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#I wasn't sure if it would be fair to submit this so close after the collab
mitamicah · 4 months
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Sort of a sequal to this drawing (x) this time with yellow wig + daisies :3
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hotvintagepoll · 24 days
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Propaganda
Eleanor Parker (Scaramouche, The Sound of Music)— Eulogized as a ravishing beauty whose looks were merely ornamental to her craft, feast your eyes on Eleanor Parker. Listen! I know you're thinking of the Baroness in Sound of Music and saying NO I won't protect the woman who tried to steal him from Maria but forget about that (like you personally wouldn't shoot your shot with Plummer)! The trailer for Scaramouche describes her character Lenore as "The glamourous queen of the nightlife of Paris. A flame-haired wildcat" and this is a woman who was able to pull off that role, and you get the vibe she was like that irl too. There's a story about her changing hair colors that never fails to make me laugh. Take note of her stunning eyes! Her amazing legs! And to see her in motion is to make note of the aura about her, she has an amazing presence. Fall in love with Eleanor Parker today, and make your vote count!
Audrey Hepburn (My Fair Lady, Sabrina, Roman Holiday)—Growing up, Audrey Hepburn desperately wanting to be a professional ballerina, but she was starved during WWII and couldn't pursue her dream due to the effects of malnourishment. After she was cast in Roman Holiday, she skyrocketed to fame, and appeared in classics like My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's. She's gorgeous, and mixes humor and class in all of her performances. After the majority of her acting career came to close, she became a UNICEF ambassador.
This is round 3 of the tournament. (yes I know it says round 2 in the poll. sometimes I post these when I’m sleepy.) All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
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“When I’m spotted somewhere, it means that my characterizations haven’t covered up Eleanor Parker the person. I prefer it the other way around.” So shy she was actively nervous about winning awards in person, her personal life remains mostly behind the scenes. But on screen? she was a force majeure. It's a shame the role most people remember her in is the Baroness in The Sound of Music, but then again, it did make Christopher Plummer reminisce upon her passing “I was sure she was enchanted and would live forever.”
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Listen we all know Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews had insane chemistry but the Baroness deserves some love too! She has such a glamorous presence but not in a hard way
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She will be known as the fabulous baroness in TSOM, but she was so much more than that. Just as comfortable in westerns or melodrama, the scheming other woman, and the beauty that wins the heart of every man in town.
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"She may be a wispy, thin little thing, but when you see that girl, you know you're really in the presence of something. In that league there's only ever been Garbo, and the other Hepburn, and maybe Bergman. It's a rare quality, but boy, do you know when you've found it." - Billy Wilder
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Raised money for the resistance in nazi occupied Hungary. Became a humanitarian after retiring. Two very sexy things to do!
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where to begin......... i wont her so bad. i literally dont know what to say.
My dude. The big doe eyes, the cheekbones, the voice. The flawless way she carried herself. She was never in a movie where she wasn't drop dead gorgeous. Oh, also the fact she raised funds against the Nazis doing BALLET and she won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her humanitarian work.
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"It’s as if she dropped out of the sky into the ’50s, half wood-nymph, half princess, and then disappeared in her golden coach, wearing her glass slippers and leaving no footprints." - Molly Haskell
"All I want for Christmas is to make another movie with Audrey Hepburn." - Cary Grant
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I know people nowadays are probably sick of seeing her with all the beauty and fashion merch around that depicts her and/or Marilyn Monroe but she is considered a classic Hollywood beauty for a reason. Ironically in her day she was more of the alternative beauty when compared to many of her contemporaries. She always came off with such elegance and grace, and she was so charming. Apparently she was a delight to work with considering how many of her co-stars had wonderful things to say about her. Outside of her beauty and acting ability she was immensely kind. She helped raise funds for the Dutch resistance during WWII by putting on underground dance performances as well as volunteering at hospitals and other small things to help the resistance. During her Hollywood career and later years she worked with UNICEF a lot. Just an all around beautiful person both inside and out.
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No one could wear clothes in this era like she could. She was every major designer's favorite star and as such her films are time capsules of high fashion at the time. But beyond that, she had such an elegance in her screen presence that belied a broad range of ability. From a naive princess, to a confused widow, to a loving and mischievous daughter, she could play it all.
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Look at that woman's neck. Don't you want to bite it?
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f1-giuki · 22 days
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end of beginning by djo, lestappen, with slight angst but the main idea is happy??
i sent this song bcs it mentions homesickness and i would love to see your interpretation on ittt💖
MY DARLING B!!!!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 I love you, and I'll tell you even if you know it. This WAS SIMPLY LOVELY TO WRITE! I did a little part two (that can be totally read separate!!) of the lestappen le Mans prompt @carronyaflowers submitted last year!!! homesickness felt so good with those characters and I loved writing it for you! I hope you like it❤️❤️
new beginning - prompt post
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“Did you miss this?” Charles asks, sitting down on the ugly fake leather sofa in Max's motorhome, carrying his trophy with him.
It's not like Charles was uninvited to Max's motorhome, they shared more than a moment in their twenty-four hours of racing, from holding hands, sleeping on the other's shoulder in the garage, locking eyes on the podium while Carlos drank the champagne to mentally get rid of them, but seeing him in his house on wheels is so different from whatever he's used to.
Charles and Max have always been one next to the other, the predestined and the inevitable, thunder and lightning, red and blue, but they've never been that close. During their time in Formula One they were star-crossed rivals, sharing podiums, wins and championships, friendly work buddies on track. Sometimes, occasionally, Padel teammates. But never friends.
But now things have changed, and Max’s heart is beating loudly again.
They have spent so much time together, in Maranello, trying the car in the simulator, driving around the world. They see each other more often, especially since Max bought a flat in the hills of Modena. Paradoxically when they lived in the same block in Monaco they never managed to hang out, but in Modena everything is different. They are reborn at 35, with a messy divorce for Charles and a life of compromises for Max, together again.
“Yeah,” Max says, staring at where their thighs meet on the sofa.
“I missed it too…” Charles mumbles, with a small smile. “We should have done it before, you know?”
Max grins, bumping their shoulders. Charles laughs and rests his head on Max's shoulder. Max shivers a little. This is very new to him. He didn't know he could touch, or indulge openly.
“To be fair, we never did something like this, you know?” Max mumbles, wondering if he should touch Charles' hands with his or join their fingers.
“Yeah…” Charles agrees, ending Max's doubts and linking their fingers.
Max laughs under his breath surprised. His teenage self would explode. Himself of ten years prior would explode too. He's not too sure of the state of his molecules even right now.
“I know we have a season ahead of us and stuff, but… I waited twenty years to say this, so I think I don't have any patience left… I–Uhm, feel things for you, Max…” Charles mumbles not looking at him, but staring at their hands. “I never thought I'd tell you, and when you left F1 I thought I was safe enough, racing away, away from you… But one can't escape their heart. My problem with you Max is that you feel like home to me, more than even Ferrari. You gave me life Max, and I miss breathing and feeling alive, so you're the one for me, you know? I would love for you to feel the same, but I feel too much for you to keep you trapped, God knows I made this mistake too much in the past…” He continues.
The ugly clock on the wall strikes eight pm. Time has relatively lost its meaning after twenty-four hours of racing and a lifetime of denial.
“How was it? When I left,” Max asks, squeezing Charles' hand.
“I'd lie if I said I didn't like it. I won it all without you. But it wasn't like when I raced you, it wasn't like 2025 when I won by a point and nearly kissed you on the podium… I felt lonely, in a way, without you. The glory didn't taste exactly right without you…” Charles explains.
“I watched you until retirement in 2030…” Max admits. “You're right when you say we're the same. I think I love you, Charles. I fucked up my life enough, I can tell you and not be scared…”
Charles sighs, sympathetically. Being outed to the press after years of distance from the showbiz wasn't fun for Max. Charles knows how it feels to have dirty laundry aired for everyone to see.
“Then you came to Ferrari to do this thing…” Charles snickers.
“You were there… How couldn't I come home?” Max asks, looking Charles straight in the eyes.
“I missed you, fuck if I missed you, Max,” Charles whispers, resting his forehead against Max's.
“I'm right here now…” Max answers back, on Charles's lips, breathing the same air.
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icravebooks · 1 year
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City of love
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Taehyung x reader
Ot7 x reader
Genre: ot7 x reader, taehyung x reader, a bit of fluff and crack relationship establishing, smut smut smut, it's basically porn on words.
Summary: taehyung seems to love getting under the boys skin, when a sudden idea pops in his mind, you have no other option than to submit to those puppy eyes.
Warning: smut??, Like really horny stuff, there's some play with camera( I won't tell you the actual use of it), dom taehyung, sub reader, kind of manipulation, a bit insecurities but taehyung's cuddles are always on the rescue, lot's of bickering and playing around, praising kink, dirty talking and taehyung has a smart mouth.
Sidenote: this was more like a random thought, I was not sure what exactly to expect but hey here are we go.
Word count: 3.6k
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Paris was named the city of love for some reason and it would have been a waste to travel to such a city without your loved one, that was what taehyung had said to convince you into coming along with him to Paris, where he had some work to be done.
You would have said no, knowing just how much the guys would bicker if you decided to go but then taehyung had gave you those lethal weapons of his also known as his puppy eyes which could even rival yeotan and you were left no option but to say yes and yes it had really lead to the guys bickering a lot saying that how this wasn't fair and they weren't going to be able to survive even a day without you and honestly you knew that was kinda true because once you had decided to go on a trip with your friend, not even a day of you gone and the guys had all booked an early flight to where you were.
Inshort the guys were extremely petty when it came to something that had to do with you but that also was a proof of just how much they loved you hence you using your ultimate puppy eyes to make them let you go with taehyung, which happened only after you having to spend a whole week with almost three makeout everyday, the guys were wild when it came to sex so that was expected.
And the moment you landed in Paris the immediate calls and the guys whinning about how much they missed you was also common, it wasn't helping that taehyung had made it his personal mission to send them pictures of you from moments he knew they would be jealous they weren't there to see with you.
"If you keep that up tae, I doubted they would miss the next flight here." You warned taehyung who was currently laying on your lap pouting at you while he sent snap to the guys and you could hear the constant dinging of your phone placed on the night stand, a sigh escaped you knowing how haywire the guys might be going right now.
"Come on honeybuns, it's fun to see them be that way at times." Taehyung tried to manipulate you too, his hands coming to give your shoulder a quick squeeze while he tucked a strand of your stray hair behind your ear, "you know how they are tae. I don't want you guys having any unnecessary fight." You tried to reason with him, fearing the fact that you could break them apart but you knew that was something the boys knew you feared that was the reason why namjoon had to come up with a whole aggreement of how this things between you all was going to work out.
Taehyung knew it, he knew it well that you feared this, he saw how your eyes fell everytime they started to get a little more than aggressive fighting over something concerning you and it made him feel sad too but he knew it in his heart that you were the thing that was holding them together, you had made them come close to each other on a level they never had even as friends, now no matter which part they went, there was a point where they all would always be connected and it was you.
Seeing you worry was one of the thing taehyung hated the most so he did what he was best at, he moved forward engulfing you in a hug. "Don't worry honeybuns, I promise nothing will happen." He tried to assure you and you were more than sure that he meant his words so you didn't had much to worry about, you knew that they were not going to break apart anyday soon and that was the only thing that kept you going, so you let the tension go and hugged taehyung back snuggling your face closer against his bare chest, the warmth rolling of him in waves comforting you even further.
You both stayed that way for a while you both reluctantly pulled away, a smile present on your face on seeing th body grin of taehyung's, he stole a quick kiss from your lips making you fall back on your pillow in the process of it erupting a giggle from you.
Your eyes fixed on taehyung who giggled along side you before he loomed on top of you, "I love you." Taehyung punctuated his each word with a bump of your nose and a stolen kiss making your stomach flip with butterfly making home in there, you pushed him away slightly laughing when his finger brushed against your abdomen, "tae! Stop!" You exclaimed between laughter trying to get him to let your abdomen go, suddenly taehyung stopped like too abruptly and your eyes shoot up to his in confusion, trying to make sense of what happened to him all of a sudden for him to act the way he did. Your found his gaze fixed on a exact spot, so you followed his gaze to find that he was looking at the lamb that was situated on your nightstand, your brows furrowed in confusion as you turned back to taehyung to question him.
"...What are you doing?" You had to change your question when taehyung suddenly shoot forward and started to place his phone leaning against the lamp on your bedside, you watched silently to try find an answer as taehyung set his camera up setting the angle correctly, "are you planning to take pictures?" You questioned him trying to make sense of his behaviour but what you got in response was the usual mischievous grin that had you entirely stiffening, that grin was not safe and you had learnt it through years of experience.
"Taehyung..." Your started in a warning tone when he finally clapped looking satisfied with the setting before his eyes turned to you, "you are gonna be a sweetheart, aren't you?" There were Moments when taehyung felt like the safest person to be around but there were also moments when he made your mouth turn dry, your body shudder, you arms lit up with goosebumps and this was one of those moments, if you feared something the most it was taehyung's duality, it wasn't that taehyung harmed you, you knew he would never do that but there were Moments when his domination had made you feel so small that you had no other option other than to obey.
"Tae I swear if you are planning something stupid again..i am gon.m" he didn't let you finish your threat, his lips coming back on yours to silence yours, "relax love i am not gonna eat you..well if that's what you don't want me to do." Taehyung's voice changed from the regular chirpy child you knew to the slurty tone that you knew from only one place, bedroom. Yup the only place where he would use that tone on you.
And it didn't take a genius to understand what he was planning, "now I am not gonna help you with anything that you are going to use to mess up with the guys." You warned pushing taehyung away to make some distance between you both, his closeness made you dizzy, it was hard to see him so up close and say no to that sexy face but you had to.
Taehyung's best weapon was a pout and when in other mood or rather when in v mode his best weapon was that killer gaze and sexy smile, it unerved you. "You don't have to do anything babygirl just lay back and be a good pillow princess, i will take care of the rest." Taehyung assured you, coming in closer to you and again trying to seduce you with that intoxicating aura of his, you had fallen victim to this act of his a lot of times before so you knew this was all just a trick.
"I said no tae." You glared back at him trying to keep your stand as firm as you could with the man infront of you looking like a total Greek god, and as well as you knew him, taehyung knew you too, so he knew what it took to get you to forget even basic things.his hands had there way of making you lose your mind and how naive it was of you that you didn't pay attention to them when he sneaked his way up to your thighs and inside his shirt which you were wearing.
"I wonder honeybuns if it's really that you don't want me or is it just that you love to play hard to get." Taehyung's voice stopped only for yours to ignite the room when taehyung fingers played around your inner thigh, closing in on your entrance and when he found you distracted by his words he went in for his real target, you wet core, yup and the moment taehyung found out just how wet you were, a twisted grin appeared on his lips. "Perhaps it's the later one just look how wet you are for me." Taehyung drawled pulling out his fingers and showing it to you before his eyes turned towards the camera, you watched with laboured breathe and clenched teeth as he put his wet fingers in his mouth sucking on it with an appreciative hum.
You could feel your face heat up with embarrassment, he was literally making a porn video and you were what? his muse?, You wanted to choke hum and at the same time wanted him to ravage you. It was frustrating that you wanted him to actually do it and you weren't going to lie to yourself atleast the fact that you knew this was going to the other guys and you could already think of their reaction it made your toes curl.
"So babygirl are you ready?" Taehyung's question drew you out from your train of thoughts, you narrowed your eyes at him ready to fight him that was until his large hand got splayed on your thigh again, your mouth clamped shut knowing what would happen the moment a word leaves your mouth, "you are an asshole." You hissed at him trying to act angry when taehyung laughed closing in on you, his hands came on either side of you as started to lean away from him. "Your asshole baby." He whispered against your lips, his lips bumping against yours while his fingers slowly undid your shirt buttons, he took his sweet time and you knew why, because this was going to be more of a torture for the guys than it is for him.
"I didn't agree on this. I hope I don't get caught in this cross fire of you guys." You said the words intentionally so that the guys would know that it wasn't your plan, because lord help you if they did think you had something in this, woah the punishment would be surely not something you would personally wanna sign up for, afterall why would you want to be tied up to one of their beds while they all edged you but never let you get your release no matter how bad you begged, they never did let you do that. It had only happened once and you never want that ever again.
"Ofcourse baby." Taehyung's sing song voice against your ear was making you go crazy the way he kept humming a familiar tune as he placed kissed on the shell of your ear then bit on the earlobe followed by him tugging it to hear you mewl as your hands fisted in his hairs. "Fuck taehyung." You moaned when taehyung's lips connected to the skin where your neck joined your jaw, taehyung hummed approvingly unintentionally sending vibrations straight to your core making you stifle out a moan.
"That's it baby, be loud for me." Taehyung's encouragement were paired by his hand traveling down and giving your breast a quick squeeze meanwhile he nudged your legs apart using his knee, a moan escaped you when he pinched your nipple using his thumb and index finger. "Such a good girl." He praised nuzzling his nose against your throat while his hand moved down in between your thighs, a finger of his coming to circle around the lips of your core, your back arched when taehyung's mouth closed around your right breast.
Your mouth falling agape in a silent scream, meanwhile his fingers rubbed circle on your clit, "taehyung please." You whined knowing exactly well that he was torturing you intentionally, you need his fingers inside you not on your wall but he was playing around, your pleading only got you a tug of your nipple in between his teeth that made you gasp while your hand tangled in his hair pulling on it to keep your from gravitating. "Please what love?" You could hear the mocking in his tone, his movement on your clit only becoming even more tortures as he went in to busy his mouth with your other breast.
Tears of frustration were starting to prick at the corner of your eyes while you tried to piece your thoughts together and make out a proper sentence, "i need you inside me tae please." You whimpered when your words ended only for taehyung's finger to finally sink in deep inside you making you elicit a moan, your entire body arching at the filling. His thrusts were slow and deliberate like he was trying to just keep you on the edge but not give you what you want.
Taehyung's fingers kept up there work meanwhile his thumb rubbed circle on your clit, you could feel the tension building, the knot forming and just when you clenched on his fingers taehyung pulled away all too sudden making you cry out in frustration, "you didn't ask for permission babygirl, that's not very good girl like." The words did nothing other than making you feel enraged, your eyes shoot open and you looked at taehyung with fire burning in your eyes, all you got in response was a series of sarcastic laughter.
"Fuck you." You spat venomously glaring daggers at the man as he removed his trousers before coming to hover on top of you again only for you to push him but he didn't even bulged because of your push, "come on honeybuns I can't fuck you if you push me away." You honestly hated that smart mouth of his so much, not wanting to hear even another word leaving that extremely chatty mouth of his, you pulled him in for a kiss as you felt his length pressed against your folds in that process your legs automatically going to lock around his hips, a groan leaving his lips when you grinded against his length.
"I will let you come this time." Taehyung's sass was so hard to handle when having sex that you sometimes considered taping his mouth but whatever you said you loved him and maybe a little too much to let him not run that mouth of his.
"If you don't i will do it." You retort back earning a happy laugh from him as he pulled away to situate his cock against your entrance again teasing you by running the head of his cock against your folds making you grip onto the bed sheet while your back arched, you gritted your teeth to hold back yourself from retorting and that might have impressed taehyung because he finally gave in to your request, pushing in the tip of his cock, the stretch was welcoming but you knew how thick he was and no matter how regularly you had sex it was always hard to fit him inside you.
"Your ready?" Taehyung whispered to you as he came in face level with you again, your heart jumped knowing this was him making sure that you were okay, taehyung knew parts of you even you tried to hide from yourself and it was what always came in handy now wasn't any different.
You nodded your head keeping your gaze locked with his and he slowly pushed inside of you, both of you moaning as he filled you, "That's like my good girl." Taehyung whispered praises against your lips, his forehead pressed against yours, his one hand entangled with yours meanwhile the other was holding him up.
"Is it okay now babygirl?" The question he asks in such a low voice and soothing tone that for a moment you forget what you both were even talking about but then you remember what he was talking about you nod out a yes and he starts to move, his motion starts out slow but that's something you don't like so you wrap your legs once again over his hips pulling him closer and the new position Letting him hit more perfect places inside you, "faster." That single words is enough for taehyung to change his slow loving thrust into hard and fast jamming as you squeak out moan and screams with him. Both of you racing to reach your own finish line as you concentrate on each other's faces.
It doesn't take long before the frustration taehyung caused you earlier is washed over by your release as black spots dance in your vision and soon after you taehyung thrusts a few more high jams and then he release his hot seed inside you, coating your walls with his sperms.
"Imagine how fantastic it would be if you ended up conceiving." Taehyung jokes as he lied down beside you thoroughly spent just like you as you both laugh at his jokes and talk about endless things before sleep consumes you.
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The next morning you are rudely awoken by the constant dinging of your phone and you are about to curse whoever it is except you see the chats that line up your notification. All from one particular group of yours and there are about hundreds of miss call from each of them as the only thought that fills your mind is that shit is gonna get really shitty.
With trembling hands you finally dare to open the chats to find that taehyung sent them the video and you somehow find the next chats quite conflicting, you didn't knew if you should be laughing at the chats or should be worried.
Jin: yah! what are you thinking you are doing??
Jk: hyung i never expected you would go to such extents
Yoongi: taehyung you bring her back by tomorrow or you would not like the consequences of it.
Joon: guys calm down
Jimin: you want us to calm down hyung?! Did you not see the video?! I got a boner the very moment I opened that video. My soulmate is such a bitch, fuck you tae!
Hoseok: do you even know how embarassing it was for me to hide a boner in a fucking meeting???
Jin: and Joon is asking us to calm down, how funny!
Joon: hey! i just don't want to worry sweetbeans, beside I had it worse than you all.
Jk: :- | hyung this ain't a competition, but if we are counting what does getting caught while trying to get off on that would count as?
Jimin: and he says it's not a competition.
Yoongi: i walked in on jungkook beating his meat to that video.
Jin: ohhhh now I know why there were so much noise downstairs.
Hoseok: pictures or it never happened yoongi hyung ; )
Joon: I didn't know what that video was and played it in the middle of a meeting, full sound no headphone. Now who wants to say anything?
Jimin: oh my god hyung hahaha that's so typical you.
Yoongi: don't worry Joon there's always been rumours about you watching porn, you just confirmed that.
Jin: how fun it would have been to have a recording of that.
Jimin: speaking of recordings, what are doing about traitor?
Jk: simple we wait and plan.
Hoseok: I have a better plan guys.
Yoongi: not again
Jimin: preach
Jin: if I get to see taehyung suffer just the way he made us, i am in.
