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#also pat looks so cute and childish when he pulls his shorts up bc he's nervous
leetotters · 3 years
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could you do a peter parker x reader where she can control her hair? and it can be any length she wants but prefers the length mid thigh and its and its unbreakable? so like fury asks if anyone in the team knows anyone they could recruit and he suggests her and all the avengers go meet her at a tailors shop she owns while she's cleaning and she shows her powers? please and if you do it, thank you
note: i hope you meant the powers to be reader's hair bc that's what i used it as lmao. also i used the gif because this is kinda how rocket got smacked with your hair. thank you for requesting<3
warnings: kissing, curse words
peter parker x reader
summary: something like request^
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The swooshing of the broom and the melody of a random song played through the speakers of your tailor shop while you swept the floor. The small lengths of wool and silk thread tangling on the broom bristles as you scooped it up. The racks and unwanted pieces of cloth laid on the marble floor making you let out a sigh of exhaustion.
A knock on your glass showcase window made you jump. The movement making your hair disentangle from the neat twist plait. You lowly cursed as your hair touched the floor, the belly laugh behind the window noted you that your bestfriend was the person responsible for your little mishap.
"Couldn't you ring the bell like a normal person!" You annoyingly exclaimed, closing your eyes and controlling your hair to stop at mid-thigh length. Your preferred length. You picked your broom up and teasingly shook your head when Peter told you open the door. "I think I'm gonna leave you outside tonight, just for scarring the life out of me and my hair."
You resumed your previous activity, counting the numbers in your head until you heard the lock on your ceiling window open. The sound of Peter's displeased voice and childish complains filling your storage room.
"Can't keep me outside Y/L/N, I'll always find a way." He proudly dusted his shirt, taking the scoop from your hand while you grabbed the racks and placed them in your extra closet.
"Thanks to your super spidey powers." You teased, thanking him when he returned the dustpan. "Anyway, why are you here?" You inquired, curious why your best friend decided to stop by your little, tailor shop.
"Well I- wait," Peter scrunched his brows. "Can I not drop by to visit my bestfriend?" He sassed, hand on his hip giving you a quizzing look.
"Oh please Peter, you only stop by when you need something." You remarked, returning a pointed stare before you began to reorganize the formal wear you were currently adapting. "And that something is usually to stitch those huge ass holes in your spidey suit."
Peter didn't respond immediately, because you were right. He did stop by your shop for you to mend his suit. Because one, he loved your company. And two, you were the only person who knew his secret other than the avengers, Ned and MJ.
"Fine! fine!," He huffed. Not so discreetly looking over his shoulder as if he was giving someone a signal. "You're right-"
"I always am Parker." You boasted, using the ends of your hair to move the sewing machine and pins to there rightful place.
"Yeah- okay, but I really came to tell you life changing news!" Peter amazed, a gasp leaving his lips when he saw the movement of your hair. It never ceased to amaze him how your hair was basically magical. Being able to move stuff with your command, grow at whatever length you wanted, heal others and even be unbreakable. Epic, really.
"And what is this so great news-"
The words didn't leave your lips properly as your tailor shop entry door was suddenly yanked open. Your door handle and lock was surely broken, at the loud eerie sound of a metal crunching noise.
"Get out of my way Tony!" Stephen scowled.
"Shut it wizard dude, I'm the leader here not you." Tony rolled his eyes, removing the pair of expensive shades from his face.
"Since when? Fury sent all of us Tony." Rhodey said, dusting his shoulder.
"I wonder how much she makes in this shop, not much I bet." Steve scrunched his face, eyeing your little shop.
"Did we really have to bring Groot?" Clint groaned, flicking baby Groot off of his shoulder when he tried to grab one of his arrows.
"He's a baby, Clint. We can't leave him at the compound alone." Gamora remarked, tickling Groot's tree stomach as she picked him up.
"Okay if she does joins us, we will have to ask her to design new clothing! Look at this!." Wanda marveled, showing off the mid thigh silk dress.
"I should get this for the recruiting party Tony is planning for her." Natasha thought out loud.
"What the fuck!" You yelled, glaring at the talkative avengers standing before you. Looking mighty and high as always. "I just fixed that lock dude!" You whined, sighing gallingly when you saw the chunk of metal by Thor's feet. "You're repairing my lock, hammer man."
"Ah yes, I will have the Man of Iron restore your brittle lock Lady.."
"Y/N."
"Lady Y/N." Thor smiled.
Peter let out a small chuckle, rubbing the back of his ear and looking at you sheepishly. "Surprise?"
"Surprise my ass Parker! Why are the avengers in my tailor shop and why is this raccoon trying to cut my hair?!" You moved your hair with your mind, smacking the animal avenger with your y/h/c locks.
