player in her lap trying to make sure she didn’t touch it with her hands. Sometimes her powers would drain electronics when she wasn’t paying attention, especially when she was tired. 
Tired. 
Why was she always so tired? 
Music playing through her head and thoughts of a silver-haired boy played around in her mind as the world rushed past her.
And that was the last thing she remembered. 
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5-seconds-of-bucky · 5 years
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A Little Too Much
A/N: Hey lovely people! I know I said there would be a part 2 too Back At It Again but I read a short blurb about sick Y/N and I was inspired. Also, the ending was kinda crappy but I wasn't really sure how to end it so . . .
Also, I’m submitting this in @fourtristattoos writing festival! It’s not part of the theme but I thought I’d submit it anyways. 
Word Count: 1k+
Summary: You get sick while on tour with Shawn because you’ve been stressing yourself out with trying to take care of the kids.
Warnings: Swearing
“Daddy look at my new car!” Your son, Jack, yells as he runs through the hotel room door. He sat down on the floor and took his light-up sneakers without putting down his new red toy.
“Wow bub. That’s really nice. Did mommy get it for you?” Shawn smiled from his place on the bed, helping Jack get up on it when he came near.
“Yea. She got Lilly one too, but it’s yellow.”
“That’s awesome bub. Did you thank her?”
“Yes.”
“Good.”
That’s when you walked into the room with a very upset looking one year old on your hip. Shawn took notice of how tired you looked, as well as how pale your face was getting.
“Hey babe.” You mumble tiredly, shuffling over to the bed and giving him a quick kiss.
“Hey. What wrong with Lilly?” He asked with concern in his voice. Both of his girls looked absolutely exhausted and he couldn’t help but start to worry.
“I think she’s just tired. She had a meltdown in the car and just stopped crying a few minutes ago. I’m going to put her to bed.” Shawn saw how your eyes were almost closing with every word.
“You feelin’ okay Y/N? You’re looking pretty pale.” You didn’t want to tell him that you had been feeling dizzy all day. He had enough on his plate as it was. A sick wife and two riled up kids wouldn’t help.
“Yeah, just tired.” Shawn saw right through your lie but chose not to say anything.
You changed Lilliana into her pajamas and brushed her teeth while Shawn talked to Jack. After you were done Shawn got Jack ready while you put Lilly in her crib.
He came out of the bathroom and was met with the sight of you on the bed with your eyes closed. He laid Jack down on his bed and kissed him goodnight and then walked over to you. He placed the back of his hand on your forehead and knew you were sick when he felt how hot it was. He wanted to let you keep sleeping but needed you to take some ibuprofen to reduce your fever.
“Y/N, Y/N babe. Wake up.” He whispered, shaking your shoulder lightly.
“Not asleep. Just resting my eyes.” You mutter, sitting up to get ready for bed, even though it was only 8:15.
“No, no. You can go to bed. You just need to take some ibuprofen to lower your temperature.” His voice was soft and caring and while you appreciated the sympathy, you didn't want it.
“Okay. I’m gonna go brush my teeth first.” You stumble out of bed and ignore his worried stare. Moving towards the bathroom to brush your teeth your try not to fall down due to how light-headed you were feeling. You start to feel really dizzy after brushing your teeth, grabbing onto the sink for support as the room began to spin.
Shawn was scrolling through Instagram when he heard a loud thud from the bathroom. His worries about you only intensified when he saw you lying unconscious on the ground.
“Fuck.” He whispers under his breath, hoping the kids weren’t able to hear his language. “Y/N, Y/N!”
Jack woke up from the slight commotion coming from the bathroom and walked over to see why his father had such urgency in his voice.
“Daddy? Why is mommy on the floor?” He asks, squinting his eyes at the bright light that contrasted with the darkness of the rest of the hotel room.
“She’s just tried buddy,” Shawn lies, pushing his son away from you and towards his bed. “I think Mr. Brian is going to come get you so you can spend the night with him.”
“Why?”
“You can go back to sleep if you want but you need to stay right here. Okay?” Shawn ignores his son's question, not wanting the three year old to worry.
“Yes daddy.”
Shawn takes out his phone to call Brian as he goes back to trying to wake you. It felt like the phone rang forever before it was picked up.
“Hey Brian,” Shawn starts, not allowing Brian to say anything before he started talking. “So Y/N’s sick and she just passed out and do you mind taking the kids for the night?” His words came out in a jumbled mess and he prayed that he wouldn’t have to repeat them.
“Yeah, umm . . . I’ll be over in a minute.” Brian replies. “Does she need medical attention?”
“No?”
“Why is that a question?”
“She’s been out for a few minutes but I think it’s just a combination of stress and low blood-sugar.
“Alright. Call someone if she’s not up in the next few minutes.”
“I will.” Shawn hung up just as you started to wake up. “Hey ‘Mrs. I’m just tired’. Welcome back.”
“Shit. Did I pass out?”
“Yes. You scared the - “ He was interrupted by a knock on the door, signifying Brian’s arrival. “I’ll be back in a moment. Don’t move.”
“Wasn’t planning on it.”
“Hey man. Thank you so much. I just don’t want the kids seeing her like this.” Shawn’s voice was hushed as he spoke to his friend
“No problem. Are they already asleep?”
“Jack’s not but Lilly is.”
“Alright. How’s Y/N?”
“She woke up right before you came. She’s not lookin’ too great though.” He ran a hand through his hair due to the stressful situation. “Here, I’ll get the kids for you.” In two minutes he had handed off a sleeping Lilly and a tired Jack off to Brian and was back to helping you.
“What is Brian doing with the kids?” The once cool tile beneath you was beginning to warm up, which was not helping how sweaty you were.
“He’s going to take them for the night so I can take care of you and we don’t have to worry about them.” He stroked your hair and tucked a fallen strand behind your ear. “Don’t give me that look. You just passed out, you have a fever, and you need to rest without a three year old jumping on you.”
You started to close your eyes, exhaustion from taking care of the kids and sickness taking over.
“You want to go to bed now? It’s probably more comfortable than the ground.” Concern was etched in his voice and he noticed how beads of sweat were forming near your forehead.
“The ground is cold though.” You whine, flipping around to face your husband and find another cool spot on the floor.
“I know, baby. We can turn the air-conditioning up if you like but we need to get you in a bed.”
“Can I stay here for a moment?”
“Of course.”
Part 2
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ehstarwar · 4 years
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by chance or natures changing course (1/1)
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Dating had never been an area where Rey excelled.
And it had been made unfathomably harder when she met a certain Mr. Darcy-esque man. Her beautiful, sweet, unattainable roommate, Ben.
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Based on @reylo_prompts: Rey joins tinder after a long long dry spell due to her flatmate Kylo’s derision, they argue about why and in a fit of jealousy Kylo screams out ‘use me instead”.
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Rating: Explicit 
Word Count: 5.4K
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A/N: thank you to @reylo_prompts for this amazing spark of inspiration!! we stan two (2) idiot space babes who just wanna get freaky ٩(♡ε♡ )۶
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The echo of her footsteps in the hallway is loud even to her. She’s not stomping, she’s sulking. Shitty Date #7 is only one in a never ending list of spectacularly awful experiences Rey has been forced to endure as of late. 
#7 was late, a picky eater, of the ‘forgotten his wallet’ variety, had breath that smelled suspiciously of rotten eggs, and had STILL attempted to get her to come home with him. Rey would have loved to utilize the feminine rage that had accumulated through a life of womanhood, but her kind demeanor still prevailed. A meek ‘oh, I can’t! I’ve got an early start tomorrow!’ was given and semi-accepted before shuffling off to the bus station before he could give the whole ‘we should do this again’ spiel. 