Your blood ran dry seeing the way they all ended the chats, great now you were fucked up and in the middle of a crossfire, you needed to do something before you became the ultimate victim of their civil, bangtan civil war now that sounds weird.
Your eyes roamed around the hotel room looking for taehyung but when you found no traces of him, you decided to get off the bed and go check for him. Not even a single step forward and you found yourself hissing mentally cursing taehyung for that extra round. The cold air hitting your body made a chill run down your spine, the thought of how that video was gonna remain forever making you shudder. A blush coating your face at the idea that it could actually be used more than once.
You pushed the embarrassment down along with yours hands dipping down to pick up the discarded shirt from last night, and slipping it on your body, your hands trembled when you started to button it up, the memory of taehyung's ghosting fingers again igniting a chill in your body, you didn't had much time to think about them when you heard the door opening signalling you that taehyung had came back.
You didn't look back a little mad at taehyung for the whole stunt he pulled last night, focusing on buttoning up the shirt. "Hi darling." Your fingers halted when those melodious words entered your ear, you quickly turned around to come in face to face with the other six of your boyfriend, a sudden itching rising in your throat.
"Guys I can explain."
They all raised an eyebrow at you words giving you the most Cheshire devilish grin you had ever seen on there faces. "You think you can love?"
Well no oh shit.
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shadofiredragon · 1 year
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Legends Never Die
{ Big shout out and thank you to my dear friend @000marie198 for beta reading and taking part in editing! Grammar mistakes are real guys }
Part 1 ~ Immortal Escape
Chapter 2 - Undercover Immortal
The fox felt something pull at his attention, a sensation that felt both familiar and foreign. His ear twitched towards where the strange energy seemed to be coming from and was about to turn around out of curiosity when Kant, the timber wolf, clapped him on the shoulder.
“You're a hoot, Kit! Are you this funny in sparring?" The wolf gave a crooked grin.
Kit's ears corrected themselves and he shook off the warm pull that had caught his attention, chiding himself for being so easily distracted.
He cracked a smile, forcing himself, with some level of disgust, to match the haughty expression of his comrade.
"Well, why don't we spar sometime and you can find out?"
"Oh-ho! That sounds like a challenge!"
The other two mobians, a rusty brown squirrel and a black and white raccoon, clapped his shoulders with their hands.
"Rookie wants a fight, eh?" the raccoon laughed, the squirrel joining in with some amused chuckles.
"Hey, I might be new here but I've had plenty of experience elsewhere," Kit warned them playfully.
"Alright, then how about a sparring match tomorrow?" Kant grinned.
Kit's smile disappeared for a second, his feet shuffling nervously.
"Well, I'm not sure about that... I might be relocated again tomorrow."
Kant scoffed and the other two mobians groaned.
"C'mon, Kit, do you really move around that much? You only got here a couple weeks ago!"
"Hey, it's not my fault our superiors find my skills adaptable to all our locations," Kit said, smirking.
"Oh you're so full of yourself, Kit," the raccoon mumbled, rolling his eyes.
The squirrel looked at him curiously, "What kind of person do they move around so much? What kind of skills could possibly have you being relocated so much?"
Kit shrugged his shoulders with a sigh, "Sorry guys, top secret information there. And I'm pretty sure you don't have the clearance."
"Hardy har har," Kant replied sarcastically while the raccoon snorted his amusement.
Kant continued, "Fine. You're busy. How about tonight instead?"
This also caused Kit to pause, considering. He would have preferred to complete his mission in the evening and leave before lights out. He'd already been there for so long, he was looking forward to finally going back home...
I guess I could use another night to properly prepare... If I get too hasty, I might miss something, and that would only make things more dangerous for us down the road. He thought.
Trying not to show his reluctance he shrugged. "Sure, why not?"
Kant grinned, his shining white canines flashing in the light as he slugged Kit in the shoulder.
"That's what I'm talking about! Let's hear it for Kit, finally stepping up and taking on an actual challenge!"
The two other Mobians hooted and cheered, turning some civilian eyes to them.
Kit laughed at their antics, joining in with the rowdy whooping as they continued back to base. But inside, the unruly antics only made him feel bitter.
~•~•~•~
Kit rotated his arm, stretching the sore limb as he walked through the long hallway that led to the living quarters. Sweat still coated his ruddy orange-brown fur, and he probably would have had some bruises if his body wasn't used to years of close combat.
He'd just finished his sparring match with Kant. The wolf had been declared the winner after Kit had submitted mid-fight, and the two canines had shaken hands afterwards in respect for one another.
Of course, Kit had to let him win. He had previously decided against sending the wolf yelping with his tail between his legs, though, in all fairness, he very well could have. Even though it felt weird not being able to use the full extent of his skill and experience, he really didn't want to draw more attention to himself than was necessary. He wanted to be present, but not memorable. And from what he could gather, beating the wolf in combat would've been a very memorable moment.
The crowd of over fifty other soldiers gathering for the fight was a testament to that fact.
In any case, he was ready for bed. It wasn't lights out yet, but if he was going to complete his initiative in the morning he needed some good rest tonight. He also needed to let the others know he was going to be a little later than planned.
Quickening his steps he reached a corridor lined by doors, each with a numbered plaque nailed to the front. Upon reaching door number 207 he pulled a card from his uniform vest pocket and pressed its face to the black scanner next to the door handle. It beeped twice before a green light blinked, followed by a large click as the door unlocked.
Tucking the card back into his pocket he twisted the handle and stepped into the room.
An overhead light instantly blinked on at his entering, illuminating one bed on the farthest wall, a sink and mirror to his right and a desk with drawers to his left.
It was a humble living quarters, but he didn't complain. Most facilities only had such accommodations ready since he would arrive without any warning, giving the agency little time to prepare.
And soon I'll be leaving again.
He tried to find comfort in that fact, letting his mind muse over what he'd possibly come home too as he stripped himself of his uniform.
‘He's probably torn the whole lair apart by now.’
He chuckled to himself, sliding off all but his gloves and socks and folding them over the back of his desk chair. He glanced in the mirror, baring his fangs to make sure he hadn't gotten any food stuck in them. He nodded in satisfaction when he found none.
He resisted the urge to look more closely at the rest of his appearance and his light blue eyes.
Striding over to his cot he plopped down onto the covers and reached into his pillowcase, pulling out a small black device that he carefully lodged into his ear. He tapped the device until it beeped once, signaling that it had activated and had made connection.
"Kit to base," he whispered, looking up at the wall as his tail swished behind him, "Anyone there?"
There was a long silence before a robotic voice replied.
"Affirmative. My systems are picking up your message with complete clarity."
The fox felt a smile pull at his muzzle.
"Hey, 'Mega."
"Have you completed your initiative?"
The smile left. "No. Not yet."
"Is there reason for the delay?"
"Not really. I just needed time to get some of the others off my back." Kit hesitated, before lowering his voice, "Is, he there..?"
A moment of silence.
"He grew impatient, again, and has taken to resting in his quarters until further notice."
Kit couldn't help feeling disappointed.
"Would you like me to awaken him?"
Kit sighed. "No, let him rest. I won't be doing anything tonight, so might as well leave him be."
"I do have one inquiry..."
Kit turned over onto his back, one hand tucking under his head as he stared up at the ceiling.
"Inquire away."
"If you do not plan on completing the mission tonight, when exactly are you going to go through with it?"
"Tomorrow morning," Kit replied frankly, reaching up with one hand and twisting his fingers in an attempt to amuse himself, "I'm getting up earlier, so less of the base will be active. It'll also give me some time to set everything in place."
There was another pause, and Kit could practically hear Omega's whirring processor.
"Hey, 'Mega? Could you make sure that I wake up in time? 3:30 please. I'll keep the ear piece in while I sleep so I can hear you."
"Do you not trust yourself to wake at the desired time?"
Kit felt his muzzle begin to twitch up to a smile. "Organic creatures aren't as efficient at timekeeping as machines."
"Very well. I will have him wake you when it is time for you to arise."
A warm grin came across his muzzle. How a machine was able to read his mind was beyond him, but he was grateful for it.
"Thank you."
"Your gratitude is unnecessary, but accepted."
Kit chuckled, a comforting, happy feeling that was so different from the laughter he shared with the brutes who called themselves guardians.
There was a long pause in which Kit could tell the A.I. across the comm was thinking.
"Something wrong?"
"Negative. I was simply wondering..."
Kit tilted his head. "Yes?"
"Do you think... You will be able to locate him this time..?" The robotic voice quieted as it spoke, as if nervous to really be asking.
Kit's expression grew solemn.
"I don't know... I hope so.”
"Do you think a machine, such as I, can feel hope as well..?"
This question took Kit aback a bit, but he softened at the A.I.'s uncharacteristic timidness.
"Yes, I think so."
The robot took a second to process this before responding.
"Good. Because if not I would have asked you to run diagnostics on me and check for viruses upon your return."
Kit snorted in amusement at the A.I.'s brash logic.
"I don't think that's necessary."
"No. I suppose not. This hope... I enjoy the feeling it evokes in my programming."
"Then why would you want me to erase it in the first place?"
"Because any threat must be eliminated. And if it would cause me to turn on you then it should be removed with haste."
The seriousness of Omega's robotic tone made Kit wince.
"Don't worry. That won't happen."
"The sentiment is foolish, but appreciated."
Kit chuckled, rubbing his eyes with a yawn before rolling onto his side.
"Okay, I need to get some rest now. Just thought I would update you both that I'll be heading back later than expected."
"Affirmative. Enjoy pleasant renditions of your imagination during your time of rest."
"You too, pal."
"I am unable to conjure dreams since I do not own a subconscious."
"Good night Omega."
A short pause before, "Good night."
Silence descended upon him and he clapped his hands once. The light overhead obediently flicked off, plunging him into darkness. Shifting his weight off the covers, he draped them over his slightly sore body and quickly drifted off to sleep.
~•~•~•~
Knuckles walked in through our front door. As usual, my brother and I greeted him with warm smiles, Sonic patting him on the shoulder while I gave a simple fist bump.
"What brings you down to the humble surface of Mobius, Knuckles?" Sonic teased the echidna. "Got tired of waking up on your magical island paradise every day?"
Knuckles huffed, crossing his arms indignantly. "No, I did not. And I've actually been 'down' for a while now, thank you very much."
This caught my attention and I tilted my head curiously at him. "Really? Then, who's guarding the Master Emerald?"
Knuckles waved his mittened hand dismissively. "No one. And for security reasons, I'm not telling you where I hid it."
Sonic and I exchanged glances, his green eyes looked at me with amusement and I shook my head, unable to keep the smile from my face.
"But I didn't come here to talk about my duties as the guardian," Knuckles said, his face growing serious, "There's, something I found out... That I need to tell you..."
His violet eyes flicked between me and Sonic, our expressions growing confused.
"It might be a bit crazy to hear- but as your friend, I feel it's my duty to tell you what I've found. And, Tails..?"
His eyes locked with mine, and the deep sadness I saw there made me feel frightened.
"I don't know if you'll like it."
I swallowed hard. Sonic took Knuckles by the arm and led him into the living room, prompting me to follow.
"Here, Knuckles, how about we sit down a sec?"
The Echidna didn't resist, solemnly taking a seat on the longer couch with Sonic taking a spot next to him. The hedgehog’s emerald eyes scanned the echidna with concern.
"Are you sick or somethin'?"
The echidna sighed, looking down at the floor between his shoes.
"No, I'm not sick."
His gaze came up to meet mine, and I'm sure he could see my confusion and worry.
"Tails, what do you know about your parents? Or any of your ancestors?"
I sucked in a breath and I saw Sonic stiffen at the question, no doubt for my sake more than his own.
"Nothing," I answered honestly, trying hard to ignore the ache in my heart and reminding myself that I'd found my true family. I didn't need my blood relatives. Not while I had my friends and, technically, brother by my side. "I don't remember anything about my parents and if I did have any other relatives, they didn't make themselves known."
Knuckles' expression darkened, only filling me with more worry.
"Tails... I know this is going to sound crazy, but about a month ago I was... conversing, with the Master Emerald."
"Talking to yourself," Sonic coughed under his breath, earning a glare from the echidna. But the joke did make me feel better, breaking the suffocating seriousness of it all with a chuckle.
"Anyway," Knuckles growled, ignoring Sonic's tease, "While I was tending to it, I had a vision. It was confusing at first, kinda like a dream where you can't clearly see what's going on, but you just have this feeling that thing's are happening..? But it showed me something... Something about you..."
Even Sonic had leaned forward in his seat, brow furrowed.
"And?" He questioned.
"Tails." Knuckles' expression was so serious, so pitying, I could hardly handle the suspense.
"I think you’re a... Kitsune."
It felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. At first I was confused. But then all the retellings of legends and myths that Sonic collected from across the world came flooding back.
Kitsune. A mystical being rooted in eastern culture. Often possessing great power, and revered for their cleverness.
Most commonly identified as a multi-tailed fox.
I shot up from the chair, my confusion turning to cold blooded shock.
"No.” I shook my head, "No, you're wrong!"
On top of that, how dare Knuckles make jokes about me like that?! I felt my shock turn into anger. "And it's not funny to make jokes like that!"
Knuckles stood from his seated position, extending his hands apologetically.
"I'm not joking, Tails... I did some research, and it all matches with what the Master Emerald showed me."
My tails lashed behind me as I glared into the echidna's solemn violet eyes.
He was serious.
A sick feeling spread through my chest, poisoning my stomach with dread. It couldn't be true... It just couldn't...
I looked to Sonic for help, my angry blue eyes pleading for him to say something, to stand up and tell Knuckles that he was wrong. To tell the echidna to apologize for even thinking up such a cruel joke.
But Sonic wasn't looking at me. His emerald eyes were distant and I'd never seen his expression so thoughtful.
"Sonic?"
His emerald eyes looked up at me, but now they held the same heaviness that I had seen in Knuckles'.
Tears burned under my eyelids as I stared at him, begging for him to affirm the denial in my heart.
"Tell him he's wrong!"
Sonic opened his mouth and I felt my hope rise.
That's right. My brother was going to tell Knuckles that everything he was saying was false. I couldn't be a Kitsune! What a ridiculous idea!
But then the hedgehog's mouth closed again, and he looked away.
He looked away.
I staggered back, hitting the edge of the chair with my leg. But I didn't care.
My head swam, tears blurring my vision and I clenched my fists.
"No. No! I don't believe you! It's not true!" I shouted at them, "You're lying!"
Sonic stood up now, taking a step towards me.
"Tails-"
"Don't, Sonic!" I snapped, "How can you agree with this?! Kitsune aren't real! They're just legends!"
"Come on, buddy, just hear him out," Sonic pleaded.
I shook my head, taking another step back.
"No! I won't listen to lies! I don't want to listen to either of you until you tell me the truth!"
I spun around and ran upstairs, furiously taking the steps two at a time. Tears had begun to stream down my cheeks and even more fell when I heard Sonic's voice call out desperately behind me.
"Tails!"
But I ignored him. I didn't want to hear it. I didn't want to hear any of it.
My heart thudded in my ears and my head felt dizzy. I ran to my room and slammed the door shut behind me, making sure it was loud enough for the both of them to hear.
Once in my room, I couldn't help it. I slid down the door, unable to hold back the tears. A sob choked me, the tears running hot down my muzzle.
I never felt so scared, confused, and angry all at once. I wanted to feel betrayed, Sonic was supposed to be my brother! Why didn't he stand up to Knuckles and talk him out of all this nonsense?!
But I couldn't. Because I didn't have to think too hard about it to know that what Knuckles had said was true.
I didn't want it too, I didn't want all the pieces to fit, and I hated that they did...
Another sob racked my body, as I pressed myself to the door.
"No, it can't be real. I have to be dreaming. This is a nightmare. It's not real. It's not real."
All the stories Sonic had told me came rushing back to my mind. It was customary for him to share bits of interesting folklore from different cultures with me and now everything he'd told me about Kitsune clouded my mind.
Many Kitsune possess a variety of powers, such as flight, shape shifting, and illusion.
A whimper tightened in my chest.
Kitsune are identified by their multiple tails, which showcase their power and ranking among other Kitsune.
I tucked my dual tails closer to my body, clutching them as I sobbed into their soft fur.
The most powerful of this creature is a nine-tailed Kitsune, which is rumored to be so powerful, that the whole world cannot provide enough energy necessary to satiate it.
I pushed my hands over my ears, as if doing that would be enough to stop the thoughts from continuing.
A Kitsune gains a new tail for every 100 years of its life, though some Kitsune have been known to be granted an extra tail as a reward for noble deeds.
I didn't want to hear it, I didn't want to think about it-!
Because of this, Kitsune are considered immortal. Reaching full power and maturity at 900 years.
I screamed against the thought, trying desperately to blot it out. I stood up from my sitting position, shaking my head and shouting denial.
"It's not true! It's not true! It's not-" a sob hiccuped from my throat, cutting me off.
I desperately wanted comfort, for something or someone to reassure me that it wasn't real, that it was all just a sick joke, and that everything would go back to normal. But I couldn't face either of the two who could do that. So I ran for the next best thing.
Crashing onto my bed I curled onto my side, snatching up my pillow and hugging it to my chest as I sobbed, desperately willing the thoughts to go away with little success.
Eventually my tears ran out and my cries subsided, leaving a dull emptiness in my chest. I curled tighter around the pillow, wrapping my tails around myself and pressing my eyes closed.
I don't know how long I laid there, feeling lost and hopeless. And I didn't know how it had happened, but I had somehow accepted what Knuckles had said.
Sometimes it's a curse to be clever...
I heard the door handle click followed by a small creak, but I remained unmoving, not even twitching an ear towards the sound.
"Tails..?"
The sound of my brother's voice sent a jolt of grief through my body and I clutched the pillow tighter, more tears threatening to unleash themselves.
He didn't move for a moment, allowing a moment of silence to settle between us, before I heard his gentle steps enter the room and approach my bed. I didn't turn to him, pinning my ears tighter to my head and pushing my muzzle farther into my pillow, making myself as small as possible.
I felt his weight bend the mattress behind me, but I couldn't face him. I couldn't bring myself to look at him. Not because of how betrayed I had felt earlier, but because of how ashamed and lonely I felt now.
A gentle hand rested on my arm.
"Hey, bud. I know you're upset... but-"
"I don't want to talk right now..." I managed to squeak out.
Sonic paused, before I felt the mattress move beneath me once again.
"Okay. We don't have to talk."
His shifting stopped and I could feel his presence sitting on the bed behind me, most likely hunched against the headboard.
"Let's just sit here a bit..." He whispered, his hand remaining on my arm.
My breaths shuddered in and out as I struggled not to cry. Just having him there made me feel a bit more comforted. And yet, at the same time, Sonic's presence only deepened the gaping hole in my heart.
I couldn't help it when I turned around to finally face him. Releasing my pillow, I propped myself up on the bed and looked up at my brother, who returned my gaze with a small smile.
"Hey."
"Hey," I croaked back.
His bright emerald eyes held nothing but kindness and understanding as they stared into mine.
Suddenly the tears rushed back and I couldn't stop myself from breaking down again. Only this time, I curled against Sonic's side, crying into his peachy fur.
He wrapped his arms around me, hushing me and stroking my back in slow, soothing movements.
"Hey, hey don't cry. It's okay. I know that was a bit of a shock down there..."
Understatement of the century...
"And I already talked to Knuckles, about how discretion can be a virtue..."
I nuzzled closer to my brother, feeling his ever present aura of warmth and safety steady my shaky breaths and slow my tears.
Sonic tilted his head to look down at me, a gesture I wasn't quite willing to return yet. He didn't seem to care though.
"But really, being Kitsune isn't something to cry over."
I could hear the smile in his voice, trying to help me feel better.
"I mean, it's not like they're something hideous, like a golem or a troll," he mused, and I felt a weak smile pull up the corner of my muzzle.
He continued, "I mean, come on, a Kitsune? They have all sorts of cool powers! No clue what they all could be- but shape shifting is one right? How cool would that be! Think of all the pranks you could get away with!" His voice grew more excited, and I could tell that he was trying to get me excited about it too.
It was almost working.
Sonic whistled to himself in wonder, "And to think. I get to say that my brother is a Kitsune of legend! Forget hero of Mobius- I get the title of, 'Bro to Ultra Awesome Fox Boy'!"
I laughed weakly at his joke, and he seemed to like that. His positive energy emanating from him in stronger waves.
My smile disappeared. Was that how I could feel Sonic's energy..? Because I was Kitsune..?
"Yeah, that'll be a neat headline," Sonic grinned, unaware of my troubling thoughts.
There was a comfortable silence that settled between us before I finally worked up the courage to say what was eating me away on the inside.
"Sonic..?" I rasped.
He looked down at me.
"Yeah, bud?"
I fisted my hand against his chest, feeling it rise and fall with every breath he took.
I hesitated to say it. The idea too horrible.
"Will..." My eyes were transfixed on his rising and falling chest, tears blurring my vision once again, "Will I have to watch you die..?"
A sharp inhale filled his lungs, raising his chest under my fist abnormally quick. The feeling made my heart hurt and more tears rushed to the edges of my eyes.
"Will I outlive all our friends..?" My voice cracked, and a tear broke loose, trailing down the side of my muzzle.
Peachy arms wrapped around me, pulling me tighter to their owner as Sonic rested his chin on my head. I allowed his radiant energy to wash over me, snuggling closer to him with a sniff. My ear was pressed against his chest and I couldn't help but listen to the strong, speedy beat of his heart, treasuring its liveliness.
"I don't know, buddy," Sonic whispered.
I couldn't ever remember hearing him sound so sad.
"I don't want to..." I whimpered, pressing myself as close to him and his warmth as I could.
Sonic didn't answer for a while. And that was okay. I just wanted him to hold me. To be there.
"Tails," he finally whispered, his tone sounding serious, but I could detect the pain behind it, "Maybe... Maybe you, or I, should talk to Shadow."
I jolted, looking up at him with wide eyes.
"What? Why?"
Sonic averted his gaze.
"Because, maybe he can give you some advice... If you're really..."
I could hardly believe my ears.
Sonic sucked in a breath, tilting his head up towards the ceiling and smiling weakly.
"He'll be able to take care of you. After I'm..."
I shook my head vigorously.
"No, don't say that. No one could ever replace you!"
Sonic looked back down at me and I couldn't help but marvel at the spark retained in his emerald eyes. How could he still be so hopeful? So himself?
"He wouldn't be replacing me, Tails. You'll always be my main man and little brother!But," a somber smile came across his muzzle, "You'll need someone to keep you company. It'll be good for him too, I think." Sonic mused over the idea.