"Woah, did she just-" Bucky froze, mouth agape.
"Control her hair to hit Rocket, yeah." Peter Quill laughed at his co guardian misfortune.
"Okay her hair is very much un- unbreakable," Rocket coughed out, holding his stomach. "And strong."
"I am Groot." ˢʰᵉ'ˢ ᵃ ᵇᵃᵈᵃˢˢ
"You can not say that word Groot, but I do agree with you." Gamora smirked, finger bumping the cute tree.
You were mad, really fuming. You spent two hours cleaning and by the looks of it you'll have to do it a second time. So yeah, you wanted an explanation.
"Okay don't get upset." Peter spoke calmly. Holding his hand out and gesturing towards the superheroes infront of you, who had the same impressed expression on their fanciable faces.
"This is the life changing thing I was talking about," He paused with a smile. "You're joining the Avengers!"
"What?" You were officially bamboozled, with everything. One minute you were simply tidying your shop and next, half of the avengers are occupying your shop. Quarreling and interfering with your stuff.
And not to ignore the fact that your best friend just blurted out four questionable words to you.
"You're going to be an Avenger, Rapunzel." Tony repeated, strutting to you with short steps. "If you want to of course, sidey here told us your hair power thingy and though I was a little iffy about it at the beginning, it looks like your power is truly powerful." Tony patted your shoulder. Looking over at Rocket, who was being assisted by Drax.
"As much as I would like to say it's an honor to be in your presence," You said. Controlling your hair to grow back at mid-thigh. "Why?" You faced Peter, inquiring him with the plain word.
Peter shrugged, giving you a bashful look. "Fury asked if we knew anyone who could be recruited, and without thought I suggested you." He sighed, feeling completely awful for the situation he put you in.
"And I know, I should've asked you first but I know how much you adore helping others and the money here isn't enough for your college tuition Y/N." Peter ignored the awkward silence in the room that was loud seconds ago before continuing. "I thought this would be a way to assist you."
You physically softened at his words. He was too kind and caring for his own good. You could never be upset with this idiot boy.
"I'm sorry-"
Peter didn't finish. His apology was muffled by your lips pressed deeply to his frowny pink ones. He was slighty awestruck, the feeling of your lips were breathtaking. He swore he could kiss you forever. His hands found your waist pulling you in closer, even including a little tongue movement inside your mouth.
As if reality kicked in, a teasing 'ohhh' sound came from a few avengers. Causing you to shyly pull away from Peter, who loudly groaned at the lost contact of your plump lips.
"Looks like Spidey is getting a little too handsy." Sam quipped, chuckling when Peter told him to shut it and hid his face in the crook of your neck.
"So is this a yes?" Peter hopefully asked.
You feigned ponder. "Yes."
Peter pecked your lips, mumbling a short 'yay' attempting to deepen the kiss.
"That's enough smooching spiderling." Steve uttered, obviously not enjoying the PDA.
A beeping sound came from Tony's watch altering the team about an upcoming mission.
"Looks like we gotta go," Tony spoke with a serious voice before turning to you. "Glad to have you on the team Rapunzel."
"It's Y/N." You corrected.
"Okay, I'll send some people by tomorrow to pick up your stuff. See ya soon, Rapunzel." Tony winked, exiting your tailor shop.
"He's not gonna give that up." Peter laughed, tucking a loose strand of hair behind your ear.
"I oddly don't mind." You responded, waving bye to the others. "Thank you Pete."
Peter grinned. "I didn't quite hear that, say it a little louder baby."
"Thank you mister Parker." You kissed his lips, playfully rolling your eyes. But you weren't that distracted to miss Thor stealthily trying to leave your shop.
"Hey hammer God! Don't forget to fix my lock."
"I will have Stark right on it Lady Rapunzel!"
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spacegaywritings · 3 years
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Little Tales (An age regression series) - Story 4: Stories
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Little!Patton
Summary: Patton felt the fuzzy feeling his whole day and now it is time to give in to his coping mechanism and prepare some nice things.
Tags: nostalgia mention, food, eating, snuggles, cuddles, self-care, babyspeak babytalk!, also I write like a smol at points, mom/grandmom mention, pasta, story, cartoons, hugs, blankets, comfort, Eurus the uwu snatcher!,neo pronouns, nb rep,
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Previous parts: 1 // 2 // 3 // ao3 1 // ao3 2 // ao3 3 // ao3 overview //  story on ao3 4 // masterlist.
 Story under the cut - Word count: ~2.7k
Patton snuggled up into his bed. It was time for a seriously calm time.
 In the background, his TV was running. It was a baking show with little kids and Patton smiled just hearing it. They had pretty things to bake with!
But he had used pretty things today and he had made special choccy cookies for himself. They had extra choccy because he really liked them.