It was disappointing, to say the least.
Not as disappointing as #2 who had been an excellent candidate up until she found out he was the head of the Young Republicans of Chandrilla or #5 who didn’t show up until the movie was halfway over and at the rest of her popcorn. 
Dating had never been an area where Rey excelled. 
And it had been made unfathomably harder when she met a certain Mr. Darcy-esque man, who liked to cook, to clean, to debate her favorite TV shows until they’re both blue in the face, went to the gym and didn’t post about it, actually tipped when ever they went out to eat, used better shampoo than any female in her life. Her beautiful, sweet, unattainable roommate, Ben.
Ben, who didn’t even flinch when she closed the front door too hard or tugged her scarf off with too much force. He just continued standing over the pot on the stove, rhythmically stirring whatever was creating a delicious aroma though the house.
“You’re back early,” He states, still not turned. Rey humphs indignantly and sits at the bar, watching him work.
“A dud,” She says, “an utter dud.” Rey can see the muscles in his back shift and she just knows he’s smirking.
“Someone probably should have warned you about that.”
Rey sighs and rolls her eyes. “Just because Kaydel suggested I go out with him does not warrant suspicion. She has impeccable taste with her boyfriends!”
Ben adds a bit of a spice she cannot pronounce before taking the pot off the stove to cool. When Ben turns around he’s wearing the smirk Rey knew he would be, and a dish cloth tossed over his shoulder like he’s the young, innovative chef at a restaurant that will gain tons of clout on instagram. 
“Kaydel’s boyfriends are always top notch because she keeps the good ones for herself. If she sets you up with a guy that has even the possibility of being worthy, it will have been a missed opportunity for her. So,” He gestures, “you get the scraps she doesn’t want.”
“Kaydel is not that cold hearted.”
“She’s an opportunist; it’s different.”
Rey sighs. Ben wordlessly grabs too bowls from the cabinet and pours each of them a generous helping of what looks to be tomato soup. Rey doesn’t have to have a bite to know it’s delicious.
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They eat in relative silence before making their way to the couch. Rey only kicks off her ‘fancy shoes’, still clad in her date attire, but Ben is wearing his daily uniform but still looks like he could’ve walked right out of a Ralph Lauren spread. It would be more infuriating if he weren’t so good to look at.
They watch some inane comedy that neither of them particularly enjoy the content of, but rather the vicious comments they can make on individuals lives that will in no way affect the world around them. 
“That hair looks like it’s come straight from the 80’s.”
“He must have really stretched his resume when he added ‘singer’ on there.”
“I make more in a day than what they clearly spent on their entire CGI budget.”
It’s a good way to unwind and get out all the venom without actually damaging anything. On occasion, there is a seemingly bad movies that actually end up giving the small bit of joy and thoughtfulness that makes them actually enjoy it for the content, but those are less fun. 
But this particular movie does give Rey a devious idea. 
“I should do that,” She say, after a few minutes of silence. Ben continues to watch, but does look confused.
“Do what?” He questions.
“Get Tinder. Try to find a good lay the up-to-date way.” 
Ben immediately shifts to glare at her. 
“Do be unreasonable.” 
Rey faces him, confused.
“Unreasonable?” She repeats. 
“You don’t need Tinder.” Ben turns back to the TV and adjusts his sitting position. 
“I’m not sure if you’ve been made aware, but I’ve just been on the worst dating trend I’ve ever been on since I’ve started dating! In all honesty, it’s a little unreasonable I’m not already on there!”
Ben scoffs. “Tinder is finding someone to fuck, not to date. There are too many weirdos who just assume its for hook-ups.”
“There are plenty of weirdos out there already! I’ve even been on dates with them! I can handle a few creeps on an app.”
“At least the guys you’ve gone out with have been known and recommend by friends, so they’re not total strangers. You meet a guy off a dating app and there’s no way to make sure he’s who he says he is.”
“I’m not gonna end up on Catfished, Ben. There are plenty of normal men looking for a quick romp before being on their way, and this may be the path I use to find them.”
Ben dramatically rolls his eyes before standing up and stalking into the kitchen. Rey quickly follows him, determined to get to the bottom of his reluctance of her plan for some unknown reason.
“Why don’t you think getting Tinder is a good plan, give me an honest answer,” She asks him once they’re in the kitchen together. Ben has started clearing their plates and cleaning them in the sink with more force than necessary. 
“I’ve just given you my reason, I don’t think I need to repeat myself,” He scoffs, making Rey see red.
“It’s not a good reason, but whatever. If you think friend recommendations are so much better than Tinder, then tell me who you choose.” Rey all but stomps her foot as she glares at Ben who has his eyes trained on the soapy water in the sink.
“I don’t have any good recommendations,” He says through gritted teeth.
“That’s ridiculous, Benjamin. You work for First Order! It’s practically bursting with young, ambitious men who I just know would be down for a one night stand!”
“The people who work at First Order are monsters,” Ben says. A hard scrub on one of the bowls makes a splash of water drench his shirt and get soap in his hair that had fallen in his eyes.
“What about Armie? What about you? Do you really think you’re a monster?” She practically shouts at him. 
Ben’s head snaps up. “Yes I am.” He says it with such conviction that part of Rey’s heart aches.
It’s clear that this conversation has devolved into something much deeper and Rey isn’t sure either of them are in the right head space to continue down the path before them. Instead, Rey opts to roll her eyes and lift her arms in defeat. 
“You’re not a monster, Ben but you are a bit of a dumbass. All I want is to get fucked to relieve some of the tension that has clearly infiltrated this conversation, and you can’t even offer one measly name up to help you ‘best friend’ out. I just don’t have-”
“Just use me!”
The air in the house stills. 
Rey stands in the middle of the kitchen, feeling a bit in shock, staring back at Ben who seems equally surprised. He doesn’t speak any more, not to take back or clarify or say ‘ha! made ya look!’
They stand there, in silence, letting the words hang in the balance. 
“…What?” Rey finally asks, voice light and low and for a moment she’s not sure he even heard her.
“Use me. If you want,” He says, still not moving.
Rey has to avert her eyes, because looking at Ben right now is too much. Ben, who cooks her food when she comes home from a bad date. Ben, who covers her part of the rent when money is too tight and never asks her to pay him back. Ben, who is so beautiful it hurts to look at but still somehow believes he’s a monster. Ben, who just offered himself up to Rey on a silver platter after she spent the better part of the last 10 minutes yelling at him.
“For sex?” She asks redundantly.
“For sex.” he responds. 
Rey picks at her finger nails, eyes still downcast. 
“Rey,” The way he says her name feels different now and makes her look up, “do you want that?” Ben is good at hiding his emotions, aways shrouded behind a mask of indifference or anger. Right now, his face seems impassive as he waits for her to respond, but Rey can tell there’s fear there. It’s subtle, and Rey may be the only person in the galaxy to recognize its presence, but it’s there.
She nods. A small breath of relief escapes his lips. 
Ben resumes washing the dishes, confusing Rey. She stands there, looking at him putter around the kitchen until it’s clean enough for his standsrds, then walks right past her and down the hall. Like a new puppy, she follows him, trailing him and stopping at his door that he’s walked into. 
It’s open and Ben sitting on the edge of the bed removing his shoes. Rey stands awkwardly in the doorway, not trusting her voice enough to ask him what was going on. 
She looks at his bed, large and imposing (much like it’s owner), and a new sensation trickles down her spine. He’s going to fuck me on this bed she thinks. It’s only then she notices how the anticipation just from the last few minutes has made her… damp. 
“Rey, are you going to come in?” He asks her, standing again. 