But my stomach only churned with bitterness and a resurgence of denial.
"Knuckles could be wrong," I said, holding onto the rebellion that reared up inside my chest, "He could've misinterpreted what the Master Emerald was trying to say, or maybe's he's just jumping to conclusions again-"
"I think we both know he's not," Sonic said, squashing my hopes as quickly as they'd dared return, "I always sensed there was something different about you. And as you've gotten older, that feeling has only grown stronger."
I ducked my head in defeat. I knew what he was saying was true. Deep down, it felt right. It made sense.
Sonic continued, his smile still on his muzzle,  "It's not a bad thing, Tails, and I don't want you to be mad about it. If you're Kitsune, then that's what you are. Sure it's gonna be different from what you expected, but you can use that to make a difference. Even after I'm gone, you can keep making a difference! You can change things and help people, you can continue living life and using that clever head of yours to make this world a better place for everyone!"
My tails twisted behind me, uncertain.
"But... What about you..?"
Sonic's smile faltered. Only for a moment.
"Don't worry about me, little bro. I'll keep living my life to the fullest, right alongside you, for as long as I can."
"Maybe, maybe I can figure out a way to-"
He cut me off, "Tails, no. We can't interfere with nature. As much as we'd like too. I promise, that as long as there's some fight in me, I'll always keep on running. But as much as I hate to say it... Even I can't live forever."
Tears were filling my eyes again, my chest aching with an oncoming sob.
"Hey, Tails..."
The deep voice startled me, both Sonic and I sharply turned our heads towards the voice. Knuckles was standing in the doorway, an awkward expression on his face as he rubbed the back of his neck.
He opened his mouth, but his voice sounded hazy.
"Tails..?"
I tried to listen closer, but it felt as though all the sound had been sucked out of the room. I looked to Sonic and I watched his mouth open as if to speak.
"You awake?"
The voices weren't making sense. What was going on?
"Tails??"
I looked around, everything was beginning to fade as the voice grew more clear.
"Hey! It's time to wake up!"
~•~•~•~
Kit awoke to a voice speaking directly into his ear. He groaned at the jarring sensation of being so awkwardly pulled from the dream world and into reality.
"Five more minutes," he mumbled, turning over onto his other side and pulling the rough covers further over his head.
An amused chuckle came from the device he'd left lodged in his ear over night.
"No can do! You wanted an alarm you got an alarm! Now- Up and at 'em!"
Kit let out another groan, this time to make his annoyance audible to the person on the receiver as he threw the blanket off of himself and swung his legs over the edge of the bed. He blinked his eyes blearily, trying to get them to clear.
"Come on! Today's the day we'll finally find something! I can feel it."
"That's what you say every time," Kit, or rather Tails, muttered, rubbing his eyes and squinting ahead, trying to get his eyes to work.
"Well someone's a pessimist today. What happened, did you wake up on the left side of the bed?"
"I woke up with a very, very loud voice in my ear," he grumbled, standing up. His vision had begun to clear, and his keen eyes had already begun to adjust to their dark surroundings.
"If I'm really such a pain in the morning, why'd Omega tell me you wanted me to wake you up?"
Tails could hear the smirk across the comm.
"Maybe because, as obnoxious as it is, it's still better then an online audio recording of an air horn playing on repeat?" He answered, clapping once to turn the light on and recoiling as the sudden light burned his retina.
"Still better than the air horn. Can't be that bad then!" The voice joked.
Tails laughed weakly, still rubbing his stinging eyes.
"So! You awake yet?"
"Yes I'm awake," Tails answered, finally opening his now adjusted eyes.
"Good! You ready then?"
"Well give me time to get in uniform." Tails grunted, grabbing the uniform off the back of his chair and working to slip the shirt and pants on.
"Make sure you're still in character while you're at it," the voice nonchalantly reminded, "You sometimes lose it while you sleep."
Tails paused with pants halfway up and glanced at the mirror. Sky blue eyes stared back at him, clear and bright. His brown fur from last night was gone, replaced by fur with a vibrant, golden hue.
He let out a sharp sigh in frustration.
"You lost it didn't you?" The voice was unbearably smug.
"No, I didn't," Tails protested, quickly focusing on his appearance, watching in the mirror as his body changed back to the fox from the night before. In only a few moments, he was Kit again. His attention then went back to the pants. "I'm just having trouble with the pants."
"Ugh."
Tails could practically hear the shudder over the comm.
"Pants... See? This is just more proof that this organization is no good. Mobians wearing pants. Pure evil..."
Tails rolled his eyes, but couldn't help smiling at the voice's dramatic over-exaggerations.
"Oh sure, forget the fact that they've locked up an innocent Mobian and kept him prisoner against his will for over 150 years. No it's the pants that makes them evil."
"Hey- I'm not saying it's a worse crime, only that it adds to it."
Tails shook his head with a chuckle, slipping his boots on and tucking his newly donned pants into them in the uniform style for G.U.P.
"Is Omega ready to go?"
"Affirmative." the robotic voice of E-123 Omega responded, "I am fully operational and prepared to fulfill my role."
Tails finished buckling his boots, as well as the belt that housed his weapons. Looking over himself once in the mirror to make sure he was properly disguised, he turned back to the desk and opened one of the drawers.
Moving a stack of papers he spotted what he was looking for and snatched up a black device with two stylized tails marked on the top. It was about the size of a large USB drive, but didn't have any noticeable place to port it into a computer.
He tossed the device into the air, caught it mid fall and dropped it into one of his vest pockets. Inhaling sharply, he turned towards the door. He knew he could do this and yet, somehow, the knowledge did nothing to rid the butterflies  that fluttered in his stomach and made his heart skip.
"Ready?" The voice prompted into his ear.
Tails exhaled slowly, forcing the butterflies into submission as well as consciously making an effort to relax his tense muscles.
200 years and he was still acting like a scared kid.
Well, not today.
Confidence flooded his body and he nodded sharply. "Ready."
He stepped forward, putting his hand on the door handle and turning it.
"Let's go find our friend."
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{ Story Facts! : What is G.U.P?
Guardian Units of the People, or G.U.P for short, is a military organization primarily focused on internal security. It's main goal is to keep peace within the nation and protect the citizens therein, acting almost as a more superior police force.
Though international security is in the minds of the officials, national problems are often handled by the parent organization, Guardian Units of the Nation, or G.U.N.
In accordance with their role, G.U.P is much more active in local communities, exercising judicial authority over their inferiors. As the child organization, G.U.P does have some ties and connections with G.U.N. However, these connections are mostly in the form of command chains in which officials of G.U.N will pass down instructions or alerts to G.U.P should the need arise. For the most part however, G.U.P acts on its own accord, and is fairly innocent to matters of international security.
G.U.P is very conscientious concerning its people groups. For this reason, it splits its troops into two segments, Sapiens and Bestia. This separation includes separate barracks, training facilities and tech support.
This separation of races was deemed beneficial since it would be easier to send like-species teams into certain environments or communities that might lean more towards Sapien or Bestia in population. Because of this, it is fairly normal to only ever see Mobian Guardians in more Mobian populated communities, and Human Guardians in the more Human populated communities.
Though experimentation has begun in establishing race specific bases, in which there is one base for only Bestia or Sapien respectively, it is still in the testing phase. With G.U.P still preferring to use larger multi-species bases with the separate accommodations made for each race. }
[Here it is! Chapter 2!! Thought I would post it for Wholesome Sonic and Tails Wednesday since I’ve been a little busy to do much else. There’s a heart-touching Sonic in Tails moment in here- so I’m counting it XD Hope you all enjoyed! Hopefully the third chapter will be up soon! As well as this story on AO3. So keep your eyes open!]
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averytiredhuman submitted:
Hey! Okay so here me out, for one I love your work and two, what is Bakugou got jealous that his girlfriend has been spending a lot of time with Kirishima, to train her quirk, and he gets angry and lashes out.
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Note: Toxic Bakugou, Jealous Bakugou, Angst, Possessive behaviour, Bakugou has anger issues, Kirishima being a good friend, Bakugou raising his hand (not to hit you just cause his extra that way), flinching. Bakugou is an asshole in this one.
Okay @averytiredhuman, but he would. lets not lie to ourselves now. i wasn't sure whether you wanted reader and him to make up or to be comfort, so I chose ANGST! that and Kirishima stepping in being a good boy.
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Bakugou loves Kirishima. Kirishima is his best friend, his brother, his platonic soulmate. Bakugou would kill for Kirishima, he would die for Kirishima, he would choose Kirishima over his own mother, that's how deep of a respect he has for his best friend.
But if he hears Kirishima's name come out of your mouth one more time, he swears to God, he is going to commit homicide.
In all fairness, Bakugou was being a bit irrational. You and Kirishima were just friends. Close friends, especially after you started dating Bakugou. It was actually Bakugou who had urged you to get to know Kiri better because that was his best friend. You, of course, being the good girlfriend that you are, would get to know him too.
Now at first Bakugou was (low key) happy that the two of you got along. It made life much easier for him because now the two most important people in his life were easy around each other. But then he started to fall into something very dangerous.
Jealousy.
Bakugou wasn't blind. Kirishima was a great person. He was kind, thoughtful, put everyone before himself, sweet, great with kids, volunteered, the media loved him... need there more to be said? His best friend was Red Riot. Poster boy for Men's Fitness Magazine and was shirtless at least 75% of the time. Big bulky and made of muscle yet had beautiful elements to him like the way his eyelashes framed his eyes or how soft his gaze was, or his smile. Eijiro Kirishima was the dream.
Now Bakugou knew he wasn't perfect (but he would rather chew off his own foot than to acknowledge it). He knew especially when it came to the media and dealing with other people's emotions and reactions, he wasn't the best. He couldn't even solve his own emotions often than not, but one thing was certain.
Bakugou hated feeling less than.
He hated feeling as though he wasn't enough.
Even if it had to do with his damn shitty haired best friend.
Bakugou trained with Kirishima often than not. Even though they both had their own separate agencies, more often than not, the two could be found at each other's agencies training and pushing each other to the limit. That's just how they worked. Making each other better in ways only the other could help.
Kirishima's quirk was just great that way. Durable. Strong. So strong, Bakugou couldn't exactly do much than shock the guy with his explosions. Which is how he worked.
But then you started training with Kirishima too. His quirk being perfect to strengthen your own as well. So soon training with Kirishima turned from once every week to once every three days, to every second day, until Bakugou felt you said Kirishima's name more than you ever said his.
"I'm going to train with Eijiro."
"I'm sorry Katsuki, Eijiro and I thought we could get in an hour in before we leave."
"Come on Katsuki, let me have a shot with Eijiro too."
It was driving him mad. He was getting sick of it. Utterly sick of it. And when Bakugou got mad... sometimes it was like dealing with a man you couldn't even believe you were dating.
Bakugou sat on the couch in your shared apartment, scrolling through channels on the TV when he heard the front door open. He had heard you moving around a lot but hadn't thought much of it, until he heard him.
"Hey Y/N! Ready to go?"
The blond had never stood up so fast in his life. "Yah." You voiced out. "Let me just grab my bag then we can get going." You went back down the hallway to your bedroom to snatch your gym bag.
You were leaving with Kirishima. Again. He nearly forgot that you told him you would go to the gym today and he was hoping you would change your mind. Bakugou was getting sick and tired of Kirishima taking up all your time away from him. It made no sense to him. He was your boyfriend. Why would you rather train with Kirishima than with him? Bakugou's jaw tensed. He was getting real fedup with all this and it was annoying him.
And Katsuki only knows one way to deal with things that annoy him. Head-on and harsh.
Bakugou walked into the hallway. Standing in the hallway was Kirishima. The redhead turned around to see Bakugou standing there watching him. Kirishima raised a hand with a smile. He was dressed in his normal gym attire. "Hey man!" He greeted. Kirishima outstretched his hand for Bakugou to take in their usual handshake but instead the blond slapped Kirishima's hand away. Kirishima's eyebrows furrowed confused. "Whoa, dude. What's wrong?" Kirishima asked.
"What's wrong?" Bakugou asked. His face already set in its usual scowl but this time his eyes held no mercy or light towards the redhead which in and out of itself was unusual. "What's fucking wrong?" Bakugou asked loudly. "What's fucking wrong, shitty hair, is that you are getting real close to my fucking girlfriend." Bakugou let out with a glare.
Kirishima's eyes widened in shock. "What?" He asked confused. "Dude, what are you saying?" He took a step closer to Bakugou.
"I'm saying is that Y/N isn't going to fucking work out with you anymore, if that's really what you're doing."
"Katsuki." The sound of his name made both men turn their heads back to you. You looked between the redhead and the blond confused. Your eyebrows furrowing at the obvious tension between them. "What's going on?" You asked him. Kirishima opened his mouth to speak but Bakugou quickly took the opportunity. He harshly grabbed your bag out of your hand. "Hey!" You shouted.
"You aren't going out with Eijiro." Bakugou didn't leave room for discussion as he threw your bag into the living room.
You took a step towards Bakugou. "Katsuki, what's going on with you?" You asked. "Babe-"
"Don't fucking 'babe' me." He cut you off without second thought. "I'm so sick and tired of you constantly running off to hang out with my best friend. It's Eijiro this or Eijiro that!" He said trying to mock your voice. He point to his chest. "You're my girl friend." He turned to the shocked redhead standing frozen. "And you are my best friend!"
Kirishima quickly snapped out of it. "Katsuki, I don't know what you think is happening, but it isn't." Kirishima clarified stepping closer. He tilted his head to the side as he looked at his best friend. "Katsuki, would you honestly believe that Y/N would ever cheat on you? That I would ever do that to? My best mate?" Kirishima motioned one hand to you. "She's your girl man!"
Bakugou released a cynical laugh as he rolled his eyes. "Oh please Eijiro. Don't make me seem like the crazy one."
"But you are!" You shouted at your boyfriend. You folded your arms. "Kats, Eijiro and I train together. Just like the two of you. We're friends but I'm your girlfriend." You emphasized. "You're overreacting babe. You have nothing to fear or assume."
Bakugou felt that inner hot boiling rage just rise up in him. He wasn't crazy. He could never be crazy. He wasn't overreacting. He knew what he was talking about. Smoke started to come from his balled up fists. He grit his teeth. "Fear?" He let out in a quiet rage which was probably more scarier than when he would shout. "Why the hell would I be scared Y/N?"
"You're clearly jealous of all the time I'm spending with Eijiro. Just say so!" You told him.
"Jealous?" He laughed. "I'm a lot of things, and I'm not jealous of some stupid meat headed idiot like him." He pointed to Kirishima.
Kirishima looked to the blond flabbergasted. "Dude, what the fuck?"
"Hey! There's no need to be mean to him." You reprimanded Bakugou. "Eijiro did nothing wrong!"
"Oh, so you're defending him?"
"Well I sure as hell am not defending you."
Bakugou's palms starting sparking as his emotions started to build up. "Then why don't you fucking go date Eijiro then! It'll save you all the goddamn trouble." He threw his hands up dramatically.
The moment you flinched, Kirishima stepped in. You heard an explosion and then saw a flash. When you looked back, pining your boyfriend to the wall was Kirishima. His quirk activated as to stop himself from getting hurt from Bakugou's explosions. For the first time since you met him, Kirishima looked scary. His facial expression dark and his grip on the blond was firm.
It was silent for a heavy moment, the tension in the air thick along with the faint smell of smoke. Bakugou scowled at Kirishima who looked down at him with just as vicious of a look.
"Y/N, go get your things." Kirishima voiced out quietly, not looking at you.
Bakugou turned to you. "Y/N, if you fucking dar-"
Kirishima quickly grasped Bakugou's wrists with one hand. He used his spare hand to force Bakugou's jaw against the wall. He sneered down at the blond. "You threaten her again and see what happens. I dare you." He spoke heavily, meaning every syllable. Kirishima waited a second for Bakugou to fight back. For him to say something more to test his patience but the blond was silent. "Y/N." he reminded you. He didn't have to look back to know you were still there. You quickly went to go fill a backpack with your necessities.
Bakugou tried to fight against Kirishima's unbreakable grip but the man was built like a tank and trained to be just as strong as one. He grunted as he tried to push himself off the wall, but Kirishima kept him in place. "Where the fuck do you think you're taking my girl, Eijiro."
"Away from you, while you calm the fuck down." Kirishima told the blond seriously. He heard you make your way back into the hallway. "So how about you gain some more common sense and common fucking deceny and then we can talk."
-Glitch1d
I wasn't really sure how this was supposed to be but oh well. Part 2? With a happy ending? Happy ending with Bakugou or Kirishima?
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PART II
Lee Know x reader. (s,f)
Chapters: Part I
Synopsis: You never worked with a partner before but when it involves the importance of your future, you willing to put up working with Minho. (10,5k words)
Minho likes being competitive.
He likes the challenge, the rush that comes with it, to prove himself that he is the best at what he does and ultimately, winning, fair and square.
Just like today, he got called to represent his firm for a chance to design a building for an art foundation. What got him interested was, there would be two other firms that joined in on the project but there would be only one that got selected.
He smirked as he got into the elevator, feeling confident about this project. When he entered the conference room, there were only a group of people on one side of the seat, and he asked his co=worker about his competitors.
The one sitting across from him was from a firm that is specialized in neo-futurist architecture and the other, the one that got late into the meeting specialized in a post-modern architecture that prioritizes environmentally friendly and sustainable buildings.
Ten minutes into the meeting, the other firm finally arrived and took their seats next to his, and Minho didn't bother to look at them, they were already made a bad first impression on him.
Minho wrote down everything the client requested for the design and jotted down side notes on what went through his mind as he listened to the brief.
They announced the end date for the firms to submit their designs, and everyone got up from their seats as soon as the meeting ended. For a second, Minho caught a familiar face but maybe he mistook it for someone he knew.
When he arrived in the main lobby though, he knew he was right about what he just saw earlier the moment he spotted you.
Standing in the crowded lobby, clutching your handbag with both hands in front of you and looking at him with a smile that rose on your face like a blooming flower.
Without he intended to, his feet took him to you until he was close enough to see and make sure it was you.
"So, here we are!" You said to him, looking into his eyes and flashing him a knowing smile.
There was so much he wanted to say to you after your long absence in his life, but he stood there in front of you, tongue-tied and nonplussed.
"I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me, huh?" You poked fun at him with a sly grin.
It was actually the opposite, he was ecstatic to see you again after a long time, after two terrible years to be precise.
He softly laughed, aware that his jaws had been hung open for quite some time now.
"Yeah," he finally answered, tried not to stutter but failing.
You looked over your shoulder and saw your co-workers were waiting for you outside since the car had pulled up out front.
"Nice to see you again, I guess?" you said to him, his silence made you think that he wasn't that enthusiastic about meeting you again.
Minho called for your name when you walked away, "and you're going to leave just like that?" He asked.
You softly chuckled without stopping, slightly turned your head at him, "You know where to find me now," you told him and exited the building.
Minho felt stupid that the moment he had been hoping to come true happened just like that, he should've asked for your number or invited you for a lunch, even better, a dinner date.
But all he did was stood there and watched you leave like two years ago.
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"Just take it," you said to him as he stood in front of you, right outside your house after him explaining how he ended up receiving the job offer from the firm just like Professor Shin had promised him.
After a month of not seeing you after the project, he finally got to meet you again even though he had to wait outside your house.
"I can't take it," he refused.
You laughed at him, "you know what I hate more than losing?" You asked him.
"People making me feel like a sore loser," you answered.
Minho blamed himself for making you feel being pitied by him, all he could think about was how didn’t deserve this because a part of this was also yours.
"You worked hard on this, so you deserve it," you told him as if you saw through his weary mind.
"I'm sorry-"
"Stop apologizing!" You cut him off, "I told you, none of this is our fault," you assured him.
There was something else he wanted to address that day but he didn’t know where to start, about that night and how you disappeared the next morning.
"I guess there's nothing to talk about," you suddenly said.
All the words he was trying to convey vanished when he looked at you and your hand that lingered on the handle of the gate.
"Good luck, Minho!" You told him with a smile.
Minho sighed, having so many things to say and running out of time to say it.
"Thanks," he muttered to you before you closed the gate of the house.
But this time, it would be different.
He would try harder, do better and compete in all fairness with you.
Someone pointed him to your desk when he came to your office during his lunch break. He spotted it right away from the candy jar on the desk, but no one sat on the chair.
He looked around and asked someone who sat nearby, "She's in a meeting and will be back in a few minutes," he said.
Minho shrugged and sat on your chair, looking at your desk cluttered with so many things and little notes sticking to your computer screen for upcoming appointments.
He took one of your candies and reclined on the seat, opening the candy wrapper.
"Going behind enemy line, I see," you remarked from behind him.
He swiveled his chair and shoved the candy into his mouth, then smirked, "I need to know their valuable asset,"
"And did you find out already?" You asked him as you set your laptop down the desk.
"Right in front of me," he said.
"What are you going to do then?"
"Try to steal it, of course!" He said with a flirty wink at the end.
You scoffed then leaned against the desk, folding your arms in front of you. Everyone knew who he was, and they were watching you with eagle eyes.
"Let me take you out for lunch," he said, looking up at you through his dark, thick lashes.
"I just had lunch," you told him.
"Dinner then?"
"I already have a plan for tonight,"
"How about tomorrow?"
You softly laughed, "you're relentless,"
He shrugged as if proud of his trait.
"Let's have coffee, I have a little time to spare," you said to him.
Minho was disappointed that you could only spare a little time for him when he wanted a lot from you. But this was a good start for him, he waited by the table as you brought his cup of coffee to the table.
"So, what brings you here?" You asked him.
This was what he likes about you, you were straightforward, you couldn't stand chitchat cause that was just a waste of time for you.
"That I'm going to play fair this time," he said.
"And is that supposed to scare me?" You asked as you sipped your coffee.
"I must be stupid to think that I can scare you," he said.
You tipped your head to the side and smirked at him.
"What I'm telling you is I'm glad we got to do it again," he sincerely said, "I'm sad that we're not in the same team, but I think you know why I'm glad," he explained.
You understood, of course, it was a way for him to prove himself, that he could succeed by himself and that he deserved it.
"Yes," you responded.
This was why it interests you, joined this project knowing that he would be a part of it, and you had just as much to prove as him, to prove yourself.
"And also, I want to continue what we had last time," he added, eyes intensely looking at you.
"And what's that?" You teased his words back to him.
"It takes two to figure it out," he answered.
You smiled, tried to suppress the recollections of that night with him, and quickly took another sip of your coffee.