 Patton snuggled up, hugging his favourite blanket. It had little cats and dogs on them and they snuggled and made him really happy! He smiled and cuddled the bundle of blanket in his arms. Another blanket was over him, covering him with its thin and rather cool fabric. It was patchwork and pink and had lotsa flowers on them. He had made it himself over a looooong amount of time.
 He smiled, satisfied with himself and brushed over his happy blanket.
 His soft blanket in his hands and his light blanket on his body had him snuggle up happily and just retreat into his pile of pillows. It was his soft happy place and he couldn’t feel better.
Well.. except he could because he had made himself happy tiny noods! His noods were perfect bc they were cut tiny for himself and they had nostalgia in them. He had made them like his granny and mommy used to make them for him when he was a kid.
 He pulled his bowl of pasta close to his chest and hugged it along with his little blanket. He had tiny cutlery ready. It was made of wood and for small hands and small people and he was more than happy to use it. Seeing the tiny pieces of kitchenware had him go all soft already.
His little heart was yearning for his time to come.
 Well, the time was now.
 The last bit he had to had was just this one thing..
 Patton pulled his phone up to him and opened a bookmarked website. His phone was put on “Do not disturb” which disabled all apps for him that he did not want to access or be notified about when regressed.
 “ ‘Cus ‘m a gud boi..”, he mumbled to himself.
 The praise left a reddish mark all over his cheeks and made his heart feel really soft and warm.
 Patton curled up on his side and slowly put the first spoon of tiny pasta into his mouth. There was so much cheese on it, it had to be good. Nostalgia exploded within him as the flavour hit his tongue. The familiar taste of childhood-impatience engulfed him and sparked the simple joy of being alive and having tasty food in his heart.
 “Aw..”, he mumbled to himself, nodding as if to show appreciation for the person who had made it. Neither his momma nor his grandma was with him but he routinely did so as a kid. So, now he did it, too, because he was small and a good and appreciative boy!
 Patton munched on his happy food, enjoying the savoury tastes.
 The regressed bean cuddled his food and focused on eating. No spill, no nothing but his light brain and simple mind made it harder to coordinate his hand movements in regard to his field of vision. Patton squinted a bit but the fact he got nostalgia food out of it made him more than compliant to the task.
 “Not the pretty blankie”, he reminded himself with a content smile.
 Meanwhile, the website he had opened was loading his favourite little gem. It was fanfiction, sure. It was not from his childhood like the happy cartoons he was watching (it was about little geometric figures befriending one another) but it was just as good in his opinion. It made him soft.
 There.
 He was done with his bowl of food and slowly put it aside, patting the bowl after resting it on the table. The bowl had done a good job in not spilling anything and holding the food for him. He, in turn, had done a great job in not spilling anything.
 “Gud bowl.. gud fud..”, he commented gently.
 The cartoon friends hugged and Patton cheered.
 “Yay!Frens!”
 He put his arms up, hands spread out as if to show his palms ever so proudly. The little beamed up at the TV and giggled along with Mister Triangle, Darling Circle and Miss Square. They were friends and he felt like a friend of them.
They turned to the viewer - Patton - and opened their hug to include him and the little squeaked into his room.
 “Fren!!”
 Patton giggled along with the geometric shapes who were his little friends. He hugged his blankie close and simply relished in the feeling of a warm and nice hug. Upon imagining this was what it was like to be snuggled at the moment, he focused on the softness of his blanket and its weight in his arms.
The regressed adult sighed out in relief, in contentment. A feeling flooded his insides like the ocean, waves rising and falling, breaking all over him with the sheer happiness of being “touched” and loved.
 He let out another squeak, mumbling to himself.
 “Fren ! Frens!”
 He giggled.
 His mind was fully smol. All adult worries and thoughts had slipped off his shoulders by now. The food, the cartoon, the happy blanket and the soft snuggles.
It was great, albeit not perfect.
 Patton clicked his tongue, thinking about his name. It was so soft! Pat pat - hihi. Patt-on. He giggled more and buried his face in the snuggle companion, rolling from side to side with his blanket hugged close to him. The soft bundle was tightly held by his arms while the little shook his body, thrashing around like an exited puppy out in the fields. The overwhelming urge to just roll and turn and wiggle around on his couch was strong and amplified his innocent joy.
 It was pure and it felt real and genuine in his heart.
His whole soul was taking the vacation of feeling and experiencing. Something he often abandoned in favour of being a reliable and fully functioning adult.
 But adult time was nu now! Bad adulting! It was nice time!
 “Nu adult, only baby!”, he assured himself.
  He bapy! He B A B Y !!!
 “b a p e y”, he repeated to himself.