“Do you want me to?”
He smirks.
“Get on the bed.” It’s a command, not a question. She does as he says, pulling herself on her knees in the middle of the bed, still fully dressed. She stares back at Ben as he watches her climb. When she stills, he speaks again.
“What are you comfortable with?” He asks. Rey bites her lip as she tries to think of anything Ben could do to her now that she wouldn’t welcome with open arms. She comes up blank.
“Anything.”
He cocks his head as he appraises her, making Rey feel like her skin is on fire and the wetness in her underwear become significantly greater.
“Anything?” He repeats. She nods. “Then why don’t you tell me what need me to do to you.”
“I need you to fuck me,” She says without hesitation, gaining a small chuckle from him.
“That much I know. What else?” He pulls his shirt off in one swift motion, leaving his chest bare and still slight damp from where the water splashed on him. Her mouth goes dry. “Use your words, Rey,” He chides as he goes to unbuckle his belt.
“Your fingers…” She begins as she watches the digits maneuver with elegance out of the metal belt buckle.
“What about them?” He asks as his pants fall and he steps out of him. Only his underwear is left now, and Rey can see the more than impressive bulge held behind the black material.
She thinks of the dildo she invested a whole months worth of income in that she theorized was the exact size of him. She was wrong. 
“I want you… to get me off. With your fingers. And your…” Her cheeks flame as she is unable to finish the sentence. 
“Say it, Rey.”
“I want you to get me off with… your cock.” 
Ben looks all too smug for being the least dressed in the room. She can see the thrill of satisfaction he got from hearing her words and it in turn thrills her as well. His eyes rake over her again and she’s suddenly self conscious. 
“Take off your dress,” He says. She follows instantly, tossing it to the side of the room, leaving her only in a bra, panties, and stockings. They’re black and sparkly and Rey hopes it makes her look more enticing to him. 
Ben’s hand grabs her by the ankle when she’s done, and gently pulls her closer to the edge of the bed, where he still stands. 
“So… my fingers, my cock… what about my mouth?” He asks, using his pointer finger to trace up her leg, over her hips and stomach, around her pert nipple that sticks out through the fabric, and up to her chin.
“That too.”
“Where?” He whispers, lowering his face right in front of hers.
“Anywhere,” She breaths. 
His lips connect with hers in the next breath. Soft, chaste kisses, planted neatly on her lips as her arms come up to his shoulders. She pulls him closer as he deepens the kiss, tongue slipping into her mouth with no resistance. Ben kisses her like he’s dependent on it to breathe, like his whole existence was conjured so that he could be in this exact position. There is teeth clashing and nose bumping but it only make the kiss that much hotter. 
He guides her further onto the bed, pulling her up with him as he spreads out above her. Her legs have parted naturally, letting him slot between her. She feels the warm boxer fabric rub against the tension of her stocking and wishes that he’d told her to get naked. She whines into his mouth, but he swallows it up.
His hands go to the elastic of her stocking and attempt to pull them off her legs. They’re hard to get off when you’re full attention in on them, but now it seems impossible. They catch on the swells of her hips before Ben tears them off her.
Oh well, she think, they would’ve gotten a run in them anyways. 
His hands run up and down her legs, palms nearly encompassing a whole thigh in one. His lips move to the column of her throat, planting wet, hot kisses down to her chest. Rey lies boneless beneath him, letting Ben do what he wills. His thumb traces the crotch of her panties suddenly, making her jump. Ben shushes her as his body comes over hers like a weighted blanket.
His fingers tease her soaked undergarments, making Rey whine for more. She arches into him when his hand falls away, and she chases his touch.
“Ben…” She cries, sounding pathetic even to her own ears. 
“Hmm?” He makes a noise into her chest as his tongue traces the outline of her nipple through the scrappy material of her bra. 
“Want… more… said you’d… fuck me…” She mewls. All at once, Ben pulls back from her, but keeps his hands on her torso, holding her down.
“And you greedy little thing said you wanted my fingers and my cock.”
Rey full on pouts, using everything in her arsenal for this one.
“Then why haven’t you given me one of them?” The smugness from Ben’s face drops as his lips crash on hers. Rey feels his hand go to cup her core before ripping off her underwear just like her stockings.
Well… they were impractical anyways.
Fingers trace her folds, always managing to avoid brushing over her clit with a precision that is making Rey crazed. She’s about to chide him, taunt Ben for not giving her what she’d been promised when he sticks one into her the same time his thumb pushes on her clit. Rey has to bite the inside of her cheek from screaming too loud. 
“So wet for me… dripping all over yourself like a little whore…” He says. Rey could cry. How does this man know the right buttons to push? How can he say exactly the right thing that makes Rey loose it? She can’t think of how he knows she likes this because he’s pushing in a second finger just behind the first.
Ben moans against her lips. “If two is a stretch… my cock might ruin you.”
“Please,” She begs, “… want you to ruin me.”
Ben grunts as he works faster, rocking her on his fingers just like it would be if he was fucking her. Just like it would be when he’s fucking her. He’s promised, hasn’t he?
Rey feels all the tell-tale signs of an approaching orgasm, in significantly less time than it takes for her to get herself there. It would be a little humiliating if it didn’t feel so. fucking. good. 
“You’re gonna be a good little whore for me… right? You’re gonna… you’re gonna come all over daddy’s hand? Hmmm?” He questions into her skin. Rey’s nails dig into the meet of his shoulder, brought to the brink of nirvana when she hears the name.
“Yes… Yes daddy… gonna be so good… good for you..” Her voice is breathless and light and her body feels like a live wire. His thumb works incessantly on her, and when the third finger breeches her opening, Rey is lost.
Her hands grip any part of Ben they can find purchase on, her chest bowing into his, head thrown back and eyes closed in ecstasy. Her body trembles beneath his, but his fingers still push into her in a rhythmic pattern. He works her through it, muttering praises and endearments like ‘so good for daddy’ or ‘take what you need sweetheart.’
Rey thinks this must be what it feels like the first time you experience a hard drug. An addiction blooms in her body with the first taste, and she hasn’t really even touched Ben yet. 
Ben lays her on the bed, adjusting her so that she’s on a pillow and her hair is fanned out. Rey feels her cunt pulse, and knows that despite her organs, her body is no where near done. Ben looks like he feels the same.
His hands massage her body, running from the tips of her toes to her hair line. When his paws come up to the only piece of fabric still adorning her body, Rey places her hands on his.
“No these, please… bra’s are hard to find…” Rey tells Ben. While he seems displeased that he’s not able to display another manly bravado of ripping more clothes off her, he does resign himself to reaching under her, unhooking the fabric, and guiding her out of the bra. When he tosses it off the bed, Rey snatching his hand and brings it to her mouth, placing sloppy kisses on it in lieu of thanks.
The scratchy material of his boxers rubs agains the side of her thighs, where he’s resting between, remind them both that there’s one more thing to shed. Ben looks at her, waiting for something, but Rey keeps laving his hands with her wet kisses.
Something grows dark in his eyes when he speaks again.
“If we do this…” he starts, “it can’t be undone.” It’s a loaded statement that is able to say so much with so little. A talent of Ben’s that Rey will forever be in awe of.
“I know,” She whispers against his skin. 
Whatever he was waiting for, that must have been it. Ben quickly stands, rids himself of his boxers and climbs right back between her legs, like he never left at all. 
If his cock was impressive though his underwear, it was a damn knock out without them. Rey really doesn’t mean to stare, but my god, Ben is packing. 
“A stretch?” She questions, eyes lifting to his. Ben nods. Rey gulps.