"Good luck then," you said to him, then got up from your seat.
"For what?" He asked.
"Everything, I guess," you half-heartedly said.
Minho snorted because it was exactly what you said two years ago to him then got up from his chair.
"I can't wait to see what you can do," he said it no in a condescending way, he knew well enough that you are capable of great things.
You lowly chuckled, "but it seems like you have to wait to do that," you said.
He looked at you, at your face that he missed seeing, the eyes that filled with so much wonder and curiosity with your head slightly tilted to the side you just like you did to him that very second.
He found it very endearing, but your lips were what captivated him most, he could imagine the softness of it just by looking at it.
"Bye Minho," You said to him, then headed to the elevator that would take you back to your office.
It was nice hearing his name through your mouth, like listening to his favorite song he hadn't listened to in a long time.
As he exited the building and took a taxi back to his firm, he thought of so many things, this time he put everything on the line in the hope to get everything back to him, which included winning you back.
Turned out, it wasn't easy.
Minho walked into a restaurant with his co-workers for a team dinner, something to motivate his team to work harder on this project.
And he noticed you were also there but you were already finished and were paying for your dinner, with a guy much older than you.
Minho couldn't help himself, he followed you outside, to the front of the restaurant, and called for you.
You turned on your heels with a hand lightly holding his arm by the sleeve of his coat.
"Oh, hi," you exclaimed when you saw him there.
You looked over his shoulder and saw his co-workers waiting inside, "I see you come with your team," you said.
"Yeah," he responded, but his eyes were looking at the guy sitting in front of you.
He shoved his hands into the pockets of his trousers in a defensive way.
"So this is your plan for tonight," he said, he meant to say it lightly, not to sound bitter.
You watched as Minho looked intensely stared at him while the guy looked back at him, completely fazed by it.
You snorted, "this is my brother-in-law," you quickly added.
Minho's stare instantly softened that he let out a short sigh then smiled, "nice to meet you," he finally responded.
"Nice to meet you," your brother-in-law said to him.
He got flustered that Minho's ears turned red, and it was getting awkward with every passing second.
"I'd better get inside," he announced.
"Yeah, you'd better be," you said back to him, half-laughing.
He smiled as he walked inside, feeling so embarrassed by his own doing.
And he started to think that was why you kept refusing on going on dinner with him. He relentlessly called for you, texted you, and ultimately, came to your office again because he couldn't stay still knowing that you might be out with some other guy that wasn't your brother-in-law.
You were still working while most of the people had left for the day, sitting on your desk, reading something while biting the end of your pencil between your teeth.
Minho put down a paper bag on your desk in front of you that got you slightly startled to see him there.
He didn't say anything but pulled out a small jar of your favorite blue raspberry candies in front of you.
He smirked as he presented it to you, knowing that he got your weak spot. He pulled one candy out and held it out on his palm at you, "come and have dinner with me," he said to you.
You smiled with your teeth faintly biting your lower lip, "Can't you see? I'm busy," you said to him.
He took your hand and put the candy on your palm, "I take no excuses," he said then took your purse and coat with him.
You swiveled on your chair, laughed at his persistence that you had no other option but to submit to his wish.
"This is not playing hard to get," he said as he looked at you sitting in front of him on the table, twirling your pasta with your fork, "you're avoiding me," he stated.
"If you're not yet aware, we're technically not in a team mode here," you responded and shoved a spoonful of pasta into your mouth.
"Just because we're not in the same team doesn't mean we're not allowed to be civil with each other," he cheekily responded.
"This is more than civil," you added.
"And I admit that," he shamelessly said, then sipped his wine.
"That's because you make one charming enemy. I could fall for your tricks any time," he added.
"Then why are we here?"
"Because I fall for your charms," he shortly replied as he continued cutting his steak.
"And why is that?"
"Because I got myself into you, you don't even have to pull any tricks on me. You can be cruel to me, I'm a fool for you," he answered, eyes locked with yours.
"And also," he slyly grinned before he finished his sentence, "sleeping with the enemy is hot,"
Your hand held your wine glass by its stem, "I think sleeping with the enemy is something I'd definitely not do," you remarked.
"And why?"
You shrugged, "I would never let my guard down," you replied.
Minho knew exactly that you were the type to keep your guard high, not letting anyone in unless you were sure that someone was trustworthy enough to know your weaknesses.
You did it to him once, and that made him believe he could do it again, not to do a harm to it, but to help you protect what he had seen in you: your true, genuine self, your pure compassion, and principles you firmly stood on.
That was what makes you stand up among other people, that what makes you special to him, that what makes him want you more.
Minho got out of the car as soon as he saw you unbuckled your safety belt, so he could open the car door for you.
You lowly chuckled when he offered you his hand to help you get out of his car, "thank you," you muttered to him.
"You still live alone," he said, seeing that your house was dark like it used to whenever he drove you home two years ago.
"My sister lives with his husband now," you said to him and closed the car door behind you, "so yeah, I have the house to myself,"
"Can I come in then?" He asked you with a lopsided grin.
"Try again next time," you said to him.
You leaned in and gently kissed him on the cheek, "thank you for dinner," you muttered as you pulled away.
"A kiss on the cheek?" He asked in disbelief, shook his head, then pulled you close by putting a hand around your waist.
He leaned in close, "you know I need more than that," he said, then kissed you on the lips.
Once he got the taste of it, he couldn't settle with one or two kisses, he drew you closer, putting a hand on the nape of your neck and angling your head to deepen the kiss.
Body pushed you backward until your back hit the cold metal of your house gate, pinned you against his that made you give in, holding him back while clutching your purse in one hand.
You broke the kiss to catch a breath, but he moved his lips down the column of your throat, "Minho, it's getting cold," you said to him.
"Then we should get in," he responded, lips grazing your earlobe as he spoke.
You softly giggled as he tilted your head upward, allowing him to savor your neck with kisses and gentle bites.
"Nice try," you said to him.
You lifted his head and kissed him this time.
It took him by a surprise that you would kiss him this way, so tenderly with your hand slipped in his hair that he believed you knew how he likes it when you do that.
Your kisses were light and lovely, like a gust of warm breeze in a winter night but passed too soon.
You slowly pushed him away, "I'm cold," you admitted.
And he noticed your cheeks redden from the cold, and when he took your hands in his, they were freezing that he immediately brought them close to his mouth and blew warm breath on them.
"Get inside," he told you, no matter how much he hated to say this.
"Okay," you said, then unlocked the gate of your house, swung the gate open but not getting in yet.
"Goodnight, Minho," you said to him.
"Goodnight," he said back.
He stepped back then walked back into his car.
He waited until all the lights in your house turned on and made sure you were safely back inside your house before driving away with the thought that even though you didn't let him in yet, didn't mean that it was impossible to do, you just need more time, and he was willing to give you as much as you want.
You worth the wait, the patience, you worth everything he has in him.
-
Winning is great.
That's for sure.
But as you got older, you realized that you learned more from losing. You learned how to keep going.
When you parted ways with Minho two years ago, you took it as a starting point to finally learn from losing and started again carrying that knowledge.
When you met Minho again though, you weren't sure you wanted to start over. He kept reminding you of your failure, what you lost, how your hard work went to a waste, the iniquity of it all.
You didn't want to see him again because of that.
When you kissed him that night, you realized that he was the only good thing that came out of that hardship.
Also, it wasn't fair to Minho, he didn't do anything wrong, he was innocent, collateral damage.
Maybe it was time for you to try, you told yourself as you entered his firm and asked the lady behind the front desk that you wanted to see him.
Minho was meeting a client, and you were told to wait in his office, you kept glancing at your wristwatch because you didn't have much time and had to get back to your office soon.
Minho came a while later, smiling at the sight of you, a delightful surprise that he didn't see coming.
"Such a sight for sore eyes," he said with a dreamy sigh.
"I can say the same for your office," you said to him, it was a nice office, spacious with a breathtaking view of the city.
He walked up to you, stopped just a step away from you, "you came here," he said, his words tinted with disbelief.
"I had a meeting near your office, so I decided to stop by," you explained.
With his height, he towered above you, looking down at you with his dark brown eyes.
"And coffee!" You pointed to the cups of coffee you brought with you on the table.
Someone came trudging into his office and interrupted you both, "I am sorry but I need you..." the man's eyes shifted from him to you, "hey, I think I know you," he said to you.
"I think so too, yeah," you said to him with a courteous smile.
You glanced down at your wristwatch again, "I'm sorry, but I have to go," you told Minho, then picked up your bag and coat on the chair.
Minho got confused with the situation that created a lot of questions in his head.
"But we haven't-"
"I'll make sure to visit again," you said to him, flashing a smile to the other guy on your way out.
On your way back to your firm, you were sure Minho would ask how did you know that guy in his office. You were never the type to explain useless things like that but you got the urge to explain everything to him, you didn't know why, you just did.
Work kept you busy, and you only had time to visit him a few days later, you clocked out early to drop by his firm before going home.
When you arrived at his floor, it was almost empty except for the one in his department, where everyone gathered at the long table and talked.
You stepped closer to ask for Minho but overheard their conversation instead.
You got upset once you realized they were talking about Minho and you, and your little quarrel back in college and how you failed to get accepted in the firm, they thought that was why you kept coming to his office and probably trying to steal his design.
You scoffed and couldn't lie but got upset at their last accusation that was taken out of context, "excuse me!" You said to them.
And they abruptly stopped talking, nervously smiled at you.
"I never plan to-"
Minho suddenly appeared from behind you and cut you off, "what makes you guys so sure she came here to steal my design? Well, I guess you don't know what she's capable of," he snapped.
"If you talk ill about her again, I'll take that personally," he finished, looking at his coworkers one by one in the eyes that they looked down and got quiet.
He pulled your hand and took you to his office, "I'm sorry that you need to hear that," he said to you as he shut the blinds of his office to get some privacy.
You sighed and gripped the handle of your bag so tight your knuckles turned white, "I told you, I hate it when people make me feel like I'm a sore loser," you said to him.
Minho came up to you, "I'm not. I'm just telling the truth," he said.
"Yeah, the truth that you won and I lost,"
Minho's eyebrows furrowed in utter confusion, "why you make it seem like it was only about you losing and me winning? You said it yourself, that none of this was our fault," he told you, almost running out of breath at the end of the sentence.
"Sure, but the way you have to explain everything to them," you paused to catch a deep breath, "I can take care of myself, but of course, you had to come and save me," you scoffed.
Minho got quiet, he knew it was wrong for him to do that, not letting you handle it. He regretted stepping in your battle.
"I'm sorry," he apologized.
"Forget it," you said to him, "I don't even know why I'm here," you headed for the door, but he stopped you, putting a hand around you to stop you on your track.
"I will not let you leave this time," he said to you, holding you back from leaving.
"Minho, let me go," you sternly said to him.
"No," he sternly said back to you.
You sighed and slouched your shoulders against his back, "stop pitying me," you sadly said.
He tightened his hold around you and put another hand across your chest, "you know what I have for you is not pity," he said to you.
You knew he was telling the truth, he cared for you, that was why he did what he did.
"Did you date someone else in these past two years?" He suddenly said, changing the topic.
"Did you meet someone and fall in love?" He asked again.
"Did he treat you better?"
You took his hands off of you and turned around to face him, looking at his face with a layer of sadness on it.
"Was he better than me?" He asked again.
"If this is it about the other day, he was just someone I went on a date once," you said even though you didn't know why you felt obligated to explain.
He nodded and licked his lips, "I know," he answered.
"But is there someone else?" He asked again as if the answer would please him.
You shook your head, "no one else," you answered.
He pulled you into a hug and held you so tight as if you would vanish if he didn't. He sighed repeatedly, relieved and enlightened, he raked your hair with his fingers and drank your scent.
He tilted your head with his fingers under your chin, "I'll be miserable if I can't have you," he said, then pressed a kiss on your lips.
You let your bag drop onto the floor and slipped your hands under his suit jacket and on his warm-clothed body, returning his kiss with the same enthusiasm.
Minho ran his hands down to the back of your thighs and hoisted your body against him, steered both of your bodies to his desk, then sat you down on the desk.
He let go of the kiss, placed his hands around your neck, and softly rubbed your jaw with his thumb, "you're so hot when you're mad," he said with a sly smirk.
You rolled your eyes, "should I stay mad at you, then?" You teased.
"You're always hot to me nonetheless," he said while running a thumb over your lips.
"But when you're mad," he hissed, "so, so hot," then brought his lips on you again.
With his lips almost touching yours, you pushed him away from you, and he staggered backward, "fuck you, Minho," you said to him.
"Huh? why? What happened?" He asked, baffled at the turn of the event.
"Fuck you!" You cursed out loud, loud enough for anyone outside the office to hear.
You got off his desk and walked up to him, "Fuck you! I Didn't steal your design!" You shouted at him.
He stood there frozen on his feet, "I didn't say you steal it," he said.
You pushed him until his back hit the wall and made a soft thudding sound.
"You fucking incompetent piece of shit! Why would I steal from you?" You snapped at him, index finger stabbed his chest for every word you enunciated.
He put your hand away, but you were quick to fist the front of his shirt, "Why? Didn't you say you like seeing me mad?" You asked him.
Minho smirked almost devilishly.
He pulled your body and had you pinned to the wall this time, pressing his weight against yours, "And you think you're better than me?" He shouted back at you in a mocking tone, intentionally loud for everyone else to hear.
"You have so much to prove, huh?" He asked with a wicked smile.
"I'm going to win this time," you said to him, grabbing his shirt by its collar.
"You'd better get your big mouth shut for that!" He said, then pressed a haste kiss on you.
A kiss that made both of you thrash around the room, wreaking havoc in his office, your shoes fell off your feet as he lifted your body and sat you back on the desk.
His hand impatiently went under your skirt to palm your clothed core, so warm and delicate under his touch.
"Fuck," he muttered against your lips, "I want you so much,"
He aggressively inserted his fingers inside your underwear to touch the delicate flesh of your cunt, to see how wet you were for him.
Your hands went to unbuckle his belt and fumbled to open the button that Minho eventually helped you with it, pulled out his erection from his underwear.
You wrapped your hand around his length and gently pumped his length.
You reclined on the desk with a hand propped under you, lifted your legs, and pulled the hem of your skirt until it scrunched up around your hips, all while your eyes fixated on his, just like the sight wasn't tantalizing enough, you spread your legs wide for him.
A lopsided grin bloomed on his face, he felt challenged by you, you pushed just the right button. He put your underwear to the side, exposing your gushing wet hole that he immediately inserted his fingers.
You intentionally clenched around his fingers to give him a taste of what was coming.
"Oh fuck," he groaned.
"I can't wait anymore," he said to you, then dragged your body closer, he wet the tip of his cock with your arousal to finally push his length inside.
You hooked your legs around his waist, and with your heels, you pressed his ass, sending him deeper inside you.
He let out a loud groan that you quickly slush him away, "you want everyone to hear, huh?"
He shook his head with jaws clenched, "I don't care," he said to you.
You intentionally clenched, tightened the muscles around him, and successfully earned another loud groan from him that he quickly muffled by pressing his lips together.
"And you said you don't care," you sneered.
He ignored your taunt and began moving, eyes fixated on where his cock going in and out of you. He wondered how you managed to still calm with this overwhelming pleasure, that only made him want to ruin you more, making you a moaning mess on his office desk.
It was him who had a hard time containing his grunts.
"You left the door unlocked, Minho," you taunted him, "someone can walk in on us,"
He pulled you by your neck to sink his mouth on yours as a way to muffle the noises he made.
"You want to let them see you fucking me on your desk?" You asked into his ear.
The more you taunted him, the more aroused he got that his thrusts started to get sloppy.
"Let them see you fucking an enemy?" You taunted him more.
Minho accidentally sucked on your neck so hard as he climaxed, cumming inside you, and gripped the back of your thigh so hard you were sure it would create a mark on the skin. He gave you a slobbering kiss that landed on the corner of your mouth.
"I hate to remind you, but your coworkers are right outside," you reminded him as he pecked your lips repeatedly.
He let go of your lips with a gasp, then looked at your face, "I still want to be inside you," he said to you.
"I'm so full of you right now," you softly whined.
"And I want to keep it that way," he said to you with a dreamy smile.
After gaining his composure back, Minho slowly pulled out of you, his cock had softened and wet from both of your arousals.
He quickly pushed all the cum leaking out of your hole back inside and put your underwear back to its place, softly palming your clothed cunt as he placed a kiss on you.
He pulled up his trousers and buckled his belt back, tucking his shirt inside, and you helped him fix the collar of his shirt.
You got off the table and collected your shoes on the floor, then sat on the headrest of the sofa to put them on, roughly combed your hair next with your fingers after.
Minho noticed the blooming mark on your neck and helped you cover it with your hair.
Minho picked up your bag and handed it to you.
"Don't follow me out of the door," you ordered as you buttoned your coat.
"Why?"
"Because I'm still mad at you," you sharply said.
Minho softly laughed and hugged you from the back, "then I won't let you go until you're not mad anymore,"
You broke out of his hug and turned around, "try me!" You said to him, then got out the door.
You kept walking without looking at his coworkers who were probably wondering what just happened inside.
Minho beat you up to push the elevator to pick you up on his floor, his hair slightly tousled and a sly smirk plastered on his face.
You stood next to each other as you watched the number of the floor change as the elevator went down the building.
"We're supposed to be still mad at each other," you reminded him.
"Why would I still be mad at you?" he asked.
"You're dripping down my thighs," you said to him without turning your head at him.
He didn't reply but shot you a smirk.
The elevator dinged when it arrived, and its door slid open, Minho followed you inside but stayed in its doorway, grabbed you by your elbow, moved his hand to your neck, "be careful," he said to you.
"Goodnight," he added, then gave your lips a quick peck.
He stepped away and let the elevator door slide shut, disappeared behind the chamber.
And you got a taste of what it felt like when you closed the gate of your house at him.
-
The deadline was less than two weeks away, your mind had been occupied with work and more work, even when you were resting at home you felt bad for it, wasting the time you could have spent on working.
You knew this side of yourself, once you were into something, you put your everything on it, you either go all in or nothing, never do it half-heartedly.
You were getting back from a team meeting when you saw Minho had been waiting on your desk.
It was the only good thing that happened that day, the smile he gave you as you made your way to him.
"Come with me," you ordered.
You took him to the balcony where employees go to to have a cigarette smoke between works, there was a little garden and a few benches to sit on, you sat on the one that face the city view.
You sighed, feeling good for taking a little break after tirelessly working for hours.
"I see that you're busy," he said to you.
"Aren't you should be busy too?"
He sighed, "yeah,"
"But I want to see you," he added.
You reclined on the bench and rested your head on his shoulder, it felt nice to rely on someone even for a fleeting moment.
Minho put an arm around you, making you feel embraced.
"Minho, we can't keep doing this," you said to him.
"Doing what?"
"Keep seeing each other," you answered.
"The deadline is nearing, and I don't have time to focus on something else," you explained.
"That I agree," he said while rubbing your shoulder.
"You know that once I'm starting something, I will put everything in me into it," you furtherly explained.
"I know," he nodded in acknowledgment.
Minho sighed, he understood what you meant, that he shouldn't be seeing you and vice versa, and that both of you should put your focus on the project.
"I will stop seeing you," he said to you.
"Thank you," you muttered.
"Only until the deadline," he said to you, shot you a playful smirk, "when the deadline ends, you can't stop me from seeing you,"
You closed your eyes and chuckled, "unbelievable!" You breathlessly muttered.
You stayed like that for a moment, just enjoying each other’s company in between chaotic hours of work.
It was hard for Minho not to see you for a while, it was even harder to part with you and not be able to kiss you, or just held your hand.
It was the right thing to do.
Minho also had a hard time focusing on work when his head was filled with you. At least not seeing you, helped him put all of his attention on it, working and doing his best to get the best outcome.
It wasn't hard to find his motivation back, to win, to prove himself, to be acknowledged for what he do best.
When the work took its toll on him, that was when he needed you.
He drove to your house after getting off late from work and rang your doorbell. It took you a while to open the gate and find him there, eyes shrunken in exhaustion like the life was sucked out of him.
"I thought we agreed not to-"
Without letting you finish your sentence, he put his hands around you and held you close, melted into your arms that made his worries evaporate into thin air.
"I know," he mumbled.
"I need to see you," he said to you.
He sounded so worn out that you felt bad for stopping him, you held him back instead, slipping your hands underneath his coat and putting your hand on his back.
Minho put his coat around you, enveloping both of your bodies in his coat, and stayed like that, in the quiet of the night except for the constant buzzing sound of the streetlight shining down on you.
"I miss you so much," he said at your face with eyes closed as if it was painful to admit it.
And you couldn't deny the fact that you missed him too: his smart mouth, his sly smirks, his intense gaze, his presence in your life that made your life a little easier, whole and content.
You tilted your head up at him and looked into his eyes, which overflowed with so much warmth and affection for you.
"I miss you too," you said back.
Minho smiled and pressed a sweet kiss on your lips that made the mounting misery of not seeing you disappear in a second.
"You want to come in?" You asked him.
Minho would say yes right away if he hadn't promised you.
He shook his head even though he had been dying for you to invite him in, "I'll be a gentleman and wait until the deadline ends," he answered.
You nodded, "Correct answer!"
He jerked his head back, "wait, that was a test isn't it?" He asked.
You shrugged.
"And I passed?"
You shrugged again.
He groaned while you chuckled at him, he tightened his hold around you, pecked on your lips, and kissed you to get as much taste of it to last him until he could see you again.
"You'd better get back inside, it's freezing," he said to you.
"Okay," you said.
He reluctantly put his hands away from you and let you step out of his hug, watched you get inside the gate, and said, "Goodnight!"
"Goodnight!" He said back.
He stood there for a moment to relish the feeling of having you around him. He just realized how much your presence meant to him, like breathing a new life into him, making him want to do better and better.
Only a few days away, he said to himself. A few nights of sleep away then he'll be able to see you as much as he wanted, and at that moment, Minho's goal slightly changed, not to win but to have you back.
-
A day before the deadline, you came by his office and it puzzled him because it was so unlike you to break your promise. He saw you waiting by the lounge, sitting on the single sofa in the corner of the room with your purse on your lap.
"Hey," he greeted as he sat on the sofa across from you, "I didn't expect to see you today. Deadline is tomorrow," he said.
You smiled at him, "last-minute enemy intrusion," you joked.
"Let me get you a cup of coffee," he offered.
"No, please," you kindly refused, "I won't be long," you added.
He sat back down, took your hand, and clasped it with his, "what is it?" He asked, in slight concern.