Sometimes he had to voice his thoughts. It made him grin like a dummy but he liked it and it was happy feels for him! Gud feels!!
 Now that he was smol, there was the final step. Back to his story.
The website was fully loaded and Patton blabbered to himself in impatience, in childish, pleasant anticipation.
 “Euwus..”, he softly whispered to himself as he drew his phone close like the little treasure it was. To his mind, a smartphone was akin to magical power. He could watch cats and dogs and look at cute pictures of them, too! He could also just read and play anything and enjoy soft little games.
For now, he settled on reading.
 He wanted to read his favourite little story. It was content made by a creator called “Faeling”, someone using really fancy pronouns like neo-pronouns and such. Hence the name according to their primarily used pronouns: fae/faem
The story was written by faem and was about a hero stealing all the uwus! Or rather, making other people so soft, they gave faem these uwus. It was funny and cute and ended in a lot of nice smooches and cuddles and snuggles.
 Patton smiled and started scrolling.
 Prinxe Eurus was a well-liked person and so adorable and soft, everyone squeaked and said “uwu” when fae was around. There were happy pictures of faem with red hair. Fae walked around in funky gowns and hugged people who would say “UwU” and other things like that really loud. Then Eurus would reach up to snatch these things. The prinxe was young and short than others but fae was athletic.
 “Euwus has uwus..”, Pat observed happily.
 His heart was throbbing in happiness as he read. It was beating fast and hard with how excited he was, anticipating any action that had yet to happen.
This was the best day! Bes!!
 The story continued and Patton read.
Eurus was termed “Euwus” for possessing so many uwus. In fact, Eurus-Euwus had all the uwus of faer kingdom! Faer parents were upset but had no right to intervene. People had given their uwus to Eurus consensually and the people had risked getting their uwus snatched by interacting with them. A lot of people called to stop interacting with the prinxe but a lot of them only talked and were too captivated to stay away from faem.
The vicious circle continued.
 People worked hard to regain more uwus and feel the same rush of happiness when Eurus-Euwus did adorable things like giggle, do the happy stimmy thing or gently just get excited. Fae would gasp and make really funny faces. Sometimes, the prinxe would squeak out nice words, compliments and other things alike and absolutely rob everyone of their uwus.
 Pat hugged his blankie closer.
He was all soft for Euwus and was convinced fae had all his uwus. If not, he would make sure fae would get them.
 There was another illustration. It was the parents looking at Euwus while people secretly smuggled their uwus over under skirts, in bags and other things. It was a row of people, so so long that the queue reached faaaar outside of their castle’s realm. The window showed people standing outside, trying to juggle their uwus in their arms.
 Patton giggled.
There was a little dog and a snake bringing their uwus and putting them down before a delighted-looking Eurus-Euwus.
The little shook his head at the cute puns. They were adorable and made him tear up in happiness. All the good emotions welled up inside of him and piled up - stacked up - until he was full of all the good feelings.
It was called a “recharge” - at least he called it that when he was tol and realised he ran out of patience and adulting juice, so he knew it was time to be smol for a while.
 Without further worrying, the little scrolled more. The best part was yet to come.
 The prinxe soon had all the uwus and collected so many uwus that even neighbouring kingdoms were empty after people travelling from all the lands to come over and experience the lovely joy that was the younger royal.They all had lost their uwus to the charming giggles and delightful demeanour of Eurus. Still, they all hungered for more interaction.
There was an illustration of people lacking ALL the uwus to give to Eurus but they did nto look mad. They looked sad about not having the uwus to fully enjoy Eurus’ company.
 Meanwhile, the next page showed how fae was desperate too, in a way. Fae had so many uwus, it was hard to move around as they took up all this space. Eurus could not even stop taking the uwus as they seemed to just come over and stick to faem as soon as the others were so excited, they just revealed the happy feelings in the form of uwus.
 Patton gasped at the turn of events.
 Eurus had too many uwus and the villages and kingdoms had too little! Fae had become Eurus the uwu snatcher, known to all people in all the lands!
 The prinxe was a clever bunch of royal genes and decided to do something about the uwu situation. Fae decided to run tests while also silently smuggling the uwus back into faer people’s systems. Uwus were used to cook and everyone was invited to a special celebration. The extra sprinkles of uwus made the food even tastier. It was usually tasty because the royal cooks and bakers were great at their jobs and always made the best of foods, using the right ingredients. But this time, the food was astonishingly scrumptious.
 Patton nodded at the words, his mind slurping up the story like Euwus snatched uwus. It was his favourite part.
 He had to admit, he was silently blabbering little uwus whenever he saw them in the illustrations. The next illustration had some uwus too! There were uwus put into cooking pots, pans and other kitchenware. The cooks and baker were busy processing all the uwus in order to make the best of all the meals.