Her hand tentatively reaches out, fingers tracing the light dusting of a happy trail that leads to him. He’s hard, achingly so. Tip red and angry and Rey wants so badly to suck him, but she knows that’s not what tonight is. Her fingers gently tap on his head, feeling the small drops of precome gathered there, watching the tacky fluid stick between her fingertips. 
Ben’s hand goes to wrap around his base, holding himself as his cock twitches beneath her touch. 
“You can play with it, or I can fuck you,” Ben challenges her.
“Not both?” Rey teases.
“Not right now.”
She leans back, looking up at Ben and admiring him like he had been able to do so much. She considers herself, debating whether pulling him to orgasm with her hand the same way he did to her would be as satisfying as him doing the thing that brought them here in the first place. She decides that not right now will mean that later tonight she can have her fun, so she opts for the second option.
“You did say you’d fuck me.”
“I did.”
“I think you should do that… for now.”
Ben grins. His hands dart out to her hips and pull her around so that she’s on her stomach, ass pushed in the air. The sudden movement causes the air to be knocked out of her lungs, but it would’ve escaped anyways when his palm strikes her ass. 
“That’s for making me wait,” He tells her. Rey can’t help to moan when she feels his palm go to soothe the reddened skin. She pushes her ass towards him, hoping that he’ll take the hint.
“You’re gonna be a good girl for daddy? You’re gonna let me fuck you full of my come?” He says. Rey bites a pillow as she just barely refrains spinning around, shoving him back and dropping down on his cock. 
“Words, sweetheart,” Ben reminds her.
“Yes!” She squeaks out. “I’ll be a good girl for you, daddy… please just- just-”
“Tell me,” He says as she feel’s his cock trace her outer folds. Her hips angle back trying to make him enter her.
“… Please fuck me, daddy.”
Ben pushes into her as soon as the words leave her mouth. He’s slow, letting her adjust to him when he finally bottoms out. Rey bites into the pillow even harder. She can hear Ben’s pants above her and can feel the tension in his hands that now hold her hips.
“… Tell me when you’re good, baby.” Ben sounds as breathless as she’s sure she would if she had the capability of speech at the moment. Ben is deathly still within her, but Rey adjust and wiggles herself, earning choked moans and growls from him. 
“Good, daddy… so good,” She finally says, earning a sigh of relief from Ben as he instantly begins to move. His hips rock into hers, shallow at first, before setting a steady pace. She mewls beneath him, trying to move her hips to meet his in time. 
Ben falls forward, chest falling onto her back, and his mouth going to her shoulder. Rey snakes a hand up towards his head, fingers curing themselves though his hair. His mouth kisses and bites at her shoulder as his hip begin to move harder, making a slapping sound with every thrust. 
“You’re gonna… come for me, okay? You gotta come on me, baby. I gotta know what it feels like,” He mumbles on her skin. Rey nods as her other hand goes to hold over his on her hip, and guide it to her center, just above where his cock is sliding into her. Ben instantly gets the message, finger dexterously going to circle at her clit.
Rey feels her knees shake with effort as his cock moves so deeply within her. He’s the biggest she’s ever had, ever will have, and he reaches parts inside of her Rey wasn’t sure existed. His whole body rest above her, not crushing her, but holding her. Making her feel safe within his embrace so that he could do whatever he wanted to. The feeling of being under Ben as pounds into her is delicious and exhilarating and terrifying all at once.
Her head is such a mixture of emotions and ecstasy that Rey almost doesn’t recognize the orgasm as it approaches her. She gasps when she realizes that the tingling sensation starting to spark at her fingertips mean that she’s nearing the peak again. 
“Daddy… Ben… I’m… I’m gonna…”
“I know, Rey. I need to feel it, please. Come on me, baby, please…” Ben begs. 
Her whole body clenches when she comes, forcing Ben to make a choking sound at the sensation of her cunt squeezing the life out of his cock. He comes almost in time with her, spilling hotly within her. He grunts and holds her as tightly as possible as he pumps the last of himself within her.
Rey can feel the sweat of their bodies coating her back, but she feels his face rest on her upper back and plant kisses along her spine. It seemed almost too intimate of a moment for her brain to process, and she’s almost grateful that she wasn’t eating Ben come. Seeing that while feeling it would throw Rey off a cliff she didn’t even know she’d climbed.
They hold their positions for a moment, letting Ben give the rest of his come to her waiting cunt. Rey feels his hands move again, maneuvering them to lay on their sides, Ben still firmly planted within Rey.
His hands stroke her sides as their breathing returns to normal. 
Rey can’t remember a time when she ever felt this safe after sex. Like there was no where else in the world Ben wanted to be other than right here. It was intoxicating.
After a while, she’s worried he’s fallen asleep (or that she would if she remained sedentary any longer), so she calls out for him softly.
“Ben?”
“Hm?” The vibrations from his voice reverberate down her spine.
“Are you awake?” She asks.
“… Yeah.” She can hear the small smile in his voice.
“Good… I didn’t want to wake you when I…” She trails off, trying to think of a not-gross way to phrase this.
“When you got off my dick and let my come spill out of you?” He provides. Despite what they’ve just done, Rey blushes.
“Yeah.”
Ben adjust them so that she’s back on her front, and he’s sitting on his haunches. He slowly pulls out his softening cock, and Rey clenches hard so that the mad rush of fluids don’t coat his bedspread. There’s also a small voice inside her head thats saying ‘he want’s you to keep it’ but Rey totally ignores it. 
“Stay,” Ben commands, getting up from the bed. She ears the flick of a light switch, the running of water, before he comes back getting back onto the bed, and stroking her puffy core with a warm cloth.
Rey relaxes as he cleans her, stroking her cunt with such care and kindness, you almost wouldn’t believe he was the one pounding into it with abandon not so long ago.
She feels him get off the bed again to dispose of the cloth before sliding next to her and practically holding her body up to turn her. He settles them down, him lying on his back with Rey draped over one side of him, legs spread between one of his. Her head lies in the crook of his neck, hand holding onto his chest and his plays with the ends of her hair on her back. 
They lay like this is what they do every night. With such normalcy and established routine that makes Rey’s chest feel fuzzy. There is a gnawing question on her mind, so she’s asks him before he actually does fall asleep.
“How did you know what I was into? I mean… some of it’s pretty common but others are… not,” She says, fingers tracing the muscles in his chest.
“You read fan fiction in public settings, including on our couch, beside me. I didn’t have to pry too hard,” Ben tells her. His voice vibrates though his whole body, making her buzz in a delicious way.
“… I didn’t know you could see that…” She mumbles. Ben laughs lightly.
“It has been very… informative.” Rey scoffs, making him laugh further. When the settle down and the silence returns, Rey can tell there’s something on the tip of his tongue. 
“Ben?” She asks.
“Yeah?”
“You can ask me anything, you know.”
More silence.
“… Is this… something you wanted? You can be honest,” He tells her.
“I think I’m actually the one who asked you, if I recall correctly.”
“No, I mean… with me. I know I wasn’t exactly what you were hoping for tonight and I-”
Rey shoots up to look at Ben. It’s the first time he’s been below her all night, and Rey is able to stare down at his breathtakingly beautiful face, glowing in the moonlight. He’s beautiful to her, always is and aways will be, but there’s a vulnerability in his face right now that makes Rey realize that she’s in control right now. That this is one of those life-altering moments that will inevitably change the world in ways she can’t fathom depending on what she does.
“I may have hoped for something else in the beginning,” Rey starts, “but, Ben, you’re exactly what I wanted.”
The smile that breaks across his face melts Rey and she knows she’s made the right choice. 