You licked your lips and looked into his eyes that stared back at you with so much anticipation, "I just came back from turning in my design," you began, "I had to do an early presentation because I have to leave for a business trip,"
The smile on his face slowly faded, "you're going to leave me, are you? Like two years ago," he asked, squeezing your hand and clasped it tighter around his.
You softly smiled, "why would I bother telling you if I'm going to leave you?" you said.
Minho leaned forward on his seat, propped his elbows on his knees, "don't leave!" He sadly said.
"I'll only leave for a week," you said to him, rubbing the back of his hand with your thumb.
"And you come here to tell me that?" He asked.
Minho couldn't hide his gleeful smiles, feeling giddy because it felt like he had just unlocked a new level in the relationship.
You shook your head, "I come here to say good luck!"
He chuckled, couldn't contain his glee anymore.
"Cause you seem to really need it," you added with eyes squinted at him, "a lot,"
He burst out laughing and hissed, "you really do come to break my spirit, huh?"
You shrugged and subtly smirked at him.
He walked you until you were both outside his firm, hailed a taxi for you. Knowing that you would be out of reach for a few days, he grabbed your hand, not letting you in the taxi yet, taking a look at you, and got the urge to touch you, but he knew you wouldn't like that.
He looked at you for a while with a hand squeezed your elbow, "gosh, I want to kiss you so much," he muttered under his breath.
You softly smiled and gave him a quick peck on the lips, "Good luck!" You said to him again then got in the back of the taxi.
After your taxi had left, Minho stood there still reeling from the kiss you just gave him, out in the open, with people walking around the firm, in the middle of the day.
One kiss was all it took to get him through the day but not enough to last until the day you come back.
He turned in the design and gave a presentation on the following day, he felt relieved because he put his best into it and that he regretted nothing, no matter what the outcome would be.
All he could think about was you.
How he missed you.
How badly he needed to hold you to melt his weariness away.
When he came to the office the following week, people cheered for him and it got him questioning himself.
Everyone seemed to know that it would be him just like they expected, his design got selected, in other words, he won it, he proved himself, he reached his goal.
As everyone celebrated his achievement, he got this feeling tugged in his chest, he should be happy about his winning, but why it didn't excite him like he thought it would.
What is winning without someone to share it? Someone who knew the struggle, the pain that came by sacrificing everything on it, and gave him the support he never knew he needed.
When everyone left for the day, Minho sat on his chair and looked out of his window in his office.
Celebrating his winning on his own and the burden that went away with it. Winning wasn't always about gaining, it was also about losing.
His cellphone rang on his desk, and he picked it up.
"Congratulations!" That was the first word you said to him s soon as he picked up.
He smiled knowing that it was you, "Thank you," he said, he wasn't exactly feeling grateful for beating you but he knew how you hated being treated like a sore loser.
"I miss you! Come back already!" He muttered, he needed you more than being acknowledged for his achievement.
"Why? Are you going to treat this loser for some drinks?" You playfully asked through the phone.
"You are anything but a loser," he told you.
"And yes, I'll bring a bottle,"
You lightly chuckled, "Then come down!"
"Huh?"
"I'll be waiting by your car," you said.
Minho jolted on his seat and sat up straight, "you're here?"
"Don't make me wait too long, Minho," you gave him a vague answer.
Minho frantically gathered his things around his office and punched the button on the elevator as if it would get him down faster.
When the door slid open, he broke into a jog and went to where he parked his car with you leaning against the side of the car.
His heart burst with happiness like he just received his real prize for winning.
He ran to you and crashed himself with you, hugged you and lifted you off of your feet, held you in the air for a moment before putting you back down.
You opened your mouth to speak but he was quick to shut you up with a kiss, a titillating kiss that conveyed how much he misses you.
"Let's get you home," he said as soon as he broke the kiss.
You looked at him with your lips wet from his kiss, "Okay," you answered.
Minho had been waiting for this moment, he stood behind you as you unlocked the gate of your house then pushed it open.
He followed you inside, crossed the small garden, then climbed the stairs that led to the front door of the house, you inserted the passcode until it beeped open.
You swung the door open and stepped away to let him in, "please, come in!" You said to him.
He shot you a smile, then walked in, took off his shoes, and slipped into slippers.
He looked around the living room while you went to the kitchen to get some drinks, looking at the framed pictures of you with your family on the wall, and saw the one when you were still a toddler, playing sand on a beach.
"I am well aware that I wasn't a cute kid back then," you said when you returned with glasses and a small bucket of ice cubes, then put down a sealed bottle of whiskey.
Minho sat on the sofa and volunteered to open the bottle, "I'm sorry. I should be the one treating you to a drink," he said.
"No problem. I happen to have a lot of alcohol but no time to drink them," you responded.
You put two ice cubes on his glass and none in yours, Minho shot you a sly smile because you still remember how he likes his drink.
He clangs his glass with yours, took sips of your drinks almost at the same time, slightly hissing when you gulped it down in one go and the alcohol burned down your throat.
"Congratulations, once again," you said again as you refilled your glass.
Then clang your glass with his in his hand, gulped it again at once.
You glanced at him, and he was giving you this look, one that was so familiar, "don't give me that pitying look, Minho," you said to him and put down your glass.
"I'm not," he denied.
You lightly chuckled, "Look, you didn't owe me anything, you won because you did it on your own. It came from your pure hard work and your competence, you did it, you won!" You said to him, squeezing his hand on his lap.
"And you know what? You didn't have to prove anyone anything, you only need to prove it to yourself," you added.
You shifted on your seat, slightly facing him with one leg folded on the sofa, "you just did, and that's enough," you finished with a comforting smile.
Minho didn't realize it until you told him this, that he didn't need to prove anyone anything, everything that he sought all these times was not winning but proving it to himself.
His heart swelled with so much pride for himself, and it felt like the burden he put himself in vanished into thin air.
He reached for your cheek, caressed it with so much love, feeling so grateful and lucky he had someone like you who understood him.
He leaned in and kissed you, he put all of these nice feelings inside of him and put them all into the kiss.
"I'm so in love with you," he said against your lips.
He didn't waste time to kiss you again, drew your body close, and closed the gap between your bodies. Kissed you more, harder, deeper until his lungs screamed for oxygen.
He was so lost in the moment, he didn't hear his cellphone ringing in his jacket.
"Minho, your phone is ringing," you said to him.
He sighed, reluctantly letting go of the kiss but still holding you close, he picked up the phone.
You lay your hand flat on his chest as you watched him talk into the phone, he looked back at you, then at your hand that played with the button of his shirt.
You moved your hand down lower to feel the taut muscles of his stomach through the fabric, all the while maintaining your eyes with his.
Your hand went lower, touching the metal buckle of his belt, and he shot you a subtle glare as he kept talking into the phone.
You quickly withdrew yourself and sat up on the sofa to pour yourself a drink, just a little, and gulped it down.
Minho grabbed your hand when he thought you were about to leave him on the sofa, you shot him a smile and went kneeling on the floor facing him.
He shook his head at you, sensed that you were up to no good.
But that didn't stop you from unbuckling his belt and pulling the zipper down, taking out his semi-hard member from its confine.
Minho watched it all while trying to keep his tone as he continued speaking through the phone, stifled a sigh when you wrapped your hand around his length and began softly pumping it, up and down.
"Not fair," he mouthed to you.
You took an ice cube from the bucket and put it in your mouth, crushed it with your teeth until it became tiny little shards in your mouth.
Minho's eyes widened when he saw you slowly bring your mouth close to his cock and put it in your mouth, couldn't help but let out a moan when he felt the cold of the ice around him that electrified and aroused him at the same time.
He could only hope the person he was speaking to didn’t know what he was dealing with, having your head between his legs, kneeling, and opening your mouth wide to take all of his length.
Minho struggled to contain his groans, he could only mumble his answers through the phone, inhaled, and exhaled a long breathe once in a while to calm himself down as his cock was fully buried inside your mouth, cold and hot, wet and slick.
He let his head fall back on the headrest of the sofa, having a hard time focusing on talking on the phone with your mouth wrapped around his cock.
His hand went to put your hair away into a makeshift ponytail with one hand from covering such an enticing sight. The other one was busy holding his phone, keeping it pressed close to his ear.
You looked up through your lashes at him as you bobbed your head up and down his length.
Minho couldn't handle it, he quickly muttered goodbye to whomever he was talking to on the phone and put the phone away.
"Can't even wait for me to finish my phone call, huh?" He asked you, placing a hand on your jaw and softly rubbing it with his thumb.
You hummed your answer, and the vibration made him buck his hips against your, making you gag as his cock hit the back of your throat.
Minho cursed under his breath when he pulled his cock out of your mouth, followed by strings of his cum dribbled down your chin.
The view of it made his cock twitch in an instant, he saw the white of his cum on your tongue then watched you swallow it all down.
"Fuck," he cursed out loud, the profanity echoed in the living room.
He roughly got you up from the floor by your elbows and sat you down on his lap, "you're so..." he couldn't find the perfect word to describe the way you unexpectedly act. It never crossed his mind that you would kneel, having to see your head between his legs and sucking him off.
"Unexpected?"
"Full of surprises, more like," he corrected.
He kissed you hastily, tasting your cold mouth, you and his cum in you. His hands fumbled to unbutton your blouse that he impatiently ripped open, you were sure one or two buttons were flying off when he did.
He tossed the blouse away, unclasped your bra without hassle, then hand took an ice cube from the bucket, chewing on it as you did earlier.
"Payback time?" You asked him.
He nodded and opened his mouth to take your breast into his mouth.
The cold of the ice welcomed you, raised the goosebumps all over your body, and woke all of your senses at once.
You didn't hold back from moaning, you looked at how his mouth wrapped around your nipple and sucked on your breast.
You put your hair away, then put your hands on his shoulders, watching him do the same to your other breast, the melting ice dripping down from the corner of his mouth to your chest.
You slowly grind on him, your clothed core against his bulge under you, lowly moaning with mounting tension.
"My room is upstairs," you told him as you slipped your hand into his hair.
"Do you think you can carry me there?" You asked him.
There's just something so satisfying about proving anyone wrong, and Minho lived for that.
He let go of your breast with a loud pop, leaving your nipples red and swollen, wet with his saliva and melting ice.
Taking you to bed would be nothing," he said to you and confidently got up from the sofa, lifting you along with him.
You gasped as he hoisted you higher, hooked your legs around his waist, and hands looped around his neck, clung onto him as he climbed the stairs that led to your room.
He kicked open the door of your bedroom, making you giggle because he didn't want to let go of you for a mere second.
His impatient hands stripped your clothes off of you and as well as his, then crashed his naked body at you until you both toppled onto the bed.
Minho had wanted on fucking you for a long time, and that notion became true got him overwhelmed that his hands aimlessly touching you and kissing anything that he could put his mouth on.
You took the lead, had him pinned under you, lowered yourself to kiss him down while holding your hair from hitting his face.
"I dream of you on top of me," he said to you.
"Yeah?"
He nodded.
You grind on him for a moment before taking his length in your hand and aligning yourself with him, your eyes fixated on his face while his on where his cock slowly disappeared into you.
When he fully inside you, you let out a delightful sigh, blissfully smiling, "so perfect," you hummed, "so perfect inside me," you said to him with a dreamy sigh.
Grunts spilled out of his mouth as you moved on top of him, rolled your hips in a circular motion, slowly grind on him, bounced so hard with your breasts going along with the motions.
"Is this how you dream it?" You softly asked him with your hands on his chest.
He rubbed your forearm, "Even better," he sighed.
ou seductively smiled at him, then tilted your head up, took his hands, and led them to where you wanted him to touch you: all over.
You lay one foot flat on the bed to gain some leverage to go deeper, your eyes screwed shut as your orgasm came closing in.
Minho steadily held your waist, preventing you from falling to the side.
You moaned out loud.
Minho could listen to it on repeat, and he would never get tired of it.
"You're so beautiful when you moan like that," he murmured.
You clenched around him, tighter and tighter, your legs grew weak then a burst of immense pleasure surged throughout your body like a wildfire.
You toppled to the side, and Minho didn't waste time to take over from there, he turned you over on the bed and lifted you by your waist, jutting your ass up in the air.
With a hand on your hips to keep you still and steady, he pushed his length into you again.
He heard you cry into the pillow, his cock entering your still sensitive walls from the previous orgasm.
He began moving, slow and steady, angling your body as he pleased by your hips.
He lowered himself behind you, brought his mouth close to your ear, "Did someone fuck you in those two years without me?" He asked you.
"Did he fuck you better than I do?"
One hand went under to play with your clit, "No one can fuck you better than I do," he remarked, his hot breath tickling your ear when he spoke.
You didn't reply but clutched your pillow under you, moaning and screaming into it.
"You keep clenching around me," he said, gripping your hips so tight, "you want me to cum so fast?"
Minho got lost in it, at how good you felt around his cock that he thrusting into you at a relentless pace, one hand went to the nape of your neck, pushing your head onto the pillow.
"You feel so good, oh, fuck," he said between his grunts.
"I'm going to cum so hard and fill you up,"
And picked up his pace by putting all of his strength into the thrusts until he cum inside you, cock twitching and jamming it so deep inside you as he released his seed.
Without pulling out of you, he lowered himself, kissing your back and angled your head so he could kiss your face.
He heard your sniffles muffled by the pillow and got panicked, "are you crying?"
Your eyes were wet with tears that he could see the wet of your tears on the pillow, he wiped your tears with the back of his hand.
"Are you okay?"
"Did I hurt you?"
You shook your head and looked over your shoulder,
"That was just so good," you honestly answered.
Minho let out a mix of sighs and chuckle as he removed the hair that stuck to your face, "that good, huh?"
He took your hand and intertwined it with his on the bed, lay beside you as he put your body to the side so he could spoon you without pulling out of you, he kissed your bare shoulder repeatedly until you calmed down.
"I never cried from having sex before," you admitted.
"Trust me that it never feels this good to me before," he said to you.
"I believe it feels that good because it's with you," he added, then kissed the skin behind your ear.
You smiled hearing his comforting words tinted with so many endearments for you.
You closed your eyes, let the warmth of his body and the touches he gave you, lulled you to sleep.
-
You woke up with his hands touching your body, mouth kissing the column of your throat, and when he saw your eyes fluttering open, he smiled then whispered, "good morning,"
You saw the pale sunshine shining through the window behind him.
"Can't help yourself, I see," you mumbled.
He smiled with his mouth on your neck, "I want you so much," he murmured.
You softly smiled at him, you knew he didn't need your answer, he was just seeking your permission to go further.
Even with your head was still clouded with sleep, you could feel how pleasurable it was to have him inside you again.
"Mmh yeah, so good," he murmured.
You hummed with your eyes closed, putting a hand around his neck, and softly scratched the hair on the back of his head. He kissed your open mouth and his hips pulsating into you at a painstakingly slow pace.
You looked at his face that hovered a few inches above you, "Remind me how did we get here?" You asked him out of the blue
He breathlessly laughed, "from enemies to lovers?"
"So cliché," you commented while rolling your eyes.
Your cellphone rang from the bedside table, you stretched out your hand and groped around the table to see it was a call from work.
"Don't do anything funny," you said to him, then accepted the call.
Minho took this opportunity to his advantage.
He picked up the pace of his thrust and went as shallow as possible while looking down at your face.
You pressed your lips together to muffle your moans and talked as little as possible into the phone.
When you talked into the phone, Minho intentionally pulled out only to jam his cock back inside that a loud moan accidentally slipped past your mouth.
"Oh my God," you exclaimed while still on the phone.
"Can I call you later?" You spoke into the phone and hung up before you could receive an answer.
You put your phone away and held him close, "you're vengeful," you muttered.
He smirked then kissed you, "We're tied now," he announced.
You kissed him back, "yeah, but you'd better finish soon cause I have a meeting to go to," you informed.
Minho glanced at the clock on your bedside table, "oh yeah, me too," he said.
He groaned, then sank his mouth on you again, hips incessantly thrusting into you, and you hooked your legs around his waist, arching your back to let him penetrate deeper.
"Wait," you said into his lips.
"What?"
"Don't tell me you're participating in the design for that new art gallery?" You wildly guessed.
Minho pulled away from the kiss and scoffed, he didn't say anything but nodded.
"Oh, I guess we're going for another round," he said.
You brought his face close by his neck, placed a haste, slobbering kiss on his lips.
"well, let's finish this round first, shall we?" You asked with an eyebrow raised.
And Minho likes it when you challenge him like this.
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helloalycia · 3 years
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my happy ending [two] // kara danvers
summary: the secret Kara has been putting off for months finally comes to light, leaving you both in a precarious situation
warning/s: mentions of a breakup (let's be honest, this isn't a spoiler lol)
author's note: here’s the second part! hope you like it :)
part one | masterlist | wattpad
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It had been a few months since Kara and I said 'I love you' and it was around that time when things between us were moving forward. We were still going strong and I had never been in love with someone as much as I was with her. No relationship I'd had in the past was as amazing as it was with Kara – she was magnificent.
I was sure nothing would get in the way of us; we were going strong and despite small, petty arguments we'd had in the past, we'd never truly fell out over something. I couldn't imagine us doing so either, because our relationship was built on honesty and trust. What could possibly break us up?
I was in charge of all social media content for CatCo, so I wasn't one who usually went with reporters to cover stories. In fact, I rarely did unless it was to help a colleague, like now. My friend, Cara, was covering a story at L-Corp – something science-y to do with the labs. I wasn't too into the details, but she didn't want to go alone, so she asked me to accompany her.
So, that's where I found myself now, standing with Cara as she was being shown around the labs of L-Corp by a scientist.
Cara was a professional, asking question after question and digging for the nitty gritty details in which the scientist would try to avoid. It was pretty cool to witness.
"So, that's everything we're working on so far," the scientist finished the tour, stopping by some glass doors.
"What's in there?" I asked, nodding behind the scientist.
The woman glanced behind her before forcing a small smile. "That's something I shouldn't discuss."
I quirked an eyebrow. "Seriously? Now I definitely want to know."
"Look, this isn't a scrutinising article," Cara explained, her voice sounding convincing. "We're not trying to uncover L-Corp's secrets. The last thing we need is another 'evil Luthor' recycled news story."
"I appreciate the sentiment, but I still can't share what's in there," the scientist said, apologetically.
"Off the record?" Cara offered, and I could sense her curiosity, too. "We won't tell anyone. I won't report it."
The scientist seemed reluctant. "It's not a secret, I can tell you both. But it's just, you're the media..."
"Technically, she's the reporter," I pointed out, literally pointing to Cara, who smacked me in the arm.
"C'mon, we'll sign an NDA or whatever," Cara promised.
After some puppy dog eyes and pouting, the scientist (whose name I couldn't remember) gave us some NDAs to sign before finally taking us inside the glass room.
"As you know, we manufacture many different products," she explained, leading us to a desk with some microscopes on. "We're working on recreating Kryptonite."
I furrowed my brows. "That's that stuff that Supergirl and Superman have right?"
"Their weakness," the scientist corrected. "We've managed to recreate the properties of Kryptonite and can use it in case of an attack from Kryptonians."
"But the only Kryptonians we know of are Superman and Supergirl and they would never attack," Cara stated with confusion.
"Not necessarily true," the scientist said. "Remember Astra?"
"The woman who tried to kill us all at the start of the year? Yeah, we remember," I replied, shivering at the memory.
"It's for cases like that," she explained. "It's not a big deal, but we're keeping it on the down low to avoid public scrutiny. As you said earlier."
Cara nodded and began to look through the microscope, studying the Kryptonite on the slides. I looked at the green glowing rock beside the microscope, picking it up and wondering how something so beautiful looking could be so dangerous to an alien.
"Amazing, isn't it?"
I looked up at the scientist. "I guess. This stuff really kills Kryptonians?"
"Too much can, yes," she answered. "Small doses can inflict pain, and manageable doses can strip them of their powers, making them similar to a human. This piece you're holding is a highly-concentrated dose."
"Best keep this far away from National City's only hero then," I joked, feeling a tad uncomfortable that I was holding such a powerful object.
I placed the Kryptonite back on the desk and tapped Cara. She got the hint and concluded the tour.
Cara and I headed back to CatCo after and she thanked me for accompanying her to the tour. It wasn't a big deal, so I smiled and left her be to write it up, promising to give it a read before she submitted it.
I decided to head to Kara's afterwards, seeing as she was working from home today. I brought some food – her favourite, Potstickers – to surprise her, and knocked on with a smile on my face. Just the thought of seeing her got me all giddy, like a little kid.
"It's open!" Kara called out from the other side.
I rolled my eyes playfully and walked into her flat, setting the food on the kitchen counter. "What did I say about leaving your door unlocked, Kara? It could have been anyone!"
Kara grinned from her position at the dining table, standing up to approach me. "But I knew it was you and– ah!"
I furrowed my eyebrows when I saw Kara stumble over her feet when walking towards me.
"Kara, what is it?" I asked, moving forward to help, but when I touched her, she pushed me away and held the table for support. "Kara!"
I looked closely and realised her veins were glowing bright green. That could only happen if...
"Wait a minute," I said, staying stood still as she gulped hard, still hunched over with pain. "You're in pain... and that can only happen if you've been in contact with–"
"Kryptonite!" she cut me off breathlessly, before staring at me with startled eyes.
I stepped back, feeling my heart drop to my stomach. "You're a Kryptonian."
"Why do you have Kryptonite?!" she questioned, still clutching the table and cowering away from me.
I shook my head, still in awe. "I was at L-Corp and we saw some Kryptonite... but only Kryptonians are affected, and there's only two known Kryptonians on Earth... Superman and..."
She avoided my eyes and that's when my suspicion was confirmed. I felt my mouth go dry as I looked at Kara carefully. Her glasses, that was it. That was the only thing separating her from her other identity, her other life. How could I have missed that?
"I've gotta go," I got out finally, my throat closing up.
"Y/N, please wait," she said desperately, stepping forward, but she stopped herself when overcome with pain. Her skin was glowing green now and I realised that there was still Kryptonite residue on me from that highly-concentrated piece I held earlier.
I turned around and left, feeling my heart beat fast in my chest. Kara was Supergirl. I didn't know what to feel because that very fact was still trying to sink in.
I had no choice but to go back to CatCo after, needing to get the rest of my work done for today. But I couldn't concentrate because of what I'd just discovered. Kara was Supergirl. She was an alien. She had a whole other life I didn't know about.
My phone kept getting notifications from Kara – she wanted to explain herself, but she couldn't see me until she was sure the Kryptonite residue had dispersed. I didn't care about that anyway, I didn't want to see her right now. I wasn't sure what I would say if I did – she'd hidden this from me!