 The citizens deserved regular free meals via invitation of the royal family. This one meal was just a bit more special than usual.
 “Uwu uwu..”, Patton nodded.
 His lips were moving, slightly curved in euphoria. His fingers were wrapped tightly around the phone, his excitement flowing into holding the phone as if even the least bit of letting go could lead to the story vanishing forever.
 (To soothe this fear, he had saved it online, offline and had it ordered as a physical book.)
 Patton kept reading.
 Eurus had fed everyone these uwus and they all felt happiness filling them again but when fae announced this, they realised the change. They had interacted with one another so much, they were happy even without uwus! Being together was a delight and upon seeing the precious prinxe, people fell into a chorus of “aww”s anyway.
 “I snatched all your uwus!”, Eurus had said.
 The people were awestruck but oddly impressed. They agreed but everyone was delighted, still. Filled bellies and glasses provided a satisfaction that paired with the pure gift that was being around fae. But Eurus continued.
 “You are still happy to see me. I could feel your uwus even before I gave you the food.”
 They all agreed, a realisation slowly dawning on the faster thinkers among them. Eurus made sure to explain it to everyone for knowledge was important and fae appreciated faer clever people.
 “I gave you all your uwus back! I had them be put into the food and now you all have your uwus back. Order is restored. I now rule you to use your uwus on one another!”
 The people looked up at Eurus, still too stunned to react.
After a while, people clapped.
 There was another illustration.
Eurus was on the stage, before a few benches and tables of wood standing outside. It was a sunny day and people were dressed casually.Everyone had bowls of food and cups of drinks and seemed to laugh and enjoy all around them. There was a big uwu around faem.
 Fae continued and explaind how all were happy without uwus and that they had a wrong belief about it but had to learn and move on with the new knowledge. Still, as celebration, the prinxe explained fae would send and process uwus from everywhere to give to people who smiled less, so the uwus would be more evenly distributed.
 The people cheered and Eurus was crowned to be “Euwus”. Everyone remembered fae as hero and equaliser of uwus. The food festivals became more regular and the kingdom was the happiest and richest in all the lands.
Not to speak of, it had all the uwus and prospered in people and nature.
 Patton smiled contently and looked at the last illustration.
It showed the people being happy and the kingdom becoming exceptionally green and opulent. There was life everywhere and Euwus and faer family looked at them from their castle and they smiled, having all their own uwus.
 The little put the phone away and snuggled his blanket. Soft noises escaped his mouth. He was blabbering himself to sleep as some young beans did.
His mind was soft and his heart was heavy and all he kind think of was the story.
 “mmmuwu.. mwuwu..”, he mumbled deliriously.
 His head rested on the mess of pillows and he curled up a bit, eyes heavy and slipping close. It had been a successful little time and he was ready to nap in his little happiness now. His mind mind promised dreams of snatching uwus alongside Euwus, the heroic figure of his favourite story.
 “Mw..Euwuw..”
 Patton’s eyes were too heavy to open anymore albeit fluttering a bit for just a moment. He put his face into his soft blanket and curled up like a sleeping dog, innocence in his heart and dreams in his head.
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escapismprison · 5 years
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stutter- c.b.
a.n.- hey y’all, i wrote this a little while ago and i thought i might as well post it. there’s nowhere near enough friends fics, especially for chandler so. i listened to stutter by maroon 5 while writing it so if you wanna get the vibe, listen to that. this is set around season 1 of friends bc that’s the best chandler look tbh. also i would die for mondler. enjoy ✨
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the first time you opened the door to central perk you noticed two things:
one, the smell of your saviour, your messiah, your own personal jesus (although depeche mode was never really your thing). coffee.
two, a group of six twenty-somethings, making slightly too much noise, hanging around a collection of comfy-looking sofas and chairs near the centre of the café.
now fairly obnoxious groups of friends wasn’t something you weren’t used to, often being a member of said groups meant you were surrounded by them in clubs, work etc. however, this particular group caught your eye. seating yourself at the bar and sneakily inspecting them further, it’s instantly evident there are six very different personalities within the collection.
you see one girl with short-ish blonde hair (who’s conventionally attractive looks pen her to be the princess) playfully poking a cute, cheerful, mixed-raced guy who appears to be enjoying the attention. the player, you assume. next, you cast your eyes over to the worn sofa and see a woman with black bobbed hair and sharp cheekbones, sat with her hands placed carefully in her lap, listening intently to her wildly gesticulating other-blonde-friend. the mom friend and the weirdo, of course.
finally, the last pair in the bunch contains a dopey-eyed, tall guy- the brainiac- who is trying to get the attention of his floppy-haired, attractive- very attractive actually- friend; who just so happens to be glued to his spot on the chair, staring at you with wide-eyes and mouth agape.