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Brunch is never a dull affair with their friend group. They keep it interesting with gossip or life-changing announcements or the occasional group activity. This particular brunch Ben and Rey are attending is par for the course, going smoothly at the groups favorite eatery in Chandrila. Rose, Hux, and Kaydel are currently arguing over which breakfast carb is superior, pancakes or waffles. Phasma is checking emails while flawlessly being able to keep up with every conversation at the table. Poe, Finn, and Jannah are discussing if the couple two tables over is breaking up or just fighting. 
It’s the normal routine for everyone. 
Except, of course, Ben and Rey. 
They’re sitting next to each other, which my itself isn’t totally unusual, but instead of Rey wishing she was the fork Ben grasps so tightly or the glass that gets to feel the plushness of his lips, she’s content where she it. Ben has his hand holding onto her upper thigh, just teasing at the hemline with his finger tips. His shoe knocks into hers, calves brushing together. 
They’re sitting so close, she can feel the heat radiating off his body. She’ll blame that for the blush staining her cheeks. 
“Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!” Kaydel suddenly squeals, making Rey stop mid bite of her waffle/pancake/french toast combination that Ben said was ‘ungodly.’ “Rey, I totally forgot, but how was your date the other night with… um, what’s his name…” She tries to think of #7’s name. It takes Rey an embarrassing amount of time to remember it herself. 
“Ugh, you mean Snap? It went… alright, I guess,” She tells the table, now all eyes on her. Ben squeezes her thigh harshly for a moment. 
“Oh, you poor thing!” Kaydel says. “He seemed like such a nice guy. Why didn’t it work out?” She questioned further. Rey didn’t have to look at Ben to know he was smirking.
“Um, I was… he just… not my type, ya know?” Rey deflects. 
“Then what is your type? I’m sure Kaydel would like to know so she can curate her recommendations better,” Ben says. Rey slaps his stomach.
“Actually, I don’t need anymore… suggestion.” The energy at the table shifts, and Rey gets a devious idea.
“Oh my god, peanut, did you find someone?” Finn asks, garnering the attention of everyone, even Phasma who tries to stay out of this type of conversation as much as possible.
“Yeah, I did.” 
Squeels of joy erupt from around the table as a barrage of questions suddenly spill from everyones lips. 
“Does he live here?”
“Is he rich?”
“Do we know him?”
“What’s he do for a living?” “Tell us about him!”
Rey smiles. “Well, I really like him but there is one problem.”
“What?” Ben barks up, suddenly. She turns to look at him, giving him the sweetest expression she can muster, the one that makes him melt like butter.
“He’s got a really small dick.”
Ben chokes on his grits. 
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Sweets and Tea, Chapter 2// Trixya //Lin
AN: Hi guys! Lin again! Here's part 2 of Sweets and Tea! I hope y'all enjoy this chapter, and I'll hopefully have an update soon!
Trigger Warnings: None for this chapter.
“Hm?” Trixie asked her, pulling her sleeves from her hoodie down over her hands. “W-what did you,” Trixie looked around to make sure her father was around, “fuck up?” She lowered her tone as she swore.
“You didn’t message me back last night, so I assumed I had said something wrong. You read my message, and then you never replied. Was it because I changed the tone of the conversation?”
“No, you didn’t do anything wrong. I must’ve fallen asleep as I was responding or something.” It was a lame excuse, but she couldn’t tell her what actually happened.
“Oh, well, I’m glad I didn’t screw it up. Well, at least I haven’t screwed it up yet.” Katya said with a smirk. “Maybe you can reply to me sometime tonight?” She bravely asked Trixie.
Trixie felt her cheeks heat up and suspected they turned red. “Y-yeah. I have some homework to do after dance, but I should be able to reply when I finish.” Trixie fidgeted with her fingers as she looked back up at Katya. For some reason, she couldn’t help but wonder why Katya was trying to talk to her. Trixie didn’t think she was really Katya’s type, and she was straight-- at least that is what Trixie liked everyone to believe.
“You and your dedication to school,” Katya laughed. “I can wait, just text me whenever you have the time to talk. I never sleep before two a.m., so I’ll be awake. I’ll be waiting for your message Trixie.” Katya winked before turning and leaving her be.
Trixie watched as she walked out. She couldn’t help but think about messaging Katya later that night. She wanted to pull out her phone and message her right then, but she didn’t. She went about the rest of her duties: cleaning the bakery, storing the unbought pastries in the fridge, sweeping and mopping the floors, and wiping down the tables.
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9:17pm: Hey, Katya. :) I tried not to make you wait too long, but school comes before play.
9:23pm: hi, of course youd say that. How was dance??
9:25pm: Awful! Absolutely a w f u l. We had conditioning today, and I can already tell I’m going to be sore in the morning. Anyway, how was your evening? I hope it was well.
9:27pm: barbie,, you text so proper, but i’m sorry to hear that. My night has been okay… my mom is still working but i spent time at alaska’s.
9:29pm: My dad told me that I shouldn’t use slang or improper language. He said I’d become too accustomed to it and it would cause me to use it in my day to day life. I suppose it’s just a habit now.
9:30pm: and do you listen to everything your dad tells you?
9:31pm: Yes, abide by thy father and thy mother.
9:33pm: omfg barbie, that’s from the bible!!!!
9:34pm: It is. I guess it’s the brainwashing clouding my mind.
9:35pm: is that a stab at when i voiced my opinion that religion is a form of brainwashing in chem last year?
9:36pm: It was… maybe you’re right though. Maybe it is a form of manipulation in a way. A way to get people to act the way they want them to act… do things that aren't Christian like but use the Bible to make the person feel as though they have to obey.
9:38pm: do you think you’re being manipulated
9;40pm: Oh, no. No, I don’t believe I am. I’m just saying maybe other people feel that way.
9:42pm: you sure? Im here to listen if you need it. Always
9:43pm: Why?
9:43pm: why what?
9:44pm: Why are you all of a sudden taking an interest in me?
9:45pm: because we’re friends
9:46pm: But we never texted before. I don’t want to sound rude, but I just don’t understand the want for interaction with me. When we were lab partners, you didn’t seem interested in developing a friendship with me throughout the year.
9:50pm: i dont know why. I spent a few minutes trying to figure it out, but idk… when i saw you again, I felt the need to reconnect… maybe on a more personal note? If you don’t want to have a friendship, I understand
9:52pm: I wouldn’t mind a new friend. You should text me at 802-###-####. I think it would be much easier than Instagram DM. Also, I’m going to turn my phone off now. I got in trouble last night for being on it after 10pm. Crazy how I’m 16 with a phone curfew, huh? Goodnight, Katya. :)
9:53pm: yes, it is very weird that you still have a phone curfew. I will text you in the morning and goodnight.
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Trixie had been waiting on Katya’s message all morning. She was constantly checking her phone, causing her to get sadder and sadder every time she didn’t see a text from an unknown number.
“Beatrice, hurry up! I have a meeting for the bakery in an hour, so I need to drop you off at school early.” Her dad called from downstairs.
“I-I can walk.” She yelled. Trixie would rather walk than sit in the car with her dad. She used to love spending time with her dad, especially their car rides, but ever since her mom had passed away the car rides weren’t the same. Nothing was ever the same.
“Don’t wanna ride with me anymore?” She heard her dad’s voice get closer and turned to see him in the doorway of her bathroom. Trixie pulled her skirt down a bit more and buttoned her shirt up one more button. “You’re so beautiful, princess. You’ve grown up to be a beautiful young lady.”
“I just want to clear my head. I’m just nervous for my bible analyzation exam.” She made an excuse. “Thank you,” Trixie kept her voice low as she continued to curl her hair. “I’ll be fine, dad. I’ll send you a text message when I make it there safely.”