I thought we had something special and unique. I thought I'd finally found someone, something, indestructible. I thought I knew Kara inside and out, I wanted to believe I did. But I was wrong. She was pretending this whole time.
I went home after work, leaving a little early because I wasn't actually getting anything done. I was confused, lost, unsure what to do with this information. Kara was Supergirl. When she disappeared randomly, that's probably why. When she would sneak off with James and Winn... they probably knew, too. It seemed that everyone important to her knew. But I didn't. Maybe I wasn't as important to her as I thought.
When I reached my flat, I saw Kara leaning against the doorframe. She perked up when she saw me, clearing her throat.
"Y/N," she muttered, her voice breaking.
I wanted to ignore her, but I couldn't. I simply stared at her, noticing her red, teary eyes and puffy face that were hidden behind her glasses, the same ones that had hidden her identity. It was literally right in front of me and I hadn't noticed. She hadn't shared it with me. I was so sure we would last. A relationship built upon honesty and trust. Huh. What a joke.
"I don't want to speak to you right now," I said as calmly as I could muster, before fumbling with my keys.
"Y/N, please, I know you're angry, but I need to explain to you," she said desperately. "I don't want to hurt you."
"It's too late for that," I mumbled, swallowing down the lump in my throat before managing to slot the key in the hole and push open my door.
"I'm sorry," she said, following me inside. I rolled my eyes as she watched me with a guilty expression. "I didn't want you to find out like this."
"It seems that you didn't want me to find out at all!" I snapped at her, slamming the front door and spinning around to face her. "I found out by accident, Kara. You lied to me. You didn't trust me."
"I do," she tried, but I shook my head, disguising my hurt with irritation.
"No, you don't, otherwise you would have told me," I stated. "I feel stupid for not figuring it out sooner."
"I'm sorry–"
"I don't want to hear it!" I cut her off. "At first, maybe you didn't trust me enough to tell me, that's fine. Then we admitted we liked each other and okay, fair point, you didn't know if we would last so you didn't want to tell me. It's fine, understandable even, that you didn't tell me. But then we told each other we loved each other. And that could have been your chance. But no. You kept pretending that I actually meant something."
"I wasn't pretending!"
"If you weren't, then I would mean something to you, Kara. I would be important enough in your life to have known the truth!" I shouted, my vision blurry with tears. "You let me fall in love with you! Believing we could go somewhere when this whole time, you were living a whole other life! And apparently everybody else knows but me! Right? I presume that's why you're always hanging out with Winn and James?"
She stayed quiet, watching me with tears streaming down her face, but I couldn't care less. She was hurting me.
"Get out," I said, breathing out.
"Y/N–"
"I said get out," I repeated, glaring at her.
She nodded slowly, looking down to her shoes. "I'm so sorry, Y/N..." She walked past me, and I didn't turn around until I heard the door close.
I released a shaky breath, closing my eyes as tears fell. So much for a happy ending.
A lot can happen in a month, which is funny because it goes by quite quickly.
That's how long it had been as I tried to come to terms with how I felt about Kara hiding a big part of her life from me. I couldn't just forgive her and pretend it didn't hurt. The more I thought about it – which was a lot, as much as I tried not to – the more I felt like an idiot.
I was in love with somebody who I truly believed was my perfect someone. I believed she was everything to me, but she was pretending the whole time. I was convinced God was out there, letting me know not to get too attached, too safe with someone, because I would just be setup for disappointment.
Obviously, seeing as Kara and I worked in the same office, it made for, well, pretty much every day an awkward encounter. I tried my best to avoid her presence, which I thought wouldn't be too difficult, but gosh it was. It was like she was everywhere I went – the photocopier, the coffee machine, the toilets. It was infuriating, especially because I began to miss her a lot.
I had to put up with avoiding her eyes and stares from across the room for a long time. I knew she wanted to speak with me, because at first she tried to, but then she gave up and I think everybody knew. Nobody in the office brought it up, but it was obvious they knew, judging from the tension in the air when we were around each other.
And if all of that wasn't enough, it didn't help that I was reminded of Supergirl pretty much every day. She was all over the news and it was literally in my job description to tweet about her when I could. Seeing her – Kara – in all of those photos, reading about how she was literally saving people's lives... it hurt. She didn't trust me enough to tell me about all of it. Was it something I'd said? An impression I gave that made her deem me untrustworthy?
I didn't know anymore. I just knew that by the end of the month, my heart ached more and more, craving for the arsehole that was Kara Danvers. I refused to admit it at first, but when I kept finding myself searching for the blonde around the office, I knew I'd finally accepted what had happened. I wanted her back. I missed her.
It took a while to find the guts to go forward with this, but when I did, I tried to find Kara at work. She wasn't at her desk and nobody had seen her around. I did a quick search around, calling her name, but nothing. Only, when I was on my way into the hallway, I found her standing by the coffee machine. She wasn't alone.
The new-ish guy, Mike or whatever, was stood with her, pretty close to her side, his hand resting on hers on the table.
I knew I had no right – I'd literally blown her off for a whole month – but my heart began to ache at the sight. Whatever they were talking about must have been important. She was staring at him like he had hung all the stars in the sky. Unless that's just what I saw, I wasn't sure. I just knew that I hated it.
The two of them turned around when they heard me call Kara's name and I froze, meeting Kara's eyes for the first time in a long time.
"Y/N?" she breathed out, surprise in her voice and expression.
I licked my lips, backing up. "Sorry, I– sorry. I left it too late. I'll go," I mumbled, my voice breaking.
"No, Y/N, wait!" she tried, but I'd already turned on my heel and speed-walked away.
I felt my eyes tear up like an idiot as I walked away. Of course she'd moved on. Why wouldn't she? I'd wasted her time.
"Y/N, please wait," her voice broke me from my self-pity, and she stopped in front of me, eyes searching mine. "Let me explain."
"I didn't mean to interrupt," I said, clearing my throat. "You don't need to explain anything, Kara. I– I made you wait too long without saying anything. You don't owe me anything." I sucked up a shaky breath and avoided her eyes. "I've gotta go, sorry."
I didn't give her chance to respond, not wanting to hear her comfort me out of pity or obligation, and instead pushed her out of the way before leaving abruptly.
I just felt like an idiot.
I sat at my kitchen counter and opened the pizza box, tucking in there and then instead of getting a plate. I was tired, upset and wished today was over with.
After seeing Kara with Mike earlier on, I felt embarrassed and couldn't wait for my day to be over with so I could sulk over a box of pizza. I guess I should have seen it coming, since I practically pushed her away and gave her no benefit of the doubt. I deserved it, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt any less.
As I was halfheartedly eating my pizza slice, I heard a knock on the door and groaned inwardly. I really couldn't be arsed with the company.
"Go away," I called out, hoping they'd take the hint.
"Y/N? It's me."
I groaned loudly this time, recognising the voice as Kara's. I paused, glancing at the door, debating whether to tell her to go away. But I realised I'd have to face her eventually, and she was way too stubborn to take my word and leave.
With a heavy sigh, I dropped my pizza slice into the box and wiped my hands on my jeans before going to answer the door. Kara was standing there with a small smile on her lips as I avoided her eyes, cheeks growing warm.
"Hey," she said softly.
I nodded awkwardly. "I– er– hi..." I swallowed hard, saying, "Look, if you're here about earlier today, I'm really sorry, Kara."
"No, you don't need to apologise," she was quick to reply. "It wasn't what you thought, I–"
"You don't need to explain," I cut her off, finally lifting my eyes to meet hers. I didn't want her to explain it. "It's your business. I shouldn't have assumed anything."
Her eyes softened as she clearly had more to say. "Can I come in? Please?"
I would have rather ended the conversation there, but the part of me that missed her deeply was telling me to let her in. Next thing I knew, I was stepping to the side and letting her come in, hoping she couldn't hear the racing heartbeat in my chest.
"Mike isn't just the new guy," she said when I closed the door. "His name is Mon-El. He's an alien."
"Kara–"
"He's an alien and I've been helping him to settle into living on Earth," she cut me off, continuing hurriedly. She held my gaze, not giving me chance to interrupt. "Supergirl has been helping him. That's all it is. That's all it'll ever be."
I pressed my lips together, nodding slightly to show her I understood. Her shoulders relaxed and I felt a bit more at ease now myself. She wasn't moving on. Or at least, not with him.
"I didn't know that because I pushed you away," I admitted, frowning. "I didn't give you a chance... I'm sorry."
"You don't need to apologise," she insisted, shaking her head.
I smiled sadly. "I get it could be too late, but–"
"It's not too late," she said quickly, eyes glistening with hope. "I... I was waiting."
I felt butterflies in my stomach as I felt my embarrassment return. "I needed time, that was it." I sighed to myself as I began to pace uncomfortably. "It was silly, really, how I didn't realise the truth. Everybody else knew and I... I should have known."
"Don't say that," she said, and I felt her hand grab my arm reluctantly. I stopped and faced her, seeing her shaking her head. "I didn't mean for you to feel like that. It wasn't your fault, Y/N, it was mine. I should have told you. I wanted to tell you."
I couldn't help but feel betrayed again. "But you didn't."
She let go of my arm and frowned. "It just happened that Winn was the first person I told. And James already knew because of Superman. And then I wanted to tell you next, but being Supergirl was hard at first. It was demanding. And being Kara with somebody who didn't expect anything more was nice. It was selfish, but I had you. And I wanted to tell you after, but I was scared. And once again, I was selfish because I knew I was falling in love with you and I didn't want to scare you away because of this lie."
I swallowed the lump in my throat as she searched my eyes for something.
"It got out of hand and I was in way too deep," she admitted regretfully. "You won't believe me, but I did want to tell you, Y/N. But now you know. And I know you hate me, but I wish you didn't because I am truly sorry I ever hurt you. I never wanted that."
"I don't hate you," I told her, eyes glassy with tears. "I don't think I could hate you even if I tried, Kara."
"I love you," she whispered, a tear slipping from her eye.
I couldn't stop myself as I pulled her in for a hug, squeezing her tight. I had missed her so much and to have her back in my arms was a blessing, even if it hurt me at the same time.
"I don't completely trust you right now," I muttered truthfully, before pulling away and holding her close.
"I understand," she said, nodding and sniffling.
"But I love you, too," I added, knowing that deep down I couldn't stop. "I want to be with you, Kara. You mean too much to me."
She seemed confused as she furrowed her eyebrows. "What does this mean?"
I swallowed the lump in my throat. "I'd like to start again, but go slow. I still care about you and seeing you with Mike– Mon-El– whatever, made me realise that I can't see you being with somebody else."
"I'll earn back your trust," she promised, tucking a strand of her behind my ear. "I never meant to hurt you."
"I know you didn't," I said, grabbing her hand and kissing it gently. "And I know you will."
She smiled through her tears and I felt my heart beating quickly again, glad I had her back. I moved forward for another hug, relaxing into her arms as she squeezed me comfortingly.
We'd get through this. She was still my happy ending, Supergirl or not.
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mlwritingprompts · 3 years
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Submitted Prompt: Dramatics and Theatrics
Mylène is in the drama club of Françoise Dupont, right? She wants to be an actress of some sort, so how about she actually gets to perform in a school play? Even better, what if the drama club writes one themselves? Yeah!
So, Mylène and her drama friends start work on a play, and one of the ideas floated is that they do a dramatisation of the conflict in their city! Something that can let people laugh at what would normally be a pretty traumatic experience, right?
Mylène's not entirely sure, though. For one thing, she would be in line for playing Ladybug, and that's kind of a terrifying prospect. For another, well. Ladybug is a real person- - what if she sees it? What if she thinks it's weird?
So she does what any self-respecting Parisian would do.
The next time she sees Ladybug on patrol, she asks for help. Who would know better how to respectfully portray Ladybug than the girl herself?
Ladybug seems a little apprehensive, which is fair. It's her life, after all. In the end, though, she agrees to come on as a sort of consultant for the production, and floats the idea of tweaking things just a bit.
Maybe Ladybug and Chat Noir fighting Hawkmoth would hit too close to home for some people, you know? Not to mention, after the movie debacle, she's still a little iffy about treating her like a fictional character they can write any which way they want.
With Ladybug's help, Mylène and the rest of the drama club get to work on some acceptable substitutes.
Instead of Ladybug and Chat Noir in Paris, it's the heroes Cricket and Corvid against the villainous Tigertail, who's based on a dragonfly.
The drama club actually finds that the freedom they get with original characters is a lot more entertaining, and though Ladybug doesn't stay for long, they do get a lot of interesting ideas from the queen of creativity herself. Mylène is actually excited to act now that she doesn't have to fill a real hero's shoes!
Marinette is all too happy to help design costumes (and how did she already seem to have sketches for such a thing?) and Marc, also a part of the drama club, starts to work on the script.
Kids from all around the school want to pitch in their ideas -- a lot of them have been akumtised, after all, and through the lens of fiction, they can process some of it, and maybe get a little fame!
Not everything is sunshine and rainbows, however, for Mylène. It turns out she's not a shoo-in for the role of Cricket after all -- Zoë and Lila are both dipping their toes into the ring and auditioning for the main role!
Who will win that coveted title?
How will the play turn out -- who will show up, and who will fail?
Will someone even, gasp, be akumatised over the fun drama turning into something a little more real? --
I really do wish the classmates got more character development outside of their akuma and hero episodes.
Mylène is a pretty interesting character with believable interests and she really does feel like a teenager, unlike the outrageously overexaggerated nature of some of the other characters in the class.
(Chloe especially just feels like a mean-spirited caricature of a Billy, and Max is just The Smart Nerdy Kid, with no other interests, and it's all very one-dimensional.)
I also just....didn't really like the film in Queen Banana. For one thing, it did a horrible job of making Marinette's costumes look good in any way -- she deserves to make something better than a onesie.
And like, Lila wasn't there at all? She's a liar, that's her one defining trait in the show, and liars often make excellent actors. I know it was just a mean episode, but I would like to see Lila interacting with her peers on more than just a 'wow I'm the villain of the week' level.
If you want Lila salt, maybe she tries to sabotage the competition. If you'd rather have Lila sugar, maybe she's just really intensely competitive over this kind of thing.
I just think she'd thrive in a theatre setting.
(Also, sidenote, I hope my paragraphs are short enough this time. I tried to cut them down to manageable levels :P)
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Rules for the blog - send a prompt
Actually you know what? The paragraphs all disappeared when I clicked "edit" so I think it might just be tumblr's fault??? I don't really look at the prompts before I click the edit button, so I think it might just be getting rid of the formatting, and since I wasn't paying attention before I just thought they didn't have any??? and this website expects us to pay for this....
anyways I love this. Create your own characters and go wild. The sky is the limit.
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bumblesimagines · 3 years
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Unexpected Penpal
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Request: Yes or No
I think the idea of a penpal is so nice and wholesome but I could never do it through letters cause my handwriting is terrible lmao. Also I don't know much about Malachai so the info I give is made up (last name, age, background)
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(Y/N) scrolled through the profiles of different inmates at Shankshaw Prison. Riverdale had agreed to let the prison join a inmate penpal program. The program was created for people to write to inmates. The creators believed it could help rehabilitate inmates and get them used to talking with people. (Y/N) didn't think it was a bad idea. Of course, it came with some danger but it seemed relatively harmless. (Y/N) noticed a picture and hummed softly, clicking on the profile. He began to read over it.
Name: Malachai Martinez
Age: Twenty-one
Crime: Drug possesion, Drug trafficking
Serving: Three years
Time Served: 9 Months
(Y/N) licked his lips, looking over the rest of his profile. His gaze flickered back to the picture, taking it in. Malachai had a smug grin on his face, posture relaxed and calm. (Y/N) leaned back in his chair, humming gently. He tilted his head up, hearing a soft crack. (Y/N) licked his lips, squinting his eyes as his thoughts raced. He knew Malachai was the Ghoulie King. He had picked his brother up from the destroyed Pop's the night the Ghoulies attacked.
"Fuck it." (Y/N) whispered, looking forward. He wrote down the address and Malachai's inmate number. He pushed his laptop to the side, scooting forward and grabbing some paper. (Y/N) picked up a pen, beginning his letter. He started writing but shook his head, crumbling up a paper and tossing it in the trash. (Y/N) always instinctively wrote in cursive but he knew a couple people weren't able to read cursive. His brother was one of them and (Y/N) always had to help him when it came to writing cursive. (Y/N) sighed softly, starting again.
Hey Malachai
Shankshaw recently joined a penpal program and I wanted to write to an inmate. I looked over your profile and decided to give it a shot. This isn't my first penpal rodeo but it's my first time writing to an inmate. Here are some things about me. I'm currently taking online classes. I live with my mom and my younger brother. We have a dog, Vegas. Our dad got him when we were younger. A few months ago, dad passed away. He was a good guy. I work a part-time at a diner. You'll probably know which one. What are some facts about you? How have you been? It's fine if you choose not to respond.
From, (Y/N) Andrews
(Y/N) swallowed, rereading the letter multiple times. It was short but (Y/N) didn't want to spill everything to a complete stranger. (Y/N) licked his lips, getting an envelope. He neatly folded the paper, tucking it into the envelope. He wrote down the PO box and Malachai's inmate number. (Y/N) licked his lips, making sure everything was correct before standing and heading downstairs. He stepped outside, walking towards the mailbox and sliding the letter inside. (Y/N) felt his stomach bubble up with nerves. There was a big chance he wouldn't get a response so (Y/N) tried not to get his hopes up.
Over the next few days, he got nothing in return. He checked daily but eventually a week passed and (Y/N) gave up. He typed away on his laptop, finishing up the essay. He submitted it, glancing up at his mother. Mary gave him a smile as she put the mail on the table.
"Could you sort them for me?" She said, brushing her hair out of her face. (Y/N) nodded, leaning forward and grabbing the pile of envelopes as Mary headed upstairs. He sorted them by putting bills in one pile, ads in another, and anything personal in another. (Y/N) paused, seeing an envelope from Shankshaw Prison. His eyes widened, lips parting. He heard his mother's footsteps going down the stairs and placed the envelope on his keyboard, closing the laptop. Mary entered the kitchen.
"Anything new?" She asked, tying her hair back into a ponytail. (Y/N) shook his head, standing and pushing the chair in.
"Nope.. Nothing new." He gave a smile, picking up his laptop and heading upstairs. (Y/N) entered his room, closing the door. He quickly pulled the envelope out and sat on his bed, opening it and pulling out the letter. He licked his lips, heart racing. He calmed his racing heart, opening it up and beginning to read.
Hey (Y/N)
Does your mommy know you're writing to an inmate? I'm good, thanks for asking. This came as a surprise. I wasn't expecting a letter from that little bulldog's brother. I assume you work at Pop's? Great place. I had fun fucking it up with my boys. Gonna leave a good yelp review once I get out. There's not much to know about me. I got locked up and I'm a gang member.
From Malachai M
(Y/N) smiled softly. It wasn't much but to be fair, (Y/N) hadn't written much either. He was surprised about the neat handwriting and correct spelling. He was used to Archie's messy handwriting. (Y/N) giggled softly, feeling jittery. He bit his bottom lip, quickly grabbing a pen and paper.
Hey Malachai
I thought you weren't gonna respond. I guess the mail takes a long time to send. My mom doesn't know but it's fine. I'm nineteen and it's my business. There has to be more to you than just those things. What's your favorite color? Favorite season? Favorite type of music? What do you do in your free time? By the way, I had to clean up the mess you and your 'boys' made. You would've had an advantage if you ambushed them as they left Pop's. Just sayin'. Are you gonna serve your full time or get out early? I know you're friends with that ex-serpent chick. Maybe when you get out we can hang. I know my brother and his friends would throw a tantrum but I always found them annoying. I want to know you first though.
From (Y/N) Andrews
(Y/N) stood, smiling. He folded the letter and put it in the envelope. (Y/N) headed downstairs, putting the envelope in the mail box before going inside again. He grabbed an old wooden box and folded up Malachai's letter, putting the letter in the box. (Y/N) placed the box in his drawer, glancing at the doorway when Mary knocked.
"Could you take Archie to Pop's?" Mary asked, tilting her head. (Y/N) sighed, looking at her with a frown.
"Doesn't he have a car?" (Y/N) asked, cocking a brow. Mary sighed, shaking her head.
"It's in the shop. Just drop him off, (N/N)." Mary shrugged. (Y/N) rubbed his forehead, holding back an eyeroll. He sighed deeply, grabbing his jacket.
"He has legs." (Y/N) muttered, sliding on the jacket and leaving his room. Archie was waiting at the bottom of the steps. (Y/N) went down the steps, grabbing his keys. He had nothing against his brother. He just felt like Archie was the favorite, the golden child. He got spoiled and got away with things. His parents didn't bat an eye when Archie 'joined' the serpents or when he decided to join in on illegal street racing or when he pointed a gun at a gang member. (Y/N) checked his phone, getting into his car.
"You can join us, (N/N)." Archie offered. (Y/N) shook his head, starting up the car.
"I don't want to." He mumbled, reversing and driving to Pop's. Archie hummed, looking forward as he fiddled with his shirt. The two had never been close. They loved each other but they didn't hang out or talk often.
"So.. What have you been up to?" Archie asked. (Y/N) shrugged, going through the radio stations. He stopped on one playing a song he liked.
"Classes." He replied, looking forward. Archie hummed, nodding. He licked his lips, glancing at his older brother.
"We should hang out more. We can go jogging in the mornings." Archie gave a small smile. (Y/N) sighed.
"I'll think about it."
"Alright." Archie nodded. (Y/N) stopped the car, watching Archie get out before driving away. He drove back home, biting his bottom lip. (Y/N) glanced at the Shankshaw Prison sign. He'd visit after sending a few more letters.
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Undeniable Truth
Count Lucio x Gender Neutral MC
EDIT: I recently re-realized that this is the first thing I've seriously written in literally 10 years so, constructive criticism is definitely welcome... Thank you!
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Fanfiction inspired by these pieces of art:
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Tags: Scars, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff
Rating: PG-13?
He shivered a little as they gently grazed the tips of their fingers along the scar on his ribs, already lidded silver eyes falling the rest of the way closed as a soft sigh slid past his lips...
The fingers of their other hand continued to reverently caress thick, golden locks as they slowly glided through the silken strands, but then the fingers of their previous hand ghosted along fair skin to lovingly trace the occasional lines that mark it: his ribs, across his toned stomach to jump to his wrist, caressing the lines that criss-cross that arm...