his brain seems to catch up with the rest of him, however, as he jerks himself out of his trance, meets your inquisitive gaze, and realises his current predicament. you watch with amusement while he desperately attempts to hide his ever-worsening blush with his hands, leaning on one with his elbow on the arm of his chair, then frantically switching to sitting upright and covering his mouth with the other.
quietly conversing with his friend, he covers the side of his face with one hand, acting as a shield to protect his cheeks from the burning sensation your stare has inflicted on them. despite his concerns, the gesture is pointless as, regardless of his make-shift barricade, the racket from the remainder of the shop would prevent you from hearing his impromptu confessional anyway.
you quickly note you haven’t thought of the role this man has in his friendship group and bring your gaze down to survey his fashion choices. these, unfortunately, don’t reveal a lot to you as baggy clothes and untucked shirts are typical current fashion. a trend follower maybe? though he hasn’t quite mastered the cool and collected persona of many men you had met before. (admittedly, these men had an 100% chance of ending up being dull as dish water.) but curiously, he didn’t seem to be a ‘many men’ kind of guy.
in your reverie you hadn’t noticed the man, as discreetly as possible, (so not very), pump himself up to approach the mysterious woman who had been observing him so carefully. you panic a little as this handsome figure hastily finishes his conversation with his, presumably, wingman companion. he has also managed to achieve the support of the group surrounding him, who award him with not-so-subtle thumbs ups and pats on the back. you clock a few evaluative glances thrown your way. turning your head to avoid their inspection, you manage to fumble into your handbag and pull out your round pocket-mirror, for a rushed last-minute appearance check. the mirror being an item that has been heralded as a life-saver many times in previous desperate situations.
by the time you have closed the mirror, placed it back in your bag and zipped it up again, the man is half-way to your stool at the bar. his friends watch his movements eagerly, waiting for the outcome of his brave decision.
you scan him as he nears you and re-affirm that he is definitely very attractive. a stab of nerves materialises in your stomach.
‘hi,’ he says ‘c-chandler is, my name.’ horror washes over his features while he visibly attempts to pull himself together. his hand twitches and hurriedly runs itself through his hair. you internally scream at this gesture because, amazingly, he has managed to make himself ten times more attractive with a single action.
you were fucked.
chuckling lightly at his apprehension and as a result of your own nerves, you reply with ‘hey chandler my name is (y/n)’ in an slightly incomprehensible mumble.
you all but giggled at your equally embarrassing anxious state. the childish sound made your cheeks heat up instantly and you meet the eyes of the man standing in front of you.
he seems to have somewhat regained his confidence as he gently laughs in relief at the realisation that his target is just as unsure as himself.
‘that wasn’t a great start was it?’ he sighs.
‘maybe not,’ you respond, smiling brightly at him, ‘but it was a start at least.’
a cheeky smile adorns his face that you’re pretty sure gave you heart palpitations for the few seconds proceeding it.
after a moment of eye-contact, chandler snaps himself out of his second trance of the day.
‘mind if i sit there?’ he asks, anxiety still lingering in his words while gesturing towards the empty seat to your right. you curse yourself for forgetting basic manners.
‘yeah of course.’
pleasant silence, with a twinge of awkwardness, settles over your end of the bar. you play with your hands and don’t quite notice the fascinated look chandler has. eyes fixated on your hands as they dance around each other in uncertainty.
‘so, hey.’
you gently break the quiet and hope to restore some momentum into your encounter.
‘oh, yeah sorry, hey.’ chandler gives you a lop-sided grin and adds ‘not really on my game today.’
you laugh.
‘so, uh i was just wondering if, yknow, possibly, maybe s- sometime? going out? would be nice?’ he bites his lip and reckless-you wants to jump into his lap, wrap your arms around his neck and kiss him hard.
but you don’t do this, much to reckless-you’s disappointment.
instead, your eyes widen slightly, the sudden request taking you by surprise, but the warm feeling from his adorable vulnerability and openness overpowers any shock.
‘yeah, sure.’ you give a kind smile.
‘oh, i’ll give you my number.’ he briskly pats his trousers and recognises his lack of phone.
‘shit, sorry don’t have it. i’ll go check over there.’ he gets up to leave and you reach for his wrist.
‘no it’s fine’ you assure, tugging him back to his seat gently.
quickly grabbing a notepad from your bag, you scribble your number with a stray pen lurking at the bottom of the bag.