“Okay, princess. I’ll see you after school. Love you.” He walked over to kiss her forehead before turning away to leave.
Trixie flinched at the touch and affection before plastering on the fake smile that she always had. “Love you too.” She whispered back before sighing of relief when he exited the bathroom. A few months ago, Trixie would’ve done anything with her dad. They’d watch terrible tv shows, comedy movies, football, and dance competition shows. Now, Trixie was nervous to spend alone time with her father. He always seemed to get handsy with her if they spent more than twenty minutes together.
Trixie heard her phone ding on her countertop. She quickly picked it up and saw a message from an unknown number.
7:58am: morning trix.
7:59am: this is katya btw.
8:00am: Hi, Katya. Good morning to you as well. How are you this morning?
8:00am: tired… i just got up so that’s why i hasn’t texted earlier. what time do you have to be at school?
8:02am: My school starts at 8:00am, but I don’t have to be there until 9:00am. I don’t have a first period class. Does Riverside High still start at 9:00am?
8:03am: yes, wanna grab coffee with me? I mean i understand if you can’t or don’t want to..
8:04am: I’d love to! What time would you like to meet?
8:04am: 8:20 and at daily brew?if it isn’t close to your school, we can meet somewhere else.
8:06am: That works, it’s about a ten minute walk from my school.
8:07am: great, i’m gonna get ready and i’ll see you then
Trixie left her home at 8:10am to make her way to the coffee shop. She pulled the light pink sleeves from her crewneck over her hands in order to protect her from the air. It was only fifty degrees fahrenheit, but she didn’t like any sort of weather that is below seventy five degrees. She put her earphones in and played her current favorite songs. She softly sung along to the songs, smiling to herself as her mom’s all time favorite song began to play.
When Trixie arrived at the shop, she was starving and was also in need of caffeine. Her eyes traveled around the small shop, searching for Katya. She didn’t see anyone in the cafe except for the couple in the corner in an argument. She pulled her phone from her skirt pocket to check the time. 8:23am. She quietly sighed as she opened her text messages to text Katya. Trixie hoped she hadn’t been played or stood up by the other girl. Before she had the chance to send the message, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She quickly turned around and saw Katya. “Hi,” she smiled as she removed her earbuds.
“Hi, sorry I’m late. My shower took longer than I thought it would be.” Katya had practically ran to the coffee shop. Her hair was still drenched in water, causing the back of her shirt to become wet. Her mascara had smudged under her eyes from not being given enough time to dry. “I also probably look a mess, so once again I am sorry.”
“No, no, don’t feel bad. You look great and I just got here.” She was more concerned about Katya getting sick from the partially cold weather and wet hair. “Do you want to order and then we can sit and talk?” Trixie asked earning a nod from Katya.
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PLL The Perfectionists - 1x01 Pilot LIVE REACTION
WE ARE BACK!!!!
Ok I’m gonna do what I was doing for PLL where I react as I watch. But before I copy and paste the live reaction, I want to give my quick overview. That was by far a 10/10. That achieved everything a pilot should achieve. It introduced us to the characters, each of their stories, and the relationships each character has with one another. It set the overall tone, that this is a murder mystery with twists and turns to come. It established what the show is about. And it had occasional small shocks (I say small because there’s only so much that can be shocking in a pilot when everything is brand new). This was exponentially darker than the PLL pilot and for that I’m so grateful. We are cutting the high school airy-fairy (is that word used outside of Australia?) drama and going straight to scandals and a murder. I’m scared to see the ratings tomorrow because I want it to do well but hey it was trending worldwide on Twitter so that’s a good sign!? The show looks SO promising. I think I’m already in love with the cast. I just want to know more about everything and everyone and omg we are back!
LIVE THOUGHTS:
Love this intro! It sets the scene very well about the whole theme of perfectionism.
WAIT IS DYLAN PLAYING POKERFACE BY LADY GAGA HAHAHAHAHA
Okay sorry but that song ain’t it (“two can keep a secret if one of them is dead”). Why does it sound like an auto tuned choir? I’m happy for change. I actually don’t want the exact same version as the original series. But this one ain’t it. Is it too late to change it???
Wait, why is Alison walking around her new apartment like she’s walking around Jenna’s school for the blind in 710? If she lived 2 years of happiness and freedom of A, there’s no need to be so sceptical of danger every time you walk into a room. Anyway, doesn’t really matter.
Just the backing music throughout the scene is very PLL-esque! Yes, there is such thing as PLL backing music. And this is it.
Mona making a grand entrance!
I feel like Ali’s reaction to seeing Mona was a bit... underwhelming? If they haven’t seen each other in 2 years I expected a bit more of an “OMG”, and a “how did you get in my apartment”, etc. But they go straight to the point and cut the fluff so I don’t mind overall.
Mona recruited Ali. I knew it. And she works at BHU, we already knew that.
Emison is having trust issues. But she wants to do this for the kids. Ok I expected more detail there to satisfy the Emison shippers but whatever, I won’t cry at night.
Ok so Mary and Alex escaped Mona’s “dungeon”. That’s fine by me. Maybe that’ll be the storyline for a PLL movie later, who knows. It’s quite a vague answer but what did we expect... Mona to ADMIT to Ali that she captured her aunt? No. Mona could never explicitly say to Ali what she did. Hence the subtle pause before “... escaped me”. Only us the audience know the true meaning of that and I love how subtle yet meaningful it is.
Why do I feel like this security system is gonna play a massive toll throughout the entire series?
Loved the little Easter egg of seeing Mona, and Mona in the mirror (2 Mona’s). A subtle symbol/reference to her split personality in PLL.
I LOVED the scene of Ali teaching in the classroom! I got How To Get Away With Murder vibes...
Remember when we all thought Taylor’s death would be the main death of the show because of that memorial with her name on it... lol. Okay I’m calling it now... come back to this in the apparently mind blowing season 1 finale... Taylor isn’t really dead WE HAVENT TECHNICALLY SEEN A BODY
Love the complicated friendships going on between Dylan, Nolan, Ava, Caitlin! There’s a lot going on about faking being friends and faking tasks to uphold the image of being perfect. I love this theme and I feel like it’s super relevant to today’s world. Like especially social media. Everyone’s instagrams are always filled of their highs. And they’re mostly edited. No one ever posts/shares their low moments.
So no one knows of Ali’s past. Hmmm. We’ve had this discussion before, I don’t think it’s realistic that no one knows the name Alison DiLaurentis - surely that was on national news when “dead girl isn’t dead anymore” made headlines. But anyway. If they wanna pretend no one watches the news, it wouldn’t be the most unrealistic thing PLL has done.
Is Dylan the gay male character Marlene said she was going to introduce in PLL season 5B? Lmao about time.
WOW that flashback of Caitlin and Nolan just gave me PLL season 1 Alison flashback vibes! Nolan plays the bad manipulative guy so well just like Ali played the bully so well in flashbacks!
Two moms don’t make a right hahahaha who wrote that
Sofia looks FLAWLESS in the pool scene OH MY GODDD. AND her voice is so soothing what the hell
Love how the first scene of Nolan’s mother shows her standing on top of the staircase and the camera panning up. Great directing there. Showing she’ll be like a supreme leader. And then the camera being over her shoulders looking down on Nolan. Again great camera work which conveys the message that she is the boss of this town. I think she’ll be our new Jessica DiLaurentis lol
“I’d like some time for myself” ... “to do what?” OUCH why is that so iconic
Eli is... doing great. He comes across very confident. A star in the making?
Love the cinematography period. And Portland is beautiful!! Better than the Warner Bros lot.