He almost wanted to tell them to stop; he hated it when people paid so much attention to his scars; he had other, far more lavish features to admire, he could never understand the bemusement toward the abhorrent imperfections. He melted under their touch, though, & despite his mild uncertainty, he found himself keeping silent to simply enjoy the feeling of their hands on him, the touch he always craved.
Fingers tenderly continued along across his neck - earning the slightest shiver as he was brought back from his musings - to the mark leading to the junction of his shoulder & neck, falling lazily to trace along his clavicle until it met cool metal, where it changed course to begin to outline the anchor for the golden prosthetic & before either could think his other hand had their wrist in a vice like grip.
The sudden force surprised them & they couldn't help the flinch before they looked again & their eyes met the steel of his irises beneath his now deeply furrowed brows. It winded them for a moment, that stare, before they recalled that the only steel in that gaze were the bars put there to hold the emotions in check. After a moment's hesitation, their free hand continued through his hair, just as reverently, nothing but love as they managed to hold those guarded, yet burning eyes.
"Please...?" They pleaded gently which drew a flush to his cheeks, immediately softening the rest of his features a little.
He was certain they'd said "please" before, but the weight of the plea despite the softness of their voice would have floored him had he not been resting in their lap already. Even on the occasions when he took the dominant role he couldn't help but to love & spoil them without abandon, unable to leave them want for anything, but...
Searching their eyes for some answer, his grip on them relaxed just enough & they brought their hand away from the place that had so offended him to caress the side of his face. He'd started worrying at his lower lip so they leaned down to take it from him, gently sucking it into a kiss as they used their hands along his face & in his hair to pull him to them just a little, earning another soft sigh as he relaxed a little more.
"Please...?" They whispered again, a little breathless, but just as weighted.
"Yes, anything you want," he answered so quietly, unable to resist them, but so reluctant.
They didn't move away as their hand slowly, *carefully* eased back down his neck & along his shoulder again, instead pressing reassuring little kisses to the corner of his mouth & down along his chin.
He shivered again tangling his fingers into their hair & hoping to distract himself from his nagging thoughts as his partner found the anchor again & traced down along it until they found the deepest scarring where the prosthetic met his shoulder. He nearly whined with the effort to keep from snatching up their wrist again, instead tightening his grip in their hair, tangling his fingers a little deeper, his golden hand starting to tremble a little.
"It's alright," they found themself gently cooing against his lips as they affectionately rubbed their noses together. "I love you, Lucio."
"I love you, too," he breathed lifting his still trembling hand to slide underneath their hair & rest against the back of their neck, the cool metal making them tremble just a little before he pulled them in to close the short distance between their mouths, eliciting a soft whine of surprise before they melted into his trembling lips.
Their hands continued caressing him, one barely resisting the urge to tangle & pull his pretty blond hair, continuing instead to adoringly stroke him like a treasured pet & the other falling to continue following the line of his prostethic, tenderly stroking along all the scarring there. As they traced the junction of flesh & metal underneath his arm, his fingers tangled painfully tighter into their hair as some sound between a whine & a moan escaped from him into their mouth making them shiver & pull back just a little to gaze down at his flushed face. They were taken aback by the tears as they began to slide from where they'd collected around his silver eyes, causing them to glitter beautifully despite the heart wrenching expression across his normally proud features.
"Oh, Lucio..."
Both of their hands made their way to his cheeks so that they could caress his face, carefully thumbing away the tears & trailing eyeliner around his eyes; a fruitless effort as they continued down his cheeks & their hands anyway.
"Why...?" He managed to choke out around the sobs he was trying to hold back.
At first they didn't understand & they didn't want to hesitate too long while he was so fragile, but thankfully as they opened their mouth to respond, they realized what he meant.
"You're beautiful, my love; I just crave to touch you," they answered, managing what they hoped was a convincing smile which was hard with how worried for him they were.
He looked away. Actually turned his whole head to look away. They didn't like that; even fully submitted to them, he didn't do that.
"Not that part..."
"Yes, that part!" They used their hands still on his face to make him meet their eyes again. "ALL of you! Every centimeter!"
His eyes widened a little before he turned them away, teeth finding his lip once again. He'd planned to disagree, but knew better & bit back the protest.
When they shifted his head from their lap, freeing him from their grasp & convincing him to loosen his own, so they could stand up, he was certain they'd given up & would leave. He almost wished they would, but he knew that if they did he'd remember how worthless & alone he felt & yearn for them again only to have chased-
Familiar weight settled across his waist & the plush couch sank beneath him as he gazed with tear blurred vision up at the being straddling him, moisture collecting & threatening to fall from their eyes, too. While they had his attention again, they leaned down over him, curling their arms around the back of his neck to tangle their fingers back into his hair as they pressed their body as close to his as they could, crushing their mouths together once more. They shivered against him as he moaned into the kiss, wrapping his prosthetic around their waist while his other arm snaked up their back so that he could rest his hand along the nape of their neck, pulling them impossibly closer.
They stayed like that for a short time: tightly wrapped up in one another while they eagerly explored each other's mouths, gasping desperately between soft sounds of delight as they lost themselves in one another, their tears momentarily forgotten in their affection for each other. But, finally, the pair parted for an actual breath; they stayed hovering inches over him while both of them gazed into one another's red-rimmed eyes.
"I love you, Montag," they declared shakily, "I love every part of you. All I could ever see when I look at you is indefectible beauty, why don't you believe that?"
His breathing picked up a little at the sound of his birth name on their lips. They were the only one he allowed to know & use it, though they seldomly did. He hung on to every word, silently cursing himself as he felt his throat tighten again.
"How can..." he had to swallow back the tears once again, "how can you say that any of this," he stopped to shift his shoulder a little beneath them, emphasizing his prosthetic, or rather, the scarring associated & surely the rest of his scars, too, "is beautiful?" His voice started to waver making his already distinct accent a little more pronounced. "If I'd been stronger, I'd have been able to better protect myself. What kind of warrior loses an arm? & days after the fact to AMPUTATION?!" He was frantic, nearly seething by the end.
"A *strong* one," they pressed firmly, emphasizing it with a slight tug on his hair to redirect his attention back from within himself to out there with them. "A warrior who could have died, but *lived*. A warrior who has seen countless battlefields & endured much pain to get to where he is." They allowed their voice to soften as his expression did; he was truly listening now. "A warrior who *perseveres* instead of submitting to death under the guise of honor. A true warrior."
A hand slid from his hair to gently rest along his neck, thumb stroking along the underside of his jaw. His face wasn't wholly relaxed yet, but he looked a little more serene under the touch, his eyes softening slightly & his lips parting just a little; he was processing what they'd said.
"Y-you really believe that."
It could have been a question, but the tone made it a statement. They felt a smile tug at the corners of their mouth at that child of a man. Gods how they wanted to just hold him tight & help him forget all the bad things that had made him grow to feel the way he did about himself.
For the time, though, they ghosted their lips along the other side of his jaw, earning yet another shiver & a soft gasp until their lips reached his in a featherlight touch so they could give him their answer:
"Absolutely."
His own lips parted with some other sound, but they swallowed it in a kiss that had him trembling beneath them as soon as their lips met his. Fingers eagerly slid up into their hair inspiring them to trail theirs down his chest to rest over his fluttering heart with a gratified moan.
"Mm, Montag~" They managed, pulling back only enough to focus on lidded silver eyes.
"Yes, my Deity," he answered, his voice slow & husky.
His golden hair was tousled beyond any quick fix, strewn here & there with a few pieces having fallen felicitously in his face, drawing to his eyes. The makeup was smudged & streaked & they were still a little puffy & bloodshot from his tears, but it only made the softness behind, those foxy eyes more apparent; the truth he tried so hard to hide from everyone laid bare for only them to see: he just wanted to be loved & to share that love in return without fear of admonishment.
Their lips brushed the shell of his ear as they whispered to him,
"Let me show you how comely I think you are~?"
A gently posed question, with deep promises that finally brought some of that familiar mischief to his face; his eyes starting to twinkle as the smile began to play at his lips.
"I am putty in your hands ready to be molded to your whims," he started with quiet confidence only to writhe with a whine as they licked along his ear to gently nibble the lobe. "P-p-please show me h-how fet-fetching I can be..." Their lips trailed to his neck nipping a little so that he moaned the last part. "I'm yours~"
And sometimes it was absolutely impossible to believe but, as they sat all the way back to admire the flushed, disarranged mess that was the Count of Vesuvia, more at ease & completely vulnerable below them, it proved to be absolutely undeniable truth.
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i saw your reblog of the Spencer giving Aaron a father's day card thing and i can't stop thinking about how Aaron is the father figure to the entire team now.
(yes I'm also especially thinking about that one scene of Spencer and Derek stuck in the malfunctioning lift shrieking for Aaron just because. 🥴 dad!Hotch ftw!!!!!)
i know this concept has probably been done hundreds of times already but imagine: (SORRY THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY LONG ASK, I deeply apologise in advance)
[tw food/eating habits, some references to murder cases because you know this is Criminal Minds, some slight spoilers for people who haven't really watched the show and also reference & mention of autism & a character on the autism spectrum -> just a heads up, a disclaimer, I'm in no way diagnosed with autism, so if i have misrepresented autism, or made any mistakes, i apologise, it wasn't my intention, and i welcome all feedback & criticism — i genuinely want to learn]
a year after Spencer joins the BAU, Aaron notices & becomes very concerned over Spencer's (super bad) eating habits aka him only drinking coffee and forgetting to eat actual proper food when he gets absorbed in cases or research or reading etc -> which results in Aaron absolutely being like "hey Spencer let's grab lunch together" almost everyday just so Spencer eats (healthy, full meals)
(also Spencer picking up on this after Aaron "casually" gets him lunch/treats him to dinner/invites him over for meals for almost every day of the week and he was initially almost irritated/offended until he realised he could use Aaron's habit to make Aaron himself eat properly too because this hypocritical bastard doesn't eat properly himself either so every alternate day you can see Spencer purposely not going for lunch breaks while sneaking glances at Aaron's office just waiting for him to notice and drag them both to lunch together 😌)
also I really think Spencer is on the autistic spectrum (high functioning, imo, but I'm not really sure how this works, and I'd have to do more research) so I'd like to imagine Aaron knows that too because he's noticed Spencer's behaviors + Spencer got an official diagnosis and told him about it maybe 6-7 months into joining the BAU so I really think Aaron lets Spencer stim (physically, his hand gestures) on their lunch break because he knows that Spencer can't really do that in front of the others, so even when they're on cases, he would take Spencer out either for a private lunch or dinner or something, just the two of them, and he'd let Spencer stim & talk about any subject of his fancy as much as he wants to (I'm pretty sure someone wrote a fic like this and I absolutely can't remember the name or the author but I really LOVED the idea too)
initially Spencer was really taken aback too, because you know, this isn't something you do with your boss, of all people, but Hotch had always meant what he says and his facial expression and body language suggested that he was being absolutely sincere and serious about this, so Spencer tentatively started talking, and as their meal progressed, he eventually got comfortable enough to just go on, and not once did Aaron cut him off rudely, until the end of their meal, when Aaron couldn't continue to pretend to drink his soup because he'd finished it somehow with those incredibly small spoonfuls, and he'd had to gently tell Spencer that they had to go back, but Spencer wasn't upset, because he'd just got over an hour to talk about this recent seminar about the connection of ancient Greek mythology to the developments of the society in ancient Greece which no one had ever done for him before and he's full, satisfied and beyond elated because Hotch really didn't have to do this, but he did anyways
at first it was just something between them but eventually Derek noticed & like in the end I think it's a kind of open secret between Aaron, Spencer & Derek and now when Derek notices Aaron doing it he gives Aaron a small nod and he wards off & deals with the questions that the others have when they inevitably notices the private meals Aaron & Spencer has
speaking of Derek, Aaron definitely has 1 on 1 time with Derek too, but doing different things. Derek's thing is sports & home renovations, and he repairs/maintains cars & bikes when he can, and I like to imagine Aaron knowing about his hobbies and casually asking Derek about the home renovation he's working on one time (before or early S1) Derek came into his office to submit a case file, and Derek being kind of shocked/caught by surprised initially (because he knows Hotch has a soft spot for the kid because he's much younger and much, much more inexperienced but Derek's older and should know better, so Hotch won't do the whole private lunch thing with him, right?) but then he grins and starts telling Aaron about how "I got that place absolutely shining right now, man" and then he invites Aaron over to take a look at the place out of courtesy/habit (his mama raised him as a good, polite young man, and no way Hotch would even say yes right?) and to his surprise once again, Aaron does accept his invitation
after that one time, Aaron begins casually asking him about his projects and even starts offering to help him do some of the painting and decorating (to be fair, it calms Aaron too, to have a getaway from Haley and initially from the crying baby, because while he absolutely loved Haley and Jack with all his heart, some days, some days he just couldn't take it, all the stress from Strauss and from trying to be a good father unlike his own, and he had to take some time off to himself, and painting walls is calming and therapeutic to him in some sense) & Derek and Aaron start bonding over hotdogs while sitting out on the front porch of some halfway remodelled house, talking about the latest sports news (they support different baseball teams but that's okay, because Derek gets to grin at Hotch and ask him to pay up when Hotch's team loses to his, and Aaron gets to raise his eyebrows with that small knowing smirk of his and ask Derek to "complete this by the next weekend, will you" when Derek's team loses to his)
when Aaron recruits Penelope, he's read her file, or what little the FBI's cyberteam got on her anyways. he knows the Black Queen's reputation, and he knows that the cyberteam really don't trust her and recommended high levels of surveillance, but the moment he saw her through the glass of the interrogation room and her resume & application on pink paper, he knew that she's not just what the file said she is. initially, she sticks to the "bureau regulated office attire" because you know, Penelope knows she's lucky, she should've been jailed for what she did, she was jailed, until this Aaron Hotchner guy decided, somehow, that she was deserving to be on his team, even after looking at her resume, which she had written on pink paper out of pure spite (because nothing in the FBI rulebooks said anything about submitting your application on specialized coloured paper anyways) but she was moody and unhappy because she's stuck in this tiny office having to answer the phone whenever agents called to ask for details on icky, gruesome murders and disgusting, vile murderers so she decides that hey, since no one ever comes in here anyways, she might as well do some re-decorating right? so she starts bringing in her own soft toys and figurines and starts amassing a whole collection of soft, plushy, and colourful toys in because it's her office and if she has to deal with all these yucky stuff on a daily basis she's going to make it at least bearable to be in here
one day, some tall, stern looking guy just comes into her office with this Tupperware in his hands saying "hey, Garcia right? my wife made some extra cupcakes for the team, you want some?" and she asks "do i know you?" and he blinks, stands there for one, two seconds before- "sorry, i forgot we haven't actually met. Special Supervisory Agent Aaron Hotchner, assistant unit chief of BAU Team 1, nice to meet you," [i like to headcannon that before Boston & all, Hotch was Gideon's assistant, some kind of assistant unit chief probably, but while he wasn't yet the unit chief he was definitely taking care of most, if not all of the administration matters i.e. hiring new agents etc already because let's be real Gideon is caring & capable but really hands off sometimes (also in S1E1 Derek referred to Gideon as their Unit Chief so I assumed Hotch took over the position full time, officially somewhere between S1E1 and S1E2 or 3)]
and then Garcia's brain kind of short-circuits because holy shit this is her BOSS, aka the guy who somehow, crazily looked at her resume and decided to HIRE her and she just asked him if she knew him OH GOD ALL THOSE FIGURINES- and she tries to explain because she really didn't mean to break any rules with them and they aren't, are they? and she can remove them but just, please, she can't go back to prison.
but then Agent Hotchner just goes "hey, hey, Penelope. it's fine. I understand. this is your office, and you have the right to decorate it. I'm not going to fire you over.... My Little Ponies? and uh, some unicorns?" and Penelope can't help but laugh because he genuinely looks baffled by her collection on her desk, and did he just call her Penelope?
and after that, once, after a bad case that Aaron knew affected Penelope (it involved murdered parents & their only child left orphaned and it just hit too close to home for Penelope), he stopped by a local toy shop and bought the brightest, most sparkly, most colourful thing he could find in there (it ended up being a small figurine of a princess on a small, detachable throne that could light up and play some really funky pop music. Aaron cringed internally as he brought it over to the counter, and awkwardly nodded as the cashier asked, "buying this for your daughter, sir? she's going to love it, it's the latest in a collectable series" and he pretended to not see the questioning eyebrow that Derek gave him after seeing the package) and when he presented it to Penelope when they got back, he got the biggest and most bone crushing hug ever from Penelope because "aw that's so sweet, thank you! and you got me the latest in the collection! it's limited edition!" and it just ended up becoming a tradition — Penelope always looks forward to the end of a case now, not only because that means her people are coming home, safe, in one piece (sometimes debatable but still, they're coming home, to her) but it also means that Hotch has brought her yet another tiny figurine or souvenir to add to her collection and she can't wait to see what it is, and Hotch always, always, finds the time after they've wrapped up the case, before the jet leaves, to pop by a local toy shop to get both Penelope and later, when he's older, Jack some toys or souvenir from wherever state he's in, because he wants both of them to know, that despite all the bad out there, there is still good in the world, and they should never forget that
OKAY this ask is SUPER LONG already i apologise skfjsk i have ideas for JJ & Emily but idk if you'd even wanna continue reading them... (maybe.... give me a sign and I'll send another ask and write it? 🥴)
anyways this was just something that came up and i had to write it out 🥺 sorry for spamming you, i hope you're having a great day/night ahead.
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Hi so I'm putting everything below the cut for scrolling purposes x
He is!!
Oh my god, I love that scene. It came up in a TikTok about ships, because Person A and Person B are both very smart when they're alone, but put them together and it cancels out, and it made me laugh.
I also love Dad Hotch. Like I love him as much as I love "fighting to keep his emotions in check because he needs to be a leader, but you can tell from the slight change in tone, or the slight glaze of his eyes that he's seconds away from crying" Hotch. Which is saying something.
DON'T APOLOGISE FOR LONG ASKS!! That's what the keep reading on posts is for :))
Oh I love how much Hotch cares about Reid, and of course Reid uses it to his advantage to get Hotch to do the same, because they're similar in that way. Also, he would definitely start grinning when Hotch looks down at his empty plate like: oh. Platonic Hotchreid is everything to me, because it's these two people that have been caretakers their entire life trying to look after another person that wouldn't let anyone do that and it's just... the HOTCH ANGST POTENTIAL THAT IS SO UNTAPPED!!!
Also, not a criticism of you, but from what I've heard from people is that functioning labels are harmful and shouldn't be used because it misrepresents the situation!
I love that idea though!! And Derek being protective over them so he's just like: no, you won't interrupt them, and I will take control of the situation for a few hours AAH!!
OH I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MORGAN AND HOTCH BONDING!! It's so perfect!! I love the idea of Morgan teaching Hotch to do things, and Hotch realising how relaxing he finds it to do these things.
And because we can't have nice things: he refuses to go after Foyet breaks into his apartment because he doesn't deserve peace, but then Morgan just uses his key, drags him out, takes him to a house and presses a brush into his hand because he's not going to let his friend self destruct like this.
EVERYTHING ABOUT GARCIA!! OH MY GOD!! I need to get some work done, so I'm going to finish up there, but seriously!! Amazing!! I love the idea of Hotch getting her little figurines and stuff <33
(shameless self promo, she does the same for him in "and he will come back home" hehe)
I would love to hear the Emily and JJ ones!! I hope that's the sign you need :)
Don't apologise for spamming I was having a dull day, and I hope you have a good day too!
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Pitch: The Adventures of Danger Rabbit- Chapter 2 Friendly Friendly (part 1)
Long story short, my dad wasn't arrested. Ms. Harper made her displeasure quite clear as far as my new form was concerned, but I wasn't taken away. Because of my mistake, dad had a reputation for being a careless father, and I was seen as a delinquent. Teachers started watching our family like we were career criminals, but dad raised me to be a good kid.
Regardless of the truth, I had a reputation that stuck with me as I grew up. Even into my junior year of high school, kids thought I was bad news. It didn't help that I had the worst luck imaginable, unlike Mr. Nickels, who I still had yet to find. Trouble seemed to seek me out. Just the simple act of walking home from school was dangerous enough to warrant fear of chaos. Freak accidents were a norm, and they only fueled the fire when it came to the negative light everyone shined on me. Of course, my dad always had the worst end of the fiascos because he had to deal with the aftermath.
If I had any luck at all, it was spent when I had the fortune of finding my two best friends.
B James was a girl who moved to town after my accident. Her parents were professional magicians, so naturally, I tried to get in good with them. I had hopes of them helping me. It turns out I didn't have to work too hard. BJ was fascinated with my form and impressed with my ability to create my own magic. I told her I didn't mean to transform myself, but I don't think she cared. She wanted to make new spells like her parents, and I suppose she thought I could help her. She overlooked how the rest of the school avoided me, but that might have been easy, considering no one flocked to her lunch table any more than my own. Remember when I said creating new magic was dangerous, well, BJ didn't care. We hadn't even graduated high school yet, but she'd created more spells than a person could count. It's important to keep in mind most of those spells had adverse effects or didn't do what they were meant to, but they did something.
My friend Wesson, a satyr I met in my freshman year of high school, didn't use magic at all. To be fair Fae, because of their natural abilities, didn't need magic as much as humans did. Even I had natural powers after my transformation like super hearing and invisibility. Which I'm sure is how Mr. Nickels managed to avoid capture for so long if he also possessed the same abilities. Wes being a satyr, was super fast and super strong, among other things, whether he appeared to be or not. We became friends after I tried to join the school's Creature club. There weren't many Fae that went to our school, so the club was meant to be a way of letting them all meet one another. Unfortunately, when I tried to join the club, someone pointed out I was born human, and that I was only what I was because I cursed myself. I couldn't join the club. Technically they weren't allowed to exclude anyone, but I thought it best to pick my battles wisely and let it go. Wes, being the best guy in the world, found me the next day and told me he thought the other kids were dicks for not letting me join the club. From that day on, I couldn't remember a time I couldn't fall back on the friendship Wes and I had.
It was two weeks till summer break. All of the ends of the year testing was out of the way, so everyone was waiting for the school year to come to an end. That Friday afternoon, I decided to walk BJ home. Despite my being close to Wes and BJ both, they never seemed to like one another. Every day I'd have to make a conscious decision whether to hang out with BJ, who loved playing magician and getting into trouble, or Wes, who was basically the brother I never had. BJ won that day because Wes had a meeting with the principal.