‘a lady that’s prepared huh?’
you shake your head playfully as you attempt to rip the paper in a straight-ish fashion. you’re suddenly aware you’re under scrutiny of the man in front of you and your heightened nerves cause you to tear haphazardly and make a huge mess of it. tiny scraps of paper fall from your hands as you sigh at yourself.
he chuckles and you meet his eyes. ‘god they’re right about blue eyes’ you think. as the saying goes, you found yourself drowning in them.
you jump slightly when he clears his throat and it’s your turn to feel embarrassed about being entranced. he’s wearing a smirk that you’re not sure if you should hit him or kiss him for.
‘here,’ he says, holding out his hand, palm faced-down onto the table in front.
‘you could write your number on there?’
‘yeah. good idea.’ you hold out your dominant hand and place the tip of the pen on the back of his sacrificial hand. you shakily inscribe your number and it’s a miracle you could remember it in the melt-down state you’ve found yourself in.
‘there.’ you pat your handiwork and fleetingly admire the natural art of chandler’s hands. you decide his faintly protruding veins and bones make for a particularly pretty exhibition.
‘thanks.’ he says.
‘no problem’ you reply.
sharing equally sheepish smiles, flushed cheeks and all, you look at each other. you look down at your watch and realise with regret you need to get to your job interview.
‘shit. i gotta go, job interview.’
‘oh wow. good luck, you’ll do great.’ he smiles kindly. ‘way too cute.’ you think.
he leaves his seat and you stand up next to him, putting your jacket on.
‘until next time?’ he proposes.
‘yeah of course.’ you gesture towards his hand containing your details. ‘call me.’
‘definitely.’ he grins at you and you grin back.
‘see you.’ you say, not really wanting this to end, but deciding that you’d like to have means to pay rent.
‘mhm.’ he replies, not seeming to be paying much attention, eyes casting over you as if he was trying to burn you into his memory. in a moment of uncharacteristic boldness, you get on your tip toes and kiss him gently on the cheek.
he blushes at this and gives you the biggest smile yet.
‘bye chandler.’ you squeeze his hand and make your way to the door you entered through, when you were completely unaware of the adorable guy sitting in the group of six obnoxious twenty-somethings. when walking out the door and past the windows of central perk, you don’t notice chandler sinking to the floor and clutching his heart. and you also didn’t know that this was a telltale sign that he had, literally and figuratively, fallen for you.
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seven minutes | albert dasilva
inktober day four
reader x albert dasilva
[newsies modern au]
summary: It’s a love-hate kind of thing.
a/n: “but amber, surely you wouldn’t write something so stereotypical?” lol yes i would buckle up fuckers bc you’re about to read some shitty material i wrote half asleep. this is kinda short but there’s gonna be a part two so it’s fine. hope you enjoy whatever the heck this is.
part one | part two
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A few shrieks sounded from the house as the room went dark. A few boys groaned while some laughed at how startled some of the girls and boys were. A clap of thunder shook the ground beneath their feet as someone turned on the flashlight on their phone.
"You alright there, Y/N?" Albert asked, smirking in his baseball player costume. She simply glared at him and crossed her arms with a huff.
"Looks like we're stuck without power," Jack spoke, returning back to the living room with Race behind him, candles and a lighter in his hands. Groans and shouts of protest rang out in the room as the group of boys complained about the lack of electricity. Y/N walked over and started to help Race set up candles around the room. "The good news is, we thought of something fun to do," Jack smirked. Y/N watched him warily, sharing a glance with Davey in his mad scientist costume (picked by Jack) from across the room that showed they were both wondering the same thing. With a wicked grin, Jack brought his hands out in front of him before speaking.
"Seven minutes in heaven." A few guests cheered, while others rolled their eyes or glanced back and forth, a slight fear in their eyes from the idea of being forced into a dark closet with one of their friends. Y/N supposed that the fact that it was a Halloween party didn't change the fact that it was still a high school party, hosted by Jack and Race, nonetheless.
"Alright, c'mon! Who's playing?" Jack brought a bottle over to a cleared spot on the floor, sitting down. Immediately, Race, Spot, and Albert went to go sit with him. Katherine was soon to follow, Tommy right behind her. One by one, their friends began to join. Y/N, Davey, Crutchie, and a couple of other people stayed off to the side, choosing not to play.
"What's the matter Y/N, scared?" Albert smirked up at her, raising an eyebrow. He was challenging her, and everybody knew it. It was no secret that Y/N and Albert didn't get along at all, mostly because Albert liked to antagonize Y/N. It seemed his goal in life was annoying her as much as possible.
"No, I just don't enjoy taking part in childish games," she scoffed. Albert let out a bark that caused her glare to harden. Beside her, Davey was being dragged into the circle by Sarah and Jack. Nobody came to drag Crutchie however, but he ended up going to join the circle on his own.