Omg Nolan’s mother gathering “attractive” people for her photo op. Lol, they really are big on presenting a perfect image.
“You saw somebody else” NO CAITLIN, ALISON SAW YOU wow these kids will adamantly lie to uphold perfectionism. I keep saying that but I just love this theme!!!
“I know a little bit about manipulation” hahahahaha Ali
Omg Ali is so good at learning their lies. Of course she is, she’s had years of practice
The woods, Nolan? Nothing good ever happens in the woods.
Lol when Nolan tells Dylan to “kiss me” and Dylan actually contemplates it (and does it). That’s the type of power Nolan has over people.
I love how Ali is trying to help them! I can see a bond eventually forming here.
This scene where Nolan cheats on Ava isn’t shocking since they unfortunately shared it in the promos but hey a douche is a douche.
WHAT THE FUCKITY FUCKING FUCK IT’S TAYLOR WHAT DID I JUST SAY ABOVE
OK I KNOW I GUESSED ALEX DRAKE BUT THIS IS A NEW RECORD FOR FASTEST THEORY TO COME TRUE
Well it wasn’t really a theory I was just joking that she’s not really dead because we didn’t see a body but still do I get a point? Lmao
Nonetheless that shocked me! I love that they’re trying to take down their own family, that’s so dark and it’s only episode 1!
Yes Alison is already getting suspicious. Solve this one please Ali
Sorry I put my phone down during that scene in the woods. I just knew it would be juicy and I wanted to immerse in it properly. I frickin adore this scene. It’s creepy in tone, set in the woods like classic PLL, they’re referring to Ali like a friend and my PLL heart is content, and this is the first time they’re all bonding over one thing: wanting Nolan dead. This is probably my favourite scene in the whole episode.
So I’m guessing the vibes are that they were being recorded in the woods about how they want Nolan to be killed? But didn’t Nolan turn off the security?
Mona gets in her car and chucks a big bag in the back seat. Where was she and what was in the baggggg
Ok that was a bit dramatic Ali (“why am I really here”)
Lol I had to rewatch that for a sec. I thought Ali said “and his dead sister who I just saw pick him up” and I was like wait what Ali knows Taylor’s alive??? No, “dead sister who I just saw a picture of”.
OH MY GOD WHAT A MISSED OPPORTUNITY!!!! THAT SCENE WHERE THE 3 OF THEM ARE WALKING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER... NOLAN’S BODY SHOULD’VE FALLEN TO THE GROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM RIGHT THERE! That would’ve been iconic. Like “oh well we were just kidding about all that, good night xx” then nope bam dead body. But I guess he had to die with poles through his chest as Caitlin said.
Oh Marlene. That’s a LOT of dialogue for a death scene. I hope you can back up and explain what Nolan is talking about before he died. Don’t you dare tell me that was an interpretative dream. Again that’s a lot of dialogue for a death scene. You better know who that killer is Marlene! Don’t make it up the day you write the finale!
I don’t like how we didn’t see Nolan ACTUALLY be killed. They play it safe because they don’t want to show us the killer in action. they basically copied the format of Mona’s “death”. Just change the scene to a flashing ambulance with a lame transition lol.
Another missed opportunity. Mona should’ve said to Ali “they found a body”! That would’ve been iconic in every way possible. First it was Ali’s body now Ali is finding a body and hearing the news and ugh oh well
My god that’s a violent death. And pretty early in the series for a Noel-Khan-level death. Too bad the photos leaked online and we knew that Nolan would not only die, but die like THAT. Those extras/fillers on set really should get charged for having their phones on them and leaking shit. Isn’t there copyright laws or something???? idk
Ummmmmm what? What kind of sci-fi, dollhouse level bullshit is that? That’s kinda over the top. Ehhhh. We’ll see where that goes.
My brain right now instantly got to thinking if Nolan’s murderer will be the “A” of the series or if the killer will just be the main mystery for season 1? Is “who killed Nolan” going to be the overarching story of the entire show or will they answer that sooner rather than later and then start a new mystery? I wonder what the format of this show will be. That’s where my mind is right now as the credits play.
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I am confusion (Part III)
Link to part 1 “I would, my friend, Fernando”: http://thirteenthspirit.tumblr.com/post/182269822949/i-would-my-friend-fernando-part-i
Link to part 2 “I wish I hadn’t”: https://thirteenthspirit.tumblr.com/post/183770872439/i-wish-i-hadnt-part-ii
AMERICA EXPLAIN. Yes just like the girl in the vine, which sounds very Shakespearian when you don’t know what vine was (RIP), I am very confused. But my dramas go beyond the pronunciation of Arkansas.
About 2 months passed since part II of this story and my lowest point – or rather, what I thought would be the lowest. Things got worse, for me. The obsession grew bigger, the heart still ached and I was miserable. Every time I went to visit my parents, usually every weekend, it would give me terrible anxiety from just entering and leaving the building, on account of being afraid to see him. And the thought just made things worse – every time I went to the bathroom I felt the uncontrollable urge to glance out the window, because part of me wanted to see him. Part of me really missed him and just needed to chance an encounter, even if it was the very thing I was most afraid would happen.
Every walk, every Pokémon raid, every weekend, were spent in constant fear of running into him. Fear mixed with anxiety and obsession. I felt the need to control his every move as well as I could, seeing where he placed his Pokémon in the gyms nearby and whether he was active on Instagram or not. This is not healthy – I was the first person to judge my friends when they showed this kind of behavior.
Things got extremely low and I felt myself entering ‘the spiral’.
The spiral is something I hadn’t felt for over 7 years. It is the pit in my stomach that physically ached and pulled me down, preventing me from enjoying any part of life. It is the symptom of a depression. I had fallen down the spiral once, I was sick during my first year of college, and with over a year of therapy I managed to survive it. Which is something I am extremely proud of, and also a reminder that when I compare myself to others and think of my shortcomings or “where I should be vs where they are now”, I need to remember that “no, I survived” and there is merit in my little steps, as little as they might be.
So in 7 years I always feared falling down the rabbit hole again. Every feeling I had was always scrutinized as to make sure that I didn’t teeter to close to the edge. And there were some bad times in the meanwhile – but never, for once, did I feel that same recurring feeling I felt so many years ago. Never before had I re-entered the spiral.
Until now. Now I did. I was taking a walk during a beautiful day, along the area surrounding my new place and though to myself “everything is good, work is good, moving out of my parent’s house went well and now I can come and go as I please… So why I am miserable?”. And that’s when I recognized the first steps of the spiral, which I had already taken.
I felt helpless – I couldn’t go through it again, I wouldn’t survive it. Mental illness is real and I was sick for a time in my life, but any thought that it was a one-time thing quickly shattered into the realization that it was something I would have to live with. A tendency for the darker and more depressive side of life, to put it mildly, which would lead me to having several recurrences throughout my life. The thought that this rejection would push me over the edge was a shameful one.
So I did the only thing I could, the only thing my responsible self knew might be a saving rope – I gave my old therapist a call.
She immediately invited me to grab a cup of coffee, to see whether there was something going on inside my head or if it was *just* heartbreak. We both agreed on a couple of weekly sessions, to detangle the strings in my mind. This time my parents knew nothing of the issue and my budget was slightly constrained, so she agreed to give me a friendly discount for “old acquaintances”.
As the woman had saved my life once before, she knew my history better than anyone. Having our regular appointments gave me a certain reassurance that, at least, I had a guiding hand over me as to what and what not to do.