BJ should have taken the bus home, but I guess that would have been less time she got to work out new magic with me. We took a lot of back roads that day that eventually spit us out into the Dead Woods. It was the town's biggest forest, and it sat in the middle of everything. We learned in history class that old settlers named it the Dead Woods because back in the early days, when people were still coming up with most of the modern magic, they had to go far away from homes and buildings so bad magic wouldn't destroy anything. A lot of people died out there. Despite the bad history, it was a beautiful place as long as you knew where you were going.
"So there's this summer internship I read about," BJ said as we walked under branches while leaves crumbled under our footsteps.
"What kind of internship?" I asked.
We stopped walking so she could take her spell book out of her bag. The pages of her hand made spiral held weight and took time to flip through.
"For magicians. I thought you might want to go for it," she added.
"You want me to be a magician?"
"You created a working transmutation spell when you were 11."
I laughed at her, calling it a "working spell."
"Yea, and I've been trying to undo it ever since," I said with my amused tone still vocal.
"I could help you."
"I don't want to be a magician," I said in my most definitive voice possible.
"But I do."
I took a few steps away. I didn't want to stand too close while her book was out. Some of the stuff in that thing didn't need words to be activated. As she flipped through the pages, there was a danger similar to throwing a grenade into a kid's birthday party. Pages glowed and faded as her hands turned them over. I'm not sure how she managed to carry something around like that without constantly hurting herself.
"Then you should do it," I said as I crossed my arms and leaned against a tree.
She came near, and I knew to expect puppy dog eyes to fluff some kind of catch. That's what people do when they want something
"I need you."
I asked, "why," but she turned away.
"I need your spell," I thought she said, but I couldn't make out her words for sure, and with my big ears, that meant she was really quiet.
"What?" I asked.
"I need your spell."
I stood up straight.
"The spell that gave me fur and left with only eight fingers," I said before I continued with, " the spell that made my feet too big to wear shoes and ears big enough to hear my dad when he gets off at night."
"I have to submit a working spell to be considered."
"Then use one of yours," I said.
"None of mine work."
"What about the one you use to change your hair color?"
"It blinds anyone who sees me cast it."
"Then just use my spell, you don't need me for that, I wrote the words in some book, and I'll give it to you."
I wanted to get off the subject. Anyone who knew me knew how long I tried to find a cure for my curse. After years of turning over stones to no avail, of course, I gave up hope. That's not to say I didn't wish and dream for a way to change back, but being a bit of a pessimist meant I couldn't help but see the uneasy reality of how unlikely a cure was.
"It wouldn't be right to take credit for your work."
"But, it's alright to strong-arm your friend into an internship that'll take up our entire summer?" I didn't mean to sound nearly as argumentative or sarcastic as I must have at that moment, but it came out that way.
"There's a chance we won't even get it," she said, basically pleading with me at that point.
"If I say yes, will you leave me out of whatever experiments you're about to do?"
"But I had something special planned for today."
"That's my price."
"Deal, but you have to stick around to watch."
"In case something goes wrong?"
"I didn't say that."
"You didn't have to," I replied.
We exchanged a mutual grin before she adjusted her glasses and finally flipped around in her book to find the newly crafted spells. We spent most of the afternoon in the woods. BJ wrote a spell for growing plants faster, but it made anything made of wood burst into flames, including all the papers in my backpack. She tried to put out the fires with another spell meant to create rain clouds, but it summoned a swarm of butterflies that flew into the flames. Needless to say, they all died. They died quickly, but at least the fires went out.
By that time, it was getting dark.
"We should get moving," I said as I picked our bags off the ground burnt as they might have been.
"We will never speak of what happened here to anyone, right?"
"Like always," I said with a chuckle before handing BJ her ruined bag.
We started on our way out of the woods.
"Do your parents know you're applying for this internship?" I asked.
"Not yet."
"Don't you think they should know?"
"I'll tell them once I, " she started to say before I cut her off with, "did you hear that?"
"Hear what," she asked.
There was a sound coming from the bushes ahead of us. It was too big to be a cat, dog, or rabbit.
"Stand back," I said as I put my arm in front of BJ.
"Is someone there," I called out into the distance, but no reply was returned.
Only the rustling of the bushes broke the silence as something or someone came near. It was close. There was a momentary pause of nothing but the bugs around us falling silent, and then whatever it was lunged out at me.
It was Wes. He made me fall backward and rip the arm of my button-down shirt.
"Shit," I yelled out.
He tried to catch my arm on my way down, but he was too slow.
"Sorry, dude," Wes said with a laugh as he helped me to my feet.
"What are you doing out here?" BJ asked in a tone more annoyed than me, but I was the one with the ripped shirt.
"I need Pitch."
"Well, he's walking me home from school."
"Schools been out for 3 hours now, and you know how to get home."
"You want me to walk by myself," BJ asked.
"No one ever offers to walk me home, and we're the same age," Wes said sarcastically.
I cut in, "Wes, what did you need my help with?"
"I need your ears," he said.
"Let me get BJ home, and then I'll swing by your place."
Neither of them was even looking at me anymore; they were staring one another down.
"Alright, just make sure 'Bug Burner' isn't with you."
"You saw that!" BJ exclaimed.
"I'll be there, alone," I said as I held BJ back from Wes.
A few uneasy, and unwelcoming glances were exchanged before we took to our separate ways.
"I don't know why you hang out with him," BJ argued.
"Wes is cool," I said.
"Wes is just short of being a toddler. He doesn't use magic."
"I don't use magic."
"That's different; you can't afford it."
"That hurt," I said.
"You know what I mean."
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Chapter 6
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   "I see you found the strength to come down the stairs, instead of out the window." James stated siting in the seat Steve had vacated. He leaned back a bit, his large hands stretched out on the wood island. You rolled your eyes at his comment. "How was the food?"
    "Quite good, you'll have to thank Wanda for me." You replied to him, looking away. You heard the stool move and saw him stand from the corner of your eye. He walked up behind you, and your nerves stood on end, your slow beating heart started to pick up its pace. You took a slow calming breath, slowing it back down.
   "It's amazing that you were a hunter. I can smell the fear on you, but yet, you still have a fight in you." He said, sliding his hands cross your shoulders, slipping them over your collar bone. "Come with me, let's talk."
    "I'd rather die." You snipped, not moving from your spot.
    "What is it with you and this death wish of yours." He spoke tersely, his grip tightening a bit on you.
    "I've told you, I don't want to be here with you. I don't want to be surrounded by what you are." You swallowed, closing your eyes.
    Suddenly you were pulled from the stool, you heard it clattered the floor as he spun you to face him. He pushed you backward, the island pressing into the small of your back. His eyes glowing a dark blue as he pinned you in, his hands gripping the wood tight enough you heard it splinter. This time your heart rate spiked, and you knew you wouldn't be able to calm it back down.
   "I will make this clear, child, you aren't leaving. You are here until I tell you you can leave." He hissed, you held his eye contact your anger bubbling forth. You leaned into him, rage building inside you at him.
    "Then I will kill you myself and your pack. It's either my life or all of yours." You seethed, James's chest rose and fell heavily as he glared down at you. An urge to rip your throat pulled at him, your open defiance to him, your resolve, it pissed him off and turned him on further.
    "Many have tried to kill me, doll, and as you see none have succeeded. So go ahead and try me, but a fair warning to you, I will hurt you." He said in hushed tone, his eyes flicking back and forth between your eyes. The corner of his mouth pulled up to the side a fang bared at you, glistening from the over head lights.
He pushed himself away from, his heavy boots echoing through the kitchen as he walked out leaving you standing there. You breathed out heavily and supported yourself on the island behind you, the trembling feeling traveling through legs as your adrenaline continued to course through. You closed your eyes slowly, taking a deep breath in before standing back up fully, your eyes opening and landing on the door to the side of the kitchen.
The world was dark through the window, moonlight spilling in as you approached the door. He left you alone, you looked down and noticed the door was unlocked, you looked over your shoulder toward the way he had exited. Slowly you looked back out the window in the door, moonlight turning the world outside a soft blue. Your fingers wrapped around the knob on the door, and you turned it, pulling the door open.
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"Nat?" Clint stated walking into her room finding her brooding on her bed, her gun in pieces as she cleaned it. "What are you planning?"
"What makes you think I'm planning anything?" She asked, her eyes raising to meet his. He sat down on the corner of her bed, picking up the barrel to her weapon and holding up to his face but focusing on her.
"You haven't pulled this out in ages." He replied as she snatched it from his hands.
"Can't pull my old friend out with someone getting suspicious?" She quipped, rolling her eyes as she started to slam pieces back together. Clint sighed heavily, shaking his head.
"If it weren't for the fact y/n was here, then no, I wouldn't have thought twice but, word travels and I know you don't like her." He shrugged looking around the room. "And I know you."
"What does that mean Barton?" She snipped, rising from the bed and putting the weapon in her dresser.
"What I mean." He chew the side of his lip before returning his eyes to her as she glared at him across the room. "Nat, we both know you have a temper, and you've been pinning after Barnes for years. Then comes this woman and you feel threatened."
"This woman? This woman?" Her voice raising as she stormed over to him. "This girl, this pathetic human girl. And I'm not threatened, she's nothing compared to me."
"Okay there, calm down a smidge." He stated, standing and lifting both his hands.
"I'll calm down the minute she's gone, whether of her volition or death I don't care!" She spat, walking over to her doorway, she looked back at the man standing in her room. "And if she needs that push, then I intend to help her."
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You tentatively stepped out into the night, the breeze catching the loose bottom of James's shirt you still wore. The cool air feeling welcomed on your bare legs, your eyes traveled around the open area before you started to head toward the forest.
"Human, that would be unwise." A soft accented voice called out from behind you. You whirled in your spot as the man you had seen yesterday stepped out, his skin a tinge of purple.
"And why would that be?" You asked back.
"Because there are a great many of dangerous creatures in the surrounding forest." He replied simply walking toward you. You looked him up and down, he didn't seem human, and yet he did.
"How do you know?" You asked, crossing your arms over your chest, brushing your hair out of your face as the wind gently pushed it forward.
"My.. creator," He said, tasting the words on his lips before continuing. "Tony, has made a great many of things."
"What do you mean creator?" You asked him, shifting in your spot as he closed the distance. He stopped just before you, his eyes held a warmth you hadn't seen fully since arriving.
"One minute I wasn't here and then the next I was. He created me." The man responded, the little emotion he held was soft and loving. "Tony wanted to create another for Master Barnes."
"Why?" You asked.
"Because the life he leads is vastly different then ours, and though I am different then the rest, I am not like him." He replied, slowly walking away from the forest back toward the house.
"Why does it matter if there are more like him?" You asked in disgust trailing behind the man.
"It must be lonely living a life as long as he has being the last of your kind." He said softly, walking around the to the other side of the house where a separate small run down building was.
"And you think he should have that right, to live, knowing the atrocities he has done?" You questioned, the man turned to face you his eyes turning red before you.
"Miss, though I maybe different in some aspects I am still much like he is. So I ask of you not to make disparaging remarks of him." He spoke curtly, you took a step back suddenly being reminded again that even though he had been courteous to you he was one of them. He turn back to the small building and pushed the doors open.
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"So that's why your keeping her here?" Steve asked, watching as James walked over and flopped down in the plush leather chair. He stared at the fire roaring in the fire place, the glow from it illuminated the main part of the two story library. James stroked his bottom lip with his finger watching the flames lick up.
"She's a breath of fresh air, Steve. In all my life I have yet to meet someone who stares death in the face and refuses to back down." He replied softly, his eyes never wavering from the flames that consumed the log. "I've met countless who have run from, even when pressed into a corner. I have met many who have look me in the face and have come willingly. Yet she.. she fights it."
"So it's the fact she refuses to cower or submit?" Steve asked, leaning against the wall, watching as his friend stared blankly into the fireplace.
"Yes? No? To be truthful, I'm not one hundred percent sure what it is about this one. But she's the one." He said his eyes slowly lifting to the other man.
"I'll say this once, Buck, and I'll only say it once. She's trouble." Steve shrugged walking out of the room, leaving him to his thoughts.
James knew she was trouble, he knew had he been smarter he would of turned her in that first moment. But he could taste it in her, something different, something that stood out so uniquely different then any one else he had come across. Maybe it was that difference that would allow him to do what he wanted, that he had failed to do in his life. To have another like him, a pure, to make another ancient, through you.
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New Kind of Love ~ Chapter Six: Alone
Lauren was sat in her workplace; McDonald’s, on a stool, feeling completely emotionless—sat on the stool with her elbow on one knee, and her chin resting in the palm of her hand.
As she sat in front of the coffee machine, she thought back on her life—thinking back to all of the most memorable memories and moments.
If you asked her to create a timeline of the saddest moments of her life, it would be the easiest task she had ever been asked to do.
2003:
Lauren was only six years old when she moved all the way from California to Miami, Florida.
Her parents had convinced her that the move was just an early birthday gift, but the only catch was that she had to repeat a grade. Which she, being the naive six year old that she was back then, excitedly agreed to move upon hearing that she was receiving an ‘early birthday present.’
***
“This is for the best, Laur,” her mother whispered.
She had been crying ever since her parents told her that they were moving. The questions that flew through her mind were worrying her beyond belief.
How about all of my friends? What if my grades drop in the new school? What if someone starts to bully me?
Lauren didn’t respond, and her mother let out a drawn out sigh. Lauren’s face remained buried in her hands.
The room went silent, and all Lauren could hear was her parents whispering to each other.
She sniffled a couple of times, finally starting to calm down when her mother placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
“This is just your…early birthday gift. You know…bigger house…better toys.”
Lauren finally looked up from her hands.
***
2007:
Ten years old. The year that Lauren’s mother had passed away. The year that Lauren had experienced her first real heartbreak.
***
Lauren walked through the front door; only to reveal her father crying hysterically at the dinner table. His sobs resounded and echoed throughout the household—harsher than gunshots.
She dropped her book bag and ran to him.
Her father almost never cried. Yet there he was; crying his eyeballs out for a reason Lauren wasn't quite sure she was ready to hear.
As soon as she approached the table, he stood up, and Lauren wrapped him in the tightest hug—squeezing his waist with all of the strength that she could muster.
She swallowed the lump that was beginning to form in her throat from remorse for her father before speaking up:
“What happened, dad?" she croaked out.
"Your mom.”
And it was all that he had to say before tears started welling in Lauren’s eyes. He didn’t have to say any more. Her mother’s death was the only occasion that would ever make her father cry.
Lauren’s dad didn’t tell her exactly what happened to her mother that day.
There was an extraordinarily faint grey area between wanting to know and not wanting to know. That’s where Lauren resided for nearly six years.
It was only at age fifteen that her father finally told her what had happened to her mother.
***
2014:
Seventeen years old—Sophomore year of high school. The emptiness started to settle in and began to develop into deep depression.
She contemplated cutting, and even suicide several times. It was only then that she was introduced to the emotional numbness that drugs and alcohol offered.
2015:
Eighteen years old—Junior year of high school.
As soon as her eighteenth birthday fell upon her, she got her first tattoo. Then, she started getting more. Soon enough, her body became a work of art—work of tattoo artists’ art on her body; beautiful, nonetheless.
She started to make an effort to stop doing drugs. Though, the withdrawals made it extremely difficult. She was beginning to just do drugs solely based on the fact that the withdrawals were too much for her to handle; encouraging her to fall right back into her addiction.
But, after a couple of months of going through the same cycle over and over again, she finally stopped.
That brings us here.
She honestly didn’t hate her job—working at McDonald’s for nearly minimum wage. Not that she loved it either. But it paid her well enough to pay the bills, and it kept her mind busy and off of everything going on in her life—and that’s all that mattered.
“Frappuccino with caramel drizzle,” her co-worker yelled, breaking her out of her thoughts with abruptness.
She quickly stood up and went back to work.
—-
Camila trudged through the hallways while tightly hugging her binder and textbooks to her chest—the same binder and textbooks that made her arms ache so vehemently every day.
When she finally made it to her locker, she lazily threw all of her belongings into it and replaced them with her Romeo and Juliet book.
Her favorite part of the day was always lunch, and even more so ever since Lauren so gracefully waltzed into her life.
She let out a huff of exhaustion and ever so slightly tugged her shirt down passed her shoulder—inspecting the bruise that had been present for almost three weeks. And she could have sworn that it was only getting worse.
She lightly pressed her index finger onto the bruise, resulting in excruciating pain shooting through her whole arm close to instantaneously.
Just then, she saw one of her best friends, Dinah Jane, walking towards her out of the corner of her eye. And she was quick to lift her shirt back onto her shoulder.
When she looked up to meet the gaze of her Polynesian friend, she was already too late in covering the bruise. Because her eyes were only met by another pair of sympathetic ones.
“Walz,” Dinah whispered, sympathy lacing her voice.
Dinah was the only one that knew about what went on in her house, and she never even knew the half of it. Camila managed to convince Dinah that her step father had only hit her twice, by covering up all of the other bruises that were so blatantly scattered across her body. It wasn’t that Camila didn’t trust people, it was always simply because people never seemed to know the right way to listen anymore. It was only fair to assume that they’d immediately think of calling for professional help when all Camila ever needed was for someone to listen.
“No, no. That wasn’t from him, I swear. One of the pictures on the wall dropped, and it landed right on my shoulder,” Camila lied. She was by no means a good liar, nor had she ever been, but as soon as she gets a new bruise from him, she comes up with a well thought up excuse. Just in case.
“Damn, Walz,” Dinah winced of sympathy pain at hearing her friend’s story.
Camila shut her locker and they made their way to the cafeteria together. Again, Camila had never been a good liar, and Dinah was never stupid or oblivious. Camila was just really good at hiding the truth. And she convinced herself that there’s nothing wrong with hiding the truth.
As soon as Camila started to veer in the direction of the school’s nature area, Dinah yanked at her arm. Luckily not the one with the bruise, but it still hurt. Dinah had always been the stronger of the two.
“Why don’t you come to lunch with us?” Dinah whined.
This is basically routine for Camila and her best friends. The problem was that her only friends were Normani Kordei, Ally Brooke, and Dinah Jane (excluding Lauren) and they all happen to be extremely outgoing people. Where they feed off of constantly being with others; Camila is an introvert, and feeds off of being alone.
“I can’t, Dinah,” Camila said, hoping that her mind would find an easy excuse to say no. The frown on her best friends’ faces was always the hardest part of denying their offer to go to lunch with them.
“Why not? What do you do during lunch anyways?”
“You know how much I don’t like it in there.”
“But if you sit with us, it’s not like you’re going to be alone. Out there, you’re alone,” Dinah stated, referring to the vacant nature area. And she wasn’t wrong, but Camila had always preferred to be anywhere other than that crowded cafeteria—even before she ever met Lauren.
“Not exactly,” Camila muttered to herself as her gaze involuntarily shifted to her shuffling feet. When she looked back up, Dinah’s jaw was dropped to the floor and Camila’s eyes widened; realizing that maybe she had said that a tad too loud.
“Do you have a secret boyfriend or something?”
Camila’s nervous heart began to race. How was she supposed to tell her friends that she had been spending lunch with the infamous Lauren Jauregui for nearly a month?
“No, Dinah. It’s not like that. I mean like…teachers pass by…and stuff,” Camila tried reasoning, but Dinah clearly wasn’t convinced. Because Dinah seemed so content with believing that she had a secret boyfriend.
“You know what, Dinah. I gotta go feed my tv,” Camila said, pointing her thumb behind her before practically running off to the nature area.
—-
90 minutes. Camila waited the whole duration of lunch time for Lauren to arrive. She sat under the tree and read Romeo and Juliet, waiting for Lauren to show up. She never did.
As lunch time started grinding to a close, she filled her head with viable reasons as to why Lauren never arrived. Maybe she was sick. Maybe she just left early. Maybe there was a family emergency.
She wasn’t mad at Lauren, just sad that the girl didn’t show up that day. Because as much as she wouldn’t like to verbally admit it, Lauren was slowly becoming her favorite part of every day.
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(Author’s Note: Thank you so much for reading! Stay tuned cause I’ll be submitting a chapter to this tumblr page very frequently <3)
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Story about cock size versus penis size
It was a cold, drizzly day in early spring, and I was standing in front of my dorm's rec center, trying to hold my pen steady as I wrote the first draft of a paper. I was on the very last page, and about to hit "submit," when a familiar word appeared on the page for the first time in a while: "ten."
"Hey, Anonymous!"
At first the voice sounded distant and angry, as though it somehow better fit the tone of my voice, as though it came from inside the rec center itself. After a few moments of confusion, I realized that it was, in fact, me speaking.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" I asked.
"What the fuck do you think?" it responded.
"But –"
"You think you're so big and important, she doesn't even consider, do you? You better not be thinking about her writing you a blank essay. She hasn't a single idea for anything of any value in this scenario."
"I'm not thinking about her." I tried to agree, but couldn't form a coherent sentence.
"I'm going to tell her she's a failure. You're going to disrespect her. Is that what you're thinking about?"
"No, Jesus Christ, no." In a funny kind of way, I felt like I was actually laughing — a little nervous, a little defensive, a little repentant. But I pulled myself together quickly, managed to say:
"That – that's not what —"
And, with barely suppressed fury:
"What the fuck, pissbaby!? You don't get it, do you? You're a loser, and a shit, and a clod. You're a loser who can't even get it together enough to do what it takes to make a girl really disple 😳😳 happy. You, who could have made me, a woman, so happy by your presence alone. Instead, you're just looking at me, pretending to be healthy, so that you don't have to be healthy, you filth!"
Every English major in the country would have found this passage funny. It would've made eyes-wide-and-eyes-half-shut fun to read. But what really got to me was — well, first, how can you be that stupid?
Second, how is your face so emptily happy. How can you smile like that, and laugh like that, and not be satisfied at all?
I closed the paper. I suddenly felt like crying. I had just unleashed the furies of this West Coast motherfucker of a faculty meeting. How could they have held back for so long, and still maintained their integrity? And, on a completely different level, why the fuck didn't anyone say anything. How the fuck could anyone think they wasn't aware of what was happening?
Of course there were people to ask. As my tormentor was from the sound of it an upstanding colleague, there was no way I was going to start a fight. Sure enough, a different faculty member came running over pretty soon, before I typed up my walkback.
"J. W. Atirabos, I believe you've heard?" he said.
"Indeed," I said.
"His criticisms are fair. His recommendations I shall collectively refer to as 'red'."
"Good," I said. "I'll get started on that shit while I still have the chance."
Then I walked out of the rec center with a little dusting of gray around my right ear. Not a deep cut, but enough for the few who cared to remark upon it.
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