"You're the only one left, Y/N," Katherine probably sang, slightly slurring her words. Y/N glanced at her and Sarah, who nodded in Albert's direction before wiggling her eyebrows suggestively. Y/N's face flushed as she looked away angrily. Only Sarah, a close friend of Y/N's, and Crutchie knew that, though her annoyed her so much she often wanted to murder him, Y/N had a small (practically nonexistent, really) crush on him. A minuscule crush that wasn't worth mentioning at all. Really.
"You're playing, right?" Crutchie smiled sweetly up at Y/N. She sighed, grumbling as she went to sit between Sarah and Crutchie. She cursed the fact that no one could ever say no to Crutchie, including her. Brushing off the skirt of her Little Red Riding Hood costume and settled on the ground, playfully poking Sarah's wolf ears. They'd decided that it would be easier to just dress up together, though Sarah was doubling as the Bug Bad Wolf for both Y/N and Crutchie, who was dressed as one of the three little piglets. There were a few whoops and wolf whistles as she sat down and the first person - Finch - spun the bottle. It landed on a boy Y/N didn't know, but seven minutes later (during which someone played music on their phone and they all talked amongst themselves) Finch came out with the buttons of his shirt for his joker costume weren't done up all the way and the other boy appeared a bit dazed.
It was a while later when someone demanded that Y/N spin the bottle, which ended up in a bunch of people egging her on. She groaned and rolled her eyes, hoping it would land on Sarah or Crutchie so she wouldn't have to deal with anyone else - or maybe even Davey, though he had already spent seven minutes in the closet with Katherine, both of them coming out entirely in tact. She reached out and grabbed the bottle, spinning it lazily. It went around the circle a few times before skidding to a stop, pointing directly at Albert. The crowd erupted in noise as Y/N blushed, an angry look on her face. The boy in question simply smirked as he was clapped on the back a few times. He stood up and walked over to Y/N, offering a hand to help her up.
She declined, standing up on her own and rolling her eyes yet again before heading for the closet with Albert on her tail. The second the door was closed behind them they heard music begin to play from the other side, a steady chatter filling the other room.
"What d'ya say, Y/N?" She could practically hear Albert grinning as he spoke, though she couldn't see him in the small, dark room. "Let loose for just seven minutes?" She back up into the wall as she felt him move forwards. The closet was tiny, and their bodies were touching no matter how they positioned themselves.
"Or we could ignore each in silence for seven minutes, I think I like that option better." She heard him sigh as she did her best to put some distance between them, not succeeding in the slightest.
"Why do you hate me?" He asked, sounding more serious than she'd ever heard him.
"Why do I hate you?" She scoffed. "Are you kidding me? Why is it that you seem to go out of your way to annoy me?"
"I'm just trying to get you to live a little bit, Y/N. You never do anything fun unless someone forces you into it." She was starting to grow used to their close proximity, relaxing somewhat.
"And why do you care if I 'live' or not? It's none of your business what I choose to do with my time. Just because I don't like to do stupid things like you and your friends do doesn't mean I don't have fun." She was getting riled up, her face getting red from frustration.
"I'm talking about real fun! When's the last time you just let yourself go?" She bit her lip, starting to question if he was right. "I mean, have you ever had a wild night, Y/N? Have you ever even been kissed?"
"Yes," she responded indignantly, huffing. She felt him move even closer until they were completely pressed against each other.
"Prove it."
She didn't let herself think before pushing up on her toes and planting her lips on his. He reached out to wrap his arms around her but she pulled away too quickly, pushing him off of her. Her eyes were adjusted to the dark well enough to see that his mouth was hanging open as he stared at her with a red face that matched his hair. A small smile tugged at her lips.
"Wow, doll, didn't think you had it in you," he spoke, a smirk making its way onto his face.
"Don't call me doll," she reprimanded, glaring once again. They were positioned like this when the door opened back up: Y/N with her hands in fists as she glared at Albert, while Albert leaned causally against the wall, smiling at Y/N. Jack sighed when he opened the door, seeing that nothing had changed between the two of them. Y/N stomped out of the closet and dropped herself back down next to her friends.
"Well?" Crutchie asked cautiously, glancing over at Albert.
"He's an annoying pig," Y/N responded.
"An annoyingly cute pig," Sarah added in quietly, making both her companions laugh.
"So?" Jojo asked on the other side of the room when Albert sat back down between him and Race. Albert sighed.
"Yeah, I think she hates me." He watched as she laughed with Sarah, admiring the way her smile lit up her face. He wished he could get her to smile like that.
"Sorry, man," Race empathized, patting him lightly on the back. Albert nodded solemnly, but something inside of him was fluttering, blooming, growing. Because maybe Y/N didn't hate him, not entirely. And, no matter what, he still had the memory of what her lips had felt like on his. He still had the taste of her on his tongue. He could still feel her red velvet cloak slipping away under his fingers as she pushed him off of her.
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