Immediately, she helped me to realize a couple of things. The first and most obvious one, was that this unrequited love hurt deeper than it should because it brought back a ton of unresolved issues. Issues I didn’t even know were pending resolution. But the pain stemmed from those issues, and the heartbreak merely shone a spotlight on them. The second realization, like the first, is that I was hurting not only because my love had been rejected – but because I had lost a friend. I had lost my confident, my best friend, my hobby, my partner, my kin. A man who became like a brother to me, of how close we were.
Apparently as an only child, most of my childhood was spent very isolated and I internalized everything, me and the worlds inside my head, so I placed an enormous amount of value on my friends – it was not something I took lightly. The few that I had and who I opened up with, were my everything.
So you can see how my head was a big jumbled up mess that I couldn’t make sense of. How much of this hurt was solely the heartbreak from what was my first love, how much of it was mourning the loss of someone who occupied most of my time and thoughts and what part of it stemmed from the pain of a shattered fantasy?
Weeks and sessions passed, and my emotional rollercoaster continued. But I carried on. Today, the anxiety surrounding him persists and I still don’t know where we stand, nor how far along I am down the road to recovery. But I don’t feel as bad as I had that day. Some days I even feel strong enough to see him, with or without his current boyfriend. But if I had a choice… I think I wouldn’t risk tasting those waters.
We resumed talking – it actually made me feel better once we did, knowing our comradery didn’t just vanish, in spite of everything. Something I realize looking back is that, maybe for the first time in my life, I had been happy, during the time we spent together. I was content, he was all I needed and I was genuinely glad. Those days had been the best of my life, so far.
Maybe it wasn’t traditional love, I didn’t exactly want to jump his bones when I was with him – I found him a very attractive man, but I wasn’t particularly attracted to him. I just wanted to sit with him having coffee somewhere and talking, for the rest of my life. It was enough for me. But I also needed him to want the same. And he didn’t. I suppose he is right, I am fully aware that we probably wouldn’t be very happy in a relationship together. Like he had once told me, they were “different championships” – I won in the friendship tournament, but I could only compete in that one. He didn’t feel anything that would allow me to switch leagues.
Anyway, time heals all wounds, even those of the heart and I am slowly detangling the mess in my mind, so slowly I know I will get back to being OK. In the meanwhile, I just have to get by and try to have some fun along the way.
(also I got a promotion yesterday -yay! Texting you was the first thing I did. I hope that isn’t a bad sign… if I feel stronger, it can’t be, right?)
I miss you, pal.
                                                                                                   -João A. (Xanuda)
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MADE 🖤 Bang Bang Bang
A BigBang songfic series by Admin B! 🌟Enjoy!
Genre: Reverse!AU
Pairing: Taeyang x You
By Admin B
Loser 🖤Bae Bae 🖤Bang Bang Bang 🖤We Like 2 Party 🖤If You 🖤Sober 🖤 Zutter 🖤 Let’s Not Fall In Love 🖤 Fxxk It 🖤 Last Dance 🖤 Girlfriend 🖤 Flower Road
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I awake with the black night Everyone come in, who’s turn is it next? It’s an unpredictible, crazy guerilla Bow down in worship till your voice explodes
The screams and cheers you heard as you arose from underneath the stage always made your heart pound. You’d been on tour for a month now, and even after 20 shows... it never got old.
You brought your mic up to your lips before the spotlight turned on and said, “Well, hello there.”
The crowd went wild even more, and a huge grin pulled at your lips. The intro music to your first song was already blaring, and your backup dancers were now making their way onto the stage.
You said the name of the city you were in tonight just before the spotlight shone down on you (which, unsurprisingly, made the screams even louder), and raised one eyebrow. “Are you ready to get crazy?”
Switch up this loser atmosphere So they can’t hide this insanity The dignity of men, the pretense of women It’s interesting to see this kind of unknown confidence As if I’m showing off, I shamelessly dig into your body like an allergy Swarming around in a strange mind Today, this place is lawless
You were always, always nervous during your first song. Even though you’d been a performer for years now, you still got butterflies before you took the stage. And even right after!
But the noise and atmosphere of a huge crowd, screaming with glee and singing the words to your songs, never failed to give you the boost of confidence you needed.
“Come on!” you cried as you pranced around the stage, holding your mic out and urging your fans to sing as loudly as they could. You smiled as you looked around, your heart fluttering as you saw teenagers, kids, adults, moms and dads. All singing along. All having fun.
Maybe that’s why you loved concerts so much. It was a place to forget about rules and deadlines. A place you could go to just forget about the real world and have fun.
I’ll set this place on fire, to burn up your heart I wanna make you go crazy B.I.G Yeah, we bang like this, everyone together
Like you’ve been shot BANG! BANG! BANG!
Another reason why you liked concerts so much? You got to perform - something you loved doing the most - with Taeyang - someone you loved the most - as your backup dancer.
He’d first joined your team three years ago, and you’d almost immediately fallen for him. He was an amazing dancer, which was definitely a turn on for you, but he was also kind, thoughtful, funny, intelligent, and... yeah, extremely handsome. With a really good body.
He was the complete package. And, honestly, the second he shook your hand and smiled at you... you’d been hit with love bullets. And every time you spent time with him, got to know him more, the wounds got deeper and deeper until your heart was on fire.
I’ll take you away right now When the red sky dances We’re spinning and spinning, you and I, this place is Valhalla – Give praise and spread it out louder
You’d kept your relationship a secret for about a year, but then you’d forgotten to take off your couple’s necklace when you took a selfie for your Instagram. Fans had been quick to point out Taeyang had the same necklace, so you’d quelled their curiosity by confirming things.
And now, every time the two of you danced together on stage, everyone went wild.
You figured, now your relationship was out in the open, why shouldn’t you pair him up with you during the dances? He was unarguably your best backup dancer, and... I mean, he was your boyfriend! You could totally be selfish.
And the reaction from your fans when you two started dancing was well worth it. Honestly, their hoots and hollers only spurred you both on.
We go hard, we’re the night’s watchmen, run all night with space magic This song is the apex, it’s so fun, sing about the wonder Loud screams are devilish melodies, the connection to a black poison All around you, get high and release the reins
Since going on tour could sometimes get a little... monotonous, you and Taeyang found ways to amuse each other while you danced - especially during one song where you danced pretty closely up against him. 
One night you brought a rubber chicken with you, putting it up in his face and squeaking it annoyingly.
The next night he exacted his revenge by spraying you with a water gun.
But tonight, your plan was a bit more serious.
You were planning on proposing.
No, it wasn’t entirely romantic, but it fit the two of you. Being on stage was where the both of you belonged. And you knew he would say ‘yes,’ so you weren’t worried that the cheers from the fans would pressure him in any way.
When the song began, you took a deep breath before heading out on stage, meeting Taeyang in the middle and trying to hide the fact your heart was beating double time.
I’ll set this place on fire, to burn up your heart I wanna make you go crazy B.I.G Yeah, we bang like this, everyone together
Guys go on top Girls get low Pull the trigger, bang bang bang Let the bass drum go
Of course, that particular dance move came near the end of the song, so you had to somehow get through most of it like everything was normal. Like you weren’t planning on beginning a whole new chapter in your relationship and your life.
When you finally got to the bridge of the song, you stepped up to Taeyang, turning around and pressing your back against his chest.
Just after this, the dance called for you to step away and turn around to face him. Tonight, when you did face him, you would get down on your knee instead of walking toward him like you usually would.
You took a deep, trembling breath as you detached yourself from him, taking one step away from him... two steps...
You shifted your weight back to your heel, twirled around, and prepared yourself to kneel down.
But you stopped dead in your tracks.
Because Taeyang was down on one knee.
Holding out a ring and looking extremely nervous and adorable.
And the crowd. Was. Losing it.
Like you’ve been shot BANG! BANG! BANG!
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